Impulse

by Keyote

They had left on a simple mission, but neither could have guessed what would happen while on this mission. Things will happen that will change everything in their lives forever. LEMON warning in chpt.1 and 7

5. Trigger Impulse

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Coming up next release, chpt.2 of Rave Master Naruto; Night of the White Light. It will be out Wednesday or Thursday.

Impulse 5: Trigger Impulse

It was the first day of the academy. Hinata was off by her self as she felt to shy and nervous to walk up and try to make friends with anyone. As she knelt down and began to draw figures into the dirt, she failed to notice some older kids approach her. It was only we she saw their shadows come over her that she noticed them and looked up.

"Hey guys, check it out. It's a little Hyuga maiden" said the lead boy. His two buddies laughed which caused Hinata to instinctively move away from them. "Where do you think your going, little mouse? We just want to play a little." Hinata looked at them with fear in her eyes and said "Please, leave me alone."

The lead boy snickered and said "Aw, is the little mouse scared? You gonna go cry to mommy and daddy? Man, the rumors are right about you. You really are a weak excuse for a Hyuga. And you know what I hate about your clan?" Hinata shook her head and said "No" in as timid a voice as she ever had made before and she could feel tears welling up in her eyes.

"What I hate about you Hyuga's is your pompous attitudes and those damn freaky eyes of yours. What do you say boys, lets have some real fun with her and teach those snobs in charge of her clan that the Hyuga's are nothing special?" The other two agreed as the began to advance towards her. Hinata was now whimpering in fear as they drew near her. She wanted to cry for help, but would anyone even hear here small voice? She closed her eyes and awaited what was about to except her fate when...

"Get away from her" shouted a boy as he came rushing in between Hinata and the three boys. Hinata opened her eyes and saw a boy no older than her standing before her with his arms outstretched in a protective manor. "Hey boys, look who it is? Why if it isn't are good friend, monster boy. What do you want shrimp?"

"I want you to leave her alone. She has done nothing to any of you and you should never try to hurt a girl anyways. Boys are suppose to protect girls, not hurt them." The three older boys laughed and said "Get lost demon. We will play with you later. Right now, we want to play with..." He didn't finish as the smaller boy spit into the leaders eyes.

"Gah, why you little..." The smaller boy ran into the lead boy and rammed his head into the guys crotch. The lead kid yelped as he fell to his knees. The smaller boy stuck his tongue out before making a run for it. "Get that little bastard" shouted the leader as he got back on his feat and chased after the boy with his men. "Your dead, demon" he shouted as he ran.

Moving quickly, Hinata ducked behind a tree and watched as the older kids quickly caught up to the boy and knocked him to the ground and proceeded to beat him in a very horrible way. Hinata wanted to return the favor and help him, but she was to afraid to make a move. Finally, after several minutes, they backed away to admire their work.

Though they were a little far away, Hinata could see that the boy had been injured badly. She could see blood along the ground and his left arm must have been broken based on how it looked. "OK guys, lets finish this little freak once and for all." They moved in to finish what they had started. Hinata couldn't take this any was finally going to step up when...

"What the hell's going on here" shouted a voice from off to the side. Both Hinata and the older boys turned to see a very angry Iruka rushing over. "Damn, its a teacher. Run for it" shouted the lead boy as he and his gang made a run for it. Iruka recognized them and made a mental note to deal with them later. He bent down and picked the boy up and rushed towards the academy. Hinata quickly followed as fast as she could.

Hinata's eyes opened suddenly and she, at first, wondered where she was. Sitting up, she realized she was in the spare bedroom Mada had given her and her team to stay in. Bringing a hand to her face, she mentally asked herself 'Who was that boy in my dreams? He looked so familiar. And why did he save me from those bullies?'

She knew she had to have been very young at the time, probably seven if she was guessing right. As she looked around, she noticed Roxas asleep in his bed, but Naruto was missing. "Where's Naru...?" She stopped as she felt a gentle breeze hit her. Turning, she saw the window was opened and made a guess that Naruto was outside. Getting up, she went over to the window.

"Naruto, you out here?" she said into the early morning air. "Yeah, I'm up here Hinata" came his voice from above her. Hinata crawled out of the window and climbed up to the roof and walked over to Naruto. "Naruto, are you feeling ok?" she asked as she sat down next to him. "Well, I'm a little sore. But other than that, I'm fine. You OK?"

"Yeah, I just had another dream is all" said Hinata. Naruto cocked an eyebrow and asked "What kind of dream?" Hinata remained silent for a moment as she tried to figure out what it was she had actually seen. "I think I was seven at the time. I'm guessing I was at some sort of school and a bunch of older kids walked up and started to harass me."

