Searchers, Lost Ones, Miners, Ink Knights and Soldiers..

"We're in for the long haul everyone! Fight till the last toon!" Thomas cried and took on the searchers.

Alice and Boris took on The Miners.

Susie and Shawn took on the Lost Ones.

Lacie and Wally took on The Knights.

Emily...was left with the soldiers...

"Gah! You dare to hit a Lady?!" Susie cried.

"That wasn't very kind of ya lad! Have at ya!" Shawn screamed.

"Everyone keep fightin! They'll get tired of us eventually!"

"What if we get tired of them Alice?!"

"SHUT YER MOUTHS AND FIGHT!"

"ON IT M'LADY LACIE!"

Emily did her best to fight against the ink soldiers, her weapon being one of Thomas's spare blades.

The sharp silver blade piercing the ink bodies of the soldiers and their ink blood spilling from their wounds.

"Come on! Where are they coming from?!" Emily cried.

"No one but The Ink King! He's always sending some kind of creature to cause chaos!" Boris said.

"He's right! The Ink King is sending his workers to bring us in as prisoners!" Alice said.

"Well!" Susie said as she chopped a Lost Ones head clean off of their body. "Not today! I refuse to give in!"

"Agreed!" Shawn said.

"Keep fightin everyone! These vermin and varmits ain't gonna fight themselves!" Lacie cried.

"She's right! Keep focused everyone! We can't win if we get distracted!" Thomas said.

Thomas stabbed and slashed, Susie kicked and dodged, Shawn and Wally used distraction, Emily ran and stabbed when needed.

But with Lacie..

No one suspected what she was about to do.

She stood firmly in front of the enemies, reached behind her back...

and pulled out a TOMMY GUN!

She rapidly distrubuted bullets through the knights and the rest of the enemies.

With all the enemies chased off, everyone stared in astonishment, where had that weapon come from...?

"What? I always bring ol' Betsy here wherever i go." Lacie stated simply.

"Is that a tommy gun..?" Emily asked.

"Sure is, I've had her for about five years now." Lacie said.

"Quite the fancy story Miss Lacie, but we better get movin." Susie said.

So, our adventerous party moved into the next step of their journey.

Little did the rebel party know, Sammy was watching from afar, his king had given him an extra mission after he'd left, that was to watch over the lady wearing The Black Rose and to inform him of what he finds.

"Quite the interesting maiden, aren't you.." Sammy said. "I do believe the king will like you."

"Indeed i do..."

Sammy nearly shrieked as he jumped and saw his highness standing just behind him.

"Have you found anything Prophet?" Inky said as he watched Emily from afar.

"Quite a lot sir. She is quite a kind and interesting maiden." Sammy began to ramble about what he'd found, But Inky began to go into a daze...his focus on Emily alone.

She was quite beautiful, gentle, but...

She also seemed too fragile and timid to be without a protector of her own. Inky grinned evilly as a thought came to mind..

"Sammy, head back to the castle and prepare a room fit for a queen. I have an idea." Inky said.

Sammy bowed and vanished in a puddle of ink.

Inky chuckled darkly and muttered, "Soon dear Emily, you'll have a whole new life..."

"We gettin any closer Thomas lad? my feet are aching worse then a pirate's peg leg." Shawn said.

"Us ladies need to rest you know.." Susie said.

"I guess we all could take an energy nap.." Thomas said as he sat against a nearby tree.

"Wait but we need to.." Emily tried to speak.

Everyone else followed suit to Thomas relaxing.

"But.." Emily spoke up, but no one seemed to listen..

It was when they finally all laid down to sleep, when Emily heard an alluring voice..

"Emily..."

She turned her head toward the forest.

"Emily..."

She felt her feet begin to lead her into said forest.

"That's it dear...right this way..."

The more she walked, the more weary she began to feel..

"I..I can't.." She managed to make it into an empty cave nearby..

She rested for just a moment before her strength returned rather quicky.

"H-How did i get here..?" She was about to leave when the cave entrance vanished. "What the?!"

Sadly she didn't notice the other figure appear in the cave..

"Bravo Emily! You fell right into the inky demons claw!"

She turned in fear and found The Ink King standing right behind her.

"W-Why are you here?!" She panicked.

"Why, to collect my prize of course~" Inky placed a hand on her cheek softly, "And what a prize you are my dear..." Emily began to feel the weakness kick in again as she fell onto one knee.

Inky walked behind her and laid a hand on her back. "That's it my dear...give in to the sleepiness..."

The voice...his soft touch...It was just enough to make Emily faint and fall into the demons arms.

"Finally...Finally!" Inky stood to his feet and let out an evil cackle, Emily being cradled in his hold. "I have what i wanted! Now to take my prize to its new home~"

And with that...The Ink King vanished from sight with Emily going with him.