Chapter Eleven-Beneath the Surface
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She struggled as she pulled under gasping her last breath as her head went under. Below her, her 'reflection' continued to pull her downward. Her eyes flashed and changed to a deep blood red. Yoshimi wanted to scream but didn't want to drown to quickly.
She'd figure away out of this somehow…or hope someone came soon. "Hehe, what losing air quickly are you? Come on deeper!" Her reflection chanted as they neared the lake's bottoms a full 60 feet down.
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Neptune was scanning the lake while Umi was preparing to dive under with Seresu. Mercury was busy calculating the depth, everyone else stood worriedly next to the lake edge.
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She was chained to an old rust spike that had fallen from some tower. Her refection was laughing at her. Her face was already red, she need air and soon. Someone help me!! I'm at the bottom of the lake, if anyone can hear me please hurry! I'm losing oxygen! She thought praying someone was nearby to catch it.
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Umi stood straight up as she heard her trainer's voice echo inside her mind. "The bottom?" She asked starring down at the glassy surface. "It will be no problem." Seresu said taking a step into the lake. Umi nodded and climbed onto Seresu's shoulder.
InuYasha looked to Umi who starred down at the surface of the water till she and the giant…'mashin' dragon. Chibiusa was clinging to Elios and kept saying over and over. "Its all my fault!" Elios would tell her it wasn't but she didn't seem to hear him.
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The reflection as swam up to the top just as Umi finished descending. "Lets see if they can tell the difference dear dear Yoshimi!" She taunted as she waved as she spread her fake wings and flew from the water's grasp. Yoshimi eyes widened then turned down to the sandy floor.
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"Yoshimi!" Vash screamed pointing to the figure that flew from the water. She gracefully landed shaking the water from her. She smiled and waved. "Sorry about that, I guess it's hard to move under water with wings!" She laughed, InuYasha growled as he pushed past everyone.
He stopped dead in his tracks as he starred at. She looked like Yoshimi, moved and talked like Yoshimi. He sniffed the air, but it wasn't Yoshimi. He drew the Tetsusaiga and pointed it at the fake. "Who the hell do you think you are?" He asked seething through his teeth. "InuYasha!!!" Everyone yelled their eyes widen watching this.
Chibiusa ran in front of Yoshimi her arms spread out blocking the halfling from view. "Put your sword down! She alive now lets not kill her! She is your trainer after all! Think about yourself! If LSS or Tokio got word you this they'd surely remove you from this world!" She yelled tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Move woman or you'll die along with this fake." InuYasha said raising the sword, Chibiusa eyes widened more for a moment before closing embracing the darkness that was sweeping toward her. "Damnit move!" He yelled starting to bring the sword down.
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Yoshimi starred up at the surface as she saw a bright pink light flash. Chibiusa…what's going on up there? Her thoughts questioned. Perhaps, for some strange reason she had heshined. But that wouldn't make sense! Wait…the reflection! Her eyes widened, she began to pull on the chains the confined her.
Damn…its no good. She thought just a large thump came from behind her. She turned seeing a large…machine dragon? Well a large machine dragon kneeling down and Umi jumping off its shoulder. A sword thrown over her shoulder, she was dressed in battle attire. She smiled at Yoshimi and raised the sword and cut her right chain and then the left.
Yoshimi fell to her knees rubbing her wrists, Umi grabbed her trainer and dragged her back to the dragon and pulled her up on the shoulder. "Ok Seresu lets go back up now." Umi said as the machine dragon stood up and jumped up toward the surface.
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Chibiusa was using the power of her crystal to protect her at best she could. She was still in training and it was hard to maintain this kind of power. The reflection grinned wickedly as she changed into a hideous beast with green scaly skin, seaweed looking hair and long claws and fangs.
"Foolish girl!" She yelled placing the tips of her left hand nails at Chibiusa's throat. Chibiusa screamed and the light vanished. InuYasha dropped the sword to the ground and growled re-sheathing it. He drew back his right hand and leapt toward the monster.
"Let her go! Iron Reamer Soul Stealer!" He brought down his hand on the monsters back. But she too quick, she kept hold of Chibiusa and moved back toward the water her eyes glaring at the hanyou. She tightened her grip on the young senshi's throat and laughed.
At that moment Seresu, Umi, and Yoshimi rose from the water. The two girls were set upon the bank of the lake and Seresu faded. Yoshimi snapped her fingers as her fans appeared in her hands. The reflection smiled, "Yes try attacking me again. I'll kill your sister." She said tauntingly.
Yoshimi wordlessly moved forward passing everyone till she and her reflection stood nearly face-to-face. Chibiusa winced as the grip was once more tighten around her frail neck. Yoshimi's ears twitched as she starred off at the small grove of cheery trees next to the lake.
"Your not real, but! Crescent Moon Binding!" She yelled leaping into the air and pointing her fans toward the grove of trees. She hovered in the air and scanned the trees. The reflection winced and let go of Chibiusa to ran back to her mother and father. Yoshimi looked down at the monster then to the senshi.
"Seems an old friend has come to play." She said pointing to the forest. The four inners looked to the grove then back to Yoshimi. "We can't see anything!" Mars called up, "Who is it?!" Jupiter said cracking her knuckles relishing the thought of a fighting some youma.
Yoshimi grinned lifting her right fan up as the four girls were incased in a ball of yellow light. She then moved her right fan in the direction of the grove and the balls flew there. They landed deep within the grove; a scream was heard and then silence.
Once more Yoshimi lifted her fan as the girl's returned the same way they left. Except Jupiter was holding on to a struggling blue haired girl that wore a light blue 'tire' looking suit and she had a small circular jewel in the center of her forehead. As they landed the girl was thrown at Serenity's feet.
The girl growled holding her left shoulder, "Fisheye? I thought you were dead!" Chibiusa said starring down at the girl. "Did you honestly believe that? Well ok so maybe that WAS my older brother! But still!!!!" She shrieked. Chibiusa laughed, "Oh yeah Fisheyes are transvestites!" She said giggling more.
Yoshimi landed and feel to her bottom her legs tucked at her sides, she tossed her wet hair over her left shoulder and smiled. Everyone was around Fisheye making their own comments; Yoshimi shook her head as she looked over her shoulder. The monster had been turned to a mere pile of dust.
She struggled to get up to managed anyhow. She walked off toward the sleeping chambers silently. "I forgot how painful staying here was!" She said with a laugh.
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Woo chapter 11!! It's moving on up isn't it? Ok for those who are wondering, yes Fisheye was a guy…don't ask me why or how that's just how Naoko wrote him. And also I doubt that he really did create youma(monster for those of you who are wondering) like the one mentioned. But hey! In the season he was in they were stealing mirrors! And the youma was Yoshimi's reflection!! So yeah!! ^^;; Ok that's stupid, but can understand where I'm coming from right? I didn't do this before so I'll do it now, at the end of chapter 11 go me! I don't own any of the characters in this story except the trainers and Yoshimi!! And well…Toshiro, Mina, and Yukio (I don't like him! Do you?). Ok next chapter coming up is! 'Leaving home and meeting the rose vixen!!' ^^ See ya soon!