Okay, it's time for the next chapter. Oh, and anyone who didn't already see I wrote another one-shot. It's called "Star Crossed Lovers" I hope you all enjoy it too. Anyway, here's the next chapter. Enjoy! Oh, and thank you to all the amazing reviewers. One hundred reviews for this story! All right!

Chapter 12: Separate Missions

Anna looked over the seemingly abandoned village, knowing that she couldn't leave any spot unchecked. She knew that something would give away whether someone was there or not. She had put her wings away before she entered the village, not wanting anyone to know about her transformation, or the fact that she was working with Cruxis. She knew she could use that to her own advantage. Suddenly, she heard the snap of a twig in the background. It was then she knew that she wasn't alone.

"It's okay, it's just me, Anna. My parents sent me here while they took on that Mithos guy. Regal, if that's you, we knew that you would probably be here after wondering where we all were for so long. Please come out if it's you," Anna called as innocently as she could. She wasn't too bad at acting either as Martel, Kagerou, and Merlin ran out from the nearby brush with Regal not too far behind them.

"Anna, you're okay!" Kagerou yelled as he gave her a big hug, followed by Martel who hugged her leg. Merlin didn't really know Anna too much so he watched the scene unfolding in front of him. Regal smiled at their reunion. Anna wasn't about to let this peace last too long though. It was already pretty late at night and Regal and the kids were about to set up for the night anyway. Anna helped them all get ready and they prepared to go to bed. Anna offered to be the first night watch.

"Don't worry Regal, I helped Mom do this while I was still traveling with them," Anna assured Regal after he commented on how she was too young to be doing something like that. "Besides, I think you've probably deserved a little bit of sleep," she added. Regal had to admit that she was right about that. He hadn't really gotten much sleep lately and he was really ready to take sleep all night.

Once Anna was sure that Regal was completely knocked out Anna walked over to where Martel and Kagerou were sleeping. She nudged them both a bit until they woke up.

"What's going on?" Martel asked as she slowly opened one eye to look at Anna.

"Regal told me that we should get out of here. He's going to come with Merlin because I can only handle you two for the time being. He's going to catch up on his sleep a little and he'll meet us there," Anna informed them.

"Where exactly are we going?" Kagerou asked suspiciously.

"We're going to Meltokio, no one would ever think of looking there. Besides, he thinks that the bad guys are starting to catch up. We'll be safe in Meltokio, there's this guy there that I met while I was with Mom he'll watch over us all," Anna assured them.

"Okay, I guess...," Kagerou finally agreed as he helped his sister get up as the three of them walked slowly out of the village. Once they were completely out Anna revealed her black and crimson wings to them. The two siblings let their jaws drop at the sight of the angel in front of them.

"Where did you get those? What's going on?" Kagerou asked as he pulled his sister back a little bit.

"It's okay. Mom and Dad have these and even Grandpa does. They showed me how to get some and maybe you guys can too someday when you're older. They're really cool and really handy when you need to get somewhere quickly. Hold onto my waist tight and I'll fly you to Meltokio. You guys don't way too much, right?" Anna asked, hoping she could hold their weight.

"We don't weigh that much," Martel said, as if she was just insulted as she put her hands on her hips. She walked up to Anna and grabbed onto her waist tightly as she looked to see what her brother would do.

Kagerou wasn't too sure about what was going on, but he did trust Anna. Plus, part of him wanted to find out more about these wings that Anna had, he wanted to see if he could get his own pair. He slowly walked over to her and ran his hand onto her wing, his hand fazing right through it.

"There's not much to feel, that's why I can make them disappear," she told him. Finally, he walked over to her and grabbed onto her waist. "Hang on tightly," she warned them as she slowly took to the sky as she tried to feel out how much they weighed. Once she got her bearings she started in the direction of Meltokio, hoping she didn't do anything that would displease Mithos.

Storm was flying over the fields around Mizuho, hoping she could find Lloyd's group. She was ordered by Yggdrasil to find them and to kill Lloyd or Sheena. He really wanted them dead, for his plan and his revenge. Storm knew that she couldn't take on their whole group when she found them, so she knew she'd have to get one of them to leave the group temporarily.

Finally, she spotted the mass of people heading towards Mizuho as she began her descent. She didn't want anyone to hear her or spot her as she followed them quite a ways behind them. Soon, they all decided to stop for the night as they set up camp. They grew worried as they looked up and saw a small group of angels fly overhead.

