Deathblade: Well people, here's chapter two! The disclaimer is the same as before.
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Chapter two
Meeting the Family
After chatting with Ami at the hospital, Tyree arrived at the flat as the same time as his other roommate Kayla, who had just return from a mission for the LCC. She was known as the Convictor, the second Executioner because she was very deadly with two DRAGON beam rifles and was ranked second among the Breakers (Top ten Ravens in the arena). She had bleached, mid-back length, hair, she also sported a dark tan showing her Garvoyan heritage and it was widely known among the Ravens that she was a Harmonixer. "Hey Kay, how's it gong?" He asked.
"Not much. The mission was WAY too easy for our standards. All I had to do was blow up a few radar dishes and I had to sneak in as well." She replied as they arrived at the elevator.
"I'll say. That IS too easy for an Executioner." He said while calling the lift.
"I miss Maya." She said sadly.
"I know. I miss her, too. Damn those corpers! It's their fault leading her into that ambush last year." He said with much anger.
"Yeah, even though you used to date her." Kayla replied.
"I know, because she died I have to push the female, and sometime the gay male, population away. You have no idea what it's like." Tyree told her as the elevator doors opened to let both Ravens in.
"Oh really? I literally have to beat the male population with a baseball bat until I find myself a girlfriend." Replied Kayla as she pressed the button for their floor.
"Yeah, I heard what you did to Castor. I can't believe you actually ripped his balls off." He said while wincing at the thought.
"Hey! He was asking for it!" She shot back. "Although, I think I alienated myself from most of the guys though."
"That's for sure." He added making them both laugh.
"You know, I heard an interesting rumor at base." She said while unzipping her flight suit.
"Oh?"
"Yeah. They say that you brought back a nice looking filly." She said with a playful wink. "Hoping for some horizontal action?"
"Kayla, you know as well as I do, that I prefer long term relationships." He replied.
"I know I'm just pulling your leg." She said playfully.
"Anyway, the rumors are true. I did bring back a girl. She's pretty cute; I just came back from visiting her at the hospital. And don't ask what's for dinner tonight because it's your turn to cook." He replied. Just then Tyree's PDA started beeping. "Damn it, what now?" He added while fishing it out of his pocket.
"How about some Mexican tonight?" She asked while Tyree brought out his PDA. The Raven PDA resembled a bolded cross with a sphere in the middle.
"Sure, it's better than getting our stomach pumped for Nell's cooking." He answered as a three by five ethereal blue screen formed. He tapped on the Mail image to check for anything new. "Say, was the base you attacked Zamdah?"
"Yeah, why?" She asked puzzledly.
"Well it would appear that Emeraud took it back and Belena wants me to blow it up tomorrow night." He replied as they both got off the lift.
"What?! And I work so hard to getting there and capturing it." She said depressingly.
"Oh no." He said with a look of fear on his face as he looked at the name of his operator.
"What?" Asked Kayla while breaking out of her stupor.
"My operator, it's Layne." He replied with some fear in his in his voice. "I recognize those little hearts anywhere."
"I told you to get that restraining order." She said as they entered the apartment. "We're!" She called out. Nell's pet penguin welcomed the pilots.
"Hey, Pen. Whaddup?" Asked Tyree.
"Wark!" It greeted before it wadded back to its fridge.
"Hey, Pen. Up for some Mexican tonight?" Asked Kayla to the warm water penguin, who, in turn, simply warked back. "So did you accept the mission?" She added slipping her boots off.
"Of course. I'm that stupid to refuse a mission against Emeraud. Especially after what they did to my father." He replied.
During dinner, Tyree asked Nell if Ami could come and live with them, which resulted on some teasing on her part, but accepted never the less. Kayla thought it would be great to have another girl her age to live with.
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Meanwhile at the Tsukino household, Usago invited Rei over to share the news of their relationship to her parents. The two of them in Usa's room holding each other closely on her bed while debating it over with Luna. "I can't believe! You would throw away the future just to be with one of your Senshi! That is so irresponsible of you, Usago!" Luna yelled to her charge.
"Luna, I've made up my mind here. I love Rei and we are not breaking up no matter what you say." Usagi countered.
"That's right. For all we know, Mamoru could be sleeping with other women while in America." Added Rei.
