Trots stood watching the Ronins, and thought
"Maybe I shouldn't have let him go. Maybe I should have kept him to myself. He is so cute, when he's angry his face gets so red, it's so cute. I will somehow make him mine, he will be my king. Whether he likes it or not, he will be mine!"

"Ah, my lady, can I ask you something?" Daller asked.

"Never call me lady, call me Master Trots like how my brother was called. What is it?"

"Can I kill the Ronin Warriors, Forest, Jungle and Flower?" Daller said in a pleading voice.

"No, you can have Forest, Jungle, Flower, Halo, Hardrock, Torrent and Strata, but Wildfire is mine. No, on second thought go ahead and kill whatever you want to, everyone else, but bring Wildfire to me!"

"Yes, my... Master Trot." Daller bowed low to the ground.

"Now leave me, I wish to be alone." Trots pointed to the door.

Daller left the room, and Trots started to watch Ryo again through the looking glass.

*****

Ryo opened his dresser, pulled out some clothes, and headed to the shower. When he got in the bathroom he was about to get undressed and get in, but as he started to take off his shirt he was thrown backwards into the wall. With his breath totally knocked out of him, he couldn't even get up. Then something hit him in the side again and again. Someone was kicking him in the side and it hurt. Even though Sage healed his ribs they were still tender, and this was not helping them.

"Hey, Ryo, you in there man? I need my toothbrush, can I come in?" Rowen said in a a sleepy voice.

Ryo heard someone talking, he thought it might be Rowen, but he could barely breathe, let alone yell for help.

"Come on, Ryo, I'm tired, let me in please! Or at least push it under the door, I'm tired."

The kicking stopped. Ryo took the chance, he grabbed his foot with all the strength he had in him and threw the guy into the shower. Ryo started to crawl to the door with one hand on his side.

Rowen, hearing the crash, knew something was really wrong. He started to bang on the door, shouting, "RYO, RYO, RYO, WHAT'S GOING ON, RYO?"

Ryo almost reached the door when he was again hurled into the wall.

Rowen, hearing the crash again, just hoped Ryo wasn't near the door, cause he was coming in. He started to ram up against the door, but it didn't budge. Rowen started to worry; the door should have gone down easy.

"Kento, KENTO! GET UP HERE, I NEED YOUR HELP, KENTO!!" Rowen screamed.

Kento, along with everyone else, ran up the stairs. "What's wrong, Rowen?"

Ryo is trapped in there and I don't think he's alone. I can't get the door to move." Rowen said panting for breath.

Kento looked at it, then made his hand into a fist and hit it. It made a huge hole in the door.

The guy hitting Ryo looked up and smiled. He looked down & said, "Your friends are here," then looked back up.

Kento then kicked it and the door went falling down. He looked in to see Ryo lying on the ground holding his side, half out of it. Standing in front of him was a tall guy about 6'7 with long black hair, black eyes, and well built. He looked at Kento with an evil smile on his face.

Rowen suddenly yelled, "WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

"The name is Daller and I want you to die." The smile got wider. "But I'll help you with the dying part, hehehe."

"That's okay, but if it's a fight you want we can help you on that." Kento said putting on his armor.

"I'd love to fight, but I can't. Master Trots ordered me to take Wildfire to her first." Daller disappeared and Ryo went with him.

"NOOOOO," Kit started to scream, "Come back, please come back!"

Kat turned and started to cry in Rowen's arms. Ally ran out of the room crying. Sage, seeing Ally run out and worrying that the little girl might get in trouble, ran after her . Cye went and tried to comfort Kit. Kento just stood there and stared for a moment, then he started punching the walls, making huge holes. Cye didn't care just as long as it wasn't a person.

Sage walked back in carrying Ally in his arms; she was crying. He looked like he was about to cry himself.

*****

"Master Trots?"

"Bring him to me. I want to see him."

"Yes, Master." Daller walked out of the room. He came back in five minutes later, followed by soldiers who were pushing Ryo along.

"Good, now leave us. I wish to be alone." Trots said and Daller & the other soldiers left.

Trots turned to Ryo who had his arms tied behind his back. He gave her a dirty look. "What's the matter, Ryo? Does your side still hurt? I guess it would, since you had no armor to protect you. I see that you never did put on your armor. Hehehe."

"I didn't have time, and plus I thought it might please you if I did." Ryo said and put on a fake smile.

Trots slapped him across the face.

*****

"Ally's asleep," Kat said as she walked down the stairs. She went and sat down beside Rowen. Rowen put his arm around her.

"So how do we find Ryo?" Kit asked holding a hot cup of coffee.

"Well, Kit, first we have to find a way into the Dynasty. Than we go from there. We have no way to get in, either. We always got help from the magic staff before, but now we have no way in. I mean, there's no way to get to Kayura, she lives in the Dynasty." Rowen said then put his head in his hands, and sighed "I need to go for a walk, anyone wanna come?"

"I'll go with you Rowen, just let me get my shoes. "Kat said and grabbed her shoes.

"Kay, but hurry, Kat." Kat put on her slip-on shoes and they walked outside.

"Rowen, do you think Ryo's alive?" Kat asked.

"Yeah, Ryo's a survivor. He'll be fine." Rowen said taking a deep breath.

"Has Ryo ever been captured before?"

"Now that I think about it, no. He's always getting us out." Rowen stopped to think for a moment.

"Have you ever been captured, Rowen?" Kat said putting on a smile for Rowen.

"Kinda more or less trapped in space. Ryo got me out that one as well. The others have. When we still fought Talpa, Sage, Kento, and Cye were all captured. I was for a little while, but I planned it that way so Ryo would know where to go. But he's never been captured or even trapped until now." Rowen started walking again and Kat followed close behind.

"We will find him, Rowen, I promise you that."

"I know, I just hope he's okay." Rowen stopped walking and looked at Kat. He gave her a hug. They just held each other for awhile before they started to walk again.

*****

"He's in the dungeon just as you wanted, Lord." Daller said with his head down.

"Good, he will be my king no matter what." Trots turned around and muttered to herself "Resist me all you want, Wildfire, but I always get what I want, always."

*****

"Huh, where am I... ooh, I was captured, I remember now, and that Trots is still hanging all over me... nasty... I hope the others are all right."

Ryo stood up and shuddered at the cold, with out his armor he realized how cold the Dynasty really was. He thought about putting it on and decided against it.

Ryo looked around his room; it reminded him of those old western flicks with the prisons. Three brick walls, one with a window with bars on it, and the fourth wall just plain bars, and the door.

Nice room. He looked up to see a tiny hole in middle of the ceiling. It was tiny but it looked like he could widen it pretty easily. The only problem was getting up there. His ribs still hurt pretty badly but he could ignore it, for now.

*****

"What time is it, Sage?" Kento asked, as they all sat in the living room trying to make a plan. They could think of none.

"Three o'clock in the morning." Sage said in a yawn.

"What do we do? We can't just here, Ryo needs us!" Rowen said standing up.

"Rowen, I think the best thing to do right now is to try to get some sleep. We're not helping Ryo if we're too tired to fight!" Cye said standing up and going upstairs.

*****

Ryo finally found a wall with enough cracks and bumps that he could climb up it, but the hole was in the middle of the ceiling and he was not seeing a way to the middle.

Hey, I'll figure it out once I get up there. I have got to get out of here; the guys might need me. I'm their leader. I should have watched my back.

Ryo started to climb. When he got to the top, he looked around and saw something; he got a little surprised. There was a horizontal ladder going straight to the hole. It's a trap, but I have to take the
chance. I need to get out and this is the only way.
Ryo got to the hole, made it larger and slipped through.

*****

"Morning, Sage," Kit said yawning.

"You're up early, Kit, couldn't sleep?" Sage with another fake smile.

"No, you?" Kit asked.

"I can sleep fine. I always get up this early." Sage said then thought to himself, "But I don't usually stay up THAT late!"

"Oh, Sage, you know Ryo really well right?" Kit asked.

"Yeah, why?" Sage asked.

"Do you think Ryo's still alive?" Kit said quickly.

"If I know Ryo, he's alive and halfway out of the Dynasty by now." Sage said smiling.

"Really?" Kit said looking hopeful.

"Yeah, well maybe not halfway out, but he's definitely escaped by now. I wouldn't worry." Sage patted her back then went into the living room.