Author's Note: Okay, after well over a week of waiting, I bring you this Chapter. I didn't get quite as many reviews as I usually do, but that's alright, hopefully this chapter will spark people's interest more. And this announcement is important, I'm getting to the point where I will need good ideas of awesome adventures they could have before the grand finale, so PLEASE bring them to the table.

To dotkaite: I'm glad you liked it, but it seems like not as many people are the story. I wonder why most of my chapters have been read 200 and something times and chapter 9 hasn't even broken the 200 mark yet. But thank you for your support, I really need it at the moment.

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To dogman15: Don't worry about the shrouded characters or the purple energy, it just isn't the right time to reveal that stuff. As for what Alex was doing with the piece of paper and his camera, there is a specific reason for all of those, which will be answered in this chapter. And believe it or not, I am the best writer in my family. Actually it would be better to say I am the ONLY writer in my family, immediate or otherwise. But I do have a proof reading plan, you just got to be patient with me.

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February 28, 2014 Update: Sorry about yesterday. I was out all day. Well, I've decided to extend my week of love into the first week of March. As always, I've cleaned this up and made it more readable and enjoyable.

Chapter 10

Krystal Cancels School

Light and Krystal were back at home and, amazingly, his parents weren't home yet. They must have been doing some last minute preparations for their trip. They were going to leave on Saturday and they would be gone another ten days. They had been planning this trip for five years and they always said it was going to happen. It looked like their dreams would become reality.

When they were inside Light's room, he immediately went for his bed. This whole situation was making him sick to his stomach. And after what happened to him earlier that day, he couldn't help wondering what was wrong with him. Nothing made sense anymore. Light laid there on his bed without saying a word. He couldn't forget what he did to Brad Hemmingway. He had cried on Krystal's shoulder in that ally for what seemed like ages. He had finally managed to gather his scattered senses. Krystal sat on the side of the bed to offer him some comfort. "Light, I'm so sorry for what happened to you today. I wish there was something I could do." She had no idea what she could do for him. It's not like she hadn't tried to look at his mind, she just couldn't. Ever since she came to this world, her psychic powers just would not work properly. It was only until Light had been brought back to his senses that her powers stopped working. She knew the crying and pleading in her head was Light's consciousness, but when she forced Light to the ground, she felt a different voice scream in pain, sadness and anger. There was something inside Light's mind, and it wasn't good.

"Don't worry, it isn't your problem to deal with." Light felt his bed shift and he turned to see Krystal standing up. He couldn't see her eyes through her blue bangs. Tears roll down from her hidden eyes and fell to the floor.

"You're wrong! This is my problem. It's my problem because my only true friend in this world is suffering." She raised her head up and examined his sullen features, "And the worst part is that you won't let anyone help you. Now please, let me take some of that burden. It's what friends are supposed to do."

Light sat there ashamed of himself. The pain was just too much though. "I'm sorry, I just can't. Those burdens are mine to bear. No one else should have to feel the pain I go through." Krystal was getting very irritated at Light's attitude at the moment. As irritated as she was getting, instead of hitting him upside the head like she did with Nat she sat beside him and hugged him. Light felt he didn't deserve this kind of treatment from her, but he returned the hug anyway.

"Alright then. If you won't give me any of your burden, then I'll take some of it away myself. Bit by bit, I'll make sure that before I leave this world, I will get rid of that pain in your heart. Whether you want me to or not." Light felt the warmth from her words, but he kept his heart guarded from disappointment. He wasn't going to push her away though.

Noisily, Light's friends stomped through his door. Chris was the first to come through and gave a small grin at the hugging friends and couldn't resist the urge to tease them. "Oh, I'm sorry, did I interrupt anything." Light and Krystal turned red and quickly broke apart. Chris chuckled as they pleaded that they weren't doing anything as he suggested. "Sorry, just kidding with you." Chris held the door open for Alex and Nat to come through and Light saw that they both seemed unusually exhausted. Nat appeared the most exhausted as he mumbled angrily and looked like he was about to rant.

Light wasn't in the mood for it. "Nat, if you're going to go into a full rant, please DON'T. I've had a very bad day." Nat stopped his mumbling and looked even angrier.

"YOU had a bad day?" Nat started shaking his head and continued, "Oh no, your day could NOT have been worse than ours."

"Yes it was. Why are you complaining, all you had to do was get a translation?"

