Chihiro waited as the slow humming noise of the copy machine copied a page out of a book. It copied the Evening Sun Seed picture in black and white and the limited description below it. Haku waited invisibly by her side, intrigued by the sound, the smell, and the look. He flew around the machine, examining it in every angle, spinning in circles.

"Can you stop?" Chihiro muttered, grabbing Haku's shirt. "You're making me dizzy..." Haku sadly fluttered down, still glancing from time to time at the copy machine.

"Here you go," the librarian said, handing over the paper.

"Do I need to pay you?" Chihiro asked. "I don't have any money, though..."

"It's okay," the librarian answered, waving her off. "It's only one paper."

"Thank you," Chihiro nodded gratefully at the librarian.

"No problem," the librarian responded, smiling.

Chihiro turned away and walked toward the exit. She read the description over and over again, staring so forcefully she might've burned a hole in the paper. Haku was (literally) hovering above her, watching her with satisfaction.

"WOO HOO!" Haku cheered, doing a somersault in midair. "We know where the Imperium Seed is! WE'RE NOT GONNERZZZ!"

"Not so fast," Chihiro began, walking along the cobblestone sidewalk, not taking her eyes off the paper, fearing that their hard-earned work will somehow fly away like Haku in his dragon form. "We still have to make sure the police don't find me, Yubaba doesn't find you, and not to mention we're looking for a seed that grows beside a non-existent river-"

"That sounds like you're looking for the Evening Sun Seed," an entrepreneur exclaimed from behind them, making them both jump. He had many seeds, rows after rows, everything from cabbage seeds to mushy mushroom seeds. The sun came out, revealing a spotlight on the seeds. Haku's eyes grew wide and teary as he saw the packs of seeds.

"Wait a minute..." Chihiro realized. "That's not the sun, that's just a lightbulb." All three looked up at the bright lightbulb shining down on the seeds. Chihiro looked at him with her death stare. The entrepreneur shrugged and giggled feverishly like he had nothing to do with it.

Chihiro shook it away and glanced at all the seeds, looking for the Evening Sun Seed pack. Obviously, this man can't be trusted. She kept giving him frequent glances as sweat dripped down his face.

"Where's the Evening Sun Seed?" Haku demanded. "You said you had it!" Obviously, the entrepreneur didn't hear so Chihiro translated for him.

"W-what does it look like again?" the entrepreneur asked, making sure he knew exactly what she was looking for. Chihiro handed him the paper and he studied it carefully.

"It's right here!" the entrepreneur fake-cheered, still sweating. He reached under his cart and took out a seed pack, still holding that paper. Haku smiled. Finally, they found his ticket back home.

Chihiro, still suspicious of the entrepreneur, snatched it out his hand and examined it. "How much does it cost?" Chihiro asked.

"$1000," the entrepreneur answered, still smiling.

"1000 DOLLARZ?" Chihiro cried, her eyes popping out of her skull. "FOR A SINGLE SEED?"

"Yes," he answered. "But it's okay. I accept any type of currency. For example, it would be 100,000 gold coins, 1 million silver coins, 50 horses, 1 big bag of potato chips..." The list went on and on, but Chihiro wasn't listening.

Chihiro examined the bag. There was no way that this seed was the Imperium Seed. But there was no proof. Until she found...

"Wait a minute!" Chihiro realized, growing angrier by the second. "It says here the scientific name is the Tgisjkhpfdjhasfu Seed! But the real scientific name is the Tgisjokhepfdjhasfu Seed!" The entrepreneur's eyes grew wide. He was caught.

"GET BACK HERE!" Chihiro hollered as he ran down the stone sidewalk, Chihiro close behind. He ran across the paved street, almost getting run over by some cars. A car beeped loudly as it screeched to a stop as Chihiro followed, hot on his trail. She panted wildly as the entrepreneur ran out of the town and into the city, where skyscrapers stretched higher than Chihiro could see and lights brighter than Chihiro ever could've imagined. Chihiro always wanted to visit the city, but her father told her that it was too dangerous. Under normal circumstances, Chihiro would've stopped to enjoy the view. But now he had a thief to catch.

