Urusei Yatsura 2
Episode 23 - Seaside Brawl!
All original cast and characters of Urusei Yatsura belong to Rumiko Takahashi, I own only the OCs
Enjoy if you will.
Seaside - Outside Hamachaya Teashop
A couple of impressive battle auras blazed through as the sun was setting in the horizon. A battle loomed over the humble teashop, one that promised to be impressive.
On one side, Ken, the rebellious delinquent, heir to a powerful martial arts dynasty, and one of the most dangerous geniuses to walk on Earth. He stood imposingly tall, a sneer akin to that of a demon overlord was painted on his face, as if to say: "All according to plan". Ken exuded malicious intent, as well as nine ethereal flames floated around him, adding to the menacing atmosphere.
On the opposite side stood Ryuunosuke, back in the day, this former Tomobiki High student was one of the toughest forces to be reckoned within the school. A natural born fighter from a very early age, Ryuunosuke would never shy out of a fight. The waves of the sea crashed behind the older fighter, as if Ryuunosuke was the very Poseidon himself was threatening to sink the world under the very ocean.
On the sidelines stood Shou, Usagi, Nagisa, Hikaru, Airi, Aoi and finally Emi. Aoi's fists were clenched, he was worried for the well being of his new-found comrade, as he was well aware of the abilities of the foe Ken was facing. Emi was also watching the fight intently, normally she'd be happy to witness such an event and cheer for her husband, but the very hateful aura on Ken kept her concerned.
(T-this doesn't make any sense!) Emi thought (I know I helped heal a lot of Sweetie's resentment! Why did it resurface?!)
[...I...I can only tell that somethin' re-ignited Ken's anger] The still concealed green amulet conferred to Emi's mind. [...And most importantly...he's scheming somethin'!]
Emi looked at Ken concerned, something was definitely not right.
Ken for his part carefully analyzed his opponent, the blue magatama shinning on his neck.
[Run by me again WHY we triggered a boss fight?] The blue amulet asked. [You know I hate fighting these martial arts types as much as you, I mean, I hate pain: it hurts me, and if you get hit I also feel it, soooooo... what the f**k, man?!]
Ken grinned malevolently. (This one's kinda personal, this guy's like a mix of the useless old man and monster freak old lady...so I wanna test out my skills with this guy so I see where I might stand against the two freaks of nature...also he pisses me off) Ken mentally explained. (I mean, YOU saw the shit Aoi has to put up with, right? I figure I can make this guy pay.)
[Oh boy...] The amulet groaned.
(So...about that intel...) Ken reminded his amulet.
[*sigh*...] The magatama sighed [You want the bad news or the good news first?]
(Huh?) Ken looked confused for a moment.
[I'll start with the bad...] The amulet decided [The file on Fujinami, Ryuunosuke just so happens to be partially damaged...] The amulet said telepathically
(AGAIN?!...wait, 'partially'?) Ken asked curious
[That's the good news, the data regarding this person's fighting style is here, nice and readable, fortunately for us. Ryuunosuke here is a brawler, no formal training on the art, but huge heaps of natural talent for beating people up. Used to fighting from a very young age. High pain tolerance, played Rugby in high-school, specially capable of taking on multi-man melees. Ki type: water, not used to using it in combat though, but can summon huge tidal waves, which to a hammer like you and a location like this, is bad news.]
[The breakdown's like this:
STR: ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◇ [Very Strong]
CON: ◆ ◆ ◆ ◇ ◇ [Average]
DEX: ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◇ [Skilled]
INT: ◆ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ [Ignorant]
CHA: ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ [Lady-killer]
WIS: ◆ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ [Naive]
In short, our opponent is a gullible moron, but a very strong and talented moron. Going into this like a fight is a bad idea, using your brain to trick and cheat your way to victory is my suggestion...] The amulet explained.
(Sooo...business as usual?) Ken asked
[Pretty much...] The amulet deadpanned.
"'bout time I got an easy fight~." Ken muttered grinning happily as he cracked his knuckles.
"D-Don't let your guard down, Ken-dude!" Aoi warned. "My 'rent isn't gonna be an easy fight!"
"Don't worry." Ryuunosuke cracked the joints in his neck. "I'm not gonna hurt your little friend TOO bad." The athletic man said with a smug smile.
"..." Ken looked unamused. "...A moron says 'what'?"
"What?" Ryuunosuke asked, suddenly confused.
"Kehehe~...Nevermind, let's get this fight on the road." Ken said as he took a kempo stance.
Ryuunosuke was STILL trying to make sense of that last part, but shook his head and decided to leave it, slamming a fist into his opposite open palm as he was ready for battle. "All right then..."
"FIGHT!"
Ryuunosuke dashed first towards the pony-tailed rogue with amazing speed, and pulling his fist back it was obviously gonna be a straight jab to the face. Ken saw the telegraphed punch coming and dodged tilting his head to the side, just as he readied a counter to Ryuunosuke's gut.
"!" Ryuunosuke noticed and jumped away before Ken could connect, and followed with a rain of jabs.
