Chapter Four: The Air Pirates.

 

 The deadly weapon that she was staring at, but being held by the wrist so roughly caused her to be enraged frightened Sam.

 

 “So,” Don Karnage’s voice spoke, “we meet at last, heir of Frida Foxhill.”

 

 The feline’s fury grew as she heard the voice.  She tried to kick him with her left leg by turning her right leg.  The hand released Sam’s imprisoned wrist.  As she made contact, she felt the gun on her foot, and held it hit the sand.

 

 Sam managed to get behind the pirate.

 

 "I forget my manners, yes, no?” Karnage said mockingly.

 

Sam realized that the pirate she was fighting was the tan wolf she saw with the oversized tomcat earlier.

 

 The pirate swiftly turned to Sam, who managed to kick back quickly.

 

 “I am Don Karnage, the Prince of Pirates!”

 

 Sam grinned wickedly and said, “Never heard of ya!”

 

 This sentence stopped Karnage in his tracks.

 

 “What do you mean, ‘Never heard of ya?’”

 

 The cat grinned as she lied again.

 

 “I just haven’t.”

 

 Then, Sam ran as fast as she could at Karnage, who was still confused.  But to Sam’s dismay, the captain was not confused enough to notice her attack.

 

 The wolf sidestepped out of the way of the attack, grabbed the cat’s hand and twisted it to her back.

 

 Sam struggled to escape, but Karnage’s grip was too strong for her to escape.

 

 “You are very troublesome for a pepping squeak!”

 

 The cat said, “Well, excuse me.”

 

 Then, Sam stomped Karnage’s foot.  The captain’s grip loosened, allowing the to escape.  But the wolf grabbed Sam’s elbow.

 

 “Uh-oh!” Sam thought as Karnage tightened his grip on her elbow.

 

 Sam struggled again to escape when the wolf whistled and yelled out, “Mad Dog!  Dumptruck!  Hal!  Over here! NOW!”

 

 Three pirates came out of the jungle shrubbery.  One of the pirates was the giant she saw earlier.  The other two looked like a goofball team.  Sam would have laughed if she were not in danger.  She noticed that the pirate that looked like a ferret had some rope in his hand.

 

 “Now I’m trouble this time.” Sam thought.

 

Meanwhile, Mai-Mai had led Baloo, Kit, and Melissa to a cave.  The island lioness had noticed that Sam was missing.

 

 “Sam gone.”

 

 The others looked around and saw that Mai-Mai was right.

 

 “What are we going to do?” Kit asked franticly.

 

 “I have an idea.” The bat announced.

 

 “What is it?” Baloo asked, hoping to find Sam.

 

 “I can go back to the spot and look from there.” Melissa explained.

 

 “Then, go!” Baloo yelled.

 

 “Okay, okay, I’m going!” The bat flew off into the night.

 

 It took Melissa a few minutes to find where they saw Sam.  She flew down into a tree and looked for Sam.

 

 “Sammy, where are you?”

 

 “OW!”

 

 “That’s my answer.” The bat said.

 

Then, she flew off to the direction of the sounds of pain.

 

Meanwhile, a tied up Sam was kicking Mad Dog.

 

 “Stop it!” The pirate yelled.

 

 “Stop what?” The cat asked as if she had not done anything to him.

 

 Grumbling, The enraged pirate continued to drag the cat.

 

 “Psst.”

 

 “Huh?” Sam said quietly so Mad Dog would not hear her.

 

 “It’s me, Melissa.”

 

 “What are you doing here?!” The cat exclaimed quietly.

 

 The bat did not say anything, but she climbed down to the rope and nibbled it until Sam was free.

 

 The pirate was too busy grumbling about the pain that he did not notice the cat escape.

 

 “I’d hate to be him now.” Sam thought to herself as she ran off.

 

When the two friends went to the cave, they were tired.  Sam almost fell over when Mai-Mai embraced her.

 

 “What happened to you?” Baloo asked.

 

 “We have to hide!” Kit yelled.

 

 “To cave, quick!” Mai-Mai announced.

 

 “Right!” Sam and Melissa said.

The group ran into the cave.

 

 At first, the cave’s interior was dark, but at the end there was a light.

 

 “Are we really staying in here?” Melissa asked Sam.

 

 “You want to fight the pirates?” The cat asked.

 

 “Good point.” The bat admitted.

 

 “Hey, there’s something up ahead.” Baloo said.

 

 “I see it too.” Kit agreed.

 

 “That treasure.” The lioness said.

 

 “What?!” The others exclaimed.

 

 “What wrong?”

