Part 3
Blair turned round to face them and then walked up to Sage and handing him the wood handle. "Of the two people you spoke of the two and six will be close to you. She will help us in many ways; her power of love and friendship will be a big key to our success," Then he walked over to Will, "Brother… your son and my nephew will be the one and six. His hope will keep everyone going when times get tough. He will be the light in the darkness." After telling Will this Blair's eyes returned to normal and he fell forward. Will caught him and they all watched him wondering about what he'd told them.
"When will all this happen?" Kento asked as they walked back to the house.
"From the way he was talking I'd say not to long." Rowen answered looking at Blair's unconscious form in Will's arms. Once they were back at the house Will took Blair and laid him down on his bed. He rubbed some of Blair's black hair out of his face and then left the room. He stopped by his room and pulled out a small black box from his private desk drawer. Will flipped open the box and it revealed and silver ring that had a diamond shaped like a heart and two smaller diamonds out beside it. He clicked it closed and walked down to get Mea alone and then pop the question.
"Mea? Can I have a word with you outside?" Will asked.
"Sure Will, hey guys! We'll be right back," Mea told them as she and Will walked outside. Rowen sneaked over to the window and watched quietly seeing what was going on. Mea smiled as she looked up at the star filled sky. "Wow! It's so beautiful… and there's so many of them," Mea said quietly.
"Mea…" Will started and she turned to face him. Quickly he got down on one knee and took her hand. "Mea… I love you will all my heart and it would mean the world to me if you would say yes to my next question," Will told her as they stared deeply into each other's eyes.
"Will? What are you asking me?" Mea questioned. Will pulled out the ring and showed it to her.
"Mea, will you give me the honor of saying you'll marry me?" Will asked.
"I…I… I will," Mea told him with a smile.
"You will!" Will asked surprised at the same time he jumped up.
"Yes, I will," Mea said tears slowly slipping down her cheek and a smile spread across her face. Will put the ring on her finger and then they kissed.
"Rowen! What's going on out there!" Kento complained not being able to see.
"Will just proposed to Mea, it's about time." Rowen explained as he smiled.
One year later Mea and Will were married, Sally's daughter (Mea's niece) was the flower girl and Blair was the ring barer. The funny thing about the wedding was there was a whole family was in it, Sage's family. Sage was Will's best man. Sage's wife Sally (Mea's sister) was Mea's maid of honor and then of course their daughter was the flower girl. No one noticed but she and Blair were always together and always smiling at each other when they couldn't talk. Blair knew she was one of the one's the guys had spoke of in that chant they had did before he'd destroyed that Samurai. Their next member would be along soon enough. Blair had been watching the Samurai's movement closely and it didn't look like they were about to attack any time soon. He was happy not only did his brother treat him well but also he was about to get a new sister in law that actually felt like his mother. Besides Will, Blair was closest to Rowen. He could tell Rowen anything and knew that he wouldn't tell anyone, they had many secrets just between themselves. Rowen dedicated himself to Blair and helping him train while Will and Mea were on their honeymoon. When Rowen was studying or to tired to train Blair and Chantal (Sage & Sally's daughter) would go out and train. Many times Blair was forced to use the energy sword and it really tired him out. Chantal was a true friend she would stay by his side after he'd collapsed and not tell Rowen what had happened. One year after Will and Mea had been married and two weeks after Blair's 5th birthday Mea announced that she was pregnant.
Slowly Will started being with Mea all the time and never paying Blair any mind. Whenever Blair felt bad about it Rowen always told him it was only because he had a kid on the way but Blair didn't believe him. He would have seen it in his dreams or Kayura would have told him but this was something else. Two weeks later Blair and Chantal were out training when she started really kicking his ass. "Slow down Chantal! You'll pass out! Stop it!" Blair yelled but she didn't pay any attention to his warning. Chantal loved the feel of power and the feel of being strong; it was flowing through her veins and wasn't stopping. She didn't notice that she'd backed Blair up to a cliff and kept on punching. With one last punch Blair lost his balance and then he fell. Blair rolled down the face of the rock ledge, scraping his arms and legs real bad. Finally he landed on a flat ledge that stuck out of the main rock face, he tired to push himself up but one of his arms wouldn't work and he hurt all over.
"I'll have to wait for help, I can't make it back up by myself," Blair thought as he slipped into darkness. Up on the top of the cliff Chantal had passed out just like Blair had told her she would. Slowly she woke up and looked around wondering what had happened. Then she yelled for Blair but he didn't answer.
