(Disclaimer: I still own nothing…stupid people getting my idea first…hmph.)
The group ran to the coast as fast as they could. They found a cave and entered it, cautiously. As Ken lit the lantern, TK looked around in amazement. The ceiling was so high. How could that be possible with road right overhead of them? He looked over to Kari, then to the ceiling above her. Small pebbles were starting to fall. Suddenly it registered in his head. "Kari!" He ran over and knocked her out of the way, just as hundreds of small boulders fell in the spot where Kari had just been standing.
Kari blinked for a few seconds then sat up. "Um…thanks, TK." She looked over him for a second and noticed his left arm was bleeding. "Oh, TK, your arm." He turned his head and looked at it. "It's just a scratch." Kari put her hand over the cut, and quickly pulled it away when a pink light emitted from her hands. The cut had mysteriously been healed. Kari stared at her hands. "I… I don't know what happened."
Suddenly, Davis emerged from behind the rocks. "See," he said. "Not even a rockslide can get rid of Takeru Takaishi." TK smiled and stood up, then helped Kari up. They kept walking until they came to a small stone column with the indention of a ring on it. Kari exhaled and put the ring in the slot. The stone wall in front of them rose up to show an entire new place.
"Look at these drawings." Ken said, pointing to the wall. Paintings of fighters in battle adorned it. Davis stared at it. "The attacks shown here seem to represent the Mafrino and Goulaton arts." Everyone stared at Davis. "What?" he asked defensively. "I have a lot of free time." A giant map of the world lay on one wall. Five colored dots were positioned in certain places around the map, one of them on Japan. Ken stared at the map. "Kari, this could be the places where the pieces of the armor are. But I thought you said there were six pieces. I only see five dots."
An evil chuckle came from behind them. "That's because the location of the sixth piece is very well hidden. I honestly have no clue where to find it." They all turned around to see Tai, wearing dark clothes and a golden armband. Sora was standing next to him, wearing a red bikini top and red shorts. She had a sly smile on her face. Tai was holding her around the waist. "I do thank you, little sister, for giving me the location of the other 4 pieces of armor. I knew you'd go into my room and read the note. It was only a matter of time before you, Little Miss Hero, would come to save the day. Matt and Izzy have already been dispatched to Egypt, and Sora and I will be heading to Saudi Arabia. Bye for now, puny weaklings."
Cody's eyes had been filled with anger and he lunged toward Tai. Tai held his hand out and lifted Cody up in an orange light. "You're lucky I'm in a good mood, or I would have made you suffer longer." Cody's eyes opened in terror as Tai flung him against the wall of the cave. Cody's limp body slowly peeled off the wall and fell to the ground, impaling itself on a stalagmite. Kari's eyes filled up with tears as a pool of blood formed below the lifeless body. Tai chuckled malevolently as he and Sora flew off in a burst of red and orange light.
Kari kneeled on the ground, crying. "Tai…how could you do this? How could you kill someone?" TK kneeled beside her. "Kari, that's not Tai. It's Tai's body, but we all know Tai would never do something like that." Kari wiped her eyes and stood up. "You're right. Come on, guys. We gotta get moving if we're going to save the world!" Yolei bit her bottom lip. "What about…" she pointed in the direction of Cody's dead body. Kari swallowed. "We'll bring it out into the open cave area, then we'll call the authorities… I don't think I could handle it." They started walking out of the area, Ken carrying Cody's body. The stone wall behind them closed as Kari pulled her ring out of the column. Ken laid Cody's body on the floor and they walked out.
After a quick call to the authorities, they all sat in a restaurant trying to figure out what to do. "Mimi's in Egypt." Yolei said. "Maybe we could get her to try and stop Izzy. He always did have that crush on her." TK nodded and added, "And Joe's in Saudi Arabia. Hopefully Tai's still human enough to listen to his elders." Davis looked at him. "Joe's only like a year older than Tai." TK sighed. "I know, but I got to have something to make me think positively." So then it was decided. Yolei called Mimi, and Mimi then called Joe. They sat in that restaurant and planned some more.
