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Soiree thought " The sooner we get to the mines the better. "

Shen woo thought " at least he's hitting on Soiree and not me."

Soiree and Shen woo went to working mining the last of the gems. What the guys didn't realize that this was a form of training.


Meanwhile back at the steakhouse.

Nagase said " was there anything that need to be repaired in the basement?"

Kairi looking up from the plans " I don't know. "

Lily and Alba brought an end to their make out session. Lily seeing that it was time to get back to work said " So what else needs to be repaired?"

Meanwhile out in the field, Andy dodged a near blow to the bottom when Raditz was using a ki blast to get him out of the fun of the game. "Whoo hoo hoo!" Andy exclaimed in excitement, "No wonder Dee loves this game so much. It tests speed and accuracy. Not to mention skill to stay in the air the whole time."

It took Ash a tad longer to finish collecting his gems because he had begun smashing the grey rocks and most were empty. And there was quite a lot of Paralyzation gas in them too, which hindered his motions.

When he was finished, Ash sighed and then said, "All right, lets reach the surface and bring all of the gems collected to Tai and Tim the Blacksmiths. It will likely be Tim and his girlfriend Meryl that brings the goods over and we will need a mold too. Aww, tartar sauce. We need to store these gems first. Then we must speak with Saibara to help us make a molding of the exterior of Iori's castle. Then, what we do is we bring the molding over to the blacksmith so he can make the goods and have Tim rush it over and... well, maybe they will smelt the gems over by Iori's castle. My point is, we need to see Saibara first to come with us back to the steakhouse. Then we may have more mining to do. But its easier mining."

Saibara was in his shop like always and noticed Ash the second he walked into the door. He said to Ash, "What can I do you for this time, Crimson?"

Ash bowed respectfully to the artisan and replied, "I need you to take care of a huge project I have going. You see..."

Crimson explained the whole long winded story to Saibara, then the craftsman asked, "So basically, you need me to make a gigantic mold from the good clay here in the mines to fit a giant castle."

Nodding, Ash replied, "Yeah, that's about right."

Saibara then said, "Well, for a project like that, I need 1 million pieces of good clay to start with. I am sure that you and your workers here can handle such a task, right? Heck, there are plenty of villagers that can help out as well."

Ash tilted his head for a moment, thinking, "What a drag, more mining. And my arms are killing me from hauling all of those gems!"

Then the pottery artist said, "So, I see you have already done a lot of work. Very well, I shall speak with Mayor Theodore about this. You shall have your mold by Monday. Good day to you, Ash."

Ash then left the shop and said, "Bummer, we gotta wait until Monday and I cannot haul one million pieces of clay out of the Moonlight mine by the time this day is out. My arms are already overworked from that gem project. So, we have to find a way to keep Yagami occupied until then and that will not be easy. You two have any bright ideas? Because... I am all out of them. How do we keep an out of control Orochi Prince occupied until Monday? Today is Thursday don't forget and, do not even consider empress dee playing tag for that long. She cannot last!"

Ash smirked at the thought of the sleeping potion, but then remembered Sangcun's words. He said, "Can we think of something that doesn't involve someone else or something that only an Orochi Warrior would think up? You two know that I am trying to break my evil ways and making a sleeping potion, which I can make by the way, only encourages me to do more bad things. Be honest, did you like it when I was burning down your precious city? I would be happy to create that scene again if you like if you want to go that route. Seriously, think of something... better. Something the three of us can do, but doesn't involve... being evil."

The three of them were taking a stroll down the streets of Flower Bud Village and had stopped by the Clinic that was Dr. Alexander Trent's office. Looking at the sign, Ash had an idea that caused him to dash up the mountain side. He shouted as he was getting further and further away from his companions, "Stay right there, I had a brilliant idea just now! The Harvest Goddess! She can do something about our plight!"

Jamie, who heard the idea of the sleeping potion, began stroking her pet Rottwieler. She said, "Do you hear that, my pet? Crimson is having trouble with someone of his own kind."

The dog barked in acknowledgement. Jamie continued, "Why don't we give them a hand? I mean, we could make a sleeping potion, can't we? How hard can that be? All it takes is a few weeds, some poisonous mushrooms, and a few blowfish to create one powerful potion. But, we also need to get our paws on that blasted mixing pot that Crimson has stashed someplace on his farm and his terror of a son guards that thing like its his kid. That won't be easy."

The dog then lifted his head signalling that he will take care of the kid while Jamie does some breaking and entering. "Oh, you'll help me, Bruiser? Okay, then let us hurry. It won't be long before Crimson will be back."

The dog jumped out first and began growling and barking and snarling at both Shen Woo and Soiree.

As Jamie snuck into Crimson's place, the dog transformed into human shape. He said, "My master doesn't even know I am capable of such transformations, but if you want to have a go at me, then go right ahead. It will be exactly what I am planning. So, who is first?"

Meanwhile, in the Flower Bud Sacred Spring, Ash Crimson bowed low to the great figure standing before him. "Great Goddess of Harvest for Flower Bud Village, I have a prayer that I wish to be granted."

Luise Merink smiled and said, "How touching. You know who I am Ash Crimson. Now quit being such a suck up and tell me your problem."

Ash stood and said, "Very well. My issue is this..." Ash told Luise about the Orochi Steakhouse and the whole bit before then and what he and his companions have done to try and fix this problem."

Luise then replied, "Ash, you truly have changed. You know that? Well, I suppose I could help you, but you must do something for me in return. You must stop Jamie from making a horrid poisonous potion that is going to end up killing Yagami!"

Ash bowed and said, "I shall do just that. Thank you, your excellency. And... sorry for being a wimp in front of you, I am just abiding by the laws here."

Luise chuckled and then she began working her magic. In the meantime, Ash dashed back downstairs saw Soiree and Shen Woo was dealing with the distraction and decided to go for the crook. He opened the door to his second house, where he kept the mixing pot and lit the flame on his finger, which glowed a bright yellow. It was at one time green, but since being purified, his flame is the yellow one. Sneaking up behind Jamie, Ash then grabbed her by the waist and said, "What in the hell do you think you are doing Jamie?"

Jamie saw the flame and started squirming. "L-L-Let me go, Crimson! I just wanted to help your friend Iori."

Ash then dropped Jamie and said, "Get out. And Iori is not my friend don't you ever think that!"

Jamie was scrambling to the door, but Blaze was in her way. Blaze Crimson smirked and asked his father, "Daddy, may I have my way with her this time? Please?"

Ash smirked and said, "Sure my son, why not? She was going to steal our mixing pot. Why not show her what that potion would have done? One less problem to deal with. Criminals get death here and death is what Jamie is about to get for attempted theft."