Author's Note: O.K., Chapter Three is finally here! Sorry it took so long, the demons called writer's block and SVLS (Summer Vacation Laziness Syndrome) wouldn't let me do my work. Also, I had to move over the summer, and my 'net time is still restricted. I'm introducing some more people, including some from another anime/manga called Wildhalf. And I'm going to put a sneak preview of the next chapter up, I hope.
Authors Warning: All Charas, with the exception of Solaris, Kyle, and Xyle are properties of their respective owners and companies. I don't own them, I just torture them. Please ask if you wish to use my three Charas.
Isis no Mugen
Chapter Three
Gary raised his hand to his face in shock. Ash had almost never physically fought back when taunted before. Over the past four years, he'd practically ignored Gary's mockery. As he looked at Ash, Gary's vision blurred suddenly and he saw a man he had never seen before. One with cold, dead eyes. Gary felt fear and rage, then the scene snapped back into focus. The squinty-eyed guy and Ash's electric rodent were staring. The weird looking blonde sighed, while his Eevee rubbed about his ankles. The red headed girl who constantly followed Ash was crying. Ash was just glaring at him. Gary desperately wanted to recoil from the depths of hate in that gaze.
*But you can't.* A voice eerily like his own whispered. *He won't let you, and you have to help the Messiah stop Ashura before he hurts himself.* Gary broke off eye contact with Ash, then jumped out of the car, ignoring the confused cheers of the cheerleaders.
"Ashura? Gareth?" Gary yelped at the use of his full name, turning to look at the blonde, who, he had just realized, was clearly blind. "There's a tea house just down the street. As I'm expecting a few people you both need to meet or get reacquainted with, we need to wait there. The young lady and man with Ashura as well." The blonde turned his blank eyes at the cheerleaders with a disdainful look. "You twips can wait here. This really doesn't concern you." He headed off in the direction of the teahouse.
Gary looked at Ash. "Ashura? THAT'S your full name?"
Ash smirked. "Yup, Gareth. Now come on, Solaris is usually right about odd things like this." Ignoring a barrage of questions from Brock and Misty, Ash started off after Solaris, a very confused Gary trailing along behind.
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"Did you HAVE to do that?" Saturn asked Setsuna, her violet eyes stormy. "Falkner could slow us down, as he is new at this. We should have-"
"-gone straight to Serenity and let me go mad." Falkner finished, watching Saturn sputter and search for an argument to counter his statement. "The point is, I've got Pokemon capable of getting us there a lot faster then walking or using the Time Gates." Saturn sighed, knowing she'd lost the verbal battle. "You win, Falkner-San. You win." She eyed the Pidgeot she was to ride reluctantly. "I don't think it likes me..." The Pidgeot chirped and pecked at Saturn as she detransformed, a very upset look on it's feathered face.
Setsuna sighed. "Oh boy..."
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The conductor of the Magnet train was never so glad to see a passenger leave. Not only was she a Gym Leader, she was a WEIRD Gym Leader. And that freaky Haunter that kept throwing confetti bombs... ugh, what a mess!
Sabrina of Saffron City smiled slightly as she stepped off the train. A little boy took one look at the expression on her face and froze in terror. Sabrina sighed, bent down, shooed him off to his mother and stood up.
Only to get hit in the face with a pie.
"Haunt haunt haunt!" Haunter laughed and did a little victory dance before Sabrina grabbed him around the middle and shook him, causing his eyeballs to go forward and backward. Her expression was furious under the whipped cream. Luckily no one saw. "How many times have I told you not to do that?" She hissed furiously. Haunter simply looked stupid, so Sabrina let him go and walked over to a phone booth, looking down at the number absently scribbled on the back of her hand.
"Moshi moshi, Michi's Tea House." A high-pitched voice chirped into the phone. "How may I help you?" Sabrina gritted her teeth against the voice. "I need to know if Solaris Stardancer made a reservation for me." The high-pitched squeak giggled, sending bolts of pain through Sabrina's eardrum. "Your name, miss?"
Sabrina smiled. It was a soft, sad smile, not her usual cold smirk. "Sabrina. Sabrina Shields." Sabrina felt a tear trickle down her cheek as the squeaky voice confirmed the reservation. Haunter "haunt"ed a few times in concern at her as her tears started streaming down her face. It made a muffled squeak as Sabrina abruptly hugged it, still crying tears of joy. "My family and my friends. It will be so good to see them again." Sabrina let out a final snuffle, then went to retrieve her baggage.
