NAME: Mart
DEMON TYPE: Dog
WEAPON OF CHOICE: KATANA SWORD (Tetsusaiga, Tenseiga combined)
ABILITIES: Have the ability to leap up to incredible heights and run at
speeds that put racers to shame. Poison claws that can melt anything
including gundanium unless in hanyou mode. Able to survive the harshest of
climates and adapt to new surroundings.
HABITAT: Urban areas, deep forests and high mountains all terrain demon.
SPACE THE FINAL FRONTIER
I wrote this chapter while listening to KMFDM's Juke joint jezebel enjoy
Jaken woke up with a start as he felt the ship slow and then stop he and Myouga was sleeping the entire trip to the colonies and both where excited since neither of them where ever on the colonies before. Beside them Mart was asleep with the Tensaiga propped on her shoulder. Jaken smiled at the girl and Myouga saw this, "What is it you are smiling at old friend?" the flea asked, "Why Myouga I was thinking about old times when I used to watch Rin sleep like that." He said and Myouga could see the innocence that played on the dog's face, "Pushed into a war that she was not involved in what a pity," he whispered, "Naraku was so good at putting others involved with a situation that had nothing to do with them," he stated and it was then that he saw Jaken holding a thoughtful expression on his face. "What is it?" he asked, "Well I was thinking if we should wake her after all the others are already leaving," he said and the flea shook his head, "Let her rest for now till the repairmen come then we can leave." He said and began to suck on Jaken's blood but the toad was used to him doing that already.
The others in the mean time had scattered throughout the colony buying supplies and looking for a place to stay. Charlie, Jimmy, and Steven had to hide their marks by wearing sunglasses, hats and baggy pants; the only one who did not need them was Justin since he used his powers to change into a human boy. But then decided that his brother and friends need a disguise as well so he past his power over to them as well. Walking down the street Justin could not help but feel strange to wonder around in a city that is in space. Walking down the streets gave the fox a sense of excitement at the same time. He had been to the colonies before when he was performing missions with Wufei and was used to the artificial backgrounds and weather patterns. Beside him was Steven as loud as ever yelling excitedly and pointing to every single little thing around, "Hey Justin look at this they even have clouds in this place. Oh man check out there is even buildings above us," Steven said excitedly and Justin had to heave a sigh. "Steven you are drawing too much attention!" Justin hissed between his teeth. "Sorry but I can't help it, it is only my second time in space you know," he said and Justin sighed again.
"So Charlie this is your first time in space?" Jimmy asked the wolf and Charlie nodded, "Yes and same for you right?" he replied and Jimmy nodded, "Yea well second counting the time we spent with Relena," he said and Charlie nodded as well but could not help but feel like the boy that he is. Looking around he spotted an arcade in the distance. "Hey look a video arcade I wonder what kinds of games they got here in the future," Jimmy said excitedly and dragged Charlie, "Hey aren't we suppose to keep low?" the wolf said, "Yea but what better place for kids to go but the arcade." Jimmy said pulling him in to the loud noises and both had flinched forgetting their hearing.
"So tell me again why are we here in the shopping area of the colony?" Duo said to Wufei and Heero as they walked into a store, "We are here to get supplies and Quatre and Trowa are getting clothes for the guys." Wufei said as a matter of fact. They entered the store only to hear cheering coming from the back of the shopping center. Walking into the back they could see that it was connected to an arcade. Inside the arcade they could make out two dark haired boys that looked very familiar. Nodding to each other Duo and Wufei left Heero to get the things on the list since it was a leeway store and went into the arcade.
Charlie and Jimmy where having a blast watching the virtual fighting game that the other kids where playing. Two kids' one boy and one girl where fighting in a virtual back ground both had things to loose like reputations. The watched it like a boxing match since both did not fight like fighters more like sumo wrestlers. "Man they remind me of the sumo matches that I used to watch at home," Jimmy complained and when he complained the fight was over and the girl had won throwing the guy out. The boy got up and cursed her and then left. "I have won again so I don't have to date you for that," she said laughing. "Well who is next?" she said puffing out her chest. Jimmy smirked and forgot that he had no change. "I will fight you!" he said and the crowd turned to see Jimmy coming on to the platform. "But I have no change," he said drooping, "No problem kid I got it," the girl said and put some change on the challenger's side. Jimmy put the things on, "Ok how do I use this?" she said and the girl smirked, "Beginner?" she asked, "Sort of with this game anyways," Jimmy replied and the girl explained to him how to use the system.
Jimmy smirked as the crowd began to boo at the waste of time but then the fight began and Jimmy found himself in a virtual fighting arena. He did not know it when the girl flipped him over the side, "Sorry kid but I show no mercy," she said and Jimmy got up and smirked, "You have no idea." He said and got into a fighting stance. "You take martial arts?" she said and Jimmy smiled.
Duo watched the screen as the girl charged Jimmy again only to be thrown off and landing on the other side so fast that she did not have time to recover. Jimmy took a defense stance and waited for her to charge again into action and was thrown off again and this time was out. Getting up Jimmy lend her his hand and the girl took it, "How you did that?" she asked, "Martial Arts simple as that," Jimmy replied, "Mind if I have a go at it now?" Charlie said as he leaped on the platform and Jimmy smirked, "Sure this will be interesting," he said and put on his visor. Charlie already figured out the system as the girl put in a few coins and the machine blared to life. "Choose you arena," it said and both Charlie and Jimmy decided to fight in a dojo to show who is better at fighting then the other. Duo had to smirk at this, "Kids," he said and beside him Wufei also smirked, "This will draw a lot of attention," he said and the two smiled to see the results that showed both boys in a fighting dojo.
Charlie and Jimmy got into the arena and into fighting positions ready to go at it. "Are you ready?" Jimmy said and Charlie smirked, "Set," he said, "MORTAL KOMBAT!" they shouted and flew at each other with blinding speeds.
