(Third Opening Theme: Gintama Opening 15-Pride Kakumei Performed By CHiCO w/HoneyWorks)

-A Few Moments Earlier-

(PINK THEO)

Are you aching!?

(BLUE THEO)

Yup, yup, yup

(PINK THEO)

For some bacon?!

(BLUE THEO)

Yup, yup, yup

(PINK THEO)

He's a BIG pig!

(BLUE THEO)

Yup, yup, yup

(PINK THEO)

You can be a big pig too-OY!

The corpses let out a screech as they went charging at them. Adrien quickly stood as he picked up the Pink and Blue Theodore before he started to run; as to be expected, the corpses chased after them without haste or hesitation. The Pink and Blue Theodore held onto Adrien tightly as they ran through the streets at an alarming fast pace. A few times they nearly fell off if they didn't held onto each other.

Adrien quickly turned a hard left as they managed to stop in an alleyway and they stayed there until the corpses passed them by.

They all sighed with relief as they could hear the corpses get further away. "Well that was actually fun!" Pink Theodore said.

"I'm gonna suffocate Yami for that one later." The Blue Theodore said.

Adrien only squawked at them as they both looked at him. "Okay! We'll merge back!" Pink Theodore said.

"You don't have to be rude." Blue Theodore said.

The Pink and Blue Theodore took each other's paws before they merged back into one as he had reverted back into his usual fur colors. "You're right-!" Theodore said as he sat on the saddle, "-The world's not ready for two Theos!" His tone soon changed, "I'm not ready for two me's…"

Adrien only huffed before he started to sniff around before he started to venture outside to the streets. Though by only relying on his scent they started to wander aimlessly through the now ruined streets.

Theodore had been merely humming and singing to himself just to pass the time. "Aww…" Theodore said as his eyes were pink, "... I can't see the sunshine with all this smoke…" His eyes shifted to blue, "... And I'm getting hungry! I want hash browns!" His eyes shifted back to pink, "Ooo! Maybe we can have ourselves breakfast for lunch with Pretty Lady and Munchkin! I'm gonna call it-Brunch!"

He thought about it for a moment before he groaned, "... It sounds corny."

Just then Adrien started to growl softly and aggressively before he had gotten low to the ground. "What's wrong?" Theodore asked as his eyes shifted to gray. He soon froze when he saw a familiar patched corpse just nearby; though it had looked to be dragging something from behind; they appeared to be a couple of bodies.

"What the heck is that?" Theodore said.

Adrien started to move as he kept low to the ground as he followed them. It hadn't been long till they reached the main square. "What in the world is-" Theodore started to say before his eyes widened in shock and horror when he realized who it had been. It had been the familiar palamute Zeus, and an Elf who had long lost his camouflage-Nolan.

"Pretty Lady's uncle!" Theodore exclaimed with worry.

He soon froze as he noticed a man had approached with long purple messy hair as he appeared to have an eyepatch. "Well, well well-" The man said as Nolan appeared to be conscious, "-What do we have here?"

Nolan groaned as he managed to pick up his head; just as he did, the man-Rades grabbed his hair to get a better look at him. "I remember being told-That little Princess is half of a human and half an elf. Would that make you related to that little girl?"

Nolan only said nothing as he growled at him. The Patched Corpse-David soon spoke. "N...I...E...C...E…" It said, "N...I...E...C...E…"

"Niece?" Rades said, "The little princess is your niece? So an elf really did get knocked up by the previous King after all!" He laughed, "INTERESTING! THIS IS INTERESTING!" He soon took out a blade to his neck as Nolan kept his cool, "Maybe you can tell me which squad they put her in, so I can go get her myself."

Nolan glared at the man, as he finally spoke, "I'm not telling you, shit."

Rades laughed, "So you can talk! That's good to know!"

"You're never gonna get her ya know?" Nolan told him as he wasn't intimidated by him, "No matter how strong your magic is, the Captains are more powerful than you'll ever be. You try anything and they'll make sure you get a taste of hell."

"Oh I'd like to see them try!" Rades said with a chuckle, "You should take it easy-As much as I hate it, I got told not to hurt your little niece."

"Do I look like I care what you were ordered not to do?" He said, "Stay away from her or I'll-"

"You'll what? You're not in a position to negotiate anything old man." Rades told him. "I can make you one of my undead minions right now if I wanted! But-I won't do that."

"Really?" Nolan said with a raised eyebrow, "What are you planning then, Youngin?" Rades flinched at this sort of thing, "The way I see it you're a man without a plan. And you messed with the wrong people. When they find you, they're gonna make you wish you didn't send those corpses to attack innocent people."

Rades chuckled again, "Oh something tells me I won't have to worry about them. I'll give that little girl a REASON to come here and meet me-" He soon held the knife to his neck as the tip poked his flesh, "-By killing you if she doesn't."

Nolan only had a look of shock at this; Theodore from where he had been had only a look of horror-His eyes remained the color of gray. "Pretty Lady's Uncle-" Theodore said with worry, "-Will die by him?" He started to hyperventilate at the mere thought, "No, no, no, no, no, no!"

