Videogamefangirl – You all thought I died, I know it, you did! Well surprise! I came down with sore throat and fainted down the stairs.
AznHalfBreed – Only you could do that and NOT suffer extreme injury.
Videogamefangirl – Shut up! Okay people, here's the second chapter!
10Join-Fei – And get your butts over to MY fanfiction, which was where Yuna got this idea from anyhow. "What if Death Note Was Dubbed by 4Kids?"
Porecomesis – That was not blatant AT ALL.
10Join-Fei – Oh, of COURSE not, tee-hee-hee!
Videogamefangirl – Okay, whatever people! Enjoy!
Chapter Two - Realization
In a place that surprisingly was not Japan, Fei sat against the walls, her arms hugging her legs close to her. Her thoughts moved fast as she tried yet again to think of an escape from this horrid place. She thought breaifly of Igari's horrified expression before she remembered how she had gotten here… to this place… Fury raged inside her body as she thought of her hate for 4Kids. How she hated them all, the stupid dubbing company and their equally horrid dubs. As if on cue, both women who had kidnapped her opened the door slowly and walked in. Another talking session, if Fei had to guess. Well, she, 10Join-Fei, wasn't going to give in, no way in hell. The two women sat down opposite her, the sparkly one speaking first.
"Hello, 10Join-Fei," She began. Fei snorted and sent the women her death glare. They did not look surprised by her attitude, in fact, if anything, they looked happy at her resistance. "Still not willing, I see." Her companion spoke next, her voice equally gentle.
"Are you sure?" Fei sent them both the birdie (oh, like in badminton! Joking, you guys know what I mean) and another glare brimming with her rage. Both women cracked identical grins and the happy one pulled out a DVD. Fei vaguely wondered where she had been KEEPING the DVD but didn't bother asking. The sparkly one pulled out a DVD player next and they both hooked such up to the television in the room. Fei had been wondering why she would have a television in a torture chamber and t looked as if she was about to find out.
"You leave us no choice but to make you watch the 4Kids dub of One Piece where blood is water, the girls are obscenely thin, and alcohol is not shown!" Fei's eyes went wide with terror. No, no, no, anything but that! "And after, you'll watch out dub of Tokyo Mew Mew!" NO! They took her favorite series and made it into dumb pirates and as if it wasn't enough, put in a show with bad catch phrases! As she was panicking, Fei was unable to notice the sparkly one putting chains around her wrists. It was only when she was chained to the wall that she realized what situation she was in.
"When you wish to talk of Videogamefangirl, you need only say." Fei watched with horrified eyes as the theme song of One Piece began to play. As if in resistance, hope burned in her heard. Someone had to save her, she was the authoress insert's best friend for crying out loud. There would be no chest jokes without her! She found herself wishing for Igari, hoping the clumsy teenager would save her. Surely… she would. Fei could only hope and deal with the bad dubbing in the process. The two women sent her one more look and turned. With a sweep of their long cloaks, they left the room, closing the door and leaving Fei in agony.
Noah's fingers typed swiftly upon the keyboard as Igari watched from a distance, her body perched on a chair. He typed extremely quickly, his expression giving no sign that he acknowledged she was there. Igari watched him through glazed eyes, her eyes tracing the patterns he made with the mouse as he scanned the website. Her agitation was sky-rocketing; however, as it had been nearly thirty minutes since they had exchanged their greetings. Sighing with exasperation, she shuffled on her seat. As if sensing her current irritation, Noah turned round to face her while closing his current window, a grim look on his face.
"It's just as I feared… Come take a look." He told her shortly. Igari got up with trepidation and leaned over his shoulder. He opened his previously closed window and allowed Igari to look at the site. Horror filled her face as she stared at the forum that was impossibly true, at the forum that was on fanfiction.
"It seems as if 4Kids is holding a ransom for you. At the same expense…" Here, he paused to open yet another window and Igari's eyes widened even further as she read it through. "It seems as if an unnatural popularity for 4Kids is growing on the site." Igari's disbelieving eyes scanned through the forum, the comments jumping out at her, each one sending a jolt through her body. It couldn't be true… It just… She fell down into a chair, her breath coming out slightly ragged due to the considerable amount of stress she was under. Noah glanced at the screen and rounded on her, offering her a smile.
"Igari, c'mon." The girl was non-respondent, her body sitting limp on the chair. Her hands clutched the edge of the seat and finally, she let her thoughts go.
"It just makes no sense! Everyone hates 4Kids! So now why… why…?" She asked, not of Noah but as if by asking, she was releasing her doubts. He merely shrugged but looked solemn, as if he too was thinking of what she had just said. They both stared at the screen for several more seconds before Noah's face broke into what looked like a semi-smile. Igari shot him a raised eyebrow and he complied.
