"So what's your plan, huh Medusa? Kill the Kishin and your sister and then leave?"

Medusa groans and shakes her head. "Oh Death you're annoying. Do you ever shut up?"

Smirking, Black*Star crosses his arms. "Nope!" Rolling her eyes at him, Medusa peeks around the corner and sighs heavily. "No that isn't my plan you fool. Its not that simple. Do you really think I can kill a Kishin AND my sister all at once? I'll surely die if I try." Black*Star lets out a laugh and grins widely. "Well it's a good thing the mighty Black*Star is here! With me, we can surely kick both of their asses!"

"Oh really?"

Hearing the voice makes Black*Star tense up and turn around quickly. Even Medusa was surprised, her face filled with shock. "The Kishin! When the hell did he get here!"

Grinning from ear to ear, Asura steps forward. "So what's this talk about wanting to kill me?"

Backing away, Black*Star turns to Tsubaki and gives a nod. She quickly turns into her sword form and is grabbed by the blue haired male who turns to glare at Asura. Tilting his head, the Kishin merely smiles. "Oh please. You don't really think you stand a chance do you?"

Ignoring his words, Black*Star rushes forward. "I don't care what you think! I'll kick your ass here and now!"

Chuckling, Asura smirks and crosses his arms as Black*Star approaches him. "Do you really think you stand a chance against the one who was able to capture you in the first place?"

As Black*Star swings his sword at Asura, a sudden unseen barrier forces him back a few feet. "W-What the!?"

Grinning, the Kishin tilts his head. "Oh come on now. You don't really think you stand a chance against me, do you?"

Glaring, Black*Star prepares to charge again. "Shut up already! I'll show you just what I can do!" Before he can do anything, Medusa grabs his arm and shakes her head. "Don't be a fool. You'll get yourself killed." Pulling his arm away, the blue haired male frowns. "I don't need your opinion, you damned witch." Rolling her eyes, Medusa scoffs. "Fine, get yourself killed then."

Biting her lip, Maka stares at Soul. His shoulder was now bandaged thanks to Jackie but even so, Soul had woken up since. Jackie sighs and puts her hands on her hips. "You worry too much. He'll be fine. Just give him an hour or two." Squeezing Soul's hand, Maka shuts her eyes. "He has to be okay. He has to be…"

Sitting down next to Kid, Liz hugs her knees. She gives the unconscious shinigami a worried look. "What if he wakes up and starts trying to kill us all?" Patty tilts her head and gives her sister a confused look. "Why would Kiddo-kun do that?" Sighing, Liz shrugs and bites her lip. "I don't know…maybe I'm just losing it…"

Suddenly, everyone looks to see Maka stand up. The twin pots stare at her curiously and then exchange nervous looks at Maka's expression. Clenching her fists, Maka stares at her feet. "Soul almost died because of those two. Kid was right. We shouldn't have let them go."

Crona looks over at Maka with a scared look and shyly puts his hand on her shoulder. "Maka…?"

Snapping her head around, Maka stares at Crona with cold eyes. Yelping, the pink haired male takes a step back and shivers.

"Maka, what's with you all of a sudden?" Jackie asks. Glancing over at Soul, Maka feels her stomach tighten. "Its because of those two that Soul is hurt…"

"Well yeah but-"

"No buts! There's no way to forgive them after what they did to Soul! He may not have died right then but what if he doesn't wake up!?" Maka snaps. At the sudden outburst, Jackie looks away and walks off. Sighing, Maka stomps at the floor. "This whole game is stupid! I hate it! I hate it!"

Groaning, Kid sits up and rubs the back of his head. "Ugh…my head hurts pretty bad…What on earth-"

Kid's eyes widen as Liz quickly wraps her arms around him, embracing him. "L-Liz? What's the matter?"

Sniffing and shaking her head, Liz simply hugs him tighter. "Just shut up for a sec…"

Looking around, the young shinigami gasps as he sees Soul. "What happened to Soul!?"

Maka meets his eyes and mutters, "Those two that were with Medusa. You were right about them, Kid…"

Frowning, Kid stands and sighs. "I told you…we can't risk this happening again. Next chance we get, we capture the two and then decide what to do with them…is that clear?"

When Kid receives no reply, he takes that to be a unanimous yes. "Alright. Let's find them then."

"You heard me. Lord Death has an announcement about where the kids are" Stein repeats at a shocked and hopeful Spirit Albarn. Standing up, the red haired male rushes out of the room and goes straight for the Death room. Sighing, Stein scratches the back of his head and casually follows after him.

Pushing the door open, Spirit quickly yells out, "Where is she!? Where's my daughter!?"

Tilting his head, Lord Death gives a blank look. "Well she isn't here…but…we do know the whereabouts of your daughter and the rest of the children."

"Well don't leave me in suspense! Where's Maka!?"

Marie Mjolnir clears her throat before turning to look at Spirit. "Maka and the other children seem to be…trapped on an island…a very small and isolated island…that's why it took so long for us to find it…"

Azusa Yumi adjusts her glasses and continues on. "Thanks to the information from Tezca we were able to see that it was just off the coast of South America. It also appears that whatever is going on in the island has to do with madness. Tezca says he saw a large sphere of it surrounding the island."

"Then what are we waiting for!? Lets go then!" Spirit demands.

Lord Death puts his hand up, silencing the fiery red haired male. "Calm yourself, Spirit. We will go after them. But first I have to figure out who from the staff will-"

"I'll go! Let me get my daughter!" Spirit says loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. Sighing, Lord Death nods. "Yes I know Spirit. But you can't just go alone. I'll have to send someone else to go along with you."

"I'll go with the fool…He needs a woman to keep him in check" Azusa says with a sigh. Raising her hand, Marie puffs out her cheeks. "Lord Death! M-May I go too? I want to see the kids…"

The shinigami nods cheerfully and claps his hands together. "Yes of course! The more the merrier!"

Stepping forward, Stein adjusts his screw. "I should go too. Just in case any of the children are hurt. We can't be too sure."

"Yes that's true…good thinking Stein. You go along with them too."

Spirit gives Lord Death a puzzled look. "Wait…you're not coming, Lord Death?"

Shaking his head, the shinigami looks down. "I'm afraid not. As much as I want to see my son, you all know I can't. I have to stay here and watch over the DWMA in case anything happens."

"Oh…right…" Spirit nods and looks down.

Lord Death gives a pleased look at the staff members that volunteered to go on the journey. "Okay…I leave the rest to all of you then."

Nodding, the four DWMA staff members turn and head out. Lord Death watches them leave and then turns away to stare into his mirror blankly. "Find those kids…Find my son…"

END OF CHAPTER 17
DEATH COUNT: 10