"Are you sure this is a good place to start?" asked Yu-Gi.
"Yes," answered Bunny.
The group was heading towards the subway system that would take them into Tokyo. Joe had loudly complained that this was a waste of time, that they should head back to the beach. But Bunny insisted she could sense her friends from somewhere in the city.
There was enough of the who could drive for them to carpool over, so they were walking. Bunny was in front, with
"Yes," answered Bunny.
The group was heading towards the subway system that would take them into Tokyo. Joe had loudly complained that this was a waste of time, that they should head back to the beach. But Bunny insisted she could sense her friends from somewhere in the city.
There was enough of the who could drive for them to carpool over, so they were walking. Bunny was in front, with Yu-Gi and Tristan to show her the way. Joe was next, muttering stuff occasionally, but no one but his sister Serenity was close enough to hear him. Mai and Tea were with Shayla in the back, pressing her for details about her date. Luna, Artemis, and Diana flitted between everyone's feet, catching fragments of conversations.
"I just can't believe anyone would do something so cruel," said Yu-Gi. "You must feel awful."
"I do...." agreed Bunny.
"Thanks for trying to cheer her up," whispered Joe to Yu-Gi, but he was ignored.
"Who would want to do something like this to you?" asked Tristan.
"I wish I knew...." muttered Bunny.
"I can imagine how hard it is," sighed Yu-Gi. "A man named Marik did the same thing to me."
"He did what?" asked Bunny, interested. Listening to someone else helped take her mind off of the problem.
"He brainwashed Tea and Joe and used them against me," said Yu-Gi, as he looked over his shoulder.
"How did you get them back?" asked Bunny, eagerly.
"It was hard, but I managed to reach them through the friendship that we share."
"But.... what happened to Marik?"
"The lowlife disappeared after Battle City," said Joe. "I guess we crushed his pride or something, because he hasn't shown his face since."
"I hope things work out that well this time......." muttered Bunny.
"Don't worry, they will," said Tristan.
"Your friendship with them will pull you through this. That is what got me through most of the hard times lately," said Yu-Gi.
"Thanks," replied Bunny with a thin smile. "I really appreciate all you guys are doing to help me."
"Well, we've arrived," announced Tristan as an entrance to the subway loomed in front of them.
"Stay close together," warned Tea from the back. "We don't want to get separated."
"We'll be fine," said Serenity as she slid her hand into her brother's.
"Yeah! Just follow me!" exclaimed Joe.
"Follow the big-mouthed blond, hard," muttered Mai. Shayla giggled.
"What did you say?" asked Joe.
"Don't worry," replied Shayla. "No canine comments were involved."
"Very funny....." muttered Joe.
"This way!" exclaimed Bunny. "We want to head for downtown Tokyo."
They made it to their platform after being bumped and trample countless times. Tristan nearly got lost once, and Mai got distracted by someone selling watches. They barely made it on their train as the doors shut behind them.
"That was close," muttered Joe.
"Is everyone here?" asked Tea.
"Yes."
"How long will this take?" asked Serenity.
"Not too long," replied Bunny.
She sat down in an open seat. Diana hopped in her lap and Luna climbed onto her shoulder. The others couldn't hear it, but Luna was whispering cautions to her the entire time. They broke into small groups and quiet conversations as the train took them into the heart of Tokyo.
"I wish we could stay here and do some sight-seeing," commented Joe.
"I'd love that," agreed Serenity.
"Then I'll take you, when this mess is cleaned up," said Joe.
"You will!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Now where?" asked Yu-Gi to Bunny as they gathered on the platform.
"Let me think....." muttered Bunny. She tried with her heart to reach her friends.
"Does anyone else....." started Shayla, but she trailed off.
"Does anyone else what?" asked Mai.
"......Feel that?" she asked at length, putting her arms around herself as if trying to ward off a chill.
"It is a little drafty," said Tea.
"Maybe another train is coming," suggested Tristan.
"It's not that....." muttered Shayla. Her exposure to magic combined with her lack of sight had given her an acute sense to magic being used in the area.
"I don't understand," said Serenity. Joe and Yu-Gi were busy with Bunny. Artemis had wondered over out of curiosity.
"..... Everyone, get down!" warned Shayla. They looked at her, puzzled, for a moment. Then the earth beneath them buckled, sending them all to the ground. They ducked and covered while the world around them tossed and turned.
"What's happening!?" yelled Joe.
"An earthquake!" cried Tea.
"This isn't normal," thought Bunny.
CCRRRRIIIPPP! There was a tremendous sound like rocks splitting. The floor of the platform crumbled into gravel.
"AAAGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!" they all screamed as they were dropped to the next level down.
