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Disclaimer:** **I do not own in any shape or form of any "Warriors of Virtue" franchise. I will not be profiting from this story in any way. However, every character not mentioned in either the movies or the books (yes there are books) is mine.

I do not have any rights to the music that is used.

I do not have the rights to the movie I borrowed from.

A/N: Now this will start to get a little crazy. This is another world just to remind you, so anything could happen. This chapter I have also borrowed ideas from the books. The books that happen after the movie, which is nice. But, they are helping me keep the ideas together and hopefully keep the flow too.

WARNING: Images for the thoughts will be detailed of sexy bodies. If you do not wish to read about sexy bodies, don't read this chapter. If you have issues with anthropomorphic bodies for these ideas, please do not read this chapter. You have been warned.

Chapter 8

Getting Your Wings Checked

(Sarah's iPod: Rudy Adrian - Ancestral Legacy)

The moment Yun and Sarah took off into the forest the rain began to fall, hard.

This time, Sarah was wearing comfortable clothes instead of the usual dresses. She asked Tsun if she could borrow a few items to create her own fashion. She got boys pants that were just a little tight but loose enough to move in. A pair of boots for Komodo's previous soldiers because the village only had sandals and that just wasn't going to work on long journeys. Finally got this interesting kimono with long flowing arms, but it was cut at the waist. She wasn't going to wear that as a dress, so good thing she asked for the pants. The bag she made for her Runes she was also using it for her iPod, headphones, and solar battery.

"May virtue be yours. Be safe." Tsun said before they took off.

It didn't matter if Yun was traveling fast or if she was on his back they both were getting wet. She tried to hold on tight and to not fall off. But, every time he pushed off from the next jump she could feel herself slowly slipping because the rain wasn't making it any easier. She also noticed that Yun's sword glowed just slightly as the rain fell on them. It was a beautiful color of ice in the form of crystals. As the water dripped onto the sword it almost looked like the surface rippled and then it would go back to being solid.

"Yun, would it be alright to rest for a quick second. I'm starting to slip as well."

"Yes," Yun answered. "We can rest for a moment. I do apologize of the urgency because we have a long journey to go."

"I understand."

The moment Yun touched down completely on the ground Sarah looked for a dry spot. She saw these giant leaves hanging over for the perfect shelter. She ran right over to it. She whipped her face and looked over to see Yun just standing there. Yun didn't seem to be bothered by the rain. In fact, he was enjoying it. His eyes were closed, head held upward and just fully unwinded. She thought he was really opening up, but then thought maybe she was really causing that much stress on him. That the rain was just bringing comfort because she didn't realize she caused so much of an issue coming along.

"Yun?...."

His ear twitched and she heard him respond with a huh sound from his throat.

"I'm sorry if I am being a pain."

That seemed to make his head turn towards her.

"I don't know how else to help when I was asked to do this task."

"Sarah, you are not causing stress on anyone, but you could have rested before traveling."

"And miss all this fun."

He put his hands on his hips and narrowed his eyes at her. Sarcasm just wasn't as funny today. She huffed because she failed at lightening the mood.

"Do you mind if I may see the book?"

He nods his head and walked over to her.

"As much as Tao will benefit from your wisdom, however, I would think it would be best until we find better shelter to open the Manuscript."

"Then let's continue a little more and look out for one on the way."

"As I wished," said Yun with a bow.

"Do you want me to run instead? I don't want to be too much of a burden."

"You will be if you are not in sight." So he held out his hand. "You still should not walk to much. As Chi would say it 'it would be wise to stay close by'."

She smiled, took his hand and got back on his back. They continued through the rain again. Her face was getting whipped by the rain because of how fast they were going, she wondered how badly Yun was getting effected sense he was getting the hits first being up front. All of a sudden, it happened. The sound came first before the effect. Sarah heard the rain get heavier and then they were jumping through it.

"Yun I think the rain just got harder. Is there any shelters nearby?"

"Unfortunately no."

Sarah tries to scan the area as he jumps around. She notices the ground looked like it dropped. She points to the area as they were coming up to it.

"I think there might be a cave up ahead. Why not stop there."

He jumps on over to explore the edge where he saw her pointing at. It was definitely a cave. Yun comes to a complete stop near the opening. She gets off of his back and begins walking forward, but was stopped by Yun. His hand held her back and he seemed to be looking for something and smelling the air. No signs seemed to be around, but Yun seemed to think it was unsafe. He learned from the last experience with Ryan that caves can either be a regular habitable cave or enchanted.

