"Hey Mom!" shouted James.

"Hey Jay', when did you get back in town?" the woman asked. "Not long ago actually." replied James.

"Ah my dearest Maka. how are you today?" Kid inquired.

Maka looked back as her gaze and tone both sharpened. "And when was you going to tell me our son was back in town!?" Maka Harshly questioned. "Oh well, never mind. So how did your mission go?" She asked compassionately.

"It went well thanks mum!" James responded happily. It was then that the maid had returned with the requested drinks.

"One Man-Sized Cappuccino, and two Caramel Macchiatos, that'll be six pound seventy please." The maid requested. "Thank you!" she said gleefully with a bright chirpy grin as kid gave her the requested fee.

Kid looked back at her and said "Not a problem." with a charming smile. He then looked back at Maka and James. He then adopted a serious tone , "I need to head out of Death City, I need you two to look after the place while I'm gone."

"Why?" Questioned Maka. "Our Son just got back from his mission and your just going to leave now!?"

"I heard a rumor..." Kid continued. "And I need to check it."

"Kid!" Maka snapped. "I swear. If..."

"It's Okay mum..." James interrupted. "How long will you be Commander?"

"If the rumor is false, then I should be back in three to five days..." Kid responded.

"And if its true sir?" James inquired.

"If everything about the rumor is true..." Kid's voice shriveled into a pale, quivering fear. "I might not be coming back at all..." He continued sounding sad and regretful. He then brightened up trying to bury the fear "Don't worry" He then said happily. "I won't be going alone!"

"Damn Straight!" Maka interrupted. "You will have Spartoi with you!" She continued while she had her left eye closed cheekily.

"Thank you Maka, I appreciate it." Kid then said happily with a convincing smile. "But lets finish the coffee first babe." some time and a few nostalgic conversations later, they reemerge from Chupra Cabra's. "Well that was fun, we should do that again!" Kid said eagerly.

"Sure!" James responded enthusiastically. "How about when you get back from the wastelands?" James then suggested.

"Sounds good to me kiddo!" Maka replied. And so the said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. Kid and Maka went to assemble Spartoi and then go to the desert wastelands to the west of death city, and James to the Death Weapon and Meister Academy or more specifically the Death Room, Death City's main control room. From here, he would be able to see everything around the world that he wanted to see. He could do so through "Death's mirror" and will be using it to watch his mother's and father's mission.

As he walked back towards the academy, all he could think of was how difficult it was to watch his parents walk away on a dangerous mission. He struggled with each step as he wadded through his feelings of uselessness which consumed him relentlessly and monstrously. Each step he took gradually weighed against him as though the ground gripped and clung to his boots. After he walked away for a while he began to cheer up, he remembered who he was worrying about! He began thinking to himself, "They will be fine, After all it is Spartoi going in." As he thought this, a smile crept onto his face and he decided to go back to his house to work on his tactical equipment instead.

While James was walking towards his house, Maka and Kid met up with Spartoi, the elite teachers unit, at the Armory to the west of the city. Waiting for them was Black Star, Tsubaki, Soul, Liz and Patty. "Hey you two!" said Tsubaki cheerfully. "We haven't gotten together like this for a while have we?" She joyfully questioned full of nostalgia.

Soul then answered "Yeah, tell me about it! I think the last time was at the BBQ at Stein's house about two years ago!"

"I remember that! That was celebrating Black Star finally made a move on Tsubaki! haha" said Liz tripping over her words with laughter.

Kid then cut in and said "I remember how bad Soul got at that party!"

Patty then joined in "You weren't in any better shape kid! haha!"

Maka the finally joined the conversation "Hey, we all couldn't walk after that party, lets leave it at that!"

After everyone had finished laughing of he past party. They started focusing on the upcoming mission. the armory they met up at is the most western part of the city and was full of old armor and weapons from when demon weapons didn't exist.

Kid explained the rumor he heard earlier. "I know it's not my style to go half cocked on a rumor like this but we can't ignore it if there is a chance for it to be true. We have to go and check it out!"

The rest of the group seemed to be in favor of the decision, gathered their equipment and got into their weapon and meister pairs. For the purpose of traveling Soul, Maka, Black Star and Tsubaki traveled on Soul's bike and Kid, Liz and Patty took the Beelzebub. After they got their supplies together, they set off on their journey west.

After a long and Laborious journey, the group finally reached some form of ruined city. After Soul parked up his bike, the group split off into their weapon and meister pairs to search the large and desecrated area. Maka and Soul, went to check the outskirts of the city, Black Star and Tsubaki searched the city center and Kid, Liz and Patty searched the air around the city for any trace of travel around the area. After an extensive three hour search, they decided it would be best to use the city as a base camp but continue searching for now in the near by areas. When the day started winding down to an end, our hero's decided to call it a day and pick up the search tomorrow. For now they would sit around a camp fire and remember the good times in their youth and all the fun recent times around the roaring camp fire in front of them. As they talked Maka and Tsubaki cooked up some food using the fires warm glow to help keep the group toasty. After the food was consumed and the conversations finished the group decided to get a sound sleep with their special someone. Kid has Maka, Soul has Liz, Tsubaki has Black star and Patty has her origami giraffe she made during the conversations which were being exchanged and they all slept soundly.

All of a sudden, Kid woke up from a nightmare. He looked at his illuminated watch. "Ten to five AM." He said to himself groaning and falling back on his pillow as he felt his laziness attempt to hold him in the bed with Maka. He couldn't get back to sleep now, "I might as well go onto watch duty." Kid thought to himself as he struggled his way out of ht make shift bed of clothes and sleeping bags. When he got dressed in his "Simple clothes", found a elevated position near the camp with a good view of the surrounding area and he began reflecting upon his feelings as he often did when something confused him or put him on edge. "What the hell was that nightmare about?" He asked himself, desperate for an answer. "Well the easiest way to find out is to try and remember the dream bit-by-bit." He continued." So he began going back through what he could remember. In his mind he first saw darkness. Then he was running. He couldn't figure out why. As he ran, gang starting coming into vision in a cluster. They were laid on the ground. As he got closer he realized they were bleeding. Then he saw Maka. Cut down by a beast in the black, eyes as red as the crimson that jumped from Maka's wound. As she fell her eyes began to turn red with madness. Suddenly, he was stabbed through the chest by a black scythe. Under it was a hand and the wrist the blade was attached to. It pierced his soul. as he closed his eyes he tried to focus on his attacker to no avail. Kid re-opened his eyes with a fearful shudder. Kid then tried to make sense of it. At first he tried to figure out the monster which was screaming in his head. The only connection he had was that it attacked Maka. He then heard Maka groaning at the camp while trying to get comfy. "I can always rely on her beautiful face and perfectly symmetrical ash blonde hair." As he spoke these words his tone changed and then he realized. The attacker in his dream had symmetrical ash-blonde hair. Did he dream of the attack that happened when Maka lost her sanity and was kicked out of the city? or was it a sign of something to come.

Eight AM and everyone is refreshed and raring to go except for kid who didn't sleep at all, he was still on edge about his dream and an odd presence he couldn't quite figure out or track was out there. "KIDDY!" Maka shouted playfully up. Kid panicked at the sound of her voice and jumped a little. When he looked down towards the camp Maka shouted "Come get breakfast Kiddy!" she softly ordered.

"Alright, I'll be down in a minute!" He responded and walked down to the camp site.

"Kid, you look like crap dude, you get any sleep last night?" Black Star questioned concerned but still rather bluntly.

"No Black Star i didn't get a lot of sleep, but thanks for asking."

Maka swung round to look straight at him. her emerald orbs meeting his golden ones. Her face went from one of tiredness to concern. Maka had felt that Kid was off when they started this mission. But it was confirmed when the sun rose over the small building and splashed some light and Kid's almost lifeless face. His eyes were shifting quick from one place to another and never staying still. "Whats wrong honey?" Questioned a worried and quite frightened Maka.

kid explained his dream in detail and the message he may have uncovered.

Soul looked in interest and concern, he once had similar circumstances. "Have you ever had any contact with black blood? I once had nightmares from the black blood." Soul questioned shortly after Kid finished explaining.

Kid looked intrigued at Soul's question."It is possible." Kid thought looking back on previous fights when they resonated using black blood, yet remained skeptical. "That is a good question soul but, its been quite some time since you mastered the use of black blood. So it's not very likely." Kid's face descended into deep concentration. "I sense something is out there..." The Gang's face re-lit with curiosity. "It's so... Dark, like it was darkness itself."

Maka jumped in realization. "I feel it now." She said concerned. "Your right, but that's not all I'm sensing some witch energy in that wavelength. Do you think its possible that a witch could wield a demon sword?" She questioned as she opened her eyes.

Tsubaki found the wavelength, "I don't think it is." She responded. "It feels hollow, besides a witch with a wavelength this strong would have soul protect on."

"You're right." Said Soul. "We have dealt with plenty of witches in the past, I know the feel of a witch and that's not enough element energy to be attached to a witch."

Liz then butted in. "Regardless, we should check it out." She said.

"Your right." Kid agreed

"YAHOO!" Blackstar finally exclaimed explosively. "It's about time i get to show how much of a star I am!" he continued to scream at the top of his lungs.

"It probably won't be very cool, searching through the sands for hours at a time" He said as he changed into his weapon form.

"I'm with you on that one." Said patty as she and her sister changed into their weapon form.

"Come-on guys, think of it this way." Tsubaki interrupted softly. "The quicker we get this done, the quicker we go home." She continued happily.

"Sounds good to me!" Kid agreed.

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