The Eternal Lost Lurker wrote:

Decided to do a little catch-up, since I'm way the hell behind on this...
 

% Yay. I was hoping to hear from you on these:

Rather than answering, Ichiro began to convulse. It was a slight tremor
at first, but then became more violent, like an epileptic seizure.
   

Oh hell.
 

% Yep. 'bad news' is on the way.

Ichiro had headed toward it, his facemask pointed at the camera in an
obviously pleading gesture. Blood poured from his nostrils and eyes as
he convulsed uncontrollably. It was the most horrifying thing Kiyoshi
had ever seen. He watched transfixed as blood ran down his friend�s
face, covering it in a crimson mask.
   

It's the Stand all over again!
 

Preferred 'It' myself as far as SK's works go.

He rather liked his job and his seven-figure salary,
   

You know...

In Japan, seven figures...is not actually much of a salary.

In fact, it's not even enough to live on, depending on what range of "seven
figures" you're talking about. 5 million yen annually is about $40k a year,
which is...BARELY enough to afford the cost of rent, utilities, and living
necessities. Just shy of 10 million yen annually is a fairly nicely padded
salary, though still nothing to really brag about.
 

% Hmm. Okay. Will up it a decimal.

and going public
with the fact one�s pharmaceutical company had its own workers falling
over dead from its experimental research was not conductive to inspiring
trust in the populace�s eyes. Nor would it be conductive to him finding
a new job. Lots of people might say they found whistleblowers admirable,
but not to the point of hiring them.
   

Not to mention the Japanese corporate ethic, which tends to be even LESS in
favor of whistleblowing--anyone who doesn't stand firm with his company
REGARDLESS of what it does wrong, is never going to work in Japan again.
Ever.
 

% Exactly.

Tetsuki continued shifting his corpulent mass uneasily. �You see, since
our new future owner is in the weapon�s industry, they might be inclined
to� look at it considering its effectiveness.�

�Culture 1201 was supposed to be a cure for cancer, not a bio-weapon!�
   

Isn't that how it always goes?
 

% Well, since this fic isn't named 'The cure for diseases' yeah, it wil 
be. :)

*snip the Tendou sisters playing hot-potato with the engagement* Heh. Nicely
done.
 

% Thanks.Keeping up to date on the fiancee wars here.

�What the hell�s girl time?� Ranma asked.
   

*TWITCH* BAAAAD QUESTION, RANMA.
 

% Yep. You'd be amazed at how resentful women are over men not having 
that. Do we get pissy if a woman asks us about jock itch?

Ranma could hardly let things go at that. �Hey, it�s me, your old buddy
Ranchan. You can talk to me however you like. Heck, you used to do it
all the time.� He turned to Akane. �Hawkeye�s got the biggest vocabulary
of cuss words ever. I learned them all from her when we were kids. There
was this one time we were in the woods and she had to take a dump and
she wiped her butt with poison ivy. You should have heard her swearing
when she found out. I still don�t know half the things she said. Why I��
   

WAAAAAAAAAY TOO MUCH INFO, RANMA.

Someone needs to teach him when to stop talking. >.>
 

% But then it wouldn't be half as fun as when he gets wacked.

�No, he�d be a super�� Ukyou stopped herself. �Super great guy, the way
I�m a super great girl. In a feminine way. He�d be masculine. We should
get to class.�
   

Smoooooth recovery, Ucchan. :P
 

% Best she can do on short notice.

�Good. It is my pleasure to inform you that you are now in the hands of
the Ouran High School Animal Rights and Host Club. I am the president,
whom you may address as the Butterfly. My associate here-- �
   

*FACEFAULT*
 

% I try to mix contemporary with classic, like the GSC

�I couldn�t!� said a student with glazed eyes who looked like he wanted
to dissect anyone within arms reach.
   