"Not a fan of kicking?" Ken taunted as he skillfully dodged each and every jab. "Cuz' that's my specialty~"
"Shaddup and stand still!" Ryuunosuke ordered as he delivered another powerful punch, Ken dodging easily.
"All right, now's my turn~⭐" Ken taunted, as he went for the attack. Ryuunosuke recalled what Ken said, and expecting a kick, he jumped to dodge.
"Kehe~⭐" Ken grinned. "RYUUSEI SUTOMU!"Ken unleashed a storm of rapid fire ki blasts upwards at his opponent in a series of punches.
"WHAT THE-?!" Ryuunosuke barely managed to cross his arms in front of him to guard against the attack, but he managed to withstand the barrage. Ryuunosuke landed and recovered.
"Y-you said you used kicks!" Ryuunosuke berated angry.
Ken wiggled his finger in a no sign, as he smiled. "I said it was my specialty, YOU thought it was gonna be my next move. Gullible, aint'cha?" Ken taunted.
"S-SHADDUP!" Ryuunosuke yelled, an angry red shade of embarrassment on his face.
Sidelines
Meanwhile...
"DUDE!" Aoi grabbed Shou and started to shake him. "I-I didn't know Ken could do that?!" Aoi cheered surprised
"W-well, in theory, you should be able to do the same..." Shou commented, a little shaken...literally.
"WHOA REALLY?!" Aoi said surprised, looking at his fists momentarily then looking at Shou. "Shou, right? Stand up dude, I wanna try that." Aoi ordered a manic grin on his face, and cracking his knuckles.
"What?! NO!" Shou refused to be the punching bag, and made a break for it, all the while the girls watched the scene unfolding, as Ken seemed to command the control of the fight.
"Easygoing guy, ain't he?" Usagi pointed out. "Here we are watching Kenichi-kun fighting his dad and he's not the least bit worried?!" Usagi said, while in the background Aoi chased Shou and started to bully him with ki attacks.
Emi nodded, "Actually, it feels he's on Sweetie's side...weird huh?" Emi remarked, to which Airi who was munching on a new bowl of shaved ice quipped innocently.
"Well, he's Big Bro's newest friend..." Airi had initially thought it odd, but never really thought the subject was worthy of any further inspection.
Clearly she was wrong: "WHAT?!" Both Emi and Usagi yelled as they heard that, surprising Airi.
"H-huh?" Airi asked, confused.
"T-there's no way!" Usagi started. "Ken would rather EAT his 3DS before even trying to befriend another guy!" Usagi argued.
"B-But-" Airi was about to counter but Emi interrupted.
"That's right! Sweetie wouldn't even bother! And I know him better than anyone!" Emi argued. "Sweetie can't even stand the smell of males! He barely tolerates Tanuki!"
"But that's weird!" Airi pointed out. "Big Bro was all buddy buddy with him!" She said, Hikaru wno was beside her nodded.
"Uh huh, Ken-san even invited Aoi-san to join him in the arcade, and he even agreed to friendly match!" Hikaru added, Airi nodding as she could corroborate these facts.
Both Emi and Usagi had a haunted expression on their faces, as they turned to look at Aoi, who had managed to catch Shou and put the boy in a submission hold, forcing Shou's arm back over his shoulders, while Shou desperately tried to tap out.
Something was definitely OFF about all this!
Battlefield
In the sandy beach, Ken kept dancing circles around Ryuunosuke while he tried to smash the obnoxious brat, as his taunting was starting to grate on his nerves.
"Left." Ken dodged a left jab. "Right." Ken moved out of the way to his right. "Duck. Duck." Ken ducked twice a couple of haymakers. "Goose." Ken produced a mirror reflecting Ryuunosuke, to which quickly became a shield as Ken used it to block a straight jab to the face.
*CRASH*
Ken jumped back and looked at the broken mirror. "Seven years, bad luck. Oooooh that's not good~." Ken taunted.
"WILL. YOU. SHUT. UP?!" Ryuunosuke yelled frustrated as he became the victim of one of Ken's favorite tactics: The Mindgame.
"Am I inside your brain? OR YOU INSIDE OF MINE?! KAHAHAHAHAHA~!" Ken cackled as he kept dodging attack after attack with little effort.
"S-shut up!" Ryuunosuke was visibly shaken [coincidentally, Shou and Usagi shared a collective shudder at the thought of being inside Ken's mind for even a second], the idea of Ken being able to read all his movements bordered with the level of precognition! [Even if Ryuunosuke knew the meaning of the word] He was freaking out!
"Stand. Still!" Ryuunosuke ordered, as he paced towards Ken, now shaking.
Ken shrugged. "Sure, you get a free shot." Ken agreed, ignoring the audiences "WHAT?!" to his decision.
Ryuunosuke blinked surprised, but approached Ken cautiously, "R-really?" Ryuunosuke asked, as he stepped towards the pony-tailed delinquent. Ryuunosuke kept wary, stepping towards and suddenly jumping away. He tightened his fist and reared it back, and shot a punch towards Ken!
