LHL- Hey ya'll. I decided that since they finally brought Shinzo back, I'd write another fanfic for it. If ya'll don't know I wrote Beginning of Hope under Tears of a Dragon. Well if ya'll don't remember it, then that's okay too. Anyway, here's the first chapter.
Disclaimer: Don't own Shinzo, but I doown Aiko and Taya
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"Man, why does this always happen?!" Mushra shouted as he, Sago, and Kutal ran from a horde of angry enterrans.
"Yeah and this time you didn't even do anything!" Sago shouted.
"What do you mean by that?!" Mushra shouted back.
"This is not the time to be arguing, we're heading for a dead end," Kutal said as the other two noticed and the all skidded to a stop.
"Great, now what?" Sago asked as Mushra pulled out his staff.
"We fight," he said as he readied to attack the on coming enterrans, when someone whistled from behind them. The three turned to see a young enterran standing in a passage that had appeared in the wall. She was just shorter then Mushra, with long golden brown hair tied in two loose braids that draped over either shoulder, bright red eyes, and small brown doglike ears. She wore a sleeveless golden Chinese buttoned shirt over an cobalt blue dress with bell sleeves that covered her hands, and thick golden brown tail hanging out from just bellow the top.
"Quick, this way or they'll catch ya'll.," the girl said as she waved them over to her.
"Should we trust her?" Kutal asked.
"Looks like we have no choice," Sago said as he and Kutal grabbed Mushra.
"Wait! I want to fight!" Mushra shouted, struggling against their grasp.
Once they had all gone threw the passage, the girl moved behind them and quickly closed it off. She stood with her back to it, listening to the voices outside. Once the voices had subsided, the girl sighed and stepped away from the wall. "That wasa close one. Ya'll must not be from around 'ere," she said as she lead them down the passageway.
"No we are not, but how did you no that?" Kutal asked and the girl smiled back at them.
"The guards only get that mad when there're outsiders in the city, or when there're looking for a bounty," the girl said as they left the passage and entered what looked like a small shop.
"So how come you didn't think we had a bounty on our heads?" Sago asked, glancing around the small shop, noticing that all of the items seemed to be ancient and dusty.
"Well ya don't look the type. Then again would ya rather I had thought ya were bounties and turned ya in?" the girl asked as she picked up some the books that were covering the large couch on the far wall.
Sago and Kutal sat down, while Mushra paced around the room. The girl watched him then said, "Ya keep pacin' like that 'n ya'll wear a hole 'n the floor."
"Oh don't mind him," Kutal said.
"Yeah, he's just worried," Sago added.
"By the way, I don't believe we have properly introduced ourselves yet. I am Kutal, it's a pleasure to meet such a friendly enterran," Kutal said and the girl smiled.
"I'm Sago and he's Mushra," Sago said, pointing to Mushra, who seemed really annoyed.
"Nice at meet ya'll. I'm Aiko. So what brings ya'll to this horrible place?" the girl asked as she picked up some more books and placed them by an over filled bookshelf.
"Well…" Sago began, but was interrupted when Mushra growled loudly.
"I can't take this, why are we just sitting here! They got Yakumo! We've got to go save her!" Mushra shouted.
"Mushra, calm down," Sago said, and Mushra growled again.
"Yakumo? A friend of yers? Ya don't have'ta worry if she was captured by the guards, they're basically harmless." Aiko explained, but Mushra shouted.
"Not if they find out what she is!"
" 'What she is…?' " Aiko asked, tilting her head slightly.
Yakumo stared down at the shackles around her wrists then looked over at the girl sitting across from her in the prison cell. She was a little taller then Yakumo, said as she smirked at the guard. The girl had golden orange hair, with shoulder length bangs, and the rest lay loosely braided down her back. Her golden eyes that seemed to glow slightly in the dark cell and small orange doglike ears. She was wearing a long violet scarf above a silver Chinese buttoned vest that ended just below her chest, sleeves just as long. She had on under it a skin tight azure sleeveless shirt that ended about her stomach and silver fingerless gloves that went just passed her wrists. She also had a long silver skirt, that had slits down both sides, and a violet sash held it to her waist, over azure shorts and a pair of gold ankle boots over the knee azure socks. A thick golden orange tail swayed slightly as she sat there.
