The Legend of the Holy Beasts By Liv That same night, Jake was showing the Hangar to his new friends. "This place is nice; it's much better than our cave in the desert," said Fang. "Yeah - anyway, let's make your cave a second headquarters in case the Ness destroy the hangar," said Jake. "It's a great idea," said Airos. "But, who's the emperor of Ness? Every empire has an emperor, right?" asked Jake. "Yes, but no one has seen the face of emperor before - their solders included." "Do you guys know the emperor?" asked Jake in surprise. "Yes, his name's Zargat," said Vulpes. "Who's Zargat?" asked Jake. "Zargat is a kat with bat's wings. He has a daughter called Morrigan," said Fang as the phone rang. Jake got it. "Hallo? An international call? From Japan?! Yes, I'll get it," said Jake. He knew the call must be from his older brother who lived in Japan. "Hallo? My brother and his wife WHAT?! I need get there to do WHAT?! Yes, I'll get there soon as can," said Jake, hanging up the phone. "What's up Jake?" Airos asked. "It's my brother and his wife - they died in a car accident and I need go to Japan to get my niece who's there," said Jake sadly. "So, you need to be there. Your niece needs you now. We'll stay here until you get back," said Fang. "I don't know what to say...," said Jake, almost crying. "Well, it's best if you pack your bags now," said Airos. One hour later, Jake was in the airplane already. He looked out the window, thinking. "How's my niece? Maybe she's like my brother," he said to himself and fell asleep. Author's note: This is Jake's dream. Jake was inside of a volcano. The flames looked like they were alive and dancing. Suddenly, he saw a fire creature. He thought it could be a phoenix, and it was... The phoenix doesn't scare Jake; the creature gave him some feeling Jake couldn't understand. "Mr. Clawson? Wake up," said the stewardess. "Hun? What?" asked Jake, waking up. Then, he saw the stewardess. "We almost are in Japan. Do you wanna eat anything?" asked the stewardess. "Well, I would like some cookies and some coffee to drink, please," said Jake. The stewardess gave him some cookies and some coffee. Jake was thinking about the dream he had, his niece, and his pal. Everything happened at the same time. "What does this all mean? What does destiny want with me?" asked Jake. One hour later, Jake got to Japan. He got his bag and went to the telephone to warn Vulpes and the others. Meanwhile, in the hangar... "I guess we need warn to Jake," said Airos. "To worry him more? I guess not and..," said Fang, then the phone rang. "Hallo? Jake?" asked Fang. "Hi Fang, I called to tell ya' that I got here already," said Jake. "That's good. Did you see your niece?" asked Fang. "Not yet. I'm in the Japanese international airport. I'll meet with someone called Yosuke Battosai - he was my brother's best friend," said Jake. "Well, I hope you can be friends," said Fang. "Me too. I'll call ya later, bye," said Jake hanging up the phone at the same time as Fang. "Why didn't you tell him Vulpes is there too?" asked Airos. "I didn't have the courage," said Fang. Back in the airport, Jake saw a Japanese kat with short black hair and blond fur. He was wearing a uniform; it looked like he was a cop. He had a paper with the name 'Jake' in his paws. Jake went his way, but he didn't know Japanese. Then, the kat spoke: "Are you Jake Clawson?" asked the kat. Jake was surprised. "Y-Yes, do you speak English?" asked Jake in surprise. "Yep, I'm Yosuke Battosai, I'm glad to meet ya," said Yosuke, smiling and getting Jake's bag. They went outside of the Airport and came to Yosuke's car. They went to Yosuke's house. "You'll meet your niece soon. And, don't worry, Jakesan, she can speak English too. Your brother taught her," said Yosuke. "Well, what's her name anyway?" asked Jake. "Her name's Ayami. She's 16 years old. She's a beauty like her mother and she is brisk like her father. She'll be glad to meet ya," said Yosuke. As they going to Yosuke's house, a she-kat in black with a bike saw they going away. "Jake will kill me, but the Ness will attack here," said the she-kat. Meanwhile on the Crusader.... "Well, Bado, I have need of your DNA for our future new partner," said Kendrix, getting some fur from her pet. "Hey Kendrix. What are you gonna do with that kat, anyway?" asked a she-kat with bat wings. "Hi Morrigan, I'm just making a new partner," said Kendrix. "With Bado's DNA?" asked Morrigan. "Yes, but also with the DNA of the shadow fox," said Kendrix. "It will be hard and..." "I know, but I guess I will do what I want. Why don't you go to the Earth after the Swat Kat who escaped? Maybe you need a male kat partner." "Yes, I will and.." "Were you going somewhere?" asked Zargat. "Hi, dad. I was going to get the Swat Kat who escaped," said Morrigan. "Why not? You need to get some fun, but don't destroy the planet too much. I feel that that planet has something very important," said Zargat. "Thanks, daddy. I'll