Haechan is sitting by the dead campfire site with Tae-il at his side. Ryu-jin, Jeong-yeon, Seung-kwan, Jae-min, Jin-ho, Shin-won and Kyung-hwa are all inside the cabin house with WinWin the unicorn. Ravn and Seo-ho are deep in conversation with one another, while Dami and Hak-nyeon are bonding with Maverick (well, it looks more like Hak-nyeon is teaching Dami how to ride his horse).
"So, is Mark a bad guy or not?" Haechan questions, staring at the stone pit with charred wood in the center.
"Should we fault Yong-sun, you mean? Imagine everything going well in your kingdom and then creatures start disappearing, losing their magic...?" Tae-il whispers and rubs his arm. "But at the same time, cursing a bunch of innocent strangers in the future and wrecking WinWin's hopes and dreams isn't cool either."
"Right."
Tae-il glances at the cabin and sighs, "Poor WinWin..."
After a few seconds, he returns his gaze upon Haechan, who is perked up and looking in the direction of the trees.
"Did you hear that?!"
"Hear, what?" Tae-il mutters, his heart skipping a beat.
Haechan slowly gets up to his feet.
There's a loud, shrill piercing whistle like the kind for a dog. At once, Haechan's eyes roll backward and he crashes to the ground.
Tae-il screams.
Seo-ho yelps and then he, Ravn, Hak-nyeon and Dami (and even Maverick) fall unconscious into the grass.
Tae-il drops down and shakes Haechan. This is not good at all! Something is not right. "Donghyuckie!!"
A soft, sweet voice like a siren's song fills the air and enters Tae-il's ears. "Relax. It's okay, Moon Tae-il." He pauses at once and looks up. From the treeline emerge four mysterious creatures.
Each one, based on the well-known mythical Korean legends: a Daltokki, a Bulgae, a Dokkaeobi and a Gumiho.
Tae-il, sensing danger, jumps up to his feet and staggers away from them. "HELP!!"
"Get him!" the moon rabbit snaps.
The fire dog launches off with the nine-tailed fox (actually in fox form) close at his heels. They close fast on Tae-il, snarling, leaping and, within seconds, each grabbing a firm hold of Tae-il's gray hoodie with their teeth.
"LET GO!!" Tae-il shouts out, kicking and wriggling around to try and break free from them. "DONGHYUCKIE!!"
The rabbit and the goblin join them.
The two canines release Tae-il, who is screaming still. He is immediately wrapped up in an enormous embrace by the goblin, pinning his arms helplessly and tightly to his sides. On the ground, Hak-nyeon, Dami, Maverick, Seo-ho, Ravn and Haechan all remain lifeless and sprawled in the grass and dirt.
And it is clear that no one in the cabin can hear him.
Something is VERY wrong.
Tae-il can do nothing but scream and scream though.
"We need to get out of here before that vampire fights through the curse and wakes up. You know the spell doesn't last long. And also the sound barrier surrounding the cabin will break down any second," the moon rabbit says, its beady red eyes glaring with disgust at Tae-il. "We have to go!"
"Too late..." the hell hound remarks as Haechan murmurs and soon the others on the ground moan and groan as well.
"Move it!" the nine-tailed fox says, nudging the goblin in the back of his leg.
The four creatures with the screaming and thrashing Tae-il head back towards the forest.
Meanwhile...
Haechan's eyes fly open wide as his eyes land on the horror scene. Then Tae-il's distressed screaming reaches his ears, zapping him up to his feet. He whirls around, his eyes flashing emerald.
"Where's...Tae-il?" Dami asks in a whisper.
"I'm...going...to..." Haechan begins to snarl to himself, feeling fury boiling inside of him.
"DONGHYUCKIE, HELP ME!!" explodes from the forest.
"KILL A DRAGON!!" Haechan erupts, flinging his arms out to his sides and morphing into a giant bat-like creature.
"Whoa! He's mad..." Hak-nyeon mutters to Dami.
"No...really?" Dami hisses back with a playful smirk.
"Ravn! Seo-ho!" Haechan growls, seeing the dark gray werewolf and raven shaking themselves to life. "Come with me!"
The three, ignoring Haechan's transformation into a bat, launch off into the trees and in the direction of Tae-il's cries.
Dal, Jiog, Sagikkun and Yeo-u reach the far end of the trees, bursting upon the shoreline, where a small vessel floats awaiting them. They all board it, bringing Tae-il along with them.
The goblin dumps Tae-il on the deck and takes command of the wheel, just as Haechan, Seo-ho and Ravn emerge and skid to a halt in the sand.
The fire dog jumps up and barks a fireball from the boat right at them. It strikes the beach, sending sand up at them.
"NO!" Tae-il screams as the demon dog yelps with glee and jumps back onto the ship.
"Direct shot," the flaming canine sneers.
Tae-il scrambles across the boat to the side and looks to see the cloud of dust disturbing the rescue. Then, before he can say anything or make a move, he feels hands on his arms, pulling him backward.
When he whips around, his eyes land on the beautiful young lady that has nine tails sprouting behind her. He blinks in shock and it's enough for the woman to bind his arms behind him with a coil of rope.
"Who...are you...?" Tae-il gasps.
The woman smiles at him. "Moon Tae-il, you really need to catch up on your Korean mythology, don't you?"
And with that, Tae-il gasps as she brings a chunk of wood across his head, knocking him out cold. The last thing he hears is laughter, before he hits the desk and sees nothing but an expanse of blackness.
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