Chapter Six: The Rain, The Sun
A/N: Let's see. The words 'rain' and 'sun' are giveaways aren't they? THIS VERY CHAPTER HOLDS THE IDENTITY TO THE LAST PERSON I TALKED ABOUT!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! ^-^ (I love giving out this stuff!) This chapter has added humour.
Big note: That cloudy Gyumao thing was just made by the real Gyumao to bring the Sanzo-Ikkou to where he is. He also used his powers to drag them in for being killed, tortured or whatever he wants to do with them. Eating them would've just given him an upset stomach though. So the good news is, they're not IN Gyumao. I can go into detail about his insides, but I don't think so. ^-^
Here's a joke I saw on TV. Just decided to put it here for a laugh. 'When the going gets tuff, the tuff gets going. When the chicken is fried, I'M COMING OVER!!!!!' (Sounds like what the Goku would say.)
Disclaimer: *Minekura Kazuya is using spray paint on the wall* The writings read: 'Saiyuki is mine and it rocks!' and was then almost caught for graffiti.
By: Yamamoto Kou
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Haku and Nataku were traveling through the vast and barren land. It wasn't any different from the West in the Saiyuki world. Nataku pelted Haku with questions.
Nataku: Oi, what's up with the thing about Goku being gone? Why didn't you ask for provisions? Did you already know? Why the sudden mood swings? Why on Earth did you just agree to this? Isn't this like suicide?
Haku: I didn't really know about this. When they said that Gyumao wants us to go to the Red Realm, I just instantly knew what to do.
Nataku: I've got a feeling it has something to do with you knowing too much. It seems to fit Kanzeon Bosatsu but the method doesn't really work for you.
Haku: Okay, I admit it. I've been tapping into the Tree of Knowledge recently.
Nataku: How do you- never mind. It's dumb to ask that question when it finally hit you, for the umpteenth time, that your best friend has an advantage over everything.
Haku: *stopped suddenly*
Nataku: *does the same and scanned the horizon along with Haku*
From the red ground came a groan followed by a torrent of upturned earth. The smell of death was deafening. A dead and rotting youkai rose and moved at them with amazing speed.
Haku: *evaded the youkai's blow and turns to see the youkai with it's hands punched deep into the earth*
If the punch had landed on any normal persons jaws, it would have cracked it into a million pieces leaving a gum less, flabby, bruised and bloodied mouth.
The youkai recovered fast and made a new target of Nataku. Nataku took cared of it with one slash of his sword.
Nataku: I thought you were going to get rid of him yourself. To tell you the truth, I expected much more other than this.
Haku: *bent down to touch the ground*
As soon as he did, realization shocked through him like electricity. He jumped to one side as a large thing emerged, upturning more earth.
The thing looks like a centipede and a squid crossed. A mean looking squid too. The centipedes look evil enough in real life. Raw, pink, skin flecked with some small spots highlighted its under belly. Instead of just legs like a big, gigantic, monster centipede that has over millions of it, it has tentacles with a claw at the end of each. They all glinted in the dull red light as the clouds kept the suns rays from completely penetrating to the surface. It's back is armed with black titanium armour along with spike on the sides. Its mouth was an open nightmare. It was not just a gaping hole. It was a gaping hole with sucker things around its mouth and if you look inside a bit, you can see thousands of teeth lined on to the walls of the mouth. Yellow slime dripped.
This was only one of them. Five more followed but one of them looks like it has an extra lobster in it and its armour was blue tinted. Its eyes grew red and blue. It has an extra set off blue-red claws to match. It's got additional fangs too. It let out a high-pitched screech that was almost enough to break both their eardrums.
It was then that the things saw their chance when Nataku closed his eyes and covered his ears from the screech. They bent back a little, and lunged themselves at him with their mouths wide open. It only took a split second. Haku had dragged Nataku out of range. They then took fighting stances.
Haku took the nearest one with Nyoibo in his hand. Nyoibo morphed into a sword before anyone noticed it was there. He cut the thing into a million pieces and immediately attacked the next one before flipping back to avoid one more that decided to get him while it was fighting the other thing.
