Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Read Trio of DEF here! This was a story about my lovable YCM buddies and myself in a real-world setting and the wacky misadventures we went through. Some random members, even ones that may not have known me, have made a cameo somewhere. With that said, hope you enjoyed everyone!This fic was rated PG-16 for some questionable language/themes.Thanks to all my readers: http://forum.yugiohc...ost__p__5419094Tune in again when I make this into an epic everyone in the world can enjoy! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Assassin Ninjew Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Interesting first chapter. I'm actually going to say I want to know more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSkullCortez Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I'm really, really into this. Post the next chapter as soon as possible, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 [spoiler=Original content of post]Eh what the hell, I'll post it up now.Ninjew, Cortez, expect to be coming up at one point Just know I haven't written chapter 3 yet, but now that I've started, I wanna do more [spoiler=Gallery][spoiler=Fan Art][spoiler=Chris Denver: Leader of the Banned by =DL=] [spoiler=Wounded Chris vs Mysterious Foe by =DL=] [spoiler=Chris Denver (Part 1) by =DL=] [spoiler=Daisuke Link: Shades by =DL=] [spoiler=Bath House by =DL=] [spoiler=Fusion X. Denver Drawing by Jake the Sage] [spoiler=Fan One-Shots][spoiler=Music/Poetry][spoiler=Kingdom Rage by Thomas King]Thomas: Okay Xazeon this time I’m really gonna beat ya and there’s nothing you can do about it.Xazeon: Please, Tommy I can beat you with both hands tied behind my back. What makes you think you can win this time?Thomas: Well I’m glad you asked!Xazeon: Okay, where the hell is that music coming from?Thomas: Ki-Ki-Ki King.Xazeon: Please tell me you’re not going to sing.Thomas: Ki-Ki-Ki King.Xazeon: Look I’ll rejoin the banned and help you defeat my father if YOU DON’T SING.Thomas: Ki-Ki-Ki King. Ki-Ki-Ki King.Ki-Ki-Ki King.Ki-Ki-Ki King. I’m gonna beat them all as if I’m Gary OakMove down, Move up, Move left, move right then watch me go! (I'm on it!)All I do is just charge up both of my twin gunsI don’t care if you’re Life you’re gonna wanna run. Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,Ain’t no surprise, I’ve got golden eyes.Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,Ain’t no surprise, I’ve got golden eyes. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo you can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon.Can't beat myCan't beat myNo you can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon. Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King.Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki king. All our hides are on the line we gotta winIf we lose this battle then Life has got the win (he’s scary)Rushing through it with both of my twin gunsBut if we force straight through it Life will blow us up, sucks. Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohAin't no surprise, I got golden eyes.Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohAin't no surprise, I got golden eyes. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon,Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon, Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King.Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King. I won't lose to Life and Icy ‘cause they're evil.And I'm chillin' with my Smeargle,I'm not bagging I'm just hanging with the banned-wagon.Met this dick with a bunch of noobiesTreating us like we was noobies.And he's such an ass, such an ass check my friends we're not second class. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon. Can't beat myCan't beat myNo they can't beat my Kingdom Rage!It should have killed Xazeon, Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King.Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King.Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King.Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King.Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King.Kuh-Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage, Kuh-Kuh Kingdom Rage!Ki-Ki-Ki King. [spoiler=DEF AMV by Jake the Sage (with add-ons by Fusion X. Denver)] *From the sky to an overview of Yugo City at daybreak*You want it all right now!*Explosions rocks the city*[ultranumb]*Aqua mouthing lyric*Right Now!*JZ, Wham and Zero dashing into battle*3*DL looks up*2*El looks up*1*Chris looks up*[1 repeat]*another explosion as the Ultima looms on the horizon and the Banned swarm the city*Ultranumb*Rogue mouths lyric*[1 repeat]*Close up of the Banned, First Person View shows the Inactive charging at them*1!*The Inactive crashes into the Banned*3*DL charges*2*El charges*1*Chris charges*Reality's a plague, we're the medication*Group Picture of the Banned*A new manipulation*Kari and Kana falling in darkness*Oversaturation*Flandre looking at a blank black board representing his memories*Take advantage of what you deny*Sora's missing poster flying away in the breeze*Here comes the countdown*Cortez mouthing lyric*3So step right up and see*Picture of Browarod*2The possibilities*Picture of Icy*1We are everything you wanted*Life steps out of the shadows with a wicked ass grin*You want it all right now!!*Creator yells and begins blasting everything in the PROTO*[uLTRAnumb]*Crab mouths lyric*Right now*Cortez web-slinging in mid-air dodging missiles*3*DL strapping on claws*2*El unsheating sword*1*Chris whipping out his hammer*My old lady is so degrading*Xazeon walking into darkness*the show has just beg~un*Chris holding Rosa*3*DL slicing at screen*2*El slicing at screen*1*Chris swinging at screen*Dominated*Creator scowling*By all you hated*Donovyn smirking*This will make you ULTRAnumb*Umbra clutching his head*3*DL turns to see Kari*2*El turns to see Rui*1*Chris turns to see Rosa*Intermediate music*Black comforting Chris and El vs DL*One [one] . . .*Darkness, heartbeat when the one repeats*confession [confession] . . .*Crab looking out the window, sad expression*is such perfection [perfection]*Yugo in the day, normal looking*Your sweet repression [repression]*People walking the streets, Banned and Inactive both*can't hide who you really are [are]*Everyone changes into "battle uniform" and turn to face the enemy*Say you love it*explosion, Chase sweeping the Banned with flames*Say you hate it*BT activating his Petatrix- close up*Doesn't matter 'cause you're all the same*Xazeon clawing at Leo*Say you want it*King firing Death Cannon*Say you need it*Banned members running and being taken out*Come and get it 'cause we love the shame*Black, Andex and Jake team up to kill Inactive members*Say you love it*Icy grinning*Say you hate it*Ragnarok scowling*Just another one to suck the fame*Death perched on a rooftop*Don't pretend that you're better than this*Wynn speaking to Status, arms stretched out to his side, and an insane look on his face- notable Status members seen*Malevolence goes both ways*Emma looking concerned at upset Creator*3*DL dashes toward Kari as she vanishes*2*El dashes toward Rui as she's pulled upward by an invisible force*1*Chris dives toward Rosa as she falls into darkness*[1]*Sonic and Roxas vs Sora and Odin amongst Mod fights*Ultranumb*Aka mouths lyric*1*Black vs Aa'une, Dranzer vs Justin, Hito vs Club Espeon*3*DL and Deustodo back to back*2El and Donovyn back to back*1*Chris and Creator back to back*My old lady is so degrading*Ninjew and Rogue standing on rooftop*The show has just beg~un*Remo donning Day's mask*3*Flashback of DL meeting the Shitoges*2*Flashback of El confessing to Rui*1*Flashback of Chris laughing with Rosa*Dominated*Life sneering*By all you hated*DEF glaring back, ready to fight*This will make you UL~TRA~num~b*Final Scene with everyone in it, Trio of DEF logo* [spoiler=Thomas' Rap by Thomas King]Ragnarok: We're sitting here today interrogating inactive member, Thomas King.Thomas: Hey yo what's up?Ragnarok: So Thomas, what's a day in the life of being in the inactive like?Thomas: You sure you wanna know?Ragnarok: Please tell us. Thomas: I got guns mother f*cker they're so rad and amazingI get to sneak all around just to see what is happening.Saturn: Damn little man, you's a crazy kid.Thomas: YO SHUT THE F*CK UP, YOU SMELL LIKE SH*T.I'm getting really moody better watch it mother f*ckersOr I'll roll up to your house and f*cking shoot you with my brothers DL: What you want Thomas?Thomas: SOME BRAND NEW GUNS!!! DL: What you need Thomas?Thomas: TO SHOOT LIFE'S HEART!!! I'm loading up my pistols better watch your f*cking mouth,cause if you're starting sh*t with me I'M GONNA BLOW YOUR F*CKING HOUSE!!!My Kingdom's rage yeah you better run when you see me,You better move b*tch I'M SO PISSED THAT I'M SCREAMING!!! Ragnarok: ... I'm sorry Thomas but aren't we to believe that you shoot at thugs and play mind games?Thomas: I never said I was a role model.Ragnarok: Okay, what about your friends and your enemies, do you have a message for them? Thomas: Every single one of my enemies can hit the road,I'm Thomas King b*tch and I got heaps of bro's.You wanna go? Well then you best be bringing what you gotYour homies got nothing on me because they all got f*cking shot. Thomas: To all the c*nts talking sh*t about Pikachu.DL: He's a rodent!Thomas: I'M GONNA F*CKING KILL YOU!!!DL: T.Thomas: Is for Thomas.DL: K.Thomas: Is for King.I'LL STEAL YOUR F*CKING STUFF SO I CAN SAY I GOT SOME BLING BLING!!!! Ragnarok: Wow. All this from a Yugo Academy student?Thomas: Well there is a lot you may not know about me.Ragnarok: Oh really uh such as? Thomas: At Yugo Academy.I got laid everyday.I cheated every test.I always got an A.My guns are full of awesomeYour men are full of fail.I'LL CHARGE MY GUNS IN A HALL AND THEN GO CLICK! Sonic: Thomas you're such a bad ass dude.Thomas: HELL YEAHSonic: And they don't wanna mess with your bros unless you tell them to.And as for the gun use, well I should crouch and hide.My life is scared of you duuuuuuuuuuuude. Ragnarok: Okey doke. One final question Thomas if you could pair up with any banned member who would it b- *shot*Thomas: No more f*cking questions. A little but of dialogue for afterwards :3Fuse: DUDE YOU JUST SHOT AT RAGNAROK WHAT THE HELL?Thomas: Relax bro I missed him on purpose.Ragnarok: HOLY SH*T DUDE WHAT THE F*CK WHY WOULD YOU EVEN DO THAT WHILE WE ARE INTERROGATING YOU?Thomas: I told you I was getting moody man. -.-DL: You gotta admit that was pretty bad ass I want this kid to join our club.El: DL you moron its not even a club its an organization.DL: IT IS A CLUB!!!!!!!!!El: IT IS AN ORGANIZATION!!!!!!!!!Black: It's Clubs and Organizations guys.DL & El: SHUT THE HELL UP BLACK >:U Thomas: ... So am I in?END [spoiler=I Need A Doctor (ft. Chris and Rosa) by =DL=] [Chorus] Rosa: I'm about to die from bleedingLaying here for so longmy open eyes are misleadingI need a doctorCall me a doctorI need a doctor, doctorTo bring me back to life [Verse] Chris: I told the world one day I would get a girlSay it on tape, and lay it, record itShe would be a fine pearl But I don't even know if I believe it when I'm saying thatDoubt’s started to creep in, everyday it’s just so grey and black Hope; I just need a ray of thatCause no one sees my good traits when I show ‘emThey just say I’m whack They don't know what kindness isAnd I don't know if I was awake or asleepWhen I wrote this All I know is you and I met when I was at my lowestYou picked me up, breathing life in me I owe my life to youBut for the life of me, I don't see how you like me tooBut it just dawned on me you lost a brotherSee this light in you, it's darkLet me turn on the lights and brighten me and enlighten you I don't think you realize what you mean to meNot the slightest clueCause me and you are like a coupleI was like your Romeo You gon either wanna wake up when I get off this freaking micOr you gon hug meBut I'm out of options, there's nothing else I can do, cause… [CHORUS] Rosa I'm about to die from bleedingLaying here for so longMy open eyes are misleadingI need a doctorCall me a doctorI need a doctor, doctor,To bring me back to life [VERSE] Chris: It hurts when I have to struggleI come to you with a smileI say all’s okay, and you’re puzzled Cause the stuff you see is crazyCause either I’m just getting lazy, or I don’t believe in me no moreSeems like my own ideals aren’t ones I can form Can't make a decision, I keep questioning myselfSecond guessing and it's almost like I’m begging for your help Like you’re my leaderI supposed to be your damn supportI can endure no more,I demand to see an end to this war It was YOU, who believed in meWhen everyone was telling you don’t date me Everyone at the f*cking school, let's tell the truthYou risked your social life for meI know it as well as you Nobody wanted to go out with FuseRosa, there’s nothing I can do You saved my life now maybe it's my time to save yoursBut I can never repay you what you did for me is way moreBut I ain't giving up faithAnd you ain't giving up on meGet up Rosa, I'm dying, I need you, come back for f*ck’s sake [CHORUS]Rosa: I'm about to die from bleedingLaying here for so longMy open eyes are misleadingI need a doctorCall me a doctorI need a doctor, doctorTo bring me back to lifeBring me back to lifeBring me back to life (I need a doctor doctorTo bring me back to life) [VERSE] Rosa: It literally feels like a lifetime agoBut I still remember this like it was yesterday, thoughYou walked in, green jumpsuitWhole room, cracked jokesBut once you got serious, evil seemed like a hoaxWith my thoughts on you, I have one last breathI love you Denver Chris Denver, right until the deathBut I wonder what you’ll do after meNow that I can see, not that I’ll be around to seeAll I see is ChrisBut it doesn’t matter at allAll I need is himThe pain won’t go awayYet it’s dulled by his presence here, I guessInactive, you’re about to see the true Chris Denver todayYou’ll see him with his hammer, and his spirit, he’ll winYou can say goodbye now, because it’s something I have to sayLittle ol’ Fuse, making weird playsChris Denver, you made my daysOne more kiss and then I'm packing up my bags and as I'm leavingI'll guarantee they scream Rosa don't leave us like that, cause... [CHORUS]I'm about to die from bleedingLaying here for so longMy open eyes are misleadingI need a doctorCall me a doctorI need a doctor, doctorTo bring me back to lifeBring me back to lifeBring me back to life [spoiler=I'm Daisuke Link by =DL=]Aw s***! Get your factions ready, it's about to go down! Everybody in Yugo, hit the f***ing deck... but stay on your mother f***ing toes... I’m runnin this, let’s go! I'm Daisuke Link! I’m Daisuke Link!Everybody hates me, cause I'm Daisuke-f***ing-Link!I'm Daisuke Link! I’m Daisuke Link!Take a good hard look, cause it’s Daisuke-f***ing-Link! I'm Daisuke Link, motherf***er take a look at me!That guy Life will never beat the AkatsukiYou're looking worn down, how about you see a shrink?You can't beat me motherf***er, I'm Daisuke-f***ing-Link! Beat the inactive, trickI’m Daisuke Link, b****I’ve got a trio of sprites,‘Cause I’m so sick I got my shiny clawsAnd my water sprayThey’re both my weapons so I suggest you start to pray I’m riding Poke-carsDoing wheelies and s***My spray is splashin, gettin everybody all wet Yeah this is D.E.F, this is real as it getsI’m Daisuke Link motherf***er don’t you ever forget! I’m Daisuke Link andI’m the best andI can kill you with either my right or left hand I’m the best in Yugo CityI beat the lil’ lady LilyAfter you’re worn down,you’ll have to fight me-oh(Hey Professor, this Daisuke’s real!) f*** Life, I’m Daisuke Link, motherf***er!f*** guns, I got claws, motherf***er!Go to a con with my sprites, motherf***er!My water spray makes whirls, motherf***er!Hey Chris I know you’d be surprisedI brought Rosa Seijo a talking pieTonight she’s gonna come back to my houseLike Team Rocket,“We’re blastin off again!” Yeah, I never though I’d fight Daisuke LinkMakes me want get new hammers, I think.Hammers to be bought by meeeeOh-whoah-ah-oooh… Yeah, never thought I’d see the day…When Daisuke finally walked awaaay…But he said, “In the eeeend…I fu-ucked your girlfrieeeend!” Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..Oooh ah oh aaah….Shawty (shawty, shawty)Yeah, yeah, yeah. [spoiler=Business by Mod by Sonic & The Mod Crew by Chaos Sonic]Sonic sat in his desk in the Mod's HQ and it was getting really boring right now. All he was doing all day was throw the pencils he had up on the roof of the office. Right now there was about thirteen pencils up there right now. "Well, today is so slow. Wish that something would just happen..." he sighed as he threw another pencil at the ceiling. He was then knocked out of his chair, by Draco Flame as he slammed his laptop on Sonic's desk. "SONIC! Have you seen Roxas?!" Draco asked, looking very excited...about what Sonic didn't know. "Unfortunately not..." Sonic groaned slowly getting up. "So what's the deal?" Draco pressed something on his laptop and said,"A contest...a rap video contest. The grand prize is a million dollars, as well getting the video on Yugo Entertainment Television Network(YET) and MTV." Sonic smirked and said,"Well, I'm guessing you need some people to do this music vid?" "Yep." Draco nodded. "I'll film it and the others can be in it." =A few hours later= "So Draco, you finish the editing the video?" Sonic asked as he jumped into his bean bag chair, as the other Mods walked into the living room and sat down. Draco tossed the Dvd in the air and caught it with a smile. "You know it! Hope ya guys enjoy it!" he said as he tossed into the Dvd Player, before pressing the Play Button. [spoiler=Press Play]RoxasSonicA Few of the Girl Mods Sonic, sounds like an SOS... Holy whack, unlyrical lyrics Roxas, you're freakin' right... To the Modmoblie, let's go... (Sonic, Sonic)Chicks and gentlemen, its show time, hurry hurry, step right up,introducing the star of our show, his name is,(Sonic), you wouldn't want to be anywhere elsein the world right now, so without further ado, I bring to you,(Sonic)You're 'bout to witness me be absolutely flawless.The best kind you'll ever see, I'm being honest.I'm the hardest, the most purest, known artist,Chip off the old block, but ol' Mod is, (back)Looks like Fuse brought his own army, oh great; Xaezon's got his own Life,With his own private plane, hisOwn pilot, set to blow college dorm rooms doors off the hinges,Oranges, peach, pears, plums, syringes,*vnn vnn -Chainsaw sound-*Yeah here I come, I’m inches, away from you, dear fear none, Yugo is in a state of 9-1-1, so... Let's get down to business, I don't got no time to play around, what is this, must be a circusIn town, let's shut the s*** down and kill clowns, can I get a witness, (hell yeah)Let's get down to business, I don't got no time to play around, what is this, must be a circus in town,Let's shut the s*** down and kill clowns, can I get a witness, (hell yeah) Quick gotta move fast, gotta perform miracles, gee willikers Rox, holy bat syllables,Look at all the bulls*** that goes on in Yugo when I’m gone, time to get rid of these rap criminals,So skip to your lou while I do what I do best, you ain't even impressed no more, you're used to it, Flows too wet, nobody close to it, nobody says it, but still everybody knows the s***, The most hated on out of all those who say they get hated on in eighty songs and exaggerate it all so much, They make it all up, there's no such thing, like a female with good looks, who cooks and cleans,It just means so much more to so much more people when you're rappin' and you knowWhat for, the show must go on, so I’d like to welcome y'all to Roxas and Mod's carnival,C'mon now…. Let's get down to business, I don't got no time to play around, what is this, must be a circusIn town, let's shut the s*** down and kill clowns, can I get a witness, (hell yeah)Let's get down to business, I don't got no time to play around, what is this, must be a circus in town,Let's shut the s*** down and kill clowns, can I get a witness, (hell yeah) It's just like old times, the dynamic duo, two old friends,Why panic, you already know who's fully capable, the two capped heroes,Dial straight down the center eight-zero-zero, you can even call collect, the most feared duet,Since me and Fuse played career Russian Roulette, and never even see me blink or get to bustin' a sweat,People steppin' over people just to rush toThe set, just to get to see an MC who breathes so freely, ease over these beat's and be so breezy,Jeez how can s*** be so easy, how can one Katie be so Levy, turn on these beats,MC's don't see me, believe me YET and MTV are gonna grieve, when we leave, dog fo' sheezy,Can't leave rap alone, the game needs me, 'till we grow beards, get weird, and disappear intoThe mountains, nothin' but clowns down here, but we ain't freakin’ around round here,Yo' Rox, what up, can I get a hell, hell yeah, now... Let's get down to business, I don't got no time to play around, what is this, must be a circusIn town, let's shut the s*** down and kill clowns, can I get a witness, (hell yeah)Let's get down to business, I don't got no time to play around, what is this, must be a circus in town,Let's shut the s*** down and kill clowns, can I get a witness, (hell yeah) So there you have it folks,(Sonic), has come to save the day, back with his friend Andre,And to remind you that bullshit does not pay, because,(Sonic), and the Mods are here to stayAnd never go away until our dying day until we're old and gray,(Sonic), so until next time friends, same shaved head,Same rap channel, good night everyone, thank you for coming, yourHost for the evening, (Sonic)Oh, ha... Everyone was silent as the video ended. "Yeeeeeeah, Draco..." Roxas began. "That video wasn't the best you've done." A few of the other Mods agreed with Roxas' statement, chatting amongst themselves. Draco shrugged and said,"Eh, it was worth a shot. The contest ended anyway....it was won by someone named Loud n' Green." Sonic stood up and shrugged. "Hey at least it gave me something to do today." he chuckled as he walked off, letting the other Mods talk amongst themselves. [spoiler=Stories][spoiler=Chapter Lost - An Evening Such as This, a Morning Such as That, but it all Means the Same in the Eyes of the one you Love by =DL=]If you paid for this chapter, you are being ripped off. If you are reading this at all, you are being ripped off. If you were expecting a happy story, or a story about a brave boy who finds his destiny, then you are looking in the wrong place. For this particular story has very few happy moments, and even then, they are usually sandwiched between misery and agony. So if you are not a fan of misery and agony, and I can’t imagine why you would, lest you were a masochistic sadist, then I suggest you close the webpage right now to prevent your eyes from reading these terrible happenings. You have been warned. One dark, lonely evening, Creator was sitting in his study, looking over several dozen blueprints and papers. “Hmm….yes, that’s it…” he muttered. “I can do it…if only Emma could see this now…” The door opened, and he quickly turned around to see Emma standing in the hallway. “What the heck are you doing in here? And what kind of dirty thoughts are going through your mind anyway? “If only Emma could see this now”, I didn’t think you were so perverted!” she exclaimed. “N-no, that’s not it…” Creator said. “I was just working on the Ultim-” “I don’t want to hear about any of your sick fantasies, god,” she said, and left the room. Creator sighed. “Dammit, I should try and explain before this gets out of hand.” He left the room, locking it with a special key, and went after her. As he was walking though the hallway, Chris ran by him, almost colliding with him. Chris turned around a bit. “Sorry, but I’m in a hurry! D.L. and El have…” he said, then stopped when he heard laughter coming from down the hall. He began running full speed, until he reached the room the sound was coming from. He turned the knob, but it was locked, so he pounded his fist on the door. “Hey, let me in!” Chris exclaimed. “This isn’t funny!” “Yes it is! And it’s totally like you, too!” El said, laughing from the other said. Chris clenched his teeth and grabbed his hammer. He stepped back a bit, then charged at the door. He swung at it with the hammer, but before it hit, the door swung open. The momentum from the swing made Chris stumble into the room. He looked over at El, who was sitting on a chair in front of a computer, having a fit of laughter, as D.L. appeared from behind the door with his fingers in a peace sign. “It’s all good, bro.” he said, grinning from ear to ear. “No it’s not, what gives you the right to tell Clair I like her when first off, I don’t, and second of all, I have Rosa?” Chris asked, exasperated. “It’s not even funny enough for a joke!” “Oh, oh my god, Fuse!” El said, still cracking up. “She said she appreciates your feelings, and while they’re a bit sudden, she’ll consider it! Oh wow!” Fuse smacked his forehead with his palm. “This couldn’t get any worse…” “Well…”D.L. said, gesturing behind Chris. “El kind of…got the smart idea to just tell Rosa now how you’re with another girl.” Rosa tapped her foot. “You’re cheating on me?” Chris froze, shooting a death glare at El. He gulped, and turned around to see Rosa standing there with her arms crossed. “No, no, you’ve got it all wrong! It was all just a joke!” “So you go with another girl behind my back, and call it a joke?” she asked. D.L. snickered. “I bet he’s done all sorts of stuff with her.” “Yeah, you know, play yu-gi-oh, go to the movies, and with Powerforce behind them too. Wow, you guys fell for it!” El said, almost falling from the chair in laughter. D.L. wiped a tear from his eye, laughing. “Let me explain, Rosa. Powerforce, Chris included, went to a yu-gi-oh tournament yesterday, and they won, so they went to the movies. And before you say anything about us lying, note we said he was with another girl, which he was, since Clair was there, and he did all sorts of stuff with her. So basically you guys just got…” “Pranked! Oh my god, my sides hurt! Fusion, you loser, you believed it when I told you I told Clair you liked her! Wow!” El said, rolling on the floor laughing. Chris sighed. “You two are so immature…come on, Rosa, let’s go somewhere where we can talk to people that can hold a mature conversation.” “Oh, and by the way,” D.L. called, when Rosa and Chris turned to leave. “Fuse told me about all the stuff you guys did last night. Congrats Rosa, hope Fuse didn’t forget to wear protection.” “…Chris…what is he talking about?” Rosa asked. “Just…never mind,” he said with a sigh, then slammed the door shut. I must now interrupt this story to warn those of you who have come this far for some unimaginable reason. This warning, simply put, is to let you know that, if you thought this particular tale would get better, you thought wrong. For only despair awaits the end, and everything between this warning and then is full of nothing but sorrow. Don’t say I have not warned you. Creator could hear a bunch of shouting from the direction Chris had gone. Trying to make out what it was, he was only slightly focused on his path. He opened the door he was sure he saw Emma go inside. He didn’t recognize this room, which was odd since he had examined the blueprints of the building the Banned had given the Fake Type Knights as a secondary base. He walked along it, and reached another doorway, except with no door. Instead, there was a veil covering the entrance. He pushed it aside, and entered the foggy room. He could hardly see anything, but he could hear running water. “Could this be some sort of spring…?” he muttered to himself. “Who’s there?” A female voice exclaimed. Creator gulped, and hid behind a large rock. He peeked over and saw an actual hot springs with several girls there. He noticed Rui, Emma, and Rogue, and they were all somewhat agitated. He squinted, and could make out a young boy, as well as a teenager on the other side. They all began yelling, but he couldn’t make out who was saying what. “Eek, it’s BT and Remo!” “What are they doing here?” “Pervs!” Creator took this chance to sneak out of the hot springs before anyone could notice him. He reached the door when he ran into Black. Black raised an eyebrow. “Dude, you know that’s the girl’s hot springs, right? Why are you in there?” “None of your business. But you’re heading this way too. Suddenly feel perverted?” Creator asked, smirking slightly. “N-not at all, I was just looking for Andex!” Black said. Suddenly, Andex ran out of the hot springs, carrying a pair of panties with its teeth. It dropped it at Black’s feet and sat, smiling, as if he had accomplished some great feat. “Why did he…” Creator began. “Don’t ask.” “Did you ask him to…” “No.” “My panties! They’re gone!” a girl screamed from within the hot springs. “…It’s your dog.” Creator said, walking away whistling. [spoiler=A Day in the Absolute Powerforce by Ravenous Black]Black blinked. “Do what now, Aneki?” The pink haired girl raised her head from her desk, and looked at her subordinate. “I said I am tired, so go check up on the Powerforce for me. You know, see what Arm is doing in his workshop, what Ice and Nex are doing, where Andex is-“ Black started to question why his dog was important, but Cherry merely raised a finger. “You know I love him to death. Any who, you also need to check up on Clair, see what trouble Blind has gotten himself into, find Caeda and Dane, and… get me dinner. Thanks, Otouto!” Her head hit the desk, and she was out. ”She DOES realize I have other stuff to do, right? I can’t just do her jobs all day. Lazy woman…”Black groaned as he turned to leave the office, and head to the other parts of the faction’s building. The Absolute Powerforce, a place based on Jack Atlas’ monster’s attack, yet it was truly a house of randomness. It was like a little slice of Japan, right there in Yugo City. How it was still functioning, Black would never know. Cherry was such a lazy leader, always sleeping, eating, or somehow running about like a chicken with her neck cut off. It often seemed like Black was the one that was dealing with the paperwork, in his leader’s stead. With a sigh, Black headed down to the first floor, to check up on everyone he had been assigned to, from the bottom up. ------- “Hey, Arm!” Black called, knocking on the door leading to his so-called ‘experimental laboratory’. Around the fifth time he called, the door slid open. “Yes?” The eccentric man asked. Black took time to note his odd get-up for the day. He wore a lab coat, and he had turned his hair white, making him look much older than he was. He had also donned a large, fake white beard, and stuffed a pillow into his shirt. “… Arm, why are y-“ Black began before Arm interrupted him. “Because Dr. Light is baws. That, and I am building robots! Who better to do science involving robots, mah boi? Follow me, and be blinded, BY SCIENCE!” Arm rushed back into the lab, Black in tow. “Alright, let’s start with this.” Arm waved his arm towards a large mechanical skeleton of a dragon. “You should recognize the structure, right?” Looking upon the creation, Black saw it resembled Red Dragon Archfiend, without skin. It was the basic structure, and nothing more. AS he looked at it, Arm carried on. “I think I’ll make it have an attack called Absolute Power Cake!” Black flinched a little, and looked over. “Absolute Power… Cake? Why on earth is that a good idea? IF it is for fighting, cake is just a nuisance. Make it do something where its claw catches on fire, and it just mauls everything.” The Dr. Light cosplayer thought it over, and quickly called out “CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!” He scampered over to his desk, and jotted down what had been suggested, in all caps, before returning. “So, I assume you are here in Cherry’s place today?” “Yep. Go figure. She’s sleeping on her desk.” Arm laughed, before handing Black a sheet of paper. “Now, Red Dragon Archfiend is NOT the only one in the works… As such, I need more money. A LOT more money.” Black stared at the bill Arm had handed him. “Wh-what is this?! This is outrageous!” Black yelled in shock. “Where are we gonna come up with this kind of money?!” “Well, if you don’t come up with the money… Deal with it.” He said, randomly putting on a pair of sunglasses. He quickly removed them and continued. “Seriously, though, how are we going to ROW ROW FIYAH FLOWAH?” Arm made a rowing motion, and Black turned to walk out. “WAIT! BLACK! I know how to get the money! DO NOT BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! BELIEVE IN THE ME WHO BELIEVES IN THE YOU WHO BELIEVES IN THE ONE PIECE!” Black stared at the scientist for a moment, in awkward silence, before hurrying out to go check on everyone else. Arm stood there, in shock, not done with his speech. He walked over to his desk and pulled out a hideous mask with tears on it. Placing it on his face, he screamed “FOREVER ALONE!” to no one in particular. ------- Black had briefly checked on Nex and Ice, as staying with them too long would only settle in a dispute of some sort, and he had no desire for such a thing. They were doing fine, and he took that down in his report. He noticed the next thing on his list was to find his dog, which was roaming somewhere around the building. ”Eeeh, he can’t get in that much trouble. I’ll just find him later.” With that in mind, Black moved down the list once more. ”Aha, Clair. Perfect timing.” Black thought, seeing the green haired girl walking down the hallway. “Hey, Clair!” Black called, running after her. Clair turned around with a smile. “Hey Black. What’s up?” The two walked down the hallway, talking about anything from why Black was running around to Andex. As the two turned a corner, a bark was heard, and Andex pounced on Clair, licking her face while wagging his tail. The girl beneath was giggling, while trying to push the dog off. “Andex, off!” Black commanded the dog, who quickly got off of Clair, and sat on his haunches. Somehow, a pipe blowing bubbles had suddenly appeared in the dog’s mouth, yet Black did not even flinch. “There you are. Well, that’s two things off my list for the price of one.” Black jotted down a few notes, before turning to Clair. “Mind taking him to Aneki for me?” “Sure!” Came the girl’s reply with a smile. “Come on, Andex, I’ll get you a bone on the way.” The dog happily yipped, and walked alongside her towards the elevator. ”Alright, then. Next up is… Blind. This should be easy.” ------- Black knocked on Blind’s door. “Hey, can I come in?” He heard a muffled yes through the door, and walked in to see his Blind friend reading a Braille book titled Eyeshield 21. “Aaah, I’ve heard of that series.” Black said, sitting next to his friend. “I didn’t know they made Braille adaptations of manga?” “Yup, they do.” Blind said, feeling the words. “I’m glad they do, too. I’m loving this to death.” He continued to read the book with his hands as he spoke. “I mean, who knew FOOTBALL could be this interesting? I didn’t think it could be.” Black laughed. “Wow, that is nothing I would have ever pinned, either. So, you’re doing alright in here?” He asked, holding his checklist. “Yup” came the reply, “Just reading and doing whatever else I can. Sorry that I can’t help out any.” “No, don’t worry, it’s fine.” Black reassured his blind friend. “We’re just glad to be able to help, seeing as you lost your eyesight at all. As usual, just press the button if you need help.” “Alright. Thanks, Black. Now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to focus on my reading.” ------- Black walked into the miniature wing of the building where Dane and Caeda, the siblings in the Powerforce, stayed. It was made like a small flat for the two of them to stay in, after all the business with Life had started. Black rang the doorbell for the apartment, and Dane was at the door within a minute. “Hey,Black.” Dane said, simply. “Here to see my sister, I take it?” The Powerforce’s ‘salesman’ leaned against the doorframe as Black explained why he was there. “Aah, so this is Cherry’s doing. Well, let her know the whole apartment is fine, and nothing has really been an issue.” He motioned for Black to come inside, and he was not about to ignore hospitality. “Black, I need to talk to you about Caeda.” He said when Black entered. He had been dreading what Dane was going to have on the matter, and gulped. “I am glad for it. She needed someone like you. But, if you so much as harm a hair on your head, I will do unspeakable things to you, do you understand?” Dane had taken on the look of a stern parent to Black, who tried to explain he would never hurt her. “Good.” Dane shook Black’s hand, and pushed him out the door. “She is not here at the moment. Oh, and tell Cherry Isaid that everything Is absolutely fine, and not to worry.” Black stood in the hallway that lead to the apartment, and exhaled, being glad for the moment ending. ”Now… Where could Caeda be?” he wondered before wandering off to find her. ------- Black stepped out into the garden courtyard about an hour later, looking to take a break. He had been going non-stop from the moment Cherry told him what he had to do until now. ”Probably sleeping, eating, or playing with Andex…” Black thought as he walked past a cherry tree, headed for the fountain at the center. He loved to sit there, on a nearby bench, and look at the fountain as he thought about life. As he arrived, he noticed a spot of blue over the back of the bench. Black grinned, and walked up behind the girl sitting there, and whispered into her ear “Boo.” Caeda shot out of the bench, and turned around, bug eyed. “BLACK!” she yelled, and punched him in the shoulder. “Don’t scare me like that!” She sat back down, and Black chuckled, taking a spot next to her. “Sorry about that, sweetie, I just couldn’t resist.” He hugged her, and she reciprocated. “So, why are you sitting out here, alone?” Caeda sighed before speaking. “I don’t know, Black, I just like to have time on my own.” She looked at the fountain, seemingly in thought. “Well, would you like me to go?”“No, I don’t want you to go… I just wonder… Am I really someone that belongs here, Black? I’m not like Cherry, or Ice, or Clair, or Dane. I don’t fit in…” She hugged him, never removing her eyes from the fountain. “Caeda, you DO fit in. I love you, and if you did not fit in, we would have never gotten close enough.” “Yeah, but…” Caeda began, before Black shushed her, quietly, and continued. “You are my rose. I love you with all of my heart. Trust me, I’m not lying. Everyone loves you here. Just look around, and you’ll see it.” The blue haired girl sat quietly, still holding Black, before tightening her grip, and giving him a quick kiss. “I love you Black… Thank you…” Black held her tight to match her hold. “And I love you, and I thank you. Never doubt that, and never feel like you do not belong, because you do.” “… Alright, Black.” The two kissed once more, before the girl stood up. “I-it’s almost time for dinner, and I need to get dressed. I’ll see you in about an hour, my love.” She said, before running out of the garden. Black smiled to himself, considering himself the most blessed man alive. ------- “Alright, Aneki, wake up!” Black called through the door to Cherry’s office, almost an hour after he had been in the garden. He kicked the door open, while carrying a lidded plate into the room. “Since you did not wish to do anything, and opted to eat dinner up here again, here is your meal.” He said to the half-asleep woman. She nodded slightly, but Black figured the smell of the food would have her awake in no time. Black pulled the lid off of the steak and potatoes, and carried it out with him. “Bon appétit.” He had not even noticed Andex was in the room, because the dog had been under Cherry’s desk. The smell of food roused the dog, who was quickly at the plate. He ate the potatoes in one gulp, and bit down on the steak, just as Cherry finished waking up. “Wha- ANDEX! NO!” the dog sprinted out of the room with the steak in his mouth, and an incensed Cherry ran after. “DAMMIT, DOG, GIVE ME MY STEAK!” Andex made a muffled bark, before running into an elevator right as it was shutting. He could hear Cherry’s cries of defeat from outside, and pressed his nose to the lowest button. He had not even taken a bite of the steak yet. Cherry hung her head in defeat, leaning against the eleveator the dog had escaped into. ”Guess I actually have to GO to dinner tonight…” she thought with a sigh. She headed back to her office in a hurry, and grabbed a jacket, before returning to the elevators. ------- At dinner, a PROTO unit finished serving the meals it had prepared. Creator had brought it with him in the brief time he had stayed there for a little while, and left it as a gift. Black sat alongside Caeda and Clair as he ate his meal. Clair had a smile on her face the whole time, and it perplexed Black. There was something wicked about the smile. When he heard Andex bark, and turned to see the dog, he knew exactly what it was. Andex ran right up to Clair, before curling up at her feet to eat his stolen steak. “Good boy, Andex!” She said with glee. She pet the dog, who vocalized his gratitude, before returning to her meal. A few minutes later, Cherry burst into the Powerforce dining hall, looking annoyed. “Where is the dog? I’m going to kill him.” “Don’t be silly!” Clair called to her best friend, while patting the seat next to her. “Come on and eat.” Cherry complied, annoyed at the dog. Cherry and the dog had a slight staring contest as Andex happily munched on his steak. He let go of it for a moment, and called out "OWWWUOWWOWOWOOWWOW", which Black translated to mean 'I love you', to Cherry. She continued to glare at him until the PROTO unit got a meal for Cherry, the night was relatively uneventful, with the exception of Andex also absconding with one of Clair’s high heels that Cherry had thrown at him. Black looked upon the scene with a smile, and with Caeda is his arms. He kissed her, before stating his mind. ”Yup, just another day in the Powerforce. A wonderful, wacky day.” [spoiler=Bonds of the Family by Jake the Sage]"Dad can you help me with my homework?" Lora asked walking into her father's bedroom with a book in hand. Looking up her mouth slacked a bit in surprise to see him zipping up a overfilled backpack that seemed to have countless things. Putting her hands on her hips she slammed the book shut before closing the distance between them asking what he was doing packing such a heavy backpack, "Not to mention why on Earth you'd need all of those things." "Lora I'm," Jake said closing the backpack and patting his adoptive daughter on the shoulders, "I'm taking all of this to the YCM Ultra Hotel for the decor." "You're taking things from your private collection just to decorate the hotel you bought stock in?" She wasn't sure if he was being serious or not. Since he had bought the majority of the old Hotel's stock he had been restoring it as best he could; he went as far as to buy a large in ground pool to place on the roof of all places. Nodding her head she watched him pick up the large pack and sling it onto his back before leaving the Master Suite. Frowning Lora knew her dad had been lying, she was certain he wouldn't take valuable interdimensional objects just for decor, but then again he had done weirder. The bed creaked under her weight as she sat down and let out a small sigh only to jump when she felt something pressing into the small of her back. Sitting up right she felt behind her and pulled up what appeared to be a model Saiyan Scouter, one of exceptional quality. "Dad," Lora thought exasperated that he had left something behind until it dawned on her. With a sly grin she hooked the device to her ear, keeping it in place, and shot up off the bed. Running into her own room she dug through her drawers to wear, she had been in only a plane t-shirt and shorts so far. Digging through her outfits she finally found what she was looking for and slipped the black clothing on, making sure she didn't knock off the Scouter in the process. Now dressed for "the mission" Lora began walking out of her room but stopped, went back in, and grabbed what looked like a simple walking stick; though no one could be certain it was just a walking stick. Standing on the roof Lora looked out at the expanse of twinkling lights that was Yugo City and tapped a red button position on the Scouter's side. The second the button was clicked the supposed model sprung to life and began showing a whole bunch of random symbols in another language. After waiting for a few minutes so the Scouter could get a reading locked, the young teenager grinned once it did, "Okay dad, lets find out where you're really going . . ." The hanger of the Banned members shinned brightly underneath the full moon as the clouds slowly drifted cross the sky, obscured slightly by something admits them. If it was daylight many people would be able to see the figure clearly in the sky, drifting on the winds, but at night it was nearly impossible unless you had the right position. Shivering in the cold wind Lora looked down at the compound as she used the hang glider to get in close, spotting her father cautiously making his way over the fence. Nodding she descended in a small circle she let the wings fold into the staff to drop the rest of the way, rolling the moment she hit the ground to avoid breaking anything. Slinking all the way to the side of the building which was currently housing the Banned members, moving closer to the man in a rigged ninja outfit, sewn together just for this occasion, the teenager tapped his shoulder before whispering to him, "Going to go decorate the hotel my ass." "Lora?! What the hell are you doing here?" Jake asked turning around to see he'd been caught by his daughter. He was going to ask how she found him until she tapped the Saiyan Scouter covering her right eye and he let his head hang low, "I knew I should never have brought that here." Looking back up into her eyes he tripped when he saw how intensely she was glaring at him, making him go so far as to shake a bit out of his own embarrassment, and finally answered, "Your dad is going away for a bit. I thought I told you already." Scowling at him completely now she gave his head a slight smack with the end of her staff, waving it in his face so he couldn't get up, and then withdrew it. Placing a hand on her hip she twirled the staff before pointing at her dad, "No you didn't! And why the hell are you trying to go to Japan too when Ragnarok didn't even invite you!? Are you seriously going to leave me all alone with Andrew and Katie?" "Lora this isn't the place for this kind of conversation," he said slipping through the hanger opening only to have his daughter follow behind him, not willing to give up the chase. Looking back as he crept further into the building he waved a hand to dismiss her, "You guys will be fine. Now listen, you need to get out of here, this is the Banned’s private jet hangar. If they catch us . . . catch you . . . it's over." Lora sighed, but gave him a quick hug before letting go, but kept her hands on his shoulders, "Just give me a call when you land, alright?" "Better yet, I'll do it from my new hotel." "You still think you can open a hotel franchise, huh?" she asked after giving a sigh. Since he had achieved one of his life goals since arriving to Yugo City all he seemed to focus on was opening a successful hotel franchise, "Well, you better get going . . ." Jake nodded and silently made his way to the jet that was supposed to fly to Japan, climbing up the leg of the jet he opened a hatch and vanished. Nodding her head when she couldn't see her dad anymore she turned around and made her way out of the fenced off area. Looking back she felt worried about her dad and not being there if he needed help, but she hoped that the case wouldn't arise that he did need her there. "Alright girl, lets get home and back to," shuddering at the mere thought Lora pole vaulted into the sky and soar off, "Homework . . ." 