Kaoru
"I'm just going out for a while. That's all. I'll be back soon."
"But what about dinner?"
"I'll have that later. I'm not hungry now."
That was a lie. That was all a lie. I felt guilty lying to my own brother. But I didn't want him to worry about me. Nor did I want him to know about the vision.
As, a trained ninja, I was halfway to the abandoned warehouse, hiding in the shadows and jumping in trees. You might think I was brave doing this. Actually, deep down inside of me, I was terrified.
But I knew I shouldn't be afraid of the unexpected. Hopefully, I was prepared for it.
I mean...I was disguised as a ninja so no one could see me blend in the darkness or see my identity. Then again, I didn't have my shinobi uniform because I left it in Japan. Black shirt, dark jeans and a scarf were all I had to blend in the night.
The only weapons I had were a couple of miniature smoke bombs, two bags of kunai (daggers), a ninja kit (If you guys are interested; needles, threads, small knifes, bandages, etc, etc) and...my katana (sword).
I was still shaking about taking it along at first. My hand wouldn't stop shaking when I took it. It was the only thing that kept me away from long sharp objects. Daggers, however, was the only sharp object I'd hold without panic. But this sword was also the only dependable weapon that could help me. I told myself I'd need it, even if it gave me nightmares.
As long as I don't go insane, I'll be fine... Right?
I neared the warehouse and peered over some crates. Two men guarded the entrance.
Guess I won't be going that way, I thought.
I stole away and within a few minutes, I found an opening. A small one. It was a crack between planks of wood but not big. I raked through the crack and peeked in.
I saw a few people crying and screaming in cages and these weird dino-like aliens with sharp blades, each holding a weird gun. I saw pools not far from the cages. And worms. Slimy worms.
The ones from my vision.
I watched as I saw what was expected to happen. Those...those things were crawling into people's ears one at a time. Then the people would act as if nothing had happened, like it was mind control.
I knew that vision was a warning. That was when I had an idea. It was pretty risky and daring but I had no other choices.
Besides, I like dares.
All the entrances were guarded and the only way in is to be caught by those people. I told you, it was risky.
I slipped off my scarf that wrapped around my mouth. Man, my cheeks felt hot.
I hid my tools secretly under my shirt. I hid the sword under the leg of my trousers and tied the sword's string to my ankle, keeping it still.
To get the guards' attention at the entrance, I made a noise.
"Someone's there!" one shouted.
"Get her!"
They found me and grabbed me before I would make a run for it. I struggled hard as they dragged me into the warehouse.
I'm such a good actor, aren't I? Maybe, I can make into the movies.
I was in. I gazed around as the two guards dragged me in. There were so many pools filled with this silvery liquid and people locked up in cages. Crying. Pleading to get out.
The guards then thrown me into an empty cage, like an animal and locked me up. The people in the cages were screaming and crying for help. One by one, they would be force near the pools and a slimy worm would crawl into their ears.
Not this girl.
Lucky I saw this at a movie. I rustled through my hair and pulled out a pin. The dino aliens weren't looking at me, including those humans in charge of this joint. Man, security wasn't tight at all.
I twisted the pin into the lock and the cage opened. I quickly sneaked into the shadows where no one could see me.
This is sort of what SuperGirl would be doing in a situation like this. Changing back to a ninja wasn't difficult but swift. Just put on the scarf and gloves. Tie your hair differently and prepare your weapons.
I was ready.
A man with a gun in hand came close. He didn't see me so he turned away from the shadows. Bad move. I crept up to his back and fired at his neck with my hand, cutting his conscious. He fainted.
Night, night, whoever you are, I thought and darted to the next shadows. I needed to get these people out first.
I was about to crawl over there when I overheard two people talking. I quickly crawled back to the shadows.
"So is everything in order?" a man's voice asked.
"Yes. The Kandrona rays are doing well in progress. After the night is over, the humans shall become all slaves," a woman's voice answered.
Kandrona rays? Human slaves? This is bad news. I've gotta get these people out of here!
I felt something breathing down on me, hot and heavy. I gulped and looked over my shoulder. One of those dinos was right behind me. With a gun, pointing at me.
I sighed under the scarf. "Geez, and I thought this was gonna be easy. Guess I have to do it the hard way."
Before she, he, it, whatever, loaded its gun, I kicked the gun off. Out of its claws. Before the dino slashed its blade, I took a smoke bomb and threw near its razor bladed feet. Smoke clouded its eyes, blinding it. Taking a dagger, I aimed it at its throat. It screamed in agony and fell.
The two people heard its scream as I jumped aside, into the light. Bad move. They pulled up their guns. I threw two more daggers, targeting at the guns. The guns blew up in their faces.
Did I forget to tell you that Zack and I had once crept into a hideout in Japan and brought the police to those crooks? It was plain luck we found out they were smuggling drugs.