"Why am I complaining? I'll tell you why I'm complaining. We were attacked by haunted suits of armor and dead dinosaurs CHASED my butt across the museum entrance hall!" Nat got that out of his system and went to Light's computer and started to look at stuff on Light's computer.

Krystal and Light just looked at each other and spoke in unison, "What in the world happened?"

Chris decided to be the speaker of the house. "We ran into a little problem at the museum."

"Didn't you get the translation?"

"Oh, we did get that, but we also got a little extra. Don't worry about Nat. His outrage will be perfectly understandable when you hear the story we have to tale." Nat chirped in at hearing that.

"Story? What we went through was a real nightmare."

Ignoring Nat, Chris continued to explain things. "After we got what we wanted, we left the director's office and we got stuck in the next room. While we were in there, three of the medieval suitsts of armor came to life and attacked us."

"You've got to be kidding? There is no way that could happen."

Nat interrupted the conversation again, "Normally, I would say that but, ever since the blue wonder here showed up, it's like reality is being altered."

Light and Krystal couldn't believe what they were hearing. Chris started to talk again. "As I was saying, we were attacked and, thanks to Krystal's training, we fought them off. After that however, we went into the next room and the skeletons of a tyrannosaurus, stegosaurus, and a pterodactyl were alive and kicking."

Alex interrupted, "Not to mention the biting."

Nat felt like he should be one to explain the next part. "Yeah, and guess what happened? Chris thought it would be a good idea to shove me in front of those skeletal freaks. As soon as I was in front of the big T-Rex, It tried to bite my frigging head off. I ducked and started running as fast I could to a nearby hall. And would you believe that while I was forcibly playing the bait, Chris and Alex made a run for it and got to the exit. I was left with trying to get those bone heads off my back. You see, I went into that hall and that stego and T-Rex tried to come in after me at the same time. They crashed and crumbled into a million bones practically. Anyway, I worked my way through that mess and I made a run for it to get out of there. Now get this, that pterodactyl was all bones, no flesh or webbing, and it was STILL flying after me! NOW TELL ME HOW THAT IS FREAKIN,' PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE?!"

Chris was loving this, "You still managed to make it through, didn't you?"

"Yeah, no thanks to you!"

Light absorbed all of this information and still couldn't quite understand what was going on. What his friends were saying made sense, but the problem was that it wasn't supposed to. "Okay. With all of this craziness aside, what did you guy's find out about the document?"

Alex, who had been silent for most of this conversation, spoke. "Well, we found out quite a bit. Unfortunately, there's a lot more to find out elsewhere."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Don't worry, I'll get to that a little bit later. What we did find out though is that the document describes a game."

"A game? What kind of game?"

"It didn't say what exactly, but it does say what signifies the start of it and what is at stake."

Light and Krystal were now fully intrigued. It was the vulpine beauty to ask the next question. "And what would those be exactly?"

"Well, as to what starts the game, eyes. The document said that when the three precious eyes open, the 'Game of Ages' begins. Other than that, it doesn't say much else because the document is a part of a set of documents. As far as I know, those documents could be well preserved and protected elsewhere in the world. I had my aunt take a picture of it on her end so she can do some searches for any other documents like it. That and my web cam is too crappy to take a picture of it."

Nat was confused here, "Then why didn't you just use your parent's digital camera?"

"Oh, my dad bought that and he considers it to be his 'precious,' if you catch my drift."

Nat just shook his head, "Oh I get it alright, he's a little cuckoo."

Alex made the appropriate hand gesture, "Just a smidge."

Light only wanted to hear the rest of this little story so he could go to sleep. He was tired and it was getting late. "Alright, enough of these little distractions. Alex, I think I've already figured out my staff is one of these eye things, but what I want to know is what is at stake in this game."

"In lame man's terms, a wish." Light and Krystal felt that one little word spread through their bodies like lightning.

"A wish?" Light turned to Krystal in awe of what had been discovered. "Krystal do you know what this means?"

Krystal's smile became bright and broad. "It means we've found a way to get me home! Oh Light, I knew we'd find it!" Krystal jumped up off the bed and pulled him up to her. She spun them both around in joy."

While Krystal was enjoying a moment of victory, no one heard a vehicle pull up next to the side of the house. Light's friends had even to forgotten to close the front door.

