Chapter 5
Bringing Healer Back
"Yaten? Yaten?" Healer shook the little girl next to her. They had fallen asleep while crying.
Yaten yawned, "What?" She asked.
"Why don't we see if anybody else survived the blast." Healer got up and dusted herself off.
"Okay." Yaten said as she got up too. "Where do we start?"
"Umm, I don't know. I'm still kind of new here." Healer reminded her.
"Oh yeah. Sorry I forgot." Yaten scanned the area for a while. Finally she suggested, "Why don't we check by the palace?"
"Okay, that's a good idea. Come on, let's go." Healer said as she started walking.
Okay, but I don't think anyone survived because it blew up and if anybody was in it they are probably covered under rocks and stuff like that." Yaten said.
Healer thought for a moment. Then said, "Well if we survived the blast maybe somebody else did." Healer then took Yaten's hand and they both walked toward the castle.
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It had been already about an hour and the time machine still wasn't finished.
"Can't you work any faster!" Fighter yelled at the guard as she paced the room.
"S-sorry, Fighter-sama, I...I will try to work faster." Keikan stuttered as he tried to work faster, but not mess up. If he made one mistake Fighter might blow his head off.
Kakyuu put her hand on Fighter's arm, "Be patient Fighter. Keikan is working as hard and fast he can."
"Well, I'm sure snails could work faster then him!" Fighter growled.
"If he works any faster he might make a mistake and we could lose Healer. So would you like him to work slow so Healer can come home safely, or for him to work fast and risk losing Healer?" Kakyuu stood next to Fighter waiting for her answer, but Fighter simply stood still and stared at the time machine.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Healer and Yaten stood outside of the fallen castle. It looked so fragile, almost like if a leaf fell on it the rest of the castle would come tumbling down.
Yaten grabbed onto Healer's leg. "It looks so scary!"
"Uh, huh." Healer agreed. "But, we better put away our fear if we want to find out if anyone survived."
Healer and Yaten walked into the remains of the castle. They stepped over large pieces of rubble and under halfway fallen pillars. The walls were all covered in dust.
"I never noticed how much dust was in here." Yaten coughed.
"Well, at least there are no spiders." Healer said as she jumped over a large stone.
Healer and Yaten walked farther on. They stopped at the end of a hallway, or what used to be a hallway, because they heard a faint sound coming from underneath them. Healer tapped on a rock and heard the same tap back.
I think there's something under here. Help me move this stone." Healer motioned Yaten to help her.
They started moving different stones, but just as they moved the very last stone something scurried out from underneath it.
"Eww! A rat!" Healer screamed.
"Wait look Healer there's something else." Yaten pointed under the rocks in a hole.
Healer and Yaten moved some of rocks to make the hole a little bigger.
"I can't squeeze in that hole, but you can. Why don't you go in and check it out." Healer suggested.
"Okay, but don't leave me here alone. Promise me you won't leave me here alone." Yaten asked her, shaking a bit.
Healer gave her a hug. "No, I won't leave you alone, I promise." Healer then gave her a little nudge near the hole.
"Okay, here I go." Yaten said as she lowered herself into the hole. `Eww!' Yaten thought. `There's so much dust under here!'
As Yaten walked on farther she saw an object in the distance. She walked a little closer, trying to make her way around in the dark. She bumped into a wall once or twice. Then she tripped over a pile of rocks and scraped her knee. Finally she reached the object and picked it up. It was really immense. She turned it around in her hands and saw two eyes staring at her. It was the head of one of the guards! Yaten screamed as she ran back the way she had come, bumping into walls and falling over rocks.
When Yaten finally reached the opening she screamed, "Help me up! Healer, help me up!"
Healer got down on her knees and pulled the shaking little girl out of the hole. "What happened? What's wrong? What did you see?" She asked.
Yaten grabbed Healers hand and started running with her. "I saw a really scary face!" She exclaimed as she ran with Healer away from the castle.
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"Yes! It's finished! I finished the machine!" Keikan shouted excitedly.
"Where's Healer?" Fighter demanded.
"I still have to find her, but come and see!" Keikan exclaimed still excited.
