Rogue Ronin's POV

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While the Ronins, Kaye, Mia and White Blaze were watching Katie as she was

fighting, Dago and Maguyser were planning their next move. "Did the

ceremony work, Dago?" asked Maguyser.

"Unfortunately no, it was interrupted, but don't worry soon everything will

come into play." replied Dago.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Maguyser.

"You see, while my three warrior are keeping Katie of the Crystal busy, that

will keep their attention fully on their friend instead of us." explained

Dago.

"I understand, then once DreamWalker finally decides to fully armor up

then..." replied Maguyser.

"Yes, now you are getting the picture. Get ready this is going to be fun."

said Dago as his eyes began to turn red.

"It looks like Kaye finally came around, good now I can concentrate on these

bozos." thought Katie as the bright lavender light began to slowly go back

to normal.

"Hey, what do you think that you are doing?" asked Lio.

"You're going to be sorry that you asked that question." replied Katie as

she got her sais ready.

"You and your friends made me miss my chance to give DreamWalker payback for

what she did to me." said Tae angrily.

"Oh I'm so sorry that you didn't get to play out your sick and twisted plan.

So now you're going have to deal with me." replied Katie with anger in her

eyes.

"Then let's party!" said Soto in a dangerous tone. The fight began between

Katie, and the three warriors. Back with Kaye and the others, everyone were

getting very restless.

"Guys we have to do something, we can't just sit by and do nothing." said

Kaye as she tried to stand up on her own. Kaye started to fall towards the

ground until Kento caught her.

"Kaye, you are in no condition to fight." replied Kento sternly.

"What are you suggesting then, just leave her here? No I'm not going to do

that, she's my friend." replied Kaye with a hint of anger.

"Kaye we care about her too, but getting you out of here..." said Ryo.

"Ryo don't even go there, I'm not leaving Katie behind. We all know that

Tae had some kind of sick fantasy planned for me. Well I'm not going to let

him take it out on her, so you can just forget it." replied Kaye as her

kanji of determination flared up.

"Fine, Kaye, but stay close to us. Can you transform fully into your armor?"

asked Rowen.

"I don't know, I'll try. Armor of the Tiger come forth!" yelled Kaye as she

summoned up her armor. Kaye was floating in the air, while a bright silver

light radiated from her subarmor. She had just fully transformed when they

saw an energy ball coming right towards her.

"You better look behind you of what's going on, Katie of the Crystal. It

looks like DreamWalker will serve her purpose after all." taunted Tae.

Katie turned around and saw what the others were seeing. The energy ball

that Dago launched entrapped Kaye just as she finished transforming into her

armor.

"Kaye, no!" yelled Kento.

"Oh yes! So this is what it feels like to have her powers. I never

imagined that it could feel so good." yelled Dago followed by an evil laugh.

"It looks like I'll have my reward after all little guardian, and there's

nothing that you can do about it." replied Tae with an evil grin. Inside

the energy ball Kaye was trying hard not to scream from the intense pain.

"Bring her down now!" threatened Katie angrily.

"I'm sorry but I don't think so, but just in a few minutes you can have your

DreamWalker back. Except that I'm not sure on how her condition will be

when she is finally out of that energy ball though." replied Maguyser.

"Kaye." whispered Mia.

'Katie, what's going on, I can't sense Kaye inside of that thing?' said

Lighting as he ran up to her.

'I'm not sure what's going on Lightning, but I do know that it's not good.

Lightning as soon as that energy ball is gone, I'll give you the signal to

teleport all of us out of here.' replied Katie. Lightning shook his head

showing that he understood. While all of this confusion was going on, Tae

and his brothers were back to their master's side.

"Soon very soon everything will be as it should be. The time for eternal

night shall soon come to pass!" yelled Dago.

"Guys what can we do, we just can't stand here?" asked Kento.

"What do you suggest we do, Kento, you know how those energy balls will zap

the power from our armors too if we get too close to it." replied Sage. As

an answer to Sage's question, the energy ball began to disappear and Kaye

started to fall to the ground.

"No, Kaye!" yelled Katie as she made an energy shield around Kaye like she

did on the first day of the tournament. The energy shield slowed Kaye down

long enough to allow Kento to catch her before she crashed onto the floor.