call one of our best mecha clones - Mecha-Lizord," said Morrigan. Meanwhile in Japan, Jake and Yosuke reached Yosuke's house. When they came in the house, Jake finally met his niece. She had long black hair and brown fur. She was wearing a blue kimono. "Jake, that's Ayami, Ayami that's Jake, your uncle from the America." Said Yosuke. "Hi uncle, I'm glad to meet you. You must be tired - why you don't rest a little while I make lunch?" asked Ayami. "I'll leave you in my room to rest," said Yosuke. "Thanks... I mean arigato," said Jake, smiling. Jake was resting, but he couldn't stop thinking about what he would do. If Ayami lived with him, she'd have to face the same troubles he was fighting now. "What am I going do?" asked Jake to himself. "You need to listen to your heart," said a familiar voice. Jake saw a she-kat at his side, but the tail and voice were familiar to him. "I can't believe it! Vulpes?!" asked Jake in surprise. "Listen, Jake, - you, Ayami, and Yosuke have the same destiny," she said. "Excuse me?" "The fire, the earth, and the water will be on your side," said Vulpes. "What do you mean by that?" asked Jake. Suddenly, Yosuke appeared saying that lunch was ready. When Jake looked back, Vulpes wasn't there. "Well, Ayami, do you know what you want?" asked Jake. "To tell the truth, I don't know," said Ayami, a little sad. "Well, I want know you better, so tell me, what kinds of things do you most like to do?" asked Jake, trying to get her happy. "I like hearing the older legends. My favorite is the one about the holy beasts," said Ayami. "Sounds good, tell me about it," said Jake. "The legend says that when the planet is in grave danger, four kats will be chosen by the god of the fire, the god of water, the god of the earth, and the god of thunder to protect the world from the devastation," said Ayami. "Ayami, by chance, is the god of the fire a phoenix?" asked Jake. "Yes, how did you know?" asked Ayami. "Well, you can call this crazy, but, last night, I had a dream where I was inside a volcano and it had a phoenix in there," said Jake. "Strange, I had a dream where I was in the sea, and I saw a dragon. The god of the water is a dragon," said Ayami, surprised. "That's crazy. Last night, I had a dream where I was in the desert and I saw a wolf. The god of earth is a wolf," said Yosuke. "Guys, what's this mean?" asked Jake. Suddenly, Morrigan attacked. "Finally I fond ya!" said Morrigan, laughing. "You must be Morrigan, the princess of Ness," said Jake. "Do you know her?" asked Yosuke, a little afraid. "No, but some friends of mine know her," said Jake. Suddenly, Mecha-Lizord got Ayami. "AYAMI!!" yelled Jake and Yosuke together. "If you want the girl alive, meet us on the beach in one hour," said Morrigan as she and Mecha-Lizord were flying away. "Vulpes! If can you hear me, get your black tail here," yelled Jake even as Vulpes appeared from the shadows. "Jake, what happened?" asked Vulpes. "Is that your friend?" asked Yosuke. "Morrigan got Ayami and.." Jake began, stopping as Vulpes gave him his Swat Kat suit. "I guess you need it," she said. "Well Jake, I have a surprise to show ya'," said Yosuke, pulling out a card. When Razor, Vulpes, and Yosuke got in Yosuke's car, Yosuke used the card on the panel of the car. Suddenly, the white car became red and Yosuke was wearing a red metallic armor. "Like you, I'm a masked hero too. I'm called Red Rider," he said. "Well, let's save Ayami from Ness, Red Rider," said Razor. Meanwhile, on the beach... "What did you do with that she-kat?" Asked Morrigan "I threw her in the sea. Don't worry, we'll get them anyway," said Mecha-Lizord as Vulpes, Red Rider, and Razor came into sight. "Where's Ayami?" asked Jake. "She's dead, like you will be," said Mecha-Lizord, attacking Razor and Red Rider. Vulpes tried to help them, but Morrigan didn't leave and she did get some hair from Vulpes. When Mecha-Lizord was ready to launch a mini-missile at Razor, a big water dragon attacked him before he could do it. Everybody looked in the sea's direction and saw a masked warrior with blue armor. And at her back, appeared a real blue dragon. "Hi guys, did I miss something?" asked the warrior. It was Ayami. Suddenly, from the beach's sand, a green wolf appeared, protecting Red Rider. A red phoenix appeared in front of Razor. The green wolf fired a beam from his mouth and destroyed the mecha-clone. Meanwhile, Morrigan managed to escape with Vulpes' hair. "Ayami, what going on? Who are these animals?" asked Razor. "They are the legendary holy beasts. We're the chosen kats," she said. "But, you did say that they're four holy beasts, right? Here we just have three," said Red Rider. "I know, we need to find the last holy beast and the chosen one," said Ayami. "It's best if we hurry because Morrigan got my hair and that means we'll have serious problems," said Vulpes. Even as she said it, Morrigan was giving Kendrix Vulpes' hair. To be continued........