6 am . . . and the alarm clock starts buzzing it's annoying high pitched wale at the sleeping figure underneath the covers. Groggy and half asleep by now Lora's hand reached out and begins blindly slapping around the bed frame to shut the device off. Fumbling over the many trinquets that adorned it she eventually located the blaring device and slapped the top to put it silence mode once more, hoping to get a few more hours of sleep. Problem is the alarm clock wouldn't give up, sounding off again within a minute of being hit, and at an even louder volume. Throwing the covers off of her Lora swung her legs to the ground, stood up, and stomped in front of the alarm clock. Glaring down at the mechanical device she picked it up and threw it across the room where it shattered into pieces. At least the alarm clock died doing its job . . . waking up Lora. "Too tired, need sleep," she thought walking into the bathroom to get ready for school. Flicking the switch she hissed at the bright light before looking into the mirror. It wasn't a pretty sight. She had very noticeable bags under her eyes from staying up to study and her hair looked like it could put Medusa's style to shame. Yawning she pulled out a brush and began taming the mass of strawberry red hair so that she could tie it into a pony tail; it was her normal style unless something prompted her to change it for a bit. Wincing as the brush got caught in a knot she tugged and tugged trying to get it out, but stopped when the pain began to be too much, "Come on you . . . untangle right n-" "Lora," someone called from behind her. Jumping in her place in front of the mirror Lora turned around to see Katie, fully dressed in her 'secretary' uniform as always, staring at her in the doorway. Once she had taken a calming breath, she had been scared half to death by her sneaky Aunt, Lora gave her a nod, "Yes?" "Aren't you going to be late . . . for school?" pointing to a wristwatch on her write Lora read the time, 6:37 am. She was late! She hadn't realized it, since her clock was broken, but she had taken so long getting ready she had missed the time to leave in order to get actually get there. Yelling at Katie about why she hadn't warned her sooner Lora bounded out of the bathroom with her hair slightly less tangled, and began searching through her cloths to find the school uniform. After tossing a weeks worth of cloths all over her room she eventually found the matching clothing and quickly placed them on the bed so she could get dressed. Slipping the skirt on first over her pajama pants, which she removed once the skirt was over it, she pulled off the nightie. Reaching for the button up school shirt the young teenager paused for a minute, catching her reflection in the bathroom mirror, and was satisfied how much her body had grown in the past few months. A quick 'a~hem' from Katie however snapped her back on task and she quickly pulled the shirt on, buttoned it up, and pulled the blazer over that. Looking to Katie to ensure she was properly dressed and not forgetting anything she was given a nod before dashing out of the room. Only to return a moment later to retrieve her backpack. "I can't believe it's already been a week and a half since Dad left for Japan," she mused to herself running through the crowded streets to school. Even though the world was currently being held hostage by a megalomaniac who could and would blow the world up if anyone refused him, you'd have to read the entire story, things still seemed to be pretty normal from Lora's student perspective; though she knew better than that. She knew that underlying the seemingly calm everyday happenings people were being hurt, kidnapped, and brainwashed all to further fortify the new "World Dictator" who went by the name of Life, Lord Life to his followers. This man even has his own private army called the Inactive . . . people who either wanted to join him, had been blackmailed into doing so, or was brainwashed into it; no one was safe from being turned into one of them. No one. Stopping at a crossing Lora held her head low and thought about that fact, no one was safe from being turned into an Inactive, "Dad followed the Banned to Japan to try and help them, right?" "I know he is a big supporter of Freedom, Justice, and all that . . . he always has been, but why would he go so far out of his way?" The 'WALK' signal turned on and she returned to the race to get to school in time, her mind still thinking about her father and his 'mission'. Many thoughts ran through her head of why he'd attempt such a suicidal mission. Just to be the hero? Maybe he had someone he knew become an Inactive and wanted to save them? So she could have a better future? Lora actually laughed at that last remark, shaking her head as she made it through the gates of Yugo High before they slammed shut- blocking a couple unlucky souls out and sending them straight to detention. Walking through the halls Lora was so engrossed in her own thoughts she only snapped out of them when she ran into someone, "If dad was doing this for me it is definitely not because he is trying to build a better future. After all one portal and we can lea-" "Hey watch where you're walking!" the large teenaged boy barked, the one Lora had bumped into, and scowled at her. His scowl wasn't 'fierce' to her, she'd seen much worse, but as an order Lora had to act like a normal teenage girl; this meant not getting into fights and easily knocking her opponent(s) out first and foremost. The man was now looming over her in a pathetic attempt to seem overwhelming and tough as he cracked his hairy knuckles, "You going to say 'I'm sorry' or am I going to have to make you?" 'As if you could' was what she desperately wanted to say. Dear Lord how she wanted to just say it and beat the ever loving tar out of this idiot so he'd leave her alone. This kind of situation was the most notable change in Lora's everyday life since Life took over, the simple schoolyard bully becoming a smalltime thug. Clenching her fist Lora looked down and away as if she was afraid and began to say the words that'd make the thug go away without her having to inflict bodily harm. Some loud noise from their right caught everyone's attention when a boy in glasses stumbled through the hallway with a very large vile of green liquid that appeared to be slipping from his grip. A shout and crash later the boy had collided with the thug and broke the glass over his head, spilling the liquid all over him so he was absolutely soaked, "Oh gross dude what the f*ck is this sh*t?!" "Oh that?" the boy said picking his glasses off the ground and pointing at the pieces of broken glass, "That's just a rare new isotope I've been working on. Ah yeah . . . you might want to go get that washed off right about now . . ." "W-What? Why?!" "That's supposed to be a growth hormone for plants but it's toxic to human skin. I haven't tested it on humans but I'm pretty sure it's radioactive," he stated, which caused the thug to leap off the ground and pull his shirt out to see the green liquid that had drenched him. Sitting cross-legged for a moment the boy got up and looked over to Lora, "Yeah I think if the least it would do is cause hair to begin falling out." It's High School. That phrase alone was enough to get the sizable crowd which had gathered around to leave with hair intact. The thug on the other hand had placed his hands over his thick brown hair and ran towards the bathrooms in horror. Alone in the hallways the boy looked down at shards of glass and let out a depressed sigh, "Ah man that really was a waist . . ." "Ummm, excuse me?" Lora walked up to the boy so he could see that she too had been splattered with the green liquid, though not as bad as the thug, and gave him a worried look, "Am I going to loose my hair too?!" "Oh? Oh!? No no no, not at all," was his reply waving a hand while trying not to laugh, "I made that entire story up. That's just normal tap water with some green food coloring in it. It'll stain pretty good, but you definitely wont have your hair falling out." Blinking for a minute both Lora and the boy began laughing at the convincing lie he had told everyone. Their sides hurt so much they almost fell on the ground and rolled around. Managing to stop laughing for a minute they looked at each other and started right back up again. Eventually they got themselves under control, though a chuckle came out every so often, and Lora held her hand out for him, "I'm-" "I know who you are Ms. Valiant," he said taking her hand and shaking it happily. Having her name being known was new for Lora and her expression probably said so when the boy smiled and explained, "You're the daughter of Jacob Valiant, right? He won the title 'Best Roleplayer' last year and recently bought the YCM Super Hotel so he could rebuild it. I'm an amateur roleplayer so . . ." "Oh so your a fan of my dad . . . uh . . ." "Ah! Max, my name is Max . . . short for Maximus . . . my mom wanted a dog and when she had me she still went with the name it's kind of embarrassing but then again she could've called me 'Spot' and now I'm rambling," Max said without taking a single breath or letting go of Lora's hand, which only made her laugh. Releasing her hand the two heard the late bell for the first class and sprang into action, telling the other they'd see them later before heading to class. Lora's first subject was World History and even though it was about World War II, oddly focusing on Adolf Hitler's attempt at conquering the entire world, she found her mind wandering elsewhere. The class passed by in a blur though she was sure the teacher had gotten onto her more than once for daydreaming. waling through the halls she kept an eye out for Max in case they bumped into each other, spotting a group of shady individuals in black clothing and huddled close together. Squinting her eyes and stopping by a set of lockers she looked the group over and made note how odd they looked. Black clothing with chains coming from just about every pocket, which was a lot of pockets, black lining under their eyes, over their lips and on their fingernails. Piercing in the nose, lips, ears and everywhere else she could spot. Definitely a suspicious group. "Why are you looking at the Goth group lie they're about to commit a crime?" Max asked leaning beside her and pushing his glasses up in the stereotypical nerdy manor. Surprised and embarrassed Lora waved it off, she'd never seen someone dress THAT gothic before, "Just not used to them . . ." "You thought they were Inactive Recruiters, didn't you?" Max asked following Lora as she went to her next class, Art 2-D and 3-D. The bulls eye question made her look behind as he caught up with a happy smile, possibly too happy. Eyeing him over as if he was now a likely suspect, which he was to her, she saw nothing that'd lead her to believe he was anything other than a normal geeky school nerd who got his lunch money stolen everyday. However he was able to make a very convincing lie which had even duped her, "A rare new isotope my ass." Laughing Max reached out and pulled Lora close to him, surprising her by his bold action, and saw a metal pole pass on by as they continued walking with Max beginning to speak, "You seem really out of it, you would've walked right into that pole if I hadn't moved you." "Oh . . . t-thanks," was all she could say, upset she had ever thought he was a spy of all things. Sighing she walked through the double doors that brought her to the art studio and heard Max following behind her like a dog; she didn't even think it was funny he was acting like his namesake. She appreciated him saving her by getting rid of the bully and saving her again when she almost ran into the pole, but she wasn't about to have somebody following her around all day just because he was a fan of her dad or worse . . . was a creepy stalker now obsessed with her. Sitting in her seat Lora placed her backpack down underneath the table, "Max class is about to being, you really can't be here unless-" "Ah Mr. Maximus," the Art Teacher, Mr. Bolke, better known as Mr. B, said in what sounded like a perfect imitation of the 'Clear-Eyes Guy'; though sad part was he wasn't trying to imitate anyone. Pulling out a file and handing it to the boy he continued, "I received your information from Principle Maker, you can have a seat where ever you like. Now class today is a free day, if you have any projects you need to finish up or make up I would suggest you use this time for that. I'll be in my office . . . not watching p0rn . . ." The class let out a bit of laughter at the inside joke before getting to work. Taking out a paint brush and stencil she began to work on a project she hadn't finished because of training with her father; this was the only class Lora ever felt like she'd be certain to pass without going to after school specials or summer school. She had been so engrossed in each brushstroke which was adding on layer after layer of detail that Lora hadn't realize Max scooted beside her. Not wanting to mess up her drawing he waited until she noticed him a good five minutes later and then finally spoke, "So is the reason you're worried about the Inactive because of your father?" "Yeah but I'm also worried about who might be there. Dad has lost friends in wars before, but I can't imagine going against a friend whose under mind control," she said continuing to paint a bit slower so she can continue to talk. Out of the corner of her eye Lora saw Max pull out a book, the Yugo High School Year Book to be exact, and open the page to the same year they were in. Looking through the pictures, his finger tracing over each one, Max stopped at a boy and tapped it, "Did you know he's gone missing?" "That’s," Lora looked over the name and read it out loud, "Nathan Melon . . . I think I remember seeing him in the halls a couple times." "And he's not the only one. These people have also gone missing recently," pulling out a sheet of paper Max handed it to her so she could look it over. It listed a couple names that were familiar to her and some that she didn't recognize. One of the names, MiniMandy, was very familiar to Lora and she felt her stomach twist into a knot, "Are you sure she . . . all of them have gone missing?" "No one has seen them for months now, so I think it would be safe to assume they've been kidnapped by the Inactive," Max confirmed that bad feeling she was getting. MiniMandy had been a newcomer to Yugo City, being sent from overseas by her parents for better learning, and got mixed up with her father to short everything out in the massive city. Max's sigh made her look up from the paper and ask what was wrong. He only smiled and ran his hand through the messy brown hair, "I've been trying to figure out the Inactive's true numbers for a while now, almost as a hobby, but it is impossible with my limited amount of information. Year Books from this year and the year before isn't going to get me much." "Well dad has a habit of being a packrat. I'm sure he has some information about missing people," Lora's words made the geeky teenager beam with excitement and nod his head, "So do you think I could come over to your house tonight and . . . uh . . . you know . . ." Lora let out a laugh as Max began to clam up, shaking a bit from his nerves, and completely unable to finish his sentence. He really was a nerd in every sense of the word even if he was able to act cool once in a while. Picking her things up as the bell rang Lora scribbled down the YCM Ultra Hotel's address and her room number before handing it over to Max, "Meet me around 6." "Uh . . . okay," Max couldn't help but blush as he took the address, the only address he had gotten from a girl, and looked it over- 237076 Pid Street, C&O District Room #889. The backpack slung over her shoulder Lora took a couple steps before turning back to Max who was still looking at the address, "Oh and Max?" "Yeah!?" "Don’t forget to bring your information so we can cross check them," Max lowered his head for a minute, not getting the answer he wanted, but cheered up to wave good-bye to her. The rest of the school day passed by without incident, other than Lora falling asleep in Algebra like she did every day, and once the school let out she rushed to the Hotel to gather up her father's things and, hopefully, take a shower so she could wind down from the long day. Tossing her school supplies on the bed she undid the buttons to her dress and let out a sigh as her sweaty skin was met with the cool air conditioning breeze. Stepping into the closet she removed the school uniform and got into something comfortable to wear when she met up with Max later then went to the task of finding anything her father had kept that'd help. Digging through file after file, placing them back so Jake didn't know they'd been went through, she found a few sheets of paper that'd help and stumbled across a couple other "saved documents" she'd rather have erased from her memory. Noticing the time, 3:46 pm, she wonders what to do until Max arrives; she has already taken a shower and wasn't hungry yet. Her phone ringing gave her something to do for a moment. Picking it up she listened to Max's voice come over the line with his normal happy attitude, "Lora?" "Yeah . . ." "Its-" "Max I know, you're voice is kind of easy to pick out. How did you get my phone number? I only gave you my address," Lora heard Max laughing over the phone and got a bit irritated. Was her question really that funny or was there something he wasn't telling her? Maybe he was a stalker and just wanted her to give him her address personally or what not. No longer laughing Lora could hear him close what sounded like a large book, "Well that's the thing about living in a public hotel . . . I just needed to call the front desk and ask to be connected to your room number." "O~h," Lora literally face palmed and let it run down her face as the answer dawned on her. She hadn't thought of that and when he began laughing she gave a scowl at the phone, just wishing he could see her unhappy face through the electrical lines, "Well why are you calling? Can't make it tonight?" "No I can make it, but you see . . . my schedule is free right now so it you want," Max trailed off and seemed to want Lora to finish up, which she did, "Alright so where do you want to meet?" "Do you know where McDoogals is?" "Of course I know where McDoogals is Maximus," she replied feeling that he was talking down to her, which is the reason she used his entire first name knowing it would make him irritated; she was right when he let out a small mumble. Everyone knew where McDoogals was since it was the largest hamburger fast food restaurant in the entire world. Just thinking about the fast food place made her stomach grumble in pleads for something to eat and she heard Max, "Lora? Lora you there?" "Oh! Ah yeah sorry I got . . . distracted," now Lora was happy that Max couldn't see her face as she turned red from embarrassment about her stomach grumbles, "So I'll see you in a couple minutes and, while we're there, get something to eat." "Alright." "See you soon," clicking the 'end' button Lora picked up the files she'd gotten earlier and put them away in her backpack. Already dressed for her meeting with Max she left the room but made sure to lock it on the way out. Lora walked under the golden arches of the McDoogals with her backpack in tow, looking around for Max at the booths. When she didn't see him she merely thought he was running late and went to order herself something to eat; a number 8 with ranch dressing to coat the chicken nuggets and a large Sprite. Waiting at the counter Lora kept an eye out for Max arriving but then she heard him calling for her at the other end of the restaurant. Looking to where the call had came from she let out a laugh which ended in a wide smile seeing Max being dragged around by a group of little kids who kept asking him to play. Pulling his hands away from the tiny demanders he pointed to Lora and explained that he had to go talk to the "pretty lady" and would be back to play with them if they hadn't left yet. Obviously displeased with this the kids sulked but understood he couldn't stay, letting him run over to her as she picked her order up, "Sorry I hadn't noticed you got here yet, the kids decided to pass the time playing tag." "I didn't know you were good with kids," Lora gave him a warm smile, making him blush and rub the back of his head in a usual geekish way, and the two walked over to a booth. Scooting in Lora was confused when he slide in beside her, "Uh what are you doing?" "Hu? Oh . . . oh! Sorry," getting up and out of the seat Max moved over to the other side and sat back down, "I guess this would be easier to talk back and forth than side by side." "Plus now you can see 'the pretty lady'," Lora nearly fell out of her seat when Max looked up red as a beet and unable to speak; she wasn't meaning to be a jerk, but it was fun teasing/flirting with him. "Dad'd probably kill me if he heard me say that," she thought wiping a tear from her eye and with that thought grew serious. Max, unable to speak about what Lora had said, already was pulling out whatever information he had gathered about the Inactive to place beside and around both of their food. It was more than she expected some High School nerd to possess and wondered how accurate it was, but guessed if this was his hobby it would have to be pretty close. Sipping her Sprite Lora pulled out the multitude of Year Books her father had accumulated, even ones from as far back as when HE was in Grade School, along with innumerable photographs from events he had been too or friends had given him; Max was surprised by the number. Opening up the newest year book Lora had brought, the one where her father had graduated, max skimmed through the people while glance every so often at a sheet of paper he held in his left hand. Lora waited, unsure what she was supposed to do other than just bring the materials, and decided it'd be best to let "the expert" do his thing. Finally Max set the book down and looked up at her, "There is a few things I can gleam by skimming through this book." "Really? Well, what is it?" "First," Max picked the Year Book up and the sheet of paper which had the heading 'Missing People's Report 2008', "Some of these names do correspond with missing persons' reports that have been filed over the years by relatives and close acquaintances. So I am certain the more we look into this new batch of information, the more we will be able to accurately guess the Inactive's true fighting strength. And finally . . ." Max paused for a moment, placing the paper down so he could quickly flip through the Year Book, and then pointed to a specific picture, "Your dad has defiantly doesn't take good pictures." Laugh let out another round of laughter as Max chuckled at his own joke. She knew that it was true, her father venomously apposed having his picture taken by anyone, which made the fact there was so many with him in them an even more amazing fact, "Guess once he was caught on camera he decided he couldn't throw them away. Or maybe this is all 'revoked' from their original owners." Sitting back up the two began the long task of going through each picture and Year Book slowly and comparing it to the even longer list of missing people; sometimes they had to double and triple check their search to ensure that a person had been reported missing. As the time ticked by they conversed, researched, ate their food, and even got into their personal lives; Lora sometimes tripping up and revealing information she had been promised not to, like knowing martial arts. Or even worse, that she had forced her father to take ballet with her when she was eight so she wouldn't be scared, something he never wanted a soul outside the family to know about; luckily for Jake, Max promised not to tell anyone though he did laugh about it. When they were finished the clock showed that it was past 8 pm and completely dark outside. Stretching Lora felt her sore body loosen up and she tried not to yawn, Max on the other hand didn't seemed tired at all, "So . . . are we done?" "Yeah I think so," Max confirmed and lifted the list they had worked so hard on making. This list had each person they believed had been brought into the Inactive against their own will, though both knew that there were others that had gone willingly or never had been reported; but the list was will a good estimation of one third of the Inactive's numbers. Lora looked at the pictures Max had photocopied so he could place them beside the names and frowned, some of them she knew and were her father's friends, "I can't believe . . . even though Life has taken over the world . . . that some of my dad's friends are part of the enemy. I remember Cristal Flame from when we first got here. She introduced dad to the Roleplaying and Grim the Wanderer aided him in working on his first project." "Yeah it's sad. You have to wonder what Life has on some of these people. Like Skippy Cannoe? Reports say he vanished January 25TH and hasn't been heard from since," Max looked over some of the other names, Freeman, IPhalanix and a great deal of others that made him worry. He was worried but didn't know what to do, if anything, "Lora . . ." "Yes?" "The Inactive have taken over the world, Life is holding the world hostage with a bomb in the Earth's core and connected to his heart. We can't kill Life without killing ourselves. Is there any point to finding anything out about the Inactive?" Max's head hanged as he thought how meaningless this all was. So what if he had possibly guessed a third of the Inactive's force if they had already won? It wasn't like he had discovered a fool proof way to beat Life. Lora could see he was brooding and slammed her hand on the desk to snap him out of it, "Who said we've lost?!" "My dad and the rest of the Banned are in Japan right now fighting against Life and trying to figure a way to save us all!" Leaning over Lora was yelling at the top of her lungs, garnering the attention of the other late goers to McDoogals, "What we need to do is whatever we can to help them, so nothing we've done is "for nothing". Life has taken away our freedom! They will not force us! They will stop degrading us! They will NOT control us! WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS!!!" "Yeah but-" "NO buts!" she yelled again making him flinch and forced him out of the seat, placing all of the information they had gotten in her backpack before handing it over to him; he struggled to keep it form falling to the ground. Nodding her head she gave him a confidant smile, patting his shoulder, "My dad and the rest of the banned aren't the types to give up. They'll find a way and end this nightmare, just you watch. Until then . . . lets just do our part." "No matter what that part is, right?" he retorted with renewed confidence, giving her a thumbs up. A round of applause made both of the teenagers turn to see everyone who had heard Lora's speech standing up in a public display of their approval, not caring what Life or his subordinates might do to them; for now they were roused by the thoughts of regaining their freedom. Smiling at everyone they waved and said they'd see each other at school Monday morning, both thankful it was the weekend and didn't have to wake up early. Max left first, bounding out and racing down the dark street with a bit of trouble from the backpack Lora had let him borrow; he had wanted the check the information a fourth time and compile it with whatever he hadn't managed to bring along. Waiting a few minutes Lora herself left McDoogals to walk home underneath the glowing street lamps. Shivering in the cold night air, the wind kicking up a bit, she felt a little nervous walking by herself. It wasn't paranoia but instead she was nervous from her speech a while back. She had the bad habit of speaking without thinking and didn't want to have raised everyone's hopes only for them to get crushed completely by Life's iron grip on the world. Stopping in front of a dark alley, which in hindsight probably wasn't the best idea, she slapped her cheeks to snap out of the depressing trail her thoughts were beginning to take. The sound of someone walking towards her and a male voice caught her attention, "Lovely speech back at the McDoogals. You normally don't see public protesters anymore since Lord Life has made the world into a utopia, much less at a McDoogals." "Who are-" "Just a couple of our Lord's faithful servants who overheard your very rousing speech," one of them said walking into the light created by the lamp, showing his entire face. He was a young man, seemingly no more than a few years older than Lora herself, and he had a scar under his left eye which had been stitched up rather poorly. Swaying his hand out in a welcoming gesture he invited her, "So if you would come with us . . ." "Yeah I don't think so," was her response, knowing full well already what happened to those who accepted the invite. Screaming in shock when the man's arm shot out like rubber, stretching out of proportion , and gripped onto her wrist. Chuckling he tipped the straw hat on his head, "Wouldn't you please? We're all friends here now aren't we? My names Luffy Laxer, so wont you come along now?" "Luffy Laxer?!" Lora's eyes grew wide, remembering seeing the name on the list, which had been taken from her father's Year Book, "This guy was a friend of dad's!?" Pulling on her Lora stumbled a bit as Luffy's arm returned to it's normal shape and she was caught by the other man, his arms covered in a thick patch of fur, "If you don't feel like cooperating we can always do this the hard way." Opening his mouth the man displayed a dazzling set of sharp canine-like teeth which gnashed with each chomp, attempting to intimidate her. Scowling she lifted her right knee, crushing the Inactive member's balls with the upward thrust, and made him stumble back howling in agony. using the surprise from her initial attack Lora twisted Luffy's rubber arm around her own and yanked, making him fly towards her. She punched him square in the face as he got within distance and yelled, "When will guys learn that a girl never . . . ever . . . likes being touched by random ass holes!?" Luffy flew into the alley as the wolf man tried uncurling out of the fetal position, his hands cupped between his legs as tears freely streamed down his face. Confidant she'd one Lora went to turn around only to be greeted with a blow to the face. Skidding back she coughed, holding her chin, "What was that?! A punch? A kick? D*mn it I couldn't see!" Taking her staff out it expanded to full length as she surveyed her surroundings before another blow caught her from the right and knocked her clean into the empty road. A foot prevented her from getting up as the assaulter looked down with a scowl, this one actually frightening her, "I suggest you stay down." "Ethan we had this," Luffy said getting up and pulling his arm back into place. Ethan Sonic looked back at Luffy, his expression never changing, and nodded to the downed teammate, "Help Mickey get up and just stay out of the way." "Now young lady," Ethan said readdressing Lora, his spiky blond haired head dodging the spear-like thrust from Lora as he leapt off her. Standing back up Lora spun the staff around before tapping it on the ground, "What was that about staying down?" She could joke now only because she managed to get him off her, but the truth was he was a lot faster than she was. She hadn't even been able to sense him coming up on her and hadn't spotted a single attack he'd made. Lifting the staff up she held it like a bow, pulling on the invisible string to charge an energy arrow, "So tell me . . . how come your so fast and how can Luffy stretch his arm like Monkey D Luffy?" "Answer is tacos!!!" a shrilled voice screamed out as the owner plopped on Lora's head, hitting on it like a drum. Struggling a bit to get the miniature robot off of her Lora finally managed to throw the GIR replica off of her and was sent flying by one of Ethan's attack. Using the staff to prevent herself from falling on her back she saw more people literally coming out of the woodworks to gather around Ethan Sonic. A man who looked more shark than human and another that was wearing a melon costume for whatever reason. Not only that but Luffy and Mickey had gotten up. Stepping back as the rest stepped forward Ethan Sonic spoke, "Take her alive to Lord Life. I'm sure the daughter of Jake the Sage will be a welcomed addition to the Inactive." "So that’s your plan," Lora knew they were trying to kidnap her like everyone else, but now she knew exactly why they were doing it. Sure she could fight and beat people as good as anyone else around, but it was her relations that they were after. Capturing her and making her an Inactive would effectively take her father out of the game too, "D*mn, they know dad wouldn't fight back if Life had me in any type of danger." Standing straight up Lora looked at the three men in front of her: Newfie Shark, Nathaniel Melon and Mickey Draco. Nodding her head she pulled out an MP3 Player and put the earpieces into her head, confusing some of the Inactive members, "What is she doing?" "Lost it maybe?" "I wanna listen too!!!" "It doesn't matter, just get her!" Ethan yelled as the song list Lora had put on began blaring in her ears. She found out that like her father certain types of music made her fight better or worse; it was a weakness all of her family seemed to have, besides easily falling for illusions. Nodding her head in beat with the rhythmic drumming she tuned out the rushing bodies coming towards her and let her body loosen up. Lifting up the staff with a flick of her wrist she slammed it into Mickey’s face and pole vaulted over Newfie's lunge to drop kick Melon in the back. Sliding she spun the staff elegantly as the group turned around for a second assault. Newfie was trying to get up close, chomping and biting randomly at her but getting beat back by her weapon. Kicking him in the face, breaking some teeth, she leapt over him and was hit in the stomach by a large watermelon that Melon had chunked at her. Dropping she rolled out of the way in time to avoid Mickey Draco from ripping her open, though her shirt did not avoid being torn to pieces. She was so enthralled in the music she hardly noticed, despite the whistles from the GIR unit and continued to counter each attack effectively. Dispatching Melon and Newfie in the next few moves with little problem she ended her fight with Mickey Draco by once more crushing his balls and kicking him back, only to have someone grab her from behind and throw her into a wall. Pushing back from the wall she felt some blood dripping down her face and had her feet pulled out from under her. Turning on her back she saw Luffy's arms holding on tight to her ankles as he stood in the middle of the road, "You really should stop fighting us. Lord Life isn't as bad as everyone thinks he is. Just look what he did to me!" "See? All I see is he made you into a carnival freak," Lora spat angrily and was tossed into the air. Her sides her almost as much as her head did at the moment, but the blaring music made it easier to ignore and focus on the fight. Beginning to descend she was thinking of the best way to take out the remaining three, "Luffy can extend his arms seemingly without end. Ethan is super fast. While GIR is . . ." Lora was cut off by a tin can pegging her in the head, thrown by GIR, and was grabbed by Luffy once more to be thrown at Ethan Sonic. Raising his hand he gave a single punch to the small of her back and rapidly began making a succession of punches in the same area. Her father had learned a similar attack and only now did she understand the pain it could cause the target. Screaming loudly as she fell to the round, smoke wafting up from where she had been punched, her head was spinning and thinking nearly impossible. Ethan lifted her by her hair, gripped her chin roughly, and glared at her, "We have to bring you alive and roughly intact so you can be of use but . . ." "But!" the GIR interrupted with a squeal and landed on Sonic's shoulder, waving a finger, "There isn't anything wrong with breaking a leg or two . . . possibly three!" Feeling Luffy's arms moving over and around her legs she shivered in disgust as he laughed, letting his arms completely wrap around her body to keep her from struggling. His hands rested on her chest and she didn't want to imagine what he was imagining or planned to do while she was in his grip. She wanted to fight back but right now, after the attack from Ethan, Luffy was unfortunately the only thing keeping her standing up. Her vision blurred when a sharp pain erupted from her shoulder, a knife ripping through her soft skin, letting the warm blood ooze out. Someone, Lora couldn't tell who, was yelling at GIR for unreasonably stabbing her in the shoulder, something about risking her loosing the ability to use it for a while. Her head spun, vision grew worse, and finally the entire surroundings around her grew black; her head slumped forward. Ethan cautiously walked up to her and lifted her head, examining the empty eyes, "GIR you f*cking idiot you made her pass out." "But she is still alive!!! GIR did your job, you need thank me with tacos!!! Or maybe a giant burrito!!!" Ethan turned around to yell at GIR but stopped when something made his entire body shiver. Turning around his nose was broken when it came in contact with Lora's forehead and let her fly back to tackle Luffy. Slamming him into the wall she began exuding more power which seemed to burn his skin, making him quickly retract his arms. Shaking both hands to cool them off he hissed and then screamed when Lora loomed over him, eyes still empty of any conscious thought. Inhaling quickly he was punted like a football and, just like one, bounced off a couple walls before exhaling and rolling to a stop. Stumbling as she turned around Ethan held both hands up, "So you can fight unconscious, hu? What the hell are you?!" Ethan knew she couldn't answer him and had mainly said that for himself before activating the speed function in his shoes. Racing at breakneck speeds he didn't have time to react as Lora held her arm out, letting the enemy collide with it and quite literally break his neck before falling on his back. Coughing and gasping Ethan's mind went blank when Lora grabbed her staff and slammed it into his stomach, knocking him out; even now she reframed from killing. Amidst the ensuing chaos GIR had snuck away, extending his antenna to send out a coded signal, "GIR 302001 reporting, my Lord Life . . ." The signal was cut off as Lora sliced the robot in half, who screamed 'poor puppy' as it's parts scattered around the ground. Swaying with the subsiding overflow of energy Lora toppled to the ground, barely breathing. It wouldn't be long before more Inactive members arrived to whisk her away, but luckily someone appeared from the open manhole and lifted Lora up gently. Looking around for any onlookers he disappeared with her back into the sewers. The dim light room remained silent against the busy streets above, leaving no hint of where this truly was. Adorning the room was furniture and other objects one would find in a house, including a bed. In that bed a figure groaned before rising up out from under the covers that fell in front of her. Holding