"So here we are…again at night. What now?" Hellboy asked while leaning against a palm tree behind him.

"Yeah. What are we supposed to do?" Jake was sitting on the ground a few feet away.

Liz was resting against Red, and currently pulling the cigar put of his mouth.

"Liz.." He whined.

The woman gave him a skeptical look before burning it to ashes that blew away.

"I'm not sure what we do. But it's much to late to go back now." Abe said looking to the ground.

"Oi!" A gruff voice called a few feet away. It sounded like Hellboy.

Looking around, the group saw a large shadow under a tree.

"We'll handle this." Hellboy looked to Jake, who nodded and stood.

"Now wait just a moment agents. I am the leader of this group…I am going to talk to them. You will stay here." Johann ordered easily.

"Yeah…no way gas bag." Hellboy stood from the tree careful not to let Liz fall. and he waited for Jake.

"What did you call me?" Johann was deeply offended by the statement.

Jake grunted as he stood. "He called you a gas bag, gas bag." Jake grinned.

Red laughed loudly and the two walked over to the shadow.

Johann turned to Liz, who had taken HB's place against the palm tree. "How do you deal with that man?"

Liz smiled. "It's like that when you love someone." She looked over to where Hellboy was. (Awwww)

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As the two BPRD agents walked up to the shadow…they realized who it was.

"Ryo." Hellboy nodded.

The steely black demon nodded back.

"Haven't seen you for a while man…nice goggles." Jake smirked.

"Shut it kid." Ryo ground out.

The demon looked much the same. Messy hair, trench coat, black jeans…but now he had goggles to cover his horns.

He was almost Hellboy's exact opposite.

Jake snickered softly but said nothing else on the matter.

"What are ya here for?" Hellboy asked.

"Your looking for another key in the plan right?"

"You know what were looking for?" Jake asked, obviously surprised.

"Not exactly…but I know where you can find it." Ryo answered.

"Where?" Hellboy asked.

Ryo pointed with his own stone hand. "Go straight that way. There're ruins there…you should find what your looking for somewhere in them."

"Thanks man…we owe ya." Jake smiled.

"No you don't. I'm here to help remember. Now go on. I'll meet ya at the next step." Ryo stood from the tree and walked off in the opposite direction.

Somehow it wasn't odd to see him walk away in the middle of the night. It seemed normal for some reason.

"Well…let's call the others over here and get moving." Hellboy looked to his friend.

Jake nodded and waved to the others. "Let's go!" He shouted.

"…Maybe try and be a little discreet about it next time." Hellboy gave him an amused look.

Jake laughed and scratched his head. "Sorry."

"No problem kiddo."

Liz, Abe, and Johann walked up to them.

"Well…do you have any information agents?" Johann asked moving in between Abe and Liz.

"We gotta go this way. We should fine something, hopefully it'll be good." Hellboy started walking to the direction Ryo had pointed to.

Liz walked up beside him. "What is it?" She asked.

"Ruins. We should fine something helpful." He answered calmly trying to get another cigar to his mouth.

Liz saw and snatched it away.

"Liz come on!" He whined.

Her hand burst into steady flames…the cigar ashes blew away.

"Why do you keep doing that?"

"Because I don't need you ruining your lungs any more. No to mention mine."

Hellboy huffed and trudged ahead.

Liz laughed softly to herself.

"Harsh." A voice, she knew to be Jake ,whispered in her ear.

The young man ran past her smiling at the display he'd just seen.

Liz rolled her eyes and laughed again.

She stopped suddenly.

Abe and Johann stopped beside her to see if she was alright.

"Liz…what's wrong?" Abe asked quietly.

Liz clutched at her stomach. She could have sworn she felt something squirm for a moment.

But it had stopped, so she thought it was nothing to serious. "Nothing…I'm fine. Just felt a little light headed for a minute there." She laughed it off and continued walking.

Abe thought it odd but brushed it off as nothing as well. Johann paid it no mind and followed after Jake and Hellboy.

As Liz was walking she felt it again. But she felt sick this time…and it was gone.

She shook her head and continued on.

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I know exactly what your thinking with that last part.

Sorry to dissapoint it may not be what you think.