CHAPTER 11!!!!
O_O eck. I kinda took a long time in typing this I know. ::sweatdrops:: But I had major writers block and I was tired from my trip and than I had to finish all the summer homework that I forgot to do and now only have a week to finish. ::gulp:: any way!!!
I took this chapter a totally different direction-at least I think I did. Tell me if I went a wee bit over board. Well all and all I hope you like it! And I'll try my very, very, very hardest to update sooner from now on!!!
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Cold red and yellow eyes stared out from a sickening pale. The chosen had stopped moving. Good. The Dark Lord twisted his neck ever so slightly to the left and from the ground behind him a piecing red light sprang up. Seconds later a kneeling figure dressed in reds and blacks shimmered into view than solidified.
"Yes my Lord."
The Dark Lord twisted his neck back into place with a slight crack of bone. The thrown upon which he perched slowly slide around until the Dark Lord was facing his servant. He raised his head ever so slightly, looking thru his two yellow and red slits. The moon light flashed upon his face for an instant showing his bonny checks and cracked lips, his piercing cat eyes and deathly white skin.
The light was than gone.
The Dark Lord, now in his element, raised a shadowed hand and from it a flame burst forth. In it, the faces of two new enemies flickered.
The servant bowed his head in understanding, as soon as he had done so the red light sprang from the ground and he left just as he had come.
The Dark Lord turned slowly round his thrown once more until he was facing his original direction. He closed his eyes for a second, than opened them again, and they flashed with flame.
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It was several hours until Tai and Tonai decided it was safe. Tai laid Matt out and after making sure that the immediate area was secure and that Tonai would be safe he went in search of fire wood, which wasn't especially hard being that they were in the middle of a very dense forest. Within ten minutes he was back.
Tonai was just finishing up with Matt's shoulder by this time.
"How is he?" Tai asked as he came up from behind her.
"The cut reopened his wound from the first day we found him. Luckily, its not that deep. If we keep it bandaged it should heal within a few weeks. They'll be a scar though." She replied.
"Weeks." Tai said soberly.
"No more than two." Tonai added quickly.
Tai nodded. He felt a bit nauseated at all that had happened in the last couple of hours. He had suddenly gotten his memory back, been than immediately chased by a pack of what could only be described as 'beasts' and than when he was about to be torn to pieces he'd been whisked away to a 'white place' and given a magical spear that glows and can apparently kill 'beasts' thus saving the day.
It reminded him too much of a twisted fairy tale. Only in fairy tales, his friend doesn't get hurt.
He looked back to the slumbering Matt. He would be ok, he's just sleeping, he told himself trying to calm his ragging nerves. Everything was happening so fast, to fast. If only Augumon was here. Matt wouldn't have gotten hurt if Augumon had been there.
Speaking of Augumon, where was he? In fact, where were any Digimon in general? Was he even in the digiworld? Tai shook his head, no. He couldn't be in the Digiworld. Those beasts back there hadn't turned into data when they were killed--although dispersing into black mist is defiantly not a run-of-the-mill * thing * either.
So if he wasn't in the digiworld. . . where was he?
"Tonai," she turned he head towards him.
"Yes?"
"Where did you say we were again?"
"We are now in the forests of Estar. We should arrive at Charnai mid day tomorrow if we keep a good pace."
"Charnai?" that sure wasn't a place on earth. So that would mean. . .
"-the city I was telling you about. It is-or was at least a very large city, much more so than my village. I do no believe the Dark Lord could have . . . destroyed it as easily."
"So you think its still there?"
"It's a fairly good guess."
Tai took a deep breath, "Ok well, we'll stay here for the night. Wait for sleeping beauty here to wake up." He nodded towards Matt.
Confusion crossed Tonai's face for a moment than she shook her head deciding not to question, "I'll go find some food now." Tonai said, standing up from he position near Matt.
"-you'll go?" Tai asked startled.
"Yes, is that alright?"
"Well, yeah but what if-"
"Do not worry. I will be careful, and besides, I need some time to think."
Tai nodded in understanding. "Right."
Tonai nodded, promising to be back in no less than ten minutes. Tai agreed and Tonai disappeared into the forest. Tai set about building the fire-not to large as to attract unwanted attention, but large enough that it would give off heat. From what he had felt of the weather outside the caves, it was going to be a chilly night.
He was half way thru the building of the fire when Matt let out a soft moan.
