Shun's POV

I hear yelling and feel arms around me lifting me up off of the cold hard ground. I manage to open my eyes but everything around me is a blur. Before I had a chance to fight back, my eyes closed and my mind began to drift. Once I awoke, I let out a moan of anguish since the headache I currently have feels like a million little knives stabbing into my skull. As soon as I let out the moan, I feel a warm hand take hold of mine. " We're here Shun," whispers a familiar voice. Although I can't place who spoke these words, I feel a rush of peace wash over me. I manage to open my eyes, but the world around me is still a haze. I blink a few times and the world returns to normal. Once I was fully awake, I try and sit up only to have my body gentled pushed back onto the bed. "Not yet Shun. You need to rest. We still need to figure out what's going on with you." This time I know Lucas is the one speaking. Although I want to fight back and say that I am ok. I know he's right and that I need my rest.

"Lucas, is this a normal part of being a Crystalite? Do you all pass out or is it just me? and why would this be happening?" I already feel like I know the answer to some of these questions but my patience is wearing thin.

"Sorry Shun, we don't know why this is happening to you. It's completely unusual for a Crystalite to blackout as much as you," says Alex walking closer.

"What do you see when you blackout anyways?" asks Charlie as he takes a step forward.

"Sometimes I see different colored lights spread throughout the darkness. When the blackouts were just starting, I heard a voice telling me that it was my mom. Another time I met Lucas. I don't understand what it means though. Everytime I try to think about it. It just makes me more confused."

"I think I understand some of it Shun," says Lucas taking a seat beside me on my bed. "This is gonna sound strange to you, but would you be willing to let me into your mind? That way I can see what has been happening to you and try to make more sense of it."

"Umm... I guess?! I don't think I'm exactly following you, but I trust you. If you think this would work, let's do it."

"Ok." Those are the last words I hear my brother speak as he places his hand on my forehead and my eyes begin to close. When they open again, I'm in a strange place I can't explain.

Ren's POV

"Let's go find Shun," demands Dan. "I know my best friend. He's probably scared. I know he doesn't do well in new surroundings."

"Then, let's go find him," I say pulling out a dimension controller and opening a portal. As soon as we walk through, we're surrounded by white walls and portraits. "This must be the palace."

"Looks fancy," says Dan sarcastically.

"And big," says Marucho. All of a sudden we hear guards approaching. "In here hurry!" I look to see what Marucho has found and find that he's holding a huge green door open for all of us. We hurry in and gently close the door and wait for the guards to pass.

"That was close," whispers Rafe.

"It was. we should keep moving," I say taking the lead of the group. We soon find ourselves back in the hallway where we started.

"I hope Shun gets better soon. I really don't understand why he is blacking out so much," we head a voice walking towards us but get lucky when they take a right instead of a left. We decide to go the direction the voice came from in hopes of finding Shun. As soon as we take a left, we hear multiple new voices and know we've reached our stop. We count to three and decide to head in.