"Blair!" Chantal yelled again jumping up. When he didn't answer this time she started to get worried and looked over the cliff's edge. "Blair!" Chantal shrieked when she saw his motionless form. "Blair please be okay!" Chantal yelled down. He didn't respond, and she noticed a small pool of blood under him. "Hang on Blair! I'll go get Will! Hang on!" Chantal thought she ran back to the house. She ran in and found Will and Mea sitting on the couch. "Will! You have to come with me! Now!" Chantal yelled on the brink of tears.
"Not now Chantal, go play with Blair or one of the guys," Will told her in a annoyed voice.
"But…" Chantal started but she noticed Will didn't care about what she had to say so she ran to find Rowen or her Daddy. She found them both out in the back yard chatting.
"Daddy! Daddy!" Chantal yelled running up to him.
"Hey Chantal! Weren't you with Blair? Where is he?" Sage asked. Rowen smiled down at her.
"Rowen! Blair and I were training and… and I got carried away. I punched him and he fell over the edge of the cliff. I yelled down to him but he wouldn't answer me. We've got to help him!" Chantal told them as tears slowly ran down her cheeks.
"Oh my god! We have to get Will!" Rowen said as he walked hurriedly toward the house.
"He doesn't care…" Chantal said quietly. Sage kneeled down next to her.
"What do you mean he doesn't care?" Sage asked and Rowen turned around to face her.
"I went and told him first, he practically told me to buzz off," Chantal answered. Sage looked up at Rowen and they both transformed into their sub-armor.
"So that's what Blair was worried about." Rowen said as they ran.
"What do you mean, Rowen?" Sage asked as they followed Chantal.
"Blair kept telling me how he didn't like Will spending so much time with Mea. And now I understand why, well after we get back he's going to get an ear full." Rowen answered. Sage chuckled to himself, he knew how much Blair meant to Rowen. Sometimes he'd almost got Rowen saying Blair was his little brother and not Will's.
Chantal led them to the cliff and Rowen's breath caught when he saw Blair's body. "Armor of Strata! Inochi!" Rowen yelled transforming into his full armor. He then created a bubble around himself and flew down to Blair and after getting him Rowen flew back up to where Sage and Chantal were waiting. He laid Blair down and Sage healed his outside injuries.
"We need to get him to a hospital, that right arm of his is broken in two places." Sage explained.
"Alright let's go then, I don't want him to have any permanent damage." Rowen told them picking Blair up and they all teleported to Toyama. Rowen walked into the hospital with Blair in his arms. He walked up to the desk and a nurse looked at him confused.
"May I help you?" She asked.
"The kid was playing with his little friend and fell over a cliff." Rowen explained.
"Okay, Dr. Gram we have a code Q13. He's in need of attention right away." She spoke into and microphone. Two minutes later a doctor came running up to them. She was young and real pretty, her black hair was tied back in a ponytail and she had bright green eyes.
"Rowen? Oh my god! Do you remember me? I'm Cari! I sat in front of you in advanced med class. Don't tell me this is your son?" Dr. Cari Gram asked.
"No, he's a friend's brother but I was watching him," Rowen told her with a smile.
"Oh good, okay follow me and I'll examine him," Dr. Gram told him as she walked back to the examining rooms. Rowen carefully lay Blair down on the table and then he, Sage and Chantal stood outside while she took x-rays. When she was done they came in and looked at them.
"Oh my, this isn't good," Dr. Gram told them. "Why? What is it?" Rowen asked.
"His arm is broken in two places and they're broken in really bad spots. It'll take about three months to heal all the way." Dr. Gram explained. Then she looked at Blair and saw something dark under his head. She lifted his head and realized it was blood. "And this big cut on the back of his head doesn't make things better. It might cause him not to remember because it's right near the part of his brain that is his memory. I would say it shouldn't last long but two months at the most. I would like to keep him here at the hospital for two days. Just to make sure he'll be okay and make sure his arm is healing okay, is that alright with you?" Dr. Gram explained.
"Yes, whatever it takes to make him better." Rowen told her looking at Blair. Dr. Gram then called up and had one of the nurses come and take Blair to a room.
"I'll be back later tonight, I have to go kill someone," Rowen told Dr. Gram.
"And maybe after that you and I could go out to get some tea or something," Dr. Gram laughed not taking him seriously, she never had when he had threatened someone in med school Rowen just wasn't the type.
"You can count on it," Rowen answered as he walked outside with Sage and Chantal.
"I'm sorry Rowen, I didn't mean to let Blair get hurt," Chantal said quietly.
"Don't blame yourself CD, I should have been out there watching you two. Even more Will should have been there also," Rowen told her, using his pet name for her. Sage picked up his daughter and put her on his shoulders as they teleported back to the house. "If you will please excuse me I have to go and give a Blair's so called brother a earful," Rowen told them as he walked into the house.
"William! I have to yell at your ass right now! Get down here!" Rowen screamed up stairs.
