Disclaimer: I do not own Gin-chan, Katsura-sama, Syaoran-kun, Seishirou-san, Fai-sama, Shin-can, Zurako, Paako... Oh wait... that's for the next chapter... :p

A/N: Let this be a warning. Pardon me if anyone finds a particular person too OOC. I tried my best writing him based on my limited knowledge from Tokyo Babylon and TRC... he used to be such a sweetie...
I have a few notes at the end, for those hardcore fans who couldn't get enough of Gintama.

It's just so depressing when Mummy says 'If I had known...' and then you're grounded

There was probably nothing else left in this town. No. There was probably nothing else left in this country. One man stood in the field of dust and debris, his silver hair dusty and dull-looking. His opponent stood a few meters away from him, dressed in a black coat. His hair was a shiny black as compared to Gintoki and his eyes were dark brown.

"So you're the one, huh? You're the bastard responsible for this, huh?" Gintoki shouted, waving his bokuto at the man.

The man remained still. His dark brown eyes returned Gintoki's gaze. It reminded Gintoki of a hawk's piercing stare as it measured its own prey's abilities. It meant to be intimidating, but Gintoki knew better than to be intimidated, especially before a battle. He didn't need to care if he can defeat his enemy. All he needed to do is to defeat this guy so that everything can return back to normal.

There was faint shuffling at the side. Syaoran struggled to get up, but he couldn't. He felt numb. All he could do was to tilt his head as he lay on top of a big piece of concrete just so that he could see what was going on. The man's right eye reflected nothing. There was a mysterious glow in it. He was blind in that eye, but Gintoki knew that would not even serve to be a handicap for him. This man was skilled.

"Seishirou…san?" Syaoran managed to call out weakly. At least, that was the only name that came into Syaoran's mind when he saw the man.

The man showed no recognition at all for Syaoran. Instead, he said to Gintoki, "Fight."

"What?" Gintoki's shoulders slumped. The natural perm was displaying his childish side. "Why should I? You're blind, not dumb. Explain, Allen Walker."(1)

Seishirou kept quiet for a few seconds. Then he replied, "You have to defeat me to leave here alive."

"Huuuuh?" Gintoki said demandingly. "Gin-san is having a hangover plus a nose injury and so, when he says explain he means tell me in an understandable language of how and why did I come to this state…"

Without warning, Seishirou appeared in front of Gintoki in a flash, his hand slicing at Gintoki's neck. "Whoa! That was dangerous! You really wanna fight, huh? Then I'll show you what's a real fight!!" Gintoki exclaimed as he jumped out of the way, narrowly escaping Seishirou's attack. He swung his bokuto out, barely scraping across Seishirou's chest. Gintoki's instinct was right. This man is skilled and fast.

Just after Gintoki stepped back from the first assault, he jumped forwards and slashed his bokuto downwards at Seishirou. The man simply sidestepped to the left and sliced his left palm at Gintoki's left side. He missed again as Gintoki spun to the right and kicked up at Seishirou's face with his left leg. He missed as well when Seishirou retreated to avoid the kick. Immediately after Gintoki's kicking leg settled down to the ground, his sword arm reacted in a swift movement, his whole body drawing a full circle and striked down, slashing his opponent's left shoulder successfully with the wooden sword's longer reach.(2)

Gintoki watched triumphantly as Seishirou retreated further. Both of them were now standing far apart. It was a moment of unspoken ceasefire between the two.

"Ho ho, don't think that because you're a sexy-dangerous man, you'll be able to win me. Men, like you, pretend to be cold and cool. That's no longer popular, you idiot! When was the last time you read Jump, huh? After all, I'm the main character of this universe so there is no way I could lose to you…"

Gintoki slipped onto a piece of slippery concrete probably magically teleported from the Kingdom of Mayonnaise. He supported himself with his bokuto and stood up. "Oi, that's childish, you know. That's cheating! Don't think that because you have sexy characters like Taka –beep!- suke, you can cheat, Koyasu-kun!!"(3)

Seishirou, being not at all affected by Gintoki's childish taunting, did not reply. He stood still at where he was and starting mumbling something inaudible. Gintoki watched curiously at the man. Dark wind gathered around Seishirou, lifting the hem of his coat ominously. Gintoki realized suddenly there were sakura petals everywhere, dancing along in the cold wind.

"Er… is he angry? Gin-san can only handle aliens and the likes, but not… g-gh-gh-gh- you know…" Gintoki stuttered as he slithered to Syaoran's side.

"I… think he's doing a…. spell," Syaoran struggled to speak. It seemed to him that even talking was taking a lot of effort.

Dark thick roots sprouted out of the ground around Seishirou. His left eye glowed brighter and on cue, the roots shot at Gintoki and Syaoran as swift as lances.

"What is this? Haven't we done something similar two chapters ago?" Gintoki said through gritted teeth as sliced off the offensive roots quickly.

