Undead Zoo! Rpg 4

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Leabic/Martha/Suki/& Satouri:


"Well it does look good.... But like I said we cant eat it." Satouri stated with a shrug.


"done"leabic said "now were was it you were going to take me and Martha"he asked

"This way~!"Suki & Satouri hummed taking off.

leabic said"come and fallow Martha"as he walked with sucption

Martha fallowed looking at the twins curiously.

"Oww~ dont look at us like that!" The twins giggled as another building came into veiw.

"now what could be in there"leabic said

"Umm medical equitment...it is a old hospital~" The holograms giggled.

"i geuss i can resupply on some of my tools there"he said as he aprouches the building

Martha lowered as they aprouched and made a low grawl at the building.

"Aww calm down puppy...hehehe this is just an old hospital." Suki giggled as the reached the door.

opens the door and yells"aaaa run monsters"and laughs while peers in

Martha barked and charged ahead.

"=____= are you...sane?" Satouri asked looking him over ueasily.

"lets say I saw an opertunity that I had to take"starts to move in the primitor

As he went in he heared a loud shreek off in the destences and a few gun shots soon fallowed.

drew his sword and went to that shreek


Sasha/Stella:


"Huh." Stella tilted her head to the left as she thought. "...Wanta blow something up?"

"no i want something more challenging...Wanta take over a town"Sasha said

"Hmmm Okay!..oh but then the Government would be after us."Stella smiled.

"I am sure there will be plenty of people that will try to entervene with that plan,so all we have to do is get some powns to use as shields and fall guys.to the inn?"sasha said

"True,true!"Stella happily marched beside Sasha

they go to the inn & Sasha says"alright you take that side of the bar i take the outher if you run in to trouble shout "I cannot beleve it is not butter"
then i will come to back you up"

"Porblem....if alot of people start saying I can't beleive it! then I wont help but to yell I can't beleive it's not better!." Stella stated with a pout.

"how about "MINIMINITARTAR""sasha replied

Stella looked at her wide eyed."....THAT'S EPIC!!"

Sasha opens the bar doors and yells "is there any members of the facility
here"and then waits for a responce

People didn't seem to hear her question. They all started to panic and talking about Government being evil, and how the government will brainwash them.

"Good Answer "she said while taking a long table and pulled it to the middle of the room then breaks another table in half and carves "signe up here" and sets it up on the long table"come one come all lets start this thing"sasha said

"Sign up for wha?"A man asked eyeing Sasha uneasly.

what can you offer to my couse

"Your couse? And what's your couse?"The man asked.

"well are you tired of the tyranny oppression and fear of everyday life then help us to fortify the town to stop radical groups and zombies of course from
dictating our way of life!"sasha said

"Several of the drunkin man cheered before one spoke up."But didn't cha attack pit and some udder guys? How do we know we can trust ya?!"

"Quite simple really a show of power will entice your followers to be more inclined to follow your lead.so are you in?"sasha asked

"YEAH!!!"the crawd cheered.

"stop cheering and sign up"

The crawd quickly went quit and went to sign.

"Stupid drunkereds...."Stella mubbled before turning over to Sasha."You sure this lil town will make the best foot hole?" she whispered.

"it is rat holes like this that the government dose not look at" she whispered

"True....they seems to have some pride...that's also a good sign." Stella replied as the last of the men signed the paper.


Grrrrrrr (give or take a few Rs):

That last human was rather tasty..it was soft and warm..AND STAYED CRUNCHY EVEN IN MILK!..but now Grrrrrr was hungery again...but where would he find food in a desert like the one he was in? Oh but wait, he think (or something like thinks) he (sense?) a human!

charge the human!!!

The human girl maneged to dadge him." Wow you've seen better days! but I can make you ripe again. DANNY ATTACK!!" a human boy now charged out from behind the girl towards Grrrrrr

Grrrrrr jumps at his jugular

The boy barely got out of the way as he cought the end of rope the girl throw to him. He grinned as he moved infront of Grrrrr and the girl moved behind with the rest of the rope.</b>


starts biting the rope

"Hey dont eat the rope!" The boy demanded as he tied the rope tight around Grrrr.

"Let's get him back to the lab before he eats through the rope." The girl said with a sigh as the boy through grrrrr over his shoulder (making sure the face wasn't facing him or his back).

grraaaa nom nom grind chew bite

After a long walk they reached a building, and carried him inside.

"Okay put him on the table and we'll begin with the rehu-.... rehumatization!" the girl said as the boy set Grrr on a table. He then chained Grrrr's shoulders and legs down.


Luna:

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Lil Will/Seth/Loshya:

"I wonder how long it will take before we come across a town?" Will asked as they emerged from the forest and on to a road.

"It might be awhile." Loshya replied.

"I see... Do you think Haniko is mad that I left when I did?" Will asked as he walked.

"I don't know... I guess you'll find out sooner or later." Seth said with a shrug as he followed Will.

"Well you just met her... Don't let it bother you." Loshya said as she pulled some jerky out of her bag. "Want some Sethie?!:3"

"I guess your right. You know I'm a werewolf and I've never been in my full wolf form, I've always went into an in-between form." Will said as he thought about using his full wolf form for the first time.

Seth blushed slightly at being called Sethie, "Oh... Sure." He said taking some jerky from Loshya.

"You could always practice it." Loshya said eating some jerky.

"Yeah, practice makes perfect." Seth said with a nod as he ate his jerky.

"True." Will said with a smile before shifting into a wolf about the size of Elden. "So what do you think?"

Elden trotted over to Will and sniffed at him wagging his tail.

"CUTE!!" Loshya exclaimed bending down to pat both Elden and Will.

Will felt his tail start to wag as Loshya petted him. "I think I'll stay in this form for awhile." Will said as his tail continued to wag.

"W-wait up! A vampire can only run so fast!" Haniko called running out of the woods.

"Haniko, you decided to come after all." Will said as his tail stopped wagging. "I hope you're not mad at me for leaving."

"Oh, are you alright?" Seth asked turning towards Haniko.

Haniko's eye twitched out of annoyance as she caught up. "Nooo~ you only said you'd stay the night... Then tried to leave without saying goodbye... I'm completely cool with that. Now be a gentleman and apologize!"

"I'm sorry for leaving without saying anything." Will said to Haniko as he looked at the ground. "I just didn't want to cause any trouble because my scent and last name is the same as someone who wasn't liked."

"*sigh* I guess... I'll forgive you this time." Haniko said with a slight smile. "You do know how to get to the facility right?"

"Kinda...." Loshya replied.

"Nope." Seth said truthfully since he had never been there.

"Thank you." Will said in a quite voice as he shifted back to his human form. "How far away is this Facility place?"

"About four and a half days for non-humans." Haniko said. "Of course if we cut through some of the woods it will cut the time down... But some of the woods have defense in it."

"I guess you should lead then Haniko so we can get there quicker." Will said to Haniko.

"Defense? What do you mean?" Seth asked curiously.

"Traps for Zombies, vampires, and werewolves that want to eat us." Haniko replied as she started leading they way. _{"....I hope Yuki will be happy to see me..."}

"Running off again, 'princess'?" A rasp echoed around them. "And with Mini-Mutt and the honeymooners? I'm surprised ringleader let you leave."

"Hello Aspen." Haniko greeted the ghost.

"Honeymooners?" Loshya echoed before looking at Seth.

"Uh... Isn't that what the vacation married couples go on after their wedding is called?" Seth asked look from Loshya to Aspen.

"How am I a mini mutt?" Will asked as he walked beside Haniko.

"Originally~ But in a broader sense the honeymoon refers to that blissful period of time in every couple's relationship where everything is perfect...." A rasping giggle that sounded nearly sinister rang throughout the area. "Enjoy it while it lasts. Hm~ Usually 'Mutt' is a word I keep specially preserved for the hybrid pack, but since you're Mutt-Two's mini-me..."

"The other me is a hybrid but how is that even possible?" Will said confused. "And what kind of hybrid is he?"

"Can you kill a ghost?" Seth asked glaring at Aspen.

"Do I look like I'm sitting at an information desk or something? e_____e Seriously, why do people keep asking me these questions?" Aspen turned to Seth. "Not unless you're a soul-sucker~ >:P"

_{"D*** it!"} Seth mumbled under his breath as he continued to glare at Aspen.

"Aspen.... Isn't there something more interesting then Will's other self, that you want to talk about?" Haniko asked curiously.

"Eh...Yes and no. Her royal crankiness got me in a bad mood this morning, so being grumpy for a while was entertainment enough for me, but now I'm bored..." Aspen shrugged.

"Who could've done such a thing to the other me?" Will said to himself as he walked. "Would the same thing have happened to me if I hadn't shown up here when I did?"

"That was a while before I was around, but Mutt-Two has a twin and you don't~" Aspen pointed out to Will. "Also, his sisters are alive. So over thinking it probably isn't the healthiest thing to do~"

"Aspen has a point. What's happened, happened you can't change that." Haniko said before turning to Aspen. "Want to play with people at the facility with me?" By play she meant 'Screw with their heads'.

"Yeah your right." Will said as he put his hands in his pockets. "I'll just ask him about it when I see him."

"Sounds like fun~ What do you have in mind?" Aspen asked Haniko.

"Well I want to see my brother and meet the people that have taken him under their wing." Haniko said but was refering mainly to Jace and Anabell.

"Heehee~ Ringleader'd have a heart attack if she found out what I'm about to tell you~" Aspen grinned at Haniko.

"Oh?" Haniko smiled mischivously.

"Your little brother's getting adopted~"

"WHAT?!" Haniko asked try not to shriek as she jumped back slightly. "W-w-who'd want to adopt the baby?"

"Fern's big brother~" Aspen smirked. "Or you've probably heard of him as 'the debutante's lapdog'."

Will winced from Haniko's outburst. "Maybe I should go back to my full wolf form." Will said as he shifted back to his full wolf form and sat down by Haniko.

Loshya jumped at Haniko's outburst. "I-Isn't that a good thing?"

Haniko took a calming breath. "Not exactly... It's quite possible that he's just adopting him to gain his trust... Yuki and I are at least second generation Vampire S's so of course the government would want us."

"Actually, your brother was the one to suggest it." Aspen shrugged. "According to the lapdog, there's a good chance it won't happen. Being related to ringleader doesn't make you popular among the legal types, after all~"

"I know you're shocked and upset... But do you have to yell?" Seth asked slightly annoyed.

"You don't have a sibling that your close to... Do you?" Haniko replied. "Hehehe I guess that's.... *Sigh* not so good... Yuki's gonna cry his eyes out."

"No, I'm an only child." Seth said looking at Haniko.

"I know how it feels Haniko." Will said looking up at Haniko.

".....How... How do you know how I feel?" Haniko asked curiously.

"You care a lot about your brother and you don't want him hurt." Will said to Haniko. "I was the same way about my sister Raven. I even went up against a demon that was hurting her one time. I may have been badly hurt at the end of the fight but I stood up for Raven."

Haniko looked down as she walked. "I won't lose him... He's all I have... And I'm too selfish to have nothing!"

"I won't let you lose your brother Haniko." Will said as he walked alongside Haniko. "I don't want you to go through what I've gone through."

"What if Yuki doesn't want to leave because he's made friends there?" Seth asked curiously.

"Who says I'll make him leave? I just want to make sure he isn't being used." Haniko replied. 'Like anyone would be friends with us... Pfft it's funny that an adult still believes in Friends.'

Aspen vanished with an echoing giggle. "Good luck with that~"

"I guess that makes sense." Seth said with a nod.

"Haniko what are you going to say to that Dean guy if you see him there?" Will asked Haniko as he walked beside her.

"I... Don't really know.... I don't think I have anything to say to him." Haniko replied with a hint of anger.

"Oh, I guess I should be figuring out how I'm going to introduce myself to the other me." Will said sighing. "I wonder if his Raven would recognize me."

"Well if you look just like the other Will when he was your age she should." Seth said.

"Yeah I'm sure they'll recognize you." Loshya agreed.

