Me: Sorry this chapter is late. I took a day off from writing after I stayed up and entire night writing.

Genis: This is late? It's only been four days.

Me: Exactly, it's been more than half a week. I've gotten slow. I use to be able to update at least once a day.

Genis: She owns nothing.

Me: Except Sarah. Also, I still need votes on what color the wings should be. I've got one vote for purple, blue, silver and white with dark blue streaks (which wasn't listed but I'll go with it 'cause it sounds cool.)


As I sat in my cell I thought about how to escape. I was thinking about playing a sob story, but then I would be wondering around the base having no idea how to get out. I also thought about waiting for Lloyd, but there was the chance that this place had two cell areas. That wouldn't work out too well.

'Maybe I'm just over thinking this,' I thought. I tend to over analyze things a lot.

I heard foot steps down the hall.

"Open another cell, we caught the other kid," I heard a Renegade order.

The Renegade that was guarding my cell door stepped away and opened the one across from me. Two Renegades came into view, along with Lloyd.

'Well, at least escaping will be much easier… I think.'

The Renegades left Lloyd in the cell and started talking.

'Come on, wake up Lloyd,' I thought.

At that point, I was getting really, really fidgety. I'm not the kind of person to stay in one place for long. If I stay in one place for too long I start to pace back and forth.

I was trying to control myself into staying still. It didn't work out well because I started playing with the zipper on my vest.

"…If so, I feel sorry for those kids," Said a Renegade.

'Wait… Lloyd should be waking up now,' I thought.

"Yeah. They can't possibly escape execution," The other Renegade responded.

'Execution!? Okay, I might not have any records, but is that really a reason to execute me?!' I shouted in my head.

I heard another set of foot steps come down the hall.

"Hey, Lord Botta is calling you three," The Renegade said, addressing the two that brought Lloyd and the one that was guarding my cell.

The three Renegades left and the one that informed them took there place in guarding the cells. He paced back and forth in front of our cells.

"Sarah?" I heard.

I looked across to Lloyd's cell and smiled pathetically.

"Hey Lloyd," I waved.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Be quiet you two!" Ordered the Renegade.

When he had his back turned I stuck my tongue out at him. I then acted like I didn't do anything. I saw Lloyd holding back his laughter.

'I guess since we can't talk, Lloyd will have to figure it out on his own,' I mentally sighed, 'If only I could use magic, things would be a lot easier.'

I then looked over at Lloyd to see that he was aiming with the Sorcerer's Ring. He got the right timing and hit the guard with a fireball from the Sorcerer's Ring. The Renegade ran off and left us in our cells.

"Nice aim Lloyd," I complimented.

"Thanks, but how are we going to get out of our cells?" He questioned.

"Easy," I replied, and slipped my arm through the bars and pushed the button next to it.

I quickly slipped my arm out and the cell door opened.

"I've been here a while, so I was able to examine the room," I answered before he got the chance to ask.

I walked over to his cell and pushed the button next to it.

"They should really keep the buttons away from the door," I commented.

"No kidding…C'mon, let's get out of here," Lloyd said and led the way.

I looked over to a control area and stopped.

"I think our equipment is over here," I said and walked over.

I looked around and found our equipment. I handed Lloyd his after grabbing the equipment. I strapped on my belts, which luckily hadn't had anything taken off.

After that, Lloyd led the way in trying to escape.

"Have any idea where to go?" He asked.

"Not in the least. I was knocked out like you," I replied.

"Who the hell are you?" We heard.

We looked a head and saw two Renegades.

"Uh-oh," Was Lloyd's response.

"Oh crap," I said, right after he said that.

"P…Prison break!" The second Renegade call.

I pulled out my weapon and unsheathed it. Lloyd pulled out his twin swords after seeing me get ready for a fight. The two renegade charged at us. Lloyd and I split up and took on one Renegade each.

The Renegade tried to strike at my shoulder. I blocked with my left and slashed the Renegade across the chest with my right. I back stepped, then blocked the second strike with both daggers. I'm just gonna call them that since I don't know what they're really called. Anyways, the Renegade tried to over power me and I don't have much upper body strength, I usually just rely on speed. I held out for a little while then I kicked the back of the Renegade's knees. He fell and I moved to the right and hit him in the back of the neck with the butt of my weapon.

