Sorry for the delay in updating, but it took a while for me to come up with
anything else that made sense since this DID start from a dream, but I
think I have a pretty good idea of where it will go from here.
Chapter Two
"I am NOT an IT!!" Ryoko whirled upon the smaller clown men approaching her. A swift kick sent the first flying off the path. The other clowns looked at Ryoko with mild fear as the first clown's scream faded.
Ryoko smirked and beckoned to the rest of the clowns, who looked at her for a brief moment then ran back down the pathway. Ryoko glared back at their master.
"I am a SHE, NOT an IT!!" she snapped loudly and ran down the path after the smaller clown henchmen, who saw her coming and tried to run faster. By doing that some of them fell off the path in their panic.
Ryoko caught up with them and elbowed the rest off the path. She came to the entrance to the hall and crashed through the door. She looked wildly down the first hall, then down the second. A group of more clown minions were coming down the hallway to the right.
Ryoko ran down the left hall and made a series of quick turns, within a minute she had lost them. Ryoko leaned against a wall and slid the little bag off her back. For a minute, she rummaged through it, pulling out various items like a belt that held many weapon like things, a bola, a packet of throwing stars, a few stilettos, several packets of sleeping powder and many other things. She slipped the belt on, strapped almost everything onto it, tied a handkerchief around her ankle, then set off to find the exit.
Unluckily, Ryoko had chosen the worst time to leave her hiding place. She was nearly crashed into by a horde of clown minions. Ryoko spun and darted down the hall, the clown men recovered from their stun and chased after her.
Ryoko was going so fast that when she rounded a corner, both her feet were twisted awkwardly. Suppressing a yelp of pain, Ryoko pressed herself against the wall. The clown men ran right past her. Ryoko sighed her relief and turned to go down the hall, walking gingerly on a broken ankle and one sprained one, the inner one had broken due to the fact that she had tilted to compensate for her speed too much, while the outer one had merely sprained. She stopped with a gasp as she saw two people standing in the shadows. They didn't look like clowns; Ryoko studied them for a brief moment.
She cracked a light-stick and it shone over the two people. If she knew them, Ryoko would have recognized them as Kurama and Hiei. She eyed them for a moment then the sounds of the clown minions grew loud again. Ryoko looked down the hall and saw them coming. She whirled back on the pair of demons only to find them gone.
She ran into the middle of the hall and the clowns came running. Ryoko reached for a packet in her belt and tore it open as she threw it at them. A thick purple smoke filled the room and Ryoko pulled the bandana from her ankle and over her mouth. Loud thumping sounds sounded around her as the clowns dropped one by one, unconscious. She squinted through the smog and ran down a hall, stumbling and nearly falling due to her broken ankle, crying out every so often in pain. As soon as she cleared the smoke, she put her bandana back in her hair.
After running for about five minutes, she came to a dead end with a large door in the wall. Ryoko froze as she heard more footsteps behind her. 'Shit!' more of the clowns were coming. She opened the door hastily and slipped through, the door disappeared behind her.
Ryoko squinted through the sudden light. The hallways she had been running through had only just enough light to get around in. once her eyes had adjusted, she found herself presented with a spectacular garden of brightly colored tropical plants that overgrew out of their pots and numerous vines entangled the cracks in the floor. Huge trees with massive wine colored trunks stretched all the way to the transparent ceiling. Birds of many wondrous colors flew under the glass ceiling. In the distance Ryoko thought she could see two somethings moving in the underbrush, but dismissed it as nothing.
She walked out away from by the door and was met with a ledge off of a little platform made of vines that had latched onto a rectangular frame. Leaning over the edge, Ryoko found that the vines went all the way down. Carefully lowering herself with her arms, she climbed down quickly since her arms weren't strong enough to hold up her weight alone.
She crashed lightly at the bottom and crumpled to her side so not to put any pressure on her wounded ankle. Looking around she saw two sticks that would do perfectly as a splint. 'Never thought I would ever NEED my first aid training.' Thought Ryoko as she pulled a couple vines from the "ladder" she had used. Soon she had fashioned a makeshift splint and was wandering around what she had now identified as, the greenhouse.