The group ran to the coast as fast as they could. They found a cave and entered it, cautiously. As Ken lit the lantern, TK looked around in amazement. The ceiling was so high. How could that be possible with road right overhead of them? He looked over to Kari, then to the ceiling above her. Small pebbles were starting to fall. Suddenly it registered in his head. "Kari!" He ran over and knocked her out of the way, just as hundreds of small boulders fell in the spot where Kari had just been standing.
Kari blinked for a few seconds then sat up. "Um…thanks, TK." She looked over him for a second and noticed his left arm was bleeding. "Oh, TK, your arm." He turned his head and looked at it. "It's just a scratch." Kari put her hand over the cut, and quickly pulled it away when a pink light emitted from her hands. The cut had mysteriously been healed. Kari stared at her hands. "I… I don't know what happened."
Suddenly, Davis emerged from behind the rocks. "See," he said. "Not even a rockslide can get rid of Takeru Takaishi." TK smiled and stood up, then helped Kari up. They kept walking until they came to a small stone column with the indention of a ring on it. Kari exhaled and put the ring in the slot. The stone wall in front of them rose up to show an entire new place.
"Look at these drawings." Ken said, pointing to the wall. Paintings of fighters in battle adorned it. Davis stared at it. "The attacks shown here seem to represent the Mafrino and Goulaton arts." Everyone stared at Davis. "What?" he asked defensively. "I have a lot of free time." A giant map of the world lay on one wall. Five colored dots were positioned in certain places around the map, one of them on Japan. Ken stared at the map. "Kari, this could be the places where the pieces of the armor are. But I thought you said there were six pieces. I only see five dots."
An evil chuckle came from behind them. "That's because the location of the sixth piece is very well hidden. I honestly have no clue where to find it." They all turned around to see Tai, wearing dark clothes and a golden armband. Sora was standing next to him, wearing a red bikini top and red shorts. She had a sly smile on her face. Tai was holding her around the waist. "I do thank you, little sister, for giving me the location of the other 4 pieces of armor. I knew you'd go into my room and read the note. It was only a matter of time before you, Little Miss Hero, would come to save the day. Matt and Izzy have already been dispatched to Egypt, and Sora and I will be heading to Saudi Arabia. Bye for now, puny weaklings."
Cody's eyes had been filled with anger and he lunged toward Tai. Tai held his hand out and lifted Cody up in an orange light. "You're lucky I'm in a good mood, or I would have made you suffer longer." Cody's eyes opened in terror as Tai flung him against the wall of the cave. Cody's limp body slowly peeled off the wall and fell to the ground, impaling itself on a stalagmite. Kari's eyes filled up with tears as a pool of blood formed below the lifeless body. Tai chuckled malevolently as he and Sora flew off in a burst of red and orange light.
Kari kneeled on the ground, crying. "Tai…how could you do this? How could you kill someone?" TK kneeled beside her. "Kari, that's not Tai. It's Tai's body, but we all know Tai would never do something like that." Kari wiped her eyes and stood up. "You're right. Come on, guys. We gotta get moving if we're going to save the world!" Yolei bit her bottom lip. "What about…" she pointed in the direction of Cody's dead body. Kari swallowed. "We'll bring it out into the open cave area, then we'll call the authorities… I don't think I could handle it." They started walking out of the area, Ken carrying Cody's body. The stone wall behind them closed as Kari pulled her ring out of the column. Ken laid Cody's body on the floor and they walked out.
After a quick call to the authorities, they all sat in a restaurant trying to figure out what to do. "Mimi's in Egypt." Yolei said. "Maybe we could get her to try and stop Izzy. He always did have that crush on her." TK nodded and added, "And Joe's in Saudi Arabia. Hopefully Tai's still human enough to listen to his elders." Davis looked at him. "Joe's only like a year older than Tai." TK sighed. "I know, but I got to have something to make me think positively." So then it was decided. Yolei called Mimi, and Mimi then called Joe. They sat in that restaurant and planned some more.