A/N: Hello, again me! I know I'm getting annoying but it's my job. :P I hope you're enjoying the Fanfiction so far, mind spreading it if you do? :3 WARNING:The fanfiction will might get a bit weird or more gory from now on, I don't know. So, it's a major warning for younger readers.

Chapter 10:

Rescue Mission;

Is that really my sister?

Tuesday, November 18th, 03:27 a.m. - Forest

The rescue team was walking trough forest, it was deaf silence broken by sounds and tunes produced by night birds or someone stepping on a branch or dry leafs.

Justin Law, seventeen year old Deathscythe was listening to loud music on his earphones, but still was wary if any possible trap was to activate.

Black*Star was unusually silent. Tachiko was only one who wanted to train with him and accept his big ego. He was fully concentrated on mission, so was his weapon, Tsubaki, currently transformed into Kusurigama.

Soul was thinking, also in his weapon form, he obviously had a same bad feeling as Deathscythe held by Stein, Spirit.

Kidd was wielding two pistols, Thompson sisters. He was trying to stay focused. He was worried about his adopted sister. He looked over to Rin a few times, still feeling a bit angry at him.

Maka, Azusa and Stein were occupied by trying to sense any soul response. They had no luck; just a few responses from souls of animals and people from group.

Stein gave a Rin questioning look after a while, but did not say anything, it was clear he had a same question as Kidd did two days ago in infirmary. It was strange, almost worrying that his soul is radiating such coldness. It was too calm, and kind of indistinct, hard to sense.

Rin saw the questioning glares of two meisters but ignored them. He knew well why he was here, he had other reason to tag along than just to save his friend, and whatever reason it was, he did not bother telling it to anyone.

"Wait." He suddenly said, "We're close.. Building she's in is close.. And the forcefield is the trap.." he looked up and continued, "It takes souls of anyone who gets in contact with it… Actually…" He walked over to Kidd, who looked at him with suspicion "You are barely centimeters from it.." he continued as he pushed him away from it.

"How can you know that? It's not like you're a pro or something. You're just the new kid who tagged along cause you 'know' something we don't!" Black*Star said in his cocky tone, with a note of anger and disbelief in it.

"I have a proof.." Rin replied in calm voice. "You see, the forcefield is right here, only a few millimeters in front of me" he continued, pulling up left hand, one without glove and reaching in front of him. A few sparkles like electric ones are seen and his hand suddenly freezes on one spot for a few seconds, an electric charge was seen to go up to his elbow. He winced and immediately after that he was launched back a meter and a half. He shook his hand and grunted quietly.

"You see… It didn't take my soul, it only blew me back.. That's because ones who kidnapped your friend and set this barrier and my parents are related.. I believe my grandfather and the leader of this organization did 'The Blood Brothers' ritual as kids, a.k.a., they traded a few drops of blood…" He said while putting his hand back into pocket "My grandfather definitely found a way to store it in family mark… Watch closely.."

He put the other hand, one with glove on same spot he put the other one. Again a few sparkles were seen, a three pedestal flower in a thin circle glowed on upper side of his hand and a small hole appeared, they seen a stone wall a few meters away that wasn't there before

"See? That's basically almost another dimension, and I'm key to it.. The trick is that those few drops of blood stored in family mark change my wavelength a little when it radiates from my hand." he said as the hole expanded, revealing more of big, grey stone building. "Now, let's go.."

In a few seconds hole grew big enough for two people to enter at once. They all entered two by two and last was Rin, after he removed the hand the hole closed instantly, first few steps he just stumbled. He saw the confused and bit worried look that young blonde meister sent him.

"It also depletes my wavelength, taking away some of my energy… It's nothing to worry about.." He said, straightening back up.

The moon was suddenly high up on sky, like clock just struck midnight. Trees around them had stems that looked withered and had leaves in weird dark colors that looked more like pedestals, most of them were bluish purple. The building in front of them was made out of stone, and shaped like a stair pyramid.

"We're going to split up.. The building is huge and it's possible we're never going to get it done, even if time passes differently… Here's always midnight and one hour outside is here like roughly 24 hours. You decide groups yourself, but I think it'd be better is I teamed up with Grim Reaper's son." He said while pointing to Kidd with his thumb.

Nobody seemed to be question what he told, or better said, ordered them.

They went in pairs, each one with a person who could sense wavelengths. Maka and Black*Star (accompanied by Soul and Tsubaki), Justin and Azusa, Spirit and Stein, and last one, Rin and Kidd (with Thompson sisters).

Rin then gave each team a little device.

"This is only way we'll communicate. It's almost as a walkie-talkie, but a bit different. If you find Tachiko, click the green one, if you found her weapon partner click blue one, if you need backup click red. White is for activating microphone, so you can contact others if you found some other people or information." he explained while handing them the devices.

They split up right after they opened door, by force of course. Each team gone to investigate two floors. Rin and Kidd got the last two, 7th and 8th.

They were walking for approximately few hours with no results. Not a single soul. It was silence until Kidd broke it. He couldn't keep those questions piled up any longer.

"Rin, you said that time passes differently here. One hour outside is a day here, right?" he said in the calmest tone he could keep, counting that they were so close to finding his sister, "That means that for her it passed-"

"By my calculations, if she was kidnapped around 5 p.m. two days ago, now it's around 30 days for her, that's roughly a month.."

