Me: I'm back readers! Hi! =) This might be my last chapter or second last… I'm still not sure yet but I will be after I'm done writing this. Thanks for all the support and reviews!

AliceXShunMEGAFan17: LOL I know right? I think Dan has a considerate side that he doesn't show a lot.

Shadowjinx: Thanks so much =)

JazzGirl123: Oh that's cool. I kind of want an older brother =)

drake0: Lol I don't like to keep my readers waiting. I know how that feels.

flippy17: I glad you liked the chapter but you lost me at the Ren and Fabia part… sorry.

katzike123: LOL! I wanted to make Dan considerate but I didn't want him to be too out of character so I just added that little something =)

Shana: I'm still kind of deciding on that because if I do bring her voice back, it has to be a really good reason and I kind of have a reason but I've got to somehow make it fit with the story. I might just leave her mute. I'm not really sure yet.

Alice was brought to the World of Devids.

She found out that Ren was Jake.

Alice also got a chance to see Shun and gave him a pouch that a Devid named Masquerade gave to her to give to him.

What's in the pouch?

DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN BAKUGAN!

Julie's P.O.V.

I've been really down these few days when I should have been happy. Billy came back early, but Alice hadn't waken up yet. We were starting to think of taking her to the hospital.

"We can't Dan!" Runo half yelled.

"Why? If we leave her here, we wouldn't know if she'll live!" Dan said angrily.

"We don't even know what happened. What are we going to tell him? That our friend here is a Cupid and we think she is fighting a battle in another world?" Runo shouted.

"Guys, stop," Marucho whispered. I held on to Runo why Billy did the same to Dan.

"If you guys keep fighting, we won't get anything done," I told them. It wasn't only about Alice. Since she passed out, the preparations for the prom have been a mess. It wasn't because her planning was bad. We just didn't get along without her. Things were worse when Shun disappeared. Dan and Runo have been trying to control their anger but it didn't always work.

"Let's not move her," Billy suggested, "If we are going to get a doctor, ask if he/she could come here."

"Yeah," Marucho agreed, "I'm afraid we might mess something in her body up. She's weak and looks really sick. She also hasn't eaten for a few days."

"How about we wait," I added.

"Fine," Dan said but he still didn't look like he agreed with it.

"I'm going for a walk," Runo stated and then left. We were quiet and once again, tension filled the room.

Alice's P.O.V.

"Wake up!" I heard a grumpy voice yell. I slowly opened my eyes. I was expecting myself to be at home, but I wasn't. I looked around and then remembered what happened yesterday. I was in a dungeon/prison. I unwillingly got up and followed the two Devids from the day before. I was thinking about Shun and hoping that he was alright. The chains I had on clanked on the ground as I walked. There was no way I would be able to sneak out of here even if I found a way. We stopped at a clearing where I saw a lot of Cupids. They were all working and looked like they were in a lot of pain.

"Here is where all you creatures work. You will take a bucket along with the others and sit in that wagon over there," he pointed, "The driver will drive you all the way to the volcanoes and you will then pick up volcano rocks and bring them back here. Give it to the other creatures who are building the Statue of Ren and you'll go back for another round," he explained grumpily. I stood next to the other Cupids and got a "bucket". It wasn't a bucket at all. It was a small wheelbarrow. I watched as the other Cupids helped each other load the "buckets". I decided to help them. They were all scratched and some were still bleeding from yesterday. We all climbed into the wagon and sat there.

"Masquerade, watch that one," one of the Devids pointed to me. When they both left, I smiled to myself. Masquerade was the driver. I had a feeling that he would be able to help Shun and me. He turned around and gave me a wink before he started driving. I looked around to see if anyone saw but all he Cupids had their heads down. Some seemed to be crying. I looked front again. The wagon was like the ones where people had horses pull. This one had horses also, but they were on fire. It was fire shaped like four horses. It was an amazing sight but no one else thought so. We drove for about an hour I think. We came to a stop far from the volcano. Everyone started getting off so I followed also. Then hey all started pushing the wheelbarrows towards the volcano.

"Be careful Alice," I heard Masquerade whisper before I left. I gave him a weak but reassuring smile. When we finally got to the volcano I realized that it was huge. Nothing was spurting out luckily but I did see smoke.

"Don't worry, this volcano doesn't have lava that spills," a Cupid said to me.

Oh alright, I signed. They looked puzzled.

"Are you mute?" another Cupid asked. I nodded.

