Mat walked down the staircase. "Lin?" he called. She looked up at him. "Yes?" she answered. He walked over to her. "What was that whole talk about weapons?" he asked. Rin glanced up at him, beginning to feel nervous. Lin noticed this, and turned to her. "Go color in the other room" she told her. "Okay!" Rin said excitedly. She ran off, spilling crayons everywhere. Lin turned back to her cousin. "Well. You know our race has powers…but I'm assuming you haven't unlocked your yet…am I correct?" she asked. Mat blinked. "Come again?" he asked. Lin sweatdropped. "You can't tell me you don't know.." she said. He blinked again, a blank look crossing his face. "I thought you just had weapons.." he admitted. "Mat, Mat, Mat.." Lin chided, sighing. He stared at his cousin oddly. "You are hopeless.." she informed him. Mat sweatdropped. "Oh, you're a big help." he told her. She turned away, crossing her arms. "I should let you learn this on your own. I had to…" she said. "Hey, hey, hey now... " Mat said with a nervous laugh. "Grandfather would've taught us, if... you-know-what didn't happen..." he reminded her. She sighed, glancing back at him. "I know." she said slowly. Mat sat on the floor, leaning against the wall, waiting for his cousin to make up her mind. Lin thought about her options for a moment, then turned around. "Alright Mat...I'll do this for you. You go and take the senshi home, then come back, and I'll show you." she said. Mat looked up at her. "Nani!? You made me wait for-" He stopped himself from saying anything stupid to make his cousin change her mind. "I mean... yes, Lin." he corrected. He stood up and headed out to find the girls. Lin watched him leave and rolled her eyes, then went to find Rin.
Mat walked up to the remaining girls, who were sitting on the steps. "Hello again" he said. The girls looked up at him. "What did she want anyway?" Raye asked. He looked at her. "Nothing…just had to return something." he said. "I see…" Raye replied, clearly unconvinced. Why had Lin, whom had previously before attacked Mandy, now helped them rescue her? Yes, Lin and Mat were related, but did Lin do it for the sake of family, or for some other reason?
Lin walked into the library, and found Rin coloring on the walls. She crossed her arms and leaned on the doorframe. "Having fun squirt?" she asked. "Yep! Lookie! I drew snow!" Rin said, indicating the once purple wall. It was now scribbled white, up to where Rin could reach anyway. "Very nice. You can color every wall in the house if you'd like. We'll be here for awhile." Lin informed her. Rin looked up at her. "Really? How come? What's goin' on? Did'ja find any ghosts? Were they rich? Is that why we're staying?" she asked. "No…no ghosts… I just have to show someone something, ok?" Lin asked. Rin nodded. "Ok."
Mat returned to the hall, a little out of breath. "Lin…I'm here." he called. He looked around cautiously, wondering if this was part of the training. "Lin? Rin? Anybody?" he asked. Lin appeared behind him. "About time." she said. Mat turned around, almost scared by his cousin's sudden appearance. "Whew… thought you might have left." he said. Lin shook her head. "Nah…I'm not that mean." she said. She paused for a moment. 'Wait…don't reply to that." she said on second thought. Mat looked at her, then looked around the room. "Wow…it got real dark in here.." he murmured. Lin rolled her eyes. "Duh. It's dark outside, and there's hardly any lights in this place." she told him. Mat shifted his weight uneasily. "So…what do I need to learn?" he asked. "Well...there are a few things." Lin started. Mat blinked. "Like?" he asked. "First, weapon wise." she said. She tried to remember how she learned this stuff on her own. "Ok…try thinking of a weapon. If you do it right, the weapon should appear…sorta." she said. "Just like that?" he asked. She nodded. Mat shrugged, and did what his cousin suggested. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes. "Eh…didn't work." he said. Lin rolled her eyes. "Thank you for stating the obvious. Huh…this isn't gunna be easy." she muttered. Mat thought for a moment. "Maybe if I say something or something like that?" he asked. Lin shrugged. "Go ahead and try it. I don't remember how I learned…and it can't hurt to try." she replied. He thought of a weapon again, and did what he did before. "Manipulate weapon!" he said. Lin watched him. "Ooooh yea…" she murmured. "I remember now.."
