Chapter 6
The Water Sekirei
It was now the middle of the night and many people were sleeping away the night, expect for a few individuals one of which is blond haired women with a black dress and a white underdress that showed off her rather large cleavage. This was Sekirei number 9 also known as Tsukiumi, recently the young women had just rescued her rival Homura from a fiery fate, after all no one else but her will get to defeat him but during their brief conversation she then told Homura about an odd feeling in her heart which could only mean one thing.
"I'm reacting" she said, clenching her fist in anger, "Vile beast, if thou wish's to defile me, then he shall find nothing but death!"
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"Achoo!" Ben sneezed as he lay in his bed, causing him to wake up
Scratching his nose slightly he couldn't help but wonder why he sneezed because he's pretty sure that he was not sick.
"Hmm, probably something just tickled my nose in my sleep" Ben said as he went back to sleep.
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It was now the weekend so everyone had a day off today so everyone was sitting around the dining table to enjoy breakfast, plus one. It turns out there orange haired trouble maker from yesterday, Matsu, was sitting with everyone and sitting right next to Caleb and looking quite happy. Now it didn't take a genius to figure out what had happened between the two of them, seeing as Mike told the others what Matsu was, a Sekieri, and judging by her attitude Caleb just became her Ashikabi.
'So…Caleb has a Sekieri too…great' Caleb thought a little bit of jealous
I mean come on, first Mike not only gets one but now two Sekieris but one is a kid so he can overlook it. But now Caleb has Sekieri now too and a good looking one who is also a computer nerd…that kind of combo shouldn't exist! So with that in mind there was one question that remained in his mind.
'Where is my Sekieri dang it!?' Ben thought
"Um Ben, you okay?" Mike asked
This snapped the young dino lover from his thoughts as he looked at his friend and his Sekieri Musubi who looked at him with confusion and worry.
"I'm good, why?" Ben asked
"Well you were quiet for a while so we were wondering if everything was okay" Musubi said as Ben just shrugged
"Ah just thinking is all" Ben replied as he continued eating
"Oh, must have been something good if were that focused on it~~" Matsu said with a snicker which got Caleb to roll his eyes
"Lay off him Matsu" Caleb said which got the Sekirei to stop her cackling
Seeing the interaction between the two of them made Ben frown slightly but kept on eating and tried his best to ignore the new couple. Of course his frown was not unnoticed by Arthur as he shook his head at him, which sent a clear message to his friend.
"Don't be jealous"
After breakfast everyone went and did their own thing, with Arthur helping Miya with the dishes, Mike and Musubi were having a sparring match together surprisingly enough and Matsu had dragged Caleb into the cubby-hole of her's…probably trying to lay him. As for Ben…he was busy lying on the roof of Izumo Inn and scrolling through Youtube but still feeling pretty bored. With a sigh Ben then stowed his phone in his pocket and just stared up into the sky. To tell the truth ever since he and friends had landed into this world Ben has found it pretty boring so when the Sekirei Plan was revealed he thought he found the excitement he needed but so far all he found yet again was boredom.
"Man this sucks…wish I had a Sekirei, get a taste of what's like" Caleb said to himself
"Hey Ben!?" Mike shouted from below
Looking over the edge, Ben found Mike holding a sleepy looking Kusano in his arms.
"You mind putting Kusano down for a nap, I need to help Musubi with some grocery shopping" Mike said which made Ben sigh again
There was also that, he was basically Ku's nanny…not that was a bad thing after all she was a cute little thing and he enjoyed taking care of the little plant girl.
"Sure man" Ben replied
Ben then jumped off the roof of the Inn and landed in one of the tree branches and then spring boarded off it and landed on the ground. Seeing the performance, Kusanno couldn't help put clap in excitement as Ben gave a bow which made the small girl laugh. Seeing this Mike couldn't help but smile as well as he handed Kusano to Ben.
"You always have a way of making people smile don't you Ben?" Mike said as Ben shrugged
"It's part of my charm" Ben said which got a giggle from Musubi
"I bet the Sekirei you get will love to have you as there Ashikabi" she said which made Ben blush in embarrassment
"Yeah…sure" Ben said as he took Ku to her room to nap
Once he arrived he then laid the little girl into bed and tucked her in, nice and snug too, and no sooner did Ben did that Kusano was fast asleep. Seeing the little girl sleep made Ben smile almost seeing her as a little sister that he never had, of course seeing the sleeping child caused Ben to yawn as well.
"You know a nap doesn't sound like a bad idea, maybe I'll take one too" Ben said
So Ben then walked over to a rocking chair in the room and sat down, once he was comfortable he then felt his mind start to slip and before he knew it he was off to dream land.
