How Did You Get to Me?
A Zabuza Love Story.
Chapter 9: The Dragon of Heaven.
You wake up in a cold sweat and sit up. You look around and see that you're back in your room at Tsunami's. You look to your right and see Zabuza while Kakashi is on your left. Both appear to be sleeping. You really have to go to the bathroom so you get up and go into the small bathroom.
You walk out of the bathroom and walk into a muscular chest. "Lily, there you are…we need to talk." Zabuza says, leading you back to the bedroom. You two walk into the room which is now illuminated by candles. Kakashi is now wide awake and looking at you. You look at Zabuza, puzzled, "There was a storm and the electricity went out."
"I see," you say and sit down on the bed. "So what happened?"
Kakashi looks at you strangely, "You don't remember?"
"No…the last thing I remember is fighting Haku….What happened?"
Zabuza and Kakashi look at each other, "You changed…."
"What do you mean?"
"Your skin became metallic and gold in color. Your eyes became pupil-less and crimson. Your hands and feet turned into claws and you also had a long metallic tail. You also had wings that seemed to be made of metal feathers." Zabuza explains sitting down on the bed next to you.
"That's not possible…from what you just described to me it sounds as though I was…transforming into The Sun Dragon Ra….But it isn't possible…."
Kakashi asks, "What's The Sun Dragon Ra?"
"One of three cards that are considered God cards. It's also called The Winged Dragon of Ra. They're next to impossible to defeat in my own world so they are banned in tournament use, but here…I imagine nothing would be able to stop them."
Zabuza and Kakashi look at each other with concern. "And these 'God cards' can take over people's bodies?"
You shake your head, "I don't know what happened…one minute I'm fighting Haku wanting to be able to control those other three chakras…that's it! That's what happened!" You shout getting excited because you have the answer, "Those other three chakras are the Gods' chakras…and there was a saying on one of the video games, Falsebound Kingdom I think, that said, 'Those who seek to control the Gods are in fact controlled BY the Gods.'"
"So those extra chakras you have…are actually chakras of these Gods? Do we need to worry, Lily?" Kakashi asks you.
You shake your head, "I don't think so. So far the only time their chakra have appeared is when I had used too much of my own. And I don't think they will actually manifest in their physical form unless they're called upon. Which I believe I'm the only one who can summon my monsters, but I'm not sure." You reach for your cards, but they're not there. "Where are they?!" you say, slightly panicked.
"Here," Zabuza says, handing you your card belt.
You pull out a card and see that it's the Dark Magician, 'Ah, Dark Magician…how many times have you saved my butt in a duel?' You hold the card out to Zabuza, "Here, put some of your chakra into this Dark Magician card and see if you can summon him."
Zabuza takes the card gingerly, almost as if he was afraid that it would bite him. He closes his eyes for a while in concentration. He finally re-opens them and hands the card back to you, "I can't do it."
"You try, Kakashi," you say and hand him the Dark Magician card.
He also closes his eyes in concentration but gives up after a few minutes. "I can't do it either. But that's a good thing…that means you are the only one who can summon such powerful creatures."
"Yes…" you reply, but your mind has drifted to thoughts of the Akatsuki and what they would do if they ever found out about you. And then there's Orochimaru…you shiver at the thought of the snake man. You can deal with the Akatsuki, there are at least 2 members that you like, but Orochimaru is a completely different story.
"Lily? Are you ok?" Kakashi asks, concern in his eye.
"Hmm…yeah. I was just thinking about something."
"What?"
'If I do run across the Akatsuki, my best bet would be Kisame and Itachi….Kisame is battle-loving, but he is under the code of a swordsman: to do no harm to those who've done no harm to you. And even if I do screw up and anger him, there's always Itachi. He doesn't really like to fight unless it's absolutely necessary and he can control Kisame. But the one I'm really worried about is Zetsu; what if I'm fighting and he happens to notice my abilities and reports back to Pein? Or worse…to HIM? Then I would truly be screwed.'
Someone whistles and waves a hand in front of your eyes causing you to snap to. "Thinking again?" Zabuza asks.
"Yeah."
"What is it that has captured your thoughts so much?" Kakashi asks, raising an eyebrow.
"Never mind. We should go over the plan." You get up and walk to the door and open it. You leave the room and go to wake up Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Haku. You all walk back into the room with you, literally, dragging Naruto by his ear. "There. Now that we're all together we can go over the plan." You sit down on the bed, "Ok, so here's my plan. You all will create clones and have them fight each other."
"Why?" asks Naruto.
"One: to fool Gato. Two: so you all won't wear each other out. Ok, moving on…when Gato thinks that you've worn each other out and steps out with his hired gang of 'thugs' that's when you guys drop your clones. Then I'll summon out one of my monsters…."
"Why?" Naruto again.
You ignore him and continue, "To distract the group so Zabuza can get to Gato and kill him. The group should be completely paralyzed in fear, but in case some of them aren't Haku and Kakashi will accompany Zabuza."
"Why them?" Naruto asks again.
"Because you, Sasuke, and Sakura will have to stay behind to protect Tazuna…if you're not struck dumbfounded yourselves. Now we should all get some sleep. You don't have to go to bed but you can't stay here." You say and throw yourself backwards and scramble under the covers.
Two days pass and the time has finally come to part ways. Zabuza and Haku head back to their hideout to answer to Gato and to keep things looking normal. Kakashi is teaching you and the other three how to focus chakra into your feet and climb trees. Thanks to all the times you've focused putting chakra into your cards, it is really easy for you and you climb to the top of your tree on your very first try. That night you all had dinner and you sit patiently through the whole story of Inari's 'father'.
