Ronins on the Hellmouth
Chapter 3 (Time for a meeting of allies)
Disclaimer: See chapter 1
That evening, a meeting was held with a group of people at Steve St. Wolf's residence in Sunnydale. Present at the meeting were St. Wolf aka The Wanderer, Buffy Summers aka The Slayer, Xander, Cordellia Chase, Amy Madison, Willow Rosenberg, Jenny Calendrer, Rupert Giles (Buffy and St. Wolf's watcher, along with Jenny), Shaw Hunter (who had asked for this meeting) Robin Goodfellow Faith Pryce, and Gabrielle, along with her lover Red Sonja. The group was just chatting until Shaw called the meeting to order.
"I wish to thank all of you for coming. I realize that many of our team are busy on other items, but I feel that they will hear about this in due time. I especially wanted you Gabrielle here for this, since I have this scroll that was sent from one of the Elven communities. It was written in Japanese, and, while I am proficient in it, I felt that a second person reviewing it could not hurt" the Half-elven ranger said to the Immortal Amazon queen. Shaw was fairly sure her translation was correct, but with what it said, she wanted a second opinion on it, and no else could speak or write Japanese except for Gabrielle.
Gabrielle nodded in appreciation. She knew Shaw took her work as the linguist for Section 7 seriously, so, if she wanted someone to double check it, she would have no problem doing so. "If you would be kind enough Shaw, as to read the translation that will help me out considerably in reviewing the original material. But, I do have confidence in your skills" the Amazon Queen stated. And with that, the team sat down to listen to the translation.
Shaw pulled the copy of the translation that she had made, from a binder that she had placed her copy of the translation in. "It is a rather interesting translation, and, while it does not mention the Slayer per se, it does seem to deal with Sunnydale" the Half Elven cleric stated, as she began to read from her notes, And with that, Shaw read her translation of the material.
A threat from the East shall leave the East and come to the West, and settle in the Dale of the Sun.
His power will allow him to taint Virtue, Life, Wisdom, Trust and Justice.
But when Knowledge is added to Virtue, Life, Wisdom, Trust, and Justice,
A Power will be unleashed that will aid the Slayer and her allies
In defeating the threat from the East that has settled in the Dale of the Sun
That news caused some heads shaking and head scratching. Something like this was unusual, but even for Section 7, it was odd. Finally Giles spoke up, and managed to get his voice heard over the rest of the group that was there.
"I suggest that the first chance that we get to see what this prophecy relates to. Some of it is evident. Vale of the Sun refers to Sunnydale. But the rest will need to be researched to see what it means." And with that the group broke up and started pulling books to help with the research.
As the group went to work, Shaw slipped out and started to head back to where here legal guardian lived at. While she took her work seriously, she also knew that she had a public service requirement to fulfill before this school year was done. As she was walking home, she saw a sign that caught her eye: A symbol of two swords united as one, shaped like a Triangle. Underneath the symbol, and on the front doors, was a sign indicating that an instructor was needed. Shaw entered the premises of the building that had the sign on it. Inside she found two people, a man and a woman. The man had blonde hair, and a build that indicated that he kept himself fit. The lady looked like she was a mixture of European and Japanese, which Shaw recognized from her trip back in time. She noticed that they were also chatting.
"I tell you Twyla, that as much as I enjoy the Dojo, and getting away from most of the computer sales, it's hard to find someone who can both handle self-defense AND swordplay!" the man muttered aloud to the lady. He walked around the Dojo's interior, looking at the training blades and pictures that were posted around there. Among them, was a picture of five young men in different colors, One wore red, another dark blue, a third Green, a fourth sea Green and a fifth wore Orange.
Twyla just looked at him and smiled. "At least here, we don't have to worry about the threats that we dealt with in Toyoma Japan, my dear James" she told the man, as she jotted down some notes in a small pad that she had with her. It was at this point that Shaw politely cleared her throat and interrupted the chat between them.
"I am sorry to interrupt, but I was on my way home, and saw your sign up front. I also heard your conversation. I take it that the person you are looking for would have to be skilled in both self- defense techniques as well as swordplay?" Shaw asked, realizing that this could be not only a way to fulfill the requirement for aiding the community, but also, a possible job for herself after school, when not busy with the group patrolling Sunnydale.
"You sound like you are interested in the job, but let's see if you have the skills to back it up" stated James, as he grabbed a pair of wooden swords off one of the walls of the Dojo. Taking one for himself, he tossed the other to Shaw. The Half Elf felt the weight of the wooden sword and realized that this person did not keep these for decoration. They were weighted to simulate the actual weight of real blades! This caused Shaw to rethink what she had planned. It was time to show this young man that this person COULD handle herself with a blade like this! And with that, the employment interview began!