Blonde hair a little shorter than Sarah's hung down to about Kumi's mid back, soft and wavy, and she was half an inch shorter than Sarah, making her the shortest person Matt had ever seen.
"Mind your language. Light, you Rangers are all the same." Matt snapped. "But you were a...big...help." Sarah studied the ranger for a moment, then held out her hand.
"Sarah." She said. Kumiko smiled back and held out her hand too, shaking Sarah's.
"Pleased to meet you. Who's this baka bishonen you travel with?"
"What language are you speaking and where do you come from, with that accent?" Matt snapped.
"I hail from old Earth. You look a little too wet behind the ears to have lived there, though."
Matt scowled but didn't protest anymore, though he did wishe he knew what she had said. Language classes had never been his strong point.
"Now, Thank you for saving us. We were lucky you were here. Am I able to ask you why you were here?" Sarah queried. Kumiko made a rude noise somewhat like a snort.
"Sure you can ask. I'm hunting this android hunter named Mechana. She's one of the ones behind all the flaming problems on this light blinded planet." Matt grit his teeth and Kumiko raised an eyebrow, smiling wickedly. "Hey, baka bishonen? Got a problem with my language? Get used to it, I think I'm gonna be travelling with you for awhile to watch your sorry asses." She winked again and shouldered her brand.
Sarah didn't know whether to be grateful, or annoyed.
Kumiko walked ahead of the two hunter siblings, giving them a chance to talk.
"Should we trust her?" Matt whispered. Sarah stared at the back of Kumiko's head, nodding.
"She saved us from those Hildebears and the hoard. We need her here if we end up running into more." She whispered back. Matt glared at the girl up ahead, still considering her a girl despite the fact that she was a year older than him, making her twenty one. Sarah was a year younger than him...
And he didn't like the way Kumiko had been staring at her. Th eolder woman slowed and looked over her shoulder as though she had heard his thoughts. Matt's steely eyes met hers and they held contact for a moment.
"Heads up." Kumi said, then she lifted her sniper and spun around. Matt jumped and turned in time to see an adorable yellow bird trotting towards him.
"Why should I be worried about..."
"Where there's one Rag Rappy, there'll be at least five others." Kumiko grinned again, blasting the Rappy and looking behind her at the warp pad. "Run." She said, smiling still. They ran as she took off towards the warp pad, aware of the sound of running feet behind them. Sarah looked over her shoulder and felt the ground reel beneath her as a Booma erupted from it. Its fur was purple and a sharp horn rose from its ugly snout. Sarah gasped and tried to stand, but the Booma brought it's foot down on her leg, roaring. Sarah felt pain searing and screamed, hearing the sound of the rappy's coming closer.
Matt started back but Kumiko grabbed his collar, throwing him towards the warp pad and handing him a shot gun.
"Get your ass up there and shoot from far away!"
"But Sarah!"
"I'll help her! Follow my fucking orders or we're all dead!" Kumiko pushed him harder and took off with her sniper, aiming at the GigoBooma. One shot got it's attention. "Matt, go! Now!"
Matt spat an oath and activated the warp pad, getting up to higher ground.
Sarah saw the Booma back off, looking over at Kumiko, then down at her mangled leg.
"Damn, can't stand..." She turned, unsheathing her knives and attacking the Rappys from a sitting position. Kumiko kept the GigoBooma busy while Sarah managed to stand, looking around for Matt. She spotted him at a higheer area and began to limp towards the warp pad. Soemthing behind Matt caught her eye.
There was an android behind him...
"Matt!!!" She shrieked, but it was too late. The android grabbed Matt and held a gun to his head.
Kumiko collapsed onto her knees, exhausted from her efforts. Her buster was still embedded in the GigoBooma's body and she didn't have enough strength to get it out, or to cast Resta on herself. Sarah's scream roused her attention, but she just couldn't move at all.
"S-sarah...I need..." She started, then she saw Mechana. "Bitch! No! Get away from him!" She tried to get up, but she couldn't. Sarah frantically cast Resta, racing towards the warp pad, but Kumiko called out to her to stop.
"You can't! Mechana's an android! She doesn't have feelings, if you try to save Matt, she'll shoot you!"
"So be it, I can't let him..."
"Sarah no!"
Kumiko forced herself to her feet and Sarah reached out a hand to help her, looking back at where Mechana had forced Matt through the warp pad and across part of the feild. The gun was no longer at his head.
