A Haunting Past
"Samurai Pizza Cats" are copyrighted to Saban International and their respective subsidiaries. I merely made this story up in my vast amount of spare time. This fan fic is in no way, I repeat no way, supported by Saban International. In other words, "Samurai Pizza cats" I do not own. further more, I don't own Tenchi Muyo.
At any rate, my name is Robert. I live in the vast retirement town known as Roswell New Mexico. I mostly write Tenchi Fan fics (that's probably why this story is kinda mushy). The funny thing about this fan fic is I usually hate romance stories, yet everyone I talked to says I do a good job of writing them (go figure). I watched SPC all the time when I was younger and hardly remember it. that's why some of my info is gonna be kinda inaccurate. However I've seen a few episodes recently and got the feel of the show so I do know the main plots, just not the details. This fic is gonna, be for the higher up ages. There's a bit of language, but nothing to serious . The point of this story is that we find Guido, who has a dark past (well not really him some one else, but you'll find out). A guy named Tanaka (which is a Japanese name for wanderer) shows up and Guido isn't to happy about this. I know some of you are going to be mad at the end of this and I'll explain at the end why or why not you'll be mad. Don't worry, none of the SPC originals die but lets say someone gets eyes for someone else. Crud, I've said too much already. Well, hope you enjoy.
signed Robert A.K.A the silveroutlaw (questions, comments silveroutlaw@hotmail.com)
Info bout the story: I made up a couple of characters. Go ahead and borrow them if you need to, but ask first, thanks. The cats live in apartments in this story for the mere reason that it fits in with the plot. This does take place after the comet like most fan fics.
It had been a long time since Guido had thought about it, the incident happened so long ago, but now the very cause stood before him. He had found Guido, but from what he said he wasn't there for Guido, he was there for a different reason. His name was Tanaka, his armor was shining in the afternoon sun. They stood just outside of little Tokyo. He stood just about as tall a Guido and the armor he wore was neon blue with a gold trim.
"It's been a while, Guido." he said.
"I'll say. Where have you been all these years?"
"Around, thinking and regretting what I've done, but ever increasing my strength. How about you, from what I hear you're quite the hero, you and the pizza cats."
His voice seemed somehow menacing, he couldn't quite place why.
Perhaps it's because of what he did.
Guido had all but forgotten what had happened, and tried not to think about it, but every now and then it pops into his mind.
"Yeah I suppose, but protecting little Tokyo from ninja crows isn't exactly hero business to me."
"Well, nonetheless, you've made a better name than I. The bounty has only recently been lifted and I wanted to visit this quaint little town in hopes of starting a new life, as well as meet some one I've always wanted to meet."
"Who's that?"
"You'll find out in due time dear friend, but now, are you going to take me for a look around, or do I wander around till I get lost?"
"Oh, sure, I'm sorry, I just, well, no offense, I just thought you were dead."
He couldn't believe he had the nerve to just blurt that out.
"Understandable. I did after all, disappear for quite a while."
"Well, I think we should wait till morning. Most shops are closing by now."
"Fair enough. Where do you want to meet. Right here, because I don't exactly know of anywhere in town to meet?"
"Think you could find the Pizza Cats pizza parlor?"
"Well now, then lets see. Would it be that building with the large gun on the roof?"
"How'd you know?"
"Oh I don't know, I think the sight was a dead give away."
"You spotted the sign from way over...?"
"Good night, Guido."
And with that, Tanaka hopped into a tree and was gone. Guido turned around and wondered why Tanaka had returned. If memory served, he had said Guido was to tell no one of that day so long ago, but some how word got out. The authorities didn't know his name or what he looked like, but the bounty was set out for anyone having info leading to his capture, and Tanaka didn't want to take any chances. So he said he'd never return. Guido put his hands behind his head. Thinking wasn't his specialty, but if he had to do it he would. Things would be very different until Tanaka went back the way he came, and to make matters worse he wanted to stay.
"Though it may not be so bad to have an extra samurai around to help, but still there's what happened, what if it happens again. The last thing I want to do is relive that experience, and who knows maybe he has changed."
Guido was walking down the streets of little Tokyo watching the shops close.
"Wow I've got one big problem on my hands. If I let him stick around and don't warn people, I'll be setting the whole town in danger. On the other hand I did make a promise that I'd tell no one."
