Frontier 02: Rebirthing – Chapter 28: A Hasty Retreat
madjack89: Brrr, it's cold!
Takuya: D-d-d-damn r-r-right it i-i-i-is!
Kouji: Oh suck it up.
Takuya: S-s-s-s-screw—
Kira: Screw you, pretty boy!
Takuya: T-t-t-thank y-y-you, K-k-k-kira.
Kira: No problem. But damn, you're definitely right! It's cold!
madjack89: I choose to blame Zoe for the recent cold weather!
Zoe: What?! Why me?
madjack89: Because it's mostly been cold because of the wind and you're the Warrior of Wind!
Zoe: …That doesn't make sense! I can't control the weather!
madjack89: Sure you can't.
Kouichi: Madjack, just because our Spirits are connected to elements doesn't mean we can control them. I can't cause eclipses or blot out the sun or anything, and Zoe can't control the wind-chill factor.
Zoe: Ha! What do you say to that?
madjack89: …Sure you can't.
Zoe: …Someone get me a stress ball. Now.
madjack89: Review time!
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DigiBleach: Alright, Digi then! If I refer to you as Nina, it might get a bit confusing! (Nina: Hee hee, Dusky's still stuck!) (Duskmon: Please just hug me already.) Glad you liked the chapter, and thanks for reviewing!
apapa155: Guys, no fighting and attacking random filler villains! I might get to the whole cruise ship thing, but I've been a little busy lately, so we'll see what happens! Alright, thanks for reviewing!
shadica: No one has asked that yet, surprisingly. The answer, however, is no, it is merely a coincidence. I actually hadn't even heard of Death Note when I came up with her name! Alright, thanks for reviewing!
13wolfsbane: Kouji, would you like to respond to Yin's ranting? (Kouji: Why yes I would. 1) Thanks for bringing THAT up! 2) And you're not? 3) Am not. 4) Do not. 5) Probably. 6) Are you talking about me or Takuya?) (Takuya: Hey!) Well, I'm glad SOMEONE sees that I'm not evil! But about Kira's name, I didn't actually get it from Death Note. That was actually just a funny coincidence! I wouldn't name Kira after Light, anyway. He's too crazy. (Light: …Jerk.) Sticks and stones, psychopath. Okay, thanks for reviewing! (Kouichi: *reads Yin's comment at the end and sweatdrops*)
garnettfox: I'll slowly explain what's going on with Wizardmon, but for now just ignore it. Thanks for reviewing!
GoldenDragon326: We do need more girls! Girl power! (Kira: Wootness!) Thanks for teaching me how to make the little symbols! I went and taught my friend, too! Alright, thanks for reviewing!
beybladeingninjaprincess: Heh, Tomoyo's in the human world, so I kind of just let her go to the wayside for a while. Sorry JP! (JP: It's alright as long as nothing happens to her.) Oh, nothing will happen! Silly JP! (JP: *raises eyebrow at me*) Heh heh, so thanks for reviewing!
Aldamonburst: *wearing gas mask* Wow Kaito, you can do some damage, huh? Oh well, thanks for the review, Burst!
fg1fg: Yeah, I actually really like Gaomon, so I didn't really want to do that, but it was necessary. And Hotaru's getting that girlfriend much later. Just be patient! Alright, thanks for reviewing!
61wisampa: Don't worry, I didn't chop their heads off. I even gave Dai a couple lessons! (Dai: Helicopter!) I'll explain why Taki recognizes Masumon soon, but you do make a valid point. What the heck, Taki? (Takuya: I don't know, that's just how things keep working out.) Fair enough. Okay, thanks for reviewing!
TobiGB: Thanks for the stuff, GB! (Tommy: Aw, what a cute puppy! Thank you!) Hey Pein, do you know Nagato or what? (Pein: *shrugs*) Oh, whatever. Well, thanks for reviewing, and I'll try to stop Wizardmon from copying you in the future, Naruto! Believe it! (Never said anything about ME not copying you…mua ha ha!)
hazeleyedharmony: Thanks hazel! Don't worry, the chapter was short, so it warrants a short review! (lol)
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madjack89: Okay, while Zoe squeezes that stress ball while pretending it's my head, let's get this chapter rolling!
