Flames of War
By: Nova Strike and Trigger Xero
Chapter 1
Months had passed since the end of the third war; and already Dr Cain finished a project to prevent further outbreaks. Nova Strike, part of the leader-less 18th, looked at a fellow Hunter.
"So, Trig, whaddya think the ol' fart invented this time?" She inquired of her friend.
"Knowing Cain? Probably a vending machine for Jack Daniels."
Nova grinned at Trigger Xero. Despite the different Units, they got along well.
"Sweet, now I can cut down on Sake." She nodded her head. "Ol No. 7'll save us all!"
The room went silent as Cain stepped into veiw. Trigger pulled off his cap once he saw Cain. The old fart was always bitching at him to stop wearing it and wear some proper headgear. Like hell was he gonna loose his cap. Cain nodded approvingly at Trigger then continued.
"Today I present to you the greatest force to Mankind!" Most of the room went 'oooooh!' in unison as the curtain rolled up, reveiling a massive gold Reploid. Not only did they likely get more gold than Fort Knox on him, he had to be 3 stories tall.
"I expect you all to behave as normal around these soldiers.. General?" Cain stepped aside to let the Reploid speak. Trigger blinked rapidly.
"Whoa..!" He whispered to Nova, "Where'd Cain get all the gold, the fillings in his teeth?" Nova shrugged.
"No farging clue! Maybe it's paint." Nova shrugged. "What I wanna know is... WHY DID THEY MAKE HIM SO MUSCLEY? He is just... SO uncute."
Trigger raised an eyebrow at his friend and smirked.
"You probably said that about Sigma when he was still around here, didn't you?" He then ducked to avoid any incoming attacks from that.
"Sigma's not even uncute. He's got a butt for a head." Nova shrugged. "Let's check out the rookie Soldier boys later. I smell a good torture session coming on." Nova cackled.
"Who's the target this time, eh?" Trigger smirked. Usually, Torture meant popping a certain Blondie's Ego.
"The rookies. We need to explain to them that the hamburgers are 50% rat." Nova said, getting up. Trigger shook his head, but followed Nova anyways. After all, he wasn't gonna miss out on any of the fun. Nova entered the lounge and immediately noticed two things. Rookies everywhere, and they were all trying to get veterans to pay attention to their questions. Once Cain was out of sight, Trigger immediately pulled his hat back on and muttered about Cain taking the board out of his rear and smacking himself with it. 'I just hope Cain'll stop bitching about what I wear. It's not as bad as he thinks,' Trigger thought to himself. Nova sweatdropped.
"Oh dear Lord..." Nova whined. "Too many bishounen." Trigger blinked. "What are you talking about, Nova?"
He then looked toward where she was looking.
"The gold guy was uncute, but the minion rookies aren't bad. Even if they all look alike." Nova grinned. "I could grow fond of this." Trigger facepalmed.
"Typical, Nova... Just typical." He looked around at the rookies. "This could grow confusing." He boggled at the sheer amount that were there.
"Well, atleast we know these aren't Made in America or Japan. I don't think that gold guy could command ALL of these guys solo...." Nova shrugged. "Names'll be fun. Oi."
"Oh yeah... Just think. The big guy's named General, the'll probably name the next guy 'Major' or 'Captain'"
Nova grinned.
"Liutenant! THERE'S the next guy!" Nova cracked up laughing, completely oblivious to the looming shadow behind them both.
"Actually..." Said a voice from behind Trigger, "They named the second in command, 'Colonel'." Trigger raised his eyebrow again and turned slowly to come face to chest with a large, primarily white Reploid. Nova turned as well and shrugged.
"Your a rookie, we're vets. Nyah." She said. "Not to mention there's the issue of Rookie Initiation, you know." Nova winked at Trigger.
"Rookie.. Initiation?" Asked the brunette next to the white Reploid. She blinked. "What's that?"
Nova tried to refrain from a devious snicker as she looked at Trigger.
"Ought we show them?"
"I see no reason why not to, Nova." Trigger smirked and motioned for her to begin. Nova nodded, smirking as she crossed her arms.
"Well, you see, as Rookies.... You need to go into Cain's room and raid his Liquer Safe." Nova said, calm. "You won't get in trouble of course."
The large white reploid blinked at Nova.
"And why would we want to do this, anyway?" He blinked, a bit confused by what he was being told to do.
"Cain's a pervert whilst drunk." Nova said shuddering. The brunette shuddered at the thought.
"Yeah. So, all the rookies, as their sort of, 'Initiation', have to take some. Hopefully, it'll curb his perverse nature." Trigger added on quickly.
"Then you bring it back to us." Nova added cooly. "So we can dispose of it."
The bigger one looked at Nova as if to ask if she was serious.
"You mean steal from him? I'm sorry, but that's not something I'm about to do... Even if he is a Perverse old man."
"Well... Then since you won't go through the Rookie Initiation.... I only have one question." Nova said. "Are you single?"
The larger reploid blinked repeatedly at the question before hazzarding to answer it. "Yes...."