@.@;;;
 

% There's always one in every school. You know the guy whose picture in 
the yearbook says 'Most Likely to Become a Serial Killer'

�I wouldn�t mind our mascot being �The Flashers�. It can be an all girls
squad.�
   

*snrk*
 

% I'd attend every game the mascots did, including their practices. :)

innocent animals. That is unacceptable. A moratorium must be put in
place right now, and this is the only way for it to happen. We of the
Ouran Animal Rights and Host Club are the ones to do it. If we are not
obeyed, something� bad will happen to all of you.�
   

Ooooh, scary threat. *eyeroll*
 

% He's trying to be courteous, even if he is threatening their lives

A second figure was dressed in a green frog outfit. He landed adroitly,
then bounced on springs on the heels of the webbed boots, leaping
amongst the crowd without landing on anyone. Eventually his bouncing
ended up next to another set of doors, which he stationed himself next
to. �And I am the Fabulous Frog Man.�
   

He's FABulous, alright.
 

% Heh

�I can�t believe it. One idiot dressed like a deranged chicken was bad
enough. But now there are two of them.�
   

That's how it always goes...
 

% Deranged chickens always come in pairs? Didn't know that one.

the stage appeared a youth, much younger than the others. He looked like
he was about in sixth grade. He was dressed in a full body bear outfit
with his cherubic face poking out of the mouth of it.
   

Awwwww.
 

% This sentiment will be repeated.

He leapt off the stage and in front of a group of girls. He posed before
them with open arms and said, �I am the Grizzly, the most ferocious
member of the Ouran High School Animal Rights and Host Club. Fear me.
   

Grrr.�

So cute!

[Tomo] "Look, Chiyo-chan! Your soulmate!"

[Chiyo] *mortified*
 

% hehehehe. Actually, that is an amusing thought, even if there is a 
considerable age difference. Maybe Summou would be a better match for 
Honey.

The Butterfly tilted Humbug�s chin upward and he flashed a dazzling
smile. �Only the most beautiful creature in the world, my dear Haruhi.�
   

*GAG*
 

% Hey, chicks go for bishie romances.

While Ranma assessed the situation, Akane had only one thought on her
mind: finding some way to get enough privacy to change into Thor. Ten
seconds would be all she needed to take care of the lot of them. Unlike
the Enchantress and Executioner�s attack on the school, these goofballs
didn�t look the least bit dangerous. The Wasp could probably take them
out in about five seconds.
   

So...what, she's admitting the Wasp is better than her?
 

% Oops. Will revise.

�An explosive collar,� Frog Man explained. �We don�t have the manpower
to escort each person to the restroom, so we use the honor system by
attaching these around your neck.�
   

Oh, that's lovely.
 

% It does go with the school uniforms, actually. :)

�How are using explosives part of an honor system?� Akane snapped.

�We find people are far more honorable with an explosive device around
their neck.�

That was a fairly inarguable point.
   

No shit. @_@;;
 

% But it's a bit blunt.

Happosai scowled at everyone in the auditorium. �Here I was, on a
mission of liberation of my precious little darlings from the girl�s
locker room, when I discovered there were no little darlings to rescue
since no one was having gym. It�s an outrage. How can I grab some
delightful undies if girls are wearing them?�
   

Actually, wouldn't he ENJOY it a lot more doing it that way? -_-;;
 

% And pray he never finds out.

�Looks like glass jaws can be hereditary.� Ranma smirked.
   

Maybe their family name is Glasscock?
 

% Heh

He tried to lurch forward, but was held back by a horde of teenage girls
shouting at him to not do it and stay out of harm�s way. Unfortunately
for the Grizzly, the exo-skeleton he wore only enhanced existing
strength, and since he had so little to begin with, he was easily
overpowered by the determination of Furinkan�s female populace. All he
could do was cry at the indignity of it all.
   

Poor widdle bear-chan. ;_;
 

% Negated by the innocent bystanders.

�But I�ve referred to you as a man since the first day we met,� the
Butterfly said.

�I felt it would be rude to correct you.� Humbug shrugged.
   

Heh!
 

% As good a reason as any I could come up with for her not correcting him.

The Butterfly turned around just in time to receive a kick to the groin.
He wore a cup, which was dented quite deeply. Kicks that could shatter
bricks did things like that.
   