"Really? They didn't do anything...improper to you, did they?" asked Naruto with concern evident in his voice. She shook her head and said "I really don't know what they were going to do to me, but it didn't become an issue seeing as I was saved by a boy around the same age as me. I just wish I had his courage when those boys turned there attention to him and attacked him instead."

Naruto looked at her and asked "What happened to him?" Hinata shook a little from the memory as well as shed a tear as she said "He was beaten badly by them and they might of even killed him if it wasn't for the timely arrival of a teacher who scared them off. He then took my savior to the nurses office. I think I was following after the teacher when I woke up. But what hurts me is the fact that he came to my rescue, but I was to scared to return the favor."

She started to cry and, on an impulse, Naruto reached out and placed an arm around her and drew her to him, holding her close to his body. Hinata didn't hesitate as she welcomed Naruto's comfort. "It's OK Hinata, you were only a seven year old girl at the time. Nobody would or should blame you for the choice you made that day. We just have to keep going and hope we make the right decision's in our lives as we walk through life."

Hinata sniffled as she turned to him and smiled. She wiped her tears away and said "Thank you Naruto. Talking with you always seems to make me feel better." Naruto nodded and gave her a squeeze as he said "Anytime, Hinata." Hinata pulled away and and brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her hands around them and rest her head on her knees as she says "Have you had a dream like that?"

Naruto shook his head and said "Not that I can remember." He then remembered what he himself had dreamed last night and decided to ask Hinata about it. "Say Hinata, can I ask YOU something?" Turning her head to look at him, she said "Sure Naruto, what is it?" "Have you ever heard of a Nine Tailed Fox?"

"A Nine Tailed Fox? No, that doesn't sound familiar to me. Why do you ask?" Naruto wasn't sure how to bring it up since the dream had made no sense to him, but her figured honesty was the best answer. "Well, you see, I had this dream..." "Naruto, Hinata, are you two up there?" shouted Roxas from the window.

"Yeah Roxy, we're up here. What's up?" shouted Naruto. "Master Sephiroth wants to see us. I think Miss Made might have something for us to go on." "OK, we'll be right down" shouted Naruto again. Naruto then got up and extended a hand to Hinata, who gladly took it. As Naruto helped her up, Hinata smiled and said "Thank you kind sir." Naruto laughed and said "We'll continue our talk later. For right now, lets get this mission over and done with." Hinata nodded as they made their way back inside.

After walking down stairs, they see Roxas sitting at the kitchen table along with Sephiroth and Mada who is holding a rolled up map in her hands. Naruto and Hinata take a seat as Sephiroth says "Ok, now that we are all here, Miss Made can tell us what she has come up with. I leave our mission in your hands, ma'am."

Mada nods as she lays the map on the table and rolls it out. "Ok dearies, after what was all said yesterday, I did a lot of thinking and decided to make markers on this map of all the area's the illusions have been seen at. Now, assuming that the ten mile distance is correct and that this Namine girl isn't being moved around after each incident, there is only one place this enchantress could be using as a base. And that place is here, the old O-wum Ruins."

Mada then pointed to the spot that she was referring to. "Why would she be using old ruins?" asked Hinata. "Well, they may not seem all that big when you first get there, but there is a massive maze of underground passages beneath the actual ruins that would be perfect for using as a hide away. Plus, there's an old superstition about that place that has kept people from wanting to explore it which is another key factor in its being used by her."

"Would there be any other useful location she could use besides this?" asked Roxas. Mada shook her head and said "Not one that would allow for the appearance range limits that you said that she has." Sephiroth nodded and said "Well then, I guess we'll be heading there then and check it out. Naruto, you think your up for this?"

Naruto nodded and said "Yeah, I'm definitely up for this. Besides, I owe this enchantress some payback for tricking Hinata and me. Right Hinata?" Hinata smiles and says "Yes, she needs to be stopped before anyone else gets hurt." Mada sighs, but then says "Ah, to be young and full of life again. You four just make sure you survive and come back safely, otherwise I'll be wasting a lot of cooked food for dinner tonight."

The four KNIGHT's nod as they get up and head for the door, grabbing their things along the way. It would take nearly an hour for them to arrive at the ruins and with any luck, settle this business with the enchantress once and for all and find and save Namine.

