AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here!!! Long awaited chapter 13 baby!! I'm SOOO sorry I made y'all wait for… months? MONTHS??!!! Holy Helkat!!! I feel so bad!!! I'm so sorry you had to wait so long for the update, but I've been down lately, some of my reviewers deserted me, and now my hard-worked-on chapters sit basically unread. It's sad. But, thanks to urging from An Outcast's Shadow, this chapter is being posted!!! Also, I wouldn't be where I am today without the unwavering support from randomcat23, ChicagoBears23, arathia, BrastleBlade, AntiMusicMan, come back running xx, iwalkinthelight, 9TailedFox, An Outcast's Shadow, SugarLandBabyGirl and all my other faithful reviewers and friends on this site. You guys are the best!!! I can't thank you enough for sticking with my through thick and thin!! I love you guys, I wouldn't be here without your help and guidance!!! 

This chapter is for everyone who has stayed with me since my first fics!!! Thank you all!!!! ;D

Important!!- I have decided to scrap my original idea to include Raserei in this fic. I had the interaction between he and Raven all typed out, but when I went back and reread it, I didn't like it. So, I decided to cut him out and add in a new Organoid, that I think y'all might like. Some of my more loyal, observant and thorough readers may recognize the newcomer Organoid's name from earlier chapters. But I doubt anyone will remember, and it really doesn't matter anyway. XP (this chapter is named after a line from my favorite song probably of all-time, You're Powerful by my one of my fave Christian rock bands, Skillet. :P)

.:Chapter 13- Lifeless Rise Up:.

Okamau whimpered in pain as she regained consciousness, her body burning with agony from the blow from the strange Organoid's paw. 'Why it hurt me? All I did was protect Raven… oh no, Raven!!' Okamau thought suddenly, scrambling to her feet, but squealing at the sudden wave of pain. She whipped around, looking for Raven, but he was nowhere to be found.

The violet hatchling's heart sank at that realization, fearing that the strange Organoid had killed him. She looked around, and saw Copper collapsed at the base of the wall. Okamau squeaked and ran over to him, ignoring the pain in her leg. Copper didn't react, which confused the little hatchling. She cocked her head and looked at him more closely, and finally saw the deep punctures on his neck.

"Cahpper!! Cahpper!!" Okamau screeched, mispronouncing her surrogate father's name. Copper didn't move, he didn't even twitch, and Okamau knew something had to be horribly wrong with him. She pushed on her face with her foot, but a weak growl from behind her caught her attention. She whipped around, and saw Shadow lying in a heap against the far wall, moving slightly.

Okamau ran over to the dark Organoid, chirping loudly. Shadow groaned loudly, stretching himself as he blinked open his dimly glowing eyes. Okamau could see the wounds he had sustained, but they weren't as bad as Copper's. His face had several shallow scratches etched into the smooth surface, where she guessed the strange Organoid had swatted him with its paw. His armor was scuffed and dented, looking as if he had been thrown around several times. His older wounds also looked bad, some reopened and now rehealed, but some still leaked a clear viscous liquid; the Organoid equivalent of blood.

"O-Okamau? What happened?" Shadow slurred, his head wavering, looking as if he was about to pass-out again. Okamau squeaked and chattered, trying to tell him the Organoid had taken Raven. Shadow blinked his eyes slowly; staring at her blankly, as if nothing she was saying was registering. Okamau huffed and swatted his noise with her tail, making him snap his head back.

"What was that for?" he grunted, his eyes narrowed in confusion. Okamau screeched and ran over to where Raven had been, jumping up and down and yelping as loud as she could. Shadow just stared at her, until something finally clicked.

"Where's Raven?! Wait… Leiden!!" he snarled, staggering to his feet shakily. Okamau sighed in relief and ran back over to him, mewling and rubbing against his leg, trying to tell him they needed to find Raven. Shadow ignored her, however, and started towards Copper.

"Copper?" he asked softly, leaning down and nosing his friend's shoulder. Copper's eyes flashed a pale, sickly green for a brief moment, but soon faded back to black. He was alive at least, but just barely.

"R-Raven!!" Okamau yipped, making Shadow turn around. She glanced out of the cave and back at him, trying to tell him they need to go find him. Shadow walked over and looked down at her, his eyes glowing a little brighter.