For a brief moment, his head started to hurt as he could see a brief flash of red. "H-Help…" He soon said before he tugged on Adrien's saddle, "... W-We need to get help for them! We can find someone who will, can't we?!"

Adrien only squawked at this before he quickly made his way out of the area, before Rades had a chance to spot them.


"... So Adrien and I looked everywhere for someone to help, when we ran into Gooden and Acer after awhile. I tried to tell them about the Puppetmaster but I couldn't get my words right. Until we found this place, and found you here."

Yami and Jack had taken Theodore to the hallway of the Magic Knight building as they had taken in what Theodore had told them, Gooden and Acer. The room Prism had been in right now had been close, though thankfully it had been out of earshot as they were taking in the situation. "So-We gotta go help him before he kills him!" Theodore said as he had been carried by Yami, "I don't want Pretty Lady to lose her family!"

"I can't believe it-" Gooden said, petrified, '-Someone actually got Nolan…"

"There's no way he'd kill him." Acer said, "He can't bargain for Prism without him. He's gotta be bluffing right?"

"Oh Gods-" Gooden said to Yami, "-Prism is going to cave the moment she catches wind of this."

Yami soon had a familiar aura come over them as they both froze up, "Seriously it's like Worrywarts runs in the family. Would you calm down?"

Gooden shook as she replied, "We-we're sorry! It's just that-Nolan's never been captured by anyone before. And even if he was caught, he let them capture him on purpose so he could get closer to the enemy."

"Yeah-He even used that strategy for the crime syndicate in the Heart Kingdom!" Acer said. "He was that good at his job-I can't believe I said that."

Gooden only groaned, "What are we going to do? Any minute he'll send the ransom here and-" Her gaze softened, "-And you know Prism. She'll cave the second she hears about this. She's very sensitive-If someone she loves dies in front of her-"

Yami soon cut her off, "Whoa there, don't even think about finishing that line, Gooden. That old man isn't going to die."

"How do you know that?" Gooden asked.

Yami told her, "Because he comes from a pretty stubborn family like that Lizard Girl. You guys survived for five hundred years, he isn't gonna let this stop him."

"then-What do we do?" Acer asked.

"What else?" Yami said, "We kick their ass and get the old timer back."

"But-" Theodore soon said as he crawled up on his shoulder, "-What about the Pretty Lady?"

"I'll go talk with her-" Yami said as he got him off his shoulder and set him on a table that was sitting out in the hall, "-You can wait out here."

"Hold on." Gooden said stopping them. "WE should tell her, we were there when it happened."

"You want to make her more upset-" Jack said, "-Be our guest."

"No, that's not what we want!" Gooden argued, "It's just that we've known Prism since she was a baby. We're practically her family too, you know?"

"We should be the ones to tell her-She trusts us." Acer said.

Yami soon told them, "Yeah, you're right, Till she finds out you guys could have done something to save him."

The two of them flinched at this.

Jack soon added, "KEKE-not to mention, how worse she's gonna feel!"

"But we're-" Gooden started to say.

"Trust me-" Yami said as he placed his hand on her shoulder, "-It's better if it comes from me. I just want to ease her into this slowly."

Gooden and Acer had a look of worry as they couldn't help but each let out a collective sigh. "... Okay." Godden said after giving it some thought as Acer looked shocked,, "I understand. Just-Try not to upset her."

Acer had said, "Gooden!"

Gooden didn't say anything as she looked to her brother with solemn eyes, knowing what it meant, Acer gave a sigh as he said "Understood, Now go." Yami only nodded before he went towards a room in particular. When he turned the corner the hall had been filled with other people; mostly young children with a few adults, as they wanted to avoid the sounds and view outdoors.

It hadn't been long till he had gotten to the room that had a certain silver haired girl. He opened the door to find Prism had been laying on her side; her bloodied shirt had been long since removed as the only thing covering the upper half of her body had been a set of bandages. Another set had replaced the makeshift bandage that was once over her eye.

The windows had been closed to block out the chaos outside. Many of the spirits had been gathered around her; some had been roaming across the floor, while some had sat by her. Two of them had included a familiar water salamander and Elior. Adrien had been at her bedside as his head had been at her side as his head had been resting on her lap. She had been scratching the top of his head as he had been purring softly.

The Spirits soon spoke to her as they let her know who had been in the room.

"Yami-" Prism said as she gave a small smile, "-Hi."

"Hey-" Yami said as he stepped into the room; the spirits passed right through his feet with ease, "-How are you feeling?"

"... My back is really hurting." Prism said, as she placed her hand over her shoulder, "Even though those wings aren't there… I can still feel them. That's a bit of a weird thing to say."

"You're right, it is." Yami agreed, as he took a seat at the bed.

"I-Did something really stupid earlier right?" She asked, "I really shouldn't have forced those wings out."

"Well it's not the first time you've done it, kid." Yami told her. "You just did the right thing at that moment. If I had what you had, I would've done the same."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I mean it'll hurt like hell, but if it meant I could keep people alive then I would have done it without a second thought."