Kakyuu, Fighter, and Maker set aside their teacups and followed Keikan into the room.
"Look, I'll show you how it works. Okay, see now I press this button," Keikan explained as her pressed a green button. "When the lights flash it means it's in use. Now to find out who is using it I press the yellow button twice. If you look in the screen that I built in it, you will see an image of Healer and all her status. You are all in here. I programmed it to recognize you. Got it so far?"
Kakyuu, Maker, and Fighter nodded that they understood.
"Okay, good. Now," He said continuing, "if I press the red button it will tell us where went. Okay, it says she went to the past. It says she went back eleven years. Wow! That's a lot!" Keikan stopped to take a breath.
"Okay, you explained the stupid machine, but how do we get Healer back?" Fighter asked, slightly glaring at him.
"All you do to get her back is press the return button and stand back." Keikan pressed the button and jumped away from the machine. A huge white light surrounded the figure and a blurry figure appeared.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Healer and Yaten stopped running to catch their breath.
"It was so scary Healer! It was covered in blood and his eyes were open! It was scary!" Yaten exclaimed.
"I'm sure it was." Healer said holding the little girl.
Just then a bright light surrounded Healer.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
The light near the time machine grew bigger and brighter.
"That's good news." Keikan observed.
"What does it mean?" Kakyuu asked.
"It means that the machine has located Healer and is bringing her back as we speak." Keikan replied.
Kakyuu nodded and kept her eyes fixed on the blurry image in front of the time machine.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
"Healer, why are you glowing?" Yaten asked Healer curiously.
"I don't know, but I feel strange. Like I'm only half here." Healer said. Then she put her hands up to her head. "I'm also getting dizzy!"
"Healer, are you going to be OK?" Yaten asked.
Just as Yaten had asked that Healers body started disappearing.
"No, Healer, don't leave me! You promised you wouldn't leave me!" Yaten cried.
"I'm sorry Yaten." Healer whispered as she faded away. Seconds later her body was gone.
"No!" Yaten screamed. "Don't leave me!"
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Bringing Healer Back
"Yaten? Yaten?" Healer shook the little girl next to her. They had fallen asleep while crying.
Yaten yawned, "What?" She asked.
"Why don't we see if anybody else survived the blast." Healer got up and dusted herself off.
"Okay." Yaten said as she got up too. "Where do we start?"
"Umm, I don't know. I'm still kind of new here." Healer reminded her.
"Oh yeah. Sorry I forgot." Yaten scanned the area for a while. Finally she suggested, "Why don't we check by the palace?"
"Okay, that's a good idea. Come on, let's go." Healer said as she started walking.
Okay, but I don't think anyone survived because it blew up and if anybody was in it they are probably covered under rocks and stuff like that." Yaten said.
Healer thought for a moment. Then said, "Well if we survived the blast maybe somebody else did." Healer then took Yaten's hand and they both walked toward the castle.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
It had been already about an hour and the time machine still wasn't finished.
"Can't you work any faster!" Fighter yelled at the guard as she paced the room.
"S-sorry, Fighter-sama, I...I will try to work faster." Keikan stuttered as he tried to work faster, but not mess up. If he made one mistake Fighter might blow his head off.
Kakyuu put her hand on Fighter's arm, "Be patient Fighter. Keikan is working as hard and fast he can."
"Well, I'm sure snails could work faster then him!" Fighter growled.
"If he works any faster he might make a mistake and we could lose Healer. So would you like him to work slow so Healer can come home safely, or for him to work fast and risk losing Healer?" Kakyuu stood next to Fighter waiting for her answer, but Fighter simply stood still and stared at the time machine.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Healer and Yaten stood outside of the fallen castle. It looked so fragile, almost like if a leaf fell on it the rest of the castle would come tumbling down.
Yaten grabbed onto Healer's leg. "It looks so scary!"
"Uh, huh." Healer agreed. "But, we better put away our fear if we want to find out if anyone survived."
Healer and Yaten walked into the remains of the castle. They stepped over large pieces of rubble and under halfway fallen pillars. The walls were all covered in dust.
