Two Roads Part VII: Over Shadowing
And they did just that.. Haruka, Seiya, and Karutsu stayed up late into the night trying to figure out a plan. Finally, at three o'clock they'd come up with something they all agreed on. In the morning, when the others woke, they looked over the plans and agreed with everything.
Seiya, Taiki, Serena, Haruka, Michi, Suna, and Karutsu lined up and transformed quickly. They were soon ready, "So we'll all go after Akuma and his girls while you, Lita, go and find Hotaru. Take the kitties with you." Haruka directed.
"So the basis of this is divide and conquer right?" Serena asked.
"Hai." Seiya confirmed. "You and Haruka." He scoffed at that one, "are to lure Akuma away. Taiki and I are going after Wine and Scarlet. Setsuna and Karutsu will take Crimson."
"Alright." Serena nodded. "Let's get this over with."
"Hai." Michi nodded. She placed a hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll get them out." Haruka nodded, but secretly, she wasn't at all sure. They all joined hands; Seiya, Serena, Taiki, Michiru, Haruka, Setsuna, Karutsu and Lita. The cats jumped into the bag that hung from Lita's shoulder, "Everyone ready?" Seiya asked.
"As ready as we'll ever be." Taiki said, "So let's go."
Kakuya and Rini stood to the side and watched, "Good luck." They both whispered as the eight people disappeared. "I wish Karutsu hadn't gone. I wish none of them had to go." Kakuya sighed, "But then, we wouldn't get Hotaru and Yaten back."
"Hai." Rini said softly. "I miss Hotaru, she's one of my best friends. And I hope they get back soon." The woman and the girl stood watching the dust settle, "What do we do now?"
"Wait. Just wait."
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Hotaru stirred and opened her eyes. It was day, she could tell. The sunlight streamed in through the bared window. "I wish I could go outside."
"Then you'd have to break out." A voice said. Hotaru turned over in Yaten's lap and looked at the cell next to theirs. She'd thought it was unoccupied, but she supposed she was wrong. Pulling herself off of a sleeping Yaten, she walked shakily over to the bars.
"Who's there?"
Out of the shadows a man appeared. He was badly beaten and his clothes. they weren't really there but for a cloth wrapped around his waist that hung to his knees. "Good day mi'lady. I'm sorry I haven't spoken before. I was scared of those horrid people who trapped me here would hear me."
"Why won't they hear us now?" Hotaru asked.
"They're gone. Akuma's summoned them; I felt it. I've been here long enough so I sense them. They won't hear us now."
"Alright. But who are you?"
"My name, fair lady, is Kenshin Hiroshima." He wiped at the brown hair that hung over his eyes. His hair reached his waist in a ponytail and seemed quite rakish. His eyes were green and he had a killer smile. "And may I be so forward as to ask your name?"
"Um. Sure." Hotaru blinked. "I'm Hotaru Tomeo. My friend," She coughed at that one, "Is Yaten Kou."
"Healer?" Hotaru raised a brow. "You know him?"
"I should say so. He's protecting my betrothed."
"Your betrothed?"
"Princess Kakuya."
"Kaki? Really? I didn't know she was betrothed. She must be dieing inside then." Hotaru felt sadness pang in her chest.
"Kaki?" The man raised a dark brow. "You know my lady princess?"
"Yes. She's my friend. I met her on Earth."
"Earth? When she was lost? You're from earth? I've missed a lot." He chucked. "I hadn't realized Healer was here. I should have recognized him. I should have realized you weren't from around here either."
"Why's that?" Hotaru blinked looking at him strangely.
"Your eyes. Violet isn't a color any people I know have."
"Oh. Wait, you mentioned something about escaping?"
"You bet I did."
"Kenshin?" Yaten stared sleepily up at Hotaru and his princess's betrothed. "What are you doing here?"
"Same thing as you I imagine." He said sarcastically.
"Ya, whatever. Escaping huh?" Yaten asked. "How?"
"Easily." Kenshin sighed. "We need to get the bars off the cells. Or the keys. And there is a way to do either."
