Ruroni Kenshin vs. Predator
Episode One "Fight On The Iron Horse! Hiko Saves The Day!"
By Evan Coole 8/16/98
***means the viewpoint has changed to and from the Predator.
*Chapter One*
Kamiya Kaoru looked up at the stars. She wiped the hair from
her sweaty face with the back of her hand. It was so hot this summer! She
gasped as she saw a bright shooting star fall, and closed her eyes and made
a wish.
Her eyes then burst open as a running Yahiko jumped off of her head,
and Sanosuke running after him. She fell over, face slamming onto the ground.
She looked up, eyes devilish, and grabbed her bokken. She charged forward
after Sanosuke, who was yelling something about some "last rice cake", until
a crack went throughout the atmosphere. Sanosuke tumbled to the ground, a
giant welt on his head. Yahiko laughed and ate the rest of the rice cake.
He smiled as he swallowed the last bit, and frowned at the sight of Sanosuke
AND Kaoru charging him. He let out a small *erk* before being pummeled.
-3 days Later-=Inside the Kamiya Dojo=-
"Yeah, the little bastard got what he deserved!" Sanosuke laughed,
chewing on some grass. Kaoru frowned at Sanosuke and looked at Yahiko. If
she hadn't known it was her who did it, she wouldn't recognize his face,
especially with his tongue hanging out. Megumi placed another wet rag on his
head, and smiled.
"He should be alright, just with a bit more rest. You guys really let
him have it, didn't you?" Megumi said.
Sanosuke laughed, adding "Damn right! He took the last rice cake!
He's lucky I didn't Futae No Kiwami his ass!"
At this point, Kenshin walked into the room. He looked at the group
and sat down. He placed his Sakaba to lean on him, and he looked at Yahiko,
then at Kaoru, and then Sanosuke. He pulled out a letter from his robe, and
gave it to Kaoru. Kaoru opened it and read the letter. It read:
"To my friends at the Kamiya Dojo,
something terrible has happened here in Kyoto. Just yesterday,
I got word of a horrible murder in the town late last night. I
went to see what had happened, and found Cho, dead on the ground,
his head missing! The ground didn't seem to be disturbed, as if
a struggle hadn't even happened! Whoever did this is obviously
very powerful, and it scares me being here. The Oniwa Banshu and
I are moving to Tokyo, where there is less violence, so we should
be in town about the same time you get this letter!
Hope to see you soon!
Makamichi Misao"
Kaoru, eyes widened, placed the letter down, and looked at Kenshin.
Annoyed, Sanosuke grabbed the letter, and read it. His face became red, and
he threw down the letter as he stood up, and turned to walk.
"The murderer will come here." Kenshin commented. Sanosuke stopped
and turned. "I have heard tales of a person who comes on only the hottest
of seasons, and takes the heads of who he kills. He only kills for sport,
and takes thrills in the hunt. I fear for Misao-dono and the Oniwa Banshu.
With any luck, they should be able to make it here, but I'm not sure. This
person always searches for the strongest of fighters, and the Oniwa Banshu
are perfect for him...". Sanosuke turned and walked outside just as Yahiko
awoke.
"I hope they are alright..." Kaoru thought.
-2 days earlier-=Kyoto Train Station=-
"Okay, is that all, Ji-ya?" Misao asked as she put the last of her
luggage on board. He nodded in reply, his wrinkled face smiling. Misao
looked around. Aoshi had already gone onto the train, and the rest of the
Oniwa Banshu said they had to stay for about another week before moving on,
so only Okina and Aoshi were going to Tokyo with her. It was near sunset,
and many people were going home. Misao looked at Kyoto for the last time,
and stepped onto the train. As she did, she felt a cold shiver run down her
back, but thought nothing of it. Okina and her found their cabin and stepped
in. Surprisingly, Aoshi wasn't there. Misao became worried, but Ji-ya
reassured her by saying that he had probably just gone to the bathroom or to
get a drink. That comforted Misao, and she sat. She just didn't want to lose
Aoshi as she had before, and he finally just started acting like his normal
self again. Misao heard an "all aboard" and the train lurched forward.
-=Downtown Kyoto=-
A skull fell to the roof of a building, and the image behind it became
distorted. A few blips sounded, and a creature appeared behind the skull.
The Predator picked up his prize from the night before and looked at it. He
admired the smoothness of the humans' skulls. This one had been particularly
hard to clean, due to all of the yellow hair. This one had proved to be an
easy match. The predator had turned off his invisibility field to show
himself to the human, who just stopped and yelled. It had then pulled out
some ribbon blade, and twirled it around. The predator had only to calculate
what would happen with the ribbon, and charge forward. He sliced the humans
head off, and his body fell to the ground, leaving the predator disappointed.
The predator picked up a strange sound from his rear, and stood up to
see what it was. About a mile away, he saw a long carriage of some sort
starting to rush forward. Intrigued, the predator placed his trophy into his
bag and jumped from building to building until he was close enough to the
train to jump on.
***
Misao heard a clang from above, and looked up, some dust falling
into her eyes. She rubbed them, and saw some dents coming inward. Something
must have fallen onto the train's roof. Misao pondered a bit, until she heard
a scream from down the hall. She ran towards the door, and opened it, Okina
right behind her.
