In the 3 hours Kiyone had been there she has had a lot of time to think, and the more she thought the more Takgami seemed familiar. Maybe she knew him in a past life. Ya right! And Elvis is alive and lives down the street. She was contemplating which of the two were more probable when a section of the wall began to glow. . .

“How long does it usually take her?” Katana asked worriedly.

“Usually about 2 hours. . .don’t worry. . .she’s just taking her sweet time. . .”

“She’s gone.” was all Kujakou could say in reply to Katana’s questions look.

“Do you think HE came back and took her?” Katana asked.

“I don’t know, but for his sake. . .I hope not.” Kujakou said for now she was past shock, she was MAD!

“What do you say Takgami? Why don’t we use your little prize as bait for the others? It would make your job a lot easier.” Yama said, trying to convince Takgami of the merit of his idea. “Come on...”

“You are CERTAIN she won’t be harmed? I don’t want damaged goods.” Takgami said with a glare towards his leader.

“Positive. I’ll go get her.” Yama said. When Takgami didn’t protest, Yama left.

A short ways away for the room where they were talking Yama stopped in front of a seemingly solid wall. He placed his left hand flat against the wall and an opening appeared. Through the opening Kiyone is seen sitting on the floor, squinting into the light.

“Come on Beautiful. . .It’s show time!”

Katana just sat on the bed watching her new friend. She got up and placed her hand on Kujakou’s shoulder, “It’s not your fault Kujakou, there was nothing you could have done.”

Kujakou pulled her shoulder away and glared at her. “Kiyone is my best friend! I should have went with her. . .”

Just then they heard a light tap on Katana’s bedroom window. They raced over and peered out just in time to see Yamastanding in the middle of the dark and empty street.

Kujakou’s eyes met his and a wave of déjà-vu swept over her, she shrugged it of, then with a strength in her she did not know she possessed, she transformed. BY THE POWER OF THE RAVEN!!

In an instant Kujakou opened the window and leaped down to the street, right in front of Yama.

Katana just looked down to the street in amazement. Then, she took off down the stairs and out her front door.

“Where is she?” Kujakou growled.

Yama had a mocking grin on his face, “Wouldn’t you like to know.” He said with an evil twinkle in his eye.

Kujakou rushed towards him with all her strength, knocking him onto the ground, she placed a foot on his chest, “Now tell me where she is!”

Yama looked up, still grinning.

All of a sudden he was gone from under her foot. Kujakou looked around, then up just as his foot made contact with her chest. The force was enough to push her bac on the ground. Yama stood there and laughed at her, “You can find your friend at the abandoned warehouse by the bay.” With that he was gone and the night was still once more.

Raven stand down. Kujakou was again in her normal clothes, looking down the empty street.

“It could be a trap you know.” Katana said walking up behind Kujakou.

“It doesn’t matter, I’m going to free Kiyone no matter what.”

“Hey, you can’t have all the fun. Let’s go kick some ninja butt!”

“Just wait until I get my hands on you! You’ll be sorry!” Kiyone screamed. Her arms were bound to a wall with some sort of energy chains. She tugged at them in anger.

“Haha. . . the little tiger is gonna teach me a lesson.” Takgami said sarcastically.

“You wait until my friends get here, you won’t be laughing long!”

Takgami moved so close to her face that Kiyone could feel his cool breath on her cheek, “when your friends get here, they will be destroyed.” Takgami said, his face cold and heartless.

Kiyone raised her leg to kick Takgami but he was already gone. Kiyone was alone once more.

Takgami emerges once more from the shadows and walks over to the still struggling Kiyone, “I just love watching a helpless girl struggle.” he says as he messes up Kiyone’s hair.

“NO! Not my hair!” Kiyone screams. Takgami just stands there and laughs. “That’s it! I’ve had it!” Kiyone says as she wedges her back against the way and heaves her feet into the air. They come in contact with Takgami’s face.

Takgami stumbles back putting his hand to his face then pulling it away, covered in blood.

“You made me bleed, little b****!”he said looking up at her. Kiyone smiled in triumph.

"You're lucky you're just bleeding." she said, stuggling in the chains.

Enraged, Takgami grabs Kiyone's throat and pulls her to him, until his face is only inches from hers, "Don't you ever do that again!"

