"What?"
Yumi froze as she turned to see Renji. "Y-y-y-…..yeah… Renji…" She said, looking extremely frightened. Riu sighed as she turned as well. Damn, they were caught. Better think of something in case she decides to oppose them.
Renji turned to look around, and then walked over to the window, staring at their surroundings. She turned slowly, her eyes trained on Yumi and Riu. Her scowl said everything.
"Why are we here…?"
"Umm, well, Renji, um, the reason we're here is because I wanted to know what was in that big Coliseum thingy over there!" Yumi said, pointing in the direction of the large theater. Renji turned to look at everyone else, who were somehow still asleep after Yumi's horrible parking.
"Didn't Piper tell us not to go in there?" She asked, looking slightly calmer. Yumi sighed inwardly. Renji looked more....willing to listen. "Yes."
"And didn't she say it was dangerous?"
"Yup!" Yumi smiled happily.
"So you want to go somewhere Piper said was dangerous and off limits?" Renji asked again.
Yumi nodded happily. "Yup~!" Renji's calmness turned into an evil smirk.
"Oh, I am SO telling Piper."
Yumi squeaked in fear. "N-no! Please don't!" She yelled, jumping onto Renji and tackling her onto the floor. Renji elbowed her angrily in the face, but Yumi refused to get off. Riu had disappeared for some reason. Yumi only prayed it was to help her with Renji. Then, as if on cue, Riu came running down the hall with a little journal. Renji froze as her face became paler than normal.
"Oh, no you didn't..." She muttered, glaring daggers at Riu. Riu smirked as she opened to a random page. The cover of the small journal was a deep maroon, and in cursive, written on the front, were the words, 'Renjetsuu's Diary – Do not read'
"A he-he-hem~" She began, clearing her throat as she began to read, using a posh accent. "His eyes speak to me in a way only my inner heart knows. It's as if he sees me for me, my innocence in turmoil~ for he has a strong soul, one of which makes my heart quiver every time his name is said. When even I say--"
"Give it back!!" Renji screamed, squirming from Yumi's grip and lunging at Riu. Riu dodged, and ran down the hall, Renji fast on her heels, Yumi trailing behind; making sure everyone was still asleep. As they ran, Riu stopped after she got far enough away from Renji, next to an open door. As Renji lunged, going for the notebook, Riu dodged, tripping Renji. She tumbled, and knocked her head on the wall, dazing her. Yumi ran in and smiled, before grabbing some rope and tying her arms and legs. Then she wrapped a cloth around her mouth, so she couldn't yell for the others. Riu gave a thumbs up to Yumi, who chuckled.
"Sorry Renji." Riu said, closing the door half way. "I'm really curious."
As Yumi and Riu made their way toward the building, they felt something was wrong. There were no people, no screaming. Not even flying M&M's. It was like the time Yumi went crazy.
"Weird." Riu murmured, walking behind Yumi, who didn't look like she really noticed. "Hey, Yumi, maybe we should go back...This doesn't feel right. This place is Barren. Where is everyone...?" She asked. Yumi just waved her hand, as if dismissing the question.
"Obviously they are all in the big no-no place! Where else could you hide millions of people~?" Yumi said happily, her pace quickening slightly. Riu shook her head in exasperation. As they neared the giant theater, they saw a man in a dark suit.
"Tickets please?" He asked, taking his sunglasses off. He stared at them, making him look a little bigger. Yumi smiled sheepishly, as she twiddled her thumbs uneasily.
"Umm, we lost them." She lied, holding her hands behind her back.
"No tickets, no entry." He said, almost robotically. Yumi pouted lightly and batted her eyes.
"Please let us in~?" She asked innocently. He remained unfazed, staring at her as he said again, "No tickets, no entry."
Yumi huffed and turned to Riu. "What are we going to do....?" Yumi whispered. Riu cracked her neck, and walked up to the guard/ticket man.
"Hey, I have my ticket." Riu stated, looking at him neutrally.
"No you don't." He replied, looking down at the girl in front of him.
"Um, yeah, I do." Riu answered back. The man cocked an eyebrow. "Can I see the ticket then miss?" He asked. Riu held out her hand, which was closed. He leaned down to see it. Just then, she grabbed her fan, and swung it, hitting the man square in the jaw, sending him flying. He landed on the Ferris wheel, hanging by his underwear, his eyes watering. Yumi laughed at him, and Riu smirked.
