Hi people! I'm back! I decided to take a bit of a break, I was tired of writing so much. I locked Avirilli up in my closet -insert muffled screaming and pounding here- so I could get some peace and quiet for a couple of weeks. Well, now that my fingers and my mind are rested, I guess I'll let Avi out. -Walks to closet, unlocks the five padlocks on it, and opens the door- Hi, Avirilli!

Avirilli: You baka! You locked me up in a stuffy old closet for FIVE WEEKS! SHIN-EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! -Avirilli whips out her wand and starts shooting at Windsong-
Windsong: -runs for her life- Hey! Avirilli, stoppit! Ow! Gomen Nasai! Ow! I said, STOP!!!! -She stops, turns around, and whips Ninja-to out of hammerspace- -Chases after Avirilli- -Stops- -Realizes you're sitting there, looking scared and rather confused- -sweatdrops- I better get down to writing, ne? -Grabs Avirilli and shakes her- GOMEN! Okay?
Avirilli: -Swallows- okay...let's get down to business, shall we?
-Windsong prepares to type when she hears Avirilli cough behind her-
Windsong: What now?
Avirilli: Baka! What about the disclaimers?
Windsong: -sweatdrops- Oh yeah...I don't own RW, some other lucky people do. I wish I did though. But the new characters that aren't in the RW series belong to me! They're mine! MINE MINE MINE! MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE! Grins somewhat crazily Wait a minute...did you just call me a baka, Avi?
Avirilli: We'll argue later! Now WRITE! Points to computer
Windsong: -Glares at Avirilli, then sighs- All right...

Enjoy!

Stuff in ( ) are Author's Notes

Fur and Field
By Windsong
Chapter Five: Revelation
Written March 2000

Sai opened his eyes to see a white ceiling—and winced as he felt his very sore neck and chin begin to throb. What am I doing here? Where is here, for that matter? Mia came in and grinned when she saw that Sai was awake. "Ohayo! Sage said you'd be coming around today."

"What happened? I remember fighting with that Kionden person, and then I wake up here."

"Kionden knocked you out. I took Byakuen to the animal hospital, and then I came back to the battle site and took you guys home."

"What happened to Hilaris and Halicyon?"

"Oh, they ran after Yuli, who had wandered off, and when they found him, they had gotten lost and couldn't find us again. When they realized that a storm was brewing, they took a bus back here. They came in a bit after us."

"And they weren't suspicious when they saw that we were all unconscious?"

"They assumed you were sleeping. I told them that you had all played a really rough game of soccer, and that you were sleepy. They seemed to accept that."

"How long have I been unconscious?"

"Let's see..." She counted on her fingers. "The fight was on Friday afternoon, and it's Sunday morning now."

"I was out for two days?"

"Yep. That sickness guy hit you pretty hard."

"No kidding. Anyway, nurse Mia, can I get out of bed yet?"

Mia laughed. "I guess you're well enough to walk around. The others are talking in the living room—why don't you join them?"

"Okay," said Sai as he walked towards the stairs.

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Ryo and the others were talking about the fight when Sai came down. "Hey guys," He said.

"Sai! How are you feeling, man?" Asked Kento. "Sit down, we were just talking about the fight."

As Sai sat down next to Rowen, Sage, who had been talking before, continued. "Then me and Sai got thrown into a couple of trees. I heard Kionden say that he was going to take us to Lord Talpa, when these two new women showed up. They had armor too, just like ours, except that theirs were yellow and purple. They were really good fighters, better than we were. They managed to defeat Kionden and force him back to Talpa, but then they left..."

"Wait a minute." Interrupted Ryo. "You're saying that two women were able to defeat a guy that all five of us couldn't beat?"

"Uh huh."

"How do you know that they weren't figments of your imagination or something?" asked Rowen. "I mean, you were half-conscious."

"Well, we aren't in a cell in Talpa's castle right now, are we?"

"How do you know you didn't dream that up, too?"

"He didn't, because I saw those two women, too," said Mia, coming down the stairs.