Suddenly Guido tripped, he looked up to see Speedy's smiling face
"HEY there sour puss. Why the long face?" Speedy said.
Guido leaped to his feet.
"WHY I OUTTA...! Not now speedy, I've got something I've gotta work out." Guido turned and left.
Speedy was speechless he was hoping for a good chase, but instead he got snapped at. Guido had something on his mind, and being the curious cat he was he wanted to know what that was.
Chapter2
Speedy went to were Guido had been before he had gotten so upset, and found nothing but trees. All around there was nothing but trees, and night fall would be here soon, but he was determined to find out what happened, and then right when he was about to give up he smelled something, something cooking, like fish. he followed the source of the smell, and was suddenly yanked into a tree by his ankle.
"YAAAAA WHAT IS THIS?" he looked up, and spied a rope looped over a branch, and tied to his ankle
Out of no were, cat appeared on top of the branch wearing blue armor.
"HEY GUIDO THIS ISN'T FUNNY ALRIGHT. LET ME DOWN OR I'LL!"
"Or you'll what." the cat looked down at him. His slightly past shoulder length hair hanging around his face his blue eyes sending and icy chill down Speedy's spine, and upon close inspection he found one eye was blue and one was green.
"Who the heck are you?" Speedy Inquired feeling the blood rush to his head.
"Wait are you speedy Survichi?" the other cat asked.
"Yeah why?"
"Whoa, sorry about that, this just keeps me safe while I sleep."
He flexed his fingers and small claws came out. He swung them and the branch slid in half. Speedy fell to the floor headfirst. The guy laughed
"You ok?" he asked.
"Yeah fine." speedy whined.
"Sorry can't be too careful you know. By the way my names Tanaka. I've heard quite a bit about you, what are you doing out this way any way?"
"I was wondering if I could find out what a friend of mine was so upset about."
"Who Guido?"
"How'd you know?"
"Cus he's kinda upset about me." Tanaka said rubbing the back of his head. "you see I come from kinda a darker part of his past, and he's not to happy about me popping up again."
"What do you mean a darker part of his past?"
"Well, I can't really talk about it.."
"Why not?"
"Lets just say certain people would get in trouble about it, and leave it at that. At any rate Guido's going to take me for a look about the city tomorrow, so I suppose well be meeting again bye, bye." with that he hopped into a tree and left.
"Well that was interesting. Wonder why he was in such a hurry, oh well, it'll be getting dark soon Id better get back before I get lost." he turned and started walking away. "that was really strange, a dark part of Guido's past. I didn't know Guido had a past, much less a dark one."
Chapter3
The next day Guido was at the location at witch they were to meet. He'd told the others he would be out for a little bit while he showed Tanaka around. They didn't like the idea of him cutting work, but let him do it anyway. Tanaka showed bright and early, and Guido figured the best thing to do would be to show him the place of which he worked.
"Wow, you work here?" Tanaka said.
"Yeah, it's enough to get by with." Guido replied.
They got inside, and Guido was met with the unkind stare of his manager.
"I thought you were going to be out, and about."
"I am. I just got someone for you to meet." Guido said indicating Tanaka.
Tanaka moved forward, grinned, and waved. Being mad, Francine only gave him a quick wave. Polly walked into the room. Immediately Tanaka stood at attention as thought he'd been instructed to. Upon further inspection Guido realized he was frozen in place, like he was afraid, and then he knew what it was, Guido got really close to him and whispered into his ear.
"Not to brave around the ladies are you."
"Who, who is that." Tanaka asked
"Oh that's just, Polly she's ok I guess,"
"P - P- Polly huh?"
"Well yeah, you gonna say hi, or stand there looking like you've seen a ghost?"
"Oh yes, I suppose I should say something." he opened his mouth, and Immediately closed it again. "uh Guido."
"Yeah."
"My mouth won't work."
By now every one was wondering what they were whispering about, especially Polly who realized things hadn't happened until she came in, so either something was wrong, or he liked her.
"Well Polly this is Tanaka, he's kinda coming down with something so he's going to go outside for some uh..." Guido started
"FRESH AIR THAT'S IT. IM GOING OUTSIDE FOR FRESH AIR." and with that, he ran out the door.
"Your friend has a screw loose doesn't he?" Francine asked.
"Well, no I'm not sure what's wrong."
