They were walking thru town and stopped at a inn. There were people outside talking.
"That is, your target we want you to kill him Number seven." The man said as he pointed to Akihiko.
"But he looks like two more years older than me." Number seven said.
"But remember you have only two choices kill him or never go back to your friends." The man said.
"I will do it." Number seven said as she looked down.
"That is, a good girl so you will kill him tomorrow." The man said.
"Ok." Number seven said.
"Come now let's go get some rest." The man said.
When the girl turned around she had a dragons tail. The next day they were all wanded around the town and Number seven stayed in the darkness.
She thought to herself "Why do I have to kill him I just want to go back to Leaf."
She looked back and they were gone.
"Where did they go I need to find them." She said as she walked near the exit she looked over and she thought she saw her friend. "Leaf."
She ran into the alleyway and she backed up because it wasn't her friend then she bumped into someone she looked up.
"Look it is a mixed one." The person said.
"It is." The other said as he got up and walked out of the darkness.
She moved to the side of the wall.
"Look it has a tail and it almost looks like a dragon's tail." The man said.
"Well, we still have to teach her a lesson about coming in this town." The other one said.
Liam, Lunes, and Akihiko were walking towards the exit of the town then Akihiko heard something and stopped and looked down a alleyway.
"Hey stop touching my tail." Number seven said.
"So, this is the real thing." The man said.
"Let's cut a piece off the tail off so we can sell it and get a whole lot of money." The other one said then when no one was looking he put something on her tail.
"Let go of me." She said.
"Yo, you heard her let go." Akihiko said as he came down the alley.
"Go away brat this has nothing to do with you." The man said.
"Yah." The other one said.
"Well, it does now." Akihiko said as he summoned his swords.
"Come on we have to go we are done here." The man said as walked away and the other one followed.
Number seven came over and hugged him.
"Thank you." She said then she let go and started running in the direction they were going (Lunes, Akihiko, and Liam).
"Ok." Akihiko said as he got out of the alley away.
"So, Akihiko what was that about?" Liam asked.
"Don't know but ok." Akihiko said.
Lunes just looked at them like what just happened here. They started walking again then Mido got off of Akihiko's shoulder and started running in front of them.
"Mido!" Akihiko yelled as he started chasing him.
They followed Mido halfway down the trail then Akihiko stopped.
"Hey what is wrong?" Lunes said as she came up next to him.
"It is a dragon." Akihiko said.
Mido climbed on it.
"Well, Mido doesn't seem that afraid." Akihiko said he started approaching the dragon.
"Stay away." Number seven said as she tried to fly away but a ring started to glow and she screamed in pain.
Liam came up and said "This is a ring for the people who a mix."
"What?" Akihiko asked.
"It is for people who are human mixed with another creature." Lunes said.
"You have to change out of this form." Liam said.
"I can't I need to find them." She said.
"You need to stop if you keep doing that you are going to die." Liam said.
"But I…..need to…..find them." She said as she passed out and she changed back to her human form.
"Hey it is the person from the town." Akihiko said as Mido climbed onto his shoulder.
"Well, at least we know something about this person." Liam said.
Liam pick her up and put her on his back.
"We have to go back to town." Lunes said.
They all turned around and walked back to town. As they were walking through people were looking and whispering to each other.
"It looks like this town don't people like he here." Liam said as they keep walking.
"Nope." Lunes said.
"Look it is the inn." Akihiko said.
They went in and the man looked at them and saw Number seven.
"Come with me and don't say a word." The man said.
"Ok?" Lunes said.
"And follow me." The man said
They went up stairs.
"Use this room and sir you might want to change your clothes." The man said.
"Why." Liam said as he looked at his shirt and there was blood, then he put Number seven down then he looked at her. "It looks like it has been coughing up blood."
"Come with me sir." The man said.
Liam followed the man, Lunes went up to Number seven and sat her up. Then, she started coughing up more blood Lunes lifted up her shirt and covered her mouth.
"Well, this has to go." Lunes said as she took off Number seven's shirt. "Take this and find Liam and give it to him ok."
"Right." Akihiko said as he went out of the room and Mido stayed in there.
Lunes put her hand over Number seven's head.
"Well, this won't help one bit." Lunes said.
She laid Number seven down and went to go get some water.
"So, how long has the mix been like that?" The man asked.
"Don't know you have ask the kid." Liam said.
Akihiko came in the room with Number seven's bloody shirt.
"Damn what happened here?" Liam asked.
"Lunes lifted the person up and started coughing up blood." Akihiko said.
"So, more clothes to clean." The man said. "And don't worry I won't say anything about this to anyone."
"Thank you for this." Liam said.
"It is no problem." The man said. "But make sure you clean up after yourselves."
"Right." Liam said.
They went back to the room Lunes had a tub of water sitting next to her.
"What happened." Liam asked.
"Well, since it is hard to tell whether it is a boy or girl. I will do boy for now. He started running a temp." Lunes said.
"So, how long has "he" been have a temp for?" Liam asked.
"After Akihiko left the room." Lunes said.
Mido jumped up onto her stomach.
"Leaf?" Number seven asked.
"Who is Leaf?" Akihiko asked.
"Don't know but let's just sleep on it." Lunes said.
