Chapter 9

Pain under That Sunshine

Skipper was sitting on the snow, Kowalski and Rico were sleeping, it was only one half an hour to sun rest, everything could happen.

Suddenly Private jumped to them with grey eyes in curse of Ava.

"Private, I don't want to hurt you" said Skipper.

"But I do" said Private with knife. Ava and her wolf appeared.

"So, do you really think you can defeat me? Maybe, but you don't dare" she said.

"What do you mean?"

"I have in my curse children army and everybody know, that nobody will fight with children. He's useful…"

"Useful!? He's a boy, not a thing!"

"Anyway, it's the curse, if he didn't kill his leader, he'll fell pain and finally die"

"You can't do it to him!"

"Oh really? Me? No Skipper, you. His life, your death or contrary" she said and approached to the mountain.

"Kowalski, Rico!" said Skipper and they woke up.

"What… Ahh!" Kowalski and Rico jumped and made dodge from wolf. Meanwhile Ava used situation and went to mountain, waiting for the sunbeam.

Skipper made dodge from Private's knife. But what had he had to do? If he not die, Private will dies.

On the horizon appeared light from the shine, in few minutes sun will appeared with 10,000th sunbeam.

"It takes too long, boring" said Ava and waved her hand and Private felt pain.

"What have you done to him?!" yelled Skipper.

"You know what I said, he hasn't got long time"

"Private, please, don't leave us" Skipper kneeled next to laying Private in pain.

Meanwhile Blowhole and lemurs walked to the mountain and saw the pass.

"Here we are, finally, don't fight ok?" said Maurice and they walked through the pass, but they heard voices.

"I-I'm so sorry Skippah, I never wanted to kill you" said Private in weak voice. But he get in blood and there was no time to think. Skipper took his knife.

"I'll never let you die, Private" said Skipper and stabbed knife to himself.

"Yes!" said Ava.

"No! Skippah, why you do this!" pain get out of Private and now he kneeled over Skipper. Rico shot to wolf who disappeared and he and Kowalski went to Skipper and Private.

"Now, Ava's curse is over, please promise me, you'll don't let her get power" said Skipper in weak voice.

"I promise, but please don't leave me, don't leave us!" said Private and broke to the tears. Then first sunshine appeared and went to the mountain, which opened cave by gold light.

"Go, we'll take care of him" said Kowalski.

Private followed Ava, he was so angry at her, that's not the end, he'll save Skipper…