Nataku slashed left to right at the thing and managed to dodge the other one that had attacked him from behind. He finished of the thing as fast as he could before finishing of the other one. The things like demons, dissipated to dust.
All this while, the thing that had a blue tint in it's armour had been watching them. The suckers on his mouth twitched. It reared and lunged for Nataku, sensing that he was the weaker of the two.
Nataku evaded it but he forgot about its claws. The thing managed to grab him as he dodged to the side. Then came a few blasts from Haku's Nyoibo, which is now a gun. It managed to break the claws off. Nataku jumped and went to Haku's side and prepared himself. It was then he realized that the thing was gone.
Haku suddenly grabbed Nataku's hand and pulled him aside again. But this time, they were close to being buried under more upturned earth. The thing attacked from underground. It then lashed out its tentacles at them, trying to grab at least one of them and squish them to death. Nataku just cut it off but had to dodge as it now had a new weapon. The thing may not have a claw on one of its tentacles anymore but now it has an acid-shooting tentacle, which made it all the better to dodge it.
Nataku knew that close combat would not work during this stage. So he turned to Haku who nodded and fired a few more blasts. One of the blasts got its head and it screeched in annoyance. Haku and Nataku smiled as they found its weak point. Since it was still shooting acid all over the place, Haku had a better chance of destroying the head than Nataku.
And so upon finding its weak spot, Haku dashed forward and jumped. He made sure he was higher than it in order to get out of acid range. He then fired a bigger blast that got its head. The thing's head cracked and let out an almighty screech. Both Haku and Nataku covered their ears. It was all over in a second.
Nataku: What was that?
Haku: It's nothing.
Nataku: I meant what is it called?
Haku: These things have no names. It suites them. They are not puppets. They are not controlled. They only live to thrive and destroy. They don't have names because they don't deserve one.
Nataku: With you around, I won't need to open another dictionary again.
Haku: What can I say?
They continued to walk for days. The same things came and were gone as fast as they come. It was three days since they came here and a sensible question struck Nataku.
Nataku: Oi, I have a question?
Haku: Ask away.
Nataku: *a big sweat drop on his head and holds a finger up* How do we know where to go?
Haku: Don't think I didn't come prepared. *takes out a compass* This.
Nataku: So how do you know which direction to take?
Haku: Isn't it obvious? West of coarse.
Nataku: Guess your right. Wish we could've brought Hakuruyu though.
Haku: Even if we did, he'll be a burden to us without Hakkai.
Nataku: Right again. Hey! What's that? *points to a huddled bunch of storm clouds over a spot in the distance* Let's check it out! *runs ahead*
Haku: *about to call Nataku back*
Komyo: *appeared suddenly* Goku, no. Haku. You'd better follow.
Haku: Why?
Komyo: *smiles* You'll see. *disappears*
Haku: *catches up with Nataku*
When they both reached the spot, they realized it was raining. Which was odd since the place looked like it had been soaked for centauries. The ground was mush.
Nataku: *squints to see something beyond the curtain of rain* There's something in there.
Then lightning hit the mush and was followed by a loud thunderclap. The mush started to move and rise and fall as if it were alive. The rain was beating down harder. The mush started to stand and split. It then took shape. Well, a shape that resembles more youkai than mud though the features are completely mashed together. Distorted features were highlighted. It was not a pretty sight.
Nataku: *slashed out at the things but all it did was get his sword covered with thick mud and maybe some slime* Yuck!
Haku: *used gun-Nyoibo to blast them*
A very interesting thing happened. The blasts seems to be tucked into its bodies. The ones that got hit started having more undesirable features.
Nataku: *couldn't stand to look at them* What is Gyumao trying to do? Get us sick with these things?
Haku: I think so. *stops firing because the ones he hit are now so ugly that even the descriptions of them has to be censored (think Ghostship. It's a movie where the ghosts turn so ugly, that most of them are also censored.)*
Nataku: You're the powerful one think of something!
Haku: The only option I see is to burn them whole but with this rain, I don't think so.
Nataku: I've got an idea! Haku! Get ready to blast them! *puts his hands together and start to mutter then he lifted his arms to the air*
(Please note that they are not in the rainy side.) A fireball was growing in Nataku's hands. It grew and grew till it was the size of a fairly big comet.
