Thank you so much to all my reviewers!! You guys are the best! *feels
overwhelmingly gratified* sorry or the ridiculously long waits between
chapters. Hope this is worth the wait. I'm trying to finish everything up
before holidays end or I'll probably never get it done. Hope you like.
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Kira thought and thought until her head ached. There was no escape. Every inch of their room was probably being watched 24/7. She looked up and saw Colt looking at her.
"Got any ideas?"
Kira shook her head. "It isn't fair!! It isn't! It isn't!! It isn't!! Stupid noit bands! Stupid mutiny! Stupid! Stupid!! Stupid!!" She kicked petulantly at the furniture.
Colt started at her in surprise, he had never seen her act like that before. "Look, we still have two days, that's 48 hours. We can think of something." Kira slumped into a sullen silence. He went and sat next to her, "Look, it's not your fault. You're right. We're not going to die ok?" Kira looked up at him, her eyes misty with tears. "Thank you Colt." She whispered. Colt felt warmth spread all over him he leaned towards her and kissed her softly on the cheek.
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Timon locked the door and double-checked all the windows and corners for any sort of spying device, when he was satisfied he sat down at the table with the boys and told them his plan. "Tomorrow, I'll send Tum Tum on errands all day. Keep your eyes and ears open for any news that may help. Remember everything u see and hear. Undertand?"
Tum Tum nodded solemnly.
"Good. You lad, Rocky, keep your wits about you too. I need you to do the same at the barracks. Watch Yaman, but be careful, he is powerful and cunning. Got it?"
Rocky saluted him.
"I'll do the same around the kitchen here. If we don't find them before the execution, things could get messy. We meet again tomorrow night."
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Kira slept fitfully, her dreams full of Yaman and Colt and Rocky and Tum Tum and a deep, chilling cold. Whenever she woke up she shivered violently until she fell asleep again. Suddenly she was wide awake, she something vibrating near her heart, reaching into her ninja top she drew out the leather bag. Pretending to toss and turn she ducked under the covers where spies couldn't see. Carefully opening the leather bag she found that the ninja stars were glowing so brightly that it hurt her eyes. Shading her eyes, Kira peered inside and found a piece of paper tucked into the lining, extracting it she unfolded it to read:
Dear Kira, You father made these throwing stars and your mother enchanted them. Congratulations on finding them. Use them well. Sensei Tanaka.
Kira's eyes shone, her parents had made the throwing stars. Of course her mother's magic would know when to alert her, but about what. It was a bit late if she was telling them that she was about to be executed. Slipping the piece of paper back into the lining she tucked the bag back into the ninja top and promptly fell asleep.
The next morning Colt woke up to cheerful singing, ' I must be dreaming' he groaned. When he opened his eyes he saw Kira singing and trying to look out the slit of a window.
"Found a way of escaping?"
"Nope."
"Why the happy songs."
Kira shrugged, "are you dressed?"
Colt nodded then yelped when she climbed into his bed and pulled the covers over them both.
"Shut up." Kira hissed. "look what I found in the leather bag yesterday night." When she opened the bag the stars were still glowing and Colt read the note with mounting excitement. "If you parents made them then they must be pretty powerful."
Kira nodded happily.
"But how are they meant to help?"
Kira thrust her wrists in front of him and grinned from ear to ear.
"The noit bands" Colt whispered, "They're gone! How!"
"I used the stars to pick the locks. Unfortunately, whoever holds the key to the noit Bands also knows that they are unlocked but I have magic!" She finished with a happy squeal.
"But I thought that only-"
"I know, but mum put some pretty powerful magic into these stars! It only took two to unlock the bands!"
Just then the door banged and the two of them jumped violently. Kira grabbed the leather pouch and shoved it inside her top, grabbing the noit bands from her pocket she snapped them back on her wrists just as the covers were snatched off the bed.
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Timon drew the bolts back warily and grinned in relief when he saw Rocky standing there. Waving him in, he bolted the door again before sitting down at the table. "Well, what's the news?"
Rocky took a deep breath, "Yaman said that they might move the execution forward. He said something happened and now they want them killed earlier, I think the boss is worried about Kira. There's so many rumours, everyone's talking about it. One guy said that his dad said that Colt was going to be tortured until he told everything he knew. And this other guy said that he had heard that Kira was actually the boss's sister!"
Timon gave a snort and nearly choked with laughter. "The boss of the mutiny has no sister, if he did than she would have probably tried to disown him. Well, I have some news. While you two were out this sinister lookin' fella came into my kitchen and said, ' listen, I need you to cook a banquet for two. It's the most important meal you'll ever cook, you've heard about the two prisoners? Good. Well this is to be their last meal, if its good than you'll be paid more than you can imagine. Touch wood eh?' and he knocked on my head and snickered until the door slammed. Listen, I have an idea."
Rocky and Tum Tum nodded, wide-eyed in approval.
"Well I heard something too. I passed the king's room today and he said that he's nearly ready to fight the mutiny. I also heard that Kira's done something to frighten the boss."
Timon nodded, we'll meet again tomorrow night, maybe sooner.
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Dream Sequence
Kira made her eyes go wide and blank as the boss's grip tightened on her shoulders. "What are you hiding" he leered. "You can't hide your secrets from me." Suddenly, he screamed and fell to the floor. Colt had kicked the guard and ducked as the guard had tried to attack him, instead he had attacked the boss. The boss rose tall and terrible, "You dare to attack me fool?" He raised his hand and the guard vanished with a scream, a scorch mark was left on the floor. He turned to face Colt and Kira, "Do not think to oppose me."