"Do you think that they'll find them first?" Sheena asked nervously.

"Well, they'd have to know where to look. To me it seems as if they're searching randomly for them. At least we have an idea of where they are," Yuan reassured her.

"What the hell would he want with our kids anyway?" Lloyd finally asked irritated.

"I wish that we knew," Raine answered. "I do think that the sooner we get to sleep, the sooner we get up and keep moving."

"You're right. Good night," Lloyd replied as he nestled into his sleeping bag. The others did the same as they settled in for the night.

After a few hours Storm was sure that everyone was asleep. She knew that her father and Yuan could now sleep after finding their emotions since Cruxis was broken up. She was sure then that everyone was asleep as she began to throw small stones at the sleeping Lloyd until he started to stir. He groaned as he sat up to figure out what kept hitting him when he was trying to get some rest. Storm threw one more at him and rustled the leaves around her to give him the idea. Lloyd grabbed his swords and moved in the direction that she was.

Storm got up and began to walk farther and farther away from the camp. With each step she rustled around in the brush a little more so Lloyd wouldn't lose her trail. Finally, they came to a spot that Storm decided was far enough away that someone wouldn't hear them. She stopped and waited for Lloyd to find her.

Lloyd soon came out and he couldn't believe who was standing in front of him. He knew what he had to do to stop Storm, and he knew that she wouldn't listen to him.

"What are you doing here? Why aren't you with all the other angels?" he asked her as he raised her swords at her.

"I must kill you, it's the only way. There's no one around to help you now, it's just you and me," Storm answered as she drew her own sword.

"Don't think that I'll go easy on you," he warned her as he ran towards her. He was going to stop her, then he'd try to talk some sense into her.

Lloyd came at her strong as he attacked her hard with both swords, but she used her own to hold him back. She then pushed him off of her as she came at him with her Super Sonic Thrust attack which Lloyd backflipped quickly to dodge at the last second.

As soon as his feet hit the ground Lloyd rushed at Storm and knocked her over using his Beast attack violently, sending her crashing into the ground. She rolled just in time to miss one of Lloyd's sword making it's way into her arm. She jumped back up as the two began to clash swords once again.

This battle didn't go completely unheard as Kratos began to stir. He could sleep now, but he was by no means a deep sleeper as he woke up hearing the sound of metal on metal. He looked over to check on everyone and soon noticed that Lloyd was gone. Kratos frantically jumped up and began to call everyone around him to wake up to find Lloyd. He knew that he must be in some sort of battle, but with who he wasn't sure.

Storm was getting very tired of the little sword fight they were having and decided to get ready and end the battle permanently. She jumped backwards a few feet and came forward quickly using her Tiger Blade attack, slicing through Lloyd's defense. She then followed up her attack by using her own Beast attack, slamming Lloyd right into a nearby tree. Storm walked over to the stunned Lloyd and held her sword above his head.

"This all ends now," she said as she prepared to bring the sword down to finish off her brother when she was suddenly thrown into the air by Kratos' Grave attack. She felt all the spikes pierce her in her back as she tried to gain her footing on the way down. When she landed she didn't get too much time to relax as she barely dodged Presea's axe as she came at her with her Damnation attack.

Raine was able to hit Storm directly as she attacked her with her Photon attack, causing Storm's body to scream out in pain as she felt it rush over her body. Strom fell to the ground, but managed to look over in time to dodge a flaming arrow from Sutra that threatened to hit her.

Storm revealed her wings, not to fight though, she was ready to give in and wait until she could catch Sheena or Lloyd alone again. There was no way that she was going to take on that whole group at once. Lloyd would just have to wait.

"This isn't the last time I'll be around. I'll be back," Storm called to them as she flew away, leaving everyone to go over to Lloyd to see if he was hurt too badly. Fortunately, he wasn't actually hurt too bad, but was stunned from her Beast attack. They helped him get back to camp as they all rested for the night with Yuan and Kratos taking turns at keeping watch.

Storm flew back to Meltokio, knowing that she had failed her mission, but she knew that the plan would still be able to fall into place even with those two still alive. They were really just an added bonus to the plan. She just hoped that Anna was able to pull off her mission.

Well, that's it for this chapter. I know, you all really want to know what Mithos wants with the kids, but you'll find out soon enough. And I thought I'd give you a fight scene because I haven't written one for a couple of chapters. I hope you liked it even though it was a little short. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews. Please review this chapter and tell me what you thought. Thanks!