Night seemed to last forever. Then once it did come they sat in dakess till noon when the suns rays finally reached the small sindow.  Magma rubbed the sleep from her eyes and took a look around the cell. The others, also not having anything else t odo also slept. She noticed a blond head stir.
    "Sage? You awake?" Magma asked walking ove rto him.
    "A little drogy but awake." Sage replied.
    "Yes, they drug the water." Kashikoi said as he joined the two, "It is so the prininers do not suffer as much."
    "Oh, that's nice." Sage joked
    "Kashikoi, how long do the drugs last?" Magma asked looking at the others.
    "Your right. THey should of been awayke by now." Kashikoi spoke Magma's own concern.
    "How can you tell if anyone's up? It's too dark." Sage asked. Magma looked to Kashikoi in horror.
    "Just how long does your spell last?"" Magma askd as she headed over to Ryo.
    "No, I forgot. When thye took my pendent away the spell woul dof started to wear off." He said as he stood in shock.
    "Kashikoi, can't you just use the spell again?" Sage aked as he found two other bokies.
    "I'm afraid not. Not without my pendent." Kashikoi replied.
    "Cye's fevor is back, and worse." Sage confermed feeling Cye's head.
    "Ryo." magma whispered, "Rowen! Wake Up!" She yelled across the cell. Rowen jumped up.
    "WHat! What?" He yelled getting into a fighting stance.
    "Kashikoi's spell is off." Magma started, "And ti seems they are worse then before." Rowen walked over to where Sage knelt by Cye and looked katie over. None of her wounds had reapeared but she too had a bad fevor.
    "This is not good." Rowen comfermed. He then looked to the far end ofthe cel. He walked over to the figure that lay there.
    "Kento, come on. We need you." Rowen said putting a hand on his shouldner.
    "Sure ya do. Just have magic boy wave his hands and say some magic words or somthing." Kento yelled shrugging off Rowen's hand.
    "Kento look." Rowen said as he looked into Kent's eyes, "Kashikoi can't do anything. He first spell has wor off and Ryo, Cye, Sage, and Katie are all worse. Keto, Please. If not for any of the guys or Magma do it for Katie. She needs you." Kento looked away and Rowen sighed ans walked away.
    "Let us make them more comfortable." Kashikoi said looking around. He found some fresh staw and seveal blankets in the darkest corner of the room. "He has not betrayed my trust in him."
    "What are you talking about?" magma asked
    "The General. He knew that my spell would not last. He has made sure to supply us with these things." Kashikoi explained.
    "The General. He knew that my spell wouldn't last. He has made sure to supply us with these things." Kashikoi explained.
    "Then why wouldn't he speak up earlier?" Magma asked
    "Like I said before, He is very loyal and wouldn't do anything against the Queen." Kashikoi said.
    "All right lets get them moved." Magma said as she finished making the makeshift beds. Rowen bent down to pick Ryo up but found him a little heavier without the aid of his armor.
    "Rowen, ya need to lift with your legs not your back." Kento said as he easily picked up Ryo and layed him down again. he did the same with Katie and Cye.
    "Thank you Kento." Rowen said putting his hand on Kento's shoulder.
    "We didn't need you gettting hurt too." Kento replied smugly, "Any way were not done yet. We can beat this thing. I konw it." Kento said hitting his fist into his hand.
    "That sounds like Kento." Magma cheered
    "Ok, so now what do we do?" Kashikoi asked.
    "Well, we can't fight at least not now." Rowen replied.
    "And it would be too hard for us to escape without leaving them." Kashikoi added.
    "Kashikoi, if you had your pendent back could you heal them again?" Magma asked.
    "No,I can only use the spell once. Twice would killl them." Kashikoi explained.
    "If we had our armor orbs our armors could heal us." Rowen stated.
    "That's it! Kashikoi do youknow where the orbs are?" Magma asked jumping to her feet.
    "They are probably in the throne room, why?" Kashikoi answered.
    "What if one of us could find them and grab them?" mamga suggested.
    "That could work." Rowen agreed, "But who to go?"
    "I will." Magma answered, "I"m small, fast and sneaky! Just ask Sage."
    "She's right, but you also couldn't protect yourself either." Sage added.
    "You'd be surprised." Magma countered.
    "Magma, I think I should go." Kento put in, " I may not be as fast or as sneaky, but I've learned to watch my back. I think I could do it."
    "Kento, we're trying to avoide a fight now start one." Magma stated.
    "I know that!" Kento yelled, "I'm being serious! I woan to help. YOu've all put up with me and I want to pay you back."
    "What are you talking about?" Rowen asked.
    "No matter how stupid, idotic, or crazy I act, you guys put up with it. Esspesally Ryo. Rowen, you would always correct me when I didn't say a word right, or misued a word. Even though I got mad when you did it it really helped. Sage, you've always kept me out of sticky situations by making me think of what the outcome would be. Cye and Katie are always patiant with me. They helped me with my problem at home, and I consider Katie my sister." Kento explained.
    "And, what about me?" Magma asked
    "I don't know! I havn't known you long enough." Kento replied.
    "You may no know it but you are best friends." Rowen replied laughing at their expressions.
    "Are you crazy! That's idiot can be such a jerk!" Magma yelled.
    " LIke 'm that crazy about you?" Kento growled, "The only reason I don't want you to go is cause Ryo cars about you and would kill me if I let you get hurt."
    "What?!" Magma aksed shocked.
    "Kento, sir, if your th one that is going to go. You have to go now." Kashikoi said as the door to the cell opened. Kento peeked into the hall and then dashed out into the shadows.
    "Kento! Wait!" Magma started to go after him, but Rowen held her back.
    "Magma, hush. He'll be all right." Rowen said.
    "I don't care about that dolt!" Magma snapped, 'I just want to know what he was talking about.'

