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"Why are you here?" Rose asked harshly.

"Listen, I need you to be quiet." Hajeri limped over to a chair.

"Why?" Lloyd asked.

"Because I'd rather not have everyone know that I'm here." Hajeri's right hand was covered in blood and his left leg had blood running down from it.

Rose pointed her sword at his neck. "Who is it then? And you'd better not be lying."

"I don't know his name exactly but what I do know should be of some help." Hajeri looked at Boralo. "Why exactly do you have him here?"

"Because we're holding him hostage." Ace said with a sarcastic tone in his voice.

I sighed. "He's here because we were trying to figure out who he was and how we could help Boralo."

"Well, ya ain't gonna help Boralo 'cause there's no way you can help him. Not even Soa can do anythin'." Hajeri pushed Rose's sword away with his left hand.

Rose put her sword up. "So who is he?"

"The man that stole my Dragoon spirit, and I want it back." Hajeri stared harshly at the knocked out Boralo sitting in a chair.

I looked at Hajeri. "He stole your Dragoon spirit?"

"Yep. It all started when I figured out that I was just being used for his plans to take over the world. I, very stupidly, attacked him, and I got this in return." Hajeri opened his trench coat to show his white shirt blood stained and a stab wound in his gut. He stuck out his left leg a bit to show the slice right down the side.

"Ouch." Ace stared at the wounds. "That's gotta hurt."

'That's explains why his hand was bloody. He was tryin' to keep the blood from his stomach from oozing out too much.' I stared at the wounds. 'That's gotta be painful.'

"So why did you come to us?" Lloyd asked.

"Because I didn't know where else to go. I couldn't go back to the Dragoon Queen and ask her to heal my wounds 'cause I once tried to kill her so I knew she wouldn't help me." Hajeri winced when he tried to sit up straight.

"Maybe we could get Shana or Phirala to heal those wounds of yours." I said.

"No. That's the problem. These wounds can only be healed by the Queen herself." Hajeri seemed sure of himself.

"Maybe if we gave you back your Dragoon spirit?" I didn't think he needed to die just because of some man wanting to take over the world. It wasn't fair. Not fair at all. But hey, I guess that's how life is. Unfair.

"No. I don't think that'll work either." Hajeri rubbed the back of his neck with his left hand. His long black hair was blood stained. Just like mine.

"Maybe the Queen will forgive you?" I swayed back and forth.

Hajeri laughed, but not without feeling a bit of pain. "She'd never forgive me. I betrayed every Dragoon and tried to help Melbu win the war."

"But he didn't win the war! Now did he?!" I was just down right TIRED of having innocent people die. Okay, so maybe Hajeri wasn't that innocent, but he was tricked for crying out loud! He really didn't deserve to die. I think everyone in this room as killed someone. Even me. I remember killing that Giganto when I first came to Deningrad and that Wingly guard back in Ulara and a bunch of other people that I didn't know the names to. I know Ace had to kill people if he was working for Boralo and I'm pretty sure Rose killed people. I know she did, and she probably still does kill people. I walked over to Boralo and shook him. "WAKE UP!!" I continued to shake him until his eyes opened.

"Crystal…" Ace tried to stop me but I pushed him away.

"Why are you doing this?!" I continued to shake him even though he was already awake.

"I'm doing this because I want to. Haven't you figured that out yet?" Boralo asked me.

"You're sick, ya know that?!" I threw Boralo up against the wall.

"I don't mind ya tryin' to kill him, but please don't hurt my Dragoon spirit." Hajeri said.

I ignored him and picked Boralo up by his shirt. "Let Boralo out of your control NOW!!"

"Make me." Boralo's voice sounded too evil.

I punched him and he flew into the nearby wall. His chair tumbled over. I stomped over to him and continued to punch him. He just laid there and allowed me continue. It wasn't like he could do anything to stop me anyway. I mean, he was tied up! And it didn't feel right for me to be hitting a tied up person but hey, who cares?! After a long time of punching him, I felt Lloyd grab me from behind and hold me tightly.

"I think that's enough, Crys." Lloyd held me tightly. I squirmed a bit but finally gave up after realizing I wasn't going anywhere.

"I wasn't through with him so let me GO!!" I yelled at him.

"Nope. Sorry." Lloyd looked at Boralo who was now pretty beat up.

"Let's just all calm down and try to figure out what to do." Rose leaned up against the wall. Lloyd let me go. I straightened out my shirt and walked over to the window. I stared out at the busy streets of Deningrad.

"So what are we going to do?" I asked, finally calmed down.

"I don't know." Ace rocked back and forth.

Someone knocked on the door. "Hey, Crystal?" Milro's voice came from the other side of the door.

"Uh…yeah?" I walked over to the door and opened it just a bit.

"Well, Phirala wanted to take a nap but she said she heard voices in here so she decided to wait. So, can she come in now?" Milro asked.

"Uh…no. I'm…uh…training and I might…um…hit her on accident." I tried to think of the best lie that I could think of.

"What's wrong? You seem…nervous. Why?" Milro looked at me and then tried to look in the room. I shut the door even more.

"I'm…not nervous! It's just that…uh…" I was interrupted by Rose.

"No one can come in this room 'cause I said so." With that said, Rose slammed the door shut.

"Nice goin'. He probably didn't suspect anything. Nothing at all." I said sarcastically as I sat down on the bed.