"Goood. Goooooood." Nova suddenly turned to the crowd. "HEY! ATTENTION ALL FEMALE VETS! WE HAVE A SINGLE MALE ROOKIE HERE JUST WAITING TO BE DATED!!"
Nova dragged Trigger from the room before both of their asses were kicked. The large white reploid blinked in shock before attempting to follow after Nova and Trigger. By that time, Trigger was running along with Nova to get their asses outta there.
"Evil Nova-chan! You know how fast he'll be swarmed?"
"It's worth the laugh though!" Nova grinned. "Let's check up on him and the fangirls later. I wanna celebrate a successful Rookie torture at the bar. Wanna come?"
"You know me, I don't drink. Messes with my head to much. But I'll tag along, yeah." Trigger smirked as he ran.
After leaving the bar several hours later, Nova walked the halls with Trigger, sipping at a Sake Bottle. Calmly, she looked at a billboard and bugged.
"CAIN'S GOTTA BE ON CRACK." Nova said in suprise.
"What? What is it?" Trigger turned and looked at the board.
"M..Mandatory Party... EVERYONE there." Nova whimpered, indicating a flier. "It's FORMAL! Guy ask girl! Old Skool! what do they expect us to do!? BOND with the Rookies!?"
"What?! Oh, man! I don't have a damn clue as to who to take there! Let alone how to dance!" Trigger whined. Nova nodded.
"Me either! Not to mention GIRLS would wear DRESSES. Stupid male armor." Nova looooked at Trigger. "We can always go seperate and alone, and mock the couples."
"And have Cain on our asses in a second. You know he's always bitching at me for some reason...." Trigger sighed. "Like it or not, Nova... We gotta get dates. Man this is gonna suck for me."
"Me too. Say... You could go with someone in my unit. Two's single." Nova said.
"Yeah, maybe.." Trigger flinched. This kinda subject always made him twitchy. Nova sighed.
"Looks like I need to radiate cuteness or something the next couple days, hai?" Nova looked at Trigger. "I'm not exactly cute to the guys here."
"So we're both up a creek... Not to mention we gotta get the formal wear. I HATE Formal wear...." He shuddered. "Knowing Cain, he'd probably say that if you can wear a tux, wear it. And I hate Tuxedos!"
"Claim you can't wear one. Atleast your not like me. My only dress is a Kimono." Nova shuddered. "Those things are so tight on me.."
"Oh boy... Looks like we have work to do. Come on...."
"Where we headed?" Nova asked, blinking.
"Where else? Lounge. We need anime in abundance to prepare."
"Oh. Subbed, Dubbed, or Raw?"
"Raw."
"Sweet. Let's go. We can radiate 'Sexy' along the way. And I can get more Sake."
"More Sake? Oi..." Trigger shook his head. "You do that."
When they finally returned to the lounge, the masses were already talking. Nova opened the door to the TV room, and nodded to Trigger, still clutching a large Sake Bottle.
"After you. X is giving me that LOOK."
"That LOOK? ... Oi... Oi oi and MORE Oi..." He walked in and plunked himself on an unoccupied seat.
"NO X! I WANNA GET STONE PISS DRUNK SO DON'T EVEN NAG ME!" Nova yelled. The room went silent as she joined TX, closing the door.
"..I didn't SAY anything.." X said, blinking.
"I swear, Nova, you know that boy too well."
"Sadly. He's too much like my uncle. Wanna watch Slayers?" Nova took a swing of her Sake. "Cain got NEXT!"
"Hell yeah!" replied Trigger, and he got comfy in his seat. "I've been meaning to get some of those tapes myself."
"Me too." Nova grinned and put in the DVD series, then leaned back happily, sipping Sake.
After about fifteen minutes, someone knocked on the door.
"I'll get it, Nova." Said Trigger as he got up and walked over to the door and opened it. "Yes? ... Oh, hi." It was the large white reploid.
"May I come in?" asked the larger reploid politely.
"Uh... Nova, Come here for a sec."
"Gimmie a sec, Halsyform and his girlfriend are dying." Nova said sniffing. "This is such a sad scene!"
"Look, can I just ask your name to tell her who it is, dude?" asked Trigger. The larger reploid nodded and replied, "My name is Colonel."
Trigger blinked, remembering what the reploid had said before when he and Nova tried to torture him, he scooted toward the couch and leaned down next to Nova. "It's Colonel."
"NANI DESU KA!?" Nova flailed. "KUSO!" Within seconds, she had hidden in a cupboard.
Trigger sighed. "Oi.. Uhm.. Can I ask why you stopped by, Colonel?" Colonel nodded slightly. "I wanted to ask Ms. Nova if she would accompany me to the dance, since she seemed so interested in setting me up with someone."
Nova hid in her cupboard.
"Do the smart thing TX, tell him I'm not here." Nova whispered.
"Uh... She's not here. Sorry."
Colonel frowned. "But I just heard her..."
