The World of Urusei Yatsura's Lum
Urusei Yatsura - RPG, Movies, Episodes & Stories => RPG Storylines & FanFiction => Topic started by: Lum-chan on October 23, 2004, 03:01:33 PM
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - 10:56:
Ok so maybe the name wasn't exactly very inspiring, but it was the best I could come up with after 5 minutes of pondering *grin*
Anyways, to get us going, I'll be introducing a new character, Straint. He's an 18 year old geeky male, driving around in a Ferarri. His main interest is simply computers, and through his ingenious web page design and "mad programming skillz" has amassed himself a small fortune of money. I'm also going to put this a bit ahead of the normal UY timeline, say around 1996? Just to accomodate some of the technology I may toss into there (of course we could always use the Oni/Earth technology exchange that came as a result of Warren Hudson.. what a guy). Of course for a few various reasons the year won't have much impact on the way the rest of the characters react, as I haven't seen any of the "most recent" movies, and it'd just be difficult to incorporate. Of course if anybody has a problem, speak up and we'll find another way to work it out.
Alright, here we go!
(RP ON)
TIME: 2:46 PM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1996
LOCATION: TOMOBIKI, OUTSKIRTS
A sleek red car was seen in the distance, coming in fast but at the speed limit. As it got closer, the driver could be seen, with long black hair, glasses, and a nice looking figure. In one hand, the driver was holding onto the wheel and keeping one eye on the road, with the other, he was looking into a book marked "Japanese Culture 101: How NOT to insult your host." The driver cussed.
"Geez, I KNEW that zoning out during those Japanese courses a few months ago would come back some day and kick me in the ass.."
"Ah quit complaining, you'll do fine, I'm sure of it. You pick up fast." replied the voice in his head.
Straint wasn't quite sure just where it had come from. One day he was simply sitting on his computer, down in New York, coding away, and catching glimpses of occasional anime videos that he was hooked on. The next, he suddenly found a voice inside of his head speaking to him. Every day after that was a constant struggle trying to figure out if he was just insane or blessed, but the voice had helped save his ass more than once, at least on a business level, and he hadn't ever felt more confident in his life.
"Well, I suppose.. all those sub-titled animes really did prove useful after all.. lets see if I can get myself organized here without making too much of an idiot of myself.. I always have wanted to come here."
"Like I said, I'm sure you'll do fine. Just quit worrying about it, if worst comes to worst, you can always flash em your good looks and walk away."
"Good looks? I don't know WHERE you got that one, I'm almost afraid they'll die laughing the second they step out of my car!"
"Well we won't know till we try will we?"
Straint simply sighed and drove on, entering the city of Tomobiki.
After pulling up in front of a small house near the school, with a sign that read (in Japanese, much to Straint's dismay) "Sold". Looking around cautiously, Straint turned off his car and slowly got out.
"Good, nobody around.."
"Quit worrying damnit! You're gonna have to interact with people sooner or later, and it may as well be now."
"Yea, sure.."
Grumbling, Straint picked up a large box from his car and groaned, then put the box back down.
"Damn movers make it look so easy..."
"Hate to say it, but I told you it wouldn't be a good idea to put your entire computer into one box..."
Straint once again wished the voice in his head would simply go away, and after taking a deep breath, barely managed to remove the box. He stumbled over to the front door of the house, and fumbling for his keys, managed to unlock the door and enter his house. He put the box down inside of the kitchen and walked back out to his car, which had attracted a bit of attention from a few various people. He ignored them and moved back to his car, grabbing his remaining cargo, which was thankfully smaller and lighter, and moved it back to the house. In the distance, the clanging of a school bell was heard.
"Oh great. Now the place will be swarming with kids." Straint thought.
"Straint!" yelled the voice in his head. "Show some damn compassion, what the hell's up with you? You're usually a lot better than this."
"Just tired as hell... again. Yea yea, I know, get to bed sooner.. tell that to my boss. Maybe this guy will be a bit lighter on me.."
As Straint was grabbing the last of the boxes, Ataru and Lum were on their way home. They stopped a moment to stare at the newcomer.
"Oooh, what a fancy car! I'm sure I could get lots of girls with that.." Ataru grinned.
Lum overheard. "Darling!!! Come on, quit staring it's rude! If you want something from him, why don't you go over and say hello or something?"
"What? He's rich obviously, why would he care about me?"
Straint, who had never been to Tomobiki before, nor heard of anything about it, stood up and gawked.
"I see a boy walking with a girl. I see a BEAUTIFUL girl. I see a beatiful FLOATING girl. Uh..."
The 2 stopped arguing with each other when they heard a crash. Looking over, they saw that Straint had dropped the box, and was now looking at his feet cussing loudly.
"DAMMIT!! I had my only copy of Quake in there!! ARGH!!"
"Hey you're the one who was staring, not me. Maybe you should scoop your jaw off the floor, grab your stuff, and go inside. People are staring."
"You don't seem to notice that there's a FLYING girl."
"I do, I just don't see any reason to panick about it."
"Wha?"
"Just go inside."
Straint cussed again, noting that the voice in his head was right, people WERE staring at him. Confused as to why they weren't staring at the girl instead, he grabbed what remained of his software and went back into his house, closing the door with a slam.
Ataru and Lum looked at each other, confused. "What was he so mad about?" Lum asked.
Ataru shrugged. "Who knows? But I want a closer look at that car.."
Ataru gasped as Lum grabbed him by his neck and dragged him home, muttering about there being another time for such things.
Straint, while looking around the house and setting up his things, consulted the voice.
"Mind telling me what the hell that was all about?"
"What?"
"Hello Mcfly? There was a FLOATING GIRL! Right there, in front of my face!!"
"Yes..."
"I don't know what you're on, but I suggest you stop, crack kills."
"Alright, listen. Remember those odd reports over the net we've heard occasionally, about strange things going on in a city in Japan? Well, lets just say I think we should accept this as a given.."
"That doesn't make it any less wierd.. she had horns on her head too, which by some freak chance made her look MORE beautiful.. ugh.."
"Just get your stuff set up, your boss is expecting to hear from you on ICQ as soon as you're up and running."
"*sigh* I suppose you're right.. worrying about it won't solve much. Anyways, maybe it was just a figment of my imagination... that WAS my first drink of alchohol I've had in my life a few days ago, I guess even a little was too much."
Straint began unpacking his things, and noted how nice the house looked, despite it's relatively cheap price. About an hour later, when he finished unpacking everything, he pulled out a notepad and checked off "Reach city, move in", and scribbled at the bottom "Find girl."
"Straint!"
"What? I've gotta know.."
"You haven't even tried your Japanese yet, so you'll probably end up making an idiot out of yourself. Anyways, it looks like she was already engaged to someone.."
"Not surprising.. but why that guy? Maybe I still need to adapt to this culture, but he looked like a looser.."
Straint muttered to himself and set up his computer. He tapped his foot impatiently waiting for it to boot up.
"Geez, I get a big paycheck and thanks to Mr. Lets-take-your-money government I'm still stuck with this crappy P166.."
"Well, you're living in Japan remember? Get some good relations going, and maybe you could score yourself a top-o-the-line system.."
"Hmm, I knew this was a good idea. Thanks."
"No prob."
The system finished booting up, and Straint, as usual, found two thousand ICQ messages waiting for him, that looked like they came in the second he turned his computer off.
Straint went to work, answering all of his messages and checking his plethora of new email.
"Well I'm glad that they were right.. this new ISP is working just fine. Although I'd be REALLY interested to know how they managed to give me access to my old email account from here.. probably struck a deal with my old ISP or something.."
Straint yawned and looked behind him over at the clock sitting in the kitchen, then ended up falling out of his chair.
"Uh, assuming my reading of Japanese characters is correct, it is exactly 12:30 AM..."
"It's raining too."
"Ooh, fun. Puts me right to sleep... and the lightning is a nice touch.." Straint thought sarcastically as lightning struck a few meters from the house, startling him.
"Uh.."
"I think this is where you go to bed." the voice in his head said.
"Well, I am feeling pretty damn tired.. tomorrow I'll get in contact with the boss, tell him everything's ok, then get to work on my Japanese. Now where the hell was the bedroom again?"
"Second floor, end of the hall."
"If there's one thing you're useful for, it's an internal notepad.." Straint murmured as he tiredly walked up the stairs, turning off the lights.
Straint stood in his bedroom doorway, looked around, and cussed loudly.
"Uh, where the hell is the bed? I was never told I needed to bring one.."
"Um, I think there's a thing in the closet... I believe they call it a fupon?"
Straint muttered and opened the closet.
"Uh, nothing in here except an odd looking mat.."
"That's the fupon."
"What? But.."
"Get used to it."
"Geez, and I didn't even bring a pillow.." Straint muttered. His face brightened a bit when he found a pillow deeper in the closet. Cussing again, he dragged the fupon out onto the middle of the floor, and making himself as comfortable as possible (which wasn't much, considering his body, which was used to comfortable love-seats and water beds was being lain on hard ground for the first time in years) eventually nodded off to sleep.
Over the night, as Cherry, holding an umbrella, walked past Straint's house on his nightly jog, a flash of lightning, or what appeared to be lightning, impacted against the house. Normally Cherry wouldn't care much about that stuff, he'd generally mutter about divine intervention and go on his way, but there was something about it that made him looks closer.
"Something will change, soon." he muttered. His stomach growled, and bending to it's will, he walked on, the incident already being forgotten.
Straint awoke to a buzzing sound, and opened his eyes to his alarm clock which he had crudely placed on the floor before going to sleep. It read 7:30 AM. When he saw his hand, he thought it looked a bit slimmer and in better shape, but he simply put it to the fact that he was still half asleep. Still, he felt.. different somehow.
Groaning and muttering about not being able to get any sleep, he sat up... and blinked in shock as out of the corner of his eye, a strand of green hair came to rest on his shoulder.
Straint sat there a second, dumbfounded, then proceeded to slowly lift the covers off of the fupon, and saw to his shock, the naked form of a female body. His own.
Straint simply blinked, trying to take this in.
As people were walking past his house, getting on with their morning duties, a large ear-piercing scream was heard coming from it, which was then promptly cut off. One of the persons glanced at the house and muttered. "Oh great, not THIS house too!"
Straint held his mouth in shock, what had come out was NOT a male scream, it was instead something that would make an old man go deaf.
"Uh, ok.. this is just a dream...right.. lets get up.." Straint noticed to some small dismay that the voice in his head was silent. "Maybe she's still sleeping or something.." (s)he figured, wandering over to the closet to put something on. An assortment of female clothing tumbled out when he opened the door, and a small odd black device. Straint picked it up and examined it.
"Well, I always was fond of pushing buttons when I had no idea what they did.. of course that usually wasn't the best idea.. but, what the hell?" Straint pressed the black button with a click, and a small holographic display appeared above the device.
"Cool.." he said, lacking anything else to say. A figure appeared on the screen, in a brown suit with white hair and a mustache.
"Ah, greetings.. uhh.. Straint was it? Yes, greetings. I do believe you have many questions, and they will be answered in time, so do not worry. Oh and to put your mind at ease, no, this is certainly not a dream."
"Put my mind at ease?" Straint muttered. "More like dis-ease..this isn't gonna look good on my resume.."
"Now then. After spending a couple of months studying you, I have determined that you are the perfect candidate for our..ah.....task. Your mindset is just perfect, and your ability to adapt and cope with new situations is incredible, beyond anything we have ever seen. Which is the primary reason for us selecting you."
"We have prepared numerous documents for you..." As the man said this, a few various papers slid out of a slot on the device. Reading them over, Straint saw a card legalizing his use of fire-arms all over the planet, another one granting him passage anywhere, yet another one to a special bank account, and finally an ID card, which told him his new identity was "Cygni", and a few various other technical things, such as blood type, that he didn't really understand. The figure continued.
"As you may have seen, you will now be known as 'Cygni', nothing else. We have provided you with a bank account with a rather large amount of cash..." Reading over the card that told him of his account again, his eyes widened as he saw the amount... 8,000,000,000,000 Yen. "Now lets see.. Yen is the equivilent to Dollars... currency issues aside.. I think I've got a HELL of a lot of cash!" Straint grinned to himself.
"...and we have also provided you with numerous weaponry."
Straint dug into the closet, and found a holster with a 357 Desert Eagle, with a laser sight, on it, along with 3 various knives. Zipping open a bag, he dug out an FP 90 with 5 tubes, which were probably the ammunition, and a large sword. There were also some various clips for the Desert Eagle sitting around, but they were a bit smaller than Straint expected them to be.
"Now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's what your mission is. My group, which you will learn more about later, is a collection of the galaxy's best undercover top-secret agents in existence." Straint gawked. "The.... galaxy's?" he said, surprised. "Here's the situation. Our efforts against the Oni kingdom have been continuously undermined. We're trying everything possible to take it down so we can put our other plans into effect, but somehow we keep loosing our agents. So we have decided to turn to Plan B. You."
"Your mission is to take out a girl who goes by the simple name of 'Lum'. If she dies, the Oni kingdom will surely crumble, as Invader will be too shocked to carry on. It may seem a rather simple task, but there is a bit more to it than that."
"Invader has gotten word, somehow, of our efforts, and has dispatched a few various elite guardsman to protect her from harm. They'll be on the lookout for anything that attacks her, and once they spot trouble, they move with extremely swift efficiency to take them down. You'll have to be careful of them. Fortunately, with your new body, you also have a few various skills at your disposal. You may find yourself with the ability to defy gravity at will. You will also have the ability to charge and dis-charge immense blasts of lightning. Use these skills wisely, many died attempting to bring them to you."
Straint, who was having trouble following this, decided to try flying. Putting his mind at ease as he figured he should, he suddenly felt himself become wieghtless and was floating a few feet in the air.
"Wow.." he gasped.
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"I do of course fully realize that this will be extremely difficult for you to comprehend and cope with, but you will do a better job than anybody else, which is good, since we only have a month to complete this operation, or risk blowing our cover. For now, your current assignment is to simply mingle with the people and locate your target. Find her weak points, her attitude, and other things. I will contact you when the time is right, and give you further instructions. You will find details in your pack, along with various weaponry which I'm sure you've seen by now."
"Good luck Cygni, we have confidence in your abilities."
With that, the display fuzzed out. Straint, or rather, Cygni, stood there in shock.
"Uh..Oni Kingdom? Galaxy? Lots of money? Why do I get the feeling I just stumbled into an episode of 'Star wars'?"
An hour later, after Cygni had recovered, she was downstairs sitting at a table, clothed in a few of her old clothes that she was able to dig up. She reached into the bag she had brought down and dug out a few intel documents. Opening up the first one, she gasped in surprise at seeing a picture of the green-haired girl, marked as her primary target.
"I gotta take HER out? This had damn well better be a good reason.."
As the man had predicted, Cygni had adapted extremely quickly. She now felt stronger, more agile and witty than her previous form of Straint ever did, and had begun worrying about girl-ish things, like her looks or chipping a nail.
Digging into the bag more, she dug out some leather gloves, which seemed to be created just to fit her hands she noticed, putting them on.
After finishing up digging through the intel, which was littered with words like "Extremely dangerous" and "Proceed with caution", she went upstairs and took a good look at herself in the mirror in the bathroom.
She noted her main attributes were green hair, long slender legs and arms, and some odd horns that were sticking out of her head, similar to Lum's. She also noted that her ears had adopted an odd elfish-style look, but it didn't seem to look too bad, pretty good in-fact.
"Not too shabby!" said the voice in her head.
"It's about damn time, where the hell have you been?"
"Recovering.. I'm pretty much stuffed full of information about now, but there's a lot of it.. I'll let you know more when I have it figured out."
"Right... well, I guess I should head out then.."
"With your nipples sticking out like that?"
Cygni noticed to some dis-taste that the voice was speaking the truth, her nipples were sticking out from under her shirt. She finally found out for the first time why women wore bras...
Digging into the closet, she came out with a tiger-striped bikini. "Odd fashion.." she muttered. "It'll do."
A few minutes later, a green-haired figured stepped out of the house, sporting an "I love Computers" shirt and black pants. Deciding to walk, she took off down the sidewalk at a jog, with no real direction other than to map out the town, and practice her Japanese if possible. The school bell rang in the distance.
(RP OFF)
This should prove to be an interesting storyline.. *grin*
By the way, I'm not 100% sure just what a fupon is, aside from what I saw of it in the few episodes of UY that I've seen, so if I was off in my description, do me the honor of correcting me before I make an idiot out of myself >)
Also note that this may turn out to be one of the oddest storylines I've ever tried, so hopefully I don't end up offending anyone.. *grin*
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By Jocko on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - 20:25:
(NOT AN RPG POST)
Okay...should Hudson make an appearance? I should make some minor modifications to his history...born in 1924, elected in 1954 to fill out four years of an old guy's senate term then reelected to a full term in '58, and the Earth-Oni technology exchange should be in 1984. icon_smile.gif
Is the UY gang supposed to still be in high school or something? Or has time moved on for them too?
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - 22:46:
Ok first of all, I think I just found a good reason not to type fiction at 2 in the morning, it's futon not fupon.. *feels stupid*
Oh well you learn something new everyday >)
Anyways, now that I've had some time to think about it.. I think to keep it as easy for everyone as possible, we'll shift it back to 1986. I'd say it'd be fine for Hudson to make an appearance if you want him to, he's a good character, you do great with him. Lets just say that as a result of some technological trades, the human race advanced ahead a few years, meaning the computers of 1996 are now available in 1986. This'll be easier, since we don't have to take in account that the rest of the cast might be "more mature" and keep the old good humor going...
Sound good?
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 16, 1999 - 02:47:
All right time I think I'll make my own charactor although Kintaro will still make some apearances.
My charactor will be named Bakuto. He's an agent hired by the oni to protect Lum. His powers are to blend into into the background by shapeshifting and shinobu level streingth. And he has two darth maul type lightsabers. He tends to be overdramatic and has a crush on Lum but doesnt have the guts to say anything to her sorta like how Ryoga is with Akane.
RP on
Bakuto was hiding in a mail box outside Lums house. He began to talk to himself. "Hmmm another day in the box and nothing has happened. The feindish Ataru has yet again two timed the fair Lum! How could he!?!" Bakuto got carried away and both his arms and legs bursted out of the mailbox.
"Awww shit I did it again now how do I get my arms unstuck?" A mailbox could be scene wandering about town bumping into telephone poles and muttering about the feindish Ataru.
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By Jocko on Thursday, December 16, 1999 - 02:52:
Okay...Hudson deals with the aftermath of "Ginkobot's war," which includes rumors in the Republican White House that he will return to the states to run for Prez in 1988.
(RP ON)
Three figures sat on a large park bench in Tomobiki park, one was a rather tall, graying, stately man *looking* to be either in his late forties to early fifties. The second, a teenage girl with green hair, wearing a borrowed trenchcoat and jumpsuit. The third, another teenage girl, but wearing a 19th century Victorian-style green dress was looking at the man, who was looking to her, while both looked to girl with green hair.
Terra, looking out at the park as people milled about and went on with their daily lives, shrugged. "It's so different."
Warren Hudson smiled, "yes."
Ryouko Mendou nodded, "Certainly different than what you have known, Terra dear."
"What's that there?" she pointed to a red-haired girl selling ice cream from a stand.
"Oh...um, hehe" Warren laughed, "that there is...hehehe."
Ryouko smiled, "Terra, that's another one of Lum's friends, Ran-san. She's selling ice cream."
Terra nodded, she had already met the coolness of Oyuki and Benten in late August. She noticed a uniformed Lum and Ataru walking on the sidewalk, going to school. The duo waved to the trio on the park bench who waved back.
Warren glanced at Terra, who didn't attend school simply because she tested out of everything the Japanese school system could throw at her. But she was considering looking into a job in either health or education to put her knowledge to work, which pleased Hudson and Ryouko.
At that moment when Shutaro Mendou passed with his usual gang of female admirers following him, and Ryouko waving hello, something caught the younger Mendou's eye. For a second, she thought she was seeing either Lum or Terra.
"Oh my..." she gasped.
Hudson; concerned, "what's the matter?"
"It...*looks* like Terra," she nearly shouted.
Terra drew her attention to this lookalike girl walking on the sidewalk, and nearly screamed. "What the hell is that?!?"
Hudson glared, "I think we may have problems again. Don't make a scene, ladies." Warren signalled a Kuroko and pointed at the girl for Ryouko's servant to follow.
The Kuroko nodded and jumped into a tree above.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 16, 1999 - 03:50:
Oh I forgot when Bakuto came to earth he started reading Sailor Moon Manga and soon became obsessed. Now he sometimes confuses it with reality.
RP on
Bakuto finished getting out of the mailbox and saw what apeared to be Lum walking down the street. "Hmm thats funny. Not her usual style clothing. Oh well Lum san looks good in anything!" Bakuto shapeshifted so he was the same color as air making him invisible. Bakuto looked up to see a suspious dark figure in a tree. "I'll rescue you Lum san! Justice has no mercy for assasines! In the name of the moon I will punish you!"
Bakuto whiped out two double sided lightsabers and in less then a second he shredded the tree into woodchips. The Kuroko fell to the ground. Bakuto grabbed his wrists and shoved his knee ounto the screaming Kurokos back.
Then Bakuto saw Terra and said "Oh Lum san I'm glad your safe. This scum wont bother you anymore. say how did you change your cloths so fast?"
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By Parias on Thursday, December 16, 1999 - 04:07:
This could turn out to be very interesting.. so we're taking into account what happened in the last thread? Sounds great!
Also note that Straint/Cygni has absolutely NO knowledge of what has gone on in Tomobiki, so don't be surprised at some of his reactions.
(RP ON)
Cygni wandered around town, getting familiar with it (and cussing for forgetting to bring a map). Looking over her shoulder, she noticed 3 figures sitting on a bench, whom quickly looked in the other direction when they noticed her looking their way. Her eyes narrowed when she spotted Terra.
"I thought this Lum kid was in school or something?" Cygni asked the voice.
"She is. Maybe she's taking a break or something..."
"She's a lot older as well.. maybe it's just coincidence or something.."
"Sure, I'll bet the horns are as well. Quit staring, you're attracting attention."
"Hmmm.."
As Cygni walked on, she then noticed Lum and Ataru heading towards the school.
"There, that's her." said the voice.
"Oh great, now I've got 2 of the same girl to work out.. how the hell am I gonna tell the difference?"
She watched as Ataru stopped to flirt with a girl, only to take a lightning zap from Lum.
"Mmmkay... question answered."
Cygni began to notice that she was well versed in Japanese already, probably a result of her mysterious transformation. After concentrating a moment on any given sign, she was able to easily translate it to english.
"Convenient, at least I don't need to worry about looking like an idiot...huh?"
Coming up the road in front of her, Cygni saw the stormtroopers who were muttering about being late for school. They were moving at such an insane pace that the dust storm they left behind them was massive. They gasped and came up short when they spotted Cygni, who was walking away from the school.
Megane spoke up. "Hey Lum!! Why are you walking away from the school? You don't want to be late.."
Cygni blinked.
"Your looks remember? Don't just stand there looking stupid, say something!!" the voice in her head yelled.
"Uh, I forgot something at home.." she murmured.
"But your home is in the other direction!"
Cygni thought fast. "Well, I'm trying to avoid Ataru for a moment, since he seems to be acting kind of strange. Anyways I'd better hurry before I'm late, later!" Cygni took off down the sidewalk in a jog. The stormtroopers looked at her retreating form, stunned.
"What did Ataru do this time to get her so worried?"
"I bet it's all his fault again, as usual.. come on, lets go find out what's happening!"
They took off again towards the school, only to stop dead short when they spotted Lum hanging over Ataru's shoulder.
Gawking, they turned around to look at Cygni again. Megane saw out of the corner of his eye a green-haired girl sitting at a bench a small distance away.
"Hey look guys!"
The rest of them turned around. After spinning around in cirlces for a few minutes, looking at the 3 forms, whom they all thought were Lum, they passed out on the ground, dazed and confused.
Cygni slowed to a walk again a distance away. "Just who were those guys?" she asked herself.
"Probably some mad lovers of that Lum girl.. I'd suggest trying to steer clear of them for now."
"Right... so just how much do you know anyways? I'm still trying to get a grip on what the hell is going on!"
"Lets just say a lot. There's so much of it that it'd be nearly impossible to sort out, but it'll come out when you need it. Uh oh."
"What now? ..uh.."
Shutaro Mendou, who was also running late for school, ran up the street. He was so busy glancing at his wrist-watch and talking on his cell phone at the same time that he wasn't looking where he was going, and ran right into Cygni.
"Hey what's the big idea? Get the hell out of my way!" Cygni yelled, standing back up.
Mendou bowed respectfully. "Oh please forgive me Miss Lum, I was not looking where I was- ARGH!!" Glancing at his watch again, he took off at a rapid pace towards the school.
"What the hell? Why does everyone think I'm Lum?"
"Gee, maybe because you look exactly like her?" the voice responded sarcastically.
"Oh great, I'm gonna need to do something about this sometime.. oh well, it's about time I headed back, I think I've got this place mapped out pretty good. Lets try this flying thing again."
Clearing her mind and concentrating on the feeling of flight, Cygni lifted her feet off the ground and took off into the air, hovering a distance above the town.
"This is pretty good.. I think I'm gonna get some good use out of this.." Cygni floated back towards her home.
The 3-some was still sitting at the bench. Terra scowled.
"Why the hell is it that Lum can fly, and that.. that. GIRL.. can fly, but I can't?"
Hudson placed a hand on her shoulder. "Calm down my dear, I'm sure that there is a good reason.."
Terra simply scowled and sat back in her chair. Hudson, who was watching the stormtroopers recover, laughed.
"Something tells me that this is going to be a very interesting day.."
Cygni entered her house and went straight upstairs to the pack sitting in the closet. Kneeling, she removed the FN-P90 and the sword and took a closer examination of them.
Picking up one of the short black tubes, she carefully attached it to the top of the gun, and pulled a lever. The ammunition clicked into position.
"Damn, I never figured I'd get to see one of these..much less fire one."
"I hope you're not planning on shooting that thing off now.."
"Uh, I don't feel like having a bunch of cops swarm this place, thank you."
"Considering the things I've heard going on in this town, it'd take a nuclear blast to get their attention.."
"Yea well.."
She checked the safety on the gun and put it back in the bag, then picked up the sword.
"What the hell am I gonna need this for anyways?"
"Well there's probably some reason. You should consider going down to practice your skills sometime soon.."
"I think so, but for now I'll just leave it here. Now for this 357.. I've always wanted to check out one of these.."
Picking up the gun, she found it was quite a bit different from the ones she had seen. It was completely black, with a laser sight at the front of it under the barrel. She flicked a switch and watched as a small red beam emerged from it, illuminating the nearby wall.
Flicking the switch again, she turned it off and took a look at the ammo clips.
"Aha, I knew these were smaller than they should be..." Pressing a small button, the clip emerged to normal size. Pressing it again, it shrunk into itself.
"Interesting, looks like they made this for stealth."
Digging into the very back of the bag, she found something she never saw before, a small headset. Fitting it onto her head to try it on, she noticed a small panel emerge in front of her right eye, with the words "Establishing Communication Link.." on it.
"Uh, I hope I didn't just do something wrong.."
"Naw, just wait a second."
After a moment, the words turned green, and the figure in the brown suit appeared.
"Ah, Cygni, it would appear that you have settled in already. I knew you would catch on fast."
"Uh, yea.."
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it after awhile. So, what have you found out so far?"
"Well, it appears that there is, aside from Lum, another green-haired girl going around that looks like like her and me.. I didn't find out anything beyond that, just spent some time getting to know the town.. a lot of people seem to mistake me for Lum."
"Ah, we were expecting that, which is why we provided such similar looks. Occasionally it may be necessary to go under cover, so if it is needed, don't hesitate to take advantage of it."
"Uh, ok.."
"Unfortunately I have a lot of work in front of me... so I must go for now. Contact me if you have anything else."
"Wait, where are-"
The display flashed out. Cygni removed the headset and cussed. "Well, this just gets more interesting don't it?"
"You ain't seen the half of it yet sister."
"Care to clue me in?"
"Nope."
"Figures.." Cygni muttered as she went downstairs, grabbed a cup of coffee (which she had never drank before), sat down in front of her computer and, ignoring the thousands of messages waiting for her, simply went on to check the news.
Back in the school, as Lunch came, the stormtroopers and Mendou gathered together.
"We saw 3 Lums today! It was wierd!!"
"Really? I ran into her walking away from school, going nowhere it seemed.."
"But she's here in school!"
"I know.. something's up.."
Chibi grinned. "Hey, if there's 3 Lums, then there's one to each of us!! Maybe by some accident they all got cloned or something!"
The rest of the stormtroopers all cracked smiles at the same time.
"Hee hee, nobody can stop us now!! We'll find them, Ataru can keep his Lum if he wants, we get ours! After school we'll split up and hunt them down!" Megane laughed.
The rest nodded. "Right!"
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 16, 1999 - 04:57:
Bakuto after being chewed out by Hudson and Ryoko for clobbering the koroko. Sat down to think. "Something strange is going on here. I knew I should of paid more attention to the information meetings on the situation here. I've got it! I'll bait the assasine!" Bakuto used his shape shifting powers to change into a copy of Lum!
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By Parias on Thursday, December 16, 1999 - 06:12:
(RP ON)
Cygni checked the time through a wrist-watch she had found in the bag. It read 4:35 PM. It was an interesting device, capable of tracking her location, no matter where she was, and showing a map, tracking time, keeping notes, and short range communication with devices such as remote bombs, or other devices it could be reconfigured for.
"I almost feel like James Bond.." she muttered, leaning back in her chair and falling over with a crash.
"#*%&(*! Who the hell made this weak piece of crap anyways?"
She got up and looked outside the window, where a few various kids were wandering around and the citizens were going about their daily lives.
"I think it's time you headed down to get some target practice.." said the voice in her head. "It'd be kinda stupid if you went to shoot at something only to find the gun flying out of your hands from the recoil."
"I suppose your right..."
Heading up into her room, she stripped down to her bikini and strapped the holster/belt onto her waist. She placed the Desert Eagle in the holster, and the ammunition for it in a pouch. She then grabbed the tubes for the FN-P90 and slid them into the small circles on the belt on the right side. Finally, she grabbed the FN-P90 itself and placed it on her back, where it clicked into place on the back of her bikini top.
"So that's what that little thing jutting out was for.."
"You're going out like this? It's kinda skimpy.."
Glancing out the window, Cygni spotted Lum floating down the road, chasing Ataru, wearing nothing more than a bikini as well.
"I stand corrected."
Grabbing a large knife with jagged edges, she slid it into place around her left hip, and stood up and looked in the mirror.
"Well, one thing is for sure, I won't have any unwanted attention.." Cygni smiled.
Pushing a few buttons on her watch, she located the Police Station in the city and plotted a route for it. A line went from her current location to the station, showing her where she needed to go. She stood up and walked out of the house.
The stormtroopers had split into 2 groups to search for the Lum-clones. Megane and Perm went in one direction, while Kukugari and Chibi went in another. Shutaro had returned to his mansion and had begun his own personal search for hints on just what was going on.
Terra had left Hudson and Ryouko to wander around town, just to sort her thoughts and see if she could spot the girl again. Stopping for a moment, she simply looked around at all the buildings, searching.
Cygni was approaching the police station, when she rounded a corner and ran into Megane and Perm, who squealed in joy.
"YES! We found her, she's ours now! Huh?"
Cygni, who had landed hard on the ground, was growling and reaching for the Desert Eagle. She pulled it out half way before the voice stopped her.
"What in HELL are you doing? They're just kids, you're getting way too uptight!"
"...sorry.. I guess I'm still trying to get used to this.. wasn't looking to have my thoughts jarred so quickly." She slid the gun back into place, but not before the duo saw it.
"OH MY GOD SHE'S GOT A GUN!!!" Screaming at the top of their lungs, they took off down the street, while the people around the area stared at Cygni, some in anger and others in fear.
"Shit.." she muttered.
Terra, who had heard the scream, came running around the corner and saw the girl standing up.
"So, we meet at last."
Cygni spun around, bringing her face to face with a spiteful Terra.
"She's not the target.. right?" Cygni consulted the voice.
"Nope, ignore her."
Cygni turned around to go, only to be stopped by Terra who reached over her shoulder and spun her around.
"Hold it. I want to know why you're here and what you're here for."
Cygni blinked.
"The hell if I know, I'm still trying to make some sense of my life! Now kindly let go before we get unpleasant."
"Believe me girl, getting unpleasant is my specialty. I want answers, NOW!"
Cygni, who's anger was getting very high, suddenly had an intense urge to injure Terra, very badly. When she moved her hand down to grab her gun, it discharged an immense amount of lightning into Terra's leg. She yelped and jumped back, giving Cygni time to take off and round the corner. She ducked into an alley, breathing hard.
"Just what the hell was that? And why did I have such a sudden urge to SHOOT her? Before this happened, I'd be lucky to even yell at someone."
"It's probably a result of your 'change'.. they probably jacked up your offensive moods, just to increase your effeciency in taking out your target."
"Christ, I'm gonna have to make more of an effort then.. Damn, I'd better go apologize, I hope she's alright."
Standing up, Cygni came back around the corner where Terra was, only to find her gone.
"Damn, where'd she go?"
A loud scream was heard behind her, and spinning around, she saw Terra jump from the roof of a building right at her, sword outstretched.
The voice spoke up. "DIVE! LEFT! NOW!"
Without even thinking, Cygni complied, and was greeted with a large rush of air as the sword impacted against the pavement where she was 2 seconds before. Terra yanked it out of the ground and turned towards her, growling.
"Wait.. I didn't mean.." Cygni held her hands up.
"DIE BITCH!!" She charged Cygni again. Cygni dove out of the way, then leaped up into the air, taking off above the cloud layer, leaving a very annoyed Terra below.
"Christ, she was pissed.."
"Maybe you shouldn't have tried to kill her."
"How the hell was I to know? I wasn't expecting to get so damn pissed off!"
"Oh well, you know better now.... maybe you should just sit up here awhile and wait for the commotion to die down."
"Maybe I will.."
Lying back on her bed of air, Cygni looked around and noted how peaceful it all was.
"Damn, I'm gonna have to come up here more often."
Cygni relaxed for a bit and reflected on what her upcoming mission was, wondering if all the 'evil' things the intel reports said Lum was were true.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Friday, December 17, 1999 - 05:02:
Cygni floated along in the sky when a large rock hit her knocking her to the ground. She turned around to see what apeared to be Lum. Cygni said "Owww! you hit me with that boulder! I guesse that answers the question about the intel reports." Bakuto in Lum form whipped out one lightsabre and ignited one end. Bakuto said "I thought there was an awful lot of Lums around town. Your my target arent you?"
the voice said "I dont think this is Lum Cygni."
Cygni responded "What? Just how many of her are there?"
Cygni pulled out her blaster and fired a few shots deflected by the lightsaber. Bakuto did Kunos rapid fire boken attack with the lightsaber. Cygni manged to jump into the air as it turned a minivan into shishkabob.