I looked over and Lloyd had just finished his fight.

"Let's get out of here be-" I was cut off by the alarm, "..fore more come…crap."

I heard foot steps running down the hall, towards us. Lloyd grabbed my wrist and pulled me through a door. It was the room with the raybits.

"I wonder what that is…" Lloyd wondered over to the device that changes the Sorcerer's Ring's function.

I heard the Renegades coming and ran over to Lloyd.

"No time, they're coming," I said.

I grabbed his sleeve, pulling him into that indention in the floor. I sat down after pulling Lloyd down there. I kept my back straight against the wall.

Then the Renegades charged in.

"Where are they?! The kid in red and the girl in blue disappeared!"

The Renegades searched around, but didn't find us. They finished their conversation and were about to leave but the door didn't open. Then they talked about the door mechanism and electrified the raybits. After they left, we stood up.

"Red, red, red. Does my outfit stand out that much? Sheesh," Lloyd complained.

"Apparently both our outfits stand out. That doesn't bother me though, I like being different," I smiled.

"You really are different," Lloyd responded and offered a helping hand out of the hole.

I accepted it and climbed out. I dusted myself off out of habit.

"And I like it that way… Thanks," I said, after dusting myself off.

"No problem… Hey, why are you here anyways?" He questioned.

"Apparently I don't have any records. I think they lost them, but they think it's something more. Who knows… Also, for some reason they're after my exsphere," I answered.

"No records?" He asked, confused.

"Desians are suppose to have records on everyone apparently," I shrugged.

"Anyways, let's get out of here," Lloyd said.

"Good idea," I nodded.

Lloyd went back to the device and changed the Sorcerer's Ring's function.

"It feels different," He said.

"Try it out," I told him.

He tried it and it came out as electricity.

"That helps, especially since neither of us know magic," I joked.

"Yeah… I'll distract the raybits, you use the Sorcerer's Ring," Lloyd instructed.

"Are you sure? I'm not sure how good my aim will be with it," I replied.

"Don't worry, I'm sure. I don't want you getting hurt," Lloyd said, handing me the Sorcerer's Ring.

"Okay, just be careful," I replied and put the ring on.

I walked over to the side of the panel on the ground and waited. Lloyd got the raybits attention and right when it was on the panel, I shot it with the ring. I smiled at my accomplishment with aim.

"Nice shot," Lloyd said.

"Thanks, let's hurry and get the other one," I replied.

He nodded and we did the same with the other. The door opened a few seconds after electrocuting the second raybit.

"Alright! It opened!" Lloyd cheered.

"Let's go before they come back to check this room again," I responded.

"Right," He nodded.

We left and entered the next room. It was the room with the GameCube.

"This room looks weird," Lloyd said.

"Looks like another puzzle to solve," I sighed, "Can't they be normal and just use locks?"

"That would be easier, I could just pick the lock," Lloyd sighed.

'I've always guessed on how to get out… This'll take a while. I should've paid more attention,' I thought.

It took a really long time. We kept guessing on what to do. Yeah, who ever sent me there did a really good job at choosing who to get. Anyways, after much trial and error, we finally managed to find the right combination.

"That… took forever…" I said, irritated by it.

Lloyd didn't say anything as we walked down the hall.

'Waaait, aren't we suppose to run into some Renegades soon?' I thought.

Just then Renegades came into the hall we were in.

"Whoa?!" Lloyd said surprised.

"Hey, you two! What are you doing here?!" A Renegade shouted.

"Uh-oh!" Lloyd and I said.

The Renegades charged at us. Lloyd grabbed my wrist and pulled me into a split hall, then into one of the rooms.

"Phew. That was close," Lloyd breathed.

"And just who the hell are you?"

"Damn…" I muttered.

Lloyd and I turned around and faced Yuan. He had his right had ready to release an electrical ball of mana at us. Lloyd stepped in front of me.

"Give me your name and I shall give you mine!" Lloyd replied, acting tough.

"Hahaha! You certainly have guts. But I'm afraid I don't see a need to introduce myself to miserable little creatures like you," Yuan said.

"What a coincidence, 'cause I don't see a need to introduce myself either to a moron who doesn't realize how pathetic he is," Lloyd insulted.

