Samurai Heart
By Robin Gurl
Chapter 1
(I expanded this a lot. The rest of what you read will be added very soon. :) And a bigger update will be on the way. Thanks for the kind reviews, I'm so sorry it took so long for me to work all of this out. :D writing on two characters who aren't your favorite for so long is hard. Oo I think this is the longest I've ever written with no Cye. O.O;)
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
NOTE: This isn't the "official" origin of the Ronin Warriors. This is MY take on how it happened! I know it didn't happen like this but the idea wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it. -glares at her plot bunnies- I blame Plot Bunnies. lol. Also before I get any reviews, in ALL of my stories Cye is the youngest. I know that in Samurai Troopers Shin is the oldest but I'm not writing YST. I tip my hat to people who can but I grew up watching RW and Cye is just to adorable and young sounding to be the eldest...lol.
"So a sub-armor. That is what this is, huh?" A blue haired boy with a North American accent asked. An old man who was hovering in the air dressed in monk robes nodded approvingly. "Cool!" The boy beamed looking at his hands.
"Strata you will find four others. Don't let them out of your sight."
"Four others?" Blue eyes widened, "Wow! More people like me!"
The man smiled warmly and clenched his staff closer. "Awaken your power Strata. Use it to find the others. I will appear again once you do. Good bye, Rowen of Strata."
Rowen blinked and the man was gone. "That was weird..." Looking around he found nothing. His body began to glow a dark blue. His sub armor disappeared leaving him in his clothes. "Three others? If there are five then why only three?" Behind him his dog barked loudly. Sighing he turned around and jogged towards her. "Hey girl, what is it?" In front of his black labador was a boy. He looked to be three years older or more than Rowen was. "Hey, you..ok?" The boy had some weird blonde hair and was dressed a little to nicely to be from this side of town. "Hey! Wake up!" Rowen shook the unconisous boy. No response. He tried again in Japanese. This time he got a groan. "Yeh dats it, wake up."
The boy shot up and got in a weak fighting stance. Rowen reconized that stance immediately. In shock he backed up not sure what to do. "You..You're part of the Date Clan. But what are you doing here?" Blue eyes glowed dangerously, the Date Clan was the reason his family and friends were moved to this dump, Japan called a Neighborhood. In school he learned that they were a big clan centered around teaching martial arts. Either way, Rowen despised anyone from the Clan.
"Get away from me." The blonde growled in perfect Japanese. Then the boy took a look around and his features turned to fear. "Where am I?"
"Hey now calm down." Rowen replied shakily.
"Calm down? I don't know where I am- wait I'm in the low end of town." The one violet eye that Rowen could see flared up and the kid started to glow. "You did this. Take me back!"
"Ok. Shit. Now look. Woah. Turn off the lights pretty boy. I had nothing to do with you coming here. My dog found you." In between Rowen's legs his dog growled menacingly at the blonde haired boy.
"How do I know I can believe you?"
"Well er I can try and take you home." Rowen offered shrugging.
"Wait. You didn't kidnap me then."
"Well glad we got that straightened out. I was beginning to worry that I actually had. I've been known to sleep walk a couple of times." Rowen joked lightly. He reached out a hand to the other boy. "Name's Rowen. Rowen Hasiba."
"You are not Japanese are you?" A strange smirk appeared on the other boys face.
"I'm sorry?"
"If you were Japanese I would have not gotten your Sur name last. My name is Date Seiji. But since you are not from here you may call me Sage." The blonde bowed and when he came back up Rowen looked amused. "I don't understand? What is so entertaining? Bowing is a sign of respect."
"I am Japanese. My father is. I was just raised in New York with my mother after they divorced. If you want traditional Japanese buddy, I can give it to ya. All ya have ta do is ask." Sage nodded and Rowen sighed. "Fine. My name is Hasiba Touma. You can just call me Rowen though. No one ever calls me Touma." He bowed slightly and quickly straightened up. This Sage guy was still scaring him.
Sage crossed his arms and raised an eye brow. "Alright, Touma, it's been a pleasure but I really must be going."
"Wait, if you go alone you'll be trampled in no time. We may be poor but we know how to fight."
"You don't have to walk me home." Sage muttered dryly crossing his arms. He had attempted to straighten his dress coat with to no avail. It was still wrinkled.
Rowen shrugged smirking. "It's true what I said. It's the same as if you had found me on your turf."
"Yeh but I'm not sure I'd walk you home."
