A week later, Esmeralda and Frollo were adjusting to Genosha. Esmeralda spent most of her time with Lorna, who was teaching her to read and write. Frollo was use his time with Angel, who was told him there more thing to learn than from the Bible. Martin was busy, training, she wants to teach Esmeralda, Lorna and Frollo had to fight.
"I won't be there protection you guys" Martin argued. "Yasha will kill without a thought" added as Angle look at her over his book.
"Martin, you will stop him" Angel added as Martin spins her Bo staff in font then behind her. "And beside, you and your grandfather take away his power and the council of evil banished him from Earth and will be kill on spot if he come back" as Frollo look at her closely to see her eyes changes to red but change to their normal color.
"Angel, he can reason with the council to give back his power then he can come here" Martin argued once again.
"Martin, you make big deal of nothings, you're the most powerful and strong mutant in the entire universe" Lorna said water the roses.
"True, but I know what Yasha can do at first hand so does Angel" Martin remembered Angle, who looks away in thought.
"What is she talking about?" Frollo asked drink some tea that Bella made.
"Remember that scar on my back you ask couple night ago?" Angel asked as Frollo nodded. "It was because of Yasha, he give to me when I was proctor my sister and her friends"
"Rogue, Nadira, Karai, Kagura, and Ryoko were badly hunted and I was barely standing, Yasha was throwing lighting balls everywhere" Martin added. "He was about to finish me off when Angel come and fight him off" leaning against a tree, look at the horizon, try no remember what happen next when Angle take over.
"When I kick Yasha to the ground, I turn around to see how the girls where. They okay, but Martin was barely consciousness when I feel something hit my back and now then I know, I was unconsciousness" Angel informed.
"Yasha hit Angel on the back when he was check on us, and give him that scar" Martin added taking a breather.
"My Lord, does he ever have a heart?" Esmeralda asked.
"No" Martin answered.
"What are we talking about?" Bella asked appear with new tea and a soda for Martin. Wanda was with her.
"Martin try get to training us for protection reason" Frollo answered pour the new tea.
"Protected from whom?" Bella ask once again pour some tea herself.
"Someone name Yasha" Esmeralda answered when Bella drop her cup.
"Yasha has retuned?" Bella ask look at Martin, who nodded.
"He is the shadows' choose one" Martin added. "I am gone free running" run off.
"Free running?" Esmeralda asked.
"Yeah, she runs and jumper from roof top to roof top" Angel answered.
"Angel, is true that Yasha is back?" Bella asked pick the piece of the broken cup.
"Fear so, we may barely saw Martin anymore sine Yasha is the shadows' choose one" Angel answered.
"Going be like Apocalypse over again, she will training night and day" Bella said sat down.
"Apocalypse, who that?" Lorna asked not knowing anything from Martin's past.
"He was mutant from Ancient Egypt , he want to create the world in his looking, in other words, turn humans in mutants by use a device call Eye of Ages" Angel answered.
"What happen to him?" Frollo asked.
"Apocalypse tried to power the device, he was weakened, and his high priests, afraid of his power, imprisoned him in the Eye of Ages and then took him to the top of the Himalayan Mountains and imprisoned him behind three doors., unite he hypnotist someone name Mesmero, who enlist the aid of Jean, Kurt, Kitty and Even, friends of Martin, to get three ring that make a key, unlock the first door, then that buster use my sister to get power for him, he try to left the tome when Martin use her power to stop but they were both equaling match, but somehow, he beat her, cause her to find a way to put him in the tome" Angel answered take breather. "She had to defile him the way her ancestor, the first female Martin that was pharaoh at time, did, by re trap him in the Eye of Ages" finished the story.
"She really don't like people knowing about her past, dose she?" Frollo asked as Angel and Bella nodded.
"So she will final away to stop Yasha?" Esmeralda asked.
"Yeah, even if it kills her like almost like Apocalypse did" Angel answered.
"I have to call Karai and told her" Bella called walk away.
"Angel, are you okay?" Lorna asked.
"Yeah, Martin going to kill me when she hear what I did you about" Angel answered get up and lean on the tree Martin was using.
"She will not, will she?" Frollo asked Esmeralda, who shrugged, not knowing. Since they been here for couple weeks, Frollo had stop use his archdeacon power to get her, and start trade her like lady and a equaled
"Angel, Martin will not kill you" Wanda said.
"Yeah" Angel smiled get off the tree.
"How dose Martin do this free running?' Esmeralda asked.
"You don't want know" Lorna answered.