"Wait, are you Alice Gehabich? Aren't you the one that somehow got a Devid to change his ways?" They all started asking questions and all I could do was nod and shake my head.

"I heard that the Devid is hot," one added.

"So am I," a boy Cupid said. I realized that it was the one I helped protect yesterday. His friends punched him lightly and they all laughed, "By the way, thanks for helping me yesterday. You didn't have to." I smiled at him and he smiled back. He seemed like a pretty nice guy.

"Do I hear laughing?" I heard someone shout. There was silence. We watched as about ten Devids appeared with whips in their hands. I wanted to run as I saw them attacking Cupids. I backed away and then I felt the burn of a whip hit my back. I fell to the ground with the rest of the Cupids. They all groaned in pain.

"Get to it!" another Devid said. The one that whipped me picked me up, "Go," he said. I watched as he did the same with the guy I helped. They attached ropes on to our waist. The other end was on top of the volcano. We started climbing. I followed the Cupid since I didn't know where it was safe to step. It was a long way up and when we made it to the top, I fell on to my knees.

"Tiring isn't it?" he asked trying to hide his smile. I nodded and then gasped at the sight. It was beautiful and dangerous. There was lava still in the volcano but it was quiet.

"Well we've got to get on the ledge down there." He pointed, "I'll hold on to the rope while you slide down and I'll come and help you after when more people come up." I nodded and then slowly slid down the wall of the volcano. It got warmer. When I finally reached the ledge, I saw a bucket drop down. This time it was an actual bucket.

"Pick up the rocks and throw them in there and don't drop any rocks into the lava," he warned. I looked up and saw Masquerade walk up beside him. He gave me a thumbs up. I started getting to work. The rocks were close to hot but I soon got used to it. More Cupids came down and we were all working together. Then a Cupid accidentally pushed me and I stepped backwards, I stepped back to far and fell off the ledge. I quickly grabbed on to the ledge of the ledge and tried pulling myself back up. My hands were slipping as I tried to find a good foot hole. I kicked the wall to hard and I saw huge rocks go into the lava. The lava started bubbling furiously.

"Run!" one Cupid shouted. They all quickly climbed back up the mountain. They all missed me as I tried to get their attention. My hands were starting to sweat. I was going to slip into the lava. I felt my hands loose grip and I started to fall. I closed my eyes and felt a pair of hands grab hold of me.

"It's alright, I got you," it was Masquerade and for some reason I believed him. I trusted him. He pulled me back up the ledge and we made our way up the volcano. The lava was rising. All the Cupids were already far away. I few Devids were left to help out Masquerade but they were at the bottom of the volcano. Then I felt the volcano shake.

"Go!" Masquerade pushed me and I rolled down the volcano. I fell all the way to the bottom and didn't see Masquerade anywhere.

"He tipped!" I heard a Devid shouted. One was trying to save him but another one held him back. I was scared and worried about him. Then the volcano exploded. Lava spurted up in the air and landed back into the hole. Unlike the earth volcanoes, this one didn't harm anything or anything except for Masquerade. I wanted to cry as I saw Masquerade's dead body come out of the volcano along with the lava. It rolled down the mountain as well and landed beside me. I quickly got up and went to him. I slowly held his head up and searched for his pulse. I didn't find any… he was dead. The other Devids came and pushed me away. I fell on to the ground and started to cry.

"He's dead…" one of them announced. Two of them helped picked him up and started their way towards the wagon. The rest of them who weren't at the wagon came to me with glaring eyes. One them picked me up and slapped me across the face.

"You killed him! You're a monster!" he yelled. I shook my head from side to side.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to I signed but of course they didn't understand. The others came and started whipping me. I tasted blood. The one he slapped me came to me with more chains. They tied my hands behind my back and around my arms, chest and neck. He pulled it tighter and I winced at the pain as I felt myself choke. I didn't try fighting it. They were right, I did kill him. If I didn't fall off the cliff and caused the rocks to fall in the lava, none of this would have happened.

"Take her back!" he yelled. They showed no mercy as they pushed and pulled me along with them. They whipped me if I slowed down but I couldn't feel the pain anymore because of the chains. When we finally got to the wagon, the other Cupids gasped as they saw me. They wanted to help me but were afraid to. Then the guy that I helped stood up and tried getting to me but the Devids blocked him.

"This isn't fair! It wasn't her fault!" he yelled but as a reply, he got whipped and fell.