"You know, he's right. What kind of pathetic person captures two kids, especially if one's a girl," I backed Lloyd up.

"Why you little!…" He gritted, getting ready to release the electrical ball of mana at us.

Lloyd put up his defensive stance and I pulled out my weapon, ready to attack or block. Yuan noticed Lloyd's exsphere on his left hand. He let the spell fade as he looked on surprised.

"An exsphere! You're… Lloyd?!" Yuan asked, surprised.

Lloyd lowered his stance and said, "And if I am?"

Yuan approached Lloyd and looked him over.

"Hmm, I see the resemblance," He wondered.

Lloyd and I drew our blades. Just as Lloyd was about to attack Yuan, the alarm went off again. Then, Botta and two Renegade soldiers came in. They completely ignored us.

"Sir! We've received reports that the Chosen's group had infiltrated the facility!" Botta reported.

"You…you're the Desian that attacked Iselia!" Lloyd recalled, looking over at Botta.

Botta turned to Lloyd, "So you're Lloyd! Now this is amusing!"

"Botta! I'm leaving for now. Our plans will be ruined if he sees me," Yuan said.

"What of the chosen?" Botta asked.

"I'll leave that to you," Yuan answered.

"Understood," Botta replied.

Yuan walked over to the door and turned around to face Lloyd.

"Lloyd. Next time we meet, you're mine. Just you wait," was Yuan's last words before he left.

The Renegades and Botta surrounded us. Then, Colette and the others arrived from behind Botta.

"Lloyd! Sarah! Are you okay?" Genis asked as he and the others rushed in.

"Are you all right? Are you hurt?" Colette asked, worriedly.

"Lloyd looks fine, but Sarah…" Kratos said.

"Huh?" I was confused before I remembered about the bandages on my arms and head. "Oh! Don't worry I'm fine," I reassured.

"You guys all came for us?" Lloyd asked surprised.

"Perfect timing. I'll take care of everyone at once," Botta commented.

"Get ready," Kratos said.

Then, our battle began. Lloyd rushed in first with Kratos right behind. They took on Botta. Genis stayed in the back to cast and Colette was covering him. They worked on one of the Renegade soldiers. I took on the last Renegade by myself.

'At least I have a better chance now,' I thought as I charged at the Renegade.

When I reached the Renegade I slashed down. The Renegade blocked and then knocked my attack away. I quickly used my other dagger to cut the Renegade across the chest. It was a shallow cut because the Renegade tried to dodge.

The Renegade swung his sword at me but I back-stepped and dodged. I then preformed a spin kick and hit the Renegade directly in the chest where I had created the cut. The Renegade stumbled back. I then swung diagonally at the Renegade. The Renegade blocked when I was halfway to the other side. I pulled away and moved to my right.

The Renegade swung his sword at me. He tried to decapitate me but I ducked and plunged my dagger into his stomach. The entire blade had gone into the Renegade's body. When I pulled it out it had blood dripping off it. The Renegade dropped backwards.

I was too into the fight that it didn't even faze me.

After doing that, I looked over to see that Colette and Genis had already taken down their Renegade and were helping Kratos and Lloyd. I was just about to go over and help, but then Kratos broke Botta's weapon.

"Ugh… I underestimated your abilities," Botta grunted.

He then dropped his weapon and ran off.

Raine came into the room and examined the destroyed weapon.

"Isn't this a…" Raine trailed, picking up the exsphere from Botta's weapon.

"Professor!" Lloyd said surprised.

"Ah, Lloyd. Genis told me what happened," Raine said, then glanced at Genis. "I apologize for the trouble he's caused you."

"No, I'm the one that dragged Genis into it. I'm sorry," Lloyd said, with downcast eyes.

"Save the chitchat for later. We shouldn't stay here long," Kratos informed.

"Agreed, they might bring in reinforcements," I added.

"You're right. I opened the escape route just now. Let's go," Raine said.

We used the escape route and got out of the Sylverant Base without any trouble. When we were outside, we saw Noishe and Sammy waiting for us.

"Sammy!" I said, excited and happy as I rushed over to Sammy.

"Noishe! You came too?" Lloyd said, as he walked over to Noishe.

"I have a question. This crystalline object attached to this weapon… Is this one of the exspheres that Genis spoke of?" Rained asked, examining it.

"It would seem so," Kratos said, after glancing at the object.

