Kitsu
Hi,
I’m Kitsu and I am a kitsune. A kitsune is a Japanese mythological animal which protects temples and symbolizes calm and tranquillity.
I have whitish fur and salmon eyes. I was born in Kyoto, Japan, but I recently moved to London.
My function is to protect Buckingham Palace, and I’m the president of all the guardians of Buckingham.
All the people say that I’m very friendly, trustworthy and helpful.
Something I like is that Charles III gives me his support and something I hate is that people say I’m a cat.
In my free time, I usually play volleyball with my friend Tiger Holmes.
By Mar Rodríguez
Chapter 1
As each Wednesday, Kitsu was having tea in a café with Sean the Lion. Then they saw on TV that the police were at Buckingham Palace. She rang Tiger Holmes because surely, he knew what was happening there, but Tiger did not answer the phone.
Kitsu then took a taxi to Buckingham Palace.
When she got there, she asked the guards what had happened, and they told her that there had been a power cut and when the lights came back on, they discovered that the King and the Queen had disappeared, and there was a note in their rooms saying:
" If you want to see the King and the Queen again…”.
They saw a black van driving away at high speed, and something fell out of the vehicle without a car plate.
Kitsu and the palace security decided to keep it a secret so the journalists would not find out about it. All the journalists of the most important newspapers were near the palace, Tiger Holmes was not there. When Kitsu called Tiger Holmes, another person answered.
A high-pitched voice answered Kitsu's call because Tiger Homes had left his mobile in the shop where he was buying items to disguise himself, such as a new hat, glasses, a mask, and casual clothes.
It was strange how Tiger Holmes had changed his appearance. Maybe he wanted to investigate the gang of kidnappers and left his mobile in the shop so that someone could track him...
6th year
She decided she needed to do something about it, she needed to keep both the Queen and the King safe. She was thinking, and about 5 minutes later her phone vibrated, and she saw with the tracker that tiger Holmes was in an abandoned tunnel.
She didn’t think twice and started to follow the tracker again. She found it odd that the tracker was in an open tunnel and not in an enclosed area. Kitsu was so worried, she didn’t know how to solve it. She arrived at the tunnel, and she entered there. She saw a wall with something written on it, “Help Me T.H.”
“T.H? Wait, isn’t that Tiger Holmes’s signature? I think I might be close to an answer.” Kitsu remained thoughtful, but the message didn’t help to calm her nerves or worries, and the fact that it was written in red letters made it even worse.
A shiver ran down her spine as her mind raced with thoughts of what could have possibly happened to Tiger Holmes. Suddenly, she heard a noise: “AAAAHH!”.
Chapter 3
Kitsu noticed that the footprints belonged to three different people and she suspected that a pair of them were from her friend, the detective. "He's close!" she thought. “For sure he had been captured by the same criminals that had kidnapped the royals!” This idea made her feel terrified but, at the same time, made her act immediately to solve the mystery: she followed the footprints.
In her path to rescue Holmes, something got stuck in her foot. “AWWW!” she exclaimed. After that, she removed a small thing that was nailed in her foot: It was a very precious diamond valued on more than a million dollars. She thought: “nobody can afford it, except the royal family. This is a very important clue.” She continued the search following the footprints.
Suddenly, she heard some unknown steps and she hid herself behind some big old boxes that where there. Kitsu stayed there for a few minutes. She could barely see a few meters ahead, but she felt like something was watching her from the shadows.
"Tiger?" she whispered, hoping her friend would appear. But there was only silence. Footsteps.
Someone was coming.
Kitsu held her breath and pressed herself against the wall. Her mind was racing. “Was it Tiger? Or maybe the kidnappers?”
She hurried forward until she reached a rusty metal door. She pushed it with all her strength, but it was locked. Just as she was looking for another way in, she heard a sound behind her.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared at the end of the tunnel. “T-Tiger?”she whispered. The shadow moved closer. Kitsu's heart pounded. She got ready to defend herself if necessary.