The crowd gasped at the speed that those two flew at each others when Charlie gave a flying kick Jimmy ducked and flew up a fist, but Charlie grabbed the fist and threw Jimmy to the ground. The music blaring from the fighting arena helped to fuel them as Jimmy threw another fist only to have Charlie counter with a sweeping kick. Jimmy flipped backwards and landed on his hands then did a front flip kicking Charlie to one side of the dojo. Flying at each other again they both leaped into the air and flew punches and kicks before landing getting a loud cheer from the crowds watching the fight.
The girl who was fighting earlier was awed by this, 'Man those two are good,' she thought as she watched Charlie throw a high kick at Jimmy only to have him move his head back missing his face by a few inches then countering with a kick of his own. Charlie flew forwards and then tucked himself in for a roll and then got on his feet and came back at Jimmy again. Jimmy got into a defense stance and twirled out of the way as Charlie came at him again with a punch only to have Jimmy grab his arm and fly him to the other side again. Charlie having seen this used the wall as a spring board and came at Jimmy again. Twisting in the air he aimed a foot at the tiger and caused him to fly into the other room and crash into the wall. He stood up from his landing position and waited for Jimmy. The tiger came back with a forward flip and did a few more flips and cartwheels before leaping over Charlie and landing a foot in the face.
"Man look at those two go!" one kid said as he watched and placed bets with the other kids. "Man they are way better then Annie here," another said and the girl who was watching blushed, "Hey looked at them go man they are fast." Another kid again said and they all cheered and took bets off of who is going to win.
Charlie was thrown backwards by the kick but came running back and did a roundhouse kick into Jimmy's head sending the boy flying but he got up and was at it again. Running towards the wall Jimmy grabbed a spear and Charlie grabbed a couple of Kodachi's like the one he has in the real world. Twirling around on each side of his body he took a defense stance and Jimmy did as well. Like an explosion they came at each other again. Charlie began to spin blades twirling around him and Jimmy spun the spear around and blocked the first sword strike and again they blocked and parried each other. They even gave the occasional kick or head butt in and a few punches. The crowds where impressed by all the fancy moves that they made while they blocked and parried and struck at each other till Charlie broke the metal blade off the spear sending it flying into the wall. Jimmy then spun the staff around and came at him again. Charlie leaped and somersaulted into the air before landing and jabbed Jimmy with the blunt end of his sword. Jimmy turned having been off balanced and swung the staff at Charlie again and pointed the end into his stomach. Charlie went down but rolled back up again. Then he swung his two swords and pointed the blades at Jimmy just as the tiger pointed the spear head at his throat.
The two looked at each other panting and sweating but that did not stop them from smiling. "Well that proves that we are good eh," Jimmy said and Charlie nodded, "Yea but now I am thirsty so why don't we go get something to drink," he said and shut off the system. Taking off the virtual visors they where greeted by a very large crowd of people who cheered and screamed at the performance. The two looked at each other and bowed in respect and then turned to the audience and bowed. "Wow that was great," one of the kids from the arcade said and Charlie and Jimmy blushed at this before the kids could ask anymore questions they leaped over their heads and ran out the door.
Outside Wufei and Duo where waiting holding out a lot of money. "Where did you get that much money from?" Charlie asked wide eyed, "For Starters it is all the winnings that we got from those kids in there," Duo said, "They where betting who would win and we betted them that it would be a draw so we won the bet as it is." He said smiling and showing them the money. "Here you can have it for all its worth since you both forgot to get some money just don't spend it all in one day." Wufei said and both boys nodded before getting the cash and leaving. The two looked at each other before going back through the arcade to the store behind it to give Heero a hand.
A noise woke Mart from her slumber as she heard people coming into the shuttle. Listening in with her eyes closed she could make out the voices of an old man and one she recognized as Hilde. "Holy shit Hilde he has really done it this time," the old man said, "Yes Harold they are damaged alright down to the power systems and the cockpit." Hilde said and Mart decided it was time to leave. Getting up from her sleeping position she walked over to the viewing platform and leaped up into the air and landed on the platform before going into more quiet quarters.
It was sometime later that the noise was heard throughout the shuttle and Mart could not sleep anymore. Feeling a bit better then earlier she then went into looking for the long lost thing called food. Having not eaten in a while she began to dig though the supplies but found nothing. Her sense of smell suddenly went off as she turned to find herself looking at a stunned Relena. "Oh I see you are awake I have some food if you want." She said and pulled out a box of chicken from the bag. "I figured you; Jaken and Myouga would be hungry so I got you something to eat." At the mention of food the two old demons came out of hiding as well, "Food you say," he said and sat on the table. Myouga hopped off of Jaken's shoulder onto the table, "I already had my fill thanks," he said and patted his belly. Jaken dug into the sushi that Relena brought with her and Mart dug into the box of raw chicken.
Sometime later when they had their fill they all sat quietly till Mart go up and cleaned the table. "I am going for a bath so don't come in after Me." she said and disappeared into the bathroom. Relena only sighed as Quatre put the bags down. "I hope Mart will like these," he said holding up a pair of jeans they where famine enough but still holds a bit a Mart's personality with them." He said as he gave her the bags. Relena then went through them and pulled out some clothes before walking towards the bathroom. When she reached the door she knocked, "Mart?" she said politely, "Yes?" was the reply, "I have some clothes for you," Relena said, "Put them on the toilet," Mart said and Relena opened the door slowly and placed them on the toilet before walking out.
When she left the bathroom Relena could not help but notice how bluish black the water has been, 'I guess that is all the left over demon blood on her,' she said as she returned to find that Heero and the others have returned as well carrying groceries. "I still don't see why can't we stay at a hotel?" Duo grumbled as he unloaded, "The reason Duo is that the Avengers is waiting for us to show our faces before they kill us." Trowa replied to that comment.