"How." Hotaru asked.
"Wait and I'll explain." Kenshin rolled her eyes, "Alright. I'm getting there. We need to get someone out of here. I know you can use power Healer, can you Lady Hotaru."
"Hai. Yes." Hotaru nodded.
"Good. We need to blow a small hole through the bars. Enough to get an arm through. And it can't be loud." He started to explain the details and Yaten and Hotaru listened intently. Soon they'd formed a sound plan and set to work on getting the keys.
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Akuma growled, "They've come to us!"
"Sire?" Crimson asked from his lap.
"Those little senshi whores, (An: I really really don't think that!) are here."
"Would like us to go get them?" Wine asked. "I'd like a chance to beat those girls up."
"Me too sire!" Scarlet grinned. "I have to pay them back a few things." She twisted a finger trough the strands of her hair. "I really can't wait to see those senshi how powerful hate is!"
"Now now ladies." Akuma chuckled. You'll get your turn. We'll all go out together."
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Serena inhaled deeply, 'I'm so scared. I don't want to be here. But everyone will die if I don't defeat Akuma.'
"I'm gone." Lita whispered and took off as fast as her feet could carry her. Dressed in a black cape and her senshi uniform she fit into the shadows as best she could. The others watched her as she disappeared.
"Good luck." Michiru said softly.
"She doesn't need it." Haruka told the aqua-eyed woman.
"We do." Karutsu said. "Now let's go."
"Yes sire." Seiya murmured.
They all ran towards the palace that loomed in the distance. It wasn't far. But it was startlingly scary. Serena huddled against Seiya as they walked. She feared for all their lives, for Taru and her baby, for Yaten, and for Lita. But most of all; she feared the moment when she'd have to look at Akuma.
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Hotaru breathed a sigh of relieve. "I can't believe there are no guards."
"Interesting huh?" Kenshin sighed, "Akuma doesn't trust anyone else. And he doesn't think he needs them. Come on, its this way." He held a torch and so did Yaten. The three of them had gotten out of their cells and down the halls.
"I think they're gone somewhere." Yaten murmured. "I think the others are here."
"Oh no." Hotaru breathed. "Please no."
"Lets hurry." Yaten urged. "We have to break out of this place as soon as possible."
"Hai." The halls were dark and water dripped from the ceiling. You could tell the place had been used often and that it was very old. Out of the corner of her eye, Hotaru caught something.
Someone had just run by. "Hold on." Both men turned to her. "I saw someone. They ran towards the cells."
"It couldn't have been any of Akuma's girls. They appear by magic."
"One of the senshi?" Yaten asked.
"I'm sure of it." Hotaru said. "Stay here. I'll go make sure." She started down the hall but Yaten's arm grabbed onto her arm.
"Be careful."
"I will." She smiled at him and took off, out of his reach. Hotaru ran down the halls and back to the cells. She found them easily.
"Damn they're not here." Lita muttered and let off a string of curses. The cats jumped out of her bag.
"Well this is just great." Ceres growled. "All this way for nothing."
"Not really" Lita whipped around and found Hotaru smiling softly at her.
"Oh god." Lita whispered and threw herself at the ebony haired woman. "I'm so glad to see you. I missed you. I'm so sorry. I wish I could take it back. Oh I'm so sorry Taru." Hotaru sighed.
"It's okay Li. We need to get out of here though."
"Hai." Lita said pulling away. "And we ought to hurry." She grinned.
"Saturn?" Orbit asked looking up at Hotaru. She blinked at the cat.
"Orbit? Shit, what you two doing here? Why are the fates involved in this?"
"Because it's part of our mission." Ceres said.
"Figures." Hotaru said.
"Nani? What did I miss?" Lita asked. "Fates? Mission? I don't understand?" She sighed.
"I'll explain later." Hotaru said and dragged the girl and the cats to where Yaten and Kenshin were waiting. "Lita meet Kenshin. I'll explain him later too."
"Let's get out of here." Yaten said as the castle started to shake, "Now!"
