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With the Good Comes the Bad
By: SnowPuppy
Kay-Si was rocking in her rocking chair feeding baby Moonwatcher from a 
milk 
bottle. She was looking out the window, it was raining. 
Today sure is a rainy day, She thought, I hope Steppenwolf is doing 
okay out 
there.
When Moonwatcher was finished eating, Kay-Si took the bottle out of his 
mouth 
and replaced it with a pacifier. Soon Moonwatcher got tired of the 
pacifier, 
and Kay-Si took it out. Then she sat him down on the floor to let him 
play 
with his blocks. He cooed, and began playing.
Kay-Si smiled at her only son, and looked out the window again, the 
rain 
pouring down angrily. She heard thunder, and started to worry even more 
about 
her husband. She shivered and got a blanket to keep warm. The thunder 
scared 
Moonwatcher, and he started to cry. Kay-Si picked him up and rocked 
him. Soon 
he was fine again, and wanting to play with his blocks. Kay-Si sat him 
back 
down, and sighed, looking out the window. She heard the door, and was 
glad 
that Steppenwolf was finally back in.
She saw her sopping-wet husband come in. She quickly put on a worried 
face.
"Okay, okay! Next time I'll wear a raincoat." Said Steppenwolf.
"AND, take an umbrella?" Said Kay-Si.
"And I'll take an umbrella." Said Steppenwolf with a sigh.
Kay-Si was finally satisfied. Her husband had listened to her for once.
Kay-Si then heard a knock on the door, well, more like a bang than a 
knock.
Who could that be? Kay-Si wondered. She went and opened the door.
She then saw a female, yellow echidna standing in the doorway. She 
scrunched 
her face up;she had no idea who this was.
"Oh, sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Vycky-Na." Said the yellow 
stranger.
"Okay, but what are you doing here?!" Asked Kay-Si.
"It's the storm. I'm lost and so far away from home. I dont know where 
I am. 
I'm cold, and freezing. I have no where to stay for the night. Nobody 
will 
let me in their house. I'm so cold! Please help me." Said Vycky-Na.
"Um, ok. What d'ya think, Steppenwolf?" Kay-Si asked her husband, now 
walking 
over to his wife.
"She can stay, but only for the night. The storm should be over by 
tomorrow." 
Said Steppenwolf.
Vycky-Na's freezing cold cheeks lit up with warmth when she saw 
Steppenwolf. 
She stared at him for awhile.
"Um, aren't you going to come in?" Asked Kay-Si, getting impatient.
"Oh, yes!" Said Vycky-Na, heading in.
"You can sleep in Moonwatcher's room for the night. I'm sure he wont 
mind. 
I'll find some blankets and an old pillow for you to lay on. Okay?" 
Said 
Kay-Si.
"Yes." Said Vycky-Na.
Kay-Si set up Vycky-Na's bed-for-the-night and told her this is where 
she 
would be sleeping. Vycky-Na, pretty tired right now, nodded and yawned, 
laying down on it.
When Kay-Si exited the room, Vycky-Na got up.
"They think I'm only staying for a night. But I will stay longer... I 
was 
only going to stay one night, but when I saw that handsome husband of 
her's.. 
I just had to stay. They can't stop me. She will see. By tomorrow, she 
will 
be thrown out of here. Then Steppenwolf will be MY husband and 
Moonwatcher 
will be MY son." Said Vycky-Na with an evil grin.
At 9:00PM, when Steppenwolf came in from guard duty, Vycky-Na had a 
plan.
"I will get her to run an errand for me. Then I will talk Steppenwolf 
into 
divorcing her... and then he will be all mine. The perfect plan! She 
will no 
longer have her luxury-life with the guardian." Said Vycky-Na happily.
Vycky-Na then called Kay-Si into the room.
"What is it?" Asked Kay-Si.
Vycky-Na then noticed her mistake. She hadn't thought of what kind of 
errand 
she wanted Kay-Si to run for her. She only knew that she had to be gone 
long 
enough so that she could talk Steppenwolf into divorcing her.
"It's my backpack. It has all my important stuff in it... and I lost it 
somewhere outside. Will you please look for it for me? I would do it 
myself... but I think I'm catching a cold." Said Vycky-Na, thinking 
fast.
"Okay... I will look for it." Said Kay-Si, sighing, heading out of the 
room.
