Grid-city, Planet Scrapheap... (Akanami's POV)
We were walking inside of a biosphere full of life! Why didn't Shiro tell me about this place?! If he wasn't busy being the Bomberman, we could have stayed here for a few weeks! ... *sigh* I wish Shiro could actually respond to my feelings start a relationship with me already... The people were friendly, the soldiers well prepped and the police were always excited!
"*crash!* Hey!"
Well... Maybe not the police. We were walking to one of the pharmacies with the armors being hidden when all of a sudden-
"*boink!* Sorry! COMING THROUGH!!! Woah-woah-WOAH- *crash!*" Some random yellow Layer (shorter than others and has a larger chest than others with a red bow shaped like a birthday present on her antenna) was running, pushing a shopping cart full of mechanical parts. Sadly, no-one listened and she then crashed into Prince Akabo. l had no regrets for not warning him though.
"Hng... What hit me?" Is THAT all he could think of?! I guess he really is a blockhead... Despite having the body of a Lobber!
"... I am REALLY sorry for crashing into you guys! I am on a tight schedule!" The Layer profusely apologized in an embarrased tone.
"It's okay! *groans* Definitely okay! My head is ringing a little though. I think I gotta go to the hospital!"
"Oh! The only hospital is in the Grid-city Police Center! I was heading there actually. Follow me!"
Anyways, we were moving a little faster so that we could get Akabo checked on and find some containers of Curs-ity pills. When we got there, the Layer was walking towards one of the nearby caves with the shopping cart before introducing herself after Midori asked her.
"Excuse me miss, who are you?"
"Oh! Right! Heheh! Sorry I forgot to tell you guys! I am Officer Cutie Bomber, Chief Mechanic, Hacker and Researcher of Grid-city's Police forces! And your names are?"
"Cool Black."
"... Aka."
"Strong Red."
"*yawn* Kid Blue."
"Bookworm Green!"
"Dumbass Yello- *burp!* The one eyed wonder here is Pretty Bomber!"
"H- Hell- llo!"
"Nice to meet you guys and see you guys later!"
Pfft! What a wierd name! That girl is just- Wait, did she just say Cutie? I remember talking to Shiro about a girl named Cutie Bomber from here in Grid-city, but she seems to be too tall to be a Daman. Or is she a Layer? Didn't I say that she had a larger rack than me? *sigh* I'm getting paranoid again... Honestly, I feel like something is odd other than an army of guys staring at Princess Orioke when we walked by. The entire city was full of Layers born near the sun actually! When Princess Orioke and Prince Akabo were checked on with Akabo clearly unharmed other than sporting a few bruises and nothing that could be done with Orioke, we went to the pharmacy for a year's worth of Curs-ity pills. We got them and walked into a large door.
"*creak... hiss!* Hold it right there!" I think we went to the wrong room since we were surrounded by GCPF.
"*sigh* What is going on he- Seriously? I thought you guys knew where to go!" It's Cutie. I guess we entered the GCPF Headquarters by accident.
"Ahem?! Look at us! We are just Lobbers, Layers and Damans! We have never been on this planet!" ... What? I had to say that since everyone else was scrambling for the armors! Thing is... I admit it, I lied! Some of us were already wearing the armors and we had the engravings covered.
Kuro chose to do an Attack Gear, Bomb Vest, Bomber Arms and Bomber Shoes set. Akabo wore Shiro's Power Changer antenna, Basic Arms and Attack Shoes. Ao has a Wireless Helmet, Speed Armor, Throwing Gloves and Speed Feet. Midori's wearing the same Fire Shield we saw him borrow three days ago with a wierd glove Shiro has called the Radio Bands. Ki wanted something unexpecting that actually worked well for a guy like him: Mine Changer, Blast Vest, Line Bands and Burning Shoes. Hmph! All Orioke had were Quick Bangles, bangles that shorten the fuse length and... ALL I HAD WAS THIS FRICKIN' ATTACK SUIT WITH THE GOLDEN GAUNTLET ON MY LEFT ARM!!!
"And the classified armor?! Either YOU people explain how you got here and how you obtained those Custom Battler Armors or face the consequences of tresspassing and larceny-"
"WE GOT THESE FROM BOMBERMAN!" *phew* Thanks for the save, Kuro! "He sent us here to bring some medicine." I think Cutie got the messa- Holy crap... *smack!* That IS Cutie Bomber! Dang... How can I even show Shiro how much I love him if this skank is in the way?! This isn't fair!
"... Aka, what's with that facial gesture?." Cutie pulled out a mirror and shown my face in a puffy, but pouty, gesture.
