____________________________________________________________________________________________ Ginga GIRI GIRI! The Universe is in Danger! By SSJ Heero ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ---- Recap ---- [Chibi characters of the six appear in the foreground as scenes from the last episode play in the background. Though, you can't see 'cause this is text. =P] SSJ: LAST TIME! ON GINGA GIRI GIRI! Amiko: Looks like an incoherent Eva chapter. TM: But anyway, we face off against SEELE and Kaworu. Davis: Well, not exactly against Kaworu. Shinji did that. Cindy: And afterwards, we are utterly confused by a flyer for a concert. Kensou: Now, here we are doing stupid investigation work. (SSJ then glares at Kensou.) Kensou: ...Anyway, on with the show. *** [A body lay on the floor. It was clad in clothes befitting of a security guard. It was softly breathing still as it was dragged away, and off at the end of a hallway let on the opposite end, Davis waved a hand in acknowledgement and disappeared from view. Then there was a footstep as someone else stepped into view. Boots with two straps were seen; then the cloudy cloak was seen, white clouds outlined in orange upon black cloth. The camera stopped on TM's chin, where a round-brimmed hat shadowed his face.] TM: S-A-T-C-D-K, In position. Let's get wild, people! (Elsewhere, floating spotlights suddenly lit up. There was Amiko and Cindy standing on a floating, lit up stage, with a Buddha statue holding drumsticks below. Drums floated about the platform as hordes of crazy males and screaming girls pressed in about the stands. Amiko and Cindy were in a stadium, solemn and silent in the center of all the commotion. All the lights centered on them. Finally, their music started.) ---- OPENING SONG: REAL EMOTION (YEAH, IT'S NOT FROM FLCL. DEAL WITH IT.) ---- What can I do for you? What can I do for you? (yeah) What can I do for you? (nanana) What can I do for you? I can hear you What can I do for you? (oh oh) What can I do for you? (ooh baby) What can I do for you? I can hear you ano hi kokoro no kanata ni egaiteta basho ni iru tohou ni kuretetari suru keredo mou modorenai yume ni mita katachi to wa nanimokamo ga chigau genjitsu ni wa... memai sae suru riaru na sekai ni yureteru kanjyou maketakunai mou tada hashiru shikanai kono mune ni kikoetekuru kimi wa hitori jyanai riaru na sekai ni yureteru kanjyou kanjitemo anata ga me o tojita nara soko ni iru kizuna ga aru dakara, hitori jyanai riaru na sekai ni yureteru kanjyou maketakunai mou tada hashiru shikanai kono mune ni kikoete kuru kimi wa hitori jyanai What can I do for you? (yeah) What can I do for you? (nanana) What can I do for you? I can hear you I can hear you ---- Chapter 39: A Detour in Mabase ---- [Now, Amiko and Cindy, upon finishing the song, were clad in the clothes of a songstress, everyone about them cheering. Well, four people weren't. SSJ was sitting on a balcony, having watched the two dance upon the stage. Under his seat was a knocked out guard with a giant bump on his head. He had taken a cue from TM, his seat being dented. It was quite uncomfortable to sit on it. He sighed and was about to take out a pipe to smoke, had not he remembered that he hated smoking. He sighed.] SSJ: Damn hobbits, smoking all the time. (Meanwhile, sitting upon the rail of a couple of stairs, Kensou sat, knocked out guard lying upon the stairs before him as he looked up at the two songstresses. He looked up at the two girls on stage, pondering and rubbing his chin.) Kensou: I still say it is someone with too much free time. (And so, TM appeared with SSJ as Davis caught up with Kensou. TM leapt upon one of the floating guitar vehicles and piloted it to his friend, who jumped upon it. Davis did the same, taking another and having Kensou enter. Soon after, they all found themselves on the stage, facing the singers as the audience gasped. The four were facing off against the false Amiko and Cindy upon the stage.) SSJ: We've got the fake Amiko! (Davis yelled from the other side.) Davis: Sure! (The fake Amiko sighed.) Fake Amiko: Such a bother. (The screen would crack into pieces and a battle would begin, but truthfully, this is not were the story begins. The mystery began six hours before, when the Crew entered Mabase, a smoking city of strangeness. Not counting the aliens coming and going and such, the city was still strange. Anyway, it is best to start from the beginning, as all stories should. Man, this is like Max Payne 2...) *** :: Six Hours Before :: [The cries of chocobos filled the silent city with sound. Four birds, each with members of the Outlaws upon them, kweh'ed loudly as they pulled to a stop just inside Mabase. The Crew, on the yellow birds, looked about the rundown city. Who the Heck would pick such a place for a concert? The