With Martin, she teleport herself to a desert site that had building that no use, she take out her Ipod then start run and swing off a ladder then run and jump down on couple of steps then jump into an open window and run and jump and slide down couple of railing and coming down to the end take a breather.
"Much better" Martin smiled sat down.
"You get better" a voice called as Martin look up to see the light she talk to.
"Any news on the shadows?" Martin asked.
"Nothing, the shadow are hide and felling off of more children ghost" the light answered as Martin sat down on a step.
"Great, what am I going do?" Martin asked.
"I don't know" the light answered. "I must go" disappear as Martin get up.
"Come out, shadow, I sense you" Martin ordered as dark cold shadows circle around her, try to harm her but was stop when light shine off her, force them back. In a voice that she vow she will never use, in a deep dark voice, she order. "YOU CAN TELL YAHSA THAT I'M REALLY FOR HIM" as the shadows run to tells their choose one. Martin shocks her head, in her normal voice, she said. "I thought we agree, you don't use your voice" to no one in particular. "Now I know how Rouge feelings with voices in her head" teleport back to the island.
Back on the island, Martin walk thought the hallway when something stops her.
"Where were you?" An old voice asked.
"Please told me, how is it your busy where I was?" Martin question turn to a woman.
"I am your great aunt and the princess of Egypt" the woman answered.
"You are not the princess of Egypt anymore, that my little sister" Martin augured.
"She is not of royal blood; nether, is your older brother, but your grandfather let it" the woman argued.
"They need a family and we had given them a family" Martin yelled
"I think they should not have been name the prince and princess of Egypt" the woman shouted back form a whip from water.
"Don't even think fight against me, last person who do that it was banished and power was taking away" make her hands form fire around them.
"What is going here?" Angel's voice asked run up them with Lorna.
"Nothing" Martin answered clam down, making the fire disappear.
"We hear yelled" Lorna added lay a hand on Martin's arm.
"I was wander where she want off" the woman answered.
"Martin told us" Angel said stand protection of Lorna and Martin. His eyes were change to red.
"Angle, relax" Lorna called.
"He will relax after his form in to his wolf" Martin smiled. Her grandaunt walk away, not wants to deal with Angel.
"What do she said to make you angry?" Lorna asked.
"Oh, said that my brother and sister should not be call prince and princes of Egypt' Martin answered.
"She is so heartless" Angel called.
"Come on, Bella watch Esmeralda" Lorna said walk as Angel and Martin follow.
Outside, Esmeralda was read a book that Martin let her bough. It was call "Marked" by P.C. Cast and her daughter. She must say she love it, a girl was mark and now has to going to a house for vampire. She was so deep in to that she don't hear Bella call her name, but when she feel a hand on her shoulder, she grabbing and flap the person on their back to saw it was Lorna.
"Lorna, I am sorry" Esmeralda called help Lorna up.
"It okay" Lorna smiled. "I saw that Martin show you how to flap someone?"
"Yeah, she use me lot to learn it" Esmeralda smiled. "So what goes on?"
"Angel and Martin are at the theater with Frollo and want me to get you" Lorna answered walk away with Esmeralda.
At the theater, they walk in to hear soft piano music play.
"Who play?" Esmeralda asked look for the person to see young girl that like look Angle but has white bangs. Angel and Frollo were moving pros from the stage. "Where is Martin?"
"I don't know" Lorna answered. "Hey Rogue" as the girl look up to saw Esmeralda hide behind Lorna.
"Hey Lorna, who are she? My bro don't tell me that your father let new mutant here" Rogue asked going back to play the piano.
"She not a mutant, she human and I take you meets Don Claude Frollo" Lorna answered.
"Don Claude Frollo as in the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Don Claude Frollo?" Rogue asked hit a wrong note. Angel stops what he was doing to see his sister piss off.
"Oh, boy, cover your ears soon" Angel called.
"Why?" Frollo asked.
"Do it" Angel order cover his ears so Frollo did what he was do.
"MARTIN" Rogue yelled as Lorna and Esmeralda quick cover their ears.
"What?" Martin's voice echoed from the theater.
"Where are you?" Rogue asked look around.
"Why?" Martin asked.
"Cause I want to kill you" Rogue answered as Martin jump from the catwalk to appear behind her.
"For what? I don't anything" Martin called making Rogue jump.
"What do I told you about appear me?" Rogue asked.
"Do I listen?" Martin smiled walk around her.
"What I going do with you?" Rogue asked.
"Love me" Martin answered.
"Man, sis, I think you finally broke my ear drum" Angel joke.
