Jess: Ok, time for all hell to bust loose!

Nat: Song, Demoonica, Kimiko, are you ready?

Katie: Errr, we couldn't reach Kimiko, but the others, including the mystery trainer are ready to rumble!!!

All Trainers and Bishonen: YEAH!!!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own diddly squat. All I own is the plot, which is going to show up soon, a few pictures of Legolas, and a chibi that shall appear soonish.

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Chapter Eight: Much ado About Pain.

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"ARGH!! I can't take this much longer!! I need to get out of here!!" Malik screams as he paces around the room. It's been three days since Shin had been mentally hailed by Jessica, when she had told them her plan. By now, everyone's rather jumpy, wanting to get out of Lothlorien. Even the stoic Piccolo is antsy, if the fact that he's always looking out the window instead of meditating has something to say about it.

Legolas sighs as he looks at the hyper Egyptian. He considers asking Sano to shut him up, but decides against it as he remembers the plan. "Not much longer Malik. Calm thy self, ye art making circles in the floor!" He grins as he looks at the ground. There's a shallow path where Malik had been pacing beaten into the marble.

Susan's Ryoko growls as she grabs her forehead in her hands. "I agree with him though, isn't it time to start the plan?" she says. Besides her, Edward grin insanely as she rolls around on the bed.

Piccolo and Shin frown as they shake their heads no. "Not until Jessica tells us to." Shin says.

Outside in the Forest. . .

The trainer smirks as he wipes the blood off his katana. The battle had been harsh, but he considered himself lucky, having only received a shallow wound around his face. 'Gonna have to get that bandaged up soon.' he things as he smirks at the remains of the Uruk-hai. "Why do I even bother?" be says lowly.

He sweat drops slightly as a pair of arms drape themselves around his shoulders. "Because you're my big, strong, handsome trainer, and they didn't stand a chance against you!" a voice says.

The boy shakes his head at the Serenity, then suddenly stops as he hears something. He motions for his Bishoujo to stay quiet as he approaches the sound. He holds his katana out in front of him as he quietly steps around a rock outcropping. There on the ground is a young girl. Her clothes are in shreds, and her belt is barely attached to her waist. His mouth hangs open at the sight, because it's obvious what had happened to the young trainer. As he resheathes his katana, the girl looks up, tear tracks stark upon her face.

The boy smiles at her, holding out his hand. She shies away, terror stamped across her face. "Come on, the Uruk-hai are all dead. I'm not gonna hurt ya." The boy coos to her, like he would to a hurt animal to gain its trust. "Come on, I can get you some food and fresh clothes. I'm not gonna hurt ya." Slowly, the girl reaches out to grab his hand. Slowly, to keep from scaring her any farther, he pulls her to her feet. Turning to his Serenity, he frowns. "Get a fire going and pull out your spare clothes." he says lowly. The Bishi nods and turns to race back to their camp.

The boy smiles at the girl as he slowly leads her after his Bishoujo. "Can you tell me your name?" he asks.

The girl slowly looks up at him. Her eyes, normally a beautiful hazel, are bloody red from hours of crying. Slowly she answers. "Natalie. My, my name, is Natalie Hoeting."

Outside the territory of the Lord of The Rings. . . . .

Two trainers debate over the best way to get into the City.

"I still say that we should let me go in and ask them to release them. I work for them, they HAVE to listen!" Demoonica says. Zander, her boyfriend, frowns at this.

"If we do that, then there's no telling what might happen to them by then!" he argues. "we should go in now, get them out, then deal with Megami afterwards."

Anya nods. "So, shall we start to head for the City?" she asks.

Chichiri, the only Bishonen out, nods as he holds out his hat. "Their Bishonen have been keeping their chi extra high, no dah. I should be able to follow it easily." he says.

Zander smiles as he looks back at his girlfriend. "Ladies first?" he says, motioning to the hat. Within a few minutes, everyone's inside, and the hat sails towards Lothlorien.

With the Girls. . . .

Susan looks over at Jessica, who's got a blank look on her face. She smirks when the girl returns to the real world. "Now?" she says.

Jess grins evilly. "I just told Shin-kun. It's time." she says lowly. Standing up, both girls count to three before they start yelling at the top of their lungs. Their guards cover their sensitive ears at the sound, but what they do not realize, is that the girls are doing something. Being around a pair of DBZ Bishonen for so long has its advantages, one being that the trainer starts to pick up certain techniques. For the past two days, Jess had been showing Susan how to control her chi, and now they're putting this skill to the test.

Over with the Bishonen, all the Bishis with the ability to sense chi suddenly turn in the direction of the girls. "Now!" Piccolo says. Smirking, Malik strokes the Rod before he concentrates on the Man guarding their door.

