Chapter 5
And what had happened to the five Damsels? One by one had they been drugged, falling into a black stupor, and their bodies were dragged away to the Wolfdom, where they came to in a dark cave. Each Damsel was locked in her own cage, and each had a lot to say.
"What's going on here, Andrew?" Kristin demanded. "I know you're there. You're the only one who would pull something like this. Let us out!"
The others cried in agreement as a figure moved from the shadows of the cave and the Lone Wolf Warrior came into view.
"My dears," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, "please . . . wait awhile longer and you shall see . . . my hopes and wishes shall now be fulfilled. My Priestess . . . dear Kristin, how I've waited for this moment. You do know what I intend to do with you?"
"I don't want to think about it," Kristin said, shutting her eyes tightly.
"Sacrifice," the Lone Wolf Warrior said. "It is your Wolfish Powers that set you apart, that make you the perfect Priestess to my Wolf God. He will grant me all my wishes if I do his Special Bidding, and then . . . your body goes to him. Doesn't that sound pleasing?"
"Go away," Kristin said.
"And then I shall inherit your powers, Priestess," the Lone Wolf Warrior continued. "And I shall become the most mighty of all Wolf men in the Wolfdom. Ha, ha . . . here my battling cry!" He opened his mouth to howl, but Caitlin stopped him.
"Please!" she cried. "These cages are torture enough!"
"And you, my sweet Caitlin," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, "you know what I have in store for you?"
"What?" Caitlin said flatly.
"Well . . . I haven't thought of that yet, but something will come to my mind soon enough," he said quickly. Then, he glanced at Martha.
"Ah, dear Martha! Maaatha!" he drawled out as so many people do. (Seriously, they do!) "What I have in store for you is the best o all things . . . my Queen of the Wolfdom!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Martha cried. "You can't do that to me! I have a general waiting for me back in Kutou!"
"Oh," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, sniggering, "do you really think those men are going to come and save you, my Damsels in Distress?"
"You just wait and watch," Kailein said. "We're all going to be saved. It was meant to be. And if it wasn't . . ."
"Miss Uots?" Caitlin cried up to the ceiling. "We are going to be saved, right? RIGHT?!"
Miss Uots gives a wink and says, "I can't tell you that."
"No winking!" the Lone Wolf Warrior screamed back up at the ceiling. "Now then . . . I wasn't finished. Kailein . . . don't know what to do with you, either. But as for Makiko . . . I'm going to make sure your Demon Summoning powers can summon the greatest Demon Wolf that ever lived! It shall be my newest and best disciple! That damn Ashitare ran off and joined the Kutou circus."
"But," Makiko stammered, "all I know is to Summon Great Cheez it."
"We'll work on it," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, in a rather reassuring voice. Then, he straightened up, and said, "Phil . . . Katie!"
"Oh no," Kristin said, bracing herself. "You're not going to be torturing us with music now, are you?"
From the shadows behind the Lone Wolf Warrior did the two side kicks emerge - hand in hand.
"Alright you two," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, slowly turning around to talk to them, "I have an assignment for you and . . . why are you two holding hands like that?!"
"Is there something wrong with holding hands with your friends?" Katie retorted.
The Lone Wolf Warrior gave a blank stare. He blinked, then shook his head. "Just . . . stop it. You're putting mental images in my head . . . ah, no! Follow me, you two . . . I have to teach something about being the villain's side kicks . . . let's see if I can find that book, Guidelines for those who follow the Bad Guys."
The three marched off, and Martha gave a coo.
"How cute," she said, "Katie and Phil . . . in love."
Everyone turned to look at her in dismay. "Oh well," Caitlin replied, "it was bound to happen anyway."
"I just don't believe it, though," Kristin said. "One month . . . one month of peace and quiet and suddenly we're back into action again."
"But this time, where're the guys?" Caitlin moaned. "Oh Tasuki! You are going to save me, right?"
"And my dear Hotohori . . ." Kristin said. From out of nowhere she suddenly pulled out her oboe. "It reminds me of a song when I think of you." And on her oboe did she start to play Hotohori's theme song. All the girls were in tears as the soft melody danced in their ears.
"And my Tomo," Kailien moaned. "I can't cackle the way I used to with out him. How sad and depressing! And does he remember I'm carrying his child?"
"My Miboshi," Makiko cried, "My Mi-bibi! Oh, how misunderstood he was! If he was only here . . . I can't summon demons the way he can. All I do is Great Cheez it."
"My dear Nakago . . ." Martha started and everyone stopped. They all looked at her. "Oh, come on," she said, breaking the sudden silence. "He'll come for me . . . some where deep inside . . . he's not THAT evil."
"Well, true," Kristin said, "he may look like a rabid dog, but he's a soft little puppy on the inside . . . way down deep on the inside."
"But when will they come?" Kailein moaned. "I've been so far from my Tomo!"
Everyone rolled their eyes.
"Oh, come on!" Kailein said. "We didn't see each other ALL the time."
"Yes, you did!" everyone cried at once, even Miss Uots, who went to Kailein's house yesterday and though her Big Red Van was there and the light in the living room was on, no one came to the door!
A big sigh ran through the girls.
"This is going to be a long wait," Kristin said.