OUCH. >.<
 

Not a good day to be a Butterfly. Nope.

�You sure do.� She pulled one of the metal cylinders from her belt,
aimed at the Butterfly, and pulled the trigger. The sound of insects,
amplified a thousandfold and funneled into a tight sonic beam, knocked
Tamaki unconscious.

Haruhi then turned the weapon on Happosai and fired, knocking him
senseless as well.
   

Wow, the only dangerous one among them and she has to be a counteragent.
Poor pitiful Host Club. XD
 

% Yep. Comic relief to the end.

it of inside information she could, and once he ran out, or pressed her
to hard, she�d come up with some reason to break up with him. She�d make
it his fault, of course. Like all men, he�d slight her somehow and she�d
use that as the convenient excuse. Nerds or studs, men were still men
and cut from the same cloth.
   

Wow, angry feminazi bitch much?
 

% Nah. I think most women are genetically hardwired to blame men for 
anything when it's conveient for them. There was a great line in some 
webcomic where an angry girl stormed into a room where a guy was and the 
guy said, "Uh oh, what did my gender do now?"

Man Beast strode through the halls of the ALF�s latest temporary secret
headquarters. The old building was a bit run down with numerous
problems, but it meant nothing to him. Man Beast was never one for gaudy
trappings. Mansion or slum, it meant nothing to him. What he cared about
was achieving his goals. Everything else was useless window dressing.
   

Including his minions.
 

% Oh yes. No doubt about that.

�It�ll put everyone to sleep! This is a sexy story. �Insect Invasion
Sweeps Japan! Newsman Toji Yamamoto First on the Scene to Break the
Story. Then Wins Pulitzer Prize!� Now that�s a headline!�
   

Oh yeah, that's a LOT more interesting than a satellite launch. Man this
guy's an idiot.
 

% Journalists. :)

He recoiled in pain and shouted, �Ah! Killer bees! It�s killer bees!
We�re all going to die!�
   

WE CAN ONLY HOPE.
 

% Well, him anyway.

The cameraman froze, hoping that if he went motionless, the bees
wouldn�t attack him. On the upside, his luck held as they didn�t sting
him, content to treat him like a rock. On the downside, it quickly
became obvious that the number of bees was steadily increasing. The air
became thick with the flying insects as the swarm drew closer to shore,
revealing a miles long cloud of the insects.
   

Deadly Deadly Bees!
 

% Yep. Swarm as a villain created back in the early days of the 'killer 
bee invasion'. He's popped up a handful of times since then.

Emerging from the front of the cloud was what appeared to be a man.
Training came to the fore as the cameraman focused on the figure. The
telescopic lens revealed a being dressed in a billowing purple cape,
white gloves, and boots. That was all it wore, save for the fact every
inch of him seemed to be covered in bees.
   

Oh great, it's Bee Man.
 

% Swarm.

In a voice that was more of a buzz, the figure shouted in English,
�Zzzwarm has come to your nation, as the One invited him. But the One
doezz not control Zzwarm. Zzwarm will kill all of you mammalz and rule
over the landzz.�
   

"Perhapzz you know Zzwarm'zz brother Wazzpinator?"
 

% Heh

�Let�s see what a wide-angle repulsor blast does to his insectile
epidermis.�
   

EWWWW! PERVERT!!
 

% I guess some people can construe any phrase as having sexual inneundo 
embedded in it.

She impacted with the nearly naked skeleton, shattering it into hundreds
of pieces. As the shattered bones fell into the ocean, the miles long
body of insects Swarm had led seemed to lose cohesion, flying mindlessly
everywhere. Soon all of the insects were hammered from the sky and
drowned in the ocean, save for a scant few who made it to shore and
survived.
   

But they will return...for REVENGE!!
 

% No. They are gone for good.

Before she died, she wanted to be known for curing some sort of disease.
Not at the cost of ruining her company, though. She�d do it responsibly.
   

Wow, she's off to a hell of a start on that. @_@;;
 

% heh

Which was why she was having the meeting with the men. She was not about
to start running around changing the way the company was run, at least
not without understanding how they were run first, as well as knowing
the full assets of the company.
   

