Lomachislots War - Lost Childhood (Original) ~

[Kasawa Lanford]

Anise blinked. "Um.. ok..." she said.

**

Rin made two snow balls and tried to find Andy, but failing that, she turned her attention back to Phineas and threw two snow balls.

[Director of Music]

Phineas groaned and dodged.  However, not being the talented athelete like Andy, he was to slow and the two snowballs hit him upside the head.

All of a sudden, there was a flurry of snowballs descending on both him and Rin.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Rin tried to dodge but several of those snowball found their marks on her body and one smacked her clear in the face causing her to hit the ground hard. "Oooowww..." she said as she rubbed the back of her head.

Anise continued to show, unaware that she had just hit RIn rather hard.

[Director of Music]

Phineas saw the snowball hit Rin.  He covered her with his body and yelled out, "STOP!!!" 

Immediately, Andy came from the bushes grinning.  However, his smile quickly disappeared once he saw Rin somewhat hurt.

[Kasawa Lanford]

"Ow...." Rin said as she wiped the snow off her face. "Hey now that hurt!" she scowled at Andy and Anise, Anise looked away, "sorry...." she said.

[Director of Music]

Andy smiled slightly.  "Aw, Rin.  You know Anise didn't mean it!"

[Kasawa Lanford]

Rin stared at Anise, who was looking away. She then sighed, "You need to not throw so hard," Rin said and got up.

Anise nodded and picked up another snow ball. Rin then grinned and through one at her and toward Andy

***

Meanwhile, a staff member was up on the roof of the Auditorium. She was inspecting it, noting that the snow was quickly piling up, she could see a depression on the roof. "Its sagging..." she said as she walked toward the center, "the snow is getting to heavy for the roof to support, I better tell the headmaster to cancel the rest of the assembly," she said and made her way back down.

She only got as far as the exit before being stopped by someone. "You will continue checking the campus, but you will forget what you saw on the roof," the person said. She nodded as if hypotised and then went about her business.

The person grinned before disappearing.

***

In the chorus room, Sakura let out a sigh. "That was very good," she heard the female teenager say. "I think this peice will be perfect," she smiled and gave her a thumbs up. Sakura smiled back and then went back to practicing.

[Director of Music]

Rin's snowball caught Andy by surprise as it hit  him full in the face.  He laughed, his eyes sparkling.  "I see how it is!"  Before Phineas got to have another chance to throw one at him, Andy rolled, made a snowball and threw it.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Sakura smiled when the headmaster came in and told them that the assembly would continue in ten minutes. Thats when the intercom beeped and the students were informed to head back to their classrooms for roll-call.

Anise and Rin sighed. "Time fly's when your having fun, didn't know an hour had already passed," Rin said. Anise nodded and looked at the two boys, "Ok.. meet you two in the Auditorium!" she said before running off to their class.

[Director of Music]

Andy grinned and ran toward the auditorium, not bothering to shake off the snow.  Phineas trudged behind him.  Soon, they arrived back in the auditorium and sat down at their seats.  They waited for Anise and Rin and waved them over when they saw the two girls.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Sakura smiled on stage as the curtain rose, behind her the high school bang had already started up. Drums rolling, gaiters playing, a flute going off, and a harp also being played.

She stood there with her eyes closed, waiting for the key note. Then she started singing.

[Director of Music]

Andy and Phineas both tried to slow down their breathing.  They started listening to Sakura sing, once again, enveloped by her talent.

[Kasawa Lanford]

As Sakura sang, a teacher who was watching noticed snow falling over the crowd, at first she thought nothing of it but then realized that snow shouldn't be falling. She looked up and saw a hole in the ceiling with snow coming through.

Thats when she heard a loud 'snap' the sound made students looked around and caused Sakura and the band to stop playing. "Evacuate the Auditorium!!!" A teacher shouted when a peice of ceiling suddenly collasped and hit the stage. Sakura crouched down, the drummer in the band rushed over and covered her as more debris fell.

The teachers began rushing the students out, "Sakura!" Anise shouted but wasn't able to get to her as the students were all in a panic, even Rin wasn't aware that Sakura was in danger and instead was forcing Anise, Andy and Phineas out.

Sounds of metal twisting went through the building until finally the last support columbs holding up the ceiling could no longer hold the weight, combined with the weight of the snow and the lack of bolts, the ceiling caved in.

It was systematic, as the ceiling fell one after the other until it got to the stage. The drummer was on top of Sakura when a peice of the roof landed on top of him, forcing the two of them onto the stage, but even the stage couldn't hold the weight and soon it collasped as well. Sakura, along with several of the band, were buried under tons of debris.

[Director of Music]

Andy and Phineas could barely comprehend what was going on.  They were being pushed out by Rin.  Andy frantically looked on the stage for Sakura, but could not find her.  Once they were outside, Andy said,
"RIN, I Can't find Sakura.  I'm gonna go back!"

Phineas looked at him.  "Andrew! Are you crazy?  Don't be a hero right now!  The whole roof is going to cave in completely."

