Sakura Wars: Steel Soldiers from the West meet the Flowers of the East
Chapter 2: Demon Attack!!!!!
Everyone continues to run as they hear the alarms echoing all over the theatre, Kyoko catches a glimpse of the girls turning a corner very quickly and stops when he reaches it, Ryo slams into the back of him. Ryo rubs his head and looks up at Kyoko
"Hey Kyoko why did you stop? In case you haven't noticed it's a demon alarm we have to move it." Ryo looks at his friend and is eagerly telling him to move it.
Kyoko turns to look at Ryo. "It would help if I knew which one of these three corridors took us too where we are meant to be." Kyoko and Ryo both look at the three corridors looking very puzzled they are unsure which corridor to take they haven't been here before. They continue to wonder just as the others reach the briefing room.
Else where the girls and Ohgami have arrived in the briefing room the door opens and they all walk in and they surround the table only Iris and Reni are missing where as Kyoko and Ryo don't where the briefing room is.
"We're here General what's going on?" Asked Ohgami as the girls come in behind him and close the door behind him.
"Okay we've got a demon attack... hold on where are Ryo and Kyoko?" Asks General Yoneda as he pauses and notices they are not in the room with them.
"Huh what do you mean sir they were right behind us?" Answers Ohgami confused as he and the others look round to see that there is no sign of Kyoko and Ryo.
"Hmm we must have lost them back there somewhere; someone will have to go get them." Answers Maria as she rubs her head and looks toward the door hoping the come through it in the next few seconds.
"Kanna could you go and get them please?" Asked General Yoneda as he moved to the head of the table and opened a file ready to brief everyone.
"Ok sir I'll go get them for you." Answered Kanna as she headed back out of the room and began to head back the way she came hoping she would bump into them on the way back.
Meanwhile Ryo and Kyoko are discussing which way to go; they are still confused they hate it when this happens.
"Which way should we go?" Asked Kyoko as he looks at the three corridors and mentally compares them to each other. Still not having a clue which one to take.
The left corridor only goes a short distance before taking a turn to the right and doesn't have many doors. The right corridor is the longest but it has another cross road and the most doors. And the corridor leading straight ahead is in between the other two in length and only has a few doors; but it has two sets of stairs at the end of it... one leading up and the other leading down.
"I have no idea; they could have gone any way and they hadn't shown me this part of the building yet so I don't have the foggiest what corridor leads where." Answers Ryo as he tries to figure out where each of the corridors leads to.
"Damn it why did those girls have to be so fast." Curses Kyoko as he stands there in a panic looking around franticly hoping by some miracle that some one comes around the corner for them.
"Look why don't we just wait here, I am sure when they notice that we're not there, they'll send someone to find us and if we go looking for them we'll just get even more lost knowing our luck." Answered Ryo calmly trying to keep Kyoko from going into a state over nothing.
"Yeah you're right, but what will we do while we wait?" Asks Kyoko as he calms down and regains his composure.
"Why don't we take a look through the doors, if we're lucky one of us will find them?" Answers Ryo as he looks around at all the doors not sure where to start.
"Fair enough not like it can do any harm, well I'll take the left and front corridor." Said Kyoko as he turned to look through each of the doors down the centre corridor.
"Ok that leaves the right one for me." Said Ryo as he took the right corridor and began to walk down it.
They were about to the first door in each of their corridors when they both heard foot steps coming from the corridor they had just left heading towards them they turned and looked at each other and then stuck their heads back round the corners to see who was coming. After a few seconds Reni and Iris came running round the corner.
"Man are we glad to see you two." Smiled Ryo as he walked back into the hall with Kyoko behind him. Kyoko then looks at Iris and smiles.
"Yeah we're completely lost which way is it to the briefing room?" Asks Kyoko as he rubs his head. Reni and Iris both come to a grinding halt in front of them and Reni Answers calmly saying.
"Go down to the left corridor and go right when you reach the end; keep going until you get to the door at the end of the corridor it's the briefing room, now we had better hurry we're holding up the others."
They all turn and started to run down the corridor, as they are reached the turning to the right; Kanna came walking round the corner and before any of them could stop Kyoko, he crashed right into her and went tumbling down in a heap with Kyoko landing in an embarrassing and awkward position; on top of Kanna, they both go a bit red and Kyoko quickly gets to his feet. He quickly backs up against the wall and starts bowing and saying really quickly and franticly.
"Sorry, Sorry, Sorry please forgive me I didn't mean for it to happen I am really sorry!" Kyoko waits to get hit by Kanna but nothing happens he is surprised.
"Its....ok......Kyoko.....lets.....just....go... and kill the demons." Kanna quickly runs back to the briefing room. Kyoko looks at Ryo and they both follow Iris and Reni to the briefing room. They open the door and enter the room puffing heavily.
"Sorry we are late sir." Puffs Ryo as he takes a breather and just about able to get his arm up to salute General Yoneda.
"It's ok you two, your Koubus are still being fixed up. I am afraid you're going to have to sit this battle out, you three move out." He looks at Kanna, Iris and Reni and nods the three girls return the nod and run on to prepare for the upcoming battle.