Outside the door, the guard suddenly drops his spear as he looks ahead blankly. The Sennen Eye blazes on his forehead, and he ignores everything around him as he unlocks the door.

Malik smirks as he walks up to the Man. "Good work my mind-slave. Now, bring us the stuff that belongs to the two trainers. And be quick about it!" He spits at the guard as he tightens his grip on the Rod. The Man nods jerkily as he stumbles off, heading for the storage area. A few minutes later, he returns with the belts, backpacks, and capsules that belong to the two trainers. Malik grins at this as Legolas and Sano take the stuff. "Good work. You must be tired, why don't you go and sleep in our beds?" he tells him. The Man smiles happily as he walks in and lies down on one of the beds. As the Bishis close the door, they can hear that he's snoring.

Once they start running towards the chi from their trainers, Edward grins at Malik. "That was a cool trick!!!" she chirps.

Piccolo bops her on the head. "Not now, we've got a pair of trainers to save!!"

Back with the girls, the two stop screaming suddenly as they fall to their knees. Susan huffs for air as Jessica grins. "Well, it worked! I, can feel that, they're coming!" Jess says haltingly.

Susan grins over at the girl. "And that little, demonstration, should also help, Anya find us!" she says. Jess nods, but suddenly glares as the doors of their hut burst open. In stomps Haldir, full of anger at the two girls.

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF ELBERETH WERE YOU DOING!!!!" he screams.

Jess ruefully rubs an ear. She grins evilly at the Elf as she and Susan slowly get to their feet. "Oh, nothing, just practicing for an opera." she jokes. Beside her, Susan works hard to keep from laughing. Unknown to Haldir, Jessica can sense that her Bishonen are very close, so she keeps talking to occupy the Elf. "Seriously though, what is your problem? We're just two simple, innocent," she glares at Susan, who starts to laugh again at the word, innocent. "Young girls, trying to get ahead in life."

Haldir snorts. "My men are in pain from thy voices!"

"Oh, are you saying that our friends can't sing?" Haldir has only time to turn around before a Bish-ball smacks him in the head. Standing nearby, is Anya, Demoonica and Zander. Behind them, Chichiri stands guard over the unconscious Elves. Anya smirks as she sees the small horde of Bishonen who belong to Jess and Susan race up. "Well, I'd say that this pretty much wraps things up here!" Anya says with a grin.

Jess and Susan grin in relief as they run over to their Bishis. Before they start to run out of the City, Jess picks up the ball with Haldir. She carefully hands it to Anya with a grin. "Be careful with this one. He's a real moron!" she says.

Susan suddenly coughs as she looks behind them. "Guys, it's time to go!" she says. Turning, the group sees an army of Lord of the Rings Bishonen coming at them. Jess and the others sweat drop as they race for the gate.

Miles later, the girls collapse on the golden leaves, breathing hard. Slowly, Jess looks up at the others. "So, what, else is on, our schedule, for the day?" she jokes. The others stare at her for a second before they start laughing their heads off. They roll around the ground for a few minutes before Jess sits back up, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Seriously though, we need to find my sister." she says.

Back with the Mystery trainer. . . . .

The boy watches Natalie as she stares into the fire. She looks better with some clean clothes that are in one piece, but the boy can't get her to talk. He sighs as he stands up. She looks over at him as he smiles. "I'm going to go get some water. I'll be back in a minute, ok?" When the girl gives him a pleading look, he pulls out one of his other Bishoujos. With a flash, a Hotaru appears, and she sits down next to the fire. "I'll leave Hotaru-chan with you, ok? She would let anything happen to ya." Taking a shuddering breath, Natalie nods before she goes back to staring at the fire. The boy bites his lip slightly as he looks over at Hotaru. The young Senshi nods, and reassured, the boy goes into the forest to get some water from the stream.

Jess grumbles to herself as she fights her way through the trees. Suddenly, she halts, and ducks behind a tree. At the stream, is a black figure. As she looks again, she notices that he looks similar to

The Great Saiyaman. 'A goth version maybe?' she thinks. As she grabs a spare ball, she mentally shrugs. 'No matter. It's a Gohan, and they're the best at finding people. I could use him to help find the Bug.'

Over with the trainer, he perks his ear as he hears a clicking sound. He listens for a few seconds, then shrugs. 'Must have been a rock or something.' he thinks as he takes another sip of water. Suddenly, a grunt and the sound of something coming at him has him pulling out him katanas and deflecting a ball. He glares at the trainer, who gasps as she backs up.

Jessica gasps at the sight. 'I KNOW this guy!!' she thinks. The black clothes, the dual swords, the face; it's been years since she'd last seen him, but as she faints out of fear, she mutters, "Brett . . ."

