Z Star: Yet here we are again! And I want to thank my two friends Angel Star and Shoj'o Untainted who have been nothing but supportive of me!
Brock: Getting all mushy there aren't we?
Z Star: Brock! Shut up!
Brock: Make me!
Z Star: Why you-
Ash: Calm down dudes!
Z Star: Grr!
Ash: I mean dudes and dudettes! I will say the disclaimer to calm the wild beasts! Z Star The Hidden Dragon owns nothing but her own characters! So let's start this chapter!
Chapter Ten: We're Here!It had been an hour since Ash; Misty, Brock and everyone else had been floating in the whirling vortex enjoying the peaceful fide. No I won't lie to you; they were having a horrible time! They wished they had just stayed at home instead.
"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Misty and May screamed at the top of their voices as the wind threw them everywhere. The poor girls definitely weren't having a good time.
"I feel sick!" Tracey moaned, holding onto his stomach, trying his best not to barf up anything.
"Hold me!" Ash screamed for Ella, making Sedmet get out his claws.
"Be careful Ash! I will protect my sister even if I have to scratch you deaf!" Sedmet growled. Ash was so afraid he swallowed his saliva 'Gulp'.
"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Max yelled, waving his arms in the air. Unlike his sister he didn't mind flying a thousand feet above the ground, but what kid doesn't?
"This is one roller coaster ride!" Gary laughed as the vortex spun him around, he felt like a kid again, although he would never admit it to the others. No he never would, especially to Ash.
"It's better then Thorpe Park and Chessington together!" Pikachu yelled at the top of his voice, but not even he knew why Ash wasn't enjoying this ride, what was wrong with the guy? (A.N: Theme parks in England that I don't own)
"MEOW! Now my fur is messed up!" Sparkscat purred, trying to claw her fur into the right place. Too bad she didn't know that that would have made her fur condition worse!
And if all that wasn't bad enough, they were trapped in the vortex for the next 2 hours! But finally they're prayers were answered when they landed right outside were they were staying. Domino City! And the first angel to fall was…
"OWW!" Misty screamed when she hit the concrete. Thankfully she was not hurt. "Well, we're here!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Then Ash fell right next to her right on his face. But still he picked himself up. "Yeesh! That was the longest ride ever!"
Another scream came and Brock came colliding into the two teenagers.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Ash and Misty screamed like two little girls, they tried to run away but before they could get up, Brock knocked them over.
"Owe! Sorry dudes!"
"BROCK!" Misty yelled in his ear, it was lucky Brock didn't lose his hearing.
"Sheesh! Watch where you land next time!" Ash groaned, rubbing his aching back. But before he could recover, another person, or people came to crash the bash party!
"Look out below!" Gary warned everyone, who was followed by Tracey, came tumbling on top of the others!
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" Everybody screamed and now Ash wasn't the only one with the soar back.
"Sorry, we should take the airport next time we decide to visit a new place!" Tracey said, dusting himself off. The worse thing you could in Tracey's opinion is having a dirty shirt.
(A.N: To true! Tracey: I DO NOT THINK LIKE THAT! Z Star: Yes you do!)
Everybody got up except for Ash, but the poor guy was about to be pounced on.
"LOOK OUT! FLYING LION COMING THROUGH!" Sedmet screamed, but it was no use, Ash would soon be crushed under the weight, or worse.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Ash screamed at the top of his lungs. Sedmet finally touched downed on him, and Sedmet's claws punctured his butt, by accident.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 'Breaths' AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHH!" Ash screamed at the top of his lungs, jumping into the air.
"…Sorry!" Sedmet smiled sheepishly, as Ash glared at the scared lion. But the lion had more to worry about. The next group of children were ready to drop anchor on another victim.
"Prepare for landing!" Max laughed, while in a diving position.
"Anchors away!" May screamed.
"MEOW! MEOW! Remember! Cat's always land on their feet!" Sparkscat growled.
"Put your head between your knee's and kiss your butt goodbye!" Pikachu laughed into hysterics. Sparkscat looked worryingly at him. It was so like him to make a joke in a situation like this one.
