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Missing Pt. 2

Here is the second part to Missing!

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Shintaro wrapped his arms around a distraught Linda's shoulders, pulling her into a gentle embrace as he mulled over what she had told him. Only an hour ago, everything had seemed normal - Falte in the library flipping through books he'd never read before, Kai nearby and drawing in an old journal he'd found, Gabriel and Ezekiel conversing casually in one of the hallways, and Ruby and Moon somewhere downstairs finding something to eat. But the whole day had flipped upside down after Gabriel had realized that no one had seen Rachel the whole day, and everything had spun out of control when Linda declared she couldn't find her sister's thoughts. 

And now, things were completely shattered from the peace that had settled over the beginning of the day. Linda had explained solemnly and anxiously that she was almost completely sure she knew where Rachel was since she wasn't in the fortress. 

Linda had brought everyone - aside from the former Darks - together to explain so she didn't have to tell everyone the same thing over and over again. She had told everyone that Rachel had been captured - this sent Gabriel into a panicked, snappy frenzy that Linda had to tamp down with a few yells - by a mad scientist by the name of Tartarus. She had explained that she and her sister had been held captive by this man for a long while of their life, and she and Rachel had been separated when they escaped. Whatever Tartarus wanted with Rachel, it wasn't good - Linda had told them that Tartarus was basically insane. He tampered with physical and mental and emotional sciences, messing with one's body, brain, or feelings to alter them. She had also said that this was how she gained her telepathy, which made sense to Shintaro. As she had explained, Kai's expression switched to one of realization and familiarity, which meant he'd probably heard that story before. 

But why would Tartarus capture Rachel out of the blue? 

As Shintaro hugged Linda - who had faltered and cut off her explanation a few moments ago, probably realizing that everyone got the gist of what was happening; but also probably trying to hold in her anxiety for her sister - he let his mind wander around in worried circles before he realized why Tartarus would take action now. 

Because The Dark Lord was out of the way, he could get what he wanted without being opposed by the Darks. Now that Brethren was gone, people could do what they pleased - and that included the ones who had grudges against Shintaro and his friends. 

Gabriel suddenly turned sharply and hurled the book he'd been holding at the nearest wall with an angry yell, watching with hard eyes as the spine of the book slammed into the wall. "Well, we're not just going to stand here," he spat roughly, turning back toward Linda and Shintaro. "We're going to go get her back. Right now." 

Linda leaned away from Shintaro and turned around to face Gabriel with a grim expression. (Thankfully, the scratch on her eye had faded into a scar and she could open the eye, but like the doctors had said, she couldn't see out of it. That made Shintaro extremely angry and upset.)

"What?" Gabriel said flatly. "What's with that look?" 

"That's going to be hard," Linda admitted, picking at her nails nervously. "Tartarus hardly ever stays in one place for more than a few months. I don't know where he is now. I just know that he's the one that has Rachel. There's no other possibility." 

Gabriel's mouth twitched like he was going to scream in rage again, but he kept himself still and stared at Linda. 

"Is there a way to track him?" Falte suggested from his seat on the couch, tilting his head slightly. 

Linda's face fell, and Shintaro didn't doubt that she was thinking of Amy - who had claimed to be a skilled tracker. But after a moment, Linda raised her eyes again and blew out a breath. "I can try to search for his head, and it should be easier since he's a telepath too; but I don't know if I'll find it."