They went to sleep but Akihiko stayed in the room with Number seven and kept putting water on the towel. The next day Number seven woke up and looked over and saw Akihiko sleeping then she looked down and saw Mido and her shirtless.
She thought to herself "Damn it is nice to be flat chested."
She sat up and looked around she looked at Mido and Mido looked at her she petted him and got up and wandered around the place.
"I see that you are awake." Liam said.
Number seven jumped back.
"We are not going to hurt you." Lunes said. " But can you tell us your name."
"My name is Echo but they call me Number seven." Echo said.
"So, why do they call you Number seven?" Lunes asked.
"I don't know." Echo said. "They say that I had that name for a while but I don't remember at all but all I remember is Leaf giving me a real name."
"So, you want to get back to Leaf." Lunes said.
"Yes I do." Echo said.
"Well, you can come with us." Lunes said.
"Sure." Echo said then she thought of what the man said.
"Well, we have to wait til Akihiko gets up because he was watching you all night." Liam said.
"Why?" Echo asked.
"He was concerned about you." Liam said.
"He was?" Echo said and then she started crying and thought. "Why am I crying I still have to kill him."
"Hey why are you crying." Lunes said as she came over to her.
"It is nothing I was thinking of something." Echo said.
"Ok and here is your shirt." Liam said as he handed it to her.
"Thank you." Echo said as she put it on.
Then, something fell in the room with Akihiko. And Akihiko quickly came out of the room.
"Akihiko are you ok?" Lunes asked.
"Yah I am ok." He said as he came out of the room rubbing his head and looked at Echo.
"We need to get out of town." Echo said.
"Why?" Liam asked.
"Before I passed out and started coughing up blood I heard some of their whispers. They said that the eradicators were coming and something about killing a mix?" Echo said.
"You are a mix." Liam said.
"I am?" Echo asked.
"Well we have to get out of this town now." Lunes said.
They went out of the room and started heading towards the door.
"Stop just for a minute. Please take this." He said as he gave something to Echo it was a necklace. He whispered something in her ear, "This was in your pocket."
"Thank you." She said as she put it on.
They went out of the inn and started walking out of the town and there were three people standing in front and three more came up behind them Echo went behind Lunes and Liam.
"Give us the mix and there won't be any problems." One of the people said.
"That won't happen." Liam said.
"Well, we meet again kids." The man said as he get closer.
Akihiko summoned his swords.
"But this time I will not walk away." The man said.
"We need to get out of here. Akihiko take Echo." Liam said Mido jumped off of Echo's shoulder and onto Lunes "We will handle them."
"Right." Akihiko said as he grabbed her arm and ran.
"Don't let them get away." The man said.
Liam used his powers and made a fog for them to get away. Only two knew where they were going and followed behind them. They went and hid in a alleyway and the men ran right past them.
"This is all my fault." Echo said.
"No it isn't." Akihiko said.
"But it is if I won't have come here we wouldn't be in this mess." Echo said.
"It is ok." Akihiko said "Come on we have to regroup they should be done by now."
They started moving and one of the men grabbed Echo, Akihiko turned around and summoned out his swords. Then, another one came out behind Akihiko.
"Akihiko lookout." Echo said.
They hit Akihiko in the back of the neck and passed out.
"Let me go." Echo said as she tried to get free.
"Man the struggly one." The man said as he looked at Echo.
"So, what do we do with the other one?" The other man asked.
"We take him with us." He said.
"Ok." He said as he picked up Akihiko.
They went back and Echo started using her power and broke free from his grip and changed into her dragon form and went to Akihiko the man dropped him she grabbed him and flew just a bit before the ring glowed.
"Come on just a bit more I am almost there." Echo said then she almost passed out.
"Come on Lunes we have go we have to find Akihiko and Echo." Liam said.
They both saw Echo with Akihiko flying above them and landed in the forest.
"Come on." Liam said as they ran passed the knocked out people.
They went to Echo and Akihiko.
"They will be ok they are just passed out." Lunes said.
Later that night Akihiko got up and wandered through the forest Lunes, Liam, and Mido were all asleep. Then, Echo got up and followed Akihiko's sent.
"Why are you out here by yourself?" Echo asked.
"Just wondering around." Akihiko said.
"Found you number seven." Alexander said as he came out of the darkness.
Then, people that almost looked like bunnies came out and surround them.
"Alexander what do you want?" Akihiko asked.
"I want you dead that is what I want." Alexander said.
"Please don't hurt him." Echo said.
"Come here number seven." Alexander said.
"I am sorry Akihiko." Echo said as she walked over to Alexander but before that she gave the necklace to Akihiko.
"Echo what is going on?" Akihiko asked.
"I was sent here to kill you but I couldn't do it." Echo said as she started crying.
"That is, enough talking from you." Alexander said as he knocked Echo out.
Echo said something before she passed out.
"Echo! Alexander why are you doing this?" Akihiko asked.
"You are no use to us anymore." Alexander said as he looked down at Echo. "Do whatever you have to, to get rid of him."
Then, all of the bunny looking people started walking towards Akihiko. Alexander took Echo and ran off.
"What did she mean when she said that she will meet them again." Akihiko said as he looked at the necklace.
