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(yay, new pics. ^'^ And come on! Ryo may not be able to kill her, but he can certainly defend himself? Right?)

Before her blade could puncture Ryo skin a cold hand grasped the witch's arm and stopped her mid motion. The hand that held her arm was strong and unyielding as was the demon attached to it. His eyes glistened an eery blue in the moonlight as he glared into the red orbs of the girl before him. It may look like her, but he knew that this creature was nothing of the girl he had grown to care for.

"Come now, pretty boy. Surely there is more fight in you than this," he taunted with a sidelong look at the blond. His dark grin promised untold pain. "And here I thought you could set her aside and let us play again." The air was alive with energy, it practically sparked with it. It tickled along his skin, making him want to revel in it a while. But that would have to wait, he knew there to be a few more important things to attend to.

"And you, don't you know it's rude to tell someone's secrets without their permission?" he chided with a toothy grin at the girl that was anything but friendly.

It was true, he had arrived to hear Ryo's pained confession and the witch who told him such twisted truths. He also knew that most of it was half-truths at best. She took only small facts and was embellishing them to seem grander in order to hurt the boy. Ryo, not knowing any better, was obviously taking them to heart and was falling apart. Palian hated liars. Evil as he was, he felt no need to hide the truth and hated when someone was coward enough to hide behind them.

"Why don't you play with someone who might actually pose you a threat. Like, for instance, me." As he said this, the demon shifted her blade so that it now rested against his chest.

(ooh, it's gettin good. ^'^)

"So your the demon Tsukiko is so fond of." The witch let her own evil grin spread across her face. "So tell me how does it feel to know that the only person that loves you is dead." The witch giggle, "She won't live much longer. I stuck her in that nightmare of hers. Poor thing doesn't want me to harm you." The witch let another sword appear in her free hand. "So sad isn't it, she just want to be accepted by this world. She killed to be normal." Laughing the witch threw the sword at Palian before disappearing.

"You don't pose a threat to me dream boy. Tsukiko would never speak to you again if you harmed her. If you don't believe me ask her for yourself." The witch sitting on a broom stick in mid-air. In her arms was Tsukiko, it was clear her body was cut up. Her cloths where torn and stained red. "Sad how serious she takes dreams, but you would know all about that wouldn't you dream boy. Taking Tsukiko by the neck with one hand and creating a blue flame in the other she held Tsukiko out. "Shame such a beautiful doll was wasted away." A smirk appeared as she threw the flame at the ground before the Tsukiko with it. Her laughter filled the air as she watched the fire burn.

((is it really her hehe you'll have to wait to find out.))

✧Tyrek Ashton✧

✧If you're out there, sing along with me✧

He'd stopped when his favorite lilac-haired friend passed him by, caught completely off guard by her words. A grin broke out on his face as he chuckled. "Seems like you at least have a plan now. Well… one more thing and then I'll meet up with them." Walking off, he scribbled a note on a napkin and then walked off to his office, messing around with papers and his desk before he was satisfied. You'll know the truth soon enough… he thought grimly to himself, shutting off the lights and locking the door to his office for possibly the last time.

Walking to the front gate, he gave the team members a smile and a cheery wave. "Yo. So, who're we waiting on to show up?" He asked, looking around the group. When Alessa lashed out at him verbally, he only gave a smile. "Just doing some last minute business… and yes, I would know of her. Don't worry, I left her a message. I'm sure she'll be able to figure it out. Anyway, shall we be off?" Walking ahead of the group, he kept the smile on his face, knowing he was going to need it soon.

✧I'm dying to believe that you're out there✧

♥♡ Alessa Kelull ♡♥

♡♥ Broken up, deep inside, but you won't get to see the tears I cry ♥♡

That was one of the worst things to say to Alessa at the moment. Everyone stepped back from her as if a giant blaze surrounded her and she looked like she was about to murder someone. "WHAT?! WHAT. DO. YOU. MEAN. HE. ESCAPED." Her words came out sharp, harsh, and dangerously angry. "GET. DRALAN. AND. DEE. WORKING. ON. THE. LOST. VIDEO. AND. TECH. DIFFICULTIES. TEAM D. IS. TO. HUNT THE GROUNDS. FOR HIM." Alessa was livid at the moment, and every single one of them felt sorry for the poor member who just had to relay the message. She turned away from him, trying to get a hold of her anger. "One more thing…" she said calmly, though it seemed like the air had frozen around them. "WHOEVER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GUARDING HIM BETTER BE PREPARED." Her tone and threat undermined the punishment she had in mind for her crew, and the boy all but cowered in her presence. Marching out of the gates, she called to her team. "We leave now! Follow my lead!"

♥♡ I'm torn into pieces, but I don't cry on the outside anymore…♡♥

"No no, it's ok. I've slept too much as is," he assured her as he sat up, propping his back against the wall. Scratching his head, he ruffled the hair that Fyte had just smoothed down, its unruliness raising into uneven downy tendrils. At the same time he rubbed his opposite eye with his fist and yawned wide. Then he stretched himself with arms raised high, his back cracking before he relaxed with a somewhat happy sigh. One eye slitted open and looked over at his clock.

"Wow, I haven't slept that long in ages. No wonder I feel so much better," he wondered aloud. Looking back at Fyte, he realized she had her face turned away, a hand cupping her cheek. He wanted to ask if she was alright, but didn't have the courage. What if she was embarrassed? Thinking of a million reasons why she would be abashed, he tried not to be intrusive. Girls may be confusing, but he knew better than to try and have them explain something when it was obvious he rather not know.