Back in light's room, Nat was determined to stop all merry making because he was still bothered by something and wanted to address it. "Okay, okay. Now that we got the happy news out of the way, there's something that has been bugging me since the museum. Why did you write your address on a piece of paper instead of telling her?"

Alex smiled cleverly, "Think about it. Someone knows about Krystal and I think they know a little more about this game than we do. The worst part is that we know whoever they are; they're clearly armed and dangerous. Who knows? They might have tried to listen and I'm not going to allow them close to my house. I thought it would pay to be a bit paranoid."

Light was impressed by Alex's cleverness and curiosity was getting the better of him. "Say Alex, where do you live. I mean, I know WHERE you live, but what street?"

"One thirty-two, East Main."

"Well that's a funny coincidence, my address in one thirty-two, West Main."

"I know. I sometimes mix it up because I'm here at your house all of the time." Alex's smile faded when he saw that Light and everyone else's own smiles faded as he ended that sentence. He also noticed that they weren't looking at him anymore, they were looking behind him. He turned around to see his aunt there, staring straight at Krystal wide-eyed. Then she fainted. "Oh my God, I gave her the wrong address." Chris helped Alex pull his aunt up onto Light's bed and Light went to get some smelling salts. While everyone was helping out with Alex's aunt, Nat couldn't help but check out her body.

"Hey, Alex, I didn't notice this at the museum, but with her standing in front of us, I have to say that, considering her small body, she has a nice bosom." Alex's features scrunched up in disgust.

"Dude? That's my aunt you're talking about."

"Can't help it dude, for an older nerd, she's a pretty hot one."

Krystal rolled her eyes and was thinking 'pervert.' Light came up and started to put the smelling salts up to Lindsey's nose and she began to come through. Then she started to mutter.

"Oh, Alex. I had the strangest dream. I thought I was looking at a blue and white humanoid cat."

Krystal thought it best that she be the one to break the news to the poor lady. "Yeah, the thing is, you weren't dreaming." Lindsey stared again and thankfully she didn't lose consciousness. She was all ears. "And technically, I'm a vulpine."

Lindsey got up and examined Krystal up and down. Krystal just waited nervously for the final judgment.

Lindsey stopped in front of her... and it looked like she was crying. The woman lunged at Krystal with a big hug like she was the greatest thing she had ever seen, and she was. "Please tell me the truth. Are you an... alien?" Krystal nodded and the lady made a squee in delight. "This is amazing!"

"Now listen, you have to keep my existence a secret."

"Oh, of course! Alex, is this the reason why you had me translate all of that stuff?"

"Yeah, actually. She was pulled from her world to ours by Light's staff and we're trying to help her get back."

That's when Lindsey's remembered why she was there. "Oh, that's right. Almost as soon as I got off the line from you earlier, I did a search and got a hit right off the back. There's one owned in a private collection, somewhere in London, England."

Krystal tried to answer for everyone there. "Then let's go."

Light looked at her and then he looked at the ground, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. For one thing we have school tomorrow, and even if it was canceled we wouldn't have any way of getting there. To travel there would probably cost a fortune." Krystal's determined face deteriorated at the mention of that. Light was right, they couldn't do it. That's when Chris got an idea.

"I have a suggestion, why not ask your uncle?" Light thought about it for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, I'll send him an e-mail." Light got on to his account on the computer and sent Allistor a message asking whether he would be able to send for them, or not. An investigation trip for the scrolls. "There, if we're lucky, we may hear from him in the hour." Light turned back to his account screen and started to check on a news letter he subscribed to. After leaving the page, he went back to the main screen and saw something he didn't expect. "Hey guy's, my uncle sent a response already." Everyone gathered around Light's computer and they read the response together.

Dear Light, yes, I can send for you and your friends right away. But don't you have school tomorrow and what do your parent's think about all of this?

An evil smile graced Nat's face. Before anyone else could say anything, Nat spoke. "Tell him that school was canceled and we can all go." Everyone looked at Nat like he just grew another head. "Trust me, do it." Light sighed in distress, he hated lying but he did as he was told anyway.

When Light finished writing the message, he logged out and turned to Nat for an explanation. "Tell me Nat, why did I just tell my uncle school was canceled when it clearly is not?"

"Because, I have a special plan that I have been devising for a while now. I've been saving this one for when I really needed it. Everyone, I have locked away in a safe in my basement, the mother of all stink bombs. The plan is simple, I have a schematics of the school building, but I need someone to get the bomb on the roof and follow some directions of mine." Nat ended that remark by looking at Krystal.

