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Colt looked on in helpless horror as Kira fell to the floor. He ground his teeth as the men tried to pull him away, rooting his feet to the floor he leaned forward as far as he dared. Her scream echoing in his ears and strength surged through him. "She's not going anywhere without me."

The room froze, then it burst into chilling laughter. "So, she's found herself a boyfriend as she?" the redheaded man sneered.

Colt ground his teeth.

"Very well, lock the boy up too."

"Yes my lord."

Colt felt a colossal weight hit his head and all was dark.

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Tum Tum struggled fruitlessly against his captive, but only succeeded in getting a sharp rap on the head.

"Stop struggling idiot, I want you to look respectable for the market."

Tum Tum stopped struggling immediately, "Will there be things to eat?"

His captor looked surprised, "Well yes, you'll be getting a bath too."

Tum Tum nodded thoughtfully and soon nodded off the sleep.

When he woke up he was in a hideous brown tent, but the smell of food lingered in the air. Sniffing diligently for a few seconds, he rushed towards a table in the corner that had been laid out with food. After eating in silence for a few minutes he slowed his pace. When his captor came back he found him at the table still eating the last remnants of the food that had been put out.

When he saw the empty plates he shook his head in disbelief, but said nothing. "So, tell me. What was a lad like you running around the royal prison for?"

"I found a secret entrance and wanted to explore." Tum Tum crossed his fingers behind his back.

"Idiot. Well, come on then."

After a considerable amount of walking was done, a huge wagon loomed in sight. The man grabbed Tum Tum's hand started running toward the wagon. "STOP!" he boomed. "This 'uns just about perfect. Can't start without him." He heaved Tum Tum into the wagon and tied his legs firmly to the rail with a length of rope from his pocket. Then he melted into the crowd, leaving a bewildered Tum Tum to face the roaring throng of people.

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Rocky stumbled through the darkness with his hands in front of him. "Tum Tum" he hissed. "Where are you? This isn't funny." He groaned and fumbled in his ninja tunic and his fingers brushed the edge of his torch. 'Idiot,' he cursed himself. An eerie blue beam came from the torch, making dense shadows appear on either side. Suddenly a shout came from behind him. "Hey! You! Put that down!" Rocky whirled and holding the torch between his teeth and launched himself at the voice. Hardly able to see what he was doing, Rocky struck frantically until his opponent lay still at his feet. Rocky cautiously shone his torch up and down the still body. The polished armour shining so brightly in the torchlight it hurt Rocky's eyes. Quickly stripping the armour from the body he slipped it over his ninja clothes.

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Colt's head hurt and he was cold. Freezing cold. He stood up, but when he tried to walk, his feet felt like they were made out of lead. He reached down and felt heavy lead chains around his ankles. He flopped back down despondently. Beside him, he felt someone stir. His heart stopped, then he remembered what he had said in the hall. "Kira?"

Kira stirred, she swore she had heard Colt. She sat up and tried to cast some light so she could see. But all she felt was a numbing cold. She touched her wrists and felt a band of steel on each one. Then she knew. The leader had forged Noit Bands. They had once been made by mage-haters to empty them of their power. Once a Noit Band had been put on, only the best mages could remove them and that alone would take an enormous amount of energy. They had been made illegal for a decade but he wouldn't abide to anyone's laws but his.

Kira shivered in the darkness. "Colt?" she whispered.

"Yea."

Kira stumbled forward until she came in contact with his leg.

"Are you alright?"

"Yea, are you ok?"

"Yea, except my head hurts. Can you give us some light?"

"I can't. The-They've taken away my magic."

"What?! How?"

"Noit Bands."

"I'm sorry."

"About what?"

"Nothing."

"Sorry I dragged you into this Colt."

"It's alright. I'd rather be stuck here with you than with any one else."

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Hope you liked it. Getting a little mushy. Please R+R