In one minute they crashed on the unfortunate lion and nearly flattened him!
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 'Breathes' AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Sedmet screamed, no roared loud enough for the whole city to hear!
"That had to hurt!" Misty grimaced.
"At least he doesn't have claw marks in his butt!" Ash mumbled, rubbing his still sore behind.
"Well, at least you didn't get crushed by 2 kids and 2 Pokemon. Now that must be heavy!" Brock pointed out.
"Ha, ha! Yeah massively HEAVY!" Gary laughed, holding his stomach.
"Absolutely! Both Pikachu and Sparkscat weigh 13lbs and Max and May…" Tracey said, making sure Brock wasn't the only one who knew all the facts about Pokemon.
"HEY! Maybe she's the heaviest but not me!" Cried Max.
"OI! Why you little! I am not overweight you tubby little monster!" May screamed at her brother.
"For your information! We are 3lbs!" Pikachu pointed out.
"Exactly!" Sparkscat agreed.
But to interrupt this debate, Ella the lioness was the last to come down to Earth.
"WHOA! GUYS HELP!" She screamed helplessly, trying to think of a way to prevent herself colliding with the ground, but nothing could come to mind.
"Don't worry sis, I'M COMING!" Sedmet screamed. But May, Max and the Pokemon were still sitting on top of him so he was trapped and was powerless to do anything.
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Ella screamed until her knight in shining armor came. Ash was right there to catch her in his arms.
"Oh thank you Ash." Ella blushed, still holding onto the crimson boy so she wouldn't fall. Poor Ash made a small giggle, his face still flushed.
Typical. It's just like him to do that. Misty grinned, shaking her head. But I wish I had someone who would do that for me…
"Teenagers!" Max grumbled, disgusted by the actions of the two lovers. Well he was just a kid. But someday soon he will know why some people acted the way they did.
Aww that's cute and romantic! Why can't I find a boyfriend to do that kind of romantic stuff with me? May sighed.
"PUT MY SISTER DOWN!" Sedmet growled, getting up on his feet again. You could see the warm sweat come down Ash's forehead as he swallowed his excess saliva.
Brock, Tracey and Gary mouthed a couple of catcalls, making sure an angry Sedmet didn't see them. Which was typical of all guys!
"All right you two you can carry that on later." Misty smirked when the happy couple glared at her. "Let's go inside…"
The gang reached the white, front door of the homely, picturesque ground floor apartment. The outside was painted in maroon red and snowy white colors. The windows were covered in white curtain drapes, giving the place an angelic aurora. Even the garden stood out from all the other apartments in the building, it was planted with roses, lilies and even violets. Yep, this was a good place to call home.
"Hmm…not bad." Gary said, even though he was the most the picky, snobby and decisive one of the group.
"Quite! Absolutely smashing!" Tracey said in a posh English accent, making everyone's faces go like this 'O.o;' yeah it was that weird.
"Heh, heh. Sorry I let the English accent out." Tracey giggled nervously, scratching the back of his neck. Everyone decided it was best to ignore their friend's outburst. Misty inserted the key and turned the knob and they all entered the house. They were already making themselves home.
YUGI'S HOUSEBut from across the street an old man was watching them.
"La, la, la, la, la! La, la, la, la…" The old man sang. Solomon Moto was washing dishes, gazing outside the window looking at the gorgeous sunny day, the beautiful blue birds singing their harmonious song and the whirling vortex that was paving the streets…
"WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME!" Grandpa Moto screamed nearly dropping some of the dishes.
To surprise the poor man more; the vortex then shot out a couple of kids and two weird looking animals!
O.O Am I going insane? I couldn't be…could I? He thought scratching the back of his head. Footsteps could be heard coming down the stairs, and Solomon's youngest grandchild came into this kitchen. He was a little confused to why his Grandfather seemed puzzled.
"Hey, what's the matter Gramps?" Ira asked.
"Come and see this! Look, those kids across the street came out of a whirling vortex!" He yelled pointing out the window.
Ira dropped his comic books and manga's on the kitchen counter to rush to his Grandfather's side to only see there was nothing out of the ordinary.
