Cye’s Fight. Part 1

The sequel to Cye’s Struggle

Chapt 1. The Dream

Talpa was very angry. Extremely angry. The Ronins had gotten away along with Torrent. And he had no idea how that had happened. All he knew was that his plan was totally ruined, and it pissed him off to no end. His Warlords and Delia had managed to free themselves, but he had sent them all to their room, while he sort this mess out.

How did they win? he wondered with a scowl on his face. It wasn’t possible! He was Talpa, the great and powerful Dynasty master! No one could beat him! He let out an angry growl. Something was not right, and he was going to get to the bottom of this once and for all. And he was going to make the Ronins pay, starting with their youngest.

Kento stared down at the sleeping form. He looked so peaceful lying there, one arm clutching a stuffed whale. It was a shame that Cye had suffered immensely in the Dynasty. Sage had healed what he could, along with the Staff of the Ancient that Anubis had place over him. But the effects had caused him to fallen asleep. He had been asleep most of the day, except to use the bathroom, or to eat or drink something.

"Kento?" a whispered voice called to him. Kento turned his head to see Sage standing in the doorway. "Let him rest," Sage said, glancing toward the sleeping boy. Kento nodded and with one last look at Cye, walked out the door with Sage.

Anubis and Ryo looked up from the couch when the two came in. "He still asleep?" Ryo asked. Kento nodded as he sat down on the sofa diagonal from them. He let out a silent sigh and looked toward the TV. Just a rerun of something.

Anubis brushed his long red hair back. "Sleep will be good for him," he said. "Hopefully Mia will be back soon as well."

Ryo glanced at him. "You worried about her?"

Anubis hesitated. "No, not really."

Ryo stared at him for a moment, and said, "White Blaze is with her." Anubis merely nodded and said nothing more as he looked toward the TV screen.

He was walking through a misty forest, having no idea where he was or even how he got there. It was silent all around him, and he was a bit apphrensive. Where was he? He kept on walking. "Hello?" he called out, but silence greeted him in return. "There was nothing. Not even the sound of a bird or a cricket. This mist, it was hard to see through. He squinted his eyes trying to, but it did not help. He walked further.

A dark shadow began to rise up in front of him. He stopped walking and stared in surprise as it grew upward. And then the hands suddenly reached out and grabbed him……

Rowen was walking down the hall, when he heard Cye scream. He quickly raced for the room and saw the others coming up the stairs just as quickly. Ryo was the first one to enter the room. He shook a screaming Cye awake, eventually slapping his face to get him to wake up.

Cye gasped and looked around, his body shivering. All of them peered down closely at him. "Cye, man, you OK?" Kento asked worriedly.

Cye trembled and shook his head. "NO! A dream! A horrible nightmare!" He started to cry as the others looked at each other worriedly, and at Cye in deep concern. What had he dreamt about to make him so worked up like this? Was it Talpa’s work, or was it just a dream?

Chapt. 2. Doubt.

Kania stared vaguely into her mirror above her vanity. She let out a soft sight. Just earlier that day, she had helped Torrent to escape, and thankfully, Talpa hadn’t found out. She had heard that he was extremely pissed because the Ronins had escaped, and she could not begin to figure out what he wanted with Torrent in the first place. Wouldn’t he have been after Ryo of Wildfire instead? She did not know. All she knew was that she was beginning to feel like she didn’t belong here. Like she belonged somewhere else. But where? Another sigh.

"What’s your problem?" a voice asked behind her. One glance in the mirror told her who it was.

"Nothing, Delia," Kania muttered.

Delia rolled her eyes. She crossed her arms. "Alright, what is it?"

Damn, how did she do that? Kania wondered. Delia could pick up things right away, much like Sage of Halo. She looked up at her friend. "Delia, did you ever felt like you didn’t belong here?"

Delia looked a little surprised. "Of course I do. I mean why wouldn’t I?"

