"Unfamiliar ceiling..." Amy mutter as soon as she woke up. Her whole body sore, probably from the impact of falling into the hole. Realising that she is still embracing mikan, she slowly let her down on the floor and began looking around.

A completely enclosed dungeon- no window, only one exit guarded by the skeleton. They haven't taken our belongings and didn't separate us. Are they stupid or overconfident? Amy then look directly at one of the security cameras in the upper corner.

They are surely watching us right now...

"Urghh...." a groaning sound from Mikan avert her attention from her train of thoughts. Amy walks closer to Mikan and helps her seat.

"Amy-san?"

"Yeah, luckily both of us are together... are you alright mikan?" amy assess her for a bit, in case she sprains her leg or something while handing her a bottle of water.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine...!!!" mikan eyes bulged as she pointed towards the skeleton.

"Sk-sk-sk"

"Mikan" amy forcefully cupped mikan's cheek, and changed Mikan focus to her. Amy smile.

"Calm down. And don't panic. We don't have much time, remember?"

Slightly blush- knowing how silly she was just then, Mikan nodded. Satisfy, Amy finally let go and look towards the door. Mikan turned around and saw a woman of average height with shoulder-length hair who just arrived at their dungeon.

"Well, first thing first, let's talk with our dear guest - shall we?"

--

Earlier on, in the main control room...

"She is... too calm" Mihara Kanbu- also known by his codename Medusa commented after observing those two through the security camera. Then, one of the agent that responsible for the information gathering reported, "Sir, there's neither information nor details of the 2 companions with the black cat. No identity nor Alice can be predicted so far. However, those 2 trapped in the dungeons were related to the Leo and Code Red incident. It seems that one of them have shield Alice and another one was suspected to have nullification Alice"

"Shield and Nullification? The one with shield Alice probably nothing much... but nullification Alice is pretty rare... we should report this to the main boss" Medusa promptly decide after listening to the report.

Azumi yuka, whose face was hardened at the mention of nullification Alice immediately calm down and volunteer herself. "Let me check on their Alice first. Sending those two to the main boss with insufficient data will not be wise. At least, I can check whether it's true or not. And it will be beneficial to gather more data for our side"

"Is that so...as expected of a thief. Always ready and eager for more Alice data. Then, Shiki-kun, we'll task the information collection of nullification to her. And I will entrust you with the mission of capturing the black cat as soon as possible"

With that, Azumi yuka immediately walked out of the main room and head towards the dungeon- the place where both Amy and Mikan held captive.

--

"Hello, Maam, you've been staring at us for quite a while now" amy gently said, though her eyes were cold and emotionless. Mikan tugged her sleeves as she said,

"She's the one. From that time, the intruder" Mikan continue staring at her- confusion and wary evident on her. Amy just nodded slightly and continue on guard. She has always seen her- this woman, Azumi Yuka in the manga. Though her appearance brief, she was indeed the core of so much chaos dated back 10 years ago. Azumi Yuka- as though unperturbed by the hostility shown by the children asked,

"...I heard that one of you have nullification Alice, and another shield Alice."

Remembering the warning not to give out her Alice, Mikan clumsily replies "I-I won't tell you such thing" Amy could only smack herself in the head- she should have told her to stay quiet. What's done is done- she can only do a follow-up. Amy nonchalantly continue,

"Yeah, who knows? Perhaps none of us has that Alice. I mean- is pretty rare though. Of course, you of all people will know that" amy chuckled, simply play the fool. Noticing the hidden meaning behind her comment, Azumi Yuka face hardened.

"What... do you know"

"Perhaps more than you" she challenged Yuka, hoping that she will take the bait. If she took it, she will at least have private time to chat with her without others eyes. Sensing the crisis, Yuka decided to get closer to Amy and check her Alice before dragging her elsewhere. Amy was prepared to face it when Mikan immediately stand in between them,

"What do you want to do to her? Are you planning to her my friends again??"

Frowned, Yuka questioned, "...again?" Flared up by Yuka's reaction, Mikan then shouted,

"You! Don't pretend you don't know! We came here to save them- the one who has their Alice stolen by you and the two who were hit by the poisoned bullet! They did that to protect me- if this continues they will die!!! Even inchou was in tears as he might not be able to stay in our school. Even before that too... this all YOUR FAUL-!!"

"Mikan. Stop that" Amy shake her head, stopping Mikan from continuing her words. The teary Mikan look at Amy in disbelief as she said,

"Your sister was hurt by them too!"

"I know... but now's not the ti-!! Hey!" Amy immediately cast a shield in front of Mikan to shield the impact from the forceful blows deliver by Yuka. All things in her bag spilt out, and Mikan stumbled back from the impact. Though thanks to the shield, it was less painful. Angered, Amy immediately hold Yuka by her collar and shout,

"How dare you!!" as she slips an earing communication into Yuka's vest along with a small note. Remain unchanged, Yuka deliver a straight punch to Amy's guts causing her to fall onto her knee before proceed to lay down.

Yuka then use her Alice to check on their Alice as she coldly said,

"Whining and whining like a brat. Even if you whine, you can't change what already happened."

Then with one last kick to them, Yuka said,

"Go ahead and enjoy the remaining time you have before being tossed around like a toy by that sadist" as she stepped out of the dungeon- leaving those two behind.

--

"..." Standing at the blind spot of the camera on her way back from the dungeon, Yuka took out the note and the trinket a.k.a earing comm she received earlier. Looking down on the notes, she read,

Then the notes immediately turn into ashes in her hand before carried away by the wind. Yuka then decides to stuff the earring comm in her inner pocket before continuing her stride towards the operation room...

--

Uwaa, she could be a little gentle with it though...

Amy then proceeds to keep both antidotes they received from Yuka and clean up the scattered things. While doing so, Amy secretly whisper to Mikan,

"In 5 minutes, we will walk out of here. Be ready to run"

Mikan nodded. She then pointed out the antidotes they received in which Amy smile- confirming that's the one they need for Sophie and Hotaru. Barely maintaining their excitement in wrap, they've decided to seat against the camera.

5 minutes...

3 minutes...

5, 4, 3, 2, 1... now!

A silent electric shock generated, causing the camera to go into static preventing them from seeing anything in the dungeon. A strong shield cast, pushing the skeleton back into the corner, away from guarding the door. Mikan then took out the key and open the door, leaving the dungeon with Amy trail behind.

The camera went back to normal and nothing out of ordinary detected. The agent that was responsible guarding them regard the static as normal occurrence- unaware that the image of the 2 girls was in fact- a fake.

--

"Amy! There's a map over here" Mikan said as she pointed towards a map of the whole area with few dots blinking. Hearing no response, Mikan look back only to see Amy tiredly smile,

"Ah, I see. Let me take a look at it for a bit" Amy push forward, rejecting Mikan's offer to rest for a bit. Amy then look carefully, pinpointing the possible location for their exit when a loud explosion heard. Sensing the crisis, she immediately looks to her left, only to see Mikan already ran off to the source of the noise. Alert, she quickly chased Mikan. By the time she arrived at the entrance, a man suddenly teleported behind Mikan intending to knock her out.

"Oh no, Mikan!!"