"But still, what about Chibi-Usa and Crystal Tokyo?!" Demanded Luna.
"If it happens, it happens." Replied Usagi.
"About Chibi-Usa, we'll find way to have her." Rei added as she kissed her princess. Before Luna could scold them once more, Ikuko, Usagi's mother, called them down for dinner. So they both left a still steaming black feline and headed down. In the dinning room, the Tsukinos and Rei had just sat down and served themselves.
"Mom, dad, Shingo. I have something to say." Usago said quite nervously, grabbing their attention.
"What is it?" Asked Kenji, Usagi's father.
"Well…I don't how to say this." She said fidgeting with her food.
"What?" Asked Ikuko.
"Yeah, Odango. Spit it out all ready." Added Shingo.
"You see…Rei and I are…seeing each other…intimately and…well…pleasedon'thateme." Usagi answered.
"Come again?" Asked Kenji as he, Ikuko and Shingo were completely clueless.
"What she said is that she and I are together now, I hope you don't mind that I'm dating your daughter." Rei repeated much clearer while entwining her fingers with Usa's.
"What about that Mamoru guy?" Asked Shingo.
"First off, he's too old more me. And two, he's probably getting so…I mean seeing other women behind my back." Replied Usagi.
"Besides, the others know we're together now." Added Rei.
"Well I have nothing against it; at least you won't get pregnant." Said Kanji. Both Rei and Usagi mentally added 'yet' to that sentence.
"As long as you're happy, we have nothing against it. Just don't break her heart." Said Ikuko.
"Yes, ma'am." Replied Rei. Now relieved to hear that her parents had nothing against her new relationship, Usagi began eating at a more reasonable pace. After dinner, the newfound couple went back up stairs for some post-dinner loving and to continue the debate with a certain lunar feline. While her parents were discussing on how should they break it to Usago that she was adopted.
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The next day, Tyree woke up from a quite eventful dream, involving him and Ami doing God knows what, to the smell pf eggs and bacon being cooked. 'Man, what a dream. I only met her yesterday and I'm already having wet dreams about her.' He thought as he got up and grabbed some spare clothes and headed to the bathroom to clean, himself, up. "Morning." He said as he exited his room with a yawn.
"Morning to you, too." Replied Kayla, who was only wearing a halter top and low rider shorts, while was cooking and Pen was stuff it's face. Tyree entered the bathroom, shut the door, locked it and began shaving. Just then Nell came out of her room, garbed in only an extra large shirt and underwear, scratching and yawning with her scarlet hair like she had lost a war with her hairbrush. She lazily walked into the kitchen like a total zombie heading to the fridge for her eye opener. She poked around inside the appliance for a can while scratching herself. Finding her drink, she opened it and quickly chugged it dry.
"OH YEAH! THAT'S THE STUFF!" She yelled which was quickly followed by a small burp.
"DAMN IT! NOT AGAIN!" Yelled Tyree from the bathroom because he cut himself due to Nell's morning ritual.
'Here we go again. Nell's morning cry, quickly followed by Tyree cutting himself while shaving and then we argue about her drinking habits.' Kayla thought, while rolling her eyes along with Pen, as she served Nell's breakfast. As if on cue, Tyree exited the bathroom with a piece of Toilet paper stuck on his left cheek to starch the blood wearing his usual outfit minus the jacket. "Nell, you really shouldn't do that yell. How would you like it if one of us did that while you're shaving your nether region?" Asked Kayla as she placed a plate at Tyree's place.
"How did you know I shaved down there?" Asked Nell while holding her second beer.
"Well you ARE the only one here with naturally scarlet hair, right?" Kayla said as Tyree sat down and began eating his breakfast. Today he planned to bring Ami to their apartment until she was back on her feet, and then he would do his mission. He finished his meal quite fast, thanked Kayla and finished prepping himself. He grabbed Nell's car keys and headed to the hospital.
At the hospital, the doctors gave Ami another physical just to be sure that her muscle tissues were back to normal. She showed them that she was back to full health again. Upon giving her a clean bill of health, the doctors gave back her old clothes and brought her back to her old room. Ami managed to put on her white cotton underwear and sock just as Tyree knocked on her door. "Yes?" She asked while slipping her shirt on.
"Hey, it's me." He replied.