Kakugari and Chibi had their hopes down because they couldnt find any Lums. But when they turned the corner they saw what apeared to be two Lums fighting. Kakugari shouted that ones mine! He ran up and Grabbed Bakuto. Bakuto said "What the hell?" Kakugari said "Marry me!" suddenly he felt the form changing. Bakuto had changed into a copy of Cherry. The fake Cherry said "I dont think your my age."
Cygni started to fly away.
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By Parias on Friday, December 17, 1999 - 10:16:
Note: I'm gonna enter comments from "The Voice" (big dramatic music) in brackets, so it's easier to understand who's saying what.
(RP ON)
Executing a graceful back-flip, Cygni landed on a nearby roof-top, breathing hard. Walking over to the edge and keeping a low profile, she watched the proceedings below as the teenagers swarmed the Lum-wannabe, whom changed into a tiny bald-headed monk.
"Ok, now I'm getting pissed. Why the hell is everyone trying to kill me all of a sudden? Could they have caught on that fast?"
(Naw, I'm sure that it's coincidence, odd as it sounds. Anyways, judging from your reactions, it looks like you won't need to make time at the range at all.. you've already inherited the skills necessary.)
"Hmm, you may be right.. lets sit back and watch a second. And what's up with this shape-shifter guy? Something wierd is going on.."
(No, really? I would have never guessed!)
Below, Kukugari and Chibi were running for their lives, wondering where Cherry had come from and where the other Lum had gone.
"This is getting out of hand!" one of them puffed.
"Yea, lets see if the rest are ok!"
They headed towards the park.
Back at the Mendou mansion, Terra stumbled in, bleeding slightly in the leg. She waved away the questioning medics and went upstairs and into one of the rooms, where Hudson and Ryouko were having a meal.
"What happened?" Hudson inquired. "Your leg.."
Terra shook her head. "It's nothing. But we may have a bit of a problem.. either Ginkobot managed to churn out a complete copy of Lum faster than I figured he would, or this is from someone else. I'm willing to go for the latter.."
"What do you mean 'complete' copy?"
"That bitch flies and shoots lightning too. She was also packing heat. Not too sure what she's here for though.. when I tried to get answers out of her, she unloaded a lightning bolt into my leg and took off around the corner."
Terra walked over and kneeled down with the group at the table, where they discussed plans as to what they would do.
Back in the city, Cygni watched as Lum, who was still chasing Ataru, headed back towards their home.
"Welp, now would be a good time to figure out where they live and prepare.."
Taking off high into the sky, she tailed the 2 home, and settled down on another rooftop close by, where she had a good view of the second floor window leading into Ataru's room.
"Looks like a pretty easy place.. hell, I could probably take her out here.."
(I wouldn't try anything yet, wait untill nightfall, it'll attract less attention. From what I gather, she seems to be quite a social figure..)
"If she's so damn popular, how come I have to take her out? It's probably a two-faced thing.."
(Probably. Just the same, keep your eyes open, there just might be something deeper than this..)
"Oh great, one day I'm sitting down wondering when my boss will give me a break, the next I'm looking into conspiracy theories."
She checked her watch and sat back, sighing.
"5 PM. Just freakin great.. I've got at least 3 hours till nightfall, maybe a bit less. Oh well, not much else to do but wait.."
She was startled when a small green-haired baby floated in front of her face.
"Hiya Lum! I thought you were inside!"
"What? Oh great, not again.."
"Oh, you're not Lum? You must be.. uhh.. Terra then, right?"
"Who the heck is Terra?" she thought to herself.
(Probably that other green-haired girl you saw.)
"Which one, the shape-shifting one, or the one on the bench?"
(Bench. This'll be a good time to learn some info..)
"Nope, not Terra either." she said out loud. "Just another shadow in the night, if you will. So who's this Terra person?"
Ten made a face. "I thought everyone in the town knew of Terra already!"
"I travel a lot. Clue me in."
"Well, a few months ago she came and tried to kill Lum. After a lot of fighting and whatnot, that wierd Hudson guy brought her around to our side, and now she's helping us out."
(Tried to kill Lum eh? Maybe you could learn something from her...)
"Probably something I already know though. I don't think I'd want to consult with her anyways, after she tried to drive a sword through my head." she thought, wincing at the memory.
"Something wrong?"
"Huh?"
"You winced. You in pain?"
"What? No, just memories..."
Ataru's mother was heard yelling "Dinner!" from inside the house.
"I've gotta go now! Buh bye!"
"Bye kid.. what's your name anyways?"
Ten bowed, or at least tried to, as he was floating in mid-air. "My name is Jeriten, but my close ones.." Ten inched closer. "...call me just Ten."
"Well then 'Ten' I suggest you get going before the food gets cold."
Ten grinned and flew off. Cygni sighed and lay back again. She planned to make her move at 12:30 AM. It was going to be a long night.
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 01:29:
Ataru was in his room grumbling about Lum zapping him again. Then he noticed someone behind him. It was Cherry! Ataru said "Will you stop that?" What apeared to be Cherry walked over to Ataru and said "So we meet at last Ataru you feind." Ataru said "your starting to scare me more the usual! Take your ugly face and get out of here!" Cherry said "Woops! I forgot to change out of this form." Cherry deformed into an oni in leopard spotted armor with neon orange hair. Ataru said "Oh not another alein! I thought all you oni dressed in stripes." Bakuto said "Hey some of us dont like to dress the same all the time. But I didnt come here to talk fashion Ataru. You have a great fiance like Lum and chase after other women!"
With tears streaming in his eyes Bakuto struck a dramatic pose. "I challenge you to a game of lightsaber tag! Here choose your weapon. I'll give you three days to prepare." He takes out two lightsabers that look exactly the same. Ataru says "I aint gonna duel with you! You can have Lum leave me alone!" Bakuto said "If you dont I'm gonna stick you with this here and now!" Ataru shouted "What! take this!" Ataru picked up a chair. Just then Lum walked into the room to see Ataru lifting a chair in the air and he was about to hit what apeared to be the taco bell dog.
Lum said "Darling! leave that dog alone! Did you hit your head?"
Ataru said "Thats not a dog! It's this guy with orange hair!" The dog lay down on the floor and made sad dog noises. Lum grabbed the dog and said "He's so cute!" Ataru just looked frustrated.
It had been an hour since Ten went inside and it was around 9:00. Cygni still sat out on top of a nearby house still waiting. Ten wandered into the room and said "Lum do you have any relitives in town. I saw a girl who looked you when I was on my way home."
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By Parias on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 02:21:
(RP ON)
Cygni was rummaging around in one of the pouches, when she dug out the headset.
"When did I put this thing in? I don't recall..."
("Ah yes. You'll be surprised at what a subtle message along the nervous system can do..")
"Oh great, now you have control of my body?"
("Naw, just occasional things when it's needed. And I figured you'd want to take this thing along.")
"Thanks.. I guess.. I suppose I should tell What's-His-Face what I'm doing.. be nice to at least get a name.."
Putting the headset on, she waited for it to do something. After a moment, she cussed.
"Ok, what am I doing wrong?"
("I believe it reacts to internal commands.. reacting to your nervous system. Just think of the panel expanding, like an arm or leg, and then have it establish contact with the man.")
"Mmmkay.." Concentrating, the panel slowly emerged in front of Cygni's right eye, and a moment later, showed "Establishing Communications.." The figure appeared shortly after.
"Ah, Cygni, what have you to report?"
"Well, if there's one thing you were right about, it's that I caught on, fast. Right now I'm sitting outside of Lum's home, waiting for 12:30 AM, then I'm gonna strike."
"So soon? Are you sure you're prepared?"
"From the looks of it she'll be an easy kill.."
"And you haven't run into any of her guards yet?"
"Aside from an odd shape-shifting person who tried to take me out, not really."
"Ah, that would be one of her lower-ranking ones.. still very deadly. Be careful."
"Right.. another thing too. Why do you want me to take her out? I read the intel, and for some reason, everything inside is urging me to pack up and go home. I don't see any point to killing her, she seems harmless enough, and furthermore she'll probably be a martyr when she goes down, making more trouble than I can handle."
The figure sighed.
"Before you tell me, give me a name."
"Zeus. Radicus Zeus."
Cygni snorted. "Some name. So what's the details?"
"I'm not willing to reveal too much yet, but since you asked, I'll let you in on a bit."
Radicus stooped down a moment to gather his thoughts and look over a couple of documents.
"The Oni kingdom has been a constant hassle to our cause for many years. Our group, which you can simply refer to as 'Splinter' for now, consists of the finest agents in existence. We are working to bring ourselves into power."
"Invader, who is Emperor of the Oni kingdom, is growing old and un-worthy of his title. Despite constant urgings from our operatives, he refuses to back down so we can place ourselves on the throne. Further complicating matters, is the fact that if we were to kill Invader ourselves, his daughter would be set to take control, and security would double, rendering our efforts useless."
"As thus, we are preparing many surprises. As soon as Lum is dead, Invader will stop to reconsider his position. At that time, we shall strike. Security will double around him, yes, but he will be confused and out of place, and more suceptible to manipulation. We will pressure him into giving us his fleets and his power. Once we have weakened him sufficiently, we will dispose of him and take control ourselves."
"Further details are currently classified beyond your clearance, but you can be assured that problem will be rectified once you complete your mission. We have agents everywhere, so do not think of double crossing us.. in-case that had crossed your mind."
"Oh of course not." said Cygni. "I still haven't much idea what I'm doing, much less change sides! But my question is, are you telling the truth?"
"Cygni my dear... why would we go through all the trouble of providing you with such power, simply to go back and lie to you? Trust your heart my dear. And now, I do have some important business to attend to. Do be careful. I will be most pleased if you are capable of pulling this off tonight. It means we will be able to put our other plans into effect that much quicker."
"Have a nice evening."
With that, the display fuzzed out and the arm retracted. Cygni cussed.
"Great, now I'm twice as confused as ever. If this guy IS telling the truth, then I still don't know if what I'm doing is right. Hell, I could be caught in some big-ass conspiracy. And from what I'm gathering, she's damn important.."
("Remember what he said, follow your heart.")
"Helpful, as always." Cygni retorted sarcastically. She checked her watch. 11:00 PM.
"Just a bit longer, and that's when I'm gonna have one hell of a choice to make..."
She sighed and picked up the FN-P90, checking it's ammo. She held it in her hands with her fingers lightly on the trigger. It felt powerful.
"I've never really killed before.. I wonder what it'll be like?"
("Assuming you're even able to hit her..")
Cygni watched as Lum chased Ataru around the room, throwing various objects at him and screaming.
"Damn, I'm gonna have to be careful not to cap the kid.."
An odd looking dog jumped up to the window pane, and stared right at her. A red flash was seen in it's eyes. Cygni stared back and blinked.
"Something about that dog..."
The dog continued to stare at her, unaware of the destruction going on behind him, while Cygni checked over her weapons and the ammunition.
"Damn, you'd almost think he knew exactly what I was planning.."
("Naw, probably just a stray, you remember how they stop to stare at the strangest of things.")
Cygni sighed, set her watch to go off at 12:30 AM, and just sat there, staring at the dog, and the window.
(RP OFF)
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By Jocko on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 04:25:
(RP ON)
Hudson and Ryouko had spent a nice evening in Tomobiki, mainly walking, dining and talking about the future. It was getting cold in the resident areas of Tomobiki-Cho, and Warren had put his coat on Ryouko, it created an odd constrast between pinstripes and green Japanese elegance.
"I really enjoyed my birthday party," Ryouko smiled, "...Warren-kun."
Warren nodded silently and put his arm around her shoulders.
Ryouko looked down the street, the street the Moroboshi residence was on. "I was worried my brother would've tried to start trouble with you."
"He did Ryouko," Warren laughed, "just after his punishment ended for his torture procedures, he challenged me to a duel for his honor. But I said I was too old for this sort of garbage, told him to cool off, and if he didn't I'd tell his mother. I think he decided to take your advice," he winked at Ryouko.
After "Ginkobot's War" was resolved, Shutaro had the absurd notion in his polished little head that Hudson's intentions toward Ryouko weren't entirely honorable, but Ryouko took control, stating that it was her decision and Shutaro should be happy she wasn't pursuing Tobimaro or Ataru.
"...We should be getting back to the mansion, Ryouko-chan. It's getting late."
"Yes...! Warren," she pointed to a tree across the street from a house, and a green haired figure sitting on a branch staring across into a second story window.
Hudson's mind was a blank for a second, then: "That's Lum and Ataru's room! And that's the Terra lookalike."
They both stopped dead in their tracks, hoping the lookalike wouldn't see them watching her.
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 05:12:
(RP ON)
Cygni glanced at her watch again and cussed. 12:25 AM. This was going to get difficult.
She had moved from the rooftop to a tree for a better view, fortunately it was dark enough to conceal her presence, at least to the 2 in the room, who had now settled down. She was close enough to hear them chatting.
"But dahling!! It's such a cute pet! We should keep him!"
"No! You and Ten are enough trouble!"
"But.."
They argued on. Cygni sat back and sighed. From the looks of it, she'd be doing this kid a favor.
She glared over at the window, where the dog was still staring at her.
"Doesn't he have anything better to do?" she muttered to herself.
("Guess not. Hopefully he'll get out of the way.. I doubt killing animals is your thing.")
"Right.."
A loud beeping noise came from her wrist.
"SHIT! I didn't expect it to be THIS loud!" She stabbed the button to turn it off and moved onto a branch behind the tree, concealing her figure. Lum and Ataru walked over to the window. Lum picked up the dog and held it close, patting it on the head. Ataru stared into the night.
"Did.. you hear something?"
"Oh it's probably just the wind or the neighbors or something. Come on darling, lets go to bed! 'Max' is going to sleep with us!" Lum cooed.
"NO! That mutt is staying out of my room!" Ataru lunged at Lum's arms, who dodged, and they began chasing each other around the room again. Cygni cussed again.
"Damn, this is going to be very difficult.."
("You heard what Radicus said, this could be important. Hell from what he was saying, and what the intel said, millions of people could already be suffering.. the quicker you take her out, the quicker their pain stops. You heard what the empire is doing.")
"Yea but.. she doesn't look like the one to grind people under her heel and laugh at their pain.."
Giggling, Lum executed a flip and landed on Ataru, pinning him to the floor under her feet.
("Uh..")
Cygni sighed and removed her Desert Eagle from the holster.
"Best to be as accurate as possible, rather than spray bullets all over the place.." she thought. Flipping the switch in front of it, a red beam emerged, almost invisible to the naked eye, except where the beam hit and concentrated into a small buldge, making it difficult to trace where it was coming from.
Taking a deep breath, she aimed the dot at the back of Lum's green head, and began counting from 10.
"This is gonna hurt me a lot more than it's gonna hurt you.." she muttered.
Below, Hudson and Ryouko had watched the whole thing, and now watched in horror as the figure removed a large black pistol and aimed it inside the room.
Ryouko's face hardened. "Hudson..."
Hudson growled and pulled out his pistol. He took careful aim...
"3... 2.." Cygni's hand closed on the trigger.
A shot rang out in the night, and Cygni yelled in pain as the gun was blown from her hands against the side of the tree, surprisingly not smashing it to pieces. She noticed the bullet fall off of the left side of the weapon, leaving it dented but relatively undamaged. Lum and Ataru had stopped and were staring out the window again, but didn't seem to notice her. Unfortunately someone else did.
"I'd suggest you drop your other weapon immediately and come down, or my next shot won't leave a dent." Hudson called out from below.
Cygni glared down at the 2. "What the hell? What do I do?" she consulted the voice.
("Well I'd assume that getting your head blown off isn't a viable solution, so I'd suggest not trying to attack them. This might be another one of her guards. I'd say beat a hefty retreat, for now.")
"Care to explain how? He's got a gun levelled at my head."
("When I say now, dive to the left, grab the pistol, then duck back behind the tree. After that, jump and fly straight up above the cloud layer, and don't stop for anything.")
Hudson was getting impatient. "I say again, surrender now, I do not wish to get ugly on this fine night."
Cygni watched as his hand faltered for a second, probably from fatigue.
("NOW!")
Without a second glance, Cygni rolled to her left, grabbing the Desert Eagle in the process, then jumping behind the tree while parts of it exploded from the bullets coming her way. She then jumped up and flew above the cloud layer, with bullets missing her by inches.
Once above the cloud layer, she turned and headed straight towards her house, stopping for nothing, and breathing hard.
"Damn! That was close.."
("And it's gonna get worse, you're gonna have to get used to this I'm afraid..")
"This damn well better be for a good cause, or someone's head is gonna roll."
Back on the ground, Lum was holding Ataru close in fear, while Hudson called out from below "Are you alright?"
Ataru nodded. "Yea, but that was that Terra chick wasn't it? I thought she was on our side now!"
Hudson shook his head. "That wasn't Terra, she's at the mansion recovering right now. It looks like we have some complications on our hands, you had better be careful.."
Ataru, who was now beginning to realize how close to death Lum had just been, stuck his chest out in his best "strong man" impression. "Don't worry! I'll protect Lum!"
Lum hugged him tighter. "Oh darling, you're so strong! Lets go to bed together!"
Ataru wasn't quite ready for this, so he screamed, jumped out the window, and took off down the street, with Lum in pursuit, yelling.
Hudson sighed. "I guess they'll be fine for now, so long as she doesn't make another attempt soon. She seemed almost unready for it, like she hasn't killed before.."
Ryouko nodded. "I guess that's why she waited so long. Come, lets head back to the mansion, I'll dispatch a Kuroko to track her down."
They turned and headed back home. A figured watched, perched on top of Ataru's house.
"Hmm, I'll have to be more careful.." Bakuto thought to himself. "She was almost killed, this won't do at all.."
He took off down the street in search of Cygni.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 05:55:
Cygni got back to her hideout at 1:05 in the morning. Cygni said "Hmmm I wonder whats on this late at night." She decided to turn on the tv to get her mind off of what was going on. It was a Hentai
hentai person on TV "I wanna (blank) your (blank)!
other hentai person "(bl-bl- blank!)"
Cygni switched the channel.
Voice:(Gee I thought you liked Hentai?)
Cygni said "Yeah but I'm a girl now. It makes me feel funny."
voice:(.....)
Bakuto climbed up the side of the house and looked in the window. "So I finnaly found your hideout. Time to make my grand entrance!" Cygni started to doze off as some Japanese infomercials were playing. Suddenly there was a loud crash. Cygni woke up and looked to the other side of the room to see a 10 foot tall Gamera smash into the room. It shrunk into Bakutos regular form. Cygni said "You just dont know when to quit!" Bakuto said "Give yourself up Cygni! The long arm of justice has caught up with you!" Cygni said "Oh brother your really a ham for a secret agent!"
Bakuto said "I may not be the best agent but I am definitly the most anoying one!"
He drew both double sided lightsabers!
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By Parias on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 06:35:
Busy day.. this'll be, what, my 4th post in a 24 hour period? Can you say addicted? *grin*
Fan-fiction: A fate worse than crack.
(RP ON)
Cygni cussed herself for putting her weapons back in her closet upstairs, she wanted to try being "normal" even if it was just for a few hours. Removing a long jagged knife from a small strap on her hip, she put it in front of her and growled.
"I'm open to suggestions.." she said to the voice.
("And I'll give em to you when I figure something out! I'm not ready to die yet either.")
"Oh? I figured you'd get the better part of the deal.."
Suddenly Bakuto lunged at her. Reacting on gut instinct, she dove out of the way, and watched as Bakuto flew past her, utterly destroying her TV, and the wall behind it. He landed in the bushes across the street a distance away.
("Alright, I think this is where you rush upstairs and grab your sword.")
"You mean FN-P90."
("No I mean sword. From the looks of it, a normal bullet weapon won't have much effect on him.")
"Oh great." She turned from the scene of destruction where Bakuto was poking his head out of the bushes and ran upstairs. She slid open the closet and grabbed the sword from the bag, just as Bakuto smashed through the window. She drew the sword in front of her, with grim determination on her face.
("Now do exactly as I say and you just might stand a small chance of living. Wait for him to rush towards you, then leap above him and bring your sword down.")
"Right."
Bakuto snarled and rushed towards her, exactly as the voice had predicted. At the last second, Cygni leaped up above the spinning lightsabers and drove her sword down. It didn't impale, but it left a large scratch on his back.
"Ow!!" said Bakuto, who was sent flying into the wall from his inertia. "That really hurt! I'll be back for you!"
Cygni stood back and watched as he stumbled out the window he had smashed to get inside. She lowered the sword and sighed, then put it back in the closet and walked downstairs to survey the damage.
She cussed after getting a good look at the large gaping hole in the wall. It looked like she wasn't going to get any sleep tonight.
She grabbed the headset and put it on, and to her surprise found that Radicus Zeus was still awake.
"Ah, Cygni, you have good news to report I hope."
She narrowed her eyes. "Don't you ever sleep?"
"Hah, when you run a force as large as mine, sleep falls away. Now, what do you have to report?"
She gave her most sour expression. "Oh nothing much, just 2 near-misses on my life, that's all!"
Radicus' face darkened. "And the girl?"
"Alive. I was spotted before I could.. carry out the deed." She winced at the last few words.
"Ah, so I'd assume you met her guard then. How strong were they?"
"Well, there was a man and a girl, the man was the one who shot at me first. Then I ran into the shape-shifting guy, who just pretty much tore my house to pieces..." She looked around the room again.
"Ah, do not worry, we will dispatch a team, in the morning the house will be fully repaired. Do not worry about this setback, I was not expecting you to succeed on your first attempt, her guards are very resourceful."
Cygni heard a small snap behind her. She spun around and looked up in the trees. Radicus' image went smaller in a PIP window on the eyepiece, and it automatically switched to infra-red. She saw a retreating form, heading for the large mansion that was in the town.
"Something wrong?"
"I think I've been spied upon. I'll have to get back to you. Cygni out."
She leaped into the air and began following the figure from a distance, cussing at how fast and efficient the person was. She lost him/her a short distance from what remained of her house, but she already knew it's destination, the mansion.
She rushed back to her house and went straight up to her room, where she grabbed the bag and stuffed her important remains into there. Opening up her computer with lightning speed, she took out the hard drive and slipped it into an anti-static bag, then stuffed it into the bag along with her other things. After she had stuffed every single possible item she could into there, she checked her weapons and her sword, put them onto the appropriate places on her body, and flew out into the night. She knew she couldn't stay back at the house now, they knew where she lived. Whoever "they" were anyways.
The Kuroko agent sat down in the dark alley and took a deep breath, then leaped over the wall and resumed his path back to the Mendou mansion. He had important information for Miss Ryouko, he had overheard the important details of this mysterious woman. Ryouko would be most pleased.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 18:32:
In the morning Ataru walked into the bathroom and noticed the chihuaua siting on the toilet reading some sailor moon manga. Ataru screamed "Not you again!" Bakuto looked up and said "Drop the chulupa! Cant a guy get some privacy?"
Ataru said "Why are you in my bathroom? And why are you reading Sailor moon?" The dog jumped oof the toilet and said "Hey I've had a long night! Say I've been meaning to ask you have you ever met Sailor moon?" Ataru fell over.
Ataru said "Shes not real you idiot!" Bakuto said "Really? That space taxi driver told me that every new years shed get in a sleigh and bring toys to all the good boys and girls of Tomobiki during new years eve." Ataru shouted "Space Taxi drivers are full of bull! Always stealing planets oil and giving you an attitude." Bakuto said "Your lying! You-you just are jealous because Lum likes me!"
Ataru said "W-what?" Bakuto jumped over and started to bite Ataru on the ankle! Ataru ran through the house shouting "Mad dog!"
Cygni had heared rumors on the internet about a cloaked man named the red mantel who used to hide out in the clock tower at Tomobiki high. She decided that would make a good enough hideout for her. so she headed over to the clock tower and started to set up her things inside.
Cygni said "Darn I wish I had a TV in here."
(Well youve gotta take what you can get. Your an assasine now Remember you can't always have everyday luxeries under these cercumstances.)
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By Jocko on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 20:24:
(RP ON)
"No, Senator," Warren Hudson groaned, "all I said was that it was too early to tell!"
Ryouko, sitting across the table from Hudson, glanced at the frown that turned into a smile then into a frown again. Warren hung up.
"Who was that?" Ryouko asked as she sipped her tea.
"Senator Edward Kennedy," Hudson sighed loudly, "he says there are strange rumblings in DC about me running for President in '88. He also asked me if I would consider the Vice-Presidential nomination on a ticket headed by Gary Hart."
Ryouko looked at him sternly. "Would you?"
"The election's two years away!"
A Kuroko dropped down from the ceiling.
"Report."
Over the next few minutes the Kuroko related what he had learned and that he had been found out.
Hudson's eyes widened, "that means Cygni may be on her way here."
"Impossible," Ryouko said, "the Mendou family defense net is in full operation, I have complete control over it from here." She activated a button below the table, and a piece of the table opened revealing a control pad underneith (sp?) it. "No one will enter this mansion without our permission."
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 21:44:
(RP ON)
Cygni was starting to really enjoy the headset. After a bit of tinkering she found it was a set of binoculars, communication device, vision enhancer, scanner/radar, and a bunch of other things all packed into one. Combining it with her watch and she could track down nearly anything on the planet.
Pressing some buttons, she lay down some waypoints around the map. One for where Lum and Ataru's house was, another for the school grounds, another for the mansion, which she had found out by some rumors that it had one hell of a force around it, and a few others in strategic points around town. She then had the headset interface with her watch, and grinned as the waypoints she had set showed up on the eyepiece. She set them to "hidden", no need for them right now, but they might come in useful later.
She had only managed to get 2 hours of sleep last night, as she wasn't used to sleeping on a cold hard surface with barely any cover. She had awoke to a start when the bell began going off in her face, and in an accidentaly discharge, sent the bell itself crashing to the bottom of the tower. At the moment, nobody seemed to really care, but she noticed it was 9:30 in the morning and a lot of the kids didn't seem to notice they were supposed to be in school.
"Geez, you'd think they'd get their own watches or something.."
("I guess they're too lazy.")
"Figures.."
Leaning over the edge and peering outside, she glanced over at the Mendou mansion. The eyepiece was capable of magnification of up to 2 kilometers, thanks to some kind of advanced technique that managed to pierce the morning fog that had settled in.
"Geesus, that guy has so many tanks you'd think he was ready for war."
("Judging from the rumors we've heard, I think he is..")
"Either that or just paranoid. Hopefully they won't end up sending the entire armada after me.. that would be a bit more than I could handle. Of course, with the luck I'm having, they could already have a group rushing up here this second..."
("Nonsense, I doubt anybody even knows your up here.")
"Sure! They'd NEVER notice the broken bell!"
("Judging from the looks of the place, nobody has maintained it in years. Either that or they are horribly lazy")
"Bah."
She sighed and watched as various teachers rushed out from the school and began screaming at the students. One of them glared up at the tower, and Cygni quickly ducked her head back, hoping she hadn't been seen.
After a tense moment, she slowly poked her head back up and saw the teacher had returned to screaming at everyone.
She took a breath and sat back. A small snap was heard overhead, and before Cygni could even blink, a small black ribbon shot from above her and wrapped itself around her throat, suspending her in mid-air gasping.
She could feel her eyes starting to bug out. She raised her hands to try and remove the ribbon, but after what seemed like ages of struggling, she found it wouldn't budge. Her vision was beginning to fade.
("DO SOMETHING! Dont' just hang there and die!")
"Open.. to.. suggestions.." she thought to herself weakly.
("You've got a damn gun, use it!")
Summoning the last of her strength, she opened the holster and slowly pulled out the gun. Her vision was mostly all black now.
("Aim up! Shoot! Everywhere!")
She shot her arm up and yanked the trigger, 7 times. After a second, the panel above her collapsed, sending her and it plummeting to the ground. She ripped off the ribbon and flew upwards, landing back on the top. Breathing hard in short gasps, she looked back over the edge and spotted a cloaked silouhette(sp?) leap away from the plummeting panel. She lay back, trying to catch her breath, and noticed a small white note sitting on the ground next to her. She picked it up.
"You have been assasinated by elite guard #31 from the Oni empire. Have a nice day!"
She muttered and tossed the note outside of the tower, where one of the teachers picked it up and fainted.
In the shadows around Ataru's house, the dark figure cussed and nursed a wound from one of the shots. She glanced in the window as Ataru argued with Bakuto, then panicked when he found out what time it was. Bakuto stood in Ataru's room with a silly grin on his face.
"Incompetent idiot..." she muttered.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 22:49:
Bakuto looked around and said "Uhoh this isnt good." Ataru said "What are you talking about? I've gotta go!" Ataru tried to run away but was tripped by Bakuto. Bakuto said "Ataru my partners outside. If that witch catches me fooling around with you guys shes gonna make it hell for me when she catches up. Bakuto in dog form jumped into Atarus back pack and said "Your taking me with you to school." Ataru said "No way!" Bakuto jumped out andgrabbed Ataru by the foot lifted him up and flung him to the ground still in dog form.Bakuto said "Now listen! This way I can avoid my partner and keep an eye on Lum. Now take me or I'll tie you up and make you watch every episode of sailor moon in my collection. Including the the dubbed dic version!"
Ataru looked horrified and said "Alright it's a deal!" Bakuto jumped in his backpack.
Cygni knew that the cloaked figure knew where she was hiding out now. Cygni wandered about the area and came to a garage where inside was a kid with an ax and a bear. They were both working on some kind of robot. In his hand was a book titled "The dummys guide to reprogramming rogue cyborgs"
It was Kintaro and the Jariten 6000! Kintaro said "With this babey I'll be able to take fort knox!"
Cygni walked into the garage and said "Hello I'm sorry to bother you but I need a place to stay."
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By Parias on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 23:14:
Geez, we post so much, I hope we don't end up leaving Jocko in the dust >)
(RP ON)
Kintaro looked up and yelled "This is life! Give me your money!", while waving his axe in Cygni's face.
("This kid's got some problems.. take it calm.")
"Oh so it's money you want? Alright.."
Digging into one of her pouches, Cygni pulled out a cheque and put down 5,000 yen.
"That should be enough to tide you over for now." she said, walking over to a desk and placing her things down.
Kintaro simply stood there in shock, while Cygni watched and laughed.
("Wasn't that a tad on overkill?")
"I got tons to spare, may as well let the little guy have some fun."
She walked into a back room and closed the door, then gave opened communications with Radicus.
"Ah, good morning Cygni, what have you to report?"
"Well, after relocating a few times, it seems they still get lucky and manage to track me down. Yet another attempt on my life.." She rubbed her throat. "..and it looks like this guy has a massive mansion, with an army that would challenge anything the U.S. could toss at it. The person running the place goes by the name of Shutaro Mendou, incase you were curious. Right now I've settled down into a garage, hopefully they'll lay off for awhile and won't locate me.. I think I'll make another attempt tonight."
("And maybe this time you won't wait so long..")
"Very good. I'll look into this.... Mendou person, if he causes trouble, say the word and I shall have my agents keep him... occupied."
"Sounds good."
"Anything else?"
"Just one more thing. My latest would-be assasin left a note... you wouldn't happen to know any details about an 'Elite Guard #31' would you?"
"Ah, number 31. She's an enigma, most of our agents that had contact with her never returned. She's the best of the best, and you'd be well advised to steer clear of her."
"'Her' eh? Alright. That's it for now, Cygni out."
She opened the door and walked back into the main garage area. Kintaro was busy working on his cyborg. Cygni leaned against the wall and watched.
"So just what the hell is that thing?"
Kintaro stopped for a moment and looked up, then proudly declared "This is the Jariten 6000! I'm going to take Fort Knox and be a man!"
Cygni walked over and kneeled down, then touched the Jeriten 6000 lightly on the forehead. It tipped over and crashed to the ground, sending pieces scattering everywhere.
"Uh, sure."
Kintaro gave her a sour expression. "It's still being worked on."
"Right.."
She resumed her post against the wall and checked her FN-P90 boredly. Rain pelted the ground outside. She checked her watch.
"12:30 PM..I'm hungry."
Telling Kintaro she'd be back in a bit, she walked over to the door, opened it, and went outside into the rain, where she was instantly drenched.
"Is this what I have to go through to get some damn food around here? Sheesh!"
Muttering, she walked down into town to grab some food.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 18, 1999 - 23:46:
rp ON
Ataru was running to school with Bakuto in his bag. Bakuto said "I think my partner didnt pick up on me. You can slow down now." Ataru said "No I'm late!" Cygni was on her way to the beefbowl. She was trying to be inconspicous because of all the assasines after her. She was dressed differently and had a het on. Also she was wearing one of those surgical masks people sometimes wear in Japan. Ataru didnt recognize her and said "It's a babe! Who cares about school when theres babes!"
Ataru ran over to her and started trying to ask for cygnis phone #. Bakuto jumped out of the bag and got behind her.
Cygni said "Aww well I'm kind of a foreigner so you dont need my phone number!"
to the voice :whats with this guy?
Voice: Ummm dont ask...
Ataru: No really I need your phone number! I can travel you know!
Bakuto tapped her on the shoulder and said "Boo!"
Cygni fell over.
Bakuto said "Ahhh I knew it was you! You might fool my eyes but all this time as a dog has given me a good sense of smell! Now in the name of justice I shall end your evil ways!"
Bakuto swung his lights saber at her but she flew up. The lightsaber took out a telephone pole and caught Atarus hair on fire.
Cynig started to Fly away. Bakuto noticed a caped figure bounding along the rooftops in the distance. Bakuto said "Oh no not her! I've gotta catch cygni before she gets here! Dont just stand there help me out!" he grabbed Ataru and flung him at Cygni! Ataru crashed into her and the both landed in someones backyard four houses down the street.
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By Parias on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 00:18:
(RP ON)
Cygni cussed, this wasn't turning out to be a very good day. First she nearly gets strangled to death, then she gives 5,000 yen to a complete stranger "just for the hell of it", then she gets caught in a heavy downpour, and finally she's having yet another attempt on her life. Before she knew what was happening, she was quite a distance away from where she had been before, lying in a pool of mud, with some hyper-active kid crawling all over her.
The kid seemed dazed for a second, then he woke up, realized where he was, and lunged for her chest.
"Get off!" she snarled, delivering a swift kick to his face, sending him flying into the air and landing god-knows-where. She got up and tried to regain her composure.
"My hair is a godamn mess! It'll take hours to straighten out!"
("Well at the moment I believe you have more important matters to attend to..")
"Christ, don't these guys give up?"
Bakuto lunged at her from the air, lightsabers spinning. She leaped out of the way and laughed as he plunged into a pool of mud.
"Well at least he gets off worse than I do.. I may as well do away with this bulky clothing." She tore off the extra clothes, stripping down to her bikini, and yanked out her FN-P90, which thankfully was still in one piece. She watched as Bakuto slowly stood from the mud, and she clacked the safety off on the gun and aimed it at Bakuto's head.
"You've got to the count of 3 to get the hell out of my face!" she yelled.
Bakuto laughed. Cygni snarled and yanked on the trigger. The gun spat out a stream of bullets.
