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.
Ransom on Earth
"What are we going to do now?" Justin asked as they all gathered at the table in the dining area of the massive shuttle. "We have to go back to Earth," Mart said, "But how are we going to get there? I mean this transport shuttle is a little too big to use." Jimmy said feeling downcast. "Well here is something," said Charlie, "What the others asked, "Well what is the thing that the avengers hated the most besides us?" "Is this a trick question?" Justin asked, "No just answer the question," Mart said smirking, "What is it I hate guessing games," Steven demanded, "You tell me what is the one thing that the Avengers hate the most. It has something to do with this world since the humans so hate them and all." It was then that the boys began to think until Charlie answered, "They hate those mobile suits that our friends drive." Charlie said and Mart clapped her hands. "At least someone was paying attention!" she said and they all stared accept for Charlie and Justin, "You mean those weird mobile suit thingies?" Steven asked, "The correct word is Gundam," said Justin, "And yea that is the one." Mart said with little distain in her voice. "Those suits are the key to getting us to earth." Mart said, "But how they are busted?" said Jimmy and Charlie smiled at that comment, "Jimmy you are the world's biggest idiot," he said and Jimmy reddened in the face, "What did you say!" he said hissing, "We are going to fix it," Steven finished and Jimmy slumped, "We are going to fix it?" he said and the others nodded.
SOME TIME LATER
"Exactly how are we going to fix them when they look like THIS?" Charlie said and Mart smirked, "Simple we where trained to handle any situation right?" she said and the others nodded, "Well Howard and the guys left the supplies all we have to do is use them," and she turned when Jessica and her friends showed up, "With a little help she said and the whole school as well as the colony showed up. "What are they doing here?" Steven said too loudly, "What does it look like spots we are going to help you fix the gundams since you guys saved us from those monsters," said Marco as he flipped a wrench.
It was hours later when most of the people had turned in for the night and others took their place at repairing the gundams. The Shadow Assassins where busy from the very beginning and where beginning to tire from the days exertions and from fixing individual gundams. The one who was tired the most was Mart who had the most mechanical experience in fixing gundams when something bumped into her. Turning she saw a Preventer saluting her, "Um I am not your superior officer so you can cut that out," Mart yelled at him and the young officer lowered his hand, "Apologies ma'am but I had orders from General Une before capture and she told me that you could use this." He said handing her a package, "She said to tell you that it has been upgraded to modern standards so now it holds at least 177 million gigs but that was the tough part since it was not so advance so we gave it an overhaul but everything that was on it is still there. Not only that but we added a few features that would come in handy." He said and Mart was shocked, "How did you find it?" she asked, "It was stuck in a crevice when one of the Preventer's took a vacation to Hawaii." Said the soldier as he turned and left and Mart smiled, "Is that your laptop?" Jimmy asked and Mart nodded opening the box to reveal the computer with all the wires still with it as well as her old backpack with her Yu-gi-oh cards, sketch book, and other things that she left behind as well as her most embarrassing ones.
Taking the bag and thanking the man Mart now smiled at the old memories that the bag had given her and with new strength she set about to work. "Alright Shadow Assassins lets get to work if we want these gundams operational but three days time." She said and the others looked at her, "Three days but it will take us longer to do this," complained Jimmy, "Not with our help!" said a colonist as he put down his welder and gave them a thumbs up.
Mart leaped up to the Wing Zero and inspected the gundam over to make sure that everything is ok before moving to the cockpit and opening it up. She then saw the new wires for her laptop and decided to plug them in and began to sync with the Zero. Lights and sirens flared as they zero responded to this intrusion. Working quickly Mart set to work with hacking into the system and found that to her surprise the zero recognized her code. "Must be due to the mind link that Heero and I shared before," she mumbled as she continued to hack into the system accessing damage through out the gundam. Mart then told the people who where working on the gundam where to fix it as she then moved from gundam to gundam and access the damage and told them what to do. "Hey Mart," Charlie was asking, "What about the so called Armor I mean it can't withstand acid from a demon so what about it." He asked and Mart smiled, "I can now," she said holding up a vial the one that Wufei made that she had found.
Eyes opened to new surroundings as dark brown hair matted with blood surveyed his companions. Heero rose to his feet as he took in his room it was the traditional Japanese form with paper doors and wooden cells. Getting up he tried to get to the door only to be repulsed by a force field. "Careful you don't want to hurt yourself even further," Duo said as he slowly got up as well, "It is about time you got up Heero I was beginning to worry." Duo then tried a smile but the split lip he had stung so he just did it with his eyes. The hours of torture and pain where enough to have Heero want to kill himself a thousand times over but they would not let him. On his side where the other pilots and the girls some of them had blood between their legs so that was not a good sign. Hilde and Relena where the ones to have it worse and Sally gotten several beatings as well. To them the whole world is over and there is one thing that Owen taught Heero was that to rape a woman is to desecrate yourself and the woman. Women are strong willed but to take away the one thing they value most against their will is to kill that spirit that they held so dear. That is what made Heero's blood boil to see his sisters his surrogate family being used like this. He wanted blood badly, "I see that you have all finally awoken," said a quiet but cold voice.
