Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Silent Warrior: The Phoenix' Flames ❯ TJ's Jealousy; the Bright and Talented Elliott Jones ( Chapter 4 )

“Elliott, whom I look up to, invites me to a concert today, but another problem appears there! To you who gets in the way of a nice romantic evening, I, Silent Warrior, will defeat you!”

Silent Warrior: The Phoenix' Flames

Episode 93

TJ is headed over to Ashley's house because he has some cookies that he made in Food Science that day.

“They're burnt on the outside, but frozen on the inside, so it'll all come out ok,” TJ says to himself.

He gets to her house and begins to ring the doorbell. No one answers, so he tries the door, which is open. TJ walks in to be greeted by some smooth jazz.

“The atmosphere in this house is very adult,” TJ says to himself.

He then walks over to the living room, where he finds a book about genetic engineering.

“Since Ashley is a college student, it makes sense for her to be studying such hard subjects like Future Considerations of Genetic Engineering.”

TJ then accidentally drops his cookies on the book, and it becomes sticky with chocolate chips. He then feels very bad about it, and tries to clean it up, which results in him rubbing the chocolate into the pages. Ashley then walks into the room to see him on his knees, moving his right hand vigorously.

“TJ, what going on?” she asks, shocked at what her view is giving her.

“I've failed at being your prince!”

“No you haven't, I don't even know what's going on.”

She then spots a cookie and takes a bite. Her face then turns sour, but she eats it to make him feel better.

“It's good to have something bitter every now and then,” she says. “Teej, you're my prince just the way you are now.”

TJ's Jealousy; the Bright and Talented Elliott Jones

Later, in the park, TJ is talking with the guys.

“And she ate the whole batch,” he says, finishing up his story about what had happened at her estate.

“I hope she doesn't get a stomach ache,” Tyrone says.

“What's that supposed to mean?”

“Yeah, that's saying too much,” Tyrese adds.

“Thank you.”

“If the heat had gone through the cookie, there's a smaller probability of food poisoning.”

“Oh no, here comes the explosion!” Prometheus yells.

“I'll prepare a barrier!” Athena exclaims.

TJ is about to get mad, when he just laughs it off.

“Today, I'm going to be completely different,” he explains. “Tyrese, can you teach me about generic I mean genetic engineering? And Damon, can you teach me how to cook?

“Genetic engineering?” Styve questions.

“I've decided I want to get closer to being a better prince for Ashley, even if it's only a little. Tyrone, you can help me with French and Japanese, and Styve can help me with patience and meditating and Spanish. I'll be the perfect husband!”

“Pourqui, Takato-kun?” Tyrone asks.

“Did he just say husband?” Athena asks, falling off the park bench.

“It's for my training in being a prince,” TJ continues.

“I'd love to T, but I just remembered Athena's grooming today,” Tyrone says. “Come on Athena, let's go.”

“I just remembered that they need me at this garage I just started working at today, so I'll have to decline too,” Damon adds.

He and Tyrone then run off out of the park.

“But I thought you stopped working on cars because of the low pay…” TJ calls after them.

“Well, to begin, let's look at the basics of biology and chemistry,” Tyrese begins.

“Forget it Rese,” Styve cuts in. “He'll only get bored with it and quit.”

“And what does that mean?” TJ asks.

“When I tried teaching you Spanish before, you didn't get it. And then I tried teaching you the ways of patience and mediation, and you ended up reading Marvel Stars the whole time.”

TJ tries to argue with Styve, but he leaves with Tyrese.

“Everyone is tired of trying to teach you things, and then you doing it your own way,” Prometheus explains. “Besides, you're smart, you can do it yourself. At the rate you're going, Ashley will probably end up not wanting to marry you. It's probably how you ended up with her not being Timmy's mother.”

“This time I am serious about their help,” TJ whines, running off.

“I guess he was serious this time. But speaking of Timmy, this has really been bothering me. If Ashley isn't Timmy's mother, why was he so comfortable with her, and why did Ashley turn into her when fighting Shadow Warrior? I should've asked Lady Tokimi all of this.”

* * *

Elsewhere, in another part of the park, Elliott is playing a trumpet as Jacoby ponders.

“There's no mistaking that a strong, evil force is in the Floating City of Valhalla,” Jacoby says. “When the force becomes strong, it seems that a monster appears and attacks the civilians.”

“There's no use worrying,” Elliott says, taking a break. “We just got our memories back of being Brother Soldiers, and we have a mission to do. Neither one of us might remember what the human identities of the Original Brothers are, but we do recognize them as the same ones from long ago. Right now, we need to get the talismans back, extract the powerful energies from them, and give the Sacred Crest to the real soverign.”

“If we only knew which three people have the talismans inside their Pure Heart Crystals.”

