Forever War
Chapter 2: Impossible Awakened
It was Christmas time. Every Slayer was allowed to go home, if they had a home… The rest was to stay and celebrate. Benjamin had become their spy. He stopped most of the Soul Crushers from killing a lot of Card Captors. He loved Felicia and Felicia loved him.
Night time,
Charmaine looked at the Christmas tree that was in the middle of their hall. Kitty was talking to Angel about their gifts from their parents. Umi just watched others celebrate. " Umi, have you thought of going to find your true love?" Charmaine asked, Umi shook her head. " My duty is to Slay, not to love." Umi told her. Charmaine sighed. " Noble and loyal, as always." Charmaine told Umi. Umi smiled.
Somewhere in the ruin Two Diamond Tower, the doors light up. All the words started to glow in white light, the door slowly opened, without any sound at all.
" Cheers!" They drank their wine. Kitty was talking to Angel Matthew. Kitty liked Matthew. Angel was telling Charmaine about something. Belmont went over to Umi. " So, want your future told?" Belmont asked. Umi shrugged. " Fine then." She told him and gave him her hand. He took it and closed his eyes. He let go and frowned. " Not a good one…" He told Umi. He eyed Umi then smiled. " Just kidding, you will meet a guy soon. Good or bad is up to you." Belmont told Umi and left. Umi frowned. What a weird fortune.
The Soul Crushers celebrate Christmas too. They all gathered to celebrate, there was a buffet. " Hey, Ben!" Someone shouted, Benjamin looked at his friend, Eric. Eric was one class lower than he was. " Hey Eric." Benjamin told him and gulped down his wine. " You just came back from Hollywood?" Benjamin asked. Eric nodded and took a glass of wine. It turned into blood. " Yar, the people there taste better." Eric told Benjamin. Benjamin forced a smile. " I haven't eaten for months now." He told Eric. Eric smiled. " You better stock up your supply. I mean we can't live long without it." Eric told Benjamin. Benjamin nodded.
" See you later." Eric told Benjamin and left, but his eyes glowed once before he left. Eric is up to something. " Hey Eric!" Benjamin called out. Eric looked at Benjamin. " You crashing a party?" Benjamin asked. Eric smiled. " What is good about Christmas without a feast?" Eric asked and left. Shit, he's going to kill.
After Christmas,
Umi forced herself to train harder, she attended Belmont's lessons like twice per day. And also for Wisdom's. They were still talking about what happened during Impossilbe's second awakening. Felicia and Benjamin's relationship grew until it was like the as wide as the Yellow River in China. Nothing could pull them apart. Nothing, at all…
December 31, Year 99 999, near midnight
Umi was waiting for the midnight to come. Everyone was waiting for the Year 100 000 to come. Counting down to it. Umi was worried that something would be terrible this year.
Umi opened the door to her balcony. She stepped out, and looked up at the night sky. Filled with stars, shining brightly in the sky. The clock tower showed 5 more minutes to year 100 000. And, Umi was sure that this time, she may not be able to be prepared for the unexpected.
5 minutes passed, the clock tower chine 12 midnight. Fireworks filled the sky. Umi watched the fireworks. One wrote the word Year 100 000 in the sky. Somehow, this year to her, may not be the best thing ever.
Year 100 000, 1st January, Monday Morning,
Wisdom could tell that Umi was stressed out by the fact that she had not studied Impossible enough. He placed his cup of tea down. " Take a day off Umi, go to the city. And just be normal for one day." He told her, Umi looked a bit surprised. " Why?" She asked, Wisdom sighed. " You are stressed, we cannot make sure that Impossible will not be awakened. It's a fact that he will be awakened. We want you to be at your best mode when you face him." Wisdom told her.
Umi found herself walking down the street in deep thoughts. Children were playing happily. Teens were going out with their boyfriends. Adults were looking for new hopes of finding their other half. New year, new hopes. But… something was weird. Umi knew that she will have to try her best to make sure that she keeps this peace and happiness but she realized that she couldn't make everyone happy. She looked at the shops crowded with people. She frowned, there was an 80 sale of every item in that shop.
Far away, at the highest building in Colony 1, 45 figures were standing on the roof. The one in the middle was standing on the lightning arrester. Strong gusts of wind blew past, making their hair and windbreakers fly in that direction of the wind.
" What do we do now?" One asked. The others all turned to look at the one standing on the lightning arrester. That guy was looking at the city below. " We find the chosen one." The one finally told them. The rest all turned back to look down at the city.
Umi handled a kitten to a little girl. " Thank you." The girl told Umi. Umi smiled and left. That girl's kitten was stuck on a tree. Umi was walking down the garden path when she spotted 5 figures on top of the roof of a building. She turned to look. She used her super eyes, to enlarge her view. But it did not work. She frowned, an explosion was heard. Umi turned her attention to where that explosion came from. She was surrounded by smoke. After it cleared, she looked at the roof of the building again. But no one was there.
" Are you okay?" Umi heard someone asking behind her. She turned to see a girl talking to a very injured guy. " I am fine. Go to a safe place. I will protect you." The guy told the girl, the girl shook her head. The guy slowly stood up, Umi went over. That person was fighting a guy with Emerald eyes. Soul Crusher. Umi went over and blocked that guy. " Leave at once!" Umi ordered, the girl dragged the injured guy away. " What are you doing here?" Umi asked, that soul Crusher looked at her. " Soul Crushers usually come out at night." Umi told him. That guy didn't reply. Umi took out a little pocket laser keychain. She pressed the button 5 times, it expanded out into the Holy Feathers sword. It glowed in the sunlight. The Soul Crusher laughed.
" So do you, Slayers don't stay in cities. They stay in their base." With that, he fired a red ball at Umi. Umi dodged it, got close enough and slashed, he blocked it with his arm. It changed into a sword. Umi jumped back and fired her gun at it. The bullet Wings exploded at the Soul Crusher. Wings appeared and closed in on the Soul Crusher. The wings closed and then exploded, after the explosion cleared, no Soul Crusher was left. Umi smiled and placed her gun back into her thigh holster. That was a fast one.
" Impressive…" Umi heard, she turned to see a guy standing on a lamppost. He had blue eyes and a long braid. Umi frowned. " Who are you?" Umi asked. " That doesn't matter. Are you a Slayer?" That guy asked. Umi nodded. " It takes skill to pull a trigger. It takes even more courage to fight one on one with a Soul Crusher." That guy told Umi. Umi didn't reply. " By the way, since you are a Slayer, do you know where Benjamin Chase is?" That guy asked. " No, he has his own affairs to take care of." Umi told that guy.
" Like what?" The guy asked, Umi realized that since his every were normal, it was no harm telling him. " He met a Slayer named Felicia Holly. They fell in love. Benjamin works for us now." Umi told that guy. That guy's eyes narrowed a little.
" Really?" He asked. Umi nodded. " He was willing to give up his life to protect Felicia." Umi told him. That guy's eyes narrowed even more. " See you around." That guy told her and then vanished. Umi frowned. Why did that guy want to know about Benjamin?
That guy walked towards a building. There were guards standing outside. He scanned his eye and fingerprints before using a card to insert into the lock. The lock unlocked itself. He went in. And did a full body scan before entering the inside of the building. He took the lift to the highest floor. He knocked on the door. No one answer. He went in by going through the door. No one was inside the office. He then went to the balcony. Gripping the bar above, he swung up to the roof. He saw his friend there, standing on the roof and looking down at the city below. He went over and knelt down.
