Chapter one

Lincoln pov four year ago

I felt a head splitting pain coming from my head as I opened my eye. I reached up and touched my eye that wasn't open. I felt something covering my eye.

"Don't mess with it or you could lose the eye."

I looked to my right and I saw a large old man in a green rode with long hair and beard. "Who are you? What happen to me?" He stood up and walked over to me. Then I noticed seven other people. Five men a one women. Each of them looked at me as the older man stood over me.

"You're lucky my friend if Apachai hadean find you will we were heading back to the ship yard."

"APA!"

a large man with very tanned skin jumped beside the old man. He is extremely tall and powerfully built, has tanned skin, short spiky silver hair, and is wearing a yellow tank top and red shorts and a Mongol around his head with bandages wrapped around his hands and feet.

"Yes, Apachai found you in the water after the very bad storm hit. You were hurt so Apachai brought you to Akisame. Apachai knew he could fix you right up!"

A man of above-average height walked over. As Apachai dashed off after a mouse. He had black messy hair and dressed in some sort of karate outfit. I looked at his eye and nearly colorless pupils. I would have thought he had not if he wasn't so close.

"Yes, you were in very bad shape with a concoction and six broken rips. But now I need to ask you some questions."

The others left the room leaving him and me alone. He pulled a few things out of his clothes and started to talk to me.

"Do you recall anything before waking up?"

I tried to think back but I couldn't of anything. "No, I can't think of anything or anyone." He sighed and put the paper away.

"This is good you have amnesty and that means we can just take you back to the city."

I looked at him and asked.

"Back?"

He sat down beside me and started to explain.

"We had to take you with us back to japan. Were two day away from your new home until your memories. We wall reteach you what you'll need and many new things in you'd like."

Lincoln present pov

"AAAAHHHH" I slammed my elbow into the face of another high school gangster. He dropped to the ground with a bloody nose. I clapped my hands together a few times and looked at the group. "Now then what did we learn again?"

"Don't fight Takeo again."

I nodded and walked over to my bag and jacket. I hardly ever wear the jacket do to the large muscles I gain from the training I had. I learned martial arts and weapons training from everyone. My favorite was Muay Thai I learned from Apachai over the years.

"TAKEO!"

I jumped to the side as the very man I was thinking about landed beside me.

"Takeo the master has big news for you!"

I looked at him and saw the exited smile he always had. I laughed and patted his shoulder. "Then let's get back to resosempoku as fast as we can." He still smiled as we jumped onto the roof tops. We started to jump from roof to roof heading for home. After ten minutes, we landed on the other side of the gate. Apachai dashed into the house away from me. I just nodded my head a laugh. I walk to the dormitory and got into my work out clothes. A white karate top with torn off sleeves. I had on a set of thin chainmail under the karate top. Then my dark red pants and slip on shoes. I wrapped my arms and then walked out and over to the main house. As I did I noticed everything was quiet. I put my guard up as I walked into the house then I saw them. Everyone sitting in their place in the training hall.

"Takeo come take a seat we must talk."

I sat down and looked around. The legendary master sat at the head of the group. To his left was master Akisame and on his left, was master Kensei. Beside him was Master Apachai and beside Akisame was Master Shio. Lastly grand master Shigure sat beside me.

"Takeo my boy look at me."

I looked at the elder and noticed a folder beside him. I picked it up and opened it.

"You had the top scores again so you were picked to go overseas for a yearlong cultural Exchange. Shigure was overseas in the same town you're going to. San Francisco in an area called Rosa wood with a family with the last name Loud. Strange it's the same place we found you."

When the Elder said the name Loud a very fuzzy image flashed in my mind. I thought I saw someone reaching for me I couldn't be sure. When I came back to reality as Apachai was in my face.

"Takeo, you ok you spaced out?"

I shook my head and looked at him. "Ya, I'm good I just spaced out." I rubbed over the scar over my left eye and forehead. When I stopped, I stood up and walked over to the elder. "Thank you for picking up the papers elder. If you'll let me see them and I'll be ready to go in a few days." He smiled and handed the folder to me. "Thanks."

"Now Takeo get ready today is my turn to train you."

I looked at Kensei as he had his evil smile. I narrowed my eyes and he started to sweat. "If you try and sneak off to peep of Shigure again I'll let you fall in the spear trap this time." He laughed and looked at Shigure as she glared at him.

"Kensei."

She spoke in a deadly tone and he ran out of the house. I sighed and when outside and started to train. I used the weights to build more muscle. The whole time I keep think of that name loud and that image keep coming back in my mind. It was till fuzzy but I just let it go for now. I had to focus on my training for now. When night came, I eat dinner then when for jog pulling six statues tow for each tire I dragged. While I ran, I heard a fight and I stopped and looked around. I saw a fight near the river side about a hundred yards. I untied the rope and ran over to the fight to see with gangs were fighting this time. I stood above them and saw it was the north high and inner city bikers. 'Oh, great another territory fight.' I jumped down and the fighting stopped.

"Oh, hey Takeo."

They all waved at me and I waved back. "Ok, Tencko, Hasashi out here now!" The two of them ran up and I saw them beaten. I took a deep breath and looked at them with a annoyed look. "Tell me why are you all get it!" They both pointed to each other and yelled he did it. I punched them both on the head and told them to get lost.

