Last time Violet contacted Klaus back at Bureau H.Q. After transmitting a lot of data on the situation, Klaus told our heroes that the only way to stop The Dadga Khan from mating with Cornelia, which would eventually kill her, is to either kill the demon, or for Caleb and Cornelia to do it. The later was more difficult than it sounded, due to a mixture of values and pressure. The only thing left to do is to find and kill The Dadga Khan. On with the show!
Chapter 19: More Reunions
"So how do we kill The Dadga Khan?" asked Hay Lin. "I'm working on it," said Violet as she tied her hair up with her ribbon, "I just need some time." "Well you've got plenty of time to think," said Jill, "I've just spoken with Bureau H.Q. The distortions are getting worse. A huge storm that came out of nowhere has grounded all flights out of Memphis. Max and the others are on the waiting list for a rental car, but they won't make it back to D.C. until the day after tomorrow."
"So we'll use the time to head back to Central," said Taranee, "Where we'll use the Krell gateway to help Max and his group get here." "By then the Bureau computers should have the information we need to find the source of the distortions," said Shawn, "So let's get cracking." "Oh great," said Irma, "Another boring train ride."
The ride back to Central was uneventful, so to pass the time Will and her friends traded storied with Jill and her group; mostly about the adventures of each group, and partly reminiscing about the fight they shared with Harry Potter against The Death Eaters and Voldemort.
Upon arriving at the train station at Central, our heroes were greeted by Lt. Hawkeye and Col. Mustang. "Welcome back, Fullmetal," said Mustang, "I take it that the demons have been destroyed?" "They have," said Ed, "Thanks to Will and her friends, to Guts and to some new friends Al and I made." Ed then introduced Mustang to Jill, Violet, Michael and the other Ramblers.
"We had some excitement while you were up north," said Hawkeye, "Another group of demons attacked the city. But this time we were ready for them. We also had additional help from an unexpected source that came through the gateway."
"What kind of help?" asked Al. "You'll have to seem them to believe it," said Mustang, "They're waiting for us back at Headquarters. I'll have transportation ready to take us there soon."
Just then Violet's PDA began to beep. "Oh no," she said, "No, I told them to wait until we were ready at this end." "What's happening?" asked Matt. "Someone's activating my dimensional transporter form our world," said Violet, "I think Max and his group are trying to come here. I told them to wait until we could use the Krell Gateway to bring them here safely, who knows where they'll end up?"
Just then a bluish-white energy field appeared above our heroes. Within seconds Max, Steve, Julie and Tyler fell through the energy field and landed in a heap. The energy field then vanished as if it never existed.
"I think I landed on my keys," groaned Steve as he and those who came with him stood up. "It's your own damn fault that you brought your keys with you," said Julie. Violet then stormed up to Max, "I don't mean to disrespect you, Max," said Violet, "But I requested that you wait until I called back and gave the green light. I was going to link up my dimensional transporter with the Krell gateway on this world so you, Steve, Julie and Tyler wouldn't have such a rough landing."
"I know that was the plan," said Max, "But we didn't have time to wait for your okay." "I know," said Violet, "The time/space distortions are growing worse." "More than that," said Max, "While Julie, Tyler, Steve and myself were waiting for a rental car, we ran into an old acquaintance, The Stranger."
"That creep Allen Shockley," said Irma, "You saw that riddle spouting jerk?" "Who's Allen Shockley?" asked Ed. "A really strange man in a blue cloak with weird glowing blue eyes," said Will, "A man who observes and records history in multiple universes." "He also likes to interfere with other people's business to 'tweak the circumstances,' or so he says," said Cornelia.
"You know what," said Ed, "Come to think of it, Al and I both dreamed of a strange man in a blue cloak with glowing blue eyes, didn't we Al?" "We both did, brother," said Al, "We both had the same dream where the man you described told us that we were about to face a huge challenge; that we were to face the challenge with courage, honor, trust in our friends and in each other."
"I met that guy once," said Guts, "Just before I arrived on Metamore this strange man appeared before me. He told me that I would have my chance to avenge all my friends who were betrayed by Griffith, that I would exact my pound of flesh against him. I thought it was nothing, just the ramblings of some crazy person, but he was gone before I knew it."
"That sounds like his style," said Taranee, "He says some truths, some riddles, and then leaves you with more questions than answers." "He sure did," said Max, "One of these days that man or whatever he is, is going to drive me up the wall."
"So how was Memphis?" asked Jill. "Oh it was great," said Julie, "Despite the weather we had a good time. We saw the grave of Dracula, they light up the bridges over the Mississippi at night, we had fried catfish." "You had fried catfish," said Steve, "I hate the stuff." "You don't like catfish?" asked Taranee. "I don't like any fish," said Steve. "How can you not like fish?" asked Hay Lin. "I just don't," said Steve.
A short time later our heroes were driven to Central H.Q. In the main reception hall stood several people that Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin recognized. Especially a certain blond-haired, blue-eyed ninja, and a certain pirate with a straw hat.
"Naruto!" exclaimed Will, "Luffy! You're here!" "You bet!" exclaimed Monkey D. Luffy, "Like we'd ever miss out on helping you take down the demons." "And this time," said Naruto Uzimaki, "That bitch Pai-Mey is going down for good, believe it!"
The end of chapter 19. Next chapter our heroes prepare to enter the world of The God Hand to stop Pai-Mey and The Dadga Khan. Please review and I'll see you next time!