"Don't even joke with me, Angel Higurashi or I going told mam and pop about the car" Rogue called.
"What car?" Angel asked.
"You know what car" Rogue answered.
"Esmeralda, meet Angel's little sister, Rogue Higurashi, she a demon and a mutant" Martin called
"What power?" Esmeralda asked as Rogue went back to play the piano when Esmeralda notice that she was wear long clothes and gloves. "You are the Untouchables?"
"Yes, I am the mutant name the Untouchables" Rogue answered as Martin lay her chine on her shoulder. "Have you warmed-up?" as Martin nodded. "Okay, Angel, she is really" as Angel nodded.
"All right, Frollo, come off the stage, you two are going to enjoy this" Angel ordered as Frollo and Esmeralda step off to watch Martin get to the center of the stage.
"Really" Martin called as Rogue plays some notes. Frollo and Esmeralda hear some the greatest voice singing.
Martin:
I know there's someone somewhere
Someone who's sure to find me soon
After the rain goes there are rainbows
I'll find my rainbow soon
Soon it won't be just pretend
Soon a happy ending
Love, can you hear me
If you're near me
Sing your song
Sure and strong
And soon.
"Wow" Esmeralda smiled clap her hands as Martin bow.
"Thanks" Martin thanked as Rogue and Angel smiled.
"So, Esme, told me, how you and Frollo were brought here?" Rogue asked.
"Esme?" Esmeralda asked.
"It a nickname, I have many of them" Martin answered.
"Oh, well, a book brought us" Esmeralda answered as Rogue hit a wrong key again while Martin and Angle look at each other then try walk away.
"MARTIN CLEPOPORAL ROSESMARY HAWKS, ANGEL FRANK HIGURASHI, GET BACK HERE" Rogue yelled as Martin and Angle stop. "What book is she taking about?" as Martin and Angel shrugged their shoulders. "Find, you two will not talk, but I knows someone will" look at Lorna, who turn while.
"You weren't?" Lorna asked.
"Try me?" Rogue asking her while take off a glove.
"Okay, it was the Book of Change" Lorna answered scare of Rogue.
"The Book is here?" Rogue asked as Martin try to walk away when she feel someone grabbing back of her duster. "Dose Karai, the leader of our team, know you have the Book?"
"If I said no, what were you done?" Martin asked.
"Kill you" Rogue answered.
"She knows" Martin lied.
"Nice try, blonde, but guess again" a voice called as Martin true and look to saw Asian woman look at her. Rogue let go and walk over to Angel, who was work but they were talking quietly.
"Bella" Martin called as Bella walk out on stage right but seen Martin's look, made a quick turn back. "Karai, Mon aim, what are you doing here?" as the Asian woman name Karai walk to her.
"Bella contacted me" Karai answered.
"Lorna, remember me to give Bella a playing card" Martin reminded to Lorna, who shook her head.
"Martin" Karai called as Martin roll her eyes then look at her best friend.
"Yes?" Martin asked.
"When were you gone to call me and inform that YOU HAVE THE BOOK?" Karai answered yell at Martin.
"Never, Karai, since the Phoenix gives me the power to seen, talk ghosts, shinies, and the shadows, much I love throw my fire at them" Martin answered.
"Martin, the watchers give me the book" Karai called slapped her upside the head.
"And the Phoenix ordering me to take it cause he coming back" Martin called.
"You did not mean?" Karai asked.
"Yes" Martin answered. "But let drop it, where others?" look around for more. "We need to practices for our show"
"Nadira see a dress in clothes store, Kagura went with her to keep eye on her and my credit card" as Rogue and Martin look at her.
"You give Nadira your credit card?" Martin asks.
"She gives me the puppy eye look" Karai answered.
"And where is Ryoko?" Rogue asked.
"She was behind me" Karai answered.
"Oh enjoy, my father's wine is gone by now" Lorna said sarcastically.
"She better not, she made a blood promise to not get drunk" Martin ordered.
"I am not drunk this time" a voice called out of nowhere.
"Ryoko, where are you?" Karai asks look around.
"Come on, Ryoko, show yourself" Angel called as Frollo and Esmeralda stand close that their fingers almost touches.
"Ryoko, I ordered you show yourself, we have practices" Martin ordered. "Oh, by the way, I hear this rumor that Tenchi is going to ask Ayeka out" while something pick her up and starting to shock her.
"What do you mean that princess going to have my Tenchi?" a woman voice asks as Martin smile.
"Get you, Ryoko" Martin smiled as Ryoko let her go when Martin laughing.
"I going get you back one day" Ryoko called as Rogue and Karai shock their heads.