NH

It was an hour later and the four of them were standing outside the entrance to the O-wum ruins. As they looked around, they all could feel the weird energies flowing through the air. "What now?" asked Naruto as he turned to Sephiroth. "OK, here's the plan. We'll break up and look around individually and meet back here in one hour. Take note of anything suspicious you see, understand" said Sephiroth.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Hinata. Truth was Hinata was worried that breaking up could lead them to be open for attack by the enchantress. Roxas added "What if the enchantress uses this to lure us into a trap?" Sephiroth thought on this and said "If you run into each other, don't communicate. Just ignore each other till we meet up back here."

Getting nods from the three of them, Sephiroth made a motion with his hands and the three of them entered the ruins and started down separate hallways. As they moved, none of them were aware of the fact that their entrance had been observed by the very enemy they were seeking. The enchantress simply smiled as she awaited the perfect opportunity to strike.

(Naruto-ten minutes after breaking)

Naruto had entered a large field with a small cathedral like structure located with in its center. He cautiously made his way over while keeping a hand on his sword, readying it to be brought to the ready should he find himself in need of it. Reaching out with his other hand, he grasped the door handle and open the massive door and entering the building.

Inside was area's of the ceiling that had collapsed down into the room, old dust and cobweb covered benches, and many beautiful stain glass windows along the walls (though some had sadly broken). he made his way forward towards the podium, stopping and grasping his sword before him when he saw a sudden movement to to the side.

He sighed in relief as he saw the mouse scamper off into the ruins of the building. Looking back to the front, he continued his search till he was near the largest and most ornate of the stain glass windows. He looked up and marveled at the design till he suddenly realized he had seen this image depicted before.

'I know this. I've seen it before, but from where?' he thought as he studied it. After a second, it all came back to him. It was from one of his dreams. It was the tower of crystal in the snow covered lands, the one were the figure outside had been standing and had said "We've been expecting you, Lost Souls."

Naruto studied it for a few minutes, wondering what thew place was and were it was. He was brought out of his musings by a sudden pulse of pain ripping through him. He found himself down on his knees, panting heavily as he gripped onto his stomach with all his might. He opened his shirt and gasped at what he saw.

Around his belly button was a spiral with weird symbols around it. "What...what is this?" he managed to get out as the pain started to lesson. He then remembered his dream from last night. "In twelve hours, everything will be ready and you shall regain what you have lost."

"I guess I must be getting close to that moment. But, what will happen when twelve hours has passed?" Naruto got back to his feet and decided to continue else where. he wasn't sure why, but he felt that something good was going to happen when the time was up. He just hoped that he was right about that.

(Hinata-twenty minutes after breaking)

Hinata hated this part at the moment. She was making her way through a web filled passage and it was getting all stuck to her hair. This was definitely a disadvantage to having long hair and she found herself thinking about shortening it after this was over and going back to her original hair style that she had when she had been found.

She soon saw an opening and quickly made for it, leaving the sticky webbing behind her. She had entered into a large catacomb that seemed void of anything of interest. She also couldn't see any other path way, which made her sigh as she knew this meant she'd have to walk back through those cob webs again.

As she turned to leave, her eyes came onto a giant mural that attracted her attention. She approached it and gave it a good, close examination. In the mural was what appeared to be a giant meteor heading towards the ground with a stream of white and green colored lights reaching from the ground towards the meteor.

She could also make out faded runic writing that she had some training in translating from her being a honorary member of the Northhawk family. "When the dark calamity fell, the twin lights of Holy and Gaia arose from the ground and drove the terror away. But from this calamity arose nine beast who seek to find the missing...."

She could see that there was more to the story, but the area that it had been written on had faded and become to obscure to read. Hinata stood there and pondered what was being said. "A dark calamity? Holy and Gaia? I've never heard of any of these things during my education. Maybe some old legend of myth? I guess I got some reading to do when I get back home."

She couldn't see anything else worth looking at, so she started back to the tunnel. That quickly turned into a run when she saw a bunch of large bull dog sized spiders moving towards her on the floor. "Ah, I hate spiders" she shouted as she ran. After clearing the tunnel, she kept moving quickly for fear that they would continue to follow her.

(Sephiroth-thirty five minutes after break up)

The master KNIGHT had found the large throne room where the O-wum ruler had likely held court. He couldn't see anything of real interest. He went to turn when he smelt the warm fragrence of flowers in the air. Following the scent, he found his way to a false wall that he was able to easily remove.

Entering the new room, he saw a large open area where the stone flooring had been removed to allow the growth of a small garden. He walked over and realized that there was a green olored liquid seeping from the ground that seemed to be giving the flowers a great deal of vitality and life.

