Something really weird is happening. A sudden twist and turns with the characters and how will Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura, will ever gonna find Hata's pet, Myrtle? Is it really just a harmless pet, or an alien that will bring catastrophe and chaos in both worlds? Keep reading.
Gintoki: Huh? The background is all white…..Huh...? Didn't this already happen before?
Shinpachi: Gin-san, can you hear me?
Kagura: Where are we? Everything's gone. It's all just sand and rocks here.
Sadaharu starts digging like what any dog does and covers Gintoki with sand. Gintoki jolted to his feet and then shoved off the sand on his face. The sand felt hot like burning charcoal. Kagura opened her parasol since she can't stand too much heat from the sun. Well, before all this craziness happened, they were searching for Prince Hata's pet back in Edo, and the last thing they saw was a bright yellow l ight bursting before their eyes.
Gintoki: Where the hell are we?
Kagura: We don't know, Gin-chan. But it already feels like hell here.
Shinpachi: I'm starting to have a feeling that we aren't in Edo anymore.
Gintoki: Hmm. Unless, Edo must have been destroyed by an amanto nuclear bomb and we're the only ones who survived…
Shinpachi: (snaps back at Gintoki) Don't say something like that! I can't even imagine Edo turning into a giant mushroom cloud!
Gintoki: Everything's kinda fuzzy. Shinpachi, you better explain what exactly happened.
Shinpachi: Why me? The three of us are having the same problem here.
Gintoki: (rubs his throbbing head as he tries to recall) Why do we always get ourselves in stuffs like this… anyway, that tubby clown better give us a raise for this.
(The three got on their feet and start to wander on the unknown, scorching place. Gintoki couldn't think well since the heat already got in his head, and the only thing that is on his head is parfait. Sweat starts dripping on Gintoki's face. When it fell on the ground, it just evaporated in the air.)
Shinpachi: Gin-san, will you stop saying parfait like we've been lost for days. We haven't even reached a mile yet.
Gintoki: Every man has his own fuel so he can move on or he'll just end up like a rusty old unicycle.
Shinpachi: Unicycles doesn't need fuel to make it work. Just as I thought, the heat's already reached your brain. (sigh) We'll die from exhaustion before we can even find Myrtle. Kagura's throat is all dried up that she can't even say any punch lines.
Kagura: Look! I can see something up on the cliff!
Gintoki: Just ignore it Kagura. You're just seeing things. Just look at Sadaharu, he already looks like a giant dumpling to me.
Kagura: Really? (Looks at Shinpachi) Hey, Shinpachi, It looks like your eyes just multiplied.
Shinpachi: You're just messing up with me. You don't even look as tired as we are.
Gintoki: Yeah, where do you get all the energy anyway? You'd look like a saggy beef jerky if you aren't carrying that parasol and just riding behind a giant dumpling.
Kagura: You're really mean, you parfait-face. I'd let Sadaharu bury you if you didn't look so miserable. You almost look like a corpse with a natural silver perm.
Gintoki: (Suddenly puts on a fake mustache that looks like the old man in Heidi) Don't you even have any sense of sympathy to an old man like me? How cruel, Heidi!
Kagura: (puts on a sour face) That's not going to work on me you smelly old man who looks like Gin-chan.
Shinpachi: Why don't we just all sit on Sadaharu's back then? He seems big enough for the three of us.
Kagura: Sadaharu may be big, but that doesn't mean he can carry all of us in the middle of the dessert. Can't you at least show some sympathy to animals?
Shinpachi: You're the one who's been riding him the whole time, Kagura. Why don't you give him a break for a while?
(Kagura dismounts from the large dog. Just when they were about to start moving on, Gintoki suddenly appeared to be sitting on Sadaharu's back. )
Shinpachi: Gin-san! What gives?
Gintoki: I can't help it. My legs already feel wobbly—
Kagura: Get off double-crosser! (tries to pull off Gintoki.)
Gintoki : (tries to restrain. They were almost like kids fighting over for a ride in an amusement park.) Oi Oi Oi! Let go!
Shinpachi: Quit it! This is no time for arguing!
( Kagura raised her parasol to hit Gintoki off, but also hits Shinpachi behind her. Gintoki also raises his wooden sword to block the strike.)
Shinpachi: Why'd you hit me for?
Kagura: You should watch where I'm hitting instead of complainin', Shinpachi!
