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properties of Tecmo.
The Shinobi Saga
Lost and Found
by Zedrick
His search going nowhere, Ryu decided to retire for the night. He was now in a room in an inn, Kojiro,
having updated him on the ways of modern America. Ryu, wearing black sweat pants and a white T-shirt was
now beginning to drift off into sleep.
Suddenly, Ryu heard a shrill scream from outside his room. He leapt up onto his feet and glanced outside the window.
He saw a young girl being surrounded by three gruff looking men.
"Please! I don't have any money! Just leave!" cried the girl, her body trembling.
"Well, if you can't pay us, then you might as well serve us in a different way." said one of the men
with a sly smile. The other two men began to laugh.
"Wh-no. Please." pleaded the girl meekly, her face paling. The first man grabbed her neck with one hand, and with the
other, pulled on her shirt, tearing it and exposing her bra.
"This is better than money." chuckled one of the men.
Ryu, with lightning speed, grabbed the man's hand and tossed him to the ground.
"What the-!" exclaimed the man as he realized he had just been thrown. The other two now began running towards him.
"You'll pay for that!" one of them yelled. Ryu jumped up to one of them and grabbed his neck. Then, he swung around him,
and drove his head spiraling into the ground. The other one now had a knife in his hand and swung it at Ryu. Ryu deftly grasped
the blade and ripped it from his hand. Ryu then jumped into the air and kicked him in the face, then kicked him again
in the chest, and finally, nailed his leg before landing on the ground.
Ryu then heard a scream again. He turned around to see that the first brute had the girl in his hands and held a knife
to her throat.
"You'd better hold it right there." ordered the man. The girl now had tears in her eye. Ryu, seeing her obvious
distress, quickly pulled out a small blade from one of his hidden belt and threw it at the knife. It flew precisely
into the knife, knocking it away. The man, surprised, lessened his grip on the girl and looked for his knife.
Ryu, seeing this opportunity, ran up and place grabbed the man's shoulders. Then, he flipped over his head and threw him
into a wall. He, and his cohorts were out cold. The girl was sitting on the ground now. Ryu approached her and
helped her stand up.
"Thank you so much." wept the girl as she held onto Ryu for comfort.
"It's alright." replied Ryu as he lead her into his room.
"There's two beds in here if you wish to stay here for the night." offered Ryu.
"Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to intrude or anything." said the girl.
"Do you wish to stay or not?" stated Ryu bluntly.
"Umm....o-okay I guess. Thanks again." said the girl as she sat down on one of the beds. "Wait, I don't even know
your name."
"Ryu." replied Ryu.
"Ryu? that's a nice name." said the girl. "I'm Anya."
"Do you have a place to stay after tonight?" asked Ryu.
"Actually, yes. I was going to catch a bus to my parents house. It's pretty far away from here though." answered Anya,
her face now smiling.
Content with this information, Ryu fell onto his bed and dosed off right away.
"Good night." said Anya.
Silence.
The next morning, Ryu woke up to find something odd. On the wall opposite of his bed, was a note. Furthermore, the
note was nailed to the wall with a kunai. Ryu grabbed the note and read it.
'That was very impressive what you did last night. If you wish to find Kasumi, head to the Aerial Garden.'
Ryu looked over to the next bed and saw that Anya was still sleeping. He concluded that she could not have done it.
Anya was beginning to wake up now.
"Morning, Ryu." greeted Anya.
"Did you hear anything last night?" Ryu asked immediately.
"Umm....I-I don't think so. Why?" answered Anya, still not fully awake yet.
"Nothing. Get ready to leave." ordered Ryu.
Anya was standing at the door when Ryu came out. He tossed her a white shirt.
"Use that for now." said Ryu.
"Oh thanks." replied Anya. She had forgotten that her shirt was ripped. Ryu averted his eyes when she was changing.
"Anya." began Ryu.
"Yeah?" replied Anya, her voice slightly miffed by the shirt covering her face.
