Vile: With my brain working again, we have the newest Numbershot in the roster: Numbershot 26!

Yuma: So what's the skinny with this story?

Vile: It introduces our old friend Anna into my continuity, but here's a heads-up: I'm portraying Anna in a different way than in the anime.

Anna: Different how?

Vile: It's going to take this story, at least two Decks-hibitions, and a one-shot to clear it all up. But for now, we'll stick to this story. Standard disclaimer here. Enjoy!

Numbershot 26: Runaway Rampage

Chapter 1

The Number Distributor sat in his control room, stroking his chin. "Hmm… there must be SOMEONE that can take care of Tsukumo and Mizuki…" He thought. He began rifling through any possible people he could use. "Out of town… Got himself killed in a shootout… Locked up in prison… Man, no good help anywhere in this city!" He mused. Then, his computer flashed up a new image. "Who the devil is this girl…? Hmm... Anna Kozuki. What's on file with this person…" He flipped through her files. "Interesting medical record... OH!" A picture of a pink cannon flashed on his monitor. "Excellent… this shall be most useful to my plans." He opened a box and pulled out a card, modifying it through his powers. "Prepare to be my new soldier…"

*Later That Day*

Yuma walked out of Kodoa's Card Shop, a few new Gagaga cards in his hand. "Man, I am so glad Kodoa-san had these cards!" He chirped, Astral floating beside him with a small smile.

"You were lucky to get them. From what I saw on the clipboard, some other boy got thrown out for being threatening while trying to get them." Astral said.

"I can think of who that might be." Yuma said, rolling his eyes with a grimace as he recalled Karaan.

Out of nowhere, Astral's eyes were covered by two delicate pink hands. "Hi, Astral…" A voice cooed seductively.

Astral shuddered at the feel of Mia's hands, but chuckled. "Did you miss me already, Mia?"

"Maybe." The pink spirit said, hugging Astral from behind and nuzzling his shoulder. Astral rolled his eyes: Mia was such a cuddlebunny.

"Jeez Mia, don't go running off on me!" Kotori's voice said as she ran up to Yuma and the two spirits.

"Gomen. I just wanted to hug Astral." Mia said before hugging the blue spirit again.

Yuma, Kotori, and Astral all laughed. "Well, we can't really blame her, can we?" Yuma asked, wrapping an arm around Kotori's shoulders and pulling her to him.

Kotori giggled. "Not really. You're really huggable too, Yuma." She said, resting her head on his chest. Yuma chuckled.

"Come on, the others are waiting for us." Yuma said. Kotori nodded, and they walked off hand-in-hand, their spirits following them.

Up above, however, someone was watching them. The person's fist clenched and shook. "No… I won't let YOU have him…"

As they continued moving, Astral felt a bad feeling. "Astral?" Mia asked.

The blue spirit looked behind him and gasped when he saw two missiles heading at them. "EVERYBODY DUCK!" Yuma quickly looked back and saw the missiles, yelping as he pushed Kotori to the ground and covered her with his body as the missiles landed in the ground, causing powerful explosions.

Yuma peeked open an eye. "Daijoubu, Kotori?" The girl nodded. His eyes narrowed. "I have a good idea where those missiles came from. Let's move!" He picked Kotori up bridal-style and quickly took off, Kotori holding onto his neck, the spirits following closely.

The figure from above got on an apparatus near it. "Still running… you won't run from me this time." The apparatus levitated into the air and took off after them above the rooftops.

Yuma carried Kotori across the bridge over the river, hellbent on escaping whatever was following them. "Yuma-kun! Kotori-chan!" A voice called to them. They looked and saw Cathy running toward them.

"Another one…?" The figure said. It clicked a button, firing another missile.

Cathy saw the missile coming right at you, and she shrieked as she narrowly dodged the explosion. The rumble made Yuma drop Kotori, but she quickly got her footing. "Don't talk, just run!" Yuma told Cathy before the three of them took off.

The figure was dead-set on Yuma. "I won't give up the chase, Yuma." It said.

Yuma saw an alley coming up, and he got an idea. "Kotori, Cat-chan, follow me!" Yuma quickly ducked into the alley, the two girls and spirits following behind him.

The figure ended up flying past the alley, but quickly got its grip. "You can't pull a fast one on me!" The figure turned the apparatus around and directed it down the alley, flying through it. "Where did they go?" The figure was about at the end of the alley.

