Holy Cow!! Was I shocked or what??!! That was like twenty something more
reviews than when I last checked! I almost fainted! Thank you all so very
much, your thoughts and opinions are helping a lot!
I feel so bad for not updating!! Gomen!! I am swamped with school work, everything was due this week... I only have two more assignments to go, (due in 2 days) but I decided to do this instead.
Roswellachick - Thank you! I can't believe you reviewed like all the chapters! Did you read them all at once? Thanx for telling me ur fav lines, this gives me ideas on what to write. ^-^!
weezerchic2909, emmastarz and Eo - thank you, you're very polite and encouraging! (
Sam - thank you very much. I feel special. ^-^! I know my summary isn't so good but I truthfully have no idea what to write! Any ideas or suggestions anyone? It would be greatly appreciated.
MarinLeadCrow - Thank you for reviewing! I am somewhat confused though; do you want me to end the story? Is that why you are avoiding chapter titles? And on the 'pitiful me' thing, I believe everyone has a 'poor little me' story in them, no matter how small and the Princesses are no exception. I also believe that bad experiences prepare you for the future, for example I have a friend who had really really bad fashion sense, worse than the rest of us when in her primary years but now she is the classiest dresser of us all. It's like karma.
Ellen - I'm trying! ^-^!
Ocianne - no problem! You better update though! ^_~!
Pyro*Chic - I am so behind on h/w and assignments that it is not funny! It takes me bout two hours to write a chapter, I don't check or go through or rewrite though. I write a chapter at a time, instead of in parts. I think that is why mum cut off my net....
Astgal, Snowgrl - thank you, make me feel happy!
Plastraa - Thank you! I'm flattered! I don't think I have the privilege to demand reviews.... If I did I probably would get flames instead! Yay! I'm a fav author! Thanx!
Sorry that took so long but never have I got so many reviews and I wanted to acknowledge you all! Very sorry if I missed anyone. Gomen!
Onwards.........
Chapter Fifteen
It was so dark. And it had been so long. She had no idea on what the time of day it was. Lita slowly opened her eyes, but it made no difference. The stench was so nauseating here and it had been several days now since she had any decent food.
'Mina?' she called softly. The last person she remembered seeing was Mina. All four had woken up and realised that they were surrounded by bulky bad smelling men, they were with about twenty other girls. One of the girls had let slip that the four were people of importance and the bandits had decided to ransom them. She and Mina were taken off together into this cell. She remembered that Rei had not taken too well with captivity and had struggled and cursed even though Ami had whispered to her to no avail.
She recalled that Rei had been backhanded several times and was roughly manhandled. Of the fate of the two girls, she had no idea.
'Mina? You awake?' she called again, scared that perhaps they had taken Mina away.
Mina groaned. 'I feel like Pearl is performing Jed's victory dance in my head, I can practically hear the stomping and stamping.'
'Worry about that later,' hissed Lita, 'Right now we have to find a way out of here.'
'Oh goodness,' gasped Mina, 'Rena is going to be worried sick! And we are meant to be her guards!'
'I hope she doesn't do anything stupid,' added Lita, 'I've been examining our fetters, and we seem to be chained to the wall.'
And she was right. Both girls were next to each other but their wrists and ankles were chained to the wall behind them. They could take a step forward but that was all the reach that the chain allowed them.
'It smells so bad in here,' moaned Lita, 'but I don't how we can escape.' She thought of poor frantic Serena left alone with those impudent men, which led to thought of General Nephrite and what he said of her.
'I have an idea,' she hissed to Mina. she mentally snorted at the General.
@~@~@~@
Meanwhile......
Ami was scared but she was trying to calm down. They had taken her to the cell and shoved her in but Rei was taken elsewhere. Now Ami, alone, was trying to panic but to think carefully instead.
She had taken in her surroundings and scrutinized the chains thoroughly. She smirked. Bandits they might be but when it came to the quality of their imprisonment...... well let's just say she's seen better.
With a bit of struggling and wriggling she managed to remove a pin from her hair and proceeded to wrestle with the lock with the pin in her mouth.
@~@~@~@
In a cell not far away......
They had not even bothered to chain her up. They just threw her in and sneered and told her that they will be back and she would be justly punished for her insolence. Rei could tell she was bleeding, the blood dripped from her nostril and she could taste it.
