Author's Note: I do not own Ronin Warriors, but Ayame Mouri is my own
character.
Chapter 2: Worst Nightmare
In her room in the castle, Ayame sat in the chair at her bureau brushing her hair when Sekhmet knocked on the door.
"What is it?" she asked as he came in the room.
"Master Talpa wants you in the throne room," he told her as she stood up.
She walked out of the room and headed for the throne room and walked over to where Talpa was standing.
"You summoned me," she said.
"Rowen of the Strata is alone in the woods," Talpa said. "Go and bring him here no matter what."
She nodded and disappeared. Rowen was sitting in the woods staring up at the sky when he was hit from behind and he fell off the rock he was sitting on. He turned to see Ayame standing there in her armor.
"You're coming with me," Ayame said taking her bow from her back.
"I don't think so," Rowen said. "Armor of Strata, dao gi."
"Not so fast," Ayame said. "Ice Tsunami Wall Blast."
Rowen was hit hard by the sure-kill and went flying back and landed in a heap. At the house, the others heard the explosion and headed for the woods. Ayame walked over to where Rowen laid.
"Now that was too easy," Ayame said, picking him up and throwing him over her shoulder.
"I don't think so," Ryo shouted as they came into the clearing. "Drop him."
"Alright." She dropped Rowen to the ground and took out her swords.
"Ice cube Freeze."
"Flare Up Now."
Ryo didn't stand a chance and was hit harder than the others from her attack. Ayame just laughed and picked Rowen up once more and disappeared with him. At the throne room, she appeared with Rowen.
"Good job, Ayame," Talpa said walking over. "Take him down to the dungeons until I'm ready for him."
Rowen started to come around right as he was chained to the wall in the dungeon cell, but was too weak to struggle. She left, locking the door behind her. Back in the woods, the others were starting to come around, except for Ryo who was still out since he took the worst of Ayame's attack. They hurried over to him.
"Let's get him back to the house," Sage said to Kento. "I'll heal him there."
They carried him between them and headed for the house. Mia saw them coming and had the door open as they rushed in and took Ryo upstairs to his room. Kento joined Mia downstairs while Sage tended to Ryo.
"What happened?" Mia asked.
"Talpa has turned Cye's sister against us," Kento explained. "He took the most of the hit from her attack."
"He'll be fine," Sage said coming back downstairs. "We just need to keep him warm. Her attack makes you feel like you're freezing up."
"I have some heating pads around here somewhere," Mia said. "That should work."
They helped her find the heating pads and took them upstairs and placed them over and under Ryo. Ryo slept through the whole thing. Mia left to go to bed while Sage and Kento went in to check on Cye who was sound asleep and then went downstairs to talk about their situation.
"What are we going to do?" Kento asked. "With Ryo and Cye out of the commission and Rowen captured, we don't stand a chance against Ayame."
"Ryo should be fine by tomorrow and Cye will be sore for a while but I'm sure he'll be able to help us get Rowen back and get Ayame back on our side," Sage said. "We shouldn't worry."
They headed up to bed also. At the castle, Rowen was completely awake now and tried to move but found his hands chained to the wall behind him. He was working on them when he heard the door open and Ayame entered with Dynasty Soldiers right behind her.
They held him as she undid the chains and he was forced to walk and was taken to the throne room where they chained him to the wall and left. He glanced up as Talpa entered the room and walked over to him.
"The others will find me Talpa," Rowen said as he stopped in front of him.
"I'm planning on it," Talpa said.
Rowen had no idea what he was talking about until Badamon entered the room and floated toward them.
"Do it," Talpa ordered.
Before Rowen knew, pain was coursing through his body. The pain was unbearable and Rowen tried not to scream but after a while couldn't hold it. Before long he slumped against the chains.
"Ayame," Talpa shouted and she entered the throne room.
"Yes," she said coming over.
"Take him to the room next to yours," Talpa told her. "He is now on our side."
She nodded and undid Rowen's chains and slung him over her shoulder and walked out of the room. She kicked open the door to the room and laid him on the bed and then left, shutting the door behind her.
