-pg151- Berserk Retribution: Lost Children Flying in -pg152- Gatts First decent night's rest in four days... -pg153- Gatts Oh... Jill Aah ? -pg154- Jill Ah... Gatts So tell me about... Misty Valley. Jill The valley's three mountains to the east of town. It's beautiful there; filled with mist all year long...which is why we all call it Misty Valley. Legend has it elves have always lived there. -pg155- Pakk But... Why do their expressions get so weird when they see an elf ? What's with that ? Gatts Bet they trashed one too many farms. Pakk Not likely! We wouldn't do that! [Maybe. I've no clue, in truth...] Jill Yeah... Maybe that's it. A few years ago...the next town over... It was like they'd been attacked by some sort of magic... They attacked the gardens, and grain storehouses; completely destroyed the harvest. Almost all the livestock was slaughtered. Word began to spread among those who saw it... It was elves. 'It must have been the elves from Misty Valley.' -pg156- Pakk That's impossible! We're not supposed to do that sort of thing! Elves attacking a human town ? Jill That's what we said at first, but hardly anyone ever sees elves... Gatts Stick to the point. Pakk There's something wrong here! Jill, have you ever seen one ? Jill Yeah...they attacked my town once... There wasn't much light... An insect flew by us... It had a human shape. Gatts Close enough...(Right ?) Pakk (Pesky bug) Jill But... I think something was different... Something strange... It felt... It felt wrong somehow. -pg157- Pakk (Useful insect) (You're nicer than him, much nicer!) [God, Pakk gets incoherent when he's pissed] (Please tell me I'm not useless, please!) [I think. Again, I'm guessing from context] Jill But the damage we're sure they caused... Wasn't just to warehouses and gardens. The reason we're all so frightened... Is that... They also attack... And eat... Their children. And... They take the children with them. -pg158- Pakk Jill ? -pg159- Pakk (What, what, what, what ?) -pg162- Pakk It's them! Jill The children! Pakk Not just them! Everyone's in danger! Hey, what'll we do, what'll we do ? Gatts Those... Are not your normal elves. They... Are my kind. -pg163- Man Ah... Aaah! They're coming! The elves! The elves are here! -pg165- Man Hold the door! Don't let them in! Uh- -pg166- Kid Daddy! Mommy! -pg167- Jill's Father Dumb bitch! You were goin' out !? What the hell were ya thinkin' ? Jill's Mother B-but... -pg168- Jill's Mother J-Jill's... Jill's still out there! Jill's Father Screw her!! This is no time to go runnin' around after self-centered morons! Nothin' we can do! Jesus...if there were any way... You wouldn't even have had to ask me... What the hell... Did I ever do to deserve this ? Fuck it all... Shadows Hanson and Thomas! Isn't there something we can do ? -pg169- Evil Elves Play with us... Come play... Kya ha ha! Gatts Duck. Now. -pg170- Retribution: Lost Children -- Flying in -- The End.