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Kira flopped down on her bed, her heart beat furiously and she felt drained. Yaman was a tough opponent but why now?! Why here? He knew all to well that he couldn't just freeze any place to use as a battle arena. They had studies together as children. Now Colt knew her secret and unless she used a powerful memory charm on him he would want to know what was happening. The mere thought of it was ludicrous, she couldn't go and put a memory charm on an innocent observer. She was lucky that there had been no others who had seen the staggering sight of their battle. She glanced at the clock on her wall and groaned, even if Colt didn't tell her brothers they would notice if they got home half and hour later than usual. She pulled down her blind and tried to go to sleep.
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The three brothers flew down the streets, joking with each other until they pulled up in front of their garage. They rushed into the kitchen and turned the kitchen upside down in trying to find a snack.
"Hurry up! Black Belt Challenge starts in 5 minutes!"
"I can't find the twizzlers!"
When they were finally settled around the T.V., munching away on their chosen snack, Tum Tum flipped through the channels till he came to the right one.
"Hey! The shows just finished! We can't be that late!"
"Yea we can, it's already 4:30!"
"What? But we did everything like we always do!"
"Hey Colt, are you alright?"
"Yea, it's just that."
"Just what?"
"You guys, I know this might sound bizarre but I know why it's 4:30 already?"
"Well, when I was waiting for you, I saw something really weird. Something really spaz."
"Like you?"
"Shut up Tum!"
"No listen, that's why we missed Black Belt Challenge. When I was waiting for you guys I suddenly noticed that the schoolyard was completely silent and then I looked around and everyone inside the school gates was frozen. Even this fly!"
"Sure Colt, this is getting way off. As if we would believe this."
"It is true! Just listen! I was about to go in and look for you guys when Kira knocked me over then she went right back in before I could warn her. Then these really bright, multicoloured lights burst above me and there's this other dude with Kira and their circling each other. The guy throws this evil looking fireball at her and it nicks her on the shoulder then she throws this fireball back and down he goes. I think his name was Yaman, that's wall she called him anyway."
Tum Tum and Rocky were looking at him sceptically, "Are you sure Colt? I mean-"
"Yes! I'm sure! If you don't believe me go and ask Kira!" Colt's face was red from frustration as he yelled at his brothers.
"Ok, ok, we'll go ask Kira."
An exasperated noise erupted from Colt as he stormed after his brothers to the house next door.
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Kira growled when she heard the knock on the door. She'd just lie quietly, pretending that she wasn't home. Silence followed the knocks and Kira hoped against hope that they had left, when another knock followed she cursed, Yaman would pay for this. She tumbled off her bed and thumped down stairs.
"Hi, what's up?"
"Uh, Kira? We want to ask you something."
Kira felt a sinking sensation but she pasted a very, very fake smile on her face. "Shoot."
"Well, Colt says he saw something weird after school today."
Kira's eyes narrowed, 'just her luck! Colt just had to go and let the world know.' She sighed and Colt noticed that she looked really tired.
"We'll go if you like, I mean if." He trailed off when he saw his brothers surprised looks. Colt never was this caring towards anyone! Let alone a girl
"No, it's alright. You might as well know now anyway. Come into the lounge and make yourself comfortable. I'll get us all snacks."
Rocky raised an eyebrow as she disappeared into the kitchen. Colt gave him an 'I-told-you-so' look and stalked off into the lounge room, grabbing the recliner.
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When they were all comfortably settled Kira cleared her throat and began her story.
"Before I say a word you must promise to keep everything I tell you to yourself. You are not to breath a word of this to anyone. If you do, you will lose all your ninja skills instantly."
Three pairs of eyes widened, they nodded seriously to show that they would keep every word that she told them a secret. Satisfied, Kira continued.
