The Mission, Part VI

The two cliffs sandwiching the narrow path ended off into two snowy hills until merging with the flat ground.

Natasha continued to walk on the side of the group. "Well, here we are, Caper Town."

Though they should've been happy that they arrived, Yuna and the others were met with a crowd of protesting citizens.

"What's all this about?" Sloth asked.

They pushed their way through the crowd to see their siblings, Toshiko, Juuro, Kim, and Koharu on the ground, tied up with white threads.

Koharu saw Sloth and called out. "Sloth! Jackal! Victor!"

Sloth and the others ran over to their siblings. Lennon stayed in the crowd to blend in.

Yuna tried pulling off the strings. "Ugh, what is this stuff made of?! It's hard! How did you guys even get in this mess?!"

Toshiko frowned. "Father's been captured. We came here to ask for Nikumi's help, but we were tracked down and caught off guard..."

Sloth looked at Toshiko. "What?! Dad was caught?!"