In the tub Mart looked up as she scrubbed herself, 'So this is what color demon blood is,' she though as she scrubbed the last of it off of her before draining the tub. When it was gone and no longer clinging to the tub's sides she then took out some shampoo and scrubbed her hair till she could no longer see blue coming out of it.
"Man it is over five hours since she got in there," Duo grumbled as he pulled out another card, "Well who can blame her with all that blood on her," Wufei said and then the door opened to reveal Mart with her hair in a towel but looking cleaner then ever. She was wearing a pair of jean shorts and a T-Shirt that said, "Back off," on it and when she turned around to make sure the bathroom was clean did they read, "Because this bitch bites," on the back. Mart only could gaze coolly at Quatre before walking towards them and grabbing Jaken and Myouga as they changed into some human forms as well as she. Mart learned how to disguise her form so she made her dog ears disappear and her markings and claws turn into nothing. Her hair remained white but her eyes turned into a deep brown hiding the slits that it has. Walking out she turned to her friends, "I will be back," she said.
"My lady is it wise to wonder the streets here by yourself?" Myouga said while on her shoulder hiding in her hair. "I am sure Myouga besides I can fight for myself," Mart assured the flea. Beside her was Jaken disguised as an old man with a long beard and a cane on his side which was actually his two headed staff. He was wearing some clothes that only the elderly can be seen in and look good. He looked a lot like a human, "I see you have learned some magic over the years," Mart said with a smile, "I have always known magic child," Jaken said and Mart had to laugh, "I bet your former master refused to let you practice it am I right?" she said and Jaken stopped, "Don't tell me that you are going to do that as well," he said but he saw her shake her head and prepared to be slashed and kicked but it never came. "I know what you are thinking Jaken," Mart said, "I am not Sesshoumaru nor Inu-Yasha," she said and she felt someone sucking on her neck but made no bother to swat them. "Myouga there is a thing called the blood bank you know," she said, "I know my lady but I could not help myself I was sooo hungry," he said and Mart gave him a warm smile, "I know that is why I do not swat you," she said and Myouga sighed, "Thank you," he said.
They managed to walk into the colony park listening to the many people move this way and that as well as the many birds singing in the trees. The artificial sun shown brightly in the fake sky, "Tell me Jaken," Mart said as she sat down under one of the many trees near a lake, "How did your lord treat you and Myouga," he said and the toad's eyes opened brightly, "You will listen?" he said and Mart laughed at this, "I have always listened to people's complaining even when I complain they have listened to me in return." She said and Jaken took a breath, "You start first Myouga." Jaken said as he stared at the artificial lake in front of them.
Myouga was thinking to himself as he recalled those memories, "Well for me Lord Inu-Yasha always squashed, swatted, and tortured me to no ends even after I gave him advice to something important." He said and Mart tried not to laugh, "As for me," Jaken said, "I was cut up, killed, burned and tortured to no ends by my lord even when he does it by accident." He finished with a sigh as he pulled his knees up to his face an unelderly like act. "I understand," Mart said sadly, "You have been used and abused by your master like I have," she said sadly as she turned towards the waters of the lake, "I have never imagined this place to ever existed out here beyond the world that I grew up in." she said, "This is the final frontier to explore our world to explore the stars," she said, "But what I find is a war that has never ended what I saw was time repeat itself. From what I saw in Heero's mind is a world full of hate and depression. And I saw the cause of all this Naraku and his manipulative ways. He killed a man just to create the ultimate assassins." She said tears running through her eyes, "Then the destruction of earth it froze me when I saw this and I wanted nothing more then to kill the bastard that started all this pain and agony." She said as she felt the water fall down her face.
"It is true in that matter since I found the rumor of Naraku alive to be true. Over the centuries he has made numerous wars including adding tensions to the colonies and Earth. I have read about this and then made the connections," she said, "It seems he wants the earth to crumble so he can feast on the human flesh and destroy the world that we live in now." She said letting the gentle breeze brush her hair against her face. 'She is wiser then the two Inu lords put together,' Myouga thought as he saw her stare at the lake.
It was sometime later that a music owner was being robbed. Two thieves broke into the store and held everyone hostage. "Put all of the money in this bag now!" one man yelled as he held a machine gun up to the store owner's face and the man did as he was told. There was already a man dead on the ground and his wife or girlfriend was crying at his side. Another thief was raping a woman in the corner while a third was looking at the CD's when he noticed someone looking at the CD. She was tall for a woman and well built to boot she had a gorgeous body and the man drank her up from head to toe. She turned to him and he saw the shirt she was wearing. "Back off," it said on the front and the man approached her but she turned her back to him unafraid and picked up another CD. When she did he read the back, "Because this bitch bites," on the back and the man felt his face grew warm with pleasure at what he is thinking.
The thief who collected the money from the store owner ran out to grab the van they where in and the other thieves as well gathered to say farewell to the store occupants when the last of them the one who was staring at the woman noticed something about her. She had white hair! Ok so he was seeing things sure he saw people dye their hair blonde and almost white in fact he only seen white on elderly folks. White hair on a young person must be albino or part albino. She gazed at him seductively with her golden brown eyes and he felt himself heat up till he heard the sirens.
Sometime latter the men where in their hideaway when they heard the thief talk to himself while looking at a porn magazine. "Common man are you still thinking about that girl?" the first thief said as he looked at his friend, "Yea, why jealous that I saw such a hot chick?" he said and the others laughed at that, "Naw but it was spooky the way she did not yield even when the guns went off. I mean I did not enforce it on her." Said a second thief, "Or maybe it had something to do with the shirt she was wearing?" said the third, "Naw what I saw was a babe that needs to be fucked and I want her," he said as he played with his knife. "Yea but she was not afraid of the guns so what is she?" the first their said, "Your death," said a female voice and they all turned to see a shadowy figure at the window looking in. Leaping into the hideout the girl stood tall as she gazed at the men. She was then followed by an old man who leaped in like nothing, "What the hell is this some kind of very old Kung Fu Movie?" The first thief said and the fourth came up to her, "So babe you followed us here to get something or someone," he said licking his lips and the others pulled out their weapons, "Actually I came to get the money back," she said cracking her knuckles and exposing her now growing claws.
