Umoya leapt from floating island to another, her speed making Stryngs's eyes sting- Hayley was squeezing hers shut tight, clinging to him for .
'..!' Stryngs turned his head at some sort of shouting. '...!!' There it was, sounding closer. Pulling Umoyas' reins, he listened harder. Hayley lifted her head confused. 'St...!!'
'Was that-?' Hayley didn't even need to finish her sentence before Stryngs yanked Umoya in the direction of the voice.
A huge island...
A giant, rural city in the center...
Three screaming figures!
'Down, Umoya!' Stryngs ordered, whipping the reins. Hayley squealed, grabbing onto Stryngs's shoulders as they plummeted down. They landed smoothly with a small lurch. 'MYMICK!' Stryngs flung himself at his sister, oblivious to the surprised stares that Hanna and Freya gave him. 'I am glad you're safe, Mymick...' He whispered before pulling away. Turning to the other three girls, he said 'Now there is five of us, we can-'
'Seven.'
'Excuse me?'
'Seven. But Cyto and Ranjon were taken away...' Freya looked accusingly at the outline of the town.
'Who-' Hayley began before Hanna intercepted.
'Werewolves. Took them to their city. Said they were in "A whole lot of trouble".' She quoted, fear in her pink eyes.
'What else?' Stryngs's voice was quiet, dangerously quiet.
'They were saying they'd be sorry for returning... That Cyto and Ranjon were gonna pay for this.' Mymick answered. 'But Stryngs, as our fathers' most trusted war advisor, you must know that us five couldn't rescue them! We need to find the others-'
'Than come back to see their rotting bodies?! If we are gone for more than three days, they'd turn up dead! We can't go!' Hanna yelled angrily, her tail bristling.
With a small sigh, Stryngs said 'We could use Umoya. Riding her, we can do a wide search in just under two-'
'We can't leave them here!'
'And we cannot rescue them alone!' Hayley yelled at Hanna. Everyone looked at her, surprised she'd spoken, as she continued. 'Stryngs DOES care about his team, Hanna! He woke me just as the sun rose to try find some of the group! He isn't leaving anyone behind!' A silence followed, while Hayley waited for Hanna to reply.
'Well, I think if we leave two people to monitor the city and send the other three to search, we could end up saving them...' Freya pointed out, sounding almost lazy.
'Hanna and Mymick, you stay.' Stryngs decided.
Mymick seemed on the verge of protesting as she nodded reluctantly. 'Is there a signal for when you return?' She said coolly.
'Three jets of flame.' Stryngs nodded than turned to face Hayley and Freya.
'Never thought I'd say this, but
Let's go rescue Cyto and Ranjon!'
#TheEvilGoodness : Chapter Thirteen
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