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Holly put her hand on Rei's cheek and let him feel what she felt between the two friends just insdie the house. She spoke softly, "Ivy's thinking about leaving, I think. And Cliff doesn't want her to go, he highly repects her, but he understands that she has other obligations than to stay here with us...He can't let her make the same mistake he made once..."

The group of black cladded men left the facility. They traveled up into town and onto a roof so as Remus could try to get Drake to find a link to any of the small group.

"I think she should do what ever her heart tells her to." Holly said as she looked at Rei, their eeys contecting. Suddenly Rei felt the circle of emotions snap back like a rubber band- Holly could no longer focus on anyone else. She bit her lower lip with nervousness that she knew he could feel because she could feel his. She looked away for a moment, "Rei, I...I have to tell you something." She took her hand from his face and instead her her tiny hand, in comparison, in his huge hand. "I know that Remus and Roman will be coming back for the rest of us soon and I just wanted to say, that...Um, if anything happens to me, don't do anything stupid, alright? I mean...If I get taken away again don't put the others in harm's way because of your rage and don't do some stupid suicide mission to get me back. I can back last time, urely I can come back again, right?"

Remus and the other two were stationed on top of a roof in the warm sun. Roman was laying down, soaking it up, while Remus was trying to figure Drake out.
"What do you want, master?" Drake asked emotionlessly.
"I want you to find the minds of the people you were once with." Remus hissed.
"Yes, sir." Dake nodded and closed his eyes.

It had only taken a few seconds, but both Alekssander and Amelia had transformed. Despite Alekssander's lack of a shirt and both lacking shoes, they were still fully clothed. As had been seen before, Alekssander had sprouted black horns, fangs, claws, giant black bat wings, his eyes had changed to red, and a short, thick layer of black fur that now covered his body, as well as growing a bit taller and a bit more muscular. With a shiver, he looked over to Amelia. This was only the second time since their escape from the labs that he had seen her second form, but the first time, he had barely the time to see it due their hasty escape.

Her other form was not as a drastic change as Alekssander's, but was equally as breathtaking, if not more. Like with Alex's change, Amelia had also grown a bit more taller and muscular. She also sprouted a layer of fur like he did, only her's was white. Her blue eyes had changed to gold, she had grown large white feathery wings, and strangely obtained a white halo and a misty white aura. Her appearance was so akin to that of an angel, Alekssander shuddered at her beauty.

Finished with her bath, Lili dried off and got dressed. She put on her belt that held her sheathed sword on last as she exited the bathroom. Finished with her training and bored, she went to go outside. She was about to open the door, but she noticed Rei and Holly there alone at the last second, kissing. Only shaking her head at the sight, she instead took a seat on the stairs, resting her head in her hands.

Holly, desperate to find out what was bothering hum suddenly, touched Rei's hand. The hairs on the back of her neck stood also and it made her stomach turn, but she didn't know why. She looked to Rei, "What's going on? Are we about to get struck by lightening or something?"

Roman quietly an invisibly to the senses went to the back of the house they were all at, besides Alex and Amelia. He peered around the corner and smiled as he saw Rei and Holly sitting unknowingly on the grass, enjoying the sun. Remus slithered into the house as a shadow through a window and hid in a corner as he watched Ivy, Cliff, and Lili sit at the table quietly. Drake went to the front door.
Drake stepped through the door quietly and all three of the people at the table looked up and had their seperate looks of surprise.

Cliff stood, knocking his chair back, "Drake?"

Holly heard the noise in the house and her head snapped to the direction. She stood and her hands shook with the feelings of surprise coming from inside the room.

Remus, while Rei and Holly had their backs to him ran out from his hiding place. He jumped onto Rei's back and placed a knife to his throat. "SURPRISE!!" He yelled with a deep and crazed laugh.

Cliff's attention was diverted to the yelling outside and Remus shot forth from his corner of shadow while Drake advanced onto Cliff.
Remus hit Lili in the back hard and was already coating her in himself.
Drake had Cliff by the throat and was choking him on the ground.

Ivy took a step back, assesed the situation, and clenched her jaw as she ran towards Drake to get him off of Cliff.

"Rei!" Holly screamed as she ran towards the two. She also, at that moment, let her fear explode out into everyone else. She let it touch Alex and Amelia, then she changed the emotion to sturdy confidence.

"And I am more frightening than any nightmare you have ever had!" Remus hissed at her as his shadow form darted across the floor and attached itself to Ivy.

Ivy cried out and stumbled backwards, stumbling into a chair, knocking it over, and then stumbling over to the kitchen counter where she knocked over all of the pots, pans, and dishes. She screamed as her eyes glowed the light blue color that came from her hands when she healed. "You will not make me your puppet!"

"Damn it if I don't!" Remus hissed.

Rei, both surprised and angry, Quickly grabbed Romans arm, twisting the knife in his hand, and throwing him over his shoulder. He applied great pressure to Roman's arm, holding it up over his body on the ground, and began to kick him ferociously in the ribs. "THIS ENDS NOW!!" He yelled, the end turning to a loud roar, and he dove ontop of Roman, Delivering a fury of punches to his face.