"But General Yoneda they might need us!" Screams Kyoko as he clenches his fist in anger and looks at General Yoneda.
"Yes Kyoko I know how you feel but you just have to trust that they can handle it." Answers Yoneda looking very serious but also a little scared Yoneda knows Kyoko has a temper and he would hate it if he lost it right now.
"Yes Kyoko we will just have to sit this one out; now come on we will be running support so come on and move it." Ryo grabs him and drags him off with Kyoko kicking and yelling at Ryo to let him go. General Yoneda follows them he sighs as he watches them he takes a deep breath before he begins to talk to them. They are just a few steps ahead of him.
"Ok Kyoko and Ryo we are going to support them with the army, normally they would do this on the own but as the demons attacks for steadily increasing we are on stand by just in case." Replies Yoneda as Kyoko and Ryo get on board the Shogei-Maru with General Yoneda getting aboard shortly after them.
"Roger that sir!" Kyoko and Ryo both salute him as the Shogei-Maru makes it's final preparations for take off.
The Shogei-Maru takes off and the usual citizens sit and watch as it lifts off out of its hanger the civilians cheer as the Shogei-Maru engines get louder as it ascends and takes off to the battle zone.
"So this is the Shogei-Maru then General?" Asked Kyoko as he turns to look at General Yoneda who is currently looking at something.
"Yes Kyoko this it what do you think of it?" Asked General Yoneda as he flicked through a file before looking back up at Kyoko.
"It's is pretty cool." Smiles Kyoko before turning to Ryo "Well Ryo what do you think the Shogei-Maru?" Asked Kyoko as he jumped from window to window looking out of each, with a smile on his face he hasn't been this high up in the air before.
"It's good but I am more concerned with how the girls and Ohgami will do when we get there." Ryo stares out the window just as Sakura and the others step on to the bridge.
"Well General the Koubus are ready to go on your order." Smiles Maria as she salutes General Yoneda.
"Good job all of you now just relax a bit we will be at the target zone soon." Smiles General Yoneda turning to look at the girls and Ohgami and then back to Kyoko and Ryo.
"So Ryo you are Sendai aren't you?" Asked Sumire as she turns to look at him. Everyone moves closer to them and listens in Sumire is far to nosey.
"Yes Sumire I am why do you ask?" Asked Ryo turning to Sumire to look at her. "It's because you and don't look very Japanese." Replies Sumire a bit blunt.
"That's because my father was German and my mother is Japanese and I was born in Japan before you ask." Replied Ryo a bit offended at her remark. Sumire then turns to Kyoko and asks
"Well you look Japanese so are you?" Sumire grins at him and Kyoko replies.
"Yes I am Japanese. Both my mother and father where Japanese, I was also born here in Japan." Replies Kyoko who is getting annoyed at Sumire for being so nosey.
Ohgami and the other girls watch and then they walk over to Kyoko and Ryo and continue talking with them as the Shogei-Maru continues to the target zone with engines on at half their maximum output.
A short while later Command Yoneda jumps to his feet as he stares at the enemy Masoukihei out of the Shogei-Maru's window.
"Ok ladies and gentlemen positions!" He turns to Ohgami who is directly staring back at him with a now serious look on his face.
Ohgami nods and turns to the girls with a bold expression on his face.
"You heard him girls let's go and show them what we are made off." Ohgami turns to the girls and he nods to signal for them to move out.
The girls salute Ohgami and they quickly run off to their Koubus. Ryo looks at Ohgami as Ohgami runs after the girls and yells
"Good luck Ohgami, see you when you return." Ryo nods as Ohgami turns round to look at him.
"Don't worry we will come back that's a promise." Ohgami salutes Ryo and Ryo salutes back they both gave each other a smile and Ohgami exits the bridge and gets aboard his Koubu. Kyoko watches as Ohgami exits the bridge.
"This sucks I don't like sitting here way they go out and risk their lives when we sit here and do nothing." Kyoko begins pacing himself trying to remain calm as the Shogei-Maru continues to get closer to the battle zone.
General Yoneda instructs Kasumi to land the Shogei-Maru, before turns his attention to Ryo and Kyoko.
"Look the army is waiting let's go you two." General Yoneda leads Ryo and Kyoko off the Shogei-Maru as soon as it landed. He takes them to the mobile command station that the army had set up upon their arrival. General Yoneda walks over and begins to talk to the officer in charge who is carefully monitoring the situation. Mean while Kyoko and Ryo have a look around.
"It's pretty cool Ryo haven't been in one of these command posts for a long time." Kyoko turns to Ryo who is studying their position and the position of the enemy on the map, he glides his finger over the map looking at each of the troops deployed and the positions they are holding.
"I know Kyoko, but I think there is more to this than meets the eye." Ryo continues to study the map while Kyoko goes out side. Kyoko looks to his left and right taking in the surroundings he doesn't like this neither.
"So General has the rest left yet?" Asked Kyoko as he walked up behind General Yoneda just as he had finished talking to one of the soldiers.
