Hey guys!! This the last chap in the story, hope you guys like it.

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Tum Tum burst in through the kitchen door, eyes wide and terrified. "The executions going to be right before lunch! Then there's going to be a festival! This man told me that you better have that meal ready in and hour."

Timon turned pale, "Right, go get your brother."

Half and hour later Rocky appeared with Tum Tum wheezing behind. Timon gave them instructions as he worked frantically. "Ok, do any of you know how they're going to kill them?"

"No , but I heard Yaman say its going to be prolonged and painful."

"Right, do both of you know how to fight."

"You bet."

"Have you got the note ready?"

"Yes."

"Give it to me now."

Timon hurriedly slid the note into the cake dough before shoving it into the oven and slamming it shut.

"Ok. Go get ready, wear clothes that will blend into the crowd, but will allow you to fight. Keep your weapons hidden."

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Colt woke up to the bang of a door. When he sat up he saw a perfect banquet set out on the table. Leaping out of bed he sat down at the table and began to dig in. When Kira shimmered into sight he nearly swallowed his pancake whole. "How did you do that?"

"Just practising. I put guarding spells on it just in case."

"Right, hope he doesn't find out. Dig in!"

Silence reigned for about 15 minutes as they both ate hungrily, they had only had bread and water for the last couple of days. Just then Colt spat out a mouthful of cake. "Gross!"

"Gross?! You're the one that's gross!! Eww!!" Kira grimaced at the mess on Colt's plate.

"It tasted like paper."

"It is paper!" Kira fished out a carefully folded piece of paper from inside the cake with her fork. "You unfold it. I'm not touching it, it was inside your mouth!"

Colt stuck his tongue out at her as he unfolded the note and read it out loud in a whisper. " Dear Colt and Kira, we just found out some really bad news. You're executions today. Get ready, it's just before lunch. Timon is the going to help us. Rocky and Tum Tum"

A deafening silence followed. "Today? Rocky? Tum Tum?"

"Bugger!"

Colt started to stretch and warm up, checking his sword and rope was tucked securely inside his ninja clothes. Kira hid two of the throwing stars inside her sleeves where she could get to them quickly and checked that her leather pouch and her flour bombs were in her ninja clothes.

"Kira."

"Yea."

"Flour bombs are ninja weapons."

"They are not! I used them before I know kids who use them for muck-up day and Halloween so they're not!"

"Ok. It was nice knowing you."

"We're not dead yet."

Half and hour later a squad of men burst in, tied their hands behind their back, blindfolded them and led them to the market square.

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By eleven o'clock the market square was packed with people. In the centre stood a raised platform. Guards stood three men thick around the platform carrying spears, swords and bow and arrows. Timon, Rocky and Tum Tum stood close, but not too close to raise suspicion. Suddenly a horn sounded and the leader of the mutiny strode proudly down the aisle made for him. He radiated power, his red hair had a coppery sheen and his mismatched eyes glittered with malice. His robes of black and silver billowed behind him as he mounted the platform. Behind him Kira and Colt were carried by guards. When Rocky and Tum Tum saw them they tensed, Rocky's eyes blazed at the indignity. Jeering and cheering started but as soon as the leader raised his hand the crowds fell silent.

Kira's feet met solid ground and her blindfold was removed, she blinked rapidly, disorientated by the sudden brightness. When she could see properly again she saw the people packed as far as the eye could see. She stood tall and dignified, beside her Colt did the same. Guards tied them to stakes as the leader began to speak.

"These came to children to our land, a threat, a danger. My men caught them, tried to help them- but as proud strangers of a foreign world, they refused. They taunted our ways, our people. They brought threats of an evil power. Now, we shall rid the land of this danger, of them."

Tum Tum opened his mouth to protest but Timon's hand clamped over it. "Don't say a word lad or they'll skewer you."

Rocky's eyes swept across the crowd and saw a pale lady and a dark man cling to each other, they were Kira's parents. He looked at the men and women filing onto the platform and picked out Yaman and someone who might have been Kira's brother. Then the leader continued.