"Kaye, answer me, come on wake up. We promised each other that we would

always be there for one another. Now don't go back on your word, do you

hear me?" pleaded Kento.

"Kento?" said Kaye weakly as she began to slowly open her eyes. The others

ran to where Kento was holding Kaye. Then suddenly, Kaye's armor began to

fade away, leaving nothing except her subarmor.

"No way, what the heck just happened!" yelled Ryo.

"What was to pass, it was written that someone with the ability to dream

walk would free me from my eternal prison from this void. Now I'm free, I'm

free!" answered Dago.

"Now, Dago, what about our bargain?" asked Maguyser.

"Don't worry I'll live up to my end of the bargain." replied Dago as he

transferred some of his powers to Maguyser.

"Kaye, hold on a little longer ok, just hang on. We'll all get out of here

together." said Cye as he looked over to Kaye. Since Kaye was very weak

from losing her armor, she could only nod to Cye's statement.

"How could it be possible for them to get Kaye's armor like that?" asked

Sage.

"I don't know, I honestly don't know." replied Mia as she shook her head in

confusion.

'Kaye, how are you holding up? Do you think that you can hold on much

longer?' asked Lightning.

'To be honest my friend, I don't know how much longer I can hold on. I'm

trying to fight this, but he took so much power from me that I...' replied

Kaye as she began to lose consciousness again.

"Kaye, don't do this, stay with us a while longer, come on wake up!" yelled

Kento as he shook her. Kaye opened up her eyes again and gave him a weak

smile.

"I'm not going anywhere, Kento, it's like I said before, I'm always going to

be with you." replied Kaye weakly.

"Now that we have everybody together, why don't we continue this little

party." said Maguyser.

"Master Dago, what about my reward you promised me? You're not backing out

of our deal now are you?" asked Tae.

"Just be patient, Tae, everything comes to those who wait. Now let's just

sit back and watch Maguyser have his fun shall we." replied Dago.

"Oh trust me this will be interesting." said Maguyser as he looked towards

Katie.

"Why is he looking at me like that?" wondered Katie.

"Ok little guardian, I think that it's time to tell everyone why you know so

much about your friends." suggested Maguyser.

"Katie, what is he talking about?" asked Sage.

"I'm not sure, Sage." replied Katie as she turned her gaze back towards

Maguyser.

"Fine if you're not going to tell them, then you'll just have to die, either

way it's going to be a lot of fun." said Maguyser with a smirk. Maguyser

launched a psychic attack towards Katie, she tried to brace herself for it,

but it was too powerful. Katie flew a few feet away and crashed into the

nearest wall.

"Katie!" yelled Sage.

"Ok pal you are going to so regret that!" yelled Ryo as he began to power

up. Katie began to get up from the floor.

"So now are you going to tell them, or do I have to attack someone else,

maybe I'll attack your brother." threatened Maguyser as he turned to face

Ryo.

"No don't!" yelled Katie. Maguyser lowered his defenses just enough so

Katie could explain what he meant by that.

"It's true, Ryo, I'm your sister. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you. I wanted

to, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I wish that you would have

found out in a different way." replied Katie.

"When were you going to tell me, Katie, when?" yelled Ryo.

"I was forbidden to tell you by the elders, they told me that something

might happen to you if I did. I'm sorry, Ryo, please forgive me." said Katie

as she looked towards him.

"You know these family reunions are always so boring, I think that it's time

to say good-bye. Don't you think so, Dago?" asked Maguyser as he began to

launch an attack towards Katie.

"Of course you're so right, now I think that it's time to wrap this up don't

you?" asked Dago.

"Ryo snap out of it, that Maguyser jerk is going to attack Katie any second,

we have to do something." said Sage.

"I have a sister." Ryo whispered.

"You won't for long unless we get a move on, so are you with me or what?"

yelled Sage.

"Yea I'm with ya, Sage, let's get this jerk!" yelled Ryo as he and Sage

charged towards Maguyser catching him off guard and throwing off his attack.

"No I don't believe this, I had the perfect shot and you two had to come

along and mess it up!" yelled Maguyser.