Prism soon gave a laugh, before she had a sheepish look, "Maybe we-Don't mention this too Plu-Plu or Asta. I get the feeling those two would end up worrying about -Plu would never stop hovering over me-And I can only imagine what Asta would think."

Yami gave her a pat on the head as he said, "Considering how much of a mother hen is, you're right about Pluck."

She laughed again before a thought came over her, "... Hey-Did you see Nolan arrive yet?"

Yami's expression changed slightly as Prism continued, "... I heard it from Brenin, Saorise and Liam when they came by earlier. They said they picked up their scents. Is Nolan okay? I-Really want to see him."

He soon sighed, "Listen, there's something I gotta tell you."

Prism noticed the change in his tone, "... Is-Something wrong?"

Yami sighed before he said, "It's Nolan-The enemy ambushed him, Acer and Gooden. He bought time for Acer and Gooden, but he had gotten captured. I won't sugarcoat it-But he's planning on using your Uncle as leverage."

Prism had gasped in horror at this as the spirits started to lose its color. "No-" She said as tears started to form, "-Not Nolan…"

Yami soon placed his hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry kid. I know it's hard, but-We're going to save him before that guy tries anything crazy."

"Nolan-" She cried, "-He wouldn't be there if I didn't have a title!" She soon took his arm as she shook him, "He wouldn't be there if I wasn't special right?!"

"Now that's not true." Yami told her, "Even if you didn't have these guys hanging around you, even if you didn't have Aurora, hell even if your old man wasn't a King and if you were a plain human or a plain elf, he would still have a reason to come after you this way." He soon pulled her in for a hug, as he patted her head; he could hear her sob and cry as some of the spirits started to shift to blue and yellow, "I know-I know." He said, "It'll be okay. Like I said, we're going to save him from the one that's doing all of this."

Prism soon took breaths as she had managed to get herself out of Yami's hug gently, "Then-What are we waiting for?" She soon went to stand up from the bed as she had gotten her grimoire, "Let's go and-!"

The moment she took a step forward, she felt a sudden surge of pain go through her body. She would've hit the floor, were it not for Adrien as she slumped over his neck.

"Easy." Yami told her as he helped her up, "You're still too injured to fight let alone use your own incantations."

"But he's my mom's big brother, and the person who made the Warrior she was-" Prism protested as she cringed at her wounds, "-I need to help him!" She tried to move again but she ended up freezing when she felt the pain come over her again.

"Prism-" Yami said to her, "-I'm being serious. You almost ended up killing yourself back in the dungeon. Rather not have a repeat of that."

"But-" She started to argue before she found herself practically thrown back on the bed; she ended up letting out a squeak. "Don't make this complicated." Yami told her, "Myself and the other Captains are under orders by your dad and the Wizard King to keep you safe."

"I know that but-" She started to say but had been cut off.

"And you've got an important job too remember?" He said as Prism had been taken back by this, "Afterall-You're going to be Queen someday. Even if you don't realize it, you've got what it takes to take up the role. If you go out there with those wounds, all of your hard work will be for nothing. Not to mention, before anything else, even as a Princess, you're a member of my squad first and foremost. As a Captain I'm not gonna let anything happen to my squadmates, okay?"

Prism could see the look in his eyes as her look softened. She could see the worry that he would rarely show around others. Finally after what seemed like an eternity she calmed down, "Just-Tell me-" Prism soon started to say, "-Where is he keeping him? He isn't hurting him… Is he…?"

"We don't know for sure." Yami said, "But-We think he's in the central square with that guy. We'll head there and rescue him. Until then-" Yami soon patted her head, "-I need you to stay here where it's safe. We'll be back with him before you know it."

Prism only sniffled at this before she rubbed her eyes, "... O-Okay… Just… Please be careful."

Yami laughed at this, "Have you met me? You should worry about yourself."

With one last pat on her head Yami soon took his leave as Prism held a worrisome look on her face; her hands couldn't help but shake. The moment he had been back out the door, he seemed to finally breathe, like he had been holding it in. He slumped against the door as he brushed his hand over his face.

"Damn-" He said as he noticed his hand had been shaking, "-That was harder than I thought."

He soon pushed himself from the door, turning back to it momentarily, "Time to get to work."


Yami had met Gooden, Acer Theodore, and Jack within the Captains office as it had been the only place vacant and one of the few places where they would be given privacy by the other Mages that had been stationed there before the chaos began. Gooden had placed a map on the table just as Yami entered the room.

"Let me guess-" Gooden said as her gaze softened, "-She didn't take it well?"

Yami had replied as he gave out a sigh, "You already know. Man-I didn't think actually telling her would be that difficult."

"Welcome to the life of parenthood my man." Acer said as he patted his shoulder as Yami flinched.

Gooden held her thumb before she was ready to strike Acer's neck, though Acer had stopped her as exclaimed, "Gooden Gooden! Let's chill!"

"There's such a thing as a time and a place you know brother!" Gooden told him.

