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was blanketed by clouds and what little light they had to see by was gone. In the pitch blackness they all heard the throaty exhaust noise of a dirt bike approaching fast.
    â€˜That’s Kret! Stay out of sight!’ Tri flattened himself on the rock and crawled up towards the edge so that he could peep over. Bindi and Robert did the same.
    The cloud cover dispersed and the moonlight shone through the dense foliage. Bindi was almost certain nobody had been there before but now, just below them, stood two Chinese men. One of the men spat onto the ground. Bindi felt pretty sure that whatever these men were up to spelled bad news for Kret.

Bindi’s breathing sounded too loud. She pressed herself and Robert flat against the rock, trying not to breathe. Had the men seen them?
    The dirt bike pulled up with a flourish into the clearing and Kret dismounted. He looked so mucholder than his seventeen years in his designer clothes and he had a tough attitude to match.
    â€˜I’ve found it. Let’s get going before he moves off.’
    One of the men shook his head. ‘We’ve got better things to do, big guy. You need to deal with this on your own.’
    For a moment Kret’s confidence seemed to wane. ‘You’re kidding? I can’t do it by myself.’
    The other man pulled a rifle from his bag and threw it to Kret. Kret fumbled with it in the dim light. One of the men sniggered. ‘Yes, you can. And be careful with that. It’s pretty powerful. Powerful enoughto take care of an elephant!’ They both laughed.
    Bindi was so horrified she almost choked. Tri put a hand to her mouth to stop her from making any noise.
    Kret held the gun out in front of him as if he didn’t quite know what to do with it. ‘I-I can’t –’
    One of the men stepped forward and pushed Kret in the chest. ‘Delivery by noon tomorrow. No excuses.’ Kret stumbled as he stepped back and fell onto the ground, almost colliding with the dirt bike. When he looked up again, the men had gone.
    Bindi, Tri and Robert looked at each other in horror. Tri leapt downfrom the rocks and landed next to Kret.
    â€˜You’ve got to stop this now, Kret, before it’s too late.’
    Kret was shocked to see Tri and more than a little embarrassed his friend had witnessed the scene. But he was even more surprised to see Bindi and Robert make their way down to join Tri. He jumped to his feet and held onto the rifle. His big-man attitude was back.
    â€˜This is a good thing, Tri. In case you hadn’t noticed there’s a rogue elephant trampling everyone’s crops. I’m taking action and doing what the farmers are thinking of doing themselves. I get rid of it andmake some money in the process. It’s win–win.’
    Robert was outraged. ‘Killing an elephant is wrong! You need to learn to work out how you and the elephants can live in harmony together.’
    Kret turned on Robert. ‘This is none of your business, little boy.’
    Bindi stepped up to Kret. ‘Don’t talk to my brother like that. He’s right, and you know it!’ Her heart was pounding in her chest and she was trying hard to stop her hands from shaking.
    Kret ignored Bindi, mounted his bike and turned on the engine. The high-pitched revs broke through thepeace of the jungle. ‘Keep your new friends out of it, Tri. Those men aren’t playing around. They want an elephant and I have to get one for them.’
    Tri spoke firmly, ‘Remember what I said yesterday. You don’t have to do this, Kret.’
    Kret tossed his head. ‘Then you’ll remember my answer, Tri, which was, I do! So stay out of it!’ He took off on the bike, weaving and tearing his way through the foliage and into the darkness.
    Tri was devastated. ‘I have to stop him but I can’t tell anyone. What are we going to do?’

Bindi and Robert dragged themselves out of their sleeping bags to help out