At first she had cursed and railed and pounded the thick wooden door but alas it prevailed. Soon it got to her, she jumped at the smallest sounds, mice and bugs were roaming around. She could see things in the shadows. She never told anyone but Rei suffered from a slight case of claustrophobia and fear of the dark.
cried Rei softly to herself. But all the same she sank to the floor and huddled. She closed her eyes and imagined happy times and memories to keep the darkness at bay.
Unbidden, a blonde General with a cheeky grin surfaced in her thoughts. She could see his arrogant smiling face and anger at him grew on remembrance of the last meeting they had. But anger was better than fear and of that she was glad.
@~@~@~@~@
They had approached cautiously, checking their trail as well as scouting ahead but it was not good enough. The entrance to the bandit camp was in a cave. They had made their lair in the twisting tunnels that went under a mountain.
They had barely gotten in sight of the cave mouth when bandits came swarming out ready to attack.
'Be on guard!' shouted Malachite as he held his sword at the ready.
'Stay back!' yelled Darien to Serena, trying to keep an eye on her as well as the approaching bandits.
Serena only snorted and disappeared behind a tree.
With a wave they came, like ants out of an anthill, seemingly endless. Swords clashed and more than a few bandits were felled at the hands of the Princes. These bandits had strength not in their skill of the sword or expertise of strategy but in numbers, they had the numbers to overthrow the more competent opponent.
Darien thought they were doing well until he saw two burly men lead a semi- struggling princess into the mouth of the cave.
'Serena!' he shouted and lunged for her but he was boxed in. His entire being filled with dread as he watched her disappear into the darkness.
@~@~@~@
Serena had been about to transform when an idea struck her. Why fight your way to the girls when you can get them to take you directly there? So she purposely let some bandits see her defenceless, even screamed and waved her arms about wildly to attract their notice and promptly she was kidnapped.
Serena thought it was rather amusing as she struggled and made whimpering noises. 'Oh please don't hurt me!' she said girlishly and resisted the urge to laugh. As the two men lead her away she did not hear the cry of anguish that followed her wake.
@~@~@~@~@
'Well done!' congratulated Mina, 'I'm not sure how you did that all chained up but you were great.'
'Nothing at all manly about it!' agreed Lita proudly. It was actually Nephrite who inspired the idea. She had screamed and called until a bandit had opened the door and had without delay seduced him. Once he had removed half her shackles she had head butted him and here they were now.
'It's amazing what a bit of squirming and a flash of thigh can do,' commented Lita.
They had left the room and were running in the direction that Rei and Ami had been taken earlier when around the corner who should they bump smack bang into?
She had been ready to knock them out but luckily recognised them and turned her swing into a hug instead.
'I am so glad to see you!' gushed Serena, 'Where are Ami and Rei?' she asked anxiously.
'We're looking for them now,' explained Mina, 'How did you get here?'
'Oh, the Generals and the Prince came with me,' she enlightened, 'It was the only way the Queen would let me go.'
Lita huffed. 'Like we need their help. Let's go!'
And together they ran in search of the others.
@~@~@~@~@
The five men had made it into the cave and were now in search of the girls. So much for stealth, apparently the bandits had been challenged by another bandit clan and had thought that the Princes were part of them which was why they were so readily attacking.
Zoisite skidded around a corner. 'This way,' he called. He had gathered and bought information on the way here from commoners and locals on the layout and had a rough idea.
They ran down the twisting hallways, making quick work of the bandits on the way. 'This is the first prisoner cell,' informed Zoi. They removed the bar across the door and kicked the door down.
The smell that was released.... They all gagged. 'I don't think there is anyone left alive in there,' commented Nephrite and onwards they went.
They had knocked down five or six more doors until they came to the last one in that hallway.
Malachite kicked the door down. Nothing happened. No noises or smells came from within. No screaming terrified girls came streaming out.
Zoicite slowly ventured in and was promptly brained by an iron chain.
'Take that you disgusting foul cretin!' screamed Ami as she kicked and stomped on him to make sure he was down.
The other men hurriedly grabbed her arms and pulled her back. She swung her fist at them and managed to trip Jadeite as he was unprepared for the assault.
'Ami!' cried Darien and he shook her shoulders. 'It's us! We're here to rescue you!'
Ami calmed down enough to recognise the Prince.
'Oh,' she said blankly before turning crimson. 'Hello.' She ventured.
Jadeite rolled off the floor. 'Nice leg-sweep,' he commented.
'Sorry,' said Ami ashamedly.