"I have though long and hard about a fitting punishment, I have had meetings with the wisest, talked with the greatest. They have decided that no hanging, burning or stoning could be punishment enough for such two beings. Public humiliation would not be enough, blasting even torture would seem too light a punishment. We have decided instead, to have a battle. My people against them, show these trespassers what it is to be against an overwhelming power. Show them what real power is."

"That isn't fair! They can't win against them!" Rocky hissed at Timon. There were at least 100 people on that stage and what were those black bands on Kira's wrists?

"Take off their bonds!"

Kira leapt free and grabbed the chains as soon as she was free. Colt did the same. "A ninjas must used everything around him to his advantage."

"Or her."

They looked at each other.

"Let's whip their butts!"

The people charged and the two of them went into ninja stance, swinging the chains like nun chucks. They fought wildly and the crowd cheered and booed. Kira and Colt fought as hard as they could but it seemed hopeless, every time they beat one, another took his place. Rocky and Tum Tum and Timon couldn't get close enough to help, the guards weapons faced towards the crowd, stopping anyone from helping. Suddenly bright lights exploded, knocking Kira and Colt down, they were using magic. Colt screamed, he felt as if his body was on fire. Kira's eyes blazed. The unjustness of it stung, flipping out her stars she unlocked the noit bands. Her built up power blasted from her hands, the enemy were unprepared, they had been told by the boss to torture them with magic because they couldn't fight back with it. Now the girl had blasted at least 10 of them. The boss stared, how had she broken the noit bands? He rushed forward to help couldn't break his way through the ranks of his people. A golden arc flashed through air. Colt grinned, Kira was using Nerlalik, the enemy didn't stand a chance. Colt unsheathed his sword and cut down a man that was forming an evil looking ball of fire in his hand. The crowds cheered, the tide was turning, but the boss wasn't giving up yet. He raised his hands and chanted in a low voice, sending shivers up everybody's spine. Clouds rolled in and thunder rumbled, rain came thundering down and forks of lightning split the sky. The crowds thinned as people headed home for umbrellas, mages used their magic to shield themselves and loved ones against the storm. The guards didn't budge. Kira's eyes darted around, looking for an opening, the rain made the platform slippery and she couldn't afford to slip, Colt was fighting for his life next to her, trying not to slip. The enemy didn't seem to notice the storm, then Kira saw that the boss was using his magic to shield them against the rain and storm so they couldn't slip. Kira swung Nerlalik in a wide arc, men fell screaming. Suddenly she felt disorientated, she saw Colt in front of her, or was it next to her. Shaking her head she put up a magical shield and she could see again. A man screamed as he ran into her shield.

Colt swung and blocked, the man we was against was stronger but Colt slid away and tripped him up, then knocking him out with the flat of his sword. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Rocky- ROCKY!!! He yelled out to Kira and she grinned. Rocky was frantically signalling and then Colt understood. Kira saw as well and she sent a magical shield to Colt so he could do what he needed. Colt lassoed the top of the stake and tightened the knot, then he threw the rope into the crowd. Rocky grabbed it and swung up to the platform before swinging the rope to Tum Tum. Pandemonium broke out in the crowds the guards stood, undecided wether to interfere with the battle or to keep the crowd out. Colt yanked the rope loose and the four of them (Kira, Colt, Rocky, Tum Tum) formed a square, backs to each other and fought.

Lunch time passed, but nobody realised, all eyes were fixed on the four children fighting against the mutiny. The mutiny was confused, these children had tricks that they didn't know how to deal with. All of them could use a sword and fight unarmed but flipping and jump kicks and shoving candy into an opponent's mouth were not techniques they were used to. Suddenly everything went silent and the fighting paused. The leader strode into the midst, his hair was ruffled and his eyes were wild, he knew he could not afford to loose any more men. Kira, was more powerful than he had perceived, the other three boys were dangerous as well. He had lost 30 men already, more than he had bargained for. The crowds started to jeer. "What's the matter? Afraid? You can't win! Give up!"