Heero turned to find a man in a kimono standing outside his long wavy hair and blood red eyes where enough to send shivers down his spine. The baboon pelt on his body was enough to send him even more shivers but the thing that scares him the most is the dark aura around this man. He had not seen him before not even in Mart's visions with those two ghosts. "I see that you do not recognize me I am the one who brought you here in the first place." He said and it was then that everything clicked, "You are the one who killed Alexander Kushranada," Heero rasped out, "I am and what do you make of it?" he said cocking one eyebrow, "Why did you kill him and take over? What is your ulterior motive?" this time it was Quatre who asked the questions, "I have but one thing on my mind revenge as well as domination. You see humans are so pathetic and weak that they are nothing out there and I am going to make sure that will happen. I am going to turn this world around and make sure that humans know their proper place like my former human side. I had to kill him to make sure that I am the superior one." And the others where shocked, "You are a demon!" he said and the other man smiled, "So nice of you to notice finally Quatre Reberba Winner of the Winner Cooperation as well as Preventer I am indeed impressed."
Heero's eyes widened at the realization of something that came back to him in full flash. Images from Mart's mind of a man in similar appearance with his hair tied back or cut short in uniform belonging to the United States Military. "General Shingara" was on the tag standing behind a window while another man before him gave orders Corporal Edwards was on that tag. He could see then injecting something to struggling children four HUMAN children and one that looked like a child but Heero knew that was not. The realization then hit like a thunderbolt, "You did this to them," he growled, "Oh what do you mean," Mark said, "You turned those children to the Shadow Assassins today you destroyed the one chance of them at having a life on their own. Now they will forever hold the memory of being murderers for the rest of their existence." He said and the others where shocked by this outburst from Heero. "Oh really I thought that making them immortal would be a beneficial thing for them after all they never had to worry about growing up and dying for a long time," he said smirking, "You think that is what hey want!" Catherine said this time as she stood on her feet.
"They are children who wanted nothing more then to grow up and be normal nothing more!" she yelled, "Well I am sorry but I had to do what I had to do to complete my revenge and that was how I was to do it until that dog did this to me!" he said turning to reveal lines on his face, "That blasted Dog demon did this to me until I turned him and his brother against each other and later made that bitch from the two of them. Then she reopened those same wounds but lucky thing there is a thing called plastic surgery that removed the scars but left these marks on my face as a reminder of what she did." Then smiling sinisterly he went towards the door, "Oh and don't worry about your friends they will come and I will be waiting for them." With that he shut the door behind him.
"What are we going to do about this Heero?" Duo asked his friend, "I do not know Duo I can just hope that Mart and the others get here on time." He said, "Um guys I think you should look at this," Trowa said from a window and the others ran over or limp in some of their cases.
An army of mobile suits stood waiting outside in formation many where demon possessed so they moved more flexibly while others where just ordinary. There where demons here and there among the ranks too as they waited for the order to march. "Man this looks bad," Wufei spoke up, "The second demon war is about to start," said Relena from the back.
A lone figure walked among the trees these trees where thick at the trunk but the color of them where wrong. Kaede walked through the forest listening to the slightest sound of birds but there where none ever since she entered this forest there was nothing not even the sound of insects in the grass. This part of the forest north of Kyoto was very quiet the darkness from the thick trees where enough to let her know that this was a dangerous spot. Looking around she did not find any sign of wild animals in the area not even a wild boar. "This place feels evil," she said shivering as she looked at the ground and notice the earth was scorched black as if burned. Few of the trees where short but she could tell which ones where not there anymore. She could feel the anger in the trees as she walked through them. "This place is full of pain and suffering as well as hate." She said to herself as she touched one of the trees. "Who enters my woods," said a woman's voice it was low and menacing but Kaede stood her ground. "I am Kaede Higurashi of the Higurashi Shrine in Tokyo Prefecture I have come here in search of some answers." She said turning around to find a ghostly figure standing before her. She was a woman that looked almost like Kaede accept that she had strange creatures floating around her.
Kaede was entranced by this woman for she could not feel any aura around her at all. "Who are you?" she asked, "I am called Kikyo," she said, "My mother's name was Kikyo that was a very pretty name," Kaede said and Kikyo walked towards her, "You are a Higurashi?" she said and Kaede nodded as she took in the bow and arrows around the woman. "I sense the power in you come with me for these woods are not safe. The trees will kill you if you stay," she said guiding Kaede away.
"Why did you help me back there?" Kaede asked, "You know who I am for I am sure every Higurashi knows it," said Kikyo, "Yes the undead priestess Kikyo but the stories said that you where killed by Naraku in the war," she said, "I was till the demons brought me back and left me here to wait out my years as caretaker of this forest." She said, "You see the trees are angry that Naraku caused such an unbalance in the spiritual world that it was my soul duty to prepare the one who is most worthy to kill him. I see that you are not," she said looking at the dirty clothes Kaede wore, "I am not but I know who is," Kaede spoke up, "Oh and who might that be?" Kikyo asked, "Her name is Mart and she is the last of the Inu Clan," Kaede said as Kikyo handed her some tea to drink from, "Mart I have not heard of a demon named Mart," she said, "Her name used to be Moro no Kimi," Kaede said, "Yes now I remember the human who was taken from her home and forced to be a demon bearing the blood of Inu Yasha and his brother," she said with some distain. "Now I want some answers," Kaede said, "First off how do we defeat Naraku since you lived this long you might have some idea as to how to defeat him." She said and Kikyo smiled, "The secret to that is the Shikon Jewel," Kaede's eyes widen, "I know this for I felt the Jewel make him a whole demon before and I know that it can make him human again. He was evil at heart that is why he wanted domination as well as immortality. The thing he forgotten was that the Jewel can change him back by someone who has a pure soul but I sense that you don't." Kikyo said, "I know I don't but Mart does and so do the other Shadow Assassins since they where human before and where innocent at one point."
