Kiri woke up, tied to a chair. "What?" He asked, looking around. He was in this room with Ayla and Kazuka.
"Ayla, Kazuka, what's going on?"
"I don't know." Ayla shook her head.
"Me either." Kazuka shook his head also. "I just woke up like this."
"I can't believe we were kidnapped!" Kiri yelled. "So unfair!"
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Koenma and Artemis woke up in another room, and they looked around.
"Where are we?" Artemis yelled. "How'd we get here?"
"We were kidnapped." Koenma said, dryly. "I'm assuming. What I'm wondering is if our new friends played a part in this..."
"DON'T EVEN ACCUSE THEM!" Artemis yelled. A girl walked in.
"Hello." The girl smirked. Artemis glanced at her, and then away. Then back to her.
"Ari...?" Artemis gasped. She laughed.
"Artemis." She grinned. "Don't yell so loud."
"..." Artemis gasped. "So...you were in on this!"
Ari laughed. Artemis hung his head, and tears rolled down his cheeks. Koenma frowned.
"Don't blame yourself, Artemis. It's not your fault, we were all taken in by the little ruse." Koenma frowned.
"I just can't believe..." Artemis whispered. "Why, Ari? Why...?"
Ari stared at him, and what it was dissolved into a black smoke in front of them.
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A few hours later, Ari came up with an idea. "Chetara? Can you tell where everyone else is?"
"Behind me." Chetara gestured with her head. "Why?"
"I got an idea. But I need to talk to everyone." Ari frowned. "I don't know how to do that."
Chetara raised an eyebrow. "Use your big mouth to get their attention, and then have them get the next room's attention. Kiri said Artemis is psychic, so when it gets to him, he should be able to connect all of us."
Ari nodded. "I can try... I hope I don't attract unwanted attention."
Chetara shrugged. "Can't make the problem any worse."
"Oh...they can just kill us. It can be alot worse." Ari frowned. "But I'll try..." She shouted loudly to the next room and heard,
"HEEEYYY!" It was Kazuka. "ARRRIII!CHETARA! YOU TWO ARE ALRIGHT, RIGHT?"
"YEAH, WE'RE FINE!" Ari called.
"GOOD! DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE ANY WAY TO MAKE A WAY OUT?" Kiri yelled, suddenly.
"I HAVE ONE, BUT I NEED YOU ALL TO GET ARTEMIS AND KOENMA!" Ari called.
"YELL TO THEM IN THE NEXT ROOM!" Chetara called.
"...HEY, ARTEMIS! YO, MAN! CAN YOU HEAR ME?" Kiri yelled, loud as he could.
"...yo...man...?" Chetara asked Ari, who shrugged.
"YO, DUDE, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! HELLLLLLOOOOO! WE ARE IN A LIFE THREATNING SITUATION! IF YA WANNA DIE, KEEP IGNORING ME!"
"...g...aw..." Artemis was heard muttering.
"YO HOMESLICE! SPEAK LOUDER, OR WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HEAR YA!" Kiri called. "WE NEED YOU TO USE THAT EYE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR HEAD! CONNECT US!"
"...I don't know how." Artemis frowned, talking just loud enough to be heard. "Go away."
"WHAT? NO WAY!" Kiri yelled. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"
"...they tricked us." Artemis frowned.
"ARI AND CHETARA ARE WITH THE ENEMY!" Koenma called.
There was a supreme silence. Then, Kiri used a word he never used because his father had bidden him not to. He felt it was appropriate.
"HELL NO! THEY'S TRICKING YA! ARI AND CHETARA ARE HELPING US OUT OF HERE! NOW, USE THAT EYE!" Kiri called, ignoring Artemis' and Koenma's comments.
"I SAID I DON'T KNOW HOW!" Artemis finally yelled.
"WORD! TRY ANYWAY!" He yelled.
Ari and Chetara were listening to this, confused. What? What was going on out there? There was a buzzing in their minds. All of their minds. A splitting, crackling, tearing noise that made no sound. It HURT!
"Aghh!" Ari screeched, throwing her head around. Chetara was trying to hold her head, and couldn't. Then, it was gone, and as though a veil had been lifted.
("...OOOWWWW!") Kiri groaned.
("...That really hurt.") Chetara complained.
("...sorry...") Artemis frowned.
("Did one of you have some sort of idea?") Koenma asked. ("Ari probably. Traitor.")
Everyone everywhere froze, but Koenma and Artemis.
("Wha-what are you talking about?") Ari cried.
("You came in here long enough to torment Artemis and left, you heartless demon monster!") Koenma accused.
("She's been tied in here the whole time!") Chetara yelled. ("I woke up before she did, and she was here!")
("...I think I'm getting rope burns...") Ayla frowned.
("Don't worry.") Koenma changed the conversation.("When -and if- we get out, I'll heal you, promise.")
Ayla smiled. ("Thanks.") She said.
("No problem.") He smiled back.
("Now, back to the topic at hand, Springer live...") Kiri announced.
("What what?") Ari asked.
("Never mind.") Kiri sighed. ("Now, how are we going to get out?")
("First, I need to know what everyone can do.") Ari replied. ("Artemis, do you have telekinesis?")
("Yes.") Came his reply.
("Kiri, plant manipulative at your command, capt'n Ari!") Kiri grinned.
(" Spirit swordsman!") Kazuka announced, proudly.
("You know what I can do.") Chetara sighed.
("I can pick locks.") Ayla announced. ("But I don't have a pick. I need one.")
("This room is fireproof, and the chair and what I'm tied with!") Chetara wailed. ("Not fair!")
("I have a spirit gun.") Koenma frowned.
("I can't do anything, but I have a lock pick I have no clue how to use. Artemis, can you figure out how to get this to Ayla?")
("Too far away.")
("Kiri, grab this and move it to the next room. There's a potted plant. Can you do it?")
("I think so...") Kiri closed his eyes and concentrated hard. A delicate tendril stretched out and grew to Ari and took the bobby pin. It turned and went through a very small hole in the floor. Too small for even a mouse. And it kept growing until it had covered 40 out of the 50 yards and collapsed.