ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ꜰɪᴠᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴇᴍᴏɴʏ “ᴍᴀʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀᴛꜱ ᴏʟᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀᴇʏ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜʀᴏᴄᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ɪᴄᴇᴄʟᴀɴ!” ʏᴏᴡʟᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏꜱᴛꜱᴀʀ. ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ! ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴍᴏᴏɴᴘᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀꜱ! “ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ, ɪ ᴀᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀꜱ. ᴍᴏᴏɴᴘᴀᴡ, ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ.” ᴘᴀᴡꜱ ꜰɪᴢᴢɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴍᴏᴏɴᴘᴀᴡ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ’ꜱ ʀᴏᴄᴋ. “ɪ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ᴀɴᴄᴇꜱᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴜʀɴ,” ꜰʀᴏꜱᴛꜱᴛᴀʀ ꜱᴀɪᴅ. ʟᴇᴀꜰꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ ɢʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ. “ᴍᴏᴏɴᴘᴀᴡ, ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜᴘʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ?” “ɪ ᴅᴏ,” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴘᴀᴡ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇᴅ. “ᴛʜᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴄʟᴀɴ, ɪ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. ᴍᴏᴏɴᴘᴀᴡ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ,” ꜰʀᴏꜱᴛꜱᴛᴀʀ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴇᴅ. “ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ! ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ!” ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀɴ ᴄʜᴇᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ’ꜱ ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍᴘᴀᴡ’ꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ꜱᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ꜰʀᴏꜱᴛꜱᴛᴀʀ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴇᴍᴏɴʏ, ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ’ꜱ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇꜱ: ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ, ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ, ꜱᴘᴀʀᴋꜰʟᴀᴍᴇ, ʙᴇʀʀʏꜰʀᴏꜱᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ. “ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ,” ꜱᴀɪᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. “ꜱᴏʀʀʏ, ʏᴏᴜ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ,” ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢɪɢɢʟᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ, “ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ, ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀꜱ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇ ᴍʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ?” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ’ꜱ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴘᴇɴ. “ʙᴜᴛ… ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ…” ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏʀɴ. “ɪ’ʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ. ɪ’ʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ,” ʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇᴅ. “ᴏʀ… ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ. ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ. ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ.” “ʏᴏᴜ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛꜱ!” ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ ꜱᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴅ. “ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ’ꜱ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ! ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜱᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ!” “ʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ,” ꜱᴀɪᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ, ʟɪꜰᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪɴ. “ʏᴇꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ,” ꜱɴᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ. “ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ,” ɢʀᴏᴡʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ᴏʜ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ?” ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ. “ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ ɪꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴀɴ. ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ɪꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ,” ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ. “ꜱᴏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ, ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ?” ʜᴇ ꜱɴᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ. “ᴡᴇʟʟ, ɪ’ʟʟ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ – ɪ’ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ!” “ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ,” ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, ꜱᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ. “ɴᴏ, ɪ’ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ꜱᴏ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛɪᴄ,” ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ, ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ. “ʜᴇ’ꜱ ꜱᴏ ʀᴜᴅᴇ!” ꜱɴᴀʀʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ʜᴇ’ᴅ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴅ!3 ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ.” “ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ,” ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀᴇᴅ. “ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ?” “ɴᴏ, ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ. ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ,” ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ʙᴇɢɢᴇᴅ. “ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ.” “ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴍᴏʀᴇ!” ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ᴡʜʏ? ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ꜰᴇʟʟ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴀ ᴄʟɪꜰꜰ,” ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴡᴀɪʟᴇᴅ. “ʙᴜᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴘᴜꜱʜᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ,” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇᴅ. “ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ! ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋ!ʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ – ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ.” “ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ,” ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ. “ʏᴇꜱ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴋ!ʟʟ ᴀ ᴄʟᴀɴᴍᴀᴛᴇ,” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴅ, “ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ’ꜱ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀꜱ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ—” “ꜱʜᴜᴛ ᴜᴘ! ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋ!ʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴄᴀᴛ. ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ʜᴇ’ᴅ ᴘᴜꜱʜᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟɪꜰꜰ ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ!” ꜱʜᴏᴜᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ.
ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ. “ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?” ꜱʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ꜱᴀɪᴅ. “ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ.” ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴍᴇᴛ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇᴘᴀᴡ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. “ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ,” ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ. “ɢᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ,” ꜱᴀɪᴅ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇᴘᴀᴡ. “ᴡʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴀᴍᴇ?” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ. “ɪ’ᴍ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ ɴᴏᴡ,” ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇᴘᴀᴡ ᴘᴜʀʀᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅʟʏ. “ɪ’ᴍ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ,” ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀʙ.” “ᴡʜʏ? ᴅɪᴅ ɪᴛ ꜰᴀɪʟ?” “ɴᴏ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍʏ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ, ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ, ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴀʏ ɴᴏ,” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇᴅ. “ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ʏᴇꜱ?” ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ. “ᴡᴇʟʟ… ɪ’ᴍ ᴀꜰʀᴀɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ—” “ɴᴏ! ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴀʏ ʏᴇꜱ. ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ. ɪ’ᴍ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀʙ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ. ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ, ᴍᴀʏ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ʙᴇʀʀɪᴇꜱ?” ᴘʟᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ,” ᴍᴜꜱᴇᴅ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ. “ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ,” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ. “ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ’ʟʟ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴇʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱʜᴇ-ᴄᴀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʙᴀᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ!” “ᴏᴋᴀʏ,” ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ɪɴ. “ɪ’ʟʟ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ. ʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏ.” ꜱʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴇʀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ, ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ! ɪ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ,” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇᴅ. “ᴀʜᴀ!” ᴀ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡʏ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜱʜᴇꜱ. “ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʀᴇᴅ-ᴘᴀᴡᴇᴅ!” “ᴡʜ-ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ?” ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜꜱʟʏ. “ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ʙᴇʀʀɪᴇꜱ. ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ! ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴇʀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ!” ꜱɴᴇᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡʏ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇ. “ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ?” ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ʜᴀ. ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʟᴜᴄᴋ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅʀᴜɢ ʜɪᴍ!” “ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅʀᴜɢɢɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ—” ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ,” ꜱɴɪᴄᴋᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ. “ɪ ꜱᴀᴡ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ.” “ʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ ᴍᴇ!” ʏᴏᴡʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ɴᴏ, ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ,” ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ ᴘᴜʀʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴏꜰᴛʟʏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴇɴᴀᴄɪɴɢʟʏ. ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ’ꜱ ꜰᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴜɴᴇᴀꜱᴇ. “ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴍᴇ?” ꜱʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱᴋ. “ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ,” ꜱᴀɪᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ, ɪɢɴᴏʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ. “ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴇ – ᴀɴ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ! ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ɢᴜᴇꜱꜱ. ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢɪʀʟꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ!” “ꜱʜᴇ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍʏ ɢɪʀʟꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ!” ꜱɴᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ. “ᴀʟʟ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪꜱ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ. ɴᴏᴡ ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ!” “ʏᴇᴀʜ, ꜱʜᴜᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ!” ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. ɴᴏᴛ ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜰᴇʀɴ ᴏʀ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ, ʙᴇʀʀʏꜰʀᴏꜱᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴀʀᴋꜰʟᴀᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ! “ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ʙᴜʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ!” ʏᴏᴡʟᴇᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍꜱᴛᴏʀᴍ. “ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴜꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ?” “ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ! ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ꜱᴇʟꜰɪꜱʜ! ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ!” ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ ᴅᴇꜰɪᴀɴᴛʟʏ. “ʏᴇᴀʜ. ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴍ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴇᴠɪʟ, ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ!” ᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴅ ꜱᴘᴀʀᴋꜰʟᴀᴍᴇ. ʙᴇʀʀʏꜰʀᴏꜱᴛ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ. ᴍᴏᴏɴᴡɪꜱʜ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ, “ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇ, ɪ’ʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ.” “ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ!” ʜɪꜱꜱᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴄʟᴀᴡ. “ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛꜱ!” “ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ,” ꜱᴀɪᴅ ʙᴇʀʀʏꜰʀᴏꜱᴛ, ꜱᴍɪʟɪɴɢ. “ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ!” ch 6: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/649000444/ ch 4: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/635694391/ ch 1: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/634559091/