Matt opened his eyes to be looking up at green leaves. He let a involuntary yawn cross his lips and blinked a few times, trying to push the sleep from his eyes. Where was he? The last thing he remembered was after the battle. He had laid down for just a second and-
"Hello sleepy head."
Matt turned a groggy head over to the direction of the voice to discover Tai coming towards him. Matt's eye brows twisted in confusion. "Where. . .where are we? What happened?"
"Aw don't tell me you have amnesia too." Tai joked. Matt smiled warmly. "Yeah fell asleep after the battle. It's been about five hours. You were pretty out of it." Tai answered coming to take a seat next to Matt.
"The battle." Matt said gravely.
Tai reached behind him rustling for something for a moment than brang his hand back in it the sword Matt had mysteriously received during the battle. "Here, thought it might be important." He handed it to Matt who weakly pushed himself up just enough to grasp it.
Matt smiled admiring he sword for a moment. "Thanks man."
"No prob." They were silent for a moment when the question finally crossed Tai's lips. "So what do you think these things are meant to do?" He now held his spear in his hands.
Matt shook his head. "I don't know. . . but judging by that light they created. . . and that 'voice'-these aren't exactly ordinary weapons."
Tai agreed. "That's for sure."
They sat for a moment in silence until Tai spoke again. "How you think we made um' glow?"
Matt shook his head, "I have no idea. All I know is it sucked the energy right outta me."
"Yeah, same here." Tai stretched his hand out in front of him holding the spear.
"What are you doing?" "Trying something," He said distracted, he than shouted, "Glow." in a semi- commanding, semi-comical voice. Nothing happened. "Glow!" He said again. Still nothing.
Matt let out a slight laugh, "Somehow I have a feeling that's not gonna work."
Tai nodded with a shrug, "Worth a try."
Just than Matt realized something. "Hey, where's Tonai?"
"Oh," Tai said pulling himself away from gazing at the spear, "Uh she went to go get some food."
"You let her go off alone!?!" Matt said, anger filling his voice. "What if the beasts come back and she's attacked? She would be-"
"Matt," Tai said raising a hand, "Calm down, okay. She's not that far away."
"Tai-the beasts could still be out there or something even worse, we have to go-"
"Matt," Tai said pushing Matt back as he tried to get up. "What you need to do is get some rest. You still haven't recovered from the Kamar, and don't lie to me, and tell me you have." He said quickly as Matt opened his mouth to protest. "You've been thru a lot, and we still don't know what the effects of our little 'light show' back there are. I mean I'm exhausted, I can only imagine how you feel. So get some rest-get more rest," He corrected himself.
"You still shouldn't have let her go out there alone. Its too dangerous-"
"Matt! What was I supposed to do?" Tai said throwing up his arms, "I mean, I don't know what the food around her looks like, for all I know I could be bringing back poison. She knows the lay of the land, she knows what the food looks like, and she * can * defend herself, thank you very much- remember those drummers. I'm sorry but it just made more sense in her going."
Matt let out an exasperated but defeated sigh. "Okay fine, but from now on- just-we shouldn't be alone. None of us should. I mean, the drummers were human, but those beasts back there defiantly weren't. I just think it would be safer if we all stuck together, that's all."
Tai nodded, "I understand, and you have a good point." They were silent for a moment than Tai looked up at Matt with a mischievous smirk written across his face, "So why the sudden interest in Tonai?"
"What do you mean." Matt said casting a cautious look towards Tai.
"You know what I mean."
"She's a friend and uh I-I was just interested in her uh uh-her safety, be-- because she's a friend-she's a friend." Matt's face was now strawberry red.
"Sure she is." Tai said laughing at the * ever * composed Matt Iesha. (did I spell that right?)
"No no! I-no no I. Um well I've only known her for a couple days and I-I mean I want her to-I want her to be safe-that's all. Its not like * that *. Its not what you think. . . I think. Is it like really loud here?"
"Stop trying to change the subject ," Tai said with a grin. Matt gave Tai a dangerous look. Tai laughed sheepishly. "Heh heh."
'He's fallen for her,' Tai thought with a slight snicker, but another feeling nagged at his mind. What was it?
"I have not." Matt said sullenly, rubbing his temples.
"Have not what?" Tai asked confused.
