Yuji and Marlene were sleeping soundly with Yung between them. It was
a serene atmosphere until the shattering of glass broke through Marlene's
mind. Her eyes flew open and she sat up. She discovered that Yung was no
longer between her and Yuji, and that a Blue was in the room. She thought
they had all disappeared, she had hoped so. She knew that the Blue had her
daughter, and that they were all in danger. Marlene was so terrified of
what would happen. She screamed, "Yuji! Yuji wake up!"
Yuji heard Marlene's shriek. It pierced through the air. Immediately he rose. He saw a familiar creature in the faint light, a Blue. He wondered why it had come back. How it could have come back. He panicked in his mind. They had given up all their weapons to stay in the village. He hated to do it, but he had to respect the other villagers' way of life. Yuji jumped up and tore the curtain rod from the wall. It was the closest thing to a weapon. He flipped on the light so he could see the Blue better.
To his shock, the Blue was clutching his daughter Yung, his only daughter, his pride and joy. The Blue handled her so gently and carefully. Yuji sensed that as strange, thinking that the Blue could kill her in a second. The Blue could kill all of them. The monster backed out of the room, as if trying to escape. It didn't act seem like it feared Yuji, but could it?
Yuji knew he had to rescue his daughter, though. He chased the Blue, shouting at it. But it just brushed him aside so easily. He tried to get up, but he was too late. The Blue had disappeared, and so had Yung.
Marlene rushed out of the bedroom and helped him up. She knew it when she looked at him, that the one thing they had never even thought of would happen, just happened. Yuji held her in his arms as they both cried. He then turned to her and said, "I'm going to notify the rest of the village. We can try searching for her; we can try to get her back. That's all we can do." She nodded weakly.
Yuji ran out of the house to Arisu's house. He banged his fist on the door. "Arisu! It's Yuji! There's been... something terrible has happened! I need to tell you, it's urgent!" The door flew open, and Arisu stood there looking slightly annoyed, slightly confused. "What is it, dear, what is it?" she said.
"It came back... the Blue!"
"Is that possible?"
"I saw it with my own eyes! They kidnapped Yung!"
Her expression changed to dread. "Go tell the others, tell them to meet in the main square. I offer much sympathy, my dear."
"Yung is alive, though. They haven't hurt her for as much as I know. I think we can get her back."
"It's a very small chance. Those Blue are deadly creatures. Now go! Hurry!"
He ran off, going from house to house, knocking on each door. He explained what had happened, and in less than an hour, every member of the village was in the square, sleepy-eyed and in nightclothes had gathered. Reichen began the impromptu meeting.
"It is very unfortunate to hear that this has happened to such fine people, and that a young, innocent, child has been taken away. But this is to remind us of the horrible world outside -"
Yuji interrupted him. "There is something we can do to protect ourselves against it, though."
"And how would that be?"
"Arm ourselves. Get weapons."
"Yuji, we refrain from possessing weapons because it will disrupt this nonviolent community."
"It won't matter, Reichen. We will be exposed to violence whether it is in our own community or not."
"I still refuse to have us armed."
Yuji sighed in defeat. Another man spoke up. "He's right though, Reichen. Just think of the last attack." A wave of silence spread amongst them as the villagers remembered loved ones they had lost. Reichen replied. "I know that attack hurt all of us, but my decision is made. We will not arm ourselves. I do advise we take action and attempt to find the missing child. Now go back to your homes. Men, get dressed and come back here. The search will begin at dawn."
Yuji heard Marlene's shriek. It pierced through the air. Immediately he rose. He saw a familiar creature in the faint light, a Blue. He wondered why it had come back. How it could have come back. He panicked in his mind. They had given up all their weapons to stay in the village. He hated to do it, but he had to respect the other villagers' way of life. Yuji jumped up and tore the curtain rod from the wall. It was the closest thing to a weapon. He flipped on the light so he could see the Blue better.
To his shock, the Blue was clutching his daughter Yung, his only daughter, his pride and joy. The Blue handled her so gently and carefully. Yuji sensed that as strange, thinking that the Blue could kill her in a second. The Blue could kill all of them. The monster backed out of the room, as if trying to escape. It didn't act seem like it feared Yuji, but could it?
Yuji knew he had to rescue his daughter, though. He chased the Blue, shouting at it. But it just brushed him aside so easily. He tried to get up, but he was too late. The Blue had disappeared, and so had Yung.
Marlene rushed out of the bedroom and helped him up. She knew it when she looked at him, that the one thing they had never even thought of would happen, just happened. Yuji held her in his arms as they both cried. He then turned to her and said, "I'm going to notify the rest of the village. We can try searching for her; we can try to get her back. That's all we can do." She nodded weakly.
Yuji ran out of the house to Arisu's house. He banged his fist on the door. "Arisu! It's Yuji! There's been... something terrible has happened! I need to tell you, it's urgent!" The door flew open, and Arisu stood there looking slightly annoyed, slightly confused. "What is it, dear, what is it?" she said.
"It came back... the Blue!"
"Is that possible?"
"I saw it with my own eyes! They kidnapped Yung!"
Her expression changed to dread. "Go tell the others, tell them to meet in the main square. I offer much sympathy, my dear."
"Yung is alive, though. They haven't hurt her for as much as I know. I think we can get her back."
"It's a very small chance. Those Blue are deadly creatures. Now go! Hurry!"
He ran off, going from house to house, knocking on each door. He explained what had happened, and in less than an hour, every member of the village was in the square, sleepy-eyed and in nightclothes had gathered. Reichen began the impromptu meeting.
"It is very unfortunate to hear that this has happened to such fine people, and that a young, innocent, child has been taken away. But this is to remind us of the horrible world outside -"
Yuji interrupted him. "There is something we can do to protect ourselves against it, though."
"And how would that be?"
"Arm ourselves. Get weapons."
"Yuji, we refrain from possessing weapons because it will disrupt this nonviolent community."
"It won't matter, Reichen. We will be exposed to violence whether it is in our own community or not."
"I still refuse to have us armed."
Yuji sighed in defeat. Another man spoke up. "He's right though, Reichen. Just think of the last attack." A wave of silence spread amongst them as the villagers remembered loved ones they had lost. Reichen replied. "I know that attack hurt all of us, but my decision is made. We will not arm ourselves. I do advise we take action and attempt to find the missing child. Now go back to your homes. Men, get dressed and come back here. The search will begin at dawn."