----
“Hold on! I’ming!" she called out, dashing toward him.
“In no time, she had cleared a path, knocking bats out of
the air with abination of the dagger and stick, one after
another. She moved fast, protecting her brother as she
went.
“Xavier stopped, stunned. Danielle was unstoppable,
taking out the bats like they were nothing.
“Xavier, watch out!" Danielle shouted, swinging her stick
and taking down the bat that had been sneaking up on him.
She pulled him close, protecting him like a mother hen.
“Oh man, that nearly gave me a heart attack. It came out of
nowhere," Xavier said, patting his chest, frustrated at the
whole situation.
----
“Bats were still swooping toward them, and it was clear
they were in trouble. Danielle and Xavier only had so many
hands, and they had used up all the powder.
“Just as Danielle was thinking about what to do next, she
heard someone call out, "Danielle, Xavier, we’re here!"
Howard and Vivian came running toward them, each
holding a torch. As they caught up, they both threw white
powder into the air.
“Run, quick! While the bats are still distracted!" Howard
and Vivian shouted. The four of them bolted, running as
fast as they could.
“Danielle risked a nce behind her and saw the bats
weren’t following anymore. "Alright, let’s take a breather."
“Xavier was gasping for air, shaking his head. "I thought I
was gonna drop dead back there. Mom, Dad, why did you
come back?"
----
“We were worried about you two. If something happens to
you, what’s the point of us staying safe?
“We don’t know what’sing next. Let’s rest and eat
something before we go any further," Vivian said, pulling
out some bread and water from her backpack and handing
it to Howard and the kids.
“We should’ve had the bodyguardse in with us.
They’re trained, so Danielle wouldn’t have to be the only
one protecting us," Xavier said, frustration creeping in.
“If we’d brought them all, and those people caused more
trouble, the vigers wouldn’t stand a chance. Leaving the
bodyguards behind also helps them. Once we’re out, we’ll
deal with it. We have to keep our word," Howard replied
firmly.
----
“I don’t get why they’re so obsessed
with this vige. What are they after?
Or is there treasure hidden here? ~
You mertfioned this ce being as
frbigah area, maybe that’s why all
thegesthings are in our way?-Vivian
wandered aloud, piecing things
t6gether like a detective..
----
Danielle chewed on her bread
quietly, her ngind elsewhere. The
vigers were clearly under some ~
sort of spell. If, like the vige chief’
said, someone poisoned them, It’
couldwe a disaster. She had Heard
frog her Cloud about different types
ofcurses, ones that controlled
minds.
----
Thinking of him made her uneasy.
His whereabSuts unknown, she
couldn’t reath him. He refused to
use a ph@ne, sticking to letters. we
She’d en back with the Darling”
famity for so long and hadn’theard
frasn him, not even a reply.to her
l&fters.
----
“Once they found Matthew, Danielle thought maybe it
would be time to go back and see if her master was still on
the mountain. She hoped nothing had happened to him.
“And the poison inside her was getting harder to keep
under control. The antidote they were working on still
wasn’t ready, and the universal antidote she hade up
with had no effect on it.
“Danielle feared that one day, she’d lose control and
wouldn’t recognize her family anymore. ‘What if I hurt
them? Maybe I should just lock myself in a cage when I get
back before it gets to that point,’ she thought, her worry
growing.
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