A.N. One reviewer! Thank you Queen of Duels!

It hurt.

Everything hurt, all over.

She groaned softly and opened her eyes, crying out in shock, realizing she was surrounded in icy hot blue and black flame.

She slowly sat up, grabbing her throbbing head. Blood was all over, all of it her own.

"Where… where am I?" a familiar voice penetrated her thoughts, and made her head throb worse, drawing a tear that crystallized into a blood red stone and fell into her hand. She stared wide eyed and in disbelief.

It was Mitsuko, and she was screaming…. But why?

You are awake my daughter.

An all too familiar voice penetrated, her eyes widened even more.

"Kassan?" she asked, her voice hopeful as she stared around her on all sides, searching for the familiar face she knew so well.

And she came, calmly walking through the flames, her golden eyes shinning in happiness.

My daughter… I have missed you deeply.

Her voice was deep and rich, so wise, so familiar and comforting that she forgot all about the pain a she wrapped her arms around her mother's furry neck, burying her face into the sweet smelling fur that smelled of the hunt, the den, her home… everything that had been taken from her.

But no tears fell, for they seemed to refuse to do so.

"Kassan!" she closed her eyes in remembrance as the warm, sand papery tongue wiped at her eyes and face.

No more sadness and tears now, my daughter. Now, it is time to stand tall.

"What are you talking about?" she asked, using the same wolf language she had learned all those years ago. Another scream ripped through the air and she again fell to her knees, squeezing her eyes shut.

Your friends are in trouble. You must go!

The flames all around intensified and the pain came back full force, making her scream in agony.

Push past it my daughter. I must go now…

Before her very own eyes, her own mother began to disappear into the fire.

"NOOOO! KASSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!" an energy started to surge around her, and the world she was in slowly started to fade, now filled by beeping machines and a started cry.

When she opened her eyes, everything she saw was tinted red. Her eyes glowed and Dr. Gilmore and Dr. Kasumi had pushed themselves against the wall in shock. She slowly got up and stood, beneath her feet plants and grass began to grow. She began to walk, in almost a trance out the hole the cyborg drones had made.

Her right arm began to pulse and glow red, as well as her forehead.

006 stepped back, shaking in fear as she slowly walked out of the rubble. She extended a hand towards one of  the groups of cyborg drones.

"Death." Her voice was low and haunting, and as she said this dark energy burst forth from her hand, annihilating the cyborgs were they stood.

"0014!" 003 exclaimed as the younger cyborg drew nearer, annihilating ay evil cyborg that she passed. She stopped before 009 where he had been drug. She extended her left hand and placed it on his chest were he had been impaled by the murderously claw of the insect cyborg.

"Life." She said softly, a tint of her old self showing through as white hot energy burst forth. 009 cried out as it bit into his flesh and began to pull and mend it back together.

"009!" 003 cried, dropping to her knees beside him as 0014 turned. Suddenly, large dragon wings shot through her back, splattering blood over the battlefield. They were deep ebony in color, and looked to be dotted with stars, like they held the sky.

"0014…" 009 murmured letting himself get cuddled by 003 who continued to sob his return.

Suddenly, the dragon wings began to flap slowly, and soon 0014 was levitating a foot off the ground, the plants still growing and blossoming under her feet. Some even had wrapped their way around her, and now, in addition to wearing black pajama pants, and tank top, a rose vine had wound itself around her, it's thorns piercing her skin and drawing, not red, but black blood.

Her eyes began to glow brighter as she looked as she set eyes on the insect that held her friend in its clutches. Her friend's arm was shattered and it hung at a peculiar angle. There was a pause in the fighting.

"You came, Dragon."

"Let her go. Now." 0014's voice was deadly, and her eyes narrowed.

"As you wish." 0015 gave a screech as he let her go… right over the cliff.

0014 was unaffected as several cries arose.

"You do not care anymore Dragon?" 0014 smirked, and suddenly 002 shot up in the air, a now unconscious 0015 in his arms.

"Don't tell me you forgot all about me?"

"Foolish cyborg!" the insect growled and took aim with it's antennae. Suddenly, 0014 lurched forward and held the antennae in her right hand, smirking at it' stricken expression as she slowly tore both antennae off in a clean move.

"Do you fear me?" there was no answer and she smirked.

"I can sense you are shaking. Know this." She easily grabbed the pincher as it made a move to her. She studied it.

"Such a nice robotic arm." She tightened the hold she had on it, and in return it began to crack. The cyborg screamed in pain.

"Know this 'dad'." She accented on the dad, gritting her teeth as she slowly began to twist and break the arm while the cyborg writhed in pain.

"So be it, if you ever touch one of my friends again." She cleanly snapped the arm.

"I swear I will do much worse than break your cyborgs." She threw the arm overboard.

"I'll come after you." She raised her right hand, and the bandages began to ignite and burn to pieces as an eye opened on her forehead, it was purple, instead of brown like her normal eyes and she smirked, showing her fangs.

"I am… the Dragon." Dark energy pulsated from her arm, as a black dragon reared it's head and enveloped them both in a swirl of flames.

"0014!" 004 put a hand on 007's shoulder and shook his head.

There was nothing they could do.

When the inferno cleared, all that was left was a slightly burnt 0014. She wobbled on her feet and turned to face them. Her wings shrank into her back and her third eye closed while her eyes ceased to glow. But her brown eyes were empty, and she was teetering on the edge of consciousness and unconsciousness. She slowly walked/stumbled to where 0015, 009, and Touma lay.

"I am sorry…" her eyes rolled back and she fell onto the ground, the plants cease to grow and her breaths come shallow and short.

"Is it over?" 007 asks in disbelief picking up an unconscious 0014, while 002 gently takes 0015 in his arms.

"No. This is just the beginning…" 004 sighs, and takes a still out of it Touam over his shoulders.

Now you know what we are in for. You fought well.

001 interprets their thoughts and there is a silence.

"With good teamwork, we will win." 009 say confidently, and then coughs slightly, leaning on 003.

"All we can do… is hope and pray." 005 says suddenly, and there is a silence in confirmation to that fact.

TBC??????????

A.N. dunno if I should end it here….