Running a finger through the liquid, he brought it up and tasted it, only to immediately spit the stuff back out. Getting up, he smiled and said "Never take a taste of plant droppings. People will think your strange." Seeing nothing else that could help, he left the room and decided to head back to the meeting place to learn what the others had found.

(Roxas-forty five minutes after break up)

Roxas knew he should be heading back by now, but he had this feeling that he needed to look in this one final room. The truth was that since they had split up to look around, he had been following a gut feeling in his search. He stepped into the large room and saw nothing but a strange and very old looking mirror.

"Hey, what's somerthing like this doing here?" he wondered as he approached it. What was strange was the fact a mirror was here. But stranger was the fact that the mirror didn't seem to show any signs of age or ware upon it. It looked as if it was brand new and recently added since it didn't seem to match up with anything else he'd seen with in the ruins.

"I wonder if this could be important?" he asked himself. 'I better go tell master Sephiroth and the others' he mentally added as he turned to walk away. Roxas Roxas turned quickly and looked at the mirror again. "Namine? Was that you?" he asked the mirror, though he didn't get a reply.

Forgetting about what he was going to do, Roxas reached out and touched the mirror and saw it glow and ripple like water from his touch. Curious, he pressed his hand further against it and saw his hand disappear into the mirror. 'It's a gate" thought Roxas as he moved forward, allowing himself to be absorbed into the mirror.

(meeting spot-one hour later after break up)

Sephiroth appeared and saw Naruto and Hinata sitting by each other awaiting him and Roxas. "So?" he asked the two of them. Naruto shook his head and said "All I found was an old church like building with some crazy windows." "And all I found was an old mural and dog sized spiders" added Hinata.

"I found a oddly placed flower bed" said Sephiroth. They all waited another five minutes, till it became clear that Roxas wasn't going to be joining them. "Hey, what's up with Roxy? Did he get lost or something?" wondered Naruto aloud. Hinata looked at the door that she had seen him enter and said "I don't like this. Do you think he's in trouble?"

"I could be possible. OK you two, we're going to go look for him" said Sephiroth. Nodding their agreement, Naruto and Hinata got up and followed him into the ruins once again. As they made there way further, they had no idea that they had fallen into an illusion and were being led into the enchantress's trap.

(Roxas)

Roxas found himself reappearing inside another room that was filled with old junk. Looking around, he found himself confused by his location. "OK, going from an old ruin to a dusty basement wasn't what I was expecting." Taking a good look around, he realized that he was not going to find anything to help him out here. Only one option was left and that was to head outside.

He quickly found the stairs and made his way up till he hit a wooden door. He opened it and entered into a sparse hallway and began he search. He quickly realized that he had been to this location before. Entering the kitchen area, he froze as he started to realize the truth. "No, it can't be" he said as he rushed outside.

As soon as he was outside, he realized his fear was right on the mark. He was back in Parcella and the house he had just exited was miss Mada's. Looking back, Roxas thought 'No, it can't be. It has to be some sort of coincidence. Mada can't be the enchantress. She just can't be.'

RN

They made their way quickly through the ruins as they search high and low for Roxas, but they could not find any trace of him anywhere. "Man Roxy, were did you get too?" Naruto asked himself as he finished checking another room. Sephiroth himself was becoming worried and was beginning to believe that splitting up may not have been the best of ideas.

Seeing the distress on Naruto's face, Sephiroth walked over and placed a hand o his shoulder and said "Don't worry Naruto. I'm sure he's fine. And once we find him, you can give him a good old smack to the head for making us all worry." Naruto grinned at that as the KNIGHT master's words gave him some comfort.

"Guys, over here" shouted Hinata from one of the side passages. Naruto and Sephiroth made their way over to where she was and saw her leaning down over a piece of cloth. Picking it up, Naruto said "This is from Roxas's shirt. Did he go this way or was he forced?" Looking down the passage, Sephiroth said "We'll know in a minute. Lets take a look and see what we can find."

The three of them moved quickly down the passage way till they spotted light coming from up ahead. Stopping before the arch way, Sephiroth peeked outside and saw a massive arena carved all around the area. Making a motion with his head, Naruto and Hinata both nodded their understanding and readied their weapons as the entered into the structure.

It took a minute to walk down the stone steps onto the field and cautiously make their way across. Just as the three of them hit the center of the field, the sound of moving stone got them to turn back and see the entrance to the passage way they just came from become sealed.

