"I'm going to apologize to Echizen. I feel bad about it now." Horio said to himself. Everyone smiled at him and looked at the closing door. The last thing they saw was a spirit of a girl over the book. She picked it up and put it on the shelf and waved at them.

"Who was that?" Mizuki asked in a shocked voice.

"Her name is Mona, she guards the Hall of Records for us." Almost everyone looked at the door and smiled.

Hynicko was walking through the local park when she spotted Ryoma sitting on a bench petting Ilumno's muzzle. The birds flew above him and sang while they twisted around in circles. "Hey Ryoma, are you alright?" Hynicko asked in a sweet voice as she put her arms around his shoulders.

"I'm fine Hynicko. I just wish they wouldn't take magic for granted. They think it's so easy, why don't they try doing what we do." Hynicko just hugged him tighter.

"I'm sure they didn't mean it like that kid. Listen, how about we stop by Rally's Ramen and we'll talk it over. How does that sound?" Ryoma looked at her and smiled.

"You always do know how to cheer me up Hynicko." Hynicko smiled and they headed to the restaurant. Ilumno decided to leave them alone and head back to the dorms.

"Here we are Ryoma, let's take a seat." They sat down at the nearest seat and a woman with slightly curls brown hair came up to them.

"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. If it isn't Ryoma and Hynicko. This is such a treat to have you two here. Where's the rest of the super seven squirts squat?"

"That name is from when we were seven Rally."

"Fine, how about I call you the Seven Squats. That's a perfect name for the seven most troubling kids who did nothing but do random things on a daily basis. I don't know how many times I had to rebuild this shack because I lost track after fifteen." The three laughed.

"Can we have the usual?" Hynicko asked.

"Sure thing darlings. That will only take about three minutes." She walked away then three minutes later she came back with two large bowls of ramen. "That would be… thank you darlings." Hynicko cut her short and put the money in her hand. Ryoma chuckled and grabbed his chopsticks.

"So… what do you want to know?" Ryoma asked putting a slice of pork into his mouth.

"Just tell me everything on your mission to Earth. We haven't had time to talk like this since forever and I want to know about you Ryoma. So, tell me." She took a bit of chicken and he laughed.

Back at the Dorms

"Hey Ilumno, I thought you were with Ryoma." Vernon said petting behind the wolf's ears.

"Yeah well, they went to Rally's Ramen shop to talk so I left them alone to talk for a while.

"Oh, so that's where the dude is." Mario said from the couch.

"Where's Rally's Ramen shop?" Horio asked.

"Just a few blocks down the street to tell you the truth."

"Alright, thank you Ilumno." Horio ran out of the dorms.

"I'll go with him." Momo followed Horio through the doors and ran after him.

With Ryoma and Hynicko

When you walk away,
you don't hear me say
please, oh baby, don't go,
simple and clean
is the way that you're
making me feel tonight,
it's hard to let it go.

The daily things
Like this and that and what is what
That keep us all busy
Are confusing me That's when you came to me
And said, "Wish I could prove I love you,
but does that mean I have to walk on water?"

When we are older you'll understand
It's enough when I say so
And maybe
Some things are that simple

*Hold me,
whatever lies beyond this morning
is a little later on,
regardless of warnings,
the future doesn't scare me at all,
nothing's like before.

"When did you make this song?" Ryoma asked as Hynicko finished the song. They were now sitting on the roof of the shop.

"I don't know, it just came to me a second ago." Ryoma snickered. "What?"

"I don't know. Ask them." He pointed to the crowd.

"Shut up." She blushed and looked away.

"Excuse me, but do you know what's going on here?" Momo asked one of the men.

"Oh, two kids are on the roof and they were just singing. It was beautiful, they're right there." He pointed to Ryoma and Hynicko. "Good kids, that group will never be forgotten or broken up."

"Well, I think we found Echizen." Momo said walking toward the shop. "Hey Echizen!"

"Huh? Oh, well hello there Momoshiro!" Ryoma waved to him. The two hoped off of the shack and walked toward the two. "Why are you at this shop?"