"As bizarre as this may sound, there are other worlds parallel to earth, but they are in a different dimension. My world is the exact copy of earth, except that when you decided to develop technology, what my people call 'cold science', we used magic. The same goes for weaponry in war and fights. You use guns and cannons and such. We still use swords and bows, but also magic. Each mage also has their own weapon, mine is a staff. (think monkey's golden staff from Journey to the West) My father was a champion ninja and my mother's line, including my mother, has strong magical abilities. I have inherited both these things from my parents. I trained in a school for both ninjas and mages with my brother. This school taught what your schools teach as well as ninja and magic, I made friends like you do and we were all happy until the mutiny turned up."
Kira paused, unsure how to explain the next part. She looked at the boys to see how they were taking it and had to smile when she saw their faces. They had a look of absolute amazement but they still looked incredulous.
"Well? You still haven't told us what happened after school today."
"Yea and what's a mutiny."
"Hang on, I'm getting to that. My land is ruled by a king that is in favour with the majority; however, the minority has started a rebellion and they call themselves 'The Mutiny.' They went around collecting supporters; some declared their enlistment publicly, while others pretended to be loyal to the king while plotting against him. My brother turned out to be one of those, he told me one night. He says that the Mutiny is mostly made up of mages who resent the king having power over them when they are stronger. He told me all about them, their secret sign, everything. Then he asked me to join them. I nearly fell off my seat. I rejected his offer indignantly and stormed out."
Kira took a shaky breath; this was harder than she thought. Damn Yaman.
"After he told me this I found out that heaps of my friends were part of the Mutiny too. Now that I knew their sign, they were easy to spot. One of my closest friends had joined and he tried to get me to join too. Then the Mutiny found that my brother had told me everything. They were going to kill him but he pleaded with them not to, so then they decided to kill me. My brother would have gladly handed me over, he was furious at me for risking his life. Luckily, my friend who has joined the Mutiny found out and warned me. I told my parents and they helped send me over here, they were just in time. They were breaking down the door while I was getting here."
"So, what happened next? Why did they dude attack you?"
"Well I came here last year and I thought that was the end of that. I took up the name Cassandra and became a normal kid. I practiced my ninja and my magic when I could in private. Then, one day, your grandpa saw me practicing and offered to train me further. I accepted and when he named me, he called me Kira, which was strange because that is my real name back home. Yea, I did my ninja training with him and magic training anywhere private. You know the rest. I though I was safe until Yaman turned up and tried to take me back."
"But how come everything was frozen when you two were bashing each other up?"
"In this world we can freeze our battle arenas if there is a lot of people there. It's so they don't figure out that we exist and they don't get hurt. But Yaman was in such a rush to get me back that he forgot that there are people outside the school! The fool!"
"That's cool."
"It is not cool! It sucks! Look what happened? Colt sees everything and nearly charges into the school!"
"So? Then I just would've froze for a bit."
"No you wouldn't have! If you enter a battle arena after it has been frozen then you can see everything as it is and you can move around and everything. And if a blast hits you, then your hit!"
"Oh."
Kira looked carefully at each boy, trying to see what effect the story had had on them. Rocky looked shocked and a little concerned. As if he was finding all this hard to believe but trying believe it at the same time. Colt seemed fascinated, she could see he believed her story, but there was something else. Kira frowned as she tried to see what it was. Then she saw it. There was a flicker of fear, he had seen what mages could do. Her eyes flicked toward Tum Tum who looked utterly impressed, he took it like a T.V. show. He was completely enthusiastic about her story. Kira grinned at his response but she was worried whether he took the darker side of her story seriously enough.
"You all promise not to tell a anyone or anything about this?"
"Yes" "Uh huh" "Yep"
Rocky looked at his watch and gave a start. "It's 5:30 already! We gotta get back home. Thanks Kira. Bye." The door slammed Kira looked blankly at the door. Boy, she hoped that she had done the right thing.
