Chapter 7

Kain looked Gohei up and down. He then shook his head, not believing the task that was just assigned to him. He checked the watch on his wrist. It was almost noon. Daigu rubbed his beard as Gohei glared angrily at Kain, who then spoke.

Kain: Gohei eh? Well, as you heard, I'm Kain. Guess you'll be calling me Master Kain after today huh?

Gohei: I wouldn't bet on it. I just need to learn how to fight. And fast.

Kain: Ya think it's that easy huh? It takes years and years of practice.

Gohei: Oh yeah? Well, I don't have that much time. I have a planet to save.

Kain: I'd feel sorry if my fate was in your hands, kid.

Gohei growled in anger and was prepared to punch Kain's lights out. Tyla seemed to sense this and quickly walked in front of the two.

Tyla: Now, now you two. Let's break this up.

Kain: Well now…who are you little lady?

Tyla: *nervously* Ah…*giggles* I'm…uh…

Gohei: What? Did you forget how to speak English or something?

Tyla: No! Quiet you! *to Kain* I'm…uh…Tyla.

Kain: Tyla, eh? That's a cute name. *holds out hand* I'm Kain.

Tyla slowly took Kain's hand while giggling. Gohei rolled his eyes and turned back to Daigu.

Gohei: Do I really have to train under…*points to Kain*…him?

Daigu: Yes. I am unable to leave the dojo in my current state. Kain is on a mission to stop the invaders as well. Your objectives overlap.

Kain: Yeah. Look, we gotta go. Those alien dudes'll be here in a bit. You can learn on the job if you're so interested.

Gohei: *thinking* I already hate this guy.

Kain: Please tell me that you can at least fly. Use ki?

Gohei: I can fly just fine tough guy!

Kain: Good! Perhaps you aren't as useless as I thought.

Gohei: *growls under his breath*

Kain: *to Tyla* Come on princess. You can fly on my back. I'm sure this kid goes pretty slow, assuming he wasn't lying about being able to fly.

Tyla: *blushing* Well…if you don't mind…

Kain: Master! I'll be back to deliver some good news in a bit.

Daigu: Very well. I have the utmost faith in you Kain.

Kain: Yo kid. If your coming, let's go!

Gohei: You're really starting to piss me off!

Kain: *sarcastically* I'm shaking. Now, come on!

Kain walked out of the door and Tyla gleefully followed after him. Gohei clenched his fist and grit his teeth. Daigu then spoke for one last time.

Daigu: Kain is a bit hasty and may come off rude, but he is an excellent fighter. He might be able to teach you the way of the Ryu Ken better than I ever could. Now…Gohei. Go! That fate of the world is now in your hands!

Gohei: *almost instinctively* Y-Yes sir!

Gohei quickly ran after Kain and the doors to the dojo closed behind him. Daigu rubbed his beard and nodded as in approval of something.

Gohei caught up with Kain, who was already flying. Tyla was sitting on his back, like he was a magic carpet. Gohei rolled his eyes. Kain turned his head towards Tyla with a grin on his face.

Kain: I bet that kid never let you sit on his back before! Isn't this way better?

Tyla: W-Well…kinda…I guess.

Gohei: *suddenly* What the hell am I?! Chopped liver?!

Kain: Oh! I see you finally caught up! You're slow aren't you?

Gohei: I can fly just fine!

Kain: Oh really? Then let's see if you can keep up, eh?

Kain suddenly began to speed up drastically. Gohei tried to keep up, but couldn't. Soon, Kain was completely out of sight. Gohei grit his teeth and tried to sense Kain's energy. He finally found it and flew towards it. A few minutes later, Gohei landed in an empty grassland. He saw Kain and Tyla in the distance and quickly walked over to them. They noticed him and spoke.

Tyla: There you are! We'd thought you never show up!

Kain: I'm surprised he didn't pass out. You sure do fly slow though.

Gohei: *mumbling* I really, friggin' hate yo-ooo-u!

Kain: You say something kid?

Gohei: *grumbles, then speaks* No. Why the heck are we out here anyway?

Kain: You're not good at sensing ki are you? *points in front of him* Take a look over there kid.

Gohei looked in front of him, but saw nothing. He scratched his head.

Gohei: *sighs* I don't see anything.

Tyla: Yeah, me neither.

Kain: That's because there's nothing there to see. Whatever's over there, you can't see with the naked eye. Kid, close you're eyes and concentrate.

Gohei: What for?

Kain: Just trust me. Jeez.

Gohei grunted and closed his eyes. He wasn't even sure what he was looking for. He began to concentrate and sure enough, an object appeared in his vision. It was giant, blurry, and red. He couldn't quite make out what it was. He then opened his eyes.

Gohei: Yeah. I see what you're talking about.

Tyla: *with eyes closed* Huh? I still don't see anything.

Kain: Don't sweat it. You probably just can't sense ki. I guess the kid over there ain't half bad at it. Anyway, what you saw was a ship. I think its cloaked, that why no normal person can see it. And…I think that's the mother ship.