"Yes Kyoko they have just left; see for yourself." General Yoneda gives Kyoko the binoculars and Kyoko looks through them to see his friends marching up ahead in their Koubus.
"Let's hope they are ok by the time this is over." Kyoko lowers the binoculars and gives them back to General Yoneda. Kyoko turns to walk away.
"Oh yes Kyoko; Kanna had a message for me tell you." Replies General Yoneda as the thought just popped into his head.
"Ahhh a... a.... a.... message." Kyoko takes a deep breath and looks at the General before he asks "What was the message General?" Kyoko looks at him with a confused and scared look on his face no girl has ever really wanted to tell him anything at least not so directly.
"Oh yes she wanted to say...." But before General Yoneda could finish the rest of what he had to say, Ryo quickly jumped in as his head popped out of the mobile command posts door way.
"General Yoneda there is something wrong with this strategy you better come take a look." General Yoneda sighs and turns to face Kyoko rubbing his head.
"Sorry Kyoko I will tell you what she said when Ryo points out this so called problem." General Yoneda walks over and asks Ryo in a polite manner "Ok Ryo what's the problem?" General Yoneda looks at him with an unsure look on his face not knowing if he should take him seriously.
"It's these two points here General do you see anything unusual about them?" Asked Ryo while pointing to two points on the battle map with his finger. General Yoneda studies the map for a few moments then looks at Ryo once he had spotted the problem; and he replies in a firm tone of voice.
"Your right; there is something wrong about them, but I can't quite see what, do you have any ideas?" Asked General Yoneda now fully aware of his mistake.
"Yes see this point here" Answered Ryo as he points to the first location on the map with his finger.
"Yes I do what about it?" Replies Yoneda as he continues to watch Ryo study the map.
"It's the location the demon attack originates from, but if you take a look at the second location you'll see that there is a large number of enemy Masoukihei there, but they're not moving to attack like the rest of the Masoukihei." Said Ryo as he drags his finger from the first location to the second location before pushing it down hard on the map.
"I see what you mean, but what do you think they could be doing there?" Asked General Yoneda turning to look at him. Ryo turns to look at him and replies.
"It is my belief that the main attack is a decoy, sent to stop us from finding out what ever they are trying to do, and that second group is there to make sure that none of the girls get close enough to see anything, I suggest that me and Kyoko be allowed to go and see what is happening, we are small enough and agile enough to get there without being seen or heard and we are the least likely to get hurt or killed if they should spot us?" General Yoneda looks back and replies.
"You might be wrong about their plan but we can't afford to risk it; the fact is that you could be right and if they are trying to hide something we are in trouble. So I accept your plan of action and I give you permission to go ahead with it, but wait here while my men bring you some equipment and a radio so that you can stay in touch with us and remember you won't have your Koubu's. I don't want to send you on this but if you're right we could be in trouble so please look after yourselves." Ryo stands up straight and salutes the General and Ryo replies
"Thank your General, as soon as our equipment arrives me and Kyoko will move out." Yoneda returns the salute and he talks to Ryo about what to do.
"Okay, when you to get into position contact us on the radio and we'll get Ohgami and the girls to cause a distraction so that you can sneak by more easily." After saying that he turns back to view the battle while Ryo walks over to Kyoko who is studying the girls attack styles. Ryo begins to talk with him.
"Hey Kyoko ready to have some fun, it looks like we might get to do some demon busting tonight after all." Ryo looks at him with a grin streaking across his face.
Kyoko looks at him funny and laughs "What kind of question is that, you know I am always ready to bust some demon heads, so when do we move?" Ryo just shakes his head and replies
"You're right, what was I thinking? You're always ready to fight, well anyway we'll move out as soon as our equipment arrives." Ryo takes a short pause then turns away and stares into thin air.
"So any idea as to what we're looking for?" Adds Kyoko as he gets up and starts to follow Ryo outside again.
"Nope no idea but we'll know as soon as we get there." Answered Ryo as they stopped and looked round, as Ryo was getting his bearings a soldier walked up to them with a big bag. The soldier saluted and spoke in calm cool voice
"Sir here is the equipment you requested." He handed the bag over, saluted again and then walked away to continue his duties. Ryo hands Kyoko his equipment and smiles
"Well Kyoko you ready?" Kyoko slams his fist into the palm of his other hand.
"Ryo I was born ready." Kyoko smiles at him and then Ryo replies while trying not to laugh.
"Well come on lets move." They both climb over the small barricade and hide behind a building to wait for the distraction. They continue to watch the girls and the enemy Masoukihei exchanging blows.
Meanwhile Ohgami and the girls continue to fight the enemy Masoukihei. The enemies are on one side and Ohgami and the girls are on the other side, the main force stops as one Masoukihei attacks Ohgami and three others come charging in from the left.
"Well Kanna your up a few are charging from the left show them what true muscle is all about." Smiles Ohgami as he destroys one enemy Masoukihei with a sword slash across the front of the head. That will teach it for trying to attack him.
"You got it chief." Kanna runs off to the left smashing her Koubu's forearm and her tonfa into the Masoukihei's chest; she then grabs it and throws it into the other two before ramming all three into a wall the Masoukihei bodies drop and Kanna raises her Koubus arm in victory.