"I think I've got a plan…"
Unbeknownst to the teenagers, a shadow crept amongst the ceiling vents. She silently cursed herself; perhaps she should've thought this mission through more. Something that didn't involve sweating her butt off perhaps… Wait, if that were possible, then how would she sit? The girl shook her head; there was no time for that now. She had accepted this mission and the bounty on the one who could mood-swing would last her for at least three months! Maybe more if she could learn not to splurge her money. The girl watched the boy (wait, was that Ed from Full Metal Alchemist? No… the hair was a different color… so similar…) as he explained the plan to the mood swing girl, occasionally pausing to give her an opportunity to ask questions. The girl grinned; soon, her chance was very soon.
The pair of them seemed to get along pretty well, though, there seemed to be something more than friendship shining in the mood swing girl's eyes; perhaps admiration. The girl did a quick scan with her eyes; no weapons were in sight as far as she could tell. Ed (she wasn't ever going to learn his real name but she had to call him something) turned and began to type away on his computer. The mood swing girl walked close to the window. The girl above them tensed; now was the moment she had been awaiting. The girl took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She re-opened them, her right hand gripping her kunai. With agility, she broke down the vent door and dropped down. Her target turned in surprise but there would be no defense. The ninja outstretched her arms, but before she could grab the girl, she felt something collide with the back of her head. Wincing, she turned to see that Ed had kicked her. She backed up a steps but there was no way she was going home empty-handed!
"You might as well give up," The boy sighed as he leaned against the wall. The ninja glared as she tightened her grip on her weapon. This wasn't going as planned… "Look, we won't hurt you… much." He finished with a quick grin. The ninja shook her head and readied herself for another attack. The boy sighed and shook his head. "I didn't want to have to do this but…" With those words. The girl felt the world around her shift into black.
"Noah!" Igari exclaimed as the ninja fell to the ground, Noah's finger still lay on the trigger. He sent her a playful grin and pocketed the gun.
"Don't worry; it's only a neutralizer shot. She'll be out for about an hour. Something about her bothers me, though…" He said as he walked over to the girl slowly and bent down over her. Igari followed suit but said nothing. She leaned down over the girl and inspected her closely.
"It's strange… She's a really high-ranking ninja…" Noah commented as they both looked at the character engraved on the girl's shoulder. "Why was she so weak?" Igari shrugged and did a quick scan over the girl. Her eyes found something sparkly engraved in the girl's hair.
"There, look, on top of her head! That looks like…!" She had no need to finish her sentence. The rainbow shape to the sparkly object atop the girl's head told her all she needed to know. She had seen that design on the woman who kidnapped Fei and it was then she realized just what type of situation she was in. She backed up slowly and slid down against the wall. Noah fingered the device for a bit, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"It seems to be some high-tech means of controlling someone. It's obvious whoever is after you had been controlling this girl's body." He grinned and shook his head, quietly laughing. "Excuse me, they probably still are controlling her. Anyhow," His face resumed his serious posture as he examined the device one more time. "We'll need someone to hack into this and disable it…" He sighed and walked over to sit next to Igari. The girl was breathing silently, why was all of this happening to her? It was strange, wasn't it? How bad you could want something new and interesting to happen and yet, when it did… you suddenly wish your life was back to normal again. Igari shook her head slowly. It looked as if she and Noah would be together for a longer time than expected…
Videogamefangirl – You know, I don't really think this chapter was as good as the last one…
Porecomesis – There were NINJAS in this chapter, it HAS to be better than the last one.
10Join-Fei – WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! I HAVE TO WATCH A SHOW WITH NO ALCOHOL AND NO CURSING! THAT'S HORRIBLE!
AznHalfBreed – Whatever… At least I'm not IN the story yet.
Videogamefangirl – SHUT UP YOU GUYS! Anyhow, *mood switches* I'd like to welcome a new face to the story! Suzette!
Suzette's Blue – How do you do?
Hiraku Abridged – Forget about her! I was totally AWESOME with my ninja skills and ninja-ing in the ceiling thing!
Everyone Else - *blank looks as they try to figure out what the hell she is talking about*
Videogamefangirl – Riiiiiight. Whatever. Anyhow, this is to the author-inserts. If you would like me to draw you (yes, I can draw very well… manga I mean…), then please send me your email address. It'll be about a week before I send it over (I'm off from school which means VIDOEGAME SESSIONS!) but I will send it, promise.
10Join-Fei – Ugh, are you going to make my chest obscenely huge again?
Videogamefangirl – Noooooo. *nervous laughter* I'll be drawing the group all together so any new drawings I have will go in one big chain email. If you have a problem with that, then I can send it to you separately.
Virtual-Kurausu – Thank you! Read and review!