Yo, I'm back. Sorry it took me so long. I had A LOT of volleyball to play. Any who, here it is, chapter 5.
The Thought of the Blade.
Waves splashed against the hull of the Valentine as she cut through the water. The wind filled the sails and blew through Link's hair as he sat in the crow's nest, a black bird circling over head. Maxi was at the helm, keeping the Valentine on her course. The group had traveled from the coliseum to the port near Ivy's mansion, where she kept a ship for just such an occasion. This time of travel to Egypt was great for just relaxing and contemplating the past, and looking to the future.
Link-
Link was leaning against the flag pole, looking out at the water ahead, and tossing bits of bread to the raven that had landed down next to him. He sighed, "I wish was a bird." He thought to himself, whilst the bird pecked away at the bread without a care in the world. "Then I could just fly free and not have to worry about any of this. But curse this consciousness of mine. If I had heard anything about what Soul Edge had been doing, my heart would want to stop it. Speaking of which, what will I do when it is stopped? I guess I could settle down. I've been on more adventures in my short twenty-two years then most people do in their entire lives. May be I could even think of getting married. But… to who? There is Zelda, she's nice, and we've have been through a lot together. Yet she's really up tight, and she out classes me as a princess. I need someone who is adventurous and disregards social standings. There is Midna. She and I are very good friends, and she loves and good adventure, as well as someone who goes against the grains of society. Wait, she broke the mirror, I haven't any means of getting to her. There's always Ilia."
Link shuddered at this last thought. "Ok, scratch that last one. Well, what about the girls here. Let's see, Setsuka is getting along VERY well with Mitsurug, so that rules her out. Sophitia is married, there's Cassandra. Yet, there's something so grr… I don't know, bland about her. She's cute and all, but it seems like everyone is expecting us to get together. What about Ivy? "Yes." His inner voice told him. "You've seen her, she's loaded." "True." Link thought, "She is the richest out of anyone here." "Um… right." His inner voice said. "Money… Heyyy… that's what I was talking about." Link sighed; talking to himself is not healthy. "Money shouldn't be the only thing that a relationship. I'd like to meet someone like me. Someone adventurous like me. Someone who enjoys a good time and someone who can be as laid back as me." Link smiled at this last thought as he began to doze off.
Siegfried-
Siegfried sat in the lower deck of the ship, sipping at a mug of beer, lost in thought.
"Soul Edge, this is not good." He looked down at his right arm, which was throbbing slightly at the thought of Soul Edge and Nightmare. "SO, may haps he is the one behind all this. His phantom blade could have had just enough power to resurrect just one piece of Soul Edge, and then it could slowly regain its power. But, I should have noticed its slowly growing power. Why didn't I?" Siegfried thought, taking a long drink from his mug. "How could it get past me?" Siegfried's mind began to swim a little as the alcohol started to take over. "Alright," Siegfried said, "No more beer."
Kilik-
Kilik sat with his legs crossed, and his Kali-Yuga lay across his folded hands. He was meditating. His body was sweating slightly, and an aura rose off his skin. This was all familiar to him. He was purifying himself. He needed this ritual every so often to purge a dormant evil inside him. If not for the shard of the holy mirror Dvapara-Yuga he would eventually be consumed with evil. Finally the aura diminished and he was again alone, free from the presence in his mind. He sighed, leaning against the wall, letting the small amount of water in the hull lap against his legs. He was relaxed.
"KIIIILIKKK!!!" Or he had been. Xianghua let down a lantern into the hull to see him. "Hey, there you are. Come on, dinner's ready. Yun-Seong made…something. It smells good though." She said in a slightly shrill voice. Xianghua grabbed his hand, and pulled him up the started to pull him up the latter. Kilik let slip a small smile. "She really means well, but sometimes I just need to be left alone." Kilik thought. His smile grew a little as he saw Seong-Mina walk by. "Well, maybe not completely alone. But, I think Maxi has his claws in her already. Damn him."
Ivy-
Ivy stood at the stern of the ship looking out at the horizon and the setting sun, lost in though.
"So, Soul Edge really is back then. Does that mean that so is my father" She thought grimly, "This time, if he comes," Her hand wrapped around the hilt of her sword Valentine, "I WILL end his pitiful existence." She let out a low growl, not noticing that Maxi had walked up behind her. "Hey beautiful, you seem tense." He said slickly, "Let e rub your shoulders for you." SMACK Ivy turned on her heel, and walked away, dripping with rage. Maxi dangled over the water from the figure head, a red hand print on his face. Link was laughing loudly having witnessed everything from his perch in the crows nest. "It's not funny," Maxi yelled.