Bakuto began spinning his sabers extremely fast in front of him. After a few seconds of firing, Cygni lowered the gun and noticed he was unscathed.
"Damn!"
("I told you...")
"Shut up!"
She yanked out her sword and barely managed to block Bakuto before he swiped her head off. He jumped back and lunged at her again. Cygni held her sword in front of her, with a determined look on her face. Bakuto slammed into her with such force that it sent the couple flying back into the house, tearing down the wall, much to the shock of the owners.
Cygni was on her back, barely able to hold Bakuto's sabers inches from her face.
("Use your legs!")
"Get.. the.. hell... OFF!" she screamed, punctuating her last word with a swift kick to Bakuto's groin. He backed up bowling over in pain, giving Cygni the second she needed to jump up and fly away, cussing.
In the distance, the cloaked figured watched.
"That idiot, he's completely eliminating every chance I have of taking her out. Whenever I get close, he always scares her off." A sly grin was seen on her face. "But, that will not be trouble for much longer. So long as he plays into my hands.. at least he's wearing her down."
Up above, Cygni floated above the cloud layer, above the rain, and stopped. Her stomach growled.
"Sheesh, what's it take for some food huh? They don't need to kill me, I'll just starve to death.."
("Look below you, a bit to the right. There's some kind of monk guy eating food.. maybe you could join him?")
"Better than nothing I suppose.."
Feeling sore from the battle, she floated back down. The rain had washed off most of the mud, but the scratches Bakuto had managed against her were stinging. She landed as Cherry was getting ready for lunch. He looked up and grunted in acknowledgement, then nearly fell over backwards in surprise.
"You.. have a very good soul!" he gasped. "But you might be used and betrayed in the future!"
"Uh.."
"It's fate." he muttered, then went back to eating, apparently forgetting about her presence. Her stomach rumbled again, protesting it's abuse.
"Er, ok, thanks I guess..." She turned around and took off into the sky.
"Well, that was interesting. I don't think I'll ask him for any food, he looks like he barely has enough for himself."
She looked down briefly as he ate an entire bowl of food, then wolfed down 4 more.
"I stand corrected. Humm, may as well make another attempt.."
She went back to the beefbowl, this time with a growl on her face. She was hungry, and come hell or high water, she was gonna eat.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 01:54:
Cygni finnaly got tot he beefbowl and noticed a large stripey tiger pig looking thing was eating at it. Cygni said "I wonder if thats another assasine."
(I dont know. But none of the other assasines have shown up at the beefbowl. It just doesnt seem like a place theyed hang out but it's your call." Cygni said "Not even an army of assasines is keeping me from lunch!"
Cygni went over to make her order and the tiger cow walked up to her and shouted "LUUUUM!!!" then it sort of shrunk down into a handsome oni man who started reading something. "Will... you cook...for..me for the..rest of my..life?"
(I think he's proposing to you.)
Bakuto ran behind a truck near by and said "Oh no thats my cousin Rei! He's proposing to my target!
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By Jocko on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 03:28:
(RP ON)
Shutaro was annoyed, strike that, VERY annoyed. There he was getting ready to leave the mansion for school when he noticed a note on a table. It was a piece of his sister's stationary...only the name on it was Ryouko Mendou Hudson. Shutaro knew that this was just another one of Ryouko's attempts to mess with his head, but it still annoyed him no less. He took this annoyance with him to school and by the time he was sitting in class he was downright angry. So angry that he ignored the girls usual jockeying for his attention...and Ataru's absence.
Onsen-Mark called for attention in his usual way, by threats of bodily harm. "Class, today for Political Science I have taken the liberty of inviting in a special guest speaker."
Megane yawned, glanced over to Mendou; scowling, and to Lum; paying attention as usual.
"Class," Onsen intoned, "former United States Senator and current US Ambassador to Japan...Warren Hudson."
The door opened and Hudson strolled in, smiling, shaking the teacher's hand. "Thank you for the invitation, Onsen-Mark-sensei." Onsen glared to his class, "I expect you to give your full undivided attention to Hudson-san while he is here!"
Hudson took over, briefly noticing Mendou giving him the death glare. "Class 3-4, your teacher tells me you're studying what happens when a serious national issue-such as an unpopular war polarizes a population-"
Shutaro shut out Hudson's speech and focused on the fact that his little sister, just turned 17, was probably going to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. What could she be thinking?!?
Mendou got out of his chair and began to walk slowly to the front of the room, he stopped in front of Hudson. He asked just one question before Onsen screamed at him. "Why?"
"Why not, Shutaro?"
Ataru burst in then, covered in mud, and nursing a cut to the leg.
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 04:08:
(RP ON)
Cygni was getting pissed. Someone was definately on to her and was sending people after her relentlessly. Either that or it was an attempt from the heavens to make her life a living hell.
She ignored the man who was proposing to her, untill he raised his voice and asked again. Everyone in earshot turned around. Girls stood up, surrounded Rei, and fell to their knees, each one grabbing a piece of him, much to the dismay of the men, who slowly stood up from their chairs, growling.
"Looks like this is gonna get ugly.. oh well, at least it'll take care of itself."
Cygni put her bowl down and got up, and leaving a tip on the desk, she walked out while chaos ensued behind her. Then a cloaked figured jumped in front of her, blocking her way. She recognized the figure.
"Oh hell, don't you give up? The world for a few damn minutes of PEACE!" A sly grin had formed on the figure's mouth.
("Uh, I doubt she's gonna wait any longer..")
Sighing, Cygni pulled out her sword and waited for the figure to make it's move. They stood there for what seemed to an eternity, sizing each other up and waiting for each other to make a move.
("I guess the ball is in your court. Go for it!")
Yelling, she jabbed her sword forward. The figure ducked under it and swiped at her. Cygni quickly recovered and blocked the blows with almost exact precision. The figure pressed on, forcing her to begin backing down the street, fending off the series of blows coming her way.
("If this keeps up you'll be lucky to have her by next year!")
Growling, Cygni leaped into the air, flipped over the figure, and brought her sword behind her. Nothing. She brought her sword back in front of her and spun around, searching. A yell was heard above her. She dove out of the way just as the figure slammed into the ground next to her, sword first. Cygni took the advantage and stabbed out, catching the figure in the arm. Blood poured out.
Cygni gasped and stood back a second, the sight of blood made her feel ill. The figure seemed unaffected by the gash in it's arm, and began slicing at her again with renowned fury. They fought on, slowly moving towards the schoolgrounds.
Inside of the school, Lum and Shinobu rushed to Ataru's side.
"Dahling! Come with me, I'll make you feel better!" Lum began tugging at Ataru's arm.
"No! Come with me! I can make you feel really good.." Shinobu began yanking on the other arm.
"No! He's coming with me!" Lum yanked harder, while Shinobu did the same.
"Stop jabbering and sit down!! Ataru, do you need to see a nurse?"
The couple reluctantly returned to their seats, glaring at each other. Ataru collapsed on the ground, heaving. Hudson walked over and took a look at his leg, and noticed bruises all over his body.
"He's been cut, bad." he declared. He was about to pick him up to go to Nurse Sakura, when one of the windows exploded.
Outside, Cygni was breathing hard and feeling stings from a few various cuts. Her opponent was doing the same, they seemed to be evenly matched. But Cygni knew she was loosing, the figure seemed capable of unleashing thousands of cuts per minute without breaking a sweat, while Cygni was barely doing all she could to dodge them. She tripped on a rock and fell down hard on her back. The figure moved in for the kill. Reacting quickly, Cygni shot out with her legs and kicked the figure, who flipped and landed behind her, with her back to a nearby wall. Cygni quickly got up and noticing her advantage, flung a lightning bolt at her opponent, who quickly dodged. The bolt exploded on one of the windows, blowing it inside.
The figure leaped again, straight up into the air. It vanished.
Cygni cussed and used the eyepiece to search around in infra-red. Nothing.
Suddenly she felt a large slice to her back, sending her flying towards the building. Spinning around in mid-air, her back absorbed most of the blow, but by some freak chance the wall crumbled under the pressure, sending her landing amongst a group of desks and very curious students. She felt a large gash at her back, and blood was slowly pouring out.
She slowly leaned up, looking out the window, but the figure was already gone.
"Hurts.." she weakly murmured, clutching her side. She looked over to her left, and spotted Hudson, who recognized her.
("You'd better go, NOW!")
"Can't.." She sighed and blacked out.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 04:47:
Hudson picked her up to get his suit stained by her blood. Mendo said "So shes the 3rd Lum." Megane ran over to her and shouted "Lum san speak to me! Waaaah!!!!" Megane was crying all over her shoulder. Hudson pushed Megane away and said "Easy there this isnt Lum."
"Yeah thats not Lum." said Bakuto who climbed into the window. "Well it's about time I came clean with you guys. I'm an assasine sent to kill her." He took out his lightsabers.Hudson took out his gun But Bakuto kicked it out of his hand and swiped at him burning the tip of his tie off and kicking Hudson across the room. Bakuto was about to chop her head off and said "Aww danm I just cant do it she looks to much like Lum and shes sleeping. It just doesnt feel right." But then another figure apeared on the other side of the room. It was the cloaked woman. Bakuto sweat dropped and put his hand behind his head his face looking sorta like this ^_^* and said "Ahhh gee imagine meeting you in a place like this # 31! Long time no see!"
The cloaked figure steped foreward and said "I've come for that girl."
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By Parias on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 05:48:
(RP ON)
What happened next was a blur. #31 moved in towards Cygni's unconsious form, while Bakuto tried to think of some excuse. Hudson was attempting to recover from being tossed across the room. Mendou was watching all of it in surprise, while the stormtroopers were trying to make some sense out of their lives.
Suddenly, the rest of the windows exploded as 50 kuroko agents swarmed into the building, with Terra leading them. #31 backed up into the shadows before she was seen, while Bakuto changed into a cat. 2 of the Kuroko agents picked Cygni up and carried her back to the Mendou mansion, while the rest of them quickly hunted around the building, searching for any signs of trouble. Terra rushed to Hudson and helped him up.
"Figured you'd need a bit of help." she said, grinning.
Hudson smiled back. "Terra, you always were a woman of action." He glanced over at the retreating Kuroko carrying Cygni. "And maybe now we'll learn a bit more about this.. girl.."
Inside of a large base located in a forest on some area of the planet, Radicus watched the proceedings from a small monitor mounted on the far side of a wall. He was in a luxirious room, with lush red lining the walls and floor, and a large array of books and monitors all over the place. A small chime was heard at the door.
"Enter."
A figure wearing a black suit and glasses entered. "It's confirmed sir, they have her. Shall we take action?"
Radicus watched as Cygni was carried off deep inside of the mansion. He shook his head.
"No, I wish to see if she will be capable of escaping. With the help of her powers and our planted 'advisor', she should be able to escape in short matter. However, have our agents ready, just in-case. If they begin to take genetic samples or put her under intense scanning, get her out of there. I don't want to risk playing our hand untill it's absolutely necessary. Understood?"
The figure bowed. "Yes sir." He backed out of the doorway, closing it with a click.
The figure leaned back on his chair. All there was to do was watch, and see what happened.
Cygni woke with a start. Finding herself in a dark room, tied tightly to a steel chair wasn't one of the most comfortable positions she had been in.
("Ah, back with us now?")
She groaned, the cut in her side had been tended to, but it still hurt like hell.
"I've had better days.."
("I've noticed.")
A sound like moving flesh was heard coming from the wound. It took all Cygni had not to scream in pain.
"OW! What the hell is going on?"
("It's a part of the abilities you were given..were you to sustain heavy damage, various enhancements to your body that were made will come into effect. That process is happening now, and while it may hurt, you'll be fully healed in about 5 minutes. Here's the kicker: the process only works when you're conscious. It still functions when you're napping, but only at half of it's speed. In essence, so long as your body remains 30% in-tact, you can recover, given enough time.")
The flesh moved again. Cygni winced.
"I'm having a hard time deciding which is worse.. dying or this.." she seethed.
The door opened, illuminating the area for a second, then shut again. A dark figure walked towards her.
("You're not totally helpless, unless there's something I missed, they apparently haven't tried to seal off your power. These can't be personal Oni agents, that's generally the first thing they do upon taking a prisoner. It's someone else.")
The figure walked over and stooped low, and she recognized the face as Shutaro Mendou. He grinned. Cygni wanted to spit in his face, but she was far too thirsty for it.
"Ah, so we meet at last. Can I finally get a name?"
Cygni glared. "Why should I tell you anything assmunch?"
Shutaro's grin seemed to widen. "Because you are in no real position to bargain anything. You are deep inside of my personal section of the mansion. Nobody except me knows you are here. I can simply make you wink out of existence if I so desired.."
He walked over to a desk and picked up something out of Cygni's belongings, the Desert Eagle. He flipped on the laser sight and pointed it in her face. She didn't even flinch. His face darkened and he returned the gun to the desk, then walked back over to her, moving his face right up to hers.
"But I require a use out of you. You are going to help me get back at my sister..."
("I think I see an opportunity here. Three words: Kiss of death.")
"You've gotta be KIDDING!"
("If you have a better idea, use it.")
Shutaro extended a finger and ran it over Cygni's face. Cygni unleashed a wide grin and let loose with an extensive zap of lightning. Shutaro's unconsious smoking form landed in her lap, much to Cygni's disgust.
("Smooth one. If you had done that while kissing him, you coulda shoved him back with your face and avoided this minor problem.")
"Gee, thanks for informing me." Cygni sat back and sighed, testing the strength of the metal cuffs binding her to the chair. Even after extensive zapping, they didn't budge an inch.
Hudson and Ryouko were running around the mansion. Hudson had an angry look on his face. Shortly after returning to the mansion, he had learned that the prisoner had "mysteriously vanished". Shutaro hadn't been spotted returning from school either. Security had been doubled, but as of yet, nobody had spotted the girl escaping. He uttered a long strong of obscenities that would make the most hardened sailor blush. Ryouko turned to him.
"Hudson!"
He sighed, and they came to the end of a long hallway.
"This is as deep as the mansion goes.. just where is she?" he muttered. He extended an arm to lean against the wall, then gasped in surprise as he fell right through it, leading to a hidden series of passageways.
Ryouko helped him up and looked down the hallway. "So this is where he goes.." she said, more to herself. "I do believe I see what has happened.."
A few frustrating moments later, Hudson and Ryouko pulled open the last of the doors they could find, then gasped in surprise when they saw Shutaro, unconsious, lying on top of Cygni who was bound to a chair. Cygni gave them a death glare. She wanted Shutaro to get in some deep trouble, and she knew exactly how.
"Is this all your cronies think of, sex?" she yelled.
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 06:09:
#31 gave Bakuto a suspiciuos glare. Bakuto said " honest my lightsabers been malfuntioning."
#31 said "Oh if you say so but we still need to get the target. It'll be much more difficult to get her in the mansion." Bakuto said "Oooh! lets storm the mansion It'll be lots of fun!" #31 said "Hmmm yes we should do that but we need more firepower. Go get sonic cannon. It'll cause so much chaos in the mansion we can slip by without much trouble. Why are dressing like that? Have you been watching the matrix again? You idiot your always trying to act out all these stupid earth shows! I'm telling you thats the reasone why we keep getting stuck on these sorts of missions!"
Bakuto had dressed up in a black trench coat and put on some dark sunglasses. "Hehehe! you can call me Neo! Lets go storm the mansion!"
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By Parias on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 07:40:
(RP ON)
Osenmark tried to make some sense out of his class. Megane and the stormtroopers had marched off to "save Lum" after the strange girl had been carried off, completely forgetting that the real Lum was sitting right next to them. Ataru had limped away to the Nurse's office, Hudson and Mendou had returned to the mansion, and what remained of his class was in chaos. Most of them had left already, and he was wondering why he didn't do the same. Only Terra was still left. She walked over.
"How the hell can you teach them in such a confined area anyways? You think I built my own army and went to war just by sitting around in a desk looking bored all day?"
Osenmark looked up. "Well, rules are rules.."
"Screw the rules. If you want to teach em something, show it to em first hand! It works a lot better."
"..And how do you intent for me to fund all this?"
Terra dug into her coat and dropped a pouch on his desk, then walked over to the door. "I wasn't gonna get much use out of it anyways." she said, then left.
Osenmark opened the pouch, and a hell of a lot of Yen poured out, more than he could possibly count. A devilish grin appeared on his face.
Back in the mansion, Shutaro had been removed and Cygni had been unshackled from the chair. She rubbed her wrists which had bright red marks on them. Hudson apologized profusely, and went off to go talk to Shutaro, leaving Ryouko behind to talk to Cygni.
"So why were you trying to kill Lum?" she inquired. Cygni walked over to the desk and sat down on one corner.
("Don't give out too much, remember, there's a lot of secrecy involved..")
"I'm not stupid."
Cygni put on a stern expression. "Don't you know what the Oni empire is doing? They've taken thousands of planets, turned the occupants into slaves! They're drilling them to death, and I've been charged with putting an end to that!"
"By whom?"
Cygni shook her head. "I'm not about to reveal that." she grabbed her weapons and replaced them on her body. She checked the watch, it read 8:45 PM.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go."
Cygni began walking towards the door, but Ryouko moved towards her and grabbed her wrist, while a couple of guards took up positions outside the door.
"I'm sorry, but untill we learn more, you're going to have to be our guests for awhile."
Cygni growled, her emotions in turmoil. On one hand, she respected the way Ryouko had treated her, tending to her wounds and acting kind. On the other, she had a mission to perform, and wasn't about to be slowed down.
Barely holding back tears of frustration, she pulled out her Desert Eagle, switched on the laser sight, and aimed it at Ryouko's head in one swift motion, before the guards could react. They caught on fast and lowered their weapons. Cygni nodded, grabbed Ryouko's arms, and headed towards the exit to the mansion.
When she reached the main hall where the doors were, Hudson was walking downstairs. He froze in mid-step after seeing Ryouko and Cygni. He wanted to grab his gun, but held back. He simply grumbled "If you hurt her.."
After opening the main doors and watching the soldiers outside uneasily lower their weapons, she turned back to Ryouko, tears in her eyes. "Godamnit!" she thought to herself. "I can barely bring myself to kill, much less take hostages!" she nodded to Ryouko and gently released her arm.
"I'm sorry.."
She turned around and took off into the sky before anybody else could react. She felt sick, tired, thirsty, and angry, and spent a good deal of time up above the cloudlayer sobbing and trying to sort her thoughts.
Hudson ran to Ryouko's side almost immediately, and the 2 said nothing, simply embracing for a couple of minutes. But when they turned their backs to walk inside, explosions rocked the compound. Bakuto and the mysterious agent known simply as #31 had begun their attack.
(RP OFF)
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By Jocko on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 18:29:
(RP ON)
Bakuto and #31 happily laughed as they destroyed a prized Mendou tree and empty guard tower. They then fired at the walls.
Bakuto turned to #31, "I haven't been this stoked in years!!"
"Damn straight!" #31 crowed, "when we're done, let's get a burger and a cold beer."
Bakuto stopped his destruction. "What's that?"
"It's something Earth people consume while watching sporting events!" #31 cheered.
"Oh," Bakuto nodded and resumed firing into the mansion's windows.
Inside Hudson and Ryouko ran into an elevator, once the door shut Hudson smacked the intercom.
"Control!"
"Elevator 17, we're a bit-"
"This is Warren Hudson escorting Ryouko Mendou to your location! What's the status?"
The man on the other end sighed, "we're getting ready to take the invaders out."
"GETTING READY?!? DO IT NOW!!" Hudson blared.
"...!!!...they're evading."
The elevator arrived and the two strode out and stopped in shock at the large viewscreen at the front of the room. It showed a man and woman jumping up and down attacking the mansion, and evading Mendou sharpshooters.
"It's only those two?" Ryouko gasped. She ran over to the PA system, clicked it on for general announcements.
Outside Bakuto blew up a car and #31 uprooted a tree, then stopped as the PA speakers all over the mansion clicked on.
"To whom it may concern, the woman known as Cygni has left the building."
The PA speakers clicked off and Bakuto and #31 stared at eachother scratching their heads.
"Awh screw this crap and let's get the burgers and beer anyway," #31 sighed.
"Yeah," Bakuto said, putting down a car's steering wheel. And the two ran off into Tomobiki.
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 21:17:
At the burger shop on the other side of Tomobiki all the assasines were meeting. The owner of the burger place was getting uneasy with all the strange people showing up. Bakuto threatened him with a lightasber and said "What do you mean my order is 50000 yen?"
"W-well you ordered almost all the food in the restraunt."
"Us shapeshifters have a high metabolism! You dare take advantage of that! I shall punish you in the name of justice!" The owner screamed as Bakuto flung him through the window ounto a parked car cracking the windsheild.
#31 said "You may have wondered why I called you all here tonight. Each of us has failed to take out Cygni indevidualy. however if we all work together not even she can escape. When she left the mansion I despatched a tracker probe to lead us to her whereabouts."
Cygni got back to Kintaros garage
"Rough night huh?"
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By Parias on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 22:48:
(RP ON)
Cygni took a moment from her thoughts to check her watch. She had been floating there for hours. Night had settled in, and it was 10 PM. She cussed.
"I don't know if I have the stomach for this.."
("You're dispatching an evil person, right? Her guards have tried to kill you many times, and who knows what she would do if she found out about what you were doing herself?")
"You're right you know.. but I still can't shake the feeling that I'm being used."
("You'll start feeling better soon.")
"Hope so." She sighed and checked her weapons, then turned on the eyepiece. It tracked Lum and Ataru at home, and as usual, moving about very quickly. She wiped away the last of the tears and put on a face of grim determination. Taking a breath, she flew off to the household.
Down below, #31 and Bakuto were busy eating. #31 was taking one last bite out of his burger, when suddenly a strong feeling hit her in the head. After gagging and coughing up her lunch, she mumbled something about there being a "disturbance in the force" and took off towards Ataru's house at a rapid pace. Bakuto glared at her retreating form, and made a face. "Hey! That was gonna be my line!" He took off to follow her.
Hudson and Ryouko stood in the control center. Ryouko turned to Hudson. "How will we find her again? Chances are she's going after Lum."
Hudson grinned and pulled out a small crude radar device out of his coat. "I took the liberty of putting a small tracking beacon on her arm back at the school.."
"So how come you didn't use it while we were searching for her in the mansion?"
"It's a one shot deal. Once you activate it, it sends out a weak signal, then burns out. It's a tad primitive, but it works." He hit a couple of buttons on it, and smiled as a small green blip briefly appeared, then vanished again. Fiddling with the controls, the blip appeared once again where it was before. He fed the coordinates into the main computer and it showed up on the large map as a red blip.
Cygni was getting closer to Ataru's house when a small burn was felt on her arm. She flinched and checked under her arm, where she saw a small device melt away, leaving a scorch mark. She cussed.
"Great, looks like they have a lock on my position.."
("Keep going, you're almost there.")
She landed in the same tree she had been on, on her last attempt, and stared into the window. The couple had calmed down and were just chatting with each other. They almost seemed to be enjoying each other's company. Cygni flexed her hands nervously.
("Something wrong?")
"Yea, this whole godamn operation. Something's wrong, I just have a gut feeling that this ain't the right thing to do! I mean look at them! She may be a bit harsh sometimes, but she doesn't actually hurt him, or at least not much. Most of the town looks up to her, and her dad is the ruler of a godamn empire! Something stinks."
("You heard what's up, it's all a ruse. Just like what they did with the last 70 planets. She goes in first, captures their hearts, then turns on them after a short time.")
She bared her teeth. The voice had a point. In front of her, the couple giggled. She clenched her hands and slowly pulled out the Desert Eagle, then began slowly moving towards the window.
Lum was happy, she had finally managed to get Ataru to treat her kindly! The advice that strange cloaked girl had given her was working, just try to see what HIS interests are for once, then reel him in! And it was working.
Ataru laughed. They were discussing the things he had seen before he had met Lum.
"...and Cherry told me it was an unlucky direction to go in.. hee hee, you shoulda seen what I did to his head!"
They both laughed. Lum moved a bit closer, and Ataru realized what he was doing.
"Lum.. I never enjoyed being with you this much before.."
"Oh darling.."
"Lum.."
They moved closer to each other, getting ready to kiss. Ataru suddenly noticed something wrong, and stumbled backwards.
"What is it darling?"
"Uh, Lum, why do you have a red dot on your head?"
They turned around and saw Cygni move inside of the room from the window, holding a large black pistol, with a growl on her face.
Cygni had a perfect shot. There was no reason to wait. Clip was full, aim was set to a good headshot, hand was steady. And yet she was hesitating.
Ataru took the chance and moved in between Lum and Cygni, placing the bright red dot on his head. Cygni scowled and tried to move the sight around him, but he was always in the way.
"Get the hell out of the way damnit!"
Ataru shook his head. "No! I love her!"
Cherry was walking past the house, when he looked over and saw Cygni in the window holding a gun to Ataru's head.
"It's fate." he muttered, pulling up a chair and sitting down to watch, right in the middle of the street.
Cygni cussed. "Don't you see what their empire is doing? Taking entire planets and turning them into slaves!"
Lum shook her head from behind Ataru. "No! She's lying!"
"Sure, of course you'd say that."
Ataru shook his head again. "I know Lum's right! She told me everything, and Mr. Invader did as well! You're the one who's wrong!"
Cygni blinked, and her arm waivered a second.
"Shit!" she thought to herself. "What the hell do I do?"
("Follow your heart, remember? Do what's right.")
Beads of sweat appeared on her head, she could feel them. She took a moment to glance behind her, and saw Cherry outside the window, giving her a thumbs-up.
Lum took the moment to shove Ataru aside. "Don't try to hurt my darling!" she screeched, and let loose a lightning bolt, sending Cygni crashing against the wall. Somehow the gun held steady, and the sight again pointed at Lum's head.
Cygni blinked. She knew that Lum hadn't zapped her out of cruelty, or the fact that she had been discovered, it was out of defense. She realized that she had become the bad guy. She had been horribly used.
("Are you sure about that?")
"Positive. If this is justice, then I may as well aim the gun at my own face and yank the trigger."
Lum was charging up for a second attack. Cygni sighed, stood up, and rushed out the window, switching on the eyepiece and her watch. She checked the areas of the previous transmissions she had gotten from Radicus, and homed in on them. His base was located in a deep forest, somewhere in the U.S. She got a lock on it and flew towards it, stopping for nothing, with a scowl on her face.
"That bastard used me. I'm going to kill him, horribly."
She was now over water. The voice spoke back to her. "No, you aren't."
"Huh?"
"You heard me."
Cygni saw lightning cross her vision, then she blacked out, plummeting to the water below. She emerged above the water a moment later, stopping her from drowning to death. The voice sighed to itself. It would take a lot of time to build up another charge that would stop her again, it only hoped Cygni would be unconsious long enough.
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 22:50:
Ack! Posted around the same time you did Kintaro, sorry >) Mind if we use my post?
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 00:06:
Yeah sure I got another idea thats good too for this.
RP on
Radicus using a thought monitor he had implanted in Cygnis brain said "Hmmm she found us out.Ginkobot should we move to plan B the modified onis?" He spoke to a hologram on the desktop.
Ginkobot said "I hoped it wouldnt come to this so soon. I'm worried that Barriaon wont be able to control his power in his ultimate state."
Radicus said "We have no more options."
Ginkobot"Very well let them out."
Radicus went to another part of the hangar and pressed a series of keys in. Three cryo tubes opened and three strange oni came out. One was a small bald man with three horns. Another was a teenage girl with blue hair and six horns and the last was man with neon yellow hair and twelve horns.
Radicus "Your time has finnaly come. This will be your first mission. I'm aware youve only had time for minimal practise but you have had enough experience with your boosted powers to be of use. DaTus, Cexon, Baraion move out and eliminate any girl who looks like this! Remember you are the first of the super oni and your powers arent perfected use caution."
The three of them left the compound and headed for Tomibiki
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By Jocko on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 01:02:
I'm experimenting with shorter posts! icon_wink.gif
(RP ON)
Shutaro was being held in his bedroom by armed Kuroko. Earlier Hudson had been there, he didn't say anything, just glared at Shutaro then left; slamming the door hard behind him.
Then there was the battle, or whatever it was outside, he didn't know. No matter, it was soon over.
One of the Kuroko beside him tilted his head ever so slightly, signaling he had just received new orders. The Kuroko nodded to his partner stationed at the door, who opened it to reveal Hudson, Ryouko, and...his grandfather, and even worse still...Madame and Master Mendou, Shutaro's parents. They looked incredibly pissed off.
As everyone filed in and stood around him. Hudson spoke first in his classic Nebraska farm boy accent, "Care to come clean with us boy?"
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 03:33:
(RP ON)
Cygni awoke to the sound of water splashing against her face. She opened her eyes and saw nothing except water, stretching to the horizon. She opened her eyes wide, then brought herself up into a floating position in mid-air. Her mind was in turmoil.
"You've got some explaining to do!"
("Taking down Radicus won't help you with anything.")
"The hell it won't! He used me!"
(".....So?")
Cygni was becoming aware she had been caught up in a large conspiracy. The mysterious voice had been implanted somehow weeks before, in preperation for what was to come, and to hold her off if things got out of hand.
"Heh, you're not gonna stop me."
("I shall do what I have to.")
Cygni's head filled with an extremely loud and high pitched screeching sound, that caused it to throb in pain. She held her head in her hands and screamed, untill it stopped a few seconds later.
("Not.. going.. anywhere..") the voice said weakly.
"Hah, your power is running out, I knew there was a limitation. You can't use my own body against me, damn you!" With a triumphant look on her face, Cygni resumed her course towards the base. She checked her watch, it read 8 AM. She had been out for awhile.
After what seemed like an eternity of travelling, she found herself above the base area. It was extremely camoflauged in trees and growth, and you'd only notice it if you were looking for it. She rose above the cloudlayer, and using her eyepiece, mapped out the path she would use for her attack.
("You do know they are tracking everything you do.")
Cygni ignored the voice. She had given up on it, and refused to listen any longer.
Back in the mansion, Shutaro put a stunned look on his face. "Explain what?" he said meekly. One of the Kuroko agents walked over and delivered a slap to his face, then returned to his post by the door. Shutaro held his cheek, stunned.
"Don't play games. What the hell was that all about with that girl, Cygni?" Hudson asked, raising his voice.
"I was.. trying to get information out of her.."
"By tieing her to a chair and getting ready to rape her? Honestly Shutaro, I thought you were beyond that!"
Shutaro looked surprised. "Rape? RAPE? What are you talking about? How dare you insult my honor!"
"If it wasn't that, then just what were you doing?"
"I told you, I was trying to get information out of her! She shot some lightning out when I touched her and I-"
"Touched her?"
Shutaro's face whitened. "I wasn't.. uh.."
Hudson walked closer, casting a glare that would make a citizen of the undead turn white.
(RP OFF)
Making it a shorter one this time around, just re-started my Everquest account again and found that my level 11 Cleric from 5 months ago is still there! Joy! >)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 06:17:
Cygni gathered her energy and in one giant blast shot the camaflage catching it ablaze. She quikly dove around the large cloud of smoke riseing from the base to use it as a distraction. She took out her desert Eagle. A small man steped in front of her and said "I'm sorry but I cant allow you to go any further."
(Uhoh Cygni! Your gonna get it now! I know who this is!)
Cygni "Shut up!" The little bald man steped foreward "Let me introduce myself. They call me Datus. Dont ask me why they just call me that. I was the first "super oni" to be created." Cygin fired a shot from her desert eagle. It created a burn mark on his flesh. Datsu said "Oh I'm sorry one of my powers gives my slech a unique quality giving it resistence to that sort of weapon.and it can let me do this!" Datus seemed to expand growing about three times his size his muscles rippling with blue vains. He punched Cygni and sent her flying. Datus fired a blast of napalm out of his mouth blowing apart a tree. Cexon and Barriaon watched floating above them. Datus said "The funny thing is those two are allot stronger then me I'm the prototype. Now will you give yourself up?" Suddenly charred peices of flesh exploded from Datuses belly and landed on Cygnis boots. A lightsaber was potruding from his belly.
The lightsaber moved upward splitting him in half.
Bakuto said "Ahh we were looking for you but we found something much more interesting." Bakuto looked up at the two others floating above. # 31 was stationed in a tree with a weapon pointed at them. However Barriaon looked strangely confident. #31 and Bakuto had a bad feeling about this.
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 06:21:
Oops forgot one detail
RP on
Barriaon looked over at the blue haired girl Cexon and said "you handle these guys. I'm going after Lum." The man with 12 horns flew toward Tomibiki high.
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By Jocko on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 06:25:
(RP ON)
Hudson growled and stepped back as Master Mendou stepped forward. "Shutaro! I want you to look into my eyes and tell the truth." His son did so, "were you going to degrade your prisoner?"
"No." Shutaro said firmly. Madame Mendou cleared her throat, "then, son. What was this all about?"
"...there's a surveillance video recording in this room even as we speak...it has your answers." Shutaro lowered his head and closed his eyes.
His family filed out of the room at Hudson's gesture. Leaving Hudson and Ryouko alone with Shutaro, along with a healthy number of Kuroko.
Ryouko's face was like stone as she spoke from still lips, "you'll have to stay here until we varify your story...Big brother. I hope I can call you that again." And with those words affecting Shutaro the most, Ryouko Mendou drew Hudson out of the room by the arm.
Once outside Ryouko and Warren regarded the closed door for several moments.
"What do you think, Warren-kun?"
"I honestly don't know, Ryouko-chan," he moaned.
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 08:46:
(RP ON)
Cygni looked up, stunned. Things had gone from bad, to worse. As she had suspected, Radicus had a few various backup plans ready in-case she were to fail. And now it appeared that one of them was going to stay and hold her off, while the other went off to kill Lum. She had to make a decision.
The blue haired girl chuckled from her vantage point above. "Come on wench, give it up!" Cygni pulled out her sword and brought it to bear. She yelled, then jumped into the air. She brought her sword up, with the intent to impale her target, but it moved out of the way before she could reach her. She laughed and unleashed a blast, sending Cygni plummeting to the ground below, again.
#31 glanced at the retreating form of the other super-oni. She sure wasn't about to leave that idiot Bakuto in charge of defending Lum. She signalled to him to take care of the blue haired girl, and then Cygni, while she went off to deal with the other Oni.
Bakuto nodded, and #31 leaped across the treetops in pursuit. Cygni noticed her chance and quickly moved into the base itself, closing the blast door behind her. She noticed that a couple of troops had spotted her, and they spun around and opened fire. Dodging bullets, she ducked down behind a couple of large canisters, pulled out her FN-P90, then quickly jabbed up and unleashed a wave of shots, mowing them down. She scanned the room for any other targets, then moved in further.
Lum and Ataru were walking towards school, trying to recover from what had happened last night. As they approached a turn, they ran into Cherry, who held up his hand.
"Going this way is very unlucky!"
Ataru delivered a swift kick to Cherry's groin, which had him bowl over, then roll down the hill like a ball. Ataru laughed.