Kikyo nodded her consent, "So be it when they passed through the woods that day when the world was massacred I felt the presence of light in their souls. I so believe that they will get through this. If you say that this so called Mart does have the blood of Inu-Yasha in her veins then let her be the one to strike the final blow that will make sure that Naraku is truly dead." Kaede nodded at this and Kikyo gestured for her to get some rest.
By the next morning Kaede woke to the sound of washing and watched as Kikyo washed her clothes and handed her some new ones. "Your old clothes where ruined so I gave you these they where stitched from fire rats and died to the color of your old clothes. I made them look exactly like the clothes that Kagome wore they may look like her uniform but I will tell you now that they are stronger and will protect you from harm. My servants will lead you out safely so that way the trees know that you are under my protection. Oh and one more thing," Kikyo said as she handed Kaede a bow and arrows, "I placed spells on these arrows combined with your miko powers they should be useful." She said and Kaede waved good bye to her as she left the old hut and out of the forest.
Workers moved around the clock to get the gundams ready for departure. Repairs moved from here to there in an attempt to get them ready. Weapons where reloaded, parts fixed, systems where now at 75% capacity and almost finished. The Shadow Assassins made plans with the colony officials as well as the ESUN who stood and listened as they gathered Military from around the world to their aid. Mart asked for help from other demons with the help of Myouga and Jaken who knew what demons had loyalty to Sesshoumaru as well as kept their part of the alliance of demons. Mart also recruited other demons who did not know what was going on to help as well. Earth was getting ready for a repeat of a war that should have ended a thousand years before but have not. There where people who wanted to ally themselves as well those who have been loyal to the demons that have protected them in the past and now they needed help so the humans are returning the favor as parts for the gundams came in and where used.
Upgrades to the mobile suits where also added upgrades that no one though of that could exist and to the delight of the kids the controls for the gundams where more delicate now as well as the suit moving more fluidly. Arms and reaction time where a lot quicker and the suits could run faster now even with all that weight. The boys where adding upgrades as well with the help of the colonists.
It was two days and several tests later that the gundams stood ready to move out. The Shadow Assassin where now dressed in space suits and stood ready to go with last minute preparations made to the suits. They where disguised as meteors having taken some asteroids from the outside and made sure that they disintegrated when they entered the atmosphere and also equipped the gundams with shields to prevent damage during entry. They where also given armor made from the specially modified gundanium designed by Wufei with the help of Mart's venom as well as sutras to prevent other damage as well. The repair work went well thanks to all the help from both human and demon resident of the colony. Now the gundams stood ready with new paint and everything. Inside of Wing Zero stood Mart with Myouga on her shoulder with a specially made space suit for him and Jaken on the side in his normal form.
The Preventer control room for the launch bay area was filled with staff both Preventer and not getting everything ready. In the center stood Jessica in a commander's uniform as she stood tall beside her Marcus ran the navigation charts and where going over them with several generals from both Earth and the colony since the kid was good at planning. On Jessica's right stood Alex who was running the space traffic control. Some of the Preventers where impressed by the kids diligence and determination as well as their skills in this sort of thing. "All right now are we ready to go," Jessica said and they all nodded, "Everything is clear," said Alex monitoring the space ways, "All right people lets get this going shall we," she said.
The gundams began to move one by one as they neared the launch pads and doors opened. The first was Justin in Altron Gundam with its new glossy paint and better equipped weapons. Earth loomed below and Justin could not help but admire it when he heard the final checks going off on the screen. "Final restraints removed!" one said, "Boosters ready and on standby," said another, "Retro rockets ready," said another, "Trajectory to Earth finalized," "Gundam Weapons Check final all weapons are ready to go," "Gundam 05 is all systems functioning and ready?" this time it was Jessica as she appeared on the screen and Justin stood ready after all the drills he had to go through to get it ready he was ready. "Final safety locks are off and all systems are green, weapons are functional and are on standby, navigation is green, boosters green, shield ready Gundam 05 Altron is ready to launch!" Justin yelled and Jessica gave the nod. "Is the crew gone from the hangar so we can begin launch?" she asked a tech "Lowering 05 into position now," said one tech.
On the colony of L1 on the farthest side facing Earth at the very bottom of the rotating mass doors opened and a meteor stuck out. "Are we ready Shadow Assassin Thunder Fox?" she said and watched as Justin nodded through his helmet. His hands where on the control joy sticks and stood ready as Jessica gave the final ok and the Gundam was launched.
The next was Steven as he did his checks as well and was launched an hour after Justin. Each gundam was launched one after the other to make sure they where not tracked when at last they came to the Zero Mart stood ready with her gundam in bird mode. It was the last to leave since it took the longest to repair. The Zero made its way to the launch pad on the same trolley that towed the others as it made its way towards the launch bay doors. Opening it made its way to the launching area. "Is everything set Mart?" asked Jessica over the comm... "Ready to launch," she said and Jaken made himself secure for it was going to be a bumpy ride. He in now currently in Mart's lap since there is only room for one so it was kind of cramped. Luckily for Myouga being so small he only had to sit in a pocket.
