“KAROLIN!” Yun yelled and pulled me out of the Well, he hugged me for a moment and asked “What in the nine hells were you thinking young lady?!? Don’t you dear do that to me ever again!” I hugged him back “Welcome home Yun” I let him go first “You can fill in the blanks later, that thing was impersonating my children?” he asked me, looking at the monster that was giving Anre a run for his money, I just nodded, his eyes showed anger and disgust towards the creature “outrageous… nobody messes with the children under my care!” Yun dashed and kicked the face of the monster sending flying toward some crates he helped Anre to his feet “You back?” “Missed me?” Andre laughed “In the slightest, you got the monster I saved Parker?” “sounds like a plan old man” They high-fived and yelled “Switch!” as if they were in some sort of wrestling match, Yun magnetized some pipes and knives from the ground and sent them towards the monster while Anre helped Parker deal with the mob.

Yun was better equipped to deal with the monster, his fast reaction times coupled with his gift to change direction, evade and counter the monster attacks, Anre managed to send the town´s folks to sleep in a single hit of his hands “Thanks Anre I was almost done for before you came, how´s Yun?” “the lad seemed to be back to normal we have to take that thing down but no matter how much I hit it, that thing just refuses to stay down” Yun was hit sending him flying to us Anre managed to catch him before he was hurt “thanks, that thing is tougher than it looks” Yun said as he was placed on the ground “it has to have a weak spot we just need to find it” Anre said, “why… just why would you mess with me?”  I raised an eyebrow they guys were planning how to take down the monster none of them thought what I heard “I just want to make their wishes come true… so in turn I can grant my own wish, is that so wrong?”  wishes? Grand them? Don’t tell me…

“guys… that thing talks!” they all looked at me as I pointed at the monster that was looking for us “What do you mean it talks? I didn’t hear anything” Parker said “like I can hear it thinking, it wants to grant wishes give me a second let me try to hear it” I closed my eyes and heightened my hearing focusing on the monster ninety-eight… ninety-nine… that man would have been the final wish! I have to find him and add him to my bank with one hundred coins I can see him again and be a true wishing crane!”  “It wants to find Yun to put him into a bank… a coin bank… the sound of coins it comes from… the pearl! If you guys break that pearl it will stop it!” Yun put his hand on his chin and thought for a moment, “I did hear something clacking nearby when I was close to it if that’s the case I have a plan” We all gathered close as Yun explained his plan to us “Remember the bullet? If I magnetize the coins they will shatter the pearl from the inside, Parker I need you to make a puppet to carry me near the pearl, Anre keep pummeling it with your hammer” They both nodded and put the plan in motion.

“where are you? Don’t you say they were your world? Why wouldn’t you want to see them?”  “Its coming, everyone ready?” Anre made a wolf made of paper for Yun  “Ready!” “ready as I´ll ever be” “Then lads let's roll!” Anre ran his hammer burning bright red he hit the ground making it explode shattering the stone into pieces and creating a smoke curtain to mask Yun “Over here you over size noodle!” Anre kept hitting the ground and the monster “Annoying, so annoying! Give me my wish!”  the monster targeted Anre trying to stamp him with his body “Parker now!” Parker moved his hand to command the wolf, it moved quickly through the dust making use of the stones that were protruding from the ground to leap higher into the air to get Yun closer to his destination Yun closed his eyes and crossed his fingers, concentrating on making his magnetic field “that annoying man… huh… it hurts!!! What is this!?!”

A cage made of Yun´s magnetic crests formed around the pearl,  it started to move violently form side to side, the monster howl in agony as the pearl keep moving “no…Noooooooo!!! Don’t go we are going to see them soon so soon don’t leave me! Please I don’t want to be alone… dear borther where are you!!! You said you would co…me…back” the pearl shattered to pices as ninety-nine coins scattered into the ground the body twitched for a moment and then fall limply to the ground coiling itself like a centipede it looked like it was holding itself like a children that is scared, “we did it” they guys were exhausted for the over use of their gifts Anre picked up Yun and they both walked to us “… it was… it was waiting to see its borther, I feel sad form it and for it…” “what is this thing anyways? Parker Yun you are the smart ones can you figure it out?” they both shook their heads as the radio in my bag turn on “Gentelman, I think I can answer your questions” the same man talked to us the guys were upset about it “that… monster was waiting for someone its… it wasn’t a monster… right?”