"Where did he come from anyway? I've never seen him around before." Polly asked
"Well he's from outta town, in fact he's a wanderer. just goes around traveling were ever he wants."
"Sounds like an interesting life." Speedy said walking in from a delivery.
"Hey speedy." Guido said.
"I saw your friend outside pukin all over the place, really weird, is he ok?"
"Yeah, I think he will be."
With that Guido left, and speedy went on to the next delivery.
"Hey Polly, you know something?" Francine inquired.
"What's that?"
"That Tanaka's kinda cute ain't he, and you know what else? I think he's got the hots for you."
"WHAT!?!?!? he took one look at me, ran outside and puked."
"Yeah, but did you see the look in his eyes just before he left? Believe you me, he likes you."
"Hmm." she said walking up to the counter. "you really think so?"
"Oh yeah."
All the while, speedy was actually listening to the conversation by the door, holding back the laughter.
"Oh man, the guy likes Polly, what is he desperate or blind?" (though in truth. Speedy's words were just a cover for his true feelings for Polly), and with that, he went on with his work.
After the long tour, Guido and Tanaka had ended up back at the pizza parlor. By this time it was late after noon, he'd told them he was only going to be gone a couple hours, but it took the whole day. It would seem when not flying through the air like a bullet, the town was kinda large.
"Well here we are, what'd you think?" Guido said.
"I think my feet hurt. I mean I'm a wanderer, so of course I'm used to walking, but not like that." Tanaka said.
"Me either. I never realize how big this town is, and since I usually use the hover shoes to travel, its easy, but walking is the pits."
"Your telling me. well thanks for showing me around, but I think Id better get back to my camp site. see ya later Guido."
And then he jumped onto a nearby roof, and vanished to the next.
"He's one weird character...... just like I remember him." Guido said smiling.
But unknown to Guido an observer stood on a roof top not to far from there, the actual person could not be seen, as he wore a hooded trench coat. the out line of the sword was all that could be seen aside from that.
"Well, well, so he's shown up at last. The master will be proud. I knew if I waited long enough he'd show up. Ill inform the master right away." and with that the mysterious figure leaped to a nearby roof and disappeared.
Chapter4
Tanaka got back to his camp just on the outskirts of town, and sat down in his tent, getting ready for dinner, and a well needed rest, when he sensed the power he'd come here to investigate in the first place, fly over his head.
"What the hell" Tanaka whispered
He got out of his tent, and saw someone hopping over his head, to a nearby tree than on to the next.
"That must be him. " he began to follow him.
the mysterious figure appeared to be in a major hurry for some reason. Following him led Tanaka to a cave far from little Tokyo. He went inside, and Tanaka followed. The cave led deep into a mountain, and for a cave it had no stalactites, so had to be fairly new. At the end of the cave there was what appeared to be the statue of a god, of some kind the figure knelt before it.
"I come bearing great news almighty D" she said
" WHAT NEWS HAVE YOU BROUGHT ME IMELDA!" a deep, and corroded voice bellowed from the statue.
"Tanaka has surfaced in little Tokyo, as you said he would."
"Excellent, he must be destroyed for what he did to me those many years ago, and I know just the way take this, and read the instructions thoroughly, and you will have an army like no other, not even the pizza cats will intervene this time." The hand of the statue extended, and produced a vile, a piece of paper, and what looked to be blue prints of some kind.
"And if they do master?"
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU MORON KILL THEM!"
"And once Tanakas dead?"
"Yes, yes you will receive your power in my New World order. Now go I am loosing my patience."
"Thank you master." Imelda got up and began to leave.
Tanaka was astonished a ghost from his past, and the entire reason he was in trouble at all was still alive. As Imelda approached he cloaked himself using his pendant. Tanaka was proud of his little pendant, it was given to him at birth by his mother.
Imelda passed by. That's when Tanaka got a good look at her she had purple eyes and her fur and hair was an golden brown color she obviously had some lion in her. Tanaka followed, he couldn't stay cloaked for long, and he needed to know what was in the vile. The neon blue glowing substance bothered him, especially what the statue had said. Imelda left the cave, and Tanaka leaped at her, and tackled her to the ground.
"HEY WHAT GIVES!?" she yelled.
By now the pendant had worn off. "so Imelda what's in the tube."
"None of your business Tanaka." she said drawing her sword.
