Strata's Princess
By Sere_Barton
"Very funny Kento." Ryo muttered as the others laughed at the little prank Hardrock pulled on their leader. The Ronins were enjoying a weekend at the lake with their friend Mia. They were currently sitting in front of the Mia's log cabins talking and drinking hot chocolate. Kento had decided to play a little prank, the result ending up in the form of a very wet, very angered red ronin.
The Ronins stopped laughing, suddenly. A strong power was nearby, they couldn't tell if it was friendly or not but called upon their armors just in case.
"Still the cautious one, eh Strata?" A female voice called. Everyone looked out at the lake as a female form materialized. She was semi-tall with long black hair and golden-brown eyes. She wore an armor similar to lady Kayura's except hers was red and black with a red jeweled tiara (similar to Sailor Moon's). "Who are you?" Ryo asked. "Fire Kitty?" Everyone turned to look at Rowen. He seemed rather calm. "Hello Strata. I wish we could meet under better circumstances. As you know I wouldn't travel into this dimension without good cause." Rowen face remained calm as he asked, "The princess? You came here because of her didn't you?" The Ronins and Mia were completely confused. They had no idea who this lady was or how Rowen knew her.
The one called Fire Kitty held out her arms in front of her. The air above them started to glow a dim silver-blue. When the light completely vanished a girl about the same age as the Ronins slowly levitated into Fire Kitty's arms. The girl had long golden-blond hair and was wearing a silver-midnight blue kimono. "Rowen, as the warrior of strata it is your duty to look after the princess. I can no longer protect her on my own. Our world is in peril. If we ever wish to have peace she must survive. Do you understand?" Fire Kitty was now standing in front of the strata warrior. Rowen looked at the sleeping princess and nodded. "I understand."
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Once Fire Kitty left Rowen took the princess into the house and placed her on his bed. Once he knew she was comfortable he rejoined the others. "Rowen what's going on? Who was that girl in the armor and what did she mean princess?" Ryo was struggling very hard to keep his temper under control. "I'll explain everything. That warrior was lady Fire Kitty, guardian and protector of the MoonWater princess, Amaya. Amaya's great great-grandfather wore the Strata armor. It is because of this that I have the responsibility of protecting her. We first met when I got my armor. It was just before I left to fight Talpa. She told me a lot about her people and my armor. She comes from another realm much like the nether realm. The people there have been under constant attack by Tenos a brother of Talpa." No one knew what to say or do. They were shocked. Talpa has a brother? WaterMoon princess? Another realm? Tenos?
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Sunlight streamed through the open windows and gently settles across the young princesses form. Her graceful face seemed to glow in the light. She slowly opened her eyes and sat up realizing she was in a different bed. Her eyes dashed around the room till they landed on the form of a sleeping strata warrior. Rowen? Kitty must have brought me here. It looks like he stayed up all night to watch over me. Giggling she tried to awaken the blue-haired samurai.
When he wouldn't wake up she used her telekinetic powers to enter his mind. Rowen wake up! She called into his mind. He slowly awoke. "What a site to wake up to." He sleepily commented. She giggled in response. "Rowen? Where am I? The last thing I remember is falling asleep in my room."
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Hehe… cliffhanger!!! I'm evil. Who is Tenos? What exactly is a WaterMoon princess? All this and more answered in the next chapter of "Strata's Princess"!