Meeting the Bandana Brothers

“Well, I’m Safwa, obviously, and the one in grey glasses is Ameera, the one with the scar on her face is Syaima’ and the feisty one here is Nuha.” Said Safwa. I wasn’t shocked to be expressed as feisty.

“Well, miss feisty, for your information I’m not from Hogwarts, okay?” Said Azim. We all laughed. He took off his glasses in a way that I think he found stylish.

“Anyway, the bandana brothers?” Ameera said.

“We’re the brothers that have different powers. I hold the power of telekinesis and clapping, Yusof holds the power ice, Kimi holds the power of hypnosis while Azhan holds the power of stone.” Azim told us.

“You guys look like human. Are you?” I asked. By looking at their tanned skin except Yusof and Kimi who had fair skin, they looked like humans.

“Yeah we’re humans, but not the ordinary ones. Someone named Anas made us to protect you girls until tomorrow evening which is when you girls will go back to your dimension.” Kimi told us. I smiled. At least Uncle Anas made body guards for us.

“It’s night time.” Said Syaima’ as she looked at the sky outside the room window.

“Well, you’re staying here. We guys are going to rest in the room 1 floor down. And with that, the four men went one floor down. When the four of us were sure that they were gone, we lay down on the floor and talked.

“You know, it’s funny. How those four guys met us in a weird way.” Said Syaima’

“Especially the fact that they’re extra-ordinary humans.” Ameera joined.

“I know right?” I said.

“You guys want to know what the real weird fact is?” Asked Safwa. “The fact that Yusof, the guy in the red bandana, reminds me of my own brother.”

The three of us looked at Safwa in weirdness. Safwa shot us back a look and said, “what?”

“Saf, your brother is named Yusuf not Yusof.” I told her. I wonder if she had forgotten her own brother.

“I know. But his face. Don’t you guys think that the way his eyes and voice is?” Safwa replied. That left the three of us thinking. She’s kind of right. “It’s getting late. Nighty-night.” Said Safwa.

In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of something hitting the wall. I looked around. Ameera, Safwa and Syaima’ were still sleeping. I went out of the room and in search of the sound.

The sound led me downstairs; in the room were the boys were. I quietly opened the door and saw that the three of them were asleep. Wait, the three of them?

I looked on each of their necks. Yusof, Azhan and Azim were there. Where’s Kimi?

I turned around and saw Kimi looking at me. I opened my mouth to scream but he stopped me by saying, “no, no, no! Don’t scream!”

“What’re you doing here??” He asked me in surprise.

“I heard a sound of something hitting the wall and it led me down here. I thought of checking.” I told Kimi. “Do you know what that sound was?”

Kimi sighed, and said, “If I tell you, will you promise not to tell anyone? Not even my brothers?”

“Why? What’s so private that no one else can know?” I asked him.

“I’m the navy blue coloured dragon everyone has been talking about. The protectors of this realm are hunting for me. I don’t know how I got myself to turn into a blue dragon unwanted to. Please, I beg you. Don’t tell anyone!” Kimi told me.

I looked at him, mouth wide opened. Only then, I knew the answer to Ameera’s question when she asked the three magical creatures, “What’re you all protecting?”

“Kimi-“ Before I got the chance to finish, Kimi cut me off. “I knew I shouldn’t have told you.” Said Kimi as he took out a golden pocket watch and said, “when I count to three, you will fall into a deep sleep. One, two.. Three!”

A feeling of icy cold water came over my face. I opened my eyes and saw Ameera holding an empty bucket and myself drenched with water.

“Pah! What was that for?” I asked.

“Bro, we’ve been trying to wake you up for the past 15 minutes!” Syaima’ told me.

“What’s so important that I have to wake up so urgently?” I asked, annoyed to be awaken when not wanted to be.

“It’s about Kimi,” said Ameera, “he’s gone.”

Suddenly, a sudden memory came flowing back. About me and Kimi in the room and him telling me about him being the navy blur dragon that everyone’s afraid of. I opened my mouth to tell them but instead, just kept quiet as I remembered that I made a promise with Kimi not to tell anyone.

“Where’re the bandana brothers?” I asked.

“Waiting outside the building.” Safwa said. “What’re we waiting for?” I asked as I stood on my feet, “let’s go.”

