Toru: what the hell are you up to?

Me: something that's gonna make you and Chase hate me

Toru: and your fans to right?

Me: probably.

Toru: then why do this

Me: trust me I don't but I have to. Remember I own nothing except my own characters.

Previously:

Wuya had left a few hours ago to retrieve the sheng gong wu but the monks had won it by the time she got there. Chase was not going to be pleased when he finds out she left and came back empty-handed, if he didn't know already.

While thinking of an excuse Wuya spotted the ying-ying bird flying overhead and saw Hannibal standing next to her wielding the Moby Morpher.

"Hey there, darlin' your just the one I wanted to see." Hannibal said with his southern accent.

"Oh, what for?" the witch inquired.

"There's a new addition to the Heylin side and I was hoping you knew more about her."

Wuya sighed in frustration Toru again! "Ugh, the little tramp. She'd bend over backwards to please Chase, and I'm pretty sure she has too."

"Do I detect a hint of jealousy?" the little bean asked with a raised brow and jumped onto thw witches shoulder.

"Me? Jealous of her? Ha! She's nothing more than a little whore that Chase keeps around for some fun from time to time. Granted she's a decanted fighter and a mediocre sorceress at best but its not like she can compete with me." Wuya gloated.

Oh yeah Hannibal could use this. "So tell me somethin', darlin', if I could make Toru completely useless to Chase and shatter their trust would you be interested?"

"Not that I could make any official moves against her, but if you have any idea's I'm all ears." Wuya tilted her head to hear what Hannibal had planned and it was sick, revolting, and brilliant. She could see why Chase hated him so much.

Chapter 18: The First Unspeakable Act

At a military science lab

Toru and Hitomi had gotten bored sitting around the citadel so Chase let them retrieve the next sheng gong wu the Sirens Necklace it has the power to hypnotize men.

But by the time they could locate it the American government had it.

"So what's the plan?" Hitomi asked with her tail twitching with anticipation.

"We go in there kick ass and take the sheng gong wu." Toru simply said while changing her iPod to Do It Like A Dude by Jesse J.

Hitomi gave a wicked smile, "I like that plan."

The two were ready to bust in the back door but the saw it was already blown out and a irritating evil laughter was heard.

"Oh, no"

"Is that Noodle? What's he doing here?"

"Fucking up our plans and fun that's what." Toru said irate as she drew her sword.

"Uh, we have bigger problems." Hitomi pointed towards the sky and saw Dojo in the distance.

"Hell no! Those kids are not gonna mess this up, lets go!" Toru pulled Hitomi into the building.

The girls had no problem get through the building, they met resistance but it didn't last long. They eventually decided to split up and cover more ground.

Toru had soon met up with Jack or rather avoided a Jackbot's claw chain. It barely missed her neck and it grazed her collar.

"Oops. Sorry Toru." Jack said giving an apologetic wave.

Toru gave an annoyed sigh, "How could someone build robots from scrap metal and be so incompetent" she mumbled under her breath as she went onward. Let him keep the guards busy.

After about 10 minutes Toru had found a large capsule-like containment unit. She wasn't going to check it out but something pushed her in and the door shut behind her.

"Live subject detected. Now activating DC project." A computer voice said as a noxious gas quickly filled the tiny room.

"Hey! (cough, cough) let me out of here!" Toru shouted but no one could hear her. She took of her shirt to filter the air but it wasn't helping much. Toru tried to remove her collar but it short circuited, it must have been damaged earlier. "Damn it Spicer." She tried ramming the door but that didn't work. Not to mention whatever was in that gas was affecting her chi so none of her spells were working. Her lungs were filling with the poison and she didn't know how much more she could take. Vision beginning to blur, Toru wasn't sure how much longer she could stay conscious. "Someone please help me…Master"

As she lost consciousness the door was ripped off its hinges and Toru was dragged out.

Chase Young's lair-infirmary

Toru had become ill, very ill. Her breath was erratic, veins all over her body were appeared black, and black spots had appeared all over her body.

Chase had tried every healing spell and nothing, over 1500 years' worth of knowledge and nothing!

'What's wrong with her? Why isn't our mating healing?'

'I don't know; none of our healing incantations are working and none her own spells she placed on herself are working either. Whatever ails her it's affecting her chi'

'Mate's life force is depleting, if we do not do something soon she will die'

Chase knew how dire the situation was and decided to head back to the lab but not before instructing his servants.

"None of you are to leave Toru's side; you are to guard her with your lives. I doubt that her current condition was the result of an accident, so if any intruder enters my domain Xiaolin or Heylin, they will be killed. No one is to touch my mate, am I understood?!"

"Yes, Lord Chase." His warriors said in unison.

At a military science lab

After the attack on the base and the loss of the strange artifact that was recovered all personnel was ordered to evacuate the facility and delete any remaining data so as to not fall into enemy hands. The base was practically empty save some computers.

One unfortunate scientist was ordered to stay behind and delete the remaining data. Chase took the opportunity to interrogate the lone man and slammed him into a wall suspending him by the collar if his shirt.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?" the scientist panicked how could they be attacked twice in 1 day?

"Who I am isn't important, what is important is whether or not you live to see tomorrow. The capsule that was removed from here what was in it?" Chase had the look of death on his face. Him and his beast were ready to tear this human apart if he answered falsely, but luckily he was too afraid to lie.

"It was the destruction cell project, it's a form of nerve gas." The scientist answered nervously.

"And what would happen if someone were exposed to it?"

"Well, they'd have 12 hours to live at the most but they would be as good as dead."