"Ouch that had to sting." Kyoko cringes as he looks out from behind the building he is hiding behind to see the three Masoukihei crushed and left in a mangled wreck.
"Oh man; remind me not to get on Kanna's bad side." Ryo looks at the now destroyed Masoukihei. He shivers all over and turns to Kyoko with a sly grin on his face. "Yep she is definitely the right girl for you. She could be the girl that will keep you in line." Ryo begins to snigger silently to himself as Kyoko begins to get very annoyed. He turns to look at his friend not very happy at all he lowers his eyes and grits his teeth, Ryo is going to know about it.
"Will you cut that out you idiot!" Growls Kyoko as he towers over his friend clearly not happy that Ryo knows he likes her. "You're meant to watch and signal the General when you think its time for them to cause this distraction." Kyoko continues to look down on Ryo who was sniggering and watching the fight waiting to pick the right moment.
"Well Kyoko I have been watching them fight while you were flapping your gums." Ryo continues to watch Masoukihei attack Ohgami and the girls and he watches as they get defeated each time they attack.
"Ryo this is going no where. The Masoukihei are too big in numbers we should move now." Kyoko looks down at this friend with a very serious look on his face he is not angry anymore.
"I know Kyoko. Sakura and the others can handle them let's go see what they are hiding. Ryo signals General Yoneda and General Yoneda gives the signal to Ohgami to proceed with the distraction.
"Ok we have been told to do something to distract them for a short period of time. So let's give it to them." Smiles Ohgami as he gets into formation with the girls all in formation along side him. Their Koubu suits shine in the sun light as they march forward destroying anything that moves.
"Alright Kyoko we are up, lets move it." Ryo takes a depth breath before running down the side of the building with Kyoko running behind him. Kanna and the others can see that they have made it past the first few lines without being seen.
"Alright let's back off a bit girls so that we lead more of them away form Kyoko and Ryo." Ohgami begins to back track in his Koubu while taking a defensive stance as he walks back making sure he is not attacked as more of the Masoukihei begin to walk forward.
"Yes sir." Replies the rest of the girls as they begin to back off also. But as they begin to move back, one of the Masoukihei attacks Sumire. It leaps in to the air and draws its sword. It takes a large swipe at her she stumbles out of the way just in time but she is a little shocked and surprised.
"Ah keep away from me you tin can." Screams Sumire as the Masoukihei swipes away a big chunk of her armour her Koubu stumbles back she looks at the damage and thinks to herself "One more hit and I am done for." She raises her naginata to defend herself but the Masoukihei unit knocks her naginata out of her Koubu's hand. She falls to the ground as the others watch in horror.
"Sumire!" Sakura and Ohgami run to try and get closer to her but the Masoukihei are now standing in their way. They both watch in horror as the Masoukihei unit walks closer to Sumire ready to make the kill. Kanna, Maria, Kohran, Orihime, Iris and Reni can't get any closer to her neither the Masoukihei won't let them. They all continue to fight hard but the enemy won't let up and at this rate Sumire might die.
Kyoko senses a problem and stops. He turns around to see what was happening he turns to Ryo and looks at him. The serious look on his face has came back again something is up.
"Ryo you go on ahead I have something to take care off." Kyoko turns around and begins to run back; his footsteps hitting off the ground harder and quicker as he gathers speed trying to get to Sumire as quickly as he can. Ryo sticks his head around the building he is currently hiding behind to see Kyoko running back to where the girls and Ohgami are still in combat. He catches a small glimpse of Sumire on the ground and he smiles he knows what Kyoko is going to do.
"You always had a big heart my friend even if you try to deny it, you go and save her and I'll move on and get this job done see you when I get back." Ryo jumps out from behind the building again and continues to run in the direction of this large enemy force. He is determined to find out what they are hiding behind that large army.
General Yoneda is going through a fit of rage as the army can't get any where near Sumire he looks through his binoculars again to see the other members of the team locked in combat and he cringes as he watches Sumire crawl on the ground trying to avoid the sword strikes of the Masoukihei that is currently attacking her.
"Come on some one has got to save her we can't lose any members of this team it's unacceptable." General Yoneda fixes his binoculars on Sumire and keeps watching with a cold sweat running down his cheeks he is nearly crying thinking that the end is near when he hears a soldier asking him a question.
"Hey General who is that?" Asked a soldier as he pointed out to the battlefield with a surprised look on his face. He was pointing at Kyoko who without any regards to his own life; is trying to save Sumire.
General Yoneda takes the binoculars away from his face and he turns to look at the soldier. The soldier nods and points again, General Yoneda turns around again and lifts up the binoculars looking through the now sweaty eye pieces he sees Kyoko running towards Sumire's position General Yoneda is surprised Kyoko looks very serious; it's a look he hasn't seen in a long time. Well since he lost his friends back in the England.
"General he's not wise in the head he will get himself killed!" Yells the soldier as he watches through his own binoculars wondering if Kyoko will make it in time and also wondering if he is crazy or is he just being brave.