"Let me see those," the girl said as she half crawled over to Yakumo. Yakumo held out her hands and the girl held one of the shackles in her hand. She made a soundless snapping movement over the shackle and it broke in half, then did the same with the other.
"Thank you very much," Yakumo said, smiling at the girl.
"No problem," the girl said as she went back and leaned against the wall across from Yakumo.
"My name's Yakumo. What's your name?" Yakumo asked.
"I'm Taya, it's nice to meet you," the girl said.
"A human? Really?!" Aiko gasped. "That's so cool!"
"Pardon?" Kutal looked shocked.
"You're not frightened?" Sago asked.
"Why, should I be? Sure, I've heard the stories, but I know better then ta listen ta 'em," Aiko said smiling. "Sis and I've been deciphering human texts and we've seen nothin that makes 'em vicious creatures."
"Wait, you know how to read human texts?" Sago said, surprised.
"Yeah, sis taught me when I was lil," Aiko said smiling.
"Where is your sister?" Sago asked.
"My bet's that she's with yer friend Yakumo at the castle."
"Why was she captured?" Kutal asked.
Aiko smiled. "Probably got caught helping outsiders escape this place again."
"Again? You mean you've done this before?" Mushra asked and Aiko nodded.
"A lot more often then ya'd think," Aiko said as she moved a large statue to the side, to expose a side door. She slid it open to reveal another passageway. "Okay, this'll lead ya'll to castle where yer friend's bein' held," Aiko said as someone knocked on the front door. "You guys better get goin' or they'll catch ya," Aiko said quickly as Mushra started down the passageway.
"Thank you for all your help," Kutal said as he walked through.
"Yeah, thanks," Sago said as he went through next.
"No prob. Oh, and if ya see my sis, tell'er that gate 37 is closed," Aiko said as she closed the door again.
Aiko then walked swiftly toward the front door and as she opened it, a large clawed hand reached in and grabbed her by the throat.
"Where are they?"a harsh voice growled and Aiko remained silent. He snarled and tightened his grip around her neck, choking her slightly. He then tossed her like a doll across the room. "So you wont tell me. Then I'll just have to card you," he said as he formed a small sphere of energy in his hand.
Yakumo sat silently, while Taya leaned against the wall, eyes closed. Slowly Taya got to her feet and said, "Looks like we're about to get a distraction." Before Yakumo could ask what she meant, there was a loud explosion and the guards ran through the halls.
Without wasting any time Taya ran over to the door and made the same snapping motion with her hand. Suddenly the lock fell to the ground with a clatter and looked as if it had been cut by a blade. She quickly opened the cell door, ran over to the far wall, and grabbed a small black bag. She then went over to the room's entrance and motioned for Yakumo to follow her.
"The guards are distracted by the outsiders, we should be able to leave the castle without being noticed," Taya explained as she ran down the hall with Yakumo close behind her.
"Alright, but how did you know that there are others outside?" Yakumo asked and Taya smiled.
"Your friends wouldn't just leave you here, right?" Taya said as she opened a small door that lead to the roof of the castle.
They walked along the roof large roof top till they reached the far end where they say Mushra, Sago, and Kutal fighting back wave after wave of guards. Mushra spun his staff around, knocking out the all guards around him, and he looked up to see them up there.
"Yakumo!" he shouted and a few of the guards turned.
"The prisoners have escaped!" one of the guards shouted.
"Oh great," Taya sighed under her breath as a few of the guards raised their bows toward the roof. The three boys tried to stop them, but a few got passed them and headed strait for the girls.
LHL- Cliffhanger. Well review, please do tell me what I can do to make it better, and I'll update. Also, please help with a title.