"Yes, we must track down Leiden." Shadow said seriously, "He will pay for what he's done to Copper, Raven, you and me…"

Okamau squeaked and spread her wings, wanting to find Raven, despite her badly mangled leg and crushed armor. Shadow took note of her condition, and walked away from the entrance, much to Okamau's disdain. She squeaked and bit at his tail, clamping her tiny jaws on his bladed tail-tip, tugging as hard as she could in a desperate attempt to get him to follow her. Shadow pulled her without much effort, and reached down and picked up some of the little remaining Magnite.

"Here Oka, you need to eat this if you want to come with me to find Raven…" he said quietly, holding out a tiny piece of the glowing blue mineral. Okamau whined unhappily, but ate it anyway, coughing as soon as she got it down. She hated the taste of it, but if it was going to help her find Raven, she'd do it.

"Find… Raven…?" she chirped, cocking her head and blinking her pale emerald eyes. Shadow nodded and picked her up in his clawed hands, holding her carefully so as to not cause her any pain. Okamau cocked her head and looked up at him through his claws, confused on why he was carrying her.

"I need to fly fast, you wouldn't be able to keep up with me…" he clarified, starting towards the cave entrance and flying into the air. Okamau sighed quietly and curled up tightly, worried about Raven. She was terrified that the big feline Organoid, Leiden as Shadow had called it, had hurt Raven, and that scared her. Raven had been badly hurt before he showed up, and she honestly didn't think he'd be able to pull through another bad injury.

Okamau shook those dark thoughts from her head, and instead a strange feeling entered her consciousness. She lifted her head, peering through Shadow's claws at the swiftly moving ground beneath her. She sensed something strange, like someone whom she was closely tied to yet far away was awakening, and that confused her. She shook her head again and tried to ignore it, but it welled up in her, demanding her attention. It took control of her like an instinct, telling her to follow it. Okamau struggled and squeezed through Shadow's claws, ignoring his warning to get back in his talons.

She winged off in a different direction, away from the dark Organoid, where nothing but empty canyon stretched for as far as her emerald eyes could see…

Deep in the same very cave as Ambient and Leiden, another Organoid was dwelling. Sleeping far back in a dark chamber hidden from prying eyes, the metallic creature was in a deep coma-like slumber, unknown to both Ambient and Leiden. His pale orange armor was covered in dust, the dingy film obscuring its shine. The Organoid's black arms and tail-tip seemed to melt into the darkness, as did his neck and belly. The deep slashes on the Organoid's throat and the bullet wound on his chest could have fooled anyone into believing him dead, but the wounds were almost completely healed. The spines that fringed his head were bigger and more pronounced that even Ambient's, and could easily tear through another Organoid's throat. His large claws were sharp and strong, more than capable of ripping a human to shreds, and his razor-like teeth could slice easily through flesh and bone without much hindrance.

The Organoid had been hidden in the deepest reach of the cave for months, recovering from the massive injuries he had sustained. He didn't know that Leiden and Ambient had invaded his territory, but he knew that his mate was dead and his hatchlings captured. He had been the master of the entire canyon, of his entire territory, until the human soldiers came and slashed his soft throat with their knives and shot him with their guns. He had crawled in this dark cave to heal, and it was taking a long time, even in Organoid standards. He hadn't so much as twitched since, and it would take a lot to rouse him.

Cairo was a strong Organoid, and in Zoidian times had been called the 'River Spirit', for his old territory had stretched the Dark River, one of the most important ancient Zoidian rivers and waterways. He had taken great care to keep his river clean and healthy, and was greatly respected by the Zoidians for it. The canyon he and his mate now inhabited was a dried-up tributary of the still-flowing Dark River, though the Death Saurer's onslaught had forever turned the once lush planet into a desert wasteland. Even though the water no longer flowed, he took great care to protect the environment and animals residing within his territory, making sure he never overused the sparse desert resources and protected any creatures within his territory from unnatural harm.

Suddenly, Cairo picked up the scent of blood, arousing his systems to reactivate. His pale moss-green eyes slowly blinked open, flickering back to life. He lifted his head, pulling it free from a blanket of cobwebs and dust, making him sneeze, which resulted in a cloud of stinging dust. He groaned loudly and slowly got to his feet, shaking to rid himself of the clinging webs and dust that had accumulated on his body during his months of inactivity.

