I wrote it. And after I posted it to the Sig War, I was told by someone
who read it that depressed the hell out of him. This should tie you over
a bit...
On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, Ryoga Hibiki wrote:
RH clenches his fists as he looks down on the still-sleeping Musica.
RH: (to himself) At least things are peaceful where you are
right now, Musica. None of this can touch you in your dreams. I hope
that the rest of the Band will help us, because we need it more than ever
now. Sleep well.
He leaves, making his own decision. Battle awaits him.
[If only RH's word's were true...]
"I run through the halls. I know they're right behind us. I look back and
trip. Hands grab me before I hit the ground, familiar hands who hold me in
their loving embrace and holding me as SHE continues to run. I see the other
two girls running ahead and I curse my body. It's frailer than the other two
who are exact duplicates of me. Why was I made this way?"
My sister with the aqua hair: Momma! Bad men!
Momma(sets me down): Allegra. Octavia. Musica. Hide. Momma will get
rid of the bad men... (she takes out her staff and stands ready.
Allegra is dragging me to the side and hiding me inside an urn...)
Me("I'm starting to cry again..."): Momma!! I'm afraid!
Allegra: Shhh. Don't cry! Momma kill bad men! ("she's turning to leave!")
Me: Sister!!
Allegra(climbs into a metal man. "I know it's called a suit of European
armor now..."): I right here, Michan. It okay! Daddy coming!
We go home soon!
"I pull the lid down and hold my knees. I hear Momma screaming out her
battlecry. I feel safe when she does that... It gets quiet... I'm
about to look out the top when I hear the door on the other side of the
Great Hall burst open."
Zodiak: GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY WIFE!!!
"I cry as I hear Daddy... Everything's going to be okay... We can go
home now..."
Momma: Airen!! ("I think she threw somone against the wall...")
"The Big Bad Man": Enough! Soldiers, withdraw... (Somethings are moving)
Scorpio Zodiak of the clan Zodiak and the now dead Anything-Goes
Martial Band... Who is that behind you?
Aunt Aquarius("She's only 13!"): I am Aquarius Zodiak. You attacked us.
You will die.
"TBBM": I think not... ("Something explodes!")
Zodiak: Sister!!!
Aquarius: I'm fine! Get him!!! ("Something fazes past and... I hear
Momma choking! Her staff is clattering on the ground! NO!!!!!")
"TBBM": One step closer... ("I can hear the other men circling...")
Zodiak: Leave her alone!
"TBBM": You are in no position to make threats... ("Someone calls out and
Daddy screams. It's loud! It's too loud!!!") Remember one thing, I
didn't kill her, you did. ("I hear a strange sound... I try to block
it out but I can't!!! I can hear Momma scream! Daddy's yelling and
bad men are dying! I can't stand it!! MOMMA!!!!")
{"It isn't till later that I know that the sound is the "life drain."
I takes out the lifeforce of it's victim and the user feeds on it's
power. I only know it 'cause HE tried it on me..."}
Octavia: MOMMA!!!! <"I now know what a fireball sounds like...">
EEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! ("I cry again 'cause I can't hear Octavia
anymore...")
Zodiak: NOOOOOOOO!!!!! YOU BASTARD!!!! DIE!!!!!!
"TBBM": I'll take a rain check! Remember! Stay out of my way or you
will be next! <"I now know the sound of a teleport when I hear one...">
"Daddy screams like... I don't know what it's like... I don't remember it
anymore... I guess it's for the best I never remember it... It feels like
forever before someone picks me up out of the urn... It's Aunt Aquarius...
She's looks sad and angry and frightened all at the same time..."
Me: Momma?
Aunt Aquarius("She's crying on my hair."): musica...
"I can see the armor... I can see Allegra's eyes... They stare out the
visor... She doesn't move... She doesn't blink... I'm not sure she's still
breathing... Daddy is holding Momma... Momma's not moving... I pull myself
away from Auntie and walk to Daddy... I pick up her staff and carry it to
Momma. Daddy looks at me and holds me..."
Me: Momma gonna get better, right Daddy? Daddy? ("He just cries... I put
the staff in Momma's hand. She doesn't grab it. I shake her.")
Momma? ("She's doesn't move... I see the blood trickled from her
nose, ears, and mouth. I try to wiped it off...") Momma? ("I start
to cry. I don't remember when I stopped...") wake up, momma...
momma?
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("great-grandmama holds us both by our shoulders as daddy waves again and goes
over the hill... allegra hasn't talked yet... it's been 3 months since the
bad men came... i call her iiko(she hates that) but she still won't
talk... she wears that little bracer and she always looks far away...
i cried when daddy told me momma and octavia went away... i asked him why.
he said he didn't know. he wants me to be a good girl and listen to what
great-grandmama tells us... he said to take care of momma's staff 'cause he
said momma wanted me to have it...
i looked at where cousin shampoo is hurting mousse again. it seems to
getting back to normal again. and i looked at allegra, and i know things will
never be normal again...")
(The sky gets darker and everything fades away as Musica goes from 7 years-old
to 15 years-old in the foreground. Her blue pants are covered by her white
robes as a breeze blows past and runs through her green hair... She holds the
staff her mother carried and she slumps her frail body on the staff for
support. A laugh rings out and she starts at it. A cloaked figure strides up
to her and glares with a glowing, green eye.)
Yar: "Stay out of my way or you will be next!" (Musica shrinks back in
fear, but the left hand grabs her neck and picks her off the ground.
Yar starts to drain the life from her body. She screams.)
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Musica(waking up and clutching her staff):
NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!