largest building was arguably the ugliest, pouring tons of smoke upon the already unhealthy city. The grim and dank buildings otherwise did not attract too much attention, anyway. They wandered on into the city, looking about for any more flyers of their concert. Upon reaching any, they tore it down and headed forward to the nearest inn. They didn't have much time. The date on the flyer was that very day. The 13th of March, Wednesday. Something was afoot and none of them liked it. Anyway, as they discussed possibilities, their main reconnaissance team, Mokona and Tenpi surveyed the town. As the two mascots traveled about the town in search of clues and hints. Finally, their search led them to the most dangerous place: the smoking building on top of the hill overlooking the town. They went inside, keeping to the ceiling as Mokona held onto Tenpi, flying by flapping its wings. They floated about, high above the ground and out of sight, until finally, they found the room where all the hints led. There was a room where the mayor was. He was sitting on his desk, discussing matters with a woman. They were high above the door, so they couldn't see inside, nor were the builders dumb enough to include an easily accessible air vent. They just floated and listened.] Mayor: This is good publicity for out town here. I must thank you. Woman: It is no problem, really. You remember our agreement. (There was a soft chuckle.) Mayor: Of course I do. Woman: Then I will be here later today to collect the funds from the concert. (Bingo. The two mascots started sweating, waiting for more to be said, but with that, the two conspirators wished each other farewell and left through another exit. Tenpi pecked Mokona softly, hinting at it to go back and out. So they did and soon returned to the Crew. One hour had passed since their arrival into Mabase.) *** :: Meanwhile! :: Voldemort: Are they in position? [Team Voldemort was at it again as they dashed about Mabase. This time, at specifically defined points, each of the time waited in the town, ready to get the jump on our lovable heroes. Voldemort waited upon finishing sending his words through his walkie-talkie (ages 6-10). There was a crackle, and each of the team spoke.] Malik: Here. Bakura: In place. Ma: We're ready. Ze: And steady. Peter: In position. (Voldemort grinned upon hearing their words of confirmation. It was time to begin their ingenious plan. Simultaneously, the rest of his crew did their work. Each of them revealed a small package from their clothing, placing them at various places around a certain building. Finally, when all the packages were secure, each of them spoke in confirmation. They returned to their leader, who pulled from his pocket a small box with a red button on it. He pressed it. A giant explosion tore through the building. Flames tore through the walls as air was pushed away from the site, causing a small torrent. The building crumbled. Its supports shattered. And finally, with a tremendous heave, it collapsed onto the street, its inhabitants never to be seen again. Team Voldemort cheered. Mission accomplished! Those damned kids were done for sure! Voldemort gave a loud laugh as he relished his success. It was at this point that the Six were walking up that very street, looking at the building collapsing.) Cindy: Destroying that building? Kensou: Yeah, no one's been living in it for years. I was wondering when they'd demolish it. (Team Voldemort froze upon hearing their footsteps and voices. Slowly and jerkily, they turned to face the direction of the voice. Upon recognizing the Six, waving and smiling, they all reeled back in terror as Voldemort screamed.) Voldemort: NANJA KORYA?! (Subtitles: WHAT THE FUCK?!) (TM narrowed his eyes and glared at Voldemort.) TM: Hey, that's my word. (Voldemort then pointed to the space where the building he just demolished should be.) Voldemort: You're supposed to be in there! What's up with that?! (The Crew then let out a loud fit of laughter. They fell to the floor and rolled around Team Voldemort's misfortune. Finally, amidst their yelling, Davis got up and explained.) Davis: Ours is the one next door. You missed. (Team Voldemort turned white upon their mistake. But no matter, the Maze brothers leapt into the fray, another game hastily prepared.) Ma: Okay! Here is our backup plan! Ze: A game of MONOPOLY, if you dare! (The Crew sweatdropped.) *** [Amiko and TM then slapped high-five in unison. Five minutes passed since the beginning of the game, and already it was over. Superior accounting thanks to TM and superior planning by Amiko took out the Maze brothers and left Amiko and TM with hotels on every single slot, which they owned. With that, SSJ nudged Davis for his job. Davis sighed and sent an explosion racing towards Team