He wanted to ask her so many questions about the kidnapping, his demon, about how she got in his room. But try as he might, the words would not come. They seemed to be lodged behind a lump in his throat. And even when he managed to break passed that barrier the words that bumbled forth were far from eloquent.

"I could use a cup of coffee."

Palian shrugged as the witch addressed him.

"The same way I feel about not being alive in the first place." His smile faltered only slightly. It was a pleasant ideal to know that Tsukiko didn't want to harm him, even if her counterpart would rejoice in doing so. He was ready for the sword that flew at him, catching it as it flew by harmlessly and dropped it to the floor, though her disappearing act was slightly intriguing. His now empty hand relaxed at his side as he looked up at the witch now on her broom.

"I told her that trying to fit in and be normal was overrated and a pointless endeavor," he countered. He remembered her saying that before, and trying to comfort her. Tsukiko didn't need to do anything more than be who she was. He would have been happy with that. It still boggled his mind that she wanted so much to be what she was better off not being.

Hearing her bold declaration made the demon laugh. He laughed so hard that his voice cracked into a growl laden with wisps of his collection of screams. Holding his side, he arched his back as he raised his voice to the sky, the pitch melting into a slightly maniacal tone.

"Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes. Your little tricks and lies do not effect me," he said after he abruptly stopped laughing. His body took on an air of seriousness.

"Never speak to me again? Is that the best threat you can come up with to hurt me? As little as you know of the girl whom you are controlling, you obviously know even less of me." His eyes flicked to the doll in the witch's arms as it fell to the ground engulfed in flames. Narrowing them back to his opponent, he took a step up into the air, his body moving along a path that could not be seen nor on the same level as the real world. As he rose up closer to the witch, his body tilted slightly off kilter and his expression was dark and twisted.

"Especially if you think that I am no threat."

♪ Fyte Ancell ♪

♪ Looking up into the sky, looking for the reason Why I'm here and why you can't be here ♪

Looking over at Nemo, Fyte had to stomp down the urge to go and muss up his hair. It's… so… pouffy!! she thought to herself, mentally slapping herself for thinking such childish thoughts. "Oh, um… yeah, alright. Let me go grab my wallet from my room, then we can go." Fyte replied hurriedly, scooting off his bed. Having rushed herself, she toppled over the edge with a muffled "Eep!" of surprise and a loud thump. "Itaatata…" she whined softly, rubbing the back of her head. She knew there wouldn't be a lump forming there, but head injuries still hurt all the same.

♪ If you loose me somewhere, and your tears are in the air I will ring a bell until you feel me by your side ♪

♪ Fyte Ancell ♪

♪ Looking up into the sky, looking for the reason Why I'm here and why you can't be here ♪

"Ah, no, it's alright! It'll only take a minute! Really!" Quite flustered, Fyte scrambled to her feet, not showing any signs that she had just taken a nasty tumble. Smoothing down her skirts, she gave him a bright smile to show that she was fine. "Besides… I get the feeling that something is about to happen…" she said softly, her tone and expression darkening for just a second. It passed as quickly as it came, and she cheerily added "Maybe another time, but no treating me today!"

♪ If you loose me somewhere, and your tears are in the air I will ring a bell until you feel me by your side ♪

♥♡ Alessa Kelull ♡♥

♡♥ Broken up, deep inside, but you won't get to see the tears I cry ♥♡

A warm breeze blew through the city as the team made their way to the base. They ran through the streets, whipping past people and dodging obstacles. By the time an hour had passed, they were standing a good ways away from the front of the building, all of them panting. The outside didn't appear to be anything out of the ordinary; just a mere brick building several stories high. However, Alessa knew this was just a mere disguise. Turning to the group, she crouched down and began filling them in on the plan.

"Alright. So this building along with the five immediately surrounding it are all a part of their base. They also have several floors underground, so stay close to each other to prevent separation. Elliot and I are going to hide us from their security systems, so try to not make any noise. Ayuka, I'm going to need your scanning ability to help us navigate the building to prevent any run-ins and battles with the guys inside. Ace is supposed to be held in the fifth basement in the sixth building, but all of the buildings are connected by a few passage ways. Our job is to navigate the buildings safely, rescue Ace, and eliminate any immediate threats that arise. Any questions?"

"How exactly are we going to be getting in?" Sam asked, raising his hand a couple inches in the air. "Ayuka will be taking care of that for the most part, but I was hopefully thinking of the central air system (air ducts)." She replied instantly, keeping track of the time passing in her head. "Captain Alessa, the air ducts aren't big enough for almost all of us to fit through." Ayuka instantly reported, already looking at all of the screens only she could see in front of her. "It's risky, but I can already see a main path to our destination with several possible detours should an obstacle arise. Does that sound alright?"

Alessa gave a frustrated sigh, mumbling "So much for that…" under her breath. Looking at all of them, she nodded. "We'll go with that, Ayuka. Are we ready?" Standing back up, she made eye contact with him before looking back at the building. "Elliot, just tell me when you've started to bend the light around us and I'll help." Closing her eyes, she began focusing on creating a camouflage barrier that made them seem invisible. "Ready when you are."

♥♡ I'm torn into pieces, but I don't cry on the outside anymore…♡♥