And when he wasn't looking he was attacked and after that the bunny people left and Akihiko laid on the ground holding the necklace in his hand.
"Akihiko! Echo! Where are you." Lunes yelled.
"Lunes I found him." Liam yelled.
Lunes ran over to Akihiko and saw the necklace.
"What is this?" Lunes asked as she lifted the necklace up.
"I think that is what Echo got from that man in the inn." Liam said.
"But why does Akihiko have it." Lunes said.
"We first have to take care of his injures." Liam said.
They took him back to the house. Alexander took Echo into a room and then left her.
"So, is she in there?" A person asked and he was wearing a lab coat.
"Yes." Alexander said.
"Are you sure they want her dead." The man said.
"That is, what they told me to do." Alexander said as he turned around and said something under his breath. "I'm sorry."
He went out the door and the man injected a poison into Echo.
"I am done here take her and put her with the others so they can spend her final days there." The man said.
Someone came up and picked her up and took her into this room with a lot of bunny looking people they just looked at him then they saw Echo.
"Leaf it is Echo!" Someone yelled.
Leaf ran in front and grabbed Echo.
"You can spend her final days with you." The man said as he turned around and closed the door
"What? Wait!" Leaf said as she tried to reach.
"Leaf let me see Echo." Someone said as they came over.
"Here Miko." Leaf said as she handed Echo over to him.
He laid her down and went to a spot on the wall and removed something. He came back over.
"I don't know what they used but I will try to give her more time." Miko said. "But we also need to find a way to get the ring off."
"Ok and we need to get out of here no more waiting." Leaf said.
"Here take this." Miko said as he gave Echo some medicine. "It might nasty but it will help you."
"So, will she be fine?" Leaf asked.
"Yes but she might be running a temp later on." Miko said.
"That is, ok we will deal with it." Leaf said.
"Ok." Miko said.
"Alright anyone that wants to leave come with us if not you can be puppets." Leaf said.
Half of the people went with them and Miko was holding Echo.
"They have escaped!" a person yelled.
"Every one transform to their forms. Miko get on." Leaf said as she changed into a big bunny (awakened form).
They got out and looked out and started walking out there.
"We don't know anything about out here." Miko said.
"Echo does." Leaf said.
Miko got off of Leaf and grabbed Echo and Leaf changed back. They both looked down at Echo and she was pointing in a direction.
"Well, I see that she still as a little movement to point." Miko said.
"Well, let's follow her direction." Leaf said as she changed back.
They started following her direction.
"Alright she says to go right." Miko said.
When they turned right they saw a house in the distance.
"Are you sure it is this way?" Leaf asked.
"Yes." Miko said.
She changed back to her human form then Miko fell on the ground and Echo was in her arms.
"Sorry Miko." Leaf said. "Come on everyone we better get walking."
They started walking.
"I am sorry I couldn't keep your promise." Leaf said as she was looking down at Echo.
They made it to the house that Lunes, Liam and Akihiko were at and Miko knocked on the door. Liam opened up the door and looked at them he looked down and saw Echo.
"Come in quickly." Liam said.
Lunes also saw Echo and she came over Mido was sitting on Lunes's shoulder.
"Echo." Lunes said.
"Wait you know Echo?" Leaf asked.
"Yes and wait let us introduce ourselves." Lunes said. "I am Lunes he is Liam."
"I am Leaf and this is Miko and everyone else is our friends." Leaf said.
"So, you are Leaf" Lunes said.
"Here let me have Echo." Liam asked.
"Here." Leaf said as she handed Echo over. "Miko go with him." Mido also followed.
"Ok." Miko said.
"There is someone else here." Leaf said.
"How did you know." Lunes said.
"I can hear from far distances." Leaf said as she pointed to her ears.
"Oh so you heard." Lunes said.
"So, who is this Akihiko person?" Leaf asked.
"He is part of my family." Lunes said.
"What do you mean?" Leaf asked.
"Well, it is like the people behind you." Lunes said.
"Well, we aren't people we are technically made." Leaf said.
"What about Echo?" Lunes asked.
"So, far all I know she is human and dragon." Leaf said.
"Ok, and what did you mean when you said that you were made?" Lunes asked.
"That is, what it is." Leaf said.
"Leaf." Miko said as he came in the room.
"Miko what is it?" Leaf asked.
"Echo wants you." Miko said.
Leaf went into the room and went next to Echo. Echo whispered something to Leaf and went back out.
"Ok I will tell them for you." Leaf said. "Liam and Lunes come with me."
"What is it Leaf." Lunes asked.
"Echo was sent here to kill Akihiko not out of her free will. She refused to do it so they injected a poison into her which is slowly killing her." Leaf said.
"But why?" Liam asked.
"Because she was the closes age to him, difference being is their age she is only seven and she is two years younger than he is." Leaf said.
"So, is that why they call "him" Number seven." Lunes said.
"Yes and as she got closer the less she wanted to kill him so that is why they are killing her." Leaf said.
"How many days does "she" have?" Liam asked.
"Don't know we just have to wait and see what happens." Leaf said.
That night Akihiko woke up and looked around and saw Echo and Mido, Akihiko got up and went to her he looked down at her and she was breathing heavy he put his hand on her head.
"Damn what did they do." Akihiko said as he sat down and went back to sleep on the side of her bed.
