Chapter Six-Shun to the Rescue

The next morning dawned before Shun was ready. He wasn't looking forward to what they might see. The sights of the future were looking grim. He slid out of bed, hearing the others in the kitchen. After combing his hair down, he walked into the kitchen. "Hey...."

"Hey man...sleep all right?" Seiya looked up at him in concern.

"Not really..." Shun sat down, looking around. "Where's Hyouga?"

"They're out in back. He's making it snow for her." Shiryu smiled gently. "He really loves her."

"It seems." Shun replied, sippin g at the coffee Sienna gave him. "Are we going soon?"

"Yes." Sienna told him. "As soon as we've all eaten." So,the food was practically inhaled by the knights, who wanted to get going. They finished getting dressed,and then Sienna opened the portal. "Okay. We're going to find out today how Shun fits into this picture. "

"And Shiryu." Seiya added on. He put a hand on each of his friends' shoulders.

"That's right. Let's go." Sienna led the way into the portal.

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The place they wound up in was the same street the knights had first spotted Cyla on. As they looked around, they began to hear her shrieks and cries, followed by something unexpected.

"Ikki,you bastard! How could you do this knowing what we went through!" "The last thing I need is for Sienna to make another Bronzie out of that little brat!"

"Y-yeah?! Well,you've lost,Ikki. She's coming with me now. Where she belongs!"

"Take her now, Little Brother, but let me warn you. I never lose. Just ask her father."

"Don't call me 'Little Brother' ! You're not the Ikki I kne w. I don't know what happened to you again, but you've gone too far!"

Future Shun appeared in their view now, clutching the badly beaten four year old. "Shhh.....it's okay now,Cyla. You're safe." He was teary-eyed himself, wondering what had driven his brother to do such horrible things to the innocent child. "Come..I have to take you Princess Sienna now. Shiryu and Seiya will be wanting to see you." He walked down the stree t,hugging her gently, and rubbing her back.

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"Wow! I don't think I've ever been that mad before..." Shun remarked, as they followed his future self.

"Me either." Seiya replied. "But he....you...were right about Ikki. He is a bastard. I wonder what he did to her.."

"I don't know.." Shun replied. "But at least she's safe now."

"Well, I think more happens, but at least we know that Shun saved her."

"But how is it possible Shun knew?" Shiryu asked.

"Maybe we'll find out inside. Come on." Sienna led them back into the embassy.

Shun stopped everyone in their tracks, to listen. "I think he's explaining.

"You're right."

"She did a brave thing, sending me that letter. Ikki would've killed her even sooner." Shun muttered.

"Yeah,I know. But Monera would've done anything to keep her daught er safe. She owed that to Hyouga." Seiya from the future remarked.

"Yeah." Shiryu added on. "Let me see her. It's been so long. Look how big she's gotten!"

But Cyla was glued to Shun. "No..." To her, Seiya and Shiryu looked too much like their black knight counterparts.

"What is it, baby?" Shun asked puzzled.

"Bwack Knights." Cyla replied quietly.

"No we're not!" Shiryu replied in indignation, then he paused. "Oh...I guess we do look a little like.....anyway,it'll be okay." "We have to keep her away from Ikki."

"Yes. At all costs." Shun replied, his eyes sad. "We won't let him hurt her anymore."