'Maybe you should say that to him,' pointed out Nephrite as Zoicite was rolling around the floor clutching his head.
Ami bit her lip worriedly while analysing his wound from where she stood and when satisfied that he was going to be alright, muttered loudly, 'Serves you right!'
'And here I was,' said Zoicite affronted, 'being nice and all and coming to rescue you!' He sat up and there was a large red bump on his forehead that looked like it might start bleeding.
'And who said I need or want rescuing?' said Ami archly.
'No time for that!' protested Darien as he realised that Ami was alone. 'You can flirt with him later, we need to find Serena!'
'Flirt?! Who would want to fli- Serena?? What is Serena doing here?' screamed Ami.
'She came to help and wouldn't take no for an answer.' Explained Nephrite.
'Let's go then,' said Ami and began taking the direction that Mina and Lita were taken.
They had turned a corner and abruptly ran into a group of bandits who immediately began attacking. Zoicite was surprised that Ami was defending herself alright. 'For a girl that is,' he muttered under his breath. (a/n none of the girls has transformed yet and are still wearing there dresses.)
In the confusion of the fight, Jadeite and Malachite were separated from the rest of the group. They weren't worried however and continued there search.
@~@~@~@
'Blast it!' screamed Mina as they looked in yet another empty cell. They had found the girls from the village and had managed to direct the girls to the way out but Mina was not leaving until Ami and Rei were found.
They twisted through a few more corridors and entered through a pair of large thick wooden doors and unexpectedly found themselves in some sort of throne room. It was currently empty.
They saw doors on the other side of the room and began to run to them when the doors burst open and bandits came swarming in.
"Retreat!" hissed Serena, but it was too late. The bandits had seen them and surrounded them.
'This keeps getting better and better,' muttered Lita as she took up the defensive position.
@~@~@~@
The men and Ami had been running recklessly when they heard the sound of a speech. They peeked their heads around the doorframe to meet the sight of an exceptionally large and hairy man standing on a dais and addressing three girls.
'What do we have here?' he sneered. 'Runaways.'
'Shut your pie-hole!' barked Lita having had enough of this place.
'Feisty,' commented the bandit leader, 'Perhaps I won't ransom that one and keep her for my personal....... enjoyment.'
Lita grew red with rage.
Ami saw this and immediately ran into the room to the objections of everyone else. 'Lita!' she cried and the bandits amusedly let her pass, after all where is the harm in a young girl?
Lita turned. 'Ami!" she cried and all four girls had a brief group hug.
The bandit leader laughed. 'Well another one to join?' His chuckling was deep and breathless, it sounded like he was choking on a fishbone.
The men had not followed Ami. They had stayed hidden behind the door, now rapidly trying to calculate a plan in which the girls could be removed before they were hurt.
Zoicite snorted at the folly of Ami. Really, what help could she be to them there?
@~@~@~@
Jadeite and Malachite had seen a village girl running and had grabbed her for directions. Now they were quickly making their way to Rei's cell.
Malachite knocked down the door but again nothing happened. Mindful of the last time such a thing occurred, Jadeite called, 'Rei? It's me. We've come to rescue you.'
There was no answer and when his eyes became accustomed to the gloom, he saw that the cell was empty.
He turned to leave when a slight movement caught his eye. There huddled in a corner, gently rocking herself back and forth with her head buried in her arms was Rei.
Her hair had come free of its binding and settled around her like a blanket. Jadeite cautiously approached.
Malachite waited outside. This was best left to them he decided.
Jadeite gently touched her arm but she hastily withdrew.
'Rei,' he said again desperately, 'Come we can go now. Are you hurt in any way?' he asked.
Rei slowly raised her head up and blinked. 'Jed?' she queried.
He nodded and took both her hands.
'Jed!' she cried and flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his head and buried her head in his shoulders.
'It's alright now,' he crooned wondering why Rei was so affected. He could tell that she was in tears by the wetness of his shirt.
'We have to find the other girls, Serena is here too.' He told her gently. This bought an immediate reaction.
'Serena? What is that bubble-headed girl think she's doing?' she cried angrily.
Jadeite smiled. An angry Rei was what he was used to. He would ask her what was wrong later, now was not the time.
Rei collected herself immediately and stood up. Without waiting she made her way out the door and along with Malachite began to run.
@~@~@~@~@
'-scum, trash, filthy, heathen, foul, repulsive, hideous, revolting, need I say more?' asked Serena when asked to describe the bandit.
