Previously on Ookami no Monogatari:

Slowly,people in Ursidaw are disappearing. Even Dr. Ricard wasn't safe. And now Diana is alone,researching the town!That can't be good!

Diana yawned as she dwell into the cave. She stopped for a while and looked around.

"I'm getting a very strange feeling about this."

She sniffed the air and raised an eyebrow.

"It's strange. I never smelled something like this before. It's strange and synthetic."

She rapidly looked around and groaned as she started to walk again.

In the distance,a growl was heard.

"Goddammit."

Nami crossed her arms in front of her chest and sighed loudly.

"You know,we could've avoided this whole deal if you hadn't said that."
Nami glared at Zero. The redhead sighed again and looked around.

"Guys,let's split up and look for her. We have to find Diana."
Sanji and Zero nodded and walked away in different direction.

Nami dropped her head and stared at the ground.

"Sorry."

Sanji quickly checked every bar and shop,in search of his team leader. He sighed again as he left another empty building. That's when he saw something suspicious.

"What the..."

He knelt down and examined the strange object on the ground. He touched it slightly. After making sure it was safe,he picked it up and slid it into his pocket.

Nami was walking down the main street when she noted something interest. She quickly walked into the store and glanced around.

"May I help you,miss?"

She looked over her shoulder. A short middle-aged woman was glaring at her behind the counter.

"Uh,yes,about the ad in the door?"
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Zero met up with Sanji in front of the town hall. Shortly after,Nami joined them.

"Anything?" she asked.
"Nothing."
"Not even a clue."

She sighed.

"Maybe she disappeared like the villagers and Dr. Ricard?"

Sanji frowned and looked back.

"Maybe we should out of town?"

Nami nodded.

"Good idea,let's go."

"If you're looking for me,then I'm here."

Everyone smiled and looked back.

Nami screamed.

"Oh my god,what happened to you?"

Diana was bleeding heavily. The most horrible wound was a big slash on her left ribs. The wound was deep and Diana's skinny frame didn't help. You could actually see bone. Beside various scratches and bruises,she also had a laceration above her right eye and another slash on her right arm,near her shoulder.

"Had an unfortunate encounter with a bear."
She laughed slightly before whimpering and falling back. Sanji caught her just in time.

"Come on,let's take her back to the Olivers' house."
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"Augh."
Diana sat up and looked at Nami.

"So I see you brought me here."
"Yeah,stay still,let me look at those wounds."

"No."
"What?"

"Get out of here."

"But,but-"
"Out!"

Nami frowned.

"Look,I'm sorry,okay?"
"Shut-"
"No,you are going to listen to me!I am sorry!I know you heard me!I don't know if we are considered friends or not!I've known you for a week or so and I feel that I would give my life for you and at the same time I feel like killing you!You're annoying and bitchy and you tend to snap at people for no reason at all. But then again,you are courageous and willing and just plain heroic. You're weird okay?And our relation is even weirder so just shut the fuck up and let me treat your wounds before you bleed to dead!"
"...Fine..."

"No,not "Fine",you...Wait,fine?"

"yeah. Do wh'ver you want."

Nami smiled.
"Okay. Can you take that blue shirt off?"
"No."
"No?What,why?"
"Because."
The redhead frowned.

"Please? C'mon,you're on the verge of death!"

Diana bit her lip and took off the shirt. Nami kept herself from gasping. On her right shoulder,she had four claw marks. A bit lower,she had a tattoo that was a small skull with "BANDIT 4EVER" written below it. In her left arm there was more tattoos."DWM" written in big,bold Gothic letters, the kanji for "Freedom" and a gold chain that wrapped around the whole arm.

"Stop staring at me. It's not like I'm the only one with tattoos here."
"I'm more intrigued about those scars. How did you-"
"It's none of your business!Uh,I mean,I don't like to talk about it."
She looked away. Nami sighed.

"Lay down so I can clean that wound."

"Okay,are we ready?"
"No."
"Damn it."
Diana looked around.

"Where's Sanji and Zero?"
"I have no idea."
The redhead sighed.
"They said something about going exploring Ricard's lab with Charlie."

Diana nodded and waved her to follow.

"C'mon,let's go there. Maybe we can find some clues to the Doctor's disappearance."
Nami bit her lip as she followed the younger girl.

"Diana...Do you fell like something terrible is going to happen?"
"...Yeah..."
"...Me too..."
Diana gulped and smiled slightly.

"Don't worry. Last time I checked,we weren't psychic. It's probably just nerves."

Nami smiled slightly and sighed.

"Yeah,you're probably right. I just this feeling would go away. It's very uncomfortable."

"Yeah. Oh,we're here."
Nami looked at the big metal door in front of them. A big sign saying "Dr. Ricard's lab" was hanging over thee door. She sighed.

"Shall we go in?"

"Why not?"

They pushed the heavy doors and almost immediately heard a scream.

"Girls,you have to see this,it's so cool!"

Soon,they were being pushed through the lab:Zero smiled widely as he pushed them. They reached the end of the lab. Sanji turned to them and smiled.

"Look at all this stuff!It looks like Dr. was an adept of robotics."

Diana looked around. It really was an impressive collection of gadgets and etcetera. She smirked as she saw a big thing covered with bedsheets. She casually walked over to it and pulled the covers. She gasped slightly. A big,black and blue pickup truck stood in front of her.

She gulped and opened the door,peeking inside. She closed it quickly and turned around staring at her friends.

Nami raised an eyebrow.

"What's wrong?"

"Oh,no, nothing's wrong. It's just that..."

She gulped.

"This is a really awesome car."
Her three team mates sighed in annoyance.

"Geez,all that drama just because it's a cool car." mumbled Nami looking around.

"Uh,what's that?"

Everyone looked at her.

"What's wrong,Nami-san?"
"Nothing,it's just...Look at that."

Diana slowly walked over to the object that caught the redhead's attention. On a small table was positioned a strange piece of equipment.

"What's that?" asked Nami,peeking over Diana's shoulder.

"Dunno. Zero,do you know what this is?"
He shrugged.

"Nope."

Diana turned the object in her hands. It was roughly two inches by three. A small rectangular piece,with the thickness of a pencil,made from an unknown metal,with several black lines in regular patterns.

"Maybe it's a piece of modern art."

"Doubt it. Look at this place. This is probably some sort of gadget."

Diana frowned and stored it in her pocket.
"C'mon,I think I found some leads on a cave out of town. Let's go."
She walked out of the lab and the team followed her. Sanji stopped walking.

"Wait a sec guys!"

He took the strange object her found earlier from his pocket. Diana took it and compared the other mysterious object. They were both very alike. The difference was in the patterns.

"Straight lines and circles...Hmm..."

Nami raised an eyebrow.

"Interesting. If at least we knew what those things are."

Diana shrugged.

"We'll just have to find out.

Next chapter of Ookami no Monogatari:

The most surprising thing has happened!They found Dr. Ricard!And they know what happened to the rest of the villagers?

Next chapter:Flowers for a Friend

OOKAMI NO MONOGATARI

Diana:Don't screw with my friends!