~Some hours later~

Bunny sharply inhaled as her eyes quickly opened up.

The bright light blinded her a few seconds, and she begun to breath heavily and very uneasily. As she darted her eyes around in the unfamiliar setting, she saw that she was in a luxurious room. She felt herself laying on a very soft bed. She turned her head uneasily, still feeling her body's bruising and burning pain. She saw that her arm was hooked up to an IV - but she didn't know what it was of. Her injuries were bandaged up, but the migraine from the sludge hammer didn't cease. But Bunny knew she could move her body, despite her bones aching from their fracturing and dislocation.

Was this a trick from Iblis? Was this a hallucination? She didn't know where she was, or if this was even real.

Bunny quickly sat up and yanked the IV chords out of her arm. She stood up, yet fell to the ground. It had been a long time since she had stood up. But, she grit her teeth and forced herself on her feet. Despite the pain that bombarded her body, she persevered and managed to walk to the door. She couldn't lay on the bed and do nothing - even if this was a hallucination.

She sharply inhaled a breath as coldness over took her. She gripped her head, holding the wall, and soon clutched her chest as a wave of discomfort washed over her. She heard voices taunting her, saying 'Abomination... Abomination... All your fault... All your fault,' they whispered in her ear, but she did her best to ignore them.

Slowly, she paced herself through the unfamiliar hallways until she could hear voices. If they were real or not - she couldn't tell, but she stopped to listen.

"She has acquired a significant amount of damage done to her." A gentle female voice said. "Thank god us angels were born with a strong skull - otherwise the sludge hammer would've killed her."

Bunny gripped her head, moaning.

"She has been injected with too many addictive drugs, as well as... It's a poisonous toxin that Iblis injected her with that effects her physically and psychologically. She will see hallucinations and hear voices - within a matter of weeks, she will lose her mind unless action has been taken. Her wings were literally torn from her body so harshly, and she suffered significant blood loss because of that."

Bunny began to feel weak in the legs. She gasped, but held herself.

"She needs time to heal - physically, it would take a little over two weeks in order to restore her to health, with her limbs. I cannot do anything about the wings - they are forever gone from her."

Bunny didn't even know if what the voice saying was real or not.

"But psychologically, that will take a lot of time... Maybe at least a year for her to heal from the hallucinations. But not from the nightmares..."

Iblis' face appeared before Bunny, and she widened her eyes. She fell to the floor, causing her to knock over a table with a vase as she covered her face in fear he might hurt her. She heard pounding feet running towards her, and she feared for the worst.

"Buns!" the familiar voice haunted Bunny's mind. She squeezed her ears, knowing that it was just a hallucination. She felt herself being touched, and she opened her eyes to see him. Darien.

She screamed, scrambling away from the figure and into a large room. She stood a few feet away from him, shaking fearfully. "Not real..." her eyes watered. This was indeed a cruel way to torture someone.

From her time inside the torture chamber, the only one that touched Bunny was Iblis. And it felt disgusting and so violating. Now, whenever someone tried to touch her, all she could feel were his clammy, scabby bony hands.

"Buns, it's me," Darien's soft voice was so real. But so was the hallucination. Bunny looked around with large, fearful eyes, and saw Lucifer, Michael, Gabriel, and a woman with red curly hair - whom Bunny recognized as Lilith. But she knew they were hallucinations.

"No..." she whimpered with a hoarse voice. It had been some time since she spoke, and she realized how difficult it was for her to form sentences. Her vocal chords felt like they were lacerated, so hearing her talk was like listening to deaf person who had their hearing brought back, and could talk. "N-not real," she covered her ears, shaking. "Not real... Hallu-c-c-inat-ion..."

"Seraphiel-" the Lucifer hallucination spoke, but was stopped by the Darien hallucination.

"I can handle this, Lucifer," he said confidently. "Buns... I am real," he sent loving emotions to his girlfriend, but they instantly ricocheted.

"No..." she shook her head. "D-dead." Bunny had to deal with this before. For the time she was stuck in the cell, hallucinations of Darien always tortured her, as well as images of her friends being slaughtered. "Y-you... dead. Not real..." she fell to the floor, grasping what was left of her hair.

