Chapter Eleven
Hunt for Teens
In a dark place with little light….
In a dark place in the forest sat the two teens tied together.
"*groans* What happened?" the boy asked as he stirred a wake.
"Chiro? Chiro, you're awake! Finally!" a fimilar girl's voice said.
"Carbon? Where are you?"
"Tied up behind you."
"Oh, my head hurts. Where are we anyways?"
"Probably in the kidnappers hide-out. I've tried getting free but the vines around us are too tight and they get tighter."
"What about getting out a message?"
"I don't have mine."
"Neither do I. …Great, now what?"
"Chiro, there's something I have to tell you."
"What? Now?"
"Yes, now. Elella never let me forget this. But I-"
Then there was a 'CRACK'.
"What was that?" Chiro asked.
"Come on out you coward!" Carbon yelled.
"What are you doing?"
"I wanna know who took us."
"Well, aren't you a little feisty?" a creepy voice called from the dark.
"Who are you?" Carbon called.
"My name's…" a figure came out of the shadows. "Skeleton Queen. I've so much about you Carbon."
"How'd you know my name?"
"You remember Mandra, right?"
And another figure came from the shadows. It looked like Mandarin but with a ponytail sticking from the top of its head.
"What are you doing here?" Carbon hissed.
"Isn't it obvious? You, little girl, are my prey." It was a girl. "I didn't request for an extra body though. Who are you?"
"Leave him alone! You harm one hair on his head and I'll-"
"You'll do nothing!"
Then, Mandra took her claw and started to crush Carbon's head, slowly and painfully.
Scene changes to Seala and Gibson…
It was dark and there were scary shadows everywhere. Seala walks along scared, observing her surroundings.
"Gibson! Where'd you go?" Seala calls out, hoping for an answer back.
Then a hand touched her shoulder. She wiped around with her drills out.
"Seala, it's me. Gibson." He stepped from the dark shadows.
"Gibson!" The violet colored monkey ran over and held tight.
"Seala, what's wrong?"
"I don't like it out here. Maybe we should turn back."
"And leave Carbon and Chiro out here? You're over reacting."
Seala thought for a second.
"How can he be so calm out here? Doesn't he know how much danger he's in?"
"Seala!"
"What? Oh, sorry. I guess you're right. I'll be okay, let's keep moving."
"What's with her?"
It's been a half an hour since the search began and Gibson and Seala haven't found anything.
"I gotta know." Seala thought to herself. "Um…Gibson?"
He stopped and turned around. They were about three feet from each other.
"Yes Seala?"
"He sounds annoyed." She thought again. "I was wondering…" she trailed off. "I can't. I have to." She thought herself. "I was wondering…how-"
'CRACK'
Their attention went from talking to action. They both had their drills out, back and back. Then something wrapped around Seala's ankles without her noticing. And it pulled.
"What?" She looked down. "AAHH!" she screamed as she was pulled. "Gibson!"
The blue monkey turned around toward the scream. It seemed that Seala would be lost as well until last minute, when Gibson grabbed her hand and pulled back.
"Seala, hold on!"
"Don't let go!"
"Wouldn't dream of it!"
"He-He does like me."
They both tried to get Seala free but it seemed no use.
"Gibson! Behind you!"
Then a vine grabbed Gibson and they were both gone.
In the dark place Chiro and Carbon were…
Blood had started dripping from the sides of Carbon's head. She was still screaming.
"Mandra, enough! The vines have gotten two more."
The orange furball did as her master demanded and stepped away from the girl. Then a giant vine climbed in the opening the place. It was holding a tried up Gibson and Seala.
"Ah, Seala. What a scared-y cat surprise."
"Mandra!" the violet colored monkey said surprised.
"Yes, it's me. Who's this? Your boyfriend?" she teased.
"No! He's just a friend. Right, Gibson?"
"That's right."
"As much as I want to be more." they both thought.
"I see. Well, I guess I could kill him right now."
Then that giant claw grabbed Gibson by the throat and picked him up.
"Leave him alone!" Chiro yelled.
"Oh, so the boy knows this piece of trash? That's just going be even more enjoyable."
She squeezed harder.
"Let him go." Seala said.
"What?" the orange monkey said.
"I said let him go. I'm your enemy, not him. Please, just let him go." Seala said, trying to hold back tears.
"That'd be even better." she threw the simian across the room and picked Seala up by the throat and started to squeeze, hard.
"Seala." Gibson said weakly.
"That's it!" both teens yelled.
Both of them started to glow from within. The room lit up brightly. They broke free of the vines and stood up. They were still glowing. Chiro was glowing a light green, along with his eyes. As for Carbon it was more of a gold-green than a plain green. Carbon took care of Skeleton Queen while Chiro took care of Mandra. Chiro and Carbon picked up the two simians and took off toward the camp.