Chapter 5
"Well," Melody sighed as she looked around, "I can officially say that all of us are fucked up."
Brian looked at her with the 'don't swear' look. Then he looked at the five armored boys, "thank you for saving us."
"Don't mention it," the boy in dark blue smiled. "By the way, I'm Rowen."
"I'm Sage," the boy in green said formally.
"I'm Kento," the boy in orange said in a friendly manner.
Brian looked at the boy in light blue, "why don't you introduce yourself, Cye."
"Brian!" Cye blushed, "don't embarrass me."
"You two know each other?" Sarah asked.
"Yes," Brian smiled, "in fact, I met Cye at a football game."
"But the British don't have football," Melody stated.
Jazalyn smiled, "it's the international term for soccer."
"Oh," Melody blushed.
Sarah looked around, "we'd better find some shelter."
"Yeah," Jazalyn agreed, "we're sitting ducks out here."
Dais, Anubis, Cale, and Sekhmet were standing in their master's throne room, "those five Ronin brats are weak," Anubis stated, "getting rid of them should be a snap."
Cale smiled, "and what about those three upstarts, Anubis?"
Anubis glared daggers at Cale, "the girl Jazalyn is mine."
"And I hope you don't have any plans to gut Melody," Sekhmet threatened Cale, "Because she's mine."
Cale laughed, "You two are pathetic."
Dais ignored the conversation. His mind was wandering back to the girl with glasses who had laughed at him. What amazed Dais was that the girl, Jazalyn, and Melody didn't show any sign of fear around the Warlords. The young man and the other girl showed a little bit of fear, and even a bit of nervousness, but why not those three? It was almost as if they expected the Warlords to act in their usual manner, 'who was that girl?' Dais thought, 'and why didn't she show any signs fear? Is she crazy, or is it something else?'
Then Dais remembered that the five non-combatants all wore necklace with a charm on it. But it was the charm that the girl with glasses was wearing that struck his attention. 'So it was the virtue of Serenity,' Dais thought, 'that doesn't mean anything.'
"Dark Warlords," Talpa's voice boomed.
"Yes master," all four Warlords chorused.
"These five Ronin Warriors could be a problem for us," Talpa said, "I want them eliminated."
"Let me go and kill the upstarts, Master" Anubis supplicated.
Dais laughed, "Those five children could be more trouble than you think, Anubis."
Anubis rose to Dais' challenge "As if you don't have any problems dealing with a certain young lady."
Dais whirled around, "How did you know that?"
Anubis smiled, "I know you're thinking about that girl who laughed at you. Don't worry about it. I remember her face. Once I kill those Ronin Brats, I can get her for you."
Dais snarled, "she's mine Anubis, you touch her and I will personally gut you."
"Then you won't touch Jazalyn," Anubis smiled in triumph.
"ENOUGH!" Talpa boomed, "If those three girls interest you. The least you can do is find out their names."
"But master," Dais said, "I don't know that girl's name."
Talpa laughed, "Then watch and learn."
Suddenly a screen appeared in front of the Warlords. "That's her," Dais said, recognizing Melissa.
"Watch," Talpa commanded.
"I only know Brian," Cye replied, "but I think don't I know anyone else."
Jazalyn smiled, "I'm Jazalyn, the girl with the two purple strands of hair is Melody, the one with the Belly Button piercing is Sarah, and the one with glasses is Melissa."
"Pleased to meet you Cye," Melissa smiled.
Sarah kept looking around, "do any of you have the feeling that we're being watched?"
"Yeah," Melody shivered, "and it doesn't feel right."
"Its probably nothing," Rowen commented.
"I hope you're right," Jazalyn muttered.
Dais smiled, Melissa. That sounded like a pretty name. Cale was completely surprised when Anubis, Dais, and Sekhmet got down on one knee. "Master," Dais supplicated, "I ask for the girl Melissa."
"I ask for Jazalyn," Anubis asked.
"And I ask for Melody," Sekhmet pleaded.
Talpa would have laughed; this would work to his advantage. "Very well," he replied, "they are yours."
Cale glared as Anubis, Sekhmet, and Dais grinned.