Thrusters began to burn as they launched the last of the gundams towards Earth and towards the battle that waits. Mart held on as the ship took off and was speeding away from the colony towards the planet Earth. As she approached the planet she felt the friction that the shield picked up as it nears the earth. The Wing Zero held together as she maintained radio silence throughout the entire trip to earth. "So what are we going to do once we get to Earth," Jaken asked, "First we need to get in contact with the others then find the armies that we have established. By getting in contact with them then we make our move to Japan the one place where the final battle is going to take place. "How do you know that is where Naraku is keeping the others?" Myouga asked, "Simple, 'To return to the place where it all started' when I read that note at the fine print on the back after we made preparations I remember what Inu-Yasha and Sesshoumaru have told me and that is to return to the point of origin," she said, "The point of origin?" Jaken asked, "Where it all started that is where Naraku is going to gather his forces to take over the ESUN he wants to repeat history and make sure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated making him the dominant one." She said and held on to the controls.
The armies that awaited them stood up and gazed into the sky as the final streak was seen and they held up their weapons as they marched towards the point of landing. The Shadow Assassins led many groups to the rendezvous point. Soldiers from India, China, Japan, United States, Australia, Europe, Africa, and Middle East gathered to the one spot which was far into the mountains of Japan near the area where Naraku was ready to launch his army.
As those armies gathered Naraku's own forces too gathered all sorts of beasts and armies have gathered as well making itself known. Heero stood watched as he saw the streaking begin one after the other in hourly intervals. The cold night winds of Japan's mountainous regions blew through the window that had held them prisoner. Three days have passed but the smell of battle was still eminent. He could feel the rush in the air and so can the others. "So when the battle is coming?" Duo asked flipping a knife that he had hidden so well in his hair. " I know this is something I mean I can smell a battle coming from far and wide and here we are stuck in prison with nothing to lose except for the one thing we have now with each other." He said, "What is that?" Wufei asked sarcastically, "Family I mean we each been through a lot and now we are family now whether we like it or not." "He does have a point" Trowa said now adding his two sense. "If we were smart we would wait for the time to be right before out escape," he said, "But what about that barrier?" Hilde asked throwing a stone to the barrier and it bounced back. "I know that but there has to be a weakness to this," Quatre said, "But how I mean they have the best of the best in this cell right now so this battle is over," said Sally as she winced with the pain between her legs. "Hope is not lost," said Relena, "What you mean?" Catherine asked, "I mean we still got the Shadow Assassins and they are still out there waiting," she said and the others began to see the light out there. "It is there battle," Heero said and the others turned to him.
"I mean it is that this battle is not ours to fight," Heero said and the others sighed, "Yea Heero's right it is theirs not ours whether we like it or not." In the far corner stood lady Une and Marimaia who was thrown from her wheel chair and is now crouched on the floor it is a good thing that she did not get raped. For her handicap women did not matter to demons but she was of no use to them and General Une was no better for she was too old to be raped. Or so it seemed until she was raped by Mark himself. Marimaia only gazed at the others her eyes misty as she heard what was going on outside, "Justin please be ok," she said.
Wing Zero fired retro rockets as the last of the meteor burned away and the Zero entered the atmosphere shaking the structure. Mart held on as the gundam shook under the pressure. Jaken held on as well and Myouga hid in the pocket. Finally the Zero began to slow as it approached its landing site.
Demons everywhere and humans from the ESUN began to signal the new arrival as it began its decent dragons one on either side began to escort the gundam in for a landing and signal lights blared for the gundam as it began to set down onto the Earth.
As they approached the Earth Mart could see the many different people at work setting up tents medical, weapons, communications and others as she set the gundam down and began the final landing procedure.
Crew everywhere began to clear as the Wing Zero set down its landing gear and made the final decent. One demon was giving directions for the Zero as the gundam finally landed. The doors opened to reveal armies of demons and humans standing ready along side of mobile suits and other vehicles. They all stood at attention as Mart made her way out of the suit and landed gracefully on the ground with Jaken beside her and was greeted by many generals. She took off her helmet and let her ears twitched around and her hair fall to her waist.
The soldiers all saluted her in their own way and Mart winced at all the loud noise and held her ears till a single shout stopped all that. Turning she could make out the form of a man as tall as she it but held himself high as he walked over to her. He was a dog demon like herself but not of the Inu Clan. No his features where wrong, "I am Ilio from the island of Moloka'i and these are your men at your command my lady," he said bowing, "We are once again at the mercy of the Inu Clan of Japan." Mart stood back shocked, "I am from Molokai my self," she said to him and he looked up, "Now I hold to the responsibilities of the Inu Clan so that way no one can touch me with out being very good in battle," Mart said with a smirk, "Besides I want to show Naraku that Molokai has bread her warriors well." she said and Ilio looked up with a smile, "We will do just that my lady." He said and the troops began to disassemble. "Get some rest for a week's time we will prepare ourselves for the upcoming battle ahead and the conclusion of a war that has lasted for over a thousand years."
The other Shadow Assassins had only to think of what was to come as they watched Mart say those few words and could not help but think, 'Are we ready for this?'
