A/N: Fallen Samurai here with a brand new fic for my favorite show of all time. This is a one shot try being so this is really the only idea that I could come up with for SC. So being that it is, I am going to put all my effort into making this fic enjoyable. Action, drama, suspense and romance are all promised. Mystery, fantasy and supernatural, may also show up somewhere. Actually definitely expect fantasy and supernatural for some chapters. There will be cursing just like in the show just in case anyone wants to know. So here you go a pretty long chapter to start with, read, review, enjoy.

Note: When you see SC-SC-SC… I'm using that as my page divider to kind of bring you into another if not the next scene. SC, Samurai Champloo simple enough.

Samurai Literature Presents…

Son's of a Battle Cry

ACT I: Intertwined

I: Escapes and Run Ins

"I can't believe this shit." Mugen struggled to break free of the straw mat that was rolled tightly around him. "Look at you, its pretty disgraceful if you let them catch you, huh…Jin?"

Jin laid silently in his straw mat not wasting energy by struggling. "Funny but if I'm correct you're in the same position as me."

"Hrmp! Yeah right, these guys didn't catch me I was suckered by some fake cop" said Mugen still struggling. "Damn bitch."

He let out a long sign and ceased from trying to break free. They were in a little cell in the woods. There was only one small window and that was from the barred opening in the door. Moonlight shot through glaring on the floor. Mugen looked at it until it suddenly went black. He looked towards the door to see someone.

"Urrg, geez why the hell did they make this window so high. Hey…hello? Mugen, Jin I know you two are in there" said a voice from outside.

Jin let out a small grin then quietly said "Fuu?"

"Yeah it's me" Fuu answered back. "Guess what?"

"You got food?" asked Mugen.

Fuu's faced dropped. "No you idiot, I got the key." She held it up through the window."

"Good, open the door" hissed Mugen.

"Wait just a minute" said Fuu.

Jin nodded. 'Saw this one coming' he thought to himself.

"I'll make you two a deal" said Fuu. "One you have to keep."

Suddenly the sound of guards yelling could be heard.

"Well the guards are coming which means this is your only chance to decide" Fuu continued. "Do you want to make a deal?"

Mugen and Jin looked at each other and then at the door.

'How do I get myself into these situations?' Jin thought to himself.

REWIND, Eight Hours Ago

Fuu quickly stirred the soup then rushed over to the stove where she was making anago-don, barbecued conger eel and rice. She smiled as she reached for the spices.

For a seventeen year old Fuu was pretty successful. She had her own restaurant with her own staff of waiters, porters, for the dishes, even occasional musicians who played on certain days. Two years ago she would have never thought that she would be as successful as she is now.

But two years ago was a whole other story.

Her restaurant was in the graceful town of Saga, some miles northeast of Nagasaki. It was a peaceful town to live in but also had many crooks and criminals. It was for that reason that Fuu had chosen this place. Everyone from criminals to law officials were welcomed, which granted her a lot more revenue then every other place in town. Saga was an up and coming town now about eight to ten miles in size and still growing.

She finished preparing the food and decided to bring it out herself. As she walked out into the main room she could see that her restaurant was anything but empty. Almost all the seats were taken at the tables and the sake bar. She squeezed past some people as she headed for the table. Many men stood around one who was sitting down. Once there she overheard the one man speak to one of his body guards.

"I'm telling you the man has stole from me three- Hey! Any slower and I would'a died from hunger over here" he yelled at Fuu while she set down the food.

"Sorry sir" said Fuu not meaning it at all. She had learned to ignore people who harassed her or her staff just for the sheer pleasure of it. In truth the food had got their only five minutes after he arrived.

"…yeah so this guy has stole from me three times and no one has been able to stop him!" said the man at the table. He seemed to be yelling at the men.

"Who is that?" Fuu asked one of her older waitresses.

"That's Zen-sama; he's a political advisor who just moved here. Word is that a young brash swordsman has been stealing from him just to do it" replied the waitress.

"Hmmm." Fuu looked over at the man. He was short and stumpy and smelled of power and corruption. "Serves him right, he probably deserves it."

