A/N: Hey, guys! I needed to put this really weird chapter in for things to make sense, later. Don't flame me for some implied things.
A special Christmas Omake awaits you in the end.
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Senshi and Kikyo have been walking for about an hour, now, and still can't find the exit to the large forest they were in. Senshi remembered the past two months perfectly. First, a small black cat with silver eyes started following him everywhere, then, Lao told him that he had to sleep in the same room as Toph. Senshi, being the gentleman that he was, refused, at first. Lao assured him that his own bed would be acquired for him to use, and Senshi grudgingly agreed. He remembers waking up in the night, something whispering in the darkness. He was going to fly at whatever was there, but before he could move, black tendrils wrapped themselves around his arms and legs, with one covering his mouth. The whispers suddenly became one.
"Be still..." The joint voices slithered into his ears. "We do not wish to harm you, but if you defy us, there will be nothing left of you..." Senshi knew that he didn't stand a chance against whatever these things were. His best bet was to just listen to them.
"We have come to deliver a message to you, puppet." A new voice whispered, equally as disturbing as the first. "We are the Krell. We are the watchers of the darkness. You have defied your own destiny."
"You were destined to die in the north, but certain circumstances have changed your situation." Slithered the first voice.
"You are living off of stolen time. We have come to right this mistake, but, fortunately for you, there is a bigger problem that calls for your assistance." The tentacle around Senshi's mout loosened, allowing him to speak.
"What do you want me to do?" Senshi asked quietly not wanting to awaken the peacefully sleeping Toph.
"We want you to become a killing machine." Said the first voice. "A weapon of the spirits."
"What do you mean, 'Weapon of the Spirits?'" Senshi asked, raising his left brow.
"If you accept this, you will be transported to an offshoot of the spirit world, like a pocket dimension. There, you will be molded into the perfect weapon." Said the second voice.
"And if I refuse?"
"Everyone you have ever made eye-contact with over the past six months will perish. Painfully." The voices answered in unison. Senshi realized that there weren't two, but only one being, or, more likely, many entities that formed a whole.
Senshi looked to the sleeping form of Toph. He had begun to see the girl as a little sister, over the month they spent together. It was like he belonged somewhere again, and just when he was used to the idea, the spirits had to get involved. What had he done to deserve such cruelty?
"Fine." Senshi whispered. "I'll do it. Just, don't harm my friends."
"It is a fair trade." Said one of the voices. Senshi heard movement, in the direction of Tophs bed.
"What are you doing?" Senshi asked, worriedly.
"Leaving your farewell." The spirit said. One of it's tendrils fell upon the resting girls forehead. Her brows furrowed together, a light frown grew on her lips. Then, she smiled, almost fondly, pulling the pillow into a death grip, snuggling deeply into it.
"What did you do to her?" Asked Senshi.
"We searched her mind for the goodbye that she would want most from you." The Skrell answered.
"And, what was it?" Senshi asked.
"She is now dreaming that that pillow is you." The creature answered. Then, the tendrils holding Senshi down released him. "It is now time for us to leave- Someone is here." The Skrell growled. The door to the room opened, revealing Kikyo, holding a kitchen knife.
"I'm not allowing you to take Senshi." The woman said dangerously. She ran at the Skrell, attempting to cut it, but the creater moved as if it were pure shadow, affectively grabbing her around the waist. Her knife clattered to the ground, and the Skrell raised a tendril to her head.
"Your mind is poisoned with contempt, and your dreams ravaged with impurity. You cannot stop us." It whispered to her. Kikyo looked into the darkness. Then, without warning, a sadistic smile spread across her face.
"Stop you?" She asked, that same evil smile on her face. "I want you to take me with you." The Skrell didn't move for a moment, then recoiled, as if repulsed by something the woman said.
"Your thoughts... Are demented... And delicious." The creatures large head swayed, so it was looking at Senshi. Well, he assumed that was his head. "She will accompany you into your descent into madness."
"What do you mean, madness?" Asked Senshi.
"The grooming ends along with your sanity." The monster whispered, almost gleefully. "Now, we must leave." There was a bright flash, and the only living thing left in the room was a sleeping fourteen year old girl, having a rather pleasant dream.