"Guys, I think we just walked right into a trap" said Hinata. Before either of her companions could respond, they heard the sound of clapping coming from nearby. Turning to were the king would normally be seated in the arena, the saw the robed form of the enchantress looking at them.

"Bravo little girl, you guessed correctly. I bid you three welcome to the place where your lives will be put on the line. Now, where is the other blond kid?" Naruto looked at the enchantress and asked "Didn't you kidnap him already?" The enchantress shook her head and said "Not that I'm aware of. No matter though, I shall deal with him later."

"And might I ask what do you plan to do with us?" inquired Sephiroth. The enchantress smiled behind her hood and said "Well, I wasn't expecting a KNIGHT Master to be sent in so soon, but I will enjoy killing you. As for the boy and girl here, I have special plans for them, assuming of course they can survive long enough that is."

"And what do you plan for me and Naruto anyways?" asked Hinata. The enchantress laughs and says "Wouldn't you like to know. All I will say is this. The both of you are special and could be quite useful to people whom I have dealings with." "There's no way me or Hinata will do anything for you or these people you speak of" Naruto said defiantly.

"Who said that you would have a choice in the matter, fox boy. Now, no more questions. It's time we play some games" said the enchantress as she waved her arms in the air. The trio watched as twenty small orbs appeared before her and floated onto the ground. As soon as the orbs hit, the grew and shaped themselves into humanoid shaped beast.

"Say hello to the fighting Urukai, ancient warrior beast that will show you no mercy. Attack and kill them my pets" she commanded as the twenty creatures roared as they raised their weapons and charged forward. "OK you two, keep your wits about you and watch each others backs as well as your own" shouted Sephiroth as he drew his Masamune sword.

Naruto raised his Spiral Sun and Hinata her Foxheart as they met the first group of attacking beast. Sephiroth, being the most experienced was able to easily handle the ones coming at him. Naruto managed to disarm his opponent literally at the shoulder before plunging his blade into the beast heart while Hinata lept over her first attacker, taking his head in the process.

"Master, these things aren't just illusions. Their the real thing" shouted Hinata. "I noticed. I guess this woman is using Namine's power to make her illusions real somehow" said Sphiroth as he cut down five in one swing of his blade. "Even if they are being made real, their still illusions and we won't be beat by mere phantoms" proclaimed Naruto as he and Hinata took the final one down together.

The enchantress looked at them and frowned slightly. "Well, you three are good. I'll give you that much. But from here on out, things will be getting interesting." With another wave of her hand, one hundred Urukai appeared surrounding them. "Well, that certainly makes this more interesting" said Naruto.

Hinata pressed her back to Naruto's and said "What? Don't tell me your scared now?" Naruto could tell she was smiling and said "Me scared? Nah, excited is more like it. And I don't remember you being so confident Hinata." Hinata laughed and said "You don't remember anything at all yet and neither do I. But I have a feeling that being around you brings out the best in me."

Sephiroth chuckled at their exchange, then he found himself looking up as a roar filled the arena. Coming down to land on the ground were three rather large dragons who looked at the KNIGHTS with hungry glares. "OK, this makes it a lot harder" said Naruto. "You two, be careful. Dragons are much harder to deal with than feral beast" commanded Sephiroth. Nodding, the three of them gave off a battle cry as they charged into the masses before them.

(Roxas)

Roxas had entered Mada's house and was busy looking around. He still refused to believe that the kind old woman was the enchantress. It just had to be a mistake. He entered into the kitchen and saw the map from earlier laid out of the table. Taking a closer look, he realized something important.

"Wait, this can't be right. If what I learned from Namine really is true, then there is one other location besides the O-wum ruins that she could be held at and still effect all the areas in question and that's here in Parcella. Mada, she really is the enchantress isn't she."

Roxas decided to look around the house and see if he could finding anything that might help out. He made his way upstairs and decided to check Mada's room first, seeing as it was the only room up here they hadn't been in. As he entered, he noticed something right away and that was a mirror similar to the one back in the ruins that had brought him here.

Walking over to it, Roxas placed his hands on the glass and saw it ripple. "Namine, I hope your in here" said Roxas as he pushed forward and entered into the mirror. After a few moments of nothingness, he found himself reemerging inside a whited room with a large door at one end.

Moving cautiously, Roxas approached the door and grasped the handles. Putting all his strength into it, Roxas opens the door and finds a small white room with a crystal sphere at its center and sitting next the the sphere, is Namine. Roxas rushes forward, a look of both worry and relief etched onto his face.