"So who are those two?" Karai asks look at Frollo and Esmeralda.
"Karai, Ryoko, meet Don Claude Frollo and La Esmeralda" Lorna answered. "They are from Hunchback of Notre Dame"
"How do those two coming?" Karai asked.
"Promised me that you will not get mad" Martin order.
"How?" Karai asks once again.
"The shinies brought them to me" Martin answered hide behind Angle and Rogue.
"WHAT?" Karai asks as everyone covers their ears.
"Karai, calmed down, I can hear you even outside the door" a voice order as Martin smiled while uncover her ears.
"Kagura" Martin smiled run to hug her demon wind.
"Hey" Kagura hugged back. "Can you stay out of trouble?"
"Mon ami, difficulté à me suit partout où je vais" Martin laugh.
"Martin, you know I don't know French" Kagura called.
"She said "My friend, trouble follows me everywhere I go"" Frollo answered.
"Who are you?" Kagura asked.
"Kagura, promise me that you will not yell" Martin called while Kagura nodded.
"My wind demon friend, I like you meet Don Claude Frollo and Esmeralda" cover her head when she doesn't feel a hit.
"Nadira was right" Kagura called walk to the stage.
"What?" Rogue asked.
"She said that we will meet new people to help the Pharaoh" Kagura answered.
"I forgotten that pink hair friend is from the future" Rogue called.
"Love you too" a voice called.
"Nadira, why don't you tell me that Book will have been Frollo and Esmeralda here?" Karai asked.
"You never asks; you only ask about Martin be here" Nadira answered.
"Pourquoi at-elle avoir les cheveux roses (1)?" Frollo asked.
"Elle est née avec elle (2)" Martin answered.
"Et le rôle de bijoux sur un oeil? (3)?" Esmeralda questioned.
"Idem (4)" Martin answered as Nadira and Rogue share a look.
"Hey, some people don't know French" Rogue called.
"And you dating someone who speak French" Martin smiled.
"Did, we broke up" Rogue called.
"They will be back together soon" Martin whisper to Esmeralda and Frollo.
"Goth girls, you six need to practice so Angle, Frollo, out" Bella ordered duck from a card that Martin throw.
"Why?" Angel asked.
"Because this dance is for the girls' boyfriend, which one be back together soon" Bella answered duck again when Rogue throw a pager ball at her.
"Lorna, Esmeralda, come on" Angel order as Esmeralda and Lorna walk out with Angel and Frollo. Bella begin giving ordered.
Outside, they walk; Esmeralda and Frollo were talking to Lorna and Angel about the girls.
"So what are they need practice?" Frollo asked.
"God knows, if I know Martin, they maybe practice for their show" Angel answered.
"A show?" Esmeralda asked.
"Yes, each of the girls sing and dance diffident songs" Lorna answered Esmeralda's question.
"For their boyfriends" Angel adding.
"Karai dating?" Lorna asked.
"Yeah, Leonardo" Angel answered.
"Nice" Lorna smiled.
"And Bella teaching them how to dance to their songs" Angel smiled.
"You don't like some of their dance, do you?" Frollo asked.
"No, Bella may be teaching to them how dance to Pussycat Doll Jai Ho" Angel answered.
"I take you don't like how they dance" Frollo added.
"It Martin's dancing I don't like, she was taught how belly dancing" Angel answered.
"Her family tree is from Egypt so she had learned to belly dancing" Lorna added.
"Who side are you on?" Angel asked watch Lorna walk away. "Lorna, you know how I am when it coming to dancing, Martin and Nadira love show skin" try to catch up with her.
"Angel, I would stay away from her for a while" Frollo called.
"Oh, shut up" Angel yelled.
"Angel, listen for one" Esmeralda smiled.
"Like he listens" Frollo joked.
"True, I hope he heal well" Esmeralda smiled walk to a rose bush. "I like here".
"Why?"
"I free here, I can dance without arrest" as a figure in the shadow watch them
"I know, and I sorry for that"
"I accept your apology" as the figure smile but it fade when it saw a shadow gone town Frollo and Esmeralda. The figure shin light to the shadow making it going back into the darks. Martin and her friends walk out, smile and laughing. Angel comes back with a slip on his face.
"I pray that Martin can win this" the figure called disappearing.
To be counting.
1 Pourquoi at-elle avoir les cheveux roses: Why did she have the pink hair?
2 Elle est née avec elle: She was born with it.
3 "Et le rôle de bijoux sur un oeil: And the role of jewelry in one eye?
4 Idem: Same
