Hey, K'thardin!
Great to hear from you! ^_~
> I know, this one took a bit longer than usual. I'm back in school now,
and
> on top of everything else I was sans Internet for about a week
somewhere in
> there. Not to mention that my Inbox decided to eat the last dozen or so
> messages I sent before shutting down. (shrugs) Ah well, c'est la vie.
Yeah, I didn't get yer reply for the C&C I so lovingly crafted for you.
;_; Heh, but
I'm feeling much better now. ^_^
(sigh) You'd be surprised how many people are either mad at or disappointed
in me because of that damned glitch. I had a lot of C&C and prereading that
never got to their intended destinations that week.
I'm still not done apologising to everybody for that. I swear, it won't
happen again (if I have any say in it, which I don't, but if I did...)!
<snipping of shameless asskis...err...of the pleas for C&C.>
Oh, no, feel free to call it what it is. I don't believe in hiding behind
dignity or pretending I don't crave replies. I'd rather just get the darned
things. ^_^
> OBLIGATORY LEGAL DISCLAIMER : Some of these guys aren't mine. The
> Sailor Senshi belong to DIC and Kodansha, while the Yoroiden are owned
> by Sunrise and Graz Entertainment. Okay? So don't bother suing me. I'm
> a student.
I gaurantee, in the real world this does not change. You make more
money, sure, but
what do you spend it on? Yeah, that's right. Anime.
Drugs would be far far cheeper.
You're not kidding. I practically had to sell my kidney a few years back to
get my hands on the original eight Bubblegum Crisis OAVs. Worth it, though:
the classic Leon rocks!
> RONIN SUMMER VI : DARK CRUSADE
>
> A Sailor Moon / Yoroiden Samurai Troopers cross-over
>
> by Morgan Hudson (dataraven_659@excite.com)
>
> Chapter Ten : Scattered Pieces
Kinda like what happened to Starscreem. ^_^
Hehehehe.
Galvatron: Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy!
Starscream: Megatron? Is that you?
Galvatron: HERE'S A HINT!
That scene still makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I see it. I
usually watch it in slow motion, too. ^_~
> Shit jobs. Why did he always get the shit jobs? Everybody
> else is busy getting ready to move out, and where was he? Stuck looking
> for two kids who were too damn stupid to actually stay where they'd
> been put.
Funny thing about this frame of mind. Everyone thinks they always get
the shit jobs,
but the ammusing thing is the guys in charge who tell everyone else what
to do think
this too. One wonders about that, but then it is a well known fact that
human beings
are inherently lazy.
And apparently youma aren't any better. ^^
It's true, though. Pretty much everybody hates whatever it is they're being
forced to do, mainly because they're being FORCED to do it. It makes a
twisted kind of sense, really.
> "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" Sailor Icestorm grabbed
> his horns and swung down to dangle in front of his face. The elfin
Takenoko: Settle down young lady. I WILL turn this vehicle around and
take you home
right this second...uhh, where is home BTW?
Hehehehe. Odds are, he'll be wishing he could do that before this is over.
Those girls are going to drive him out of his mind.
> "No," he snorted, "we're not there yet. Get back on my
> shoulders, and tell me if you see anything."
They did tell her what they were looking for right?
Would it matter? The girl has a mind like a steel sieve. The second she saw
something bright and shiny, she'd forget her own name.
> "'Kay!" Icestorm chirped, and somersaulted onto the giant
> youma's back. "I see something!" she reported almost immediately.
OK, I saw that one coming. ^_^
She can be a bit predictable, but still quite amusing. And frustrating. ^_^
> "Really?" Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. "What?"
>
> "Trees!"
Vegita: She dies right now.
Lord knows I would have killed her seven chapters ago if I were forced to
work with her. And I LIKE her.
<SNIP>
> **********
>
> Jun Yamano yawned and tried to stretch his arms. For some
> reason, his left arm seemed to be stuck. Deciding to solve that
Already I can see where this one is going, heh. Trust me, after a couple
of more
times you won't even notice your arm is wrapped around her. ^_^
Yeah, what can I say? I'm too big a softie not to give the poor kid one or
two decent moments in the story. I actually like Jun, but he's been cruising
into this kind of situation since he was eight.
> problem later, he lifted his right and rubbed his eyes. He really
> shouldn't have stood guard while everybody else was sleeping: he must
> have dozed off, himself, after that big argument with...
Question: What happened here? I thought they just went a little bit
away from the
camp, not out in the boonies.
They ARE only a little bit away from the camp. Remember, Thunderstorm
referred to them as "those kids we passed a few miles back". Between
Takenoko's poor vision and Icestorm's general lack of sentience, the two
walked right past Jun and Hotaru without even realising it. If they'd been
walking in a straight line, they would have hit Australia by now. Proving
that sometimes people shouldn't be given a job just because they're standing
nearby.
OK...that's good for trying to get over the physical contact thing. In
fact that is
an excellent stride, if you are that relaxed around each other you can do
that, it's
a good thing. Til the parents find out of course.
Uranus: You slept with Hotaru?!
Jun: Bu..bu..but..it wasn't like that!
