This chapter is dedicated to all you Ilanca shippers. And to those who wish Sym-Bionic Titan was still on tv. Hope you enjoy!

"Get Ilana far from Baron. He won't stop attacking until she's dead. So they father they are apart, the better." That ran through Lance's mind as he flew through the night sky, carrying the unconscious Ilana in his robotic hands. But where should he take her? Definitely somewhere Baron hasn't been before.

He saw a cave on top of a rocky cliff miles from Sherman and decided to stay there. When he landed in it he gently placed Ilana against the cave's wall and switched off his armor. Lance glanced around, making sure no one else was there. Except for that owl hooting in a nearby tree, they were alone.

Lance wrapped her up in his tuxedo jacket and then gathered some sticks and started a small fire in the center of the cave. It was difficult to start, but eventually he got it going. That's when Ilana woke up.

"Where-?" She began to ask weakly, but quickly stopped and clutched the bottom of her leg in pain. Lance rushed over and knelled beside her. He saw a jagged cut above her ankle she must of received from Baron.

Lance quickly ripped the bottom of his white shirt and made a make-shift bandage for her. She let him rap her injury with it. "Any others?" Lance asked when he was done.

She shook her head, which Lance noticed she had a large bruise on her forehead. "Thank you." Ilana said quietly.

"No problem." Lance said to her.

Ilana sighed and said, "I'm so stupid."

"Hey, it was a mistake. Anyone-"

"Yeah, but I should have known better! You warned me countless times and I just ignored you 'cause I thought-" She then broke off and began to cry, covering her face with her hands.

Lance placed a hand on her shoulder, "Ilana...please, it wasn't your fault he turned into this." She took a big sniff and looked up at him. "Here." He said and pulled a tissue out of his pocket. She took it and blew her nose in it.

Once he knew she was calmed down, Lance went to gather more firewood. Ilana watched him walk out of the cave and go out of sight where the trees grew. She looked up at the full moon, wondering what time it was. Maybe, 11:00? 12:00? She didn't know. Then she realized something: It was nighttime, she was in a cave with only the moon and the small fire giving off light. And she was alone, with Lance.

Her heart started to beat faster. It was just like one of those movies she saw, a boy and a girl hide out in a cave alone and before you know it they're...no. Lance probably didn't feel the same about her. And he had thought she loved Baron, but...

Ilana shook her head fiercely, as the memory of her dream came in her mind. The monster had said it would kill everyone she truly loved. Baron wasn't it that dream because she never truly loved him. She just thought she did.

But Lance was there. He was in almost every single dream she's had recently. Ilana smiled, remembering the one where her and Lance where in the Palace Gardens. They had held hands. She had felt so warm and happy.

But, Lance was her bodyguard. She reminded herself. Why would he feel like this towards you?

Before she could ponder any further, Lance had come back carrying a pile of sticks. He smiled at her and she returned one back, hoping she wasn't blushing. He set the longs down and walked towards her, kneeling beside her.

"You feeling better?" He asked her.

Ilana nodded and half-smiled at him, "Thank you." She said.

"For what?"

"Protecting me and taking care of me. If it wasn't for you I'd be-" She then stopped, because Lance had begun to kiss her.

It was a gentle kiss, but Ilana was too shocked at first to realize it. Soon, though, she closed her eyes and let it melt her away. Lance had slipped his hand behind her neck and pulled her more towards him, deepening the kiss. At the same time, Ilana had put her arms around his neck, pulling herself more towards him, wanting more of the kiss.

They stayed like that for a long time, not thinking about the Galalunian war or Baron or anything. Only each other.

"Is she dead yet?" Modula asked Kleefin as they looked at the monitors. The victim of the beetle's venom heart rate was beating so fast the general thought it might explode.

Kleefin shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid not, my lord." He said. But before Modula could get angry, he said, "But! It's only been a few hours since the venom has taken full affect! Give it time, and the victim will want nothing else than to destroy the princess!"

"You better be right." Modula growled and walked away from the monitors and to the large window on the opposite wall.

He looked down at the kingdom of Galaluna, thinking about the princess, the king, everything that he must worry about. The king was chained up, but the princess...Modula frowned, she has to be killed in order for these people to lose all hope. And if that doesn't happen soon, Kleefin will be killed instead.

Lance stared into the fire, mesmerized by the flames. Ilana slept beside him, her head resting on his shoulder while his arm was around her shoulders. She breathed evenly while he kept watch. He was thinking of dozing off himself, but he kept remembering that he must protect Ilana.

It was maybe 2:00 in the morning, Lance guessed. Ilana shifted a little as he looked outside. Still nothing but hills and trees. Even the owl he had heard before was gone. He sighed and decided to relax. Baron was most likely already taken care of by Octus and G3.

But what made him all strange? The first few days on Earth he had been fine. But now...Lance wasn't so sure. The only Mutraddi he had seen since Baron had arrived was that beetle and he had destroyed it, right?

Unless...it was the beetle that had bit Baron that one day. Maybe that's why he wants to kill Ilana so bad, because he was poisoned with Mutraddi venom. But wouldn't Octus have detected it? Unless it blended in with the blood or something.

Of course, before Lance could ponder more on this thought, the ceiling of the cave began to crack, and then fall.

A/N: Well, whadya think? Please review and thanks so much for reading!