"It sounds like he means it," Mea whispered with a smile from where she and Will were laying on their bed.
"Who?" Will asked sleepily.
"Rowen, you silly. Don't tell me you don't remember your own best friend?" Mea giggled.
"Who's Rowen?" Will asked.
"Get your ass out of that bed and tell me why you told CD to buzz off when your own little brother might have been dying!" Rowen yelled at him as he picked Will up and threw him into the wall.
"What in the hell are you doing? And who in the hell are you?" Will yelled trying to come free of Rowen's tight grip.
"What? Mea what have you done to him? All he remembers is you, not Blair, not us…" Rowen questioned looking over his shoulder at Mea but what he saw wasn't Mea. The thing he saw looked like Mea but its eyes glowed red and energy was leaving her quickly. "Oh god, Kayura!" Rowen screamed. Kayura appeared almost before he had gotten her name out, she was ready with her staff.
"In all that is good; And all that is right; Spirit I command you; Leave by this light!" Kayura chanted as her staff glowed brightly. The evil spirit screamed as it left Mea's body and she passed out. They both turned to Will as a cloud of smoke went up around him and freed him of the spell that the spirit had put on him. Rowen caught him as he fell into his arms. Rowen laid him on the bed by Mea and waited for him to wake up. "That spirit won't return so they are safe now," Kayura explained as she disappeared. Will woke up and looked at Rowen.
"What happened Rowen! Where's Blair!" Will questioned.
"Clam down Will, Blair is in the hospital. Now that I know what was wrong with you I won't make you deaf," Rowen explained.
"What! Why is Blair in the hospital!" Will asked jumping up.
"He and CD were training out in the woods and you know how she goes into that trance like state, well she did that and punched him off a small cliff. Dr. Gram said that when he woke up he might not remember whatever has happened to him in the past year or so. It would take at least three months for it to return that would be just enough time for his right arm to heal. It was broken in two places when he fell," Rowen told him.
"I must go to him; he might wake up and be sacred," Will said franticly.
"Hang on I'll tell Sage where we're going and I'll drive you," Rowen returned as he ran out to tell Sage he was taking Will to the hospital.
Rowen led Will to Blair's room, as soon as Will saw his brother tears came to his eyes. Will sat down in a chair and held Blair's left hand. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there when you needed me. That stupid spirit took over Mea's body and then cast a spell on me." Will whispered as two tears fell down from his eyes. Two days passed and Rowen sat in the chair beside Blair's bed. Will was asleep in the recliner beside the window. He hadn't left Blair's room for the past four days and Rowen thought he needed some sleep so he relived him. It was somewhere around noon then and Blair started to stir.
"Come on Blair… you can do it. Wake up… please." Rowen begged. Blair's eyes slowly fluttered open and he looked at Rowen's smiling face.
"Ro? Rowen? Where am I? Come to think of it, who am I? How did I get here?" Blair asked bewildered.
"Don't panic and don't make any sudden movements with your right arm. When Chantal punched you off that cliff and you landed on that rock face you broke your right arm in two places. Okay think slowly, your name is Blair Sanada. You're five years old and live with your brother Will and all of his friends, plus wife. Also soon to be his kid." Rowen explained.
"And if I have a brother then where is he, why isn't he here?" Blair asked.
"He is, just asleep over in that chair." Rowen told him pointing to Will in the chair. Blair looked over at Will but he frowned because he didn't remember him. Rowen went over and woke up Will. He jumped up when he saw Blair awake and ran over to his brother's side.
"Are you okay Blair? I'm sorry I wasn't there when you first got hurt," Will apologized. Blair just looked at him blankly then he said something that really hurt Will.
"I don't know you," Blair said quietly turning his head away from him. Just then Dr. Gram came in and was happy to see he was awake. "Hey! Your finally awake, Rowen does he remember anything?" Dr. Gram asked.
"No, all he remembers is me. I don't know why but when he first woke up and looked at me and said my name but then he doesn't remember Will." Rowen explained.
"I see," Dr. Gram answered checking Blair over.
"How long will it last I don't think Will can take every much of it," Rowen whispered to her.
"Well, you woke up just in time your arm is healed! It didn't take as long as I thought it would," Dr. Gram exclaimed.
"When can I go home with Rowen?" Blair asked. Will looked at Rowen and then his eyes slowly and sadly drifted back to the window.
"As soon as your ready, and Rowen I'll see you tomorrow night at seven?" Dr. Gram questioned.
"You bet! I wouldn't miss it for the world," Rowen answered.
"Great!" Dr. Gram smiled at him and then left. After she was gone Rowen and Will got Blair ready to go home. Blair would only let Rowen carry him out, Blair didn't say a word to Will and until he fell asleep on the way back he kept his eyes on him.
"Why is he doing this to me Rowen?" Will asked quietly looking back at Blair.
"He doesn't mean it. And I don't know why he remembers me and not you. I'm sorry," Rowen said.
"I know why, because I ignored him all that time and that's the last thing he doesn't remember but he can feel it and that's why he's doing this to me. It's not his fault and I don't hold it against him," Will explained. Rowen just nodded and kept his eyes on the road.
Two months later Rowen was in the library reading up for his next to final med. school exam when he heard something from the year or so before. Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, the melody was the same just as the last time he'd heard it. Rowen put down the book he was reading and went over to the closed book shelf/ door. He opened it slowly and the melody became louder, Kento had replaced the steps and these didn't make any sound as you walked down them. No one had been down there for two years, the last time was on Mea's birthday Ryo had played, Chopin's Minute Waltz; Handel's Hallelujah Chorus; and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Ryo also had bought a record player with some really old classical records. He and Mea had danced to Chopin's Minute Waltz what seemed like forever, Rowen and the guys had left as quietly as they could to give them some time alone. Rowen looked first to the record player that hadn't been touched in so many months but when he saw it hadn't been touched he looked to the piano. Sitting there playing with the greatest of ease was Blair. Rowen watched him and he looked just like Ryo when he first had played for them, his eyes were closed and everything. Rowen slowly walked up behind him and put his hand on Blair's shoulder. Slowly the melody came to a stop but Blair didn't look up at him.
"How did you know how to get down here Blair?" Rowen asked.
"What's with this Blair business Rowen? This was a birthday present to me about 2 years ago so I don't see why I couldn't be down here. And my name is Rekka No Ryo Sanada, and don't you forget it," Ryo told him with a warning glare.
"Right… sorry… Ryo. Just go back to your playing and I'll get the others," Rowen told him as he ran up the stairs.
The others were sitting in the living room talking or playing games and laughing. But they all hushed when Rowen ran in, before he could say a word Kayura appeared in the middle of them. "Will I must restore your old personality; Blair has regained Ryo's original personality. There won't be much difference but Ryo will grow back to his original size and he won't remember about the time he was Blair, only up to the time when he died," Kayura explained. Will stood ready to have his old personality back.
"Shall I still be married to Mea?" Will asked.
"I can make it so if you wish, but if you don't think it's right I can make it where Ryo is Mea's husband and she's carrying his child," Kayura told him getting her staff ready. Will closed his eyes to try and decide what to do, then he looked at her.
"I want the second choice," Will replied.
"If that's what you wish," Kayura said.
"It would have come to pass if I had never shown up and he had somehow gotten out of the hospital," Will told her. Kayura nodded and used her magic to do what she said she would. The only ones who would remember what had come to pass would be Kayura herself, and the guys. Will was transformed into Blair only he was fourteen now an Ryo would be twenty. And Will would still be called Will and not Blair. Ryo walked into the living room just after Kayura had left; he looked just as he had before he had been killed only without the wound.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Ryo asked.
"Uh… nothing." Kento answered.
"Ry!" Blair smiled jumping up.
"Hey Blair, what do you say we go out for a ride on White Blaze," Ryo asked.
"Yeah! Come on let's go!" Blair yelled running out the front door to where White Blaze was laying under a tree.
"And we'll talk about the Samurai after we get back and Blair's asleep," Ryo whispered to the guys. They all nodded and he left.
After returning late that night and Blair was asleep in his bed Ryo and the others discussed when to attack the Samurai. "If possible I think we should wait until your kid is at least four or five Ryo," Sage suggested.
"I think that's a good idea," Ryo replied. Ryo then wrote a letter in old style ninja to the Samurai and asked Kayura to somehow get it to them. She did so and brought a letter back to him three days letter.
"What's it say Ry?" Cye an Kento asked together.
"Since we haven't done anything to try and find them and we haven't done anything threating to them they will wait. The date we are to fight on is, August 15, 1995. So on my birthday, five years from now we will attack," Ryo explained. Then he looked at them and a single tear rolled down his cheek.
"What's wrong Ry?" Rowen asked.
"So much blood shed on the only happy time I really have with my family, no fights, no fighting…" Ryo whispered as he turned away. They each left him alone for none of them knew what to say. The next day Ryo rushed Mea to the hospital, he'd gotten worried when she had been in pain but wasn't in labor and she was way pass the months she could have had a miscarriage. Three days later when they went by to see how Mea was and found them both asleep. Mea woke up when she heard their voices but Ryo was dead to the world.
"He's been up from the time we got here to the time I fell asleep this morning," Mea whispered.
"And how are you feeling?" Cye asked. She smiled at his concern.