Maxi-
Link hadn't gotten over his laughing fit yet, and Maxi was still hanging over the water, his cheek throbbing. "Why does this always happen to me?" Maxi asked himself. "It seems like some higher power hates me and doesn't want me to get the girls. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS!?!" Maxi yelled to the sky. "Maybe some higher up hates you." Link said as he reached down to pul Maxi up. "Hey, that's what I thought to." Maxi said glumly.
Yun-Seong-
"Damn that Seong-Mina. When I see get my hands on her," Yun-Seong grumbled as he threw some potatoes into a pot of boiling water. "Why did she volunteer me, of all people, to do this. She knows I can't cook. Fine" Yun-Seong thought, grinning evil as he started searching for the right ingredient. "I see food poisoning in her future. Talim is setting the table, putting names by each, so I just put this," He said, holding up a puffer fish, "Into her plate, and watch the fun." He put the fish as well as some pork and vegetables into a pan. "Mmmm… That smells good."
Xianghua-
Xianghua was dragging Kilik to the dinner part of the ship. "Wow, Ivy owns one big ship." She hought as she and Kilik passed through another room. "Talim had better put me next to Kilik, or else I'm gonna break some skulls." Xianghua flipped her hair back, "After all, EVERYBODY knows that he digs me. I'm just that amazing." As she was lost in thought (A/N: Because it is unfamiliar territory.) She didn't see the bucket in front of her. SPLASHBAM Xianghua stepped into the bucket and slipped, drenching herself and falling hard on her backside.
Raphael-
Rock had dragged Raphael's unconscious body to the ship and had left him in the brig so he wouldn't get washed over board or anything like that.
"…Ugh…my head, what happened." Raphael said groggily as he sat up. He suddenly realized he was in a cell. "Oh my god! What happened while I was out!" He tried to run through the past events, unfortunately, he had been stone cold hammered and couldn't remember a thing. "Am I on a slave ship, am I going to die?" He broke down and began to cry. Just then, the latch to the door by the ladder unhooked and the door opened. In walked Cassandra. "Oh thank God, Cassandra. You have to help me get out of here." Raphael blubbered, tears and snot staining his face as he pressed it against the bars.
"Raphael," Cassandra said. "Yes?" Raphael answered, wiping snot from his nose. "Shut the hell up." She pointed to the top of his cell. He looked up and saw a key hanging there. "We left that so you could let yourself out stupid." Cassandra said. Raphael turned a bright shade of red. "Idiot." Cassandra said as she left Raphael to his own devices whatever the heck they were.
Sophitia-
There sophitia was, in the guys sleeping quarters sweeping away. Her maternal instincts had boiled over as she worried about her family, so she was now acting the part of a mother to the rest of the group.
"Ugh… disgusting." She said as she swept Maxi's heart boxers under his bed. "How can anyone live in such a sty?" She asked herself. (A/N: I can answer that. We're guys, we like it dirty, it is us marking our territory. Girls, for some reason find it disgusting.) She finished her sweeping and went topside to clean the captains quarters, which was being used as the girls room. She saw Cassandra talking with Siegfried who was trying to hold an intelligent conversation and not the alcohol from before make him look like an idiot. She beckoned to Cassandra, calling her over. Cassandra shrugged, said a few more words to Siegfeid and walked over. "What's up sis?" Cassandra asked.
"I think you should be very careful around him." Sophitia said shaking her finger in front of Cassandra's nose. "You know his ties with Soul Edge. We don't know how he'll act now that Soul Edge has returned."
"Sophitia! How could you say such things!?" Cassandra gasped in shock. "You know very well that he is no longer possessed by the sword. You should be ashamed of how suspicious you're acting." Sophitia clasped her hands to her mouth. "Oh my, your right. How could I be so heartless?" She sighed, "I guess I'm just worried. Not about you, but my family. I guess you've become my outlet for my motherly instincts. I know you can take care of yourself, but it's just my nature to want to protect."
Cassandra patted her sister on the shoulder. "It's okay sis, I know you have to be worried. But remember, that Rothion is home to protect your kids." Sophitia smiled. She knew Cassandra was right.
Cassandra-
Cassandra smiled as she watched her sister pick up her broom and go off to their sleeping quarters to clean up. "She really has a good heart," Cassandra thought. "But she does have a point. I defended Siegfreid, but what if he really does have a mental melt down. What will we do then?" She sighed, and started walking to wards the dinning hall. "I might as well help Yun-Seong, I bet he can't cook."
Rock-
Rock hung his head over the side railing. He was on his knees, groaning sickly. As the ship hit another large wave, Rock lost his midday meal into the ocean. "I …hate…sailing." Rock groaned.
