Disclaimer: Musashi is from Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura.

A/N: Finally... I... managed... to... uplaod... the... 21st CHAPTER! Man, it's been a month, huh? Well, don't worry! 'Cuz I'm here to let you read my latest chapter of my beloved fanfic! winks

CHAPTER 21: RESIDENT VAMBEE

It was the day after Brave Fencer Musashi has acquired the new power of the Earth Scroll. It seems really peaceful in Grillin' Village and in the Allucaneet Palace. The group are separated again in the Allucaneet Palace, and even in Grillin' Village. Brave Fencer Musashi is in the Restaurant with Samurai Legend Musashi. They seem to be chatting.

"So you used to be working for a motorcycle shop?"

"Uh-huh. It wasn't so bad..."

"I wonder if they have they paid you well..."

"Well enough to pay for my apartment and buying some food, of course!"

They laughed. Then, Wanda, the waitress of the Restuarant, walked near to the Musashi. "Hey, baby..." she said to Brave Fencer Musashi. Musashi notices Wanda, and sweatdropped. "Oh... uh, hey, Wanda..." says B.F. Musashi. Wanda then sits near to BFM. She then said, "Wow, baby. Look how you've grown..." She then pokes Musashi's chest. "And your body... it's so nice to touch... now if only you were old as me..."

Meanwhile, Samurai Legend Musashi jawdropped at the sight. He then whispered to B.F. Musashi, "Dude! I think she's trying to SEDUCE you!" B.F. Musashi then whispered back, "I noticed!" Then, he can feel one of Wanda's hands caressing his face. "You're really the greatest, baby... no one else can take my breath away..."

Okay, now she's getting TOO far! thought B.F. Musashi.

Just then, Princess Fillet entered the Restaurant. "Hey, Mannick," she called. "Are you sure the...?" She then stopped as she sees Wanda touching Brave Fencer Musashi's body and face. After awhile, her face seems to be blazing red. "WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING, MUSASHI!" she demanded. Wanda then stands away from Musashi, as he sweatdropped, saying, "W-What? I didn't do anything...!"

"WHAT? DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!" she asked furiously, as she went near to Musashi.

"What? What's wrong?"

"THAT, IS CALLED, SEXUAL HARRASSMENT! AND YOU ALLOWED HER TO DO IT?"

"B-BUT I...!"

"DON'T EXPLAIN!"

"LOOK, I'M TRYING TO...!"

It seems like their argument will last long, again. Wanda, Mannick, and Samurai Legend Musashi just watched them hopelessly, as they sweatdropped. "Uh, why is the princess arguing with Brave Fencer Musashi?" asks Mannick. "Don't ask why..." answered S.L. Musashi.

Princess Fillet then pummelled Brave Fencer Musashi so hard, he was thrown onto the wall flat. Everyone in the restaurant was surprised by the scene. After that, Princess Fillet just turns to go out of the restaurant. But before that, she looked at Wanda angrily. It seems like the princess is a little... jealous... thought Wanda. With that, Princess Fillet exits the Restaurant. Meanwhile, S.L. Musashi goes near to B.F. Musashi as he said, "Dude, are you alright?" B.F. Musashi just looked up at him as he mumbles, "Dammit, you think I am?"

Meanwhile, Kojiro sneaks into Brave Fencer Musashi's room. He seems like we wants to see something. "It's gotta be around here somewhere..." he mumbles, as he goes around the room. He began to mingle with some stuff under the bed of Musashi. Then, he checks in some drawers. In them, there are some action figures Musashi has bought long ago. "Finally, I found them!" he exclaimed. "Now I wonder where did he put that Kojiro action figure...?"

Just then, Princess Mycella entered the room. As she spots Kojiro, she asks, "Uh, Kojiro? What are you doing?" Kojiro then turned around to Mycella with surprise, since he did not expect anyone to find him in Musashi's room. "Well... I..." Kojiro said innocently.

"Isn't a bit rude to enter someone's room without him knowing?" Mycella asked.

"Well... I just wanna see THESE," said Kojiro, as he showed a Musashi action figure to Mycella. She became quite interested to the figure.

"Wow... is this... Brave Fencer Musashi?" she asked.

"Yeah. He looks a bit the same, huh?"

"Sure," she said, as she holds the figure. "But it does look a little freaky seeing yourself in a figurine, I admit..."

Just then, Harukaze (along with Minka, her pet Minku) entered the room. "Eh, may I know what are you guys doing in Musashi-sama's room?" she asked. "O-Oh! Harukaze-chan!" says Kojiro, as he blushed. "I... We..."

