Sweey:So hello again my friends! ^_^ I've not much else to say sept that my Great-Grandmother (age 85) made it through her surgery safely! :D I'm so happy! Anyways, here's another chapter…. Lol my half Japanese cousin and my other awesome cousin are here… haha they rock. We're gonna play Sengoku Basara! WOO WOO Go Masamune Date! :3 Wondering who he is? Go to my DA account (link on my profile) and you'll find him in my featured favorites… considering I haven't done any pics of him yet. Enjoy this chapter! ^_^

Chapter Two: Magic?

The stranger led Sasuke and Kirby within the castle walls and through several corridors until he brought them to Sir Meta Knight's apartment.

"You may enter, Sasuke," the stranger said in a cool voice as he held the door open for the little ninja to pass through.

Sasuke was about to ask for his name but he decided he'd find out soon enough.

"I have brought him, my lord," the stranger announced in a soft voice.

"Well done Stranger, thank you," a masked being replied. He was of a species similar to Kirby, with purple feet and blue skin. Sasuke froze under the two glowing yellow eyes that looked at him from behind the v-shaped slit in his metal mask.

"I've been expecting you, Sasuke," the masked knight said.

"H-hello sir…" Sasuke replied, just barely above a whisper. He was still appalled at how the two knew his name… maybe they could read minds.

"You said you and your friends needed help repairing your ship, may I assist you in this?" Sir Meta Knight asked.

Sasuke smiled broadly, "Of course you can! We'd greatly appreciate it!"

"Where are they at this moment?" Sir Meta Knight asked.

It was Stranger who answered, "In the valley of the ruins."

"Such an odd name," thought Sasuke as he studied the man before him. He was cloaked in a hooded cape that swirled like an illusion. In his hand he held an odd bow and a quiver stuffed with arrows was slung over his right shoulder.

Sir Meta Knight dipped his body in the form of a nod, "Very well. If you could Sasuke, write your friends a message so Stranger may go help them that would be most helpful."

Sasuke nodded and grinned broadly readily writing a note on the paper Stranger provided to him who took it back in hand and stood silently as he waited for his next orders.

"You know what to do Wanderer," Sir Meta Knight said.

Before he left, Stranger smiled warmly at Sasuke, and then left the room, his gray-green cloak whishing behind him like a shadow. Two armored beings trailed after him through the door, leaving him alone with the masked being.

"I was informed you and your friends are ninja, is this correct?" the masked knight asked.

Sasuke nodded and stood amazed as Sir Meta Knight's eyes glow a deep green. He decided that the being must be some kind of robot like him. After all, he was hard like metal and his eyes glowed different colors.

"Might I ask, do you know of a ninja known as Yamikage?" he asked, tension followed the question.

Sasuke frowned, genuinely unfamiliar with the name, "No sir, I'm afraid not."

The masked knight again nodded, letting out a brief sigh of relief mixed with disappointment, "How fortunate, you are not an enemy." He met Sasuke's gaze, "Correct?"

Sasuke nodded several times, "Yes sir. I mean, I believe so."

Sir Meta Knight nodded, "Let us hope so."

"I'm going after him," Yae decided finally.

"I'll go with you," Goemon offered.

"I shall go alone. I'm trained for these kinds of situations. You're not," Yae pointed out firmly. "You stay with the ship."

With those words said she turned to leave, only to come face to face with the hooded and cloaked figure of Stranger.

"There's no need for that my lady," he said softy.

Yae's eyes narrowed, "What have you done to Sasuke?" She pulled out her katana and held it up to the stranger's throat before he could move.

"Sir!" the two armored beings on either side of him said as they rushed forth to help him, stopping their rescue short when he held up his hand briefly.

Stranger stood there and held his hands up, allowing his massive, double bow to slide from his grasp and to the ground, "He's safe inside the castle with my lord master. Here, I have a message from Sasuke. May I give it to you, my lady?"

Yae nodded, but didn't drop her guard as the hooded Stranger moved his gloved hand slowly to his belt where he revealed a paper of which he handed to her.

Dear Goemon, Yae, and Ebismeru,

This is Stranger; he helped me find someone who says he can help us fix our ship. I'm almost positive that they are friendly but they have a slick, big mouthed king who eats people for breakfast. Let Stranger and his friends take you to the castle.

~Sasuke

Yae placed her katana back in its sheath as she passed the note to Goemon and Ebismeru, and then turned to Stranger, "So, you can help us?"

Stranger nodded.

"Then why won't you show your face?" she prompted, gesturing to the deep hood that he wore.

"Is not my voice assurance enough alone?" Stranger asked her.

She didn't understand why, but she blushed inwardly. Whoever he was, he sure was mysterious. Her mind began to wander and she wondered what color his eyes were and why he had such reasons to wear that deep hood and hide behind the shadow it cast over his face.

"So, how are you going to help us?" Ebismeru demanded.

The two knights on either side of Stranger agreed. One clad in sea-green armor spoke his thoughts aloud, "Surely we can't lift it, so how will we help?"

"Simple, Sword Knight. We move the ship," Stranger replied flatly as he turned heel and moved towards the ship.

"How?" the other fellow murmured, clad in armor of a darker green shade.

"We'll simply pick up something smaller," Stranger explained.

Ebismeru cocked his head and turned to Goemon, "I don't get it."

"I think that's the point," suggested Goemon.

Their attention the returned to the hooded Stranger as he pulled out a small glowing, orange stone and set it on the ground. He tapped it once and was shrouded in the orange light of the stone. He walked over to the ninja' ship and tapped it twice, releasing the orange light over onto the ship. He smiled at the baffled faces of those who watched him as he walked over and picked up the stone and the ship mirroring the stone's motions.

"Witchcraft!" Ebismeru declared loudly.

Stranger turned and looked at him with a peculiar smile, "No, but it is a kind of magic. I learned it from an old friend of mine: an Amasi warrior known as Sir Anduin Isan Thorn." He shrugged briefly as he turned to lead the way to the castle, "More of a trick than anything."

"How does it work?" Goemon asked curiously.

Stranger's smile challenged them all, "If I told you, it would no longer fascinate you, now would it?"

Goemon and the others paused to think upon his statement, deciding he was probably right.

Stranger waved the matter away with his free hand, "Alright, let's go to the castle so we can get you all home."

Sweey: So the next chapter will be twice as awesome! :D wooo! Okay, lemme know how you're all liking it. ^_^ I'm still not very familiar with Ganbare Goemon, but I enjoy the characters. Now… I must:

1 Go to Wal-mart

2 Clean my house so my fam can come over

3 Eat with my new awesome chop sticks

4 Read the Adventures of Robin Hood…. The real one

5 Play Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes

4 Draw Masamune Date

5 Watch Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

6 Laugh really hard cuz I put this on here! XD

10 Say good-bye to you all and hope you have a grand day! ^_^ hip hip hurray my Great-Grandma's okay! :D Read and Review pwease! :3