Bleach Fan Fiction / Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Silent Warrior ❯ Lord of the Rink; Damon's Secret Passion ( Chapter 39 )

“Roller skating is one of those sports where if you can't do it, you can't do it. How someone could use it as a weapon to hurt an innocent skater lover is beyond me. In the name of my favorite roller skate champions, I will avenge those who were wronged by skates!”

Silent Warrior

Episode 39

TJ and Tyrone are in TJ's room watching professional roller skating on TV.

“You know, you could just live here,” TJ says to Tyrone. “Whatever you did, everyone in the mansion thinks you're my cousin. Even my mom thinks you're family.”

“I don't think I'm ready for that type of interaction yet,” Tyrone chuckles. “As for my story, when I came over to this side, we had to have a good explanation as to why you and me look alike. So I had Athena use her powers to manipulate medical records, school records, and your family. You know, I could explain this whole thing to you now that we have time.”

Not paying attention, TJ starts yelling over a move done by the skate team on the TV.

“It's no wonder Jamile and Marcus are the three time roller skating champs,” he says.

“Yeah, they're a really good team,” Tyrone agrees.

TJ then gets up and tries to balance on one leg, pretending to skate, but he loses his balance and falls on the two cats.

“TJ what are you doing?” Prometheus growls.

“Sorry, I just think what they do is hot,” TJ responds, getting off them.

“You know, maybe this is a sign of him becoming more like the Chosen,” Athena says.

“What do you mean?” Tyrone asks.

“Well, back in your previous lives, Prince Takato loved roller skating. Often he would enter competitions for it.”

“So I guess that means I was just great at all sorts of things back then, doesn't it?” TJ laughs.

Everyone sighs and turns their backs to him.

Lord of the Rink; Damon's Secret Passion

Sacred is in the throne room with King Mithos, watching the same roller skaters TJ and Tyrone are.

“If memory serves me right, skating was a popular activity back in the day,” Sacred says to him.

“So you think you can lure Silent Warrior out with this activity, and get the Zinzuishou?” King Mithos asks.

“Most certainly, King Mithos.”

“Sounds like a fool-hearty plan to me,” Lady Yuna says, walking into the room. “For being such a great warrior, wouldn't it be more honorable to confront him head on?”

“Fighting battles you don't win are meaningless. If it hadn't been for your interfering, we would have had the Dark Crystal by now.”

Lady Yuna and Sacred get up in each other's faces and reach for their blades.

“That's enough of that,” King Mithos says with a smile. “Sacred, you have my permission to carry out this plan of yours.”

At the skating rink, Jamile and Marcus are practicing their routine. Jamile jumps into Marcus' arms and he lifts her over his head, but then quickly drops her.

“What the hell was that for?” she yells.

“Your timing was off, again,” he yells back.

“Well it's not my fault you're getting weak.”

“Maybe you're just gaining weight. At any rate, if you can't get your act together, I'm going to find another partner.”

“That's exactly what I was thinking!”

“Neither of you can break up just yet,” Sacred says, appearing as an image. “I've got plans for you two to get me that crystal.”

* * *

“I've never noticed this skating rink before,” TJ says as he and the guys come up to the Roller Rink.

“Yeah, they just built it,” Tyrese says.

“And, in honor of the grand opening, Jamile and Marcus, the gold medal champs from the past three years, are going to be giving out free lessons,” Tyrone adds.

“So if that's the case, why did we have to come too?” Styve complains.

“Yeah I agree, I have a mock national exam tomorrow,” Tyrese says, flipping through one of his notebooks.

“Well the thing is…” starts TJ.

“Only groups of five get in free,” Tyrone finishes.

“Groups of five?” Damon asks. “Why?”

“Exactly, it sounds suspicious.”

“So we should check it out!” TJ exclaims as he and Tyrone cross arms.

“You two are surely one of the same kind,” Prometheus sighs.

“It's one of those `ask and you shall be answered' type deals,” Tyrone continues.

“I think you mean `ask and ye shall receive,'” Tyrese corrects.

“Who cares what it is,” TJ says as Tyrone turns red with embarrassment. “Let's go check it out anyways.”

Inside, the guys all rent pairs of skates and set up at an empty bench by the edge of the rink.

“A lot of people are here,” Tyrese notices. “I guess everyone in town was curious.”

“It really reminds you of the old days, doesn't it?” Athena asks Prometheus.

They then spot TJ struggling to put on his skates, who then proceeds to fall down the stairs, and then starts cursing up a storm.

“You really can't take him anywhere,” Styve mutters. “He's always such an embarrassment.”

“It's the usual pattern,” Prometheus sighs.

“He really does deliver,” Athena agrees.

A group of people start screaming, and TJ jumps up to the side of the rink just in time to see Jamile and Marcus come out. He and Tyrone are drooling over Jamile like school children. The duo performs a short routine, and every guy in the rink is love struck. Damon believes she looks just like his old girlfriend.

“Thank you everyone for coming,” Jamile says as they finish. “Please everyone, have a good time and remember the basics and safety of skating.”

