CHAPTER 5: A HEART 2 HEART
(2 days later)
With the strange things that seem to plague Team Tendo constantly still fresh in their puzzled minds, it was no wonder why the Sisters Tendo found it very hard to sleep. Inside the abandoned temple that they were using as a temporary shelter , Shampoo and the other girls appeared to be sound asleep as Akane and Nabiki quietly sneaked out of the sanctuary area and sat outside on the small set of stairs leading into the temple. They quietly sat on the wooden planks and stared blankly towards the silvery crescent moon.
A few moments had passed when Nabiki finally broke the nervous silence by asking her younger sister," What's on your mind, sis? It seems lately that you have had a lot on your mind. And I could only guess that it somehow revolves around one Ranma-San.".
Akane replied," That's just one of many things that I have been thinking about the last couple of days or so. I know that I should be worried about getting us all back home safely, but all I can really think about it is if Ranma and I are really meant to be together.", pausing as a tear slowly rolled down her left cheek," I can't help but think that this is our ancestor' way of saying that we were only meant to be together for a short time.".
Hearing those defeatist words coming from the normally stubborn Akane just made Nabiki snap. She replied sharply," Listen here, sis! I am just as worried about Ryan as much as you are with Ranma, but I know for a fact that you and Ranma are really meant to be together for a long time. I mean, why else did you two try to hide it from yourselves for all of those years that he was living with us.," pausing to catch her own falling tear," Besides, you two have always stuck with each other through the thick and the thin. Look at the way that you guys argued with each other constantly. If that doesn't say you are in love with each other. Then I don't know what does, Akane.".
Knowing that Nabiki was telling her the truth, Akane silently went back to looking at the moon. Soon the Sisters Tendo were joined by a still half asleep Ran-Chan Saotome on the narrow staircase. "What are you two magpies out here cackling about?", asked Ran-Chan as she tried to wipe the sleep out of her eyes.
Akane replied," Not much, Ran-Chan. Just kind of venting off some steam about some things that I was thinking about. We didn't mean to disturb you, sis. We were about ready to turn in for the night ourselves.", pausing to stretch her arms," Let's get some sleep everyone.".
As the trio of fatigued girls gradually rose to their feet, the high wall of nearby trimmed shrubbery managed to cough up a few surprises for these road weary souls.
"HALO! WILDFIRE! TORRENT!", cried out each girls to the heavens as they armored up and took the fight to the multitude of armored foot soldiers with a fury.
With the first wave of soldiers wiped out quickly, more of their tin plated buddies joined the fray as the commotion of the fighting awoke Shampoo and Ukyo about halfway through the second wave' attack. "What the heck is going on out there?", asked U-Chan as she looked outside a nearby window with sleep still in her eyes. She saw her traveling mates in big trouble as more and more soldiers joined the fight.
Not wanting to left out of the fight, the girls put on their armor and jumped out a nearby window. Once they were on the ground, Ukyo told a still sleepy Shampoo," Lets Rock & Roll, girl".
The fight raged on as all 5 girls let loose with a fury of feet and fists that landed on their metal targets with deadly accuracy and force. Each soldier fell hard to the fury of each girl' attack.
With the last of the secondary wave destroyed and laying pieces at the feet of Team Tendo, a momentary celebration took place as the girls slowly started walking back towards their bunks. Almost ready to power down from their armors, the girls were caught off guard as many more soldiers lined up for another round of combat rock & roll.
"Where all of these soldiers coming from?" asked Shampoo amid puffing breaths. As the reinforcements slowly moved into place and slowly surrounded the 5 reluctant warriors, Team Tendo found themselves standing back to back and had no choice but to fight.
While they stood in their fighting stances, the girls noticed that the advancing soldiers mysteriously started slowly backing away. The puzzled girls started looking at each other trying to make sense of their enemy' weird actions. Suddenly, the answer became clear. The girl' character symbols were shining brightly on their foreheads.
And like an earlier incident, a light switch in Akane' mind was turned on as she realized what the sudden appearance of the characters meant. This realization brought a new factor in this unstable equation.
Akane yelled to the others," It's time to show these metal turkeys what the full power of our armor can do!",pausing as she stepped forward a bit," Follow my lead!". Slowly raising her arms to the heavenly gates, Akane called out," ARMOR OF HALO!! DAO AKI!!!". Instantly, a green lightning bolt struck Akane and encased her in an energy field that completely changed her armor mystically.
Once Akane emerged from the energy bubble, she was a truly menacing site in her new mystical armor of Halo, which was accessorized well with a very long two handed sword. With gauntlet, leg, chest, helmet, & shoulder armor in place, Akane told the others," It's your turn, gang.".
Nabiki and the others took a cue from Akane and brought on the full fury of their armor with a truly terrifying sight to behold as the girls emerged from their energy cocoons.
Armed with Akane' Sword Of The Halo, Ran-Chan' Swords of the Wildfire, Nabiki' Spear of the Torrent, U-Chan' Hard Rock Tri Part Staff, & Shampoo' Bow of the Strata. The girls quickly and furiously demolished the massive assembly of foot soldiers in the blink of an eye.
Once again, Team Tendo stood among the empty armors of the fallen Empire soldiers as Ran-Chan cheered out," These armors are totally AWESOME!!!".
Slowly powering down their armors to the first stage, Akane sorrowfully replied," That maybe true, Ran-Chan. But I have a strong feeling that we have just gone beyond the point of return in this fight against whatever sent those soldiers against us. Now, we must be ready for anything that they may throw at us.".
The sunrise that slowly creeped up over the horizon signalled to the girls that a totally new dawn was breaking for the Ladies of the 13th Dragon.