"RAAAAAAH-!" Ryuunosuke roared as the punch was sailing on a collision course to Ken's face and at the last second-
"...*GRIN*..."
"!?" Ryuunosuke jumped away in fear! That malevolent grin back there...in his mind he knew he was up to something...but what?! Was it a bluff? Or was Ryuunosuke walking directly into a trap? For a very rare instance in his life: Ryuunosuke felt fear! All from the mere act of his current opponent smiling!
"GAH! Enough! I-I won't fall for your trap!" Ryuunosuke roared, finally breaking into a berserk rage. "EAT THIS!" Ryuunosuke charged toward Ken with the full intent of smacking that grin off his face.
"...too easy~⭐" Ken grinned, as his kinetic vision, trained from weeks of trying to dodge lightning bolts, saw his plan taking fruit. Ryuunosuke had effectively become so frustrated and even believed Ken to somehow be capable of reading his mind, he was effectively fulfilling all of what Ken prophesied!
[Glad to see you taking my advice to heart...] The magatama hanging around his neck said. [In Ryuunosuke's default mind set his abilities ranked up there with that of an expert class fighter, a contest of strength would've ended poorly...]
(That's why I relied on my SPD attribute~) Ken thought to his amulet. (This guy's talented, yeah, but talent can only go so far. He doesn't know how badly he's been telegraphing all his moves to me. Just as well to make 'im think I'm in his head, and not notice all I'm doing is readin' all his moves like an open book, kehehe~!) Ken cackled, as the punch seemed to move in slow motion to the conniving trickster.
Ken ducked in time, avoiding the powerful punch, and countered something to turn the tides: "SORU EIKODAN!"A blazing uppercut of pure white fire collided with Ryuunosuke's jaw, and as the older brawler looked down, everything was drowned in a sea of light.
*******BOOOM!*******
The uppercut itself was not much noteworthy in terms of strength, Ryuunosuke realized that, but the light effectively blinded him!
"D-Dammit!" Ryuunosuke cursed. "Y-you said I had a free shot!"
"And you actually believed me?! What kind of moron would let themselves get hit without a plan to counter it?!" Ken taunted, his voice travelling around Ryuunosuke, not allowing him to realize where it was coming from.
"D-DAMN YOU!" Ryuunosuke yelled. "FIGHT FAIR!" Ryuunosuke demanded.
"There's no such thing..." Ken explained, his voice holding a rare note of seriousness, this surprised everyone in the battlefield and the sidelines.
"Fighting fair only works for competitions, and even there, there are ways to cheat, and what I'm using is nothing more than good ol' fashioned tactics." Ken further explained, driving the point further.
"You got a natural talent for fighting, much like Aoi has one." Ken continued, getting the boy's attention as he heard his name. "And yeah, I come from a school where I'm breed to have that very same talent, not only that to have all the techniques hammered into my brain..."
"...But there's one thing you clearly never were able to learn, dude...and it's my one talent that makes me stand over all the shitty martial artists in this world..."
As Ryuunosuke's vision was beginning to clear he saw that there was no one in front of him, and panicked, he looked for his foe all over expecting another trap, but when he turned around...
...Ken was already blazing with white ki, ready to deliver a devastating kick... "...what makes me stand at the top? That's easy: it's street smarts! RYUUSEI ZETSUMETSU!"Ken shot a devastating cut down kick which buried Ryuunosuke into the sand.
*************SMAAAAAAASH!*************
After he finished, Ken dissipated his fighting spirit, and limbered up. "Whew...tough foe, easy strat, all in a day's work~!" Ken cheered, the other teens rushed to where Ken was.
"Dammit, was it necessary to mess with that man's head so much?" Shou berated, feeling the fight was overall unfair.
...*twitch*...
"Hey dude, like I said, there's no such thing as a fair fight." Ken defended. "I mean, that Pops would've smacked me around like a ragdoll if I didn't cheat a little. You know what I'm talkin' 'bout, right Aoi?"
...💢...
"Sweetie!" Emi scolded. "Don't'cha think t'cha went to far?!" Emi scolded.
Ken rolled his eyes. "Look Emi, it was a matter of principles, ok? I can't stand parents like him." Ken argued.
...💢💢...
"Sweetie, it wasn't your fight..." Emi reprimanded, somewhat mad, and still concerned.
"Naw, I'm cool with it...but still..." Aoi said and for his part, he was all too amazed. "DUDE! THAT WAS INSANE!" Aoi practically screamed. "Oh man, how you got 'er with the-...and then the whole thing with the-...oh man, oh man, and messin' with 'er brain?! Dude, can you actually read minds?!" Aoi was too cheery for someone who's dad just got thrashed.
"Naw, I mean, I can command pretty much just about all information, but I can't read minds. But hey, let's keep your old man in the dark about that fact, ok? Kahahaha~!" Ken cackled.
...💢💢💢...
"Whuh? Dude, my pops pretty much saw the whole fight over there by the sidelines, but my mom never saw it comin' when you smacked the stupid out of 'er in battle! It was awesome! You gotta teach me those moves!" Aoi continued.