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE WORLD! YOUR DANCE WILL SAVE US ALL!" Nova yelled, trying to impersonate the announcer of DDR. She then began to play 'Boys' by Smile.DK.
Colonel blinked, then shrugged. "Tell her I stopped by, will you?" Trigger nodded and closed the door quickly. "Aiya...."
Nova peered out of hiding once the door shut.
"He knows the term 'Revenge' doesn't he?"
"Pretty sure."
"Gah. Well I feel like a Bakayarou. I think he's out to get me now."
"Or out to date you."
"Me? But... I'm not exactly pick of the litter! I barely pass for Japanese!" Nova hrmphed. "Green hair.. Feh."
"He might not care. Don't be so picky. Besides, you have someone to go with if you so choose now. I don't have a clue who to ask still..."
"Go for Two, like I said! She'd liiike it." Nova smiled. "She digs men with shades!"
Trigger sweatdropped. "Alright... Lemme go find her..."
"I'll go with. Safer in pairs." Nova said.
"Safer? You're kidding, right?"
"I'm NOT gonna be alone in here with that Colonel guy loose!"
"Right... I can't go with you everywhere."
"Oh. I'll go binge drink then. Seeya." Nova waved and went to where the Sake was.
"..." Trigger sighed and went off to locate Two. "Man, I hope Repulse doesn't show up while I'm out and about..."
Two, like most veterans, was admiring Colonel from afar.
"Think he's asked anyone to that party thang yet?" Two asked, looking at Knyght Stoneheart. The younger Reploid shifted.
"I thought you wanted that Trigger guy." Knyght said.
"I do! He's certainly more mature then you, o' Dr. Pepper hyped one."
"...." Knyght forced herself not to clobber Two. At that point, someone that looked exactly like Trigger, ony with blue trim instead of golden walked past the two. He had his pistol out, and seemed to Radiate 'Psychopath'.
Two looked at him, blinking.
"Say.. Two... Who's that?" She said. Knyght blinked at the black-armored Huntress.
"Shush, Nemesis." Two growled.
"But he's HOT...!"
Two looked ready to rip her own voicebox out. After 'Hot Psychopath' turned the corner, there was the sound of a cough, and then Trigger walked down the hall in the opposite way.
"Blah... I hate it when that happens...."
Two and Knyght gawked at Trigger.
"TWO schitzos? That's it, I'm moving to another room." Knyght said, doing so. Two blinked.
"Yo, Trigger." She said calmly.
"Yo. What's she talking about?" Asked Trigger, obviously confused.
"I have no idea. didja see who just walked by?"
"Nope. Who was it?"
"I kinda hoped you knew. Oh well. 'Sup?" She asked, shifting positions to face Trigger.
"Well.... Uhm..." Trigger fidgited in his spot. "Uhm.. Well, I was wondering if..."
"If what?" Two smiled.
"Ifyouwouldgotothepartywithme????" Blurted Trigger. Two's face went bright red.
"Well.. I... Yes!" Two smiled. "I'd love to!"
Trigger blinked. "You... You would?"
Two smiled and nodded. "Sure!"
Trigger smiled, "Great! I uhm... I guess I'll pick you up then?"
"Ok. I'll see you then." Two smiled. "I look forward to it!"
Meanwhile, Nova was at the bar, doing what she always did... Getting plastered.
"Wheeeee....!" Nova was definaitely drunk.
"Excuse me..."
Nova twisted to see who spoke to her.
"Nani Desu Ka?" She looked, blinking, speaking her native Japanese. It was the Colonel.
"May I ask what you are doing?"
Nova wagged her finger at Colonel.
"Sore wa Himitsu desu!" Smirking satisfiedly, she turned back to her sake and took another swig.
"Give me that." With that, Colonel took her Sake. "You're drunk."
Nova twitched and glared at Colonel.
"GIMMIE SAKE. NOW."
"No. You're drunk, you don't need any more than you've had."
"I AM NOT DRUNK!" Nova flailed. "GIMME SAKE!"
"Prove that you're not drunk." Colonel held the bottle high out of Nova's reach.
"FINE." Growling, Nova got to her feet and kicked the chair aside in her leap for the sake. If anything, her grab missed as she slammed into Colonel.
"ITAIII!!! What are you made of!? ROCK?!"
"Metal, mostly alloys. I still say that you're drunk."
"I'm not puking my guts out, therefor I'm not drunk. Just tipsy."
Colonel sighed. "That's bad enough."
"Tipsy is not bad. Your mean anyhoo, there's 3 of you and one of me. I'm ordering a Jack Daniels." Nova spun on her barstool and prepared to order. Colonel blinked, then mouthed the word 'three?'. Colonel sighed.
"... No, you're going to bed. Come on, now, you've had enough." With that, he set down the bottle on a nearby table, and hoisted Nova up.
"BAKAYAROU!!!" Nova yelped. "LEMMIE GO! LEMMIE GO!" Nova wriggled, not to mention tried to grab her sake bottle.
