Chapter 4- Moon crawler rebirth, solution and dark dread!
P0ketiger's three OCs Bella, Henry and Alexis will appear in this chapter onwards. I'm borrowing them for the sake of the story. There may be references to heroes in other parts of the world again later as well. Jena/Ladybug (not to be confused with Miraculous Ladybug) belongs to SailorComos15. I'm just borrowing them for the sake of worldbuilding.
I accidently got the timing wrong as all of these episode stuff is meant to happen over four weeks but I will try to fix it in editing.
Parts of this chapter will lead up to the episode 'Super-sized Gekko'. 'Catboy and the Lunar Dome' is indirectly mentioned in this as well. However, only certain parts of the episode will be mentioned. Now please enjoy this chapter
The following day, Connor and Greg were playing a new game on his tablet.
Amaya then suggested playing together instead as Patch watched.
After Greg managed to win at 'Tag', Connor sat on the bench.
"I… don't know if we should keep investigating" Connor whispered, solemnly.
"But we're getting so close" Greg stated.
"I…had a nightmare last night where all of you including Cameron were in cadges and I couldn't save you. The most haunting thing about it was the bats and the voice that made it sound like it was a vision and NOT a nightmare" Connor shivered.
"Oh, and I managed to learn something about a person connected to Luna girl, called Silver Sorceline. She met a shadow villain called Masque Ombre and that vision dream had a being with red eyes just like Silver Sorceline described in the book" He added in a low voice.
"Hey, Connor. It's alright, we're going to keep being a team" Greg reassured him.
"And I'll make sure nothing bad happens. So, if you do need me in a rough time, if I'm understand these abilities I was given, you call me and I'll hopefully appear to help even if I'm doing something different at the time" Patch added.
"We've faced different villians before, so we can face this mask person too" Amaya said, confidently.
Robot overheard their conversation and went running to Romeo.
In the factory lab, Romeo had found a box labelled 'Operation Combat' that he was going to revive, or in his case, activate.
Robot had helped him locate the individuals except the squirrel and firefly.
In the box were the dog tags needed for the new group but the firefly dog tag was missing.
The reason he couldn't find the person for the squirrel tag was because the previous owner had two children.
"Master, the PJ Masks' leader had a nightmare about bats and Masque Ombre. Should we use this to our advantage?" Robot asked.
"We'll let Renard Rusé know about this. He can be our spy even if he thinks he's a hero" Romeo said as he didn't make eye contact with Robot and shrugged off the urgency of his discovery.
While Romeo was looking through the box for instructions on how to convince these people to come to him, his dad came downstairs.
"Romeo, are you looking at my old things?" Theo asked.
"It's just for research, dad" Romeo said, quickly.
"May I help?" Theo offered.
"I thought you had to work today" Romeo pointed out with a confused look.
"I have today off actually. So, you want to revive the old Mooncrawlers squad. Those were some great times. In fact, I think my old foes are still here and have children" Theo pondered.
"Could they be the PJ Masks?" Romeo questioned with a puzzled look.
"It's possible but we'll have to get help to investigate. If there's villain activity, you can use that to train the new Moon crawler candidates" Theo suggested.
"Thanks Dad, maybe you can help me uncover the squirrel person" Romeo remarked in delight.
Theo smiled.
"Oh, by the way. I found this flyer in the mall; It's the next parade event they have been plan for the past four months" He added.
"That will work as a distraction. Robot! I need your help to keep an eye on this parade but in a small size" Romeo stated.
"Yes, Master" Robot replied.
Romeo worked on his secondary project: the Small-sizer for Robot to go through with his mission into the late hours of the night.
When Night time came, all three villians were 'off-duty' from being evil. Although, Luna Girl and Night Ninja used that time to plan their next move.
Luna girl's plan involved sending invites to specifically to the PJ Masks as a trap.
As Romeo waited for the parade day to come, Theo helped him contact Bella Griffe, Alexis Noir, Henry Foolse, Tracy Amour and Louis, one of the PJ Masks' classmates.