"Leaf I have a question why do you kept saying that Echo is a she?" Lunes asked.
"Yes that is because she is a girl." Leaf said.
"What." Liam said.
"Wait she didn't tell you." Leaf said.
"No." Lunes said. "And it was really hard to tell."
"That is, just like her she doesn't tell anyone anything even if something is wrong." Leaf said.
"What do you mean?" Liam asked.
"When she got hurt or sick she would tell us. She almost died once." Leaf said.
"What almost died once." Lunes said.
"Yes when she came to us, a few days later she started coughing up blood." Leaf said. "And we still don't know why."
"She did it with us to." Lunes said
"Why?" Leaf said.
"She doesn't want to burden you." Liam said.
"But we are family." Leaf said.
"True but somethings should remain hidden." Lunes said.
Miko came out of another room.
"Am I interrupting something?" Miko asked.
"No." They said.
"Ok. Hey you all might want to come see something." Miko said.
They all followed Miko to where Echo and Akihiko were.
"She was running a temp waligo but she is fine now." Miko said. "How did that happen?"
"Don't know." Leaf said
Liam looked at Akihiko.
"Well, Akihiko is fine now." Liam said.
"Come on we all have a long day tomorrow let's get some sleep." Lunes said.
"Where will all of us be sleeping." Leaf asked.
"I guess right here wait there isn't any room for you all." Lunes said.
"That's ok." Leaf said. "You can go head and go to sleep."
Leaf pulled Lunes off to the side before she went to bed and said something to her.
"Ok and thank you." Lunes said as she went to bed.
"Alright everyone you know the drill." Leaf said
They went into the middle of the room and all of them hunched up and made a circle. In the morning Echo was up and looking down at Mido and Akihiko then she looked at her hand and Akihiko was holding it.
"Still, the same I see." Echo said she put her other hand on his head.
When Akihiko woke up Echo was scratching Mido.
"Echo your ok." Akihiko said as he hugged her.
"Good to see you to." Echo said. "Help me up."
"And here take this back." He said as he took out the necklace
"No you keep it for now." Echo said.
"Ok." Akihiko said as he helped her up.
Akihiko helped her up then he let her walk by herself, they went into the room.
"Well, it is good to see that you two are up." Leaf said.
"You." Akihiko said as Mido climbed onto him.
"No Akihiko it is okay they were controlled." Lunes said.
"So, you are Akihiko." Leaf said. "She said alot about you when she was asleep mainly that you are a good friend."
"Leaf!" Echo said as she turned around and faced her.
"What your a girl!" Akihiko said.
"Anyway hey Echo how are you feeling?" Miko asked.
"I am feeling ok Miko." Echo said.
"Hi there kid my name is Miko and this one is Leaf." Miko said as he looked at Akihiko.
"Hey Leaf where is everyone else?" Echo asked.
"They already left." Leaf said.
Echo heard faint screams outside.
"Leaf did you hear that?" Echo asked.
"Yes." Leaf said as she turned to the door.
"Leaf I am coming to." Echo said as she walked over.
"Akihiko take care of her." Leaf said. "Miko come with me."
"Leaf don't leave me." Echo said.
"I am sorry Echo I have to go they are my friends." Leaf said as she walked out of the house.
Echo fell to the floor.
"Echo it will be ok." Akihiko said as he kneeled down and he whispered something. "Let's follow them."
"Ok." Echo said as she got up.
They both ran out of the house.
"Echo! Akihiko! Come back!" Lunes screamed as she tried to follow.
"Leave them be." Liam said as he grabbed her hand. "We will follow soon enough."
Echo followed Leaf's sent and Akihiko followed behind. Then, Echo stopped and Mido was hissing.
"Echo did you find them?" Akihiko asked.
"Yes." Someone else said.
"Leaf!" Echo yelled as she looked down.
"Echo I told you not to come." Leaf said.
"But I didn't want you to leave." Echo said.
"Echo look out!" Akihiko yelled as he got in front and used his magic as the man attacked.
"Are you two going to come out or just going to watch." The man said.
"Sorry boss." They said as they came out.
"Look another one to kill." One said as he dragged dead Miko.
Akihiko looked behind him and saw everyone dead.
"Miko." Echo said as she fell to the ground. "You killed him."
"Hey boss look a dragon." The other one said.
"So, this one is the one I need to kill." Their boss said.
"Echo get up." Akihiko said as he pulled her arm up. "Let's move."
The other two men tried to chased after them but Leaf got in front.
"You will not touch them." She said.
Echo and Akihiko stopped running they looked behind them and both of the other two men were dead.
"Hey there we meet again." He said as he walked over their dead bodies.
"You killed them." Akihiko said.
"They were no longer needed." He said. "And I never introduced myself I am Seifer I guess you can say I burned that village."
"You!" Akihiko said as he tried to run towards him but Echo grabbed his hand and Mido went to his shoulder.
Akihiko looked at Echo.
"Aw so you figured out something haven't you little dragon." Seifer said.
"You killed Leaf and you will kill anything to get your way." Echo said as she let go of Akihiko's hand and walked in front.
"Echo?" Akihiko asked as he started walking up to her.
"Stay back Akihiko he is mine." Echo said as she turned around and her eyes changed into a different color.