Nataku: Take this! *throws the fireball at them*
The fireball seared through every one of them before going out due to the water. The things are now hard and baked like clay. Before the rain has a chance to make them mushy again, Haku pulled the trigger and got them destroyed.
Nataku: *looks at Haku* Why didn't you do it? I know you know how.
Haku: But that means getting my hands to full to fire on cue.
Nataku: Guess that explains it. Are we going or not? *started wading through the mush which has dropped a considerable amount*
Haku: Coming. *wades after him*
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Those who know what this chapter is about (obvious isn't it?) congrates! (this word is sorta like Australian for congratulations.) You guys are better than well...my sister at least. (since she is the most conniving, dastardly, and terrorizing sister on the face of the earth.) For those who don't really know or still remain clueless, Sanzo is in this one!!! I would like to make myself clear on this part. He. Is Not Dead. So are the others. (Spoiler!) But I will have more tricks up my sleeve. Now back to the story.
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Sanzo's point of view.
[It's raining. It never stops raining...] Sanzo is in some sort of cave with bars on the openings. He is bloodied due to some wounds caused by Gyumao's favourite past time: torture. For this he sees both blood and rain. It all added up to painful memories. It tortured him worst than what Gyumao can do. The scene played over and over his head. He was weak. He was devastated. He didn't want to move anymore. All that is in his ears are the pitter-patter of raindrops. This is what over a thousand years can do to you in this state. His soul is practically sucked out. Luckily it isn't. There's still hope and it's coming over to bust him out.
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Nataku: *peeks through the bars* There's someone in here. *looks closer* IT'S SANZO!!!!
Haku: NANI? *takes a look* He's a wreck!
Nataku: We'd might as well get him out of there. *breaks the bars and gets in*
Haku: *place reminds him of his cave* Here. I'll help. *sees a piece of rusted metal on the ground and picks it up* It's his Smith and Wesson!
Nataku: Correction. Was his Smith and Wesson.
Nataku/Haku: *carried Sanzo out*
Nataku: *looked up at the fast darkening sky* We might as well light a fire.
Haku: *makes a burning fire on the dry ground*
Nataku: I envy you sometimes.
Haku: Nataku, don't-
Nataku: I know, I know. I've got to keep calling you Haku. Am I right?
Haku: Yup.
Nataku: *sleepily* I thought so. *yawns and sleeps*
Haku: *toyed with the rusted piece of metal in his hand and remembered the old days with the Sanzo-Ikkou then made the gun back to its old form and laid it beside Sanzo*
Sanzo: *eyes closed*
Komyo: *pops up from nowhere as always* Haku. You don't have to worry about Koryu. All you have to do is heal him. I'll talk to him so he can have his senses back.
Haku: *healed Sanzo* I wonder why you only talk to me and not anybody else.
Komyo: Because you're the only one who is available. I can only talk to him in his sleep. And I have someone here who wants to talk to you. She'll be coming along whenever I come from now on.
Haku: I'm just a magnet for you guys huh?
Komyo: In a word, yes. Here she is.
Kanan (HERE IS THE ANSWER!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!): *comes out of nowhere* Konichiwa Goku. Or would you prefer to be called Haku instead?
Haku: Kanan. Don't be so polite. At least be a little evil like Hakkai. Him and his short cuts! Just call me whichever you like.
Kanan: All right Goku. *giggles* I remember that Gonou, oh, silly me, he's Hakkai now, always tried to calm Gojyo and you down but always ends up getting hit by Sanzo. *giggles again*
Haku: And what brings you here?
Kanan: I've always been following Hakkai. He's up there somewhere. I don't want to see him suffer because of me anymore. I want you to go save him.
Haku: You can count on me.
Kanan: Arigatou Goku!!!
Komyo: *proceeds to talk to the sleeping Sanzo*
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What Sanzo is dreaming about.
Sanzo is in an open plane. It was raining and it rained blood. He kept chanting the same words over and over again while seeing his hands drenched with blood.
Sanzo: I couldn't save him... I couldn't save him...
Then someone stood before him. Sanzo shook.
