Chap 9 - Lady Thaya Emerges Catherine's Strange Funky Lady Thaya Story Thingy
Catherine (Lady Thaya) is my friend, and Josie's friend (even though she doesn't act like it), and is a little bit… uh… overly outgoing… that is to put it lightly… She heard about my site (grrrr… stares daggers at Josie, who just shrugs) and wrote this story, by hand, and didn't even bother to number the pages… its barely legible, and the spelling is atrocious, but Josie has been gracious enough to type and edit it for me (and add a couple of her own stuff in it too!)… A warning: This is not your average story. Lady Thaya is a great writer, if you can actually understand what she is writing, and I do not accept credit for this story. She just handed it to Josie and Josie handed (emailed) it to me. (ROTFLMAO) And without further ado….

Chapter 9: Lady Thaya Emerges

After the last adventure, for which everyone was still recovering, Kento decided to go work out in the gym. His rough workout ended, he left and found himself in the presence of a strange woman. Not hesitating, he simultaneously wiped his dark brow and greeted her. Then he turned and started to leave, he didn't want to be late for their little meeting. Then it hit him. "Who are you and why are yo-" Before Kento could finish, he was knocked unconscious by the woman's stare. *Hehe… I don't know why the Nether Realm are having problems with these people… Boys are so weak!*

Not too far from Mia's house, deep in the woods, a short while later, Sage and Cye were out together for a walk. A small child appeared seemingly out of nowhere and asked in an equally small voice. "Can you help me? I'm lost." Her hazel pleading eyes moved from Cye to Sage. The wind shifted, the girl's hair flew around casting a barely conspicuous evil aura around her. The two warriors looked at each other momentarily before Sage spoke. "Cye, go tell the others where I am. This is bound to take a while." He said, forcing a smile and gesturing at the woods surrounding them.
"Okay." Cye said. He had wanted to seriously ask Sage something about, well, Annie ([ugh! Josie!!! What is it about me and Cye? Sheesh! Lay off!]). Cye turned and left thinking to himself. *I guess it can wait.*
The girl looked up innocently at Sage and he soon fainted, landing on the padded ground. The girl changed back to her normal form and dragged him a little before cussing, and, noticing he was already awakening, transported him elsewhere. Her form changed again, but this time to an old woman.

Cye heard a thud behind him, but paid no heed. He ran the almost two miles in the leaf covered path to the nearest street, which was a dirt road that was rarely used, only to get into the Koji Manor. He was about to cross it when he saw an elderly woman. Of course, being considerate as he is, he figured he could help her cross.
"Would you like me to help you cross?"
"That would be so kind of you sonny." At the other side she thanked him and Cye had a funny feeling about her. He turned away and didn't even take one step before he felt numb and then disappeared. "(imitation evil laughter) If only more young people is as thoughtful as him… then my work would be much easier." She continued to walk down the road, towards the Koji household.

Ryo was leaving Mia's to look for the guys. He had a feeling that they will be late for their meeting with the girls. Just as he stepped off the property, a red convertible with an, ahem… noticeable woman came into view ([only Catherine would think of that!]). She passed him and continued a few more yards when the car stopped by the side of the road and steam shot out from beneath the hood.
He was there before she could even open the car door. "Do you need any help?" Her darkened eyes stared at him. "I could fix th-" Another Ronin warrior fell as an (imitation) evil cackle was heard.