WITH AZULA: MINUTES EARLIER
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Asked Azula, irritably. The had been walking for two months, and she was beginning to get annoyed.
"What's the matter, princess?"Asked June. "Not royal enough for you?" Azula was this close to tearing the woman's head off, before Mai put her hand on Azula's shoulder.
"We need her." Said the unemotional girl. Azula nodded, calming down. Ty Lee walked next to June and Nyla. June was the first to make conversation.
"So this Senshi we're looking for." Said June. "What's he like?"
"Oh, he's wonderful!" Said the adorable girl. "He's brave, cute, strong, smart, funny, and cute!"
"You said cute twice." Said June.
"Well, he's twice as cute as some of the other men I've been with." Said Ty Lee, smiling. Suddenly, Nyla stopped walking, and looked around, as if lost.
"What's wrong Nyla?" Asked June. Nyla shook her head, and refused to keep going.
"What's wrong?" Asked Azula, even more irritably than before.
"Nyla lost the scent." Said June.
"So?"
"So." Scoffed June. "That means that this Senshi is either really well hidden, or he does nnt exist."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Asked Mai.
"Either he's dead, or not in this world.
WITH SENSHI AND KIKYO: LOST FOREST
"So, uhhh..." Senshi rubbed the back of his head as he watched Kikyo out of the corner of his eye. "Mind telling me what that thing was talking about back there?" The woman stopped, her head looking down, her hair covering her eyes.
"Five years ago, some men attempted to kidnap Princess Azula." She said. "You intervened and killed them all."
"How did you know about-" Senshi was cut off as Kikyo continued speaking.
"One of them was named Kaldin. He was my brother." A small tear fell from the girls covered face. "I was on a mission in the Earth Kingdom. Imagine my feelings when I return to find my beloved older brother, dead." Senshi looked down, guilt tearing at his soul. He was surprised when Kikyo lifted his chin to look at her. "I don't blame you, anymore." She said to him.
"W-Why? Why forgive me?" The teen asked.
"Because it wasn't your fault." Said Kikyo. True, she saw that the kindness in Senshi out-weighed the evil, and she slowly found herself falling for the young man that killed her Kaldin. She felt that Azula must have forced him into it. That must be it. "It is impossible for me to stay mad at you." The two stopped at what appeared to be an outpost. A small man with pink hair ran out to greet them. He looked at Senshi.
"You must be the one that the Skrell spoke of. Welcome to your first test." The duo followed the small man into the building, unaware of the silver eyes following their movements.
"I want me a piece of that." Said the creature in the trees, watching Senshi closely.
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OMAKE: The Authors Adventures: Part Two: The Mistletoe Incident.
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Colin was angry. He was on his way home from his run-in with Batman, She Devil, and Crystal Spells, two hours ago. He needed a walk to blow off steam. There was snow on the ground, people were singing in the streets, and lights were up everywhere. Oh shit. It's Christmas! Now's the time to be happy! as he walked Colin was grabbed by the shoulder from behind. He looked back to see the last two girls he wanted to be around right now.
"What do you want!?" Colin yelled, getting in a fighting stance. She Devil smirked at him, but Crystal Spells was the one to speak.
"We're not here to fight." She said. "We're having a Christmas party and saw you out here. You looked so lonely, so we thought you might want to come in."
Colin was still wearing his costume to keep warm, so he surmised that the girls were just trying to catch The Vision off guard.
"Why should I trust you?" He asked, accusingly. He felt guilty at the hurt look that the pale girl gave him. She Devil grabbed her sister by the shoulder.
"I told you he wouldn't go for it." Said She Devil. "He's got too much of a hard-on for justice. He wouldn't party with a couple of villains." They made to leave, but Colin called to them.
"Wait!" They stopped and turned to him. "Is there beer?"
Inside, the party was in full swing. The music was blasting, the people were dancing, and the spirits were high. Crystal grabbed Colins hand, pulling him onto the dance floor. She began swaying slowly, with her hands in the air, despite the fast paced music. Colin looked to She Devil, not sure what to do. All she did was smirk at him. Colin shrugged, removing fis fedora and trench coat, hanging them on a chair. He kept his mask on, though.
