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Chapter 7: Oyashiro-sama, and the Games
All four teens gaped in wonder as they stared at what was in the Saiguden.
Shinichi smirked. "This is really like Sonozaki-san told us!"
"It's creepy, Shinichi. I'm scared." Ran said, grabbing his hand.
"Ran, you're alright." Shinichi remarked.
Ran nodded, then looked around. "This is the Saiguden?"
"Indeed, it is, Mori-san. I did research on this village before I came here." Kaito remarked, brushing a piece of dirt off of the statue.
Shinichi wandered around a bit, examining all of the objects carefully. I wonder how long ago these were built. There might be a light switch around here- Suddenly, his foot hit a switch, and he fell into a secret panel.
"Kudo, don't you think we should- Kudo?" Shiho glanced around, startled by the lack of reply.
Ran glanced around as well. "Shinichi? Where are you, Shinichi?"
Kaito said, "Kudo? He was here just a second ago, and I would have heard him leave if he went out the door. "
He moved around cautiously, but then he too stepped on the secret switch, sending him flying into the panel as well.
Ran and Shiho gaped.
"They're both gone, Miyano-san!" Ran cried in fear.
Shinichi got up gingerly. "Oww... Where is this? A tunnel of some sort?" he asked himself.
"Watch where you're stepping, Kudo." A familiar voice said.
Shinichi rolled his eyes. "Baka. Kuroba, how did you get down here, anyway?"
"I stepped on something, then landed down here. We might be able to get the girls attention from here, Kudo." Kaito remarked.
Shinichi nodded, then shouted, "Ran! Ran, can you hear me?"
They heard Ran gasp, then say in disbelief, "Shinichi, is that you? Where are you?"
"I fell into a secret door. Can you two find a rope and open the panel and help both of us go back up?" he pleaded.
"Both?" Shiho asked.
"Kuroba's down here as well." he said, smirking as the thief tried to get his hat.
"Okay, Shinichi. Just wait a few minutes, and if we find one, we'll get you down from there." Ran said.
"All right, Ran."
A few minutes later, Ran and Shiho had pulled open the panel, and Shinichi and Kaito were both hoisted up back into the room where they were before.
"Let's continue, all right gu-"
BANG!
Suddenly, the huge door slammed shut, and they heard the sound of the lock turning and running footsteps.
"What happened?" Ran asked.
"I think we're locked in here, Ran!" Shinichi said, panic evident in his voice.
"Let's go into that tunnel. It might lead somewhere. And, maybe we could just blow the whistle and hope Heiji and Kazuha hear us." Shinichi said.
"Good thinking." Kaito said, as the four teens set off down the tunnels.
"Heiji, don't you think they've been gone a long time? I mean, shouldn't we at least check on them?" Kazuha said, shaking.
Heiji said, "Aho, Kudo's fine. I know him well enough to tell you that he is perfectly capable of handling himself. But if you want to look for him, we could always go to the bridge that leads to the Saiguden."
As they walked over there, Heiji noticed that the bridge was gone. "Kazuha, the bridge is gone. It's been cut, from the looks of the marks near the cliff."
"Then, does that mean, that they're..." Kazuha trailed off.
"No, they're not dead." Heiji said.
"Heiji, do you hear that?" Kazuha asked.
"Hear what? What are you talking about?" Heiji asked.
"Look, over there! I heard a moan of some sort." Kazuha said, trembling.
"Aho! You didn't hear anything, you were just imagining things, now hurry up." He said, impatiently.
Suddenly, they both heard moaning sounds.
"What?" Heiji said.
They saw figures coming out of the swamp and the woods, creatures that were walking with hands outstretched, covered in some kind of substance.
"Zombies?" Heiji cried.
Heiji and Kazuha tried to run, but the things surrounded them.
"Blow the whistle, Heiji!" Kazuha cried.
Heiji blew as loud as he could. Nothing happened.
He blew again, and this time it worked.
The last thing he heard was the sound of a taser zapping before he fell into unconsciousness.
Cliffy!