The group sat impatiently waiting for Joren to come back. Ryo more impatient than even Rowen.

'Poor, Sakura. This whole escort thing had really hit her hard. I just hope she doesn't get herself into trouble trying to prove herself.' Ryo's eyes constantly flitted to the passageway that she had left through. But his attention was suddenly preoccupied as a sinister laugh filled the air. The group stood up, looking around and on guard. Broadway walked in the room and gave them a smirk.

"Broadway." Rowen said in a low tone. Broadway smiled.

"I'm so happy to hear that you all remember me." He said evenly.

"Where is Alecie!" Rowen demanded. Broadway held up his hand.

"Don't worry young Ronin. She was just the bait used to get you here. I have no further use for her. You can have her back if you wish." He said calmly.

Rowen looked a bit startled as the king spoke up.

"If it was not my daughter you were after, then who?" he asked. Ryo's eye widened as an ugly feeling knotted in his stomach.

"If you want Sakura, you're going to have to get by me first." He said stepping forward, hoping that Broadway wouldn't notice she was missing. Broadway smirked as he held out his fist. He opened his hand as Sakura's blue crystal necklace dangled from his fingers.

"I already have her." He said. Ryo's eyes narrowed in anger as he charged. Broadway disappeared into thin air as Ryo searched the room frantically for him.

"If you want to find your wife, Ryo, follow me." His voice said floating through the air as an image of Sakura's face hung in the air in the tunnel heading toward the west. Ryo spared no time as he ran down the tunnel, the others right after him.

"Ryo, what about Alecie!" Rowen asked running beside him. Ryo didn't answer as he ran down the passageway.

"Ryo!" Rowen tried again.

"The are probably keeping her with Sakura!" he yelled back. "If you want to go off on your own to look for her then go, but I'm going to find my wife!" Ryo said determined as Rowen closed his mouth.

Ryo was more than likely right, but it didn't make sense to him. Why would they go through so much trouble to kidnap Sakura and Alecie just to tell them where they hid them. Rowen wasn't the only one to notice this.

"Why are they leading us to them?" Dais asked.

"It's more than likely a trap." Anubis answered.

"And we are falling into it why?" Sage asked.

"What other choice do we have?" Ryo asked angrily. "If you have any better suggestions please tell me now!" The other kept their mouth shut. Broadway continued to string them along, alternating the images of Alecie and Sakura to keep them going in the right direction.

"He's taunting us." Rowen commented with a growl. Finally, after many twists and turns they entered in to a large room. The room was lit by torchlight giving the room an eerie glow. The only ways out of the room was the way in and an archway at the far end. In the middle of the room was a medium sized platform, and on the platform lay…

"Sakura!" Ryo said rushing up to her. He was stopped about two feet away from the platform by an invisible wall. Ryo pounded on it, trying to break through when he saw Joren, Meliara, Broadway, and a chained Alecie come through the archway.

"Come now, Ryo. Did you really think I was going to make it that easy?" Broadway asked with a chuckle.

"Alecie! Are you okay?" Rowen yelled to her.

"I'm fine." She answered as Rowen gave a sigh. 'Thank God.' He thought. Broadway made a gesture with his head as Joren unchained Alecie. He then propelled her forward and pushed her though the barrier. Alecie stumbled as Rowen caught her and held her close.

"I'm so sorry." He murmured in her ear.

"It's ok. I'm fine." She said. She let go of Rowen and ran to give her father a hug which he gladly received.

"What do you want with Sakura?" Ryo demanded to know.

"I want to rule the world, and she will help me." He said.

"Do you really think Sakura would do that?" he scoffed. Broadways smile deepened as he took the red crystal out of his pocket and showed it to the Ronins.

"She will in a minute." He said.

"That's the crystal on the shadowrunners forehead." Cale pointed out. The others gave a gasp of agreement.

"That was what Seriyu and him were after the entire time. They wanted the crystal, not the shadowrunner." Cye said.

"The shadowrunner must have been another guardian." Dais concluded.

"You are correct and you will pay for your ignorance." Broadway said as he held up the crystal. It glowed a bright red as a gigantic red hand formed next to him. The hand moved toward the unconscious Sakura as Ryo tried again to break through the barrier.

"Sakura!" he cried as the hand stopped over her. Broadway locked eyes with Ryo, giving him a evil victorious glare as the hand grabbed Sakura right where her heart was located. Sakura, even though unconscious, gave a scream of pain; her golden eyes opening, as the hand roughly pulled out of her. Ryo banged his fists on the barrier as it held fast, he watched in horror as the hand opened up to reveal a small round diamond surrounded by miniature glittering diamond shaped crystals. Sakura's eyes became pupiless as the red hand brought the mysteriously floating crystal over to Broadway. He grinned as he took the crystal from the hand, the hand disappearing as the crystal suspended in his open palm showering his face with brilliant colors.

"Do you know what this is, Ryo?" he asked. "This is a heart crystal, to be more precise, Sakura's heart crystal. She can't live without it." Ryo clenched his fists in anger as his eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Don't worry, I'll give it back. But only after I have…fixed it." He said.  He took the red crystal in one hand and Sakura's heart crystal in the other. He slowly brought the two together as the room filled with crackling red energy. Sakura's pure looking crystal suddenly started to turn a devilish purple and black. It lost it's sparkle as Ryo glared in anger and horror. Once the red energy stopped and the red crystal in Broadways hands stopped glowing; Sakura's heart crystal was almost completely black except for the small diamond in the middle, a creepy violet glow surrounding it. Broadway then extended his hand toward Sakura as her heart crystal floated through the room to return to it's rightful place. It hovered for a second above her before sinking back into her heart. Sakura's pupiless eyes opened wide in pain as she screamed, the pupil returning to her eyes. She stared expressionless at the stone ceiling as Broadway gave a victorious laugh. The barrier holding Ryo back vanished as he rushed over to Sakura.

"Sakura?" he called out to her gently as he stood over her. Sakura's golden eyes became a shade darker as her gaze shifted from the ceiling to him. She narrowed her eyes as she pushed him away. Ryo looked at her shocked as she sat up.

"Sakura.." he tried again as he touched her arm. Sakura glared daggers as she shot a blast of  dark energy at him. Ryo hit the opposite wall as the others gasped in shock. Sakura slowly stood up and walked over to Broadway. She stood next to him as he gave a triumphant glance at Ryo who stood up.

"Sakura" he said sadly as he looked at her, question and sadness showing in his blue eyes. Sakura returned Ryo's look with a cold glare as Meliara, Broadway, and Joren left the room. Sakura then turned her back to Ryo and left as well.

"Sakura! NO!" Ryo cried as he rushed after her. Brick filled the archway they had left through, preventing Ryo from going after his wife. Ryo sunk to his knees.

"SAKURA!"

A.N.- Ok, the whole heart crystal thing was from Sailor Moon, so that is not an original idea of mine. Just letting you all know so that I'm not sued. But I liked the idea of it so I used it. And things may not be really clear right now as to what just happened but  it will all be explained later. And also this chapter took me forever to write so it would be nice if I got a lot of  reviews! Wink wink. ^_^