Lock and Key Action/Adventure/Romance PG-13 (Finished!)

[Yue-chan]

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1822053/1/

Here is the Third part of the Survival Trilogy. It has the most recent chapters, and I'll post the next chapters in here as I write them. Enjoy!
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[Neko]

And an update REAL soon, right Yue?
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[Yue-chan]

Yes, Neko. Real soon. I'm working on it now, actually. Where are you? Get on aim, and I'll give you a sneak peak. ^_^
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[Yue-chan]

Chapter Twenty-One


Nomde flew at Kichi with his claws aimed for her throat. Kichi felt the presence of the demon a few seconds before he launched himself at her. Those few seconds ended up saving her life.

Kichi brought up her dagger and used the flat of the blade as a lever to throw the demon over her head. “You!” she hissed.

Nomde laughed ruthlessly. “Well well, it looks like my last attempt didn’t take you out Seer. I will not fail this time!” he screeched diving for her again.

Kichi saw the claws arc to her right, she twisted her body just enough that she caught the claws with her blade, letting the sharp metal slide between his fingers. Nomde screeched in pain and pulled his arm back using his left arm to try and catch Kichi unaware.

“Look out!” cried Laika.

Kichi dimly heard the warning and brought up her left arm to parry the blow. Her wrist slid between the huge claws blocking this attach much like her dagger did only he wasn’t wounded this time.

They jumped apart and looked at each other again, assessing what the other could do and what would happen next. Warily they stalked each other in a circle, always staying on the opposite sides and forcing the others to move out of the way.

Kichi made the first move, diving in with her dagger held tightly in her fist. Nomde was soon to follow suit baring his claws once again. Kichi twisted her foot underneath the large navi and swirled her legs around tripping him up. Then she brought up her other leg and kicked him in the stomach.

Nomde took the blow and when her foot landed in his stomach he grabbed her by the ankle and threw her across the street into a wall. Kichi slid down, temporarily stunned and Nomde took his chance.

“No!” Pyp cried. She started to run where Kichi was as well and just before Nomde could slice her with his claws Pyp ran in front and threw her arms out wide to protect Kichi.

“Move aside you stupid girl!” Nomde snarled and he backhanded her into the street where she lay motionless. “I’ll deal with you later,” he said.

Kichi saw the whole thing and flew up screeching her rage. She punched Nomde in the jaw knocking him of kilter, then she brought up her knee in a roundhouse and smacked him on the other side of his head. Nomde quickly regained his composure, but not his pride. He slashed out at Kichi forcing her to dive to the right on her bruised wrist.

Nomde saw his chance and grabbed her around the throat, slowly choking her. Kichi struggled for air and made a show of her want for it. While the others looked on in horror and Nomde looked on with glee she brought up her dagger and drove it into his forearm.

Nomde let go with a screech letting Kichi drop to the ground, gasping for air.

Then Netto, Rockman and Neko came out of the dark alleyway slowly taking in the scene before them.

"Kichi!" The trio exclaimed together as they saw drop to the ground and scramble out of the way of the demon navi.

"Netto-kun! Stay back! Get away from here!" Kichi shouted at her cousin, knowing that Nomde wanted him back in his possesion. Nomde, still stunned from the dagger blow, turned his red eyes on Netto, taking a moment to focus on his new target. But before he could attack Searchman and Laika attacked him instead, distracting Nomde for a brief moment. That was all the time that Enzan needed to grab Netto by the wrist and drag him back the way Kichi's group had come. Rockman was right behind him, and by silent agreement Tainn and the other wolves followed. Despite their desire to help Kichi, their duty was to protect Netto.

"Enzan-kun! Where are we going? Kichi needs help!" Netto exclaimed, trying to pull away from Enzan. But Enzan's grip was to hard for him to break, and when he tried to slow down it was Rockman who kept pushing him foreward to go faster.

"Nomde's still after you, Netto-kun," Rockman said. "We can't let him get you."

"Rockman's right, Netto. I promised your father I wouldn't let Nomde hurt you," Enzan said, his tone both bitter and sorrowful.

"E-Enzan, about my father..." Netto hesitated, taking several deep breaths of the freezing air. It was enough to make his lungs hurt, but that was nothing compared to the pain he felt in his heart. "Nomde said that he...That he was..."

"Nomde told Netto-kun that Papa was dead, Enzan," Rockman finished for his brother. "That's not true, right? Nomde was lying to Netto-kun. Right?"

Enzan stopped running quite suddenly, which sent Netto flying into Enzan's back. He steadied himself, but he didn't move away from Enzan, who was now trembling.

"Enzan?" Netto asked.

