Time to get my butt in gear and continue this thing...

People will wonder who the enemy is.  (Believe me, I do too =^_^=)

As with all my stories, I don't write them.

I document what I see.




One
By Liath Shadow



"One." he calls me.

It is hard to wake up from my sleep...it's so cold...

"One."  Again he calls me.  Why does he call me that?

My hands twitch, I am warming up now...the blood of life starts flowing
in my veins.

"One.  Awaken."  A command.  To me.   I should be angry, but I'm not.
Why?

Ice cracks away from my skin as I lift my arms, pushing myself upwards.

"Open your eyes, One."

I open my eyes.  At first, shards of ice block my vision, but then they
crack, and allow me to see, finally...after so very long...

The man in front of me gazes on my form.  He smiles, and then steps
backwards, motioning me.

"Awaken, One, from your slumber.  It is time."

*****

My eyes are closed.

Why?

Movement at my side...

Something larger than me.

A sense, in my mind, of something.

Something long forgotten.

I try to stretch...try to move.

A voice.

"One"

I don't know that voice.

More movement beside me.

Something flows.

Something beats.

More feeling returns.

"One"  that voice again.

Beating..thumping.  Inside me.

My heart.

"One, awaken."  That voice again...who is it?

Anger, but not.  Not mine.

The one's beside me.

Something falls.  Cracks.  Cold.

Water.  Ice.

I try to raise myself.

"Open your eyes, One."

The voice compells action.  My eyes twitch open.

More ice.

I watch curiously as the frozen water cracks, falls away.

The something beside me.  Big.  Huge.

Familiar.

Something in my mind twitches.  Grabs hold.

Strengthens.

I lift my paws.  Trying to move towards the familiar figure.

"Awaken, One, from your slumber.  It is time."

The familiar figure moves.  I cry out, come back!

"mew!"

Don't leave me here!

"mew!!"

The familiar figure turns...looks at me.

Picks me up from the ice surrounding me.

Holds me to her chest.

Holds me to her heart.

"mew..."  I love you.

The figure smiles at me.  Replies, whispering.

"I love you too."

*****

"Doctor, the tests on One are complete.  She's in perfect health, but
has one problem.  She's lost her memory." one technician calls out.

I nod, looking at the displays.  One, and her kitten, are doing fine.
They might, or might not regain their memory.  It doesn't matter.  They
just need to harness their power.

"Bring up the displays for Two." I call out.

"Two displays up, sir."

Two.  Ironic name, to be sure.

In the capsule labelled "two" is two people.

Both female.

"Wake them up." I call.


*****

"Two"  I hear.

I shiver a bit.  Ice falls around me.

A circle of metal surrounds one of my fingers.

A ring.

"Two."  I remember that voice.  A doctor.

"Let me sleep...just another five minutes..."  from beside me.

I remember that voice, too.  I don't remember actions...or names.

Perhaps that is for the better, a voice in my mind says.

I open my eyes, looking upon the red haired girl beside me.

Ice.  Frost.  Covering both me and her.

Need to wake her up.

I lean forward.  Place my lips on her.

Kiss her awake.

Her eyes open, surprised.

She looks at me, uncomprehending.

Melts into the kiss.

"Time to get up, Two."

A warm glow.  Around both of us.

Ice turns to water.

Turns to steam.

I sit up, pulling the other girl with me.

Look down.  Naked.

We both yell at the man.  "Hentai!!!"

Waves of anger, confidence.  forming in my hands.  A ball.

We both toss the balls of energy at the man.

A hologram.

An illusion.

He can't really see us.

I blush, then leave the coffin we were in.

*****

"That was mean, Doctor."

I grin.

"They show more signs of remembering, than One did.  But they still
don't remember everything."

I nod, and reply, "Perhaps that is for the best.  They nearly destroyed
the site before we froze them."

I look at the displays of One and Two. All of them are in fine shape.

I glance at the scoreboard that was made, the time they were all frozen.

Number   |
Score    |1  |2a |2b |3  |4a |4b |5  |
Abilities|
_________
Strength |5  |7  |9.5|4.5|10 |4  |3  |
_________
Speed    |6.5|10 |5  |5.5|9  |5  |3  |
_________
Magical
Strength |10 |3  |3.5|9  |8  |3  |1  |
_________
Magical
Talent   |10 |5  |1  |7  |9  |6  |1  |
_________
Magical
Skill    |9.5|1  |1  |10 |3  |2  |1  |
_________
Science
Strength |4  |2  |5  |6  |9  |6  |10 |
(talent)
_________
Science
Ability  |5  |2  |6  |9  |9  |7  |10 |
(skill)
_________
Fighting
Strength |4  |8  |8  |3  |10 |2  |7  |
_________
Defending
Strength |10 |10 |10 |10 |10 |10 |10 |
_________

Races:
One   :Half human. Other half unidentified.
One   :Familiar:  Half cat (kitten).  Other half unidentified.
Two-a :Human-Jusenkyou cursed.
Two-b :Human
Three :Goddess
Four-a:Demon-God
Four-b:Human
Five  :Human

Sexes:
One   :Female
One   :Familiar:Female (so One says)
Two-a :Male (Female, cursed)
Two-b :Female
Three :Female
Four-a:Female
Four-b:Male
Five  :Female


I stare at the listings for all of them.  Only Two-b, Four-b, and Five
making any
sense to me.