Kento ducked as another soldier went by. He was making slow progress. What had taken them half and hour to walk was taking him twice that. He would of loved to go faster, but he knew if he was gonna stay hidden, he'd have to be slow. Back down in the doungen Kashikoi helped Rowen make a Kento dummy to put into the corner where he was the last anyone checked. One of Kashikoi's friends had the key and was the one that had let Kento out, but he promised to tell the others that htey were all still there. Magma knelt by Ryo trying to get some food down. Finally after srveral tries she got some down, but it was the end of the bowl and there was non left fro mthe others either cuase they had done the same. She had even used Kento's nad her's prtions but still only got a little down each of them.
    "Magma, you've done your best." Rowen said kneeling down beside her, "You need to eat too, well split up whats left." Magma sighted and stood up. ROwen led her over to where Kashikoi said with the remainder of the food to wiat and pray that Kento would make it.

Kento slowly made it to the throne room. Once he got his chance he snuck inside. Then once inside he hid in the shadows of the pillers that surrounded the room. He krept around to where he could see the throne, the queen sat upon it. Right next to her were the orbs. The queen was talking to someone but Kento couldn't see him.
    "Are you sure this spell will keep them safe?" The queen asked.
    "I'm positive Joo-sama." the other voice replied.
    "Very well, you are dismissed." The queen stated. A few moments later Kento heard the doors open and close again. After that nothing happened. Kento waited but the quen did not move. Kento sat behind the piller wating for the oppertunity to get the orbs. He sat nad did somthing he usally never did, he tried to think of a plan. Sudenly out of nowhere something rumbled loudly.Kento held his breath and his stomach.
    'Why did ya have to remind me now!' Kento cursed at his stomach. Kento prayed siently that hte queen hadn't heard him, but he was wrong.
    "You there! Come out!" the Queen ordered. Kento remained still hoping there was some small chance that someone else was hiding too.
    "You, the one that seems to be hungry!" The Queen laughed. Kento ruluctly stood up and stepped away from the piller. He looked at the queen straight in the eyes and challeneged her.
    "So, my enemy has somehow escaped the doungen andhas come to reclaim his armor." The Queen laughed, "You relize that you won't get it don't you?"
    "That's what you thnk!" Kent yelled.
    "We'll just see about that!" The queen laughed.

Down in the doungen Kashikoi helped Magma take care of Ryo, Katie, and Cye. Sage was meditating, and Rowen was pacing the floor.
    "Rowen, stop that. YOur making me nervous." Magma stated from where she sat next to Ryo.
    "And it's making it hard form e to concentrate." Sage commented.
    "So, have you found anything?" Rowen asked looking toward Sage.
    "The orbs have finally moved, but by who's hand I do not know." Sage replied.
    "Can you tell where they are?" Kashikoi asked.
    "I'm afraid not, but they are heading in our general direction." Sage replied.
    "Man, Kento should of been back by now." Rowen practicly yelled.
    "Since when has it been your wya to worry so much?" Magma asked.
    "I always worry. I just ually don't show it." ROwen replied.
    "THen why are you showing it now?" Sage asked.
    "I don't know! I can't help it!" Rowen yelled. Then they all sat still as a set of keys jingled outside the door. A few seconds later the door swung open and reveiled a figure carring a puch wich contained the six crystal orbs. The figure stepped into the light to reveil not Kento, but the boy that had let Kento out in the first place.
    "Tsukai! Where is Kento-san?" Kashikoi asked standing up.
    "THere is no time! We must leave now! I will explain later!" Tsukai yelled running over to them.
    "But what about Kento!?" Magma asked.
    "THer is no time! We must leave now! Tsukai replied handingsomethin t oKashikoi. Kashikoi nodded ans in a flash of light they all disapeared.