Suddenly a man wearing a green robe rushed in. Everyone looked at him as he approached Zen breathing heavily.

"Sir, I have very fortunate news" he yelled.

"What is it" Zen yelled back excitedly.

"I have found someone who can help us against the thief" said the guard.

"Who?" replied Zen not believing what he was hearing.

"A samurai, he wears glasses and is incredibly strong."

"Where is he, I want to see him" ordered Zen.

"He is outside" said the guard pointing to the door.

"Bring him in I want to meet him" said Zen rubbing his hands together.

"Yes sir" said the guard rushing off.

Fuu smiled. A couple of months ago she would have been ecstatic to hear that. Two years ago she had a journey with two friends that she never wanted to part with. Each day she had a new, even though most of the time dangerous adventure, but she always knew that they would one day have to part ways. After that she worked around for a year and finally gained enough money to start her own restaurant.

Every couple of days someone would come in and she would hear of a "strange man" in town who's very strong, or a "glasses warrior" who is lightning fast. And every time she heard that she would rush out to see who it was. But she always came back disappointed finding out it was no more then a random brute fighter or a just a man with glasses who carried a sword. Occasionally there were a few times when she was really sure who it was when the descriptions came in as "quiet samurai who wore glasses and carried two swords" or "crazy haired brute with a brash fighting style" but those turned up as disappointments too. So this didn't phase her at all. She knew it was probably some random samurai who was probably strong enough to hold his own.

No one was able to match her friends; they were on another level when it came to fighting.

Fuu closed her eyes, trying to figure out what happened to them. They could be anywhere probably starting up trouble. She began to wonder if she would ever see them again.

"Ms Fuu… I have an order for steamed dumplings" yelled one of her waitresses.

Snapping back to her senses Fuu ran back into the kitchen to cook up the order. Over by the entrance the guard returned this time with a man behind him.

"Over here, this way" he said gesturing to his boss.

They moved through the crowded restaurant as they made their way to the table. Zen looked up as his eyes began to widen.

"Hmmm" he said examining him. "You look pretty strong."

The man wore an indigo blue gi robe. On the sleeves and back were a set of four diamonds. His pants were black and on his waist were two swords. His hair was tied back with a few small bangs fluttering over his face. Glasses rested themselves on the tip of his nose.

"You carry a daisho set; you must be from a strong samurai family which also means you've trained at a dojo" said Zen noticing his swords.

"Yes I have, and I can help you for the right price" said the man.

"How does one gold ryu sound?" asked Zen certain of his offer.

"Like you're very cheap. I can see I've wasted my time." The samurai began to walk towards the entrance.

"Wait!" yelled Zen. The samurai stopped. "What's your name son?"

"Jin" he put simply.

"Well Jin my boy, maybe we can make a deal, what your asking price?"

"Five gold ryu" said Jin.

"F-FIVE GOLD RYU! That's…that's more then I pay my guards!" Zen stuttered.

"Well I assure you I can get the job done, unlike your guards" said Jin.

"What!" started the guard right beside Zen.

"Hmmm… so you think your better then all my guards huh?" said Zen. "Well this here is Kizou, my number one guard."

He pointed to the guard next to him. He was a large man, wearing green robes like the others but much different. His robes were a darker green and he also carried two swords by the waist. He was fairly muscular with straight hair.

"You think your better then him" said Zen smiling.

Jin gave a short sign as the six guards began to surround him. "Of course I'm better then them. You say you were robbed three times by the same man who announced his arrival and even gave you time to prepare, yet you still could not stop him. Who do you think you have to blame for that?"

Zen completely shut down. "Um, yes… well see…um…"

"And also" Jin continued calmly. "I can get the job down quickly and efficiently and without the help of you're so called wanna be guards."

Kizou had enough. With a sneer he reached for his sword but immediately froze. The sharp point of a steel katana was held just centimeters from his neck.

"Wha-… I didn't even... see, how did you?" Kizou struggled to find words. The other guards didn't know what to do not sure if drawing their swords was beneficial to them. Zen looked on in surprise as his best guard had just been degraded. Some people in the restaurant began to look on as well wondering if a fight was about to break out.