TJ and Tyrone are still yelling out her name, and she asks their group to come out first. TJ then realizes he doesn't have his other skate on, and Styve gets irritated at his stupidity. Finally they all head out onto the rink.

“TJ, is this your first time?” Damon asks, noticing him gripping the side tightly.

“Yea, but don't forget: I was a champion expert back in the old world,” he says.

Understanding, he heads on out to catch up with the others. Once on the rink, he easily passes by them.

“He's not half bad,” Tyrese comments.

“Ok, here we go; time for me to make my debut!” TJ says to himself, getting ready to go out.

TJ runs out and immediately loses his balance and falls.

“I knew this would happen,” Styve says, hiding his face in shame.

TJ repeatedly gets up, but continues to keep falling.

“I'm not going to expect a lot out of that boy,” Prometheus moans.

Meanwhile, Damon is showing off his exceptional skills as he does flips, kicks, and spins.

“That's right, Sir Damion was pretty good back in the day too,” Athena remembers. “He was just as good as Prince Takato.”

Damon ends his little showcase, and the whole rink applauds him. Marcus then announces for everyone to come out to the rink. Damon notices that Jamile is still applauding him. Marcus gets a jealous look on his face. TJ comes out and the guys go to help him, but he ends up making all of them fall to the ground.

* * *

“I can look at everyone from here,” Marcus says to himself in the security room. “Matching Silent Warrior's specs with these people should be easy.”

“Any luck yet?” Sacred asks, appearing on the monitors.

“Not yet, I just got back here,” he responds.

“You haven't met the Brother Soldiers, so let me warn you: don't let your guard down.”

Sacred leaves and Marcus goes back to watching the monitors. He then spots TJ with Tyrese, Tyrone, and Styve.

“They say that Silent Warrior has a clumsy side,” he starts, “but this is pathetic. No way this boy is Silent Warrior.”

He then switches to another monitor where he spots Damon with Jamile.

“What's the bitch up to now?” he wonders.

“Would you care to skate with me?” she asks Damon.

“If you'd like, I'll skate with you,” Styve says, coming up to them.

Not noticing him at all, Jamile takes Damon's hand, and they proceed to skate. As they are going, she falls back into his chest.

“It's just like my senior back at my old school…” Damon thinks to himself.

“Something isn't right here,” Jamile thinks. “Could this guy be Silent Warrior?”

Damon then does the unthinkable and lifts her over his head. Everyone is shocked and applauds burst from the audience. Back in the control room, Marcus is furious.

“How could she possibly pass me up for him!” he complains. “Was she serious about breaking up?”

He then picks up the mic and tells everyone the free session is over and everyone is to leave immediately. Damon starts to go, when Jamile grabs his hand.

“I won't let you leave,” she says. “You're the perfect partner for me...”

Outside, the cats are waiting for the boys.

“Is it over already?” Athena asks.

“Yeah, but Damon gets to stay and get special lessons from Jamile,” Styve complains. “Lucky bastardo.”

“Where's TJ?” Prometheus asks.

“He was right behind us,” Tyrese answers.

“He's such a slow-ass,” Styve rolls his eyes.

The doors then slam shut, and the metal covers come down over the windows.

“Something isn't right here,” Tyrone says. “Maybe this was a trap set by them after all!”

Inside, TJ is sneaking around, trying to find some personnel.

“I'm going to get them to give me exclusive lessons too,” he demands.

“He's skating so nimbly with my Jamile,” Marcus says agitated, still in the security room. “I won't stand for this!”

He then punches the monitor and storms out of the room. In the hall, TJ is excitedly skipping, when Marcus opens the door, slamming it into his face.

“That wasn't very nice,” TJ says as Marcus doesn't notice him and runs off. “What's all that beeping?”

TJ looks into the room and sees on one of the screens the specs for Silent Warrior matched up with Damon.

“Crap, this was a trap,” he says.

* * *

Damon and Jamile are still skating in the ring.

“You must have had some previous experience skating,” she thinks to herself. “Won't you tell me your secrets?”

“The fuck do you think you're doing?” Marcus asks, storming into the room. “You really want us to be over? How could you choose such an amateur like him?!”

“Marcus, it's not what you think,” Jamile responds.

“I'd rather kill you than see you with someone else.”

He then starts to resonate energy, and begins to change into a demon form of his human self.

“You'd better get out of here,” Damon says to Jamile.

“Don't jump to conclusions,” Jamile says, pushing Damon aside. “I was only trying to figure out if he was Silent Warrior or not. Yes, his skating skills are first class, but that doesn't make up for the companionship created over time between two people.”

“It's too late now!” Marcus yells back.

He then finishes changing into a Youkai demon, and Damon tries to get Jamile to leave.

“Triple axel kick!”

Marcus attacks them, splitting them apart and cutting Damon with his skate.

“Come with me, my partner,” he says to Jamile.

“Yes, we are, the best pair,” Jamile replies.