"That won't stop him trying. He lost two of his closest friends back home I don't think he wants to lose anyone else." General Yoneda smiles as he watches Kyoko getting closer. "Go on my boy show them what it is like to try and hurt one of your friends, show the demons the power that they need to fear." The General and the soldier standing beside him continue to watch Kyoko run looking more determined with every step he takes.
"PLEASE SUMIRE HANG ON I AM COMING!!!" Kyoko skids to a halt and has now positioned himself between Sumire's Koubu and the enemy Masoukihei unit.
"Kyoko what are you doing you can't fight it on your own not at that range." Screams Kanna and Maria as they destroy the Masoukihei at their location and make a run for Reni and Iris's position.
"Please big brother don't get hurt." Cries little Iris as Kanna and Maria come running along to help her and Reni.
"Hold on you guys me and Maria are coming." Kanna jumps in front of Iris smashing several Masoukihei to pieces; the pieces of metal reign from the sky all around them. While Maria is firing from a distance taking out a few more who where going to attack Kanna and Iris.
"Are you ok Iris?" Asked Maria as she ran up beside her with Kohran, Reni and Orihime are now standing beside them.
"I am ok big sister but I am afraid sister Sumire won't be." They look in Sumire's general direction she is still on the ground badly damaged her Koubu can't move now one of the Masoukihei units attacks damaged the legs shortly before Kyoko arrived. The Masoukihei unit is looking at Kyoko who hasn't moved an inch since he arrived there.
Ohgami and Sakura come running along after dealing with their lot of Masoukihei they both turn to look at the others and then turn to where Sumire is lying.
"There is a lot more for us to smash through. We won't make it in time." Ohgami looks down at this feet and sighs he can't believe he could lose a team mate and a friend in the next few seconds.
"We have to try for Sumire!!!" Sakura runs forward; her sword arataka shining in the sun she swipes at a few Masoukihei destroying them almost instantly. The others watch as she fights on not giving up and not losing hope.
"Hang on Sakura I am coming." Kanna runs forward shortly followed by Maria Kohran and the others. They continue their attack on the Masoukihei praying and hoping that Sumire will be still alive when they get to her, they are beginning to get tired but they keep fighting and they won't stop until they reach Sumire and Kyoko.
Else where Ryo has made it to the position of this large army and he has not happy at what he sees, he quickly contacts General Yoneda using the radio he took out of his pocket he holds it up to his ear and he hears the Generals voice on the other end.
"General it's me Ryo can you hear me?" Ryo is holding on to the radio with an iron type grip, the sweat is dripping from his face he awaits General Yoneda's reply.
"I can read you clearly Ryo what is the situation with you?" Asks the General sounding a little frantic in his tone of voice. The General is sweating badly this is not going as expected.
"Well General." Ryo sticks his head over a small wall to see that some of the Masoukihei are assembling steam cannons he quickly ducks down again so he is not spotted. "They have a few Masoukihei units building three steam cannons...but if I can some how destroy the steam cannons, the explosion should wipe out the large number of troops there as well." Ryo takes another look and this time scans the area more thoroughly before sitting down behind the wall.
"Good job Ryo there should be some steam type explosives in the bag you have. Use them on the steam cannons. Kyoko is going to fight a Masoukihei unit to save Sumire and Sakura and the others can't reach him so we can't give you support right now so be careful." The General takes a deep breath he is a little shaky. He tries to calm himself down but he can't stop shaking and thinking about how badly this operation is going.
"I will sir and don't worry about Sumire. Kyoko will save her. Ryo over and out." Ryo turns off the radio and looks into sky. He is thinking to himself. "Kyoko can you fight a unit like that without your Koubu? Of course you can you're my friend and you can do a lot of things most people can't do. Give that thing hell."
Ryo leaps over the wall and lands down beside a stack of machine parts and quickly ducks behind them he takes a few moments before he raises his head looking up to see if there was any Masoukihei units near by that could see him. When he was certain that there wasn't any enemy close by that could attack him. He ran towards the nearest steam cannon and quickly started planting steam bombs on it in key locations of its construction. After a few minutes he had finished planting the bombs and after checking to see if the coast was clear he quickly moved on to the next steam cannon which lay 100 meters to the left of the first steam cannon.
Mean while back with Kyoko. He sits and stares at the Masoukihei with a serious look on his face he knows some ones life could end if he fails but he swore to himself that he won't let anyone fall never again.
"Well let's review the situation Sumire is lying behind me in a Koubu in no condition to fight and the only thing between her and a horrible death is poor little me with no Koubu. Man how do I keep getting myself into these messes and how am I going to get out of it, well let's see if I can find any weaknesses in it." After standing there for a few moments eyeing the Masoukihei a thought comes to Kyoko's mind. "Hmm I wonder if these things can be taunted into attacking me. Hey you walking pile of scrap come on and attack me lets see what one of you stupid demon trash cans can do."
Kyoko gives the Masoukihei unit an arrogant smirk as he continues to taunt it into attacking him. It begins to stomp forward, its large metal feet cracking the ground where ever it walks. It raises his gleaming blade into the air ready to attack Kyoko with one fell swoop. Kyoko watches the blade as it begins to come down on him and Kyoko closes his eyes just as the others smash through the remaining Masoukihei with blistering force.
