Until The End Of You

Tracking

Train and Sven got right to work after Eve had been taken. They couldn't find anything. Yabi sure did know her work well.

"She's good..." Sven muttered.

"Yeah. All the numbers are. If I remember right, she's the best at hiding and not being found. She can be seen here, and then a month, or more, later she'll be seen 500 miles away, or more." Train explained.

"Know what her weapon is?"

"Nope. There are no rumors of what her weapon is. All I know is its name, Koi." Train answered. "I guess I'll have to ask Karl if I can call in some favors."

"People in Chronos owe you favors?" Sven asked.

"Yep." Train answered. Then he and Sven left for the train station. They were off to Karl's City.

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Eve opened her eyes and looked around. Then she tried to move, but found that she couldn't. She saw Yabi walk into the room.

"Morning" Yabi said.

"Where a-?" Eve began, and then it all came flooding back to her. "You kidnapped me!"

"Yes, that would be right." Yabi said. "I have to go back for Train another day, and don't bother trying to change, 'cause it's not going to work. I shocked your nanobots, and now they won't move unless I reprogram my shocker and then use it again." Yabi explained, while Eve glowered at her. "Yes, yes, the glare." Yabi waved it off with a flick of her hand and then Eve felt the restraints loosening.

Even looked down at her restraints, Yabi had thrown daggers when she flicked her wrist and now Eve was free. Without her change abilities she really couldn't do much.

"Hungry?"

"No."

"Fine, then. I'll be off." Yabi threw a book at Eve and Eve caught it. She looked at the title, Eragon. "Later." Yabi left the room and Eve looked around. All the walls were solid and there was a high ceiling, the only way to get up there would to fly, the table, with the chair on it wasn't high enough. The bed with the table, and the chair on it still wasn't high enough. And if she jumped on the bed it would make took much noise and she'd be found out, so she couldn't do that.

She was trapped.

Eve sighed then began to read the book, it wasn't her book, it was a brand new book. Then she saw on the inside cover a note.

Eve,

I hope there are no hard feelings, but I have to do what I'm told, just like No. XIII had to; if we don't obey what we're told to do then we get punished. I've done what I've been told to do, and so far I've avoided being killed or hurt. I hope you can forgive me; if you like I can bring you books to read.

Yabi

Eve read the words over and over again, until she was sure that this was their true intent. She saw no reason for Yabi to lie to her, but then again, she did work for Chronos. She settled herself on the bed and began to read her book, from where she had left off.

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Train and Sven arrived in Rubreuk City a few hours later, having taken the express to get there as fast as possible. They knew right where they needed to go.

They headed off in the right direction, both men's strides were filled with determination, but Sven's was more of a pissed off stride. Everyone jumped out of the way when they saw and pressed themselves up against the buildings to get as far away from the two men as they could.

Soon enough the city hall came into sight. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, then again, looks can be deceiving. Both were on their guard, just in case. Train entered the city hall first, Sven followed close behind.

Karl walked by and noticed Train.

"Train! What're you doing here?" Karl asked.

"I came to see if I could call in some favors." Train answered. Karl immediately was uneasy.

"Are you sure that's the best idea?" Karl asked. "You know the official version says you were killed, I don't think you should be calling in favors."

"I'll take my chances, Eve's been kidnapped." Train added. "By No. 12."

"Yabi?" Karl asked.

"Yes."

"Then she must be following orders, she was one of the happy ones to see you go, she said that this life didn't suit you." Karl said. "There's nothing that you can do, she'll have taken Eve someplace where no one can get to her, and she can't get out of."

"There has to be something." Sven said.

"The only way would be to get the Counsel of Elders to revoke their order, which they don't do unless it's the direst of orders." Karl sighed. "I'm afraid even with my influence they wont take back their orders, it'd take something extremely dramatic."

An idea popped into Train's head. He was the master of dramatic; this fell right under his command.

"I'll rejoin Chronos." Train said. Karl and Sven looked at him.

"What?!" Sven asked. "That's OVER DRAMAITIC!" he added. "THERE'S NO WAY I'M LETTING YOU REJOIN CHRONOS!"

Train flinched at Sven's reaction, he didn't think that Sven would have been so worked up about it, but he thought wrong. Sven had already lost Eve, and wasn't about to lose Train as well. One person in twenty-four hours was enough.