" I met a Slayer, she told me about Benjamin. He betrayed us." That guy reported. His friend didn't reply. " May I take action?" That guy asked again. " No, I will." His friend told him.
The next day, Tuesday morning,
Felicia waved goodbye and left with Benjamin. " I believe that you are jealous of her." Umi told Charmaine. Charmaine looked surprised. " Why did you think of that?" she asked Umi. Umi shrugged and looked out of the window. Felicia and Benjamin were walking off. " She has a lover, you don't." Umi pointed it out to Charmaine. " So what? I don't need any." Charmaine told Umi, she got off the chair and walked towards the door. " Really? Then why are you sitting down here instead of doing your chores?" Umi asked. She heard Charmaine's footsteps stop. " I have my reasons." She told Umi. " Then may I ask why you are always so cold towards others? Weren't we friends?" Umi asked. Charmaine didn't answer but left the room.
" Umi, you know that Charmaine's parents were killed by Soul Crushers. She has been with us for a long time. She just doesn't trust others." Clow Reed told Umi. Umi didn't answer. " Belmont told me you met a 99th Class Soul Crusher at the park in the morning yesterday." Clow Reed told her, Umi only nodded in reply.
" You defeated him and met a normal guy. He asked about Benjamin and you told him about he and Felicia, am I right?" Clow Reed asked. " Yes, I didn't see it as anything wrong. He was human." Umi told Clow Reed. Clow Reed sighed. " I am not saying that it was wrong. By the way, Umi I want you to go out to the city today. Wisdom told me about you being stressed." Clow Reed told her. Umi couldn't believe what she had just heard.
" I am fine. I need to continue my lessons. They are…" Umi was being cut off by Clow Reed. " No, you are to go and relax and explore. They are important but having all your attention on defeating Impossible is a disadvantage. Now go. I want to see you out of this base in 1 minute." Clow Reed ordered. " But sir…" Umi started, he again cut her off. " No buts, out now!" He ordered. Umi left, furious.
Umi was again walking down the busy street of the city. She sat down on the ledge of the fountain. She noticed something that caught her eye. She saw a guy standing right outside the bakery. Something about him felt different. He was too faraway to get a clear view. Umi moved to get closer. He was wearing a white, buttoned, long sleeved and collared shirt along with a pair of long black pants. And a pair of well-polished black boots. He was muscular, his clothes hung on to him and showed off his body. He was tall, sexy, drop-dead gorgeous and handsome. He was rather fair and had brown hair. He was wearing a pair of black sunglasses that block his eyes out. He was also wearing a black windbreaker, a long sleeved and long one. He was looking towards the fountain. He the turned and walked towards the alley. Wind blew past, his windbreaker and hair flew towards the direction of the wind. Umi followed him.
She didn't know why but she just followed him. He walked into the alley and made a few turns here and there. He crossed the bridge that was connected over a river. He didn't look back. Umi followed him. Then, he stopped and turned into another corner. Umi ran after him. It was an alley. He was no where in sight. Umi looked around and at the way she came from. She came out of the alley to see a fountain at a corner. Birds were taking a bath in the clear water there. Where was that guy? Umi turned to see 3 ways. She chose the middle one.
She walked down the path and spotted a white bridge some distance from where she was now. Umi went over. Below the bridge was a river, a wide and clear looking river. Umi stepped onto the bridge. It was a long one, the fences for the bridge were white and had designs on them that made it look classy. Umi saw that guy standing right in the middle of the bridge. He was looking at the river. Around them were a park filled with many trees. Tress that had many green leaves. Sunlight was shining on them, making the leaves look yellow. Umi moved forward. She stopped walking and looked at the guy. Wind blew past, making his windbreaker and her hair fly towards the direction of the wind. He looked so cool… He wasn't moving but kept staring into the river. There were schools of fishes swimming around in it.
More wind blew past. Umi just felt like standing on the bridge looking at him and that time will never stop. So she can look at him like this forever. She was speechless, she didn't know what was the best thing to say. Umi looked at the ground. Her mind was slowly eliminating all the choices and searching for a best one.
" Why are you following me?" That guy asked suddenly. Umi looked up at him, surprised. He wasn't looking at her. But, his voice. It felt very familiar. His voice was so sexy and smoothing.
" I don't know." Umi replied honestly. She turned to look at the river, from the other side. A fish swam by. " Who are you?" Umi asked and turned around to look at his response. He still didn't move but continued to stare ahead. More wind blew past. " You will know some day." He told her. Umi watched as he turned and walked away. More wind blew past. Umi stared at him leaving. Who was this mysterious person?
Umi returned to the Slayers' base, Heaven Light. Clow Reed was talking to Belmont. Clow Reed looked at Umi and exchanged looks with Belmont.
" Is something wrong, Umi?" Belmont asked. Umi shook her head then sighed. " I met this guy and he…" Umi trailed off since Kitty came in. Kitty looked a bit upset.
" What's wrong?" Umi asked Kitty. Kitty sighed even more. " I will talk to you later." Kitty told her and pats her shoulder before leaving. Umi turned to Belmont and Clow Reed.
" I met this guy and he just gave me this weird feeling. I tried following him. He won't tell me his name." Umi told them. Clow Reed sighed. " Belmont, get Wisdom here." Clow Reed told Belmont. Belmont left returned with Wisdom. Clow Reed magiced two chairs out and Umi sat down on one, Wisdom on the other.
" I want you to do a reading. Wisdom, you first." Clow Reed told Wisdom. Umi handled Wisdom her hand. He touched it and closed his eyes. He opened them immediately. " I believe she met someone." Wisdom told them. Belmont had his turn. He returned with a wound on his hand. " He's here." Belmont told Clow Reed after healing himself. Clow Reed sighed. " Umi, heed my warning. Never ever go out alone. If you meet that guy you met today, do not talk to him at all. He is not a friend but a foe." Clow Reed told Umi. Umi raised an eyebrow.
" He is who everyone calls as Impossible." Clow Reed told Umi. Umi's eyes widened in shock that instant she heard Impossible's name. No, it can't be. He's here and he didn't look like a Soul Crusher at all.
Impossible turned and looked towards the clock tower. His servants came in and knelt down. " Good Afternoon, Impossible." They all shouted. Impossible nodded, they all stood up. " We found out the whereabouts of Benjamin. He's in the Fifty Town Central." One announced. Impossible snap once, they all lined up and left. The last one closed the door softly. The door then opened again. His four friends came in and then closed the door. Impossible regarded his friends. They all knelt down. " Good Afternoon, Mr Impossible." They shouted. They stood up after he nodded. " Spare me the greeting." Impossible told them and crossed his legs.
Impossible had four best friends. They too were Soul Crushers. But they were only 20 years old. They will only appear if he awakens. They are also his servants or rather, helpers. They were all the only One Hundred and Fourth Class of Soul Crusher. Their eyes will turned Shining white if they are using their magic. If not, their eyes will stay as the original colour of their normal eyes.
One of them had long brown hair, which he tied it up into a braid. He had blue eyes, he was called Duo Maxwell. The other was a Chinese boy, with long black hair, which he pulled into a ponytail. He had black eyes. He was called Chang Wufei. The other one had Platinum Gold hair and blue eyes. He was called Quatre Raberba Winner. Everyone calls him Quatre. The last one had light brown hair and a pair of Emerald green eyes. He was called Trowa Barton.