"Wait a minute. You want me to do this?"

"Um, let's see," he started to feign thinking and returned with the answer he always had in mind. "YES! Anyway, while we take care of that, I want you guys to tell your parents that we'll be going on an educational trip tomorrow. If they ask if you can skip school, tell them you will just take a vacation week. Unknown to them, the school will not be active for a while. At least, not with what I have in store. And if that won't be enough for them, tell them we'll be watched over." He then looked at Lindsey, and she sighed and nodded reluctantly. She was going to spend her weekend watching some movies she had never seen before. Oh well, someone had to watch over these kids. "Alright then, Alex, Chris, we're leaving. And Light, don't worry. I'll be sure to bring Krystal back safely after the stinky deed is done. Light nodded and watched as his friends left to head off were they where they needed to go.

Back at the local hospital, a certain beaten up jock watched the tape being played in front of his eyes. The tape showed HIM being torn apart by that homicidal geek. "Turn it off Niel, I don't want to watch anymore."

"Really, Brad, we have got to show this to everyone."

"My answer is NO! If anyone sees that, my reputation will be destroyed. I want you to take that tape and burn it. YOU GOT THAT!"

The little lackey began to cower at the jock's injured feet and nodded. Brad knew the Light on the tape was someone different from the little geek he had hated since grade school. But what could he really do.

At the high school, Krystal was already on the roof carrying 'Alpha Prime,' as Nat had dubbed it, in her hands. Nat also had her attach a communicator made by Chris to one of her ears so she could get the necessary instructions. And to top it all off, Light let her borrow an excellent pair of night vision goggles. "Alright Krystal, do you hear me alright?"

"Loud and clear… unfortunately."

"Ha ha, very funny, now listen. On your right, you should be able to see the entrance to the ventilation shaft. Do you see it?"

Krystal looked around and saw what he mentioned to her on her communicator. "Yeah, I see it."

"Okay then, open it up and head on in." Krystal did as she was told and waited for her next set of instructions. "Alright, I want you to head straight and then turn left on the first turn. Then take the second right in this passage." Krystal navigated her way through the metallic tunnels and ended up in a more open passage at the end.

"Okay, I did everything you said and now I'm in an open area."

"Good, you've arrived at the target location. Now set 'Alpha Prime' on the surface and I want you to press the red button near the bottom of the unit and leave the building."

"Roger." She did as she was told and when she finally left the ventilation shaft she went to where the 'commander' was taking charge of this operation. Of course, that would behind his car, sitting a few hundred feet away from the building. "Will this plan of yours really work?"

"Believe me, I made sure we armed that thing at the very nerve center of the school's ventilation system. As soon as that thing goes off, the stench will spread all over the place from where it's at." That's when he pulled out the detonator. "Now get in the car. If that thing is as bad as I think it is, it'll take them well over a week to get rid of the smell." They got into the car and Nat placed his finger on the button. "Hello vacation time." He pressed the button. After a second, they could already smell the stench from their position.

Krystal's nose, being more sensitive than Nat's, was under complete torture. "WHAT THE HECK DID YOU PUT IN THAT THING?!"

Nat may not have had as sensitive of a nose, but he wasn't doing much better than Krystal. "LESS TALK, MORE DRIVE!" And he drove away from the school building, leaving it to its abhorrent fate.

Later, Nat dropped Krystal back at Light's house and she snuck in through the window because his parents were finally home. As she sat on the bed, she looked to the floor below her and saw Light sleeping soundly. Krystal thought he looked rather cute sleeping like that but he was shivering a little, even after she shut the window. She was going to get under her bed covers but she felt the urge to be mischievous. She stripped down to her undergarments and slipped into the sleeping bag with Light and held him tight. Tomorrow would certainly be an interesting day indeed.

Author's Note: Well, the week and a half hiatus is over. We are now back on our usual schedule and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I hope to see a lot of good reviews and ideas on future adventures. And so everyone doesn't get confused by Lindsey's attitude, she is very ditsy, spantaneous and clumsy. she tends to accept circumstances as they come, so she is a follower and not a leader, at least not very much of one. She is also considered the oddball and the black sheep of the family, as you will find out later on in the story. You all will find out why she reacted the way she did after waking up, in a later part of the story. Now good bye, and see you next weekend. Remember, the review button makes EVERYONE happy.