"Oh yeah, you use an exsphere, too," Lloyd remembered.

"…So you noticed," Kratos said, sounding indifferent.

"Well, duh," Lloyd replied.

"What are they, exactly ?" Raine asked.

"It'll take a while to explain. We can talk about it when we get to Triet," Kratos said.

"Yeah. Okay, Noishe! Let's go back now!" Lloyd said, excitedly.

Noishe howled in agreement.

We then proceeded to Triet.

"Sarah," Raine addressed.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Would you mind telling me what happened?" Raine asked.

"What happened? You mean how I got there?" I asked.

"Yes," Raine replied.

"Well… while I was getting the supplies, three Desians came up to me, saying that I was a wanted person. They said it was because they didn't have any records on me. Apparently, they have records on everyone. Then they attacked me because I didn't believe them and ignored them. I didn't have a choice but to fight back. That's why I have bandages on my arms and head. When they hit me in the back of the head, it knocked me out. When I woke up, I was in one of the cells. I didn't have anything to help me get out. A while later they brought in Lloyd. There was only one guard, so it was easy to get out of those cells with Lloyd's help," I explained.

"No records?" Raine inquired..

"I just think they lost them or something," I answered, shrugging.

"Does you head hurt?" Raine asked.

"No, I'm fine," I answered.

I looked down at my arms to see that blood was starting to sink through the bandages. Raine looked at my arms and also noticed the blood.

"Must have reopened while I was fighting," I muttered.

"That doesn't look good," Raine commented.

"I'll be fine," I responded.

"Fine? It's bleeding enough to sink though the bandages," Raine replied sternly, " Let me heal it."

"Shouldn't we wait 'till we get to Triet?" I asked.

"It's best not to put aside an injury that bad," Raine replied, "Now stop and stay still so I can heal it."

'It's not that bad. But it's best to keep it to myself,' I thought and stopped.

Raine stopped as well and started to prepare for a healing spell.

"What are you guys stopping for?" Lloyd asked.

"Raine wants to heal the injuries on my arms," I replied and started to remove the bandages.

"That looks bad," Lloyd commented.

"It's not that bad," I replied.

"Are you going to be okay?" Colette asked, worried.

"I'll be fine, it's not that bad," I answered, after I finished removing the bandages.

Blood dripped off my arms at a slow pace.

'Okay, maybe it is bad…' I thought, looking at it.

"First aid!" Raine called.

The wounds started to slowly close up. After Raine healed them, they were only large scratches, not gashes.

Raine walked up to me with a roll of bandages in hand. She wrapped up my arms again. Then she put away the bandages.

"Now that it's not bleeding too much anymore, let's continue on," Raine said.

We then continued walking to Triet. As we walked our formation kept the same. Kratos was in front. Behind him was Lloyd on Colette's left and Genis on her right. Noishe was right beside Lloyd. Raine was behind them and I was in the very back with Sammy next to me.

'This is so weird… Shouldn't the desert feel hot? It doesn't feel hot at all to me, it feels like… nothing. I'm not even sweating… what the hell is going on?' I thought.

Then, one of my thoughts of what it could be popped into my head.

'Maybe it's because I'm from Earth. Earth doesn't have any mana so I wouldn't be able to feel mana, right? Which means, since Efreet's mana influences the climate around here, I wouldn't be able to feel it… Would that mean I wouldn't feel anything if I was hit by a spell?… Stop thinking, I'm giving myself a headache!' I thought.

I just left the thought at that. I was thinking off topic and giving myself a headache…again.

I didn't want to think about it any more and just blocked it out of my head. I decided that I would think more about at night.


Me: Please review, I like to hear from my readers, it helps motivate me into writing. Also, please vote on the color of the wings 'cause I can't mke up my mind.

Genis: Wasn't there somethng else you wanted to ask the readers?

Me: Oh yeah! I've been talking/ typing (you know what I mean) to one of my readers, Neko-Mage-Lycra, and she asked if there were going to be any pairings. Which brings me to the question of wat my other readers think about a pairing with Sarah. I would like to know what you think about a Sarah x ???. And if you think there should be a pairing with Sarah, who do you think it should be with. We've already ruled it down to Lloyd and Zelos. So, yeah, please vote for the wing color and this. Bye!