"Oh Tyree, I'll be out soon." She said while grabbing her navy blue skirt and put it on. Slipping on her shoes, she opened the door and exited the hospital room. "Good morning, Tyree."
"Good morning, yourself. By the way your dress, I can see that the docs are letting you go. Right?" He replied.
"Yes. I just need to sign my release form and I can go look for a place to stay." She said as they began walking to the reception.
"Already taken cared of. You'll be staying with me, Kayla and Nell." He replied.
"That's awfully sweet of you, Tyree." She said.
"Yeah, well. It's the least I can do for you. Beside you don't have anything except for the clothes on your back. And speaking of clothes." He replied as they arrived at the receptionist's desk.
"Yes."
"I bet you'll want to go buy some. Don't worry; I'll be footing the bill." He explained as she signed her release form.
"Thank you." She said. 'Maybe I should get some thing a little more risqué.' She thought as they both left the building. Ami was in awe at the terrain and the Ocean, which the hospital was located on the shores of.
"The Idonia Ocean, one of the many wonders of Mars." He said.
'Mars? It's been Terraformed? Get a grip Ami; you're over a century in the future.' She thought. "It's beautiful." She said barely above a whisper.
"Come on. We've got a few places to go." He said while leading her to Nell's Enzo GTXR.
"Where?"
"First off, we have to get you registered with the Sol Government, this will allow you to get a job then we'll head to the mall to get you some clothes and decent lunch, 'cause everyone knows Hospital Food taste like crap. Pardon my language." He explained as he got into the driver's seat.
"What do you do for a living, Tyree?" She asked while into the passenger side of the car and fastening her belt.
"I'm a Raven. The pay's good even though the missions are life threatening." He replied as he drove off via the coast the line.
"Aren't you afraid of dying?" She asked while staring out the window to the ocean.
"All the time. The risk of being killed depends on the mission. Sometimes the risks are minimal while other are near suicidal. I nearly died a few times too." He explained.
"Why did you join in the first place?" She asked.
"So I can find my little sister, Serena." He replied.
"Your sister?" She repeated while focusing her attention to the Raven.
"Yes, my sister. She's been missing for around sixteen years, two weeks after our mother died; Serena was two at the time. Even though the chances of finding her are slim, I haven't given up." He said sadly.
"Do you have a picture of her?" She asked.
"Always do." He replied as he place the car on autopilot and released the wheel so that he could look for his wallet. Ami was amazed to see how far the technology has advance. 'Let see here…PDA, no…Phase Gun, HELL NO! Ah here we are.' He thought as he brought out his wallet from one of his jacket's inner pockets. "The picture might be a little out of date, but it's all I have left." He added as he fished out the only picture him and his last living relative and handed it to Ami.
"That's you when you were five?" She asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, that's me in all my glory." Tyree replied slightly embarrassed. "Pretty pathetic, huh?"
"Actually, I find adorable hugging your sister like that." She said. Ami then got a good look of Serena and gasped wide eyed. 'It can't be…Usagi? She's Tyree's little sister? But how?' She thought while in shock.
"By the look on your face, I can tell that you recognized her. Right?" He said seriously.
"Y-yes I do. You see, she's my best friend, whom I know as Usagi, and I have a picture that was taken just last year, before Galaxia attacked." She replied while handing his picture back to him.
"So you know her as Usagi, huh? Looks like I'm one step closer to finding her. Just one question." He said.
"What?"
"Who the hell is Galaxia?" He asked.
'Baka! You said too much!' "Well might as well tell you everything now." She said. Ami then began explaining to Tyree about her role as Sailor Mercury, about the other Sailor Soldiers, and Serena's destiny as future queen.
"I see, so my little sister has a big role to play out, but there's something that doesn't seem to hold water." He said while pondering.
"What?"
"None of the historical records mention this Sailor Moon or any other Sailor Soldiers you speak of." He said puzzledly.
"You don't believe me?" She asked slightly hurt.
"No, I do believe you. Because I have a secret I keep from the world as well." He said to relieve her.
"What secret?" She asked. Tyree simply raised his left hand, focus while squeezing it into a fist. A few seconds later, a reddish energy enveloped his fist and forearm down to his elbow. Ami simply stared at it wide eyes and shivered a bit, because the energy radiated evilly. "What the…"
"This is the power of Malice. This ability is usually given to an Awaker, a being created by the Ritual of Émigré." He explained as he dismissed the energy.