'Oh I can add a lot more,' interrupted Ami. 'Really Serena, you have to increase your vocabulary. He is also the most utterly disgusting, hairy, and absolute reeking man I have ever come across.'
'Don't forget his very bad rotting breath,' added Lita, 'I can smell it from here and it is nauseating.'
'His teeth aren't too good either,' commented Mina, 'You really should brush three times a day.'
The bandit leader had been getting angrier and angrier at the insults and he had had enough. Four mere girls were insulting and ridiculing him in front of his soldiers and more than one were laughing at him.
'Attack!' he cried but not one of his men followed.
'Sir,' one stammered, 'we can't attack defenceless girls specially when they ain't armed.'
The others agreed. 'Well give them swords than attack!' he demanded angrily.
Swords were procured and given to the girls. One bandit even generously showed Ami how to hold it.
'Attack!' the leader cried again but yet they still hesitated.
However when one bandit boldly groped Mina's behind, others followed his example.
The men outside the door could not wait no longer and all semblance of a plan was discarded as they charged in and were met with swords.
From the door on the other side of the room, Malachite had noticed the tall blonde and both he and Jadeite jumped into the fray.
All five girls raised their arms and cried out their planets respectively. A blinding light filled the room but disappeared as quickly.
The bandits all stoped and gaped. The girls looked .... different. Gone were their long flowing dresses and were replaced by sailor uniforms with very short skirts. The girls did not look so defenceless now, rather predatory.
Taking advantage of the astonishment of the men, all five girls began attacking like a whirlwind. They guarded each others back and systematically took the bandits down one by one.
The Princes views were rather blocked but they could tell that the girls were fighting and could take care of themselves.
Pretty soon, only the bandit leader was left and he tried to flee only to be captured by Darien. 'I will take him back to the village; they will know how to exact justice.' He said.
The girls looked at each other. 'I guess we should leave it to them as we are on earth,' whispered Mina so the other girls said nothing.
Once heading back to the village to check on the other girls, the party of now ten set off back to the palace, girls feeling resentment and uncomfortable, men feeling anxious and ready to apologise but not sure how.
@~@~~~@~@~~@
Sorry the ending here sucks but I am not sure what to write. I skipped the fight scene too.... ( I don't know how to write fight scenes...... *sigh*
Coming up - the guys make it up to the girls.
I feel so bad for not updating!! Gomen!! I am swamped with school work, everything was due this week... I only have two more assignments to go, (due in 2 days) but I decided to do this instead.
Roswellachick - Thank you! I can't believe you reviewed like all the chapters! Did you read them all at once? Thanx for telling me ur fav lines, this gives me ideas on what to write. ^-^!
weezerchic2909, emmastarz and Eo - thank you, you're very polite and encouraging! (
Sam - thank you very much. I feel special. ^-^! I know my summary isn't so good but I truthfully have no idea what to write! Any ideas or suggestions anyone? It would be greatly appreciated.
MarinLeadCrow - Thank you for reviewing! I am somewhat confused though; do you want me to end the story? Is that why you are avoiding chapter titles? And on the 'pitiful me' thing, I believe everyone has a 'poor little me' story in them, no matter how small and the Princesses are no exception. I also believe that bad experiences prepare you for the future, for example I have a friend who had really really bad fashion sense, worse than the rest of us when in her primary years but now she is the classiest dresser of us all. It's like karma.
Ellen - I'm trying! ^-^!
Ocianne - no problem! You better update though! ^_~!
Pyro*Chic - I am so behind on h/w and assignments that it is not funny! It takes me bout two hours to write a chapter, I don't check or go through or rewrite though. I write a chapter at a time, instead of in parts. I think that is why mum cut off my net....
Astgal, Snowgrl - thank you, make me feel happy!
Plastraa - Thank you! I'm flattered! I don't think I have the privilege to demand reviews.... If I did I probably would get flames instead! Yay! I'm a fav author! Thanx!
Sorry that took so long but never have I got so many reviews and I wanted to acknowledge you all! Very sorry if I missed anyone. Gomen!
Onwards.........
Chapter Fifteen
It was so dark. And it had been so long. She had no idea on what the time of day it was. Lita slowly opened her eyes, but it made no difference. The stench was so nauseating here and it had been several days now since she had any decent food.