"Namine, are you alright? It's me, Roxas." Namine doesn't respond as she mindlessly continues to doodle into her sketch pad. Roxas is about to shake her when his attention is diverted by an image on the sphere. Looking at it, he sees Naruto and the others fighting for their lives with in the arena.

"Ah crap, bro and the others in in trouble. I've got to help them." Roxas looks back at Namine and notices the tiara on her head has a glowing crystal at its center. 'That must be how Mada is controlling her. I have to remove it before my team is killed.' Roxas goes to grab it, but find himself being blasted back by a powerful pulse as soon as his fingers touch it.

Groaning in pain as he pulls himself up, he says "OK, that wasn't to smart of me." "You got that right, Roxas" comes a voice from before him. Roxas looks and sees himself standing between him and Namine with a reverse of the color scheme on both his clothes and weapons.

"Hey, who the heck are you" shouts Roxas. The other Roxas smiles and says "I'm you, just a little more bizzare. The tiara has a spell on it that creates a double of anyone who tries to remove it from the girl besides the boss of course. Now, lets see if your a better fighter than yourself."

Roxas brings Oblivion and Oathkeeper to the ready and exchanges blows with his duplicate. He holds his own for just a second till he finds himself being sent back hard against the wall. "That was a nice try, but I can assure you that I have all your skills, but none of your short comings. And that means that I am better than you in every way, original me." Roxas gritted his teeth and stood up. "Doesn't matter cause I'm still gonna win" shouts Roxas as he rushes in again.

(the arena)

The three KNIGHT's found handling the Urukai was easy with a little caution. But handling them along with three dragons wasn't so easy. Naruto finds himself being blasted back by one of the dragons powerful wings and lands next to Sephiroth. "OK master, I'm up for any suggestions."

"Here's one, just don't die" said Sephiroth as he slashed and Urukai in half. Naruto smiled and said "Funny, I feel like I heard someone say that to me once before." Hinata meanwhile, takes out two by rolling under them and hitting them where it really hurts and counts.

"Naruto, Hinata, can you two hold your own while I go and take care of our friend up there? If she falls, then so to do the illusions." Both teens nod as they move in for another round of hacking and slashing. Seeing them fight reassured Sephiroth as he made his way forward, taking out any who got in his way as he lept into the royal box.

"It's over woman. This fight ends now" shouts Sephiroth as he lunges forward, hitting her as she tries to flee. The enchantress crumbles onto the ground as Sephiroth steps away. "There. that ought to..." he is cut off as he feels a binding spell hit him. "What?" says Sephiroth as he finds himself frozen in place.

"Well, I expected a master KNIGHT to be smarter than that. How disappointing you are" says a familiar voice to his side. Sephiroth manages to turn his head and sees Mada smiling at him. "You? I should have known that you were behind this. You seemed to know more that you rightly should have" said Sephiroth.

"Oh, don't beat yourself up over it sonny. After all, why would you suspect a kind and sweet old lady like me? Now that your out of the way for the moment, it's time to see what those kids can really do." As Mada walks to the edge and makes an incantation, Sephiroth thinks to himself 'I'll need a few minutes to ready myself. I only hope they can survive that long.'

NHRN

Naruto weaved around one of the Urukai as he sent his weapon slashing along his back, cutting him down. They had taken out over a third of the creatures, but they still had all three dragons remaining to deal with. Luckily, both he and Hinata had managed to stay on their toes enough to avoid being trampled on.

"Hinata, you good?" shouts Naruto as he impales another beast right between the eyes. "Yeah, just a few more then we can deal with the giant lizards and go to help master Sephiroth." Naruto turned to look at her and froze. While Hinata was dispatching another Urukai, she had failed to notice one of the dragons raise its tail up and was about to bring it smashing back down on top of her.

"Hinata, watch out" yells Naruto as he charges forwards. Hinata jerks her head to her right and sees the tail coming at her. She freezes up as her mind goes blank on her. Just as the tail is about to hit, she feels a body hit against hers, sending her flying away from the attack. She hits the ground with an "omph" and takes a second to regain herself.

"Thanks Naruto, you really saved my....life?" says Hinata as she looks back to where she had been and sees Naruto's sword come flying out from the cloud of dust and land before her. Looking at it, then back at where the dragon's tail now rested, Hinata says in a soft quiet voice "Naruto? Naruto? Please be OK, Naruto."

She begins to panic as she screams "NO, NARUTO!" She begins to cry till she catches another Urukai just to her left. Dodging the attack and returning to her feet quickly, Hinata grabs Naruto's sword in her free hand and kills her attacker. Looking back at the dragon, she gives it a feral scream as she charges forward.

