I finished the 3rd chapter finally.
Hope you'll enjoy it as much as i enjoyed writing it!

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Chapter 3

Lloyd woke up and checked the time, it was 9:46.
I slept in late. Lloyd thought. What time did I go to bed?
Well, i'd better get up if I don't want to miss the meeting.
The meeting was at 10:00 so he would have to eat breakfast in a hurry.

Lloyd stretched as he off his bed.
He heard Dirk working in his workshop.
He grabbed a plate and buttered up some toast.
It was 9:50 by the time he was done.
He went over to Dirk's workshop.

"Hey dad? I'm going to go out ok?" he asked.

Dirk didn't look up from his work. "Alright, but you had better be back earlier than last night."

"Uh, yeah, of course."

Lloyd smiled and walked out the door.

"Wow, it sure is a beautiful morning."

(The song "Oh what a beautiful morning" starts playing)

"Where is that demonic music coming from?" Lloyd said looking around.

"Uh, sorry." said the narrator.

"Sheesh." Lloyd said rolling his eyes. "Yikes! It's 9:53! NOISHE!"

Noishe came running.

"There you are. Wait, stop, you're going to run into me! STOP!"

But it was too late.

WHAM! Went Noishe into Lloyd.

"Owww.." Lloyd whimpered. "You stupid thing."

Noishe whined and then stood still.

Lloyd hopped on Noishe's back and said "Mush! Mush! Er, I mean, Ride like the wind! Oh, forget it just go!"

Noishe looked at him funny and then took off.
Down the trail they went flying like an eagle.
They dodged trees, branches, bushes, hopped logs, stones creeks.

"It's 9:58 Noishe! Hurry up!" Lloyd hollered holding on tight.

Noishe whined and then sped up.

"Hurry!"

Iselia was very close now, Lloyd could see people walking around.
Some people looked at him.
He noticed they were rasing quite a dust storm.
Noishe started to slow down panting and taking heavy breaths.

"9:59! I can just make it." Lloyd said as they reached the gate.

People were staring at Lloyd and Noishe as they stopped at the gate.

"You wait here Noishe." Lloyd said tying him up on a pole next to a brook.
Noishe trotted over to the brook and began gulping water.

"What were you coming down so fast for?" some of the people asked.

"Uh, just having a little fun you know." Lloyd said walking past them toward the mayor's house.

Lloyd snuck around the back of the mayor's house.
He heard them calling the meeting to order.
He got up right next to an open window stood there quietly looking and listening.

"Ok, is everyone here?" the mayor asked.

"Yes mayor, everyone is here." said a man with a checklist at the door.

"Good. We are here to discuss the kidnapping of Genis Sage and Colette Brunel.
Lloyd Irving was there when they were kidnapped.
He says that a strange animal walked up to them when they were in the woods.
That Colette picked it up and started talking to it.
A bit later Genis was nowhere to be found and there was no sign of where he might have gone.
The animal started talking with Lloyd through it's thoughts.
It then ordered Colette to stand up and she obeyed.
She talked in an odd voice and would not let Lloyd attack the animal.
The animal and Colette then disappeared in a cloud of dust." he looked at everyone and said "Well, I think this kid's insane."

"Then what do you think happened to Colette and Genis?" asked Raine.

"Yeah." said many people "What DO you think happened?"

"Well i think they may have just gotten lost and not comeback." said the mayor.

"Then what are we going to do to get them back?" Raine said.

"That's what we're here to discuss." the mayor started.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing?" a boy behind Lloyd asked.

"Oh, crud." Lloyd said looking around. "Uh, nothing." Lloyd said.

"Oh wait, I know. You're listening in on the meeting! Aren't you?"

"Uh, maybe."

"Maybe? You ARE aren't you?"

After a short silence Lloyd spoke. "They aren't even getting it right, they think they're just lost in the woods somewhere. Oh, I told them they were kidnapped but do they believe me? Nooo! they think i'm insane! ME? INSANE? Who do they think they are?"

"I know. I've been listening as well."

"You have?"

"Yes."

"Then why were you giving me a big deal anout it?"

"Oh, I dunno. I just love seeing the look on people's faces when I say that kind of stuff."

"Oh."

"I was thinking about going after these kids myself."

"Well so was I. I'm they're best friend."

"Oh, really? Then you must be Lloyd."

"Give me you're..." But he was cut off.

"Yes, yes, I know. I'm Matt. Now, who are you?"

"Uh, i'm Lloyd."

"Well, since we're both going to find these friends of yours we might as well be friends too."

"Good idea."

They shook hands and Lloyd said "How are we going to find them though?"

"I was just thinking about that." Matt said. "You could take me to the hideout where they were kidnapped and we'll figure it out from there."

"Ok, follow me." Lloyd said, happy that he had made a new friend.

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