Mary Sue Hunters!

Case 2: Chaotic Casey (Part II)

"Moshi moshi!" Casey cried as she returned to the inn.

Wolfwood sweat dropped. "Er, isn'tthat a greeting used when your on the phone in Japan?"

Casey wiggled her nose Bewitched style and all of the sudden, Wolfwood grinned like a dope and shouted back, "Moshi moshi, Casey-san!"

Vash dove and tackled Casey to the floor with a lusty grin. "Hey, Casey. How about a little love and piece?"

Casey returned the grin. "Sure. Make me yours, Vash." The two made their way to the nearest bed….

Meanwhile, Ren trembled with fear as Knives pressed the barrel of his revolver against his forehead. Rika gritted her teeth with fright at the alarming situation. Knives was being his normal self, after all. Killing humans was what he excelled at. Well, that and provoking Vash.

"Tell me who you are." Knives said.

Click.

"NOW." His eyes narrowed into slits.

Ren's eyes went wide. "Whoa, whoa, WHOA! Don't be hasty, dude! Listen, we're Mary Sue Hunters! We're here to restore order to your universe."

Knives sighed. "First of all, I will be the one to bring order to this world. Secondly, you're a terrible liar. Now the truth, or you BOTH die!"

Rika smirked. "So, Knives, did you enjoy your little 'group activity' with Legato and Midvalley?"

In mere seconds, Rika found herself staring down the barrel of the gun that was previously aimed at her partner. Knives seemed to be very aggravated as he spat, "How do you know about THAT? Better yet, WHAT do you know about that? Something took temporary control of my body, forcing me into such a disgusting act! If you had something to do with it…"

Rika replied, "No, we're not to blame for that. However, that's why we're here. Millions Knives, you and many others you know….are standing smack-dab in the middle of a badly written fanfic."

Knives raised an eyebrow. "What? I'm in yet ANOTHER fanfic? How annoying."

Ren nodded. "Yeah, but that's not the worst part. All of the strange happenings lately are because of the Mary Sue that we're after. The sooner we take her out, the quicker your lives go back to normal."

Knives turned away. "Leave here to ME. I know how to deal with garbage." He holstered his weapon and walked away from the duo.

"Rika, aren't we going to follow him?" Ren asked curiously.

Rika turned into the other direction. "C'mon, Ren. We're going to find Meryl. We'll just have to hope Knives can beat that psycho chick. We have to believe in him."

The both walked off into the desert, in search of Meryl. It would be a long and hard search, but they were prepared for it.

"Wah!" Ren cried as he tripped over something in the sand before crashing down into it. There was a huge lump where he had tripped, but from what he and Rika saw, there was a piece of white fabric sticking out. They looked at each other, then back down to the lump in the sand and started digging.

"Is that her, Rika?" Ren asked as they pulled the petite woman out of the sand.

Rika nodded grimly. "Yeah….the Mary Sue….she killed Meryl." Rika stood up with her fists shaking at her sides. She gritted her teeth with anger and she held her head up to the sky, fighting back her tears. "Dammit!" She cried as she pounded her fists into the sand.

Ren tried to comfort her. "Rika, it'll be okay. When Knives beats her, Meryl will come back to life, won't she?"

Rika, unable to fight back her tears any longer cried out, "Don't you see, Ren? We've FAILED! Meryl DIED before the plot ended! Even if we DO kill that damn Mary Sue, her life will STILL be lost! We failed….WE FAILED!" Her voice echoed across the desert as the wind began to blow strongly.

Suddenly, Ren's communicator went off. "Huh?" He removed it from his pocket and spoke into it. "Yo. Ren here."

"Ren, it's HungrySano. I'm gonna send something to your location. It's only good for one use, but it should be a real big help."

"Okay, send 'er down, chief!" Ren nodded.

From under the sand, a horizontal steel chamber rose from below. It looked more like a shiny metal coffin than anything else. Ren blinked and then raised an eyebrow. "So, we give her a proper burial?"

"No, you blonde bum! Just take Meryl and put her inside. Then press the blue button on the side. It'll bring her back to life, but she'll be weakened for a couple of days. Well, I gotta go now. I gotta finish writing this Yu Yu Hakusho fanfic o' mine."

"We'll what the heck are you waiting for, Ren? Let's do it!" Rika beamed as she already had one of Meryl's arms over her shoulder, waiting for Ren to help carry her.