Voldemort. But no, Voldemort deflected it with the superior powers granted by his afro. The Six sighed. SSJ and Davis then came to the foreground, stretching.] SSJ: Ah, maybe you should get to the point and fight first thing we meet, Voldemort. Voldemort: Silence! You have no right to call me by that name! Davis: Then what name do we call you? Nabeshin #4? Wizard with afro? (Voldemort then pointed to himself, standing tall and proud.) Voldemort: You shall call me by LORD soon enough? (SSJ and Davis laughed again, muttering to themselves amid Voldemort's swears.) SSJ: Haha! Yeah, sure. Davis: Heh! McDonald's food will taste good first. (Voldemort's eye twitched. He then got down in position and prepared his famed technique. The Crew rolled out of the way just as the Dark Wizard screamed the last word. The streets cracked and tore apart from the energy. He had gotten quite adept at using it since his last meeting! The Crew hid behind various obstacles. SSJ whispered to the nearest person, who happened to be Cindy.) SSJ: We need a plan. Cindy: Uh... I know! Use your attack with the zergs! (SSJ glanced at Cindy, scratching his head as if he couldn't believe he didn't think of it. Anyway, he got to his feet and raised his arms, yelling into the air.) SSJ: Okay! Zerg Rush, come forth! (There was a sudden rumbling. All of Mabase trembled under violent shockwaves that raced throughout the city. Suddenly, an army of zerglings burst from nowhere and crashed into Team Voldemort. There was screaming, biting, and a general feeling of pain throughout the team as many, many aliens took their turn ravaging the team. From behind his hiding place, a light clicked off in TM's head. He grinned then leapt into the open just as the zergs burst into light and disappeared. TM held out his left hand, concentrating and forming a small storm within his hand, bringing his other hand in and out to cause it. Team Voldemort caught sight.) TM: Prepare! I learned this Rasengan from Naru- (But just before he finished, the ball was out of control, throwing wind every which way, and finally disappeared. TM swore, muttering that he must've not trained enough. He then turned back to Voldemort, expecting the Dark Wizard to have an attack ready. But no, he was rolling across the floor, grabbing his eyes in pain. Sand was flying about the place due to the release of all the wind from TM's hand.) Voldemort: GAH! SAND IN MY EYES! (TM sweatdropped as Amiko shoved Davis in to do his job again. Davis snapped his fingers, and sent another explosion spell racing towards the team. As flames tore through the street, Team Voldemort was in the air, holding hands in a ring and yelling.) Team Voldemort: Team Voldemort is blasting off agaiiiiinnnn... (And with a bling and a sparkle, they were gone. The Crew sighed with another encounter done. It was then that Kensou caught sight of something particularly interesting. One of the buildings far away was on fire. The Crew exchanged glances. Finally, Kensou put his hands to his mouth and let out a shrill whistle, and soon their four chocobos were there. They leapt upon them and raced towards the flames, expecting no good to come out of it.) *** [The flames tore through a seemingly regular building. The plants about it were green and fresh, and the soil was moist and fertile. Kensou particularly noticed. He muttered to the others.] Kensou: This couldn't have spontaneously started. (The Five exchanged glances.) TM: Sounds like Mamimi, alright. Cindy: All these anime towns no longer surprise us, huh? (And just as they were watching the flames, Kensou heard a particularly strange sound. It was a cat. He tightened his grip upon his weapon. He turned to the sound to find a girl with pink hair and a school uniform, trying to hide in the bushes.) Kensou: Who's there?! (The rest also turned their attention to the girl, who suddenly cowered in the face of the Six. The six with a variety of sharp, pointy weapons. Kensou weakened his grip, but then there came the roar of a moped. The Crew saw from a distance away, dist and dirt was being thrown up. Soon enough, there was Haruhara Haruko with her guitar and ready to slam, along with Naota with the biggest headache yet. Then suddenly, out from his forehead tore a robot which the author is too lazy to describe. This will be one of the fun events were the reader gets to imagine the enemy. Anyway, as it tore from Naota's head, it bellowed and made the ground shake. TM was the first to leap forward and perform an attack on it: battoujutsu. But them TM was on the floor, the thing's arm emerged and slammed him into the ground. SSJ swore and took up his blade, jumping forward and performing his Ryuu Tsui Sen upon the robot. But metal doesn't cut metal very well, and SSJ was flying towards his greatest weakness. He