Dang, who knew writing a story off of an episode would be so TIME CONSUMING?

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Zatch Bell or Naruto!


Dufort walked across the sidewalk, a bag of groceries in his arm, then other hand in his pocket. He looked to the side, and saw an advertisement for his favorite book. He dropped his groceries and ran over to the advertisement, rubbing his nose against the glass.

In the distance, Zatch, Zeno, and Tia were watching from atop a building.

"What in the world is Dufort doing?" Zatch whispered.

Tia sweatdropped. "It's very disappointing!" She whispered back.

Dufort suddenly whirled around, and the three children ducked quickly. "He's onto us!" Zeno whispered frantically.

"Zatch, you idiot you blew our cover!" Tia growled quietly through gritted teeth. Zatch looked at her with confusion. "Why the heck is it MY fault?"

Dufort's field of vision actually turned out to be looking straight at a billboard. "My favorite book is going to be a movie...? I better order tickets in advance!" Dufort squealed...In a squealy...Dufort kind of way.

Tia looked up from the cover. "Hey! He's on the move!" She muttered. Zeno looked the way Dufort was running. "Let's catch up to him before we lose him." He replied. Zatch stood up. "Yeah! Right!"

Zeno swirled his mantle over to the two mamodo and they suddenly appeared the corner where Dufort turned. Dufort was no longer there.

"He's gone!" Tia growled, a bit above a whisper. Zeno growled. "Great, he got away!" he added. "Are you kidding? Where did he vanish off to?" Zatch muttered.

Dufort suddenly popped up behind them, the groceries in his arm. "Hey."

The three children jumped and screamed, beyond surprised.

"Do you guys need me for something?" He added.

The three mamodo shook their heads wildly. "Uhh. No! Not really!" They garbled at the same time while still shaking their heads. Dufort looked at them with intent. "Hmmm..." He thought, looking at the back of their heads while they slowly turned them around. Scared looks on their faces.


Back at the park...

"Heeey...How did he figure out we were tailin' him? Huh?" Zatch asked, his eyes narrowed again.

"Maybe there were just too many of us." Tia suggested, looking at Zatch's face. Did he have to narrow his eyes like that every time they were coming with a new plan?

"Oh, please. If you know how to hide, it doesn't matter how many people there are." He put the flashlight under his face, once again."Don't tell me you've forgotten all of your jutsu, Tia." He bellowed creepily.

Zatch flew backwards from the punch he received from Tia. "You're the one who forgets!" She screamed.

Her face instantly turned happy and innocent when Zeno spoke. "We should shadow him. It would be good practice. But we should do it solo this time." He threw out the idea to them. Tia blushed again, more brightly than the previous ones. "Yeah, you're right! We should totally ditch, Zatch!" She laughed.

Zatch stood up. "Say WHAT?"


Dufort exited a bookstore while reading his favorite book that was mentioned earlier. He read the quote softly to himself.

Zatch dropped off from the eave of a roof, and landed on his head. "Ow!" He yelped, he rubbed his head and ran forward, stalking Dufort. He hid behind a building, and looked over it, then Dufort vanished over a corner, Zatch followed him closely, but when he looked around the corner, Dufort was gone. "WHAA?" He yelled. "What the?" He ran out to the middle of the path the teen previously walked. "I...Wha?...Uh?" He stammered.


Elsewhere, Zeno and Tia were sipping tea. They glanced at the side to see Zatch, looking disappointed. "Eheheh...Heee...Got away..." He muttered guiltily.

Tia sweatdropped. "Just as clumsy as always."

Zeno sweatdroppped along with her. "Why are you such an idiot?"

Zatch hung his head low.


Later...

Tia hid in the bushes a couple yards away, it was raining down hard, and she was watching Dufort from behind. It had been almost an hour, and the guy hadn't moved an inch.

"Ugh, what is Dufort doing? He hasn't moved in ages." She looked at Dufort for a few seconds longer. "Don't tell me!" She growled. She ran forward, and looked at Dufort's front profile. She screamed at the fake dummy's face.


Elsewhere...

Zatch and Zeno were also sipping tea. And let out a breath of contentment as they finished it. It was quite warm, and the calming taste soothed their aggravated nerves.

They looked to their left and say Tia, looking as guilty as Zatch. "Eheh...?"

They all hung their heads in failure.


Later...

Zatch and Tia sipped tea for the who knows what time that day. They saw Zeno, his poker face plastered on his face.

Tia brightened up. "Soo, Zeno...How did it go?"