"Shall we then?" Riu asked, walking in. Yumi nodded, skipping behind her.
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Stork woke up in his bed, slightly disheveled. Why was he on the floor? Oh well, he probably just fell out of bed. He walked out to see that everyone was still asleep in the kitchen. He also noted how oddly the ship was angled. He rushed over to the main area and looked out of the window. He then proceeded to the kitchen again.
"Umm, Guys we have a small problem, so you can wake up now." He said. They just mumbled and rolled around, getting comfortable again. Stork smiled wearily.
"Umm, heheheh...WAKE UP NOW!!!" He yelled, startling everyone. They moaned and groaned, rubbing various aching parts.
"Huh..?" Piper shook her head, getting up. "What's the matter, Stork?" She asked, yawning. Stork twitched. "Can someone explain to me why my beautiful ship is on THIS inferior terra?!" He asked angrily. They exchanged looks before Finn looked out the window. It was terra neon, minus the swarms of screaming people. "Cool!" Finn said, smiling.
"Who did this?! I DEMAND to know!!" Stork ordered, twitching even more. Suddenly they heard a banging noise, coming from somewhere down the hall. Junko looked down and saw that one of the doors was being pushed by something inside, obviously trying to escape. He walked down, followed by Aerrow, and looked back at the others. They looked frightened. Ok, guess it's up to Junko and Aerrow. Junko reached for the door, and opened it slowly.
Suddenly, Renji fell down to the floor, yelling something under her gag. Suddenly everyone noticed who was missing... "Awww, crap." Stork muttered, remembering what happened last time. He shivered. With good reason.
Renji started fidgeting, probably to try to untie herself. Aerrow got the hint, and did it for her. She ripped off the gag and she started cursing in an unknown language. Then she looked at Aerrow. "They tied me up, and made for that place that Piper said was dangerous." Renji explained, grabbing her gloves, and a few other items.
"What are you wearing those gloves for?" Junko asked, backing up slightly. She grinned evilly. "For payback when I see Yumi again..." She growled before hopping off the condor and running to the Theater.
"H-hey! RENJIII! Wait up!" Piper called, chasing after her, with Aerrow close behind. Junko grabbed stork and ran to follow up, with Finn trying to keep up. ((But failing miserably))
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Yumi and Riu covered their ears the moment they opened up the doors to the stadium. "My God, what's that horrible noise?!" Yumi screamed, turning to Riu. Riu herself was on top of a crate, her hands over her ears. She saw what was causing the noise. Up ahead, on stage, was a fat man singing opera. "Please, make it stop!" Yumi whined, starting to sniffle. As if on cue, one of the 2 people sitting at a table in front of the stage stood up, ordering him to stop. He stopped, and smiled. The man, who had on a Black Ball cap, with pink shirt, was scowling.
"What the bloody hell was that?!" He yelled, obviously still in pain from his singing. The man was thrown back into the crowd, and then tazzered. Riu shook her head, and made her way toward the front row. Yumi followed after, looking from person to person. It was weird.... Some of them looked off. Like they were preparing to pounce, almost. Yumi just shook her head, and tried to shrug it off. She caught up to Riu and skipped ahead. "Now, who's next?" The female one said. She had a hood over her head, and you couldn't really see her face. Were they holding auditions for something?
"Now, what's so dangerous about this~?" Yumi asked, smiling as she sat down in the first row, right behind the judges. As the next contestants came and went, Riu now guessed the reason for piper said it was dangerous was because you could bleed from your ears till you die.
"Next!" The man said, flicking his wrist lightly. Riu got up, and walked to the stage as Yumi simply flipped onto it. The judges stared at them. The girls decided to try. It was better than just watching, anyway.
"And you names are?" The male asked, with a slight attitude of arrogance and impatience. Riu rolled her eyes. She would grace his arrogance with some of her own personal attitude. Speak with respect, get respect. Treat people with attitude, you're going to be kicked in the freaking head.
"Nunya." She stated. He cocked an eyebrow. "Nunya What?"
"Nunya business." She finished, smirking right back. The man seethed. Yumi stared at the woman, trying to figure out who she was.
"Have I seen you before, Miss. Judge lady person?"
