Ash: This is just a quick clear up and remembering what happened-

Yumeì: Akiro D-I-E-D. Bitha and Akiro had to go to the studio for two hours ( the exclamation about Shun's cooking skills if Akiro is held up at bookstore), and Bitha fell through a dimensional portal.

Ash: *Punches Yumeì* First, I was supposed to say that! And second, it's not Bitha, it's Tabitha! And why did you spell out 'died'?

Yumeì: I thought you were going to burst into tears.

Ash: So you're the tough one of the family, huh?

Yumeì: Yeah, something along those lines. Now before chaos reigns again, let's get on with the story!


Yumeì's View:

Yumeì was covering her ears. Tabitha was screaming in her sleep and, boy, was it high-pitched.

"Will you, shut up!" ,yelled Yumeì, over the frantic screaming. To her utter surprise, Tabitha did, but she was in an alarming state. She was clammy and pale. Her breathing was shallow and raspy. Her fingernails had dug deep into the ground. The pale blue bakugan, Saphira was out cold as well. Yumeì reached into her pocket and pulled out a dark purple bakugan.

"Haloid! What should I do? This is...what's the word..."

The bakugan popped open.

"Unnerving might fit this, my lady."

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!"

Quickly shutting her hand around Haloid, she pictured marble. A small crackle told her that Haloid was stone and, surely enough, when she opened her hand there was a hard, white ball.

"Do your thing, stone Haloid!"

She threw Haloid straight at Saphira. The two collided, and there was a momentary puff of white smoke and several coughs from Haloid and Saphira. Seconds later, Saphira was zooming at Yumeì's head.

"What did you do to Tabitha, you nasty little witch?!"

Yumeì threw her hands up to shield her face from the tiny ball that was attempting to attack any place she could reach.

"Stop it you, tiny little demon!" Yumeì cried. "I didn't do anything!"

Saphira reeled back for a second breathing heavily.

"What? Then, what happened to her? What-" The bakugan stopped talking. A feeling of sudden dawning filled the room, quickly replaced by horror.

"I never knew." ,whispered Saphira.

"What?"

"The song...the explosion...they make sense now!"

"What are you talking about?"

Haloid came out of the still circulating white cloud, no longer stone.

"What was that?!" ,he complained to Yumei.

"My revenge." ,said Yumei mockingly sinister.

"What was that you were saying about...wait what were you talking about?"

"She was talking about my vision. She and I share a mind. Not her fault, it's actually kinda unfortunate."

Yumei whirled around and found herself face to face with Tabitha.

"When did you wake up?! And how are you perfectly okay?!"

Indeed, Tabitha was looking perfectly fine as though she hadn't been knocked out, or screaming, just moments before.

Tabitha shrugged. Yumeì then noticed she wasn't looking as fine as she thought. Tabitha was trembling slightly and looked shaken up.

"What happened to you?"

"I've had...problems."

"So are you saying this happens often?"

"Well...no."

"Is this something to do with being 'spirited'?"

"Yes."

Haloid, who had been hovering silently by Yumeì's shoulder, seemed to have gotten an epiphany. Flying up to Tabitha's eye level he asked a simple question,

"Is Darkus weakened by Pyrus, or Pyrus weakened by Darkus?"

"Neither nor." ,replied Tabitha automatically, "They simply cancel each other out."

Then she frowned.

"Wait, how do I know that?"

Haloid flew back to Yumeì's shoulder.

"You don't. She does."

"Who?" ,asked Yumeì and Tabitha.

"Yumeì, my lady-"

"Hey, quit it, or I'll turn you to granite! Pink granite, at that!"

Haloid ignored her.

"- do you remember the myths I told you about the Sybillene?"

"...Possibly."

Tabitha's frown deepened.

"How the heck did you figure it out?"

Yumeì looked both bewildered and frustrated now.

"Figure out what?"

"Wait, does this have something to do with the question you asked me?"

"Yes. She was a...weird friend of mine you could say. Way back when...well you get the idea. That question was the last riddle I told her before...well...I was blamed for things. You get what I mean?"

Yumeì stamped her foot furiously.

"No, I don't get you at all! What friend?"

"Yumeì, the Sybillene disappeared around the time I got imprisoned. She needs a host to maintain balance and...prophecies."

"You're point is...wait. Are you saying Bitha is a seer?!"