"Hey it was our pleasure." replied Sage with a grin. Katie looked over at

Lightning and gave him the signal to teleport them back home.

"No they’re gone, they were right there and you just had to let them get

away!" yelled Tae.

"Relax, I let them get away, they are going to have to come back sometime,

right. DreamWalker is going to try and get back her armor sooner or later."

replied Maguyser. It didn't take long for Lightning to teleport everyone

back to Mia's mansion.

"Kento, take Kaye up to her room, make her comfortable. I'll be in there

soon, Sage I'm going to need you to come with me too." said Mia. Kento took

Kaye up to her room, while the others tried to get a handle on their

situation.

"Kaye, hang in there, Sage and Mia are here, they'll help you get better.

You just have to pull out of this." said Kento as he slowly stepped back

from Kaye's bedside so Sage and Mia could help her.

"Kento, don't worry Kaye will be just fine, you'll see." replied Mia as Sage

was in the process of healing Kaye.

"Yea, whatever you say." replied Kento as he let Sage and Mia finish their

work. Kento walked downstairs and outside towards the lake.

"Kento, hey cheer up, we have her back and she'll be back to normal again,

you'll see." said Cye as he came up to him.

"Thanks Cye, I almost lost her more times than I want to admit, I don't want

to go through that again." replied Kento.

"I know Kento, but knowing Kaye when she wakes up and is fully recovered you

know that she'll go after them and try to reclaim her armor. You do realize

that don't you?" asked Cye. Kento only nodded. Out on the balcony, Katie

was looking up at the full moon when Sage spotted her and went outside to

join her.

"Sage, how is Kaye doing?" asked Katie.

"She's sleeping right now, but she'll pull through. Katie, I understand how

hard that was for you to keep from everyone. I'm sorry that you had to go

through that." said Sage.

"Sage, I honestly wanted to tell Ryo that he's my brother for a long time."

replied Katie.

"We know you did, but I think that Ryo is just happy to know that he has

family again, that he isn't alone." said Sage.

"Thanks Sage." replied Katie as she looked into his eyes.

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Kitty's POV

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A couple of days passed since they had all narrowly escaped from Dago and

Maguyser. Kaye was getting better, but was kind of distant. She hardly came

out of her room and when she did it was to train which she did alone. Kento

was getting very worried about her.

"I'm worried about her." Kento said as he came in to the living room and sat

next to Ryo on the couch.

"I wouldn't be, Kento. She'll come around." Sage said hoping to cheer him up.

"If it makes you feel any better I'll talk to her for you, Kento." Katie

said. She was sitting on Sage's lap next to Ryo on the couch. Her and Sage

had gotten very close over the last couple of days.

"Thanks, Katie I'd appreciate it." Kento replied with a smile.

"No problem." Katie said.

"OK, you guys I think we need to go and have a practice." Ryo said as he got

up from the couch.

"Yea, I agree. Just in case Maguyser and Dago decide to show up." Rowen said

as he stood up too.

"Good then it’s settled. Lets go." Ryo commanded as he walked out the front

door.

"I guess we follow him." Katie said as she got up and followed Ryo with Sage

behind her.

"Yea, maybe practicing will take my mind off, Kaye." Kento added as he

followed everyone else.

"Practice time? Now?" Cye asked as he followed everyone out the door.

Meanwhile.....

Kaye sighed as she watched the others practicing out of her window. She

turned from her window and walked out of her door. Walking down the stairs

she walked outside and headed for her practicing spot.

"I know the guys, Mia and Katie are all worried about me. I'm just really

mad at myself for letting those jerks get my armor. I have to get it back.

No matter what it takes." Kaye thought.

Reaching her training spot she started to train thinking about how she was

going to make Dago pay and get her armor back.

Meanwhile.....

"Man come on, Katie, take it easy on me." Kento said as he dodged an attack

from her.

"What's the matter, Kento? Too much for ya?" Katie taunted.

Kento laughed. "Yea right, let's just see if you can handle this." He said

as he swung his naginata at her. Katie quickly dodged it and struck him in

his side with her sais. She then spun around and kicked him. He went falling

to the ground.

"I think you outta practice with someone else, Kento. I'm out of your

league." Katie said as she helped him up.

