As they walked into the village,Sky heard some footsteps.

"Shh,did you hear that?"Sky asked.

"Hear what?"Strife asked back.

"Err,nothing.I guess it was just my imagination."Sky replied.

Just then,they heard a loud crash.Sky,Strife and River ran to the spot where the sound came from.They then found out that a cage had been dropped down to the middle of the village.

"A..cage?What is that for?"River asked.

"I don't know,but we're going to find out soon."Sky told her.

"What do you say so?"River asked again.

"Because they are already here."Sky answered.

"Huh?What do you mean by 'they'?River asked.

"Look."Sky said as he pointed at a man with many men behind him.

"Move out and get them!"The man shouted.

"Who are you?And what are you doing here?"Sky asked him.

"Why do you care so much?My name is Slayer and I'm here to capture people.Ha ha ha!"The man laughed.

"Hey,this girl looks really cute.Get her,men!"Slayer said as he pointed at River.

"But you'll have to go throught me first."Sky told him.

"Ha ha?But no man had ever stood in my way.You are a brave guy!Now get lost unless you want me to attack you."The man laughed again.

Sky sped towards Slayer and slashed him.Slayer then spun around and hit Sky.Mean while,Strife was fighting off some of Slayer's men.Suddenly,a scream was heard.Sky turned around and he saw River getting locked up in the cage.

"No!"Sky shouted as he slashed Slayer with all his might.

Slayer stumbled backwards and spat out some blood.

Suddenly,a big shadow floated over the land.Sky looked up and he saw a griffin.The griffin siezed the cage and flew off.

Sky ran towards the griffin and spread out his shadow wings.He then started to chase after the griffin.Strife saw what Sky was doing and he managed to catch up with Sky.

In front of all of them was a cave....

To Be Continued....

Part 10 coming soon!!!