"Fallen for her, I have not! I mean, yeah she's pretty and nice and saved our ass's once or twice but I just-"
"-Matt," Tai said seriously. "How did you know I was thinking that?"
"What do you mean?" Matt said mid sentence.
"Matt, I didn't say you'd 'fallen for her' * out loud *."
Matt looked at Tai oddly. "Well than where'd I hear your voice?"
"I was thinking it." Tai said in shock.
"What?!? Is this your idea of a joke, have you been like taking ventriloquist classes without me knowing or something-cause I could have sworn you said 'he's fallen for her.' It was as clear as day-"
"I'm not joking Matt. I really was * thinking * it."
"So. . . so what I * read you mind? *" Matt said in a half sarcastic, half confused voice. Tai shrugged just as confused. "No. No I couldn't have. -It's impossible."
"-Apparently not."
Matt looked at Tai for a long moment. "Think of something." He said softly, "Maybe I can do it again."
"I thought you said it was impossible-"
"Hey, stop being a smart ass and do it." Matt said seriously.
Tai let out an uncomfortable sigh and than began thinking of. . . ice cream. Rocky Road, NO! cookies and Cream. Yeah cookies and cream-oh but than there's chocolate with peanut butter swirls-
"Nothin'," Matt said throwing up his hands after a minute of silence.
". . . maybe it was just a fluke." Tai suggested.
"A fluke? A fluke as big as * reading minds*. I don't think so." He said with the slightest snort.
"Well how else can we explain it."
Matt shook his head. "I dun know. I-I just don't know." Matt rubbed his eyes with his hands. They sat in silence for a short moment when all of the sudden they both heard rustling of bushes, and a figure could be seen coming towards them thru the forest. The two friends tensed for a moment until the figure finally showed itself.
"Tonai!" Tai said, as she pushed passed the last remaining tree limbs. In her hands she carried a variety of fruits.
"I found many fruits-Yamato is awake!"
"Hey I thought I told you my name was Matt." Matt said with a slight smile.
Tonai smiled. "I am sorry, I am accustom to calling you Yamato."
"Eh, that's alright I guess." Matt said with a laugh.
"Are you feeling better. . . Matt" Tonai said laying the fruits down for a moment and going over to Matt carefully readjusting the bandages around his shoulder where the cut had been reopened.
"Well I was until you reminded me of the arm." Matt said with a grown. Tonai let out a soft laugh and once she was done with the bandaged turned towards Tai once more.
"Let us eat now. I am sure that both of you are very hungry."
Tai grinned ear to ear. "Thought you'd never say that! Woo Hoo Dinner at last!" This brought on laughs from both Tonai and Matt.
Suddenly the staff and the sword began to glow but this glow quickly faded away. "That's odd. . ." Matt said
"I wonder why it did that." Tai said, than he laughed, "Maybe me saying 'glow' paid off."
"Heh I doubt it." Matt picked up the now non-glowing sword once more. "Well seems to be back to normal. Must have been a fluke."
"A fluke. I don't know we've been having one to many 'flukes' lately." Tai said with a serious laugh.
"I know what you mean." Matt said with the same seriousness.
Tonai looked confused. "Fluke? I do not know this word."
Matt and Tai looked at each other for a moment, and than deciding by some invisible connection between them Matt said, "Its not important. Lets eat."
In truth, it was important, but Tonai didn't need to know. It wasn't that they didn't trust her. Hell no, she had saved they ass's enough times that if they didn't trust her by now they'd never trust her. The reason why they hadn't told her about the little 'fluke' before was that she had enough to worry about as it was.
She gave up everything to help them, and they didn't want to add on to the list of things-gone-bad. And besides, maybe it * was * just a fluke. Weirder things had happened.
Matt pushed himself into a sitting position, being careful of his arm, and they all gathered around the pile of fruits. The fruits came in all shapes, colors and sizes. It was amazing. There were even some silver fruits, now * that's * something you don't see every day.
Tai chose a fruit that resembled a cross between a banana and a grape.
((A/N I'll give a nickel to anyone who can draw a picture of that for me lol))
He took a bite, being cautious at first, than grinned. This was delicious. He looked around at Matt and Tonai. Tonai was eating a round silver fruit and Matt a-
Colors began to swirl before Tai's eyes. He blinked twice than looked at Matt's fruit again. He could see the out line of the fruit but than he could see inside it, and what he saw scared the shit out of him. He jumped back, dropping his own fruit.