Komyo: *gave a hand to Sanzo* Get up Koryu.
Sanzo: *shakily took his master's hand and stood up*
Komyo: It's all right Koryu. Everything's fine now.
The blood in the rain started to disappear. The clouds are still thick, but a considerable amount of it is gone.
Komyo: *smiled* Kill the Buddha as you meet him, kill the Father as you meet him.
Sanzo: Neither captivated nor bound by anyone.
The rain stopped and the clouds are thinning.
Komyo: Just live as your self in the way you are.
At this, the clouds disappeared and the sun shone in the blue sky for the first time in over a thousand years.
Sanzo: *smiled* Komyo Sanzo. *the blood disappeared from him*
Komyo: *nodded*
End of the dream.
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Haku: *smiled at seeing Sanzo smiling in his sleep*
Kanan: I can't wait for all of you to be together. Then maybe you'll all laugh and smile. I'm looking forward to it. Especially Hakkai.
Komyo: I guess he'll be around after a couple of hours. You'd better get some sleep.
Haku: Hai.
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Sanzo woke up to find himself on the ground instead of the damp cave. He felt more surprise when he can't hear the sound of rain. He sat up and scanned his surroundings. Judging by the looks of it, he knows he's in the Red Realm. He looked at another direction to see some white haired guy staring at him.
Sanzo: Oi, who are you?
Nataku: Your awake.
Sanzo: I said who are you!
Nataku: Are you sure we can give him back his memories?
Haku: Why not? God doesn't have a grudge against him anymore.
Nataku: All right. I'll do it. *muttered something*
Sanzo: *clutches his head and get his memories back then opened his eyes again* Na...Nataku?
Nataku: Konichiwa Sanzo. Does it surprise you to see us older?
Sanzo: *scowled, looked at his body and realises his wounds disappeared*
Nataku: In case you're wondering, Haku here healed you.
Haku: Haku Hiroushi, at your service. Here. *tosses the Smith and Wesson to Sanzo* You'll need it.
Sanzo: *put the gun into his robes* Ch. Why are you guys here anyway?
Nataku: Gyumao threatens our world, and we get going. The usual.
Haku: Come on. We'd better get started. *stands up and starts walking*
Nataku: I'll fill him on what's going on. *stands up and catches up with Haku*
Sanzo: *follows them*
While Nataku tells Sanzo about all the time he missed in this place, Haku is very happy to have Sanzo back. But this time, Sanzo can't lay a finger on him. He's going to prove to him that he's changed and maybe shock the life out of him when he knows he's really Goku. He's so happy that he's playing this song in his mind.
So maybe,
I don't know,
Can you repeat that question?
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not so big,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not so big.
Life is unfair.
(From the show, Malcolm in the Middle. I do not own it.)
Sanzo: You mean Goku is-
Nataku: Yup. He's not here. So forget about it.
Sanzo: Ch.
Haku: I know something that'll cheer you up. *hands him a harisen*
Sanzo: How do you know?
Haku: Kanzeon Bosatsu told me. *laughs*
Sanzo: NANI? *tries to whap Haku but he disappeared in an instant*
Haku: *in the distance and sticks his tongue out at Sanzo*
Sanzo: -_-++++++++++
Nataku: OO;;;;;; OI! HAKU!!!! MATTE!!!!! *runs after Haku*
Sanzo: KURUSKI!!!!! *chases them with harisen in hand*
Haku/Nataku: *laughs*
All though Sanzo feels very happy, he will die before he'll even give a hint.
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Gyumao had witnessed all this except last night. But he did see them release Sanzo.
Gyumao: *growled* I will get you.
AFN: So how do you like this one? If you guys like me to try to put humour in all of the fics from now on, REVIEW! I need a total minimum of five reviews. And I'm not copying Mei Cera's style of putting songs in here. This is just a song I wish I can sing right in front of Sanzo's face. And live. (Sanzo is scary enough in pictures just as he is. Having him here is plain SUICIDE!) And about the guessing thing, who thinks its Kanan can easily get the maximum prize money in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (REALLY! ^ ^). The next one won't be out sometime due to the dreaded writer's block! Curse it! Even if it is, the result is not really good.