Acer said as he had been pleading, "Not the neck! Not the neck!"

She told him while giving him a look, "Sorry Acer, but you reap what you sow."

In the next second Gooden used her thumb to jab Acer's neck as he began to laugh hysterically; they soon started to look through the map. "Okay Theo-" Gooden said as Theodore had been sitting on the table, "-Show us where you saw him."

Theodore stood up from the table before he stepped over the map; he twiddled his claws as he looked it through before he pointed, "I-I saw him and Zeus right here-Right where that statue is."

"Are you certain?" Jack asked him.

Theodore nodded, "T-That's where I saw the Puppetmaster. H-He was surrounded by those corpses, like they were worshipping him."

"So in other words-He's out in the open." Yami said, "That's a bit bold for that asshole."

"But it doesn't help us." Gooden said as she surveyed the area, "This whole area doesn't provide much cover, even with the smoke from the fires' advantages. So he's either an idiot pretending to be smart, or he's smart and pretending to be an idiot."

"Either way, we gotta figure out some way to get Nolan out of there and fast." Acer said, "But how are we supposed to do that without letting him see us."

"We'll take to the skies." Yami said as it shocked Gooden and Acer.

"I'm sorry what?" Gooden asked as she blinked twice while looking at the captain, "The skies?!"

"He's gonna be so busy looking at what's around him, he's not even gonna bother seeing what's above his head." Yami explained, "We hide our mana presence from him, wait or make an opportunity, and make a grab for Nolan and Zeus before he realizes what's happening."

"KEKE-And once they're out of the way-We can bring that bastard down once and for all." Jack added.

"But-Taking to the skies is still dangerous all the same." Acer said, "They're plenty of people taking advantage of the chaos that wouldn't think twice about knocking us off our brooms."

"What if they're more people like the Shifter Hunters?" Gooden said, "Or worse? People that hate Captains! They'll try to kill you the second they see you! It's too risky."

"Then what do you suggest?" Yami asked.

"We can try the sewers again." Acer said, "We can sneak under his feet and get them out that way."

"KEKE-And what if he sees that coming?" Jack said.

"You forget I'm ALSO a stealthy guy?" Acer asked, "He won't see me coming."

"And if that doesn't work?" Yami asked, "What then?"

Acer was about to answer though he found himself struggling to find one. "Look either way, it's way too risky!" Gooden said, "There's got to be another way we can do this!"

"That's simple." Yami said. "We take on the front lines and have him kill us quicker that way-Or we can go with flying above his head plan and save Nolan and Zeus that way."

Gooden flinched at this as Yami gave a certain look in his eyes. She sighed as she said, "Of course you would go the reckless route."

"Desperate times call for desperate measures." Yami told her as he took hold of the map, "Now let's go and get this done."

"We can't just leave the kids here." Gooden argued, she soon whispered, "What if the corpses end up breaking through here?"

"We'll worry about it when it happens." Yami said, "Though knowing that Lizard Girl she's probably gonna sneak off even after I asked her to stay."

"KEKE-Then what do you purpose meathead?" Jack asked.

"One of us will stay here." Yami said to them, "Make sure she or the others don't get any ideas about leaving."

"You leave that to me!" Theodore said as his eyes were pink, "I'm good at watching stuff!"

"And how are you planning on stopping the Lizard Girl from leaving?" Yami asked.

"I'll gnaw her ankles." Theodore replied as his eyes had been blue; most of them couldn't help but slap their faces.

"How about a NON-Harming method?" Gooden asked.

Acer sighed, "Look-I'll stay here and keep an eye on things. Nolan definitely wouldn't forgive me if anything happened to his precious niece."

"Aye aye!" Theodore said, "I'll go stockpile on weapons."

"NO!" Acer, Yami and Gooden exclaimed. Yami grabbed Theodore by the scruff of his neck before he could walk out. "That is definitely not happening." Yami told him.

"KEKE-This is gonna take forever." Jack said.

"Okay fine-Acer stays here-" Yami said ,"-As for the rest of us-We'll focus on saving the old man and mutt."

Acer groaned as he said "Seriously man."

"The last thing we need is you showing off your skills to impress the ladies." Gooden told him.

"Hey, there's a thing called a time and a place!" Acer argued.

Gooden told him as she gave a look while slowly raising her thumb, "Acer."

Acer put his hands up as he said, "Fine, I'll keep watch over everything here!" He soon went to Prism's room as Gooden had a huff. "I really hope he can handle it." Gooden said.

"He's gonna have to." Yami said. "If not, he's a dead man tonight."

Jack had said, "STARTING WITH HIS HANDS-KEKE!"

"Maybe don't he's still my brother-" Gooden said, "-But what about Naotoshi and the Triple A's?"

"They'll be fine-" Yami replied, "-I have no doubt in my mind they're together. I mean you Barbados' are stubborn as mules Now as for what we have to do." He replaced his cigarette as he gave a smirk. "Let's go save that old coat."


Prism couldn't even comprehend everything that had been happening around them. She thought she would spend the day with her family and friends-And celebrate her hard work.

