"You choose to defy me, Kil? You have been bad." Illumi says darkly.

Electricity danced through his fingertips as he rushed up to his older brother, clashing the thunder streaks.

"Thunderbolt!" Killua yelled.

Illumi dodged his attack as he was still holding Alyssa, still strangling her.

"Rock...Paper...ROCK!" Gon yelled as flames shoot from his palm, it went towards Illumi.

He was a strong individual, he managed to dodged Gon's attack with no sweat. Talk about easy win.

"He keeps darting around," Killua clicked his tongue as he grabbed his y-yo from his pocket and used it to attack Illumi.

"Too naive, Kil." he says as he destroyed the yo-yo, one handed.

He destroyed the yo-yo...so easily! Killua thought.

"At this rate, you boys won't be able to get her back." Illumi says.

He tightened his grip as Alyssa shrieks from the pain, she couldn't move a muscle nor use her Nen. She was in great disadvantage right now.

"A-Are you...the one who...put drugs in the...food?" Alyssa croaked.

Illumi turned to the girl with a nonchalant expression, "Yeah. That's right. I am the one who drugged it."

She was enraged by his answer, "You...don't you know how many people a-are suffering in hunger...here you are...wasting food so easily!" she shrieked.

"I don't know. I don't care." he heartlessly stated without a care.

"You...fiend!" she scowled.

"Say...are you really the Queen?" Illumi asked the little girl, changing the current topic.

"Q-Queen? What are you...AHHH!" she shrieked in pain as her arm was about to break from the clutching.

"Don't play dumb with me, they say that you are the proxy." he replied.

"Proxy? Queen? I...don't understand any of this—IT HURTS!" all she could do was to endure the pain.

"If you aren't going to say the truth, I will crush your body." Illumi threatens.

"B-But I don't really know!" she screamed as she squirmed under his grip.

"Illumi, stop it! Alyssa doesn't know any of this stuff. Let her go!" Killua yelled.

"How can you be so sure, Kil? Do you entrust her your full trust?" he said.

"Who knows, she maybe hiding something from the two of you. Or worse, lying to you and might betray you at the end." he finished.

Alyssa...is hiding something from us?

Killua was astonished by this, couldn't believe the words coming out of his older brother's mouth.

"Don't listen to him, Killua! Gon! I'm not hiding anything from you two!" Alyssa screamed as she was silenced when Illumi jabbed her stomach.

"Shut your mouth." he says.

Then a flash of lighting and a blaze of flames lit up as the two souls were enraged by this particular accusation.

"I don't believe that Alyssa is hiding something from us...Alyssa isn't the type to trick people! She is a kind person!" Gon yelled as his hands blaze up.

"Gon....." Alyssa whimpered.

"Yeah, I agree with him. It's alright if Alyssa is hiding something from us, everyone has a secret or two that they want to hide from everyone." Killua yelled as electricity danced through his fingertips.

"Killua....." her eyes became watery.

Then the two boys ran up to Illumi as he attacked the younger boys seriously, dodging and attacking them while still gripping Alyssa in his arms.

"This is it!" Gon yelled as he kicked his right side, making him let go of the little girl.

Damn...the girl is...! Illumi thought as the attack he took blown his mind.

Before he could place his hands on her, Killua swiftly caught Alyssa just in time and moved away from him.

"I caught you." he snickered.

"Yes, you caught me." she smiled.

Then they heard the sounds of a mechanical vehicle as they all turned around and saw a life boat riding in the sea.

"Killua! Hurry up and jump!" Gon yelled as the silver head boy nodded and did just like what he said.

He jumped on the life boat while carrying Alyssa in his arms,he landed on the boat as he was safe. Then the boat's floor cracked as Gon punched it with an ounce of his Nen, afterwards he jumped on the life boat.

"Let's go, old man! Take us somewhere far away from here, fast!" Killua yelled as the smaller boat began to move to its speed.

It was from the radio stations that Gon called for help earlier, they used the life boat as their exit plan. They were slowly getting farer from the larger boat which was the former one.

Meanwhile, Illumi stood their on the edge of the ship, still. His hair and clothes were being blown by the wind.

"Fine then, I'll leave the Queen in your hands for a meanwhile, Kil. Until we meet again, cherish her." he says.

Then he suddenly disappeared in thin air as he finally made his escape, not wanting to get in the Ship's sinking. What about the guests that were sleeping in the dinning area? They'll probably survive that.

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The rain ceased to fall as the sun shone brightly in the sky full of clouds. Gon, Killlua, and Alyssa were saved by the life boat that came to the rescue, the three of them were standing on the rails of the ship. Gazing through the ocean brimming.

"That was a bizarre..." Gon commented as his frizzy hair blew.

"Tell me about it." Killua said as he tucked his hands in his pockets.

Alyssa stood their, behind them with her hands on her chest as it began thumping hard.

"Gon! Killua!" she called.

The two mentioned boys turned around to see a blushing Alyssa who was smiling at them, shyly. Then she bended down and thanked them.

"Thank you for saving me earlier, I will always be grateful." she spoke.

Gon smiled. "It's nothing, we just did what we think is supposed to do."

Killua smiled as well. "And we thought that saving a friend is right."

"Yes, but...I just wanted to say it now. Thank you very much!" Alyssa smiled.

Killua lightly scratched his rosy cheek, bashful. "The way you put it is like....."

"Yeah..." Gon agreed, knowing what his best friend meant about that.

Alyssa cracked out a laugh as Gon and Killua laughed along her, the air was filled with innocent laughter of happy three friends.

I feel like something will start if I stay with these two longer...maybe with them...I can change it.