"Yes, Sir!'

When that was done, I left the river side and finished my run. When night rolled around I went to bed. After a few hours, I fell asleep with that fuzzy image in the front of my mind.

Lincoln dream pov

"Lincoln"

I heard a faint voice that sounded so familiar yet unfamiliar. "Hello who's there?"

"Lincoln come home!"

I looked around but I couldn't find whoever was talking. "Who there! What are you saying!" I looked around again and noticed a fuzzy image of what I thin was a person. "Who are you?!"

"My name is…"

Right as I started to understand the world around us started to bright as if the sun itself was in front of me.

"Takeo!"

Lincoln awake pov

I jumped up in my futon and saw Akisame standing next to me. My body was covered in a cold sweat and I grabbed that the scar again. "What was that?"

"What was what Takeo?"

I looked back up to Akisame and moved my hand away from my eye. I was breathing hard as I looked at him and got out of bed. I looked at my hands and I answered him. "I don't know everything was fuzzy and I couldn't understand what it was saying. And the voice it was so familiar but I couldn't place it."

"It's ok."

He put a hand on my shoulder to help comfort me. I it worked a little and I calmed down after a minute. "Ok, I'm good now." He smiled and then pulled out is whip with a neutral face. "Oh no."

"Good now TEN LAPS AROUND THE CITY!"

"NOOO!" Three hours later I had finished the ten laps.

"Now one hundred pushups and pullups!"

"HELP ME!" 'What has gotten into him today?! We haven't trained like this since I started!' At the end of the day I was so worn out I had to have Kensei stick me with a few of his needles. I that night I had the exact same dream. Again, I woke up in a cold sweat and the fuzzy image was just a little clearer. I could just make out colors now. 'The hair I think it was brown and I think I saw some purple on the body.'

"Takeo Apachai teaching time!"

Hearing that I quickly rolled out of the way as he broke through the ceiling.

"APA!"

I sighed and just got to ready to fix the floor again. He stopped half way through again and looked at me.

"Apa Apachai broke the floor again."

She moved a few times and looked at me.

"Apachai can get out. HELP ME TEKAO!"

I smiled and looked at him.

"Apa Apachai doesn't like the look in your Takeo. What are you going to do to Apachai?"

I smiled wider and jumped at him as his eyes shrank

"APA!"

He broke the rest of the floor and we both fell through. We both landed on our feet and looked out at the hole. I slapped my face and sighed. "I'll get the wood and drywall you get the tool and sealant."

"Ok."

We fixed the walls and once we that was done we practiced the reverse elbow. Once I had the down we started to smash rocks with our knees and fist.

"Takeo Apachai has a question."

I smashed another and looked at him. "What's up?" He smashed through a large boulder and then looked at me.

"Apachai was wondering if you think you will find something of your past when you go back where he found you."

That gave me pause as I thought about it. Apachai was right I was going back where they found me. I looked back up to him and saw the happy smile he always had. I smiled and softly punched his side a few times. "I don't know if I will but I've got the feeling it will be a year to remember." He smiled and we started to punch the stones again only to see we broke them all. We laughed and decided to head to the park to play with the children for the rest of the day. When that was done, we came home and when to bed. Again, the dream hit me and again I saw the same colors and again I could hear it trying to say something. I still couldn't make out what it was saying. This time however I could back out where I was. I was near on a bridge and it was broken. I got up that morning and started to get ready to leave for the exchange. I walked to the door of the dormitory thinking I should say goodbye to my friends.

"Takeo!"

I stopped when I opened the door and I saw everyone standing outside. All the gang leader, all my friends and masters. Shigure had a white hooded cloak and a sword in her arms. I smiled and walked through the crowd. Many of them told me to give the gangs overseas hell and to become stronger. A few even yelled for me to get a girlfriend over there. I just smiled and walked up to everyone. Shigure walked over and gave me the cloak and sword. I took them and then she shocked us all by hugging me. I froze not knowing she was capable of real emotion.

"You were like the son I never had. I'm glad I get to see you grow up and s=to see you off on your first journey."

I stood then until she let go and dropped a smoke bomb. The smoke settled and she was gone. I smiled and I saw that small smile she had. Everyone else looked shocked and even the normally calm elder had a look of surprise. "Ahem" He snapped out of it and looked at me.

"Right well that touching moment aside here Takeo."

He held his hand out and I saw a photo in his hand. I looked at it and I saw it was a photo of us together after my injuries healed. I was in a orange shirt with blue jeans. I still had the bandages around my head and I sitting on Elders shoulder. I smiled and tucked the photo safety away in my cloak. I looked at him and I saw his fist high in the air. I smiled and raised my fist as high as I could. Everyone else smiled wide and raised a fist with a roar with wide smiles. Once that had been done I jumped onto the top of the gate and started to head for the shipyard.

"What up!"

I looked back and I saw all masters but Shigure following me on the roof tops. "What are you all doing?" Apachai jumped beside and so did Kensei.

"We started this four-yearlong journey together on these roof tops. It only seems right we see you off to your new one."

I smiled as I headed forward to the start of my new journey.