Question: Are we insane?
Answer: Yes, everyday.
But this was different than dealing with a bunch of crooks. I was dealing with aliens.
More enemies were on their way. Some of the dinos tried to cut at me with their blades but I dodged them. Taking the dagger from the dino corpse and another out of my shirt, I shot at them halfway in a somersault.
They fell. Laser beams from discharging guns were aiming at me. I was so glad I had training lessons every week. I avoided the beams with swift movements and attacked the charging dinos as they came. Kicks and daggers flew.
I only brought the humans to unconsciousness by hitting the nerves at their necks. I knew it wasn't their fault. They were only being controlled. I felt sorry for them that I could do nothing for them.
I dodged another beam and another swing of a dino's blade. I skidded to the side and backed away.
I felt a wall behind me. I was trapped. They had cornered me! I had been too focused on the fight that I forgot where I was. One man held the gun, aiming at me, ready to shoot me. I cursed under my breath. I knew it would be too late to attack him.
WOOSH! A breeze swept over me. The man screamed in pain. A red-tailed hawk was pecking at his eyes. He pulled the trigger but I jumped away from the beam.
ROOOAR! A cry of an animal nearly frightened me. A tiger stood not far. A tiger? What the hell was a tiger doing here?
It leaped into the fight, followed by other animals I would only see in a zoo. A wolf, an elephant, a gorilla, a Komodo dragon. What was going on? Why are these animals doing here? Those thoughts ran through my head.
Then...the most unpredicted thing happened. Coming in with the animals...was the blue-deer alien. He was fighting too. Everything that was happening now was exactly how my vision went.
I snapped out of my thoughts. I knew I had to fight. I didn't care whether I would go mad. I knew deep inside of me, this was a battle I couldn't escape. I didn't want to escape.
I took another dagger out, ready to assault, when suddenly something wrapped around my neck. It was blue and hairy as I recalled it. I turned and never was I more scared in my entire life.
It was another blue-deer alien, but this one had an aura of pure evil. I could feel it. And it frightened me. Something about him sent a chill up my spine. Somehow, I knew he was dangerous.
The thing that was wrapping around me was its tail. The stinger passed my eyes as I felt the tightness around my throat. I choked for air as it lifted me up in the air.
-So you were the cause of all this trouble,- the blue-deer alien spoke.
The blade ran to my face, inches to my forehead. I shivered with fear and choked for air at the same time.
Help me.
No one could hear me.
Help me.
Baranth – I'm following a bit of the book plots while following my own plots. And no, Cassie won't be dead permanently. Only temporary. Oh and what'd you mean by your suggestion? Just curious. Email me the reason via if you like. Thanks for reviewing.
Hex – Well, I looked up at this Kodiak Bear and I've decided no because Rachel already have a bear morph and this bear is related to a grizzly bear. However, I wouldn't mind some help from you be'cos I'm still deciding what Kaoru's morph should be. I've already did some research over the battle morphs and tried to compare to the Chinese zodiac so I can get an idea for her battle morph.
Jake (Tiger morph) Tiger
Cassie (Wolf morph) Dog
Marco (Gorilla morph) Monkey (Vickie: "Who would have guessed?" Marco: "Hey!")
Rachel (Elephant morph) Ox
Tobias (Red-Tailed Hawk morph) Rooster (Tobias: -You compared me to a chicken...!- Vickie: (Shivers) "Gomen. It was the only bird in the zodiac!")
Ax (Andalite morph) Horse
And Takehiro's battle morph is a komodo dragon Dragon
But the comparing with the zodiac didn't go well because the rest of the animals are not fit for battle so my idea to get her battle morph failed. What's I'm trying to say is, can anyone of you readers out there help me think of a morph for her, please? -On her knees, sulking and begging- I don't mind any suggestions. Including you Hex! Thanks for reviewing!
tigerlily-2250 – Hey, don't worry about school. I've almost finished briefing 23 chapters and have two more to go and I'll be on the next book soon. So school doesn't really bother me much. Just perfect duties. And besides, the March holiday's coming! Yippee! And don't mind about the question. People make mistakes. And are you sure you want to fight against Kaoru and Ryo-Mew-Ki? Cuz Kaoru holds a power which you'll know at chapter 23 and Ryo-Mew-Ki can steal almost anything: DNA, memories, abilities, talents, skills, and even your own identity and turn them against you. Oh and sorry about the trust between Ax and Zoe. I just thought that Andalites have a belief that if one was to give a gift, that gift means trust. So Zoe gave him a gift without even knowing he's an alien. And he does seem to like her in a sense of way. Wow, I just noticed that now! 00 Anyway, thanks for r'n'r!
+Chapter 11 Renewed & Updated+