It was nighttime, the rain made the wet concrete glisten like silver in the moonlight, the only source of illumination in the park. They both laughed as they ran off the path and under a tree to escape the rain, even though it was a bit pointless now that they were soaking wet.

It had been the perfect evening, no interruptions, no misunderstandings, everything had gone well. They had gone to a Noodle House for dinner, the food had been good, although they had been more concerned with the jokes they were swapping and stories they were telling. Then they had gone to the movies, they had seen a thriller. During the scene where they stalker had grabbed the heroine from behind she had grasped him in fright. His heart had stopped, not because of the scene, but because of the fact that she was in his arms.

Then had decided to walk through the park on the way home, oblivious to the dark thunderclouds gathering over their heads. Yet the moon still shore through, making their skin sparkle. He gazed into her eyes for a long moment, then wordlessly he pulled her close...

Ace sat on the roof on the Thunder Tower, staring at the moon. He couldn't get the thoughts of her out of his head. The look on her face before she disappeared in front of him, the way she had sacrificed herself. He had never felt this way before, he had never realised he cared for her until she was gone.

Sparks saw Ace's silhouette against the silver moon. He had been very silent since the final battle, and she knew why, Lady Illusion. Ace had loved her, but he never really realised it. Sparks had never understood why, she was an evil, bitchy, possessive creature, but after what she had done for him, she guessed that there was some good inside her.

Sparks felt her heart being wrenched as she watched him, she couldn't stand to see him like this. Silently she walked up and sat next to him, 'Do you want to play a game of chess?' she asked softly.

Ace smiled weakly, 'No thanks.'

Sparks sighed, 'Are you going to stay up here all night staring at the moon?'

Ace shrugged, 'Probably.'

'She's not gone for good,' Sparks whispered, placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

Ace looked at her, 'I try and remind myself of that, but every time I do I'm also reminded that Fear, Kilobyte and the others aren't gone either, and that bothers the hell out of me.'

'We're Lightning Knights Ace,' Sparks reminded him. 'We don't fear the future, we just take it as it comes, "Do Right and Fear Not."'

Ace looked back at the moon sadly, 'If you can't fear the future, how can you look forward too it either?'

Sparks realised that only time would be able to console him, so she just sat with him, and watched the moon.

At least Mark was having a good time, she thought, he was out on a date with Kat. She smiled as remembered when Kat had asked her of she and Ace were together. She had considered the possibility before, and she remembered feeling a slight bit of jealousy when she had admitted that Ace loved Lady Illusion, but she couldn't love Ace, that would be too weird.

Kilobyte watched they evils in their cage from the other side of the bars. These one's had remained loyal to him, but he still didn't want them wondering around his lair, getting in his way of his progress. They all looked fearful and apprehensive, Kilobyte smirked, he had made sure they would. It was a shame that the two most powerful of his evils were his most traitorous, that would change though.

He walked down spiralling stone staircase to where he kept his traitors. In the first sat Lord Fear dejectedly on a rusty old chair, 'Fear,' said Kilobyte. 'You have a chance to redeem yourself when you deserve to be destroyed forever. You should consider yourself lucky.'

Fear looked at him, 'What does this redemption entail?'

Kilobyte smiled as he visualized his impending victory, 'We are going to attempt another invasion of the Mortal Realm, and this time we'll have a secret weapon, so nothing will stand in our way. Still, I'll will require your power.'

A glimmer of hope appeared in Fear's ruby red eye, 'Does this mean I'll be reunited with my staff and be let out of this prison?'

Kilobyte nodded, 'Then I look forward to it,' answered Fear.

Kilobyte left him and walked down the corridor to the next cell. In the corner sat a woman, she looked forlorn and very out of place, her expression was distant. He clicked the door of the cell open and walked in. Swiftly he wrapped a tentacle around her wrist and lifted her into the air where she just hung dejectedly, her spirits broken, Kilobyte had made sure of that as well.

'You were foolish,' he told her. 'Your little trick cost me a lot, but it also helped me realise your potential, not many shape shifters can mimic the powers of the things that they take the shape of. You were probably my most promising of my minions, you were the one that caught Sparks. Maybe if you'd concentrated on your mission instead of love and jealousy you could have become more...then my minion.'

He dropped her back to the floor and she merely whimpered in protest, 'But it is too late now,' Kilobyte continued. 'But you can still be of use to me, and maybe one day, you'll be able stand as almost my equal, if you're lucky. Shame, you're a pretty thing.'