The remaining Urukai try to get in between her, but she kills them with little effort as they are coming in between her and her real target. Just as she goes to attack, the other two dragons appear before her and force her to back away. "Get out of my way. I'll deal with you later, once I kill your friend" yells Hinata as she now charges to other two creatures.

"My oh my, the little deary has quite a temper on her. Maybe I will be able to use her after all. To bad about the other one, seeing as he's a pancake now. Ah well, such is life" says Mada as she awaits the outcome from her seat. Meanwhile, Sephiroth is nearly ready to break free and release his own counter attack. He only hopes Hinata doesn't get herself killed as well.

(Roxas)

Roxas and his double continued to clash blades with in Namine's room. Roxas finds himself beginning to tire while his copy still seems to be in top shape. "What's wrong original? Can't you do better than that?" Roxas growled at him and said "That's easy for you to say, I would be in better shape now if I was a freaking illusion as well."

The double smiles as he brings both blades down onto Roxas, forcing him down onto his knees. "True, but the fact we're so close to Namine is giving me a good advantage. As I'm sure you guessed, it is HER power that is making the illusions all real." Just then, they hear Hinata scream out Naruto's name from with in the sphere.

"Well now, see what all your time wasting did for you Roxas? Your bro is dead now and the girl will be next to fall." Roxas felt a tear escape as he said "No, I don't believe it. Naruto wouldn't fall that easily. He's stronger than that." The double laughs and says "Oh sure, he is strong. Its just that the crushing power of a dragon's tail is stronger. Now good bye, original."

The double pushes Roxas back against the wall and thrust one blade into Roxas's right shoulder, and another into his stomach. Roxas screams in agony as he feels his double then pull out of him violently, sending him slumping into the ground. Blood begins to form around his body as his double laughs.

"Now, just lay there and let death take you. I'm going to see how the show ends as I await your demise so I can return to being a nothing." But the double is taken by surprise as Roxas rises to his feet, straining under the pain he must be feeling and smiles. "What are you finding so funny?"

Roxas only smiles more as another voice fills the room. "How dare you hurt my friend? That's my job and now your going to get it. Yuffie's Special: Atomic Crotch Noogie." The double turns around with fear in his eyes as she shrieks out "Yuffie? Where is she?" He gets his answer as he feels two stabbing pains rip through his chest.

Looking down, the double sees his body beginning to dispearce. Turning his head, he sees Roxas grinning at him and ask "Wait, how did...? Of course, how careless of me. I forgot that you could throw your voice like a vantrilaquist. Very clever, original."

And with that, the double fades out of existence. "Good, I won the fight with myself after all. Now for Nami..." Roxas doesn't finish as he collapses to the ground unconscious. As he lies there bleeding, cracks begin to form with in the tiara and Namine starts to reawaken.

(arena)

He was still alive, albeit just barely. Naruto could feel his body being crushed by the continued forced weight from the dragons tail. He could feel his bones creaking and cracking as his air was quickly running out. 'Damn, is this the end? I can't except that. There has to be a way to get out of this? A way to win?'

PulseNaruto's mind goes blank as he remembers all that he had dreamed last night. Pulse He had been walking forward till he was standing right up against the barrs. "Hello, is anyone in there?" he asked into the darkness. Pulse Feeling the urge to continue further in, Naruto slides through the barrs and makes his way into the darkness.

Pulse He continues to walk till he feels the need to stop pass over him, and he does as he feels. Pulse He looks around and can nothing but darkness all around him. Pulse "This feels weird, and yet also familiar some how" he thinks as he takes another step forward. Suddenly, the whole world around him erupts into a sea of fire.

Pulse He looks down and gasp as the image of a Nine Tailed Fox appears beneath him. Pulse The image glows and a three dimensional version of the creature manifest right before him. "Listen runt, by the time you hear this, we will no longer be of one body. As much as I hate to admit it, I actually had grown fond of you over the years and I even felt sorry for all the things you had to suffer because of me."

"Though we now are two again, I shall leave you with a gift for when the time comes, a fraction of my power which you will gain along with the restoration of your memories. In twelve hours from now, all that you lost along with my gift will become yours again. Good luck with your second chance at life and protect your mate with all your power. Good bye Naruto." Pulse

Hinata found herself being pinned to the ground by one of the dragons as both hers and Naruto's sword were not outside of her reach. The creature bent down and licked her face with its tongue. Hinata let out a cry of frustration and defeat as she screamed out "NARUTO." Beneath the tail of the first dragon, Naruto's eyes open as his mind screams out 'Hinata' and a red energy begins to erupt from his body.