Syaoran watched at Gintoki's back as he fought hard at the roots, trying to defend himself and Syaoran who was paralyzed. Syaoran thought hard. He knew he had more control over himself now; he had to be able to do something to hold back Seishirou's attack. He searched through his vast knowledge in his head. He looked up when he heard Gintoki grumbling.

"This is endless. How long is this going to go on?"

"Gin…" Syaoran tried to speak again. "I'll… bind him… words… hold on…"

Gin-san, I'll try to bind him with words. Meanwhile, please hold on for a little longer. That was what Syaoran wanted to say. He didn't know whether Gintoki heard him, but he started concentrating as he set to work.

"Words? You mean like 'If I knew this would happen, I would have not given you permission to play in the sand- mou…'?" Katsura said in a motherly tone and pouted.

"IT'S KATSURA! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU POP OUT FROM? WHAT IS THIS ANYWAY?" Shinpachi shouted exasperatedly.(4)

"Shinpachi, you popped out suddenly with the punch line too," Fai added casually.

"You too, blondie," Gintoki said.

"It's our imagination of your dimensional adventures," Katsura replied coolly.

"What do you mean 'our'? Leave me out of your imaginations," Gintoki snapped.

"Imagination, my foot! I don't get it! What's with the RANDOM piece of slippery concrete? Who is Koyasu-kun?" Shinpachi shrilled.

The four men walked along the streets noisily, drawing curious attention from the people on the streets partly intrigued by Fai's appearance and the nonsensical conversation going on.

"Come on megane... Do you even realise how long the interval between each new post is? Months, I tell you. Months! Give and take and make our lives easier!" Gintoki protested.

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!! This is getting so messed up! Obviously, that was happening in another universe supposedly, so why are we even talking about it here?" Shinpachi complained.

"It's that. As usual… So –beep- chi sensei's lazy mood carries on from the manga to real life… So then those who read it become lazy and start procrastinating…"

"OI! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT!!YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR OWN THOUGHTS! AND SORAICHI SENSEI DOES NOT DO THAT EITHER!!"(5)

They soon entered a market. It was busy and lively. Shop owners shouted out to grab the attention of potential customers, young ladies crowded at stalls selling beautiful yet cheap jewelry while housewives bargained with the shop owners for a better price for their groceries.

"…Don't change the subject! What are we going to do from now on?" Shinpachi whined.

Fai gave a light pat on Shinpachi's back. "Don't worry. My guess is that probably all we have to do is to find Sakura-chan's feather and we may be able to return to the original dimension."

"Fai-san…" Shinpachi looked up to him gratefully. "It's great to know there's someone reliable to count on…"

Gintoki tapped Shinpachi's shoulder. "Shinpachi-kun, Shinpachi-kun, I think I found the feather you're looking for… it's being sold at that stall over there…"

Shinpachi looked over his shoulder and glared at Gintoki. "That's enough, Gin-san. Stop messing around with me."

Katsura tapped on the other shoulder and said, "Shinpachi-kun, Shinpachi-kun, I think I saw the fur that you were looking for over at that stall…"

Shinpachi's vein popped and punched the elder man into the stall that Gintoki was pointing out at. The stall crashed together with the man's weight. The owner was an elderly man who managed to get away before Katsura landed. Cheap jewelry and accessories flew everywhere onto the ground.

"What are you doing?!" both the owner and Shinpachi shouted angrily. The owner said it to Shinpachi while Shinpachi said the same sentence to Katsura.

"You damaged my stall! You'll have to pay for my expenses!!"

"Are you an idiot? I said to stop messing around!!"

"You are the idiot! Stop ignoring me! I said pay for my damages!!"

Fai walked around the pair of angry men and squatted down at one corner of the ruined stall. "Shinpachi-kun, Shinpachi-kun."

"WHAT?!" Shinpachi's head twisted around swiftly. Somehow, the owner of the stall did the same thing.

Fai picked up a glowing pink feather from the ground, waved it excitedly and said cheerfully, "I found Sakura-chan's feather!"

"… … No way…" Shinpachi said at last after a full minute of shocking silence.

Notes:
(1) Allen Walker from D Gray Man. I was tempted to include Tokidoki from Amatsuki and Iba Itsuki from Rental Magica. But I figured probably Allen was more popular. You should get the idea why Allen.

(2) Again, being paranoid that I didn't portray it well, you could just imagine (a little modified) scene where Kenshin and Shishio fought.

(3) Check out Koyasu Takehito on Wiki and you should know why I mentioned him :D

(4) 'It's Katsura!' comes from the end of Gintama Tokuten CD 3.

(5) Part of this sentence from the beginning of Gintama Tokuten CD 4.

So now you know. I'm a hardcore fan of Gintama. And the concrete from the Mayonnaise Kingdom was my idea (punishment). Nothing to do with Seishirou.

I quote the Director of Gintama: 'Well, anyways, I'm sorry. From next chapter onwards I'll do it properly once again.'
And yes, do expect to see Zurako, Paako, Pachie and... what kind of a name would Fai have? ;)

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