Vycky-Na waited until she heard the door shut, then she called 
Steppenwolf 
into the room.
"What?" He asked.
"I need to talk with you. About your wife." Said Vycky-Na.
"What about Kay-Si?" Asked Steppenwolf confusingly.
"Right, right. Kay-Si. Well.. this might come as a shock to you, but.. 
I dont 
think you should be married to her any longer. I think you should 
divorce 
her. She is just using you, because you are a guardian. I saw her write 
that 
in her diary." Said Vycky-Na.
"What?!" Said Steppenwolf.
"It's true. Sad to say." Said Vycky-Na.
They heard the door. Kay-Si was back in. She came in the room.
"Sorry, Vycky, but I couldn't find your backpack." Said Kay-Si.
"Is this true?" Asked Steppenwolf.
"Is what true?" Asked Kay-Si.
"Is it true that you are just using me.. that the only reason why you 
married 
me is because I'm a guardian? Thats what Vycky-Na has been telling me. 
She 
said you wrote that in your diary." Said Steppenwolf.
"No! I'm NOT using you. I would never do that. I didn't marry you 
because you 
are a guardian. I married you because I LOVE you. And its true. I LOVE 
YOU." 
Said Kay-Si tearfully.
"Well Vycky-Na told me otherwise." Said Steppenwolf.
"Well she's wrong! I dont know where she got such an idea.. and 
besides, I 
dont even have a diary!" Said Kay-Si.
Steppenwolf blinked. She was right. He never saw her writing in a diary 
before.
"Steppenwolf! Please! Believe me! I'm not lying. I love you with all my 
heart 
and soul. I will never love anyone else as much, and I would never use 
you 
just because your a guardian! I would never ever use you for anything! 
I'm 
not using you! Believe me! I love you!" Said Kay-Si.
"She's lying! Just trying to cover-up! She dont love you! I'm the one 
that 
does! Leave her for me!" Said Vycky-Na, blurting out everything.
"That explains it. Everything. I bet Vycky-Na just made this whole 
story up. 
Because she so-called "loves you". She is just trying to get me away 
from 
you, so she can marry you, and so then she will be the wife of a 
guardian. 
She is the one that once to use you.. please believe me. I have never 
done 
anything but love you. We have shared our love.. and you know that, and 
you 
know that we both love each other." Said Kay-Si.
Steppenwolf looked deep into Kay-Si's eyes. They were swelling up with 
tears, 
and she had a worried look on her face. He looked deep in her eyes, and 
he 
knew she was trying to tell him all the love that existed for him in 
her 
heart. He then looked at Vycky-Na's eyes. They were filled with anger 
and 
hatred. The word "liar" was spelled all over her face.
"I have come to a decision." Spoke up Steppenwolf.
Yes! This is when he will throw that Kay-Si out and propose to me! My 
plan 
worked, I knew it would! Thought Vycky-Na.
"I know who's telling the truth, and who's not. It's obvious, because 
the 
words are right there written all over their face. I know that my wife 
is 
telling the truth;she has done nothing but love and be loyal to me. I 
love 
her, with all of my heart too, and nothing is going to change that. No 
one 
will break us apart. We are husband and wife, and should stay like 
that. We 
love each other, and no one by the name of Vycky-Na is going to change 
any of 
that." Said Steppenwolf.
Steppenwolf looked at Vycky-Na with anger filled in his eyes.
"GET OUT!" He shouted at her.
She trembled, and walked out of the room, and out of the house, and 
right 
back outside, into the cold, where she belonged.
"Thanks for believing me." Said Kay-Si.
"Kay-Si, I will always believe you. I know you are not one to lie to 
me. I 
love you and will protect you from people that want to tear us apart." 
Said 
Steppenwolf.
"Thank you." Said Kay-Si, crying now.
"Hush. Everything will be fine. You should get in bed now. You've had a 
long 
night and need your rest." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si nodded, and headed towards their bedroom. She collapsed in bed, 
and 
fell fast asleep.
When she woke up, she looked out the window, and saw a surprising 
sight. The 
night before had been rain, but it had gotten worse and turned into 
snow. 
Worse than snow, actually;it was a real blizzard out there!
She ran in the living room where her husband was getting ready for 
guard 
duty. She was frightened.
