Outlaw star = not mine

Drill de Runrun Kururunrun

Chapter 4: Unleashing the Beast Part 1

By Keiyo Meisato

note: sorry this took so long to put up. Exams are starting and I've been really busy with Animazement stuff^^;;;;

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Laguna leaned against a wall folding his arms and watched as the young girl continued bandaging up her friend. The dark haired man had been taken aback when she had used her magic earlier. Although magic wasn't too uncommon, it was strange to find a child so adapted to it. Most magic users were adults, mainly pirates. He shrugged and decided to drop the subject from thought; besides, if she were a pirate she would have said something already, right?

Laguna glanced up as the door to the hanger opened. Gene stepped though carrying a bundle of food for lunch. He watched as the outlaw walked over to the table where the two kids were and set the package down.

"What happened to you?" The red head asked noticing the bandages around his partner's arm.

"Uh...." Jim hesitated looking at Hanmyo.

Aisha chimed in, "He fell from the turret!"

Gene looked skeptically at Aisha then turned back to the boy, who simply nodded and pointed to the still smoking gun. He raised a brow still a bit unbelieving.

"You mean to tell me you fell almost 3 stories...and survived, much less still be awake?!"

They all nodded. He blinked, "Well are you ok?"

"Ya! Hanmyo fixed me up" Jim smiled thankful to the girl in front of him.

The others stood silently, until Aisha saw the bag of food.

"LETS EAT!!!"

*****

Hanmyo sighed as she sat on the edge of the launch pad, her legs dangling over the side. She was so confused. She had few memories, if any. The memories of her first time meeting Jim were the strongest. She closed her eyes thinking back to an earlier vision of a tall dark man standing before her. He was talking in a deep, frightening voice, telling her about her powers. She had the ability to heal, levitate herself as well as other things. She also had the power to create mass destruction, but she had no intention of trying that out.

A small, gloved hand rested on her shoulder and she turned her head. Jim was standing behind her a look of concern oh his face. "Hey Hanmyo. Why are you out here by yourself?" He asked, sitting down next to her.

"I was just thinking." She said quietly.

"About what?"

"My past." Silence enveloped the conversation. They sat together in the cool night air, gazing down at the gray machinery below, when a loud sneeze resounded behind them causing them to startle almost falling off the platform. They turned to see Aisha standing a few feet away with a giant tissue in her hand, the bridge of her nose red.

"Bless you." Hanmyo said, "Are you feeling okay Aisha-chan?"

"Ya" the Ctarl Ctarl answered stuffily, "Just caught a cold. Nothing serious."

"Maybe you should get some medicine. There's a drug store down the road a bit." Jim said standing and pointing to a store far down the narrow street.

"Good idea." Aisha turned and began her journey.

"You want us to come with you?" Hanmyo asked sweetly.

"Okay…" The two kids join the cat girl down to the drug store, Hanmyo holding her hand.

*****

Gene lay upside down in the pilot seat of the outlaw star. He was repairing the controls when a panicky voice rang through the communicator.

"GENE!!!!!!!!"

"Itai~~!!! Jim? What that hell?" Gene sat up in his seat holding the earpiece.

"Gene! It's Aisha! Something's wrong with her!"

"What?! Where are you?"

"At the drug store. Hurry Gene!"

By now Laguna had entered the room after hearing Gene's shouts.

"We're on our way!" The red haired outlaw jumped out of his seat and ran to the ships hatch followed by Laguna.

"Gene, whats going on?" The dark haired man asked still following.

"Jim says theres something wrong with Aisha." They entered the lift and headed down. Squeezing through the doors before they completely opened, Gene and Laguna took off heading down the street to the store.

*****

Laguna ran swiftly behind Gene as they made their way to the drug store. The doors flew open and Jim ran out a look of worry across his childish face. He quickly led the two older men inside and motioned them to the unconscious and barely breathing Aisha. Hanmyo was bent over her, her brown eyes closed. The familiar hum of her chant began again and the Ctarl Ctarl's body began to radiate with a brilliant blue glow.