"Yea, yea whatever. Fine I'll practice with Cye." Kento said as he went off

to practice with Cye.

Katie laughed some and turned to find Ryo. She decided she'd practice with

him. Just then she sensed something and stopped dead in her tracks. It felt

familiar. She spun around trying to find the source of the power. Out of

nowhere evil laughter could be heard making everyone stop practicing and

look around.

"Looking for me, Guardian?" Maguyser asked as he showed himself.

"Or me?" Dago asked as he appeared next to Maguyser.

"Man, you guys just don't know when to give up do you?" asked Katie as she

lunged at them with her sais out stretched in front of her ready to strike.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, little Guardian." Dago said as Kaye

appeared in front of him. Katie stopped her assault on him and stood wide

eyed.

"Nooo!! Kaye!!" Kento shouted.

"Let her go, Dago!" Ryo threatened.

"And what if I don't little Ronin whelp? Are you going to fry me?" Dago

taunted.

"Let her go, Dago or you'll regret it!" Katie shouted at him.

"Now, now is that any way to treat us? We came all the way over here to

offer you a deal and your threatening us." Maguyser taunted.

"What kind of a deal?" Rowen asked.

"How about one where we give you DreamWalker for The Guardian?" Maguyser

asked. "We really have no use for her anymore."

"Katie, guys don't listen!" said Kaye.

"Quiet, DreamWalker, you don't have a say in the matter." replied Dago as he

tighten his grip on her.

Kaye winced in pain from Dago's grip. "What do you mean that I don't have a

say in the matter? You know that whatever happens, either way we're going

to find a way to destroy you." replied Kaye as she turned her head to face

Dago.

"I suppose that you are right, but hmm, Maguyser, what do you say that we

take it up a notch." said Dago.

"What do you propose, Dago?" asked Maguyser.

"Let’s see." Dago said as he started to think. He then smiled evilly and

threw Kaye down in front of Kento.

"KAYE!!" Kento shouted as he ran towards her only to get thrown back.

"Not so fast boy. We still have to make a deal." Maguyser said.

"What do you mean a deal?" Sage shouted at him.

"Guardian for DreamWalker. Final deal." Dago said.

"No way!" Ryo shouted as he stood in front of Katie.

"Come on, Ryo!" Kento shouted at him.

"What do you say boy? Can you give up your sister for your friend?" Maguyser

taunted him.

"Or how about one of you for her?" Dago asked. "How bout you, Halo? Or you,

Torrent?"

"NO!" Katie shouted. "Me for Kaye. That's it, deal?"

"Well, well do my ears deceive me or did I just hear the Guardian

surrender?" Maguyser asked Dago and then started laughing evilly.

"Katie, don't. I don't want to lose you, not when I just found you." Ryo

pleaded.

"I'm so sorry, Ryo, but I can't let Kaye get hurt. She means more to you guys

than I do." Katie said as she turned and started walking towards Maguyser.

"What are you doing, Katie?" A voice shouted at her.

"Huh?" Katie said.

"You know this isn't right." The voice said.

"Crystal, knock it off. I have to do this. You and I both know this is the

only way." Katie said as she started to walk again.

"No, Katie I won't let you." Armor of the Crystal said as it stopped dead in

its tracks. Katie couldn't move, she was frozen in place.

"Come on, Crystal don't do this! Not now!" Katie pleaded.

"Katie, I will not and cannot let you. There's another way and you know it."

Crystal said.

The Ronins and Mia who had just now decided to join them watched in awe at

what they saw. They couldn't believe it. It was as if the armor had a mind

of its own. It had started talking and then stopped Katie from walking.

Maguyser growled and clenched his hand into a fist. "No! This can't be

happening."

"Crystal stop it! Stop it right now!" Katie commanded.

"No, Katie. I'm sorry, but I won't let you give up." With that there was a

bright light and when the guys looked back Katie was now back in her regular

cloths and her armor orb was floating above her.

"Crystal, you stop this right now. Come back down here!" Katie yelled angrily

at the armor orb. It simply ignored her and continued to hover above her

head in the air.

"I guess we'll have to get back to you all when you can get you armor under

control. Until then good-bye." Maguyser said as he disappeared.

