i'm going to be a pirate, m[o]m! [intro]

[wuyi]

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Wuyi held xyr breathe as the heavy pawsteps approached the jack-o-lantern. The last of the candies dissolved on xyr tongue, and the child squinted open one eye to watch through the pumpkin’s eye-hole. Xe sniffed, smelling and hearing Bai Shi’s voice. Xyr eyes widened when xe realized the jaguar hadn’t stepped in front of the jack-o-lantern, and xyr hideout hadn’t been discovered yet.

Bitting xyr orange-flavored tongue, the cub concentrated. All the air wooshed out of xyr lungs in a silent spasm.

Xe flopped out of the jack-o-lantern, softly (but not silently) landing in front of the carved pumpkin’s face. Scrambling to xyr paws, Wuyi glanced over xyr shoulder to Bai Shi. Xe hoped the leader hadn't noticed the ultra-super-secret-power, but xe guessed Bai Shi'd heard the flop.

But xyr paws already took off, sprinting as fast as the youngster could. Xe giggled, unintentionally, and scampered to hide around the side of one of the houses.