Mat concentrated, and blue sparks appeared in his hand. He opened his eyes to look, and they disappeared. He blinked. "Well...you were close. Try again. But this time don't stop concentrating." Lin told him. He nodded, and did what he did before. The sparks took the form of Lin's staff. "Copy cat…well, you did it" she said crossing her arms. Mat blinked and looked at it. "Cool.." he said, swinging it around. Lin watched him. "See? Not that hard." she said. Mat concentrated again, to see if he could change it. Lin watched him, to see if he could do it. The staff turned into a whip. She nodded her approval. Mat grinned and did an Indiana Jones pose. Lin sweatdropped. She sat on the couch and watched Mat explore his new power. She tried to think of something to start conversation. "So…how's Mandy?" she asked. "Fine…" he answered, changing the whip to a pole.
Rin stood behind the door, watching them. "Why can't I do that?" she wondered aloud. She clamped her hand over her mouth, realizing her mistake, and ran, hoping no one heard her. However, she wasn't that lucky. Lin stood up, and glanced at Mat. "I'll be back.." she said, then went to find her sister. Mat blinked and changed his weapon again, watching her go.
Rin hid behind a door. Lin walked in and looked around, and then rolled her eyes. "Oh gee…I wonder where she went" she muttered sarcastically. Rin was hoping that Lin really didn't know where she was, but Lin opened the door, looking down at her. "What did I tell you about spying?" she asked. "Eep!" Rin squealed, trying to run. Lin grabbed her by the collar. "No, no, no" she said. Rin tried to wrestle free. "Hey! Put me down! I wasn't doing anything! Lemme go Lin!" she yelled. "You were spying" Lin reminded her. "Was not! Prove it!" Rin retorted. Lin rolled her eyes. "Ok. I saw you, and heard you." she said. "Nuh uh!" Rin argued. "Yes huh" Lin argued back. "Noooo" Rin retorted, wrestling free. She landed on the floor with a plop. "Ow.." she muttered. She jumped up and scrambled away, running back into the library, and climbing the ladder, hiding on the top shelf.
Mandy sat on her front porch, thinking about what had happened that day, and all that her friends had risked to help her. She really wished they wouldn't do that, she didn't know what she'd do if her friends were hurt, or worse, on her account. Serena walked out of the house. "Mandy?" she asked. Mandy looked up at her silently. "What's going on?" Serena asked, trying to get her friend to talk. Mandy looked away, looking at the sunset. "Nothing.." she answered quietly. "Don't lie to me Mandy Kino" Serena reprimanded, standing in front of her. She sighed. "Can I stay over tonight? I want to make sure you're ok." she said. "Serena, I'm fine…honest. I'm just a little shaken up is all." Mandy answered. "Pleeeeeeeeeeease?" Serena begged. Mandy sighed. "Fine Sere…" she replied. "Good. I'm gunna go home and get my stuff. Don't you go anywhere!" Serena ordered. She bounced off the porch and headed to her home. Mandy rested her chin in her hands, watching her friend go.
Mat walked up to the remaining girls, who were sitting on the steps. "Hello again" he said. The girls looked up at him. "What did she want anyway?" Raye asked. He looked at her. "Nothing…just had to return something." he said. "I see…" Raye replied, clearly unconvinced. Why had Lin, whom had previously before attacked Mandy, now helped them rescue her? Yes, Lin and Mat were related, but did Lin do it for the sake of family, or for some other reason?
Lin walked into the library, and found Rin coloring on the walls. She crossed her arms and leaned on the doorframe. "Having fun squirt?" she asked. "Yep! Lookie! I drew snow!" Rin said, indicating the once purple wall. It was now scribbled white, up to where Rin could reach anyway. "Very nice. You can color every wall in the house if you'd like. We'll be here for awhile." Lin informed her. Rin looked up at her. "Really? How come? What's goin' on? Did'ja find any ghosts? Were they rich? Is that why we're staying?" she asked. "No…no ghosts… I just have to show someone something, ok?" Lin asked. Rin nodded. "Ok."
