Authors Note:

Yay, chapter two of Gag Reel! This story is kind-of weird so far, but ah well, shall we try and go on?

AND THANKS TO THE CAST:

Drifting One (Rae)

Jayme Frankenburger

Kisshu's Humble Servant (KSH)

Tomoyo Kinomoto

digiwildfire

SamKo

Amieku

Jenny-Chan

slots left: 5

I've changed it nows – things in brackets are now actions!

Chapter Two: A Short Notice?

Unseen Voice: And now, Jayme and Rae would like a word…?

Rae: We have a short announcement to make!

Jayme: It depends on how short is short, though…

Rae: Oh, shush, you! TTTT (sulks in corner)

Jayme: Will I have to do this of my own initiative, Rae-chan?

Rae: (scampers back) Oh, me! Pick me! ME! (thrusts hand in air)

Jayme: Man…why do I have to do this? (points at Rae in the supposed gesture of 'picking' her)

Rae: OKAY! First up in the cast we have none other than our glorious RAE, cute, friendly, and uber-spunky!

Jayme: And she's saying this about herself… gets slapped upside the face with a rotten fish.

Rae: She has an older sister, namely, Satoki, who's a nuisance and a major plot hindrance! Rae is currently traveling with the rest of the crew in an ugly, pink-and-brown minivan, going to an alternate universe in an attempt to bring a friend back to life! Next up…Jayme!

Jayme: (blocks ears with wax uncomfortably.) Do go on, we're all dying to hear.

Rae: He's cool, he's friendly, he's calm and sometimes sarcastic-no offense! XD He's the sensible, sane one in this party of ( counts on fingers) eight! He'll definitely be the one to get us out of a fix!

Jayme: Just go on with it, would you? (Uncomfortable twitch.)

Rae: And then we have Kisshu's Humble Servant, KSH! She's cool, spunky, and has an undying addiction to all things Kissy and fluffy!

Jayme: Typo?

Rae: Yup, I meant 'Kishu-ish'! She may be one of the more quieter members of the groups, and may seem sane, but she and her comrades have had one or more…issues … in the past.

Jayme: Or so the script-writer says.

Rae: Tomyo Kinomoto! The one who'll really get wheels rolling! She killed Amieku within four lines of the first chapter, just to get things started! She's interesting, takes pleasure in blatant humor, is funny, and cheerful! She can't exactly be described as sane, though…

Jayme: (holds up placard saying 'CLAP')

Rae: (pants with the effort) Then there's digiwildfire! Quiet, modest, rather humble, she's the brains of the group! She can be cheeky at times, she's rather interesting, and a good friend of hers is Amieku, which explains why she was so eager to go to the mall!

Jayme: What says she was?

Rae: (punches) Nothing like a siblery fight!

Jayme: T-y-p-o

Rae: And then there's SamKo! Can you say CHATTERBOX? And she gets hungry at the most inappropriate times, snacking on the newly-dead Amieku before we'd even managed to bury her! The indecency!

Jayme: O.o

Rae: Who could forgot Satoki, that idiot of an older sister that I have? Weird, unpredictable, and she barged in halfway through a dramatic mystery…how could she! (sobs into Jayme's shirt). She's a cheap plot devise in training, cheap, I tell ya! With her weird mystical powers, I bet she'll drag us to all corners of the universe just to have fun! X.X

Rae: Jenny-chan is one of the uber cool, uber sane members of the group. She frequently looks to Jayme onii-chan for advice, and although she may be more quiet, like KSH-chan, she will have… her insane moments. It's best to stay clear of her at those times. She can be rather stubborn, too!

Jayme: Wonder who that reminds me of?

Rae: And lucky last is Amieku-chan! Killed within four lines of the first chapter, poor ducky! Eaten by SamKo, poor ducky! Turned into a way of getting Satoki to drag us off to another universe, poor ducky! Half insane, a ghost, cheerful, and fun loving, poor ducky! …Poor ducky!

Jayme: And that's it, thank god. (walks away)

Rae: Waah, Jayme-chan, wait for me! TT.TT

Unseen Voice: A…short notice?

Chapter Two: The Real Story Begins Here

(an evil looking bird drops something on Li's head)

Rae: OW! damn BIRD!!!

Satoki: (shoots it)

Bird: (dies)

Jenny: (looks over Rae's shoulder) What is it?

Rae: A note... (opens)

The Note:
Yo yo yo! check out these trip happenin's dudes and dudets! It's TOTALLY TRENDY and TOTALLY Flipped out cool! The portal is in a place that's darker than the land of the no longer livin'. You wanna find it to save yo lil kiddie?r? Then pay attention to my tricked out note!
I'm outie!
The totally EVIL weirdo.. WORD.