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Well, that was information overload. If you don't get anything please say so in your review or email me. I'll try to answer your questions in the next chapter or via email. Please R+R
thanx
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Kira flopped down on her bed, her heart beat furiously and she felt drained. Yaman was a tough opponent but why now?! Why here? He knew all to well that he couldn't just freeze any place to use as a battle arena. They had studies together as children. Now Colt knew her secret and unless she used a powerful memory charm on him he would want to know what was happening. The mere thought of it was ludicrous, she couldn't go and put a memory charm on an innocent observer. She was lucky that there had been no others who had seen the staggering sight of their battle. She glanced at the clock on her wall and groaned, even if Colt didn't tell her brothers they would notice if they got home half and hour later than usual. She pulled down her blind and tried to go to sleep.
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The three brothers flew down the streets, joking with each other until they pulled up in front of their garage. They rushed into the kitchen and turned the kitchen upside down in trying to find a snack.
"Hurry up! Black Belt Challenge starts in 5 minutes!"
"I can't find the twizzlers!"
When they were finally settled around the T.V., munching away on their chosen snack, Tum Tum flipped through the channels till he came to the right one.
"Hey! The shows just finished! We can't be that late!"
"Yea we can, it's already 4:30!"
"What? But we did everything like we always do!"
"Hey Colt, are you alright?"
"Yea, it's just that."
"Just what?"
"You guys, I know this might sound bizarre but I know why it's 4:30 already?"
"Well, when I was waiting for you, I saw something really weird. Something really spaz."
"Like you?"
"Shut up Tum!"
"No listen, that's why we missed Black Belt Challenge. When I was waiting for you guys I suddenly noticed that the schoolyard was completely silent and then I looked around and everyone inside the school gates was frozen. Even this fly!"
"Sure Colt, this is getting way off. As if we would believe this."
"It is true! Just listen! I was about to go in and look for you guys when Kira knocked me over then she went right back in before I could warn her. Then these really bright, multicoloured lights burst above me and there's this other dude with Kira and their circling each other. The guy throws this evil looking fireball at her and it nicks her on the shoulder then she throws this fireball back and down he goes. I think his name was Yaman, that's wall she called him anyway."
Tum Tum and Rocky were looking at him sceptically, "Are you sure Colt? I mean-"
"Yes! I'm sure! If you don't believe me go and ask Kira!" Colt's face was red from frustration as he yelled at his brothers.
"Ok, ok, we'll go ask Kira."
An exasperated noise erupted from Colt as he stormed after his brothers to the house next door.
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Kira growled when she heard the knock on the door. She'd just lie quietly, pretending that she wasn't home. Silence followed the knocks and Kira hoped against hope that they had left, when another knock followed she cursed, Yaman would pay for this. She tumbled off her bed and thumped down stairs.
"Hi, what's up?"
"Uh, Kira? We want to ask you something."
Kira felt a sinking sensation but she pasted a very, very fake smile on her face. "Shoot."
"Well, Colt says he saw something weird after school today."
Kira's eyes narrowed, 'just her luck! Colt just had to go and let the world know.' She sighed and Colt noticed that she looked really tired.
"We'll go if you like, I mean if." He trailed off when he saw his brothers surprised looks. Colt never was this caring towards anyone! Let alone a girl
"No, it's alright. You might as well know now anyway. Come into the lounge and make yourself comfortable. I'll get us all snacks."
Rocky raised an eyebrow as she disappeared into the kitchen. Colt gave him an 'I-told-you-so' look and stalked off into the lounge room, grabbing the recliner.
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When they were all comfortably settled Kira cleared her throat and began her story.
"Before I say a word you must promise to keep everything I tell you to yourself. You are not to breath a word of this to anyone. If you do, you will lose all your ninja skills instantly."
Three pairs of eyes widened, they nodded seriously to show that they would keep every word that she told them a secret. Satisfied, Kira continued.