"The Ritual of Émigré?" She repeated questioningly, being relieved as the energy went away.
"A ritual that breathe life from death, you need the book called the Émigré Manuscript. I did some research after discovering my ability. It would seem that I died then brought back to life that way." He explained. "Now about you, Ami. I believe that you're front a different timeline all together, which would explain why there are no historical records about you." He added as the governmental building got closer. Seeing that they were almost there, Tyree disengaged the autopilot and took control. He parked the car near the front door while putting on his hazard lights, he told Ami where to go to get registered and that he would be waiting for her here.
Ami went inside the building and quickly found the office due to Tyree's precise directions. Luckily for her, she was the only present at the time and passed quite fast. She just needed to complete a form and get her picture taken for her card, which was printed equally fast. The official explained to her that her card gave her access to her home on Mars, linked her directly to account and possessed a portion of her genetic code so that it only usable by her. On the way out, Ami stared at her card, the image was crystal clear and the level of detail was extremely defined, and was once again in awe at the advancement in technology. She was so focused on her card that she didn't notice the parked car in front of her. Tyree noticed that used the horn to bring her back to reality. Ami simply jumped back in surprise as she stared at the driver, who was chuckling at her.
"That wasn't funny you know." She said while getting in.
"No, it wasn't." He replied. "It was HILARIOUS!" He quickly added while breaking into a laugh. Ami simply shook her head rolling her eyes.
'Now I see the family resemblance.' She thought. Tyree, after calming down, drove them towards the mall, without forgetting the hazard lights.
Along the way, Ami began an internal debate on becoming a Raven, but didn't like to kill. When they arrived, and found a parking space at the far end of the lot, the pair exited the vehicle then Tyree locked the doors and armed the alarm. Inside the mall, the pair went from store to store; some of the items Ami gotten REALLY embarrassed the Raven when he went to the cashier. Normally she'd get a one piece swimsuit, but now she gotten herself a very revealing two-piecer and to make matters worse for him, she actually modeled in front of him just to see his reaction, which was priceless. They purchase many different outfits, casual, formal, swimwear, PJs, and workout, but now they were outside a particular store, one that made Tyree sweat bullets while carrying all of the bags.
"Um…Ami? Are you sure you want to go in there?" He fearfully asked.
"Yes, why? I need underwear, you know." She replied as she was about to enter said store.
"But…but…but that's a…Lingerie Store. Are you trying to give me a nose bleed or something?!" He asked slightly panicked.
"Don't worry; I know my measurements so I won't model." She replied while dragging him inside. 'He seems very nervous all of a sudden. I just wondered how he'd react to me in a swimsuit; I never parade in my underwear.' She thought. Without question and to her thoughts, and much to Tyree's relief, Ami didn't parade in front of him while she got many revealing undergarments, some white, some black and some sky blue. After paying, Tyree grabbed the bag and added to the count. The two then headed to the food court as Tyree began calming down, should he see another modeling session from Ami in revealing clothing it would be too soon.
"So what are you having?" He asked while looking at the menu.
"I think I'll get a salad, I'm not that hungry anyway." She replied. Tyree simply nodded and placed their order at the counter. Upon receiving their orders, the only thing Ami carried, the two quickly found a booth and their legs were crying out for merci from all that walking and standing.
"Man that feels good to be off one's feet." He said as he sat down.
"Yes, it does fell good. This mall is pretty big, much bigger than back home. I actually found everything I needed here." She replied as she began eating her salad and Tyree his half-foot long, all-dressed, grilled chicken sub. All was fine until, someone who had a REALLY big crush on him approached them.
"Well I thought I'd never live to see the day, the Nine Breaker has found someone to replace Ibuki." Said a female pilot. Hearing that made Tyree stop eating with his sandwich in his mouth.
'Oh no, not her!' He thought.
'Who's Ibuki?' Ami thought as they turned to the new comer. She wore a very small shirt and shorts that left very little to the imagination. The fact that she sported a natural E cup bust did not help her shirt, which appears that the dust was the only thing holding it together. She had long teal hair and deep green eyes. Everything about her screamed slut and/or prostitute. 'Who's she?'
"Well then Tyree, aren't you going to introduce us?" Asked the Raven as Tyree swallowed his bite.
