A/N: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! fanfiction.net went down!!!! *sobs* well, i suppose it can't be helped.....gives me some more time to type up this ch! Yes, i know i do every time, but once again, this fic could not exist without everyone's wonderful reviews. Claps for everyone!!!! ^_^

Shadowfire Blade

Michiko

Raiche (have i already mentioned you before? *shrugs*)

^_^ that's it!!! the shortest author's note in a long while!! ^_^

RECAP TIME!!!!!!!!! (mwahahahahaha)

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"Well then, if you put it that way, it seems to be sufficient enough." said Raven, stuffing it in his pocket. Phoenix couldn't help feeling he was still staring at her sword....

"Don't get any ideas." She growled warningly. A smirk was all the answer she got.

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Chapter 6- The Hunt(s)

"Shall we?" he asked, motioning to his red Saber Tiger

"No, I don't need it."

"Well, unless you can fly.."

"Which I can."

"Really?.....Well, you're just full of surprises, aren't you?"

"Hmph!"

Tarka shifted uneasily under the hungry gaze of the black organoid. Damn!!! Just what he needed....another robot with big pointy teeth!!

It started to creep towards him....very slowly, and un-noticed by Phoenix.

"Come, Shadow. You know better." the organoid drew back sharply with a growl as Raven swung himself into the Tiger's cockpit.

"Attempt to keep up, will you?"

He sounded almost bored. Wait!! He was bored!!! I'll show him!!

"Same to you!" She flashed past Raven, barely a blur of red. Looking back, Phoenix saw his face, too shocked to do anything. But that was only for a second, maybe even less. He regained his smirk of evilness as he moved the saber tiger past her and began to set the pace for their journey.

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"Gahhh!!! This is absolutely pointless! Trust a damn male to get us lost in the middle of nowhere for over two damn days!!!!!!" Moonbay had blown one of the few remaining fuses she had left.

"WE ARE NOT LOST!!!!!" Van rubbed his forehead, "I've just...yet to discover the direction in which we are heading...."

"In other words....we're lost." The sound of grinding teeth could be faintly heard.

"...no....."

"This wouldn't have happened if you had let me track them down." Irvine called smugly from the command wolf.

"Don't get started on me..."

Fiona stood a little apart from the group, who were attempting to maim each other in anger. She was horrified at the display of violence before her.

"Any....anyone want a pot of nice salty coffee?"

The wind blew through the trees and all turned their heads to look at her, their eyes were little dots and each had a sweatdrop on the forehead.

Moonbay sighed.

"That'd be great Fiona." She stretched her arms above her head and shot daggers with her eyes at Van's retreating back.

Stupid kid....

A mouthful of the errr......'lovely' coffee Fiona prepared snapped them all back to reality. There was no point in arguing, Van could see that now. He sighed heavily and turned to Irvine.

"Fine, Mr. I'm So Smart. Why don't you try leading us?"

"Huh?" Irvine couldn't believe his ears.

"Don't make repeat it, man." The taller grinned.

"I knew you'd come to your senses......eventually."

When he got no response, Irvine smirked.

"Very well. Just so happens I picked up the trail a mile or so back. We've been on it ever since then."

"WHAT?!!!" Moonbay screamed some distance away. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?!!!TRUST IN A @##!*&% MAN!!!......." *everyone runs away from her terrible rath, their hands covering their young sensitive ears*

(a/n: phe stretches and cracks her knuckles. not a lot has happened right now, has it? hmmmmm.....~!~ idea! this chapter needs a dose of super hyper randomness. *walks off and starts shoveling down sugar* i'm baaaaaaack! ~_^ *one eye is twitching* muahahaha....ONWARDS!!!!!)

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"I'm borrrrred!!! When are we gonna eat?!! How far is it? Are we there yet?!..."

Phoenix struggled to stifle a laugh. Having survived Tarka's annoying personality for quite some time, she was used to his griping. But Raven? Ahhhh.....all she could say later on when she recalled the event was she wished she had a bucket of popcorn and a comfy chair. Raven's knuckles were white as he clenched the controls of the Saber Tiger.

Why doesn't that girl shut him up?!!!! Is she actually trying to make me go crazy? Calm......down.....breathe....1....2...3... His thoughts were rudely interrupted by Tarka yelling loudly that he had accidentally squished a weird bug-thing and it was now all over his shoe.

That's it!!!! Raven swung the Tiger around and stomped over to unsuspecting muse. Tarka only looked up when the giant mechanical shadow was looming right over him.

"Yeees? Can I help you with something?" Raven growled at his stupidity.

"Stop that, or I'll squish YOU like a bug? Understand?!!" He raised the Tiger's paw so it was inches above Tarka's skull.

Phoenix decided to take on the role of Keeper of the Peace before some serious damage was done.

"Now, now, you naughty boys." she scolded mockingly, "If you keep that up, there'll be no dessert after supper!"

Raven muttered faintly that he was surrounded by idiots, and Tarka gasped in unmistakable horror.

"Now are two going to play nice? Wellll? I'm waiting..."

"I will if he shuts up!!"

"I'll take that as a yes.....Tarka?"

"Will there still be dessert?!!"

"I think I can manage to scrape together something..."

"Then....YES!!!" Tarka rolled out from underneath the Saber Tiger's paw of death and inhaled a large lungful of air in relief.

"Ummmm guys?"

"Hmmm?" Phoenix had taken to playing with her hair.

"Do you smell that?"

"Smell what? You're probably just imagining things again."

"No, man! I smell....I smell....smoke!"

"Really? Are you sure?"

"Yeah!! It's coming from over there.....look! You can see it now too!"

Raven hissed softly.

"Van."

Without waiting for the others, he took off towards the curling black ribbon, Shadow following him....well, like a shadow!

Phoenix clapped a hand on her muse's shoulder.

"Coming?"

"Yeah...well, it's not like I really have a choice, do I?"

"Nah. Not really."

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The group of weary travelers/ come hunters wallowed in their own misery around the campfire. Fiona had given up trying to start a conversation....she found all the replies she got were, "Not now, I'm too tired" and various pitches of grunts.

Van again was re-living the experience of slowly and cruelly torturing his tormentors in his mind. They seemed to be getting more violent these days....He felt a ripple in the ground beneath his feet, but paid no attention to it.

Vannn.....VANNNN!!!!

"Hey! Quit That!!" He pushed Irvine away who was yelling in his ear and slapping his face. "What do you want?"

"Van!" Irvine whispered in a hushed voice as he looked fearfully over his shoulder ,"It's Raven!"

"Shimatta!" Van ran as fast as he could to his Lyger and began to do a button-mash on all the controls.

"Work...damn you, WORK!!!" The on-coming Saber Tiger slowed it's run down to a stalk. Both pilots looked at each other through the windshields. Both their voices crackled simultaneously over the wave-radio system.

"You!"

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A/N: dun dun dunnnnnnnnn!!! ^_^ cliffie!!! evil, evil cliffie! Next chapter.....FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! *phe laughs maniacally* any one care to place a bet?? one peanut? two? ^_^ no extract this time, as i've yet to think of something....

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tarka: hey!!! where's this dessert you promised me?!!

p: uhhh... hey, look! isn't that a flying...animal of some sort?"

t: where? I don't see any....

p: *runs away*

also next chapter....some others will be joining me in the madness that is this fic! ooooo.....who? well, wait and see!

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*phe trails off* This is the fic that never endsssss.....