Andy ignored him and ran back into the buidling amongst the debris

[Kasawa Lanford]

A teacher who had been watching suddenly noticed Andy and went and grabbed him. "Stop!" he shouted and held the boy, just then the doors Andy would've gone through suddenly collasped inward along with the wall they were attached to. Seconds later the west and east walls also collasped inward with a loud 'thud'

"Sakura!" Several of Sakura's classmates shouted when the three walls collasped.

Lurea watched with growing concern. Nine tails, status! she said telepathically.

Nine Tails grunted, using his power he was holding up the roof that had collasped over the stage... but he already knew that he had been partially to late, he couldnt' stop it from falling onto the first row of chairs which he knew some students had still been in. Fifteen... perhaps sixteen students.. were still stuck on the first row... possibly dead... Nine Tails grunted as he held up the roof, but his own power was waning due to the weight.

In the distance he heard the sirens of emergency vehicles descending upon the academy

Under said debris

Sakura moaned, she hurt all over and could taste something sweat in her mouth and could tell she was lying in a puddle of liquad, but didn't know 'what' it was. She opened her eyes and found that it was some-what dark, with only a little bit of light showing through. She saw someone on top of her but didn't know who, she tried to speak but no words came. What... happened.. she thought as she tried to move but discovered that her legs and arms wouldn't respond. What's wrong with my body?! she began to panic as she couldn't do a thing.

In her mind she heard a voice, a female voice telling her to stay calm.

Outside

Sakura, don't panic... just stay calm and let the rescuers get to you.. Lurea said telepathically to her. The girl looked around and survayed the disaster, students cried, some hugged each other, and others looked on in disbelief at the destruction.

Teachers also looked on in disbelief, some had already began to discuss how this could've happened, but most were worried about those who hadn't made it out - students and teachers alike.

[Director of Music]

Andy struggled against the teacher's grasp even after it had collapsed down.  He couldn't believe Sakura was still there.

"Let me go!"  He gritted his teeth.

[Kasawa Lanford]

The teacher held Andy. "No! Its far to dangerous," he said as firefighters and medics arrived. The firefighters began to remove debris while the medics tended to the injured.

Nine Tails where are you? Lurea said as she stared at the now destroyed auditorium.

I'm in the bell tower, its becoming very difficult to hold up the debris, theres just to much weight! Nine Tails grunted as his powers began to fade. Against another magic user this would be easy! But against mother nature it isn't!

It was then that some of the debris shifted, Nine Tails scowled. Damn it.... if anyone was under that they are possibly dead...

Below Lurea began rescue operations by talking with several of the military soldiers who had arrived on the scene. "Start from the front and work your way toward the back of the auditorium!" she ordered one group. It was then that an air raid siren sounded, "What the hell?!" Lurea shouted and then gave orders. "EVERYONE TO THE AIR RAID SHELTERS!"

The teacher who had been holding Andy back suddenly picked the boy up. Anise and Rin followed the teachers and students as they rushed toward an entrance to a shelter.

Under the debris, however, Sakura could barely hear the siren. All she did hear was the pounding of her own heart, she was a little tired, but had no idea that she had a large gash on the side of her chest.

[Director of Music]

Andy, however helpless it was, continued struggling.  "No!  DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!  SAKURA'S THERE!!" He exploded.

Phineas's forehead creased with worry.  He looked back and wanted to go in, but he knew he'd be trapped there as well.  "Andrew..."

"DON'T YOU ANDREW ME PHINEAS."  Andy was beside himself.  Phineas stood agape.  That was the first time Andy had called him by his full name, and not by 'Finny'

[Kasawa Lanford]

Lurea had been following the teacher that was holding Andrew, she snarled under the boy's apperent disregard for his own life. "Keep running!" she shouted. It wasn't until she heard the tall tail signs of an F-94N engine in the distance. Frags.... she said.

Nine Tails was forced to lower the debris, knowing that dieing wasn't going to save anyone still trapped. Lurea go! I'll handle the fighters and bombrs.. get those kids into the shelter! And by god SHUT THAT IDIOT UP! HE DOESN'T REALIZE THAT HE'S TRANSLATING THROUGH TELEPATHY!!! Nine Tails shouted, referring to Andrew on the last part. He crouched down and stared at the dots in the distance, near the border anti-aircraft batteries began to fire.

Meanwhile Lurea had caught up with the teacher. She noticed Andrew was still struggling, "Andrew keep quiet and calm down! There are people trapped in there but we can't do a DAMN THING if we are DEAD!" she said to the boy.

[Director of Music]

Andrew stared at the person.  "Lurea..."  He said.  He tensed up slightly, but calmed down.  Phineas trotted beside Andrew, relieved that he had stopped shouting.  They arrived at the shelter and the teacher put Andrew down with a weary look.  Phineas went over to Andy.  "Look...I know-"

"Sakura's in there, Phineas.  Sakura's in there but they won't let me get her."  He said in a low voice.

Phineas replied.  "Andrew...she might...she might not..."

"Don't you dare say that Phineas.  Sakura's alive and she's there."

Phineas exhaled sharply.  He sat down on the ground.  Andy decided to stay up and just glare.