<span style="font-family: times new roman;">Screeches began to fill the forest air. Xylie could feel the fear seeping in. Today had been full of wrong decisions it seemed. From the corner of her eyes she could see the animals rushing back to their shelters. Nothing in their right mind stayed out this late. The screeching subtly began to get louder and louder. Xylie grew more and more frantic.<br/><br/><span style="color: #8000FF">"Creature!"</span> She screamed almost in hysterics. Where in the world was it? How could it have gotten so far? At this rate neither of them would make it. Seeing a familiar figure not too far ahead, relief flooded her small being. Picking up speed, she tackled her creature from behind. Wrapping her arms around its torso so it would not escape her again. <br/><br/><span style="color: #8000FF">"Please. . .Please. . . Just come with me. . .It is not safe." </span>She panted desperately.</span>