A/N: Let's see. The words 'rain' and 'sun' are giveaways aren't they? THIS VERY CHAPTER HOLDS THE IDENTITY TO THE LAST PERSON I TALKED ABOUT!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! ^-^ (I love giving out this stuff!) This chapter has added humour.
Big note: That cloudy Gyumao thing was just made by the real Gyumao to bring the Sanzo-Ikkou to where he is. He also used his powers to drag them in for being killed, tortured or whatever he wants to do with them. Eating them would've just given him an upset stomach though. So the good news is, they're not IN Gyumao. I can go into detail about his insides, but I don't think so. ^-^
Here's a joke I saw on TV. Just decided to put it here for a laugh. 'When the going gets tuff, the tuff gets going. When the chicken is fried, I'M COMING OVER!!!!!' (Sounds like what the Goku would say.)
Disclaimer: *Minekura Kazuya is using spray paint on the wall* The writings read: 'Saiyuki is mine and it rocks!' and was then almost caught for graffiti.
By: Yamamoto Kou
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Haku and Nataku were traveling through the vast and barren land. It wasn't any different from the West in the Saiyuki world. Nataku pelted Haku with questions.
Nataku: Oi, what's up with the thing about Goku being gone? Why didn't you ask for provisions? Did you already know? Why the sudden mood swings? Why on Earth did you just agree to this? Isn't this like suicide?
Haku: I didn't really know about this. When they said that Gyumao wants us to go to the Red Realm, I just instantly knew what to do.
Nataku: I've got a feeling it has something to do with you knowing too much. It seems to fit Kanzeon Bosatsu but the method doesn't really work for you.
Haku: Okay, I admit it. I've been tapping into the Tree of Knowledge recently.
Nataku: How do you- never mind. It's dumb to ask that question when it finally hit you, for the umpteenth time, that your best friend has an advantage over everything.
Haku: *stopped suddenly*
Nataku: *does the same and scanned the horizon along with Haku*
From the red ground came a groan followed by a torrent of upturned earth. The smell of death was deafening. A dead and rotting youkai rose and moved at them with amazing speed.
Haku: *evaded the youkai's blow and turns to see the youkai with it's hands punched deep into the earth*
If the punch had landed on any normal persons jaws, it would have cracked it into a million pieces leaving a gum less, flabby, bruised and bloodied mouth.
The youkai recovered fast and made a new target of Nataku. Nataku took cared of it with one slash of his sword.
Nataku: I thought you were going to get rid of him yourself. To tell you the truth, I expected much more other than this.
Haku: *bent down to touch the ground*
As soon as he did, realization shocked through him like electricity. He jumped to one side as a large thing emerged, upturning more earth.
The thing looks like a centipede and a squid crossed. A mean looking squid too. The centipedes look evil enough in real life. Raw, pink, skin flecked with some small spots highlighted its under belly. Instead of just legs like a big, gigantic, monster centipede that has over millions of it, it has tentacles with a claw at the end of each. They all glinted in the dull red light as the clouds kept the suns rays from completely penetrating to the surface. It's back is armed with black titanium armour along with spike on the sides. Its mouth was an open nightmare. It was not just a gaping hole. It was a gaping hole with sucker things around its mouth and if you look inside a bit, you can see thousands of teeth lined on to the walls of the mouth. Yellow slime dripped.
This was only one of them. Five more followed but one of them looks like it has an extra lobster in it and its armour was blue tinted. Its eyes grew red and blue. It has an extra set off blue-red claws to match. It's got additional fangs too. It let out a high-pitched screech that was almost enough to break both their eardrums.
It was then that the things saw their chance when Nataku closed his eyes and covered his ears from the screech. They bent back a little, and lunged themselves at him with their mouths wide open. It only took a split second. Haku had dragged Nataku out of range. They then took fighting stances.
Haku took the nearest one with Nyoibo in his hand. Nyoibo morphed into a sword before anyone noticed it was there. He cut the thing into a million pieces and immediately attacked the next one before flipping back to avoid one more that decided to get him while it was fighting the other thing.
