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Genjutsu sat hunched over a desk with a lamp dangling overhead. Books scattered around the documents, piles of failed translations in the trash, pencil half used and all chewed up between her teeth as she traced her fingers along the words.
"Ah-HA! I found it!... No wait, this is a recipe for roast Pegasus... I've found a recipe for Pegasus! Now what was I looking up- there it is..."
Genjutsu slammed another book shut and looked over what she had, "Power, In the thirteen points of the world Lie mythical guardians, Their powers are naught when compared to- the pluming power they keep? That can't be right..."
She crumpled up the paper and tossed it into the trashcan with the other incomplete translations. "After all, this isn't Nintendo with those stupid Italian plumbers..."
Genjutsu sighed and stood up, she whisked everything off the desk and headed for the kitchen as the sun rose. She turned from the fridge and spotted a half-awake Gayl. Her hair was pressed around from whatever pillow she slept against, eyes still half shut with sleep in her eyes, Sticky Bun hanging from her mouth as she mumbled an incoherent good morning.
"Ohaiyo Gayl-chan, I see you’re back to normal, and was wondering about that favor."
Gayl opened her eyes a little more and took the sticky bun from her mouth, "Huh- OH! that...” Gayl munched her sticky bun faster now, and after she finished it, "So what do you want me to do?"
"Got a little side-project running, how much you know about voodoo?" "Bare minimum." "Good, I need you to get some essentials for me, from the Troopers, Masho, and even Mr. Doom-san." "Doom- why do you want a Voodoo doll of him?" "I have my reasons." "That's news to me, but I'll go get what I can, check combs and such as I can..."
Gayl got herself something to drink, and another couple sticky buns, then sat at the table. She was surprised as Doom came strolling in a little bit later.
"Mr. Doom-san, I'm surprised to see you up so early, the sun isn't anywhere near the top of the sky yet," Genjutsu poked fun at Doom's usual late-morning to early afternoon arrival.
"Ohaiyo Genjutsu, Gayl-san," he wiped the sleep from his eyes and went over to the sink. After splashing some water onto his face he went over to the fridge and pulled out a glass bottle of Coke.
"Here, let me get this hair out of your eyes," she said as she yanked a tufted of hair hanging over his forehead and catching in his scruffy facial hair of two to three days slow growth.
"YE-OUCH!" Doom protested as the hair resisted coming free, but was easily ripped out by Genjutsu's strength. Doom jumped back and clutched his head where the hair had come out. Using his hands, he pushed his hair all back to its usual flow towards the back of his head...
The coke bottle of coke still pressed against the missing hair, he pulled out a few more breakfast supplies, cooked up some eggs and hash browns. As he sat down Gayl got up, "Pardon, I have some errands to run," she excused herself with a glance at Genjutsu.
After Gayl was gone, Genjutsu turned to Doom, "Watch what you think about me, Gayl's errand is not me plotting away."
Doom gave a hearty yawn, "Sure, if you say so, but I'm sure it's your errand, any hints." "Voodoo."
Doom took a moment to think when suddenly Genjutsu interrupted his thoughts, "Bingo!"
Doom's eyes fell on the hair still in Genjutsu's hand, and his eyes bugged for a second, Genjutsu nodded again. Doom forced himself to calm down, or started to-
"Don't worry, I'm sure Mr. Doom-san will be a good little puppy so long as I have this," "But you’re after the Troopers and Masho primarily, aren't you," Doom realized aloud.
"Actually, I just collect Voodoo dolls, I have one of Gayl and Shi also, even Fluffiums." "Mamoru's cat?" Doom shook his head in disgust, it was more creepy when she was overly honest and open like now than her silent plotting he couldn't prove. Doom excused himself as he rose up, "Feeling particularly motivated for some reason today, gonna hit the food storehouse..."
Genjutsu smiled as Doom squeezed by, keeping his distance from Genjutsu-
"Oh your wrong, Mamoru could do far worse than just kill you, but you are right that he lacks the same- unique creativity I'd employ."
Doom shuddered, then with a thought, he filled his mind with so much chaos he hoped to block Genjutsu from his mind. Genjutsu gave a creepy wave as Doom backed out of the kitchen, bumping into a groggy Mamoru, unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth. He turned and apologized-
"Genjutsu's... perky- this morning..." Mamoru grunted, actually appreciating the warning...
~~~
Eirhe woke up with ease, rousting her other assistants she make herself an espresso and sat behind her desk, the computer already set up, and most everything assembled, she was working out the blueprints for the larger scale blocking chamber.
"Does that woman EVER sleep? She must have been up most of the night to have gotten everything unpacked," Aquila commented. "Oh she sleeps," Fomalhaut corrected, "and when she does, you'll never get her awake until she's ready... I'd say about three times a week for maybe four hours a piece..."
"Albiero," Eirhe called out, "check the animals, make sure they're all adapting to the more confined environment. The animals are all outside, there's a small pen hastily constructed for them."
"Sure Doc," Albiero replied as he headed for the door.
Aquila gave a harsh yawn and barely got her hand up to cover it, then moved to stretch out her back. "So, what's on the agenda today, seems the majority of the unpacking is complete."
