"Jo`oo-sama." The General spoke as he kneeled before the throne.
    "Gijutsu, what have you found out?" The queen asked.
    "The demention you have picked is guarded by six warriors." Gijutsu replied
    "Only six?" The queen questioned.
    "Yes, but they are powerful warriors." Gijutsu answered.
    "How so?" 
    "The first one used the streangth of the earth below his feet to dystroy my soldiers. They second gathered the water from the air and projected it at the soldiers dystroying them. The third gathered the fire from around him and shot a powerfull blast of fire also dystoying. The fourth Used the air they breathed creating a shockwave. The Fith used the power of nature and with a lightning bolt he attacked. The sixth and final one, a girl at that, used all five of these powers in her attack. She was no stronger then the others but the five elements combined to form one blast." Gijutsu explained.
    "Hmm... The elements are their streagths... and their weakness."  The queen replied.
    "Jo`oo-sama?" Gijutsu asked not sure what she was talking about.
    "Gijutsu.. I need you to reajust the climate on that island...." The queen began as she explained her plan.


    "Are you all right?" Mia asked as her and Magma came up from the basement.
    "We're fine." Ryo said as he gave Mia a look.
    "Uh, Magma, why don't you go upstairs and make sure nothing fell off anywhere when that earthquake hit." Mia suggested.
    "Ok, you comming Ryo?" Magma asked as she headed for the stairs.
    "No, I need to talk to Mia for a sec." Ryo said. Magma shrugged her shoulders and headed upstairs. She walked into her and Katie's room and shut the door and then a sec later cracked it open so she could hear.
    "What happened out there?" Mia asked
    "Some idiot that ran away before we could attack him." Kento replied
    "Did he say who he was?" Mia asked
    "Yea, he was umm.. General Gijutsu." Katie said
    "General? That doesn't sound to good." Mia commented.
    "No, it doesn't. If he's a General thein there's surly somone else above him." Rowen added.
    "Do you think he is responsable for the heat?" Sage asked looking to Rowen
    "It's possible." Rowen replied, "But there's nothing we can do untill he or another of his friends come back."
    "Unfortunatly that is true." Mia agreed.
    "Arrgg.. I wish they'd just come and fight." Kento growled.
    "That's all you ever want to do." Cye added.
    "So? What's your point?" Kento asked. Cye just shook his head.
    "It's getting late. You should go to bed. We'll deal with it in the morning." Mia suggested. They agreed it was the best and headed up stairs. In her and Katie's room Magma jumped up and started acting like she was cleaning up a little. Katie walked in and floped down on the bed.
    "What's wrong?" Magma asked.
    "Nothing, it's just sooo hot." Katie replied.
    "Where did you guys go when that weird guy came?" Magma asked. Katie looked at her in shock.
    "Uh, Oh, just somewhere safe." Katie lied. She then stood up and got her things together and left to try and get to the shower before anyone else.
    "Sage was right. She's one of the worst liers in the world." Magma thought as she watched Katie leave.



 
The Weather has continued on this bad streak. Sientists have been studing this phenomenon since the beginning, and have found nothing for the cause. The only change that has happend was this morning when all humidity in the air seemed to vanish. The heat index has droped because of this, but just as it did the temp rose to 140 degrees making it yet hotter then yesterday. Another problem that is a result of this is becuase of the lack of rain and now with no humidity in the air, the plants and forests all around Japan are dyeing rapidly, almost to rapidly to believe.
 