Steppenwolf soon noticed the worried look on her face. He reassured her 
that 
he would be just fine, even if it was a blizzard out there. He kissed 
her and 
headed out. Kay-Si went to check on Moonwatcher.
Moonwatcher was just waking up. She picked him up and cradled him for 
awhile. 
His crying soon stopped when she fed him breakfast. Then, just like the 
night 
before, Kay-Si sat down Moonwatcher to play with his blocks while she 
looked 
out the window. After awhile, she picked up her book to begin reading.
But Steppenwolf didn't come back in. He was gone for an awful long 
time. 
Kay-Si began to get worried. She decided to go out and look for him... 
but 
what about Moonwatcher?
She called her sister Nick-Ol to come over and babysit while she was 
looking 
for Steppenwolf. Nick-Ol agreed. Nick-Ol came in(she didn't live very 
far 
away from her sister.), and sat down by baby Moonwatcher. Kay-Si then 
went 
out to look for her husband. 
The wind was terrible. It was blowing Kay-Si's dreads, and her 
echidna-hair, 
around like crazy. It was terrible weather. She wondered and wondered 
where 
her husband was. She kept looking. The wind blinded her, so it was hard 
for 
her to see clearly. She was glad that she had brought some stuff that 
would 
come in handy. That stuff included a pair of sunglasses. She put them 
on, and 
could see better, for the strong wind wasn't blinding her eyes anymore.
But the wind was still blowing hard at her, and it was hard for her to 
run, 
or even walk for that matter. Then she saw something that caught her 
eye. It 
was a body laying in the snow;snow had fallen on top of the body, it 
looked 
like there had been an avalanche and whoever that was was in the way of 
it.
All Kay-Si could see of the body was a hand, but she knew that a body 
was 
there. She ran to it, and removed the snow as quick as she could. What 
she 
saw shocked her.
It was Steppenwolf! And there was a terrible gash right accross his 
forehead. 
It was bleeding terribly. 
From what I've read about avalanches, not very many people survive from 
them. 
Thought Kay-Si, looking at Steppenwolf's fallen body.
She felt his chest. He wasn't breathing. Kay-Si looked at his body, 
which 
seemed lifeless. She cryed and cryed, tears streaming down her cheeks, 
for it 
looked hopeless for Steppenwolf to survive.
But even if it does seem hopeless, Thought Kay-Si, I still got to get 
him out 
of here, because he still might be in there somewhere. And if I dont 
get him 
out of here, then he WILL die for sure!
Kay-Si picked up Steppenwolf's body, which was heavy, and which slowed 
her 
down. But she couldn't give up;no matter how much her body was aching 
at this 
point.
Finally, she reached their house. She opened the door, and brought 
Steppenwolf in. She closed the door, and collapsed on the floor. Her 
sister 
looked down in shock.
What was laying before her was the lifeless body of Steppenwolf. Kay-Si 
loved 
her husband, and wanted to do everything she could to bring him back. 
She 
called the medics, and while waiting for them to arrive, got out her 
own 
doctor kit.
When she used her stethoscope she found out that Steppenwolf's heart 
wasn't 
beating. Tears swelled in her eyes and new ones streamed down her 
cheeks, 
getting rid of the old, dryed-up tears. Her whole face was stained with 
tears. 
She got some medicine out of her kit and put some on a piece of cotton. 
She 
then dabbed it on the gash that was accross Steppenwolf's forehead. 
Hopefully 
the medicine would help heal the infected cut.
The medics then rushed in. Kay-Si was so glad that they were there. She 
then 
noticed that Em-Ma was still the head medic.
"It looks like it's revearsed. It was always you that were hurt, and 
now its 
your husband." Teased Em-Ma.
"Thats not funny. This isn't the time for jokes." Said Kay-Si 
tearfully.
"Sorry. Let me take a look at him. What happened?" Said Em-Ma.
"He was in the way of an avalanche.. and it all came crashing down on 
him." 
Said Kay-Si, really not up to telling the whole story.
"Yes, yes, we understand. We must get him to the hospital quickly. We 
could 
lose him at any second. And it looks like most of his bones are broken. 
We'll 
have to check that out, too. Okay, everybody, get him out of here! Get 
him to 
the hospital A.S.A.P.!" Said Em-Ma.
"May I come?" Asked Kay-Si.
