Disclaimer: I don't own Sakura wars. I'm just a big fan. I do however own my own characters and story line. The story might contain violence, abusive language and sexual scenes. If you are underage you'd better stop here. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the story, have fun :)
Chapter 2 An Unexpected Visitor
A few weeks later, everybody is in the common room enjoying the unusual, but surely well deserved, silence and peace. Sakura, Iris and Kohran are playing a board game; Sumire is deep in a romantic novel; Maria and Kanna are talking quietly by the window; for a change Ohgami isn't till his neck in paperwork and is also here sitting on the rail of the opened window drawing in his notebook and occasionally throwing a glance at the girls and smiling.
In a nick of time this relaxed and joyful atmosphere gives way to tension when simply out of the blue the doors of the room open and figure wrapped in a dark cloak appeared.
"Who are you and what do you want?" asked Ohgami, quickly recovering from the initial surprise. "And how the heck did you get in here!"
"Since you asked so nicely…" replied in ridicule the dark figure "I want to speak to Lieutenant Ayame Fujieda. Take me to her." Its voice was so demanding that the Hanagumi needed few minutes to regain their cool.
"Guys, Iris sense a lot of energy, but Iris can't tell if it is good or bad." said quietly the scared teenager.
"I don't know a Lieutenant Fujieda, but I'm pretty sure that the Major Ayame Fujieda isn't expecting visitors, so leave or suffer the consequences." threatened Ohgami.
"You would've already be sorry if I hade my naginata with me!" hissed Sumire.
Major Fujieda… Wow, she certainly hasn't been lying down. Has it really been that long…
The dark blue cloak was covering a great deal of the person's face, but even so everyone could see the sinister smile on her lips.
"You really think you could stop me!" the ironic tone of the dark figure's voice was so obvious that Kanna lost her temper.
"That's it, whoever you are. You break in our home, insult us and expect to get away with it! I don't think so!" and without wasting any time the red haired karate master dashed at the mysterious intruder.
In less than a second the dark blue cloak flew in the air revealing its owner. Everybody was taken aback and Kanna froze in her steps. In front of them stood a beautiful woman in her late twenties with long night black hair, tied in a pony tail, and deep hazelnut brown eyes. She was rather short, not taller than 1,60 – 1,65m, but her body was well build with harmonious proportions. Her skin was dark, showing she came from a southern country. She was dressed in low-cut brown leather pants with a solid belt, high-healed boots and a matching bra-like top, which made Sumire's style of wearing a kimono look formal. (And indeed had had a lot to offer, if you know what I mean).
"So, you'll be first Miss Kirishima." Hearing her name made Kanna even more puzzled, as well as all the others. "Bring it on red head!" laughed the other woman.
That made the tall okinawan snap out of her trance and fiercely attack. Yet all the kicks and punches she threw at the mystery woman seemed in vain, because without even breaking a sweat and slick as a cat she avoided them all.
"Is that all you can give?" mocked the black-haired stranger.
This remark made Kanna angrier, if that's even possible. She charged with all her might, just to be thrown away in the air by a single effortless kick.
"This is Tangra – an ancient Bulgarian martial art that uses the strength of the opponent against him. The stronger the opponent, the better." smiled the dark lady. "Anyone care to be next?"
At the same moment Iris returned to the room with Arataka, Sumire's naginata and Ohgami's two swords. When everyone has recovered from the shock at the sight of the intruder she had teleported herself to get her friends' weapons.
"Iris thinks that these might come in handy" said the blond girl, her face lighted by a glorious smile.
"Arigato gozaimasu, Iris" replied the others.
Holding her naginata in hands, Sumire cried "How dare you insult Kanna, only I have that privilege! You'll pay!" and ran infuriated towards her opponent.
With a quick movement the mysterious woman threw her hand in the air and fragment by fragment in it appeared a spear-like weapon with a very strange blade.
"This is a Kwan-Dao, an ancient Chinese weapon. Ready to taste it's rage, Miss Kanzaki?" laughed the dark lady.
"I guess all about you is really ancient. You're toys won't scare me, the great Sumire Kanzaki! Prepare to be given a modern time lesson!" Sumire gave out a war cry and dashed at her opponent head on.
The mysterious woman easily blocked her attack. Sumire decided to try another angle and tried slashing her down from below, but it was like the woman knew exactly what the browned haired girl was thinking because she countered that attack as well.