There was silence from the other side for a moment “Did your gift let you into their mind? Little by little you are becoming stronger” I don’t want to be praised by him in the slightest “Moonlight Sedative Syndrome or M.S.S for short” We all gathered closer “This is a phenomenon where people turn into this kind of creature, not a gifted or a moonlight beast, is it's currently unknown why this happens but sometimes people turn into this kind of creatures, I´m currently looking into it needless to say I learn a few interesting things from your encounter look at the corps please” we turned and saw what was left of the monster it started to dissolve leaving behind only a single person of a woman holding a coin in her hand, Parker ran to check on her but he just shook his head “dead…” was all he said, “if possible I would like for you to solve M.S.S cases when you find them if not for me to give closure to their tales, keep the hard work”

“town wakes up in the middle of the streets:  a most curious thing happened to the Pekod town´s folks, Yesterday morning a big chunk of people were found near the plaza area apparently all of them had sleepwalked in unison to the same area, the Wishing-Well, it was also noted that a dead body of a person not listed in the missing person reports was also found in the same area alongside clear snigs of a fight, the hunter´s and huntresses order have reported that a moonlight beast attacked the town the guards are-“ I keep watching the reporter talking about what happened a few days ago the guys where finishing with the Vermillions in a moment I stayed behind at the Inn and asked for a favor to Saki to see if she would let me use the Inn´s kitchen “sure baby-boo do you need help? I make a killer margarita” I smiled at her “Sure, do you happen to know how to make Curry?” she thought for a moment “Sure thing I have a recipe from the Vally of Killalark we can make it easy as A, B, C gurl!”

“well our job here is done, we have the money we just need to decide how we are going to use it” Anre said and sat down “I… I think we can go to another town so as not to carry too much” Yun mentioned and took his place at the table, “I agree, we have enough for some bus tickets that will take us instead of walking, but right now” Parker sat down and in unison with his friends, the sound of rumbling filled the Inn´s bar “We are hungry!!!” “yes, kittens I hear ya! Karolin bring the dinner!” they were confused about my sudden addition to the staff of the inn, I struggled with the plates of white rice but I managed not to drop anything, “Oh, so you found a new calling Lass?” I shook my head “nah but after a work well done I believe is only fair that you guys get a very good meal” Saki brought the pot with the actual curry and placed it on the table “Your girl has talent at the kitchen she only cut herself twice while prepping the vegetables” I covered my band-aid hand and served the meal.

“curry?” Yun asked I nodded as Saki put her arm around me “Your girl asked me to teach her how to make it, probably wanted to make something special for her gang of friends” Yun looked at his plate, he took his spoon very carefully and with grace looking at each piece of meat, vegetable and grain of rice, I swallowed hard I didn’t know I was in purgatory kitchens when he finally took a bite I was awaiting his reaction everyone on the table stopped and waited for what did he thought of the meal, we all breath when he was eating happily “how did you know curry is my favorite? This tases like home” I fall into a chair “Oh my god I thought you were going to call me an idiot calamary and throw up” Yun laughed “I wouldn’t be that mean I totally would to Anre but not you” Anre opened his mouth and dropped his spoon “rude! Just because when I cook everything is black doesn’t mean you get to judge me!” “uuuuu all I heard was I'm going to cry you a river Yun” “You little!”

Yun was laughing and joking around, he even bantered with Anre like normal, I know that he will be sad and gloomy when we get to the valley but I'm happy for now, Yun is not dead, he still has a lot of conflicted emotions and a long way to cope with his lost past “you made it Karolin he is back to almost normal” “it’s the least I can do” I am part of this team too, I don’t want to be a damsel in distress forever, I understand that power doesn’t come instantly so, for now, I am content with helping in my own way, and until Yun is fully back to normal, I´ll be sure to lift his mood with curry.