Chapter 3 Disclaimer - I STILL DON'T OWN ANY FUSHIGI YUUGI!! .wish I did.

A few hours later the four girls were walking through the city. The city was ancient, with huge Chinese buildings and old statues. From the looks of the masses of people, a procession was about to take place.
"Toto, we aren't in Kansas anymore," said Liana.
"Who're you calling Toto?" asked Ginni.
"You can be Toto," said Molly, pointing to Courtney.
"I don't want to be some little dog!!" growled Courtney. The crowd began to clap, and the girls hurried over to the side of the street. A big gold carriage surrounded by guards began making its way down the dirt road.
"Woah.who the heck is that?" asked Ginni, "I want a gold carriage." The carriage got closer, and guards making sure the crowd was ample feet away.
"Who is in there? They look like a guy.no..they look like a girl." said Molly.
"Yeah.it's a he/she!!!" said Courtney.
"No really, I can't tell what gender that thing is," said Molly, "C'mon." The four girls ran into the middle of the procession, Molly in the front. She reached the side of the carriage.
"Hey you!!! YEAH YOU!! WHAT GENDER ARE YOU?? I CAN'T TELL!!" she yelled. The guards looked startled.
"No one talks to the Emperor that way!!" one said, pointing his spear at Molly's throat.
"Hey, that's dangerous you know," said Molly, pushing the spear aside.
"SEIZE THEM!!" another guard yelled. Suddenly the girls found themselves in shackles, being led to the castle. Of course, they weren't led through the pretty throne room.they were brought down to the dungeon, and locked in a small cell.
"We'll see what the Emperor decides to do with you," the guard said, walking off.
"Oh great thanks to you and your gender curiosity, we're stuck in a NASTY CELL," yelled Ginni. Molly shrugged her shoulders.
"When a girl needs to know what gender something is, she needs to know!!" was all she said.
"First we're in some freaky place and second we're in a cell.my chances of getting an ATV here are pretty sleek," sighed Liana.
"There's no BTVS here!! I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT BTVS!!" screamed Courtney, rattling the bars.
"HEY! Keep it down!!" the guard said, walking back over, dangling the keys from one finger.
"LET ME OUT I'M INNOCENT!!" said Liana desperately. The guard smirked. Ginni pulled a pack of gum out of her pocket, and started chewing frantically.
"Take that out of your mouth!! No eating down here!!!" yelled the guard, lunging at the bars. Ginni leaned forward, and blew a huge bubble, which popped in the guards face. He fainted, from being shocked. Courtney reached under the bars and grabbed the keys, and unlocked the door. The girls raced out, and up the stone stairs. Hundreds of people were congregated in the throne room, although there was no one on the throne.
"The Emperor should be arriving any minute!!" said someone, standing on the carpeted stairs.
"Geez.talk about crowds.it isn't this bad even at school," whispered Molly.
"Let's get out of here, before someone notices were gone," hissed Liana. They hurried outside into the daylight, and sucked in the fresh air. (Cells smell like rotting rat and decaying corpses, you know.)
"And where are you four going in such a hurry?" someone asked. The girls froze in their tracks.
"Uhhhhh.." Said Courtney, trying to think of an excuse.
"Oh it's okay, I won't tell the guards you're here," the person said. Slowly, the girls turned around to face a beautiful woman with long black hair. She giggled, and motioned for them to sit on the stone steps with her. Cautiously, the girls took a seat.
"I heard you all came from another world," the woman said.
"It's not really another world.it's.just.well yeah okay it's another world," said Molly, "I guess we came from the future."
"How nice," the woman said.
"What country are we in?" asked Liana.
"China," said the woman.
"O-oh." gulped Ginni. There were footsteps, and the young man from before arrived.
"Oh YOU'RE here," he snarled, "Guess I'll be going."
"No, stay Tamahome," the woman said, "I think we may have found the priestess.or in this case.the priestesses."
"Tamahome? What kind of freakadoo name is that??" asked Ginni. The young man frowned.
"Now now," the woman said kindly, "No need to poke fun!! Tamahome is my personal accountant, and a Celestial Warrior or Suzaku, like myself."
"Celestial Warrior of Suzachinapooawhatsit?" asked Molly.
"Suzaku."
"Suzakieahwatcha?"
"SUZAKU," roared Tamahome.
"Ok geez someone has a snicky attitude," said Liana.
"THERE YOU ARE," yelled a guard, running around a corner with his comrades, "Excuse me madam, but these four women here are prisoners of the royal court! We MUST take them back into custody!!"
"I think not!!" the woman said, standing up. Her robe fell away, revealing a man's clothing, heavily detailed. Quickly he rubbed the makeup from his face, showing that he had young, male expressions.
"You're majesty!!" the guards said, startled. Tamahome sighed.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH HE'S A GUY!! HE'S A CROSSDRESSER!!" screamed Molly, pointing frantically at the Emperor.
"THAT'S NASTY!!" yelled Ginni.
"I think he's kinda cute," whispered Courtney to Liana.
"These girls may be the priestesses of Suzaku!! I order you to leave them alone!" said the Emperor, "Now, get out of my sight!!" The guards scrambled away. The girls all looked wide-eyed at the Emperor.
"I am Hotohori," he said, extending a hand, "How do you do?" Ginni, looked at the hand as if it were going to strangle her.
"Ahh..umm..er..g-great?" she said, shaking the hand limply.
"I'm EXCELLENT! Thanks for asking!" said Courtney, jumping up and shaking his hand fiercely.
"Well that's.er.wonderful," he said, pulling his hand away.
"What the heck is a priestess of SUZAKU?" asked Molly.
"The person who can call upon our god Suzaku and restore peace to our land called Hong-Nan. There are seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku, each bearing a symbol somewhere on his body. Mine is on my neck," said Hotohori, showing the girl's his symbol, "And Tamahome's is on his forehead."
"Wonder where the other's are located," whispered Molly, grinning.
"When all seven Warriors are gathered, then we can call upon Suzaku." Finished Hotohori.
"You mean, WE have to find MORE of YOU PEOPLE?" asked Ginni. Hotohori nodded.
"Oh brother," said Liana.
"ONLY I, LORENZO GARBANZO CAN GATHER THE SUZAKU SEVEN!!" yelled Ginni, jumping to her feet.
"What??" asked Molly.
"Nothing," said Ginni, sitting back down.
"It's getting dark, you all may have rooms here at the palace. I bid you goodnight," said Hotohori.

!!!!!!!!! End of Chapter 3 So, how do you all like it so far?? As you'll soon realize, even though the storyline is basically the same, I've had to change around some things. You'll know about it as you read on. I've seen the whole entire Fushigi Yuugi series, so don't be worried. I do know what the real storyline is! It's had to be modified to provide for certain things. Next up, Nuriko! .Until next time! *runs off to clean room*