-1All over, the teens were making themselves comfortable. Either reading in the library, working in their rooms, or wandering about the ship, the teens made the strange atmosphere a little more like home as they relaxed in their various hideaways. Maya had taken over the library, Kie and Art had taken over the top deck for some time to themselves, Ryder was having a nap, Kriss was wandering the halls, and Kali was scribbling at paper in her room.

Kriss walked down the halls, looking around at his surroundings. The white halls reminded him of a hospital, but the decorations that hinted at lands of sand and spices made it more like home. The magician missed everything about his home, down to, and including his ace of spades. The bloody card was simply a piece of paper, yet somehow, despite always being in the deck, he could never find it. If he thought it was in the deck, it wasn't. It would almost seam to hitchhike and follow him wherever he went. He would open his agenda and find it nestled in the page, he would tuck it in his blazer, to find it in his deck. The card was like an eel with teleportation powers. He grimaced wirily. I'll bet you anything…he opened his blazer and searched threw the pocket. Nothing. Huh. Well, whadyaknow. Its not here. He reached from his blazer down to his regular pocket. A sharp edge caught his hand. He stopped. Enclosing his hand around the edge he pulled it out. Complete with coffee stain and all, was the ace of spades.

How in God's bloody name…? Opening the nearest door, he barely looked up but to find the nearest chair, as he sat down and stared at the card. Maya looked up at him surprised.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, referring to the fact that he wasn't a book lover, or a reader of much at all.

"Stupid little- I, er… Pardon?" he asked, looking up at her. She repeated her question. Kriss looked frazzled.

"Why does it matter? I'm here now."

"Yeah, but why?" Kriss explained about the mysterious card. Maya shrugged.

"Must just like you." she said, returning to her book. Kriss glared at her.

"Well fine! Go back to your book! I'll work at figuring this out." He glared at the card, and examined his surroundings. The Library consisted of a large room and a mezzanine. The shelves where huge filled with everything. Maps, paper, scrolls, and of course, books. All leather bound, it was a banquet for the eyes and the mind. Looking down, he saw a book about his bloodline's language, Japanese. Replacing the card in his pocket, he started reading it, figuring that it couldn't hurt to try and learn. Maya subtly looked over that the boy over her book and shook her head. Figuring that she would never be able to figure the opposite sex out, it didn't make logical sense to try to figure them out. As she read, she sat wondering if it gave him the same type of headache to try and figure a girl out as it gave her to try to figure him out.

Damn it she was tired. Kali scribbled away as thoughts came to her head. She had had a decent sleep the night before, even though the lesson earlier hadn't been all that hard or tiring, she was suddenly tired beyond belief. She shook her head, scanning her mind melds. Growling at herself, she shook herself off of Ryder's. As an empath, she felt safest having a few links to different people in case of emergencies, but her recent adventures in the field of hormones and crushes had left her discussed at herself around her feelings towards Ryder. It had taken her about 3 weeks to know that he had something different about him. It had taken her another few weeks to figure out what exactly it was about him that was so special.

His kindness, courage, fearlessness, sense of humour, and semi perverse attitude. But what of his strength? His dignity? Honour, honesty, his ability to see so many things and miss the most obvious on-

"No!" she said, breaking her pen on the paper. She looked at it, and tossed the whole mess over into the waste basket. Letting the writing desk sit clear benighted her, Kali looked down at the dark wood with tears in her eyes.

"Stupid man… very stupid man.." she sniffed. Knowing it would come eventually.

"Stupider me for falling for him." At the heart of it, that was the very truth. The littlest thing had crippled her. She had fallen for him. Fallen much harder then for anyone before. Now not only was she trapped in her mind with him, but now she also was trapped in the same vicinity as him. For who knew how long.

