"Shadows From The Past" Author; Psykorabbit2000 Scene 1 Mountain Range on Aldebaran. The sun is setting and the last rays shine across a small cliff with a cave entrance. A male Aldebaran walks out and watches the sun sink below the horizon. He is KINJITE, the Forbidden One. He has jet black fur and midnight blue hair. His body is lean and muscled. His right eye is solid white and his left eye is covered by a metallic patch. He smiles as the last rays disappear. Kinjite "Well, I see that the winds are blowing different, tonight. As well as the fact the seal is removed from the cave entrance. What do you think, Oni?" Kinjite turns to the cave. A shapeless mass of shadow separates itself from the darkness and gently wraps itself around Kinjite. Oni (Sweet and seductive female voice) "It would seem so. Perhaps the fools that imprisoned you are all dead? Or perhaps we have grown strong enough to no longer be affected by the Sisterhood's magic" The darkness gently weaves herself into Kinjite's fur and flows over his body. Kinjite (With a sly smile) "Let us go pay our respects with the Queen, whoever she may be and perhaps find out how long has gone by." Kinjite takes a running leap and dives off the cliff into a free fall, to the forest below. Just before he disappears under the canopy, several black, shadowy tendrils shoot out from his body and grab the trees, slowing his fall. He quickly disappears into the shadows below. Scene 2 Castle, Aldebaran FELICIA and QUEEN KATRINA are seen sitting in a sitting room. Felicia (Curious) "Grandmother, you have enough to worry about with Cassie's forces acting up. Why do you keep reading the old legends about the Forbidden one?" Queen (Sighs) "I'm not sure. It is something that strikes hard on my mind, child. You are right though, I shouldn't let it bother me. He was sealed over four hundred years ago, when my grandmother was on the throne." Felicia (Smiling) "Besides, if he did get away, he is only a male and the Sisterhood can deal with him. If they can't, I am sure Master Jenny would come back to help us." (Shrugging) "Besides, we possess the magic, he doesn't" The Queen looks at Felicia and shakes her head. Queen "You have not read the legends then, if you think that. He was called Kinjite, the Forbidden One for a reason. He found an ancient text that taught him a type of magic, that was thought lost for over a thousand years. This type of magic was darker and deadlier than our magic ever could be. He killed over half the Sisterhood of the time." (breath) "It took a considerable effort on the Sisterhood and my grandmother to capture him and seal him away." The Queen stands up and walks over to the window. She sees the moonrise and sighed. Queen (Turning to Felica) "It is getting late. We should think about getting some sleep." Felicia nods and stands up. She and The Queen leave. The door shuts silently, shutting the room into darkness. A figure steps from the shadows in a corner. It is Kinjite. Kinjite (thinking) (walks over and silently sits in a chair.) Oni (telepathically) Kinjite nods while listening to the information. Suddenly his ears perk up . He quickly sinks into the shadows around the chair cushion, as the door opens. Queen Katrina walks in and looks around. Her eyes scan the room and linger on the chair. Queen (thinking) She shrugs and turns around. She walks out of the room and silently shuts the door. Scene 3 Next Day, Palace Landing Pad, Aldebaran The Righteous Indignation has just landed. CAPTIAN BUCKY O"HARE and FIRST MATE PILOT JENNY can be seen climbing out of the hatchway on the side of the shuttle. They walk towards the castle as GUNNER DEAD EYE DUCK and BRUISER hop out onto the ground. Bucky (over his shoulder) "Keep an eye on the ship, Dead Eye. I'll contact you if we need a little extra help." Dead Eye nods, even though he knows Bucky doesn't see it. He turns to Bruiser. Dead Eye "Any clue why were came here, matey?" Bruiser just shrugs and leans against the shuttle. Scene 4 On Top of the Palace Kinjite is hanging under a balcony, hiding in the shadows. He watches Dead Eye and Bruiser talk. Kinjite (thinking) Oni (Telepathically) Kinjite (thinking and nodding) Oni (telepathically) Kinjite shakes his head and slowly sinks into the shadows. Scene 5 Palace Throne Room, Aldebaran. Jenny and Bucky are standing before the Queen. Under her chair, out of the view of others, we can see a black furred ear slide out of the shadows. Queen "I appreciate the concern you have for the people of our race, Captain O'hare." Bucky (smiling) "Chairman Warner wanted us to stop by and see how things were going. I guess it is safe to say that everything seems well." The Queen nods and turns to Jenny. Suddenly