In response Kiyone spits in his bloody face. Takgami had raised his hand to strike Kiyone ho closed her eyes waiting for the pain, that did not come. She slowly opened her eyes to see only the darkness of the room.

Meanwhile. . .

Kujakou and Katana race to the abandoned warehouse. Katana hadn't really used her powers yet so she was worried about the battle and the outcome, but she was determined to get Kiyone back.

Soon they reached the warehouse not quite sure what to do they agreed that they should transform.

BY THE POWER OF THE RAVEN!
BY THE POWER OF THE DRAGON!

They quickly yet quietly scanned the warehouse for any sign of any traps, to confirm their suspisions, but all was quiet.

"How are we going to get in?" Katana whispers.

Kujakou looked around for a way in then found a window close to the back door. "I say we go through that window over there." she said while pointing to the window.

"No way." Katana replies shaking her head, "No more windo. . ." Katana was cut short by the clicking of a lock and the creaking of hinges as the door opened slowly.

"It's a trap!" Katana blurted out.

"Quiet!" Kujakou hissed, "We have no choice, we have to go in." This said, Kujakou cautiously walked in, squinting into the dark.

"M...maybe this is the wrong place. . ." Katana whimpered. just as she says this, one of the lights came on revealing Yama and Takgami standing back to back, arms crossed, and heads down.

Yama raises his head, "So you came afterall."

"Where's Kiyone?" Kujakou yells at them.

Yama snapped his fingers, another light came on, this one showed Kiyone still chained to the wall. The two girls gasp the look over at Yama.

"You scum!" Kujakou yells inraged, her eyes glow with a blue light, her energy growing she spreads her wings. Katana jumps back so as not to get hit.

The two ninjas look in surprise. This is not possible, Yama thinks to himself.

Kujakou closes her eyes and crosses her arms over her chest. there is a blinding light, everyone shields their eyes as Kujakou pulls a sword from her chest. She opens her eyes and looks at the sword.

"Cool! I got a sword! Look Katana I got a . . ." Kujakou's breath was torn from her chest as it was struck by Yama's heel. Kujakou's head struck the floor, she was out cold.

Katana, not knowing what to do, just stood there. It's all up to me now.

Katana then felt the power of the dragon grow inside herself. She brought her right hand down to her thigh, her other hand was held out infrom t and she yelled, "DRAGON SPIRIT, POWER UP!" The flame on her ankle grew to her waist. A belt with a holster appeared. Without even thinking Katana pulled a whip from the holster and got Yama by the throat,who by this point had Kujakou pinned to the floor. Katana pulled the whip back and brought Yama along with it.

"Kujakou run!" Katana screamed at her.

Kujakou jumped up and ran over to Kiyone who was busy bad mouthing Takgami. Kujakou raised her sword to the side of Takgami's throat, "You have two choices; you can let Kiyone go and live, or you can die." Kujakou says calmly.

Takgami looks over his shoulder and sees Kujakou out the corner of his eye. An evil grin on his face.

Kujakou then laces her foot around his leg and trips him, sending him to the ground, flat on his back. "Now you're going to pay." Kujakou says, sword ready in her hand. She brings the tip of the sword to his already messed up face and traced a bloody line down his cheek. Then she lifts the sword to plung it into Takgami's chest, "Now you die."

She is about to strike when she hears Kiyone behind her, "No Kujakou! don't do it!"

Kujakou hears the voice but pays no attention. She then swings her sword and cuts, Kiyone's chains. She was finally free.

Kiyone walks over to Takgami, who is still lying on the floor, and gives him a swift kick in the gut. Takgami doubled up in pain. Kiyone sees something fall out of his pocket as he moves, it's her amulet. She picks in up and puts it around her neck then she kicks him again.

Kiyone then leans forward and looks him in the eye, their faces mear inches apart, "That was for messing up my hair."

"You messed up her hair?! That explains the black and blue face." Kujakou says. Kiyone giggled behind her.

"Come on, lets get out of here." Kujakou said to Kiyone and Katana.

Katana looks up from the still choaking Yama, "Aww...but I was having fun!" Katana whines. She then gives a flick of her wrist and the whip is now back in her holster. Yama gasps for air as Katana releases him.

The three friends turn and walk to the door. They then hears Yama's voice, "Next time we won't be so easy on you." Then they were gone.

TBC