The thieves laughed at her as they began to fire bullets at her to kill her but then nothing happened to her. They all stared at her when the opened her hands and the bullets fell from her now claws. They began to back away when the wind started to pick up in the room. The old man that was with her quickly grabbed the money and hopped out of the window. "Hey you old fart get back here with our cash!" one thief said as he tried to get at Jaken. Pulling out his gun he began to fire on him but found that a long slender finger was blocking his way. "What the fuck?" he said and the girl smirked. Her hand glowed green as the gun melted in his hand. Feeling the acidic poison on his skin he let go with a yelp. "What hell are you?" he said and the girl smirked, "Moro no Kimi Shadow Assassin," she said and the wind picked up more as she began to charge the first man ramming her fist into his gut. The thief was thrown against the wall with a scream and blood poured from him when he hit. The second thief began to fire again only to have the woman run up to him and stab him with her hand? She pulled out his heart and licked the blood, "This is for raping that woman." She said and charged the third.
The third thief fired at her but was also running while the forth ran outside of the building into the van. Starting it up he left the thief to his fate with the woman he now sees as a monster.
The third did not know what had hid him when the woman disappeared and reappeared behind ramming her knee into him breaking his back. The thief fell to the floor in a pool of blood that was his own making as he puked it up.
The fourth thief drove as fast as he could down the street passing many red lights and cops just to get away from the one thing that he feared the most. Suddenly something stopped his car and he was thrown from the vehicle. Landing on his side he heard and felt his leg snap. Looking up he saw the form of the white haired woman in front of him her hair blowing in the wind. Her clothes where covered in blood as she walked up to him her eyes glowing and her markings making themselves known. The man screamed as she came at him.
The police arrived just in time to see the van explode and a still form in the fire. They could see the glowing red eyes of the form glowing in the flames as it stared at them. "What the hell?" they said as they stared at the form leaped up in the air and disappeared.
"What the hell happened?" one officer asked as he looked at the dead bodies all around the room. "Well sir from what we found they where the guys that robbed that store and it look like someone killed them really fast." He said investigating the carcass of one man to find that he had a very large hole in his chest. "Man who ever did this was good but savage at the same time," he said and a loud shout was heard from the other side and the two officers dropped everything and headed over to investigate. "What is it?" the first one said, "Sergeant Sir," he said holding up a bag that had a bleeding human heart in it. "Man first the explosion on third and Markus streets and now this." He said pointing around him. One officer was grossed out when he saw the mess on the wall, "Man someone did a really good job of disposing those guys," he said as he heaved up his lunch.
The first officer who did the investigation was thinking hard at this and he found something disturbing. Along the ground where strange tracks all over like something that moved really fast. "Sir Come quick one of them is still alive!" said one of the officers and the man moved as fast as he could. When he got there the man barely breathing but his voice was gagged between breaths. He was the one who had his back broken. "What happened here?" one officer said and the man looked up and spoke only one word, "Monster," he said then he died.
"My lady was it necessary to kill them?" Myouga said as they once again sat under the tree near the lake. "It was," she said and Jaken knew the reason, "It was to avenge the raped woman and the female whose mate was killed in that store now wasn't it?" he said and Mart nodded, "One thing I could not stand was when a female especially one with child lost her mate to someone as cruel as that," she said an Jaken sighed, "You are nothing like Master Sesshoumaru thought you are just as deadly," he said and Mart smiled at the comment as she stared at the lake.
As time went on and the sun began to set into the night the rest of the Shadow Assassins where gathered around the table after they returned to the shuttle. Charlie and Jimmy told Justin and Steven what went on during their day and so forth. The boys where chatting excitedly to themselves when Duo walked in along with Quatre, "So you boys enjoyed your day?" he said and they all nodded, "Yea we did," they said and one by one they told them what they did. "I hope you boys enjoyed your day off we still have a lot of work to do." Quatre said and they nodded, "We know something that you will be doing until we can return to Earth." And the boys groaned, "You are going to school," Quatre said and their faces lifted up, "Really!" Jimmy said, "Yes we need to keep our cover so you will all be going to school." Trowa said speaking up and Duo whispered a comment only to be whacked by Hilde.
"That is nice and all but we don't really know that much about this time so we might look stupid if we ask questions that the other kids already knew." Charlie spoke up for the others and Justin had to nod his agreement. "Don't worry about it I got that covered," Heero said as he brought out his lap top. "I made sure that you all are put in special classes for uneducated children of all ages. And trust me there is a lot of uneducated children in this world now." He said and the boys looked down sad, "Because of this war there are more orphans then anywhere," Duo said looking down, "Your one yourself aren't you?" Jimmy said and Duo looked up at him in surprise, "We are as well for we killed our parents," the tiger said and tears began to build up in his eyes. The subject was dropped and everyone headed out the door into a better environment hoping they could get some sleep.
In the cool darkness a lone figure walked down the streets the gentle rain that was forecast said that it was going to rain. As she walked down she was accompanied by an elderly man. Mart had a lot to think about and Jaken was going to make sure that she was safe. The streets where quiet when she entered the spaceport that contained the shuttle as she entered her shirt clinging to her body. Luckily she had a black tank top underneath but the shirt clung to her figure leaving nothing to the imagination. When she entered she was greeted by Trowa who stayed up to wait for her as she entered the bathroom to get a shower and a change of clothes.
When she emerged again she was dressed in a tank top and a pair of shorts showing off her legs. "I see that you are quiet comfortable just sitting and staring at me," she said and Trowa raised an eyebrow, "Observant aren't we," he said and Mart nodded she noticed Jaken emerging from the shower and heading over to one of the available seats to snooze on. "Why are you up?" Mart asked, "I had some things to think about as well," Trowa answered and Mart nodded before heading up and towards the hanger. "Well continue thinking I am heading to bed," she said and with that she headed towards the hanger and to sleep off her troubles.
