Here I come... The Start of a Journey

[Jack Frost]

Jack looked at Airyonna, who polished her sai. She had placed the snow orchid in stand and encased it in glass. The flower sat beside her as a medical konoichi looked her and him over. They weren't injured really, but he did find himself feeling stronger afterwards. "So-errr- How long have you been a ninja?"

The konouchi glanced an evil look at him and softened a bit after a few moments, "All my life."

"You like snow?" Jack offered a huge smile.

"Hah! That's more rare then the Snow Orchid." Airyonna put her blades and dismissed the medical ninja. "So why do you like flowers so much? How did you become Gollum's victim, and why did you side with 'him'?"

Jack felt strong, and actually laughed, "I like the smell of flowers, each one has a different smell. But that one smells like snow. My sister use to like to call all white flowers, 'snow lillies'. She loved the ones that grew in the snow. They are rare also."

"Oh wow really? I think that would have been cool to see." The female ninja caught herself showing her other side and corrected herself. "Victim?"

The Guardian laughed and threw his shoulders up, "I didn't choose it. I'm not some specially trained ninja like you."

He watched as she wanted to smile again, but instead fired the third question, "Side with him, why?"

Jack sighed and laughed, "I think he needs me. I feel as if there is something deep within him that needs to be controlled. I can't explain it. But he needs to be able to laugh. He needs to be able to smile. Plus he saved my life."

"And you saved mine..." Retane walked in then. "But I am willing to accept you as an equal of mine, if you think you can handle the burden. If so, once this mission is complete, you will be a member of The Horsemen".

Jack looked at Retane with an uncertain smile then looked back at the female ninja, " See, he needs and wants me."

Frost looked back at the green warrior, and scratched his head for a second and straightened his face, "Show me. Just , show me. Give me a reason and I think I will."

The namek took the words and strode out, calling back, "Think you are funny don't you"

Jack looked towards Airyonna and laughed, "Yes I do."

The kunoichi looked at him with a frown not getting it at all. Jack only laughed, "You have to had been there."

Her visage furled into a deeper frown, "Tell me? I dare you"

Jack laughed, "You want to know all about a guy I hardly know? I don't know his intentions. I know what I have seen. And Retane seems, like he might be chaotic good? He has a valid point on his actions everything, and his other two friends; They seem to be pushing him to be better. His goals seem legitimate. The elf even threatened him. Inirtias told Retane to prove himself then and there. The elf knows something Retane doesn't. I think the elf is trying to help Retane, but I don't like the methods. I don't think you push a guy like Retane, I think you try to reach out and understand him."

The ninja listened for a few moments and paused before speaking, "So you think you can understand a goblin-swine creature?"

Jack stood up and grabbed Savior, he offered a freindly smile, "Do not judge a book by it's cover. Read the story." The guardian gave a nod of his head and followed through the doorway the namek had done.

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They all stood there. Asuma lit a cigarette and took a puff, "Ok. We are tracking down Gollum. Anyone or anything that gets in our way must be neutralized. We should reach our destination at late nightfall. We will stop there and go from there. Usually, we have a better plan, but we are a new team. TIll we get there, I will take the lead..."