Yoshimitsu and Mitsurugi-
Yoshimitsu was on the deck playing a game of Go against Mitsurugi, who was doing surprisingly well. "Well Mitsurugi, what do you think about this whole business of Soul Edge's return?" Yoshimitsu asked, moving a piece on the board. "All better for me. Now I can prove I am the greatest warrior." Mitsurugi said with a smile as he moved his piece into a position which he thought Yoshimitsu couldn't get out of. "There is more to this then your petty ego, Mitsurugi." Yoshimitsu said, studying the board. "People's lives are at stake. We should not rely on the strength of one man alone. We need to work together." Yoshimitsu said, smiling under his mask as he moved another piece. "There, I win." He said. Mitsurugi groweled, flipping the game board and walked away angrily as Yoshimitsu just laughed.
Talim and Setsuka-
Talim was placing glasses by each plate as Setsuka laid out utensils. "Thanks for your help Setsuka. Setting a table for 16 people by ones self is very difficult." Setsuka smiled. "It is no problem Talim." A silence fell over the two for a moment. "Hey Talim, what is the relationship between you an Yun-Seong?" Talim smiled sheepishly. "Well, we get along well together abd he is really fun to be around, bur we're really only friends. He is a bit too immature and hotheaded for me, and I think I come across as too uptight for him."
"You're not fooling anyone." Setsuka said with a dismissive wave of her hand. "You two are perfect for each other. You two are like Ying and Yang." Talim flushed either from embarrassment or anger. "Oh what do you know? Let me ask you what about you and your relationship with Mitsurugi? You two seem to be getting along VERY well." Setsuka almost visibly darkened at hearing this. "Don't toy in matters you don't understand, child." She said, her voice dripping with ice. "EEP! Yes mam." Talim said shakily. Setsuka smiled and returned to setting the table. "Crazy women." Talim muttered as she to continued setting up.
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Yun-Seong stuck his head out the kitchen door and yelled to the others on deck. "Hey! Food's hot! Hurry up and get in here damn it." Talim and Setsuka helped Yun-Seong carry out plates of food and set them by the names labels Talim had made. Yun-Seong made sure to put his "special" dish in Seong-Mina's spot.
"So…what exactly is it?" Siegfried asked. "I don't know." Yun-Seong said with a shrug. "I just started throwing stuff together. Now no more questions, dig in." Everyone just stared down at their plates. Link looked around and rolled his eyes. "Oh come on, it can't be that bad." Link picked up his fork, skewered a big piece of pork and popped it into his mouth. The others looked on anxiously as he chewed. Suddenly he dropped his fork, leaned back, and fell off his chair, eyes closed, looking dead.
"OH MY GOOD! YUN-SEONG WHAT DID YOU DO!?!" Sophitia screamed. The others rushed around, trying to help Link. "What should we do?" Talim asked in a panic. Just then, Link opened is eyes and stood up. "Wow, that was really good." He said as he took his seat and began to eat again. Everyone just stared at him until…SMACK Taki it him upside the head. "You idiot, we thought you were dead." TAki said, obviously furious at him. Link laughed a little, "Yay, I know, That's what I hoped for. I get a kick out of stuff like this." The others grumbled as they sat down and began to eat.
"Wow, this is really good." Seong-Mina said. "Although I taste something a little out of place in here. What is it?" Yun-Seong shrugged again. "I don't now. Like I said befor I just threw stuff together." Seong-Mina nodded and began to eat again. Yun-Seong laughed evilly in his head.
That night everyone was asleep except for two people. Yun-Seong had taken Maxi's spot at the wheel, keeping the Valentine on course through the night. The second was Seong-Mina whose stomach was bothering her and she couldn't sleep. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she jumped out of bed. She tried to open the dorr, but found it was locked. Yun-Seong had taken care of that. She growled in frustration. Backing up, she kicked the door down, waking everyone on the ship up. She raced to the bathromm, locking the door behind her. The guys came running up from their rooms, wepons in hand. Loud moans could be heard from the bathroom and Yun-Seong was laughing so hard tears fell from his eyes.
The next morning, Rock and Mitsurugi began fixing the girls room door. The other girls were laughing because Seong-Mina was still in the bathroom. Yun-Seong had let Maxi take back the wheel and was sleeping peacefully in his hammock. Link was back in the crows nest. He jumped up when he something caught his eye. "Check it out guys." Link called to the others below. "Egypt." They all gathered around and looked. Sure enough, the coast line of Egypt was in front of them, maybe a ten hour journey away. Finally, they were getting somewhere.
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Okay, that was long as hell. For the next three chapters, were going to have more thought, tekken good guys, SC bad guys and Tekken bad guys. Anyway, I'm lazy so this took me FOREVER to actually do. I'll be back eventually.
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