Pure Darkness

By: Blood Blades & Demon Gates

Type: Crossover – Gash/Zatch Bell & Mega Tokyo

Disclaimer: If I owned them, do you really think I'd be writing this? Also,

In order to keep this site alive, I created this idea. And have been working on it for a

While.

Chapter 1: In Which Sherrie and Erika Reunite

In was noisy. The sounds of numerous people chatting, children chasing each other, and far off explosions could be heard. Sherrie Belmond walked silently with her companion, Brago, who was also silent. Elsewhere, a man with unruly, unbrushed fire-red hair was sitting on the ground with boxes and rolls of tape scattered all around him. A brown-haired girl noticed him. She walked over to him.

"Largo. What are you doing?" The long-haired brunet asked. The man named Largo looked over at her.

"Oh. Hello. What are you doing here? It is not safe here." Largo said, continuing what he previously been doing.

"Huh. I can be here if I want to be. Yet again I'll ask: What are you doing?" The brunet asked her coworker's roommate.

"I am building ph34rb0ts. You should not be here. Zombies will start spawning any minute, and I am not fully prepared." Largo said. Unfortunately, this only made her wonder even further. Is he on crack or something? She wondered.

"Huh. Yeah. That playground full of children over there is actually starting to look a little ominous." The brunet said sarcastically. She started to walk away. Then she felt a tug at her skirt and she blushed and slowly and ominously turned her head to look at Largo.

"Whoa! Awesome gun! Can I see it? Please?" Largo said, referring to the gun attached to the back of her skirt. It was mainly just for looks, since her job was at a store where she had to cosplay. She narrowed her eyes at him and was glad she had something in her hands as she shoved her empty Starbucks coffee cup (Styrofoam, luckily for Largo) down his throat. She then proceeded to stomp off after she had thoroughly beaten him to a pulp.

On a telephone pole, there was an observer. And her name was Tohya Miho (Last name, first). She smiled darkly. Hayasaka Erika (Last name, first). Former voice actress. A girl who rarely shows emotion, but is powerful when she does. Let us hope that she is the one. My human in this war to become the ruler of the Mamodo World. The girl smiled even more. She clutched the black and red book even tighter. Miho got up and shook the dust off of her black skirt and her purple and white striped socks. She smiled again watched the retreating form of the former voice actress. Her yellow-gold eyes shimmered a bit and she walked over the telephone wires with ease, her dark purple hair blowing in the wind.

But Miho wasn't the only observer. Sherrie had come across the scene at last minute and was a little shocked, but happy as well. Her other friend was alive and well. Brago had also seen what had happened, but something in the corner of his eye had got his attention. A girl with purple hair and yellow-gold eyes. Tohya Miho. We meet again. But this time is different. We're on the battle field, and you're a target. I wonder…Have you found your book keeper yet? He smirked a bit at the thought. With her health, her chances were poor. But he had seen the look in her eye. And it was a look he had seen before. A look of interest or discovery. One that she rarely had on her face. In other times, it could even mean amusement. But this one, Brago was sure, it was one of interest.

"If we happen to meet in the field of battle, realize this: I will not go easy on you." Brago stated simply. Miho smiled darkly, her black camouflage jeans and black tank top accenting her mild amusement in her yellow-gold eyes.

"Heh. You wouldn't ever go easy on anyone." She stated darkly. They had a respect for each other. A hard earned one for both of them, but respect none the less. "And I wouldn't want you to, anyways." Brago smirked.

Sherrie looked over at Brago, who seemed deep in thought. What's going on inside his head? She thought. Hmm…

"Brago." That broke him out of the thoughts.

"Hn?" He asked, looking at his book keeper.

"We're going to go visit a friend of mine." Sherrie stated simply.

"Hn. Whatever. It better not take too long. There's a Mamodo here. "Sherrie looked a bit startled, but shook it off.

"It's a big city. I doubt it will find us. "Sherrie said.

"Hn." That's not what I'm worried about…

"She probably still works in the same district, and the store isn't too far from here. We can drop by and say hello and be out in a few minutes." Sherrie continued. What if Erika is involved in the battle?