Matt and Tonai looked at him in surprise. "What's the matter Tai?" Matt asked.
Tai pointed at the fruit that Matt held in his hand. "Thing! There's a thing in your fruit!" He pointed desperately at Matt. Couldn't they see it too?
Matt looked at the fruit which he was about to sink his teeth into confusion clouding his face, "What do you mean? I don't see any * thing *?"
"No its there! Cant you see it???" The colors began to swirl in front of his eyes again. He shook his head and when he turned back to face Matt the fruit was back to normal and the * thing * whatever it had been was gone, or at least Tai couldn't see it anymore.
"Tai. . ." Matt said looking down at his fruit in confusion. "What tha. . ." His face grew worried.
"What is it?" Tonai asked.
As Matt watched the surface of the fruit the skin began to cave inward and than a single hairy spiders leg broke the surface. "AW SHIT!" Matt yelled, throwing the fruit up in the air.
The creature ripped free of the fruit, revealing itself. It was a black and brown and resembled a spider except for its thorny wings and the huge stinger on its rear. It hovered in the air for a moment than went to dive bomb Matt.
Matt rolled out of the way, just missing the stinger that flew by this ear. "Oh crap!" He screamed. Unlike a bee, this creatures stinger seemed to grow back instantaneously. As if by magic. And he wasn't shy in using it, because he shot another one, this time at Tonai.
Tai managed to grab hold of Tonai's shirt sleeve, and pulled her out of the way, just in time to save her. She let out a frightened scream grabbing hold of Tai's arm for protection.
The creature swung around for another sweep, and was just coming in for an attach when the weapons (staff and sword) exploded into light again. Without hesitation, Matt grabbed his sword and swung it like a base ball bat at the creature.
The creature was flung back in a ball of black smoke, and was gone.
Matt stopped to catch his breath than turned around to face Tai. "How-"
"A fluke." Tai said looking into Matt's eyes. "An X-ray fluke."
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08/23/03
O_O eck. I kinda took a long time in typing this I know. ::sweatdrops:: But I had major writers block and I was tired from my trip and than I had to finish all the summer homework that I forgot to do and now only have a week to finish. ::gulp:: any way!!!
I took this chapter a totally different direction-at least I think I did. Tell me if I went a wee bit over board. Well all and all I hope you like it! And I'll try my very, very, very hardest to update sooner from now on!!!
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Cold red and yellow eyes stared out from a sickening pale. The chosen had stopped moving. Good. The Dark Lord twisted his neck ever so slightly to the left and from the ground behind him a piecing red light sprang up. Seconds later a kneeling figure dressed in reds and blacks shimmered into view than solidified.
"Yes my Lord."
The Dark Lord twisted his neck back into place with a slight crack of bone. The thrown upon which he perched slowly slide around until the Dark Lord was facing his servant. He raised his head ever so slightly, looking thru his two yellow and red slits. The moon light flashed upon his face for an instant showing his bonny checks and cracked lips, his piercing cat eyes and deathly white skin.
The light was than gone.
The Dark Lord, now in his element, raised a shadowed hand and from it a flame burst forth. In it, the faces of two new enemies flickered.
The servant bowed his head in understanding, as soon as he had done so the red light sprang from the ground and he left just as he had come.
The Dark Lord turned slowly round his thrown once more until he was facing his original direction. He closed his eyes for a second, than opened them again, and they flashed with flame.
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It was several hours until Tai and Tonai decided it was safe. Tai laid Matt out and after making sure that the immediate area was secure and that Tonai would be safe he went in search of fire wood, which wasn't especially hard being that they were in the middle of a very dense forest. Within ten minutes he was back.
Tonai was just finishing up with Matt's shoulder by this time.
"How is he?" Tai asked as he came up from behind her.
"The cut reopened his wound from the first day we found him. Luckily, its not that deep. If we keep it bandaged it should heal within a few weeks. They'll be a scar though." She replied.
"Weeks." Tai said soberly.
"No more than two." Tonai added quickly.
Tai nodded. He felt a bit nauseated at all that had happened in the last couple of hours. He had suddenly gotten his memory back, been than immediately chased by a pack of what could only be described as 'beasts' and than when he was about to be torn to pieces he'd been whisked away to a 'white place' and given a magical spear that glows and can apparently kill 'beasts' thus saving the day.
