Chapter 11
Ryo ran after Jenna in the thickness of the blue-silver fog. Being that he
could move faster, he shed his full armor and continued the chase in sub-
armor. "Jenna! Wait!"
He called out to her every now and then, fearing that she would get to far
ahead of him and he would loose her, something that he did not want to do.
At the thought of that, he picked up his pace. But then he tripped over
something and fell. When he looked up to see if he could still see her, he
could not. "Oh no! Jenna!"
He got up and ran as fast as he could to where he last saw her. Repeatedly,
he called her name into the lonely fog. His eyes teared up slightly when he
did not see her, but he did not give up. Calling her name again, he stopped
and looked about him, keeping his feet on the ground as to not loose the
direction he was headed in.
After glancing at his right, he thought he saw something lying on the
ground. Taking a closer look, he could make out the shape of sub-armor.
Cautiously, he ran towards it. A few seconds later, as the fog cleared, he
realized it was Jenna.
"Jenna!" He ran to her side and then knelt beside her. Taking her upper
body in his arms, he cradled her and caressed her cheek. She seemed to have
blacked out from lack of strength. When he traced the outline of her face
softly and dazedly, she moaned slightly. "Shh.... It's all right. I am here
and you're safe."
Jenna seemed to cling to him once she realized who was holding her. To
Jenna, Ryo felt warm and strong, thus making her feel safe. And inside, she
was cold and lost. Emotions were haywire in her. Not over just Ryo, even
tho he was one of the two parts of the problem. The other was worry for her
friends. She knew something was wrong and that the Senshi were in trouble.
Ryo wasted no time in getting her to a safe place. He found a small cave
that seemed to be out of harms way. He knew that they were nowhere near the
castle, for this place looked too much like Earth, meaning it was closer to
the gates.
Cradling her like he did when he had first found her, he armored down
completely and was in his street clothes. Getting her to be the same way,
he pulled his sweatshirt off and wrapped it around her shoulders. Leaning
back against the wall, he let her lay her head on his chest and regain her
strength by sleeping.
With daydreaming eyes, he studied her again, something that he found he
could do all day. From her braided black hair, down to her china doll face,
he found her very beautiful. But if only he could actually come out and say
those three little words to her. Sighing, he fell asleep as well, not
dreaming of Jenna, but of the girl in the gardens.
Once again she was begging him not to go. But he protested. "I have too
Jensea... I have too..."
"Then I will wear Triforce and fight with you...."
Those words brought him back awake again. * If those dreams are a memory...
then... that means that if the girl in my dream can bear Triforce... that
means she is Jenna... *
He looked at the still sleeping girl that he held. He could now see it.
Same china doll face, same raven hair, and same beauty. "I am so stupid to
not have seen it... Jensea? Where you my love back then? Are we destined to
be together now?"
He whispered to himself. Then Jenna clung to him again. Not in safety, but
this time in fear. She then moaned, "Ryo.... Don't leave me..."
"I am right here, Jenna...." He said, pulling her closer into his arms. But
that did not stop the dreams, or rather flashbacks that she was having.
~ Jenna looked up at the evil tyrant in front of her. His black armor and
faceless body was just a shell for his evil soul. She was holding her
wounded arm, and she could feel blood seeping through her fingers.
"You will die for your sins Talpa! My kingdom will get revenge for this!"
She yelled, but he just laughed.
"With what army? You're people are dead, and you are the only warrior left
in reserve! Now... Meet your doom, Princess Jensea!" He yelled and then
aimed his sword at her. Jenna closed her eyes, ready to accept death for
she was not able to move due her busted kneecap.
"Think again!" A familiar voice cried, echoed by the clanging of swords.
Looking up, she saw a red armored figure blocking the sword of the enemy
with his katanas.
"Lord Rekka!" She gasped.
"I told you to stay in the palace love. Why did you not listen?" He gritted
through clenched teeth.
"I received word that you were missing in action." She groaned as she tried
to stand and help him fight against Talpa. "So I had to fight!"
"But I am fine... now... we have to get back to the palace!" He pushed
Talpa's swords away from them then connected his katanas. "Stand back,
Jensea..."
"No! I will fight with you!" She grabbed her sword off of the ground and
got into a weak battle stance. As Rekka tried to stop her, Talpa geared to
attack again.
"DIE RONINS!" He yelled. Jenna saw the sword charge at Rekka and she
knocked him out of the way, blocking Talpa's attack with her own.
"SHADOW OF THE PHOENIX!!!" As a large beam of lava, lead by a phoenix
shape, hit Talpa, he countered it. But the two attacks back fired on their
master and hit them, leaving Talpa lifeless and Jenna clinging on to her
own.
"Jensea! Nooo!!" Rekka yelled, running to her as he dropped his swords. As
he cradled her softly, tear ran down his face. "No, no, no! Don't leave me,
please."
"R-Rekka..." She whispered in a barely audible voice as she touched his
cheek. He took her hand in his and closed his eyes, rubbing the back of her
hand over his cheek. "I'm... sorry..."
Her hand fell limp with death and she heard Rekka scream for her to awaken,
but she did not. He held her close to him, trembling with tears. "I won't
loose you like this... I don't want to leave you, my dear Jensea..."
Placing her down, he looked at Talpa's sword. Slowly he picked it up and
held it to his neck. Steadily, he let the blade sink into his skin, causing
pain and blood to flow. Once he saw the red liquid flow over his hand, he
pulled the sword out and dropped it to the ground. Again he cradled Jenna
in his arms, trembling with pain and tears.
"I will be with you soon..." Then he fell to the ground as he whispered, "I
love you... my Princess." ~
As Rekka hit the ground in her dream, Jenna jolted awake, screaming,
"Noooooooooooooo!! Ryo don't leave me!"
"Shh, shh. It's ok Jenna." Ryo whispered as she threw herself into his arms
again. Tears fell down her face from her closed eyes as she clung to his
solid form. "I'm right here... you were just dreaming."
"R-Rekka..." She sobbed, not wanting to believe that the flashback was
true. Ryo closed his eyes as a sundry of memories of the last days on the
Mars kingdom hit him. Opening his eyes when he felt her tremble worse, he
smiled.
"I'm here, Jensea... I am here." This caused Jenna to look up at him.
Gasping, she realized that Ryo was Rekka, her love from the Silver Era.
"Ryo... you're Rekka... how could I have forgotten..." He placed a finger
over her lips and then lift her face more.
"It doesn't matter... as long as we are together now. I will not let you
die again..." He looked into her eyes. "I swear it."
"And I will not try to fight against your words." She vowed.
"I love you..." Leaning down, Ryo went to kiss her. Jenna closed her eyes
as soon as their lips touched. As he caressed her cheek, she locked her
arms around his neck. A few moments later, they pulled away from one
another just far enough to where Ryo could kiss her forehead.
"And I love you..." Jenna smiled as she saw her chance to answer him. After
a few more moments of holding each other close and whispering soft words of
comfort to one another, Jenna said, "Maybe we should go and find the
others..."
"True... but I wish I could just spend a few more moments with you... I
have missed you so much, Jenna." He whispered against her forehead. Nodding
in agreement, they decided to stay a little longer then go. "You should
sleep..."
"Only if you do..." Jenna smiled as he nodded, then closed her eyes, her
head resting on his chest again. "Night..."
"Sleep well, my Princess." He kissed her forehead again and then held her
close. Making sure she fell asleep first, he made a mental note not to go
into a deep sleep incase trouble started up. Running his hand in her hair,
he closed his eyes and then slowly fell asleep, dreaming of the happy times
in the past with his love.