Before they could reach the school, Barraion flew overhead, laughing, then unleashed a large fireball that exploded in front of them, causing the chunk of sidewalk to explode in pieces. Ataru cowered in fear while Lum tried, unsucessfully, to bring him down with lightning bolts. Barraion chuckled.
"Lets do this the fun way!" he boomed in a deep voice. He rushed in and grabbed Lum in his large hands, picked her up, and began squeezing, hard. Lum felt her bones begin to slowly bend under the pressure, and screamed. Ataru panicked and began throwing things at Barraion, rocks, chairs, pianos, Cherry, but they all just bounced off.
#31 panted, she wasn't going fast enough. She leaped from rooftop to rooftop, trying to catch up to the large Oni who had already overtook her by far. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally stopped and came across him. She brought her blade to bear and rushed towards him. Even if it cost her life, she had to protect Lum.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 17:03:
Cexon said "You! your one of the hunters. My powers aare the same as Lums but their boosted six fold. Prepare to fry!"
She fired a very large blast at Bakuto who managed to get out of the way. The blast melted a 30 foot hole in the bases armor. Bakuto noticed Cygni belwo and jumped through the hole.
Cygni said "Gee it just seems to go from bad to worse!"
Bakuto said "Ahh well things have a tendacy to do that when I'm involved. Say this is just like that part in Big trouble in little china where the elecktric guy is chasing those guys!" He said pointing at the ceiling where Cexon was slowly descending with lightning bolts shooting out of her body. Cygni said "You watch to much TV."
She started to fire blasts at Bakuto and Cygni who put aside their differences and started running through the base with large blasts of energy behind them.
Bakuto ran behind some shelves and took something out of his bag. It was a tiger striped box. Bakuto said "I hate stripes." the box began to grow into a mecha.
Barraion caught #31s sword with one hand inches from his face. A little bit of blood trickled down the sword. Barraion said "Enough of this fooling around. Now it's time for me to show you my true form." He flung #31 into the windsheild of a car and started to change holding Lum under one arm.
Ataru was panicking and still throwing things at the growing Barraion. Barraion horns grew very large and he turned into a something that looked simular to Violator from spawn except he was tiger striped and had more horns he was no 40 feet tall. Barrainons horns glowed and he fired a burst of energy from his mout that blew upa building. A little voice in Barraions ear said "Stop fooling around and kill her." Barraion said "Aww shut up I'm in control now! I feel like a could take on the world!"
The giant headed for Mendo manshoin with Ataru and # 31 in pursuit.
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By Jocko on Monday, December 20, 1999 - 20:50:
(RP ON)
Ryouko was sitting alone in one of the mansion's verious kitchens drinking some tea when the battle alert sounded. She immediately made her way to the Control Center where her father and Hudson were rapidly giving orders.
"Scramble all aircraft and the heavy mecha troops! Ready missiles and bombers!" Hudson screamed. Master Mendou was now on the PA system, "repeat, all troops to the grounds, and all other personal to shelter areas! This is not a drill!"
Ryouko arrived and Hudson frowned, "Ryouko, it appears some aliens have arrived to really mess up the town again."
Ryouko sighed, "give me a break, what else is new?"
"It appears Shutaro's in the clear from rape charges," Hudson shrugged, "but he did still screw around with your authority in the matter of Cygni."
Ryouko nodded, "I'll deal with him later," she then focused her attention to the forty-foot tall giant heading for the mansion.
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 01:04:
(RP ON)
Cygni dodged a blow from Cexon and glanced over towards Bakuto, growling.
"Great, while I'm out here messing around with her, he's cowering back there!"
She executed a back flip and landed behind some more crates, which were quickly blasted away by Cexon. She fired a few more bursts at her with her FN-P90, then dove into a ventilation duct nearby.
Cexon flew over, tearing apart the room, but she never noticed where Cygni had gone. She then turned to Bakuto, but found he was gone as well, with a mecha sitting in his place. It fired at her. She laughed as she dodged the shot, but her laughter turned to anger when blood began seeping out of her cheek. She cussed and rushed the mecha.
Inside the duct, Cygni flipped on her eyepiece and used it to navigate the area. She presseed a couple of buttons on it.
"Lets see... aha, I'd assume he'd be in 'Private Operations'... 20 floors down. Great."
She crawled over to a tube that led straight down, holstered her FN-P90, then began slowly descending, with a growl on her face.
Down near the school, Ataru cradled Lum's unconsious form. She had been dropped when Barraion had moved towards the mansion. The stormtroopers rushed up and crowded around them.
Megane leered at Ataru. "What did you do to her this time??"
Ataru growled and stood up, turning to Megane. "Look you idiot!" he yelled to his face. "Right over there! That's the person who did it!" He pointed towards the Mendou mansion.
The stormtroopers looked at the retreating behemoth. Megane screamed and uttered a war cry, then rushed towards the mansion, while the rest followed suit, leaving Ataru behind to tend to Lum.
Over at the mansion, Terra was leading the troops into battle against the monster, but was disappointed when they were cut down like swiss cheeze.
"Come on damn you! Fire! Fire! Fire!" She barked out commands by the thousands while dodging the blasts coming her way and taking pot shots at Barraion. He simply shrugged them off and laughed.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 01:31:
Shingo the Mendo famlys household guard jumped off the roof at Barraion who smacked him up into the sky. Mendo said "That idiot!" and put his hand to his face. Barraion stumbled and fell into the swimming pool. But then Megane stood on the diving board holding a cylander with a grey sphere inside. He was wearing a patch over 1 eye. Mendo said "Oh no! It cant be! The dreaded oxygen destroyer?" Megane threw it at Barraion and it thumped off his chest and fell into the water. Barraion picked it up and read the label. Megane said "It cant be! the guy I got that from said it was the real oxygen destroyer!"
Barraion read the label "Origenal oxeygen destroyer prop as scene in the 1st godzilla movie."
Barraion tossed it over his shoulder and smacked Megane away.
Bakutos energy cannon was reaching its maximum charge and so was Cexon. They both fired at once and their blasts met in the middel of the room. At first the blasts seemed to be evenly matched but Cexons was slowly over powering the blast from his mech. stray bolts flew around the room blasting things apart and taking out the power in the installation.
Radicus was trying to get his things together to escape when the power went out. Cygnis elevator stoped so she blew o hole in it and jumped out. She was one floor from where Radicus was. She blew through the floor and landed right on top of Radicus.
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 02:29:
(RP ON)
Cygni grinned devilishly and pulled out her Desert Eagle, flipped on the laser sight, and aimed it at the back of Radicus' head. He tried to stand, so she kneed him in the back and shoved her gun against his head.
"Make one move and I'll blow your godamn head off!"
The room was bathed in red as emergency lights came on. The door opened and a few agents rushed in. Cygni grabbed Radicus by the shoulder and pulled him up, still holding the gun to his head.
"I've been waiting for this!"
Radicus smiled. "You're a fool to betray us, I thought I told you that!"
("He's right you know.")
Cygni felt her vision begin to fade. She fought against the voice and managed to stay conscious, but her hand weakened for a second. Radicus shoved her backwards towards his desk, got up, straightened his tie, walked over to the front of the room, and turned around.
"Kill her."
Cygni's eyes went wide as the agents pulled silenced pistols out of their suits and aimed it at her head. She growled. She saw one of the agents close his finger on the trigger. This was the end.
Suddenly the door behind them exploded, sending shrapnel in all directions. Cexon had fallen from above, leaving a path of chaos in her wake. Bakuto stood above her, grinning and waving his sabers in the air. Cygni took the chance and fired at the agents, killing all 3 instantly. Radicus leaped out of the wrecked doorway and sprinted around the corner. Cygni got up and followed him.
Terra watched in horror as Barraion shrugged off everything that was tossed at him, then, grinning, reached for her. She tried to dive out of the way, but was too late. Barraion picked her up and began squeezing her to death.
"Take.. this.. asshole!" she yelled through clenched teeth, sending a wave of ice flowing through him. The ice rippled up his arms, stopping at his shoulders.
A missile fired off from her right, impacting against the frozen arms, and exploding. The ice shattered, and the arms along with them. Barraion looked extremely surprised, then cried out in pain, falling to his knees. Terra landed on her knees on the ground nearby.
"Godamn asshole, nobody touches me!" she muttered, spitting out blood and rubbing her hands.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 03:14:
Barriaon road and all his horns started to glow. Mendo said "What happening?" Cherry said "This is fate."
Barriaon was glowing brighter and bolts of energy started to shoot out taking out anything in the pathway of the bolt.
A man in another part of the installation looked at a device in his hand and said "This is bad! Barraion has gone completely out of control and his powers almost escalated to it's peak. When it gets there he'l explode and take most of Tomibiki with him!"
Cygni had Radicus cornered.Bakuto tossed all six of Cexons horns at Radicuses feet and said " I have now vanquished your evil minion! Now in the name of the moon I shall punish you!" Cygni and Radicus both sweatdropped.
Radicus said "NO! NO! NO! I refuse to die at the hands of a moonie fanboy!" Bakuto said "Hey thats otaku to you mr!" Cygni said "He's mine!" She leveled her desert eagle to Radicus and fired. However before she pulled the trigger Radicus tried to make a break for it. The shot missed but took off one of his arms. Bakuto stuck out his foot and Radicus tripped over it and stumbled into a large hole blown in the floor. They both looked down to see water in the hole and no sign of Radicus. Cygni said "You arent still trying to kill me?" Bakuto said "Well you did help me beat these guys so I guesse I shouldnt kill you." Cygni said "Good then I'll be leaving." Bakuto patted her on the back and said "Well gee I dont recall saying you could go." Cygni looked back to see apatch Bakuto had slapped on her back. Her vishoin got all blurred and she fell down. Bakuto picked her up and said "Well I guesse it's time we leave." Bakuto tossed a high powered bomb into the hole and left.
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 04:25:
(RP ON)
Ginkobot looked at his monitor with great interest, then scribbled down some notes. He then sighed and turned it off.
The second experiment had failed. He thought the new clones would be stronger, based off of existing specimens, but enhanced and strengthened for his own use. Instead, the first agent had completely and utterly failed to carry out her task, and the remaining ones were pretty much useless at the moment.
He turned to the final pod, the last specimen contained within. It was deep within it's hibernation process currently, and was not expected to begin it's final rooting for a few months. He nodded to it.
"I will strip the emotions off of this one, and destroy any independent thought it may have. It will exist solely to serve me, and me alone."
He turned the monitor back on and watched the proceedings back on Earth.
(RP OFF)
Yea I know, short post... I'm hooked on Evercrack *grin* (Everquest for the uninformed)
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By Jocko on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 19:38:
Y'know, I've been thinking and 1986 doesn't seem like the right year for the UY gang to still be in school...let's make it 1985 and they're going into their last year at Tomobiki High.
(RP ON)
Three days later...
Things settled down, damage was repaired and offenders taken into custody (although shrinking the giant proved to be a problem), and Kintaro bagged a robot and got his picture in the paper. The Kuroko were given good citizenship awards by the City Council and Hudson subjected Onsen-Mark's class to a long winded political speech about "The Mood Of America in post-Watergate years."
There was one other matter to attend to, and this matter was attented by Ryouko Mendou to her big brother. Just after the battle ended and Cygni went into rehab, Hudson apologized to Shutaro for the accusation he and Ryouko had made. Shutaro, for once, had an ounce of understanding and accepted. But he still overrode Ryouko's authority, and that line and "getting back at his sister" had a few people on edge.
And so, with trepidation Ryouko decided to confront her brother alone. Despite Hudson's constant urgings that he or her parents accompany her. After she refused Warren insisted that she at least wear a transmitter she could activate if she needed assistance.
She arrived and knocked at Shutaro's door. A moment later he opened it and peered out.
"What do you want, Ryouko? I thought you would be galavanting around with your 'Ambassador.'"
"Can I talk to you for a few minutes, Shutaro? I think we need to discuss something."
(RP OFF)
Sure, I might finish later if no one else does :)
And Ataru did say he loves Lum, is that going to lead anywhere substantial?
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 20:24:
Don't forget that Bakuto had taken Cygni somewhere.. I'm waiting on BladeofKintaro for more details on that one >)
(RP ON)
Terra awoke with a start. After the battle had finished, one of her bones had snapped on her landing. She didn't really notice it at first, but when she tried to walk, it snapped and she must've passed out from the pain.
She looked around. She was in a dark room, with some light pouring in from the window. She half expected a dark figure to walk in and began interrogating her, untill she remembered she wasn't at war anymore.
The bed she was laying in was soft and comfortable, a lot better than the benches she had slept on during the war, assuming she ever got any sleep at all. She cautiously flexed her legs under the sheets, and found the bones had completely healed. She looked over at a nearby clock, and read 1:30 PM.
She slowly removed the covers and stood up, then walked over and opened the door. She wondered how long she had been out, it felt like only a few minutes, but it could have been days, maybe weeks. She signalled a passing servant and asked him what day it was. He calmly told her that she had been out for only a day. She thanked him and walked on down the hall.
Suddenly an ear-piercing scream was heard down the hall behind her. She spun around and rushed towards the sound.
Hudson was wondering what Ryouko and Shutaro were doing together, when he heard the scream as well. He let loose a look of extreme anger, grabbed his gun, and rushed down the hallway, only to bump into Terra who was going in the same direction. They barely nodded at each other and continued towards the sound.
When they opened the door, they saw the place was an utter mess, with Shutaro sitting unconsious in one corner and Ryouko cowering in the other. Hudson ran in to Ryouko's side, and Terra walked in and began moving towards Shutaro, with fire in her eyes.
Before anybody could say a word, the door slammed shut behind them and a very beat-up Cexon landed, with blood pouring out of hundreds of gaping wounds. She turned towards Terra with a scowl.
"You... killed.. my.. brother..." she seethed. "Now.. it's.. your.. turn!"
The windows shattered as Cexon began gathering energy for a massive burst. Kuroko agents could be heard pounding on the door behind her, but it refused to budge.
Down at the school, Sakura attended to Lum's wounds, while Ataru remained at her side. Lum looked over weakly.
"You.. protected me." she said.
Ataru nodded. "You may be a pain in the ass, but I couldn't imagine life without you now.."
"Oh darling.."
Ataru stooped over, ready to kiss. A scream was heard from the door, then a massive groan of twisting wood. Ataru gasped as the door to the nurse's office flew at him, impacted, and sent him flying to the other side of the room. Shinobu screamed at him, saying nothing in particular, then ran down the hallway, crying. Ataru moaned under the wreckage.
"When do I ever get a break?" Cherry suddenly appeared out of nowhere and simply said "It's fate."
Ataru scowled, stood up, and lifted the wrecked door over his head with inhuman strength. "Is that all you ever say???" he yelled, then began smacking him over the head repeatedly with the door.
(RP OFF)
By the way, are any of you guys on ICQ? It'd be nice to have you on my list, my number is 1293359, add me if you can.
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 21:39:
ICQ ?is that like an instant messeger? I have the instant messeger for aol.
Cherry said "If you give a guy a break you'll end up broken." Ataru said "Stick to "tahts fate!"." he started beating Cherry up again.
Cygni was blindfolded and taken into a room. "Where am I?"
Bakuto "Thats a secret." he took off her blindfold and she was in a room with Bakuto #31 and the other assasines. Bakuto said "we did I mind scan on you to figure out whats going on. It's a pretty interesting story." Bakuto sewatdropped and said "So you used to be a man eh?" Cygni sweatdropped and said "Uhh yeah..." # 31 said "Your very skilled we'll be willing to let you off for your previous offenses considering you werent at fault, if you join us. We could use someone with your skills."
In a canal outside the hangar a charred hand reached out of the water and pulled it's charred owner ounto the land. It was Radicus!
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 22:49:
Bah, AOL? Being a hardcore gamer, I'm naturally offended to have ANYTHING with the name "AOL" on it.. *grin*
ICQ can be called similar to IM.. (and it's the only thing that I tolerate with the AOL tag on it, ever since they took over Mirabilis..). Go get it at www.mirabilis.com and add me when you get the chance.
(RP ON)
Cygni considered the offer. On one hand, she'd probably benefit quite a bit from helping out someone with a social stature such as Lum's, but on the other hand, there were so many other things she wanted to try, now that she was capable of doing them.
Before she could work out a response, however, the voice returned, stronger than ever. She suddenly felt her hand move to her side, pull out the Desert Eagle, and flip on the laser sight. She struggled, but her arm was unresposive to her commands. She looked up at the group with a surprised expression.
"Damn it! I can't stop it! Do something!" she yelled, as the arm rose the Desert Eagle to the side of her head.
("You can not be allowed to continue, now that you are out of control.")
She felt her fingers closing on the trigger. One of the assasins moved a little, and 3 daggers flew into her arm, shredding away chunks of skin and impaling it against the back of the wall. The gun dropped and Cygni screamed in pain.
#31 nodded at the figure. "A tad on the extreme side, but accurate aim." The figure cracked a grin. "I always was able to aim when it was needed."
Stepping out of the shadows, the figure's face was still dark under his hood. He calmly removed the daggers and touched Cygni's arm. She felt a tingling sensation, then found the gaping wounds had disappeared. She brought her arm down and rubbed it, it felt numb all over.
"Now.." said #31. "What is your decision?"
Cygni shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I have to decline. There's so much more I need to learn, about myself, and.. other things. I do appreciate the offer though." She turned to leave, but turned around again at the door.
"Oh, and if I hear about my memories being leaked out, I'll personally return and gut the person who did it, then eat his liver for dinner." She cracked an evil grin, unconsciously pocketed the Desert Eagle, and walked out the door. Outside, she wiped her head and sighed, then looked up at the sky.
"Yea.. a lot of things to learn.." she mumbled, taking off into the sky. "I think the first thing I'll do is to apologize to that Ryouko girl.. I really didn't want to have to have her at gunpoint." She flew towards the mansion.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 01:52:
Cexon had blown away the Korokos and half the floor they were standing on. Terra tried to attack her but with amazing speed she delivered a crushing blow to Terras head. She repeatedly slammed her and kicked her around the room. She grabbed Terra by the leg and slammed her to the ground. Terra coughed blood out of her mouth she looked up to see energy gathering in Cexons hand "This is the final blow!" Just then the window blew open and Cygni flew in! Cygni fired a blast at Cexon who just absorbed the energy. Cexon said "Thanks I needed that." Cexon began to glow. she thought to herself " Barriaon, Datus I'll be seeing you both soon." Her energy was gathering into her horns when it finished it would cause an explosion that would take out that entire area of that mansion!
Bakuto said "To bad she wanted to keep it a secret. I was hoping we could get on Opra." # 31 sweatdrped.
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 02:44:
(RP ON)
Cygni watched in horror as the energy began building to critical mass. She had to do something, but she didn't know what.
Cexon laughed at the buldge grew larger, nearly ready to be released. Terra struggled to a kneeling position and began shooting at Cexon, but didn't succeed in doing much except annoying her. Cygni whipped out her FN-P90 and joined in, but the hail of bullets just bounced off of her skin. A few penetrated, but didn't have any real effect.
Cygni slowly pulled out her sword and examined it. If she rushed Cexon right now, the energy would discharge into both of them, without harming anybody else. God only knew where they would end up, either dead, warped to another dimension, or both.
("You can't stop her, and you know it. Give it up.") The voice attempted to take control again. Cygni fought it off and raise her sword, growling.
"Alright bitch, listen up! I'm tired of screwing around, and it ends here and now!"
Cexon laughed. "You really think you can stop me? You don't have the guts girl! Prepare to die!" The buldge grew larger. Lightning began crackling around the room.
"Watch me!" Cygni yelled. She used her right hand to sign a cross on her chest, then held her sword up again. She took a deep breath and began rushing towards Cexon, screaming "GO TO HELL!"
Terra and the rest, who were barely fighting off unconsiousnous, watched as Cygni yelled and rushed towards Cexon. When the sword was thrust through the buldge, and through Cexon's chest after that, Cexon cried out, and both vanished in a flash. Then they fell into the dark pit of unconsiousnous.
Cygni suddenly found herself flying through a bright blue tunnel of sorts. She put her sword back and simply glided along, wondering where she was going to end up. Cexon had vanished, somewhere, but she didn't seem concerned right now. The people were safe, at least for now, and nothing else mattered. Suddenly a blue flash covered her vision, and she found herself plumetting from an extremely high altitude, unable to control herself. At the last second her powers kicked in again, and she floated a couple of inches above the ground before settling down.
She looked around. There was a lot of screaming and gunfire. She found herself sitting on a beach, with thousands of soldiers rushing forward, with many of them being cut down from gunfire coming from behind her. She was sitting behind some cover, a large wrecked tank. She peeked around and saw lots of other soldiers up in a bunker, shooting at the people on the beach.
Cygni opened her eyes in surprise. She had zoned out a lot during history class, but she was familiar with a few of the events that had happened during World War 2. Judging from the weaponry, that's just where she was. She had gone back in time.
"Hey! You should get out of here! It's dangerous!"
She looked to her right and saw a battle scarred american soldier, with private tags, lying down behind some sandbags a short distance away, yelling at her. She shook her head and raised her Desert Eagle.
"I'm not sure if this 'time' thing is just fake or if I'll actually be affecting something, but I'm damn well going to do something!" She switched on the laser sight, and the soldier gawked in surprise. "What.. what is that thing?"
She put on a wide grin. "None of your damn business private! Now are you gonna give me some damn cover?" She leaned around the wreckage and popped off a few shots, accurately capping 5 distant soldiers in the head. Bullets whizzed past her, impacting against the sand and blowing it in her face. She leaned back and put on a stern expression, this was going to be an interesting day. She hoped to hell that what she was doing wasn't going to affect the real future at all, she wasn't really prepared to deal with the time and space crap.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 03:50:
A half hour later the two assasines had shown up at the mansion. shutaro said "Who are these people?" Hudson said "Ah I know you two. Your the assasines sent after Cygni. I hope this meeting will be more freindly then our last one." #31 said "It's all right weve gotten everything sorted out and cygnis off the hook." Ryoko said "It was very strange they just sort of vanished." Bakuto looked around and said "The air smells funny here." He put on some weird goggles and said "Ahh I thought so theres a rip in space over there."
Bakuto ran over and stuck the end of his light saber in. on the other side it touched a soldeirs butt catching his pants on fire. Bakuto and # 31 were examining the room. #31 said "This could be a problem theres more then 1 rip in space time."
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 04:10:
Meanwhile Chibi, perm and Kakugari had broken away from the Lums stormstroopers group since Ataru was finnaly being honest. They formed a new group called Cygnis stormtroopers! The only problem was that as Vegeta would say
Cygni was in ANOTHER DIAMENSION!
Perm Chibi and Kakugari went up to Mendos mansion to find it quarantined. The diamensional rips were spreading and some things were starting to come through the holes.
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By Jocko on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 04:54:
Okay...where should Cygni be? In Europe or the Pacific? Hudson's in Europe during the war, remember?
(RP ON)
Hudson gulped down a shot of bourbon and sighed. "A rip in space time...how am I gonna explain this one to the press?"
Ryouko touched his arm, "can I have some too, Warren-kun?"
"Yeah," Hudson gave the bottle to the girl, "I think we both deserve a shot or two."
Shutaro looked around the room as Bakuto and #31 began ordering a servant to bring them beer, pretzels, and burgers. He cleared his throat to get their attention, "How are we going to solve this problem?"
"Huh?" the duo looked up, #31 sighed, "I think we need someone with experience in dimensional portals."
Hudson and Ryouko, just finishing another shot of bourbon, locked eyes on #31 and Shutaro smiled for the first time in weeks.
"OYUKI-SAMA!!!" Everyone screamed.
Meanwhile across town Megane was reflecting on his life. Ataru finally came to his senses, he and Lum were probably going to be a couple from now on. No more need for the Stormtroopers or him. The other three had gone off to be Cygni's Stormtroopers and there was always Terra to pursue...but...for Megane, there was only Lum. At first it was all well and good...three Lum-sans! Of course they were all the same! Looked it, anyway. But he discovered they weren't, and even if they were...there was still only one Lum for him.
Neptune...
Oyuki and Benten had just gotten back to the palace after seeing another one of the princess' business ideas.
"Man," Benten sighed in boredom, "why would anyone want to buy a little yellow pocket monster named Pikachu?"
"Well Benten," Oyuki responded in her usual tone, "I'm sure it will be popular someday."
They sat down in the Princess' sitting room. Oyuki continued to led the conversation, "I also believe I can 'merchandise' one character into toys, games, movies, clothes, and TV shows. Then create an operating system for computers."
Benten laughed, "you nuts, girl? Nobody can just 'do' all that with just one basic product!"
Oyuki looked at Benten sternly, "it worked on Earth a few years back for a man called Lucas."
The comm line chimed, "Princess Oyuki, there is a priority one communication from Earth for you."
"Oh? Please, put it through."
A man's face appeared on a wall monitor, he smiled, "Princess Oyuki, I'm Warren Hudson. We're having a few problems with space/time warps here in Tomobiki-Cho."
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 05:03:
(RP ON)
Cygni watched in horror as an explosion caught a group of soldiers, sending them flying into the air, those who weren't immediately blown to pieces anyways. She noticed the soldier that had yelled to her earlier had survived... untill his pants mysteriously caught fire. He screamed and ran into the water, only to get torn to pieces by enemy fire.
Suddenly, she heard a small thud next to her. A grenade had landed. It was too late, she could never get away in time. She stood there, bracing herself for the inevitable.
Suddenly her vision exploded into blueness, then she was flying down the tunnel again.
Ten, who's advanced scientific skills (also because he happened to be visiting at the time) were needed, fiddled with a few buttons on a small control panel in the room where Cygni and Cexon had vanished. He cussed.
"Damn, this is hard! There's so many numbers.."
In space, a ship flew past, going at warp speeds. It was white, had 2 nacelles on the back and a large saucer section on the front, and near the bridge were the words "NCC-1701-D: USS ENTERPRISE". Inside, Captain Picard sat down in his chair and hit a button.
"Captain's log: stardate 64401.5. We are en-route to the Indigo system, where Starfleet Command has reported an odd disturbance has appeared, some kind of rupture in the space-time continuum. The Enterprise has been sent to investigate, and if possible, repair the breach."
Over at his console, Commander Data looked up. "We'll reach the disturbance in 1 minute sir. Long-range sensors are showing an extremely high amount of energy in the disturbance. Apparently it was created from a release of a massive amount of energy, something rivaling that of a super-nova."
Riker looked up, worried. "Rivaling a super-nova? By how much?"
"Fifty times, possibly more sir."
"What could possibly put out that much energy? It could be dangerous."
Picard nodded. "I agree number one. Go to yellow alert."
The crew manned their stations, and the ship's shields went up. Data spoke.
"We are now within visual range sir."
"Slow to impulse, on screen!"
The rupture appeared on the main viewer. It was pure black with grey lining, and fluctuating and spinning wildly. Data looked at his console, hit some buttons, and turned around in his chair.
"I'm showing a great amount of energy coming from the rupture, but it seems to be fluctuating. What is interesting is that, from the readings I am getting, the rip would make a stable wormhole if it weren't for the fluctuations."
Picard raised an eyebrow. "A stable wormhole? Interesting... but can it be repaired or removed?"
Data nodded. "I will have to take some extensive scans before I know for sure, but I'm showing a 73.0000158239...."
Riker cut him off. "Yes Data we know, 73 percent chance. Get on it."
"Aye sir."
As Data initiated a deep scan of the rupture, a green flash suddenly went out from it, temporarily blinding the crew.
Cygni was wondering how long she would be in the tunnel, or if she would be trapped in it forever, as this transit was taking twice as long as the other. Suddenly her view exploded in blue again, and the next thing she knew she landed hard on somebody, who went down with a grunt. She shook her head and her vision restored, and she looked around in surprise. She recognized where she was all too well.
"Enterprise.. D... how the hell did I end up in an episode of Star Trek?" she thought to herself.
Riker struggled back to his feet. The flash had been so intense that he had been knocked out of his chair. He had heard Lt. Worf grunt behind him and fall with a thud, and he simply assumed that even Worf had been knocked down. Only Data managed to remain upright. He glared at the rupture through the main viewer.
"Mr. Worf, see if you can re-tune the shields to deflect that, I don't feel like going blind again."
No response.
"Mr. Worf?"
He turned around, and couldn't see Worf manning his console. He ran up to the back of the bridge, and saw him lying unconsious under a green-haired girl wearing a tiger-skin bikini. He gawked.
Cygni felt like an idiot. Here was her chance to finally meet the crew of the Enterprise in person (although she never really expected it to be real) and she was wearing barely anything, and what's worse she had knocked the weapon officer unconsious in her fall. And finally she was being gawked at by Commander Riker. Desperately trying to hold back fits of laughter, she put on the best confused expression she could and calmly asked "Where the hell am I?"
Riker recovered and kneeled down, extending his hand. "I'm Commander William Riker, and you're on the bridge of the USS starship Enterprise." He helped her to her feet, then guestured towards Worf's unconsious form. "And that is Lt. Worf that you landed on, our weapons officer."
Cygni grinned sheepishly. "Uh, sorry about that, it wasn't like I could specifically choose where I was going."
"Just where did you come from?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Cygni sub-consiously smacked herself in the head. "Gee that was a smart thing to say, I can almost predict the response.." she said to herself.
"Try me."
"Bingo." She noticed the rest of the bridge crew recovering, and noticed with some distaste that the officer in the grey uniform was, infact, the dreaded Wesly Crusher. The crew walked over and greeted her, and she attempted to explain what had happened to her.
Inside the mansion, Bakuto gawked while Ten fiddled around more. He was able to watch what was happening through a TV that was quickly set up in the room, and he turned to Ten with a stern expression on his face.
"Do you know how many copyrights you just broke? We're gonna be sued to death!"
Ten shrugged. "Let them handle it! I'm busy!"
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 05:13:
this seems like a good oppurtunity to wrap up Tylers visit to the UY diamension.
RP on
Tyler had been liveing in Tomibiki since the incedents in the last half of the RPG. However something was about to change for him.
In another timeline on a futuristic earth Tyler was missing and beleived dead. To the inhabatants of this timeline he was the equivelent of elvis or Jimmy Hoffa. occaisionaly someone would claim to see him at a gas station and report it o tabloids.
The only person who hadnt given up on finding him was empress Azalyn of the Raalgon empire who had nick named Tyler paco paco. However one day a strange spacial disturbance emerged inside her flagship (I forget the name of it). Azalyn didnt notice it and fell into the desturbance.
Megane was sitting outside Mendo mansion singing "I've got the blues! I've got the loves lost blues! I've got the blues!" Bakuto ran up and shouted "Shut up your singing is terrible!" A red haired girl with pointy ears fell out of the air inbetween them. Bakuto asked her "Dont you think his singing is terrible?" Azalyn just said "Uhh..."
Things were getting worse inside the mansion. A dinosaur had just walked out of one of the rips and several alternate versions of Shingo had just apeared who were anoying Mendo.
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 05:49:
(RP ON)
Cygni was just beginning to get aquainted with the crew of the Enterprise, and starting to think that Wesly wasn't all that annoying after all, when suddenly a shockwave hit the ship, sending everyone sprawling. Her last image was of Picard landing on top of Data, whom both went flying into the viewscreen, cracking it, then her vision went blue, and she found herself in the tunnel again.
When she landed, she found herself in some kind of playground, near a school. The area seemed to be desserted, but she could hear faint singing in the distance. It was hard to make out, but it seemed vaguely familiar...
She opened the door to the school and cautiously walked inside, then after confirming that the area seemed to be empty, she walked down the hallway untill she heard the singing behind one of the doors. She put her ear to it and listened in.
"I love you... you love.."
Cygni winced. "NO! It can't be..."
She slowly cracked open the door, praying it was just a TV left running or something, and stopped cold when a group of young school children turned to face her, along with one purple dinosaur.
"Ho ho ho! It must be one of my hip-happy friends!" The dinosaur jumped in glee.
Cygni cracked an evil grin that would make Hudson sweat through 4 pairs of socks, and reached for her Desert Eagle.
Oyuki walked into the room to see Bakuto and Ten fighting over control of the pad, with Bakuto screaming something about lawsuit charges and Ten mumbling about delicate proceedures. Benten walked in behind her and laughed.
Oyuki began to set up her equipment while watching the TV screen that had been set up out of the corner of her eye. Benten turned to it intently, watching as Cygni opened the door, saw a particular annoying purple dinosaur, and reached for her gun. She cheered and began rooting for Cygni. Bakuto stopped tugging at Ten's control pad and joined her side, cheering as well. Ten grumbled and returned to work, helping Oyuki out.
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 08:13:
Jocko: Not too sure about which one it would be, nor would I be able to tell the difference as I sux0r at history >)
It went by pretty fast anyways, so I guess it doesn't matter..
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By Jocko on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 18:42:
Yeah, it could've been either Europe or the Pacific. Looks like Megane will need to be given a new hobby...who should it be? Oyuki, Benten, or his "Venus" from UY4? An Oyuki and Megane romance was already very well explored in the excellant Lemon fanfic "The Prince and the Lecher" while the UY: The Senior Year fanfic series fleshed out the "Venus" chick more. And of course, no post about alternate fanfic romances for Megane would be complete without reference to Fred Lee Cain's Sugoi character!
Personally, I wonder how Benten would feel about Megane..
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 22:17:
Cygni fired fureously at the purple horror. Barney wouldnt die! Barny said "Gosh and golly gee! I never thought a babe like you would come on my show. I'll keep you forever!" Barney grabbed her and started to squeeze her!
Ten said "What did you do with my controls?"
Cygni kept on fireing at the freak who would not die. Barney took her desert eagle and ate it. Barney said " Darling!"
Cygni said "Darling? No! No! NOOOOOOOO! I'm not attracted to big freaky dinousaurs let me go!"
Barney squeezed her tighter and said "DARLING!"
Cygni"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I'd rather be stuck with Ataru!"
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 22, 1999 - 23:32:
Heh, Sugoi was good.. just finished reading Just a Dream and Still Dreaming a few days ago, great stuff. That's about the only ones I've read though. Aside from that, the only UY I've seen is episodes 1-8, so I'm doing the characters in my posts off of gut instinct and the info I've seen off of various pages. Benten is pretty much an enigma to me, since I haven't heard anything about her beyond the 2 fan-fics I read. So I'm not in too much of a position to set up that kind of stuff >) I'll stick to what I know for now, but you're welcome to introduce what you want, I'll follow suit best I can.
(RP ON)
Cygni had had enough. She wanted to leave, now.
Taking her anger and embarassment, she directed her power through to her hands and unleashed a massive amount of lightning into Barney's face. He seemed to stumble about for a bit and spat out the Desert Eagle. She picked it up, wiped off the ooze, and rushed out, with Barney and the school children in hot pursuit.
Once outside, she lept up into the sky and flew above the cloud layer, then stopped trying to catch her breath.
"That.. is.. not.. something.. I.. want.. to.. go.. through with... again.." she panted. Her vision exploded in blue again.
Ten kicked Bakuto away and hovered above the top of the room, beyond his reach. Bakuto yelled.
