Chapter 15: P.L
No one else in the entire Lost Cities knew what was going to happen tonight.
They didn't know what fears and hopes and discoveries were going to be made.
Only three people could even guess what would happen.
And only seven people would know for sure.
It started with a gasp.
Three, actually.
None of the people gasping could hear the others gasping, but that's not the point.
The three people were Sophie Foster, Linh Song, and Dex Dizznee.
Sophie gasped because of a memory.
Linh gasped because she found the truth.
Dex gasped because he found a warning.
Sophie raced down the stairs, grabbed a gift she needed to give, and ran to the Leapmaster.
"Candleshade!" She shouted.
She hurriedly stepped into the beam of light and disappeared.
She ran toward the huge building and prayed that Keefe was in there.
Sure enough, he opened the door.
She shoved the box into his hands before he could close it.
It had little air holes all over it. He looked at her suspiciously and carefully opened it to reveal a small brown and yellow kitten who was very, very confused.
Keefe's glare turned into a huge, happy grin. He closed the door as Sophie came inside and pulled her into a giant hug, still holding the box.
She shoved him off quickly. "Keefe, the kitten's just a bonus. We have bigger news."
Just then, her imparter rang. "Linh?" Sophie asked.
"Sophie!" Came the baby bird voice of Linh. "There's something...big!"
"What?"
"Discovery!" Linh couldn't seem to talk.
"Okay...um...I'm at Candleshade. You know, Keefe's house. Call the others to meet me here."
She hung up quickly and she and Keefe sat down to wait.
Keefe was cuddling the kitten and hugging her at the same time.
"What are you going to name it?" She asked. "We all have one. Mine's Coco."
"It's a cat, right?" He asked. She nodded. "How about...Tiger?"
Sophie clapped happily as the door opened and everyone came streaming in.
Linh and Sophie both opened their mouths at the same time to share their news.
"I FOUND P.L!" They both screamed.