Daisuke awakened with a jolt. He quickly got off the ground, which was covered in frigid water. His coat was soaked and he wondered how he had stayed asleep that long. It was still raining and the bridge sheltered him, but could not prevent a stream of water from making its way down the wash.

"We're going to need a plan." Daisuke jumped then turned about to find Dark sitting on a large rock behind him.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" he demanded after observing the thief's perfectly dry clothing.

"I didn't notice you were still asleep," Dark lied. Daisuke glared at him, shivering. He continued anyway, "now, be a man and stop worrying about your muddy clothes."

Daisuke sighed and removed his coat then leaned against the wall, refusing to sit in the puddle. "What kind of plan?"

"Don't tell me you forgot overnight," Dark muttered. He lowered his voice before continuing, "we've got a murder to plan." Daisuke stared at him incredulously; he actually seemed excited about it.

"You're evil".

Dark's face displayed disgust. "We went already went through this," he reminded the younger boy defensively, "we don't have a choice."

Daisuke grimaced then decided to talk about a different part of their escape strategy, "well, we need to find him first." He remembered how frightened Engel was after Krad turned them into serial killers, "it won't be easy."

"I've got that covered," Dark stated arrogantly.

"How!? You don't even have your wings!"

"My wings aren't the only things that make me the greatest phantom thief in the world, Daisuke."

"You're not a phantom thief in THIS world."

"Nonsense. Like I said, I got it covered." Daisuke sighed and let Dark explain, "Engel lives in apartment complex only a few streets from where we're sitting."

"How on earth do you know that?"

"I saw him run in, of course."

Daisuke stared at him with a blank expression as he thought about Dark's claim, 'Saw him run in…?'

"After he freaked out, he ran across the street from us then a few buildings down," Dark narrated.

"He did…?"

"Damn. You really didn't see that, did you?"

"I was a little distracted! Someone was accusing me of being a murderer then a knife just appeared in my hand and it was very…stressful."

"You had a knife!? Where is it?"

"I…um…dropped it."

Dark put his palm to his forehead and cursed to himself.

"It's not the only knife…"

"No, it isn't, but it's the only knife that was GIVEN to you. Did it occur to you that we might need it?"

"No! How would I know we would need it to kill someone?"

"SSHHHH! Ok, listen. You'll have to go find another one."

"Me!? This was all your idea."

"Ahem, LEG."

"Where would I find one? I can't just walk into a store…"

"Steal one. You remember how to steal, don't you?"

"Oh…fine. But if I steal the knife, you have to kill Engel."

"Leg…"

"You're such a wimp."

"EXCUSE ME!? I do all the work here, ok? This is the least you can do."

"You don't have to protect our secret identity every day. I can't even tell Riku the truth right now because you're such a pervert."

"She THINKS I'm a pervert. It was a misunderstanding."

"Whatever."

Dark grumbled then tried a different approach. "Think of it this way, Daisuke. You'll never see Riku again unless you get a weapon and we escape this Hell hole." Daisuke 'thought about it that way' and realized Dark had a really good point.

"Engel is just…a part of Krad's imagination," he mumbled.

"Exactly. He's like…a character in a movie…the bad guy."

Daisuke's face lit up, "and I'm the hero!"

Dark hesitated, "um…sure you are…whatever you say."

Daisuke ignored Dark's negativity and stood up straight. "Once movie's over, the actor is still alive…no one really died." If he could keep reminding himself, they had a chance.

"We'll deal with 'the actor' later," Dark muttered.

Daisuke nodded, "Are you going to stay here?"

"Only until you get back," the thief replied; he hated doing nothing, even if he was injured. Daisuke nodded again. His face expressed his determination as he left their safe haven.