Dead? No she couldn't die, Toru was his mate. He wouldn't allow her to die! Chase's beast being pissed wound be the understatement of the year, he transformed and grabbed the petrified scientist by the neck. He couldn't believe what he just saw.

"Where is the cure?!" Chase roared in scared human's face.

"Th-there is no cure." He stuttered

"Lie to me again human and I will rip out your spinal column. Experimental nerve gas in such close proximity with its staff and no cure in hand? Do you take me for a fool?! You will tell me where the cure is now!" 12 hours he didn't have time to waste factoring in everything from the time she was infected to now Toru only had 8 hours left.

"I-I-I-it's been moved to a secure location on the other side of the country by now if someone was exposed to the gas there'd be no way to administer it in time."

"We'll see about that. So tell me human where is this location?"

Chase Young's lair

Hitomi watched over her ailing friend and it broke her heart to see her like this. Toru was always so strong and now she couldn't move or talk and had a high fever.

She placed a cool bath cloth on Toru's forehead hoping to bring down her fever if only a little. "Don't worry, Toru, Lord Chase will find a cure." She said with a reassuring smile.

Toru tried to say something but could barely articulate it even with her hearing Hitomi couldn't really hear her.

"W-Wuya" Toru said in low whisper.

"Wuya?" Hitomi frowned. "Come to think of it I haven't seen Wuya this whole time. Get some rest I'll sort this out." She left the infirmary and met up with a Grecian warrior. "Orion, hey!" she called out.

"Yes Hitomi?" Orion has a serious character and a lethal warrior, one of Lord Chase's best, he also took the form of a lion that Hitomi thought that suited him. He commanded part of his master's army strictly, the others defiantly respected him. But as serious as he was Orion seemed to have a soft spot for Hitomi.

"Have you seen Wuya anywhere?" the cat woman asked.

"No I haven't, and in my opinion its better this way. That witch is always trying to go behind Lord Chase's back." His response was cold Hitomi could see how little he cared for Wuya's whereabouts.

"Normally I would agree but Toru seems to be worried and Wuya has been gone since Toru and I went to go retrieve the sheng gong wu. Could you please assemble a small group for me so we could look for her?" Hitomi asked.

Orion shook his head in protest. "I am sorry but no."

"Alright fine I'll look for her myself." Hitomi was ready to leave in a huff but Orion caught her arm. "Let go." She demanded.

"Lord Chase ordered all of us watch over the young miss we are not to leave her side. You of all people should understand that."

"Don't patronize me! Toru means everything to me! She found me and raised me when I was just a kitten after poachers killed my mother and brothers for their fur. A kitten without anybody to look after it wouldn't last a day out in the wild. I owe Toru more than I could ever hope to repay her and if I can't do this for her what kind of 'daughter' would I be?!" Hitomi didn't care about Chase's ordered she wasn't his servant she was Toru's friend and she couldn't let her die.

"The young miss is important to all of us, all the more reason to follow Lord Chase's orders, with him gone someone is bound to take advantage which is why we must all remain here and stay vigilant." Orion knew how important Toru was to Hitomi and who much she wanted to save her but leaving would only jeopardize her safety.

Over the years Toru had undoubtedly earned the respect of Chase's warriors which was not an easy thing to do. They hated Wuya and Jack just for their sheer annoyance.

A large explosion hit the front entrance hard as Hannibal stormed in, in his larger form thanks to Moby Morpher, and ready to fight ready to fight. All of the warriors had their weapons at the ready.

"My, my, it would appear that I was expected. So ya'll can tell me where you've hidden Miss Toru." The little bean had a cocky look on his face.

Hitomi growled at the intruder, "The only way you're even gonna touch Toru is over my dead body!"

"Very well."

Hitomi roared as she attacked. Hannibal dodged and blocked several of Hitomi's attacks

"Your defiantly strong, but you lack control." he threw Hitomi into the wall cracking several of her ribs in the process.

The others immediately joined in and fought there hardest many were seriously injured and 3 even died. Hannibal eventually made his way to the infirmary and chuckled at Toru's attempts to move and get away from him but it was all for not. She gave him a few don't-touch-me death glares but all Hannibal did was laugh and take out the Golden Tiger Claws.

Hitomi struggled to get to Toru everyone else was either knockout or to injured to move. But it was like she was in great shape either half her ribs where cracked and 5 other bones were broken, she couldn't even maintain her human form anymore, Hitomi didn't care though there was no way Hannibal was going to take Toru not while she still lived.

Back near the entrance Orion used what little strength he had left and took the form of a raven and went to go find Chase.

Back in the infirmary Hannibal moved a tendril over Toru's face making her cringe. The mere fact that he was touching her it made Toru want to barf.

Hitomi eventually made it to the infirmary. And hated what she saw.

"So you made it. You have quite a loyal kitten. Not that it will do you any good." Hitomi readied herself to pounce. "Golden Tiger Claws" Hannibal opened a rift and went through it with Toru.

Hitomi was so close and only missed by a mere 2 inches, but 2 inches or 200 Toru was gone and she blamed herself.

"No." tears rolled down the clouded leopards face, "NOOOO!"

The Land of Nowhere shuddered and lightning stricking all over as its master's mate was taken and it did go unnoticed by Chase who was thousands of miles away.

Ok I'm done with this. I always hated Hannibal in the series. I really don't want to write the next chapter but I have to and to get it right it might take a while so stay close. And don't worry after the next chapter the bond between Chase and Toru is only gonna get stronger and the next chapter will prove how strong their bond is now. Oh yeah and keep a look out for Orion again because I am not done with him. Plez review.