We met the bandana brothers outside. Azhan was looking anxious, Azim was worried while Yusof was near to tears. It was amusing to watch.

“None of you have seen Kimi?” Asked Azhan while he bit his finger nails.

“For the 10^th time today, no!” Ameera said in annoyance.

“Nuha?” Asked Azim. Everyone set their eyes on me. I bit my lip.

“The girl knows something,” said Azim as he drew closer. “What do you know??”

“N- Nothing! Absolutely nothing Azim!” I told him. He twitched his eyes. I twitched mine.

“Fine. If the silent treatment is what I get, so be it.” He said. “We’ll split up. You gals go to the west while we men will head east.”

“Anyone remember where the west was again?” Safwa asked with a grin.

“No,” Said Yusof, “But Kimi always knew where directions were! Waaaha!!” Yusof said while sobbing. Safwa and I gave out a slight giggle which Azhan heard. He shot us a look and too sobbed.

Safwa couldn’t control herself and laughed hysterically. I still giggled. “Come on you two,” Syaima’ told me and Safwa.

The four of us walked towards the west. Leaving the three sobbing boys behind. Well, all but Azim who was still looking at his two brothers in disgust. I laughed.

To be continued in: Secrets Must Forever be Secrets- Kimi. 

The View From Above

The view from above the Dungeon of Happiness was splendid. Everything was… Different! There were no humans but shape-shifting creatures. And no animals but some weird looking creatures. Like a bird had been turned into a half giraffe half snake. Imagine that.

I looked at my other friends. They all looked happy especially Safwa as she was the youngest in our posy of friends. I saw a group of trees that formed the words, “Dungeon of Happiness.” Some trees were even dancing! My oh my, was this weird or what?

We landed in the middle of a village where the people were all types of candy such as lollipops, marshmallows, chocolates and many other candy you could think of. I saw Safwa’s eyes sparkling. “I know that spark anywhere at anytime.” Said Syaima’ in her sly tone. “Safwa you better not be thinking of creeping up on that roll of mentos, do you?” Syaima’ called out.

The three of us saw the keen little Safwa, creeping up on a roll of sour mentos that was walking around. Najla giggled while Faiqah and Nurul smiled at the situation. The walking mentos turned around and saw Safwa. The roll of mentos stopped walking and Safwa did too.

After a few minutes, the roll of mentos pipped up, “Hallo!” And it brought Safwa a great sense of excitement. “Hah! A talking mentos! Oh me oh my, it spoke! Well hi there little mentos! I’m Safwa! Mind giving me one piece of mentos??” Safwa blurted out.

“Okay then. What flavour? I have strawberry, orange and apple.” Replied the little mentos. Mine, Ameera’s and Syaima’s mouth went wide open. The mentos would actually give Safwa a piece of its mentos?

“Orange! Please!” Safwa told the mentos. The mentos opened its wrapper from the top and took out one orange piece of mentos. It handed it over to Safwa and she straight away plopped it into her mouth. Ameera, Syaima’ and I stared at Safwa, mouth opened wide.

The mentos took out three more mentos and plopped it into our opened mouths. We chewed and a funny expression came on our faces.

“Sour!”

“Blee!”

“Plah!”

“O oh oh!”

“Haha!” Laughed the walking mentos. “I didn’t introduce myself, now didn’t I? Well, I’m Menoti.”

“Hah, Menoti and mentos.” Whispered Ameera to me. I gave out a giggle and punched her playfully.

Suddenly, a little plump marshmallow came running and started talking like an alien. Najla and the two other creatures seemed to understand and nodded. When the marshmallow had stopped talking, Nurul told us, “we have to go… now.”

The three of us grabbed each of us by hand and Najla had to grab both me and Safwa. The three of them flew as fast as they could. Suddenly, a voice called out, “hey, hey. You ain’t going anywhere this time.”

I looked down and saw a guy in a black bandana. He wore round spectacles like Harry Potter. The guy took out something and threw it towards Faiqah. It was only a metal ring and to my surprise, Faiqah fell with Syaima’ with a loud scream.

Next was Nurul then Najla. The five of us fell down rapidly. When we got to ground, fortunately a crowd of marshmallows were there to save our fall. Najla, Faiqah and Nurul had vanished; leaving me, Syaima, Ameera and Safwa alone with the villagers and the bandana guy. Two more guys came out of nowhere.

