There's some violence in this chapter, and I should warn you that Raimundo and his family are going to suffer a little. Okay, maybe a lot. If you don't want Raimundo to suffer anymore, turn back now!

I don't think anything could have prepared me for what I saw when I landed. It was night. The circus was set up in a field about a quarter of a mile from a city. People wearing black boots, gloves, jackets with the hoods up, pants, and white masks were yelling and running around the circus with torches, knives, and guns. The ones with torches set fire to the tents. The ones with knives started tormenting the animals. The ones with guns shot at the sky. Some of the people from the circus were trying to save the animals and kids. A few others were trying to stop the strangers. They ended up getting wounded or knocked out. Panicked, I looked wildly around for Raimundo. I heard him scream "Leave him alone! Leave him alone!"

I looked behind me. Raimundo was trying to escape Tay and her mom, who were trying to get him, Tay, and the some kids younger than eight away from the scene. Raimundo was yelling at a guy who had just shot Fabio's shoulder for trying to stop him (Fabio was sixteen now.) and was now beating him up. Tay's dad was trying to get to him, but was too busy fighting off the strangers.

"Let me go! I have to help! There're going to kill them!"

"Raimundo stop," said Tay's mom. "It's too dangerous. I've called the police. They'll be here soon. But we have to get away,"

Then they heard shouting. Some of the strangers had tied the clowns to poles and were whipping them. Then the tents fell. The fire was spreading. Some of the jugglers were trying to put it out.

"Raimundo, Tay, I've got to go help put out the fire. Go get everyone somewhere safe,"

Tay started leading the kids away, but Raimundo tried to follow Tay's mom. "I can fight them! I'm not afraid! We shouldn't run and hide and let these creeps destroy our home! We should fight back!"

"Do as you are told Raimundo! If you don't help get those kids to safety, they'll be killed! And there is more to this than you think! Go, hurry!"

Raimundo went to help Tay, with an angry expression on his face thinking ' This isn't right. They're never going to leave us alone if we don't do something to stop them! We can all beat these creeps if just stand up and fight! But no ones going to because they're too scared to take a risk and do what they think is right! We shouldn't run like cowards! We should stand up for ourselves!'

I could imagine the same thing going though his head when Master Fung told us we had to run from Mala Mala Jong. I didn't blame him! If all I could do was run away while my home was being destroyed and my family and friends where getting the crap beat out of them, I'd probably be thinking the same thing!

They were halfway to the city, when something popped up from the ground a few feet in front of them. Everyone screamed. It was one of the strangers. Tay motioned for the kids to get behind her, while Raimundo started going to it ready to fight. But when the stranger pulled down his hood and took off his mask, Raimundo stopped in his tracks. He went pale. Tay gasped. The stranger had light brown hair and blue eyes. He was looking right at Raimundo. His face was expressionless. Finally Raimundo said something I was not ready for. "Dad?"

I know this is cruel, but I'm going to leave you hanging there for awhile. I'll update soon though. Bye!