Shadow: Before the author notes and this this junk I tend to write before and after the chapter, I looked to see how many words just the chapter was. 1630.

Shippou: -gawks-

Shadow: Yeah. But I really liked writing this chapter. So I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. -big smile-

Vivian opened her eyes and looked around, not knowing where she was. Last thing she remembered was her slowly emerging from the shadows and curling up in her bed at home, heart still full of sorrow. Now, however, she was in a bright and sunny place, full of red flowers and the greenest grass she had ever seen. Realizing she was laying down, she sat up and started to float around the place. "Where am I?" she said out loud. She then sighed. "Doesn't matter how beautiful this place is, I'm still alone in it, and Koops…" Her eyes filled with tears. She still couldn't believe what Hekate told her last night, but Hekate wouldn't lie to her. She went to play with her hat, something she used to do when she was depressed, but realized it wasn't there. Feeling naked without her hat, she sat down in a big pile of flowers and started making something she could wear on her head with them.

She had just got done making her crown of flowers when she heard a noise. Surprised, she quickly fled into the shadows, forgetting her flower crown, watching from there to see who it was. What she saw, she couldn't believe.

Koops was walking through the field, a confused look on his face. "What is this place?" he asked himself out loud. "I need to hurry up and get back." Back to Koopie Koo, Vivian thought sadly. Koops sat down right next to where Vivian had just been and closed his eyes. A breeze swept through the field, making all the flowers dance a little…and blowing Vivian's flower crown right on Koops's hand. Vivian gave a silent squeal.

"What's this?" Koops said, opening his eyes and picking up the crown. He smiled sadly. "A flower crown. For some reason, this seems like something she'd do…" This comment made Vivian confused. What? You don't know what your own wife does?! she wanted to scream at him, but before she could, she noticed that Koops was crying. He held back the sobs, but the tears were running down face.

"I was so STUPID for leaving her alone," he said, clutching the flower crown. "Who knows what's happened to her since we last saw each other? She could be hurt, or worse…" This just made Vivian more confused. Who is he talking about? she thought to herself. She wanted, more than anything, to pop out of the shadows and hug Koops, but she waited, not knowing if that was a good idea.

Koops held up the flower crown, eyes still filled with tears. "I'll find you one day, and when I do, I'll tell you right then and there how much you mean to me. I promise you that, Vivian."

Vivian couldn't believe it. Crying out of happiness, she jumped out of the shadows right beside him. "Koops!" she cried, giving him a huge hug.

It took Koops a few moments to get over the shock, but when he did, he still couldn't believe it. "Vivian!" he said happily, hugging her back. Neither of them let go of the other; they didn't want to let go. They had been waiting too long for this moment. "Were you there the whole time?"

Vivian nodded, the happy tears still rolling off her face. "I didn't know it was me you were talking about. I thought…"

Koops, wanting to look at her face, pulled her to right in front of him. "Thought what?"

Vivian got quiet and sad. "I heard from…someone…that you married Koopie Koo, and that you two were expecting a kid."

Koops sighed and smiled at her. "Well, your source is wrong. We were supposed to get married, but when I went back to her, I couldn't get you off my mind. I finally left her a couple of days ago to go looking for you."

Vivian blushed. "You did?" She leaped at him and hugged him, which knocked him over. Normally, his Koopa sense would tell him to start worrying, but he knew it was okay right now. He put his arms around her and pulled her as close to him as he could.

"I missed you Koops," Vivian whispered, laying her head down on his body and closing her eyes.

"I missed you too, Vivian," Koops told her. He laid there with her on top of him, in the middle of a beautiful field, absorbing her aura. It had been too long.

Suddenly, the sky turned black. Koops and Vivian sat up, both still in the embrace of the other. "What's going on?" asked Vivian, her worry coming out in her voice. "I don't know, but don't worry Vivian," Koops said, he voice steady. "I'll make sure nothing happens to you."

They both stood up, and finally let go of each other. It was then that a lightning bolt stuck the ground between the two, knocking them back in opposite directions. Koops quickly recovered, getting up off his back in no time flat. "Vivian!" he called, scared. "Are you okay?!"