It was only then that everyone noticed something odd with what Aoi just said.
"...wait, what?" Everyone asked in eerie unison.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" A loud roar erupted, as Ryuunosuke stood back up, angrier than ever in his...wait a minute...*re-reading last sentences*...wait, what?!
"ALL OF YOU! It was bad enough that damn kitsune kid got it wrong, but ALL OF YOU!" Ryuunosuke roared. "Hammer THIS into your brains:"
"I'M A WOMAN, DAMMIT!"
...Everyone, Ken, Emi, Shou, Usagi, Airi, Hikaru...and I'll admit even I, the narrator...were stunned by the revelation...[Someone's getting fired for this!💢]
Ken's eye twitched. (Toshi...dude...confirm...) Ken ordered to the blue amulet.
[...] The amulet needed a second to register...everything actually, but making a quick check on the records, the spirit was able to reach a conclusion
[Huh...go fig, the damaged part on his...*ahem*...HER file was her gender...the file's repaired now...also yeah, she's female.] The amulet confirmed.
(...Thank you, I know that NOW!) Ken scolded telepathically.
[Also she hates being confused by a male...she was raised as a guy pretty much all her life...so that would explain why she'd want to murder us right about now...umm...my bad...] The blue magatama apologized.
Ken glared flatly. (My only consolation is that you'll feel the ass kickin' I'm about to get too...)
Ryuunosuke fumed angrily, as the waves in the background were starting to react more and more erratically.
Aoi, backed away along with the others. "B-but...Ken won! W-why is she up again?!" Aoi wanted to know
Ken glared flatly. "*sigh*...this is what I'd call a Round 2..." He said, as he kept some distance from furious athletic ma-...WOman...[this is gonna get some getting used to...]
Aoi gulped. "I think I hate Round 2s!"
"Yeah, I'm not a fan either." Ken deadpanned, when he noticed something dangerous coming. "Shit! Everyone bail!" Ken turned around and pushed Emi and the others away.
"OW!" "WHAT THE-?!" "OWIE! Sweetie, what's the big id-?!" Before Emi could finish that sentence, a wall of seawater cut them off, and separated everyone from Ken...and Aoi.
Ken looked at Aoi, befuddled. "Why didn't you jump?!"
Aoi defiantly glared back. "I'm askin' you the same question!"
The two teens were trapped in the eye of a typhoon, in the middle of a vortex of water that surrounded the three and reached up to the sky, creating a wall that separated them from their friends and trapped them with a currently berserk Ryuunosuke.
Ryuunosuke threw a punch directly at the two which shot out like a blast of water, Aoi and Ken jumped at opposite directions to dodge at the very last second, but Ken had to keep on the move as Ryuunosuke focused her attacks on him over and over, until he managed to hit a respite spot behind a rock.
(WTF man?! You told me she couldn't use water ki in battle!) Ken berated internally to his amulet, which shone a brilliant blue.
[Yeah...well...I'm not altogether sure she's fully controlling it, it's going berserk and her control is going all over the place, the plus side, is that since she's human it doesn't have near the kind of sheer power alien ki has...the downside is that that wall surrounding us may as well be a whirlpool, so even if you knew how to swim, I definitely wouldn't recommend it.]
(Well can you give me some useful advice?!) Ken demanded irritated.
[Yes, I can: Don't die.] The amulet deadpanned.
Right as the amulet said that, a blast of water destroyed the rock Ken was hiding in and nearly took off his head in the process, Ken stood back up with a flat glare and muttered a supremely annoyed "I hate you..." As he jumped away once more, avoiding another water spire.
"Think, think, think!" Ken needed a plan and quick!
Sidelines - Outside the Vortex
Meanwhile a towering typhoon manifested in the beach, Emi and the others had been pushed out of the way before they all got caught in it.
"S-Sweetie!" Emi yelled as she flew high trying to get inside the vortex, but the force was too intense for her to get even close, she had to back away lest she be trapped inside.
"...Gnn...I'm goin' in anyway!" Emi back away and was about to dart inside at full speed when-
"WATCH OUT!"A small digitized voice stopped her in her tracks, Emi realized it was Ken's 3DS inside her cleavage, she quickly dug the handheld out and read the screen.
"Emi-san!" Shou called out from the ground, worried Emi might do something rash.
Emi flew back to the ground, 3DS in hand. "Sweetie and Aoi are trapped inside with Aoi's...mom apparently..." Emi explained.
"Wait...that's actually that guy's MOM?!" Usagi said shocked.
Emi showed the 3DS's screen to confirm.
WARNING! BOSS FIGHT!
BOSS: RYUUNOSUKE FUINAMI, FEMALE [File fully repaired]
VS.
KEN AOKI, MALE AND A01 FUJ1N4MI, SRZNYR [Svyr pbeehcgrq]
Error- Corrupted file encountered, repairing...Please wait...
"W-what the hell is wrong with this thing?!" Usagi asked, pointing to the string of gibberish beside Aoi's name.
"It's been acting up for a while now..." Emi admitted, then she recalled something important Ken told her before.
