Fae: I have hijacked your account yet again Wes. Sorry about that ^^; but you know it has been like, 3 weeks since this thing updated so why the shiz not.


Dee: Iron Paladin

Dum: Deadly Chaser

Rena: Wind Sneaker

Lento: White Knight


The shriek bordered on hypersonic, shattering every glass window and mirror in the general vicinity of the Greenhouse of Mirrors. The Knight Jumped in front of Rena as she covered her now bleeding ears, and the fairy on her shoulder was doing relatively the same thing.

Through the falling shards of glass and metal, a flurry of silver bullets came zooming at them. The Knight deflected the brunt of them, taking a few to his legs and shoulders, when a masked figure in black and blue dashed out of the fray and rammed into him. He blocked most of the hit, skidding back with a grunt as the new attacker's weapon caused sparks to fly off his sword. With another intense scream, the person flung his weapon his a circle and sent the Knight flying away, landing gracefully on his knees with a spin.

The Knight on the other hand... His landing was anything other than graceful. He Flew through the air, slamming into the wall with a gasp-like scream, denting the rock behind him, and then the ground as he hit it.

"Lento!" Rena shrieked, her ears still bleeding and shot. If it weren't for her hearing, she would have heard another attacker coming. He jumped, kneeing her back, causing her to fall to the floor with a loud, "Oomph!"

She whipped around and scrambled away from the two armored figures standing over her. One was tall, and had a hood, his face and eyes covered by it, his nose and mouth covered by a mask. He held two silver guns in his hands, a blue scarf wrapped around his neck, and a thigh band on his left leg. The other person was the same height, maybe shorter, and was in full armor. His helmet covered all of his face, large stands of blue hair hanging down to his knees, one eye glowing in a dark pinkish-red, the other glowing blue. Around his waist hung multiple blue-and-magenta cloth belts, a silver amulet shaped like a twelve sided star hanging on his hip. The other person had the same amulet on his chest and the ends of his scarf.

Airelinna yelled something, but Rena could only see the fairy's lips moving as a green light enveloped her small body. In a blinding flash, the light became a bubble, surrounding both her and The White Knight, and Rena could feel her hearing come back.

"Aw, we were so close."

"Jeez, what is this?"

"Dunno, but I think it's healing them."

"Think we should try to venture in, give it a closer look?"

"Don't even think about it!" Airelinna yelled, her small body shaking from holding up the healing Aura for so long. The two people stared back at the fairy, snickers sounding behind their masks.

"Aw, she's so cute!"

"Heh, look at her go, keeping that shield up! Strong little thing!"

"Oi! I'm not that tiny! And I am not cute! More like 'beautiful!'" The fairy yelled back, throwing her hands down. With a snicker, the hooded figure took a step forward and reached his hand out to the small fairy, pushing right through the field.

"Wh-wha- How?!" She yelled, backing away from her spot. Her field inched away from him, so only his fingers were inside.

"Only the pure of heart may enter, correct?" the helmeted figure asked, pressing something on the back of the neck of the armor. The helmet started unfolding, the blue strands dissipating into a type of digital fog, and was replaced by long, flowing blond hair and kind blue and red irises.

The other man took off his hood and mask, red and blue eyes meeting that of his brother's, and he grinned."So what do we do, now that I can enter? Should I run in and grab her?"

"Sure, but who do we turn her in to?" The long haired man asked, earning a shrug. "Well, Red did pay us more..."

"... But who said we could only turn her in to ONE queen?"

"Oh, that's genius, you're so smart Dee!" The other man exclaimed, smacking a hand with the side of his fist. "Let's turn her in to Red, and then break her out and take her to Genevieve!"

"Wh-what are you guys talking about? Taking me to the Queen, what-?" Rena stuttered out, yelping as the shorter-haired man stepped into the field and grabbed her arm, yanking her to her feet. "We'll explain on the way, come on!"

"Don't touch her!" The Knight yelled suddenly, startling him into letting go of her arm and backing up slightly. "You're still alive?!"

"I was never dead." he hissed angrily, brandishing his sword as he took a few steps towards the bounty hunter. The man glared and pulled his mask and hood back into place, jumping away to his brother, who glared and summoned his helmet. "You want a fight?"