"We need to be careful. Someone previously in my company had slept in an enchanted cave, which we did not know at the time and his body was turned."

"Was it Ryan?"

"Yes."

"Yun it's ok. Caves are safe."

Yun's not buying it. He knows what he knows.

"It will just be until the rain stops."

"I heard that one before and he turned into a dog."

Sarah looked back at Yun with a little-surprised expression on.

"Did he turn back?"

"Yes of course, after learning his lesson."

"That's reassuring."

"But anything could happen in an enchanted cave for any purpose."

"Yun, we are both soaked to the bone even standing here. You have already gone so far. We should be out of here before anything could happen."

"Do not take caves for granted." He gave it some thought before finally caving in. "Fine, but we will not stay here all night, only to rest for a short time."

"Well I promise not to eat any mushrooms or drink the water in here, but we don't have much of a choice for sleeping arrangements."

She said as she left her arms up to Yun and continued walking into the cave.

"I'm not like you. My body is too tired to try and forcibly keep awake. We can either have rotations so nothing happens to either of us or..."

"No, it's quite alright, get some rest Sarah, this will give me some time to think how we will travel the rest of the way if it's still raining."

"If you want I can set an alarm to wake up every 2 hours."

"That won't be necessary. I hope to come up with a solution before anything happens."

The both stood at the entrance looking in. At least Yun was not getting rained on and no waterfalls seem to affect the front. Sarah started to shiver visibly. Yun looked down to notice this, which she didn't seem to be bothered by it. He took off his robes and placed it around her. She jumped a little till she noticed what was around her and looked up Yun. They were completely dry.

"Thank you."

He bowed a little, and he also handed her the Manuscript.

"If it is alright, I can take your current clothes as you borrow mine and I will have them dried." He informed.

"Thank you again."

As skilled as she was she was able to take off her top underneath Yun's robes without revealing anything. Yun looked slightly bashful turning away as she also removed her shoes and pants. The robes were big enough and warm she could sleep in them and still be covered. By the entrance, still watching the rain fall she also watched Yun silently take each article of clothing between his paws, and concentrated. She was going to start reading a little but was still impressed even after seeing the many other talents the Roo's had. The water streamed from the clothing, dribbled onto the rocks below. Dry spots formed on the fabrics and begun to spread out, like a reversal staining. It was quite entertaining to watch.

"I'm sorry."

That catch her off guard.

"As a student of Tai Chi, I should have noticed our balance was off. This is the second time I was in too much haste to reach the LifeSpring. I rushed too fast without enough rest."

She rolls her eyes "Yun, you blame yourself too much. I think that is your weakness."

"I believe you are correct, yet I have patience."

"Unlike your other Roo's."

He smiled as she giggled. As he finished drying each article he handed them back to Sarah. Just as she finished putting on her top she took off his robe and handed that over. But he put up a hand to stop her.

"Use that if you like, to rest with it should keep you warm enough."

"What about you?"

"I'm a Roo remember, I have fur."

It was then that she noticed him. His chest was exposed then the usual clothing he wore. Even though covered in fur he was most definitely well built. The short hairs appear to taken on this shape like a regular man's chest. You could see his defined pectorals and curved abs. She swallowed. It just didn't phase her to really look or be bothered by that which he was showing off unconsciously. But, she noticed now and she noticed herself and pulled away. She was staring too long and he seemed to notice that too.

"I'm going to go rest now," she said quickly as she turned back to the cave hugging the book tightly.

He seemed to turn away as well. What was this feeling? Her heart was racing. She didn't think to want to see Yun right now, so she thought of going a little farther in and facing the back of the cave. Sarah walks in and discovers the beautiful wonders of a regular cave. She didn't notice anything different or special. No glitter. No sparkles. But, it didn't look like any animals or insects lived there either. There was mold near the opening, and stalagmites and stalactites near the back from what she could see. It looked like it was a very big cave the deeper you went. As much as she wanted to explore she needed to stay near the front and near Yun. She found a good spot, got herself comfortable using Yun's tunic and tried to rest. She wasn't shivering anymore when her clothes were now dry and using Yun's for extra warmth. Then just like that, after thinking about the warmth she was enveloped in, she fell right to sleep.