"Sven, it's the only way that we can get the Princess back. I can always find another way to get out of Chronos like I did before. Either way, I'm going to do it." Train said as he looked at his friend. Sven was about to protest but Train had already started talking again. "Karl, call up Sephira, and tell her I wish to rejoin Chronos as No. 13." Train said. Karl looked at Train a little worried.

"Train, are you sure that's the best idea?" Karl asked.

"No, but it is the only way we're going to get Eve back." Train said.

"Not necessarily." Karl said. "I suppose that I could petition for Yabi to be put on the Apostle of the Stars case with all the other numbers. It might take a while," Karl added.

"Do whatever you have to." Sven said. "We're going to be in the city until we get Eve back. We'll check in once in a while to see how things are coming along." Sven said. Karl nodded. Train and Sven left and Karl set to work. "Was anything running through your mind when you decided that you were going to rejoin Chronos?!" Sven asked when they were back outside.

"Yeah," Train answered. "I was thinking that if I rejoin and put under the terms of my contract that you and Eve are to be left alone by Chronos, then you two could live your lives happily." Train answered. "I smell onion buns and milk!" Train said and followed his nose to a bakery where they were selling onion buns. Sven rolled his eyes and followed Train, they'd be able to talk more once Train's mind was off his stomach.

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Yabi entered the door and walked towards Eve who was almost done with the book. Eve didn't even look up. Yabi envied the fact that Eve was untouched by the troubles of the world, even if she'd killed people before. Yabi smiled.

"What're you smiling about?" Eve asked without looking up from her book. The smile faded from Yabi's face.

"Nothing," Yabi answered in a monotone. Yabi didn't look happy. "Eve, I want you to know that I'm not doing this of my own free will, but because I have to." Yabi said. "I don't have a choice."

"You always have a choice." Eve said. She closed the book and threw it back at Yabi. Yabi easily caught it. "You have two options." Eve said calmly. "You can either keep me here, against my will, or you can let me go."

"If you put it that way, I do have a choice." Yabi said. "What you don't understand is obligation." Yabi said. She took the chair, turned it backwards and sat down in it so that she was resting her arms on the back of the chair. Yabi sat and thought about it with her eyes closed for a moment. When she opened her eyes they were set, and she wasn't going to change her mind. "Come on, Eve." Yabi said as she drew her signature weapon, a scythe.

Yabi opened the door. There were several guards who were watching her intently. She stopped in the door frame and she looked at them, watching their movements.

"Is there something wrong?" one of them asked.

"Yes," Yabi answered. "There is. We're holding a little girl captive, and I've decided that I'm not okay with it." Yabi held her scythe at the ready. "Eve, come on out." Yabi said. Eve stepped through the door, and the guards drew their guns. Before they could fire Yabi spun her scythe and sent it around the room with one strong thrust. All of the guards hit the ground dead. "Some people would say that killing is an art, whereas it is actually a burden." Yabi muttered. She walked through the room and lifted her scythe. She was good with all weapons, but she specialized with a scythe.

"Where are we going?" Eve asked. Yabi looked at her small charge.

"We are going to go somewhere far away, where even Chronos can't reach us." Eve took a step back away from Yabi. "Eve, they're going to hunt you, they're never going to stop. You are a valuable piece of machinery, as they think of you. You would be used as a weapon again; I don't think you want that."

"No…I don't." Eve said. Yabi smiled a small smile at Eve.

"You can see Train and Sven from a distance if you would like, if you stay with them, they will definitely find you, I'm the only one that can loose Chronos and keep them lost. Do you trust me?" Yabi asked. Her dark eyes showed nothing and everything at the same time. Eve could see fear in them, and she could see pain. "Do you trust me?" Yabi asked again.

"Yes, I trust you." Eve answered. Yabi smiled.

"Good. I'm not going to let them take you Eve, I promise." Yabi said. Eve nodded, this was going to be long and hard, but the rewards were going to be bigger than the burden, or at least she hoped.

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Okay, well there you have it, the second chapter. Sorry that it took me so long. I haven't been working on Fan Fictions, but I'm going to start getting back in the habit. Thank you to those of you who read it, and a BIG thank you to those of you who reviewed.

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