Beastfire: Hope you all enjoy chapter 9!

Eganrac decided it was time to get Otto and Frus out. In order for things to go according to plan, they had to bring Ivy with them as well. As for Sprx, they hadn't forgotten about him, either. They brought down every bookshelf in the room, making a pile of books land on Sprx to pin him down as they started a fire to burn what was left. They started out of the room, dragging Ivy with them. That was when Vrust walked in and saw flames, a large pile of books, and Otto and Frus leaving with Ivy. He saw a monkey's tail sticking out and decided to help him first. The Ethyal pulled Sprx out from the pile and was about to leave with him until he saw a black and blue paw sticking out from another part of the pile. He decided to investigate that as well. What he found was Ivy. Needless to say, he was confused…at first.

"Nice to see the amulet still works," he said to himself.

Ivy was still unconscious and had to be carried out of the room. Vrust and Sprx went to the nearest exit, with Sprx carrying two books…two that he found by where Ivy was…the two that her two ancestors had given to her.

"But how can she be here when they just took her with them?" asked the red monkey.

"Well," began Vrust, "that amulet is designed to help protect against evil, right? Now, if the wearer is unable to defend his or her self, the amulet creates a decoy to fool whoever is after them. When she wakes up, the three of us will go save Frus."

Meanwhile, Saga was battling his way through the many doors until he came upon the one that had the party going on earlier. Now, everyone had since passed out, so he was able to easily make his way to the library. The fire had died down, not having much of anything to burn. Since the books contain the knowledge of those who had died previously, they couldn't be destroyed. He went out one door and saw…Vrust, Sprx, and Ivy.

At this time, Ygrene had decided to leave the hippie fest he was at. He began walking around until he met with two familiar faces…Otto and Frus. Something was wrong, though. He could feel it. His eyes narrowed as he realized what was wrong.

"Eganrac…" he growled.

Back with the others, Vrust could feel a slight stirring in his arms. Ivy was beginning to wake up. Her head hurt really badly.

"What the (bleep) happened?" she groaned.

Vrust set Ivy down as Sprx decided to tell her.

"Uh…well, there were these snakes and apparently you fainted and some voice got into your boyfriend's head and helped him kill the snakes but now he's crossed over to the dark side with Otto…I think…"

Ivy then noticed Saga. "WHAT THE (bleep) IS HE DOING HERE?"

"I sensed a disturbance and tried to help, but I was sent here by Morgue." He then got a good look at Vrust. "Don't tell me…you're his father, aren't you?"

"Yes, actually, I am," Vrust answered.

"I remember you," Saga said to Ivy. "I remember how you kicked me in a certain area…"

The meerkat grinned. "Yep! It got you to drop me, too! So…any ideas on how to get Frus back?"

Beastfire: And this is where I leave you all for this chapter. Emec, write the next one soon! As for the rest of you, please review!