She changed into her dragon form then she went into a bigger form (awakened form) and then the ring broke on her tail. She flew into the air and started breathing fire. Seifer put up a shield and Echo landed.
"So, boy are you wondering how I put up a shield aren't you. If not let me tell you any way I took the powers of an old man that was part of the royal family and the king's power." Seifer said as he put his shield down.
"You have no right to speak." Echo said as she started breathing fire again.
Akihiko put up his shield.
"Echo you have to stop!" Akihiko screamed.
Echo stopped and looked back at Akihiko and Seifer disappeared.
"Ak..ih...iko?" Echo said then she changed back and her eye color changed back as well, then passed out.
Akihiko came over.
"Is this why they want to kill her?" Akihiko asked himself as picked up Echo.
Echo slowly started waking up.
"Akihiko did I do this?" Echo asked as she held her head.
"Yes." Akihiko said as he started walking with her on his back.
"I am sorry." Echo said as she went to sleep.
Akihiko got back to the house.
"Liam they are back." Lunes said as she went outside.
She looked at them for a moment then spoke. "What happened you, you all are all banged up."
"It's a long story." Akihiko said.
Liam came out and grabbed Echo, Mido jumped onto Echo's stomach and he took her to a room.
"Will she be ok?" Akihiko asked.
"Yes she is exhausted, but first tell us what happened." Lunes said.
Akihiko told them what happened.
"So, Leaf and all the rest of them are dead, so Echo has no one now." Lunes said.
"Now, we get to take care of her." Liam said.
"That's, okay I like her." Lunes said.
"But what happens if she does it again." Liam asked.
"That is, okay we will deal with it." Lunes said as she looked over. "Akihiko is asleep."
"Come on kid time for bed." Liam said.
Liam took Akihiko to bed. The next day they asked Echo what happened.
"I really don't remember anything but holding Akihiko's hand." Echo said.
"Ok and that is it." Lunes said.
"Yes." Echo replied.
"Well, we have to move now that Seifer knows where we are at." Liam said.
"But where will we go now?" Akihiko asked.
"Let's go back to our kingdom." Lunes said.
"But are you sure?" Liam asked.
"Yes every sure." Lunes said.
"But what about them." Liam said as he pointed to Akihiko and Echo, Mido was running around the house.
"They can come with us." Lunes said.
Seifer came in to a chamber and nealed.
"I found both of them that you wanted me to kill but it gotta a bit dangerous so I flead." Seifer said.
"I see next time I will send someone with you that is much better than the other two." The man said.
"Thank you my lord." Seifer said as he got up and walked out of the room.
They started walking and they got lost because Lunes had the map.
"Lunes are we lost?" Akihiko asked.
"No. She said then she said. "Yes."
"Good god this is why she can not be trusted with a map." Liam said.
"You got that right." Akihiko said.
A few minutes later when Liam had the map.
"Liam are we lost again?" Echo asked.
"Yes." Liam said.
"Man we suck at this." Akihiko said.
"Yes we do." Lunes said.
Liam started handing Akihiko the map.
"Nope I have no idea where we are at." Akihiko said.
They all looked at Echo.
"Why are you all looking at me for?" Echo asked as Mido was rubbing the side of her face.
"Well you can change into a bigger dragon form so you can take us there." Lunes said.
"I don't remember how to do it." Echo said.
"Oh sorry I forgot. So what are we supposed to do now?" Lunes asked.
"Guess keep walking straight." Akihiko said.
Later that night.
"We can stop walking for the night." Liam said.
Liam started up a fire in the middle of them and Lunes was cooking.
"So do we know what town is up ahead?" Akihiko asked.
"No." Liam said. "We just have to wait and see."
They ate and went to sleep and the next day they all got up and Echo was not there and Mido climbed up on Lunes and just looked at her like where did she how could she just leave us.
"Echo where did you go!?" Akihiko screamed.
They all started yelling out her name as they all started walking.
"Look a dirt road we can follow that and we might find her." Lunes said.
"Hey there what are you yelling for?" A man said as he came up behind them with a wagon.
"We are looking for our friend." Akihiko said. "She was with us yesterday."
"Well I highly doubt you will find her if she is a mix because if she is you will never find her." The man said.
"What do you mean?" Liam asked.
"There is a black market that sells mix people." The man said. "Basically they take anyone in the vicinity of the town that is a mix."
"Who is they?" Lunes asked.
"There is an organization that does it no one knows the leader." The man said. "It is not wise to talk here."
"Why?" Lunes asked.
"You don't know who is listening." The man said.
"What do you mean?" Akihiko asked.
"Come with me." He said as he pointed to the wagon.
"Ok." Lunes said as she got in.
Then Liam and Akihiko got in then they got to the man's house.
"Here we are." He said.
They went in.
"So continue what we were talking about." Liam said.
"Ok their black market is under ground only certain people know about it." The man said.
"Then why do you know about it." Akihiko asked as Mido got off his shoulder and ate the crumbs off of the table.
"I used to be a part of it but I left." He said.
"So you just need to take us there." Liam said.
"Easier said than done my friend." The man said.
"We have our ways." Lunes said then Mido jumped onto her shoulder.
"Ok then follow me." He said as he went out the door.
