Abyssal Armageddon

By Inuyoshie

Disclaimer: Korea invented Tales of the Abyss. Thus, Inuyoshie does not own it. Korea does.

Chapter 21: In Which Nicole Kills Everybody Maddie Goes to Court

"These out of world-ers are a menace to society!"

Jade was wondering why he was called to the court house. (Well, besides the excuse to get away from Peony's rappigs) Now he knew. Jade closed his eyes and opened the doors, stepping in.

"So which one was it? Nicole? Aja?" he asked lightly.

"Nope. It was the group pacifist," Aja shook her head.

"See? If this is pacifism then what would violence be like?" the prosecutor exclaimed.

"It was circumstantial!" Aja exclaimed.

"Silence! You cannot stand on trial –"

"She's a witness!" Dakota pointed out.

"Silence!" the judge roared. He then turned to stare at the whole court.

Bob and his wife were on one side. The two had spun up a hell of a lot of popularity mainly because Bob's wife has a huge mouth and a lot of peeps. Maddie was on the other side in handcuffs. Soldiers stood around both parties, especially Maddie and her companions whom were shoved in the back.

"Now. This man was flirting with –"

"I was not!" Bob interrupted. Jade inwardly sighed – that man, like most civilians, failed at lying. Actually, most people failed at lying. Either that or Jade was just that good.

Why was there a transvestite –"

"Please don't tell me this place is as homophobic as back home –"

"Everybody quiet!" the Judge snapped. Aja seethed as a soldier shot her a look. Maddie rubbed her forehead irately.

"Excuse me sir, let me tell you what happened – that menace lured my faithful husband of fire years over and came on to him, even when he rejected her –"

"But –" Chloe was cut off by a soldier. Bob's wife continued.

"And when I came in she punched me when I told her to back off," she finished.

"May I –"

"Quiet!" the prosecutor snapped.

Jade took a moment to observe our lovely protagonists. Dakota, Aja, Chloe and Nicole all had large amounts of fonons swirling around them –Chloe's fists were clenched and wreathes of fire flickered around them. Dakota looked pissed off as hell, like he wanted to kill someone.

"I want this Kimlsascan prostitute –"

Bob's wife slammed into a wall. People gasped. Dakota, Chloe and Nicole turned to Aja.

"You have no proof that I did that!" Aja announced.

"… Colonel Curtiss, how kind of you to join us," the Judge remarked coolly.

"Your Honor, I've been here for approximately ten minutes," Jade commented. The Judge does not like Jade, as can be seen.

"Anyways… we need punishment –"

"Wait, doesn't a jury deliberate?" Dakota demanded.

"Deliberate on what? We know she's guilty," Bob's wife snapped, pulling herself from the wall.

"But –"

"I think she should be put in jail!" Bob's wife announced.

"No… Jade Curtiss, since you brought this lot here, she is now under your surveillance –"

"I OBJECT!" Dakota shouted.

"OVERRULED! Get the foncuffs!"

Jade sighed heavily and rubbed his temples.

A fancy cuff thing was put on a stony Maddie and the little controller thingi was given to Jade.

"Okay, it's resolved, NOW GO AWAY!" the Judge shouted. Jade marched the seething and silent teenagers out of the courtroom and to the palace, without any comment.

"Xenophobic assholes," Aja snapped.

"Unfortunately, you're fairly correct," Jade sighed. "However you shouldn't have –"

"Jade, tha man came over and was flirting with Ion, and Maddie stood up for him. He's just lying with his wife to cover up the cheating. If it wouldn't have been a scandal with Fon Master Ion dressed up as he is he would have testified!"

"That much I gathered," Jade nodded.

"Jade's right, I threw the first punch, the fault is mine, "Maddie murmured, speaking for the first time, her voice dead. "I'm sorry –"

"Maddie don't you dare," Aja informed her. Jade glanced at her, frowning.

"May I suggest you find a method to calm down? I understand you are in a trying situation, but the amounts of fonons you have gathered around you are quite distracting," he remarked.

"No I'm fine," Maddie mumbled automatically. The rest of our protagonists twitched. Somewhere, a clock rang.

"We have dinner party to attend… we'd better hurry," Chloe remarked. Nicole scowled.

"Joy,"

Ivan (Russia)'s after the chapter special da.

Ivan: Hello da!

Luke: Who the hell are you?

Ivan: I'm Russia from Axis Powers Hetalia da. It's nice to meet you da. *smiles*

Dakota: …weird.

Jade: … Interesting.

Dakota: Why does that judge not like you Jade?

Jade: That is a lovely question, for which I have no answer. Some people just decide to hate me.

Aja: Yeah, why was Inu so mean to Maddie?

Ivan: I don't know. Maybe that's why she's hiding da.

Aja: Where is she hiding…?

Ivan: With Greece sleeping da. She likes him. Da.

Aja:*twitches* I'll go eat her…

Nicole: Why do I have to go to a dinner party?

Aja: 'Cuz Peony is epic.

Dakota: … Hm, epic is one word for him.

Ivan: He looks like France da.

Aja: He acts like France.

Dakota: I haven't the faintest clue what you lot are talking about.

Ivan: That's okay da. Next chapter da?

Aja: Yup. In Which Most of the Protagonists Attend a Dinner Party.

Jade: Indeed.

Dakota: Well, bye!

Chloe: Please drop a review!

Ivan: Yes… soon all will become one with Mother Russia… da!