("Kiri! What happened? Are you alright?") Ayla asked.
Kiri was breathing heavy and looked totally drained.
("It's too much, I can't do it.") Kiri breathed.
("You can't?") Chetara asked.
("...no. My energy's spent. I wasn't allowed to use it much, so I can't do anymore.") Kiri took a deep breath.
("Thank you, Kiri.") Ari smiled. ("Artemis, is it close enough?")
("Yeah. I have to hurry, though, because my energy's getting spent on the communication.")
The hair pin lifted up, slightly and quivered there for a few seconds. It lifted higher and higher, still quivering.
("It sucks, don't it?") Kiri asked. ("It hurts.")
("...") Artemis ignored him.
It glided through the air, and hung above Ayla's hand. It dropped into it.
("I got it!") Ayla cried.
("Good, don't drop it, because I don't have enough energy to do it again.") Artemis frowned. Suddenly the connection fizzled.
"What happened?" Ari cried.
"Artemis ran out of energy." Chetara sighed. "Let's hope Ayla hurries."
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Ayla was working on picking her lock. Kazuka got frustrated and made a spirit sword and started hacking at the magic infused chains. Totally elemental proof. Sure enough, it melted it a bit.
"Thought these are fire proof?" Kiri frowned, weakly. "Or..."
Ayla continued working the pick.
"Elemental proof!" Kiri announced, smiling slightly. "Keep going, Kazuka."
Kazuka continued hacking at the chains.
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Artemis was spent and Koenma was examining the chains.
"These aren't normal chains..." Koenma frowned.
"Well, they're fireproof." Artemis shrugged, slightly.
"And waterproof, and ice, plant, earth, time, elemental!" Koenma frowned. He slid over as much as he could, and concentrated a focused blast on the chain, which wilted.
"Good going!" Artemis cheered. Koenma blasted it over and over and over until finally it melted and he stood up. Kazuka ran into the room.
"Oh, you got it?" He asked. "Alright." He helped Koenma break Artemis out and they went to where Ari and Chetara were.
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Chetara was ticked and simmering over the elemental chains.
"Oooh, you know you need to get over that? So you can't melt anything. You're weak anyway." Ari laughed.
"Well, you're not fire proof! I can melt you." Chetara blasted Ari with her fire, but her aim was off and blasted the back of Ari's chair, melting her regular chains. "Darn, I missed!"
Ari stood up, and walked over to Chetara examining her chains. She smirked at her.
"You know you're an easier target now, right?" Chetara snapped.
Ari laughed. Kiri came running in.
"Woah, how'd you get out?" Kiri asked.
"Regular chains." Ari laughed. "Chetara's stuck!"
Chetara threw a handful of flames at Ari, who dodged.
"Woah, chill!" Kiri knelt down there next to her. "Ayla will be here in a second."
Ayla came in and knelt down and started working on the lock. "Wow, everyone's getting out on their own..."
"Not Chetara." Ari snickered.
"You didn't either!" Chetara yelled.
"Yeah, but I'm not stuck!" Ari laughed.
"Not my fault." Chetara whined.
Ayla unlocked Chetara's chain and let her out.
Chetara morphed into a wolf and chased Ari around the room. The rest of the gang came running in and watched the comical scene. Ari was pretty fast but still the same speed as Chetara. Ari turned a sharp corner and Chetara careened into a wall. She just layed there.
"Is she dead?" Ari asked. "Kiri, go look!"
Kiri walked over there and peered at Chetara. "She's breathing..."
Chetara jumped up, a bit stunned. Kiri jumped, too and slammed into the ground.
"Ow." Artemis winced. Ari ran over to him and hid behind him.
"Artemis, help!" Ari cried. "She's going to kill me!"
"If I don't first." The cold voice came from behind them. Everyone wheeled to look. The Ari lookalike was there.
"Wow, you're pretty!" Ari grinned.
Chetara morphed back to full. "Baka."
The lookalike rolled her eyes. "All of you escaped. We only expected maybe one or two."
"Expected?" Chetara asked.
"Yes, expected." She smirked, darkly. "We wanted to kill both of you, and then use the others to lure the Reikai Tantei into our clutches. Once they arrived, we'd kill the rest of you."
"...you know," Ari wondered aloud. "You look alot like me."
Everyone groaned to themselves, but tried not to comment on her. Except Chetara.
"Why is it every time you open your mouth you sound like an idiot?" Chetara asked.
"Well, I can't help it! She does. Her hair's the same color. Artemis," She grabbed his arm. "What color are my eyes?"
"Uh...gold." He announced, without even looking.
Ari looked over at the lookalike. "So are hers. Why do you look just like me? Is that a trick or what you really look like?" Then she turned back to Artemis. "Is this the girl you thought was me?"
"I look like you because I'm your twin sister." The girl grinned, wickedly. "I really look like this."
"And uh...yeah." Artemis nodded.
Ari turned to Chetara. "Hey, we both have twin sisters now. Only mine's evil...I have an evil twin!"
"At least Aya doesn't try to kill us." Chetara rolled her eyes.
"Right." Ari nodded. "Hey, what's your abilities? And name?" She turned back to her twin.
"My name is...don't worry about it. You are a flaw, that's why you don't have any powers." The girl mocked.
Chetara flung a huge compilement of flames at the girl, who vanished in black smoke, and reappeared on the other side.
"You can't touch me with those weak little sparks..." She smirked.
"Darkness!" Ari announced. Chetara flung a little ball of fire at Ari, who jumped and immeadiately set to put it out. "Eek!"
"Kurojosei." She smirked. "By the way." And she vanished.
"Let's get out of here!" Chetara announced.
"We can try." Ari shrugged. "Chances are she-they won't let us out."
"Well, we need out fast! Our parents are in serious trouble." Ayla frowned.
"No kidding." Ari frowned. "Come on." They ran out the door, and into a bigger room. Kurojosei was waiting there for them.