Part Four:

Last time, Chibi challenged Spritzieblue the Shoyru to a Battledome fight. After losing, he and Luna became friends with Spritzie and her siblings - EmeraldMount the Kougra, Koorite the Lupe, and Lilbasketballbabe the Jubjub. Now, that friendship may become useful...

When Luna and Chibi got home, they were surprised to find a Chia Cop waiting for them. "Is everything ok, Sir?" Chibi asked.

"Some kids went camping a couple of days ago, and your younger siblings were with them, right? In the Haunted Woods?"

"That's right," Luna answered. "They're supposed to be home today."

"Well, the owners of some of the others have reported them missing," the cop replied grimly, "We're trying to get all the facts together so that we can form a search party."

Luna sat down in astonishment. "You're going to find them, right?" she asked.

"We're going to do the best we can," answered the Chia. "Now could you please describe your siblings and give their names?"

"Gryffinstormie is a male green Eyrie," answered Chibi, "And Sunskyes is a female yellow Ixi."

The cop wrote some notes down as they talked. "Thank you for your time. We'll let you know if we find anything," with that, he left.

Luna sat at the table, crying. "What if they don't find them?" she sobbed.

"They won't," Chibi said. "The system is crappy. That's why I'm going out there to look for them."

"I'm going with you!" Luna said. "What if you get lost too?"

"If you go with me, and I get lost, then you'll be lost too," Chibi answered back.

"We can tell someone where we're going," answered Luna. "We can tell Emerald. Then if we turn up missing, he can tell them where to look."

After some hesitation, Chibi gave in, and they walked quietly back to their friends' home. When they got there, Chibi flew silently around the windows, and when he found the window to Emerald's room, he tapped it lightly with his horn.

Emerald heard a tapping noise in his sleep. He woke up. "I wonder what that is."

He sat up and looked around. He looked to his window and saw Chibi hovering outside. Emerald quietly slipped out of bed and went to his window. He slowly slid it open. "Chibi, what are you doing here?"

"I need to talk to you. Can you meet me out front?"

"Uh, sure. I'll be down in a minute."

Emerald watched as Chibi disappeared around the house. Emerald closed the window and then silently tiptoed down the hallway, trying not to wake anyone. He crept down the stairs and out the door. When he got outside, he saw Chibi and Luna sitting in the grass. When he got closer, he saw that Luna was crying. He ran to her. "Luna, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

She turned away from him. He looked up at Chibi questioningly, "What's going on, Chibi?"

Chibi looked down. He looked up at Emerald and started, "My little brother and sister… they're missing."

Luna started quietly sobbing. Emerald put his paw around her as he listened to Chibi. "They went on a group camping trip. The whole group has disappeared."

"Where'd they go camping at?"

"The Haunted Woods," Luna sobbed.

"Have you guys talked to the authorities?"

They nodded. Emerald noticed the backpacks Luna and Chibi were carrying.

"What are those?" he asked.

"Our equipment and some food," Chibi answered. "Luna and I are going to go look for them. We came here to tell you, so that someone would know where to look if we didn't come back either."

"Hold on a minute," Emerald said. He went back to his house, quietly back to his room. He got his own backpack, put some equipment in it, then went downstairs to the kitchen. He wrote a note to his family, telling them what was going on.

"What are you doing?" Luna asked when Emerald re-emerged from the house.

"I'm going with you," he said. "I left the others a note. I'm not letting you do this on your own." he looked at Luna, his eyes unwavering.

"Are you sure?" Luna asked. "I don't want anything to happen to you too. I mean, it'd be our fault, and your family would miss you."

"I take responsibility for myself, you'd be of no fault," Emerald answered.

When we return, the group faces the deadly Haunted Woods. Will they survive long enough to find Sunskyes and Gryffinstormie?