They seemed to have been walking for hours.  Ann was getting sore and tired, and she hadn't recovered all the strenght she lost while healing Morning Star.  They kept walking through the dense woods and Ann started to get very weak.  She collpsed next to the the small blue stream and Damon rushed to her side.  "I'm sorry, I'm just so weak." she barely got out.

 

    Ann gasped as she looked up the small stream.  Standing there, in the cool blue water, was the silvery outline of the unicorn.  She tried to get up, but was still very weak.

 

    "Please!  Wait!"  Damon stamered and stood up, but he fell back down into the water. 

 

    Slowly, the silver beauty slid back into the dense part of the forest, leaving the trees sparkling.

 

    Ann felt a sudden rush of energy as if the unicorn gave her some of his.  "We need to keep going." she said as she stood up and started along the little stream.  She knew some one was watching them, but didn't say anything, fearing they were listening.

 

    Time went by quickly as they walked.  Damon stoped and said,"I think I heard something."  Isis' ears perked up and he searched the area.  He saw nothing.

 

    "You're imagining things." Leigh sighed and continued.

 

    Then, two men came out from behind a tree and pushed Ann to the ground and held her there.  Damon drew his sword, but was quickly knocked out by a third man.  The men tied Ann to a tree.  Isis roared with all his might and pounced on the first man, breaking his leg.  The other men shot Isis in the front leg and tied him down. 

 

    Ann fell unconsious from hitting the tree when they tied her up.

 

    When she awoke, she saw Damon, Isis, and Leigh tied down.  Isis was in bad shape, and was bleeding pretty bad.  There was a huge cut on Damon's forhead where the man hit him. 

 

    "Where is it?" demanded a short, dirty man.

 

    "Where is what?" screamed Ann, starting to get very angry.

 

    "The sapphire!  Idiotic girl!  I want the sapphire!" he yelled and smacked Ann across the face.

 

    "I don't know what you're talking about fool!" she screamed as she focused her energy.  She looked him straight in the eyes and he began to yell.

 

    "My god!  What's happening to me?"  but before he could say anything else, he fell to the ground in pain.