"Not entirely, you guys can finish that while I finish these plans, these will be what we work on for a while- part of the arrangement with these people."
"And what are 'these plans'," Aquila sneered, "I'm- no, I'm not sorry doctor, I have good reason to hate these people, last night, their leader- sir short-temple with the glowy-red eyes came in here looking for you while you were stuffing your face on a date, he nearly strangled me."
"Date? Hardly Aquila, it was just dinner, two associates getting better acquainted, as for your encounter with death, I believe that may have been a misunderstanding, I'll address it next time I see him."
"DEATH?" Aquila spat out shocked, "you can't mean THE death." "I doubt it, but according to Doom, Mr. Shi has power over death." "Bad enough to know the guys powerful enough to kill us, but now to know he can SUMMON it on us! I can't work like this, it was nice- sometimes- working with you, but I want to go home and pretend none of this is happening. If you ever need anything, find someone else."
"Aquila-" "No, neither of you could possibly say ANYTHING of consequence to convince me to stay," she threw her arms open in a motion of cutting the conversation right there. "I'm going."
Fomalhaut held up one hand, "Wait, I believe there is one thing I can say to at least give you time to reconsider." "Oh, what's that?" "Where's the exit?"
Aquila stopped for a moment, "You mean I'm TRAPPED here!"
Eirhe stood up, "Hardly Aquila, if you're so set on leaving, I can take you with one of the teleporters, and then return here with it."
"Dr. Carchela, are you sure." "Of course Fomalhaut, no reason to keep her here if she's so set on leaving. It's counterproductive. Though if you could at least do me the favor of helping Fomalhaut with the last of the unpacking while I finish up these designs."
"Fine..."
~~~
Genjutsu was sitting back at her desk, she threw up her arms in celebration as she finished the translation, "HAH... No mere mortals can more an arcane puzzle to complex for ME!"
She leapt from her seat to go and dashed from the room. As she left a blur of white fur snatched the papers from the desk, back outside the room Kayley smiled, "Damn, thought that woman would never leave them in the open... phew, and look, translated even." "Let's go," Anna took Kayley shoulder as the two rushed for the exit. Once the two of them got out the way they came in, the two of them couldn't help a fit of giggles. "That crazy woman's gonna have fit when she gets back." "I hope the other's don't get upset, with us." "They may make a deal of it, but I expect they'll be glad we succeeded- Shh- Tin Heads."
"Just one- tiger woman!"
Kayley turned around to see a black Youja soldier holding a scythe.
"We meet again, you won't get the best of me twice, I'm even STRONGER now!"
"Do you know this guy?" "Doesn't look familiar?"
"Maybe THIS will jog your memory!" He thrust the oversized scythe into the air, and a bolt of black lightning crashed down towards Kayley and Anna, the two of them rolling aside narrowly.
"Oh, you- what’s-his-name, the guy with the giant scythe and bigger ego trip." "Should I call my armor?" "Might help."
Sensoukami raised up his scythe and brought it down at Kayley, Anna rose up her firebo and raked it across Sensoukami's chest, causing Sensoukami's Scythe to move with him away from Kayley.
"Thanks." "No sweat."
Anna called on her sun goddess and summoned her armor around her with flaming awe. Sensoukami took his scythe to her this time, but as he brought the blade down at her, she brought up her firebo in both hands to block the scythe, and while his scythe was caught by her firebo, Kayley came at Sensoukami, claws extended, and tackled him like a football player.
Sensoukami's grip on his scythe slackened with Kayley's impact, and it slide from his hands and Kayley raked her claws along his chest repeatedly, each time smoke rose from the armor, but she had done little more than scratch the surface of his new armor shell. Sensoukami reached back with both hands and shoved Kayley with alarming strength, forcing her off him. Sensoukami got to his feet and brushed himself off, Kayley's claw marks came off as easily as dust. Sensoukami reached out a hand and his scythe flew into it.
"I told you, I'm stronger than when your fire brat friend pierced me. I've been re-forged with even stronger magic than the strongest Youja warrior to date, you cannot win."
Kayley punched Sensoukami with the paw of a full grown white tiger, clipping him in the jaw and sending him back several feet, changing back enough to speak, she replied, "Last time you bragged about being unbeatable too, the kid and I still clipped you down a notch."
Sensoukami held his cheek, nursing a small dent, "I am a prototype, I posses FAR more power than any Youja Soldier before me!"
"A prototype for what," Kayley asked. "A new breed of Youja that only Genjutsu has the power to build- as strong as a Trooper, each of us," he sneered, "You will be OVERRUN by me and my breed one day!"
"The crazy priestess lady?" "Mistress Genjutsu is the ultimate in PERFECTION, no one can rival her! -"
Sensoukami stopped dead as he looked down at his chest to see the blade side of a Kusari Gama had run him through. Looking before him he saw a brilliant armor of platinum holding the blade, it pulled the blade back from him, black smoke poured out his body and eyes as his life drained out of him. "You speak glory that is not yours-... brother."
Jun Valson · Wed Jun 15, 2005 @ 06:49am · 0 Comments |
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