"Netto-kun, Rockman...Nomde wasn't lying. Hikari-hakase was killed by an assassin. He died protecting me." Those last words came out as with a sob, and tears were once again flowing from Enzan's eyes. Rockman was silent with shock, and once again Netto found himself overcome with grief. He burried his head against Enzan's shoulders, glad for the small comfort it gave him. Enzan wrapped his arms around Netto, hugging the smaller boy closer to him, wishing for all the world that he could change what had happened. Finally it was Rockman who broke the silence.

"We should get moving again. The sooner we get Netto to where the NetPolice are, the safer he'll be from Nomde."

But in their hearts they all knew that no matter where Netto went, Nomde would hunt him down.

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An odd tugging sensation pulled at Yuuichiro, causing him to pause for a moment. He had woken up in a tunnel filled with light, and had been walking down it, not sure how he had gotten there, and unable to remember what had happened to him before he had arrived there, but somehow knowing that he was supposed to walk into the tunnel. All he knew for certain was that the light was gave off a very comforting feeling, one that got stronger as he went further into it. That had been the only thing he had felt, until he felt that odd tugging.

He stopped walking and turned around, not sure what was causing the tugging feeling. He wasn't sure what he had been expecting, but it wasn't what he saw. Walking steadily towards him was a small girl with spikey black hair and amber eyes, dressed in a white dress. She smiled as she got closer, and stopped a few feet from where Yuuichiro stood.

"Hello, Hikari-hakase," said the girl.

"Hello.." Yuuichiro replied, sounding a bit unsure. "Who are you?"

"A friend. You do realize you're going the wrong way, right?" the girl asked. "You should be walking that way." She pointed back the way that Yuuichiro had come.

"I am?"

The girl nodded. "Your son still needs you, Yuuichiro-san. Your work is not yet finished. Come, come with me. It will hurt for a moment, but you are needed. Netto-kun needs you."

The child held out her hand to Yuuichiro, who looked at it for a moment, trying to understand what was going on. Once again he felt that odd tugging sensation, this time deep within his heart. Netto still needed him. He had to go back, there was no question about that. Nodding, Yuuichiro took hold of the girl's hand.

All at once the light that had been around him pulsed brighter than anything he had ever seen, completely obscuring the girl and everything around from him from sight. For a moment or so there was pain, intense pain, as the girl had said there would be, but it lasted for only a moment. Then he was suddenly aware of a heavy sheet covering his body, a dim light overhead, and the odd, low humming that seemed to be a part of every hospital, a noise that you had to either get used to or go insane from.

Then Yuuichiro remembered why he was in the hospital. He'd been looking for Netto, and someone had attacked Enzan, and Yuuichiro had taken the shots meant for the young NetSavior... Yuuichiro sat up as he remembered that, causing the two nurses in the room to scream and run in terror. A few seconds later Meijin ran into the room, startled, and confused.

"Hikari-hakase! H-how-" Meijin said, shaking his head, his face holding an expression of shock.

"I don't know, Meijin," Yuuichiro replied. "But I'm not complaining. Where is Enzan?"

"He went with Kichi, Laika and some other kid to go find Netto. Apparently Kichi had some idea as to where he was. I was just going to go after them when the nurses came out of here screaming that you'd come back from the dead."

At this point a doctor and several nurses came into the room with all kinds of equipment to hook Yuuichiro up to. Yuuichiro didn't want to comply, he wanted to go find his son, but he didn't have the strength to pull away from all of the nurses and the doctor. So instead he told Meijin, "Go find Kichi and the boys. They'll need all the help they can get if they're going to attack that demon-navi."

Meijin nodded and ran from the room. Yuuichiro hoped that he would reach the NetSaviors and his niece before any of them got hurt. And as soon as he had a bit more strength the scientist inteaded to join them, no matter what these doctors wanted.


OOC: And this chapter was both a pain and fun to write. Thank Neko for writing the battle scene that started this chapter off, or it would never have been written. You should also have known that I couldn't keep Yuuichiro dead...that and I shouldn't watch M*A*S*H late at night, because it was one of those episodes that had me bringing him back from the dead... So all hail the reruns of one of the most awsome tv series I know. n_n This series is drawing to a close. There are a few more chapters left, but not to many, I would think. After almost two years the trilogy is drawing to an end! \o/ *goes to soak her hands which are now hurting*
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[Neko]

:D

Yue that was awesome! I loved how you pulled that off, and the action scene was no biggie, I like writing fight scenes.

Can't wait for your next bit.
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[Saito-Rockman]

Neko, that fight scene is awesome. Great job on writing that.

[Yue-chan]

well, since apparently it won't just post the update in here, here's a link to where you CAN read it. so enjoy the final chapter of this fic/trilogy. And many thanks to all of those who followed the fics, gave me their support, forced me to finish it. (yes Neko, I mean you. XP )


http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1822053/22/
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[Neko]

Damn right I forced you little miss Blackmailer (no, i will never let you live that down )

Great job. You did amzingly well with the ending of this :3
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