Cairo stood to his full height, which was nearly eight feet. His crown-like crest of spines was covered in webs from long-gone spiders, which he cleared away with a careless swat of his clawed hand. He shook his head and yawned loudly, showing his knife-like silver teeth. His energy had fully healed from his run-in with the humans, but he still felt drowsy from being roused so quickly from his slumber.

Another waft of the blood smell and an Organoid's roars piqued his interest, prompting him to investigate. Cairo growled and walked out of the dark chamber, turning to his right and following his nose further towards the entrance. The smell of blood was masked partly by the calming scent of rain, which always soothed the huge Organoid, since he had lived near water most his younger life, so the scent naturally settled him.

The smell of blood, however, continued to get stronger, making him focus on it instead of the rain. The scent was fresh, meaning whatever was bleeding and making the scent had to still be close or still be injured. The fact that something was injured perplexed him, and he began to wonder if Leiden had killed another innocent creature. He curled his lip and growled deeply at the thought of Leiden, his mortal enemy, taking another innocent creature. He had fought and defeated that metal monster many times after killing innocent animals in his territory, even after he mauled a human, despite the fact he really didn't care much for humans.

A stronger wave of the smell silenced his thoughts, and made him pick up his pace. He sniffed the air, and sighed in disdain when he recognized the scent as the blood from a human, for he didn't like humans, especially after the attack. He shook his head and sighed again, for he knew he was going to have to fight Leiden over a human, instead of something more honorable, like the rare mountain lions or wolves or horses, or even a deer. But, he had to protect every creature in his territory, even if it was a human.

Leiden's telltale snarl echoed down the corridor, making him perk up and stop. He listened, trying to determine what he was about to charge in to. Cairo could hear a human struggling against something, and the unmistakable metallic sounds of an Organoid; Leiden had no doubt discovered a human. Cairo picked up his pace even more, hurrying to the front of the cave. He wondered briefly what Leiden was doing in his cave, but he pushed the thought away and focused again on what he was going to do to get Leiden away.

Flicking his bladed tail, Cairo rounded a turn, and saw something he never expected- a baby Hiyou Organoid, the same species as Leiden. The little silver cat was covered in black markings and had black patches under its glowing orange eyes, much like war paint. Its silver, gray and black feather wings were folded, held tight against its side. It was covered in blunt, rounded crimson spines, but its silver claws and coppery fangs were much sharper. Cairo recognized the tiny Organoid as Raserei, Leiden's son, and was surprised with how much he had grown.

"Go on, Raserei, leave me be." Cairo grumbled, looking up from the baby. Raserei cocked his head, his innocent kitten-like face glowing. He mewed and plodded into a branching chamber, leaving Cairo alone. He shook his head and continued towards the sounds of the struggle near the front of the cave, Leiden and Raserei's presence adding to his anger. Not only did Leiden have the nerve to invade his cave, he also attacked a human in his territory. That was enough to send the newly awakened Organoid into a rage, and he was looking to vent his fury on that metal monstrosity, Leiden.

Suddenly, a pain-filled scream pierced the air, making Cairo break out into a run. He snorted and chased the sound down the winding corridor, knowing the scream was from a human; probably the one Leiden had caught and was most likely torturing. He ran as fast as his long legs could carry him to the main chamber, where he knew Leiden would be. He rounded the last turn into the main chamber and skidded to a stop, staring in horror-

For Leiden was killing a child…

"LEIDEN!!" Cairo screamed in rage, lashing his bladed tail violently. Leiden jumped, spinning around in an instant, his glowing orange-red eyes wide. The feline Organoid snarled a warning, backing away slightly, obviously distressed by his presence. Cairo knew he was the only Organoid that Leiden feared, and he used it to his full advantage to drive the metallic cougar away from the human.

"How can you be here, Cairo?! I watched the soldiers kill you!!" Leiden snarled, panic showing in his voice and on his face. Cairo smirked and took a step forward, forcing Leiden farther and father from the boy.

"I can't be killed by a bullet from a soldier's pitiful gun or slash from a human's pathetic knife! I am the River Spirit, the guardian of this land, and you are no longer welcome here!!" Cairo roared, flexing his dangerous silver claws and flicking the obsidian blade on his tail in anger. Leiden's glowing eyes widened, the silver and ebony Organoid slinking away towards the exit, trying to escape. But Cairo wasn't about to let him get away.