"Why should I, Jayna?" Tyree demanded while narrowing his eyes with a look that said 'leave or I'll kill you'.
"I'd like to know the competition for you." Countered Jayna.
"Very well. Jayna, this is Ami, she new here. Ami, this is Jayna, who's been trying to bed me every since my ex-girlfriend died." Tyree said while smirking at Jayna's reaction.
'So this Ibuki person is his Ex.' Ami thought while putting two and two together.
"WHAT!? I AM NOT A SLUT!" Yelled Jayna dragging the attention of everyone in the food court to them.
"THEN WHY ARE YOU TRYING SO HARD TO GET IN BED WITH, HUH?! SO THAT YOU CAN BRAG THAT YOU SLEPT WITH THE NUMBER ONE RAVEN?!" He said as his voice rose to match hers. "EVERYONE ON BASE KNOWS THAT I HATE ONE NIGHT STANDS!"
"And what makes HER so special?!" She demanded while offendingly pointing at Ami.
"She doesn't dress like she's out to bed someone. Now leave, before I take a mission against you just to get rid of you." He coldly told her like venom. Before Jayna left, she glared hatefully at the bluenette.
"This isn't over, bitch." She spat jealously as before she strode away fuming.
"I was afraid that would happen." He said while returning to his lunch.
"Is she always like that?" Asked Ami while poking her salad.
"Yes, she's worst of the lot." He replied while taking a bite of his sub.
"Who's Ibuki?" She asked.
"Maya? Well as you heard she was my girlfriend up until last year. We were inseparable. She really enjoyed romance novels and movies, but she disliked taking lives. That's why she only shot to kill on unmanned machines. She was one of the best pilots we had until…" He said as he sounded like he was going to break.
"Until what?" She asked caringly as she placed her hand on his.
"Until Emeraud did her away in an ambush." Finished Kayla who joined them after Jayna's little fiasco. She had just gotten herself a double teen combo from the A&W stand. "Hey, I'm Kayla Haw. Heard you'll be moving in with us." She added.
"Pleased to meet you, Kayla. I'm Ami Mizuno. That's what Tyree told me. Is there anything I should know before moving in?" Asked Ami.
"Yes, there is." Replied Kayla.
"What?"
"Never let Nell cook. Unless you want to get your stomach pumped back at the hospital." Kayla told her with a knowing smile while digging into her burger.
"I'm still worried at what this Jayna said." Ami said being a bit down.
"Don't worry. Should anything happen to you, Ami. We, Executioners, have the right to take her out permanently." Kayla explained to sooth her. "Because it's our job to keep the Ravens in line." Ami was relieve to hear that her new friends would be by her side through thick and thin as she finished her salad and Tyree his sub.
"Well Kay, see you at the flat." He said while gathering all the bags.
"Later you two." She replied with a playful wink.
On the way back to the car, Ami's internal debate, about joining up with the Raven forces, had finally ended. "What's eating you, Ami?" He asked.
"I'm thinking signing up." She replied making him stop in his tracks.
"Are you serious about that?" He asked while staring at her.
"Yes. I'll need employment, so I can pay you back for all the clothes you bought me." She replied.
"You'll have to talk to Nell about that." He said.
"Thanks, I will." She replied as they resumed their way to the car.
Meanwhile in an unregistered Com center, Jayna was attempting to contact her boss about some new development. "Stiles to Frightener 1, come in." She said.
'Klein here. What is it?' He demanded as he appeared on the screen.
"It would appear that the Executioners might get a new member to replace Ibuki." She said.
'I trust that this new member is you, Stiles." He replied.
"Negative, sir. I'm doing my best to wrap the Enforcer around my finger, but he's not even falling for my advances." She said.
'BLAST! Thanks to your and Strung's incompetence, we had to advance the operation by TWO phases!' He replied.
"TWO PHASES?! You mean assassinating the Sol Government Representative?" She asked in shock.
'Yes. Now go and continue your mission, BUT do NOT fail again.' He replied as he cut the transmission.
"Yes, sir." She said to the blank screen. 'Two phases? What the hell is Klein thinking?'
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Deathblade: Here's chapter 2. Sure the first chapter didn't get any reviews but it did get over seventy hits. Anyway, stay tuned next time when the true heritage of Mercury Kingdom gets revealed.