"Hey, it worked, didn't it?" Rose sat down on the bed beside me. "Maybe we should just threaten Boralo until he does what we want him to do."

"Uh…I doubt that'll work." I looked at Hajeri, who looked like he was in more pain then ever. "Um…Hajeri?"

"I'm……f…fine…" Just then, Hajeri's eyes rolled back into his head.

"Hajeri?!" I ran over to him and checked his pulse. He had a pulse, but barely one. "We've gotta help him!" I immediately motioned for Lloyd to get over here. He obeyed and helped me move Hajeri to the bed. We laid him down on the bed. His breathing slowed down a lot in just a few seconds. Lloyd helped me take off Hajeri's trench coat and his blood stained white t-shirt. I ripped a piece of the bed sheet off and tied it around Hajeri's waist and over the wound as best as I could. My hands were covered in his blood but I didn't care. I continued to wrap the fabric around his waist and over the wound. I also wrapped up the wound on his leg. 'Please live. Please live.' Those were the only words that went through my mind.

"He's been poisoned." Rose told me.

"Poisoned?! How are we supposed to stop that?!" I screamed.

"We might be able to use Shana's Dragoon spirit." Ace suggested.

"No. Not this kind of poison." Rose walked over to Hajeri. "He might not make it."

I stayed silent. 'This can't be happening.' I closed my eyes. 'But it is happening.' "We'll just have to see what happens in the morning." I looked out of the window and noticed it was already dark. I slumped down in a chair and closed my eyes. 'I just hope he lives.' I drifted off into a deep sleep.

I felt someone staring at me. I opened my eyes. My eyes went wide with shock.

"Hajeri?!?!" I looked at the black haired man sitting in front of me. "But how?!"

"The important part is that I'm alive." Hajeri stood up and stretched. I noticed that his wounds on his leg and his stomach were gone. He looked over at his blood stained shirt and trench coat. "I'm gonna have to get me some new ones." He took of the bandages that I had put on him. "Did you do this?" He asked me, holding up the fabric.

"Uh…yeah. I thought it might keep you from dying but I didn't know you were poisoned so I just kept them on there." I watched him put back on his shirt and trench coat.

"I'd best be leavin' now." He opened the window and was just about to go out, when I stood up.

"Why? I mean, why can't you stay here?" I asked him.

"Because I doubt those Dragoon Judges in there will welcome me back with open arms." He was just about to jump out when I stopped him again.

"Maybe they will. Maybe when they hear what you've been through, they'll forgive you. Obviously someone did 'cause you're alive right now, aren't you?" I tried to persuade him to stay.

"Yeah." Hajeri brushed a strand of his black hair out of his face. "You're right, but I can't stay." With that said, he jumped out of the window.

I just remembered something. I stuck my head out of the window. "HEY!!" I hollered after him. He looked up at me. "What about your spirit?!"

He laughed. "You really think I'd forget THAT?!" He held up a black sphere. I smiled as he turned and ran off. I heard the door open. I turned around and saw Rose.

"Where's-" I interrupted her.

"He's fine." I looked back out of the window.

"He left? How? I thought he was poisoned?" Rose asked curiously.

"He was. Now he's better." I stared outside.

"But how?" She asked.

"The important thing is that he's alive." I heard Boralo moan. I looked at him. "I see you're awake." I walked over to him. "You gonna let Boralo have his mind back?"

"No." I sighed as he said this.

"He won't listen, Crystal." Rose sat down on the bed. "We should just go ahead and kill him now."

"There has to be another way." I started pacing back and forth.

"Well there isn't." Rose steadied her sword in her hand.

"There just has to be." I looked down at the Magical Staff. 'Maybe this can do something to help us.' I found a piece of paper in my pants pocket. 'What's this?' I unfolded it and started to read it.

Dear Crystal,

I just wanted to write this because I knew I didn't have enough time to tell you this face to face. The only way to save your friend is to get help from the Dragoon Queen. I said that Soa couldn't help. I never said that the Queen couldn't help. Once you get her help, Boralo should be back to normal. But I warn you, he has more power than you could ever imagine. Go to Ulara and find Charle. Tell her I sent you and she will know what to do. Well, I'll be seeing you soon.

Sincerely,

Hajeri

I put the note in my pants pocket and looked over at Rose.

"I need you to watch Boralo and don't let him out of your sight. Got it?" I told her.

"Okay. Where are you going?" She looked over at me.

"I've got some business that I need to take care of. Just watch him. I'll be back with some help as soon as I can." Before Rose could ask me what I was talking about, I grabbed my sword and ran out of the room. Milro stepped in front of me and I bumped into me. He grabbed me before I could hit the ground.

"Where ya goin' in such a hurry?" He asked.

"Uh…Ulara. I need to find Charle so she can help me." I told him.

"H-" I interrupted him.

"I don't really have time to explain. See ya!" I ran past him and out of the hotel. Milro stared after me with a confused look on his face. "I'LL EXPLAIN WHEN I GET BACK!!" I yelled back at him. I ran out of Deningrad and my wings came out. I flew off towards Ulara. 'I just hope Hajeri's right about this.' I knew I could trust him. The wind blew in my face as I started to pick up speed. 'Hopefully Charle is still alive and Boralo didn't kill her when he was here. But if Hajeri told me to find her in Ulara, then she must still be alive.' I prayed that she was as I flew over the dessert and towards Ulara.