Nataku slashed left to right at the thing and managed to dodge the other one that had attacked him from behind. He finished of the thing as fast as he could before finishing of the other one. The things like demons, dissipated to dust.
All this while, the thing that had a blue tint in it's armour had been watching them. The suckers on his mouth twitched. It reared and lunged for Nataku, sensing that he was the weaker of the two.
Nataku evaded it but he forgot about its claws. The thing managed to grab him as he dodged to the side. Then came a few blasts from Haku's Nyoibo, which is now a gun. It managed to break the claws off. Nataku jumped and went to Haku's side and prepared himself. It was then he realized that the thing was gone.
Haku suddenly grabbed Nataku's hand and pulled him aside again. But this time, they were close to being buried under more upturned earth. The thing attacked from underground. It then lashed out its tentacles at them, trying to grab at least one of them and squish them to death. Nataku just cut it off but had to dodge as it now had a new weapon. The thing may not have a claw on one of its tentacles anymore but now it has an acid-shooting tentacle, which made it all the better to dodge it.
Nataku knew that close combat would not work during this stage. So he turned to Haku who nodded and fired a few more blasts. One of the blasts got its head and it screeched in annoyance. Haku and Nataku smiled as they found its weak point. Since it was still shooting acid all over the place, Haku had a better chance of destroying the head than Nataku.
And so upon finding its weak spot, Haku dashed forward and jumped. He made sure he was higher than it in order to get out of acid range. He then fired a bigger blast that got its head. The thing's head cracked and let out an almighty screech. Both Haku and Nataku covered their ears. It was all over in a second.
Nataku: What was that?
Haku: It's nothing.
Nataku: I meant what is it called?
Haku: These things have no names. It suites them. They are not puppets. They are not controlled. They only live to thrive and destroy. They don't have names because they don't deserve one.
Nataku: With you around, I won't need to open another dictionary again.
Haku: What can I say?
They continued to walk for days. The same things came and were gone as fast as they come. It was three days since they came here and a sensible question struck Nataku.
Nataku: Oi, I have a question?
Haku: Ask away.
Nataku: *a big sweat drop on his head and holds a finger up* How do we know where to go?
Haku: Don't think I didn't come prepared. *takes out a compass* This.
Nataku: So how do you know which direction to take?
Haku: Isn't it obvious? West of coarse.
Nataku: Guess your right. Wish we could've brought Hakuruyu though.
Haku: Even if we did, he'll be a burden to us without Hakkai.
Nataku: Right again. Hey! What's that? *points to a huddled bunch of storm clouds over a spot in the distance* Let's check it out! *runs ahead*
Haku: *about to call Nataku back*
Komyo: *appeared suddenly* Goku, no. Haku. You'd better follow.
Haku: Why?
Komyo: *smiles* You'll see. *disappears*
Haku: *catches up with Nataku*
When they both reached the spot, they realized it was raining. Which was odd since the place looked like it had been soaked for centauries. The ground was mush.
Nataku: *squints to see something beyond the curtain of rain* There's something in there.
Then lightning hit the mush and was followed by a loud thunderclap. The mush started to move and rise and fall as if it were alive. The rain was beating down harder. The mush started to stand and split. It then took shape. Well, a shape that resembles more youkai than mud though the features are completely mashed together. Distorted features were highlighted. It was not a pretty sight.
Nataku: *slashed out at the things but all it did was get his sword covered with thick mud and maybe some slime* Yuck!
Haku: *used gun-Nyoibo to blast them*
A very interesting thing happened. The blasts seems to be tucked into its bodies. The ones that got hit started having more undesirable features.
Nataku: *couldn't stand to look at them* What is Gyumao trying to do? Get us sick with these things?
Haku: I think so. *stops firing because the ones he hit are now so ugly that even the descriptions of them has to be censored (think Ghostship. It's a movie where the ghosts turn so ugly, that most of them are also censored.)*
Nataku: You're the powerful one think of something!
Haku: The only option I see is to burn them whole but with this rain, I don't think so.
Nataku: I've got an idea! Haku! Get ready to blast them! *puts his hands together and start to mutter then he lifted his arms to the air*
(Please note that they are not in the rainy side.) A fireball was growing in Nataku's hands. It grew and grew till it was the size of a fairly big comet.
