Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Revolutionary Soldier Silent Warrior (part 2) ❯ Ryoko Lends a Helping Hand ( Chapter 13 )

“Dear Ashley, Reese's friend Martin is a big fan of Ryoko; however, he's suffering from an illness that's hard to cure. Ryoko and I went to visit him, but she seems to have a problem of her own. What should I do?”

Revolutionary Soldier: Silent Warrior

Episode 185

The Three Hearts are performing their new hit song called Reach for the Stars live in concert, and also TV.

“Prince, can you hear it?” Ryoko is thinking as she is singing.

In a hospital, a little boy named Martin is drawing a picture of a man surrounded by stars. Martin's mother comes into the room to give him some food. Martin looks over to the calendar, which has a date circled on it. It is the date for his surgery. Suddenly there is a knock at the door, and Tyrese enters.

“Hello Martin,” Tyrese says. “I see that someone likes the Three Hearts,” he says teasingly, looking at Martin stare at the TV.

Ryoko lends a helping Hand

Later, Tyrese is at Café Mileto with the guys for lunch, talking to them about Martin's illness.

“Is Martin suffering from something serious?” Styve asks.

“No doctors here in the floating city are able to cure him, so they are having a specialist fly in from New Tokyo,” Tyrese explains.

“Hey Damon, who is Martin?” TJ asks.

“Oh, he's a patient at the hospital where Reese's mom works,” Damon answers.

“He's a big fan of Three Hearts, isn't he?” Tyrone comments.

“Martin is a little scared, though, to have this surgery done,” Tyrese continues. “He doesn't think he'll survive the procedure. I wanted to get him something nice as a get-well gift, but I don't even have a clue.”

“Martin's a fan of the Three Hearts right?” TJ asks.

“Yea, he is. So what?”

“I have an idea.”

Back at the school, after the lunch break, a crowd of fans trying to get autographs is surrounding the Three Hearts.

“Can I get your autograph?” one fan asks.

“Sorry, but this is my private time,” Ryoko says sharply. “Could you all be more considerate of these sorts of things?”

Ryoko walks off and Kiyoné and Aiaka follow her to the science wing of the school.

“Damn, they're all over us today,” Kiyoné comments.

“I'm tired of all these brothas that are only interested in our looks,” Ryoko states. “They only like shouting at our concerts, and most of them only listen to half our music.”

“Are you in a bad mood today, Ryoko?” Aiaka asks.

“No, not at all.”

Ryoko takes off and goes upstairs.

“Isn't there anyone who feels and understands our message?” she wonders.

Aiaka and Kiyoné decide to follow her. As they round the stairs, TJ appears at the top.

“Good, you're all together,” TJ says, stopping them. “Ryoko, do you think you could help me a little after school?”

* * *

That afternoon, TJ is dragging Tyrese and Ryoko through Holy Cross Hospital. They reach Martin's room, and TJ and Tyrese go in first.

“Hi Martin, this is my friend TJ,” Tyrese says as they enter. “Today, I've invited a very special person to visit you.”

“Yeah, so close your eyes, and we'll bring her out,” TJ says.

Martin does so, and TJ motions for Ryoko to come into the room.

“Open your eyes now,” TJ says to Martin.

“Hello Martin!” says Ryoko. “Thanks for always watching us, sweetie.”

“Thank you,” Martin says. “Thank you for coming to see me.”

“It was TJ who invited her here,” Tyrese says.

“Well actually, I was trying to get a set of three, but the other two got away,” TJ says bashfully. “Since this is such a great opportunity, would you give Martin an autograph?”

“Actually, I don't feel comfortable with that,” Ryoko says.

“Should I take a picture of you two?”

“Mr. Davis would you please stop that?”

“Well, would you at least sing for him?”

“That's enough! I'm sorry, I only came here today as Ryoko Hakubi, not a Three Heart. If you don't mind, I'll excuse myself.”

“I'm happy just seeing you,” Martin says.

