Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ Silent Warrior Inferno: SuperB ❯ Cye's Gift: The Armor of the Torrent ( Chapter 24 )

Tyrese is listening to some music, imagining himself making a hit song out of it, when Timmy snaps him back to reality.

"Tyrese," he calls, "everyone's looking at you."

"We're here to discuss the new enemy," Athena says. "We have to be serious. They seem to be showing a new course of action."

"What are you working on?” TJ asks, taking Tyrese's paper from in front of him.

“It's summer time: you can't be looking at school work,” Styve says, snatching it from TJ.

“'I want to keep hearing your music forever,'” Damon reads.

“Guys, it's not what you think!” Tyrese exclaims.

“Today we're supposed to be coming up for fighting the new enemy…” Athena says. “Is anyone even listening?”

Silent Warrior Inferno: SuperB

Episode 151: Part Two of the Big Transition Mini Series

Cye's Gift: The Armor of the Torrent

"This doesn't look like studying," Styve scolds.

"I'm always seeing nothing but hard work out of you," Damon adds.

"Oh my lordness," Tyrone sighs.

"Guys, it's not what you think," Tyrese explains.

He then plays the mp3, which he had on him, of the song.

"Now that's a phat beat," TJ comments.

"I was working with Match 'n' Music Jukebox, when I came across this melody. I was inspired by the music, and wanted to write lyrics to go with it." Tyrese says.

"What's Match 'n' Music Jukebox?” Timmy asks.

"It's a program that a lot of song writers use to come up with new hits," Tyrone explains.

"I only know the author by his initials, B.M.” Tyrese continues.

"I'd like to meet the person who created this song," Timmy says.

"Me too.”

* * *

Meanwhile, the Four Cardinals are playing with Remiel.

“Why are you running away?” K'var asks, jumping in front of it.

“We just want to pat you on the head,” Rodyle giggles.

“It might taste good with barbeque sauce,” Forcystus suggests.

“I'd prefer it roasted,” Magnius says, catching it with her whip.

A colorful energy ball then lands at their feet. It then explodes, causing Magnius to let go of Remiel.

"If you all have time to play, then you should be out searching for the Golden Mirror!" Pronyma yells as Remiel flies to her. "Here's a picture of the next victim."

"It's all blurry," Rodyle complains. "We'll never find out who it is."

“Maybe we broke Remiel,” Magnius says.

“Well I'm calling it off since this photo is no good,” K'var decides.

"Just find him!” Pronyma roars, throwing more energy balls at them.

"That old hag was using all her strength,” Kim complains, later at the massage place.

“My skin is all irritated,” Lauren moans.

“How can she really expect results with dull photos like this?” Shannon asks.

“Leave it to me,” Sam says, placing the photo in a blue sphere.

After a few moments, music begins to play from the photo.

“It must be a musician since music is coming out,” she says.

“That's useless information!” Shannon growls.

“And whose fault is that?” Kim says to the other girls with their backs to Shannon.

“Shannon was the one who broke Remiel,” Lauren says.

“Girls…” Shannon starts.

“We'll leave it to you!” the girls decide.

* * *

Tyrese is at his house, writing an e-mail to B.M.

"B.M., I played your music for my friends, and they said it was tight. I'm writing lyrics for it, so maybe we can team up and make it a hit. Tyrese,"

Tyrese then looks at a sketch his father sent him earlier that day. Even though there was never a note with them, the sketch itself had warmth to it.

"I know I'll do my best," he says aloud, "because the blood of an artist flows through me."

The next day, Tyrese shows up at Café Mileto and presents the lyrics for the guys to read.

“So you stayed up all night writing these?” Tyrone asks, reading the lyrics.

“I did what I could,” Tyrese replies. “I'm not too sure about it though.”

“These are hot man,” Damon says.

“You can see the honesty in your words,” Timmy adds.

“It's useless for you to try and understand, so hurry up and pass the book,” Styve says to TJ.

“And what the hell is that supposed to mean?” TJ asks, annoyed.

“Do you really think you're the best person to be giving advice to Reese?”

“It's a question of artistic sense!”

“Yeah, artistic, not autistic!”

While TJ and Styve are fighting, Mid-Knight walks in and says that he's heard the music before.

"Where did you hear it?” Tyrese asks, trying not to make a scene of him talking to an invisible cat.

"I heard it down the street," he responds, "over at Chevy's."

The guys go down the street, and enter the Tex-Mex restaurant Chevy's, where they see a man at a piano, playing the music. Shannon is also there, and realizes that he is the one. As B.M. is leaving, Tyrese gets his attention.

"I've heard that music you were playing on MMJB," he starts, "and I was moved by it."

"You must be Tyrese," he says. "I'm glad I've gotten to meet you because I've always wondered what you were like in person."

"I know who you are!" Styve exclaims.

"Yeah, we all do. You're Brian McKnight," TJ finishes Styve's sentence.

"That's right. B.M. stood for Brian McKnight. You know, I'd like you all to come back with me to the studio."

"What are you doing here?” Tyrese asks on the way to the studio.

"I play at a lot of clubs so I can mingle with the people who've made me who I am today. I also teach piano lessons."

Tyrese begins to doubt himself and the lyrics he wrote because he feels Brian is better than him and won't like his stuff. He starts to get down because he was working so hard on them.

"I have to go fix these up," he says. "I'll be back.”

"Huh?” TJ asks.

"I'll be back T, don't worry."

