Chapter 3

 

 

As the next day followed, Tiger was dropped off at the park that Randall wanted to meet her. The park had many kids running around and playing games. Birds would fly in and out of trees, squirrels ran along the branches and dogs chased ball through the park. At one side was a small playground with a jungle gum, slides and swings. The other side had a building for restrooms and a large open field that led down a deep hill, which was forbidden to public, with a large tree at the top of the hill. It was a perfect day to come to the park since the sun was shining and everyone was in a cheerful mood.

 

Tiger entered the entrance to the park and looked around. She had her blue sack backpack swung around her back and was wearing blue jeans with an orange shirt and the Night Stone around her neck. She could remember that Winter was in her room, but the something nudged her back and she opened her bag to see the cat bat, shrunken down, inside her backpack. “Winter! What are you doing here?” Tiger growled.

 

The cat glanced at Tiger, but then sighed. “I wanted to come to protect you,” She began. “I am your guardian and I do not trust this meet… it may be…” the cat felt uneasy for being in the bag since it was filled with trash. “Don’t you ever clean this up?” She hissed.

 

“I know, I know. It could be a trap.” Tiger sighed. Just… stay quiet and be still…” She instructed. She closed her bag and was a bit puzzled that Winter had snuck into her bag. Putting the bag back on, Tiger walked to the tree and tried to pass kids, and saw Kendall playing his DSi again. She just rolled her eyes and mumbled a bit.

 

Kendall looked up from his game, surprised to see his friend here. He slammed the DS shut. “It took you long enough. Did you take a bus or something?” He laughed. Kendall stood up and brushed the dirt off his jeans. “So are you wondering why I asked you to meet me at the park?” He asked. A slight grin came across his face and pointed down the hill. “We are having to go down there to get to the Agency.” He said.

 

Tiger looked down at the barren land. All it was an open plain, but the soil was really loose that would cause sinkholes and rocks were all around, even someone could scrap their knee and get hurt. “Why are we going there?” She glanced at her friend. “It is forbidden and anyone can get hurt…”

 

He shrugged, not caring for what she said. “Well there is a secret passage way and it can lead us to it.” He turned to Tiger. “You have to trust me on this one. We will be ok and I won’t let anyone hurt you.” Kendall gazed out across the plain, about a mile away. “Do you see that hole over there? That is where we have to go and then I will explain more when we get there.” He smiled.

 

The two begin to walk down the hill to Rock Edge. It got its name for a lot of pointy rocks. They reached the bottom of the hill and began to get to the destination.

 

At the bottom, Tiger was unsure of the pointy rocks. They seemed sharp enough to cause a cut and around the rocks were racing snakes and bugs. She was creped put, but decided to take her friend’s word and started to walk towards a rock. The rock was pointy and she touched it, but it gave her pain. Tiger looked at Kendall and he was moving along, not terrified or scared. “Um, Kendall, are you sure this is safe?” She asked.

 

Kendall stopped and turned his head. “Come on. It is fine, you can trust me.” He smiled, his eyes shining with eagerness.

 

Tiger smiled and managed to get over the first rock. As she clutched the second rock, Kendall was already half way/ “Hey, wait up already. I’ve never done this before.” Tiger laughed as she climbed over.

 

 

 

“Come on, Tiger. We are almost there.” Kendall complained as he walked into the mouth of the cave. It had taken them at least half an hour or so to get to the cave and both of them had a few scratches at their hands, but they didn’t stop. The hole was wide enough for them to crawl into and not far away, voices could be heard from deep within the caves. Kendall had a soft glow of darkness shine in his eyes and was finally able to finish his mission.

 

Tiger came up behind him, wiping the dirt of her jeans and tucking on her bag. “How much longer to we have until we…” Her stone began to glow around her beck a bit and gave her a vision. There was a giant snake that was with a boy and a girl that looked like her. Mysterious shadows occurred at end of the cave, they were tied in hard ropes and their eyes were filled with fear. Surprisingly, the two girls had necklaces on, but their clothing wasn’t shown in the darkness.

 

“Tiger…” Kendall cried out, worried about his friend. “Are you ok?” he asked. Something was bugging Tiger and he wanted to help her before she would meet his boss. Kendall reached out for Tiger and held her hand. “Are you ok,” He asked again.

 

She nodded and felt a bit dizzy. The vision shocked her, making her unable to walk, but she wondered where it came from. In the vision, she had sworn that Kendall and she were in the cave, seeming to be with a snake. What bothered her was the snake was a long ancient snake, like the pharaohs, and had bright green eyes. At the end of the cave, she saw two girls and wanted to help them. Visions seemed to bother her, but then a few seconds, she looked at the hole and followed her friend into the cave.

 

Inside the cave, it was hard to see, but Kendall pulled out a flashlight and the cave was just a short narrow path. The two were able to see the ending of the cave and nothing was there. Tiger was wondering what to do, but a chill ran up her spine as if something was trying to clutch her.

 

“Are you sure this will be safe, it doesn’t seem too safe…” Tiger sighed. Inside, she was too scared to move on and wanted to leave. A hand reached her hand and she jumped, seeing that it was Kendall. “Where are we going? Up ahead is just a dead end…”

 

Kendall smiled and pulled her to the end of the cave. “DO not worry, Tiger. Nothing is going to happen to use, I promise.” They reached the end of the cave and he went ahead. He stood a few paces away and gulped a bit, but tried to not sound scared. “Master… you asked me to come…”

 

There were two glowing green eyes that looked at Kendall. “Did you bring the girl as you promised?” It hissed.

 

He stood out of the way and Tiger was standing there, confused what is going on. “Tiger is my friend and I was hoping that you won’t… hurt her any way…”

 

A man stood out and a smirk ran across his face. He wore a black sleeved jacket and black pants. The mysterious man had dark green eyes, light blond hair and a white necklace around his neck. The man was slim and there was the marking of a snake on the upper right of his shirt, it was the form of a golden hue. “Greetings, Tiger. I am sure that you have heard of me…” He said happily.

 

Tiger blinked, she wondered who the man was. “Who are you? And how do you know me?” Her mind was blank of the man and she tried to back away a bit, but something kept her still ad calm.

 

The man shook his head. His eyes glowed and then turned a bit darker. “My name is Polin and I would like you to join the NDA.” He smiled.