'Wait.. when did you get the charm' Kevin inquired Chris.
'Oh.. the captain gave it to me when we were leaving... didn't you get one?'
'What!?... she gave you that and you didn't tell us!' Nick said with a disapproving tone.
'I-i assumed all of you got one!' Chris replied.
'Never assume anything Chris' Zack, the wise head was giving advice as always.
'I have a question... where did you get the gun?' Arthur asked.
There was silence for a moment.. then the reply came.
'Oh... that, the captain gave it to me'
Kevin's lips twiched 'you son of a...'
'Just kidding! Haha..' Chris laughed for a moment before replying 'that guy we killed ended up dropping it, i took it because i thought it might be useful... i didn't think i would have to kill someone thought'
Kevin almost strangled the bastard, had Chris been a second late Kevin would have made him regret living by just roasting him.
'It was a gun, what do you mean you didn't think you would have to kill someone' Kevin replied sarcastically.
Then the carriage came to a stop, they had reached the 'hideout' of The Mystery Seekers, an unassuming book store.
"Who would think that beyonders were hiding in a bookstore of all places" Nick commented.
"That's precisely the reason we made a hideout here" Leah said with a smile as they entered.
"Don't mind the hole in the wall, a recent problem made that hole.. but we have dealt with it, so you don't have to worry" she said while pointing to a hole on the wall.
'Looks like a fire was involved' Kevin thought pondering about what could have caused such damage, the wall was practically torn apart and charred it seemed like some kind of claws tore through it, and at some spots it as if something had bit through it.
"Well bad news, the Holy Cathedral has decided not to send backup.. they can't send people over in time, the earliest backup can only come in two months, it seems"
Everyone's faces darkened, even though they were not aware of the danger posed by the beyonders who 'killed' them.
Leah sighed "well, we had always beem low on people, as you can see there's no one here except for me and these two... well i guess now you five are also going to be staying here from time to time"
"The good news?" Zack inquired.
Leah blinked for a moment " i never said there was good news"
"Well... since you specifically said bad news, we assumed there would be good news" Chris said with a hint of uncertainity in his voice.
"Well this time... your assumtion was right!"
Leah said while smiling.
"You five have been allowed to become beyonders"