"Kyoko!! Get back it's going to kill you!!" Screams Sakura and Ohgami as they run forward the Koubu's making tons off noise as their metal fight slam of the ground with each foot step.
"Oh I can't look please Iris and Reni please turn away." Kohran makes Iris and Reni look away as the Masoukihei unit's sword comes crashing into the ground kicking up dust and dirt. Ohgami and Sakura suddenly stop dead in the tracks as the others watch not knowing whether he died or if he is still alive somehow.
"Is he dead?" Asked Sakura as she looked at Ohgami with tears in her eyes. She then looked away from the spot where Kyoko was standing the others also turn away. Sumire is still unconscious her Koubu heavily damaged from the attacks it had to endure.
"I don't think he is dead girls look!" Ohgami points to a fire coloured glow which can be seen through the thick dust and dirt cloud. The girls aren't sure what to believe but they hope its Kyoko. As the dust begins to clear they see the sword of the Masoukihei unit in the embedded in the ground; it missed.
"Now this is for Sumire you monster. Great dragon of fire lend me your strength." Kyoko's arms begin to surge with spirit energy. His muscles get bigger as the veins channel the energy down to his hands which, glow brighter as the energy takes shape of a dragon's head in his hands.
"Now you monster; your going regret hurting my friend. CRIMSON DRAGON BLAST!!!" Kyoko charges at the Masoukihei his muscles rippling with power as his Crimson Dragon Blast hits its target in the head and engulfing it in a crimson sea of fire the Masoukihei unit crashes to the ground as it rips up the concrete road. Kyoko had defeated it.
"Uh I beat it problem is..." Kyoko drops to his knees due it him exhausting himself. Iris runs over to Kyoko in her Koubu, it drops to its knees and Kyoko can hear Iris's lovely warm young voice.
"Big brother are you ok?" Her Koubu looks at him though is has no distinct face Kyoko knows Iris is worried her voice is trembling.
"Yeah.... Iris.... I am.... ok how is Sumire?" Kyoko turns around to see Kanna in her Koubu picking up Sumire's Koubu and putting it on its feet the Koubu's badly damaged armour is a real mess.
"Why to go big guy. She will be alright." Kanna gives him the thumbs up as the others take her Koubu and begin to make their way back to General Yoneda is waiting for them he is a nervous wreck.
"I wonder if they are ok I can't look through the binoculars I am scared to see the result." General Yoneda still refuses to turn around so a near by soldier picks them up and looks through him he can see them walking back Kyoko dragging his feet as Ohgami and Sakura use their Koubu's to support Sumire's Koubu. Kanna and Iris wave at them to as they approach.
"General!! They are all right please sir look!" The soldier hands General Yoneda the binoculars he wipes the sweat from his head and he blinks a few times to get his eyes focused he then looks through the binoculars his eyes open wide as he sees Kyoko walking with the others. Kanna and Iris are waving their Koubu's arms as Ohgami and Sakura use their Koubu's to Support Sumire's as they carry it back.
"Oh thank the heavens they are all alright..." The General pauses as he realizes Ryo isn't there he begins to panic again and quickly picks up the radio. "Ryo come on are you ok have you achieved your mission?" The General holds his radio tight in his grip his eyes transfixed on it waiting until Ryo answers him. The radio begins to beep and General Yoneda lifts it and rests it against his ear.
"General this is Ryo I have just placed the final bomb on the final steam cannon but the enemy are beginning to move what are your orders? Ryo listens to the radio waiting on a reply it begins to beep and he raises it to his ear.
"Quickly find cover and blow up those cannons. They a probably moving out as Kyoko has saved Sumire and they have retreated. So you better get back here sharpish over and out." The General puts the radio down breathing a sigh of relief he watches as the others board the Shogei-Maru all he wants now is for Ryo to return safely.
"Well I guess I have to blow this up now." Ryo pushes the button on the detonator and he listens as he hears explosions nearby. He steadies himself as the shock wave hits the wall he is behind he ducks and covers his ears as pieces of the steam cannons and the enemy Masoukihei fly into the air. Once the shockwave passes he looks up to see a rather bad looking battle field he did his mission but ruined the landscape in the area. The glances around as the once green grass in nothing more than scorched earth and the enemy are all smouldering piles of wreckage.
He begins to make his way back to the Shogei-Maru he continues to look around as he walks.
"This is bad we nearly lost a member of this team. First mission and Sumire nearly dies it's going to be a bad stay." Ryo sighs as he looks up and sees the Shogei-Maru come into view he quickens his pace and he sees General Yoneda waiting on him.
"Good job Ryo, you stopped the steam cannons." General Yoneda smiles and salutes him.
"Well what about Kyoko and Sumire are they both ok." Ryo sounds very concerned Kyoko has never done anything like that before taking a unit like that one without a Koubu.
