A/N: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I HAVE RETURNED! You guys miss me? I hope so, because I missed you!
Now, here's fair warning for you. There is going to be a homosexual guy in this chapter. If anyone here has a problem with gay people, I suggest you go read something else. I may not be gay, myself, but I have a lot of gay friends, and they are the best people on earth. Thank you.
Oh, and guess what, guys. CHARACTER INTRODUCTION TIME!
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"Where are you taking us?" Asked Senshi, following behind the pink haired man. Kikyo walked behind Senshi, making sure that he was okay.
"You certainly cannot serve as an agent of the spirits looking like that." Said the little man. "I am going to give you proper agent clothing."
"What's your name?" Asked Kikyo. The man stopped, and looked back with a smile.
"You're one of the first people to ask. My name is Covenant." Said the man.
'What a strange name.' Thought Senshi. 'Then again, up until recently, I was indentured to a girl named Toph, so I suppose Covenant isn't all that strange.'
They came to a halt outside of a dork, oak wood door. Covenant opened the door, revealing a room bursting at the seams with clothes. Kikyo squeaked, an barreled passed Senshi and Covenant to get at those clothes. Not for the first time, Senshi was baffled by this girls seemingly mentally unstable personality. At one moment, she'd be willing to gut somebody, then, without warning, she would burst into tears. It was confusing.
Senshi began looking through the clothes in front of him. He stopped when Covenant grabbed his shoulder.
"I already have clothes picked out for you." Said the pink haired man. Senshi followed him into a smaller room off to the side while Kikyo got dressed. Moments later, Senshi emerged from the room, and the clothes he was wearing put a slight dusting of pink on Kikyo's cheeks. She liked what she saw.
Senshi was covered from head to toe in black. Black, steel toed boots, black leather pants, black skintight, long sleeved shirt, fingerless, steel knuckle gloves, and a black long coat with frayed edges. He had a studded belt around his waist, along with a leather strap on his torso for carrying anything that was needed. A bone white, full face mask completed the ensemble.
It was Senshi's turn to stare, when he saw what Kikyo had picked out. Black leather leggings which hugged her legs and rear, a small, leather bare midriff shirt, black gloves, boots, and a white skull hairpin.
"Now then!" Said Covenant, clapping his hands together. "Seeing as we're all fabulous now, we need to get you two some weapons."
MINUTES LATER: COVENANTS HOME: WEAPON ROOM
"Oh… Dear… Agni." Mumbled Senshi, as his eyes fell upon the enormous collection of weapons, ranging from swords, to spears, clubs, and bows. Senshi immediately ran to the swords, seeing if Covenant had something that matched his particular style. Unfortunately, it seemed that his style was unique. Covenant tapped him on the shoulder.
"I have something special for you." Covenant presented Senshi with an enormous blade. It was a five foot blade, with a foot and a half long handle, at six and a half feet long in total.
"What is this?" Asked Senshi. "It's beautiful."
"It's called an Odachi." Said Covenant. "It was designed by a race of people from a different dimension. It was made to be used from horseback, but I think you could make a good use of it."
Senshi didn't know what to say. This man has been helping Kikyo and himself since they've arrived there.
"Thank you, Covenant." Said Senshi. "If there was any way I could repay you for this, do not hesitate to ask."
"Oh, none of that." Said the small man. "All you need to do is serve the spirits with the utmost loyalty."
"I plan on it." Senshi bowed.
"I'm ready." Said Kikyo. She had chosen a long, steel cleaver. It suited her.
"Right." Said Covenant. "This way please, my fabulous little killing machines."
The three made their way deeper into the home. They must have gone at leas a half a mile underground. They stopped at another door, this being the only door in the hallway. It was pure flat steel, with no handle, and strangely, no hinges.
"What am I supposed to do?" Asked Senshi.
"Touch it." Said Covenant.
"Okay." Senshi reached out with his right hand, and laid his palm first against the cold metal. Then, all went black.
SENSHI'S MIND: CURRENT TIME
"Oh, my head aches." Said Senshi, sitting up, and cradling his head. He found himself completely surrounded by darkness. And it was cold. Unbelievably cold. Almost as cold as the north. Senshi gave a shiver at the memory of his near death experience tore through his mind.
'No! I can't let one botched mission screw with me like that!' He yelled at himself.
"Very good." Called the darkness.
