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In which...well, you'll just have to find out, now, won't you? :D
All bad things happen in the night.
Not really; Mal was born in the daytime. But that aside, MANY bad things happen in the night. Like Masamune getting kidnapped.
The kidnapper was pointing an actual knife at him.
"HI", he yelled loudly. Startled, the kidnapper dropped the knife and hissed at him to Shut His Yap.
Masamune did not know what a Yap was. So he did not Shut It.
"I'm Masamune. Are you lost? Can I help you?"
The kidnapper, whose name was Steve, said "I told you to be quiet."
"No, you said Shut Your Yap while pressing the shift key excessively. You could get arrested for that around here, ya know", he said cheerfully. "What are you doing in my bedroom anyway?"
"Uh, I wanted to play a game", lied Steve. "It's called, um, Try Not To Escape. I get to tie you up and whoever tries to escape first loses."
"That sounds fun! What's in the sack?"
"Bagels."
"It's Kevin", Kevin said from the sack.
"Yes", Steve said, "But remember your new name is Bagels?"
"Kevin Bagels", Kevin amended.
"Do I get a new name?" Masamune demanded.
"Yes. You get to be Swiss Cheese."
"Epic! Do I get to go in the sack too?"
"No. You get to walk beside me. Just remember, try not to escape or you lose to Bagels over here."
"You're going down, Kevin Bagels", Masamune said.
"Not on your life, Swiss Cheese Masamune." Masamune and the sack growled at each other all the way down the stairs.
"Stop growling", Steve told them, rather annoyed, "Or I will make you both escape and then I'll win." So Masamune Shut His Yap.
"What is your occupation?" Kevin asked him.
"I am a, um, a piano teacher", Steve answered.
"So what brings you here?"
"I flew here."
"Woooow", said Masamune. "You're my hero! What's your name?"
"It is Steve, er, Steve Corned Beef", said Steve.
"Corned beef, bagels, and Swiss Cheese", said Kevin. "We're a sandwich!"
"A sandwich that's not allowed to escape", Steve reminded them.
"Where are we going, Corned Beef?"
"We're going outside. You have to make it to my car without escaping."
"I bet Kevin won't be able to do it", said Masamune. At that moment, a door on the side of the hallway opened and Ryuga stepped out.
"Steve Corned Beef, what on earth are you doing here?"
"We're playing a game", Kevin said.
"Oh. I didn't know you like kids, Steve."
"Yeah, I love kids. We're playing Try Not To Escape."
"I love that game! How dare you play without me!?"
"Well if you want to play you have to get a new name."
"I know. I'm always Ketchup and I hate being Ketchup. I would rather be Ambrosia."
"You have to be Ketchup or you can't play", Steve told him sternly.
Ryuga pouted and then let himself be tied up. "I am the best at this game", he said to Masamune. "I'm totally going to beat you."
Masamune stuck his tongue out at Ryuga.
Actually everybody made it to Steve's van without accidentally escaping, so Steve said he was going to drive around for a little bit and whoever escaped first had to walk home. Then Kenta popped up from the backseat.
"Kenta, what are you doing here!?"
"Hi, Steve! I just like to sleep in random backseats of whatever vehicle I chance to find. Actually I fell in through the sunroof and I forgot how to unlock the door. Are you kidnapping Masamune and Ryuga and whatever's in that sack?"
"Kidnapping? Uh...of course not, pfft, that's ridiculous. And I've told you about a million times how to unlock the door."
"Well you leave the sunroof open all the time. Hey, are you playing Try Not To Escape?"
"Yes. Want to play?"
"I want to be Bagels this time."
"Sorry, but that's already taken."
"Okay, fiiineee...I'll be Caffeine Bread."
"I remember when I invented that", said Steve fondly.
"I thought that was Minny."
"In any case, come up here." Steve duck-taped him to the front seat.
"I love being the one to get duck-taped!"
"I know you do. That's why I keep duck tape in here all the time."
"You're a good friend, Steve", said Kevin.
"I know I am."
They had been driving down the road for about 2 hours when The Sheep walked by.
"Do you want to play, The Sheep?" offered Kenta. The Sheep baaed yes. Steve banged his head on the steering wheel. He hadn't planned on kidnapping so many people tonight.
But he hog-tied The Sheep, which Walked By back and forth in the trunk, and was named Mutton out of pure irony.
At last they got to the edge of the big city and nearly ran over Mal, who was once again picking up Kyouya from where he'd got into a fight.
Kyouya pointed an accusing finger at Steve. "You bad, bad piano teacher! Kidnapping little kids!"
"I'm not kidnapping them, we're playing a game!"
"Steve just likes to pick up random people at night and play Try Not To Escape", Mal explained.
"Without ME!? YOU LEFT OUT THE GAME-LOVING BROTWURST!?"
"Yep."
"Who's winning?"
"I think I am", said Steve. "Everybody else already escaped except for Kevin."
So Mal and Kyouya (aka Philly Cheese Steak and Brotwurst) climbed in the car and started a new round. Everybody lost.