Brett's eyes open wide as he hears what she had said. "Jessica?!" he yelps. Before he can run to her, a Legolas enters the stage. He bends down and tries to awaken her, but she's down for the count. Before the Legolas can do anything, Brett yells as he charges him. With a yelp, Legolas jumps away, Brett glaring at him as he stands over the unconscious Jessica. "Stay away from her you pointy-eared moron!" he yells.

Legolas scowls at the brash young trainer. How dare he keep him away from his lirmaer? His lovely one? He hisses at the boy as he pulls out his knives. "I do not know thee, and neither do I care!" With a yell, the two boys clash, testosterone all but visible in the air.

Back with Natalie, Hotaru and Serenity, the three look up at the sound of a swordfight. Looking at each other, the two Bishoujos nod as they stand up. Serenity leans over and smiles at the young trainer. "We're going to see what Brett is doing. Do you want to come with us?" she asks. Slowly, Natalie looks up at the bishi, and climbs to her feet. Smiling, Serenity leads her after Hotaru, after pouring water over the fire.

Back with Anya and the others, they to look up at the sound of the sword fight. Looking at each other, they all nod as they head in the same direction as Jessica had gone. Susan is in the lead, her Sano right next to her, when they burst into the clearing where the two boys are fighting. A second later, Natalie and the two Bishoujos appear as well. Susan smiles at the girl when she sees her. "Natalie! We've been looking all over for you!" she says joyfully. But when she goes to try to hug her, the girl whimpers and hides behind Hotaru.

Serenity blocks a sloppy attack from the boys as she whispers to Susan. "We found her after Brett had slaughtered a bunch of Uruk-hai. It, it was obvious what had happened." Susan pales; Jessica had told her what Orcs do to female captives. If they were lucky, they were killed, but most are raped and tortured. Susan nods slowly as she carefully looks at Natalie.

At this point, Jess groans as she starts to awaken. She shakes her head as she sits up. Seeing her, Demoonica and Zander walk over to help her up. "Urgh, what in the name of God hit me?" she mutters. The sudden sound of Legolas slamming Brett into a tree draws everyone back to the fight. Jessica groans in annoyance at the sight. Both boys are bruised, but no serious wounds yet. "Please tell me that they're not fighting over me!" she groans.

Anya grins. "I wish I could."

Jess frowns in annoyance. "I thought so." Staggering to her feet, she starts yelling at the two. "LEGOLAS! Stop it!!" Both ignore her as Brett slashes Legolas across the arm. A thin wound appears, oozing blood. Legolas grimaces before kicking Brett into the Stream. To his surprise, Brett had grabbed his foot, and had pulled the Elf in as well.

All but screaming, Jess wades into the water and slaps Brett across the face and pulls on Legolas's ear. Both men look at her in surprise, both wondering why she's up. "Both of you stop it! You're acting like children!" she yells.

Brett frowns. "That Legolas was trying to take you away!!" he yelps, pointing his sword at the Elf.

Legolas scowls at the boy. "She it my trainer! I was trying to get her back to our camp!!"

"Legolas, stop it! You're in enough trouble as it is!!" Jess growls. As she pulls him after her, she looks back at Brett. "We're trying to get out of this forest, but we're looking for my sister. Have you seen her?"

Brett frowns painfully as he sheathes his katanas. "Actually, I have. I found her after I had killed a bunch of Uruks." He turns to point out where his camp is, then laughs when he sees his Bishis. "Well, I see that my Bishoujos are too curious for their own good!" he jokes, trying to lighten the mood.

Looking over, Jess gasps and releases Legolas as she spots her sister. "Natalie! You're alive!!" She races over and grabs her in a hug. "I was so worried for you! When I had heard that you'd been captured by Orcs, I thought you'd be killed!" she weeps.

Slowly, Natalie relaxes in her sister's embrace, and hugs her back. "I, I'm fine Jess. Really, I am." she whispers. It's the most she had said the entire time she was with Bret and his Bishis.

Suddenly, one of the balls from Brett's belt flashes as a Bishis comes out. With a smirk, a second Elf leans on Brett's shoulder. "Awww, it tis so sweet!!" he jokes.

In a flash, Legolas and Brett slap the Elf. "Shut up Elladan! She's gone through hell, so let her have a sappy moment with her sis!" Brett barks.

Elladan chuckles as he pulls himself to his feet, trying to wipe some of the water off his clothes. "Sorry for trying to lighten the mood. I could sense the tension from inside my ball!"

Brett sighs as he looks at the two sisters. "Hopefully, now that she's back with her kin, she'll be able to heal the wound in her soul." he whispers.

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Jess: Yay! We've found my little sister! But will she ever fully heal?

Brett: I've a feeling that the answer is no.

Jess: Join us next time in Chapter 9; The City of Light.

Ja ne!