Toru: Alright lets get to it I want to show Master Chase his present.
Chase: A present, Toru, and what might that be?
Toru: M-master! Um when did you get here?
Chase: Unimportant. Tell me what this present is.
Me: Sorry, Chase but that gonna have to wait. Remember I own nothing but my own characters.
Previously:
Jack snickered, "Oh man, did the look on those losers' faces! Ha! They didn't know what hit them! So what's next? They get to that location and we spring our trap, right?"
"There is no 'we' at this point Spicer." Toru said.
Jack gave her sad puppy dog eyes. "What?"
"Your usefulness is over and as for the monks I'll keep my word, they make it to the island they'll get the antidote." She gave a devilish smile.
Jack scratched his head, "Then what was the point of all this?"
Hitomi giggled, "Oh Noodle, you have to see past the usual traps and schemes and see the big picture. The trap is in the location; once the monks land they'll have no hope and no means to escape."
"Which means nothing will stand in my master's way."
The raven watched showing Chase everything, he smiled as he and Toru laughed evilly.
Chapter 13: Not According to Plan
Chase Young's lair
Toru was in her room packing a bag full of supplies, magazines, snacks, and of course her iPod so she wouldn't get bored as she waited for the monks on Aranea's island. She placed her sword by her side and was about to head out until Hitomi came begging.
The cat woman looked at Toru with sad eyes. "Aw, mama, tell me why can't I come with you? I'll be good, promise!"
The warrioress rolled her eyes and sighed, "Stop begging, you're not being punished. I just need you here to keep an eye on…Noodle, incase he does stupid and messes up my plan. Also if anything goes wrong I'm gonna need to save my butt."
"Ok but how will I know if you're in trouble or not?"
Toru tapped on a spider web to draw out her messenger spider and handed him to Hitomi. "Here, he'll tell you if we need to make contact or not. Now be a good kitty and remember do not tell Master Chase."
"Do not tell me what, Toru?" Chase stood behind Toru completely undetected yet again. How does he do that?
'Shit.' Toru cursed to herself. She breathed trying to lower her heart rate; no doubt Chase was listening to it. She turned and faced her master. "I'm going on a little training extradition on Aranea's island I should be back in a few days."
Chase looked at her with his golden eyes. "I see. So if it was something was so small why did you feel the need to hide it from me?"
Toru gave a guilty-teen look and exhaled, "Because I was thinking about having some fun in Miami when I was done for a few days to relax. It was only gonna be for a day or two, you don't mind do you?"
Chase's beast chuckled.
'She's defiantly gotten better at lying'
'Yes, she was even able to slow her heart rate'
'We taught her well. If we weren't already aware of her plan then we might actually believe her'
Chase gently rubbed her face. Toru loved how her mate/master could be so gentle and yet such an animal in bed.
"2 weeks Toru, then I except you back here, understood?" Such a simple order and yet his voice was so full of command, it demanded respect it sent shivers down her spine. Toru nodded. "Good."
The Bermuda triangle-Spider island
Toru arrived at the island via-very long, lot of ingredient use, very tedious teleportation spell, but the fact of the matter was if she didn't do it she'd be out of luck. God she had to master the shorter teleportation spells like her master.
After a few hours of trekking, Toru finally made it Aranea's cave and met up with the spider queen, and she did not look happy.
Toru looked above her to see Aranea peering down at her, "I take it you're not totally comfortable with my plan." Toru simply put.
The spider queen crossed her arms as she jumped down from the roof of the cave and took on her human form. "Oh you think? Save for you, Toru, I don't like humans on my island. What could you possibly gain from this?"
Toru knew the Aranea hated humans but that was what she was counting on, any human that ending up on her island accidental or otherwise she'd have them killed.
"Oh. Sweetie you're the main part of my plan without you I'd have nothing."
Aranea scoffed, "Save it. Why don't you just kill them yourself, when you're perfectly capable." She sooooooooo didn't want any goody-goody heroes snooping around her place.
Toru went over to her cranky friend and leaned on her shoulder and enticed her. "Because its more fun watching you do your thing. Besides you could appreciate my gift more, think about it you could do anything you want to those kids, kill them, eat them, turn them into slaves. Just imagine the monks as your personal home security."
After a little thought Aranea smiled it would be nice if she had her own personal little security squad protecting her home. As much as she hated to admit it this the idea was too good to pass up just the thought of them as her slaves sounded like so much fun, and whenever they outlived their usefulness or bored her she could kill them like all the others and feed them to her children.
The spider queen looked at Toru with a content smile, "Well you certainly now how to make an offer. Lure them here and I'll handle the rest."
"But before you do I need you to do something about the boats, we wouldn't want the monks to get that sickening heroes dumb luck and find them."
"What would you have me do?" Aranea sked.
"Whatever just make sure they can't use them."
"Done."
Toru waited on the beach while listening to Monster by Skillet and just as the song ended she spotted Dojo in the distance.
As the green dragon was flying Raimundo was having second thoughts.
"I don't know Kim, it all seems too easy, all we had to do was show up and she'd give us the antidote, something's just not right."
