The Wedding of Guido and Lucille

Story by: Phoenix710

Summary: The Pizza Cats and their friends head out to see a movie, and then Lucille goes out to do some shopping. Meanwhile, Cheese sends two squads of his Ninja Crows into Little Tokyo. One squad heads for the Little Tokyo Museum, while the other squad ambushes and kidnaps Lucille. They drop off the note at the Pizza Parlor, and Francine reads it. She immediately calls the Cats and Good Bird into action, and they race off to hunt down Big Cheese and rescue Lucille. Let's join the action.

Disclaimer: I do not claim any rights whatsoever to Samurai Pizza Cats, or to any of the characters associated with the series. Samurai Pizza Cats, and all associated characters, are registered trademarks of Saban. The song that will be used in the fight scene in this chapter, 'Days', is performed by the Japanese band Flow, and is from the soundtrack of the anime series Eureka Seven.

Chapter Two: Lucille in Danger!

As he walked along with his friends towards the movie theater, Guido thought to himself just how much things had changed over the past two years. He and Speedy had once fought tooth and claw over Lucille, and had practically beaten one another to a pulp, in order to be the one to deliver pizzas to her, but now, since the destruction of the comet, Speedy had married Polly, and Guido was now a week away from marrying Lucille. She walked along beside him, her hand covered by his. Guido said, "Lucille, this is gonna be great. Our first time seeing a movie together, and I couldn't think of anyone I'd rather go with. You are absolutely beautiful, sweet, and charming, no matter what anyone else says. I love you, Lucille." She smiled, and replied, "I love you too, Guido." When they arrived at the theater, Speedy and Polly went first, followed by Good Bird and Carla. Lucille was about to take out her purse, when Guido said, "No, Lucille…let me. He pulled out some yen, and bought tickets for both himself, and Lucille. She smiled, and said, "Guido…you're such a gentleman." He replied, "Anything for you, Lucille. Now then…let's go get some snacks for the movie." She nodded, and they both went and got some popcorn and soda, before walking into the theater with the others. They had decided to go and see Hairspray, since it was one of the few romantic movies that didn't revolve around huge amounts of objectionable content. They found their seats, about halfway up from the screen. Once the previews ended, and the movie started rolling, Lucille took Guido's hand in hers, and her heart raced, especially during the romantic moments between Link and Tracy. She despised the dirty antics of the scheming, jealous Amber, and her mother, Velma, and she was overjoyed at the end when Little Inez won the 'Miss Teenage Hairspray' Crown, while Tracy won Link's heart. After they left the theater, Guido said, "So, did you enjoy the movie, Lucille?" She smiled, and replied, "Yes, I loved it! I felt so sorry for Tracy, watching Amber pick on her the way she did, just for being overweight, but I really loved how Tracy won the heart of Link. She really put that snobby Amber in her place." Guido replied, "Yeah, I liked it too. It's getting late, so why don't we head back home." Lucille replied, "Actually, I'm going to go out for a little while, and do some shopping. I'll see you later." Guido said, "Wait up, I'll go with you." She said, "That's okay, Guido…I'll be okay. Besides, if anything happens, I'll be able to call for help on my cell, since I've got all three of you, plus Good Bird, and even Al Dente, on speed dial." Guido replied, "Well…alright, but make sure you call and let us know when you're on your way home." Lucille hugged Guido, and then she gave a quick wave, and walked off. Guido said, "I hope she'll be alright…I've got a bad feeling about leaving her alone like that." Polly replied, "Guido, it's okay. Like she said, if she runs into trouble, she'll call us. Let's get home for dinner, before Francine sends Al Dente out to look for us." The others chuckled at Polly's joke, and set off towards home.