They went to the area that the black market was.
"Is this the place?" Akihiko asked.
"Yes this is the place." The man said.
"Akihiko do your thing." Lunes said.
"Right." Akihiko said as he summoned out his swords.
"Alright we are moving in." Lunes said as she started running towards the side of the building.
They blew a hole in the side of the building and went in as soon as they went in they saw a lot of mixes in cages.
"My god!" Lunes said as Mido went to Liam's shoulder. "Why are they doing this?"
"That does not mater right now just get them out." Liam said.
Akihiko used his swords and started cutting the chains that they had on their necks Lunes started slashing with her sword Liam was on look out.
"Guys we have a problem." Liam said.
"What is it." Lunes said.
"That man is gone." Liam said.
"What." Lunes said as she turned around.
"They probably know we are here." Liam said.
"Well we better hurry up freeing them." Akihiko said.
They freed all the rest of the mixes then Mido started hissing.
"Well you all came faster than expected." Someone said as they came from the darkness.
"Give us back Echo!" Akihiko said as he pointed all his swords at him.
"Oh you mean the dragon girl." The man said.
Siefer came out of the darkness.
"I knew that this will bring you all here." Seifer said.
"What do you want this time." Liam said.
"You all dead because you are causing lots of problems and you need to be annihilated." He said. "Echo can join you when you all are dead."
"Give back Echo." Akihiko said as he started running towards Seifer.
"Looky what I have here." Seifer said as pulled out Echo from behind him.
"Echo!" Akihiko said as stopped running. "Let her go you damn piece of trash!"
"Damn this kid has a mouth on him." Seifer said.
"Want me to end him." The man said.
Then some man came from above Akihiko and he started choking him Akihiko's swords disappeared.
"Let him go please!" Echo screamed.
He let go of Akihiko and went next to Seifer and as he let go Akihiko fell to the ground coughing.
"Wait you are the man that we meet." Liam said.
"Very perspective." He said.
"Mason, James we are done here." Seifer said as he knocked Echo out with something. "Mason take her."
Mason took Echo and disappeared.
"Give her back." Akihiko said as he got up.
"Akihiko that is enough we will get her back." Lunes said as she came up and whispered into his ear and Mido climbed to his shoulder.
"But." Akihiko said.
"Come on we are leaving." Liam said.
"Where do you think your going." James said as he got in their way.
"We didn't say you could leave you still have to die." Seifer said.
As Mason was going back to their lords chamber he stopped because of Alexander was standing in the way.
"Move Alexander." Mason said.
"I can't do that." Alexander said.
"We are all following directions." Mason said. "And so should you."
"I no longer follow under my father." Alexander said.
"But do you know what that means." Mason said.
"Yes I am fully aware." Alexander said. "But I will be taking Echo now."
"I can't do that I have orders from Seifer and your father to bring her back." Mason said.
"I won't allow it." Alexander said as he summoned out his sword and stabbed it in the ground.
"So this is how we are playing it." Mason said as he put Echo down.
They had it all out and Alexander won but he had a lot of wounds all over him. He went to Echo and picked her up and started walking Mason got up and said something. "You won this time but not next time count on it."
"Oh I will." Alexander said.
"Get out of our way!" Akihiko said.
"But why so you can save your friend. I bet you it is too late for that." Seifer said.
"It is never too late." Liam said.
"Oh really what about you." Seifer said as he attacked and Lunes guarded with her sword.
"Let's hurry up and get rid of these fuckers." Liam said.
Seifer turned around and he disappeared along with James.
"Where did they go?" Lunes asked.
"Don't know don't care." Akihiko said as started running out.
"Akihiko wait." Lunes and Liam said as they chased after him.
"I have to keep walking I have to get her out of here." Alexander said as he fell down and was bleeding from the side. "I made a promise and I am going to keep it."
Alexander got back up and started walking again as he held his side and it started turning night.
"Damn why now?" Alexander said.
"Echo where are you." Akihiko said as he keep walking.
"Akihiko wait you have to rest sometime." Lunes said.
"No I can't." Akihiko said.
Liam came up behind Akihiko and grabbed him.
"Liam let me go." Akihiko said.
"No you need to claim down kid, we will all look for her." Liam said.
"But alright." Akihiko said.
"Alright let's get looking." Lunes said.
Alexander walked up to a patch of flowers.
"Hey do you remember you loved looking at the flowers." Alexander said as he passed out and Echo rolled off of him.
In Alexander's mind. (Back 10 years ago)
"Look Alex it is your new sister." His mom said as she gave him his sister.
"What is her name mom?" Alexander asked.
"Sheri." His mom said.
"I wish dad was here it see her." Alexander said.
"I know me to Alex." His mom said.
Two years later.
"Alex your mother is dying." Someone said to Alexander.
"What!" Alexander said as he went to his mom's room.
"Alexander." His mom said as she looked as she looked at him.
"Mom don't go." Alexander said as he was crying.
"Listen to me very closely protect your sister until the day she dies." His mother said as she gave him a necklace.
"Ok mom I will do that." Alexander said as put it on.
"That is my Alexander and one more thing keep her away from your father." The mother said.
"Ok mom." Alexander said.
Then his mother had died. Alexander went to where his baby sister was and the father there.