her head as it spun Lora slowly opened her eyes and looked at her surroundings, "W-Where am I?" Throwing the covers to the side, Lora slid her feet onto the cold concrete floor. sending a cold chill to race through her body, and felt a burning sensation in her shoulder. Wincing she instinctively held it trying to make the pain go away, which it slowly did, and lifted her head when someone called out at her, "So, you're awake." Spotting the man sitting in a chair, his body wrapped in a blanket, she glared wondering who he was. The last thing she remembered was being attacked by the Inactive, but had no recollection of what happened afterwards; nor did she know she had been rescued by this man after beating previously mentioned Inactive. Removing the blanket from around him Lora tightened her hands into fists, spotting the multitude of weapons he is sporting, and gasped when the pain rippled through her shoulder. Standing up the man turned his back to her, crossed his arms, and calmly spoke to her, "Miss Lora you might not believe this, but there is no need to lash out against me. You're safe here. Also . . ." The man paused for a bit, grabbing a shirt from the nightstand and tossed it over his shoulder to the foot of the bed for Lora, "You might . . . want to put that on." "Hu? What are you talking about?" Lora raised an eyebrow before looking down, finally realizing that she had no top on and was completely exposed. Shrieking she pulled the covers over her, grabbed the shirt, and hide her face from the man. Poking a single eye out from under the cover she glared at him, "You saw didn't you . . . you sick kidnapping pervert!" "Honestly," he replied tilting his head up and putting his hands in his pockets, "I didn't see anything. I blindfolded myself. You were bleeding pretty heavily so I had to suture the wound to save your life. The shirt was already torn to shreds when I found you so I just got rid of it." "Uh hu," Lora, underneath the covers, checked the knife wound and discovered that it had been stitched up quite well; she even thought it seemed professionally done. If this man went out of his way to save her, as he claimed, and stitch her up without looking at her chest, as he claimed once more, she now was confused about who he possibly was. Putting the shirt on she removed the covers and got out of bed despite any protests the man gave to her, walking up to him, "Okay so who are you? I don't suppose you're just 'some good citizen' who just so happens to be able to perform surgery. Also you knew my name when I never said it." "You mean you don't remember me?" the man said looking down at the young girl with a smile. Taken aback by this she looked at him as best she could in the dim lighting until it dawned on her, she might actually know who he was. Unfortunately it was just a feeling in the back of her mind, she had no idea of his name, just a feeling, "Yes . . . no . . . maybe, I really feel like I've seen you somewhere before but I can't remember." "I'm not surprised," the man said standing up and patting her uninjured shoulder. Having no clue who this man was and what he wanted from her, that action would normally be given a swift blow to the stomach, but for some reason Lora didn't; it was as if she instinctively trusted this man. His smile seemed familiar as he continued, "You were probably only eight when you and your father met me, and I was only around for two years. Here is a hint: I am the co-owner to your dad's biggest project." Lora's jaw opened wide as she pointed at the man, now understanding who he was, and felt tears beginning to fill her eyes, "A-Andrew? Andrew . . . Burke?" "Hey Lora," Andrew replied with a smile and was pulled into a deep hug, the teenage girl crying into his shoulder. It was impossible. After two years of not seeing him Andrew had appeared out of thin air and saved her from the Inactive members, bringing her to safety and even stitching her up to prevent her from bleeding to death. Crying for a good three minutes Lora pulled herself away from him but never stopped smiling, "Where have you been Andrew?! Have you talked to dad?!" "Please call me Genesis Lora," Andrew said ruffling her hair, offering her a seat, and walked to the kitchen stove that had been placed in the same 'room' as everything else. Quickly frying up something to eat he walked back, handed her a plate, and began explaining, "I've been where everyone else who has disappeared been, or I should say I've become a member of what everyone who disappears is." "Y-You're an-" Lora stumbled over the words as her eyes grew wide with a mixture of shock and fear. "Yes, I'm an Inactive member," Andrew said pulling up his sleeve to show the mark where a chip had been implanted under his skin; each Inactive member had this so Life could effectively control their every action. Putting the plate on the ground in front of her Lora held her head low, "So . . . you work for Life. What did he send you here for? To kidnap me or make me an Inactive just so Life can torture my father?" "Lora that isn't-" "But you are an Inactive member! You work for Life, the guy who is controlling the world right now! I know he has complete control over every Inactive member, even you! What does he have against you An- Genesis?! What is Life blackmailing you with that you'd be forced to work for him?" "Lora, I willingly went to Life," Andrew replied without batting an eye. Lora felt like she couldn't breath. She had just heard one of her father's closest friends admit he willingly went to a megalomaniac so he could work for him with no inhibitions to what it would do to others. Shaking in anger she wanted to lash out, but she knew Andrew was an accomplished fighter like her father; she vividly remembered both of them sparring in high pace matches. Lora wanted to run, but not knowing where she was it would be a foolish idea. She was trapped, alone and at the mercy of an Inactive member she personally knew, "God this is impossible. It has to be a dream . . . this can't be real." Andrew tossed her a covered knife and watched her hold it in her hands, looking at him bewildered, "I think that'll make you feel a bit more at ease. If you think I'm going to hurt you . . ." Andrew stood up and removed all of his weapons, tossing it far out of reach, "You are now the only one holding a weapon. I can't get to those before you get to me. Now if you want me to explain why I went to Life without any prompting." "Yes. Yes I want to hear it," Lora kept the knife in her hands, not sure if she'd have to use it against a friend of the family. Andrew took something off a desktop, making Lora flinch and pull the knife out, and held it up for her to see. It appeared to be a iPad or something along the lines, but didn't have any logo she noticed; the device had KP inked on the back. Turning to face her Andrew began explaining himself, "Lora the reason why I became an Inactive member is actually your father's idea." "What?" Naturally Lora had trouble believing this. Her father showed no signs of knowing about the Inactive before they emerged, making the idea he knew about them years before they appeared ridiculous. Letting out chuckle he continued, "Yeah I know, your dad probably seemed pretty surprised when the Inactive showed their hands. But I promise you he knew about them, in some form, long before they appeared. The truth is your dad had discovered the enormous number of missing people a long time ago and, like you and your friend back at the fast food place, did his own research to find out what was going on. Eventually he found out that they were being kidnapped or forced to disappear by some unknown reasons." "Of course, everyone knows that now," Lora nodded; everything was absolute in hindsight. "Well know it's a well known fact, but remember back then we didn't even know the Inactive existed. All your dad and I knew was something was causing people to vanish off the streets. But all of his research didn't give any answers, so he decided to send someone 'to the other side' so he could figure out what was going on." "And he picked you," Lora said and got a nod from him. He explained that, since he was close to her father and also able to physically go against him in a fight, the chances were good that whoever was taking people couldn't resist adding him to their numbers. Andrew laughed after saying this, replying 'guess we were right', and continued, "Your dad and I spoke back and forth for a while when I first became a spy for him. We were trying to figure out what they were planning . . . for all the good it did." "They still succeeded," Lora and Andrew let that momentary depression over the state of the world pass by. In the pause something came to mind and Lora asked, "Genesis if you're an Inactive member, how can you be a spy too? Doesn't Life have ways of tracking everything you do and say?" "Normally," Andrew grinned wide, possibly waiting for this question to arise, and showed the ipad-thinigie again. He tossed it to her and then noted a few more things placed sporadically around the room, "Your father thankfully thought about that in advance and grabbed a few things that he'd think would prevent my total supervision by Life." "Wait this is a Kimunnicator," she had flicked on the device and heard the memorable tune. Looking about at what Andrew had pointed out she noticed a few more things and understood what her father did to ensure communications between himself and his friend, "So dad equipped you with interdimensional objects." "Yes. Since they aren't from this world people generally don't know about them and it is incredibly hard for them to be hacked into or interfered with." "Yeah one of the Banned . . . I think BT . . . has something like that," Lora stated remembering the perverted little buffoon; she didn’t mean to be harsh, she liked him but found his perversion annoying. Nodding Andrew stated BT's alien wristwatch probably was interdimensional in origin. Getting back on track he tapped the mark on his shoulder, "Now I can't get rid of everything or else Life will get suspicious. My tracking chip is still activated but as long as I am in this room the chip appears to be randomly moving throughout the city." "So why are you still with the Inactive A-Genesis? You said it yourself that you originally began spying on them to figure out what they were planning. But they've already achieved that, so why remain with them?" "Well now I have a more obvious goal," Andrew stood up and walked to the door, unlocking it. He opened it for her and turned back with a smug grin, "Being an Inactive of high ranking, I am poised to discover a weakness Life might possess and then relay that to your dad. Now I have some official 'business' to attend to so you need to get out of here." "O-Okay," stopping in the doorframe she looked back and Andrew with a small frown, feeling her heart tighten, "Will I see you again?" "Eventually, after all of this is over with . . . definitely," he gave her a thumbs up as the door began to close, "I feel I'm close." How could either of them imagine that, right that very moment, Jake had already discovered Life's weakness and was fighting the man in Japan? That he had, with the Thomas King, relayed the weakness of Life to the Banned members before being kidnapped. It took Lora a while to find her way out of the sewers since she had not received instructions. Removing the manhole lid she crawled out into a different alleyway than she had encountered the other Inactive members. Coughing she shielded her eyes from the blinding sunlight and heard people murmuring about her; it wasn't hard to guess why they were doing that, after all she had just climbed out of the sewers and probably looked horrid. Making it back to the hotel she didn't stop to talk to anyone, even if they tried to talk to her, and quickly made it into her room. First things first, she felt as if a ton of dirt and other unmentionables covering her entire body. The shower felt like absolute bliss and when she was finished, dressed, and laying on her bed Lora's eyelids began to grow heavy. It had been a long day, possibly a long weekend, and almost fell asleep right there. Opening her right eye she saw her room phone and picked it up, dialing her father's cell phone number. She had missed his voice and, after everything she had gone through, just needed to hear his voice. The dial tone rang five times before he finally picked up, "Lora? It's the middle of the night. What are you doing, calling me at this hour?" "Oh sure like I'm supposed to remember the time zone of Japan!" Lora yelled into the phone, making her father's ear ring. He couldn't see it, but she was beaming with a smile after hearing his voice . . . and getting to yell at him. Everything felt normal again and she began talking again, "You know, I wouldn't be calling if you didn't forget to check in every day! I haven't heard from you in days, what the hell happened?" She listened to her father simply state that he hadn't called because 'a lot' happened and shivered when he mentioned war. "God if only he could imagine what I went through recently," she thought holding the phone to her ear. Remembering she needed to act as if nothing had changed, so her dad wouldn't get suspicious and begin asking questions himself, Lora stomped her foot loud enough to be heard over the phone, "Weren't you just going there to start your hotel? What happened to that?" "Oh yeah," Jake said gulping. He didn't want her to know he had the sh*t beaten out of him by Life or had been kidnapped by the Inactive, but managed to survive so he could escape. Acting as if everything was normal and he had only been busy with the hotel, but knew he couldn't lie to her. The truth would only come out eventually and continued, "Uh, the thing is, I kinda . . . got caught up in Banned business." "Dad," Jake rolled his eyes over hearing Lora's exasperated sigh over the phone, though he was glad she didn't seem to be angry with him. How could she be angry, after what she herself had been through, "You need to be more careful. What if you ever ran into Life or something?" “Actually, I met with him and discovered his weakness!” Jake exclaimed proudly, forgetting he was going to lie to her to save her from worrying about him. Eyes open wide he slapped his face and continued, albeit a bit less proudly, "“Even if my back was perforated with needles . . . and even if I was punched through a window, I made it out okay . . ." “WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING, YOU IDIOT!” Lora shouted into the phone, "Dad, you could have died!" "I probably shouldn’t mention my heart stopped for a minute . . . then again, why would that Donovyn guy bother telling the truth to me? Eh, whatever." Jake thought as Lora reflected on Andrew's mission. He had joined the Inactive to help her father do exactly what he had done himself, discover the weakness of Life. She wanted to go back and tell him, so he could stop being an Inactive spy, but she didn't know how to get back and it made her worry. Her reflection stopped when her father began talking again, "I’m sorry Lora, I’ll be more careful next time." "You better . . . you’re all I have." she muttered holding the phone with both hands, hunching over on the bed. She Wanted to tell him everything she had been through, how she had almost been kidnapped by the Inactive, how she had been saved by Andrew and how he was senselessly trying to find what he had discovered, but knew it would be best not to tell him. He had a habit of worrying. If she told him what she had been through he would be constantly worried about her and not able to do what he needed to do . . . he was affiliated with the Banned now. "Don’t worry, honestly. I’ll see you soon, okay?" After exchanging goodbyes, he snapped the cell phone shut, audibly sighing as he laid down. "Life . . . you’ve brought too much pain and suffering to us all. I’ll fight you and the Inactive non-stop until Lora doesn't have to worry about me anymore." Odd how both of them wanted to make sure the other didn't worry over them. Truly even though not related by blood they shared a family bond. Sitting up Lora held the phone in her hand and let everything wash over her, taking it all in and trying to deal with it. She had been targeted by the Inactive and saved by an Inactive spy her father sent years ago; this same spy was no uselessly searching for a question which was already answered. At the same time her father had nearly died against Life himself and been kidnapped. She felt so useless in her small apartment room, not having been able to even beat some D-List Inactive members. She hadn't done enough. Her father had risked his life against the iron hold on the megalomaniac while she had just began delving into this chaotic turmoil the world was in. She wanted to more, she felt it was something she had to do. Lifting the phone up Lora decided she needed to take action like her dad. And she knew where to begin. First a long distance phone call before going down to talk to Andrew and Katie. Pressing the numbers she held it to her phone as the gruff voice of a male came over, "Uncle?" If Life wanted to fight against Lora and her family . . . Life would fight against all of her family. She just hopped they'd be able to arrive before the war began . . . [spoiler=The Old Days by Chaos Sonic]Before Sonic Chao and Roxas entered the fight against Odin and Sora, before they entered Life’s fortress, Sonic stood where the Banned gathered. He heard the others talk and argue about random things, but he didn’t care right now. His mind wasn’t here, it was thinking on the past. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sonic, at the age of 10, sat in his house talking to his Uncle Jose. “So Uncle, what you bring back from your trip to Japan?” Sonic asked, excited to find out what his uncle brought him from the trip. “Well, I’ve heard from your dad you’ve begun to take a liking to Katekyo Hitman Reborn, so I got you these.” Uncle Jose said, as he took a box and handed it to Sonic. “Go on and open it.” Sonic smiled and then grabbed the top to the box and lifted it. His eyes widened and a smile stretched across his face. Inside we’re a replica of the X-Gloves Version V.R. (Vongola Ring), used by the main character, Sawada Tsunayoshi. “THANK YOU, UNCLE JOSE!” Sonic said hugging his uncle. Uncle Jose chuckled and said, “Anything for my nephew. Anyway, you go have fun with those.” “I will!” Sonic said as he put them on and ran out of the house. “Wait till I show Thomas!” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thomas, also 10, sat outside on his porch. He was totally bored, just watching the clouds fly by as he twirled his two toy pistols in his hands. Thomas appeared to be in deep thought, but his thought train de-railed as he heard someone’s voice. “Thomas! Hey Thomas!” Thomas’ eyes drifted from the sky to the front of his parent’s yard and saw Sonic. “Oh hey Sonic. What’s up?” he asked as he stood up, still twirling his two toy pistols in his hands. “My Uncle Jose just gave me these!” Sonic said, enthusiastically. He lifted his hands up and showed Thomas the X-Gloves. “They’re the X-Gloves from that anime I like. Exact replicas, kind like your replica pistols that Death the Kidd uses.” Thomas smiled and then stopped twirling the pistols and had his pinky finger on both triggers. “Sweetness dude. So wanna go play?” he asked. “I bet I’ll beat you again with these pistols.” “Will not!” Sonic laughed as he ran off with Thomas chasing right behind him. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The two played for hours until the sun began to set. Sonic and Thomas were now sitting on the porch watching the sunset. “Sonic” Thomas began to say. “What do you think you’ll do when you grow up?” Sonic smiled and stood up. “I’m going to be just like my uncle! I’ll be a mod one day just like him. Once I become one, I’ll make sure Yugo City will be a better place than it is.” “Well when you do that, I’ll probably surpass god!” Thomas laughed as he stood up as well. “I’ll be a shining star everyone will look up to! Thomas King, the man who surpassed god!!” Sonic and Thomas then gave each other an exchange of glances and laughed. Sonic then bumped fists with Thomas and said, “Let’s make a promise. When we make those dreams a reality, we’ll work together to make this place better.” “It’s a promise!” Thomas said with a smile. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sonic reached his home and headed up to his room, when his uncle called him from the living room. “Yes uncle?” Sonic asked walking into the living room. “Did you enjoy yourself?” Uncle Jose asked smiling. Sonic nodded and said, “Yes sir, Uncle Jose!” Uncle Jose smiled again and said, “Good. Well it’s getting late, Sonic. Go get some sleep and I’ll see you in the morning.” “Night Uncle Jose!” Sonic said as he walked out of the living room and upstairs. Before he got to the top of the stairs, he heard his uncle say something. “Never give up, keep your resolve strong.” Sonic didn’t understand what he meant, but he was also tired at that moment. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sonic was still thinking of this, making him look a little downtrodden. “Wait, Roxas!” Sonic looked up as he saw that the voice that spoke was Chris Denver. He watched as Roxas turned saying, “What is it?” “Just thought you should know we have one more faction with us!” Chris said as he turned to Sonic. Sonic’s mouth was agape as he just didn’t know what happened. He didn’t know what to say, or if he said anything would Roxas just dismiss him. Sonic sighed a little and then said, “Sonic Chao, of the Vongola HQ! My trusty Sun Guardian, Fusion X. Denver is here along with my other guardians, Katie, Zero, and Chase!” He watched as Roxas did but only a nod. “I knew your uncle, he would’ve been proud.” Roxas said as he turned around and told the others to move out. Sonic looked at Chris and talked to him for a moment. He reached in his pocket and pulled out the replica X-Gloves his uncle gave him. Sonic told Chris to take them, who after finally getting consideration from Sonic took them both. After that Chris ran after the others, but Sonic stayed for a moment outside. “Thanks Uncle Jose.” Sonic said as he looked at the sky. “I promise I’ll become a mod and help make this the world you would’ve wanted.” He smiled, quickly ran after Chris and the others. Sonic was no longer fearing what would happen to them, he knew they were going to beat Life and this was the stand to do it. [spoiler=Trial and Error by =DL=][spoiler=Part 1]“Do you know why you are here, Chris Denver?” Chris looked around the large, albeit mostly empty, courtroom with furrowed eyebrows. His eyes glanced over to the person in a black garb standing behind the Judge’s stand. His blond hair neatly combed. “Black…I really have no idea,” Chris replied. “I was just dragged here without an explanation, right? How am I supposed to know anything?” The pink-haired girl on the far left, behind the prosecutor’s stand, slammed her fist on the table. “Don’t you try and hide it. You know very well what you’re in here for.” “Prosecutor Cherry, please abstain from badgering my client,” the black-haired teen beside Chris said. Chris leaned towards him. “D.L…what the hell is this about?” “Don’t worry, you’ll catch on pretty quick,” D.L. muttered. “How can I catch on? What the hell is Black doing as a judge?” “This isn’t a trial of law,” Black said, angling himself a bit toward Chris. “It’s a trial where your life’s at stake.” “Bring in the first witness!” Cherry said, with an upward motion of her arm. A tall man in a dark blue uniform entered the room, his hand wrapped around a leash. Tied to the other end of the leash was a blue dog. The man directed the blue dog toward the center of the room. “…What is Andex doing here?” Black asked. “Wait, didn’t you say “Bring Andex in for fitness?”” the man asked. “…Get out.” The man shrugged, and walked off with Andex, who Chris could swear gave him a small wink when he passed by. Shortly after, Remo entered and stood behind the witness stand. “Alright, the witness may begin their testimony,” Black said, straightening up in his chair. Remo cleared his throat. “I saw it all. Clear as day. I was going for my usual afternoon stroll, when I happened upon a strange scene. It was Chris crouched down, peeking inside a window with half-open curtains. I angled myself closer, and I saw it. It was a girl changing. And not just any girl. Clair. That’s right, it seems Chris is a peeping tom, trying to fool everyone with a nice guy act.” Chris stood up from his seat, almost knocking it back. “Say what?” D.L. elbowed Chris. “Let me do the talking, alright?” “The defense may now proceed to the cross-examination,” Black said. “So…mister Remo…if that’s your real name…” “Actually it’s Benedict, and-” “Okay, I don’t care. Let’s get straight to the point, as I point out one serious flaw in your testimony. THIS!” he said with a great voice, pointing at Chris. “What reason would such a loser have to be peeking on girls? Hell, he’s too much of a nerd to do much of anything related to girls.” “Hey!” Chris objected. “Shush, you. I’m workin’ my magic,” D.L. whispered. “OBJECTION!” Cherry called. “I really don’t get how guys’ minds work, most of the time, but I can say for certain that almost every guy would give in to a small peek at a young girl changing. Especially when she’s that ho- I mean, um…when she’s so…good-looking.” “Alright, point taken, male hormones are powerful. But I have evidence here that disproves another point in Remo’s testimony. The court record says Chris was seen peeping around nine or ten at night. So it couldn’t have been during your afternoon stroll!” Remo gulped, his fingers gripping the border of the stand. D.L. sighed. “Blac- I mean, Your Honor, I suggest we hold this trial for a day or so until more evidence is gathered. It seems it was not in your wisest decision to drag Chris here blindly without even gathering evidence first. Juuust sayin’.” Black paused for a bit before slamming his mallet down. “Alright, court is adjourned until five o’clock tomorrow afternoon.” Everyone cleared the room, except D.L. and Chris. “Alright, can you explain to me exactly what’s going on?” Chris asked. “Come with me,” D.L. said without another word. They exited the courtroom, and the building. D.L. led them around a few corners, and they finally reached a deserted alleyway. “Alright, start explaining. What’s this about me peeping on Clair?” “I honestly don’t know. But I know you ARE guilty of something…and I never would have expected it from you…” “Say what?” Chris asked, raising an eyebrow. “You heard me. I was casually passing by your room last night, and I heard you murmur something about Kari, then I heard some moans. I went back to your room the next day and found a picture of her on the floor.” “Wait…are you implying that I…?” “You couldn’t be satisfied when your ex died, no. You had to search for someone else’s crush!” D.L. said, raising his voice. “Dude, you’re totally misunderstanding this! Why the hell would I have a picture of Kari in my room?” “Well how would it get in your room in the first place?” “I don’t know…the cleaning lady or something?” “Screw it. If you want to be that way, fine. Keep on trying to take other people’s girls!” “She’s not even your girl!” Chris exclaimed, his fists tightened. D.L. froze for a moment. His expression softened, and he stared at Chris with a sort of wonder. His eyes looked from left to right, at the walls of the alley, then back at Chris. Finally, he turned around. “You’re right…she’s not…” With that, he walked off, leaving Chris more confused than he had been at the start of the day. He sighed, and walked out of the alleyway. ~EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS~ “What the hell was that?” Chris asked, bewildered. He turned his head and saw the TVs inside the windows of the TV shop. It was showing an old TV comedy series where the main protagonist was a young boy trying to fit into a world that seemed to always be against him. It was one of Chris’ personal favorites, and he thought the comedy was solid. Before he could focus any more of his time into his childhood, a blue dog ran by him, almost knocking into him. Chris turned, and his eyes followed the dog until it turned a corner. “What in the…? Is Andex lost or something?” Fusion muttered. “Hey! Stop that dog!” came a voice from afar. Chris turned again and saw a chubby man running towards him. By the time he reached Chris, the man was already panting. “If I may ask…why are you chasing that dog?” “He stole my wallet! Damn mutt! Don’t let him get away!” Chris raised an eyebrow. “I wonder why Andex would…” He pondered it for a bit before shrugging and continuing on his way. “Oh wait…I still have to find something that’ll prove me innocent in that weird trial…crap, I’d forgotten!” Chris sighed, and headed toward the house of the one person he knew could help him more than anyone else. “So basically, you want my help in proving you innocent.” Creator asked, swiveling slightly in his chair. “Yeah, basically,” Chris said, rubbing the back of his head. “Well, I can already tell you’re innocent.” “Really? How?” Chris asked. “Well…think about it. If you really had peeped…would you dare ask ME for help?” Chris laughed nervously. “Anyway,” Creator said, standing up, causing his chair to roll back a bit. “Let’s get to work. I’ll send Mini-Proto with you, and you go outside Clair’s house. I don’t care if it would be awkward to go there when you’re suspected of peeping, I can’t do anything if you don’t find me clues.” “And, you can’t go because…?” Creator raised an eyebrow. “This isn’t charity. And it’s hardly a favor. Now scram and go find me some clues, or you’re on your own.” With a sigh, Chris left. Now adorned with a long white cloak with a high collar, and a long pink wig, as well as large sunglasses, Chris walked silently through the streets. Dammit, dammit, dammit, why didn’t I save my money when I decided to buy that stupid DS game…? Now I’m wearing a freaking pink wig in public! Gah…I wonder if sis will notice it’s missing…and the…Mini-Proto in my pocket…what am I supposed to do with it? Before Chris could continue with his train of thought, a girl hugged him from behind, causing him to almost fall over. The girl turned him around and held him at arm’s length. “C-Clair?” Chris asked. “Cherry! It’s been so long since I’ve seen you! I went to your house earlier today, but you weren’t there…your mom said you were playing judge or something. Say…do you have a cold or something? Your voice sounds a little rough.” Chris gulped. “Um…well, yeah. I caught a cold. I was outside for too long, I suppose,” Chris said, then laughed in a manner he hoped sounded girlish. “Hey…aren’t you going to give me the usual kiss?” Clair asked, frowning. “K-kiss?!” Chris asked, stepping back a bit. “Um…no. No, I am not! I-I don’t want you to catch this cold. I better go home and get some rest. Yup. Don’t bother coming over, I’ll be sleeping. Bye!” Chris ran hurriedly in the opposite direction of Clair, who just stood there with her hands on her hips. “Aww, she didn’t even give me the usual kiss…I don’t think that a kiss on the cheek would make me sick…would it?” She stood there for a bit, resting her chin on her palm, looking slightly upward. Her mouth was twisted into a slight frown. “Would it…?” Chris stood behind a corner, panting. “Oh man, that was close, she almost kissed me. Then Black would REALLY kill me…” He sighed, and relaxed a bit. After a few minutes, he walked back to the place he had seen Clair, to continue his way to her house. “Well, at least she’s gone, and now I have no more proble-” he began to say, then stopped as he noticed an opened wallet lying on the ground with a small picture of Clair inside it. “WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ME?” he asked to no one in particular, falling to his knees to pick up the wallet. A woman approached him, then bent over slightly, and said, “Are you okay, young lady?” “I’M A GUY!” Chris exclaimed. “O-oh…forgive my mistake…”, then woman said. As she walked away Chris heard her mutter, “Ah, a transvestite at such a young age…his parents must be ashamed.” Chris groaned, having picked up the wallet, and stood up. “Let’s just get this over with…” After several dozen minutes of the agonizing combo of walking while trying not to be noticed, he finally reached Clair’s house. He approached the window to her room, and began looking for something on the grass near the window that could serve as a clue. Suddenly, the Mini-Proto jumped out of Chris’ pocket and as soon as his feet touched the ground, an alarm began sounding. It was almost ear-shattering, causing Chris to cover his ears and look around in panic. What the hell? What’s wrong with this robot? Is this Creator’s idea of a prank? Chris spotted nearby bushes, and hid behind them. Meanwhile, the tiny robot kept his siren going, until Clair walked out of her house. As soon as she approached, the robot stopped making any form of sound. “What in the…? Who left you here, little guy?” Clair asked, picking up the robot. It replied simply by pointing to the bushes with one of its tiny hands. THAT ROBOT! Chris thought, clenching his fists so tightly they hurt. Clair walked closer and closer to the bushes, when suddenly Chris jumped out, startling her a bit. “Woah, Cherry, are you trying to scare the living daylights out of me?” Clair asked. Chris walked out from behind the bushes, and hugged Clair. “Yeah, sorry, I wanted to surprise you. It worked, right?” “Well…yeah, I’d say so!” Clair said, giggling. “Well…anyway, I uh…should go to the…thingy…you know?” He leaned in to kiss Clair, and their lips met, for a split second. “Well, uh…there’s the usual kiss. Buh-bye!” he said, running off. Clair gently touched her lips with her hand, blushing slightly. “Usual…? That wasn’t the usual…” Chris only stopped running when he had nearly reached El’s house. He hadn’t even thought about it when he was running, he just wanted to get away from Clair. He had acted on impulse, sure, and it would probably come to haunt him in the future. When Clair and Cherry next met, no doubt. “Oh wait…I forgot to…dammit! I forgot to give Clair her wallet…” he said, slouched from the bad day he was having. He slowly walked the rest of the way to El’s house, and knocked on the door. El answered, still in his pajamas. “Uh…my parents are out, so if you’ve come to sell something…” “El,” Chris interrupted. “It’s me. Chris.” “Wait…what? What the f*ck? Why are you dressed like a f*ggot, dude?” “I…don’t know, honestly,” Chris said, grabbing the wig and tossing it to the floor. At this point, he couldn’t care. He would pay his sister back later, but he would NOT keep around the source of all his troubles since he put it on. “Anyway, what’s up?” Chris asked, once El invited him inside, and they sat down in his room. “You come to my house while cross-dressing, and you ask me that. I should be asking YOU that.” “Well…some stuff just came up.” “Wait…don’t tell me D.L. got you hooked into that Vocaloid garbage.” “What are you talking about?” Chris asked. “Dude, he showed me a picture on his computer of a Vocaloid with the same pink hair you had,” El said. “What? No, no, it has nothing to do with that. Hell, I don’t really like Vocaloids either.” “Good, I guess we can keep being friends, since you’re not a cosplaying Vocaloid-fanatic.” “But D.L. is a Vocaloid fanatic who cosplays at times,’ Chris stated. “And you don’t think I wonder why I’m friends with him? Anyway, I could tell you seemed kind of whacked out when you came in. So what’s bothering you?” “Oh…well, it’s just that I was put in a trial for apparently peeping on Clair…” “Holy sh*t dude, you were peeping on Clair?” “No! I’ve been wrongly accused, and I’m trying to clear my name. Not to mention now D.L. thinks I’m going after Kari and he’s pissed at me,” Chris said, just remembering this other fact. “Today’s been a major pain. And don’t ask why D.L. thinks I’m after Kari, I don’t remember, even if he claims he heard moans from my room and saw Kari’s picture in there the next day, since yesterday a certain SOMEONE made me chug way too many drinks.” El chuckled nervously. “Heh, sorry dude. But, from what you mentioned…could it be you really did, you know…jerk off to Kari’s picture?” “Don’t even joke, man! There’s no way I would! D.L.’s my bud, I can’t be hitting on the chick he likes. And besides, I don’t like Kari. I mean, she’s good-looking, but I’m not attracted to her like that.” “Alright, first what you should do is you should find someone who was there with you on the night you got drunk though.” “Wait…weren’t you there?” Chris asked. “Well, I was, until you freaking punched the bartender.” “I did WHAT?” “Never mind. The bar we went to is called ‘Gall’s Gallons’, so good luck with your search.” “You’re…not gonna help me?” “Nah, got a date with Rui tonight. Good luck though.” “Right…” Chris muttered, and left with a wave. He asked a middle-aged man on the street if he knew where “Gall’s Gallon’s” were. After a few somewhat confusing mistakes, and wrong turns, he finally managed to find it. Walking inside, the foul stench made a tear form in the corner of his eye. He looked around, and could only see buff guys who’s actual muscle weight was probably most of their body weight. Yet, when he walked in, most of them silently watched him. He walked over to the bartender, who was scrubbing the counter with a slightly dirty cloth. “What do you want?” the barkeeper asked, scrubbing the counter faster. “I ain’t sellin’ you no more drinks.” “Uh…no, I didn’t come here for that. I don’t remember much about last night…so I was wondering if you could tell me if I said where I was going after this?” “Well you said you were going on a journey for your ultimate truth and love or something like that…” “…I did? Huh…” Chris muttered. “I don’t suppose you can give me any more than that?” “How could I? You stormed off yelling about going to this ‘God guy’ or something.” “Alright…thanks,” Chris said, walking off. It was already getting dark. He walked as he contemplated what he could have been referring to as “God guy”. “Wait…God guy? Could it be… Deus!” With that, Chris set out running toward Deus’ house, which he somewhat remembered the directions of from a short visit a while back. After a few minutes, he reached it, and knocked on the door. The door opened on its own, slowly, and a voice came from inside. “Come in…just be careful.” Chris raised an eyebrow, and stepped inside. As soon as he did so, a bunch of arrows shot from one wall, to the other, barely missing his face. He stepped back once, sweat beginning to drip down his cheek. “W-what the hell?” The voice laughed from inside the house, and Chris heard a beep. “Okay, I was just messing with you. Come inside now, Chris.” “Wait, how did you know it was me?” “Oh come on, who would be so stupid as to not have a camera or two on the front of their house?” “Huh…” Chris muttered, and entered further into the house. “Alright, now climb the stairs, and go inside the second room to the left. That’s my room.” Chris did as the voice said, and found himself in Deus’ room. There were a few Gorillaz posters on the walls, and a bunch of scattered stuff, ranging from books to tools. “Well, I just finished building what you asked for yesterday,” Deus said, with a grin. “What I…asked you to build? What was it?” “You don’t remember? Come with me.” Deus led Chris down the stairs, and into the basement. After opening a locked door, and typing in a code for another one, they entered a large white room, with dim lighting. There were a bunch of computers on white desks in the room, but only on the sides. In the very middle there was a large chamber, like a hyperbaric chamber. It had a clear top, and inside all Chris could see was a pile of dust. “What is this?” he asked, placing his hand on the glass, softly. “Well, I’d expect you to know, since you asked me to build it. It’s a machine…to revive the dead.” Chris frowned. “Wait…I asked you to build this? Why?” Deus’ grin grew, and he muttered: “Rosa Seijo.” [spoiler=Part 2]Chris gasped, taking a step back from the machine. “R-Rosa?” “Yep. You wanted to bring her back, it seems. You told me to have it ready by today, or you’d attack my family.” “I-I did what?” Chris asked. “Just kidding,” Deus said with a smirk. “But I’m glad you’re here now. Just press that green button, and the process will start automatically.” Chris looked at the button, then glanced inside the chamber. Rosa… He closed his eyes, and turned to Deus. “Deus, can I think about this later?” “Well sure, but why? I mean, I would think you want to bang her as soon as possible. Don’t worry, she won’t turn into a zombie. Probably,” he added at the end with a snicker. “Well, you see…I’ve got caught up in some trouble. Do you remember if I was acting weird when I came here?” “Oh, aside from barfing on my front step, and singing the national anthem of Paraguay with your shirt off?” “…I know the national anthem of Paraguay?” “Apparently.” “A-anyways, I was obviously drunk beyond my mind. Did I mention going anywhere after this?” “You actually did. You said you were going to find a hot teenage woman and peek on her, to live life as a bachelor while you still could.” “…I said that? Seriously?” “Yep. It seems you’ve got quite a dirty head on your shoulders,” Deus said, grinning. Chris sighed. “Alright, I’ll come back later. For now, thanks though. I may actually be getting to the bottom of this…” Chris left Deus’ house, his mind running at full-steam. I already went to Clair’s house…so I don’t think there are any clues there. And it seems pretty obvious I…but could I have done that? No…not even if I was drunk, right? I wouldn’t peep on Clair. That’s right, there’s also the problem of what Kari’s picture was doing in my room. I have to find out why it was there, before anything else… With that thought in mind, he headed for his house. Once he got there, he opened the door, and was about to head toward his room, when he noticed the picture on the floor. He picked it up, and saw Kari smiling in the picture. There was a guy slightly younger than her, with dark blue hair, and his arms around her. “Who…is that guy?” Chris muttered. “Well…he was with Kari. Should I ask one of the Shitoges? They’ll probably know who he is…eh, nothing to lose. Why not?” Chris knocked on the large brown door, somewhat shyly. He held the picture somewhat tightly with his left hand, afraid it might fall, and he’d lose it. Which would no doubt make this already awkward experience all the more awkward. He couldn’t very well knock on Kari’s door, not knowing for sure whether he was blame-less of the accusation of having masturbated to her picture, with no reason to show. “Who is it?” came a voice from behind the door. “It’s…uh, me, Chris.” A female with large blue eyes opened the door. Her blue hair had grown to a bit below her shoulders in the time Chris hadn’t seen her. “You! Give it back!” “Hi Aqua, I- wait, what?” “You heard me! Why in the world did you steal Kari’s phone?” “I did…what?” “Don’t try and lie, dude! You snuck into our house when we were all out, and left before anyone came back. Kari had left her phone that day, and you took it!” “Oh…crap. Aqua…I’m sorry. I was seriously drunk last night. I have no idea what happened. I might really have stolen her phone, and I am so sorry. I caused other problems. But that’s why I’m trying to get to the bottom of all this.” Aqua stared at him for a few moments, then crossed her arm. “Alright, so what did you come here for? Obviously it wasn’t to return the phone, seeing as you don’t remember even stealing it.” Chris