Chapter 11

Talpa glanced up as Cale and Dais appeared in the throne room with Cye and Mia. Cye was half-conscious, since he was still weak.

"Good job you two," he said to them, walking over. "Take them to the dungeon and put them in the cell with their friends."

Just as they were getting ready to disappear, the others came running into the throne room.

"Go," Talpa told his Warlords.

Before they knew it, they disappeared with Cye and Mia. At the dungeons, Buka looked up as Dais and Cale appeared with them and chained them to the wall as well.

"Are you okay, Mia?" Buka asked.

"I'm okay," Mia answered. "How are you and Ryo doing?"

"Ryo is still unconscious from his last beating from Talpa and I'm okay," Buka said. "Marik had some fun with the whip but the bleeding has stopped. I don't think the cuts were all that deep. He was taking his anger for Yami out on me. How's Cye?"

Mia nodded and glanced over where they had Cye and Ryo. Cye was now completely unconscious. "After you guys left the second time, Sekhmet and Anubis showed up at the house to bring him here. He armored up and led the Warlords out of the house. He was hit by both of their attacks before he could unleash his own."

In the throne room, Sage and the others were facing off against Talpa and the Warlords.

"Go find the others," Sakura whispered to Sage. "We'll keep them busy."

Sage, Kento and Rowen nodded and ran out of the room heading for the dungeons, since that's where they're probably keeping them. Yami, Tristan, Serenity, Joey and Ryou went with them. Talpa knew exactly where they were going and called Sekhmet and Marik over to him.

"Go to the dungeon and bring that girl, not Mia, but the other, Ryo and Cye here. Leave Mia," he told the two.

They nodded and disappeared, heading for the dungeons. Mia and the others looked up as Sekhmet and Marik appeared in the cell. They unchained all of them except for her and then disappeared with them. Meanwhile, Sage and the others had found their way to the dungeon and started looking in every single one of them until they found Mia in the last one, but she was the only one in their. They knocked the door down and barged in. Kento freed Mia and she stood up.

"How did they get you?" Rowen asked.

"Dais and Cale captured us," Mia said. "Cye needs urgent attention. After you guys left the last time, Sekhmet and Anubis showed up to bring him here and he got hit by both of their sure-kills before he could use his."

They left heading for the throne room. Meanwhile, Sekhmet and Marik came in with Buka, Ryo and Cye. They chained them all to the wall. Ryo was chained closer to Talpa's throne chair. Soon, the others came rushing into the throne room. The Mystic Warriors were taking care of the Warlords while the others came in to the throne room to take care of Talpa and free their friends. Yami glanced over to see Buka chained to the wall alongside Cye and was furious. They could see that Cye was unconscious and Ryo was barely conscious.

"Let them all go Talpa," Sage ordered.

Talpa started over to them when the Mystic Warriors came running into the throne room after beating the Warlords. While they faced off against Talpa, Yami and the others headed over to try and free Buka and Cye from where they were chained. When they couldn't free them, they stayed there as they watched the others battling Talpa. Everyone was thrown back except for Sakura.

"Night Screen Strike."

Talpa, who was standing right in front of Ryo, disappeared and Ryo was hit full force by the attack. The chains disintegrated and Ryo fell to the ground. Sakura just about dropped her weapon when that happened and would have rushed over to him, if Talpa didn't appear behind her and grabbed her. Sage and Kento struggled to their feet and rushed over to help her. Sakura managed to escape from Talpa's grasp and joined them. The others joined them soon after. Talpa knew a way to get back at them but needed time to get his plan together.

"I'll be back," Talpa said and disappeared.

While Sakura and the others freed Buka and Cye, Sage and Kento went over to where Ryo laid. Sage put his hands on Ryo and his hands glowed and Ryo started to come around.

"Man, what happened?" Ryo asked as they helped him to his feet.

Before they could answer him, Kiseki called for them. "Sage, we need you over here."

They hurried over to where they had Cye lying on the ground. Sage healed him and Cye's eyes opened and he looked around. They got out of the castle and headed back to Mia's.

--Two days later--

Sakura, still feeling bad about what she had done to Ryo, was sitting down at the docks when she heard footsteps behind her. She looked up as Ryo sat down beside her.

"Are you okay, Sakura?" he asked when she turned to him.

"Yeah," Sakura said. "I still feel guilty over hurting you like I did at the castle."

"It wasn't your fault," Ryo said, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. "You didn't know that Talpa was standing right in front of me."

She smiled and they headed back to the house for dinner.