Some replies to the reviewers
The Don : I'd be extremly happy if you up-dated this story by the end off the week...AND make it better. Your other choice is to RE-DO THE WHOLE THING!
"I grow tired of this!"
Anakin Skywalker-Epi.I the game.
Thunder's reply: Well, I got the chapter done. Hope you like it.
† Rayne †: You continue the suspense building...
That's good, you know how to do your action... gotta give it to ya.
Most people would think a couple of guys like us can't write.
I'm hopin' to get my self enough free time to put something up here... It'll probably be a different alias than † Rayne † though...
Maybe after I do that we can compare notes.
Thunder's reply: Thank you so much, friend, for the kind words. I would be interesting to seeing what you could come up with. If you wanna share anything just send an email to Thunderxtw2000yahoo .com
Kasumi awakened at a sluggish pace on the floor of her prison cell. Across from the young female lied her two siblings, Ayane and Hayate. Both appeared to be unconscious as neither of them moved or had their eyes opened. It seemed Isamu's men must have found and ambushed them in an effort to ensure they didn't interfere with his plans. Rather than worry about how to escape from the confined prison, Kasumi continued to instead weep over Akemi's treachery. She saw the green eyed Ninja as a likeable friend and pretend sister, but in reality she was just a foe looking to deceive her.
Experiencing betrayal was really hard on her. Kasumi hardly knew the girl, but thought she could at least be trusted. No more was she going to be so easily trustful of strangers. A harsh lesson was now learned and taken into the uttermost consideration. "I won't fall for her tricks again. So help me, if I ever escape from this place she's going to pay," Kasumi said in a determined tone. In the corner of the cage, Hayate yawned loudly, finally awakening from unconsciousness, stretching his long masculine arms out into the air.
Once on his feet, he took notice of his sister. "Kasumi?" he said, rubbing his eyes. "Hayate!" the young female happily screamed. The two quickly embraced with a hug, revealing they were glad to see each other safe and unharmed. "It's good to see you're alright, but you shouldn't have come here," the male ninja said to his sister.
"Hayate, I couldn't stay in the village alone. Ayane left me there, expecting me to stay behind. I came to help you," Kasumi replied.
"What you did was nearly endanger your own life and get yourself caught."
"I'm sorry, Hayate, but you know how I feel about leaving you to do things alone."
Kasumi cared deeply for her brother and wanted to help out as best as she could. Simply staying put back in the village like Hayate had told her to would not solve anything, at least to her. Numerous times she had felt Hayate was in dire need of her aiding assistance. Whether he admitted it or not, there were indeed times when he needed a hand in battle and Kasumi was always right there to try and help.
Now that they were together again, the two siblings had to find a way to break out of the cage and stop Isamu from succeeding with his current plans. A few feet in front of them, a guard stood watch with the keys to the prison door dangling from his side pocket. He seemed to be having trouble staying awake, for his eyes kept closing and opening repeatedly. Kasumi grabbed his attention with random cries that soon started to irritate him.
"Hey! Shut up over there!" he shouted.
Kasumi continued to whine, annoying the guard even more so than before. Not being able to take anymore of it, he paced over to the door of the cage angrily.
"I thought I told you to….."
Hayate sprung up from the floor, reaching his arm through the bars, and bashing the guard's head against the door, thus knocking him out. Kasumi snatched the keys and unlocked the cage door, heading towards the steps to the upper level of the fortress. Hayate saw Ayane slowly beginning to wake up over in the corner. Immediately, he grabbed her by the arm and led her out of the cage.
Dawn was soon approaching with the sun's bright rays getting ready to shine through the openings of the fortress. Isamu was in his room with the stone and Akemi standing by his side, smiling brightly. For years he had waited for this moment and the time was now upon him.
"At last, I will be young once again and the stone's power will enable me to live forever as an immortal," he said.
"Yes father, you will be able to do anything you desire," Akemi added.
Marching outside, ordering his men to the courtyard, Isamu brought the Stone of Rejuvenation along with him. Everyone gathered around to be able to witness the power of the ancient rock he held snuggly in his arms. Within the next few seconds, the stone started to glow an eerie, sickly green color. A sudden flash of light blinded the entire area. Isamu's body shriveled and cracked from the back of his neck to the bottom of his heels. He could feel his body changing and transforming rapidly.
After a brief moment, the tremendous flash of light began to die down. Akemi and Isamu's minions brought their hands away from their faces, realizing the bursting light was gone. Before them, stood a younger and more powerful Isamu. The old gray color that his hair used to be was now black, and the wrinkles in his skin and face had totally diminished. He was now young again with a much more youthful and stronger body.
"How do you feel, father?" Akemi asked, wanting to know the results of the transformation.
"I feel….I feel great!" he proudly responded. "I feel that I can take on anything now."
"Good," Akemi evilly snickered.
The young brunette kicked the stone from Isamu's arms and snatched it up right away as soon as it touched the dusty ground.
"What the? What are you doing?"
"Now that you've got your fill I'll be keeping this rock for myself. Have fun with your youth!" the girl giggled.
Akemi quickly dashed out of the courtyard and vanished with the Stone of Rejuvenation tightly in her grasp.
"Traitor!" Isamu angrily shouted.
Author's notes: Sorry if its short. I promise the next one will be longer.