A/n: Okay, here's the next chapter! Updates on this story will be every Monday and Thursday. Now, let's continue.

As soon as Lloyd got the call, he was at the palace. Nya had offered to go with him, but he refused. He wanted to go alone, and see for himself what had happened. The police told him what they knew, let him watch the security footage, and even let him see the evidence; Hurumi's green hoodie and Leaf of Traveler's Tea.

The word "Beauty" was written and crossed out on the leaf. There were four other words written down that weren't crossed out, but they were so messy, Lloyd couldn't read them. Instead, he just put the leaf in his pocket.

It couldn't be. Rumi couldn't be gone. He had failed her. He should have been there to protect her, to stop this from happening. But he hadn't. Now, both he and Rumi were going to pay the price.

"Are you alright?" A familiar voice asked behind him. Lloyd turned to see Nya walking towards him.

"No." He said, wiping away his tears.

"I know you said you wanted to be alone, but we wanted to help you." Nya said.

"We?" Lloyd asked. As soon as he did, however, PIXAL and Skylar appeared next to Nya, worried expressions on their faces.

"The three of us." Nya stated.

"Oh. Don't bother." Lloyd said, surprising them, "The police confirmed she was taken five hours ago, around 9:00 PM. She'll be lying dead on a boulder in five hours."

"Then we have five hours to find her first." PIXAL said.

"But, it's 2:00 AM. How will we find her?" Lloyd asked.

"We'll have to search for the rest of the night but, if we find Rumi, it will all be worth it." Skylar said, helping him stand up.

"Okay." He grumbled, "But, just in case, we'll split up into pairs. PIXAL, Skylar, you'll be partners. Nya and I will stick together. Look after each other."

The girls nodded, and Skylar and PIXAL got in her VXL while Lloyd and Nya got in his car.

"You take the North and East sides of the city, and we'll take the South and West sides. If we don't find Rumi in four hours, meet back here and we'll come up with a new plan." Lloyd instructed.

"Okay." Skylar said as she and PIXAL drove away.

"This is awesome." Nya said, "I haven't gotten to do a nighttime search party in forever."

"This is not awesome! Rumi is missing, it's 2:00 AM, and the guys kill me if you aren't back soon." Lloyd said. "Wait." He said, suddenly realizing something, "Do the guys know you're helping me?"

"Nope." Skylar said over the communicator.

"What?!" Lloyd exclaimed, causing Nya to jump, "You didn't tell them you were joining me on a dangerous and possibly deadly search mission at 2:00 AM?!"

"Actually, Lloyd, it is 2:07 AM now." PIXAL corrected.

"Whatever." Lloyd said, "The point is, the guys are going to muder me."

"Even Zane?" Nya asked.

"ESPEACIALLY ZANE!" Lloyd shouted, "Do you know how mad he was at me the first time I so much as smiled at PIXAL?!"

"Oh." Nya said, "Sorry."

"We didn't want to wake them." Skylar explained, "PIXAL doesn't sleep, so she overheard your phone call."

"Actually, I intercepted it." PIXAL corrected.

"Whatever." Skylar said, "Nya and I happened to be awake, getting some water, so we all decided to go."

"Perfect." Lloyd groaned, "Nobody get hurt tonight, or the others will have my head."

"Noted." Skylar said. Lloyd and Nya continued the rest of the drive in silence, scanning the streets for any sign of Rumi. They didn't find anything. Eventually, Lloyd got tired, having been up most of the night, and Nya took the wheel.

She was ready to call it quits when, suddenly, she saw a glowing red light in a nearby alley, and turned to Lloyd. He was fast asleep. Nya was sure it was nothing, and it would only take a second, so she got out of the car by herself. She went into the alley, and walked towards the light.

Now, Nya saw that it was a glowing red liquid in a vial. She reached out, curious as to what it was. Suddenly, a familiar voice startled her.

"I wouldn't touch that if I were you." It said. Nya whipped around, seeing exactly who she'd expected.

"What? Since when did you become a kidnapper/murderer?" She asked.

"Not long ago." The Magician said, "Maybe you saw me on the news?"

"I did." Nya said, "And you kidnapped my friend!"

"Ah, yes. The princess. My boss was quite happy to have her and her beauty added to his graveyard." The Magician said.

"Your boss?" Nya asked, "And who would that be?"

"Oh, you'll find out soon enough, Nya." The Magician smirked, "He would like to have your strength at his disposal."

"Well, then he'll be disappointed. Because I'm not going to come quietly." Nya said, pulling out her weapons.

"Oh, I think you are." The Magician said, picking up the vial.

Nya ran towards him, her weapons raised, but she wasn't fast enough. He opened the vial, and the red liquid floated into her nose. She inhaled it, and instantly felt tired. She no longer wanted to fight.

No! She had to, for Rumi, for Lloyd. She had to be strong, and she had to resist the feeling. But she didn't want to fight. Yes, she did. She had to. No, that would be too much work. Nya finally gave up, and let The Magician grab her.

"I must say, you put up a good fight. That must be why my master wants you." The Magician said. He took out a leaf of Traveler's Tea, and dropped it on the ground, creating a portal.

Just before he took her through, Nya let out a scream. It was her last, final attempt to fight back. She knew she'd been drugged, and she knew her eyes were now red. The Magician dragged her in, leaving her weapons behind.

However, that scream had been enough to wake Lloyd. He knew Nya was in trouble. But why had she gone without him? He knew he'd been sleeping. He didn't know for how long, but maybe it had been long enough for Nya to find Hurumi.

"Nya?!" Lloyd yelled, getting out of the car. It was parked in front of an alley, the lights shining through the dark area. Suddenly, he saw Nya's weapons on the ground, and he knew exactly what had happened.

He took out his communicator, calling PIXAL.

"PIXAL!" he shouted when she answered.

"Yes?" She asked, sounding exhausted.

"It's Nya!" Lloyd exclaimed.

"What about her?" Skylar asked.

"She's…She's…" Lloyd stammered.

"What happened, Lloyd?" PIXAL asked.

"Nya's been taken by The Magician!" Lloyd yelled.

"Oh, no." Skylar said.

"When?" PIXAL asked.

"I don't know, I was asleep." Lloyd said, "But I do know one thing; Jay and Kai are going to kill me for this."

A/n: Chapter 3 coming Monday. See you soon!