"I'm just fine, the doctor said that it was just the baby kicking really hard. He told us it wouldn't be long now," Mea told them putting a hand on her swelled stomach. Blair went over and laid down by Ryo, he hadn't gotten much sleep either in the past three days. Blair had been to worried about his sister in law. Ryo sighed and put his arm around his little brother, a small smile came to his lips. Blair snuggled closer to Ryo's warm chest and was soon asleep. Even though he was 14 he still acted like a 8-year-old most of the time. Mea watched them sleep for a few minutes and then she looked back at the guys. "Sometimes it's hard to see that they had different mothers. You would think that Ryo might be mad at him but he's not," Mea said with a smile.
"I think he's just glad to have some family again. He's not alone anymore, that I'm saying he was alone with you or anything," Sage told her.
"I know what you mean Sage," Mea smiled at him. They left Blair there because he and Ryo refused to wake up and Mea told them it would be alright. She felt really safe having two of her closest men there. They all laughed quietly and told her they would be staying at Sage's in case she needed anything and Sage gave her the number. She thanked them and they left, after they were gone she went back to sleep. The next time she woke up Mea had a sharp pain and this time she knew that it was time. Quickly she pushed the nurse's button and woke Ryo up. At first he didn't know what was happening but soon came to his senses. He woke Blair and gave him the number at Sage's and explained what was happening. Within five minutes they had Mea in the delivery room, Ryo was by her side the whole time. And after 4½ hours of labor Ryo walked into the waiting room. Sage, Sally, Chantal, Cye, Rowen, Kento, and Blair all stood up. Ryo walked over to Blair and with a smile he told him something that made Blair and everyone else cry.
"Congrads Blair, you are now a proud uncle. And Sally you finally have the title as Aunt, CD you have a cousin. You can all go and see them after they move her to a private room. She'll be in room 545." Ryo told them and he left. Ten minutes later they were in the room looking at the new member of their family.
"So what ya'll gonna name him?" Kento asked. Ryo looked at Mea; she was the one who had given the final decision on the baby's name. This would be just as much as a surprise to the rest of the guys as it would be to him.
"Orion Aaron Sanada, I used Ryo's and Blair's dad's name for his middle name," Mea told them and she looked at Ryo and Blair. They looked at each other and then back at her.
"Thank You," They both whispered at the same time.
"You want to hold him Blair?" Mea asked.
"Sure!" Blair replied. She handed him the baby and he sat down in the chair beside her bed. A nurse came in to take the baby to the nursery and give Mea some sleeping medicine.
"You need your rest ma'am; you've been through a lot," The nurse told her with a laugh as she took the baby from Blair.
"Thank You, Cindy. You've always been there when I've needed you," Mea replied with a smile.
"That goes for you to Ryo, this one is going to be a handful. The first one's always are, the doctor asked me to ask you guys to leave. He says with ya'll here they'll never get any rest," Cindy told the guys. Ryo smiled at what she had said to him and rested his hands behind his head.
"Okay, we're gone. If you guys need anything you know where to find us," They told Ryo and Mea as they left. Ryo nodded and Mea would have but she was already asleep. As soon as they were gone and Ryo had closed the door he went over to Mea. Standing beside her Ryo watched his wife sleep and thought about he was going to get her to let their son fight. "I'll worry about that later," Ryo told himself as he leaned down and kissed her cheek. He went over and lay down on the cot the nurses had brought for him and went to sleep.
Two days later Mea and baby Orion were allowed to go home. The warnings that the first one would be tough on Ryo and Mea didn't come in any use, Orion was good as gold. He slept through the night, and didn't need a nap in the afternoon. One night after Orion and Chantal and Will were asleep Ryo called Kayura for a meeting. Mea was there to listen so she could advance her research on the Ronin Warriors. "What do you want to know Ryo?" Kayura asked.
"What kind of weapons are the ones Blair, Chantal, and Orion possess?" Ryo asked.
"Blair has a staff similar to the Ancients, Orion has a energy sword it's strength is made up of how strong his symbol is, and Chantal has a magic staff that opens at the top; where it opens there is a small orb that allows her to cast powerful spells on her enemies. Like with Blair, his symbol is Health so as long as all of you all are in good Health the stronger his power shall be. Chantal's symbol is Hope and as long as all of you have Hope that you shall defeat the Samurai her power shall grow and grow. And last but not least Orion, his power is Peace. Like Cye he doesn't like conflicts but shall fight for the Peace of this world," Kayura explained.
"Okay, so what shall protect them from the Samurai's attacks?" Sage asked.
"I'm working on that, a spell that shall give their orbs one more thing. They shall be able to call on a protective shield whenever they may need it," Kayura told him. They were all looking at each other; none of the other of them had any other questions. "Well if there are no more questions then I have to get back to work on that spell," Kayura replied as she left by walking out the door. Kayura was in the middle of the yard before she heard something.