TBC
HABITAT: Urban areas, deep forests and high mountains all terrain demon.
Ransom on Earth
"What are we going to do now?" Justin asked as they all gathered at the table in the dining area of the massive shuttle. "We have to go back to Earth," Mart said, "But how are we going to get there? I mean this transport shuttle is a little too big to use." Jimmy said feeling downcast. "Well here is something," said Charlie, "What the others asked, "Well what is the thing that the avengers hated the most besides us?" "Is this a trick question?" Justin asked, "No just answer the question," Mart said smirking, "What is it I hate guessing games," Steven demanded, "You tell me what is the one thing that the Avengers hate the most. It has something to do with this world since the humans so hate them and all." It was then that the boys began to think until Charlie answered, "They hate those mobile suits that our friends drive." Charlie said and Mart clapped her hands. "At least someone was paying attention!" she said and they all stared accept for Charlie and Justin, "You mean those weird mobile suit thingies?" Steven asked, "The correct word is Gundam," said Justin, "And yea that is the one." Mart said with little distain in her voice. "Those suits are the key to getting us to earth." Mart said, "But how they are busted?" said Jimmy and Charlie smiled at that comment, "Jimmy you are the world's biggest idiot," he said and Jimmy reddened in the face, "What did you say!" he said hissing, "We are going to fix it," Steven finished and Jimmy slumped, "We are going to fix it?" he said and the others nodded.
SOME TIME LATER
"Exactly how are we going to fix them when they look like THIS?" Charlie said and Mart smirked, "Simple we where trained to handle any situation right?" she said and the others nodded, "Well Howard and the guys left the supplies all we have to do is use them," and she turned when Jessica and her friends showed up, "With a little help she said and the whole school as well as the colony showed up. "What are they doing here?" Steven said too loudly, "What does it look like spots we are going to help you fix the gundams since you guys saved us from those monsters," said Marco as he flipped a wrench.
It was hours later when most of the people had turned in for the night and others took their place at repairing the gundams. The Shadow Assassins where busy from the very beginning and where beginning to tire from the days exertions and from fixing individual gundams. The one who was tired the most was Mart who had the most mechanical experience in fixing gundams when something bumped into her. Turning she saw a Preventer saluting her, "Um I am not your superior officer so you can cut that out," Mart yelled at him and the young officer lowered his hand, "Apologies ma'am but I had orders from General Une before capture and she told me that you could use this." He said handing her a package, "She said to tell you that it has been upgraded to modern standards so now it holds at least 177 million gigs but that was the tough part since it was not so advance so we gave it an overhaul but everything that was on it is still there. Not only that but we added a few features that would come in handy." He said and Mart was shocked, "How did you find it?" she asked, "It was stuck in a crevice when one of the Preventer's took a vacation to Hawaii." Said the soldier as he turned and left and Mart smiled, "Is that your laptop?" Jimmy asked and Mart nodded opening the box to reveal the computer with all the wires still with it as well as her old backpack with her Yu-gi-oh cards, sketch book, and other things that she left behind as well as her most embarrassing ones.
Taking the bag and thanking the man Mart now smiled at the old memories that the bag had given her and with new strength she set about to work. "Alright Shadow Assassins lets get to work if we want these gundams operational but three days time." She said and the others looked at her, "Three days but it will take us longer to do this," complained Jimmy, "Not with our help!" said a colonist as he put down his welder and gave them a thumbs up.
Mart leaped up to the Wing Zero and inspected the gundam over to make sure that everything is ok before moving to the cockpit and opening it up. She then saw the new wires for her laptop and decided to plug them in and began to sync with the Zero. Lights and sirens flared as they zero responded to this intrusion. Working quickly Mart set to work with hacking into the system and found that to her surprise the zero recognized her code. "Must be due to the mind link that Heero and I shared before," she mumbled as she continued to hack into the system accessing damage through out the gundam. Mart then told the people who where working on the gundam where to fix it as she then moved from gundam to gundam and access the damage and told them what to do. "Hey Mart," Charlie was asking, "What about the so called Armor I mean it can't withstand acid from a demon so what about it." He asked and Mart smiled, "I can now," she said holding up a vial the one that Wufei made that she had found.
Eyes opened to new surroundings as dark brown hair matted with blood surveyed his companions. Heero rose to his feet as he took in his room it was the traditional Japanese form with paper doors and wooden cells. Getting up he tried to get to the door only to be repulsed by a force field. "Careful you don't want to hurt yourself even further," Duo said as he slowly got up as well, "It is about time you got up Heero I was beginning to worry." Duo then tried a smile but the split lip he had stung so he just did it with his eyes. The hours of torture and pain where enough to have Heero want to kill himself a thousand times over but they would not let him. On his side where the other pilots and the girls some of them had blood between their legs so that was not a good sign. Hilde and Relena where the ones to have it worse and Sally gotten several beatings as well. To them the whole world is over and there is one thing that Owen taught Heero was that to rape a woman is to desecrate yourself and the woman. Women are strong willed but to take away the one thing they value most against their will is to kill that spirit that they held so dear. That is what made Heero's blood boil to see his sisters his surrogate family being used like this. He wanted blood badly, "I see that you have all finally awoken," said a quiet but cold voice.