Jin sheathed his sword as Zen, realizing he was a strong fighter said "I'll pay you six gold ryu just please stop the thief!"

Jin nodded. "Very well. I will need to see your house layout to see what I'm protecting."

"Sure, sure… come with me" said Zen getting up from the table. Jin, Kizou and the six other guards followed.

A waitress had already made her way to the kitchen. "Ms Fuu some people were about to start a fight over near Zen-sama's table."

"I knew that man was going to start some trouble" Fuu replied. She left the kitchen to the main room but saw no one at Zen's table. "Hmm, they must of left" she said as she noticed the gold piece on the table. Well at least they remembered to pay."

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Guards lined up blocking all the entrances of Zen's large house. A couple of guards stood watch in the garden. Others wandered the halls outside the main room that the thief had stolen from three times. Inside the room stood Jin, Zen, Kizou and the six guards from the restaurant.

The sun had set on the town of Saga. The guards began to ready themselves as darkness began to take over the sky. The sound of the night animals began to fill the air as the guards in the garden began to act more cautiously.

"Do you think he's actually coming?" asked one guard to another.

The other guard looked up at the sky and said "Yes, I know he's coming. Every time he said he was coming he came, well we won't be thrown off guard tonight."

"Yeah, but I wish the magistrate would send some soldiers to help us" the first guard commented.

"Yeah true." The second soldier began to walk the other way to check the other side of the part of the garden they were assigned to. "But he wouldn't anyway, he's to selfish don't you think?" he continued, chuckling.

He received no answer.

The guard turned around and saw nothing. He ran over and saw his comrade lying in the grass. A pool of blood stained the grass around him.

His eyes widened in fear. "Aler- uggghhh…" He fell to the ground dead as a male figure rushed up to the house. He jumped onto a ledge and swung up through a window.

"Did you just hear something?" asked a hallway guard thinking he had just heard a noise coming from outside.

"No!" said another looking at him. He turned around to be punched in the jaw getting knocked out cold. He hit the ground with a thud as the other guard rushed over sword in hand. The figure dodged his first strike and kneed the guard in the stomach making him fall to the floor.

Jin sat calmly his eyes closed. Kizou, Zen and the six guards stood fearfully. They heard absolutely nothing.

"Maybe…maybe he's not coming" said Zen hoping he was right.

"Maybe your rig-" Kizou stopped when he heard a loud thud in the hallway.

Everyone tensed up. Jin still sat calmly.

Suddenly the door opened. Everyone unsheathed their swords but there was no one there. Kizou motioned for two guards to check it out. They moved out towards the door. One looked out in the hallway then was pulled out of the room. The other guard fell to the floor a sword in his chest. Another loud thud sounded, then nothing. Then a figured appeared. The remaining guards all charged at him. But the figure was much faster grabbing his sword and cutting them all down in a matter of seconds. Five bodies fell to the floor either dead or knocked out. Jin finally opened his eyes.

The figure came into the light as Jin stood up. He put his hand on his katana. However Kizou stood in his way.

"I'm tired you, I'll will defeat you here!" yelled Kizou rushing him. He swung fast but the figure ducked then came up with the hilt of his sword smashing it into Kizou's jaw knocking him down.

Noticing Jin just standing there Zen yelled at him. "Hey, I'm not paying you to just stand around. GO!"

Jin ignored him. He squinted his eyes as the figure came into the light. The figure was a tanned skinned man with bushy hair. He had on wide legged hakama pants that were cut off like shorts. He also had on a white shirt with a red jacket over it. Metal shoes laid under his feet. Mugen's eyes widened.

"YOU!" they both yelled simultaneously.

"You two know each other!" Zen cut in.

"Mugen" said Jin acknowledging the figure.

"Jin" Mugen acknowledged back.

They stared at each other for a moment.

"Well I've been hired to get some artifact from here and I can cut down anyone I please who stands in my way. That includes you now, so I guess I can finally kill you once and for all" said Mugen grinning.

