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*Orias walked out of the forest and stood outside the barrier, wondering if Zeno would come back*

*Nana closes her eyes, then nods lightly to Mastema with a light smile*

I'll see you then.

*Nana merely smiles again before moving toward Micha, he being the closest of the three*

Alright Micha, mama's going to be moving you. Just hang on a little bit longer.

*Nana moves to role down Micha's robe to catch all the blood on his back before picking him up. Nana would pick the boy up, from under his chest first, then wrap and arm under his legs to flip him around so she could carry the boy in her arms. Peering down at Micha, the boy was obviously in pain, but seemed to take it better than the others. Perhaps he merely accepted it, despite it being an annoyance he had to deal with. Either that or his senses and nerves were just as dead as his conversational skills. Nana sets her gaze on the portal, and soon after disappears through with Micha*

*In the gym's shower room, to which Nana had connected her portal, both she and Micha appear. Nana goes right to work, stripping Micha of his bloodied robe, and replacing it with a huge plush towel that covers the entirety of the child's form; Micha was on his hands and knees, and looked like a small four legged table. After that, Nana turns on two of the nearest showers to a lukewarm temperature. They both hit Micha from two different directions, from one side, and behind. Needless to say Micha was a little surprised, and now very much wet. The wet towel soaked up much of the blood on Micha's back, and now with the added weight of the water had stopped the majority of it; the water from the showers washing away the blood stains on his back, and soaking the very visable wing joint. Seeing that Micha was well off, Nana returns through the portal to retrieve the next of the children, Eecheb. It would be a minute or so before Nana appeared again. Eecheb had put up quite the resistance, not wanting to be touched at all or handled. Somehow, Nana managed to quwell the child, and then bring him through the portal. The same treatment was handed to Eeched, with the stripping of his robe, and then the towel, and water treatment. He too was surprised when the showers came on, striking him with an odd feeling. It was like being struck by hundreds of small punches, but they were also wet and oddly soothing. Eecheb was belly down to the shower room floor tiles, and not very inclined to move*

You'll be alright, the pain will subside soon.

*Nana looks over Micha and Eecheb one more time before moving through the portal one more time to retrieve Trilla. By the time Nana returned, Eecheb's back was now clean of blood. Trilla was crying from the pain, and being moved causing more discomfort. Soon enough Trilla is also stripped of her robe, and towel drapped over her. Nana makes sure the curtain is drawn to the room before proceeding. The last of the showers closest to Trilla are turned on. Whether Trilla was surprised or not didn't really show, as she was still crying from the pain. The portal Nana had used to get them there closes; the night would be long and raught with pain, relief, and blood. However when it was finally over, things would look a lot brighter. In the mean time Zio would clean the children's bedding, and hopefully have it cleaned, dried, and back before they returned*

...now let us begin... ((ftb))

Hmm.... So I found it huh..... At last. *Than turns off the screen in front of him* I'll have to apologize to Kaiori-san for taking so long with this the next time I see her.... oh well... now I know where Silence is being kept. Still.... a hidden facility? What's that all about..... *Than put on a stern look and headed off to where Zio's mainframe said this hidden facility was, uncertain of what else he would find there besides Kaiori's equipment*

*Than wandered around some more, looking through this strange new hall he'd discovered* Where has Otosan been hiding this place? It isn't in the original schematics of the citadel. Hmm... *A few minutes later of walking, Than is in a larger, dimmer hall. He was already getting a queezy feeling, not to mention the symbiote in him was reacting for some reason* Otosan what're you--- AAHHHH!!! *Than fell to his side when he heard a large "bark" from his left. He looked over and saw "something" trying to reach out at him from behind a glass-like wall* What the hell!? *Whatever it was was in a darker room than the hall he was in, so all he knew was that it was trying to get him. At a second look, there were multiple "cells" lining the hall... and everything was trying to get out. Shaking off his fear, Than stood up and started walking again, keeping his head to the ground so he wouldn't have to look at the creatures who were trying to get to him*.... *Of course, Than was very uncomfortable while he shakily walked down the halls*

It's here somewhere... it has to be! *Than could almost feel Silence's eminating power, so it couldn't be far. He'd long since passed the corridors of monsters and was now in a large warehouse-like compound. Massive capsules lay everywhere, their purpose unknown. Somewhere in this large room, Silence had been hidden ever since Kai lost against Mastema in the citadel*

Nani? *Than stopped for a moment when he saw the middle of the room. From the back of the room to the other end, there was a large cylinder broken into multiple pieces and lined up. It looked as if the surrounding capsules could pass through it*....? *Than would look into it later. Silence was close by and he wasn't going to waste time.

Ah hah! Yatta! *At the end of the room, Than found what he was looking for. Silence was placed on top of Kaiori's armor plating and equipment. Putting off a celebration, Than gathered up the materials and moved them to a small, metal container which was placed amongst the large capsules* Well... lucky there was a box here >.> What's all this for any.... !! Wait... *He looked around the area for a bit. Sure enough there was another box similar to the one he'd just used. After opening this one, he found it was full of weapons and munitions*....*He reclosed the box and went back over to the first. He was half in a hurry now, so much so that when he placed the lid on the box, he didn't notice a sleeping Fenton fall out of his swaying jacket and into the box* Gotta hurry up.... >< Chikuso how could I not have noticed it before.... *Than hurriedly dragged the box along with him, and found a computer panel by the start of the cylinder. This looked like where capsules and objects were loaded into it. Just from the appearance, Than believed that he knew what this was* Please don't let me be right... *Than quickly started punching in commands on the computer terminal. After a few minutes, he found the schematics of this room*.....iie...... chikuso. I was right.... *Than turned towards the large trail of cylinders. There was sweat all over him from all the frights and suspense he'd had that night*....... a mass driver......one big rail cannon.... *Than stood there for moments which seemed eternal to him, wondering just what this meant*

*Before long, a resounding crash echoed through the room. Than practically jumped out of his skin, but quickly recognized the sound* The only door into the room was closed, and probably locked*..... *By now Than was having severe trouble keeping his fear under control, the inability to see more than a few meters around him didn't help* I wasted too much time. I have to get Silence out of here and--.... *Than stopped and listened. There was a series of small mechanical steps, slowly growing louder*.....Zeno..... *Knowing that the sinsiter automaton was coming for him sent him into a panic. In this weary, scared, and panicked state, Than didn't know where Zeno was coming from, which could be anywhere in the room* Crap.... which way is he going to attack from..... *Than tried his best to calm down... knowing that exploiting fear was a tactic used by most all of Mastema's cronies*..... *the steps were clear now. He could almost feel Zeno breathing down his neck. There was no way Than could outrun Zeno so what was he to do?*.... *Closing his eyes, Than just waited for the influence to come to him*

Zeno: *Silent as the grave, Zeno stalked right up to being within a few feet of Than. Putting forth his left palm, almost touching Than's back, Zeno drew back his right hand with Fuuraiken and pointed it at the bottom of Than's spine* twisted *The Fuuraiken made no sound as it pierced into Than's skin*

((FTB))

Zenogais is not here Thanatos..... *Mastema grinned and knelt by Than on the floor* You are just where you fell, in case you are wondering. I see you stumbled upon my latest work. I do apologize for Zenogais's roughness..... I will get to work on restoring your leg usage later