Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction / Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ Silent Warrior: Resurrection ❯ The Phantom Forest Speaks! Secrets in the Garden ( Chapter 13 )

Previously, on Silent Warrior: Resurrection

Chris and Carissa hadn't been showing up for school, so TJ took it upon himself to see what was going on. After coming by one day and having a close encounter with the Phantom Forest, Chris noticed that the forest seemed to like TJ's energy. The guys also noticed that whatever was growing in Carissa's room was not of this world, and wanted to investigate. TJ and Ashley went over to say hello, and Chris tricked TJ into going into Carissa's room. Now TJ is being held captive by the Phantom Forest, and it's up to the Brothers to save him and Ashley before it's too late.

Silent Warrior: Resurrection

Episode 59

“How are we supposed to get up there, the door is blocked?” Dark Blade asks.

“If the Phantom Forest keeps growing like this, the entire earth's energy will be drained!” Prometheus exclaims.

“Leave it to me,” Dark Knight responds. “Dark Lightning Bolt Strike!”

He blasts open a path, but it quickly gets covered by tree roots.

“Let me try; Dark Crescent…”

“Wait,” Dark Blade says, interrupting his attack. “I just felt something”

He walks up to it and places his hand on a root.

“This forest may be…sentient,” he finally says.

“How is that possible?” Dark Sabre asks.

The roots then move out of the way, clearing a path.

“Looks like it's letting us in,” Dark Knight comments.

“Then let's not waste any time,” Dark Warrior commands. “Prometheus, Athena, Shinka!”

Dark Warrior creates an enchanted circle around the two cats, and they change into their demi god forms. Athena, in her demi god form, is a woman in blue robes with long brown hair and also fair skin.

The Phantom Forest Speaks; Secrets in the Garden

The Brothers and demi gods waste no time running through the dark jungle of the Phantom Forest. Dark Blade stops abruptly as a cold feeling goes through him.

“Everyone, watch out!” he tells them.

Some pods sprout, and begin shooting off acid rounds. The path in front and behind them closes, and they are surrounded by the pods.

“Damn it, I was afraid it was intelligent,” Dark Blade comments.

“Howl, o raging wind, and cleave mine enemies with your blade; Razor Wind!”

Prometheus summons wind to keep the acid from hitting them, but one drop manages to pierce his shoulder.

“Prometheus! Dark Mist Suffocate!”

Dark Sabre's mist freezes the pods, causing them to shatter.

“Are you ok?” Dark Warrior asks.

“I'm fine, it just grazed my shoulder,” Prometheus responds.

“O spirits who dance upon the wind, grace us with your purifying melody; Healing Circle!”

Touching his arm, Athena heals where the acid hit him.

“Now, let's hurry and get to the center of the forest,” Prometheus says, getting up.

As soon as he does, thorny vines start heading their way.

“Dark Fires Engulf!”

Dark Blade blasts a hole in a wall, and they quickly dash out.

“Head for that elevator!” Prometheus cries.

They reach the elevator, but it's not working.

“There's no power!” Dark Sabre says.

The vines are still headed towards them at a fast pace.

“Quickly, the ceiling hatch,” Athena suggests.

Dark Knight kicks open the hatch, and the Brothers start to climb out as the vines reach the elevator.

* * *

Upstairs, TJ and Ashley are being held by vines which are draining their energy.

“I'm sorry I got you involved in this,” TJ says to Ashley.

“It's nonsense, you tried to tell me not to come,” Ashley responds.

They reach out for each other's hand when Carissa comes between them.

“I won't let you touch my TJ,” she says.

“Rockna, what do you plan on doing to my Ashley?” Chris questions.

Chris gets mad and changes into Mondo, and Carissa changes into Rockna.

“What do you mean, `your Ashley,' Mondo?” Rockna asks.

Mondo gets embarrassed, but quickly gets over it.

“You also said `your TJ,' Rockna,” he points out. “I guess you do love him more than me! How dare you!”

“It's a different type of love,” she tries to explain.

“Shut the fuck up! I don't want to hear anymore of your nonsense! Phantom Forest, drain only that boy's energy!”

“No, only steal energy from that bitch! Have you forgotten how I've cared for you all these years?”

“If you don't listen to me, you'll be in big trouble!”

The forest then lights up, and begins draining both TJ and Ashley's energy.

“That wasn't what I commanded!” Mondo complains.

“Phantom Forest, have you forgotten everything I've done for you, you monster!” Rockna lashes out.

The forest growls and produces a shockwave, pushing Rockna and Mondo back. It then lets TJ and Ashley go, and Rockna and Mondo go to catch the two falling people.

“TJ!” Prometheus calls out.

Rockna and Mondo turn to see the soldiers at the door to Carissa's room.

