Chapter 7: [The Keystone] (Read Everything)

Tara looked back. Something was wrong with Asuya. She went back inside and went to the room Asuya had gone to. She knocked on the door.
"Asuya? Are you alright?"

Harmony walked inside to see Jaden knocked out, being dragged away by Sasha. "Is he okay?"

adrein whatched as sasha draged jaden away laffing slightly when he said "want me to help you?" to sasha

"That is just wrong." Rex looked at Sasha as she put Jaden on her back.

"Honestly Jaden, you need to quit it. You forgot what Merideth, as Willow, said. This is a team, it does not need the presence of a leader and in fact, we don't want a leader. We need to work together. When a situation comes and there's one person in the group who really shines in that ordeal, then he or she can step up and guide the rest, but in the meanwhile you need experience, and you'll gain it by failing."

Harmony shrugged and followed. She didn't want anything bad to happen to Jaden.


B.U.N.N.Y decided to stay with the others. "How is everyone doing on this fine day?" The robot did not seem to be fazed by the fact that they were now fugitives.

Cobra grabbed rage by the head and squished it. He also picked up on a scream. It sounded like before.

She can never seem to let me get bored. Cobra then started to walk over to were the scream was

(Intelligence) "This should be her room."
(Rage)"KNOCK IT DOWN."

Cobra shook his head and sat down beside the door. "I might have interest in her, but im not uncivilized." 

Cobra saw tara come foward and knock on the door. "I wouldn't worry if i were you, she can take care of herself."

"I'll just wait here. To see if she is ok"

(Intelligence)"Could it be that you care."

Cobra paused for a bit."Of course not, if something happens to her i cant study more."

Ancilla gets up. She was about the same height as Asuya, making it easy for her to stare into her eyes. Those hollow sockets of Ancilla's bore into Asuya, driving her mad on their own as she walked up to her. Soft clacks echoed from the floor where Ancilla's feet touched, wisps of shadows spiraling up.

"Your Spirit friend is not wrong. Yet you seem to be having some trouble controlling him." Slowly, the room melted away, being instead filled with red, gazing eyes. It was surreal, and had Asuya not been standing firmly already, it would almost seem as if she was falling.

"I could help you with that... to control him." Her voice was becoming more and more raspy, malicious. Alucard would practically feel a shiver run down his spine, if he had one. Despite this, all Asuya could hear was a sweet, innocent voice, only wishing to help.

"What do you say? Don't you want the power to help your friends? to save Echo from that idiot Jaden?" Her hand extended, waiting expectantly for Asuya's hand in turn.

Jaden slowly woke up "Huh...what happened...Sasha? where am I? what are you doing?"

adrein sighed, walking to the fridge of the cabin and grabing somthing to eat out of it saying to gajeel "hope you dont mind me geting somthing to eat"

Asuya screamed again as the eyes surrounded her very being. The more this person stared into her eyes, the more she felt afraid, and the easier it was getting for Alucard to take over...had he wanted to. Instead, Alucard, too, felt afraid of this person, shivers running down his back. All Asuya could do was stand up, and fall into Ancilla, her hand grabbing Ancilla's. When she spoke, it was a quiet whimper of fear.

"Please...help me..."

Jaden blinked "Umm Sasha, none of that was really my fault..I tried protecting you but you ended up safe anyway." Jadne blinked again "Umm Yea that knife is sharp and yea your my friend so I care about you"

Ancilla caught Asuya, giggling lightly. The eyes slowly caved in on both of them, until Asuya could only see Ancilla's face.

"Of course." The eyes finally closed off Asuya's vision. No matter Alucard's shouts, or anyone else screaming, Asuya could hear nothing but Ancilla. Asuya would feel herself fall onto her back, yet no pain would be inflicted. Slowly, the eyes faded away, revealing a dark abyss. Ancilla stood there, practically blending into the background.

"Alucard should not be able to speak to you here. Come." She began to walk, slowly making her way forward into what seemed like nothing.

Asuya wanted to scream, but she couldn't; she didn't have the strength. But in this endless darkness she felt...safe. Away from Alucard. Standing up, she began to follow Ancilla, slowly, as she was weak from the mental stress Alucard put on her.

Jaden blinked "Umm Sasha, I think you might have hit your head, I love Echo remember? besides your my friend, and arent you still too young to be thinking about love?"

Jaden winced "O-Oww Sasha this isnt as game, that hurts, let me go this insstant missy, otherwise I'll get Gajeel to ground you"

Jaden winces some more "O-Oww stop...Sasha, I love Echo, you should know that"

Jaden grinded his teeth together "G-Guess so...Im..n-not gonna say it Sasha.."

Shadows began to slither into the cellar, taking the shape of the bottles' shadows to make them undetectable. They watched Sasha and Jaden. Archive orbs were planted inside the shadows to make them insivible, transmitting what was going on into Gajeel's mind. "Oh boy..."