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"Oh man, this isn't good!" Takuya exclaimed, glancing around quickly to make sure there weren't Digimon closing in on them already. "Alright, calm down…um…we gotta contact the others!"
"Good luck with that," Kouji said, sounding sort of emotionless. "I tried contacting you guys a minute ago and it wouldn't work."
Takuya, Kira, and Hotaru gave Kouji quizzical looks. "You okay, pretty boy?" Kira asked. "You seem kind of…dead."
"What do you mean?" Kouji said, still sounding as impassive as before.
"Well, you sound like someone just killed your puppy," Kira explained, staring hard at Kouji. "And your eyes look a little dull…"
"There isn't time to be worrying about me right now," Kouji said quietly but forcefully. "We need to concentrate on getting out of here alive. That's all that matters."
"Well…alright," Kira muttered, turning her attention toward Masumon. "So, you okay to run like hell out of here?"
"I can if I have to," Masumon replied determinedly.
Kira smirked. "I think I like this Digimon. Say Taki, what were you saying a second ago about recognizing her?"
Before Takuya could reply, Kouji quickly said, "I can Spirit Evolve and carry her. It'll be faster that way. The rest of you guys should Spirit Evolve too. Odds are we'll have to fight our way out of here."
The others still looked worried by Kouji's behavior but nonetheless followed his advice. Masumon's excitement was nearly contagious as she watched the four Spirit Evolve. "Wow! This is amazing! You're all here and alive and…"
Giddy with delight, Masumon had hopped to her feet and had quickly gotten dizzy, nearly causing her to fall back to the ground. In a heartbeat, though, Lobomon was at her side, gripping her arm to keep her on her feet. She glanced up at the Digimon, a small smile on her face. "Heh, I guess I got a little too excited. Thanks for catching me."
Feeling a fresh pang of pain course through him, Lobomon glanced quickly at his feet. "Just try to be more careful."
"Okay," Masumon replied slowly, suddenly seeing what the others had been talking about. Lobomon looked like he was holding something back. Some emotion…
Before she could deduce any more, Lobomon lifted her gently but quickly by the waist and draped her over his shoulder. "Uh…okay?" Masumon muttered, blushing slightly.
Ignoring her comment, Lobomon turned to the others, Light Saber already drawn. "Let's go."
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"We have to get out of here. Now." Gotsumon turned and started to run back down the hallway. He stopped, however, when he noticed that Tommy wasn't following him. "Tommy, we have to go! Hurry!"
Tommy glanced between Gotsumon and Palmon, looking torn. "But what about Palmon?"
In response, Gotsumon turned to the cell beside him, cocked back his fist, and punched the bars with so much force that the ground shook slightly from the impact.
"Holy moly," Tommy muttered, staring wide eyed at Gotsumon. "I don't remember you being THAT strong!"
"What did you think I was doing for the past two years?" Gotsumon replied, smirking. His smirk fell when he noticed that not only were the bars still intact, his fist hadn't even made contact with them and instead had been stopped less than an inch from his target. "I thought so. There's a barrier around the cells."
"A barrier?" Tommy reached out to touch the bars of Palmon's cell and, sure enough, his hand made contact with a solid yet invisible surface just before reaching them.
"It's not that I don't want to get her out, Tommy," Gotsumon said softly, glancing at his feet. "It's that I can't."
Tommy nodded slowly, looking anguished. "Palmon…I'm sorry."
Palmon smiled faintly. "Don't go feeling sorry for the likes of me. For all you know, I could be deceiving you with a false prophesy just to keep you preoccupied."
"If that were true, why would you tell us your plan?" Tommy retorted. "I'm sorry if this seems naïve, but I believe you, especially since you mentioned Kouji and Shamanmon."
