Zan winced in mass amounts of pain as he was dumped into a tank were other creatures pressed there face in on the glass, he placed his face in his hands and swam blindly, hitting things, until he found a place to hide in. "Emil..."

A quick pop, landing out behind a cluster of shrubbery, glancing around. Standing, he decided to let his hair out of its ponytail, and fitting himself in shoes and knee-high socks with little crossbones on the sides of them, and then his short shorts and bellyshirt. Finally, he felt that he appropriately dressed for this place. Off he went searching for the tanks, knowing that's probably where they had put his Zan at.

Several children pounded there fists on a water tank looking into the water. "Where is it?! There's supposed to be a merman in here! Where is he?!" They yell and pound their fists

Appearing to be no more than sixteen or so, Emil made his way to where the kids were pounding on the tank. "What's in there?" he asked, acting curious.

"There's supposed to be a merman in there but he won't come out...Look! One of the workers is going to get him to come out!" A boy pointed into the tank where a man in a sucuba suit is swimming towards a small hidden area with a trident, he thrusts the trident inot the area, Zan cawls out on his belly in the sand looking extremely sad

Narrowing eyes slightly, he shouted, "Get away from him!!" Emil's eyes glowed a sickly yellow, anger getting to him quickly.

The Worker placed the prongs of the trident on either side of Zan's neck and pinned him into the sand. Zan just laid there sadly, it looked like he'd be crying if his head wasn't under water. The children laughed and cheered

Pushing his way to the front of the group of kids, earning 'Heys' and 'watch its' which he ignored. Finally to the front, he banged his fists against the glass, breaking it slightly. "ZAN!!" He screamed, banging on the glass repeatedly until it finally began cracking.

A man in a black cloak walked up behind Emil. "Is there a problem here?" He loomed over Emil. Zan looked up. "Emil? Emil!" He thrashed cutting his neck a bit

"Get away from him!!" Emil screamed angrily, finally busting through the glass, moving to get out of the water's way. He saw the cloaked figure, growling as he sat on the top of a building.

The worker in the tank swam at the hole in the tank and left Zan pinned there, he was stuck.

Zan thrashed to get loose. "Emil! Emil! Look out!"

The cloaked figure grabbed Emil by his wrists

"Bastard!! Get the fuck away from me, you asshole!!" Emil screamed again, pushing against hands grabbing his wrists.

Zan growled and thrashed he swam full speed at the hole in the tank, he leaped through it shifting in mid jump and landing on his feet, he was cut by galss multiple times. He pulled Emil free and ran with him.

Nearly caught off balance, Emil followed, anger now leaving him. He wanted to hug Zan in mid-jump, but refrained from doing so. "Over here.." He stopped behind a cluster of shrubs again, opening another portal that led back to Aqua Shores.

Zan followed in pain with every step

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A cloaked figure laid Kira in a pen somewhat like a noraml fox would be put in, in a regular animal zoo, it closed the cage door and left.

Kira slowly opened her eyes to a grey steal bars that caged her in. Unfimlar eyes looking upon her. Her body began to shake uncontrolably. Where am I?!" She whimpered.

Several chidren pressed their faces on the glass of her cage and laughed at her, the next cage over an attarctive male dragon sat in the corner hidden from customers.

Kira turned to the dragon, ignoring the children who were trying to get her unwanted attention. She tapped on the glass lightly.

The dragon turned his head looking at the kitsune though his pink hair, he smiled slightly. He stood up and walked over to the glass. "Yes?"

"Do you know where we are...? And how I got here?" She asked in a whisper.

"This is the neontopia Zoo..." Fugiri said looking at the kitsune. "I don't know about you but I got snatched up off of Glacial Peaks..." The Dragon ran his fingers through his pink hair.

"ME TOO!!" She gasped. "I was asleep..and-Wait! What's your name? Mines, Kira!" She points at herself.

"I'm Fugiri...listen, Kira, we have to find a way out of here...are you with me?" He pressed his hands on the glass.

She press her hand on the glass to his. "Yes!" she nods. "But how...?"

"How fast can you run?" Fugiri looked into her eyes.

"Hmm..." She thought for a moment. "Pretty fast, I think!" She grins.

"Follow me..." Fugiri walked beside the glass to the backs of the cages hidden from the people around them.

She followed closely, watching Fugiri's every move.

He dragged his back claw in a large circle in the glass and popped it out. "Climb into my cage..." He whispered

Kira carefully climb into his cage. She rubbed her arms trying to calm herself.

"Now hold onto me, I'm going to try something..." Fugiri opened his arms to her and looked at the ceiling

As Fugiri and Kira plan an escape a wagon is wheeled into the zoo and the contents dumped into an large empty cage. It looked this the cage was designed for highly dangerous creatures. The arrival was already drawing spectators who crowded around the cage and gawked at the crumbled green body of the creature. Impatience began to stir the crowd as a few people started throwing rocks to awaken the creature. One well aimed on bounced loudly off the creatures armored helmet, rousing the creature. It staggered to its feet and rose to its full height of 7'2". The crowed instantly stopped as they stared at the muscle bound, armor clad creature who in turn stared right back at them before roaring loudly and charging the cage bars scaring off most of the people.

Fugiri paused and looked for a moment then looked back at the kitsune. "Come on while people are distracted."

Kira nods grabbing hold of the handsome ice dragon.

"Hold on tight." Fugir warpped his arms around her and stretched his wings out big

She held on to him for dear life. "Please don't drop me!" She whimpered.

"I won't I promise..." He said in a smooth voice, his tail wrapped around her holding her closer. "ok let's go." Fugiri ran full force and srang off his hind legs hard flying full force at the glass ceiling putting his shoulder foreward he burst therough the glass and flew into the sky headed for Glacial Peaks his shoulder bleeding from the glass.

Kira gasped at the blood on his shoulders but still held on to him.

---

The figure had Jace in his arms and quickly tossed him into a glass cage stutting and locking the door. The figure walked away slowly disappearing as it did.


Zim growled and sniffed the ground,looking for Jace."Jace?Where are you!?"

A cloaked figure walked up behind Zim. "Is there a problem?" The figure's face was covered but there was no way to tell whether it was a male or a female.

"That man in there is my lover!GET HIM OUT OF THERE!"

"Sorry creatures captured belong to the zoo until bought or traded to another owner..." The figure said

"How much is he?"Zim growled.

"More than you can afford miss..." The figure said

Zim bit her lip and sighed."I'll trade myself for him.I'm a half breed.Please I'm begging you,I'll do anything..."

"We don't take half breeds missy...." The Cloaked figure tunred it back to her.

Zim tackled the figure and bit its arm."I DON"T CARE!!"

As Zim lunged at the figure it disappered before she could bite it's arm, the scenery around her changed like time skipped like a scratched cd

Zim twitched."I want my Jace back!!"

Another figure appeared this one was slightly different somehow. "Look, he belongs to the zoo now there is no way to get him back..."

"I have alot of money okay?!?!"

"the boss doesn't sell Zoo creatures to just anyone..." The figure put it's hand on it's hip

Jace looked around then his vampire wings fanned out his teeth grew. "Let me out....."

"Please I'll do Anything...ANYTHING!"Zim cried.

"Alright...we'll let him go, you both have a day...until the sun sets tomorrow to bring us back an angel, any age, any gender, if you don't return with one, he's AND you will both be put in, and you will be bred with a full blood..." The figure stood up straight. "Deal?"

Zim smiled and hugged the figure."Thank you thank you!!:

Jace looked at zim and slammed his fist aginst the glass. "NO!!!! ZIM!!!!"

"Then that seals the deal, if you fight you will both be brought down...I promise you that..." The figure released Jace and disappeared.

Jace fell to his knees. "Zim.....why...why did you do that!" He slammed his fist into the ground.

Zim stared fearfully at JAce."Because I love you and I want you to be free...."

"I would have found a way out!!!" He looked at her then whispered. "This is a horrible place.......and since your a half breed.....it will be even worse...."

"I don't care Jace!I love you and aslong as I'm wish you...I'll do anything..."Zim started crying.

Jace grabbed her and picked her up and took off running.

Zim yelped."Jace where are we going?!"

"As far away from here as possible......" He continued to run.

"We won't be able to escape Jace..."Zim whimpered."Lets find an angel.."

"There is no ANGELS!!!!!!!!" he yelled.

A cloaked figure appeared in their pathway. "Of course there are...there are four within the Twilight lands..."

Zim nodded."Come on Jace...We just have to caputre an angel and we're free.."

"They arnt stupid......" He looked at her.

"I know."

The figured disappeared

Zim sighed softly.
Zim looked back."We can't do this..."

The voice of the cloaked figure whispered like the wind in Zim's ear. "one day...then you'll return..."

Zim bit her lip and nodded."Jace...I'm sorry...But we can't risk another creatures freedom,just so we can be free..."She talked to the wind."Whoever you are...Please..Let Jace be free...Take me instead..."

Jace looked at zim then at were the figure once stood. "No.....take me back....I know why you took me....."

"You give up so easily?" The voice said. "There are at least 3 angels in the same area right at this moment..."

zim sighed softly."Where?"

"In a place called Avalar"


"We won't get there in time.."

"You may very well if you get going now." The voice said.

"We won't get there in a day!"Zim barked.

"So I should get the wolf ready then?" The voice said cruelly

Zim tried not to cry.

Jace grabbed zims hand, "Lets go......."

Zim shivered."But Jace...

"Zim please......." He looked at her.

The sound of a clock ticking echoed over the area

"Jace we have to go back...Please,they'll do worse to me,and I'm fine with that..Aslong as you're safe.."

Jace backed away from her, "Fine you go.....but I will find an angel......"

"Jace we can't take away someone elses freedom just for the sake of our own!"Zim screamed.

Jace ran to avalar.

Zim growled adn followed him.