"It's rare of the Records to get broken files, but not totally unheard of...some files are downright encrypted to me even...That's why I don't rely on them 24/7."
Shou also noticed something about that as well,"Yeah...now that you mentioned it, when I asked that device about Ken's knowledge, it said something about a corrupted file."
Usagi blinked confused, as she thought what were the implications of the Akashic Records being in disrepair, and hoping it was only the 3DS that was malfunctioning. "A-anyway, we need to find out how to help Kenichi-kun and Aoi-kun!" Usagi refocused on the task at hand.
Everyone nodded, "I'm gonna try somethin'..." Emi flew up and shot a huge bolt of lightning, piercing through the watery wall...however...
Battlefield - Eye of the Vortex
*******KER-ZAP*******
"WHOA!" Aoi barely dodged a huge bolt of lightning that came careening down straight at him. "What the hell was that?!" Aoi asked.
The bolt was loud and powerful enough to spread and strike at various spots at once, forcing Ryuunosuke to jump away and dodge, giving Ken some more reprieve...or it would've if Ken didn't need to dash out of the way himself.
"ACK! DAMMIT EMI!" Ken cursed loudly. "As if the water hazard isn't bad enough!"
"Wait...THAT WAS THE ONI GIRL JUST NOW?!" Aoi gasped surprised.
Ken dodged another stray bolt. "Yeah, fun fact: her ki is the strongest out of anyone I know." Ken commented, as he jumped away from another water spire.
"THAT FACT AIN'T FUN AT ALL RIGHT NOW!" Aoi berated, running from the chaotic lightning
Ken blinked for a moment. "Huh, you're absolutely right..."
Sidelines
Ken's 3DS was blaring up a storm, Emi ceased her attack to examine it.
WARNING!
You might hit Ken and/or Aoi!
Do not interfere with the fight yet!
"Even if t'cha tell me that, I-!" Emi argued with the device, as it displayed more information.
KEN HP: [❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚] 100%
AOI HP: [❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚] 100%
This is a fight they have to fight themselves, entering the current will drag you and drown you! Seek for a breach from outside and strike once you get a clear visual of the target!
Emi's eyes widened as the device's plan was sound...which meant...
"You're not malfunctioning...aren't t'cha?" Emi asked.
...Protect our master...
And with that final message, the 3DS reverted back to a status screen, constantly seeking a breach within the vortex where Emi could attack. Emi nodded, paying close attention to the device.
"Guys! Sweetie and Aoi will try and weaken the vortex from inside, we can attack through the gaps!" Emi relayed the strategy
Everyone nodded, Usagi looking around for a nearby rock she could throw
Battlefield
As the lightning ceased, Ken was faced once more with Ryuunosuke, who was fuming mad. "You...have gone and done whatever you wanted...made a fool out of me...and all because you think I'm raising Aoi wrong...because you're the same kind of snot nosed know-it-all brat?!" Ryuunosuke yelled, indignant.
"I'm gonna beat some manners into you, you BRAT!" As Ryuunosuke said this she pulled her fist back and sent another high pressure water spike, which Ken barely dodged.
Ken gritted his teeth as he defiantly stood up to Ryuunosuke. "I know a ton more than a simple minded idiot like you would ever know!" Ken taunted, as he delivered a rain of ki blasts "RYUUSEI SUTOMU!"Ken called out as he machine-gunned the energy blasts at his foe.
However Ryuunosuke was able to swerve and dodge between the attacks.
"!" Ken managed to jump away before Ryuunosuke dealt a devastating body blow, but found himself with his back to the vortex wall "!...This is not good!" Ken muttered.
"EAT THIS!" Ryuunosuke roared just about ready to deliver a devastating punch
"NO, YOU EAT IT YOU BITCH!" Aoi from behind crashed a dual ki powered attack at the back of Ryuunosuke's head, sending her stumbling forward!
Ken moved over to where Aoi was in that last minute. "Thanks for the save!" Ken thanked
Aoi shook his head. "Dude...I owe you an apology...I'm not sure why you decided to pick a fight with my mom..."
Ken shrugged. "It was personal...I have issues..." Ken waved off
"Anyway...this should've been my fight from the get go!" Aoi explained. "...but...I know I'm not strong enough to take her down on my own..."
Ken listened intently. "..."
Aoi looked at Ken with a passionate fire in his eyes. "...I'm not smart enough to trick her either...but maybe the two of us-"
Ken assumed a stance. "Say no more..." Ken said as his fists and feet blazed in white fire. "This was never a 1P game...we're playin' CO-OP!"
Aoi smiled, he understood enough to know that meant Ken was on his side right now. "RIGHT ON!" Aoi cracked his knuckles as he stood beside Ken. "I'll keep you covered, I can take her punishment way better than you can!"
Ryuunosuke stood back up. "Y-you...UNGRATEFUL KID!" Ryuunosuke roared. "So that's how's it gonna be, huh?! I WON'T HAVE ANY MERCY, WITH EITHER OF YOU!" Ryuunosuke dashed, her fists surrounded by jet-streams of seawater.
