So I decided to put this situation into a chapter rather then two... anyways, whoever ends up being the 55th review will get a drabble or one-shot dedicated to a couple of their choice! Also, with the next chapter, we are going back to Chaos Zexal! We are also slowly approaching the end of this fic! And I'm so sad about that :(
Let the games begin!
Where There Is A Will, There Is A Way
Mizael watched from his spot on the floor as Astral and Black Mist glared at each other.
The darker counterpart snorted after a while before vanishing with a sinister laugh. As Astral floated over to him, the blonde got onto his feet and sighed, rubbing his head from where he had hit the wall Black Mist slammed him against.
"Astral, was it?"
The blue Astralian just looked at him causing Mizael to bite his lower lip.
"What is it?"
"Nothing, I'm just surprised that you would let yourself be handled like that by Black Mist..."
"I will have you know that he caught me by surprise!"
"Right..."
The blonde huffed and looked away. He then gazed in the direction Black Mist vanished off to.
"You are going after him?"
"Yes, and you can either go with me or continue being a smartass on your own!" with that, Mizael began to track the wayward Numbers, muttering under his breath about 'stupid Black Mist' and 'stupid Astralians' as he did.
"Observation Number 505: Barians do not like it if you are honest with them."
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"Let me go!"
Alito sighed as Kotori protested from Gilag's hold. As they reached another room in Vector's ever-growing castle (did he do something to it? Alito could have sworn that the hallway had gone right instead of left last time he passed through it...), the larger male threw the girl onto the other side of what looked like a giant ring. That sparked the brunette's interest but his friend spoke up first.
"You were planning to stop us how exactly?"
They watched as the girl struggled to get back onto her feet (being carried that roughly by Gilag does that to you) but she did so anyways, glaring at them as though they were her worst enemies. At this moment, they were, weren't they?
"I thought you weren't friends with Alcor anymore." Alito questioned.
His inquiry made her flinch but, surprisingly, she stood her ground.
"At first... yes... but then I realized, Yuma would always be Yuma, no matter what his name or past makes him be! Yuma is my friend and I will help him no matter what happens to me!"
"How brave..." Gilag cracked his knuckles. Alito had to look away as he advanced on Kotori.
The screams started soon but he couldn't look. Not now, not ever.
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"Where is that stupid thing?"
Astral looked at Mizael (who was walking behind him now) as he complained about Black Mist's eerie absence. It bugged him, too, but it usually meant yet another plan that he could easily foil ... right?
"Don't you have some way to detect or locate him?"
"If I did." the Astralian began. "I would have found all the Numbers in a much easier way..."
"I guess..." the blonde frowned as he thought hard. The area they were now in was a long, dungeon-like hallway, which seemed to have no end. And, knowing Vector, it probably didn't. "But, really, where could he be!?"
Just as he finished speaking, Black Mist's laugh sounded over the cold tiles, amplified and that much more evil as iron bars blocked their path. They had nowhere to run to in case something happened.
"I believe that humans have a saying for this..." Astral said smoothly.
Or not... yep, I love teasing you guys that much... enjoy? XD
So yes, no one really guessed (*sad face*) but it's Kotori... Kaito might show up though, who knows! Find out next time what happened to Kotori and the duo as well as how Astral and Mizael (the unlikely pair) deal with Black Mist.
Thank you for reading! :)