an alarm goes off. Jenny (looking at Bucky) "Had to jinx it?" Bucky shrugs as he pulls out his blaster. He turns to face the door, but, before he can react, a blast of energy knocks the gun from his paw. Armored females are pouring into the room and engaging other females, wearing markings of Cassie. Bucky looks around quickly and raises his paws to fight. Kinjite slowly rises up so his eye can see the fight, between the Queens feet, from under the throne. He notices a small mark on the back of her leg and his eye widen. Kinjite (thinking) Oni (telepathically) "Perhaps the sky is blood red today. What do we do, master? Control is yours." Kinjite (thinking angrily) "The sky may not be blood red, but I will make the ground become crimson!" He hears an ecstatic sigh from Oni, as the shadow fuses with his body. Jenny takes out one of the attacking females with a blast of magic and turns to check on the Queen. She sees a female charging her. Jenny prepares to throw a blast. Suddenly a tendril shoots out from under the throne, between the Queen's feet and spears the female, through the chest, slamming her into the wall. The female shudders and the tendril rips out, leaving a gaping hole through her chest. The tendril coils around and plants itself before the Queen. It merges together and forms into Kinjite. The room quickly goes silent as his eye scans the room. Kinjite (with an ominous growl) "All who attack the throne will shed their blood for forgiveness!" Suddenly, tendrils started shooting out of shadows from all over the room. They quickly sink into the flesh of the females that serve Cassie. There were screams of death, pain, and horror. One female manages to get a blast off, before her head was tore from her shoulders. With a swat of his arm, Kinjite knocks the blast aside, and keeps it from hitting him or the Queen. He looks around the room and sees that the attackers were slain. Kinjite (turning to the Queen) "I see that the planet has become more blood thirsty in the last four hundred years." (he looks right at the Queen and nods) "Until next time, Little Flower." With that, he quickly becomes a tendril and dives back into the shadows, disappearing. Bucky (stunned) "Who the frell was that!?" The Queen just sat there stunned and horrified at what she just witnessed. Jenny slowly approaches her and gently touches her shoulder. Jenny (concerned) "Your Highness, are you alright?" The Queen quickly clears her head and nods. Queen *tiredly) "I need to rest. Please walk with me, Jenny." She stands and starts walking to the hall. Jenny looks at Bucky and quickly follows the Queen. Bucky (muttering) "Yeah I know, you can't tell me." He turns and walks to the landing pad. Scene 6 Hallway in the Castle The Queen and Jenny are walking down the hall. Jenny "I wonder who that was? Queen (quietly) "His name is Kinjite, the Forbidden One. He was sealed away about four hundred years ago." Jenny (looking at the Queen) "He acted like he knew you." Queen (quietly) "I believe I know who he is." Jenny stops and looks at the Queen, shocked. The Queen opens the door to her room and looks at Jenny. Queen "I was young and he saved my life. If it is the same male, he should be missing his left eye. His real name was taken from him and replaced by Kinjite." Jenny "Why?' Queen "he started studying an ancient form of magic. The Sisterhood warned him to stop and he didn't. They banished him, by sealing him in a cave. It was a bloody battle. Three Assassin squads and half the Sisterhood were lost during that incident." Jenny (shocked) "And he's back?" Queen (nodding) "Jenny, I need you to stay on Aldebaran until we can figure out why and how he got out and what he is planning on doing. Please tell Captain O'hare I am sorry for any problems this is going to cause him." Jenny "He is going to ask if he can help. What should I tell him?" Queen "Kinjite's fighting skill is greater than an Assassin Sister. We could use his crew's skills to deal with him. If he ask, tell him I would be grateful if he does help." The Queen turns and walks into the room, shutting the door behind her. Jenny stood there looking at the door. Jenny (whispering in awe) "Fighting skill greater than an Assassin sister?" She quickly shakes her head and turns down the hall. Scene 7 Righteous Indignation Jenny climbs up into the shuttle. Bucky and the crew are standing in the main bay. Bucky "Is the Queen all right?" Jenny "Yes, she has asked me to stay on the planet to help deal with that male." Bucky looks at her and shook his head in disbelief. Bucky "I wonder who he was and why he only had a single eye. Does the Queen need any help with this one? I know that the Aldebaran like to deal with matters