Uranus and Neptune: DIE!!!
Or, conversely...
Uranus: You slept with Hotaru?!
Jun: Uh, well, kind of, but it wasn't like...
Neptune: Oh, we're so HAPPY!
Jun: Huh?
Uranus: Come, Jun! TO THE WEDDING!
Jun: Shit!
Kind of the Soun Tendo school of parenting, there...
> what his left arm was pinned under. Jun began to panic as he noticed
> just how dark it was. Hotaru's parents were going to kill him.
Slowly. Without any hope of redemption...well, actually considering who
your GF is
they might go easy and only maim you a bit. Nothing permanent either.
Heh.
Or, considering who his GF is, they might figure that she could heal
anything they do to him, and decide not to hold back in expressing their
displeasure. Kind of a toss-up either way, isn't it?
Still though, there is a thought. Everyone is going to be watching them
closely,
probably for a long time, so long it might become a habit. Even before
that those
two are going to chaffe at being under such scrutiny, and with everyone
telling Jun
how to act around Hotaru, and God knows what else they both might start
yelling at
all those who are really just trying to keep them both from getting hurt.
I mean
they might start thinking that everyone is against them in the worst case
scenerio.
True. It's always hard when you're a kid who's just starting to seperate
from your parents. Parents still think they need to look out for you, and to
some extent you feel you need to go out in the world and make your own
mistakes. It must be even harder dealing with parents like Haruka and
Michiru. After all, they protect the whole planet on a near-daily basis. Try
telling them that they have to let their sweet little girl get enrolled in
the school of hard knocks and see how well they take it.
Although I'll bet Hotaru never once had to be afraid of monsters in the
closet, even when she KNEW they were there. ^_^
Especially Jun, I mean this poor guy is getting pounded on from all sides
and no one
around him is likely to back him, til he gets back to the Troopers, cause
I know the
Masho won't care and well...the only Senshi there are the ones who Hotaru
calls her
parents (but wouldn't that be weird if one of the Masho or even Nasuti or
possibly
Shutendouji did step in to back him during such a conversation?)
Ironically, Naaza would be most likely to understand what Jun is going
through. After all, he's the youngest Masho and nobody ever listens to him
because they all assume he's insane. He may be used to having to deal with a
bunch of people who treat a guy like he can't even tie his shoes without
them looking over his shoulder.
Of course, he's nuts, and he and Jun hate each other, so I doubt there will
be much in the way of male bonding going on between those two.
Then again, that
might be just the way he likes it.
Who knows? It's not like Jun has ever once complained about things being too
hard. In fact, he seems to thrive on adversity. Considering how young he was
in the canon series, he handles the constant attacks by demon armies and
crazed Masho surprisingly well.
Ah, the pains of growing up. ^_^ Though with onwords and upwords of four
parents (or
more) and various 'sisters and brothers' in the way, this is going to be
far far
harder than normal.
That goes without saying. Jun and Hotaru are both going to get smacked
around by reality a little before this is over. However, they will come out
of it wiser and more grown up, which is really the only deal most of us have
with the universe anyway.
> them? What if everyone had already left? He was pretty sure none of the
> Masho would be willing to stand around waiting on him. "Come on,
> Hotaru!"
An interesting way his mind works there. He only considered them leaving
him, not
her. I'm not sure what to make of it, but it is interesting.
Well, there's three ways to look at it, as I see things:
1) Jun isn't worried about Hotaru, because he plans to look after her
himself. He KNOWS she'll be okay, he's only worried about how well he can
handle things by himself.
2) Jun is worried about himself, and forgot that Hotaru is in the same boat.
In other words, he's being self-centered.
3) Jun is being realistic. Nobody would dream of leaving Sailor Saturn
behind: she's too important. He, on the other hand, is considered to be
excess baggage anyway. The Masho would probably be glad for a chance to get
rid of him.
I'd suggest that Jun probably is thinking either 1) or 3). 2) doesn't seem
anything like him. If anything, Hotaru's main problem with him is that he
isn't self-centered enough.
> "Hmmm?" Hotaru slowly opened her strange violet eyes and sat
> up slightly, stifling a yawn as she combed her fingers through her
> soft black hair.
Only to find he was already playing with it. ^^ OK, maybe that's just
me. Heh.
Jun's still new to this. He still has much he needs to learn a few of these
little tricks of the trade.
> "What's going on, Jun?"
>
> "Trouble." Jun glanced over his shoulder. There was something
> undefinable about the forest that had changed while they slept. Part of
> it could be that he was alone and defenceless in an alien dimension,
> after dark, surrounded by things that probably wanted him for dinner.
I keep waiting for him to start complaining like Johnny Cage. ^_^
I liked Johnny Cage. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation would have actually been
watchable if they had gotten Linden Ashby back to play him. And, you know,
didn't kill him in the first four seconds of the damn movie.
> Nah, Jun decided, and shook his head. Reaching over, he scooped up a
> dead tree branch that had broken off of the trunk he and Hotaru were
> leaning against. It had a good heft, and was pretty long. It would do,
> until he found a better weapon. "We'd better get back to the guys," he
Yeah, like Darth Maul's Lightsaber. THE MAUL RULES!!! ^_^
I concur. Maul was awesome. It's a shame they offed him: he could have been
a good recurring villain for the prequel trilogy. At least he could have
lived until Episode Two.
