Monster Hunters ch.2

The giant man dragged Ben to the janitors closet to talk to him. Ben now got a good look at him. He had a long beard that was fastened with several elastic bands, his hands were as big as frying pans and had a head the size of an exercise ball. “Why did you do that?” He shouted, “Why?” Ben was scared that this stranger was yelling at him. He didn’t know why either. “What did I do?” asked Ben. “The man had a look of disbelief on his face. “What do you mean what did I do?” You used one of your wishing coins on a stupid hoodie!” Ben didn’t know what the man was saying. “What’s a wishing coi…”Why did you do it!” Ben was getting scared now. Ben started to run. He stopped. He didn’t know if he could trust this man out from the closet. “Wait! Ben! I’ll tell you what wishing coins are!” He somehow found himself walking back to the closet.”Ok!” said Ben,” tell me what they are. “Wishing coins are only used in a total emergency,” said the man, “Let’s say I was about to die. I could wish to be twenty years younger, and I would still be alive! “So, you can wish for anything?” asked Ben.”Yep, anything!” repeated the man.”So… I wished for a sweater, and I got it.” said Ben in deep thought. man.”Why did you do that?” asked Ben. Then Ben thought of a question that he wanted to ask the man first: “Why are you here?” He asked. The man whispered, “II am here, to tell you that you are a… Monster Hunter.” Ben’s expression turned to shock.” And what exactly does a monster hunter do?” He asked. “SSSHHHHH!” The man exclaimed, “Don’t say it too loud, these closet walls are thin.” They sat in silence for thirty long seconds. Finally, Ben spoke up; ” Is being a monster hunter a bad thing?” “Oh, no Ben,” said the man, “In fact, you are one of the most gifted mortals in the human world!” Ben was already shocked enough, but this was too much. “I’m sorry but I must get to class… What’s your name?” “Robbie.” The man exclaimed. He didn’t have the same aggressive look on his face as he did before. Just then, his friend Johny entered the cramped closet. He was followed by a girl who looked to be their age. Ben expected that Johny and the girl would be disturbed by what was going on, but they both remained surprisingly calm. “Thanks Robbie.” said Johnny, ” Should we tell him?” “No.” replied Robbie. ” We’ll wait until we get back to headquarters.” Ben had no idea what was going on and, now that his best friend was in the middle of it, he didn’t know what to do. “C’mon Ben, we should get going.” said Johnny. “What’s going on, Johnny!?” yelled Ben. He had to know. Who were the Monster Hunters? What did they want from him? Why was Johnny in on everything? And how he was so special to them. “We’ll explain everything when we get to our home base.” said Johnny. Ben stayed silent. He knew that he could not question it any further. They all stepped out of the closet, Robbie in the lead with Ben following and Johnny and the girl in the back. Soon they were behind the school. It had been hard to walk between the normal hallway buzz and chatter. “So, Ben, do you know how to light-travel? “What do you think?” replied Ben with a wild look on his face. “I’ll take that as a no, then.” Robbie fished out something from his pocket. It looked like a small glass world map. “These teleport someone to anywhere in the world.” exclaimed Robbie. ” All I must do is tell it where I want to go. Now, Ben understood that this world of Monster Hunters really existed. “TO MONSTERSCHOOL!” shouted Robbie. Ben was not expecting the name of the school to sound like they were training monsters, but he shoved that thought aside. He had bigger things to worry about. And he was still as confused as ever. It had all happened so fast. The unknown man. The unknown girl. And Johnny.. What was with him? But his thoughts were not as fast as the bright flashes of light enveloping the four of them. Not even a second later, everything turned black. And they disappeared.