"We're going to have to cross this river." Haniko stated pointing to the fast flowing water in front of them. "Shouldn't be to hard..."

"Are you sure you won't get swept away? You can sit on my shoulders if you want." Seth said eyeing the river.

"Oh yeah... Haha sometimes I forget how old I am! Thank you." Haniko replied climbing up as Loshya giggled.

"I'll meet y'all on the other side." Will said as he walked into the water and started to swim across the river.

Seth smiled as he held onto Haniko's ankles once she was sitting on his shoulders, "You all set?"

"Yes." Haniko replied as Loshya ran past.

"Be careful you two!" Loshya called getting into the water. "Cold! Kehehaha"

Will reaches the other side and shakes the excess water out of his fur. "The water was a little cold." Will said as he waited shivering a little.

"I'll be careful." Seth said entering the water. "Crap it's cold!" He said wading to the other side.

"Oh yeah... HEY WILL CATCH!" Loshya called as she pulled her bag off of her and sealed it well before tossing it to him.

Will quickly shifts to his human form and catches Loshya's bag. "Got it." Will said as he waited for the others to finish crossing the river.

Seth groaned, "Why is this river so D*** cold?!"

"Hehe well look what time of year it is!" Loshya giggled as she reached the shore. "I think it's refreshing!"

"I think it's annoying." Seth said frowning as he reached the shore and set Haniko down on it before getting out of the water himself.

Loshya walked over to Will and took her bag back. "Thank you... Let's see.... Here's some blankets!"

"What do you Not have in that bag?" Haniko asked causing Loshya to stop and think for a bit. "I... Was joking."

Seth rolled his eyes as he wringed out his wet clothes.

"I'm just glad it isn't snowing right now." Will said. "Then again it would be easier to cross the river if it had froze over, and you're welcome Loshya."

Loshya handed Will a blanket before dropping one on Seth. "It could've been alot worse."

"Thanks Lala." Seth said smiling at Loshya wrapping himself in the blanket.

"Yeah the winters around here can be harsh at times." Will said as he took the blanket from Loshya and wrapped it around himself.

"Oh, but if there was snow we could make a snowman! Right Sethie?!" Loshya declared happily as she wrapped herself up in her blanket and dried Elden off.

Elden yipped happily and wagged his tail.

"I've never made one before." Seth said.

"Y-You haven't?!" Loshya looked around. "THERE'S SOME SAND! We can make a sandman!"

"Ummm actually... We should get going." Haniko said.

"Haniko has a point... We can always make one another time." Seth said.

"I've made a few snowmen before and even had to hide in one for a few hours." Will said with a smile.

"Why'd you have to hide in one?" Seth asked curiously looking over at Will.

"It's kinda embarrassing for me to talk about." Will said as his cheeks started to turn red. "My sister had this friend who I'm guessing had a crush on me, so one day I noticed her following me and giggling so I hid myself in a snowman and waited for to pass by before coming back out of the snowman."

"Hehehe that's cute." Loshya giggled.

"*sigh* I don't understand people..." Haniko muttered as she lead the way.

Seth chuckled as he followed Haniko.

Will just smiled and wrapped the blanket tighter around himself as he followed Haniko. 'I guess I'll never know if Raven's friend actually had a crush on me now.' Will thought as he walked.

"We just cut about a day out of our trip by crossing that river." Haniko stated with a smile as she shook her head slightly.

"That's good." Seth said as he walked beside Haniko.

"So we have about three and a half days of walking to go?" Will asked as he walked.

"Yes.... Did you hear that?" Haniko was now on guard ready to pull her sword.

Loshya nodded readying her daggers.

Seth stopped and listened, "I think I hear voices..."

Elden stopped an sniffed at the air.

"Yeah I heard it to." Will said as he drew his swords and reversed the grip of the sword in his right hand as he brought it in front of him in a defensive manner.

A young girl with brown hair came out of the bushes nearby, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you out here." She said to the girl who was holding her hand.

The short black haired girl stopped and pulled out her scythe when she noticed that they had the weapons out.

"What are you two doing in this woods?" Haniko asked signaling for everyone to put the weapons away but still be on guard.

Will nods and puts away his swords but stays on guard incase something happens.

"We sort of got lost." The brunette said glancing at the group and getting in front of the girl with short black haired girl.

"You got lost?" Seth asked looking at the two girls.

Elden sniffed the air and took a cautious step towards the girls.

The black haired girl peeked out from behind the brunette, and nodded.

"They're telling the truth." Haniko said.

"How do you know they're telling the truth?" Seth asked curiously, but seemed to trust Haniko's word.

"Would both of you like to come along with us?" Will asked the two girls as he relaxed a little.

"Second generation Vampires S's can tell when someone is lying by their soul... Unless the person lies more then once a day." Haniko stated.

The black haired girl looked up at the brunette and gave her a slight nod.

"Oh, interesting ability." Seth said with a grin.

The brunette nodded back, "Alright, we'll go along with you."

"Alright... I'm Haniko."

"And I'm Loshya." Loshya added with a smile.

"I'm Will." Will said with a smile.

"I'm Seth, and the little fox is Elden." Seth said watching Elden slightly wagging his tail.

The brunette nodded to them all, "I'm Emily, and this is Emma."

Emma smiled and bowed before reaching for Elden.

Elden wagged his tail and happily came closer to Emma.

Emma happily pet Elden.

Elden wagged his tail and leaned into the petting.

Emily smiled as she knelt down and pet Elden as well.

"I don't mean to sound rude but I really think we should get moving again." Will said sounding a bit nervous.

"You're right." Haniko started leading again fallowed by Loshya.

Emma nodded and grabbed Emily's hand.

Emily smiled as she followed Loshya and Haniko.

Seth nodded as he followed the others with Elden right beside him.

Will takes a calming breath as he walks behind Haniko.

Haniko took Wills hand and whispered. "What's wrong? Getting cold feet?"

"No, I just haven't been this far from home before." Will said to Haniko in a quiet voice. "But I am glad that you came along."

"Why? I just met you?" Haniko asked.

"I didn't have any friends back home and you didn't try to attack me after you heard my last name." Will said with his head down. "The only friend that I do have is Drake."

Haniko stopped and faced him. "I don't understand you at all! Drake's back at the mansion and That's where I was! So... So why leave just to chase a dim hope?!"

"It's too close to where my village was and I didn't feel right staying there." Will said to Haniko. "Plus if it hadn't been for Graham that Mark guy would've figured out who I was and I didn't want to cause any more trouble."

Haniko turned around and started leading the way again. ".....You're... Different."

"How am I different?" Will asked as he walked beside Haniko.

"Maybe you're not different.... I... Don't understand people." Haniko sighed.

Loshya leaned to whisper to Seth. "Hehehe Aren't they a bit young to be getting a crush on each other?"

"Maybe... I'm not sure." Seth whispered back with a shrug.

"Neither do I, but it helps trying to talk to people so that you can understand them." Will said. "My mom told me that once, and at the time I didn't know what she had meant by it and I'm still not sure if I understand it now."

"... The more I talk the less I understand." Haniko said as she got a skip to her step. 'That's why you learn about people enough to be able to control them! Then they will be the ones trying to figure you out... And... You can't let them.'

"I guess that makes sense." Will said in a quite voice. 'That's probably why I never did make any friends back home.'

Haniko stared off in to space for a bit before walking again. "You only need to understand someone to a point you don't have to understand them completely."

"You think so?" Seth asked looking at Haniko.

"Yes... You can never understand someone completely." Haniko replied.

"I see." Will said as he walked.

"So what you're saying is that if someone says they do understand someone completely they're lying?" Emily said deciding to comment on the subject.

"That, or they believe they understand the person... But they're wrong." Haniko replied as Emma shook her head slightly.

"How do you know they're wrong?" Emily asked curiously.

"Like I said... Unless someone is VERY dull... You can't understand them completely... No one is one-hundred percent honest." Haniko replied.

"There is a lot of things that I don't understand." Will said while walking and not looking at anyone. "I still don't fully understand why my dad taught sword fighting but I'm grateful that he did."

"What if a person wants to be perfectly honest with just one person, but no one else?" Seth asked curiously before Emily could say anything.

Haniko gave Seth an odd look as she walked.

"I'm honest with Seth." Loshya added.

"Well.... I'm sure there are things you two don't want the other to know... Something you're not proud of." Haniko mused looking back at both of them.

"Well I already told her I killed my parents." Seth said trying to think of anything else normal people wouldn't be proud of.

"You killed your parents?" Emily said eyeing Seth suspiciously.

"Yeah, but they locked me in a cell... So they kind of deserved it." Seth said with a shrug.

Emma held Emily's hand a bit tighter as she got closer to her.

"Hmmm there's not really anything I've hid from him, all he needs to do is ask." Loshya stated.

"Same here, Loshya just has to ask, I'd tell her the truth." Seth said with a nod.

Emily squeezed Emma's hand gently to let her know everything would be ok.

Will sighs and shifts to his full wolf form and continues walking.

Haniko nodded before looking at Will and stopping. "....Hmmm..." She quickly climbed on his back. "Giddy up!"

Will grunts a little as Haniko climbed on his back but continued walking. "You know if you wanted a ride all you had to do was ask." Will said to Haniko as she rode on his back.

Emily giggled at Haniko and Will as she walked.

Seth chuckled lightly as he walked.

".... I wasn't sure if I'd liking riding you... But you're a good pony!" Haniko said smiling as she pet him.

Will's tail starts wagging as Haniko pets him. "Anytime you want a ride Haniko, just let me know." Will said as he walked.

"Okay..." Haniko replied.

"So you think they like each other?" Seth whispered to Loshya with a chuckle.

Loshya chuckled and nodded. "I just hope they know how to take it slow hehe."

"I'm sure they do." Seth said chuckling as he walked and watched Will and Haniko.

Will stops when he hears the sound of feet shuffling coming from the woods. "Does anyone else hear that or is it just me?" Will asked as he look around.

"Ughhh! That smell... Zombie... *sniff*... What the H*** is that other smell?!!" Haniko asked as she got off Will and pulled her sword out.

Emma pulled her scythe out.

Emily stayed close to Emma as she too pulled out her scythe.

Seth hissed as he stayed close to Loshya.

Loshya handed Seth two daggers just as some Zombies charged from the woods.

Seth took the daggers as he got in a defensive stance readying himself.

Will shifts to his hybrid wolf form and draws both of his swords before reversing the sword in his right hand. "It has a metallic smell to it, almost like blood." Will said as he smelled the air.

Emma electrically charged her scythe before slicing into one of the Zombies Stomachs.

"Hey guys... Is it me... Or are they... Trying to get away from something?" Haniko asked as she dodged a Zombie and slashed another.

"You know, I think you're right." Seth said as one of the zombies ran past him looking scared.

Emily blinked, "What are they running away from?" She asked curiously.

"I'm thinking the same thing Haniko, but what could it be." Will said as he slashed and spun off of one zombie and cut into another one. "But this is my first time fighting zombies so I don't know."

">:O THEY COULD AT LEAST TRY TO ATTACK US AS THEY RUN!" Haniko complained slashing one zombie so that the upper part of it's body hit into another Zombie. "They're... Also bleeding?"

"Yeah... Seth and I noticed that when we fought some earlier." Loshya said as she watched Zombies run past. ".... Zombies focus on eating... so what would be scary enough to kick into the Fight or flight mode?"

"I'm not sure, but I think we might find out soon." Seth said as the last of the zombies went running past.

"How about we pin one and ask it?" Will said as he sliced at another zombie, taking an arm off as it ran past. "Or we go and see what caused them to run in the first place."

"You got it." Seth said as he tackled the zombie before it got too far and pinned it to the ground.

"Bad idea!" Loshya said. "Zombies aren't much into talking...but biting is a hobby they have."

The Zombie struggled moaning as it tried to bite and scratch Seth.

"Don't worry, it's fine." Seth said.

Emily stood on the zombie's hands, not hard enough to cause pain, just enough so that it couldn't move it's hands to scratch Seth.