And the full ass*holes* of the company.
 

% Heh.

�Yes,� Onimaru said. �However, the research took an unexpected turn.� He
looked nervously at one of his aides before continuing. �A strain of it
had an unanticipated side-effect. While the virus does indeed consume
cancer cells, destroying them as it reproduces, it doesn�t stop there.
It keeps going, destroying all organic matter, leaving only bones behind
while using the matter to reproduce itself.�
   

Why does it leave bones behind if it destroys all organic matter?
 

% DJ's explanation works for me.

Just as Kodachi had finished giving her instruction there was an
explosion several floors below them. All but Kodachi were nearly knocked
off their feet, and even she nearly fell over.

�What was that?� Kodachi asked.
   

THAT would be somebody liberating the bioweapon, I'd wager.
 

% Nope. Attacking the building with the intention of eventually 
liberating it. :)

�Why don�t I tag along and make sure the babe isn�t interrupted?� Tabur,
the Cat Man, offered, a lascivious gleam in his feline eyes.

�You�ll stay with us, or I�ll make it so you don�t every worry about
women again,� Man Beast warned.

�Of course,� Tabur said smoothly.
   

Nice. :)
 

% Tabur is a good right hand cat for Manny.

�Well, Man Beast. What is it you can do? Piddle on my leg to make me
   

rust?�
 

�Oh, I think I can come up with something.�

And Man Beast smiled.
   

Oh shit.
 

% Yeah. That's about to happen all right.

Wasp answered, �Obviously we hunt down this Man Beast person, since from
his name it�s obvious he�s some sort of super-villain, and beat him up.
And we also beat up anyone who�s following his orders.� She sounded like
she was even more eager than Thor.
   

Wow, someone's gotten triggerhappy!
 

% Yep, much to Tofu's chagrin.

It was at that moment the Avenger�s faithful butler (nee ninja) Sasuke,
burst into the room, shouting, �Master Avengers! Master Avengers! Turn
on the television. There�s something I think you should see.�
   

"A rerun of the Doraemon Christmas special?"
 

% Heh.Never saw an ep of that yet.

�Oh, I intend to go public with the virus, all right,� Man beast said,
bemused.
   

Warning! Warning!
 

% And here it comes.

�Perfect for what?� Shinjiro asked, suddenly uneasy.

�Perfect for the extermination of the human race.�
   

And now the horror sets in.
 

% Well, not horrible if you want the humans wiped out. :)

Man Beast suddenly became calm. Eerily so. �Would you like me to tell
you a story? It�s called, �The Evolution of Man�.�
   

Oh shit.
 

% And that will come into play in Act IV.

�Hulk likes laughing, but hates tests,� he grumbled.
   

What if it's a test of beans? Would Hulk like a test of beans?
 

% Heh

Man Beast pondered that. There was a winsome note in his voice as he
said, �I sheepishly confess, now that I have taken this impulsive step
in seizing this building and issuing our demands to the world, I feel a
certain reluctance in doing what I threatened. Violence is a poor
solution to such problems as the ones society faces, and I wonder if
perhaps I am worsening the situation by engaging in such behavior. I
would implore you that you might give me time to ponder my actions and
consider an alternate avenue, a non-violent one, of achieving my, and my
organization�s, goals?�

�You mean you�re just giving up?� Hawkeye asked warily.
   

No, he's stalling for time.
 

% Yep. But he does sound smooth, you have to admit.

one takes up arms against us, we will harm no one. Feel free to remain
outside, poised to fall upon us should we try to break our word or
affect an escape in any way. I would not protest your presence, and
given your responsibilities, you could do no less yourselves than remain
on watch. I beg of you, give me this chance so we might resolve this
situation without further violence.�
   

"At least until I release the genocide plague."
 

% Man Beast: Then you'll have nothing to worry about.

Giant Man smiled. �Actually that sounds��

�--Like whatever master scheme you have is only going to take an hour to
do,� Captain Japan finished. �You super-villain mastermind types always
try the same tricks, and they always fail. You�re just so predicable it
makes me wanna barf.�
   

THANK GOD!
 