Nataku: Take this! *throws the fireball at them*
The fireball seared through every one of them before going out due to the water. The things are now hard and baked like clay. Before the rain has a chance to make them mushy again, Haku pulled the trigger and got them destroyed.
Nataku: *looks at Haku* Why didn't you do it? I know you know how.
Haku: But that means getting my hands to full to fire on cue.
Nataku: Guess that explains it. Are we going or not? *started wading through the mush which has dropped a considerable amount*
Haku: Coming. *wades after him*
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Those who know what this chapter is about (obvious isn't it?) congrates! (this word is sorta like Australian for congratulations.) You guys are better than well...my sister at least. (since she is the most conniving, dastardly, and terrorizing sister on the face of the earth.) For those who don't really know or still remain clueless, Sanzo is in this one!!! I would like to make myself clear on this part. He. Is Not Dead. So are the others. (Spoiler!) But I will have more tricks up my sleeve. Now back to the story.
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Sanzo's point of view.
[It's raining. It never stops raining...] Sanzo is in some sort of cave with bars on the openings. He is bloodied due to some wounds caused by Gyumao's favourite past time: torture. For this he sees both blood and rain. It all added up to painful memories. It tortured him worst than what Gyumao can do. The scene played over and over his head. He was weak. He was devastated. He didn't want to move anymore. All that is in his ears are the pitter-patter of raindrops. This is what over a thousand years can do to you in this state. His soul is practically sucked out. Luckily it isn't. There's still hope and it's coming over to bust him out.
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Nataku: *peeks through the bars* There's someone in here. *looks closer* IT'S SANZO!!!!
Haku: NANI? *takes a look* He's a wreck!
Nataku: We'd might as well get him out of there. *breaks the bars and gets in*
Haku: *place reminds him of his cave* Here. I'll help. *sees a piece of rusted metal on the ground and picks it up* It's his Smith and Wesson!
Nataku: Correction. Was his Smith and Wesson.
Nataku/Haku: *carried Sanzo out*
Nataku: *looked up at the fast darkening sky* We might as well light a fire.
Haku: *makes a burning fire on the dry ground*
Nataku: I envy you sometimes.
Haku: Nataku, don't-
Nataku: I know, I know. I've got to keep calling you Haku. Am I right?
Haku: Yup.
Nataku: *sleepily* I thought so. *yawns and sleeps*
Haku: *toyed with the rusted piece of metal in his hand and remembered the old days with the Sanzo-Ikkou then made the gun back to its old form and laid it beside Sanzo*
Sanzo: *eyes closed*
Komyo: *pops up from nowhere as always* Haku. You don't have to worry about Koryu. All you have to do is heal him. I'll talk to him so he can have his senses back.
Haku: *healed Sanzo* I wonder why you only talk to me and not anybody else.
Komyo: Because you're the only one who is available. I can only talk to him in his sleep. And I have someone here who wants to talk to you. She'll be coming along whenever I come from now on.
Haku: I'm just a magnet for you guys huh?
Komyo: In a word, yes. Here she is.
Kanan (HERE IS THE ANSWER!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!): *comes out of nowhere* Konichiwa Goku. Or would you prefer to be called Haku instead?
Haku: Kanan. Don't be so polite. At least be a little evil like Hakkai. Him and his short cuts! Just call me whichever you like.
Kanan: All right Goku. *giggles* I remember that Gonou, oh, silly me, he's Hakkai now, always tried to calm Gojyo and you down but always ends up getting hit by Sanzo. *giggles again*
Haku: And what brings you here?
Kanan: I've always been following Hakkai. He's up there somewhere. I don't want to see him suffer because of me anymore. I want you to go save him.
Haku: You can count on me.
Kanan: Arigatou Goku!!!
Komyo: *proceeds to talk to the sleeping Sanzo*
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What Sanzo is dreaming about.
Sanzo is in an open plane. It was raining and it rained blood. He kept chanting the same words over and over again while seeing his hands drenched with blood.
Sanzo: I couldn't save him... I couldn't save him...
Then someone stood before him. Sanzo shook.
Komyo: *gave a hand to Sanzo* Get up Koryu.
