The Many Tales of the 2-Souls Ninjas

Chapter 10: Jaakuna Sakka (Evil Writer)

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The second the door opens, I push Freddy inside and slam it shut.

"Noon," Freddy whispers loudly while tapping on the door. "Noon! What happened?"

"I don't know," I answer, throwing my whole body against the door. Looking at Emica as she hovers beside me, I wink. "The door! It's stuck! I can't open it."

I look around for something I can use and see a nearby folding chair. Grabbing it, I stick the chair underneath the door handle.

"I'll find another hiding place," I whisper. Considering Freddy is still banging against the door, I don't think he can hear me. I shake my head, shrug my shoulders, and leave.

"Yeah," I say, searching my pocket. "I'm sure Freddy is going to be safe inside there. Bingo!"

Finding the rose ruby in my pocket, I smile as I turn to Emica.

"A beautiful red rose blooms," I chant, raising the ruby. The rose ruby shines as Emica and I switch places. Her red ninja jumpsuit, wooden bo staff, and chain all appear in a spiral of red sparkles.

The transformation ends with Emica swinging her hand and summoning her mask while I appear by her side as a ghost.

"Are you ready," I ask. Emica pulling out her staff and spinning it nods her head.

"I'm ready," Emica answers. Bending her knees, Emica runs back to where we saw dakura tchingu. Floating beside Emica as she runs, I think back to what I saw earlier.

"Did you see what the person did?"

"What are you talking about?"

"The person being controlled by the dakura tchingu. Did you see what he did? He took a feather pen and wrote on that flying desk. I guarantee you the dakura tchingu is hiding in that desk."

"That makes sense. I have to destroy that desk."

"Remember to be careful," I say, "After all, did you see the size of that 'paper guardian'? It picked up my bodyguard and threw him like he was nothing. The dakura tchingu must have granted whoever it possessed the power to summon minions made of paper. That's an awesome superpower."

Emica stops running and looks at me.

"What? The power to summon minions? It is an awesome superpower."

Emica shakes her head and runs again. A few seconds later, we're back where Freddy and I were.

"Wow," I say. "This place seems better days."

In the short time I and Freddy were gone, the set had been turned upside down. The food table is turned over and the food is littered all over the floor. Light stands have fallen over and a few props are broken.

"Where is everyone," Emica asks.

"I don't know," I answer, looking around. "There were a bunch of people here before. They must have run out while that paper guardian chased Freddy and me."

"That actually works quite well. It means there are no people that can get hurt."

As Emica and I keep looking around, we hear roaring coming from above us.

"The roof," I say.

Emica nods her head and runs again. She runs out of the building before jumping onto the wall of an adjacent building. Using her chigiriki, Emica throws it into the air. Emica's chigiriki wraps around a railing. Once checking to make sure it's secure, Emica starts climbing up the building's wall.