Subject: [FFML] [Fic][Spiritwithin II El-Hazard 3b]
From: Catbert25@aol.com
Date: 6/27/1998, 1:26 PM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

In the Bugrom hive queen Diva stood in front of a large gathering and smiled
as Jinnai approached confidently.
	"For conquering Ginan I queen Diva bestow upon you our highest honor. The
bugrom bigrig Medal of Victory!" she said and the bugrom crowd cheered.
	Jinnai accepted and raised it into the air to show the crowd. He laughed
again.
	Later Jinnai sat alone with Diva in her room. "Your amazing Mr. Jinnai, a
country crushed in your very first battle." she said.
	He laughed to himself. "Consider it an appetizer. I suppose you want the main
course." said Jinnai calmly.
	"Oh you make war sound so delicious." said Diva as she leaned closer.
A small bug flew over and landed on her shoulder. "They what?" asked Diva.
"This is terrible!" she cried.
	"Well what now?" asked Jinnai.
	"So you remember what I said about the Ultimate weapon Jinnai?" asked Diva.
	"Yes, you called it the Eye of god." said the boy sounding board with the
conversation.
	"That witch Rune Venus has sent her sister Fatora in an envoy in an attempt
to unseal it." said Diva as she stood and began to pace. "If she succeeds in
her mission it will ruin our plans." 
	"Is that why your so upset? Just forget about it." said Jinnai smugly.
	"What?" said Diva as Jinnai began to laugh.
	"All I have to do is eliminate this princess and this 'Eye of god' is
useless." said the boy. "A Jinnai blue plate special."
	"Oh!" exclaimed Diva happily.

	A pale woman in a dark cloak walked down the cavern and knelt before Galus.
"Prince of deep shadows, I have come at your call what is your bidding?" she
said to him.
	"The princess Fatora and her envoy are headed for Mt. Muldoon." said Galus
calmly.
	"She can't! That is impossible." said the woman.
	"They have found a double for her and the alliance believes her." said Galus
angrily.
	"Do you intend to expose their foolish treachery?" asked the woman angrily.
	"No, she is such a close match that they would not believe us if we did.
However, I have given certain information of this Fatora and her entourage to
the bugrom forces. Go and make sure she is killed." said Galus coldly.
	"Yes my lord." said the woman as she vanished.
	
	Meanwhile on Mt. Muldoon....
	
	Fujisawa was singing again as the for travelers climbed. "Yea! This is the
life! Hey Alps watch out! Compared to this the Himalayas would look like ant
hills. Wow, incredible." said Fujisawa as he looked at the view.
	"Yea, I'm sure having fun." muttered Makoto sarcastically as he followed. 
	Ryo backed away from him. "K-keep away from me with that thing!" he cried as
Makoto stepped a little to close for his comfort.
	"Fujisawa is the only one enjoying himself." commented Alielle as she
climbed.
	"Fraidy cat would be if he wasn't a nervous wreck right now." said Makoto
bitterly.
	"What did you call me?!" yelled Ryo.
	"What are ya gonna do? Hit me?" snorted Makoto flatly.
	"Cmon Ryo, I figured you would enjoy this trip at least." said Fujisawa.
	"I am having fun." said Ryo as he edged away from Makoto's new vest. Truth
was he welcomed the chance to be male again for a while. All he had to do was
get some water at the top. But he was not enjoying Makoto's teasing at all for
more than one reason.
	"Well that's enough rest time to press on." said Fujisawa as he stood again.
	"Again? But we just got here!" whined Alielle."
	"Aw quit your whining." snorted Ryo.
	"Look who's talking." said Makoto as he stood next to him.
	"Auugh! Get away!" cried Ryo in fear.

	Jinnai looked on from the cliffs above. "Ohh, Makoto. I shall prevent your
stealing my victory again." he growled. "Ah, the princess Fatora. She'll die
anyway. Even with his incessant melding." said Jinnai as he looked at Alielle.
	"Obey me now my devoted, We have to crush our enemies. We must squash them
into the ground!" said Jinnai to his companions. The bugrom began to walk
towards the group around Jinnai. "Wait you haven't heard the plan yet!" he
cried. 
	He ran and walked in front of them. "Where the hell do you think your going?
You can't use brute force against a mind like that! You have to construct a
deceitful trap! Do you understand?" he said to them.
	The bugrom grunted at him.

	A few moments later Jinnai stood next to a road sign. "It's this simple
comprende'?" he said pointing at it.
	The bugrom saluted him.
	"Argh, You idiots. Can't you recognize a perfect opportunity?!" he cried.
Jinnai turned and shifted the sign so that it read backwards. "There its done.
You have to abandon this concept of honesty, I will teach you how to commit a
perfect fowl OK?" said Jinnai. The bugrom all hit their palms as they realized
what Jinnai had done.
	A few moments later Fujisawa followed by Makoto and Alielle and a very
distant Ryo, scampered along the edge of a narrow path along the side of the
mountain.
	"I'm gonna die!" cried Alielle as she climbed.
	"Relax kid." said Ryo. 
	The path ended and they began to scale the wall.
	Fujisawa and Makoto climbed up quickly and Ryo hung back with Alielle on his
back. "I don't wanna die!" she cried in fright.
	"I saved your life once kid and you still don't trust me?" said Ryo as he
climbed higher.
	"Be careful but don't let all this wonder distract you!" cried Fujisawa as he
climbed.
	"Are you sure this is the right way?" asked Makoto.
	"Quit your whining. If you wanted to you could have taken the road ya know."
said Ryo as he passed him about twenty yards to his right.
	"You mean there was an easier way?" cried Makoto angrily.
	"Yup, but I just had to challenge this climb!" said Fujisawa happily.
	