" What you want to know?" Duo asked. Impossible sighed and stood up, he crossed over to a shelve and took out a wineglass. It was immediately filled with white wine. " I hate being pampered and treated like a sacred god or something." Impossible told his friend. He gulped down his drink.
" Believe me, I would rather exchange places with you." Trowa told Impossible. " By the way, we found out about their chosen one." Wufei informed Impossible. " Name?" Impossible asked. Quatre pressed a button on the keyboard, a name appeared on the screen.
" Umi Ryuuzaki." Wufei told Impossible. " I met her today." Impossible told them, he was met by the glances of all his friends. " What?" He asked. " Nothing, sir. It's just that I am puzzled why you didn't kill her." Trowa told Impossible. " Where the fun will be if I make my move so soon?" Impossible asked.
" Did she suspect you?" Duo asked, Impossible shook his head. He went over to his computer. " Show me her life story." Impossible told his computer. It showed a clip on the screen. The lights switched off. Impossible watched how the Soul Crushers had made Umi's life worse. How they had taken away her sisters from her. And how she vowed to kill all of the Soul Crushers. The clip ended. Impossible knows everything, he already did a complete check on Umi. " Very touching." Duo told Impossible. Impossible choked on his wine. " Are you joking?" He snapped at Duo. " No sir. I met her too. She told me about Benjamin." Duo told Impossible. Impossible snapped, a servant came in and greeted him.
" Get 20 Soul crushers, try to capture Felicia. Bring her here. Quatre, if they fail, I want you to go and capture her. Injure Benjamin, do not kill him. It's an order. Anyone, who obstructs, kill them. And if anyone dares not to do what he is ordered to, I will deal with them personally." Impossible told that servant. That servant left. Quatre left too.
" What are you after?" Duo asked Impossible. Impossible smiled. " Just a little warning message." Impossible told them. Then, Trowa broke into a smile. " Are you going to deal with her?" he asked Impossible. " We will see how things go first." Impossible told Trowa.
At a park in Fifty Town Central.
Benjamin stared at the 20 bodies lying around him. Felicia was in a shield. It was weird, without his order, no Soul Crusher could attack him. Unless someone more powerful than him ordered them. Before he could go over to Felicia, someone suddenly appeared before him.
" Going somewhere?" That guy asked, Benjamin (Ben) dodged the attack. " Who are you?" Ben asked. " I am so offended that you do not even know me. What happened to the books in the library?" That guy asked. Ben frowned. " You sent those Soul Crushers?" Ben asked, that guy shook his head. " No, my boss did. My name is Quatre, the pleasure's all mine." Quatre told him. And with that, Ben heard a gunshot. Then, he was on the ground, bleeding and lying in a pool of blood.
" Soul Crushers always use attacks, no one said that you can't use guns." Quatre told Ben. " You…." Ben uttered, Quatre smiled. " I am not here for you. My boss wants to have a word with your girlfriend. Do I hear wedding bells ringing in the future?" Quatre asked. " Why do you care?" Ben asked and spat blood onto the floor. He stood up. Quatre sighed. " Give up and hand her over." Quatre told Ben. " Never!" Ben shouted and sent 50 white lightning across the park. Quatre just stood there, they all deflected and hit the fountain, which exploded. Spraying the ground with galleons of water. " Is that the best you can do?" Quatre asked. Ben's eyes narrowed. Quatre pulled out his gun and fired. Ben tried to block them with his shield, but one got through the shield and pierced right through his left leg. Ben roared in pain, blood started to gush out of the new wound.
Before he could recover, Quatre flew over and kicked him right in the face with huge force. Ben flew and crashed into the broken fountain, which was crushed into many small chunks. Dust flew everywhere. Blood flowed down Ben's head, making his vision red as they flow. His vision was getting blur. Everything around him was blur. He then fainted. Quatre smiled and turned to Felicia who was in the shield. The shield vanished. Felicia fired bullets at him. They all went pass Quatre. Quatre went over and knocked her in the neck, she blacked out. Quatre sighed and teleported off with her. Blood stained the whole fountain.
Quatre teleported to a room and placed Felicia on the bed. He left after sealing the room with his magic. He came out to find Trowa. " You got her?" Trowa asked, Quatre nodded. " How's Benjamin?" Trowa asked and looked at the door. " I injured him quite badly. Where's Impossible?" Quatre asked. Trowa shrugged. " He said he will be here when the Slayers come." Trowa told Quatre. Quatre walked off.
Umi looked at the ruined scene. She healed Benjamin. He woke up. " What the hell happened?" Benjamin asked. " I should be asking you." Kitty told him. Kitty was with Umi. Benjamin got up. " I was attacked by 20 Soul Crushers. After I defeated them, some Blondie guy came along. He fought me and injured me badly. He told me that he was under the orders of his boss. He wanted to bring Felicia to his boss. And…" Benjamin trailed off and looked around.
" No, they got Felicia. I have not idea where he had gone to. I blacked out." Benjamin told them. " We don't have a single clue, how will we find out their location?" Kitty asked. " Kitty, you and Benjamin go to the base. I will meet you later. I will find Felicia." Umi told them and ran off.
A crazy thought just came to Umi. The bridge. Umi took a cab and went to that park she was in the morning. She went to find the bridge. Taking the same path as the way she got there in the morning. She was running all the way and she stopped to catch her breath. She stepped onto the bridge and walked down it. She thought she was imagining when she saw the same guy standing right at the same spot, looking at the same place in the morning. Wind blew past. Umi's hair and his windbreaker flew towards the direction of the wind.
Something seems to hit Umi, making her heart feel pain. What was going on? " Why are you here?" That guy asked without looking at Umi. " I came to find my friend, Felicia Holly. I knew who you are. Clow Reed, Belmont and Wisdom told me. You do not scare me." Umi told him. He looked at the ground and then turned to face Umi.
" I am surprised, you know who I am. And yet you are brave enough to say that you are not afraid of me. How amusing." He told her. Umi stood her ground. " I don't see how amusing it is. But one thing is for sure, Good and Bad can never mix. Just like how oil and water couldn't mix." Umi told him. He slowly moved, using his right hand, he slowly took down his black sunglasses in a very cool way. He looked up at her, with a pair of Prussian Blue eyes. Umi stared into them and she felt like she was falling in love with them. They were so gorgeous and deep. She didn't notice that he was talking to her.
" I get your point, but why are you so sure you will find me here?" He asked. Umi just kept staring. He raised an eyebrow at her. Umi snapped herself back to reality. " I didn't hear you just now." Umi told him. He sighed and repeated his question. " It just came to me. I met you here, so you will be here. And something tells me you were waiting for me." Umi told him. He looked at the river.
" What do you want exactly, from us?" Umi asked, He didn't reply but continued staring into the river. Umi could never believe that someone like him could actually by the legendary Impossible. " Heero?" She asked suddenly, she didn't know why. But ever since Wisdom told her his real name. Umi felts that Heero sounds nicer than Impossible. He immediately turned to look at her, right in the eye. Umi regretted even saying it.
" What do you want exactly, from us, Heero?" Umi asked again. He glared at her. Umi felt a force that was gripping onto her heart and trying to squeeze it. She felt pain gushing through all of her veins. The pain was so unbearable that Umi couldn't shout or even move. He walked towards her. Umi could only watch, her whole body was overcome by pain. He closed the distance between them in a few steps. He was taller than she was, obviously. He reached and lifted her up in the air, with his right hand around her neck. No… Umi thought, her brain felt like bursting from all the pain running through her whole body.
