Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice…..
Mikan is doing her final touch up when there is a knock on her door. She opened it and saw Natsume outside the room.
Natsume walked in, "Are you done?" He asked.
Mikan nodded and the 2 of them then went to fetch the kids before going to meet Hotaru and Ruka. When they reached their meeting place, the whole of class 2B is also there.
"Oh hi, Youichi-chan? Want me to sit with you?" Sumire asked.
Youichi clang to Natsume, "NO!" He said.
Again, Sumire is hurt by his comment and gloomy walked away. As usual, Shiki is very happy and keep on asking questions on the way. When they reached Central, Shiki and Mikan immediately lighten up as there are a lot of stores.
"Wow! This is really a grand sight! I don't get to see this before." Mikan said.
Yui then said, "I heard that there will also be performers from outside too."
"Shiki wants to watch! Youichi-kun watches too?" Shiki asked excitedly.
"Well, there is still a long night to go. Why don't we walk around first before we watch the performance?" Nonoko suggested and all agreed.
They tour around the fair for a while before they went in to watch the performance.
"I wondered what kind of play it will be. I hope it is not too bloody" Mikan said.
"Well, quit talking now. The show is starting already." Sumire said.
At the backstage, a man peak out of the curtain, scanning through the crowd. When he saw Mikan and Natsume, his face immediately brightened up.
"Oi, Ryo, the 'fish' is already on the hook." He told another guy beside him.
Ryo then looked out and asked, "Where? Where are the 'fish' Shiedo?"
He quickly scans through and saw them too.
"I'm sure Tayama-sama is going to be very happy about it." he then said.
Suddenly, a beautiful lady appears in front of them, "What the heck are you 2 doing here? The show is about to start." She said.
"Hey, Suki….We're just looking at the 'fish', that's all." Shiedo said.
Suki just smirk, "Well, then we have to do our best in this play. After all, this is going to be their last time watching this play." She said.
Soon, the play starts and as Mikan and Natsume watched the play, both of them found the play very familiar.
"Natsume-kun, do you find anything weird about the play?" Mikan whispered.
"The play is very familiar…" he said.
Mikan thought for a while and said, "I know, it is the same as our dreams!"
Natsume looked at her with surprise, "Well, it is more like the story we read rather than our dreams." He commented.
"Is there anything wrong?" Ruka asked as he noticed their actions.
Mikan shook, "Nothing much… it is just that the play is almost the same as the book your father gave to us." She replied.
"Don't think too much about it. Just continue watching it 1st." Hotaru said.
Mikan hesitate for a while, and then agreed. They were so engross in watching the play that they did not notice a mysterious person is spying on them.
'I'll fulfill your wish, my great ancestor. We will get the ultimate Alice which you always wanted.' That person thought with an evil smile.
Suddenly, as all the audiences are totally captured in the play, the lights went off. The sudden blackout caused everyone to panic and everyone started screaming and running everywhere.
"Students! Please calm down and stay at your seats! We are already finding out the cause of the blackout!" Someone said.
Meanwhile, Mikan and Natsume are carrying Shiki and Youichi so as to prevent them from hurting.
"Mikan nee-chan, Shiki is afraid…. Very dark…." She cried.
"It's ok, Shiki-chan. I'm here with you." Mikan comfort her.
She, however, did not stop crying. Mikan tried all methods to calm her down, but all failed. Suddenly, a small ball of flame appears on Natsume's hand. Youichi then held her hand in his. Surprising, Shiki stopped crying and started to smile a little.
"We better get out of here first." Hotaru said. "I have a feeling something bad is going to happen." She continued.
Suddenly, a strange gust of mist started surrounding everyone. Just as everyone is wondering where the mist comes from, Mikan and Natsume were suddenly being knock down. As sudden as it came, the mist is cleared in no time and the lights are also back. But, something else shocked them. All the kids, including Youichi and Shiki, have disappeared, as well as the performers on stage. Just as everyone is wondering where the kids are, a voice called out.
"People in the Gakuen, if you want to see all those kids again, surrender both Ouji-sama and Hime-sama to us by tomorrow. If you don't, all those kids that we held in captive will never be able to see the next day's light." A person said.
"Mikan, Hotaru, This way!" Ruka said, following behind Natsume.
The 4 of them reached the place where the voice come from and saw no one there. While they are making their way back to the tent, all the sensei were getting everyone to left the Central and warned them to stay in their rooms. Mikan, Natsume and Ruka, however, did not return to their room and, instead, went to Hotaru's Lab to discuss about the situation.
"Natsume-kun, I'm quite worried about them. Those people's target is us, but what has this to do with the kids?" Mikan cried.
"I'm not sure… I think the school will ask the danger ability class to take this mission." He said.
"Let's sneak out to find them on our own. After all, it is us whom they want, Natsume-kun." Mikan suggested and her nodded.
"We'll go together. I'm not going to let you risk your life." Hotaru said.
"We stayed here till 10pm before we sneak out. I'm sure that nobody will notice that we're gone by that time." Ruka then suggested and they agreed.