"Shut up!" a Devid yelled and everyone went quiet. He pushed me on to the wagon. Two Devids sat beside me incase I ran or moved. I couldn't believe Masquerade died. He risked his life for me. The ride was quick probably because I was feeling dizzy and was soon going to blank out. I lost too much blood. When we got there, I was blindfolded and pushed off while the other Cupids stayed on and watched me leave. I was pulled with more chains they attached. Devids saw me and laughed. They threw rocks and whatever they could find at me.

"This creature is a criminal!" a Devid kept shouting as we made our way to somewhere. When we finally stopped, I fell to the ground as a whip made contact with my legs.

"Now, what's this?" I heard someone say. I knew who it was, "You're already in trouble on your first day?" he laughed. He pulled off my blindfold and I saw Ren staring at me with his cold eyes.

"Master Ren, she is a criminal! She has killed Masquerade!" he announced as he bowed down.

"You what?" Ren shouted with hatred, "How is that possible? He is one of the strongest Devids we have!"

"He fell into the volcano because of her!" another Devid said. They were leaving out parts of the story and I couldn't do anything about it. I tried moving my hands to loosen the chains but it didn't work. I wanted to tell them that I felt horrible about it. I didn't mean to do it.

"You killed him?" Ren shouted in my face as he plaed a finger under my chin. I shook my head, "Because of you he's dead! This isn't the first time a Devid was killed because of a Cupid!" he yelled. Maybe he did know the whole story.

"I don't get what those Devids see in you monsters! Each Cupid that changed a Devid was executed and you will be too," he laughed. I shook my head back and forth. Now I realized why I was blindfolded, they were afraid I might change another Devid just by looking at them.

"Here's a game for you, it's called "Torture and Death"" he smirked, "You know what to do boys." I had no idea what was going on. They grabbed me and pulled me away. I tried fighting back but I was too weak and there were too many of them. We walked down a staircase and came to a stop in front of the doors. On the door it read, "Execution". They pushed me into it and I tripped over the chains around my feet. The room was empty and made of stone. It was dark and the only light came from a torch on the wall. There were five Devids in total and each one had a whip. I knew what the torture part was now. I felt whip after whip burn my skin as they hit me continuously. I deserved every one of those hits. I made Shun suffer and now I caused the death of a Devid that tried helping me. Tears ran down my cheeks as I realized all those mistakes I made and all those people that have suffered because of me. It was all my fault. I should have never even had a good relationship with a Devid, not to mention two. I embraced every single hit I got, until I felt dizzier and fainted.

Shun's P.O.V.

I lay against the wall in my dark cell. The chains were hurting my whole body especially when it touched a cut caused by a whip. I wondered how Alice was doing. I had so much time to think in my prison. I realized why Alice broke up with it. She didn't want to hurt me but did she know it hurt me even more when she avoided me? I regret not telling her I was a Devid before, if I did maybe she would have been able to protect herself and she would have trusted me. I would have risked my life to protect her if I knew Ren was still after her. I heard the door of my cell opened and my hopes went up. I thought it was Alice, but the silhouette told me it wasn't.

"Shun, do I ever have new for you?" Ren laughed as he walked up to me.

"What do you want?" I tried to stay calm and in control.

"You know your best friend Masquerade… he's dead," he whispered the last part, "And you know who cause his death? Alice," he smirked and then left. My heart stopped. Masquerade was dead? Alice wouldn't have killed him. No she wouldn't… Ren wasn't telling me something. I could hear it in his voice but I was still shaking all over at the fact that Alice was part of it. Masquerade was nice to her; I knew that since he gave her the pouch to give to me. I was trying to sort everything else but a realization stopped me from thinking anymore. Alice was going to get executed! Even if Ren knew it wasn't entirely her fault, he would still execute her. It gave him a reason. I had to get out of the cell and I knew how but I had to wait… I had to wait until it was time.

Me: So this wasn't the last chapter… one more to go!

Alice: I'm going to die?

Shun: No you're not… right Marshmellows?

Me: I don't know =P

Shun: You like to torture me don't you?

Me: Well not necessarily torture…

Alice: Please tell us

Me: Sorry, no can do. So what did you guys think? Before I leave you this time I have a riddle for you! =) My teacher read it to us in class but I forgot to ask you guys it lol. So here it is, Riddle: There is a completely black horse, it jumps over a castle and lands on a man. The man disappears. When does this happen? (It's from a game called Mind Trap so I do not own this riddle) Good luck! If anyone gets it right, I'll give them a virtual marshmallow LOL. No one in our class got it. Anyways, thanks so much for reading! Please review and comment! =) See you next time!