It was all an accident that I heard Jerry the Gangster Unicorn's plan. But a mistake.

Anyway, crouching in the bushes, three voices cursed my ears. "Sire," One started in a slobbish voice, pausing to snort. "Why are we here if we gonna raid Central Province. This is just a deserted forest."

"Dummy! We are looking for the cookie tree. Gonna rip it from the ground" A somehow animalistic voice scolded.

Finally, a firm and calm voice reasoned "We're ripping the cookie tree up because it gives the forest it's magic. Hogsmeade won't be able to help C.P. if they don't have magic."

They were going to rip out the cookie tree? They were going to raid central province? I couldn't just let them do that! Fear rushed through my veins at the thought of being seen.

But the fear was replaced with adrenaline when I realized I could make a difference.

I stood up hastily and obstinately, a determined look on my face. The three figures looked at me. One was a bipedal pig, another was a bipedal goat, and the last was a bipedal unicorn with flowing yellow hair. They all wore backwards baseball hats.

Could the unicorn be...? Did I just encounter...? Was that Jerry the Gangster Unicorn?

"And you are?" Jerry looks at me annoyed. I squeak, and he just grows more confused and annoyed.

"I'm... I'm Rinoa! And I'm not gonna let you do this" I exhale, immediately regretting what I said.

The pig snorted again mumbling "So you gonna fight us, eh?"

I almost silently mumbled back "So are you going to use proper grammar, eh?"

"Get her." Snarls Jerry, hearing but ignoring my remark. The pig and the goat jump at me, but I was running before they moved an inch.

I was running to Hogsmeade, right? Oh I had hoped and even prayed at that moment that I was heading the right direction.

Tears of fear in my eyes, I almost cry out of happiness when I see the portal to Hogsmeade. I roll in and nod my head up manicly, worrying for a moment but then realizing the gangster pals I met would not follow me into such a populated province.

With no hope, I stare around, seeing the people giving me weird looks for tumbling through the portal, panting. But I wasn't looking for or at them, I was looking for any cheap place to stay because I certainly wasn't going back into the forest. But I found something better.

There was a booth taking in info on Jerry the Gangster Unicorn for a large sum of money.

A large sum of money I needed.