Disclaimer: I do not own the Ronin Warriors/Yoroiden Samurai Troopers and never have *sigh* If I did I never would have stopped the series. Oh well, what is a person to do...The fine people at Sunrise Inc., Graz Entertainment, and Bandai have the rights to them if I'm reading the back of my dvd correctly. Please don't sue this lowly fanfic writer as I only have one measly peanut in my pocket and his name is Mel. I'll be damned if I'm gonna give Mel up... "Run Mel Run! Be Free!" -Throws said peanut out into the elements only to have a bird pick it up--- "Mel....Noooo! Now you see? I have nothing now...Don't mind my sulking, just enjoy the story."
Heroes' Plight
Chapter Two:
The next morning was uneventful. Cye was in the kitchen with Mia fixing up a large breakfast for the rest of the guys. Kento was just sitting at the kitchen table staring at all the ingredients as they were mixed into the pans on the stove. Cye couldn't stifle a laugh as he noticed Kento had stuffed a napkin into his mouth to try and fill the void that was his mouth until the food was finished.
Ryo had taken off to take care of his swords. Ever since they broke a while due to his fight with Saranbo, Ryo had been taking extra care to polish, sharpen, and clean them; not necessarily in that order; Whiteblaze quietly standing guard for anything at his side.
Sage was busy in the woods next to the house in a quiet little clearing where he could focus on his meditating. Rowen on the other hand was sitting on a tree branch close by starring up at the clouds. He was actually feeling a bit better today as he felt like he was over the bad part of another low blood sugar attack on his body. Rowen hated having to carry around something sweet to eat all the time just in case he started to feel sick at all. Especially when the only candy available at the local store was always stale; so he'd eventually end up giving the stuff to Kento who would take it without hesitation.
This however, had earned him annoyed glares from Sage and the rest of the guys. Though there was an upside to his actions; after enough free candy, Kento had begun following the archer around willing to do anything he asked for more. Rowen cringed at the thought of eating the stale implements and wondered how Kento could stomach it all.
It was a beautiful day, fluffy white clouds hung low in the clear blue sky as though they were being held up with fishing twine. The sun hid slightly behind a couple of the poofier clouds in the distance. All the ronins had planned today was to relax and Rowen was gonna make sure he enjoyed himself today to make up for missing out on so much the past couple of weeks due to his health problems.
Off in some distant strong hold, Avalon had been watching the young warriors with some interest through a small indoor pond near his throne that allowed him to see anyone or anything he chose to.
"Master, is it time yet to go after the ronin warriors?" questioned a muscular but not too bright henchman had appeared hunching besides the sorcerer.
Avalon looked over to his minion and replied, "Not yet Jabu. I want to give them one last taste of normality before I turn their world upside down."
The somewhat tall man only seemed to be more confused by his masters actions. Turning to his master, Jabu asked, "My lord, why Strata and Halo? Why do we not attack them all at once?"
Avalon seemed to be getting pretty annoyed with Jabu as he thought that any simpleton would understand his plans for the ronins. The sorcerer's mouth twisted into a smug lopsided grin as he began to laugh. "My poor simple Jabu. You are one of my most faithful servants but not one of the brightest. All of those idiots that came before me like Talpa, Dala, and Saranbo have all but succumbed to the same stupid mistakes. You see, they all charged head on basically attacking all the ronins at the same time. And when they did get one or two of them alone, it wasn't long before the others would surely come and rescue them."
Jabu began to understand what his master had in store for the ronins. He chided in cutting off the sorcerer's ranting, "I see master. So by taking out Rowen of the Strata and Sage of the Halo, you expect the others to fall along with their comrades..."
Avalon simply shot a wave of electricity through his magical staff at his servant for interrupting him and replied, "Yes Jabu, indeed. Rowen is the brains of the group and must be taken care of because he could easily discover what I'm up to and my plans would surely come to a dangerous end. Luckily, through my intricate planning, I have managed to allow him to make himself sick and therefore weak. These humans are so very simple. And of course, Sage has the ability to heal and is also very intuitive. He may yet sense my presence in their realm and try to stop me. I cannot allow him to be allowed to walk free to help his friends after I've gone to so much trouble. Now Jabu, leave me. I must observe the fools a little longer to make sure I can accomplish my task without a hitch."
Jabu merely bowed and teleported away.
Meanwhile at the ronin household, Cye and Mia were already adding the final spices to their concoction. Kento was now drooling uncontrollably having inadvertently gagged on his napkin. In his right hand, he held a fork and a spoon in the other hand; it was at this very moment that he began to bang the utensils on the table chanting, "Food food, yummy food..."