TBC
HABITAT: Urban areas, deep forests and high mountains all terrain demon.
SPACE THE FINAL FRONTIER
I wrote this chapter while listening to KMFDM's Juke joint jezebel enjoy
Jaken woke up with a start as he felt the ship slow and then stop he and Myouga was sleeping the entire trip to the colonies and both where excited since neither of them where ever on the colonies before. Beside them Mart was asleep with the Tensaiga propped on her shoulder. Jaken smiled at the girl and Myouga saw this, "What is it you are smiling at old friend?" the flea asked, "Why Myouga I was thinking about old times when I used to watch Rin sleep like that." He said and Myouga could see the innocence that played on the dog's face, "Pushed into a war that she was not involved in what a pity," he whispered, "Naraku was so good at putting others involved with a situation that had nothing to do with them," he stated and it was then that he saw Jaken holding a thoughtful expression on his face. "What is it?" he asked, "Well I was thinking if we should wake her after all the others are already leaving," he said and the flea shook his head, "Let her rest for now till the repairmen come then we can leave." He said and began to suck on Jaken's blood but the toad was used to him doing that already.
The others in the mean time had scattered throughout the colony buying supplies and looking for a place to stay. Charlie, Jimmy, and Steven had to hide their marks by wearing sunglasses, hats and baggy pants; the only one who did not need them was Justin since he used his powers to change into a human boy. But then decided that his brother and friends need a disguise as well so he past his power over to them as well. Walking down the street Justin could not help but feel strange to wonder around in a city that is in space. Walking down the streets gave the fox a sense of excitement at the same time. He had been to the colonies before when he was performing missions with Wufei and was used to the artificial backgrounds and weather patterns. Beside him was Steven as loud as ever yelling excitedly and pointing to every single little thing around, "Hey Justin look at this they even have clouds in this place. Oh man check out there is even buildings above us," Steven said excitedly and Justin had to heave a sigh. "Steven you are drawing too much attention!" Justin hissed between his teeth. "Sorry but I can't help it, it is only my second time in space you know," he said and Justin sighed again.
"So Charlie this is your first time in space?" Jimmy asked the wolf and Charlie nodded, "Yes and same for you right?" he replied and Jimmy nodded, "Yea well second counting the time we spent with Relena," he said and Charlie nodded as well but could not help but feel like the boy that he is. Looking around he spotted an arcade in the distance. "Hey look a video arcade I wonder what kinds of games they got here in the future," Jimmy said excitedly and dragged Charlie, "Hey aren't we suppose to keep low?" the wolf said, "Yea but what better place for kids to go but the arcade." Jimmy said pulling him in to the loud noises and both had flinched forgetting their hearing.
"So tell me again why are we here in the shopping area of the colony?" Duo said to Wufei and Heero as they walked into a store, "We are here to get supplies and Quatre and Trowa are getting clothes for the guys." Wufei said as a matter of fact. They entered the store only to hear cheering coming from the back of the shopping center. Walking into the back they could see that it was connected to an arcade. Inside the arcade they could make out two dark haired boys that looked very familiar. Nodding to each other Duo and Wufei left Heero to get the things on the list since it was a leeway store and went into the arcade.
Charlie and Jimmy where having a blast watching the virtual fighting game that the other kids where playing. Two kids' one boy and one girl where fighting in a virtual back ground both had things to loose like reputations. The watched it like a boxing match since both did not fight like fighters more like sumo wrestlers. "Man they remind me of the sumo matches that I used to watch at home," Jimmy complained and when he complained the fight was over and the girl had won throwing the guy out. The boy got up and cursed her and then left. "I have won again so I don't have to date you for that," she said laughing. "Well who is next?" she said puffing out her chest. Jimmy smirked and forgot that he had no change. "I will fight you!" he said and the crowd turned to see Jimmy coming on to the platform. "But I have no change," he said drooping, "No problem kid I got it," the girl said and put some change on the challenger's side. Jimmy put the things on, "Ok how do I use this?" she said and the girl smirked, "Beginner?" she asked, "Sort of with this game anyways," Jimmy replied and the girl explained to him how to use the system.
Jimmy smirked as the crowd began to boo at the waste of time but then the fight began and Jimmy found himself in a virtual fighting arena. He did not know it when the girl flipped him over the side, "Sorry kid but I show no mercy," she said and Jimmy got up and smirked, "You have no idea." He said and got into a fighting stance. "You take martial arts?" she said and Jimmy smiled.
Duo watched the screen as the girl charged Jimmy again only to be thrown off and landing on the other side so fast that she did not have time to recover. Jimmy took a defense stance and waited for her to charge again into action and was thrown off again and this time was out. Getting up Jimmy lend her his hand and the girl took it, "How you did that?" she asked, "Martial Arts simple as that," Jimmy replied, "Mind if I have a go at it now?" Charlie said as he leaped on the platform and Jimmy smirked, "Sure this will be interesting," he said and put on his visor. Charlie already figured out the system as the girl put in a few coins and the machine blared to life. "Choose you arena," it said and both Charlie and Jimmy decided to fight in a dojo to show who is better at fighting then the other. Duo had to smirk at this, "Kids," he said and beside him Wufei also smirked, "This will draw a lot of attention," he said and the two smiled to see the results that showed both boys in a fighting dojo.
Charlie and Jimmy got into the arena and into fighting positions ready to go at it. "Are you ready?" Jimmy said and Charlie smirked, "Set," he said, "MORTAL KOMBAT!" they shouted and flew at each other with blinding speeds.
