Chapter Five (Sorry if not much happens. Chapter Six will be better!)

"You won't survive! EYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!"

Both boys jumped at the noise.

"Sukori!"

Ash pulled out his D Shoot, and pointed it at the E-Mon. Sukori was charging at them full speed, and with a couple recognition beeps from his D Shoot, the battle began.

"Kuribu, Diverge now!"

Yellow bands of power encircled Kuribute, upping it's striking power.

"Dive!"

On the order, Kuribu dove forward, trying to smash into the blue/white furred Sukori with it's body. But Sukori was too agile, leaping back and causing Kuribute's body to connect with the wood of the bridge, smashing through it. Kuribu barely managed to hook a claw into the remaining bridge before the piece he stood upon fell into the river

The entire bridge began to collapse.

"Haha, humans! You not going to survive! You no have Power Of Sea—you get swept away you do! Who knows where they find you, if find at all!!!"

"Sukori!! What is going on!", a voice suddenly yelled. It came from further eastward on the strip of land the bridge connected.

"Help us!", Ash cried, already trying to pull Kuribute up, even though the bridge was breaking.

"Sukori, help them!", the voice yelled.

"But-"

"Help them!"

Shigeru and Anijosi stood helpless—their inability to touch living things was certainly hindering them now.

The blue/white Sukori, looking regretful, ran onto the bridge and pulled on Kuribute's arm. Her effort and Ash's was enough o pull the E-Mon up, and they all ran off the bridge just in time, back on the village side of Kelina. They watched the bridge collapse into the river, shards of blue wood disappearing into the water's currents.

"Hey! That guy who saved me is still over there!"

They all turned to see that indeed, a shadowy figure stood on the other size of the bridge.

"Don't worry about me.", he said, and with utter calmness, he took a few paces back and jumped the area where the bridge used to be, landing neatly in front of Sukori, face stern. He was another boy, probably a bit older than Ash, and older than Shigeru was when he was alive. He had very narrow eyes, so much so that it you could wonder if they were really open. He had dark spiky hair, and he wore a tattered cape around his shoulders. He looked like he wasn't from the area.

"Sukori. Did you attack these people?"

"Er.. I-I.."

"Did you?"

"Yes, T Midew."

"What have we been working on?"

"Trusting humans..."

"Did you even ask them what they wanted?"

"No."

"Well, do that."

Sukori turned to the boys and E-Mon, looking apologetic.

"Why did you come to the bridge?"

"We're here to meet the one called Stranger."

"That would be me.", the boy said. "My name is Brock—it's just the citizens of Kelina who call me Stranger. Why do you seek me?"

"We want to know what you know about the Kakuzato."

Here Brock's eyes widened, at least a little.

"Why?"

"We're not on their side, so relax. We want them stopped, just like you. And we want to know about something they've stolen, something said to be stolen from Tulunk Village."

"Why does that specific item concern you?"

"We're from Tulunk, and Musa has sent us to retrieve something important that was stolen."

"What is that item?"

"It's none of your business what it is! All I ask is that you help us retrieve it. We've heard from a Gumi called Pindopon that the Kakuzato are sealed up inside a cave. I plan to attack this cave, and I want you to help us. Once they are defeated, we can return all that was stolen. Does that sound ok to you?", Shigeru snapped.

Brock looked at Sukori.

"You up to this? You remember what happened the last time we took on the Kakuzato, before they arrived in Kelina, right?"

Sukori winced, but kept her resolve. "I can beat those weak humans!"

"So you'll help us?"

"Yeah, we'll go. I've been meaning to pay back those Kakuzato scum for the chaos they've been causing. And if they stole something from your village, that needs to be returned."

"Glad you understand. So shall we go to the cave?"

"Yeah!", said Ash, eager for his next battle. He was a bit ashamed that his Kuribute was defeated so easily by that Sukori, but he'd prove himself against the Kakuzato, he swore it! End Chapter Five