"Yes they are fine they are both resting on board now come on and let's go home." General Yoneda steps out of Ryo's way and lets him climb aboard. The door closes and the Shogei-Maru prepares to take off. Its engines begin to roar as dust and debris get kicked into the air the ship slowly rises off the ground and begins to move forward making its way back to the Imperial Theatre.
The door to the Shogei-Maru's bridge slides open as Ryo and General Yoneda step onto the bridge. They both take a glance around the room and they see both Sumire and Kyoko sitting down resting. Kanna, Maria, Ohgami and Orihime are helping Kyoko drink some water and are watching him closely. Mean while Sakura, Kohran Reni and Iris are looking after poor Sumire who is still unconscious.
"Hey... guys I am.... fine now let.... me go..." Kyoko tries to get up but forced back down by Kanna and Maria.
"You should sit there and rest you can't get up so quickly after that fight out there on the battlefield." Replies Maria as she gives him some more water.
"You heard her bro you can't move yet just rest there to we get back." Smiles Kanna as she watches Maria give Kyoko some more water.
"I am grateful you guys.... but I'll be alright honestly I will." Kyoko lifts up the glass and let's go again he is still too weak to even lift the glass of water.
Orihime catches the glass again before it hits the ground; she cleans up the mess and fills it up with water again. "Kyoko, Kanna and Maria are right. Don't move until we get you back to the theatre." Smiles Orihime as they continue to fuss over his health Kyoko turns to Ohgami who quickly walks away so he doesn't get dragged into it.
"Well Ryo thanks to you and Kyoko, Sumire was saved and the enemy was stopped. I salute you for that my friend." Ohgami stands to attention and he salutes him with a grin on his face.
"There is no need Ohgami I was trying to keep my friends safe. You would have done the same for me and you would have done the same for Kyoko if he was in Sumire's position. There is absolutely no need." Ryo rubs his head and looks awkward and uncomfortable. He hates this kind of treatment.
"Well I don't care what you say you and Kyoko did very well and we are proud of both of you." Smiles Sakura as she gets up from cleaning a wound on Sumire's head and walks over to Ryo with a warm smile on her face.
"Yeah Ryo you and Kyoko saved the city and saved Sumire's life." Added Kaede who had just walked over to them from the pilot's position on the Shogei-Maru. Kasumi is now currently piloting the Shogei-Maru with Tusbaki and Yuri standing beside her.
"Yeah man you did really well today and we are all proud of the two you." Kanna walks over and pats him on the back he turns to look at her and she smiles.
"Yes big brother you did good you made Iris and Jean-Paul proud." She runs over to him and gives him a hug. Reni also nods and shakes his hand to congratulate him.
Orihime and Maria also come over. "We are very proud to have you two on our team." Maria stands to attention and salutes him.
"Yeah we are proud and never think other wise." Adds Orihime as she smiles and gives him a hug holding him quite tight.
"Well we will soon be back at the theatre then Sumire and Kyoko can rest properly. Kyoko and Ryo did very well for their first mission they have proved what an asset they are, Kyoko also saved the life of a team mate and a friend. Let's go home and get a good rest." Smiles General Yoneda as he looks at everyone individually and then too Sumire and Kyoko who are resting in their seats. He approaches Sumire who is still out cold he checks her temperature and then turns to Kyoko who is sitting up right. Kyoko is taking in big long deep breaths that attack drained him a lot of his spirit energy.
The Shogei-Maru has docked and everyone is getting off. General Yoneda watches as Sakura and Ohgami help Kyoko of the Shogei-Maru, while Kanna and Maria help Sumire off the Shogei-Maru and quickly begin to make their way to her room. Orihime, Kohran, Iris, Reni and Ryo begin to get the Koubu off the Shogei-Maru. While General Yoneda and the others go to Yoneda's office to discuss what should go in the report to cover the current events of the day and the mission status once the mission was completed. They leave through a small door and leave the others to the unloading of the Koubu.
"Ok that's all the Koubu off thank goodness for that." Ryo rubs the sweat from his head and turns to see Sakura and Ohgami carry Kyoko out the door. Kanna and Maria have already taken Sumire out of the hanger and are taking her to her room.
"Cactus woman really had a number pulled on her today she looks beat." Kanna turns to look at Maria who is standing on to Sumire's right with her own arm around her using it to support Kanna's arm and to support Sumire.
"Yes she got it bad today and if it wasn't for Kyoko's quick decision to turn around and come back we might have lost Sumire." Adds Maria as they continue to walk up the stairs getting closer to Sumire's room with every single step.
They continue to walk down the corridor to Sumire's room they open her door and rest Sumire on her bed. Maria and Kanna quickly exit the room again easily closing the door behind them.
"So Kanna had General Yoneda given Kyoko the message like you had asked him to?" Asked Maria as they stopped outside Sumire's room for a few minutes. Kanna has her back rested up against the wall and she turns to look at Maria with a hopeful look in her eyes.
"I don't know Maria he might have and yet he might not have." Sighed Kanna as she looked away again a bit sad now, now that she thinks about it the General might not have given him the message. She looks down at her feet and then to the ceiling.