Right before it flew out, a voice shouted. "NOW!" In slow motion, as the apparatus flew out of the alley, Kotori and Cathy swung a pair of pipes, striking the side fans of the apparatus, causing it to stop with a shaking "CLANG…".

With the sudden stop of the apparatus, the figure was suddenly thrown forward with the momentum. "UWAH!" The figure, obviously female because of the voice, did two front flips before landing on her stomach with a grunt.

The apparatus landed on the ground and slowed to a stop, revealing it to be a cannon-like flying machine colored multiple shades of pink. Yuma stepped out from behind Kotori with stern eyes and walked over to the rider. "You really need to learn how to say hello, Anna."

The girl shook her head as she stood up, blushing when her face saw Yuma in front of her. "Eh heh heh… Gomen, Yuma." She said, getting to her feet.

"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" Kotori and Cathy both shouted at Anna, Yuma making them back up.

"They have a point, Anna. What did I do this time to get you to try and blast the crap out of me?" Yuma asked.

Anna twiddled her fingers, her blush darker than her hair. "Well, I… I…" She shook for a moment. "Daisuki, Yuma!" Her sudden outburst shocked all five of them, including Astral and Mia. She suddenly jumped forward and hugged Yuma. "I'm sorry I tried to destroy you, but I had to get those two away from you!"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Yuma griped, pushing Anna off him before backing up. Kotori had a tic mark at Anna's sudden action. "Where the hell did that come from?"

"Yuma, you can't honestly stand there and tell me you don't know what I feel for you!" Anna told him, starting to get angry.

"Believe me, I do know! I'm not stupid!" Yuma retorted, making Anna's eyes widen. "Do you know how many girls, counting you, have had crushes on me?" He held up the number of them. "Four. Four girls have had crushes on me! I know how to spot it!"

"But then… why did you push me off?" Anna asked.

Kotori stepped forward, and Yuma wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Because Kotori is already my girlfriend, Anna."

Anna's eye twitched. "Please… tell me you're joking."

"It's no joke, Anna-chan. Yuma and Kotori are together." Cathy told her. "I used to have a crush on Yuma, but I accepted that they were a couple."

Anna's eye twitched again, and her expression was unreadable. Then, out of nowhere, Anna lunged forward with a scream, pushing Kotori to the ground. "You little bitch!" She screamed. "After everything Yuma and I went through, you move in and steal him!" She tried to punch Kotori multiple times, but Kotori managed to dodge each one.

Then, Anna was pulled off of Kotori and was socked in the stomach. Anna coughed as she sunk to her knees, looking up to see a taller girl looking at her angrily. "N-Nee-chan!" Yuma sputtered, surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"I was in the area. Coincidence." Akari replied. She leaned down to Anna's face. "Now listen here, girl."

"Anna." Yuma told her.

"Anna." Akari parroted. "Don't touch my little brother or his girlfriend. Get me?"

"B-B-But… Yuma and I had grown up together… People said we were perfect together as kids…" Anna whimpered.

"What are you talking about, Anna?" Yuma asked. "No one said that about us as kids!"

Anna's eyes widened. "Wha… Yuma…?"

"I think you've got us twisted with other people, Anna. That never happened." Yuma told her. "Look, I'm sorry about how you feel about me, but I'm already with Kotori. We can still be friends, but I don't see us getting together." Anna's eyes began to tear. "Thanks for helping us, Nee-chan."

"No problem, Yuma." Akari said, ruffling his hair. "I gotta run. Spade said he had a hot scoop for me. Later!" The older girl ran off.

"Let's hurry and meet the others." Cathy said. Yuma and Kotori nodded.

Yuma looked at Anna once more. "Gomen-nasai, Anna." He said before running off with the others, Astral and Mia following them.

Anna just sat there, motionless. Her memories clearly showed Yuma hanging out with her as a child. 'That had to have happened… how did Yuma not remember…?' Then, her memories began to go fuzzy, almost like TV static. 'It did happen… didn't it?'

Vile: Okay, Anna's acting a little loopy now. ...Or is that how she usually acts?

Yuma: Heck if I know. She's only appeared in two episodes so far.

Anna: Yet I somehow got into BRAVING!, Longing Freesia, Soul Drive, and Wild Child.

Kotori: Fuya got in the last two as well.

Vile: I'll never understand how characters get into those things. If you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! See ya next chapter!

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