Chapter 4

It had stopped raining when MOMO woke up to an arm around her waist. 'Was he…trying to comfort me last night?' She wondered. She yawn silently and slowly picked Jr.'s arm up and crawled out from underneath. She set his arm on the ground and got up. She looked at him with a smile and silently thanked him.

She looked around and sighed. Trying to find food was getting harder everyday. She gave up and sat down by a tree that was near Jr., making sure that she didn't leave the area. She was taken by surprise when a pair of hands came out of nowhere and grabbed her. She tried to scream but it was muffled by one of the hands.

The kidnapper took her to a place that she didn't want to remember…the Nanman's tribe gathering. The person rudely threw her down on the ground and she stiffened up, closing her eyes.

"We've found them at last. It's about time, now my honey will be happy…hey! Where's the boy?" a booming voice yelled. MOMO winced as the sound entered her sensitive ears.

"One of our strongest ninja are going to get him now…you never know with a rebellious spirit like that!"

"Well, he better hurry, cause my sweet heart is going to be here at any moment." MOMO turned toward the beast of a man and felt herself start to shake. It was the man that she had grown to hate even more than Albedo.

Meng Huo shifted his attention from the kidnapper to MOMO. "Awe, you really are cute. You're so small…" MOMO gulped.

"T-t-t-thank…you?" She said in a high pitched voice than what she normally would have had. She always tried to keep her manners, but she wasn't sure if she should with this guy.

"Ah, don't be so scared! If you were a little bit older, I would probably make you my wife instead." Her eyes widened in fear. 'N-NO! I belong…to someone else and I would never abandon him!' She thought to herself. 'The only thing is…he doesn't know yet…' She looked down at her mud stained boots with a forlorn look.

"Awe, what's the matter little lady? You look sad, don't worry, you only have to hang out with us boys for a while longer, then you'll have the company of my dear wife." Meng Huo knelt down beside her, making her jump. She gave him an angry look and then looked away. She felt tears spring to her eyes.

'Jr…help me…'

Jr. woke up to the bright sun hitting his face. His clothes were damp and had stains the color of the grass on the side he slept on. He put his hand out like a visor so that he could see a little better. He noticed that MOMO was gone and he stood up quickly.

"MOMO…MOMO! Where are you?" he shouted, hoping to get a response. To his disliking, there was silence. "Damn it! I've got to find her!" He began to panic. He looked around, searching everywhere he could. He was taken by surprise when he saw a shadow zoom in front of him.

"Who's there?" He asked, not getting a response. He took out his guns, ready to fire at anytime. The shadow slinked up behind him and put him into a head lock. He choked and eventually kicked the intruder where it hurts. The shadow let him go and started to hop around.

"Heh, looks like I've got you good!" The ninja figure whistled a soft whistle and Jr. was hit in the neck by something. "Ow! What the…hell was that!" Jr. began to feel woozy and pulled out a needle of some sort. He fell to his knees and then closed his eyes. He eventually passed out, giving the ninja the opportunity to take him away. The ninja tied Jr. up and took him to the Nanman camp.

MOMO was slouched up against a tree with her feet and hands tied with the same type of rope from when they were captured before. She watched as the tribe danced around a recent campfire that they had built in the middle of the day. She thought they were weird and laughed every now and then, receiving evil glares from Meng Huo himself. She eventually learned to stop laughing at their rituals.

"Ah! There he is!" Meng Huo blurted out pointing to the new comers. Everyone stopped dancing and singing and turned around. A man dressed like a ninja came out holding a certain red haired boy.

"J-Jr.? Jr.!" MOMO shouted in terror at the sight of his limp body in the hands of the enemy. "What did you do to him?" She screamed, hoping they hadn't killed him.

"Don't worry little girl, he'll awake…soon." The ninja set Jr. down by MOMO just to see her reaction. Her eyes teared up as he was set next to her. Just when she thought it couldn't get worse, Zhu Rong showed up. MOMO didn't pay any attention to Zhu Rong, but she only studied Jr. over, trying to find out what might have happened. She found a small hole in the side of his neck.

Zhu Rong approached the little pink haired girl and squatted down next to her. "Hey, how ya doin'?" She asked politely. MOMO didn't respond, she only turned her head away showing an attitude that she never really showed before.

"Leave me alone!" She barked. Zhu Rong was taken aback by the girl's courage to speak to her like that. She grabbed the realian's chin and made her face her eye to eye.

"Listen to me; if you don't want your little boyfriend to die, then I suggest treating me with respect." She said threateningly. MOMO didn't change her angered expression as Zhu Rong let her go and walked away. MOMO's face was dirt filled and streaked from tears.

MOMO looked over at Jr., who had begun to stir a little bit. Her expression lightened as she saw his eyes open drowsily.

"What…happened?" Jr. asked to no one in particular.

"Jr.! You're okay!" Jr. looked over at MOMO and smiled.

"Yeah, of coarse I am…but I'm pretty sore…" MOMO giggled but was soon cut off by Zhu Rong walking back over. She stared at the Amazonian with fire in her eyes.

"So you're finally awake, huh boy?" Zhu Rong said evilly. She patted him on the head like a dog. Jr., still being his stubborn self, spat at her.