Louis was the boy with similar design to Connor but with fair skin, green eye and short light brown hair wearing a purple hoodie, turquoise jeans and black shoes.
Henry had brown eyes and short light brown hair with pale skin and freckles wearing a brown-red top, blue jeans and red shoes.
Alexis had blue eyes, shoulder-length ginger hair and a similar skin tone to Connor wearing a black and yellow stripped top, light blue jeans and orange shoes.
Meanwhile…
Masque Ombre managed to find Firefly, who was sulking over the fact that they had been called by Romeo's dad to see Romeo even though Firefly already had some experience in being a villian.
"Firefly, dear. What would your mother Talin think if she knew you didn't accept an offer like this? To be in a team" Masque Ombre questioned.
Firefly looked away.
"You don't know my mother" Firefly stated in defiance.
"I met her once. She's the reason you have a dog tag that gives you the power of the firefly" Masque Ombre revealed.
Firefly gasped.
"But you haven't aged!" Firefly exclaimed.
"Tracy Amour, go to Romeo. You can help him train the Moon Crawlers" Masque Ombre suggested.
Firefly scowled when the shadow villain had said their real name.
Firefly was, after all, female underneath the outfit but they didn't like the given name and only went by 'Firefly' at night. A time where Tracy could be Firefly, her true self. THEIR true self!
"Fine, I'll go but don't say that name again. I'm just Firefly at night" Firefly warned before flying off with summoned wings.
Not too long after, the Mascoundrels paid her a visit.
"Please, Miss. We need a purpose" Nightcrawler begged.
"We saw Lilifée get possessed by something or someone and we were told to go to you" Packrat added.
"I'll explain that at a different time. Ask Romeo to help you acquire a new purpose" Masque Ombre stated.
So, the Mascoundrels got help from Robot to locate Romeo.
They decided to go directly to him the following night though.
The next day, the children saw the invites and decided to attend Luna Girl's party just in case it was genuine.
Patch decided to see what Romeo was up to while the children were teleported to HQ which was covered by a huge purple dome.
He managed to find the lab Romeo used in his home and spied from the window.
Romeo had gathered the children on his list in a line inside his home lab.
"My dad called you all here because your parents were once part of the team: The Moon Crawlers.
Firefly and Renard Rusé will help me train you…" Romeo began.
Then the doorbell rang.
"Romeo! You have more visitors!" Romeo's mother, Emily called out.
When she opened the door, she was greeted by the Mascoundrels.
"Please come in, I'll make sure Romeo comes back upstairs shortly" Emily stated as she quickly shut the door.
"Are you who I think you are?" Tera asked.
There was a nod in response.
Then all three children squealed in excitement.
"She's REAL!" They exclaimed.
"Who is?" Bella asked.
Romeo groaned.
"My mother is Flossy Flash. That's why I know the comics" He confessed.
"OH! That IS cool!" Alexis cried.
Romeo reluctantly went upstairs to lead the Mooncrawlers, who had been offered cucumber sandwiches by Emily, downstairs where the others were waiting (Including Firefly).
"New Mooncrawlers, meet the Mascoundrels. They're another trio who do villainous things at night" Romeo said.
"I'm Tera and this is Packrat and nightcrawler" Tera exclaimed.
"Now then, time for the gift ceremony. Bella Griffe, you will be given the bat dog tag, so you become Batrina. Alexis Noir, you will get the spider dog tag to become Arachnid-girl. Henry Foolse, you will become Hedgehog boy with the hedgehog dog tag and Louis, with the wolf dog tag, you will become Loup Gris" Romeo revealed as he gave each person their dog tag.
He then looked straight at Firefly.
"As for you, Tracy Amour. You've had the firefly dog tag since your mother stole it years ago, correct?" He questioned.
Firefly went up to the young genius and pulled his googles.
"Call me by my true name again and I'll bash your eyes out! Yes she took them but I'm not giving them back. My name is FIREFLY. I would prefer it if you don't forget that name like how I'm a forgotten being" Firefly stated.
Romeo coughed.
"I'm sorry, Firefly" He strained.
