Rare Collection

Chapter 1: Taken

Chapter 1: Taken

Sora was walking down the town streets as Mii-kun had it's head peeking out from the bag. It was near sunset as the two walked back to the house.

"Did you have fun today Mii-kun?" Sora asked with a soft smile. Mii-kun nodded from his place in the bag.

"I'm glad, that was the park Kaede-san took you to right?" Another nod and a small squeak, causing Sora to giggle.

"Haha, the others will be meeting us at the house. I gave Tazuki the keys, he should be there by the time we get home." Sora said, lightly petting Mii-kun's head. The two walked by an alley as a sudden wind shift caught Sora's attention. Just as he turned to see, a hand shot out and grabbed him by the collar. The sudden force caused his bag to fall off his shoulders and Mii-kun got startled by the sudden drop. Sora turned his head as a hand clamped tightly over his mouth and another wrapped tightly around his arms and body. Sora grunted and pulled his arms out, freeing himself and causing his assaulter to stumble. Sora turned and kicked the man in the abdomen, forcing him back. The man attacking him pulled out a gun like machine and fired a dart into Sora's neck. He instantly felt groggy as he brushed the dart off his neck.

"Ghh...." Sora stumbled as the man grabbed him again. His blurring vision and the sight of his bag on the ground caught his attention.

"Mii-kun! Run!" Sora yelled before a cloth clamped tightly over his mouth. He struggled for a bit before the drug affected him and he fell unconscious.

Mii-kun had tears as he watched Sora get attacked and knocked out. He wanted to help, but considering what Sora had to do when he was kidnapped, Mii-kun knew he couldn't take on that man alone. He heeded Sora's plea and jumped out of the bag, running as fast as he could. The house was just a few streets down, he should be able to make it.

The man smiled as he held an unconscious Sora in his arms. Finally, the ultimate collection will be mine.

Later........

Mii-kun ran as fast as he could, finally reaching the familiar red roofed building he has been calling home. He squeezed through the back gate and reached the glass patio door. He saw Tazuki, Motegi, and Daichi with their respective creatures chatting at the table. He pounded frantically on the glass, hoping to grab their attention. Considering his small frame and rather soft limbs, making a sound on the glass was more than difficult. He waved his arms quickly, as the group was chatting, Conny noticed him and quickly punched Tazuki's hand before running over to the glass.

Tazuki sighed as he looked at the clock, it was way past the time Kashiwagi said he would be home. The conversation between Motegi and Daichi was pretty standard, while the monsters played around the home vacant of it's owner. What was he doing? Did he catch another stray creature? Did someone else discover another creature like Motegi? Or did Mii-kun get lost? Many things ran through his head as he tried to figure out what Kashiwagi was doing that made him run late. He felt a small tap as Conny punched his hand, pointing to the patio door before running to it. Tazuki raised an eyebrow and turned to look at the door.

Mii-kun was waving his tiny arms frantically behind the glass.

Tazuki was more than surprised, but a bad feeling filled his gut as he looked at the mummy. Mii-kun was by himself, no sign of Kashiwagi anywhere. Conny was pounding on the glass as well, both Isao and Mukumuku walked over to the glass. Tazuki opened the door and the small mummy ran in.

"Mii-kun? Where's Kashiwagi?" Tazuki asked, the mummy shook his head frantically and waved his arms. Quickly hopping up to the notepad and grabbed a pen. Mii-kun has gotten a lot better at writing since the unintentional visit to the festival. The small mummy wrote speedily on the notepad, tearing off sheets to write more. The six of them just watched in confusion and interest as Mii-kun continued to write. Once he was done, he grabbed the pages and lined them up. He waved his arms as a signal for them to look.

Tazuki felt his heart skip a beat as he read the messy but readable handwriting.

"Sora taken" "bad man" "weird gun" "sleepy cloth" "Sora danger"

"Mii-kun, these words, was Sora-chan taken?!" Motegi asked, nearly a yell. They didn't need to specify that "taken" meant "kidnapped". Mii-kun's eyes began to water as the mummy nodded.

"Do you know where he was taken?" Daichi asked, Mii-kun nodded with still teary eyes. He wrote down another set of notes.

"Bakery" "sunset" "book shop" "path home"

"Bakery.... Book shop...." Motegi mumbled as she looked at the notes. Tazuki immediately recognized the location Mii-kun was identifying. It was a route Kashiwagi and himself took several times when they were younger. It was a path from the park to Kashiwagi's house. It was about a twenty minute walk from the shops to the house. If they left now, they just might.....

"We need to go, I know where that is." Tazuki said, before explaining he was out the door.

"Hey! We're coming too!" Daichi and Motegi ran after him, grabbing their respective creatures and quickly put them into their hiding bags. Daichi scooped up Mii-kun and placed him on his shirt collar before running after Tazuki.

The group ran after Tazuki to the spot where Sora was taken. Mii-kun began to bark as they reached the alley, spotting a familiar green schoolbag tattered and tossed on the ground. A familiar phone lied just outside of the bag. Tazuki kneeled down and looked around the alley, dirt scuffed around and a dart lied partially buried.

Weird gun..... Sleepy cloth.....

Tazuki felt his blood boil as he came to the realization that Kashiwagi was drugged during his abduction. He knows Kashiwagi is skilled in multiple areas including physical, trying to fight him would be a challenge for anyone. Whoever took him knew this.

"Mii-kun, did the abductor spot you?" Daichi asked, Mii-kun shook his head.

"Did Sora-chan tell you to run?" Motegi asked, Mii-kun nodded, Tazuki sighed, of course he would be worried about Mii-kun. Tazuki looked down the alley and saw footprints, running down and turning a corner near the end of the alley. He bolted down the path as the others scrambled to catch up.

"Damn it Kashiwagi.....Where are you?" Tazuki breathed as he looked down and continued to follow the path, only to meet the end of the tracks, and replaced with tire skids that quickly faded away into the main road. Their road was dry here.

"Sora....Please be okay...."

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First fic for the series, what do you think?