"O.O HA! HA! HA! Grandpa, I don't see any vortex! All I see that isn't normal are those weird looking pets! I think you've gone off you're rocker Grandpa!" Ira laughed, holding onto the kitchen sink so he wouldn't fall on his butt.
"I'M TELLING THE TRUTH! I SAW WHAT I SAW!" Grandpa Moto screamed loud enough for the entire neighborhood to hear.
"Sure you did…" Again Ira goes into hysteria and starts rolling on the floor laughing like a hyena.
"'Sigh' this is the problem. No one believes you when you see something like that! Especially if you're old…"
(A.N: Aww. Poor Mr. Moto, don't worry grandpa! We believe you!)
POKEMON TRAINER'S HOUSEMuch later, Misty was outside in the front yard, watching the stars beaming brightly across the night sky. She was reading the withered, old journal that once belonged to Shinju Cascade. 5,000 years ago…
"Don't worry Grandma." She said, holding the Cascade Tear. "I'll find a way to beat this curse! Even if it's the last thing I shall ever do!"
Misty finished looking at the last page, but noticed something very peculiar
"Wait a minute! There are more pages here! But there are no words!" Misty gasped.
She was right, every paged she turned, the words were smudged and the pages falling apart!
"I wonder what was written here?" Misty asked herself.
But her mind was taken off the subject when she heard the loud noise of a car engine speeding pass her house. But that wasn't all she noticed, her blue eyes caught a certain spiky haired kid getting out of the vehicle.
"Bye Joey! Thanks for the lift!" He smiled.
"No problem Yug!" His blonde friend smirked as he hit the accelorater at full speed! Almost knocking over another old man. "Ooops! Sorry sir!" Misty laughed at poor joey's shocked face, until she noticed the boy with the star fish hair didn't seem so happy. He sighed with his shoulders hunched and his head facing the floor.
To get a closer look at him, Misty leaned on the brick wall, being careful that she didn't fall forwards.
Aww…he seems depressed. Just like me. I wonder why he has such spiky weird looking hair though? He lives across the street, maybe I'll go say hi…
But before Misty could even take a step he had already gone inside his house, slamming the door behind him.
"Tommorow. Anyway, I better go inside too. I don't believe how long and tiring that journey was!"
"Hey! Maybe if you all weren't such wimps!"
"Ella?"
Misty caught the lioness, hidden in the bushes, in her lion form. Her head popped out trying to look innocent with her glowing eyes that lit up in the night.
"Heh, heh. Sorry I guess my brother's hobby of spying on people has brushed off on me!" Ella sweat dropped, joining Misty's side.
"Mind if I watch the stars with you?" Ella asked.
"Nah. It's fine." Misty turned to the sky, resting elbow on the fence, holding her chin. With a sigh, she frowned, even the beauty of the stars didn't help her get things off ther mind.
"I remember when me and my Dad used to watch the stars, with my other brother's and sisters…" Ella smiled. Until she saw her friend lookng so glum. She raised her ears in the air."You Ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just…"
"You're worried about the Cascade Tear aren't you?"
"Yeah… how do you know what is exactly wrong with a perosn straight away?"
"I don't know… must be my animal senses." Ella shrugged.
"Yeah right!" Misty grumbled. "I-I just don't want to let my Grandmother down..."
"You won't! I know you Misty, and I know that you're the kind of person who doesn't let her friends down." Ella informed her. Misty's cheeks scribbled pink at that comment.
"Aww don't blush! It's the truth." Ella laughed her socks off. Well she would if she were wearing any.
"Thanks Ella, hehe, to bad you couldn't brush off that kind of maturity on Ash." Misty giggled at the terryfying glare the cat woman was giving.
"Leave my boyfriend out of this!" She growled.
Misty was still in hysteria, while a grumpy Ella stormed inside, with the laughing redhead behind her.
"Oh come on Ella you have to admit it's true!"
