How Bizarre
"Hey Rex," called Alley, "Come over here. My dad and Annie's mom are here, and I would like you to meet them."
Rex turned around and walked right over to Ashley and Kanon. "Hello, I'm Rex. I'm the one who found Alley and the others when they crashed, and took them to the safety of my village. There's a battle going on in the area, and I worried about other people getting involved in my father's village's personal conflicts," Rex said.
Kanon took one look at the boy and thought, 'He's got a little crush on Alley it seems. I could see that blush on his face when she called out to him. Quite a cute little boy. But I'm sure I've seen that face somewhere before, and I'm not talking about on his concert posters."
Ashley was shocked when he saw Rex. "By the Guardians, you're Rex Ryu, the singer. What a coincidence to meet you here."
"What is your name?" asked Rex, "I can tell you're her father, but what do they call you?" "Ashley Winchester, and this is my good friend Kanon," he stated.
Irv inquired," Hey Rex, do you think we could all go back to Hiadas together? I'm sure dad and Kanon would be able to help in the war."
Kanon looked perplexed. "What war? Is that the energy that the people of Baskar have been sensing around here for generations?"
"Yes," Rex replied, "I might as well inform you of the events surrounding this battle."
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So Rex told Kanon and Ashley the same story he had told the others, only it was more selected. Following Annie's advice, he left out the part about his people being a race from a foreign planet. He did mention that they were fighting demons though.
"If we're battling demons, I'm in," Kanon told them.
Ashley added, "We can't allow the innocents of this village to be killed by these evils. Don't worry Rex, you can count on Kanon and I."
Rex smiled. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I better go get my father and uncle and tell them what is going on." He then walked off into the forest to inform Zed and Boomerang of the sudden appearance of allies.
"Well, this seems like it will be a good fight," Kanon stated, "If demons are involved, it will be exciting to say the least. I never knew what demons killed my mother, so this battle may be my own vengeance. But why am I getting the feeling that you're not telling me everything?"
The three were silent. They were thinking of exactly how to answer Kanon that wouldn't give the secret away. Finally they just told her that they were trying to solve a mystery - - which wasn't technically a lie, as Annie had found one to look at.
Suddenly, a Zeikian came out of the forest. Annie knew what it was instantly, as it would be hard to mistake an eight-foot man for anything else. He took one look at Annie, and grabbed his knife. Then, he charged at her and deeply scratched her right arm.
"Annie!" yelled Irv. He pulled his ARM out of its strap, and aimed it right at the Metal Demon. Irv shot him strait in the head, and he fell instantly.
With the enemy vanquished, Kanon ran to tend to her daughter's wound. Instantly, she knew something was wrong. Annie's arm had a metallic interior. If it was the left arm - - her artificial arm - - she would have paid no heed to it. But this was the right arm.
Kanon asked, "Annie. . .what has happened to your arm?"
Annie took a look. She was quite mystified at what she saw. But then she remembered what Elder Rainie had told her about his race. "We still kept our metallic bodies though, and if one of us is wounded, you would be able to see what we really are." Did this mean that she was part Hiadan, as she had thought?
Tears were in Kanon's eyes. "You can't be, this is just like what was described in the legend of the Metal Demons. But, I've never seen you bleed in your life. The only wound you ever received was the eye and the replacing of your arm, and I didn't watch the operation. Could it be. . .he never told me anything about himself. Why didn't he say that he was a Metal Demon? He showed all of the signs of being one, except for the great size. Was my love just so blind to see the truth about him?"
"Mommy," Annie whispered," It's ok. The Metal Demons aren't all bad. The good ones abandoned their race in the old war. Now, they're fighting their evil counterparts." "I knew you were keeping secrets from me. So, demon versus demon. This should be an interesting battle indeed," Kanon said.
Annie admitted, "We thought you wouldn't help out if you knew about where they came from. So we decided to keep it a secret."
Just then, Rex ran in with Zed and Boomerang. "We were attacked and delayed on the way here. What happened to you guys, and why is Annie's good arm made out of metal? Is she a halfblood like myself or something?"
When he looked to his father and uncle for the answers, he saw that they were wide eyed with amazement. But this amazement wasn't over Annie and her arm. Rather, it was over Kanon, who they were both staring at.
Boomerang stepped forward. "It's been a long time since we last saw each other Kannie. How have things been going for you?"
"Boomerang!" she exclaimed, "You're alive?! I thought you and Zed had both perished when the mine collapsed on us."
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I think no less than 80% of you are seeing where this is going. Well, I always thought that Kanon and Boomerang had a similar personality type. This was the beginning of the Irv/Annie, Alley/Rex theme that I'll be developing in later chapters.
