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The World of Songwind's Bishounen and Bishoujo:
Demoonica's Story: BOOK FIVE
by
Lady Demoonica Darkmoon
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Chapter Three – November, 2006
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"We're nearing a large area of video game territories." Hiead said, piloting the small air-bound ship. "Arriving in under an hour."
Demoonica popped up over his shoulder, looking at the map. "What's first?"
Hiead glanced sideways at her tilting his head just enough to touch her cheek with his temple. "We aimed for a grouping of RPG areas, so Final Fantasy, .hack/, Tales of... pretty much a real cluster f-"
"Thank you." She stood back up quickly.
Hiead smirked. Raising his voice he called back into the ships hold. "Maxwell, ETA fifty-four minutes."
"Got it!" and "Roger that!" Echoed up to them, as both Zander and Duo replied. Hiead closed his eyes, almost like he realized there were two braided Maxwell's on this trip and he was considering jumping ship. At least it was easy to tell them apart, Zander was taller and Duo spoke in a more military style. He let out a sigh.
Demoonica never did say where to go, so Hiead set the ship down inside the border of the first game area. He'd flown all day, so there was no reason to camp outside right where they landed. However, with the ship's hold door open, Demoonica immediately tossed all the Bishiballs about, filling the area with bright red light. There were lots of stretching, comments about it having been a long time stuck in the pocket dimension space, and questions on where they'd made it. Once everything had settled down and dinner was being made, Demoonica brought up the map again, finally able to parse out where they'd ended up.
"Final Fantasy IX area." She mumbled to herself, switching to the Dex for the place. "Hmm." Dana started to fuss, so she closed the info and picked the baby up out of her bassinet. "Shh, it's okay." She softly bounced the infant, placing Dana on her shoulder to check what was needed. Diaper change.
Demoonica glanced around, finding Damia asleep in Kai's arms. Okay, two-year-old accounted for. This was going to be hectic, wasn't it? She thought. She headed into the ship to change her daughter's diaper.
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Sasuke was on watch, as he often was, while the rest of their group slept. Safe in their Bishiball's or inside the ship. He was sitting on top of the ship, knowing this was the only night Demoonica planned to use it. It was too large, too noticeable. She'd never run into anyone who wasn't very stupid if she continued to use it as their transportation. So starting in the morning, traveling on foot they would be. Well, she would be. He and the other Bishounen would be in ball, a change that was hard to get use to again. Not as bad as the first time though.
There were few sounds out in the woods, animals the likely cause. He didn't expect any Bishi to waltz into the clearing. So he sat on the top of the ship instead of actively patrolling the area. As time passed he was glad to see it remained as quiet, though he grew restless. After some more time he finally headed into the ship himself, returning to his Bishiball to sleep for the rest of the night.
After Sasuke had disappeared the area around the ship seemed to breath a collective sigh. The on guard Bishounen's presence had been pushing down like a weight. Still nothing stirred that would have alarmed him. No one in their right mind would have strayed near the campsite while he was on guard.
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Breakfast was quick the next morning, with Demoonica nearly buzzing with energy to get moving. After everything was packed away it almost felt like she was a fresh new trainer again. If it wasn't for the two small children even other trainers wouldn't be able to tell she'd been here for around four years. Damia was trying to teach Dana how to sit up on her own when Zander scooped the younger child up and placed her in the baby carrier.
"Okay Damia, time to go." He added to his older daughter.
The child pushed herself up into a standing position, unsuccessfully dusting the dirt from her clothes. "Okay, Da."
Hiead was making sure the campfire from the night before had fully cooled. "Everything on this end is ready."
"Yeah, me too." Demoonica glanced around. What direction to go? She hesitated a moment, then threw caution to the wind and started walking.
"So, have you planned anything out?" Zander asked as he walked along beside her.
"Not really. I never really did before either."
"I can vouch for that." Hiead added.
"What are we doing?" Damia asked as she ran from Hiead to catch up with her parents.
"Remember how we said once Dana was a little bigger we were all going to join mommy on an adventure?" Zander asked her.
"Uh, yes?" She actually didn't remember. She grabbed Demoonica's hand.
"Well, this is the adventure." Demoonica said smiling down at her daughter.
"Okay."
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Demoonica's pace slowed as she strained her hearing, she though she'd heard movement just now. She held up a hand to the pair following her. Zander and Hiead had switched off on which child they were watching, with Hiead carrying Dana and a sleepy Damia piggybacking on Zander. Both stopped in their tracks. It had been uneventful so far that day.
Demoonica crept forward. Her hand moved towards a Bishiball on her belt via instinct she had not realized she developed, grasping one of the small shrunken down balls. She clicked the button on it, causing the black and silver ball to enlarge in her hand. Suddenly her eyes widened.
"Oh frig! Mage!" She ducked to the side just as a Fire spell rushed overhead. The empty ball rolled away into the undergrowth, but Demoonica was reaching for another ball already. This one though was occupied by her Sasuke Uchiha. Pressing the button on the ball she tossed it up into the air above her as she landed on the ground. "Sasuke! In battle with a spell-caster!" She yelled out as the Bishounen appeared.