"I want you to let us pass." The Knight commanded, taking an offensive stance. "If I have to fight you, then so be it."

"Aww, look at him, being all tough for Miss Alice and the cute little fairy... Maybe we should cut him down to size, hm, Dee?" the short-haired man taunted, drawing one of his guns and shaking it in the Knight's general direction. Dee barked a laugh, readying the cannon by pointing it at the Knight menacingly. "I like that idea, Dum. Does the little boy want to pway~?"

The Knight growled, charging the two. Dee ducked under his first slash, while Dum back flipped away and fired a speedy barrage of bullets at him, while still in midair. The Knight dodged and deflected them with ease, spinning out of Dee's way as he charged. The Knight caught the hint of a smirk from his breath as he passed by, his eyes widening as the shot came at his back. The bullet tore through his cloak and armor underneath, piercing his skin, and he skid forward, coughing up blood as his back slowly started to heal itself.

"So how long do you think it'll take till he's dead?" Dee asked, aiming his cannon at the Knight's face. "If I blow his head off, I don't think he'll heal?"

"Huh, Idunno. Let's find out!" Dum snickered, pointing both his guns. The Knight gasped, readying himself to roll as he watched Dum's finger slowly squeeze the triggers and-

The next few motions were a blur as Rena jumped and kneed the man in the back, knocking him to the floor with a powerful kick downward. His impact on the ground created a shockwave that stunned Dee for a few short seconds, before Rena did a swift kick that sent his canon flying away, quickly somersaulting into the air and drilling into his chest. He coughed as he hit the floor, arching his back in pain.

The Knight stared at her in shock. So this... Was Alice's true power? She was so powerful... So brutal... A shiver ran through him, a shiver of fear, and he was glad she was on his side.

His attention snapped back to Dum, who performed a back flip and shot off a few bullets in her direction. Rena twitched and whirled around, her leg coming up with a bolt of speed and reflecting the bullets. Luckily, Dum was on the floor already, spinning out of the way of the reflected projectiles. "Huh, pretty good. Are you wearing shorts?"

Rena flushed lightly, dashing forward to knee him in the face. "What kind of question is that?!"

"Just being curious." he shrugged, blocking her foot effortlessly.

She jumped again, spinning to kick him in the face, but he merely grabbed her foot and shoved her to the floor, pinning her with a gun to her forehead and one to her chest. She glared up at him, gasping quietly as he dug the gun into her chest. "Hm. I've had my fun. Okay, lets take her to Gen now."

"What? I wanted to have some fun too!" Dee wailed, letting the Knight out of his headlock. He growled, standing up and swishing his cape at the assassin, huffing angrily. Dum chuckled, standing and pulling Rena to her feet, catching her as she stumbled forward. "Be careful on those legs of yours, you could break them the way you use them."

"I'll be fine. Why are you letting us go?" Rena demanded, slapping the man's hand away from her shoulder. He looked at his brother, giving a, "Jeez, this chick!" look, and he merely shrugged in reply, unfolding his mask again. It was in that moment that Rena recognized Dee, and she gasped audibly. "Chung!"

As she ran to hug him, Dum grabbed her arm and held her back. "What are you doing? Let go!"

"After you tell me one thing: How do you know that name? We abandoned them long ago." Dum said, glaring sharply. Rena shook her head, her hair swishing over her shoulder. "I don't know your name, I guess I'm wrong. He looks exactly like someone I know."

"... Oh. Well that explains things. Man, Dee! You always get the babes!" Dum wailed, letting her go. She blushed, smacking his face and yelling, "Stop hitting on me! Dee is so much better behaved than you!"

"Oh come on, I was joking!" Dum defended, shrugging. "Besides, I was just saying that Dee, even though he looks like a chick, gets all the babes."

"I do not look like a girl!" Dee yelled, and slapped his brother's head. The White Knight slapped his forehead, "dog ym hO" escaping his lips.

"Whatever!" Dum laughed, dodging the Elf's kick. "We don't have much time, I think. Better get moving, before Red notices we've betrayed her. Dee! Ya ready to go?"


Fae: I dedicate this chapter to SA3 for bringing us food as we write. You're getting better! :D

Wes (from a previously typed convo): Thank you SA3! Good sushi =u=