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by: Riseha and Sakura Hyuga

Chapter 2
Wish Come True

Illyria Zoldyck cursed for the nth time as her long hair flew behind her. Her younger sibling Alluka was being piggy-backed by Killua as they raced through the trees, their minds all plagued with constant worry.

It was just their luck that Alluka (or really Nanika for that matter) had to touch someone physically to be able to heal them. That being said, Illyria desperately hoped that they would be able to get to Gon in time.

However, a tiny thought gnawed away at the back of Illyria's mind. What'd happen if… Nanika couldn't help Gon? Illyria bit her lower lip in worry. There was a chance of that happening, wasn't there? Alluka… wasn't someone who specialized in healing. In fact, most of the time his nen did the opposite thing. It was so risky… they were betting Gon's whole life on her 11 year-old brother… who, come to think of it, wasn't all that stable.

Before she could make a proper decision, however, she needed to confront her twin. They worked better together and whatever decisions they made, concerning Gon who was closest to Killua, he had the most right to decide what to do. Before she could acknowledge her brother, all of Illyria's thoughts were literally thrown out the window as a huge explosion rocked the ground. She watched Killua catch himself as he stumbled and cursed again as her feet touched thin air.

Illyria twisted mid-air, landing with cat-like reflexes on the ground.

"Leave us alone!" shouted Killua furiously, causing Alluka to trembled before his fury and curl up even further into his arms. "We just want to help Gon!"

"And pay the price with our lives?" Their oldest brother's voice, Illumi's deadly voice, echoed all around them.

Illyria had never fought her eldest brother in battle before and she had to admit, the prospect of doing such was not appealing. In fact, she was trembling from head to toe just thinking about it. It didn't help matters that Illumi had the butlers' and Hisoka's help. Not that the butlers would make much of a difference—Hisoka alone was worth an army of them.

"Please?" she called hopefully. Illumi had always favored her. As she'd expected, the hope that they'd be able to avoid conflict and reason this matter out was killed in its youth when a needle nearly pinned her in the eye. Illyria had no doubt that Illumi would've blinded her had she not dodged it. "Fine, you ass!" she snarled. "Come on, Kil, run!"

They did.

Illyria led the way, fear roaring in her veins at the prospect of leading Kil and Allu to their deaths. This was one of the reasons why she hated being the leader of any missions. Not only was there the pressure of ensuring everything goes well, there was also the prospect of failure and she didn't need anymore people's death on her consciousness.

"Alluka, are you doing okay?" Illyria asked when she heard her younger brother cough.

"I'm fine, Nee-chan!" responded Alluka cheerfully as a barrage of pins sailed through the air. Illyria deflected it with her claws, cursing in tandem with Killua.

Illyria hissed in pain when a pin cut a slick wound on her cheek. Alluka stretched out his hand, concerned, to reach his older sister. "Nee-chan, let me—"

"Save it for Gon," said Illyria. "This is nothing." It wasn't really nothing. Illyria did not doubt her brother to apply poison. "Come on, double the pace—ugh!"

Illyria fell, barely managing to land on her own two feet. Her whole head felt like it weighed a thousand times over. Something's wrong. She whimpered. Since when did her brother use this sort of poison? Or was it she who's poison resistance had grown weaker?

Probably both.

"Nee-chan!"

"Ria!"

She felt hands on her face, Alluka's small ones, and Killua's arms around her, holding her up as Nanika get to work. "What about Gon?" she whispered, hands fisting themselves in her brother's t-shirt. "What about him? He's going to die without Nanika..."

Killua's face was hard. "This is the worst thing a friend should ever say, but... as long as you're okay..."

"Don't say that," murmured Illyria weakly; the dancing black spots in her eyes were dissipating. Nanika's magic was working. This was bad. If Nanika fell asleep, unable to wake in time to svae Gon, without anyone to help, Gon will— "Make a wish," she said abruptly. "Hurry, Killua, wish for someone to help us!"

Killua hesitated. On one hand, he wanted to save Gon, his first and dearest friend. On the other hand, he wasn't really ready to risk his brother and sister, his family's lives. But damn, he can't just ignore Illyria's puppy-dog eyes.

Illyria took in deep breaths as she shared a look with her twin. There were too many risks in this (what happens if the person Alluka manages to find doesn't want to help them?), but… it was still less risky than asking Nanika to heal Gon himself. Illyria willed herself to calm down as she watched Killua make the wish, her hands curling into his for reassurance.

At first, nothing happened. Illyria felt instant panic as her eyes widened and Killua whipped around to stare at her in horror. No... no. This couldn't happen. There had to be someone who could help Gon! Someone… anyone…

The air thickened with electricity and Illyria's musings were cut short as she looked blankly in front of her. Purple lightning bolts raced through the air as sounds of sizzling made their way to her ears.

And then, a black hole appeared in front of her.

Illyria had no time to even scream as the space before her exploded, sending her flying back with extreme force. She sailed through the air, flailing for a few seconds before she regained her common sense and twisted her body to land on her feet.

She looked around desperately before she finally spotted her two other siblings. Killua had managed to grab Alluka before anything had happened and for that Illyria breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, at least they were somewhat alright.

Illyria froze suddenly as her ears picked up a soft sound. It was… coughing? Eyes narrowing, Illyria stood up and watched warily as the dust from the huge explosion slowly cleared up. She stifled a sound of surprise.

A young child, one even younger than Alluka, was bent over in the middle of the giant crater that the explosion had created. He (well, Illyria assumed it was a he) was coughing softly, probably choking on the dust that had enveloped the air.

The boy had short gold hair. He wore a green hat with goggles and a colorful arrangement of blue, green, and yellow clothing. Illyria blinked. Surely this little child couldn't have made the explosion, right? If anything, the explosion was probably made by Killua's wish…

Her eyes widened as she whipped around to look at Killua. It couldn't be… Illyria felt a mixture of relief and apprehension as she looked at the boy again.

Was this child really the one who could help Gon?

Well, there was only one way to find out, isn't there?

"Hey, you."

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Author's Note;

Sorry for the long wait, but it's here now. XD

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