The Start of it All

[acetalon]

Order stopped walking and blinked.  He'd been ignoring Rat and Kwok for awhile, as he didn't really feel like kicking Kwok's ass when Kwok didn't even know who he was.  He blinked at Sakura.

His bracelet gave a pulse of light.  He twitched, but ignored it.  It didn't mean anything to him.  Still, he almost, *almost* had the impression that he knew her from before.

"Well, I guess that doesn't mean she's gonna sleep with me,"  he thought, grimacing.  "Dammit, why does EVERYONE have to lose their memories?"

"Y-..._she_ didn't promise us anything, really.  All she wanted was to travel with us,"  Order stated, holding his hands out in a placating manner.  He wasn't going to see Shi for a long, long time.  The young aspect ignored Kwok as well.  "Who we are isn't really important.  Just some lost wanderers who are trying to find this idiot's memory."  He jerked a thumb at Kwok before continuing.  "And you are, if you don't mind my asking?"

[Naphtali]

Shi skimmed over the landscape, flying a foot above the ground.  Bugs slammed into a shield to keep them from hitting his face.  The wind was refreshing.

"Hm... the genki one... gone.  But Kwok has not returned to my senses..."  He flew thru a field of rather tall grass, making sure to use his flight to create a dramatic wave in the green growths.

"I must hurry... something is going on."  Shi flew faster, leaving a sonic boom in his wake.

[acetalon]

"Shi's coming,"  He thought.  Ace broke his train of thought for one moment to look up at the sky.  "Wonder why he's in such a hurry?"

Then he promptly forgot about it and turned his attention back to Sakura.

[Naphtali]

Shi suddenly wondered why exactly he was flying.  "Hold on, I can teleport.  Bugger this then."  And so he did.  He was engulfed in a black pillar of fire that reached into the sky and vanished.

A bolt of black lightning struck the ground near Ace, and a dome of black flame burst forth from the ground.  As the hellfire faded, Shi's form could be seen floating.  "Now that was an entrance." he thought.  He landed on the ground.

"What the bloody hell is going on here?!"

[acetalon]

OOC:  Skip you, kwok :p

IC:Ace blinked.  "Well, that was fast,"  he thought.  

"Hey Shi.  I don't suppose you know any techniques for bringing memory back do you?  Hopefully ones that are long and, er, efficient?  Kwok here lost his memories."  

Ace reached out to tap Kwok on the arm and get his attention.

"Kwok!  Help has arrived!  Don't worry, Shi here will make it all better..."

[Carthrat]

"Alternatively, I could do brain surgery on him. I'm *sure* I can fix the problem.."

Lightning crashed behind Carthrat, giving him the spitting image of a mad doctor...

[Naphtali]

"He lost his memory?  Now wonder I couldn't sense him anymore.  You likely didn't notice because you're with him, Acey."  He thought for a moment.  Returning memory?  Hold on, he could swear he knew something...

"Let's do this the hard way.  Kwok, bro, c'mere!  I'll give ya your memory back!"  He didn't mention he might also turn Kwok into pudding, or a trout or something.  Funny how things work, ne?

[acetalon]

IC:"Dammit, don't call me Acey."

"Go for it Shi!"  He cheered.  "Don't do it, Rat!"

OOC:Besides, seeing Kwok as pudding is so much more *interesting* than seeing brain surgery  ^_^

[Carthrat]

OOC: In regards to Kwok's intellect, the result is the same ^_^

IC: "Awww. Been a while since I got to use my... 'tools'."

[Kwokinator]

Kwok backed away from the strange looking Shi and the mad-doctor Cathrat.

"W-who are you?" he asked, looking directly at Shi.

[Naphtali]

Shi blinked.  Wow, they weren't kidding about the memory loss.  "I'm Shi, your brother.  The coolest of our large family.  I'm gonna get your memory back!  No matter what!"

[Kwokinator]

Kwok felt a shudder run up his spine as Shi said he was the "coolest member in the family."  He didn't know why, but it happened.

"You can get my memory back?  How?"

[Shuten]

"And you are, if you don't mind my asking?"

"Giving my name to those doomed to die... I think not." Sakura stated coldly before turning on her heel and walking away.

OOC: ^^


Shuten

[acetalon]

"What a cold hearted..."  Ace sighed and gave up.  He should have known it was too good to be true.  

"Is there anyone alive who doesn't feel the chill wind of death?  One who never sees the end approach?"  He asked softly.  "We are all doomed to die someday..."

Some times, he just wanted to sit back and curl up with only his memories to soothe his pain.  Except that damn bracelet let a gap, he didn't know what the hell to remember.

"Goodbye then...maybe someday we'll meet again,"  He responded curtly to her back.

[Shuten]

Sakura froze as Order's words reached her. His voice... his voice felt so familiar. Where had she heard it before. Such loneliness... NO!

She would keep going. She would walk away from them and forget them. Yes that was what she would do. Yet her legs wouldn't move...

No matter how hard she tried they simply wouldn't move. Finally she rolled her eyes and gave in. What did she have to lose? She'd lost friends before.

What were a few more?

Sakura then turned towards the group, dashed towards Order, and grabbed his arm without warning. "I'm sorry!" Sakura exclaimed. "My words were cruel, unwarranted, and I make no excuse for them." Sakura than bowed.

"Anyways let's just start again! My name is Sakura." Sakura introduced herself. "Would you allow me to know yours?" Sakura asked.

OOC: ...


Shuten