A/N: Well, this is gonna be hard to update while having homework and studying, but I'll do my best. I hope I can make chapters longer and longer, don't wanna keep you waiting when final twist comes, I'm still not sure about the outcome. Well, I'll solve that later. That's it for now!

Chapter 8:

Rescue plan; Smart choice

or a horrible mistake?

Saturday, November 16th, 10:29 a.m. - DWMA

The morning after first night of festival, and also kidnap of Tachiko, was everything but calm.

Kidd was still in Dispensary because Stein thought it was strange he had constant headaches. Liz and Patty brought Stein what he wanted; all medicines he's been using to calm down his headache lately. There were normal aspirins and bottle of medicine Yoshiki gave him.

The mentioned adult meister was now in Death Room, explaining situation to Lord Death and Spirit, who was, as usual, by Grim Reaper's side.

"Kidd is going to be alright, as long as I see what is with his constant headaches. He's asleep in Dispensary as we speak. Last night I asked his weapons to bring me medicines he was using for headache. They brought me common aspirins which I highly doubt caused anything. What is second thing they brought, is definitely the cause. I haven't analyzed it yet, but I'll tell you as soon as I do" Stein explained, fixing his glasses "And about Tachiko, portal left a frequency we will easily be able to follow but first we need to make a plan."

"That's good to hear." Lord Death replied in serious voice, but with note of his usual cheery voice in it.

Meanwhile, Maka, Soul, Tsubaki and Black*Star were in Maka's apartment. Black*Star and Tsubaki were telling them what happened last evening.

"Alright, but how does Giriko fit into this all? I mean, we haven't seen him since… Attack on Arachnophobia" Blonde meister asked ((P.S., even if fanfiction doesn't follow manga or anime completely, references like Soul's scar will be scattered across it, I will not bother to explain more))

"I don't know, he definitely has some kind of relation with freaks who planned it all up, I mean, not that Giriko has a brain nor guts to do that alone!" Black*Star replied in his usual voice.

"Black*Star is right, there needs to be someone else pulling the strings…" Soul agreed, leaning to sofa "But who?"

As they spoke, Kidd had just woken up, and just as he did a headache started beating his head almost instantly, first bit easier but stronger and stronger by seconds passing. Except, this time pain wasn't only ongoing in head; it started to cover more of his body. Mira Nygus was present in room as well, she noticed that young Shinigami was awake by sound of him quietly grunting.

"Oh, Good Morning Kidd-kun." She said while approaching him

"Morning…" Boy replied, sitting up, trying to hide fact that his head along with limbs and stomach ached.

"Professor should soon arrive- ah, Good Morning Stein" Mira said seeing Stein walk into room.

Rin was currently in mansion in outskirts of city; The house of Yakari family. He was on balcony of his room, petting a cat that climbed there. Because of his calm personality and wavelength, animals knew there's no fear that he'll attack them.

He was still thinking of that from last night. He sighed and decided to go to place that never ceased to help him; library. He gone back inside and after a quick "bye" to one of maids who were also his babysitters. Before she could protest, he was already out of mansion, heading for DWMA.

11:53 a.m. - ?

Tachiko woke up to sound of chainsaw rumbling. After she realized what it was she felt herself almost unconsciously try to escape as far away as it's possible.

But she couldn't. She felt her arms won't move, only thing she succeeded to do is to do a sound like chain shackling.

A voice came from left corner of room: "Good, you're finally awake.."

She looked even though it was needless, she knew it was Giriko.

Giriko was standing at upper left corner of room, leaned to wall with one of his legs up with chainsaw blades on it. Blades disintegrated into light and gone back into his leg.

Tachiko felt anger build up in her just by looking at him and his usual careless expression. The fact that she was chained down also was making a visible effect on it.

"The hell do you want!?" she shouted in anger, leaning forward a bit in her sitting position, but chains restraining her from doing anything more.

"You'll see soon" he replied almost completely calmly. "After the ones who said they want ya here arrive…"

Tachiko continued to glare at him, still shouting in angry voice "And who are exactly 'they'? And why me?!"

"Calm down, yelling ain't gonna help you.." he replied, now with more annoyed tone, walking towards doors that were on the other side of room. "You'll see soon, I'm not going to explain it to a kiddo such as you…"

He then left, leaving Tachiko completely alone. When he left, she started to calm down. She given up on trying to break chains or squirm away on any way, she just sat back down and leaned to wall behind her. She then inspected the room more closely.

There wasn't even a window to begin with, only light source was a small light bulb hanging from ceiling, so the lighting wasn't very good and the dark room seemed indistinct. The walls were made out of stone, at sight probably very thick. There was nothing there but few chairs, cold stone floor and wooden doors through what Giriko left just a few moments ago.

She started to recall what happened last night. She felt the pain in back of head which she ignored until now, it was nothing big, pain probably wore out after night.

