*The Palace, Konan Country, Kerry's bedchamber*
Kerry: Really, this is not necessary!
Nuriko: *putting blush on Kerry's cheeks* Oh, but I assure you, it is!
Kerry: But why?
Tasuki: *brushing Kerry's hair* Because you have to look presentable for when you meet the emperor…
Kerry: *surprised* The Emperor? Why? Why me? Why does he want to meet me?
Miaka: *putting slipper on Kerry's foot* Because he heard about how you fell out of the sky, and because this is the palace. He does not like anyone staying in the palace that he doesn't know.
Kerry: Oh, wow! This is so exciting!
Tasuki: *brushing Kerry's hair* Wow! You have very soft hair…do you condition?
Kerry: Well, actually, I do. You know what the trick is? Shampoo twice and condition once. Everyday.
Nuriko: *putting eyeshadow on Kerry* Does that really work?
Kerry: Yes, and very well, too. My hair is always shiny!
Miaka: *putting other slipper on Kerry's foot* I'll have to try that!
*The Palace, Konan Country, the Courtyard*
Kerry: I feel so odd wearing these clothes, but I have to admit, they ARE comfortable…
Tasuki: *nudging Kerry* Shh…we're almost at the throne room.
Kerry: *quieting down* Sorry…
Tasuki: *motioning towards door* This is it. Do you remember what I told you?
Kerry: *nodding* Yes. Bow, kneel, and then wait until I am spoken to before I do anything else…
Tasuki: That's right. Good luck!
Kerry: *smiles* Thanks. *kisses Tasuki's cheek*
Tasuki: *blushing* Sure.
*The Palace, Konan Country, the Throne Room*
Kerry: *comes in and bows then kneels, and doesn't look up*…*nothing*…*nothing*…*she looks up, and no one's there*…*she stands up and looks back at the door* Hey, Tasuki! What is this? Some kind of joke? *just then, Hotohori appears from behind a cloth doorway*
Hotohori: Can I help you?
Kerry: *whips around in astonishment, and kneels again, looking down* Oh, I'M SO SORRY! *blushes deep red*
Hotohori: Who are you?
Kerry: *trying not to look up* Excuse me, my name is Kerry Gibbons, and Tasuki sent me to meet you, your highness.
Hotohori: That's an awful strange name. Where are you from?
Kerry: *DESPIRATELY trying not to look up* I'm from New York, your highness.
Hotohori: Is that in Konan?
Kerry: No. I don't even know where Konan is!
Hotohori: Well, Konan is here, Gibbons-san.
Kerry: Well, sir, I know that, but where on Earth is Konan, your highness?
Hotohori: *confused* Earth? *finally figures it out* OH MY!
Kerry: *looks up, and then realizes that she did, and looks back at the floor* What is the matter, your highness?
Hotohori: *pretending nothing's wrong* Nothing, nothing, Gibbons-san. Please, stand up.
Kerry: *stands up, but continues to stare at the floor* I'm a little confused as to what is happening, your highness. Do you know what's going on?
Hotohori: Not quite, but I'm sure that it'll all work itself out. Look up, will you?
Kerry: *looks up* Yes, your highness?
Hotohori: *gently* You don't need to call me that. Can I call you Kerry?
Kerry: *smiling* Why, certainly.
Hotohori: *sitting in his throne* Please, sit down.
Kerry: *sitting in the smaller chair a few yards from the throne*
Hotohori: So, how did you end up in Konan?
Kerry: I'm not quite sure. I kinda fell out of the sky.
Hotohori: Yes, but what happened before that?
Kerry: I…I don't remember. All I remember is that I fell out of the sky, landed next to Tasuki, Miaka, and Tamahome, and then I think that I recognized Tasuki from somewhere. Then I was in bed here. It was awfully odd. I do not understand anything that's going on.
Hotohori: We'll do what we can, alright, Kerry?
Kerry: Thank you.
Hotohori: Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't properly introduced myself. My name is Hotohori.
Kerry: Thank you, Hotohori-sama.
