Coming Full Circle

[Valodya Bassarov]

"I just sense something...as if something bad is about to happen...we need to hurry back."

Bassarov quickened his pace.

[Kaieka]

Riku still sits on the roof. I decide that now is as good of a time as any. I turn into mist and circle him on the roof. He seems surprized at the sudden appearance of mist, and looks around perplexidly.

I reapparate behind him and take the end of my kris and knock him in the head with it, causing him to lose consciousness. I then take his limp form, and throw him over my shoulder. I jump off of the roof, into the snow, and head off to catch a ride back to Moscow.

I can't kill him right away, after all. A little torture at the Ministry of Terror will do him some good.

I sense some people coming. quickly I run into an alley and hoist my cloak above our two forms, so as to hide us from view. I wait until the people pass by to continue on. I will take a train, an unconscious man may be surprizing to the people I meet, but I have ways of remaining unseen.

[Kisa Higurashi]

I heard a sound coming from the roof. The sound disturbed me. Wasn't Riku on the roof?

I ran out of the apartment and found out that Riku was no longer on the roof. I then saw Bass and Ookami approach the apartment area. I ran up to them. Riku was on the roof...now's he gone, I said.

[Chihira]

I am almost there and I fINALLY sence that something is or was wrong and run faster.

[Ookami]

Sensing this urgency Ookami ran as fast as he could towards the apartment taking care not to leave Bassarov behind. I run up to the roof and find Riku is gone. But there are two scents one of Riku and that of Kaieka. I tell them.

[Valodya Bassarov]

"D-amn, she has gone back to the Ministry of Terror, and she took him. Well, at least everyone else is safe."

(Bassarov has the power to assay and understand sitautions.)

[Kisa Higurashi]

Well, aren't we going to save him?! I asked.

[Chihira]

"Save who!?" I say, breathlessly.

[Ookami]

"Right now what could we do against her kisa? We would have to get our more powerful fighters to get him but first things first we got to get you guys outta here. Pack up all of your stuff and follow me to our new home. We have to get out of here while shes not still here. Sorry if that is insensitive but the majority is more important right now..."

[Valodya Bassarov]

"That would mean going to the Ministry of Terror. I suppose I could go alone. This is my fault. I can't involve all of you in such a dngerous mission."

[Ookami]

"You can't just go alone. Take me with you i can get in easy enough. I'll find out where he is and tell you and whomever is waiting. But we have to relocate these ppl now. What if she were to come back while we were gone again?"

[Kisa Higurashi]

I agree with Ookami about relocating and you going to the Ministry of Terror by yourself, I said. We have to relocate now and you really shouldn't go alone, Bass.

I turned to Chihira. Kaieka has kidnapped Riku, I said.

[Valodya Bassarov]

"No, I will go alone. You stay here and test your skills as a leader. I need you to go to the church and tell Misha where I went. Tell him not to go along. They would love to have all of us come there so they could capture us all. Who knows, maybe this is a trap and Riku is a part of it. You can't put anything past them."

With that, Bassarov rushes out the door.

[Kaieka]

The people pass. I see that it is Bassarov and another. I let out a little hiss as they pass by. Then they are gone. I wish I could see the looks on their faces when they found their "comrade" gone. But I cannot linger. I smile and head out to the train yard.

I silently enter a train going to Moscow. I sit in a darkened compartment toward the back of the train. It is nearly empty. No one sees us, we are hidden by my cloak. The wheels screech into movement, and we are on our way. Poor Riku... just wait until I get you back to the Ministry... boy are we going to have some fun.

[Chihira]

"And the whole reason I came was to say goodbye to him."