"Well master Sephiroth, I guess she going to die now. Its to bad because I actually had high hopes for..." Mada is cut off as a piercing roar is heard across the arena. She turns and is shocked to see the first dragons tail is being lifted up. And she becomes even more shocked as she sees Naruto, covered in a red/orange shroud, alive and well as he lifts it up above him.

"What on earth?" she exclaims in amazement as Naruto, with one final push, throws the tail and the dragon attached to it off him. Now fully exposed, Mada can also make out a tail and ears made of of the same energy as the shroud. "I remember now, who I am and where I come from. I'm Naruto Uzumaki of the Hidden Leaf Village" shout Naruto as he charges at the other two dragons.

The second one fires of a fire ball that Naruto swats away before releasing a chakra claw at the beast, ripping it's head off. The other dragon releases Hinata and flies into the air. "Hinata, are you OK?" ask Naruto as he comes to stand besides her. Hinata nods and says "Naruto, what happened to you?"

"I remember everything now. And once I'm done dealing with this, I'll come back and tell you what I remembered and see if we can help you remember as well. Stay here as this wont take long" says Naruto as he leaps into the air. "Be careful, Naruto" shouts Hinata as she watches him. As Mada continues to watch, she fails to notice Sephiroth break free from the binding spell and go to move in behind her.

Naruto fires off several chakra claws and hits the closest dragon, ripping into its wings. Roaring, Naruto draws himself inward and slams a Rasengan into the beast, shredding into its body and ripping it apart from the inside out. "Only one left and I'm going to make you suffer for using tongue on my girl, scaly" shouts Naruto as he leers at the final dragon.

The creature fires off another flame blast at Naruto, who jumps into the air to avoid it. Then, taking a position over the last dragon, Naruto begings to gather chakra in both hands as he brings them together. "This will finish you for good" yells Naruto as he fires off a chakra blast at the dragon.

(Roxas)

Roxas comes to and sees Namine struggling to free herself from the controlling effects of the tiara. Using what strength he has left, he pulls himself up onto his feet and limps over to her. Grasping the tiara in his hands, he pulls it free from her head, causing her body to jerk and she cries out from the sudden release.

"Heh, I told you I'd save you" says Roxas before he collapses back to the ground. For just a moment, Namine sits there, unsure of what has just happened till her memory comes back to her. Looking down and seeing Roxas face down ont he ground, she jumps from the chair crying as she kneels down and places his head on her lap. "Roxas, thank you for saving me. Now, its my turn to save you." And with that, she places her hands over his injuries and begins to heal him with magic.

(arena)

The chakra blast makes contact with the dragon and passes right through it with little effort as the creature vanishes. "What the...what happened?" wonders Naruto till he sees the attack moving towards the ground, and Hinata. "NO, HINATA. RUN!" he shouts as he sends himself chasing the attack.

Hinata sees it coming and jumps away, but she isn't quick enough as the attack slams into the ground and the shock wave send a current of energy pulsing into her body and slamming her head first into the side wall, knocking her out instantly. Naruto lands and rushes to her side and takes her into his arms.

"Hinata? Hinata? Please, speak to me Hinata." Naruto can tell she's still breathing, but he can feel blood coming from were she hit her head as well as the chakra disturbance from the energy given off from the attack surging with in her. Holding her close, Naruto whispers to her "I'm sorry Hinata, please don't leave me again. I love you."

Though he can barely hear her, Hinata lets out the words "I love you too, Naruto." Naruto holds her to his body as he cries and prays for her survival. Meanwhile, Mada is furious about what just happened. "No, something must have happened to Namine. That Roxas boy must have found her. Well, I better get back and get things fixed agai...."

She doesn't finish as Sephiroth stabs the Masamune through her chest. She turns back and says "What? How did..." "Never underestimate a KNIGHT master, enchantress. Now, get some sleep. You look rather tired." Sephiroth pulls his weapon out and Mada falls to the ground, dead. He then rushes over to Naruto and Hinata and hopes they're both OK.

Impulse 5: Trigger Impulse

next time: The team returns to Rastara and Namine begins to use her power to restore Hinata's memories. However, trouble comes when Naruto suddenly disappears. We'll Hinata regain her past and will the team find Naruto? What will become of Namine and will Naruto, Hinata, and Roxas become official member's of KNIGHT? Find out next time on Impulse 6: Bonding Impulse. And expect a lemon to satisfy your sweet tooth.

to be continued...