Kimiko agreed but really did they have any other choice but to follow the instructions? Omi and Clay got worse by the hour and time was running out.
"What do you think Dojo?" asked Kimiko.
"I do think its too easy but there's something about this island that just gives me the creeps. But then again we're in the middle of the Bermuda triangle so something's bound to happen." Dojo landed on the beach and the monks dismounted and gently placed Omi and Clay on the soft sand. As he changed back to his small form Dojo felt a strange tingle.
Toru walked down the beach and greeted the monks. She looked rather glad to see them, this didn't sit well with Rai.
"Ah, I see you made it, congratulations." She looked at the deathly ill monks. "And not a moment too soon, I see."
Raimundo couldn't stand her cocky attitude he knew she was up to something he just didn't know what.
"Look we followed your stupid instructions now give us the fucking cure!" Raimundo cured.
Toru chuckled, "My, my such language." She mocked. "But you made it in one peace. On their first trip no less. I go smashed by a mini hurricane and they-of course-made it here unharmed. I don't like this. I guess you've earned this."
Toru held up 2 of the vials of the antidote and tossed it to them. They were about to give it to their ailing friends when Raimundo stopped. He put his hand in front of Kimiko and stopped her too.
"What is it Rai?" Kimiko asked.
Raimundo looked at Toru with deep mistrust.
"Something wrong, I thought you were in a hurry to save your friends?" Toru said mockingly.
"How do we know this isn't just a placebo, of more poison?!" Rai shouted accusingly.
Toru chuckled, "You don't, but I'm not one to go back on my word. Besides look at your comrades, they don't look like they have much time left. But suit yourself, don't give it to them don't say I didn't give you free pass."
Kimiko's heart was filling with dread it really was all too easy to get her to help, come on she offered for god's sake! Toru has a plan, Kimiko was sure of that. It probably was more poison or a placebo. Wait if it was true why drag them all the way out here? If Toru wanted to just kill them she wouldn't have offered to help at all. Maybe the ingredients she need for the poison was on this island. Maybe Su Lee was still in there after all. Maybe it was just her way of showing she could be good. Kimiko smiled and looked at Raimundo.
"Its ok, Rai, we can trust her." she said without a doubt.
Raimundo looked at her "Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Kimiko and Raimundo gave they guys the antidote and within a few minutes they were coming around with splitting headaches. There fellow monks hugged them, so glad that they were ok.
"Oh, w-where in Sam hill are we?" Clay moaned.
"Some island in the middle of the Bermuda triangle." Kimiko explained.
"Why are we here?" Omi asked.
"Toru agreed to give us the antidote if we came here. By the way thank you, To-" Kimiko turned and saw that Toru was gone. "Where'd she go?"
"The bitch bailed!" Raimundo shouted as he went off into the jungle to find her.
"Raimundo wait!" Kimiko tried to stop him but it was too late. "Come on we have to follow him."
Omi and Clay steadily got to their feet and followed Kimiko.
Deep in the forest Toru was sitting in a tree holding a Black Widow in her hand. Now anybody would know never to pick up let alone go near one of the deadliest spiders on the planet but Aranea being the spider queen she's ordered all her 'children' to never harm Toru and to act as messengers at anytime if needed. Toru looked into the little spider's eyes and saw Hitomi on the other end who was using her messenger spider back home.
"Hey, mama, how's the plan going?" Hitomi asked as she licked her paw and cleaned her face.
"Everything went off without a hitch. How about you?"
"No trouble from Noodle, and Lord Chase doesn't seem to expect anything. So the monks are trapped now right?"
Toru gave a devilish smile, "Yep there's no way for the monks to get off the island, and soon enough Aranea is probably gonna turn them into slaves. I cant wait to tell Master Chase how well my plan went."
"I KNEW IT!"
Toru saw Raimundo standing in another tree. He had an extreme look of hostility in his eyes.
"Naughty, naughty little monk. Didn't your mommy ever tell you its not nice to eavesdrop." Toru voice dropped until it sounded like and an ice dagger as she drew her sword.
Raimundo took out the Sword of the Storms, Toru just gave a cocky smile.
"Sword of the Storms, wind!" the dragon of wind shouted but nothing happened. "Huh?"
Rai grunted as Toru knocked him out of the tree with the hilt of her sword. She could have easily decapitated him when he was distracted but what fun would that be?
Toru laughed darkly that he hadn't figured out what was going on, why she was so willing to give up a cure, or why she barely put up a fight. "Want to try again."
Raimundo then took out his Wudai Weapons, and called out its name, "Blade of the Nebula!" but once again nothing.
The other monks soon caught up with their comrade.
"Raimundo, what's going on?" Omi asked
"Guys, check you wu, something weird is going on."
The monks called out the names of their Wudai Weapons.
"Arrow Sparrow!"
"Big Bang Meteorang!"
"Shimo Staff!"
Nothing. None of their weapons worked. What was going on?
"Alright, witch what did you do?!" He knew it! Raimundo knew she was a double crosser! He knew she would pull something like this!
Toru shrugged her shoulders. "Me? I did nothing."
"You're gonna tell us right now lady." Clay said in a threating voice.