They stood watching and waiting.

"What happened Jim?" Laguna finally asked taking his eyes away from the two figures in front of him.

"Aisha was complaining about a cold so we came down here to get some medicine." He paused, "But when we got here she fell and wouldn't wake up, and that's when I called you." They turned back to the girls as the light died down. Aisha still lay on the floor, her eyes closed, but breathing right again. Jim ran forward to catch Hanmyo as she slumped over out of breath.

"Hanmyo? You ok?" Gene asked standing behind the blond. She nodded and Jim helped her to her feet. "Jim, why don't you take Hanmyo back to the ship. We'll get Aisha." Jim nodded and walked with a weak Hanmyo on his shoulder to the front of the shop. Laguna watched as they opened the door and left down the street. He looked back at Gene, who was lifting the unconscious Ctarl Ctarl, one limp arm over his shoulder. The dark haired man stepped forward and collected the other arm.

"Sorry about that." Gene said turning to the storeowner.

"N-no ...problem..."

"...Ugh..." Aisha moaned. They both turned their gaze to the waking cat girl.

"Hey Aisha, you ok?" Laguna asked as she planted her feet on the cement floor.

A low growl escaped from her and her claws grew sharp and pointed.

"What the...?" Gene spoke but was caught off guard as Aisha leapt back into a fighting stance. The two stood there confused. What was she doing now? Before Laguna could dwell on that thought anylonger the Ctarl Ctarl sprang forward on the attack.

"Look out!!" Gene shouted, diving behind a nearby magazine stand. Packages of chips were shredded as Aisha's claws crashed into another shelf.

"My store!!!" The man behind the counter shouted. Aisha turned towards him, her eyes glowing red. "Eep!" The man quickly ran into the back to hide. Laguna took that moment to attack, landing a kick to her stomach sending her out the doors. Too bad they were closed when he did as glass shattered and flew into the street.

The two of them ran out of the store, "We have to get her back to the ship. She's causing too much damage out here!" Laguna shouted heading for the outlaw star. The red head nodded in agreement and they began to sprint down the road, Aisha on their heels.

*****

It seemed like they had been running forever as they entered the Outlaw Star hanger. They stopped suddenly as Aisha leapt up and landed a few feet in front of them.

"Kuso....now what?" Gene exclaimed under his breath. He hadn't brought his Caster, or a gun for that matter.

Aisha's eyes gleamed fierce with pure feline wildness. She let out a yell that pierced the night air and became stronger as it bounced off walls.

Gene grabbed at his ears, the sound bashing against his eardrums. As the siren died down, the outlaw opened his clenched eyes only to catch sight of the cat girl's foot just as it rammed into his chest.

In a burst of pain, he was sent flying backwards into the concrete. He sat up quickly and saw Laguna smashed to the side by Aisha's powerful fist.

Gene got to his feet, glancing left and right for a way to the ship. There were none. 'Well', he thought 'only one thing to do.' Dropping into a fighting stance, he dashed forward bringing back a fist.

*****

Aisha easily evaded his attack, ducking to the fight. As she stood and turned in his direction, she saw he was running towards the ship. She let out an irritated growl and sprinted towards him, but was too late as the doors of the outlaw star slammed shut. Slamming a clawed fist at the metal door, she turned her attention to the dark haired man getting to his feet.

*****

Jim and Hanmyo sat in his room waiting for the others to get back. Hanmyo rested on his shoulder. Most of her strength had returned, but she was still a little weak. Jim still felt a bit confused about what she could do. He'd never seen anything like it, except once, but there was no way she could be one of those. Besides, she helped people, she didn't hurt them. He could feel her soft purple hair as it brushed against his neck and cheek. He could feel the heat rising in his face as she snuggled closer to him.

