Sorry I keep waiting so long to post a new chapter, but I have school work, orchestra, and volunteer work to do. I sincerely apologize to all my faithful readers and reviewers.

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Ceridwen Inari: I happen to be a somewhat A.D.D. and random person in real life. Amy is insane, but there's a slight reason behind that. I can't tell you what it is though. And if you look, I took your advice and changed the category to Romance/humor. I hope you enjoy!!

Maverick no Knight: Well, thank you for the nice comment!! Amy's hatred of the desert is based off of my extreme sensitivity to heat and cold. I hope that you like this chapter also!!

xChibiTenshix: Well, I saw it listed as "Tornado Quatro" as well, but I decided to go with the Spanish word for "four" or "cuatro" seeing as how there were 4 tornadoes. Also, one of my bad points happens to be procrastinating. (insert sheepish smile here)

MarHeavenAngel: YAY!!!

lilmeika: Well, I'm very glad that you liked the chapter!! Dorothy is a very funny person: serious, possessive, and easily jealous. All that combined creates an interesting mask she wears…one that hides her true intentions…sorta.

Nick-kun: Well…you'll find that often I'll stick in the most random scenes or circumstances that have no purpose in furthering the plot. And…I'm glad to know that Amy is not the only one who would act that way. However, I plan on making this story more serious as I go along.

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Summary: There's this mysterious girl who has joined the War Game. She has no affiliation with any group, and she seems to be a woman on a mission. Who exactly is she and why does she intrigue everyone so, especially Alviss, Phantom, and Rolan?

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Pairings: OC x Alviss/Phantom/Rolan (pairing decided later) & Ginta x Snow

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Disclaimer: Cookie – I have decided to stop spying on the characters during Intermission!!

Cast – WOOT!

Cookie – Now that I'm in such a generous mood, will one of you do the disclaimer?

Cast - …

Alan – Cookie2718 doesn't own MÄR or anything created by the original owner. She does own Amy and her ÄRMs.

Cookie – You're so nice, Alan! But…NO SMOKING!!! (Pulls cigar out of his mouth and tosses it far away)

Alan – HEY!!

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Flashback & Thought & Story & lyrics Mode

Normal POV

ÄRM – the weapon

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I have a forum put up…please post in it or I will take it down. I'm also going to stop doing Intermission. Please tell me whether you want me to continue it or not. All of this is to help me write a better story!! Please enjoy!! Also, I apologize about the chapter's title. I'll explain at the end of the chapter why I chose it.

Chapter 14: Stupid men

Recap:

Pozun then gave off his creepy smile. "Well then…shall we begin the second fight?"

: End Recap

Amy watched slightly interested as the little girl and their resident ladies man made their way toward the center of the field. Nanashi was humming to himself and a fang was poking out of the corner of his mouth, while Loco was…as emotionless as when Amy first saw her.

Luberia (Boss)

Nanashi

Loco

Chess no Koma

CLASS: Rook

Maira mused rather quietly to himself as the lineup was announced: "Hmmm…this man Nanashi…I'm not sure I'd like to see him after Loco get through with him…"

"Care to repeat that, buddy boy?"

Maira looked over towards our favorite heroes to see a fuming Amy with a deadpanned expression. He leered, "You'll seeeeeee." (AN: Sorry for the OOCness…)

Pozun pointed towards the two fighters.

"SECOND ROUND OF THE SECOND GAME!!!"

"BEGIN!!!"

Nanashi smiled rather flirtatiously at Loco before saying, "Now then, let's see what you got ojou-chan ♥." (Oujo-chan - young lady/girl, miss) He then crossed his arms and grinned at her. "Ladies first! Whenever you're ready!"

Snow: "Huh?" (O.O)

Maira: "…" (Who knows what his facial expression is? He never takes off his darn mask!)

Dorothy: "Stuck-up dumbass…" (Insert angry face here)

Amy: This is gonna get messy… (-.-;)

Loco's eyes were dangerously darker than usual as she said in her monotone voice, "Loco is being underestimated. Loco is angry." She then took her large suitcase off her back and dropped it carelessly on the ground.

"This will end after the first attack."

Nanashi smiled goofily. "Oh! What's that? I bet you got some dolls in there or something!" Loco ignored him as she rummaged through the case, looking for something. "Hmm…this will do."

She then held up an ÄRM necklace with a bandaged person wrapped in chains inside of a cocoon. "One of the seven mystical cursing tools, Neguzero!!" Her eye narrowed as she activated it.

"Movement…sealed!!"

Nanashi suddenly stiffened as his face looked as though he had been struck by lightning. He then attempted to put his arms down, but they didn't even twitch. He grunted before realizing, "My body won't move!!!" Dorothy stared in shock as she yelled, "That woman!!! She's a Darkness-ÄRM user!!" Loco then held up her suitcase and called,

"Cursed Scarecrow!!"