"Well, then, who are they? And are they allies?" Wondered Ryo. He looked at Mia. "Can you check if your Grandfather had any information on those two new armors?"

"Sure!" Said Mia and headed back upstairs.

"They're allies," said Sage. "When I saw them, I just got this feeling that they were there to help us, and they we could rely on them."

"Sage, did your visions tell you anything about this?" Asked Sai.

"Yeah, I was going to mention that once you guys stopped asking me questions." Sage half-smiled. "I saw the colors of their armors in my dream, and their weapons, and a lot of other stuff about them..."

Kento opened his mouth to ask a question when Yuli came in, tailed closely by Halicyon. Kento quickly shut his mouth again.

Halicyon grinned at Sai. "Feeling better?"

"Yeah, I had a good nap."

"What were you guys talking about?" she asked, sitting next to Rowen. Yuli sat on the floor and started playing with Mia's keys.

"Oh, we were deciding whether to play soccer again today." Ryo said quickly.

Halicyon looked shocked. "Are you guys crazy? You guys nearly killed yourselves playing before, and you want to play it again?! And Sai just woke up!"

Sage held up his hands. "All right, calm down, we'll play tomorrow."

Halicyon looked like she was going to argue some more, but decided against it. "Oh, fine, get yourselves killed, as long as Hilaris and I can come."

The guys looked at each other, shocked. "All right," said Rowen quietly.

Halicyon grinned. "Great! I gotta go catch Yuli, if you'll excuse me..." Yuli looked up at the sound of his name and ran.

Halicyon ran after him, yelling, "Yuuuliiiiii! It's time for your bath, come on!"

"Uh-uh!" Yuli yelled back.

Sage looked at them all. "You do realize what she just did, right?"

Kento nodded. "Now we have to go to the park, or else she'll get suspicious. Why'd you have to tell her yes, Rowen?"

"What else could I say—could any of us say? No? No, you can't come, because we we're not going to the park tomorrow, that we weren't even talking about going to the park, but we were really talking about the Dynasty?" Rowen glared.

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"You do know that they were lying to you, right Hali?" Hilaris asked Halicyon in that strange language of theirs.

"Of course! You could tell that it was a spur-of-the-moment thing—you should have seen Sage's face! I trapped them into it, though. That should teach them not to lie to us."

"So we're going to the park again tomorrow, when they go and 'play soccer'?" Hilaris asked.

"Uh huh." She grinned.

"Damn, and I wanted to study for my Zoology final too...oh well, I've already studied, and I can always study over there. Anyway, it's easier to protect Earth if we're outside."

Halicyon sat on the bed, thinking. "At least we found the Legendary Armors. Come to think of it, we found them pretty fast. You know, I never really believed that old tale until He came along, and even then I never really believed that there were any others."

Hilaris' eyes turned dreamy as she turned to the window, looking at the old cherry blossom tree that waved outside. "The Tale of the Legendary Armors...There were eleven armors made in Serusin of mythical Sunsteel, a metal so strong that no metal has been ever found to match its strength or beauty. The armors of Wildfire, Strata, Halo, Torrent, Hard Rock, Illusion, Darkness, Venom, and Cruelty were made to work together as a team. There were two others, the armors of Fauna and Flora, which were made as a backup—in case the bearers of the other Armors needed help, or were in peril, or joined the Dynasty. The armors were given to eleven trustworthy families, sworn to protect Good forever and protect any that were threatened by the Dynasty. I always half-believed it, but I never believed that tale either until He came along."

Suddenly Halicyon jumped up as if she'd been bitten. "GODS! Why didn't we see that before!?"

"What?" Said Hilaris excitedly, whipping around.

"Mia was at that fight—and Byakuen!"

Hilaris' eyes widened in shock. "Oh gods...They're the bearers of the Legendary Armors?! No way! They can't be! They're too...ordinary!"