"Yes, your his wife, you should be there for him." Said Em-Ma. 
Even though Nick-Ol didn't know Steppenwolf well, she hoped he would be 
alright. She didn't like seeing her sister like this. It scared her. 
She 
gladly babysat for Moonwatcher while her sister and her sister's 
husband were 
being taken to the hospital.
Kay-Si looked at her husband's lifeless body while being taken to the 
hospital. Then there was a hopeful sign. Steppenwolf's heart had a 
faint 
beat;their only hope was to not let that faint beat stop.
When they got to the hospital, Steppenwolf was being rushed to the 
emergency 
room. More tears came down Kay-Si's already-stained-with-tears face. 
Her 
worst nightmare was coming true... all of this, it was a living 
nightmare. 
If he dies, I dont know what I'll do! If he dies, so will I. Thought 
Kay-Si 
fearfully.
Steppenwolf's heart was getting fainter by the minute.
"We're losing him! We need to act fast!" Said Em-Ma.
Kay-Si knew her husband's life was hanging by a thread. If he let go of 
that 
thread, his life would be gone with the wind. Kay-Si looked at her 
husband 
frightfully as Steppenwolf was fighting for his life.
Em-Ma told Kay-Si that Steppenwolf's left arm and leg were broken. The 
avalanche had damaged most of Steppenwolf's left side.
Kay-Si went to her husband's side and began crying. She didn't know 
what to 
do if she lost him. She then saw a good sign;Steppenwolf was moving his 
head 
back and forth slowly.
His eye's slowly opened, and they faced Kay-Si. Kay-Si's heart leapt as 
she 
saw that Steppenwolf was conscious and finally showing signs of life.
"Kay-Si..." He said weakly.
Kay-Si looked down at him.
"You came in contact with an avalanche. And you must rest to gain back 
your 
strength." Said Kay-Si.
Steppenwolf's whole body was aching with pain. He was never in so much 
pain 
in his life before.
He was moving around, and breathing hardly.
Em-Ma told Kay-Si that he must stop because he could easily get a heart 
attack and die. Kay-Si told him to stop. He did. But he was still 
breathing 
hard. His whole body was aching, including his chest, and thats why he 
was 
breathing so hard. 
The medics had no choice but to put him back to sleep. So they did. 
Kay-Si 
hoped and prayed that Steppenwolf would be alright. 
After awhile, the medics told Kay-Si that they have done everything 
they 
could for Steppenwolf. All he had to do now was wake back up.
Kay-Si looked at Steppenwolf;his left arm and leg were both in a cast. 
And 
there was a big, white bandage above his left eyebrow where his 
infected cut 
used to be.
Kay-Si was just looking down at him, not saying anything. He was 
breathing 
alright now, and his heart was getting stronger, but it wasn't a 
complete 
good sign until he woke up, because if he didn't wake up then that 
might mean 
that he's brain-dead.
But Kay-Si didn't want to believe this. She wanted to watch Steppenwolf 
until 
he woke up. Finally, his head started to move, like it had done before, 
except a more stronger movement this time.
He opened his eyes and Kay-Si was happy;he was alive, and alright!
"How are you?" She asked him.
"I'm alright.. thanks to you." He told her.
"Me? What'd I do?" Asked Kay-Si.
"Along, long, time ago, you told me to hang on to our love, and I would 
never 
die, as long as it wasn't time for me to die. And here I am... alive. I 
fought death, like you told me to, and won. Like you always have. Now I 
know 
what you.. went through." Said Steppenwolf, his voice still a little 
weak.
"Well all that matters to me is that your okay." Said Kay-Si.
Steppenwolf rubbed his left rib. It was sore.
"Steppenwolf... everything will be alright now, wont it?" Asked Kay-Si.
"Yes.. I still feel intense pain, but not as bad as last time.. I'm 
sure I'll 
be.. just fine." Said Steppenwolf.
"Good." Said Kay-Si.
As weeks went by, Steppenwolf got better. His leg and arm healed 
quicker than 
somebody's broken bones usually would. And the gash on his forehead 
healed, 
too. He was soon back to normal. Kay-Si was most glad of this.
As months passed, so did a whole year. Soon Moonwatcher had his second 
birthday. He cooed as he began to realize that his special day was here 
again.
He wasn't as messy with the cake as last time, but he was still a 
little bit 
messy. Espicially his face.