Firefly released him and sat down on one of the wooden chairs beside Bella and Alexis.
Emily came downstairs with soft drinks and biscuits.
"Are you children having fun? I was hoping you would make more friends some day other than your talking robot" She pointed out.
"MOM! I'm busy, you're embarrassing me in front of my guests!" Romeo cried while blushing.
"Thank you, Mrs Flossy Flash" The children except Romeo said, gratefully.
Romeo sighed and gestured to his mother to leave.
Once Emily went back upstairs, it was back to business.
"Now then, you guys are going to start practising your powers with Firefly and the robot PJ masks. However, because you'll be working with the Mascoundrels, this team will be bigger than I intended. So, to work around it, you will do training in groups of four but take it in turns" Romeo announced.
"Robot, help them with fighting techniques after they transform" He ordered.
"Yes, Master" Robot replied.
So, minus the Mascoundrels who were already in their outfits, the new Moon Crawlers tried to activate their dog tags but… nothing worked.
Romeo sighed.
He got out a blackboard for his short demonstration.
"Bella, come up here" He called.
Bella got up and stood beside Romeo and his board.
"Now everyone watch closely. To activate your dog tags, you press two buttons and call out your night time name" Romeo explained.
Bella found the two buttons: one near the bat symbol and the other one above it before pressing it.
"Batarina!" she cried as her PJs turned into a purple suit with bat wings on her arms, a bat symbol in a similar design to the PJ Masks' and two bat ears on her head with a diamond in between them.
"Whoa! That was awesome!" The Mascoundrels cried.
The other children became desperate to go next so Romeo allowed them to do it together.
Henry's Pjs changed into a chocolate-brown suit with a white hedgehog symbol on his chest and thick porcupine/hedgehog quills covering his head and back.
"Hedgehog boy!" he yelled.
Alexis' Pjs became a black suit with a red spider symbol on her chest and two spider-like arms out of her shoulders and sides.
"Arachnigirl" she cried.
Louis' Pjs became a light grey suit with wolf ears and a wolf symbol on his chest.
"Loup Gris" he yelled after everyone else.
"Now that you know how to activate your powers, Robot will go through the basics of fighting since you all have different powers" Romeo pointed out, confidently as Robot stood beside him.
"Moon Crawlers choose a PJ Mask to spare with. Whoever is left can pick either Firefly, Renard Rusé or one of the Mascoundrels. Right, Master?" Robot explained.
Romeo, feeling slightly annoyed, just nodded.
So, the four new Moon Crawlers got up and faced their opponents.
It wasn't until they were two thirds into their training for the night, they heard a sound from the sky window.
Patch had accidently opened it slightly.
He kept spying but lost his footing and fell on to Romeo.
"What? A CAT?!" Romeo cried.
"I remember this cat from a few nights ago when I tried to see those children in action" Bella recalled.
"You're with the PJ masks, kitty-cat? You'll be a brilliant prisoner" Romeo stated with a devious smile.
If I speak, he'll try to mess with my collar. Got to play it smart Patch thought.
He looked at the robot PJ Masks and then the Moon Crawlers before attempting to escape.
Loup Gris growled and pounced the young adult cat wit intimidation.
Patch tried to fight back but Batarina used her echolocation to affect Patch's ears.
The sound she emitted was a lot louder to poor Patch which caused his ears to droop.
"What should we do with him, Romeo the genius?" Arachnid girl asked.
"Hmm…given you're affiliated with the PJ Pests, we can't let you go little cat. Don't worry, you won't be here forever. Firefly, go and see if Luna Girl has finished her scheme yet. It's possible those goody two-shoes haven't even noticed their cat is gone" Romeo stated.
Firefly flew off outside to spy on the heroes.
He got Robot to get a prototype device that was blue and circular with a red button.
"This is one of my smaller projects I'm trying to perfect. I call it the 'Ball Cadge' and I'm going to use it for a different plan on my list someday" Romeo explained.
He then nodded at Robot.
In response, Robot put it down close to Patch which activated the 10 bars to trap the cat.
