Messing With Washuu's Inventions Has Advantages

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Onto the fic!

Chapter Twelve: Unwanted Surprises

Washuu was analyzing the world that Ryoko and Kiyone had been sent to. /This world is incredibly complex . . ./ Washuu thought. /It's no wonder I can't get them out of there . . ./ At this point in time, she had only been able to send a single message to the creator of that world, Taiitsukun, who related it to the two.

It was strange. While she had been able to see that everyone else had been moving around though different worlds, Kiyone and Ryoko seemed stuck there. The world that the two had been sent to had worried her.

/And that Jurai power I found earlier there has me worried too./

It had happened a few days ago in that world's time. Ryoko, the Suzaku no Miko and two of her warriors had gone to the warring country to rescue Kiyone and another seishi. What was it called? Kutou? Yes, that had to be it. When Ryoko had attacked that blonde shogun, it felt as if the Jurai power had been there, mingling and mixing with the dragon god's power.

Typing in a few thing, she analyzed the power she had found four hours ago. Her eyes widened at what her search resulted in. /It can't be . . ./

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When the ten awoke the next day, the skies were cloudy and the wind was picking up. Clearly, a storm was brewing.

Didn't seem like the Suzaku Seishi cared very much though, as they were all out. On the dock. Which was rocking a little too much for comfort.

Nuriko was teasing Kiyone and tried to get her to confess what happened last night. Kiyone was beginning to feel seasick and didn't take to answering Nuriko's questioning very well. She ended up threatening him with her gun before he left her alone.

Chichiri was examining the sky and frowned slightly as he caught sight of black birds. /A bad omen . . ./ He thought.

"This is strange . . ." Chiriko said as he sat next to Chichiri, also looking at the sky. "These clouds appeared a little too suddenly to be considered natural . . ."

Amiboshi, who had caught onto what Chiriko said, also looked at the sky. That was when he felt a sharp tingle up his arm. He read the message Suboshi sent to him and felt himself pale. "Minna!" he yelled. "We're about to be attacked!"

Everyone looked at him like he had gone completely crazy. "By who?" Tamahome asked. It was then that everyone, even Kiyone and Ryoko, felt a strong surge of ki.

"Soi."

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Soi eyed the approaching ship. "That is far enough. You shall advance no further!" Her voice rang out as the winds picked up suddenly, causing her reddish locks and cloak to flap furiously. "Haku Jinrai Oh!" She yelled, raising one hand to the sky, and calling a lightning bolt to strike the ship, only to be blocked by a ki barrier.

Chichiri winced as he felt his shield weaken. "Tasuki no da!" He yelled.

Tasuki ran forward, tessen in hand. "Rekka Shien!" He yelled, flames spiraling toward Soi. She just smirked as it was put out by an electric barrier. "What the?. . . damn you!" He prepared another attack, but Soi had already called another lightning bolt to crash against Chichiri's barrier, and this time, it succeeded.

Chichiri was thrown backwards, as was Tasuki, who was standing right next to him, by the amount of power released by the blow. "Tasuki!" Ryoko yelled. She heard Soi laughing and glared at her. "Shi ne!" Ryoko called her laser sword and flew up to attack the laughing vixen.

"Matte yo, Ryoko!" Kiyone yelled after her.

Ryoko flew up, barely avoiding the lightning bolts Soi threw at her, and hit the barrier Soi had as hard as she could with her sword. She stared in shock as she was pushed back after a few seconds.

Ryoko again barely dodged the lighting bolt, resulting in a singed shoulder. Soi just smirked. "You won't win, not against me."

"Soi, please stop this!" Amiboshi yelled.

Soi looked down and frowned when she saw the older of the twins. "How dare you, Amiboshi?! How could you betray Nakago-sama like this?!" She screamed in rage. "Haku Jinrai Oh!" Another bolt came down and Amiboshi's eyes widened.

A yellow beam collided with it and caused it to explode. Amiboshi looked behind him, where Kiyone stood, gun out which was slightly smoking from the recent blast. She smirked at Amiboshi and shot another one at Soi.

"Pitiful." Soi scoffed, her barrier putting out the blast. Kiyone's eyebrows knitted together as she thought of a way to stop the weather controlling Seriyuu warrior. Soi ignored Ryoko, who had attacked her barrier again and raised one hand to the sky. "Haku Jinrai OH!" She called, sending a lightning bolt toward Kiyone.

Shouts of Kiyone's name came from every seishi and also from the demon in the air. It was then that everyone heard the notes of a flute and saw as the lightning bolt hit a barrier around Kiyone. Once the bolt dissipated, the song changed slightly.

Amiboshi concentrated his chi into the devil song, noticing with satisfaction that Soi seemed to be in pain. She kneeled down on the rock she was standing on, clutching her head "Damn you, Amiboshi . . ." Soi growled before she made a hasty retreat, knowing that to stay any longer could mean death. The storm clouds disappeared and the sky turned back to a clear blue.

Amiboshi sighed as he stopped the song, and lowered his flute. He turned to Kiyone. "Are you alright?" He asked, the worry apparent in his voice.

Kiyone looked at him, smiled and nodded, standing up. "Thank you, Ami-chan." She said, causing the flutist to blush slightly. Kiyone then moved to see if Chichiri was alright, sighing with relief as she saw that both him and Tasuki were standing.

Tasuki, still a bit disoriented, managed to stumble over to where Ryoko was being treated by Mitsukake for her singed shoulder. She gave him a reckless smile, but yelped as Tasuki hugged her to him. "Damnit, don't do something that stupid again!" He said, relief very apparent in his voice. Ryoko smiled and pulled back, telling him silently that she wouldn't.

"Minna! What is that?!" At Chiriko's cry, everyone looked to the young genius, who was pointing up at the sky. Everyone gasped. The sky seemed to have a hole in it . . . and it looked a bit too familiar to two girls from another world.

"Oh Sh*t." Ryoko said, holding onto Tasuki's hand a little more tightly. Kiyone hid behind Chichiri and gently was holding onto his kesa. It was then that her eyes widened as she noticed that they weren't being pulled into the hole, but something was coming out of it.

"What the f&^% is that?" Tasuki voiced everyone's thoughts. Three glowing things had appeared just above the ship and were slowly materializing into something, that once they took shape, fell with yells (and a meow) onto Tamahome and Kiyone.

Ryoko blinked as she looked at them. "Mihoshi? Sasami?" She asked.

Sasami looked up from landing on Tamahome and smiled. "Hi Ryoko!" Ryo-Ohki meowed from her place on Sasami's head.

"Wow, Kiyone, I missed you!" Mihoshi said from her position on top of Kiyone.

Kiyone closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the deck. She groaned as she looked up at the sky. "Santa, I asked you for a new Galaxy Police uniform for Christmas, and this is what I get?"

"What does that mean, Kiyone?" Mihoshi asked, innocently peering at Kiyone.

With a sigh, Kiyone pushed Mihoshi off of her and stood, trying to appear nonchalant by dusting off her pants and shirt.

"How the hell did you get here?" Ryoko asked the two (three if you included a cabbit) travelers.

Kiyone felt a tug on her sleeve. "Ano . . . who are these people?" Miaka asked.

"Sasami and Mihoshi. They're from our world." Kiyone responded quietly.

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Tada! Done! And with another twist to the story! ^-^

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