Gohei: Holy…the mother ship?! The head honcho?!

Kain: Yeah. I've seen those smaller ships that have been attack the cities come from this area. A lot of those soldiers seem to be guarding the place. I sense a lot of smaller energies as well.

Gohei: Okay then! Let's go storm the place!

Kain: Whoa, whoa, whoa! We can't just do that! There's only the three of us! Well, one of us really. The girl is harmless and you're…well…useless.

Gohei: Do you have to insult me every time you talk?!

Kain: Kinda. Yeah. Anyway, we're only here to scope the place out.

Gohei: Jeez. How boring.

Tyla: Not everything involves beating people senseless Gohei!

Gohei: What? Is this a tag team effort? Jeez.

Kain: Shh! Look!

The cloaking around the ship suddenly went down. The others could see that it was a very huge, red ship. It had to be ten times larger than the ships that Gohei had seen before. They could see doors at the top of the ship opening, then smaller ships flying out. They were headed in the direction of North City. Kain looked up as they flew over the three's head.

Kain: Well, looks like I gave them too much time to prepare themselves when I made that prediction. They're attacking now!

Gohei: What're we gonna do?!

Kain: We better get back to the city. With their technology, it won't take long for them to conquer it. Kids, let's go.

Tyla hopped on Kain's back and he suddenly flew away at high speed. Gohei growled because he knew he couldn't keep up with him. He flew into the air and tried to track his ki as best as he could. He finally got sight of Kain and actually managed to catch up to him. He was expecting some kind of insult, but Kain remained silent. He had a look of determination on his face that Gohei didn't feel like breaking. They remained quiet until they returned to North City. The sky was filled with dozens of the red ships. Kain and Gohei landed on the ground and returned to find the dojo on fire. Kain quickly ran towards the door while screaming "Master!" He held out his hands and suddenly fired a yellow blast, blowing the doors opened. Gohei and Tyla looked around. The whole city was almost up in flames. They could also hear people running and see soldiers marching about. They decided to follow Kain into the dojo. A few of the students were lying on the ground and Kain was helping them up.

Kain: Damn! We were only gone for twenty minutes! How could all this have happened so fast?! Damn it!

Kain then got up and ran towards the back room. Gohei turned to Tyla, who had a horrified look on her face as she stared at the burning dojo.

Gohei: Tyla. You should follow Kain. He'll keep you safe. This building won't last much longer, I think.

Tyla: What are you going to do?

Gohei: I'll help get these guys out of here.

Tyla: O-Okay. You just be careful! Okay?

Gohei: *grins* You got it love.

Gohei quickly began helping the students out of the burning building. Tyla ran towards the back room. A burning support beam suddenly fell in front of her and she shrieked as she barely jumped back to dodge it. She carefully walked around it and into the back room. There, she saw Kain and Daigu, who seemed completely unharmed.

Kain: Master! What happened here?!

Daigu: The invaders suddenly began to attack the city from their ships. It would seem the dojo was most fortunate. It wasn't hit as bad as the other buildings during their initial attack.

Kain: I'm just glad you're alright.

Daigu: Yes, but I am not important right now. Let us get the students somewhere safe. That takes top priority right now.

Kain: Of course Master! *to Tyla* Oh, hi there. You alright?

Tyla: Y-Yeah. Gohei's busy getting everyone out of here?

Kain: Oh really? I thought he was useless. Good. How 'bout we get outta here too princess?

Tyla: O-Okay. Right.

Kain quickly guided the two out of the room and they all saw that the dojo was empty now. Unfortunately, it was also falling to pieces. The doorway was blocked off by falling debris. Kain quickly fired an energy blast through the wall and flew the two out of the man-made hole in the knick of time. As they got out, the dojo crumbled to the ground. The three found Gohei and all the students waiting outside. Gohei was covered in smoke and breathing heavily.

Gohei: What the hell do you feed these kids?! They're heavy as hell!

Tyla: Stop cursing Gohei! It's a really bad habit you're developing!

Gohei: Yeah, yeah! *to Kain* I see you got the old man out.

A sudden explosion rocked the city. Everyone quickly braced themselves as Tyla shrieked in terror. Kain looked around and sensed multiple energies approaching their area.

Kain: We need to move now. I'd love to pummel these jerks for ruining my city, but the safety of the students is more important right now.

Daigu: Indeed. Let us go to my secret safe house. I had a feeling something like this would happen one day.

Gohei: Seriously? Wow. You're quite intuitive old man.

Kain: Everyone! Follow us!

Everyone quickly followed after Kain as more explosions rocked the city's core. After walking a good block, Daigu led them to an old statue of a man. Somehow, it had remained intact, unlike anything else. Daigu lifted its face and pressed a button. The statue suddenly began to slide back, revealing a staircase. The group was instructed by the old man to go down. Everyone except Kain did. He looked back towards his now burning city, clenched his fist, and grit his teeth. He made a promise to himself that he would return soon to help it. He ran down the stairs and the statue moved back into its regular position.

END