"Who shall most likely perish in this battle?" Blair asked from the shadows.
"Blair! I thought you were asleep up in your room! Does Ryo know your out this late?" Kayura asked.
"Of course not, there are many things I do that my brother doesn't know of. Now answer my question, who shall most likely perish in this battle?" Blair asked again.
"You already know the answer to your question. But if you want to hear it from me, it shall be Ryo. As always he has to protect his friends even though they can take care of themselves. And now he has two more to protect," Kayura explained.
"Only one," Blair corrected her.
"No two, his son Orion and you," Kayura told him.
"Why me? I can take care of myself?" Blair questioned. "You may be able to do so but you must remember that Ryo went his whole life not knowing he even had a little brother. After getting close to his mother she died, the same with his father. After that he did his best not to get close to anyone else, Ryo was too afraid that they would die to. Ryo just doesn't want anyone else he's close to die, that's why he risk his own life so many times to save the others," Kayura explained. Blair was quiet then and he turned away from her. "I'm sorry it has to be this way Blair, but it is what is meant to be," Kayura said and then she disappeared. Blair waited another hour before going in to find Rowen waiting for him.
"Where you been?" Rowen whispered looking up from his book as Blair came through the window.
"Talking to Kayura, the battle shall be soon," Blair said lying down on his bed.
"How soon?" Rowen asked.
"Four years, that is when Ryo will die. Orion shall get the power and then he shall die as well. I have to figure out a way not to let them die. They are too important to me; four years will pass by quickly. I hope I can figure this out in time," Blair told him quietly.
Four years did pass quickly, and Orion grew into a happy four-year-old. After two weeks Mea finally told them he could fight but only if they all guarded him. Orion was happy he knew that there had to be something he could do. Ryo trained him in the ways of the Ninja and Blair taught him how to use his sword. Chantal worked every hard with them, she was going to be the one who defeated the Samurai in the end after all. Two weeks before the battle was to be Blair figured out his plan. He would take care of Orion on the battlefield because he knew the other guys would take care of Ryo. Sage would watch over Chantal but really she didn't need it. Everyone but Blair and Ryo had gone into town to see a movie. Blair had been outside and he came through the kitchen door to get something to drink. Ryo was sitting at the table writing something. Blair looked at it over Ryo's shoulder, it was a letter in old style Ninja. "Why are you writing to the Samurai?" Blair asked. Ryo had been concentrating on the letter that he hadn't heard Blair come in and was surprised by his question.
"Guess you never went to battle when you were still part of the clan?" Ryo questioned.
"Uh… well… kinda… no," Blair answered shakily.
"That's all right but it's customary to send your enemy a letter telling who, how many, and their age at the time of the battle," Ryo explained.
"Could you teach me old style Ninja?" Blair questioned.
"Sure, get a piece of paper and I'll show you what I wrote on this paper," Ryo replied. Blair did and Ryo showed him how to write each of their names, ages, and how many of them there would be. (This is kinda what Ryo's list looked like.)
8
REKKA NO RYO SANADA- 25, FIRE
GUARDIAN NO WILLIAM SANADA- 18, HEALING
SAGE DATE- 24, LIGHT
CHANTAL DATE- 5, HOPE
CYE MOURNI- 24, WATER
ROWEN HASHIBA- 24, SPACE
KENTO REI FUNG- 24, EARTH
(Which normally would look like)
8
REKKA NO RYO SANADA- 25, FIRE
GUARDIAN NO WILLIAM SANADA- 18, HEALTH
WISDOM NO SAGE DATE- 24, LIGHT
HOPE NO CHANTAL DATE- 5, HOPE
TRUST NO CYE MOUNRI- 24, WATER
LIFE NO ROWEN HASHIBA- 24, SPACE
JUSTICE NO KENTO REI FUNG- 24, EARTH
"Why did you leave Orion out?" Blair asked.
"Somehow it just doesn't seem right. Maybe since I put eight at the top but only seven people are listed it will somehow confuse them," Ryo replied. A few seconds later everybody came back from the movie. Ryo tucked the letter into his pocket before they came in. Orion came running in with a huge smile on his face and he hugged Ryo's leg.
"Daddy! Daddy! That movie rocked!" Orion squealed.
"Really? What did you go see?" Ryo asked as Mea walked in.
"We saw Men In Black; I have to admit it did have great special effects," Mea told him.
"Look at my new sunglasses! The big guys at the movie place were giving them to every kid!" Orion said showing Ryo his glasses.
"Wow, those are cool. Listen tomorrow just the two of us are going out into the woods for the whole day and practice," Ryo told him.
