sword of Darkness part 5.5 (the side story) By: Fragraham Lincon The Side Story ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like the title says this is a side story that takes place during sword of darkness. It wasn't enough to constitute a whole part thus the decimal point. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Where did Frag go?" Asked Ray of Gomisaki (Human). "Lord Fudo left. He said he had to do some thinking." She responded. "Tell me where he went. I have to stop him before he sees king Azusa." "Why. Can't it wait untill later?" "No it can't wait. Look Gomisaki I know you don't know me to well but if you don't tell me where he went you'll be out a master." "WHAT?" "That Jurai power thing he's planning. He didn't tell me the whole thing. I was researching the history of Jurai and I found that in every instance of this attack the warrior using it has died. No one could withstand that kind of energy passing through them. He's planning to sacrifece himself to kill Mewtwo. I have to top him before he does something that drastic." "I......can't tell you. My loyalty is to him and I won't betray that." "Gomisaki, listen to me. Frag..er Fudo. He....is....going...to...die. Sometimes loyalty isn't about obeying orders. It's about doing what's best for the person you care about. If that means going against his wishes to save his life then you have to do it." "I........." Gomisaki broke into tars and ran away. Okay this is where I come in. I hopped out of the dimension for awhile to clear my head. I just went somewhere at random. I found a small town of an earth world. It seemed so peaceful. A quaint mideival sort of place without all the warfare. I rented a room at an inn and stayed the night. I got up early the next morning to watch the sunrise. Not something I normally do but I thought it could very well be my last. I walked out into the forrest where I walked along a babling brook. I followed the stream and it slowly widened. As the land dipped down a hill the stream formed a small waterfall. I passed by at first then I turned around to see a girl around my age bathing as nature intended in the cascade. She had light brunet hair that went to her waist, a light skin tone, and big green eyes shining with intelligence. Little needs to be sid of her frame but the Kianou Reevs (Did I spell that right?) "whoa" Well she of course screamed at the sight of me, hurled several objects in my direction, and dipped below the water to her shoulders. After that she whiped the indignant look off her face and started talking to me. "Wow how can you have enough blood left to blush like that when you just lost most of it though your nose?" "I uh....." "Hey wait your clothes. They aren't from around here. Oh yeah forgive my lack of them. If I had mine you'd see I dress very simillarly. Battle armour loaded to the brim with weapons.(Yes she spelled it with a U) Are you a space traveller? A mearcenary? Soldier?" "Pirate." "Oh, how dangerous. But I was hoping for a mearcenary." "Well I do Mearcenary work some times." "Oh, good can I hire you? I need a strong warrior to escort me home. I've had hunters after me. I promise my familly will pay you well." "Sure I'll take the job." considering the situation I would have done it for free. Oh, hell I'd pay to do it. "Well I suppose you want to get dressed." I said with the feeling I had drove a dagger through my gut. "Well it's kind of a funny story. I was way up stream when I got in. I saw some guys lurking around and I swam down here to avoid them. So if you don't mind I'll have to wade back. Will you walk back up with me?" I did and We talked along the way. "So I don't know your name yet." "My name's Trig." "Ugh. I hate math." "Yeah it's a familly thing. I'm from a house descended from a famous physicist. We all have names like that. My father is pathagerous, my brother is tangent. We're the house of Einstein." It didn't surprize me to find that the earth physicist would leave decendants in another world. She got out and got dressed. "Now who are you?" "I have a lot of names. My working name is Frag." "HMmm. Working name? Too impersonal. What's your real name?" "Fudo. Fudo Ryuo." "Well Mister Fudo we should get going. Your job is to be my bodygaurd while I get back home on an important political mission." "Sounds easy enough. I can whomp ass eight ways from sudnay and never break a sweat. But what's the political mission." "My life is constantly in danger. I'm being persued by an opposing familly. The house of Hawking. I was sent here to go into hiding. But now I'm supposed to return. My return will harbor peace for us. But there's still a faction of Hawking that wants to continue tha war. They've been out to kill me." "I didn't think anyone could hurt someone so beutiful. Oh damn, did I just say that