It reminded him too much of a twisted fairy tale. Only in fairy tales, his friend doesn't get hurt.
He looked back to the slumbering Matt. He would be ok, he's just sleeping, he told himself trying to calm his ragging nerves. Everything was happening so fast, to fast. If only Augumon was here. Matt wouldn't have gotten hurt if Augumon had been there.
Speaking of Augumon, where was he? In fact, where were any Digimon in general? Was he even in the digiworld? Tai shook his head, no. He couldn't be in the Digiworld. Those beasts back there hadn't turned into data when they were killed--although dispersing into black mist is defiantly not a run-of-the-mill * thing * either.
So if he wasn't in the digiworld. . . where was he?
"Tonai," she turned he head towards him.
"Yes?"
"Where did you say we were again?"
"We are now in the forests of Estar. We should arrive at Charnai mid day tomorrow if we keep a good pace."
"Charnai?" that sure wasn't a place on earth. So that would mean. . .
"-the city I was telling you about. It is-or was at least a very large city, much more so than my village. I do no believe the Dark Lord could have . . . destroyed it as easily."
"So you think its still there?"
"It's a fairly good guess."
Tai took a deep breath, "Ok well, we'll stay here for the night. Wait for sleeping beauty here to wake up." He nodded towards Matt.
Confusion crossed Tonai's face for a moment than she shook her head deciding not to question, "I'll go find some food now." Tonai said, standing up from he position near Matt.
"-you'll go?" Tai asked startled.
"Yes, is that alright?"
"Well, yeah but what if-"
"Do not worry. I will be careful, and besides, I need some time to think."
Tai nodded in understanding. "Right."
Tonai nodded, promising to be back in no less than ten minutes. Tai agreed and Tonai disappeared into the forest. Tai set about building the fire-not to large as to attract unwanted attention, but large enough that it would give off heat. From what he had felt of the weather outside the caves, it was going to be a chilly night.
He was half way thru the building of the fire when Matt let out a soft moan.
Matt opened his eyes to be looking up at green leaves. He let a involuntary yawn cross his lips and blinked a few times, trying to push the sleep from his eyes. Where was he? The last thing he remembered was after the battle. He had laid down for just a second and-
"Hello sleepy head."
Matt turned a groggy head over to the direction of the voice to discover Tai coming towards him. Matt's eye brows twisted in confusion. "Where. . .where are we? What happened?"
"Aw don't tell me you have amnesia too." Tai joked. Matt smiled warmly. "Yeah fell asleep after the battle. It's been about five hours. You were pretty out of it." Tai answered coming to take a seat next to Matt.
"The battle." Matt said gravely.
Tai reached behind him rustling for something for a moment than brang his hand back in it the sword Matt had mysteriously received during the battle. "Here, thought it might be important." He handed it to Matt who weakly pushed himself up just enough to grasp it.
Matt smiled admiring he sword for a moment. "Thanks man."
"No prob." They were silent for a moment when the question finally crossed Tai's lips. "So what do you think these things are meant to do?" He now held his spear in his hands.
Matt shook his head. "I don't know. . . but judging by that light they created. . . and that 'voice'-these aren't exactly ordinary weapons."
Tai agreed. "That's for sure."
They sat for a moment in silence until Tai spoke again. "How you think we made um' glow?"
Matt shook his head, "I have no idea. All I know is it sucked the energy right outta me."
"Yeah, same here." Tai stretched his hand out in front of him holding the spear.
"What are you doing?" "Trying something," He said distracted, he than shouted, "Glow." in a semi- commanding, semi-comical voice. Nothing happened. "Glow!" He said again. Still nothing.
Matt let out a slight laugh, "Somehow I have a feeling that's not gonna work."
Tai nodded with a shrug, "Worth a try."
Just than Matt realized something. "Hey, where's Tonai?"
"Oh," Tai said pulling himself away from gazing at the spear, "Uh she went to go get some food."
"You let her go off alone!?!" Matt said, anger filling his voice. "What if the beasts come back and she's attacked? She would be-"
"Matt," Tai said raising a hand, "Calm down, okay. She's not that far away."
"Tai-the beasts could still be out there or something even worse, we have to go-"
"Matt," Tai said pushing Matt back as he tried to get up. "What you need to do is get some rest. You still haven't recovered from the Kamar, and don't lie to me, and tell me you have." He said quickly as Matt opened his mouth to protest. "You've been thru a lot, and we still don't know what the effects of our little 'light show' back there are. I mean I'm exhausted, I can only imagine how you feel. So get some rest-get more rest," He corrected himself.