Cairo snarled and lunged at the fleeing Organoid, sinking his powerful claws into Leiden's armored shoulder. Leiden roared in pain, lunging forward, claws spread. Cairo released him and avoided easily, bolting behind him and pouncing onto Leiden's back. Leiden yowled, shaking in an attempt to knock him off. Cairo snarled, digging his claws into Leiden's back and clamping his jaws onto the back of the Organoid's neck.

Leiden screamed in pain, beating his wings frantically in a desperate attempt to knock Cairo from his back. Cairo growled, holding fast due to his claws and teeth being locked deep into Leiden's armor. In a last-ditch effort to get free, Leiden whipped his tail around, the sharp spines that armed the tip cracking against Cairo's leg. Cairo released his hold on Leiden's neck and roared, using his own tail to smack Leiden's away.

In a final desperate act, Leiden heaved his entire body, succeeding in knocking Cairo off of his back. Cairo rolled, quickly recovering and lunging at Leiden again. He roared and slammed Leiden against the wall of the cave, making Leiden yowl in pain. Leiden swatted at his face, his heavy paw hitting him with more force than a club. The blow stunned Cairo for a brief moment, momentarily knocking him witless. Leiden used that brief second to try and attack, but Cairo snapped out of it.

Cairo snarled and kicked Leiden right across his snarling face, catching the massive Organoid completely off-guard. Leiden lost his balance, stumbling slightly as he tried to steady himself to attack. Cairo used Leiden's imbalance to his advantage, ramming into the silver Organoid with his shoulder, sending him tumbling.

Leiden roared loudly, smashing into the wall again. Cairo roared loudly in his face, his claws poised and ready to rip out his throat. Leiden snarled and kicked with his back legs, catching Cairo under his chin. Cairo gasped hoarsely, staggering backwards, caught completely by surprise. Leiden used his moment of freedom to run past him, trying to reach the human.

Cairo spun around instantly, roaring and bolting after him, determined to stop him from killing the young boy. He snarled and leapt up into the air, but just seconds before he crashed down on the Organoid, a red blur slammed into his side from somewhere to his right, sending him tumbling. Cairo jumped to his feet, crouched low, glaring at his new foe with narrowed, burning eyes.

"Ambient, I should have known…" Cairo growled, "… only a coward attacks from their opponent's blind spot…"

"I'm no coward, Cairo…" Ambient smirked, "… I just saw an opportunity and exploited my opponent's weakness…"

"Well, you made a grave mistake!!" Cairo roared, pouncing on Ambient, the attack nothing more than a blur. Ambient was taken by complete surprise, and was unable to react. Cairo slammed him into the ground, sinking his long back talons into his spine. Ambient roared in shock and pain, writhing beneath Cairo's talons. Cairo snarled and put more and more weight on the crimson Organoid, pressing him farther and farther into the hard stone. Ambient screaming in agony, squirming helplessly in a vain attempt to escape.

Cairo growled and ducked down, his powerful jaws snapping shut around Ambient's back. Ambient shrieked in pain as Cairo's sharp teeth sank into him and as he lifted him off the ground, his heavy weight no problem for Cairo's immense strength. With a mere flick of his head, Cairo threw Ambient into the wall, the crimson Organoid's head smashing against the hard rock, his body sliding to the ground, completely unmoving. With Ambient no longer a threat, he turned back to Leiden. The hulking silver Organoid was hovering over the boy, his paw pressed forcefully against his chest, threatening to choke him.

"Leiden stop!!" Cairo roared, crouching low in a threat posture.

"If you take one more step I'll rip his lungs open, Cairo!!" Leiden snarled, his long claws flicking out like a deadly switchblade. Cairo instantly froze, not wanting Leiden to kill the boy, even though he didn't know him. He lowered himself further, a show of submission, telling Leiden he wasn't going to attack. Leiden narrowed his burning fiery eyes, his silver claws pressed tight against the suffering human's chest.

"Leiden, let… him… go…" Cairo growled threateningly, narrowing his pale emerald eyes. Leiden hissed, his saber-like copper fangs bared, the ebony spines that armed his tail flexing as he flicked the tip in agitation. He further narrowed his fierce eyes, nothing more than slits in the dark, like the last embers of a dying fire in the darkness.