"Mooncrawlers and Mascoundrels, your training is done for today but I need Batarina and the Mascoundrels to stay a little bit longer. The rest of you can go on home" Romeo stated with a knowing look.
Outside, Firefly witnessed the PJ Masks remove the luna dome and Luna Girl dancing with Catboy.
"What an interesting development. Romeo, Luna Girl has been defeated" Firefly reported.
"Come back inside, Firefly. They haven't noticed their cat is gone" Romeo ordered with his special occasion gadget wireless earphones for villians only.
Firefly quickly returned inside.
From a hidden camera, Masque Ombre observed everything from Renard Rusé's suit with intrigue.
Once the Mooncrawlers except Batarina had left, Romeo grinned.
"While the heroes dance, I might test a few things on this cat. Renard Rusé, you go check on Luna Girl" Romeo stated.
"What are you gonna use first?" Firefly asked.
"Test my gadgets on 'em" Romeo said before laughing as he got out a device with a blue hand pointing upwards at an angle called the 'Squash-a-tron'.
Renard Rusé went outside to check on Luna Girl who was back in her Luna Lair after enjoying her party with Catboy and the other PJ Masks after returning the equipment.
"What do you want?" She asked.
"Hello, Luna Girl. I want to help you with another plan" Renard Rusé stated.
She turned around.
"Oh, it's you. Have you chosen your side yet?" she asked while not making eye contact.
"Not yet but I'm working on it. Have you ever wondered where you come from?" Renard Rusé questioned.
Luna Girl's eyes teared up.
"Of course I do! I wonder why I like the moon so much, how I can talk to moths, why I can only go out at night; All the time! For the moment, I try stealing daytime things but once I do more reading I hope to go to the moon someday" she confessed with her eyes closed.
"I might be able to help you with that To-do list" Renard Rusé replied with an eager smile.
He got out a book titled 'The Secret of totems'.
"I'm going to find the other books tomorrow with help from an outside source for your reading list ok? Consider this a gift" Renard Rusé said, earnestly.
-Back at Romeo's house-
Robot waited as Romeo tested the squash-a-tron on a chair before approaching Patch.
"Master, shouldn't we feed him?" Robot asked.
"Not right now, I'm busy" Romeo grumbled.
Patch meowed loudly to indicate he wanted food which made Romeo groan.
"Fine, you can feed him. THEN I'll get to test this on the cat" Romeo said while fuming as Robot opened the cadge to pet Patch.
Patch began to purr which startled Robot suddenly.
Robot went outside to steal food for Patch while he observed Romeo.
The young genius looked at his unused gadget the 'Sky Slam Squeegee' on his wall and then turned back to face Patch.
His collar caught Romeo's attention quickly.
"'Patch'? So you DO have a name…" Romeo began.
He noticed the faint red light on Patch's black collar and got very intrigued.
When he tried to remove the collar, Patch retaliated by scratching his hand to stop him and hissed.
"OW! You nasty feline! I'll have to figure out a different tactic tomorrow" Romeo yelped in pain.
It took about 30 minutes for Robot to return with stolen cat food from one of the shops.
He brought back a blue cat bowl as well with the bag of cat food as well as water.
As Patch lapped it up, Robot tried stroking him to see what would happen.
Patch purred again and this time, Robot didn't jump back at the sound.
"He's very soft, master" Robot pointed out in a delighted tone (at least for a robot).
"I'm sure he is but he still HURT my hand" Romeo said, bitterly.
"Um Romeo, sorry to interrupt but what's our mission?" Batarina asked.
"I need you to help me guard our prisoner for when Robot and I are outside. Once my Small-sizer is finished, Robot will spy on the upcoming parade and the PJ Masks in the daytime" Romeo stated.
"Understood, Romeo" Nightcrawler stated.
"Um Mr Romeo, sir? Will we be given a purpose as villians by doing this?" Tera asked.
"Hopefully, my little winged friend" Romeo replied in a unsure voice.
"Master, can I get a pet cat?" Robot asked.
Romeo sighed.