"Oh come on. You should know, if you know anything about me besides my name. You stand no chance."
"We'll see." With that she lunged at Tanaka, Tanaka leaped over the sword, and over Imelda landing be hind her. She turned and sliced at Tanaka barely missing. Tanaka was sizing up his opponent before drawing his sword, from what he could tell she went for straight out hard hitting attacks, it would be hard to hit him with such attacks, but if she did, it would mean the end. He jumped back.
"You'll never hit me if you don't speed up. Now lets see how you like this attack." He drew his sword. "this isn't one of my more famous attacks, but it's good none the less." He leaned the sword down, to his left and yelled. "BOOMER STAR SWORD." He threw the sword, and it spun emitting a blue light with a star at the center. "THINK FAST." he mocked.
She leaped out of the swords path. Tanaka balled his hand into a fist and pulled it toward him. Imelda Looked behind herself, and saw the sword turning back. she leaped over it, and turned to Tanaka he opened his palm, and pushed outward, the sword corrected its course and came back at her. She jumped again, and hit the sword with her own, it fell to the ground.
"Clever you can control the sword's path, but I'm afraid your not clever enough. Now I think I should get serious." With that she popped the vile open, it made an insidious hiss she drank a little of the substance, and recapped it. Suddenly she began to yell, and grow. Sickening cracking noises could be heard coming from her body as he grew, and all Tanaka could do was stare. "look at me now Tanaka, I have quadrupled in strength, and now I will kill you." Imelda was now twice her normal size, and her sword had transformed into a broad sword. She leaped into the air with her sword ready to swing down right on top of Tanaka.
Tanaka side stepped barely avoiding the sword. The ground below the sword shattered like glass Imelda turned and laughed. "What's the matter you look spooked?"
"Hardly." Tanaka said "I think its time to use a technique that will blow your mind." With that Tanaka began to jump around Imelda so fast it looked as thought he was in all places at once "come on Imelda were am I, try and find me?"
Imelda was frantically looking for a target, but could find none. She slashed left, and right, but never found something to hit. Suddenly she felt a strike from behind, she turned to see Tanaka in a middle stance holding the sword straight in front of him.
"Just no skill." he said
Imelda yelled and produced a small smoke bomb "ha ha, you'll never catch me if you cant see me."
"Wanna bet." with that he closed his eyes, and listened to the sound of her voice. Suddenly Tanakas sword began to glow. He leaned it down on his Right side, facing the blade outward, and the blue light from the sword grew stronger. "SUPER NOVA STARLIGHT SLASH!!" He yelled slashing the sword. The blue light shot out in the shape of the slash, and sliced Imelda's sword in half. Imelda dropped the sword, and leaped into a nearby tree.
"What the hell was that all about, she drank that crap and then she got really big and nasty looking." Tanaka jumped back into the cave, but found nothing the statue was gone, and with it any chance of explanation. He couldn't mention this to the pizza cats they'd think he was nuts. "Well, this is some weird kind of predicament, and I have to warn the cats I mean she's going to kill them, and me if I don't. Hope I can get back in time, that stuff got her speed up pretty good too."
With that Tanaka took off as fast as he could. Slipping once or twice, but never once hitting the ground. Hopping from tree top to tree top, not seeing any sign of Imelda any were, and thinking over and over in his mind that he was too late. He reached the town with no sign of Imelda, but there seemed to be no sign of trouble. It was late afternoon, and people were walking about the streets unaware of the terror that approached. He searched within the city hopping from roof to roof, but with no sign of the Insidious Imelda.
"Damn it, were is she darn woman, she must of ducked off somewhere on the way, oh well I guess that means things are safe for now."
"Whatcha lookin for."
Startled by the sudden break in silence. Tanaka fell face first from the roof. He looked up to see Polly carrying groceries. He quickly hopped to his feet and placed a hand behind his head.
"Nothing really, its nothing I just uh, just dropped something." He smiled a huge fake smile.
"Dropped something huh?" she said razing an eye brow.
"Yeah that's it." He let out a small bit of laughter, a large sweat droplet forming on the back of his head. "hey! you need help." he said offering his hands.
"Sure why not." she handed him the bags, and he nearly plummeted to the ground.
"Heh, heh, wow that's quite a bit of food."
"Yeah well, I like to buy so it'll last a while."