"NOO! We gotta give her more guns! MORE GUNS!!"
Ten shook his head. "I'm busy!!" He hovered over Oyuki, who was pushing some buttons on a large black device sitting in the room.
"Now lets see..." She stroked her chin thoughtfully.
Cygni flew down the tunnel yet again, hoping like hell she'd end up some place good. ANY place was better than where she had just been.
("Ha ha ha.. you won't live to see the end of the day...")
"Shove it!"
Her vision went blue again, and she found herself suddenly sitting in a cramped cockpit, while laser and missile fire was heard outside. She looked below, she had landed on the pilot of the craft, who was now unconsious. She lifted him up and managed to move him into the co-pilot seat behind her. She sat down.
She vaguely recognized the design of the craft she was in, but she couldn't remember what it was from. Something familiar about it...
A beep was heard and a figure's face appeared on the fighter's HUD. In front of her, a MASSIVE ship emerged, coloured in brown and grey. It was 6 km long, had a long antenna sticking out of the front where the bridge section was, a long section that stuck down from the forward bridge area leading to a set of thrusters, and then towards the middle area, had another section sticking down longer with another set of thrusters, then finally more thrusters at the rear. It was bristling with weapons.
The figure spoke, and a white bracket appeared on her HUD around the large ship, indicating where the transmission was coming from.
"This is the GTD Colossus! Admiral Koth, you are ordered to power down your vessel immediately and surrender! The Polaris jump node is blockaded, there is no escape!"
She grabbed the controls of the fighter, and used the stick on the right to turn it left slightly. She was getting a good idea where she was, and was questioning her sanity. But she had to be sure that wasn't just a co-incidence..
After turning her fighter, a ship that was barely half the size of the "Colossus", coloured in blue with various attenas and weapons sticking out all over the place, popped into view. A white bracket appeared around it, and what looked like a younger officer appeared on her HUD.
"I have no intention of escaping Colossus, nor will I surrender! Even if I send my crew to hell with you, this monstrosity will be destroyed!"
She saw the engines at the back of the ship which was marked "Repulse" power up and it began slowly moving towards the Colossus. She snapped her fingers.
"I've gone nuts. This is right out of one of the games I used to play on the computer.. Freespace 2 I think it was called. How the HELL did I end up here??" Cygni watched as the ships converged on each other. The Colossus was striking blow after blow against the Repulse, with massive green beam cannons ripping away large chunks of the hull. She hit a few buttons and targetted the vessel, and saw it's hull integrity rapidly dropping. A black commander in uniform appeared on her screen.
"Alpha One, why are you sitting dead in space? Are you having engine troubles?"
She gaped. Looking behind her, she saw the figure was male, and tried to figure out what to do. The dimensional breach answered for her, as her view suddenly exploded in blue again.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 01:30:
Cygnis space ship was pulled right into the worm hole. and she flew into an interesting landscape. Suddenly a large dragon slammed into the ship and it plunged to the ground.
she got out to see a red haired girl with a fireball in her hands and a blond guy and some other people. Cygni said "Hey I'm in an episode of slayers!" Lina said "Hey whats that big metal thing you were flying in?" Xellos poped up and answered the question for Cygni "Thats a secret!"
Lina started to try to hit Xellos with fireballs.
Xellos said "Oooh that tiger striped Bikini is sutch a great fashion idea! Why dont you wear one Lina?" lina started to make another fire ball. Cygni said "Oh boy this is going to be a long day!"
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By Parias on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 03:40:
(RP ON)
While Xellos and Lina started fighting with each other, Cygni dodged between the fireballs being thrown by Lina, then lept up into the sky, only to be consumed by blueness again.
"Cripes it's getting shorter, either I'm almost back home, or something horrible is gonna happen."
The blueness disappeared, and he found herself sitting on a desert landscape, at nighttime. She looked around. Sand was going as far as she could see, with wrecked vehicles and other debris dotting the landscape. He headset chirped, it was picking up a few of the transmissions flying along overhead. She flipped on the eyepiece and listened in.
"Stick to their power sources, we know!" said one voice, sounding like a young male.
"We heard the briefing Scourge, just let us do our jobs." This was from a female.
"Fair enough, but be advised I WILL tear you a new one if you fubar this mission!" said a gruff-sounding man. She knew that voice.
"Great, I get a little rowdy on shore leave and wind up with the lance leader from hell!" said the young male, sarcastically. She switched off the headset, that was all she needed to hear.
"Great, now I'm in Mechwarrior 3! With the luck I'm having, I'll probably get stepped on by a brigade of mechs any second now!"
She heard a loud thumping behind her. She turned around but couldn't see anything except a bit of dust being kicked up in the distance. After a moment, the source of the noise came into view. She recognized the design, it was a Cauldron Born mech, with reverse-jointed legs and a low profile, running towards her. It stopped a few meters, and the top part of the chassis aimed down at her with a loud whine of machinery. The mech's headlights beamed in her face, momentarily blinding her, and the PA boomed.
"With that kind of clothing, I'd be stupid not to guess you're pirate scum. Out for a late night walk I'd presume?"
She shielded her eyes with her left hand and glared up, then yelled back at the pilot. "You might say that! Mind if I catch a ride? It's a bit cold out here!"
The pilot laughed. "You must think I'm an idiot, letting a pirate sit in the cockpit of my own mech? Rediculous! But anyways, I can't let you get back to your buddies to let 'em know where we are, so I'm afraid I'll have to terminate our little meeting. Goodbye pirate!"
A loud whine came from the mech as it brought one of it's massive arms to bear. A loud shreak was heard, and missiles flew in from the right of the mech, slamming into it's arm and teetering it slightly. The pilot regained control and turned the mech around to fight the new threat. Laser fire flashed between the 2, but the pilot could clearly see he was loosing, and begun a retreat.
Cygni watched as the mech turned around and began running, while a Mad Cat thumped on past, in pursuit. Her vision turned into blueness again.
Oyuki cheered in triumph and hit a red button on her machine. It whirred, spat out some lightning towards the portal, and then shut down.
Benten made a face. "Gee, that was good!"
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 04:03:
Cygni landed on top of a building. She looked up to see the sailor scouts! "In the name of the moon we shall punish you!" they shouted at some monster who they started to beat up.
Bakuto said "Yeeeaaahh! it's sailor moon!" Ten shouted "I cant work like this arrggh!"
Oyuki said "Ten chan you need to cool down." Ten spurted some fire out of his mouth and said "I AM COOL!"
Tuxedo mask shoed up after the fight. He looked over at Cygni. Sailor moon said "Tuxedo hey!" He pushed her aside and said "Oh forget you! That tiger striped bikini is so much more stylish then your sailor outfits I'm going to be her boyfreind instead!"
Cygni said "Oh not again! At least he's not a purpul dinosaur!"
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By Jocko on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 05:03:
For more Sugoi fun check out "UY Goes to Hell" and the Takaholics Anonymous website has the excellant story on how Sugoi and Megane first met.
(RP ON)
Hudson and Ryouko smacked their foreheads at the same time.
"What the hell's next?" Hudson lamented, "Robotech?"
Ryouko turned to Warren perplexed, "what's Robotech, Warren-kun?"
"Bastardized and Americanized SDF Macross and Southerncross, mostly." Hudson clearly remembered the show from his last vacation back home to Lincoln, Nebraska. He freely admitted he liked it despite knowing its Japanese counterparts. "With a healthy dash of Mospeada thrown in there for good measure!"
Benten glared at Warren, "how can your country watch anime that way, punk?"
Hudson shrugged, "it's better than how it used to be!"
Jariten frowned as he and Oyuki worked, "you need more good translations like StarBlazers," the toddler said as he and the Ice Princess of Neptune worked furiously.
Just then Megane decided to walk into the room. He didn't look well. Ryouko gasped, "Megane-san? You don't look well."
"Oh? Eh?" Megane walked up to Warren, "Hudson-sama, I am told you have the key to the liquor cabinet."
Hudson patted Megane's shoulder, "I heard about Lum and Ataru, I'm sorry that you're feeling down." He gave Megane the key. "But I'm coming with you," Warren smiled, "it's not right for adults to let teenagers drink alone."
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 05:49:
THAT'S what I was planning on stuffing Cygni into.. almost forgot about that one! *grin*
(RP ON)
Cygni winced as the transit ended again, the massive flashes were beginning to have an ugly effect on her eyes.
Captain Gloval was preparing everything for the attack on Dolza's main fleet when a large flash appeared, and a scantily clad green haired girl landed on the bridge, vaguely resembling a Zentradi soldier.
He growled, stood up, and turned to Exodore. "What is this?" he asked in his thick accent. "And how did she get here?"
Exodore studied the girl for a moment, who was struggling to her feet, and rubbed his chin in thought. "Hmm.. I don't recognize her, and I don't know of any of our soldiers who dresses like that! It is definately not one of ours!"
Cygni got to her feet and looked around the bridge, and gasped in surprise at the familiar faces. Gloval walked to his chair and picked up the phone. "Security to the bridge, on the double!"
Lisa spoke up. "Sir, I don't think that will be necessary, if she were here to kill us, I think she would have done it already."
Cygni nodded. "I'm still trying to figure out what the hell is going on! I'm not in much of a position to commence mass murder, assuming I was even planning to!"
Gloval grunted. "Then what are the weapons for?" He guestured towards her hip, where the Desert Eagle was.
Before Cygni could respond, another flash appeared, and Cexon tumbled onto the bridge, bleeding and smoking. Cygni pulled out her Desert Eagle, aimed it at Cexon's head, and pulled the trigger 5 times without hesitation. The crew flinched at each shot.
Cexon's head exploded, and her lifeless body fell to the deck. Gloval turned back to Cygni with a scowl on his face.
"How do I know you aren't just some.. criminal, being pursued? How do I know that wasn't some enforcement officer from the other end of the galaxy that we've never heard of that you just killed?"
Cygni returned the gun to her hip. "You don't, and even if it were true, it wouldn't exactly be any of your business Captain. Now I'm not exactly sure how I ended up here, but you can be damn sure I'm going to be out of your way in a few minutes."
Gloval shook his head while security officers piled onto the bridge and aimed their weapons at her. "I'm afraid that I cannot allow you to leave, not until we learn just what you are doing here and what is going on!"
Cygni walked back a couple of steps untill she was leaning against the glass at the front of the bridge. "I'm not gonna fight, but I'm not going to be taken away either." Her hand moved towards her hip.
One of the soldiers rushed towards her and grabbed her arm, spun her around, and cuffed her hands behind her back in one smooth motion. He whispered into her ear. "Hey I'm sorry about this. Tell ya what, if everything checks out ok, drink's on me when you get out, alright?"
She sighed in resignation and said nothing. The soldier turned to escort her off the bridge, when a blue flash overcame her again. The cuffs disappeared mid-transit. She was about to emerge from the transit, when suddenly a lightning bolt came out and stabbed her, pulling her off course. Her vision exploded into shades of green, blue, and red, and she began seeing strange images flying across her vision, before she passed out.
Oyuki cussed as her machine began making grinding noises and emitting smoke. "It's overloading! I need more power!"
Shutaro walked up, grabbed a giant cord on the machine, and plugged it into the wall. It began to cool down.
"The house has it's own personal reactor below, it should be sufficient for your needs."
After a few moments, the room flashed a horrible shade of green, and Cygni flew out of the portal, smacked against the wall, and slowly sank to the ground, her feet in the air. The portal also coughed out Cexon's corpse, the soldier that was on the bridge of the SDF-1, Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon, a confused pilot from Freespace 2, a screaming soldier with his leg blown off, 5 school children, and a purple dinosaur.
All were unconsious. Benten noted this, especially about the last thing that emerged. The portal began spinning faster, then collapsed in on itself and vanished in a flash. Benten and Bakuto uttered a war cry and rushed towards Barney, and began ripping him to pieces with their bare hands, screaming in glee.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 06:02:
Megane after taking some drinks said "Gee *hicup*! Hudson your starting to look kinda like *hicup* Lum san *hicup*."
Hudson said "*hicup* I think youve had enough to drink *hicup*."
Cygni was running away from Tuxedo Mask who had his arms rapped tightly around her waste. Suddenly Barney and Xellos appear! "Oh no how did you guys get here?"
Xellos: Thats a secret!
"I wonder if I could of contracted some of Atarus bad luck? How else can all this be happening?"
Elsewhere Ataru said "You know Lum it's kind of funny. Ever since I came clean with you about my feelings my lucks improved."
Cherry Jumped out of the bushes and into their path "So you arent unlucky anymore. Thats a bad omen!"
Ataru started beating him up "How is being lucky a bad omen?"
Radicus was back at the base all but forgotten. He had repaired himself with some cyberntic implants he got from one of the less damaged areas of his base. Ginkobots hologram apeared "My latest creation shall arrive shortly. Get prepared!"
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 06:04:
Aww darn it we posted at the same time again! Oh the humanity!
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 06:15:
ok here we go!
RP on
Barneys head flung accross the room. Bakuto ran over and started hitting the head with his lightsaber. the head shouted "Gosh and golly gee wizz my bodys over there hyuck hyuck hyuck!"
Bakuto said "It cant be! He's immortal! Well you arent getting your head back!" He punted barneys head out of the window and it landed in the back of a moving van.
Barneys headless body stumbled around the room. Xellos apeared and said "Barney made a pledge with the Mozoko so he could be immortal in exchange he corrupts the minds of children into doing our bidding. Oops! I forgot that was a secret!"
Xellos ran off With Benten chaseing after him. Bakuto was about to chase him too but stopped and said "Hey your Tuxedo mask! Your real and that means sailer moon is real! I told you guys they were real!"
Meanwhile Cygnis replacement arrived! DUNT! DUNT! DUNT!
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By Parias on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 10:46:
(RP ON)
5 year old Timmy Robin was watching an episode of his favorite show on the planet, Barney, when he turned to look out the window, and saw Milkman Dan pull up to the driveway, as he did every day, to deliver his milk.
Timmy walked out to greet the milkman, when he saw a U-Haul truck drive by. It hit a small bump in the road. Timmy saw a small purple head fly out, with green ooze trailing from it. Curious, he walked over.
The head spoke. "Ho ho ho! Are you one of my hip-happy friends? I seem to have mis-placed my body! I know, lets play Hide-and-go-seek! My body will hide, and you go find it! Hyuck hyuck!"
Timmy gave an expression that would melt the hearts of the most hardened of soldiers, turned to the house, and screamed.
"MOOOOOOOOOOM!!!"
Hudson and Megane sat down on a couch, watching TV, drunk out of their minds. Hudson boredly switched to the local news channel.
"...And in today's headline, the head of 'Barney', superhero among children, was decapitated in what appears to be an attempted murder... we also have evidence that Barney may be an alien being, as his blood is completely unlike ours..."
Hudson chuckled. "Ssssbout time ssomewun put a cap iiin that guyssss head!" He fell on Megan's lap and they began laughing hysterically. Ryouko walked into the room and hung behind the couch with a worried look on her face. She figured the pressure must have been really great for Hudson to allow himself to be drunk out of his mind like such.
Terra blinked and tried to move, but found she was unable to. She was lying under a pile of bodies that she had somehow ended up under. She cussed and managed to slowly push them off, then slowly stood up.
"What is this, some kind of costume party?" She eyed a headless purple dinosaur lying in the corner.
"Some party.." she mumbled, and walked out of the room and down the hall. She needed a drink.
Cygni fought her way to consiousnous and found herself in an uncomfortable position, leaning upside-down against a wall with her head against the floor at an angle, looking upwards.
She struggled to her feet and rubbed her neck in pain. She found herself in the room she had initially vanished in. She also noticed that the various people she had run in to were all over the room, most still unconscious. She looked up in surprise when a figure walked over and held her hand.
"Will you do the honor of marrying me?"
She looked over and saw Tuxedo Mask kneeling on the floor next to her. Her face turned a flush red, and she could feel it.
"This guy's quite a.." she thought to herself, then froze in mid-sentence. She recalled what she had been a week earlier.
She shook her head and began slowly retreating towards the door.
"But.. why not? Is it something I said? Is my hair messed up?" Tuxedo Mask rose and began moving towards her.
"No... it's jut that.. er.. uhh.." She stole a glance at her watch, 5:34 PM. "Woops, look at the time, I gotta run!" She turned and rushed out the door, slamming it behind her. She turned down the hallway, rushed around a corner, and stopped, breathing hard.
("You're going to have to accept it, you're not a male anymore.")
"Shut up! Since when did you start caring anyways?"
("Since I gave up trying to be your enemy. It doesn't work.")
"Ah, giving up already eh?"
("Not so much giving up as just giving in. Hurting you is wearing me out."
Cygni put a stern expression on her face, folded her arms, leaned back against the wall, and put her head down, deep in thought.
She was trying to figure out what she was going to do with all the people from the other dimensions, when someone grabbed her arm, opened the door she was next to, tossed her into the room, walked in, and closed the door behind him. She made out Megane's face in the darkness.
"Megane? What the hell are you doing?"
Megane let out an extremely wide and dorky grin, then held up his hands. He took a deep breath and coughed out a sentence. "Lumwillyoupleasehavesexw ithmenow?"
Cygni's eyes went wide. "WHAAAAT??"
His grin grew even wider, threatening to break his jaw in half, and his hands reached up and tore his shirt off. He drunkenly staggered towards Cygni, who was still gaping in surprise.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 16:33:
Cygni said "Wauuggghh!" as Megane jumped on her!
Suddenly Xellos apeared "Get off of her shes mine! Why bother with these people when you can have me! Without phibrizo and Gaav I'm the 4th most powerful Mozoko heck there arent any Mozoko on the planet. Say the word and I'll get rid of Barney and we can settle down as the rulers of Hawaii! And remember I know how to keep a secret." Xellos made an innocent grin. suddenly Perm, chibi, Kakugari and Tuxedo mask burst into the room saying "We'll save you Cygni san!" Tuxedo mask and Xellos started to fight.
Cygni lost it and burst out in tears "WAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!"
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By Parias on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 20:18:
(RP ON)
Terra was about to take a sip of a drink she had custom-created, made from a combination of recipes all over the galaxy. The drink had a strong bite to it and practically set your throat on fire on the way down, but it was one hell of a good wakeup call. And that's what Terra needed.
She grabbed the glass and reached it up to her lips. Suddenly a loud scream was heard coming from down the hallway, jarring her and causing her to drop the glass with a crash. She cussed.
"DAMNIT! That thing took me 30 minutes to make!"
She ran down the hallway and turned a corner, only to see Cygni cornered with all the other "costume party people" moving in on her. Terra saw what was happening, and without hesitation, walked into the door, delivered a swift kick to the first person she ran in to, shoved the rest out of the way, and dragged Cygni out of the room and down the hall back towards the kitchen, sitting her down on a stool.
Cygni watched as the girl that had nearly tried to kill her a few days earlier walked around the kitchen hunting for.. something. She opened a few cabinets, grabbed some various flasks and bottles, took a close look at them, and poured the contents into a couple of glasses, mixing them together.
"Uh.." Cygni began.
Terra held her finger up to her lip, then returned to her work. After a moment, she returned to where Cygni was sitting and pulled up a stool of her own. She placed the 2 glasses on the table and sat down, grinning.
"A little mix I call 'Let the world go to hell!' I always mix it up whenever things start going nuts and I just want to curl up in a corner and let the world work itself out. Think you're up to it?"
"Uhm, what are the effects?"
"Immediate unconsiousnous for around 2 hours, followed by temporary loss of memory for 30 minutes. Handy, especially if you happen to get captured..."
Cygni picked up the glass and examined the bubbling foaming liquid within. It seemed as if it couldn't decide what colour to be, and kept changing to shades of purple, grey, green, blue, and red. She shrugged.
"What the hell? Why not?"
They lifted their glasses to each other in a toast.
"To our confusion, in hopes that we'll still be alive when it works out!" said Terra, grinning.
"To life, may it not be so godamn confusing in the future!" Cygni also smiled.
They clanged their glasses together and wolfed down the contents in one gulp. Cygni had what felt like a thick bubbling ooze flow down her throat, nearly choking her, untill it went downwards to reside in her stomach.
"Wow." she croaked, before going unconsious. Terra grinned before she blacked out as well.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 22:00:
Captain Picard was out walking in front of the mansion with Data.
Data:Captain it apears were on 20th century earth.
Picard: Hmmm it would seem weve lost contact with the enterpise.
A black car drove up to the mansion and five doubles of Lum stepped out. They were dressed like Trinity in the matrix and they were all packing some serious artillery. They all activated some sort of cloaking device and turned invisible.
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By Jocko on Thursday, December 23, 1999 - 22:17:
(RP ON)
1976 Democratic National Convention
Nomination Night
"And so..." 53 year old Senator Warren Hudson of Nebraska intoned at the convention podium. "Let us dismiss the notion that we are a nation divided by race, sex, religion or creed...if only just for a moment, let us dream of not what we want to hear in the short term, what will buy us the new Buick or the great Christmas. But what will help us and our childrens children make their own pursuit of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the future a success!"
Raucous cheering from the audience. Hudson delegates waving signs with his face on them...blown up one hundred fold. Various signs saying: "Hudson's 'da man!" "Warren Hudson now! No Compromise!" And already signs proclaiming: "Hudson '84." and now obsolete hastily made-up "Carter/Hudson, a team that cannot be beat!" But it wasn't in the cards, the delegates approved Carter's choice of Mondale.
"Please, please, I'm almost finished," Warren laughed. "Tonight, the campaign for president ends for me here as I go back home in order to keep my job...and deliver my state to the multitude I am sure will be screaming THAT THEY HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF EIGHT YEARS OF REPUBLICAN STAGNATION!!!"
That got 'em. Now metal chairs were being bashed together.
"Tonight, you have nominated a man I have come to respect and appreciate over the past six months. We had some good fights together, that debate in Nashua, New Hampshire will stick out in my mind forever...and I will proudly do everything in my power to elect Governor Carter to the White House this November!"
Cheers, clanging chairs, people chanting: "Hudson! Hudson! Hudson!"
"I thank you for having me here to speak tonight," Warren choked up, "and I'm sure that wherever she is, Madame Governor Lucilla would absolutely love the spectacle the big man in row forty-two is putting on! Yes, you! The man from the Massachusetts delegation!"
The man was holding up a sign that read: "The man from Nebraska, coming home."
"Thank you," Warren nearly screamed, "I turn the podium over to my good friend Governor Jerry Brown of California!"
Cheers, metal clanging, chanting...and a nudge at his shoulder.
"Warren-kun?"
Hudson snapped awake to find himself in bed, naked, with the covers pulled up to his chest. He had a splitting headache and Ryouko was looking down at him, she was dressed, but he was in her room...
"What...?"
Ryouko smiled, "you and Megane drank too much. Cygni is safe, she and Terra also drank themselves silly, and several of our new 'guests' tried to get lucky with Cygni, along with a very depressed Megane."
"OH MY GOD!!!" he moaned, completely horrified. "Is she all right?"
"Yes." Ryouko shhhed him, putting her index finger to his lips "It wasn't your fault, Hudson. I also had too much to drink...Megane was severely depressed but still should've known better."
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 01:27:
Chibi waved his hand in front of Meganes face. Megane sort of twitched a bit.
Tuxedo mask, Xellos and a headless Barney had joined the Cygnis storm troopers group and they were all meeting in a little tree house in Perms backyard.
Perm said "We are now calling the first meeting of Cygnis storm troopers. As you know the former leader of Lums storm troopers Megane is a bit indesposed at the moment and has declined leadership of this group. Rather then debate who should be leader I have put an ad in the paper for a new leader with very good results! Let me introduce the new leader of Cygnis stormtroopers Tatiwaki Kuno!"
Kuno "The moment I saw her picture in the paper I was struck with her beuty so much a couldnt decline but be the leader of this group."
"hehehhehehe"
Kuno :"You wretch! You dare laugh at the great Tatiwaki Kuno! Blue thunder of Furinken high?"
Bakuto: Yes I'm laughing because I know a secret!
Xellos: Hey I'm supposed to be the only one with secrets here! If you tell me your secret I'll tell you mine.
Bakuto was barely able to keep a straight face.
Bakuto: hehehe! I know a secret about Cygni but I'm not telling hehehe! Thats whats so funny!"
Xellos:stop acting like me and tell us!
Bakuto: No!
Tuxedo Mask: If you tell us we'll give you Sailor moons addresse.
Bakuto: Really? Ok well the thing is Cygni used to be a m-kjhwfhasd...
#31 with her hand over his mouth "Ohohoho! sorry about that but we cant have you telling secrets can we!" #31 pulled Bakuto out of the tree house and they were gone.
Cygni had just woke up along with Terra a little while ago "Hey Terra why are there Kurokos lying all over the floor?" The last Koroko fell down to reveal one of the Lum doubles!
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By Parias on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 04:19:
(RP ON)
Cygni staggered to her feet and rubbed her head, groaning.
"I've got one hell of a headache.."
Terra winked. "Wait till tomorrow, you'll be knocked off your feet, literally."
Cygni winced. "Thanks for the warning..." She paused, then continued. "Terra, listen, I'm sorry about what happened a few days ago.."
Terra shook her head. "Don't sweat it, I was a bit on the edgy side anyways. Just so long as you don't pull a gun on me or something, we'll be good friends."
"Sounds like a plan to me.. now what the hell are we gonna do with all these people?" She lightly kicked the unconscious form of one of the Lum doubles.
Terra shrugged. "Well, obviously falling asleep for 2 hours didn't make our problem go away... Hey, I've got an idea! It's said that Ploxis V is a damn good sight this time of year.. care to take a trip up there?"
"Uh, how?"
Terra winked and pulled a small communicator off of her hip belt, and flipped it on. "Hey Hayes, mind if we catch a ride to Ploxis V?"
Static crackled a moment, then a voice responded. "Sure, we were on our way past Earth anyways. We'll be there in a couple hours!"
She returned the communicator to her hip, then flashed a grin at Cygni. "Pack your things, we're going on a little trip!"
Cygni turned her gaze back towards the unconscious forms. "But what about these.."
"Don't worry about them. My secret to success is to just go hide when things go wrong, and they generally fix themselves out after awhile. It may be crude, but I'm still alive aren't I?"
("She's got a point.")
Cygni nodded. "Alright then..."
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 05:05:
RP on
Dr Ginkobot smashed the controls on the table " my Lum droids would of had them if it wasnt for those meddeling kids and that dog!"
Dr Ginkobots assistent walked over and said "Lum! Lum! Lum! You seem to be developing an obbesseion about her it's not healthy!"
Ginkobot said "Am not!"
Asistent: "Are too! If you make anymore Lums Tomibiki will be flooded in them. Why not try making an Ataru clone for a change."
Ginkobot: No because Ataru isnt sexy in a tiger striped bikini.
Asistent: I was right you are obsessed!
Another assistent walks in "Maybe we can make a compromise. Why dont you try making a copy of Shinobu instead. I'm the real inventor of the Jeriten 6000. That was sloppy compared to the plans for my new creation. You'll be lucky if I let you have it the way to took credit for the Jeriten 6000!"
Several soldeirs pointed guns at the assistent and Ginkobot said "Hand it over! If you hand it over quietly I might mention your name if anyone asks."
Cygni and Terra had just left. Chibi asked "What do you think Cygnis secret was?"
Perm said "I dont know it started with an M. Maybe she used to be mad! Maybe Cygni was in an asylum or something."
Tuxedo Mask "No! no she was a maid! she was probebly just embarresed about how she used to be a poor maid."
Xellos "Or maybe she was a Mozoko like me!"
Kakugari"or maybe she was a Mandingo, a tribe form Africa that isnt well known."
Chibi said "Maybe she was a mandroid? Like that guy said on the X-files!"
Barneys headless body is waving a sign in front of them written in english it said "Gosh! maybe she used to be a man!"
But none of them could read english.
Xellos said "Oooh Barneys doing sheraids! I think he's a ducky!" Barney slipped and fell into a manhole his body getting stuck with his butt sticking out.
Tuxedo mask sweatdropped "defintly not a ducky!"
Cygni was about halfway to Ploxis V now. So far the flight had been quiet. "Terra are you sure we should of just left Lum back on earth like that? What if something happens while were gone? She was their main target after all."
Terra said "Dont worry about it. Several well trained assasines are guarding her."
Two well trained assasines were getting drunk with Megane.
Bakuto :"Hicup! so megane you ever met sailor moon? hicup!"
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By Jocko on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 05:32:
(RP ON)
Hudson and Ryouko drank a hangover remedy and began discussing what could be done about the cross dimensional problems. The portals were all closed, but several television, video game, and anime/manga characters were all running around in Tomobiki. What did not help matters was that Megane had disappeared and Benten, Jariten and Oyuki were completely exhausted from their ordeal.
In other news Ryouko was kind enough to explain what had happened after he passed out. After the messy business with Cygni, Terra, and a bus load of horny men...Ryouko had found Hudson on the coach mumbling something and drooling. She had some Kuroko move Warren into her room and she decided to call it a night.
"I hope..." Ryouko smiled slyly, "you don't mind me undressing you," she blushed, "you spilled vodka on one leg, and sweet sake on the other. And I'm still not quite sure what Megane spilled on your shirt."
"No," Warren smiled back, taking her hand in his. "So we didn't...?"
"Er no, you were out all night and I was, as you stated once: 'dog tired.'"
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 05:46:
(RP ON)
Ataru was walking down the street, with what he THOUGHT was Lum. Thousands of them had suddenly appeared out of thin air, some of them claiming to be from the future, others from the past. His attempts to sort them out failed miserably, and he humbly accepted any one of them that began clinging to his arm. He hadn't seen the stormtroopers at all for hours, and it seemed like extremely wierd thing were going on all over the town, as usual.
Suddenly a large breach opened above the town, making the wind pick up. Lightning crackled from it, and after a moment it coughed out a glowing form, then sealed shut. The glowing dissipated, and a large mech was seen, a Mad Cat, with reverse-jointed legs, a large torso with the cockpit sticking out in front, and 2 missile racks where it's shoulders where, attached to the arms which stuck out from the sides of the torso. The arms ended in long barrels where various guns where stored. The mech had bullet holes all over and was smoking. It stood in place, and the torso turned left and right with a loud whine, while the pilot inside tried to figure out where the hell he was. Figuring it was some "Lyran trick", he throttled up the mech and began stomping towards the water, sending people scattering all over the place and crushing buildings. The military quickly scrambled and attempted to take the mech down with various missiles, all of which exploded harmlessly against the Ferro-fibrious armour.
Inside the mansion, Ten scratched his head and tossed his panel against the wall in frustration. His calculations were totally off, and the portal wasn't 100 % sealed yet. Oyuki began working at her machine in earnest, and Ten floated over and helped.
An hour later, Steve Trent, 19 year old hardcore gamer in Washington D.C., was playing his favorite game, Mechwarrior 3. He cussed as he took a thousand missile hits to the face and watched as his mech exploded and fell to the ground in a burning wreck, then leaned back in his chair to take a sip of coke.
Except the cup wasn't there. It had fallen to the ground and shattered to the floor. He became distinctly aware of some massive thumping going on outside. Thinking an earthquake was going on, he rushed to the window, only to see a Mad Cat walk past, searching for something to shoot at.
His jaw hit the floor, and the rest of him shortly after.
(RP OFF)
By the way, sorry my posts aren't longer today, my family is doing "Movie day".. I'm catching 15 minute breaks where I can to come up and contribute >) Just saw The Matrix.. damn good movie! About to go watch Deep Blue Sea, cya in about an hour!
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By Parias on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 08:08:
Alright, movie time finished, now maybe I can put in some more stuff >)
(RP ON)
As the Under New Ownership approached Ploxis V, the crew on the bridge sat back in boredom. There wasn't much to do except sit and let the autopilot handle everything.
At the front, Terra and Hayes were exchanging intimiate glances at each other, while towards the rear, Sergei glared at Cygni, while she glared back.
"You got a problem with me?" she asked.
Sergei frowned. "I'm having difficulty believing you could befriend that wench. She tried to kill you, didn't she?"
"Yea, after I blasted her in the leg with a lightning blast."
"Aha, so she did try to.."
"You miss my point Sergei. I got her first. As far as she knew I was just another person that was trying to kill her. We've worked things out."
Sergei sighed and leaned back further in his chair. "Worked things out after getting drunk out of your minds you mean."
Cygni nodded. "I see where you're going, but she makes a mean glass that I respect."
"And how do you know she didn't slip poison in there? You could cough over and die any-"
Hayes cleared his voice, loudly. "Sergei!!"
Sergei shut up and simply sat back in his chair, fuming.
Cygni cracked a grin. "..Besides. I switched our glasses when she wasn't looking."
Terra overheard this and suddenly had a thought. She dramatically clutched her throat and began gagging, sank to her knees, then fell over sideways onto the deckplates, pretending to be choking to death. Cygni and Hayes began laughing, and Sergei got up and stormed off the bridge, cussing.
Back on Earth, officers inside of the Pentagon began to panick. One of them called over the General.
"Sir! Look at this! It's some kind of giant robot.. it's going through town, making a mess!"
The General's face went red. "GET ME THE PRESIDENT!" he yelled.
One of the techs overheard and wandered over to the screen, then snapped his thumb. "I know what that thing is!" he yelled triumphantly. All eyes in the room went to him.
"It's a Mad Cat, right out of this game I'm playing called Mechwarrior 3...."
The General turned to the tech, fuming. "Are you saying you're playing on company hours?"
The tech shrugged. "What, and let that Cray go to waste? Come on!"
Captain Picard and Data wandered through Tomobiki, glancing at all the sights. A salesperson rushed in front of them and held up a large carpet, and began yelling things in their faces about quality and pricing, in Japanese. Picard tapped his ear.
"Data, it seems the universal translator is unable to cope with this language.. maybe we aren't on Earth after all.."
Data cocked his head. "Sir, I think they may be speaking an old language known as 'Japanese'. Ever since the Federation switched to 100% English, the need for knowing the language must have been diminished."
"Can you re-tune the tricorder to convert the speech into English?"
"I can try sir."
Data began pecking away at his tricorder while Captain Picard tried to figure out a polite way to tell the salesman to shut the hell up and get out of their way.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 16:14:
A bunch of tanks arrived and tried to fight off the madcat but they were too outgunned! The madcat walked over and trashed all the tanks. Suddenly something apeared up in the sky. It was a klingon warbird. The madcat started to fire all it's weapons at the klingon ship!
Barney was still stuck in the manhole with his butt sticking out. Chibi, Perm , Kakugari and Xellos were all spraypainting his butt. Tuxedo mask was to discusted to come near it.
A large foot steped on barny pushing him into the manhole. It was the dragon who crashed into cygnis ship when she was stuck in the tv!
Data tried to making the translation what he said translates to this
"why arent the manholes shut in your breifcase?"
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By Jocko on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 19:42:
(RP ON)
Hudson and Ryouko were sitting in a Mendou living room with Jariten, Oyuki and Benten as the Princess and the toddler diligently bashed away at their equipment while Benten brought tools and more dimensional shift/portal stuff.