% Ranma has memorized the 'Evil Mastermind Handbook' front to back. That 
also worked against him in his fight with Tarantula.

Man Beast trembled in rage, almost having a mini-seizure. �Kill them!
And make it��

�Painful!� Captain Japan shouted.
   

Damn! XD
 

% Heh

�What do you know, a Frog guy that doesn�t completely suck,� Captain
Japan admitted. �Though they�ll be serving frog legs in prison before
the night is out.�
   

Ewwwwww! XO
 

% Don't care for them myself.

�I say thee nay!� Thor raced headlong to meet his charge.
   

[Horse Man] "Hey! That's MY line!"
 

% Heh. No horsey motif villains in this one.

Tabur spun and saw his foe. A cat girl, every bit of feline as himself.
She was covered head to toe in purple fur with pink points and black
stripes across her body. She wore next to nothing, just a blue bikini
that covered a barely descent amount of flesh.
   

H_H Meow!!
 

% You're next Avenger, boys and girls. Besides, what anime related fic 
doens't have cat girl in it somewhere?

He could see a belt of
what looked like sharpened fangs around her waist, above the bikini, and
a little cat head emblem that kept the front of the bikini together. He
had a thing for front tie bikini tops.
   

I concur. H_H
 

% Tigra the Sex Kitten doesn't quite have the same ring to it, though.

�Nihao. Am Tigra, the Were Woman,� she purred, making a display of
licking the blood from her claws.
   

Yay Shampoo!
 

% Yep. She's back, as hinted at in the prologue to the Act.

Removing her hand from the computer screen, Overrider rose to her feet,
then walked through a wall, heading toward the nearest ground level exit.
   

*WHEW*
 

% And key to the second half of the Act.

As though heralding the inevitable, other fights began turning in the
heroes favor. The Hulk had finally recovered enough from the surprise
and force of his foe�s savagery, becoming angry himself. �Hulk has
plenty of monkeys on his back! He does not want another one!�
   

*DIES* BRILLIANT LINE!!
 

% Thanks. Ryouga Hulk has had some of the best one-liners in this whole 
thing.

The huge arm caught Croaker in the gut, nearly cutting him in half with
how much velocity the Frog Man had.
   

CLOTHESLINE! XD
 

% Yep. A classic way to stop bouncing villains.

Man Beast�s fury grew. �You think you�ve won? Well I�ve got news for
you, you�ll never take us alive! And you won�t make it out of here
either, since I have explosives wired at critical junctures of the
building. It�ll come down around all of our ears, and there�s nothing
you can do about it!�
   

That's what they all say.
 

% Well, this will be explained later.

The Hulk raised one hand slowly above the were-woman, palm open. Tigra
tensed up, but the Hulk lowered it slowly on her head, resting it there.
He then began stroking Tigra�s long purple mane of hair, petting it like
he would a housecat.
   

OH DEAR GOD XD XD XD
 

% It is one way to get on his good side.

He did that several times, then stopped and turned to the group. �Hulk
likes Cat Girl. Cat Girl can join.�
   

Can't argue with that!
 

% Nope, as evidenced by her new membership.

So far everything had happened exactly as planned. He had picked up the
cargo, delivered right up to the ship by Brand Corporation, in the US.
Loading was simple, and he sailed straight for Japan, making it there in
good time. He should have been relaxed and calm, just like the last
dozen trips. But not this time. His stomach was in knots.
   

He shouldn't have eaten at Taco Bell.
 

% That too

As Jurgens stood at the prow of the ship, watching his crew slip it into
its place like the well-oiled machine he had trained, he grimaced. He
knew exactly what was bothering him. It was the nature of his �cargo�.
While in principle he would ship anything for money, from guns to drugs
to black market electronics, this was something else. Something he
wanted no part of. Something that could blow up in his face worse than
any bomb he ferried. Juggling live hand grenades would have been less
stressful.
   