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Ben then found himself on one of the skyscrapers of the city, the wind blowing across the roof with a mighty howl. On the other side of the building was woman, a woman with long blond hair that reached down to her hips, a black flowing dress and brown boots.
"What the…what is all this?" Ben asked himself
"So I have found you at last" the woman said in a very posh like voice, "Prepare thy self Ashikabi...FOR DEATH!"
"Ahhh!" Ben shouted as he jolted from his sleep
He then took deep breaths as the visons from his dream ran through his head, trying to find some sort of reason for all of this but sadly nothing was coming to mind.
'What was that? Did I dream about…a Sekirei' Ben thought
Of course due to his rude awaking, he accidently woke up Kusano and with a quick apology Ben and Kusano then went to see Matsu, after all if anyone would know anything about some killer Sekirei is most likely her.
So once Ben was in front of Matsu's secret door he then knocked on the door and after some time Caleb then opened the door.
"Hey man, what's up?" Caleb asked
"I need to talk to Matsu, it's something important" Ben replied
Just as he said that, Caleb's Sekirei Matsu showed up beside him with intrigued etched on her face.
"Oh and what can this Sekirei do for you?" Matsu asked, pushing up her glasses
"Well…I had a dream."
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Ben then found himself in Matsu's little room, filled with tons of screens that showed all kinds of videos and information.
"So, you dreamed about a woman wanting to kill you?" Matsu inquired as Ben nodded
This of course caused Caleb to chuckle slightly at the hilarity of it all, which of course caused Ben to frown at him.
"It's not that funny" Ben grumbled in annoyance
"It kind of is dude, I mean come on you meet your Sekirei for the first time and turns out she wants you dead, that is kind of funny in a sense" Caleb replied which made Ben frown harder
Of course the thought of his supposed Sekirei did bring up a certain thought to Ben's mind.
"Speaking of which, didn't Mike have a dream when he meet Kusano?" Ben asked
"That is true, it's not uncommon for Sekirei to connect to their Ashikabi unconsciously but usually they already have a few Sekirei's before that happens" Matsu explained which confused Ben and Caleb alike.
"So how am I getting visions of my Sekirei when I don't have a Sekirei?" Ben asked
All three of them then started to think it over in their heads, trying to come up with a reason until Caleb snapped his fingers.
"Of course the Morphing Grid!" he exclaimed, confusing Matsu
"Morphing Grid?" she asked
"It's an interdimensional energy field that all Power Rangers draw their powers from" Caleb explained, "All Rangers are connected to the Grid in some way but in terms of Ben, he's the most connected to the Grid more than anyone so I guess that the Grid connected you to your Sekirei" Caleb said
"Huh, maybe, the Morphing Grid is strange like that" Ben said
"Well on that note, let's find out who your Sekirei is, do you remember what she looked like?" Matsu asked, hands over her keyboard
"Um, yeah I do actually" Ben replied as he tried to remember his dream, "Let's see here…she had long blonde hair, blue eyes, a black dress…and really mean scowl…like try to kill with a look scowl" He said
Matsu then typed in the descriptions but once she did Matsu suddenly let out a gasp, causing the two boys to be focused on her. When they saw her they noticed she looked rather nervous and scared, which only made the two Rangers nerves as well.
"Um Ben, is this who you saw in your dream?" Matsu asked revealing the computer screen
On it was a profile and on the picture to go along with it was very same girl that Ben saw, very same that wanted him dead.
"Yeah that's her alright" Ben replied, which caused Matsu to groan in despair
"I was afraid so…that's Tsukiumi, also known as the Ashikabi Hater"
Hearing this caused Ben's mouth hang open as Matsu's words resounded in his brain.
"Ashikabi Hater?!" Ben exclaimed now scared
"Yep, she is infamous for her hatred to Ashikabis, not to mention is a single number making her very powerful as well" Matsu said, which made Ben groan
"Great, I found my Sekirei and it turns out she hates guys" Ben said, sounding depressed
"On the other hand this could be beneficial to us" Caleb added which got Ben's attention
"He's right in the Sekirei Plan the more people we have in our group the better chance we have at winning this thing" Matsu added
"So wait, you actually want me to go and find this chick…the same who wants me dead!?" Ben asked
"…Yeah pretty much" Matsu said
Ben could only sigh in defeat, after all Matsu had a point, if what she says about Tsukiumi is true then she would be a great help to their cause however.
'If I do find her, what do I do, it's not like I can fight back against my own Sekirei…right?' Ben thought
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Later the next day, Ben told the others about his dream and his destined Sekirei, Tsukiumi but most importantly he told them that he was going to go and find her and convince her to join them. So to find her and make sure he had back-up in case things went south Mike and Musubi decided to head out on foot so that they can track her down, all while Caleb and Matsu watched from the sky due to some very handy MBI satellites. As for Ben he decided to head it out alone, Mike suggested bringing along Kuu as extra protection but he declined after all it didn't feel right using some else's Sekirei to find his battles. So here he was walking the city looking for his Sekirei/Killer.