"It's the only thing that explains it. Anyway, haven't you seen how they seem to work well as a group, and really trust each other? They're really good friends—"

"And that's part of the Legend too—that they can almost read each other's thoughts, that they can work together seamlessly as a team, because Worlds may rest on their shoulders." Hilaris finished. "Wow. I can't—" She was suddenly cut off by a fit of coughing.

Halicyon said worriedly, "You really should have that cough checked."

Hilaris snorted. "Stop worrying. It's nothing more than cold. Anyway, I'm stronger than him."

"Still..."

"Oh, stop! I'm fine! Anyways, I'm going to study, and you have to make sure that little terror washes behind his ears."

"I never could understand why you don't like Little Ones."

"Because they're little terrors, that's why." She shuddered. "They whine, and run circles around you until you're dizzy, and have temper tantrums..."

"I think they're cute."

"I think you're crazy."

Halicyon glared at Hilaris, who stared back at her. "You're right though, I better make sure Yuli hasn't drowned. See you later."

"Ja," Said Hilaris as she took out her books and began to study.

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"Bet I can beat you to the car!" Kento grinned, running circles around Rowen.

"Bet you can't!"

"Can too!"

"Can not!"

"Can too!"

"Try me!"

As the two dashed off, Sai gave a sigh of exasperation. "Must they act like two year olds? What, did Ro-chan get into the sugar again?"

"Must be the spring air," Halicyon said with a smile.

Even with Kento's and Rowen's antics, they got to he park without any accidents—not any big ones, anyway. "Come on you guys, let's play!" Ryo called, grabbing the ball, before he was run over by Kento and Rowen. "GUYS, GROW UP!" Ryo yelled.

"Gomen nasai, Ryo-kun!" Kento yelled as the duo continued to dash towards the playing field.

Hilaris watched them, trying to hide her skepticism. They're the bearers of the Legendary Armors, and they run over each other? Right now, I don't think that Earth's future is very bright.

Sai looked at Hilaris. "You guys want to play? It doesn't matter if you don't know how, we can teach you."

"Nah, I think we'll sit out this once. We'll learn by watching you guys." Hilaris smiled.

It was a very windy day, and the leaves on the trees rustled. Halicyon lifted her head, listening to the wind move through the trees. "Trouble," She said quietly.

Hilaris glanced at her before turning her attention to the game. "What are they telling you?"

"Something evil's coming."

"We'd better get ready, then," Hilaris said. She turned. "Hey, Mia! We're going to go for a walk, okay?"

"All right!"

The two quickly walked away.

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The wind began to approach gale force, and storm clouds began to roll in. The boys stopped playing soccer and looked up. "Shoot," muttered Kento.

"He's back?! Dang it!" Ryo yelled. He looked around, but Hilaris and Halicyon had vanished...again. An alarm bell rang in the back of his mind, but he ignored it. "Let's armor up!" The group stood, armored, in a few seconds, and waited for their assailant to appear. Unbeknownst to them, the Storm Falcon and the Darkness Aster waited behind them, hiding in the shadows.

They did not have to wait long. Soon five strands of wind turned a forest green, and spiraled so they touched a single point. The point grew wider and a person jumped out of it, landing catlike on the grass.

It was a woman. Her waist-length hair flowed behind her, the color of the morning sky. Her violet eyes calmly surveyed the scene. She wore an armor that was the mirror image of Kionden's—her armor had a jet-black underlayment with charcoal grey plates on top. A long cape made out of forest green silk was buffeted about by the wind. She, too, held a stave, but it was made out of ebony and was crowned with a sinister-looking dragon that was coiled on top of a brass orb. "So you are the five that my brother told me of," she said, her bright, inquisitive, cold eyes flicking from one to the other. "But where are the two that defeated him?"

"Kionden is your brother?" Asked Kento.

"Hai." She held her hand to her cheek in mock dismay. "Oh, silly me! I haven't introduced myself yet! My name is Inokian, mistress of Calamity."

"What's calamity?" Asked Sai.

"Calamity means disaster," Rowen replied.

"Oh."

"Where are the two that defeated my brother?" Asked Inokian again.

