"Maka…" Kid lamented. He was sitting on a rock fiddling with the personal mirror Maka had called him on. "Kid, are you okay?" Liz asked concerned; placing a hand on his shoulder. "OF COURSE HE IS," an arrogant boy shouted, "HE IS IN THE PRESENCE OF BLACK*STAR! AHAHA!" Black*Star yelled with one foot over a rock while triumphantly pointing upwards. "B-Black*Star," Tsubaki moved over to him attempting to control him. Despite Tsubaki's restraints, Black*Star refused to give up, "I AM STRONGER THAN GOD! AHAH—"Black*Star suddenly passed out on the ground as Tsubaki rushed to his side. "Huh?" Liz wondered what had just occurred and looked over at Kid. She noticed that Patti had transformed somewhere in the midst of Black*Star's ranting and that Kid had shot him with his soul wavelength. So that's where Patti was, Liz though. "Don't you think you went a bit far, Kid?" Liz inquired worriedly while Patti turned back into her human form, "Kiddo isn't very happy, is he?" Patti speculated.

"I'm not," Kid responded simply. "What happened?" Liz prompted. Kid sighed, "Maka found out that I told Chichiue to make her stay at home while we went on the mission. She called and confronted me about it…I couldn't lie to her and I don't know why she's so upset," he admitted shyly. "Are you stupid?" Liz solicited angrily. Patti, who had already lost interest in the subject, waddled off singing about giraffes while Tsubaki was still tending to Black*Star. "What?" Kid verbalized, surprised. "She desperately wants to be just like her mother! And you know what? Her mom kicked ass!" Liz shouted moving her arms in emphasis, "Not getting to go on a mission that her teammates were assigned is pretty damn irritating!" "But…I want her to be safe. The Kishin is involved in this mission," he reasoned. "Kid, if you try to protect her all the time she'll end up hating you," Liz protested. "I don't care if she hates me as long as she's alright!" Kid explained. "Alright Kid, do what you think is right," Liz walked away dismissingly. I… As long as she's safe… I don't care… I don't care.


"Hey, Maka. What did the shinigami say?" Soul asked as Maka stormed out of her room. "He was the one that did it," she raged. That shinigami? Is he trying to make a move on MY Maka? "Tsk. That's not cool. We could've handled it," he answered with a hint of annoyance. "Yeah," Maka replied, "Wanna go anyway?" she smirked deceitfully. "Knowing you, you'd probably go without me. Even if it's Shinigami-sama's orders, it is the Kishin," Soul grinned showing his sharp teeth, "Let's do it." "Let's go," Maka said happily going down the stairs of the apartment building towards Soul's motorcycle. "This settles it, coolest partner ever," Soul then walked to the motorcycle as well.

"You knew they'd go against your orders, didn't you, Shinigami-sama?" Spirit inquired surprisingly mature-wise. "Mmm," Shinigami-sama replied while looking at his mirror at Maka and Soul riding away on the motorcycle. Suddenly, a Death Scythe named Marie charged into the room, "Shinigami-sama! It's Medusa!"


"OH, hey Tsubaki!" Black*Star said, "How long was I out?" Tsubaki responded, "Only an hour," she smiled, relieved that he was okay. "We need to continue the mission!" He quickly jumped up and stated loudly, "Oi! Where the hell are you Kid? Slacking off?" Tsubaki tapped him lightly on the shoulder to get his attention, then pointed to the side where Kid just so happened to be standing. "Bear with it, Kid," Liz ushered. Calming himself, Kid replied, "Let's keep going. We've already wasted enough time here." They started searching on foot for any signs of the Kishin, going on empty. Hours and hours went by before they decided to camp. Just as the campfire was set, Liz asked nervously, "Do you hear that?" "What do you hear sis~?" Patti sang. "It's like, a humming sound," she replied uneasily. "I hear it," Tsubaki said quietly. "Me too," Black*Star said calmly. Kid turned around, seeing a bright light heading straight for them, "That looks like a motorcycle." "A motorcycle? Who owns a motor-? Oh shit!" Liz cursed. Before anyone could respond, the vehicle came to a stop just before them, revealing the riders.

Kid gulped, "M-Maka?" "Ahaha, I knew you'd come. Couldn't stay away from my awesomeness," Black*Star gloated. "We couldn't have let you guys investigate the Kishin without us," Soul responded, looking directly at Kid as he spoke, "You know?" "Maka's here~ Maka's here~!" Patti danced around happily while Liz and Tsubaki watched, both of which at a loss of words. "Maka, you can't be here, it's dangerous!" Kid scolded. "I can take care of myself, Kid," Maka responded sternly. "Yeah shinigami, she's a lot tougher than you think," Soul said. She isn't. I can tell just by looking at her soul that she's a lot more fragile than she lets on… Unable to give in, Kid objected, "But Maka, you've got a really special soul." Damn it! Stupid excuse! "I'll be careful Kid, I promise!" She pumped a fist in the air as if to prove her point and then smiled jubilantly. "Extra careful, alright?" Kid insisted. "Of course!" Maka assured.

"So, what exactly is the mission?" Soul asked lazily. "We're supposed to search for the Kishin and if we find where he's hiding we tell Chichiue immediately," Kid explained, "And we will not engage him, no matter what the situation is." "That's right," Liz agreed. "That shouldn't be too tough; we've done harder missions together!" Maka exclaimed. "Yes, but the Kishin is involved Maka. Of course it's going to be dangerous," Tsubaki clarified. "Don't worry, I'm here to outshine any Kishin, I AM BLACK*STAR, AHAHA!" Black*Star bellowed loudly. Everyone looked at Black*Star oddly; the conversation abruptly ending. He really is hopeless, Maka thought.


"Did you say Medusa? The witch Medusa?" Spirit panicked. "Yes! She's been spotted on the outskirts of Death City a day ago!" Marie informed fearfully. "Hmm? What else do you know?" Shinigami-sama inquired. "It seems that she's targeted one of our top meisters here at the DWMA!" Marie frantically cried. "And?" Spirit supported her notification. "Witnesses suggest that she's after Maka!" She shouted noisily. "What? My Maka? Why?" Spirit was terrified. His only daughter was being pursued by a witch bent on destroying her! "Probably because she has the ability to defeat the Kishin!" "What do we do, Shinigami-sama?" Spirit asked desperately. "This is a bit of a problem. Medusa has probably already reached them, along with her henchmen," Shinigami-sama pondered, "Spirit, I want you to go with Stein to their location immediately," he ordered. "Yes sir!" Spirit ran out the door hurriedly toward Stein. "What should I do, Shinigami-sama?" Marie inquired. "Hmm, could you take Stein's place in teaching for a while~?" He asked, feigning happiness. "Of course!"

"Stein! Stein," Spirit cried, sprinting through the halls directly towards him. Stein reluctantly turned around to face Spirit as he lunged en route for his feet. "Stein! It's terrible! Maka's been—She's been targeted by Medusa," he sobbed while Stein revolved the screw on his head a few clicks, "Shinigami-sama wants us to go make sure they're okay right away!" "Well, let's go then. Unless you're in the mood for a dissection," he looked at Spirit malevolently. "N-No! Let's save my Maka," he replied miserably while sniffling. "This is exactly why she doesn't like spending time with you," Stein stifled a few chuckles.