*A country road, Sairo Country*
[Note: Amefuri, Toroki, Kokie, Subaru, Tatara, Karasuki, and Tokaki are the seven Byakko Seishi. Since Kokie, Amefuri, Toroki, and Karasuki's powers are unknown, I made up their powers. Amefuri is a magic monk, similar to Nakago or Chichiri. Toroki can control water with this special net thingi that he has. Karasuki is a master at staff combat, and uses his magical staff. And Kokie has the power of electrical current, which he controls with these two rings, one on each ring finger. If he didn't wear the rings, anyone he touched would just die of electrical shock. This, although it lowers the amount of power he has, effectively lets him turn it on and off, and lets him shoot it in a lightening bolt type thing. In case you don't know, Tatara has plant power, and Subaru has time power, but I've expanded that ability to not only include being able to age or un-age people, but also to be able to freeze time for exactly 30 seconds. And Tokaki is specialized in martial arts and hand-to-hand combat. I've also changed the sexes and ages of all the seishi from the original Byakko seishi. Amefuri (16) is female, Toroki (21) is her brother, Kokie (17) is male, Subaru (20) is female, Tatara (15) is female, and Karasuki and Tokaki you will find out about later.]
Amefuri: *sensing something in the air* What was that?
Toroki: *looking around* I felt it too. Amefuri, can you figure out what it is?
Amefuri: *concentrating her chi* It's…it's…it's a girl.
Toroki: What does she look like?
Amefuri: She's wearing clothes from Konan Country, but I can tell that she's not from there. It's really odd. She's not…she's not…SHE IS!!!
Toroki: What? She IS from Konan? What?
Amefuri: You're SO thick! She's Byakko no Miko!
Toroki: Really? Are you sure?
Amefuri: Have I ever been wrong before, Toroki?
Toroki: Well, there was that time when you were five and I was ten and you said it was going to rain, and it didn't. We canceled the picnic and everything!
Amefuri: OH SHUT UP! You're the most annoying brother anyone could ever have!
Toroki: I know…So where is she?
Amefuri: Well, I think that she's in Konan…
Toroki: Then let's go to Konan!
*Summer Fair, Konan Country*
Kerry: This is so much fun!
Tasuki: *sarcastically* Yeah…lots of fun!
Nuriko: *holding Tasuki above his head with one arm* Tasuki, aren't you having fun?
Tasuki: no.
Kerry: C'mon Tasuki! Lighten up! This is my first night in Konan! Help me enjoy it!
Tasuki: WELL, I CAN'T EXACTLY DO THAT FROM HERE!
Nuriko: *putting Tasuki down* Sorry, Tasuki.
Tasuki: Thank you!
Kerry: Can we go look at the cotton candy? I want to see how it's made. I think that I used to make it a long time ago…but I don't remember where…
Tasuki: You're NOTHING like Miaka!
Kerry: How so?
Tasuki: She would ask to EAT the cotton candy…not LOOK at it!
Kerry: Well, I only go overboard with healthy food…and cotton candy isn't exactly healthy!
Nuriko: Look…that's so weird…what's that thing spinning in the middle?
Kerry: That holds the sugar. When the sugar is heated, it melts and then the spinning sends the liquid out to the sides and it un-melts before it hits the sides, and then it's in the form of floss…
Nuriko: How the hell do you know that?
Kerry: I don't know. How DO I know that?
Tasuki: Hey! Look! Fireworks!
Kerry: That's so cool!
*The Palace, Konan Country, a room*
*Meanwhile…*
Tamahome: So, then she just fell right out of the sky!
Miaka: And then when Tasuki helped her up, she looked at him, and then fainted, as though she had seen a ghost.
Tamahome: Yeah, it was REALLY weird.
Hotohori: You said that there was a white light?
Tamahome: Yes.
Hotohori: Sairo Country was the one with the three seishi that were about a hundred years old, right?
Tamahome: Yeah. My sense, Subaru, and his wife, Toroki, and Tatara. They had served Byakko no Miko about ninety years before.
Miaka: Yes! That was that old woman that Tetsuya and Keisuke told me about! The one that fell in love with Tatara! It was such a sad story.
Hotohori: Then it doesn't make sense! If Kerry is Byakko no Miko, then they obviously cannot be her seishi! They were too old!
Chichiri: Well, couldn't there be another set of Byakko seishi, no daa?
Hotohori: Chichiri, you're a genius!
Chichiri: I am no daa?
Hotohori: Yes. But that's not very good…
Tamahome: Why not?
Hotohori: With every generation of seishi, they become stronger and stronger…this would be the sixth time that a god was called. Do you remember how strong the second generation of Genbuu seishi were? Well, these guys should be even stronger!
Tamahome: That is bad.
Miaka: So what should we do?
Chiriko: For now, just lay low. Chichiri, if you can, please try to put a chi field around Kerry so that if the seishi try to locate her, they won't be able to. Until they show up, all we can do is wait.
Miaka: But should we tell Kerry?
Hotohori: Let's wait on that. If we decide that she needs to know, then we'll tell her. If not, then we just wait.
