"Jade? Your awake!" Calliope hugged Jade. Jade noticed she was back in her dorm. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. What's going on?" Jade looked around, but didn't see Vriska.
"Vriska went looking for you when you disappeared." Callie sighed. "But when you came back she was contacted and is now coming back. She should be back by tomorrow!"
"I don't even remember much after falling off the pier." Jade mumbled.
"What pier?" Callie asked.
Jade thought back to the mission. "I was trying to find the Condense's location, but I ended up finding the woman who's voice I've been hearing. When we got there it was an underground cavern that had a stone pier leading up to a huge crystal in the middle. I broke it, but then my memory goes fuzzy." Calliope's eyes went wide. "What's wrong Calliope?"
"You found her."
"Yeah, I found the woman who's voice I heard."
"You set her free?" Callie held her head in her hands.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Dualscar opened the door. "Why don't you ever knock?" Jade sighed.
"I'm just here because someone miraculously reappeared after getting kidnapped by the Condense! Any idea who it was?" Dualscar huffed in anger.
"The Condense is awake?!" Jade exclaimed in shock.
"How did you not know that? She kidnapped you and you're asking me if she's awake!" Dualscar snapped.
"I remember my memory going black on the mission then waking up in the middle of nowhere. Unable to teleport. On the outskirts of Derse!"
"You could have taken her out!"
"I didn't know it was her!"
Dualscar groaned. "Great!" He stomped out of the room, grumbling under his breath as he left.
Jade and Calliope sat in silence. The day slipped into night and before anyone knew it it was day again. The dorm door flung open as Vriska came in.
"You found your way back! And I thought the Condense take you to far to find." Vriska flopped on her bed.
"Are you okay?" Jade asked.
"Yes. Are you okay? You were kidnapped by Condense."
"I'm fine."
"What happened after you fell?"
"When I fell the wind slowed me down? I stopped infront of the huge crystal and I broke it. My memory is black after that. Next thing I knew I was in a tower and I couldn't teleport, so I escaped, but I need to get a new rope and blanket."
"Lets get supplies, then get back out there. Since you were kidnapped, madness has spread; its chaos out there!"
"Really?"
"No, everyone is holding hands and having tea parties- yes really! We need to stop the Condense as soon as possible!"
The three set off to see Dolorosa. "Miss Dolorosa, do you have information on the Condense?" Jade asked.
"Currently, no. Apparently there is someone going place to place by the name of Uranium who seems to go to places according to the route of the spikes in attacks, only to disappear again. From whats known, he should be headed to Faferel." Dolorosa handed them a the notes.
"Thanks!" Jade headed out with Vriska and Calliope in tow.
Faferel was only a few miles from the academy and was were the students bought most of their supplies. The group took a shortcut through thick, wild forest, greatly cutting the travel time. They entered, quickly buying supplies before sticking to the shadows as they waited for Uranium.
Uranium was a mysterious character, constantly checking his surroundings as he went about. He headed into the woods and the three followed closely. Jade stepped forward to her a snap. A net flew up around her, pulling her up into the air in a mass of ropes. "Not this again!" Jade muttered, then turned her gaze to Vriska and Calliope. "Keep following Uranium! I'll get out of this and catch up!" Vriska nodded to Jade before dragging Calliope with her, sword drawn and at the ready as they went on.
Jade watched then take off, then she focused on teleporting out. Sparks flew, but nothing happened. "It keeps happening!" Jade growled, exasperated by the situation. Her ears flicked towards a sound in the brush. "Who's there?" She sighed, although she knew it was probably the person who set the net up in the first place.
"You're in a net again." Shale called from his spot. Jade groaned. "You have the worst luck."
"I'm trying to find someone."
"Is it me?"
"No, I'm looking for someone named Uranium. I'm trying get information on the Condense."
"Well, you aren't going to find him in a net." Shale replied before stepping over to something. The net dropped to the ground, Shale looked over.
Jade got up. "Thanks."
"Any time. But... Uranium is very protective of information, so he won't tell you anything even if you ask the guy."
"What?"
Vriska and Calliope ran over. "You again?!" Vriska shouted, sword raised.
"I heard you need Uranium's information?" Shale smirked.
Vriska lowered her sword. "Do you have it?"
"Yes I do."