CHAPTER THREE: THE TRIP TO CHICAGO!!!

Now because I'm too lazy to get a map and see what the closest city to Toronto is, I'll just say that Eden flew off to Chicago. Why? I don't know. Just shut up and see how our heroes got there.. and don't forget the Neopets, they're in the story too..

"AWWWWW!!" Seph whined as the third car passed them without stopping. "How the hell do you hitchhike??"

Kaz looked up from the book he was reading: Hitchhiking for dummies

"Maybe we should do like Jay and Silent Bob.." he suggested. "Except with female drivers of course..."

"You sick f*ck.." Seph said in disgust.

"Just a suggestion.."

"Anyway, why are we going to Chicago anyway?" Dante asked. "I mean, why aren't we going anywhere closer?"

Kaz pointed to the title of the chapter. "That's why."

"Oooooooh..." Dante quickly lost interest and started bouncing again. "BOUNCY, BOUNCY!!"

At that moment, a car pulled up. The driver was a dude with bleached hair. he wore a really weird outfit, and the girl next to him wore white, with her hair a bit messy.

"Where you guys going?" the driver asked.

Seph was about to answer, but Kaz knew Seph would screw it up like the last time, so he pushed Seph away and answered for him.

"Chicago. We have buisness there. Legal buisness." he quickly replied.

The girl smiled. "Tony, aren't we going there?" she asked.

Tony nodded. "Yep. They don't look dangerous, should we let them in, Serena?"

Serena smiled again. "Why not?"

"YAY!!" Dante cheered, and they all got in.

As the group drove along, Serena turned around. "Hi, I'm Serena, he's Tony. What you guys names?"

"Kaz."

"Seph."

"Dante."

".... Weird names, but cool! What are ya doing?"

"Looking for someone. They owe us money. Lots of it." Kaz muttered darkly.

"... Why didn't you call the feds?"

"Like they cared."

Serena nodded grimly. "Same here with me and Tony. Feds can't be trusted with... our matters.."

"You and me both." Kaz agreed.

"You guys part of a gang?" Tony spoke up.

"Nope. We can't trust no one, hell, we can't even trust ourseleves!" Seph explained.

They all laughed, then drove in silence for awhile. Soon, they pulled up to an gas station. This is where Serena and Kaz's conversation got disturbing.

"I'm just gonna go get some food, anyone wanna come?" Tony asked cheerfully. Dante and Seph jumped out of the car and followed Tony while Kaz and Serena were left alone.

Kaz stared out the window for a very long time. Finally, Serena decided to make a conversation. "Soo.. uh, what are you looking for..?" she asked timidly.

Kaz pointed to a bunch of women smoking near the parking lot. "Are those hookers?"

".... Yes, I think.."

"Do they carry a lot of money?"

"... depends.."

"Execellent." Kaz smirked and got out. A few minutes later, Kaz came back with some cash and he appeared to be wiping his dagger off.

"....."

"What?" Kaz held up his dagger to the light. "Gasoline." he explained. It did smell and look like gasoline, but Serena wasn't exactly calmed down.

"The hookers kept their money in the car. Just a little diversion and..." he grinned and started counting the cash.

"You stole it?" Serena stared in disbelief.

"Yep." Kaz seemed proud of it too.

"....."

"Well, I just realized that we had no money!!" Kaz muttered. "What the hell are we gonna do, starve?"

".. good point." Serena concluded. And the whole thing ended like that. Soon, the others came back. The drive went smoothly, and finally, they ended up in Chicago, where the Neopets were too..

[changing to Neopet POV]

"OOOOOOHHH!! SHINY!!" ChibiKaz squealed, circling around a sparkling shiny stone he found on the ground. Yunalesca and Meep moved in for a closer look.

"Wow, it's so blue.." Yunalesca exclaimed, poking it with her paw. Meep nodded in agreement.

"I wonder what it does.." Meep wondered and she poked it with her horn too.

"ChibiKaz, think you can carry it? My pack is full and so is Meeps." Yunalesca asked. ChibiKaz nodded and picked it up with his mouth, when it started to shake.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!" he dropped it and bolted behind Meep, who was hiding behind Yunalesca. The blue gem burst in a flash and there stood the most beuatiful creature they ever saw.

The creature stood on all fours. It had white and aquamarine colored skin. A crystal like..er..thingy was set on it's head. From it, beautiful purple hair was flowing out. There was a silver lining around it. It had deep red eyes, and it stared at them. Finally, it spoke in a soft, female voice.

"I am Suicune, the beast of water. You have freed me from my prison, and for that, I thank you."

Suicune shook her head and a crystal flute appeared in front of Yunalesca. She waited for one of the Neopets to take it.

It was a long time. Finally, Yunalesca shakily held out a paw and took the flute. "Um, t-thank you.." Yunalesca murmered. Suicune merely nodded.

"That is my flute. There are 3 of us, we used to wander the earth, but we were trapped in these crystals by the Gods of Fire, Ice, and Thunder. For long, we have dwelled in them, until a young man stole our crystal prisons and scattered them throughout the earth. If you need any help, blow the flute and I shall come." Suicune explained.

Now, this would be a fanfic in itself (read: sequel), so never mind this and concetrate on the damn flute! And I know, the 3 legendary beasts were sealed in stone in the bottom of the Burned Tower, but it's my fanfic, and I like the screw things up.

"..OK, erm, Suicune, but I have a question.." Meep stuttered. Suicune looked up.

"Yes?"

"We are the protectors of the ULTRA RARE SUPER SHINY RAINBOW SHINY THING, and it is obvious we have failed in our duties to protect it, do you think you can tell us where.." before Meep could finish, Suicune started.

"Eden is hiding in this city, yes, and it's in a coffee place."

The Neopets looked across the street. There was a Starbucks there. Go figure.

"Thank you!" Meep cheerfully replied, and all three bowed. Suicune bowed back.

"Should you finish your quest, could you summon me? I have a favor I wish to ask of you." Suicune said, making a final request.

"OK!" ChibiKaz agreed, and Suicune bolted off before either could say goodbye.

" Well, let's go!" Yunalesca exclaimed, and they started charging down the street when they saw the light turn red.

"DAMMIT! FOILED AGAIN!" Yunalesca cursed, then they waited for the light to change. Meanwhile..

Eden was waiting for her hot chocolate. Mmmm.. hot chocolate.. Anyway, the service was taking too long and she was getting impatient.

The waitress brought her the hot chocolate and she gulped it down a little too fast. At first, Eden didn't feel anything but then..

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! HOT!! OWIE!! AAARRGGGGHHHH!!!!!"