"Don't worry about it Kanna I am sure he was told. But I am sure you're not the only girl that likes him that way. Now come we'd better get back to Iris and the others we can both check up on Kyoko later." Maria gives Kanna a small smile and begins to walk off walking a few steps in head of her friend.
"Hey Maria who else likes him come on Maria this isn't funny." Kanna is beginning to get hysterical. She runs ahead and stops in front of Maria.
"Easy Kanna have you not noticed the way the rest of the unit look at him now? He saved Sumire she will want to thank him and the others see him as a hero you have got rivals." Maria puts on a phoney look on her face so that poor Kanna thinks she is telling the truth but Maria is only joking.
"No Maria I haven't noticed so I am not the only one who likes him." Kanna slips into an upset state and looks at Maria who looks back at Kanna and smiles.
"Don't worry no come on we have to go and meet the others in the dining area." Maria walks down the stairs with Kanna following behind her they both go into the dining area as they wait for Ryo and the others.
Shortly after Maria and Kanna had entered the dining area Sakura and Ohgami had started to their own way up the stairs with Kyoko over their shoulders Ohgami and Sakura turn to look at him they are both concerned it's not everyday that you see something like that happen. Kyoko turns and looks at both of them his half closed eyes are saying that he is still exhausted.
"Thanks...you....guys...." Smiles a weak Kyoko as he is carried up the stairs, his big arms around Ohgami's and Sakura's shoulders. They both look at him and smile.
"Hey... save your strength Kyoko you have no need to thank us you saved Sumire if anything we should be thanking you." Smiles Sakura as she gives him a peck on the cheek.
"I...would...have...done...it.....for any of you." Answers Kyoko as they reach the top of the stairs and as they begin to walk to his room slowly but surely.
"We know you would but just take it easy remember your human. We all have our limits but besides, you are a hero I am sure Sumire will be grateful for what you have done for her." Adds Ohgami as they continue down the corridor to Kyoko's room.
"Well...thanks...anyway." Adds Kyoko giving them a weak smile as they stop out the front of his room. Ohgami reaches and opens the door and they slowly walk sitting Kyoko down on his bed.
"Are you sure you're going to be ok Kyoko?" Asked Sakura as her and Ohgami stood in his doorway with smiles on their faces.
"Yeah.... I am....fine....stop....worrying....I'll....see...you in the morning." Kyoko takes a few deep breaths and then lies down on his bed. Ohgami closes the door behind him and Sakura smiles at him.
"That's some guy we have got now. Throwing himself into danger like that." Sakura continues walking along the corridor with Ohgami walking beside her he looks at her with his nice warm smiling face and replies.
"Yeah he is, he had a really bad life when he was younger losing both of his parents in a demon attack, then losing both of his closest friends in a similar attack. Life has been cruel to him." Ohgami looks back at Kyoko's door and continues to walk.
Sakura takes a quick look at the door again before returning to look at Ohgami. "A hard life is right well him and Ryo have all of us now they will be alright."
Smiles Sakura as she goes down the stairs skipping the final two or three steps she turns around and looks at Ohgami who is still about half way up the stairs.
"The others are probably waiting on us Ohgami we should hurry." Sakura runs off to the dining area her footsteps can be heard down the corridor as she continues to run. But Ohgami just decides to walk he wants to take his time but he decides to go see General Yoneda so he takes a different route away from the dining area.
Meanwhile in the dining area everyone is sitting down thinking about what happened earlier. Sakura enters a few moments after and she sits down beside Reni and Iris.
"Is big brother ok Sakura?" Asked Iris as she looked up at her holding Jean-Paul in her arms her little blue eyes filled with worry she has taken a shine to Kyoko.
"He is fine Iris, don't be worried about him he just needs a little rest that's all." Sakura gives her a little hug before looking at Maria. Maria turns to Sakura and Sakura asks.
"How is Sumire doing is she ok?" Sakura let's Iris go and focuses her attention on Maria hoping for a good answer.
"She is asleep soundly now the worst is over thank goodness." Maria turns and smiles at the rest of them reassuring them everything will be ok.
"Well we have to be grateful it is over." Adds Orihime as she turns and looks at everyone with a relieved look on her face
"I agree with Orihime, I am glad its over and we all got out ok." Adds Kohran taking a quick glance out of the window before looking at the rest of the group.
"Yes it has been a long day I would recommend we all go get some sleep and check on them in the morning." Adds Reni as she gets up to leave for bed. The time is now midnight.
"Yeah good idea Reni it has been along day we should all get some rest and check on them in the morning." Smiles Ryo as he gets up out of his chair pushes it in and head towards the door. "Night girls see you all in the morning." Ryo closes the door behind him and he goes to his room.
The girls also get up and make their way off to bed it's been a long day and everyone just wants to get it behind them. Ohgami has just finished speaking to General Yoneda and he has also gone to bed, glad to get this horrible day behind him he closes his door and climbs in to bed the theatres lights all go out and the whole Floral Assault Unit have now gone to sleep.
That's it for Chapter two. I would to thank fellow writer Benji Himura for helping me refine a few of my ideas so thanks for that, hope you all come back for the 3 chapter see ya.