Outskirts of Little Tokyo…

In an old, abandoned factory, which had once been used to construct fighter aircraft during the second World War, The Big Cheese was detailing his plan to his Ninja Crows. He said, "Listen up, because I don't want any mistakes. Twelve of you are gonna head to the museum, and steal the gem exhibit. The rest of you, go and find that missile-packing girlfriend of the Cassanova Pizza Cat, and bring her here. By the way, make sure you leave this note at the door of their Pizza Parlor…and also, bring me back some sushi while you're out." Jerry, who was standing off to one side, muttered, "You just ate dinner, and you're hungry again…if he keeps eating like that, we'll need a wheelbarrow to move him around…" Cheese heard him, and screamed, "ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT?!!! DO I LOOK LIKE I NEED TO START DRINKING SLIM-FAST?!!!" Jerry said, "Uhm..Cheesy…it was a mistake, please…calm down…remember what the doctor said about your blood pressure…" Cheese screamed, "WHO'S NOT CALM?!!! I THINK I FEEL ANOTHER MIGRAINE…AAARRRGGGHHH!!!" Cheese exploded, and Jerry went flying out through the factory doors. When he came back in, Cheese had recomposed himself, and they sent the Ninja Crows out, before heading out back to observe the construction of their new robot. It was modeled after the RX-79-G Ground Combat Gundam, from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team. Of course, Cheese had ordered a few creative touches to be added, namely a two-seat cockpit, and an additional torso-mounted gun. It was armed with a pair of 60mm head-mounted machine guns, a pair of 75mm machine guns in the lower torso, one on either side of the two-seat cockpit. It also had a pair of lightsaber-like beam swords stored in the armor on its hips, a beam rifle, and a massive 180mm smoothbore cannon, as well as a backpack that carried several weapons, among them, a bazooka, a 120mm machine gun, and a 250mm sniper rifle. Cheese said, "Soon, my wonderful new robot will be complete, and I'll be the undisputed ruler of this city. Those pathetic pussycats can't stop me this time." Jerry said, "Hmmpph…maybe if you had more than two brain cells that knew each other…oops…" Cheese started ranting again, "ARE YOU CALLING ME AN IDIOT?!!! JUST BECAUSE I STAYED BACK IN SECOND GRADE FOR THREE YEARS, DOESN'T MEAN I'M STUPID!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!" He blew up again, and Jerry went sailing into the bathroom.

Little Tokyo Museum…

One of the Ninja Crows cut a hole in the museum's skylight, while another one disabled the power systems, killing the alarms. Using their flashlights, they made their way inside, and took down the guards. One of them said, "Wow…look at all this stuff. I wonder if Cheese would pay us extra for some of this other stuff?" The leader of the group said, "Forget it, he's so cheap, we're lucky we get paid at all. Besides, we can't carry anything else but the gems. So let's grab 'em, and take off, before the Pizza Cats arrive." The Ninja Crows made their way to the area where the gemstone exhibit was, and one of them cut open the cases with his sword, unknowingly triggering a silent alarm, which was on the backup power supply.

Pizza Cats' Pizza Restaurant…

Speedy and Polly were watching some of Speedy's DVD episodes of the classic 80's action series Airwolf, Guido and Francine were playing cards, while Good Bird and Carla watched the DVD episodes that Good Bird had of the classic comedy series Mr. Ed, until the phone rang. Francine answered it, and said, "Guys, Al Dente said that Ninja Crows are stealing the gem collection from the museum, and he needs you to stop them." Guido said, "Sure, Fran…if Lucille gets home before us, just tell her where we went." Francine replied, "No problem, Guido. I'll leave the light on for her." The Cats jumped into their ovens, and Good Bird donned his armor. Carla handed him his sword, after which, he strapped it across his back. Carla said, "Be careful out there, Birdie." He hugged her, and replied, "I'll be back soon, Carla…I promise." With that, he went outside, and waited for Francine to launch the Cats. He soon heard her over the loudspeaker, "Citizens of Little Tokyo, The Pizza Cats are on the way, to the museum, to teach some Ninja Crows that crime doesn't pay." She fired them out, one by one. Within ten minutes, they arrived at the museum, and activated their helmet lights. Speedy soon spotted the Ninja Crows, and said, "Alright, birdbrains…hands off the jewels, 'cuz they aren't yours!" One of them replied, "They are now, tuna breath! Let's get 'em!" The crows all drew their swords, and the Pizza Cats and Good Bird squared off. Polly punched one Ninja Crow in the face, sending him flying out through the door. Another one tried to get her from behind, but Speedy jump kicked him. Guido threw one into a toilet, and Good Bird simply began pummeling them with his fists.