" Do you really want to know?" He asked, Umi couldn't get her mouth to move to say yes. He released her. Umi crashed to the ground. She gasped for air. He had this power, a force to torture people. Felicia… She must save them… She grabbed the fence and slowly stood up. She pulled out her gun and pointed it at him. " Where's Felicia? What did you… do to her?" Umi asked, she pulled down the safety of the gun. Impossible only looked at her. " Answer me!" Umi shouted, but he didn't response. Umi fired 5 times, straight in a row, all aimed at his heart. It all went right through him. It didn't even injure him. No, this can't be… Umi looked at her gun.
" Answer this question. What is love?" He asked her suddenly. Umi stared at him surprised. " If love is the greatest power, it will lead her to Benjamin. If their love is stronger than anything, they will make it through. Their affairs are none of yours." Impossible told her. " Then are they yours?" Umi asked, Impossible closed his eyes. " It's a test to see how great what humans call love really is." He told her and turned to leave. Umi ran after him and she thought that she was crazy. She had actually tried to make him stop. Something told her that even if she called him to stop, he won't.
Umi grabbed hold of his hand and pulled him to a stop. She immediately felt the electric shock upon that contact. It hurt a lot. Either it was her or him, but either one let go the next minisecond their hands touched. He turned to look at her. " You crazy?" He asked, Umi blinked at that question. " Look, I know that she will pull through. But I want to save her. Tell me where she is." Umi told him, but he turned to walk away. Umi knew that she had to find Felicia. And the only way was through Impossible.
" Heero?" She called out. Impossible stopped suddenly in his tracks and turned to face her. " You know very well that I do not like being called by my real name." Impossible told her. Umi smiled. The only way through was force. " Why did you aim for Felicia?" Umi asked him, studying him slowly. The distance between them was quite big. The bullets will not be able to hit Impossible. " Benjamin was a traitor. So, we deal with traitors first. Felicia is his most important thing in the whole universe. So she naturally becomes the target." He told her. Umi eyed the gun on the floor.
She kicked it up and grabbed hold of it, she fired the Wings bullet at Impossible. It went right pass Impossible. He closed his eyes. " Your bullets are useless. Don't waste them." Impossible told her. Umi didn't care, she fired again. Impossible vanished from sight and appeared again right before Umi. He fired something at her. Umi flew and hit the fence of the bridge, her gun flew and fell into the river. Pain shocked all of her veins. She looked at the river, her gun was at the bottom of the river. She stood up slowly to face Impossible.
" You know very well that I will not tell you where Felicia is. The only thing you can do now is hope that she makes it out alive." Impossible told her, he turned and walked away. Umi didn't stop him. She knew that she can't. So all she could do now was wait. Wind blew past, making her golden blonde hair fly towards the wind and Impossible's wind beaker fly as well. He disappeared after crossing the whole bridge. Umi climbed over the fence and jumped into the river to retrieve her gun.
Umi swam to the bottom of the cold and icy river. She saw her gun. She picked it up and swam towards the surface. After she surfaced, she grabbed hold of the fence and swung herself onto the bridge. She hit the ground of the bridge hard. Her head hurts. Umi looked at her wet gun.
Trowa and Quatre were with Felicia when Impossible entered the room. Duo and Wufei followed behind him and went in. The door closed. Felicia was chained to the sofa. Trowa pulled out a chair and Impossible sat on it. Felicia was studying them. Impossible crossed his legs.
" She had been trying to break the chains." Trowa told him. Impossible nodded. " We did a status check on her. She's a normal card captor. No much difference from the normal ones." Duo told Impossible and handled him a report. Impossible didn't even read nor flip through. " Get me a phone." He told Quatre. Quatre handled him his own cell phone. Impossible dialed the Slayer's base, Heaven Light.
Umi was shivering in the air-conditioned room. Kitty was busy trying to calm Benjamin down. Clow Reed was asking Umi to tell him the whole process of what happened. The phone suddenly rang. Clow Reed was about to reach for it when Benjamin reached for it. " Hello?" He almost barked. Umi and Kitty exchanged worried expressions. Then, Benjamin's eyes narrowed. " What are you planning?" He asked, Clow Reed asked for the phone. Benjamin ignored Clow Reed.
" Be at your base at 7.00 PM. We will met there." Impossible told Benjamin. " Are you releasing Felicia there?" He asked, Impossible sighed. " No, and if you bring any slayer along, I will personally eliminate her." Impossible told Benjamin and hung up before Benjamin could even respond.
" I have got to go." Benjamin told them and left. Clow Reed didn't even question him. Kitty stood up and asked for the permission to follow Benjamin. " No, he has to go alone this time." Clow Reed told them. Umi knew that this time, Benjamin may not even make it back alive.
7.00 PM, Night,
Benjamin was waiting outside the Soul Crusher's base, the Blue Moon Aquarium. There was no one in sight. Benjamin looked at his watch. It clearly showed 7.00pm. If that guy doesn't turn up, what can he do?
Umi was waiting in the bushes around the aquarium. She tricked Clow Reed into letting her out. She knew that she was endangering Felicia's life. But she just wanted to make sure that Benjamin was okay.
Wind blew past, Benjamin saw a shadow slowly walking towards them. Benjamin waited that person got clearer as he got nearer. He was that same guy that came to ask for Felicia. Benjamin's eyes narrowed. " Aren't your boss coming?" Benjamin asked. That guy smiled. " I believe that he will be here soon." Quatre told Benjamin and studied the aquarium behind Benjamin. " Are your members there?" Quatre asked. Benjamin nodded and looked around. " What's your class, Quatre?" Benjamin asked. Quatre looked at Benjamin. " One Hundred And Fourth Class." Quatre told Benjamin. Benjamin's jaw dropped.
" Only legendary Soul Crushers are above the One Hundredth Class." Benjamin exclaimed in shockness. Quatre shrugged. " I am not the only one. There are many others." Quatre told Benjamin silently.
Umi was taking in all of what she had heard. There were so many Classes above Hundred? Benjamin didn't say anything about them. Umi hoped that she will not be found and that Felicia will be safe and sound.
More wind blew past, Quatre turned to see a car slowly coming into view. Benjamin watched in silent. Umi got ready. The car that sped past her was a Five Stars, Shining Silver Sports Car. Umi's jaw dropped. Five Stars is the most excellent and expensive car in the whole universe. It can only be bought with real money, not money that Card Captors magiced. Umi always wanted a car like that. It looked so grand and cool. It stopped right next to Quatre. Quatre opened the driver's door. Umi saw a well-polished black boot that came out first.
Then, Impossible came out of the car. Quatre closed the door, Benjamin frowned. Impossible was taller that Quatre. Quatre immediately knelt down before Impossible. " Good Night, sir." Quatre told Impossible. Impossible nodded, Quatre stood up. Impossible's Prussian Blue Eyes fixed on Benjamin. " This is Benjamin Chase? The leader of the Soul Crushers now?" Impossible asked. Quatre nodded Umi only watched. " Kneel down and greet the Legendary Hero." Quatre ordered Benjamin. Benjamin frowned even deeper. " Never mind. I have seen enough for a day." Impossible told Quatre.
" You are Impossible?" Benjamin asked, Impossible nodded. Fear and shockedness drained the happiness and spirit out from Benjamin's diamond eyes and replaced them. " How… can you proof that you are Impossible?" Benjamin asked, he stumbled on some of the words. " How dare you ask him to proof…" Quatre started, but was cut off when Impossible held up a hand. " What do you want me to do, to proof myself?" Impossible asked.