The crowd gasped at the speed that those two flew at each others when Charlie gave a flying kick Jimmy ducked and flew up a fist, but Charlie grabbed the fist and threw Jimmy to the ground. The music blaring from the fighting arena helped to fuel them as Jimmy threw another fist only to have Charlie counter with a sweeping kick. Jimmy flipped backwards and landed on his hands then did a front flip kicking Charlie to one side of the dojo. Flying at each other again they both leaped into the air and flew punches and kicks before landing getting a loud cheer from the crowds watching the fight.
The girl who was fighting earlier was awed by this, 'Man those two are good,' she thought as she watched Charlie throw a high kick at Jimmy only to have him move his head back missing his face by a few inches then countering with a kick of his own. Charlie flew forwards and then tucked himself in for a roll and then got on his feet and came back at Jimmy again. Jimmy got into a defense stance and twirled out of the way as Charlie came at him again with a punch only to have Jimmy grab his arm and fly him to the other side again. Charlie having seen this used the wall as a spring board and came at Jimmy again. Twisting in the air he aimed a foot at the tiger and caused him to fly into the other room and crash into the wall. He stood up from his landing position and waited for Jimmy. The tiger came back with a forward flip and did a few more flips and cartwheels before leaping over Charlie and landing a foot in the face.
"Man look at those two go!" one kid said as he watched and placed bets with the other kids. "Man they are way better then Annie here," another said and the girl who was watching blushed, "Hey looked at them go man they are fast." Another kid again said and they all cheered and took bets off of who is going to win.
Charlie was thrown backwards by the kick but came running back and did a roundhouse kick into Jimmy's head sending the boy flying but he got up and was at it again. Running towards the wall Jimmy grabbed a spear and Charlie grabbed a couple of Kodachi's like the one he has in the real world. Twirling around on each side of his body he took a defense stance and Jimmy did as well. Like an explosion they came at each other again. Charlie began to spin blades twirling around him and Jimmy spun the spear around and blocked the first sword strike and again they blocked and parried each other. They even gave the occasional kick or head butt in and a few punches. The crowds where impressed by all the fancy moves that they made while they blocked and parried and struck at each other till Charlie broke the metal blade off the spear sending it flying into the wall. Jimmy then spun the staff around and came at him again. Charlie leaped and somersaulted into the air before landing and jabbed Jimmy with the blunt end of his sword. Jimmy turned having been off balanced and swung the staff at Charlie again and pointed the end into his stomach. Charlie went down but rolled back up again. Then he swung his two swords and pointed the blades at Jimmy just as the tiger pointed the spear head at his throat.
The two looked at each other panting and sweating but that did not stop them from smiling. "Well that proves that we are good eh," Jimmy said and Charlie nodded, "Yea but now I am thirsty so why don't we go get something to drink," he said and shut off the system. Taking off the virtual visors they where greeted by a very large crowd of people who cheered and screamed at the performance. The two looked at each other and bowed in respect and then turned to the audience and bowed. "Wow that was great," one of the kids from the arcade said and Charlie and Jimmy blushed at this before the kids could ask anymore questions they leaped over their heads and ran out the door.
Outside Wufei and Duo where waiting holding out a lot of money. "Where did you get that much money from?" Charlie asked wide eyed, "For Starters it is all the winnings that we got from those kids in there," Duo said, "They where betting who would win and we betted them that it would be a draw so we won the bet as it is." He said smiling and showing them the money. "Here you can have it for all its worth since you both forgot to get some money just don't spend it all in one day." Wufei said and both boys nodded before getting the cash and leaving. The two looked at each other before going back through the arcade to the store behind it to give Heero a hand.
A noise woke Mart from her slumber as she heard people coming into the shuttle. Listening in with her eyes closed she could make out the voices of an old man and one she recognized as Hilde. "Holy shit Hilde he has really done it this time," the old man said, "Yes Harold they are damaged alright down to the power systems and the cockpit." Hilde said and Mart decided it was time to leave. Getting up from her sleeping position she walked over to the viewing platform and leaped up into the air and landed on the platform before going into more quiet quarters.
It was sometime later that the noise was heard throughout the shuttle and Mart could not sleep anymore. Feeling a bit better then earlier she then went into looking for the long lost thing called food. Having not eaten in a while she began to dig though the supplies but found nothing. Her sense of smell suddenly went off as she turned to find herself looking at a stunned Relena. "Oh I see you are awake I have some food if you want." She said and pulled out a box of chicken from the bag. "I figured you; Jaken and Myouga would be hungry so I got you something to eat." At the mention of food the two old demons came out of hiding as well, "Food you say," he said and sat on the table. Myouga hopped off of Jaken's shoulder onto the table, "I already had my fill thanks," he said and patted his belly. Jaken dug into the sushi that Relena brought with her and Mart dug into the box of raw chicken.
Sometime later when they had their fill they all sat quietly till Mart go up and cleaned the table. "I am going for a bath so don't come in after Me." she said and disappeared into the bathroom. Relena only sighed as Quatre put the bags down. "I hope Mart will like these," he said holding up a pair of jeans they where famine enough but still holds a bit a Mart's personality with them." He said as he gave her the bags. Relena then went through them and pulled out some clothes before walking towards the bathroom. When she reached the door she knocked, "Mart?" she said politely, "Yes?" was the reply, "I have some clothes for you," Relena said, "Put them on the toilet," Mart said and Relena opened the door slowly and placed them on the toilet before walking out.
When she left the bathroom Relena could not help but notice how bluish black the water has been, 'I guess that is all the left over demon blood on her,' she said as she returned to find that Heero and the others have returned as well carrying groceries. "I still don't see why can't we stay at a hotel?" Duo grumbled as he unloaded, "The reason Duo is that the Avengers is waiting for us to show our faces before they kill us." Trowa replied to that comment.
In the tub Mart looked up as she scrubbed herself, 'So this is what color demon blood is,' she though as she scrubbed the last of it off of her before draining the tub. When it was gone and no longer clinging to the tub's sides she then took out some shampoo and scrubbed her hair till she could no longer see blue coming out of it.