Kali wanted to be home. She missed her bed, her stuffies, her pillows and room. She didn't miss her parents or siblings much, at least none that she wanted to admit. But just the idea of home was really feeling like she was never going to see it again. Rising from her desk, tears just barely being held back, Kali kicked off her boots and fell onto her bed. Still sniffing, she hugged at her pillows, wishing even for the scent of her shampoo to be the ones she used at home. For some form of familiarity.

Nothing.

The girl who would never admit defeat, pain or a need for assistance, lie crying of homesickness and unresolved situations on her pillow. Quietly sobbing herself to sleep, to where at least in her dreams she could find peace.

†

The dream had him bouncing. Bouncing from a far off melody.. From his own time.

"Feels like the weight of the world,
Like God in heaven gave me a turn.
Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you.
Still in the dark, can you fix me?"

The sound of crying echoed in the background, and he knew the voice that made the sound. Something banged in his dream, and he sat up in bed, holding his knife.

"Hey Ryder! Are you awake?" yelled a voice. Ryder recognized it as Kriss. Half yawning, half stretching, he moved to the door. His mouth still wide open as he answered.

"What did you expect?" he asked. Kriss shrugged.

"Good point."

"What do you need?" he asked.

"Just wondering where you were, what you were up to. Weather you wanted to do something or not."

"What's on the schedule for right now?"

"Schedule?" asked Kriss. Ryder sighed.

"The agenda of what's to be going on about now?" Kriss looked at him puzzled. "Never mind… Does this place have some kind of room that we can train with our power in?"

"I'll go ask. Don't go anywhere ok? Its hard to manuver in this place." Kriss walked off, attempting to find Nemo and ask the question.

Ryder leaned back on his bed, looking up at the ceiling and the amazingly designed Indian style artwork that coated the ceiling. Still getting back to reality, he realized as he stretched that he knew the song in his dream.

Well, duh, He thought, I only went to the concert a few months ago. He went threw his mind, remembering the event. The bouncing, yelling and singing. His light tenor voice sounding in a chorus of what some teenagers from their time called "emo music". Evanescence was the darker pop/ rock band, with a singer who could still sound good while singing soprano in a sweet toned voice. However, if you put her on a song that meant she needed a raw tone, her voice could go hard and sharp.

Ryder's mind flicked to a squeaky rendition of "Everybody's Fool". The voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't place it. Another song sung in his head, the same one from his dream. The voice that sung it was the same that had the other rendition. The voice this time was singing "Weight of the World" in a lower tenor then Amy Lee. A memory flashed as he saw a girl zip by on a scooter, doing as much as she could to ignore him. The scooter was blue, the rider was wearing black, and singing lightly. He couldn't remember who it was, but the sound of squeaking, and then a low growl, and a sharp jolt drove the idea from his mind. He hopped up to the window. Looking out, he was amazed to see blue sky. Grabbing his coat, Ryder dashed from the room.

†

Inside the library, everyone lurched. Outside in the hall, Skinner ended with a wall and his face married for a little amount of time.

"OW!" he yelled, rubbing his nose.

"Skinner?" came a voice behind him. Maya was there, along with all of those who had found the library to be a quiet haven for the afternoon. The others had spilled about and looked up and down the halls, trying to figure out where to go.

"Milady Maya!" said Skinner eloquently as he bowed. Realizing that he was sky clad, and that no one could see his gesture of elegance, he straightened. "I'll take you to Nemo." Grabbing her hand, he pulled. Maya lurched again.

"Maya!" yelled Kriss behind her.

"Just come on!" answered the kidnapped. The rest followed Skinner's rampage threw the halls, swinging Maya around behind him.

†

Kali had awoken and leapt out of bed at the growling and lurch. Pulling her boots on, she limped out of her room.
Into Sawyer.

"Kali!" said Sawyer.

"Sawyer!" said Kali.

"Sorry.." said Kali at the same time as Sawyer. "I.. err…" they continued together. They stopped speaking and Sawyer offered a hand. Kali took it.

"Whats happened?" asked Kali. Sawyer shrugged.