"Humph!" Ella pointed her nose in the air, although she wasn't really angry. The cat woman even burst out laughig as well! The good times were here…
But elsewhere someone was plotting against them…
IN THE UNDERWORLD
The Underworld was a dark, corrupt, gloomy place! This place even made the Shadow Realm look cosy! Nothing but dead souls, demons and the un-dead running round the place. The monsters made great white sharks or the mighty King Kong look like cute little rabbits.
And in the shadows, the vile ruler was lazilly sprawled on her coal black, sharp, pointy throne. She was hidden in the dark, only her glowing red eyes could be seen.
"Where are those half-witted fools!" The Queen of Darkness growled, getting impatient. As she spoke those words, two little creatures came in for a crash landing out of nowhere! Screaming their heads off.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! OWWW!" Takumi had landed right on his face, aching all over. "Takumi!"
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"And his brother followed him, unfortunatly crashing into Takumi. "OWE! Yukiko!" They both quickly rose on their feet to greet their vying master.
"Reporting for duty!" They chorused, doing an army salute and either hitting themselves in the eye or smacking themselves in the face.
"Did you find it!" A gruff voice came.
"Well…umm…" Yukiko twiddled his thumbs nervously, staring at the cblack pitched floor.
"You see master… we… still haven't found it." Takumi said above a whisper, sheilding himself for an angry outburst.
"But don't worry, we are on it's track! Just be patient." Yukiko smiled in his cute friendly way. But that would not calm the firebreathing tempest.
"Patient?" The Underworld lord asked. "Patient! You expect me to be PATIENT! AFTER 5,000 YEARS! 5,000 YEARS!"
Her blood red eyes began to glare at them, got off her throne and blew fire out of her mouth!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" The two monsters screamed, running for cover.
"We're sorry Mistress Amaya! He didn't mean it! 5,000 years is long enough to wait!"
"I should think so!" Amaya growled, leaning back into her throne, calming down. But that wouln#t last. "Now this time…you don't come back without The Cascade Tear or you will both suffer!" She screamed at the top of her voice. But before Takumi and Yukiko could even quiver, a dark black bird flew in at Amaya's side with a small mirror clutched in it's claws.
"Apel!" Amaya squeled with delight. Takumi and Yukiko held their ears at the woman's high pitched, eerie voice. "What have you brought me my pet?" She said sweetly, attomaticly changing her mood.
Apel sqauwked and placed the mirror right next to her.
"The mirror of Isis!" Amaya grabbed the mirror, before petting her raven. "Well done my pet! You are the most worthy of all my servants!"
"Humph!" The monster twins growled, crossing their arms and eyeing Apel evilly. "Stupid bird!"They whispered. The firery sorceress's ears twitched at the last two birds.
"At least he can do his job! Unlike you two!" Amaya yelled. "With this, I'll be able to figure out how to gain my freedom! And take the Cascade Tear as my own and rule the world!"
"Yes you're excellency! YES!" Yukiko cheered, clapping his hands together.
"Who else could be a better ruler then you?" Takumi said bowing. Ain't he a kiss ass?
"Exactly!" Amaya smirked. "Mirror! Show me where the Cascade Tear is!" She commaned.
(A.N: I got the Mirror idea from Beauty and The Beast the disney version. I watch too many Disney films!)
Amaya stared at the glass, drooling as the mirror beamed a shining light. In the looking glass was an image of a red haired beauty with shining blue eyes. Yes, it was none other then the girl you're thinking of. Amaya's eyes immedietly spotted the Cascade Tear around her neck.
"She looks just like that red head! The pharoah's girlfriend! Ha, ha! It will be easy to take the Cascade out of her hands!" Amaya growled, with a wicked smile. Even more drool dripped from her dry lips.
"But boss…" Takumi and Yukiko interupted, hiding behind a rock.
"WHAT?" The monster twins jumped up, nearly reaching the underworld's ceiling and slammed back into the ground.
"What about the curse? You can't take the Cascade Tear from her remember?" Takumi said.
"Yeah, if you do we'll be stuck down here forever. But with no way out." Yukiko added.
"Damn! Of course, but how am I going to take it from her without doing it myself?" holding her chin, a brilliant thought came to mind. "Mirror, how will I take the Cascade Tear and break the curse?"