"Man it is over five hours since she got in there," Duo grumbled as he pulled out another card, "Well who can blame her with all that blood on her," Wufei said and then the door opened to reveal Mart with her hair in a towel but looking cleaner then ever. She was wearing a pair of jean shorts and a T-Shirt that said, "Back off," on it and when she turned around to make sure the bathroom was clean did they read, "Because this bitch bites," on the back. Mart only could gaze coolly at Quatre before walking towards them and grabbing Jaken and Myouga as they changed into some human forms as well as she. Mart learned how to disguise her form so she made her dog ears disappear and her markings and claws turn into nothing. Her hair remained white but her eyes turned into a deep brown hiding the slits that it has. Walking out she turned to her friends, "I will be back," she said.
"My lady is it wise to wonder the streets here by yourself?" Myouga said while on her shoulder hiding in her hair. "I am sure Myouga besides I can fight for myself," Mart assured the flea. Beside her was Jaken disguised as an old man with a long beard and a cane on his side which was actually his two headed staff. He was wearing some clothes that only the elderly can be seen in and look good. He looked a lot like a human, "I see you have learned some magic over the years," Mart said with a smile, "I have always known magic child," Jaken said and Mart had to laugh, "I bet your former master refused to let you practice it am I right?" she said and Jaken stopped, "Don't tell me that you are going to do that as well," he said but he saw her shake her head and prepared to be slashed and kicked but it never came. "I know what you are thinking Jaken," Mart said, "I am not Sesshoumaru nor Inu-Yasha," she said and she felt someone sucking on her neck but made no bother to swat them. "Myouga there is a thing called the blood bank you know," she said, "I know my lady but I could not help myself I was sooo hungry," he said and Mart gave him a warm smile, "I know that is why I do not swat you," she said and Myouga sighed, "Thank you," he said.
They managed to walk into the colony park listening to the many people move this way and that as well as the many birds singing in the trees. The artificial sun shown brightly in the fake sky, "Tell me Jaken," Mart said as she sat down under one of the many trees near a lake, "How did your lord treat you and Myouga," he said and the toad's eyes opened brightly, "You will listen?" he said and Mart laughed at this, "I have always listened to people's complaining even when I complain they have listened to me in return." She said and Jaken took a breath, "You start first Myouga." Jaken said as he stared at the artificial lake in front of them.
Myouga was thinking to himself as he recalled those memories, "Well for me Lord Inu-Yasha always squashed, swatted, and tortured me to no ends even after I gave him advice to something important." He said and Mart tried not to laugh, "As for me," Jaken said, "I was cut up, killed, burned and tortured to no ends by my lord even when he does it by accident." He finished with a sigh as he pulled his knees up to his face an unelderly like act. "I understand," Mart said sadly, "You have been used and abused by your master like I have," she said sadly as she turned towards the waters of the lake, "I have never imagined this place to ever existed out here beyond the world that I grew up in." she said, "This is the final frontier to explore our world to explore the stars," she said, "But what I find is a war that has never ended what I saw was time repeat itself. From what I saw in Heero's mind is a world full of hate and depression. And I saw the cause of all this Naraku and his manipulative ways. He killed a man just to create the ultimate assassins." She said tears running through her eyes, "Then the destruction of earth it froze me when I saw this and I wanted nothing more then to kill the bastard that started all this pain and agony." She said as she felt the water fall down her face.
"It is true in that matter since I found the rumor of Naraku alive to be true. Over the centuries he has made numerous wars including adding tensions to the colonies and Earth. I have read about this and then made the connections," she said, "It seems he wants the earth to crumble so he can feast on the human flesh and destroy the world that we live in now." She said letting the gentle breeze brush her hair against her face. 'She is wiser then the two Inu lords put together,' Myouga thought as he saw her stare at the lake.
It was sometime later that a music owner was being robbed. Two thieves broke into the store and held everyone hostage. "Put all of the money in this bag now!" one man yelled as he held a machine gun up to the store owner's face and the man did as he was told. There was already a man dead on the ground and his wife or girlfriend was crying at his side. Another thief was raping a woman in the corner while a third was looking at the CD's when he noticed someone looking at the CD. She was tall for a woman and well built to boot she had a gorgeous body and the man drank her up from head to toe. She turned to him and he saw the shirt she was wearing. "Back off," it said on the front and the man approached her but she turned her back to him unafraid and picked up another CD. When she did he read the back, "Because this bitch bites," on the back and the man felt his face grew warm with pleasure at what he is thinking.
The thief who collected the money from the store owner ran out to grab the van they where in and the other thieves as well gathered to say farewell to the store occupants when the last of them the one who was staring at the woman noticed something about her. She had white hair! Ok so he was seeing things sure he saw people dye their hair blonde and almost white in fact he only seen white on elderly folks. White hair on a young person must be albino or part albino. She gazed at him seductively with her golden brown eyes and he felt himself heat up till he heard the sirens.
Sometime latter the men where in their hideaway when they heard the thief talk to himself while looking at a porn magazine. "Common man are you still thinking about that girl?" the first thief said as he looked at his friend, "Yea, why jealous that I saw such a hot chick?" he said and the others laughed at that, "Naw but it was spooky the way she did not yield even when the guns went off. I mean I did not enforce it on her." Said a second thief, "Or maybe it had something to do with the shirt she was wearing?" said the third, "Naw what I saw was a babe that needs to be fucked and I want her," he said as he played with his knife. "Yea but she was not afraid of the guns so what is she?" the first their said, "Your death," said a female voice and they all turned to see a shadowy figure at the window looking in. Leaping into the hideout the girl stood tall as she gazed at the men. She was then followed by an old man who leaped in like nothing, "What the hell is this some kind of very old Kung Fu Movie?" The first thief said and the fourth came up to her, "So babe you followed us here to get something or someone," he said licking his lips and the others pulled out their weapons, "Actually I came to get the money back," she said cracking her knuckles and exposing her now growing claws.