"Wake the rest" I tell the techs.

They nod, and set about their task.

I whisper to myself, "Kami-sama, please let us win this.   Let us
survive Armageddon."

*****

"Three"  Someone's calling me.

It is hard to wake up...I feel like a bucket of...

"Three, we've got ice cream....."

Yeah...that.

Wait a second.

Frozen.  Blood.

Warming up.

Blood flowing.

Breath of air.

That scent.

"Ice cream...."

Gottawakeupgottawakeup

Liftinbg my hands.

Ice cracking.

Sitting up.

"Open your eyes, Three."

Open my eyes.

Ice.

Cracking away.

Looking for the ice cream.

Hammer beside me.

White and red.

Where's the ice cream.

Looking out of the coffin

Man outside.

Running.

He

Tricked

Me.

Grab hammer.

SMASH!

"WHERE'S MY ICE CREAM?!?!?!"

*****

Movement.

Sound.

Feeling.  Staff.

Winding.

Sound again. "Wake up, Four."

Energy flows.

More winding.

Thoughts.  Memories.

Makoto.

Looking for a sign.

Looking down.

Asleep.

Frozen.

"Wake him."

Tech hands staff to me.

Must guard Makoto.

*****

Warmth.

Time flows again.

Sound.

"Awaken."

Hollow sound.

Echoing...

Pitiful.

"Awaken, my Mistress."

A small person.

A male, of all things.

I guess it's time.

Time to destroy.

*****

"Five"  A voice breaks the everlasting silence.

Shatters the quiet.

The calm.

"Awaken, Five."

Fingers itching.

Warming.

Where's my computer?

"Awaken, Five."

Lifting my arms.

Searching for something...lost.

Something missing.

"Open your eyes, Five."

My eyes open...as if compelled.

Ice.  Hanging from my eyes.

Long strands of frozen water.

Glittering as a rainbow.

Cracking.

Beauty leaving.

Continue search for thing lost.

"Awaken, Five.  It is time."

Hand connecting.  Something hard.

Eyes following.

Blue. Pink.  White.

Like a robot.

My suit.

"I'm ready."

*****

Life..around me.

Waking.

Walking.

Remembering.

*You will be awakened, Six, when it is time.*

Yeah and when is it the right time?

*You'll see*

The greatest scientific genius in the universe shouldn't be kept like a
frozen dessert.

It's not FAIR!

*****

Holding my kitten.  Walking after the man.

"Mew!" she says to me. I'm hungry.

I smile.  "I know, love.  I'll ask him."

The man stops.  Turns.  "Ask me what?"

My eyes turn to him.  "For food.  She's hungry."  My stomach rumbles.
Loudly.

The man grins, "So are you it seems.  Just keep coming.  Food isn't
far."

I stop.

Danger.

Looking around. Wild eyes.

There.

The wall.

Vision appearing...or is it?

Hard to breathe.

Man gone.  No matter.  Save self.

Open void.  Darkness.

Space.

Breach.

Reach inside. Deep.

Fix hole.

Save kitten.

Material.  anything!  Hard!

A sheet appears over the opening.  Thick.

Heavy.

Enough.

Air.  easier to breathe.

Man returns.

Feel him.  Not really there.

"You reacted fast, One.  Congratulations."  The man seems a
little...frazzled?

We continue our walk, but the feeling of danger doesn't diminish much.

"Mew!"  I'm scared!

I kiss my kitten, "I know love.  I know."

*****

"Four"

Sound

Like winding

So cold....

"Awaken, Four"

Cold...

Like ice.

So cold.

Hearing another voice.

"Wake him."

Female

Remembering.

Must.

Wake.

Up.

Heat.

All over.

"Wake up, Four."

More feeling returns.

Remembering.

"Open your eyes, Four."

My eyes...so cold.

slowly...unfreezing.

Opening.

Above me.  Standing.

The one I love.

"Welcome back, Makoto." She says.

*****


<grins>  I never supported thoughts that Five was Washuu

Everyone can see that Six is not in the list.  (Nor are any of the
others in stasis...but I won't give them out yet(nor will I say how many
there are))

Four-b is out of order...we don't know why.

Please send any C&C privately. (MST's, you name it.  Feedback is what
motivates me to write at all)

Liath Shadow
Liath Corrine Hidson
Shadow Dancer

"It is not life that writes our history, it is us that writes
ourselves.  History just happens."