Ryouko had breakfast brought in for all and Hudson had gotten a change of clothes while his immaculate business suit was being dry cleaned. And the only thing Ryouko had available for him was a kimono that matched hers!
Oyuki called out, "I think I may have the answer...Ten-chan, wouldn't you be so kind as to adjust the spacializer to a 0.0765 dispertion ratio?"
"Check, Oyuki-onii-chan!"
Hudson smiled, "you're doing just fine Ten, just fine."
Jariten looked up for just one moment to acknowledge Warren, he grinned; "Yup, I'm a good boy!"
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 21:04:
Barneys arms and legs were wiggling in the middel of the road where a dragon had suddenly apeared.
A strange guy in a hood and some other guys picked up all of Barneys body parts and took them into a mysterious van. Barenys head was in the van too. Radicus whos face still looked like something that got scrped off the road said "Yes this stupid purpul dinosaur shall be the instrument of my revenge!"
About 20 Lums were all walking down the street with Ataru. Ataru stoped by something ruffling around in the trash. It was Megane! His glasses were broken and he had an empty beer bottle in one of his hands. Ataru said "Gosh megane you dont look good. You need to get help!" Megane cried out saying "I dont want any of your help! You ruind me! You didnt just steal one Lum from me you stole all the Lums away! And now I'm destined to walk the earth forever Shunned by mankind! And it's all because of you!" Megane fell flat on his face. Ataru said "Thats really sad! Here I've got ten bucks dont spend it on liquer." and he walked off.
Megane woke up to see a man with purpul hair in front of him.
Xellos "Why are you drinking that cheap stuff here have some of mine!" Megane said "Oh the shame! tonight I shall dive off the bridge and put myself out of my misery."
Xellos said "Thats very sad. I know how you can get Lum."
Megane "how?"
Xellos "Thats a secret!" He pulled out a bowling ball. "pledge your allegance to the mozoko on my bowling ball and Lum will be yours!" Megane said "ok."
Later that night Megane woke up in an unfamiliar room. He walked into the bathroom and fell over when he saw his reflection "He had turned into Ataru!"
Bakuto said "Hey cant a guy get some privacy here? I'm trying to read!" He was in dog form. Megane in Atarus body ran out of the room screaming! Bakuto said "That guys going to get it if he walks in on me again!"
Ataru woke up out on a bench in the park. He had some glasses on his face. "What are these? hey I sound sort of like Megane! AUUUUGGH!
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By Parias on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 21:21:
(RP ON)
Deep inside the Pentagon, various officers and generals crowded into a small meeting room, followed by the President of the U.S. who sat down at the head of the table.
One of the Generals spoke up. "Here's the situation Mr. President. It appears that, by some freak accident, a... er..... 'Mech' from a video game, and now a... umm.."
One of the officers cut him off, a young black-haired man with glasses. "It's a Klingon Warbird from StarTrek sir."
The General gave him a glare. "I knew that! I was just building up suspense!"
The officer looked down and mumbled "Yes sir.."
The President nodded. "So what are these things, and what are they here for?"
"Well, the 'Mech' seems to be stomping around Washington D.C., mainly scaring everyone. The Klingon Warbird is also swooping around town, and the Mad Cat is now firing it's weapons in an attempt to take it down..."
"What are the weaknesses?" the President asked.
"Well, our initial reports are inconclus-" The black-haired officer cut him off, eager to share his "l33t gaming sk11lz".
"The Mad Cat has weaker armour in it's rear, for various reasons. It also have a small limitation in it's torso design.. if you stand directly below it, it's unable to aim at you. Of course, the problem lay in the feet.."
The President nodded. "Go on."
"I'd suggest setting up a network of tight strings, roping around it's feet level. If we managed to get it to run into that, we'd be able to catch it off balance long enough to bust our way into the cockpit."
"...And, take control..." he said, more to himself, grinning.
"Alright. What about the Warbird?"
"Well, considering how it has shields, a strong hull, and weaponry far beyond our level, I'd say cowering in fear untill it went to go bug someone else."
Everyone in the room gave the officer a stern expression, then the President laughed.
"Sure, why not? And if things DO get out of hand in the 'other places' it may go to, well, I'm all too eager to see if these nukes really work as described..."
Evil laughter was heard coming from the room while the Generals prepared to put their plan into action.
Back in Tomobiki, Picard watched as the salesperson made a face and began taunting him.
"Data, do we have any currency here?"
"I do not believe so sir, but I may be able to replicate something..."
He pulled a large white object out of his bag and placed it on the ground, then pressed a few buttons. One million dollars appeared out of thin air.
Data picked up the massive amount of money with ease and handed it to the man, who picked it up, danced in glee, and rushed down the street.
"Wasn't that a tad on the excessive side Data?"
"I do not believe so sir. Considering the tendancies of the human race to spend all of it's money the very second it is recieved..."
"Yes Data, I know where this is going. Come, lets go back to the mansion and try to get back to the Enterprise."
The couple walked off back towards the mansion.
At a far edge of the Galaxy, the UNO landed on Ploxis V, at a large installation. After docking to the base, Hayes and Sergei stood at the airlock while Terra and Cygni departed. Sergei scowled. "She'll kill you you know, watch your back."
Cygni winked. "I never knew you cared."
Sergei looked stunned. "No.. I.. uhh.."
Cygni flashed him a smile, waved, and walked down the airlock. Terra grinned at Hayes.
"Cya later Hayes.. take care buddy."
Hayes didn't hesitate. He grabbed her by the hips, puckered up, and kissed Terra right there. Her eyes widened for a second, then closed. They seperated after a few tense moments. Sergei muttered about "kiss of death" and wandered back to the bridge. Hayes saluted. "Take care Terra."
Terra nodded and without a second glance, took off down the hallway after Cygni.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Friday, December 24, 1999 - 22:25:
Ginkobot got a message from Radicus. "Sorry Ginkobot but I have bigger fish to fry. try to take down Lum without me."
Radicus got a satisfied look on his face. "Well CyBarney i guess were off to Ploxis V!"
A cybernetic purpul dinosaur walked out . It had missiles and lasers and all sorts of things implanted all over it's body. "Hyuck! Hyuck! Lets go visit my hip happy freinds on ploxis V!" Radicus and Cybarney both got in a space ship and headed out.
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By Parias on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 00:36:
(RP ON)
Terra led Cygni down a long corridor, which ended into a long open observation deck. The land looked pretty barren, almost like an improved version of Mars.
"So just what is it about this place that makes it so 'nice'?" Cygni asked.
"Just hang on, we're almost there."
They stopped at one end of the observation deck, and Cygni looked out, but couldn't see anything.
"What am I looking for?"
"Just hang on.. should be.. just about now!" She pointed directly out the window in front of them.
Suddenly a large crack appeared in the ground, and what appeared to be water began slowly streaming out. After a moment, the ground shook slightly, and the water exploded straight upwards. After going a good distance into the sky, chunks of the stream broke off and went in their own directions. After a few moments, the water seemed to fill the dark sky like streamers, going all over the place. It began to glow and continued to multiply.
"Breathtaking..." Cygni said, gawking.
"Isn't it? I always come here whenever I'm tired of fighting and just want to lay back and.."
"..and let the world go to hell, right?"
Terra smiled and nodded. "You've been hanging around me too long. Try not to pick up any bad habits. Looks like we got here just in time too, they close down the traffic lanes when 'Orphaniganic' commences.. don't ask what it means, I never figured it out either."
Out in space, Radicus cussed loudly. "What do you mean I can't land? Damned tourist attractions!"
"You heard me sir. If you try to land now, your ship will get torn to pieces by the currents!"
"Grrrr.."
Radicus stabbed a button on the console and closed communications. He'd have to wait in orbit for 4 hours before he could go down.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 01:42:
CyBarney"I love you! You love me!"
Radicus"Stop singing you idiot we need to wait here and I dont want to listen to your stupid songs!"
CyBarney: But your my hip happy freindly freind! All Hip Happy freindly freinds need to listen to my songs!
Radicus: Theres nothing hip or happy about me!
Back on Earth Megane was liveing the good life with more Lums then he could count.
Atarus mom said "Theres something different about Ataru!" Atarus dad buried his head in the paper.
Hudson was walking down the street with Ryoko suddenly a man who apeared to be Megane jumped out of the bushes and said "Please youve got to help me! No one believes me! I'm Ataru and Meganes in my body! And he's with Lum and Lum and all the other Lums and who knows what will happen when he gets alone with them all!!"
Hudson thought "whooa boy! He's finnaly snaped!"
The klingon Warbird turned around and fired several photn torpedos down on the mech. two missed and one managed to blow it's left arm off.
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By Jocko on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 02:20:
(NOT AN RPG POST)
So how long is this thread going on until? Terra and Cygni just left Ryouko, Hudson, and the gang to pick up the pieces!
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 03:53:
It's an immortal thread destined to walk the earth forever!
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By Jocko on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 03:59:
Sounds ominous...
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By Parias on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 04:02:
Don't worry, they'll be back >) Won't go on too much longer, lesse if there's some creative and inventive way to end this soon..
(RP ON)
Ten snapped his thumbs, then suddenly smacked himself on the head. How could he have missed it? The answer was right in front of him!
He picked up a small chunk of Oyuki's machine, marked "Core Capacitor", and tossed it at the area where the breach used to be. It smacked against an invisible barrier and exploded, sending shrapnel flying everywhere. The portal re-opened for a second and turned a deep black colour, then inverted in on itself. He folded his arms and nodded in approval.
The Klingon Warbird was swooping over for another attack, when suddenly it found itself deep inside Federation space. They didn't have enough time to react, and accidentally fired on a Federation outpost. With that single shot, the war between the Federation and the Klingon empires resumed.
The mech had been blown back from the blast, crashing into 2 buildings and falling on it's back. The pilot recovered the mech... and suddenly found himself back in the war against the Lyrans, except he was minus most of his weapons thanks to the missing arm. His mech was destroyed in a mere few seconds.
Captain Picard and Data were back at the mansion, trying to restore contact to the Enterprise. Data suddenly had a thought, and tapped his communicator. Working out his best scottish impression, he bellowed "Beam me up Scotty!"
Picard glared at him, then gaped in surprise when they found themselves back on the Enterprise. Data made a mental note to try that again the next time they were out of contact.
The soldier from the beach area was still leaning against the wall screaming in pain, as he had been for the past day or so. Benten walked over and gave him a sour look. "Don't you ever shut up?" The soldier looked up, then suddenly vanished in a flash. He appeared out in the middle of the beach back in the war, where he was instantly cut down by gunfire.
All over the place various people were returning to their times. Oyuki gave Ten a stare and muttered "That was the only capacitor I had.. it will take months to make another!"
Ten shrugged. "Gee sorry, I'm sure you're so much happier with your companion around." Oyuki glared at Beavis and Butthead, who were trying to touch her arm. She delivered a swift kick to their faces, sending them flying against the wall with a loud crack, where they then disappeared in a flash. Oyuki sighed.
"I suppose you're right.."
Out in deep space, on Ploxis V, Terra had walked off to go grab some food while Cygni continued to watch the sights. She checked her watch and put on a grim expression.
"It's been almost 2 hours! How long can it take to just get some food? I know women are picky, but geez.."
She got up and walked down the hallway in the direction Terra had went, and stopped when she spotted her walking up in the distance. She was about to raise her hand to wave, when 10 soldiers piled out of the adjacent room and surrounded Terra, guns out. She moved closer to hear what they were saying.
"...So we finally caught the renegade bitch Terra! Fancy seeing you here.."
Terra shook her head. "You idiot! Why don't you pull your eyes out of your ass and check the news? The war's over!"
The soldier jammed his gun into her side and laughed. "Sure sure... come on people, take her away!"
The rest of the soldiers moved in. Cygni ducked behind an arch and held her Desert Eagle up to her face. She deftly removed a clip from her hip and put it into the gun, clicking it into place, then peeked around the corner. She saw the group moving down the hall towards her, with a growling Terra in the middle. Cygni pressed her form against the wall, making her profile as small as possible.
When they walked past, she jumped out behind them and kicked the rear-most officer, hoping he wouldn't cry out. He did.
The rest of the officers turned around in surprise, and one of them pointed at her. "Fire!!"
She dove back behind the arch as gunfire pelted the ground at her feet, taking out a chunk of the wall as well. She crouched and grabbed her head in her hands as more gunfire streamed from them, taking out a good chunk of the arch. When it stopped, she slowly reached behind her and pulled out her FN-P90, clicked one of the black tubes into place, then leaned around the arch and began firing. She took down 3 soldiers before the rest retaliated. One of them grabbed Terra's arm and took off down the hallway, while the rest crouched and continued firing. She ducked behind the arch again as bullets and shrapnel flew all over the place, cussing.
"I'm pinned down!! What the hell do I do??"
("You can fly remember? The ceiling is pretty high. Stay behind the arch and float upwards, then swing under and head down the hallway when you reach the top."
"Right."
She began to float upwards, keeping her back against the wall and hoping not to be seen. When she reached the top, she swung under the top of the arch and flew down the hallway, landing a distance away. The soldiers were still shooting at the area she had been, not noticing she had moved. She grinned and took off down the hallway where she had seen Terra being dragged off, cradling her FN-P90 in her hands.
(RP OFF)
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By Jocko on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 05:02:
Hmm, not bad. But a bit depressing on Christmas to have nearly all the dimensional guests getting killed...oh well. I'll try think up something good for Hudson, Ryouko, Benten, Oyuki, and Megane later. Yeah, Megane needs a pick-me-up all right.
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 05:21:
"I'm not Megane! I'm Ataru!"
Hudson: Now listen I know youve been under allot of pressure lately. But youve gotta face the facts Megane.
Ataru/Megane: Stop calling me megane!
Just then Megane/Ataru walks into the room.
Ataru/Megane: You feind give me back my body!
Megane/Ataru: He's crazy get him off of me!
Bakuto had split himself in half and had sent one half with Cygni and Terra. Unfortunatly he had fallen asleep and was still in the ships cargo hold. He heared an explosion "Keep it down out there I'm trying to sleep!"
Terra and Cygni were held up against all the soldeirs shooting at them. They were hiding behind a stone wall and shot a few shots back at them! A fat guy with the words "rabid dog" written on his helmet steped foreward Terra and Cygni fired some shots at him. Both hit him in the face bruning off half of it revealing a cyborg face! He said "They call me Rabid dog! I was one of the first casualties of your war but I was brought back by cybernetic technology. I wont rest until I have my revenge! Fire all missiles!" A bunch of missiles flew towards Terra and Cygni who ran up the steps with missiles blowing up behind them Cygni said "I dont know why but theres something familiar about this scene!"
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 05:31:
oops forgot a few things.
RP on
Megane/Ataru was begining to have second thoughts about this. He walked off into the alley "Xellos? you there? I'm having second thoughts about this if they find out it's me I'll be in trouble! And why do I need to make that pledge thing?" A TV flicked on Xellos was on tv
"What are you crazy talking to a tv charactor. Just find my bowling ball and smash it! You'll be back to normal then!"
Megane"Where is it?"
Xellos"Thats a secret! Stop talking to tv charactors you nut!" flick! the tv goes off! Megane/Ataru smashes the tv in frustration! "Now to find that bowling ball! Where could he of put it?"
Radicus and CyBarney were on the ship. CyBarney was still there because he was out of range.
Radicus "What are you doing with that bowling ball? Get rid of it!"
Cybarney swallows it.
Radicus looked at the clock " only a little more then an hour!"
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By Parias on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 06:03:
Oh come on, Captain Picard and Data got back alive! Well, they might not be alive much longer thanks to the war that just re-erupted, but hey, they can always reverse the flow of the dilithium coolant (or something) and create a chain reaction that'll cause pain and suffering everywhere they go.. I dunno *grin*
(RP ON)
Oyuki dug into one of her pockets, then gasped. "My trans-dimensional crystal is missing! It's the only one I have!!!" She began hunting all over the mansion, turning up chairs, dead bodies, and anything else she could get her hands on, desperately hunting it down.
In another dimension, Beavis awoke to find himself lying in a trashcan, next to Butthead. His eyes caught a flashing coming from under him, and he reached out and picked up a glowing purple crystal.
He kicked over the trashcan and got up, with Butthead following suit. Beavis held up the crystal.
"Heh heh, hey Butthead, check this out!"
Butthead walked over and his eyes bugged out. "Woa.. it's like, glowing and stuff! Lets break it."
Beavis dropped it on the ground and began shaking in excitement. "Yea, break it! break it! BREAK IT!!!"
They both picked up a couple of sticks and began smacking the crystal. After a moment it cracked, and then shattered, emitting a massive explosion. Their vision exploded into blackness, then suddenly they found themselves on top of Benten, who was unconsious.
"Heh heh, check this out Butthead! It's a hot chick!"
They got up and stood over Benten's unconsious form, laughing.
"Uh.. this is cool. I'm gonna go, uhh, like, get it on. Huh huh."
Butthead began making a move towards Benten, but Beavis kicked him away. "No Butthead she's mine! Heh heh!"
"Damnit Beavis, you're too busy jacking off to get it on! I'm a man!"
They began going into one of their slap-fests.
Terra leaned around a corner while Cygni stood at the rear of the hallway they were in, holding off the troops. She ducked behind the corner while a hail of bullets and laser blasts exploded against the wall, and opened up her FN-P90. She dropped the black tube to the ground, then pulled out another one, put it in, pulled the lever, leaned back around the corner and resumed firing.
Terra took a good look in front of them. They were near the starport area, and she spotted 2 armoured mecha sitting near them, guarded by a couple of militia men. They didn't seem to notice the fighting going on nearby.
Cygni was aiming for a good shot when a bullet stabbed out and caught her in the shoulder, sending her spinning around the corner and slamming against a bulkhead, cussing and spraying blood. Terra glanced over at her, worried, but Cygni just shook her head and loaded another clip into her gun.
"Last one." she seethed, then resumed firing.
Terra eyed the 2 soldiers. She could probably get one of them from here, but the other one would have enough time to duck behind cover, get into the mecha, and then they'd be in bigger trouble.
She heard a clicking sound behind her, followed by a long stream of cussing. She turned around to see Cygni spin around the corner again, shaking her head and holding her shoulder. She dropped the gun to the ground and pulled out her Desert Eagle.
Terra muttered, she had to do something, and fast. She signalled Cygni to come over. She muttered and limped over.
"We haven't got much time, it's only a few minutes till they realize I'm out of ammo, and then they'll rush us..." she said through clenched teeth.
"You got ammo in that pistol?"
"7 shots, plus 3 extra clips."
"Good enough. I'm gonna create a diversion.. this might be a bit on the extreme side, but it's nothing I haven't done before when the situation called for it. When they look like they're distracted, I want you to pop up and cap em both. Then we'll grab those 2 mecha and get the hell out of here. The Orphaniganic will be ending soon, so they'll probably cram in more troops.."
"Alright, but hurry, they're probably just about to rush up here!"
Terra nodded. She took a deep breath, then ran out into the open. The 2 guards noticed her and immediately raised their weapons. Terra put a naughty grin on her face, then pulled off the trenchcoat, then her shirt, then her bikini top.
The guard's jaws dropped to the floor, and their weapons lowered. Cygni recovered from her shock and rushed behind her, then raised her Desert Eagle, flipped on the laser sight, and fired 2 swift shots.
Blood exploded behind the guard's heads splattering onto the mecha, then they dropped to the floor. Terra put her clothing back on and waved to Cygni. "Come on! Lets get our asses outta here!" They rushed towards the mecha.
The 2 mecha were painted blue, with rounded armour making for a compact and rugged design, and a small head with a small red dot on it where the camera and scanning equipment was housed. The front of the mecha was open.
Cygni watched Terra crawl into hers, then followed suit, pulling closed the front plates. They snapped into place with a click, then a small energy buildup was heard from behind her, from the reactor powering up. Various displays appeared on the HUD. Cygni grinned. This was the kind of stuff she had dreamed about before, and now she was taking part in the dream. It was incredible.
A female voice spoke. "Welcome pilot. Please enter your activation code."
Cygni frowned. She should have known. Looking to the left, she saw from beyond the mecha's shoulder that Terra appeared to be having the same problems.
Shrugging, she tore open a panel down and to her right, and a pile of wires fell out. She picked up one of them, marked "coding sequence".
"Gee, how kind of them to clearly label it! Oh well, here goes.."
She pulled out her knife and cut the cable in half, then replaced the wires and the panel. The voice spoke again.
"Override confirmed. Have a nice flight."
She suddenly saw a group of soldiers come running up the hallway. One of them pointed at the mecha, and the rest began shooting at it. Bullets pelted off the armour.
Cygni flexed her hand, and watched as the mecha mimicked the motion with it's hand. She raised her arm, and the mecha did the same.
Terra still hadn't managed to get her mecha moving. She walked behind her's and moved her hands towards the mecha, grabbing it by it's hip.
"Ok, I know this thing has thrusters on it, now how the hell do I use em?"
("Try thinking about it, this thing probably responds to neural commands.")
Cygni put an image into her head of the thrusters firing, and the mecha complied, firing the thrusters mounted on it's back and it's feet and began to lift off the ground with a shudder.
She watched as one of the soldiers below pulled out a large long tube that strongly resembled a bazooka and mounted it on his shoulder, then aimed straight at the pair of mecha. Cygni winced, both her hands were being used and they were moving too slowly for her to evade. This was the end.
Suddenly the mecha in front of her moved it's arm and aimed at the soldier. It's hand disappeared and a long thin barrel emerged, which spat out a large shell. It impacted on the ground near the soldier, exploding and sending shrapnel everywhere, shredding several other troops. The mecha shrugged out of Cygni's grasp and fired it's own jets, turning to face her. A chime was heard.
"Nice thinking! I finally got this damn thing running, thanks for keeping me alive long enough to figure it out. Now lets get the hell out of here! Follow my lead!"
Terra's mecha shot up into the sky on blaring thrusters. Cygni grinned and followed, and they flew out of the atmosphere and into space.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 16:31:
Radicus was about to make the descent when he detected two mechas coming up fast! "Wait the siganl from those mechas! I think it's them! Cybarney go!"
Cybareny flew out the air lock. Terra and Cygni had just gotten free of the atmosphere when a bunch of misslies hit their mechs! They both turned around to see CyBarney! Terra said "What is that?"
CyBarney"It's my hip happy freinds come to play!"
Cybarney pulled a large vibro sword out of his back and said "Come here and play with me! It's hip happy time! Hehehyuck!"
Terra: That thing gives me the creeps!
Terra fired her main cannon at Barneys head blasting a large gash in it. But Barneys head quikly regenerated! About 20 missile launchers and laser guns apeared all over his body and he fired up at the two mechs! Cygni took a direct hit from several missiles "This is bad he took out my thrusters!" CyBarney moved in for the kill but Terra fired everything she had at the purple freak blowing off both his arms. Barney caughed up a bowling ball that floated passed Terra. Cygni said "Try to knock him into the atmosphere. If we vaporize him maybe he'll die!" CyBarney chuckeled "Hyuck! Hyuck! I'm immortal and hip happy! Nothing can kill a hip happy immortal!"
There was only one way to find out. Terra rammed CyBarney who grabbed ounto her mech digging his claws into it. They both hurtled toward the atmosphere. Cygni tried to go after them but her thrusters were still malfunctioning. "Hey whats this?" She caught a bowling ball in her left hand.
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By Parias on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 17:57:
(RP ON)
Cygni looked down at the object in her hand. The sensors in the head automatically scanned the device. After a moment, a red "WARNING" appeared. The female voice spoke.
"Warning! High levels of radiation and energy detected from foreign object! Dispose immediately!"
She wound up the mecha's arm to toss it away, but it then exploded, knocking the mecha away from the planet and sending Cygni unconsious.
When she came to, she found herself floating in space, alone, with Ploxis V a small dot away.
"Computer, how long have I been out?"
No response.
"Computer, answer!"
She noticed the HUD was blank, and the cockpit was dark. She flipped a switch marked "Auxillary power" and set the controls to manual. A couple of grips came out of the arm and leg sections, and she put her legs and arms in each appropriately, and found she was now able to move the mech as if it were a suit of armour.
The HUD sparked to life, and a damage report scrolled down. She glanced over it.
"Damage to main thrusters.. primary generator.. nano-droid storage.. secondary weapon systems.. main sensors.. ouch, I took a beating.. well, looks like the comm unit is still online.."
She opened up the comms.
"Cygni to Terra, where the hell are you?"
Static was her response.
Cygni shook her head. "No, I'm not ready to accept that. Terra, come in damn you!"
Static again.
"I guess I'm out of range.. yea.. that's gotta be it.."
("There's a chance she might be-")
"Shove it!"
The lights dimmed a second as the main computer was brought back online by the auxillary power cells.
"Computer, is it possible to repair the main thrusters?"
"Primary nano-droid storage damaged by explosion. 3 out of 15 nano-droids destroyed. ETA for repair completion: 2 hours. Now deploying nano-droids..."
An external monitor appeared on her screen, showing a small panel opening up on the mecha and what appeared to be a group of fireflies flew out and began working on the main thrusters at the rear of the mecha.
She sighed and leaned back. There wasn't much to do except wait for now, then maybe she could re-establish contact with Terra.
Radicus cussed. He had been so intent on watching the scene of CyBarney and Terra smashing into the atmosphere and making a small fireball that he hadn't noticed Cygni float away, out of sensor range. He now had absolutely no clue where she was.
"She may be dead... that explosion crippled her mecha. She can't survive out there damaged like that."
He tried for the 50th time to raise CyBarney, but as usual got no response.
He sighed and opened a channel to Dr. Ginkobot.
"Ginkobot here."
"Ah, yes, this is Radicus Zeus reporting.."
"I'm going to foolishly assume you took care of the girl?"
"Uh.."
Ginkobot sighed. "I give you some of my best creations and you still manage to mangle them! Where is CyBarney?"
"Uh.."
Ginkobot sighed again and held up his hand. "Never mind. You're proving to be useless to me Radicus. I'm terminating your account. Goodbye."
"What?! Wait!"
The comm unit went dead. Radicus punched the console in anger, which buckled under the pressure and exploded in his face.
2 hours later, Cygni watched boredly as the fireflies continued working, then brightened up when a green "REPAIR COMPLETE" appeared on her HUD, and the fireflies returned to their compartment. She fired up the main thrusters and found them to be working perfectly, even better than before. Automatic control was now available as well.
She cranked the throttle to full and took off towards Ploxis V. She knew that Terra was still alive. She wasn't about to let her die. She didn't have any idea how to get home without her for starters.
Down on Earth, Beavis and Butthead, who had been kicked out of the mansion by Benten, were wandering around Tomobiki. They stopped as the same carpet salesman that had bugged Picard and Data ran in front of them and began screaming things in their face. Butthead put a stupid expression on his face while Beavis laughed.
"Are you threatening me?"
The salesman ignored him and continued pointing to his carpet and screaming at them. Beavis put a frown on his face.
"Um.. heh.. um.."
The salesman began waving 50 yen in their face to show them the price.
"Woa, cool, we can have this? Heh, cool!"
Beavis reached for the money, which the salesman yanked away.
"Hey that's mine dill-weed!"
Beavis began jumping towards the salesman's arms, trying to get the 50 yen, while the salesman began yelling things out in Japanese.
Butthead continued his stupid expression.
"Uhh.. mugu cha torri? Huh huh.."
The salesman's eyes went wide and he took off down the street, screaming.
"Damnit Butthead I wanted that.. that.. uhh... that thing he was holding!"
"Huh.. what a looser."
They laughed and began walking towards the school, where they ran into Shutaro Mendou, who was once again late for school.
Butthead pointed at Shutaro. "You look like a dork! Huh huh."
Shutaro, who had a basic grasp of the English language, managed to figure out what he was saying, and raised his sword.
"As for my honor I shall-"
Beavis pointed at Shutaro's sword and laughed. "Heh, what're you gonna do, chop me in two? Hey that rhymes.. heh.. what're you gonna do... chop me in.."
Shutaro yelled and lunged at them. The duo barely had time to dive out of the way.
Beavis looked up from the trash can he had dove in to and watched as Shutaro closed in on Butthead.
"Heh, this guy's like, some kind of ninja dude."
He got up and waves his arms around his face, screamed some obscene words, and rushed towards Shutaro. When he reached him, he began kicking Shutaro in the rear with little baby kicks.
"Take this dill-hole!"
Shutaro turned around and was ready to slice Beavis' head off, when his watch began bleeping. He put a panicked expression on his face and ran off towards the school.
Butthead got up and looked at his retreating form.
"Huh huh.. dumbass.."
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 20:56:
Megane in suddenly woke up back in his own body. He got some of the Lums mad at him and Ataru switched back into his own body as they started elecktrocuting him.
Bakuto #2 the half that went to go look after Cygni and Terra was wandering around "Whered everyone go?" A large mech smashed through the wall. it was damaged and fireing at CyBarney. Bakuto said "Hey what's that big dumb dinosaur doing here? And he's a cyborg!"
Bakuto#2 took out his lightasbers and attacked rom behind cutting off CyBarneys tail. CyBarney turned around and took out a lightsaber "Bakuto! I am your fathers roomates Grandma!" Bakuto said "No! Thats impossible NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Terra had an idea. Her mech ran up and grabbed Cybarney. She jumped out the other end and said "Weve gotta get out of here! I've enitiated the self destruct! When the reactor melts down he'
ll be blown to atoms!" She grabbed Bakuto#2 and they ran out the door. CyBarney said "Why are my freindly freinds running away? We need to have more hip happy fun!" Terra said "We'll never make it in time that reactor can make an explosion 10 times that of earths most poweful bomb!"
Cygnis sensors picked up a power surge building up on the planets surface!
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By Parias on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 21:46:
(RP ON)
Cygni tuned the scanners to give her a detailed reading of the power surge.
"Computer, how long untill the surge reaches critical mass?"
"ETA: One minute, thirty seconds."
"SHIT! Set timer to begin countdown from that time."
A blood red timer appeared on her HUD and began to slowly count down. She kicked in the afterburners and flew at maximum speed towards the base area.
The timer read 40 seconds when she touched down. She instantly spotted Terra and Bakuto running away while CyBarney was held in place by the mecha. She took the mecha into a run towards Terra and Bakuto, only to be tripped by CyBarney as he stuck out his foot from under the mecha.
"Ho ho! Will you be my special friend?"
Cygni scowled and ignored him. She got back to her feet, delivered a swift punch to CyBarney's face, making a big dent in it, and ran off towards Terra.
When she caught up, the timer read 20 seconds. She began to sweat. Terra finally noticed her and spun around.
"Cygni, what the hell are you doing here? We gotta leave, NOW!"
Cygni nodded. "You'll never get far enough away on foot!"
She reached out with the mecha's hand and grabbed Terra, then holding her tight, took off into the sky, away from the base. Bakuto yelled "Hey, what about me??" and executed a large leap, landing on the mecha's back. The group took off together, and managed to barely get away before the base blew to smithereens.
(RP OFF)
Off to go up to Kamloops.. X-mas day and we go up to my Grandma's place.. figures. I'll be back in a few hours, so don't go too far without me! *grin*
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Saturday, December 25, 1999 - 22:26:
Well my christmas is at my house so I dont think I'll be anywhere
RP on
The mech hovered above a giant mushroom cloud. Cygni looked down at the giant cloud "That thing seemed to be unkillable. Do you really think it's gone?"
Terra looked at the cloud rising into the atmosphere "Not even that freak could of survived that!"
Bakuto was in shock "I cant believe that monsters my dads roomates grandma! The shame! The horrible shame!"
An hour later the oni clean up crews arrived. "what a mess here!" they said suddenly a purple handcame up out of the rubble! Flesh was melting off of it. CyBarney stood up almost all the flesh burnt from his body. In a garbled voice he said "W-will yyy-oouu bbbeebebe myoau spacial freeend" It collapsed to the ground smoldering flesh falling from it's bones. Barney had made the pact to be immortal on the same stone Megane had to switch bodys with Ataru, the bowling ball that was destroyed. Barney was no longer immortal and the beast was finnaly destroyed. It was the end of Barney!
Narrator: But was it really the end or was it just the begining?
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By Parias on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 07:47:
Here I am, back, eating noodles, and feeling tired as hell. This is the reason I dislike travelling.... my stomach always protests when I sit in a mobile vehicle for more than 30 minutes.. gurgh!
(RP ON)
Cygni set Terra down at a nearby base, which was mostly abandoned thanks to the ruckus caused at the tourist center, as everyone was rushing over to check it out. Bakuto had jumped off in mid-flight after the explosion had cleared to go and make sure CyBarney was dead.
It took only a moment for Terra to locate another mecha, which was exactly alike the last one she had, and they were soon up in the atmosphere together.
Cygni switched on comms. "So how the hell are we gonna get back? Kinda hard without a sub-space capable ship.."
"Don't worry, I've always got a backup plan here.."
She turned the mecha towards Ploxis V's moon and started flying towards it. Cygni followed.
After a few moments, they were intercepted by a death-black ship brisitling with weaponry. Cygni's comm unit chirped.
"You two have cost me thousands of dollars, my base, my forces, and now my job! I've had enough of you bitches, prepare to die!"
"...What did you call me?" was Terra's icy response.
"I called you a bitch, because that's what you both are!"
The rounded shoulder armour on Terra's mecha opened up to reveal 2 large missile racks. Her left and right hands disappeared to reveal 2 extremely large gauss rifles.
"NOBODY calls me bitch!"
"Terra, wait!" Cygni called after her, but it was too late, she was already plunging towards the vessel. As soon as she was in range, she unleashed a swarm of missiles and opened fire with her gauss cannon, spitting out oversized explosive slugs from the six barrels on each gun. Explosions rippled across the hull, sending chunks scattering everywhere.
As she moved across the ship, various laser, plasma, and missile turrets opened up and turned to track her, sending streams of fire her way. She defty avoided them, taking a couple of hits to the legs and arms in the process.
Cygni watched as a large cannon opened up on the far side of the hull, where Terra was moving towards, and began gathering energy. She could see large glowing particles being drawn in as the buldge on the gun grew larger. Cygni tried again.
"Terra, get the hell out of there! Please!"
"Shut up, I'm busy damnit!"
Terra moved closer towards the gun, which was hidden from her view thanks to the hull of the ship.
"Terra, watch it, there's-"
The large words "CONNECTION TERMINATED" appeared on her HUD. She cussed.
"She's gonna get herself killed!"
("Then I suggest you do something.")
She kicked in the burners of the mecha and began moving towards the gun turret. Right before she entered firing range, Terra's mecha suddenly popped up into the field of vision for the gun. It let out a groan, then unleashed it's hellstorm of energy directly at Terra's mecha. Terra spotted this coming in at the last second and tried to dodge, but it was too late. The beam came too fast and was too large.
Cygni watched in horror as Terra's mecha utterly disintegrated in front of her eyes. A loud scream came over the comm unit, then broke up into static, finally ending in dead silence.
Cygni floated, dead in space, in shock. She began shaking her head, tears filling her eyes. She nearly screamed when the head of the mecha flew past her's at an insane speed, blood trailing behind it.