"Oh! Uh... Nothing to worry about! So you worked with Bomberman? Don't worry though, he was the one that told us about the Custom Battler program."
"Yeah! He was one of the best officers that we had in decades! Plus, he's REALLY good charmer... *giggles* Oh... What I would do to date a guy like him!"
"Right... And I would be his maid. I grew up with him in YuYu village after my home village, Shuta was destroyed by bandits!"
(No-one's POV)
"Oh! That's cool! So he came from YuYu village. Just wondering... Is he a Layer, Lobber or a Daman? Since he's alway's showing a Daman Marble when ever he worked with us in the testing areas."
"*sigh* I have no idea. When we were in YuYu, he had all seven Bombstars." Cutie was puzzled. She knew that they symbolize maturity, but to understand the basics, she never knew.
"Bombstars? As in the Lobber culture's symbolization of a growing Bomber? If you get all seven, then you have reached cultural maturity? Those Bombstars?"
"Yeah... I also have a copy of one of his gauntlets! It can change my body to that of any Bomber ethnicity to accomodate my needs! But I really need your help."
"What is it?"
"Can you find an expert who can fix Pretty's face? She's dying slowly! That is the main issue for Bomberman and I were trying to fix! Also, is there a way that you can modify my body so that I could be the height of a Layer born outside of the sun?"
"Yes... and I can help you with the last one! You just need to gain a little more weight in muscle or excess ashes and lots of water!"
"Okay... When can this be done?"
"Today! Then we can fix your friend!"
"*phew* Thank you! *towards the others* You guys can go to the ship. I have something going on here right now. Come get me by tomorrow!"
"... Okay." With that, Kuro, Orioke, Akabo, Ao, Ki and Midori were generously escorted outside while chatting with the guards at the same time with Kuro and Orioke flirting with two of the guards.
Later at the Bomber-Shuttle...
"*sigh* What did I do wrong in my life?" Shiro groaned as he overdosed on the painkillers once more. Momo and Mizu were still crying, filling the shuttle as though the ship was part of a funeral. "Can you lower the volume?" "Wah!" "F#ck."
"*hiss* We're ho~ ome!" Ki sang out in excitement as he then grabs two jumbo water bottles, stuffed 24 Curs-ity pills into the bottles and forced the two bottles into Momo and Mizu's stomachs. It's wierd enough that the bottles are made out of bomb clay... Which is actually digestible and nutricious for a Bomber's body. "Swallow all o' this down on a SWIG! SWIG! *shoves the bottles into their mouths* SWIG! SWIG! *deeper into their mouths* SWIG! *into their stomach and got dematerialized* There we go! It's a miracle that your mouths didn't disintigrate both of my arms!"
"*cough! cough!* Wh- What happened? Did the throbbing stop? Why am I tied with Mizu again?" Momo was the first to regain conciousness after swallowing her bottle, her body reverting back to a healthy state.
"Ugh... I can say the same as you, Momo." Mizu responded.
"Shiro?"
"Yeah Kuro?"
"Aka's staying at the GCPF HQ until tomorrow." This... made Shiro feel a little lonely. She was actually a welcoming crack to his dam of emotions... Not that he, The Explosive Bomberman, would tell her. Everything was silent until something latched itself onto the shuttle.
"*thud!* ... can someone pass me the Tech Gear? I have yet to clean my Search Goggles. *Akabo hands him the headgear* Thanks... *spots Buggle Bomber on one of the thrusters* ... HOLY CRAP, HE'S ON THE THRUSTERS! MIGHTY'S ON THE THRUSTERS!" Buggle was indeed on the thrusters... with the other Dastardly Bombers.
Chapter 12 end...
References:
1. If you haven't seen or played Custom Battler Bomberman/ Bomberman DS 2, Grid-city is a biosphere surrounded by a desert and consists of the massive GCPF HQ, The city's downtown district and an abandoned temple. The reason why I chose Planet Scrapheap from Super Bomberman R was because of it's desert-like enviornment.
2. No burpsnarts for Ki on this chapter, I'm afraid
3. Pretty Bomber, the One-eyed wonder! *pbbt!* Haha! Oh man, I can't contain it any longer!
SS!Pretty Bomber: *smack!* First CYCLOPS, now ONE-EYED WONDER?!
Fine... Continuing on
4. Bombstars from Bomberman Jetters
5. Body mods
6. My very own customization choices in Custom Battler Bomberman/ Bomberman 2 DS! I actually drew everyone with at LEAST one or more armor pieces
7. GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP GOTTA SWIG SWIG SWIG
That's all folks!
