Chapter 12: Search for Juju! The Flat Chested Sorceress

The party were inside the Refugee Camp, talking to Sharla and Juju about how they got here. "We all ran away to here… Even though there might still be survivors back in the colony…" Juju said sadly.

"How horrible…" Bridget looked down in sadness. "Our home, Colony 6 was attacked by the Mechon. Will you listen to what I have to say?" Sharla asked. "We're all ears." Alice smiled.

Sharla took a deep breath and began. "We had already fought off the Mechon a year ago, at the battle of Sword Valley. It left us with a false sense of security. The Colony 6 Defense Force didn't even notice the approaching Mechon. By the time the air-raid siren sounded, a swarm of Mechon had blackened the sky. They ate people and burned our buildings. Me and Juju dedicated ourselves to evacuating the children and elderly.

"I don't know what happened next." Sharla looked down in sadness. Shulk looked down in sadness and said "It's just like what happened to Colony 9." Sharla gasped and asked "They attacked your colony as well?"

"Yes." Shulk nodded. "It's good that you managed to evacuate so many." "We have Otharon… the Colonel… to thank for that. Him and Gadolt." Sharla smiled slightly.

"This Gadolt…" Reyn began. "He would have been my husband by now if not for all this." Sharla looked down in sadness again. The rest of the party were sadden. Sharla noticed this and chuckled a little bit and said "Cheer up, everyone!"

"Er…" Reyn blushed in embarrassment. "We can't lose hope just yet! I'm certain Gadolt and the other soldiers are still alive. They're still fighting. I can feel it." Sharla reassured everyone.

"Erm…" Juju shifted nervously. "Hmm?" Lili arched an eyebrow at Juju. "You're on your way to Colony 6, right?" He asked.

"You bet! We're up for some revenge. I bet we can even get your colony back!" Reyn grinned. "There you go showing off again…" Shulk sighed. "If anyone can do it, it's you lot." Juju smiled, and then he begins to ask something else.

"Could… um… Could you take me with you to the colony?" He pleaded. "Juju!" Sharla scolded. "The people here need us! How many times do I have to tell you?" She told him sternly.

"But you heard. The Mechon attacked Colony 9! That means a load of them have left Colony 6 already! It has to!" Juju reasoned. Sharla was silent for about 50 seconds, the party looked at one another before Sharla turned to Juju with a frown.

She said "Even if that's true… No, especially if it's true! We cannot expose the camp to any more danger." Juju was shocked, and he stuttered "So, you don't care what happens to the people in the colony?" Then Juju's expression changed to anger and he shouted "How could you be so heartless? Are you that scared of the Mechon!" Suddenly, Shulk and Bridget's eyes begin to glow as they once again received the horrible vision of Sharla and Juju's deaths and the large metal faced Mechon and Zuuma's evil glowing red eyes.

Reyn got agitated and he scolded "Oi, kid!" "Reyn…" Juju stammered. "You oughta know how Sharla feels. Watch your mouth and have some respect!" Reyn folded his arms and scolded Juju. Juju looked down in sadness and closed his eyes.

Juju said "I-I'll go and make dinner." Juju calmly walked to where he will make dinner. "Reyn… Maybe you were too hard on him…" Mai told him sadly.

Reyn noticed Shulk and Bridget being quiet. "Shulk? Bridget?" He asked them in concern. Sharla laughed a little and said "Reyn, you remind of Gadolt when you get angry." Sharla smiled.

"I do?" Reyn blinked for a second then he blushed. "Gadolt's taken care of us ever since we were young. I always saw him as a big brother really, but he was more of a father to Juju… He'd call him 'kid' whenever he told him off, just like you did." Sharla smiled warmly at Reyn.

"I don't think I'm ready to be someone's old man just yet…" Reyn rubbed the back of his head nervously. Lili noticed Shulk and Bridget being quiet and in thought, so did Reyn.

"Shulk? Bridget? Did it happen again?" Lili asked them. "Yeah." Shulk and Bridget nodded at the same time. "You two had another vision?" Reyn asked them. Before Sharla can ask, they heard a engine running.

Shulk's eyes widen in shock. "Oh no!" He gasped. Sharla figured it out what made Shulk worried about that. "No! Juju!" Sharla gasped in shock. The party rushed outside to see the buggy gone.