Colin danced with the young girl, because it seemed harmless at the moment. How wrong he was. After a few minutes of them dancing, She Devil cut in during a slower song. She wrapped her arms around Colins neck, and on instinct, he grabbed her by the waist. Crystal left without a word, hanging her head. Colin went to speak with her, but Devil wouldn't let go.
"Just this song. Please." She said, without sarcasm. It surprised Colin to hear the most fowl mouthed girl he's ever heard speak without spite. They danced until the song ended, and Colin went to find Crystal. He grabbed a beer, drinking it during his search. When he found her, he had quite the buzz. She was sitting on the stairs that led upstairs.
"Hey." He said, sitting next to her. "Plenty of party left."
"Shouldn't you be dancing with my sister?" The emotional girl asked.
"Naw. You were much more fun to dance with." He said, fighting the alcoholic urge to stare at the girls assets. They were pretty nice.
"You really mean that?" Crystal asked, staring at him with big, watery eyes.
"Oh, for sure." He said enthusiastically. The girl laughed at his state of mind.
"Drink a little too much?" She asked.
"No way! I havn't even finished the first beer yet!" Crystal laughed again, and looked up.
"Uh-oh." She said, smiling. "Don't look now, but I think we might have one of Christmas's most feared traditions staring down at us." Colin looked up, and his jaw dropped. Hanging right over them was a mistletoe. "Pucker up." The girl said, closing her eyes and leaning in. Colin stared at her for a moment, then shrugged. He pulled his mask above his lips, leaning in to kiss the girl. Their lips met, and Colin admitted to himself, that this girl was a rather good kisser. Crystals thoughts were similar to his own.
A half an hour later found Colin with his third beer, the mask still firmly on his face. She Devil tried a couple times to get the mask off him in his drunken state, but it never worked. He was sitting in a chair in the kitchen, while some of the more annoying men made fun of the mask.
"Hey, 'Vision.' What's with mask?" Asked one of the men. Colin just ignored the minor annoyance. The drunken man didn't take that well, and threw a punch at Colin, which missed completely. Colin barely moved his head to the left, allowing the fist to sail right passed him. The man went to throw another punch, but Colin caught this one, easily. He stood and pulled the thug into his own fist. While he was holding his nose, Colin slugged him in the gut, then grabbed him by the back of the neck while he was hunched over, pushing his face to the ground.
"Leave." He said, without emotion. The man got up to leave, and he and his friends took off. Colin head clapping. He turned to see She Devil standing there in the walkway.
"I didn't like him much, anyway." The young woman said. "Not as much as you, anyway."
"Something you want?" Colin asked.
"Or someone." She said, smiling at him, with a look in her eyes. "Oh, well would you look at that. A mistletoe." She said, without looking up. Colin looked up, and sure enough, there it was. Something seemed very wrong here.
"I don't think it's a very good idea to kiss you when I already kissed your twin not even half an hour ago." Said Colin, hanging on to his mind by a string. She Devil pouted.
"You mean she beat me to it?" The villainess whined.
"What do you mean?" Asked Colin.
"Crystal and I made a bet, you see. Whoever kissed you first got to spend the night with you, because you'd be too drunk to say no."
Colin barely registered that these girls were planning on date-raping him.
"What... The fuck." It now made sense why the beer was making him more drunk than usual. It had something in it.
"That's right." Came Crystals sultry voice. "I win." Her arms wrapped around Colins neck, pulling him back to the stairs.
"Did either one of you consider my thoughts on the subject?" Colin asked.
"Nope / Hell No!" The girls said together. Fair enough.
"Can I join in?" She Devil asked her sister. Crystal thought for a moment, before smiling.
"Why not? Let's have some fun with this sexy hero." The pale haired girl said, sexily. She Devil smiled, grabbing Colins right arm and Crystal grabbed his left. They both pulled him upstairs, where he was not heard from for the remainder of the night.
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A/N: Wow... I actually didn't think I had that in me, for the Omake.
What do you guys think of the Skrell? I tried to make them as creepy as I could.
Now, just so you know, Kikyo IS serious about forgiving Senshi. I just wanted to squash all thoughts of her being a back-stabbing bitch before I get hate-mail about it.