Both their heads shot up as they heard the outside door slam shut and a blur run by. Jim stood and walked over to the open door and stepped out just as Gene came flying down the hall. They collided. Jim being the smaller of the two took the full impact and went soaring across the metal floor. He slammed into the wall and went still.

*****

Gene fell to the floor as he crashed into the small form. He glanced up quickly to see Jim lying on his side against the wall.

"Kuso!" The red headed outlaw cursed as he got to his feet and went over to his unconscious partner. Kneeling next to the boy, his gun in hand, he turned him over. A bump had formed on the blonde's head. It didn't look too bad, so he lifted the boy up gently and carried him into the room where Hanmyo was.

Hanmyo had made it to the door when he entered, "What's going on, Gene?"

"I don't know. Aisha's gone crazy. And Lag is still out there with her." He laid Jim on his bed. "Stay here with him." With that, Gene left with caster in hand.

The door slid open and he peered out. There was no one in site. Laguna was gone. Gene took a cautious step out onto the cement. Holding up his caster, he began to sweep the area. The platform was clear, and then he heard something. It was a faint flapping sound, like the rustling of clothes in the wind. He glanced up quickly just as Laguna landed on top of him. He landed hard on the ground, Laguna's weight crushing him. He cringed as his slid the unconscious man off him.

Gene sat up and was about to check his friend when a ferocious battle cry came down on him. He rolled to his left, barely avoiding the crushing power of Aisha's extended foot. Bringing up the caster, he prepared to fire, but her cat-like abilities allowed her to avoid his aim. The outlaw swung around and fired the blast as the Ctarl Ctarl came into sight. An explosion of white energy blasted from the gun. Chunks of gray matter flew from the ground as the blast missed and landed a few feet behind the cat girl.

*****

Hanmyo had regained most, if not all, of her strength back. Placing a wet clothe on Jims head she turned back to listen as the sound of an explosion echoed through the ship. She knew Gene had ordered her to stay on the ship, but she needed to help, she had to do something. With that decided, she ran for the front entrance. The door was wide open, revealing the battle taking place. Gene dodged as Aisha came raining down, baring sharp claws. Stepping out of the ship, Hanmyo stood with her arms held out in front of her. Concentrating all her powers, she began her chant. It was louder than before but with Gene preoccupied, he was unable to hear it.

Bright liquid beams of light began to encircle her young form. They swirled around her until they found their place at her hands. The beams grew into a brilliant ball of light energy dangling at her fingertips. Aisha and Gene had finally stopped their quarrel as they caught sit of the light.

Clenching her teeth, Hanmyo released the immense power at the Ctarl Ctarl. Aisha was caught up in fright of the massive energy propelled itself towards her. It broke into a single beam and engulfed her, swirling into a twister of light and energy.

Hanmyo gasped for breath as she paused and continued into the next phase. She darted forward towards the immobile, crazed Ctarl Ctarl. With a few quick steps, Hanmyo leapt into the funnel of energy leaving behind a bewildered Gene Starwind.

A few seconds past before anything happened, when the bright cyclone formed a large glowing sphere. Located in the center were Aisha and Hanmyo. The purple haired girl floated over her, a stretched out hand over the Ctarl Ctarl's face.

*****

Gene looked on in awe at the glowing sphere. What was she doing? Before he could dwell on his thoughts for too long, the light dissipated and the two female figures fell to the ground unconscious. Gene stood and walked over to them.

"Uhhhh......" A groan came from behind him. Turning he saw Laguna stand, rubbing his head. "What happened?" The dark haired man asked, walking over beside Gene.

"I wish I knew, but we better get them inside." Gene lifted Aisha over his shoulder, while Laguna carried Hanmyo inside.

'What in hell just happened?' Gene thought, but shrugged it off and walked inside.

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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well.......... thats just part 1 of chapter four, but at least its done . sorry its been so long it took me FOREVER to finish this part. hope ya like it^^