“The only problem with this mission is that by keeping the correct pure hearts, those three owners will die.”

“It's for saving this world though. Sometimes, sacrifices are needed in order to succeed the greater good. This is the mission that was given to us.”

TJ then appears on the scene, hearing the trumpet from the other side of the park.

“Wow, he's so talented,” TJ says to himself. “He's the ideal prince.”

“Uh oh, Tiny Tim alert,” Elliott whispers.

“What's up dawg?” Jacoby asks, seeing TJ inch his way closer to them.

“Do you want something from us?”

“Not much Coby, I'm jus fascinated by Elliott's phat sounds on the trumpet,” TJ responds. “If this were two years ago, I'd swear he was the Chosen One, I mean a prince, I mean wow!”

“Watch this,” Jacoby says, throwing a small ball at Elliott.

Elliott catches the ball on the bell of his trumpet, and balances it, all while playing the trumpet. When he finishes the song, he throws the ball up with his trumpet, and then catches it in his hand.

“Yo nigga, that was sweet,” TJ says, applauding the performance.

“I'll be back later guys, I've got to take care of some things,” Jacoby says, putting his helmet on, then getting on his motorcycle (don't ask how it got fixed so fast from the last episode). “Take care of yourself, Tiny Tim.”

“For some reason, I'm not even mad about that. But how did you know T was for Tim?”

“He knows that this isn't a problem that aimlessly running around will solve,” Elliott says.

TJ is confused by Elliott's response, but before he can question him, Elliott suggests they go to this art gallery not too far away.

“Tim was it?” he asks as they walk in.

“Please, call me TJ,” TJ replies. “Are you going to be a trumpeter when you get older?”

“I don't know,” he replies. “I'm not really sure what my purpose for being here is. I can't get a hold of which road to take, therefore making me a little lost.”

“I'm not sure what I'm going to do either, so I'm lost too!”

A boy then walks up to them, and says to Elliott how much he admires him because of the painting he made. TJ looks around the gallery and notices a painting hanging above a sculpture, both created by Elliott. The boy then says he's looking forward to his exhibition this weekend.

“I get it now; he can't decide what he wants to do because he's so good at everything,” TJ realizes to himself. “Ashley would really like him. I'd better make sure they never meet then…”

“I haven't found any heart snatchers,” Jacoby says on his Brother communicator to Elliott. “You still with TJ?”

“Yeah, you could say that…”starts Elliott.

He is interrupted by the sound of TJ, who has taken his trumpet and has started to play it near a fountain. He sounds horrible, so people start to throw money in the case so he will stop.

“I'll meet up with you two in five minutes,” Jacoby says.

Five minutes later, Jacoby, Elliott, and TJ are sitting at the fountain, eating some hotdogs from the vendor. TJ is explaining to them what happened earlier that afternoon with Ashley.

“Don't worry about it T, I'm sure she thought nothing of it,” Jacoby says. “You look good when you're trying. Guys get better that way.

“Here, take her to this,” Elliott says, handing him a pair of Jazz tickets. “I'm sure she'll enjoy them.”

* * *

In the lab, Professor King has made another Youma egg, and Krys-tal is sending it off.

* * *

That night, TJ and Ashley arrive at the concert. Ashley is dressed in an expensive evening gown, and TJ is dressed in his dress Brother Uniform (it resembles that of the Marine's dress blues).

“I ever tell you how much better you look without the mask?” TJ asks. “Though, the mask does have sex appeal.”

“Well thanks, TJ,” she blushes. “Where did you get that uniform anyways?”

“Damon made them for all of us after that visit we did to the past. He thought they would be cool if we could still look uniform when not in uniform.”

“TJ, don't you think you're trying a little hard with this jazz concert?”

“Excuse me, but don't forget I am a future king! Which means right now, I'm a prince. Just because I look like this doesn't mean I'm not refined!”

While standing in line, the other guys and the guardians in their human forms, run into them, each of them dressed in their dress uniforms as well. Prometheus and Athena are dressed in a tuxedo and evening gown.

“We want to apologize for earlier,” Damon says.

“We weren't sure if you were serious,” Styve says. “But now that we know you are, I'll make sure you don't fall asleep during this concert.”

“I brought some pamphlets to go along with it,” Tyrese says.

“Reading those will put me to sleep,” TJ says to him.

Backstage, the Youma egg flies into a dressing room, and merges itself with a saxophone.

Inside the auditorium, Jacoby and Elliott are sitting up in a balcony, when Jacoby spots TJ.

“There's TJ and his group of thugs,” Jacoby jokes. “And that must be Ashley. She's pretty fine.”

“Damn, she does look good,” Elliott says, taking the binoculars from him.

“You're drooling.”