Kania turned, lowered her head, and sighed. "I don’t know. Lately, I’ve been like I shouldn’t be here. That I should be somewhere else, but I don’t know where."

"You’re not thinking of betraying Master Talpa are you?" Delia asked suspiciously.

Kania quickly shook her head. "No, of course not. Maybe I should talk to him about it?"

Delia nodded. "That would be wise. He’ll help you figure out what to do. I’m going to take a shower."

Kania nodded and didn’t watch as her friend gathered what she needed and left the room. She let out another sigh. Talking to Talpa was the last thing she wanted to do.

Mia and White Blaze were back and now Sage and Ryo were helping her put the groceries away. They were telling her about Cye’s dream, and she listened very carefully.

"And then he woke up screaming," Sage said as he put a container of bleach underneath the sink. "I’ve never seen him so frightened before."

"What was his dream about?" Mia asked as she placed celery, broccoli, (yuck!) and carrots into the vegetable drawer in the fridge.

"We don’t know really," Ryo replied as he placed boxes of macoroni, spaghetti, and canned goods in the cupboards above the kitchen counter. "He never told us. All he said was that he had a horrible dream, and he didn’t want to talk about it then."

"Hm." Mia frowned, placing more groceries inside the fridge. She was concerned about Cye. Had his captivity taken such an effect on him that it caused him with a nightmare that would scare him almost to death? The possibility seemed very high.

"Well, I’m sure when he’s ready he will tell you. Don’t go pressing him into it, especially you Ryo Matthew Sanada."

"Who me?" he asked innocently.

White Blaze snorted, and Ryo threw him the death glare. White Blaze lifted his paw and began cleaning it, acting as if Ryo was not there.

"Stupid tiger," Ryo muttered.

The tiger smirked at him and left the kitchen with his nose in the air. Mia couldn’t help laughing.

Cye awoke again and yawned as he looked around the room. He was alone. He could hear typing coming down the hall, and wondered if Mia was back. He climbed out of bed and stepped out of the room, following the sound of typing. Instead of seeing Mia, he saw a blue haired teen typing furiously away.

Cye cleared his throat, and Rowen whirled around. "Hey, Cye!" he greeted warmly. "How ya doing buddy?"

"OK, I guess," Cye replied quietly. He quickly changed the subject. "What are you working on?"

"This?" Rowen gestured to the computer screen where he had several paragraphs written in neat formation. Cye nodded. "It’s a report for school. Mr. Haminoz wanted a fullfledged report of the possibility of life on other planets."

"You’d be good at that."

"Well," Rowen said as he turned around and began typing again, "when I was in space, I didn’t see any life on other planets, then again I was sleeping most of the time anyway, so who knows? It could be true."

Cye nodded, then looked around the room. Rowen glanced at him worriedly. "That dream still bothering you?" he asked. Cye nodded hesitantly.

"Yeah. I don’t know why though. It…. it was just a dream," he stammered. "I…. I shouldn’t let it bother me so much." He turned and left the room.

Rowen frowned as he watched the young Ronin go. He turned back to the computer screen and frowned. He seriously hoped that dream wasn’t a sign of something terrible to come.

Chapt. 3. Mental Emotions. Cye’s Fight Sequel to Cye’s Struggle

Chapt. 3. Mental Emotions.

Talpa looked up when Badamon came into the throne room. "It’s about time!" he snapped, eyes staring hard at the spirit. Badamon lowered his head and his eyes. "Forgive me, my lord. I was…."

"No excuses!" Talpa snapped, eyes glowing red. Badamon became quiet. It was not best to argue against Talpa, that he knew. He became still.

"Now, that you are finally here, I want you to do something for me."

"Name it, my lord."

"I want you to visit Torrent soon. Don’t let the others see you, and beware of Halo and that beast!"

Badamon nodded. "Yes, master. Do not worry. I shall not fail you!" He bows and vanishes from sight.

"You had better not," Talpa said with a growl, to himself, "or this will be your last day."