"For goodness sakes, the cake is everywhere but your mouth." Said 
Kay-Si 
cleaning up the chocolate mess while Moonwatcher giggled with delight.
After his party, Moonwatcher had to take a bath. He was filthy! With 
chocolate cake, of course. Kay-Si began to wonder if he even got any of 
that 
cake into his mouth.
But Moonwatcher didn't mind the bath;he liked to play with his toys in 
the 
water. His favorite toy was his brand-new one;the small, yellow rubber 
duck.
He began to say his next word: Ducky.
"Ducky for baby! Ducky for baby!" He said as  he hugged the little toy.
Kay-Si nodded, and when he was finished with his bath she had to clean 
up the 
kitchen;which was also a mess.
"It's hard to believe that last year his mess was even messier than 
this." 
Said Kay-Si to herself, cleaning up the last bit of chocolate cake she 
had 
missed.
She was tired, and she put down the mop for a bit. She went to go in 
the 
living room, sit down, and read her book, like always. Moonwatcher was 
happy 
playing with his toys in his new playpen that he got for his birthday.
Steppenwolf was coming in from guard duty. He looked at his family and 
smiled.
"So, the party is finally over?" He asked.
"Yes, and the mess is finally cleaned up." Replied Kay-Si.
"Well, I'm sure he will stop making those messes by the time he's 
three." 
Said Steppenwolf.
"I sure hope so." Said Kay-Si.
After that, they were silent for awhile. Until something unexpected 
broke the 
silence.
Moonwatcher squeezed his rubber duck which made a squeeky sound, which 
made 
the whole room burst with laughter. Moonwatcher was delighted. But then 
he 
yawned, and Kay-Si knew it was time for his nap.
She picked up the sleepy toddler, and put him in his crib. Now that he 
was 
two, he didn't cry as much as he used to, and he got used to putting 
his own 
self to sleep by himself, when he was sleepy enough, that is.
He yawned and layed down in his soft bed. Kay-Si put the covers over 
him. She 
watched him close his eyes and suck his thumb while he fell asleep.
Kay-Si heard the door. She knew Steppenwolf was going back out for 
guard 
duty, knowing that his family was safe for the time being.
After that, Kay-Si heard something she thought she wouldn't;she heard 
the 
phone. Who could that be? No one usually calls here. Unless it's my 
sister. 
But she dont talk alot, so why would she wanna call me? Thought Kay-Si 
confusingly.
She picked up the phone.
"Hello?" She said.
There was silence for awhile. Finally, whoever it was spoke.
"Hello." Said a deep, gruff voice.
"Who's this?" Asked Kay-Si.
"...Wouldn't you like to know?" Said the voice.
"C'mon! Who's this?!" Said Kay-Si, getting annoyed.
"You really dont want to know, ma'am." Said the voice.
"YES I DO!" Said Kay-Si.
"Nope." Said the voice.
"Okay, whatever. Why are you calling?" Asked Kay-Si.
"I'm calling, to tell you something." Said the voice.
"What?" Asked Kay-Si.
"I hear your son's birthday is today." Said the voice.
"Yeah, so?" Said Kay-Si.
"Well... if you ever want to see your precious, darling son again..." 
Said 
the voice.
"WHAT?!" Said Kay-Si nervously.
But she couldn't hear anything more. The phone was all static. Kay-Si 
put it 
down.
What did that person mean by that? Wondered Kay-Si. Kay-Si only knew 
one 
thing: That voice was talking about Moonwatcher, and she had to protect 
him 
if it was planning to take him!
She ran in his room, and looked in his crib. What she saw startled 
her;Moonwatcher was GONE!
She started to panic. How could someone take someone so fast? She 
didn't know 
what to do! She ran in the living room, hoping that he just got out of 
his 
crib somehow. But he was no where to be found. Then she heard the door.
Steppenwolf is coming in! She thought, What am I going to tell him?
"Hey. How's Moonwatcher?" He asked her.
"Well... ummm..." Began Kay-Si.
"Is he taking his nap?" Steppenwolf wanted to know.
"Well... not exactly..." Started Kay-Si.
Steppenwolf headed for Moonwatcher's room and Kay-Si followed. 
Steppenwolf 
soon noticed the empty crib.
