1931 Winter: The Time of the Oasis/Chapter 4: Bunny Hasty & Bunny Tasty

Synopsis
Though Pamela had speculated about how Carzelio Runorata's family made their money, her guesses fell short. Rather than simply being a little involved in shady business, the Runorata Family operated on a wide open scale, and had become one of the most powerful families on the east coast, largely thanks to the genius of don Bartolo Runorata. To his ends, he employed a number of "brilliantly insane individuals", most of which served to protect him directly. In fact, the twins who had left the mansion earlier belonged to this group of individuals.

Near the forest where Jacuzzi's Gang, the Vanishing Bunny, Cazze, and the Lemures had all congregated, the twins converse about the current situation. Though they'd set out to pay the ransom for their charge, Carzelio Runorata, they come to realise they only have thirty-two dollars between them. Remembering that Bartolo had left the kidnappers' fate in their hands, the two of them resolve to offer that much, and then kill the kidnappers if they won't accept that meager amount. With this plan, they set off into the forest, only to be distracted immediately by the sound of an engine. When the source of the noise, an off-road truck driven by a man in a military uniform, enters their sights, the twins set off after it on their motorcycles.

The driver of the truck had been a member of the Lemures' negotiation team. Though he'd been confident he wasn't being tailed by police, the appearance of two bikers makes him question that judgment. As the bikes follow him, they appear to merge into one; he realizes too late that things had only seemed that way because one of the bikers had extinguished their headlight and begun driving parallel with his truck. Reacting quickly, the Lemure negotiator pulls out a handgun and fires at the biker, but the biker only moves closer to the truck, grabbing the Lemure's wrist and twisting it up. This distraction causes the Lemure to lose control of the car, sending him crashing into the trees.

Ten minutes later, the Lemures who'd been scouting near bungalow 7 discuss the fact that the negotiator who had been expected to pass by the bungalows is nowhere to be seen. They discuss whether or not they should return to Sarges' group, and the growing commotion prevents them from hearing the sounds of something stirring in bungalow 7.

A few minutes pass, and one of the Lemures decides to return to Sarges and report that the negotiator hasn't passed by, but as he gets up he notices that the door to bungalow 7 has opened slightly. Approaching the door, the two Lemures notice a foul smell, but don't immediately realize it's the smell of an animal. The moment they do, they look around the area, finally spotting 'him'. Frozen in fear, the two of them don't react in time to avert their own injuries; what they had seen was the form of a grizzly bear standing over nine feet tall.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Gabriel and Juliano (unnamed)
 * Charkie (unnamed)