Ren shrugged. "You're right. Ya know, it's hard to believe you were just crying a minute ago."

Rika shot him an icy glare. "Tell anyone about that and you are a DEAD MAN."

Ren grinned nervously. "Yes, ma'am."

Back at the inn, Vash and Casey were lying in bed, completely naked with content smiles plastered on their faces. Life was great. They were both truly in love with one another. Vash held her in his arms, not wanting to ever let go. It was true bliss.

Milly and Wolfwood were in a separate room, discussing a pressing issue. Milly was crying because hse felt terrible about forgetting her partner and best friend. She didn't know how or way, but it slipped her mind all of a sudden. Wolfwood puffed on a cigarette, trying to think the situation over. More over, who in the hell was this Casey chick and how did he allow her to keep them at that inn for three whole days. Meryl was in trouble and even needle noggin was detoured from seeing about her safety.

"Milly, we're leaving." Wolfwood said as he stood up. "Let's go find Meryl. I still may not be too late."

Milly nodded and stood with him after wiping away her tears with her sleeve. "You're right, Mr. Priest. We shouldn't give up before we even start!" She beamed as she walked to the door. "I'll go tell Mr. Vash!" When she opened the door, there stood Casey, still unclothed.

She smiled innocently at Milly. "You're not planning to leave, are you?"

Milly smiled nervously, "Well we were just going to..MMPH!"

Casey silenced the big girl with a passionate kiss. A kiss that Milly had no power against. Before she knew it, she was clothing her eyes, wanting more from the plant girl. Milly had fallen for her hard.

After the kiss was broken, Milly turned back to Wolfwood and said, "You know what? I think we should stay just a little longer…" She trailed off as she passed out into Casey's arms.

"Milly!" Wolfwood cried. "Damn it, what the hell are you?"

Casey smiled. "I'm your friend. Don't you wanna be my friend, Wolfwood?" She stepped closer. Wolfwood tried not to look into her orange eyes. Wait, weren't they purple before? She stepped closer, but Wolfwood fought hard to not give in. His body stopped responding. Her beauty kept him from moving as she embraced him lovingly. "Let me be your friend…"

Without reason, without critical thought, without anything but desparation,he shouted, "NEEEEEDLE NOOOOOOOGIN!"

BANG!

Casey jumped back with cat-like reflexes, avoiding the gunshot that just rang out. The barrel of a large revolver, smoking from a fresh shot pointed at Casey from across the room. The gunman behind the weapon sneered in disgust.

Knives gritted his teeth as he spoke. "I, Millions Knives, exist to purify this planet of garbage. You, Miss Mary Sue, are NO exception."

Casey gasped. "Knives! You're supposed to be afraid of me!"

Knives smirked. "I only fear what is real. You are simply a creation of a powerless human from another universe. You're nothing more than an avatar for an otherwise pathetic being that can't change their own destiny and therefore tries to establish themselves into someone else's world for the satisfaction of feeling powerful. This ends here."

Slowly, her eyes opened. Her vision was just a little fuzzy and she had this terrible ringing in her head. She could hear voices, but they sounded garbled up at first. It took a few seconds for her hearing and vision to stabilize. When they did, she found herself staring at two complete strangers. One, a tomboyish girl with purple hair and the other, a blong with really long hair in a ponytail.

"Who are you?" Meryl asked weakly.

Rika smiled. "We're friends. Try not to move around a lot, Miss Strife. Your body hasn't gotten all its strength back."

Meryl suddenly remembered something. "Oh, my God! Vash! Where's VASH?" She sat up quickly, but was stopped by a sharp pain in her side. "Ugh!"

Ren came to her side and put his arm around her back. "Please, don't move around like that. You need to take it slowly. Vash is fine for now and…"

"You don't understand." Meryl said. "Vash's life is in danger! I have to help him…I have to see him again. Please, help me."

Rika nodded. "We're here to help. The girl who killed you, she's the one we're after. I just hope Knives can at least fend her off."

Ren grinned. "Knives seems like a tough guy. I don't think even a Mary Sue could easily take him down.

Back at the inn, Knives fell helplessly to the ground. Casey chuckled. "Way too easy! You should have stayed out of it, Knives. I warned you what would happen, didn't I? Time for you to die!" The Angel Arm once again appeared on her arm.