"Come on, calm down... We just want to know what you all are scared of." Seth said avoiding the zombie's mouth.

Will walked over to where Seth had the zombie pinned and looked down at it. "Look Zombie, just point us in the direction of whatever it was that you were running from and you're free to go." Will said to the zombie while pointing a sword at it's head. "But try and bite one of us and I'll take off your head."

There was a large cracking sound as some trees near by started falling towards them.

"I think we should move." Seth said getting to his feet.

Emily got off of the Zombie's hands and in a flash was next to Emma again.

"I agree." Will said as he jumped back and a tree landed right where he was standing as he looked over at the forest. "What in the h*** is that thing?"

"I-I don't know..." Haniko replied as she saw some horns just above the falling tree line.

"That thing must huge!" Seth said looking at the horns. "LOSHYA!" He yelled pushing her out of the way as a tree came crashing down towards her.

Loshya and Seth rolled barely out of danger. "Th-thanks Seth."

The horns seemed to disappear suddenly.

"Wh-wh-what happened... Wh-where'd it go?" Haniko asked shaking as she stopped.

"I don't know, but I think we should get out of here before it comes back." Seth said getting up and offering Loshya a hand up.

"I think running might be a good idea right about now." Will said as he moved closer to Haniko and knelt down so she could get on his back. "Haniko get on my back and hold on cause I don't think we can handle whatever this thing is if it comes back."

There was a slight thump sound from near by as Haniko climbed on Will. "What... Was that... Sh-should we check it out?"

"I don't know." Will said as he looked in the direction were the sound came from. "How far are we from a town or a inn from here, cause I rather not have to spend the night outdoors with whatever this thing is nearby."

"Haniko, Will stay here with Emily, Emma and Loshya, I'll go look." Seth said as he started walking towards the area where the thump was heard.

Loshya ran up beside him. "You're not going alone."

"But Loshya, what if it attacks? What if you get hurt?" Seth asked looking at Loshya.

"Don't you think that's what was going through my head about you? Now come on!" Loshya grabbed his hand and marched towards the thump. ".....I-it's a... Girl?" Loshya said as they reached the area to find a girl passed out her cloths where tattered and she had horns.

"Do you think that was what the zombies were scared of?" Seth asked looking at her horns curiously.

"I don't know... She looks... So harmless." Loshya replied.

The girls eyes flow open and she pushed off the ground just to fall back down. She winced before looking up with scared eyes, she tried to hide her fear by looking angry but it didn't work very well.

"Maybe she's a demon." Seth said to Loshya before looking back at the girl. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you."

The girl jumped when he said demon and shook her head. _{"No-n-n-no I-I'm no demon.."}

"Then what are you? Are you the thing those zombies were scared of?" Seth asked curiously.

"Th-they 'urt ma fordist!" The girl declared.

"You mean... They attacked you first?"

"Yeah Dat!" The girl agreed before she fell back against the ground and passed out.

"Sh-should we take her with us?" Loshya asked bending down.

"I don't know, we still don't know what she is... And what if she's dangerous?" Seth said as he knelt down next to Loshya.

"I don't know... She looked scared... And if we leave her she'll probably get eaten..." Loshya said looking around thinking about it.

"Well we'd be taking a chance, but ok." Seth said picking up the girl bridal style. "You got another blanket for her?

"I think so.... Here it is." Loshya placed the blanket around the girl.

Seth looked at the girl's face, "We should get back to the others."

The girl was pretty, she had a narrow pale face which was complimented by her silver hair even if it had twigs in it. Loshya nodded.

Seth smiled as he led the way back to the others.

"O.O Is that girl... Alive... Wait wh-what is she?" Haniko asked as She saw Seth & Loshya.

"We're not sure, I thought she was a demon, but she said she wasn't one." Seth said as he walked up carrying the girl.

"So she didn't say what she was?" Emily asked curiously.

"No, she didn't." Seth said.

"Th-that's odd... She has horns so... I'd think she's a demon." Haniko said.

"I think she is too... But I don't know why she'd lie about it." Loshya said glancing at the girl.

"Maybe she's scared that we might hurt her if she's a demon." Emily suggested looking at the girl.

"Emily might be right." Seth said.

The girl twitched a bit before nuzzling into Seth. "..mhhmmph..Warm~"

"I-I'll carry her!" Loshya declared her face was red as she reached for the girl.

Will cocks his head to the side as he looks at the girl. "I don't think I've ever seen a demon that looks like her before." Will said thinking. "And I have fought a demon before."

Seth blushed slightly, "Warm?"

Emily giggled, "Are you jealous of a little girl?"

Emma giggled and nodded.

"N-no! Why would I be!" Loshya protested taking the girl.

The girl quickly clung onto Seth's shirt. (still sleeping)

Seth blinked, "Wha-what's she doing?"

Emily giggled, "I think she's comfortable where she is."

"Come on, we need to get moving cause it'll be dark soon." Will said as he carefully put away his swords and slowly stood up.

"You're right." Haniko agreed leading the way.

"*sigh* I guess your stuck with her Seth." Loshya said with a slight pout.

"I-I guess so..." Seth said a bit uncomfortable.

Emily snickered at Loshya's jealousy.

Emma giggled at Loshya as Haniko rolled her I eyes and looked at the girl in Seth's arms curiously.

"Let's keep walking." Seth said as he continued to walk with the girl in his arms.

"Agreed."Haniko replied fallowing. Loshya was right beside Seth. (still pouting)

Emily giggled as she followed after Seth, Loshya and Haniko.

Will shifts to his human form and walks beside Haniko, "I'm not going to stay at the Facility after I meet the other Blackfires." Will said to Haniko.

Haniko looked shocked as she looked lil Will over before a huge smile crossed her face. "Y-You're not?! Why'd you change your mind?!"

"They already have a Will there and I feel I would be better off with working for Fern along side you." Will said to Haniko.

"That's great!" Haniko hugged Will before stepping back. "So.... We... Go back?"

"No, there's still your brother." Loshya stated.

"Yeah, I thought you wanted to see him again." Seth said as he glanced back at Haniko.

"I do... But... The risks are still high... Even more so when there's so many of us." Haniko said thinking it over.

"Let's go back then, Haniko we can always try to get your brother at a later date." Will said as he stopped walking.

"You want to go through that cold river again?" Seth said.

"No... Agh especially now with the... Girl..." Loshya said giving the girl a glare.

"I think I may have a solution to the river crossing problem." Will said as he looked at some of the fallen trees that was behind them.

Emma looked curiously at Emily then to the rest, as if to ask. "Should we go with them?"

_{"Do you want to go with them?"} Emily whispered.

_{I don't mind either way... Although... We don't really know who this Fern is.}" Emma replied quietly.

_{"True, should we ask?"} Emily asked in a whisper.

"What's your idea Will?" Seth asked curiously as he turned to look at him.

"I was thinking that we could use a few of the fallen trees to make a temporary bridge across the river." Will said as he started to plan out how he was going to get the first tree into place in his head.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" The girl screamed as she woke up and fall out of Seth's arms.

"Be careful!" Seth said as he tried to catch her.

"I got her." Will said as he shot forward and dove to the ground, catching the girl before she hit it. "Are you ok?"

The girl jumped to her feet. "I'm fine!! Wh-who yous?!

"We met you earlier, these are our... Friends." Seth said.

"My name is Will." Will said as he got back to his feet.

Loshya nodded in agreement to Seth.

"Oy... I know... Friends!"

"I'm Emily and this is Emma." Emily said looking at the girl.

Will walks over to a fallen tree and then looks at the river. "Umm Loshya, you wouldn't happen to have some strong rope in your bag would ya?" Will asked as he stood by the tree. 'I'm going to have to swim and pull this tree at the same time in order for this to work out.'

"Tarakara... Tarakara likes meetin yous!"The girl said with a bow.

Loshya rolled her eyes before turning to Will. "I've got this! hold the bag." She pulled out the rope before quickly going towards the river.

"Ok." Will said as he held Loshya's bag.

"Loshya, what are you doing?" Seth asked as he watched her walk off.

"I think she's still upset about Tarakara clinging to your shirt while she was out and you were carrying her." Emily said snickering.

"Tarakara made Loshya mad?" Tarakara asked.

Loshya quickly got the first tree in place.

"I don't know." Will said to Tarakara. "Do you want to see something cool?"

"No, it's called jealousy." Emily said giggling.

Takara tilted her head to the side. "Oy?"

"She feels threatened by you, she thinks you'll try to steal Seth from her." Emily tried to explain.

'Amber I'm sorry that I couldn't get you out in time and I swear I will get the humans back for what they did and if you somehow did survive, please come and find me and we will take out the government together.' Will thought as a single tear slid down his cheek.

"Oh... Oy?" Tarakara now turned to Will.

"I DO NOT FEEL THREATENED!!! >XO" Loshya called back.

Emily giggled, "Someone's in denial." She sang.

"I'm ok, I've just had a bad morning that's all." Will said to Tarakara as he sat Loshya's bag down and shifted into his full wolf form.

"Oh!" Tarakara jumped back. Before slowly walking back towards him. "Owwwww~!" She quickly grabbed his ears and started patting them.

'This form isn't so bad after all.' Will thought as his tail started to wag from his ears being petted.

Haniko started patting Will too. 'It's getting dark... So maybe while they're asleep I could go get Yuki....'

_{"If you're still wanting to after your brother Haniko, I'm going with you."} Will said to Haniko in a low voice that only she could hear. _{"Besides there is something that I want to talk to you about."}

Haniko looked surprised. _"O-Okay."

Will lays down and falls asleep while Tarakara and Haniko were petting him.

"I guess we have to camp out here since Will fell asleep." Seth said looking at Will.

"Guess so." Haniko agreed.

"Tarakara'll help Lushy!" Tarakara said running over and picking up a tree before running and tossing it over the river.

"HEY?! WATCH WHERE YOU THROW IT!" Loshya called.

"Don't hit Lala!" Seth called looking panicky as he ran towards the river. "Are you ok?"

"My, the girl doesn't seem to know her own strength." Emily said with a small giggle.

"I'm fine... But I'm getting out. =__= Before the girl kills me." Loshya replied getting out.

"Oy... Tarakara didn't help?"

Will starts to whimper and say his sister's name, Amber, in his sleep as he has a nightmare about the warehouse collapse that killed his parents and sister.

"It's ok Tarakara." Seth said helping Loshya get out of the river.

Haniko pat Will trying to comfort him.

Loshya hissed softly at Tarakara before taking Seth's hand with a smile.

"_{They're amusing.}" Emma giggled.

"They are." Emily agreed with a nod.

Seth smiled and gave Loshya his, now dry coat.

Will calms down slightly but repeats Amber's name every once in awhile in his sleep.

"Thanks." Loshya said gladly accepting the coat.

Tarakara looked around. "Wh-what's Tarakara needed ta do?"

"I think we're good now." Seth said glancing uneasily at Tarakara.

"Kay....." Tarakara replied as she headed off towards the woods.

"Where is she going?" Loshya asked with a ever so slight hint of worry.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Seth asked as he watched her walk away.

"Tarakara needs to go... She'll be punished bad real..." Tarakara replied stopping.

"Punished? By who?" Seth asked confused.

"Master.... Oh no! Master went squished!" Tarakara giggled as she clapped before turning around.

"Master?" Seth repeated slightly confused.

"Who's master?" Emily asked curiously.

"Tarakara crunched him!" Tarakara replied giving a spin as she ran around in circles.

"Crunched him? How?" Seth asked blinking.

'I can't believe I lost his scent again, the boss is going to have my head if I don't find that traitor soon.' Yuzu thought to herself as she stepped out of the woods close to riverbank.

"Oh I...." Tarakara's eyes flashed gold for a moment. "Wolf." She said looking off towards the riverbank.

"Huh?" Seth said as he followed Tarakara's gaze and saw Yuzu.

Loshya looked over avs well.

"Should we say hello?" Haniko asked with a slight snicker.