"Skrell?" Asked Senshi. Then, he felt something crawling on him. Looking down, Senshi's eyes widened at the sight of thousands of different kinds of spiders crawling up his legs.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! OH GOD NO!" Senshi began freaking out, swiping at the spiders. He was terrified of the little creatures. That's when he noticed his hands going THROUGH the spiders. They weren't real.
"That." Said Senshi. "Was fucked up."
"Well done, again, agent." Said the Skrell. A light lit up in the room, revealing a woman, completely shrouded in darkness, blood red eyes peering out of the shadow.
"You're the Skrell?" Asked Senshi.
"One of many." Answered the Skrell. "Are we responsible for bringing you here? Yes."
"Okay, now what?" Senshi stared at the phantom woman, and, right before his eyes, she vanished.
"We start grooming you." Came the voice of the Skrell.
Suddenly, Senshi felt incredible pain. As if his body were breaking down, and reforming itself. His muscles, tendons and bones, breaking and reforming themselves into stronger, more powerful limbs. The mental strain of being broken and fixed over and over again was too much for any human to bear.
WITH KIKYO AND COVENANT: AFTER SENSHI ENTERED THE DARKROOM
Kikyo blinked. Where the fuck did he go? One moment, he was there, then, gone. This is not normal. She took her fear out on Covenant. Brandishing her cleaver, Kikyo glared at the small man.
"Where is he!?" She screamed. Covenant put his hands up in fear.
"He's in the Darkroom, with the Skrell!" Cried Covenant, fearing for his life.
"The Skrell?" Kikyo asked. Then, she heard screaming coming from the other side of the door. It sounded like somebody was under an immense amount of pain. Wait. That sounded like…
"SENSHI!" Kikyo began beating on the door with the cleaver, but to no avail. She barely even left a scratch on the door.
"He'll be okay." Said Covenant. "He's not the first one the Skrell have… Changed."
"What do you mean 'change?'" Asked Kikyo, eyeing Covenant, distrustfully.
"The grooming process." Said Covenant. "The Skrell are changing Senshi to meet their needs."
"But, I don't want him to change!" Shouted the distraught girl.
"Don't worry, he might go a bit insane, but he should stay the same old Senshi." Said Covenant.
Kikyo let out a sigh of relief.
THE DARKROOM: PRESENT TIME
"AHHHHH! GAAAAHHH! STOOOOP! PLEASE!" Screamed Senshi, feeling as if hot magma was being poured into his veins.
"We're almost done. Mere seconds left." Said the Skrell, deeply enjoying the pain it was inflicting on the boy.
Then, after what seemed like an eternity, the pain left Senshi. He was completely exhausted, and breathless. He didn't know what the Skrell did to him, but he felt physically stronger. As if he could crush rock in his hands. He saw that his muscles had grown slightly, and that he was much taller than before, at least a foot in growth. He was not overly muscled, but he looked like a professional sprinter. Looking back, Senshi noticed that he had memories that weren't his, as if he could see this through somebody else's eyes. Strange. He saw a large map of the world, but certain parts were circled, and labeled: Air Nomad Hiding Place. Even stranger still, is that Senshi had four people in his memories that he'd never seen before. Two of them must have been earthbenders, and the other two were waterbenders.
The first was a young, fair skinned man. Somehow, Senshi knew his name as Iori Kato. He wore a white training gi, and stood in a perfectly balanced martial arts stance. Senshi was impressed by the man's balance, until he saw the odd looking hat on his head. Iori's eyes were green, and his hair was brown, parted down the middle like a pair of curtains. Somehow, Senshi guessed his element as earth.
The next was a large man, named Rox. Even though he wore the green clothing of an Earth Kingdom civilian, Senshi saw his element as water. His hair was short, dark brown, and cut cleanly. He had a rather large goatee.
Thirdly is a woman by the name of Kiara. She was obviously a waterbender, by the kind look in her eyes. Senshi could tell immediately that she wasn't a fighter. May the healer? She had long dark hair, and grey-blue eyes.
The final man looked rather odd. He was tall, and very thin. His name was Cedric, and if Senshi didn't know any better, he'd guess that he was a walking corpse. His black hair hung in his face, as if wet. His eyes were pale, and he appeared blind. He only wore black pants, showing the multitude of scars covering his body.
"Who are these people?" Asked Senshi.
"They shall be your followers." Answered the Skrell. "Now, go. You have much to do."
"Yes." Said Senshi, looking at his Odach. "I do."
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A/N: WOOOO! Yeah! Got the next chapter! I'm giving up on the Omake's unless I have people demanding I bring it back. I'll try to get another update soon, but you never know.
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