"Horio is here to tell you something." Momo dragged Horio out from behind him.

"Well, I just wanted to say… I'm sorry for saying that earlier. I didn't know." Ryoma and Hynicko looked at each other and smiled.

"You're forgivin." They said together.

"Race you back to the dorms!" Hynicko challenged.

"You're so on!" Ryoma and Hynicko started running down the sidewalk. Their feet tapped the ground leaving light footprints. They turned left and skid down another block. Ryoma took the lead and turned into a pole.

"Sucker!" Hynicko said, but she ran into a garbage can and fell on her face.

"WHY ARE YOU TWO RUINING MY STUFF AGAIN?" An old man started throwing things at them.

"RUN!" They said at the same time. They were half way down the street when they broke into hysterical laughter.

"Just like old times." Ryoma said happily.

"It is just like old times." Hynicko said. They walked the rest of the way. Momo and Horio caught up to them on the last block.

"What, do you guys LIKE, to race every time you go home?" Horio asked between gasps of breath.

They looked at each other and smile. "Yup!"

"Keeps our stamina up." Ryoma said.

"And it allows us to get home faster, WHILE testing many of our stamina powers." Hynicko said happily. They came up to the dorms and pushed open the solid doors. When they came in they were shocked when they saw everyone knocked out sleeping.

"Hey, what happened?" Momo asked Tezuka.

"We don't know, we all just got tired and collapsed one by one." Momo was shocked but then he started to feel dizzy. Horio was already fast asleep on the couch. Momo started to topple over until Ryoma caught him and set him down.

"Hynicko, I feel something on the top of the building. Let's go." He went over to the elevator but it was out of order at the moment due to who-knows-what. So instead they ran up the stairs skipping a few steps in the process.

"Why are we not effected?" Hynicko asked with her hair being blown back by the winds that entered the windows.

"I have a few theories. One, we ran before so then we had our energy up and running. Two, we were aware of the phenomenon. Three, whatever is on the rooftop wants a fight and it chose us."

Hynicko was silent for a few seconds. "The first one doesn't work because Momo and Horio were also running."

"That's true."

"The second theory wouldn't work because Momo and Horio were also aware of what was happening."

"Do you think the third theory is the one?" Ryoma asked.

"I don't know, but we're going to find out soon." They jumped a few more steps and they reached the rooftop. The clouds were right on their feet making their feet soggy and wet. When they looked around they didn't see anything at first. But then the clouds started moving together creating a snake like creature.

"It's a dream eater. How did it find its way up here?" Ryoma asked staying next to Hynicko.

"I don't know how it got up here. But I do know its two main powers. It makes the enemy fall asleep and then eats their dreams making them larger, stronger, faster and/or anything in that range."

"You studied; well then, let's put our years of hard teamwork training to use." Ryoma said grabbing Hynicko's hand.

"Let's do it."

"There's just one last thing to know before we start. Whatever our friends are dreaming of… he can use them in real life." Hynicko looked somewhat shocked.

"Well, this is going to be a pain because we know what our friends dream about. And it's dangerous." The Dream Eater shot out two white puffs of clouded creatures at the two. The bother jumped to the left keeping their hands together. The two creatures left the cloud cover and came out as a mini madrill and a rainbow arctic rabbit.

The arctic rabbit pounce onto them and they kicked it off of the edge of the dorm tower. The Madrill went back to the Dream Eater. Ryoma and Hynicko smiled and jumped at the Dream Eater hand in hand. They tackled the Dream Eater and they fell off the edge.

Back with the Rest of the Dorm

Everyone yawned and woke up at the same time. "What happened here?" Hydoco asked as he got up from his bar chair.

"We must have fallen asleep sir."

"Momo and Horio are back. That must mean Ryoma and Hynicko are back as well." Tezuka said as he saw Momo and Horio walk toward the bar.

"Wait, we didn't fall asleep. We got dizzy and then everything went black." Horio explained.

"Wait, where are Ryoma and Hynicko at?"