And they did just that.. Haruka, Seiya, and Karutsu stayed up late into the night trying to figure out a plan. Finally, at three o'clock they'd come up with something they all agreed on. In the morning, when the others woke, they looked over the plans and agreed with everything.
Seiya, Taiki, Serena, Haruka, Michi, Suna, and Karutsu lined up and transformed quickly. They were soon ready, "So we'll all go after Akuma and his girls while you, Lita, go and find Hotaru. Take the kitties with you." Haruka directed.
"So the basis of this is divide and conquer right?" Serena asked.
"Hai." Seiya confirmed. "You and Haruka." He scoffed at that one, "are to lure Akuma away. Taiki and I are going after Wine and Scarlet. Setsuna and Karutsu will take Crimson."
"Alright." Serena nodded. "Let's get this over with."
"Hai." Michi nodded. She placed a hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll get them out." Haruka nodded, but secretly, she wasn't at all sure. They all joined hands; Seiya, Serena, Taiki, Michiru, Haruka, Setsuna, Karutsu and Lita. The cats jumped into the bag that hung from Lita's shoulder, "Everyone ready?" Seiya asked.
"As ready as we'll ever be." Taiki said, "So let's go."
Kakuya and Rini stood to the side and watched, "Good luck." They both whispered as the eight people disappeared. "I wish Karutsu hadn't gone. I wish none of them had to go." Kakuya sighed, "But then, we wouldn't get Hotaru and Yaten back."
"Hai." Rini said softly. "I miss Hotaru, she's one of my best friends. And I hope they get back soon." The woman and the girl stood watching the dust settle, "What do we do now?"
"Wait. Just wait."
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Hotaru stirred and opened her eyes. It was day, she could tell. The sunlight streamed in through the bared window. "I wish I could go outside."
"Then you'd have to break out." A voice said. Hotaru turned over in Yaten's lap and looked at the cell next to theirs. She'd thought it was unoccupied, but she supposed she was wrong. Pulling herself off of a sleeping Yaten, she walked shakily over to the bars.
"Who's there?"
Out of the shadows a man appeared. He was badly beaten and his clothes. they weren't really there but for a cloth wrapped around his waist that hung to his knees. "Good day mi'lady. I'm sorry I haven't spoken before. I was scared of those horrid people who trapped me here would hear me."
"Why won't they hear us now?" Hotaru asked.
"They're gone. Akuma's summoned them; I felt it. I've been here long enough so I sense them. They won't hear us now."
"Alright. But who are you?"
"My name, fair lady, is Kenshin Hiroshima." He wiped at the brown hair that hung over his eyes. His hair reached his waist in a ponytail and seemed quite rakish. His eyes were green and he had a killer smile. "And may I be so forward as to ask your name?"
"Um. Sure." Hotaru blinked. "I'm Hotaru Tomeo. My friend," She coughed at that one, "Is Yaten Kou."
"Healer?" Hotaru raised a brow. "You know him?"
"I should say so. He's protecting my betrothed."
"Your betrothed?"
"Princess Kakuya."
"Kaki? Really? I didn't know she was betrothed. She must be dieing inside then." Hotaru felt sadness pang in her chest.
"Kaki?" The man raised a dark brow. "You know my lady princess?"
"Yes. She's my friend. I met her on Earth."
"Earth? When she was lost? You're from earth? I've missed a lot." He chucked. "I hadn't realized Healer was here. I should have recognized him. I should have realized you weren't from around here either."
"Why's that?" Hotaru blinked looking at him strangely.
"Your eyes. Violet isn't a color any people I know have."
"Oh. Wait, you mentioned something about escaping?"
"You bet I did."
"Kenshin?" Yaten stared sleepily up at Hotaru and his princess's betrothed. "What are you doing here?"
"Same thing as you I imagine." He said sarcastically.
"Ya, whatever. Escaping huh?" Yaten asked. "How?"
"Easily." Kenshin sighed. "We need to get the bars off the cells. Or the keys. And there is a way to do either."