A few more days pass by and the day finally arrives. Everyone is up except for Naruto. Sakura starts to head for where he's sleeping but you stop her, "Let him sleep."
The others turn to look at you, "But won't we need him?" Sakura asks.
"Yes, but he is needed here first. Naruto will come through for us…I have more faith in him than anyone else in this world." You say and leave the cozy little home.
As you approach the bridge, you see a thick mist surrounding it. The real Zabuza and Haku approaches your group, "Our water clones are ready." Zabuza whispers.
Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura make shadow clones of themselves; Kakashi makes a second one and has it transform to look like Tazuna. "Just in case," he says.
You pull out the Dark Magician card and summon him, "Dark Magician use your magic to hide us from our enemies' eyes." The globe on Dark Magician's staff begins to glow and you all begin to fade from view. "Come on, let's get on top of that crate so we can see better." They all nod at you and Kakashi grabs onto Tazuna and jumps up first. Sasuke, Sakura, and Haku walk up the wall of the crate leaving you, Zabuza, and Dark Magician. Zabuza offers you his hand so that he can help you up, but Dark Magician came between the two of you and gives Zabuza a death glare. He then wraps an arm around your waist and flies into the air. He lands on top of the crate and releases you. "Thanks, Dark Magician." You whisper.
Zabuza jumps up and lands next to you. Leaning over, he whispers to you "What's his problem?"
"Nothing, he's just really protective of me. He was the first card I ever owned, so we have a lot of history together."
Finally the epic battle begins and you all watch in amusement. Finally Naruto pops in and starts to fight with Haku's clone. You slap your forehead and mutter, "Oh dear Gods."
"What?" Kakashi whispers.
"That's the real Naruto down there…he forgot the plan."
They all get anime sweat drops, "Maybe he'll wear himself out…." Sakura suggests.
"I'm afraid not…this isn't going to end well."
"What do you mean?" Kakashi asks.
"That…" you say and point at Naruto who is now surrounded by the Nine-tailed Fox's chakra.
A look of horror appears on Kakashi's face and the others stare at Naruto in disbelief. "Is that…."
"Yes."
"Is the seal…."
"No, not yet."
Kakashi looks at you, "Not yet? Does it break eventually?"
You shrug, "I don't know….I only know what'll happen in the next 3 or 4 years." Everybody is looking at you and you blush crimson. "Ok, everyone get ready its almost time."
On the bridge, Gato and his hired gang appear and he laughs. "Looks as though the mighty ninjas wasted all their energy trying to kill one another."
"Guess again, Gato." Zabuza says and you have Dark Magician drop his magic.
The shadow clones all disappear as you all jump down from the crate. Dark Magician helps you down and then returns to his card. Naruto slaps his forehead and says, "Oh man! I forgot!"
You chuckle, "It's all right, Naruto."
Gato grins, "I see your little whore is still alive after all Zabuza. I was wondering what happened to her."
You are steamed now and the Gods' chakras surround you once more. "Whore! How dare you call me a whore!" You reach down to your necklace and slip the card out gently. "Let's see how big of a man you are when you're face to face with God!" You shout and hold up the card. Lightning bursts forth from the card and ascends towards the sky, which is steadily becoming darker. The red chakra parts from you and goes upward mixing in with the lightning. Lightning flashes across the sky continuously, "Descend from the heavens Slifer the Sky Dragon!" Suddenly the massive form of the divine dragon descends towards the bridge. Slifer lowers his head and let's out an earsplitting roar that seems to shake both the heavens and the earth; the roar causes gale force winds and more than a few of the men fall to their knees. You look over at your group to see them all standing there with their eyes wide and mouths agape. "What are you waiting for?! Go NOW!"
Zabuza, Kakashi, and Haku finally snap out of it and begin running towards Gato. No one bothers trying to stop them…they are all too preoccupied with the humongous dragon that seems to fill the entire sky. Zabuza reaches Gato and slices off his head.
"Now to erase Gato completely from this village…Slifer! Thunder Force Wave! Destroy Gato's boating company!" Slifer roars again and opens his mouth. Lightning begins building in his mouth and when he releases it, it comes out as a steady stream. The attack hits Gato's company causing a large explosion and the ground to tremble. When the dust finally settles, Gato's company is completely destroyed, but the rest of the village is untouched.
"Holy…" one of the men mutters.
"This chick is the real deal," says another.
"Let's get out of here before we become it's next targets!" The men flee in terror to their boats.
Zabuza, Kakashi, Haku, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna all are frozen in their tracks. They don't even dare to blink.
Slifer lowers his head to you and you place a hand on his head and begin to pet him. "This is absolutely the coolest thing ever….Slifer the Sky Dragon is allowing me to pet him." Slifer begins to turn red and reverts back into the red chakra, which then returns to your body.
"W…was…that…a God card?" Sakura asks, visibly shaken.
"Yes…Osirius the Heaven Dragon or better known as Slifer the Sky Dragon."
"Th…that was…terrifying…." Tazuna says.
"Yes, it is as I thought it would be here….Even the mere sight of one of these divine creatures renders people helpless."
"It would appear so," Kakashi says, "even I was too terrified to move…afraid that the dragon would turn upon me. But whenever you told us to go, I felt that it would be okay…that it wouldn't attack us as long as you were there."
Haku says, "So what do we do now, Master Zabuza?"
Zabuza walks over to you, "Well, I know you have all of these creatures at your disposal to protect you, but I think Haku and myself should serve as your bodyguards…because who knows what could happen right?"
You look up into his dark chocolate eyes, "Right….So it's settled then! We're all going back to Konoha together!"
SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO GET OUT, BUT I HOPE IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT!