The fox raised an eyebrow at the female and frowned as she smacked her head on the door "Sarena are you alright that was a nasty smack" he said slightly worried. The place smelled like good food and drink.

Vt didn't need to eat but he ate so he was a little more human "I won't lie...being human for a moment was a pretty interesting feeling" he muttered lightly to then.

Bane frowned and said “there are ways to make you feel human again if you were interested...” he tilted his head at Serena muttered softly “I’m fine...that hurt but I’m fine...” she kept walking and Bane muttered “Toraksui...stay with her...make sure she doesn’t walk into anything else...I’m going to check in with the captain with the phone here...” he headed to the bar as Serena walked to find a table. As she did she didn’t see a guy carrying a pile of dishes in front of her and they were about to run into each other.

Bane found the phone in the back and dialed the number for the captain, waiting for Vos to pick up. “Come on...not voice mail...”

The kitsune grabbed her waist and pulled her to the side swiftly to avoid hitting into the waiter, only for the kitsune to back up too much and slam into a guy making him spill his drink "erm um sorry sorry, I just get you another one" the Kistune said trying to keep them put of trouble and paid for another drink for the man and walked Sarena to a booth and say down across from her. VT sat down beside Sarena "Do you want anything to drink?" The waiter asked walking up to them. The android shook his head and looked to the others.

"Do you guys have warm wine?" asked the kitsune as the waiter nodded "Yes and anything for you miss?" asked.

The captain groaned as she looked over to the phone and walked over and picked it up "This is Vos speaking" she said

Bane sighed and said “it’s me, Vos. We hit a bump and the plane went down...everyone is alive but Serena took a few bad hits...fianlly made it to town and I wanted to check in...”

Serena was holding her head as she muttered “just water for me...with mint in it if you can please...” when he walked away she looked at the fox and muttered “thank you...I don’t know what is wrong with me...” she rubbed her head which was still pounding. Her arm killing her too.

Voa frowned "it's been nearly two days vane the hell have you three been doing?" She demanded "this mission should be done already" she said sternly , angry with bane

The kitsune frowned looking at her "I wonder if the blade had a weird affect on you. I am sorry if it has done that" he mutters lightly as VT looked over "she probably needs another healing session" he muses as the kitsune shook his head. "I don't have any more time to use powers with the collar"

He sighed and said “well, the plane was hit when that gate opened, the kitsune saved our necks and we got lost in the woods. I was hit in the back and Serena was tossed around the storage bunker of the plane so we were wounded. Then we had to help Toraksui when his sword acted up...then Serena got worse and we had to camp for the night so we could fox her up enough to travel...this morning it took us a while to find a way to town and now I’m on the phone with you being yelled at for stuff none of us could have helped...did I mention we we blasted out of the sky?”

Serena shook her head and said “I’m not sure what did it but I’ll be fine...please don’t worry...” she was holding her sword which was still glowing and shaking. She knew what was wrong but she couldn’t fix it now. The team needed to focus on the mission, not her inner balance being messed with.

Vos groaned rubbing her head and sighed "you have till tommrow night to do the mission. I'll be sending a team to get you by tommorow around midnight. Yes you told me you got blasted out of the sky bane. " She said and huffed genu "hopefully tommorow night you have better news then problems" said before hanging up and groaning .

The kitsune scanned her slightly and sighed "you have the same problem that I do Sarena but I hide it better and learned to live unbalanced" said amused as their drinks showed up as he guzzled down the got wine.

Bane looked at the phone and muttered “better I not tell her the other stuff yet...I’m it sure he would want the company knowing the memory stuff...” he hung up and headed back to the table.

Serena looked up and muttered “I’ve been off since they took...I mean since I took the job...” bane sat down by Toraksui and said “what’s going on? I called the captain and she’s not happy...that’s not new though”

Serena drank her water, her hand shaking. “Ya...not happy”

The kitsune grinned hearing vos wasn't happy"I sometimes think she's got a stick up her ass" he said as he finished his wine record time.

The android shuddered at the idea of Vos anger, she was scary when she wasn't happy about things.

Serena covered her mouth to keep from laughing as Bane sighed and said “we will get picked up at midnight tomorrow...so we have today and tomorrow to gather all the info we can...”

Serena nodded and rubbed her temples as her headache got worse. “Let’s get food...we should all eat...” Bane nodded and laid the menu down and looked at Serena. Her eyes were shut as she tried to get the pain to dull at least. She muttered “I’d kill for a burger right now with cheese curds...” Bane smirked and said “I think we can do that...” he looked under the table to check for anything and saw her sword glowing. He tapped Toraksui and nodded to her sword then mouthed so Serena wouldn’t hear “what is her sword doing?”

"well that doesn't give us that long to be free" mutters the kitsune amused, he knew when he goes back hed be back to the shrine to whenever next he was needed which was next to never. He looked at bane and side glanced at her blade and shrugged his shoulders. He only knew what his blade was doing he couldn't read other people's blades. Blades were all different and only connected to their maker, meaning he can't read another blade like he could his own.

VT raised an eyebrow looking at the menu "Oh they have venison" He said amused as the Kitsune tilted his head "I've never heard a droid sound so happy, you can't taste right?"

"Actually my new update from Vos allowed me to have taste receptors," said amused "I like the taste of venison" he muses gently.

Bane nodded and said “I might have figured out a way to keep you from going back to the shrine...I have to talk to Vos but I think it will work...” Serena suddenly got up and muttered “pardon me a moment...” she slipped out and headed for the bathroom. Bane frowned and went on saying “if the gates are opening we will need you at the base instead of at the shrine...VT? Have we found anything so far on why the gates are breaking now?”

Serena slipped into a stall and bent down, vomiting into the toilet and coughing afterward. She panted, feeling worse then she had been and muttered “it’s not just a imbalance...something is wrong...” she vomited again, her whole body shaking.

Vt thought about it and looked at the kitsune "tell me more about the village we went to. I found the same reading as a gate that completely shattered at that village meaning your gate is the most damaged but I think it's not really the gate that's destroying itself. I have done a few readings on your toraksui and your life enegery is disappearing just as fast that that gate is" he explained looking at him "meaning the gates are breaking because the gatekeeper is forgetting" said.

The kitsune rolled his eyes at the idea but knew slightly to be true but he'd never say it. Before his energy could sense sarenas energy failing and stood up sharply "Sarena seems to have more problems"

VT looked at the kitsune "She's connected to you, she did the moment she touched your wife's blade. Meaning if you vanish so does she" he explained to the Kitsune.

Bane frowned and said “what do you mean she’s linked to him? Is that why she’s been so off since last night” he stood and looked around. “Where did she end up...”

Serena was sitting on the floor now, pale and clammy. She coughed weakly and muttered “come serena...push it out...your stronger then this...”

The Kitsune rubbed his head slightly "she probably went to the bathroom" he said and looked out the window in thought. VT looked at bane "Go get her we gotta leave finish the mission and try to get back, for now, we can try and figure out these two linked issues later"

Bane nodded and said “ get some food to go, we still need to eat something...” he started to get up but then looked up. Serena walked out, looking green as she came up to them and muttered “should we get moving? I think I’ll eat later...”

Bane frowned and said “we thought we would get some stuff to go...are you sure...” Serena glared and said “yes...I’m fine...”

The kitsune looked at the female and frowned at her sick appearance and muttered gently "what did you do Askmui?" he muttered to himself, remembering only his mother name, not his wife's name. He ordered just some fries and that was it, The android ordered some venison bites to go.

As they walked the kitsune stared off into space, his mind racing a million ways. So distracted he walked right into traffic.

VT whirled around "TORAK!" He yelled as the kitsune snapped out of it just as he heard the yell and looked over just as something slammed into him, a car slammed into the kitsune harshly, sending the male slamming to the side as VT eyes wide "SHIT!" he yelled, as he raced out and yelled at cars to shut the hell up with their honking "Please don't be dead please don't be dead" he muttered.

Bane cursed and ran over as well, finishing the burger he had gotten. He moved to blocked the cars and said “serena!” Serena ran over, turning the fox over and said “I don’t see blood but that doesn’t mean much...” she sighed and muttered softly “shadows...take shape...” her shadows moved out of public sight under the foxes clothes to wrap around his body to keep anything from moving or breaking more. She then muttered “repair...” her shadows glowed silver and very slowly started to heal the damage. It would still hurt but it would start to work.

Bane knelt down and said “VT...is he okay?” Serena moved and held toraksuis head on her lap and rested her hand on his face. “Torak? Can you hear me? Please be okay...”

"Why won't you let me die in peace?" muttered his voice in his head, he was out of it, floating in the darkness in his mind before the world opened up to him. His gaze met that of his wife, sitting under a cherry tree, looking over the horizon

"If I let you die that simple do you think it makes it any better?" asked the female's voice in his head. "I lost you twice Toraksui I not losing you all over again" spoke to the woman. The fox frowned looking at her as the ghost shimmered in his head. "Let me...die in peace" he muttered his eyes closing, "Just let me rest.....I can't hold onto this reality much longer" he mutters in his head lost in his mind. Wanting to sub come to the darkness again, the only comfort he had anymore. But his ears twitch at the yelling and feeling VT try to jolt him away.

"Stop let me rest" he muttered in his head, trying to get the voices to shut up and stop yelling. "Let me-" his voice trailed off.

The kitsune lay unresponsive, his mind trying to block out the frantic calls and demands of his new friends. VT spoke "Internal bleeding is probably our worst foe right now and hopefully broke bones will heal just fine. But his forehead is starting bleeding and we need to find a place to tend to him. Sarena any hospitals or anything around we can rush him to?" He asked frantically before seeing the kitsune fingers twitch.

"Torak says something anything," he said tapping his forehead trying to get the fox to snap back into reality.

Bane looked around and said “none that can handle this...” suddenly Serena stood up, somehow carrying the fox with her and her eyes were glowing silver. “I know where to take him...” she took off running, bane and VT running after her. Bane yelled “Serena slowly down! Your hurt yourself!”

They ran till Serena turned into an old temple, looking clean but no one was there. Bane stopped and muttered “hold on...what is she thinking...”

Serena carried the fox into the heart of the small shrine, laying him down and waved hued hands. The candles came to life with silver flames and Serena stood there panting. “Your not dying...the spirits have been screaming at me to bring you back to the light...so your not dying by getting hit by a bloody car!”

Bane and VT made it to the room just as Serena pulled her sword free and held it out. “This would be easier with both blades but I’ll make it work....” she swung the blade and said “I call the goddess Nyx to aid my mission...to bring balance to the realm and to this broken hearted soul...” the room filled with a strong aura and bane took a step back.

Serena closed her eyes and suddenly her clothes changed from Modern combat gear to silver and black robes and armor of the old world. She wbd her hands out and the shadows moved and wrapped around the fox once more, but stronger and with more raw power. They started to heal the fox and Serena opened her eyes.

“Now listen to me, you stubborn gatekeeper...your not dying...your mission is not done...your wife told you that...and I will make sure even if it kills me that I will get you back to the light and the life you had before! I will not let you give up! Now open your eyes dang or I swear I will go to the after life and drag you back kicking!”

Band stared and muttered “the true power of a goddess...she’s no simple guardian..VT what energy levels are you picking up...”