Colonel refused to let her go, and marched straight for Nova's room, ignoring her attempts to get at her Sake. "You're drunk, Ma'am. As such, you really should be in bed, sleeping it off. You really shouldn't drink in the first place, but...."
Nova bit down on his hand. "RRRRRRRRRRR!"
Colonel blinked at Nova as she bit on his metal gloved hands. "That's not going to work."
"Farg you." Nova managed to snarl while gnawing. "LEMMIE GO!"
"I told you, I won't. You're drunk!" He stopped by the door to Nova's room and tried to open it. Nova kept squirming, looking agitated.
"LEMMIE THE FARG GO!" Unfortuanately, as luck would have it, the lock opened as the door slid open, all due to the password 'Farg'.
"Thank you... I think." said Colonel as he stepped into the room.
"YOU STUPID DOOR!" Nova whined.
The room Colonel entered was, to say the least, a pit of anime, games, trash, papers, furniture, and, oddly, a ParaParaParadise arcade setup in one corner. Movement, if any, would be difficult, dangerious, and probably nigh impossible. Colonel sighed and looked for where the bed would be hidden in the messy room. The bed was located between the desk and ParaPara machine; and it looked hardly used. Apparently, Nova did not enter sleep mode or clean much.
"Just how much stuff is in here?" Asked the Colonel to noone in particular, as he attempted to navigate towards the bed. This prooved nearly impossible, and definetly difficult. Nova looked incredibly smug.
"Tons. I never throw stuff out aaaand.... I never cleaned in here in my life. Hey, I found Sake!" Nova managed to grab the bottle from her table and stupped struggling completely, drinking at the bottle. Colonel quickly set Nova on the bed and took her sake, from her.
"You need to sleep, not get any more drunk than you already are!"
"Gimmie Sake or I'll kick your Rookie ass."
"No."
"Gimme. I'm not tired!"
"No! You're drunk! Now lay down and REST." With that, Colonel put his finger to Nova's forehead and pushed with just enough force to push her back into the bed. Nova smirked, despite being on her back.
"Make me."
"Don't make me knock you out by force."
"....HAH." Nova laughed. "You couldn't hit me if you tried."
"Don't push it."
"Why?" Nova asked in a suddenly annoying voice.
"Because I don't want to resort to that."
"Why?"
"Because that is barbaric."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Why?"
"... Becuase I like you and I don't want to hurt you, alright?"
"...." Nova blinked. "WHY?" This time, she wasn't trying to be annoying.
"Well... I'm not sure." Colonel was confused and very embarrased that he said that.
"Your more messed in the head then Zero, aren't you?"
"Who's Zero?"
"Red armor... Blonde hair... Ego the size of a small country..." Nova growled. "Thorn in my side..."
"I'll be sure to remember that..." Colonel blinked. "How is he a thorn in your side?"
"He hates me cause I can kick his ass. Actually, we're evenly matched. I'm not gonna sleep."
"I see... ... I think." Colonel sighed, "I'm not going to leave you alone untill you do, Nova. So I suggest you give up."
"NEVEEEER! For that would mean I'd have to commit Seppaku!"
"Try and I'll have to knock you out."
"...Your not familiar with Japanese customs, are you?"
"No.. I'm more familiar with British ones."
"...FORGIENER!!!!"
"... what is the matter with that?" Colonel was sounding Not Happy.
"I happen to be Japanese. I'm still not surrendering. I'd be forced to commit Seppaku."
"I see, I suppose. You know that if you try, I'll stop you."
"I'm still not sleeping." Nova finally stuck her tounge out at Colonel.
"Then I'm not leaving, either."
"THEN THERE IS ONLY ONE THING TO DO! Have a drink?" Nova pulled some Jack Daniels from her pillow and offered it. Colonel stared an Nova in partial disbelief. Nova just grinned.
"What? I was out of room in the closet."
Colonel blinked. "I see... Well, I guess a little wont hurt TOO much..."
"Good!" Nova handed him the bottle. "One of those and you'll be askin' for more though."
Colonel examined the bottle a little before opening it up and taking a whiff. He almost immediately regretted it.
"What IS this stuff?"
"Whiskey." Nova grinned. "American, and good."
"If you say so..." And then, he took a carefull swig. He almost immediately felt a little strange, but nothing much. ... Yet.
"I'll let you just enjoy that..." Nova said, creeping out of bed warily.
"Hold it." Colonel set the bottle down and shook his head to clear it. "Where do you think you're going, Miss?"
"To watch Slayers." Nova blinked innocently.
"Slayers?"
"TV. Humans blowing monsters up."
"Violent sounding..."
"It's a great show. Booze, Sushi, killin' Mavs, and Anime. The 4 hobbies of mine."
"Hm... Well... Alright, but I'm curious about this 'Slayers' show..."
"Speak Japanese?"
"Not much, unfortunately."
"You are NOT watching Slayers with me." With that, Nova bolted for the TV Room. Colonel blinked and tried to run after her. Instead, he fell flat on his face in the mess that was her room and passed out.