"I am your boyfriend. Iblis is your enemy. Who are you going to believe?" he asked calmly.

"H-hallucination s-said... same..." she whimpered. She was so scared. She just wanted this to end.

"Buns," his voice was so patient and gentle. He took steps towards her, but as he neared her, Bunny clumsily scrambled to her feet and summoned a sword, pointing it at Darien.

"Not real," tears fell down her eyes, and the sword shook. "Not real..." she kept sobbing.

"Metatron," the Lilith hallucination talked to him. "Remember the psychological pain induced on her. She is unable to tell hallucinations from reality."

"C-can!" Bunny yelled, and everyone looked at her. She cringed, clutching her throat. It hurt so much to communicate. "N-not weak.." she tried convincing herself as she wiped away her tears with the little fingers she had. "This... hallucination!"

"Seraphiel, this is not a hallucination!" Michael stepped forward.

"G-go," she begged, and pointed the sword to her heart.

"Guys, please let me handle this. This needs to be taken rationally and calmly, and you're not handling this well,"

The four of them sighed in defeat, and they walked away from the throne room.

"Buns... please believe me." Darien begged once they disappeared.

She shook her head fiercely in disbelief, not wanting to listen to the hallucination. She choked as more tears fell down her face. Iblis truly was the master of torture...

Darien quickly stepped forward, and Bunny reacted. She slashed the sword in his direction, nearly about to chop his arm off. But Darien disarmed her skillfully and quickly brought his soul mate into his embrace, wrapping a tight, yet gentle arm around her waist and her shoulder.

"Buns, this is real," he didn't squeeze her too tightly, afraid he might break her. "This is real." He took her damaged hand and brought it to his heart, so she could feel his heartbeat.

Bunny looked up with fearful eyes, which were still bruised underneath. He gently stroked her hair away, and hesitantly leaned into her lips. "This is real," he whispered before his lips lightly pecked hers, and when he felt she was okay, he sank in deeper. He tenderly massaged her lips, pouring all his love and passion for his soul mate into the kiss.

Bunny gasped, allowing Darien to slip his tongue into her mouth. With the hand around her shoulder, he moved it so it kindly brushed her face. It wiped away the tears that fell down her face, and she soon decided to stop fighting. She sank into the kiss, feeling a rebirth of emotions that had been buried away for some time. She felt her heart beating once more, with more fierceness and life. The agonizing pain in her back subsided, as did her other injuries. A hallucination would never make her feel this way.

And then she felt it. She felt the bond that she had so missed with her soul mate. The bond was recreated between them as they kissed, and Bunny felt everything she missed about her boyfriend - his passion, his desire to protect her, his happiness when he was finally reunited with her, his sadness at her state, and most of all, his undying love for her. She felt all his emotions, and knew that he felt all of hers.

Darien broke away from the kiss to take a breath of air, but kept his forehead against hers. "I am real, Buns." tears could be seen in his eyes. "I am real. My love for you is real. Please believe me," he whispered, begging for his girlfriend to believe her.

After being away from his girlfriend for more than a month, he finally got to see her. But he never wanted to see her in this state. It tormented him to know that his girlfriend was suffering with hallucinations, and yet he couldn't do much to heal her. He wanted to protect her, he want to keep her safe, he wanted to be her covering. Anything that would always keep her smiling and happy.

Bunny stared into his eyes with sadness, and moved her hand to his heart hesitantly. She felt a heart beating inside, and it sent her pleasing shocks in her body. Bunny remembered the pain she suffered with, and the pain that handicapped her now. She focused on it, remembering that whenever she felt herself going insane, she would focus on the torment to keep herself sane.

Darien heard a soft hum resonating from his girlfriend, and he smiled. She looked back up to him, and with the three fingers she had, including thumb, index finger, and ring finger, she shakily wiped the tears from his face.

"...Real?" her hoarse voice strained to talk.

He nodded, pulling her into another passionate kiss.

After reconciling with his girlfriend for some time, which included passionate kisses and tender touches "for healing purposes" for more than an hour on one of Lucifer's couches, Darien picked up his girlfriend gently and brought her back to the room she was staying in because she began to feel fatigue.