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Lily smirked as Sabrina passed by her. Poor little senshi had no idea what was coming. Well, the senshi would learn soon enough that the power of the Dead Moon was far from dead.
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Serena was sitting quietly with Darien on her father's porch when two huge birds landed in the yard. Serena didn't recognize the young man who dismounted from the first bird, but she recognized the two girls getting off the second. "Setsuna, Hotaru! What are you doing here?" Darien looked warily at the stranger, who held out his hands in a nonthreatening position. The large birds chirped and pecked at the grass.
Setsuna calmed her queasy stomach before replying. The Pidgeots had gone around Mach seven to get them there on time. "Serena, Darien, this is Falkner. He's my... boyfriend. I'll explain everything as completely as I can. Later. Now come on, we've got two appointments to get to."
"Nani?" Was Serena's response.
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Ash and Gary entered the teahouse behind Solaris, leaving Brock and Misty hesitating at the door. They wove through the crowd to a private table in a hidden alcove. The song playing as they sat down matched their oddly solemn mood.
"...Why can't I hide, who I am, though I try?" Gary shuddered. The song seemed to warn him there was no going back. No returning to the safe, vapid life he'd led before.
Ash, on the flip side, sat down quietly after helping Solaris seat himself. He'd seen the place before, and heard the speech. He was resolved not to be impressed by it again. "So, Sun Lord, why has the White Queen summoned us? We are not her senshi, the pact does not bind us to her." His brown eyes held gentle amusement and scorn. And resignation.
"But it does bind the one you call Misty, Hyperion." Solaris held up his hand as Ash opened his mouth to speak. "She is the senshi of Isis, no matter how you deny it or try to hide her." Ash slumped for a second. "No, it's not possible... Misty can't be her."
Gary was beginning to panic. Ash and Solaris had slipped into an oddly formal mode of speech, and Ash's body language was slightly more aggressive. And this talk of lords and pacts and senshi was even weirder. "What the fuck are you talking about? This is all a load of...!!!?" He jerked back in surprise as the candle under his nose burst into life, almost burning him. Gary fell back into his chair, Ash's short, sharp laugh mocking him. Gary looked almost fearfully at Ash, to see him playing with a silver bladed dagger. The Star Sapphires in the hilt flashed and shimmered with dark fire as Ash rolled the hilt between his hands.
"I suggest you sit down and listen, Gary. You're about to get the, "The Universe Needs You This Is Your Big Chance To Be A Hero' Speech. I've already heard it, but as it's your first time I'll restrict the biting sarcasms." Ash's voice accented the syllables of the words, making them sound far more fluid then usual. His earlier shock and sorrow seemed forgotten. "And make no mistake, you've gone to far to turn back. It was to late the minute you walked in the door. You've joined the ranks, in body if not in mind and soul. The White Queen should be pleased," Ash added mockingly. "another gullible fish reeled into her net."
"Make that three fish, little brother. Or will you no longer fight by my side?"
Ash smiled as Sabrina took a seat. "Hello, elder sister."
This was too much for Gary. "This- this- this isn't..."
Ash's smile went as cold as the blade of his dagger. "Possible? It's very, very possible. And," he added, almost in a whisper. "if you try to walk out that door, I'll break your leg."
Looking at Ash's flat eyes, Gary believed him.
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Taketo and Salsa blinked in surprise as a Pikachu came barreling up the street, followed by an Eevee on a leash. They'd both heard of Pokemon, but they'd never seen one.
Salsa caught part of a conversation, a female voice followed by a male's.
"...Was I supposed to know WHICH teahouse he meant!? I'm just his Guide-Poke, not his ears!"
"...Paid attention rather then... come on, I see them."
"Salsa sweatdropped. "Excuse me."
The Pikachu and the Eevee crashed into each other and the pavement. They both scrambled up, then made cute Pokemon noises. Salsa sweatdropped again. "Can the innocent act, I heard you two talking." Ignoring Taketo's confused look, he pounced on the Pikachu. "You're Wildhalf's, aren't you?"
The Pikachu growled, then spoke, slowly and carefully. "I am a Guardian, but think what you like. My name is Khonsu. My partner is Ket. We were trying to find our humans when you assaulted us." Khonsu shocked Salsa lightly, just hard enough to make him let loose. "Now if you'll excuse me, Ket and I are late for a meeting." He dropped to all fours and ran off, Ket pursuing, leaving a steamed Salsa and a mystified Taketo behind them.