of planet on their own." Jenny (nodding) "Normally yes, but the Queen said she would appreciate it if you wanted to stay and help out with this one." Bucky stands there with a shocked look on his face. Bucky (stunned) "Uh...sure. Let me inform Fritz." He turns and climbs up the ladder to the cockpit. Scene 8 On top of the Castle Kinjite is sitting under a balcony again. He is looking at his arm, that is burnt. He gently touches it and winces in pain a little. Kinjite (thinking) Oni (separating herself from his fur) "you need to be careful. You are becoming more of a shadow. Bright light will burn you now. On the plus side, you seem to have become quite resilient to Aldebaran magic. It can still harm you though." Kinjite nods as he studies the burn. It is gently wrapped in darkness. A few seconds later, the darkness pulls back and the wound is healed. He looks at Oni. Kinjite (whispering) "We go to see the Queen." Oni sighs a little and gently wraps herself around his body again. They sink into the shadows again. Scene 9 Queen's Room Katrina is trying to sleep. She keeps thrashing around on her bed. Her brow is covered in sweat and so is her nightgown. She suddenly sits up, panting. Queen (hoarsely) "I need something to drink." She reaches out for the nightstand and finds a glass of wine there. Without thinking she picks it up. It stops inches from her lips, as it dawns on her that she didn't reach the table. She quickly lowers it and scans the room. Kinjite is sitting in a chair by the alarm, smiling at her. Kinjite (sweetly) "Are we having a hard time sleeping? A female once told me a drink of wine will help relax your body and mind." Queen (pulling the blankets up to her chest) "How did you get in here?" (looks around for her robe) Kinjite "Through the keyhole. Here is your robe" The Queen looks over as she sees her robe float to her. Kinjite (mockingly) "It wouldn't be decent if we talked while you were in only your nightgown, now would it.' A shadowy tendril gently places the robe on the bed, next to the Queen and gently takes the glass from her. It sets the glass on the table and disappears into the darkness. Queen (quickly pulling on her robe) "Who are you and why are you here?" She turns on a small lamp and turns to him. She stops when she sees he only has one eye. Kinjite smiles at the look on her face. Kinjite "Been awhile hasn't it, Katrina. Almost four hundred years, right?" Queen (composing herself) "Lance? You became Kinjite? How? Why? You're suppose to be dead. We were teenagers when that accident happened." Kinjite (smiling) "And you still have the scar on your leg. I figured you would have healed it by now." Queen "I felt bad about you losing your eye. But how are you still alive? Males don't live very long." Kinjite gets up and walks to the window. He looks out it and turns back to the Queen. Kinjite "Just like a female will live longer due to her magic, I will live as long as my chosen element exist." The Queen looks at him confused. Suddenly her eyes widen as it dawns on her. Queen (shocked) "Your fur is black now! It was tan! What happened? Is your element the shadows? How?" Kinjite chuckles a little as he looks back out the window. Kinjite "I had a long time to work on it. Enough about me. What is going on? When the seal was placed, Aldebaran was united and now, it is at war with itself. Who is this Cassie and why does she want the throne so badly?" Queen "She wants power. She is my niece. She feels that I am not a good enough queen anymore and should be removed from power." Kinjite looks back at the Queen. Kinjite "Just send an Assassin squad after her. Your Sisterhood sent several after me." Queen "Cassie controls the Assassin squads." Kinjite nods and looks back at the window. He picks up a piece of paper and plays with it in his fingers. The Queen can see several little black tendrils crawling all over it. Queen "I have to know this, Lance, in regards to the throne, where do you stand?" Kinjite "First of all, your highness, Lance died when I became Kinjite. The Sisterhood made that choice. If the throne will accept me, either officially or unofficially, I will stand with the throne. Otherwise I will take the stance of the shadows and do as I wish. (he turns and looks at the Queen) "Either way, it has no effect on the feelings I still harbor for you." The Queen blushes slightly at the remark. Suddenly there is a knock on the door. The Queen looks over to the door quickly and back at Kinjite. She sees he has vanished, but finds a piece of paper in her paw. She closes her paw around the paper. Queen (to the door) "Enter" A female guard walks in and bows. Female "I thought I heard some talking in here. Is everything