"Yes," answered Bunny.
The group was heading towards the subway system that would take them into Tokyo. Joe had loudly complained that this was a waste of time, that they should head back to the beach. But Bunny insisted she could sense her friends from somewhere in the city.
There was enough of the who could drive for them to carpool over, so they were walking. Bunny was in front, with
"Yes," answered Bunny.
The group was heading towards the subway system that would take them into Tokyo. Joe had loudly complained that this was a waste of time, that they should head back to the beach. But Bunny insisted she could sense her friends from somewhere in the city.
There was enough of the who could drive for them to carpool over, so they were walking. Bunny was in front, with Yu-Gi and Tristan to show her the way. Joe was next, muttering stuff occasionally, but no one but his sister Serenity was close enough to hear him. Mai and Tea were with Shayla in the back, pressing her for details about her date. Luna, Artemis, and Diana flitted between everyone's feet, catching fragments of conversations.
"I just can't believe anyone would do something so cruel," said Yu-Gi. "You must feel awful."
"I do...." agreed Bunny.
"Thanks for trying to cheer her up," whispered Joe to Yu-Gi, but he was ignored.
"Who would want to do something like this to you?" asked Tristan.
"I wish I knew...." muttered Bunny.
"I can imagine how hard it is," sighed Yu-Gi. "A man named Marik did the same thing to me."
"He did what?" asked Bunny, interested. Listening to someone else helped take her mind off of the problem.
"He brainwashed Tea and Joe and used them against me," said Yu-Gi, as he looked over his shoulder.
"How did you get them back?" asked Bunny, eagerly.
"It was hard, but I managed to reach them through the friendship that we share."
"But.... what happened to Marik?"
"The lowlife disappeared after Battle City," said Joe. "I guess we crushed his pride or something, because he hasn't shown his face since."
"I hope things work out that well this time......." muttered Bunny.
"Don't worry, they will," said Tristan.
"Your friendship with them will pull you through this. That is what got me through most of the hard times lately," said Yu-Gi.
"Thanks," replied Bunny with a thin smile. "I really appreciate all you guys are doing to help me."
"Well, we've arrived," announced Tristan as an entrance to the subway loomed in front of them.
"Stay close together," warned Tea from the back. "We don't want to get separated."
"We'll be fine," said Serenity as she slid her hand into her brother's.
"Yeah! Just follow me!" exclaimed Joe.
"Follow the big-mouthed blond, hard," muttered Mai. Shayla giggled.
"What did you say?" asked Joe.
"Don't worry," replied Shayla. "No canine comments were involved."
"Very funny....." muttered Joe.
"This way!" exclaimed Bunny. "We want to head for downtown Tokyo."
They made it to their platform after being bumped and trample countless times. Tristan nearly got lost once, and Mai got distracted by someone selling watches. They barely made it on their train as the doors shut behind them.
"That was close," muttered Joe.
"Is everyone here?" asked Tea.
"Yes."
"How long will this take?" asked Serenity.
"Not too long," replied Bunny.
She sat down in an open seat. Diana hopped in her lap and Luna climbed onto her shoulder. The others couldn't hear it, but Luna was whispering cautions to her the entire time. They broke into small groups and quiet conversations as the train took them into the heart of Tokyo.
"I wish we could stay here and do some sight-seeing," commented Joe.
"I'd love that," agreed Serenity.
"Then I'll take you, when this mess is cleaned up," said Joe.
"You will!" exclaimed Serenity.
"Now where?" asked Yu-Gi to Bunny as they gathered on the platform.
"Let me think....." muttered Bunny. She tried with her heart to reach her friends.
"Does anyone else....." started Shayla, but she trailed off.
"Does anyone else what?" asked Mai.
"......Feel that?" she asked at length, putting her arms around herself as if trying to ward off a chill.
"It is a little drafty," said Tea.
"Maybe another train is coming," suggested Tristan.
"It's not that....." muttered Shayla. Her exposure to magic combined with her lack of sight had given her an acute sense to magic being used in the area.
"I don't understand," said Serenity. Joe and Yu-Gi were busy with Bunny. Artemis had wondered over out of curiosity.
"..... Everyone, get down!" warned Shayla. They looked at her, puzzled, for a moment. Then the earth beneath them buckled, sending them all to the ground. They ducked and covered while the world around them tossed and turned.
"What's happening!?" yelled Joe.
"An earthquake!" cried Tea.
"This isn't normal," thought Bunny.
CCRRRRIIIPPP! There was a tremendous sound like rocks splitting. The floor of the platform crumbled into gravel.
"AAAGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!" they all screamed as they were dropped to the next level down.