"The buggy's gone! He's going to Colony 6 on his own!" Sharla stammered. Shulk and the others overheard her and walked up to her. "Stupid kid!" Reyn growled. "We had to hurry. Something's bad gonna happen." Shulk told everyone seriously.

"What did you see?" Reyn asked his friends. "A deep valley… Everything's engulfed in flames…" Bridget told them seriously. "There's a black shadow… It kills Juju." Shulk finished for Bridget.

"Is it the Mechon with the metal face?" Alice frowned. "Yeah." Shulk nodded. "Where does it happen? Is it near Colony 6?" Reyn asked again.

"We're not sure. We think so." Bridget nodded. "Let's get after him, guys!" Ixia urged. The party were about to head to where Shulk and Bridget saw in their visions till Sharla stopped them.

"Hold on a second! What was all that about?" She demanded as she ran up to most of the party members.

"We know you won't believe this… but Shulk and Bridget can see into the future." Mai told her. "The future? That's not possible." Sharla shook her head. "That's what we thought too." Shulk reasoned. "We still can't explain this." Bridget added.

"But that vision we had will come true unless we stop it." Shulk finished. Sharla turned to Shulk and Bridget with a serious look and asked "So you're telling me Juju's in danger?" "Believe it or don't believe it, that's your call. But I wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for Shulk and Bridget's visions." Reyn told Sharla seriously as he walked off, followed by most of the party members.

"Juju…" Sharla looked down in sadness for about 50 seconds till she sighed and said "OK. I can't say I believe you. But what have I got to lose?" Reyn turned around and smiled at what he heard. "I like the way you think."

Sharla took a step forward before Shulk stopped her and said "Sharla, you're…" Sharla turned to the two Monado wielders and asked "What?"

"It's nothing…" Bridget looked at the ground in sadness. "What the hell are you guys doing? We had to get a move on!" Junko issued. "Yeah! Let's find Juju!" Reyn nodded. Sharla looked at them for about 50 seconds and walked up in front of Reyn and turned around to face him and said "When you talked like that, you sound just like Gadolt! That's how I know it's not worth arguing." Sharla smiled.

"What am I, some kind of Gadolt substitute?" Reyn face faulted. Almost all the party exited the area, Shulk and Bridget were left.

"Shulk, did you see that thing killed Sharla?" Bridget asked him. "Yeah… Both of us saw it in our visions. But I can't stop her coming with us. I don't know how I can protect her." Shulk stated as he stared at his Monado.

"I'm sure you'll figure it out quickly, Shulk." Bridget reassured him. "You're right. We WILL change the future." Shulk said with determination. "That's the spirit, Shulk! Let's hurry." Bridget smiled as she and Shulk ran up to catch up with the others.

The party were running down the forest path. Reyn asked Sharla "Sharla, do you know which way Juju went?" "There are quite a few ways to get there from here, but he's in a buggy, so I think he'll take Raguel Bridge." Sharla replied.

"Raguel Bridge?" Ymir asked her. "It's not far. It's a really old bridge. Built around the time Colony 9 was founded." Sharla explained. "OK. Let's make that our next stop." Shulk nodded. "Sounds like a plan!" Reyn agreed. "Sharla, you stay back. Leave any monsters to us!" Lili grinned.

Sharla scoffed and said "What, you think I can't pull my weight in battle? I got field experience as a medic. If all of you get hurt, I can use ether to patch you up."

"Cool! We're always getting hurt in battle. Sharla will be a big help!" Maron smiled.

Meanwhile at Raguel Bridge

Juju was trying to fix his buggy after it crashed into a barrier. "Come on! Who put this barrier in the way?" Juju frowned, he finished checking for damages and sighed and moaned "Now the front suspension's all twisted up!"

Juju stared at the road ahead of him. "Looks like I have to walk it." Juju stated as he began to walk.

'They're all cowards. I'll show them all.' Juju thought to himself angrily. Suddenly, he bumped into someone's chest and fell on his rear end.

"Hey! Watch where you were going, kid!" A firey voice shouted. Juju looked up and saw none other than the Slayers! Lina Inverse glared at Juju who stared at her flat chest.

"What are you looking at, kid?" Lina then brought up a false conclusion. "Oh, I get it. You're staring at my beauty and well known genius." Lina smiled. "Uh…" Juju was at a loss of words.

"Hey, maybe he's staring at how flat chested you are." Gourry Gabriev said dumbly. That resulted in him getting a whack in the head courtesy of Lina.