"What are you doing here, human?" a voice came behind her and Ryoko spun, what she saw made her gasp.
Chapter Two
"I am NOT an IT!!" Ryoko whirled upon the smaller clown men approaching her. A swift kick sent the first flying off the path. The other clowns looked at Ryoko with mild fear as the first clown's scream faded.
Ryoko smirked and beckoned to the rest of the clowns, who looked at her for a brief moment then ran back down the pathway. Ryoko glared back at their master.
"I am a SHE, NOT an IT!!" she snapped loudly and ran down the path after the smaller clown henchmen, who saw her coming and tried to run faster. By doing that some of them fell off the path in their panic.
Ryoko caught up with them and elbowed the rest off the path. She came to the entrance to the hall and crashed through the door. She looked wildly down the first hall, then down the second. A group of more clown minions were coming down the hallway to the right.
Ryoko ran down the left hall and made a series of quick turns, within a minute she had lost them. Ryoko leaned against a wall and slid the little bag off her back. For a minute, she rummaged through it, pulling out various items like a belt that held many weapon like things, a bola, a packet of throwing stars, a few stilettos, several packets of sleeping powder and many other things. She slipped the belt on, strapped almost everything onto it, tied a handkerchief around her ankle, then set off to find the exit.
Unluckily, Ryoko had chosen the worst time to leave her hiding place. She was nearly crashed into by a horde of clown minions. Ryoko spun and darted down the hall, the clown men recovered from their stun and chased after her.
Ryoko was going so fast that when she rounded a corner, both her feet were twisted awkwardly. Suppressing a yelp of pain, Ryoko pressed herself against the wall. The clown men ran right past her. Ryoko sighed her relief and turned to go down the hall, walking gingerly on a broken ankle and one sprained one, the inner one had broken due to the fact that she had tilted to compensate for her speed too much, while the outer one had merely sprained. She stopped with a gasp as she saw two people standing in the shadows. They didn't look like clowns; Ryoko studied them for a brief moment.
She cracked a light-stick and it shone over the two people. If she knew them, Ryoko would have recognized them as Kurama and Hiei. She eyed them for a moment then the sounds of the clown minions grew loud again. Ryoko looked down the hall and saw them coming. She whirled back on the pair of demons only to find them gone.
She ran into the middle of the hall and the clowns came running. Ryoko reached for a packet in her belt and tore it open as she threw it at them. A thick purple smoke filled the room and Ryoko pulled the bandana from her ankle and over her mouth. Loud thumping sounds sounded around her as the clowns dropped one by one, unconscious. She squinted through the smog and ran down a hall, stumbling and nearly falling due to her broken ankle, crying out every so often in pain. As soon as she cleared the smoke, she put her bandana back in her hair.
After running for about five minutes, she came to a dead end with a large door in the wall. Ryoko froze as she heard more footsteps behind her. 'Shit!' more of the clowns were coming. She opened the door hastily and slipped through, the door disappeared behind her.
Ryoko squinted through the sudden light. The hallways she had been running through had only just enough light to get around in. once her eyes had adjusted, she found herself presented with a spectacular garden of brightly colored tropical plants that overgrew out of their pots and numerous vines entangled the cracks in the floor. Huge trees with massive wine colored trunks stretched all the way to the transparent ceiling. Birds of many wondrous colors flew under the glass ceiling. In the distance Ryoko thought she could see two somethings moving in the underbrush, but dismissed it as nothing.
She walked out away from by the door and was met with a ledge off of a little platform made of vines that had latched onto a rectangular frame. Leaning over the edge, Ryoko found that the vines went all the way down. Carefully lowering herself with her arms, she climbed down quickly since her arms weren't strong enough to hold up her weight alone.
She crashed lightly at the bottom and crumpled to her side so not to put any pressure on her wounded ankle. Looking around she saw two sticks that would do perfectly as a splint. 'Never thought I would ever NEED my first aid training.' Thought Ryoko as she pulled a couple vines from the "ladder" she had used. Soon she had fashioned a makeshift splint and was wandering around what she had now identified as, the greenhouse.
"What are you doing here, human?" a voice came behind her and Ryoko spun, what she saw made her gasp.