Wolfwood cried, "Wait! You'll kill us all with that thing!"

Casey cackled, "So WHAT? Vash is safely away from this place and I have no more use for ANY of you!"

Knives growled, "Oh, no you don't!" He tried to activate his own Angel Arm, but it was too late. Within mere seconds, May City was no more..and only Casey remained.

As Ren, Meryl and Rika made their way to May City, they witnessed the explosion from afar. Rika recognized the blast. It was an Angel Arm. Casey went off again. She growled and pulled out her communicator. "Sano! Sano, come in!"

"Yeeeeees?"

"Something bad just happened! May City was just obliterated! Tell me, are there any survivors?" Rika cried frantically.

"Hold on, lemme check…oh, no…"

"Spill it! Are there any survivors?" Rika shouted.

"Only one."

Amongst the flying debris, ruin, fireand dust filled wind, Casey stood alone with a wicked smile. "Vash is ALL mine now. No one can take him away from me. NO ONE!"

Back in the desert, it was explained by HungrySano that the Mary Sue had place Vash in the No Plot Zone before destroying the city. Also, the hard hitters that could take her down were gone, except Vash, but the fact that he was under her control AND he has a vow not to kill would complicate matters.

"All right, you guys, it looks like we have no real choice. You two are gonna have to fight the Mary Sue."

Ren gasped. "What? You're CRAZY! We can beat that chick!"

Rika nodded. "Yeah! That sounds pretty hopeless. We don't have half the power she does!"

"When all else fails, fight fire with fire. I'm gonna power you guys up a bit to take her on. Of course, since this isn't my fanfic, there's a limit to what I can do for you. First of all, you guys need a counter measure. So, Rika, you get an Angel Arm."

Rika grinned. "Hell, yeah! I'm gonna blow that bitch to bits!"

Ren cringed. "I don't know if that's a good idea. Rika's scary enough as it is!"

Rika scowled. "What's that supposed to mean, Ren?"

Ren back away, "Er, nothing!"

"Rika, don't get too happy. This Angel Arm is counter only. It's powered by absorbing a blast from another Angel Arm and maximizing its energy output, then returning fire. Since the output of the Angel Arm is only thirteen percent, you should be able to over power her since your energy output will be doubled to twenty-six percent."

Rika smirked. "Heh. Sweet."

"Ren, you'll be given the Edit Blade. It's a weapon I created specifically for Mary Sue hunting. It outputs 'logic energy' that chips away at the Mary Sue's impossible abilities and powers. With each attack you land, it breaks down their powers a little more until they are rendered useless."

Ren smiled. "Nice. This'll be fun!"

"I want to fight with you." Meryl said as she stepped forward.

Ren shook his head. "No way. Your body isn't strong enough to fight anyone! You'll die if you push yourself too…"

"I don't care." She said sternly. "Vash is in trouble and I'm tired of watching him get hurt! Every time I look into his eyes, I can see sorrow and pain, even when he smiles. He's always hiding the hurt, but it's still there! I have to take this chance. I want to avenge Milly and Wolfwood! She killed my friends! She killed them for nothing!"

Despite the tears falling from her eyes, the Mary Sue Hunters could see the fire in her eyes. She was determined to fight.

"Well, if you're sure, then I can whip something up for ya. Hold on a sec.."

Within moments, a black version of Meryl's clothing appeared out of nowhere.

This suit is designed to carry you through the fight normally without putting stress on your already weakened body. Also, the derringers that are provided pack a little extra punch with more 'logic energy' technology."

Meryl looked over the suit in awe. It even had a 'MSH' logo on the left breast of the black cloak. She nodded with approval. "I'll take it!"

"Coolness. Now, I'm getting a reading that the Mary Sue is on her way to the No Plot Zone to retrieve Vash. I suggest fighting her there to avoid anymore casualties. And be careful in there."

Rika looked toward her two partners. "Okay, you guys heard the man. We'd better get ready. This bitch is in for some serious trouble now!"

Rika: It's over already? Aww, just when it was getting good! Anyway, Next time on Mary Sue Hunters, Meryl, Ren and I go to face of against Casy in the No Plot Zone! The only catch is that Vash has thrown away his vows and wants to kill us in order to protect Casey! Like she needs it! Will Meryl's true feelings be able to bring the real Vash back, or is the Trigun universe doomed? Find out on the next Mary Sue Hunters!