flying from where the motor was once mounted and turned back to Rebecca.

“THE MOTOR IS RIPPED OFF IT’S MOUNT IT WON’T WORK!!”

“WHAT DID HE SAY?”

“THE MOTOR IS BROKE… I CAN SEE IT, IT’S HANGING OFF THE WHEEL WE HAVE TO GET THEM IN!!”

“NO WE HAVE TO GET THOSE DOORS SHUT.” Baloo said, as he flipped the switch to start shutting the cargo doors.

“BALOO WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?”

“IF THE WHEEL FLYS OUT WE LOOSE THEM, IF WE SHUT THE DOORS THE ROPE WILL BE CAUGHT AND WE CAN BRING THEM IN AS SOON AS WE GET OUT OF THIS.” Baloo explained as his heart sank as he could hear the doors shutting, he hated leaving Kit out in the storm but at the time it was the best option knowing that if anyone tried to help them there was a chance that the plane would jerk again and send that person flying out. Shade watched as the doors started to shut his eyes glued to the motor wheel twisting slightly, when got free everything slowed down to fractions of seconds.

“MY BABIES!!” Rebecca yelled, as she reached for Kit and Molly, Shade looking up at her for a second before he turned back and jumped for the doors. “SHADE!!” Rebecca watched as Shade made it through the doors seconds before they completely closed.

“WHAT’S GOING ON BACK THERE!” Baloo yelled, still fighting with the controls trying to get the nose down.

“THE WHEEL CAME LOOSE, AND SHADE JUMPED!!” Rebecca let the door shut as she looked at Baloo with tears streaming down her face. “We have to go back for them.”

“We will Beckers but right now we have to get are selves out of this mess.” outside Shade kept a close eye on Kit and Molly as he speed towards them.

“Kit it’s Shade.” Molly said, as she looked up at Shade coming towards them looking like his name sake.

“What’s he going to do.” Kit asked, Molly as he let go of the tow rope and started to reach for his airfoil only moments before the wheel of the tow rope caught up to the two and hit him on the head, knocking Kit out, causing him to let go of Molly getting the young bear to scream out as she clung to him for dear life. Once Shade caught up to the two he grabbed the tow rope he bit it free from the motor wheel and then tied it around Kit before grabbing Molly.

“Hang on Molly this is going to be a rough ride.” Shade explained as he wrapped the loose end of the tow rope around his right arm and then reached behind his trench coat. “You ready?” Molly only sniffled as she tightened her grip around Shade’s neck, before his cloths started to puff out slightly, getting them to slow down greatly, but also causing them to be subject to the winds a lot more. As the rope tied to Kit went taunt Shade was flipped upside down getting Molly to scream out in fear and Shade to wince when there was a loud popping sound in his right shoulder. As the three got tossed and blown every direction Shade held on tight to Molly and the rope holding Kit, with eyes squeezed Shut, and teeth clinched he cursed himself for ever letting this family get close to him, for letting his feelings tell him that everything was alright, the first night he met Rebecca. “Hang on Molly I’m not going to let anything happen to you I swear.” As he held the sobbing child tightly. They were tossed around in the winds for what felt like an eternity before they finally landed. Once on the ground Shade put Molly down, the little bear couldn’t help bust noticed that it looked like Shade had just gotten a little bigger in his upper body area, before Shade reached behind him and his cloths seem to go back to normal with a minor hissing sound. As he walked over to Kit still tied up he checked the cloud surfers head and noticed a large bump that was bleeding slightly. As Shade looked around he saw a cave in the distance, and grabbing Kit he looked at Molly and smiled as the little girl took his right hand. Leading Molly to the cave with Kit slung over his left shoulder, he kept looking forward as his face turned as cold as the surrounding area. ’I have to protect them now, from both the cold, and the curse.’ As they reached the cave Shade laid Kit down, then turned to Molly. “I need you to stay with Kit for a little while Molly I’m going to get some things to help him.” Molly nodded and watched as Shade walked back to the opening, once out of sight Shade walked around to the side of the mountain, looked to make sure Molly didn’t follow him, Once he was sure he looked back at the stone and braced him self before he slammed his right shoulder into it, popping it back into place wincing as he slowly rotated before gathering some snow and taking it back to where he had left Molly and Kit. As he started to pre-form first aid on Kit, as Molly watched on concerned for her soon to be older brother. While else where Baloo and Rebecca had just gotten through the worst of the storm.

“Alright I’m going back for the kids.”

“Attention Usland Plane this is cornel spigot perhaps you’ve heard of me.” Baloo glared at the radio he knew that they had flown in to deep to Thembria air space to turn around with out delivering the statue, other wise it would cause the short pest on the other end of the radio to send out the Thembrian air force. “Right Spigot I heard of yeah we got your statue and we’re landing in a few minutes.”

“So you have heard of me, very good and once you drop off the people’s statue you will vacate Thembrian air space.”

“We can’t Mr. Spigot there was an accident and are children were lost in the storm in your country we can’t leave with out finding them.” Rebecca said, as she grabbed the mice from Baloo and seem to almost plead with spigot to understand their problem.

“Oh no my dear, you will land and return are statue, and then you will leave are air space at once, we will send out a search party and then contact you when we find them. Or you will be shot.” As Baloo gripped the stick of the Sea Duck he sped up and landed the plane on the Thembrian airfield 20 minutes ahead of schedule. As he carried the crate out and nearly put it on Spigot head he was about to grab the little annoyance when Rebecca grabbed spigot and lifted him off the ground and gave him a cold glare.

“Now you listen to me buster, we are not leaving with out my children, and your ether going to stay out of are way or I’m going to take that hat off your head and shove it down your throat.” With the threat said Rebecca dropped Spigot and started to walk away leaving Baloo in shock.

“Never threaten mother when her kids are endanger.” Baloo said, as he looked at Spigot and started to head back into the Sea Duck.

“STOP THEM!!” As Spigot got off the ground a group and strong arm Thembrian Soldiers ran into the cargo doors of the Sea Duck and grabbed the two adults hauling them out. “So you thought you could threaten me and get away with it did you.” Spigot said, as he looked up at Rebecca. “AHEM!” the guards holding Rebecca forced her to her knees to face Spigot. “Well we don’t take kindly to people threatening superior officers here in Thembria.

“Not to their face anyways.” Dunder added, as he looked at Rebecca.

“Since you both want to stay so badly then allow us to give you a room, IN ARE PRISON!!” As Baloo and Rebecca got hauled away, Spigot straightened his collar and smiled proudly. “They’ll soon regret ever crossing paths with SPIGOT!”

To Be Continued

Baloo and Rebecca are in Thembrian jail, Shade, Molly, and Kit are lost in Thembrian territory.

Read the next installment, as the kids have to make their way across Thembrian territory, Baloo and Rebecca have to find away to get out of jail to try and find them, all the while an old enemy from Shade’s past is making it’s way to the Thembrian capital. Memories, Ghosts, and Dogfights in the next installment of the Shade Chronicles