As if responding to the blonde's thoughts, Miho Tohya saw Erika reaching the store, with Piro at the checkout desk, looking quite sleepy, his head bobbing down every so often, and his messy blonde hair getting into his eyes. Erika opened the door.

"Mornin', Piro. " The brunet said to her co-worker.

"Mornin'." He replied, yawning shortly after.

"Wow. You look like hell. What happened?" Erika asked.

"Largo and Ping kept yelling at each other, with Ping calling Largo a pervert and wound up hitting him with a broom a couple times, then the broom broke. Then Largo started a fire and we had to put it out. And then Ping realized that she was late for school, which she doesn't even have to go to since she's a PS2 accessory. "Piro said, yawning every now and then in between.

It was at that moment that Miho decided to walk into the store, book in hand.

"Hello, Piro-Chan. May I speak with you, Hayasaka-San?" That dark girl asked, smiling a bit.

"Hn? Why? Do you want me to sign your book?" The Ex-voice actress asked. Miho smiled a bit more.

"No. Nothing like that. More like seeing if you could read it. I can't seem to decipher it. "Miho said simply. She smiled even more.

"Hmm…. Sure. Why not. Let me see it. "Erika said. Miho handed her the book.

"Just don't say the words aloud, please." Miho said. She spotted something out of the corner of her eye. Brago. "Can you read them?"

"Yes, actually." Erika said. She handed the book back to the dark mistress. Miho smiled.

"Well, I'll be back later. For now, though, I need to be going. Oh, and Piro-Chan? Tell Ping-Chan I'm sorry I couldn't pick her up this morning for me, please." Miho said as she departed the building. I have found her.

She saw Brago and a girl advancing towards her and she immediately looked for an escape route. Not now…I want to have a decent fight with him… She finally found a decent route and took it. It led her up a building, up to the roof. She saw Brago looking at the store. Did he see me? Miho asked herself.

Brago had seen her, but had not mentioned it. He had seen her showing the book to the girl from earlier, and had made his conclusion. She had not found her book owner yet. And that wouldn't make for a very interesting fight, would it? Brago kept looking at his book owner to the store ahead of them. The store's name was simple: Mega Gamers.

"Look, there it is." Sherrie said.

"Hn." Brago said simply. Sherrie sighed. Sherrie saw her friend talking to a blonde haired man about 21 or so. He looked like he had finished collage. But if that was the case, then why was he here? Sherrie knew that the shop was owned by Yanagisawa-San, so what was he doing there? Maybe it was a temporary job.

Sherrie walked through the auto doors and Piro and Erika both looked at her. Erika had a small smile on her face.

"Sherrie-Chan? Is that you? "Erika asked, her mouth open a bit. Erika's eyes glanced over to the person next to her. Who's he?

"Erika! It's been so long! Do you still have that other job as a voice actress?" Sherrie asked. Erika shook her head. Piro had a mini-flashback from a couple weeks ago when the store had been bombarded by Otaku fan boys. He had wound up getting hit in the face and had had a large nosebleed because of that. In the end, Largo got drunk a few days later, Piro lost Ping, he had bombed calling his friend, and he had missed said friend's radio show and had wound up dragging Largo back home and got yet another nosebleed when Largo's elbow hit him underneath the chin. He smiled a bit at the thought.

Brago noticed the blonde's small smile. Is he happy, or is he just thinking about something else?

"So, who's your friend?" Erika asked. Sherrie's face looked a tiny bit startled at the question for a split second.

"He's my cousin." Sherrie lied. Erika easily saw through the lie.

"Riigghhhtt……" Erika said, smirking a tiny bit. Sherrie sighed. You couldn't get past Erika. She'd see through every lie. She'd probably be a better interrogator.

"Who's your friend?" Sherrie asked, changing the subject. Erika smirked a bit.

"Piro here is stuck here with his friend Largo until he can earn enough money to get them back to the states." Erika said, still smirking. Piro blushed.

"Okay, so it wasn't the brightest idea to buy two one way tickets and then spend all my money on Anime and Manga stuff…" Piro said, looking embarrassed. Brago smirked a bit. Idiot.