But at this moment-She wished it had all been a bad dream.

The fires seemed to only have worsened outside as she could only imagine how scared people were. And whoever the one responsible had been… Had been doing who knew what he had been doing to him. It scared her-Terrified her even. She was worried about the others sure, but her Uncle-Someone of her family scared her the most.

She had just reunited with him… She didn't want to lose him.

She peaked through the curtains, and watched as Yami left with Gooden and Jack as they ventured back out into the capital that had still been in flames; her expression had only possessed that of uneasiness and worry.

"... Why…"

She soon buried her hands into her arms; her body shook as the spirits gathered around-some of them turned blue. Adrien had set himself by her side as he could only whimper.

"... Why does everyone I love… Keep getting hurt…?"

Prism had been busy in her own thoughts, she didn't seem to realize the door had opened and someone had entered the room; it was only till she noticed the person when they spoke up.

"Tater-Tot?"

Prism flinched as she looked over and saw it had been Karasu, who had been wearing a plain white shirt and brown pants, since his own clothes were torn and dirty. "Karasu-" She said as she sniffled a little; she rubbed her eyes, "-I thought you would be asleep."

"How can a man be expected to sleep with all the noise outside?" Karasu asked before he coughed a little.

"But you're still sick."

"I've survived worse… Trust me."

Karsu soon stepped over as he sat on the bed; Prism turned her gaze back out the window as her expression looked saddened again. He groaned softly but he found his opportunity to speak up, "... I… Overheard your talk with Yami… About your Uncle…" Prism didn't flinch at this but he could see in the reflection of the window she looked ready to cry.

"... Are… You okay?" He asked.

Prism only shook her head as her whole body trembled.

Karasu only sighed, "... Look-You've known Yami for this long-If he says he'll get him back, then he'll get him back."

"... I know…"

"Then… Why are you upset?"

Prism's body shook as some the spirits shifted to blue while others had been losing their color. "I'm-" Prism soon said, "-Angry with myself…"

Karasu looked a bit shocked at this as he noticed some of the spirits shifted to red. "... I hate it-" She said, "-But that's what I feel towards myself…"

"Why…?" Karasu asked, "... It's not like it was your fault."

"Even so-" She said, "-Someone is always paying the price. The dungeon mission… It was Asta, Feo, Yuno, Noelle, Mimosa and Mars… My Familiars… Ashtown-I almost killed that man… And now it's Nolan that's paying the price…" She clenched her hand to the point her nails dug into the palm of her skin, "... I-Made a promise to myself-I would become stronger for my parents sake… So that I could protect my new family… But… I'm failing… I can't do anything but just sit by and watch… Just like when dad kept leaving to protect the kingdom..."

"... You were still young back then." Karasu told her, "And not to mention you were as you said, you were still a kid. Even now you are. You couldn't have known what was going on back then."

Prism took a deep breath that had been shaking, "My parents always told me… A King's duty is to his people… The same rule applies for a Queen… I'm-Failing them… I'm failing all of them…"

Karasu sighed again as he brushed his hair back as he tried to think of what to say to this sort of situation. The moment the words came to him, he spoke up, "... I didn't have a lot of friends back in my homeland. The ones that I did talk with though-Basically had control over my own life. I mean-Cut me some slack, I was still just a little kid back then. Now that I think about it-Even though I didn't like it, I was a thief to begin with."

Prism looked at him in shock just as he coughed again. He soon continued on, "One day-they took me aside and told me to go and get something for them from a little shop. It wasn't much, they just wanted me to get them candy for them, but they didn't have any money. I was known as the smallest in the group back then, so they figured, because of that they wouldn't see me. Like the good boy they knew I was-I said yes because they knew I would do pretty much anything to get their attention and feel included, even though I knew it was wrong to begin with." Prism watched as he started to make motions with his hand, as he walked with his fingers, "So I went into the shop, doing my best to remain casual as I took the candy without him noticing-But just as I went to exit the shop, the shopkeeper sees right through my facade. So I-"

He made a whoosh sound as it made Prism flinch at this, "-Ran as fast as my little legs could carry me before he could process the situation! And my quote on quote friends dispersed as I was trying to get one of them to help me. I was the only one who got caught. They ended up feeding me to the wolves. He got my Uncle Saito and told him what happened. That whole time I was sitting there-I was really scared, like pissing my pants kind of scared. I've seen how scary he could get with other people and I was afraid I would get more then just being grounded. It was especially scary for me since Saito was quiet the whole time we walked back. And like you-I was afraid I failed him and my dad." He sighed as he recalled what had happened next, "When we did get home-He sat me down, gave me a gentle scolding, basically a whole lecture. But-By the time he was done, he told me-I'm not angry my boy nor am I disappointed. This was a mistake I know you won't make again. Because-I was a kid like you once and I learned from my actions what was right and wrong. And the next time it happens-I know you'll be smarter than you were back then."

He placed his arm around her shoulders as he brought her in for a hug, "We all make mistakes Tater-Tot-But one thing I picked up from my aunt uncle was this. There's a benefit to losing-You get to learn your mistakes."