“Guys!” Safwa shouted, “take your little boxes and take your weapons!” As she shouted the words out, she threw the little boxes and we three caught them swiftly. Syaima’ and I took out our bow and arrows while Ameera and Safwa took out their out of the ordinary knives and a shield.

A guy in a red bandana came attacking me. I took out one arrow and he let out his hand. “Hah, is that all you got bandana boy?” I asked him with an evil grin.

“Oh you don’t know me well, little gal.” Said the guy as icy wind came out his hands and froze me. I made voices with all my might and the guy only opened his bandana and said, “oh you don’t worry. You’ll meet your friends soon enough little fighter. Haha.”

Meanwhile, the other girls were having their own difficult situation.

“Untie me from this chair!” Ameera shouted. A guy in a grey bandana had tied her up on a wooden chair. The guy walked to her and said, “You can dream on.”

As Ameera moved violently, the guy came closer and Ameera managed to take out her knife. The guy stepped back, and said, “oh come on. You won’t dare to hurt a guy like me, would yah?”

Ameera looked at the guy and moved her knife towards the guy’s chest. The guy in grey was swift enough to move and walked behind Ameera and turned her into stone, with her face stuck with a shouting expression.

“Oh don’t you worry little missy! You’ll be meeting your, posy later on.” Said the guy as he took off his bandana.

Syaima’ was still having trouble with a guy in a black bandana. Syaima’ fought with her bow and arrows while the guy fought with his nun chucks.

“Alright enough is enough!” Said the guy as he used his telekinesis to bring Syaima’ closer. When she was close enough, the guy clapped his hands once and Syaima’ fainted.

“Well it was about time.” Said the guy.

2 hours later…

Ameera, Syaima’ and I found ourselves in a room on the floor. I looked around. I saw a guy with the Harry Potter look at the corner of the room looking at me. A black bandana around his neck. There were two other guys. One of them had a red bandana around his neck while the other had grey.

“Finally out of the ice.” I said.

“Ah, out of stone!” Ameera said in relief.

“Wha, what?” Was Syaima’s first word after she awake. 

“Finally, you three are awake.” Said the black bandana guy as he walked towards us with his two other men.

“Where did you come from? Hogwarts?” I joked as I looked at the black bandana guy. The ones in the red and grey bandana gave out a giggle and the one in black gave them a sharp look.

“I have to say, you do look like Harry Potter, Azim.” Said the one in red.

“If I were to be Harry Potter you were to be Lord Voldemort, Yusof.” Snapped the one in black who I guessed was named Azim.

The guy in grey was laughing near to tears with the three of us girls. Azim and the one in red who’s name was Yusof looked at the four of us in a sharp look.

We stopped laughing. I looked around the room and became worried. “Where’s Safwa??” I asked, alarmed. Ameera and Syaima’ exchanged glances and the three of us went into a fit of worries.

“Safwa? Who’s Safwa?” Asked Azim.

“Hey Azhan do you know who’s Safwa?” Asked Yusof to the guy in grey.

“How could I know? I don’t even know these girls’ names.” The one in grey who’s name was Azhan replied.

Suddenly, a muffled voice came from the corner of the room. We all looked towards that corner and saw Safwa being tied by a guy in a blue bandana.

“Hey, hey, hey,” I said. “You better stop tying that girl up before I shoot you.” I reached out for my bow and arrow and realized they weren’t with me. Ameera and Syaima’ searched for their weapons too but they were nowhere to be found.

“Where are our weapons?” Ameera asked Azhan.

“You have a choice; it’s either your friend Safwa or your weapons.” Azhan said.

“Safwa!” The three of us shouted. Azhan looked at the guy in the blue bandana and nodded towards him. The man in blue let Safwa go and she came running towards us. The three of us got on our feet and hugged Safwa dearly.

We four looked at the four men. They looked like relatives. The man in blue took off his bandana and said, “well, looks like I’m the only one who hasn’t made an indirect introduction. My name is Hakeem. Either call me Kimi or Hakeem.”

“Well girls,” said Yusof. “You four just made an encounter with the bad boys of the Dungeon of Happiness—The bandana brothers.”

To be continued in: Meeting the Bandana Brothers