"What is this monstostite." He said.
"It my sister." Alexander said.
"She gave birth to this thing." He said as he held his hand over her and started using his magic.
Alexander grabbed her and only some of his magic hit her.
"Well it still got her just a little since that happened she will maybe live until she is five maybe." his father said.
"Why are you doing this?" Alexander said.
"I need kings not a queen to take over when we are gone." His father said.
"But she is your daughter dad." Alexander said.
"Don't care she is not needed." The father said.
"But she will live if I have anything to say about it." Alexander said.
"So what are you going to do about it?" His father said.
"I will figure that out when I get there." Alexander said.
"Well let's see how long it takes." his father said.
A few years later Alexander was 15 and Echo was 6.
"Look big brother flowers." Echo said as she ran through them.
"Sheri wait up." Alexander said as he chased her.
She stopped and turned around then fell to the ground.
"Sheri!" Alexander said as he ran up to her.
He picked her up and carried her back to the house he went in and gave her to a man and said. "Save her please from my father's magic."
"Well this the only thing that might save her from his magic." The man said as he held up something.
"What is that?" Alexander asked.
"It is dragon's blood they say it grants life to some people others not." The man said.
"So it might save her or not." Alexander said.
"Yes and if it does work you are going to let me take over." The man said.
"Ok but first." Alexander said as he took off the necklace and put it on Echo.
"Are you sure that you want to give her that your mother gave you this." The man said.
"Yes." Alexander said.
"But before I do anything I must warn you of something. She might lose all memories of you and the last 5 years of her life but not the basic things like eating." The man said.
"Ok." Alexander said.
"Well better get started." The man said. "I also think this might be a all nighter."
"That is ok." Alexander said.
"You might want to go to bed and wait for tomorrow." The man said.
"Ok." Alexander said as he went out of the room.
"This is the first time I have ever used dragon blood on any one so I don't know what will happen to her." the man said.
The next day the man was asleep in his chair and Alexander came in there.
"Hello?" He said as he walked in.
The man woke up.
"Hello Alexander." The man as he got up.
Alexander looked over and saw Echo with a tail.
"So did it work?" Alexander asked.
"Yes so now you have to keep up your part of the bargen." The man said.
"Ok." Alexander said as he looked over at her. "Good by Sheri."
Later in the man took her to a room of bunny people and said "Her name is Number seven take care of her."
"I will." Leaf said. "But Number seven does not sound right how about Echo."
"Do whatever you want but know this her brother needs to know her other name now." The man said.
"Ok." Leaf said.
The next day the man told Alexander about Leaf and the new name for Sheri. He also told him that she started coughing up blood.
Alexander woke up and looked over at Echo.
"I will never forget." Alexander said as he just laid there. "Well I think I might die here next to my sister. So Leaf took care of you til the very end."
He look up at the stars.
"I wish that I was a better brother. And that I spent more time with you." Alexander said .
Echo woke up and looked over and saw Alexander. She got up and looked down at him and he was holding his wound passed out.
"How did I get here?" Echo asked as she looked up. "The only way I could have got here was." She said as she looked down again.
She thought to herself. "Why did he save me? He is my enemy now."
She looked around at all the flowers.
"Why do these look familiar?" Echo asked.
Then Echo had a flashback.
"What was that?" Echo asked her self.
"Echo!" Akihiko said as ran up to her and Mido went onto Echo's shoulder.
"You guys how did you find me?" Echo asked.
"We followed a blood trail." Lunes said as she looked down at Alexander.
"Why is he here?" Akihiko asked.
"He saved me for some reason." Echo said as she looked down at him.
"Why did he save you?" Liam asked.
"Don't know." Echo said.
"Well we will never know if he dies on us." Lunes said.
"Oh right." Liam said as he walked over to Alexander. "Wait do we even have bandages to stop the bleeding?"
"Yes I think." Lunes said as she turned around and started running towards the way they came from.
"So what happened for him to save you?" Akihiko asked.
"Don't know." Echo said.
"Maybe he is following orders." Liam said as he picked up Alexander's sword. " I will keep this for a while."
"Maybe." Akihiko said.
"Don't think so." Seifer said as he came out of the darkness. "More like disobeying orders."
"What do you want?" Echo asked.
"I want to take Alexander off your hands and get rid of him once and for all." Seifer said as he started coming closer.
"Not until he answers some questions." Akihiko said.
"Well that won't happen." Liam said as he pulled out his sword.
"Well let's begin." Seifer said.
Later on after they beat Seifer he disappeared.
"Come on wake up." Echo said as she hit the side of Alexander's face.
Alexander slowly started to wake up.
"Look at that he is alive." Lunes said.
He looked down and he had bandages on his wounds.
"Why did you save me?" Alexander asked.
"Well because you saved Echo and we are repaying a favor." Liam said. "Honestly I wanted to kill you but I can't because you need to answer some questions."
"I can't because I need to go or I will cause problems." Alexander said.
"Well you can't go anyway or you will bleed." Lunes said.
"Don't worry I had worse than this." Alexander said.
"What do you mean?" Lunes asked.
"I don't want to talk about it." Alexander said.
"Ok." Lunes said.
Alexander looked over at Echo.
"I see you haven't moved me from this area." Alexander said as he looked around.
