Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 201-2

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“Hold on! I’m coming!" she called out, dashing toward him.

“In no time, she had cleared a path, knocking bats out of

the air with a combination of the dagger and stick, one after

another. She moved fast, protecting her brother as she

went.

“Xavier stopped, stunned. Danielle was unstoppable,

taking out the bats like they were nothing.

“Xavier, watch out!" Danielle shouted, swinging her stick

and taking down the bat that had been sneaking up on him.

She pulled him close, protecting him like a mother hen.

“Oh man, that nearly gave me a heart attack. It came out of

nowhere," Xavier said, patting his chest, frustrated at the

whole situation.

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“Bats were still swooping toward them, and it was clear

they were in trouble. Danielle and Xavier only had so many

hands, and they had used up all the powder.

“Just as Danielle was thinking about what to do next, she

heard someone call out, "Danielle, Xavier, we’re here!"

Howard and Vivian came running toward them, each

holding a torch. As they caught up, they both threw white

powder into the air.

the bats are still

shouted. The four of them

fast as they could.

behind

anymore. "Alright,

for air, shaking his head.

back there.

come back?"

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you two. If

the point

know what’s coming next. Let’s rest and

before we go any further," Vivian

some bread and water from her backpack

to Howard and

should’ve had the bodyguards come

Danielle wouldn’t have to be

Xavier said,

we’d brought them all, and those

stand a

them.

it. We have to keep our

firmly.

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why they’re

this village. What

is there treasure

mertfioned this place

area, maybe

are in our

wandered aloud, piecing things

t6gether like a detective..

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chewed on her

ngind elsewhere.

were clearly under

If, like the village

someone poisoned

a disaster.

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