A/N: Yes, more 20th Century Boys. Anyway, Happy Halloween, everybody!
Everyone was waiting. Everyone was talking. Everyone was excited. Today was the day that "Friend" would make an appearance at the National Stadium to speak about his new plans to protect the world from 'the evil virus made by aliens'. This was considered one of the biggest events since their leader's miraculous revival to save the pope.
A few hours before the speech, Manjoume decided to check in on his little prodigy. Gently rapping on the door a few times, Manjoume pressed his hard, grizzled face near the wall and asked, "Friend...what exactly do you plan to tell the people of Earth?" For a few minutes, the only noise that filled the air was the old man's wheezing breath.
Suddenly, a small sound coming from inside the room caught Manjoume's attention. Slowly and gently, the sound grew louder and louder. That was when Manjoume recognized the noise as music. 'What...the hell is going on in there...?' he wondered as his hand reached down for the door knob.
Just as Manjoume was about to open the door, it swung open and "Friend" walked out, as calm as always. Glancing over at his pitiful right-hand man, "Friend" chuckled under his breath and asked, "I'm sure you'll be quite surprised to hear what I'm going to say at today's speech, Manjoume, but don't go and spoil it for yourself, okay?"
And with that, "Friend" turned down the hall and walked away. Manjoume could do nothing but stand there in complete and utter shock as he tried to think of what was to come...
"FRIEND!"
"FRIEND!"
"FRIEND!"
The entire stadium practically shook as thousands of people chanted the same word over and over again. The air even seemed to almost diverge and break as so many voices shouted and cried in excitement. However, the moment "Friend" stepped onto the head podium, the crowd silenced almost immediately.
"I thank you all for coming here today..." "Friend" said, his voice as flat and emotionless as ever, "I called for a meeting because I have come across something that will prove vital importance in our mission to survive this crazy thing we call 'life'!" It took a few seconds to sink in, but the crowd eventually burst into applause.
"What the hell is he talking about?" a security guard behind stage whispered to Manjoume, who seemed to be busy checking his Blackberry. "I'm not really sure, actually. Ever since his revival, he's been acting strange..." Manjoume replied sullenly. Shrugging his shoulders, the security guard went back to watch "Friend's" big speech.
"Friend" cleared his throat before continuing to speak. "What I am here to talk to you about today is...is...is..." Without even thinking, some boy stood up and shouted, "SAY IT ALREADY, BITCH!" Then, the kid got shot in the back of the head and he fell over in a heap.
"Friend" gripped the microphone tightly in his hands and shouted into the heavens, "I'M...I'M...I'M IN LOVE WITH KENJI-KUN!!!!!!!" The entire stadium fell into an awkward and disturbing silence. Unfortunately, that silence was interrupted when none other than Kanna burst out onto the scene.
"AND I LOVE KYOKO-CHAN!" Kanna cried as she grabbed said girl out of nowhere and kissed her powerfully on the lips. Taking this as a hint to be a hero, an overweight man with an eyepatch stood up and screamed, "WE'RE BEING RULED BY A GAY D00D! LET'S KILL 'EM!"
The entire crowd let out cries of agreement as they brandished swords, pitchforks, torches and other violent items (including tasers) and chased "Friend" down the street. "Isn't that a hate crime?" Manjoume asked pitifully before going back to watching Kanna and Kyoko make out some more.