Yuzu stops when she hears someone talking and notices the group of people. 'Maybe they can help me find that blonde headed idiot'. Yuzu thought with a small smirk as she slowly approached the group.

"Um... Looks like she's coming to say hi... Oh, hi, I'm Seth." Seth said as Yuzu approached them.

"Loshya studied Yuzu as she walked beside Seth.

"Friend... Or enemy?" Tarakara asked jumping up and down.

"Hi, I'm Yuzu, but some people know me as the lone wolf." Yuzu said as she pulled a piece of paper from a side pocket on her backpack and held it out for Seth to see. "Have you seen this man by any chance?"

"No sorry." Loshya replied looking over the picture.

"No, can't say that I have." Seth said looking at the picture.

"I guess I'll just keep looking for him then." Yuzu said with a sigh. "Switchblade has caused me enough trouble in the past five years than he did when we was working together."

"Switchblade?" Seth repeated looking at Yuzu curiously.

"Interesting nickname." Haniko mused.

"That was his code name from when he was a active Assassin." Yuzu said as she put the photo back into the backpack. "His real name is Jay Strife and he used to be my student."

"So that makes you an assassin too then, so why are you looking for him?" Seth asked curiously.

"He refused to carry out a hit on a certain red head that works for the government and killed the next assassin that was assigned the hit." Yuzu said with a bit of anger in her voice. "My boss then deemed him a threat and ordered a hit on him that I accepted."

"Do you know why he refused to carry out the hit?" Seth asked curiously.

"Yeah, maybe he had a good reason for what he did." Emily suggested.

"No one has figured out why he refused to take the hit." Yuzu said as she thought about it. "Maybe the red head reminded him of his mother for some reason."

"Yeah, or some other relative." Seth said with a shrug.

"It's possible, but why don't you ask him before you try to kill him?" Emily asked curiously.

Loshya seemed bored and sighed. "As an assassin you should know to gather information on your prey before hunting your prey."

"I know that Jay lost his parents when he was 13 and he became an assassin a year later." Yuzu said with a sigh. "Maybe I'm just getting to old to be doing this kind of stuff."

"You don't look that old, how old are you?" Emily asked curiously.

"I'm 27." Yuzu said to Emily. "But I've been doing this kind of work since I was twelve, I didn't have much of a childhood that I can remember."

"Oh, so you mean you've been doing this job too long." Emily said with a giggle.

"Why don't you do something else then?" Seth asked curiously.

"Do you know of anyone who would hire an assassin?" Yuzu asked clearly interested.

"Depends how good you are." Haniko giggled.

"I haven't left a target alive on any of the hits I've done." Yuzu said with a smirk as she pulled a small remote from her backpack and pushed a button on it. "That should take care of the fools I came across a few miles back."

"Then I know someone who might let you work for her." Haniko smiled.

"Who would that be?" Yuzu asked as she put the remote back in her backpack.

"My boss." Haniko replied

"I guess I should go and meet with your boss then." Yuzu said as she glanced at Haniko. "You wouldn't mind pointing me in the right direction would you?"

"We were actually going to return in the morning."

"I guess I could wait till then." Yuzu said as she looked around and saw Will in his wolf form. "I didn't know you had a werewolf with you. May I ask what his name is?"

Haniko gently pet Will's head. "Will Blackfire...."

"He has a interesting name, especially his last name." Yuzu said as she took off her backpack and sat down on the other side of Will.

"Without a doubt, the most interesting thing about the Mini Mutt..."

Tarakara jumped and looked around, on guard. "Sethie... Where's voice from?!"

"I'm not sure." Seth said looking around for the source of the voice.

"*sigh* Aspen can't you say a simple hello before insulting someone?" Haniko asked.

"Well, that might give the false impression that I give a rat's tail~" Aspen rasped.

"I'm surprised that there is someone from the Blackfire clan still around." Yuzu said with a small sigh. "I was told that they had disappeared to the underworld centuries ago."

"They came back."

"When did they return?" Yuzu asked as she glanced at Will. "And is this one related to them?"

"Who knows. They used to be before my time."

"It doesn't matter! What matters is that they're screwing things up and need to go back to their own time!" Haniko hissed.

"What if they are not able to return to their own time?" Yuzu asked Haniko. 'For some reason I feel sorry for this Will kid, I might just stick around and keep a eye on him.'

"How are they screwing things up?" Seth asked curiously.

"Hmph! I doubt they're even trying! EASILY! They don't think before they act! they change their minds on a dime! aghh." Haniko glared at a ant that crawled across the ground as if she was trying to catch it on fire.

"What do you think about the Blackfire that's asleep next to you?" Yuzu asked Haniko.

"Huh?.... Oh well he's my fluffy fri... Friend." Haniko replied but seemed to be unsure.

"Will kinda of reminds me of Jay when he was Will's age." Yuzu said with a sigh. 'D*** it's been eleven years and I'm still thinking of that.'

"Why did you hesitate calling him your friend?" Seth asked as he looked curiously at Haniko.

"One, friends are another form of weight. Two, he still did try to leave without telling me... Friends aren't supposed to leave each other... Of course neither is family but that never stops people!" Haniko laughed.

"I said I was sorry." Will mumbled in his sleep.

"Family isn't supposed to lock each other in cells in their basement either... Or kill each other either though..." Seth said thinking as he looked at Will.

"True... And family also aren't supposed to use or watch family being a test dummy for painful tests." Haniko was laughing pretty hard before suddenly stopping. "I'm sleepy."

"A test dummy?" Seth repeated raising a brow at Haniko curiously.

Yuzu chuckles a bit as she started to check how much ammo she had left for her weapons. "I'm going to have to get some more ammo soon." Yuzu muttered to herself as she continued to look through her backpack.

Emma tilted her head slightly confused.

"Never mind... *yawn* We should set up cam... Oh, looks like Loshya and Tarakara are already on it..." Haniko replied glancing at Tarakara and Loshya who seemed to be trying to see who could set up a tent faster. (both where failing.)

Seth chuckled as he looked over at Loshya and Tarakara, "Be careful Lala."

Yuzu yawns as she sealed her backpack up and shifted into her wolf form. "I don't really know if my parents are even still around, and even if they are I doubt they would want to see me." Yuzu said as she laid down by her backpack and Will.

"Ha! This is nothing for a vampire!" Loshya laughed.

Seth chuckled at Loshya's reaction.

Will unknowingly moves closer to Yuzu in his sleep.

Yuzu lays her head down and starts to go to sleep when she feels Will scoot closer to her. 'Oh this is different.' Yuzu thought as she glanced at Will before going to sleep.

Haniko glanced at Will before getting up. "I'll go help them so we actually get something accomplished."

Seth chuckled, "Maybe I should help too." He said walking over to Loshya and Tarakara.

"I can do this!" Loshya stated.

"You need any help Lala?" Seth asked curiously.

"Well... I guess you could get the other side." Loshya replied.

"Tarakara finished!"

"Alright." Seth said getting on the other side of the tent and helping Loshya.

Emily giggled as she sat down on the ground and watched Loshya and Seth set up the tent.

Loshya sent a glare at the overly gleeful demon as she set up the tent.

Emma giggled. "I like them." she whispered.

Emily giggled, "They are entertaining aren't they?"

Seth chuckled, "She's happy isn't she?"

"Tarakara happy, Happy!!"

Seth chuckled, "You did good Tarakara."

"Tarakara... Go spell your name in the dirt or something while you wait." Loshya said uncomfortable with how close she was.

"Yay!... Oh kay." Tarakara smiled as she grabbed a stick and started spelling T-A-K-A-R-A.

Seth chuckled as he went back to helping Loshya set up her tent.

"=___= Takara.... That's what you just spelled." Haniko stated.

"Oh... That's Tarakara's name!"

"So your name is Takara and not Tarakara?" Emily asked curiously.

"Oy~! Ta-Tar..err Takara..GOH! Takara, oy Takara, Takara!"

Emily blinked as she listened to Takara try to say her own name.

"There! It's done." Seth called as he and Loshya finally finished the tent.

"Yay." Haniko said half heartedly.

"Good, good." Takara smiled.

Seth smiled as he looked at Loshya.

Loshya smiled, "We should hit the hay. I call this tent."

"Alright, I can sleep outside." Seth said.

"Ya don't have to. I trust you." Loshya stated.

"Takara too!" Takara agreed grabbing his hand and headed into the tent.

"Hey wait up!" Loshya quickly fallowed after.

"Whoa!" Seth said as he was pulled into the tent by Takara.

Emily giggled as she watched them, "Think a love triangle is starting to form?"

Emma shook her head. "Takara is just a sweet heart she doesn't actually mean anything by it."

"I don't think Loshya knows that." Emily said giggling.

Emma giggled and nodded.

"It's kind of funny how she reacts." Emily said smiling.

"No, no, I can take my own jacket off Takara." Seth said from inside the tent.

"AWW!" Takara voice came.

"Umm Sethie... You should lay over here... There's less roots here." Loshya voices came.

"Hehehe they're fun." Emma giggled.

"Yes, they are." Emily said with a giggle of her own.

Emma yawned and headed for the other tent.

Emily smiled as she followed Emma to the other tent.

"Over there, ok." Seth said as he moved where Loshya told him to.

Will slowly wakes up and notices that he was laying beside Yuzu, "Umm who is this beside me?" Will asked as he slowly got up and shifted to his human form.

"Ehhh?" Haniko had fallen asleep. "Oh about time... That's Yuzu the chatty Assassin."

Elden ran past Haniko and Will and pawed at Loshya, Seth and Takara's tent door whining.

"Elden!! I thought you where at the hideout boy!" Loshya said as she opened the tent flap.

Elden jumped into Loshya's arms and licked her cheek while wagging his tail.

"Looks like he missed you." Seth said chuckling.

"Yeah, sorry about falling asleep." Will said as he glanced at Yuzu before looking at Haniko. "Are you ready to get going, Haniko?"

"It fine. Let's wait till they go to sleep." Haniko replied.

"Aww such a good boy." Loshya cooed as Takara looked Elden over.

Elden looked over at Takara and sniffed the air and wagged his tail furiously squirming to get out of Loshya's arms.

"I think he wants to say hi to Takara." Seth said with a chuckle.

"I'm fine with waiting then." Will said as he sat down beside Haniko. "I was wondering about something, did I say or do anything while I was asleep?"

Loshya sighed but let Elden go with a slight smile as Takara pet him happily still looking him over though.

"Yes.... Who's Amber?"

"Amber was my older sister." Will said looking at Haniko. "She died with my parents in a warehouse collapse along with my parents earlier today that I barely escaped."

Elden wagged his tail and nuzzled Takara's hand.

"He's a fox, and his name is Elden." Seth said.

"Oy!" Takara happily pet Elden.

"I'm sorry... You said her name.. I-I didn't know." Haniko replied.

"It's ok Haniko, it's just when I first got to Fern's hideout, I didn't want to talk or think about it." Will said with a sigh. "But since you had asked about her, I figured I should at least tell you what had happened to her."

Elden licked Takara's hand as his tail wagged.

Takara giggled. "Good Elden!"

"I see.... Are you sure you want to came with me then?"

Elden yipped happily as he licked Takara's hand.

"Yeah I'm sure I still want to go with you to get your brother back." Will said to Haniko with a smile. "Besides, if he is with a group of people you might need my help."

"Hahaha I'm not going to fight them." Haniko giggled.

"I didn't say we had to fight them." Will said to Haniko. "I could distract them while you grab your brother."

Yuzu wakes up and glances at Will and Haniko. "Now you two wouldn't be planning to sneak off without an adult with you would ya?" She asked as she yawned.

'Agghhh great, now I need to talk to her' Haniko thought. "No, just what ifs."

"Oh, hey I know of a small town that's near here if you two don't want to sleep outside." Yuzu said as she got up and shifted into her human form. 'If I can get them to go to the town then I can continue my search for Jay.'

"Hmmm alright." Haniko agreed. 'This makes things easier... Unless she's a creepy kidnapper.'

"Ok then." Yuzu said as she picked up her backpack and put it on before starting down the road. "Follow me and we can get going."