By: Nova Strike and Trigger Xero
Chapter 1
Months had passed since the end of the third war; and already Dr Cain finished a project to prevent further outbreaks. Nova Strike, part of the leader-less 18th, looked at a fellow Hunter.
"So, Trig, whaddya think the ol' fart invented this time?" She inquired of her friend.
"Knowing Cain? Probably a vending machine for Jack Daniels."
Nova grinned at Trigger Xero. Despite the different Units, they got along well.
"Sweet, now I can cut down on Sake." She nodded her head. "Ol No. 7'll save us all!"
The room went silent as Cain stepped into veiw. Trigger pulled off his cap once he saw Cain. The old fart was always bitching at him to stop wearing it and wear some proper headgear. Like hell was he gonna loose his cap. Cain nodded approvingly at Trigger then continued.
"Today I present to you the greatest force to Mankind!" Most of the room went 'oooooh!' in unison as the curtain rolled up, reveiling a massive gold Reploid. Not only did they likely get more gold than Fort Knox on him, he had to be 3 stories tall.
"I expect you all to behave as normal around these soldiers.. General?" Cain stepped aside to let the Reploid speak. Trigger blinked rapidly.
"Whoa..!" He whispered to Nova, "Where'd Cain get all the gold, the fillings in his teeth?" Nova shrugged.
"No farging clue! Maybe it's paint." Nova shrugged. "What I wanna know is... WHY DID THEY MAKE HIM SO MUSCLEY? He is just... SO uncute."
Trigger raised an eyebrow at his friend and smirked.
"You probably said that about Sigma when he was still around here, didn't you?" He then ducked to avoid any incoming attacks from that.
"Sigma's not even uncute. He's got a butt for a head." Nova shrugged. "Let's check out the rookie Soldier boys later. I smell a good torture session coming on." Nova cackled.
"Who's the target this time, eh?" Trigger smirked. Usually, Torture meant popping a certain Blondie's Ego.
"The rookies. We need to explain to them that the hamburgers are 50% rat." Nova said, getting up. Trigger shook his head, but followed Nova anyways. After all, he wasn't gonna miss out on any of the fun. Nova entered the lounge and immediately noticed two things. Rookies everywhere, and they were all trying to get veterans to pay attention to their questions. Once Cain was out of sight, Trigger immediately pulled his hat back on and muttered about Cain taking the board out of his rear and smacking himself with it. 'I just hope Cain'll stop bitching about what I wear. It's not as bad as he thinks,' Trigger thought to himself. Nova sweatdropped.
"Oh dear Lord..." Nova whined. "Too many bishounen." Trigger blinked. "What are you talking about, Nova?"
He then looked toward where she was looking.
"The gold guy was uncute, but the minion rookies aren't bad. Even if they all look alike." Nova grinned. "I could grow fond of this." Trigger facepalmed.
"Typical, Nova... Just typical." He looked around at the rookies. "This could grow confusing." He boggled at the sheer amount that were there.
"Well, atleast we know these aren't Made in America or Japan. I don't think that gold guy could command ALL of these guys solo...." Nova shrugged. "Names'll be fun. Oi."
"Oh yeah... Just think. The big guy's named General, the'll probably name the next guy 'Major' or 'Captain'"
Nova grinned.
"Liutenant! THERE'S the next guy!" Nova cracked up laughing, completely oblivious to the looming shadow behind them both.
"Actually..." Said a voice from behind Trigger, "They named the second in command, 'Colonel'." Trigger raised his eyebrow again and turned slowly to come face to chest with a large, primarily white Reploid. Nova turned as well and shrugged.
"Your a rookie, we're vets. Nyah." She said. "Not to mention there's the issue of Rookie Initiation, you know." Nova winked at Trigger.
"Rookie.. Initiation?" Asked the brunette next to the white Reploid. She blinked. "What's that?"
Nova tried to refrain from a devious snicker as she looked at Trigger.
"Ought we show them?"
"I see no reason why not to, Nova." Trigger smirked and motioned for her to begin. Nova nodded, smirking as she crossed her arms.
"Well, you see, as Rookies.... You need to go into Cain's room and raid his Liquer Safe." Nova said, calm. "You won't get in trouble of course."
The large white reploid blinked at Nova.
"And why would we want to do this, anyway?" He blinked, a bit confused by what he was being told to do.
"Cain's a pervert whilst drunk." Nova said shuddering. The brunette shuddered at the thought.
"Yeah. So, all the rookies, as their sort of, 'Initiation', have to take some. Hopefully, it'll curb his perverse nature." Trigger added on quickly.
"Then you bring it back to us." Nova added cooly. "So we can dispose of it."
The bigger one looked at Nova as if to ask if she was serious.
"You mean steal from him? I'm sorry, but that's not something I'm about to do... Even if he is a Perverse old man."
"Well... Then since you won't go through the Rookie Initiation.... I only have one question." Nova said. "Are you single?"
The larger reploid blinked repeatedly at the question before hazzarding to answer it. "Yes...."
