The Phoenix Beys

✔Chapter 8

Sala took the group back to her house and snuck them into her barn.

"Nice barn." Gingka complemented.

"Sure is." Kenta agreed.

Scarlett went over and started petting one of the goats and Gingka couldn't help but smile at his best friend's love for animals.

"Just stay here. I'll bring you some food from the house, okay?" Sala said. "Sorry, but if my father finds you I'll get into trouble. I'll be back soon!"

Sala then ran out of the barn to get some food for them.

"Looks like we won't be getting a warm welcome after all." Yuki said.

"But we should just be greatful that she's sharing food with us, right?" Madoka said.

The group were interrupted as they heard a man's voice and what sounded like Sala arguing with him.

"What's going on out there?" Gingka asked curiously.

"I think we should hide." Lillian said.

They all agreed with her and hid within a pile of hay. It was all quiet for a moment as they listened to the two arguing outside until someone's stomach growled.

"Can't you control that, Gingka?" Madoka scolded the boy.

"It wasn't me, that was you, Madoka!" Gingka whisper yelled back.

"My stomach doesn't growl that loudly, I'm delicate!" Madoka argued as she pushed his face into the hay pile.

The door swung open to reveal the man Sala was arguing with and the group froze like a herd of deers caught in headlights as he spotted them and frowned.

****

Benkei, Kyoya and Kogame where still on the move as the sun was beginning to set.

"There don't seem to be any clues on this stinking island at all." Benkei said.

The trio stopped as they reached a cliff overlooking the ocean.

"This island really is tiny." Kogame said. "All there is, is the volcano."

"So that's it then." Kyoya said. "The only place left to look is there."

"What?! We're going to climb that thing?!" Benkei exclaimed.

"No time for whining. Follow me." Kyoya said as he started walking again.

They eventually made it to a stone archway at the base of the volcano and Kyoya smirked.

"This looks promising." He said as he started to walk through it, Benkei and Kogame following not too far behind him.

****

The man, who they found out was Sala's father, allowed Gingka, Madoka, Scarlett, Yuki, Kenta and Lillian to stay at his house and the group were currently sat at a table as they were about to have dinner.

Sala's father explained to the group how about two weeks ago a Blader and his companion came to the island like they did and entered the sacred grounds of the volcano, despite the protests of the village chief and many other villagers, in order to do some Bey training. 

"Bey training, huh?" Kenta repeated the words.

"A true dragon?" Scarlett also repeated.

"That could only be one guy." Gingka said as he shared a glance with his companions.