"Now it's my turn to play rough, Miss Kanzaki!" smirked the dark warrior. She started charging at Sumire gradually pushing her back. After maybe five or six attacks she jumped into the air with her Kwan-Dao above her head. With one single slash, she cut Sumire's naginata in two. The impact of the hit threw the heir of the Kanzaki empire to the other side of the room.
A sharp sound was heard.
"Not so fast Miss Tachibana. You should have waited your turn!" grinned the black head, jumping back on her hands, drawing her gun and shooting before getting back on her feet with a cat's agility. With that move she dodged the bullet fired at her, but Maria wasn't so lucky. She dropped her Enfield Star Revolver with a cry of pain.
My hand… It's just burned, she was aiming at my gun, not at me. But she could have taken me down, why didn't she take the shoot?...
A few levels below the ground in the command centre of the Hanagumi Strike Force, Yuri was shouting at Ayame:
"Vice-commander we are detecting a spiritual power source even greater than Satani! But we can't determine whether it is good or bad!"
"Where is it coming from, Yuri?"
"Inside the building, in the common room!"
"Let's go Major!" said an old man from the shadows. "The girls might be in danger!"
"Yes, General Yoneda! I'm right behind you, sir."
Meanwhile in the common room…
"Come on, you guys! Don't tell me that's all you've got!" ironically remarked the hazel-eyed woman. "What about you Miss Shinguji? Scared? I wonder…would you be able to live up to your father's name, eh?"
"Oh you!" said Sakura through her teeth "Arataka and me are going to make you pay for your insults!"
"Take your best shoot!"
Sakura yelled a war cry and ran to her enemy, with her spirit sword in hands. The short woman put away her gun and drew a long Japanese sword from her back.
"Meet Phoenix." said the dark figure, not even moving an inch. "Now, let's teach you a lesson."
When the two swords touched each other sparks flew in the air. Sakura was attacking with such rage that left all her comrades amazed. It was almost like another person was possessing her body. But in vain. Her opponent was faster and stronger and soon the Japanese swordswoman lost grip of the Arataka and found herself on the floor. The sword flew in the air and landed softly in the free hand of the mysterious lady.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of it!" she smiled.
"Give Sakura's sword back!" screamed Ohgami.
"Dare to fight me for it Ichiro!"
"Prepare to meet your doom!" replied the spiky-haired man. He drew both his swords and attacked. He was very surprised to see that his opponent didn't dispose of any of the swords and instead took an attack-pose for a two sword fight. She was moving like a panther, turning gently like a slow tornado pushing Ohgami to the opened window.
"Give up?" she smirked pointing one of her blades towards his throat.
"Never!" answered Ohgami throwing her blade aside with one of his and giving a slash
with the other. Too late, the woman leaped in the air and landed softly a couple of meters back. Ohgami dashed at her, but when he approached she struck both his hands making him drop the swords.
"Give up now?" she gave off a self-satisfactory smile.
"Don't you dare hurt my oniichan!" cried a tiny voice from the far end of the room. "Iris won't let you do anything to him!" the blue-eyed girl concentrated really hard and made a huge yellow dome of energy.
"Don't go there little one." warned the short woman, but the teenager wasn't listening. The black head closed her eyes and gave off a sea blue aura. Somewhere in the middle of the room the two energies collided. For a few moments no one could prevail, but eventually the blue aura pushed the yellow back.
No… thought the mysterious woman and her aura faded. Iris charged with all her energy. The hazel-eyed figure glowed in yellow and gave off a terrible cry dropping the two swords. At the exact same moment Yoneda and Ayame entered the room.
"What the hell just happened!" asked the confused General.
"An intruder, commander." reported Ohgami. "But I think we took care of her."
"Well, Birdie… I must say you've gathered quit a team." Everybody looked at the direction of the voice and saw the dark woman rising slowly from the ground. She was a little burned, but otherwise ok. She was looking Ayame right into the eyes.
"Is that really you, Kitty-cat?" asked softly the petite woman and tears started falling from her eyes.
"In flesh and blood" smiled the blackhead. "Hi, pappy Yoneda, it's been a while."
"It really has been Kitty." the old man grinned trough his tears.
The Hanagumi dropped their jaws in shock.
"Wait a minute!" screamed Ohgami "You know each other!"
Author's notes:
Kwan-Dao - a Chinese spear weapon; all you Shaman King fans might remember Len's weapon, well it's the same thing.
Tangra - actually it's an ancient Bulgarian god. The god of thunder. But here I use it as a name of a fighting style. Such style doesn't really exist, it's my creation.