"Goood. Goooooood." Nova suddenly turned to the crowd. "HEY! ATTENTION ALL FEMALE VETS! WE HAVE A SINGLE MALE ROOKIE HERE JUST WAITING TO BE DATED!!"
Nova dragged Trigger from the room before both of their asses were kicked. The large white reploid blinked in shock before attempting to follow after Nova and Trigger. By that time, Trigger was running along with Nova to get their asses outta there.
"Evil Nova-chan! You know how fast he'll be swarmed?"
"It's worth the laugh though!" Nova grinned. "Let's check up on him and the fangirls later. I wanna celebrate a successful Rookie torture at the bar. Wanna come?"
"You know me, I don't drink. Messes with my head to much. But I'll tag along, yeah." Trigger smirked as he ran.
After leaving the bar several hours later, Nova walked the halls with Trigger, sipping at a Sake Bottle. Calmly, she looked at a billboard and bugged.
"CAIN'S GOTTA BE ON CRACK." Nova said in suprise.
"What? What is it?" Trigger turned and looked at the board.
"M..Mandatory Party... EVERYONE there." Nova whimpered, indicating a flier. "It's FORMAL! Guy ask girl! Old Skool! what do they expect us to do!? BOND with the Rookies!?"
"What?! Oh, man! I don't have a damn clue as to who to take there! Let alone how to dance!" Trigger whined. Nova nodded.
"Me either! Not to mention GIRLS would wear DRESSES. Stupid male armor." Nova looooked at Trigger. "We can always go seperate and alone, and mock the couples."
"And have Cain on our asses in a second. You know he's always bitching at me for some reason...." Trigger sighed. "Like it or not, Nova... We gotta get dates. Man this is gonna suck for me."
"Me too. Say... You could go with someone in my unit. Two's single." Nova said.
"Yeah, maybe.." Trigger flinched. This kinda subject always made him twitchy. Nova sighed.
"Looks like I need to radiate cuteness or something the next couple days, hai?" Nova looked at Trigger. "I'm not exactly cute to the guys here."
"So we're both up a creek... Not to mention we gotta get the formal wear. I HATE Formal wear...." He shuddered. "Knowing Cain, he'd probably say that if you can wear a tux, wear it. And I hate Tuxedos!"
"Claim you can't wear one. Atleast your not like me. My only dress is a Kimono." Nova shuddered. "Those things are so tight on me.."
"Oh boy... Looks like we have work to do. Come on...."
"Where we headed?" Nova asked, blinking.
"Where else? Lounge. We need anime in abundance to prepare."
"Oh. Subbed, Dubbed, or Raw?"
"Raw."
"Sweet. Let's go. We can radiate 'Sexy' along the way. And I can get more Sake."
"More Sake? Oi..." Trigger shook his head. "You do that."
When they finally returned to the lounge, the masses were already talking. Nova opened the door to the TV room, and nodded to Trigger, still clutching a large Sake Bottle.
"After you. X is giving me that LOOK."
"That LOOK? ... Oi... Oi oi and MORE Oi..." He walked in and plunked himself on an unoccupied seat.
"NO X! I WANNA GET STONE PISS DRUNK SO DON'T EVEN NAG ME!" Nova yelled. The room went silent as she joined TX, closing the door.
"..I didn't SAY anything.." X said, blinking.
"I swear, Nova, you know that boy too well."
"Sadly. He's too much like my uncle. Wanna watch Slayers?" Nova took a swing of her Sake. "Cain got NEXT!"
"Hell yeah!" replied Trigger, and he got comfy in his seat. "I've been meaning to get some of those tapes myself."
"Me too." Nova grinned and put in the DVD series, then leaned back happily, sipping Sake.
After about fifteen minutes, someone knocked on the door.
"I'll get it, Nova." Said Trigger as he got up and walked over to the door and opened it. "Yes? ... Oh, hi." It was the large white reploid.
"May I come in?" asked the larger reploid politely.
"Uh... Nova, Come here for a sec."
"Gimmie a sec, Halsyform and his girlfriend are dying." Nova said sniffing. "This is such a sad scene!"
"Look, can I just ask your name to tell her who it is, dude?" asked Trigger. The larger reploid nodded and replied, "My name is Colonel."
Trigger blinked, remembering what the reploid had said before when he and Nova tried to torture him, he scooted toward the couch and leaned down next to Nova. "It's Colonel."
"NANI DESU KA!?" Nova flailed. "KUSO!" Within seconds, she had hidden in a cupboard.
Trigger sighed. "Oi.. Uhm.. Can I ask why you stopped by, Colonel?" Colonel nodded slightly. "I wanted to ask Ms. Nova if she would accompany me to the dance, since she seemed so interested in setting me up with someone."
Nova hid in her cupboard.
"Do the smart thing TX, tell him I'm not here." Nova whispered.
"Uh... She's not here. Sorry."
Colonel frowned. "But I just heard her..."