 

 “You never told us that you know the treasure was here.” Melissa exclaimed.

 

 “You no asked.” Mai-Mai said.

 

 “She has a point there.” Sam admitted.

 

 When the group made it to the other side of the tunnel, they saw one of the largest amounts of treasure in their lives.

 

 “Wow!” The bears exclaimed.

 

 “Follow me!”  Mai-Mai commanded, running to a piece of rope that was hanging from the ceiling.

 

 The others followed the lioness to and through the treasure.

 

 “This is cool!” The cat said.

 

 “I’ll say.” Baloo agreed.

 

 “How’s this place stay lit?” Melissa asked.

 

 “Mirrors.” Sam answered, pointing at the shields that reflected the moonlight.

 

 “Cool.”

 

 After going through the treasure, the group found themselves at a cul-de-sac of seven bedrooms.

 

 “Here rooms.” The lioness said.

 

 “Is there any food here?” Baloo asked.

 

 “Yep.” Mai-Mai said, pointing at a door.

 

 Baloo ran to the room to the left, while the others followed.  Mai-Mai grabbed Sam and nearly dragged her into the room that was on the opposite side of the cul-de-sac entrance.  Melissa flew to Sam and landed onto her friend’s shoulder.

 

“Hey!”

 

 “No worry.” The lioness said.

 

 Mai-Mai opened the door to show the remains of what looked like a princess’ bedroom.

 

 “Whoa!” Melissa said.

 

 “Yea,” Sam agreed, “somebody call a maid.”

 

 “This Foxhill room.”

 

 Then, a growling sound announced itself.  The friends turned to the lioness, who was blushing.

 

 “If you’re hungry, then go.” Sam said.

 

 “Thank you.” Mai-Mai said.

 

 As the islander ran off, Melissa said, “I’m with Mai-Mai.”

 

 “All right.” The cat said.

 

 “Thanks!” The bat said as she flew away.

 

 Sam smiled and started to look around the room.  She saw a mirror that covered in a white sheet.

 

 “This looks interesting.” The cat said.

 

 The feline pulled off the cover and saw her reflection.

 

 “I was hoping that I would see my real self.” Sam said, disappointed about being an animal-like person.

 

 Then, she saw the reflection of the ruby necklace starting to glow.

 

 “What the…” 

 

 “Hi!” A familiar voice shouted at the cat.

 

 The cat looked and jumped back in fright, because in the mirror was Frida Foxhill.

 

 “Sorry about that.” The vixen said sincerely.

 

 Sam was not so forgetting at that moment, but she took a deep breath and asked the ghost, “Why are you showing yourself now?”

 

 “Now that you’re in front of a mirror, I’d thought that you might want to learn about a new power or two.” Frida said with a grin.

 

 “Really?”

 

 The ‘reflection’ said, “Yes; one is the power to see anyone you want.”

 

 “How?”

 

 “Touch the amulet, then touch the mirror, wait until you see a golden vortex, and say the name of who you want to see.” The vixen instructed.

 

 “That’s all?” The cat asked the ghost.

 

 “That’s all.”

 

 Sam followed the instructions, hoping to get an image of her mother, but it never came.

 

 “Hey!” 

 

 “I knew I forgot something!” Frida exclaimed, “It only works in the world that the necklace is in.”

 

 The cat thought for a moment before saying, “I got one.”

 

 She repeated left she had done earlier with the exception of saying her mother’s name.

 

 “Don Karnage.”

 

 The vortex widens to reveal a band of pirates, led by Karnage, in the jungle following the footprints that Sam had left behind.

 

 The captain announced to his crew that they were closer to Sam’s whereabouts.

 

 “What?” The captain exclaimed.

 

 Dump Truck, a big blue and white dog, asked, “What’s wrong, cap’n?”

 

 “The feetprints have stop-ed!” The wolf yelled at the big dog.

 

 The other pirates looked and saw that their captain spoke the truth.

 

 Sam, watching this, was laughing.  She had thought ahead and covered her tracks by sweeping the sand behind her on her way to the cave.

 

 “I wonder if those guys figure it out.” The cat said to herself.

 

 Sam watched as Karnage walked unknowingly towards the cave, looking for a sign of the cat’s direction.

 

 “Uh-oh.” The feline said to herself as she watched the wolf walk the right direction.

 

 “Ah ha!” The captain exclaimed loudly, grabbing his followers’ attention.

 

 “The feetprints have started again!”

 

 “How did she jump from there to here, Captain?” Dump Truck asked, dumbfounded.

 

 “Idiot!” Karnage yelled with his

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