alright, your Highness?" Queen "Yes, I was thinking out loud." The guard nods, bows again, and leaves. The Queen opens the piece of paper and reads it. She smiles again and folds it up again. Queen (thinking and smiling) Scene 10 A small group of trees outside the Palace Kinjite steps out of the shadow of a tree and sits on the ground. Oni separates herself from him and hovers by him. Oni "now what, Kinjite? She didn't answer you." Kinjite (leaning his head against the tree) "It is time. Retrieve the gems from the cave. I'll wait here." Oni quickly fades into the shadow of a tree and Kinjite closes his eye. Memories of the past filter into his thoughts. Scene 11 A mountain trail A young Katrina and a male, who bears a strong resemblance to Kinjite, but has two eyes and tan fur, are seen walking along the trail. Katrina is apparently younger. She looks to be a teenager. Katrina "So how much farther to this cliff with the view of the castle, Lance?' Lance "About half a mile more, Princess. I found it when exploring around for possible watch points for the castle." Katrina (smiling) "You know Grandmother will never let you become a castle guard, right?" Lance (quietly) "yes, I know. I can still think about protecting the castle and royal family though." Katrina laughs and takes his hand. Katrina "yes you can. Just like I know you have been practicing fighting as well. Careful, someone might think you are trying to become a gladiator or something." Lance smiles and looks around. Through the brush, a view of the castle is seen. Lance "It's a little farther, Princess." Katrina smiles as they walk. After a few minutes, they arrive on a small Cliffside. Katrina looks around and sees the view of the castle. Katrina (amazed) "You can see for miles around here! I can see what you mean about being a good look out point." She turns and see Lance watching her. He quickly averts his eyes as she looks at him. Lance (quickly) "I am glad you approve of it, Princess. Do you think your grandmother will approve of it as well?" Katrina (smiling at his reaction) "we can only tell her about it and see what she says. We head down the same way?" Lance (looking up) "there is a rocky trail right over there that heads down the mountain side. It comes out right behind the castle." Katrina "Show me." They start down the trail. It is a steep one and has a sheer cliff face on one side. Katrina follows Lance as he slides down it. Katrina (a little concern) "Don't you think this is a little steep?" Lance "It cuts the travel time down by over half. I've been down it a couple of times and really didn't have any trouble." They continue on. Suddenly there is a cracking sound. Lance looks up and see a rock tumbling towards Katrina. He dives and shoves her back. Katrina falls over backwards and feels a sharp pain in her leg. She howls in pain and looks towards Lance, in time to see a large jagged rock slam into the side of his face. He is knocked down, in a spray of blood.. Katrina checks her leg and finds a nasty cut on the back of her left leg. She gets up and limps over to Lance, who is holding the side of his face. She sees blood flowing from under his hands. She gently forces his hand aside and stares in horror. Katrina (horrified) "Oh my stars!" Scene 12 In the Castle Medical room, Past Katrina is sitting on a bed, as a female doctor casts a healing spell on her leg. Her GRANDMOTHER comes in and waits patiently as the spell is finished. The Doctor steps back Grandmother "She is fully healed?" Doctor "She has requested that a small scar be left. Other than that, yes. Grandmother "Then leave us." The Doctor bows and walks out the door. Katrina looks at her grandmother. Grandmother "are you alright?" Katrina nods and remains silent. Grandmother "Why were you up there with him?" Katrina (quietly) "He had a spot he wanted to show me. He felt it was a good look out point and wanted my opinion on it, before approaching you about it." Grandmother (calmly) "So you take off with a teenage male to a remote Cliffside, without any guards." Katrina (looking up to her Grandmother) "What? Lance would protect me." Grandmother (calmly) "And who would protect you from him?" Katrina (getting angry) "Lance isn't like that! He respects the throne and wouldn't do anything to me, that I didn't want to happen! He is severely injured and you have the nerve to say that!?" Grandmother (remaining calm) "He takes you up there, alone. Then I find out that you are injured and he was the one that shoved you over. How am I suppose to act?" Katrina "He shoved me back to keep me from being struck by a falling rock! You know, the one that ripped up the side of his face and tore out his eye! That would have struck