"This is a bad idea, I could get killed or ambushed…but my fiends need all the help we can get to survive this little game" Ben said to himself
Ben then turned down alley way, taking a quieter route so that he can clear his mind but that didn't last long when suddenly he heard the sound of a cat coming from above. Curious he then looked up and was surprised to find a small black cat coming down at him, thus he quickly snatched the little critter from the air and held it in his arms.
"He little guy where did you came from?" Ben asked the cat, petting it as he did
"Hey man, thanks for catching my little money bag!" a voice said from above
Looking up Ben was greeted by Seo, the man that helped Mike, up on the roof of one the buildings.
"Huh, didn't think I would run into him again?" Ben said to himself as watched the moocher climb down the fire escape to meet him.
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In another part of the city, the Water Sekirei Tsukiumi was looking over the city, still thinking about the dream she had about her… Ashikabi.
"Fowl creature, when I find thy you will regret connecting with me…Ashikabi" she said, venom laced in her voice
"Well, well, look who we have here" a voice said behind Tsukiumi
Turning around Tsukiumi was meet by a pair of twin Sekirei both sporting some very revealing cloths made of leather and straps.
"Looks like a little bird is lost, bad news for you but good news for us" then once in blue said as she and her sister formed lighting with in their hands.
"I see, I heard rumors of a pair of Sekireis going about attacking un-winged ones" Tsukiumi said, having a disapproving look on her face, "Foul Cheaters, dos thou wish to win that badly!"
"Yeah I didn't understand I single thing you said, honestly we don't care about winning we just want to eliminate the un-winged" the one in red said
"Do's thou wish to duel, very well I grow bored anyway" Tsukiumi said which angered the twins
"Don't get full of yourself, Lighting bolt!" the blue twin shouted and fired a lightning bolt
But the water Sekirei didn't budge and just created a quick wall of water that blocked the attack easily, which greatly shocked the two Sekirei.
"Please, is that the best you have?" Tsukiumi said, a hit of smugness in her voice
"Ah man she's stronger than we thought" one of the twins said, now realizing they made a horrible mistake
"Water Celebration!"
Tsukiumi then sent forth a torrent of water at the two causing them to be sent flying off the building and went flying through the air. Realizing that they were outmatched they decided to flee but Tsukiumi was having none of that.
"Cowards! Come and face thy defeat with honor!" she yelled as she gave chase to the two
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Back on the ground Ben was walking with Seo, who had the cat under his arm.
"So I'm guessing you were pet sitting this little gal and she slipped away?" Ben asked
"Yep, I was afraid we were going to have find a twin and pull the old switch-a-roo" Seo replied, "By the way, I have to ask have you found your Sekieri yet?" he asked which made Ben slump his shoulders
"Well…kind of" Ben replied which confused Seo
"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked
"Well I know who my Sekieri is…but I don't she'll like me" Ben replied which made Seo scoff
"Come man give yourself some credit, you seem like a nice guy, I bet your Sekieri would be thrilled someone like you" Seo said, giving a lite punchp to Ben's shoulder
'Yeah I hope so' Ben thought, doubting Seo's words
"Seo!" a voice shouted from above
Looking up they found Seo's Sekeiri, Hibiki and Hikari and seemed to be out of breath.
"Hey girls, look I found our little money bag" Seo said while Ben gave him a deadpan stare
"I don't think your client would appreciate calling there cat a money bag" Ben added
"Forget about that, we're being chased!" Hikari shouted, sounding much panicked
"Get thy head!" a new voice said from above
Ben then looked up and to his surprise he saw someone else fall from the sky as well…and seemed to be heading toward him…very fast!
"I said get out of the way!" she shouted
Unfortunately Ben didn't move fast enough and before he knew it he was caught underneath the women thus making him crash to the ground.
"Ow"
The woman then stood and looked down at Ben with spite, arms crossed under her large bosom.
"Filthy Monkey, thou should…" she started to say until she laid her eyes upon Ben
She fell to her knees, breathing heavily and face extremely flush with red and Ben instantly recognized her as the Sekieri from his dreams.
"No way, it's you" Ben said
The Sekieri then stood and looked down at Ben, venom very present in her eyes. Water then started form around her making the air become dense and humid while giving her a feeling of menace and hate.
"Vile man, thou has come to defile me, let it be know that all you will find here is suffering and thy find no release expect for death!" she shouted as Ben looked on in terror
"Ah man, I don't think I'm dreaming…though I kind wish I was!"