Kira wondered where the king was, surely they must have heard the noise by now. She reached out with her magic and felt the illusion around the market square, an electric shock jolted her back to her surroundings. She looked at Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum, they were tired, she was tired. The guards around the platform were tough, she saw her parents standing the crowd, terrified for her. Gathering up her magic she flung it at the illusion and it shattered. The boss swayed as he felt his illusion shatter, horns sounded from the palace, and he knew the king had heard the noise. Already, his mages were forming a new one, but it took a lot of magic to build an illusion to cover such a large area and disguise the noise. Kira focused on the mages, every time one started to build the illusion, she shattered it. The fight had started again and the boys formed a triangle around Kira, trying to keep the waves of attackers are bay. Faintly, Rocky heard the sound of galloping hooves, he looked up for a split second and saw a cloud of dust sweeping down the hill of the castle. The ground began to shake and the thundering of hundred of hooves could be heard. Then it stopped, and the battle stopped and the crowds stopped. The king dismounted and strode up to the platform. "What is the meaning of this?" His eyes took everything in at a glance. "The mutiny. Arrest them!" The king's guards swarmed onto the platform. The leader of the mutiny glared at Kira he pointed a shaking finger at her, "You ruined it. You and your pathetic little friends. For what? For fame? Glory? I could've given all that to you and more. But I'll be back to take care of your little friends. But I won't leave without taking you with me." His eyes were full of hate and rage, his face turned a purpley-red.

Suddenly Timon knew what was going to happen, he had seen it before, when his mother had killed his father. He couldn't let that insane monster kill the girl. Tum Tum would be heart-broken and Rocky too. He couldn't let everything that the little fella had been fighting so hard for go to waste. He wouldn't be able to bear it, after the big battle and all. He pushed his ways through the crowd and squirmed his way past the guards before they knew what was happening.

"DIOMOTRES!!" the boss thundered and the crowd fell to its knees, the mutiny fell to its knees, the king, the guards, all fell to their knees. Kira froze, she couldn't duck or the spell would hit Colt. She closed her eyes as the jagged black spell hurtled towards her. Tum Tum's wail made her open her eyes. At her feet was lying a fat man. Tum Tum ran towards him and heaved until he was lying face up. Timon's face was deadly white. "Timon? Are you ok? Kira, I think his fainted."

Kira looked down at Timon then at Tum Tum and said softly. "Tum Tum, his dead. The leader of the mutiny used the ultimate spell. It kills instantly."

Tum Tum stared at Kira, then cried until he couldn't cry anymore.

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A/N: A couple of earth days later

"Breakfast boys."

The door opened and slammed three times as the boys sat down to breakfast.

"Hey! We have mail!"

"From who?"

"Kira!!"

"What?"

"Kira sent us a letter."

"Open it!"

"Ok, ok."

"Well?" "Read it out loud."

"Ok, it says. Hi guys. Everything's ok in my world right now. Or maybe I should say, it's all becoming ok. Everyone in the mutiny has been caught and they can choose between a life sentence and death. I met up with my mum and dad and it was brilliant, we had a party. I've met up with everyone and we're putting our land back together again. All the people that the mutiny caught have been freed and the hospitals are overflowing. The sun is shining like crazy because of the storm the leader conjured. Oh! Guess what? I found out the leader's real name. It's Roven. The boys at the barracks really miss Rocky, they want him back. I went to Timon's funeral and his left Tum Tum a heap of stuff. I'll be back by Monday. Say hi to Sensei Tanaka and tell him I'm training hard. Looking forward to seeing you guys soon. Cheers. Kira."

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Well that's the end of my saga. Lol. Hope you guys like it. I'm thinking of a sequel. Thanks to you all for putting up with the long breaks between the chapters and for reviewing every chapter. It meant so much to me and helped keep me going. You guys rock!! I'd just like to thank you guys in name, thanks to: Me, Mags, Lady BlackDragonFire, Mags, Jamie Bond, Lighter, Libbie, Echo, Elora Darkstar, Fleeta, Disco Duck, alan, liz, bradleigh, C.M. Dracoon and BIFF