Hey Skylar The Swifthearted, here is your character like promised! Sorry it took so long to update this chapter, I've had a lot of family problems going on but nonetheless I've update! I hope you like your character, she will be more prominent now that she's been introduced. Please read and review!

"Are you saying that you tied your little sister to a chair, because she wasn't feeling ok?" Alfonso couldn't control the disbelief and anger in his voice.

"You don't know-" Pedro was shaking on the floor "how it was when she- she turned into that thing, when she almost killed me, you don't know."

Asia walked up to Pedro, dropping to her knees to Pedro's level. "She's like Fraiser isn't she?"

Pedro nodded and Alfonso threw his hands up, frustrated.

"What do you mean, she's like Fraiser?" Ria's voice was high pitched. "What does she mean?"

Before Alfonso could answer, the room shook and they could hear a faint scream emit from outside. Pedro's eyes widened looking at Alfonso who understood perfectly where Pedro's missing little sister had gone.

"Would someone please tell me what is going on?" Ria cried stomping after Perdo and Alfonso who were ransacking her kitchen. Alfonso had thrown open the drawers pulling out ladles and metal spoons while Pedro had secured rope and tape.

"Knives?" Alfonso asked looking at Pedro who shook his head violently.

"We're not going to kill her!" Asia added grabbing a wooden stick from a drawer and handing a rolling pin to Ria.

"So no one is going to answer me?" Ria cried loudly but accepted the rolling pin Asia had handed her. Sandy took the metal spatula wordlessly following Alfonso out the door.

Truthfully Alfonso had no idea what he was going out to face. Pedro didn't elaborate either and so Alfonso hadn't had much to prepare for. There was another scream and loud cheering as they ran towards what seemed to be a huge crowd gathered in the middle of the square. Alfonso almost ran back. The thing- in the middle was a large dog like creature with large fangs dripping with the blood of a small 5 year blood who lay near it on the ground. Pedro made a strangled noise from his throat and Asia, Sandy and Ria gasped.

"Oh." Ria started sarcastically looking at her wooden rolling pin. "So we're going to catch a bad dog, well why didn't you say so?"

She was staring crazed eyed at the thing. The crowd was surprisingly cheering as the dog went rabid attacking the little 5 year old who was already presumably dead.

In the center was a small 10 year old boy with large glasses and an array of freckles. He was standing unconcerned with arms crossed as the rabid dog attacked the boy.

"Now now, easy there." the boy said raising both his hands, the dog followed in a dreamy trance. "Easy now."

Pedro's jaw dropped.

"That's my sister!" he whispered furious as Ria turned to him eyes popping. "Maria!?"

"Why are they all just watching?" Sandy asked her voice low. "A boy just died. And who is that kid? He doesent look like he's from here."

Alfonso watched as the red haired boy walked along the crowd and without warning pulled out a small girl with braided hair from the crowd...Zara!

Sandy gasped and Asia was hyperventilating. "Oh my god, somebody get her out of there, right now!"

"This one here, doesent understand the idea of fighting for the glory. Should we teach her then?"

The crowd cheered in response.

Zara looked up, eyes fearful as he scooted back, trying to hide away from the crowd.

"Now boy, fight!" The freckled boy commanded as the dog edged slowly towards Zara. Alfonso made a move but before he could say anything there was a new voice in the crowd that yelled "STOP!"

Another girl with red hair and freckles stepped from within the crowd. Her large over sized shirt paired with shorts made her loook extremely small in compared to everyone else.

"Can't you see this is wrong? He's already killed one person! How many more will you kill?" she added growling at the freckled boy.

The crowd murmured. The boy just shook his head. "Now glory doesent see age, nor does it see wrong or right. Wouldn't you like to join our little friend over here Cee cee." He pointed to Zara who was motionless on the ground.

The red-head stomped right up to the ginger haired boy. It was almost comical as she more than towered over him.

"No. I will not join your stupid little game of glory - you hear me- AGHH!"

The dog had lunged at her but Zara had pulled her out of the way. The two girls cowered at the edge of the crowd clutching eachother for support.

"Alfonso!" Asia cried desperately her grip tightening on his shoulder. "Do something!"

Pedro was already walking. Alfonso watched as his closest friend marched right up in the middle of the crowd with his rope and metal spoon and planted himself in front of the dog like creature.

"Maria..." he started his voice shaking. "Remember Papi, remember Pedrito, I'm Pedrito, you remember me right? Mi maragarita dulce..."

The dog was motionless for a moment before lunging again. The crowd was going wild now as Pedro pushed the dog back with all his might. The dog stumbled back unsure of what to do now and Pedro stood back up triumphantly... but not for long. The dog bared its fangs and this time it was Sandy who ran past Alfonso and screamed Pedro throwing him a red blanket.

"A bull fight." Asia cried in amazement. "But will it work?"

"I don't know." Sandy said honestly as the crowd roared again. The red head boy from before was slowly disappearing into the crowd.

The boy sensing he was being followed ran faster and Alfonso stopped to catch his breathe as the boy disappeared into the forest, red hair flying behind him.

Sighing Alfonso made his way back to the square where the crowd had become smaller. His eyes rested on a small piece of red fabirc. No. No. Alfonso ran. Pedro couldn't have...no.

Zara stopped in front of him and he instinctively hugged her protectively in his arms.

"Pedro?" he asked finally the suspense killing him. Wordlessly she pointed to a flailing Asia who was on the ground.

"He's gone." Asia said not making any sense. "How does he think thats ok?"

"They just disappeared in the crowd." Sandy explained. "Pedro was winning and then he led the dog away with the red cloth, some people followed him but now no one knows where he or maria are. I don't know if she transformed back but Pedro left with her. He's gone, Alfonso."

"I'm sorry." Alfonso turned to the new voice. The red haired girl who had stood up for Zara in the crowd. "This is all my fault."

Ria rounded on her. "Well missy you better fix it, my friend is lost somewhere with a rabid dog-"

"Ria." Sandy pushed her away gently as the girl continued unabashed.

"I'm afraid this is my cousins doing, he's very ambitious now that everyone's gone-"

"Your cousin?"

"Dalton." the girl answered. "Second cousins fortunately and myself Carlie Baton."