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE WORLD! YOUR DANCE WILL SAVE US ALL!" Nova yelled, trying to impersonate the announcer of DDR. She then began to play 'Boys' by Smile.DK.
Colonel blinked, then shrugged. "Tell her I stopped by, will you?" Trigger nodded and closed the door quickly. "Aiya...."
Nova peered out of hiding once the door shut.
"He knows the term 'Revenge' doesn't he?"
"Pretty sure."
"Gah. Well I feel like a Bakayarou. I think he's out to get me now."
"Or out to date you."
"Me? But... I'm not exactly pick of the litter! I barely pass for Japanese!" Nova hrmphed. "Green hair.. Feh."
"He might not care. Don't be so picky. Besides, you have someone to go with if you so choose now. I don't have a clue who to ask still..."
"Go for Two, like I said! She'd liiike it." Nova smiled. "She digs men with shades!"
Trigger sweatdropped. "Alright... Lemme go find her..."
"I'll go with. Safer in pairs." Nova said.
"Safer? You're kidding, right?"
"I'm NOT gonna be alone in here with that Colonel guy loose!"
"Right... I can't go with you everywhere."
"Oh. I'll go binge drink then. Seeya." Nova waved and went to where the Sake was.
"..." Trigger sighed and went off to locate Two. "Man, I hope Repulse doesn't show up while I'm out and about..."
Two, like most veterans, was admiring Colonel from afar.
"Think he's asked anyone to that party thang yet?" Two asked, looking at Knyght Stoneheart. The younger Reploid shifted.
"I thought you wanted that Trigger guy." Knyght said.
"I do! He's certainly more mature then you, o' Dr. Pepper hyped one."
"...." Knyght forced herself not to clobber Two. At that point, someone that looked exactly like Trigger, ony with blue trim instead of golden walked past the two. He had his pistol out, and seemed to Radiate 'Psychopath'.
Two looked at him, blinking.
"Say.. Two... Who's that?" She said. Knyght blinked at the black-armored Huntress.
"Shush, Nemesis." Two growled.
"But he's HOT...!"
Two looked ready to rip her own voicebox out. After 'Hot Psychopath' turned the corner, there was the sound of a cough, and then Trigger walked down the hall in the opposite way.
"Blah... I hate it when that happens...."
Two and Knyght gawked at Trigger.
"TWO schitzos? That's it, I'm moving to another room." Knyght said, doing so. Two blinked.
"Yo, Trigger." She said calmly.
"Yo. What's she talking about?" Asked Trigger, obviously confused.
"I have no idea. didja see who just walked by?"
"Nope. Who was it?"
"I kinda hoped you knew. Oh well. 'Sup?" She asked, shifting positions to face Trigger.
"Well.... Uhm..." Trigger fidgited in his spot. "Uhm.. Well, I was wondering if..."
"If what?" Two smiled.
"Ifyouwouldgotothepartywithme????" Blurted Trigger. Two's face went bright red.
"Well.. I... Yes!" Two smiled. "I'd love to!"
Trigger blinked. "You... You would?"
Two smiled and nodded. "Sure!"
Trigger smiled, "Great! I uhm... I guess I'll pick you up then?"
"Ok. I'll see you then." Two smiled. "I look forward to it!"
Meanwhile, Nova was at the bar, doing what she always did... Getting plastered.
"Wheeeee....!" Nova was definaitely drunk.
"Excuse me..."
Nova twisted to see who spoke to her.
"Nani Desu Ka?" She looked, blinking, speaking her native Japanese. It was the Colonel.
"May I ask what you are doing?"
Nova wagged her finger at Colonel.
"Sore wa Himitsu desu!" Smirking satisfiedly, she turned back to her sake and took another swig.
"Give me that." With that, Colonel took her Sake. "You're drunk."
Nova twitched and glared at Colonel.
"GIMMIE SAKE. NOW."
"No. You're drunk, you don't need any more than you've had."
"I AM NOT DRUNK!" Nova flailed. "GIMME SAKE!"
"Prove that you're not drunk." Colonel held the bottle high out of Nova's reach.
"FINE." Growling, Nova got to her feet and kicked the chair aside in her leap for the sake. If anything, her grab missed as she slammed into Colonel.
"ITAIII!!! What are you made of!? ROCK?!"
"Metal, mostly alloys. I still say that you're drunk."
"I'm not puking my guts out, therefor I'm not drunk. Just tipsy."
Colonel sighed. "That's bad enough."
"Tipsy is not bad. Your mean anyhoo, there's 3 of you and one of me. I'm ordering a Jack Daniels." Nova spun on her barstool and prepared to order. Colonel blinked, then mouthed the word 'three?'. Colonel sighed.
"... No, you're going to bed. Come on, now, you've had enough." With that, he set down the bottle on a nearby table, and hoisted Nova up.
"BAKAYAROU!!!" Nova yelped. "LEMMIE GO! LEMMIE GO!" Nova wriggled, not to mention tried to grab her sake bottle.