"I never noticed how much dust was in here." Yaten coughed.
"Well, at least there are no spiders." Healer said as she jumped over a large stone.
Healer and Yaten walked farther on. They stopped at the end of a hallway, or what used to be a hallway, because they heard a faint sound coming from underneath them. Healer tapped on a rock and heard the same tap back.
I think there's something under here. Help me move this stone." Healer motioned Yaten to help her.
They started moving different stones, but just as they moved the very last stone something scurried out from underneath it.
"Eww! A rat!" Healer screamed.
"Wait look Healer there's something else." Yaten pointed under the rocks in a hole.
Healer and Yaten moved some of rocks to make the hole a little bigger.
"I can't squeeze in that hole, but you can. Why don't you go in and check it out." Healer suggested.
"Okay, but don't leave me here alone. Promise me you won't leave me here alone." Yaten asked her, shaking a bit.
Healer gave her a hug. "No, I won't leave you alone, I promise." Healer then gave her a little nudge near the hole.
"Okay, here I go." Yaten said as she lowered herself into the hole. `Eww!' Yaten thought. `There's so much dust under here!'
As Yaten walked on farther she saw an object in the distance. She walked a little closer, trying to make her way around in the dark. She bumped into a wall once or twice. Then she tripped over a pile of rocks and scraped her knee. Finally she reached the object and picked it up. It was really immense. She turned it around in her hands and saw two eyes staring at her. It was the head of one of the guards! Yaten screamed as she ran back the way she had come, bumping into walls and falling over rocks.
When Yaten finally reached the opening she screamed, "Help me up! Healer, help me up!"
Healer got down on her knees and pulled the shaking little girl out of the hole. "What happened? What's wrong? What did you see?" She asked.
Yaten grabbed Healers hand and started running with her. "I saw a really scary face!" She exclaimed as she ran with Healer away from the castle.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
"Yes! It's finished! I finished the machine!" Keikan shouted excitedly.
"Where's Healer?" Fighter demanded.
"I still have to find her, but come and see!" Keikan exclaimed still excited.
Kakyuu, Fighter, and Maker set aside their teacups and followed Keikan into the room.
"Look, I'll show you how it works. Okay, see now I press this button," Keikan explained as her pressed a green button. "When the lights flash it means it's in use. Now to find out who is using it I press the yellow button twice. If you look in the screen that I built in it, you will see an image of Healer and all her status. You are all in here. I programmed it to recognize you. Got it so far?"
Kakyuu, Maker, and Fighter nodded that they understood.
"Okay, good. Now," He said continuing, "if I press the red button it will tell us where went. Okay, it says she went to the past. It says she went back eleven years. Wow! That's a lot!" Keikan stopped to take a breath.
"Okay, you explained the stupid machine, but how do we get Healer back?" Fighter asked, slightly glaring at him.
"All you do to get her back is press the return button and stand back." Keikan pressed the button and jumped away from the machine. A huge white light surrounded the figure and a blurry figure appeared.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Healer and Yaten stopped running to catch their breath.
"It was so scary Healer! It was covered in blood and his eyes were open! It was scary!" Yaten exclaimed.
"I'm sure it was." Healer said holding the little girl.
Just then a bright light surrounded Healer.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
The light near the time machine grew bigger and brighter.
"That's good news." Keikan observed.
"What does it mean?" Kakyuu asked.
"It means that the machine has located Healer and is bringing her back as we speak." Keikan replied.
Kakyuu nodded and kept her eyes fixed on the blurry image in front of the time machine.
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
"Healer, why are you glowing?" Yaten asked Healer curiously.
"I don't know, but I feel strange. Like I'm only half here." Healer said. Then she put her hands up to her head. "I'm also getting dizzy!"
"Healer, are you going to be OK?" Yaten asked.
Just as Yaten had asked that Healers body started disappearing.
"No, Healer, don't leave me! You promised you wouldn't leave me!" Yaten cried.
"I'm sorry Yaten." Healer whispered as she faded away. Seconds later her body was gone.
"No!" Yaten screamed. "Don't leave me!"
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