CHAPTER 3

The Demon-Slayer

"RING!" the school bell rang. School was over for the week. Numbuh 4 walked out of the school. He was almost at the Treehouse, when someone pulled him into the bushes. He turned around, and was shocked that it was Carey.

"AAHHHH!" he screamed. Carey shushed him.

"Listen," she said. "I know that you've seen past my spells."

"What are you talking about?" asked Numbuh 4.

"You remember when I looked at you, lost, and asked you to help me?" asked Carey.

"Yes," said Numbuh 4.

"I used a spell so that everyone, and I mean, EVERYONE, would see me glaring at you," said Carey. "It worked on everyone, everyone but you. From that second you saw past my spell, I knew it was you. Come with me, and I'll explain it all." So Numbuh 4 followed her.

They arrived at an abandoned clubhouse in the woods behind the Treehouse. Inside, there were two chairs, ripped blankets, a beaten closet, and a gigantic bookshelf.

"Nice place," said Numbuh 4.

"I'll take that as a compliment," said Carey. "Please, sit down." He sat.

"Well?" he asked, impatiently. Carey pulled a book out of the bookshelf.

"Right," she said, opening the book. "400 years ago… there was a girl named Mary Mill. She was raised by a demon. She ran away to Ontario, Canada, and changed her name to Sara Pill. The demon searched for her for 5 years. He figured out she was in Ontario, and headed there from Pluto. She had heard the legend of The Demon-Slayer. She knew that he was a regular boy that didn't know who he really was. One day, she encased a boy in ice. His friend, Kangaroo Bugs, yelled at Mary. He saw her looking lost, while everyone else saw her glare. She knew immediately that he was the one. She told him all about who he was. The demon came a month later. He had been practicing. He slayed the demon, and won the heart of his true love, Cookie Bonbon. Mary Miller was saved." She closed the book.

"So?" said Numbuh 4.

"So," said Carey. "This story is happening again! I'm Mary, you're The Demon-Slayer, Kuki is Cookie, and that demon I was raised by is the demon in the story!" Numbuh 4 just laughed.

"How do you know you're not wrong?" asked Numbuh 4.

"I know I'm not wrong because the demon told me the whole story!" said Carey. "The demon in that story was related to him!" Numbuh 4 kept laughing.

"You expect me to believe that?" he asked, laughing.

"Maybe not that," said Carey. "But I do expect you to believe this!" Carey opened the book to a certain page.

Numbuh 4 stopped laughing. He couldn't speak. On that page was a photo of The Demon-Slayer, Mary, Cookie, and the demon. Mary looked just like Carey, Cookie looked exactly like Numbuh 3, the demon who raised Mary, looked just like the demon who raised Carey, according to Carey, and there he was. He saw himself. Kangaroo, The Demon-Slayer, looked exactly like Numbuh 4.

"You are The Demon-Slayer," said Carey…