	"Faster Faster! They are going to get here any second now." said Jinnai as
the bugrom dug a hole in the road. "From now on this operation will be called
the ultimate pit fall, You there Groucho stop your slacking." said Jinnai to
the purple bug.
	Its antenna perked up and it looked at him dumbly. "Your damn right I'm
talking to you! From now on your new names are..." said Jinnai to them.
	"Harpo, Chiko, Zeppo, and Gummo." he said pointing to the other bugrom in the
pit. A larger bugrom came up to him and said something. "Yea Margaret, What is
it?" he said to it. "What? They took the other route?! Argh, Mizuhara! How
dare you challenge my intelligence!" cried Jinnai in frustration.
	
	"Man those crystal caves are something." said Ryo as the three travelers
Chipped at the crystallized Fujisawa. 
	"This is all your fault! If we had taken the road this wouldn't have
happened!" cried Makoto.
	"Geez, you sound like Ukyo." grumbled Ryo as he chipped.
	"What?" said Makoto in suprise.
	"Things happened a bit differently than in that comic." said Ryo calmly.
	"Oh," said Makoto as Fujisawa began to crack.
	The Crystal burst and Fujisawa gasped for air. "It's drinkin time, Damn crazy
caves." he said and sat down on a rock. Ura sat next to him and watched him
calmly. He pulled out his flask and nearly burst into tears. His wine was
completely crystallized. 
"Augh! Why now?!" he cried.
	Makoto sat down on a nearby rock. "I wanna go home." he sighed.
	"Oh Nanami, I guess your at school working hard as usual." he thought as he
looked at the sky.
	"Your thinking of a girl." said Ryo with a malicious grin as he sat down next
to him.
	"I am not!" cried Makoto.
	"Yes you are, I know that look!" said Alielle.
	"Quit teasing him you kids." said Fujisawa with a small laugh.
	
	Nanami cleared a table in the desert restaurant and winced as people shouted
for their food. "Sorry I'll be right there!" she called as she carried the
dishes to a window for washing. She placed them there and felt someone squeeze
he butt. She nearly dropped the dishes to the floor. Several of them did fall
and crashed as she spun angrily to face the man. He gave her a few bills. "Oh,
yea. Tip." she said nervously as she took the money. "I have to keep control
of myself, I know only the moneys gonna get me out of this place." she told
herself.
	
	Back in the mountains Alielle, Ryo, Makoto, and Fujisawa crossed a canyon on
a slender natural bridge.
	"Ah dammit what's with all this silly wind and stuff? And just where the hell
is the snow?" cried Fujisawa as he walked.
	"Please be quiet Mr. Fujisawa it will crumble down." said Alielle as she eyed
the delicate bridge they were standing on.
	"Your right." agreed the man with a sigh.
	The laughter began. "I know that laugh." said Ryo calmly. "Come out Jinnai."
he said. 
	Katsuhiko appeared from behind a rock and smiled. "Well well Makoto, long
time no see." said the boy.
	"It is Jinnai! I didn't know you were here too! I was worried about you."
said Makoto as he looked over Ryo's shoulder. 
	"Get away from me you creepy jerk!" said Ryo as he shied away.
	"Don't give me that Mizuhara! I saw you at every turn! Only my arch nemesis
would follow me here and try to ruin my success!" said Jinnai.
	"What?" said Makoto.
	"I heard the bugrom had gotten smarter all of a sudden. This explains it."
said Ryo calmly.
	"Thats right Mr. Kagome. You'll die with your rival as well." chuckled Jinnai
as several bugrom started chipping at the bridge.
	"Run!" cried Makoto. They turned and saw bugrom on the other side as well.
	"I'll have you expelled! This is no way for the president of the student
counsel to act!" said Fujisawa.
	"You think you can kill me so easily Jinnai?" asked Ryo as he stood
confidently on bridge as it cracked. He lifted Alielle into his arms and
jumped. Makoto and Fujisawa followed.
	"After them!" said Jinnai as he clung to one of the bugrom. They began to
cling to the walls and crawl towards them.
	"He's found some new friends I see." said Makoto from the other bridge.
	"He's the new bugrom commander. That's why they've been doing so well since
we got here." said Ryo calmly.
	"Jump!" said Fujisawa as he lept to another bridge as the one they were on
began to collapse.
	They lept from one to another. The canyon was full of them each one they hit
began to crumble immediately. After a few moments the three began to run up
the wall towards the top. The bugrom chased after them.

	From the top of the canyon the Phantom tribe woman stood and watched calmly.
She smiled and waited.

	The trio ran up the cliff and were met at the top by several bugrom.
	"Damn." muttered Ryo as he rolled under a blow and dropped Alielle. She
scrambled away to some nearby rocks for cover. Fujisawa and Makoto reached the
top and kicked two of the bugrom away. Ryo turned to see a rock flying towards
him He instinctively stuck out his finger. The blast knocked him off the
cliff. 
	"Damn!" cried Fujisawa. 
	Ura unwrapped himself from Makoto and jumped over the side of the cliff. He
ran down the side of the cliff and caught up with Ryo as he fell.
	Ryo saw him and panicked. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" he cried as Ura wrapped himself
around Ryo and grabbed the cliff wall. Ryo went limp in Ura's grasp.
	Fujisawa stood with Makoto at his back and easily beat back the bugrom horde.
"Get them!" cried Jinnai in frustration.
	Makoto and Fujisawa backed away and were blocked my a large rock Alielle
peered at them from behind it. "Damn. I can't use the breaking point while
she's there." he thought. He put up his hands and frowned at Jinnai.