Collision

*~Chapter 22: A Desperate Wish~*

(-to prevent confusion, this part of the story is what occured a little before the final battle began)

" Come on! Baki doesn't have all day you know!" She was having trouble restraining two prisoners. Tobi squirmed as he tried to escape from his chains. Sara couldn't keep consciousness anymore so she collapsed. Baki smiled, only for a short time. She resisted to attack. It took a lot of effort to keep them alive. She shivered a little after remembering the orders she was given. 

"Listen Baki, i need the prisoners alive, so try not to kill them. If you are late, or show the signs of any weakness or betrayal, I won't hesitate to kill you. She needs to be alive so we can re teach her the ways of the true Sliek. I'm sure she won't betray me ever again. Can you do this?"

*Mistress, I will be loyal to you, even if I do die. You can rely on Baki, and no one else!*

They attempted to move, and Baki kicked them to prevent them from escaping. He couldn't take it anymore. He had to ask, even if it was the last thing he would do. "Baki, why don't you tell us what the plan is?!" Tobi asked sadly. "She's my older sister, and I'm sure I get the right to know too.I bet it's really horrible!" 

"Haha! It really is!" Baki grinned with delight. "You traitors are gonna be re educated to be cruel again! Mistress knows how powerful you are, so she will use that to her advantage. She will use you two to cross over the realms and destroy everything in sight! Now if you prisoners can be a little more cooperative and come with Baki..."

Tobi's eyes widened in pure terror. His once caring sister, now corrupt. Sara barely opened her eyes, finding herself on the floor covered in bruises and cuts. "Are we really going to die here...?"

Baki kicked Sara to silence her. "Sara won't die, but Baki desperately wants to kill them. Agh, Baki is so conflicted!"  Baki became busy arguing with herself whether should she be loyal or entertain herself. As she was babbling, Tobi managed to crawl closer to Sara.

"Are you alright?" Tobi asked.

"Could've been better," Sara replied. "But yeah, I'm okay." She struggled to move, but she took so many hits, it hurt to squrim an inch. It didn't matter. She felt strongly to get out of this horrible place, and the last place she wanted to go to was to the Ruler of the Sliek Realm.  She looked at Tobi who seemed to be deep in thought. She called his name to grab his attention. "Hey Tobi!"

He jumped back "W-what is it?" Tobi seemed really distracted by something. "Is there something on your mind?" He nodded his head. "Its about the Sliek Relic around your neck."

*The Relic?* Sara struggled to get the relic off her, but her body ached to do so. Tobi helped her take it off. 

"Yeah. ..You know, there's something I forgot to mention about this relic.

""What about it...?" She asked with curious eyes.

Tobi hesitated to answer, but he brought up the subject, so he took a deep breath before answering. "I remembered that this relic doesn't give you immortality, however, it will give one wish to the bearer of said item."

"A wish...? Can it grant anything...?"

"Yes, but it's a heavy price to pay. I'm not quite sure what it is though. That's all I know about this."

*A single wish? Any wish? Can I really...do such a thing?* Her eyes started tearing up. "I want to see him again....I...I just want things to go back the way things were before this damn corruption...."

Tobi looked at her. "Are you sure that's what you want? If you wish for something like that,  you wouldn't see him again."

"What do you mean?" she asked, bewildered.

"The reason you met was to get information on the humans. But you quickly fell in love once you got thiere, so there was no reason to go back. But your wish, will make this never happen. That means you won't be able to see your boyfriend anymore. Nor would you have a single memory of him."

Sara's heart started to ache. She could only make one wish. A wish that can change anything. Even time. "Tobi, this may be selfish, but can you stall Baki for me...? I don't want her to see what I'm up to, she might break it." 

"Sara, I really don't know what you're up to, but if it means getting out of here, then i'm in!" Tobi attempted to stand up and succeeded. He called Baki to get her attention. "Hey Baki, are you done arguing with yourself?  I want to challenge you!"

As soon Baki heard the word 'challenge', her ears perked up. "You wish to challenge Baki to a fight?" But she then remembered Mistress's order. "Baki will die if you do."

"Then how about this? We fight until one of is unconscious. We're needed alive right? So if you can knock me unconscious, then you win. But if I knock you unconscious, we're out of here."

Baki thought about it for a second. "Okay! Tobi's challenge is accepted! Prepare to lose!!"