Tabitha flinched.

"I'm not. Sybillene is. And it's Tabitha for the last time!"

Yumeì gaped at her for a second, then she growled,

"So the Sybillene is a parasite?"

"Well, I don't know. If being so darn annoying is parasitism, then yeah, sorta."

"Let's get a can opener and get her out of there!"

Tabitha winced so hard, she knocked Saphira off her shoulder.

"No can opener. I'll survive."

"Yeah, no can opener, Yumeì." ,groaned Saphira somewhere on the floor.

"Besides, that wouldn't work anyways, Yumeimei. Could I call you that?" ,asked Haloid.

"Absolutely not. And anyways, what would work?"

"Nothing." ,answered Haloid. "At least not to anyone's knowledge but the Sybillene, and I don't think she'll confide that. She seems happy where she is."

"Her idea of bliss is inhabiting my sister's brain? Well, she better be happy she isn't in my brain!"

You have no idea grumbled a voice that seemed to emanate from Tabitha. Tabitha stiffened, and Yumeì jumped up and down yelling,

"That's her! That's her! Ow!"

Yumeì doubled over clutching her head.

"What the heck was that for?!"

For being the annoying pest you are. muttered the Sybillene.

"Honestly, go find someone else to bug, Sybille." said Tabitha.

Is that a nickname? asked the Sybillene, I like it.

"Get lost!" ,snarled Tabitha, and the presence of the Sybillene went away.

"That HURT!" ,yelled Yumeì.

"She's a grumpy, cranky, nasty little bug, so don't mind her." ,said Tabitha, looking bothered.

Yumeì popped up again, like a jack-in-the-box, and exclaimed,

"Hey, you're not contradicting me calling you my sister!"

"Finally noticed have you? I didn't keel over for nothing, you know. You're a little slow."

Yumeì ignored the gibe about her and asked,

"How?"

"The Sybillene trapped my memories. She didn't want me to know my past, for some reason. But she showed me one memory. Okay, parts of several memories."

Yumeì frowned lightly.

"Which one?

Tabitha looked downward, her mouth opening and closing, but no words came out. The words seemed to be stuck in her throat. Yumeì nodded encouragingly, but there was still no answer.

"What's wrong with you? Toad stuck in your throat?"

Tabitha looked up unhappily and whispered,

"She showed me a bomb."

"A...bomb? What bomb- wait, not Akiro?"

Tabitha hesitated before nodding. Yumeì could see the memory had caused her pain.

"Well... It's the past. Nothing you can so about it." ,she said shrugging. Then her face split into broad grin.

"I'VE GOT MY SISTER BACK!"

She launched herself onto Tabitha who gave a startled yell.

"Yumeì, down! Down!"

Yumeì let go of Tabitha, looking slightly hurt.

" I'm not a dog you know."

Haloid snickered, then instantly regretted it when Yumeì shot him a look that could've killed.

"Sorry." ,he muttered and flew back to accompany Saphira.

Yumeì turned back to Tabitha with a thoughtful look on her face.

"You don't like hugs..."

Tabitha shook her head frantically,

"No, it's not that I don't-"

"You have a bakugan -"

"Where are you going with this-"

"Do you have a gauntlet?"

Tabitha blinked.

"Of course, but I-"

"Then battle me!"

Yumeì pulled out a purple gauntlet that was Vexos style.

"Well, Yumeì, you see..." ,said Tabitha. She turned to Saphira for help.

"Well, Yumeì," began Saphira, "We haven't battled in...a long time."

"Well," said Yumeì, "about time you got into shape! What do you say?"

Tabitha bit the corner of her lip, contemplating. Why not? It would definitely test the extent of the Sybelline. Possibly annoy her. Now that sounded fun. Tabitha nodded, pulling a pale blue gauntlet out of thin air. Fastening it on her arm, she said, "Let's go."


Ash: *Grins* Yep, another chapter done!

Yumeì: You really should pick up the pace.

Ash: *Tick mark* Well, I was waiting for reviews. And now that I think about it, I won't post the next chapter until I get three more reviews, just to spite you!

Yumeì: *Groans* You're gonna kill me! We barely get reviews!

Ash: Good, then request the people out there to do so!

Yumeì: PLEASE REVIEW PEOPLE OF THE REAL WORLD!