The headmaster of Mahora academy sat at his desk going through paper work his least favorite thing to do. A woman ran into the room with more papers in her hand, a frazzled look on her face.

"Headmaster, you have to see this! Latest from the oracles!"

"Not now Miss Nen."

"But Headmaster-!"

"I have enough work here."

"But, it's Lady Springfield!" the Headmaster froze.

"What did you say?"

"They found her, the found Catherine Springfield!" The headmaster stood up, paper work forgotten.

"Call Negi, Takamichi and the Negima club."

"Yes sir."

"Also-?"

"Yes?"

"Call Amelia, it's time."

"Yes sir."

(Negi's class)

"The bone played with the girl and-" Stammered Asuna.

"Will Springfield-sensei, Takahata-sensei and the members of the negima club report to the office."

"Yes!" Hissed Asuna. Negi sighed.

"Class is dismissed, will the members of the Negima club accompany me." They walked up to the headmasters office, Takamichi was already there.

"The reason I called you here is to give you a rescue mission."

"Whose?" The headmaster held up a photo, it depicted a pretty woman, with white-blond hair and grey eyes.

"Catherine! You found her!" Takamichi hollered; Negi stared in confusion.

"Who's Catherine?" Takamichi actually looked angry at him.

"Negi, you really don't know who she is?" Negi shook his head. The headmaster sighed.

"Perhaps this will jog your memory." He pulled out another photo, a picture of the woman holding a small Negi in her arms.

"Is she my…..."

"Your mother Negi." Negi blinked.

"You don't recognize your own mother?" Asuna asked; Negi shook his head.

"The only things I remember about her are the smell of lavender and warm arms."

"Lavender was her favorite." Said Takamichi.

"You knew my mother?" Negi asked.

"We were best friends. That's beside the point, where is she?" He said hastily.

"I'm sorry Takamichi; you're not going with them." He glared.

"Why not?" He fumed.

"We're worried that because your last encounter was not exactly positive, you might frighten her."

"I would not!"

"Considering the incident, I wouldn't be surprised."

"Wait how did you know about that?"

"Everyone does, it's obvious." Negi's eyes went big.

"What did you do to my mom?" To everyone's surprise, his face flushed red. Asuna stared, knowing exactly what must have happened.

"In your place we're sending Amelia Hawkins, her powers are similar to your own. Amelia, you may come in." the door opened and a girl came in. A nine year old girl, she had white platinum blond hair and glaring silvery-green eyes.

"Good afternoon." She said simply.

"This is Amelia, she key piece this plan she'll be the reason that you be able to rescue Mrs. Springfield."

"Why?" Asuna asked.

"You'll see." She answered coldly.

"Asuna, Setsuna, you will be the only two accompanying them."

"Huh why?" The rest of them shouted.

"We can't have too many going." Amelia grabbed her backpack and glared at Asuna.

"Time to go."

A man in a black cloak sat at his crystal ball and smirked. He stood up and shook the small child sleeping on her book awake. The child sat up hesitantly. Her skin was pale, her eyes violet, and her hair purple-blue. Her face had three tattoos, two silver, one under each eye and a purple oval on her brow.

"Yes Father?" The man smirked again.

"Lilith, there are people coming to take your mother away, they're the people who made her sleep. If you destroy them, she'll wake up." The child's eye brightened.

"Mama will wake up."

"Yes my daughter, so go prepare yourself they'll be here in three days." The child nodded and scampered off. The man got up and walked over to the stone bed covered in ruins, where said mother lay. He ran his hand over her pale face and though her long blond hair, and over her amber pendant with a dove painted on it.

"No Catherine, no one, not even your son will take you away from me. I have come to enjoy your company, my beloved caged dove." He leaned down and kissed her unmoving lips. He used his hand to pry open her jaw for a deeper kiss with his sleeping healer.

"Good night Miss Catherine. If you're a good girl, maybe I'll let wake up for while, maybe I'll let you meet little Lilith."

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Princess: short chapter but a time skip to current time in the storyline. This was merely a link to up to future events. The next chapter will be slow in coming because I have personal projects, school, and other fanfics to work on. Although I've horribly neglected many of them. I want to know whether or not you think Catherine should live by the end. I'm not sure yet I have two possible outcomes.

Ao Kudo: AKA the only person who has reviewed more than one chapter, I shall, I haven't given up yet!