Chapter 4
The door opened slowly and she saw a black shadow that moved very fast. Kitsu didn’t know what to do: helping his friend Tiger Holmes or following the shadow. But she decided that his friend was more important than that shadow.
She took the ropes that were on Tiger’s hands and feet and eventually Tiger woke up. Then they both started moving slowly to the metal door searching for the black shadow but as they were coming closer, they saw a big padlock on the door and a sign that said ‘‘only personal allowed’’. They thought that the black shadow could be inside the door, so they started pushing the door and they entered into a room.
It was all black and they couldn’t see anything inside. Suddenly the door closed behind them: It was a trap of the black shadow. They started searching for the door to get out but when their eyes began to get used to the darkness, they saw another tunnel and they decided to enter and explore it.
At the end of the tunnel they saw a pen drive on the ground. They were puzzled. “Why is there something like this in this tunnel?’’ said Kitsu. They grabbed it and Tiger Holmes keep it in his pocket.
Chapter 5
Tiger Holmes and Kitsu were glued to the laptop’s screen. They found some videos and, without thinking it twice, they clicked to watch them. And what they discovered really surprised them.
Inside the pen drive there was a collection of videos that were part of a vlog. This group of videos were mainly about extreme challenges, such as climbing the Everest and then sledding down the mountain. The videos were made by a lion with yellow and orange fur and with a hat with the UK’s flag on it. According to the vlog, he was called Sean.
Kitsu and Holmes were shocked about the action, and they didn’t know how to act in front of that situation. So that, the two friends went immediately to the police station, to report the misdeed. Perhaps they could help them…
“We can’t do anything because we don’t have any evidence this video has been edited by AI “- the police officer said- “ If you want our help, we will need some more evidence. I’m sorry.”
At this point, Kitsu and Tiger Holmes were desperate. Nobody believed them!! What should they do?
After a long time thinking, they agreed to search for a proof by themselves. The plan consisted in pretending to be a very fanatic follower and to meet face to face the kidnapper. The actor in this case had to be Kitsu. Holmes, on the other hand, would record the meeting with his camera. And then they would go to the police again to show the new video. Smart, don’t you think so?
When the day came, both friends were really nervous. What if the plan didn’t work?
-“We shouldn’t think of that. We must be positive” - Homes said to Kitsu minutes before meeting Sean.
They met at the café at six o’clock in the afternoon, and it wasn’t a bad time at all. Kitsu lied saying she was a very big fan and that she wanted to know all about all the videos he made. Sean showed himself thrilled and he didn’t hesitate to start talking. At first, the topic wasn’t relevant but, finally the video of the kidnapping appeared in the conversation.
When Holmes’ camera marked an hour and a half of recording, Kitsu and Sean said goodbye, and each went their own way.
Holmes and Kitsu went straight to the police station with the video and, when they arrived there, they showed all the recordings to them. Suddenly, one of the police officers started to laugh and took off a mask he was wearing and both friends recognized who it was… it was the famous youtuber Sean!!!!
- Happy April Fools’ Day!!- all the officers exclaimed.
- But…- Kitsu didn’t understand anything- The Royals… they are kidnapped and…
Suddenly, the King and the Queen entered the reception of the police station. Kitsu’s eyes were wide opened.
- Dear Kitsu, we just wanted to thank you for being our guardian for almost ten years- the King started.
- You are always willing to help, and we are grateful for it. - the Queen smiled.
- But…- Kitsu was still not following the conversation. - The video, the pen drive…
- It was all part of the plan. - Tiger Homes explained.
- Are you also involved? - Kitsu asked, surprised.
- Yes, we involved him to make sure everything went as planned.the Queen said. - It’s true that this way of saying thank you is a bit… different, but your friend Holmes told us that you love mystery stories.
- So, we created one for you- Sean finished.
Kitsu was, little by little, understanding the situation.
- That was… shocking. - she said.
- But it was unforgettable, wasn’t it? - Tiger Holmes added. Everybody laughed loudly.
By Aroa, Elsa, Mirea and Isa. 2nd ESO.