"I'll think about it" Romeo groaned as he got out his notebook and added 'Animal Ray' under 'Possible ideas' under the 'decoy friendly robot' and 'a power belt' ideas.
He then got out the Squash-a-ton device and used it on poor Patch who got a bruise from the impact.
-The following day-
When the dance occurred, Connor made a new dance called the 'slipping spin'.
After the event was over, the children noticed that Patch hadn't returned home last night.
"He could be at the night den" Greg suggested.
"That is true, he's a smart cat. Even if we don't understand everything about him" Amaya reminded them.
"Ok, if he's not home in two days; then we start a search" Connor stated.
They all nodded before heading home.
When they all got home, their parents were smiling at the fact they had fun at the dance event.
"Say Connor, where's your cat Patch?" Cyrus asked.
"Is he outside doing a midday hunt?" Carol, his mother, added.
"Maybe, I'm sure he'll be back soon" Connor replied, while crossing his fingers behind his back.
"Cats are known to do their own thing at night and in the day" Cyrus pointed out.
"I'll go find my comic. Patch is so good at listening that I sometimes read my comic to him" Connor said, quickly before rushing upstairs.
He quickly shut the door and used his tablet to contact his friends.
Cyrus made a phone call to Amaya and Greg's parents.
George Vert, Greg's dad was giving Lionel his check-up when the phone rang.
Abigail and Adam Hibou, Amaya's parents were busy reading a book and newspaper when their phone rang.
-On the outskirts of town-
A middle-aged man in a brown sweater wearing a yellow hard hat and a yellow illuminated vest was on his way home from work.
His name was Derrick Marron-étoile. He had not contacted his childhood friends in years, so when he returned home to greet his son but received a special call; he was shocked.
"I can't go back there, my son will be on his own" Derrick stated.
"Remember, you can hire a babysitter or let the spirit animals protect him" Cyrus replied, confidently.
Derrick sighed.
"Alright, I'll ask a friend to watch him and I'll meet you at the old hideout" Derrick replied.
So, he got his old friend, Sage Solaire to watch his son as he changed his clothes before going out to meet Cyrus, Abigail and George.
Greg was brought to Connor's house for safety with Lionel.
The adults met at the old place, The Night Den while Gris hid out of sight.
"It's been a long time since we were last here" Abigail recalled.
"I called you here because my son's cat is missing and I need your help to find out what happened to him if my hunch is right" Cyrus explained.
"We don't have our bracelets anymore, our children have them remember?" George pointed out.
"True. However, if we leave a note with who we think took the cat and your children find it, it could help them" Derrick suggested.
So, Cyrus wrote down on a strip of paper 'Theo Mecano'.
Gris approached them slowly to see if them were friend or foe and Derrick helped put the note on the hand-made spare collar for the grey cat.
"Even though your children haven't met my son yet, I'm hoping them can help him with his anger management. He does still attend sessions with me sometimes" Derrick admitted.
"They're resourceful children, Derrick. They'll be great teachers and someday, they'll finally figure out who we used to be as well" Abigail promised as they began to head back home.
-two days pasted-
The children regrouped at Greg's house this time in his bedroom.
"Ok, NOW I'm more worried" Greg said with dread in his voice.
"We need to check out the Night den tonight. PJ masks, we're on our way!" Connor stated.
"In to the night to save the day!" They all cried.
After their transformation sequences, they arrived at the HQ and took the Cat Car to the Night Den.
Gris heard them arrive and came out quickly.
Gekko examined his neck and found the note that said 'Theo Mecano'.
"We need to check the PJ Player immediately" he stated.
His friends nodded and then took the car back to the HQ as fast as lightening.
At the same time, Firefly went out and used the dogtag to call the fireflies to find one of the last dragons and Clan Chou Ninja outside the city while Romeo was busy.
"If you need me to return, let me know ok? I'm going on a Ninja hunt" Firefly alerted Romeo on the wireless communication in the firefly suit.
"Fine, I'll keep testing gadgets in the meantime" Romeo replied.