Rae: (pales) It's in dubbed anime...

Tomoyo : (takes note and nods wisely) I'll translate:
"To whom it may concern,
Please pay attention to the following as I reveal where I have hidden the portal.
I have hidden it in the back room of a "Hot Topic" store in the mall. You know the place, it's full of goth items. Once again, I thank you for your time.
Till we meet again.

The vaugley misunderstood pyschopath."

Rae: It said all of that? O.O

Satoki: She paraphrased a bit.

Tomoyo: It looks like we're taking a mall trip!!!

Rae: (groan)

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(van veering all over the road)

Satoki: (swerves left) I'm doing pretty well considering I don't have a licence! .

Rae: YOU DON'T HAVE A WHAT?! (holding onto digiwildfire for dear life, while digiwildfire does the same)

Satoki: Well, duh! I'm only fourteen!

KHS: (pale and clinging to SamKo) THEN WHY THE HELL DID YOU VOULENTEER?!

Satoki: 'Cause it didn't look that hard… plus, look how well I'm doing! (banging and squelching noises heard, along with a shrill scream) Uh… was doing…

Jayme: (at the back of the bus, looking mildly disturbed)

SamKo: O.O That poor old man…

Jenny-chan: Don't worry, I'm sure he's gone to a better place… (holding onto Amieku)

Rae: Like we will soon with this mad woman driving… .

Satoki: (turns around) OI! I heard that you! TAKE IT BACK!!!

Everyone: (turn pale)

Rae: GET YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD!!!

Satoki: NOT UNTIL YOU TAKE IT BACK!

Rae: AT LEAST TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELORATOR!!!

Satoki: NO! TAKE IT BACK!!!

Amieku: WATCH OUT!!!

(van ploughs through a building wall)

Every one inside the van: (on the floor, due to being thrown off of their seats)

Shoppers in store: … O.O

Jayme: At least we're at the mall… (looks green)

Rae: And I though British drivers were bad… (passes out)

Tomoyo: Oh! FOOD COURT TIME!!

Jayme: Sure… (throws Rae over his shoulder)

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KHS: (eating fries) This is the true beauty of malls!

Jayme: (pushes a still unconscious Rae's head off of his shoulder) I feel we're forgetting something…

Jenny-chan: … you, n00bs.

Amieku and SamKo: (exchange a glance as the only sane people in this little group)

Rae: (jerks awake) Wha…? I just had the weirdest dream… we were in an amusement park… blink

Satoki: (pats Li atop the head) There, there… eat your burger.

(crackling noise heard… before a booming evil laugh is heard)

Heroes: ZOMGWTFBBQLOLZ!!!

(plasma TV screen drops from a cable onto the table)

Heroes: … O.o

(TV screen crackles to life, showing a silhouette)

A Voice: MWHAHAHAHA!!! So you have arrived at last, pitiful rescuers! Alas, you will never find the portal to TMM World in the way I have hidden it!

digiwildfire: … dude, you gave us a freakin' note with the location.

SamKo: Dumbass.

Voice: … I did? GAH! FINE THEN! I challenge you to duel with me…in TMM land!

TV screen retracts into the ceiling

Jayme: … what the hell?

KHS: Right there with you…

Satoki: (jumps onto the table) A CHALLENGE HAS BEEN MADE! LET US GO TO… um… where was it again?

KHS: Hot Topic.

digiwildfire: LET US GO TO HOT TOPIC!!!

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(silence as Satoki remains frozen in HEROIC POSE on top of table)

(several minutes pass)

KHS : (waves as a tumbleweed rolls by) Hi, there!!

Jayme: ...well? Shouldn't we be GOING?

Satoki: Right! (doesn't move)

Rae: ...WELL?

Satoki: I don't know where Hot Topic is!

Everyone Else: (falls over)

Jenny-chan: (smacks forehead) Moron! --

Amieku: (pops up, knocking into the table Satoki is on while doing so) I KNOW WHERE IT IS!!!

(table collapses) (Satoki falls and lands on Jayme, who lands on Rae, who lands on KHS, who lands on Jenny, who lands on Rae)

Rae: (after a long time) ...ow.

Satoki: (pops up) I'm bleeding!

Jayme: How is that a good thing?

Rae: O…………O Gmmm Ommmmf MMMMMMMMM!!!! (translation: GET OFF MEEEEEE!!!)

Tomoyo: ...(shoves Li off Roxy, then stands scowling) C'mon, let's just go!! Don't you want to save Amieku?!

Heroes: Interesting, seeing as you were the one that killed her?

Tomoyo: (looks guilty)

(from out of nowhere, GIANT KILLER MIDGETS POP UP!!!!)

Amieku: ... oh crap. OO