Prism looked at him with slight awe though she couldn't help but give a small smile to him as she realized what he had been saying to her. "Thanks Karasu." She said as she leaned in his embrace, "... I really needed to hear that."

"... And they say I'm not good at pep talk." Karasu said with a smile.

"Oh give me a goddamn break!"

Prism and Karasu had both been startled as Blaise suddenly came kicking down the door; even the spirits were startled by this. "Blaise?!" Karasu said, shocked.

Erin, Dylan and Avalon soon came into view as Blaise looked a bit pissed by the very conversation they had just said. "Hey bro!" Dylan said.

"Do you even know the meaning of privacy!?" Avalon said.

"Look Tomboy shorty-" Blaise said as he stepped into the room as he went towards Prism, "-I ain't judging how a Queen or King or whatever title you have works, but the one thing I do know compared to our pompous King right now is that you know when you grab fate by the john-johns and kick em where it hurts!"

Prism looked shocked at this as she turned to Karasu, "You-Told them?"

"I didn't have much of a choice." Karasu replied honestly, "... Sides-Even though I'm not exactly a liar-I couldn't come up with a good one to tell."

"Damn right!" Blasie said. "If we had to choose between that smuck and her. She's got my vote anyday!" He soon said to her, "And you listen to me-If you want to do something about it, then you bet your ass WE'RE going to help you do something about it!"

Prism looked a bit shocked again, "... You-Would help me?"

"Hey-" Erin said, "-We know your Captain gave you an order-But we know a twitchy girl waiting for action here when we see em."

"Your uncle's that important to you?" Avalon asked

Prism's eyes brightened slightly before she nodded to her.

"Then-" Avalon said, "-Consider us onboard with your rescue mission. Because-We know what it's like-To want to help family."

"And we know you can't exactly fight those things out there on your own with those wounds -" Erin said, as she spun her staff in hand, "-Look no further than the rulebreakers themselves to assist."

"If he's in the central square then we'll kick that guy's ass and save your uncle!" Blaise said, "And we'll show those Captains that you're a badass princess!"

Prism smiled at this as the Spirits around her lit up as well. The thieves had been taken back by the very look she gave and had nearly put them into a shock; the warmth behind her smile seemed to have warmed their hearts. "Thank you-" She said, "-You truly are kind people."

"Cute!" Erin, Dylan, Blaise and even Avalon thought in unison though the mere thought took them back as they shook their heads.

Avalon quickly cleared her throat, "Anyway-Since you're basically royalty, then-" She had a thought come over her, "-Someones bound to be keep an eye on you meaning-"

"-We need a way to sneak out without getting seen." Karasu said as he started to think, "I know of a sewer entrance just within the building we can use. We can get out through there before heading outside."

"But-" Prism said, "-They're a thousand people in here. They're bound to notice us leaving."

"And they're bound to have gotten one of those babysitters to stay behind." Dylan said, "So we gotta do something about that, don't we?" She started to ponder.

"I can help."

The group looked over and saw Sachiko had stood by the doorway; Prism had looked shocked again. "Sachiko-?" Prism said shocked.

Sachiko soon stepped inside, "... My magic-I can help you sneak past people. They won't even realize it's us."

"You can do that?" She asked, shocked, "But how would-"

"Sachiko-" Karasu said with worry, "-You've already been through enough today, and I just got you out of danger. I'd feel better if you wait here."

Sachiko only shook her head at this sort of thing, before she spoke in protest, "No Aniki! I want to do my part for our new home like you and protect it! I've been practicing my magic for some time now, and have gotten better and stronger each day. I can maintain it this time, I promise!"

"Are you sure?" Karasu asked, "You know what happens if you overuse it."

Sachiko nodded her head eagerly, "Besides-Someones gotta keep your dummy butt out of trouble."

Erin, Blaise and Avalon snickered as Karasu gave her a pout yet he smiled, "Well you don't have to be harsh."

"I think I do-I'm your little sister." Sachiko said before she nudged him, "Dummy Aniki."

Prism couldn't help but smile at this sort of thing as she watched the pair interact with one another; she soon looked to the thieves as they themselves looked touched by this scene as well. "Just as I thought-" Prism thought, "-I really am blessed." Her gaze soon softened when an odd, yet familiar sight of red, "But… I don't want anything bad to happen. Please-Don't let anything bad happen to them."


Acer had looked over the crowd of people as most had been acting hysterically while others looked just exhausted physically and mentally from the whole ordeal. He gave a sigh as he said while looking over the whole thing, "This is getting more insane by the minute…" He soon looked over to the window where Prism had resided.

His look softened, "That poor girl-She must be worried sick about Nolan. I can't say that I blame her."

He soon looked to the crowd once more, "To think we just had an ordinary day this morning Only to end up like this...I could definitely use a drink after this is over-not to the point were I'm Vanessa though.." he soon turned red as he slapped his face "Come on, focus man! You got a job to do, remember! You gotta keep an eye on things and make sure Prism doesn't do anything crazy! You know she will! She's as crazy as Zeid!"