Both Ken and Aoi dodged in time, each of them seeking for an opening to attack. Aoi dashed from below to strike at his mom, but Ryuunosuke saw this coming and managed to block, but Ken sneaked from behind and delivered an axe kick from behind to Ryuunosuke.
"GAH! YOU LITTLE-!" Ryuunosuke yelled in fury, as the vortex that surrounded them seemed to waver, Ken smiling as he had an idea.
"If either of us scores a clean hit on your mom, back away!" Ken explained. "If she loses focus, the vortex will start breaching, then Emi and the others will be able to attack!"
Aoi thought back to the lightning attack that almost fried them a few moments before. "One hit of that thunderbolt should do it..." Aoi realized.
"It should weaken her enough...we still got to deliver the final attack!" Ken dashed towards Ryuunosuke this time.
"RYUUSEI BA-SUTO!" Ken delivered a single burst of energy against Ryuunosuke, the athletic woman in turn tried to smash Ken with a powerful punch.
"RAAAAAAH!" Ryuunosuke's punch smashed clean through the energy burst of Ken's attack, but she was not ready when Aoi dashed and leap-frogged over Ken to deliver her own counter attack.
*****SMASH!*****
"GAH!" Ryuunosuke flinched.
Ken's eyes shone. "Now! The same combo we used on the boss!" Ken yelled out.
Aoi nodded, as he landed a jet-stream punch to Ryuunosuke's face. "ARGH! YOU UNGRATEFUL-!"
"DON'T LET UP!" Ken ordered, as he struck with a ki powered upward kick to the gut.
"GUH! I-I Won'T LOSE!" Ryuunosuke roared
"JUST SHUT UP!" Aoi roared back as his meteoric uppercut landed cleanly on his mom.
"T-That's ENOU-!" Ryuunosuke tried to break the combination, but Ken's blazing fist smashed cleanly with her jaw.
"It's working!" Ken signaled.
Aoi delivered a dual powered kick to Ryuunosuke's side. "ARGH!" Ryuunosuke's power was starting to waver
"SWEETIE!" Ken and Aoi heard Emi's voice calling.
"BAIL!" Both delinquent teens yelled in unison as they backed away from the battered Ryuunosuke.
"T-this isn't over!" Ryuunosuke glared angrilly, now more in control of her senses, but just enough to watch the scene before her.
Aoi and Ken stood side be side, defiantly glaring at her, while an enormous vortex of water surrounded the three, Ryuunosuke realized the vortex felt like her own abilities. (Wait...I've always been able to do this...but I never thought I could use it to attack!) Ryuunosuke thought, but then she noticed the vortex was starting to weaken, and through the gaps, she could see a supremely pissed-off Emi, charging the mother of all lightning bolts, straight at her.
Ryuunosuke only managed to mutter a panicked: "...shit..."
Emi released an enormous bolt of electricity. "GEKIJŌ BORUTO!" [Volt Fury] Only this time, she managed to hit Ryuunosuke, and only Ryunosuke
******************CRACK-A-BOOM******************
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Ryuunosuke yelled in pain, as pure electricity coursed her body, she idly thought that Ataru must've been really tough to withstand this.
"Follow my lead!" Ken focused all his energy and manifested it in his full power mode: "ZENRYOKU!" Ken called out, as his body was surrounded by white fire, his battle spirit manifesting as pure energy.
Aoi stared, he was awed beyond words, only Ken calling out to him snapped him out of it. "Now you, focus all of your power inside..." Ken explained
"!" Aoi snapped out of it, and concentrated.
"Now push it out to every fiber of your body."
Aoi felt the power course through his veins
"To your feet, to your arms, to your head, to everyone of your organs: charge the power on them..."
Aoi felt himself well up with power.
"Now release!" Ken instructed.
"HAAAH!" With a powerful roar, Aoi also became surrounded with an aura of white...though in his case it felt more...liquid.
Ken nodded, smilling. "Good, now for the finale..."
"NOT YET!" Ryuunosuke yelled out, weakened but still conscious, she focused all the vortex in her fist, a powerful tidal wave of a punch. "...woah...If I'd known I could do this..." Ryuunosuke said in awe to herself, then she glared at Ken and Aoi.
"TAKE THIS!" Ryuunosuke dashed, with the full power of the sea behind her, and jumped to deliver a powerful haymaker!
"...*grin*..." But Ken grinned once more, and Ryuunosuke saw it, but this time it felt like he was saying: "You lose."
"HOKKYOKUGITSUNE: TŌKETSU!"
With Ken's roar, he became encapsulated in a block of ice, and instantly as he released himself, Ken caught the oceanic energy and froze it!
"WHAT THE-?!" Ryuunosuke barely managed to yelp, as she became trapped in a block of glacier, Ken had used the very water she was going to strike him with and froze her.
"FINISH IT!" Ken called out to Aoi, who was still stunned by what just happened, Ken's second transformation, his hair turning snowy white, and even freezing his mom on the spot, ready for one last strike
Aoi smiled, NOW he could finally win! "This is for all the crap...you...dad...and even Gramps put me through..."