"Not sure exactly. The Nautilus has stopped. I'm not sure what to think, and what to do."

"Well, first thing to do, would be to get to Nemo." Sawyer looked up as if he had been knocked over the head.

"That's why I was running this way! Come on!' He took her hand, the one that had been burned. Grimacing in agony, Kali moved limply with him, every step saying the same word.

"Hand hand hand hand hand hand." About that many steps later, Sawyer got the message. Blonde hair in his face, he switched sides, taking her other hand, and together they ran towards the bridge.

†

Nemo stood stalk still as the bridge slowly filled with the league. All were wide eyed and fearful, whispering amongst themselves. He cleared his throat as Kali and Sawyer came threw the door. Nemo nodded at them as he began to speak.

"We have landed on a remote island in the pacific. This island was specifically built by myself and my crew to re-supply my lady, as well as make any repairs we need too and other general things. We shall be staying here for a time, but not for long. I would suggest that you do as you'd like while we are still on land. The island is yours to explore. Please, feel free to go ashore." Nodding slightly to signal the commencement of his words, the Captain turned back to his crew and started giving out orders to the commanding officers. The words soaked in slowly to the assembled League, and teens. Finally Kriss laughed.

"Last one out there is a dotted snake!" He said, dashing from the room.

"Dotted snake? What the… GET BACK HERE!" Yelled Maya, running after him waving her fists. Kie and Art looked at each other, bowed to those assembled and walked out of the door, quietly following their friends. Ryder looked at those assembled, still blinking. Jekyll smiled at him.

"Do go on Ryder. You are only young once. Go join your friends." Ryder looked at him. Jekyll smiled again, nodding. "Go on." Ryder bowed, just slightly enough to seam polite, but enough to barely make an indent in his spine. Kali watched carefully. So typical of him. When he lifted himself up, she hid her eyes as he walked out. Jekyll then spotted her. He smiled encouragingly at her, his sideburns catching the light that streamed threw the window. Walking up to her, he offered her his arm. Kali looked at Sawyer, who promptly dropped her hand. Taking the offered arm of the doctor, Kali and Jekyll walked out of the room.

"Are you getting sentimental on us Sawyer?" asked Mina. Sawyer looked at her.

"Say again Mina?"

"You seem rather attached to that girl. Like a lady you want to court." Sawyer looked indignant.

"Mina, I don't butt into your business, why do you feel the need to butt into mine?" Mina looked stunned.

"Sawyer, I am merely commenting on the fact you're following the girl around like a small dog." The hint of the sardonic note that Mina held in her voice ticked Sawyer. Favouring her with a small glare, the blonde left. Blinking, Mina shrugged as Jekyll held out an arm to escort her outdoors. As she left, you could clearly hear her comment to Jekyll. "Was it something I said?"

†Author's Notes†

Well then, this is the screwed up update,
I seam to have written one thing for the follow up to lunch, and posted something completely different, which is why it has taken me so damn long to update. Because of the conflicts, I've been confused, and you all have been kept waiting. Besides that, there is always the fall back of the movie holds no new things for me, I can hold onto everything new and interesting from it, so I only go back every so often for guidance on character etc, but little for anything else. So here I am, its been busy, I have a few people to thank, as usual, but then again, what else can we expect.

For the beginning, and forgive me if these are late,
and or wrong, I'm not sure what I'm working with here right now.
The great milady ninja enchantress, who leaves me an amazing review, and then subscribes,
my esteamed thank yous.
Milady Kairi's-twin, as per usual, her continued support has made sure that I actually get off my tail and get somewhere with this, although, all others who support are well named and thanked, and last but not least at all, indeed, it was they who got me off my arse and got me back to writing again,
MrHydee, who I'm not sure if they are female or male, so I shall extend a large THANKYOU to you, and a large THANKYOU to the others as well.
Its actually a semi long update this time, amazing, I'm sure.

Hope everyone had a good newyear, and hope that you all like this, again, sorry for the mix up.