"Okay, here's the plan. You'll go with your group first, and I'll follow you with my group in 2-3 hours." The superior Admin said.
"Got it." Mark said.
"Take care. Hopefully they won't get as desperate to threaten Arinia's life, but if they do don't take the risk. They are not too happy with her, so I'm afraid that they would really kill her. So if that happens, Arinia's safety comes first. You might get captured, but in the long run things will turn out well." The superior said.
"Okay, if worst comes to worst, I'll surrender to keep her safe." Mark said.
"Good luck." The Admin said, then he walked off.
Mark and his group walked to the entrance to Team Magma's base in the Fiery Cave, and penetrated it. Mark and his group walked through the halls of the base before they stopped in front of a cell.
"Mark, where do you think we'll find Arinia?" A grunt asked.
"I don't know where we'll find her……." Mark replied.
From within the cell, Arinia heard their voices and heard her name mentioned. Arinia struggled to get to her feet, and walked to the door of her cell.
Mark's back was to her so Arinia said, "Mark, is that you?"
Mark's eyes popped open and he said, "Arinia!?!? Is that you? Where are you?"
"I'm in the cell behind you." Arinia answered weakly.
Mark turned around and saw Arinia through the bars of her cell.
Mark saw how pale she was, so he asked her, "What did they do to you?"
Arinia replied weakly, "They tried to starve me……"
"You poor thing! Don't worry, we'll get you out of here if it's the last thing we do." Mark told her.
Maxie now appeared with a large number of Magma grunts behind him.
"Well, well, well….." Maxie said while crossing his arms.
"…….What do we have here?" He continued.
"Maxie!!! What have you done with Arinia!? Release her at once!!" Mark exclaimed.
Arinia watched these events unfold through the bars of her cell.
Maxie replied, "I think not, boy…… Arinia is my prisoner, rescuing her is futile…… So I suggest that you surrender to me, or else your girlfriend will pay the price."
Arinia was starting to feel faint, standing up was beginning to take its toll on her.
Mark now asked, "How did you know that she was my girlfriend?"
Maxie grinned evilly, "A little birdie told me……" Maxie chuckled after he said that.
Maxie continued, "Now surrender, there is no escape and you are all surrounded!"
Mark replied, "All right…… We surrender, but please don't hurt Arinia."
Maxie replied, "I won't hurt the girl, unless you surrender to me."
Arinia said very weakly, "Mark, don't worry about me, save yourself."
Mark exclaimed, "Arinia!!! Are you alright!?!? Answer me, Arinia!"
Now Maxie said, "Silence you young fool! Now take them away to their cells, I'll deal with you later." Maxie gave Mark an evil look.
Now Arinia said, "I'm fine……" Her voice trailed off, and she fell to the floor with a thud.
Mark exclaimed, "Oh, no! Arinia!!" Mark tried to get to Arinia's cell to see if she was okay, but the Team Magma grunts held him back.
Maxie now said, "I said take them away!!"
Maxie looked at Mark and said, "You should worry about yourself, boy." He grinned evilly at Mark.
The grunts dragged the Aqua members away, but while Mark was being dragged away, he saw Maxie enter Arinia's cell. Mark was worried about Arinia because there was nothing he could do to protect her. Inside Arinia's cell, Maxie found Arinia lying on the floor. He realized that she had fallen and had hit her head when she fell. Maxie picked Arinia up gently and put Arinia back in her bed. Then Maxie left her cell to go torture her lover.