"Yes and so we can see if you get away." Akihiko said as he came over.
Alexander thought to himself. "The hostility is high right now."
"I need you to answer some questions." Echo said.
"And what are the questions?" Alexander asked.
"Tell us who you really are." Echo said.
"I am Alexander and I am tired of listening to my father." Alexander said.
"Why are you done listening to your father?" Lunes asked.
"I was given a promise from my mother to keep my sister safe but I failed, my father almost killed her I don't know where she went so I am still trying to make up for it." Alexander said.
"So that is one reason you left what was the other." Liam said.
"There was no other reason." Alexander said.
"Ok then." Lunes said as she turned around and started walking. "Well we better eat something."
"Right." Liam said as he followed her. Alexander tried to get up as soon he got up and walked into the flowers and sat down.
"I am sorry Sheri." Alexander said as he started crying.
"I thought that he didn't have any tears to shed." Akihiko said as Mido went to Echo's shoulder.
"You got that right." Echo said. "But I want to know who Sheri is."
"It is his sister apparently." Akihiko said.
Later on Alexander still sat in the flowers.
"Hey come on it is time to eat get up." Akihiko said as he came over to Alexander. "He is asleep."
"What." Lunes said as she came over and looked at him and saw a ring of flowers that he made. "Did he make this?"
"Apparently so." Akihiko said.
"Well who wants to wake him up?" Lunes said as she walked away.
"Nope." Liam and Echo said.
"Well just leave him when he is hungry he can come and get it." Akihiko said as he walked away.
Later on Alexander woke up and got up and picked up his sword and used it like a came and started walking with the ring of flowers in hand.
"Alright I need to get away from them as I can." Alexander thought to himself.
"There you are Alexander." Seifer said as he came out of the darkness.
"What do you want from me?" Alexander asked.
"For you to come back so you can be punished." Seifer said.
"I am not going back I need to follow my mother's promise." Alexander said.
"Promises are meant to be broken." Seifer said.
Alexander lifted up his sword and his other hand covered his wound and he dropped the flowers.
"Well this is going to be easy." Seifer said to himself. "Well let's see how long you last." Seifer finally said.
Alexander lifted up his hand and put his blood on it.
"Strike." Alexander said as his sword glowed and he charged.
"Wh...what is this why have you been hiding this." Seifer said as he dodged it.
"My reasons not yours." Alexander said as he attacked again. "I won't hold out much longer." he said to himself.
"I see that your about to pass out." Seifer said as he attacked.
"But I still have one trick up my sleeve." Alexander said as he guarded himself and flug Seifer back then stabbed the sword into the ground.
"What are you doing?" Seifer asked.
"I am taking you out." Alexander said as his sword glowed. "I am sorry Echo."
Then Akihiko, Liam, Lunes and Echo woke up and looked over and saw a light where Alexander was. Lunes looked over and noticed that Alexander was gone.
"He left." She said.
"What!" Akihiko yelled.
"Well let's go get him." Echo said as she started running towards the light.
"You will never get a hold of them." Alexander said.
"Why I just want to have fun with them." Seifer said.
"Well you have get through me first." Alexander said. "Well you ready for the finally."
Then Akihiko, Liam, Lunes and Echo came up.
"What are you doing!" Echo yelled and Mido went to Lunes's shoulder.
Then Siefer jumped and landed behind Echo and stabbed her in the back she blacked out.
"Echo!" Akihiko yelled.
"No." Alexander said as he pulled his sword out of the ground and it stopped glowing.
"Looks like you lost another one." Seifer said as he laughed.
"Get back here." Alexander said as he tried to chase him.
"Echo come on Echo." Akihiko said.
Alexander walked over to Echo as he was holding his wound.
"What are you doing." Akihiko said.
"Just let me see her." Alexander said.
He rolled Echo over on her stomach. He put his (bloody hand) hand where she was stabbed.
"This might hurt me a lot." Alexander said as his blood was glowing along with his sword.
"What is happening?" Lunes asked.
Liam started coming over to Alexander. Alexander put up his hand.
"Come on this better work I have to do one good thing in my life." Alexander said as he was trying hold in his screams of pain.
Echo woke somewhat up then went back out then more flashbacks.
"What are these?" Echo asked herself.
"Come on Sheri you have eat your vegetables." Alexander said.
"But I don't like them." She said.
"Well they are good for you." Alexander said.
"But Alexander." Echo said.
"No buts." Alexander said.
"That is my voice and wait Alexander is my brother." Echo said.
Later on.
"I have done everything I can the rest is for...her...dragon..half." Alexander said as he passed out.
"Well we better get them moved back to the flower section." Lunes said.
"Ok." Liam said as he picked up Echo and Alexander's sword.
Lunes grabbed Alexander's arm and wrapped it around her neck they made it back to the flower looking area.
"Lay them down." Lunes said as she put Alexander down and Mido got on his chest.
Liam put Echo down and put Alexander's sword down to. Echo woke up later on and looked around and saw Akihiko.
"Echo your ok." Akihiko said as he came over.
"How is Alexander?" Echo asked.
"He is ok." Lunes said as she came over and helped Echo up.
"I need to tell you guys something." Echo said.
"What is it?" Lunes asked.