The mirror again beamed a bright light. This time it showed a face. It had bright green eyes and blemish free tanned skin. The head was covered with coal black, curely hair but was covered by a red bandana. The the olive face stared back at Amaya with a delicate smile.
"So you want to know how huh?" The woman asked, in a deep gypsy accent.
"Yes! Yes! Tell me!" Amaya begged.
"As you wish. Well to break the curse you must not allow the girl who is in possession of The Cascade Tear to figure out how to release the spirit that is trapped in it." The gypsy woman explained.
"Excellent!" Amaya smirked.
"Don't start celebrating yet." The gypsy interrupted. "The way she would break the curse is…"
"Yes?"
"To…"
"YES?"
"Fall…"
"Would you please hurry up!" Amaya yelled, making the whole place nearly crumble.
"Hey don't rush me!" The mirror lady growled. "What she has to do is fall in love in 3 months!"
Amaya smiled from ear to ear, rubbing her hands together.
"Ahhh yes! I remember the curse I set on them! That girl won't be able to fall in love in 3 months! It's impossible!"
"Well…you never know how love works..." The mirror said.
"Absolute tripe!" Amaya interupted. " But just to be sure… Takumi! Yukiko! I have a job for you."
"Yes your lordship?" The twins asked, hands placed together, in hope… that they wouldn't be fried!
"I want you to spy on this girl!" The woman pointed at the image of the girl in the mirror. "You are to report back to me on what you find out!"
"Yes Sir!" Takumi and Yukiko chorused, doing another rubbish salute. Saying sir, they received a death glare from Amaya.
"I mean mam!" The two corrected themselves.
" Good. Now get out of my sight and do your job!" The monsters did as they were told and dissapeared into the shadows again, in their miserable abode.
"The bird get's gratitued and what do we get?" Takumi whispered to his brother.
"Being yelled at, day after day!" Yukiko grumbled.
"At least after she rules the world we'll be free!" Takumi cheered.
"Free as the wind!"
"What is it with you and gas?"
"But first! CLEAN MY MIRROR!" Amaya yelled through the underworld. She threw the mirror at a great length, nearly knocking out Yukiko in the process.
"OWW!" He groaned. "Yes my Lady!"
Yukiko and Takumi grabbed the mirror and ran off again. This time the mirror spoke.
"Do you always put up with her?" She asked.
"Uh huh." T and Y chorused.
"Hmm... Well, I might as well make friends with you two. The name is Rhea." Rhea smiled.
"Hi Rhea!" The twins chirped, waving at the mirror.
"Well at least your someone to talk to, other then my brother… and the bird…" Takumi said.
"Welcome to the Underworld! Get used to it! There are gouls and ghosts everywhere!" Yukiko grinned, his fangs showing.
"I see… well we better get to work before Ms. Attitude blows a fuse."
"Right!"
That night Amaya sent Takumi and Yukiko to Domino City and she decided to keep the mirror with her at all times so that she could watch them. When they were gone a tear came down her marble skinned cheek, as she sat alone and stroked her pet her raven's head. She sighed deeply while watching all the people on Earth getting on with their lifes.
"I'm alone again Apel." She sighed. "I do this for you Annubis… boy the things I do for the ones I love…"
End Of Chapter Ten
Z Star: WOOT! That was chapter Ten everybody! WOOT! For all the people who read it, free mistletoe and Christmas cookies for everyone! Oh Guys…
Guys from Pokemon and Yugioh: Yeah…
Z Star: Merry Christmas! (Gives them all kisses on the cheek. And they all blush, aww…)
Girls from Pokemon and Yugioh: OI! Those are OUR boyfriends! COME HERE!
Z Star: Uh oh! Um, Merry Christmas eveyone and a Happy New Year! Have a great Christmas and don't eat too much pudding! Bye…
Anonymous Reviews:
Angel-Star: Aww thank you senoirina! Are you Egyptian too? Or part of a another culture that speaks Arabic? Thanks for offering your help and Merry Christmas!