"No.. it can't be, that's not how it's supposed to happen, it was too damn fast!"
("Cygni..")
"NO! DAMNIT!"
The massive cruiser began slowly turning around to face Cygni's mecha, it's weapons almost in range.
("Cygni, we can work this out later. Dying yourself won't do anything. Get the hell out of here, NOW!")
After a second, she slowly nodded and kicked on the thrusters, and shot away from the cruiser, far out of it's range. After a short time of flying, she stopped and rested at the far side of Ploxis V's moon, where she spent 2 hours sobbing and trying to figure out where to go next.
"All that experience.. all those memories.. gone in a flash..."
("Just another drop in the bucket.")
The comm unit chirped. Cygni hadn't even noticed the large blip that had suddenly appeared on her sensors. She opened comms, not really caring who it was or what happened to her.
"This is Captain Hayes to unidentified Sec. Force mecha. What are you doing floating out this distance from Ploxis V? Engine problems?"
She looked up.
"Hayes.. this is Cygni.."
Hayes looked surprised. "Cygni? Oh hey, what brings you out here? Something wrong? Where's Terra?"
"Hayes.. Terra is...."
She broke down in tears again. Hayes put a dark look on his face and muttered.
"Oh god...."
Down on Earth, Beavis and Butthead continued wandering the streets of Tomobiki. Butthead suddenly spotted Lum and Ataru wandering around, and nudged Beavis.
"Woa, Beavis, check it out.. it's another hot chick!"
Beavis looked over and his eyes bugged out.
"Woa! This place is like, crawling with beautiful women! Heh, this is cool."
"Beavis, we are in heaven."
"Heh, yea, heaven rules!"
They laughed and began rushing towards Lum.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 19:27:
Cygni arrived on boared Hayes ship still crying about what happened. Hayes said to himself as he realised that Terra was gone "I'll get that bastard! Do you have any idea who he could be?" Cygni said "I dont know... his voice sounded kind of familiar. He sounded like... I should of known! That was Radicus! The bastard followed us here!"
Radicus in his ship removed the mask from his face.It was still burnt like bacon from that bomb that fell on him. "Well... only two more to go." he said to himself.
Bakuto on the surface of the planet saw some people who were carting away a crusty burnt Barney. It's body twitched and Bakuto choped it's head off. "Wow this'll make a great hood ornament if I clean it off!" They ran over and said "You cant take that! Thats evidence!" Bakuto said "I dont care about any stupid evidence! This is my dads roomates grandma! I never did like the old bat!"
He shoved them aside and ran off with the head.
Lum blasted Beavis and Butthead catching them on fire they both started gigling " Hhehehehe fire! hehehehe!"
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By Jocko on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 20:39:
(RP ON)
Oyuki snapped her fingers, "I've got it!"
Hudson and Ryouko said in unison: "What?!?"
Oyuki smiled divinely, "all we have to do is destroy all the dimensional spacializing equipment and all the rest should return to their universes."
Hudson shrugged, "...okay." Warren pulled his pistol out and pointed it at one of the spacializers, which Jariten was working on.
"Outta the way Ten!" Hudson shouted, and Ten obeyed. Warren looked to Oyuki who nodded as she used her ice powers to freeze several pieces of equipment.
Warren and Benten began shooting equipment while Ten burned some of the computers.
Oyuki, finished with freezing, turned to Ryouko; "Ryouko-sama?"
Ryouko smiled devilishly and produced one of her favorite granades from her kimono, she pulled the pin and threw it at the ice block as Oyuki and the rest ran for cover behind Warren and Ryouko on the coach.
KABOOM!
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By Parias on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 20:52:
(RP ON)
Upon hearing the news, Sergei leaned back in his chair and put a dark expression on his face, saying nothing.
Cygni looked up at Hayes.
"Hayes... take me back to Earth. I've got to let them know.."
Hayes nodded. "I understand. Sergei, take us to the Sol system."
"Aye.."
Sergei slowly put the commands into his console, and the ship opened a sub-space vortex and jumped.
5 minutes later it emerged in the Sol system, above Earth. Cygni nodded to Hayes and turned towards the back of the bridge to walk off, but stopped when she got to Sergei. She kneeled down bringing her to eye level.
"Sergei."
No response.
"Be careful."
She got up and walked off the bridge towards the airlock, the sounds of sobbing filling the silence behind her. She heard a distant cry of "3 GODAMN YEARS!" before climbing into her mecha and palming open the airlock, and moving out into space. Once out there, she set a straight course for the Mendou Mansion.
Down on Earth, Hudson was taking a walk through town by himself to clear his thoughts. Things seemed to have cleared up, but Terra and Cygni were still away, and he was starting to get a little worried.
He saw Ataru and Lum coming up ahead, and stopped them when they reached him.
"Lum, can you do me a favor?"
She nodded. "Of course, anything!"
"Terra and Cygni haven't reported back at all, and while they may simply be lazing back enjoying themselves, I've got to know what's going on. Can you get me in contact with them or something?"
"Yes, from my UFO. Come on, I'll take you up there!"
Before Hudson could say another word, Lum grabbed him by the sides and began flying them both up to her UFO. Hudson looked down and tried not to break into a sweat as the ground rushed away from them.
When they arrived, Lum walked over to the large screen and pressed a few buttons on the console. After hearing a few beeps that sounded suspiciously like errors, she made a face.
"That's wierd... I can't call up Terra's communicator. Maybe she turned it off or something.. where were they going?"
"I think they said something about Ploxis V..."
Lum snapped her fingers. "Ok, I'll check the intergalactic news.. maybe they might have something!"
Hudson secreted a smile to himself. It figured, whatever the group were doing it was probably enough to make headlines, especially when Terra was involved. That smile quickly vanished when he saw what came up on the screen. A squid-like reporter appeared, and Lum keyed in the translator.
"And in today's news, we have word of an alarming development.. terrorists have hit the main tourist center on Ploxis V!"
The screen behind him shifted to show a scene of destruction on the surface of the barren planet.
"Security forces managed to recover this from their camera records..."
The view shifted to an internal view, from the perspective of a security camera. Hudson watched as one green-haired girl, wearing HIS trechcoat no less that he had loaned to Terra, peered around the corner of an arch in the foreground, while a distance behind her, another green-haired girl, which appeared to be Cygni, was firing a weapon behind a corner. She suddenly had blood spray out from her shoulder and was spun around the arch, smashing into the bulkhead behind her. She dropped her gun and raised a pistol.
Terra waved Cygni over, and they chatted for a bit, then she ran into the open, unravelled the trenchcoat, and performed an action that got immediately blurred and censored.
Cygni apparently knew what to do and took advantage of the distraction. She rushed behind Terra, fired a couple of shots, then they nodded and ran off screen.
The reporter continued. "If you have seen any of these two women, please contact your nearest Sec. Force station immediately! They must be apprehended!"
An enhanced security photo of Terra appeared, then Cygni.
"The name of the first one is Terra, but we are unaware of any details on the second one. If you have any details to report, please notify us immediately! Security is everyone's responsibility..."
Hudson shook his head and held up his hand. "I've heard enough. Take me back down, I have work to do."
Lum nodded and grabbed him again to fly him back down.
Down below, Beavis and Butthead lay in a smoking heap against the side of the street. Their clothes were torn and burnt, and they were laughing.
"Heh, that was cool, lets do it again."
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 20:54:
Ack, posted at the same time! Oh well, the posts don't really interfere with each other too much, so it should work. We'll just say that after the events Hudson went out for a walk.
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By Jocko on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 21:44:
Yes...but Beavis and Butthead are still there. Can we just forget that little bit at the end and just say they mysteriously disappeared?
Hey! I can do that now!
(RP ON)
Beavis and Butthead just lay on the street for a few moments watching school girls pass by.
A small nighlight appeared beside Butthead's cranium, "Beavis, we are going to the wrong high school, and like, living in the wrong town."
"Heheheh-heh-uh-yeah! I feel-hehe-I'M FINALLY GONNA SCORE-HEHE!"
Suddenly Tomobiki seemed to fade around them.
"NO!!!!" Beavis screamed.
The duo found themselves back in Mr. Van Dreason's class in Highland High School of Texas!
Van Dreason looked up, "oh Beavis and Butthead finally decided to come back from Principal McVickers' office! Please sit down, we're about to have a lesson on Latin American economics!"
Loud guitar screech signaling their doom.
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By Parias on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 22:19:
Sounds good *grin*
(RP ON)
A mecha swooped down low over the mansion complex, finally settling down in the middle of the field. A few uneasy soldiers rasied their weapons, untill they saw the Sec. Force insignia on the shoulders of the mecha. The front opened up, and one of the soldiers ran over to greet the person, only to see Cygni.
"Cygni? Since when did you join the Sec. Force?"
She gave him a dark look, mumbled "I didn't", then walked forwards, into the mansion.
After entering and closing the door behind her, a servant asked her what she needed.
"Hudson. I need to speak to him."
"So sorry miss.. he's gone out for a walk. He should be back soon..."
"Is there a problem?"
Cygni turned and saw Ryouko standing at the top of the stairs.
"Yea... yea there's a problem alright..."
"Come, we can discuss it over lunch."
Cygni walked up the stairs and Ryouko began to lead her down the hallway, just as Hudson walked in through the doors below. He looked up and saw Cygni.
"You've got some explaining to do." he said, then noticed the dark look on her face.
"Why don't you join us Hudson? I believe Cygni will explain what is going on." Ryouko held out her hand.
Hudson nodded and scaled the stairs, and the threesome walked down the hallway and turned into a room a short distance away.
Once they were seated, Hudson turned to Cygni, with an angry look on his face.
"I've just seen an intergalactic news report, saying you two blew up a tourist complex! What the hell are you up to? Where the hell is Terra anyways?"
Cygni looked down a moment. Holding back the tears threatening to well up in her eyes, she put on a neutral expression and looked up again.
"Terra.. is dead."
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Sunday, December 26, 1999 - 23:33:
Bakuto #1 was in Atarus room looking up at the window in dog form looking worried. Araru said "Whats up?"
"I split myself in half and sent one half to go look after Cygni and Terra. According from my other half they defeated CyBarney but Radicus killed Terra. my other half is out searching for him right now. Radicus is heading for earth."
Ataru said! "Oh hell I've gotta get Lum and get to the manshion."
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By Parias on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 00:21:
(RP ON)
After dropping off Cygni on Earth, the UNO proceeded to a base in a hidden system, where they set down and gathered the remnants of the ex-Shaithan fleet. After the last ship arrived, Hayes walked into the briefing room and addressed everyone.
"Alright people, here's the situation. Terra is dead. She was killed by a destroyer under the command of one 'Radicus Zeus'. I have reason to believe this 'Radicus' may be in cohorts with Dr. Ginkobot."
Behind him, the wall lit up into a star map. 3 systems turned red, Ross 128, Ikeya, and Ploxis.
"As you know, we have been searching for Ginkobot for a long time. Our search efforts have narrowed down his base location to these 3 systems. Terra was killed in Ploxis, and I doubt Radicus was there just 'for the hell of it', so chances are Ginkobot's base could be located in there."
He glanced over the various soldiers and officers crowding the room. What remained of the fleet was one destroyer, ten corvettes, and a few various mecha.
"We're going to split up. I'm going to lead Alpha squadron, which will investigate the Ploxis system. Alpha squadron will consist of the UNO, the Washington, the Aries, and the Bastion. Beta wing, you'll be heading to Ross 128. Beta wing will consist of any ships not assigned to Alpha."
He paused a moment as the display zoomed in on the Ross 128 system.
"Beta wing, if you find any sign of Ginkobot, contact us immediately. He's probably got some heavy defense, and you'll need all the help you can."
The display shifted over to Ploxis.
"And if WE end up finding this slippery bastard, well, keep your jump drives at the ready, because we'll need all the backup we can."
He nodded at the soldiers and officers.
"Dismissed."
(RP OFF)
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By Jocko on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 03:08:
(RP ON)
For a full five minutes Warren sat stunned; unable to feel anything. He managed to ask again.
"...terra's...Dead?" He coughed out.
"Yes," Cygni began to sob.
Hudson looked to Ryouko who was already whiping away tears. He felt sick, very sick. The dam pretty much burst after that as Warren started crying furiously.
"She was...like a daughter to us," Hudson blurted out to Cygni. Cygni looked through her tears at Ryouko who nodded in the affirmative.
"At least she died at peace with herself." Ryouko wept as she went to Warren's side, standing beside him and holding him as he shook with sobs.
After a while Hudson recovered enough to feel white hot rage. "Who did this? I'll kill them with my own two hands!
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 03:25:
A large ship came out of warp near Mars. It was the same ship that killed Terra. Radicus was on the bridge of the ship. Radicus's assistant said "Lum and Cygni both live on that Island at this point on the map." he said pointing at Japan. Radicus said "I know that! But soon there wont be an Island there were going to throw everything we have at it from orbit and whipe it off the face of this planet! Radicus's assistant scremed and fell to the floor clutching a charred stump where his arm used to be. Bakuto stood behind the assistent with both lightsabers out. Radicus said "You!How did you get on board!" Bakuto #2 said "You fool! I used one of the stealth ships all assasines use! You should of had better sensors on this scrap heap of yours! Now Radicus the time has come to pay for your crimes!" Radicus said "Is that so? You and Cygni badly damaged my body before. I removed 80 percent of my organic tissue replacing it with cybernetic organs. The same type used by CyBarney!My reflexes are twice as fast as yours! You cant hope to beat me! "
Radicus extended Wolverine type claws made of the lightsaber energy. They both prepared to fight.
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By Parias on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 03:59:
(RP ON)
Cygni put a dark look on her face. "His name is Radicus Zeus. He's the one who... uh.. 'hired' me to take out Lum..."
She dug into one of her packs and pulled out the various intel documentation she had.
"There's quite a bit of info this guy gave to me about himself on these.. take a look over them..."
She sighed.
"Listen, I've got to go. From what Terra told me of Captain Hayes, he's probably getting ready to go rampaging around the galaxy right now hunting this guy down.. Terra and Hayes were pretty damn close.. they kissed the last time they saw each other."
Hudson nodded. "We'll help from here as best we can."
Cygni broke into a run as soon as she exited the room, flying down the stairs and rushing out the door. She ran to the waiting mecha, hopped in, closed it up, and lept up into the sky on blaring thrusters. She didn't have the slightest clue as to where Hayes would be right now, but the Ploxis system would be a good start. And there was something else bothering her...
She stopped the mecha short. She was getting concerned about Sergei, and began to feel attracted to him. She tried to fight off the feeling, but it kept coming back.
("Accept what's going on, you're not a man anymore.")
"Oh great..."
She sighed and resumed her course into space, then stopped short again when she realized something. She didn't have any method of getting to Ploxis V.
She spun the mecha around and aimed back at Earth. Lum had a jump-capable ship, maybe she'd be willing to help. She kicked in the burners and flew off back to Tomobiki.
At the far side of the moon around Ploxis V, 4 blue-white vortexes appeared and spat out 4 ships, respectively. One destroyer and three smaller corvettes. They gathered together in formation, with the corvettes leading a tight delta formation in front of the destroyer.
Captain Hayes, on the bridge of the Under New Ownership, turned to Sergei. "You've been awfully quiet.."
Sergei simply nodded and said nothing, closely watching his console for lack of anything else to do.
Hayes sighed and returned his view to the front of the bridge, out in space. He keyed in the comms.
"UNO to Alpha squadron. Everyone doing ok?"
"Washington here. We're having some minor problems with our power-grid, but engineering reports it's all under control."
"Ares here. Nothing to report."
"Bastion reporting, we're all in one piece."
Hayes nodded. "Very well, we'll commence our search right away. Washington, head off to Ploxis V and begin searching the planet. Ares, join them just in case trouble arises. Bastion, you're with us, we'll check out Ploxis II, it's the only other planet with tolerable levels of heat and radiation in this system."
Three voices acknowledged, and he watched as two of the corvettes split up in front of him, breaking off to the left towards Ploxis V. He turned to Sergei.
"Lay in a course for Ploxis II."
He grunted in acknowledgement, and Hayes watched as the Destroyer turned towards one of the smaller planets in the distance and the smaller corvette in front of them turned to keep pace.
Ginkobot watched as his instruments showed two small fleets enter the Ross 128 and Ploxis systems. He let loose a small growl under his breath.
"Fortunately they have not stumbled across my base yet, but that idiot Radicus has aroused their suspicions.. I'll have to be careful."
"Huh huh huh, he said aroused... huh huh" came the response behind him. He turned around to the cryo-pods. He had recovered these 2 boys from an unstable sub-space vortex that they had been going through.. somehow they had travelled through time and space itself. He was most interested in how they had done this, and had placed them into his cryo-pods for further examination. If he was able to find a way to duplicate this ability, he would be utterly unstoppable.
(RP OFF)
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By Jocko on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 06:13:
(RP ON)
With nothing else but time on their hands Warren Hudson and Ryouko resorted to simply walking hand-in-hand around the vast mansion and its grounds. News travelled fast, with several servants, guards, and Kuroko expressing condolences.
It was late at night by the time they reached the gardens and the prized Mendou goat statue...which they decided to avoid. In the three hours of walking the couple had not said a word to each other; their sorrow not needing words to express its presence.
Eventually they were sitting on a bench looking up at the stars. Ryouko cleared her throat, "It's getting late..."
"Yeah," Hudson nodded, but didn't move. But he did notice it was starting to get chilly, and they weren't exactly prepared to spend the entire night outside.
And so they ended up back in the mansion, accepting cups of soup from a concerned Kuroko who had nothing to report.
Ryouko yawned, "I'm starting to fall asleep..."
And so they started upstairs to her room; which had become Hudson's place of crashing over the past two months, what with most of the guest rooms being destroyed or uninhabitable. A few weeks ago he had tried to go back to his apartment and work in his office at the embassy...but it just didn't feel right. With Terra needing help setting up her new life and fallout from Ginkobot's war, for anyone needing to be "on top of things" as it were in Japan, the Mendou mansion was the place to be.
Hudson was feeling so much sorrow and anger at Terra's murder, that he knew he could not sleep, at least not until he went done to the shooting range, picked out a prime machine gun, and bleed off ammo until some news came in from Cygni.
But Ryouko had other plans, she asked him not to go off so quickly, but to help her get ready for bed. Normally Warren would've been blushing, but tonight he just nodded numbly and helped Ryouko, equally numb, out of her dress while they talked and cried.
"Warren-kun," Ryouko said as she put on simple pajamas, "why...don't you have any children?"
He shrugged, "I suppose you're wondering after all the guidance I've been giving to the kids in Tomobiki? Well, except for your brother...and I guess Megane didn't benefit much from my help."
Ryouko took his hands in hers, "no, its more from the pleasure and pride I noticed you got from every inch of progress Terra made in putting violence behind her."
Another tear slipped down Hudson's cheek as he helped Ryouko into bed and pulled the covers up to her chest. He pulled up a chair, and sighed, "Lucilla couldn't have any children."
Ryouko, still holding his hand, "why?"
"She was a Sorceress," Hudson said quietly, "Magic users sometimes develop severe health problems along with their abilities."
Ryouko knew this, "but...that only happens when-"
"They're in the later stages of their lives, yes. Ryouko, my wonderful Lucilla was 174 years old when she died. I know she only looked fifty in all the pictures of the time, but that's how old she was. Her powers adversely effected her blood chemistry, her heart, and bones."
"My...Warren-kun," Ryouko teared up again and squeezed his hands tighter.
"Most of the times," he pressed on, "a condition of her type in a magic user just means that they can only have children before they turn one hundred, or middle age. When I met her thirty-five years ago, I simply accepted the fact I would not be having children with her. We both believed she would outlive me and live until the sorceress average of her 250s But around 1969, she started to have...complications...t his led to Lucilla's not running for Nebraska's other Senate seat in '72," Hudson smiled, "she always had this thing for joining me in the Senate to 'keep an eye on her husband,' as it were."
Hudson brushed away tears with a tissue, "her health continued to worsen, and she died as you know in '73."
Ryouko sat up in bed and reached out, she hugged Warren for a while. She asked quietly, "and why did you run for President?"
He looked up, "In 1964 or 1976? Oh, you already know why I ran in '64-" he laughed, "to 'stick it to the man!'"
Ryouko laughed too, which made Warren laugh harder.
Eventually laughter died down and Warren continued, "Lucilla wanted me to run in '68 and '72, but it just wasn't in the cards, she then insisted I go for broke in '76. And so I did, I hoped my campaign would represent a glimmer of hope in a cynical and corrupt time."
Ryouko smiled, "and it did."
Hudson shrugged, "before or after I thiefed the entire mid-west?"
"My Political Science tutor says you were a sensation by the New Hampshire primary."
"Your tutor was wrong," he chuckled, "I was a crack-pot who wouldn't shut up in New Hampshire. I made all my speeches and all the debates into parties, encouraging my supporters to play with 'Hudson '76' beachballs in the snow and crowds. I brazened my way into second place."
He looked at a clock on Ryouko's nightstand, it read 12:46 AM. He felt tired and more at peace, Hudson could shoot up targets in the morning. And so he took a shower and crawled into bed beside Ryouko and was almost immediately asleep. But before that he prayed for Terra, and all involved in the search for Radicus and Ginkobot.
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 07:04:
Wow Jocko, that's one of your longest posts in quite awhile.. I'm impressed! >)
(RP ON)
By the time Cygni had found Lum's UFO and worked up enough courage to go hunt her down, it was already late at night. She rubbed her eyes, she hadn't slept in practically a week, and was beginning to feel a bit fatigued.
She had quietly landed the mecha in Ataru's back yard (as quietly as could be expected when you were in a hulking war machine with large thrusters on it's back and feet) and floated up to the second floor window. Surprisingly enough, Lum and Ataru were both sleeping. She sighed, this was going to be tough.
She floated in through the window and landed softly on the floor, then walked over to where Lum was sleeping. She kneeled down and touched her shoulder.
What happened next was difficult to remember, but it involved a high amount of lightning coursing through her body, and then finding herself lying in the corner of the room with a massive bruise on her stomach. Lum shrieked, yawned, and stood up, then squinted at Cygni in the darkness.
"Terra? What are you doing out here so late?"
Cygni slowly let out a breath. "Terra is dead Lum."
Lum's eyes widened in surprise, then lowered in anger. "Then.. you're that girl who tried to kill me!"
Cygni was waiting for this, but she still wasn't sure what she was going to say. A thought entered her mind.
"Yea.. but the person who sent me had given me the wrong target. Now he's betrayed me, and he killed Terra. I need your help Lum."
Lum lowered her fists and dispersed the flashes of lightning coursing through them. She still had a glare on her face.
"Speak."
"I need transit to the Ploxis system. Your ship is jump-capable, correct?"
Lum nodded. "But now do I know you won't just kill me again?"
Cygni's face hardened as she pulled out her Desert Eagle from her hip, flicked on the laser sight, and aimed it at Lum's head. Lum froze with a surprised look on her face.
"If I wanted to kill you, I'd do it right now. But..."
She hit a button on the side of the gun and the clip fell out of the bottom onto her lap. She lowered the gun.
"...I'm not here to kill you."
("Wasn't that a tad extreme?")
"I know what I'm doing."
Lum recovered from her shock. "Oh.. okay.. I'll take you there.."
Cygni replaced the clip into the gun, sliding it in with a click, and returned it to her hip.
"Thanks, I mean it."
Lum nodded, then kneeled over Ataru. "Darling, we're going on a little trip, and you're coming!"
Ataru grumbled in his sleep and did nothing. Lum put a smile on her face and touched Ataru on the shoulder, sending a shock of lightning into him, waking him up and sending him into the ceiling.
"Come on darling or we'll leave without you!"
Ataru managed to wiggle out of the gaping hole he was stuck in on the ceiling and fell back to the floor. He struggled to his feet and rubbed his head.
Lum nodded, grabbed Ataru's arm, and flew out the window, throwing a "Follow me!" over her shoulder. Cygni jumped out the window, ran over to the mecha, brought the thrusters online, and followed Lum into the sky.
Cherry watched from below. "It's fate. Any minute now." he muttered.
On Ploxis II, the UNO and the Bastion were flying low over the red, barren terrain, searching for anything out of the ordinary. So far they had found nothing.
Hayes turned as his comm unit beeped.
"This is the corvette Wink to UNO, please respond."
"Hayes here, what's up Wink?"
"Our search of the Ross 128 system has revealed nothing yet. Have you found anything?"
"Negative Wink, keep up the search, he's somewhere around here."
"Roger tha- what the HELL IS THAT? FIRE ALL GUNS!"
Various explosions and laser fire was heard over the comm unit, and static rippled through the transmission.
"Wink? What the hell is going on over there? Report!"
Sergei looked up from his console, worry in his eyes.
"-ome kind o- mon--er! It's ri--ing our hull to pi-ces!! We g-t to-----"
The transmission broke up in static.
"Damnit! Hayes to Alpha group. Rendevouz back at the far side of the moon, I believe we've found Ginkobot in the Ross 128 system."
The ships acknowledged, and Sergei aimed the ship out into space.
"Sergei, can you get a fix on where that transmission came from?"
"Aye sir, the surface of the second planet in the Ross 128 system."
"Alright, take us there once we rendevouz with the fleet."
"Aye.."
Hayes smiled. The excitement of combat had brought Sergei back from the brink, so maybe he'd quit worrying for a little while.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 19:37:
Back on Radicuses ship the remaining assistent had pointed the most powerful cannon on the ship at Japan. Radicus chaopped Bakuto#2 in half. Radiscus said "You were good but not good enough... what the?" both halfs regenerated into two midget sized Bakutos. Each had one of the double edged lightsabers. One ran up and jammed the lightsaber into the controls. The cannon went out of control nuking various places of the earth! Radicus shouted "Get away from those controls!" He took a swipe at them and destroyed the controls himself!
The ship carreened out of control and plunged headfirst into Japan whiping out half of a large city.
However the ship was still intact for the most part. Radicus got out of the ship the two Bakutos had dissapeared.
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By Jocko on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 19:48:
(RP ON)
Dreamland with Warren Hudson....
"Great love?"
"mmm..!!!"
Hudson opened his eyes to find himself floating in a void...save for Lucilla Edea Hudson floating in front of him. Hudson nearly squealed with joy.
"Sorceress wife!" he cried.
"Love," she smiled, "I'm happy to see you finally getting on with your life. Ryouko seems like a wonderful girl."
"I'm glad you approve," Warren smiled and laughed.
Lucilla laughed back, "Dear heart, why don't you try for the White House again?"
Hudson regarded her for a moment, "I've thought about it, yes. But I'm not sure if I have the same piss and vinager in me that I use to. I'm also sure some corners of the States would give me trouble for marrying Ryouko, not enough to cause me problems...but I'd worry about Ryouko, she'd have to move to a foreign land and become the most visible woman in the nation all before she's legal age to drink over there."
Lucilla nodded, "but she's a strong woman."
"Yes, she most certainly is."
With a shock and a knock Hudson awoke to hear Ryouko on the phone; she hung up, and clicked a light on, "The UNO just sent a communication saying they think they've found Ginkobot."
Hudson glanced at the clock which read 3:45 AM.
"You want to sleep?" Warren asked Ryouko.
Ryouko shook her head, "I want to see Radicus and Ginkobot dead with my own eyes."
"All right, let's go."
(RP OFF)
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By Jocko on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 20:13:
(RP ON)
Mendou Control...
Hudson and Ryouko had met Shutaro on the way when they heard/felt several loud explosions in the distance.
When they arrived they found out that some stealth ship in orbit had decloaked and started firing at several targets on Earth, a few of the shots were directed at several tourist spots in Northern Japan, but no one was hurt because it was in the middle of the night.
Then, as if things couldn't get any stranger, a Kuroko screamed that a ship was falling to Earth, and point of impact was Walt Disney World of Japan!
After the crash Hudson had conferred with the tactical people, finding out that the ship wasn't detected until it started firing and radar could pinpoint were the nukes were launched. Apparently, it was one hell of an advanced stealth design.
"Well," Shutaro muttered under his breath while watching Disney World go up in flames, "at least nothing of value was destroyed."
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By Parias on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 21:06:
(RP ON)
Ginkobot cussed. One of the ships in Ross 128 had unexpected veered off course while he was re-locating some of his more detectable equipment, and as a result, the self defense systems had switched on...
"The entire damned fleet will be here soon.. it will be difficult to hold off."
Behind him, Beavis and Butthead laughed as they watched the monitor, which was showing one of the smaller corvettes getting torn apart by a barrage of missiles.
"This is cool... huh huh" said Butthead.
"Yea, but like, where's the hot chicks? We should, like, change the channel or something."
"Yea, we want chicks, and guns and stuff. Uhh.. hey Mr. scientist dude.. can you like, uhh, change the channel? We wanna see women and stuff."
Ginkobot growled. The 2 boys were becoming a nusiance, and he'd be forced to dispose of them soon if he was unable to find the secret to sub-space time travel.
Over at the edge of the Ploxis system, the UNO and the Bastion were waiting for the return of the rest of Alpha squadron.
Hayes tapped his foot impatiently. "Where the hell are they?"
Sergei looked up. "Sir, I'm picking up a contact at long range, it looks heavily damaged."
After a moment, a very crippled corvette came into visual range, blackened and scarred.
"This is the Ares to the Under New Ownership. Reporting as ordered."
"What the hell happened?"
"The ground defenses on Ploxis V mis-took us as a hostile enemy.. apparently they're all worked up over that tourist center incident... they got the Washington, but we managed to limp back. Repair teeams report the situation is under control."
"Alright. We're heading for the Ross 128 system. Follow us in."
"Roger that."
"Sergei, set the jump point to Ross 128."
"Aye skipper. Jump coordinates set."
"Take us-"
"Sir, picking up a distant contact, heading to our location. Maybe the Washington got out alive after all?"
"Lets hope so. Tell me the details once it's in range."
A distance away from the small group, Lum's UFO entered with a flash and began flying to the far side of the moon.
"So this Ginkobot guy is behind all of this?"
Cygni nodded. "The details are pretty sketchy, but I'm pretty damn sure it's him."
"Then I'm coming."
"No, you aren't. It's far too dangerous."
"..You think I'm just bringing this old ship?"
Lum laughed to herself and walked over to the main screen, then called up the communications. Invader appeared.
"Daddy, I'm going to go teach that Ginkobot guy a lesson, can you give me some ships to help out?"
"Ahh, you found him?"
"Well, actually some friends of mine did.."
"Alright, I'm coming personally to help out. I'll be sending 10 destroyers to assist you. They'll arrive in 10 minutes."
"Thanks daddy!"
The comm unit winked out.
Cygni blinked. "Who was that?"
"My daddy, he's got the biggest fleet in the galaxy!"
"Well, lets hope so, because we're going to need all the help we can. Anyways, that looks like Hayes' fleet up ahead, I'm gonna go catch up and brief him on the details. Contact us once your fleet arrives."
"Okay."
As Cygni crawled into her mecha, she saw Lum hugging a confused Ataru going "Darling, we're going to war together! Won't it be fun?"
She could already predict the array of arguments that would follow, so she didn't hesitate to palm open the airlock and shoot out, towards the UNO.
Sergei smiled. "It's Cygni sir, she's coming aboard."
"Good, we can use all the help we can."
After a few minutes, Cygni walked onto the bridge, giving Sergei an affectionate smile. She then turned to Hayes.
"So you've found this Ginkobot guy?"
"Yea, on one of the planets in the Ross 128 system."
"Not much of a fleet to go with."
"It's better than nothing."
"Well, it's still not enough. I've got 10 destroyers, plus Lum's father coming through to assist."
Hayes grinned. "I think we'll present a bit more of a credible threat with that much for a fleet.
"There's also the respective fighters on each ship, and I'll be going in as well..."
"Excellent." Sergei said, grinning. "We'll show that bastard what we really have!"
Ten minutes later, 11 destroyers jumped into the Ploxis system and linked up with the Under New Ownership. After briefly discussing battle plans, they jumped towards the Ross 128 system in a flash.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 21:42:
Hudson and Ryoko continued down the road when a man jumped out in front of the car. he extended his lightsaber claws and ripped apart the front of the car. Radicus ripped the door off and said "Get out of the car! I may not be able to get Lum or Cygni but at least I can finish off you three!"
Shutaro pulled out his sword only to get it chopped off. Radicus lowered his arm and a strange cannon came out of it.
The ten destroyers arrived at the Ross 128 system in a flash.
Ginkobot looked at the monitor and said "What the hell? No I'm not ready yet! My ships cant stop that many. I'd better use the phaze missiles!" a large missile left one of the moons in the Ross 128 system and it exploded sending out ten phaze missiles simular to the one that detonated on earth awhile back.
Beavis said "Cool! explosions! huhuhuhu!"
Ginkobot took out some duck tape and stuck it on Beavis and Buttheads mouths. Beavis and Butthead struggled to get the tape off without theyre hands. suddenly a blue flash apeared between theyre heads and a portal spat out Koaro the 17th Angel and Boba Fett. Koaro said "Why do you pilot EVA shinji?" Boba Fett said "I'm not Shinji! where am I?"
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By Parias on Monday, December 27, 1999 - 22:37:
(RP ON)
Sergei looked up with alarm. "Sir, incoming phase missiles!"
Cygni stood up. "I'll disarm them, my mecha has an anti-bomb pack."
"Be careful, those things are damn sensitive" said Sergei.
"Don't worry, I'm not ready to die yet."
She rushed down to the docking bay, hopped into the mecha and palmed open the airlock.
After jumping out and flying towards the incoming missiles, she prepared the anti-bomb pack. A large panel opened up on the mecha's left shoulder and brought out a white package. Cygni opened it and brought out 10 small devices, labelled "Logic inhibitors". She proceeded to rapidly begin planting the inhibitors on all the incoming missiles. One by one their engines shut off and they began drifting.
Ginkobot watched as the missiles gradually began switching off. He stabbed a red button, signalling the last one to detonate.
Cygni was proceeding to the last one, when suddenly a light on it went red and it began counting down from 5.
"SHIT!"
("Get out of there, NOW!")
She kicked in the afterburners and flew straight upwards, away from the missile. It exploded, causing a chain reaction in the rest of them, ripping an extremely large hole in the time/space continuum. A black vortex appeared and began spinning rapidly.
On the bridge of the UNO, Sergei growled. "Sir, one of the missiles had detonated.. I'm showing a massive disturbance ahead.. we're too far away to be affected by it."
"Is Cygni still alright?"
"Aye, she managed to get out of range."
"Alright, plot a course around the disturbance and take us towards the planet." He walked over and switched on the comms. "UNO to squadron, follow us around the disturbance, then we'll split up and hit the planet from different sides."
The ships acknowledged. Sergei hit a few buttons on his console to take them around the rip. Suddenly a large blip appeared on his screen.
"Sir, something's coming through the portal!"
Cygni fought off the unconsiousnous that threatened to overtake her. She had managed to clear the blast, but the shockwave had knocked her around quite a bit. She heard static begin sputtering over her comms.