Zeno turned his head away. "...I got tired of shadowing him."

Seeing through the lie, they hung their heads once again in failure.


Dufort, Zatch, Zeno, and Tia walked through the gates into the preserved forest. It was quite beautiful, with clean trees everywhere, birds chirping, and a fresh scent in the air. Zatchparaded in. "Hehheee! Off we go!" He cheered loudly.

"Our mission is helping out in a fallen..." Zeno thought to himself.

"But the mission itself doesn't matter..." Tia thought as if on cue.

"No matter what happens we're gonna see it!" Zatch mentally growled confidently.

"To see Dufort's real face!" They all thought at the same time.

Dufort looked at the birds. Dufort seemed to like birds a bit for some reason. He looked down at the three mamodo children. "What's with you guys? You seem like you're ready for anything."

Zatch and Tia belted into a fighting stance. "Oh, we're ready all right!" They barked. "Hm." Zeno agreed.

Dufort stared at them for a few seconds. "All righty then. Good for you." He complemented as he began walking into the forest.


Off in the distance...

"So, I have finally found you, Dufort. Oh, Dufort, it's been a looong time. But my revenge is finally in hand." Said the voice.

"Your revenge? For what, boss?" Asked a little, slightly robotic voice.

The villan hit the little guy over the head. "You fool! Have you forgotten? Well, I haven't. It was three years ago, in spring."


Flashback:

"Nooo!"

"There's no need to be frightened!" Kanchome called.

"Nooo!" Kolulu yelled, running to the edge of the cliff.

"The boss has something he needs to talk to you about!" Coral-Q told the pink-haired girl.

Kolulu stopped running. "Your boss?" She turned around to see a wooden swing pull up a man. A very familiar man. Parco Folgore.

"I love you, marry me, I-a beg of you." Folgore purred, pulling a rose out of his mouth.

Koululu froze, sweatdropping. "Isn't that illegal? I'm only six!" She cried. "Aaand, no offense, but I don't want to have a relationship with you..." She mumbled.

Folgore smiled. "Don't be shy now, embrace your emotions, my flower and fly into my boosuh-uh-AH!" Folgore screamed as he fell off the swing. Kolulu shook her head. "No, thanks." She muttered.

Folgore waved the rose around. "Don't worry, darlin', even if you don't like what you see, I'm filthy rich!"

Kolulu narrowed her eyes. "I said no, okay?"

Folgore looked at her with dismay. "What? How could you possibly refuse me?" He whined, the wooden swing hit him in the back of the head. It sent him forward and made him land on Kolulu's leg. She squealed. "No means, NO!" She yelled, kicking him back.

"But, I set up such a romantic setting!" Folgore cried.

"What part of 'NO' don't you understand?" Kolulu yelled.

"I think this has gone on long enough." A voice from the bushes sounded.

"Huh?" Folgore, Kanchome, and Coral-Q looked in surprise at the bush.

Dufort popped out of the bushes. "Howdy-doo. Look, it doesn't matter how you slice it. I don't think they lady is interested. Rejection hurts, but what can you do?" Dufort asked.

"You've got a lot of nerve there, pal!" Folgore yelled. "I don't think you grasp who you're dealing with!" Folgore added, pointing at Dufort, who just looked at them from a blank expression. "You are tangling with the Boyant tribe! The ninja trio that strikes fear into the hearts of people!" Folgore shouted, as Kanchome and Coral-Q jumped in.

Dufort still looked at him with a blank expression. "Boyant tribe? Never heard of you."

"You dare mock us? Who do you think you are?" Kanchome snarled.

Dufort stepped out of the bushes. "Who, me? My name's Dufort. And I'm hardly worth mentioning." Dufort replied nonchalantly.

"THEN WHY DID YOU EVEN BOTHER?" Folgore, Kanchome, and Coral-Q all yelled in unison. "You no good scum!" Coral-Q insulted. "You'll live to regret this!" Kanchome vowed. "You should know-a better than to-a mess with-a man's quest for-a love!" Folgore cried.

Dufort looked at them with his beady eyes. "Quest for love? You mean, stalking, don't you?"

"HOLD YOUR TONGUE!" Folgore shrieked. "Okay-a boys. Time to dance! Three, two, one!" Folgore counted down, then he began doing the dance to, "Hey, Hey, Let's Dance All Day", then he ran forward, trying to beat up Dufort.

But to obscure the next horrible and graphic scene, we showed Karudio eating grass, and taking a crap, neighing happily.