Gintoki: It's every man for himself! (He swings his wooden sword. Kagura evades it and Shinpachi almost gets hit but is able to dodge it anyway. )
(They were so caught up about Sadaharu that they didn't notice a vehicle stopping by. It was more than just a normal vehicle though. It's almost impossible something as huge as the Gustave.)
Moonbay: Hey, you guys need a ride or something?
(Gintoki and Kagura hasn't notice it yet, still kicking each other's faces. But Shinpachi certainly heard her and was surprised to see an extremely huge snail.)
Shinpachi: G-G-Gin-san!
(The three stared with awe, and at the same time, with astonishment at the Gustave.)
Kagura: What is it Gin-chan?
Gintoki: A giant snail? No, we must be seeing things again.
(Just then they heard a voice coming out of the Gustave.)
Moonbay: Hey, I just asked if you guys need a ride or something.
Gintoki: Ah—it just spoke.
Kagura: It's a talking snail Gin-chan!
Shinpachi: I don't think that's a real snail, Kagura-chan. Although, it is offering us a ride.
Gintoki: Even so, how are we supposed to ride that thing?
Shinpachi: Could it be an amanto vessel?
Kagura: Take us with you oh great and mighty snail!
Gintoki: Ah—someone came out! Who's the multiple pigtailed girl?
(Moonbay jumps out from her zoid and starts to approach them)
Kagura: It's the snail goddess!
(Gintoki hits Kagura on the head to knock some sense into her.)
Gintoki: Don't go worshipping a pigtailed girl just because she came out from a humongous snail. You'll never know, she might be a snail monster disguising as a passerby.
Shinpachi: Gin-san, will you stop saying stuff that doesn't even make any sense?
Moonbay: Are you guys lost? You look terrible. What are doing in the middle of the dessert? (Sadaharu suddenly puts Moonbay's head into his huge mouth. Moonbay starts panicking.)
Shinpachi: Oi! Kagura, tell Sadaharu to let her go!
Kagura: Sadaharu, let the snail woman go!
Gintoki: Don't go killing our only way out of this place, you crazy dog! (Then Sadaharu leaps onto Gintoki and bites his head instead.)
Moonbay: I-Is that really a dog?
Shinpachi: Sorry about that, pigtailed girl. (He tries to help out Gintoki who's head is still stuck in Sadaharu's mouth.)
Kagura: She's not 'pigtailed girl'. She's the snail woman.
Moonbay: Pigtailed girl? Snail woman? Don't just call people names! You guys should at least be glad that I came out to help.
Gintoki: The pigtailed snail woman is right, Kagura-chan.
Shinpachi: You just said it too.
Moonbay: Now I'm totally pissed. Don't ever bother me.
Shinpachi: W-W-Wait a second! (Tries to stop Moonbay.) I apologize on behalf of these idiots.
Kagura: Oi! Who are you calling an idiot, idiot!
Gintoki: Are you trying to make a good impression or something?
Kagura: You're a hundred years early to be able to flirt with girls without getting duped or have your wallet stolen or something like that!
(Shinpachi shoves them off his way.)
Shinpachi: You see, we've been wandering here for hours and we don't exactly know where we are right now. I was hoping if you can help us.
Moonbay: Well, since you asked that way…I'm actually on my way to town. I suppose I can drop you there.
Shinpachi: That would be great. Thanks.
Moonbay: Don't mention it. Anyway, the huge dog can ride at the back.
-Back at the grocery store-
Van anticipated every movement his rival was making, hardly even trembling or fearing what might happen next. Now that Rease is here, the probability of him escaping with the jam is… Who the hell cares? This is so stupid! Everybody knows that I can't do anything right without anyone's help! Van yells at himself in his mind. He's seriously panicking. A second ago, Rease hadn't even notice that he was there. Ah. She just noticed me now.
Rease: Well, what do we have here? A stray little mouse.
Van: Yeah. I'm a stray mouse who's gonna bite your head off.
Rease: You better watch your tongue, or you might get your groceries chunked down your throat.
Van was about to make a dispute when he realized that it might not be such a good idea to answer back. Those eyes just looks really creepy, there's no doubt that she's going to let me go without tormenting me!
Van: Uhh… well, you better run away 'cause I'm—'cause I'm armed!
Rease: (makes a sly laugh) What are you gonna do? Sprinkle us with salt?
Van: You better be afraid of getting dehydrated!