Rowen, as usual, was coming out of the high school with his face in a book. He checked his watch and quickened his pace. *God! I forgot! I'm suppose to meet the guys! Why'd it have to be today? They all knew I always stay after school on Fridays.* Before he had turned the corner, he went numb as a chill ran down his back. An open courtyard formed around him.
The other warriors were walking in a circle aimlessly, Rowen observed. It seemed everyone was in some sort of trance. Ryo, Kento, and Cye began to walk to a central point. Sage did too, but stopped, turned around and shook his head. His eyes locked on Rowen, questioningly. The look Rowen responded with told Sage he knew no more about what was going on than Sage himself. Rowen shrugged his shoulders and motioned to follow the others. Soon the strange woman who had brought them to this place again appeared. She was in her normal form, as tall as the Ronins, long dirty blond hair reaching her waist. Rowen and Sage's jaw dropped. *Just another dumb blond* Ro thought.
"OK people. It's time to wreak havoc on the city. Cye, Kento, Ryo; attack the city and find me some chocolate cream pie! With whipped cream and a cherry on top! Hurry!" Then she paused and continued, "Sage and Rowen, let's get on with the interrogation. Now where can I find the girls, Sage?"
The cute blond looked blankly at his captor. "They are… you can find them, wait, where am… I'm not telling you anything… you can find them… I'm not telling you anything! I won't talk! Who are you? The girls? They are…" Sage, obviously confused, answered her, and continued to mumble incoherent sentences. Apparently, Sage was only partially under the woman's control.
"I am Lady Thaya, evil villianess, and your struggle is useless! (sigh, a little sweat drop appears suddenly behind her) This is not working quite the way I planned it to! Let's try this again. Rowen, where are the girls?"
"Well… (small smirk) Master Thaya, ahem, I am a bit confused. I'm not really sure, but I think they are in… the pumpkin pie, no, or is it in the vanilla ice cream?" Rowen responded, trying not to be sarcastic.
"Aarrgghhh!" yelled the very annoyed Thaya (three small straight lines appear on her cheek) "I'll just go and kill a few people to calm my nerves. But just so nothing happens…" She wiggled her fingers and Sage and Rowen found their arms chained above their head and their feet chained below them with triply reinforced chains.
"I wonder where the guys are. They should have been here an hour ago!" worried Annie.
"I don't know, but maybe they're testing us or something." Guessed Josie.
"Yeah, right." Annie voiced sarcastically.
*I wish the girls knew where we were and could come get us* Josie heard. *I wish they knew we were in Thaya's dungeon and that she is wreaking havoc with the brainwashed majority of the Ronin Warriors. I also wish Sage would fight this and stay awake!*
"Annie, did you hear that?"
"Hear what, Josie?"
*That was Rowen, I know it!* Josie thought. "I know where they are, Annie."
"Where?" Annie inquired, she tossed her mane of dark hair.
"In a dungeon of someone named Thaya." She replied, as if it were common knowledge. Her glasses fell forward and she adjusted them.
"How do you know? Wait, nevermind, just lead on." Annie wondered out loud. *Sometimes she scares me so much! But there's something uncanny about when she gets these notions.*
"I don't know how I know, but I know that I know where they are. Just follow me. I know I can find them."
Annie thought hard at the preceding statement and her frown turned to a smile at the thought of rescuing Cye and proving herself to them all. ([okay, okay! Who wrote that??? *points finger accusingly* I thought I already prove myself, or did I??? Now I'm confused! Thanx a lot Catherine or should I say Josie!]) "Okay. Let's go get them!"
An outrageous racket sounded from the entrance of Thaya's residence. "Oh man! Someone has breached my ultra cheap fortress protection and alarm system." Thaya grumbled. "Okay boys, we've got to retreat." Thaya transported the three Ronins and herself to her dungeon where Rowen and Sage were being held. "I'll use my guns that come out of nowhere." Thaya thought aloud.
*Watch out for the guns* Josie heard. "Duck!" she yelled.
Sure enough, two huge guns appeared almost instantly and, having no other target in range, shot each other. "Ooooohh! Darn they knew! Stupid cheap weapons. No matter, I'll send them these just-add-water-henchmen."
*Watch out for the guards!* Josie heard. "I hear ya, Rowen. I don't know how, but I do. Annie, be ready to fight. Our welcoming committee should arrive any minute now." Annie gaped at her best friend incredulously.
The two girls easily defeated the guards and were about to bust down the door to the innermost room, Thaya's dungeon. "They're in there. Can I body slam the door?" Josie asked. "I've seen it in the movies and always wanted to try it."
"Be my guest." Annie replied, suppressing a chuckle.
"Hiyaaaouch! Oomph."
"Well Josie, obviously that didn't work." Annie said as Josie peeled herself from the door. "Try this." Annie turned the knob on the door and it opened.
"I knew I should have bought more things from the So You Want To Be An Evil Villain catalogue instead of the Evil Villain's Sidekick/Henchmen Extra Cheap catalogue…" Thaya grumbled again.
"Hello Thaya." Annie and Josie said simultaneously.
"Oh, you must be the girls. Welcome. (stupid imitation of evil laughter) Now you get to fight your former companions and me." Thaya spared an evil grin.
"You're so weak, you need help from your enemies to fight your own battles." Josie teased.
"Well then you're asking for a beating match with just me." (more stupid imitation of evil laughter) exclaimed Thaya. "Goody, time for some fun. Hyper!" she shouted.
All the people in the room lost some of their power as it was collected and then directed back at them with such force that the Ronins were freed from their trance before being hit with a massive energy blast. They stumbled backwards and stared. Josie stood up. She was the only once with a chance to go before Thaya, who had not been harmed.
Josie wasn't sure whether or not to use her Reflect, which would copy an attack, because it would take more of their energy. She looked to the group for reassurance. "Do it!" Annie screamed. ([which has like….NEVER happened before; she is so quiet]) ([oh, you NEVER heard me at home, have ya? I can scream just as loud as you!])
"Come on, you have to." Ryo added, almost pleading.
Josie's face tightened. "Reflect…" she began, "…Hyper!" Thaya grumbled again before falling to the dungeon floor and disappearing.
"Where are we?" Ryo, Kento , and Cye asked simultaneously.
"In some creepy lady's dungeon." Annie answered.
"There," Josie said, catching her breath after hurtling her own energy ball and then going over and unchaining Sage and Rowen.
They all had gained back their strength, after, moments later, Josie posed a question. "Who's up for that meeting that Annie made cookies for?"
"Me!" answered everyone except Annie and Kento. Annie blushed, though you couldn't quite tell.
"Alright! Cooookkkkkiiieeessss! ([guess someone copied my little Kento cookies yell, huh?])" Kento screamed, his stomach groused, *Hey! I just had a workout, and I didn't eat yet!* and ran out of the fortress as fast as he could. Everyone else just walked and smiled. They had beaten the stuffing out of yet another evil presence.

~TBC

*Wasn't this a weird adventure? Not much comment on this though. Sorry I'm not my usual sarcastic self. *Must be the cold acting up again.*
~Misty Rose