Shinobu's Story Mini Chap: A chapter in a chapter! Kenji's Secret!

Sorry guys life's been heck lately. Anyway it's been a while since I've written anything I'm not sure where I left off, but here's where I think I left off.... Heh... hehh...

Anyway, this isn't really a mini chap, but I'm still calling it thus! And there's nothing you can do about it ha! Hey, what are you doing? Hey don't stop reading! Noooo!!!

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" the residents all laughed, as they ate breakfast.

"It's too early for that," An indistinct voice sounded.

"Yeah well I got you last time!" another one said.

"Heh, heh it's been good girls but I've got to go, now," Kenji, said leaving the table.

"Where do you go every day?" Kitsune asked, slyly.

"Do you Really want me to tell you?" Kenji said, just as slyly.

"No! That'd be sooooooooo boring!" Su joked.

"Heh, heh. Alright gott'a go," Kenji said leaving the room.

The girls where silent as they watched him leave.

"I wonder he dose. Hope it's something decent," motoko said, breaking the silence.

"Decent!?" Shinobu said as a bright strip of red ran across her face.

She threw her hand up hiding her mouth. And her eyes seemed to disappear.

"I hope it's not decent!" Kitsune said jokingly.

"Stop with the shit!" Naru said as she let her fist drop on kit's head. Kitsune let out a small cry as a star flew from the impact site.

"So what do you want to do, girls?" Keitaro said. Wanting to advance the story.

"Hmmm. I may have just the thing!" Su said raising one of her more familiar inventions.

"Introducing the Mecha Tamago Mk 4!" Su explained.

"What? Another one," The girls said.

"Huh? Oh I remember that from when I went spyin... um... Never mind!" Naru said.

"Did you just say..." Keitaro started.

"I said never mind!" Naru said, Punching Keitaro out of orbit.

"Yes the Mecha Tama 4! The same as the one you used, Naru, but with slight modifications! This new unit comes with improved organic armor releasing turtle-esk musk, as well as a new improved camera with heat sensor, x-ray, movement sensor, and life signature sensor! All standard lease one for only $499.99 Financing!" Su went on while the others stared at amazement.

"Turt-turtle..." Motoko said under her breath.

"Why is it always a turtle..." Motoko continued.

"`Cause, that's your weakness!" Su said playfully.

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"Wow... this... this is my life?" I'm so happy. I've never been this happy... Why now?" Kenji said, eyes closed.

He was peacefully walking down a peaceful street, so peaceful that his peaceful eyes where peacefully closed. Even though his eyes where shut he managed to avoid any an all obstructions to his path. He even turned the corner perfectly, as if he'd walked there every day since childhood. Even though it was only a couple of weeks, a month tops. Mecha Tama soared over head.

"Hmmm life is great..." Hey wait... I'm talking to myself again!

Kenji's eyes turned to slits and a stream of tears began to flow from them.

* * * * *

"Oh, he's stopped!" Su said, standing in a dark room looking at a screen.

"Where!?" an anxious Shinobu said.

"The sign says... Sex Cauldron, exotic male dancers!" Su said un aware of the obscenity.

"What!?!" the girls and Keitaro screamed, all of them pivoting around on chairs to face Su.

"Pay attention to what you're doing! Your gonna` get us all killed!" Naru screamed, hitting Keitaro hard.

"Hey you turned around too!" Keitaro wined.

"What was that?!" Naru turned all evil faced and a vein appeared on her temple.

"He... He's a... a... Stripper..." Shinobu fainted from the strain of saying it out loud. She sunk into her chair.

"I knew it," motoko said unsurpised. The others just looked on at her.

"I said pay attention!" Naru said about to hit Keitaro again.

"Oh wait he's going on," Su said, almost disappointed.

A sweat drop fell from everyone's head.

* * * * *

"Heh, that's about it huh?" Kenji said opening his eyes looking at an old abandoned store. The sign had long since weathered away. (besides it's in Japanese so chances are you couldn't read it!)

He went inside.

* * * * *

"Ok I gots a location!" Su said, typing on a computer. "35 marina view drive, currently out of business, for sale by owner, call 1-732-602-**** if interested.

"Don't tell me he just hangs around an old abandoned store," Kitsune said disappointed.

"Not abandoned, for sale!" Su said, missing the point of what she said.

"Hmm that theory sounds good but, where dose the money come from?" Motoko asked.

"Oh yeah the moneies the moneies!" Su said excitedly.

"Only one way to find out!" Naru said.

"Yes I agree," motoko added, giving her approval.

"Ok, lets GO!" Shinobu shouted with curiosity building in her heart.

"Oh kay, I'm taking her down!" Su yelled, pushing down on what looks like airplane controls.