“I knew it was you two,” Dark Knight scoffs.

“Are you ok?” Dark Sabre asks.

“Not really…” TJ says faintly.

“Not these pests again,” Mondo complains.

“Dark Fire Dragon!”

“Dark Supreme Lightening Bird!”

“Dark Special Beam Cannon!”

The two lovers block the attacks, and then counter with their own.

“Ha-ha, feel the burn,” Rockna taunts, knocking them around.

“Let's do that again,” Mondo says, giving them another blast.

“Oh no, my friends,” TJ says getting up.

“What can you do?” Ashley asks, recovering also.

“Hey you two, I thought I had you figured out, but then you go turning out to be nothing but trash from outer space.”

“Who are you calling trash?” Mondo asks, turning around. “You don't know who you're dealing with.”

“And neither do you, Chris. Avalon, Dark Crystal Power!”

Rockna, Mondo, and Ashley see TJ transform, and they are all shocked.

“I thought that klutz of a hero reminded me of someone,” Mondo says.

“You've gone far enough! Greenery is the life of the earth. It's the friend to all living creatures. They say, `God did not create one greenery to be better than another, nor one greenery to be less than another.' Don't you remember? I'm a soldier of truth and justice: Silent Warrior! In the name of Avalon, I will punish you!”

“Quit with the boring introductions!” Mondo yawns. “Let's kill him quickly, Rockna.”

“I can't,” she says. “He is TJ, and I like TJ.”

“What are you saying? If he really cared about you, he wouldn't have changed into Silent Warrior to fight us. In other words, TJ never loved you at all!”

Silent Warrior then goes over to Ashley, who is lying on the ground.

“You're Silent Warrior?” Ashley asks, still shocked.

“I'm just a person who loves you deeply,” he replies.

Ashley takes his hand, and they stare into each other's eyes.

“Looks like she didn't love you either,” Rockna laughs at Mondo.

“That's not true!” he yells.

“Tell me then, has she ever tried to hold your hand?”

“How dare she…that…that bitch! The deepest love breeds a hatred a hundredfold worse!”

Mondo gets mad and starts blasting Silent Warrior and Ashley.

“You insolent worm, know your place!” Mondo yells out.

“Good bye, TJ, Perseus of my heart,” Rockna says quietly. “No, our enemy, Silent Warrior. Phantom Forest, I no longer have any affection for this planet. Obliterate this rock along with the humiliation of my first broken heart.!”

“No way!” the Brothers call out, all lunging towards her.

She easily dismisses them, and Silent Warrior calls out his sword and prepares to attack. Mondo quickly interjects, knocking him back against Ashley.

“Silent…Warrior…” she says weakly.

“It's me, Prince Takato…Tiny Tim! Please remember, the events of our past in Avalon. How you fought with me against the Dark Kingdom and Mithos Yggdrasil. How you were always there to fight by my side…and the passionate love we shared…”

“The…Kingdom of Avalon…?”

“Shut the hell up!” Mondo screams, blasting the both of them.

The blasts bounce both of them back, and Mondo throws another powerful wave at them, but Silent Warrior gets up to shield Ashley.

“What the hell?” he asks.

“Silent Warrior…” Ashley says.

“Why did you do that?” Rockna asks.

“To protect the one I love, I'd give my life,” Silent Warrior responds.

“How noble,” Mondo laughs, blasting him some more. “Why don't you beg for your life now?”

“I don't care what happens to me, but please don't kill Ashley.”

“Silent Warrior…” Ashley says again.

Rockna is staring in disbelief.

“You've got to be joking,” Mondo continues laughing. “There's nothing more important than one's own life!”

“Stop it, please Chris,” he shouts out. “You tried so hard during the play remember? And Carissa, she is always so friendly to me. That's what Ashley and I like about the both of you. And because we are friends, that is why we came to see you.”

“So this feeling I've been having, it's friendship?” Rockna wonders out loud.

“All I know is you took Ashley away from me and now you're going to pay!” Mondo says, preparing to attack again.

“A person that you love isn't something that can be taken away,” Silent Warrior explains.

Mondo starts attacking again, and this time Ashley gets in front of Silent Warrior. When her body is exhausted she faints and Silent Warrior places her on the ground.

“I can't believe she's doing this for him!” Rockna exclaims. “This…this must be love. This feeling of carelessness about one's well-being to help the other. Mondo, love isn't something you try to take. It's a consideration for others in your heart.”

“What are you saying?” he asks.

“She's right,” Dark Warrior says.

“A person who can feel love will never be alone,” Dark Knight adds, getting up.

“That's…” Mondo starts.

“All living creatures are brothers,” White Manta says, appearing. “Before you fight, you should open up your heart.”

