Kipo and the world beyond

Old friend

Kipo's family all rode on Bella's back as they charged forward to the shookshroom laboratory. "I knew there was something that didn't sit right about that feathered freak." Wolf exclaimed, pacing back and forth. "Hey, Wolf, maybe you should take it easy." Benson asked her. "TAKE IT EASY!? ROOK TOOK KIPO AND STOLE EMILIA FROM US! WE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TO FIND HER AND NOW WE HAVE TO TRACK THEM DOWN AGAIN!" Benson isn't too surprised about Wolf's reaction, but still he doesn't like the attitude. Wolf sees her response was a bit much, she sighed and sat down across from him. "...sorry...I'm just... so fed up with all this.... I just want this all to end... to go home." Benson sees that he isn't the only one that's homesick, he gets up and sat next to her. "I understand, this place seems to make you realize how much you could miss from home, this place is just... too much." 

Bella chirps as she slows down. "Woah, sorry fellas, looks like Bella's having a snack break." Wolf looks mad. "This is no time for a snack break." "Hey I don't control her, she just needs a minute to eat ok?" Dave responded. Song gets up and slid off Bella. "We'll make the rest of the on foot, it's just past that archway. The team quickly dismount and run, Benson keeps Dave away from the mushrooms as they head back to the facility. "There it is and he gate is wide-" Benson's words die in his throat as suddenly their surrounded by harbingers, spears at the ready. These harbingers are different from before, they're taller and have masks over their mouths, leading to small oxygen tanks. "Harbingers?!" Benson exclaimed. "Don't worry man, these guys are easy." Dave reassured, as he molted into his buff form, and goes and punched one of them. "Now watch as this dumb faker becomes nothing but-" His words are cut short, literally, as the harbinger sliced Dave in half, reducing him to his baby form. "What!? Why didn't it melt!?" Molly questions as her axes are taken. The harbingers point their spears. "No..." Lio says. "Emilia perfected the formula..."

The harbingers move them inside, more harbingers stand guard around the base. "I can't believe it, the harbingers..." Song can't believe her eyes. Suddenly they're shoved into a dimly lit room, the harbingers pick them up and drop them into glass cage boxes. Molly tries to break the glass, but its more durable than it looks. Now they are left in this room, like caged animals at a zoo. Wolf yells out in frustration "UGH! When I get my hands on Rook i'm gonna-" "Gonna what?" They all freeze when they hear that voice, they turn and Kipo in a cage as well. 

They all turn to her and looked relieved. "Kipo! Sweetie, you're ok." Song exclaimed. Wolf spoke next. "What happened? Why did Rook take and Emilia?" Kipo turns and lays her back against the glass, now facing away from everyone and slides down and sits against the glass. "...It wasn't Rook... it was me..."

(Flashback, last night)

Kipo is laying in bed, holding the cloak. She's upset at the thought leaving Rook still. She rolled over to get comfortable, only to see Mid's helmet in her face, she was about to scream, but her mouth was covered. "Kipo shush!" He whispered. Kipo is shocked to recognize the voice. She takes the hand off his mouth and quickly gets the helmet off his head. "Rook!" Kipo jumps into his arms and kissed him. "You're here, does that mean you're going to with us, back to Las Vistas!?" Rook pats her back and shakes his head. "No, I just came to get you're help." She looks at him confused. "My help? For what?" Rook retrieved a piece of paper from his pocket. "This... it's from my father by I don't know what it means." Kipo looks at the note. "'My little angel'... what the heck does that mean?" Rook sits down. "So you don't know either?" 

Kipo sees his disappointment and sits with him, patting his back. "I'm sorry, Rook, I wish I knew." Rook, sighed and reached into his pocket again, pulling out a strange looking piece of metal. "My father left something for me... but I don't know what it is..." Kipo tries to comfort him, but she's having little luck. "I'm sorry Rook, I wish I could help... but I just don't know..." She hugs him, comforting him, best he can. Kipo want's nothing more than to help him, but this is out of her knowledge, but that's when she gets an idea, a crazy idea. "...but I think I know someone who does." Rook looks hopeful.