'Mina?' she called softly. The last person she remembered seeing was Mina. All four had woken up and realised that they were surrounded by bulky bad smelling men, they were with about twenty other girls. One of the girls had let slip that the four were people of importance and the bandits had decided to ransom them. She and Mina were taken off together into this cell. She remembered that Rei had not taken too well with captivity and had struggled and cursed even though Ami had whispered to her to no avail.
She recalled that Rei had been backhanded several times and was roughly manhandled. Of the fate of the two girls, she had no idea.
'Mina? You awake?' she called again, scared that perhaps they had taken Mina away.
Mina groaned. 'I feel like Pearl is performing Jed's victory dance in my head, I can practically hear the stomping and stamping.'
'Worry about that later,' hissed Lita, 'Right now we have to find a way out of here.'
'Oh goodness,' gasped Mina, 'Rena is going to be worried sick! And we are meant to be her guards!'
'I hope she doesn't do anything stupid,' added Lita, 'I've been examining our fetters, and we seem to be chained to the wall.'
And she was right. Both girls were next to each other but their wrists and ankles were chained to the wall behind them. They could take a step forward but that was all the reach that the chain allowed them.
'It smells so bad in here,' moaned Lita, 'but I don't how we can escape.' She thought of poor frantic Serena left alone with those impudent men, which led to thought of General Nephrite and what he said of her.
'I have an idea,' she hissed to Mina. she mentally snorted at the General.
@~@~@~@
Meanwhile......
Ami was scared but she was trying to calm down. They had taken her to the cell and shoved her in but Rei was taken elsewhere. Now Ami, alone, was trying to panic but to think carefully instead.
She had taken in her surroundings and scrutinized the chains thoroughly. She smirked. Bandits they might be but when it came to the quality of their imprisonment...... well let's just say she's seen better.
With a bit of struggling and wriggling she managed to remove a pin from her hair and proceeded to wrestle with the lock with the pin in her mouth.
@~@~@~@
In a cell not far away......
They had not even bothered to chain her up. They just threw her in and sneered and told her that they will be back and she would be justly punished for her insolence. Rei could tell she was bleeding, the blood dripped from her nostril and she could taste it.
At first she had cursed and railed and pounded the thick wooden door but alas it prevailed. Soon it got to her, she jumped at the smallest sounds, mice and bugs were roaming around. She could see things in the shadows. She never told anyone but Rei suffered from a slight case of claustrophobia and fear of the dark.
cried Rei softly to herself. But all the same she sank to the floor and huddled. She closed her eyes and imagined happy times and memories to keep the darkness at bay.
Unbidden, a blonde General with a cheeky grin surfaced in her thoughts. She could see his arrogant smiling face and anger at him grew on remembrance of the last meeting they had. But anger was better than fear and of that she was glad.
@~@~@~@~@
They had approached cautiously, checking their trail as well as scouting ahead but it was not good enough. The entrance to the bandit camp was in a cave. They had made their lair in the twisting tunnels that went under a mountain.
They had barely gotten in sight of the cave mouth when bandits came swarming out ready to attack.
'Be on guard!' shouted Malachite as he held his sword at the ready.
'Stay back!' yelled Darien to Serena, trying to keep an eye on her as well as the approaching bandits.
Serena only snorted and disappeared behind a tree.
With a wave they came, like ants out of an anthill, seemingly endless. Swords clashed and more than a few bandits were felled at the hands of the Princes. These bandits had strength not in their skill of the sword or expertise of strategy but in numbers, they had the numbers to overthrow the more competent opponent.
Darien thought they were doing well until he saw two burly men lead a semi- struggling princess into the mouth of the cave.
'Serena!' he shouted and lunged for her but he was boxed in. His entire being filled with dread as he watched her disappear into the darkness.
@~@~@~@
Serena had been about to transform when an idea struck her. Why fight your way to the girls when you can get them to take you directly there? So she purposely let some bandits see her defenceless, even screamed and waved her arms about wildly to attract their notice and promptly she was kidnapped.
Serena thought it was rather amusing as she struggled and made whimpering noises. 'Oh please don't hurt me!' she said girlishly and resisted the urge to laugh. As the two men lead her away she did not hear the cry of anguish that followed her wake.
@~@~@~@~@
'Well done!' congratulated Mina, 'I'm not sure how you did that all chained up but you were great.'
'Nothing at all manly about it!' agreed Lita proudly. It was actually Nephrite who inspired the idea. She had screamed and called until a bandit had opened the door and had without delay seduced him. Once he had removed half her shackles she had head butted him and here they were now.