me in the back of my head!" Her grandmother just stands there for a few seconds. She turns and walks out of the room. Katrina lays back on the bed and looks at the ceiling. Scene 13 Group of trees, present Kinjite snaps his eye open as he feels someone approach. Oni slides out of the shadows and hover near him. Oni "I have them, Kinjite. Are you sure about your actions you are planning on taking?" A small black sack is gently placed in Kinjite's lap. Kinjite (reaching into the sack) "She was willing to stand up to her grandmother for me when I was down." (pulls out a headband with a jet black spell gem in it. He places it on his head) "It is time to return the favor and take the shots meant for her and the throne." Oni "Then be careful with those gems. Remember, they are the gems of Darkness. They can drain your spirit and energies if you aren't careful. That is why the Sisterhood chose to put them in hiding. They are different than the other ones and the Sisterhood didn't know what would happen if they destroyed the gems." Kinjite (as he finished putting them on) "I understand. Keep watch while I rest a little bit." Oni wraps herself around him and Kinjite slowly falls asleep. Scene 14 The Castle Bucky and Jenny are walking down the hall. They enter the throne room and see the Queen sitting there. Queen "Captain O'hare, I am glad to see that you have chosen to stay and help out. Unfortunately, the problem is already dealt with." Bucky (confused) "Already dealt with? Your Highness, just yesterday this room was a small war zone. Are you sure about things being alright?" The Queen nods and stands up. Queen "I have people hunting the ones who are following Cassie. I hope they will be caught soon enough to end this." Jenny "And what of the black fur Aldebaran that made an appearance during that fight?" Queen "He has been dealt with as well. I hope to see him soon." Voice "Is this soon enough, your highness?" Everyone spins around and sees Kinjite standing in the doorway. He is now wearing a full set of Spell Gems. Jenny and The Queen stare in disbelief at the color of the gems. Kinjite walks forward and gently bows his head to the Queen. Queen (stunned) "you possess the Gems of Darkness?" Kinjite "Possess and control them." Jenny growls at the sight of a male wearing spell gems. Kinjite ignores her and continues facing the Queen. He is about to say something, when a comm.. station blares a signal. Female Voice (calm but worried) "this is Eagle point. We have spotted a large contingent of Cassie's followers heading to the castle! From what we can see, they are bearing weapons. We..." (the signal dies into static) The Queen looks at Bucky with concern. Queen "Perhaps I spoke to soon about problems being dealt with." Kinjite's eye narrows as he turns to the door. Kinjite "I don't remember an Eagle Point." Queen "It is the point behind the castle. Can you help us, Kinjite?' Kinjite looks at her and smiles, showing his sharpened teeth. Kinjite (venomously) "To defend the Queen of Aldebaran? I will shred their souls as well as their flesh!" Several tendrils erupt form his body as he turns to the door and starts walking. Bucky "I asked once before, who the frell is that?!" Queen (quietly) "Death on feet." Scene 15 A large battle erupts at the castle walls. It quickly is shoved into the castle hallways. Aldebaran females fire blast of magical energies at each other. The battle gets closer to the throne room. Mixed among the combatants are the crew of the Righteous Indignation. Throne Room The Queen sits at her throne and hears the sounds of battle raging out in the halls. Her head hangs low as she also hears the sounds of dying Aldebaran. Queen (whispering) "Is this what you wanted Cassie? To turn us against our own kind. Is this how you view your quest for power? Blood soaked?" Suddenly, the doors are blown off and a powerfully built female storms in. The Queen stands, readying a spell. The Female fires a bolt of energy at the Queen. Suddenly shadows leap out from various points around the room and create a black wall in front of the Queen. The blast smashes into the wall and disappears. Kinjite steps out of the wall. Kinjite (ominous growl) "I will give you one chance to back down. And that is because the Queen asked me to." The female raises her hands to fight, revealing her claws, as does Kinjite. They leap at each other and collide in mid-air. Out in the halls... Jenny dodges a blast of energy. She quickly looks around and see that several palace guards are down. Jenny (yelling) "Fall back to the throne room! Protect the Queen!"" The few remaining guards slowly start retreating to the throne room Jenny sees that the doors have been blown off. She rushes