Urusei Yatsura 2
Episode 18.5 - INTERMISSION 3
All original cast and characters of Urusei Yatsura belong to Rumiko Takahashi, I own only the OCs
Enjoy if you will.
Elsewhere...
Tomobiki Park
A peaceful park inside town, one where many would live their idle days talking, walking, playing. A place where one could encounter a new face or meet a friend or... repair a mecha?
In a rather hidden part of the park, a giant red mecha stood imposingly, a panel in it's right leg was opened and a figure clad in a yellow, tiger stripped jumpsuit was busy repairing the giant robot. A few kids wander around, staring at the giant robot in awe, while the jump-suited figure was muttering swears and curses.
"*mutter* 'It's your responsibility!' *mutter* 'Act your age already!' *mutter* *mutter* 'Stop bein' a crybaby! *mutter* 'Quit yer whinnin'!' *mutter*" The man in the jumpsuit muttered angrily.
"GRRR! THAT DAMN KITSUNE!" Ten, Lum and Emi's cousin yelled furious, as he chucked a wrench to the side in anger. "It's all his fault!"
Not only had Ten returned to Earth to settle a score with the aforementioned delinquent boy [nicknamed 'Kitsune' because of his trickster personality and thin body, face and mannerisms] but he had been feed several plates of 'humble pie' from the pony-tailed rogue in battle...and in general. And even afterwards, Lum would continue to scold his childish actions for what they were: the actions of an immature, self-centered, egotistic, idiotic bra-
"SHADDUP YOU!" Ten yelled, as if realizing someone was describing him in a less than favorable light...though in a completely accurate description nonetheless. "It's bad enough that that damn guy has beaten the tar outta me, and now I'm missin' a ton of parts! I just know he's behind this!" Ten grumbled to himself,as to his dismay he had learned that most parts of his mecha had gone missing, no doubt stolen, however the quality of the theft was such it was difficult for the Oni patroller to accurately know what parts had gone missing and which ones where replaced by cheap knock-offs.
"...then again...no one on Earth should be able to do somethin' like this..." , it was something an earthling would be incapable of doing...or so Ten thought.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that..." A voice behind Ten called out, Ten turned to see an old friend, riding a futuristic and yet somehow, beat-up space bike. It was none other than Benten, the rowdy lucky goddess, donnin' a new metal bikini along with her usual chain, her hair flowing out wildly as she now wore it these days.
"Benten!" Ten called out, his mood vastly improved. "What're you doin' all the way out here in the sticks?"
Benten grinned, as she pulled up a large metallic like box. "Just bringin' you some parts you asked for, Jariten~" She teased, as she chucked the box at the younger male.
"GUH-!" Ten managed to turn quick enough to grab on to the package and set it down. "Whew~!" And with a press of a button he opened the container, revealing several machine parts of alien origin. Ten smiled as he saw that all the parts he ordered had arrived in good condition
"Wasn't easy gettin' this stuff here, the MiB are seriously crackin' down on alien activity in this planet!" The Fukujin woman complained. "Anyway, I see the Kitsune's been givin' you grey hairs lately~" Benten teased.
"Tch!" Ten snapped. "Don't get me started on that bastard!" The fire breathing Oni snapped annoyed. "Bastard is nothin more than a lecherous creep and still he can get the best of me...GRRRR...just like Ataru!" Ten muttered angry
"About that..." Benten started to say. "Been lookin' up info on our mutual friend the Kitsune." Benten started.
"He's not my friend!" Ten roared angrily. "But what's there to know about that idiot? He's an idiot just like Ataru!" The Oni ranted.
"Yeaaaaah, no." Benten shot down. "Turns out a few days ago I came across my old Teach' CAO-2, and we had a little chat. Turns out he gave some private tutorin' to Emi-chan while the Moroboshi's lived back on Earth a few years ago." Benten gossiped
"So? What's that got to do with that Kitsune-jerkass?!" Ten asked, losing his patience.
"He was also Ken's tutor back then." Benten answered bluntly.
"..." Ten was left speechless for a moment before he could answer. "EEEEEEEEEH! ?" Ten nearly yelled out.
"I was as surprised as you, Ten-chan. I also checked with Lum and Moroboshi, turns out they knew Ken...or rather Kenichi from way back when they lived in Kyoto. Kitsune's Emi's childhood friend!" Benten said excited. "What're the odds, huh?"
Ten was left with his jaw open. "W-w-what?! T-there's...no...then WHY DIDN'T THEY RECOGNIZE THE GUY?!" Ten demanded to know.
"Give them some credit, it's been ten years! Of course they'd have a tough time recognizin' the kid" Benten answered. "They didn't expect the kid to go through such a huge growth spurt either."
"U...Unbelievable..." Ten lamented, still shell-shocked from the news.
"And that's not all..." Benten continued. "Turns out Kenichi might not be the idiot we all thought he was." Benten said
"He's got an IQ of 270." The lucky goddess didn't mince any words, Ten just stared.