'It's amazing what a bit of squirming and a flash of thigh can do,' commented Lita.
They had left the room and were running in the direction that Rei and Ami had been taken earlier when around the corner who should they bump smack bang into?
She had been ready to knock them out but luckily recognised them and turned her swing into a hug instead.
'I am so glad to see you!' gushed Serena, 'Where are Ami and Rei?' she asked anxiously.
'We're looking for them now,' explained Mina, 'How did you get here?'
'Oh, the Generals and the Prince came with me,' she enlightened, 'It was the only way the Queen would let me go.'
Lita huffed. 'Like we need their help. Let's go!'
And together they ran in search of the others.
@~@~@~@~@
The five men had made it into the cave and were now in search of the girls. So much for stealth, apparently the bandits had been challenged by another bandit clan and had thought that the Princes were part of them which was why they were so readily attacking.
Zoisite skidded around a corner. 'This way,' he called. He had gathered and bought information on the way here from commoners and locals on the layout and had a rough idea.
They ran down the twisting hallways, making quick work of the bandits on the way. 'This is the first prisoner cell,' informed Zoi. They removed the bar across the door and kicked the door down.
The smell that was released.... They all gagged. 'I don't think there is anyone left alive in there,' commented Nephrite and onwards they went.
They had knocked down five or six more doors until they came to the last one in that hallway.
Malachite kicked the door down. Nothing happened. No noises or smells came from within. No screaming terrified girls came streaming out.
Zoicite slowly ventured in and was promptly brained by an iron chain.
'Take that you disgusting foul cretin!' screamed Ami as she kicked and stomped on him to make sure he was down.
The other men hurriedly grabbed her arms and pulled her back. She swung her fist at them and managed to trip Jadeite as he was unprepared for the assault.
'Ami!' cried Darien and he shook her shoulders. 'It's us! We're here to rescue you!'
Ami calmed down enough to recognise the Prince.
'Oh,' she said blankly before turning crimson. 'Hello.' She ventured.
Jadeite rolled off the floor. 'Nice leg-sweep,' he commented.
'Sorry,' said Ami ashamedly.
'Maybe you should say that to him,' pointed out Nephrite as Zoicite was rolling around the floor clutching his head.
Ami bit her lip worriedly while analysing his wound from where she stood and when satisfied that he was going to be alright, muttered loudly, 'Serves you right!'
'And here I was,' said Zoicite affronted, 'being nice and all and coming to rescue you!' He sat up and there was a large red bump on his forehead that looked like it might start bleeding.
'And who said I need or want rescuing?' said Ami archly.
'No time for that!' protested Darien as he realised that Ami was alone. 'You can flirt with him later, we need to find Serena!'
'Flirt?! Who would want to fli- Serena?? What is Serena doing here?' screamed Ami.
'She came to help and wouldn't take no for an answer.' Explained Nephrite.
'Let's go then,' said Ami and began taking the direction that Mina and Lita were taken.
They had turned a corner and abruptly ran into a group of bandits who immediately began attacking. Zoicite was surprised that Ami was defending herself alright. 'For a girl that is,' he muttered under his breath. (a/n none of the girls has transformed yet and are still wearing there dresses.)
In the confusion of the fight, Jadeite and Malachite were separated from the rest of the group. They weren't worried however and continued there search.
@~@~@~@
'Blast it!' screamed Mina as they looked in yet another empty cell. They had found the girls from the village and had managed to direct the girls to the way out but Mina was not leaving until Ami and Rei were found.
They twisted through a few more corridors and entered through a pair of large thick wooden doors and unexpectedly found themselves in some sort of throne room. It was currently empty.
They saw doors on the other side of the room and began to run to them when the doors burst open and bandits came swarming in.
"Retreat!" hissed Serena, but it was too late. The bandits had seen them and surrounded them.
'This keeps getting better and better,' muttered Lita as she took up the defensive position.
@~@~@~@
The men and Ami had been running recklessly when they heard the sound of a speech. They peeked their heads around the doorframe to meet the sight of an exceptionally large and hairy man standing on a dais and addressing three girls.
'What do we have here?' he sneered. 'Runaways.'
'Shut your pie-hole!' barked Lita having had enough of this place.
'Feisty,' commented the bandit leader, 'Perhaps I won't ransom that one and keep her for my personal....... enjoyment.'
Lita grew red with rage.