“Oh, I have an idea,” Tyrese says. “Martin, why don't you show Ms. Ryoko your picture?”

“No, I can't!” Martin says.

“What kind of drawing is it?” TJ asks.

“To be honest with you, he hasn't shown it to me at all,” Tyrese says.

“I'm not finished with it yet,” Martin says.

“Will you show it to me after your operation?” Ryoko asks.

“Sure, I guess.”

“I must confess, I am fussy when it comes to drawings.”

Martin agrees to show Ryoko the drawing after the surgery.

“Ryoko, sorry for asking too much from you,” TJ says as they leave the hospital.

“I thought you were different from other fans,” Ryoko starts. “How unfortunate….”

* * *

Later that night, Martin continues to draw his picture while watching the Reach for the Stars music video. While watching it, he gets a strange feeling in him about Ryoko. At the studio, the Three Hearts are recording a remix of the song.

“Prince, why don't you respond?” Ryoko is wondering. “Haven't our voices reached you?”

The recording session ends, and everyone leaves, except the three girls.

“I wonder why we're not getting any response from the Prince,” Ryoko ponders out loud.

“I wonder why you were singing out of tune,” Kiyoné snaps at her. “What's going on girl? You sang off-key today and some of the wrong lines. It's not like you to make mistakes.”

“I'm a bit exhausted.”

“Don't worry about it, tomorrow is the real concert.”

Back at the hospital, Martin stops coloring and collapses.

“I can't draw anymore, Ryoko…” he says quietly.

His mother enters just as he falls limp in his bed. She rushes to him, dropping the red roses she had for him.

“I want to cancel the concert,” Ryoko says back at the studio.

“I can't believe what you just said to me,” Kiyoné exclaims, knocking her on the floor.

“Kiyoné, calm down!” Aiaka cries, trying to hold her back.

“This bitch is seriously tripping! We can't just cancel the concert; we're doing this for our prince!”

“I want to cancel the concert because I'm not feeling well,” Ryoko defends. “Even if we sing, our message won't reach the prince!”

“It's tiresome, but we believe and continue to sing!”

“We never know when he's listening, so we've always got to give it our all!” Aiaka adds.

“Just let me be for today,” Ryoko insists.

Ryoko then walks out of the studio and stops at a bridge. It's raining out, but she doesn't care that she's getting soaked.

“Prince, why won't you appear?” she asks frustrated.

“Ryoko, Ryoko,” TJ cries, coming up to her. “I've got some bad news.”

“What is it?” she asks.

“It's Martin; he's gotten worse!”

TJ and Ryoko race to the hospital and go to Martin's room. Tyrese is already there with Martin's mother. Martin is on an oxygen machine and lying very still.

“I'm here,” Ryoko says to him.

“I can't finish the drawing,” Martin barely whispers to Ryoko.

Ryoko goes over to the bedside table, and looks at what Martin had been drawing in his sketch book.

“It's the prince we've been trying to reach!” Ryoko exclaims to herself, almost falling to her knees.

“When I listened to your song, I had a vision of what you were looking for. It fills my soul with a gentle and warm feeling.”

“By listening to our songs…you can see him…can't you?” Ryoko asks.

“Recently I haven't. I can't see him, so I can't draw him anymore.”

Ryoko then remembers the fight she had with Kiyoné a little earlier.

“Kiyoné was right,” she thinks to herself. “At least our song reached this little boy. I was always doubtful…”

“Ryoko, I'm afraid that…that I'm going to die.”

“Don't worry about that, you'll be fine. By believing, wishing, and making every effort, you can ensure a positive outcome in any situation.”

“It's time for your operation, Martin,” says a nurse who comes in.

Ryoko watches them roll Martin away, and then realizes that if they play the song again, he will see the prince again, and will feel ok.

“I've got to go TJ,” Ryoko says excitedly. “I've got a concert to put on!”

At the concert hall, Kiyoné and Aiaka are on stage, about to announce that Ryoko won't be coming.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the fact is Ryoko…” starts Aiaka.