Just then he had been taken back by the sound of thump in the hall; when he turned however he saw nothing was there, there had only been a knocked over vase.

"huh-Must be the wind." Acer said as he scratched his head, "Weird…"

"Excuse me-" One of the Mages said as he approached Acer said, "-Could you help us out?"

"O-Oh sure-" Acer said before he looked back over to the knocked over vase. He soon went back over to the crowd as he went to follow the mages.

What he didn't seem to realize was that some of the objects just after the vase moved a little as well as a set of creaks from the woods. It hadn't been long till whatever it had been had reached a certain hallway. Just like that a few certain people had reappeared; it had been Prism, and Karasu with the Thieves, Avalon, his youngest sister, and Saorise who had a few sets of bandages of her own.

"Son of a troll-" Blaise said relieved, "-And here I thought we would be spotted for sure!"

"We would've been spotted, if you didn't knock into EVERY little thing that was in front of you!" Dylan argued.

"Excuse you!" Blaise said, offended.

"Oh forgive me if you stub your toe!" Dylan said .

"Sachiko, that was amazing!" Prism said as her eyes sparkled, "You actually fooled Uncle Ace!"

Sachiko only laughed sheepishly at this, "I-It was a little hard to get a hang of at first, but after a couple practices I kind of got it."

"She can use it on one person for as long as she likes-" Karasu explained as he started to feel around the floor, before knocking on the wood, "-But a whole group is a bit more tricky and doesn't last as long. We're just lucky it did."

"Yeah-And we're lucky that Blaise here didn't slow us down!" Avalon said.

Blaise gasped at this before he said with a glare, "How dare you!"

"Okay we're past the pervy Barbados Member-now what?" Erin asked.

"What are you even doing Karasu?" Saorise asked as she noticed that Karasu had been knocking on different sections.

"I made a hatch in the headquarters awhile back-" Karasu explained as he repeated the process as he moved to another section, "-I made sure it was hidden from the Captains and Mages stationed here."

"Why would you make it here?" Prism asked.

"It was in case I needed to make a quick getaway if I was arrested by one of the captains." He replied, "How do you think I got in and rescued Asta, Feo and Yuno in the first place?"

He soon heard a hollow echo as he had gotten towards the middle of the rug, "Yes! Got it!"

He pulled the carpet away as he moved away a section as the group had been surprised to see an opening. "Good they haven't found it." He said relieved before he coughed.

"Well aren't you a clever thief little crow" Erin said.

"Come on-" He told the group, "-Let's hurry before someone sees us!"

"But-" Prism soon said, "-What if the corpses find this entryway?"

"They won't-" Karasu replied as he hopped inside after he picked up Sachiko, "-Because I'm the only one that knows its here."

Prism took a moment to process, "I guess that makes sense."

She soon took Saorise's hand before they hopped inside; the thieves and Avalon had followed soon after. Soon after they entered, a purple light illuminated the hatch and carpet before it set itself back in place just as a mage had turned the corner.


The group had quickly followed Karsu through the tunnel till they had gotten to the end of the tunnel where it had been blocked by a metal grate as the only section that had been opening had been a small crawl space on the corner; though they saw a ladder had been the only thing present. "Here!" He said to the group, "This will lead us out on the main road!"

"Dang, you need to pat yourself on the back for this!" Blaise said as he patted his shoulder.

"I-I appreciate it." Karasu said before he started to cough violently; he nearly fell to his knees if it hadn't been for Prism and Sachiko.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Prism asked.

"Y-Yeah. It's as bad as yours I'm sure." He said with a joking smile. Prism couldn't help but laugh softly at this before she helped Karasu to stand.

"Let me go up first-" He said as he went to climb the ladder, "-I'll let you know if it's safe to come up." With that being said he went up the ladder alone as they could hear something metal move just above their heads. They soon watched as Karasu stepped outside. Saorise soon looked to Prism with worry as her ears flopped slightly.

"Prism-" Saorise said as she took her aside from the group, as she felt something from her "-Are you okay…?"

Prism didn't answer as she could only let out a sigh in response to her. Saorise patted her on the shoulder, "Prism-I know you're still thinking about this whole situation. Even after your conversation with Yami, I know you still feel that way."

"... One of the perks of being a Familiar…" She said.

"Ah-But you forget-" Saorise said, "-The three of us promised we wouldn't make reading your thoughts a regular habit. It's actually written all over your face."

Prism had been silent at this again as her arms shook slightly. "... And-I know you still have some guilt about the Dungeon mission." She soon added as Prism flinched a little.

"You've held onto that feeling since your recovery and-Since we stayed in the safehouse." She said.

"... I guess I'm really that easy to read." Prism said.

Saorise only nodded as her ears twitched slightly, "... If you don't mind me asking-Why didn't you tell Yami? Or even Asta, Feodora, Yuno or even Pluck?"

"... I don't know." Prism replied softly, "Maybe it's because-It's the first time I ever had a whole country rely on me. Even if they don't know I exist… And-You know how it's been, I've always had to figure out stuff on my own. When it came to strategy anyway. I used to be good at it."