She grabs his hand, and energy surrounds them. She then changes into a Youkai demon as well.

“She was one also,” Damon says, struggling to get up.

“Together we are an unbeatable team!” they say together. “And now that you have seen us, we can't let you leave here alive!”

They both skate towards Damon, and attack him with their “combination jump attack,” which sends him flying back against a wall. TJ happens to run into the ring and sees them attacking Damon.

“Phoenix Transform!”

“Let's deliver the finishing blow,” Jamile says to Marcus.

“Nobody will be finishing anyone,” Silent Warrior says, throwing his dagger. “How dare you take the art of roller skating and turn it into a weapon. In the name of the Phoenix, I will punish you.”

Silent Warrior then jumps down from the bleachers, and skate wheels appear on the bottoms of his boots right before he hits the ground. He quickly falls to the ground, and the skating duo fall over laughing.

“I thought once transformed I'd be able to skate,” he cries.

“Let's finish this quickly,” Marcus says.

“Final skate!” Jamile laughs.

Just as the attack is about to connect, something sweeps Silent Warrior away.

“What happened?” Jamile wonders.

“Yellow LightStar, you've rescued me again,” Silent Warrior smiles.

“Don't misunderstand: I did this because I don't approve of methods that drag innocent bystanders in,” she says, pointing to Damon. “After I control these two, I will come back for the crystal.”

“But Yellow LightStar…”

“Lady Yuna-sama, we don't need your assistance here,” Marcus says.

“We won't hold back even against you,” Jamile cackles.

“You really think you can take me on in a fight?” she smiles.

“Maybe you should reconsider,” Silent Warrior says, wobbling as they are skating. “You shouldn't taunt them; they're crazy.”

“How interesting, the princess wants to party,” Jamile laughs. “Taste how it feels to deal with gold medal champions!”

“I told you they were crazy!”

“Double spin kick!”

“Jump,” Yellow LightStar says to Silent Warrior.

“Are you serious?”

Before he can protest anymore, Yellow LightStar grabs him and throws him in the air. The attack from the team misses, and Silent Warrior is ecstatic that he's skating.

“What impudence!” they complain.

“Here they come again, jump higher,” Yellow LightStar calls out.

“Easy for you to say,” Silent Warrior complains.

“You can fly.”

“Oh, I forgot about that.”

The two come and he uses his flight ability to jump higher.

“Wow, I actually did it,” he praises himself. “I'm really skating on my own!”

“Nice jump Silent Warrior,” Yellow LightStar applauds.

“Sitting spin kick!”

Not paying attention, the duo gets them with the attack, knocking them back to the outer ring.

“Now to finish you off,” they laugh.

“Dark Lightning Power! Dark Lightning Bolt Jolt!”

Dark Knight catches the two off guard with his attack, and the rest of the Brothers appear.

“How nice of all of you to gather here,” Sacred laughs, appearing above them. “Lady Yuna, it really is too bad you chose to interfere, again. Now you will suffer the same fate as them. Oh ruler, mask of flesh and blood, all creations of the universe, fluttering of the wings, ye who bears the name of man! Truth and temperance, strike but slightly your claw upon this wall which feigns ignorance of sin! Way of Destruction number 39: Blue Fire Crash Down: Soukatsui!”

Creating a ball high in the ceiling, Sacred's spell “blue fireball” begins to blow a cold wind down to the ring.

“This is the freezing cold of absolute zero,” he explains. “Once you're all frozen, I will return and take my sweet time extracting the Dark Crystal.”

He then leaves and the cold air turns on full blast.

“It's so cold, I feel like my blood is starting to freeze,” Silent Warrior whines.

“Demon child, your fire Kidou, use it,” Yellow LightStar commands.

“But my power won't do anything against Sacred's,” Dark Blade responds.

“Trust me, just hurry.”

Dark Blade pulls out one of his sutras, and begins the incantation for the red fireball (the same one that Des Demona used).

“Ye lord, mask of blood and flesh; all creation; flutter of wings; ye who bears the name of man. Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges: march on to the south! Way of destruction number 34: Shot of Red Fire: Shakkahou!”

Not as powerful as Tauro Demos' magic, Dark Blade creates the fire ball and aims it at the ceiling where the blue ball is. Yellow LightStar then hurls her Astral Sword at red ball. When it connects, the entire sword engulfs itself with fire, and pierces through the blue one, stopping the fierce cold. Feeling better, Jamile and Marcus get ready to attack again.

“Dark Crystal, White Flame Piercing Cleanse!”

Silent Warrior shoots two arrows, changing the two back to normal.

* * *

After the fight, the guys are walking back to their houses. Damon is unusually quiet.

“Damon, are you ok?” Tyrone asks.

“Don't think my feelings are hurt,” he responds. “I'm not going to let something stupid like that bother me. I just know another girl better come along soon and…”

Damon stops as a girl walks by them.

“She's beautiful,” he finally says. “That nose…that hair; it's exactly like my senior at the old school that broke my heart.”

The guys all fall to the floor as Damon chases after her.