And what had happened to the five Damsels? One by one had they been drugged, falling into a black stupor, and their bodies were dragged away to the Wolfdom, where they came to in a dark cave. Each Damsel was locked in her own cage, and each had a lot to say.
"What's going on here, Andrew?" Kristin demanded. "I know you're there. You're the only one who would pull something like this. Let us out!"
The others cried in agreement as a figure moved from the shadows of the cave and the Lone Wolf Warrior came into view.
"My dears," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, "please . . . wait awhile longer and you shall see . . . my hopes and wishes shall now be fulfilled. My Priestess . . . dear Kristin, how I've waited for this moment. You do know what I intend to do with you?"
"I don't want to think about it," Kristin said, shutting her eyes tightly.
"Sacrifice," the Lone Wolf Warrior said. "It is your Wolfish Powers that set you apart, that make you the perfect Priestess to my Wolf God. He will grant me all my wishes if I do his Special Bidding, and then . . . your body goes to him. Doesn't that sound pleasing?"
"Go away," Kristin said.
"And then I shall inherit your powers, Priestess," the Lone Wolf Warrior continued. "And I shall become the most mighty of all Wolf men in the Wolfdom. Ha, ha . . . here my battling cry!" He opened his mouth to howl, but Caitlin stopped him.
"Please!" she cried. "These cages are torture enough!"
"And you, my sweet Caitlin," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, "you know what I have in store for you?"
"What?" Caitlin said flatly.
"Well . . . I haven't thought of that yet, but something will come to my mind soon enough," he said quickly. Then, he glanced at Martha.
"Ah, dear Martha! Maaatha!" he drawled out as so many people do. (Seriously, they do!) "What I have in store for you is the best o all things . . . my Queen of the Wolfdom!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Martha cried. "You can't do that to me! I have a general waiting for me back in Kutou!"
"Oh," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, sniggering, "do you really think those men are going to come and save you, my Damsels in Distress?"
"You just wait and watch," Kailein said. "We're all going to be saved. It was meant to be. And if it wasn't . . ."
"Miss Uots?" Caitlin cried up to the ceiling. "We are going to be saved, right? RIGHT?!"
Miss Uots gives a wink and says, "I can't tell you that."
"No winking!" the Lone Wolf Warrior screamed back up at the ceiling. "Now then . . . I wasn't finished. Kailein . . . don't know what to do with you, either. But as for Makiko . . . I'm going to make sure your Demon Summoning powers can summon the greatest Demon Wolf that ever lived! It shall be my newest and best disciple! That damn Ashitare ran off and joined the Kutou circus."
"But," Makiko stammered, "all I know is to Summon Great Cheez it."
"We'll work on it," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, in a rather reassuring voice. Then, he straightened up, and said, "Phil . . . Katie!"
"Oh no," Kristin said, bracing herself. "You're not going to be torturing us with music now, are you?"
From the shadows behind the Lone Wolf Warrior did the two side kicks emerge - hand in hand.
"Alright you two," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, slowly turning around to talk to them, "I have an assignment for you and . . . why are you two holding hands like that?!"
"Is there something wrong with holding hands with your friends?" Katie retorted.
The Lone Wolf Warrior gave a blank stare. He blinked, then shook his head. "Just . . . stop it. You're putting mental images in my head . . . ah, no! Follow me, you two . . . I have to teach something about being the villain's side kicks . . . let's see if I can find that book, Guidelines for those who follow the Bad Guys."
The three marched off, and Martha gave a coo.
"How cute," she said, "Katie and Phil . . . in love."
Everyone turned to look at her in dismay. "Oh well," Caitlin replied, "it was bound to happen anyway."
"I just don't believe it, though," Kristin said. "One month . . . one month of peace and quiet and suddenly we're back into action again."
"But this time, where're the guys?" Caitlin moaned. "Oh Tasuki! You are going to save me, right?"
"And my dear Hotohori . . ." Kristin said. From out of nowhere she suddenly pulled out her oboe. "It reminds me of a song when I think of you." And on her oboe did she start to play Hotohori's theme song. All the girls were in tears as the soft melody danced in their ears.
"And my Tomo," Kailien moaned. "I can't cackle the way I used to with out him. How sad and depressing! And does he remember I'm carrying his child?"
"My Miboshi," Makiko cried, "My Mi-bibi! Oh, how misunderstood he was! If he was only here . . . I can't summon demons the way he can. All I do is Great Cheez it."
"My dear Nakago . . ." Martha started and everyone stopped. They all looked at her. "Oh, come on," she said, breaking the sudden silence. "He'll come for me . . . some where deep inside . . . he's not THAT evil."
"Well, true," Kristin said, "he may look like a rabid dog, but he's a soft little puppy on the inside . . . way down deep on the inside."
"But when will they come?" Kailein moaned. "I've been so far from my Tomo!"
Everyone rolled their eyes.
"Oh, come on!" Kailein said. "We didn't see each other ALL the time."
"Yes, you did!" everyone cried at once, even Miss Uots, who went to Kailein's house yesterday and though her Big Red Van was there and the light in the living room was on, no one came to the door!
A big sigh ran through the girls.
"This is going to be a long wait," Kristin said.