Ami saw this and immediately ran into the room to the objections of everyone else. 'Lita!' she cried and the bandits amusedly let her pass, after all where is the harm in a young girl?
Lita turned. 'Ami!" she cried and all four girls had a brief group hug.
The bandit leader laughed. 'Well another one to join?' His chuckling was deep and breathless, it sounded like he was choking on a fishbone.
The men had not followed Ami. They had stayed hidden behind the door, now rapidly trying to calculate a plan in which the girls could be removed before they were hurt.
Zoicite snorted at the folly of Ami. Really, what help could she be to them there?
@~@~@~@
Jadeite and Malachite had seen a village girl running and had grabbed her for directions. Now they were quickly making their way to Rei's cell.
Malachite knocked down the door but again nothing happened. Mindful of the last time such a thing occurred, Jadeite called, 'Rei? It's me. We've come to rescue you.'
There was no answer and when his eyes became accustomed to the gloom, he saw that the cell was empty.
He turned to leave when a slight movement caught his eye. There huddled in a corner, gently rocking herself back and forth with her head buried in her arms was Rei.
Her hair had come free of its binding and settled around her like a blanket. Jadeite cautiously approached.
Malachite waited outside. This was best left to them he decided.
Jadeite gently touched her arm but she hastily withdrew.
'Rei,' he said again desperately, 'Come we can go now. Are you hurt in any way?' he asked.
Rei slowly raised her head up and blinked. 'Jed?' she queried.
He nodded and took both her hands.
'Jed!' she cried and flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his head and buried her head in his shoulders.
'It's alright now,' he crooned wondering why Rei was so affected. He could tell that she was in tears by the wetness of his shirt.
'We have to find the other girls, Serena is here too.' He told her gently. This bought an immediate reaction.
'Serena? What is that bubble-headed girl think she's doing?' she cried angrily.
Jadeite smiled. An angry Rei was what he was used to. He would ask her what was wrong later, now was not the time.
Rei collected herself immediately and stood up. Without waiting she made her way out the door and along with Malachite began to run.
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'-scum, trash, filthy, heathen, foul, repulsive, hideous, revolting, need I say more?' asked Serena when asked to describe the bandit.
'Oh I can add a lot more,' interrupted Ami. 'Really Serena, you have to increase your vocabulary. He is also the most utterly disgusting, hairy, and absolute reeking man I have ever come across.'
'Don't forget his very bad rotting breath,' added Lita, 'I can smell it from here and it is nauseating.'
'His teeth aren't too good either,' commented Mina, 'You really should brush three times a day.'
The bandit leader had been getting angrier and angrier at the insults and he had had enough. Four mere girls were insulting and ridiculing him in front of his soldiers and more than one were laughing at him.
'Attack!' he cried but not one of his men followed.
'Sir,' one stammered, 'we can't attack defenceless girls specially when they ain't armed.'
The others agreed. 'Well give them swords than attack!' he demanded angrily.
Swords were procured and given to the girls. One bandit even generously showed Ami how to hold it.
'Attack!' the leader cried again but yet they still hesitated.
However when one bandit boldly groped Mina's behind, others followed his example.
The men outside the door could not wait no longer and all semblance of a plan was discarded as they charged in and were met with swords.
From the door on the other side of the room, Malachite had noticed the tall blonde and both he and Jadeite jumped into the fray.
All five girls raised their arms and cried out their planets respectively. A blinding light filled the room but disappeared as quickly.
The bandits all stoped and gaped. The girls looked .... different. Gone were their long flowing dresses and were replaced by sailor uniforms with very short skirts. The girls did not look so defenceless now, rather predatory.
Taking advantage of the astonishment of the men, all five girls began attacking like a whirlwind. They guarded each others back and systematically took the bandits down one by one.
The Princes views were rather blocked but they could tell that the girls were fighting and could take care of themselves.
Pretty soon, only the bandit leader was left and he tried to flee only to be captured by Darien. 'I will take him back to the village; they will know how to exact justice.' He said.
The girls looked at each other. 'I guess we should leave it to them as we are on earth,' whispered Mina so the other girls said nothing.
Once heading back to the village to check on the other girls, the party of now ten set off back to the palace, girls feeling resentment and uncomfortable, men feeling anxious and ready to apologise but not sure how.
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Sorry the ending here sucks but I am not sure what to write. I skipped the fight scene too.... ( I don't know how to write fight scenes...... *sigh*
Coming up - the guys make it up to the girls.