((Author's Note: I do hope people like this and I would love to get comments and even suggestions. This is still an ongoing RP so there will be several chapters and though the story starts off a little slow, it will get more interesting, I promise!
Thought I'd post up Chapter Two now since I'll be busy with exams and other projects for a little while. Enjoy!))
A few days later, Daisuke flopped onto his bed with a sigh, hoping that he'd have the night off to just sleep. With With still injured it was very possible of it happening.
"Kyu kyu." The small demon said, jumping onto Daisuke's bed. The boy looked over and petted With before sitting up.
"How's your paw?" He asked.
With moved it energetically, without pain and smiled. "What? how could it heal that fast!"
"Kyu kyu kyu." Daisuke rolled his eyes and then picked up his bag to give With the strawberries he'd bought at the market.
"Here. Eat these and go tell Mom that I'm going to sleep for a few hours." Taking the bag of strawberries in his mouth, With hopped downstairs.
Daisuke managed to get an hour's sleep before his mother shook him awake.
"Daisuke! Wake up! You've to get ready."
"Wha-? Now?" He mumbled sleepily.
It was on the news about Dark's latest notice, his target being the gold bird statue on the clock tower, which was said to be the Town's guardian.
"Police say that they are sure that tonight the world will finally witness Dark's capture." The reporter was saying. Daisuke's grandfather chuckled at the coverage. Dark had never been captured.
Meawhile, Meru's mother called her into the living room. "Come see this, Meru!"
"What is it, Mom?" She asked, glancing at the TV to see the news of Dark latest notice.
"OH! Wow. Mom, I just remembered I left something at school. It's really important, gotta go!" Meru rushed out the door and around the back to her garden, grabbing her blue-black cloak as she went. Upon reaching the garden, she took the amulet out of her shirt and held it aloft, imaging Starflower in her mind as she did so. Her black curly hair changed to white, her eyes changed from brown to blue. The only thing that did not change was her light brown skin. Lastly are her orange wings edged with red tipped down feathers. She quickly changed to a black leather halter top(belly showing) and black leather pants, with boots and gloves. She wrapped her cloak around herself and took off into the night with it disguising her perfectly against the sky.
Upon getting within the city, she uses her magic to cloud the sky. By the time she reached the relic, there are only a few breaks in the clouds, just like she wanted. She hid herself in the clouds and waited for Dark, three arrows notched to her bow.
Daisuke pulled on another black outfit, this one fitting him a bit better than the previous one, though not that it really mattered. He made sure he had nothing on him to give away identity and then looked at a picture of his target along with the picture of his crush. He transformed and then Dark pulled on a black trenchcoat and called to With.
"Time to get to work." Dark smirked as With transformed into his black wings. He took off out of the window after a brief glance around, and headed towards the town centre where the clock tower was situated. He could see the searchlights from where he was but he wasn't about to repeat the same pattern as his previous theft. It would be no fun. He flew into the park around the clock tower silently and With slipped into the backpack on his shoulder, out of sight.
Starflower cursed as she watched him land in the park, out of her reach.
"Guess I'll have to do something else..." she muttered under her breath.
Just have to be careful not to be seen. Let's shield it. No one's gotten through before, said Meru in her head. Starflower nodded and pulled her arrows back and shot them into the area around the statue. She continued shooting until there were twelve around the statue. She removed her cloak and opened her wings. Six large feathers fell down onto the back ends of the arrows and turn into ropes which lashed across onto the arrows on the other side of the diagram. Then six more feathers fell down crosswise to the ropes, all touching, to form a diagraphical dome over the statue. Everything glowed bright yellow and spread itself into the spaces, then turned invisible. The shield is complete and hidden, Meru.
Good. Dark couldn't possibly know there's a shield, much less that it's electrically charged. Dark will finally get what he deserves.
Dark edged nearer to the crowds gathered and smirked to himself, watching the lights pointed at the tower and at the sky. But for a moment he had thought he had sensed something about the tower...just for a brief second...
Shrugging it off, he drew a black feather out from his jacket and moved out of sight. Minutes later, every light in the area was shut off without explination.Starflower saw the lights change and slowly drew off her cloak. She recalled the magic that made the clouds, she wouldn't need them now, rising higher into the sky, being careful to avoid the moonlight. She pulled out three arrows and drew her bow taut, circling around the tower, making sure to remain in dive range should Dark somehow defeat her shield.
There was a sound of something touching the shield and a sharp intake of breath afterwards. The police were struggling to fix the lights and never noticed.
Dark scowled, rubbing his now numb hand after touching the shield. Luckily his own magic had prevented any serious injuries. The black feather he held glowed purple and he touched it against the shield, it becoming visible to his eyes. "Damn it..."
He caught movement out of the corner of his eye as Starflower circled and then called out some of his magic to break open the shield.
Sorry Daisuke...this is going to have bad effects on you tomorrow. He silently told his other half. His magic surged and shattered part of the shield. The instant that was done, he sprinted inside so as to try and avoid Starflower's arrows should she spot him. Unfortunately, she did spot him, since the shield proceeded to produce a great amount of light because it exploded when he shattered part of it. She immediately shoots all three arrows at the statue and shoots three more. These three are firetipped and will explode on impact.
After shooting, she immediately wheels up to dive straight down onto Dark. She was more than expecting him to go for the statue as quickly as possible.
