Sorry it took so long to post this! At least I finally got it up! School has started up again today, so... Fun!

Disclaimer: I don't own soul eater. I only hold rights to my OC's Mari, Jaden, and any other extra side characters I add.


They were finally at Niagara Falls. It was like any other tourist spot would seem like, bustling with tourists and laughter. Just adding a touch of noise and water. Mari was dressed in a dark brown pea coat and black leggings under her self-cut shorts. She was also wearing her grey beanie again and had a pair black Balmain Rangers on. She had Jaden in his shrunken form again and covered with the hockey stick slip. Kid was also dressed quite casually, if not a little high end. He had on a black trench coat with eight black belts with silver buckles to pin it shut, but he kept it wide open. He kept his regular black shoes and trousers on, but had replaced his normal suit top with a light grey shirt and wore a pair of thin sunglasses. Needless to say, he stood out more than she did just by standard social graces and posture. He didn't need to hide his Lines of Sanzu to stick out like a sore thumb.

Against their own whims, the sisters still had to dress similarly to support symmetry. They both sported white t-shirts and boot cut jeans. Liz still got away with being different by wearing black high-heeled boots while Patty wore white tennis shoes with hearts decorating the side. Liz also pinned her hair up into a ponytail and wound it through a white ball cap so her frizzed up hair wasn't noticeable. Patty wore her white ball cap backwards on her head.

"We're finally here. Thought we would never get here," Liz said. Patty ran to the ledge of the rope gates to see down The Falls.

"It's so far down," she gasped, leaning over some.

"Patty don't lean over the edge you could fall," Liz shouted, and Patty giggled and moved away.

"Girls, we are not here for fun! We are on a very important assignment," Kid called over to them. They returned to his side.

"Yea, what is the assignment anyway? I forgot," Liz said.

"A small coven of young witches has gathered over here and causing mayhem," Mari said with very little emotion in her voice.

"Rumor has it they have been kidnapping tourists and feeding their souls to something," Kid added.

"S-something? What kind of something?" Liz asked.

"Most likely a creature of some sort, planning on turning it Kishin," Mari told her.

"You really sure it's here? There doesn't seem to be any damage," Patty said, looking around dramatically.

"It's the workers jobs to keep things calm and functioning," Kid said, looking around at people with tense curiosity. "All may seem well on the outside, but look at how every uniformed person is looking around and walking." The girls looked around saw what he meant.

"They all look terrified, tense," Mari remarked.

"It's as if they are waiting for a catastrophe to happen," Liz added.

"They probably are," Kid said to her.

A small man that looked in his forties suddenly approached them He looked just as jumpy as everyone else, and seemed not to have slept in a long time judging by the bags and bloodshot eyes. "Can I help you four?" he asked.

"Are you Edgar Smith, the head caretaker of the Niagara Falls?" Kid asked.

"Oh yes, do you need something?" he asked. Mari and Kid both took out their meister badges showed them to him.

"We are students from the DWMA. We were sent to help with your little nuisance problem," Mari said to him. Edgar Smith's eyes lit up with relief.

"Oh thank heavens you finally arrived. Please come with me to my office and we can discuss this in a more private area," he said, motioning them to follow. They all exchanged glances before following him to the main offices building. Edgar led them into a large office and sat at his desk There were only two chairs present for guests, so Kid and Mari took them while the sisters stood on either side of Kid. "I'm so glad you came to help us on such short notice. I know it may seem a little extreme what with dealing with three witches, but it shouldn't be much of a challenge for such well trained meisters as yourselves."

"Do you think you can give us more information on these witches habits?" Kid asked.

"And possibly about that little rumor about what they are doing with their kidnapped tourists?" Mari added. Smith cringed, but nodded.

"Well, they don't usually show up until late evening," he started. "They always reek havoc and destroy buildings and such. It's a miracle we still have the place calm. One always goes for the buildings, using blue fire to burn them down. Another causes the panic and attacks people using ice magic. They both look similar, and seems to just do it for fun. The third is the one who drags the tourists off. She wears a hood, so you can't see many of her features, but her eyes glow purple and people just float off the ground and fly away with them."

"And the creature? Have you actually seen it?" Mari asked. Smith let out a nervous laugh.

"No, I have not, but I have been hearing loud growling that echoes over the roaring of The Falls lately. It seems to get louder every night, so I have no doubt there is something that those witches are creating." Kid and Mari both nodded. Liz shivered and hid behind Patty as Smith spoke about the creature, and Patty simply stood there silently and smiled. "So, do you think you can help us?"

"Of course. We'll have taken care of these witches before they can take anyone else," Kid assured him. Smith grinned and stoop with his hand outstretched, thanking them over and over. Kid stood and shook his hand before wiping it clean with a handkerchief. Mari also shook his hand and sent him a calming smile.