Mat returned to the hall, a little out of breath. "Lin…I'm here." he called. He looked around cautiously, wondering if this was part of the training. "Lin? Rin? Anybody?" he asked. Lin appeared behind him. "About time." she said. Mat turned around, almost scared by his cousin's sudden appearance. "Whew… thought you might have left." he said. Lin shook her head. "Nah…I'm not that mean." she said. She paused for a moment. 'Wait…don't reply to that." she said on second thought. Mat looked at her, then looked around the room. "Wow…it got real dark in here.." he murmured. Lin rolled her eyes. "Duh. It's dark outside, and there's hardly any lights in this place." she told him. Mat shifted his weight uneasily. "So…what do I need to learn?" he asked. "Well...there are a few things." Lin started. Mat blinked. "Like?" he asked. "First, weapon wise." she said. She tried to remember how she learned this stuff on her own. "Ok…try thinking of a weapon. If you do it right, the weapon should appear…sorta." she said. "Just like that?" he asked. She nodded. Mat shrugged, and did what his cousin suggested. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes. "Eh…didn't work." he said. Lin rolled her eyes. "Thank you for stating the obvious. Huh…this isn't gunna be easy." she muttered. Mat thought for a moment. "Maybe if I say something or something like that?" he asked. Lin shrugged. "Go ahead and try it. I don't remember how I learned…and it can't hurt to try." she replied. He thought of a weapon again, and did what he did before. "Manipulate weapon!" he said. Lin watched him. "Ooooh yea…" she murmured. "I remember now.."
Mat concentrated, and blue sparks appeared in his hand. He opened his eyes to look, and they disappeared. He blinked. "Well...you were close. Try again. But this time don't stop concentrating." Lin told him. He nodded, and did what he did before. The sparks took the form of Lin's staff. "Copy cat…well, you did it" she said crossing her arms. Mat blinked and looked at it. "Cool.." he said, swinging it around. Lin watched him. "See? Not that hard." she said. Mat concentrated again, to see if he could change it. Lin watched him, to see if he could do it. The staff turned into a whip. She nodded her approval. Mat grinned and did an Indiana Jones pose. Lin sweatdropped. She sat on the couch and watched Mat explore his new power. She tried to think of something to start conversation. "So…how's Mandy?" she asked. "Fine…" he answered, changing the whip to a pole.
Rin stood behind the door, watching them. "Why can't I do that?" she wondered aloud. She clamped her hand over her mouth, realizing her mistake, and ran, hoping no one heard her. However, she wasn't that lucky. Lin stood up, and glanced at Mat. "I'll be back.." she said, then went to find her sister. Mat blinked and changed his weapon again, watching her go.
Rin hid behind a door. Lin walked in and looked around, and then rolled her eyes. "Oh gee…I wonder where she went" she muttered sarcastically. Rin was hoping that Lin really didn't know where she was, but Lin opened the door, looking down at her. "What did I tell you about spying?" she asked. "Eep!" Rin squealed, trying to run. Lin grabbed her by the collar. "No, no, no" she said. Rin tried to wrestle free. "Hey! Put me down! I wasn't doing anything! Lemme go Lin!" she yelled. "You were spying" Lin reminded her. "Was not! Prove it!" Rin retorted. Lin rolled her eyes. "Ok. I saw you, and heard you." she said. "Nuh uh!" Rin argued. "Yes huh" Lin argued back. "Noooo" Rin retorted, wrestling free. She landed on the floor with a plop. "Ow.." she muttered. She jumped up and scrambled away, running back into the library, and climbing the ladder, hiding on the top shelf.
Mandy sat on her front porch, thinking about what had happened that day, and all that her friends had risked to help her. She really wished they wouldn't do that, she didn't know what she'd do if her friends were hurt, or worse, on her account. Serena walked out of the house. "Mandy?" she asked. Mandy looked up at her silently. "What's going on?" Serena asked, trying to get her friend to talk. Mandy looked away, looking at the sunset. "Nothing.." she answered quietly. "Don't lie to me Mandy Kino" Serena reprimanded, standing in front of her. She sighed. "Can I stay over tonight? I want to make sure you're ok." she said. "Serena, I'm fine…honest. I'm just a little shaken up is all." Mandy answered. "Pleeeeeeeeeeease?" Serena begged. Mandy sighed. "Fine Sere…" she replied. "Good. I'm gunna go home and get my stuff. Don't you go anywhere!" Serena ordered. She bounced off the porch and headed to her home. Mandy rested her chin in her hands, watching her friend go.