"Well," Melody sighed as she looked around, "I can officially say that all of us are fucked up."
Brian looked at her with the 'don't swear' look. Then he looked at the five armored boys, "thank you for saving us."
"Don't mention it," the boy in dark blue smiled. "By the way, I'm Rowen."
"I'm Sage," the boy in green said formally.
"I'm Kento," the boy in orange said in a friendly manner.
Brian looked at the boy in light blue, "why don't you introduce yourself, Cye."
"Brian!" Cye blushed, "don't embarrass me."
"You two know each other?" Sarah asked.
"Yes," Brian smiled, "in fact, I met Cye at a football game."
"But the British don't have football," Melody stated.
Jazalyn smiled, "it's the international term for soccer."
"Oh," Melody blushed.
Sarah looked around, "we'd better find some shelter."
"Yeah," Jazalyn agreed, "we're sitting ducks out here."
Dais, Anubis, Cale, and Sekhmet were standing in their master's throne room, "those five Ronin brats are weak," Anubis stated, "getting rid of them should be a snap."
Cale smiled, "and what about those three upstarts, Anubis?"
Anubis glared daggers at Cale, "the girl Jazalyn is mine."
"And I hope you don't have any plans to gut Melody," Sekhmet threatened Cale, "Because she's mine."
Cale laughed, "You two are pathetic."
Dais ignored the conversation. His mind was wandering back to the girl with glasses who had laughed at him. What amazed Dais was that the girl, Jazalyn, and Melody didn't show any sign of fear around the Warlords. The young man and the other girl showed a little bit of fear, and even a bit of nervousness, but why not those three? It was almost as if they expected the Warlords to act in their usual manner, 'who was that girl?' Dais thought, 'and why didn't she show any signs fear? Is she crazy, or is it something else?'
Then Dais remembered that the five non-combatants all wore necklace with a charm on it. But it was the charm that the girl with glasses was wearing that struck his attention. 'So it was the virtue of Serenity,' Dais thought, 'that doesn't mean anything.'
"Dark Warlords," Talpa's voice boomed.
"Yes master," all four Warlords chorused.
"These five Ronin Warriors could be a problem for us," Talpa said, "I want them eliminated."
"Let me go and kill the upstarts, Master" Anubis supplicated.
Dais laughed, "Those five children could be more trouble than you think, Anubis."
Anubis rose to Dais' challenge "As if you don't have any problems dealing with a certain young lady."
Dais whirled around, "How did you know that?"
Anubis smiled, "I know you're thinking about that girl who laughed at you. Don't worry about it. I remember her face. Once I kill those Ronin Brats, I can get her for you."
Dais snarled, "she's mine Anubis, you touch her and I will personally gut you."
"Then you won't touch Jazalyn," Anubis smiled in triumph.
"ENOUGH!" Talpa boomed, "If those three girls interest you. The least you can do is find out their names."
"But master," Dais said, "I don't know that girl's name."
Talpa laughed, "Then watch and learn."
Suddenly a screen appeared in front of the Warlords. "That's her," Dais said, recognizing Melissa.
"Watch," Talpa commanded.
"I only know Brian," Cye replied, "but I think don't I know anyone else."
Jazalyn smiled, "I'm Jazalyn, the girl with the two purple strands of hair is Melody, the one with the Belly Button piercing is Sarah, and the one with glasses is Melissa."
"Pleased to meet you Cye," Melissa smiled.
Sarah kept looking around, "do any of you have the feeling that we're being watched?"
"Yeah," Melody shivered, "and it doesn't feel right."
"Its probably nothing," Rowen commented.
"I hope you're right," Jazalyn muttered.
Dais smiled, Melissa. That sounded like a pretty name. Cale was completely surprised when Anubis, Dais, and Sekhmet got down on one knee. "Master," Dais supplicated, "I ask for the girl Melissa."
"I ask for Jazalyn," Anubis asked.
"And I ask for Melody," Sekhmet pleaded.
Talpa would have laughed; this would work to his advantage. "Very well," he replied, "they are yours."
Cale glared as Anubis, Sekhmet, and Dais grinned.