As the pain disappears, Shingetsu is finally able to sleep peacefully for once in two years. Ryoken is happy to see her comfortable and out of pain. He closes his eyes and relaxes against the bedpost with her in his arms. Out of nowhere a sudden heavy feeling comes over him and visions play out before him.

"What's this?"

Bits and pieces of a girl being captured and thrown into a cell then being dragged into a lab and painfully experimented on flash before him along with the words "Subject 9-8-1." Then versions of Links Vrains and a gentle touch that causes nothing but pain. Ryoken gasps awake and quickly looks down at his friend who's sleeping comfortably in his arms.

'What that...?' Tears came to his eyes, as more visions flashed before him.

Screams of pain is what he sees and feels then the visions vanish as quickly as they appeared. Ryoken his left silently crying.

'How could they...? How could they put her through so much pain and suffering?' he thinks as he holds his friend close to him.

"Ryoken...?" Shingetsu looks up at him half asleep, she feels like something wrong.

"I'm so sorry you were put through that," he say softly as tears slide down his cheek. He pulls her up into a gentle but tight hug.

"You don't have to be sorry, this isn't your fault," she whispers into his ear.

They stay hugging for a few moments, then sleep pulls Shingetsu away from the conscious world. Back in Link Vrains Varis and Specter are finally able to figure out who took their captive.

"This doesn't make any sense," Varis says as he watches the screen. He sees what appears to be another version of himself taking their captive.

"Sir, perhaps this is Playmaker's doing," Specter suggests.

"That is no program Specter, but I don't see how Playmaker could have gotten her."

"It is possible to make a program that can make him appear as you sir?"

Varis stops to think about this but he can't think of a program that can do something like that. "It's a possibility. We'll search the city and Link Vrains tomorrow morning."

"Yes sir."

Specter and Varis log out of Link Vrains to get some sleep. The next morning, they long back in. Specter searches the city while Varis searches Link Vrains. It takes only a few hours to find who they're looking for and they don't find Playmaker.

"That's... impossible," Varis says with disbelief as he sees himself with the girl from yesterday.

Ryoken is sound asleep with his dearly beloved queen in his arms. A ringing phone wakes him and he tiredly reaches for his phone answering it when he gets a hold of it.

"Hello?" He says half asleep.

"Sorry to wake you so early, but Vegeta is anxious to know if there's been any chance in her condition," Yuri, the second king asks.

Varis taps his phone to listen in on the conversation.

"Yes, she's woken up but was in a lot of pain. It's strange, and neither of us understand it but when I touch her head all her pain seems to disappear."

"Did she tell you what caused this pain?"

"She's was practicing some small spells when something went wrong. She was taken prisoner by some woman and was experimented on; that's what seems to be causing her pain. She's alright now but she's definitely not well enough to assume active leadership of the throne."

"Understood. We'll try to see what we can do to get you both home, but please take care of her."

"I will, I promise to keep her safe."

The call ends and Ryoken puts his phone back on the nightstand, he gently runs a hand over Shingetsu's cheek as she sleeps.

Isn't Ryoken sweet? ^^

Ryoken: You're my friend, I have to do something to help you don't I?

Yeah I guess you do.