Authors Warning: All Charas, with the exception of Solaris, Kyle, and Xyle are properties of their respective owners and companies. I don't own them, I just torture them. Please ask if you wish to use my three Charas.
Isis no Mugen
Chapter Three
Gary raised his hand to his face in shock. Ash had almost never physically fought back when taunted before. Over the past four years, he'd practically ignored Gary's mockery. As he looked at Ash, Gary's vision blurred suddenly and he saw a man he had never seen before. One with cold, dead eyes. Gary felt fear and rage, then the scene snapped back into focus. The squinty-eyed guy and Ash's electric rodent were staring. The weird looking blonde sighed, while his Eevee rubbed about his ankles. The red headed girl who constantly followed Ash was crying. Ash was just glaring at him. Gary desperately wanted to recoil from the depths of hate in that gaze.
*But you can't.* A voice eerily like his own whispered. *He won't let you, and you have to help the Messiah stop Ashura before he hurts himself.* Gary broke off eye contact with Ash, then jumped out of the car, ignoring the confused cheers of the cheerleaders.
"Ashura? Gareth?" Gary yelped at the use of his full name, turning to look at the blonde, who, he had just realized, was clearly blind. "There's a tea house just down the street. As I'm expecting a few people you both need to meet or get reacquainted with, we need to wait there. The young lady and man with Ashura as well." The blonde turned his blank eyes at the cheerleaders with a disdainful look. "You twips can wait here. This really doesn't concern you." He headed off in the direction of the teahouse.
Gary looked at Ash. "Ashura? THAT'S your full name?"
Ash smirked. "Yup, Gareth. Now come on, Solaris is usually right about odd things like this." Ignoring a barrage of questions from Brock and Misty, Ash started off after Solaris, a very confused Gary trailing along behind.
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"Did you HAVE to do that?" Saturn asked Setsuna, her violet eyes stormy. "Falkner could slow us down, as he is new at this. We should have-"
"-gone straight to Serenity and let me go mad." Falkner finished, watching Saturn sputter and search for an argument to counter his statement. "The point is, I've got Pokemon capable of getting us there a lot faster then walking or using the Time Gates." Saturn sighed, knowing she'd lost the verbal battle. "You win, Falkner-San. You win." She eyed the Pidgeot she was to ride reluctantly. "I don't think it likes me..." The Pidgeot chirped and pecked at Saturn as she detransformed, a very upset look on it's feathered face.
Setsuna sighed. "Oh boy..."
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The conductor of the Magnet train was never so glad to see a passenger leave. Not only was she a Gym Leader, she was a WEIRD Gym Leader. And that freaky Haunter that kept throwing confetti bombs... ugh, what a mess!
Sabrina of Saffron City smiled slightly as she stepped off the train. A little boy took one look at the expression on her face and froze in terror. Sabrina sighed, bent down, shooed him off to his mother and stood up.
Only to get hit in the face with a pie.
"Haunt haunt haunt!" Haunter laughed and did a little victory dance before Sabrina grabbed him around the middle and shook him, causing his eyeballs to go forward and backward. Her expression was furious under the whipped cream. Luckily no one saw. "How many times have I told you not to do that?" She hissed furiously. Haunter simply looked stupid, so Sabrina let him go and walked over to a phone booth, looking down at the number absently scribbled on the back of her hand.
"Moshi moshi, Michi's Tea House." A high-pitched voice chirped into the phone. "How may I help you?" Sabrina gritted her teeth against the voice. "I need to know if Solaris Stardancer made a reservation for me." The high-pitched squeak giggled, sending bolts of pain through Sabrina's eardrum. "Your name, miss?"
Sabrina smiled. It was a soft, sad smile, not her usual cold smirk. "Sabrina. Sabrina Shields." Sabrina felt a tear trickle down her cheek as the squeaky voice confirmed the reservation. Haunter "haunt"ed a few times in concern at her as her tears started streaming down her face. It made a muffled squeak as Sabrina abruptly hugged it, still crying tears of joy. "My family and my friends. It will be so good to see them again." Sabrina let out a final snuffle, then went to retrieve her baggage.
