Notes: I thought the last chapter was kinda weird and I'm not quite sure I wanted things to happen that way. I havent wrote in a few days (School AHHH!) but I am working on some more chapter for this stroy and putting up a new story ( A surprise that you don't see too often). And as you probably guessed this chapter is going to be about the missing kids. There will only probably be a few more chapters, maybe more if I can come up with some new exciting ideas. I still havent decided how I am gunna end this story, I don't want it too be really dark so I think it's either going to be light and a bit funny or serious, but noting terrible. Again I have said it before when I am all done I'll go and edit everything so it's perfect.

Red Scorpion
Chapter 5

I entered the lobby and walked out of the front door onto the streets. I figured this was either some kind of random serial killer/ child rapist or what I really thought was that it was a person that was connected to all of these kids. I couldn't think of anyone though, none of them were related and it wasn't like they were all in some kind of club. I decided I shopuld first go check out the places that were full of the people in the town. If I talked to enough people and put together what they told of the children I was bound to figure something out.

I fist decided that I would check out the pub. I entered and saw it full of drunk middle aged men, along with a few women and younger and cleaner men. I sat up at the bar next I pleasent looking fellow in a buisiness suit.

"Hey there," I said friendly giving him a smile. "I am a SeeD from Balamb Garden and me and my partner are here to investigate the disapearence of the children." I had started out nice, but finished off serious. "Do you know any of them, or know someone I could talk to?" He shifted in his seat a bit and turned t lok at me.

"I wish I could help, but I don't even live here. My old buddy Mick's son was one of the missing kids. I didn't really know the boy very well I'm sorry." He said then getting up from his seat leaving the bar. I asked around the other people, but not very many of them knew the children. There was one person however who helped me more than I would realize at that moment. I walked up to a women who looked just a bit older than I. I learned her name was Katarin and that she was the nurse at the grade school in the city.

"I would love to tell you lots of nice stories about the little kiddies, but there ain't none!" She exclaimed. "Those little brats drove us crazy, the whole lot of 'em. They were the misfits I guess you could say, troublemakers didn't fit in with the other kids. I'm surprised their ld teacher hasn't gone crazy and locked 'imself up in the asylum, they were always playing tricks on the poor man. All I can say is the school has been much more quieter with them not around." She really was happy to see them go. I mean sure kids can be a little annoying at times, but how could they be so bad you wished they were gone! Disgusted I left the bar and headed to the school.

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It was recess time when I arrived. I went into the office and walked up to the secretary. She was a plump little eldery women wearing far too much makup for someone her- no any age! I held back my giggles as I waited for her to finish up her conversation on the phone. When she placed it down she smiled sweetly at me and asked:

"How may I help ya dear?"

"I was wondering If I could go out and speak to some of the children and teachers about the disapearences." I said in a very serious tone. I couldn't believe what happened next. She smiled! She quickly tried to hide it with a frown.

"Go right ahead, we are all very traumatized from this experience though..." She stated smiling again. What was wrong with these people! How could they have wanted these children to be hurt or even dead! Something was wrong here and I intended to get to the bottom of it! I gave her my Instructor eye, the one thing I loved about the old teaching side of me. It was my secret weapon to make any student confess or at least feel incredibally bad and guilty about any wrong doing they had done. She slid down in her chair again and then turned away to a computer. There was something very fishy going on here.

I walked out of the office and went down the hallway towards the playground. I stepped outdoors and watched the children running around and playing games with each other. I walked up to some of the adults monitering the kids. I explained who I was and then why I was here. They scowled at the childrens names and told me all about the terrible things they did. Worms in food, mud with coffee, taking things from one perons desk and then putting in it another making the two fude. They also had done more serious things such make fak fire drills and had once looked theirslef in the Principals office playing loud music over the P.A. I giggled as they gave me a stern look quickly shuting me up.

I walked away from them and went over to the swings where a young boy was all alone. I walked up to him and asked him why he was all alone.

"Because no likes me, my friends are all gone and- and- I'm gunna die!" He exclaimed grabbing onto me crying.

"How can you say sometihng like that!?" I asked alarmed. "You will be just fine, why would you die?" THe boy stopped crying and looked up at me.

"First he killed all of my friends and now he is gunna kill me too! We didn't mea fro anything really bad to happen we were just having fun!" He said, then started to cry again.

"None of your friends are dead! They are just missing, but don't worry I am going ot find them and bring them all back safe and sound okay?" I asked calmly.

"Okay..." He slowly replied. I realized that if the person taking all of the children had targetted this group because of how they acted in school then it could be a staff emeber that worked there. And then I also realized that the cute little boy still clinging to me, could be next...