It was a shipment of PlayStation 3s.
 

% heh

Recovering quickly, Jurgens said, �Ready to make for shore, Mr. Baxter?�

�Call me �Buzz�,�
   

*GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAN*
 

% What? That is his nickname. In hindsight, I think the Buzz 
Baxter/Patsy Walker marriage might have been the first comic divorce, 
even if it happened off camera.

�You�re fast, Kittycat, and pretty hot.� He stared at her lasciviously.
�I think I�ll take you alive and interrogate you. Believe me, not only
can I get you to talk, I�ll have you howling at the moon, if you know
what I mean.�
   

Ewww. furvert!
 

% Heh. Furry stuff is not something I have ever been into.

Tigra snorted in amusement and stared at his groin. �Name should
probably be Chihuahua Boy. Is more appropriate with tiny thing between
legs.�
   

OUCH!! XD
 

% Heh

Warwolf began shaking in fury. �You�re going to die for that one, bitch!
Now that I think about it, you remind me way too much of my ex-wife! I
think I�ll bleed you nice and slow, like I�ll do her someday.�
   

Issues much?
 

% Oh yeah. Buzz had a lot of them even before Patsy/Hellcat used his 
face for a scratching post.

And then the mist coalesced back into the blond�s face, appearing
unaffected. �Damn you! Do you know how much I have to concentrate to
recollect my form? I�m just like my codename, Willow the Wisp.
   

*FALLS OVER DEAD LAUGHING*

Oh god, what a faggoty codename! XD
 

Should be Will O' the Wisp. Not that that is an improvement.

Fear and desperation formed in the Griffen�s eyes. �No! I didn�t subject
myself to Brand�s mutagenics just so some bitch can kick my ass my first
time out. I�m the Griffen! Do you understand? The fucking Griffen!�
   

Ewww, more furrysex!
 

% No, not even close.

He roared in her face, more beast than human. Still the Avenger pressed
on. She knew she would win eventually. She was the Goddess of Thunder
She wouldn�t have been too concerned save for one problem.

Her hammer had been out of her grasp for twenty seconds.
   

Ohshit.
 

% Yep. And mutated Griffin was a class 100 strength character.

And now the Hulk was having problems. Daredevil could hear Manticore�s
threats, not to mention the smell of blood coming from there. The Hulk�s
heart was pounding like a triphammer, and Manticore�s was muted for some
reason. That made no sense. Manticore was huge, like the Hulk, and in
order to keep the blood flowing through a huge body like his, he�d have
   

to�.

Be a machine?
 

% Yep.

Manticore trembled. �Look, I�m a paraplegic.� He indicated his upper
half, which was too small for a man of normal dimensions to fit in. You
wouldn�t hurt a handicapped man, would you?�
   

BAD time to be pleading cripple immunity.
 

% He's a bad guy. How can he pass up the opportunity?

�Hulk would use little man with no legs as ball, though.� And promptly
threw him as hard as he could at the Griffen.
   

XD
 

% Like I said, some of the best lines.

Willow the Wisp aimed his hand at Hawkeye, then noticed that though the
arrow had passed clean through him, there was a wire of some kind
attached to it, remaining in his center. He turned to see the arrow
arcing toward the water. Looking closer at Hawkeye, he saw the other end
of the cable in the archer�s hand, and the direction the Avenger seemed
inclined to throw it in: the ocean nearby.
   

Ohshit! XD
 

% It's a good idea, and Hawkeye did get KO'd ealry in the last fight.

�No!� Willow the Wisp cried out as both ends of the cable hit the water
at the same time. His bio-electrical form grounded out, following the
length of the wire into the ocean and dissipating into it.
   

Poor guy...

Oh well!
 

% He'll pull himself back together when it's convient to the plot, like 
all good villains.

Some of his earlier remarks made Tigra consider a different strategy,
one that would never have worked had he still possessed a lick of
intelligence. She leapt a short distance away, then gave her back to him.
   

GAH!!! XO
 

% Yep.