"Sounds smart. I've had to catch all my food, ever since I can remember."
"Really. say why don't you come over and I'll make you something!"
"REALLY! WOW! Well I wouldn't want to be a bur..."
"You wouldn't be a burden, trust me."
He followed her back to her place, and she started cooking. It was a small apartment near the center of little Tokyo, but compared to the places Tanaka had been sleeping, over the past few years, it was royalty.
"This is nice." He said
"Yeah well, I don't make much off what I get at the pizza cat, but it's enough."
"Wow! what is that alluring odor?"
"Rice, very good rice I might add. The guy's think I can't cook, but I'm actually am pretty good at it."
"Well, what ever it is it smells heavenly, not like he fish and stuff I find."
"So, what's it like to be a wanderer anyway."
"Well, lets see I've been one for most of my life, sleeping, and, eating were ever possible. it wasn't so bad once I got used to it, but in the beginning it was horrible. I was a teenager at the time it happened. almost defenseless, no one around to talk to or be protected by, all I had was my wits and this." He held up a pendant that he wore around his neck, a locket to be exact. "My mother gave it to me when I was really little, she told me when ever I became scared, or sad that all I had to do was look in it, and all her love was stored inside. so when ever things seemed impossible or scary, I looked inside, and suddenly became brave or strong."
"What happened, that you had to become a wanderer?"
"Well, I really don't like to talk about it."
She walked in, and sat down on the couch beside him. "You can tell me. it sounds like what ever happened is a big burden on your mind, and sometimes its best to talk about things."
Thoughts flashed through Tanaka's mind. pictures of him standing in a pile of rubble looking around. fire, and ash all around him, and the words their all dead flying about him.
"Tanaka...Tanaka." the sound of Polly's voice snapped him from his trance. "you ok?" she asked.
"Burning." Tanaka said.
"What?" Polly asked, with a questioning glance.
"I smell something burning."
"Oh my gosh! the rice." she ran out of the room.
As soon as she did tears filled Tanaka's eyes, and he cried silently.
"Its been so long, but if it has, then why are the emotional wounds fresh, why do these tears still come. I know why, because I killed them, I killed them all. They're all gone, dead ashes in the breeze."
Polly leaned against the wall, close to the arch, that lead into the living room in which Tanaka sat. listening to him cry. it was for some reason heart breaking to her, and she wanted more than anything to know what had happened so long ago. she folded her arms she could tell he was trying to hold it back, to cry silently, but he wasn't doing to good a job of it. she started to cry herself.
"I'm not usually the emotional type. what the hells the matter with me?" she asked herself. She'd managed to save the rice long ago, but she figured he needed some time to himself, but then she got the strangest urge to go in there, and comfort him to tell him that it was alright, but she stopped herself. she barely knew the guy, yet, she already wanted to..... to be with... no, she banished the thought, and then she thought about what Francine had said.
You know what else, I think he's got the hots for you.
Did he feel that way about her? did he have some kind of feelings toward her, and did she feel the same way? she felt the crying had stopped, and the rice was done. she walked in, gave him his bowl, and sat next to him. he looked up, and had all the signs of tears on his face.
"Wow this smells awesome." he stated. he ate some. "this is the best thing I've ever tasted." And so he ate as though nothing had happened. She stared at him watching him eating, and thinking of how only moments ago. he was crying for, or about someone, or something.
"I'm sorry my manners must seem appalling, but I haven't eaten with someone in quite a while." he ate more slowly, and neatly.
"No I was just thinking that's all." she said
"Really about what?" He said with a look of concern.
"Oh nothing."
"Aw come on, you can tell me I love to listen, and who knows maybe I can help."
She began to eat. soon they were both done. Polly showed Tanaka to the door.
"Well thanks it was great, I've never ate such good food."
"Yeah, sure, don't mention it." she said looking down, and rubbing her arm.
"Is something troubling you Ms. Polly?"
"No I'm fine, just tired I guess."
"Ok well I'll let you rest. goodbye." He began to walk down the hall.
NOW OR NEVER, NOW OR NEVER!
Her mind screamed. "Tanaka." she called.
"Yes Ms. Polly." he turned, and the moment she saw his beautiful eyes, she froze.
"Take care." she said.
"I will, and you too."
With that he disappeared out a window, that was down the hall.