"Oh, they're so kawaii!" Harukaze exclaimed, as she spots the figurine in Mycella's hands. "Why, it looks like Brave Fencer Musashi!"

"Uh, it is..." says Mycella. "It's just an action figure of him."

"Awww... so cute..." says Harukaze.

"Hey, don'cha think the action figure of ME is cute too?" asks Kojiro, as he shows off the Kojiro action figure. Harukaze takes the figure, and said, "Why, this is cute too!"

"As cute as me?" asks Kojiro innocently.

"Oh, if this is cute, I guess you're as cute as this!"

Kojiro has never felt so happy after hearing that. It feels like butterflies flying all over in his stomach. He feels so light now. Wow... I've never been so happy at this time…! thought Kojiro with bliss. He is acting so weird now, with his hands waving like a butterfly. The girls sweatdropped as they watch him. What's up with him? thought Mycella. Ha-ha-ha... this guy's in love, thought Minka naughtily.

Meanwhile, Princess Fillet went into her room, with frustration. She must be thinking about Musashi with Wanda. "Grrrr... that Musashi..." she muttered. "He's gonna regret this!"

Meanwhile, Samurai Legend Musashi tags along with Brave Fencer Musashi into the clinic for his bruises he received from Princess Fillet. Doctor Tung then treated his bruises. "Thanks, doc," says B.F. Musashi. "Man, I can't believe her punches can be so tough..."

"Hahaha... what do you expect? Her Highness is really a tomboy..." says Doctor Tung.

"A TOTAL TOMBOY!" exclaimed B.F. Musashi.

"Shh! Keep it down, or she might kick your butt this time!" says S.L. Musashi.

"Hmph, if that's what SHE wishes..." mutters B.F. Musashi.

Just then, they see a guard running as he passes by the clinic. He seems to be in a rush. And with the looks of his face, scared. "What's with him?" asks S.L. Musashi. "Dunno, but it's no harm to see what's going on..."

The guard then runs toward the Throne Room. He began to shout, "YOUR MAJESTY, YOUR MAJESTY!"

The King and Queen then came out of the other side of the room. "What seems to be the matter, young knight?" asks King Richard, as he sits on his throne. "Your Majesty! You are not going to believe this! T-The Vambees...!"

"What about the Vambees?" asks Queen Julianna. "I always thought they were just a mere folktale... That is, until Brave Fencer Musashi came."

"Yes, we all know that, your Highness," says the guard. "But this time... they're back!"

"WHAT!" exclaimed the King and Queen.

Just then Princess Fillet came out of the left side of the room, exclaiming, "WHAT? NO WAY!"

Same goes for Brave Fencer Musashi, who came out of the other side of the room. "WHAT? HOW?"

Kojiro, Harukaze (along with Minka), and Princess Mycella then entered the throne room. Kojiro the asked, "What on earth is are Vambees?" Harukaze then answered, "They're just folklore legends... That is, until now..."

"Just what the frickin' hell ARE Vambees?" asks S.L. Musashi.

"They are half vampires and half zombies," explains Princess Fillet.

"I used to defeat them," says B.F. Musashi. ", so how the hell did they get back on this land?"

"We are not too sure, Sir Musashi," says the guard.

"Then how did you know that these Vambees are here?" asks Mycella.

"We have found some traces of them," the guard answered. "We could show them to you if you like."

So the group did, as they followed the guard to Grillin' Village. As they entered the village, a crowd surrounds the Restaurant. The crowd seems to be very nervous. They then made way, as they see the princess on the way. "Excuse me..." Princess Fillet said. Musashi and the others followed. As they make through the crowd, the first thing they see was Mannick, hudding nervously in the corner. Princess Fillet then approaches to Mannick, as she asked, "Mannick? Mannick. What's going on? What happened?"

Mannick then looked at the princess, with his eyes bewild, as if he has just seen a ghost. Or maybe even a Vambee.

"Y-Y-Your Highness..." he shuttered. "T-There's a-a-a-a... message... It's... IT'S HORRIBLE!"

"Huh?"

Samurai Legend Musashi then smelled something horrible. "Man, what IS that stench!" he asks, as he covered his nose. "IT'S DISGUSTING!"

Brave Fencer Musashi must have smelled it too. As he did, he follows the trail of the stench, which must be coming from the counter. "It looks like it's coming from here," says B.F. Musashi. As he checked the counter, he could he the message. It said:

I SHALL SOON GET THE QUEEN AT THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. I WILL GET MY QUEEN. MY ARMY OF VAMBEES SHALL GET HER IN HER SLEEP.

After reading the message, he fell dead silent. The others then followed. They also read the message. After they did, Fillet gasps, as she said, "N-No...! My mom...!"

"SHE"LL be kidnapped!" asks S.L. Musashi.

"That's terrible!" exclaimed Mycella.

"They're gonna kidnap the queen at midnight?" asks Kojiro. "DAMN!"

"They SHOULD be at midnight," says Harukaze. ", for it is their nature to wander the ground at midnight."

'Man, now THAT'S scary!' squeaked Minka.

"We've gotta protect the Queen, no matter what the costs!" says B.F. Musashi.

"Yeah, we've gotta tell this to the guards and knights!" added Princess Fillet. "Dad should now this!"

"Right!" says S.L. Musashi. "We'll have to prepare NOW!"

So they did. The whole village started to fix their doors. The three samurais (Samurai Legend Musashi, Brave Fencer Musashi, and Kojiro) gave their swords to the blacksmith to forge them. Mycella bought some supplies. Harukaze decides to make some coffee for the army and for the group themselves. As Princess Fillet, she warns the Queen and the King about the midnight raid. King Richard, now enraged, says, "WE MUST PROTECT MY WIFE AT ALL COST!"

"My Lord..." says Queen Julianna, as she huddles onto Princess Fillet, as she breaks into tears.

"Don't worry, Mom!" says Fillet. "We'll protect you! We all will!"

So the army and Musashi's group rest up for midnight. Hours seem to pass quickly, as day slowly turns to night.

It was around 11:00 PM, as the guard and the knights started to stand on their own positions. Even Musashi and the others stand on their own positions. Kojiro stands near the entrance of the castle with some guards. Samurai Legend Musashi guards the back door of the castle with some knights. And, Brave Fencer Musashi guards the room of the King and the Queen, with a knight and a guard. As for the girls, however, they stayed on their rooms; which means, Princess Mycella and Harukaze are in the ladies' guest room, while Princess Fillet is in her own room. However, Fillet doesn't like the idea of staying in her room. In fact, she wanted to help Musashi and the other guys.

Darn it, WHY? she thought frustrate on her bed.

Flashback. Princess Fillet prepares herself for the midnight raid. However, she has been stopped by her father. "But Dad...!"

"I'm sorry, Fillet, but you have to stay in your room while the others do their duty!" the King insisted.

"But what about the other girls?"

"They'll be in their rooms, just like you."

"But..."

"Don't worry. Sir Musashi and his fellow samurais will defend the castle, along with our knights!"

End of flashback. Hmph! So that means that THEY should always do the work? thought Fillet. But... I wanna help the others... I wanna help them... I wanna... help... Musashi.

Meanwhile, the knight and the guard started to talk to Brave Fencer Musashi. "Pssst... Sir Musashi. Don't you remember us?" asks the knight.

"Huh?" Musashi then looks closely at the knight and the guard. He then remembers. "Hey, you're the brothers who helped me in Hell's Valley...!"

"Yep, it's us!" says the guard. "My older brother, Knight Lardwick, and me, Soldier Lardwick!"

"Heheh... Good to see you guys again," says Musashi.

Just then, they can hear the clock ringing. Everyone in the castle can hear it. It is now 12 midnight. It's time...

The Restaurant is starting to shake. The Vambees are waking up. They began to appear from below the counter. (Mannick already knew what was going to happen, so he is now in the Inn.) There are several types of Vambees. They were flying ones, burning ones, and of course, some normal Vambess. But are some new types too. Samurai Legend Musashi, and the knights notice them. There are some Vambees with some armor around their body. Some of them are even carrying some weapons. They are even some bulky-looking ones. They are the Vambee Soldiers.

"What the hell!" exclaims one of the knights guarding the entrance

"How were they able to... upgrade themselves!" asks the other knight.

"What do you mean "upgrade themselves"?" asks Musashi. "Ya mean they aren't like THAT before?"

"Some of them are familiar, but the ones with armors and weapons are totally new to us!" says one knight.

"Damn, this means that we'll be having a hard time with these ghouls..." mutters Musashi.

"Hark! They're coming!"

Some of the Vambees started to go in every direction. Musashi knew that they might be coming in the back door. "C'MON! LET'S SLICE SOME VAMBEE ASS!" exclaimed Musashi, as he charges towards a group of Vambees. The others followed the same thing. Meanwhile in the back door, Kojiro and the other guards also fight of some Vambees. "Careful, young warrior!" called one of the guards. "If one of these ghouls bites you, you'll turn to a Vambee!"

"Thanks for the warning, man!" says Kojiro, as he mange to slice one of the Vambees into half. However, the upper body still crawls towards Kojiro, despite the fact his lower body is gone. "Damn, these guys won't give up! It's like in a horror-surving game!"