outloud?" "OH, don't be so modest. I'm flattered." We found her ship. It was actually quite advanced. I figured this dimension would probably open dimensional trade pretty soon if it hadn't already. The ship used a hyperspace drive. It in fact had many vortex related devices. "So this war. Has it been going on long." I asked of Trig partly wanting to know partly just wanting an excuse to talk to her. I wondered if whe could tell that I was staring into her eyes behind my sunglasses. "I've seen things in the war I'd rather not recall. When I was little the planet I grew up on was destroyed by a black hole gun. I rejected physics for a long time after that untill I learned that there were some long lost peacefull applications. I built this ship in fact. What about you, Fudo. What do you do?" "I blow sh*t up. Don't get me wrong. I don't take sides in wars. I just do what I think is right, and if I'm lucky, make some proffit on the side." "You must have been on so many excitng adventures. Have you ever done anything memorable?" "Nothing you'll ever read in the history books. I've taken lives and saved some too." "Have you ever met anyone?" "I gathered a mighty group of warriors to fight along side me when a rightous cause came by." "I mean didn't you ever meet someone ou cared about? I just love a romantic adventure story. The brave hero rushing to save the lovely heroin. They just redescovered the adventure genre on earth since the bomb. I'm sure you've swept a few ladies off their feet." "No. My lifes a lonely venture. A gun is in my arms at night. Not to mention. on my mantle. at the bedside on top of the dresser. hanging from the coat rack ect...." "I guess that's what makes fiction fiction. It's fictitous. Too bad. You look like you need someone at your side. I hope you meet her some day." There was a sudden rumble. "What? The ship stopped!" Trig exclaimed. "Looks like we're in a tractor beam." I pointed out. "Brilliant observation" Said a guy who just boarded. "This the bad guy?" I asked. "That's him. That's Conic." (Conic: a curved vecotr object that can be expressed mathmatically. as opposd to a streight polygon) Trig answered. "Good deduction. Now lady Trig I'm afraid you'll have to die. If the war stopped there would be no place for weapons developement. You know how it is." Said Conic. "I know you're a fool if you think that you can trick us into fighting forever." Responded Trig. "Oh why can't I. You see all I have to do is tell each side that the other killed you and.." I interupted Conic. "Oh shut up you bastard. Don't fill my head with pointless information." Being cut short Conic just ran by and grabbed Trig. "AAAHHHH!! LET ME GO!! HELP FUDO!!" "Heh. Just back off. You can't hit me with even one of those gigantic weapons without hurting the girl." Boasted conic. "Sometimes it's not size that matters it's....the accuracy of your LASER SIGHTED GLOK!" I said highlighting the laser light on conics fourhead before firing three rounds directly into his cranium. Needles to say COnic dropped dead immediately. "EEEWWW. Dead body!" said Trig distancing herself from what was left of Conic. Time passed and we reached Trig's home. "Thanks Fudo. You've been a good friend. I want you to meet someone. The whole reason I came." She said bringing in a young man. "This is my fiance from the house of Hawking. Fudo meet Calc. We've been in love for years and our union will end the war. I can't tell you how happy you've made us." Trigs words cut me like a knife. "Just doing my job. Good luck to you." I said dawning my shades. part of me wanted to blow the guy to kingdom come, but that would make Trig unhappy. The best thing I could do was to let her be happy and never look back. Trigs father pathatgarous arrived. "Oh Daddy. I want you to meet someone." said Trig "He saved Trig's life. I think I'll make him my best man at the wedding." Said Calc. "Well introduce me." Said Pathagarous. Trig started my introduction "This is Fu.........Huh? Where did he go?" Well the one person I've ever had feelings for I can't have. So there was no way I could face her. I went back to Jurai to prepare for the coming battle with Mewtwo. By now Ray has figured out the secret of the Jurai manuver. Not like I'll let him change my mind. As long as I'm making sacrifices to bennefit others why not. -----------------------------End of part 5.5----------------------------------------------------- That's the end of this sad little off story. And that's pretty much my love life so far. Sorry to depress you all but it was a story I had to tell. Next we'll pick back up with part six and get back on to the main plot. hopefully. If you want to get into a drunken stupor and tell me how you've got it even worse mail me at fragraham@mail.com-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------