Chapter 12: The Hunt Begins
Zach started backing away. "Who are you?"
"Don't worry," the man said. "I have come to warn you."
"About what?"
"The Chairman is here in Elko and he is searching for you, it's not safe for you or your family any more."
Zach wasn't totally convinced. "Why should I trust you?"
The dog took out a badge that said Mark Browning, Toontown secret agent. "We must leave this school at once."
"Well I can't just skip class."
"Make up an excuse," Mark said. "Tell them I'm your uncle or something."
"Where are we gonna go?"
"Somewhere The Chairman would never think to look. On October 2nd, it will be over and hopefuly the cogs will have failed."
Zach was worried now. "What happens in October?"
"Just go get your things, I'll explain once you're safe."
Zach walked back into the school. He told the principal that his uncle was taking him to his doctors appointment. He went to his locker and took out the things he needed and went back out front. Mark walked him to his van and Zach got into the passenger seat while Mark was in the drivers seat.
* * *
On the way, Mark picked up Terry and Lily, telling them the same thing he had told Zach. He pulled up to a hotel complex and they walked in. Mark checked all four of them in and they went upstairs. Zach and Mark had a room, and Terry and Lily had a room. They each had two queen sized beds. Once they were settled in, Mark started telling Zach why The Chairman was after him.
"Well Jack-"
"It's Zach," Zach cut in.
"Okay Zach," Mark started. "You are not normal. In fact you are not even close to being normal. You are a Daybreaker."
Zach was confused now. "What in the world is that?"
"The Daybreakers, there are seven of them, five boys, two girls. You have come in contact with at least four of them."
"Who?"
"Cool Ae, Domino Spence, Little Kippy, and Lily Sparklesmirk."
This explained why the Mr. Hollywood had captured Domino.
"Well why do they need us?" Zach asked.
"Have you heard of Zita's Gate?" Mark asked.
Zach started to say no, but then he remembered the dream he had. "Yes.." Zach said.
"Well, I am going to tell you what it is and how it came to be."
* * *
Thousands of years ago, the early toon civilazation wanted a strong and fearless leader. They spent many months building a large statue of a great and powerful futuristic being. When they were done, they performed an ancient ritual to bring it to life. This being came to be known as Zita, the first cog ever created.
At first, the toons liked and respected him, but then things started to change. Zita started dictating everything the toons did. He made them do hard and boring jobs, and he took away everything that was fun or colorful in any sort of way. This angered the toons, so they devised a plan to get rid of him. They could not kill him, as his dark power made him invincible, but they could send him away forever. In secret, they worked for many months in a large chamber carving many different symbols into the ground. Once they were finished, they led Zita to the chamber and trapped him. They performed a ritual which was created to send Zita to a dimension of darkness where he would stay for all eternity. Some were worried that he would one day return to exact his revenge on the world for banishing him, so they created a prophecy. In the far future, there would be seven toons, the Daybreakers who had power that no other being could have.
And if somebody ever tried to open Zita's Gate, then the Daybreakers would use their power to fight him. They never knew somebody would betray the toons and try to open it, but that was exactly what was happening at this point in time.
* * *
Zach felt like he might be sick. "H-how am I supposed to fight him, I'm just a kid!"
Mark looked at him reassuringly. "Patience Zach, you have yet to find your powers, but when the time comes you will understand."
"Okay, but who are the other two Daybreakers?"
Mark just shrugged. "We have yet to start searching for them, but they are both male dogs, one green, one red. The red one is about your height and he has black eyes.
Zach suddenly knew who he was talking about. "Milton."
"Who?"
"Milton! He goes to my school, he's a red dog, he's my height, and he has black eyes!"
"Oh man," Mark muttered. "We can't go back for him now, they will be suspicious if I pick him up too."
"What do we do?"
"Wait until after school, then we'll go by his house and pick him up."
"What are we supposed to do right now?" Zach asked
Mark shrugged. "Watch TV or sleep I guess."
* * *
Ace woke up in his room. It was still dark out. His alarm clock read 7:15 AM. He wondered if Kippy had gone to school. This was the day that cogs were supposedly going to attack their school. He picked up a phone on his bedside table. He dialed Kippy's number. It rang three times before it was answered.
"Hello?" Kippy said sleepily.
"Kippy, thank God you're still at home!"
"Yeah," Kippy said. "I convinced my parents that I was sick, so those cogs will be pretty upset when none of us are at school."
Yeah," Ace said. "Kippy, I'm worried about Domino."
"So am I, but there isn't anything we can do right now."
"But there's gotta be, people rescue kidnapped toons all the time," Ace said.
"It's different for us Ace," Kippy said. "We're just a couple of kids."
"I don't give a damn," Ace said. "Once I'm better, I'm gonna find a way to help hm."
* * *
B-102's Log- Entry 3
Toontown Central Middle School, 11:35 AM
"When?" C-102 asked.
"When VP gives the orders, now be quiet, we don't want to draw any attention just yet," I replied.
C-102, D-102, E-102 and I were outside of Toontown Central Middle School. We were behind some very thick bushes waiting to hear from the VP. This was the day we would finally have those troublesome Daybreakers, I could just feel it. Garret and F-102 were in Elko searching for Jack Greene, who has probably been the most annoying Daybreaker out of the seven.
"Man, this is so uncomfortable," C-102 complained. "My legs are going numb."
"Shut up," I told him. "We will be able to get up soon, be patient."
At that moment, I heard a sound coming from my walkie talkie.
"102 cogs, come in!" It was VP.
"This is B-102, we are currently outside of Toontown Central Middle School," I said.
"Good," VP said. "You are now clear to proceed with the operation. Get in there and find the Daybreakers, good luck."
We got up from our squatting position and headed over to the front door of the school. D-102 started reaching for the door handle, but I stopped him.
"Wait, why don;t we knock?" I said. I sent both doors flying off their hinges with just one punch. "That felt good."
And with that said and done, we started our search for the three toons that have eluded our grasp for so long.
* * *
Garret sat in his helicopter, awaiting F-102's return. He had sent the cog to find whereabouts of the Greene family. At that moment, F-102 ran up to the helicopter, clutching a piecce of paper.
"I found this in a trashcan," F-102 said.
Garret looked over the paper. It read: Jack Greene-Zach Osborne, Layla Greene-Lily Osborne, Ana Greene-Terry Osborne
Garret was pleased now. "We will go to their house and wait for them to get home," Garret said. "Then we will take Jack."
"What about his sister and mother?" F-102 asked.
"We will kill them, they are not needed, I should have killed them two weeks ago."
F-102 nodded and they headed towards Zach Osborne's house.
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