The dark haired Bishounen immediately went on guard, the Sharingan flaring to life as he searched for his opponent. He could see his trainer, moving from her fallen position to a crouching one behind some bushes. Zander and Hiead were retreating out of range of the action. There was the other Bishounen! Sasuke's hands flashed through the hand-signs for a simple fire jutsu, letting it loose towards the other.
Between the two fire based attacks, the undergrowth between Sasuke and the other had been fully burned away. Demoonica could now see their foe, slightly taller than Sasuke with long silver hair and fairly revealing clothing. Judging by the bubble forming in his hands, he was readying a water based attack. It was and as the attack rushed towards Sasuke it put out any remaining flames.
Sasuke smiled as he dodge the incoming attack, readying a Chidori. "Not bad, but you don't move around enough." He called out, then disappeared from sight, reappearing right behind the silver haired Bishounen. The sound of the Chidori was the only way of telling that Sasuke had not teleported, but only moved at an unseeable speed.
"How?!" The other yelled as he tried to dodge the back attack. He wasn't fast enough though and the Chidori hit his shoulder, causing a burst of blood from the fresh wound. He cried out in pain.
"Sheesh Sasuke, don't kill him." Demoonica grumbled under her breath. As the pair of Bishounen continued their fight she raised her wrist to scan the newcomer with her BishiGear. She'd finally gotten the device to stay muted and it was silent as the Bishounen's information was projected holographically above it. 'Kuja from the Final Fantasy IX game. High level mage. Stage Sama.' She read.
The fight continued while the young woman readied a second BishiBall. Sasuke had failed to land any more attacks, or if he had they had not done any noticeable damage to Kuja. Kuja had taken to moving around in the fight more, if only to dodge attacks, and had grazed Sasuke with several elemental spells. They were both looking worse for wear in the few minutes they were battling.
Sasuke suddenly disappeared again and Kuja turned around in an attempt to block an attack. Kujas back was now to Demoonica who chucked the ball hard. Sasuke smiled as he appeared right in front of the other, kicking Kuja directly in the chest and making sure he had no time to notice the ball, let alone attempt dodging it. Kuja was flung backwards into the oncoming BishiBall that connected squarely in the middle of his back. A burst of bright scarlet energy filled the area, surrounding Kuja, then shrank back into the BishiBall.
The ball continued it's forward movement and Sasuke leaned to the side letting it fly passed. It hit the ground bouncing a few time then rolling to a stop as it shook.
-wobble-
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The glow around the ball faded and a small sound came from the now still item.
"Yatta!" Demoonica jumped up from her crouched position, pumping a fist into the air. "First new capture! Way to go Sasuke!"
Sasuke grinned. "Child's play."
Simultaneously they both winced. "Ow." Neither were use to the active battle life anymore. Sasuke was pretty banged up from being hit with spells, thinking planing Bishounen were a lot harder to fight than the unintelligent monsters that the Battle Chip created. And Demoonica hadn't had to dodge and hit the ground like that in years.
Demoonica grabbed a second ball, calling out Rei. "Hey, Rei-kun, can you go find Zander, Hiead, and the kids and let them know it's safe to come back?"
Rei smiled. "Sure thing!" He hurried off in the direction she pointed him in.
"You alright over there?" She asked Sasuke.
"Nothing a few Potions can't fix." He caught the potions she tossed at him a moment latter from her storage.
Demoonica collected the BishiBall from the ground, a few more Potions at the ready to give Kuja. She pressed the button on the ball and tossed it into the air. The red energy burst from it, leaving the silver haired Bishounen in its place once it was gone. He fell to his butt as soon as his feet touched the ground with a loud. "Oof."
"Whoa, careful there." Demoonica said, kneeling beside him. "Here, drink these Potions." She held out the first bottle.
"Trainer."
"Obviously."
Kuja took the offered bottle, opening it with his teeth before downing its contents. "You new?" He asked around the second bottle she handed him. The Potions were low quality and it would take a few to heal all the damage from the Chidori alone.
"No where near it. I've been here for like four years now."
Kuja looked at Sasuke, it had been a good fight, had he gotten strong before or after his capture he wondered. "That's something." He rubbed at his shoulder, the fast healing from the Potions itched like mad. "I figured I'd run into a trainer while outside the save zone eventually."
"Some say the best way to grow stronger is fighting lots of Bishi from unrelated areas."
"Hey De, did'ja win?" Zander called as he entered the somewhat charred area the battle had created.
Demoonica motioned to the newest member of her Bishounen. "Meet Kuja." From over Zander's shoulder Damia looked wide-eyed at the stranger and tightened her arms around her fathers neck.
"I'm Demoonica by the way. That's Zander and our daughter Damia." She introduced. "And that's Hiead and Rei." She added as the others made their way into the area. "And my and Zanders second daughter Dana, she pointed out the infant Rei was carrying. She been woken by the sudden fight and one could tell she'd been crying. She was calm now though, her attention on the part of Rei's hair she had clutched in her tiny hands.
"You have-" He paused to pick is words wisely. "You have been here a while."
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To Be Continued...
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