Vivian slowly got up. "Yeah, I'm fine," she weakly called over. "But what in the world is going on?"

Before Koops could rush over to Vivian, a shadow figure started to materialize from the spot where lightning had met ground. Koops and Vivian could only watch in horror as the shadow became a huge spider at least 10 feet tall and with at least 8 feet long legs. "I'll tell you what's going on here!" the thing said to Koops in a deep, booming, female voice. "My power source was about to become happy again!" The thing loomed over Vivian, who had fallen to the ground in fear. "You're coming back with me, my dear!" Laughing, it grabbed Vivian with its two front legs and started disappearing into the ground again.

"No!" Koops called out, running towards Vivian. Right as he got about three feet away, however, he hit an invisible wall. He pounded on it, but it was no use. All he could do was watch Vivian being pulled into the ground.

Vivian tried to wiggle free, but it was useless, She was about to be sucked in the ground. She quickly turned to Koops, his face full of despair. "Koops!" she called out. "Look in Twilight Town! That's the last place I remember being at!" By this time, her head was the only thing visible. "And Koops, I lo-" she tried to say, but she fully disappeared before she could. The thing's laughter filled the air, as the whole place went black.

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Vivian awoke with a scream, sitting straight up in her bed. Gasping, she looked around her. She was back in her room. Hekate burst through the door. "Sister, what's wrong?" she asked.

Vivian shook her head. "Nothing, Hekate. It was just a dream." Yeah, just the dream of a heartbroken Siren, she thought to herself.

Hekate frowned. "Well, okay, if that's all you're going to say. But look!" She pointed to Vivian fixed hat lying on the floor by the door. "I fixed it this morning. I had just got done with it when you screamed. That's why it's on the floor."

Vivian smiled. "Thanks Hekate. I'll put it on as soon as I get a good shower. My hair is a mess." She got out of her bed and started floating towards the bedroom door. She stopped to look at Hekate. "Sis, you look like you had a rough night as well. You look half-asleep. Are you okay?"

Hekate nodded. "I'm just excited to have you here, that's all. Go ahead and take your shower." Vivian nodded and headed for the bathroom. Hekate collapsed on the floor, her turn to gasp for air. "I haven't done something that powerful in ages," she said in her normal voice. "Obviously, those two share a stronger bong than I could have guessed. Thankfully, Vivian's too stupid to realize it was more than a dream, so she's still depressed, and I'll be recharged in no time." She slowly got up off the floor. "Unfortunately, this mean's I'll have to kill Koops to make sure nothing like this happens again." She shrugged. "Oh well. Like I care."

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"Koops? Koops! Wake up!" Edward yelled at his friend. They had spent the night at the inn because Professor Frankly came home earlier than expected, and Goombella had to help him unpack and explain what they were doing.

Koops slowly opened his eyes. "Huh? What?" He blinked a couple of times and sat up. "Edward? What's wrong?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing," Edward said. "It looked like you were having a pretty awful dream."

"Yeah, it did get pretty bad," Koops said quietly. No way that was all a dream! he yelled to himself. It all felt too real. The wind in my face, the grass I was sitting on, Vivian… He clenched his fists together, and realized that there was something in one of them. He pulled his face out of under the covers and saw the flower crown in his hand. This thing? he said to himself, and then it hit him. It wasn't a dream, it was real! He jumped out of bed so fast it scared Edward.

"Edward, let's hurry up and get Goombella," he told the Yoshi.

"Why?" Edward asked. His friend's attitude was freaking him out a little.

"I know where Vivian is," replied Koops, fire in his eyes. "And she's in trouble." Edward nodded and left the room, heading to get Goombella. Koops took one last look at the flower crown and put it in his shell. I'll give it back to you when I find you Vivian. he said to himself. And Vivian? I love you too.

Shadow: There you go. Only a few more chapters left. I'll be sad when this is over. Especially because I'm going to tick people off if I use one of the ending I have in mind. Which I probably will. -heavysigh-

Shippou: Please reveiw!