" Free Felicia, that's all I ask." Benjamin told Impossible. " No, I can't do that and won't. Besides, anyone can set her free." Impossible pointed that out. He looked around. Umi became invisible to blend in with the surroundings. " You broke your word. I told you to come alone." Impossible told Benjamin. Benjamin frowned. " I did come alone." He pointed out. Impossible snapped, Umi realized that her invisibility was erased. She was teleported so that she stood next to Benjamin.
" Explain that, isn't that what you call a Slayer?" Impossible asked, his eyes filled with coldness. " I came myself. To make sure that guys like you set Felicia free." Umi told Impossible. Quatre was about to talk when Impossible cut him off. " What do you want me to do, to set Felicia free?" Benjamin asked Impossible. Impossible looked at Umi. " Kill her." He told Benjamin. Umi was shocked. She looked at Benjamin.
" Prove that you are a loyal Soul Crusher. Kill her. After all, she's a Slayer." Impossible told Benjamin. Benjamin looked at Umi then to Impossible and Quatre. " I am sorry, Umi." Benjamin told Impossible. His arm turned into a sword, Umi took out her gun and aimed it at Benjamin. The safety was down. Then, Benjamin suddenly slashed at another direction, the direction Impossible was standing at. Umi was surprised, but it didn't work, Impossible grab hold of Benjamin's hand. Impossible looked at Benjamin. " If this is your choice, I have nothing more to say." Impossible told Benjamin. Umi fired at Impossible. But it all went right through him. It didn't even injure him a single bit.
Impossible fired a ball at Benjamin. Benjamin crashed onto the floor, bleeding badly. Umi looked at Impossible. " Trowa,…" Impossible speak into his phone. Umi fired at the phone when Impossible was about to say kill, it broke into two pieces, and electric currents were coming out of it. Impossible looked at Umi. " I will not allow that." Umi told him. Impossible's car disappeared. " Quatre, go back, do not make any move unless I am there." Impossible told Quatre. Quatre teleported away. Umi went over to Benjamin and tried to heal him. But, her magic was useless, it didn't even work. " Only my magic can heal him." Impossible told Umi. Umi glared at him.
" Heal him this instant!" Umi shouted, Impossible shook his head. " I will, if you win me." Impossible told Umi. Umi knew that she will lose for sure, she could never win Impossible. After all, he was impossible. " Whoever gets hit by the other, loses." Impossible told Umi. Umi took out two guns. Impossible closed his eyes and smiled. " To make it fair, I will go blindfolded." Impossible told Umi. Umi knew that Impossible being blindfolded will not make her at an advantage. She got her gun ready. She stepped back 10 big steps. Impossible finished tying a black blindfold. " Let's start." He told her.
Umi fired her gun, the bullets all flew past him, as he moved. His windbreaker opened, revealing two silver guns around his belt. He reached in and pulled them out. He fired at Umi. Umi dodged and rolled away. He fired at the ground, one barely missed her. He knows where she was. Umi tried to tiptoe across the ground, he fired endlessly at her. Umi dodged and flipped. Many zoomed past her. She landed, one flew right past her head, catching her with surprise. He fired while walking over. Umi ducked and fired an attack at him. He seems to have reflected it, it was coming for Umi. Umi flipped and it crashed into a tree. Setting it on fire. Umi landed and looked at Impossible.
" Not bad." He told her. Umi fired endlessly with her two guns at him. He fired two bullets. They moved and hit all of her bullets, making them stop and fell onto the ground. Using gun was foolish, he fired again. Umi flipped, in midair, she reached under her skirt and pulled out a knife. It was short but shiny and well polished. It glowed in the moonlight. She played with it in her hand. 49 other same knife appeared. Umi fired them at Impossible while in midair.
His action was so fast that it seemed like a blur. He inserted his guns back to where he took them and took out a weird looking thing. He switched it on, green light formed a glowing saber. A beam saber. Wisdom told Umi that Impossible often used this weapon. It turned white and became very long, he spinned it at such a great speed, it looked like a very big fan. It blocked all of the knifes and they all were scattered onto the floor. Umi summoned one knife lying on the floor to her hand. She played with it behind her back, 100 knifes appeared on each of her hand.
She jumped up into the air and floated. She fired all of them with great speed at him, in all direction. Knowing that the fan method will not work now. The beam saber returned to its original length and changed to black colour. Umi realized that he was going to fight them off. Umi's eyes narrowed and she fired 200 more knifes at all directions. The black bean saber turned into a pole. Impossible inserted it into the ground. The knifes were closing in on him. Grabbing the pole, he swung himself around the pole. He swung faster and was 90 degrees to the ground. He kicked all of the knifes away, with his boots. He swung himself round and round the pole. Using the pole as a support. Umi's jaw dropped. After that, he landed and held onto his pole, he looked at Umi. Okay, it was a bad choice. He was hard to hit. He threw his pole down, took out his guns and fired the instant he got them. Umi dropped from the sky and tried to dodged all.
If she was hit, she will lose. " Shield!" Umi shouted, her shield appeared and protected her. But, her magic was wearing out. It wear out and bullets aimed at her. Umi teleported out of there to somewhere nearby. She noticed that Impossible threw away the magazines of his guns and then, two came flying towards his guns, it went right into the gun and the patch was closed. He continued firing at Umi. Umi tried to counter it with her attacks, but it didn't work. Umi flipped two times in that air and when she landed, he tripped over a stone, Impossible fired more at that time. Umi rolled away and got up. She backflipped, but this time, she was unlucky. The bullets all flew past her, then, one came and went right through her right arm. Umi landed and almost fell. Blood was dripping from her wound. Pain was electrifying her brain and all of her nerves. Shocking her with extreme pain. The bullets were not normal.
She felt weak. She fell onto the ground, far away from Benjamin. Benjamin had blacked out and was lying in a pool of blood. She tried to get up, her brain was resisting that idea. Pain overcome her need to get up, she fell to the ground. Bleeding and weak. As she struggled to move and get up with her bleeding wound, she fell again, onto the floor. Then, she heard a gun aimed at her brain. Umi froze and stopped moving. She slowly turned to see Impossible aiming a gun at her, he was no longer wearing his blindfold. He stared at her. Umi looked at Benjamin. She had to save Felicia. She bit her lower lip and tried to get up, but, again, the pain was too powerful to overcome. She fell to the ground again. No…
" It's useless, don't try to get up. It's will only hurt more." He told her. Umi looked at him, and then her glance settled on the gun that was pointing to her head. She kept silent. " You lost, Umi. No one can win me. And until now, no one did. I know that you have been studying on me since last year. You know that everyone who challenges me all died in the end." Impossible told Umi. Umi was surprised, how come he knew? " I know everything, Umi. I even know what you are thinking right now." Impossible told her. Umi looked at the floor. She lost, she was going to die, and Felicia will die. All the Slayer and Card Captors will be in danger.