Palmon remained quiet for several seconds, eyes downcast. Then she muttered, "Before you leave, can you promise me something?"
"Of course," Tommy replied.
Palmon was silent for another moment before saying, "Tell Kouji that the path into light is the same as the one into darkness."
Tommy gave her a quizzical look. "Or just say that he should ask Zoe what Duskmon did to Kouichi specifically," Palmon added, smirking. "Now go."
"Alright," Tommy muttered, still not understanding Palmon's message. Nonetheless, he grabbed his D-Tector and Spirit Evolved. "Let's go, Gotsumon."
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"Kouichi, wait up!" Zephyrmon called, sprinting to try to catch up with JagerLowemon. (I would just like to note here that I had to physically look up JagerLowemon's name because I could NOT for the life of me remember what it was! Alright, back to the angst!)
"I can't!" JagerLowemon snapped back, not giving Zephyrmon a second glance.
Zephyrmon flinched, feeling a bit hurt despite knowing that he wasn't trying to be mean to her. She didn't even have to see his face to discern his feelings. He was so scared for Kouji that his fright practically crackled in the air around him, and it had only gotten worse when they'd heard that announcement. They'd been caught, and after hearing Duskmon's clue, it didn't take a genius to figure out who'd given them away.
"Kouji…will be…fine," Zephyrmon huffed, still desperately trying to keep up with the faster Digimon. "Man, I wish…these walls…weren't so narrow…or I'd be able…to fly!"
JagerLowemon finally slowed down a bit, allowing Zephyrmon to catch up with him. "Thanks," Zephyrmon said, giving JagerLowemon a smile. When he didn't reply, she continued, "Kouichi, like I said, Kouji will be fine. After all, he's had to deal with Ilsemon before."
"Yeah, and look how well that turned out," JagerLowemon retorted bitterly, keeping his gaze fixed firmly ahead. "Now we have something else in common: we both almost killed Takuya!"
"Kouichi, that's all in the past!" Zephyrmon said firmly. In a gentler voice she added, "Kouji is going to be absolutely fine, just wait and see."
JagerLowemon lowered his head, not talking for several moments. Just as Zephyrmon was about to continue the conversation, he muttered, "I won't know…"
"What?" Zephyrmon asked, confused.
"I won't know if anything happens to him!" JagerLowemon suddenly yelled, coming to an abrupt stop. "Before this…before Nina happened, I would've known whether he was okay or not. I'd know! But now there's absolutely no way for me to be sure, and I hate it!"
Zephyrmon took a small step back, feeling completely horrible. Kouji and Kouichi had always had some innate sense (Takuya: Freaky telekinetic twin powers.) that told them whether the other was alright. Now that bond was gone, and Zephyrmon realized that Kouichi was more afraid of the unknown than anything else. If Kouji really was hurt, he'd be devastated because he wouldn't even have known…
"Well, we'll never find out if we don't get going," Zephyrmon said with conviction, turning and continuing down the hall. A moment later, JagerLowemon caught up to her, still looking troubled.
Trying to change the subject, Zephyrmon said, "You handled Duskmon pretty well back there. I think this is the first time you've actually managed to keep your cool while HE freaks out."
JagerLowemon chuckled, secretly glad for the topic change. "Yeah, that was a small victory, if nothing else. But I can't help getting the feeling that it'll come back to bite me later."
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"That's it, next time we infiltrate an evil base, we're leaving a trail of bread crumbs behind us!" Ranamon exclaimed, running down yet another identical hallway. "How the hell do we get out of here?"
"Maybe Kouji actually does know where he's going," Agunimon suggested, gesturing at Lobomon who had taken the lead with Masumon still slung over his shoulder.
"Bullshit!" Ranamon replied, glaring at Lobomon's back. "He's just as lost as the rest of us!"
"Maybe his freaky telekinetic twin powers are leading him toward Kouichi," Mercurymon suddenly said. The other two were momentarily silent.
