CHAPTER 22
Just as the elements would have hit Takuya, a flaming barrier arose around him, negating Lisa's attack.
"What the-"
"Takuya?" Zoe asked, completely baffled.
Takuya continued walking towards Lisa, unaffected by the numerous attacks of elements battering his flaming shield.
One by one, the other Warriors got to their feet and slowly started walking towards Lisa, engulfed in their own elemental shields.
"What are you doing?! And how are you blocking my attacks?!" Lisa asked in petrified shock.
The Warriors refused to answer; they continued pressing forward.
Lisa's lip curled into a snarl and she moved both her hands to face the approaching Warriors, releasing more power than before into her attacks.
Takuya stopped once he was standing about five feet from Lisa, the others stopping on either side to form a line beside him.
Lisa's attacks stopped, and she slowly lowered her hands, waiting for the Warriors to make their move.
"Lisa, you've gotta stop what you're doing." Takuya said firmly.
"Never. She's not going to abandon me like Leonard and the others did." Lisa stated just as firmly, turning her back on the Warriors.
"Lisa, stop now."
"Or what?"
"We'll make you stop." Takuya said calmly.
"Pft. You are no match for me . . . all your powers combined are only a sliver of mine." Lisa stated, her body becoming engulfed in all the elements at once. "And a small one at that." She added, turning to face them once more. She flung her hands out, directing the elemental energy straight at the Warriors, who countered by projecting their elemental fields out to meet her onslaught.
The elements collided in a large wave of energy, which exploded and the shock waves knocked all in the room down.
"Lisa,"
Lisa moaned inwardly, but made no move to open her eyes.
"Lisa!" That same, familiar voice echoed itself. "C'mon, wake up."
Lisa groaned audibly and her eyes fluttered open just a bit.
The movement was rewarded with a sigh of relief. "Hey Lisa, c'mon, get up."
Lisa's eyebrows furrowed. 'That voice . . . it's very familiar . . .' She slowly opened her eyes all the way, and once the world came into focus, she found herself looking into Sao's face.
Once the fact that Sao was indeed kneeling right in front of her registered, she lunged up and wrapped her arms around Sao's neck.
Sao was caught quite a bit off-guard by the gesture and tensed. She never was one for shows of friendship. "Hehe . . . yes, erm, Lisa, mind . . . uh, letting go?"
Lisa's eyes grew wide and she quickly released her friend, then gave her a sheepish smile. "Sorry. Forgot you hated hugs."
Sao—much to Lisa's surprise—returned the smile. "No problem. You feeling okay?"
"Why wouldn't I?" Lisa asked back. "My best friend in the whole world came back from the dead . . . what could go wrong?"
"Just making sure . . . the twerps told me what you were willing to do to bring me back . . . and, well . . . thanks."
Lisa smiled. "No problem. You'd have done the same for me, am I right?"
"Don't go spreading it around." Sao replied, standing and then offering Lisa a hand up.
"Sao! Lisa! Where are you going?!" Zoe called, chasing after the others as they walked quickly out of the mansion, D-Tectors in hand.
"We've got a score to settle and it doesn't concern you." Sao replied sharply.
"What about me?"
Sao and Lisa froze dead in their tracks and their eyes widened. The voice—though unfamiliar to the Warriors—seemed to trigger something in the Keepers.
"Can't be . . ." Lisa breathed, glancing at Sao, who was equally as pale.
The two spun around after hearing a flat thump behind them, elements swirling around their free hands. Who they saw shocked them, to say the least. "Leonard?" The two asked in unison as the girl got to her feet.
"The very same."
"But how-"
"Not important. You should know nothing is ever what is seems . . . right?"
The other Keepers nodded numbly, smiles tugging at the side of their mouths.
[a/n: I'm really sorry to have kept all of you waiting, only to reward you with this miniscule update, but I'm really trying . . . please review!]
Just as the elements would have hit Takuya, a flaming barrier arose around him, negating Lisa's attack.
"What the-"
"Takuya?" Zoe asked, completely baffled.
Takuya continued walking towards Lisa, unaffected by the numerous attacks of elements battering his flaming shield.
One by one, the other Warriors got to their feet and slowly started walking towards Lisa, engulfed in their own elemental shields.
"What are you doing?! And how are you blocking my attacks?!" Lisa asked in petrified shock.
The Warriors refused to answer; they continued pressing forward.
Lisa's lip curled into a snarl and she moved both her hands to face the approaching Warriors, releasing more power than before into her attacks.
Takuya stopped once he was standing about five feet from Lisa, the others stopping on either side to form a line beside him.
Lisa's attacks stopped, and she slowly lowered her hands, waiting for the Warriors to make their move.
"Lisa, you've gotta stop what you're doing." Takuya said firmly.
"Never. She's not going to abandon me like Leonard and the others did." Lisa stated just as firmly, turning her back on the Warriors.
"Lisa, stop now."
"Or what?"
"We'll make you stop." Takuya said calmly.
"Pft. You are no match for me . . . all your powers combined are only a sliver of mine." Lisa stated, her body becoming engulfed in all the elements at once. "And a small one at that." She added, turning to face them once more. She flung her hands out, directing the elemental energy straight at the Warriors, who countered by projecting their elemental fields out to meet her onslaught.
The elements collided in a large wave of energy, which exploded and the shock waves knocked all in the room down.
"Lisa,"
Lisa moaned inwardly, but made no move to open her eyes.
"Lisa!" That same, familiar voice echoed itself. "C'mon, wake up."
Lisa groaned audibly and her eyes fluttered open just a bit.
The movement was rewarded with a sigh of relief. "Hey Lisa, c'mon, get up."
Lisa's eyebrows furrowed. 'That voice . . . it's very familiar . . .' She slowly opened her eyes all the way, and once the world came into focus, she found herself looking into Sao's face.
Once the fact that Sao was indeed kneeling right in front of her registered, she lunged up and wrapped her arms around Sao's neck.
Sao was caught quite a bit off-guard by the gesture and tensed. She never was one for shows of friendship. "Hehe . . . yes, erm, Lisa, mind . . . uh, letting go?"
Lisa's eyes grew wide and she quickly released her friend, then gave her a sheepish smile. "Sorry. Forgot you hated hugs."
Sao—much to Lisa's surprise—returned the smile. "No problem. You feeling okay?"
"Why wouldn't I?" Lisa asked back. "My best friend in the whole world came back from the dead . . . what could go wrong?"
"Just making sure . . . the twerps told me what you were willing to do to bring me back . . . and, well . . . thanks."
Lisa smiled. "No problem. You'd have done the same for me, am I right?"
"Don't go spreading it around." Sao replied, standing and then offering Lisa a hand up.
"Sao! Lisa! Where are you going?!" Zoe called, chasing after the others as they walked quickly out of the mansion, D-Tectors in hand.
"We've got a score to settle and it doesn't concern you." Sao replied sharply.
"What about me?"
Sao and Lisa froze dead in their tracks and their eyes widened. The voice—though unfamiliar to the Warriors—seemed to trigger something in the Keepers.
"Can't be . . ." Lisa breathed, glancing at Sao, who was equally as pale.
The two spun around after hearing a flat thump behind them, elements swirling around their free hands. Who they saw shocked them, to say the least. "Leonard?" The two asked in unison as the girl got to her feet.
"The very same."
"But how-"
"Not important. You should know nothing is ever what is seems . . . right?"
The other Keepers nodded numbly, smiles tugging at the side of their mouths.
[a/n: I'm really sorry to have kept all of you waiting, only to reward you with this miniscule update, but I'm really trying . . . please review!]