The thieves laughed at her as they began to fire bullets at her to kill her but then nothing happened to her. They all stared at her when the opened her hands and the bullets fell from her now claws. They began to back away when the wind started to pick up in the room. The old man that was with her quickly grabbed the money and hopped out of the window. "Hey you old fart get back here with our cash!" one thief said as he tried to get at Jaken. Pulling out his gun he began to fire on him but found that a long slender finger was blocking his way. "What the fuck?" he said and the girl smirked. Her hand glowed green as the gun melted in his hand. Feeling the acidic poison on his skin he let go with a yelp. "What hell are you?" he said and the girl smirked, "Moro no Kimi Shadow Assassin," she said and the wind picked up more as she began to charge the first man ramming her fist into his gut. The thief was thrown against the wall with a scream and blood poured from him when he hit. The second thief began to fire again only to have the woman run up to him and stab him with her hand? She pulled out his heart and licked the blood, "This is for raping that woman." She said and charged the third.
The third thief fired at her but was also running while the forth ran outside of the building into the van. Starting it up he left the thief to his fate with the woman he now sees as a monster.
The third did not know what had hid him when the woman disappeared and reappeared behind ramming her knee into him breaking his back. The thief fell to the floor in a pool of blood that was his own making as he puked it up.
The fourth thief drove as fast as he could down the street passing many red lights and cops just to get away from the one thing that he feared the most. Suddenly something stopped his car and he was thrown from the vehicle. Landing on his side he heard and felt his leg snap. Looking up he saw the form of the white haired woman in front of him her hair blowing in the wind. Her clothes where covered in blood as she walked up to him her eyes glowing and her markings making themselves known. The man screamed as she came at him.
The police arrived just in time to see the van explode and a still form in the fire. They could see the glowing red eyes of the form glowing in the flames as it stared at them. "What the hell?" they said as they stared at the form leaped up in the air and disappeared.
"What the hell happened?" one officer asked as he looked at the dead bodies all around the room. "Well sir from what we found they where the guys that robbed that store and it look like someone killed them really fast." He said investigating the carcass of one man to find that he had a very large hole in his chest. "Man who ever did this was good but savage at the same time," he said and a loud shout was heard from the other side and the two officers dropped everything and headed over to investigate. "What is it?" the first one said, "Sergeant Sir," he said holding up a bag that had a bleeding human heart in it. "Man first the explosion on third and Markus streets and now this." He said pointing around him. One officer was grossed out when he saw the mess on the wall, "Man someone did a really good job of disposing those guys," he said as he heaved up his lunch.
The first officer who did the investigation was thinking hard at this and he found something disturbing. Along the ground where strange tracks all over like something that moved really fast. "Sir Come quick one of them is still alive!" said one of the officers and the man moved as fast as he could. When he got there the man barely breathing but his voice was gagged between breaths. He was the one who had his back broken. "What happened here?" one officer said and the man looked up and spoke only one word, "Monster," he said then he died.
"My lady was it necessary to kill them?" Myouga said as they once again sat under the tree near the lake. "It was," she said and Jaken knew the reason, "It was to avenge the raped woman and the female whose mate was killed in that store now wasn't it?" he said and Mart nodded, "One thing I could not stand was when a female especially one with child lost her mate to someone as cruel as that," she said an Jaken sighed, "You are nothing like Master Sesshoumaru thought you are just as deadly," he said and Mart smiled at the comment as she stared at the lake.
As time went on and the sun began to set into the night the rest of the Shadow Assassins where gathered around the table after they returned to the shuttle. Charlie and Jimmy told Justin and Steven what went on during their day and so forth. The boys where chatting excitedly to themselves when Duo walked in along with Quatre, "So you boys enjoyed your day?" he said and they all nodded, "Yea we did," they said and one by one they told them what they did. "I hope you boys enjoyed your day off we still have a lot of work to do." Quatre said and they nodded, "We know something that you will be doing until we can return to Earth." And the boys groaned, "You are going to school," Quatre said and their faces lifted up, "Really!" Jimmy said, "Yes we need to keep our cover so you will all be going to school." Trowa said speaking up and Duo whispered a comment only to be whacked by Hilde.
"That is nice and all but we don't really know that much about this time so we might look stupid if we ask questions that the other kids already knew." Charlie spoke up for the others and Justin had to nod his agreement. "Don't worry about it I got that covered," Heero said as he brought out his lap top. "I made sure that you all are put in special classes for uneducated children of all ages. And trust me there is a lot of uneducated children in this world now." He said and the boys looked down sad, "Because of this war there are more orphans then anywhere," Duo said looking down, "Your one yourself aren't you?" Jimmy said and Duo looked up at him in surprise, "We are as well for we killed our parents," the tiger said and tears began to build up in his eyes. The subject was dropped and everyone headed out the door into a better environment hoping they could get some sleep.
In the cool darkness a lone figure walked down the streets the gentle rain that was forecast said that it was going to rain. As she walked down she was accompanied by an elderly man. Mart had a lot to think about and Jaken was going to make sure that she was safe. The streets where quiet when she entered the spaceport that contained the shuttle as she entered her shirt clinging to her body. Luckily she had a black tank top underneath but the shirt clung to her figure leaving nothing to the imagination. When she entered she was greeted by Trowa who stayed up to wait for her as she entered the bathroom to get a shower and a change of clothes.
When she emerged again she was dressed in a tank top and a pair of shorts showing off her legs. "I see that you are quiet comfortable just sitting and staring at me," she said and Trowa raised an eyebrow, "Observant aren't we," he said and Mart nodded she noticed Jaken emerging from the shower and heading over to one of the available seats to snooze on. "Why are you up?" Mart asked, "I had some things to think about as well," Trowa answered and Mart nodded before heading up and towards the hanger. "Well continue thinking I am heading to bed," she said and with that she headed towards the hanger and to sleep off her troubles.
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