Memory and Cosplay

The sounds of gun shots were drowned by thunder.

"If all you can do is shoot bullets give up! I can see them coming all too clearly!"

'…She's just too fast; just straight flying bullets can't even land a scratch on her. But I have few more tricks.' Saya thought while reloading her pistol.

Serenity charged; her dual daggers thirsty for blood. Saya was ready for this one, while blocking one dagger with barrel of her gun and gave a straight kick on Serenity's stomach.

Serenity was enjoying this after all, she haven't had a good opponent in a while now. Although she could have taken both of these sliders easily, just playing around with each of them gave more lasting thrill.

Still, All good things has to end. 'I should fall back to that marsh now, these two will be in for a big surprise.'

Serenity stopped slashing. "It's been fun Yukata girl, but I have to run now."

Serenity dashed towards the forest. Saya was not about let her escape; she needed to defeat Serenity in order to quell the dimensional quake. Saya began to run after Serenity, Kanata followed.

After few quiet moments of running, Kanata said gravely. "We have to hurry; this quake has created not a single monster but microscopic viruses. If we don't stop her right now these viruses will spread all over this town."

"Great, and I though those big and nice Avatars that appear time to time were hard to handle." Saya muttered. She liked things that were simple and visible. Microscopic viruses that were invisible to naked eye were certainly not her favourite enemy.

Far ahead, a huge marsh could be seen. Serenity came to a stop, there were no where to run to.

"Saya, this time we are going to do this together." As Kanata said this, magnificent, bright angel wings sprouted from Kanata's back. Saya aimed her pistol at Serenity.

Another flash, and loud thunder was heard. Despite this, three off worlders didn't flinch.

All of a sudden, Serenity burst out laughing. "You two actually thought I would run away?"

Kanata and Saya remained silent.

"Let me show you the future of this little village, meet the viruses that will control this village for thousands of years to come!"

Giant black maggot rose out of the marsh. Then the creature dispersed into the air.

"Keep the force field up!" Kanata shouted. Kanata could sense that now, thousands of these viruses occupied the air. They had to keep their force fields up or they would be infected by these viruses.

Serenity, also inside her Void shield shouted. "I'll let you two sorts out this mess, I have other things to take care of now." Serenity slipped through the dimension gate.

"Yes, I did have things to take care of. I could not rest until I destroyed Alan…" Serenity thought of all the assignments that Alan and she used to go on together. Such a good times, both of us bathing in blood and screams. The traitor, he was our leader, yet he left the group to be experimented by some lunatics. The rest of the gang died. However, Serenity herself survived, she was lucky enough to make it through the 'other world' project. Serenity now lived in dimension other than her own.

With her original physical powers… Serenity has also discovered others powers that were granted when the experiment came to success. She could travel between what seemed like various different worlds. After traveling through so many worlds, Serenity ran into someone unexpected. Alan.

Yes, it was him. Still living like that weakling girl even after Serenity had killed her.

Even after Serenity killed the girl named Saki… Alan did not come back to the group. Alan did not come back to her…

Rage filled Serenity. "Oh yes… Alan, you will pay for betraying me. But to do that I need to capture that pesky Alien first."

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"I thought you were going to train me." Sakai Yuji spoke in disappointed voice. Although Yuji had only met these bizarre person for only few days, It felt as if they had known each other for a long time.

"Well, your so called Flame Haze won't let me. I think she hates me with a burning passion." Alan responded with not a single hint of eccentricity.

"I think Haruhi Sama and Shana chan are getting along very well. Tsunderes attract one another, yup." Konata told everyone her logic.

"Thanks Konata…" Alan replied to Konata's logic with every bit of sarcasm he could muster.

Yuji could not see how this training can go on if Alan was not allowed to teach him. And why was Izumi san here?

"Alan san… why is she here?" Yuji glanced and Konata.

"Since I can't train you. I'll let Konata do it. But don't listen to her false anime logics.

"Alan san is mean…" Konata put on her depressed expression. At that instant, surge of guilt went through Alan.

"I… I meant that it's not related to the training that's all." Alan said hesitantly.

Yuji stared at Konata… she was even shorter than Shana. Yuji would feel guilty if she got hurt.

Alan noticed Yuji's stare and said. "Looks can be deceiving. Konata do what you do best."

There was a flash of light then Konata was nowhere to be seen. However, where Konata was before, stood a girl with the flaming red hair.

Wait… did Shana get shorter?

Shana's expression suddenly turned into the relaxed look of Konata. Finally Yuji caught on to what had happened.

"Wow, for a second there I really thought that you were Shana." Yuji exclaimed.

"Haha it's nothing really." Konata shrugged. "It does not let you change heights and for this transformation I needed to use lots of energy on the hair color."

"It's not only the appearance; she can use Shana's powers within her limitations." Alan said.

Alan was enjoying this; in fact, he loved watching Konata's powers of transformation. Alan even nicknamed this power 'cosplay'. This particular power was granted to her when she wished upon the lucky star. Alan did not know what did she wish for, but ever since then she could transform into almost anyone she saw.

Konata forced her expression back into fiery glare of Shana's. Although her voice did not transform from the power. Voice acting was her specialty. Konata spoke in Shana's voice.

"Yuji! Shall we start then?"