It was on Kumiko.
"Mind your language. Light, you Rangers are all the same." Matt snapped. "But you were a...big...help." Sarah studied the ranger for a moment, then held out her hand.
"Sarah." She said. Kumiko smiled back and held out her hand too, shaking Sarah's.
"Pleased to meet you. Who's this baka bishonen you travel with?"
"What language are you speaking and where do you come from, with that accent?" Matt snapped.
"I hail from old Earth. You look a little too wet behind the ears to have lived there, though."
Matt scowled but didn't protest anymore, though he did wishe he knew what she had said. Language classes had never been his strong point.
"Now, Thank you for saving us. We were lucky you were here. Am I able to ask you why you were here?" Sarah queried. Kumiko made a rude noise somewhat like a snort.
"Sure you can ask. I'm hunting this android hunter named Mechana. She's one of the ones behind all the flaming problems on this light blinded planet." Matt grit his teeth and Kumiko raised an eyebrow, smiling wickedly. "Hey, baka bishonen? Got a problem with my language? Get used to it, I think I'm gonna be travelling with you for awhile to watch your sorry asses." She winked again and shouldered her brand.
Sarah didn't know whether to be grateful, or annoyed.
Kumiko walked ahead of the two hunter siblings, giving them a chance to talk.
"Should we trust her?" Matt whispered. Sarah stared at the back of Kumiko's head, nodding.
"She saved us from those Hildebears and the hoard. We need her here if we end up running into more." She whispered back. Matt glared at the girl up ahead, still considering her a girl despite the fact that she was a year older than him, making her twenty one. Sarah was a year younger than him...
And he didn't like the way Kumiko had been staring at her. Th eolder woman slowed and looked over her shoulder as though she had heard his thoughts. Matt's steely eyes met hers and they held contact for a moment.
"Heads up." Kumi said, then she lifted her sniper and spun around. Matt jumped and turned in time to see an adorable yellow bird trotting towards him.
"Why should I be worried about..."
"Where there's one Rag Rappy, there'll be at least five others." Kumiko grinned again, blasting the Rappy and looking behind her at the warp pad. "Run." She said, smiling still. They ran as she took off towards the warp pad, aware of the sound of running feet behind them. Sarah looked over her shoulder and felt the ground reel beneath her as a Booma erupted from it. Its fur was purple and a sharp horn rose from its ugly snout. Sarah gasped and tried to stand, but the Booma brought it's foot down on her leg, roaring. Sarah felt pain searing and screamed, hearing the sound of the rappy's coming closer.
Matt started back but Kumiko grabbed his collar, throwing him towards the warp pad and handing him a shot gun.
"Get your ass up there and shoot from far away!"
"But Sarah!"
"I'll help her! Follow my fucking orders or we're all dead!" Kumiko pushed him harder and took off with her sniper, aiming at the GigoBooma. One shot got it's attention. "Matt, go! Now!"
Matt spat an oath and activated the warp pad, getting up to higher ground.
Sarah saw the Booma back off, looking over at Kumiko, then down at her mangled leg.
"Damn, can't stand..." She turned, unsheathing her knives and attacking the Rappys from a sitting position. Kumiko kept the GigoBooma busy while Sarah managed to stand, looking around for Matt. She spotted him at a higheer area and began to limp towards the warp pad. Soemthing behind Matt caught her eye.
There was an android behind him...
"Matt!!!" She shrieked, but it was too late. The android grabbed Matt and held a gun to his head.
Kumiko collapsed onto her knees, exhausted from her efforts. Her buster was still embedded in the GigoBooma's body and she didn't have enough strength to get it out, or to cast Resta on herself. Sarah's scream roused her attention, but she just couldn't move at all.
"S-sarah...I need..." She started, then she saw Mechana. "Bitch! No! Get away from him!" She tried to get up, but she couldn't. Sarah frantically cast Resta, racing towards the warp pad, but Kumiko called out to her to stop.
"You can't! Mechana's an android! She doesn't have feelings, if you try to save Matt, she'll shoot you!"
"So be it, I can't let him..."
"Sarah no!"
Kumiko forced herself to her feet and Sarah reached out a hand to help her, looking back at where Mechana had forced Matt through the warp pad and across part of the feild. The gun was no longer at his head.
It was on Kumiko.