"--Colossus here! Command, hull failure seems immenent! We bo- what the hell? Where are we??"
She watched below as a massive brown and grey ship, trailing sparks and lightning, tumbled out of the vortex. It had large gaping holes all over it, and looked ready to blow.
She instantly recognized it as the Colossus from Freespace 2, one of the games she had played. The combination of all the phase missiles must have re-opened the dimensional breach!
The Colossus cleared the vortex, barely, before it sputtered and closed in on itself.
Onboard the UNO, Sergei scratched his head. "Sir, I don't recognize the configuration of that ship.. I have no idea if it's one of ours, or part of Ginkobot's defense.."
"It looks heavily damaged. We'll circumvent it for now. All units, we're heading to the planet. Follow us in."
Down in the lab, Ginkobot cheered. "So THAT'S the solution to creating a sub-space trans dimensional breach! I must examine this further..."
He skipped down the hallway and closed the door behind him, leaving Beavis and Butthead alone in his lab.
Butthead reached up and tore the tape off of Beavis' face, who yelled in pain. "Ow! Butthead that hurt!"
Beavis reached up and did the same thing to Butthead.
"Ow, cut it out dill-hole!"
They walked over to the console, where they saw a massive ship sitting in orbit around the planet, trailing sparks.
"This sucks. Lets change the channel."
"Yea, this sucks!"
They began randomly hitting buttons on the console. When nothing seemed to happen, Beavis picked up a large pole from the ground.
"I think it's broken. This should fix it.. heh heh"
"Yea.. heh.. lets break it."
"Yea yea, break it, break it, BREAK IT!!"
Butthead picked up another large pole and they began smashing the console to pieces. The door opened nearby, and Ginkobot entered, gasped, and dropped his equipment to the ground with a clatter. Beavis turned around from the console, which was now smashed and trailing sparks and lightning, and grinned.
"Um.. I think it's broken. Heh heh."
Butthead turned around as well.
"Yea, it was like, uhh, broken and stuff. We tried to fix it."
"Yea, just call me Mr. Fixit. Heh heh. Thank you drive through."
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!!" yelled Ginkobot, pulling out a gun from his coat and aiming it at the boys, who's eyes bugged out.
Suddenly the console exploded, knocking Ginkobot off of his feet and sending Beavis and Butthead flying across the room, landing in a heap in the corner.
"Ow... I think I broke something.. heh heh" said Beavis, who was lying on top of Butthead.
Ginkobot recovered and began reaching for his gun, which had flown out of his hands, when another explosion rocked the complex. A female voice spoke.
"WARNING: REACTOR TEMPERATURE REACHING CRITICAL MASS. MASSIVE INCOMING HOSTILE SHIPS. EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!"
Ginkobot's face turned white. "You boys can rot in hell for this!" He spun around and ran out the door, while explosions began going off all over the room.
Butthead struggled to his feet, only to be knocked down again when a large conduit landed on the two.
"This sucks.." he muttered.
"It doesn't just suck Butthead, it's like.. uhh.. it's like... it really sucks!"
Butthead reached down and smacked Beavis on the face. "This is all your fault buttmunch, you're the one who had to smack that console."
"Ow! It was broken already damnit, I was fixing it!"
"So? It like, exploded and stuff."
"Yea, heh, that was cool."
Butthead hopelessly tried to shove the conduit off of them, while explosions rocked all around them. Pieces of the base began falling down all over.
Onboard the UNO, Hayes scratched his chin thoughtfully. Explosions had begun rocking the complex before they had even begun their attack. He wondered just what was going on.
"Sir, the self-defense systems are still online. We've got various automated mecha and turrets aiming at our position."
"Signal the rest of the fleet. Pincer attack Gamma."
"Aye, sir."
Onboard Lum's UFO, Ataru began screaming as Lum cheered and moved the ship across the planet, skillfully avoiding and shooting down anything that aimed at them.
"Are you nuts? We can die out here!"
Lum just smiled. "I do this sort of thing all the time darling!" She brought the ship around for another run, while Ataru just sat there screaming.
Cygni had stayed above the planet to investigate the Colossus. Apparently they had been caught in the breach at the part in the game where the ship was destroyed... by the Shivan Juggernaut if she remembered correctly. It looks like they had been saved in the brink of time.
Her HUD indicated the ship to be at 5% hull integrity. It was barely hanging on. Repair crews were already crowding the outside of the vessel, fixing up what they could. She inched closer to get a better view.
(RP OFF)
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By Jocko on Tuesday, December 28, 1999 - 02:00:
(RP ON)
Mendou Control...
Two figures stood watching a wall monitor.
"Looks like it has begun," Ryouko said to Warren with satisfaction as they watched the battle beginning light years away. "Remind me to write a thank you letter to Lum and her father when this is all over."
"That goes ditto for me," Hudson said solemnly. "Ryouko-chan, we should also plan a memorial service for Terra. I don't know what we should do..." Warren shrugged.
Ryouko looked up at him, "whatever we do you should give the eulogy, Warren-kun. I can't think of any better tribute."
"Yes, I suppose so," he smiled faintly, "looks like Terra's given me a reason to write and deliver a speech again."
Ryouko looked at him quizzically for a moment. He smiled, "I haven't spoken in front of people since 1977."
(RP OFF)
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 28, 1999 - 03:08:
(RP ON)
After the fleet finished it's initial run across the second planet of Ross 128, they gathered in front of a large cave.
Inside the UNO, Sergei examined an interior map. "It looks like this tunnel leads right to the core captain. If we follow it down, we should be able to overload and destroy the base."
"Won't that take out a large chunk of the planet as well?"
Sergei shrugged. "We won't know till we try!"
"You got a point. Hayes to squad, follow us in."
The various ships switched on their running lights and proceeded into the large cave. After a few moments, a large bright beam stabbed out of the darkness and impacted against the bridge of the Ares, sending the ship plummeting into the side of the tunnel. Two other ships took it's place and combined their fire to take the turret down. They moved on down the tunnel without further incident.
Inside of Ginkobot's lab, Beavis and Butthead, using their combined strength, managed to shove the conduit off of them and stuggled to their feet while explosions echoed around them.
"Huh huh, this is cool."
"Heh, yea. I'm hungry, lets go get something to eat."
They took off down the hall, which ended into a large chasm. They watched as a bunch of ships flew past them.
On the UNO, Hayes squinted and looked ahead. There was a doorway with 2 ragged kids standing in it.
"We can't just leave them here to die. Sergei, land us near them."
"Aye."
The ship landed at the doorway, and Hayes ran to the airlock and ushered Beavis and Butthead inside, then closed it as the UNO took off again.
"What were you two boys doing in there?"
Butthead grinned. "Uhh, like, the TV was broken, so we tried to change the channel and stuff. But the thingie was broken so we, like, tried to fix it. Huh huh."
"Heh, yea, but then it exploded and there was all this cool crap flying all over the place!"
Hayes gawked. Could these two boys be the ones responsible for destroying most of the base?
He decided to worry about it later, and ran back to the bridge, leaving Beavis and Butthead looking around, laughing.
"Huh, this is cool."
"Heh, yea.... ahhh!"
They were thrown to their feet as a missile exploded near the ship.
Out in space, Cygni was finally spotted by one of the techs working outside of the ship. Her comm unit chirped a short moment after.
"This is the GTVA Colossus to unknown ship. Assuming you can understand me, where the hell are we?"
("May as well explain it to them..")
"Captain, you're in the Ross 128 system. Thanks to the combined detonation of multiple phase torpedos, a sub-space rip was opened in the time and space continuum. Somehow you got caught up in it, and well, here you are now."
The captain blinked a moment, trying to take this in.
"Any way we can get back?"
"If there is, I haven't got the slighest idea what. Looks like you'll be sticking around here for awhile."
"I don't believe I caught your name."
"Cygni."
"Thanks for clearing this up Cygni. We'll try to get this fixed up and be out of your hair as soon as possible."
"It's no trouble. I'm gonna hang around for a bit and make sure you haven't attracted any unwanted attention. You look pretty beat up, I'll assist with the repairs."
"Alright, you have clearance to approach the ship. Colossus out."
Cygni grinned and flew in towards the ship. "Computer, deploy the nano-droids to assist in the repairs of the Colossus."
A panel opened and a swarm of fireflies flew towards the ship, beginning to fix the massive holes and breaches in the hull. She pulled out a small repair tool on the mecha's hip and began assisting.
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 28, 1999 - 08:08:
I'm bored so I may as well contribute a bit more..
(RP ON)
Hayes watched from the bridge of the UNO as the dark tunnel they were travelling through gradually emerged into a massive interior, with a long generator running down the middle.
"We're going to have to go on foot and deploy satchel charged to destroy this thing. If we disrupt the flow right now..."
"...We're all dead" Hayes finished. "Hayes to squad. Head down to the base of the reactor, go out on foot, and drop as many satchel charges as you can. Set the timer for 5 minutes."
The ships acknowledged, and the fleet moved downwards, taking out the various defenses guarding the perimeter.
On Lum's ship, Ataru hugged Lum tightly, mumbling "I don't want to die!!!" over and over. Lum's smile went even wider, he was playing right into her hands.
Out in space, Cygni landed the vessel in the fighter bay of the Colossus. She had arranged to meet the captain to discuss the details of just what was going on.
Various officers scattered, most gawking at her mecha as she softly touched down on the flight deck. When she opened the front panels and jumped out, their eyes bugged out even further.
She turned to a group of them that were red faced, and put on a stern expression. "What's the matter, never seen a girl in a bikini before?"
One of them coughed, and the rest returned to work, stealing occasional glances at her. At the far end of the bay, a door opened and an officer walked out, escorted by 2 guards. He walked over, and, nearly blushing, raised his hand. Cygni shook it and smiled.
"Don't be put off by the get-up, my life doesn't revolve around sex. I just wear whatever's the easiest to move around in... I stay alive longer that way."
The officer coughed, then smiled back. "Of course. You are Cygni, correct?"
"Yup."
"It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Captain Ryan, GTVA Colossus."
"The pleasure's mine.. how are the repairs coming?"
"Well, we managed to hold her together.. we got our butts thrashed good back there.. right now we're working on bringing the engines and weapons online."
Behind Cygni, a few techs were swarming around her mecha. One of them opened up a panel on it and nearly fell over backwards in surprise.
"Look at it.. it's beyond anything I've ever seen! Incredible!"
"Wow..."
Cygni turned around, replacing the stern expression on her face. "Whoever breaks it, dies." She patted the gun on her hip.
The techs, red faced, mumbled and returned to what they had been working on. She turned back to the captain, who nodded.
"Don't mind them, they're always poking around with new things."
"Well, just remind them not to poke around too much, because I wasn't kidding."
Ryan coughed again. "Yes.. about your weapons..."
"Sorry bud, the guns stay. Survival instinct."
One of the guards raised his gun, but Ryan put his hand in front of it. "Easy, I'm sure it'll be fine.."
Cygni nodded. "Believe me, if it was my intent to kill you, I'd have done it a long time ago. Now, are we going to stand here all day or are you going to show me around?" She cracked a smile.
Once again Ryan coughed, straightened his uniform, then extended his hand. "Shall we?"
Cygni nodded, took his hand, and they walked off the flight deck to begin the tour. Before they left the area, Cygni tossed an icy glare over her shoulder at the techs that had gawked over her mecha. They got the message and began pretending the mecha didn't exist.
Down at the core of the planet, the fleet landed at the bottom of the core area and dis-embarked. They then massed around the entire generator structure and placed hundreds of large satchel charges down, setting their timers for 5 minutes.
When the last one was set, they returned to their ships and immediately took off, heading straight for the top. Along the way, Hayes put on a stern expression.
"Are you sure this planet has nobody on it? The whole damn place is gonna go up from us doing this."
"Aye skipper, the logs show the whole area is uninhabited after the strange incident four years ago. If anybody IS here, they didn't log it, so it's their problem."
"Alright...."
As the ships reached the top, ten of them exited into the tunnel, but before the rest could go through, a massive door closed, sealing it off.
Hayes cussed. "Sergei, what the hell is going on?"
"I don't know! The whole place is locking down!"
A large monitor appeared above the door. Ginkobot's face appeared.
"Congratulations, you're smarter than I gave you credit for. Unfortunately I cannot allow you to leave... so I guess you'll be forced to go up along with the planet. I guess this is goodbye. Oh and one more thing to think about. I've figured out the secret to sub-space time travel. Just figured I'd share that little secret with you."
Ginkobot laughed, and the monitor winked out.
"Sergei, can you hack into the systems?"
"I'm trying! Damn thing, it's totally locked me out!"
"How much time have we got?"
"Four minutes, thirty seconds."
"Can we blast our way out?"
"That depends. Do you feel like having the entire planet blow up four minutes ahead of time?"
Hayes sighed. This was going to be tough.
"What about the ships that made it through?"
"Any kind of gunfire this close to the core will set it off. Only a precise cutting tool could cut through the door without setting off the generator. But none of our ships has any of that!"
"Hmmm... Cygni is still out in space checking out that ship. Assuming she's still alive, that mecha of her's could come in handy. Open up a channel with her."
"Aye sir."
Cygni was walking down the hallway towards the bridge, discussing what had happened before the dimensional breach with Captain Ryan, when the portable comm unit she had taken out of the mecha beeped. She held up her hand. "Just a second."
She picked up the comm unit and hit the green button. "Cygni here."
"Cygni? This is Captain Hayes. We've got a problem. We're all set to blow this planet to pieces, taking Ginkobot's lab with it, but he's laid a trap for us.. a massive door blocking the exit to the core. We can't risk firing or it'll be set off. Does your mecha have any precise cutting tools?"
"Yup, I think so."
"Get down here on the double. You got three minutes and fourty seconds."
"On it!" She flipped off the comm unit and returned it to her hip.
"I'm sorry to bug out on you, but I've got some friends who are about to be blown to pieces, and I've got to go play super-hero."
Ryan nodded. "We'll be waiting for you on your return."
"Right. And I suggest you move away from this planet as soon as possible, it's gonna make quite a boom when she goes."
"I'll keep that in mind."
She spun around and ran down the corridor, rushing directly to the flight bay. When she reached her mecha, she immediately hopped in, closed the front plates, and set the computer to count down from three minutes. She kicked in the afterburners and poured all the power she could into the thrusters. Her mecha shot away from the ship and dove towards the planet at insane speeds, entering the cave after a few second and diving down through it.
On the UNO, Hayes cussed. He was an idiot for ordering the packs to be set at 5 minutes, 10 would have been more than enough to get away and still not worry about someone disarming them.
"Sergei.. is there any way we can disarm them?"
"There's far too many. We'd be wasting our time. Even one of them could set off a core breach. The reason we set down so many is to be sure the breach destroyed the whole planet. Ginkobot has forces all over the damn place."
"Damn! Nothing to do but wait for Cygni..."
Sergei leaned back in his chair and smiled to himself. How ironic it would be that his lover would be coming to rescue him, he always figured it would be the other way around.
His smile dropped into a frown.
"Assuming she is my lover anyways..." he muttered.
(RP OFF)
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By Bladeofkintaro (Bladeofkintaro) on Tuesday, December 28, 1999 - 15:54:
Ginkobot prepared to madify his ship wherever he was to jump into another diamension using phaze missile technology. Once he went into another diamension there would be hundreds of new resources at his desposal!
Cygni was cutting through the door. Sergei looked at the timer witch was down to less then 3 minutes.
RPoff
Oh gee this post was kinda short.
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By Parias on Tuesday, December 28, 1999 - 21:41:
*grin* I guess since Jocko will be working on the next thread, the job of this one kinda falls to me. Oh well, no problem!
By the way, I'm planning on leaving the sub-space time travel stuff to the next thread or the one after.. right now Ginkobot is just going into hiding again and preparing to re-build his base and commence experimentation on the technology.
(RP ON)
Beads of sweat began to build on Cygni's head. The door was massive, it needed to be to block off the entire tunnel. The best she could possibly do in the time given was make a hole large enough to fit one ship at a time. She had cut approximately 25% of that area now.
She glanced at the red timer on her screen. "Two minutes, thirty seconds..."
Hayes stood tensely at the front of the bridge, glancing out at the door where sparks were seen at the area Cygni was cutting. The comm unit beeped.
"Hayes, I'm not gonna have enough time to get a big enough hole for you all to get out at once. It's gonna be really close, but I may be able to get something big enough to get you out one at a time."
"Hurry, we've only got two minutes left."
"I'm workin as fast as I can! I had to turn this cutter to low power mode, or risk blowing the whole thing to pieces!"
When the timer hit 1:30, Cygni cussed. She had only cut 50% of the wall, and she couldn't possibly get the rest in time.
"Hayes, we've got a problem. I can't get this door down, not in the time remaining. Any bright ideas?"
Hayes turned to Sergei. "Isn't there anything we could do?"
Sergei shrugged. "We could try blowing the door down and rushing out before the explosions overtook us."
Hayes shook his head. "Last resort, but there's got to be another way!"
Inside Lum's ship, which had been trapped along with the rest of the group, Lum tapped her foot against the deck plating, wondering what was taking so long. She brought up the comms and called up the UNO.
"What's taking so long? How come we're hanging around here?"
Hayes calmly explained the situation. Lum paused a moment, then yelled out. "NOBODY hurts my darling!!"
Hayes recovered and realized what was going on. "Lum! NO!!"
Too late. Lum stabbed a button on her console, and a massive amount of lightning stabbed out from her ship, utterly annihilating the door. Behind them, the reactor began sparking and turning a blood-red colour. Ataru began screaming. Lum laughed. Sergei yelled "We need to go, NOW!" and Cygni attempted to recover from being flung against the far wall of the tunnel from the blast.
The ships immediately began moving outwards from the tunnel on blaring thrusters, gaining as much speed as possible. Below them, the satchel charges detonated from the intense fluctuations the reactor was emitting, and a wave of explosions began moving upwards from the reactor. Cygni recovered and followed the vessels outward.
Behind them, the explosions reaeched the top of the core and spilled out into the tunnel, while the core itself lost containment and began tearing massive holes in itself. The massive magma it had been pumping from the planet's core spilled out, causing additional explosions.
As the ships moved down the tunnel, a few of them loosing control and exploding against the wall from the insane speed they were moving at, the area behind them gradually turned red, and the explosions and flying magma began catching up behind them. Cygni passed over the rear-most vessels, yelling "Out of my way! Me first! I don't feel like dying today!" On the UNO, Hayes turned to Sergei, a haggard look on his face.
"How far?"
"Ten kilometers. It's going to be close."
Hayes watched out the side window as Cygni caught up to the UNO, flashed them a thumbs up, and blasted ahead of them. Behind, a few of the slower ships were being consumed by the explosions. Screams were heard over the comms.
"Nearly there, only 2 kiliometers untill we exit the tunnel."
As the explosions got closer, the rear of the UNO began to heat up from the intense detonations behind it. Three more ships were caught in the explosions.
The view in front of them exploded into daylight, and as the ships exited the tunnel, they immediately vectored their course upwards. Explosions spilled out of the tunnel below, and hot magma began running all over the nearby land.
As the ships shot upwards, heading out of the atmosphere, the ground began to crackle and break up, and the seams began to glow red. The whole planet was slowly breaking apart.
Cygni was the first to leave the atmosphere. She signalled the remaining ships to follow her, and then shot towards the Colossus, which had limped away to the planet's moon. The rest of the ships followed as best they could.
The whole planet could be seen quite literally falling apart at the seams behind them, from orbit. The entire planet began to glow a hideous colour of red, then suddenly masssive chunks of it seperated and flew out of the atmosphere at insane speeds, luckily not hitting anything. After that, the planet's core itself was seen, gradually freezing over as the atmopshere dissipated. It then exploded in a massive flash... and was gone.
Cygni watched the entire spectacle from a distance. She had never expected to be taking part of the destruction of an entire planet. Hell, she hadn't expected to be controlling a mecha, or meeting characters from her favorite games. Terra would have loved to see this sight now...
Her stomach churned an unconfortable feeling. Terra was gone. It never really hit her so hard before, she had just let loose a few tears and had gone on her way. But now it was coming back and hurting twice as much.
She slowly moved over to the UNO and docked, then moved up to the bridge. Sergei and Hayes congratulated her for helping them out so much. She just took in the praise and nodded.
It hit them when Hayes said "A sight that would make Terra proud." Cygni didn't seem to react at all at first. Then she felt the waterworks coming on, and couldn't stop them. She didn't want them to stop.
Sergei saw immediately what was going on, and stood up. He walked over to Cygni and extended his hand, and was surprised when Cygni rushed into his arms, leaning her head on his shoulder and sobbing uncontrollably. Sergei stood there with her, trying to comfort her.
Hayes stood at the front of the bridge, peering out the window at the remains of the planet, a dark look on his face.
"I can just imagine what she would say right now..." he murmered, then pulled up a chair, sat down, and pulled his captain's hat over the front of his head, saying nothing.
(RP OFF)
My next post will wrap up the story, including the memorial service for Terra, and figuring out what to do with the Colossus.
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 29, 1999 - 06:50:
Alright, I guess it's time to finish this up..
(RP ON)
There was a massive crowd around the front of the school. The entire town of Tomobiki was there, to attend Terra's memorial. Hudson had recieved word that the attack was a success, and was currently preparing everything for the group's arrival. Cygni had sent word that Invader was coming as well, along with some "unexpected friends".
Out in space, a massive blue and white hole opened up in space and a 6 kilometer long brown and grey vessel slowly emerged. Various other holes and flashes appeared as the rest of the fleet emerged.
On the UNO, Sergei looked up at Hayes. He hadn't moved an inch from his chair after the planet had been destroyed, and he was just sitting in the same position, in the dark, looking down, with his hat over his face. Sergei cleared his throat.
"Sir, we've reached Earth."
A small nod was seen on Hayes' face. "Signal the fleet and take us down."
"Aye."
Cygni stood up. "This would be a good time to introduce Captain Ryan once the memorial finishes, so I'll go head over and invite him down."
Sergei nodded, and Cygni walked out the door. She stopped at the airlock, where Beavis and Butthead were standing, as they had been throughout the whole battle, just chuckling to themselves. They turned around and noticed Cygni, and their eyes bugged out.
"Woa! Hey Butthead look, it's another hot chick!"
They began rushing towards her, arms outstretched. Cygni put a small smile on her face, raised her hands, and let loose a small bolt of lightning their way, sending them crashing against the bulkhead and landing in a heap admist a bunch of cargo containers. Cygni boarded her mecha and took off, towards the Colossus.
"Uhh, this sucks."
"Heh, yea Butthead. What kind of world is it where we can't have any hot chicks? They're like, all around us and we can't get them! It's like, some stupid puzzle, or something. Heh heh."
"Beavis, I have the key to the puzzle."
"Woa, cool!"
"...It's in my pants. Huh huh, huh huh."
"Heh yea.. it's in my pants too. Heh heh."
Cygni landed smoothly on the flight deck of the Colossus and was greeted by Captain Ryan.
"Glad to see you guys made it in one piece..."
"We managed to hold her together. What can I do for you Cygni?"
"A dear friend of ours, who goes by the name of Terra, was lost to us a short time ago.. we're holding a memorial for her below. I'd be honored if you joined us, and it would be a good time to introduce you to the public so they know what's going on..."
"Are you sure that's a good idea? It might create some mass hysteria."
"Trust me, the people of this particular town are used to this phenomena. And I'm really not sure how long you guys are going to be here, but it will be awhile at least."
Ryan nodded. "Alright. It may be awhile before I can come down though, I'm still needed up here to direct the repairs. How about I make my entrance in an hour?"
"Maybe a bit later, I was planning on introducing you AFTER the memorial.. I'll send you a message when it's time."
"Sounds good. Untill then."
"Right."
She climbed back into her mecha and took off, following the rest of the fleet into the atmosphere.
Hudson stood at the massive stage that had been set up in front of the school, looking nervous. Ryouko cradled his shoulder.
"You're worrrying too much. It will be fine."
Hudson nodded. "I know... I just can't get the feeling out of my head that something will go wrong.."
They looked up as a ship landed nearby, in the school grounds, with the words UNO painted on it's hull. Fifteen other ships landed around the area, ending with a small transport from Invader's cruiser.
Hudson walked over to the airlock of the UNO and waited as it opened. Two boys poked their heads out, chuckling. They looked down at Hudson.
"What a dork." said one of them. Hudson furrowed his brow. "What.. did you say?" he slowly stammered out.
The two were kicked out the airlock and onto the schoolgrounds a small distance away by a grinning Sergei. "Don't mind them, they're just a couple of stupid kids we rescued." Sergei walked down and shook hands with Hudson, followed by Hayes who did the same. Ryouko walked up and nodded at the two.
"Good to see you back in one piece."
They nodded.
"Where's Cygni?" Hudson asked.
"She's coming, just had to prepare a couple of things..ah, there she is now."
Behind them, a mecha landed on blaring thrusters, shutting down with a whine. The front panel opened up and Cygni hopped out, and walked over to the group.
Hudson turned to her and put on a stern expression. "I'm sorry.."
Cygni shook her head. "Save it, there wasn't anything you, or anybody else could have done."
Lum and Ataru walked over from another direction and said hello. Sergei flashed them a smile. "Nice flying back there.. almost as good as me!"
Lum nodded. "Thanks."
Ataru eyed the area warily. "So what's going on?" he asked. Cygni turned to him.
"Don't you know? Terra is dead. I thought I told you!"
Ataru reeled back in shock, then put his head down, his face clouding over in darkness.
"And I never even got to do it with her.." he mumbled. Lum bared her fangs and gave him a glare. "Darling!!!"
Ataru held his hands over his head as lightning crackled through Lum's hands. "I was kidding, I was kidding!" he yelled, and nearly had a heart attack when Lum ran over to him, he expected to get shocked to death, but no lightning came.
"Oh darling you're so sensitive..."
Invader walked over from his ship and gently shook Hudson's hand. "It's an honor to meet you face to face." he said. Hudson smiled. "Believe me, the honor is mine."
Invader turned to Cygni. Her eyes wandered up, and she found her stomach in her throat. Invader was at least three times the size of her, and could probably smash her into the ground if he felt like it. She put on a neutral expression. She knew what was coming.
"Word has it you were the one trying to kill my daughter..." he said calmly.
Cygni nodded slowly. "Yea, but I stopped when I realized I was being double crossed."
"I can always respect a girl with a conscience" he replied, extending his massive hand. Cygni shook it vigirously. He then turned to the group of Lum's elite guards, who had gathered behind him. He gave Bakuto a glare.
"How could you possibly let someone get so close to her, and have her at gunpoint?"
Bakuto cringed. "I.. uhh.. that is..." he stammered out. #31 cut him off.
"He was too busy spending time at the bar with me sir, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have convinced him to come. I accept full responsibility."
She bowed down, and nudged Bakuto. "That's three drinks you owe me." she muttered under her breath.
Invader nodded. "Your record speaks very highly of you, so I'll let it go just this once. But don't let it happen again, Clae."
#31 gasped, then recovered. "I told you never to mention my name in public!" she hissed.
"It's time you dropped all this secrecy, there's no need for it. I told you that a month ago."
"But.."
"No buts."
She growled and rose to her feet. "Yes.. SIR.."
She nudged Bakuto again. "Forget three drinks, that's twenty."
Bakuto laughed. "Sure.. 'Clae'.. hah, what a dumb name..."
Clae withdrew her sword and levelled it at Bakuto's head."That's it, I've had enough of you and your wisecracks! Die!!"
Bakuto laughed. "Only if you can catch me!!" He turned into a hawk and took off, flying low over the buildings dotting Tomobiki. Clae lept up and followed, yelling.
Outside of the schoolgrounds, a good distance away, Radicus climbed on top of a building and pulled a large sniper rifle from his briefcase. He assembled the various pieces together, then looked through the scope and aimed at the stage. He was going to take as many people with him before he got killed. He was sick of loosing.
The group arranged themselves in various chairs on top of the stage, with Hudson standing at the head, looking at all the people. He tuned the microphone for better reception, and waited for the rest of the people to be seated.
He breathed a sigh of relief as Invader's officers brought in his own large chair to sit in, finding him something adequate would prove to be a daunting task. He looked around at the group. Hayes was sitting by himself at the far end of the stage, with a dark look on his face. Cygni was sitting next to Sergei, with them chatting with each other. Ataru and Lum were exchanging glances at each other and looking over the massive crowd. Invader was simply sitting back in his chair, looking pre-occupied. Ryouko was sitting near him, smiling, and the various officers from the other vessels were sitting there as well. He eyed the area carefully. The two insulting kids were nowhere to be seen. He hoped they weren't getting into trouble.
He drank from a large glass of water and cleared his throat. The chattering crowd silenced. All eyes were on him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for joining us on this day. We are here to celebrate the memories and passing of Terra, who touched all of our hearts."
He paused, searching for something else to say.
"She came here first as an enemy, with nothing more than mass destruction on her mind. Indeed, Lum nearly died from her, and Invader was critically injured."
He raised his voice. "It was because of her that hundreds, possibly thousands died! Cities were levelled, pain caused, new soldiers were recruited to die shortly after! All because of Terra and her rebellion!"
Cygni, Hayes, and Sergei both looked up and began staring at Hudson at exactly the same time. "Hudson!" Cygni hissed under her breath.
Undaunted, he pressed on.
"So why am I bringing this up now? Why must we be reminded of these terrible acts?"
Cygni furrowed her brow in deep thought. This all seemed very familiar. Was Hudson a fan of Robotech as well?
"I remind you of all this, because we must learn to forgive our enemies!"
It took Cygni nearly all she could to keep from bursting out laughing. That had done it, she knew that he was a fan. And the funny thing was, it all fit so perfectly with what was going on. She coughed and tried to put a stern expression back on her face, crossed her arms, and leaned back in her chair.
Hudson stopped a moment to let it go over. The crowd seemed stunned a moment. Some of them were nearly ready to rush the stage in a rage, while others were simply glaring at him for saying such things. But his last words had caused them to reconsider.
"After a time, we learned that Terra was being used by Doctor Ginkobot. After she learned this as well, she never hesitated to come around to our side. She had been fighting for what she believed in, which is the important thing."
"After we brought her around, she changed her beliefs. Instead of thinking that the Oni kingdom was wrong and messed up, she knew she had been used, and made a promise to hunt Ginkobot down some day and exact revenge. How ironic it is that she ended up being killed by one of his cronies."
He took another sip out of his glass. Thing seemed to be going well.
In the distance, Radicus narrowed the crosshairs on Hudson's head. He had to be absolutely sure he hit, as he wouldn't get another chance.
Beavis and Butthead were hanging out at the back of the crowd, eating the junk food and glancing around at the women. Beavis grabbed a coffee mug and filled it to the brim with coffee, then drank it all down at once. He repeated this three times, then slung the back of his shirt over his head and began waving the coffee mug in the air, proudly proclaiming "I am the great cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole! Heh heh."
He began moving through the crowd towards the stage.
Hudson was preparing for his next line of speech, when suddenly a strange kid with the back of his shirt over his head climbed up and ran in front of him, demanding "TP" for his "bunghole." Before Hudson could reply, the coffee mug the kid was holding exploded in front of Hudson's face, sending the kid reeling and falling behind the stage into a pile of garbage.
Hudson kneeled down and picked up a spent sniper round, lying on the ground. He yelled out the first thing that came to his head. "SNIPER!!!"
Cygni instantly stood up, grabbed her Desert Eagle, and flew out towards the only direction the bullet could have come from, considering the isolated area the memorial was taking place in. She flicked on the laser sight, and after a moment, came across Radicus, fumbling for another round. She landed and kicked the gun away.
"So, we meet at last you slimy bastard."
She slipped a clip into her gun and shoved it in his face, then slowly shook her head and pulled the gun back.
"No.. death is too good of a sentence for you. I've got a better idea."
She grabbed him by the arms. "What are you doing? NO! NO!!!" He began panicking and flailing about, while Cygni put a determined look on her face and began flying him back to the stage. She landed, roughly forced Radicus down to his knees, and took the microphone from Hudson.
"This is Radicus Zeus. He's in charge of a massive underground agency attempting to bring the Oni empire down, has massive forces all over the place, is one slimy shithead, and killed Terra."
The crowd gasped. Cygni grabbed Radicus by the neck and lifted him off the ground, gagging.
"I'd pop a cap in his sorry head right now, but I'm going to leave this to you people."
She tossed him into the crowd, who swarmed around him. "NO! PLEASE!! NO!!!" He began screaming.
Hudson put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm glad you found him." he said.
She nodded. "I'll let them decide what to do with him." She returned to her seat.
Hudson sighed. The crowd was already grabbing large and deadly objects and beginning to attack Radicus with them, and there wouldn't be much hope of getting their attention again untill he was nothing more than a bloody smear on the grass. He took a large gulp from his drink, put his arm around Ryouko, and said "Come, lets go have some lunch, I'm hungry." Ryouko nodded, and they headed back to the mansion.
Cygni sighed as well. She may as well wait to introduce Captain Ryan and the Colossus. She stood up and grabbed Sergei by the arm, dragging him to his feet.
"C'mon, I'm starving, lets go get something to eat."
The duo walked off towards town. Hayes nodded and smiled.
"It's about time he settled down with someone."
He turned and began walking towards his favorite thinking spot, the bridge of the Under New Ownership. It was beginning to get cool out anyways.
Ataru watched in a panick as the stormtroopers, aside from Megane, picked themselves out of the crowd and began wandering down the street after Cygni and Sergei. His last diversion for Lum was gone, his hopes of chasing other women gone. He would be stuck with her forever.
"Come on darling, lets go home!" She leaned over and nibbled on his ear playfully. He shuddered and laughed. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all...
Megane stood admist the insane crowd with a stern expression, watching as Lum tugged on Ataru's arm, grabbed him under the arms, and flew him home. He sighed and turned towards the street and began walking. Things were going to get difficult now.
END
(RP OFF)
Ok so maybe that was kind of a sudden ending, but I wanted to get this out of the way >) I'd like to extend thanks to Jocko for doing such a damn good job with Hudson, for Bladeofkintaro and his Bakuto character, and to everyone who read this for putting up with my strange and whacky ideas (and my copyright infringement.. *grin*).
Oh and don't worry about the Colossus, I'll let that leak over into the next story, remember how Ginkobot found the secret to time and inter-dimensional travel? I might have the crew of the Colossus pull off an attack and steal the technology so they can get home or something.. *shrugs*
I'll get rid of em one way or another. And yes, I'm gonna keep Beavis and Butthead around for a bit longer too *grin*
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By Jocko on Wednesday, December 29, 1999 - 07:27:
Pretty good, Parias...although I probably would've had Hudson take out his pistol and neatly put a cap in Radicus's brain. Or hell, I may've gone the "stop the killing" route and Hudson spares him. Just punches him in the face and sends him down town with the boys.
But I love the bit where Cornholio saves Hudson! Genius!
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By Parias on Wednesday, December 29, 1999 - 07:52:
*grin* Thanks, I did the best I could think up at the time.
Now, lets get going with this next thread..