He then leaves. TJ senses his depression, and catches a glimpse of what looks like tears forming in Tyrese's eyes. The guys then excuse themselves and go try to cheer up Tyrese. Brian begins to wonder what's going on, when he hears a bang on the piano.

“Who's there?” he asks, turning to it.

“Forget someone like him, and play with a nice girl like me,” Shannon smiles.

“Reese, what's wrong?” TJ asks as he and the others catch up to him.

“I can't show these to him,” Tyrese replies.

“Why not? You worked so hard on them and did you best.”

"I'm not being realistic about this. He's so serious about music, and here I am, making lyrics when music isn't even my first passion. I would only trouble him.”

“But you like the song, right?” Damon asks. “It should be alright if there are no lies in those feelings.”

“I just can't man,” Tyrese says, taking off.

"Someone, help me!" Brain calls out.

"We need Brother power," Damon states.

"I'll go get him while you hold off the baddies," Mid-Knight says, leaving in pursuit of Tyrese.

“You did your best to write this,” TJ's voice says in Tyrese's head.

“It should be alright if there are no lies in that feeling,” he also remembers Damon saying.

“Sir Gibson,” Mid-Knight yells, running up to him.

“What's the matter?” Tyrese asks.

“It's Mr. McKnight!”

“Who are you?” Brian asks Shannon.

“I'm just a passerby,” she replies. “Magnius the Trainer, Make Up!”

“Impossible!”

“Now to look into your Mirror of Souls! Ball Collision!”

Magnius shoots her pool ball and knocks out Brian's Soul Mirror, only to find it isn't the golden one.

"Oh poo," Magnius complains. "This isn't the Golden Mirror. Photos out of focus are no good after all."

"Stop right there," a familiar voice calls out.

Five daggers then strike the ground.

"Aren't you guys a little embarrassed to be doing that routine at your age?" Magnius asks as they stand in action poses. "Either way, there's no time for an intro today. Soul-eating frog, Kerokero-musume!”

From Magnius' shadow emerges a singing tadpole.

“It's cute!” Xero Warrior exclaims.

The tadpole flies at them, and Silent Warrior slaps it away.

“What are you doing?” Magnius cries.

“Don't worry, I'm done warming up,” Kerokero-musume responds, growing into a man looking frog.

"Guys, stop," Tyrese yells, showing up.

"Too late to stop," Magnius cackles, throwing her red ball at the Brothers and Tyrese. “I hate being given orders!”

The blast knocks Tyrese back, and renders him unconscious. They then all get trapped inside a computer, and then Magnius starts shocking them.

“Kerokero-musume, eat that Soul Mirror!” Magnius commands.

"Tyrese wake up," yells Mid-Knight. "You have to wake up and save the Brothers and Brian's soul!"

Tyrese, unconscious, hears the voice but cannot answer. There is then a flash of pale blue light, and Tyrese appears at a lake, in his blue exoframe.

“If I can't even save Brian's soul, how can I consider myself to be a Brother Warrior?” he wonders. “I need more power; I want more power. To protect everyone…”

"NightScream," a voice calls. "NightScream..."

"Who's there?”

"Don't you feel it? Don't you feel the power lying within you?"

"Who are you?"

"I am Cye of the Torrent," the voice says, appearing before Tyrese. "I am the spirit of the Armor of the Torrent. Together, we used its mighty power to combat a great evil, but we were caught off guard by a dirty trick and lost. Now that the Dark Curse has been lifted from you, it is time once again to shine and fight valiantly with this mystical armor.”

"I don't understand."

"It is in your blood. When StarFire lifted the curse, it was only because you believed in yourself. Now you must believe again to awaken your full power of Trust."

"So, that's it. Just like TJ and Timmy have the power from the New Moon Virtue, mine comes from the moon of Trust. I understand now. What's important isn't just living, it's trusting in feelings. Feelings from a pure heart. My pure heart, and my pure soul."

"That's right. Now, follow the path which you know is yours."

"Right."

Tyrese leaves the lake and appears before the Brothers in the computer.

"I will set us free. Armor of the Torrent, Tow-chi!”

His new transformation shows his exoframe going onto his body, and then drops of ice shards making up his armor. His kanji, Trust, is shown, and is then covered up by a blue headband, and then a blue samurai helmet, just like Silent and Xero Warrior. Afterwards, a long, three pointed staff (not like Poseidon's but like a claw) appears, and finishes his transformation by him posing with a large hurricane in the background (think Zudamon), and the kanji of Trust. The Armor of the Torrent is blue samurai armor with a blue and white exoframe underneath.

"I can feel the power flowing within me. Magnius, you're going down. Torrent; Super Wave Smasher!"

The staff's three points open up, and charges a powerful ball in the middle. It then releases the ball and a missive amount of icy cold water is released, freezing whatever is in its way, and then shattering it.

“No fair, how'd you break through my PC barrier?” Magnius asks.

“Your little concerto of evil has reached its finale!” NightScream replies.

"Great job NightScream," Silent Warrior says. "Now it's our turn."

"StarFire please come; come and protect this person's soul. Call of the Flame!"

"Rage of Inferno!"

They destroy the Remless and Brian's soul is returned to him.

* * *

Later, Brian reads the lyrics.

"These Lyrics fit the music perfectly," he says to Tyrese. "I'm happy that such a great song was made from my music."

"Well, now I'm not afraid, or intimidated," Tyrese thinks to himself. "I just know that I have to Trust."