<TINY SNIP!>
> "Don't talk to ME about common sense, Jun! At least I'm not
> the one who keeps running off to fight battles any sane person would
> realise they have no hope of winning!"
Zelgadis: *grabbing her and running* Complain later!
Now there is a guy who reminds me of Jun. He wanted power and oh did he
get it.
Course he's actually lived long enough to regret it every single second
of his dreary
existence.
Yeah, Zelgadis Greywers is a good parallel for Jun Yamano when I think about
it. Of course, I always liked Zel anyway. He even rocks in the dub, IMHO.
Crispin Freeman knows what he's doing when it comes to that voice.
Heheheheh. Speaking of dubs, how long did it take anybody to figure out that
Ash, Brock, and Misty from Pokemon were Amelia, Gourry, and Martina? Or that
Jessie and James were just Martina and Gourry again? Or that
Jessie/Martina's arch-rival Cassidy was none other than Lina Inverse?
Considering how many people on that show are from the Slayers dubs, the
Pokemon people almost had to be doing it on purpose.
> "AAAAAAGH!" Jun clutched his hair and banged his head against
> the trunk of the nearest tree. "We've already HAD this argument!" he
I do that sometimes too.
Doesn't everybody? O_O
> me for five seconds? I'm sorry I got hurt, okay? Can we please just
> get back to everyone else alive and argue later?"
Surprised he doesn't just throw her over his shoulder (probably the bad
one. ^^) and
run like hell, just like Zel.
Hehehe. Zelgadis is cool. I usually laugh more watching Slayers than I do
watching Ranma 1/2.
> "I'm not harping on you, Jun!" Hotaru placed her hands on her
> hips and glared at the boy, who groaned and stared back with an almost
> bored expression. "I'm just trying to make sure you don't get killed!"
Oh shit. We're gonna die and she's complaining about my shoulder.
Typical female
logic this.
Of course. She's right, and she'll gladly let them both die as long as he
has to admit that she was right before they go. My mother and my
ex-girlfriend were both VERY good at this exact type of logic.
> "Nobody asked you to look after me, Hotaru!"
>
> "SOMEBODY has to!" Hotaru tapped her foot and opened her mouth
> to say something more, when the bushes exploded into a swarm of what
Too late.
Isn't it always, for these people? ^_^
> appeared to be some kind of praying mantis. The Senshi of Silence was
> bowled over by the impact of the first two creatures, and disappeared
> under a pile of black carapaces and scythe-like arms.
If his hair turns yellow and his eyes green right here, I'd laugh.
Hmm...I need to quit watching DBZ.
Why? Did your station stop carrying it?
Vegita: You cannot resist our Super Saiyan powers!
Me: You're right I can't! I'm a fanboy! WAAHHH!!
IMHO, characters are the only thing that keep DBZ going. It really doesn't
have much in the way of plot, but hot damn, Vegeta and Piccolo are cool! ^_~
<SNIPPY-SNIP!>
> "Silence Wall," she explained, and Jun simply nodded, gasping
> for breath. Holding his arm against his side, the dark-haired young
> boy shakily rolled onto his feet and grabbed the fallen tree branch.
So was that his bad arm or good one? Or does he have two now?
Bad arm. I'm not mean enough to make the boy completely useless in a fight.
He's close enough already! ^_^
Jun: HEY!
> It had broken when he struck that one in the head, he noticed, and
> felt the jagged edge of the branch. Just as well; it would be easier
> to use one-handed if it was shorter.
One superior spiked club of the vampire coming right up. ^_^
Okay, enough Diablo II for you, young man. Now pack up your fire golem and
your skeletal mages, and go back to the Chaos Sanctuary. Maybe a few Abyss
Lords will make you realise the error of your ways... ^_^
Yeah, I play the Necromancer. That bone spear is lethal, and I like having
about a dozen skeletons and skeletal mages backing me up when I take on
Diablo. To say nothing of a good fire or iron golem.
> Damn, but he wanted his sword! The insectile creatures were
Fuck that, gimme an Uzi.
Ah, but Jun KNOWS how to use a sword. He's been in kendo for some time, and
even been trained by a few of the Samurai Troopers. Guns are so illegal in
Japan, though, that I doubt he would even be sure which end to point at the
enemy.
<YEAH, ANOTHER ONE>
Though that does bring up a point now that I think about it. Their
attacks, while
impressive to a non Z level extent, can get a bit unimaginative.
I know. Not only do they only get one new attack per season, they usually
stop using the old attacks. That makes their tactics a bit on the thin side.
What I mean is,
should anyone do a bit of research on them and note what kind of powers
they use, to
be specific, the kinds of techniques used, it would be a simple matter to
counter
them.
Yup. I agree completely.
How come you never see the Senshi or even the Troopers developing
different
uses of their powers? Or even a kind of combination attack that you saw
Ami and Ryo
do in the first few chapters of this series.