"KAIYŌ KŌGEKI!"[Ocean Strike]
Aoi aimed and aimed well, he delivered the mighty attack with all his strength as it shattered clean through Ken's ice, and smashed into his mother's face.
"I. AM. CUTTING. TIES. WITH. YOU. ALL!"
"F**K THE TEASHOP!"
And with that the devastating power shot Ryuunosuke like a rocket...right in the direction of...
"...uh oh..." Both Ken and Aoi muttered, as they saw Ryuunosuke flying in a collision course with-
*******************CRASH!*******************
-...the Hamachaya Teashop...
The teashop was demolished as Ryuunosuke crashed into it, the flimsy building falling to the ground...now nothing more than debris...the only one standing was Aoi's grandfather, who blinked confused, wondering what just happened.
"Muh...my...teashop..." Gramps felt himself tear up. "...after...all the trouble I went through to rebuild it..."
Gramps fell to his knees, and raising his fists to sky he yelled a single: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!"
Ken and Aoi...actually everyone stared at the scene in shock. Aoi did mean to figuratively be rid of the teashop...NOT literally...not yet at least...
Ken felt...somewhat guilty of what just happened...and looked at Aoi. "...umm..." Before Ken could say anything Aoi stopped him with a raised hand.
Aoi looked at the scene, thought for a moment as he scratched his chin, and then turned to look at Ken. "So...you guys mind if I crash with you?"
Ken blinked. "...I'd actually feel bad if I didn't let ya..."
Much later...
Mendou Summer House - Entryway
"...F-finally..." A tired and battered voice called out, dripping seawater and covered in seaweed, Shin Mendou finally managed to return to shore, and consequently to his summer home, he fished out from his pockets a small electronic keycard...and swiped it on the electronic reader of the front door and wobbled his way inside.
Mendou Summer House - Living Room
Mendou was welcomed to the sounds of lively chatter and merriment, inside were his guests: Emi, the beauteous Oni princess, Usagi, the steadfast and headstrong beauty and Airi, Emi's charming little sister and a few uninvited miscreants: Ken, the insufferable fox-like rogue, Shou, the scatterbrained brute, Hikaru, the rogue's vulpine familiar and finally the androgynous Aoi...who was holding Ken's 3DS while the boy in question looked over to instruct him.
"DUDE! The Smash Ball! Get it!" Ken shook Aoi, pointing to the screen.
"H-huh?! How do I get it?" Aoi asked, as he pressed buttons, just barely learning how to play Ken's game, he was amazed with the handheld dual screened game console, even more as he discovered a few arcade titles playable within.
"Just break it dude!" Ken shook Aoi's head playfully, the smaller teen playfully pushing Ken away, as the two were watching the handheld's screen.
Shin Mendou watched this silently. "..." He couldn't put his finger on it...but something was...not right about this scene.
Actually, one look and he saw Emi, Usagi, Airi, Shou and Hikaru also looking at the same scene, all of them with the same look on their faces, as if trying to solve a puzzle with the most elusive of all answers!
Shou spoke up, whisperingly to the girls. "I swear...if I didn't just see it with my own eyes I'd thought you girls were lyin' to me!" Shou said, as he looked back to Ken and Aoi, utterly confused. "IT MAKES NO SENSE!"
The teen girls and Hikaru nodded. "Maybe the salty air is messing with his senses?" Usagi suggested
Emi shook her head. "No...I don't think that's it...I mean the two have just been fighting all this time, Aoi's sweat should've repelled Sweetie instantly!"
"Maybe Big Bro doesn't mind Aoi..." Airi suggested.
Everyone crossed their arms and pondered, something was definitely not adding up. Shin wobbled over to them and took a seat with them, the others finally noting his presence.
"Mendou?!" Shou gasped, as he looked at the snobbish...now seaweed covered teen.
Shin merely looked at Shou solemnly. "...I just swam over 30 miles...to get back here...what did I miss?..." Shin asked, as his head was unsteady, like one of those bobble heads.
The others looked between themselves...it was a long story indeed.
In that moment Ken sniffed the air, a grimace on his face as he detected a foul odor. "Aw man SICK!" Ken covered his nose, as he looked over at the table where the others were reunited. "Dude Tako-Ouji...YOU REEK, MAN!" Ken commented in disgust.
Mendou glared flatly at the delinquent. "...you'd stink like low tide too if you went through what I have..."
Ken blinked at that comment, he just faced off a very intense battle by the sea, and noticed he did stink of sweat. He shrugged. "I'm gonna hit the bathhouse. First. Before you stank it up dude." Ken said in deadpan, as he kipped up from his seat and walked towards the Summer House's own hot springs.
Ken stopped as he passed the group, who finally took note of Mendou's offensive odor and moved away from him. "Bunny, wanna join me?" Ken asked, shooting a debonair smile.
"Goodbye Kenichi-kun." Usagi deadpanned, leaving a dejected Ken walking to the hot springs
"Sweetie, I'll go with t'cha-" Emi was about to call out, when Ken already cut her off.