"Do you know where the Aerial Garden is?" asked Ryu.
"The Aerial Garden? It's a Japanese garden. It's in the next town though." answered Anya. "It's the biggest
attraction there, you can't miss it."
After Anya was finished changing, Ryu handed her a bill.
"100 dollars?! what for?" exclaimed Anya.
"Buy yourself some new attire, and make sure you get home safely." replied Ryu as he began to walk out the door.
"I can't take this! If anything, I owe YOU money!" yelled Anya.
"Forget about it. I'll escort you to the bus stop or where ever it is you need to go. Hurry up." said Ryu.
Soon, they were at a bus stop.
"This is where I go." said Anya. The bus was now approaching.
"Thank you so much Ryu. I'll never forget you, or what you did for me." continued Anya.
"Farewell." said Ryu. Anya quickly gave Ryu a kiss on the cheek and hopped onto the bus.
Anya showed the bus driver her fare and looked out the window to wave to Ryu.
Ryu was nowhere to be seen.
Standing at the bottom of the Aerial Garden, Ryu was taken in by it's beauty. A huge waterfall surrounded by
plants. On the very top though, was an old Japanses structure.
"In such a modern place, there is such beauty." said Ryu to himself. Ryu was glad that there was such
a beautiful sight to entertain him as he waited up top for whatever was waiting for him.
Soon, night fell and Ryu began to feel uneasy. It felt like a trap, but Ryu could not risk passing up any information
regarding Kasumi. Suddenly, Ryu heard light footsteps. He turned around to see a figure in a pink outfit.
When it came closer, Ryu identified the figure as Kasumi. Overjoyed, he ran up to her.
"Kasumi! I've found you!" exclaimed Ryu. Kasumi wore an emotionless expression on her face which puzzled Ryu.
Then, without warning, Kasumi threw a kunai at Ryu. Using his deft agility, he caught it.
"What are you doing Kasumi?!" exclaimed Ryu as he tossed the kunai away. He noticed that Kasumi's
mouth was curving into a mischievous smile. Then, Ryu saw dark figures jumping down from above him, surrounding him.
"What is the meaning of this?!" cried Ryu. One of the ninja's began to jump towards him.
Ryu was able to counter the kick that followed with his own maneuver. He blocked the ninja's foot with his own foot,
spun it around, sending the ninja to the ground. Then, he dropped a kick on the ninja's back.
Ryu looked up and saw that the rest of the ninja's were ready to attack. Out of the corner of his eye, Ryu spotted
another figure coming. It flew down beside him.
"What!? Kasumi? But-!" exclaimed Ryu, obviously confused as he saw another Kasumi, but this one, in blue.
"How dare you swindler!" yelled the Kasumi in blue.
The Kasumi in blue jumped toward the Kasumi in pink.
Ryu was about to follow, but he was attacked by the rest of the ninjas. One came at the right and Hayabusa threw a
flying roundhouse which stopped it in midair. Ryu then unsheathed his sword, so did the rest of the ninjas.
Now, two were jumping at him from the front. Ryu quickly parried both of their blades and quickly proceeded to cut
them down. What happened next shocked Ryu. Their two corpses glew an eerie yellow, and then disintegrated.
"They aren't human." observed Ryu. Ryu felt a gust of air above him and saw another ninja coming from the top.
Ryu teleported away. The ninja struck thin air. Then, Ryu reappeared from above him and slashed him on his way down.
This ninja also glew and then disintegrated. Now, all of the ninjas were coming from all sides, attacking simultaneously.
"I've no time for this." said Ryu. He then put his arms together and began to chant. His magic sash was glowing.
Suddenly, rings of fire surrounded Ryu and expanded, burning all of the ninjas.
Ryu watched in wonderment as all of their corpses disappeared.
"What are they?" wondered Ryu.
Ryu now went off into both Kasumi's direction. When he got there, he saw the Kasumi in blue standing over the one
in pink, which was lying on the ground.