"I will be by your side this whole time, okay?" he gently set her down on the bed and re-hooked her IV chords back into her arms. "These will help with the withdrawal symptoms of the drugs you were given, alright? It also helps with your severe dehydration and your malnutrition,"

She nodded, gripping Darien's hand. She was afraid if she were to slip his grip, the hallucination of Iblis would return. But then she remembered an important piece of information, one that depended on the very life of humanity.

"Sa...Sam..." she struggled to say, but she still got his attention.

"Sammy is fine, but he is extremely worried about you." he stroked her face. "We...we told him what happened to your girls, and of what he really was. But we didn't tell him of his identity yet. We will soon, though,"

"I-Iblis..." she choked. "Sa...Sammy's...ma-magic..." she teared up in sorrow. She let Iblis have Sammy's magic. How could she have been so weak?

"We know," Darien murmured softly. "We went through your memories of your days with Iblis to find out what he exactly did to you. But, please don't blame yourself, love. Your wings were torn from your body... It's not your fault. He forced you to bring forth Sammy's magic, and he weakened you to get it. Don't blame yourself," he grasped her fingers.

But Bunny wouldn't believe that.

"Buns, you have to." Darien read her mind. "It was a moment of weakness - even the strongest people have their weak moments. And that can't be helped. Please, trust me,"

Somehow, she found comfort in her soul mate's words. It felt like a burden was lifted off her shoulders a bit.

"Don't dwell on this. Just focus on getting better. For Sammy. For me." he pecked her hands.

Bunny nodded. Her eyes started to droop, and when Darien noticed this, he started to hum Bunny's favorite tune. It was a tune only she and he knew. It was her secret melody that always made her happy to hum when she was down in the dumps. She only shared this with Darien, and it became their secret melody.

He would've played this on the piano for her, or on any other instrument she wanted, but he knew that she feared him going away. Being secluded and psychologically damaged into believing everyone she loved was being tortured or dead would make anyone fear being alone. And if anything, Darien just wanted to see his girlfriend smile again. Just a simple lift of the lips would send him spiraling into heaven.

He chuckled a bit, remembering in most of their lifetimes, Bunny was always the one trying to get him to smile. He was more serious of the both of them, but the one who could always make him smile was his other half. She was his lighter half, his brighter side, his everything.

But now, he was going to try his best to make his girlfriend smile. He owed her that much. Just to make the pain go away, just to make her at ease, just for her to be happy after all the torture she endured, he would do everything.

Hotaru woke up in the middle of the night, feeling Bunny's presence. She smiled to herself, glad to know that Bunny was safe.

She got out from one of the guest room's of Amy's house and quickly ran over to Sammy's room.

Sumi and Giovanni realized that something would happen to them after the disappearance of the girls' other parents, so they made a pact with Lucifer. This made Amy's house connect with Hell in a sort of way; that way, when the time came, the new generation of angels would be safe from harm. Since Lucifer appeared, this house had been off the map of djinn, making it easier for them to communicate with one another.

Hotaru was still recovering from the torture, but it wasn't as bad as she thought it could be. Her fingers and teeth grew back courtesy of magic, and her scars and bruises were barely noticeable. Psychologically, she was fine.

She opened Sammy's door, and ran over to his bed. She touched him gently, and he instantly opened his eyes in shock. "Hotaru," he breathed, smiling a bit. "How are you? Are you okay? What's wrong?" his calm green eyes sudden became alert.

"Bunny..." she breathed. "Bunny - they got her." she clutched her chest, feeling a bit uneasy. "She's safe."

"She is?" Sammy sat straight up. "Can I go see her? I need to see her!" he scrambled out of his bed, but Hotaru stopped him.

"No Sammy!" she pushed him back on the bed. "Bunny... you don't know what she's been through. She... she isn't stable at the moment. She's been secluded from all of us for more than a month. Too many people around her could make her uneasy."

"But, she's my sister." he pouted.

Hotaru sighed, sitting on the bed. "Just give her some time... After all, she has had your magic flowing through her body, and that nearly burned up her body... it may make her fear you."