--To be continued--
Chapter 2: Worst Nightmare
In her room in the castle, Ayame sat in the chair at her bureau brushing her hair when Sekhmet knocked on the door.
"What is it?" she asked as he came in the room.
"Master Talpa wants you in the throne room," he told her as she stood up.
She walked out of the room and headed for the throne room and walked over to where Talpa was standing.
"You summoned me," she said.
"Rowen of the Strata is alone in the woods," Talpa said. "Go and bring him here no matter what."
She nodded and disappeared. Rowen was sitting in the woods staring up at the sky when he was hit from behind and he fell off the rock he was sitting on. He turned to see Ayame standing there in her armor.
"You're coming with me," Ayame said taking her bow from her back.
"I don't think so," Rowen said. "Armor of Strata, dao gi."
"Not so fast," Ayame said. "Ice Tsunami Wall Blast."
Rowen was hit hard by the sure-kill and went flying back and landed in a heap. At the house, the others heard the explosion and headed for the woods. Ayame walked over to where Rowen laid.
"Now that was too easy," Ayame said, picking him up and throwing him over her shoulder.
"I don't think so," Ryo shouted as they came into the clearing. "Drop him."
"Alright." She dropped Rowen to the ground and took out her swords.
"Ice cube Freeze."
"Flare Up Now."
Ryo didn't stand a chance and was hit harder than the others from her attack. Ayame just laughed and picked Rowen up once more and disappeared with him. At the throne room, she appeared with Rowen.
"Good job, Ayame," Talpa said walking over. "Take him down to the dungeons until I'm ready for him."
Rowen started to come around right as he was chained to the wall in the dungeon cell, but was too weak to struggle. She left, locking the door behind her. Back in the woods, the others were starting to come around, except for Ryo who was still out since he took the worst of Ayame's attack. They hurried over to him.
"Let's get him back to the house," Sage said to Kento. "I'll heal him there."
They carried him between them and headed for the house. Mia saw them coming and had the door open as they rushed in and took Ryo upstairs to his room. Kento joined Mia downstairs while Sage tended to Ryo.
"What happened?" Mia asked.
"Talpa has turned Cye's sister against us," Kento explained. "He took the most of the hit from her attack."
"He'll be fine," Sage said coming back downstairs. "We just need to keep him warm. Her attack makes you feel like you're freezing up."
"I have some heating pads around here somewhere," Mia said. "That should work."
They helped her find the heating pads and took them upstairs and placed them over and under Ryo. Ryo slept through the whole thing. Mia left to go to bed while Sage and Kento went in to check on Cye who was sound asleep and then went downstairs to talk about their situation.
"What are we going to do?" Kento asked. "With Ryo and Cye out of the commission and Rowen captured, we don't stand a chance against Ayame."
"Ryo should be fine by tomorrow and Cye will be sore for a while but I'm sure he'll be able to help us get Rowen back and get Ayame back on our side," Sage said. "We shouldn't worry."
They headed up to bed also. At the castle, Rowen was completely awake now and tried to move but found his hands chained to the wall behind him. He was working on them when he heard the door open and Ayame entered with Dynasty Soldiers right behind her.
They held him as she undid the chains and he was forced to walk and was taken to the throne room where they chained him to the wall and left. He glanced up as Talpa entered the room and walked over to him.
"The others will find me Talpa," Rowen said as he stopped in front of him.
"I'm planning on it," Talpa said.
Rowen had no idea what he was talking about until Badamon entered the room and floated toward them.
"Do it," Talpa ordered.
Before Rowen knew, pain was coursing through his body. The pain was unbearable and Rowen tried not to scream but after a while couldn't hold it. Before long he slumped against the chains.
"Ayame," Talpa shouted and she entered the throne room.
"Yes," she said coming over.
"Take him to the room next to yours," Talpa told her. "He is now on our side."
She nodded and undid Rowen's chains and slung him over her shoulder and walked out of the room. She kicked open the door to the room and laid him on the bed and then left, shutting the door behind her.
--To be continued--