held the photo up. “I want to know who this guy in the picture is.” “…That picture…where did you get it?” “Uh…I found it right at the entrance to my house. Why?” “That’s Jay…He’s our brother.” Chris blinked. “For…for real? This is your brother? Where is he? I’ve never seen him.” “He…lives in Japan. This was taken last time he came here on vacations to Yugo. A few years ago. He promised he’d come sometime this year too, but…we haven’t heard from him.” “Huh…is that right? Well, thanks. I don’t think it helps much, but it was still pretty surprising to hear you have a brother,” Chris said with a small chuckle. “Well, I’m going to look in my house for Kari’s cell phone, and-” Just then, they heard a dog bark. They turned, to see Andex speeding down the street with something in a pouch around his neck. He approached Chris and Aqua, then sat at Chris’ feet. Chris kneeled in front of him, and the dog pawed the pouch around his neck. Chris slowly took hold of it, curious. When Andex put up no resistance, he slid it off from around the dog’s neck, and spread the opening. He reached inside and pulled out a silver phone with blue streaks. “That’s Kari’s phone!” Aqua exclaimed. “Huh? It is?” Chris asked. “How did…Andex get hold of it?” Suddenly, the phone rang, giving Chris a small startle. He pressed the “Call” button, and set it to loudspeaker, then handed the phone to Aqua. “Hello, who am I speaking to?” Aqua asked. “Wow,” a voice said from the loudspeaker, with a chuckle. “A few years pass, and you forget your own brother’s voice?” Aqua stood there for a moment, just staring at the phone. Then, she snapped to her senses. “Jay? Is that you?” she asked, her eyes seeming to shine. “The only and only, sis. Hey, listen, did your boyfriend give you my message?”” “Uh…boyfriend? I’m married, does that count? But Joseph didn’t give me any message…” “Joseph? No, no, I meant that Chris dude. He said he was your boyfriend. Uh…if you’re married, that can’t be right. What’s going on here? I’m confused.” Aqua glared at Chris again. “So am I…” Chris sighed. “Like…like I said, I was super drunk. Nothing I did should be taken seriously yesterday night...” “Oh, is he with you?” Jay asked. “Yeah, and you’re on loudspeaker, so he can hear you too. But he told me he was too drunk to remember anything from last night,” Aqua said. “That’s right, I swear, I don’t remember anything I did.” “Oh…well I can believe that, honestly. But anyway, I called Kari yesterday to tell her I was coming to Yugo for a visit soon.” “Um…if you don’t mind, when exactly was it that you called?” Chris asked. “I think…around eight-thirty at night. I was busy the entire day. Why?” “I’m trying to find out as much about what I did as possible. And…did I say where I was going before we ended the call?” “Um, no. The call was broken randomly. You were telling me about one of your friends, when you suddenly stopped, and I could hear a lot of noise. I could guess it was running, since I faintly heard you panting.” “Running? Why was I…?” “Chris,” Aqua said, then turned the phone so the back was facing Chris. “Look at this.” On the back of the phone was a tiny note saying “Yugo Center of Mods: Item confiscated on April 15th.” “This phone was confiscated by the Mods? Man, what the f*ck did I do last night…?” Chris muttered with a sigh. “I wouldn’t guess something as simple as drunk driving?” Jay guessed, laughing. “Anyway, it DOES seem like you got yourself into quite a mess. Good luck. And Aqua…I’ll be going now, have some stuff to take care of. Oh, and tell the others I’ll be coming to visit on the 30th of this month, alright?” “Alright. Bye Jay, I love you!” Aqua said, smiling. “Love you too, sis. Bye,” Jay said chuckling, and then his voice was gone. “So…what, you’re going to check out the Mods Center now?” Chris rubbed the back of his head. “Yep, I kind of have to. Man, this has been one big mess.” “Right then…well, good luck. Though you should thank Andex. I have really no idea how he got your phone back if it was confiscated. I mean, he’d have to pay a fine, right?” “You know, I think you’re right. How in the world did he…?” Chris muttered. “Well, I’ll leave you to your thoughts. Bye-bye,” Aqua said with a giggle, and went back into the house with a wave. When the door closed, Chris looked at it, then at Andex. “Andex…how did you…?” Andex barked, then left with a trot. Chris could swear he saw the dog grin at him as he passed. “So…a talk with some Mods, huh…?” Chris timidly pushed the rotating door, and entered the large grey building. Unmistakable in magnitude, it was the center of the Mods’ work. And it was only completed a few months ago. He approached the receptionist. “Hello sir, how may I help you?” she said, painting her nails. “I would…like to talk to a Mod.” “Do you have an appointment?” “Um…I don’t. But I really need to talk to one! Just tell them Chris Denver wants to talk to them.” The receptionist looked up from her nails for the first time since Chris began talking to her, and her eyes widened. “Chris Denver! You’re Chris Denver!” “The one and only,” Chris said, blushing slightly. The lady pressed a button on her desk, and lowered her hear toward a small microphone. “Sir, are you free? Chris Denver wants to talk to you.” “Send him over,” a voice answered. “Yes,” she said, the turned back to Chris. “Well, Mr. Denver, you’re in luck. Just go straight down the hall, third door to the right. Room 106” Chris nodded. “Thanks!” He followed her directions, and arrived at Room 106. He gulped, and knocked. Quite weakly, at first, then more strongly the second time. “Come in,” a voice muttered from inside. Chris stepped into the room. There were plenty of medals and trophies around the room in shelves. The walls were a calming shade of blue. Behind a large wooden desk sat Roxas. “What can I help you with, Chris Denver?” he asked, his hands pressed together. “Um…I was sort of…really freaking drunk last night, and I can’t remember anything. Apparently my cell phone was confiscated?” “Ah, that’s right. One of my men told me. You were drunk last night, as you say. You were also driving a car, and talking on the phone. You were lucky no one was harmed. Except for the cop you punched on the face.” “I did…what? Oh…my god,” Chris said, bowing slightly. “I am so, so sorry.” Roxas raised his hand. “No worries, that’s what youth is for, right? That said, though, you should really be more careful of how much you drink next time.” Chris nodded. “Right…” “Also…you have a really smart dog. Most dogs can’t retrieve their owners’ cell phones from here, let alone know to pay the fine. He just came in here with a wallet, and…” “Wait, a wallet? Whose?” “I don’t know, there was no name or identity of any sort. Knowing that dog, he probably took them out,” Roxas added with a chuckle. “Huh…say, do you know where I went after this?” Chris asked. “It was already nine, and you were still drunk, so I had someone escort you home. Why?” “Just wondering. Thank you very much for your attention.” “No problem. Besides, who would deny an audience with one of the heroes who defeated Life?” Chris nodded. “Thank you.” With that, he left for his house. It was already getting dark. And he wouldn’t want to leave any loose ends for tomorrow. If there was a possibility of finding the key to tomorrow’s case today, he would search for it. He entered his house, and headed towards his room, carefully looking out for any clues. He opened the door to his room and immediately saw that his computer was turned on. “What in the world? Did I leave it on yesterday or something?” He approached it, planning to shut it off, but stopped when he saw the recording program on. He clicked on the icon in the toolbar, and it filled the screen. He saw there was a recording around 4 hours long from yesterday at nine twenty at night. “This…did I record myself or something?” he muttered, then clicked the “Play” button. The video started with Chris looking at the computer screen. His eyes were droopy, and made it obvious he had been drinking. He wore a silly grin, and stepped back from the camera. Then began to beat on his chest and make gorilla noises. Suddenly, something caught his eye, and he stooped to pick it up. When he came back into camera view, he was holding a Naruto doll. “Where did I get that…?” Chris muttered. The Chris in the recording began to talk with the doll. He then got angry, and started shouting at the doll. It fell over, and suddenly the recording Chris began to sob. Nonsense such as this continued for a bit, and Chris was about to give up on finding anything useful, when right then and there, recording Chris dropped the plastic plates he was holding as he tried to juggle them. His eyes seemed slightly less hazy for a moment. “Kari…” he muttered. He turned around, and went to get something on the bed, but his toe his the bed’s leg. He fell to the ground and began to moan for a while. “Wait…so THAT’S what D.L. was talking about! And this was at…” He looked at the bottom right corner of the video’s screen. “Ten fifteen! And if it was after ten...that means I’m innocent! Kind of. I mean, this doesn’t prove I didn’t peep on Clair…just that it wasn’t from nine to ten. But this IS a valid alibi, I think, so now I can rest easy knowing I’m just going to try and find the truth for my own personal closure.” “Done talking to yourself?” a voice said from the door. Chris turned to see D.L. standing by the door. “D.L, I’m glad you came! I can finally explain to you what happened last night, including the part with Kari. It was all a misunderstanding.” “I know,” D.L. said, slouching on the door. “Aqua called to tell me that. So I came to say sorry for accusing you. And also…” He tossed a disk case at Chris, who almost let it drop to the ground before catching it. “Careful with that. It’s footage from the security camera near Clair’s house.” “Wait…last night’s footage?” Chris asked. “Oh, no, footage from last week that I brought for you to see for no particular reason,” D.L. said, rolling his eyes. “T-this is just what I wanted! Where did you get this?” “Well, after I found out you didn’t do anything perverted regarding Kari, I really had no reason to not help you in the Clair case. So I went to search for any way to prove you innocent.” “Thanks man. Now all of this is-” Chris began, then remember what happened at Deus’ house. “Crap…” “What’s up?” D.L. asked, raising an eyebrow. “Sorry, I’ll be back soon. I have to go to Deus’ house!” Chris answered, grabbing his jacket. “Why?” As Chris was running out the door he yelled. “I’m going to see if I’ll revive Rosa!” “…What?” Chris’ hand hovered over the button. “If I click this, she WILL come back to life, right?” “Is it really that hard to comprehend? Click the button, she revives. There’s no scientific formula or whatever involved in pushing a button.” Chris took a deep breath, and closed his eyes. In his head began playing, one after the other, times of him and Rosa. The day he asked Rosa to be his girlfriend. The times they laughed, the times they fought. The time she dressed up as Niashi. Meeting Rosa’s father, and fighting her brother. Then the last one; the day Rosa died in his arms. How serene she looked, just lying there as if asleep. How endless tears were streaming down his face. Her last words… He snapped back to reality, and touched his face to find that tears were running down his cheek. “Rosa…” he whispered. “So, are you going to stop being a pussy and press the damn button already?” Deus asked, grinning. Chris gulped, wiping his eyes. Then, he stood there silently for a few moments. “I…can’t,” Chris said, finally. “I loved Rosa…and still do. The moments with her were probably the best of my life. She was the first girl to like me…” He took another breath, and opened his eyes, which were no longer teary, then smiled. “Yet…it wouldn’t seem right to bring her back. Her time has already come…and besides… I know we’ll meet again someday, so I’m just waiting for my own time.” Deus snickered. “You’re just afraid she’ll turn into a zombie and eat your brains, huh?” “…Yeah, that too,” Chris admitted, looking away. “Heheh, well, good luck on your trial tomorrow.” Chris grinned. “Thanks Deus. And thanks for building this machine for me…even if I didn’t use it.” “Oh, no problem. Not at all. Because I can think of quite a few ways to use it for my OWN purposes,” Deus said, chuckling deviously. Chris stretched his arms as he walked out of the courtroom with D.L. at his side. The sun was brightly shining, beginning its descent into the horizon. “Ah, it feels so good to be innocent,” Chris said. “I bet. So why do you reckon Black, Cherry, and Clair are walking towards us?” D.L. asked. Chris raised an eyebrow and looked forward. Indeed, Black, Cherry, and Clair were blocking their path. Once D.L. and Chris got closer, Cherry crossed her arms. “Well,” she said. “Liking using pink wigs to pretend to be other people?” Clair put her hands on her hips. “Or how about kissing people when they think you’re their best friend?” “Explain,” Black said, cracking his knuckles. “Now.” “U-um…you see…there’s a good explanation for everything…” Chris said, backing away. “Yeah, and the explanation for this is that you’re not a peeping tom, you’re an identity thief!” Cherry exclaimed, as she, Black, and Clair began chasing Chris. “N-no! Wait!” Chris exclaimed, running away. “T-this was supposed to be a happy ending!” After all four of them were far gone, D.L. sighed. “Darn, and I was going to invite him to play NegamanX... Oh well, I guess I’ll go play with Deus. I wonder what he’s been up to lately, haven‘t seen the guy in ages.” With that, he took one last look at the corner that Chris had turned in his attempt to lose his three pursuers, and began walking away, towards Deus’ house. The same person who, at this moment, was experimenting with his new machine, built at the request of a friend just the night before… [spoiler=Sonic Beyond: Return of Wynn by Chaos Sonic]A few weeks have passed after the final battle with Life and Yugo City has returned to its normal and original self. OK, not all the way back to normal. Ever since the fight with Life, a few of the citizens who were once allies, have decided to turn to the path of evil. And one of those citizens was none other than Wynn, who has returned to this city as a crazed lunatic and psycho. Wynn has now begun a raving riot upon the city, forcing all the factions who fought Life, to take action to stop his reign of terror. Now, this story shall begin, as mod Roxas calls the boss of the Vongola HQ. * * * * * * * * * * * * Roxas sat in a chair behind a huge desk and behind him a huge computer and other electronics, which helped him keep an eye on the city. He took a sip of soda from a can that was on the desk, before he looked at Sonic Chao. “Sonic, showing those skills you used against my brother Sora…I have to say your skills are at a five on a scale from one to ten.” Roxas said, putting the can of soda down. A five out of ten? I am at least a seven…at least I think I am. Sonic thought quietly to himself. He was still nervous about standing in front of a mod like this. “So what was it you needed help with?” he asked, trying to hide his nervousness. “Getting right to the point…just like your uncle.” Roxas said, before pressing a button on the left arm of his chair. Behind Roxas, on the computer screen appeared a picture of a young male with bleached white skin, green dyed hair which was all messed up, and a huge red smile on his face. The male wore a purple suit, a long purple trench coat, and in his hands were a bunch of playing cards. The main one the man was showing in the picture was the “Joker” card. Sonic looked at the picture and said, with a small chuckle, “You serious? I have to fight Heath Ledger?” “On the contrary, Sonic.” Roxas said, waving his index finger in the air. “The person you see before you is Wynn, one of the many allies we had against Life. Unfortunately his love for the Joker has turned him into a psycho.” Then Roxas grabbed a small device with a type of necklace connected to it and said, “I want you to go and take care of him. I’ll be here in case you need help.” Sonic gulped a little as he caught the device. He put the small device in his ear and the necklace around his neck, saying, “I won’t fail you Roxas.” With that he walked out of the room. My biggest moment to prove to everyone I can be like my uncle. I won’t fail this…not by a long shot. As he walked out of the building, Sonic noticed a black motorcycle with the Roman numeral thirteen on the side of it. “That’s your mode of transportation, Sonic. Just bring it back in one piece.” Sonic heard Roxas say over the ear-piece. With that being said, Sonic got on the motorcycle and headed towards the known place that Wynn usually hung out. An old abandoned candy factory known as “Lovegood Treats”. Wynn always did love the treats Luna Lovegood made, but every since she stopped, Wynn seemed to be in a depressed mood. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * It was around nine o’clock in the evening when Sonic finally arrived at the Lovegood Treats factory. Sonic hopped of the back and then took a deep breath in, slowly exhaling it. He then walked towards the front door and tried opening it, of course it was locked. “Locked…eh?” he asked with a smirk. With a swift kick with his left leg, he hit the door and it swung open. “Unlocked.” As Sonic entered the factory, he could hear a dark laugh. This laugh sounded like a cross between the great Mark Hamil and Heath Ledger’s Joker laugh. Sonic felt chills run down his spine, but he shook off the feeling as he continued to walk onward. “He sticks the blade in my mouth. Let’s put a smile on that face!” Sonic stopped as he heard that sentence echo through the factory. He looked around and then noticed it was just a recorded voice from the speakers. With a small sigh of relief, Sonic continued to walk through the factory. OK, if this guy has recordings of himself all around the factory…dude has a major problem. Again Sonic heard another recording, but this time the voice said, “Why so serious?” This quote freaked Sonic out. It reminded him all to well of “The Dark Knight” and thought about how Heath Ledger killed himself after the movie was finished. I’m not letting someone from Yugo City be like their movie star idol. he thought, closing his eyes. Cause if Wynn does that…and I was here doing nothing, I could never forgive myself. He continued until he walked into another room, which looked like some little kid’s play room…or a psycho kid’s play room. Sonic looked around and then saw a huge machine and some screens on a wall. He pressed a small button on the necklace and then said, “Roxas, you won’t believe what I found.” “Well I’ll have to.” Roxas said, in a sarcastic tone. “What did you discover?” Sonic moved over towards the equipment and then said, “It looks like some kind of Death Laser…or some kind of rip off of the Eclipse Cannon.” Before Sonic could touch anything, he heard the same dark laugh, but much closer. He quickly turned around and standing ten feet behind him was none other than Wynn. “Good evening, Mr. Chao.” Wynn said grinning. Sonic got offensive and then backed away. “Wow…have to say that picture did you justice. The way you look in real life is way worse.” Wynn glared at Sonic and said, “You shouldn’t have said that. I’m the only ones to make jokes. And that laser you’ve seen I’ll be using it on the entire city of Yugo and see if that loser Roxas will make it out of this…after I high-tail it out of here.” His glare turned back into a grin, as he reached into his trench coat pocket and pulled out a knife, pointing it straight at Sonic. “However, you young Chao, will not make it to see the fun~ Now…how about we put a smile on your face?” Sonic began sweating and his heart pounding, he saw Wynn charge at him with the knife. With only seconds to spare, he ducked and then dodged the Wynn’s charge; however the knife had only stabbed the targeting system of the laser. WARNING! Guidance system offline! Both Sonic and Wynn heard this emit from the speakers, then looked at the computer screen. On the screen, it said that the next target…was the factory. “Oh good…the laser’s attack is gonna hit here.” Wynn said sarcastically. “Now I’ll have to start this all over. Thanks for wrecking everything kid, see you around.” He then turned around and started walking off. Sonic saw this and quickly grabbed Wynn’s shoulder. “Hold it!” he said, quickly turning Wynn back around. “Oh wise up, junior. GAMES OVER!!” Wynn said, losing his temper. Sonic, staring right at Wynn, simply said, “I’m taking you in.” Wynn heard this and just simply laughed. “Right!!” he said, before he punched Sonic’s cheek. He saw Sonic now unbalanced, then he proceeded to punch his stomach, then he uppercut his jaw. Wynn was now able to remove Sonic’s hand from his shoulder, then kick him, making him break one of the tables. “You’re out of your league Sonic, I’ve memorized all the moves that the mods have used…ever since the fight with Life.” “M-Maybe…” Sonic said, slowly sitting up and wiping the blood off his mouth. “But you probably don’t know anything about me.” Wynn chuckled a little and said, “You? Well what’s to know, you’re a punk! A rank amateur! An anime loving kid who is taking orders from that senile mod, Roxas.” Wynn then got a series look on his face and he began to roll up his sleeves. “Still, if it’s a whoopin’ you’re a wantin’.” Sonic finally got up and then ran back towards the door. “That’s right, better to run and save yourself.” Wynn said grinning. “If it’s about your speed.” What Sonic was actually doing was heading towards the door to prevent Wynn from leaving. He took his katana out and then slashed the doorknob off the door. He sheathed his katana and then glared at Wynn. “Let’s dance Ledger!” Wynn was about to make the first move, but Sonic ran towards him and then tackled Wynn to the floor. Sonic was about to hit him, but Wynn grabbed a small pipe and trie to swing at Sonic, which failed as he now quickly did a front flip to dodge. Wynn quickly getting up and rushed at Sonic with the small pipe, trying to hit him. Sonic unsheathed his katana and then blocked the pipe, watching the metal clash and seeing a few sparks fly. Using this moment, Sonic pressed a small button and activated the bumping feature his katana held. He moved his katana forward, forcing Wynn back. As this happened, Sonic turned off the bumping feature and then slashed at Wynn, only cutting a small end off his trench coat. “This happened to be my favorite coat…now your gonna die.” Wynn said looking at his trench coat. He then threw the small pipe at Sonic, making him dodge. With Sonic dodging, Wynn took this chance to rush towards him and attack. He jumped and brought his hands together, hitting the back of Sonic’s neck. He then punched him in the face again, making Sonic back away. Sonic back flipped away from Wynn and then wiped the blood off his face. He pressed the necklace again and then said, “He’s tough…any suggestions, Roxas?” “He’s taken the persona of Joker. Meaning he has become vain and he loves to hear himself talk. Aside from him being completely and mentally insane.” Roxas said, from the other side of the ear-piece. “All you have to do is block it out and head on in.” Sonic nodded, but then stopped. "Wait…I’m like my uncle…and Chao’s love to talk.” he said, smirking. Wynn had enough of Sonic just standing there, so he moved forward trying to punch Sonic, however missing. He kept this up, until finally he felt Sonic grab his shoulder, and then kneed his gut. “W-What are you doing?” he asked, surprised at this. “Fighting dirty.” Sonic said smirking. Wynn glared at Sonic and said, “The mods wouldn’t have ever done-…UGH!!!” He couldn’t finish his sentence, as Sonic began to wrench his arm back. “Told ya you didn’t know me.” Sonic said, then pushing Wynn back. Wynn stood back and grinned a little. “F-Funny guy…” he said before he ran towards Sonic. “Can’t exactly say the same about you.” Sonic said, as he dodge rolled to his left and then moving behind him. Wynn glared back at Sonic, not exactly happy at his comment. “Impudent little brat…who do you think your talking to?” “Not a comedian, I’ll tell you that much.” Sonic said with a smile. His plan right now was to get inside Wynn’s head and start making him lose focus, and so far…it was working. Wynn gritted his teeth and then pulled another knife out again, pointing it at Sonic. “Shut your mouth!!” he said, throwing the knife. His knife missed Sonic, but it hit a small rope, which above him had a metal case with a ton of bricks in it. It fell behind Sonic, but the other side of the rope launched upwards as Sonic grabbed it. “None of the mods ever talked to you much, did they?” Sonic asked as he finally reached the metal rafters on the roof. “That’s why your were so fixated on them?” He read Wynn’s profile before, so he pretty much knew why he did what he did. Sonic then pulled out a ninja star and threw it at Wynn’s hand, making him lose his knife. Wynn yelled in pain a little after he grabbed his hand. “Don’t play ‘psycho-analysis’ with me boy!” he yelled up to Sonic. “Please, like I need a degree to figure you out.” Sonic said, pulling out another ninja star, this time throwing it at the power box making the lights go out. “The real reason you kept doing what your doing was you were trying to get a laugh out of Roxas.” Wynn turned around and looked around him, somewhat nervous. “I’m not hearing this!!” “Get a clue, loser! That mod doesn’t have a sense of humor. He wouldn’t know a good joke if it bit him in his Keyblade…not that you ever had a good joke.” Sonic said with a smirk. “Shut up…” Wynn said, beginning to lose his patience. “SHUT UP!” “I mean really. Joy-buzzers, squirting flowers…LAME!” Sonic said. “Where’s your ‘A’ material? Make a face; drop your pants, SOMETHING!!” Wynn ran towards the door and tried to open it, but he couldn’t. “Show yourself…” Wynn was starting to get freaked out by this. It reminded him of those old “Batman” cartoons and movies. This kid is just completely toying with me!! he thought, still trying to open the door. “You make me laugh, Wynn. But only cause I think your pretty pathetic.” Sonic said, then began to laugh similar to Wynn. Wynn growled a little and yelled, “STOP THAT!!” Sonic moved from a few metal rafters, but continued to laugh like Wynn. “So after the fight with Life and you got your leg fixed…you decided fall into a tank of acid, get your skin bleached, and chose to be a Joker impersonator. What you couldn’t find a job at the circus?” After he finished his sentence, he continued to laugh like Wynn. Wynn looked over at a box and then saw a few grenades. He grabbed two of them and said, “Don’t you DARE laugh at me!” “Why?” Sonic asked, still laughing. “I thought you always wanted to make people laugh!” Wynn yelled and then threw one of the grenades at the rafters, actually hitting the rafter Sonic was on. Sonic groaned and hit the floor pretty hard. He then glanced over at Wynn, who threw the second grenade towards Sonic. He only had a second to move, but he did…though the aftershock sent him flying near the laser equipment. Wynn walked towards him and then grabbed a medium sized wood table, pinning Sonic onto the floor. He laughed and then strangled Sonic’s throat. “Come on, Chao, laugh it up now. You miserable little punk….LAUGH!!” he said. Wynn heard Sonic chocking, but laughing, so he brought his head closer to Sonic’s. “I can’t hear you~” Wynn grinned and then pulled another knife from his trench coat and held it up to Sonic’s mouth. “How about I help you laugh?” Sonic groaned and then finally said, “Ha…ha…” He opened his eyes a little, just enough so he could see Wynn’s face, then he quickly punched him. Wynn yelled in agony as Sonic’s fist connected with his face. He held his face for a little while, before falling over and knocking himself out, as he tripped over some debris from the roof and hitting his head on the floor. Sonic slowly got up and put Wynn on his back…and with only five seconds on the clock, he’d have to be fast. He ran with Wynn on his back, finally exiting the factory with only one second to spare. Then before Sonic, was a huge laser fire as the Lovegood Treats factory was completely destroyed. “R-Roxas…I got…him.” Sonic said, taking a few deep breaths. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Two days after this ordeal, Sonic stood before Roxas again. He really didn’t know what Roxas wanted, but he knew it something about his job with Wynn. “Sonic, I want to tell you…well done on capturing Wynn.” Roxas said smiling. “With the proper corrections, he should return to normal.” Sonic nodded and said, “Thanks Roxas. I just hope he doesn’t hate be after that.” “Doubt it…” Roxas said, turning his chair around. “And by the way, that comment about me not knowing a good joke even if it bit me in the Keyblade…” Sonic remembered how he said that during the whole trying to get into Wynn’s head and he face palmed. “You know I didn’t mean anything by it…” he said, nervously. “I see, well if you talk bad about me like that again…” Roxas smirked. “I’ll kick your ass with these Keyblades. Or worse…deciding to “Perma-Ban” you. Now get going…I have work to do.” Sonic nodded and then walked out of the room. OK...remind me never to say anything like that when he is listening… he thought, swallowing really hard. [spoiler=Fall of Status by Desu the Finale][spoiler=Part 1]A man suddenly flew into the wall of the condemned building. The weak wall broke on impact when the man crashed into it. “How strong can this guy actually be? Is this the end of Status?” The man coughed up dust and debris as he laid on the ground after his crash. “This was a suicide mission.” “Wynn!” Another man cried from his own bloody spot on the concrete of the city’s street. He seemed to be the only conscious member of their group besides Wynn. Wynn looked to his right to see the grenade now settling next to his head. Wynn’s blue eyes bulged. “No!” -20 Hours Earlier- Wynn rubbed his hand through his brown hair as he looked at the letter in his hands. After looking it through for probably the thirteenth time he looked at his comrades who were sitting in the chairs they normally sat in. They were making a bit of a ruckus and talking to each other. Mostly stupid conversations. Wynn had a small grin on his face. Compared to Gin though it looked like a frown. “Listen guys. We have this letter from the one and only Ragnarock.” Status grew silent. “They accepted us as a faction to join the banned!” Everybody began to cheer. “Now listen everybody. Before we start planning a party there’s a few things I want to say.” They grew silent again. “We may not be the strongest, smartest, or fastest faction and currently we don’t have much money or weapons. Hell, Sonny uses bubbles she bought at a gas station.” Most of the male members looked at the girl all googly eyed until Wynn began to talk again. “But none of that is important. We aren’t here to be the best. We haven’t worked so hard for such a selfish goal. We’ve done as much as we have so far so we can be a part of the few who beat Life once and for all!” The members of Status jumped all over energized by what Wynn had just said. Right now they all had their own ways of celebrating. A couple, a girl named Hereh Moa and her boyfriend Genji Ookah, were holding each other close. Gin Level had his usual huge grin and was trying to just sit there trying to act cool but it was obvious he was checking out Sonny even though his girlfriend Andy Mars was sitting next to him. Either Andy didn’t notice or care. Dementuo and Sonaria were cuddling which was weird because they’re siblings but nobody really cared anymore. Raine was talking to Sonny. He was using his knight persona when he did so. Sonny was usually just enjoying being the center of attention with the guys in Status but if anything she was more focused on her boyfriend, Geoffrey Techi. The other three couples had nothing on the French style these two were bringing to the table. Composer was standing next to Wynn. He was high ranking in Status and some even believed that he would be the next second in command. Either him or Tsukasa, who Halu was trying to convince to join his cult thing. Quite a bit of the members were rooting for Gin to be second in command. Two of those members was Polly Mon and a girl nicknamed Cookie. The two were acting like attention whoring idiots in the back though and weren’t very well liked except by Gin, Tsukasa, and Raine. They weren’t exactly the brightest bulbs in the shack though. And it’s a possibility they wanted to get into their pants even though the girls were so young. A newly joined member was smoking a joint. People stayed away from him because of the smoke and his excessive horniness. Liam was gone. He was believed to have gone into the bathroom with a Maxim magazine. Joey was believed to sneak into the ventilation shafts and head towards the direction of the bathroom. SSD was working on a list of powers he saw in tv shows and games. Anbu was helping him out since SSD would always get the powers wrong or something. Out of all these sort of celebrations going on there was one that was different from the rest. One that was silent but in its own way stood out from the rest. A young woman inspired to do her best and finally confess. Composer walked over to Sonny and Techi to try and settle the two down. She saw this as her chance. Luna Hiiragi’s face was already red as she stood up. She quickly walked over to Wynn whose focus was on the other members. His palm was on his face because of a few of the members but his attention was taken away by Luna when she simply tapped him on the shoulder. “Uh, hey Luna. Is there something you want?” Luna looked away to hide how red she was. “Uhhh….Wynn.” She tossled her brown hair and looked back at him. Her brown eyes matching his blue. “I was wondering if you’d dance with me at the party?” Wynn himself blushed after she asked the question. He looked at the girl for a second. She was a beautiful girl. The redness on his face subsided as he simply smiled. “Of course I will.” Luna smiled and ran off out of the room. “Wait Lu-oh what am I kidding? She’s gone now.” He let out a sigh as he cleared his throat. “Everybody please listen for a second.” The room quieted down for the third time in five minutes. “Now since we’re in the Banned we have been assigned a mission though. I’ll trust that somebody will tell those that are not here what it is. After we do this mission then we party twice as hard!” It was followed by more cheers. -19 Hours and 30 Minutes Later- A young man walked out of the Clopp’s grocery store. He was drinking from a carton of apple juice and in his other hand he was holding a cinnamon roll. He was wearing a black jacket with a blue t-shirt underneath and black pants and belt with a holster attached to both of his sides. On his back rested a metal baseball bat. Although he had these weapons in the open he didn’t have any problems in the store. “Our mission is to either capture or kill a high ranking member of the inactive. His name is Nobuo Beginning. He’s more commonly known by his nickname, Desperado. For whatever reason. It isn’t explained. Actually finding him shouldn’t be a problem The guy has purple hair.” The team assembled from Status, consisting of Wynn, Composer, Gin, SSD, Dementuo, and Raine, watched and followed Nobuo for 20 minutes since he left the Clopp’s grocery store. Nobuo was juust finishing his cinnamon roll while leaning against a streetlight. The group was hiding in a nearby alley. Gin was the first to say anything. “Where are we now?” The group gave him a quick hush. Dementuo spoke next after a quick nod from Wynn. “We’re in the condemned district. Most of these buildings are condemned and there’s barely anybody here other than some hobos.” Wynn seemed to be in thought about it. “Why would he come here? Oh sh*t. I think we fell into a trap.” It was obvious Gin and SSD were getting impatient. The grin grew even wider on Gin’s face. “Hey SSD, let’s show off for everybody else and wrap this mission up quickly. We’ll beat that guy up senseless and everybody will look up to us and maybe start calling me Gin-sama.” SSD nodded and the two jumped out of the alley leaving the rest of their group to facepalm. Nobuo put his empty carton of juice into the bag and tossed it into a random garbage can that like the houses and apartments were long abandoned here to rot away. He didn’t even seem to notice the two that were approaching him. Gin took out a wooden katana from his robe and SSD was carrying a wooden staff with a kitchen knife crudely taped perpendicularly onto it. The two stopped a few yards from Nobuo. “So you’re Desperado?” He let out a small laugh. “This will be no problem. I am super strong after all. The strongest in all of Status. Gin Level!” SSD seemed to be nodding in agreement while the rest in the alley were face palming and shaking their head. SSD was also anxious to introduce himself. “I Made This Scythe Myself! They call me SSD and I make weapons but I’m also a great fighter like my boss here.” SSD was another one that supported Gin’s attempt to be second in command of Status. Nobuo still didn’t even seem to notice the two. Either that or he was just ignoring them. The two were getting annoyed. Gin’s eyes were twitching and SSD’s grip on his scythe increased. “Let’s just kill him already SSD.” SSD nodded and jumped at Nobuo with his scythe held high. Nobuo took a step away from the streetlight as SSD went for the kill. The knife hit the streetlight causing the tape to break apart and the knife to go flying into the same trashcan that Nobuo threw his trash into. “My scy-“ He was cut off by Nobuo’s foot slamming into his face. He fell to the ground unconscious. “SSD was weak anyway. Definitely not as strong as me.” Gin charged at Nobuo who was simply yawning. He wasn’t impressed by their performance. When close enough Gin thrusted his sword at Nobuo using his maximum arm length but to dodge Nobuo went for a simple matrix style dodge. “Got ya!” Gin flipped a switch on his wooden katana causing the outer layer of the sword to extend. Nobuo slammed his forehead against the wooden katana as he straightened back up from his matrix style dodge. The extended part was shattered. “How is that possible?!” “Clearly you two are idiots. I’ll explain the flaws in your attacks since your egos are so bloated to see them yourself.