Raven: Okay, that's enough. We've already wasted too much time here. (Turns around with the jar on his hand. Rease glared at Van before she turned to follow Raven. )
Van couldn't believe that he's just going to let them go away. What can he do anyway? If he leaves that jam alone to them, what wrong could possibly happen to him? Fiona will certainly understand when he returns without it. She'll understand, right? It's just jam. But why am I feeling like I shouldn't let them have it? That jam which is about to be bought at the counter is drawing me to get my hands to it like a magnet. Will something bad happen after this? And then a flash of Dr. D's bloody red possessed-like eyes appears in his mind. Now he just remembers, it was Dr. D who wanted it! And the worst scenario Van's going to have is Fiona offering him to the insane scientist instead!
Van: Hold it right there buster!
Raven: (rolls his eyes) You're really persistent and irritating. Why do you want this jam so badly, huh?
Van: Long story! Before this day ends, I'll be having that jam as my trophy!
Rease: Okay, jingles, the way how you're making everything so dramatic is the annoying thing here.
Van: Give it up or feel-my-wrath!
Raven: He really is desperate.
(Rease grabbed cabbages and tomatoes from the rack then started tossing them to Van.)
Rease: Get away you rat!
(Van shielded himself and then thought that it would be the wisest thing if he retreats for now.)
Van: I never knew that getting hit by vegetables would hurt this much! Alright, I'm letting you have it for now! But mark my words, I WILL come back! (With a sneer, he exits the grocery store and gestures a 'I'll be watching you' sign before leaving.)
Raven: Good work, Rease. He's finally off our tracks now.
Rease: Why was he making such a big fuss over a jam?
Raven: Beats me. But we better get out of town before he shows up again.
Rease: He's a bother and he pisses me. If he wanted a jam so badly then he should have just bought some from the jam store by the street.
Raven: Is there?
Rease: Yeah. Didn't you see? They've got every flavor.
Raven: Is that so—(looks at the jar's label and then puts it at the top of a nearby shelf.)
Rease: What is it?
Raven: It expired yesterday.
Rease: Oh. You went through all the trouble for nothing. Oh well, let's have a look at the jam shop outside. Oh, can we go to this newly opened café across the street? I want to try their parfait.
Raven: I just treated you to the Iceberg (an expensive ice cream parlor) this morning.
Rease: Well, let's just take a look before we leave town. Come on, you might find something you like.
Obviously, Raven will end up treating her again. If he doesn't, she'd be starting to put on a long face and he'd end up treating her then. It wouldn't hurt his pocket that much. But he wouldn't want her to get carried away and make people think that they have some kind of a, a mutual relationship with each other. He certainly wouldn't want people like Van or Irvine or Schubaltz or anyone else who can mouth him get the wrong idea. He couldn't even remember how they ended up travelling with each other. Would it even matter to think about that? Even so, they would have stumbled with each other, maybe by coincidence, and ended up NOT parting from each other. Anyway, he should at least have something to cool his head off once in a while. It kind of feels a little reassuring to see Rease looking happy…
After a moment when they left, Van suddenly peeked toward the glass window. He still was there all along, intending to follow Raven wherever he goes. Van really is a persistent punk. At least that's something to be admired about him, not giving up and all. It seems like he was watching them, but eavesdropping is something he can't do from a distance. But he does look happy. He went up inside, gladly grabbing the jar of jam where Raven left it with a triumphant grin like he just discovered a treasure that would guarantee his safety from being sacrificed to Dr. D who has been isolated after being possessed.
Van: It's finally mine! It's mine! I finally have it! I'm saved! Here comes the miracle maker!
Well, yeah, Van thinks that luck's on his side. Unfortunately it wouldn't last for long. Just let him rejoice and save him some relief…and a little miracle too afterwards.
But Van isn't the only one who can play spy, just by the other side of the glass window, Van couldn't see Raven smirking there and Rease sniggering. Those two figured that something like this would happen.
Raven: Sucker.
Well, that's the second chapter and there's more coming up.
Up next, guess what happens at the café? Certain characters will meet up with their day ending up into a disaster. And what's wrong with Rease's blue hair? Everything about her is blue. Just who might be against that?
And just what's going on back at the lab. Oh, and Van looks relieved when he got back. And what about Moonbay and the hitch hikers? Maybe Gintoki can finally get his hands with a refreshing parfait. Find out more in the following chapters about the bright yellow light which caused an accident that brought the Yorozuya to the planet called Zi.