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Lily smirked as Sabrina passed by her. Poor little senshi had no idea what was coming. Well, the senshi would learn soon enough that the power of the Dead Moon was far from dead.
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Serena was sitting quietly with Darien on her father's porch when two huge birds landed in the yard. Serena didn't recognize the young man who dismounted from the first bird, but she recognized the two girls getting off the second. "Setsuna, Hotaru! What are you doing here?" Darien looked warily at the stranger, who held out his hands in a nonthreatening position. The large birds chirped and pecked at the grass.
Setsuna calmed her queasy stomach before replying. The Pidgeots had gone around Mach seven to get them there on time. "Serena, Darien, this is Falkner. He's my... boyfriend. I'll explain everything as completely as I can. Later. Now come on, we've got two appointments to get to."
"Nani?" Was Serena's response.
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Ash and Gary entered the teahouse behind Solaris, leaving Brock and Misty hesitating at the door. They wove through the crowd to a private table in a hidden alcove. The song playing as they sat down matched their oddly solemn mood.
"...Why can't I hide, who I am, though I try?" Gary shuddered. The song seemed to warn him there was no going back. No returning to the safe, vapid life he'd led before.
Ash, on the flip side, sat down quietly after helping Solaris seat himself. He'd seen the place before, and heard the speech. He was resolved not to be impressed by it again. "So, Sun Lord, why has the White Queen summoned us? We are not her senshi, the pact does not bind us to her." His brown eyes held gentle amusement and scorn. And resignation.
"But it does bind the one you call Misty, Hyperion." Solaris held up his hand as Ash opened his mouth to speak. "She is the senshi of Isis, no matter how you deny it or try to hide her." Ash slumped for a second. "No, it's not possible... Misty can't be her."
Gary was beginning to panic. Ash and Solaris had slipped into an oddly formal mode of speech, and Ash's body language was slightly more aggressive. And this talk of lords and pacts and senshi was even weirder. "What the fuck are you talking about? This is all a load of...!!!?" He jerked back in surprise as the candle under his nose burst into life, almost burning him. Gary fell back into his chair, Ash's short, sharp laugh mocking him. Gary looked almost fearfully at Ash, to see him playing with a silver bladed dagger. The Star Sapphires in the hilt flashed and shimmered with dark fire as Ash rolled the hilt between his hands.
"I suggest you sit down and listen, Gary. You're about to get the, "The Universe Needs You This Is Your Big Chance To Be A Hero' Speech. I've already heard it, but as it's your first time I'll restrict the biting sarcasms." Ash's voice accented the syllables of the words, making them sound far more fluid then usual. His earlier shock and sorrow seemed forgotten. "And make no mistake, you've gone to far to turn back. It was to late the minute you walked in the door. You've joined the ranks, in body if not in mind and soul. The White Queen should be pleased," Ash added mockingly. "another gullible fish reeled into her net."
"Make that three fish, little brother. Or will you no longer fight by my side?"
Ash smiled as Sabrina took a seat. "Hello, elder sister."
This was too much for Gary. "This- this- this isn't..."
Ash's smile went as cold as the blade of his dagger. "Possible? It's very, very possible. And," he added, almost in a whisper. "if you try to walk out that door, I'll break your leg."
Looking at Ash's flat eyes, Gary believed him.
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Taketo and Salsa blinked in surprise as a Pikachu came barreling up the street, followed by an Eevee on a leash. They'd both heard of Pokemon, but they'd never seen one.
Salsa caught part of a conversation, a female voice followed by a male's.
"...Was I supposed to know WHICH teahouse he meant!? I'm just his Guide-Poke, not his ears!"
"...Paid attention rather then... come on, I see them."
"Salsa sweatdropped. "Excuse me."
The Pikachu and the Eevee crashed into each other and the pavement. They both scrambled up, then made cute Pokemon noises. Salsa sweatdropped again. "Can the innocent act, I heard you two talking." Ignoring Taketo's confused look, he pounced on the Pikachu. "You're Wildhalf's, aren't you?"
The Pikachu growled, then spoke, slowly and carefully. "I am a Guardian, but think what you like. My name is Khonsu. My partner is Ket. We were trying to find our humans when you assaulted us." Khonsu shocked Salsa lightly, just hard enough to make him let loose. "Now if you'll excuse me, Ket and I are late for a meeting." He dropped to all fours and ran off, Ket pursuing, leaving a steamed Salsa and a mystified Taketo behind them.