Well, the Troopers and Senshi did work out a few combination attacks in
their own canon series. I can only assume that the attacks they have are so
damn powerful that they've never really needed to come up with new ways of
applying them. I mean, when the good old Flare Up Now can obliterate a city
block, does Ryo really need to spend much time thinking about other ways to
use it?
> Lightning crackled, and five of the nearest mantis-like
> creatures were incinerated. Sailor Thunderstorm leapt over towards the
I mean here for example. Do you know what all can be accomplished with
lightning and
electricity? How many ways it could really be manipulated?
Indeed I do. From a joy buzzer to good old fashioned static charges (think
I'm kidding? Anubis wears a cape. Wrap that around him tight enough and see
how well he fights), or a full out flash of ball or chain lightning,
electricity is very versatile in attacks. Almost as versatile as cold.
I believe that Iceman is the most powerful mutant in the X-Men. He just
doesn't use his power to its fullest ability. And neither do the Senshi. Or
the Troopers, or the Masho.
I'm trying to slowly introduce new abilities in these characers that may not
have been evident in canon. For example, my Naaza can see perfectly in the
dark. How? He senses heat in the infrared spectrum, just like a snake does.
Rajura's tunneling abilities and Anubis' acute sense of smell are other
examples.
> Hotaru and Jun, landing in a crouch in front of them as she stared at
> the enemy still racing towards her. Her hands were enveloped by
> intricate webs of electricity, and she thrust them above her head. Her
> large green eyes closed, then opened, lightning pouring from her pupils
> as she snarled and lowered her hands again. Like a living thing, the
> lightning burst out of her hands in a massive, undulating wave of
> electricity, curving and swaying as it burned through the forces
> before her.
See, this is good right here.
(bows) Thank you.
> Someone placed their hand on Jun's uninjured shoulder, and
> he jumped, looking behind him. With a smile, Sailor Lightstorm gestured
> to the forest behind them with her thumb. "You two mind getting back
> to camp, already? You're sort of in the way, here."
Jun: Gee thanks for being the umptieth person today to point out I have
no powers.
Why don't you slice open my other arm while your at it.
Lightstorm: Ok!
Jun: ARGH!!
LOL! ^_^
> With a dazzling smile, the blonde woman lifted her hands
> and sent a rapid flurry of energy bolts into the midst of the throng,
> sending them back.
I mean here, if she could manipulate it better and at the appropriate
levels, a
perfectly good Ryenzoku Energy Dan (I probably messed up that name a bit)
could be
accomplished. That's that rapid energy attack the guys on DBZ
accomplish.
Or is that kinda what she is doing?
More like Piccolo's Masenko attack. Although I suppose if it were a little
faster, it would be a Ryenzoku Energy Dan. At least, that's how I see it.
> "Really, boys," Lightstorm said mockingly, "can't you do ANY
> better than that? I'm going to get bored, soo- OH!" Her eyes bulged as
> one of the glossy black insects flashed past her, blades swinging.
> She turned just in time to see a thick mass of golden hair swirling
> away on the breeze, and reached behind her with one hand, numbly
> feeling the ragged edges of her now shoulder-length hair. "Okay," she
> seethed, eyes glowing red, "now I'm upset. Come here, you little
> TWERP!"
Oohhhhhh...man, that's gonna get messy. I mean the long hair was one of
Minako's
best features. Ooooohh...man that bug is sooooo dead. At least now she
can go for
the Rei Ayanmai look. ^^
Well, her hair isn't quite THAT short. I mean, this isn't Akane we're
talking about, here. For some odd reason I see her with a hair style not
unlike Naru Osaka (or Molly Baker, if you prefer the dub names), now.
> "Well, well, well," Vyne muttered to himself as he circled
"Well, well, well," As opossed to the Megatron cackle I suppose. Heh.
Pretty much, yeah. ^_^
> Riding the breeze, he drifted over to the girl, who was
> clutching her ankle and sobbing. Well, he thought, at least something
> had come out of that tactic. Reaching to his belt, he drew the short
> sword that hung on his hip. He'd just finish the blue-haired little
> trollop, then turn his attention back to that walking pile of
> hamburger.
Man, what is with conquerers now adays? They never follow what is best
in life.
Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and listen to the
lamentations of the
women. ^^
Remember the Evil Overlord list at
http://minievil.eviloverlord.com/index.html ?
Let's just say that Vyne's taken the time to read it. Or at least skim over
the good parts. He knows better than to waste his time savouring victory or
relishing the defeat of his enemy. Just bang, dead, that's how he prefers
it. ^_^
> "Hey! Leave her alone!" Something smacked across Vyne's back,
> and shattered. Shocked, the winged man nearly fell out of the sky as
> he whirled to see his new opponent.
>
> It was a boy. A young boy with dark hair and a broken stick.
> Vyne began to chuckle. "Oh," he crowed, "this is rich. This is the
You know, I almost expected when he first picked up the stick, for him to
bang it on
something and then be 7 ft tall with a viking outfit and a really really
big ass war
mallet.
Eh, that would have been somewhat amusing. Heh.
