I don't own Zatch Bell! Ninth time of saying it!

Chapter 9: Retreat

Recap: "So what do you say?" / "We say…."

Sherry didn't know what to say, she knew that if she did give in and give the book to Kyo and Zatch to help them out them, the Brago and she wouldn't be able to destroy.

("Destroy,") Sherry thought bitterly ("Even if we did keep the book we wouldn't be able to destroy it, we don't have the spell strength to do it now and I'm sure before we even got the chance to have the strength Eido and Hyde would attack us, and probably destroy the red book and ours!")

Sherry turned to Brago hoping that he could help her with her decision, on whether or not to give the book back to Kyo and Zatch.

("I can't believe this is going on,") thought Brago, (If we give the book back to those to idiots (Kyo and Zatch) then they can get rid of those numbskulls (Eido and Hyde) but that means that we gave Kyo and Zatch back power, power that could ruin my chance of rightfully becoming the Mamodo King!")

Sherry got up and walked to where Brago was to talk to him about what to do.

"Brago, what do you think we should do?" "Kyo said that he and Zatch were not going to runaway but stay and fight Eido and Hyde, she we trust them?"

"Sherry, think for a second if we give back the book to Kyo and Zatch is not that like showing them mercy?"

("He is right!") Sherry realized, ("We said that we weren't going to show them mercy, but if we give back the book to them, it may help us but it will also be showing them mercy!")

"I know, but if we don't then I could risk sending you back to the Mamodo world, and then you will not become the Mamodo King,"

"Then you know what you must do," said a very, very, unhappy Brago.

Sherry got up with the red book close her she quickly walked her way towards Kyo and Zatch Bell.

When Sherry got closer, to Kyo and Zatch, they turned around and waited for her reply.

"So, Sherry I guess you have decided to give us back our red book, huh?" asked Kyo.

"The only reason I'm giving it back is to not have Brago sent back to the Mamodo world!" said Sherry.

"Well, don't worry Sherry now that you gave us our book back we can take care of Eido and Hyde no problem, right Kyo?" asked Zatch.

"Right, Zatch," answered back Kyo.

Sherry reluctantly gave back the book to Kyo and Zatch, knowing that if she hadn't Brago would no longer exist.

"Sherry, I suggest that you and Brago get out of here, this battle isn't going to be pretty."

"I don't need your worries, Kyo will be fine," "But, I guess Brago and I should get going,"

Sherry started walking towards Brago, then he got up and they both started leaving from their once secret spot that was now a Mamodo battle ground.

They had gotten onto the sidewalk when they bumped into…

To be continued…

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I hope you didn't think I was going to end the story with this chapter! I would like to give a huge tank you to my reviewer PhsychicLunar! Because of their review I remembered to update quicker!