B.O.F.3 ½ (Plenty): Tears for Tomorrow
Episode 1

This is just a fic I wrote to entertain other fans of the series and my Ideals on what should have happened afterwards. Anyway I hope you enjoy (Plenty)

After Myria's death the sun gleamed over our tired heros and their fallen companions with rays of righteous. Months passed and the journeys seemed to lack every thing, with Peco leaving to go fulfill his destiny, Garr dead after sacrificing his life, Ryu and Rei decided it was time to take their gift seriously and go train. Although the Kaiser dragon was used in the attempt to defeat Myria Ryu still lacked control over it, this is what led Garr to his death, Rei on the other hand, never had control over his gift. One night by a campfire Momo makes her announcement.

"Sorry guys I must bid you all fare well" she said with a somber look on her face."For to have seen more than I could have possibly been able to see thanks to the help of everyone, but my heart lies in my research, and new technology." Silence befalls the group soon to be interrupted by Nina out burst

"But . . . but . . . but you can't go." "What, about the group."She said trying to convince her to stay she says. "Together is best way." Momo soon replied with tears forming in her eyes which would soon look of orange amber trickling from her eyes. "Nina." She said sternly you have duties as princess the throne is where you belong.""Not out on the road as some adventurer."She said. "Ryu, Rei, you both have lives to find, and a gift to harness." "Its best if you do this without us."

With eyes closed a firm convected Ryu spoke."You're right." "As of lately I've had this recurring dream that something big is coming and frankly Nina, your weakness, and our gifts put you in constant danger." " No more deaths, I will have no more death over my head" "Garr, and Teepo were both slain by Rei, and me." "Do you know what it's like? Before the sentence was, finished Nina had slapped Ryu across the face.

"How . . . how dare you speak to me in such a tone, I'm here to help, and you . . . and . . . you . . . you . . . ride me off as a distraction?" " How dare you . . . you speak of convictions like I had no hand in any of the past events?"she said as her sobbing and tearing continued, soon followed by silence. They stand face to face by the open camp fire. Rei turns his back and starts to collect his gear as Momo watches and proceeds to follow. Approaching Rei as he stuffs his sack and gathers his and Ryu's things, Momo gently embraces him from behind warmly and confidingly she says, "goodbye." In the midst of the stillness and the touching moment they were sharing, an unsheathed sword breaks the silence.

"Take it then"Ryu says calmly and softly to Nina, whilst sticking a sword into the ground."Pick it up and take my life then." "If you can't do this now what's going to stop me from killing you later." "I thought as much your weakness holds you back and is a distraction," "What if for once I can't save you will are you able to save me?" he says as he closes his eyes once again and opens his arms as if to accept death. The depressing sound of Nina crying even harder shrouds the campsite. "Come it's time to go." Rei says to Ryu with a hand on Ryu's shoulder. "Goodbye . . . " He whispers. As he turns to fade into the darkness, a tear drops from his eye.

Years have passed since that fateful night. The days seem longer and plentiful. Throughout the land a calm can be heard, form the giant mountain tops to the emerald grassy knolls which seem to stretch forever in a day. Birds joyous songs can be heard along with the bellow of the mild winds, and fish jumping in the springs near by. Peaceful harmony soon to be disrupted by two mens dual. The man in the black cloak with blue hair and sapphire eye, squinted and spoke. "I'm ready... give me all that you've got Rei." He said reveling himself from under his cloak. From the battered, dirty white t-shirt to his scuffled brown pants he stood his ground, staring vigorously into the forest ahead of him.

"You want me?, you got me." A dark figure said as it came out the shadows, ripping the cloak that contained the golden worens form. "I wont be needing these he said as he dropped his twin daggers to the ground. "I'm going all out this time Ryu." He said as he continued to step forward and the transformation began to take place. A stare down occurs, as a fish jumps out the water like a go signal the woren flies to Ryu's body at an unseen speed clawing and biting. The agile Ryu evades by jumping short distances backwards as the woren gives chase.

"Wow." "Your getting faster Rei." Ryu say with a smirk on his face. The woren roars load ly and disappears to be hind his opponent slashing at Ryu back knocking him to the ground. "So you're serious then?" He says as he picks himself up of the ground. "Right then lets get to it." He say as his eyes fade to white and his hair stands on end, a black light begins to emit from his chest as he starts to transform into his ultimate form the kaiser dragon. The two worldly creatures began to forcefully fight knocking over trees and spilling the blood of one another. The dragon take to the sky and begins to launch a beam from his hand. The fierce woren speaks. "This match is over." Using his superior speed technique he vanishes and reappears behind Ryu again and puts him in a submission lock. Both the enter twined bodies fall to the lake below them. Submerged in under the water, after a minute and a half they subside for air changed in there regular forms laughing and splashing in the water. As fatigue began to settle in Ryu began to float on his back and gaze up at the sky. Rei more concerned with his stomach than relaxing started to collect fire wood from around the lake.

Ryu reaches his hand towards the sky as though to grasp something that's not there, he turns to Rei and ask" hey Rei, have you ever want to some thing that's in reach but you gets can't grab it?" "Hell yeah! I know what you mean like when you're fishing, with your bare hands, and no matter how hungry you are or how fast you are the damn fish just keep getting away...Damn I hate that." He said while chasing a catfish in the water. Ryu smirks as he chuckles at Rei fishing with his bare hands. He turns his head and returns to his endless stare. "So you miss her right?" "Then why don't you go see her, she not to far from here, and every time we pass through you get this home sick look on your face." Rei says sarcastically. Egging him on knowing he's going to turn down the offer. "Okay then Rei you talked me into it." "Wyndia isn't that far from here and we need herbs and equipment right so we leave tomorrow." Ryu says as if he has no intentions on seeing Nina. "For Nina." Rei replies. "No." "For Equipment." Ryu snaps. "So what are you going to say to her?" Rei asks "How about Hi." Ryu say at the same time a mysterious man in a black cloak say the same thing. The boys snap into the ready positions as another cloaked figure appears. "Who are you and what do you want." Ryu ask as he gets close to Rei. "I think there bounty hunters." Rei says. "But one of them smells familiar." The second cloak figure removes his hood showing that he is also woren. The first does the same reveling long blue lock of hair and a patch over his eye. "We're not bounty hunters, but we are here for you."