Sure, until every single person reading this came to my residence and beat
me like a human pinata for writing it. ^_^
> single most amusing thing I've seen in decades. You... hit ME... with
> a STICK?" Vyne laughed until tears came to his eyes. "Oh, no," he
> managed to gasp, "the little boy with the stick wants me to leave his
> little friend alone! Whatever shall I do?"
This folks is a text book case of The Last Great Act of Defiance (tm).
Now to
complete this, one must thrust out one's arm and extend the middle digit
alone. ^_^
See? THIS is something Jun is good at. He's DONE this before. He knows all
the tricks of this trade. Girlfriends? Still a bit unsure. Evil monsters
from the dark realms? Give him a second to grab his stick, and he's good to
go.
> "Shut up," Jun suggested, holding the broken tree limb
> threateningly. "If you think I'm going to let some feathered freak
> like you hurt Icestorm..."
Course it really WILL be over your dead body you realize.
Kind of why he didn't bother mentioning that, methinks. ^_^
<YET ANOTHER SNIP!>
> Vyne had already shot out from under the giant youma's grip like a
> grape seed between pinched fingers. Clutching his sides and cursing,
> the winged man spiralled up into the air, disappearing into the
> shadows of the tree canopy. Several ebony feathers drifted lazily
> behind him, floating back down to the ground.
Heh, so it seems he's not as invulnerable as one would think a god would
be.
On the other hand, he just had an eight foot tall and several hundred pound
minotaur kneeling on his spine and bending him into a pretzel, and he's
still in pretty good shape. That's mighty impressive in my book, even if he
does have a few aches and pains to show for it. Not to mention that he seems
to recover rather quickly.
> **********
>
> Nasuti Yagyu lay on the ground, staring up at a monster. It was
> huge, looming at least seven or eight feet tall, and covered with
> small, pebble-like scales. Its black colour made it all but invisible
> in the darkness, while the strange mottled pattern of coral pink
> swirled and almost glowed. A pair of beady eyes glared malevolently at
> her, and a mouth larger than most of her body gaped open, exposing
> countless sharp and curved fangs.
That's a good description. I could almost hear her thinking "I'm
screwed." Heh.
Thanks. That's more or less the impression I was trying to get across. I
mean, Nasuti may be rather useless in a fight, but unlike Jun she seems
willing to admit it and get the hell out of the way whenever she can.
She deserves credit for that. She's one of the few token kidnap victims from
a sentai show who actually learned how to duck and run. After about the
middle of the first season, you'll notice that she just doesn't get grabbed
by monsters anymore. 'Cause she's smart enough to avoid them, unlike Naru
Osaka from Sailor Moon or Mizuki Sagawa from Bio-Booster Armour: Guyver. Or
about a million other characters I can think of.
> Tytoung licked his chops. The fear radiating from this female
> would be sure to make her particularly delicious. Adrenaline was the
> ultimate sauce, he reflected as he stepped closer to the frail little
He must be related to Saiyans. They eat just about anything too...even
each other.
^^
Yup, sounds like Tytoung, all right. And he's even got a tail! Although
judging from his fangs, claws, and scales, I'd bet he has more in common
with a Namek than a Saiyan.
> Naaza grinned and gestured with his head towards the thick,
> broad tail he had both of his arms wrapped around. "I'm sorry," he
> said pleasantly, "is this yours?"
Naaza: You be messing with a girl I happen to rather fond of right now;
so only I'm
allowed to eat her.
Make of that statement what you will. ^_-
Don't mind if I do. ^_^
> Naaza sat up and rubbed his head, smiling wickedly. "I think I
> just made my new special friend," he said, with a strange light in
He is a fan of the Warner Brothers on Animaniacs isn't he? ^_^
Hell, I half-expect Naaza to BE one of the Warner Brothers on Animaniacs,
the way he acts sometimes. All he needs is some white gloves and a mallet.
> his eyes. Drawing two of the katana blades he bore, the Snake Masho
> lunged back towards Tytoung, who had yet to notice his opponent's
> recovery.
>
> "I think," Tytoung drawled, "a honey glaze would suit you very
> well, mortal. I've had a craving for one since I last spoke with my
> dear sister." Spreading his arms wide, the monstrous creature leaned
> forward and clutched the front of Nasuti's sweater in his claws.
>
> "I LIKE you!" Naaza crowed, wrapping around Tytoung's head like
> an unwanted hat. "You're sassy! Let's you and me wrassle!" Gripping
Surprising he doesn't do the starry eyed thing and say how cute the
Lizard is. Kind
of how a young boy would do for a frog or something equally reptillian.
^_^
Not even Naaza is that crazy.
> "That's Tytoung!"
>
> "Ty-who?"
>
> "He's one of Pedri's pantheon! The god of hunger!"
So now she has confirmation that this is indeed the Pedri she was talking
about. Heh.
Wonder how that changes things in her percpetion of things.
A fair bit. I find it amusing that after all the concern Kayura had for how
the information that they might be facing gods would warp or demoralise her
group, Naaza takes it in stride. Of course, he would.
