The Journey

"Indeed." Holly agreed thoughtfully, "Let's find out - OI! BLONDIE!"

The box shuffled and moved a bit, as if the thing inside was agitated. Saya murmured to it. She looked up at the assebled group, the hood sliding away a bit. "Quite the party here... Do you mean me?"

"Is there anyone else around?" Shadow queried sarcastically.

"Is there?" Holly asked differently, looking around. There wasn't. "Yeah, we was talkin' to you! What's yar' name?"

"Saya," the mystery person said. One of the ministry officials looked up, as if he knew the name, but shook it off as hearing things. Saya shifted her weight, as if she wished to start running.

"That's a nice name." Holly said, as if it weren't important, "Whatcha doin' here?"

Shadow frowned at the ministry members, glad of the shadows that cloaked her.
"What's in the box?" She asked, her violet eyes narrowed slightly.

"One question at a time!" Holly said, "WHATHCA' DOIN HERE?!"

Natalie smiled quietly in the corner.

Saya narrowed her eyes. "Coming here wasn't a choice of mine. And in the box is Sankumo."
The loudspeaker shot off another announcement-that the doors should be closed, and no one let out without Ministry approval.
Saya muttered curses under her breath.

"Right..." Holly muttered, she looked up at the loud speaker and raised an eyebrow. "You runnin' from the law kid?"

Natalie tutted at Holly slightly, but nodded her head all the same as though approving the question.

Shadow raised her eyebrows at the sound of the announcement, and at the curses uttered by Saya.
"I'll get us out of here." She said.

Saya looked at Shadow. "Thank you... One doesn't like to be an animal in a cage..."

"No one doesn't, let's go," Holly insisted, taking Shadow's arm expectantly.

"Yes,,but where?" Shadow asked.

"Anywhere," Holly said, rolling her eyes, "Take your time though, we have until uh, Christmas I think."

"Longer...this RP site is permanent..." said Natalie.

Hayley shrugged, and did the same as Holly.

"Before the Ministry finds me would be nice," Saya murmured, looking at the agitated box she held.

Shadow teleported the little group away from the ministry, and they appeared in a cave on a mountain side. A tall, blacl pegasus looked up from its place lying on the ground as they appeared.

Saya nodded. She looked at Shadow as she set the box down. "Thank you," she said, and opened the box flaps. Immediately, a splendid white tiger popped its head up. It looked at the pegasus, and jumped out of the box. Saya rubbed its head and looked at the pegasus. She blinked.

Merlas sniffed at the tiger, and came to the conclusion that it was vaguely harmless and put her head down again.

"Yo Merlas," Holly said patting the pegasus, "What's up buddy?"

The tiger-Sankumo, Saya had said-watched Merlas carefully. When Merlas sniffed at her, she backed up a step. Saya observed Sankumo carefully