Cye and Mia exchanged amused glances at the warrior of hardrock because they knew this was his daily routine. Mia took a large heaping load of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, and pancakes and mixed them all together for Kento to devour which he did within a matter of minutes after Mia had placed the plate down in front of him.
Mia shook her head in awe at him and began to turn her head to face the other ronin in the kitchen with her. With her most patient voice, Mia asked the warrior of the water, "Cye, could you call the others to eat through the mystical link you all share? I have to leave soon to meet with my publisher to go over our book deal. I should be gone for about a week or so depending on what he wants to go over."
Cye nodded and proceeded to alert the others that it was time for breakfast and that they should get to the house fast before Kento ate a hole right through the table. He then came to sit across from Mia at the kitchen table and stared at the woman with a bit of respect for accomplishing so much after losing her grandfather to the Dynasty and having her life put in peril many times; not to mention having to look after Yule the whole time they were running for their lives. Taking a deep breath, Cye began to talk to the only other person in the room that didn't have anything in their mouths, "Mia...I still can't believe that anyone is interested in publishing our story even if you told them it was a work of fiction."
Mia stared back in slight shock. "Don't sell yourself short Cye. You guys fought hard and bravely and there are still some people who remember what happened with Talpa and the Dynasty. It would do some good to have a written account of what actually happened while they were trapped in that dimension and you guys were left to fight for them. Besides, I'm betting that there are enough people that do remember and will buy the book giving us a pretty hefty dent in the bank to live off of for quite a while." replied the young owner of the mansion they all lived in.
Suddenly, as if on cue; Sage, Ryo, Whiteblaze, and Rowen entered the back door near the kitchen enthralled in a big debate over whether or not aliens were real or not. Sage was arguing Ryo against the idea of their being life out in space. Rowen just stayed back allowing the two to continue on with their conversation. He knew that if he came within view of the two bickering boys that they would surely drag him into the debate. Mia had already set out plates for the rest of the ronins and was already cleaning off the table where she had previously eaten at. She then began to gather all her paper work and head out the door. As she left, she yelled back to the guys, "Bye guys! I'll tell you how it all turns out when I get back. Don't make too much of a mess!"
All five of the ronins yelled back in unison, "Bye Mia! Bring us back a souvenir!"
As they all heard the door click behind her, Kento lightly slammed his hands on the table causing all the plates to jump a little and inhaled. Exhaling, he moaned, "Man, I thought she'd never leave."
Ryo nodded in agreement, "I know what you mean buddy. It's good to have the house all to ourselves for a change."
Looking around with a mischievous grin, Kento jumped away from the table and said, "That's right. It's time for Monkey Madness: Revenge of the Rabid Banana." With that done, Kento rushed into the living room to play his video game. Ryo followed him amused at his friend's actions.
Ryo yelled after Kento in the next room so he could hear, "I get to play after you!" as he took off to join his friend in the living room. Before he exited through the door separating the two rooms, Ryo looked over at Cye, Sage, and Rowen who were cleaning up the table of its plates and crumbs, etc. He knew he had gotten away with not having to clean the table and smiled to himself. "You to gonna be alright by yourselves while I beat Kento's high score?" Ryo asked.
Rowen was gathering the cleaning utensils and Cye was trapping Sage in his cleaning apron refusing to let the blonde get away again without doing the washing again just because he didn't want to get his hands all soapy.
The last thing Ryo saw before entering the living room was Sage in a light blue apron and bright pink dish washing gloves. Obviously Mia's gloves he thought to no one in particular and relishing in the image of Sage that would stay in his head for a long time.
Ok, here is another chapter... I was having a hard time thinking about how I was going to fill another chapter. I had been rereading my first chapter and why didn't anyone tell me it was that awful...Maybe I could put some of the blame on my keyboard. Don't you just hate keys that stick and are hard to push? I can really draw things out for a long time eh? I probably could've written stories for Dragon Ball Z (ok bad joke)... I promise that there will be some action in the next chapter. And thanks to all of you who reviewed. It really makes a newcomer feel welcomed.
Bunch-O-Nuts: Thanks for the tip. I've tried to incorporate it into my story so I hope it's not as confusing.
Harry2: I know :) There's just so much of Mia that I can stand.
Soon to be world renown Gracie: Rowen's my favorite too. I have to admit, I have been drooling over his yaoi fics a little too much, but it's hard to find any other type of story. (ok too much information on my part).
JillyBean3: Wow, I'm glad you enjoy my story. I shall endeavor to make it not suck.