"Well I've been hired to stop the thief, so I guess I get to kill you and get paid six ryu" Jin replied.

Mugen began to laugh. "Are you serious, six ryu for this, ha I'm getting paid eight for mine and a free room and food."

Jin signed. 'Damn, I knew I should have asked for more money!'

Mugen rushed towards Jin with incredible speed. Raising his sai he swung at Jin. Jin unsheathed his katana and blocked the attack. Mugen quickly eyed the room to see what he had to work with. He ran towards the wall, kicked of it and hurled himself at Jin. Jin leaned back as Mugen soared over him then quickly pushed himself up with his sword. Mugen landed then dashed at Jin. He kept his sword held at an angle until he got in close then struck upward at Jin who blocked it and countered by jumping into the air then lashing down at Mugen. Mugen kicked back and evaded the strike then again rushed in this time swinging his sword in a flurry of slashes. Jin blocked and evaded them and countered with his own.

Zen watched in amazement as steel collided with one another. Tiny sparks fell to the floor. Mugen moved left then right as he evaded Jin's attacks. Jin struck down hard catching Mugen off guard and tripping him. Mugen quickly caught his feet and spun out of the way of Jin's sword range. They paused to rethink their strategies. The guards that were still alive watched in amazement. Kizou opened his eyes and sneered at both of them. He reached for his back pocket.

This time Jin rushed towards Mugen. He swung once as Mugen ducked and spun his feet in the air. Jin barely moved his face back in time to dodge Mugen's metal getas, his custom shoes. Jin jumped back as Mugen came off his back and jumped high into the air. Jin jumped too. Their swords met in the air as the swung. They both landed and turned towards each other.

Mugen smiled.

Jin grinned.

'Their both so strong, Jin wasn't kidding' Zen though to himself.

Kizou pulled out a small box of gun powder and a revolver. As he struggled to get up he tried to load the gun but could not focus due to his blow to the head by Mugen. The gun fell out of his hands and the powder fell to the floor spreading everywhere.

Jin and Mugen both rushed at each other at the same time. They swung as the air around them thinned and sound waves of clashing steel impacted each other. Mugen spun just as Jin spun and they made a circle, back to back as they moved to try and get around one another. Then Mugen surprisingly turned faster getting around Jin and swung. Jin ducked just in time as the sword barley missed his hair. He popped up and swung at Mugen who arched back enough to conjure up an easy counter. He leaned forward just as Jin gathered himself. Spinning faster then Mugen could have expected Jin turned to block his attack. More sparks flew as the steel collided. One of the sparks landed on the gun powder igniting it. Jin and Mugen held their swords trying to overpower one another.

Fire began to form at the base of the room and started to spread quickly. Jin and Mugen held their position. Zen realizing what was happening started to yell.

"Hey watch it you idiots, you'll burn my house to the ground" he yelled frantically.

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Fuu finished cleaning the tables and began to head out. She had made so much money that she felt like celebrating.

"Ah I should be awarded for my excellent restaurant" she said to herself.

She walked outside and closed the door shut. She began to head right towards the side of the building where there were steps that led to the second floor of her restaurant which was her house. It was fairly big considering it covered the entire restaurant. She began to head to the side when she overheard some people. Not really tired she decided to check it out.

"Oh look at that" said one person.

"Something serious must be going on over there" said another.

Fuu squeezed through and saw in the distance as the political advisor Zen's house could be seen with smoke coming out of it.

'Wonder what's happening' she thought to herself.

Then almost in an instant yellow light appeared on the top floor of the house.

"Whoa, that glasses wearing samurai must be causing some commotion" noted one person.

Fuu had been hearing all day of the glasses wearing samurai that had almost started a fight in her restaurant that day. She didn't want to believe it but this was the first time that everybody was talking about him and all day for that fact.

'Maybe…just maybe' Fuu began to think to herself again. 'Could it be?…No it couldn't…could it?'

She began to sprint towards Zen's house.

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Jin and Mugen continued to fight.

"We end this now!" yelled Mugen.

"Agreed" Jin replied.

