Samurai Boomer II

Spirit of the Sword

By Secret7

3 Years after the events of "Samurai Boomer"...

The royal gardens were quiet. There was peace. Two warriors stood at opposite ends of the garden. They bowed, and each slowly pulled out a sword.

The sweet scent of flowers was in the air.

The wind blew through the air, blowing through the hair of the eight year old boy known as Boomer. He stood firm, staring at his opponent. There was a brilliant flash of light, and the swords clashed. The two silent warriors battled, swords smashing against each other as their sensei quietly watched. Their master's name was Jack. He was a 28 year old man who was flung into the future 3000 years ago by a demonic menace called Aku. Aku ruled the future world, and his control was absolute. He was, however, defeated by his own plan: Bring the dead villain by the name of Boomer into his reality, and take control of him. It worked, ironically. In a way, that is. Aku was not able to take control of Boomer himself, for he had too much of a conscience. Boomer teamed up with Jack in a series of campaigns against Aku's world. But Aku was able to take some of Boomer's DNA and create a clone which he then possessed. There was a final fight in which Boomer almost died, but he survived to free the clone and kill Aku. Boomer told the clone to do whatever it wanted with its new life, now free of Aku's corruption.

Now, 3 years later. the clone, who had named himself Brad, was under Jack's apprenticeship, and the two twins were sparring.

There was another clash of swords, and Brad almost got a stab at Boomer, who barely dodged. Boomer hovered into the air, and the battle continued as he struck, zooming forward only to be blocked once again by his opponent and best friend. Brad attempted a slice, but it was quickly blocked by a careful Boomer. The swords clashed, sparks flying. Jack could sense great power within the two souls. The katanas slammed together as Boomer made a surprise attack. The swords were in a dreadlock. Boomer abruptly ducked, and made a surprise sweep at Brad's legs, stopping before collision. He had won the battle. Boomer and his adopted brother bowed, and then immediately began to talk about video games.

"So, Brad-dude! Did you play Resident Evil 501 yet? This time there's a cheat to have the zombies attack you with spoons!" Boomer laughed.

"Seriously? I just played Final Battle 9, it was flippin' awesome! There's a battle—and it's final!" Brad said, laughing.

Jack sighed. I'll never understand the mind of an eight-year old, he thought to himself.

"Have you gotten Aku Kombat yet? I beat Aku! Brad...are you OK?"

Brad looked down. "Don't remind me of him," he said angrily.

"Sorry, man..." Boomer apologized. He had forgotten how much the time when his clone was possessed had bothered him. Even the mere mention of Aku, if you weren't one of Brad's friends, got you a quick and painful uppercut.

"Let's forget about that for now. It was a good battle, and I can't wait to seeing you tomorrow!" Boomer said.

"Tomorrow? Tomorrow we have a mission from Jack, remember?" Brad asked.

"Oh....Oh yeah. OK, then I definitely'll be seein' you tomorrow!" Boomer called, as he took off to the royal castle.

"Bye!" Brad shouted as he took off to the orphanage, his respective home.

The two are like brothers, Jack thought. Maybe that's why they're friends. He misses his brothers...

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Boomer stretched on his bed. He had just eaten dinner with Jack and gotten a long lecture on homework and honor. He liked honor, but not so much with the homework.

He yawned, and pulled out his HoloBoy Game System. It flashed, and Boomer wrapped himself up in Resident Evil 501, killing the zombies that attacked him with silverware, and eventually falling asleep...

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He was in a dark, damp cell. He didn't know where, or even when. But he knew he was being watched. By...himself? He didn't understand. He had just been playing his HoloBoy...Or had he? Hadn't he been back at the orphanage? He looked around, and saw a figure in front of him holding a sword. It was a man...he didn't look human though. There was something about him...that made him look like a monster...

He was grabbed by the man, and carried somewhere. Everything was blurry...like he had been drugged or something. He was finally taken to his destination: A large, black throne room. There sat a shadowy figure, glaring at the man who was carrying him. The figure spoke:

"Hand me the clone," the figure snarled. "I'm thirsty..."

The man picked up the squirming boy and dropped him into the figure's lap. The figure smiled, and Boomer and Brad both felt a sharp pain in their necks. Brad's scream echoed into the night...

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Boomer woke up and flew at full speed, his destination: the orphanage. Boomer burst out of his room, soaring forward. He flew through the air at a speed he didn't think was possible, and saw it: The orphanage was in flames. Boomer almost began to cry, until he spotted a note. He carefully picked it up, and read it:

If you ever want to see the clone alive again, surrender.

The Sons of Aku

Boomer dropped the note. His eyes narrowed. He would find the bastards who kidnapped his brother—and see to it that they would pay. He took off to tell Jack of his apprentice's danger...

To be continued.