"We'll make sure no one else is harmed," she said to him. "I promise."

()

"Why do I have to do it?"

Liz was crying and hugging Kid's legs as he glared down at her with his fiery gaze. "Do you think I like ruining our symmetry? Someone has to be taken by the witches so they would lead us to the creature!"

"Then make Mari do it, She would have Jaden with her so she can defend herself," she cried.

"And what if they notice that she has Jaden on her back? They might kill her in the air," Kid said. "No, it has to be you."

()

The sunset was bloody red and foreboding. Liz stood out in the open and practically alone save for a few straggling tourists. She was trying to act natural and look over the falls, but she was visibly shaking and looked like she was about to faint of fright. She certainly felt that way too.

I'm going to die here. I'm going to die here. I don't want to die. Please let me hide!

That's when she snapped and ran to wear the others were hiding. Mari growled at her in irritation and began pushing her back to the spot, but Liz fought her and tried going inside, just causing more of a fight. Kid face-palmed and ignored the urge to go out there and punch some sense into both of them.

"Look, the witches," Patty called out, pointing to the sky. Kid looked up and saw them, forgetting the two girls arguing. Not far off, three women on brooms were quickly approaching them. "Mari, get inside!"

"There's no time, close the door," Kid ordered. Patty nodded and shut the door. Mari and Liz stopped fighting, noticing the witches approach. Liz ran to the door and started pounding on it.

"Let me in! I don't want to be monster food," she cried. Kid and Patty didn't answer.

"It's no use, here they come," Mari said.

One witch hung back while the other two flew over everyone. One had bright red hair that flowed down past her waist, red eyes that seemed to flicker, and wore a red and orange dress that looked like fire on her skin. She was also wearing a orange witch's hat and knee high leather heeled boots. She grinned broadly and hovered over the buildings, her words echoing over the waterfalls. "Flicker. Flame. Fire's Bane. Turn buildings to soot and give others pain!" She waved her hand out and fire shot away from her at the buildings and ground. The few tourists there screamed and ran.

The other witch grinned coldly at the running people and went in front of their escape. Her long blue hair was in a ponytail and she wore a blue witch's hat. Her cobalt blue eyes were cold and terrible. She also wore a dress, but it was blue and seemed to look like flowing water and sharp ice. She wore similar black heeled boots as the other witch. Her cold voice echoed, "Snow. Frost. Icey Wake. Use towers and walls to stop their escape!" She snapped her fingers and walls of ice appeared around the area, blocking them all in.

"Do your thing Persona," the red witch yelled. The third witch with the dark purple hooded cloak drifted closer, her face completely hidden from view. She swept her arms out parallel to the ground, revealing a coal black shirt that had sections cut out of the sleeve and stomach to look like runes and she also wore white pants. She wore no shoes. Purple eyes glowed through the dark cloaks shadows. Mari finally came out of her daze.

"Liz, they are going to take everyone! We have to stop them," she yelled. She sprang into action, running at them and pulling Jaden off her back. Liz looked between the door and Mari before swearing under her breath and following. Jaden's blade glowed and grew out again, tearing through the cover and shredding it to pieces. She jumped up and sliced at the one they called Persona. She flew out of reach and her glowing eyes looked down at her. Mari felt a chill run through her like she was being pierced by her stare. She felt her feet leave the ground and her body freeze up. What's going on?

"A meister?" the fire witch asked. "Persona, what about the others?"

"Trust me, she is all we need," Persona said, her young voice smooth as honey. The fire witch shrugged and started flying away and the ice witch was right behind her. Persona looked back at her and hovered closer. "You may be able to fool others around you, young reaper, but you cannot fool me."

Mari tried to move, scream or do anything, but she was frozen. She could barely even feel herself breathe. On the inside, she was panicking. If this witch can see what I am, then she is incredibly strong.

The witch smirked, and turned away, flying after the other two. Mari could faintly feel the wind rush past her as she flew away with them, and she could hear Liz calling out to her from far away.

()

It had gone quiet. To quiet.

Kid stood up from the floor. "Come on Patty, I think they are gone," he said. Patty came out from behind the front desk and followed him outside. Outside was a disaster. Buildings were burning, people were scared. The whole area was blocked off by ice.

"Kid!" Liz ran up to them, looking scared and worried.

"Liz, how are you here? They were supposed to take you with them," Kid said.

"Well they didn't! Mari had tried to start fighting them, but the witches captured her instead and flew off with her," Liz told him. He swore under his breath.

"Which way did they go?" he asked. Liz pointed the way and he took off after them. There is no way I am letting them hurt her!