> Naaza blinked. "Well I'll be damned, and twice on Thursdays! A
> god, is he? Never killed one of THOSE before..." He shrugged. "Guess
> there's a first time for everything." Raising his voice, he taunted
Naaza: Yep, killed an Angel really big one too really awesome ribbons
for arms that
cut through everything. Helped kill a demon, killed a squirl, a platypus,
a pickachu,
Actually, Naaza could never kill a Pikachu. He runs screaming at the sight
of them. It's quite sad, really, but apparently the poor man can't stand
such an overload of cuteness. You should what he does when he bumps into a
cabbit. ^_^
> "You pathetic, simpering CRETIN!" Tytoung bellowed, throwing
> himself at Naaza with claws and teeth bared. "No mere human can defeat
> one of my kind!"
>
> Naaza met Tytoung's claws with his katana and smiled, baring
> fangs of his own. "And who the hell," he hissed, "said I was HUMAN?"
After which a golden aura sprung up around him, and his hair spiked up
and changed
color to match the aura around him, thus ending the fight REALLLLLL
quickly! ^_^
No, no, no! Naaza isn't a Saiyan! He's a half-breed! Get it straight, man:
Naaza's father was a snake demon (or naga) that took human form and seduced
a human female. That means Naaza is half-demon, another fact that the series
kind of glossed over.
I really must quit watching DBZ. But I can't!! I'm addicted!! WAAH!!!
> Glancing over his spiked epaulet, the Snake Masho called out to Nasuti.
> "Run for it! That way! I'll keep the walking suitcase off your tail!"
He's going to have new boots before this is over and meet her in Tokyo
with a new
Yacht, isn't he?
You mean Naaza is Micheal Douglas? O_O
Kudos to anyone who got that reference. ^_^
Cool! I get kudos!
> "N-Naaza..."
>
> "Don't worry! I'll find you later! Just run!" Turning back to
> Tytoung, Naaza kicked his opponent in the crotch. As Tytoung doubled
> over, the Snake Masho kicked up and caught his toe right under his
> enemy's chin. Tytoung flipped onto his back like a well-turned pancake,
> and Naaza cackled triumphantly. Tytoung's tail swept up and smashed
> into the side of the Masho's head, knocking him to the ground as well.
UULLLTRAAAAA COOOMMMBBBOOOOO!!! ^_^
Well, Naaza certainly does have a Killer Instinct... ^_^
> "Damn," Nasuti heard Naaza mutter as she fled, "if you can hit
> like that, this might actually get fun... C'mere!"
Scorpion: GET OVER HERE!!!
Yup, that too. It's a regular fighting game extravaganza over here!
> **********
>
> "Well," Rajura said calmly as he stepped to the side and let
> a flying body hurtle past him, "this is most expected." Another of the
> seemingly limitless enemy lunged at him, and the Spider Masho killed
> it with a single flick of his wrist, catching it by the neck and
> twisting its head off before it even saw him move. "I knew we had
> stayed here too long."
Well, at least he's man enough to take the blame for it. Heh.
Yeah, that's just the way Rajura is. He examines the situation, realises
what went wrong, admits that he's at fault, and then kills everyone who can
prove it. ^_^
<TINY SNIP!>
> Michiru blinked her big blue eyes at her lover. "But what about
> Empress Kayura and the Masho?"
>
> "Screw them."
Gee, K'thardin, no amusing little hentai comment to make here? Did you
actually miss this one, or did it just seem too easy for you? ^_^
>Haruka held Hotaru against her side. "We're not
> here to help Kayura, and we're not here to save the Dark Kingdom. We're
> here to help Setsuna, and we can't do that if we get killed. I'm not
> going to let you two get hurt if I can avoid it."
While it's nice to know where the priorities lay, one should point out
that the
duties presently are intertwined. ^^
True, but never forget that Sailor Uranus and the other Outer Senshi are
only there because they don't trust Rajura or the other Masho any farther
than they can throw them on a windy day. As far as the Outers are concerned,
it's only a matter of time before the Masho try to double-cross Setsuna, and
they're just there to back her up when that happens. Helping Kayura is just
something to do while they wait for the other shoe to drop.
> "You could have done that at any time, couldn't you?" Haruka
> asked, glaring suspiciously at Rajura. The Spider Masho merely nodded,
> his face expressionless.
>
> "I have already given all the explanation you are likely to
> hear." The one-eyed Masho gestured behind the Outers, where Anubis,
> Kayura, and Setsuna were already arriving. "I also took the liberty of
> informing the rest of our little group as to our imminent departure."
Sounds like he needed confirmation of their ability to fight, and took
the
opportunity to verify it. Now satisfied, it would be time to leave. Heh,
again very
logical.
Heh. I kind of think Rajura reminds me of a serious Xellos, at times. Cruel,
sadistic, manipulative as hell, and able to take advantage of any situation.
He's just not perky or gleeful enough to pass as the Trickster Priest
completely.
He's Kayura's bag man isn't he?
Hey, Kayura is a paragon of loyalty, virtue, and honesty. She never resorts
to cheating, lying, or underhanded, cold-blooded, and downright merciless
tactics.
