Braids of a Feather II
By AlantisB
Disclaimer: ::falls on knees and cries:: Don't lock me up! I swear I don't own them! Don't kill me please!
A/N: Whew. Man I feel refreshed after my vacation. I have plenty of ideas for this now and I feel as if I almost have a grasp of the book now! -.- This strangely feels just like when I started Book One. Only vague ideas. I think this book will be much longer then the last, although I can't be sure. I'm sorry for the long wait! I would have had this out as soon as I got back but Fanfiction.net wasn't cooperating. ::glares::
But thats okay! I hope you all enjoy this. I'm sorry if this Prologue seems to have so many scenes. I just need to skip around a bit to review for all you people that waited so long. For you new comers..HIYA! ^.^
Okay I'm done babbling. Enjoy!
"..talking.."
'..thinking..'
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Ranma grumbled as she shifted the heavy (as in, about two tons) backpack that she was carrying. She was soaking wet and she had started to get seriously annoyed at being in a warm climate then suddenly in the snow and then in a monsoon. She knew Ryoga got lost but damn, this was pushing her to her limits. Just where the hell were they anyway?!
"WHERE THE HELL AM I NOW?!" Screamed the eternal Lost boy that was, unfortunately, next to her ear and he was the only one with an umbrella and wouldn't even share it.
'Damn him to hell,' Ranma thought as she stuck her finger in that ear that the pig boy had yelled in, trying to get it to stop ringing. "Did you happen to forget I'm right next to you P-chan? Has your brain gotten lost along with us?" She said dryly as she glared at the Lost boy.
Ryoga blushed and scratched his head, slightly embarrassed. Ranma rolled her eyes and prayed to whatever god that would listen to just get them to the base where Duo was at without her killing pig boy on the way. She needed her sanity to fight, after all. Then after the fight she would kill him!
She sighed heavily when she noticed that sand was around them for as far as the eye can see. She could tell that this was going to be a long, long trip as she watched Ryoga going around in circles. Maybe she should asked for directions back in Antarctica. Those Eskimos looked like they would have helped them.
What did she ever do to the gods to deserve this? Ranma sighed, she can tell it was going to be one of those days.
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Nabiki yawned as she woke up. She tried to roll over to get the sun out of her eyes but then the birds started to sing. She groaned and sighed as she sat up. She glared at the birds and with her sleep-hazed mind thought maybe she could through her shoe at them. But that took too much effort in the morning. She glanced at the clock.
7:45AM
Suddenly her eyes widened and grabbed the clock off her dresser. "Oh my god!" she cried as she sprinted out of bed and threw her clock onto the pillow as she hurried and got dressed. "Where the hell is Saotome? With him and his father fighting I should have been up at six am!"
The door suddenly busted open as her father came wailing in the room in the typical Niagara Falls fashion. "WAAAAAAAAAA! THE SCHOOLS WILL NEVER BE JOINED! RANMA RAN AWAY FROM HOME! WAAAAAAAA!" Cried the Tendo monarch as he hugged Nabiki and pleaded with her. "Find Ranma! We must have the schools joined!"
"What are you talking about daddy?" Nabiki replied annoyed. Her school uniform was all wet now. She was going to be late for school if her father didn't get off her in one minute. Then she blinked as if realizing something. "Did you say that Ranma is missing?"
Genma Saotome walked in the room, his face stern. "My ungrateful son has left. When I went to wake him up for our morning fight he was gone."
Nabiki calculated the profit she could get on selling that information and smirked. "You want me to find him?"
"We must find that boy, Nabiki! THE SCHOOLS MUST BE JOINED!" Her father said determinedly as he posed dramatically.
"I agree completely Tendo! And as soon as we find him we'll get Akane to marry him and then the schools will be joined at least!" Genma cried dramatically.
"I will NOT marry that freak!" Yelled Akane from the hall. "I'm GLAD he's gone! He probably ran away to see that Chinese bimbo, Shampoo!"
Nabiki smirked. She could tell it was going to be one of those days.
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Quatre's eyes snapped open in shock. He grasped the area over his heart and gasped painfully. Someone was in deep pain! He thought with dread seeping into his very bones. 'Could it be Duo? Could Duo be feeling this deep pain?' he asked himself.
Trowa was at his side immediately. "What is it little one?" He asked quietly as he rubbed the Arabian's back soothingly. He knew something was wrong right away when Quatre's eyes seemed to be slightly glossy.
Quatre turned to look at his lover with tearful eyes. "Its Duo," he said as he sniffed trying not to cry. "He's hurt Trowa. He's hurt really bad. We have to get him today, please. We need to rescue him."
"I'll work it out with Sally, little one. Rest now."