"Okay Daddy," Orion replied and walked off to show White Blaze his glasses. Mea and Blair were about to ask about his plan but when they looked up he was gone. A few minutes later music was heard coming from the hidden room. Late that night Kayura came to take the letter to the Samurai. Two hours later she returned with a letter for Ryo, the Samurai wrote that they didn't want to fight until the year 2001.
The next morning as soon as Orion had eaten his breakfast, he and Ryo walked out of the house into the woods. As soon as they were far enough away and they couldn't see the house Ryo teleported them to a safe, deep, part of the forest. "Daddy? What are we going to do today?" Orion asked looking up at Ryo.
"You will need some help in the battle Orion, help no one can give you but me. I want you to stand every still and try not to freak out by what I'm going to do. If I should pass out or something you just wait for me to wake up. I don't want the others to know about this, so don't be scared it won't hurt," Ryo explained as he leaned down to where he was eye level with his son.
"Uh… okay Daddy," Orion answered searching Ryo's eyes. Ryo smiled and transformed. Orion took a step back in awe but Ryo smiled at him and he stood still. Ryo placed his hands on Orion's shoulders, the glow of his body all went to his hands.
"Power of righteous and good, I now give you to my son who will be able to do more for our world than I could ever do. Please help him bring peace to this world and keep it. Orion of Peace is now the possessor of the power handed down my bloodline from the very beginning of our clan," Ryo said to the power within him. The glow slowly went from his hands into Orion's body. Now he would be the chosen one. Ryo passed out when all the light was gone from him and had entered Orion. Soon after Orion fell down beside Ryo.
Before everything went black he thought; "Daddy what have you done to me?" And then fell down beside Ryo and blacked out. Orion was looking at his hands when Ryo shakily pushed himself up.
"Hey buddy, you all right?" Ryo asked.
"What did you do to me?" Orion asked.
"It's a long story, ever since the beginning of my ancestors we have had some special power. My self and the other guys wear armor and don't need this special power. But you, Chantal, and Will shall need all the help you can get," Ryo explained.
"But Miss Kayura gave us that special shield with our power orbs," Orion questioned.
"Yes, but you will need to help Chantal, she is the one that will defeat the Samurai in the end. Make sure nothing happens to her in case something happens to Sage and myself," Ryo explained and he got up. Orion came over and looked up at Ryo. There was such pride in his eyes that Ryo couldn't stand it and he had to look away. Ryo knew the guys had told Chantal, Blair, and Orion of their battles against Talpa; about the white armor and the very last battle with Talpa. But he knew the guys had also stretched the truth. "Well, let's go. It's getting kinda late. Now don't tell anyone about this. It's our secret, in the battle don't use this power until you really need to," Ryo told him. Orion could only nod; he was still in shock by what had happened.
Two months later, on August 15 2001 Ryo and the others stood outside ready for the battle that awaited them. "This battle won't be easy my warriors, but I know you can do it. Once you defeat these Samurai our world shall finally be at peace," Kayura said as she stood before them.
"We understand, and we promise not to fail you and this world," Orion replied. Kayura smiled at him and then looked at each of their faces, her gaze ended on Ryo. As always he looked ready to fight and stood proud.
"Well guys it's time to go," Ryo told them as he turned to them. They each nodded with a smile. Sage held Chantal in his arms, Cye, Kento, and Rowen each had one hand on the others shoulders. Blair held Orion and then put his hand on Ryo's shoulder. Ryo closed his eyes and after what seemed to be forever he teleported them to another dimension where the fight would be.
"I didn't think you still had any powers left after you gave that to Orion," Blair questioned Ryo through his mind.
"How did you know that?" Ryo countered.
"I'm your brother; I know everything that goes on," Blair replied.
"I only gave him the main powers, the ones I was born with stayed," Ryo answered. Orion and Chantal looked around at the scene before them. The land was barren a few trees stood dead slowly falling apart. The guys looked to Ryo. He was disgusted by what had happened to this world, sure when he was little he didn't remember this world but Hariel's blood line had given him visions of what it had looked like and it looked nothing like this.
"What happened to this place?" Blair questioned as he gazed at the world before him.
"I don't know but I don't like it. Guys armor up, we want to be prepared if they have a surprise attack," Ryo explained. Each of them transformed into their respected armors, the newer armors of Chantal, Blair and Orion looked new and sleek. Blair had his staff that looked like the Ancients. Chantal had a staff that opened at the top and a small purple orb floated there. Orion had his light-energy sword that rested at his side. A small wind blew and Ryo's eyes moved from side to side trying to sense anything. "There are high power levels over there," Ryo told them pointing to the west.
"Okay then I say we split up. The are eight of us so, Blair you, Ryo and Orion go South, Sage you Chantal and I will got West. And then Cye and Kento go North. We'll surround them on all sides and then attack when Blair uses his new Flare attack," Rowen explained his plan.