"You were pretty much the ace in Airedale." She said, "Not to mention a pretty good peacekeeper."

"Yeah-But-I haven't been doing much of a good job lately. I couldn't even calm you guys down when you were panicking. Yami and Jack did that better then I could."

Saorise only gave her a warm smile as she placed her hand on her shoulder, "Prism-Like we've been saying, it's okay to be scared. I bet you anything the Captains were just as scared as you."

"But you've seen them, nothing phases them. Not even if it's a Tainted Spirit they're fighting, they just have a stiff upper lip and push through like its nothing!"

She leaned against the wall, as some of the spirits changed into dull colors while most sat around their shoulders, "And it's not just them-The other captains are amazing and Julius. Asta, Yuno, and Feo, and even you guys, even though your my Familiars. And-I get a little jealous of them sometimes. It really amazes me how much the world has changed, even with its people. Even you guys. You survived all that time in the Dungeon, and you've gotten better then you were in Airedale. Better then I could ever hope to be. Not to mention-If it hadn't been Asta in the dungeon, I would've gotten everyone killed. I'm… Just a dummy girl in the end."

She had soon been taken back when Saorise started to laugh. "Saorise?" She said a bit taken.

"Pri-That's crazy!" She said before she had gotten to eye level with her, "Besides-WE'RE the ones that are jealous of you!"

Prism had a look of shock; even Adrien who had been asleep in her pouch had popped his head out in shock. "You're jealous of me?" Prism said as she had been trying to process the information, "Why?"

"Where do I even begin?" Saorise said, "You got Yami and Jack to stay under the same roof as you, even though according to Pluck they're insane rivals! You befriended stone cold Captain Nozel! Thieves that tried to kidnap you before, are risking everything to save Master Nolan! Heck-The first time you met Asta, Yuno and Feo, they took you to the Church and gave you a place to stay in Hage!" She soon took her hands in her own, "Despite the flaws you see in yourself, you've got such a magnetic personality, and get along with every person you meet!" She soon gave a sheepish laugh, "Me? I have trouble looking people in the eye sometimes, Brenin is a nervous wreck around ladies, and Liam-Well you know how he is."

Her expression brightened once more at this as even the Spirits seemed to have brightened as well. Saorise soon gave her a hug as Prism only smiled again, "Like we've been telling you hon-You're not a dummy. You've never been one. So don't tell yourself otherwise."

"Saorise…" Prism said as she leaned in her embrace, "... Thanks…"

"We're always here if you need to talk." She said.

Karasu soon came hanging upside down from the entryway, "Come on! The coast is clear!"

"Alright ladies-" Erin said to the group, "-Let's get a move on."

The group nodded before they started to move up the ladder; just before Prism went up she quickly got on her red scarf over her head to hide her ears. "You better hide now sweetums-" She said, to the Spirits, "-Just in case."

The Sprits nodded and while some vanished into thin air, while others hid in the comfort of her hood. She had been the last one to exit the sewer as she could feel a slight burning sensation from her wounds. Karasu took her hand as he helped her out, before he handed her what looked to be a bandana. She had soon realized they were each wearing a bandana around their mouth and nose as they had been provided by Erin.

"To protect from inhaling the smoke."She explained briefly, "You're gonna need it."

Prism nodded in understanding before she wrapped it around her nose and mouth. The group soon noticed the corpses that had been nearby as they were quick to realize that they were out in the open. They quickly took cover in the alleyway that had been nearby as the corpses came into view and passed them by.

"Okay-What now?" Dylan asked, "We can't go barreling through these guys like before. We need to save our Mana for the big boss."

"Come on!" Avalon said, "I know a shortcut to the main square!" She soon ventured deeper in the alleyway, "If we cut through here, we should be able to make it there before the Captains do!"

Blaise cracked his neck and knuckles as he smiled, "Alright, alright let's do this! I'm always down to beat a man's ass!"

"That's what she said!" Erin said with a smirk as Blaise flinched.

"What who said?" Blaise said, before he turned red, as it made Erin laugh, "WHO THE HELL IS TALKING SMACK ABOUT ME?!"

Karasu only groaned as he rolled his eyes, "Oh my God, why did I even date you?"

Prism let out a soft laugh of her own as Karasu turned red, "Don't laugh at that Tater Tot!"

"What? It's cute." She replied as Saorise nodded.

Avalon added with a grin, "You weren't like this back in Ashtown I'd tell you that!"

Karasu immediately shushed her as the girls laughed, "Okay, enough with the practical joke! Just show us the way, damn it!"

"Fine Mr. Romeo~" Avalon said in a singsong fashion.

Karasu only grumbled at this as even Sachiko started to giggle at this sort of thing. The group soon started to move in the alleyway with Avalon leading the way-However, what they had failed to realize was… Someone from had started to follow them the moment they had seen Karasu among them.

(Third Ending Theme: Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon Ending 2-Love Song of the End Performed By Nana Mizuki)