"Kasumi?" asked Ryu.
"Ryu." returned Kasumi.
"What's going on?" asked Ryu. Ryu looked at blue Kasumi's eyes. They were the same innocent eyes he knew, and they
were on the verge of crying.
"That was my clone." replied Kasumi.
"Clone?" asked Ryu.
"It's too much to explain, Ryu. I don't want to drag you into this with me!" exclaimed Kasumi.
Then, she jumped of one of the waterfalls. Ryu pursued her.
When he caught up to her, he tried to get a hold of her. Kasumi responded with a kick.
Ryu blocked it, but he lost hold of Kasumi. She was just standing a few feet from him now.
"I don't want to fight you. Please leave, Ryu." begged Kasumi.
"I promised Hayate I would protect you. I cannot let you go!" retorted Ryu.
"Hayate? but he's gone now. I have to do this, for his sake!" cried Kasumi.
"And I must protect you, for his sake." replied Ryu. Ryu realized that talking was futile at this point.
"Forgive me, Hayate." whispered Ryu. Then, he got into his fighting stance. Kasumi was doing the same.
"Know this, the life of a shinobi is a harsh one. One that I cannot let you endure." said Ryu.
Kasumi just stared at him, a single tear flowing down her cheek.
-----Author's Note-----
I have absolutely no idea why I put that 'Anya' part into this. I was just looking for a reference point, so
I just started to type in some gibberish, and it turned into this. Oh well, as long as it doesn't take away
from the story, it's alright. Now, for the Ein chapter next. I've decided to alternate between them to give me time to
decide where to go next. Especially for that fight between Ryu and Kasumi. I'll need a while to think up how
to do that scene.
Also, since this story is not going where I initially intended it to go, I'm just gonna improvise with what I have.
Then, once I'm finished, I'll put in a revised edition for Ryu's scenario as a separate fic.
Anyways, tell me what you think. Thanks.
properties of Tecmo.
The Shinobi Saga
Lost and Found
by Zedrick
His search going nowhere, Ryu decided to retire for the night. He was now in a room in an inn, Kojiro,
having updated him on the ways of modern America. Ryu, wearing black sweat pants and a white T-shirt was
now beginning to drift off into sleep.
Suddenly, Ryu heard a shrill scream from outside his room. He leapt up onto his feet and glanced outside the window.
He saw a young girl being surrounded by three gruff looking men.
"Please! I don't have any money! Just leave!" cried the girl, her body trembling.
"Well, if you can't pay us, then you might as well serve us in a different way." said one of the men
with a sly smile. The other two men began to laugh.
"Wh-no. Please." pleaded the girl meekly, her face paling. The first man grabbed her neck with one hand, and with the
other, pulled on her shirt, tearing it and exposing her bra.
"This is better than money." chuckled one of the men.
Ryu, with lightning speed, grabbed the man's hand and tossed him to the ground.
"What the-!" exclaimed the man as he realized he had just been thrown. The other two now began running towards him.
"You'll pay for that!" one of them yelled. Ryu jumped up to one of them and grabbed his neck. Then, he swung around him,
and drove his head spiraling into the ground. The other one now had a knife in his hand and swung it at Ryu. Ryu deftly grasped
the blade and ripped it from his hand. Ryu then jumped into the air and kicked him in the face, then kicked him again
in the chest, and finally, nailed his leg before landing on the ground.
Ryu then heard a scream again. He turned around to see that the first brute had the girl in his hands and held a knife
to her throat.
"You'd better hold it right there." ordered the man. The girl now had tears in her eye. Ryu, seeing her obvious
distress, quickly pulled out a small blade from one of his hidden belt and threw it at the knife. It flew precisely
into the knife, knocking it away. The man, surprised, lessened his grip on the girl and looked for his knife.