"NO! I-I'm good...I-..." Ken was suddenly put on the spot, and tried to look for an excuse. "AOI, dude, wanna come with?!" Ken desperately seeked help on his latest friend.
Aoi was brought away from the game. "Huh? A bath?..." Aoi pondered for a moment and shrugged, closing the lid on Ken's handheld. "Hey if it's free, then sure." Aoi said as he stood up and walked over to where Ken was.
Ken now sported a relieved smile, as he saw Emi pout dejected, he knew she wouldn't come inside if there was another guy with him. "Cool, let's go!" Ken placed Aoi in a headlock, playfully giving him another noogie. "Ack! Why you-!" "KAHAHAHA~!" Ken was really enjoying Aoi's presence...
As Emi pouted and watched the two head for the bathhouse, she started to feel uneased.
Usagi watched the whole scene and sighed. "*sigh*...maybe there's no point in thinking about this..." She reasoned, she did notice Hikaru, who was pensively staring at his cup of tea, thinking deeply.
"What's the matter Hikaru-kun?" Usagi asked.
Hikaru's ears perked up, as he was brought up from his deep thinking, he blinked a couple of times organizing his ideas. "...I met Ryuunosuke-san before...I once saw him...err...her dressed up as a groom along with Shinobu-san as a bride..." Hikaru retold. "Back then I thought she was a boy...guess it was silly of me to make such a mistake..." Hikaru scratched his head embarrassed.
"Silly nothing." Usagi commented. "We ALL thought Aoi's mom was a man. Not just that, it turned out the lady in the yellow dress was actually a man!"
"Yup." Emi nodded.
"True..." Shou agreed.
"..." Shin was still... woobly. "...maybe it's all the seawater...but...what if we made the same mistake with Aoi..." Mendou commented
"... ... ... ... ... ..."
Everyone fell silent as they heard that and then laughed. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!"
"Pfft-! Yeah, right!" Shou said scoffing. "As if that guy who chased me to try attacks was actually female!"
"*Giggle*...the mere notion of it!" Emi giggled. "She'd be the most mannish girl in existence HEHEHEHE~!"
"Hahahaha~! I know...I mean come on!" Usagi followed. "W-what're the odds?! HAHAHAHAHA~!"
"... ... ... ... ... ..."
Silence again fell on them, as they considered the prospect once more...and found it actually answered several inconsistencies.
Ken wanted to spend time with Aoi, inviting the teen to play with them at an arcade. "..." Shou kept silent
Ken went so far as to agree to a fight with the local delinquent. "..." Usagi kept silent.
Ken and Aoi fought side by side, and if Aoi was male then the smell of his sweat would've repelled him instantly, but if Aoi was in fact, female, then... "..." Emi fell silent, as a shocked expression bloomed on her face.
Airi blinked as she chewed on some candy. "So...Aoi is a girl...and is with Big Bro...in the Hot Springs..."
Everyone looked at each other in shock, even Shin who had been in the border of consciousness woke up instantly to the prospect.
In that moment, they all heard a scream.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAT THEEEEEEE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-?!"
Mendou Summer House - Hot Spring Bathhouse
A wooden bucket clattered to the floor, Ken, clad in only a bath towel stumbled back and could only stare wide eyed.
In front of him was a beautiful athletic female, with shoulder length, brown hair, blue eyes and bountiful breasts, also clad in little but a towel. This was Aoi Fujinami.
The rough and tumble delinquent, somewhat ignorant but very easy-going, the guy who Ken would be the first to admit was manlier than many of the toughest guys he knew...maybe even himself...was female.
"Hey, dude, what's with the scream?" Aoi asked, in the same mannish way he...SHE was used to
"Y-..." Ken needed a moment to reboot his brain. "Y-...you're a chick?! *KON?!*" Ken asked wide eyed
Aoi cocked her head to the side. "What? You didn't know?" Aoi asked.
"...No actually I didn't..." Ken said, a small smile forming on his lips.
A few things went through his brain:
The first was: (Well, THIS is a pleasant surprise! Kehehe~!) Ken thought lecherously
The second was: (Thank goodness! I thought for a moment there I was playin' for both teams...a single gender harem is complicated enough, thank you very much!)
The third was: (Wait a minute...if Emi finds me here like this then-?!)
Ken never was able to complete that last train of thought, as he heard the tell tale crackle of electricity behind him. Ken looked back slowly, a panicky expression on his face.
Emi floated a few feet of the ground as she glared furiously at her cheating husband, and the tomboyish woman he was with, in a state of undress.
Aoi merely blinked confused, as Ken, with a pained expression reached down to the floor, picked up a wooden bucket, and placed it over his face, as if to hide it and muttered a despaired: "...make it quick..."
And much like an execution, Emi zapped Ken...mercilessly. "HEAVEN'S RETRIBUTION!"
**********KER-ZAP!**********
"AGHYAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHUAAAAA~!"Ken's pained howling echoed throughout the night sky, our hero, once again, electrocuted.
To Be Continued...