Chapter Summary: Gold is no more! At least that's what Jun said. Red races to get Gold back to his senses. Who is this Razun anyways?! What does that man want from Razun anyways?! Fire/Green, Red/Gold and Lyra/Gold in this chapter!

Red kicked the beast. "What are you doing?!" It yelled. Red jumped over the beast and ran over to Gold. Gold was on the ground. Red glared at Jun and picked up Gold. "It would be best if you leave him where he is." Jun said. Red shot an evil glare at Jun and walked by. Fire jumped up and looked at Red. Red shook his head no. Fire nodded and picked up Green.

Lyra glared at Doctor Richard. "You're a stubborn child." Doctor Richard said with a laugh. "Leave this place!" Ash shouted. "You're not welcome here Doctor Richard." Steven said calmly. "Get off of our property!" Ricky yelled. Mike let out a low growl and charged at Doctor Richard.

Where am I…? What…what is going on? Good day Golden Eyes. Who are you? My name is Razun. Razun? Isn't that who Jun and that man was talking about? Yes. You are correct Golden Eyes. Look here! My name isn't Golden Eyes! It's Gold! Very well then. What the heck is going on?! You are no more Gold. You don't exist anymore. I don't exist anymore? Yes. You were never meant to exist in the first place. I…I…I don't understand… Gold. I am Razun. The great beast. I was reborn into you to save the world. Without you I couldn't exist, but you aren't something that was meant to exist. You are something very different.

"When is he going to wake up?" Fire asked. Red shrugged his shoulders then pointed at Green. "Hm? Oh Greeny? I don't know when he'll wake up either." Fire said. Red sat down and looked at Gold. "You're worried about him, aren't you?" Fire said. Red nodded his head. "Don't worry. I'm sure he'll be alright. We should be getting back to Lyra-chan. She's home alone." Fire said as he got up. Red was shocked. How could Fire leave her home alone?! She's still just a kid! Fire stared at Red. "Is something wrong?" Fire asked. Red shook his head no.

Please tell me…why am I different? You are very different. There are many reason why you are different. I want to know. Please tell me. You child, I mean Gold. You Gold are a keeper of peace, but you're not fully aware of your own powers. You can talk with the legendary beasts as easily as if it was just as simple as chatting with a friend. You also have a very different ability. Your ability lets you see into the hearts of others and change them. You have done that with Red and Green. There is no way…I'm not special. I'm just a normal kid… It's time for you to get going. It's my turn to shine.

There was a groan. Red turned and looked, Gold was starting to get up. "Hey Gold." Red said cheerfully. Gold sat up and stared at Red, not talking or moving towards him. "Gold are you alright?" Red asked. "I'm not Gold. My name isn't Gold." He answered. "Who are you then?!" Red hissed. "Red, calm down. That's Razun." Green said. "Razun? How the hell do you know that?" Red asked confused. "Red, it was a legend passed down. You surely must have heard it as a kid." Fire replied. "That is correct. I am Razun. I'm here to defeat the one named Tobi." Razun said. "Give me back my Gold!" Red screamed. "I'm afraid I can't do that Red." Razun said calmly.

Lyra felt tears sting her eyes. Gold was stuck with this man… "I said leave." Ricky said sternly. "Now, now children. Come with me." Doctor Richard said. Ash shivered. "Get out of here! You don't belong here!" Gary yelled. Doctor Richard walked over to Gary. Gary was confused. What is he doing? Is he trying to get hurt? The kids just stared as Doctor Richard punched Gary in the stomach. Ash was frozen with fear. He hurt Gary! W-what can I do? Steven glared at Doctor Richard. No one gets away with hurting my friends! Steven charged at Doctor Richard.

Jun looked over at the beast. "The time has come. Gold is no more, there is only Razun now." He said. "Good. Now let's get going to greet him." It said. "Yes Father." Jun said. The beast stared at the entrance of the cave. Soon Razun, soon. The beast smirked and turned back into a human. "Let's get going." He said. Jun nodded his head and followed the man out of the cave.

Red punched Razun. "I said to give back my Gold! Why aren't you doing it?!" Red asked in a shrill voice. "Gold is no more. There is only I now." Razun answered. Red let out a cry of anger and tried to attack Razun, Green quickly held him back. "I WANT MY GOLD BACK! GIVE HIM BACK!" Red screamed.

Doctor Richard had Steven pinned to the ground. "Get off of me!" Steven yelled. "Listen up kids. Come with me nicely or I will hurt Steven." Doctor Richard said calmly. The kids stared at Doctor Richard. Steven let out a low growl. "Leave him alone!" Lyra yelled. Doctor Richard stared at her and then started to laugh. Ash ran up and punched Doctor Richard in the face. "That's for hurting Gary!" Ash said.
The other kids started to giggle. "Why…why are you laughing?" Steven asked. Tanya looked at Steven. "Because…" Tanya started to say before she finally burst out laughing. Mike was on the ground laughing so hard that he couldn't really breathe. Ricky was having a giggle fit. Pretty soon all of them but Doctor Richard was laughing. "The hell is going on?" Steven asked in between laughter. "Isn't it obvious?" Lyra asked as she giggled. "Obvious? What is obvious?" Ash asked as he held back his laughter. "Laughing gas." Gary said. With that Doctor Richard started to round the kids up.

Jun stared at Tobi. "Are you almost ready?" Jun asked. "Yes I am. Soon Razun will come and find us." Tobi answered. Jun sighed and leaned against a tree. "You've been waiting for this for years." Jun said. "Yes I have. I even tricked that brat Red into working for us. All for this one chance. This one chance." Tobi said. "But if you want Razun gone, why didn't you just kill Gold as soon as he was born?" Jun asked. Tobi let out a low growl and Jun jumped back. "Why would I do that?! Why would I spoil the fun so soon?! To torture Razun is my goal. If I have to kill a few people to get my way so be it. I don't care as long as Razun is no more and that Gold kid is nothing more than a faint memory." Tobi said.

"He'll be looking for us. We should get moving to stop him." Razun told the ground. Red was sulking silently. "But Mr. Razun…why should we find him? Wouldn't it be best to avoid him at all costs?" Fire asked. "Technically that would be correct but if we don't finish this then the world could be destroyed." Razun answered. "Hey Red, you okay?" Green asked softly. Red glared at Green. "Give me a reason why I should listen to you!" Red yelled. Razun sighed. "Oh geez Red, don't need to be so stubborn. Either we do what he says or we die. I rather not die." Green said as he rolled his eyes. "Well I don't want to help." Red answered. "Um. I don't think you have a choice Red. If we help out Razun then maybe we can get Gold back." Fire said softly. Red glared at Fire. "Fine then…"

Why…? Why…? Gold…I am sorry…you must understand… I want to go home… If I don't do what I have to then there will be no home left for you. Please…I want to see my friends! You can't…You must stay here…Trapped. I don't want to be trapped! I want to be free!

End of Chapter 23