Ch 14. Music Box/Conclusion

Ein kleiner Mensch stirbt nur zum Schein
wollte ganz alleine sein
das kleine Herz stand still fur Stunden
so hat man es fur tot befunden
es wird verscharrt in nassem Sand
mit einer Spieluhr in der Hand...

Rammstein - Spieluhr

"Calvin, I need you to stay in contact with Sasami." Tsunami said frankly.
"Why? I was already planning on asking for her email adress." Calvin replied. Tsunami closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.
"Many, many years ago, before You, Sasami, even Ryoko, were born, there was a prophet. He told of a time, in which the Avatar of the mighty wave would be in mortal danger. He said that the Avatar would face many of these situations. But when the Avatar was near the age of adult-hood, the Warrior of the Avatar would would take the responsibility, to protect not only the Avatar, but many other lives, on this plane of exsistence, and another. The Warrior was said to be a close friend of the Avatar. Calvin, what can you draw from what I have told you so far?"
"That this guy liked to say Avatar, a lot. Other than that, I'm lost."
Tsunami chuckled lightley. "Yes, I think it would be safe to say the man never owned a thesaurus. However, I must inform you more on this enigmatic yarn. He described The Warrior, as a golden haired youth, while at times was somewhat mischevious, was pure at heart. Calvin, this warrior is you, and the Avatar is Sasami." Calvin sat there for a moment, thinking of this new information.
"That's a lot to take in, ma'am."
"Yes, it would be, and please, calling me Tsunami is just fine."
"Um, ok, Tsunami." Tsunami smiled, and continued summarizing the Prophecy.
"The man finished the prophecy, with an even more cryptic list, he described some of the people, who would fight alongside The Warrior, to protect The Avatar, and humanity. A abused soul, who found refuge with the misunderstood. A powerful being, half man and half demon, who wishes not to follow in his father's footsteps. A man of the people, while good natured, appears fungal. A powerful demon, with the same name as the first. And finally, a woman of the future, whose origins are of the chilling north. This is where the prophecy ends."
"An abused soul, a half-man half-demon, a fungal people person, a full demon, and a woman of the future. What the heck are they supposed to be? And shouldn't I avoid demons if I am helping you?" Calvin pondered, then asked.
"As for who they are, I cannot reveal. And as for the demons, while their origins are of the dark, their intentions are of the light." Tsunami answered. "I must leave you now, Calvin. The others will arrive soon, and you will need to help them..." And with that, the symbols on Sasami's head ceased to glow. She teeterd precariously, and fell forward. Calvin reached forward, and his hands grabbed her shoulders. He then lowered her slowly to the ground. He leaned back against the rock wall, and went over this new info.
'Heh, can't really see myself is a warrior, but it's an interesting thought. Calvin the hero, I like the sound of that. I wonder who those others that are supposed to help me will be? Two demons, well, I guess one and a half. An abused soul, I wonder what she meant by that. Some woman from the future, that'll be interesting, and some fungus guy. Heh, wonder if she meant mushrooms or athlete's foot? Hmm...'

Some time later...