"Sounds good Rowen, Cye you and Kento can handle anything that comes your way?" Ryo asked.
"Don't worry yourself Ryo we'll be just fine. All right Blair, we'll be waiting for you signal," Cye said as he and Kento started walking off in the North direction.
45 minutes later they were each in place. Ryo's sense had been right there were many Samurai, 6,000 to be exact. "Chantal use your magic spell that shields all us good guys and then use the one that freezes time," Sage told her.
"Gottca dad," She replied then held her staff slowly up and cast a spell that shielded all of them from what she was about to do to the Samurai. As soon as her shields were in place she cast the time freeze spell, each of the Samurai were frozen in time. That was when Blair gave his signal and they each used their special powers to destroy those Samurai. After the job was done they met back up every happy there hadn't been any loss to their forces. Blair, Orion, and Chantal sat down in a circle and started working out a new plan. None of them would be ready for what would happen soon. The others stood watching around, they stayed like that for half an hour then Ryo raised his head quickly looking in all directions.
"On your guard now! They're coming!" Ryo yelled. They each became quiet and slowly looked around. Faintly just over the hills of the barren countryside screams and yells of the Samurai could be heard. Slowly the bumping heads rose above the hills. Each was a angry Samurai, each one of them were seeking revenge against those who had killed so many of them. Slowly it became known to Ryo and the others that they were surrounded on each side.
They all stood together, for some reason as always Ryo was in the middle of them. Four walls of the Samurai's army were coming at them. 1,000 men on each side, each had a sword and his own special powers. Ryo and the others glanced around nervously. "Rowen! Use the armor of Strata to lift everyone but me. I'm going to try something," Ryo told him.
"Ryo, what are you going to try and pull off? You can't take out all of these guys by yourself, can you?" Rowen asked.
"I have no clue, but I'm going to try. After they see this, they'll send out the head Samurai. Blair, Chantal, and Orion; when the head Samurai shows himself that's your chance, Use your power and destroy them!" Ryo explained.
"Right!" They answered.
"Alright then, Rowen! Now!" Ryo yelled. Rowen powered up his armor and then lifted each of them up, all but Ryo. Ryo watched as they were lifted into the air, when they were a safe distance high he powered up the White Armor. From above Rowen and the others watched a firewall go up around Ryo.
"What is he doing?" Blair wondered. The fire wall's heat and brightness increased and when the Samurai were almost upon him… Ryo through his arms out. The firewall spread at raging speed leaving behind it only the charred ashes of the Samurai's bodies. The guys in the sky watched the firewall disappear into the distance. After it had disappeared they each looked down to find Ryo looking up at them with a smile.
"All right Ryo!" Kento cheered.
"Something's wrong," Orion told them quietly as he looked at Ryo. Just after he finished saying that Ryo fell to his knees then flat on the ground.
Blair, using his super speed trick, reached Ryo first. Just as he reached Ryo the White Armor disappeared leaving only his sub-armor. "I don't think Ryo will be fighting anymore, at least not in this fight." Blair told them when they were on the ground beside him and Ryo.
"Sage… Ryo's sub-armor isn't red," Cye whispered to him. Sage hadn't paid much attention to the color of Ryo's sub-armor it had always been red; but he was right the sub-armor was white. Rowen and Kento were to worried about Ryo to notice the white sub-armor and the younger kids didn't know very much about the sub-armor.
"Uhh… Chantal be ready… the leader is coming," Ryo whispered slowly waking up.
"Ryo! You're awake!" Rowen said amazed.
"What's up with you Rowen?" Blair asked helping his brother stand.
"It's just when ever he's used that much power he was usually out for a while," Kento explained.
"What's with my sub- armor? It's white?" Ryo asked looking at the bright sub-armor.
"What do you mean Ryo?" Blair questioned.
"It's always been red and now it's… white," Kento replied.
"Hey you've got a ring!" Rowen said noticing a ring on Ryo's right hand.
"This sub-armor is new. It is of the second-generation armors, also known as the Anim Armors, the ring contains a special power. The powers name is Raurgoth, he is a White Dragon. You guys of the original nine also have a Anim armor. But for you all power will be reveled in time. I am afraid you shall have to wait to use Raurgoth. He is still weak from the transformation. The sub-armor also contains razor sharp wings that come out of the arm plates and allow you to fly. As easily as they allow you to fly they can kill your enemy, be careful with them," Chantal explained.
"Cool…" Ryo said amazed and then a look of fear crossed his face.
"What is it Ryo?" Cye asked.
"He's coming now. The leader of the Samurai, he is angry that we have killed so many of his men," Ryo told them.