Will looked at Haniko for a second before getting up and following Yuzu.

Haniko got up and followed.

"Umm miss Yuzu, how far away is this town that your taking us to?" Will asked as he walked.

"It's about an hour or two away from here, Will." Yuzu said to Will.

"That's good that means we might be able to get back before they notice... Especially on all fours." Haniko hinted with a smirk.

"True." Will said to Haniko as he walked.

Yuzu gave a small smile as the town slowly came into view. 'It won't be long now until we get there and I can begin my search.'

Yuzu hears the noise coming from the town as she got closer. "Will, Haniko Stay here for now. I'm going on ahead." Yuzu said as she fished out a handgun from her backpack and started to run towards the town.

"Ok." Will said before glancing at Haniko. "Do you think we should go and help even though Miss Yuzu said to stay here?"

Haniko smiled as she took off for the town.

"Wait up." Will said as he started to run after Haniko.

'The sound just stopped, what is going on here.' Yuzu thought as she stopped about halfway to the town.

'It stopped?... I don't see anything big leaving the town... And that had to have come from something big to be able to keep up that screech for so long.' Haniko thought scanning the area.

"Haniko, what to you think made that sound?" Will asked as he stopped beside Haniko.

"No clue.... I'm guessing it's something big." Haniko replied still looking over the town.

"There is that sound again Haniko, and it seems louder this time." Will said as he listened.

"Let's go!" Haniko quickly ran towards the town again.

"Right." Will said as he ran after Haniko. "Get a move on Yuzu, we are going to need you too."

"Alright I'm coming." Yuzu said as she ran behind Will and Haniko.

"We need to hurry cause I hear gunfire now." Will said as he ran faster.

"Right!" Haniko grabbed her sword ready for a fight as she ran.

---

"Seth... Sethie wake up! The kids are gone! And so is that assassin girl!" Loshya said shaking Seth to wake him.

"Hmm... Huh? What do you mean, where'd they go?" Seth asked rubbing his eyes as he sat up.

Elden sniffed the air and whined as he scratched at the tent door.

Loshya opened the tent. "I don't know!"

Elden ran out and headed in the direction Haniko and Will had went.

"Looks like Elden does, come on." Seth said leaving the tent and hurrying after Elden.

Loshya quickly followed after.

---

"Takara LONELY!!" Takara whined when she woke up and didn't see anyone.

Emily groaned as she woke up from Takara's voice, "What's going on?"

"Takara all ALONE!! Takara abandoned!" Takara cried.

Emily groaned as she got up and went to the other tent, "What's going on Takara?"

"Everyone gone!" Takara said her feet where moving as if the ground was lava, they raised as soon as the touched the ground."Takara not like alone!

"Are you sure?" Emma ask tiredly.

Takara nodded as she climb in next to them

---

Jay holds the door open so everyone could go outside. "Linden, would you rather use you van or do you want to use one of the Facility's vans?" Jay asked Linden as he held the door open.

"Hmm I'd like mine but... I need ta do a few repairs, so Gov van." Liden replied.

"Gov.van it is then." Jay said as he walked over to a Facility van. "Everyone climb in and buckle up."

"Alright." Loki said as he got into the van and buckled up with Snowball on his lap.

"Alright, here you go Abigail." Gabriel said as he picked Abigail up and helped her in the van.

"Thank you Gabriel." Abigail said giggling as she climbed to the seat nearest the window and buckled up.

"And Yuki." Logan said smiling as he followed his brother's example and lifted Yuki into the van after Abigail.

Yuki tightened up once touched. "O.o You're not... Okay... That's still odd."

"Hahaha ya'll get used ta it Yuyu." Liden chuckled getting in shot gun.

"Oh, not used to that? Sorry Yuki." Logan said apologetically as he got in the van after Yuki and buckled up in his seat.

Gabriel chuckled, "Yeah, sorry." He said as he got in and sat next to Logan and buckled up.

Jay chuckled as he got in the driver's seat and started the van up before pulling out the map and handing it to Linden. "So which area do we want to check out first?" Jay asked.

Yuki buckled up. "It's okay... That was the second time I've been picked up... So I'm not really used to it."

"'Ow about 'Ere?" Liden suggested pointing to a spot on the map.

"Oh, so that's why." Gabriel and Logan said in unison.

"You were picked up when you were younger Yuyu?" Abigail asked curiously.

"Ok, that's a good spot to start at." Jay said as he put the van into drive and pulled out of the parking lot. 'I hope Yuzu isn't where we are going, cause if she is then I might be the only one who can take her on safely.'

"Nope... My sister was only three so she had problems carrying me... Although I guess when I was a baby I was carried." Yuki replied.

"Oh... Your mommy and daddy didn't carry you?" Abigail asked.

"Nope... My mother was sick when she was carrying me so when she gave birth... It was too much for her.... And well my father hates me for killing her." Yuki said as his eyes started tearing. "B-but it's okay I've got Jace, Jack... And well everyone I've met at the facility like you guys! And Haniko will be with me soon."

"It wasn't your fault Yuyu, you didn't make her sick." Abigail said hugging Yuki beside her.

Yuki hugged back. "I know that now... Thanks Abigail."

"My daddy was killed by a really bad werewolf before I was born and my mommy died giving birth to me, so my grandpa took me... But Papa died so now Lili's my guardian." Abigail said looking sad at first, but then smiling at Liden in the front seat.

Liden gave a bitter sweet smile before looking back at Abigail. "Don't worry ya two... Things are lookin up!"

"YES! THINGS!" Yuki agreed Giving Abigail a cute smile. "We'll make them proud!"

"Yeah, we'll make them proud!" Abigail said smiling cutely.

"Yes, and you have a huge new family now." Gabriel said smiling at Yuki and Abigail.

"Yeah, we'll be your older brothers." Logan said smiling at them as well.

"Really?!" Yuki asked excitedly.

"Really really!" Gabriel and Logan said in unison smiling happily.

"I'll be your brother to if you want." Loki said smiling at Yuki as Snowball meowed and jumped in Yuki's lap.

"An I'll protect ya too!" Liden added.

"Thanks... Hehaha! Haniko will love it at the facility!" Yuki seemed overjoyed.

"Yeah, she'll have lots of new friends." Loki said smiling as Snowball rubbed against Yuki's hand wanting to be petted.

Yuki smiled and pet Snowball. 'Things will be great from now on... Haniko and I will be together with a new family!'

Snowball meowed and leaned into the petting.

"So where are we going?" Gabriel and Logan asked curiously.

'I wonder what my dad would say to me right now if he was still around.' Jay thought with a slight frown as he drove. "We are heading to a small town in District two and starting our search there." Jay told Gabriel and Logan.

"Ok, we don't know what's it's like there since this is actually the first time we've been away from the facility." Gabriel said with a nervous smile.

"Yeah, but we know how to protect ourselves." Logan added as an after thought.

"So can I!" Yuki replied breaking out of his daydream.

"Good." Liden chuckled.

"It's not as bad in some places as it is in others." Jay said as he drove. "I've been to the town a few time as a soldier and a few times before that I can't really talk about."

"No one's asking you to talk about it." Gabriel and Logan said.

"I'm going to go ahead and say this now and get it out of the way." Jay said as he turned onto the road that would take them into town. "We might come across someone that I used to work with and she might not be to happy to see me, so if I say run don't stick around and try to help me just run."

"But will you be alright by yourself?" Gabriel and Logan asked curiously.

"We can't let you get hurt Mr. Jay." Abigail said looking at the back of his head since she couldn't see his face.

"As long as she doesn't use any explosives I should be fine. "Jay said to Gabriel, Logan and Abigail. "This person was the first one to train me to use a gun and to be an assassin so I should be able to hold my own against her."

"Ok Mr. Jay, but be careful if you meet her ok." Abigail said.

"Awww~ Explosives? Ya sure ya don't want help if we meet 'er?" Liden asked.

"I'll be able to handle the Lone Wolf, Liden, I was her student after all." Jay said to Liden. "And I can't let none of y'all get hurt on my watch, so I'll face her alone."

"e___e Ya better not 'og all the action!" Liden muttered.

"Fine I guess you can help some Liden." Jay said with a small chuckle.

"Can we help too?" Gabriel asked curiously with a smirk.

"We can make ourselves invisible so we can be a distraction!" Logan said with a huge grin.

"Ya guys get ta keep the kiddos safe." Liden replied with a smile. "But that's only if we run in ta trouble."

"Yeah we don't need Yuki or Abigail to get hurt or taken." Jay said as the town started to come into view.

"And you can't let me get hurt either, I won't be able to heal people if I'm hurt myself or even dead." Loki said as his tail flicked.

"Oh, that is true." Gabriel and Logan said.

"I-if it's this dangerous... Maybe we shouldn't do this." Yuki said getting nervous.

"Don't worry Yuki there is a high chance that we won't come across anyone that knows me and I'm sure that you don't want your sister sleeping outside now do ya?" Jay said as he started to slow down as the town got closer.

"Yeah, we don't know for sure if we'll get attacked." Loki said.

"Yeah, and don't worry, we'll protect you." Gabriel and Logan said smiling at Yuki.

Abigail was looking out the window, "I see the town!"

"I'm worried about you guys getting hurt..." Yuki muttered before looking out the window to see the town.

"It's ok Yuki, we won't get hurt." Gabriel and Logan said smiling at Yuki.

"This place looks kind of empty." Abigail said as she looked out the window at the boarded up windows on the buildings.

"Hmm you're right Abigail, this town was more active a few years ago." Jay said as he glanced around as he drove through the town.

"Maybe the people got scared of something and they left." Abigail suggested.

"Or some bad people ran them off." Gabriel and Logan said looking out the window too.

"Hey there's smoke coming out of that one chimney!" Yuki pointed out.

"So that means at least one person still lives here." Abigail said smiling.

"Do y'all want to stop and check it out?" Jay asked as he started to slow down near the house.

"Maybe we should, the person there might be able to tell us what happened here." Loki said with a nod.

"Yeah." Liden agreed

"Alright let's find out what happened here then." Jay said as he stopped the van in front of the house and shut off the engine.

"Alright." Loki said unbuckling and opening the van door and hopping out.

Gabriel unbuckled his seat belt and hopped out after Loki and offered his hand to Logan.

"Thanks Gabriel." Logan said taking Gabriel's hand and hopping down.

Abigail unbuckled her seat belt, "Me next!" She said going over to the door.

"Alright." Gabriel said picking her up and setting her on the ground.

"Do you need help down Yuki?" Logan asked curiously.

Yuki looked at the ground. "I can do it, thanks." He said hopping down.

Liden unbuckled and got out. "Kiddos an Loki, should stick ta the back of the group."

"Alright Lili." Abigail said taking Yuki and Loki's hands and smiling happily.

Jay opens the door and climbs out of the van. 'Something feels off here, almost like we were lead to this spot.' Jay thought as he closed the door and checked the ammo in his handgun and gun blade.

"I think one of us should be behind Loki, Yuki and Abigail incase someone tries to attack from behind." Gabriel said.

Liden nodded and motioned for them to stay quiet.

Logan nodded and got behind Loki, Yuki and Abigail while Gabriel stayed in front of them.

"I'll go and knock on the door." Jay said as he started towards the house.

"Should we follow him?" Loki whispered curiously to Liden.

Just as Jay got close to the door and Liden was about to answer, there was a loud screech that broke out, the windows nearby shattered.

Liden covered his ear, and wrapped his other arm around Abigail.

Yuki covered his ears. 'What the H*** is this?!'

Gabriel and Logan covered their ears, 'Where's that coming from?!'

Loki hissed as he covered his sensitive cat ears.

Abigail covered her ears, "Lili what's going on?!"

Snowball hissed angrily.

Jay winces and covers one of his ears as he used the other hand to draw his handgun from his shoulder holster. "Ok now I know something is off here." Jay said as he looked around. "Stay near the van guys."

No words could be heard over the screech. Sudden everything went quite again.

"It's gone, the sound is gone now." Abigail said moving the hands from her ears.