The judge shook her head quickly. Riu nudged Yumi, and then grabbed a guitar from one of the racks. Yumi followed suit, sitting at the conveniently placed piano. Yumi closed her eyes, as she began to play a melody that went from soft to loud, with Riu following on guitar. As they played, the rest of the storm hawks, and a less pissed yet still angry Renji, wound up backstage watching in amazement. All except Finn.
"Man! She knew how to play guitar! She cheated on Guitar hero, sayin' she never played before..." He muttered angrily. Stork turned to Renji. "Do you all play instruments?" He asked, twitching once. Renji nodded, yawning slightly and looking around to see if there was anything else to do.
"I play flute, Yumi plays Piano, and Riu used to play violin, before moving to guitars. It was part of our curriculum back in...School." Renji finished, turning to face Riu and Yumi as they finished up. The audience applauded. As the judges talked to each other, Yumi pounded one hand on the other, remembering something.
"WAIT A MINUTE! I know who you are! You're that....lady! You know, with the cane, and the emo-ness, and all that eyeliner~" Yumi was cut off by the girl ripping her hood off. Her short violet hair was messy, but otherwise, the girl looked completely terrifying.
"I DO NOT WHERE EYELINER!!" She screamed, before calming down to her usual self. Yumi pointed at her and laughed.
"Dude; that is so eyeliner!"She said, shaking her head. "And they call me insane?"
"No, it's not!"
"Yes it is!" Yumi retorted, nodding her head matter of factually.
"Master Cyclonis!" Aerrow yelled, coming on stage with the others. They took out their weapons, and stood in battle positions. Master Cyclonis smiled evilly; as the man next to her took off his hat and cover clothes to show his armor.
"Dark ace, take care of them." She ordered as she snapped her fingers. Suddenly, about a third of the audience revealed themselves as Cyclonians, and came charging down to the stage. As everyone started to defend themselves, they noticed something. Riu, Renji, and Yumi were frozen, fear written on their faces.
"Guys? You ok?" Piper called, swatting a Cyclonian nobody out of the way.
Yumi was the first to react. She took her sword out, a katana style that had a yellowish glow, and turned it on. Then she ran at the Dark Ace, murder in her eyes. Before Dark Ace realized she was attacking him, her sword connected with his back, throwing him into the wall, a small crater around him. He landed on one knee, looking up at the girl who had caught him by surprise. She held the sword like a bat, as she walked toward him. Dark Ace reacted to the attack quickly. He turned his sword on, and raced toward her. His sword connected with hers, pushing her back a few feet.
"What's got you so ticked?" He asked, swinging his sword at her again. She dodged it, and glared at him.
"You shall not win, Brethzzin!" She yelled, jumping up in the air, slamming her sword down, just barely missing him as he dodged.
"Who's Brethzzin?" Dark Ace grabbed her arm and threw her into the wall. She growled in anger as she jumped out of the way of the sword.
"Don't play dumb, Brethzzin! I remember what you did...Don't you dare tell me you forgot what you did to my people. I will NEVER FORGIVE YOU!" She screamed, as she punched him towards Aerrow and the others. They seemed to be doing fine; Renji and Riu back to normal again.
"Dark Ace!" Master Cyclonis yelled. "Grab the sky knight!"
Suddenly the lights went out, followed by screams, thuds, and gasps as it went suddenly went quiet. Then, the lights burst back on. All the Cyclonians were gone.
"What happened?!" Finn asked, getting up from the ground. Aerrow shrugged as he helped Piper up, giving her a smile that made her heart flutter. As Junko helped Stork up, Renji noticed Yumi looking towards the door, her usual grin on her face now.
"Yumi what are you doing?" She asked, walking up to her. Yumi turned around and smiled. "Riu just left with the lady with too much make up! It was funny cause they had a potato bag~" She said, smiling. "I think Riu made a friend~"
Renji smacked Yumi on the back of the head, and then turned toward Aerrow. "Obviously, since the lights went off, their plans to get you back fired, and now have Riu with them instead." Renji explained. Yumi's face changed to a look of happy confusion to sad regret.
"Awww, don't worry little buddy, she'll be ok!" Junko said, patting her on the back.
"Unless they torture her." Stork murmured, earning a glare from Renji.
"So now what?" Yumi asked, turning to Aerrow. Everyone turned to him, wondering the same thing.
He smiled as he put his hands on his hips.
"Well, of course..." Everyone started to smile.
"We go after them."
"Roger!" They all said, turning and running to the condor.