"I'm afraid I can't do that…" Leiden answered slyly, a sadistic smirk crossing his muzzle. "… this human you are defending if far from innocent, Cairo, his parents were the Organoid Scientists, he deserves to die!!" Cairo's eyes widened, knowing he was about to do something rash. He watched as his blade-like claws pressed into the boy's chest, making him scream.

"Leiden!! STOP!!" Cairo roared, standing to his full height and baring his lethal teeth. Leiden hissed, pressing his claws harder and harder into the struggling boy. Cairo had seen enough, his anger was boiling over and he was at the breaking point. A weak cry from the young human was the tap that broke the Liger's shield, and he roared in pure fury and charged.

"I won't let you kill another innocent creature, Leiden!!"

Raven screamed in pain as the silver Organoid's claws pressed down on his chest, the sharp tips digging into his flesh and his broken ribs burning with white-hot pain from the immense pressure. He struggled weakly, unable to do anything else to free himself. The new Organoid, the strange pale orange one that had been fighting the Organoid killing him, was somewhere off to his right, out of his field of vision, roaring at the metallic cat.

As the Organoid had toyed with him earlier, Raven had finally remembered the metallic beast. The reason he had thought its voice and appearance familiar had finally surfaced, along with a memory from his long-forgotten past. He remembered his parents working on an Organoid they kept locked away in a dark corner of the basement, the creature none-other than the very same that was torturing him now. Why it had dragged him here and why it was attacking him, it all made sense to him now, but the knowledge came too late.

The feline Organoid pushed its claws deeper into his chest, making him cry out in pain. It was staring down at him, a twisted smirk seeming to stretch across its muzzle, as if it was drawing pleasure from his suffering. Raven could do nothing to save himself, the only thing he could do was scream and struggle, but that did nothing to help him escape.

Suddenly, the silver Organoid was rammed off of him by an orange blur, the metallic cat screeching as it was thrown into the opposite wall. Raven looked over at it, expecting to see it lunge at him again. He was surprised to see it laying in a crumpled heap, its eyes dim and jaws open, but body still. It looked dead, but he knew better than to think that.

A quiet growl in front of him made him turn back, and his eyes widened in fear when he realized the new Organoid was just a foot away from him. Raven stared at the newcomer in shock, seeing that it was as big, if not bigger, than Shadow. Its head was fringed in sharp spines eerily similar to the crimson Organoid's, looking almost like a crown. Its long arms and nimble hands were armed with large, heavy claws, each silver blade nearly as long as his entire hand. Its thin legs and large feet reminded him more of a bird, but it was far from a harmless sparrow. Its long, powerful tail was tipped with an obsidian blade, which looked light in weight and even fragile. But what struck him the most was its eyes. Its eyes were a pale emerald, strikingly similar to Okamau's, and they didn't seem to belong to a violent, bloodthirsty Organoid.

The pale orange Organoid cocked its head, blinking its glowing eyes, looking him over almost curiously. It leaned down and sniffed the bloody wound on his chest, its movements not aggressive or threatening. Raven was still afraid it was going to kill him like the other two had tried to, and pushed on its snout, trying to push its jaws away from him. The Organoid snorted as he pushed its head away, turning its head back and staring at him. It growled and reached towards him, its heavy clawed hands pinning his arms to the stone. Raven struggled vainly and tried to pull his arms free, but the metallic dragon had a firm grip.

"Whoa there mate, you're alright, you're alright…" the Organoid spoke in a heavily accented voice, speaking in English. Raven stopped and stared at the Organoid with wide-eyes, in shock that it was speaking. The Organoid smirked and released him, towering nearly eight feet over him. "What? Never hear an Organoid talk human before?" it joked, chuckling slightly.

"N-no…" Raven choked, staring at the massive orange Organoid strangely, "… who a-are you? Why d-did you sa-save me?"

"The name's Cairo, and I'm the guardian of this canyon." The Organoid said proudly, lifting his head slightly, "I protect any and all in my territory and on my land, and you're in the very heart of my territory, therefore under my protection. And, Leiden is my mortal foe; any enemy of his is a friend of mine." He said, snorting at the mention of 'Leiden', before leaning down to him, "Looks like Leiden had a bit of fun with you… Helkat, why was he so angry at you, mate?"

"I exist…" Raven groaned, lowering his head and closing his eyes.