Kidd felt a bit of guilt, even if it was almost none of his fault. He looked down to Rin, who was because of his a bit hunched shape a little lower than him. Young Shinigami continued only after a few seconds:

"How do you know all those things? Related to this place and your family?"

"Logical conclusions, I've had a lot practice at it. And my family is pretty well known.. All I had to is look at the school and home library for a bit. Most of it is stuff that passes on from generation to generation" he replied smoothly. He did not mind him asking even personal questions. He replied to everything in monotone.

After a bit of hesitation again, Kidd spoke again "What was that when you appeared at Dispensary? Your soul response changed so drastically.."

"Let's call it an extremely strong bipolar disorder.."

" 'Let's call it'?" Kidd thought with a bit of confusion and suspiciousness, needless to say, he continued

"And you never call me by my real name? I doubt you don't know it by now.." he said

"Because it would be too casual. You are an important person after all. You're son of Grim Reaper, and I'm just a son of 'famous' politicians in Japan" he said, saying the word "famous" with voice full of bitterness and disgust, he continued with same tone, looking a bit to side, away from Kidd with his hands in pockets "Famous my ass… It's a bother, nothing more-"

They both suddenly stopped. It seems that they had both sensed same thing- another presence. Rin sensed a change in atmosphere and heard a dim chain shackle, Kidd felt a soul response down the hall, one he knew so well; It was Tachiko.

Kidd hurried, feeling happiness knowing that she's alive but Rin grabbed his shoulder.

"Wait… I need to warn you.. She could had been alone all the time, we don't know in what condition is she."

Kidd felt like he fell back onto the ground from clouds. Only now he noticed how much response changed.

They carefully walked up to doors from where Kidd felt the response. Rin could just open the doors. They were rusty and it was clear that they weren't locked or made to prevent anything or anyone from staying in the room or out of it.

Rin just touched the handle and pushed doors for barely a millimeter when they just fell down. A cold breeze greeted them as they walked in. Kidd quietly gasped and his eyes widened, like he's not believing in what he's seeing. Liz, still in her weapon form, let out a muffled cry. Patty, also in her weapon form, almost immediately covered her eyes. Rin just winced at the sight of what was in room.

Walls of room were now completely covered in writings written in red fluid. The floor wasn't any better; they were greeted by rotting carnage, some would even say bloodbath. There were dozens of corpses on ground, most of them presumably killed not long ago. The rest of furniture in room were no better; destroyed, partly crushed, shattered and splattered with blood, some even with body parts over them.

Though it was almost complete darkness in room, moonlight coming from one of windows was making it easier to see few things. At the opposite wall Tachiko sat cross-legged, with her head bowed down and arms behind back, at same spot almost same to one on what she first woke up. Kidd walked up to her carefully, with relief and fear at same time. Rin lighted up candle he was carrying with him and followed Kidd.

At approximately two meters away from her Tachiko's head shot up like she heard a gunshot. They had a clear view at her face now;

Her skin was pale as paper, her clothes, the uniform she was usually wearing, was ripped at several parts and stained with blood mostly at sleeves, her hands were stained with blood too. She had a few wounds that were apparently self inflicted; bruises and deep bitemarks. Her eyes were wide opened as if she's frightened, the expression on her face shown same; fear.

Rin bit shakily pressed green button while Kidd took the candle and approached closer to her.

While he tried to convince her that they came there only to help, blue button lighted up and few quiet words were heard.

Rin sighed after he said a few quiet words into microphone himself. "Good, they found Yoshiki, he's alive and well.. They are coming here to help. How're you doing with her Kidd?"

Tachiko then seemed to calm down. Mention of Yoshiki's name like it brought her back to reality.

"K…Kidd?.." she said wile glaring at him, she then carefully looked at Rin. She finally saw his face "Rin..?"

After few long seconds she suddenly quickly leaned forward hugging Kidd who was kneeled in front of her. He hugged her back. He felt happiness. Tachiko and Yoshiki are almost safe. He ignored carnage around them and put all priorities to comforting his little sister.

Azusa and Justin soon arrived. Kidd took off his jacket and placed it on Tachiko's shoulders then picked her up, who fell asleep in meanwhile, and carried her on his back. Liz and Patty were walking behind them. They exited building and were greeted by Stein, Spirit, Maka, Soul, Black*Star and Tsubaki.

Rin opened up portal in barrier and they left the same way they arrived. Though Kidd had been happy just a little ago, something else caught his attention. Spirit and Stein were carrying someone in Stein's lab coat. It was definitely Yoshiki, but he didn't move at all. "Didn't Rin say they found him alive and well?" Kidd asked himself. But upon better inspection, he felt his soul response, though weak, it was still there. He exhaled the breath he didn't know he was holding.

Rin had his hands again in his pockets and look glued to ground, It was clear he was still in shock. He knew that there was a source radiating madness somewhere in building, but did not expect such results in only 30 days.

The sun was slowly rising above Death City as they closed in… The morning was coming.

A/N: Well, that's it for now! But it isn't over just yet, we've got a long way to go (I hope). I'll see you next time. PEACE!