"Hey Rex," called Alley, "Come over here. My dad and Annie's mom are here, and I would like you to meet them."
Rex turned around and walked right over to Ashley and Kanon. "Hello, I'm Rex. I'm the one who found Alley and the others when they crashed, and took them to the safety of my village. There's a battle going on in the area, and I worried about other people getting involved in my father's village's personal conflicts," Rex said.
Kanon took one look at the boy and thought, 'He's got a little crush on Alley it seems. I could see that blush on his face when she called out to him. Quite a cute little boy. But I'm sure I've seen that face somewhere before, and I'm not talking about on his concert posters."
Ashley was shocked when he saw Rex. "By the Guardians, you're Rex Ryu, the singer. What a coincidence to meet you here."
"What is your name?" asked Rex, "I can tell you're her father, but what do they call you?" "Ashley Winchester, and this is my good friend Kanon," he stated.
Irv inquired," Hey Rex, do you think we could all go back to Hiadas together? I'm sure dad and Kanon would be able to help in the war."
Kanon looked perplexed. "What war? Is that the energy that the people of Baskar have been sensing around here for generations?"
"Yes," Rex replied, "I might as well inform you of the events surrounding this battle."
* * *
So Rex told Kanon and Ashley the same story he had told the others, only it was more selected. Following Annie's advice, he left out the part about his people being a race from a foreign planet. He did mention that they were fighting demons though.
"If we're battling demons, I'm in," Kanon told them.
Ashley added, "We can't allow the innocents of this village to be killed by these evils. Don't worry Rex, you can count on Kanon and I."
Rex smiled. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I better go get my father and uncle and tell them what is going on." He then walked off into the forest to inform Zed and Boomerang of the sudden appearance of allies.
"Well, this seems like it will be a good fight," Kanon stated, "If demons are involved, it will be exciting to say the least. I never knew what demons killed my mother, so this battle may be my own vengeance. But why am I getting the feeling that you're not telling me everything?"
The three were silent. They were thinking of exactly how to answer Kanon that wouldn't give the secret away. Finally they just told her that they were trying to solve a mystery - - which wasn't technically a lie, as Annie had found one to look at.
Suddenly, a Zeikian came out of the forest. Annie knew what it was instantly, as it would be hard to mistake an eight-foot man for anything else. He took one look at Annie, and grabbed his knife. Then, he charged at her and deeply scratched her right arm.
"Annie!" yelled Irv. He pulled his ARM out of its strap, and aimed it right at the Metal Demon. Irv shot him strait in the head, and he fell instantly.
With the enemy vanquished, Kanon ran to tend to her daughter's wound. Instantly, she knew something was wrong. Annie's arm had a metallic interior. If it was the left arm - - her artificial arm - - she would have paid no heed to it. But this was the right arm.
Kanon asked, "Annie. . .what has happened to your arm?"
Annie took a look. She was quite mystified at what she saw. But then she remembered what Elder Rainie had told her about his race. "We still kept our metallic bodies though, and if one of us is wounded, you would be able to see what we really are." Did this mean that she was part Hiadan, as she had thought?
Tears were in Kanon's eyes. "You can't be, this is just like what was described in the legend of the Metal Demons. But, I've never seen you bleed in your life. The only wound you ever received was the eye and the replacing of your arm, and I didn't watch the operation. Could it be. . .he never told me anything about himself. Why didn't he say that he was a Metal Demon? He showed all of the signs of being one, except for the great size. Was my love just so blind to see the truth about him?"
"Mommy," Annie whispered," It's ok. The Metal Demons aren't all bad. The good ones abandoned their race in the old war. Now, they're fighting their evil counterparts." "I knew you were keeping secrets from me. So, demon versus demon. This should be an interesting battle indeed," Kanon said.
Annie admitted, "We thought you wouldn't help out if you knew about where they came from. So we decided to keep it a secret."
Just then, Rex ran in with Zed and Boomerang. "We were attacked and delayed on the way here. What happened to you guys, and why is Annie's good arm made out of metal? Is she a halfblood like myself or something?"
When he looked to his father and uncle for the answers, he saw that they were wide eyed with amazement. But this amazement wasn't over Annie and her arm. Rather, it was over Kanon, who they were both staring at.
Boomerang stepped forward. "It's been a long time since we last saw each other Kannie. How have things been going for you?"
"Boomerang!" she exclaimed, "You're alive?! I thought you and Zed had both perished when the mine collapsed on us."
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I think no less than 80% of you are seeing where this is going. Well, I always thought that Kanon and Boomerang had a similar personality type. This was the beginning of the Irv/Annie, Alley/Rex theme that I'll be developing in later chapters.