A little author's note: Thanks for holding on for so long when I write. I often don't get to because of lots of things that happen. * Cough * homework * Cough * excuse me. An on a side note, A mumu is a name for a really big dress for BIG people. So here is the next chapter. And don't guess endings please. Thank You (^_^)

"FREEZE!!" The cry came out. The League of Protectors had shown up along with Koji and Nori. Koji was welding a

wooden sword and Nori Spoke loudly and carried a big stick. "No one kidnaps MY Babies!" Nori roared and crashed into

the henchmen swinging, knocking quite a few back. It signaled the melee and the fight was on. "Ok people, Non-Lethal Fire

only. We have some helpless civilians to rescue." Said the Captain. A battered man flew right past him and fainted. "Okay, not

all are helpless"

Koji fought his way to Anji. "Guys, we'll hold them off but you guys go." "First, we need to get out of this circle."

Said Anji. Koji turn and ran back to his wife's side and continued to fight. Anji made his way across the floor to Baiken. She

was having no trouble. She had to constantly move to keep from being surrounded by knocked out bodies. The Protectors

fired volley after volley of fire into the swarm. Some had fallen, but the line held.

"Hey Baiken!" Anji said. Baiken turned at slashed, and Anji ducked under it. "Baiken! It's me!" "Huh? Oh, Anji duck! YOZANSEN!" The guy sneaking up on Anji collapsed in a bloody heap. "Nice save." "Your welcome" "FUJIN!" a guy

behind Baiken flew off into some boxes. "No we're even. Let's go get back the kids," Anji said. "Spoil all my fun why don't

ya." Baiken smiled. They looked up and saw that the control booth was empty. They looked at each other and ran to the

control room stairs.

When they got there, a blur and screams blew past to the left. They turned and found a wooden maze. "Which

way?" Baiken scanned. Anji looked down and spotted cherry blossoms on the ground. He remembered that he gave Otsu a

bundle of the flowers for a good job. "I won't let them fall in vain." The petals formed a trail into the maze. The trail winded

around the main battle just a box-wall away. They soon saw it would lead to the outside undetected and they picked up the

pace.



They did get there just before they could sneak out. "Stop right there!" Anji shouted. Baiken leaped and closed off

the escape. "Your caught, give up the kids!" "The henchmen drew knives and held them to the children's necks. "No… you

stop, you give up! I still have the upper hand!" Jackson said. He let out a slow crazed laugh. A gun shot in the darkness and

Baiken's chain fell to the ground in a heap. She clasped her side and turned to see that another henchman. He must if been

waiting to drive off with Mr. Jackson. The mere sight of Baiken pissed is enough to turn a man's blood cold. The guy started to

shake in terror as Baiken slowly walked closer to him. "When you strike someone, DON'T MISS!!! GARYOTENSEI!" He

never missed after that.

The men holding the kids slowly removed the knives from the kids' necks. "What are you doing?" Jackson yelled.

"Hold them." "Yes boss." "We're not done here." Anji said. They all turn to him but it was a fatal mistake. Baiken rushed

between them cut the ropes and with her scabbard knocked them to Anji's side. "Thank you nice lady." The words didn't

reach a battle ready Baiken. "Now for you…" "No" said Anji. Anji started to glow a deep blue aura. The two men at

Jackson's side turned and ran screaming much to his protest. Anji took slow steps forward. "Heh, come on…. we can work

something out. Please, How much 100,000? 200,000? 1,000,000? Uh…" "No. You will pay for not just the kidnapping but

crushing people's dreams." Anji opened his fan ready to strike, "Now take this! SAKURA TWISTER!!!!" A mighty stroke of

his fan and a pink tornado roared as it hit Jackson.

The guy flew on the wind's current into a stack of boxes. All anyone could see was his feet dangling out of his

landing. Baiken looked awe struck at Anji who still was breathing hard from the wondrous feat. He turned at looked at Baiken

with the twins by her side and smiled. The tornado was really full of the cherry blossom flowers that Anji had picked up on the

maze trail. Everything stood still as the petals fell to the ground like pink snowflakes.



"So, are you going to use that in the next Guilty Gear tournament?" Baiken asked. "Naw, too pretty. Like you

when you smile." Anji said. Baiken couldn't feel that smile but could see it in Anji's eyes. A full cherry blossom flower fell

slowly between them. Anji picked it up and put it in Baiken's hair. "Beautiful" Baiken and Anji leaned in closer and closer.

"Hey, Anji!" The rest of the crew had caught up. "We…oh," Baiken and Anji jerked back and turn back to back of each

other. Nori ran up to the kids and gave them a hug. "You guys ok?" They nodded. "Thank you Anji and…" "Baiken" They all

left the building. The Protectors were taking people away in truckloads and Anji turned from the celebrations and saw Baiken

walking off alone. "Hey!" She stopped. "Thanks" Baiken didn't turn to show the smile she could feel. "Whatever" and she

walked off into the rising sun.