TO BE CONTINUED......
(2 days later)
With the strange things that seem to plague Team Tendo constantly still fresh in their puzzled minds, it was no wonder why the Sisters Tendo found it very hard to sleep. Inside the abandoned temple that they were using as a temporary shelter , Shampoo and the other girls appeared to be sound asleep as Akane and Nabiki quietly sneaked out of the sanctuary area and sat outside on the small set of stairs leading into the temple. They quietly sat on the wooden planks and stared blankly towards the silvery crescent moon.
A few moments had passed when Nabiki finally broke the nervous silence by asking her younger sister," What's on your mind, sis? It seems lately that you have had a lot on your mind. And I could only guess that it somehow revolves around one Ranma-San.".
Akane replied," That's just one of many things that I have been thinking about the last couple of days or so. I know that I should be worried about getting us all back home safely, but all I can really think about it is if Ranma and I are really meant to be together.", pausing as a tear slowly rolled down her left cheek," I can't help but think that this is our ancestor' way of saying that we were only meant to be together for a short time.".
Hearing those defeatist words coming from the normally stubborn Akane just made Nabiki snap. She replied sharply," Listen here, sis! I am just as worried about Ryan as much as you are with Ranma, but I know for a fact that you and Ranma are really meant to be together for a long time. I mean, why else did you two try to hide it from yourselves for all of those years that he was living with us.," pausing to catch her own falling tear," Besides, you two have always stuck with each other through the thick and the thin. Look at the way that you guys argued with each other constantly. If that doesn't say you are in love with each other. Then I don't know what does, Akane.".
Knowing that Nabiki was telling her the truth, Akane silently went back to looking at the moon. Soon the Sisters Tendo were joined by a still half asleep Ran-Chan Saotome on the narrow staircase. "What are you two magpies out here cackling about?", asked Ran-Chan as she tried to wipe the sleep out of her eyes.
Akane replied," Not much, Ran-Chan. Just kind of venting off some steam about some things that I was thinking about. We didn't mean to disturb you, sis. We were about ready to turn in for the night ourselves.", pausing to stretch her arms," Let's get some sleep everyone.".
As the trio of fatigued girls gradually rose to their feet, the high wall of nearby trimmed shrubbery managed to cough up a few surprises for these road weary souls.
"HALO! WILDFIRE! TORRENT!", cried out each girls to the heavens as they armored up and took the fight to the multitude of armored foot soldiers with a fury.
With the first wave of soldiers wiped out quickly, more of their tin plated buddies joined the fray as the commotion of the fighting awoke Shampoo and Ukyo about halfway through the second wave' attack. "What the heck is going on out there?", asked U-Chan as she looked outside a nearby window with sleep still in her eyes. She saw her traveling mates in big trouble as more and more soldiers joined the fight.
Not wanting to left out of the fight, the girls put on their armor and jumped out a nearby window. Once they were on the ground, Ukyo told a still sleepy Shampoo," Lets Rock & Roll, girl".
The fight raged on as all 5 girls let loose with a fury of feet and fists that landed on their metal targets with deadly accuracy and force. Each soldier fell hard to the fury of each girl' attack.
With the last of the secondary wave destroyed and laying pieces at the feet of Team Tendo, a momentary celebration took place as the girls slowly started walking back towards their bunks. Almost ready to power down from their armors, the girls were caught off guard as many more soldiers lined up for another round of combat rock & roll.
"Where all of these soldiers coming from?" asked Shampoo amid puffing breaths. As the reinforcements slowly moved into place and slowly surrounded the 5 reluctant warriors, Team Tendo found themselves standing back to back and had no choice but to fight.
While they stood in their fighting stances, the girls noticed that the advancing soldiers mysteriously started slowly backing away. The puzzled girls started looking at each other trying to make sense of their enemy' weird actions. Suddenly, the answer became clear. The girl' character symbols were shining brightly on their foreheads.
And like an earlier incident, a light switch in Akane' mind was turned on as she realized what the sudden appearance of the characters meant. This realization brought a new factor in this unstable equation.
Akane yelled to the others," It's time to show these metal turkeys what the full power of our armor can do!",pausing as she stepped forward a bit," Follow my lead!". Slowly raising her arms to the heavenly gates, Akane called out," ARMOR OF HALO!! DAO AKI!!!". Instantly, a green lightning bolt struck Akane and encased her in an energy field that completely changed her armor mystically.
Once Akane emerged from the energy bubble, she was a truly menacing site in her new mystical armor of Halo, which was accessorized well with a very long two handed sword. With gauntlet, leg, chest, helmet, & shoulder armor in place, Akane told the others," It's your turn, gang.".
Nabiki and the others took a cue from Akane and brought on the full fury of their armor with a truly terrifying sight to behold as the girls emerged from their energy cocoons.
Armed with Akane' Sword Of The Halo, Ran-Chan' Swords of the Wildfire, Nabiki' Spear of the Torrent, U-Chan' Hard Rock Tri Part Staff, & Shampoo' Bow of the Strata. The girls quickly and furiously demolished the massive assembly of foot soldiers in the blink of an eye.
Once again, Team Tendo stood among the empty armors of the fallen Empire soldiers as Ran-Chan cheered out," These armors are totally AWESOME!!!".
Slowly powering down their armors to the first stage, Akane sorrowfully replied," That maybe true, Ran-Chan. But I have a strong feeling that we have just gone beyond the point of return in this fight against whatever sent those soldiers against us. Now, we must be ready for anything that they may throw at us.".
The sunrise that slowly creeped up over the horizon signalled to the girls that a totally new dawn was breaking for the Ladies of the 13th Dragon.
TO BE CONTINUED......