fell into the river. Out came Kero, swearing and dragging his relatively large blade. The robot then caught sight of the small yellow rodent with wings that wasn't a bat. It prepared to take care of it then and there, amidst SSJ's swearing. However, there was a strumming of a guitar. Haruko smashed her weapon into the thing's arm, tearing it apart from the body and making it fly towards the river.) Haruko: Take that, nameless robot! (Amiko and SSJ caught sight of it when it appeared over the river again, red and breaking apart. They rubbed their chins in thought. But then, Cindy was sending bullets at the thing, and Amiko helped, sending arrows at wherever the robot's eyes were. Amidst failing attempts, they simply grabbed rocks, leapt upon the beast, and started breaking it down themselves. They all then heard screaming. Everyone caught sight of Naota yelling as the robot with a TV for a head, Canti, opened a large mouth and ate the kid. The Crew had narrow eyes as Haruko and Mamimi were shocked.) Haruko: Takkun wo... (Subtitles: Naota...) Mamimi: Tabeta?! (Subtitles: Was eaten?!) (Then Canti turned red. The robot took its arm off TM, much to the boy's relief, and focused its attention on the new thing. It was at this point that the two duked it out with a killer game of arm wrestling, robot versus robot. Canti had the advantage. Suddenly, the nameless robot did. Amiko and Cindy were waving their fans and cheering for support as Canti once again gained the upper hand - no pun intended. Then out of the sky dropped a girl with a balloon thing growing out of her head. She screamed for Naota and much surprised everyone there was she fell onto the large robot, allowing for enough of an opening to have Canti smash its arm into the soil and tear it from its socket. Not wanting to waste more time, Davis quickly pulled out his trump card. With a rather large golf club, he gave the robot a good whack that sent it flying into the river, screaming as it slowly rusted over and broke apart, streaming into the river. Naota was thus returned, and everyone was sighing in fatigue. It was then that SSJ had the sense to address the FLCL characters.) SSJ: Hey, do you all know what's going on with the concert? (Haruko laughed.) Haruko: My, my. Couple of strange people suddenly appear and declare a concert, and so many strange people flood into the town. Amiko: You know who declared the concert? Haruko: Of course. There was this one with a brown braid and this other with black hair. Knew their bit about robots. (Then SSJ was sighing again. The girl that once had the balloon for ahead was now normal with a head of black hair, pulling on his wings in a school-girl-like fashion.) Eri: Now, this is a bit funny, isn't it? SSJ: Stop that. (SSJ caught sight of a bucket of water near the fire site, and flew into it. He was himself again, though with a bucket for a shoe soon, enough. Everyone laughed at the boy's misfortune. SSJ was hopping about trying to get the bucket off as Kensou continued the questions.) Kensou: Where is this concert taking place? (Mamimi pulled on the guy's cloak.) Mamimi: Mamimi knows, it's right over there on the hill. (And she pointed to the largest building, pouring smoke into the town. Soon after, they all were leaving. SSJ had caught Eri, for she insisted on going with the cute yellow one. TM had caught Haruko, as Davis was with Mamimi. Cindy left with Naota, and they were on their way. One more hour for the concert to begin. They devised their plan.) *** :: Current Time :: [And as they faced off against the imposters, there was a rise of shouts amongst the audience. Not wanting to attract too much attention, the false Cindy threw down a smoke bomb. They were out of the stadium soon enough, the false girls running away from the chasing Crew. But the false girls were faster, running forward and losing the ones behind. But bullets and arrows dug into their path, and suddenly before them was Amiko and Cindy, armed and prepared for anything. The rest caught up, SSJ and TM skidding into position on each side of the two. They were surrounded.] Kensou: Stop this game, now. Amiko: Yeah! Give up the act! (And the false Amiko sighed.) False Amiko: Sure, sure. (To Amiko's surprise, that voice sounded familiar... And masculine. The false girls threw away something that appeared to be a sphere. Cindy caught them before they could cause too much trouble again. There was a flash of light and the two false girls slowly changed. Everyone was taken aback to find in the place of Amiko and Cindy were two distinctive males: Duo Maxwell and Chang Wufei. TM once more rubbed his chin thoughtfully.) TM: There's only one thing to say for this... NANJA KORYA?! (Subtitles: WHAT THE FUCK?!) (And then Duo pointed a finger at Amiko.) Duo: I'm here to