Impossible suddenly kept his gun back, making Umi break her trail of thoughts she stared at Impossible, shocked. He was walking away. " Why didn't you kill me?" Umi asked him. Impossible stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Umi. " Because I don't want to." He told her, he then turned and walked away. Umi stared after him, she was surprised ad shocked. Strong gusts of wind blew past and made his windbreaker fly in the direction of the wind. Umi's hair was flying and floating in the air. He slowly became smaller and then, vanished from sight. He was a very mysterious Soul Crusher…
Benjamin was sent to the Emergency Ward, so was Umi. Clow Reed came after Impossible left. Benjamin was then placed in a room, the doctor checked on him every 30 minutes. Umi was bandaged. But it still hurt, a lot. Kitty, Charmaine and Angel accompanied her as she drank hot Milo. Umi was very depressed. The fate of Felicia was still in Impossible's hands. Impossible… if only he was working for them.
Wednesday Morning,
Umi was being forced to be put in bed, in a hospital ward. Everyone was forcing her to sleep, they didn't ask anything. Umi couldn't sleep at all. Her arm still hurt a lot, and bled whenever she moved her right arm. There was a knock on the door. Angel, Kitty and Charmaine came in. Kitty closed the door softly. They sat down at the chairs next to Umi's bed. Umi didn't say anything buy forced a very weak smile. She was ordered to stay in bed, no matter what happens. Clow Reed had not visited her yet. Wisdom came last night. Belmont was busy sorting out the accident. Clow Reed told Belmont that the truth that Impossible's here cannot be hidden from the universe forever.
" You okay?" Kitty asked, her voice filled with concern. " I should not have let you leave." Kitty told Umi. Umi smiled. " I will go even if Clow Reed was punishing me." Umi told Kitty honestly. " Do you feel better?" Angel asked. Umi shook her head. Her three friends' faces were filled with concern. " You look a bit pale." Charmaine whispered. Umi closed her eyes but didn't reply. " Let's watch TV then." Angel suggested. She switched on the Television. It was the news channel. It showed Clow Reed and Belmont Forest standing at the Most Important People Of the Universe (MIPOU) building. Belmont was giving a speech. Many reporters were there. Many cameras were flashing.
" I am afraid that it is time for me to announce the truth. The Universe that we live in is not longer safe." Belmont told them. Everyone Reporter became silent. " For, it's Year 100 000, and that means, it's the year where Impossible turns 5000 years old." Belmont told them. It was then filled with gasps of shockness. " Yes, and it means, Impossible will be awakened to fight us, Card Captors. 1000 years ago, no one could forget how much damage he had done to out whole universe. We took years to rebuild to what we see now. And now, we will have to lose again." Belmont told them. Clow Reed nodded.
" No where now, in the universe is safe. For Impossible can be anywhere, among us or not. He can kill us all. And, sadly to announce, I have to tell you al the truth. So that you all can protect yourself." Belmont told them. Umi knew that this was going to be a very bad thing. Everyone will live in fear of Impossible again.
" All parents must tell their children about Impossible and tell them to protect themselves and trust no strangers. The Slayers are trying very hard to come out with weapons that work on Impossible. And, this year, we were unlucky. Because, usually, Impossible will awaken at the month of June and do destruction for 6 months. But, this year… He had awaken at Christmas last year." Belmont told them. Many loud gasps were heard. " Yes, he's alive and here in the universe. So please, protect yourself and know that every where you go is dangerous. Thank you." Belmont told them and turned to walk away. Many reporters followed him. " This is the news reporter…. Signing off." The news reporter told them very sadly. Angel switched the television off. Umi looked even more depressed.
" Umi, do you have any clue as to where Felicia is?" Charmaine asked, Umi shook her head. She was surprised that Impossible actually used guns… not attacks… They left after a while. As Umi stared up to the ceiling, she wondered if anyone will even beat Impossible.
Clow Reed entered the room after a knock. Umi looked at Clow Reed.
" How are you?" He asked softly, Umi shrugged. " I will live." She commented. Clow Red sat down, his face looked serious. " Facing off with Impossible is no laughing matter. You could have died out there. You knew that you are no match for him, then why even bother?" Clow Reed asked, Umi looked at the bed. " I just wanted to make sure that what you all told me was true." Umi whispered, Clow Reed sighed. " And?" he asked Umi looked out of the glass windows. " He surprised me. He wasn't using attacks, he used guns. A special kind of them. He won, blindfolded. How could he even see? When I wasn't making a single sound, he fired at where I was." Umi told Clow Reed.
Clow Reed took out his glasses and wiped them cleaner. " I didn't want you to know this fact, so that you will not be discouraged to fight Impossible. One of the reasons that he was so popular and known, was the fact that he knew everything." Clow Reed told Umi, Umi's eyes widened. " What do you mean?" She asked, Clow Reed looked upset. " He knows what others are doing and thinking of. He knows everyone's next action. That's why, no one can beat him. Because he sees everything and knows them too. No one believed it, until they faced off with him." Clow Reed told Umi. Umi looked depressed.
" Rest well, leave Felicia to me." Clow Reed told her. He stood up and left. Umi knew that with her injury, it will be impossible to even win this time round.
" Black jack, you lost." Impossible told his friends and showed his two cards. The rest sighed and threw open their cards in defeat. " You never lose." Duo commented, Impossible raised an eyebrow at Duo. Duo shut up that instant. " You saw the news?" Trowa asked, Impossible shook his head. " I already knew about it." He told them and left his seat. " What about the girl?" Wufei asked as he shuffled the cards. Impossible picked up a dart from his desk. He studied it. " We keep her here, make sure she doesn't wake up so soon. Someone will be here to bring her back." He told them. He threw the dart and it hit the bull's eye on the dartboard. " However, I believe it will not take a long time before they start coming against us." Impossible told them.
Thursday night,
Umi bandaged her wound at her right arm. She looked at the clock on the wall, it showed 11.00 pm. Umi had changed to her normal fighting suit, but she wore bulletproof vest inside her shirt. Her arm still hurt. But, she had to leave, to find Impossible Umi had already placed her knife and guns in her thigh holster. She zipped up her high heel boots that were long and ended right below her kneecap. Inside her boots, she wore bulletproof armor for her legs. Umi placed an extra pillow underneath the pillow. Hoping that someone will think she was asleep. Umi went through the glass windows.
There was no balcony, Umi was floating in the air. She turned invisible and flew off, she landed and looked around her. She took out a device. She couldn't track Impossible, but she could try tracking his car. Umi started the device, it showed a silver dot on the screen, and a blue dot, at where she was standing. Umi started running.
There were very little people in the streets, the streetlights are still on, and the cars were getting bigger in numbers. Umi stopped and pressed a button on her boots. Her heels were replaced with rocket roller blades. Umi started roller blading to where the silver dot was. But it was moving so fast, it was hard to catch up with. So, Impossible is still driving his car. Umi pressed the rocket button and zoomed towards the location.
Impossible was waiting for the green light to come on. He closed his eyes. " Alert, you are being tracked." The computer told him, he looked at the screen. It showed a dot moving towards his car. But it was still far away. So, they want to chase him. He will play along. Just as the green light came on, he sped down the road.
He was going towards the high way. Damn, she should have used a car. Umi flew up and flew in the skies, looking for a silver five star sports car. The car was still moving, it slowed down. Umi forced herself to fly faster. She spotted the car below her. It was waiting at the red traffic light. Perfect chance for her to jump on the car top, go through it, and get to the passenger's seat. Umi landed gently on the car roof.
Heero shook his head, she underestimated him a little too much. He stepped on the accelerator.
Umi was thrown of the car, she landed at the side. She started roller blading, beside the car. She became visible all of the sudden. Impossible was speeding. Umi saw through the window of the car, he had already reached 300 km/h at the high way. He kept dodging cars. Umi followed him, using her rocket function, it was still hard to catch up with him.