"Okay, Kay-Si, whats going on?!" Steppenwolf asked her.
"I got a phonecall." Said Kay-Si.
"A phonecall?" Steppenwolf said, raising his left eyebrow.
"Yes, I got a phonecall from somebody. They said "if you ever want to 
see 
your precious, darling son again..."" Said Kay-Si.
"And then?" Steppenwolf asked.
"Then all I could hear was static. And before I knew it, Moonwatcher 
was 
gone." Said Kay-Si nervously.
"Oh my--! We've got to find him, who knows where he could be!" Said 
Steppenwolf.
They called the police, and they were searching for young Moonwatcher. 
But so 
far, no sign of him. Kay-Si went into a state of panic. She cryed and 
cryed, 
much like the time she thought Steppenwolf was dead. Everybody on the 
island 
was looking for Moonwatcher. Kay-Si then had a terrible thought: What 
if he 
fell off the edge of the island? I may never get to see him again! 
Kay-Si cryed and cryed. Pretty soon, her whole face was dryed with 
tears. 
Steppenwolf told her not to worry, and that they would find their son. 
But 
deep down, he wasn't too sure himself.
"Mrs.Steppenwolf Echidna" Spoke Officer Loren.
"What?" Kay-Si wanted to know.
"It seems that your son has been kidnapped. He's not lost, because if 
he was 
then we would have found him by now. We've searched the whole island. 
He was 
either kidnapped and the kidnapper is in hiding and has Moonwatcher 
with him, 
or he has fallen off the island. We will search for the kidnapper, if 
there 
is one, if that would make you feel better, ma'am." Said Officer Loren.
"Yes, please." Said Kay-Si in most panic.
"Okay. I'll tell the others to do so. In the meantime, keep calm. We're 
not 
sure of anything yet." Said Loren.
"How can I keep calm when my only son might be dead?!" Blurted out 
Kay-Si.
"Ma'am, we're not sure of anything. We dont know if he's dead or not." 
Said 
Loren.
Kay-Si then thought back to that phonecall. If you ever want to see 
your 
precious, darling son again... It scared her, but it also gave her 
hope, for 
maybe Moonwatcher didn't go off the edge of the island after all.
And, Kay-Si was right. Moonwatcher was just fine and dandy. Though, if 
they 
didn't act fast, he wouldn't be. His kidnappers were Vycky-Na and her 
brother 
Ronnald.
"If they ever want to see their precious, darling son again, they'll 
tell us 
the secrets of the floating island." Said Vycky-Na's brother, Ronnald, 
holding up a gun to Moonwatcher.
"And they better get here fast if they know whats good for them." Said 
Vycky-Na, blowing a bubble from her bubble gum.
"Yeah, and if they dont get here by midnight tonight, Shorty gets it." 
Said 
Ronnald.
"Yeah, and not only the island secrets, but I'll have Steppenwolf. If 
he and 
his, wife, know whats good for their precious little son, Steppenwolf 
will 
divorce Kay-Si and tell us all the island's so-precious secrets." Said 
Vycky-Na, rubbing her hands together.
"Yeah, what a great plan, Sis!" Said Ronnald delightfully.
"Yeah, without me, you'd be in the gutter, Bro!" Said Vycky-Na.
"I wonder where dey are, I'm getting impatient!" Said Ronnald.
"Why dontcha give 'em another warning on your cordless phone there, 
Ronnie? 
That should get them here and get things a-cookin'." Said Vycky-Na.
"Yeah yeah, right, Sistah." Said Ronnald, dialing Kay-Si's number on 
his 
cordless phone.
Meanwhile, at their house, Kay-Si and Steppenwolf were waiting and 
waiting 
for a call from the police. Steppenwolf put off his guard duty just 
because 
of it!
Ring! Ring! Went the phone.
"Oh I hope thats the police." Said Steppenwolf, grabbing the phone.
Kay-Si nodded her head in agreement. Kay-Si also hoped that it wasn't a 
report that Moonwatcher had been found dead. She hoped that he was 
alive and 
safe.
"Yes? Is this the police?" Said Steppenwolf through the phone.
"No." Said a voice over the phone.
"Then why are you calling? We are waiting for a very important 
phonecall, and 
you should know that because everyone on the island does! Dont you care 
about 
this?!" Said Steppenwolf angrily over the phone.