"Never said you would. I'm just acting as humane as I possibly can. But you're making it very difficult." Rowen glared.
Sage continued walking and then pivoted to face Rowen. "This is me acting humane. If you don't like it I sugguest you let me fend for myself."
"Pretty boy, you wouldn't last five minutes out here." Suddenly the bushes rustled around the two boys. A chilled wind rushed through their hair, leaves swirling around their bodies. "What the?"
Out of no where six armored bodies jumped out and surrounded them. "You people have armored samurai doing your dirty work now?" Sage started to laugh. "I'll give it to you, Rowen. You're impressive."
"What the hell are you babbling about? These aren't part of our clan."
"These two are part of the group that Master Talpa wants." One of them barked.
"We are to take them alive?"
"Yes. Must follow orders."
"Why do I get the feeling they are planning to kidnap us?" Rowen jested backing up closer to Sage.
"Who is Master Talpa?" Sage demanded. "What do you want with us?"
"You will find out soon enough, Ronin Warriors."
Both boys froze in their spots. Two orbs floated in the ai r around them, each glowing a different color. One a dark blue and the other a forest green. The ancient had called them that. Rowen turned around facing Sage with a surprised look on his face. "I think I know why we met." This time Sage had no wise cracks or complaints. He just nodded wide eyed.
"Are you coming quietly or do we need to show you what happens to people who disobey?"
"I'll take choice B. RUN" Rowen took off running hoping Sage wasn't far behind.
"Somehow, I don't think running is the best option." Sage yelled as he caught up.
"Got any bettah ideas?"
"If we're going to run lets get off the main street." Sage nodded towards a deep thicket on the right. "Maybe we can lose them in there."
"How do I know this isn't one of your plans?"
"I could be asking you the same thing. But it's better than finding what that Talpa guy wants isn't it?"
"You got me there." Rowen jumped off the side of the road and skidded down the steep ravene. They walked in silence carefully looking around for the soldiers again. After 10 minutes of nothing they relaxed and took a break both heaving from their many mile sprint.
Sage sat down on a huge boulder and pulled out his orb. "How did you get yours?"
"I duh know, some old dude gave it to me. You?"
"Same. He said I was apart of the Ronin Warriors, my name was Halo?"
"Mine was Strata. Man, I wish he was 'ere right now."
"Halo. Strata." As if on cue, the old man appeared. He stepped in front of them pointing his staff at each one of the orbs. "You must find the other three before it's to late."
"Why are we even doing this?"
"There is a place called the Dynasty. In it an evil ruler named Talpa is master of all. I have been monitering his movements for some time now. The time to reawaken the warriors came when I realized his ultimate goal was the conquest of Earth. You have to stop him or the world you know will never be the same again."
"There is no way I'm working with him." Rowen exclaimed hopping up from where he was sitting. He got closer to Sage his fists up ready for anything.
"It's not like I'm thrilled to be working with you either." Sage replied icily. He stood as well, his full height allowing him to gain three inches above the other boy.
The man's staff glowed and a force pushed them apart. They landed on opposite sides of each other. "You must put aside your differences. Your families problems are not your own. The fate of the world lies in your hands. Work together and it will be possible to win. If you do not at least attempt then the world is forever doomed."
"I..I guess we have no choice." Sage stood up brushing his clothes off.
"Yeh, guess your right. How do I call upon that sub armah again?"
The man looked pleased. "Hold your orbs out and they will appear. I sugguest keeping the sub-armor on, they provide healing energy when it's needed."
Both held out their orbs. Sage glowed a forest green and Rowen a dark blue. When the light disappeared they were in their subarmor. "How do we find the others?"
"Concentrate. You will be able to sense their presence. Please hurry, Torrent is very ill. He will need Halo's power as soon as he is found or he may not last."
"Wait-!" But it was to late. The man had disappeared. "Sensing Presences? What a load of crap."
"Don't be to hasty, Rowen. If what he said is true we have to find the others. Maybe since this Torrent is ill, his aura will be brighter?"
"What evah." Rowen shrugged. He watched as Sage sat down on the ground and closed his eyes. "This ain't no time for sleepin'."
"I'm mediating, Rowen. Calm down." A few minutes later, Sage's one visable eye opened. "I found them. One is a run away being chased by local authorities and the other two are homeless."
"I'm glad your power worked." Rowen responded wide eyed. "So which way?" Sage bolted off the ground and ran past Rowen, the blue haired boy followed.
End Chapter 1