Impossible drove even faster, infront of him was 6 cars, all blocking the six lanes. He didn't let go of the accelerator and he rushed his car right at one of the car, he saw Umi's shocked face as she slowed to a halt. Impossible made his car fly over the one below it. He landed and drove off.
He knew how to stunt drive. Umi flew instead, she flew faster and tried to let the car stay in her sight, but it was hard, as it was nothing but a blur to her. She had enough, she flew beside his car, she slowed down and went right through the windows, and she slipped into the passenger's seat. " Stop the car!" She shouted, Impossible didn't, and the speed meter showed 500 km/h. Umi made a grab at the wheel. Impossible hit the accelerator hard and it threw her back against that seat.
He sped past every car, gaining speed as the car moves. Umi froze the wheel, he unfroze it back. Frustrated, Umi took out her gun and shot the accelerator. It exploded, the car was still travelling faster, and Impossible changed lanes to avoid collision.
" What the hell are you doing? This is a very expensive car!" Impossible shouted. " Really? I didn't notice." Umi told him, his eyes narrowed. " Stop the car, I mean it." Umi told him, he ignored her. " I don't mind throwing passengers out." He told her, Umi pointed her gun at his head. " Stop the car." She ordered, Impossible shook his head. " Just press on the brakes!" Umi told him and tried to get control of the wheel, Impossible pushed her away. She made another grab for it. He pushed her away. He then noticed the car right infront of them. He changed lanes suddenly, but it was too late, his car turned and scratched the railings, it skidded and turned. The wheels created a lot of friction between the road. Sparks were everywhere. The car finally stopped skidding, but it knocked into the railings. The engine burst.
Umi was thrown forward, the car screen was smashed, and Impossible shielded Umi, since she didn't see the flying glass coming at her. She looked shocked when it flew of her and smashed to the ground. Impossible got out of the car and looked at the road to the railings to his ruin car. His brand new car too. He heard the siren of the police coming near. Umi snapped out of the shocked state and got out. She looked at the ruin car. She was caught off guard, Impossible actually shield her from the flying pieces of sharp glass. " Can we talk now?" Umi asked, Impossible looked at the engine. He sensed petrol dripping from his car. " Hey, I am talking to you!" Umi shouted. " Run!" He told her, Umi raised an eyebrow. " What?" She asked, obviously confused.
He grabbed her hand and dragged her along with him as he ran. The car exploded behind them, it threw all of them to the ground. Umi smashed to the ground on her right arm. Pain shot through her as she realized that her wound had split open again. Blood was staining her shirt. Impossible was looking at the car that was now on fire. Umi couldn't get up, she slowly sat up, and pain was penetrating through her whole body.
It hurt, a lot. She couldn't move, blood continued to flow. Impossible walked over to her, she slowly looked at him. He healed her arm. The siren of the police was getting louder, Umi turned back to see a lot of police cars driving towards them. Umi turned back, to see an empty road with a burning car. Impossible was gone.
Umi got another scolding from Clow Reed. Umi told him about Impossible healing her and shielding the glass pieces away from her. Clow Reed didn't speak a single word. It seems that the burnt car had exploded twice after Umi had left, nearly killing the firefighters. The car was completely destroyed after the third explosion.
Friday Morning,
Everyone looked shocked when Impossible came into the room, his arm cut and was bleeding. He didn't seem to care. He didn't looked very happy. " Get me a first-aid kit" He snapped, the servant rushed off immediately. Impossible sat down on the chair, Trowa went over. " May I ask how you got that injury, sir?" Trowa asked. " No." Impossible snapped, Trowa backed off. Impossible's blood fell to the floor. His blood wasn't red in colour, it was silver in colour. It glittered on the floor. The servant returned with the kit. Impossible bandaged it himself. He blinked and the drop of his blood on the ground disappeared, so did the stain on his shirt. The servants left after he snapped once.
" Is it the Slayers, sir?" Wufei asked softly. Impossible loosened his tie. " No, it's my car. I got involved in an accident." Impossible told them. " Are you hurt?" they all asked at the same time. " Just got cut here. My car exploded three times." Impossible told them. They gaped in shockness. " What happened?" Quatre asked, they were all surprised that Impossible will get involved in a car accident. Everyone knows that Impossible was the pro in driving. Plus, his car was specially modified all by himself to suit his speed for driving.
" Some slayer wanted to talk to me. Asked me to pull over. She tried to grab the wheel. I narrowly avoided crashing into someone else. But, I scratched the railings and you know, at that speed, it caused a lot of sparks. The tires were wearing out. The engine burst after it finally stopped. And it leaked petrol and it just exploded. Oh, the car screen smashed." Impossible told them and he threw his tie out. He unbuttoned his first two buttons of his shirt.
" How's the hostage?" Impossible asked, as he crossed his legs. The four of them exchanged looks. " She woke up, Quatre injured her by accident. Trowa healed her, and we all locked her up." Duo told them, Impossible raised an eyebrow. " We found out that Benjamin was still lying on the hospital bed." Trowa told him. Impossible nodded, he cracked his knuckles. " I feel like fighting someone." Impossible told them. The four of his friends exchanged very worried looks.
Felicia woke up to find herself in a room, lying on a bed. She got up and ran to the door. She tried to open it, but it was locked. She fired at it, but all of them were reflected away. No, there was a barrier there. She tried to get a signal from her phone. But it was useless. She looked around her, she was placed in a room that looked like a seven star hotel room. But it was no time to start gaping. She had to get out of here. The windows were also covered with the same barrier. So she was trapped. She was about to open the door to the balcony when there was a knock on the door. Felicia spun around and blocked the door. A handsome guy came in. He was carrying a tray. He closed the door. And studied her. Felicia recognized him as the guy at the park and the one who injured her this morning.
He placed the tray down on the empty table. It was filled with delicious looking food, it was tempting her to eat them. Who knows what they added into the food. " They are normal food, done by the finest chefs in the universe." He told her, Felicia didn't respond. " My name is Quatre Raberba Winner." He told her. " As you can see, this room is protected, there is no way out other than the door. So, I suggest you do not try anything funny. Three meals will be served everyday, ring the bell if you need anything." Quatre told Felicia. Felicia looked around for a bell.
" Where is it?" Felicia asked, Quatre pointed to the phone. " It will access right to me." Quatre told her. Felicia smiled. " What if I need Benjamin to be here?" she asked, he regarded her. " I am afraid I can't do that. I will not defy my boss' orders." He told her and walked towards the doors. " What if I want… sex?" Felicia asked slowly. Quatre stopped walking, he turned to look at her. " I am sure we have many resources here, I can get someone here for you, if you want." Quatre told Felicia. Felicia knew that it was a stupid question. Quatre left. Felicia looked at the telephone.
" She asked me what if she wanted sex." Quatre told Trowa. Trowa laughed, the wineglass that Impossible was holding smashed into pieces. Trowa stopped laughing, everyone looked at Impossible. " You know our rule, Trowa, no one below 18 years old." Impossible told Trowa, a servant came in and cleared up the glass pieces. It left almost instantly. " She's already over the age limit." Trowa told Impossible. " Control yourself, it's just 1000 years that you haven't touch anyone. Besides, she's not allow to be touched. She is reserved for some purposes." Impossible told Trowa. Trowa shook his head.