"When you do figure something out we'll be waiting for you." Dago said as he

and Kaye disappeared.

"No, Kaye!!" Kento shouted as he fell to his knees.

I hope your happy now, Crystal! They took Kaye!!" Katie shouted at the orb as

she walked away from it. The orb lit up and formed the armor the of the

Crystal.

"I'm sorry. I really am, Katie, but I couldn't let you do it. They won't kill

her, if they do then Dago and Maguyser will lose their powers. You giving up

would have been suicide." Crystal said sounding sincere.

"So what?! If that's what I have to do then so be it! It’s part of being a

Guardian. My mission was to protect Kaye and now they have her! I've

failed." Katie shouted at the armor. "And it’s all because of you!!" She said

and pointed at the armor sounding very upset.

"Ahh....would someone mind telling us what's going on?" Cye asked.

"I don't think I want to know, Cye." Sage said.

"Yes, I can. I am the spirit of the armor of Crystal. It’s a pleasure to meet

all of you." Crystal said and bowed.

"Ok, now this is freaky. An armor that talks and moves by itself." Rowen

said.

"Yea and it’s also a pain the butt." Katie added.

"Ahh...ok." Ryo said kind of not sure what to say.

"We were this close to saving her." Kento said.

"I know that. Blame that thing over there for it." Katie said and pointed at

the Crystal armor.

"Why didn't you do anything, Katie? Why didn't you stop them?" Kento shouted

at her.

"Look, Kento don't get mad at Katie. Its not her fault." Sage said getting

kind of mad.

"It’s ok, Sage, Kento has a right to mad at me." Katie said.

"I'm very lost right now. Your armor can talk and walk by its self?" Mia

asked.

"How bout I start from the beginning?" Katie asked.

"That might help." Ryo said.

"Ok, first off my armor was made by the elders. Every Guardian has an Armor

made especially for them. Each armor has the spirit or soul of a Guardian

that had been killed in a mission put in them. That gives the armor the

ability to think, act, and fight without the bearer. Thus you get this."

Katie finished and pointed at the armor.

Everyone stood wide eyed and mouths open. Stunned at the new information

they had just learned.

"So you’re saying the armors alive?" Rowen asked.

"Basically. Once a Guardian is given the armor, the armor and the Guardian

become one. The Elders thought that by putting the soul of a dead Guardian

in the armors it would help protect the Guardian. The dead Guardian or the

soul of him or her would be able to sense an on coming attack or protect the

bearer if something were to happen to him or her." Katie explained.

"So that's why your armor started to glow that bright lavender color when

you got knocked down and Lio was about to blast you." Mia said now coming in

to the conversation.

"Yes, it was protecting me." Katie said.

"You know I have a name. I am called Crystal, not 'it' not 'thing'.

Crystal." Armor of the Crystal said.

"You know what I'm not very happy with you right now, so I think it would be

in your best interest to shut up right now." Katie said sarcastically.

"Fine, but I wonder what the Elders would say right about now." Crystal said

as he let the question hang in the air.

"Ok, this is very weird." Cye said.

"Welcome to my world." Katie said as she spread her arms out. "And it

doesn't stop there. I can also teleport, create energy force fields and

protection bubbles. I also have the power of illusion."

"Illusion." Rowen said. "That's it!"

"Huh? What are you talking about, Rowen?" Ryo asked.

"Katie can use her illusion powers to create an illusion of herself on one

of us. The person that has the illusion can pass as Katie." Rowen explained.

"And then that person can get Kaye out while the rest of us slip in

undetected." Sage finished. "Excellent plan, Rowen."

"Thank you, thank you." Rowen said as he smiled and bowed.

"Sounds good to me, but will it work?" Mia asked.

"Katie, what do you think? Will it?" Cye asked.

Katie nodded. "Yea it'll work, that is if CRYSTAL will corporate with me."

Katie said as she emphasized the name Crystal.

"Please, Crystal help us." Kento pleaded. "Please."

"Alright, Kento of Hardrock. I will help all of you." Crystal said. There was

another bright light and when they looked back Katie was in full armor.

"Alright, I'm glad you decided to actually listen for once." Katie said. "All

right who's gonna be the lucky one to be me for a day?" Katie asked as she

smiled.