Thump Thump Thump.
Mifune could hear giggling come from the other end of the door. "Sooo, what's the password?"
He sighed. "Kim, you know it's me, I don't understand what the point of a password is."
"Yeaahhh~ but you still have to say the password!" Kim sang through the door. Clearly she had been pigging out on that sugar candy again.
"Reaper Chop." Mifune recited dully. He really hated when Kim was high on sugar.
"Right~! Come on in!" Kim opened the door, ushered him in and quickly closed the door behind her.
Mifune quickly scanned the members of the Spatori almost all of whom had already arrived.
"Where's Maka and Stein?" he asked, pulling a chair and sitting down.
"Maka's still in South America, dealing with rouges, and Stein… I honestly have no clue. He came this morning…" Spirit replied, scratching his head.
"Stein is currently chatting with my father about the current situation. He'll be back soon; we'll just fill him in when he comes." Kid replied. "Shall we start this meeting?"
"Alright. Ox and Harvar, what are your reports on the stabilization of Africa?" Yumi asked with a stern glance and a flash of her scary glasses.
"Everything is stable, and there seemed to be little to no influence of evil uprisings from Cecilia." Ox reported.
Yumi nodded and moved on.
"Kid, Liz, and Patti?"
"Everything's fine in Europe. However, we had to deal with a… very deranged clown in Naples, Italy."
"Deranged Clown?" Stein asked, walking into their little get-together.
"Yes, it was much like the other clown Maka and I fought for an extra-curricular assignment while we were still in the academy. It was talking about a new spread of madness and how evil will arise again soon." Kid said somberly, remembering the incident.
"Well, there are two possibilities." Stein said, thinking. "Either the clown whom you speak of is very slow to times, and could be talking about the Kishin, which was killed eight years ago. Or… a new villain entirely has appeared, but we don't know who or what it is yet."
"If we don't know what this thing is, how can we fight it?" Spirit asked.
"We can't, not until it reveals itself to us. For now, we should just take care of the situations at hand, and not worry about the word of a single minion. Also, did you get that Aria girl for Lord Death? He and Angela are waiting you know." Stein added.
Spirit's face went pale.
"OH NO! I FORGOT! I GOTTA GO GET HER!" he shouted while running out through the door.
"So Professor Stein," Jackie asked, "Could you tell us what you and Lord Death were talking about while you were gone?"
"Yes, I suppose so." He said, taking a long dreg of his cigarette. "Remember Eruka, the frog witch, and Free, the immortal werewolf?"
"Weren't they henchmen of Medusa?" Kim asked.
"Yes, and after Medusa's demise we tracked them down and imprisoned them here in the DWMA." Kid said. "Did they escape?"
"No, on the contrary, the both died last night." Stein replied. "Even Free, who was immortal,died. We don't know who or what could have killed them, but don't you think it's odd for class A prisoners to just die in their jail cells?"
"Does it even matter?" Black*Star asked, with an air of arrogance in his voice. "That's two bad guys down. We weren't even using them for anything; maybe they just died because they realized how big I've become."
"I doubt your ego killed them Black*Star." Kid said, irritated. "So, what does Dad think of this?"
"I'm not sure," Stein sighed, taking a drag from his cigarette. "Before he could respond, Sid and Angela had come. So I never got to see what he has to say on the subject."
"Do you think that it could be the evil being that the creepy clown was talking about?" Ox asked.
"If it is, we're in trouble, as it can kill an immortal." said Mifune dryly.
"What I don't get is the fact that whatever killed them could enter the DWMA, killed them, and then snuck out again without being noticed or caught." Ox said thoughtfully.
"There is the possibility that they could've escaped." Tsubaki added.
"No, they didn't escape. Both the doors and the dungeons were perfectly fine; damage wise, and there wasn't any bloodshed. We found Free's ashes in his cell, but there was a sign of struggle in Eruka's cell." Stein confirmed to them.
"What do you mean by 'sign of struggle'?" Black*Star asked loudly, trying to put the spotlight back on himself.
"Well, for one thing is that there were dead tadpoles on the ground. And the culprit left Eruka's soul in the cell. You'd think that anyone would want a witch's soul, but the person left it there." Stein replied.
"Maybe it was just a threat." Havar said.
"Either way, it can't be good." said Liz anxiously.
"…Does someone know the time?" Mifune asked.
"It's 9:35." Kid replied, looking at his watch.
Stein and Mifune looked at each other.
"We're late for class." They said in unison. And with that, they both rushed out the door.
Elsewhere in the world, people were amazed to see a single bat fly through the midday sky.
A/N: Messy ending is messy. Again. XD Gosh, endings are NOT my thing, are they? I don't want to make these chapters too long, because trust me, reading long chapters in secession makes you want to kill youself XD And I HAD to include the last line there, but I didn't know how to end it smoothly XD. If you're wondering why most of the Spartoi members only got like one line; it's because when I'm writing, I usually focus on a couple of people, even if the room is completely filled with other characters XD So I tried to give everyone at least some dialog, but Stein did end up doing most of the talking. By the way, Yumi and Marie were both there, but I kinda forgot about them x_x Ahhh! Sorry! And what will they do with Eruka's soul? I have no clue XD And who killed Free and Eruka? Everything will be revealed in due time~ Also: Check for updates at my profile ;) And Make sure Rate and Review! :D
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