Inuken: Yay! Another chapter for you guys, so soon. This time I'm not playing I'm really gonna update sooner.

Yunsung: Sure that's what you said last time

Inuken: Did anyone ask you?

Yunsung: Does it matter I'm only telling the truth.

Talim: For once Yunsung has a point.

Link: Yep sure does

Inuken: That's it I'm gonna start the story now and I have special plans for you guys. (She laughs manically) (Everyone backs away slowly and then eventually break into a run).

Random person: This may take a while so here is chapter 12.

Chapter 12: A New Plan Forms

They arrived at the port shortly after they left Raphael's house. The captain had kept his word and he and his crew were there only he didn't great them, his first mate did.

"Ahoy,' he signaled them "I'm the fist mate on this boat the names James. You will address me when you need questions answered or have problems on this vessel. You see every since our last run in our captain has taken refuge in his cabin and I was appointed temporary captain."

"Okay James we'll keep that in mind" Maxi said

"See that young man over there, we call him little Tim because we have two Tim's on this ship, anyway he'll escort you to your rooms."

He took them to a cabin with five rooms in it. "There are two beds in each room. A guy and a girl are gonna have to share a room. Other then that I hope there are no inconveniencies I don't want to lose my …I mean I don't want anyone angry with me" he said waving his hands in the air. "Okay well you guys I'll see you around"

"What's his problem" said Talim; they were still unaware of how the new deal was struck.

"Who cares" Xianghua said "I just don't want to share a room with a boy."

"I'll share with a boy" Sueng Mina offered "I'll share with Yunsung"

"Hold up you volunteered but I sure as hell didn't" Yunsung protested

"Come on Yunsung don't be difficult. We shouldn't waste all our time picking rooms and it makes sense to me that we share a room."

"Why do I even bother argue with you anyway."

"That's a yes coming from Yunsung."

"Okay how about Raphael and Mitsurugi, Kilik and Link, Xianghua and Taki, and Talim and …. Hey where is Lyric? As mater of fact where is Link?"

"They were here not to long ago." said Xianghua

They frantically started looking in the rooms and in one room they found Link already fast asleep. "Well I guess this is my room" Kilik said and the others laughed. They looked in another room and found Lyric sitting in the windowsill looking intently out at the sea.

"You know you could've waited before picking a room" Xianghua said but Lyric didn't acknowledge here and remained silent.

"You know what let them have this room let's go to the other ones." Mitsurugi said "They are probably all the same."

They all left except for Talim who would be sharing the room with Lyric.

"Hey what are you looking at?" Talim came and sat by her

Lyric put a finger to her mouth and shushed her. After a while Lyric jumped off the windowsill.

"You didn't hear it? Upstairs I heard two of the crew members talking about us."

"So you were eaves dropping."

"Yeah but it was for a reason, I'll tell you all what they said later. Right now I'm exhausted." She got into the bed closest to the window.

Later that evening the bell was sounded for dinner. The soul warriors had dinner separately from the sips crew for understandable reason, the crew did not have to be included in the warrior's important discussions.

"Let me start by saying that even though we got this boat on certain circumstances we still must respect that it is not our and we must we respect this Captains set rules. Meaning there should be no fighting on this vessel whatsoever." Maxi said firmly to the other warriors somehow over the course of this journey Maxi had taken the leadership role especially when it came to the rules of the seas.

"I don't think we should be worrying to much about the captain's rules right now," lyric said calmly "It seems there are bigger problems at hand. Whatever scare tactic you used to get this deal only helped us so much. Apparently the captain of this ship isn't a bright bulb and doesn't like to listen to warnings. While you guys were busy arguing over rooms I over heard two crew members talking about us. They good old captain is planning to leave us when we disembark in Egypt."

"SON OF A BITCH" Maxi yelled "TRAITOR, looks like we're gonna have to take this poser and show him why he shouldn't mess with us."

"Hmmm, we can take the ship." Kilik suggested

"No there's too many of them to just take over the ship outright but we could plan it out and make it happen. Listen tomorrow I'll have a plan trust me and it'll be good, he'll never forget this lesson." Said Maxi

"That lesson would be?' Raphael said cynically

"Never try to outsmart the infamous Ryu Kyu pirate Maxi!"

"Do they really have to try though" Taki said

Everyone laughed even Maxi "But seriously" he continued "Don't worry about a thing I'll defiantly have something tomorrow. They'll rue the day they decided to mess with us."

The rest of the dinner went by quickly and soon the warriors went to sleep. Soon morning had come and some of the warriors were out early.

"Hey Lyric what's got you so down." Talim asked her newly formed friend. She had noticed that Lyric was really quiet and solemn. 'What was she thinking about that could be making her so sad?' Talim wondered

"Talim before I got here how long have you guys been searching for the pieces of Soul Edge"

"About 3 months and we still hadn't found a piece. Really we had all just crossed paths when we had found a clue about soul edge being in Brazil. I've been looking for 3 months some have been longer than that."

"So you have been traveling for six months about, right?"

"Yeah"

"6 months and you only have two fragments. And others longer you say?"

"Yeah Xianghua and Kilik have been at it longest. I think for them it's been 9 months in all."

"This is crazy I know it's only been three months for me but I've been looking for the hero of time in this world for at least a year."

"WHAT!!! You mean Links been here for a year."

"Yeah it was about a year ago when he disappeared. I and Leon have been here for along time searching for Link so we can complete the Prophecy but now that Leon's dead we have to find his replacement but every day we stay here my people are being killed and subjected to torture. I'm afraid by the time we finish collecting the pieces There will be no replacements and my world would be destroyed forever."

"Is that why your so upset don't worry with all of us working together I'm sure we'll be finished in no time. We just have to believe in our hearts that soon the pieces will come together and we'll find and destroy Soul Edge."

"Your right I know but I still can't help but dwell on it. How could I not my people must always be on my mind 24/7, they know only the hero's can save them and they bank all there trust and hope on us. If I lose it then my people will give completely and my world would be lost."

"I think we all have some kind of pressure to quickly find these pieces but weren't you the one who said we shouldn't lose hope"

Lyric smiled "your right, okay, I'll try to focus on this journey."

"Hey why don't we go out on deck okay?"

"Sure"

End of chapter 12

Okay not the best chapter but it's setting up other events. Read Review and I'll have another chapter up soon.

Inuken