As promised, here's the next chapter of this first. Right after it, I'll start on Trapped. I have 4 1/2 hours to get them both done, so hopefully I can! And I really do apologize for the delay in updating. I know it's only been a few days, but it sucks to expect something to be there and then it's not. I really try to get a new chapter up every day of at least one of my stories though!

Slight rambling that you can skip since it has absolutely no point to it and probably shouldn't even be in here: School sucks! I had to study for this stupid quiz in chemistry (yeah...chemistry...again), and I think I did okay on it. But every time I think that, I end up getting like a C on it or something. And then I have this assessment in English that has already taken two of my class periods up, and I have to finish it tomorrow. Something about how fate affects literature and life. In other words, write three pages on things I could care less about. Okay...I think I'm done.

CeTe: (looks around to mak sure there aren't any weapons that she can use). That would only not sound concieted if you were being sarcastic, I think. Either way, I'll agree with you. And remember what I said in the beginning, no harm will come to our precious Eyes in this fic. I realize I kind of knocked him unconscious, but he's fine...really. The Hunters will never get away with hurting him anyway, Kanone and Kalelle are on their way to save the day...or ruin it, who knows? I'd be suprised if Kousuke didn't try to kill Kanone or Kalelle when they tell him what happened. And I'm sure Rio will freak out, I think it's about time she got out of the hospital anyway, and now she had a reason! Thanks for reviewing!

alpha2nd: What fun would it be if you could predict everything I was about to write? Lol, too many questions for you? I'll try to answer some of them! You're welcome for the update, thanks for reviewing!

Kanone got off the phone with Rio a minute later, and returned to the living room where Eyes was waiting for him, "So?" Kalelle asked.

"Rio said that she was getting out of the hospital today. Kousuke and Ryoko were already there to pick her up, so they'll be here shortly." Kanone informed his brother, "I didn't get the chance to tell her anything yet, though."

Kalelle nodded, "Do you really think this is a good idea? You know that they won't be happy with this."

Kanone sighed, "I know, but I can't think of any other choice. It's not like we can go in there ourselves, and I know that they'll help us. If not for our sakes, then for Eyes'."

Kalelle smirked, "This is quite the situation you've gotten us in to, little brother."

Kanone glared at Kalelle, "I don't think that you have any right to call me your little brother. I am only a couple minutes younger than you."

Kalelle chuckled, "Yes, but you are younger than me, therefore you're my little brother."

"Well, I certainly act more mature than you." Kanone muttered under his breath.

"You do not!" Kalelle objected, sounding quite childish.

Kanone was the one smirking now, "Whatever you say, Kalelle, just don't have a hissy fit." Kanone laughed a little at his brother's expression, "How can you say I act less mature than you when you act like this?"

"You just know how to push my buttons." Kalelle said, "It's not my fault that we grew up together."

"And now you're making excuses?" Kanone laughed again at this, "I believe you've proved my point, thank you."

Kalelle sighed, "I'm not the one going to all this trouble for some fling."

The laughing died down, and Kanone became quiet, "This is not a fling." He said, deadly serious.

"Honestly, Kanone, how long has your most serious relationship lasted?"

Kanone hesitated, Kalelle had him there. His last relationship had been his longest one, and he'd only been with the girl for two months, "Eyes is different." He replied, and he was different from anyone that Kanone had ever been with. He was the only boy Kanone had been with, and he was the first person that Kanone had ever fallen in love with.

"I truly hope so, Kanone. Like I said, I just don't want to see you get hurt, but I do want to see you happy, no matter who it's with." Kalelle would never tell Kanone, but he was a bit jealous of his little bro, Eyes was extremely attractive. He was a little cold in Kalelle's opinion, but that could just be because he despised the older boy. Kanone was about to respond when there was a knock on the door, "That must be Rio and the others." Kanone said.

He realized that answering the door might not be such a good idea too late, as he did just that, and came face to face with a very disgruntal Rio. He couldn't blame her for being upset, she had just come from the hospital that he put her in. Rio simply pushed past him, as did Kousuke and Ryoko, though the taller girl offered him a slight nod of recognition before entering.

Kalelle said nothing more, and waited for someone else to talk, which Rio did immediately, "Kanone, why did you call us down here? Where's Eyes?"

Straight to business, as usual, "Actually, Rio, Eyes is the reason that I wanted to talk to you."

Now Kousuke spoke up, "What do you mean? What happened to him?"

"He was...taken." Kanone confessed, looking down as he said this.

"Taken?" Rio asked, her voice wavering.

"What do you mean taken? By who?" Ryoko asked, looking just as concerned as the other two.

"Hunters." That one word sent the room into a deafening silence, which Kanone broke after a moment, "They offered me a trade." He looked to his brother as he said this.

Kousuke got it immediately (A/N: Kousuke figured it out first, how suprising is that?), "Eyes for Kalelle." It wasn't a question, but a statement. Kanone nodded, "Why come to us for help? You have to know our opinion on this situation." That opinion beign 'give up Kalelle and give us our friend back'.