"Right here." Replied a voice behind the Ronin Warriors. They all whipped around.

Ryo saw two armored women step out of the shadows, dressed in deep purple and a yellow so bright he was surprised she was able to hide in the shadows at all.Well, at least we know that Sage wasn't hallucinating, thought Ryo. "So you 're the new people Halo was telling us about."

The Yellow-armored woman nodded. "I am the Darkness Aster, the bearer of Flora."

"And I am Fauna, the Storm Falcon."

"Now that we all know each other, let's get down to business!" Inokian interrupted, and leaped at Fauna and Flora with a yell.

Flora leaped into the air and whacked Calamity hard with the Vine Staff, knocking her backwards towards the Ronin Warriors. "Hey you guys! WAKE UP!" She yelled at the shocked boys.

Rowen realized that Inokian was still off balance—a good time to attack. "Arrow Shock Wave!"

Sai was attacking her, too. "Super Wave Smasher!"

The two attacks could do what one could not. Inokian was caught between the two blasts and screamed in pain. She was thrown off her feet, stunned for a moment before getting up. She smiled shakily. "So, maybe not so weak after all."

The Mistress of Calamity leaped up and yelled her surekill. "Wind Tornado Destruction!"

The wind suddenly grew in power, nearly blowing the warriors off their feet, and Calamity's staff's crown began to glow. The wind turned dark forest green and was absorbed by her staff until her stave's dragon top was also forest green. Then she brought her staff in front of her like a gun, pointing at Fauna and Flora, and began to make rapid small circles in the air. The forest-green wind suddenly shot out of her stave, following the spiral that Inokian was making. The two brought their swords up to block, but the attack was so powerful, the wind was so strong, that that it threw their helmets off. They ran to retrieve their helmets, trying to cover their identities, but Kento had seen their faces.

"Halicyon? Hilaris? You're the bearers?" He asked incredulously.

"No time for that!" Hilaris yelled. "We're in the middle of a battle here!"

"No duh!"

"Shut it, both of you!" yelled Halicyon. "Hard Rock, look out! Inokian's behind you!"

Kento dodged out of the way just as Calamity's destruction stave came hurtling down. She hissed, and went after Kento again. This time, Kento didn't dodge, he just grabbed her stave and ripped it out of her hands.

"GIVE ME BACK MY STAVE!" she yelled, stamping her foot. She looked like she was about to have a temper tantrum. The wind grew in force, blowing Rowen off his feet and into Hilaris, bowling them both over. Kento, however, was heavy enough that he didn't budge.

"Only if you promise to leave us alone." Kento replied, as if he didn't notice his friends were flying all over the place.

"Never! What would Master Talpa say if I agreed to that?"

On cue, a booming voice came out of nowhere. "Calamity, come back to our world. We'll have another chance to beat them later."

"But Master Talpa—"

"Obey me! Return, at once!"

Inokian sighed. "Yes, Master."

She looked at the Ronin Warriors and sneered. "Don't get your hopes up. You may have won this battle, but we will win the war. Master Talpa will control this world, and he won't let a few children get in his way." She then turned to Kento and held out her hand. "My stave."

"No."

Calamity's eyes glittered. "Give my stave to me now."

"No."

Calamity looked like she was going to attack Kento when Halicyon sliced a bit of brass off of the staff's orb. "HOW DARE YOU?!" Yelled Inokian, about to leap at Flora's throat when Kento threw her stave into her chest, knocking her over.

"There' s your stave, now get out."

Inokian got up, shot a glare at Halicyon, bowed to them mockingly, and teleported away.

Hilaris took off her helmet and smiled at the guys weakly. "So, I guess we have a lot of explaining to do, huh?"

Well, that's chapter five! Wow, I wrote that in two hours! Is it rushed? -Skims over story, then shrugs- Oh well, it's three in the morning! I'm not going to revise it now!

-Turns to Avirilli, smiling way too sweetly- Now, getting back to that comment you made earlier... -Avirilli gulps and runs-

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