"Can't really help that, now can we?" Cairo chuckled dryly, "Doesn't matter, you need patched up. Only reason you're alive is this stuff right here…" he said quietly, pointing with one of his large claws to the silvery fluid that covered his side, shoulder and arm, "… that's potent stuff there, Leiden could have ripped you clean open and you wouldn't have died. Zoidians called it Suruka Kaira, which means 'Healing Water' in human speak. If that hadn't been on you, you'd be dead right now."

"I w-was wondering why I w-wasn't d-dead…" Raven wheezed, smirking slightly in dark humor.

"Yeah, well, even it won't keep you alive much longer." Cairo said seriously, "The Suruka Kaira will keep you alive a little longer, at most a few hours, but unless you get fixed up by then, you might not make it."

"Great…" Raven said sarcastically, sighing loudly.

"Don't worry, I know a place not far from here where I can patch you up. But, the only way I can get you there in time is by teleporting, and it's not the most pleasant experience for people, especially one in your condition." Cairo sighed, flicking his tail slightly. Raven opened his mouth to answer, but a quiet fluttering coming from the cave entrance made him stop. Before he could react, a small dark-colored shape dropped onto his chest with a screech, leaning over his face. Raven stared at the unknown thing in fear, until he finally recognized the little creature…

"Okamau!"

Okamau chirped and licked his face excitedly, like a puppy. Raven laughed, reaching up and stroking her, happy to see her. She cooed and nuzzled his hand, closing her eyes and wagging her tail happily. She purred loudly, until a confused growl from Cairo made her wheel around. The hatchling froze as she saw Cairo towering over her, but she growled as loud as she could and flapped her little wings, almost as if she was trying to frighten the Organoid away from him.

"Oka, n-no, he's good…" Raven said quietly, patting her head to calm her down. Okamau chirped, settling down, but kept her eyes focused on Cairo. Cairo was doing the same, staring at her curiously, his eyes narrow, until they suddenly widened as he gasped.

"By Eve's light! Oka!!" he smirked, leaning down to the violet hatchling. Okamau cocked her head curiously, before she squeaked and hugged his snout.

"Uh… w-what's going on?" Raven asked, really confused by this point. Cairo licked Okamau, who let go, and lifted his head, looking at him, smiling.

"Okamau is my hatchling… I thought she was captured by the Republican soldiers…" Cairo answered, looking down at the chirping violet hatchling. Okamau squeaked loudly and flapped her wings, but turned and stared out at the cave entrance. Cairo followed her gaze, and his eyes narrowed, his face twisting into a snarl.

"What?!" Raven whispered loudly, confused once again. Cairo held up a claw, signaling him to keep quiet, his eyes locked on something outside the cave entrance.

"Shush… I think I see another Organoid- I don't believe it!"

.:End of Chapter 13:.

AN- … … … please don't yell at me!! I know this chapter doesn't make up for the ungodly wait I put you all through, but I haven't been able to get myself to write as well as normal. I've been abnormally happy and hyper for the last few weeks, that's good, but it also means I can't get myself in the mindset to write my 'famous' dark and suspenseful sequences. I hope you at least liked this!!

I like Cairo. His personality is based very loosely upon that of my childhood hero, Steve Irwin (may he rest in peace), at least in his desire to preserve and protect his territory and environment. I originally created him in October, hence his color scheme (orange, black and green). I have drawn a few pictures of him, and I will upload them to my DeviantART account soon.

Btw, I have decided to give you a little pronunciation and meaning guide for my OCs' names here in this fic…

Orkari- (or- car- ee)- icy rage [Japanese]
Kai-annai- (ky- ann- eye)- guiding care [Japanese]
Ouran- (ore- un)- brave [dialect of Africa]
Okamau- (oka- maw- oo)- caring mother [Japanese]
Cairo- (ky- row) [like the city in Egypt]
Leiden- (lee- den)- suffering [German]
Raserei- (ruh- zair- ee)- rage [German]

Now, I realize that the names may be pronounced wrong here, but I am doing this purposefully to make them more unique. The meanings of the names reflect the Organoids' personalities, at least I think. ^^; Also, I have pictures of some of them at my DeviantART account. Use the link at the top of my profile to reach my userpage there.

Sorry for this ranting. ^^; I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! I even got back in my good ol' cliffhanger habit!! I may update again soon, but that depends on the response and review number this chapter gets. I hope my readers haven't abandoned me. But, please review!! No flames!! Thanks for reading!!

~Ibeyla ^^