"How." Hotaru asked.
"Wait and I'll explain." Kenshin rolled her eyes, "Alright. I'm getting there. We need to get someone out of here. I know you can use power Healer, can you Lady Hotaru."
"Hai. Yes." Hotaru nodded.
"Good. We need to blow a small hole through the bars. Enough to get an arm through. And it can't be loud." He started to explain the details and Yaten and Hotaru listened intently. Soon they'd formed a sound plan and set to work on getting the keys.
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Akuma growled, "They've come to us!"
"Sire?" Crimson asked from his lap.
"Those little senshi whores, (An: I really really don't think that!) are here."
"Would like us to go get them?" Wine asked. "I'd like a chance to beat those girls up."
"Me too sire!" Scarlet grinned. "I have to pay them back a few things." She twisted a finger trough the strands of her hair. "I really can't wait to see those senshi how powerful hate is!"
"Now now ladies." Akuma chuckled. You'll get your turn. We'll all go out together."
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Serena inhaled deeply, 'I'm so scared. I don't want to be here. But everyone will die if I don't defeat Akuma.'
"I'm gone." Lita whispered and took off as fast as her feet could carry her. Dressed in a black cape and her senshi uniform she fit into the shadows as best she could. The others watched her as she disappeared.
"Good luck." Michiru said softly.
"She doesn't need it." Haruka told the aqua-eyed woman.
"We do." Karutsu said. "Now let's go."
"Yes sire." Seiya murmured.
They all ran towards the palace that loomed in the distance. It wasn't far. But it was startlingly scary. Serena huddled against Seiya as they walked. She feared for all their lives, for Taru and her baby, for Yaten, and for Lita. But most of all; she feared the moment when she'd have to look at Akuma.
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Hotaru breathed a sigh of relieve. "I can't believe there are no guards."
"Interesting huh?" Kenshin sighed, "Akuma doesn't trust anyone else. And he doesn't think he needs them. Come on, its this way." He held a torch and so did Yaten. The three of them had gotten out of their cells and down the halls.
"I think they're gone somewhere." Yaten murmured. "I think the others are here."
"Oh no." Hotaru breathed. "Please no."
"Lets hurry." Yaten urged. "We have to break out of this place as soon as possible."
"Hai." The halls were dark and water dripped from the ceiling. You could tell the place had been used often and that it was very old. Out of the corner of her eye, Hotaru caught something.
Someone had just run by. "Hold on." Both men turned to her. "I saw someone. They ran towards the cells."
"It couldn't have been any of Akuma's girls. They appear by magic."
"One of the senshi?" Yaten asked.
"I'm sure of it." Hotaru said. "Stay here. I'll go make sure." She started down the hall but Yaten's arm grabbed onto her arm.
"Be careful."
"I will." She smiled at him and took off, out of his reach. Hotaru ran down the halls and back to the cells. She found them easily.
"Damn they're not here." Lita muttered and let off a string of curses. The cats jumped out of her bag.
"Well this is just great." Ceres growled. "All this way for nothing."
"Not really" Lita whipped around and found Hotaru smiling softly at her.
"Oh god." Lita whispered and threw herself at the ebony haired woman. "I'm so glad to see you. I missed you. I'm so sorry. I wish I could take it back. Oh I'm so sorry Taru." Hotaru sighed.
"It's okay Li. We need to get out of here though."
"Hai." Lita said pulling away. "And we ought to hurry." She grinned.
"Saturn?" Orbit asked looking up at Hotaru. She blinked at the cat.
"Orbit? Shit, what you two doing here? Why are the fates involved in this?"
"Because it's part of our mission." Ceres said.
"Figures." Hotaru said.
"Nani? What did I miss?" Lita asked. "Fates? Mission? I don't understand?" She sighed.
"I'll explain later." Hotaru said and dragged the girl and the cats to where Yaten and Kenshin were waiting. "Lita meet Kenshin. I'll explain him later too."
"Let's get out of here." Yaten said as the castle started to shake, "Now!"