"Wonder what that was." Gabriel and Logan said in unison as the removed their hands from their ears.

"I-it stopped?" Yuki said as he uncovered his ears. "Is everyone okay?"

Liden had his gun out and was looking around. "Whatever that was might still be 'round..so be on guard."

"Right." Gabriel and Logan said nodding.

"I think we're ok." Abigail said.

"Maybe the people in the house might know who or what made that screeching sound." Jay said as he holstered his gun and started back towards the house.

"B-but what if the people in the house made that noise?" Abigail asked looking a bit scared.

"She's got a point." Loki said as his tail flicked nervously.

"Don't worry, we'll protect you, right Jay, Liden?" Gabriel and Logan said.

Yuki moved closer to Abigail. "Don't worry we'll be okay. ^-^"

"We'll protect ya!" Liden added with a smile still with his gun readied. "Nothin bad goin ta happen to ya on our watch."

"Thank you." Abigail said smiling as she held Yuki's hand.

Jay just smiles and nods as he reaches the house. 'Let's just hope the people inside are friendly.' Jay thought as he knocked on the door.

At first there was no reply... Then the shrieking started up again. Logan and Gabriel could tell something evil was close. They all got hit with the over whelming smell of decaying flesh.

"UGH! What's that smell?!" Abigail asked plugging her nose.

"It smells like dead bodies!" Loki said groaning as he covered his nose too.

"Something evil is close." Gabriel said moving closer to Loki, Yuki and Abigail.

"Very close." Logan said as he moved closer to them as well.

'S*** that smell can mean only one thing.' Jay thought as he started to run back to the van. "LIDEN, GET EVERYONE IN THE VAN NOW!" Jay yelled as he ran.

Yuki Grabbed Abigail's hand and started towards the van. He stopped when he heard the Shriek louder then ever.

Loki noticed out of the corner of his eyes, something, it was nearly skeletal with some shriveled up brownish skin. It's limbs were very long, it almost looked humanoid if it wasn't for the long limbs. It didn't seem to have a nose or eyes and it was hard to tell if it had a mouth.

"WHAT THE H*** IS THAT?!" Loki exclaimed looking terrified as he saw the creature.

Gabriel and Logan quickly got in front of Yuki, Loki and Abigail and got in a defensive stance.

"Yeah, what is that thing?" Jay asked as ran and drew his handgun and gun blades at the same time.

"EEK! Yuki!" Abigail said hiding behind Yuki.

"I 'aven't seen nothin like it!" Liden exclaimed as he started to fire. The thing didn't seem to be hurt by it. "What the h***!!" He said stopping.

"I-It.. Uhh we'll be-be okay." Yuki tried comforting Abigail but he wasn't sure.

"Bullets don't work?! What do we do, I don't think we can hurt it with out fists if bullets don't work." Gabriel said wide eyed.

"Liden, get the others in the van while I distract this thing." Jay said as he switched his gun blade into sword mode and emptied his handgun into the creature.

Once Jay's gun was empty of bullets a blinding white light appeared in front of the creature and a woman with blue hair and large white angel wings appeared out of the light.

The creature screamed as it backed away. It seemed the light was exactly harming at as it backed away.

"Is that an angel?" Will asked as he ran onto the street where Jay and his group were at.

"I'm not sure Will." Yuzu said as she ran beside Will and saw Jay. 'I can't believe he is here.'

"Another angel?" Gabriel and Logan said as they watched the woman closely.

'Who is this person and where did she come from?' Jay thought as he watched the creature retreat.

"Leave now!" The woman said as she made the light around her brighter.

'Who is that?!' Yuki thought slowly backing up.

"Yuki!" Haniko quickly ran to defend Yuki.

"Haniko?!" Yuki exclaimed.

'Oh boy... This isn't good... That thing seems to be backing off.'
Graham thought as he approached.

"Oh! How cool!" Todd said as he watched the creature turn and flee from the angel woman.

"Haniko, is this your brother?" Will asked as he stopped beside Haniko and drew his swords.

"Yuyu, is that your sister?" Abigail asked from behind Yuki.

"So that's Yuki's sister?" Gabriel and Logan said smiling at her.

"Ok everyone into the van while we got a chance." Jay said as he turned around and saw Yuzu. "Yuzu, what are you doing here?"

"Hello Jay, it's been awhile." Yuzu said to Jay with a smirk. "And as to why I am here, I've been looking for you."

The angel woman sighed and only made her light disappear after the creature was no longer visible.

"Thanks Ma'am for defending them! =3" Graham hummed as he passed the woman. "Oh my... Hello~ trigger happy."

"Yeah... Umm It is." Yuki said not sure if he should hug her.

Haniko waited until the creature fled before turning and hugging Yuki quickly. 'Sounds like kitty's here....'

"He sent you didn't he Yuzu?" Jay asked Yuzu before looking at Graham. "Well well, I can't say it's good to see you Kitty."

"Yes Jay, he did send me to kill you but I'm not going to go through with it." Yuzu said to Jay as she put her handgun away. "I'll fake mine and your deaths somehow to get them off of your back."

"Hey you! Don't be mean to my Kitty!" Todd said glaring at Jay.

The angel woman walked over to Jay's group and looked at Yuki and Haniko, "Yuki dear, are you alright?"

"Uhh... Y-Yes... H-how do... You know my name?" Yuki asked, the woman seemed familiar but he wasn't sure.

Haniko eyed the woman. 'She looks just like m.... No she died... So wh-who is this?!

"Oh how mean! I wasn't the one who shot before asking questions." Graham pouted before turning to Yuzu. "Oww~ can't you just carry out the hit, Miss?"

Yuzu looks at Graham smirking. "I'm not going to carry out the hit for my old boss." she said. "But I am willing to be paid to do it though."

"Kitty, I was just doing my job that day." Jay said to Graham before looking at Yuzu. "Yuzu, you do whatever you have to but remember this, the next time we do meet it won't be on friendly terms."

"He shot you?" Todd asked glaring more darkly at Jay.

'This woman doesn't seem bad.' Will thought as he put his swords away and looked at Yuki. "Umm I'm Will and I guess it's nice to meet you Yuki." Will said to Yuki.

"I know your name because I was the one that picked it for you." The woman said smiling warmly at Yuki. "And you shouldn't try to go off by yourself Haniko." She said looking at her sternly.

"Mom....?" Yuki & Haniko both said stepping back a bit in dis-belief.

"Oww~... No... I'd rather take him out myself, but not today." Graham stated then smiled at Todd. "Yep, Which reminds me!" He now turned back to Jay. "One good thing did come out of it, so I guess I can't completely dislike you."

Liden looked a bit confused. "'Ey! sorry to interfere with the reunions, but we need ta get goin before that thing comes back!"

"Yes, I am your mother." Yuki and Haniko's mother said smiling at her children.

"Your mother must've became an angel after she died." Gabriel and Logan said looking at Yuki and Haniko's mother.

"So that's really possible?" Loki said looking at Yuki and Haniko's mother.

"What was the good thing that happened from him shooting you Kitty?" Todd asked curiously.

"You're right Liden. Ok, everyone who ever is going with us please get back into the van." Jay said as he walked over to the van before glancing at Graham. "I'm looking forward to our rematch Kitty."

Will slightly stiffens when he hears Haniko and Yuki say mom. "I'll just wait over there." Will said as he walked a few feet away and started to cry.

Yuki & Haniko seemed a bit shocked. "B-but... You... And then... How?"

Graham smiled "I met angel." He turned to Jay. "Hmm really? You should look forward to it. Bye, bye stupid-trigger-happy-child!"

"Angel?" Todd repeated with a raised brow.

"I'm not exactly sure why I became an Angel, but I'm just glad I can see my babies again." Yuki and Haniko's mother said as she knelt down and hugged Yuki and Haniko.

"Wow Yuyu, you look just like your mommy." Abigail said looking up at her.

Yuzu sees Will walk away and start to cry. "It's ok Will." Yuzu said to Will as she walked over to where he was at and hugged him. "It's going to be alright."

Will let's Yuzu hug him as he cries into her shoulder.

Yuki hugged back as he felt tears roll down his cheek, he gave Abigail a smile not sure if he really did look like her or not.

Haniko hugged back. "Mama!.... H-have you seen papa?!" she asked crying.

Graham stood a bit away from Yuki and Haniko. _{"This isn't good... Yuki's not going to want to came with us, and I doubt Haniko will want to go with trigger-happy either... And now their mother's here too."} he mummered just loud enough for Todd to hear.

_{"Is that a bad thing?"} Todd mummered back looking at Graham.

"No, I have seen your father yet." Yuki and Haniko's mother said before looking at Abigail. "And who's this?"

"I'm Abigail, and I'm Yuki's friend." Abigail said with a cute little smile.

"It's nice to meet one of Yuki's friends, I'm Numori, it's nice to meet you Abigail." Numori said smiling sweetly at Abigail.

Graham frowned. _{"It means they wont be leaving together happily... Unless the mother plays a role in this."}

"Abigail's really nice! She's helped..." Yuki smiled not wanting to let go of his mother.

"I don't understand... Papa said vampires can't became angels..." Haniko said confused.

"That's what I thought too." Numori said smiling as she continued to hug Yuki. "That's good that you found such a nice friend."

_{"Oh, so that's bad?"} Todd whispered.

"What are you two whispering about?" Gabriel and Logan asked staring at Graham and Todd.

"Yeah! I also have other great friends and an awesome da... Err older friend." Yuki added as Haniko nodded. "Me too!"

Graham smiled. "Oh~! just how adorable the family reunion is! Such a pretty family! Such a... Nice family."

"Yeah... L-like I never had... KITTY!" Todd wailed as he began sobbing and clung to Graham.

"Oh, so you both have friends? I'm so glad." Numori said smiling happily.

Gabriel and Logan blinked as Todd burst into tears and clung to Graham, "Is he ok?"

"Yeah! in fact the kitty ov-... Huh?" Haniko looked over towards Graham. "What's wrong with the other kitty?"

Graham nearly fell from Todd's impact. "I-it's okay Todd.... I don't really remember a happy family life either... Well at least not until I met Fern and Mark... Before that... I was a thief." Graham's eyes teared as he held Todd.

"R-Really Kitty?" Todd said looking at Graham with tears in his eyes.

"Oh my, is something wrong with him?" Numori asked as she looked over at Graham and Todd.

Snowball meowed and trotted over to Graham and Todd, he sat down in front of them and meowed loudly to get their attention.

"Yeah... Oh a kitty!!" Graham said as he used one hand to pick up Snowball.

"Graham... Are you okay?" Haniko asked.

"Huh? Yes, sweetie perfectly fine!"

"Oh, pretty kitty." Todd said petting Snowball as if he hadn't just been crying a second ago.

"His name is Snowball... The cat you're holding." Loki said to Graham as Snowball purred in Graham's hand from Todd petting him, he wanted to cheer him and Graham up.

"Soft widdle kitty! =3" Graham cooed.

"e____e They bounce back easy." Liden muttered.

"You can say that again." Gabriel and Logan muttered rolling their eyes.

"Aw, look at it's cute widdle paws!" Todd said petting Snowball's paws happily.

"Awww!! It made a cwute widdle yawn! <3" Graham snickered he was looking to see where Jay was.

"You... Have odd fri... HANIKO! You need to come back with me to the facility!" Yuki stated remembering that Haniko has made friends with bad people.

"*sigh* Why don't you just come back with me?" Haniko asked.

"Aw! It's purring!" Todd said listening to Snowball purr in Graham's hand.

"Snowball is a boy." Loki said.

"But if Yuyu leaves I won't see him again." Abigail said as tears formed in her eyes.

"You two have been separated this entire time?" Numori asked looking at her children.

"Yeah...." Yuki and Haniko replied.

"Why?" Numori asked looking at her children curiously.

"M-miss Yuzu, promise me that you w-won't leave me." Will said between sobs as he cried into Yuzu's shoulder.

"I'll try not to leave Will, but I can't make any promises ok." Yuzu said as she patted Will on the back trying to calm him down.