Heero turned to find a man in a kimono standing outside his long wavy hair and blood red eyes where enough to send shivers down his spine. The baboon pelt on his body was enough to send him even more shivers but the thing that scares him the most is the dark aura around this man. He had not seen him before not even in Mart's visions with those two ghosts. "I see that you do not recognize me I am the one who brought you here in the first place." He said and it was then that everything clicked, "You are the one who killed Alexander Kushranada," Heero rasped out, "I am and what do you make of it?" he said cocking one eyebrow, "Why did you kill him and take over? What is your ulterior motive?" this time it was Quatre who asked the questions, "I have but one thing on my mind revenge as well as domination. You see humans are so pathetic and weak that they are nothing out there and I am going to make sure that will happen. I am going to turn this world around and make sure that humans know their proper place like my former human side. I had to kill him to make sure that I am the superior one." And the others where shocked, "You are a demon!" he said and the other man smiled, "So nice of you to notice finally Quatre Reberba Winner of the Winner Cooperation as well as Preventer I am indeed impressed."
Heero's eyes widened at the realization of something that came back to him in full flash. Images from Mart's mind of a man in similar appearance with his hair tied back or cut short in uniform belonging to the United States Military. "General Shingara" was on the tag standing behind a window while another man before him gave orders Corporal Edwards was on that tag. He could see then injecting something to struggling children four HUMAN children and one that looked like a child but Heero knew that was not. The realization then hit like a thunderbolt, "You did this to them," he growled, "Oh what do you mean," Mark said, "You turned those children to the Shadow Assassins today you destroyed the one chance of them at having a life on their own. Now they will forever hold the memory of being murderers for the rest of their existence." He said and the others where shocked by this outburst from Heero. "Oh really I thought that making them immortal would be a beneficial thing for them after all they never had to worry about growing up and dying for a long time," he said smirking, "You think that is what hey want!" Catherine said this time as she stood on her feet.
"They are children who wanted nothing more then to grow up and be normal nothing more!" she yelled, "Well I am sorry but I had to do what I had to do to complete my revenge and that was how I was to do it until that dog did this to me!" he said turning to reveal lines on his face, "That blasted Dog demon did this to me until I turned him and his brother against each other and later made that bitch from the two of them. Then she reopened those same wounds but lucky thing there is a thing called plastic surgery that removed the scars but left these marks on my face as a reminder of what she did." Then smiling sinisterly he went towards the door, "Oh and don't worry about your friends they will come and I will be waiting for them." With that he shut the door behind him.
"What are we going to do about this Heero?" Duo asked his friend, "I do not know Duo I can just hope that Mart and the others get here on time." He said, "Um guys I think you should look at this," Trowa said from a window and the others ran over or limp in some of their cases.
An army of mobile suits stood waiting outside in formation many where demon possessed so they moved more flexibly while others where just ordinary. There where demons here and there among the ranks too as they waited for the order to march. "Man this looks bad," Wufei spoke up, "The second demon war is about to start," said Relena from the back.
A lone figure walked among the trees these trees where thick at the trunk but the color of them where wrong. Kaede walked through the forest listening to the slightest sound of birds but there where none ever since she entered this forest there was nothing not even the sound of insects in the grass. This part of the forest north of Kyoto was very quiet the darkness from the thick trees where enough to let her know that this was a dangerous spot. Looking around she did not find any sign of wild animals in the area not even a wild boar. "This place feels evil," she said shivering as she looked at the ground and notice the earth was scorched black as if burned. Few of the trees where short but she could tell which ones where not there anymore. She could feel the anger in the trees as she walked through them. "This place is full of pain and suffering as well as hate." She said to herself as she touched one of the trees. "Who enters my woods," said a woman's voice it was low and menacing but Kaede stood her ground. "I am Kaede Higurashi of the Higurashi Shrine in Tokyo Prefecture I have come here in search of some answers." She said turning around to find a ghostly figure standing before her. She was a woman that looked almost like Kaede accept that she had strange creatures floating around her.
Kaede was entranced by this woman for she could not feel any aura around her at all. "Who are you?" she asked, "I am called Kikyo," she said, "My mother's name was Kikyo that was a very pretty name," Kaede said and Kikyo walked towards her, "You are a Higurashi?" she said and Kaede nodded as she took in the bow and arrows around the woman. "I sense the power in you come with me for these woods are not safe. The trees will kill you if you stay," she said guiding Kaede away.
"Why did you help me back there?" Kaede asked, "You know who I am for I am sure every Higurashi knows it," said Kikyo, "Yes the undead priestess Kikyo but the stories said that you where killed by Naraku in the war," she said, "I was till the demons brought me back and left me here to wait out my years as caretaker of this forest." She said, "You see the trees are angry that Naraku caused such an unbalance in the spiritual world that it was my soul duty to prepare the one who is most worthy to kill him. I see that you are not," she said looking at the dirty clothes Kaede wore, "I am not but I know who is," Kaede spoke up, "Oh and who might that be?" Kikyo asked, "Her name is Mart and she is the last of the Inu Clan," Kaede said as Kikyo handed her some tea to drink from, "Mart I have not heard of a demon named Mart," she said, "Her name used to be Moro no Kimi," Kaede said, "Yes now I remember the human who was taken from her home and forced to be a demon bearing the blood of Inu Yasha and his brother," she said with some distain. "Now I want some answers," Kaede said, "First off how do we defeat Naraku since you lived this long you might have some idea as to how to defeat him." She said and Kikyo smiled, "The secret to that is the Shikon Jewel," Kaede's eyes widen, "I know this for I felt the Jewel make him a whole demon before and I know that it can make him human again. He was evil at heart that is why he wanted domination as well as immortality. The thing he forgotten was that the Jewel can change him back by someone who has a pure soul but I sense that you don't." Kikyo said, "I know I don't but Mart does and so do the other Shadow Assassins since they where human before and where innocent at one point."