They all apeared deep in the forests that surrounded the castle.
    "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!" Magma scramed, "We have to go back and get Kento!"
    "I'm afraid it would be pointless to try." Tsukai replied.
    "Wha... Kento's not...is he?" Magma sked fearfully.
    "I though you wihed he'd drop dead?" Sage asked
    "I didn't mean it! .... I was just joking..." Magma stated.
    "Don't worry. He's Ok." Rowen stated, "Something is wrong with him, but he is alive."
    "Yes he is alive, but he is no longer on our side." Tsukai informed them.
    "Why don't you tell us what happened?" Kashikoi suggested.
    "Yes, Tell us!" Magma insisted they all sat upon the ground and Tsuki told them hwat had happened.
    "I was walking down the hall twoard the throne room. I had heard that Kento-san had been found. Upon getting there Kento-sad was on his knees holdinghis head. I saw him glance at the floor next to me and I looked down ans saw the pouch which held the crystals. Kento-san then colapsed and the queen said that he was now part of her army. I picked up the pouch and ran to the doungen. The rest you know." Tsukai explained
    "no...." Magma whispered shaking her head.
    "Come, let us all get some sleep. We al lneed it. In the morning we will firgure out what to do." Kashikoi suggested. Everyone agreed and went to bed. Magma unfortunaly could not sleep. She was thinking aobut Kento. SHe walked out onto a  nearby ledge that gave them a good view of the castle.
    'I hat his guts! I can't STAND HIM!' Magma thought, 'But why am I so worried about him? Whas Rowen right? Are we friends? We both like o eat, and we bothe like to annow each other... but is that friendship?' Magma sat on the cliff wondering what this feeling was in her. She had always put up with him, but where they truly friends?
    "Magma?" A voice came from behind her. Magma spun around to find Katie standing behind her.
    "Katie! What are you doing up?" Magma asked standing up.
    "I couldn't sleep. Dont worry, I feel a ton better now." Katie said reasureing her.
    "That's good to know. Do you know... " Magma started.
    "Yea, Rowen told me. It seems he can't sleep either." Katie replied sitting down.
    "I'm sorry.." Magma said looking out toward the castle.
    "Why are you sorry for? He did a very noble thing. And we will get him back." Katie stated pounding the ground.
    "I know we will." Magma said looking at Katie, "Can I ask you somthing?"
    "Sure what's wrong?" Katie asked as she settled down a bit.
    "What would you call me and Kento's relationship?" Magma asked loooking at katie
    "Well, your friends if that's what you mean." Katie replied looking at Magma couriously.
    "But we fight and argue with each other all the time. Is that really friendship?" Magma asked looking back to the castle.
    "DId you ever mean it when you would tell Kento to jump off a bridge? Or to take a long walk off a short peir?" 
    "No! I wouldn't ever man that stuff!" 
    "Well then you don't truly wish him dead like you say sometimes?"
    "NO of coarse not. why would I wish somthing like that on one.... of.... my..." Magma started trailing off.
    "Friends?" Katie asked.
    "We are friends." magma stated in disbeliefe.
    "All friends act differently. I mean two people could get into a really bad physical fight and in the end they shake hands and start talking about how things are going. UI've even seen it happen."
    "Your joking right?"
    "Nope, I knew them too. It's how they always greeted each other." Katie replied as she yawned.
    "Come on, you still need some sleep." Magma said standing up.
    "Nah, I'm fine." katie protested as she yawned again.
    "You know your as stubberen as kento sometimes." Magma stated as she helped Katie up. Once on her feet she stumbled a little.
    "Well, I consider him a brother, is that a good excuse?" Katie ased once she got her balance.
    "Yea, I guess" Magma laughed as they headed toward camp.

    "Joo-sama, will he be able to fight without that armor of his?" The General asked.
    "He as his strength, but you are right for him to fight well against the enemy he will need that armor." The Queen agreed.
    "I've sent out search parties to try and find them before they all heal." The General commented.
    "Send out a messenger to these search paries. If any of them would encounter the enemy, they are to retreive that orange crystal."
    "Yes Joo-sama." The nGeneral then bowed ans left.
    "Joo-sama, I have come to searve you." a voice said as a young man kneeled before the queen.
    "That is good. Now tell me who you are and who your enemy is." The Queen commaneded.
    "My name is Kento Lei Fuan. Bearer of the armor of Hardrock. my enemy are my formor 'friends' who have betrayed me. I will not rest untill thye are all...... Dead." Kento stated.
    "Good. and you will soon have your armor back Kento of hardrock. and then you shall kill the enemy." The queen laughed. 1