Kento turned off the TV in discust.
    "I hate just sitting around here." He yelled slaming the controller down.
    "Kento, just be patiant." Rowen replied. Mia walked into the room and looked at the two who sat on the couch.
    "Where is everyone?" Mia asked looking around
    "Sage, Ryo, and Magma went to look at the trees in the forest. Have you seen them? They're dyeing." Rowen said as he stood up.
    "Where's Cye and Katie?" Mia asked as she looked out the window at the dieing world outside.
    "Kaite went to get food, and Cye's still in bed." Kento replied.
    "Still in bed?" Mia exclaimed.
    "Yea, he couldn't sleep last night for some reason, so when he did finally get to sleep I figured I'd just let him." Kento replied. Mia agreed and left him alone. A few min later a honk was heard and Kento flew out of the house to meet Katie who had brought back food.
    "Isn't Cye up yet?" Katie asked as she walked into the house with Sage, Ryo, and Magma following.
    "Nah, he's tired I'm just letting him sleep." Kento replied as he stuffed him mouth.
    "Magma, where's your family staying in this heat?" Mia asked as she took some of the food from Katie.
    "Oh, they're staying at Sage's. They have air." Magma replied.
    "I'm going up to check on Cye. I'm worried about him." Katie said as she headed up the stairs. She cracked the door open and whispered his name. The room was dark so she crept over to his bed. She put her hand on his shoulder to shake him, but when she did he was drentched in sweat. Hurridly she turned on the lights. Cye lay in the bed the sheets sticking to him. Katie felt his face and it was hot too hot.
    "Cye, Cye!" Katie said trying to get his attention. All she got was a moan. She ran to the door and then to the balconey over the dinning room. "MIA!!!" She yelled
    "What is it Katie?" Mia asked looking up from the table.
    "Something is wrong with Cye!" Katie said shakedly. Everybody stared at her for a sec and then raced up to the room.

A few mineuts later Mia emerged from the room and closed the door.
    "Mia, what's wrong?" Sage asked from where he was leaning on the wall.
    "Where's Katie?" Mia asked looking at the others who stood in the hall.
    "She's in our room." Magma stated, "What's wrong with him?" Mia sighed and started to explain what was wrong. In the other room Katie lay on her bed crying into the pillow.  The door creaked open and Kento walked in.
    "Kaite..." He started as he sat down on the edge of the bed. He ran a hand through his hair.
    "Kento, what's wrong?" Katie asked wipeing the tears away.
    "He has a very high temp. We're not sure but we think that the thing of having no humidity in the air is effecting him somhow, through his armor." Kento explained.
    "Is he going to be all right?" Katie asked.
    "We hope. Mia is filling the tub with cool water and we're going to put him in to get him cooled down some." Kento explained, "Ryo and Rowen are also telling Magma everything."
    "What? But why?" Katie asked
    "We couldn't not. She's around too much. It's tearing Ryo up cause he didn't want her involved." Kento answered.
    "I want to see Cye." Katie said as she stood up.
    "Katie, wait till they get him moved." Kento tried to stop her but she was already out the door. Sage was just carring him out of his room. Katie gasped at what she saw. His frail body was limp and soaked in sweat.
    "Cye.." She whispered. Sage looked at her and they met eyes. His eyes seemed to unfocas for a second and then he blinked and they returned to their normal look. He turned away from Katie and carried Cye into the bathroom where Mia was waiting.  Katie watched as Sage lowered him into the water.
    "Come on Katie let's go down with the others." Mia said as she started out of the bathroom.
    "No, I want to stay with him." Katie said as she kneeled down next to the tub. Mia sighed and left the room. She met Sage who was leaning against the wall looking down at the ground.
    "Come on Sage, let's leave them alone." Mia said as she headed down the stairs. After a few seconds he followed. The others including Kento were in living room talking.
    "If not having the humidity in the air is effecting Cye, will other changes affect us?" Ryo asked looking at Rowen.
    "I wish I knew. It seems that it would, but how is the question." Rowens answered.
    "What do you mean?" Kento asked.
    "Well, it may of did this to Cye, but it may not have that bad of effect on someone else." Rowen explained.
    "Let's hope not." Magma said from her spot next to Ryo.   Sage stood in the corner of the room listening to the conversation. Everytime he looked up his vison was blury and it would take a couple of seconds to focas. He pushed himself off of the wall and headed out of the room.
    "Hey, where are you going?" Kento asked
    "Just out for some fresh air." Sage replied as he steped outside. He looked around at the dieing vegetation that surrounded the house.  'If the lack of water in the air is doing this to Cye, what will the lack of nature do to me?' He thought to himself.
    "So, one of the little warriors is here. Where are your friends?" Gijutsu asked as he appeared. Sage yelled into the house for the others. They all came out and when Mia saw what it was she grabbed Magma and headed upstairs. "Where's the other two?" He asked as a sword appeared in his hand. A few seconds later Katie came running out in her subarmor.
    "Come on and fight. Why do you care if we're all here or not?" Kento yelled.
    "Very well then." And with an unspoken command his army attacked. Everybody armored up and countered. Katie was the first to use her sure kill.