“It's nice to be young.”

“You sound like an old man.”

“Only if you want me to.”

During the concert, there's a section of slow songs and TJ starts nodding off.

“You're not paying attention,” Styve says, hitting him upside the head.

“I was just resting my eyes,” TJ snaps back.

“Turn around, you're making too much noise!”

“Why don't you mind your own business?!”

By then, people are looking at them, so they stop arguing and pay attention. Suddenly the saxophone soloists' sax starts to shake. It then turns into a Youma, and begins playing itself, causing music notes to come out and knock out the people in the audience. It then takes the pure heart of the saxophonist.

“Quick guys, cover the exits,” Ashley says.

They all run to the exits, and close the doors and windows. They eventually wind up at the main entrance just as the Youma is headed their way.

“Come on everyone, let's transform,” Damon says.

“Dark Ice-Dagger Power!”

“Dark Fire-Dagger Power!”

“Dark Lightning-Dagger Power!”

“Dark Dagger Power!”

“Prometheus Shinka!”

“Athena Shinka!”

“Armor of the Phoenix, Transform!”

Prometheus' white diamond lights up, and he begins to float. The light from his symbol then engulfs his entire body. From the light, a pair of arms and legs come forth, and then a head. As the light fades, a man with a golden tan, bald head, and a white robe are revealed. On the back of the robe is the symbol of the Phoenix in gold.

Athena's stripes light up and she begins to float. Light and feathers then envelope her body. The light then expands and gets taller as she changes from beast to human form. When it reaches its rightful size, the light fades to reveal a woman in sky blue robes with long brown hair and fair skin.

The Youma is coming out of the building, when the five daggers stop her.

“Stop it music maniac,” Dark Sabre says.

“You couldn't carry a tune in a bucket,” Dark Knight finishes.

“Thanks for destroying this quiet, peaceful night full of me and my girl enjoying a nice show with our friends. We're the Brother Soldiers, fighters of justice,” Silent Warrior says.

“We right wrongs,” Dark Warrior says.

“And bad songs,” chimes in Dark Blade.

“So in the name of the Phoenix, we shall punish you!”

The Youma begins to finger its keys, which makes a high-pitched sound come out of its mouth. It then focuses a powerful beam on the Brothers, which knocks them all down.

“Star Slinger! In a beautiful night with the moon so bright, a serenade fits this setting. All other noise should disappear, and that means you!”

“Dark Thunder Bolt Jolt!”

The Youma jumps out of the way, and Dark Knight's attack hits the building.

“Try to hit the monster next time,” Dark Sabre says. “There are still people inside.”

“Come on, try and hit me again,” the Youma says, jumping back in front of the building.

“Tiger's Paw Slash!”

Two daggers then strike the ground as the Youma gets hit by the attack.

“Brought by your off-key singing, Dark Hawk's Eye joins the show.”

“Brought by your lack of talent, Dark Tiger's Eye has also come to give you a few lessons.”

“Dark Hawk's Eye, Dark Tiger's Eye, who are you?” Yellow LightStar asks.

“Don't ask us anything,” Dark Hawk's Eye replies.

“We are only interested in the talismans,” Dark Tiger's Eye says. “We don't want to get involved anymore than that.”

“So you're not really Brother Soldiers?” Dark Blade asks.

“Nope, they're just a couple of wannabes,” Dark Knight responds.

The Youma recovers, and begins another sound wave attack. Silent Warrior sees this, and jumps up and tackles Dark Tiger's Eye to the ground, saving him from it.

“Thanks for saving me,” Dark Tiger's Eye says.

“Well it's kind of my job,” Silent Warrior says bashfully.

“Ok, that's enough song and dance. Hawk's Sheer Feathers!”

“Now Silent Warrior!” Yellow LightStar says,

“Phoenix, Flare Up Now!”

After the Youma is destroyed, Dark Hawk's Eye takes a look at the Heart Crystal. It ends up not being a talisman.

“Hawk, Tiger,” Athena calls out.

“Who are you?” Prometheus asks.

“What are the talismans?” Dark Sabre also asks.

“If you want to know so much, use your own powers and investigate,” Dark Hawk's Eye responds as he and his partner walk off to return the pure heart.

* * *

“It's too bad the rest of the concert got cancelled,” Ashley says to the guys as they walk home.

“I'll take you to a jazz concert sometime soon,” TJ says, making Ashley happy.

“Hey Ash, did anyone ever tell you that you look so fine in that tight evening gown?” Styve asks, taking her arm.

“Of course someone did, who do you think I am?” TJ asks, getting mad.

The other guys start asking her for a date, and TJ starts bouncing around, telling everyone to stay away from her. Up on a pedestrian bridge, Jacoby and Elliott are watching.