The dark room they where in suddenly lights up, reviling it to be what looks like an airplane cabin, the girls sat at computers or consoles, to help man the massive flying fortress. The fortress was shaped like a giant Turtle, and said "by Su" on the side of his head. AZ giant hole was cut out of the turtle's shell, and multiple propellers where located inside.

"Yes the Mecha Tama-5," Su said to the camera, "The mt4 finds the enemy weakness and it's big sister comes and annihilates the fool! Ha, Ha, Ha! The mt5 comes with top mounted double 100-milimeter machine guns, 5 rear mounted chafe dispensers, double mouth mounted 50-milemter machine guns, 10 hidden heat-seeker launchers, as well as 4 under-wing cruise missles! Not only that but the revolutionary triple propeller system gives the mt5 the ability to hover in one place!"

"Su? Who are you talking to, you already told us that?" Shinobu asked as sweat drops fell all around.

"What oh, nothing" Su said giggling.

The plane began to land in the ally. The wings, tail, and head folded in.

"Also the landing turtle withdrawal allows the Tamago to land in any harsh environments or hostile territory." Su said to the camera again.

The group moved from the plane led by Shinobu, she wondered what her new friend was up to all the time.

They entered the building, it was really dirty and dusty. Cobwebs every where, the shelves where empty Sept for a few cans or bottles. There was no sign of Kenji.

"Su... are you sure he came in here?" Shinobu said, picking up an old dirty rag.

"Yeah! Su saw, Su saw!" Su said.

"Hmmm," Kitsune said leaning on an hold shelf. Suddenly she began to hear music. As she leaned against the shelf, she could hear noise of some sort. She jumped in surprise.

"What's the matter?" Shinobu asked.

"I thought I herd something..." Kitsune said leaning against the shelf again. This time the girls piled over her their ears pressed to the dirty self.

They could hear music, and shouting, and grunts and screams.

"Sounds like a battle," Motoko said.

"Sounds like a party," Kitsune said.

"Sounds like both a party and a fight," Shinobu said.

Motoko pushed the shelf aside. It was a big metal one so she expected to need some effort, but to her surprise it glided along some track.

They walked into the dark room. They where scared at first, but curiosity gave them courage.

The screams deterred them, but the cheering confused them.

They soon entered a huge room. It was an arena of sorts. A small caged square ring, with a larger square pit around it. About +100 people where stuffed in the pit, all cheering in huge mash pits. The square was divided into 4 by 4 walkways. One lay in front of them, and so they walked up to the ring.

"The coliseum?" said motoko, her head turned back toward where they came from. A sign hung over head.

"Oh must be a fighting arena," Su said. "I've herd of these places, I wanted to come, you can make lots of money here!" she continued.

Shinobu was very puzzled she couldn't find her friend here. Did she want to, the place was filled with people punk rockers, losers, stoners, and every kind of guy Kenji wasn't. Or was he. Did he come to these fights to bet on people's pain. Is that where all the money, the gifts, the supplies came from?

She held the necklace he gave her sometime ago, was it bought with this dirty money?

No it couldn't be! "Lets find Kenji now!" Shinobu commanded.

The fight in the ring ended. As Motoko and the others where about to leave.

"What about Kenji?" Shinobu asked.

"We searched all over, besides Kenji's not the type to be in this kinda place." Kitsune comforted Shinobu as they left.

An announcer came over the loud speaker, "Alright every one, get ready, you know him you love him, he's Kenji! The Green Dragon!"

"HMM?" the girls said as they turned in unison to see a familiar face in a green tunic and tights on.

He held a sword and shield in hand, ready for a decisive match.

"Ken..Kenji?" Shinobu said as she stared now alone on the walkway.

"Where is everyone?" Shinobu said looking behind her.

"Hey pretty girl come down here with us," some stoners said to Shinobu.

"Eekk!" she let out as one of their hands reached up to grab her leg.

Just then a sword hilt jammed into the guys face. And Motoko in the opposite pit said, we decided to watch the match from here. Motoko had "cleared a spot in the corner of a bit, where the girls rested peacefully.

"Yeah Shinobu come join us down here," Su said mimicking the stoner.

"Eekk!" Shinobu let out as Su reached up for her leg.

"Ok everyone, in the other corner is Maximus! Our champion, who is the only one we got to fight Kenji!" The crowd cheered.

Maximus was a huge fat man with dark than skin. He wore little clothing but a chest plate and a roman skirt thing. He had A huge roman helmet covering his face, and if he wanted to he could probably eat Kenji whole. He was Like 3-times bigger than the boy, heck the head of his Axe was bigger than kenji. Yet Kenji remained resilient, and defiant.

"Remember if you cross this line you die," Motoko said to some losers.

"Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!" Every one began to chant.

The fighters didn't even realize this, as they sized each other down.

"Kenji is so screwed," Su said.

