Chapter 5.5: Zako Zako Hour

The iron curtain rose, showing the three hosts of the show, Red Mic, Blue Mic, and Yellow Mic.

"Ladies and gentlebots," Red Mic said as they bowed, "Welcome to the Zako Zako Hour! Today's meeting is all about, all together…"

All three hosts said, "What's Love?"

From the audience came an ecstatic shout. "Love? Aw, yeah! Zako! I love love! Woo!"

"Zako," Red Mic said, "We're back on the stage after quite a long time with a very difficult subject!"

"That's not it, that's not it!" Blue Mic cried, "It's actually quite easy, Zako!"

"What is?" Asked Red Mic and Yellow Mic.

"Love is!" Blue Mic cried.

"Love is…?" Red Mic and Yellow Mic prompted.

"Love is something like this." Blue Mic answered, and pointed to a screen. It showed an video of Princess Rele walking through her garden, while Deed watched from behind a tree. It then showed Deathscythe floating around the princess' petrified form.

"What is love!" Yellow Mic burst out, "Explain it to me so I can play too!"

"Listen, I'm gonna tell ya flat out," Blue Mic said, "To love is to take control of something completely and to hold to it forever, Zako!"

"Then we Zakos, who take control of a variety of things…" Red Mic remarked, "…Must be filled with love, Zako!"

"Ah!" Yellow Mic murmured.

After a moment, Red Mic then said, "Wait! If taking and loving are equal, then what is the action of giving, Zako?"

Blue Mic gulped, taken aback.

"Answer that one." Red Mic challenged.

There was a moments pause.

"Huh?" Yellow Mic and Blue Mic asked.

"Somebody answer me, Zako!" Red Mic shouted angrily, hopping up and down.

"I was surprised by the true identity of Lord Deathscythe, Zako!" Blue Mic commented.

"No fair, you changed the subject!" Red Mic snapped, and then more thoughtfully said, "But it was surprising that Lord Deathscythe turned out to be that guy, Zako."

"Who was that guy anyway, do you suppose?" Yellow Mic asked.

They thought about it. "Ah, well…"

"I'll explain for you, Pawn!"

There was a puff of smoke in the middle of the stage, causing the hosts to jump. When the smoke cleared, there was a Pawn Leo standing there.

"Not you again!" the hosts yelled.

"You guys aren't qualified to explain about that guy," Pawn Leo explained, "That's why I'm here, Pawn!"

Yellow Mic shook a fist at Pawn Leo. "The way you say that really gets on my nerves!"

"Uh-huh!" Red Mic and Blue Mic nodded.

Undaunted, Pawn Leo explained, "that guy was Deed, one of the Royal Knights of Lacroa, which Zero was also a member of!"

"You say the Royal Knights of Lacroa?" The hosts asked, their eyes becoming question marks.

"There's a group of knights who protect Lacroa, called the Knights of Lacroa, Pawn!" Pawn Leo went on, as an image of the five Knight Gundams appeared on the screen behind him. "The Royal Knights are the five strongest knights in all their land; Rock the Desert Knight, Battol the Blazing Knight, Nataku the Bronze Knight, Deed the Icy Knight, and Zero the Winged Knight!"

"So we know about Zero and Deed," Red Mic said, "But happened to the other three, Zako?"

Pawn Leo gave Red Mic a stern look. "You want to know? Are you sure you won't regret knowing what actually happened to the other three?"

"Just hurry up and tell us, Zako!" The hosts snapped.

"Then I'll explain, Pawn!" Pawn Leo declared. The screen showed a petrified tree. "Now, this is a banana tree."

"That has nothing to do with it, Zako!" The hosts snarled, and gave Pawn Leo a boot in the rear. "Zako Kick!"

"Pawn!" Pawn Leo cried, flying off the stage.

"Now we'll have to start all over from the beginning!" Red Mic said, "We were having a philosophical discussion on love."

Blue Mic and Yellow mic nodded. "Uh-huh."

"Love is…" Red Mic began.

"Love is?" Blue Mic and Yellow Mic asked.

Then the iron curtain fell.

"Ah! Time's up, Zako!" Red Mic cried.

"No time for love, Zako!"

In the audience, Ladle Zako looked at the pack of Elmice scurrying around his feet and said, "Know what, Elmice? I liked it better when they were gone!"