So SOMEBODY'S got to do it for her... ^_~
<SNIP, SNIP, SNIP, THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH...>
> There was a muted splashing sound, and something gurgled.
> Haruka paused and remembered several of the horror movies she loved
> watching. Not so much because she enjoyed them, but they scared the
> hell out of Michiru, and having Sailor Neptune latched onto her was
> pretty much Haruka's definition of a good night. At the moment,
Heh, now that I can understand perfectly. ^_^
Of course, when Michiru obviously hates the movies so much, one wonders why
SHE would keep agreeing to watch them... Unless, of course, it's for the
same reason as Haruka. ^_~
> however, she was wishing she had paid even less attention to the damn
> movies, because all she could think of were pirahna, and mutant
> crocadiles, and big, slimy things with lots of tentacles...
She's been reading Magical girl doujinshi hasn't she? ^_^
^_^
> "Uh," she said softly, "there isn't anything in this river that
> might want to eat us, is there?"
>
> "Probably," Anubis' voice responded from the inky blackness,
> "but I doubt any of them are up yet. Most predators are nocturnal."
Uranus: *deadpan* It IS night you clod!
Anubis: So it is. In that case I'm fairly certain I can get out of this
mess, but
I'm pretty sure you're fucked! ^_-
Yeah, that's more or less it. Anubis was just hoping that nobody would
notice that one small flaw in his argument.
> The water began to boil, and Sailor Pluto suddenly shot into
> the air, wrapped in a tentacle. Clutching the garnet orb resting atop
> her Time/Space key, Setsuna enveloped her body in a shining ball of
> red energy, and Haruka saw exactly what was going on. It wasn't a
> tentacle, it was a tongue, and six more were writhing towards Kayura
Ahh...to be able to lick all of the senshi at the same time...err...^;;^
You going to be okay, man? Need a tissue? Or a transfusion?
You know, after I visited my GF my attacks of hentaiism have been
steadily getting
worse, and you aren't helping any. ^_-
I like to think that I am a model of restraint. Think how many obvious
chances to go horribly lemon this story has had over its course, and nobody
has done anything rated higher than PG on-screen!
Well, sure, the violence could be rated R, and I suppose Takenoko has a bit
of a dirty mouth at times, but...
Where was I going with this, again? ^_^
> and Michiru. The very tips of the underwater predator's jaws were
> poking above the water surface, and Haruka could barely make out
> several rows of serrated teeth as she drew the Uranus Space Sword.
Would this be how the siren really looks?
Nah. But I'm not done with Ligeia yet, either. She'll be making one or two
more appearance before this is through.
<snip>
> Haruka tensed, crouching slightly, and then leapt into the
> air. The Uranus Space Sword hummed to itself as it drew an arc of
> glowing light through the air behind her, and she plummeted into the
> mouth of the creature. Ricocheting off of Setsuna's field, Sailor
> Uranus braced herself by driving her high heels into the soft flesh of
> the monster's gums. Turning to Michiru, she smirked.
>
> "Hey, babe. You feel like getting out of here?"
At least she didn't say anything about blowing this joint. ^_^
Gee, why wouldn't she? I mean, I can't see ANY way that could be taken out
of context and used as a hentai joke, can you? ^_^
> "No," Michiru replied sarcastically, "I was just beginning to
> enjoy myself. Could you?"
>
> Haruka shrugged. "Let's put it to a vote. Setsuna? You want
> to get out of this thing, or are we still having fun?"
>
> Sailor Pluto's crimson eyes narrowed. "This is hardly the time
> to be making jokes, Sailor Uranus. I vote we leave."
Pluto, Pluto, Pluto. Tsk, tsk. You really need to work on that sense of
humor. I
sentence you to 10 hours in a room with Naaza and the Joker!
And ten hours later we find Setsuna curled up in the fetal position,
thumping her head against the floor and constantly muttering about making
the bad men stop. Naaza and the Joker, bored with such an easy mark, move on
to destroy the sanity of the Silver Surfer. ^_^
> "Well, then, let's go!" Haruka lifted her sword above her
> head, summoning her last ergs of energy. "URANUS SPACE SWORD BLASTER!"
> The pulpy head, which was nearly all the creature had, exploded in a
> gory rain of blood and flesh. With a sheepish grin, Sailor Uranus
> sheathed her gleaming sword.
I almost expected the expression that Ash had on his face when he killed
the deadite
in the throneroom on Army Of Darkness. Heh.
That was a memorable look, wasn't it? Bruce Campbell is so cool. I can't
wait to get the new Evil Dead game for the Playstation. They actually got
him to do Ash's voice. Groovy!
Hey, there is an idea. Jun could start taking lessons from Ash. I mean
there is a
normal guy who really really REALLY is fed up with the whole
undead/demonic
situation. Heh.
Jun to Hotaru: Hail to the king baby. ^_^
Hey... THERE'S an idea!
Oh, wait, there's no available chainsaws in the Dark Kingdom. No shotguns,
either. Damn. Well, back to the drawing board, I guess...