Then Ranamon said, "Taru, do you really believe in Taki's theory, or are you being facetious?"
"Well, I've given it a little consideration and I thought that maybe they do have some sort of special link between them," Mercurymon muttered, glassy face turning slightly pink. "I mean, they can sense each other, so…"
Agunimon grinned slowly. "I knew someone would see the truth of my theory eventually, though I'm kind of surprised it was you, Hotaru!"
Mercurymon mumbled something inaudible while staring at the ground, blushing profusely with embarrassment.
While the other three discussed freaky telekinetic twin powers, Lobomon continued running, Light Saber raised. In reality, he had absolutely no clue where he was going. He was just going, desperately trying to keep his mind off the fact that Masumon, no, Seiko, was clinging on to his shoulder. She was so close, so incredibly close…
Lobomon tightened his grip on his weapon, fighting back his emotions. I won't do it in front of her. I have to hold it back until I'm alone.
"Lobo—actually, you'd probably prefer Kouji, wouldn't you?" Masumon suddenly said, startling Lobomon slightly. He hadn't heard her voice in so long…
"You can call me whatever you want," Lobomon muttered.
Masumon smiled. "I'll just stick with Kouji. Anyway, I didn't want to say anything, but it's beginning to worry me."
"What?" Lobomon asked, tensing a bit.
"Well," Masumon began, sounding a little sheepish, "I don't want to pry into your feelings if you don't want me to, but…why do you look so upset?"
Lobomon kept his expression neutral as he said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Kouji, you haven't given me a single glance since we left the torture chamber," Masumon retorted, worry creeping into her voice. "Did I…do something to upset you?"
Yes, as a matter of fact. You loved me too much! "Of course not. I've just been keeping a sharp eye out for hostile Digimon. That's all."
"Oh, I see," Masumon muttered, not sounding completely convinced. "Well, will you promise to let me know if I'm ever bothering you? I tend to bother people sometimes with my questions."
It's that questioning of yours that got us here in the first place! "I promise, but it really doesn't bother me."
"Okay, if you're sure," Masumon replied, smiling slightly. "I guess I worry too much about other people!"
Damn right you do! "It's not like that's a bad trait to have."
"I suppose," Masumon said, staring curiously at the three Digimon following them. "What do you think the other three are snickering about?"
"Probably teasing Hotaru again," Lobomon muttered, rolling his eyes.
Masumon giggled, startling Lobomon again. "Heh, you look kind of funny when you roll your eyes!"
Hold it back. Lobomon repeated this phrase over and over in his head, but it was getting way too hard. He wouldn't be able to hold it at this rate. She'd see…
Suddenly Lobomon ran right into a Digimon that had been coming around the corner, falling on top of it onto the ground.
"Kouichi, are yoOOF!" Zephyrmon cried, tripping over the pile of Digimon at the same time that Agunimon, Ranamon, and even Mercurymon joined the heap.
"Wow, this hallway sure is daARGH!" Suddenly both Gotsumon and Kumamon landed on the ever-growing mound, not having seen it until it was too late. (Ladies and gentlemen, the heroes of our story.)
"Well, isn't this convenient?" The members of the gang that weren't dazed out of their minds looked up at the Digimon who had spoken.
It was female with the body of a human and the wings and talons of a hawk. It was a Harpymon, its name coming from its striking resemblance to a harpy. The worst part, however, was the triumphant gleam in its eye. "Looks like I just got very, very lucky. The Legendary Warriors all piled up at my claws."
The gang tried desperately to untangle themselves from each other as Harpymon raised her wings, grinning victoriously. "Wind Seek—"
"Falcon Punch!" Suddenly a fist hit Harpymon square in the face, knocking her back at least three feet. She landed in a crumpled heap on the ground, unmoving.
The others turned slowly as the fist retracted itself until it was reattached to Arbormon's arm. "Looks like I delivered the knick of time save today," he said, looking smug. "I even threw in a reference."
