Chapter 2

Jr. and MOMO found themselves tied to poles at the Nanman's camp. A small campfire burned brightly in front of them. A few of the troops had begun to sing in their native language and dance around the fire, receiving unnoticeable odd looks from Jr. Zhu Rong walked up to MOMO and started to examine her.

"You don't look like you're from around here…but your attire is just adorable." Zhu Rong complemented. She then walked over to Jr. and examined him. He gave her a weird look when she put her hand on his jacket. She then found the pockets and began digging through them.

"Hey! Get out of there!" Jr. yelled. She didn't listen so he kicked her in the gut. She doubled over in pain, causing Meng Huo to approach both of them. Jr.'s eyes widened as the shadow of the giant man in front of him came over him. He gulped before the thundering voice began booming.

"How dare you hurt my baby! Now you're going to pay!" Meng Huo brought his giant hand weapons over Jr. Jr. closed his eyes waiting for something to hit him hard.

"NO! JR.!" MOMO yelled trying furiously to struggle out of her ropes. Zhu Rong's hand was put on Meng Huo's shoulder .

"Don't worry, that wasn't nothin'! I want to make him pay for that by myself anyway." Meng Huo sighed and put his hands down.

"I think I have the perfect thing too…heh heh heh." She laughed evilly. Jr. opened his eyes to see her about two inches away from his face. He gulped again as sweat began to pour down his face. He was never that close to a girl's face before.

"My lady! It seems that our enemies are approaching from the North!" A man interrupted. All music stopped as well as the dancing. Zhu Rong turned to the man.

"All right then. Maybe we can make our captives go out and stall them for a bit then…well, maybe just the boy. He seems cocky enough." Zhu Rong looked back at Jr., who was now giving her an evil glare. "It's like feeding him to the lions! It's perfect revenge!" She added.

"But honey, that's like letting him go…"

"Who cares? I doubt the shrimp will be able to out run those Wu sissies." Jr. heard this and he got steamed. He began to slowly untie himself, hoping they wouldn't notice. The only one who noticed was MOMO, who also tried to follow what his hands were doing.

"Hey, you're awfully quite kid." Zhu Rong said harshly. Jr. had just gotten the rope undone. He looked up from his concentration and smiled mischievously. MOMO couldn't get hers and ended up making the knot worse.

"Well, I just don't like talking to you people, that's all." Jr. said with an attitude that annoyed Zhu Rong. She walked up to him and made a 'tch' sound. Then she slapped him across the face, leaving a red mark on his left cheek. "All right! That's it! You asked for it now lady!" Jr. said as her pulled his hands from behind the pole he was recently tied to. He quickly reached for his guns and aimed them to Zhu Rong's head.

Jr. thought for a second then put one of his guns away, still holding the other one to the amazoness's head. He did an upset punch to her gut, making her bend over. He quickly put his other gun away for the moment and put her into a headlock. After he had her secured in the headlock, he took out his gun again and once again aimed it at her head.

"Any one approaches me and I'll shoot!" He said threateningly. MOMO watched his actions awe the people. She also thought that they were quite harsh…and when Jr. got angry, it always scared her.

"Jr.! Please…don't do it!" MOMO said pleadingly. Jr. turned to MOMO with a gentle expression.

"Don't worry…I'm not going to do it. Just watch." He explained in a whisper. "All right, listen! Untie MOMO or else this damn bitch is gonna pay!" Two villagers immediately ran up to the suspended MOMO and untied her. She put her hands in front of her and rubbed her wrists. "All right, now you can have her back! RUN FOR IT MOMO!" Jr. called out as he let go of Zhu Rong. He slowly backed up, shooting a few shots before leaving himself. MOMO had all ready broke out into a fast run into the forest.

While they were running, MOMO asked Jr., "Why did you have to use such cruel language?"

"Well, I had to make it real didn't I?" He replied. They could hear the camp go wild and Zhu Rong's voice echoed over it all.

"GET BACK HERE YOU SNIVILING CHILD! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU ROT IN HELL FOR WHAT YOU DID TO US!"

"Well, looks like I made her pi…I mean ticked off." Jr. immediately corrected himself. He knew MOMO didn't like it when he swore and he always tried to keep it to a minimum when she was near.

Jr. and MOMO had been running for some time.

"Let's stop here for a while and rest." Jr. said. They stopped running a sat down in the middle of a random clearing. Jr. lay down in the grass that was seeping wet. It had finally stopped raining, but it was still a tad bit foggy as well as cloudy.

"Jr…"

"Yeah?"

"Should I try using the keychain?" Jr. sat up and looked at MOMO who was holding the keychain.

"Well, if you want to." MOMO smiled and pushed the button…nothing happened. She stared at it for a couple of seconds and decided to try it again…again nothing happened.

"Oh no! It must have been damaged by the rain!" She said worriedly.

"Well, it should dry out, right?" Jr. told her. She slowly looked down and nodded her head just as slowly. Jr. was smiling…but seeing her so forlorn made his smile fade away. "Don't worry, we'll get back. I promise." MOMO looked up at him with sad eyes that dug deep into the red head's soul. 'Those eyes…they get me every time…' He thought. He smiled gently as she smiled a little.

It had been a few days since Jr. and MOMO had been teleported to somewhere in time. The keychain, unfortunately, never worked. MOMO feared the worst and even Jr. was losing some hope. They continued walking through paths that had miraculously appeared and then disappeared so easily.

"Jr…I don't know how much longer I can stand it here…" MOMO complained. She had many encounters with many different spiders. Jr. looked at her as they walked along.

"I can understand…but besides that, we should probably clean our cloths in a river…or something…" Jr. took off his coat and walked with it in his hands. MOMO softly nodded. Now they had something to look for…either a river or a lake.

It had been a few more hours before MOMO heard a splash out of no where.

"Jr.! Did you hear that!"

"Yeah, I sure did! Let's go!" He grabbed MOMO's arm and ran off in the direction of the sound. When they arrived, a small lake had been spotted. It included a waterfall as well, which MOMO said she could watch it for hours. Plenty of plants edged around the area, giving it a serene feeling.

"Well, ladies first. Don't worry, I promise I won't peak. I'll go over there and you can let me know when you're done." MOMO blushed and took the offer. Jr. walked over to a nearby tree and sat behind it to where he wouldn't be tempted to peak.

MOMO took off one of her long boots and put her foot in the water. It felt cold, but not too cold. She took of her other boot and soon she began undressing. She played with her clothes as she took a bath herself. She watched as her white material sunk to the bottom of the shallow lake, becoming the color of the water.

A few minutes later, she was dressed and ready.

"Okay, I'm done now." She called out. Jr. peaked around the tree and then got up. She took his place by the tree and waited for him to get done.

While Jr. was sitting in the slightly cold water with his arms crossed, he began to think about what he could do to make MOMO smile again. Ever since they had escaped the weird village that was supposedly called 'Nanman', she never smiled. Was it because of my actions? Maybe I was the one who upset her…' He thought. He sighed and decided to fish his own clothes from the bottom of the lake. He got dressed and walked over to MOMO.

"All right, this is much better." He sighed while MOMO stood up. She smiled lightly and they began to walk again to no where in particular.

Well, here it is! The second chapter. I'm oddly letting my mother read this...oh well. I hope you guys liked it and I'm incredibly sorry for grammer mistakes and everything else. I'm just too lazy to proof read it! lol. TTYL