Gabriel nudged his brother and gestured over at Yuzu and Will as he spoke in a strange language unknown to everyone present.

Logan looked over at Will and Yuzu and nodded as he took Gabriel's hand and walked over to them.

"Ummm.... I ran away." Yuki replied.

"You ran away? What on earth for?" Numori asked looking surprised and concerned.

Yuki looked like he didn't want to say. "...... Papa... He went insane after your... Death."

"He did?" Numori said looking upset.

"T-that's all I c-can ask for I guess." Will said calming down a little.

"It's ok Will, I'll try to be by your side for as long as I can." Yuzu said to Will as she noticed Gabriel and Logan walking over. "Can I help you two with anything?"

"We noticed that he looked like he was crying." Gabriel said looking at Will slightly worried.

"We were wondering if everything was alright." Logan said looking at Will with the same expression as Gabriel.

"He thinks the only way to make someone be at peace and happy... Is to kill them." Haniko replied looking down.

"That's not the way to make someone be at peace or happy." Numori said looking at Haniko.

"He was crying, but I really don't know the reason why." Yuzu said as she continued to calm Will down by patting and rubbing his back.

"It's ok miss Yuzu, you deserve to know why I was crying." Will said as he raised his head up and glanced at Gabriel and Logan before looking back at Yuzu. "I lost my parents and older sister earlier this morning because of a warehouse collapse caused by some humans. My name is Will Blackfire by the way."

Gabriel and Logan's eyes went wide at Will's name and they began to talk to each other rather quickly in their strange language and nodding.

Haniko nodded. "I know.... Mama... I'm... Scared. What is right and what is wrong?"

Numori looked at her daughter, "Well I guess the simplest way to explain it is if you feel bad about doing something when you do it or afterwards then it is probably wrong, like killing someone just because you are stronger than them, that is wrong. You should only kill in self defense when there is no other option and they keep trying to attack you."

"Did I say something wrong?" Will asked as he looked at Yuzu with a worried look.

"I don't know Will, we will just have to wait and see." Yuzu said to Will as she noticed Gabriel and Logan's reactions.

Gabriel and Logan nodded after a few moments of talking before looking at Will, "Are you related to Will and Dean Blackfire?"

"Oh...." Haniko replied before jumping up. "IS THAT B****RD HERE?!!" she asked hearing Dean's name.

"H-HANIKO CALM DOWN!... ACK PUT YOUR SWORD AWAY!!" Yuki said trying to get Haniko to put away her sword.

"No, no, Dean's not here!" Loki said as he backed up so Haniko wouldn't accidentally hit him with her sword.

"Haniko! A young lady shouldn't use such language. Now put away your sword." Numori said giving Haniko a stern motherly look.

"No, I don't know them but I do know that I share the same last name as they do." Will said to Gabriel and Logan. "And I was born here on earth."

"Oh, alright then. Well as far as we know they were born on earth too." Gabriel and Logan said in unison as they thought for a moment.

"Haniko! A true lady doesn't cuss and pull out a sword." Graham said heading over to her.

Haniko put away her sword "Sorry." Before turning to Logan and Gabriel. "Are you friends with Dean?"

"Hmm? Well we do know him and he says he considers us his friends, but um... We're not really... Uh..." Logan seemed to be having a hard time explaining.

"We're not used to having friends, so we're not really sure what the term means... But we do care for him if that's what a friend is." Gabriel said stepping in for his brother.

"Well a friend is somebody emotionally close to, trusts and is fond of another." Numori said.

"Hmm... Then I guess we are, even though we've only known him for a day." Gabriel and Logan said.

"I'm so sorry for your loss Will and if you want to go meet this other Will I'll go with you." Yuzu said as she gave Will a quick hug and let him go.

"Thank you Miss Yuzu." Will said to Yuzu before looking at Haniko. "Haniko, would you come with me to meet the other Blackfires please?"

"*sigh* I suppose I could..... But I'm not going to pretend that he and I are friends. >:O" Haniko agreed.

"SO YOU'LL STAY AT THE FACILITY WITH ME?!" Yuki asked excitedly.

"*sigh*... Please don't get so excited.... I'll check the place out and decide from there." Haniko replied with a nod.

"I think I want to check this Facility out as well." Numori said.

"Hey, where's Abigail?" Loki asked looking around noticing she was missing.

Graham grimaced a little before smiling. "Wouldn't it be wise to see your husbands state of mind first?"

"Huh?!" Yuki looked around before sniffing for her.

"Haniko, I'm glad that you and your brother get to see your mom again." Will said as he walked over to the van trying not to cry again. "I just wish I could see my parents and my sister again."

"I suppose that would be best." Numori said with a nod before looking around for Abigail. "She was just here a minute ago."

Snowball wiggled free from Graham's grasp, jumped down and trotted under the van where sniffling could be heard.

"When did she go under the van?" Logan asked curiously.

"I think why did she go under the van is a better question." Gabriel said.

Snowball meowed as it sat in front of Abigail under the van.

Yuki ran over and crawled under the van too. "What's wrong, Abigail?"

Liden crouched down. "Feelin lonely, Abby?"

"No... I don't want Yuyu to go away." Abigail said sniffling as she looked at Yuki with tear filled eyes.

"Aw, I think da cute wittle girl has a crush." Todd said smiling.

"Oh! Umm you could come too then!" Graham offered.

"I-I don't want to leave Abigail... But I don't want her to be away from Liden either..." Yuki stated placing a hand on Abigail's head.

"Umm I could travel back with Haniko's mom, Graham, and the other Kitty, and meet up with y'all later." Will said trying to be helpful. "All I'll need is a map and I should be able to find my way to the Facility."

Abigail looked at Yuki and smiled slightly.

"That might work, and maybe Haniko and Yuki's mom can go to the Facility with you after she sees her husband." Gabriel and Logan suggested.

"I wouldn't mind that." Numori said looking at Will.

Yuki looked Abigail straight in the eyes. "I'm going with them.... There are some things I need to settle with my father... But I promise I'll come back to the facility... I'm sorry."

'Things are not looking good... This will be a mess.' Graham thought watching and listening to everything.

Abigail looked in Yuki's eyes, "C-Can I go with you Yuyu?"

Todd's tail flicked as he knelt down so he could see Yuki and Abigail and listened to them.

Yuki wanted to take her with him, but remembered how his father was. "I-I don't want you to get hurt.... I'll be back though."

Yuzu takes off her backpack and sets it on the ground as she starts to look through it. "Will, I'm going to go on ahead with Jay to the Facility. Yuzu said as she pulled a handgun, shoulder holster, and a few clips of ammo from her backpack and handed them to Will. "I want you to have this and when we meet back up I will train you to use it ok."

"Ok Miss Yuzu." Will said as he took the items from Yuzu and got them situated himself. "I promise not to take too long."

"Why not?" Abigail asked curiously.

"Hmm... If you want I could help protect her." Todd said, it was the tipsiness talking.

"I could look after her too Yuki, if it's alright with her guardian." Numori said.

Liden's eye twitched. "Umm Thanks for the offer Ma'am, but your husband has been hangin with some pretty sketchy people. I'm not really good on the 'ole parentin thing, but I don't think it'd be a good idea for Abby to go there."

"Will, here is a map and a radio that you can use to contact us when you get close to the Facility." Jay said as he handed Will the map and a radio. "When you use the radio just ask for a Jay Strife which is me."

"Ok Mr. Strife, I will do that." Will said as he took the map and put it into his pocket before taking the radio and clipping it to his side.

"Sketchy people? Well then you're right not to let her go." Numori said, she then knelt down so she could see Abigail and Yuki. "Don't worry Abby, I'll make sure Yuki gets back to you safely."

"Promise?" Abigail asked as she looked at Numori.

"I promise." Numori said with a nod and a smile.

Yuki smiled. "Nothing will happen to me, now that mommy's here!"

Graham knelt down. "oww~ This ground is comfy... Err... I mean... You have nothing to worry about Ma'am Fern & Sir Mark wont hurt Yuki. Also I don't like you calling them sketchy, it's a mean word! Plus, I've been teaching them how to be nice... And other things... I think if there's anyone to worry about it's Jay... Er... Trigger happy." He stated as he got back to his feet.

"..... WAIT YOU'RE MR. KITTY?!?!?!" Yuki cheered now recognizing Graham.

Abigail nodded at Numori and Graham, "I hope you keep your promise, or I'll have Lili hurt you."

"Yes, he's Mr. Kitty!" Todd said looking at Graham's tail and swatting at it.

"Kitty, you have yet to see me go trigger happy on someone." Jay said to Graham while glancing at Yuzu who was shaking her head.

"Mr. Kitty has protected me before!" Yuki stated happily as he wiggled closer to Graham who bent down again.

"Hahaha... You don't have to make it sound like I'm a super hero or anything... I uhh... I'm glad you're okay though... ^-^;" Graham replied before turning to Jay. "*sigh* when someones says they aren't interested in a fight, normally people have the politeness to not shot them in the chest."

"I'm not going to argue with you about the past Kitty because I was just doing my job." Jay said to Graham as he opened the driver's door of the van. "Ok, now who ever is returning to the Facility needs to get in before that creature decides to return."

Yuzu shrugs as she picks up her backpack and gets into the van.

"Umm Graham, we still need to get Seth and Loshya." Will said to Graham as he knelt beside him. "And thanks for hiding my scent earlier after we first met."

"Right, right. Hmmm? Oh that... I simply dropped the perfume." Graham stated before turning to Yuki and Abigail." It might be wise if you two get out from under there.^-^"

Yuki nodded. "Right!"

"Ok." Abigail said crawling out from under the van with Snowball right behind her.

"Alright, in you go." Gabriel said as he lifted Abigail up and into the van.

Logan smiled as he picked up Snowball and handed him to Abigail.

"Thanks Logan." Abigail said taking Snowball and getting in her seat.

"Be careful Yuki, ok." Loki said as he got in the van after Abigail.

"Good luck Yuki, Miss Numori." Gabriel and Logan said smiling before they got in the van.

"Thank you boys." Numori said smiling at Gabriel and Logan.

"I will!" Yuki replied waving.

"I guess we should get going ourselves then." Will said as he turned and looked towards the way he and Haniko entered the town from. 'I wonder if Haniko's brother has picked up on my scent like she did.'

Loki smiled at Yuki as he buckled his seat belt.

Liden looked over Haniko, Numori, & Yuki with slight worry. "Be careful." He said getting in and buckling up.

Todd smiled as he swatted at Graham's tail again seeming bored.

Graham turned around. "Bored, Todd?"

"Sorry... Umm should we go now?" Yuki asked.

"Hopefully, since Graham came I'm assuming this was supposed to be a quick trip." Haniko stated.

Todd nodded in answer to Graham's question as he continued to swat at his tail.

"Yeah, let's go." Will said with a sigh as he started walking with his head down.

Jay sighs as he gets into the van and starts the engine. "Is everyone ready?" Jay asked as he shut his door.

"Alright, come on Haniko, Yuki." Numori said as she offered them her hands.

"All set." Abigail said giving Yuki one last smile before Loki shut the van door.

"Yep, all set." Loki said with a nod.

"Ready." Liden agreed.

Yuki took his mother's hand, wondering if she was going to disappear any minute.

Haniko eyed her mother's hand and slowly took it as she began to walk.

Numori smiled as she walked with Yuki and Haniko.

"Alright then here we go." Jay said as he put the van into gear and started to drive back to the Facility.

"I wonder if my parents are happy wherever they are at." Will muttered to himself as he walked.

Todd smiled and took Graham's hand as he followed after Will, Haniko, Yuki and Numori.

Graham held Todd's hand smiling and went towards the front of the group.

"Maybe your parents will came back as angels!!" Yuki offered.

"I hope they do, but right now I wish my sister was here." Will said to Yuki.

"Did she die in the collapse too?" Numori asked.

"Yeah she did, but there is something bothering about it though." Will said as he walked. "Amber was faster than I am so she should've been able to get out before I did but somehow I was the first and only one to make it out."

