Dragon WWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Nicole what is wrong with you?
Dragon CCCCCCCOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Nicole WHO THE HELL GAVE HER CAFFEINE!
Liz hee hee…
Nicole LIZ! WE HAVE A CAFFEINE-HIGH CRAZY AUTHORESS AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS 'HEE HEE'! SHE'LL BE CRAZY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!
Jenny EVERYONE STOP SCREAMING!
Dragon I LIKE CHEESE!
Kakashi you know, screaming won't help any -
LIZ NO ONE CARES, NOW LEAVE!
Kakashi this promises to be a long day…
"hello" – talking out loud
'hello' – thinking
hello - telepathy
Chapter Three
Discovery
Kelsey's POV
"Will you STOP MOVING!" I cried out in frustration. I had been trying to get the Kakashi off my tail but to no avail. Every punch, kick and rock I threw at him never even came close. My anger was rising dangerously and it took some effort to keep it under control.
'Emotion is your worst enemy in battle. Think about all the shinobi who lost their lives and sanity in battle because their emotions took over.' And then I felt this new feeling inside of me. It washed over me and the only way I could describe it was self assurance.
Instinct and the new feeling took over and I changed direction. I jumped off a branch as high as I could and found myself over a lake. I panicked for a second but again the feeling took over and I found myself performing a perfect dive into the lake. I heard chanting, faintly because of the water and for a second time panic set in.
I felt something rush past me and when I turned around, I saw it was a water dragon jutsu.
'Kakashi…damn you…' I though irritably. It then charged me fangs bared. I just stayed there, floating underwater, watching it slither through the water.
At the last possible second I raised my hand, palm facing the dragon. It stopped, its head an inch away from my hand and the rest of its body writhed past it around me from its current momentum. As the waters calmed, it bowed to me.
By then I had noticed two things. One was that I now had the dragon under my control. Two was that I was still underwater – breathing.
And then I freaked. The water dragon dissipated and a burning sensation filled my lungs while I frantically swam up. As my head broke the surface, I took in gulps of air, shocked and stunned. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Kakashi
standing on the edge of the edge of the lake. In a split second, he reached into his
hip pouch and threw three shurikan at me. I instinctively raised my arms over
my face. I heard three thuds and then what sounded like a…smoke bomb?
I looked up. in font of me was a wall of ice and no more Kakashi. My eyes
widened as I realized that the shurikan had somehow bounced off the…'wall'…
and went back to their owner, causing the clone to disappear. I breathed a sigh of
relief, then winced in pain. I smoothed my hand over my back until my fingers
closed around the handle of the kunai the clone had thrown earlier.
Damn. I had forgotten about that.
Taking a deep breath, I pulled. Agonizing pain shot up my spine and I bit my lip but could not prevent a soft moan from coming out. I slowly swam to the shore and tried to examine my back. It wasn't bleeding too hard, but it hurt like hell. I sat there, gathering my strength and then slowly got up. I was surprised to find my legs trembled under my weight. I stumbled over to a near-by tree to regain my breath before setting out into the forest.
'Gotta find the others…'
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Liz's POV
Pain rain up my legs as I picked myself up and continued to run.
'Damn bastard' I thought to myself
The dagger was still in my ankle and I couldn't take it out in fear of him catching up. the only options I had were to stop and have my ass kicked or keep on running till my ankle came off.
"What wonderful choices" I mumbled. I couldn't contact the others. They probably had their hands full too. I heard a faint whistling sound and instinctively stepped to the side. Another dagger flew by me and got lost in the underbrush. 'Great, how many of those things does he have?' And then I got an idea. I went back to where the dagger had landed and picked it up. Another dagger flew by me and lodged itself into a tree. I leapt forward and collected that one also. He then sent a third one and it glanced my cheek leaving a long but shallow gash.
My anger grew and with it a new sensation of something I had never felt before. I stopped and turned around, a dagger in each hand. Even though he kept on charging I wasn't afraid. As I threw both daggers at him an enormous gust of wind followed them. It guided them and stunned the clone while the daggers reduced him to smoke.
I was surprised to say the least. 'That was unexpected' I thought before I collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. My ankle throbbed with pain and I was too dizzy to stand. Bracing myself, I pulled the dagger out of my ankle, fighting the urge to cry. I looked up at the sky blinking rapidly.
"I hope the others are ok…"
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Nicole's POV
"Geez! Doesn't this guy ever give up?" I had been trying to lose the Kakashi clone for some time now.
And I thought I was stubborn!
I hid behind a tree to gather my thoughts. 'Ok, running is not working, so I'll fight! Then I remembered that Kelsey said he was a jonin, an elite ninja or whatever that was. 'Well, he sounds good, and he sure is putting on a show' I thought dryly. A star-like dagger suddenly shot out of no where and hit the side of the tree, barely missing my head.
'Thank God his aim is off today' I thought gratefully. I jumped as high as I could to a tall branch above me on the tree. Crouching cat-like on the branch, I scanned the area.
'Where is he?' I got my answer quicker than I expected. The Kakashi clone literally poofed out of no where and aimed a kick at me. I barely had time to block it and pain exploded in my left arm. Biting my lip against the pain, I jumped over his head behind him and threw a punch.
He easily blocked it and punched me in the stomach, sending me flying out of the tree onto the ground below. He jumped down in front of me and I shakily stood up. my left arm hung limp at my side.
I felt something growing inside; a whole new feeling that took over. I charged at him faster than I thought possible and punched him in the face causing him to explode in smoke. By chance, I glanced at my hand
It was on fire.
And even as I stared at it, it died down to nothing. I slumped against the tree, suddenly exhausted. I told myself that I was tired and was seeing things. I sighed.
'I wonder what the others are doing…'
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Jenny's POV
I grunted in pain as I crashed against a tree. Fog crept around the edges of my eyes but I pushed it back. I tensed and jumped away, narrowly missing three shurikan.
'This guy is really starting to annoy me…' I thought. I leapt over hid head and threw a kunai that I had managed to catch before. He casually dodged it, made a hand sign and three other Kakashi's appeared.
'Can a clone make more clones?' I shook my head. I would have to ask Kelsey later.
All the clones charged forward. I ducked a kick and ran a good distance away before turning around. Quicker than the eye could see the four surrounded me, a kunai in all of their hands. Three kunai sped towards me and I jumped away. Suddenly a fourth kunai sped towards me
'What the?-' I twisted my body to avoid it but was not able to then land on my feet. I instead crashed to the ground on my right shoulder. Pain numbed my whole right arm and I tried to stand up.
As the clones surged forward, my weariness was stripped away and replaced by strength. I placed my hands on the ground, ignoring the painful protests, and thick green vines shot our and wrapped around each clone.
It quickly squeezed all of them into smoke. The minute I took my hand off the dirt, the vines retreated back into where ever they had come from. I sat there for a moment, gently massaging my temples.
'I wonder where the others are…'
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Dragon so there's the chp! A lot of action I know but we all had to find our…um…powers would you call them?
Jenny I thought Nicole said you would be extremely hyper for the next chp? Are you sick or something?
Dragon no I am not sick, Kakashi fed me brussel sprouts –shudder-
Jenny, Liz, and Nicole ew…
Kakashi it worked didn't it?
Dragon when I want your help I will ask for it! (which will be never…)
Kakashi I am so under-appreciated
Liz more like over-appreciated…
Jenny r & r so we won't have to listen to him anymore!
Kakashi what is that supposed to mean?
Nicole we'll send 007al after you, she promised us she would, well, dispose of you if we needed her to…
Kakashi gulp…