Polly was upset, she didn't say anything she wanted to say. something if not encouraging, then to tell him how she felt. her phone rang, she walked back inside.
"Hello." she almost whispered.
"Polly. hey, we've got a problem. Some ones out tearing up things at random, you need to get down here." it was Francine.
"I'll be right there."
She hopped out her own window, and soon arrived at the scene. Apparently the culprit had fled into the sewers below, attempting to set c4 charges, and send the entire city underground.
"Hurry Up boys. the pizza cats will be here any second." Imelda said to her crow minions
"You spoke to soon daughter of darkness."
"Who said that" Imelda yelled looking into the dark sewer, and lighting a flare.
"Heh heh three guesses." speedy hopped up from his hiding place.
"Well, well nice of you to show your faces." Imelda said. the others jumped out from hiding as well. " was hoping I could draw you out. now ninja crows fire up plan super buff."
The ninja crows pressed a button located on the gauntlets they were wearing, and they all grew to monstrous proportions, all of them laughing.
"So pizza cats what do you think of my little army now."
"So what if they look big, it's the skill that counts." speedy said drawing his sword.
Out of no were ninja crow charged speedy catching him off guard, and shoulder rammed him into a wall, speedy fell to the floor unconscious. another flew up from the middle of the crows bringing down two clenched fists, right down on top of Guido, when the dust cleared Guido was also unconscious. Polly fired a volley of her Shuriken hearts but to no avail two of the ninja crows pinned her to a wall.
"So, Polly Esther is it" Imelda said, working her way though the crowd.
she got right in Polly's face, and a horrible look came upon Imelda's own face she dropped to her knees with her hands on her stomach whining. Polly used her other foot to make contact with the bottom of her jaw sending her flying.
"KILL HER, KILL HER." Imelda squeaked. one of the crows drew his huge sword, and prepared to do so when suddenly.
"WAIT." they all turned to face Tanaka.
"Why should we?" Imelda inquired.
"Because, if you let her, and the others go." he drew his sword, and threw it into a nearby wall. "I'll take their place, and I know your boss wants me dead Imelda, so I know its an offer you cant refuse." the ninja crows looked at Imelda for further orders.
"True, very true. ninja crows let her go, and kill him instead, but if they try anything kill them all. oh, and make his death a slow one."
They walked up to tanaka, and began kicking, and thoroughly beating the crap out of him they waited till he was so injured he couldn't move. Then Imelda drew Tanaka's sword from the wall.
"Now its time to finish this. prepare to die by your own sword Tanaka." Imelda raised the sword over her head like she was holding a dagger. She was about to swing down when she heard a familiar voice.
"NO, PLEASE DON'T!" It was Polly.
Imelda halted dead in her tracks, turned, and looked at Polly.
"Please don't, I beg of you."
"Why do you beg for this maggots life."
"because I....I."
"you have feelings for him do you." Imelda asked. "very well then, with drawl for now."
with that Imelda, and her troops exited.
Polly rushed to Tanaka's side.
"Tanaka.... TANAKA." there was no response. Polly could only assume the worst. "NO, TANAKA, please be alive, please be ok." by now the others were beginning to stir, but Tanaka only lay there lifeless. "no, please. " she placed her hands behind his back, and put him into a sitting position his head rolled to one side and then he moaned
"Polly is......is that you" he whispered, with his eyes still closed
"Yes it's me Tanaka, our going to be ok, alright, hang in there" she replied.
"I.... I lo....you" And with that he closed his eyes, and stopped breathing
"NO, TANAKA, NO, PLEASE DON'T DIE, PLEASE, NO" tears fell from her eyes
I really did love him, didn't I?
"No, please." she whispered. A tear fell from her eye onto the locket, and from no were there came a voice.
"Tanaka." it whispered.
The locket began to glow with a bluish white light, and then the light encircled Tanaka and Polly, Polly opened her eyes. She found herself in front of a beautiful young cat lady wearing a pink kimono. Her eyes were Identical to Tanaka's, and her fur was brown like her long silky hair.
"Do you care for my Tanaka so much that you would shed tears of love for him?"
"Y...yes I do."
"Very well, his life shall be spared using the power of the locket. For so many years I thought my son was going to live his life alone, forever. That his heart would always be to scarred to heal, but if you care as much as I think you do, I think you may be able to help him heal, but be warned I can only do this once, after that he will be lost forever."