The changing seasons color the streets
Ambiguous time passes by
I was gazing up to the tear colored sky
I push aside the waves of sadness

My dreams are far away
Even though I could see them quite clearly
I lost sight of the important things

The promise that we made on that day has broken and scattered
Pieces of passionate and short lived memories
Even if I wake up from the dream that we've both had
I won't forget these feelings, ever

The wind blows through the faded landscape
And my memories softly return

Even if I walk down that familiar road, I can't go back
My first lie, my final words

My pretending to be strong, I misrepresent my feelings
An answer from the passed seasons
So I understand that after all
I can't do anything about it, it seems futile
After all, I just answer my own question every time
These conditions just keep building up
Alone on this long night, the street light shines on the stillness
My memories are kaleidoscopic
My mind starts to race round and round
So many times, I forget that I try to
Cling to my fleeting memories

A merry-go-round of sadness
A melody slow dance at midnight

The promise that we made on that day has broken and scattered
Pieces of passionate and short lived memories
Even if I wake up from the dream that we've both had
I won't forget these feelings, ever
The days of my memories shine down on this moment

Polly used her 'Fatal Attraction' technique, and, once she'd drawn the Ninja Crows in, she unsheathed her razor-sharp claws, and tore into them. She then lobbed her heart bombs at another one, as he tried running off with the gems. He fell over, and Speedy knocked him out. Once the Cats cleaned up the mess, and put the gems back, they left.

Little Tokyo Marketplace…

Lucille looked at her watch, and noticed that it read 8:00pm. She said, "I better head home now. Guido's probably getting worried." She was about to hail a cab, when four Ninja Crows swooped in. She tried to grab her cell phone, but the lead Ninja Crow snatched it, and cut it in half with his sword. He said, "I don't think so, little lady. The Big Cheese wants to see you." With that, they took to the air, after one of them injected her with a knockout drug. They dropped off the note at the door to the Pizza Parlor, and knocked, before flying off. Francine opened it, saw the bottle with the note, and pulled it out. She gasped when she read it, as did Carla. The note read:

Hello, Annoying furballs:

I have your friend Lucille in my clutches. If you ever want to see her again, you have 48 hours to leave Little Tokyo, so that I may take over as Emperor. Otherwise, I'll use her as target practice for my new robot. Don't try any hero stuff either.

Signed:

Seymour "Big" Cheese.

Francine said, "This is bad…I need to call Guido right away." She pulled out her cell phone, and dialed Guido's number. He answered, "Hey, Francine. What's up, and how's Lucille?" Francine frantically responded, "Guido, she's been kidnapped by Cheese's Ninja Crows. They left a note saying that unless we leave Little Tokyo to him, he'll kill her." Guido immediately began seething in rage. He said, "Francine…so help me…when I get my hands on Cheese, if he harms so much as a hair on her head, I'll make him look like he went ten rounds with Polly." Francine shuddered at the thought, knowing that Guido was mad enough to do it. She said, "Hurry back to the restaurant, get a bite to eat, and then head back out." With that, the four heroes took to the rooftops of Little Tokyo.

A little while later, they arrived home, and Speedy heated up some cans of Progresso Chickarina Soup, since it was warm, hearty, and filling. Once they'd eaten, they launched again, and headed off to where Al Dente's men had seen Cheese's Crows take Lucille. Princess Vi had ordered Cheese to be brought to her, so that she could deal with him PERSONALLY. She'd had it with his antics. Polly was seething with fury as well. Lucille was one of her oldest friends, and if Cheese harmed her, it'd take an act of God to stop her from kicking Cheese across the Pacific Ocean.

Next Chapter: The Pizza Cats and Good Bird arrive outside Cheese's hideout, and start taking down Ninja Crows. Will they be able to fight their way inside, locate Lucille, and defeat Cheese's new robot? Find out next time in Chapter Three: Time To Take Out The Garbage.