Sanzo: *shakily took his master's hand and stood up*
Komyo: It's all right Koryu. Everything's fine now.
The blood in the rain started to disappear. The clouds are still thick, but a considerable amount of it is gone.
Komyo: *smiled* Kill the Buddha as you meet him, kill the Father as you meet him.
Sanzo: Neither captivated nor bound by anyone.
The rain stopped and the clouds are thinning.
Komyo: Just live as your self in the way you are.
At this, the clouds disappeared and the sun shone in the blue sky for the first time in over a thousand years.
Sanzo: *smiled* Komyo Sanzo. *the blood disappeared from him*
Komyo: *nodded*
End of the dream.
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Haku: *smiled at seeing Sanzo smiling in his sleep*
Kanan: I can't wait for all of you to be together. Then maybe you'll all laugh and smile. I'm looking forward to it. Especially Hakkai.
Komyo: I guess he'll be around after a couple of hours. You'd better get some sleep.
Haku: Hai.
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Sanzo woke up to find himself on the ground instead of the damp cave. He felt more surprise when he can't hear the sound of rain. He sat up and scanned his surroundings. Judging by the looks of it, he knows he's in the Red Realm. He looked at another direction to see some white haired guy staring at him.
Sanzo: Oi, who are you?
Nataku: Your awake.
Sanzo: I said who are you!
Nataku: Are you sure we can give him back his memories?
Haku: Why not? God doesn't have a grudge against him anymore.
Nataku: All right. I'll do it. *muttered something*
Sanzo: *clutches his head and get his memories back then opened his eyes again* Na...Nataku?
Nataku: Konichiwa Sanzo. Does it surprise you to see us older?
Sanzo: *scowled, looked at his body and realises his wounds disappeared*
Nataku: In case you're wondering, Haku here healed you.
Haku: Haku Hiroushi, at your service. Here. *tosses the Smith and Wesson to Sanzo* You'll need it.
Sanzo: *put the gun into his robes* Ch. Why are you guys here anyway?
Nataku: Gyumao threatens our world, and we get going. The usual.
Haku: Come on. We'd better get started. *stands up and starts walking*
Nataku: I'll fill him on what's going on. *stands up and catches up with Haku*
Sanzo: *follows them*
While Nataku tells Sanzo about all the time he missed in this place, Haku is very happy to have Sanzo back. But this time, Sanzo can't lay a finger on him. He's going to prove to him that he's changed and maybe shock the life out of him when he knows he's really Goku. He's so happy that he's playing this song in his mind.
So maybe,
I don't know,
Can you repeat that question?
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not so big,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not the boss of me now,
You're not so big.
Life is unfair.
(From the show, Malcolm in the Middle. I do not own it.)
Sanzo: You mean Goku is-
Nataku: Yup. He's not here. So forget about it.
Sanzo: Ch.
Haku: I know something that'll cheer you up. *hands him a harisen*
Sanzo: How do you know?
Haku: Kanzeon Bosatsu told me. *laughs*
Sanzo: NANI? *tries to whap Haku but he disappeared in an instant*
Haku: *in the distance and sticks his tongue out at Sanzo*
Sanzo: -_-++++++++++
Nataku: OO;;;;;; OI! HAKU!!!! MATTE!!!!! *runs after Haku*
Sanzo: KURUSKI!!!!! *chases them with harisen in hand*
Haku/Nataku: *laughs*
All though Sanzo feels very happy, he will die before he'll even give a hint.
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Gyumao had witnessed all this except last night. But he did see them release Sanzo.
Gyumao: *growled* I will get you.
AFN: So how do you like this one? If you guys like me to try to put humour in all of the fics from now on, REVIEW! I need a total minimum of five reviews. And I'm not copying Mei Cera's style of putting songs in here. This is just a song I wish I can sing right in front of Sanzo's face. And live. (Sanzo is scary enough in pictures just as he is. Having him here is plain SUICIDE!) And about the guessing thing, who thinks its Kanan can easily get the maximum prize money in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (REALLY! ^ ^). The next one won't be out sometime due to the dreaded writer's block! Curse it! Even if it is, the result is not really good.