"What did he steal anyway?" Haku asked, floating beside her.

"He..." Chihiro panted, still sprinting as fast as she could, "he took my paper. The one with all the information about the- *pant* the Imperium Seed."

"Want some help?" Haku offered. "I could give you a lift..."

"No," Chihiro answered, turning it down. "If anyone sees us- *huff* we'll be in big- *puff* trouble..."

Chihiro's legs were getting really sore now. She started slowing down, still running along. She decided to take a break, drenched in sweat. She panted, looking down at her knees, then her pink shoes, and finally the cobblestone sidewalk. Her eyes followed the cobblestone sidewalk, expecting that eventually to spot the thief, but the sidewalk was deserted. He was gone! (Dun, dun, DUN!)

"UGH!" Chihiro cried out. "We lost him!"

"It's okay," Haku comforted. "We already have the information in our heads."

"Yeah, I guess," Chihiro sighed. "But what if he tries to find the seed? What if he beats us to it? What if-"

"Who cares?" Haku interrupted. "It's not like he's gonna try to stop US from finding the-"

"IT'S HER!" a voice cried out. Chihiro turned around to find the entrepreneur talking to the police. "SHE'S THE ONE WHO STOLE MY EVENING SUN SEED!" Chihiro looked down and realized she was still holding the seed.

"Maybe we can trade it with him for the paper..." Haku wondered out loud.

"THIS WAS A PHONY SEED!" Chihiro was already yelling back, waving the seed pack back and forth. "PLUS, YOU STOLE MY PAPER!"

"Paper?" the police said. "Srsly?"

"Yeah!" Chihiro shouted. "I needed that!"

"ARREST HER!" the entrepreneur screamed. The police advanced on her.

Chihiro's eyes widened as the police came closer. "I-I don't even want this seed!" Chihiro stuttered, throwing the pack onto the ground. "There. See? I don't want it. All I want is my paper back..." Chihiro stepped back cautiously. "I don't want any trouble..." But the police kept advancing. So Chihiro kept stepping back. Until she backed up into a wall. She waited until the police was only a few feet in front of her before darting out of her hiding place.

Chihiro ran around the police and ran past the entrepreneur. He tried to grab her but she ducked under his hand. She ran along the sidewalk, her feet smacking into the ground. She heard the police and the entrepreneur chasing her.

"Backup!" the police requested. "I request backup on the corner of Mushy Mushroom Drive and Flamio Hotman Street!" Suddenly, several police cars pulled up in front of her.

Chihiro slipped into a dark alley. The police and the entrepreneur raced passed her. Chihiro sighed in relief. She was so over running now...

"Yo, little girl," a shady man said from the shadows. "You tryin' to get us all in trouble?"

"No," Chihiro answered. "I just needed a temporary hiding spot."

"Well dis spot is taken already," the man said. "Now you betta' leave right now or else..." He took out a knife that glinted in the light.

"Let's go Chihiro," Haku whispered, right beside her.

"Good idea," she muttered back. The alley was too small for Haku to turn into a dragon, so Haku grabbed Chihiro by the arms and floated upwards. The shady man gasped as he saw Chihiro flying.

"Come on, Kohaku!" Chihiro cheered. "Turn into a dragon now!"

"I," Haku said, trying hard. "I can't!"

"What?!" Chihiro shouted, surprised.

"I don't know," Haku answered. "I've been away from the Spirit World too long. I think my powers are somehow, fading away..."

"But, but Haku! You..."

"We need to find that seed," Haku stated. "And fast." Haku flew up into the clouds and cast a simple spell on it. Haku set down Chihiro on the clouds. They both sat on the cloud and looked over the edge.