Scythe of Doom

NOTES: Probably a short one again, as I have to go food shopping or I will starve. As for the Scythe itself, I always felt it had a sort of Lord of the Rings feel. It was unintentional, but once I started, I noticed that. Glad more people are tuning into this story and enjoying it. That's what it's for, after all!

A LATER NOTE: Wow, a big delay. I'm really sorry. I've got a bigger workload than I'm used to this year, and my brother just came to visit for a week, so I couldn't come into university to update. Then it was Halloween and I was out quite a bit. I should be back to regular updating soon because I have no money left, but I won't make any promises because I still have a load of work to do. And I'm in more of a Harry Potter mood at the moment. Draco Malfoy…mmm…

The young dragons sat around the table, eating brunch in silence. Raimundo kept finding himself staring at Jack, trying to figure out what it was about the boy that would entice him in later life.

The red eyes were bewitching, that much Raimundo could admit to himself, but Kimiko's blue eyes were beautiful. And Kimiko always dressed in a different cute outfit, while Jack always wore the same. But then, black was sexy.

Raimundo sighed and poked his bacon around on his plate. He was beginning to see why he would grow up to have problems. Jack and Kimiko were so different that they couldn't be compared on the same scale, so it was impossible to tell if one was better than the other.

Although, they did both throw serious temper tantrums, Kimiko's violent and Jack's whiney. They were both overly concerned with their image. Both screwed up more frequently than anyone else.

Before Raimundo could continue with his contemplation, there was a sound like something heavy smashing into the ground outside. Then Older-Omi came flying in backwards through the window, hitting the wall hard and landing unconscious on the floor. The dragons all jumped up from the table, Master Fung rose slowly and Jack looked around, bewildered and paranoid.

Through the broken window, the Sorceress glided into the dining area. Shards of glass tore the skin of her bare feet, but the cuts healed almost instantaneously with flashes of dark magic.

"Kimiko," Master Fung said casually, "to what do we owe this pleasure?"

She growled in his direction and fired a ray of darkness at him through the Scythe. Master Fung raised his walking stick and deflected it calmly. He saw everyone looking at him in shock and awe and shrugged.

"It is a very good stick."

"You're a fool, Master! I'll deal with you later but…who are they? Our past selves?"

Kimiko landed daintily on the wooden floor and moved over to her younger self, who backed away slightly. The Sorceress caught her younger self's chin in her bony hands and tilted her head up, so that young Kimiko was forced to stare into the swirling black pools of hatred that were once blue like her own eyes. "I always have been very pretty. Tell me, darling self, are you and Raimundo getting along okay?"

Kimiko shrugged. "Um…we're okay."

"What of Jack?"

Kimiko frowned, not having the knowledge that Raimundo had found about their lives. "What of him?"

Unfortunately, as she spoke, she glanced in Jack's direction. Sorceress Kimiko followed her gaze, only to see the young man that she'd missed on her entrance. She abruptly let go of her younger self and stalked over to the young man, who looked absolutely petrified.

"Jack…dear, dear Jack… are you looking at me Jack?"

Jack stopped looked as scared and started to look confused. Master Fung threw his cane at her, only for it to ricochet off of an invisible forcefield. He caught it as it flew past him and leant on it heavily. "Kimiko, what are you planning?"

She just smiled, and continued murmuring Jack's name. Jack started swaying a little, as though he was about to fall asleep.

Then, Raimundo ran into the room, skidding to a halt a few feet away from the Sorceress. "Kim, no, stop! Leave him alone! He hasn't even done anything yet!"

"Yet," Kimiko imitated. She turned to older-Raimundo. "I think this ought to even things out a little. To think, I was just going to kill him! I'm so glad I rethought."

Then, just as Raimundo was about to grab her and demand to know what she'd done, she appeared to melt into the floor and she vanished.

Sorry it's short!