(Sarah's iPod: Llewellyn - Yellow Kanji)

Yet, again she has another dream, but she did not know she was dreaming because she was more so at peace. Everywhere she looked within the dream she was filled with warmth and brightness. She didn't seem to know what was going on, but did not seem to really care. It's like a place filled with warm smiles and you just knew everyone was alright. From afar, Sarah thought she heard Yun yelling to her that it's time to start heading out. Then the dream began to fade.

Sarah slowly awakes and then hears the dripping of the cave and then something else dropped, like piles of wood. Sarah slowly sits up to see if everything was alright, but only to see Yun's expression in shock.

"Sarah?"

Sarah was confused. Her heart beated a little faster being frightened. If Yun was scared of something then there was something to be scared about. Looks at her hands and body nothing. For some reason, she didn't want to look behind her. She was afraid there might be something she needed to run from.

"Yun?" She tried to figure out what he was looking at.

She kept her voice low. "What is wrong? Is everything alright?"

"What is that on your back?"

"What?"

She half laughs thinking this maybe a bad joke, but then thought of a giant bug on her and she just wasn't feeling it there. She turned her head slowly trying to look past her shoulders the best she could, however only to find her sight to be blocked. There they were. Limping along the cave floors were these two large sized white bird-like wings. So what happened to Ryan really is happening to her. How could she take it for granted? Was she turning into a harpy? No this wasn't Greece, people here were animals not mythical creatures. What is going on? She quickly gets up to run out to find any kind of reflection. She runs past Yun. She was trying to find something to look through though she hardly noticed the rain stopped in her panic. Just down the slope she spots a stream and quick slides her way there. Ones she got there she tries to get a good look at her reflection. Thumping to her knees she grabs the edge and looks over. Her hair flowing down to the reflection. She seemed the same, but just with wigs. The more she looked the more she then notices something else. Her eyes. They were not the same. The water was moving too much to get the full details, but she could tell the general looks of it. Her brown looked lighter and there seemed to be a bluer hue in the center. Even in the reflection they were hypnotizing. Yun rushed up behind her.

"What have I become?"

Her wings seemed to flinch. They seemed to move on their own just not of her will.

"So it would seem this is an enchanted cave."

"I should have listened to you."

"No, it is my fault."

She tried to hold up her hand to stop him but the wings were making that difficult. However, they did seem to spread out a little which that got his attention.

"Yun, I take full responsibility for my actions. You knew about the caves, but I...." She sighed, "got really desperate to get out of the rain."

"Come back to the cave Sarah. We can talk there."

She watches herself for the last moments before pulling away. She really didn't notice that the wings that they were there because they seemed to light weight. Both Yun and Sarah traveled back up the slope to the caves entrance. Sarah struggled because the ground was still wet, but Yun helped the best he could offering his hand. He didn't think she wanted to jump with already having an issue with the wings situation.

Ones they arrived at the opening Yun started a fire. It was still dark out and she was only out for a couple of hours. Both sat outside of the cave near the fire. Sarah was not really focusing on it. Yun ever so once in awhile looked up to make sure she was still there because she was so quiet. His Tai Chi taught him balance, but she was still as a statue.

"Yun, go on without me, I don't think I can face anyone looking like this."

She was serious and very embarrassed how she looked. This was not normal for her at all. Yun looked up to try and read Sarah's thoughts by her facial expression. He could see she needed help or they were not going anywhere.

(Sarah's iPod: Michel Pepe - Contemplation)

"Some time ago I was alone, and hiding from the other Warriors."

"Why. I can't see someone like you hiding!"

"I was hiding because I had killed a man. I didn't ask for him to attack me, and I didn't want to kill him. But it happened, just like you fell asleep in the cave. Because of that, I shut myself off from my family for a long time. Ryan, who had come here from your world before you, was the one who told me I was wrong. Life is always changing, like the wind and the ocean. Don't shut yourself off because you make a mistake. No matter what happens in your life, other people still need you. The people in Tao need our help though we may not know how."

She takes a deep breath before speaking, "I understand life changes, and suddenly, but I would not think physically." She puts her hands to her face. "This does not happen in my world and I feel alienated being like this, like I would not fit in or be able to go back." She felt like she wanted to cry.

"Believe me, you'll be accepted wherever we go. People won't know you're a Newcomer anymore. You look like a Warmblood, so be a Warmblood."

She rolls her eyes "I guess that's ok, but I have yet to see one with wings and a human face! That seems more like a half Warmblood if that's possible here."