" We won't be guys if we feel nothing." Trowa told them. Impossible regarded Trowa. " I will allow you when she really asks Quatre to get that kind of service for her." Impossible told Trowa, Trowa smiled. " You know, you can always go to the bars and get a girl. You know Card Captors, they are too simple to trick." Impossible told them. All of his friends except Quatre smiled. " Something wrong, Quatre?" Impossible asked. Quatre sighed. " What about Benjamin?" Quatre asked, Impossible smiled. " We will decide his fate if he even wakes up." Impossible told them.
" Do you know what they are capable of? They are Soul Crushers! They rape females, as long as they think you are beautiful." Miss Winters scolded Umi. Miss Winters was one of the slayers' teachers. She teaches basic magic attacking. Umi sighed, she kept getting lectured. The slayers attend a lot of classes to improve themselves. And more classes are getting squeezed into their timetables since the talk Belmont gave to the whole universe. Miss Winters had long brown hair, a pair of green eyes, a fair complexion and an hour glass body. Umi was the only one left in the whole classroom. " Miss Winters, can I ask you a question?" Umi asked, Miss Winters nodded.
" I know that your age is forever 25, but Clow Reed told me that you have been here since a long time ago. So, were you once a Slayer?" Umi asked, Miss Winters sighed and sat down opposite Umi. " Yes, Umi, I was also a slayer. I used to be one. Clow Reed had hired a lot of teachers back then. The teachers will be replaced one in a while. I was like you, when I was 19, young, active. I kept trying to be first throughout the whole level, and to be the teachers' pet. But, I didn't really get to be a teachers' pet or first in the whole level. I lost to my best friend, her name was Penelope Sapphire." Miss Winters told her. Umi's eyes widened in shock at that name.
" Yes, you know her, Clow Reed told you about her. Did Wisdom tell you anything about her yet?" Miss Winters asked, Umi shook her head. Clow Reed told Umi that Penelope Sapphire was his best student and slayer ever. But she was dead. Umi didn't ask how, Clow Reed hoped that one day, she could be like Penelope. Miss Winters looked at the clock. " It's getting late, you have to go and meet Wisdom. See you then." Miss Winters told her, Umi left, still a little shocked.
" Miss Winters told me about Penelope Sapphire." Umi told Wisdom the instant she got there. Wisdom looked surprised. " Were you impressed?" Wisdom asked, Umi frowned. " She didn't have time to tell me anything." Umi told Wisdom. Wisdom pointed to a chair opposite him. Umi sat down and was offered a cup of tea. She drank it. And looked at the textbook infront of her.
" Let's continue with the lesson then. We last learnt that Christmas was near. And that Impossible knew that he have to sleep again, for another 1000 years. He…" Wisdom was cut off by Umi. " Can you tell me about Penelope Sapphire? I am not that interested to know about Impossible now." Umi told him. Wisdom sighed. " I can do so, but, the two of them are related." Wisdom told her. " In what way?" Umi asked, Wisdom stood up and walked to a shelf. He took out a box. Brought it over to the table and opened it. It showed a picture of two girls.
They were both smiling. One looked a lot like Miss Winters. The other one had long blond hair, a pair of blue eyes and was fair. She too had an hourglass figure. " That's Miss Winters. Her name was Vanessa Winters, the other one is Penelope. I believe Clow Reed told you about her." Wisdom told her, Umi nodded. " He told me that she was her best student and best slayer. He hoped that I could be like her." Umi told Wisdom. Wisdom sighed and sat down on the chair.
" I was a teacher too, in this base. I taught many students, as well as the two of them." Wisdom told her. Umi look surprised. " But, they said you were new." She told him, he shook his head. " They didn't meet me before. Only Vanessa knew." He told her. Umi nodded.
" Impossible went back to sleep and 1000 years past. Penelope and Vanessa were 19 at that time. Before that, the two of them were best friends. They were always together. Vanessa tried to get top, but Penelope kept beating Vanessa. Penelope was the apple of every teacher's eye. Including Clow Reed. She was just so outstanding, top every time and she never lost to a Soul Crusher. Kill them all. That was why she was Clow Reed's best student and slayer, she never lost and was top in studies, tests and even at activities.
" Vanessa was very encouraging, she wasn't jealous. She knew that she could never win Penelope. She admitted that. As I said, Impossible woke up again. He heard about Penelope from the leader of the Soul Crushers then. He wanted to meet this so called best student and slayer. His four best friends were also there at that time." Wisdom told her, then he looked very depressed. Umi wanted to know more.
" What happened?" Umi asked, Wisdom sighed. " I didn't know the details, except that Impossible went to meet Penelope, and he met her. I later found out from Vanessa that Penelope had met this guy outside when she was slaying and was very captivated by this guy. Vanessa felt that Penelope was very lucky. I knew that it was Impossible. But, Penelope didn't know.
" Vanessa came to tell me that Penelope told her that she kept meeting this guy who kept saving her and had this very powerful power. And Penelope wanted to know this guy's name. I tried to tell Clow Reed that Impossible was meeting Penelope, he didn't believe me. He felt that Penelope was clever enough to know that it was Impossible. And that Vanessa was lying." Wisdom told Umi.
" He punished Vanessa, she was being locked up in the 78 stages of hell for 2 months. I couldn't help her. Penelope found out that Vanessa had been telling me about Impossible. She broke off their friendship. I followed Penelope around. She really kept meeting Impossible. I knew that Impossible was up to something. I could tell that Impossible really charmed her so much. Vanessa was finally set free, she almost died in there. Penelope kept ignoring Vanessa." Wisdom told Umi softly, he looked very depressed.
" I didn't know that Clow Reed was so stupid. He believed in Penelope so much." Umi told him, Wisdom sighed.
" Vanessa came to find me and told me that she saw Penelope and that guy left the base together. They disappeared before she could stop them. I believed her, but there was nothing I could so. Vanessa kept trying to convince Penelope that he was actually Impossible. Penelope then told her that no matter who he was, she had already fallen for him. That was indeed the most shocking news to me. Impossible and his friends came one day and caused terror to our base. They brought along a lot of Soul Crushers, they raped and killed most of out students.
" Impossible went to find Penelope. Penelope was surprised that there were many soul crushers in the base. Then Impossible told her that he was actually Impossible. She didn't believe him, he killed 5 of the teachers as evidence. Penelope then regretted it, but she loved him. Vanessa tried to stop Impossible from attacking the school. Impossible injured her quite badly. Penelope then asked Impossible to kill her. Vanessa was touched that Penelope had tried to stand up or her." Wisdom told Umi.
" He didn't kill either of them, he healed Vanessa and left, telling Penelope that he will be back for her. Now, Clow Reed then believed me. He questioned Penelope, she admitted that she loved Impossible. It broke Clow Reed's heart, to see his best student love their enemy. He locked her up. Vanessa tried to free Penelope, but she refused to leave. Impossible came one day, he captured Vanessa and Penelope. His main goal was to kill Penelope. Vanessa couldn't win the four of Impossible's friends. Impossible forced Penelope into…" Wisdom broke off. Umi got the point, Impossible forced Penelope into having sex with him.
" She was very willing. He got all of her powers. He killed Penelope right infront of the whole school. And she loved him so much. The guy named Quatre raped Vanessa. Vanessa was very upset over Penelope's death. So was Clow Reed. I left the school, so that I will never have to be in that kind of situation again. So, we are now afraid that you will again, take on Penelope's steps." Wisdom told Umi. Umi felt very depressed too. How could Soul Crushers be so evil… Umi stood up and left the room. Before Wisdom could even respond.
To be continued…