In the throne room the queen waited for news of Gijustu and his latest battle with the six warriors. The golden door flew open and the General proudly walked in and kneeled before the queen.
    "I'll take it from the smile the plan went well?" The queen asked.
    "Yes, Jo`oo-sama, I beleive four of the six warriors are out of the picture." The General replied. Behind the golden doors Kashikoi stood and was listeing to everything that they said.
    'What is going on?' He wondered as he heard about the victory, 'Doesn't Jo`oo-sama relize what she's doing?'
    "Four, but we only planned for three to be out of the way, please explain" The queen instructed.
    "The one that controled water was effected by the lack of humidity in the air, he couldn't even wear his armor. The one that countroled nature had troubled fighting and soon had to take his armor off for the same reason as the first. The one that controlled fire found that the added heat made his armor stronger, stronger then he could handel and used all his energy down to his life force in his attack. And the last one the girl. The fire warriors attack was heading to the warrior that controled the earth. The girl pushd him out of the way and took the attack instead of him." Gijutsu replied.
    "You did a very good job, Gijutsu. It came out better then I even hoped." The queen mused, "you are dismissed."
    "Thank you Jo`oo-sama." Gijutsu said and then left. Once he was out of the room and the doors closed his proud face of victory turned to a confused one. "Kashikoi" He called. Kashikoi came from the shadows he was hiding in.
    "Yes, sir?" He asked as he followed the General down the hall.
    "I know you feel the same. I'm going to aske you to do something. You do not have to do it, it is your chioce." Gijutsu said as they entered his chambers.
    "General?" Kasikoi asked confused.

Mia slowly walked out of the room and shut the door.
    "How is she?" Kento asked rushing up to her.
    "Not very good. She has pretty bad burns, I've done what I can." Mia explained. Kento looked down a the ground and then screamed and punched the wall, running his hand through it.
    "Kento, come on. Let's go get something to eat." Rowen suggested.
    "No, just leave me alone." Kento replied as he walked away.
    "He's really taking this hard." Mia said as she walked into another room. In it lay ther other three Ronins.
    "Yea, and haveing them hurt too isn't helping." Rowen stated as Mia started to check on Ryo. "How is he?"
    "He's very weak. I can't tell if he'll survive untill he just starts getting better." Mia explained as she covered him up. "Cye, is asleep finaly. After what happened it took Magma all she could to get him to settle down." Mia said as she felt his head, "Still hot." She then turned to the other bed. "It seems the same thing is wrong with Sage as it is Cye, but he doesn't have the fever that Cye does." Mia said.
    "I must be as we guessed, it's because of the weather, and we don't know how it will effect us." Rowen said as they left the room. Magma came down the hall carring a bowl of water and a wash cloth. She looked both Mia and Rowen in the eyes and then looked down as she entered the room.
    "I feel so sorry for her." Mia said heading downstairs, "She got pulled into this unwillingly."
    "Why doesn't she just go home?" Rowen asked
    "I asked her if she wanted to, but she refused. She said that she is envolved now and doesn't want to endanger her family." Mia explained.
    "I can see where she comming from." Rowen said. As they reached the bottom of the stairs they heard some yelling and a few dishes dropping on the floor. "I'm going to go talk to him." Rowen said jestering toward the kitchen.
    "Good luck." Mia said as she headed to get more bandages. Rowen walked into the kitchen to see several plates and other dishes smashed to bits on the floor.
    "Kento.." Rowen started.
    "Get out of here!!" Kento yelled as he flung a plate at Rowen missing his head by inches.
    "Kento, please just talk about it." Rowen tried but was met by a plasic bowl that did hit him in the head. Rowen walked out of the kitchen and into the dinning room. He looked around and grimised as another plate met the floor. He started upstairs and went into the room that held the three guys. Magma was next to Cye trying to cool him down some.  Magma looked up as he entered.
    "How's Kento doing?" She asked wringning ot the towl.
    "Not too good. I think he's running out of dishes to break. I couldn't even get near him, and he wouldn't listen." Rowen explained.
    "Once he's out of dishes couldn't you get near him then?" Magma asked
    "No, he's found the tupperwear. Mia has so much of that stuff and he can throw it and it'll never break." Rowen frowned. Magma stood up and walked over to him.
    "Here, you keep an eye on them, I'm going to go down and try for myself." Magma said walking out of the door.
    "You better wear a helmet. You'll need it." Rowen said as she rubbed his head. Magma laughed as she headed dowstairs.  In the kitchen Kento was throwing all the tupperwear he could find. Mamga slowly walked up to him and put her hand on his sholder.
    "Kento." She said softly. Kento shrugged off her hand, "Kento you have to talk. This isn't doing you any good."
    "It all my fault." Kento whispered. Magma looked at him.
    'Was this the same warrior of Streagth she had met a two years ago?' she asked herself. She turned his face toward hers and saw the streaks where the tears had dried on his face. "Kento, it's not your fault." Magma said trying to comfort him.
    "IT IS!" Kento yelled as he slid down to the floor. Magma cleared a spot and sat down next to him. She looked at his bangaged hands and arms, where he had carried Katie to the house.
    "Kento, listen to me. How were you to know that the heat was going to effect Ryo like that. How were you to know that you were going to be in the way, when at any normal time you would of been in a safe area." Magma asked looking at Kento. Kento remained silent. "You didn't know, and there was no way you would of. Even Rowen admitted to not of known what was going to happen. You two are the only ones not effected by the weather. We need your streagth and Rowens smarts to get through this."
    "But what can I do? I don't know anything about medicine like Rowen or Mia. I'm just in the way." Kento said looking down at all the broken dishes.
    "No your not. Cye's going to need a cold bath soon and I'm sure he'd rather have you do it then me or Mia." Magma stated.
    "What about Rowen?" Kento asked
    "Rowen will be busy watching Sage and Ryo." Magma replied. Kento sighed and wiped his eyes.
    "I'm going to get that bastered if it's the last thing I do." Kento swore.
    "Magma!" Mia called from the top of the stairs.
    "Yes, Mia?" Magma answered walking from the kitchen.
    "Cye, needs his bath now." Mia stated and looked to Kento as he walked up behind her.
    "I'll do it Mia." Kento said looking up at her.
    "I'm sure he'd appreciate it." Mia said and then headed into Katie's room. Magma and Kento headed upstairs. Kento got the bath ready and got Cye in it. Rowen watched over Sage and Ryo while Magma helped Mia bandage some of Katie's wounds.