Ryu, seeing this opportunity, ran up and place grabbed the man's shoulders. Then, he flipped over his head and threw him
into a wall. He, and his cohorts were out cold. The girl was sitting on the ground now. Ryu approached her and
helped her stand up.
"Thank you so much." wept the girl as she held onto Ryu for comfort.
"It's alright." replied Ryu as he lead her into his room.
"There's two beds in here if you wish to stay here for the night." offered Ryu.
"Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to intrude or anything." said the girl.
"Do you wish to stay or not?" stated Ryu bluntly.
"Umm....o-okay I guess. Thanks again." said the girl as she sat down on one of the beds. "Wait, I don't even know
your name."
"Ryu." replied Ryu.
"Ryu? that's a nice name." said the girl. "I'm Anya."
"Do you have a place to stay after tonight?" asked Ryu.
"Actually, yes. I was going to catch a bus to my parents house. It's pretty far away from here though." answered Anya,
her face now smiling.
Content with this information, Ryu fell onto his bed and dosed off right away.
"Good night." said Anya.
Silence.
The next morning, Ryu woke up to find something odd. On the wall opposite of his bed, was a note. Furthermore, the
note was nailed to the wall with a kunai. Ryu grabbed the note and read it.
'That was very impressive what you did last night. If you wish to find Kasumi, head to the Aerial Garden.'
Ryu looked over to the next bed and saw that Anya was still sleeping. He concluded that she could not have done it.
Anya was beginning to wake up now.
"Morning, Ryu." greeted Anya.
"Did you hear anything last night?" Ryu asked immediately.
"Umm....I-I don't think so. Why?" answered Anya, still not fully awake yet.
"Nothing. Get ready to leave." ordered Ryu.
Anya was standing at the door when Ryu came out. He tossed her a white shirt.
"Use that for now." said Ryu.
"Oh thanks." replied Anya. She had forgotten that her shirt was ripped. Ryu averted his eyes when she was changing.
"Anya." began Ryu.
"Yeah?" replied Anya, her voice slightly miffed by the shirt covering her face.
"Do you know where the Aerial Garden is?" asked Ryu.
"The Aerial Garden? It's a Japanese garden. It's in the next town though." answered Anya. "It's the biggest
attraction there, you can't miss it."
After Anya was finished changing, Ryu handed her a bill.
"100 dollars?! what for?" exclaimed Anya.
"Buy yourself some new attire, and make sure you get home safely." replied Ryu as he began to walk out the door.
"I can't take this! If anything, I owe YOU money!" yelled Anya.
"Forget about it. I'll escort you to the bus stop or where ever it is you need to go. Hurry up." said Ryu.
Soon, they were at a bus stop.
"This is where I go." said Anya. The bus was now approaching.
"Thank you so much Ryu. I'll never forget you, or what you did for me." continued Anya.
"Farewell." said Ryu. Anya quickly gave Ryu a kiss on the cheek and hopped onto the bus.
Anya showed the bus driver her fare and looked out the window to wave to Ryu.
Ryu was nowhere to be seen.
Standing at the bottom of the Aerial Garden, Ryu was taken in by it's beauty. A huge waterfall surrounded by
plants. On the very top though, was an old Japanses structure.
"In such a modern place, there is such beauty." said Ryu to himself. Ryu was glad that there was such
a beautiful sight to entertain him as he waited up top for whatever was waiting for him.
Soon, night fell and Ryu began to feel uneasy. It felt like a trap, but Ryu could not risk passing up any information
regarding Kasumi. Suddenly, Ryu heard light footsteps. He turned around to see a figure in a pink outfit.
When it came closer, Ryu identified the figure as Kasumi. Overjoyed, he ran up to her.
"Kasumi! I've found you!" exclaimed Ryu. Kasumi wore an emotionless expression on her face which puzzled Ryu.
Then, without warning, Kasumi threw a kunai at Ryu. Using his deft agility, he caught it.