"I understand. Just please bring him back"
"One more thing. I cant guarantee this will work. He may live in coma for the rest of his days, and he will unless, he feels there is a reason to come back. I will leave now and he will be given his life back."
"Thank you."
The light left, Guido and Speedy stood around her.
"You Ok, you looked like you were in some kind of trance." speedy asked
"I saw her."
"Saw whom?" Guido asked
"Tanaka's mother. She spoke to me, and told me that he might come back."
"Well right before you got back into reality, Tanaka started breathing again."
"We need to get him to a hospital though." Speedy said
"Right." Polly said
They soon arrived at the hospital. Luckily it wasn't to far they sat in the waiting room for what seemed like an eternity, when the doctor came in. He called Guido over, Guido went to him.
Polly watched with great interest, it was difficult for her to see because of the tears. The doctor looked down, and shook his head as soon as he did this Polly made her move, and snuck past both of them, almost immediately finding his room she snuck inside, and saw him laying there hooked up to hundreds of machines. His pulse was very slow, and he was breathing through a respirator. She looked around the room, and spotted his armor laying on a nearby chair. She wasn't exactly sure, but she didn't think that it was normal hospital procedure to put it there. She already knew what was wrong, he was in coma, and it looked as though he was dying.
"This is my fault, its all my fault, if I hadn't let my guard down they wouldn't have gotten me, and you wouldn't have had to make such a sacrifice." tears came again. " you have a reason to come back Tanaka why don't you. You have friends here, and your mother wants you to come back, and I....I want you to come back, I want you back Tanaka I've never felt so strongly about someone before." she heard the doctor approaching telling Guido he couldn't come in as he was in a very critical state. She looked around and found a window she opened it, closed it, and jumped to the side walk, and ran home the tears burning away at her eyes.
Guido was furious. He couldn't think straight. The doc wouldn't even let him in to see Tanaka, and to make matters worse they had to cut his armor to get it off. He imagined though, that the armor wouldn't stay cut. Once he'd told speedy the news speedy left saying he had some things to take care of, but he knew that speedy was going to pull the same thing Polly pulled, and sneak into the room, Guido on the other hand didn't think it was wise and stayed behind. He cursed himself for not being there when Tanaka needed him most. He decided he was going to stay the night at the hospital. It was already dark now, about 9:00 or so. He sat down in one of the chairs, when a nurse walked by he was so upset that he hardly gave her a glance, however when she dropped her pen he couldn't help but stare as she picked it up.
Capter5
Tanaka stood in an unfamiliar world, all around him it looked as though he stood in hell faces appeared, familiar ones, all his former friends, and family from were he used to live.
"WHY TANAKA?" one screamed.
"Why did you kill usssss?" another questioned.
"I .....I didn't mean to." he said.
"THE HELL YOU DIDN'T." one scowled.
"No." he whispered.
"You have no reason to go back Tanaka, you have no reason, and you have no right. Besides all you friends, and family await you on the other side, and to top it all off you feel no pain there."
He recognized the voice. "Nyoko?" he said.
"Yes it's me. I've come to take you home, to your real home were you'll never have to worry about others again."
Suddenly a name flashed through his mind.
Polly.
And he could hear Polly's voice, it was faint but there.
"Don't die Tanaka, come back to me, come back to your friends."
"Polly." he whispered.
"What was that?" Nyoko said.
"Polly.....Polly. I have to go back to POLLY. how do I get back?"
"You can't go back. I want you to stay here with me."
"No, no you don't understand. I don't belong here, no I belong with Polly."
"No you belong with me." her eyes began to change. A crimson liquid began to flow into them.
"No, I have to go back you don't understand. I've moved on Nyoko your..." his blood ran cold "Your.....Your dead. How can you be here before me your dead?"
"You will stay with me Tanaka. I LOVE YOU!" her body began to grow and mutate. "I will keep you here forever." she turned into a giant tiger. she stood on her back legs, the kimono she was wearing had long since disintegrated from the extra stress. She growled.
"HOLY SHNIKES!!!!!" he turned, and began to run.
"TO GO BACK YOU HAVE TO KILL ME TANAKA. NOW WITCH DO YOU LOVE BETTER? YOUR OLD PAINFUL LIFE, OR THE NYOKO YOU KNEW. SHE AWAITS YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, GO TO HER." it lunged at him, swiped one huge paw, knocked him to a nearby wall, and roared.