In the city the streets were bare. The heat too much for any living thing. Stores were closed and dark. A few police cars roamed the streets making sure nobody was out. No lights were aloud and only small radios were permitted. All the electrisity that could be harnised was being used cool down people. In the shadows of an alley a young boy stepped out into the sun. His golden brown hair glisened in the sun. His rich brown eyes serveyed the sene.
    'This is the first time in my life I've done what I feel is right. Why am I so nerves?' the boy asked himself. He was the only one that could easily leave without being noticed.  Several layed their trust, their hopes on him. If he couldn't do it, they'd never have the chance again. The boy walked through the streets trying to find who he needed.


Magma woke up. It was night. She had been talking to Mia and probably had fallen asleep, though she wasn't sure when that could of been. She was still sitting ont the window seat and had been covered with a blanket. Mia was covered up in her bed. Magma looked up to the stars and to the distant mountain. She longed to go home, but knew she was needed here. She slowly stood up streatching getting all the kinks from her muscles. She crept out of the room and down the hall. White Blaze slept between the two doors that held his ill charges. He lifted his head as Magma came toward him. She slowly opened the door her her and Katie's room. In the bed Katie lay like she had been for the past day. Her arms and face bandaged though not enough to make her look like a mummy. In a chair next to the bed Kento was curled up. He held a worn brown stuffed rabbit in his grasps. Magma shook her head,
    'Katie was right. All he is is an over stuffed teddy bear' Magma laughed. that is what he was even with his tough attitude underneath it all he was just as vonerable as Cye. She left the two and went towards the other door but not before petting White Blaze for a second.  She opened the door, Ryo was the first she saw. His body still limp and his breathing slow and shallow. On the other side of the room lay Cye. His body was surronded by icepacks though most of them were melted. Rowen was in a chair between his bed and the next. A book lay in his lap and his blue hair in his face. In the other bed was Sage. The only movement in the room was Sages tossing. Magma walked over and layed a hand on his head. His eyes flew open and he sat straigh up.
    "Sage?" Magma asked sitting on the bed.
    "Magma?" Sage asked looking around franticly. Their eyes met for a second, but when they did Magma knew something was wrong.
    "Sage, look at me." Magma stated. Sage blinked his eyes and rubbed them.
    "Magma, "Sage paused, "Please tell me it's pitch black in here." Magma gasped and Sage turned in her direction. Magma looked into his eyes. They were glassed over. "Magma! Please say something" Sage begged. He reached out his arms to try and find her and he did. She was close, right next to him.
    "Sage..." Magma started. The sun peeked over the horizen casting an orange tint to the room. Sage blinked his eyes.
    "Is the sun rising?" Sage asked looking towared the window.
    "Yes, can you see it?" Magma asked hoping his lack of vision was only temporary.
    "No, but I can see the light." Sage responded.
    "Sage?" Came a sleepy voice from beside him. Magma looked up to see Rowen sitting up stiffly, "Sage! Your all right!" Rowen exclaimed. Sage looked down. "Sage? buddy? What's wrong?" Rowen asked and then looked to Magma.
    "He can't see." Magma stated. Rowen looked to his friend,
    "Sage, we'll get through this. Do you think your armor can heal it, like it did Ryo's that one time." Rowen asked.
    "No, I think my armor is what is causeing this." Sage replied.
    "Oh, Sage." Magma said hugging her cousin.

Everybody had awaken that day, so it was a day that brough hope. Sage refused to stay in bed and he was found feeling his way around the house and even trying to cook. After a few tries he got a hang of it with Magma's help. Katie was moved in with Cye and Ryo. Cye's temp had gone down but was still high. Ryo and Katie got stronger each day and each day the temp kept rising to no end. 1