It's weird, how it feels like you're made out of smoke. Kisshu thought to himself, his spirit was traveling through the air, trying to catch up with Masaya's. Too bad I'm the one that has to die now…
Kisshu passed many glorious scenes: fields of flowers, oceans, lakes, rivers, waterfalls… But he finally found Masaya on a wide, grassy plain. He was standing alone, overlooking the horizon. "Masaya." Kisshu greeted him, forcing a smile. There seemed to be no use for formalities now.
"Kisshu, I left Ichigo in your care-" Masaya looked at him accusingly.
"Relax. I'm not dead. See?" He held up his hand to show the difference. His body was a light blue color, whereas Masaya's was a pale white. "Our people can visit spirits." He said solemnly. "It's an old practice, but I don't have time to explain. I'm giving you my body."
"I'm not taking your body, Kisshu." Masaya said obstinately.
"Listen to reason! Don't be as stubborn as Ichigo!" Kisshu said irately. "It's obvious she doesn't love me-"
"Kisshu, I'm not going to take your body." Masaya restated with emphasis.
"Baka, Masaya!"
"Don't you think it would be better to have two people protecting Ichigo instead of one?" Masaya said thoughtfully.
Kisshu nodded. "Go on…"
"They can't both be gone…" Ichigo said, doubting what she had seen. She had just reached down to touch Kisshu's wounds when his body started glowing. She flinched back, unsure of what was happening.
"Ichigo." The glowing lit up the whole cave, and Ichigo wasn't sure what she was seeing anymore. The voice sounded like a mixture of some familiar people… But deeper…
"Masaya? Kisshu?" Ichigo said, afraid, as she backed away.
"So you do recognize us." The voice chuckled.
"Who-" Ichigo began as the light faded.
"I am Makashi." The figure began. He was wearing a white form of Pai's apparel, with gray buttons and a light blue scarf wrapped around his neck, the excess flowing behind him as he floated down to her. He looked to be about Kisshu's age. He was an alien, looking slightly like the Blue Knight, except his eyes were dark brown with gold around the pupils and his hair was shorter and a light nutmeg brown instead of blond. "A mixture of Kisshu and Masaya. We weren't sure what would make you happy." The voice sounded confused. "But upon Kisshu's insistence, we became one, for you." He paused. "Now I'm strong enough to protect you, no matter what." He smiled and kissed her hand. She withdrew her hand slowly, still processing this information.
"But... Masaya is… and Kisshu was unconscious.." She said, allowing it to sink in.
"Their bodies may be dead, but the spirits live on." Makashi replied. "We inhabit the same body now, so we have created a new person with memories of the other's past." He smiled weakly. "It's time to save our friends. I'm sure Pai and Taruto are trying their best, but they could probably use our help."
"Hai." Ichigo replied, still a little shocked.
"So how are we going to find them, Pai?" Taruto looked up at him uncertainly. "Your specialty is computers, not mazes."
Pai smirked. "Exactly."
"What?" Taruto looked at him at a loss as Pai pulled out a silver, small, rectangular device. He pushed a button on the side and it opened, revealing a screen on the lid and the inside.
"This helps me locate wires that computers use. I'm certain they've attempted to update the place." He smiled as input data into the tiny computer by touching the bottom screen and was rewarded with a beeping noise. He smiled. "Seems to be right…" He punched the wall, a screech of metal revealed wires behind it. "Here." He dismantled the wires one by one and connected them to his handheld computer. "Let's see what they have in their database."
Taruto waited impatiently as Pai typed away. "You know, they could be running out of air Pai, can't you go any faster? I mean, if it really was used for our kind, we can live with only ten percent of oxygen in-"
"Hush Taruto, I've found it." Pai pulled out the wires recklessly and left them splayed on the ground.
"Found what exactly?" Taruto said exasperatedly.
"Found out how to solve this maze." He smirked, then turned the computer to Taruto.
"All right!" Taruto exclaimed. The screen revealed a perfect layout of the cave's corridors. "Pai, you're a genius."
"Naturally. Now lets go." They flew to the first good sized room they could find on the map and weren't surprised when they were met by a wall instead of an opening.
(Ok, so the real reason I updated this so fast was cuz of newmew4you's reviews xD I didnt want her to suffer anymore. :) So... Any comments about this? I know it was sort of unexpected... But this is how my mind works ^_^)