to the opening and looks in. She sees Kinjite and the female slashing at each other. In a fluid motion, Kinjite knocks the female down, hard enough to bounce her helmet back up. He jumps up and catches it between his feet. He quickly spins it. Several shadow strands from around the room wrap around it and create a black ball. Kinjite (yelling) "Get down!" While still in the air, he lands a solid kick against the helmet. It erupts into black flames as it rockets towards the doorway. Jenny and the guards dive to the ground as it shoots overhead. It streaks down the hall. Dead Eye and Bucky dive into a nearby hallway as it approaches them. Dead Eye (muttering) "Blimey, this is why I hate fighting on Jenny's world, cuz' we always see such weird crap in the middle of a fight!" Bucky (tiredly) "I hear that Dead Eye." The ball shoots past them and rockets towards Bruiser, who wisely ducks and dives into a room. A large female, follower of Cassie, turns from a guard she just killed and sees it approaching. Female (stunned) "What the frell is that?" She is so stunned, she doesn't even have time to react. The ball smashes into her chest and explodes, sending shrapnel everywhere. The Entire hall, that the ball shot down was quickly filled with black flames, setting only the followers of Cassie on fire. Jenny lifts her head and looks down the hall, seeing the females on fire and running out the door. The Castle guards quickly get the upper hand and finish the fight. Jenny looks back into the throne room and sees the black wall in front of the throne. Jenny (worried) "Where's the Queen!?" Kinjite rises from his kneeling position, that he landed in. The black wall takes on a liquid appearance and flows across the room, into his hand. Jenny sees the Queen standing there. Kinjite "She is safe." The Queen looks around and sees the unconscious female. Queen "is it over?" Kinjite nods and walks to the door. Jenny starts to intercept him. Queen (calling) "Let him go, Jenny." Jenny stops and looks at the Queen. She turns and sees that Kinjite is gone. Queen "He has earned it, twice now." Scene 16 Kinjite is sitting by a tree. He is checking over his injuries. He looks up as he hear footsteps. He sees the Queen, Felicia, and Jenny approaching him. He stands up wearily and bows to the Queen. Queen "Lance, you don't have to bow to me. I know that the Sisterhood took your name from you, when I was a teenager and my grandmother enforced it. I feel that you were wronged. My grandmother felt you were attempting to take advantage of me. I lift their banishment on your name." Kinjite (smiling) "Thank you your highness, but I think that Kinjite the Forbidden one has a nicer ring to it. In your presence, I will respond to Lance, if you wish." The Queen nods and smiles. Jenny (uncertain) "The Sisterhood states that males are only meant for breeding and are not to have any magical power, but you were a great help in the fight today. Thank you." Kinjite nods and looks at the Queen. Kinjite "So what is to happen to me? I know the laws as well." Queen (thinking for a moment) "Honestly, in all the confusion, I lost track of the male using magic. I tried having him found after the battle, but he was nowhere to be seen. I guess we have to keep looking for him." (smiles and looks at him) "Anything you want in return for helping us out?" Kinjite steps forward and take her paw. Kinjite (smiling) "One thing." (he gently kisses the Queen on the forehead and takes a step back.) "I waited four hundred years to do that." The Queen blushes a little and Felicia and Jenny just stand there shocked. Queen (still blushing) "What will you do now? I read the paper you left in my paw. We aren't the same people as we were on that mountain trail." (She pulls out the piece of paper and holds it out) Kinjite looks at it and it burst into a small black flame. The Queen's paw is unharmed, when the flame is gone. Kinjite "I am a different male. I will help out in defending the throne or any other problems that are endangering our people, Katrina." (he turns towards a shadow and steps into it. He looks back at the small group) "But the feelings haven't changed." He sinks into the shadow and disappears. Felicia looks at the shadow and back at her Grandmother. Felicia (curious) "What was on the paper?" The Queen just smiles and turns to the castle. Felicia looks at Jenny and Jenny just shrugs. They quickly catch up with the Queen. Felicia "Come on Grandmother, what was on the paper?" From the shadows, Kinjite watches the group and smiles as he listens to Felicia trying to get an answer out of the Queen. Oni "Do you think she will tell?" Kinjite "Nope, not at all. She still has that playful streak in her."