Chapter Two-Surprise



Grath and Kazooie crept along the path, looking for any sign of Devan. KRSplat and

Ducky were checking out an old fort they'd found, and Coppertop was waiting for them

back at the path. "Hey, Grathie, what's this?" said Kazooie. "It looks like a beanie, but

the whirlie on top is real big!" Grath looked at Kazooie. "That, Kazooie, is a lizard copter

hat. Y'know, the ones they fly with? There standard issue in Devan's troops." "Oh," said

Kazooie. "Cool."

A sound ahead made Grath freeze. He grabbed Kazooie and climbed a tree. Then he

looked for the newcomer.

A pretty white rabbit was walking up the path, humming a tune as she went. As she

walked by, Grath felt a nudge in his ribs. "Hey Grath, lookit this! I found a coconut that's

NOT hairy! I knew I was right! I knew it!" "Kaz, SHUT UP!!!" Kazooie subsided, gleefully

tossing 'the UNhairy coconut' in the air. "By the way Kaz, that's not a coconut," Grath

added. "That's a mango!" "WHAT?!?" Kazooie looked shocked. "Kazooie, watch that-" the

mango, forgotten, fell like a rock to hit the rabbit on the head as she walked under the

tree. "-mango. Lookit what you did!" Grath, grumbling, climbed down the tree. "Did I kill

her?" Kazooie flapped down beside Grath. "Dunno, birdbrain. She's out cold, though no

serious damage." "Except the poor little mango! Call the ambulance! Call the ambulance!

This mango has sustained a death wound! Help!" Kazooie picked up the mango, and

began running for the path. "KAZOOIE, GET BACK HERE NOW!!! The least you can do is

help me wake up the rabbit YOU knocked out!" Kazooie ran over and dumped a bucket of

cold water and ice cubes over the rabbit's head. "Kazooie, what are you doing?!?" "I'm

waking her up," said Kazooie. "See?"

Sure enough, the white rabbit was coming around. She groaned and opened her eyes,

and shook her head. "What happened?" she asked. "Who are you?" Grath grinned. "I'm

Grath Jackrabbit, and this is Kazooie. Sorry about the mango pancake that Kazooie

made, but I guess he couldn't wait to find a turtle to try it on." Kazooie looked mad. The

white rabbit grinned. "I'm Blacksheep," she said. Kazooie stared. "BLACKSHEEP??? What

kinda name is that?" "Shut up, Kaz," said Grath. "C'mon, I'll take you to the others."



Ducky wound her way through the shadows, keeping an eye on the fort. KRSplat had

taken the other side. Suddenly, a dark figure detatched from the shadow. "KRSplat?" she

whispered. The figure whirled, drawing it's sword and advancing. No, she decided, this

was definitely not KRSplat. Time to beat it. As she back-pedalled, she studied the

advancing shadow closely. It had other weapons at its belt, but she couldn't make

anything else out. Abruptly she felt rough bark behind her. There was no escape.

The figure halted a couple feet from her. "Who are you?" The voice startled her. "I-I'm

called Ducky Greyrabbit," she stammered. "Who are YOU?" "I'm called Ninja."