Calvin slowly opened his eyes, and yawned. During his internal monalouge, he had dozed off. He looked a little ahead, and saw Sasami was still sleeping. He then turned left, and saw Washu typing away on her laptop.
"Washu, what are you doing here?" Calvin asked.
"I came to check up on you two, my sensors picked up a small amount of energy coming from here, but I couldn't find an opprotunity to get over here. The others are still fighting the creature, but we have been unsuccesful in luring it into our trap." Washu answered. "Any chance you know what that energy was?"
"Well, the only way I can really say this is God spoke to me through Sasami, except God was a she, and she called herself..."
"Tsunami, yes, I should have recognized the energy signature. So you talked to her? Did she say anything interesting, or was it an idle conversation?"
"She said something about a prophecy, saying I was a warrior, and Sasami was something called an Avatar."
"Warrior and Avatar, hmm." Washu typed quickly on her holo-top. "I can't find anything in my records, but if this prophecy was spoken on Jurai, which i'm undoubtedly sure it was, it should reside in their Holy Records. I'll need to ask Aeka or Sasamni when this situation is over."
"What's happening out there?"
"Well, the fighting is still going on, suprisingly no one has been seriously injured. I think the creature knows our intentions, as it is avoiding the trap. I know there should be some way to confuse the creature, but for the life of me, I can't remember."
"What happened before you put me and Sasami in here? All I remember is falling asleep in the tent."
"Well, when the energy dome I place around the started to weaken, I decided to move Sasami and yourself to this cave. I placed a more concentrated energy field at the entrance. I'm still suprised the creature was able to weaken the dome in the first place."
"How did it do that?"
"I can't really say for sure, but it had a higher aggression level after Mihoshi's GP Indicator...finished...THAT'S IT! I SHOULD'VE KNOWN!" Washu hit her forhead with the palm of her right hand, then started typing furiously on the keyboard. "So, Kagato's little abomination is attracted to high pitched noises. Now the question is what to use to lure him to the trap."
"Um, why not try one of those jewlry boxes with the spinning ballerina?"
"Hm? A music box? Odd, but, I like it. I'm sure I can find one in my subspace storage. Quite ingenious Calvin, quite ingenious indeed."

A few minutes later...

Washu had mentally spoken to Ryoko, and she quickly teleported everyone inside the cave. Sasami had woken up, and Calvin explained the situation to her, plus his conversation with Tsunami. He asked her if she had heard about the prophecy before, only to have Sasami shake her head.
"Sorry, I guess we'll have to ask my sister." Sasami said. A few moments later, Washu ceased typing, and opened a view screen, showing the trap. It was a large ten foot by ten foot square, which had darker colored soil inside it. To Calvin, it looked like a quick-sand pit he saw in a movie. In the middle of this square sat an open box, with quiet music playing. After a few minutes, the creature slowly approached the trap. It was large, dark brown in color, with scales. It had a large upper body, and had powerful legs. It stood silently, staring at the music box. Suddenly, it pounced, cat-like, and landed in the middle of the trap, slowly sinking, holding the music box in it's claws, staring intently. When it's head sunk under the liquid, Washu started typing again.
"Heart rate, slowing. Oxygen levels, diminishing." Washu observed outloud. After a few minutes, her holo-top beeped, and the trap on the view screen started smoking, then disapeared. "It will never harm another innocent ever again..."

A few days later...

"Send me an email often, Calvin!" Sasami yelled, waving at the blonde boy. He waved back, smiling.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to send at least one a week! You do the same!" Calvin yelled back. He watched the group vanish in front of his eyes, and wandered back to his tent (which Washu repaired for him). To his suprise, he found the part-time park ranger waiting for him.
"Hey kid, are you alright? I had a hell of a time trying to get to this island."
the ranger said. Calvin smiled.
"Haven't been better, though it feels like i've been here for years." Calvin said.
"Well, no worries, I called your parents a few hours ago, they should be here by now."

A few minutes later...

"So Calvin, how was your stay? The ranger said that there were an awful lot of strange thigs happening." Calvin's mother asked.
"It was GREAT! I met a family camping, and made friends with this girl, Sasami. She's from Japan, and she was telling me all this great stuff about her home!" Calvin responded enthusiastically.
"But the ranger said the boat was out, how did another family get on there?" Calvin's father asked.
"They had a boat of their own. Oh yeah, I got a picture taken with her, here." Calvin said, and handed the photo to his parents. It showed Calvin and Sasami, arms on each others shoulders, both smiling, with her giving the "V for Victory" symbol. "We better get home soon, I got to send an email to her..."

On the other side of the planet...

The group had returned home, and life returned to it's normal rythym, save for one thing...
"HEY WASHU! WHERE'S MY DAD!"

Back on the island...

Nobuyuki slowly wandered back into where they had camped, with sun burns all over his arms and face. He had somehow gotten knocked out by the shoreline of the island, his fishing gear still with him.
"Hey Tenchi! What happened here!?!" he yelled out. "Where did you kids go? Hello...hello...?"