“People like you have lived plentiful lives,” Mondo yells. “You have no idea what it's been like for us; for me!”

“Mondo…” Rockna whispers.

“We traveled through the universe alone, just the two of us.”

“There was something nearby that thought about you all the time,” White Manta comments. “Why didn't you notice?”

Mondo gets mad and starts blasting at her. The forest then begins to react, and uses its vines to swipe away the Brother Soldiers. It then knocks Rockna to the ground, and before anyone can do anything, a pointed branch heads for her. Mondo gets in front of her, telling it to stop, but it doesn't heed his command. The branch pierces him right through the chest. Silent Warrior and Rockna watch the whole thing happen in slow motion.

“No, Mondo, my love!” Rockna cries, flying over to him. “Why, why did you do that?”

“Because love isn't something I should take, right?” he asks. “I love you, and I didn't want you taken from me. I feel warm inside; a warmth I've never felt before.”

He then stops talking, and his body goes limp.

“Mondo!” Rockna yells out, tears streaming from her face.

Another branch then forms and heads for her.

“You've got to get out of there!” Silent Warrior yells.

“There's no point now,” Rockna says quietly. “My lover, he is gone. I should go too. I'll be joining you shortly, Mondo.”

The branch gets closer and Rockna just holds Mondo tight.

“Ring of hope, with its soul burning bright. Relinquish this sword, its power, its might!”

Silent Warrior calls his sword, which was dropped somewhere when getting blasted by Mondo, and then sticks it into the ground.

“Please, whoever you are stop this,” he prays. “Please stop this before anyone else gets hurt!”

The branch stops, and Silent Warrior picks up his sword.

“So, you finally learned!”

“The forest…spoke?” Silent Warrior asks, puzzled.

A bright light then envelopes everyone.

“Where is this?” Silent Warrior wonders.

“Is this…the Phantom Forest's consciousness?” Rockna comments.

“I was caught in anger and hurt one of my own children,” the voice says.

“Who's there?” Rockna asks, looking around.

“It's me, the Phantom Forest,” the voice replies. “I was finally able to awaken from my deep sleep when the Chosen One appeared at your house. Now let me explain to you a few things. I was born on a beautiful planet that was completely covered with water. But I was the only one on that planet. I was alone for a long time, but one day another life form appeared from my pods. I loved them, and they loved me. I found out that something with a heart could not be alone. But then they began to fight over my energy. There weren't any left that had the same feelings as me. Then they forgot about love and were controlled by hatred. Eventually they fought a war and destroyed their own planet. I escaped into space with the remaining ones. But they never stopped fighting. Since I wasn't loved, I became weaker and weaker. So I decided to put my hopes on the two that were born after I went out into space. They were Rockna and Mondo. In order for me to give you energy, I had to keep my activity to a minimum so I put myself into sleep. I prayed that you two would grow up to have consideration for others. Silent Warrior, when you came into the room, I felt a strong love and started to awaken. But Rockna and Mondo didn't have the consideration. They only thought about stealing. I was caught in anger and I attacked you. I even killed my own child. Please understand. What I need is not energy, it is love.”

“So that's it,” Rockna says. “You're the reason we're even alive today. I'm so sorry about everything.”

“Silent Warrior, you are the Chosen One spoken of. Please, can you use your power to eradicate the evil within my forest?”

“Yes, I will do what I can,” Silent Warrior replies.

He then holds his sword up to the light, and the rays reflect off the blade.

“With this power invested in me, I take all the evil away from thee. Evil, return to your power confined!”

The light shines from his blade and the forest decays.

“Before I am gone, I want to heal those that have been wounded in this fight.”

After healing Mondo, the forest disappears, and only a small plant is left.

“We will take this plant and find a new planet to plant it on,” Mondo says.

They fly off, and Silent Warrior goes over to Ashley. White Manta is also standing by her.

“White Manta, you're still here,” Silent Warrior notices.

“Silent Warrior, no, TJ Davis,” she starts.

“How do you know my name?”

White Manta then removes her mask to reveal her true face.

“Ashley? How can there be two Ashley's?”

“You did well, Silent Warrior,” she says. “Or rather, Prince Takato, Chosen One. You see, the Zinzuishou tried to seal the memory of Ashley Hunter who regenerated, just like you and the others. But, her feelings for trying to protect you were too strong, so the Dark Crystal separated those feelings from Ashley, and created me, White Manta, the `angel' of Yellow LightStar. I existed only for the very important guy, Tim Davis. Now, Ashley has awakened, so I will go back into her, restoring her power.”

White Manta goes back into Ashley, and then she awakens.

“Sorry I made you wait TJ with the not so tiny Tim,” she says, embracing him.

The guys are all gathered around and start asking if they're back together. The sun sets and a twinkle is seen in the sky.