"Nobody asked you, Jellyfish brains!" Lina snapped at him, before turning to face Juju. "Tell me that's not the reason, kid." Juju can tell this girl was getting pissed and flares appeared around her.

"I… Uh…" Juju ran off past the Slayers and on the route to his destination. "Looks like you scared him, Lina." Zelgadis Greywords remarked sacastily. (A/N: God, I suck at spelling the last word at the end of this sentence. Anyway, back to the fic.)

"He was probably scared of you." Lina retorted, then she sees Juju's buggy. "Hey… What is that strange contraption? And does it have gold in there?" Lina asked greedily.

"Miss Lina!" Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune, the princess of Saillune scolded. "That strange light transported us to an unknown land and you're thinking of gold in that strange thing? It's unjust!" She scolded it again.

"Ugh, you're right as always Ameila." Lina muttered, then she formed a greedy grin and said "But there's no one watching, is it?" "But Miss Lina… Oh, there's no use reasoning with you." Amelia sighed in defeat.

"But the thing that bothers me is…" Zel began. "What's a kid doing out here in the middle of this strange bridge and land?" He wondered. "Who cares? Let's find out what loot this baby has." Lina rubbed her hands deviously as she was about to check out the buggy, but then, Shulk and his friends ran up to it.

"Huh?" Lina blinked. "We found the buggy!" Maron gasped as Sharla ran up to the buggy to check if Juju is here. "Where's Juju?" Sharla panicked. "Who the hell is Juju?" Lina asked, getting a bit impatient.

"Watch your language, please." Lili glared at Lina. Lina stared at her breasts and frowned. "Just because your boobies are bigger than me… Damn it…" Lina kicked the floor like a spoiled kid.

Shulk and Bridget stared at the buggy and they touched it and their eyes glowed as they received a vision.

It showed them a canyon and next it showed Juju in a area where the tentacled Mechon is located, but it was not there. Juju was holding a rifle and looked around for enemies. Suddenly, a figure stepped from behind him.

"You came by yourself? You must be a naïve little boy…" It was Zuuma! Juju gasped as he aimed his rifle at Zuuma. "You!" He glared at him as he readies to fire. Zuuma simply said "Attack…"

Suddenly, the tentacle Mechon's tentacles rose out of the ground. Juju gasped and shouted "What are those things!" But Juju didn't get a answer as the Mechon's tentacles lunge at him. The vision ended.

"Juju!" Shulk gasped in shock. "Shulk! Did you and Bridget see another vision?" Ymir asked. "What are they talking about, Lina?" Gourry asked dumbly. "How should I know, Jellyfish Brains!" Lina snapped as she drop kicked him to the floor.

"It's Juju!" Bridget shouted. Sharla turned to two heroes and asked "Shulk! Bridget! Is he OK!" Sharla demanded. Shulk and Bridget were silent for a moment. "Tell me!" Sharla issued. "There's a Mechon… It's taken Juju!" Shulk told her.

"And that's not all. We saw Zuuma there. He has sic that Mechon on Juju!" Bridget added. The Slayers' eyes widen in shock. "Did she just say… Zuuma?" Amelia gasped in shock. "When?" Reyn asked.

"We're not sure. But we don't have much time left!" Shulk told them seriously.

"Um… You said you saw a deep valley, didn't you?" Sharla asked. Shulk turned to her and nodded. "There's a place like that up ahead! And it's even on the way to Colony 6. That must be the route Juju's taking." Sharla explained.

"Is that the only deep valley around here?" Alice asked as she folded her arms. "Not as far as I know." Sharla told her. "Well, Shulk and Bridget?" Mai asked. "Let's move. That has to be where Juju is." Shulk told everyone.

"Wait a damn minute!" Lina stopped them. "Who the hell are you people? What the crap are you talking about! And how the hell did you know Zuuma!" Lina's face grew into her giant angry face.

"We'll explain on the way!" Shulk told her.

To be continued…

Next chapter: Monado Speed Unleashed! Juju Kidnapped!

A/N: Alright, here's a few things before the battle with Xord in the Colony 6 saga. Keroro Gunso will appear at the beginning of the arc, then in the middle will be Kagome from Inuyasha, Hajime from Singue and Son Goku from Saiyuki. The rest of the characters from those three animes followed by Yu Yu Hakasho and Naruto will appear in parts of the story. So enough from me. See you next time!