Yumi was wondering around trying to figure out which way to go. Night was falling and she was becoming very hungry and thirsty. Knowing it would be dangerous to continue once night fell. Yumi began searching for a place to spend the night. After about 10 minuets of looking she found a tree with a little opening cut in the bottom, just her size. Sitting down inside she leaned back and slowly closed her eyes dozing off. Suddenly her eyes shot back open when she heard a branch snap. Looking around from where she sat she could see nothing. Paying little attention she tried going to sleep again until she heard another snap. This time, however, she could see eyes glowing like fire off on the distance. A wolf she thought. Staying in her spot she watched as the animal lowered its nose and began sniffing. Shaking Yumi slowly began to stand up and make a get away when the wolf lifted its head and looked straight at her. Freezing with fear the animal began running at her. Her body told her to move just as the beast almost got to her. Running with her life on her hands, Yumi was completely blind by the dark around her. Still running she started to run down hill when her foot got caught on an up growing tree root. Falling to the ground Yumi rolled threw picker bushes, thorns and all sorts of forest shrubbery. When she stopped she tried standing up but found it hard since she was completely in pain and she knew her arm had been broken. Slowly sitting up, she pulled the walky talky out of her back pocket and called "Beth, Mr. Yoko, Im hurt and I really need help." But their was no response.

From the shadows approached a human like figure. Making their way towards Yumi, she saw they take something out of their pocket, some kind of gun.

"Beth!" Yumi cried out. "Please dont !"

"Time to rest my little trouble maker." Responded Beth now wait the gun ready to fire.

Aelita woke up early, about 9am. After doing her daily washing up routine she left her room not to be surprised to find Ulrich fast asleep on the couch. Going over to him she shook him lightly. "Ulrich?"

Ulrich shot up and shouted. "Yumi! Aelita is Yumi back yet?"

Sadly shaking her head no Aelita responded. "No Ulrich, shes not."

Sitting up he looked up towards Aelita. "She told me that she would be back by midnight."

"Yea well... she also told me that she was very afraid and scared." Aelita quickly slapped a hand over her mouth. "Oh no! I promised not to say anything!"

"You mean to tell me Yumi was afraid all along?"

Still with her hand over her mouth she nodded.

Jeremie soon entered the room looking around. "No Yumi yet huh?"

"No kidding!" Ulrich said getting up and headed to the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Aelita protested.

"To my room!" Ulrich shouted and a door could be heard slamming.

"What did I miss?" Odd said coming out from the kitchen still in his sleeping boxers.

Yumi lookd around and thought she was dreaming, but she wasnt. Was she? Slowly standing up Yumi reached for one of her two fans. "Oh lovely." she thought "Im weapon less." Trying to remember what happened she remembered Beth and Mr. Yoko.

Beth had shot her with some kind of gun and she had been dazing in and out. She could recall Mr. Yoko picking her up and placing her in his car, after that she blanked out again except for remembering passing a tree that had a weird cut in it, probably from lightning. Next she remembered being taken into a small house surrounded by trees and she could hear water some place near by and that's al she could remember. "X.a.n.a" she mumbled

Sighing she began to walk around and soon spotted a monster off in the distance quickly approaching. Being weaponless, Yumis best choice was to run. "Lovely." another thought passed through her mind. She was in the mountain region. Her most hated sector. Turning a corner her eyes lit up as she saw an un activated tower. running at it she entered. Feeling a lot better that she was now safe from X.a.n.as monsters. Walking around like a mindless zombie Yumi pondered to herself. "Now what am I going to do?"

Walking up to the screen located in the tower her mood quickly brightened when she remembered that Jeremie had made is so anyone could now her, Ulrich or Odd could now had access to it just the same as Aelita did. Placing her hands on it she thought of how she could let the others know that she was in trouble and she also needed to warn them that X.a.n.a was back and was up to something.. something big.

Ulrich layed on his bed. He was feeling two emotions at once. Heart broken because her Yumi could be out their some place in danger and also he was feeling like it was his fault. He thought he should have stopped Mr. Yoko. Rolling over he placed the pillow over his head and screamed. "I HATE YOU YOKO!"

hey.. looks like it didnt take me 2-3 weeks after all :)

plz R&R