    "Earth Elemental Blast!!!" But somthing was wrong. "What? What happened?" Katie asked herself as the attack was weakened by something. it was only 3/5 as strong as usaual.
    "It must because of the weather!" Rowen shouted as he shot several arrows. Nobody relized that Sage was having trouble. Up in the bathroom Magma and Mia watched over Cye.
    "Do you think they'll be able to beat him with out Cye?" Magma asked looking at Mia.
    "All we can do is hope." Mia replied. Suddenly Cye's kanji of trust started glowing on his forhead.
    "What's going on?" Mia asked. Cye slowly opened his eyes.
    "They guys.." He whispered as he tried to sit up, but Mia pushed him back down.
    "There is no way your fighting." Magma said.
    "I have to!" Cye yelled as he forced his way out of the tub and donned his subarmor. He stumbled down the stair Mia and Magma after him trying to stop him. When he finally made his way outside the others were having trouble.
    "Ahh.. so the sixth has arrived." Gijutsu said when he saw Cye. The other looked to the house to see Cye armoring up.
    "CYE NOOOOOO!!" Katie screamed but it was too late. Once the armor had appeared it started crackling and squeezing Cye. Cye screamed out in pain. Magma ran up to Cye and knelt down beside him.
    "Cye, banaish the armor."
    "N..no.... I ...have...to..help...them..." Cye said between gasps for air.
    "Cye, your not helping them any sitting here while your armor reacts to the humidty or lack there of." Magma said. Cye banashed the armor and Magma helped him back into the house. Once Katie had seen Magma take Cye back in she started looking around at how the others were doing. She noticed Sage rubbing his eyes every few seconds. He was caught in a sword lock when another soldier came up behind him.
    "Sage!!!!" Katie yelled, "Behind you!!!" The soldiers sword came down but never hit. Something jumped from the woods and landed on the soldier. Sage cut down the soldier in front of him and then looked to see who his savior was. White Blaze stood were the remains of a soldier once was.
    "Thanks, Boy." Sage said, but before he could do anything his armor started to crackle and tighten just like Cye's. White Blaze took a protective stance over him till Rowen was able to get over to him.
    "Sage! get rid of the armor!" Rowen yelled as he rapidly fired his arrows. Sage forced himself to look up everything was getting blury and..... dark. He couldn't concentrate. The armor felt as if it was squeezing the very life out of him. He felt a nudge on his face. He looked up and saw a white blob in front of his face, White Blaze. Sage forced himself to concentrate and was able to banish the armor. Once the armor was gone he closed his eyes and colapsed.
    "When are these guys going to give up?" Kento screamed. Ryo was away from the others and saw what had happened to Sage. The temper he was well known for was starting to flare.
    "You go and try to dystroy my home, then you hurt my friends." Ryo growled to himself more then to the General, "You are going to pay!!!" Ryo's armor heated up to match is temper.  He connected his katanas..... and jumped into the air. He didn't see who was in the way, Kento. Katie saw him aiming for Gijutsu and saw that Kento was right in the line and he didn't even relize it. Katie ran as fast as she could. Ryo yelled out his sure kill,

    "FLARE UP NOW!!!!!" The firery blast flew toward Kento and he looked up as it neared him. Suddenly he was pushed away and he heard a frieghtning cry. Kento turned around just in time to see Katie get hit my Ryo's sure kill.
    "KATIE!!!" He yelled, "RYO STOP!!!" Ryo still put out the power, he heard Kento's cry, but didn't understand why he wanted him to stop. But he relized to late that he only saw three of the four that should of been there. He tried to stop the flow of power but for once it was too strong, even stronger then the Inferno. He couldn't control it anymore, was this a result of the weathre too, the heat. Ryo wondered as his vison got blury and the power slowly faded and stoped. Ryo fell to the ground with a thud. All his energy had been used, even his life force. Kento looked to where Katie had been but nothing was there. He looked farther away and saw a figure. He ran up to it. The brown armor was heated to were even he couldn't touch it. "Katie?" Kento asked. He held his breath and as fast as he could he grabbed the armored figure and turned it over. Katie lay motionless in the armor, her face black and burnt. "Oh, Katie..." Her armor dissapeared and left her in her subarmor. Kento quickly felt for a pulse and found one. He sighed a sigh of relife and looked over to where Rowen was. He had put Sage on White Blazes back and went to check on Ryo. Rowen looked up and nodded tell him that he was alive. Kento did the same and looked back down at Katie. They were alive, but for how long.... they didn't kow. 1