"I don't take crap from you…" He said, glaring at her. Zhu Rong narrowed her eyes in anger.

"I don't take crap from you either." Zhu Rong retorted. Jr. gave a low growl, making MOMO worry again. Zhu Rong then returned the action spitting back at Jr. as well. Unfortunately, hers hit him in the arm.

"Hey! You just spat on my clothes! Listen you, once I get myself out of here, I'm gonna rip you apart…"

"Jr.!...Please…settle down." Jr. sighed and then glared at Zhu Rong as she made her way back over to Meng Huo. He cursed her under his breath, receiving a glare from MOMO. The weird music, dancing and singing began again, making MOMO and Jr. bored.

Finally the tribe settled down and went to sleep. The sky was fascinatingly clear, showing almost every star in the sky. MOMO and Jr. stayed awake for the night, whispering to one another.

"Do…do you think we'll get out of here?" MOMO questioned softly. Jr. looked at her and nodded.

"Yeah, of coarse." He replied. She smiled lightly and then stared at the dying embers of the once well lit fire. She scooted herself closer to him for protection from a spider that was on the ground. She tried not to scream, holding it back the best she could.

"J-Jr.?"

"Yeah?"

"S-s-spider!" She calmly exclaimed, her voice squeaking. MOMO gulped hard and closed her eyes tightly.

"Don't worry; it won't harm you if you stay still."

"B-but…I can't...huh?" She felt something start messing with her rope that bounded her.

"Once I get you undone, could you untie me?" Jr. said as he continued to fiddle with the knot that held MOMO. She blinked a few times in confusion and surprise, then she nodded. "I've…almost…ah! Got it!" Jr. said happily, still making sure his voice was low. MOMO moved her hands from behind her back and quickly untied her feet. She shifted quietly to Jr. and untied his ropes as well.

"All right, let's get out of here!" MOMO said, still thinking about the spider. Jr. nodded in agreement and they both got up and snuck off.

The next morning in the Nanman fort…

"NO! Find them! Immediately!" Zhu Rong ordered, scaring her messenger. She had just found out that MOMO and Jr. had gotten away. She was really angry when she had gotten the news, angry enough to scare even her beast of a husband.

"Honey! Don't be so mad, we'll find them. Just give 'em some time."

"No, I want them now! I'll give them a piece of my mind once we find them again…" She said evilly.

MOMO and Jr. were exhausted from the lack of sleep they had. They hadn't slept in what seemed like two days. On top of that, Jr. was injured badly and MOMO was drained from all the emotional pressure she had on her shoulders.

Their trip took a halt when MOMO collapsed out of weakness.

"We…need to rest…" MOMO said. Jr. plopped down next to her and nodded in agreement.

"Man…at least they won't catch us anytime soon…" Jr. remarked, hoping that his hypothesis was right.

"Yeah…" MOMO agreed and then fainted, lying in the grass that felt so soft. Jr. stared at her for a while before laying down himself.

A few hours later, MOMO woke up. She felt revived, but she was hungry. The stuff the Nanman had wasn't really her appetite. She stood up and began looking for food once more, hoping this time she'd be lucky. Luckily, she did find some…but it was hanging from a tree. She sighed and decided to wait for Jr. to wake up. She knew that he could climb trees better than she could. She sat down at where she was standing and stared up at the fruit that hung from the tree.

"Hey MOMO, what cha looking at?" A sudden voice came behind her. She turned around and noticed Jr. was awake.

"Food…" she said finally. His own eyes widened at the word 'food'. Speaking of food, they hadn't had any in days!

"Where?" he said excitedly. She pointed up into a tree and he sighed. "It's always a job getting food anymore…I want to go back to the Foundation…" He complained. She looked up at him as he stood up and walked to the tree.

"Me too…" She agreed. Jr. began climbing the tree. When he got to the top, he tried pulling the fruit that hung up there.

"Man…this thing…is just as…stubborn as I am!" He said while tugging at the bounded food. "Fine! I'll hang from it! Maybe then it'll come off!" He exclaimed. He hung on tight to the fruit and jumped off the branch.

"Be careful!" MOMO said as she watched Jr. hanging from the tree. The sight was quite funny and she began to laugh. He was hanging off the fruit…and the fruit was still attached to the tree.

"What's with this thing?" he exclaimed as he found himself stuck in a tree holding on to a fruit. MOMO began laughing hysterically and doubled over in laughter. Jr. turned his head to her and watched her laugh. She was now rolling on the ground while laughing. He snickered and then fell out of the tree. MOMO looked up expecting him to still be hanging from the tree…but found him on the ground rubbing his head.

"Are you okay?" She giggled as she walked up to him and helped him up.

"I think…" He looked at her and began laughing at his ridiculous stunt. Suddenly the fruit fell from the tree and hit Jr. in the head. MOMO giggled while Jr. rubbed his head.

"Well, I guess this lightens things up a bit huh?" MOMO said as she picked up the fruit from the ground. Jr. nodded in agreement. "Let's eat!" She added.

This I would say, was one of my favorite chapters! Especially the ending. I hope you all got a good laugh. lol. Anyway, please Review, I'm begging you! Please! The only reviewer I have so far is Gamegirl07! Follow her example! Be good people!