Sammy pouted, but sighed, crossing his legs. He turned on the light, and just fiddled with his fingers in defeat.

Hotaru smiled. "I admire your love for your sister. You two have such an amazing bond. Always looking out for each other. Making sure the other is safe. I guess that is to be expected when you're born as brother and sister for so many life times."

"What are you saying?" he tilted his head adorably.

"...It's a bond that all angels should have. We should look out for one another, be there for each other protect each other, and work together. But we're separated from one another. We fight individually. We are individuals when we should be a team... I think Bunny can bring all of us angels together." Hotaru whispered. "She brought all of us together, the girls, the guys - we're like one big happy family ever since she came. We've looked out for one another. We might need some more work, but us angels are family. We should start acting like it..."

Sammy just looked at Hotaru with awe. She was so smart, observant, and intellectual.

"So you're saying... that we should be united as one, if we want to defeat Iblis?"

She smiled. "You're catching on pretty quickly."

"Hotaru," Sammy furrowed his eyebrows a bit. "When Darien told me that I was an angel... things began to develop. My dreams became memories of the past lifetimes. And... names started to pop up whenever I saw their faces. With Darien, his name was... Metatron. With you, its Sandalphon."

"Those are our angel names. All angels have one. Metatron is the Heavenly Scribe, and my name is associated with silence and rebirth.

"Then... what is mine?"

Hotaru paled at that question. Sammy was pure of heart since he was raised as a human. Without him knowing of his true origins, it was much more dangerous for him. He might even reject who he was. He might even hate himself.

But that was who Sammy truly was. And if he wasn't going to accept it, then Iblis would use him to his advantage, and twist Sammy into his own group.

"Hotaru..." Sammy pouted with his big green eyes. "Who am I?"

"...You are Abbadon," Hotaru closed her eyes when she said those words. "The Angel of Destruction and Annihilation."

"I don't care what you say, I'm going to see her!" Mina's voice was a bit hoarse, but still spoke with passion and determination.

She walked out of her room with her personal IV, dragging it along with her as she walked towards Bunny's room.

"Mina, please relax," Malachite begged his girlfriend with worried eyes.

"What if it was Darien?" she turned and faced him. "What if your best friend was tortured for more than a month? You'd be worried, too."

Malachite's eyes softened in realization. Mina was right. If it had happened to any of them, he would've wanted to see how they were immediately. He sighed in defeat, and gently put an arm around her for support. "Come on then - I guess there is no stopping you," he smiled.

Mina supported herself using Malachite, and slowly walked towards Bunny's room. When they finally made it, she hesitantly knocked on the door.

"Come in," Darien's voice allowed them to open the door. When Mina walked in with her IV, she gasped in shock. She nearly ran over to the bed her friend was sleeping on.

Since Bunny's arrival, Mina became very close to Bunny. She was like a sister who shared her same interests. They helped each other out, gossiped with one another, trained together, sabotaged Rei by stealing her magazines, and had loads of fun.

But seeing her friend like this crushed Mina's heart. She couldn't believe how much damage her friend could take, and that was just physically. She gently look Bunny's other hand, and grasped it.

"Bunny..." Mina whispered.

"Is she okay?" Rei appeared in front of the doorway. She had looked much rested and better, but she was still a bit uneasy. She walked over beside Mina, and put a supportive arm around her friend.

Rei was very protective of Bunny. Through the past weeks of her arrival, Bunny was fun, full of life person to be around. Rei found herself enjoying her company, and even though she was being sabotaged by both her and Mina, it never failed to make her laugh.

And, Bunny wasn't creeped out by Rei. With the other girls, it took them some time to get used to Rei's attitude and seriousness; but Bunny didn't care about that. She immediately saw Rei as a friend, and Rei felt her heart warmed by that.

"When did she get back?" Rei asked.

"A few hours ago," Darien murmured.

"Why is she so pale?" Amy inquired as she joined the group with Lita at her side, who looked much tired and aching. Their respective mates followed in behind them.

"It's like she blends in with the sheets..." Lita whispered.

Darien sighed, weaving a hand through his hair. "Her wings were torn out. It caused a significant amount of blood loss, and a took out a large chunk of her flesh..."