"I don't know, I heard footsteps and then I didn't know anything after that." Momo answered.

"We have to-" He was cut off by a large slam and the dorms shook. "What in the world just happened?"

Maria looked out the windows. "Try looking out back." They all looked out back to find Ryoma and Hynicko fighting a snake like creature. "That's a bare skin Dream Eater."

"What are they doing?" Hynicko and Ryoma were hand-in-hand running at the Dream Eater with magic being built up in their fists.

"Double starlight poison dagger!" They punched the Dream Eater in the skull and the Dream Eater screeched in pain. They flipped back into their spot.

"I think that's good enough." Ryoma walked over to the Dream Eater and shrunk it while putting it in a glass jar. "I'll take this to Gelimo. He's always wanted to dissect one of these things." They headed through the back door. Everyone starred at the two and they stared back. "Yeeeaaaaaaaaah… so I'll be in the research lab if you need me." Ryoma said as he ran over to the elevator. "If you need me I'll be with Gelimo." Ryoma said as the doors closed.

"Who's Gelimo?" Thorneo asked.

"He is our research and knowledge specialist. He's kind of… different?"

"Weird?" Morica added in.

"Awkward?" Lily said.

"Random?" Cody said.

"He likes to experiment on creatures on his creations." Latell added in.

"He's scary." Ivy said from the couch.

"ALRIGHT! I think they get the point!" Hynicko snapped. "Gelimo is an extremely intelligent person who always experiments. He spend his free time creating new potions, spells, magic items and infections. He's kind of random and weird. At first he seems like a crazy mad-man but once you get to know him he's just like a normal person."

"I would have to say 'kind of' is an understatement. But he has a friend who helps him all the time whenever he can. He's… well, I think you already know." Tonics spoke up.

"Ryoma?" They all said as more of a statement.

"Yeah, long story short. Ryoma helps him in his research and experiments. Gelimo is like his own personal human weapon." Sakura explained.

"When will we meet him?" Fuji asked.

"Right about now." Maria laughed.

"Alright, who messed up my experiment?" A man with white hair wearing a lab coat screamed as he came down the stairs.

"You REALLY need to wait." Ryoma said behind him.

"Not now Ryoma." He pulled out a sword and put it at his neck. "Who messed up the experiment?" His body started going from pale to red from anger. His body started steaming.

Ryoma walked up to Gelimo and slapped his face. "Calm down Gelimo, it's just one experiment. You can always remake the damn thing." Gelimo sliced at his face.

"You better back away Ryoma. I don't want to hurt you." Ryoma brought out his swords. Hydoco got up and appeared behind him in no time.

"Gelimo and Ryoma!" Ryoma put his sword away but Gelimo still went to slice his head off. Ryoma pulled up a barrier and the sword bounced back. "Gelimo, you calm down this instant." Gelimo backed away and headed back to his laboratory. Hydoco sighed. "What am I going to do with you kids?"

"I don't know, you raised us." Hydoco went to slap him in the head but he dodged it. Ryoma sighed. "he's just in a bad mood because SOMEONE... messed up his experiment!" He looked at Lola and Blaze who just turned away slowly. "So, does anyone want to go on a mission?"

"I'll go with you." Fuji said happily. "You three will come too right?" He pulled on Tezuka, Momo and Kikumaru's arm.

"Fine, let's go." Ryoma got up and bounded to the doorway. "I already have our mission, I'm sure you'll like it." The five walked out of the dorms. "Duuuuue, EAST, my directions STILL haven't gone away!" He walked toward the edge of the island.

"Where are we supposed to go? Where's the train station?" Momo asked as he spotted the tracks.

"The station is right here." He swiped a card and a door opened up from the ground. "Let's go, I'll explain everything when we're on the train." They walked into the open stairwell.

MintLeafeon, i think you know what's coming up soon. :) I had to update this story so I could get back on track. I would like to thank MintLeafeon for all of her help on my story. Gracias, Arigato, Thank You and all the other ways to say that. Ja Ne for now People!