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Wave, where are you? Wave? Wave, why aren't you responding? Livi blinked and tears dripped slowly down her face. Her guards looked at her strangely. "Leave me alone," she said in a harsh voice. She was amazed Billie hadn't caught her slip earlier - she had called her new friend by her true name instead of the one she wanted to be called! Then she frowned as she thought about what Billie had said. Was it too late to tell Altair to turn around, to forget about getting Billie? No, Livi decided, she still wanted to see Billie. After all, for whatever reason, her new friend had decided not to speak to her anymore, and Livi wanted to know why.

Wave? Livi asked, then she thought, Oh, what the heck. BILLIE! Respond, please!
Livi glanced warily at her guards, who continued to stare at her. She backed into the corner farthest from them, repeating endlessly, "Get away, get away, get away." Then she recalled what her fellow villains had taught her: a spell that prevented her from being seen, and she began chanting under her breath,"E manu ei treiki, e manu ei trei. E manu ei treiki, e manu ei trei." Suddenly a shimmering, translucent wall popped up between her guards and her, and Livi smiled. All they would see was a cowering figure. Livi looked around for a weapon or method of escape, and she grinned. A small chair was positioned in a corner, and she wandered over to it, testing if it would hold her weight. It did. She looked up at the roof and discovered that a small tile seemed to be sagging. She dragged the chair over to the floor beneath the tile and stood on it, scraping at the tile with her nails. Finally, she formed a hole. Would her powers work in here? She had told Nathan they wouldn't but that was just a guess. She morphed quickly into a small blue jay, pleased that she had been wrong. Livi flew up into the hole and into a narrow passageway, which was just large enough for her to crawl through as a human. Relieved that she didn't have to stay as a bird for long, she morphed out.

What she didn't know was that her E manu wall disappeared when she did, and the guards had instantly sent an alert to Nathan.

Livi was making slow progress; the tunnel was far smaller than she thought. Sighing, she changed into a brown recluse spider: fast, easily hidden, and dangerous. She scuttled along the tunnel, slipping into a crack whenever she heard a suspicious noise. Her spider wasn't as efficient as it could be, but she knew what would happen if she tried to morph too much - it would drain her energy, like it had earlier.
Suddenly light appeared before her and she flew toward it, jumping out and quickly changing into a villain. She could see Altair slowly walking along ahead, but she could also see guards - did she dare morph again? Yes, there was no other way. Livi paused for a brief moment to look back at where she had come from, and something was squirming out. There was no escape. Nathan could morph, and she was trapped on the land. Altair, help, she told him before sinking to the ground in despair.

"I surrender," Livi muttered as the guards closed in on her. She looked around and spotted Altair. Goodbye, my friend, she thought to Altair. What they are going to do to me, I do not know. Come no closer - I do not want you to be caught as well. She bared her teeth then. Was it just her, or was Altair's figure creeping closer despite her warning? She snorted and turned away from him - looking straight into Billie's room. She could feel that Billie no longer wanted to be friends, yet she knew what the girl was trying to do. She sent out her most powerful thought yet: BILLIE! I don't think you can lift the vase because of the bubble preventing you from hearing my thoughts. She then crumpled in exhaustion and her eyes did not open for a long time.

Altair, in the midst of all this, was wandering through the halls.
He got Livi's messages. My powers? I'm an amped-up version of a regular person: heightened strength, senses, speed, reflexes, and healing. And...no, that's all. He decided not to reveal his real power yet.
He heard the guards around the corner and froze. He heard Livi telling him not to come closer, but then he realized that he was so close to Billie's room. Altair figured that he could make it into her room before the guards could react.
He rolled across the hall and opened the door. "Billie?" he asked softly. This was just after she had sent the message to Nathan. It was a message that Altair had missed.

Nathan continued his search until he heard Billie's warning. His eyes widened. He ran as fast as his tiny feet would carry him throught the ceiling. He found a bit of light and pushed his body through it and to the hall below. Livi had been detained. Nathan morphed back to his normal self. He looked down the hall. Altair was standing in Billie's doorway. He bolted down the hall and smashed his way through the door. He knelt down next to Billie. "Billie, honey, everything is going to be alright. Don't worry, you're going to be fine." He picked her up and blasted a whole in her window. Ultra Lad heard all the ruckus and can to the room. He stood in the door way. "Nathan-" He began. "Vince. Take care of the Tower while I'm gone. Don't worry, we'll be back shortly." And with that, Nathan flew off with Billie in his arms into the cold dark night. "Don't worry Billie. Everythings fine." She began quaking. Nathan enveloped them in a bubble, much like the one he used on Olivia and Altair. Nathan flew high into the sky. Once he got as high as his ring would take him, he floated in the open air. "Don't worry, Billie. You'll be fine." He let go of her and she drifted off into her own bubble. She was held there in the bubble only a few feet from Nathan. "Don't worry. Everything's gonna be fine."

When Livi woke up, she didn't know where she was or what had happened to her. She strained against the shackles before realizing she had been bound. Sighing, she managed to pull herself into an awkward sitting position, but she was sure not to touch the walls. The cell was smaller than the previous room, dark and bare. Livi tried to make an E manu wall again but failed. She attempted a morph and was unable to. Even her thoughts to others were blocked. Clever, Livi thought to herself. They found out what I can do. "I hate you, Nathan," she muttered. "Don't you worry - though I've never murdered before, don't put it past me."

Livi could sense Altair looking for her but she couldn't hear him and her thoughts wouldn't be able to reach him. If she called out loud she would alert the guards. But perhaps if Altair happened to walk by...then she could call over to him and perhaps he could help her break out.