The wall of the train car was burst open, and Misao counted two people
on the ground. She saw a blur next to the blast hole, and rubbed her eyes to
get out the rest of the dust. She opened her eyes again, and the blur was
gone. She saw Aoshi coming down the hall, and she yelled to him.
"Aoshi, what happened?"
"I think a terrorist hit the train with a bomb or so-" Aoshi replied,
but he was cut off by turning and parrying a claw floating in the air. He
pulled out his other Kodachi and sliced at the air, but hit nothing. The claw
let go as he swiped and dissapeared.
By now, people were fleeing from the car and going to the back. The
two people on the ground were helped up and taken back. Two officers came
into the car, but were sliced in two by an unseen force. Misao felt a
presence behind her, and she jumped forward, narrowly missing a swipe to her
back. She looked back, and saw a huge form standing in front of the door.
Okina was standing in front of the eight-foot tall humanoid. He couldn't move
until the creature pushed him aside. It took a step forward, crushing a bit
of wood under it's foot. It's dreadlocked-hair swayed a bit back and forth
in his motion, and Misao looked at it's face. The attacker seemed to be
wearing a mask of some sort, but Misao saw the rest of him fine. It had
light green skin and was mottled with darker patches here and there. It wore
a mesh-type armor and had two pairs of claws on the top of it's wrists. Misao
stepped behind Aoshi, hoping he could get rid of it.
A silence fell over the car, and except for the constant rumble of the
train, there wasn't a sound. Suddenly, the beast, armed with a spear
seemingly grabbed from the air, rushed forward, slashing at Aoshi, who jumped
through the hole in the roof and wall. The beast looked at Misao, but jumped
up after Aoshi. Okina ran over to her, and they peeped their heads above the
roof.
Up top, the beast threw something at Aoshi, who held his kodachi
upright. A whipping sound was heard, and a net fell to the ground, cut in
two. Aoshi flipped his kodachis to perform the Kaiten-Kenbu-Rokuren, and ran
forward. He sliced at the enemy again and again, but felt nothing. He
stopped as he felt a sharp pain go into his left shoulder. He looked and saw
two claws sticking through his shoulder, blood dribbling down his coat. Aoshi
jumped forward, ripping the claws out of his flesh. He turned and raised his
other kodachi, still determined. His vision went blurry for a second, but
he ragained his posture and stood up. He was about to attack again, when he
heard a voice.
"Don't worry, Aoshi, I'll take him."
***
The predator looked at the human who interrupted his fight. This one
had even longer hair than the one he had killed the day before. It was
also much darker, and down to the humans waist. It wore a long, white jacket,
which was red on the inside. The predator ran a scan check on this
exceptional human, and saw that his fighting ability was the highest he had
ever encountered! The predator smiled under his helmet, knowing, even if he
died, he would be honored in this fight. It didn't matter if he did die,
his whole clan of brothers were here looking for sport, also.
The predator charged forward in a blaze of glory, and all he saw
was the human dissapear before him as the predator fell.
***
Hiko Seijirou watched the predator analyze him, and got ready. The
day had finally come when he had to fight a Hunter. For as long as the style
of Hiten-Mitsurugi-Ryu had been around, one of the best kept secrets AND
reasons for the creation of the style had been the Hunters. They were the
best of the best. No one knew where they came from, they just knew that they
did.
The Hunter charged forward in a straight line with it's claws ready.
Hiko thought that this was strange. Usually a Hunter would throw a saw disk
at him and follow with a gun of some type that spewed out blue flame and
throw their net at it's target. At least, that's what Hiko's master told him,
and what Hiko told Kenshin. Hiko thought that this must be a rookie, so Hiko
might as well teach him a lesson. He shouted out his attack:
Hiten-Mitsurugi-Ryu...KUZU RYU SEN!
The Hunter fell apart at the vital points, spilling a glowing green
blood all over the roof of the train. Hiko cleaned and sheathed his sword,
and turned to look at Aoshi and the others. Misao and Okina's jaws were to
the floor, and Aoshi had slumped to the ground. Hiko lifted up his hand to
stifle a yawn and then picked up Aoshi and jumped down to the inside of the
car, smiling the whole time.
Misao thought to herself "Ohhhh....Hiko's SO cool!".
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Well, that's that for Chapter one! Watch out, because the
whole clan of predators is looking for some trophies, also.
I REALLY want to know what you think of this nifty little fanfic,
so e-mail me at evanrc@yahoo.com
*The Final Thought* (I know it's cheap)
I knew I had to kill off somebody, so I thought it might as well be a
smaller character we didn't know TOO much about, so i thought CHO! (sorry to
all of you broom-head lovers out there) And I also thought about the idea of
having only one predator, but hey, a predator vs. Hiko? Who's gonna win THAT,
I mean, come on! Hiko's the MAN! BUT! That predator didn't really know
much, so he had to be killed. Once the predators get word that Hiko killed
a predator, they'll all be after him just for the chance to get him!
Oh yeah, none of these characters are mine, I just BORROWED them from their
rightful places and put them here! (mindless I-don't-want-to-be-sued crap!)
NEXT TIME, ON RUROUNI KENSHIN VS. PREDATOR!
Misao and her friends arrive in Tokyo and find out about the
Hiten-Mitsurugi-Ryu's secret legends! AND, can Sanosuke survive an attack
with a decorated hunter? Next Episode: "The Dragon's Legend Revealed!"
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