Kikyo nodded her consent, "So be it when they passed through the woods that day when the world was massacred I felt the presence of light in their souls. I so believe that they will get through this. If you say that this so called Mart does have the blood of Inu-Yasha in her veins then let her be the one to strike the final blow that will make sure that Naraku is truly dead." Kaede nodded at this and Kikyo gestured for her to get some rest.
By the next morning Kaede woke to the sound of washing and watched as Kikyo washed her clothes and handed her some new ones. "Your old clothes where ruined so I gave you these they where stitched from fire rats and died to the color of your old clothes. I made them look exactly like the clothes that Kagome wore they may look like her uniform but I will tell you now that they are stronger and will protect you from harm. My servants will lead you out safely so that way the trees know that you are under my protection. Oh and one more thing," Kikyo said as she handed Kaede a bow and arrows, "I placed spells on these arrows combined with your miko powers they should be useful." She said and Kaede waved good bye to her as she left the old hut and out of the forest.
Workers moved around the clock to get the gundams ready for departure. Repairs moved from here to there in an attempt to get them ready. Weapons where reloaded, parts fixed, systems where now at 75% capacity and almost finished. The Shadow Assassins made plans with the colony officials as well as the ESUN who stood and listened as they gathered Military from around the world to their aid. Mart asked for help from other demons with the help of Myouga and Jaken who knew what demons had loyalty to Sesshoumaru as well as kept their part of the alliance of demons. Mart also recruited other demons who did not know what was going on to help as well. Earth was getting ready for a repeat of a war that should have ended a thousand years before but have not. There where people who wanted to ally themselves as well those who have been loyal to the demons that have protected them in the past and now they needed help so the humans are returning the favor as parts for the gundams came in and where used.
Upgrades to the mobile suits where also added upgrades that no one though of that could exist and to the delight of the kids the controls for the gundams where more delicate now as well as the suit moving more fluidly. Arms and reaction time where a lot quicker and the suits could run faster now even with all that weight. The boys where adding upgrades as well with the help of the colonists.
It was two days and several tests later that the gundams stood ready to move out. The Shadow Assassin where now dressed in space suits and stood ready to go with last minute preparations made to the suits. They where disguised as meteors having taken some asteroids from the outside and made sure that they disintegrated when they entered the atmosphere and also equipped the gundams with shields to prevent damage during entry. They where also given armor made from the specially modified gundanium designed by Wufei with the help of Mart's venom as well as sutras to prevent other damage as well. The repair work went well thanks to all the help from both human and demon resident of the colony. Now the gundams stood ready with new paint and everything. Inside of Wing Zero stood Mart with Myouga on her shoulder with a specially made space suit for him and Jaken on the side in his normal form.
The Preventer control room for the launch bay area was filled with staff both Preventer and not getting everything ready. In the center stood Jessica in a commander's uniform as she stood tall beside her Marcus ran the navigation charts and where going over them with several generals from both Earth and the colony since the kid was good at planning. On Jessica's right stood Alex who was running the space traffic control. Some of the Preventers where impressed by the kids diligence and determination as well as their skills in this sort of thing. "All right now are we ready to go," Jessica said and they all nodded, "Everything is clear," said Alex monitoring the space ways, "All right people lets get this going shall we," she said.
The gundams began to move one by one as they neared the launch pads and doors opened. The first was Justin in Altron Gundam with its new glossy paint and better equipped weapons. Earth loomed below and Justin could not help but admire it when he heard the final checks going off on the screen. "Final restraints removed!" one said, "Boosters ready and on standby," said another, "Retro rockets ready," said another, "Trajectory to Earth finalized," "Gundam Weapons Check final all weapons are ready to go," "Gundam 05 is all systems functioning and ready?" this time it was Jessica as she appeared on the screen and Justin stood ready after all the drills he had to go through to get it ready he was ready. "Final safety locks are off and all systems are green, weapons are functional and are on standby, navigation is green, boosters green, shield ready Gundam 05 Altron is ready to launch!" Justin yelled and Jessica gave the nod. "Is the crew gone from the hangar so we can begin launch?" she asked a tech "Lowering 05 into position now," said one tech.
On the colony of L1 on the farthest side facing Earth at the very bottom of the rotating mass doors opened and a meteor stuck out. "Are we ready Shadow Assassin Thunder Fox?" she said and watched as Justin nodded through his helmet. His hands where on the control joy sticks and stood ready as Jessica gave the final ok and the Gundam was launched.
The next was Steven as he did his checks as well and was launched an hour after Justin. Each gundam was launched one after the other to make sure they where not tracked when at last they came to the Zero Mart stood ready with her gundam in bird mode. It was the last to leave since it took the longest to repair. The Zero made its way to the launch pad on the same trolley that towed the others as it made its way towards the launch bay doors. Opening it made its way to the launching area. "Is everything set Mart?" asked Jessica over the comm... "Ready to launch," she said and Jaken made himself secure for it was going to be a bumpy ride. He in now currently in Mart's lap since there is only room for one so it was kind of cramped. Luckily for Myouga being so small he only had to sit in a pocket.