A straw figure with five targets on its body popped out of the suitcase and placed itself on the ground. She then held up a spike and hammer and announced, "Spike and Hammer." (AN: Noooooooo…really?) Nanashi looked a bit panicked as he stuttered, "W-wait a sec!! What are ya doin'?!!" Loco gave off a haunting aura as she hauntingly reminded him,

"Ladies first."

Loco now turned to the Cursed Scarecrow and placed the spike in the left shoulder before driving it in with the hammer. Nanashi screamed in pain as his left arm gave the slightest twitch. Snow gave a small start before exclaiming, "Dorothy!! That's…" Dorothy nodded solemnly. "Darkness!! A cursed ÄRM!! Using those bring disaster…to both the victim and the user!!"

Loco looked over Team MÄR (and Amy) with a bored look on her face. "These ÄRMs don't pose any great risk to Loco. This one's effect is to 'get younger'." Her eye remained emotionless as she continued. "It rejuvenates me…"

"Loco is 32 years old."

Amy: OMG!!! An old lady!!! O.O (AN: My apologies to the older viewers of this story and to all the…middle-aged people.)

Loco then turned back to the Scarecrow and stabbed another spike in, this time it was in the right arm. This time, Nanashi doubled over a bit and grit his teeth as his arm was put through huge pain. Loco gave off an aura of being impressed. "You're quite good. Most people die after the shock of two. There are three spikes left. It'll be fun to see how many you can take." She then carefully took one spike and placed it in the dead center of the Scarecrow's chest.

"Number 3." She then smashed it into place with her hammer.

Nanashi's shoulders hunched over in pain as he let out a small cry. Snow screamed at him, "Give up Nanashi-san!! You'll die if you don't!!"

"Leave him be."

Dorothy looked over at Amy who was now sitting cross-legged and munching on some popcorn with a deadpan look on her face. "How can you just sit there and eat?! Aren't you worried about him, even if he is a buffoon?!" Snow nodded in agreement. "Amy-chan, he's our comra—"

"He brought this upon himself!!"

Dorothy and Snow stared at the normally hyper adolescent. She had a scornful look on her face. "By offering the opponent the first chance to attack, he sealed his own fate!! You NEVER allow the enemy an opportunity to attach first, no matter how kind they might seem. It's one of the ancient laws of combat and of war." She stared hard at the both of them. "Both of you know this as well as I do, as does Nanashi! He must learn from his mistakes. No one ever learns anything if someone intervenes every time there is danger." She then turned away from the two girls.

Nanashi was sweating and spoke in a painful grunt. "Yeah…maybe I should give up…" He then straightened up a bit and stared out at the vast plain in a moment of wisdom…

"I'll do it if Dorothy-chan'll let me see her naked."

Snow: "Eh?"

Amy: "YOU PERVERT!!!"

Dorothy: "DIE!!!"

Nanashi chuckled a bit before grinning widely. "Then…I guess I should stick around for a bit longer." His fingers then began trembling as if he were struggling with a heavy object. Suddenly, he arms broke free of their crossed position and he spread them out wide. The chain around the bandaged figure of the Neguzero suddenly snapped. Loco looked at it in awe and in terror before hurriedly smashing another spike into the middle left chest area of the Scarecrow.

"Number 4!!"

This time however, Nanashi stood straight and pointed his finger at her which was crackling with electric energy. Loco looked truly terrified as she then drove the last spike into the middle right chest area.

"NUMBER 5!!"

As soon as she finished, a bolt of lightning struck the Scarecrow, and it burst into flames. As it crumbled to ashes, the 32-year old girl stared at it with more emotion than she's had this entire story so far. Nanashi pointed at her and declared, "That lightning wasn't meant for you. It was a present for this Peta person!!" He looked a bit dazed as he continued. "So for today…we'll leave it…" He then collapsed face first to the sand. "At this…"

Pozun waved his arms in a finishing movement.

"The Winner: Chess no Koma, Loco!!"

Amy eyed the Chess Piece from her spot on the ground. If Nanashi had aimed that lightning at her, she would have been burned to a crisp. He missed her on purpose.

In actuality, she lost…and she knows it.

The tall billowing figure of Maira leered eerily over the battlefield. "Well done, Loco." He congratulated. "Now, it's my turn."

Dorothy looked at him with cold eyes as he promised,

"I'll present MÄR with its first corpse."

Well…I hope you enjoy!! If you're curious about what gets my spark going, then check out my Youtube account!! It's Cookie2718!! Thankee-sankee for reading and waiting patiently!! (bows)