"As bizarre as this may sound, there are other worlds parallel to earth, but they are in a different dimension. My world is the exact copy of earth, except that when you decided to develop technology, what my people call 'cold science', we used magic. The same goes for weaponry in war and fights. You use guns and cannons and such. We still use swords and bows, but also magic. Each mage also has their own weapon, mine is a staff. (think monkey's golden staff from Journey to the West) My father was a champion ninja and my mother's line, including my mother, has strong magical abilities. I have inherited both these things from my parents. I trained in a school for both ninjas and mages with my brother. This school taught what your schools teach as well as ninja and magic, I made friends like you do and we were all happy until the mutiny turned up."
Kira paused, unsure how to explain the next part. She looked at the boys to see how they were taking it and had to smile when she saw their faces. They had a look of absolute amazement but they still looked incredulous.
"Well? You still haven't told us what happened after school today."
"Yea and what's a mutiny."
"Hang on, I'm getting to that. My land is ruled by a king that is in favour with the majority; however, the minority has started a rebellion and they call themselves 'The Mutiny.' They went around collecting supporters; some declared their enlistment publicly, while others pretended to be loyal to the king while plotting against him. My brother turned out to be one of those, he told me one night. He says that the Mutiny is mostly made up of mages who resent the king having power over them when they are stronger. He told me all about them, their secret sign, everything. Then he asked me to join them. I nearly fell off my seat. I rejected his offer indignantly and stormed out."
Kira took a shaky breath; this was harder than she thought. Damn Yaman.
"After he told me this I found out that heaps of my friends were part of the Mutiny too. Now that I knew their sign, they were easy to spot. One of my closest friends had joined and he tried to get me to join too. Then the Mutiny found that my brother had told me everything. They were going to kill him but he pleaded with them not to, so then they decided to kill me. My brother would have gladly handed me over, he was furious at me for risking his life. Luckily, my friend who has joined the Mutiny found out and warned me. I told my parents and they helped send me over here, they were just in time. They were breaking down the door while I was getting here."
"So, what happened next? Why did they dude attack you?"
"Well I came here last year and I thought that was the end of that. I took up the name Cassandra and became a normal kid. I practiced my ninja and my magic when I could in private. Then, one day, your grandpa saw me practicing and offered to train me further. I accepted and when he named me, he called me Kira, which was strange because that is my real name back home. Yea, I did my ninja training with him and magic training anywhere private. You know the rest. I though I was safe until Yaman turned up and tried to take me back."
"But how come everything was frozen when you two were bashing each other up?"
"In this world we can freeze our battle arenas if there is a lot of people there. It's so they don't figure out that we exist and they don't get hurt. But Yaman was in such a rush to get me back that he forgot that there are people outside the school! The fool!"
"That's cool."
"It is not cool! It sucks! Look what happened? Colt sees everything and nearly charges into the school!"
"So? Then I just would've froze for a bit."
"No you wouldn't have! If you enter a battle arena after it has been frozen then you can see everything as it is and you can move around and everything. And if a blast hits you, then your hit!"
"Oh."
Kira looked carefully at each boy, trying to see what effect the story had had on them. Rocky looked shocked and a little concerned. As if he was finding all this hard to believe but trying believe it at the same time. Colt seemed fascinated, she could see he believed her story, but there was something else. Kira frowned as she tried to see what it was. Then she saw it. There was a flicker of fear, he had seen what mages could do. Her eyes flicked toward Tum Tum who looked utterly impressed, he took it like a T.V. show. He was completely enthusiastic about her story. Kira grinned at his response but she was worried whether he took the darker side of her story seriously enough.
"You all promise not to tell a anyone or anything about this?"
"Yes" "Uh huh" "Yep"
Rocky looked at his watch and gave a start. "It's 5:30 already! We gotta get back home. Thanks Kira. Bye." The door slammed Kira looked blankly at the door. Boy, she hoped that she had done the right thing.
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Well, that was information overload. If you don't get anything please say so in your review or email me. I'll try to answer your questions in the next chapter or via email. Please R+R
thanx