Colonel refused to let her go, and marched straight for Nova's room, ignoring her attempts to get at her Sake. "You're drunk, Ma'am. As such, you really should be in bed, sleeping it off. You really shouldn't drink in the first place, but...."
Nova bit down on his hand. "RRRRRRRRRRR!"
Colonel blinked at Nova as she bit on his metal gloved hands. "That's not going to work."
"Farg you." Nova managed to snarl while gnawing. "LEMMIE GO!"
"I told you, I won't. You're drunk!" He stopped by the door to Nova's room and tried to open it. Nova kept squirming, looking agitated.
"LEMMIE THE FARG GO!" Unfortuanately, as luck would have it, the lock opened as the door slid open, all due to the password 'Farg'.
"Thank you... I think." said Colonel as he stepped into the room.
"YOU STUPID DOOR!" Nova whined.
The room Colonel entered was, to say the least, a pit of anime, games, trash, papers, furniture, and, oddly, a ParaParaParadise arcade setup in one corner. Movement, if any, would be difficult, dangerious, and probably nigh impossible. Colonel sighed and looked for where the bed would be hidden in the messy room. The bed was located between the desk and ParaPara machine; and it looked hardly used. Apparently, Nova did not enter sleep mode or clean much.
"Just how much stuff is in here?" Asked the Colonel to noone in particular, as he attempted to navigate towards the bed. This prooved nearly impossible, and definetly difficult. Nova looked incredibly smug.
"Tons. I never throw stuff out aaaand.... I never cleaned in here in my life. Hey, I found Sake!" Nova managed to grab the bottle from her table and stupped struggling completely, drinking at the bottle. Colonel quickly set Nova on the bed and took her sake, from her.
"You need to sleep, not get any more drunk than you already are!"
"Gimmie Sake or I'll kick your Rookie ass."
"No."
"Gimme. I'm not tired!"
"No! You're drunk! Now lay down and REST." With that, Colonel put his finger to Nova's forehead and pushed with just enough force to push her back into the bed. Nova smirked, despite being on her back.
"Make me."
"Don't make me knock you out by force."
"....HAH." Nova laughed. "You couldn't hit me if you tried."
"Don't push it."
"Why?" Nova asked in a suddenly annoying voice.
"Because I don't want to resort to that."
"Why?"
"Because that is barbaric."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Why?"
"... Becuase I like you and I don't want to hurt you, alright?"
"...." Nova blinked. "WHY?" This time, she wasn't trying to be annoying.
"Well... I'm not sure." Colonel was confused and very embarrased that he said that.
"Your more messed in the head then Zero, aren't you?"
"Who's Zero?"
"Red armor... Blonde hair... Ego the size of a small country..." Nova growled. "Thorn in my side..."
"I'll be sure to remember that..." Colonel blinked. "How is he a thorn in your side?"
"He hates me cause I can kick his ass. Actually, we're evenly matched. I'm not gonna sleep."
"I see... ... I think." Colonel sighed, "I'm not going to leave you alone untill you do, Nova. So I suggest you give up."
"NEVEEEER! For that would mean I'd have to commit Seppaku!"
"Try and I'll have to knock you out."
"...Your not familiar with Japanese customs, are you?"
"No.. I'm more familiar with British ones."
"...FORGIENER!!!!"
"... what is the matter with that?" Colonel was sounding Not Happy.
"I happen to be Japanese. I'm still not surrendering. I'd be forced to commit Seppaku."
"I see, I suppose. You know that if you try, I'll stop you."
"I'm still not sleeping." Nova finally stuck her tounge out at Colonel.
"Then I'm not leaving, either."
"THEN THERE IS ONLY ONE THING TO DO! Have a drink?" Nova pulled some Jack Daniels from her pillow and offered it. Colonel stared an Nova in partial disbelief. Nova just grinned.
"What? I was out of room in the closet."
Colonel blinked. "I see... Well, I guess a little wont hurt TOO much..."
"Good!" Nova handed him the bottle. "One of those and you'll be askin' for more though."
Colonel examined the bottle a little before opening it up and taking a whiff. He almost immediately regretted it.
"What IS this stuff?"
"Whiskey." Nova grinned. "American, and good."
"If you say so..." And then, he took a carefull swig. He almost immediately felt a little strange, but nothing much. ... Yet.
"I'll let you just enjoy that..." Nova said, creeping out of bed warily.
"Hold it." Colonel set the bottle down and shook his head to clear it. "Where do you think you're going, Miss?"
"To watch Slayers." Nova blinked innocently.
"Slayers?"
"TV. Humans blowing monsters up."
"Violent sounding..."
"It's a great show. Booze, Sushi, killin' Mavs, and Anime. The 4 hobbies of mine."
"Hm... Well... Alright, but I'm curious about this 'Slayers' show..."
"Speak Japanese?"
"Not much, unfortunately."
"You are NOT watching Slayers with me." With that, Nova bolted for the TV Room. Colonel blinked and tried to run after her. Instead, he fell flat on his face in the mess that was her room and passed out.