“Takes a long time in the washroom,” Ryoko finishes, running through the crowd up to the stage.

Kiyoné helps her up, and they start singing their song.

“Martin, tonight I'll sing for you,” Ryoko thinks to herself. “Hang in there!”

* * *

Back at the hospital, Martin is now in the emergency room.

“Is he going to be ok?” Tyrese asks a nurse.

“Well, we're still waiting on the doctor to arrive,” the nurse replies.

Outside the hospital, a car pulls up, and out steps the doctor from New Tokyo. He is greeted by a nurse that is really Tim Lee in disguise.

“We were waiting for you, doctor,” Tim says to him.

“The traffic around here is terrible,” the doctor complains.

“Please, follow me this way.”

“Where are we going?” the doctor asks.

“We're taking a shortcut to the operating room.

TJ and Tyrese see the two go down the alley, and then they hear screams.

“Armor of Virtue…”

“Armor of the Torrent…”

“Tow-chi!”

“Damn it, this isn't the Star Seed,” Warrior Dark-Aluminum Knight complains as the seed turns black on the doctor's forehead.

Two daggers then appear and Silent Warrior and NightScream appear.

“Why are you attacking this man that brings good help to those that are sick?!”

“Being a fellow man of science, I won't let this treatment go unpunished. I can't forgive someone who attacks a doctor at a holy hospital!”

“Handsome suited Brother in arms, I am the Revolutionary Soldier: Silent Warrior!”

“And I'm an agent of justice and intelligence, handsome suited Brother in arms, NightScream of the Torrent.”

“In the name of Virtue, we will stop you!”

“That's ok, Brother Doctor will be your opponent,” Dark-Aluminum Knight says, making his exit.

“It's time for some shots!” Brother Doctor laughs crazily. “Silent Warrior, you look a little pale,” Brother Doctor says, looking at him through his x-ray machine. “Looks like you could use some needles!”

“No thanks doctor, but I don't get pale,” Silent Warrior says.

“You shouldn't argue with your doctor!” he yells, changing his arm into a giant needle.

“I hate needles!” Silent Warrior yells, running behind NightScream.

“You've got to pull yourself together,” NightScream sighs. “Torrent; Super Wave Smasher!”

Using his three pointed staff, its three points open up and charge a powerful ball in the middle. It then releases the ball and a massive amount of icy cold water is released, freezing whatever is in its way, and then shattering it.

The attack freezes Brother Doctor, and Silent Warrior takes this as his chance.

“Virtue Cleansing Power!”

* * *

Later, the doctor does the operation, and TJ and Tyrese are outside the operating room with Martin's mom. Ryoko and the other two girls come racing down the hall as TJ is praying for the operation to be successful. The doctor comes out, and tells them everything went fine.

“It was his will that made this difficult surgery a success,” the doctor explains. “It's true that I performed the surgery, but the most important factor is the patient's own power to overcome the illness and recover.”

Later that week, TJ, Tyrese, Martin's mom, and the Three Hearts visit him at the hospital's park. Martin is in a wheelchair but is extremely happy.

“He got better because of you,” TJ says to Ryoko.

“It was Martin that actually ended up encouraging me,” Ryoko says. “Thanks to him, I can recover too.”

“Ryoko, come over here with Martin,” Kiyoné yells to her.

“My picture is done now,” Martin says. “Would you like to see it next time you visit?”

“I sure would kid,” Ryoko replies.

Back in Martin's room, the picture with the prince is finished.

* * *

[Preview for next episode]

“Where's Rell? What's this, a candy?”

“Rell?”

“What's that Rell, you want to treat me, your big brother TJ? Thanks! By the way, where are you getting these candies from?”

“Rell.”

“Maybe a world of sweets?”

“Rell…”

“Like a waste of time…Revolutionary Soldier: Silent Warrior: Little Rell's Secret World. `The new moon carries the message of the soul…'”