End
Kira woke up and shuddered. A pale light filtered through the slit, getting up she started stretching and doing warm ups. Then she went through some basic ninja sequences, all the while trying to ignore the growing feeling of danger in her stomach. *~ *~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *~ * ~ * ~* ~ * Hope you enjoyed it. Please R+R
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Kira thought and thought until her head ached. There was no escape. Every inch of their room was probably being watched 24/7. She looked up and saw Colt looking at her.
"Got any ideas?"
Kira shook her head. "It isn't fair!! It isn't! It isn't!! It isn't!! Stupid noit bands! Stupid mutiny! Stupid! Stupid!! Stupid!!" She kicked petulantly at the furniture.
Colt started at her in surprise, he had never seen her act like that before. "Look, we still have two days, that's 48 hours. We can think of something." Kira slumped into a sullen silence. He went and sat next to her, "Look, it's not your fault. You're right. We're not going to die ok?" Kira looked up at him, her eyes misty with tears. "Thank you Colt." She whispered. Colt felt warmth spread all over him he leaned towards her and kissed her softly on the cheek.
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Timon locked the door and double-checked all the windows and corners for any sort of spying device, when he was satisfied he sat down at the table with the boys and told them his plan. "Tomorrow, I'll send Tum Tum on errands all day. Keep your eyes and ears open for any news that may help. Remember everything u see and hear. Undertand?"
Tum Tum nodded solemnly.
"Good. You lad, Rocky, keep your wits about you too. I need you to do the same at the barracks. Watch Yaman, but be careful, he is powerful and cunning. Got it?"
Rocky saluted him.
"I'll do the same around the kitchen here. If we don't find them before the execution, things could get messy. We meet again tomorrow night."
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Kira slept fitfully, her dreams full of Yaman and Colt and Rocky and Tum Tum and a deep, chilling cold. Whenever she woke up she shivered violently until she fell asleep again. Suddenly she was wide awake, she something vibrating near her heart, reaching into her ninja top she drew out the leather bag. Pretending to toss and turn she ducked under the covers where spies couldn't see. Carefully opening the leather bag she found that the ninja stars were glowing so brightly that it hurt her eyes. Shading her eyes, Kira peered inside and found a piece of paper tucked into the lining, extracting it she unfolded it to read:
Dear Kira, You father made these throwing stars and your mother enchanted them. Congratulations on finding them. Use them well. Sensei Tanaka.
Kira's eyes shone, her parents had made the throwing stars. Of course her mother's magic would know when to alert her, but about what. It was a bit late if she was telling them that she was about to be executed. Slipping the piece of paper back into the lining she tucked the bag back into the ninja top and promptly fell asleep.
The next morning Colt woke up to cheerful singing, ' I must be dreaming' he groaned. When he opened his eyes he saw Kira singing and trying to look out the slit of a window.
"Found a way of escaping?"
"Nope."
"Why the happy songs."
Kira shrugged, "are you dressed?"
Colt nodded then yelped when she climbed into his bed and pulled the covers over them both.
"Shut up." Kira hissed. "look what I found in the leather bag yesterday night." When she opened the bag the stars were still glowing and Colt read the note with mounting excitement. "If you parents made them then they must be pretty powerful."
Kira nodded happily.
"But how are they meant to help?"
Kira thrust her wrists in front of him and grinned from ear to ear.
"The noit bands" Colt whispered, "They're gone! How!"
"I used the stars to pick the locks. Unfortunately, whoever holds the key to the noit Bands also knows that they are unlocked but I have magic!" She finished with a happy squeal.
"But I thought that only-"
"I know, but mum put some pretty powerful magic into these stars! It only took two to unlock the bands!"
Just then the door banged and the two of them jumped violently. Kira grabbed the leather pouch and shoved it inside her top, grabbing the noit bands from her pocket she snapped them back on her wrists just as the covers were snatched off the bed.
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Timon drew the bolts back warily and grinned in relief when he saw Rocky standing there. Waving him in, he bolted the door again before sitting down at the table. "Well, what's the news?"
Rocky took a deep breath, "Yaman said that they might move the execution forward. He said something happened and now they want them killed earlier, I think the boss is worried about Kira. There's so many rumours, everyone's talking about it. One guy said that his dad said that Colt was going to be tortured until he told everything he knew. And this other guy said that he had heard that Kira was actually the boss's sister!"
Timon gave a snort and nearly choked with laughter. "The boss of the mutiny has no sister, if he did than she would have probably tried to disown him. Well, I have some news. While you two were out this sinister lookin' fella came into my kitchen and said, ' listen, I need you to cook a banquet for two. It's the most important meal you'll ever cook, you've heard about the two prisoners? Good. Well this is to be their last meal, if its good than you'll be paid more than you can imagine. Touch wood eh?' and he knocked on my head and snickered until the door slammed. Listen, I have an idea."
Rocky and Tum Tum nodded, wide-eyed in approval.
"Well I heard something too. I passed the king's room today and he said that he's nearly ready to fight the mutiny. I also heard that Kira's done something to frighten the boss."
Timon nodded, we'll meet again tomorrow night, maybe sooner.
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Dream Sequence
Kira made her eyes go wide and blank as the boss's grip tightened on her shoulders. "What are you hiding" he leered. "You can't hide your secrets from me." Suddenly, he screamed and fell to the floor. Colt had kicked the guard and ducked as the guard had tried to attack him, instead he had attacked the boss. The boss rose tall and terrible, "You dare to attack me fool?" He raised his hand and the guard vanished with a scream, a scorch mark was left on the floor. He turned to face Colt and Kira, "Do not think to oppose me."
End
Kira woke up and shuddered. A pale light filtered through the slit, getting up she started stretching and doing warm ups. Then she went through some basic ninja sequences, all the while trying to ignore the growing feeling of danger in her stomach. *~ *~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *~ * ~ * ~* ~ * Hope you enjoyed it. Please R+R