Quatre nodded and laid back down, watching the older boy walk out the room. He sighed and looked up at the ceiling. He hoped they weren't too late. His best friend was in trouble and he didn't want to see him scarred badly; that would be terrible.
He hoped that Allah was with him today. The blond prayed it wouldn't be one of those days.
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Sally sighed as she looked at the information on her computer. They could try a rescue mission but they only had until noon before the execution of Duo Maxwell. That didn't give them a hell of alot of time to get in there and get out. It might erupt into a big battle but they were one pilot short and she didn't know if the others were up to it.
Suddenly an instant message popped up onto her screen in the most unusual fashion. She frowned, this phone line was secure. 'How could anyone get onto my line without me noticing?' she thought.
(SPuu): Get Shinigami out of the base.
Sally frowned deeply again and typed a reply.
(SallyP): Who are you?
A message quickly wrote itself on the screen.
(SPuu): Get Shinigami out of the base, Sally Po. Time depends on your actions.
Sally's computer screen went black then the normal screen returned as if nothing happened. She tried to trace the message but all she got was: "Can not find Sender."
'So strange,' she thought. Could she trust this person? She had a feeling she could. She didn't know why but she did. Then Trowa walked in.
"Sally. We need to rescue Duo. Quatre said he's in hurt."
She nodded. "Well my best plan is this.."
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Cologne scowled as she cooked the food for her customers. Last night she had felt a huge explosion of the ancient power and then it stopped. Sometime later she could feel it again but in a small amount, then that too dissipated. Although she hated the fact that a young _male_outsider had gained power like that, she was worried about the boy himself. For him to release that kind of explosion of power - it was unthinkable! In fact, she could almost bet a whole mountain of gold that the power released was as much - if not greater - then Saffron's full power.
'This recent development needed to be evaluated carefully,' she decided.
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Kuno glared at the cellblock where the foul demon was being kept. He wanted to go in there and bring the rightful wrath of the gods on the evil demon but Trieze had told him it was not to be so. The demon will be executed later today at noon. He just had to wait until then.
"Then after this demon is destroyed, I'll go after the evil sorcerer himself! Saotome you shall feel the wrath of the gods this mighty day! They shine on my cause!" Cried the delusional kendo martial artist.
Several guards backed away from the insane boy. "Is he for real?" said one guard to another.
The other guard sweat-dropped and nodded. "Just ignore him and maybe he'll go away." The guards watched as the boy continued to rant and rave about gods and demons and how a samurai like himself was blessed. Eventually, even their prisoner got sick of it.
A voice from in the cell kicked the door lightly and yelled. "Will someone shut him the hell up?! Can't a guy get some damn peace before he dies, man?"
"FOUL DEMON! Do not dare speak to a noble samurai such as I in such a disrespectful manner!" Kuno yelled at the prisoner.
"Come to my face and say that man! I dare you, you royal pain in the ass."
Kuno stalked over to the cell door when suddenly his bokken was taken out of his hands through the bars of a small door window and he was smacked into the wall with a large bruise on his cheek. The prisoner glanced out at the window to see the guards staring at him. He snorted and dropped the bokken and went to go sit back down.
At this point, Duo didn't really care what he did. He was looking forward to his own demise, he just didn't want to hear some babbling idiot throughout the entire time. He ran his finger tips over the dirty, bloody bandages on his arms.
His cuts had stopped bleeding and it was itchy but he wouldn't dare uncover it. If the guards saw he cut, he knew it'd be all over Oz that one of the gundam pilots was a cutter. He didn't want the other gundam pilots to find out. Especially since they would tell the doctors and then G would know he cuts again. He snorted at his absurd thoughts. He'll be dead by then, why would he care? Then he heard the idiot kendoist start to babble about justice again and he groaned.
He could tell it was gon'na be one of those damn days.
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In a plane covered in mist, a figure stood watching the events unfolding. Her pink lips curved into a small smile as she watched Ranma and Ryoga heading closer to the base. The events were unfolding perfectly and soon her role in the whole matter would start.
That was where the fun came in. She was going to enjoy this! As soon as the entire adventure was over, the future she had planned for so for so long will finally be tying together at last. She just wished it wouldn't have taken over 1,200 years to complete. She was really impatient when she wanted to be. She just hoped that the right decisions were made correctly.
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YAY! The prologue is over! Now the fun begins for me, this will be fun to write. I gave you hints for what this book may be consisting of but not too many. The real plot of the story unfolds in later chapters but you'll like it.
Sorry it took so long, I really am. I just hope everyone reviews me. ^.^ I'd love to hear any kind of comments ya know.
Some of my ideas for this book came from one of my best online friends, Sarah. I dedicate Book II to her. Thank you Sarah for all your help in each of my stories.
-AlantisB