“ Nobuo pointed at SSD. “STD there was using a stick with a knife taped on it. That screams stupid right there.” Next he pointed to the woodchips on the ground. “Your sword is made out of wood. It’s easy to break apart since it’s such a thing layer that extends and it’s hollow.” He walked up to Gin who seemed to be frozen in fear. “Third mistake was having such an ego when you’re pissing your pants after nothing.” He grabbed onto the collar of Gin’s robe. “Now your fourth and final mistake was actually thinking of fighting me.” He punched Gin first in the gut but quickly let go of his collar and with what was then the now free hand gave him an uppercut. Gin’s mouth filled with vomit and blood but the uppercut stopped him from opening his mouth. He fell to the ground choking. Nobuo reached for his bat and in a quick motion brought it down on Gin’s stomach. The blood and vomit exploded out of his mouth which soon covered his face. “So, who’s next?” Wynn clasped his hands together. “Well team it’s as I thought. He knows we’re here and those two decided to go in.” Composer sighed. “Were they the only ones who didn’t know?” Dementuo nodded. “Seems so.” Raine seemed to be the only one not focusing on the idiots but on Nobuo himself. “Uhhh…you know he just beat those two pretty badly and quickly, right?” Dementuo shrugged. “Well, they went in one at a time with pretty simple attacks. Not that hard to counter. If we just all go in he can’t really take us all on right?” “Just you three will go in then. Make sure to be careful when approaching but make it quick too. I’ll stay back and analyze him a bit further.” The other three nodded and rushed out of the alley towards Nobuo. Composer was holding his signature flute, Dementuo had a katana, and Raine was dragging a claymore along. Not the mine but the sword. Nobuo sighed. They were still attacking him. “A flute? Really?” Composer wasn’t in the mood. He was feeling a bit sick since all that crap came out of Gin’s mouth. “Shut up!” He played a note on his flute and a small blade came out of the other side. “Combining a flute with a stiletto? Clever. But unfortunately for you…” He pulled his bat off of Gin but oddly the barrel of the bat didn’t come with the handle. A blade did. “…my hidden blade is bigger than yours.” Composers eyes widened at the sight of the thin blade but a smirk soon grew across his face. Raine had managed to sneak up behind Nobuo. “If you’re smirking because of him I already knew he was there.” Raine was holding the claymore above his head and just as quickly he got behind Nobuo he brought the sword down on him. Without moving an inch Nobuo blocked the claymore with his own sword. Although his large sword was so easily blocked Raine smiled. “You think it’d be that simple Desperado?” Nobuo rolled his eyes. “Of course not. I can see them still coming at me. Obviously you’re a decoy.” It was true. Composer and Dementuo went in for the kill. Composer was going for a simple stab in the stomach and Dementuo with a slash across his side. Nobuo crouched down and Raine’s sword came down with him. The flute knife and katana collided with Raine’s claymore. All three of the blades shattered. “You think it’d be that simple?” Nobuo did a quick 360 spin cutting all of them with his sword while sending the shards of their blades at them too. As the three fell Nobuo stood and said to himself, “Where’s an easy button when you need it?” He looked down at the three. “They seemed to have fainted from pain, blood loss, or maybe a mixture of both.” Composer coughed up some blood. “You bastard…” Nobuo crouched down again but this time to . “So you’re still alive, huh? You stepped back a bit the moment your flutteto came in contact with that other guy’s claymore and managed to avoid a bit of the damage. Am I right?” Before Composer gave his answer a knife flew between the two. “Damn, I missed.” Wynn scowled as he took more knives out of his sleeve. Nobuo yawned as he stood up. “Nah. I saw you coming. Even if you had the guts to kill me I was ready.” Wynn smiled. “You’re able to sense my killing intent? Are you smart or something.” Nobuo kicked up the barrel and sheathed his sword. “No. I’m just not a complete idiot.” Wynn laughed. “Well then. I guess I’m not a complete idiot either. But I still can’t let you get away with beating my teammates senseless. I’m not as weak as them you know. I know what I’m using and how to use it.” Nobuo sighed. “Well that wouldn’t make you a very good leader if you didn’t. “ He put his bat back onto his back. “Maybe I’ll actually step it up a notch.” He pulled out his revolvers from his holsters. “But just because I’m using these don’t think I’ve gotten serious yet.” “Guns? Eh. Knives are more useful. They have multiple purposes.” Wynn charged at Nobuo. “And you think I give a f*ck, why exactly?” Nobuo charged as well. Wynn started off with throwing a knife but Nobuo simply shot at it sending it flying out of the battlefield. Now that they were close Wynn went for a stab with the knife in his left hand but Nobuo simply blocked it with his right hand revolver. Nobuo then pushed Wynn’s hand aside and pointed the gun at Wynn’s head. He pulled the trigger but Wynn deflected the bullet with a knife in his other hand. Nobuo then went for a pistol whip with his left hand revolver. Wynn simply crouched down to dodge the attack but Nobuo was a step ahead. When his revolver was above Wynn’s head he aimed down and took another shot. Wynn jumped back and threw a knife. “This guy is tough. I’m putting my all into it and he says he hasn’t even gotten serious yet.” Nobuo blocked with his right revolver and the dropped the other revolver he had just shot with. “What the…? Nobuo kicked the revolver right at Wynn’s face. The following minute was a bit of a dizzy blur of confusion and pain for Wynn. When he finally regained his senses Nobuo was holding his revolver like a tonfa and punching him in the face. He went flying into the wall of one of the nearby condemned buildings. The weak wall broke on impact when the man crashed into it. “How strong can this guy actually be? Is this the end of Status?” The man coughed up dust and debris as he laid on the ground after his crash. “This was a suicide mission.” “I’ll slaughter you.” Nobuo put his revolvers back in their respective holsters. He then took a grenade out of his jacket and tossed it into the building’s newly added hole. “Wynn!” Composer cried out from his own bloody spot on the concrete of the city’s street. Everybody else was unconscious. Wynn looked to his right to see the grenade now settling next to his head. Wynn’s eyes seemed to bulge out of their sockets at the sight. “No! I never even got to dance with Luna!” A few moments passed and Nobuo started laughing. He was laughing so hard he fell to the ground. The other two were confused. “You actually fell for that?” Nobuo stood back up but was struggling from the massive amount of laughing and his now hurting side. Wynn laughed a bit too. “For a so called cold, heartless, and soulless Inactive member who’s killed seven factions by himself you really did a lousy job finishing us off.” Nobuo walked into the newly formed hole. “You really aren’t a complete idiot.” Nobuo picked up the grenade that still had the pin in it and put it back into his jacket. Then he helped Wynn up. “It was pretty obvious. You didn’t kill any of them even though you had a million chances to do so.” The two got out of the building just as it collapsed and back into the street. “You mind explaining to me exactly why we’re not all dead?” Nobuo cleared his throat and coughed twice. “Well it started two days ago. I don’t know why exactly but I came to my senses. Maybe it was puberty. Who knows? But for whatever reason the control that the Inactive had on me was gone. Too be honest I’d like to figure out how but obviously it’s only been two days and I’ve been wandering around. Ahem. Well I was in an inactive base at the time so I killed all the inactive members their and escaped. I also blew up the place but I’m not as stupid to just leave precious information there for my own use.” He reached into his jacket and pulled out four eight gigabyte jump drives. “And before you ask, no, it’s not porn. I needed three more jump drives and another hour. And another thing you’re probably thinking is information on the inactive. Only half of one of these jump drives does. The rest is filled with blueprints of inventions of mine. Mostly cool weapons. I may not seem too much like it but I’m one of the Inactive’s scientists. I made the weapons I have on me, myself.” Wynn was listening to every word but still seemed to be in deep thought. “Well I apologize for the idiocy we have displayed today. Now I see that you were merely defending yourself. The information we got may have been a bit too late. Now that that’s behind us it seems like it’d be very beneficial for both of us if you join us in Status. We could really use you. Anbu!” After being called Anbu walked out of another of the nearby alleys. “I already contacted the rest of Status. A while ago after what happened to those guys. I had to contact them again to not be ready to kill him when they got here. We’ll be picked up in about five minutes.” “I guess I joined Status that day. The bastard even made me second in command. It’s not like I had many other options though. The Inactive would come after me again with higher numbers and bigger guns. But…why do I fight again? Do I even have a reason to? I haven’t had a memory of events since before a year ago from that day. Is Nobuo even my real name? Why the hell do I even care so much? And Why The Hell Am I Getting So Cliche?!” [spoiler=Part 2]It had been two weeks since Nobuo had joined status and a week since everybody recovered from their injuries. Not everybody has liked the fact that an Inactive member has joined them after injuring five of their comrades. Some of those people are the injured it has also been three days since a special lab was set up in the Headquarters of Status so that Nobuo may conduct his work. After Wynn had sent word to Ragnarok that they had managed to recruit one of the Inactive’s scientists/weapon developers he seemed to jump right in to accommodating him. Nobody really bothered to ask questions though. Since the lab was installed three days ago nobody had heard a thing from Nobuo. He was last seen going into his new workplace and soon after a clicking sound was heard. It’s obvious to say that the door was locked. Some people were worried and others didn’t give a sh*t. They were hoping he rotted away in there. While in his short time there he had managed to make a few enemies. Him and Gin right off the bat hated each other. Well more like bat on Gin’s stomach. He and Geoffrey Techi also tended to argue a lot over the littlest things. The Headquarters of Status was basically an old apartment building that had been renovated to fit their needs. The apartment building had five floors not including the basement with five rooms on each floor except for the first floor which only had three. Most of the space was used for conferences, parties, training, or just hanging out. Currently it was being used by all the members of status for various purposes but mostly hanging out…and some odd activities that weren’t very uncommon in Status…They just called the room The Bar since it did have one for the older members but the younger ones did get to drink on special occasions. They all dropped what they were doing when they heard a loud yawn. They looked over to the large main entrance to the bar which was now just closing. In front of it was Nobuo and to his left was what seemed like a large table but it was too hard to tell because it was covered with a few large sheets and had so many bulges. People seemed more focused on Nobuo though. He looked like a tired wreck. Wynn was the first to speak. “Hey Nobuo, are you alright?” Nobuo yawned again before answering. “I’m fine...ish. I just haven’t slept in three days. I may be hallucinating a bit though. The loli and that other girl are in nothing but their underwear.” Tsukasa was a bit annoyed with being called a loli. “Hey. How many times do I have to say it? I’m twen-oh forget it. And yes Andy and I are in our underwear. So?” Before Nobuo could really respond blood rushed out of his nose and he collapsed to the ground. -Later- Nobuo opened his eyes but as soon as he did water was splashed on his face. “What the hell?” “Drink up!” Raine said in a jokeful manner as he poured some more water from a water bottle onto Nobuo’s face. It wasn’t a very good idea since he soon found Nobuo’s foot in his own face. Nobuo sat up still obviously a bit tired. He noticed that there was tray next to him with a sandwich and bottle of water on it. He quickly ate and drank the two up until looking around. He was just on the couch that was still in the Bar. “How long was I out for?” Raine sat back up after falling to the ground from Nobuo’s kick. “I should be asking you that. But you were asleep for about 24 hours.” Nobuo simply face palmed. “24 hours? Well f*ck. Where’s all the stuff I brought in.” He looked around to see if it was anywhere. Raine pulled out what looked like a brand new claymore. “I assumed this one was mine. Was I right?” Nobuo simply nodded. “Some people weren’t really able to tell what was for them and what wasn’t.” He then pointed at the covered table again. “And that’s where everything else is.” Nobuo nodded his head. “Yeah. Now where’s everybody else. I need to give them their weapons and explain how they work.” “They’re all busy doing other things. I’ll go get them though.” With that being said Raine ran off. -10 Minutes later- Nobuo was once again standing everybody with the covered table to his side. This time though he was finishing off a peanut butter sandwich and apple juice box. After finishing he threw the juice box into the garbage can. “Ahem. Now if you people will put some clothes on.” This time it wasn’t just Andy and Tsukasa. The two had now forcefully removed the clothes of the other members but nobody had actually fought back to keep their clothes on. The rest looked at Nobuo apologetically with a few saying sorry and began to put their clothes on. That Korean noob couldn’t resist getting out one of his perverted jokes though. “So that’s a no to the orgy?” Nobuo face palmed. “Dude, half the girls here are under 12.” Tsukasa was stomping her feet and counting down from 100. Noob simply laughed before replying. “It’s all pink on the inside.” Nobuo sighed. “Well to continue…” He pulled the cover off of the table although there was no real point since they had all already peaked. There were a few things on the (what was now revealed to be a) mattress. “No, this mattress is not for an orgy. Now if you’ll all take out your weapons if you grabbed one. And since you’re all obnoxious peeking idiots I’ll tell you guys what they do.” [spoiler=Chris Denver, Starting Today, You Are A Host! by =DL=]Only those with excellent social standings and those from filthy rich families are lucky enough to spend their time here at the elite private school, Ouran Academy. Of course, that is neither here nor there, as this is Yugo High, and as such is not even in the same universe. But maybe something can trigger a change in that… “Yo, Dai-chan, daydreamin’ about some girl?” D.L. turned around, startled, to face the tan-skinned guy behind him. “What the hell, J.Z.? Are you trying to scare me to death or something?” J.Z. chuckled. “Nah, not yet anyway. Kari told me to tell you that she’ll have to cancel…that.” D.L. paused for a bit. “…Oh. It’s fine, I suppose. Did she say why?” “She said some stuff came up, and she’s sorry, but she won’t be able to make it.” D.L. sighed, then stood up. “Well, nothing we can do, right?” He left the room, his arms behind his head. J.Z. followed him, a bit worried. “Well, it’s not like you won’t get another chance, right?” he asked. “It’s fine. I’m used to being unlucky. There’s no reason why even after what we’ve been through, my luck should change any.” J.Z. frowned. “You’re lucky to even have survived.” “Right. Anyway…come with me, I have an errand to run.” “An errand?” “You watch Ouran High School Host Club, right?” D.L. asked. “I do, it’s hilarious,” J.Z. said, chuckling. “Well what if…” Black sat in class, his eyes half-open. Even though he stayed the whole night on the computer, and wanted to fall asleep right then and there, he managed to keep himself awake, and was silent, so the teacher ignored it. But soon he let out a yawn, and got a small chalk thrown at his head. His head snapped to the front of the class. “Mister Black, can you answer the question on the board?” “I, uh…” Suddenly, the door burst open, and D.L. and J.Z. walked in. D.L., smiling, walked over to Black, and turned to the teacher. “Yo, teach, can we borrow this guy?” “Well, we’re in the middle of class, so…” “Thanks a bunch, teach! You’re the best!” D.L. said, dragging Black out of the classroom. J.Z. shut the door, and D.L. let go of Black. “Dude, I was in the middle of class. Is this an emergency?” “Sort of. Come with us.” Black frowned, but followed them. They headed to the third floor, which hardly held classes, so had a lot of empty rooms. D.L. led them to a particular one, which said “Art Room: 3-105”. As he opened the door, they gasped. There were luscious sofas and fine desks neatly placed around the room. Also, there were various paintings on the cream-colored walls. The lighting was done in such a way that the room seemed to almost sparkle. “What do you guys think?” D.L. asked. “I organized it myself. With a friend’s help.” J.Z. took a look around, and whistled. “Spiffy.” “And…what are we supposed to do here? Actually, is this even legal?” “Of course it is, silly Black. How can what we’re about to do possibly be illegal?” D.L. asked, smirking, as he stretched out his arms. “Right…and what are we about to do?” “We’re going to,” D.L. said, then snapped his fingers, and pointed at Black. “Create a host club! And you’re going to help us!” “What in God’s name is a host club?” he asked. “It’s very simple. We’re going to create a group of the most handsome, and elegant males at our school, to entertain girls. It’s perfect!” “…Perfect what? Seems like a desperate attempt to get a girlfriend, if you ask me,” Black said, looking around the room. J.Z. glared for an instant at D.L., who laughed nervously. “Heh, that’s nonsense. Besides, you like making girls happy, right? Of course, there’s a PARTICULAR girl you want to make happy…” “S-shut up…” Black answered, looking away with a slight blush on his face. “Anyway, I have a couple more people in mind for this…” “Can I take off the damn blindfold? I told you already, it’s not my birthday, and throwing surprise birthday parties DOESN’T make it my birthday.” “Of course you can take them off,” D.L. answered. Creator practically ripped off the blindfold, and tossed it to the ground. He looked around, and saw D.L., J.Z., Black, and Sonic in the large, fancy room. “What’s going on here? I can just guess this is another one of your oh-so-ingenious plans.” “Oh, but it is! We’re forming a host club!” Creator stared at D.L. for a few moments, before simply turning to leave. Suddenly, J.Z. stood in front of the door. “Sorry, if we’re all in this, then you are too. Plus, you can bet it’ll be fun.” “Fun…right…I think my idea of fun differs from yours.” “Oh come on, Creator. Even Sonic joined in. Just give it a chance. Besides, the girls will eventually PAY us to entertain them. We can be rich,” he said, extending the last word a bit, with a sly grin. Chris sighed, carrying a heavy package. “Damn, why did the teacher have to ask me to do this? I’ve never even been to the third floor, finding the art room might be hard…” Once he got to the third floor, he walked through the hallways, examining the different signs. Finally, he reached the one he was looking for, and set the box aside to push it open. To his mild surprise, nothing odd and out-of-place, like a storm of roses, jumped out at him. But he did see several people there. In fact, they were people he knew quite well. “D.L….J.Z…Black…Sonic…and Creator? What are you guys doing in the abandoned art room?” Before he knew it, D.L. had approached him, and was smiling slyly. “Why, you want to find out?” “Uh…is it gonna make me sick?” “Not at all. We’re…” “The Yugo High School Host Club,” the others said, in almost a monotone. “…Right…I’m gonna, like…leave now. Have fun.” “Stop right there! We were looking for another member, and you’re just who we need! And if you don’t join…I’ll tell everyone you like Clair!” “I don’t like Clair!” D.L. reached into his pocket and pulled out a device. He clicked a button on it, and a voice started up “Hi, I’m Chris Denver, and I-” then the tone changed a bit. “Like Clair!” “…I swear to whatever holy entity you stand for…if you actually pull that…” “Oh come on, it can’t be that bad, right? You might even be able to find a girl. It’s time you got over Rosa, dude.” Chris opened his mouth to say something, but decided to close it and looked away. “Alright, I’ll do it. But only for a few days. It was actually a pretty good anime, so as long as there aren‘t any overly gay moments, I‘m good.” “Greeeat,” D.L. said, grinning. “…Why are we here?” a blond girl asked, her female companions beside her, unsure of what they were doing in that room. “Welcome, ladies. I assume some of you have heard of Ouran High School Host Club?” Most of the girls smiled, and began chatting among themselves about it, agreeing, making comments, among other things. D.L. nodded a few times, before he clapped his hands to get their attention. “Well, this is Yugo High’s very own…host club! While you are here, you will receive nothing but the finest treatment from us.” He pointed at Black. “The romantic type! He can please even the most skeptical of women with his almost girl-ish charm.” Then, at Creator. “The cool-type! Also comes in handy for you girls who like guys with glasses.” “The jokester type!” he said, pointing at J.Z. “He’s no class clown; this guy’s grade of comedy is perfectly suited to attract pretty young ladies such as yourselves.” He then pointed at Sonic. “The boy-ish type! Those of you who always wanted an older version of a shota, since they’re super cute, he’s the one you’re looking for!” “And finally, no host club would be complete without ‘The Natural’!” he finished, pointing at Chris. Chris leaned over a bit toward D.L. and whispered; “I’m a natural?” “You better be,” DL muttered, smirking. A few minutes later, Chris was sitting awkwardly on a sofa, with two girls sitting in the sofa across from him, and a small table in between them. “Um…are you really Chris Denver?” the younger of the two girls asked. Chris gave a small jolt, and looked up at them for the first time. He saw the one that had spoken had smooth black hair, with bangs that almost covered her eyes, and fell to her shoulders in the back. The other had long brown hair, and matching eyes, which gleamed with an almost golden sparkle due to the lighting. “Uh…yes, I am!” he said, almost stuttering. “And…who might you two ladies be?” “I‘m Jennifer,” replied the brown-haired one, smiling. “and my shy little friend is Ayame. I just call her Aya.” “Ayame…that’s a Japanese name, right?” Ayame gave a slight nod. Jennifer patted her on the back. “Yep, Aya’s Japanese. She transferred her a few months ago. And to tell you the truth, we’re both BIG fans. I can’t believe you’re really Chris Denver! You’re a legend, you know?” Chris scratched his head, laughing nervously. “I heard…” “U-um…” Ayame said, her hand close to her mouth. “Can you tell us about your adventures?” “Of course.” Chris said, smiling. “It’d be my pleasure!” As he talked, moving his arms to try and express the story more thoroughly, Jennifer and Ayame grew more and more excited. They sat straight up in their seats, even leaning forward a bit. As he went on, Chris got more and more into the story, standing up from the sofa, and doing little actions to go with the story. D.L. chuckled as he looked at him. “He seems to be doing fine.” He turned back to the two girls on the couch in front of him. One had slender eyes, and her hair was tied in two buns. She was well-developed around the bust and waist. The one next to her had dyed green hair that fell to her waist, and a slim figure. “Now, ladies, may I ask what are your names?” “Mei,” the girl with her hair in buns said, her sight focused on the two slices of cake next to the pair of teacups in front of her and the other girl. “And I’m Jade. Who are you?” the girl with long green hair asked, smiling. “I’m glad you asked,” D.L. said, smirking, as he reached for his teacup. He gently raised it, leaning back in his chair with one leg crossed over the other and his arm slouching behind the sofa, and took a small sip of it. “I am the one who will entertain you fine ladies this evening, Daisuke Link. Your wish is my command.” Jade’s light green eyes gleamed, her hands pressed together. “Wow, that sounds wonderful! Seriously?” “Why of course, that’s why I am here,” D.L. answered smiling, then saw that Mei was now looking at his cake, as her’s was gone, and some frosting was on her lip. “Hmm, do you want mine?” Mei looked up, as if she just noticed he was there, despite having answered him before. A sweat drop slid down her cheek as she stared at him intently. Then, she gave a little nod. D.L. chuckled. “You have to only ask, my fair damsel. Please, go ahead. It’s all yours.” Mei’s face brightened, and she hesitantly picked up the cake and began eating it silently, though surprisingly fast. “Anything else you two wish? How about I tell you a story of the war? It’ll have all the inside secrets that the media hasn’t released,” D.L. said, smirking slightly. “Wah, I love researching the Banned-Inactive War! Please tell us!” Jade pleaded, hopping up and down on her seat, slightly.” D.L. smirked, and “Well…will you believe that it basically only started when…” He drifted off into talking about the war, and all the exciting details that lay underneath its surface; but of course, he knew only to tell the details that would make Jade impressed, nothing about he dark side of it. He knew better than to kill the mood. Time passed, with the other hosts trying their best to entertain the girls, some succeeding more than others, until finally the sun had begun to set. “And that’s when I said ‘You’ll never take us down, because we’re DEF!’, an-” D.L. said, then stopped when he looked outside. “Woah, it’s already this late?” “Um…yes!” Jade said, laughing. “Everyone else already went home. Except for us two, and Mei. She’s over there eating the untouched cake slices. Oh, and one of your other hosts is still over there talking to those two girls. They seem to be as excited to hear him as I am to hear about all this inside info!” “I’m sorry,” D.L. said, chuckling. “I guess I just got too into it.” “No, no, not at all! I enjoyed listening, it really is very different to be told this by one of the more important participants in the war!” D.L. blushed lightly. “Why thank you. But really, the pleasure was all mine to have the company of you two ladies.” Jade smiled, then looked at the setting sun, and then to D.L.. “Say, I know we just met today…but do you want to join me to dinner sometime?” Jade asked. “Um…” D.L. began to say, unsure of how to proceed. “Well, sure, I’d love to! What day?” “Hmm…is Friday at Rossio’s Palacio good?” “D-definitely, yeah!” he asked, smiling. “Five o’clock?” “Sounds good! I’ll see you there,” she said, then left with a wave. D.L. smiled a bit to himself. “Wow…what a lucky break. Could she be into me?” Then, he saw Mei walking around the room, looking for more cake. He chuckled. “Right, almost forgot her. Hey, Mei! I’m goin to head out. Are you gonna stay looking for more cake, or…?” Mei faced him with a startle once again, surprised. She stared at him for a bit, then gave a slight nod, and approached him. “Let’s go, then,” she muttered to herself. D.L. chuckled, and they both walked out of the room. At the time, Chris, Ayame, and Jennifer were still there. Chris was still in the middle of his ramblings about all his heroic and not-so-heroic acts in the war, when suddenly a cell phone rang, causing him to almost trip and fall, out of lost momentum. “Oops, that’s for me,” Jennifer said. “I should go. Bye Chris, it’s been fun, this host club thing was worth while coming to, in the end.” She winked, and left, leaving Chris and Ayame alone. “Wow, it’s really gotten late. I hope I didn’t bore you too much, though.” “U-um, not at all!” Ayame said, standing up. “I…um…it was fun to listen to your stories, it really was!” “Really?” Chris asked, chuckling. “I thought I was making quite a fool out of myself.” “N-no…I thought you sounded really cool! I-I wish I were that cool…” Ayame muttered, looking down. Chris put a hand on her shoulder, then looked right at her. “Hey, anyone who can bother listening to me rant is cool in my book.” Ayame blushed, then gulped. “Um…I-if you have time sometime…do you wanna…lik-” she began to say, before the door slammed open, causing Chris to turn, and Ayame to sigh, drooping her head. “Chris, what the hell are you doing? You promised to give me a ride home toda- ooh, is that your girlfriend?” “E-El! Um…no! She’s not my girlfriend! I met her today, and we were talking, that’s it!” Ayame forced a small smile, still looking down. Right… “Alright, whatever dude. Let’s just freaking go, okay? Like, seriously, I’m getting bored out of my damned mind.” “Fine, fine, I’m coming!” he said, then turned to Ayame. “Bye, it was fun talking.” Ayame gulped, then raised her head. “U-um…Chris!” Chris froze, then turned. “Hmm? What’s up?” “Uh…that is…would you like to meet up someday soon? I’d love to hear more of your stories…” “Uh…sure,” Chris said, then blinked. “I don’t see why not.” He reached into his pocket and tossed her a card. “Here, that has my e-mail on it. You can just message me where to go, what day, and when, and I’ll see if I’m available, okay?” A small smile grew on Ayame’s face. She nodded. “O-okay. I’ll think really hard about the best place to go!” Chris smiled, and El dragged him out. “Come on, lover boy, I ain’t takin’ a taxi.” After she was sure there was no one there, Ayame giggled softly, and hugged the card Chris had given her. D.L. and Mei reached the entrance to the school. The sun had already descended almost all the way into the horizon. “Uh…well, I guess this is bye, for today. It’s been fun,” D.L. said. Mei looked at him, then looked back down. “Uh…what’s wrong?” D.L. asked. “Umm…oh, why don’t I walk you home? It’s getting pretty dark.” Mei looked at him again. A slight blush crept on her face, then she looked down. “You don’t…have to.” “Hmm…well it’ll be my pleasure anyway! Lead the way, if any bad guys come, I’ll beat them up!” Mei blinked, and looked at him once again. She then looked away, and began walking. D.L. followed right behind her, not aware of the tiny smile Mei had on her face. They walked for a good ten minutes, through the darkening streets. There weren’t much people out in the streets, though D.L. had no idea why. Once Mei finally stopped, D.L. gasped, as Mei opened the gate to a huge house. “Woah, that’s where you live?” he asked, his mouth agape. Mei gave a short nod. Then, she stared at him for a few moments. “Um…thank you. I appreciate you walking me home.” D.L. smiled. “It’s no problem. I can’t let a cute girl like you go home alone at this hour, right?” Mei blinked, and stared at D.L. again. “Do you…” she muttered, almost inaudibly. “Huh?” “Do you wish to…accompany me to eat cake sometime? Or…to dinner, maybe?” D.L. blinked. “Uh…umm…where would you like to go?” “I heard…Duke the Cake serves amazing vanilla cake…” “Duke the Cake, huh? Alright, I guess. Sure! What day and time?” “Would… five o’clock on Friday be good?” “Of course it would! Meet you there!” he said, walking away while waving. Yeesh…I got two dates today. Lucky me. At….at the…same day. And…the same time… He thought, stopping in his tracks. Craaaaaap… Later that day, after having arrived home, Chris opened up his e-mail. He expected there to be hardly anything, as usual, since this was his private e-mail, not his Banned e-mail. Everyone wanted to send messages to Chris Denver, Warrior Extraordinaire. No one wanted to send messages to Chris Denver, Ordinary Student. But today, there was one message. He quickly opened it. “Rossio’s Palacio, @ 6:00. Plz come~ =)” it read. “Huh…” Chris muttered. [spoiler=SWAT Kats - Yugo's Radical Squadron! by Chaos Sonic]The Oneshot's Main Theme Exactly two years after the defeat of Life, Yugo City returned to its normal state of peace. Nothing evil was tarnishing its peace and so all the factions that were around when Life was alive, have disbanded and everyone went they’re own ways. And now with that, this story begins with two young men working in a junk yard, one begin a well known faction leader; while the other one being one of his best friends. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Yugo City Junk, not the place to see one of the faction’s leaders working, but unfortunately it’s where he was sent to work. Sonic Chao, leader…or rather ex-leader of the Vongola of YCM, was sent here to work after completely disobeying orders and running a jet into a building. Being sent here was to pay off his debt and boy was it a big debt! Sonic drove the Junk Yard truck through the streets, sighing as he thought about that. I still can’t believe that Roxas sent me to this job just because I didn’t follow his orders while we were chasing after someone who knew something about Xazeon. he thought with a sigh. He stopped at a stop sign and then heard something out his window. He looked and saw an older man reading a newpaper, while talking to a woman standing next to him. “Eh, what is with these hooligans? These two weirdos acting like those SWAT Kats trying to protect us…think they need to be in the Looney bin!” the older man grumbled. The woman shook her head and smiled. “I don’t know…I actually like the fact that there are some people out there that want to help and not just ruin stuff up like the Mod’s Police Force.” Sonic couldn’t help but smile a little when he heard this. As he did, he drove off towards the Junk Yard. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pulling into the small workshop in the Junk Yard, Sonic turned off the engine and got out of the truck. “Cody! Dude, I’m here!” he said, calling for his associate who worked with him. As Sonic called, a Caucasian young man at the age of eighteen walked out of a small room and walked towards Sonic. He had short black hair, ocean blue eyes, and was wearing a type of grease monkey uniform and had a red hat in his hand. “Well it took you long enough Sonic!” Cody said with a chuckle. Sonic rolled his eyes and said, “Yeah I know. I was a little sidetracked…” Cody shook his head and grabbed a few bags of the garbage and parts in the back of the truck and began unloading them. “You were over at the Vongola building again, weren’t you?” he asked, knowing where he went. “Yep.” Soinc said sighing. He walked into a backroom and then after a few minutes got dressed in his own grease monkey uniform. “Kinda miss the old days like that.” “True, but you’d have to fight Life all over again…and who knows if you people would be winning that.” Cody said chuckling as he grabbed a newspaper from a small table. “Oh and speaking of old days, one of your old friends was just released from prison.” Hearing this, Sonic quickly grabbed the newspaper and began to read it. Released After Two Years!The man known as Belphagor Pi was just released from prison after his sentence was over. He was released on good behavior and his bond was paid by an unknown person. Though he says he feels deeply sorry about betraying his friends, including Sonic Chao, the ex-leader of the Vongola of YCM. “He’s out?!” Sonic exclaimed after he finished reading the paper. He remembered how Bel betrayed them that day and he shook his head. “I doubt he’s changed.” “You have to give the guy a chance amigo.” Cody said shaking his head. Sonic tossed the paper and said, “Not him. He already betrayed me once…I can’t let him do it again.” Before Cody could try and reason with him, a car horn was heard. The both of them looked out front to see they’re normal customer. Her name was Lauren Yuki and she happened to be the deputy mayor to the current one, Kaito Kuroda. Lauren has long blond hair, light golden eyes, and wore a cute light red dress with a small Winged Kuriboh pin on her left collar’s flap. “Lauren’s back!” Sonic said, smiling. Both of them began to quickly fix themselves up before she arrived to them. Why did they do this? A woman walking towards them, basic normal male instinct…I suppose. They finished and saw Lauren in front of them and they both smiled. “Good morning, Lauren.” they both said. “Hello Cody, Sonic.” Lauren said with a nod. “Do you think you both can fix up my car? The engine is kinda messed up a little.” Sonic smiled and took Lauren’s hand. “Of course we can Lauren! Anything for the deputy mayor.” he said, seeming like one of the hosts from Ouran. “Thank you both.” Lauren said with a smile. She then walked off and got into the mayor’s limo which came to pick her up. Cody saw Sonic still seeming like he was thinking about Lauren. He gave him a gentle slap to the back of the head and said, “SONIC! Stop gawking we gotta fix her ride!” “O-Oh yeah…” Sonic said chuckling nervously. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * “Yes Mayor Kaito, I’ll be at Pop Park in just a few minutes.” Lauren said as she was talking with Kaito on the other end. “Well please hurry! The press is almost here to watch me unveil the new idea for the Yugo City Tower!” Mayor Kaito said on the other end. Lauren sighed and nodded. “I know. Please be patient.” she said as she hung up the phone. “Driver, please head to Pop Park double time.” The drive didn’t answer, but he pressed on the brake and then turned around. A sinister laugh was heard, which sent chills down Lauren’s spine. “Sorry Deputy Mayor, but there is a change in plans today!” the voice said. The driver took off the hat he was wearing to reveal that he was Belphagor. He laughed again and then drove heading somewhere, taking Lauren with him. T-T-This isn’t good!! Lauren thought as she reached in her purse and grabbed a small remote control like device. Gotta inform T-Bone and Razor! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * “WAS NOT!!” Sonic said shaking his head. Cody laughed and said, “You were too. You were totally drooling over Lauren or my name isn’t Cody Frost!” Sonic rolled his eyes and said, “I wasn’t. And are you sure you should be putting these Turbo plugs on Lauren's engine is such a good idea, Cody?" "Of course! I say she's gonna have extra horse power in case of an emergency." Cody said with a chuckle as he finished hooking up the plugs and got into the car to start it up. "I say you're gonna blow the engine." "Sonic, I'm a pilot. I know what an engine can handle." Cody said starting the engine. "See? Purrs like a kitten." He smirked and then stepped on the accelerator. "Growls like a tiger." Before Cody could do anything else, a small boom was heard and smoke came from the front of the car. Sonic shook his head and then said, "Blows like a volcano...now what do we tell Lauren?" "We'll think of something...” Cody said getting out of the car, kicking the front of it a little. Just then an alarm was sounded inside the building. Cody quickly looked at Sonic, seeming a little serious. “Looks like Lauren is needing some help….besides just the engine!” he said as both of them ran towards a small staircase and ran down the stairs. Cody moved quickly to a small speaker, which was connected to the alarm. He slammed his fist on the button to answer and said, in a slightly deeper voice, “T-Bone here. What’s wrong, Ms. Yuki?” “T-Bone!” Cody and Sonic both heard Lauren whisper. “I’ve been abducted by Belphagor Pi! He’s taking me towards the docks…thinking he’s going towards the warehouses.” Sonic gritted his teeth and then said, also in a somewhat deep voice, “Don’t worry Ms. Yuki, we’ll find you and kick the crap outta him!” Lauren sounded like she let out a small sigh and said, “Thank you both.” And just like that, the transmission was cut off. “Let’s go Cody!” Sonic said as he rushed over towards two lockers. He opened the one that said “Razor” and then pulled out a red and blue flight suit and quickly put it on. He tightened his fingerless gloves and then put on a small bandana with eye holes so he could see. Cody did the same as he opened a locker that said “T-Bone” and pulled out another red and blue flight suit. He grabbed two helmets, matching their flight suits and tossed one at Sonic as they put them on. Sonic grabbed two devices, tossing one at Cody, while strapping the other to his wrist. He then pressed a button on the wall and the lights turned on, revealing a fighter jet painted all black with a few touches of yellow and red on it. The two ran towards the jet and jumped into the cockpit, Cody in the front and Sonic in the back. “Alright T-Bone, the small reading from the device Lauren used is over near the docks, just like she said.” Sonic said, calling Cody by his alter-ego’s name. “Got it Razor.” T-Bone said, as he pushed the accelerator leaver for the jet forward, causing the jet to fly out of a small hangar on the other side of the junk yard. T-Bone flew the jet above the skies of Yugo City, heading towards the docks. He sighed and said, “Razor, you’ll have to not let this situation get to you.” “No. If Bel does anything to hurt Lauren…I’ll personally make sure he goes down.” Razor said his fist colliding with his open hand. T-Bone sighed and then continued heading towards the docks. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Meanwhile, someplace else in the city. “My lord, Belphagor has called. He reports that those SWAT Kats, he called them are headed this way to rescue the Deputy Mayor.” says a man in a black robe. The one he was talking to nodded and then said, “Tell him to call in the fighters and knock that jet out of the sky.” “As you wish my lord.” the man in the black robe said, walking away from the one he was talking to. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * T-Bone was almost near the docks, when he heard the radar that Razor had start beeping….a lot! “Razor…what’s on the radar?” he asked. “Well, about ten enemy fighters on our tail.” Razor said as he glanced at the radar, then behind him. T-Bone smirked and said, “Finally! Time to party!” “Just try not to mess the paint up on the TurboKat.” Razor said chuckling. “I just painted again yesterday.” Soon the enemy fighters began to shoot at the TurboKat, missing completely though. T-Bone jerked the navigational stick to the left and made the TurboKat make a sharp turn to the left and then made a complete U-Turn. “Hurry up and take them out, sure-shot!” he said. Razor got about three of the enemy fighters on target and said, “Locked on! Deploying Piranha Missiles!” About nine missiles were launched towards the three enemy fighters, and as they were about to hit, their metal casings broke and showed them having teeth, which began to eat at the enemy fighter’s wings. With this, three of the ten fighters spun out of control and crashed below. “BULL’S EYE!!” “Don’t get cocky, sure-shot.” T-Bone chuckled. “There are seven more left…so we’re gonna have to stay on our toes here.” They were getting ready to deploy another round of missiles, but then a few choppers flew past them, shooting at the enemy fighters. “And right on time, the Yugo City Police Department…” Razor said, sarcastically. “How much you wanna bet that ‘you-know-who’ is on duty?” T-Bone chuckled and then said, “When isn’t he?” Then the two of them heard from one of the choppers, “SWAT Kats! Stay out of this! This is YCPD’s job!!” Razor pressed a button and then said, “Look Fenrir, we’re helping out too! Not our fault we can do your job better than you can.” Fenrir, the YCPD’s Commanding Officer, looked at the TurboKat and said, “You vigilantes should just turn around and go home now!” “What was that?” T-Bone said as he messed with the communication. “You’re breaking up….BYE!!” They quickly hung up and then headed towards a small warehouse where Lauren’s signal was coming from. Razor pressed a button and said, “Alright TurboKat is on Auto-Pilot and I’m lowering the rope now.” He pressed another button and the cockpit opened. Both T-Bone and Razor grabbed the ropes and then descended towards the warehouse’s roof and landed near the window. They saw Lauren tied up to a small beam of the building, with Belphagor standing in front of her, appearing to shuffle some knives in his hand. Razor pointed his device strapped on his wrist and then shot a small missile from it, making it break the glass and head straight towards Belphagor’s head. “You’re right on time.” Belphagor said laughing. Then he moved quickly and threw a knife at the missile, the both of them colliding, making it explode. “Ushishishishi, now I finally get to see the two new heroes of Yugo City fight in action.” T-Bone and Razor glanced at each other and then back at Belphagor. Then they jumped in after they grabbed the ropes and landed right in front of Belphagor. “Alright, now you can release Ms. Yuki right now…” T-Bone said cracking his knuckles. “OR…you can just give up now. Either way, you lose.” “Ushishishi, you really think so?” Belphagor said as his knives began to float around him. Razor, having known this trick, smirked and said, “T-Bone…don’t freak out. There’s a wire he has around those knives. Just be careful.” T-Bone nodded and then rushed in towards Belphagor, trying to hit him, but Belphagor simply jumped out of the way and threw a few knives towards him. Smirking, T-Bone raised his wrist and then pressed a button on the device strapped to it and shot a missile at the knives. “Well, well…this is an interesting turn of events.” Belphagor said grinning. Razor ran behind Belphagor and then said, “Eat Claw Missiles!” Soon two missiles with claws on them shot from the device, heading towards Belphagor’s floating knives. What? Crap…have to ditch these knives! Belphagor thought as he noticed Razor’s Claw Missiles heading towards his knives and the wire. He quickly let go of the wire and then let the claw missiles take them. Belphagor then held up two more knives and said, “Well, it appears I’m not messing with any amateurs. Shishishishishi, though your doomed any way.” “Why is that?” T-Bone asked with a chuckle. “Cause it seems you can’t do anything!” Belphagor smirked and then threw the knife to his left and then hit a medium sized container. “That is a bomb…I just activated it…in a few moments, you’ll all get blown up!” He climbed up a few boxes towards a window and then said, “Bye-bi~” Razor glared at Belphagor, about to follow, but T-Bone grabbed his shoulder. “T-Bone, let me go!! I have to get him!” “Not now…we got to get rid of this bomb. Either that or just get the heck out of here.” T-Bone said seriously. Razor nodded and then went to untie Lauren and then grabbed the rope from the TurboKat. He stepped on the small hook that was there and he held his hand out to Lauren. “All aboard, Ms. Yuki.” he said smiling. Lauren nodded and quickly grabbed Razor’s hand and then held Razor tightly, so she wouldn’t fall. “T, get us out of here!!” Razor said, as T-Bone had already gotten up to the cockpit and began to pilot. T-Bone nodded and then flew them away from the docks; just in time for the bomb to explode and destroy have the warehouses. “T-Bone, can you please take me to Pop Park?” Lauren called up to T-Bone. “The Mayor is waiting for me.” “You got it Ms. Yuki.” T-Bone said as he flew them towards Pop Park. Razor let Lauren down and then he got back into the cockpit with T-Bone. “Don’t say a word, T-Bone.” he said, knowing he was going to start making jokes about him liking Lauren a lot. T-Bone just chuckled and said, “Alright. Let’s just get home….cause this whole ordeal is tiring.” “I totally agree, T.” With that, the TurboKat flew off back towards the Junk Yard. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * “What do you mean they didn’t get killed?” a man asked, as he sat on a throne. Belphagor, who stood in front of him, sighed and said, “I told you, they freakin’ escaped. Not much you can do when they escape.” The man slammed his fists on the throne’s arms and said, “Well…those two wanna be heroes will soon realize the game they’re playing won’t be that good. Now next time, Belphagor, you will kill them…or I’ll send you back to prison. I paid your bail, so don’t give me any reasons to send you back!” “I understand.” Belphagor said smiling. “I will not fail you, Lord Browarod.” He walked out of the room and then said, “Shishishishishi….well since I’m out, I may as well go pay a visit to my dear old boss, Sonic Chao.” [spoiler=Turnabout Farewell by Rumisiel]Wednesday11:20 PMPowerforce Base: Sibling Wing Dane stood in the base of the Absolute Powerforce, in the wing where he and his sister, Caeda, lived in since Life had taken over the world. Things had been rough for everyone, but they had to go into hiding due to being part of the Banned. They couldn’t even tell their parents, out of fear of making them a target for Life. Dane sat down in a chair, waiting for Caeda to come back. He needed to talk to her, but he wasn’t worried that she was gone. He assumed that she, as usual, was out with Black. He was getting tired of waiting though, and decided to call her. He quickly dialed her number on the phone in his room, and waited for her to answer. He waited in vain, and got no answer. “Caeda… Where are you?” He sat down on his bed and lay down, hoping for her to be back by morning.--- Thursday7:25 AMPowerforce Base: Sibling Wing Dane awoke early the next morning, and quickly got dressed. Ever since he and Caeda had taken residence in the Powerforce base, he woke up early each morning for online classes, along with something else he was fairly interested in, that other something being Legal Studies. He was already well on his way to getting his Defense Attorney’s badge, all he needed was to win a trial, although he wondered many times if he would rather have a Prosecutor’s instead. Either way, he didn’t have near enough time to start taking another course, as he was already nearly done with this course. Maybe I could get both badges… Nah, I’m fairly sure it doesn’t work that way. He turned on his computer, but before he started his courses, he decided to get a drink. Breakfast was out of question, as Dane hardly ate unless he was near starving. Walking out of his room, he grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, and walked back to his room… But he didn’t enter yet. Instead, he opened the door to Caeda’s room and found it completely empty. The bed was made, nothing looked touch, it was exactly the way it was left last night. She… Never came back home… Dane rushed out of the wing where they lived and ran to find anyone. Clair, Cherry, Black, anyone who could know where Caeda might be. He rushed to Cherry’s office and almost knocked the door down once he found out it was locked. “Cherry!” He let loose a yell that nearly caused Cherry to jump out of her chair. “What is it Dane? I usually don’t see you here, so hurry up and spill.” Cherry quickly turned to Dane and noticed how freaked out he was. ”Have you seen Caeda? She didn’t come back to the wing last night, she didn’t answer her phone, if she was with Black she would have called me at the very least to let me know!” Dane was pacing back and forth now with obvious worry in his eyes. “Dane… Calm down! I’m sure she’s o-“ Cherry was cut off by Dane. “She CAN’T be out with Black, Cherry. She just can’t be. She would have at least answered her phone when I called.” Dane slammed his hands down on Cherry’s desk. “Listen, if you hear from her, or anything about me, call me right away. I’m going to go look for Black and see if he knows anything.” With that, Dane rushed out of the office. Behind him, he heard Cherry let a small sigh out.--- Dane rushed down the stairs of the Powerforce and nearly ran into Clair. He managed to avoid knocking her over and slowed down enough to help her regain her balance. “Sorry Clair. Didn’t mean to almost knock you down the stairs…” He looked up at her and realized she was probably going to see Cherry. “It’s fine Dane, why are you in such a rush though? It’s not like we’re being attacked or anything.” She looked at him with such a questioning look he couldn’t help but sigh. ”Caeda is missing Clair… I haven’t seen her since early yesterday. I just saw Cherry, and she doesn’t know anything, but she did promise to call me if she heard anything. I’m freaking out.” “She is? Well, I’m sure you’ll find her soon, I’ll help look once I finish here, okay?” Clair gave him a small smile as she started walking up the stairs again. He went on down the stairs into the main hall of the Powerforce where he found Leo, Nexev, and Ammy. He ran over to them and noticed them going over some papers. “Guys, have any of you-“ ”Seen the news reports? Yeah, we saw them Dane, you’re always behind us, you should try catching up.” Leo looked at Dane quickly then turned back the papers. “…Um, I was going to ask if you all had seen Caeda at all recently, but I’m going to assume no, you don’t care, and all that stuff. Anyway, what do you mean by news reports?” Dane wanted to find Caeda, but knew ignoring Leo would do him no good when he got started. ”Someone was murdered. We don’t know who, when, or where, but the reports so far all agree on one thing, whoever did it was sick according to the police.” Leo handed the papers to Nexev and turned to Dane. “Be careful out there. We can’t have anyone dying after we just beat Life.” “I’ll be as careful as I can Leo. Gotta find Caeda after all.” With that, Dane rushed out of the Powerforce base into the main garden. In the garden, he saw no one. It was completely empty, when normally at least one person would be strolling through it. Within minutes, Dane had reached the Powerforce gates and walked out, making his way into Yugo City.--- Thursday1:20 PMYugo City: Somewhere Dane had been running through Yugo City for two hours, hoping to find Black. He didn’t see him in the Powerforce base, so his only hope was that he was with one of the other fractions he was involved with. After another half hour of running around, he finally found, not Black, but Chris Denver. He ran over to Chris and grabbed his shoulder. “Chris, tell me you have seen Black or Caeda. Caeda’s been missing for the last twenty-four hours, and I haven’t seen Black since late yesterday.” Chris looked at Dane and started talking. “You sure man? I saw Black about an hour ago. Didn’t talk to him or anything, but I saw him at the park. You want me to help look?” Dane patted Chris on the back and turned around. “Nope, I got what I needed to know, I’m going to find Black now, thanks Chris!” With that, Dane ran off once more, only to get a call on his cell phone. He quickly pulled it out and answered. ”Cherry? Did Caeda come back?” He sounded like he was about to freak out, but when Cherry responded it was with extreme calm. “Dane… You might want to head back to the base. I’ll meet you at the front with the others.” With that, Dane quickly started his way back to the base. “I’ll be there in about half an hour Cherry!”--- Thursday2:00 PMPowerforce Base: Cherry’s Office “…Cherry… Tell me they’re wrong…” Dane sat in a chair looking directly at Leo. Nexev was sitting next to him, frowning at Dane for no apparent reason. Cherry sat next to Dane. “Dane… It’s true… The murder victim was Caeda… She was killed late last night. They don’t know who exactly killed her, but… They have a suspect. He’s being held in the Yugo City Detention Center… We don’t know who it is, Leo here, refused to tell me saying it’s classified information.” Leo looked right at Cherry and started talking. “Cherry, I have no authority to tell you. I had to go to some decent lengths myself to be able to know. Dane, if you want to know, go to the Detention Center. I won’t stop you.” “You couldn’t stop me Leo. I have to know who did this.” With that, Dane walked out of the room and out of the base. “Nex… Do you think Dane would?” Leo turned to Nexev and gave him a quick look. ”Depends. Dane’s a bit of a predictable person, but we can’t say he won’t. I would assume the worst and say yes Leo.” Nexev stood up out of his seat and walked out of the office with Leo following behind.--- Thursday3:25 PMYugo City: Detention Center Dane paced back and forth in a small room, waiting for the mods to bring in the suspect. He had been waiting for about half an hour, as it seemed the suspect was not cooperating with the mods. He didn’t care. He had to see the person accused of the murder. He wanted to know who it was. Finally, after another half hour, they finally brought out the suspect. He was around Dane’s age, slightly older, and someone Dane happened to know well. “You…? You swore, you swore you would protect her when I couldn’t. You said you would n-” Dane was cut off with a shout from the other. “Dane! You know I would never hurt her. I didn’t know until earlier… I want to die because I didn’t protect her. But… They won’t listen; they say all the evidence points to me! There’s going to be a trial… They say they got the best Prosecutor available.” Mars Black sat on the other side of the window with tears in his eyes. His eyes were red and puffy, but his face was pale. “Black. You have to tell me what happened that night. Tell me where you were.” Dane sat down in the chair the guards had brought in, and looked right at Black. “Tell me everything.” Black wiped some tears from his eyes and took a deep breath. “Okay… I had to run to the store. There were some props that R.P.820 needed for it’s new play, and I offered to get them. I needed a few things myself, so I left about eight fifteen to go get them. Before then I was at practice for the play. You can ask Jake!” Dane sighed, hoping for more then what he was given. Not much to go on… Guess I’ll have to start with Jake. He looked right at Black. “Black, normally I would tell anyone else who did this to go die, but I don’t think you did it. I don’t know what evidence they have against you, but I’ll see what I can do to help. If you want, I’ll defend you in court.” Black looked at Dane with gratitude. “Thank you Dane. I know it’s hard for you… I can’t believe… She would appreciate this.” ”I know Black… Where can I find Jake? He’s the only lead I have right now, and I need as much time as I can get. Oh… Do you know where the murder took place? I need to stop by the scene.” ”He should be at the park. That’s where play practice is, so just run by there. Jake can tell you I was there almost all day. It’s near the store I was at… That’s why they arrested me in the first place. I had no alibi except for the play practice. They didn’t believe me, even with Jake.” Dane stood up and walked out of the detention center. He had a ‘Sage’ to find.--- Thursday3:50 PMYugo City: Park Dane approached a group of people, some of who were setting up a stage, some practicing lines, other seemingly nothing, but only one of them interested Dane. The one who appeared to be directing everyone, Jake. Seeing Dane, Jake ran over and immediately started talking. “So Dane, you reconsidered and are willing to act, right? I’m glad, we needed some extra hands around here and-““No. That’s not why I’m here at all Jake.” Dane sighed as Jake started to frown. ”Then why are you here at all? I know it wasn’t just to say hi. It never is.” ”I need to know about yesterday. Is it true Black was here all day?” Jake tilted his head slightly, showing his confusion. “Well, he was here most of the day, but he left early. I haven’t heard from him since, now that you got me thinking about it.” …Bad news for Black. Dane turned around and started to walk off. “Well, thanks Jake. That… Helped I guess.”--- Thursday4:09 PMYugo City: Alleyway near supermarket It took Dane only twenty minutes to reach the scene of the murder. As soon as he got there, he was quickly blocked from reaching the actual murder site by a mod. “Hey now, I don’t know who you think you are, but you don’t have any authority to be here.” Dane glared at the mod and started to speak. “I’m the brother of the murder victim, and the Defense Attorney of the accused murderer. I think I have plenty to reason to be here.” “Pal, I don’t think so at all, buuuut… What I don’t know won’t hurt me; after all, I don’t have near enough time to fill out all the required paperwork. Every little dang thing requires paperwork, I don’t feel like it right now.” The mod walked off, with a small envelope falling out of his pocket. Once Dane made sure no one was looking, he picked up the envelope and opened it. …The autopsy report… Says the death was around nine fifteen… Caused by lack of air flow… She was strangled to death, but it also says there was a struggle. Scratches caused by a pocketknife, along with what seems like bite marks… I see why they suspect Black now. Dane slipped the autopsy report into his pocket, and kept walking to where the murder actually took place. Once there, he looked around and made sure no one else was watching him. After he was sure, he began looking at the scene. The alleyway where the murder took place was narrow, leaving little room for a long battle. A trashcan lay on its side, with the contents spilled out. Next to the can was a white outline in the obvious shape of a human. The right arm of the outline ran onto the trashcan, showing how the body was found. Dane couldn’t help but cry as he saw the scene. M-My sister… I got to prove Black innocent. For her. Dane poked around the scene, finding a piece of ripped cloth, and a small pocket knife. He took a picture of both using a small pocket camera, and kept looking. After about five minutes, a mod came running over and grabbed Dane and dragged him away from scene. “Look,” he started, “I don’t know who you are, but you’ve got to go. We’ve got a serious investigation going on here. After that whole Life guy fiasco, we’ve had to work twice as hard as before. We can’t have another Life running ‘round.” As he talked, he continued to escort Dane away from the scene. Before he turned and left, Dane grabbed a piece of paper that was sticking out of the mod’s pocket and stuck it in his. ”Very well.” Dane said, and walked off without another word. As he was walking around, he opened the piece of paper and started to read. Dear whom it may concern, Hello, I realize you mods are quite busy, but I think I may be able to help you with the murder you’re investigating. I’m fairly confidant I can help, so please contact me as soon as possible. You can find me at the park, tonight, at seven. See you then. Dane sighed as he read the paper. On one hand, he finally had a lead, on the other, he still wasn’t any closer to getting Black off the hook. He decided he couldn’t do much more until he managed to meet with the person who sent the letter. He started on his way back to the Powerforce base, hoping to get a moments rest before he had to meet with the mysterious person in the letter.--- Thursday6:12 PMPowerforce Base: Main Hall Dane made it back to the Powerforce at five forty, and spent the last thirty minutes trying to get as many of the members as he could together. In the end, he could only get Cherry and Clair, and did not seeing Leo, Nexev, and Ammy at all. Once they were all set, he told them the big news. “Black’s… Been arrested. He’s in custody of the mods right now, and the trial is tomorrow. I promised to defend him, since there is no way I could possibly believe Black did it.” Dane sighed, awaiting for a certain question to be asked, as it surely would be. Cherry was the one who asked. “Dane… You don’t mean they think he killed…” She stopped short, not wanting to finish. “Yeah. They think Black killed Caeda, Cherry. We know it can’t be true, but all the evidence it pointing at him so far. I got the autopsy report, it says that the death was caused by lack of airflow, but there were cuts and bite marks that showed signs of a struggle. From what I gathered, they seem to think he had Andex bite her to keep her down while he strangled her, as stupid as it sounds.” Dane had tears in his eyes, and he turned away to wipe them off. “That can’t be right! Black wouldn’t Caeda of all people. They have to be mistaken, those bite marks could be any dog’s! It seems like they’ve based their entire case against him on the fact there was a dog involved.” Dane frowned, and started walking away. “I don’t know, I just know that I have somewhere to be in about half an hour.” With that, Dane was gone.--- Thursday7:07 PMYugo City: Park Dane walked into the park and towards where the R.P. 820 play was taking place. He figured if that person planned on meeting him anywhere, it would be where they could actually see. After waiting ten minutes, he felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned around, seeing one of the few people he thought he would never have to deal with again. “…Great, you. I thought I was done with you. Since when did you get to be a mod Dane? I guess once you abandoned me for the fast track?” Striker started to groan until Dane interrupted. “Striker, can the dramatics. I’m not a mod, I’m a Defense Attorney, I got the letter from a mod. Now,” he grabbed Striker by his shirt, “What do you know about my sister’s murder.” Striker held his hands up and grinned. “Hey man, I didn’t do anything wrong. I’m a witness, and I figured the mods would like me to testify. I saw Black commit that murder, so yeah, I’m gonna testify.” “Striker, you prick. Like you actually think Black killed her.” Dane shoved Striker back, trying to keep himself from getting angry. Striker stumbled back and almost tripped off the stage. “Look, I don’t know what troubles he may have had with Caeda, but, I saw him, I saw the murder, I’m going to testify. Besides, if you were half as confident as you act, you would welcome this.” Striker grinned. Dane grabbed him and punched him the gut, and as he fell kicked him. “You jerk! This is my DEAD SISTER you’re talking about. You haven’t changed at all.” With that Dane jumped off the stage, and started to head back out of the Powerforce base. It was late and he was going to need all the sleep he could get for the trial tomorrow. “See you then Dane…” [spoiler=Thundercats - The Yugoian Chronicles by Chaos Sonic][spoiler=Part 1]These were days of peace and prosperity on planet Earth. When one empire ruled over all others, with a just heart and razor claw. And though omens in the book would be ignored, the tragedy to come was necessary. For it was written that he would be born of fire, a king to lead his people to victory against ancient spirit’s of evil. * * * * * * It was another peaceful day in the Yugoian Empire city, with the exception of the few squabbles here and there. In the main square, a hooded man walked along the busy streets with a small cat creature with white scales and a small hoodie following close behind him, both trying not to get run over by the others. “Oh, I really don’t know about this.” The cat creature said, sounding a little worried as he walked with the hooded man. “If your father finds out your not where you’re suppose to, he’s gonna ring our necks!” The hooded man chuckled as he walked. “You worry too much Sonic. Father won’t notice we’re gone.” With that he continued walking, having the creature, Sonic following close behind him. As they walked towards a small cold damp alley, they saw a couple of muscular cat-humanoids beating up another weaker looking cat. “P-Please, s-stop!!” the weaker cat whined, as he was beaten up terribly. One of the muscular cats, laughed. “You know damn well that there’s a toll coming through OUR alley. And since you didn’t pay…you got the crap kicked out of you.” Another one of the muscular cats glanced over and saw the hooded man and Sonic. “Boss! Got another one!!” he snickered as he pointed at the two newcomers. “Oh no, this isn’t good at all!!” Sonic said as he cowered behind the hooded man. The gang of muscular cats walked up to the hooded man and growled a little. “Alright, pay up or you’ll end up like him!” the boss cat demanded. “How about…no.” the hooded man said, as he grabbed the boss cat’s arm and threw him into another one of his gang. Furious about what this hooded weirdo did, the rest of the cats ran towards the hooded man. Sonic tried to run for cover, but instead he ran towards one of the cats and then made him trip up and fall right into a small puddle of water. The hooded man laughed a little as he saw this. “Good timing on that, Sonic.” But his laugh was short lived, as he was quickly grabbed from behind by the boss cat again. “Not cool, little man!” the boss cat growled, beginning to squeeze the hooded man's chest, making the hooded man's breathing really shallow. "Had enough little man?" The hooded man cursed under his breath as he felt his breath getting shallow with each passing second. Then a loud “WHACK” was heard and then felt the boss cat let go as he fell to the ground. The hooded man, trying to catch his breath, quickly turned around and saw a blond haired cheetah wearing a light blue skirt and a tank top, showing her mid-drift off, holding a extendable staff in her right hand. “Um, thank you, Rosa.” the hooded man responded, trying to deepen his voice. The cheetah, Rosa, smirked at the hooded man. “Well I don’t think the king would be happy that his son was engaging in street fights like this, Prince Chris.” she said with a slight smile on her face. “Man, even with my worst looking cloak…I stick out like a sore thumb.” the hooded man chuckled, removing his hood, revealing that he was a brown haired teenaged lion. The gang of cats moved away and yelled as they ran, “IT’S THE KING’S SON!! RUN FOR IT!!!” Sonic walked over towards Chris and grumbled, “I told you this was a bad idea, but you didn’t listen to me!! Never listen to the pet…” “Sonic, shut up.” Chris replied as he shook his head. He glanced over at Rosa and asked, “Well since you’re here…wanna see what I was really doing down here?” Rosa smirked and then asked, “Will this have any do me doing anything weird? And by weird I mean by doing those exotic dances?” Chris’ face got real red and he quickly shook his head. “W-What?! N-N-No way…its nothing like that!” Although, in Chris' own mind, he had dreamed about Rosa...but nothing like that. It was more of, him and her on a small date. “Alright then Chris, I guess I’ll come along.” Rosa said as she followed Chris and Sonic out of the depressing and damp alley. * * * * * * * Meanwhile, in the throne room of the palace, sat three chairs with three other cats sitting in them. One the throne chair sat a white tiger teenage boy, seeming like he was totally full of himself. The tiger wore a princely like outfit, with an unbuttoned collar, showing his chest. The second throne sat a lion male with his black mane around his lightly fair skin. He wore a royal looking outfit with a blood red cape behind him. The final throne sat an older gray leopard, holding a staff in his hands. This one wore somewhat of a mage’s outfit with a cape in the back, same as the lion’s. The lion growled and then stood up. “What is taking Chris so long?!” he asked as he stood up. “The boy isn’t taking this job as heir seriously!” “Well father, that just proves that Chris doesn’t take anything serious.” the white tiger chuckled. “Would be easier just to give me the crown. At least I can take the job serious.” The older leopard sighed. “Daisuke, we know that. But since you are not a son by blood you cannot inherit the throne. And King Roxas, please calm yourself. You were a lot like him when you were young. And your father wasn’t exactly pleased either.” Roxas sighed and shook his head. “True Jose, but at least I took my job seriously!!” He growled again and then sat down on his throne, waiting. * * * * * * * * * * Meanwhile, back in the city, Chris lead Sonic and Rosa into a small, beaten down building with a cover over the entrance. It had boards on the windows covering them, for what reason, no one really knows. “Hello! Old man?” Chris called from the outside. Soon an old looking cat walked out of the entrance. “Ah Chris, right on time! Come in, come in.” Chris nodded and brought Rosa and Sonic in after him. He noticed Rosa’s expression, wondering what most of these metal things on the shelves were. “The old man here has gotten these things from the outside!” he smiled. “This stuff is called, technology…and everywhere except here has it.” “Yeah, apparently Chris has a big thing for it.” Sonic said as he hopped on a small table. Chris glanced over at Sonic, rolling his eyes a bit. “Think she gets that, Sonic…thank you.” Then as Chris was looking at a few things, a horn sound was heard. Chris stopped and then exclaimed, “OH SHI- I’M LATE!!” Chris put the hood over his head and then motioned for Sonic to follow. “Sorry Rosa, see ya later!” And with that, Chris ran out of the building and back towards the palace. Alright, please don’t let my father yell at me much when I arrive… Chris thought as he ran down the streets, with Sonic trying to keep up. * * * * * * * In the throne room, Roxas sighed as he finally saw Chris run in. “S-Sorry father…I was…out.” Chris apologized, a little nervous right now. Roxas stood up and said, “Chris, you have to take this more serious! You are to be the next king of the Yugoian Empire, so start taking this more like you should.” He glanced at Jose and said, “You may bring it out.” “As you wish.” Jose nodded as he raised his hand. Soon a couple of cloaked people, with their cloaks covering most of their faces and the rest of their body, walked towards the three thrones with a pillow in their hand with a cover on it. As the all arrived, Daisuke smirked and then started flirting a little with the first cloaked figure, which was a girl. Daisuke noticed how the cloaked figure's face, even though most of it was hidden, turned red immediately. “Seriously, DL?” Chris asked, whispering to Daisuke. “Are you flirting with her?” Daisuke chuckled and then patted Chris’ shoulder. “Better believe it, little brother.” Roxas finally stood up and then tossed the cover off the pillow and showed that on it was a sword. The sword had a silver hilt to match the blade itself. In the center of the sword's hilt sat a gem which had a faint picture of three claw marks. He grabbed it and smirked. “The Blade of Legends. The kings of the Yugoian Empire have used this sword to defend the pride with. Now I will show you how it will work in the PROPER hands.” “Heads up, slacker!” Daisuke warned as he tossed Chris a sword. Chris was caught off guard as he was given the sword, but it became clear when he saw his father rush at him with the sword. The two swords clashed, but the one in Roxas’ hand sparked up with huge lightning bolts, which filled the entire throne room. Roxas moved away and then clashed the two swords again. “This sword was the one that defeated the vile mummy Xazeon. And with this, we keep the peace of our kingdom whenever we go into battle!” He clashed again, this time the lighting bolts sparked even more. “This is the Yugoian Legacy!!!” Roxas then slashed at Chris, this time making him fall and drop his sword. He handed Chris the sword and moved away from him. “Now, I want you to take this moment and practice with the blade.” Chris nodded a little as he grabbed the hilt of the Blade of Legends and then began to swing it around, pretending he was attacking someone. As Chris swung the blade, lighting bolts sparked from it making everyone dodge a little, well almost everyone. "YEEEEEOOOOOOW!!!!!" a yell was heard as Sonic jumped up into the air, holding his tail. "Chris, watch that lighting...almost became fried Sonic!!" Chris smiled sheepishly as he lowered the blade a little. "Sorry Sonic!!" he yelled, before going back to swinging the blade again, making sure he didn't hit Sonic this time. As he brought the hilt to his face, his eyes glowed a little as his mind was now sent into a different world than the one he was in now. Chris then saw before his eyes, a creature with bandages and gauges and wearing a black robe. His skin looked like it was decaying and his eyes looked demonic and had a thirst for blood. The mummy like creature glared at Chris and said,"The time for my revenge....is drawing near." Chris gasped as this vision faded from view. "I-I saw...something..." he said quietly. "What was that Chris?" Roxas asked moving towards Chris, along with Jose and Daisuke. Chris didn't want to tell them about the vision he had seen, so he looked around and then saw something out the palace window. "I said I saw something." He ran towards the window and glanced out of it. Outside were two good looking female cats, holding pots in their hands. "Wow, talk about me-OW!!" he said, before he felt Roxas hit his head. Roxas sighed and then grabbed the blade. "You have the skills to wield it...but that mind of yours isn't ready for something like this." He shook his head and then left the room. "Sooooo...." Daisuke said looking out the window. "You give them my name or anything?" Chris looked away and then walked off as well, feeling a little disappointed that he upset his father....again. Before anyone could do anything, a horn was heard and then a messenger came running with an important message. "King Roxas! King Roxas!!" he yelled as he stood and then bowed. "What is it?" Roxas asked, having heard the commotion and returning back into the throne room, only to see the messenger in front of him. The messenger stood back up and reported. "General Icy has returned and is waiting at the city gates. He brings a spoil of war against the lizards." Roxas smiled and looked at his two sons. "Daisuke! Chris! Mount up, we're going to welcome back an old friend of mine!" * * * * * * * * * * * * The city gates began opening and Roxas, Daisuke, and Chris rode out on an alien-looking horses, as they arrived in front of a wooden cargo car. This car was begin pulled by a bunch of lizards, in chains, apparently the slaves of war. On the wooden cargo car stood a huge meteorite with onyx gems in it, being held down by chains. On top of the meteorite, stood a light blue furred sabertooth-tiger, but with one of his saberteeth totally cracked and broken. At this, he jumped off the meteorite and said,"Roxas! Long time no see, my old friend!" Roxas halted the horse and jumped off, as he walked towards the sabertooth-tiger. "Icy! I knew it was a good idea to send you to conquer that land. Wait a moment, where is General Draco??" he asked. "I'm sorry my king..." Icy sighed as he held up two chakrams and handed them to Roxas. "He was defeated in battle against these bloodthirsty lizards. I tried to save him, but it was too late." Roxas held the chakrams and then sighed. "I see...Draco Flame will be missed. We will have a feast in his honor, and to welcome back you, old friend." Roxas then turned around, leading Icy and the lizard slaves inside the city. Chris looked at the lizards and then sighed a little. Why do I feel like this is wrong? he thought to himself, as they all rode back into the city. The lizards are our enemies...but yet I feel a little sorry for them. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Later that night, in a small Colosseum, everyone gathered to watch the best warriors of the Yugoian Empire battle amongst themselves as they climbed a huge tree, with its roots sticking out from the fertile ground a little, to ring a giant bell at the top of the tree. The losers, if they fell off the tree would meet a very wet landing, falling into a small lake which gave the tree its life. In a small balcony sat King Roxas, Chris, Icy, and Daisuke as they watched this and also talking amongst themselves. Icy was explaining to them a lot of what happened while he was away on his mission. At the moment, he was telling the three of them how he acquired the lizard slaves. "So then I lead them into a small alley with a dead end. All I could smell was the stench of alley along with the smell of lizard sweat. And then with them thinking that they had me surrounded, I raised a signal for the ambush and then my platoon captured them." Icy said with a hardy laugh. "Those little monsters had no idea what hit them. Teaches them never to mess with the Yugoian Empire's best General!" Roxas chuckled, rather interested in Icy's story. "Well that was the only reason I sent you and Draco. Mainly cause you both as a team were the pride of the empire." "Um, General Icy..." Chris broke his silence and finally spoke. "On your journeys out there...did you happen to see any technology?" Daisuke sighed and then face palmed. "And here we go again. Chris is always talking about technology this and technology that. You ask me, he has his head to far in the clouds and isn't exactly ready to rule the pride." He chuckled a little and continued. "Probably have someone else lead....like me." "Daisuke, I'm seeing a lot of myself in you!" Icy said chuckling a little bit, as he nudged Daisuke's right arm. "You have that warrior's heart and you want what's best for the pride. Too bad you aren't a son by blood, otherwise you'd definitely take the throne." "Hey, we all know I'd make a totally better king than Chris over there." Daisuke smirked. He knew he was pissing Chris off, but he really didn't care right now. Daisuke was telling the truth and he knew Chris didn't like it. Enraged at this, Chris growled a little and then stood up from the chair. "OH YEAH!? Well prove it, DL!" he said as he pointed to the huge tree. "You and me, right here! Right now!" Daisuke sighed and then stood up, already knowing the outcome. "Very well, though we both know how this will end up, little brother." * * * * * * * A few minutes later, both Chris and Daisuke were at the base of the tree, waiting for the signal. "I'm going to beat you and prove that I'm ready to be their king!" Chris shouted, with fiery determination burning in his eyes. Daisuke smirked and responded with a,"And I'll prove to everyone that your a little kitten who is still wet behind the ears." He laughed at his own joke, knowing he really pissed Chris off now. The two glared at each other, until they heard the signal horn. Chris and Daisuke both ran towards the tree's trunk, beginning to climb it. Daisuke was following right behind Chris, before he jumped and then kicked Chris in the side, making him fall a little down the tree's trunk. Damn... Chris thought as he quickly rebounded and started climbing back up the massive trunk. With him now in the front, Daisuke climbed up the tree faster than he did before. Though he paused as he heard Chris shouting at him. "YOU WON'T WIN THIS!!" Daisuke sighed and then continued to climb up towards the top of the tree, where the giant bell hung from the tree's limb. Chris growled as he climbed up after him. Chris finally caught up to Daisuke and jumped up to punch his face, but Daisuke dodged and then kicked Chris in the face, watching Chris fall into the lake below. Chris swam up to the surface and then saw Daisuke at the top of the tree, on the bell as it rang loudly. "Told you, Chris!" Daisuke laughed. "I'll always be faster and stronger than you are!!" Chris growled a little and then swam to the shore, getting himself dried. Next time DL....next time... he thought, as he walked off. [spoiler=Part 2]Part 2 - The Yugoian Empire Falls Chris sat on the balcony from his room in the palace and saw the citizens enjoying the party that was thrown in the honor of Draco. He looked at Sonic, who was laying on the balcony's railing and then sighed. "Its totally official Sonic." Chris said as he rubbed Sonic's ears. "They think I'm a failure and that Daisuke would make a better king than me." "Don't think like that Chris!" Sonic exclaimed, seeing Chris starting to go into an emo-like state. "I still think that you'd make a great king. And very sure Rosa would too!!" Chris looked back at Sonic and petted his head as he smiled. "Thanks Sonic..." He stopped and heard footsteps walking towards him, so he turned around. Before him stood old Jose, with his normal old man expression on his face. "Oh, Jose its just you." "You expect someone else, Chris?" Jose chuckled as he moved towards Chris, putting his hand on Chris' shoulder. "Do not worry, my boy. I myself think that you will be a king that this empire needs." Chris shook his head and looked away, seeming upset. "No I won't...Daisuke is right..." "And yet you have something he does not. You possess the ability of sight beyond sight." Jose moved towards the balcony, to the rail where Sonic laid. "Not meaning just dreams or visions...but also with having a sight for things that aren't, but seeing them as they are. A king like that would definitely help this empire." "Y-Yeah your right, Jose." Chris replied, before thinking of the vision he saw when he was wielding the Blade of Legends. "Jose, I need to tell you something..." Jose smiled and started walking away. "Later, my boy. There is a party still going, enjoy yourself." "Thanks Jose." Chris said, before looking back at the party, then running off. * * * * * * * * * * * * The citizens of the Yugoian Empire were having a good old time with the party, enjoying themselves to the fullest. Two other cats, well...kittens to be precise, ran through the party looking for something. The first kitten wore a ragged dress with a long red hair and a maroon colored eyes. The second kitten wore a different type of ragged dress, has light blue hair, as long as the other kitten and has gold colored eyes. They stopped near a cat who looked a little on the chubby side, eating a huge turkey leg. The first kitten tugged on the cat's jacket and said,"Hello there my kind sir. Karin and Kana Shitokage at your service. Would you mind to hear a melody from my sister? She plays the ocarina very well and you won't have to pay, unless you find her music perfectly pleasing!" The chubby cat glared at the kittens. "Scram, ya strays!" he shouted before going back to his turkey leg. "Oh but you must at least hear it, my dear sir." Karin said with a smile, as she batted her maroon eyes at the chubby cat. "I SAID SCR-" the chubby cat began, but he stopped when Kana pulled out the ocarina and began playing a melody that sounded a lot like Lugia's theme from Pokemon. He purred a little and said,"The music...its so soothing...." Kana looked at her sister and moved her head towards the chubby cat's bag, to pick-pocket it. Karin nodded and then reached into the cat's bag, pulling out a half eaten bagel. "Ewww, this guy is a total slob." she complained as she fished her hand inside the bag. "OH!" She quickly pulled something out and it was gold coins. "There it is...come on sis!" With that, both Karin and Kana ran off, before hearing the chubby cat yell,"SCRAM YA LITTLE MISFITS!!" "Nice work sis!" Kana giggled as she looked at Karin. "Now let's go get something to eat!!" * * * * * * * * * * Chris was walking around as the party was still going on. He stopped as he glanced over and saw a couple of teenaged cats throwing tomatoes at two of the lizard slaves that were in wooden stocks. "Hey! Leave them alone!" Chris sternly said as he walked towards the teenaged cats. They ran off, after hearing him, apparently out of fear of him being Roxas' son. "P-Please...your majesty..." the first of the two lizards hissed at Chris. "Have mercy on...us...." Chris glanced at the first lizard, with a raised eyebrow. "Why should I?" "We weren't even attacking...the general...we were just out gathering food..." the lizard replied back to Chris. "Shut it, Tim. He wouldn't even give us mercy if we were the last lizards on Earth." the second lizard hissed as he rolled his eyes. Tim, the first lizard, glanced at the other lizard and said,"Thomas! Please hold your tongue!!" Chris held his hand up and then looked at the lizard, named Thomas. "Hold on...please tell me what you mean." "Simple...we were out gathering scraps of food when that general of yours captured us." Thomas hissed, before he spat on the ground. "You think that your kind is helping...but all you cats have succeeded in doing was keeping the food and best land for yourselves....leaving us other animals to survive without much." He glared at Chris and then said,"The only thing that was a weakness for us...is we aren't as strong as the cats of the Yugoian Empire." Chris listened to every word Thomas spoke, but he was snapped out of the trance of listening to this, since Daisuke grabbed his shoulder. "Come on Chris, tell me your not actually believing this load of crap?" Daisuke asked. Thomas chuckled and said,"Whatever..." This left Chris with a lot of things on his mind. Were the lizards really bad? Did the General lie? He couldn't figure anything out...and he was wanting to know the truth. * * * * * * * * * * * * As the party dwindled down, the happy group of partiers, were now an angry mob. They held pitchforks and torches in their hands, yelling at the two lizards. "Let's stab them!" "No, let's burn them alive instead!" the people yelled ideas as they thought of things to do to the lizards. Chris, who was walking with Daisuke, stopped and looked at the mob. "We have to stop them..." He began to walk towards them, but he felt Daisuke grab his shoulder. "Hold it, little brother." Daisuke said as he pulled Chris back a little. "You're not seriously gonna help those cold blooded crazies are you?" Chris pulled away from Daisuke and said,"Yes. I am." He walked towards the mob and then pushed his was towards Thomas and Tim. "You have to stop this. We don't have to hurt them...they didn't do anything wrong!" The mob looked at Chris and then one yelled,"HE'S A LIZARD LOVER!!!" The crowd roared a little and then started moving forward, trying to attack Chris. However, they stopped when Daisuke moved in front of them, growling. "Alright, unless you wanna go through me...you better back up." Daisuke smirked as he cracked his knuckles. The crowd laughed a little. "Please, its two against all of us. You'll get creamed easily!" Before anything else happened, a quick gust of wind rushed past them and a figure appeared in front of Daisuke and Chris. The figured that was in front of them was none other than Rosa. "Now its three of us." she smirked as her extendable staff extended in her hand. "Wow...Rosa is saving my tail again." Chris chuckled a little. "So you following me?" Rosa looked at Chris and smiled. "That's if you think I am." The mob finally yelled as they ran towards the three. Daisuke grabbed his weapon, a black and blue whip, letting it smack the ground right in front of the mob. They stopped, but kept going forward. Daisuke grinned, knowing what he was going to do now. "Faster than you can say, Daisuke!" he said, whipping his whip on the ground, before vanishing before the people's very eyes. "I'm behind you." he said, reappearing behind one of the cats and back handed him to the ground. Rosa looked at the angry mob and then began to run. As she did, she instantly became a bright flash of light, hitting the angry mob causing them to fall down and not get up. "Kill the lizard lover!!" the mob yelled as they attacked Chris. Chris dodged the pitchforks, one right after another. He then began to kick a few cats to the ground, hopefully making them realize that they should stop this at once. Well they stopped, but not by his hands. A roar stopped them all and Roxas and Icy were seen walking towards them. "What in the name of Simba's whiskers is going on here?!" he demanded, looking at the mob, then averting his gaze at Chris. "He's a lizard lover! He doesn't want us to kill those lizards!!" one of the mob yelled. Roxas turned to Chris and was about to say something, but Chris cut him off. "These two haven't done us any harm. I'm trying to keep us from turning into a cold-blooded race, similar to the lizards. No offense to the either of you." Tim and Thomas nodded. "None taken..." "And you wanted em to start acting like a king? You have it..." Chris waited to hear his father's response, hoping it would be better. Roxas sighed and motioned for his soldiers to release the two lizards. He growled, before finally looking at them. "This is an act of kindness...your free to go." He quickly turned around, before glancing back at Chris. "Maybe now you'll take your job seriously." And with that, Tim and Thomas ran free. Though everyone in the empire were thinking that Chris had officially lost his ever-loving mind. * * * * * * * * * The following evening, Chris was in his room messing with some technology he had, trying to see what made them tick. It was no sooner that he began to do this that Daisuke barged in, with his cool acting self. "You still playing with this crap, Chris?" Daisuke asked, glancing at Chris and then the piece of technology. "Everyone already thinks your a crazy person..." He walked over and looked at drawings he drew of a few pieces of technology and sighed. "When are you gonna start growing up and getting your head out of the clouds?" Chris finally stood up from what he was doing and looked at Daisuke. "When I do, I hope I don't turn out like you." Daisuke growled a little, before finally leaving the room. Well, glad that's over... Chris thought, seeming happy that he stood up to Daisuke like that. But his happiness was short lived, as the alarm horn was blown. W-What's going on? he thought as he ran to where Roxas and Daisuke stood. Before them were flaming boulders begin catapulted by something beyond their walls. Roxas growled and pounded his fists on the balcony railing. "Lizards!" He glanced over at Chris and then shouted,"See what happens when you start acting nice towards them?! It's no wonder everyone thinks Daisuke would be a better king!" "I-I was just..." Chris could barely say anything, before Roxas and Daisuke walked off. Roxas looked at Daisuke and then back at Icy. "You two are coming with me. We'll be out in the battle with the army." Then the three began walking away. "F-Father, what should I do?" Chris asked, hoping that he'd be able to help. Roxas turned to him and glared. "You will remain here..." Chris just stood there, as the three of them left. He sighed and turned his head to see Jose. "I think he's lost all faith in me Jose." "Just don't lose faith in yourself." Jose said with a slight chuckle. Sonic walked up and then rubbed his head on Chris' leg. "Don't worry Chris, everything will be just fine!!" Somehow...I'm not sure it will. * * * * * * * * * * The flaming boulders kept raining down in the city, as the citizens were trying to escape into the underground bunker. "Everyone remain calm! Single file line down into the underground bunker!" one of the soldiers yelled as he helped some of the citizens into the bunker. While everyone was going in, Karin and Kana were walking out of there. "C'mon Kana, let's get out of here." Karin said as she grabbed Kana's hand, leading her out. They ran off away from the stairway towards the underground bunker, but then felt a tremble beneath their feet. Both of them turned around fast to see a flaming boulder sitting where the stairway was. "T-That could've been..." Kana said holding her mouth. "Us..." Karin finished her sister's sentence, before they ran off again. All those innocent people...their gone...I have to make sure me and my sister make it out alive! * * * * * * * * * * Roxas walked into his throne room and then grabbed the Blade of Legends and then grabbed a gold claw gauntlet and then put the sword into the small slot in the gauntlet. He looked at Daisuke and Icy, as the three of them mounted on their alien-like horse creatures and rode in front of the army they had. "Today, the Yugoian Empire needs you, its strong warriors to protect it. I just ask that you fight as our ancestors have. Fight for our PRIDE!!" With that, Roxas and the rest of his army charged out of the city and then out towards the battlefield, where the lizards stood attacking and shooting arrows towards the Yugoian army. "FIRE!!" Roxas yelled to his army. Readying their arrows, the Yugoian army began to shoot their arrows at their enemies, causing them to retreat a little. "Keep at it men!" one of the soldiers said, as they continued to shoot arrows at the enemy lizards. Daisuke watched this, but couldn't help but feel as if something was a miss. * * * * * * * * * * * Back inside the city, in the main square, sat the meteorite with onyx stones that Icy brought when he arrived. The onyx stones began to move a little, until one was pushed out and fell to the ground. Inside this meteorite, were another army of lizards, beginning to scurry out of it and release the lizard slaves that were in the prison. One of the lizards moved up towards a much more sadistic looking lizard and said,"About time we finally got out of there...it smelt of dead reptile." "Shishishishi....shut up and get to work. We have a schedule to keep." The sadistic lizard turned, grinning widely at the other lizard. The lizard gulped and nodded quickly. "A-As you wish, General Bel." Bel's army of lizards scurried around, placing small orb like devices on buildings and a couple statues. Once place, they began to glow green. "Today is when you'll finally fall, King Roxas." Bel laughed as he looked at a statue of Roxas. * * * * * * * * * * * * "FIRE!" Roxas yelled as another flurry of arrows was shot towards the lizards, this time sending them running. The army cheered a little, feeling like they had won this fight, but something was a miss...as the ground trembled underneath their feet. It felt like an earthquake...but it wasn't. Roxas, Icy, and Daisuke turned their attention towards the small forest that was near the the battlefield and they saw trees falling. It wasn't long after they watched this, they saw it. First it was a metal foot walked out and before the battlefield, then stood a gigantic robots that had a striking resemblance to Protoman from Megaman. "What type of sorcery...?" Roxas was in awe of seeing these things. But before he knew it, these robots shot missiles from their metallic arm, heading straight towards the city behind them. Huge explosions were seen in the city, as the missiles hit their targets. And from his balcony in the palace, Chris and Sonic saw it all. He pulled out a pair of binoculars and watched the carnage. "Sonic, why does this have to happen. Technology was my passion...and now its becoming a nightmare." "You're not going out there are you, Chirs?" Sonic asked, a little scared of all this. Chris looked at Sonic and then back at the city. "Have no choice Sonic...but I have to first get some things." With that he ran back to his room, with Sonic following close behind. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Back on the battlefield, the Yugoian army retreated back to the bridge that lead back towards the city, but saw that the robots were coming closer towards them. "Is there any way to stop them?" Roxas asked as he made sure his army got to the bridged safely. Icy smirked and reached for his side. "There is one way..." He pulled from his side a small pistol and shot a flare into the air, causing the robots to halt in their tracks. Icy turned around and then walked away from Roxas and Daisuke. "I-Icy, what is the meaning of this?!" Roxas growled, demanding Icy to explain. Icy stopped as he stood in front of the lizard army and then removed his breast-plate armor and helmet. Under his old breast-plate armor, there was a new one with an Egyptian Pyramid symbol on his chest. He put a new helmet on and then laughed a little. "Well Roxas, you sent me to conquer lands and search for the Legend's Book...but instead I found power!" He motioned for a lizard to bring him with huge hammer, which was cold as ice. He yelled and then slammed it on the ground, causing the ground under their feet to be frozen with ice. Roxas growled and was about to tell his army to retreat back to the city, but when he turned around, Bel and his army stood their. "Ushishishishishi~" Bel laughed as he held up a small hand held device with a red button. "Such a sad day when the Yugoian Cats become endangered...I love it~" With that he pressed the red button and the bridge was destroyed, killing all Yugoian army, except for Daisuke and Roxas. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chris walked into his room and then pressed a loose brick and then watched as a small passage opened. He walked in and grabbed a few things he had kept in here, keeping it away from his father. "People told me that I was crazy to believe in this stuff..." Chris grabbed his bag and then put a few devices in his bag. "But today Sonic, its about to pay off." "I-I don't know, Chris." Sonic whimpered. "I'm not sure going out there is a good idea." Chris glanced at Sonic and shook his head. "Sonic, shut up. I know what I'm doing...you just stay here and keep safe." With that, Chris ran off to the stable to mount up his alien horse and go to his father. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Roxas glanced at the blown up bridge and then at the Yugoian Army below. He glared at Icy and growled angerly. "You would betray your own kind for power?!" "Of course, my king. As the old saying goes...Power is everything!" Icy laughed. "Now, how about you hand the Blade of Legends over quietly." Roxas growled and then removed the blade from his claw gauntlet and then pointed it Icy. "You will have to pry it from my cold dead paws!!" Icy smirked and then swung his Ice Hammer towards Roxas, but had it blocked by the Blade of Legends, causing the Blade to unleash some severe lightning at Icy. Roxas backed away and then noticed something out of the corner of his eye. "Icy...seems you forgot one thing..." he smirked. "You completely forgot Jose and the Yugoian Guard." "W-Wha?" Icy asked, before looking to his right. Before him he saw a series of dirt flying as someone, or a group of people, were running towards them at crazy high speeds. Before Icy and his lizard troops knew it, the speedy guard and Jose were speeding around them and starting to take them out one by one. "HOLD STILL, YOU MISERABLE PUNKS!!" Icy yelled tried to smash them with his Ice Hammer. "Damn this is worse than Whack-a-Mole...." Icy growled, before he noticed Roxas and Daisuke about to leave. "One more move, your highness, and your dear friend Draco will die at the Colosseum." Roxas heard this and then growled as he started to head towards the Colosseum. "Father! You can't leave the protection of the Yugoian Guard!" Daisuke yelled, following Roxas. Roxas looked back at Daisuke and said,"And I can't leave my friend to die either!" Daisuke sighed, as he followed his father towards the Colosseum. As they entered, they looked up top the huge tree and where the bell hung, there stood Icy and next to him was Draco Flame in chains. "Roxas, you are a fool...just give up!!" Wait...wasn't he just near the bridge? Daisuke thought, looking back towards the bridge. How the hell did he even get here before us?? Soon before them, lizards holding guns and other weapons surrounded Roxas and Daisuke. Behind the lizards stood the PROTOs, readying their aim at the two cats. Icy smirked as he watched this. "This is where the road ends, Roxas. Neither of you can beat what you can't comprehend!!" "Luckily I can!" a voice from nowhere spoke. Soon small circular devices landed on the PROTOs, blinking faster and faster. Not long as the devices landed, they exploded, causing the standing PROTO's to collapse and be destroyed. Roxas looked behind him and then saw none other than his son Chris on an alien horse. Smirking, he turned around and then took the Blade of Legends from his gauntlet and held it in his right hand. "Now Icy, I'll show that the Blade of Legends is the strongest weapon this world has seen!" Roxas raised the sword up and yelled,"FOR THE YUGOIAN EMPIRE!!!" He rushed towards a small group of lizards and then slashed them, causing them to fall, holding their wounds. "You just don't give up!!" Icy growled as he raised his Ice Hammer. He slammed the hammer down, which it was blocked by the Blade of Legends once more. Roxas growled and then pushed back, before slashing at Icy's breastplate. He then watched as Icy made his descent to the bottom of the lake, before directing his attention back to Draco. He slashed the chains that bound him and then smiled. "Y-You....came...for me..." Draco weakly said, as he looked at Roxas. Roxas smiled and nodded. "I'd fight two armies just to save you old friend." Being victorious, Roxas turned around and then raised his sword up and smiled. Though he was unaware of his fate that was going to unfold. Draco slowly stood up, and reached for his back....pulling out a dagger. Chris climbed up the tree to see what happened, but instead he was what Draco was about to do. "FATHER!!!" he yelled, hoping to get to him in time...unfortunately...fate didn't see it that way. Roxas roared loudly as he felt a sharp pain in his back....from where Draco's dagger struck him. Slowly losing blood, he started falling from the tree...heading towards the lake below. Chris saw this and then dove into the lake after him. He hit the water, and quickly resurfaced as he grabbed his father's body, bring it back to shore. "F-Father...no...." he said, having tears fill his eyes. "C-Chris...no matter what I've said..." Roxas said slowly. "You...made me proud...today..." With his last words, he took his last breath and laid motionless. Daisuke and Chris looked at each other and then looked back at Draco, who was laughing. "Draco...YOU TOO?! A TRAITOR!!" Chris yelled, angerly. Draco laughed some more and then looked at Chris and Daisuke. He grinned and then shook his head. "Haven't you ever thought....that if the things from your dreams are real..." He stopped and then his voice started altering a bit, sounding demonic. "That the creatures from your darkest nightmares are real too!" Soon the sky turned purple and dark, with lightning striking. Draco's appearance began to alter as well, his appearance had wraps and gauges with a decaying flesh under it. His eyes became demonic with a deep thirst for blood. The outfit he wore, changed into a pitch black robe which covered his decaying flesh. "X-Xazeon..." Chris muttered as he looked at the creature. Jose and the Yugoian Guard finally arrived and then saw the transformation happen. "The day we all feared has come...ATTACK HIM!" he ordered the Guard. The Guard nodded and they all rushed towards Xazeon and tried to attack him, but he simply turned and then watched as lightning struck them all. All except for Jose, who was saved by another one of the Yugoian Guard. Xazeon laughed at this feeble attempt to defeat him. "You actually thought that you could stop me? XAZEON! THE EVER LIVING!!!!" Chris and Daisuke were about to run away from this, but before they could, they were surrounded by more lizard soldiers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destruction....complete and utter destruction. That's how Chris thought of the city as he looked out from his and Daisuke's prison cell. He looked back at Daisuke, who seemed really upset about this. "This is it...I can't believe that Xazeon would return like this..." Daisuke punched the wall behind him, trying to blow off some steam. Chris sighed and looked at the ground. "It's my fault...I saw Xazeon in a finish when I was using the Blade of Legends..." By this time, he saw Daisuke get up and grab the collar of his shirt. "YOU SAW THAT CREATURE IN A VISION AND TOLD NO ONE??" Daisuke asked, furiously. "Things that always happen around you cause us trouble. Your plans always lead us down a road that probably gets us killed!!!" Before Chris could even respond to this, a hiss was heard from outside of the cell. In front of them was a familiar lizard holding two bowls of what appeared to look like soup or something. "Dinner...its a special type..." the lizard hissed. "Hey! Tim was it?" Chris asked as he moved up towards the cell's bars. "I let you go, can't you do the same for us?" Tim looked down and then started walking away. "Can't even look at me, can you?" Tim hissed again and said,"Just eat and shut up...." Chris growled lowly, before he caught a glimmer of something in the soup. He picked up the bowl and then smiled. "Daisuke, said my plans usually get us killed? Well..." he paused and held up what looked to be a key. "This time it brought us a key. C'mon, how much you love your brother?" "Don't get cocky, Chris." Daisuke sighed, shaking his head. * * * * * * * * * * * * * In the palace throne room, Xazeon sat upon the throne, watching as his lizards brought forth a few cats. "These are all that remain of the Yugoian Guard...." Bel said, before chaining up the one guard to a pillar and pushing Jose to the ground in front of Xazeon. Xazeon looked at Jose and had a smile on his face. "You are Jose. The adviser and magician to the dead King Roxas." "And you, Xazeon, are even more grotesque in person." Jose chuckled. Xazeon glared at Jose. "Your arrogance will be your end, Jose!" He reached into his cloak and then had a few of his wraps and gauges wrap Jose, beginning to squeeze him to death. The lizard's from the high up portions of the palace throne room watched with anticipation, hoping to see this cat's guts all over the room. Before long, the lizards were knocked out cold by Daisuke and Chris, who escaped their prison cell. My whip is gone...so I need something else... Daisuke thought as he looked around. He noticed the lizard's firearm and grabbed it. He pointed at Xazeon's wraps and gauges, he pulled the trigger and watched as the gun's blast ripped through the wraps andgauges, releasing Jose from his grip. "Oh yeah...this is a keeper!" he chuckled. Chris grabbed one of the banners in the throne room and then slid down and rushed towards Xaezon, quickly grabbing the Blade of Legends, which the blade itself shrunk a little. He glared at the mummified creature and then said,"You took my father's life...but his sword you won't take!!" "I..." Chris gripped the blade's hilt and swung it to his left, the blade grew a bit. "Will..." He swung it downward, the blade grew some more. "Make..." Chris swung it to his right, the blade now back to its normal size. "A MIRACLE!!!!!!" He held the Blade of Legend's high above his head and then the Gem of Yugo, the precious gem in the hilt, began to glow and unleashed a beautiful green blast at Xazeon...making him hit the wall and end up outside of the palace. Xazeon slowly stood up and grinned. "You do not...know the forces of with you are dealing with!" He began to move his hands in a very mysterious way. "Ancient spirits of evil, transform this body into, Xazeon...THE EVER LIV-" Xazeon stopped, as he saw a light behind him, the rising sun. He yelled as he tried to cover himself from it, it beginning to burn him a little. "W-Wha? The boss is hurt!" a few lizards said. The one Yugoian Guard found this to be the best timing. The Guard jumped into the air, leaving her cloak and then kicked both lizard's in the heads. The Guard stood as she landed on the ground, showing herself to be none other than Rosa. Daisuke stopped and looked at Rosa, jaw dropped. "Rosa?!" "She's one of the Yugoian Guard?" Chris asked, before attacking another lizard. Jose looked at them and then yelled,"Let's go!" He moved the torch from the wall and a small doorway opened. He ushered in everyone, well almost everyone. "WAIT!! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE, CHRIS!!!" Sonic yelled as he ran past a few lizards. Chris smiled and then saw him get into the doorway. "Why would I do that?" With everyone now in the secret room, Jose followed them, but soon fell to the ground as he was shot in the back. The door closed and everyone heard them saying to hurry up and follow them. Rosa and Daisuke grabbed Jose and began to drag him with them. "Stop...we have to do this..." he groaned. "It can wait until we're out of here.." Rosa said, trying to help her master up towards the stairs. "NO! It must be done now!" Jose said as he moved away from Rosa and Daisuke. He held up Roxas' claw gauntlet and motioned for Chris. "Your left arm please..." Chris was compliant and gave him his left arm, so Jose would put the gauntlet on it. Jose touched his staff on the gauntlet and then said,"Now Chris...lord of the Yugoian Thundercats, lead your people to victory. Find the Legend's Book...it'll show you how to defeat Xazeon." Chris nodded and then motioned for Daisuke, Rosa, and Sonic to follow him. "W-Wait! Jose, what about you??" "I'll hold them off...now GO!" Jose said, before the door near the stairs closed, separating him from Chris and the others. Chris shook his head and then ran with everyone else, until they reached the surface from the tunnel. They all stood upon a hill that over looked the city. It was in complete ruin and not another cat in sight. "Its only the beginning..." Chris muttered as he looked at this destruction. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chris was right, this was the beginning...there would be more battles ahead...and he and the group of friends he had right now would have to journey to find this book. Only it knew the answers to beating the dark mummy. It was only a matter of time to go and find it. [spoiler=Birth Day by Ravenous Black]“Daddy?” Amelia asked her father, tugging at his shirt, as he sat at his desk. “Can I sit with you?” Black looked at his daughter, and smiled warmly, picking her up, and setting her in his lap. “Sure, sweetie. Where’s your mother? I thought you two were planning your birthday party?” “Mommy told me to go spend time with you, daddy.” Black smiled knowingly as she wrapped her arms around her dad’s neck, and almost seemed to be hanging around it, due to size. “So watcha doin’, daddy? You sit here so much now!” The little girl crossed her arms, and pouted, causing her dad to laugh. “Well, sweetie, I’m just writing about all the… ‘silly’ things that your daddy has done, such as when your uncles Elfman, Daisuke, and Chris almost made me miss my wedding. But the one I’ve been writing lately was a bit more special.” The kid couldn’t resist. “What is it daddy?! Tell meeeeeeeee! Please?” She gave the best puppy dog face she could, and Black burst into laughter. “C’mon daddy!” She begged. “Alright, alright!” He joked. “It’s about the day you were born. Your uncles caused me a lot of trouble that day…” Black began to muse. “Larry, Curly, and Moe almost made me miss you being born.” “That’s not good, daddy! I bet mommy was really scared… Tell me the story daddy!” The girl jumped all over the place, not missing a beat. “Well… Alright.” He ruffled Amelia’s hair as she squealed. “It all started when…”-------5 years earlier “Black?” Caeda asked with a groan, taking a look at the clock. “It’s 6 AM... You headed out to your guys weekend today?” She asked, yawning wide, her stomach showing with about 8 months of pregnancy. As he finished shrugging into his coat, he sat next to his wife on the bed. “Yeah, one of use has to drive, and I’d rather not let any of the others drive. Chances are, they’ll have some booze anyways. I’ll probably be back early Sunday.” He leaned over, and kissed Caeda, before rubbing her belly. “You sure you’re going to be alright? What if she’s early?” Black asked, almost in a daze as he stared at her stomach. “I’ll be fine, Black.” Caeda smiled. “I always am, aren’t I? I’ll just stick around the Powerforce while you’re away. Cherry already had a room set up for me. And the baby isn’t due until mid-April. It’s March 19th.” Black tried to protest, but was cut off. “Black. Don’t worry about me. Just have fun with your friends, for me. Alright?” Black gave a heavy sigh, and nodded. “Alright, angel, I will try my hardest…” He looked back to her stomach, and began to that he had been humming to the growing baby, every night. “I’ll see you soon, princess.” He smiled happily, and walked away from the bed, and grabbed his bag. “I love you, Caeda. See you Sunday.” His wife returned his farewell, and he walked out.-------“Let’s get on the road!” El beat on the driver’s seat from behind, as Black tried to make sure everything was in order. “El, calm down. You and D.L. will have your private bromance time soon enough.” Black retorted, hooking up the GPS. “I am setting this up. Are you idiots sure you have everything?” Chris, El, and D.L. all nodded, and Black finished. “There we go. Now, we can get driving.” “Remind me again why I’m not allowed to drive my own car?” D.L. asked, cocking his head. “I mean, what’s the worst that could happen?” Black simply looked back, and raised an eyebrow, and D.L. gave a silent “Ooooooooooh.” “Any other comments?” Black asked before he started the car. When El raised his hand, he replied. “Good. Let’s get going, shall we?” With that, the group of four were off, headed for Thomas King’s villa.-------Caeda was led to the apartment she stayed in when she was younger by her brother, Dane, at around 3:30. “Are you sure it’s alright for him to be out of town?” Dane asked, concerned though veiled. “I mean, shouldn’t he be with you ri-“ “Dane, I practically MADE him go. I’ll miss him, but he needs to be able to spend time with his friends, right?” The older sibling nodded begrudgingly as he set his sister down on the couch. “Now, would you please tell Cherry I’m here while I sit and rest?” Dane quickly left, and Caeda was left, sitting on the couch. She tried to relax, and felt the baby kick. She rubbed her own belly, beaming. “Hopefully, you’ll be like your daddy.” As she thought on her child, she heard the doggy door for the apartment flap, and Andeks jumped up with her. Caeda rubbed the dog behind the ears, and said “You’re Andex’s daughter through and through, aren’t you?” The dog’s ears perked up, and her tail began to wag. Caeda laughed at the dog, and then heard her phone chirp. “Hello? Oh, hey Black. Yes, I’m here. No, I’ve not seen her yet. Yes, I’m fine. Stop worrying, and enjoy yourself. Alright. I love you, honey. Bye~” She hung up the phone, and sighed, resting her eyes as the dog lay its head on her leg.-------Around 4 PM, Black parked the car right outside of the rising movie star’s house, and stretched. “We made it here in record time!” El quipped as he followed Black out, “King said it would take us 4 hours to get here, and it only took us 6. Great driving, Black.” He grinned sourly at Black, who shrugged. “The GPS got screwed up, and I’d rather not speed, thank you very much. And no, ‘It is a hover car, there is no need for speed limits’ is not a respectable argument.” As Black finished speaking, a light-brown haired man stepped out onto the balcony above, and called out. “Hey, guys!” Thomas waved from above, and Chris saluted him, and screamed something about youth. Never losing face, Thomas smiled, but muttered “Baka” before continuing on. “Alright, come on up! I’ll give you a tour of the villa!” Once up, Thomas gave a quick tour of the house, before arriving at the last room. “GENTLEMEN, BEHOLD!” He began, “I GIVE YOU… THE THEATER ROOM!” Thomas motioned to a nearby wall, and Chris blinked. “I don’t get it. There’s nothing in here but a refrigerator and some nice chairs, what about this is a theater. “ Thomas glared at the once-upon-a-time hero, and explained in simple terms. “This wall is the television. Watch.” He picked up a remote, and clicked it, and the large wall became a blue screen, and Thomas groaned. “The Blue Screen of death… My mortal enemy! Well, sorry about that guys.” Thomas laughed nervously. “I’d fix it, but I don’t have time.” When Thomas turned to leave, Black questioned him. “Sarah Grace and I are gonna be late for our flight if we leave any later than now. And I plan to propose this weekend, so wish me luck!” He was answered with a small chorus, and, before another question could be asked, he was gone, and the front door slammed shut. “So, if it’s broken… Why do we want it?” El asked flatly, staring at the blue screen. “If this wasn’t free, it would be the worst idea since D.L. tried to boost our popularity by feeding the tabloids rumors of me being with…” He glanced at his friend, rather disturbed. “HIM.” D.L. laughed and shrugged off the insult. “Oh come on, it would be marvelous, don’t you think Ecchi?” He taunted, causing El to mutter something about needing a drink and leave the room. “Now, I’m going to go put my stuff down.” He put his hands on his hips as he walked out, making Chris and Black glance at each other, bewildered. “Well, I think I’m going to follow suit with D.L., no matter how gay that was. Thank God I only packed one bag… What about you, Black?” “I think I’m just gonna sit and give Caeda a call, tell her we got here fine and all.” “Alright man, we’ll get to the other stuff later. See ya.” Chris waved, and left for other parts of the large house, and Black sat in a perfectly symmetrical chair themed like a revolver. Black dialed the number, and put the phone up to his ear. “Hey, sweetie. You at the Powerforce yet? Yes? Did you already see Aneki? Oh, seeing her soon. Are you sure you’ll be fine without me? I’ll try… I’ll try not to worry. Alright, I love you. Bye.” He hung up, and sighed. ”Their wives are pregnant or have a newborn, too. Why are they not worried?”” He decided to walk around the house, seeing as the others were off doing whatever.-------“Caeda!” Cherry barged into the apartment, and head straight for her ‘sister’ to give her a hug. “How are things with you and Otouto? Is he treating you right? I told him I’d give him hell if h-“ “He’s treating me fine, Cherry.” Caeda said with a slight laugh. “Absolutely fine. He was just worried about leaving me when the baby’s a month off.” Cherry poke Caeda’s belly, seemingly unsure of what to do. She took a seat to Caeda’s right, with Andeks on the left. “Stupid dog…” Cherry muttered, looking at Andeks, but quickly looked back to Caeda. “I kinda agree with him. The baby could come early, you know.” Caeda shrugged it off, and Cherry stood up. “Well, sorry for the short visit, but I gotta go, or Clair will be on my case. Here’s a walky-talky in case you need ANYTHING, alright? Now take a nap or something, you look tired.”-------“One more, barkeep!” El said to no one, drunk. He hiccupped, and teetered in his seat, as Chris and D.L. stared at him, bewildered. “100 bottlesh of beer on da wall, 100 bottlesh of beer” “Chris, how long has it been since we went separate ways?” “About half an hour” Chris said, glancing at his watch. “And he’s like this already? Dayum.” D.L. and Chris watched him act like the drunken bum he was, sitting on a sofa away from the mini-bar. “… Well, we could always…” Chris motioned to a marker on the coffee table, earning him a wicked grin from D.L. “Chris, we are such a terrible influence on you.”-------Caeda felt the baby kick again, waking her up from her sleep. “Oh, how are you feeling?” She said, more to herself than anyone. She felt odd, and then she realized why. Her pants were soaked- her water had broken. She saw Andeks on the floor, pawing the button the walky-talky to bark, and she got it. Cherry’s voice shrieked through, and the dog kept barking. She called out when the dog had the button down, and was being picked up by her brother and Cherry in minutes.-------Black walked down a hall, narrating the rooms to himself as he looked in each door he saw. “Red room… Green room… Blue Room… Bath candles?... Clair’s Shrine Ro-… Well ,at least they meant CLAIR back then, not Caeda.” Black found the room with the booze at the end of the hall, and saw his 3 friends. Chris was drawing on a drunk El’s face, and D.L. was literally rolling on the floor laughing. “Hey, idiots, you know we have to meet the other guys in half an hour.” Chris and D.L. sobered up, and Black walked off, hearing them scramble. 20 minutes later, the trio was dressed, and dragging El out. “Alright, Black, get the car st-“ Black held up a finger and shushed D.L. as he spoke on the phone. “Aneki, aneki, aneki, calm down! Now, speak slowly…. HER WHAT BROKE?!” The two sober boys glanced at each other, over the drunk El. They knew that meant nothing good, considering where they were. “Alright, I’ll be there as soon as I can!” Black snapped the phone shut, and tried to get in the driver’s seat, but D.L. beat him to it. “MOVE!” He snapped “No. You’re in no state to drive right now, due to stress and such. Just ride.” Black argued a bit, but gave up to save time. Chris pulled E.l into the car, and D.L. began to drive. He began to talk to Black to keep him calm, but failed. “DAMMIT D.L., WATCH THE SKY!” As soon as the words left Black’s lips, the car hit a tree, and got stuck, unable to move. D.L. nervously laughed as he tried to move the vehicle, and make light of it, as Black sat solemn, looking straightforward. “D.L., Fuse. I am going to kill all three of you, once he gets out of his stupor. You almost ruined my wedding-“ “To be fair, that was El hitting on that hooker, and we had no idea she was going to try and mug u-“ “Chris. Shut up. And. GET ME OUT OF THIS DAMN CAR, SO THAT I CAN GET TO MY WIFE, AS SHE IS IN LABOR!” “Well, at least it can’t get worse, Black.” The two sober boys tried to keep him from saying it, and failed. Black groaned in unison with the tree branches, and the car fell out of the sky, with a branch lodging itself in what allowed it to hover, making the equivalent of a flat tire.-------“Alright, come on, you can make it.” Clair was consoling her friend as she led her to the car. “You’ll have a beautiful baby, soon!” Caeda nodded, trying to get to the car. Once they were all settled in, Dane fired it up and shot for the hospital. While Clair sat in the back, comforting Caeda, Cherry did something much less constructive. “Dane, don’t go so fast. Dane, don’t hit those geese. Dane, stay straight. DANE, SLOW DOWN! She won’t die before we get there!” Dane shot her a glare out of the corner of his eye, and ignored her cries. He was intent on getting his sister to the hospital. “D-did anyone call Black?” Caeda asked, cringing as Clair held her hand, and Cherry explained she had. “Good…”-------Black pulled out his cellphone, and punched a number in, as Chris and D.L. tried to wake up El. “Yes, Arm? I need you to trace my location and send RDA. Yes, I know Caeda is in labor. Yes, I know I am far away. Ye- ARM, SHUT THE HELL UP, AND SEND RDA. Thank you.” Black hung up the phone, desperate. He looked to see Chris and D.L. taking turns smacking El across the face, and he sighed. A few minutes later, the mechanized dragon landed, and Black climbed into the pilot’s seat. When he took off, Chris and D.L. were not even buckled up, but he did not have time to waste. “Alright, if we keep going like this, we’ll be at the hospital in no time.-------Caeda was on a bed, being pushed down the hall to her room, with Dane at her side. “Dane, where’s Black?” She asked, “Didn’t they say they called him?” “They did call him. And you know he’d be here if he could be. Something must be preventing him.” Dane saw the fear and tears build in her as she nodded in agreement. “I even had Clair give him another call.” “I-I hope he gets here soon…”-------Black didn’t even hear his phone as he piloted the dragon, headed for the hospital. He heard a groan behind him, and figured it meant El was awake, but what he heard next scared him. “WARNING. EJECTION MODE ACTIVATED.” Black whipped back to see El hit the button with his head. A moment later, the 4 men were floating in midair, sitting in the seats from the dragon, descending slowly on parachutes. “Why the hell was I in that thing?” El asked. “D.L. crashed the car” “NO, I PARKED IT.” “D.L., you are so full of it… Black was sitting, arms crossed, eye twitching. “You idiots, morons, nincompoops!” He snapped. “Find me a way to get down from here, and to get to my wife, who is in the hospital IN LABOR. Get to it Larry, Curly, Moe!” The trio stared at Black, surprised at the outburst. “Um, are y-“ “NO, I AM NOT FEELING ALIRGHT, I AM ABOUT TO MISS MY DAUGHTER’S BIRTH.”-------Half an hour, a hitchhike, and a hooker later, Black stood outside the hospital, and sprinted in, being led to his wife as soon as he gave his name. He entered the room, right before she delivered, and Dane left, swapping out. “Black…” She called out in between cries. Black walked over, sat next to her, and held her hand tight. “I’m here, Caeda. I’m right here.” A few excruciating minutes later, their baby was given to them, already cleaned off and wrapped by the doctors. Caeda held the baby tenderly, looking at the child in her arms. “It’s your daughter…” She said quietly, with a smile to Black, who squeezed her hand. “She’s just as much your daughter, angel.” He gave his wife a kiss, and held the baby. She began to cry, but Black hummed the song he had been humming to her, and she began to coo happily. “Just like my little sister was… So, what are we going to name her, Caeda?” “I think… Amelia Natasha Black sounds nice. How about you…?” “Amelia Natasha Black… I love it.” Black said, looking at the tiny, early baby in his arms. “Welcome to the world, baby girl.”-------“Wow! That’s the story of how I was born, daddy?” Amelia asked, eyes wide as she sat on her dad’s leg. “Well, that’s my side of the story. Your uncles made it hard for me, but I made it in time.” “Daddy?” “Yes, princess?” “What’s a hooker?” Black froze, realizing his mistake. “Erm… You’ll learn about it when you’re older. Now go find your mom. Daddy needs to finish writing.” He kissed her on the cheek, and lifted her off his knee, placing her in the ground. “Alright daddy!” She grinned wide. “I love you!” She ran off, waving, still young. Black shook his head slightly and smiled. ”So much like her mother.” He turned to his desk, and scribbled a note on the story, that he had left out for his daughter. El got hit on by a guy for what Chris had drawn on his head. This, kids, is why you never hitchhike. [spoiler=The Long Halloween of YCM by Jake the Sage]The sun hung low in the sky, the clouds turning a golden hue, as a figure ran through the streets. Breathing heavily she looked behind her as she darted in and out of the parked cars dotting alongside the curb. She had to run. If she didn’t run for her life she would be caught. Her heart pounding she leapt over a fence, knowing it would only serve to slow her pursier, and stopped beside a brick building. Pressing against it she attempted to squeeze herself against the side she could hear the low crackling of the dead leaves underfoot. A sound in the distance made her heart leap, peering out to see that it was children running about in their homemade costumes; goblins and ghouls, even a little witch amongst them. As she watched the children a blood stained machete blade rose up behind her, the long gnarly fingers of the masked man reaching out towards the girl. Screaming as the hand grabbed her shoulder she attempted to run forward before falling out into the street and laughing, the Hockey Masked man laying beside her. Lifting the mask off of him the man looked at the blond haired girl as she giggled underneath him and pulled him into a kiss. Pulling back the man laughed, embarrassed, “Eva-chan come on there are children around.” “So?” she retorted not really caring who was around. She hadn’t seen her boyfriend since the Ban became the Freed, after all he was a member and always being off on missions made it difficult for them to keep a steady relationship. Scratching the back of his head the man looked down at his girlfriend, dressed as a vampire, and got a grin, “Well if we were somewhere more secluded . . .” “Say no more.” Standing up both of them walked into the alleyway and away from prying eyes. Farther inside was a small enclosed area, like the many sprawled around Yugo City, which was big enough for both of them to sit down and get intimate. Kneeling down Evangeline looked up and suddenly screamed. The man turned to see another man, dressed in a Hockey Mask, holding his own machete above his head. The only difference . . . this man’s machete wasn’t a Wal-Mart imitation. Blood splattered around the brick walls as the blade cut through his shoulder with inhuman strength, breaking bone and causing a guttural scream which only reverberated against the walls; no one outside could hear them. The freshly killed body slumped down, the ground covered in a steadily growing pool of blood, and the man leered over at the other person. Panicked she attempted reason, but she too met the same fate as the machete cleaved her head clean from her shoulders. Lumbering out into the street the murderer bumped into a teenager who was late for a party, getting the fresh blood all over the front of his shirt. Looking down the man was exasperated about getting his shirt covered in what he believed to be “fake” blood and was about to complain, but stopped when he saw the size of the man. Watching him slowly walking away the man shook his head and then remembered what he was late for, “Oh man mom is going to kill me!!!” The crowd ohed and ahed as the acrobats swung through the air in their death defying show, barely making each leap and scaring those who watched with a seemingly mesmerized gaze. The act finishing up one of the patrons of the “Nightmare Circus”, landed from her spot and looked around quietly for the host. Spotting him she walked up and gave a nod, catching his attention. Laughing Jake stood up and gave a polite bow back, “Thanks for bringing your Circus here for the Hotel’s Annual Halloween Bash Zazie.” Zazie Rainyday nodded once more with a smile, her dark skin fitting perfectly with the tight fitting and hellish apparel she had dawned for the acrobatic display which she was well known for. Looking at him with curiosity Zazie tilted her head slightly, making Jake laugh again as he lead her along, “No Zazie you don’t have to worry about that. I went over with my superiors and they said as long as it was for only one night I could bring you guys here. After all it is Halloween.” Nodding the girl ran off to entertain more people, leaving Jake in the middle of the grandest Halloween Party in all of Yugo City. He had been planning this for a long time and had pulled many . . . many strings to get it to the size it currently was. Looking out into the crowd he could see many of his friends dressed in all manner of costumes from the traditional to the down right confusing, J-Max’s being the most confusing of them all. “Hey Jake!” he heard his name being called looked around to see a Jack Atlas walking towards him. Shaking the Jack Atlas imposter’s hand both men bumped shoulder, “Surprised you could make it Black. Where is Caedea?” “I’m right here,” came the reply as Black’s wife walked in wearing an Akiza outfit. Laughing Jake shook his heads and looked at the pair, “So it this a non-cannon pairing or what?” “I would hope so because Jack X Akiza isn’t funny at all,” Daisuke said walking up, dressed in a tight leather one piece which scarred any male who decided to look at it for too long. After being asked why he was wearing such an outfit, answering he had lost a bet, DL and Black began arguing back and forth which pairing was better, ”They never change do they.” Snapping his fingers to break both of them out of their conversation Jake looked around, more to the ground, and then back to his friends, “Oh yeah where is the kids? I haven’t got to see them in forever.” “Didn’t you see them at the party?” Kari asked confused. Laughing darkly Jake lowered his head, a black aura drifting around him as he eyed Black, “I wasn’t invited . . .” “You aren’t still complaining about that are you Jake?” “Of course I am!” he replied yelling as they moved outside to avoid being squashed to death from the ever growing crowd. Walking along in the night air they passed Lora while conversing with others, leaving Kari and Caeda to join in, and the owner of the hotel continued his rant, “I mean seriously Black I closed the Hotel on that day and you still forget to send me an invitation?” “It got lost in the- “Don’t give me the ‘it got lost in the mail’ line! There is such a thing as e-mail you ass!” Black only laughed, backing up a bit, knowing Jake had taken it a bit too personally that he hadn’t been invited. After a few minutes they had moved on past the incident and were catching up on everything that had been going on with them since they last saw each other. “Your skin is so flawless!” “I can’t believe you’re the same age,” a women dressed as a nurse proclaimed as she looked at the dazzling woman holding a glass of white wine in her hand and gave a loud groan, “It’s not fair at all girl! You look half your age!” “What’s your secret?” Rui pressed Lora, dressed as a zombie princess, leaning in closer as the others surrounded her. Lora had avoided the question for a long time and this night they wouldn’t let her get away without telling them. Laughing Lora looked around at the Sexy Devil, Nurse, Pirate and Akiza cosplayer, Rui, Aka, Kari and Caeda respectively, as they awaited her answer. Despite being the same age the now High School Art Teacher had the appearance of someone in their late twenties, a blessing to some but being around hormonal teenagers it constantly felt like a curse to her. Posing the question one more time Lora had no choice but to answer. “Okay okay you guys, I’ll tell you. I work out three hours a day and eat right. Other than that I guess it’s just good genes,” she lied well enough to convince the group, who all gave a groan at the reply. They complained about how it was so unfair that she looked the way she did and they looked like the every day mom, which only made Lora feel even worse, ”I can’t really tell them I stopped aging or else they’d think I was crazy.” A loud crash caught everyone’s attention as a man in a bikers outfit stood up, pieces of broken vase covering his shirt, and looked up at the group of girls with a wide grin. “Chris what happened?” his wife asked as she helped him remove the pieces of the priceless vase from his shirt. Laughing he held up some Lays Potato Chips and said he stopped by to get them for the party. All of the women looked at him as the music played all throughout the hotel and into the streets before someone finally spoke, “Do you think we really need those?” “Never no, but it is good to be prepared, right?” Setting the chips on the ground they were quickly snatched up by Andx as he raced off with them, his puppies following behind him, but no one bothered to give chase; after all even on Halloween the dogs could have a little fun. Soon enough everything had spilled out into the streets and most of the main group which Jake had invited himself remained inside the Hotel. On the roof Jake tossed beverages around to those who wanted it before sitting down himself. Many of the people were dressed up in elaborate costumes, but a few seemed to be dressed in everyday clothing. Pointing to Ice he remarked about just wearing a business suit with rubber monster claws to a costume party, causing him to defend himself. Standing up he explained, “I am dressed up as a soulless creature from the depths of hell. The claws are to help me cleave the flesh from my victim’s bone and snatch up their soul to consume.” “So you’re a lawyer?” Everyone laughed at El’s remark as Ice sat back down quickly. Walking over to the bowl filled with the Lays Potato Chips Zero dug a handful of them out before suddenly yelling at the top of his lungs, pulling back his hand as it began to bleed. Falling onto the ground, his orange glasses slipping off him, everyone watched as a small creature appeared from the chips, munching on them. Looking over it snarled at everyone before putting more chips into the sharp toothed mouth and chewed on them, seemingly saying ‘yummy yum yum.’ Looking at Jake Chris pointed at the Gremlin, “Hey . . . A pet of yours or? “Wow . . . uh . . . robots are more lifelike than they’ve ever been,” Jake lied as he went to go grab Spike, wondering how he had managed to get here; after all it was prohibited. A loud crash and the Gremlin leaped over him, moving to attack El, but was quickly sliced in half by his sword. The two separate halves sliding to stop he swung it so the green blood flung off it and looked at his friends before turning his gaze to Jake, “Okay what was a real life Gremlin doing here?” “It was a rat! A really big rat! And it was . . . ummm . . . mutated!” he replied flailing his hands, no thinking that the idea of his hotel having giant mutated rats could come back and bite him in the ass. All of his friends merely kept staring at him, not believing the lies in the least bit. Sighing he felt Lora tap his shoulders, “Uh dad I think you should look at this.” “Look at what . . . is going on?!” Everyone looked over to see a large beam of light shooting out from the ground, white orbs floating around it as screams began to erupt throughout the entire city. Everyone, at the same time, turned their heads to look at each other before looking at Jake; his own mouth was open and his brain racing to figure out what truly was going on. “Jake ca-ca!” Spike said standing up, somehow having turned to normal. Turning around everyone was surprised to see the Gremlin hop up on the edge of the building, causing Jake to yell for someone to stop him, but everyone was too late as the Gremlin fell of the building. Looking over the edge Jake shook his head and turned around to begin descending the stairs, but was stopped by Daisuke, “Dude what the hell is going on?” “How am I supposed to know?” “Oh you do, now spill it!” Caeda yelled as Jake had another figure preventing him from getting to the lower floors, the yelling beginning to grow louder and even come from down below. Gritting his teeth Jake didn’t want to tell them what was really going on, but Lora interrupted, “A vortex has opened up between dimensions. Spike from Gremlins is proof of that. Also the recent mysterious murders which have been occurring are another example. Now we have to stop it.” Everyone gave the pair a blank look. Lora looked over at her dad, “Told you they’d never believe us.” “So what you are saying is that was a real Gremlin and- “Yes and he just jumped off the building, probably landed in the large fountain in front of the hotel too,” Jake said pushing past everyone, Lora following, “And if you still don’t believe me look out at the city.” Turning their views to the city man people running around in horror as the entire city began to change before their eyes. The buildings twisting and stretching into misshapen versions as creatures ran through the streets with a loud cackling; some even soaring through the skies. Nodding to each others they followed down the stairs after Jake, questioning what they could do. He explained that the creatures had probably managed to get here because the barrier around the world had weakened, “It happens every Halloween but this year it must’ve grown very weak.” “How do you know all of this?” Chris asked as he watched his friend press the button on his Saiyan Scouter; he had just figured it was part of the costume. Reading the number Jake commented he “kept himself busy” after Life was killed and then turned to everyone, “Ready?” “Of course,” came the reply as they all burst out into the lobby. It was a scene out of some bad horror mash-up, creatures running around of every shape and form. Looking around a sudden noise like nails on a chalk board echoed from what appeared to be everywhere. Removing their hands from their ears everyone watched the World Emergency channel was hacked into and a person appeared on scene, waving to everyone. “Greetings citizens of Yugo City! My name is Jesse Vasquez! Many of you are probably wondering what the f*ck is going on outside at this very moment. Well to put it simply I am bringing Halloween to a grand new height!” The cameras panned to show seven kids, the kids of those currently with Jake, chained up beside a large machine which was swirling with a mass of energy creating the large white vortex. ”I am so going to have to pay for this,” Jake thought seeing the kids chained up like that. David yelled out to his mom as some of the others struggled against the iron chains, causing Jesse to laugh before addressing the audience again, “Thankfully these little devils in disguise brought me a special key I needed . . .” Lifting the key up Jake realized it was his master key, something he was supposed to have on him at all times, and listened as Jesse continued, “They ‘acquired’ this from it’s owner and with it I am able to do what I am about to do.” Walking over to the machine Jesse inserted the key and with a twist unlocked it, causing a shockwave to coarse throughout the city and shake the buildings. Laughing hysterically he almost doubled over before yelling, "The skies will be black as night and it will be Halloween . . . FOREVER!" “Wait haven’t I heard that off a movie once?” Daisuke asked as the transmission cut, getting a slap from his wife as she yelled about their children being at the hands of a madman. Looking to her, seeing the panic in her eyes, he nodded and turned to Jake, “So now what? If I remember Jesse is your friend, right?” “Right, unfortunately. What we have to do is get there and turn off the machine,” he replied pulling out his two Chinese hook swords and swinging them to his side, “But if you guys get a chance I wont be looking when you beat the living sh*t out of him.” “Alright get going guys and good luck!” Everyone turned to see that the girls had taken a step back. Before they could question what they were doing a swarm of Gremlins leaped down from the chandler and attempted to claw at them, but each woman easily killed any of the creatures which fell towards them. As some of the green blood splattered over her face Aka wiped it off and yelled at her husband, “We’ll make sure everything is alright here! Now go get our daughter or so help me you are going to wish you were dead!” “Yes ma’am!” the men replied as they broke through the glass doors, Jake complaining about how he would have to pay to repair them, and raced through the city. Running through the streets, covered in corpses and dead creatures, the city was in an entire uproar as this nightmare before Halloween continued to coarse through the city. Through the pavement and dirt hands burst out, clawing and grabbing for everyone as they sprinted as fast as they could. Leaping over a ogre as it attempted to stop them Lora kicked the beast as the club crumpled a car and knocked it out cold, landing while everyone clapped. Laughing she felt that, despite the problems this was causing, it was the most fun they’ve all had in a long time. “Lora get out of the way!” El cried as he tackled her and lifted his sword to block the machete which had been intent on killing her. Above them was a hulking body, one hand gripping the handle of the machete, and looking down at them. “Is that Jason Voorhees!? From Friday the 13Th!?” “Yeah and believe me, this guy reeks!” El said pushing up and making Jason stumble backwards. Dashing El maneuvered around the large body of his enemy and stabbed into his chest before being grabbed and thrown into the ground, rolling to a stop before spinning himself to not have his head split open. Landing with a flip he exhaled before looking at everyone as they waited for a chance to strike. Grinning he called out, “What are you guys sitting here watching me for? Get going to rescue the kids and stop this whole insane mess!” “Right!”“Be careful El, remember this is the real Jason Voorhees,” Jake said before leaving with the rest, residing El to face off against one of the most iconic characters in all of Halloween. Turning back El watched Jason remove the sword from his chest and throw it to the ground. Chuckling El got in a stance and lowered his head, “Always wondered if I’d be able to beat you . . .” “This isn’t going to be a running theme is it?” Black asked Jake as they pressed against each others back, surrounded by undead cats and other pets. Chris had convinced them to cut through a cemetery, but of course by Chris’ luck it was a pet cemetery, and each of the furry and feathered animals had risen up to prevent them from moving forward. As a dog went to bite Jake in the face his razor wire cut the animal into pieces, ducking and allowing the blood to splatter on Black’s back, “What do you mean theme?” “You know,” he began but was interrupted to kick a cat off of Daisuke, “We go a few feet before someone else of our group gets caught up in a one-on-one fight with some major Halloween character.” “Probably,” Lora replied with a laugh, ducking to avoid a parrot from pecking her eye out, “After all that is dad’s luck.” “Is not!” “Oh it so is,” she called back as the limb she’d been using was transformed into a python, prompting her into throw it away. Looking up a group of people appear and call out to them. Fusion could barely contain his laugh as he saw Chucky, It, Scream, Pinhead and Beetlejuice standing surrounded by the undead animals. Wiping a tear from his eyes he stood back up, “Sorry but . . . I just couldn’t help it. I mean . . . really?!” “Really,” Jake said seriously looking at the entire group. There was enough people here to stop them and he was certain that they’d still have more to go through after this. Was there a date line they had to stop the machine by? Possibly midnight if there was, after all it made sense. Readying to fight through the horror cast someone drop kicked Chucky as another ran by a slammed It into a tree trunk. Stopping Zero and Sonic stood up and nodded to them, “Thought you guys might need a bit of help.” “What are you guys doing here?” Black asked as the two turned around and put on their black glasses, their blue suits matching each other, “We’re on a mission from God.” “Don’t listen to them, we were passing through, trying to figure out what was causing this, and saw you guys,” Atman stated honestly landing beside them, showing a few cuts over his body, “So we figured you might know what was going on.” “Jake’s friend is seriously screwing the rules.”“Plans on making it Halloween forever, if you didn’t hear the announcement.”“We need to stop him and save our kids.” “I claim no responsibility for this,” Jake said as the group walked amongst them and looked back at the group as they got back up. Remo, not wearing any costume, scoffed, “Well I wont blame you Jake as long as all of this goes down quietly. I call Pinhead.” “Scream,” Atman said as the white powder covering his face began to rub off, his ghost costume waving in the wind. When Atman claimed he was going to get Scream, Zero verbally stated that he had been planning on fighting him, but then went to call someone else, “I call- “I get Bettlejuice, we got an old score to settle,” Lora interrupted much to Zero’s dismay, leaving him only Chucky to fight against; as Sonic had already called off It. Beetlejuice walked out amongst the others, It standing up and shaking his head, and patted his chest at Lora, “Go ahead . . . Make my millennium!” The Halloween characters charged forward, attempting to take down all of them, but were stopped by those who had arrived on scene. Bettlejuice was punched in the gut before thrown away, Lora looking over at her father, “Dad do I have to tell you?” “We’re leaving,” he replied looking at DL, Fusion and Black. Nodding to each other, knowing this was going to happen, the three ran away as the others continued to fight. Skidding against the ground Jake felt the massive bulk of the creature on top of him. Coughing he threw a fist, slamming it into the large jaw of what was on top of him. DL came up from behind and kicked the back his knee, toppling the creature, and allowed Chris to drop kick the Wolfman off of Jake. Coughing he stood back up and shook his head, having both of them help him up, “You okay?” “Yeah, first time that’s ever happened,” he said coughing, holding his chest, and felt that it might be cracked. “I doubt that,” Black said watching the Wolfman stand back up, growling as the blood dripped from his jaws. Avoiding the first lung they all continued to run before Jake was once more tackle by the Wolfman, going all the way through a brick wall, and leaving the others alone to make the rest of the trip. “You’ve got to be kidding me”! Black said, having been separated from the other two as he had looked behind to see if Jake was alright. Breathing heavily he placed his hand on the wall and jumped, feeling something crawling over is. Shaking his hand he saw insects crawling over it and the entire ground, someone’s voice calling out for him, “Well my my my . . . What have we hear?! Black my friend I’ve got to tell ya, this is really rare!” “Oh come on, not this guy,” Black sighed as the overweight Oogie Boogie Man waddled out, crunching on one of the insects. Getting into a position Black’s eyes opened when Ooogie Boogie snapped his finger, metal playing cards appearing around him with Tommy Guns. The area then lit up with the sound of gunfire . . . “Shouldn’t we go back and save them?” Chris asked as they reached the bottom of the machine which was creating the vortex. Looking back Daisuke shook his head and turned to his friend, “I don’t think so. After all we’re here.” “Indeed you are,” Jesse said walking down the steps. Both Chris and El readied themselves for a fight, but Jesse only laughed at the display, “You guys really don’t think you can beat me, can you?” “Only one way to find out,” DL said with a grin, but stopped when he saw two figures appear from a black mist once Jesse had snapped his finger. Standing before them was Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers, looking like they were ready to fight. “Chris?” “Yeah?” “Bet you I beat Michael Myers before you can beat Faggy Krueger,” he said confidently pulling out his claws and attaching them to his fists, grinning at his friend; indeed this was the most fun they’ve had in a long time, despite how weird the situation was. Pulling out his hammer Chris accepted the bet before charging at Freddy, aiming to knock him out quickly. However his hammer was too slow, knocking the fedora off instead as Freddy swung both hands to stab into Chris’ shoulder. Laughing Freddy twisted the stake knifes in deeper, causing blood to splatter up on his shirt, and lowered Chris to his knees. Gritting his teeth Fusion grabbed his opponent’s right wrist and spun around, feeling the weapons digging into his shoulder even more, and threw him over his shoulder and into a large oil drum. Coughing he placed a hand on his shoulder and looked at the blood which was dripping from the wound and stood up, hearing Freddy groan. Managing to get up Freddy laughed, “Oh you’re good . . .” “But I’m better!” Clapping his hands Freddy vanished to Chris’ surprise, looking around for where his opponent had disappeared too. A slash on his leg caused him to fall over as the feel of a kick to his chest doubled him over. ”What is going on? I didn’t think he could actually do this. But then again . . . This is the real Freddy Krueger so why not?” he thought as the burning pain of his flesh being torn apart hit him, making him leap forward and turn around, hammer raised high, “Come out so I can fight you coward!” “Oh, someone is in a bad mood,” the disembodied voice taunted, “Maybe you should have a nap!” Rolling out of the way just in time as iron rods impaled themselves into the ground Chris looked up to see Freddy’s form laughing at him before vanishing again. Looking around he could feel his blood leaking out of his body. He was running out of options. How could he fight someone who could become invisible at will and still attack him!? ”Its not like I can just defeat him like they did in the movies,” he thought to himself before stopping, slapping his face in realization, ”Why can’t it!? If he is the real Freddy Krueger than he should be able to be beaten the way he was beat in the movies!” Standing up Chris laughed before remembering he had never seen a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ movie at all, thus he didn’t know how to defeat Freddy. Yelling he looked over at DL and yelled, “Have you seen ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’!?” “What?! Why are you asking that now?!” he yelled back slamming his knee into Michael Myers’ side and got caught by his hand, being thrown away like a rag doll and landed on his feet. Chris yelled just to answer and that he did, “Fine, fine! Yes I’ve seen it. Horrible movie . . . Acting sucked and the plot was highly predica- “How did they beat Freddy!!!” “They didn’t believe in him, it removes his power,” DL simply stated, too engrossed in his own fight to notice what his friend was up too, and leaped up to knee his own opponent in the jaw; the attack knocking the Halloween movie star to his back. Nodding Chris turned back to see Freddy standing out in the open, his clawed hand held up as he gave a wicked grin, “Time to put this little misfit out of his misery.” “You aren’t real. You can’t hurt me,” Chris retorted and watched Freddy saunter on over, “Then how did you get those wounds?” “You aren’t real!” Chris didn’t move as Freddy stood up eye to eye with him, running his hand over his face and cutting it open, leaving four long lines of blood. When Chris simply repeated his words Freddy grew visibly annoyed and kicked Fusion in the nuts, toppling him over, and lifted him up by his hair, “You aren’t real!!!” “Oh yes . . . I am!” Freddy said as he sunk his claws into Chris’ back, yet hit nothing. Pulling his hand out he was shocked to see he could see through it and then looked back at Chris, who was grinning with his face smeared with blood. Feeling his body disappearing he began attempting to stab Chris to death, but not doing anything at all, finally with a shout before his body vanished Freddy exclaimed, “You’ve got to be f*cking kidding me!!!” Coughing Chris stood up and looked at Daisuke, who hadn’t managed to defeat Michael Myers yet, and laughed, “Hey I win the bet!” “Good now get over here and help me kill this guy!” Running over Chris ducked over the massive fist and leaped up again, upper cutting Myers’ jaw as DL drop kicked him back into the ground. Landing beside each other they were both covered in blood, dirt, sweat, and breathing heavily. Yet Michael Myers rose once more and looked over at them, never uttering a single word. Looking at each other both ran forward, DL taking the lead, and sunk his claws in as deep as they could go once Fusion blocked both closing arms with his legs. Grabbing hold of the legs DL slipped through Myers’ legs and pressed his back against the enemy; Fusion dropping and then swinging with his hammer at both of DL’s imbedded claws. Catching them as they went clean through Michael Myers’ lungs and heart DL slipped them back on and both men moved away from him as he toppled over. “Think that did it?” “Dunno, how’d they beat him in the movie?” Chris asked coughing a bit, almost out of breath. DL simply shrugged his shoulder, “I never watched it, but I don’t think they’ve ever actually killed him.” “You’ve got to be kidding,” Chris said watching Michael Myers stand back up, the hole in his chest not slowing him down in the least. Sighing he took a deep breath before yelling, charging back in, but was simply greeted with a punch and knocked into DL who had begun charging as well. Both flew into the machine and slammed against it, falling to the ground as the man turned to face them. Both feared this might be the end without backup. Luckily fate is a tricky thing and, when Michael Myers began walking forward what appeared to be a Jack O’ Lantern ball rolled beside him. Luckily it was a bomb which had been set on a timer and exploded, taking Michael Myers out with it; unknown to the two Deus Finale had attempted to reach the machine and be the hero, but had been stopped by Jack O’ Lantern and was forced to fight him. Watching the smoke clear they heard clapping as Jesse sat in a chair made of bone, looking at both of them with a hint of amusement, “Truly stunning. I honestly didn’t think either of you’d survive against Myers.” “What is this, a game to you?!” Chris yelled at the top of his lungs and stood up, anger filling him up. Grinning Jesse merely nodded his head, “Toying with the lives of mortals? Yes.” “how much longer can you keep fighting?” Daisuke asked Chris as they watched Jesse standing up. Both of them were in bad shape and more than likely had broken bones. However they had been in tight pinches before and always came out on top, they just had to keep pushing and win this fight too. Nodding his head Chris gave a thumbs up, “With the power of youth on my side I can keep going for eternity and beyond!” “Oh not that cheesy line again,” Jesse said dropping his cloak, revealing his combat clothing which was a tight fitting green tunic with a golden dragon on it; the tunic had it’s sleeves cut off. Crouching down Jesse grinned, his raven hair flowing against the wind and his shadow encompassing both men as the vortex swirled around them. With a yell Jesse seemingly vanished, knocking both of them with a close line that sent them high into the air and then down to the ground. Coughing Chris attempted to stand up, but he felt like his world had just been rocked and could only manage to look up through the haze of pain, “W-What the hell was that?” “It feels like he . . . just broke every bone in . . . my body . . .” DL gasped out, not having the strength to even look up. Turning around Jesse scoffed, looking at his two downed opponents before walking over and lifting DL by his hair, “Come on don’t let this be the end. Didn’t you guys beat Life? Show me the power of the Trio of DEF!” “Then take notes mother f*cker!” El cried as he tackled Jesse from the side, grabbing his foot and throwing him into the iron bars from Chris’ fight with Freddy Krueger. Rushing over he knelt down and helped both of his friends to their feet, ‘You guys okay?” “No”“Not at all,” Chris said swaying in place, “That guy is something else . . .” “I know, just hitting him felt like ramming into an iron wall,” El said rotating his shoulder when an explosion sent the iron bars flying in every direction, causing them to duck to the ground. Standing in the middle of the remaining iron bars Jesse dusted himself off and kicked one out of the way, “Sneak attacks are my thing!” “I don’t see a patent!” El retorted as the trio got side by side. Whispering in a hush tone they attempted to figure out what their next move was going to be. None of them could withstand an extended fight for very long, even El was on his last reserves of energy after having defeated Jason; after all Jason Voorhees was a definable juggernaut. Jesse watched the three before letting out a laugh, “I know how this is going to go. You’re trying to think of a way to defeat me, so I’ll give you one shot. I don’t care what it is . . . One free shot, so come on. Give me your best!” “Chris you think you can manage that?” DL asked with a grin, knowing what their best was. Nodding back Chris held up his hammer, clicking the button to allow it to switch to Last Resort Mode, and then felt it grew heavier in his hand. El, reaching out to hold onto the handle as well, was also assisted by DL, so that all three of them were holding the now fully formed Banhammer. “Feels kind of nostalgic doesn’t it?” Chris said with a laugh, hoisting the Banhammer above his head. “If either of you cry I’m leaving right now,” El retorted as they all took the first step together, just like they had done back then, and charged forward. True to his word Jesse hadn’t moved an inch as the Banhammer impacted with his entire body, a green light emitting from the head of the massive hammer. With a massive heave the trio kept swinging the hammer down and down farther still to ensure that after this Jesse wouldn’t be able to get up. Jesse’s body flew into the ground with such force it caused the impact area to explode in a carter as dust billowed up around them. The Banhammer returning to normal Fuse dropped it and all three carried each other up the machine to the still captured children. “Dad that was so awesome!” David yelled, hugging his seriously injured father, once he had been released from the shackles. Lisa managed to pull him away and state that dad was injured and he couldn’t just cling onto him like that. As Al questioned his father on where his mom was DL consoled his kids as best he could. DL wasn’t the best family guy and generally had Kari raising the kids and what not, so he was having a hard time making them calm down. “Where’s my dad?” Amelia asked as she rubbed her wrists. The trio looked at each other before explaining that he had vanished during their attempt to get here, but was definitely okay and coming to pick her up as soon as he could get here. Nodding her head Amelia was happy to hear that, she had faith in her father, and knew he’d get here to help her. Coughing DL looked over and put his hand out, “Trio of DEF?” “Come on we’re not really doing that are we?” El said but got a push from Sarah and Keiko. Sighing he put his hand in as Chris also did the same and all three men grinned at each other. A sudden rock of the machine knocked everyone off their feet. Looking up Daniel yelled out loud as Jesse appeared in the sky covered in blood, “He’s flying!!!” “What!? A lot of the kids said looking up not believing Daniel. Indeed Jesse was flying and as he lowered himself to look at the trio his eyes were filled with rage, “You three son of a -” “Hey there are kids here!” Chris yelled interrupting Jesse, but yelled when a energy beam almost pierced his leg. Looking up as rubble and debris floated up around Jesse everyone could see a black aura surrounding him, “You three may have given me a better hit than I thought you could manage, but I’m not done yet! I wasn’t planning on it, but this is going to work well for what you all did a while back!” “THIS IS MY WORLD NOW!!!” A massive explosion of energy caused the earth to crack and race along throughout the city, toppling buildings and sending a new wave of panic through everyone. With a single foot on top of the Wolfman Jake looked up into the sky, feeling the familiar aura of Jesse and cursed under his breath, “Is he seriously going to use his Master Key powers here?!” Looking down Jesse thrust out both hands and lifted them up, causing the kids to lift into the air and away from their parents as they remained floating in place. He could almost hear the women back at the hotel screaming in horror as their children were at his complete mercy and how he reveled in it. With a massive explosion the earth opened up to reveal revived members of the Halloween armada that had been defeated. Jesse knew that as long as Jake was not present he remained unmatched in the category of sheer power. Laughing he felt something bounce off his aura shield and looked to see that David had grabbed some rocks before he floated up, using them to try and attack. “You think that’ll do any good?” he asked motioning with his hand to bring the boy closer. His fingers twisting around the boys small throat he looked over to see everyone racing towards him in an attempt to try whatever they could think of to stop him, Jake amongst them. Skidding to a stop Jake yelled out, “Jesse stop this madness now! You are going completely out of bounds with this!” “And are you going to stop me?! I told you this was my world now and you aren’t going to do anything to stop me,” he replied pulling David in front of him to use as a potential human shield. Drunk with the idea of finally beating Jake and conquering a world Jesse let out a hysterical laugh, “Finally! No one can stop me! This is my moment! I am master of . . . hu?” An explosion from behind him caused Jesse to stop and turn around, seeing the vortex flicker for a moment before slowly vanishing from sight. Yelling Jesse dropped everyone, luckily they were caught, and moved closer to the machine but was thrown back by an even larger explosion. Spinning in the air he stopped and looked at the machine as it began exploding everywhere, unable to imagine who had managed to destroy it. “Jake did you do this?” Rui asked holding her son against her chest, DL having caught the twins, and Jake shook his head. He hadn’t had the power currently to do something like that; most of his powers were sealed away. When a burst of laughter from Black was heard they looked at him pointing, seeing Andx shaking his leg and running away from the machine as it continued to spark and fall apart. Jesse was stunned and let out a shriek of disbelief, “You’ve got to be f*cking kidding me!!! A dog!? A dog just pissed on my machine and destroyed it?!” “What are the odds of that?” Jake asked with a laugh. “Looks like you never planned on that did you Uncle Jesse,” Lora replied, holding up Deus Finale, to her Uncle as he looked around in a stunned silence. Without the machine he was unable to summon an army to his aid and now that Jake was here he wouldn’t be able to beat everyone into submission. As the remaining flickers of the vortex began to fade he flicked Jake off and yelled out, “This isn’t f*cking over yet!!!” Flying into the vortex as it vanished Jesse escaped into Limbo, where he would be able to retreat and lick his wounds until next time he was able to strike. With the vortex gone the entire world quickly returned to normal, the damage to the buildings and people vanishing. All that remained was the memories of the night prior. “Come on you said you’d tell us about the Multiverse!” Chris stated along with his kids, looking at Jake as he backed into a wall. Many of the people had gathered outside his Hotel after hearing the truth about what had happened and was demanding answers. Lora beside him pushed him forward as he walked out in front of the crowd. Looking around he held the microphone and coughed, “Uh . . . Sorry but I can’t reveal anything about it to- “Liar!”“Fraud!”“We deserve the right!”“Tell us!” the crowd cried back and threw some balls of paper at him, forcing him to knock them out of the way. As the crowd, and Chris, pressed for answers the VIP group from the party last night looked amongst each other in the front row. DL leaned back in his chair as he watched Jake being pelted with the balls of paper, “Hey look, Jake is getting hit with balls.” “Knock it off Daisuke,” Caeda replied as she ran her hands through her daughter’s long hair; she had been clingy since getting her back. DL merely shrugged his shoulders before posing a question, “So who could’ve guessed Jake and Lora weren’t human? I mean one-dimensional beings, no one could’ve guessed, but well?” “I knew,” El said with a smirk, looking like he was thinking, “He always was a strange one.” “I’m upset that they never told us,” Black replied, his arms crossed and tapping his elbow. Most of the crowd looked like they were about to riot if Jake didn’t start answering their questions. Putting his hands in his pockets he gave an exhale and looked up, raising his right hand to hush the crowd, “Okay I’ll tell you guys everything . . .” “Lora can you join me up here?” Nodding Lora walked out as the crowd, for whatever reason, gave a cheer to her. Standing beside her father he put his hands back into his pockets and pulled out a pair of sunglasses, tossing one to her before putting on the other himself. The crowd was quite and awaiting the answers they had waited to hear since last night. Pulling out a small device Lora quickly put on her sunglasses as the button was pressed, sending a flash of light to hit everyone who had witnessed last nights events eyes. Everyone stood there in a daze, not moving, as Jake and Lora removed their sunglasses. Coughing he grinned and held the microphone up, waving his hand, “Thank you everyone for coming to the YCMaker Ultra Hotel’s Annual Halloween Bash! I hope you enjoyed our state of the art CGI machines and the many horror characters we were able to bring to life for you!” The crowd gave a cheer before dispersing, their memories erased and replaced with the lie Jake had told. Now alone in the Hotel’s Presidential room, everything back to normal, Jake leaned back in his chair and set the Neuralyzer on his desk with a grin. Lora sat down across from him and looked at the small device, then at her father. Pointing to it she scowled at her father, “Aren’t those illegal to transport here?” “Yes, yes they are,” he said with a grin before grabbing the Neuralyzer before she could, lifting it up and placing his glasses over his eyes. The flash hit Lora directly in the eyes as she paused, “Hey Lora there was no Neuralyzers here, right?” “Yeah,” she said blinking, Jake hiding the Neuralyzer, and then looked around, “What was I doing here?” “Coming to visit and then we were going out to eat?” Jake said with a grin. Lora nodded her head and turned to walk towards the door, “You coming dad? I feel like Tai Food . . .” “Sure,” he said watching his daughter leave through the door. Pulling the Neuralyzer back out from it’s hiding spot he laughed and tossed it into the safe. Shutting it he reset the password and heard Lora calling for him, “Alright I’m coming!” Walking to the door he shut it, knowing everything was now back to normal. All anyone would remember is the amazing Halloween Party his hotel had thrown . . . [spoiler=Soundtrack]The following themes were all composed by Atman.Fusion: http://musescore.com/score/22162 (Chris' theme)Daisuke: http://musescore.com/score/22295 (D.L's theme)Saint: http://musescore.com/score/22306 (Rosa's theme)Misnomer: http://musescore.com/score/22300 (Life's theme)Known: http://musescore.com/score/12966 (Ending theme) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Make Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Elfman? ..... You're dead meat when I get back hom... And you're not over average hiegt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Assassin Ninjew Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Lol at the fight. I think that was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I am LOVING this... No, no, seriously... I LOVE this... Your writing is descriptive, and very good for you, who I think is a beginner. A few problems: Seperate text goes in separate parapraphs.Some tell, but some tell isn't bad, only too much of it is.The character names, man =_= They suck in a matter of logic...Daisuke Link? LICH Creator? What kind of parent names their kid Lich? What, his bro is named Parasite?The obsession of Deus with poop. Make it somethin more random man, don't use the word poop, it ruins the story DxYou called yourself Fusion sometimes. I cannot EXPRESS how much I love this, tho x3 I mean, seriously. You got the split personality thing for me, and it's so....freakin...awesome.... Also, it's Kailyn, I knew it.~ GAWD, write faster!! x3 BTW......Elfman.... Elfman... =_= And...lolinane xDDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Chaos Sonic Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 These two chapters are great Fusion. Can't wait to see what happens in the next chapter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 About Elfman, what else was I supposed to use from El >.>I got the name from Fairy Tail, I thought it was unique :/Plus, it'd give him a reason to make people call him El and nothing else About Fusion, I thought only BT called me that. And that was on purpose because he likes to smartify stuff.*points to El's thought afterward*Daisuke Link...well...El said you named all your fanfic characters Daisuke, so I went with that >.>Aller Deus-I got from todo ("all" in Spanish), and I'll try having him say different stuff in later chapters.Lich Creator-That's just the name he gives out, he only lets trusted people know his real first name. Lich is short for Lichking, an alias he'll be using :3@El-average height of a male adult is 5'9". I'm almost 5'11", that's above the 75 percentile. I'll get to work on chapter 3 when I can ;D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Elliot would have been better >.>Elfman is unique, but sounds like a last name. Also, I meant you literally said like "Fusion said "blah blah blah"" Also, I'm fine with Daisuke. Or Link. But Daisuke Link? Come on, man. >> I know what todo means in Spanish, but I think Allan would jhave sounded more......good? Well, Aller isn't as bad as Elfman at least~ As for Creator, now THAT is good~ Sounds like something he'd use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Wow...I really did have a bunch of Fusions in there =__=Fixed. I think.Added chapter 3, I'll try writing chapter 4 in between classes today or after school, don't know what my day's like yet.I think Fake Type Knights should be having a meeting soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tainted Black Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 >.> Not bad, but it made me think... Why have you never joined MY club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Which one? RP 820?Because I thought it was for elite RPers.Which I'm not >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 True that. I think the first time you RPed was in the 2nd CK RP, even tho you were pretty good (your only fault was controlling Pichu's character =o ) Also... I love this chapter too, but....... ...Yugo city... Uhuh.......... Also....LOLBACON!!!! XDD OMG, so awesome~ I just wish I had shown u- *shot* Yeah, there was no reason for me too, really. But I like where this is goin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tainted Black Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 ... It's not for elites, Fusion. We are NOT Elitists. DL joined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Oh he did?DL, I honestly couldn't think of a better name :/I'm trying to think of what YCM High stands for...Like Yugo Central then...I know there's an M-word related to school, because in Spectacular Spider-Man, the school is called M3But I don't know what the 3 M's are >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Make Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 No... NO! I refuse to read this anymore! You completely ruined it! >:T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 With what?If you mean the Inactive, the plot doesn't get too caught up in it >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Make Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 It's not beef jerky! It's DEER JERKY! You can either edit or lose a reader bish! >:T DEER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSkullCortez Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Fusion, THE SCHOOL IS CALLED MIDTOWN HIGH!!!! GET IT STRAIGHT!!!!Yugo Central Maintenance Academy (if it was known for maintenance, with the NPG and everything)Yugo Central Modern Academy (also referencing the fix)And the 3 known virtues:A virtue that begins with a YConsiderationModesty Just ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Oh.<_< I'll edit it, sure.And I'll change Deus' name to Alan, since I only mentioned it once and it sounds better, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tainted Black Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 .... CORTEZ! YOU FOOL! We all know what the Y will be now! D= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranzer Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Cool Story Bro. THings like this make me think Shojo isn't retarted. And cool,but realy you need mor elogic. And when do I make an apearance =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fusion X. Denver Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Yugo Central Maintenance High I'm going with that. Thank you.I saw the M3 on the front building thing >.>EDIT: Logic how?And you're coming very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSkullCortez Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 It's still Midtown High. It is, has been, and will always be Midtown High. That was probably because they might have been lazy. Black, for a virtue? I don't know too many virtues that start with Y... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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