Rowen let out a sigh as the last page of the printed report came out of the printer. Mia stepped into the room. "All finished?" she asked

Rowen nodded. "Yep. And thanks, Mia. I appreciate it."

"Sure, Rowen. Use them computer any time you’d like."

Rowen put his report away into his Science folder and straightened up. "I’d like to get my own though, you know. But I know everyone else would be using it too. Not that I’d mind, but you know Kento."

Mia smiled. "Yeah, he’d be playing video games all day with it."

Rowen laughed, and left her. Along the way he bumped into a yawning Sage in the hall.

"Hey, Sage. Going to bed?"

Sage nodded, yawning wide. "Yeah. My Grandpa’s called just an hour ago. He wants me to come help him at 5:00 in the morning. So I’m tuning in."

Rowen nodded, watching best friend go down the hall to their room. "Good-night, Sage."

"Night," Sage replied sleepily as he went into the room and shut the door behind him.

Rowen turned and went downstairs, where he found Kento and Ryo playing furiously at a racing game, and Cye sitting on the couch across from Anubus with his legs drawn up and his head down. He wasn’t watching the game. He was staring at the floor.

"Hey, guys," Rowen greeted as he sat next to Cye.

Ryo waved at him, while Kento cursed at the screen. Anubis looked up from his book and smiled, and Cye stayed quiet.

"Who’s winning?" Rowen asked.

"Me," Ryo said as his red car passed Lane 2. Kento’s car was still behind.

"Yeah, but I’m catching up!"

"You wish!"

"I’m gonna get you, Wildfire!"

"Bring it on, Hardrock!"

Both Rowen and Anubis laughed at the two. Cye only sighed, staring at his feet. Rowen looked over at him. "Cye, buddy, you OK?"

Cye nodded, not raising his head. "Just tired, I guess." He got up. "I’m going to bed."

The others watched him worriedly as he climbed the stairs to his and Kento’s room.

Anubis stared after him. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Cye shut the door behind him and headed for his bed. He climbed in, staring vaguely at the wall. He let out a shuddering sigh.

Badamon stared from the shadows he was hidden in. So far he had covered himself quite well. Both Halo and Wildfire’s tiger were sleeping deepily. He grinned evilly toward Torrent. This should be easy.

Cye’s eyelids were growing heavy. It wasn’t long before he had fallen asleep. Badamon stepped into action.

He was in the misty woods again, only this time he was running, looking for his friends. How had they been separated? They were all together just a second ago! "Kento! Ryo! Rowen! Sage! Where are you?!" Only silence answered.

His ribs were beginning to ache from the running. How was that possible? His ribs never hurt while he was in subarmor! He looked down at himself. "Nani?!" Where was his subarmor? He was wearing blue jeans and pullover!

He looked around frantically, hollering for the others. There was no answer from them. And then suddenly something dark rose up from behind him. Cye turned and screamed.

Cye awoke with a gasp, his heart pounding madly against his ribs. He took a few moments to calm himself and realized he was in the room he shared with his bestfriend. That was a relief. He heard a snore and looked across the room to find Kento sound asleep in his bed, one arm hanging over his face.

Cye’s bed felt wet. He discovered that it was soaked with his sweat. Great, now he would have to find clean sheets and change them. He hoped none of the extras were dirty.

He climbed out of bed and left the room. At first he headed for the linen closet, but then changed his mind and headed downstairs, and out the front door, and down to the dock.

Anubis stirred on the couch, and lifted his head fully awake. "Who?" he began, only to find the front door wide open. He got up and looked outside. He saw no one. He let out a sigh, wondering about the wind, closed the door, and returned to sleep.

Badamon watched Cye from a distance. This is only the beginning Torrent! Soon you will lose control of yourself, and once Master Talpa has you in his grasp, he will make the others pay using your pain!

He slowly vanished, heading back to the Dynasty. Cye continued to stare at the lake, tears streaming down his face. The Dynasty toture was bad enough, he thought. But the nightmares. They just keep coming. When will it end? When will it end?!