avenge Heero and Trowa's tragic demise! Wufei: This concert was to lure you here, and now, woman, you shall atone for your crimes! (Amiko sweatdropped. She was between crying and joy upon seeing the two bishounen. Before they could say much else, she was hanging off of Duo, hugging him as he screamed in terror.) Duo: Get her off me! Get her off me! Amiko: How I missed you! You never believed how much I waited to see all of my guys! (Wufei pulled a crowbar out of nowhere and tried to pull the girl off. However, after much repeated attempts, it proved to be quite futile. There was no way to escape the dreaded Grip of a Fangirl™. Except from out of the sky there came a kick that sent Amiko flying back. As she reeled and got to her feet, she saw that Sally Po and Hilde Schbeiker in the way of her beloved bishounen. Quatre also came, trying to calm the guys down.) Sally: Not only will we protect them, but we'll get the funds! Hilde: A deal, huh? (Amiko turned back to the Crew, smiling in a totally unreassuring way.) Amiko: This is my fight, okay? (The Crew nodded. When Amiko was serious, she was serious. And deadly. Amiko pulled out her prime weapon besides her bow and arrows, her set of fans. SSJ and TM cringed, for they have felt its terror a few times in the past. Amiko dashed forward at Hilde and Sally, who were armed to the teeth with various guns. Bullets were blazing towards the young fangirl, dashing still towards the bishounen's protectors. Their guns stopped firing. They needed to reload! Too late. They were in the sky, various bruises and scrapes accompanying them from the tremendous pain inflicted by Amiko. They crashed into the dirt floor as Amiko strutted over the gain her prize. TM nudged Davis, and they went to save the two poor girls from certain death. TM soon got Hilde, as Davis caught Sally. Quickly, they mixed back into the Crew as Amiko turned around to find the two girls gone. She shot a glare at SSJ, TM, and Davis, not sure who had who, but they all shrugged their shoulders as Kensou and Cindy sweatdropped in the backgrounds. Upon seeing that scene, Duo, Wufei, and Quatre got to their knees and pleaded.) Duo: Please, Amiko-sama! Quatre: I was never against you! Wufei: For a woman, I won't mind you sparing me! (Amiko smiled, but then Heero and Trowa appeared, laughing their asses off and rolling across the floor. The last three Gundam pilots stared in surprise.) *** :: Later! :: [Eight hours after entering Mabase, they were gone. Amiko had more bishounen now in her waiting room. Duo, Wufei, and Quatre were catching up with Heero and Trowa, so now Amiko had a complete set of Gundam pilots. She was giddy with glee as the chocobos continued on their trail. With that, SSJ was exhausted, weakly laying on his chocobo as they continued on. Davis wasn't in better condition, for he too was weakly keeping hold of his golden one. TM came up to SSJ, riding up to the boy with Cindy holding onto him.] TM: What's up with you? (SSJ looked up at his friend.) SSJ: Nothing... Nothing at all. (Then he sat up, looking ahead at the path. There was something in his eyes that made him anxious. SSJ slapped himself, for he was acting stupid, and looked ahead once more.) SSJ: I have a bad feeling about tomorrow. (And then TM sighed.) TM: This can't be a good thing. (And as the sun began its slow trudge into the dark, the Crew continued on. Four chocobos stepped onward into the looming dark. The grass swayed in the cold wind, which howled on as sleep slowly gripped onto the Six. Finally, Cindy was the last awake. Her eyes were heavy. With a final yawn, the world went black as their birds continued on.) ---- To Be Continued ---- - ENDING SONG: RIDE ON SHOOTING STAR - ORANGE no SLIDE utsusu sora SPONGE no PRIDE burasakete SPIDER kike totta sono yokan wa kakusanakuta tte ii n da iro no tsuita yume mitai na Ride on Shooting Star kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni utai tsutzuketa GRUNGE no HAMSTER otona bite REVENGE no LOBSTER hiki tsurete SNIPER fuchi totta sono sekai ni nani ga mieru tte iu n da nerau mae ni sawaritai na Ride on Shooting Star kimi o sagashite kindanshôjô chû uso o tsuita Ride on Shooting Star kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni utai tsutzuketa ---- Preview ---- [Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! Preview music plays in background. The six appear as chibi style, and random scenes from the next episode play, though you can't see because this is text. =P] SSJ: NEXT! On GINGA GIRI GIRI! Amiko: What could make the next chapter so horrible? Kensou: It's a trial by fire as the remnants of Rantmon's council come to pester us. Cindy: Just expect something or other. TM: SSJ hasn't come up with just what, yet. Davis: Anyway, next! On GINGA GIRI GIRI! "Trial by Fire" ----