Warwolf continued growling until Tigra dropped to all fours, her body no
longer giving off a sign of a desire to fight, but to engage in a
different behavior. It made Warwolf pull up short, his anger abating.
   

NOOO! NO YIFFING! *NO YIFFING!!*
 

% I'll have to look that up, but I think it's a good call to say there 
will be none in this fic at any point.

Tigra looked over her shoulder and purred seductively at him. Then she
wiggled her bottom invitingly.
   

AUGH!!
 

% It's all tactics.

The villain gasped, �No. I cannot be defeated by the likes of you. I
have plans. The president has lied to the people, making promises he
cannot possibly live up to. When the people realize he cannot give them
their promised Utopia, or he will use force to keep his power, or have
to give it up to the next person who will lie to them. I will seize
power and be honest about it. I promise to kill anyone that will oppose
my will! That is why I went to Brand and let them give me power! I will
rule over all!�
   

So much for him being a good guy.
 

% Yep. That seemed like a good way to keep Ranma from clocking him since 
Tarantula was such a wimp.

A fifty-foot Giant Man looked down at the group, who were staring up at
him. �What? I thought bugs were supposed to be stepped on.�
   

XD
 

% I even gave Tofu a goody.

Thor stood right next to the were-woman, hands on her hips in challenge.
�I did see how low thou would stoop to defeating a foe, offering thy
body like the basest whore to save thineself.
   

I thought Thor *liked* the whores...
 

% Akane's is having issues with what her memories contend and what she 
contends.

�Mine body is much better than thine!� She turned to Captain Japan.
�Tell the furry wench who hath the best body.�

�Bucky has the best body,� Captain Japan said indignantly.
   

Ouch. BAD move...
 

% But Ranma takes a backseat to no one.

The Hulk made his presence known by interjecting, �Everyone is wrong.
Hulk has best body. See?� he flexed his huge muscles for everyone�s
   

benefit.

*THUD* *falls over dead*

Ahh, Hulk. Gotta love Hulk. He is truly the glue that binds this team
together.
 

% Heh

�I swear to god, Pop, if you say one more word about how me and Kasumi
go together like chocolate and peanut butter, I�m going see which breaks
first: my shield or your head.� He waved the newspaper-covered shield in
front of the older man.
   

I'd hate to be the one making the odds on that. Genma's head is pretty
tough...
 

% But not that tough.

Nabiki had to make a choice fast. Ranma was the one with the actual
hubcap, so she�d stick with him. She took one last look at Genma, then
left. She took the precaution of keeping a close eye behind her, in case
she had been discovered and Genma was planning to take her from the rear.
   

BAD MENTAL IMAGE!! XO
 

% yeah, afterwards I realized that wording can be taken in a bad way.

Nabiki followed Ranma for three blocks, and believed he was starting to
suspect her presence, when she suddenly found her way blocked by a
massive mountain of black and white fur.

�What the hell?� Nabiki said, stunned at the sudden appearance of a
panda right in her path.
   

Simple, yet effective. I like it.
 

% Thanks.

�I would have them know pain that would make even the gods tremble.
Suffering that a million people combined could not match. An agony so
severe that they would go insane, then, in seeking to flee from it, be
driven back to sanity.
   

"I want them to eat at Taco Bell."
 

%No, not quite that evil

The woman spoke. �They come highly recommended. A business associate of
mine, Wilson Fisk, mentioned them when I related my woes to him. They
are the best hit team in Chicago, and possibly the whole United States.
   

....oh NO.
 

% Oh yes

�The tall, darker-skinned one is Rally �Bullseye� Vincent, who�s reputed
to never miss, no matter what weapons she uses. Her partner, the small
blonde that looks like a child, is Minnie-May Hopkins, aka Nitro, the
Exploding Girl.

�Collectively they�re known as the Gunsmith Cats, and they are going to
assassinate the Avengers.�
   

Oh dear God.
 

% Haven't had a chance to get started on the next chapter yet with the 
holidays, but with my company gone, I think I migth have some time to 
write some by the end of the month. We'll see.

% Thanks for all the help. Always a pleasure to hear from you.

DB Sommer

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