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Grim looks around confused. He has absolutely no idea what is going on and he doesn't like it. All he knows is that half the people here are gawking at him or some other creature while the other half seem to be trying to get a creature out. Presently none of the second half of the group were at his cage. He began to rummage around the cage looking for his axe, but to no avail. He eventually settled on ripping off a large branch from a tree to use as a club. He approached the bars and tested them with his hands trying to pull them apart, but the bars held firm, he didn't even bother trying the club as he knew that it wouldn't work. He resigned to plopping down and attempting to think of a plan.

A red and black-haired teen walked up to the bars of the cage, examining the creature inside of it. This was nothing new to him, he has seen Orcs before, but they were never alive when he did see them, they were either going to Heaven or Hell. That's what he did, he was a part of the judgment council up in heaven, helping He who has no name decide whether that creature was good, or bad; Heavenly or Devilish fiends. He only took a quick look at this Orc to know that he was hell bound, and for what he was about to do, he knew this is why he was booted out of heaven and reborn in the human world. "You best not attack me, or you'll be in a hell of pain, my large friend." He said firmly, slyly shifting to a black cat with red blotches on fur. He easily made his way between the bars and shifted once more, rolling his shoulders once done. He stared at the beast for a moment, bowing his head slightly. "My name is Kikano, I will be your savior today. Nice to make your acquaintance."

Grim stared dumbfounded as the boy shape shifted to a cat, then once inside the cage shifted back. It took a few seconds before he snapped back and realized that the boy was talking to him. After the boy, Kikano, introduced himself Grim stood up and looked down at the boy, "Me Grim." Then leaning down and closer till his face was only a few inches away from Kikano's before adding, "You friend?"

Kikano nodded casually and walked over to the cage door, easily forming a small water ball in his palm. It changed shape slowly as he stared at the lock welded to the cage bars. He gently slipped the key into the key hole and froze the water once it took shape, twisting it gently and slowly as to not break the ice mold. "Indeed I am, Grim. If I wasn't, you would still be subjected to the simplicity of this iron-bared holding cell for unique life forms." He explained, letting the ice melt in the hole and pushing the door open. "And there we go, freedom once more."

Grims mouth takes on a hungry/dumb look that can be interpreted as a smile as he walks over to the door. Keeping an eye out for guards or anything he steps out then offers to help Kikano down.

"Don't worry, there are none around right now. Where did they take you from, Grim?" He asked gently, placing his hand on the Orc's shoulder and jumping down. He wagged his tail slightly to remove some hay from it then let it wrap around his bony waist loosely.

"Uuuuummmm...home?" Grim said not really understanding the question. Looking around as if searching for something he asks Kikano something, "My axe..you have?"

"I'm sorry, but I do not." Kikano admitted. "Hm.. Did they remove you from Avalar, the Foggy Abyss, Luna Shores or any other place?" His eyes were squinting a bit as he furrowed his brow and looked down to the ground, his chin being tapped by his finger. "For the life of me, I can't quite remember where he said he would be..." He muttered under his breath. He shook off the thought and looked back up at Grim, his head tilting a bit.

"Me no come from those places. Me come from area with lots of trees." Grim explained. He looked around again and saw a building that looked like the main complex. He looked back at Kikano and said "I be back, must get my axe." And without another word he turns to the building and sets off towards it.

"Fangorn, then?" He quirked a brow and followed solemnly behind the giant beast, his ears twitching curiously. "You're not going to hurt anybody, are you, Grim?" He asked cautiously, running to the front of him and staring up into the small marbles of his pupils. "Are you?" He asked again.

Grim shrugged as if hurting something was an everyday thing, "If they not give me axe then hurting will happen. If they give axe then they no get hurt. If they no have axe then maybe....a little hurting."

"Somehow, little to me and little to you seems totally different." Kikano said gently, rolling his eyes to look to the side of him. He shook his head and continued to walk backwards so he was staring in Grim's direction. "I might not be strong enough to stop you from hurting anybody, but I will try... just so you know, Grim." He said, a little sigh ending off his sentence.

Grim smiled his odd toothy grin again at the little boy, the thought of him trying to stop Grim amused him greatly. "Me no want to hurt them, but if they no cooperate then me no have choice." As soon as he said that they reached the building. There was a sign on the door that said "No Trespassing. Employees Only.". Grim stared at it for a few second before ripping the door of the hinges and walking in. The few people in the first room look on in astonishment as the giant orc makes a hole big enough for him to get in. He then looks around at them with one of his big hands extended, he simply says "Axe".

Kikano couldn't help but let out a nervous laugh at Grim's actions. "You're so strong." He muttered as he noted that he would've not been able to do such a feat. I'm actually glad I'm on his side right now... He thought as he walked in after Grim, looking around at the few people. "And if they don't cooperate, I will handle them, Grim.." He said.

"What the hell?!" One of the men said as he took a few steps back, his eyes showing too much white as it was. "Axe.. Axe.. Axe.. Where the hell is the Axe?" He impatiently asked a women next to him. When he got the answer he grabbed his keys and hurried to the elevator of the building. "You'll have to take the stairs if you wish to follow.. This elevator only holds one thousand pounds..." After it was said the doors closed and the elevator started down to the basement.