"...what." Ten said flatly. What he just heard, was so totally completely and utterly disconnected with reality that he honestly could not come up with a better response than a flat 'what'. The mere notion that Ken, a moron of the same caliber as Ataru Moroboshi, had the brain of a super genius was...for lack of a better term:
"COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS! ! !" Ten yelled. "There's no way that "Galactic-Grade-Numbskull"...that "Universe-Class-Idiot"...you're tellin' me he not only has a brain but-"
"He's smarter than all of us combined." Benten said flatly. "I know I had trouble swallowin' THAT pill...but y'know? It got me thinkin'..." Benten said, somewhat pensive.
"'It got YOU thinkin'?! That's a scary thought..." Ten muttered. "Usually you punch first and ask questions much later..."
Benten smacked Ten upside his head for that little quip "OW!" and continued talking. "Anyways, as I was sayin' it got me thinkin'...and I realized that we seriously underestimated that Kitsune..." The lucky goddess said as she leaned on the other leg of the red mecha.
"And?" Ten asked, now more than a little curious to what point Benten was driving at.
"And...well...bear with me on this one..." Benten started. "But maybe back in the day, all of us underestimated Moroboshi too..." She finally said.
"...Are you tellin' me that idiot Ataru was also a genius?!" Ten yelled angry, now this one he would not concede.
"Oh HELL NO! NOnonono nooooooo~!" Benten quickly corrected. "The guy's a moron through and through, no doubt on that one!" She quickly amended any misunderstandings. "But...as much of a doofus as he was...he managed some pretty amazin' things back in the day y'know? And maybe that was easy for 'im because we all underestimated him."
Ten was about to roar out a counter-argument, he opened his mouth...but he couldn't think of a good counter...he took some time to think...he opened his mouth again to yell out...but once more he quieted down as he considered something. Ten sat there, thinking and thinking and thinking some more...until-
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"... ... ... ...oh. my. god..." Ten finally muttered after a lot...and I mean A LOT of deliberation, his eyes wider as they have ever been in his entire life. Ten turned to look at Benten. The lucky goddess nodded.
"Yup~!" She said. "And you know, I figured out why Moroboshi always had a rough time dealin' with Lum back then." Benten said with a smirk in her face:
"She was the only one who didn't underestimate him." Benten said, a enormous grin on her face.
Ten almost fell flat on his back as he sat on the ground. "...And now history repeats itself..." Ten condemned.
"Pretty much~" Benten said upbeat.
Ten shook his head, but quickly he started to scowl and glare. "OK...now that I know this...I won't underestimate that damn Kitsune next time!" Ten yelled.
*BEEP*
Ten stood back up and slammed the open leg panel shut. "Next time I find him, I WILL PAY THAT DAMN KITSUNE BACK IN SPADES!" Ten roared out, wisps of fire escaping his mouth. "I WILL GO AGAINST HIM WITH EVERYTHIN' I GOT!" Ten yelled, as Benten shook her head.
But it was then-
WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING
THREAT TO KENICHI AOKI DETECTED!
INNITIATING SELF-DESTRUCT!
A loud siren and a holographic warning sign appeared around the red mecha along with an ominous countdown as it started from '10'...'9'...'8'...'7'...
Ten looked at his mecha shocked. When had that Kitsune installed this?! How could a mere earthling sabotage his mecha to randomly self destruct the moment it heard a threat against the pony-tailed delinquent?! And then, like the final piece of a jigsaw puzzle, Ten could see the full picture.
Ken is a 270 IQ genius, who was taught by CAO-2, in other words: Ken was well-versed with alien technology, despite being an Earthling.
Over the past days, ever since he had arrived on Earth, someone had been stealing parts of his mecha, and it was such a clean job that it looked to be done by a professional.
'4'...'3'...'2'...'1'...
As the countdown neared it's end, and Benten speeded off in her bike to a safe distance, Ten realized one thing:
Benten's right, underestimating Ken was a very dangerous mistake.
*********************KA BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*********************
As an enormous explosion rung out in the park, a huge smoke cloud billowing from ground zero was what welcomed the scenery. The mecha was blown to smithereens, burnt and broken parts strewn all over the park clearing, only those in the newly delivered box had survived miraculously, and Ten...completely burnt and blackened...stood there, his eyes fixated on where his mecha used to stand.
"..." Ten looked at the scene flatly, Benten hovered by in her bike as she looked at the scene as well.
"*whistle~!* Kitsune really got you good this time~!" Benten had to praise the trap, she looked at Ten, who was now a charcoalized figure. "Uhhh...You okay there, Ten-chan?" Benten asked uncertain of the younger Oni's well being.
Ten's left eye twitched. "...I...hate him..." Ten managed to croak out before passing out. Benten chuckled as she saw this.
"Y'know? I'm gonna hang around here~!" Benten said, the lucky goddess honestly chipper. "I think I'm gonna have fun these coming days, don't you Ten-chan?" Benten asked the broiled Oni patroller.
"...medic..." Ten responded.
To Be Continued...
A/N: A short intermission this time, but like always, hope you enjoy~!