Yumi was sitting in the cafeteria looking out the window. Odd had gone up to his room to sleep and feed Kiwi. A Sudden ring snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah." She asked.

"Yumi, it's okay if you wanna come down now." Ulrich said.

"Okay."

Yumi left the cafeteria and began to walk towards the factory.

About five minutes after she left she felt like she was being followed. She turned around, but saw nothing.

"I'm getting paranoid." She said to herself.

But little did Yumi know that she actually was being followed. A dark figure leaped from tree to tree.

Even in the sewers Yumi's feeling would not be shaken. The dark figure continued to stock his prey. Suddenly Yumi began to hear footsteps. She turned around quickly.

"Odd is that you?" She asked.

Silence

"Okay Odd you win I'm scared now."

There was nothing but silence till the footsteps started again. Yumi was too scared to even move. A shadow appeared from the darkness (I mean actual shadow no human form.). The shadow just stood there looking at her with its bright red eyes. Yumi was terrified now everything in her said 'run damn it run'. But it wasn't until the shadow took another step forward when Yumi's legs decided to work, Yumi booked it all the way to the factory for some odd reason the shadow didn't follow her past the bridge.

Computer Room

Yumi walked in still out of breath, her eyes landed on Spike.

"Why is Spike…" Yumi was cut off by Lance's explanation.

"Cause someone's got a bad temperament when someone gets to close to Erin." Spikes fist was a mere inch away from Lance's face.

"Keep it up Lance … and you'll be wearing an iron-lung." Spike growled.

Forest

Erin continued to wait for about fifteen more minutes till a dark figure appeared.

"Hello Erin." He said in a cold voice.

"X.A.N.A. … we meet at last." Erin said calmly.

"The wait has been far to long for me."

"Why don't you come into the light so I can get a better look at you."

"As you wish." He said taking a few steps forward to reveal a tall young man about 17 with long black hair, blue eyes, black pants black sword and chest armor. Upon closer inspection Erin saw four slash marks on his armor.

"Get into a fight?"

"Let's just say sometimes people need to be shown whose boss." He said showing her his blood stained sword.

Factory

"Someone's here." Lance muttered as he left for the elevator.

Bridge

Lance was waiting on the bridge when Griff flew down with Drak and the girl (you know … the blond chick). When they landed Lace noticed that Griff's left shoulder was bleeding badly. The two slid off the hippogriff's back.

"Hello Drak … Griff." Lance greeted.

"Griffin." Drak growled.

"Ya know Drak I never would have pit you with a girlfriend." Lance said looking at the girl next to Drak. Drak looked at her.

"If she were my girlfriend I would have committed suicide a long time ago." He replied coldly.

"So she's single?" Lance asked.

"We're wasting time get out of the way griffin!" Drak yelled.

"Your going to have to get passed me. I won't let you hurt my friends." Lance replied.

"Hey you." Drak said looking at the girl next to him. "Make yourself useful and get him out of my way." The blond walked forward and pulled out two Sais (Sai: three pronged dagger).

"This'll be interesting." Lance said. The girl charged at him, Lance easily evaded it grabbed her wrists and held her back to his chest. "Now how'd a cute girl like you end up working for X.A.N.A.?" Lance asked. At this point the girl had, had enough of the way Lance was talking to her she slipped out of Lance's grasp and slashed his chest with her Sai. This left the silver cross Lance wore under his close exposed. Griff (who was still in his hippogriff form) noticed and took a bit more of an interest in the fight. Lance's opponent tried a downward slash but Lance caught it before the tip reached his face. "Can I at least know your name?" Lance asked hoping for an answer.

"Okay." She replied before she kicked him away. Lance hit the guardrail on the bridge. He was beginning to get dizzy from the blood lost from his chest wound. She ran up to him and with a swift kick to the jaw, sent lace flying off the bridge. Lance held onto the edge for dear life (because it's in the middle of winter and the river is somewhat frozen). "The names Nova." She said stepping on Lance's hand hoping to make him fall.

"NOVA!" Drak called. "Leave him, if the river docent kill him hypothermia will." Reluctantly she left and followed Drak and Griff. Once Nova and Drak were in the elevator Griff turned and ran back to the bridge. Nova was about to race after him but Drak stopped her.

"Don't worry about him let him save the griffin." He said. "It's the dragon I want to fight not his twin brother. Personally I could care less weather the griffin lives or dies."

Bridge

Lance's grip was beginning to loosen. "Well this is it … here I come God." Lance finally let go. He began to fall suddenly he felt like his arm had been stabbed. Lance opened his eyes to see Griff's beak rapped around his arm. The hippogriff lifted his head along with Lance. Lance was confused this was the guy that had tried to kill him awhile back. The hippogriff saw the confusion and pulled out a golden cross that was hidden in his feathers.

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Hey Guys sorry it took so long. On the plus side I'm feeling better. But I'm going into surgery tomorrow June 22nd. I'm only 14 and this is my 2nd surgery. Anyway what's the deal with Griff.

Anyway I hope you liked it. Later… Oh P.S. I'm changing my name from what my sister picked, to ArtMage in a few days.