Sakuya

by Jaf

Past the dusty streets of the Ayeka kingdom, through the winding woods of Lemonwood forest, past the ancient desert of the Web Waste Land, over the technological oasis of the Anipike, in and around the circuitry of the Anipike's giant mother board, out and towards the second half of the endless desert, down and into the mouth of the an eerie cave, past the dead corpses of the four mythological demons, past the flying star cross-field of limbo, out of the screen of a destroyed computer monitor, through a door and through a hallway, through a window and past two square blocks, down and into a door of an internet cafe, we find our lost kingdom adventurers, plus another known to them only as Gimped Panda.

"Here we are," Gimped said, showing the armor clad adventurers the internet cafe.

"What kind of sorcery is this?" Brazil asked, looking around in awe. "Washu help me, this place has an aura of pure evil in it."

"Nah, man," Gimped said, ushering them to a computer and grabbing chairs for them to sit. "This is an internet cafe. Since you busted my computer, this is the only way to get you home."

"The very notion that this type of machinery could be so widely manufactured," Pat said to himself, "is so remarkable that it staggers the mind."

"Yeh," Gimped said, patting him on the shoulder, "it is pretty cool. The internet keeps everyone in this world totally connected to everyone else in this world."

It had been many hours of talking for the four warriors to convince Gimped that he wasn't in any danger, and it had taken even longer for them to convince Gimped to help them get home. But, after awhile, all of them agreed it would be best for the warriors to get home as soon as possible.

"So," Kitz said, "this thing is gonna get us back home, right?"

"I don't know," Gimped said. "You said this Pat guy was a genius, so I thought he could maybe figure something out."

Suddenly a girl rushed up to them, dressed in very fancy, pinkish clothing that made the warriors stare in awe. Brazil kept whispering evil.

"Hy, T," the girl said. "Shhh. These guys know me as Gimped Panda."

"Huh? Isn't that your screen name?"

"Yeh. Long story. Anyway, I'd like to introduce you to Meachy, Kitz, Pat, Nathan, and Brazil. Uh, it's a long story, so don't ask. Guys, I'd like to introduce to you, my girlfriend, uh, Sakuya."

"But my name's-" the girl was cut off as Gimped put a hand to her mouth and a finger to his. "It'll just be easier this way."

"Actually," Nathan said. "To make things even easier, I'll be happy to explain our current situation to this new lass."

"Uh, yeh, that might be good."

Sakuya shrugged and ushered the guy over to an employee's only room where they could talk. Sakuya worked at the cafe, so she was entitled to stuff like that.

Suddenly, horrific noises started emitting loudly from the computer as Gimped typed on it.

"WHAT BLACK MAGIC HAS BEFELLED THIS MACHINE THAT IT HOWL SO PROFUSELY?!! IT IS THE WORK OF KAGATO!!" Brazil screamed.

"Nah, man!" Gimped yeld at him, pulling him back down into his chair. "The computer's just logging on. It makes noises like that. It'll stop soon."

And it did.

"There. Now we're online. Brace yourselves, cause it's kinda a trip the first time you see it."