New Face On An Old Evil
Part Four
By: Chantrea
It was several hours later when Mia finally awoke. Groaning, she rolled over in the bed that she was in. With
a short yell Mia shot up in surprise and looked around the room. Bed? The last thing that she remembered was that
she was in a fight; one that she was losing badly. She also recalled being "kidnapped" by two rather
rude warriors. The fact that no one knew who the Ronins were was also puzzling, but right now she was more concerned
about her own whereabouts. Mia looked around at her current surroundings.
She was in a fairly large room with simple furnishings. The walls were a pale white and a few chairs were scattered
here and there. To her left was a small nightstand and there was some type of desk directly to her right. The room
had one window, which over looked a large courtyard. Outside the sun was shining dully, casting a bleak and grim
shadow over everything it touched. There were no birds singing or flowers blooming. Everything seemed dead, and
Mia knew that she was still in the Netherworld.
"Great," she grumbled as she leaned back in her bed, "here we go again."
"Oh I see that you are up! This is such a wonderful, amazing, terrific, magnificent happening!"
Mia spun around to her left only to see a girl, presumably seventeen or eighteen years in age entering the room.
Curly, bubblegum pink colored hair framed the girls pale face and slight form. Her whole being seemed to radiate
obnoxious, annoying cuteness, traits which her bright sky blue eyes only enhanced. Mia resisted the urge to scream
in fear; this girl was obviously the Dynasty's most powerful weapon against her.
"Oh," the girl positively bubbled, "you must be famished! I'll get you something at once! But wait,
let me get your temperature first. You had quite a fever before, it gave us all a scare. The others were afraid
that you wouldn't live, but I knew better. I said, 'Now don't ya all be worrying about Taiyou she's a big girl
and can take care of herself.' Why the ancients wouldn't of chosen any idiot. They chose you! You're something
special I can see it in your eyes, or maybe it's the sedatives that you've had. Oh well what ever it is I just
know that you'll be perfect for the job!"
Mia stared at the girl. While part of her wondered how she had managed to say all of that in one breath, the more
sensible part of her kicked in, "Excuse me but who are you and where am I?"
"Oh silly me, you're here at Loshope, it's really a dreary place. But if you keep a smile on your face you
can chase the clouds away. That's what my mommy used to say, she said that a-"
"God Evie, shut up or you'll give the girl an aneurysm."
Mia looked up as another person entered the room, sat down a tray of food and then left.
"You'll have to excuse her she's a bit bitter. Now tell me Taiyou why did you just recently reveal the armor?
And how did Mirth find you? I'm sure that you've-"
"It's Mia, please call me Mia. And I'm not Taiyou so please stop calling me that."
"Very well then," the bubblegum girl paused, " I guess that you deserve an explanation and all.
But first you eat."
"What?" Mia asked in a puzzled voice, she could barely understand a word that the girl was saying, she
must be American or something like that. Maybe she was Jamaican.
"EVIE GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE NOW AND STOP HARASSING THE SICKLY!!"
"Uh-oh. I'm very late. Very, very, very late! I must go now! You eat and then if you're up to it I'll take
you to see the old lady."
With that the girl was gone, chattering all the way. Mia sank down in the bed and stared at the dull white walls.
White could really get on your nerves.
"You know you guys can come any time now," she said as she recalled her 'beloved' Ronins that were supposed
to come and rescue her from this hellhole, so much for the fairy tale rescue. After a few minutes she sighed, "Repunzal
and Sleeping Beauty were full of shit."
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"Are we there yet?" Kento wined as he sat down on a rock. Rescuing the damsel in distress was tiring.
"Yes Kento we're there. In fact Mia is standing right over there," Ryo grunted as he threw Kento a dirty
look.
"Where?"
Cye smacked his forehead, Rowen groaned, Sage leaned on a tree while crossing his arms, and Ryo growled.
"Okay judging from this map we're about 60.6 turns from Loshope," Rowen announced.
"Turns?" Sage asked quizically, "That sounds real bad."
"I believe that one turn is a Dynasty day, so giving our current rate of speed and the velocity of this terrible
wind we should arrive there in a little over two and a half months precisely," Rowen said glumly.
"Or we could just follow the yellow brick road," Ryo muttered.
"Rowen let me see that," Cye snatched the map out of Rowen's hands, "You know, it would help if
you were reading it right side up."
"But I was."
"No you weren't."
"I was too!!"
"It clearly states that Loshope is here."
"No here."
"HERE!!!"
"Um guys why us Loshope on the map five times?" Kento asked as he peered over Cye and Rowen's shoulders.
"I said it was here- uh oh."
"Ryo," Sage asked through gritted teeth as he examined the map, "Just where did you get this?"
"I bought it from an old lady back at the last town."
"Apparently someone doesn't want us to find Mia," Cye commented.
"No shit Sherlock! Now what do we do!!??" Ryo bellowed as he threw the map in the ground.
Unknown to all, two very conspicuous figures were sitting in the bushes near the Ronins. The two exchanged a high
five before vanishing into thin air.
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The next time Mia awoke it was dark outside. The only light that she could see was coming in from under the room's
door. The darkness was encasing and she felt as if she couldn't breath. Mia jumped as she heard something move
in the room. She knew she wasn't alone.
"Do do dodo de do do. Do do do do de do do. Do do do do de do do do daaaaaah!"
It sounded like someone was singing the 'I Dream of Genie' theme song. Mia gathered up all of her courage and managed
to whisper, "Who's there?"
"Talpa's evil minion of death and doom! Flying banana attack wheee!!!!"
Mia screamed as she heard a rustling. The door sprang open and light filled the room.
There was something on Mia's head.
"Harley! I thought I told you to leave Taiyou alone!" Evie screamed as she entered the room.
"Harley wanna spoon," the thing called out as it bobbed up and down on Mia' s head.
"Bad bird bad!!" Evie shrieked as she swatted a broom in the air.
"Harley's been a bad baby, why don't ya spank me?" the creature asked as it started to turn in circles,
"Do do dodo de do do."
Mia let out a small whimper before once again slipping away into darkness.
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Ha! Another part done. I'd just like to say that my mailbox is dying so please feed it (and I don't really care
with what). Mi gave me permission to use her flying banana attack, oh and I don't own the Ronins or anything blah
blah blah!!