"Well, actually, no. We're the kidnappers. We got Moonwatcher here, and 
he is 
safe.. for the time being, that is. Get over here at the Old Ruins! 
It's our 
hideout. But dont think we're giving you back your son for free, now." 
Said 
the voice.
"How could you?! Oh you bet I'm coming over there!" Said Steppenwolf 
slamming 
down the phone.
Kay-Si watched with shock. She had never seen her husband this upset 
before.
When they got to the Old Ruins, Steppenwolf and Kay-Si saw something 
they 
never thought they'd see. It was Vycky-Na! And someone else!
"Vycky-Na?! I thought I'd seen the last of you! And who's this, your 
boyfriend?!" Said Steppenwolf angrily.
"Well, actually, Steppy, you HAVEN'T seen the last of me. Boyfriend? 
Hardly! 
That's my brother Ronnald!" Said Vycky-Na.
"Dont call me Steppy! And give us back our son, right now!" Said 
Steppenwolf 
with most anger.
"No, no. You dont seem to get it, do you? Ah, of course not! Either you 
tell 
us all of the island's secrets AND divorce your, um, WIFE, there, or 
your 
son, how can I put this, IS DEAD MEAT?" Said Vycky-Na.
Steppenwolf stared at her with hatred.
"Give us Moonwatcher, Vycky!" Said Steppenwolf.
"Steppenwolf, Steppenwolf, Steppenwolf. Like I told you, if you want 
your son 
back, you got to do us some favors first." Said Vycky-Na.
"He is certainly stubborn, isn't he, Sis? Well lets he how stubborn he 
is if 
he see's his own son die before his very eyes!" Said Ronnald, pointing 
a gun 
at Moonwatcher.
"NO! Steppenwolf... as much as I hate to say it, you must do what they 
ask. 
Go ahead... divorce me! I will still love you! Just save our son, 
please!" 
Said Kay-Si, sobbing hardly.
"I cant do that, Kay-Si! I love you both! And neither one of you will 
be 
taken away from me!" Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si then heard something she never knew she would. It was that 
voice! That 
voice that only she could hear;that voice that she had heard so long 
ago way 
back when her and Steppenwolf weren't even married yet(check out the 
story 
"Steppenwolf's Girl" for more information!)!
Kay-Si... listen, and listen good. One wrong move, and your son will be 
taken 
away from you. So you must do what one has to do in a situation like 
this. 
You and Steppenwolf.. you must combine each other's feelings together 
to 
create power strong enough to destroy the one's who want to kill your 
son. 
Hold on to your feelings, dont let them go. Try with all your might, 
and 
everything will be fine.
Kay-Si's only choice was to listen to what the voice was telling her.
"Steppenwolf" She began.
"What is it, Kay-Si? This is very important here. Our son could be 
killed at 
any minute!" Said Steppenwolf.
"Yes I know. But I heard that voice again. It told me that me and you 
had to 
both hold on to each other's feelings and combine them to create power 
strong 
enough to destroy the one's who want to kill our son. We have no choice 
but 
to listen to it, Steppenwolf!" Said Kay-Si.
"But they just got through telling me that they made this place 
Chaos-Proof! 
Which means I can't use my powers of the Chaos Emerald to take them 
out." 
Said Steppenwolf.
"Yes but we have to listen to the voice! It's never been wrong before! 
Trust 
me on this one, please!" Said Kay-Si.
"Okay. You ready?" Said Steppenwolf.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Said Kay-Si.
"Okay, then, grab my hand." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si did what she was told. She then felt funny. She saw green light 
surrounding her and Steppenwolf. She felt her hand slip. She heard the 
voice 
again.
Kay-Si, dont let go of his hand no matter what! If you do, all will be 
lost, 
and it wont work!
No matter how much she wanted to let go, she held on tight. Her hand 
was 
filled with pain.
The pain is negative forces trying to pull you and Steppenwolf apart. 
Hold on 
tightly! And believe in the positive forces!
Kay-Si didn't know what happened there, but she felt something happen. 
When 
she opened her eyes, she and Steppenwolf were collapsed on the floor. 
She 
looked around, and spotted Moonwatcher. And Vycky-Na and Ronnald were 
no 
where to be seen.
Steppenwolf looked up and noticed that his family was alright.
"Come on, lets go home." He told them.
THE END
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