Taro, was able to regain enough of his energy to fly just past the atmosphere of the land of light with Ace and Xena closely by his side. Of course, with Xena's lack of flight, Ace had no choice but to carry her, much to both their dismay. She put her arm around his shoulders, as he put his around her waist. It felt awkward to fly this way, but Ace decided to just bare with it, since they weren't going to have to fly very long anyway.
Once, they were far enough out, Ace made the portal back to Twiloh. He had a little trouble with it, since he needed both hands to do it, and one was very occupied at the moment. In order, for him to properly do it, Xena had to move behind him, place both hands under his arms and around to the front of his shoulders, clutching them both for "dear life" as he made the arm movements to create the portal.
Within mere seconds, all three of them were transported to the land of Twiloh. At least, they figured they were, even though they couldn't see it at first, due to the cloaking devise. They quickly found and entered the invisible wall, and could now see the planet. They landed on the planet's surface and scanned the familiar area. Nothing appeared to have changed. They walked for a short while, but seeing how tired Taro was from the trip, Xena thought it best for him to rest. So she went ahead of them and found an uninhabited cave, which at first glance seemed safe enough. She then quickly went back to tell the others.
"Hey, guys!" she shouted running up to them, "I found a cave up there near the brush. You both can hide there, so you won't be spotted by any night patrollers."
"What about you?" Ace started. "What are you going to be doing?"
"I" have to find the entrance to the city, and then I have to get to the main laboratory in our science station. Which, is where I'll find the antidote for Taro's condition."
"But, are you sure they'll give it to you?" Taro said in a low shallow voice.
"No. But, it doesn't matter. You two better get to the cave, now," she said, as she turned to leave.
"Wait! What do you mean "doesn't matter"? Just what do you intend to do?" Ace asked, not liking to be kept in the dark.
"None of your concern. Now, get in the cave before someone spots us," She said turning to leave again.
"What do you mean it's none of my-?!"
"Will you just shut up?!, and get in the cave!" Xena snapped, shouting right in Aces face, causing him to take a step back.
Then without a moment of hesitation, Xena shot off into the direction she was going, with great speed. She refrained from looking back at the now offended Ultra, who she was sure was now complaining to Taro about her. Angry now, she silently mumbled to herself as she zigzagged through the bushes, and numerous trees. She ran as fast as she could to avoid being seen by prospectors. "That guy is really beginning to get on my nerves," she whispered aloud through grinded teeth. Figuring she had to keep her mind set on the true problem she was facing, she decided to just push Taro's annoying brother out of her head, so she could focuse on the task at hand. From mere memory she was soon able to find the main underground entrance to her city. There were other ways in of course, but this one was the closest and the easiest to get to.
Not wasting any time, Xena quickly cleared the entrance from all the brush and shrubs that were used to hide it from predators. After taking a quick look around to make sure that no had followed her, she briskly entered the underground cave, and ran through the pitch dark tunnel that led straight to the urban city, and her home. But, strangely though, that didn't seem to mean much to her right now. At the moment, all she had her mind locked on was finding that medication that may save Taro's life. That is, if she could get it to him in time. She felt adrenaline surge through her body as she spotted a light at the end of long tunnel. She was almost there!
After Xena rushed off, Ace and a very weak Taro went on, and without much difficulty found the cave, which they assumed was the one she had told them about. They cautiously entered, fearing that it may already be occupied by something they'd rather not meet. Once they knew it was all clear, they tried to get comfortable. At least, as comfortable as they could in a dark, weird, creepy cave. Taro practically staggered on their way into the cave, and probably would have collapsed, if not for Ace supporting almost half his weight. Once inside, Ace helped Taro lower himself to the rock floor, so that he could sit and relax for awhile, until Xena returned. Not wanting to have to wait in complete darkness, Ace found some decent sized red rocks, and placed them in the center of the cave. Then shooting a special ray at them, the rocks lit up, releasing a comforting red glow.
"That's better," said Ace, satisfied with his work. Little did he know, that that light was only going to attract nothing but trouble.
Xena, crouched down behind a brick wall as she heard the last of the workers leave the science station. There were at least three, and she waited until their voices completely died out before she made her move. Peering up over the brick wall to see if everything was clear, she noticed that all the lights in the twelve story building were out. Assuming that it meant everyone had gone home, Xena with one quick move, sprang over the wall that surrounded the whole front of the building, and landed crouched down into the bushes. Within a split second she bolted from her location, and rushed to the main entrance so fast that no one would had time to see her. With help from her dark clothing of course.
Creeping up to the only front door, Xena peered through it's glass window looking for any night guards. Seeing no one, and knowing that the door was bound to be locked, she took off one off her black gloves, and being careful not to leave any finger prints, she affectively stuck it partially through the glass section of the door and began cut out a circle shape. Once completing it, she gently gave it a tap, which pushed it through causing it to give a small breaking sound as it hit the floor on the other side of the door. After putting her glove back on, she quickly reached her arm through the medium sized glass hole, unlocking the door from the other side. Upon entering the building she quietly closed the door behind her, wanting to avoid suspicion from any passing citizens on the outside.
While constantly looking around, Xena silently,but quickly went up the back stairway until she reached the forth floor, which is where, if memory serves her correctly, the pharmacy laboratory is. She soon found the right room she was looking for, which had printed on it, "Pharmacology Experimentation", which is where scientist would test new solutions and medications to see if they were safe and affective enough to use on the public. As she was reaching for the knob though, to her horror she realized someone inside the room was just beginning to turn the knob. Thinking fast, she pressed herself against the wall parallel to the door, so as it opened the door hide her from immediate view. Two male scientist came out, and Xena held her breath as one of them closed the door without looking back. They both went on their way and Xena breathed a sigh of relief. "That was close," she thought to herself. She then slowly turned the knob to the door and carefully peaked in to be sure that there was no one left this time. The room was dark which told her there was no one else. She walked in, closed the door, and without looking felt for the light switch, before realizing that it would probably be wise not to turn on the light, since it may send a signal to someone outside. So deciding to use her night vision she quickly began to look for the antidote. Looking at the labels on all the glass cases where they keep special medicines, she finally stumbled on the one marked, "Adelocosa serum." Before she had a chance to think, she broke the glass with her hand grabbed the bottle, and was about to make a run for the door, when suddenly again she heard somebody coming. "Not again!" she hissed as she ducked down behind a table.
The door opened, and it was the same two scientists as before. "I forgot my paper work, I'll just be a minute," the tall one said to the shorter one as they both walked in, not bothering to close the door. After a few minutes and they still didn't leave, Xena was beginning to get very irritable and frustrated. And when they both then got into a totally deferent conversation, she couldn't take it anymore. She burst out from under that table, sprang at the two guys, and then suddenly everything went black.