"I do know, but I need your help to get Eyes back." Kanone informed them.

"Why would you ask us for help?" Kousuke demanded, "It's your fault he was taken in the first place!"

Ryoko punched him in the back of the head to settle him, "Kousuke, calm down. Getting all riled up isn't going to help the situaion."

"Ryoko's right, Kousuke, think about it." Rio said next, "They want us all dead, why would they just let Eyes go?"

"Damn." Kousuke said under his breath, then turned back to Kanone, "Well what can we do?"

"I'm not sure, but we need all the help we can get. The location that they designated for the trade is their old headquarters."

This did not sit well with Kousuke, "What! We're walking right into their hands if we go! Why did you accept those conditions!"

Kanone glared at this, "Because if I didn't, then there's no way they would have kept Eyes alive. I understand these people a lot better than you do, and if we don't agree and abide by their guidelines, they won't hesitate to kill him."

This silenced Kousuke, and Rio took that chance to speak up, "Alright, but we're only doing this for Eyes." Kanone nodded, "So, what's the plan?"

"Realize that I will not leave behind neither Eyes nor Kalelle." Kanone began.

"I figured as much." Rio told him.

"Alright, as far as I can tell, a direct assault will be useless. However, both Kalelle and I know the place inside and out, so we can use that to our advantage."

"So you suggest we sneak in?" Ryoko asked.

Upon Kanone's confirmation, Kousuke spoke up, "But they'll have Rutherford heavily guarded, most likely, so why does it matter if we go in the front or back door?"

"Because if they see us coming in he front, they could have a sniper ready to pick us off." Kanone reminded him.

"Well they could predict that we would think all of this, and have one at the back door as well."

Kanone nodded, "That's true, they could also have traps set up around the doors; we can't be sure of anything."

"We need a decoy." Came Kalelle's voice from next to Kanone.

Kousuke opened his mouth to object to the idea, but then realized that it might work, "What kind of decoy?" He asked.

"If I go by myself, it would look too suspicious, but if Kanone and I both go, they might believe we've come alone."

"There's only one problem with that." Rio informed him, "We have no way of knowing how to get around that place. We'd be sitting ducks if we went in there alone."

Kalelle smiled, "Of course, but if they're distracted by us, then you can sneak up on them." Rio stared, waiting for him to continue, "Let us go in first, through the back. They'll most likely be expecting that, so that's where most of their attention will be focused. You three wait by the front, and stay out of sight, but not too far away. After we make our entrance, either all or a large percentage of them will be in the same room as us. That will give you the perfect opportunity to sneak in, unnoticed, and take out any stragglers. By then, we'll be in the middle of the transaction, and their attention will be focused on Kanone and I. You can then easily do whatever is neccessary to make sure the three of us get out of there." Kalelle scanned the room, looking for any objections.

Kousuke, of course, was the first to find a flaw in the plan, "What do you expect us to do to assure you get out of there?"

"Do I have to think of everything?" Kalelle asked.

Kanone was the one to offer a suggestion now, "There are ventilation ducts that run through the entire building, you could get to any room through them. A simple distraction will be enough for us to get the upper hand."

"I could build a bomb." Rio offered, "We could drop it down into whatever room you're in. It won't be large enough to damage the three of you, just make sure that you're all in the same area of the room, perferably away from the vent opening."

Kanone nodded, "Alright, but we need to hurry. How long will it take you?"

Rio smiled, "Give me 20 minutes to fine tune everything."

Kanone thought about it, then agreed, "Alright, we can do that. Any other questions?"

"Yeah, how will we know what room you're in?" Ryoko asked.

"Cell phones." Kanone replied, "I'll send you a message whenever we get to our destination."

"What if they have electronic jamming?" Rio asked.

"Kanzaka is a firm believer in electronic traps and hidden bombs. He couldn't risk using electronic jamming with us." Kalelle informed them all.

"But that also gives them the edge of having traps set that they can detonate whenever they want." Kousuke pointed out.

Kanone sighed, "I'm willing to take that risk for Eyes, if you're not, then you can leave now." That shut Kousuke up, and Kanone turned to Rio, "Rio, get started on making your bomb." Rio nodded and ran off into the kitchen, wondering if Kanone had any potassium laying around.

Alright, I'll stop here simply because I need to update Trapped. That'll be a fun chapter to write. I spent about 2 hours on this chapter, and had it almost completed, but my computer just shut down for some reason and I hadn't saved nearly any of it. Luckily, it was all still fresh in my mind, and I think I got most of it down like it was originally. Anyway, maybe I should explain the potassium thing. Pure potassium (the element) is extremely reactive with water and causes a pretty big explosion. I can't remember what the most reacitve one is, but I think potassium is the second most reacitve. Anyway, there's a little chemistry for ya! Yeah, I actually learn things in that class, scary, huh? Review!