[center]" I still don't understand," Trixxtal said, turning the hook around in his hands, examining it, " The wizard just disappeared?"

" I don't know," his young nephew whispered, his gaze locked on the floor, " It was like the ground just ate him up. This black stuff just appeared and took him away." Prottetore's hands were still shaking, despite being hours later, and Trixxtal reached over to run his hands through his hair, " It's okay. The most important thing is that we're all safe and the wizard is gone and we can get back to searching for your parents." He offered a small smile which Tori returned faintly. Tori had woken him up in sheer panic, rambling over and over again about a wizard and the battle between him and Jecht and from what Trixxtal had understood, it was a major one. With the help of the awakened crew, Trixxtal had carried the blacked out captain back to his chambers where he had been resting ever since. Meanwhile, Trixxtal had tried to gather more information as to what happened, but like him, the rest of the crew had been asleep. The only source he had was Tori who had only seen the ending of the fight.

" Try and get some sleep," Trixxtal sighed, bending down to kiss the top of his nephew's head and pulled the blanket up to his shoulders. The sun would be rising in a couple of hours so they all needed to rest up for the day ahead. Once leaving his room, Trixxtal returned to the deck and talked to the main navigator making sure that they were still heading towards the coordinates Jecht had said. The faster they got to the island, the more likely it was that they still had a chance to save his brother and sister-in-law. Though something in his gut told him that the wizard was only one of the many difficulties they were about to face...[/center]