"Nyoko why do you do this?" he said.
"CHOOSE, CHOOSE, CHOOSE." she kept chanting, and her voice was echoed by the others.
He got to his Feet. "you want me to make a choice? fine." he drew his sword, and it suddenly got heavier, and heavier, till he could lift it no more.
"DO YOU DRAW YOUR SWORD ON THE ONE YOU LOVE?" the beast howled.
"NO, I DRAW IT ON YOU WEEEEEEEEEEENCH!!!!!" he leaped into the air. "I'M COMING POLLY!!!" he brought the sword down, and saw the paw coming up to strike him,
Who will hit first?
Chapter6
Polly woke in her bed, sweat covering her body. She dreamed over, and over again. The dream was the same every time. Tanaka, and the look in his eyes as he took her place. It had been a week since that incident, but Tanaka showed no sign of recovery, in fact, they thought he was getting worse. She wiped her hair from her face, got out of bed, and put on her clothes. Since she wasn't on duty she wore jeans and a T-shirt. She hoped out of her window onto a roof, and from there went to the hospital. They still wouldn't let them see Tanaka, and on nights like this, when she couldn't sleep, she'd go, and sit at his bed side. The nurse had caught her once, but saw no harm in Polly being there, so she let her stay. Polly would sit there for hours sliding her hands through his hair, and holding his hand, talking to him, but most of all crying. She could tell that Tanaka couldn't see or hear her, but he could feel her emotions, he winced every time she cried, and once she even saw him cry, and one night, two nights ago, she clasped her hand around his, and she heard him speak it was almost to quiet to hear, but.
"He....He said...Polly he said my name." She had arrived at the hospital, and saw no lights on in Tanakas room. She leaped to the window, and went in there. He was in the state he was always in, hooked up to machines. The respirator had been taken because he didn't need it anymore. She sat down next to him and began to sing.
When the cherry blossom starts to bloom meet me here in my lonely room well find our passion filled fantasy and this time you will stay with me all the misery we knew before stays away when you are at my door my heart will sing at every tender touch and you will want me twice as much we don't ever have to cry or fight something tells me we can make it right enough of wandering far and wide I just cant forget you though I try this is destiny so why pretend close your eyes kiss me once again Ill always be the only one you need so go were your deepest longing heeds
"Tanaka, why don't you come back? You have a reason, Guido, speedy, but most of all...most of all me I...I Love you." she whispered, and kissed his cheek.
"Why do you come in through window?" he whispered
She gasped, and watched as he slowly, but surly opened his eyes, and again she cried.
"I can't believe it you...."
"Came back, of course I did, I had to have to many friends here." he closed his eyes, and took in a deep breath. " besides I wanted to see how your all doing."
"I'm doing fine. Guido, and Speedy got out with a few broken ribs, but they were other wise fine."
"How long was I gone?" Tanaka asked in mid yawn.
"A week."
"Wow! that long? Looks like I've got some training to do so I can get back up t par strength."
"You need to rest first."
"And were would I do that at? I'm not staying in this hospital."
"Why not?"
"They give me the creeps."
"You can stay with me." a voice said from across the room.
They turned in the direction of the voice. Guido was walking through the door.
"I've got plenty of room, and I hear your pretty good with food Tanaka."
"Yeah kind of, but I catch food in the wild, and cook it in the wild remember."
"Stoves about the same as a camp fire."
"Alright, but don't keep me awake all night like you used to. Having women over at all hours of the night."
"Oh don't worry, that doesn't happen as often as it used to."
"Well, that's good, all right well it looks like I'll be staying with Guido for a while."
told you, you probably be mad. Polly has eyes for another in this one, and well the one she has eyes for is alive. Who is this statue Imelda communicates with, Who is Imelda what do they want, and what did Tanaka do that was so bad it cant be mentioned.
Well that's it for now I know I should finish it but I'm going to wait and see how it goes with the SPC fans out there.
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Polly looked on through the open door, Tanaka had the guy pinned to the wall. she couldn't hear what he said, but she could read his lips.
I Love you....
and just as he said it there was an explosion that engulfed the whole building. the explosion stopped, and imploded leaving nothing but rubble behind.