Thrusters began to burn as they launched the last of the gundams towards Earth and towards the battle that waits. Mart held on as the ship took off and was speeding away from the colony towards the planet Earth. As she approached the planet she felt the friction that the shield picked up as it nears the earth. The Wing Zero held together as she maintained radio silence throughout the entire trip to earth. "So what are we going to do once we get to Earth," Jaken asked, "First we need to get in contact with the others then find the armies that we have established. By getting in contact with them then we make our move to Japan the one place where the final battle is going to take place. "How do you know that is where Naraku is keeping the others?" Myouga asked, "Simple, 'To return to the place where it all started' when I read that note at the fine print on the back after we made preparations I remember what Inu-Yasha and Sesshoumaru have told me and that is to return to the point of origin," she said, "The point of origin?" Jaken asked, "Where it all started that is where Naraku is going to gather his forces to take over the ESUN he wants to repeat history and make sure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated making him the dominant one." She said and held on to the controls.
The armies that awaited them stood up and gazed into the sky as the final streak was seen and they held up their weapons as they marched towards the point of landing. The Shadow Assassins led many groups to the rendezvous point. Soldiers from India, China, Japan, United States, Australia, Europe, Africa, and Middle East gathered to the one spot which was far into the mountains of Japan near the area where Naraku was ready to launch his army.
As those armies gathered Naraku's own forces too gathered all sorts of beasts and armies have gathered as well making itself known. Heero stood watched as he saw the streaking begin one after the other in hourly intervals. The cold night winds of Japan's mountainous regions blew through the window that had held them prisoner. Three days have passed but the smell of battle was still eminent. He could feel the rush in the air and so can the others. "So when the battle is coming?" Duo asked flipping a knife that he had hidden so well in his hair. " I know this is something I mean I can smell a battle coming from far and wide and here we are stuck in prison with nothing to lose except for the one thing we have now with each other." He said, "What is that?" Wufei asked sarcastically, "Family I mean we each been through a lot and now we are family now whether we like it or not." "He does have a point" Trowa said now adding his two sense. "If we were smart we would wait for the time to be right before out escape," he said, "But what about that barrier?" Hilde asked throwing a stone to the barrier and it bounced back. "I know that but there has to be a weakness to this," Quatre said, "But how I mean they have the best of the best in this cell right now so this battle is over," said Sally as she winced with the pain between her legs. "Hope is not lost," said Relena, "What you mean?" Catherine asked, "I mean we still got the Shadow Assassins and they are still out there waiting," she said and the others began to see the light out there. "It is there battle," Heero said and the others turned to him.
"I mean it is that this battle is not ours to fight," Heero said and the others sighed, "Yea Heero's right it is theirs not ours whether we like it or not." In the far corner stood lady Une and Marimaia who was thrown from her wheel chair and is now crouched on the floor it is a good thing that she did not get raped. For her handicap women did not matter to demons but she was of no use to them and General Une was no better for she was too old to be raped. Or so it seemed until she was raped by Mark himself. Marimaia only gazed at the others her eyes misty as she heard what was going on outside, "Justin please be ok," she said.
Wing Zero fired retro rockets as the last of the meteor burned away and the Zero entered the atmosphere shaking the structure. Mart held on as the gundam shook under the pressure. Jaken held on as well and Myouga hid in the pocket. Finally the Zero began to slow as it approached its landing site.
Demons everywhere and humans from the ESUN began to signal the new arrival as it began its decent dragons one on either side began to escort the gundam in for a landing and signal lights blared for the gundam as it began to set down onto the Earth.
As they approached the Earth Mart could see the many different people at work setting up tents medical, weapons, communications and others as she set the gundam down and began the final landing procedure.
Crew everywhere began to clear as the Wing Zero set down its landing gear and made the final decent. One demon was giving directions for the Zero as the gundam finally landed. The doors opened to reveal armies of demons and humans standing ready along side of mobile suits and other vehicles. They all stood at attention as Mart made her way out of the suit and landed gracefully on the ground with Jaken beside her and was greeted by many generals. She took off her helmet and let her ears twitched around and her hair fall to her waist.
The soldiers all saluted her in their own way and Mart winced at all the loud noise and held her ears till a single shout stopped all that. Turning she could make out the form of a man as tall as she it but held himself high as he walked over to her. He was a dog demon like herself but not of the Inu Clan. No his features where wrong, "I am Ilio from the island of Moloka'i and these are your men at your command my lady," he said bowing, "We are once again at the mercy of the Inu Clan of Japan." Mart stood back shocked, "I am from Molokai my self," she said to him and he looked up, "Now I hold to the responsibilities of the Inu Clan so that way no one can touch me with out being very good in battle," Mart said with a smirk, "Besides I want to show Naraku that Molokai has bread her warriors well." she said and Ilio looked up with a smile, "We will do just that my lady." He said and the troops began to disassemble. "Get some rest for a week's time we will prepare ourselves for the upcoming battle ahead and the conclusion of a war that has lasted for over a thousand years."
The other Shadow Assassins had only to think of what was to come as they watched Mart say those few words and could not help but think, 'Are we ready for this?'
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