Toru chuckled at the fact Clay tried to sound threating. "You want me to tell you anything monk you're going to have to catch me first."
The warrioress jumped into the trees and quickly disappeared. The monks followed but couldn't find her. At that point Toru held up her sword to her face and decided to fuck with the monks for a bit, she began to sing Goodnight by Birthday Massacre to mess with there heads in Latin, cause like any of her other spell she has it only works in Latin.
None of the monks understood the language but it was as if she was singing it in English. As she started her voice casted a haze of doubt and guilt over the Xaolin.
Primum a elit super murum (First place on a classroom wall)
Integer singulis oris frangeret (Every turn of the face can help to break)
Casus domesticum dedecus (The fall from a domestic disgrace)
Raimundo thought of his parents arguing.
Omni rumore emoti (Every rumor displaced)
Sicut amittitur et invenit (Is lost and found)
A immodestia (A lack of discipline)
A memory of Omi's intense training flashes by his mind
Unum manu ad alteram incidere (One hand to cut the other)
Toru slides her hand down her blade causing it to bleed intensifying her spell.
ita unprofessional (So unprofessional)
Non es amicus (You're not a friend)
Tu iustus amator (You're just a lover)
Kimiko glances back at Raimundo.
nihil eximii (Nothing exceptional)
Hoc est correctional (This is correctional)
Speculum in pariete (Mirror on the wall)
Compegi picture (Frame the picture)
Cogita hoc osculum (Reflect this kiss)
Ut omnes volunt Goodnight (To wish us all goodnight)
Sella in die hostiae (First day in a victim's chair)
Omnis superficiei reponi (Every surface replaced)
Potest auxilium vobis ad custodiam (Can help to keep you)
Pulcher aspectu enim corrigi (Fair for a corrected gaze)
Aperuerunt singuli æque (Every feature displayed)
Erit aequas turbam (Will match your crowd )
Damnum innocentiae (A loss of innocence)
Utrum una manus lavare aliis (One hand to wash the other)
Esse a perfectionist (Be a perfectionist)
Si tu nihil (You're nothing if)
Tu iustus alius (You're just another)
Clay remembered the look on his father's face as he first left for the temple; it was a look of disappointment and abandonment.
quid material (Something material)
Hoc est non personalis (This isn't personal)
Speculum in pariete (Mirror on the wall)
Compegi picture (Frame the picture)
Cogita hoc osculum (Reflect this kiss)
Ut omnes volunt Goodnight (To wish us all goodnight)
Sumus omnes chorum (We're all dancing)
Eiusdem carminis tristes (To the same sad song)
Et non sumus dormientes (And we're not sleeping)
Sed non diu (But it won't take long)
illicita convictionem (Illicit conviction)
confessiones incompletum (Confessions incomplete)
disciplinam (Correction)
Supplices restriction (Submissive restriction)
Mandatis Repetam (Instructions will repeat)
Directionis (Direction)
Speculum in pariete (Mirror on the wall)
Compegi picture (Frame the picture)
Cogita hoc osculum (Reflect this kiss)
Ut omnes volunt Goodnight (To wish us all goodnight)
All the monks had dejected looks on their faces; her spell had worked on everyone. Everyone that is but Dojo, who had continued the search for Toru. With good timing to because she was just about to decapitate the petrified monks.
Dojo leaped from the tree and grabbed Toru's sword breaking the spell. Kimiko snapped out to it and grabbed the sword, then tossing it to Raimundo.
Rai then made a mad dash.
Toru growled as she glared at the cowering little dragon. "I'm turning you into a belt when this is over." How could she have been so stupid as to let her guard down like that. This was not going according to plan.
She went after Raimundo gracefully moving through the dense forest, while Rai was having some trouble. Toru was only 5 feet away from grabbing the collar of his shirt when he came to a stop at a cavern making a threating motion to drop her sword.
Toru stopped in her tracks because she knew that cavern lead straight down the bottom of the ocean, and the chances of her getting it back were slim, like winning-the-lottery slim.
"Don't you dare." She said growling.
"Then you better tell me what you did to our weapons the, witch, unless you want to say 'goodbye' to your sword." Riamundo threated by to doing a fake-out of dropping the sword.
This was embarrassing as all hell! Toru had let the monks get the upper hand! Thank god Chase couldn't see her continuing failure right now. "You drop that sword then we're all screwed, besides I already told you I didn't do anything to your weapons"
"Wrong answer."
Rai dropped the sword.
"NO!"
Toru ran after her sword knocking Raimundo to the side into a nearby tree, denting it. Toru tried to grab the hilt of the sword but by millimeters missed and the Sword of Slayers was lost. So not according to plan.
Yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss! I'm done! My longest chapter ever! Over 3000 words. I made Rai a bit dark in this, I know hopefully he'll turn back to normal in next chapter. Damn Toru's first evil plan and she fails, but this is chapter 13 unlucky number and all. (But she still is the bad guy so she has to lose every once in a while. But it won't be like that forever promise. Evil will win! MMWAHAHAHAHA!) stay close kiddies we learn Toru's origin next chapter. Yay camp fire story! To all my faithful readers I hope you continue to enjoy it. Plez review. And to those who have I thank you.