When it was learned that J was really the olympian named Jupiter, Mary risked a lot to save his life and gave him a new lease on it when he was ready give up. As gratitude, Jupiter gave her and the others tickets to a place called Azule Beach. Once they got those, they wasted no time and went straight there. It was beautiful, and there's even a fancy hotel for them to stay in. Once they got there, they went straight into having fun.

"Oh yeah! I love the beach!" Gin cheered as he pranced around in black swim trunks with Maru standing in red ones with his pendent.

"This place is awesome!" Maru said. "The ocean is so blue here! It's beautiful!" He was right. The sand glistened like gold, the ocean was a beautiful shade of blue, and it was clear day with the right amount of clouds. It really was beautiful here. In fact, this what makes the Azule Beach a tourist attraction. It's blue sea, lovely weather, and hotel that has to be worth at least four stars out of five is what makes this place so amazing.

"If you think that is beautiful, check this out." Both of the guys turned around and met with Mary wearing a forest green bikini that actually had black stripes on it. She even posed like she was a model. "Don't be shy, boys. You can admit it. I look stunning in this piece, don't I?" It certainly got some reaction out of them. They were a little speechless with Gin even swallowing saliva. "Wow. I know I'm hot, but don't you boys have any experience with women."

"Hey, you're the same age as us! You don't have much experience with men!" Gin argued.

"I could." Mary said with a wink and got the guys to blush at what she could be implying. "You guys are so easy." She said to indicate she was just teasing them.

"Hey! Look at me!" Sandy called. They all looked and saw him buried to his neck in sand. "Now I really am all sandy!" They all got a bit of a laugh from that.

"Hey! Food's ready!" Yukina called. She went with a more modest swimming attire with her in a teal one that came with a white skirt and even had a snowflake on her chest.

"Get it while it's hot! The barbeque is frying!" Aster called with him working the grill in blue trunks with a cyan open shirt. All of them helped themselves to some food and planned to enjoy their time here. They had fun in the water, on the shore, played games, had great food, and much more. This was shaping to be a pretty great day for all of them.

...

Aster

After having a day of nothing but fun, Aster felt the need to relax. He changed into his regular clothes and just felt like there was really nothing to worry about. He sat on the lounge chair just outside his hotel room and basked in the setting sun.

"What a perfect day." Aster said. "No worries, no troubles, beautiful weather, and it all felt amazing. I can't remembered the last time I felt this relaxed." He closed his eyes and relaxed his body and his mind. However, that was when images flashed into his mind of a blue-haired girl, a silver-haired woman, and something sinister. When those images flashed into his mind, Aster bolted right up like he woke up from a nightmare. "Whoa... Where did that come from?" He got up from his chair and didn't felt so relaxed anymore. He leaned against the railing with his mind going to the past. As it did, he dug inside his pocket and pulled something out. A figurine of a white bird that is a turtle dove. "How can I relax when she could be..."

"Aster, are you in there?" Mary called with her knocking on the door. Aster put the bird back in his pocket and opened it up. "There you are. Come downstairs and check out this fun spot in the hotel."

"That's right. This place has a game hall for people of all ages." Aster said.

"Yeah, so hurry up. Lets go have some fun." Mary said with her going on ahead.

'I suppose it's okay, but its hard to relax since I don't know what happened to her.' Aster thought. He kept thinking about something that happened to him, but it seems like there isn't much that can be done about it now. What could have happened to him?

...

The Game Hall

The hotel did have a fun game hall, something like an arcade for people of all ages. They have tons of different games for them to play with great food and drinks to go with it. It was so much fun that it be difficult to leave.

"Come on! Hit it! Hit it!" Sandy cheered as Maru tried a shooting game, but he wasn't really doing all that good. All the corks weren't on target.

"Sorry, Sandy. I'm just not good with this." Maru said. That was when Gin showed and used his skills to hit every target and caused bells to go off.

"We have a winner!" Gin was rewarded with tons of tickets for that.

"Easy." Gin said.

"No fair! Give someone else a shot, Gin!" Sandy called.

"Hey, Gin!" Mary called. "I found a nice game involving cards! Let's see if you're got a poker face!"

"You're on!" Gin said as he took her challenge. As for Aster and Yukina, they found their own game with it being just like ski ball. It was a game that Aster was dominating as he gave a bright ball a roll and it went right into a magic circle.

"You got it in the fifty pointer three times in a row! You are crushing this game!" Yukina said.

"It's not that hard once you get the hang of it." Aster said. He was starting to enjoy himself again, but what he was remembering earlier was still in his mind. It was like something he couldn't shake, but he doesn't want to spoil the fun for the others. What they didn't know was that someone was actually stalking them. A dark figure was making their way to them.

"This is Joe. I found who we've been looking for. Should I move in and obtain the target?" He questioned.

"Not just yet. Let's make sure the others don't get in the way." It wasn't just Yukina and Aster being stalked. The one he was talking to stood up on a higher level and was right above Mary and Gin while they were playing their own game. "You're up first, Lick." Over with Maru and Sandy, they were still enjoying themselves with Maru grabbing a couple drinks for them.

"Here we go. We could use something refreshing." Maru said.

"You said it." Sandy said. They were about to enjoy their drinks, but something odd just happened. An actual tongue shot out and grabbed the drink right out of Maru's hand.

"What the heck?!" Maru called. His drink was pulled over to someone else.

"Thanks. I needed a refreshment myself." The guy said as he chugged it down. He wore a simple orange windbreaker with a black shirt and brown pants. He also had green spikey hair, but the odd thing about him was that his skin was turquoise with scales like a lizard. "Thanks for that."

"What the heck is with his skin?!" Sandy called.

"Don't be rude." Maru said and then turned to the guy who did that. "What was that about? Why did you snatch my drink like that?"

"Just wanted to get your attention." Lick said. He shot his tongue out again and got it around Maru's neck.

"What?! Gross! What are you doing?!" Maru said. Suddenly, he had Maru crash right into Sandy and smashed him against some games. As that was going on, Mary and Gin were playing a game involving cards. However, they stopped when they heard the commotion.

"Did you hear that?" Mary questioned.

"Yeah. What was that?" Gin questioned. Suddenly, they heard a noise above them and saw a bunch of huge blocks falling. They came down and crushed them and the booth they were in. All this commotion caused people to panic and run off. All the noise caught the attention of Aster and Yukina.

"What's all the commotion? It doesn't sound good." Aster said.

"Look!" Yukina said. They could see part of the second floor was missing. "What happened?!"

"Let's go check it out!" Aster and Yukina hurried to where that happened, but they didn't get far. A blast if magic came out of nowhere and prevented them from going anywhere. "Who are you?!" They were all met with a big guy wearing pieces of armor that seemed menacing.

"Don't worry about who I am. You should worry about yourself, Aster Vinch." Joe claimed.

"How do you know my name?" Aster questioned.

"Aster, people might need help. Forget about him." Yukina said.

"I don't think that's going to work. If he knows my name, I think he's here for me." Aster said.

"You hit the nail on the head." Both of them looked up at the booth and were met with another. This one had short black hair and wore a white outfit with a thin black stripe running along the buttons and the arms.

"You and Lick got the others, Vedalus?" Joe asked.

"We did. They're taken care of." Vedalus claimed. "Their little friends won't be a problem now."

"Are you saying you attacked Maru and the others?!" Yukina said. The smirk on this Vedalus' face was telling them that they did more than just attack them. Just then, she felt a tongue come around her neck and she felt herself be tossed into some of them games.

"Yukina!" Aster called. Just then, Lick jumped in front of him.

"Didn't we tell you to be more worried about yourself? We're here for you." Lick said. Aster found himself surrounded. He was going to fight back, but then Joe got him to look in his eyes. When that happened, Joe used some sort of spell that made Aster feel a little drowsy.

"What's happening...?" Aster stuttered. He felt so tired and weak. He was about to drop to the ground, but Joe caught him and hoisted him over his shoulder.

"We really have to take this one alive?" Lick said.

"Those were the orders we were given." Vedalus claimed. "Celina will be real happy to see him again."

'Celina...?' Aster thought with him being taken away. Once the three of them were gone with Aster, Yukina managed to pull herself together and get back up.

"Aster?" Yukina looked around and saw they were gone. "Oh no! Aster! I've got to find the others!" She got up and hurried to find her friends, and hoped that Vedalus was lying when he said the others were taken care of. She ran through the place until she spotted Maru and Sandy on the ground. "Maru! Sandy!" She hurried over to them and tried to help them out. "Maru! Pull yourself together! Can you hear me?!"

"Oh man... My head..." Maru complained as he was able to get back up. "Having the tongue around me sure felt nasty."

"Not as bad as having you smash against me." Sandy groaned.

"Yukina? What happened?" Maru said.

"There's no time. We need to get Gin and Mary." Yukina said. "The people that attacked you came after Aster and took him."

"They did what?!" Maru said as he couldn't believe it. Once Yukina told him that, the rest of them hurried to where Gin and Mary should have been. Once they got to that booth, they were shocked to see it buried in ruble. "Oh no! Gin! Mary!" He called as they were worried the two of them might have been crushed. Just then, they saw one piece move. With a mighty shout, Gin was able to push a block off and freed himself and Mary.

"You okay, Mary?" Gin asked.

"I think so, but what caused that?" Mary said.

"Odd. The upper floor wasn't just broken. It was broken into perfect blocks. How could that have happened?" Gin said.

"It was because you guys were attacked." Yukina said with Gin and Mary noticing them.

"That would explain it." Gin said. "Who were the people that attacked us?"

"I don't know, but they were trying to keep you guys out of the way. It was Aster they were after." Yukina said with them shocked to hear that. "They came and took Aster."

"How could they have taken him?" Mary said. "I thought Aster was our toughest fighter."

"It was a well coordinated attack. We didn't know what hit us until too late." Maru said. "What do they want with Aster?"

"I don't know. They knocked me out before I could overhear anything. When I woke up, Aster was already gone. They had to have taken him." Yukina said.

"We've got to help him." Sandy said.

"We will. Let's see if we can track them down." Maru said. The others went on ahead, but Mary wasn't looking forward to this.

"Oh man. I thought we were suppose to be on vacation. How does this keep happening to us?" Mary complained.

"Sorry, Mary. Aster needs our help." Maru said. "Come on, we don't really have time to be standing around. We need to go after them while the trail is still fresh." He was trying to convince him, but Gin held out his hand and had another way.

"No. It's fine, Mary." Gin said. "You don't have to come if you really don't want to. However, you'll be alone. If those guys come back, since criminals do tend to return to the scene of the crime, you'll be on your own." When Gin said that, Mary was starting to feel rather nervous now.

"Why did you have to do that?" Mary said. "Wait for me." She said as she went with them. Gin couldn't help but chuckle after pulling that off. Consider it payback for the comment back on the beach. At least now they can get after Aster.

...

Meanwhile, down in another part of Fiore was a town called Willow. At the center of this town was a tower with a staircase going all away around to the top. At the top of the tower was a chamber with someone inside sitting upon a chair like she was the one ruling over.

"Aster, I can't wait to see you again."