She puts her head down and Yun had to think about that for a moment.

"True, but that does not mean they are out there. In different lands of Tao, anything is possible."

For another moment they stayed quiet. Sarah just seemed to pull herself closer together like needing to cover her face up.

"Sarah..." she looked his way.

"I think you look beautiful, like the morning birds." She didn't react to him yet. "You may even be able to fly with practice."

She thought about it. "Okay, so there are some good parts to this thing, but I'd still like to be a human again then a Warmblood. No offense."

"None taken. It is also possible Tao may be teaching you something, too."

"Like what?" She looked up at him in disbelief and slight anger at herself still.

"I do not know, but that is for you to find out what your path is."

"Thank you very much, Obi Won"

Yun looked confused.

"Sorry, a reference from my world who was also a wise Master." As she said with her head on her knees.

Yun thought about it then smiled to himself. He must have been thinking it was a complaint because it was another "wise Master" other than Chung. But, Yun was right. She should not self-pity herself about this, but it was all still too weird and she could not see what purpose this would have to be in this type of form. Her wings seemed to clamp in based on her mood.

"Get some rest. We still have some distance to travel to the Lagoon Lifespring. I am almost done."

"I will try, but most of the time my mind does not stop thinking making it harder to sleep at night."

"Would you like something to help you sleep?"

"I doubt you do unless you have some kind of herbal tea."

"It so happens I do, I usually have trouble sleeping myself. If you can give me a few moments I can make some for you."

"Wonderful, thank you." She still said thankfully with a little depression in the mix.

Yun reached into his bag and pulled out a cup and a smaller wrapped bag tied at the top. He took a cloth and placed it on top of the cup, then took some of the herbs from the smaller bag and placed it on top of the cloth. He then placed his hand over the cup as if trying to cool down something or keep the hot air in? After taking away his hand he pulled the cloth away with the used herbs and handed the cup over to Sarah. It was hot and steaming with a wild rose smell, and low-and-behold there was brewed tea.

"This smells wonderful, how did you do that?"

"Did you forget I am the Master of Water already?"

Sarah gave an annoyed smirk look towards Yun.

"You know I may not know what that actually means!"

"Hmm, Good point. Master of Water means that I can ask water for assistance when it is needed."

"Why ask, don't you mean control?"

"No one can actually 'control' elements because they are not owned by anyone. It is more of a contract or agreement."

"Hmm, interesting."

"Now drink up before it gets too cold. You need your rest."

This was all still so much. She did not know of this world and how the people live in it. The Manuscript didn't help either almost overloading on information. But, the more she thought of this place the more she missed home as well. The moment the tea touched Sarah's lips she became more at ease. The smell of the tea was relaxing and the taste of it was enjoyable, didn't even need sugar. As if in a trance her eyes became very heavy and she slowly started swaying side to side to falling over. But, before she hit the ground Yun had already jumped over in action and gently laid her down.

"Maybe I gave you a little too much."

He said pulling the tea out of her hands to let her rest. He then pulled his top tunic off again to place over her for warmth.

"Sleep well little bird."

With the sounds of the night, Yun watched her sleep in his arms. and wished her beautiful dreams as he smoothed out her hair from her face. He didn't need to work anymore on his project for their travels. He just needed a few more wood supplies and it was done. He will show Sarah when she awakes. For now, he will just watch over her. He watched the fire thinking for a few moments to himself before putting out the fire with one hand. She in his arms felt to right. And, why was he embarrassed earlier when she saw him. Maybe he never really noticed anyone watching him like that. He almost felt very hungry there and why he needed to turn away. Sarah was making him feel differently than anyone has before. It was a good feeling, but he also did not want to scare her. When she is around he seemed in balance yet off balance at the same time. Do women actually cause this kind of feeling? Whatever the cause maybe Tao will guide the way and being a student of Tai Chi should help keep things together for him. But, this feeling was very new to him and he knew Patience was going to be put to the test.

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Reference Notes:

• Harpy: Greek mythology
• Obi Won - Star Wars

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A/N** :** Puns intend in this chapter and every other chapter. Lol.

No anyone? Anyone yet can guess what I am trying to hint at in multiple areas now? Just try.

By the way, I am hoping you guys are liking these chapters. Am I still pulling you in? Or does it need more? Like I said my story is always being changed and expanded. Which is nice, and I do have the general idea where I want this story to go, but it's trying to figure out how to get there. Like any journeyed path.