Meanwhile, those (Vambees) who were able to enter the castle started to raid in the castle. Some of them try to climb up the stairs that leads to the Allucaneet Royal Family's private rooms. Some of them however ventures in the lower ground. One of the Vambee Soldiers goes to the ladies' guest room. It was locked, so it just crashes the door with its bare hands. Harukaze and Princess Mycella screamed, while Minka just squirmed under the bed.

"WHAT DO WE DO NOW!" asks Princess Mycella.

"I THINK I KNOW THEIR WEAKNESS!" exclaimed Harukaze.

The Vambee Soldier then tries to grab the girls, but they manage to escape. It then began to chase after them. "WHAT IS THEIR WEAKNESS, HARUKAZE!" asks Mycella. "IT'S LIGHT!" answered Harukaze, as they continue to run away from the Vambee Soldier. "I'LL TRY TO USE ONE OF MY LIGHT POWERS, THEN!" exclaimed Mycella. "WELL YOU BETTER HURRY UP, MYCELLA-HIME!" exclaimed Harukaze. "MY KIMONO IS MAKING ME SLOWER!"

Mycella then summons her wand. As soon as it appeared in her hands, she faces the Vambee Soldier, and her wand begins to glow. The Vambee Soldier then move back, as Mycella's wand glowed brightly. Then, Mycella silently cast a spell. The wand begins to shine so brightly, the whole room is showered in bright light. The Vambee Soldier then bursts after that. The remains showered the whole room.

"Ewwww... remind to clean my dress first thing in the morning!" says Mycella, as she tries to clean of some gory stuff on her blouse.

Meanwhile, Brave Fencer Musashi and the Lardwick brothers continue their fight against some Vambees. Some of the Vambees with armor and weapons manage to enter the castle, courtesy of the flying Vambees. "Man, they look like they changed a lot since I last saw them!" exclaimed Musashi. "Don't worry, Sir Musashi! We can do it!" says Knight Lardwick. "Just like old times!" Soldier Lardwick says, as he managed to slice of on one of the Vambees' head.

Meanwhile in the room of the King and the Queen, they can hear what was going just outside their room. "Darling... I'm afraid..." whispered to King Richard, as he huddles onto him. "Don't worry, my love..." whispers the King. "Sir Musashi and his friends will protect us! I know they can do it!"

Meanwhile, in Princess Fillet's room, she can hear the whole battle outside her room. Man, I'm SO ENVIOUS! thought Fillet. I wanna toast their butts too!

Just then, something loomed behind her outside the window. The figure then opened the window. Princess Fillet can hear the window creaked. She then looked behind, just to see a horrible looking Vambee which is about to grab her!

"A-A-A-A-A-I-I-I-I-E-E-E-E!"

Her scream filled the whole castle. Brave Fencer Musashi was the first one to react. "WHAT THE HELL...?" exclaimed Musashi. "T-The Princess...!" mutters Knight Lardwick. "She's in trouble!" exclaimed Soldier Lardwick.

Musashi then run as fast as he could towards Princess Fillet's room. As soon as he opened the door (wildly), the first thing he sees was a winged Vambee holding the princess.

"HEY! WHAT YOU DOING WITH THE PRINCESS!" exclaimed Musashi. "LET HER GO!"

Musashi then double-jumps, and attacks the Vambee with an Aerial Attack. However, the Vambee managed to dodge the attack. "Hey, let me go, you piece of slob!" exclaimed Fillet, as she struggles hard to escape. The Vambee then whacks Fillet's head to knock her out. "HEY! GET YOUR FLITHY HANDS OFF OF THE PRINCESS!"

Then, the Vambee, in a low growling voice, said, "Hahaha... You really think I will just do that? I shall bring her to the lair now..."

"YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, YOU PIECE OF CRAP!"

Musashi then used his Fire Scroll against the Vambee, but the Vambee dodged the attack again. This time, the Vambee uses one of his wings to attack Musashi. The wing slashed Musashi's chest ("ARGH!"). Musashi clutched his wound to stop the bleeding. This gave the Vambee the chance to escape. As he did, Musashi try to go after him, but the Vambee have already flown of with the princess.

It was too late. Everyone can hear what was going on. The Vambee who captured the princess signalled the others that their mission is somehow successful. But for the humans, their mission was...

A failure...

Now, the princess is desperately calling for help, as she disappears slowly with the Vambees.

"P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S-!"

"M-U-S-A-S-H-I-!"

A/N: Oh no! The Vambees are back! What's worse, they kidnapped Princess Fillet! How did they come back? And will our favorite samurais save the princess? Find out soon! (As soon as I finish my studies for a week and uploading more chapters, that it... Groan...)