"You still shouldn't have let her go out there alone. Its too dangerous-"
"Matt! What was I supposed to do?" Tai said throwing up his arms, "I mean, I don't know what the food around her looks like, for all I know I could be bringing back poison. She knows the lay of the land, she knows what the food looks like, and she * can * defend herself, thank you very much- remember those drummers. I'm sorry but it just made more sense in her going."
Matt let out an exasperated but defeated sigh. "Okay fine, but from now on- just-we shouldn't be alone. None of us should. I mean, the drummers were human, but those beasts back there defiantly weren't. I just think it would be safer if we all stuck together, that's all."
Tai nodded, "I understand, and you have a good point." They were silent for a moment than Tai looked up at Matt with a mischievous smirk written across his face, "So why the sudden interest in Tonai?"
"What do you mean." Matt said casting a cautious look towards Tai.
"You know what I mean."
"She's a friend and uh I-I was just interested in her uh uh-her safety, be-- because she's a friend-she's a friend." Matt's face was now strawberry red.
"Sure she is." Tai said laughing at the * ever * composed Matt Iesha. (did I spell that right?)
"No no! I-no no I. Um well I've only known her for a couple days and I-I mean I want her to-I want her to be safe-that's all. Its not like * that *. Its not what you think. . . I think. Is it like really loud here?"
"Stop trying to change the subject ," Tai said with a grin. Matt gave Tai a dangerous look. Tai laughed sheepishly. "Heh heh."
'He's fallen for her,' Tai thought with a slight snicker, but another feeling nagged at his mind. What was it?
"I have not." Matt said sullenly, rubbing his temples.
"Have not what?" Tai asked confused.
"Fallen for her, I have not! I mean, yeah she's pretty and nice and saved our ass's once or twice but I just-"
"-Matt," Tai said seriously. "How did you know I was thinking that?"
"What do you mean?" Matt said mid sentence.
"Matt, I didn't say you'd 'fallen for her' * out loud *."
Matt looked at Tai oddly. "Well than where'd I hear your voice?"
"I was thinking it." Tai said in shock.
"What?!? Is this your idea of a joke, have you been like taking ventriloquist classes without me knowing or something-cause I could have sworn you said 'he's fallen for her.' It was as clear as day-"
"I'm not joking Matt. I really was * thinking * it."
"So. . . so what I * read you mind? *" Matt said in a half sarcastic, half confused voice. Tai shrugged just as confused. "No. No I couldn't have. -It's impossible."
"-Apparently not."
Matt looked at Tai for a long moment. "Think of something." He said softly, "Maybe I can do it again."
"I thought you said it was impossible-"
"Hey, stop being a smart ass and do it." Matt said seriously.
Tai let out an uncomfortable sigh and than began thinking of. . . ice cream. Rocky Road, NO! cookies and Cream. Yeah cookies and cream-oh but than there's chocolate with peanut butter swirls-
"Nothin'," Matt said throwing up his hands after a minute of silence.
". . . maybe it was just a fluke." Tai suggested.
"A fluke? A fluke as big as * reading minds*. I don't think so." He said with the slightest snort.
"Well how else can we explain it."
Matt shook his head. "I dun know. I-I just don't know." Matt rubbed his eyes with his hands. They sat in silence for a short moment when all of the sudden they both heard rustling of bushes, and a figure could be seen coming towards them thru the forest. The two friends tensed for a moment until the figure finally showed itself.
"Tonai!" Tai said, as she pushed passed the last remaining tree limbs. In her hands she carried a variety of fruits.
"I found many fruits-Yamato is awake!"
"Hey I thought I told you my name was Matt." Matt said with a slight smile.
Tonai smiled. "I am sorry, I am accustom to calling you Yamato."
"Eh, that's alright I guess." Matt said with a laugh.
"Are you feeling better. . . Matt" Tonai said laying the fruits down for a moment and going over to Matt carefully readjusting the bandages around his shoulder where the cut had been reopened.
"Well I was until you reminded me of the arm." Matt said with a grown. Tonai let out a soft laugh and once she was done with the bandaged turned towards Tai once more.
"Let us eat now. I am sure that both of you are very hungry."
