Chapter 12: Not So Secret Agents
(view of Meiko, Kaito, Miku, Rin, Len, and Luka riding back to Crypton Studios in a bus, which Gakupo is driving) [And so, Miku and her friends return to Crypton Studios with full stomachs and high spirits. Miku even got to see two of her old friends as well. The future looks bright for them all as they celebrate their reunion. (camera fades to back alley, where we see a stranger in a black cloak running) But all is not well for everyone in scenic Tokyo, for as our heroes return home, trouble starts to brew.]
Stranger: (looks around, then hides behind a wall) (thinking) There aren't enough hiding spots from this point onward, and the crowds are wearing dangerously thin. I've got to think of something, fast. For all I know, those bounty hunters could still be on my tail.
(cut to Suspicious Figure #2 standing over Akaito)
Suspicious Figure #2: Good morning, pepper brains.
Akaito: (gets up, clutching his head) (groans) Oh, it's you. Any luck locating the target since I got knocked out, Miku?
Miku Z: I told you never to call me that.
(pause) [This is Miku Zatsune, a low-level agent of the Dark Stars. After she was rejected by Crypton in favor of Miku Hatsune, she swore revenge on her for taking what she believed was rightfully hers. Fortunately, she quickly forgot all about it.] (resume)
Akaito: Fine. Any luck locating the target… (makes quotation signs with his fingers) Suspicious Figure #2?
Miku Z: No. The boss told me to come here and get you, then return to base. I still don't understand why she wants that dumb robot. She can always build a new one.
Akaito: Maybe, she made some kind of program and installed it in the robot, and now she wants that program back to back it up.
Miku Z: Or maybe, the robot is some kind of power source that the boss wants to use for her own diabolical ends.
Voice: Or maybe, you two can stop talking about your boss' plans and come quietly.
Akaito and Miku Z: (turn around to see a police officer) Aw, crap.
Akaito: Let's get out of here. (starts to run away)
Officer: (grabs Akaito by his scarf, then hits him on the head with a paper fan1) Who are you? What are you doing here?
Akaito: We know nothing. We're just low level agents.
Miku Z: What are you talking about? They tell us all about the plan.
Officer: (hits Akaito on the head with a paper fan) Who sent you?
Akaito: We don't know. They work in secret
Miku Z: Secret? I just got a call from the boss a few minutes ago.
Officer: (hits Akaito on the head with a paper fan) Where's Tama? What have you done to him?
Akaito: We'll never tell.
Miku Z: That's only because we have no idea who this "Tama2" person is. For all we know, he could be some kind of deranged, rabid animal.
Akaito: Miku, you're not helping. Wait. What?
Officer: Oh, sorry, ma'am. My mistake. You see, my cat disappeared one day, and he was last seen here in this warehouse. You can go about your business.
Miku Z: In bed.
Akaito: Stop saying that.
Officer: (turns attention to Akaito) As for you… (hits Akaito on the head with a paper fan)
Akaito: Why do you keep hitting me?
Officer: I have no idea, but I'm enjoying it profusely. Now, both of you get out of here before I change my mind. (lets go of Akaito's scarf)
Miku Z: Okay. Run away. (she and Akaito run off)
Officer: Well, that was pointless. (walks away)
(cut to outside of warehouse)
Miku Z: (prepares com link) Suspicious Figure #2 to base. Do you read me?
Voice: Oh, it's you, Night Root. Have you recovered Red Baron?
Miku Z: Affirmative. He says the target knocked him out before he could get it. We ran into a cop, but he was just looking for his cat.
Voice: Still, that doesn't excuse the fact that now he could figure out our plans soon. Return to base ASAP; I'll debrief you there.
Miku Z: Copy that. Over and out. (closes com link) (pause)
Akaito: Ugh. The boss is going to kill us when we get back. I'm really starting to hate this part of the job.
Miku Z: In bed.
Akaito: Stop that.
Miku Z: Oh, come on. I never have any fun with you… (pause)
Akaito: If I can rip your skull out of your head and beat you to death with it, say "In bed" one more time.
Miku Z: That doesn't seem physically possible. Let's just head back to base. Okay?
Akaito: Okay, but as much as I hate this job, I want to keep it, so when we go there, don't say anything stupid.
Miku Z: Okey dokey, pal.
Akaito: Miku, this is serious.
Miku Z: Oh. (clears throat) (more sternly) Okey dokey, pal. I'm serious now. This is my serious voice. I'm so serious, even the jokes I tell are serious.
Akaito: That's not the- (sigh) Never mind. (heads off, with Miku Z in tow)
[Well, this is a rather odd plot twist. What are these agents of the Dark Stars hunting for? Who is the mysterious stranger in the black cloak? Who is Black Rock Shooter? What are her motives? Will she succeed in recovering whatever it is she's hunting? I don't really care; I get paid either way. Be sure to stay tuned for the next chapter of Project Vocaloid.]
1 The words, "Reverse Rainbow", are written on the fan.
2 "Tama" is a generic Japanese cat name.