She soon remembered everything… One second seeing everything perfectly calm, Lord Death was having his speech, she was talking with Black*Star, looking at forest surrounding the part of city. She felt something hit her in back of head. That was Giriko, she assumed what hit her was a baseball bat, but it was hard to describe what hit her because pain almost instantly started to become numb.

She saw her vision blurring and felt Giriko swiftly wrap one arm around her stomach and probably running. She saw only a few things after that. She saw a fluff of blue hair closing in, that was Black*Star, soon after that she saw a pair of golden yellow eyes going straight at her, she knew it was Kidd, after that she felt few drops of warm liquid land on her face. She recalled sound of chainsaw a little before it, and it wasn't stopping. Soon, or she at least thought so, everything went into what seemed like glowing pink whirlpool, she felt warmness, as if the light towards the center of the whirlpool was pulling her towards itself.. She then lost consciousness again.

"No, something is missing…" She thought to herself, trying to remember… The dark blue eyes flash before she passed out.

Her head shot up almost instantly at the thought of it.

"Yoshiki! He went after Giriko and got catched into that thing too!" she thought, not really knowing what did she feel. Relief, panic or more anger heating up inside her. she looked around the room again and tried to free herself again. What seemed like minutes passed, she hadn't given up.

After around good half an hour, she accepted the fact that it was pointless. She never felt this helpless in her entire life. As time went on her thoughts about what happened with Yoshiki just became more dark and pessimistic. She thought that he may had been left behind in that whirlpool, or that "They" found him and killed him on the spot when Giriko and her arrived with him behind, or that he is somewhere in building, being tortured. She couldn't stop it, after a while thoughts just kept coming and she couldn't deny the gigantic fear of what could had happened to her weapon. She felt few warm tears roll down her face.

She couldn't deny the possibility that Yoshiki is long dead by now and that she might soon end up like him. And Black*Star and Kidd, who knows what happened to them, how injured they are, and whose blood did she feel on her skin last night? She had no open cuts so it wasn't hers, and Giriko didn't seem to be injured even a bit, not a single bruise.

She felt more tears coming, she felt if this all was her fault. She felt like the greatest despair was pushing her down, it was winning a fight. She couldn't hold it back, the despair took over and she broke. The tears were dropping off her face, little by little soaking her clothes. She didn't care a bit. She just wanted it to end, that it's all a nightmare, that she'll wake up any moment on pillow soaked with her tears. That she'll go to school with Kidd, Liz and Patty, that Yoshiki, Maka, Soul, Black*Star and Tsubaki join them. That in DWMA's class Crescent Moon is usual lively atmosphere, with everyone else: Ox, Harvar, Kim, Jackie, Killik, Pot of Fire and Pot of Thunder, that Stein walks in and starts another day with dissection..

She didn't want anything more than another normal day.. Before she could try to fight it back, she started to drift off.

Death Room - 12:50 a.m.

Lord Death, Stein and Spirit were in Death Room, discussing the rescue plan, though, Azusa seemed to be confused. Why such a fuss over saving one student? She, of course, wasn't going to just keep mouth shut about it, so she asked Lord Death.

"You see…" he sighed "Tachiko, the student that was kidnapped, is adopted younger sister of Kidd. Twelve years ago a team was on mission to investigate newest surprise attack of Kishin clan called 'The East Demise', they attacked a village on the East shore of Honshuu. They are known to leave no survivors. But this time it was different. The team heard baby crying and soon found a female baby under rubble of one of houses. It's the student we're talking about. After it was heard that one person survived, people thought that the most feared clan is starting to get weak. And really, nobody heard even a word about clan after. They just disappeared. But I believe that they are ones who kidnapped her, and that they have something more dangerous for others, than revenge prepared for her. So it's not only about Kid, but also about safety of other citizens."

"How can you be so sure?" Azusa continued

"Because, we couldn't get in track of her parents, even in corpses. She might had not been the child of two citizens after all" he replied. "Now, let's get back to plan, we need your soul perception ability for it. I suppose you know Giriko's the soul response."

"Fella from Lowell Village? Yes, I do" she replied.

"Good" he replied.

"We marked the spot from where portal appeared. We need you to track it down before track starts to fade." Stein continued, fixing his glasses

"Alright." Azusa replied.

Kidd was in infirmary, accompanied by his weapons.

"Feeling any better Kidd?" Liz asked, still with easily heard note of worry in her voice.

"Yeah, I'm better." He replied with a small smile. After Stein researched what the "medicine" Yoshiki gave him, he found out it was full of toxins that were making his nerves produce false "danger" signals to the brain which usually send pain as well. He gave him antidote, though it's not perfect, it stops aching for a while.

"Professor said he's working on permanent cure, but until then, I've got to drink this every hour.." He holds up the bottle with antidote

Liz sighed in relief while Patty jump hugged him when he set the bottle down. She was extremely glad her meister is okay.

Though Kidd couldn't lie, he was still very worried about Tachiko. He hid it with smile, though it wasn't exactly the fake one. He was glad that everyone else is okay.

The door of Dispensary suddenly opened. It was clear who it was, though they didn't recognize him;

It was Rin.