Chapter 8: The Story Retold
"I don't get it. Why would they kidnap Hilary, and not any of us?" Max wondered.
"Because they can let her bitch all she wants." Tyson suggested.
"Ow!" he grunted, as Ray shoved him in the side with his elbow.
"It's because Hilary's important to us. They know we wouldn't want Hilary getting hurt." Kai replied.
"Kai's right. She's a part of the team. But I wouldn't bet on Hilary not fending for herself." Kenny added.
"Yeah, she's tough, I'll give ya that." Tyson agreed.
But what do they want with Hilary? Kai thought.
For the next hour or so, they went searching for clues. They met up in the town centre empty handed. But they then heard something that piped their interest. A storyteller was telling some children a story.
"This might be interesting." Kai suggested, as they joined the children who were listening with excitement.
"Thousands of years ago, an evil sorcerer threatened to rule the world. He shrouded the land in darkness and began a cruel and ruthless rule. But a princess refused to sit and watch. She gathered four brave knights, and together they defeated the sorcerer. Each knight commanded a beast, a Blue Dragon, a Black Turtle, a White Tiger and a Red Phoenix. But before the sorcerer died, he trapped each knight as the beast they controlled. The princess, who'd been married to the knight who commanded the Red Phoenix, sealed herself away so she could grieve for her husband's tragic fate."
As they left, Tyson looked slightly shocked.
"What's up?" Ray asked.
"Those beasts...they sound like our bit beasts!" Tyson exclaimed.
"Hey, you're right!" Max agreed.
"Maybe that's why Hilary was taken." Kai wondered. "I think we need more clues though." he added.
"Yeah." Tyson agreed.
Hilary, hang in there... Kai prayed.
