Before you all ask why I've hadn't updated since...a long time ago, I'll explain it. You see, reviews sorta help me become inspired and when I don't recieve that many, I feel like the story isn't very good. I know, I know, I'm a review whore...lol. So if you really want me to update, you're gonna have to review! So before I start, I want to thank heya and Hunter Hatake for reviewing and getting me out of my funk. So I dedicate this chapter to you two! Thank you! All right, longest AN ever and I don't own MKR!

Chapter 28

After walking for a couple hours; everyone still wondering what had happened between Fuu and Hikaru; Umi sighed out loud.

"My feet are about to fall off. Please stop for a couple minutes."

Relieved that someone had broken the silence, Ascot nodded. "OK."

Umi let out a sigh of relief and fell to the ground, moaning about her poor feet. Fuu and Hikaru weakly laughed as they sat down next to her.

A few minutes later, Hikaru stood up to everyone's surprise. "I'm going for a walk." She turned, but was stopped by Fuu.

"I'll come." She was about to walk when Hikaru shook her head.

"No. I'll be fine. I just need some alone time." She turned and walked into the forest.

Fuu watched her go, sighing. She sat down next to Ferio and leaned against him.

"She'll be fine." he reassured her.

Hikaru finally reached a clearing. Sighing, she stared into the sky, just thinking about everything.

"I can't believe Jomei is evil. I trusted him and he just threw that away." she murmured.

"Hikaru-chan…" a haunting voice called out.

Hikaru gasped. "Nova?" she began to walk towards the voice. "Nova!" she called out louder, running now.

She ran into another clearing where she had heard Nova's voice, but no one was there. "That's weird…Maybe I'm hearing things…" she said to herself, turning to walk back when the ground shook, causing her to fall.

"Whoa!" she exclaimed, falling hard on her face. "Ouch…" she spat dirt out, wiping the blood from her nose off.

She attempted to stand up, but the ground continued to shake. "Stop shaking!" she commanded, trying to dodge flying debris.

After 5 minutes, the ground stopped. Breathing hard, Hikaru stood up cautiously. "Are you done?" she asked.

The ground gave one last little shake, then completely stopped. "OK…" she wiped herself off.

"I should probably get back…" she said out loud when she heard a scream.

"Fuu-chan!" she instantly recognized it. She ran back to the spot, praying for them to be fine.

She skidded to a stop, eyes wide and chest heaving. "Guys…" she murmured, tears forming.

The scene in front of her was one of the most horrible sights ever. A huge 16-eyed, 8-limbed monster had all her friends in its' limbs.

"No!" she screamed, running to them, calling her sword. But as she reached them, she bounced back.

Skidding on her butt, she felt the tears fall faster as her friends fell unconscious. "Guys!" she shouted, standing up and pounding on the barrier that separated them.

She watched in horror as the monster began to disappear, taking her friends' with it. "No…" she weakly whimpered, watching as the monster disappeared completely, her friends with it.

"Guys…" she weakly cried, pounding softly as the barrier disappeared. Standing up, she walked over and fell to her knees, sobbing helplessly.

"Guys!" she cried, tears falling. "GUYS!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, causing the birds to fly away.

Whoa, what will happen next? I know it's short, but I'll get better soon! Please RR!