Once the PJ Masks reached the blue room of the HQ, they put the note in the light of the Picture player to let it analysis it.
The screen cross-referenced the name with Romeo and locked onto his location: a house two miles from the school.
-Somewhere on the outskirts of the city-
Two ninja in orange and black suits that could adjust the colour to blend were searching for the Ninjalinos and the lost totems.
They had only managed to locate the ladybug, butterfly and badger totem bracelets through reliable sources in the media.
Their names were Mitsu Chou and Akemi Chou. They had recently moved back to the city at the request of Namir Yuki and Sage Solaire.
Night Ninja, thankfully, didn't know they were close to the city yet. If his uncle got word that Chou ninja were in the city, things would get complicated….
-Back in Romeo's basement-
Robot continued helping the Mooncrawlers' training as Romeo moved on to test his sky slam device before continuing to work on his Small-sizer.
This allowed Patch to finally get some much-needed sleep from his captors.
-Patch's dream-
He opened his eyes and found himself in a forgotten jungle.
He saw a cat that looked eerily similar to him, but his eyes were always in slits.
"Come young cat, see the spirit animals who have been forgotten" the bakeneko-look-a-like said.
Patch was led deeper into the jungle where a white tiger, skunk, white stag, black raven, brown great hawk, Japanese racoon dog, dragons, jaguars, bulls, snakes, bats, wolves, monkeys, crocodiles, coyotes and dogs.
He was confronted by the armadillo spirit animal.
"You need to escape your prison, Patch and help the PJ Masks start their long-life mission apart from finding the person who will obtain my abilities. This will be their on-going mission while protecting the city from the Night time villians" Qiú yú stated.
"I don't even know where to start looking!" Patch exclaimed.
"Ask Xuě and his owner; They will give you the next clue" Qiú yú replied.
"Good luck and please hurry!" all of the spirit animals cried.
He caught a glimpse of a hooded figure on a golden boat for a brief second.
"Wake up!" Patch heard someone yell.
His eyes opened suddenly and saw a slightly blurry image of Romeo facing the PJ Masks.
"How did you find me?!" Romeo cried.
"it's a secret. Now release our friend!" Catboy cried.
The Mooncrawlers had ran upstairs when they had overheard the sound of the Cat Car and completely terrified.
"What about the secret weapon, master?" Robot asked.
"Not NOW!" Romeo cried.
He then groaned in disgust.
"Fine. Robot, release the cat" Romeo ordered, reluctantly.
Robot quickly opened the cadge and Patch came running out straight for Catboy who gave him a hug.
Romeo kept staring at Patch's collar as he meowed and got more suspicious.
"I will figure out the secrets of that collar one day. Now get out of MY HOUSE!" Romeo cried.
"Romeo, are you being nice to your guests?" Emma asked.
Romeo grumbled under his breath.
"Yes, mother!" He called back.
Robot then picked up and the heroes (with Patch) with his arm and booted them out the front door into the Cat car.
"Now we know where HE lives" Gekko chuckled before Catboy drove back to HQ.
-At the HQ-
"Are you ok now, Patch?" Owlette asked, gently after the children found bandages for his injuries.
"I think so. At least, now that I'm with you again and I can talk easily again." Patch replied.
Then he remembered something.
"I…haven't told you where I'm from, have I?" He questioned.
"I don't think so" Gekko replied while scratching his head.
"I'm not really supposed to say but at least this will help you if you need to find me when you're older. As you already know, I came here to recruit you for a team we're making for emergencies called 'The Council of Allies'. I come from a different world, so not this city at all, and I'm only able to talk through my collar when I want it to happen. I'm hoping my owner will get to meet you some day" Patch explained.
"So, you're from a different…world but the spirit animals extend your mission to help us, right?" Owlette asked.
"Yes and um about that mission…I need to find out what it is from my contact. An armadillo spirit animal told me in a dream to seek him out to get the next clue" Patch admitted.
"Hmmm… I wonder who will have the armadillo bracelet…" Gekko pondered.
"I'm sorry I haven't told you much but if I explained everything including my next mission after being here, your minds wouldn't be able to process it at this age" Patch said, sadly.