Their swords clashed. Mugen spun and swung at Jin's legs. Jin jumped over his sword and swung at his shoulder. Mugen stepped to the side and made to push Jin. Jin caught his hand though and tried to break it but Mugen strongly pulled it back. They swung and evaded like they were in some sort of rhythm.

"I need help, I need someone, SOMETHING!" Zen yelled on his knees.

Jin swung then evaded then blocked and swung two more times as the fire raged on.

Mugen.

Jin.

Block, block, evade, counter, swing, swing, block swing, clash…

Suddenly the room got over crowded. Guards began to appear everywhere. Jin and Mugen looked up from their fight as little more then a hundred guards surrounded him. They tensed ready to fight but were a little tired from the fight they had already been waging for almost twenty minutes.

"Halt" yelled a man at the entrance.

"Oh thank the heavens" yelled Zen. "The magistrate and his troops."

Jin signed. "Someone always has to interrupt" he said calmly,

"Yeah, what's is it with people like that?" Mugen commented.

They held their sword's up.

Outside Fuu had made it to the scene when people started to come out of the house. There was a big crowd surrounding the house as guards made their way through. Fuu looked on as dozens of guards rushed out. She looked at one who was battered and bruised.

"Whoever the guards where after didn't go without giving a fight" noted one random person.

Then Fuu saw something in the distance. Two mats were being pulled by at least five guards each. She got closer and gasped.

Mugen and Jin looked over.

"Fuu!" they both yelled.

"Jin, Mugen! What are you doing here?" Fuu asked surprised. She tried to look angry but inside she was happy more then anything. "Don't worry I'll get you out" she whispered as the guards dragged them away.

Jin closed his eyes and gave his third sign of the day.

FAST FORWARD, PRESENT

'Oh yeah that's how' Jin thought to himself.

"Well do you guys wanna make a deal or what" Fuu hissed.

"Yeah sure, if you can get us out" said Mugen.

"Fine" said Jin.

"Good, now the deal is I need you to accompany me somewhere" Fuu stated.

"Where?" Jin asked wanting to know what he was getting himself into.

"I'll tell you when we get out" replied Fuu.

The sound of the guards' voices was getting louder. Are you guys in?" Fuu asked knowing the obvious answer.

"No" they both said at once.

"W-W-W-WHAT!" yelled Fuu.

"I heard something" yelled one the guards.

Fuu was surprised like none other. But she smiled. "Ok, well the guards will be here in about a minute which means I'll have to leave. Since you guys don't wanna come with I'll just let you be executed and sell you're stuff that I'm holding right now. I think I can get a fabulous deal for your swords Jin. Oh and you sai/dagger combo will make me a killing Mugen" laughed Fuu.

Both Mugen and Jin's eyes widened.

"Our stuff" started Jin.

"She has our stuff" finished Mugen.

"Well, goodbye boys. See you…well maybe not" said Fuu menacingly.

"Fuu wait" yelled Jin.

"Hey Fuu, sexy, we were just kidding about all that. Open the door we'll go anywhere you want us to" said Mugen softly.

Fuu smiled. "Promise?"

"Promise" said Jin.

"Damn…yeah I promise" Mugen added.

"Good" said Fuu. She opened the door almost immediately rushed inside and cut the mats with her tanto.

Jin and Mugen broke free grabbed their weapons from Fuu's hands and rushed out. The light of the guards' torches was now only a few feet away. They ran through the woods down away from the cell.

"They escaped" yelled one of the guards as they ran off.

"So where's our first stop?" asked Mugen wanting to get away.

"Fukuoka" Fuu replied.

"I'm way ahead of you" yelled Mugen who sprinted off into the night Jin and Fuu right on his heels.

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Well there you go. A long start for the beginning of a long fic. Tried my best with everything, hoped you liked it. I kind of wrote it real late while I couldn't sleep so excuse me if it seems kind of weird. Many things in this chapter will make more sense in the next one. Please review tell me of my status so far. More action next chapter. Romance definitely coming soon, expect some surprise guests on that factor. Drama and suspense making it's way too. Keep reading and I'll keep delivering to you. Out for now, chapter two in the mix. FS out.