"Maybe she was trying to get your parents out, or looking for you." Todd said as he walked next to Graham.

"I guess it could be possible that she might of made it out." Will said to Todd.

"Yeah, and maybe your parents did too." Todd said trying to be of some comfort or help.

"Yeah, maybe they did and are looking for me right now." Will said to Todd. "Umm I never did catch your name, I'm Will by the way."

"Hmm? Oh, I'm Todd." Todd said with a slight smile.

Elden yipped as he ran towards Will and the others.

"Well it's nice to meet you Todd." Will said to Todd as he saw Elden coming towards them. "Hey Haniko, is that Elden coming towards us or am I seeing things?"

"Maybe we're both seeing things..." Haniko offered.

"Maybe both in a heap of trouble for running away." Loshya's voice came from the shadows as she stepped out clearly angry.

"Lala calm down." Seth said as he stepped out beside Loshya.

_{"We had a good reason for leaving when we did though."} Will muttered as he looked at Loshya. _{"Just look who we have with us."}

Elden walked over to Yuki and sniffed him curiously.

Loshya sighed calming down. "I understand that you wanted to find him, but do you realize how reckless & dangerous it is for you two to go alone?"

"Sorry." Yuki whispered intimidated and a bit scared of Elden. He hide slightly behind Numori.

Elden sat down and wagged his tail slightly as he turned his head to the side curiously.

"We had Miss Yuzu with us so we wasn't unprotected." Will said to Loshya. "But you are right though, Haniko and I should have waited for you and Seth to wake back up."

"Don't worry Yuki, I think the cute little fox wants to say hello." Numori said patting Yuki on the head gently.

"Oh." Yuki started patting Elden with Haniko & Graham.

"Yeah besides Graham, Todd & Mommy are here!" Haniko added.

"Mommy? Wow you guys found the family pretty quick... *sigh* Next time wait though, that's all I'm saying." Loshya stated.

"Ok I will next time." Will said with a weak smile as he walked over to a log and sat down.

Elden wagged his tail and licked Yuki's hand happily.

Numori smiled, "See Yuki, he likes you."

Todd began to swat at Graham's tail again.

Graham smiled as his tail sped up. He straightened out his tie as he began to speak. "Sorry to ruin the moment again, but we are trying to get some where in a reasonable amount of time."

"Oh yeah." Loshya said turning to head towards the facility.

"We are going back to the Hideout first, Loshya." Will said from where he was sitting.

"Yeah, what Will said." Todd said as he continued to swat at Graham's tail.

"Ehh right." Loshya blushed slightly embarrassed as she turned around.

Seth blinked as he looked at Todd, _{"What's he doing?"} He whispered to Loshya as he gestured at Todd.

'Ok it's time to stop dwelling on the past and focus on the future.' Will thought as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath and slowly let it out.

" _{No clue.}" Loshya replied as she walked.

"Having fun?" Graham asked with a chuckle as he began to walk.

Todd looked at Graham as he walked and continued to swat his tail, "Maybe."

Seth raised a brow, but said nothing more as he walked beside Loshya.

"Is it really that interesting to attack someones tail?" Haniko asked as she watched Todd & Graham.

"When you're bored it is." Todd said looking at Haniko as if it were obvious.

"Oh... Well we'll be at Miss Fern's soon enough." Haniko replied, she was bored too... But batting at someones tail wasn't her cup of tea.

"I guess different people just have different way to get rid of their boredom." Will said as he quickly caught up and started to walk beside Haniko.

"That they do." Seth said with a nod, his idea of getting rid of boredom was dissecting people.

"True... *sigh* To bad there aren't any towns near by... We could have a little fun if there was~." Loshya hummed.

"We are already near the river. Just wait a bit longer kittens! ;D" Graham cooed.

"Alright Kitty." Todd said with a grin as he swatted at Graham's ear instead.

"I wish there was a town nearby too, so I could have some fun." Seth said with a bored sigh as Elden walked beside him.

"We can always stop by a town later before we head to the Facility." Will said as he walked.

Yuki shuddered. He figured they didn't want to go to town just to chat and be friendly. He was already feeling nervous. He just wanted to go back to the facility, back to Jace, Abigail, Jack, and the others.

"Don't worry Yuki! Everything will be back to normal soon.... _{And our family will be whole again.} Right mama?!" Haniko turned to her mom with a smile as she took Yuki's hand.

"Yeah~ Is this going to be an extended visit, or what?" You-know-who's voice rasped around the group. "I heard your kind can't stick around too long without becoming like me..."

"Everything will be alright." Numori said as she looked around at hearing the voice.

"I see little prince's game of lost and found is over though, huh?" Aspen noted, materializing half-behind Haniko as she smirked at Yuki.

"Oh! Another ghost." Todd said staring at Aspen.

Will hears Aspen and keeps walking towards the river.

"I'd tell you to take a picture, but honestly, I'd last longer." Aspen rasped blandly to Todd.

"Kitty, what's she talking about?" Todd asked looking at Graham.

"Oh she's just being her witty little self~ don't worry about it."Graham replied before turning to Aspen. "It would appear that Yuki is willing to pay us a visit."

"NOT a long one though..... I'm only coming here because of Haniko and the possibility of father becoming nice again! And don't call me prince!!" Yuki stated pulling Haniko away from Aspen.

"Sorry. Maestro's a lost cause." Aspen remarked blandly. "But won't Ringleader be happy to see you~"

"If he's a lost cause then there is no point in us coming, so Ringleader will have to be disappointed! But... You could be lying..." Yuki stated giving the ghost a glare.

"Oh Yuki calm down. Fern is quite nice... And besides with mother's help... Father might not be completely lost." Haniko said patting Yuki's head who continued to glare at Aspen.

"I will do my best to help your father so we can become a family again." Numori said with a smile as she hugged her children close.

"Umm Yuki, what is the Will at the Facility like?" Will asked.

Yuki hugged his mother back before turning to Will. "Um.... He's alright... He's nice... But I'm not really the best judge, so it'd be best if you met him."

"The Mutt Twins are mostly the same." Aspen added. "Protective, temperamental, a little over-confident. The biggest difference I can see is that one's settled down with a brat that's almost as old as him."

"I guess I can see where the protectiveness and the over-confidence can come into play as those traits runs in my family." Will said as he thought about what Aspen had said. "But I really don't see where the being temperamental comes into play at, but I guess I'll figure that out once I actually meet them in person."

"I think you'll like some of the others too! like Jack, Jace, Anna, Raven, Sam, Loki...And the others." Yuki cheered.

"Lets not make up our minds just yet. I'm sure there are positives to being on either side, and sence your still children you shouldn't worry about it to much." Graham stated smiling.

"Speaking of Papa Wolf~" Aspen grinned. "I can't help but wonder what will happen when he finds out one of the little pups strayed from home~ He could follow the little prince's scent all the way to brawl."

"Maybe he will and maybe he won't."Will said with a slight smirk." If he shows up I'll get to meet soldier."

Yuki's smile slowly faded at the thought of Jace coming after him."..... He wouldn't....He's a soldier first and for most...He knows how dangerous Fern and her man are. So he wouldn't came without planning it out completely with an elite group of soldiers."

"Yeah, that's more the debutante's turf. If lapdog thinks one of his pups are in danger, they take top priority." Aspen rasped. "And they've had it out with Fern and her lot before. Right, Gra~ahm? >:P"

Graham's tail gave a flick before going back to it's lazy swooshing as he smirked. "Now, now don't go frighten the children...besides we all know how the last fight turned out, and we are far more prepared now."

Obviously Graham wasn't getting the hint. Oh, well. "Then I suppose I'll finally see that beheading Mark always promised me~ He does so hate that lapdog..."

"I do hope he doesn't make to big a mess~ Oh but we shouldn't talk of doggy fate infront of the puppies." Graham chuckled we are trying to sway the children in our favor, Aspen, so please refrain your sharp tongue for once.

Pft. Graham told her not to scare the children? Then that is exactly Aspen's aim. "Oh, but shouldn't they know? How Little red Debutante and Goldilocks, the ringleader have been aiming for each other's heads since day one? They both have such loyal people too, so there's always some sort of bloodbath going on~"

"Wh-what?! Ho-how many people normally die when those two fight?! An-and isn't Mark Jace's brother? why does he want to b-behead him?!...Oh..but they wont attack this soon...right?" Yuki rambled.

"*sigh* Stop Yuyu.... you're being annoying. It's war, there is always bloodshed in war. And yes they are brothers, but no they aren't lovey dovey near as should they be." Haniko stated tiredly. 

"Of course they aren't. Those two stand for completely opposite things, anyways." Aspen agreed with Haniko. "As for how many..." Aspen took a secretive grin. "That really depends on how populated an area they meet at."

"So I guess even the other Blackfires had their disagreements form time to time," Will said as he walked. "Family members do tend to fight sometimes."

Aspen giggled. "I'd try not to say that word if you're going to spend much time with Goldilocks."

"I'll keep that in mind for when I meet her."Will said to Aspen.

"Ha! Family fight? not hardly, their fighting is....much more..hmmm Deadset if you will." Haniko giggled.

"How so?"Will asked looking over at Haniko.

"Hehehe if you see them your'll know....although the Blackfire mutts have decided to became chammy-chammy with each other." Haniko grimaced.

"I-isn't that a good thing?" Yuki questioned.

"I think that's enough, you're scaring my son." Numori said.

"Graham, are you ok?" Todd asked noticing his tail movement.

"I'm fine kitten...just remembered something." Graham replied before turning to Numori. "Quite sorry ma'am."

"Ummm i-its okay..." Yuki replied trying to look brave.

'Strange the birds are unusually quite now.' Will thought as he walked beside Haniko.

"So it was a bad memory?" Todd asked.

"Only the beginning of it." Graham replied with a smile.

Everyone could hear a slightly rustle in the distance, to load to belong to a small anime.

"This could be fun~" Loshya hummed to Seth.

" _{I was so hoping to make this a quick trip.}" Graham sighed under his breath.

Haniko, got closer to Will, her sword at the ready." get ready."

Yuki earlier fear seem to vanish as he stood ready, He still looked rather worried.

Will got one of his swords out before looking at the others."I'm going to check and see what made this sound."Will said as he walked towards the woods.

"Oh no you don't kid. Your one of the youngest here, you should let the adults take care of this one." Loshya said getting infront of him.

"Loshya, I don't know how to put this but my gut is telling me to go and check it out."Will said to Loshya before lowering his voice slightly." I think it might be my sister but I need to go check to make sure. If it is something else I will call for help."

"And I'll go with him." Haniko added walking up beside him.

"Thanks for wanting to come with me."Will said to Haniko before looking back to the woods.

"I-I'll come to..." Yuki</b. said running up.

"What? Why do the three youngest want to explore the possible deadly monster?" <b>Loshya asked.

"Then why don't you come with us then Loshya, just in case it is something bad."Will said to Loshya.

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'Yuzu is being awful quite for some reason and I hope she meant what she said about getting the other assassins off my back.' Jay thought as he glanced at Yuzu through the review mirror while he drove.

"So how long til we get back Mr. Jay?" Abigail asked petting Snowball before yawning slightly.

"We should be back to the Facility in a couple of hours." Jay said to Abigail as he drove the van. "You ok back there Yuzu?"

"Yeah I'm fine Jay, I'm just enjoying the ride." Yuzu said to Jay.

"Oh, ok." Abigail said lying down on the seat with her head on Gabriel's leg.

Gabriel blinked and looked at Abigail who now had her eyes closed, he smiled slightly.

"Sorry if ya uncomfortable. ^-^;" Liden said.

"It's ok, it's just new..." Gabriel said smiling at Liden.

"Uh Glad ta hear." Liden chuckled.

Gabriel smiled and looked down at Abigail, he chuckled when Logan got a bit jealous and laid his head on Gabriel's shoulder.

'I hope Will isn't going to have trouble making his way to the facility when the time comes.' Yuzu thought as she closed her eyes and leaned her head against the window.

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