Dark dodged the first two but the third exploded just behind him and knocked him to the ground. He snapped his fingers and black feathers swarmed over the gold statue, causing it to vanish. He got back to his feet and stepped into the shadows, shimmering and then vanishing altogether. Starflower slowed down mid-dive to land upright next to the statue. She picked up all her feathers and arrows that might have been left on the ground and put them away, leaving one arrow notched to her bow while she moved towards where the statue was. She reached out to feel the space where it disappeared. She figured he simply made it invisible like he did with the last relic. There was much more magic involved in that simple vanishing act. Her hand passed through the darkness as if there was nothing there.
"You're making my job a great deal more interesting." Dark's voice sounded behind her quietly, seriously as if he was there...but still he was nowhere in sight. She didn't even startle.
Figures, she thought. Well, Meru? She asked in her mind, straightening up and staying very still.
Hmmmmm...it's still there, or he would have left by now. Do you want to try the light trick? replied Meru.
You'll miss school if we do, and unless I'm mistaken, you like Daisuke, don't you? said Starflower. Meru's voice stood gruff.
This is REALLY not the time!
Starflower bends backwards with her bow drawn and shoots five arrows straight upward, and they spread across the clear night sky. These arrows glow white instead of yellow like the others.
When they exploded, they flooded a mile radius with magical light that dispelled even magical darkness. The crowd below, watching, looked up in surprise as they spotted five streak of white in the darkness. When they exploded, the crowd shielded their eyes. The black feathers around the statue vanished and the statue reappeared...and so did Dark. He was flying just out of Starflower's way but quite close to the statue. He swore and made a grab for it, scooping it up into the bag he had brought.
"Shoot him down!" The police chief yelled, now able to see Dark. Officers scrambled for the net guns they had brought, aiming at Dark as he flew up, waiting and waiting, eyes narrowed and knowing he was in trouble.
Dark, do something! Daisuke said in a panicked voice in Dark's head.
I'm thinking, I'm thinking! Dark replied sharply. He had two forces to watch out for now, Starflower and the police. And if he didn't make it away with the statue...
He dropped suddenly, his wings folded and he smashed right into the clock tower itself. When Starflower saw Dark, she rose up into the air and dove after him. Upon seeing him just crash into the clock tower, stopped mid-dive and brought her hand to her mouth in a gasp. She hadn't expected that, and as fast as they both were going, the impact could have killed him. The reporters were going crazy, having caught Dark's dive on camera and it was being brodcasted live. Back at Daisuke's house, Daisuke's mother and grandfather watched anxiously, holding their breath. The police were pulling into the tower, to try and grab Dark quickly.
Dark's dive had allowed him to smash his way inside the tower.
The thief gritted his teeth against a cry of pain as he forced himself up onto his feet, his wings having saved him from the worst of the impact. But he was cut slightly and bruised but his left leg wasn't holding his weight. Holding the statue carefully, he limped quietly to the shadows and looked around. There, to his left was a trapdoor, a secret passageway to the park outside. He hurried over and touched the door with a feather, it opening easily. Slipping inside, he closed the door after him and crept along the passageway. Seeing Dark crash into the tower, Starflower cautiously followed inside to find him gone. She looked around and saw the trapdoor. She went over and opened it, and assuming he had entered, entered as well, moving cautiously in the dim light.
Dark's pace was slowed by his injury and he forced himself on, knowing time was running out. He could feel the beginnings of magic awakening within the statue already. Finally reaching the end, he pushed open the exit of the tunnel and then sat down on the ground, breathing hard. He winced as his injuries stung and then called to his demon partner. With formed his wings but Dark was unsteady from the impact, needing to lean against a tree for a few moments before even thinking of taking off. Besides, it was interesting to listen to the distant curses of the Police Chief. Starflower found herself outside the tower in the park. She saw Dark and immediately took off, hoping he hadn't seen her. Starflower slowly pulled an arrow and notches it. She aimed but misses, the arrow stabbing into the bark of the tree.
Star, why did you miss? That was the perfect shot! yelled Meru angrily in her head.
We're only trying to stop him, not kill him. We just want the statue back, Starflower replied in her head. She notched two more arrows and landed in front of Dark. "Return the statue and you can leave," she said, her voice sharp and cool as steel. "You couldn't possibly want it as bad as your life."
"You don't understand why I want it." He replied coolly, taking out the black feather and preparing to defend himself. He could feel the strength of magic coming from the statue growing stronger and knew he hadn't much time. He placed the black feather gently over his heart, using a small bit of magic to ease the pain of his injuries.
"I don't have the time for this now." He then beat his wings hard and took off from the ground swiftly, shooting up into the air and out over the city. The police managed to get the searchlight back on and it found Dark but he was far too out of range.
At Daisuke's house, his mother and grandfather sighed in relief. Starflower turned and took off after Dark, but he was faster than her.
Sighing, she gave up after awhile. She turned back around and flew south to Meru's house at the edge of town. She landed in the backyard and changed form, then pulled a book out of the bushes and headed inside.
"What did you do, Meru? Walk? You missed the whole thing." Her mother said from the living room.
"I think I'm gonna go to bed, Mom, I'm really tired." Meru replied. That light spell had really drained her. She went into her room and fell into bed, immediately going to sleep before she hit the pillows.
When Dark landed in Daisuke's room and shifted back, Daisuke promptly collapsed onto the floor, stunned by the sudden pain of the injuries, the draining effect of the magic and the fact that his left leg wouldn't support him. His mother and grandfather raced upstairs and while his grandfather took the statue and left, Daisuke's mom helped him into bed.
"Well done." She smiled proudly.