Tai grinned ear to ear. "Thought you'd never say that! Woo Hoo Dinner at last!" This brought on laughs from both Tonai and Matt.
Suddenly the staff and the sword began to glow but this glow quickly faded away. "That's odd. . ." Matt said
"I wonder why it did that." Tai said, than he laughed, "Maybe me saying 'glow' paid off."
"Heh I doubt it." Matt picked up the now non-glowing sword once more. "Well seems to be back to normal. Must have been a fluke."
"A fluke. I don't know we've been having one to many 'flukes' lately." Tai said with a serious laugh.
"I know what you mean." Matt said with the same seriousness.
Tonai looked confused. "Fluke? I do not know this word."
Matt and Tai looked at each other for a moment, and than deciding by some invisible connection between them Matt said, "Its not important. Lets eat."
In truth, it was important, but Tonai didn't need to know. It wasn't that they didn't trust her. Hell no, she had saved they ass's enough times that if they didn't trust her by now they'd never trust her. The reason why they hadn't told her about the little 'fluke' before was that she had enough to worry about as it was.
She gave up everything to help them, and they didn't want to add on to the list of things-gone-bad. And besides, maybe it * was * just a fluke. Weirder things had happened.
Matt pushed himself into a sitting position, being careful of his arm, and they all gathered around the pile of fruits. The fruits came in all shapes, colors and sizes. It was amazing. There were even some silver fruits, now * that's * something you don't see every day.
Tai chose a fruit that resembled a cross between a banana and a grape.
((A/N I'll give a nickel to anyone who can draw a picture of that for me lol))
He took a bite, being cautious at first, than grinned. This was delicious. He looked around at Matt and Tonai. Tonai was eating a round silver fruit and Matt a-
Colors began to swirl before Tai's eyes. He blinked twice than looked at Matt's fruit again. He could see the out line of the fruit but than he could see inside it, and what he saw scared the shit out of him. He jumped back, dropping his own fruit.
Matt and Tonai looked at him in surprise. "What's the matter Tai?" Matt asked.
Tai pointed at the fruit that Matt held in his hand. "Thing! There's a thing in your fruit!" He pointed desperately at Matt. Couldn't they see it too?
Matt looked at the fruit which he was about to sink his teeth into confusion clouding his face, "What do you mean? I don't see any * thing *?"
"No its there! Cant you see it???" The colors began to swirl in front of his eyes again. He shook his head and when he turned back to face Matt the fruit was back to normal and the * thing * whatever it had been was gone, or at least Tai couldn't see it anymore.
"Tai. . ." Matt said looking down at his fruit in confusion. "What tha. . ." His face grew worried.
"What is it?" Tonai asked.
As Matt watched the surface of the fruit the skin began to cave inward and than a single hairy spiders leg broke the surface. "AW SHIT!" Matt yelled, throwing the fruit up in the air.
The creature ripped free of the fruit, revealing itself. It was a black and brown and resembled a spider except for its thorny wings and the huge stinger on its rear. It hovered in the air for a moment than went to dive bomb Matt.
Matt rolled out of the way, just missing the stinger that flew by this ear. "Oh crap!" He screamed. Unlike a bee, this creatures stinger seemed to grow back instantaneously. As if by magic. And he wasn't shy in using it, because he shot another one, this time at Tonai.
Tai managed to grab hold of Tonai's shirt sleeve, and pulled her out of the way, just in time to save her. She let out a frightened scream grabbing hold of Tai's arm for protection.
The creature swung around for another sweep, and was just coming in for an attach when the weapons (staff and sword) exploded into light again. Without hesitation, Matt grabbed his sword and swung it like a base ball bat at the creature.
The creature was flung back in a ball of black smoke, and was gone.
Matt stopped to catch his breath than turned around to face Tai. "How-"
"A fluke." Tai said looking into Matt's eyes. "An X-ray fluke."
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Sorry again for taking so long in posting this!!! Anyway, I hope you guys like the way I'm taking this story. I went back and forth and back and forth with this but finally I decided to just get it over with and give the 'boys' the 'powers.'
I'm trying my * very * best to not go over board with this, slap me if I do or did though!!! ::eyes bulge as reader actually takes her advice:: EEE! I TAKE IT BACK NO SLAPIE NO SLAPIE!!! -but Flames, Indifferent comments, and Compliments are still welcome ^_^
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Reion
08/23/03