"I don't know, I didn't fight him for very long but when I did he was very strong," Motoko added.

"Re-really?" Shinobu asked.

"Ready... Fight!" The announcer finished as Maximus jumped high.

As he landed he let a huge Axe crash into the ring's floor. But not into Kenji, he was gone!

Maximus looked around confused, Then Kenji's blade ripped through the air from high above Maximus, and right into the helmet of Maximus.

The boy toppled the crowd cheered as Maximus. He began to rise, he wasn't the champion for nothing. Kenji rushed in for an attack, and Maximus blocked his blade with his axe, they stared each other down, holding their weapons to each other. Kenji could see his last attack cracked Maximum's helmet. Despite their size difference they held each other away equally.

"OHH... he is strong!" Su said. As the others where too dumbfounded to speak. The crowd kept canting and canting, Dragon, Dragon!

Max couldn't see why he couldn't throw the boy off, so he jumped back, and swung his axe around.

Kenji was putting all his might and weight into holding max off, so he began to fall when he jumped back. When Kenji saw Max's blade swing around, he decided to go with the flow and let himself hit the ground. The Axe narrowly missed Kenji, and the girls gasped with fear.

Kenji shot up like a bullet and ran at his opponent and swung hard. To there surprise the blade didn't cut, it only bruised.

"Of course they can't kill each other, it's just a show, their weapons aren't sharp!" Motoko said, "very clever."

"You mean they're not in pain?" Shinobu said in joy.

"I wouldn't say that..." Su said as Maximus fell to the floor clutching his stomach.

Kenji leaped back, as Max's counter ripped through empty air.

Kenji charged in and let out an onslaught of slashes and shield buts, and kicks! Max countered and dodged each attack, giving out hilt buts, and arena smashing slashes.

"Looks like we're gonna need a new arena!" the announcer said with glee.

"Kenji swung hard, left to right, and Max rammed his hilt into the floor, blocking Kenji's attack, and giving him a pole to swing on. As the giant nimbly swung into a kick, Kenji back flipped in place. As Kenji was vertical the giant swung inches away from him. As the two landed, backs facing each other, Kenji went into a whirling strike, to reach Max behind him. Max couldn't have blocked, he didn't even know it was coming. The attack ripped hard into him, sending him flying into the arena wall!

The crowd cheered and chanted.

Music pumped through loud speakers.

The girls where amazed.

Maximus got up and immediately had to block another attack, and another, and another! Then he raised his axe high in one hand, taking hits from Kenji, and let it crash down onto Kenji's shield and sword. Which where both raised in preparation for the attack. Kenji was brought down to one knee, and the crowd roared with glee.

Kenji was struggling to keep the axe up, and with Max's free hand he simply picked Kenji up. He swung poor Kenji like a rag doll, and threw him at the wall right in front of the girls, the throw punched Kenji throw the wall a little, Kenji's right arm, head, and part of his upper torso, where out of the ring.

"Uhhh... hey Kenji..." Kitsune said.

"I'm really beat up, I'm seeing angels," Kenji thought out loud, half- asleep, or half-dead.

He turned around to see a dumbfounded max. "how are you still holding on to your weapons?" He asked.

Kenji didn't answer, he leaped up and let out a battle cry, before coming down hard On Max's axe, raised in defense.

There was a bright light as the two met that silenced the crowd.

As Kenji leaped back, a crack appeared on his sword.

"HA!" max bellowed. Just then his Axe let broke in two. The shift in weight threw the giant of balance and the giant fell over.

Everyone laughed everyone except Kenji. Kenji stared at Maximus, defiant and resolutely.

As Max stared at Kenji, he knew he stared at defeat. But he charged in anyway. He ran in holding his axe handle, hopping to use it as a makeshift staff. The first swing Kenji's sword and Max's staff hit each other. Kenji didn't move to follow through with his swings, he stood defiantly, and upright. His shield remained motionless also. Only his sword and sword arm moved. They're weapons met time and time again, until the staff shattered, and helmet shattered, in two decisive blows.

"No!" Max screamed, "this can't be!

Kenji jumped kicked max in the face. Then not even letting him grunt Kenji ran up the giant, as he fell back. Kenji stepped on Max's exposed face and jumped high into the air. Kenji's blade ripped into the giant and the man fell to the ground. Kenji stood victorious!

The silenced crowd screamed with joy! And so did the girls.

Over the crowd Kenji could hear the familiar voices of the girls.

He turned to them. "Wow Kenji, I didn't know you could do that!" Shinobu said.

"I knew... Motoko," thought to her self.

"Cool!" Su said. That was great!

"Yeah, but what are you doing here?" Kenji asked, "You didn't follow me did you?

"Uhhh... no..." The girls said in unison.

Ok, that's it for now, it actually was a mini chap, even though it was longer than chap 2... eh heh...

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