"What are you doing Kasumi?!" exclaimed Ryu as he tossed the kunai away. He noticed that Kasumi's
mouth was curving into a mischievous smile. Then, Ryu saw dark figures jumping down from above him, surrounding him.
"What is the meaning of this?!" cried Ryu. One of the ninja's began to jump towards him.
Ryu was able to counter the kick that followed with his own maneuver. He blocked the ninja's foot with his own foot,
spun it around, sending the ninja to the ground. Then, he dropped a kick on the ninja's back.
Ryu looked up and saw that the rest of the ninja's were ready to attack. Out of the corner of his eye, Ryu spotted
another figure coming. It flew down beside him.
"What!? Kasumi? But-!" exclaimed Ryu, obviously confused as he saw another Kasumi, but this one, in blue.
"How dare you swindler!" yelled the Kasumi in blue.
The Kasumi in blue jumped toward the Kasumi in pink.
Ryu was about to follow, but he was attacked by the rest of the ninjas. One came at the right and Hayabusa threw a
flying roundhouse which stopped it in midair. Ryu then unsheathed his sword, so did the rest of the ninjas.
Now, two were jumping at him from the front. Ryu quickly parried both of their blades and quickly proceeded to cut
them down. What happened next shocked Ryu. Their two corpses glew an eerie yellow, and then disintegrated.
"They aren't human." observed Ryu. Ryu felt a gust of air above him and saw another ninja coming from the top.
Ryu teleported away. The ninja struck thin air. Then, Ryu reappeared from above him and slashed him on his way down.
This ninja also glew and then disintegrated. Now, all of the ninjas were coming from all sides, attacking simultaneously.
"I've no time for this." said Ryu. He then put his arms together and began to chant. His magic sash was glowing.
Suddenly, rings of fire surrounded Ryu and expanded, burning all of the ninjas.
Ryu watched in wonderment as all of their corpses disappeared.
"What are they?" wondered Ryu.
Ryu now went off into both Kasumi's direction. When he got there, he saw the Kasumi in blue standing over the one
in pink, which was lying on the ground.
"Kasumi?" asked Ryu.
"Ryu." returned Kasumi.
"What's going on?" asked Ryu. Ryu looked at blue Kasumi's eyes. They were the same innocent eyes he knew, and they
were on the verge of crying.
"That was my clone." replied Kasumi.
"Clone?" asked Ryu.
"It's too much to explain, Ryu. I don't want to drag you into this with me!" exclaimed Kasumi.
Then, she jumped of one of the waterfalls. Ryu pursued her.
When he caught up to her, he tried to get a hold of her. Kasumi responded with a kick.
Ryu blocked it, but he lost hold of Kasumi. She was just standing a few feet from him now.
"I don't want to fight you. Please leave, Ryu." begged Kasumi.
"I promised Hayate I would protect you. I cannot let you go!" retorted Ryu.
"Hayate? but he's gone now. I have to do this, for his sake!" cried Kasumi.
"And I must protect you, for his sake." replied Ryu. Ryu realized that talking was futile at this point.
"Forgive me, Hayate." whispered Ryu. Then, he got into his fighting stance. Kasumi was doing the same.
"Know this, the life of a shinobi is a harsh one. One that I cannot let you endure." said Ryu.
Kasumi just stared at him, a single tear flowing down her cheek.
-----Author's Note-----
I have absolutely no idea why I put that 'Anya' part into this. I was just looking for a reference point, so
I just started to type in some gibberish, and it turned into this. Oh well, as long as it doesn't take away
from the story, it's alright. Now, for the Ein chapter next. I've decided to alternate between them to give me time to
decide where to go next. Especially for that fight between Ryu and Kasumi. I'll need a while to think up how
to do that scene.
Also, since this story is not going where I initially intended it to go, I'm just gonna improvise with what I have.
Then, once I'm finished, I'll put in a revised edition for Ryu's scenario as a separate fic.
Anyways, tell me what you think. Thanks.