A collective gasp resonated from all of them, and the girls sank into their soul mates in sadness and in heart break. The girls and their soul mates gently placed their hand on Bunny's arm, the one that wasn't occupied by Darien, and gently whispered words of healing in the ancient language of angels. Such use of words were to be used in dire situations, for they were powerful and could be deadly if not used properly in their human forms.

Amara and Michelle walked in, along with Trista, who looked a bit worse than the other girls. Yet she plastered a smile on her face as she walked towards Bunny's bed.

"How's kitten holding up?" Amara asked.

"She's alright, she just needs a lot of rest and healing done to her." Darien tried to smile, but the inside, his heart broke every time he saw his girlfriend like this.

"It'll be alright, Darien," Trista put a reassuring hand on Darien's shoulder.

"Bunny is a very resilient girl," Michelle took a deep breath. "She can make it through this."

"I know," he whispered.

Everyone stayed quiet, for they were unable to speak. No words could be said. The only thing that could be heard was Bunny's haggard breathing.

"How is Sammy holding up?" Amara questioned.

"He's alright, but very worried about his sister," Zoycite explained. "We had to put him to sleep because he was afraid of seeing her being tortured."

"Have you told him about his true identity?" Lita asked.

"No," Nephlite answered. "Not yet,"

"He is going have to know sometime," Trista said. "Better now than later,"

"But what is he going to think when he finds out?" Amy asked. "I've known Sammy, and he hates to cause trouble for anyone. He will not take it kindly if he finds out he brings destruction."

"But he is associated with destruction, that doesn't make him who he is," Mina murmured.

"He is going to hate himself," Amara whispered.

"Iblis might use that to his advantage," Malachite murmured. "With Sammy having a identity crises, Iblis will use that to his opportunity and take Sammy from under us."

"So what do we do about it?" Rei asked.

"We're going to have to tell him the truth," Lita came to this conclusion.

"I agree," Jadeite murmured. "Even though he might not like it, he will know the truth."

"And we will be there to support him," Michelle smiled.

"Where is my angel?" a voice called, and they all turned around to see Sumi and Lilith with another angel. This angel had hazel colored eyes, and black hair that reflected blue in the lights. He was lanky, yet there was a calming affect he had around him. "Where is the angel I am here to treat?" he rubbed his hands together mischievously.

"Right here," Mina said, and everyone backed away from the her bed.

"Oh my," he creased his eyebrows. "She will be needing much work."

"Raphael, you think we should get some more medicine for her?" Lilith examined the IV fluid bag.

"Yes... she was given far too much drugs for her to handle. This will take nearly a day for me to fix, but this is doable," he said, hovering over Bunny. "Okay, you are all going to have to leave, except for Darien. Ariel, I need some warm cloths,"

Sumi brought forth some warm cloths, and gently put it against Bunny's forehead. "Don't worry, Bunny will be up by tomorrow," Sumi smiled, talking to the girls.

The girls nodded, and soon emptied out of the room.

"Are you ready to initiate our plan, master?" A djinn asked deviously.

Iblis just grinned maniacally as the vial filled with an emerald green smoke glinted against his eyes. He had tweaked the magic, twisting it into his will and making his own plague. He growled a bit to himself, disappointed he only got a little out of his Little Rabbit. But, he would get Abbadon. He always got whatever he wanted.

He stood at the gateway from the Djinn world to the human world. The guard between different worlds laid on the ground, nearing his death as a large pool of blood laid next to him. He would suffer greatly for an amount of days, but he was immortal. He would survive.

"Get Zerachiel back - and make sure he watches the news in the human world. Let him watch what he caused." Iblis commanded, and the angel named Zerachiel was harshly lifted up.

The plague in the vial was the bubonic plague, but a different form of it. There was a cure for bubonic plague, which was early treatment of it. But this one... it was deadlier and much more painful.

He kissed the vial, and opened it up towards the human world.

The plague entered the human world. The emerald smoke entered it's atmosphere, and soon blended in with the air. Iblis started to cackle with glee, feeling his adrenaline rush with excitement.

The war had begun.