> **********
>
> With the satisfied
> smile of a man whose job had been well done, Vyne swung back around
> and headed back towards the others he had been following. After all,
> he reasoned, Pedri only said he wanted the Masho alive. It was only
> prudent to take care of their lackeys first.
Course, he'd never know it, but by taking her out, he takes out what is
the most
blatent threat against them.
Kind of ironic, ain't it? Wiped out by someone who never even knew how
important the person they were snuffing really was. It's like Bruce Wayne or
Peter Parker getting held up and shot by a random mugger while out of
costume. And Batman or Spider-Man just disappears for no apparent reason,
leaving everyone to wonder what evil villain finally managed to to defeat
them...
> **********
>
> A pair of arms wrapped around her waist, and Hotaru reacted
> instinctively, striking out at her attacker and smacking at its face
> and shoulders. As they fell together, she dimly became aware that her
> hands were bouncing off of armour, and that the monster in question
> was glaring angrily at her with its one eye.
>
> "Do you mind?" Rajura hissed. "I find that most upsetting."
Heh.
^_^
> "What are you doing?" Hotaru asked, terrified. Was he trying
Rajura: Saving your ass. Do ya mind?!
Ah, but WHY? Other than the obvious reason, that is: he's still got plans
for her.
> With a resounding twang, the webbing reached the end of its
> length and stopped both Rajura and Hotaru dead in mid-air. Startled by
> the sudden and violent jolt, both lost their grip on each other, and
> Hotaru tumbled free again. Moving quickly, Rajura snatched her wrist
> in a bone-crushing grip.
Bungee jumping at terminal velocity! What a concept!
Invented by the jumping spider of... Brazil, I believe. Attach a
webline to something and jump a few hundred or thousand times your body
length. Of course, I'd imagine webbing is a lot less springy than a bungee
cord, so the word "OW!" comes to mind.
> Hotaru looked up at the one-eyed Masho of Deception, the purple
> sigil of Saturn shining brightly from her forehead. "Please," she
> whispered, "don't drop me..."
This right here would be a perfect time to through in some weird
confusion for him,
like: "Of course not my Empress." or something equally weird, but that's
just what I
would do.
That comes in the next chapter. As Rajura will try to explain, "I mistook me
for somebody else". He knew who Hotaru was, but he kind of forgot that he
wasn't supposed to care whether or not she got hurt. It goes back to that
whole "Hanako" thing that Setsuna keeps pestering him about. And yes, a bit
more of that story gets revealed next chapter, too.
> There was an ominous creak, and Rajura looked
> up over his shoulder. "Can you swim?" he asked softly.
>
> "No," Hotaru admitted, "not very well."
>
> "You're about to learn," the Spider Masho said brusquely, and
> twisted his entire body, swinging Hotaru out into space once more.
> The branch to which his webbing had been attached creaked again,
> and then snapped, sending them both plunging into the darkness
> together. Hotaru clutched for Rajura's arm, only to have him kick her
> in the stomach. Shocked, she flew away from him, and slapped against
Not very hard I hope, cause if he knocked the air out of her, she is
going to be
breathing water in the next instant, and well, people have a very hard
time doing
that. In fact they call that drowning. ^^
Yeah, but look where Rajura wound up landing. The water is better by far
than a bunch of sharp and pointy rocks. It's not like he had time to
explain: they were kind of pressed for time.
> the freezing water of the river, sinking beneath the surface and
> cracking her head against the rocky bottom. Floating to the top,
> Hotaru rolled onto her back and began drifting downstream, stopping
> only when her body washed against a particularly large boulder. Blood
> smeared over her forehead, and her eyes were closed.
Out like a light. She's lucky, though normally people when unconsious
float face
down.
I'm assuming that she went in face down, but turned over when she cracked
her head. Standard anime procedure, actually: main characters tend to float
on their backs when they're unconscious in the water.
> Vyne flew down and circled the area. The girl looked dead to
> him, and her would-be saviour had fared much worse. Clad in purple
> armour, the man with the eyepatch was lying where he had fallen, well
> clear of the river. Draped over a large rock, his arms and legs splayed
> at awkward angles as his head slowly lolled to one side. With the
> satisfied smile of a man whose job had been well done, Vyne swung back
> around and headed back towards the others he had been following. Two
> down, he thought to himself, and chuckled as he soared away.
Though what is seen is not neccessarily what actually is, especially when
dealing
with an illusionist. ^_^
Nice to know somebody is keeping that in mind. ^_^
Ahhh, nice. Action. I LOVE IT!!! Though I wouldn't worry too much about
the plot if
I were you. You still havent' descended into later DBZ, GT or Ranma
levels.
Also, I'm going back to plot for the next chapter or two. In keeping with
canon conventions, I've split up the group so I can devote more time to them
as individuals. Next chapter is all about Rajura and Hotaru. No fights, but
a whole lot of plot gets covered.
Oh, and Shutendoji shows up a little.
Good job! Hope this helped some.
It always does, my friend. It's always great to hear from you! ^_~
Take it easy.
Yeah, right. Like THAT will get Chapter 11 done! How about I just promise to
stop typing when my fingers go numb? ^_^
Farewell!
-Morgan Hudson
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