AN: I'm baaack. It's been more than a year now, but I'm finally out of my little slump. I just had no motivation to write anymore. But now I'm back. To any of the those who use to read my stories, I'm really sorry. I thought for a while that I was completely done writing. Anyway, I hope some old and new people read this chapter and leave a review. If I'm going to keep writing I'll need some reviews. Thanks. And if any are wondering, I'm going to pretend Dynasty Warrior 6 never happened, and I mean that completely. I'll also be finishing my other main story so if anybody who used to read it is out there ill be updating it within the week so please look into it again

Chapter 2 "Escape"

Get Sin hurried with the Empress and Hu Ji. They made their way through the Empress's room, through the gardens, finally reaching the Emperor's Quarters. There was no one there, Gan Ning and Get Sin must have moved on. As they stood there looking around, they could hear a group of soldiers noisily coming towards the main door. With their main escape route cut off, Get Sin led them out the western door and back into the city.

The small group made their way through the city, dodging between buildings and moving from shadow to shadow. They made it all the way to the western gate. They could hear the battle on the other side of the city begin to die down. Get Sin inched his way closer to the gate and peeked around the corner. There was no one there. With the post empty, Sin led them through the gate, out of the city, and into the pitch black woods. He then turned them southward, trying to get back on track.

They made their way through the darkness. Dodging between trees and pushing aside bushes. Get Sin led the way, behind him the Empress held onto his arm tightly and Hu Ji was latched onto her. The battle back in the city seemed to have stopped and the sounds of the forest now took over.

Breaking through the line of trees, they found themselves on a relatively clear road. They could still see very little, but it was still a better option than the dense woods. Searching as far as he could, Get Sin saw nothing. They followed the road, looking and listening for any sign of the river. Turning around a bend, Get Sin spotted something in the road. There was someone standing in the middle of the road. He seemed o be looking down road, waiting for something. As he moved closer, Get Sin could see him better. He could see the man was shirtless and had tattoos down his back.

Thinking he knew who it was, Get Sin spoke to him, "oh, thank god it's you. I didn't want to say anything but I had no idea where I..."

The man turned around, Sin could see him better. It was not Gan Ning but a larger Dian Wei. Get Sin tried to reach for his sword, but Dian Wei already had him. Wei reached out and grabbed Get Sin by his throat. Soldiers emerged from the forest, lighting torches, and surrounding the small group. The Empress and Hu Ji huddled together in the center.

Dian Wei spoke in a rough voice. "My lord has commanded me too kill any spies I find." He looked Get Sin up and down. "You look like a spy to me."

Dian Wei reached down for his weapon but it was gone. He didn't panic but looked around calmly.

"You looking for this big ol' axe?" A female voice asked from the darkness.

Dian Wei reached for another weapon at his side but it was gone as well.

"Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. I got your little knives too."

Gan Ning and Sun Ce emerged out of the darkness, grabbed Dian Wei by his arms and pulled him back. Dian Wei tried to fight back but was overpowered and tied down. Wu soldiers came out of the woods, dispatched the Wei soldiers, and acquired their torches. Get Sin was helped up by the Empress, who still held onto a terrified Hu Ji. Sun Shang Xiang, Gan Ning, and Sun Ce came back into the light. Sun Shang Xiang threw down a large axe and a set of throwing knives.

Gan Ning looked back at Dian Wei then spoke to Get Sin. "How could you possibly think that was me? He bald for god's sake."

"Alright so...maybe I panicked." Get Sin defended. "Just a little bit."

"That's good enough, let's get outta." Sun Ce hurried them on.

This time the group moved quickly. Well lit and well informed, the group quickly made their way the forest to the river. A small boat and Zhou Yu waited for them. They quickly piled on and shoved off.

Fires burned all along the northern side of the river. Zhou Yu had made sure every ship within range to chase them, was set ablaze. As they made their way across the river, Wei soldiers came running out of the forest to the river. They lived up on the shore with crossbows in hand.

Gan Ning saw them and yelled out, "Everyone down!" As he yelled, he dove at Sun Shang Xiang and Hu Ji, tackling them to the ground, and covering them with his body. Holding them down and covering his head, Gan Ning remained there completely still.

Get Sin and the rest of those on board did nothing but stare at Ning. No arrows were fired at the ship, the Wei soldiers stood on the shore with looks of dismay on their faces. Gan Ning, hearing nothing, slowly picked up his head.

"There not going to risk injuring the Emperor by firing on us." Zhou Yu informed him.

Gan Ning quickly stood up. With his hand on the back of his head, he nervously laughed. "He, he. I was just... testing you guys, you know. Just making sure you um...were...ready? You guys all failed by the way." The boat rocked a bit and Gan Ning took the opportunity. Pretending to almost fall over, Gan Ning yelled, "Wow! Who the heck is driving this thing. We got royalty on board you know that." He ran to the front of the boat, out of view.

Sun Shang Xiang stood up as he left and angrily brushed herself off. "Fine, just run off. Don't worry about me, I'm just your wife, nobody important." She chased after him.

Get Sin reached down and helped up a still trembling Hu Ji. "Don't worry your safe now." She did nothing but stare at him. Sin tried to comfort her with a smile. To his surprise she leaned into his chest looking for comfort. Sin anxiously put his arm around her. She seemed to calm down but she continued to tremble.

He knew it would take more than that to get her past this horrible night, but at least now they were safe and would have plenty of time to recover in Wu.

AN:Thanks again, and please review. I also have a question for any out there. Did they cut Da Qiao out of DW 6? Because if they did that just have to be added to my list of "Things I hate about DW 6" along with Zhou Yu's boots, Sun Shang Xiang's story, and many other things.