Hoshi allowed Bronwyn to lay by him. Hoshi had changed into his otter form to sun himself on the beach. He laid all sprawled out enjoying the ocean breeze and sunlight on his back. Bronwyn was cuddled up against him asleep. Hoshi heard a faint yap coming from the stairs. Winter ran out onto the beach to play Frisbee with Sarah and James. Winter was about to catch the frisbee that was thrown until he heard a faint noise, it sounded like a boat motor, he looked out into the sea and saw a tiny boat with people on it, but he couldn't see it clearly, "Sarah, James, give me a moment." Winter went to his bag and got out his binoculars and looked throug them. He made out the distant shapes of strangers on the boat. He frowned lowering the binoculars down. These weren't people he recognized at all. The boat had been outfitted with a gun with was pointed straight at them. " James...Sarah get down!" He shouted. He pushed the twins down onto the sand. He shielded them from the incoming bullets When the dust from the impact cleared, Winter looked and saw two people with guns, "Who are you? State your business here," Winter ordered, "That is none of your concern, if you want to stay alive, you will come with us willingly or we will have to use force," Winter growled as he stood in front of James and Sarah to protect them, "And what if I don't come willingly?" The people stared at Winter. "Then it's death for you." Winter snarled keeping Sarah and James safe. Hoshi sensed people were threatening his family. He quickly got to his feet. His hackles rose as he roared loudly. The people stared at Hoshi as he rose onto his feet towering over them. The muscles rippled under his skin. "How about its death for you if you don't get going in ten seconds?" Hoshi threatened, the people trembled with fear but one had the courage to speak up, "I-if you don't come quietly, we will tell our boss about the people out at sea," Hoshi froze when he heard something about two people, "What people? Who's out at sea right now?" , "That blue haired boy and that other lady," Hoshi cursed under his breath, 'Darn it Elvis and Finely! What were you two thinking!?' Hoshi growled at the people, "Let me handle that, in the mean time, why don't you two get out of here before I make you become the sand on this beach," The people screamed in fear as they went back to their boats and left. Hoshi turned back to Winter, "We need to tell Sam and Charlie about this." , "But what about Sam's reaction, I mean I know Charlie doesn't have the hunter's blood but what about Sam?" , "We may know that Sam has the hunter's blood, but I know that Sam will not hurt us. At least I hope not," Hoshi whispered his last sentence before running off the beach to find Sam and Charlie.
When Sam found out, he was not happy at all, "Elvis is missing!?" Hoshi stumbled back a bit. "What the hell?! I told his a** to stay here!" he growled. "there must have been a good reason why he left, Sam." murmured Charlie. Sam turned to Anika. "you were suppose to babysit him." Anika held up her hand. "I know. I'm sorry. I got tangled up with other things, and you know that Elvis is not a child, right?" Sam began cussing under his breath. "this can only mean one thing. He's going for Buck." he whispered. He turned to Anika. "you and I will need to get going. Let's head back to the guild and grab our gear." Anika smiled. "I honestly thought that I would never hear you say those words." She got on the phone. "Darian, I need you to bring the Mammoth. We'll need to borrow a couple of sparrows."
Darian showed up outside of the café with the Mammoth which was a carrier vehicle that had various other land crafts on it. Anika and Sam walked aboard it. She tossed an SMG at him. "here you'll need one of these to defend yourself. I know you have magic but your magic is of no use when it has to cooldown." she explained. She also handed him a rocket launcher. "you'll need one of these in case we have to clear a room." She thought for a moment. "you'll also need a set of armor to keep you alive." She walked over to the armory. She selected the Manifold Seeker armor set from the armory. She handed the set to him. "change into this. The armor will not only protect you but it should help you use your powers a bit better." Sam got changed into the armor. It had a leather robe with silver armor on the outside of it. There was a band that transmitted electricity on the outside. The helmet was shaped like the head of Anubis. Anika smiled. She got changed into a blue set of Argus armor. She pulled her hood up past her face. She climbed up onto a floating motorcycle. "take a sparrow and meet me in Cardiff." She took off ahead of him. Sam climbed up onto a Sparrow. He revved the engine hearing it growl to life. He nearly fell off once the sparrow took off.
Finley sat down on the front of the boat. She was watching the waters carefully. "we're close to being where we need to be.' she whispered. She lowered her binonculars. "you don't sound too happy." commented Elvis. "I'm just getting rather uneasy Elvis. Something just doesn't feel right about all of this." She got up. "you should get some rest. This may be the only time where you can get some sleep." Elvis nodded. "If your sure." He unrolled his sleeping bag. He laid down on his side going to sleep. Finley took over. She sighed softly. The boat docked into the harbor. She shook Elvis awake once they made land fall. "Come on. We'll need to find a hotel room to stay in." Elvis nodded tiredly. He leaned on Finley as they walked off of the boat. She found a hotel for them to stay in for the week. Elvis laid down on the bed with a tired sigh. "Do you think Sam knows that we left yet?" , "I don't know yet but I hope not too early," Elvis said as he got himself tucked in.
Sam and Anika stopped for a break, "I can't believe Elvis went off with Finely by himself, just because he wanted to go after Buck," Anika said frustrated, "You don't think I'm mad too?" Sam said, equally frustrated, "How can you love him after all he did?!" , "That's a stupid question to ask Anika! He may have made a mistake but that doesn't change my feelings for him. Being clumsy is one of his personalities and he can make a few mistakes." Anika smiled a little, "Nothing can stop your love between each other." Sam smiled. " as my brother puts it I've got nothing but love for him." Sam laid down on his bedroll. "I love him very much." He whispered. "I'm just overprotective of him." He stared up at the sky. Anika settled down on hers. "I left the hunters to be with him. I just wished bad things would stop happening to those that I care about."
Penny woke up hearing someone outside of her room. She sat up slowly looking around. When she looked at the door it was Station Officer Steele, "Hello firefighter Morris, How are you feeling today?", "Fine sir, but my arm is still out of use," , "That's understandable. Listen, I just got a word from Sam and he said that Elvis has went to find Buck with Finely by himself and I was hoping that you had information about that." Penny heaved a heavy sigh, "You know I cant lie to you sir, yes I did promise to keep it a secret, he told me not to and plus, I didn't want to put a strain on him and Sam's relationship," Officer Steele placed a hand on her shoulder gently, "You were only trying to be a good friend," Penny sighed. "It still doesn't feel good to keep secrets from him." She whispered. She looked out the window. "I have a bad feeling about all of this."