Forth one.  One more to go...

Panda and Rob wrote:
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The dark portal of energy remerged before the group.  Yar stepped out of 
the portal and made eye contact with the tense Uki Shiroi.  With a grin 
he turned back to the portal and flicked out his right hand.  A glowing 
disc floated into the room from the portal, one figure standing over the 
shattered armor and its occupant.

Yar: I may be the most evil man in the world to you, Princess, but if I 
	give my word, I do deliver.  As I promised, Kajagua.  And as an 
	added bonus, Allegra's shattered body...

Yar set the disc gently to the ground and, with a casual swipe of his 
hand, dismissed the portal and the disc.  He looked one last time at Uki 
and sneered.  He turned to his daughter.

Yar: Come, Sinae.  Let us talk of the battle plans that have been formed...

Uki turned to face the tall dark man who stood quietly to one side of the
group. The man's face was shrouded in the shadow of the dark corner he stood
in, but concern marked his eyes as he waited to see what would become of
Allegra. Smiling to herself, Uki walked quietly over to Kajagua and stood
beside him, the ronin still unaware of her presence.

Uki: She'll be alright you know.

Kajagua: I hope so. I've done all that I can do for her, but it may not be-

Kajagua turns to look at the woman who has spoken to him and then
stands dazed for a moment as he stares into the eyes of his long lost love.
Suddenly his heart commands him, and he kneels before her on one knee.
It is several moments before he can speak, his next words spinning around
in his head and colliding with one another.

Kajagua: I have searched for you for many lifetimes Shiroi-chan. I have
sailed all seven seas on a ship captain's oath that he had seen you. I have
crossed many mountain ranges on an old Sherpa's word that he had
known you. And I have cried out to the moon many nights, wondering if
you were still alive. And now you stand before me, a mere foot away, and I
had no idea that you were there. Forgive me my love. I have endured many
disturbing events of late.

Uki(squatting down to be face to face with Kajagua): Forgive you? Few men
have ever sought me with such vigor. Most who have tried half as hard
have ended up dead, but you have survived these many years not knowing that
you are the only man that could make my heart stop with a look. (Kajagua
remains kneeling and looking down at the floor). Why do you kneel before me
so? Are you not happy to see me after your long journey?

Kajagua: I am overjoyed, and yet concerned . . .

Uki: Concerned? By what?

Kajagua: I have just now returned from the fortress where Scorpio Zodiak
is held prisoner by his own soul, a shadow cast across it to smother his
true identity. (Kajagua looks up and sees the flicker of worry in Uki's
eyes). Before I left him, he confessed to me that he had deep feelings for you
once.

Uki(Looking down at the floor now as well): {Oh, Aries, you proud fool...}  
Yes. He did. Once. But he did not act upon them and so remained as a friend 
to me only.

Kajagua : You have no deep feelings for him then?

Uki(looking into Kajagua's eyes): Of course I do. But what of them? You
had the courage to ask for what you wanted. My heart belongs to you.
(Pauses) And where does your heart lie after all these years warrior?

Kajagua(chest swelling with pride): Where it has been since that day I
arrived at the temple and saw you. (smiles at Uki and places his hand on
hers). With you.

Uki(smiling back and clasping his hand): As it should be.

Kajagua(suddenly brightening): I have something for you! (reaches behind
him into his pack and removes a scabbard wrapped in thick furs. He hands
the ornately carved scabbard to Uki gently, and she takes it in her trembling
hands).

Uki: My katana! (her hands run over the bumps of the carving depicting a
cherry tree and a dragon coiled around it. Looks back at Kajagua and smiles
warmly). Where did you find it? I thought it lost after ...

The two warriors smile grimly as they remember the dark day that they were
separated. No more words are spoken as the two embrace suddenly.
They hold each other tightly for a long while, a few tears forcing their way
past Uki's tightly closed eyes. Her slim body trembles against the ronin's, his
own joy at her return barely concealed in his moistening blue eyes. The two
stand apart from the rest of the group for a long while, holding each other
tightly as if they might lose each other again to the ever-grasping hands of
time if they were to let go . . .

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Ashino Sarugakure watched the two lost lovers find themselves again and 
wondered why she doesn't feel for them...  She had heard the story of how 
she had spent the past six years in the same body as Uki Shiroi and how 
they became the woman known as Virgo Celestra.  She should feel happy.  
Uki and Ashino are the same person..., but she does not.  She feels 
hate.  She had been robbed of six years of her life because this other 
half of her soul decided to remerge itself to her.  And now, they were 
free of each other and Virgo Celestra had ceased to exist...

But, memories remained...  She saw her life as Virgo and she didn't know 
what to make of it...  She looked down at the two silver armbands in her 
hands.

Ashino(thinking): Did we really use these weapons?  The Silver Dragon 
	Claws...  Who am I?

Uki(holding her lost love and thinking): Virgo...  I was Virgo...  and 
	Virgo loved Zodiak...  What am I to do?  I'm happy now...  but, I 
	can't lie to my heart...  Why does Fate have to play with me?

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	She felt her heart pumping.  She could hear her breathing.  She 
opened her eyes and immediately shut them as the bright light flooded 
them and stabbed into her brain.  She started to hear the others in the 
room and looked up through the cracks in her faceplate.  She finally 
found her voice, and she whispered, "computer...  activate ronin saber-2 
and bring it to me..."

Computer(slightly damaged but somewhat functional): RonIN SABer-2 haS 
	BeEn acTIVAted bY AllEGra OcTAvIa...

Allegra(squinting): impossible...  run diagnosis on me.

Computer: No D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DAMage...

Allegra: thank god...

Computer: <ER ER ER> uNABle to do AS R-r-r-requested.  StATE aGAIN...

Allegra: nevermind.  scan surroundings...

Computer: RooM ON Ufo...  11 lifesigns DETECted in ViCInity...

Allegra: Locate Ronin Saber-2.

Computer: BeloW ON ForTREss wheRE the MOon use To BE...

Allegra removed her armor as quietly as she could.  She saw the others.
{Band members and Shadow Clan?!  We must be ****ed if we need them here...}

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Uki and Kajagua break their embrace as Rumiko cries out in shock.  They 
both looked at what had surprised the woman: an empty set of broken armor.

Rumiko: ALLEGRA'S GONE!

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	Robma "Just one more..." Orick