"It's alright, Patch. I think we get the idea, what matters is we got you back and we have our next task to find. PJ masks, all shout hooray!" Catboy began.
"Because in the night, we saved the day and Patch!" They cried.
-on the streets after the PJ Masks and Patch went to bed-
Renard Rusé was returning from the library after discovering the harvest moon and the Dreamer book and writing down the title to keep for Luna Girl.
As he was walking, Lilifée flew past on a cloud looking for something important.
"Have… you seen a wooden Shaman anywhere? He's finally resurfaced and I need to return him home before any crazy humans get him" Lilifée asked, urgently.
"Um… not yet but I'll keep an eye out. Could you help me make sure Luna girl gets this book, I wrote the title here. I promised I would help her learn more about her heritage and I think this is it" Renard Rusé stated, humbly while giving her the note.
"Ok, thank you. I'll give to her once I find Utupë" the snow-themed girl promised.
The fox anti-hero nodded as she left in a hurry.
An adult female with hair like Flossy Flash wearing green and gold armour with a red cape walked past.
"Hey kid, when you figure out if you're a villian or not. Let me know" she said.
" Renard Rusé stopped in his tracks.
"And you are?" he asked.
"Me? I'm Bossy Brash. I'm looking for my nemesis, Flossy Flash" the lady replied.
"Wow, I guess even comics are real" Renard Rusé whispered.
"Anyway, good luck, kid" Bossy Brash said before continuing to walk away as Renard Rusé headed home.
In the darken alleyway where Masque Ombre's hideout was located, a small black, brown and white ferret got through the hidden entrance with a snowshoe hare.
Masque Ombre was busy typing away on her next report, this time focused on the Mooncrawlers from what she had observed through Renard Rusé.
The two animals snuck past her to a hidden staircase and headed down to find Utupë's staff locked away in a vault.
The snowshoe hare looked shocked at the staff and then looked towards the ferret.
The ferret shifted into a person wearing black and brown to blend into the dark.
"If he's here, this is bad news for the children. Especially since everything is connected, even their powers" the young person whispered.
"And you're one of the surviving Nagual, aren't you?" a different voice asked.
The pair turned around.
They heard a laugh as bats flew at them and Masque Ombre finished walking down the stairs.
"You thought you could sneak past me while I'm working? You know I once captured a moth and that was before I realised the connection between the Nagual and spirit animals. You two will be great for my 'collection'. However, if you two don't want to become fried food, I suggest you co-operate with me. Your first task: Find out how that wooden Shaman is connected to the heroes. I need to know where their powers originate including you and the spirit animals. Then I can work on my first test for them" Masque Ombre stated.
"We will only co-operate if you don't hurt those children or their families and never reveal the secrets of our world to anyone else. The children's power source cannot be revealed today but will be revealed to them and the young genius child one day" The young Nagual replied, bravely.
"Fine" Masque Ombre said, forcefully.
Then the young Nagual shifted back into a ferret and went out with the Snowshoe hare.
-Outside-
The Snowshoe hare and Ferret witnessed the two Chou ninja go past as a man wearing a smart professional suit, scowled as he was driving home.
"They're back?" the hare questioned.
I can't believe they're back. I'll need to tell Horoki about them soon, he thought.
Bossy Brash walked past him, shocking the poor guy as the traffic light changed to green.
-To be continued-
Sorry it took so long but I finally did it! Chapter 4 is done. I apologise if it seems like my plot is all over the place since it totally is.
It might take ages for the next one though but who do you think the guy is?
I did plan on this being even longer but I didn't want to delay it any longer so I changed what the 'dark deed' from the title of this chapter was. However, it does refer to more than one event.
Anyway, here's some of the word meanings in the glossary:
Hibou is Owl in French
Marron-étoile is Brown-star in French
Mitsu Chou- light Butterfly
Akemi Chou- Beautiful Dawn butterfly
See ya next time.
PS: watch Armadylan Menace again and imagine if Bossy Brash were to show up in that episode XD