"Thank god for Arbormon's retractable arms!" Ranamon exclaimed, relieved. "Alright, whoever's foot is stuck up my ass had better unstick it fast!"
"Hey, it's Masumon!" Gotsumon cried suddenly, coming face to face with her in the pile.
"Hi Gotsumon," Masumon greeted him with a smile. "Thanks for the rescue effort. You sure know how to make a girl feel…"
Masumon's sentence trailed off as the pile began to quickly disperse and she got her first glimpse of JagerLowemon. Her eyes got progressively wider as she stared at him in what could easily be interpreted as horror.
JagerLowemon flinched, feeling uncomfortable. "Uh, hi…wait." Suddenly his eyes grew wider as well as he got a better look at Masumon. "You look like…Sei—"
"Are you alright?" Lobomon asked abruptly, blocking Masumon from JagerLowemon's view and vice versa. "You didn't get hurt, did you?" he continued to probe, glancing back at his brother once.
Masumon shook her head slowly, expression getting less horrified. "Yeah, I'm fine, but he…" Masumon tilted her head, glancing around Lobomon's shoulder at JagerLowemon. "I sense something about him…something dark."
Lobomon's expression darkened slightly. "Well, he's the Warrior of Darkness. That's kind of his element."
Masumon tried to sneak a glance around Lobomon again, but he quickly blocked her. So she poked her lower lip out, giving Lobomon a pouty look. "C'mon Kouji! You two are brothers, aren't you? I think there's something wrong with him!"
"Quiet!" Lobomon hissed, glancing back at his brother. "Nothing's wrong with him, okay? Just don't bring this up anymore."
Masumon wanted to protest but could see that Lobomon was completely adamant about this, so she complied. "Fine, I'll keep it to myself for now. But if this problem escalates, I'm stepping in."
"Fine," Lobomon replied tersely, giving his brother a quick "I'll explain why Masumon looks like Seiko later" look.
"Guys, c'mon!" Gotsumon suddenly yelled, motioning for the gang to follow him. "I know the way out!"
"You do?" Agunimon asked incredulously.
"Yeah, I'm pretty good with directions," Gotsumon explained, turning toward Arbormon. "Right, Gaomon?"
Gotsumon quickly realized that the Digimon he'd expected to be standing by Arbormon's side was missing. And clutched in Arbormon's hands was a light blue Digi-Egg.
"Oh," Gotsumon muttered, expression reserved. "I see."
"I'm sorry," Arbormon mumbled an apology, glancing guiltily at his feet. "I tried, but…I didn't mean for this to…"
"It's fine. He knew what he was getting into," Gotsumon stated quietly, cutting Arbormon off. "Let's just concentrate on getting out of here. We can discuss other things later. Now c'mon guys. Let's go."
With a more somber air than before, Gotsumon rushed down the hallway to their right, not waiting to make sure the others were following. The gang did begin to trail behind him, however, most of them looking piteously toward him. Lobomon once again opted to carry Masumon.
After running down a particularly long hallway, the gang came to a crossroads with tunnels branching off to either the left or right. "Go left," Gotsumon quickly ordered without breaking stride.
The others obliged and turned the corner to reveal, not an empty hallway, but a hallway filled with hostile Digimon, all glaring at them with wicked smiles on their faces.
"Uh, is there any chance that we can reason with you good Digimon?" Agunimon asked hopefully.
The Digimon glanced at each other, then back at the group. "Attack!"
"I think that's a no, Taki," Ranamon muttered.
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"How do you do it?" the Ogremon exclaimed in awe, glancing between the playing card he held in his hand and the one JP was currently holding up. "You've guessed my card right 482 times now!"
"It's amazing!" the second Ogremon agreed. "You Smileymon are fantastic!"
"Why thank you!" Dai said with a big grin, bowing.
JP rolled his eyes at Dai. I don't think even these idiots would have bought the whole Smileymon thing if it weren't for Dai's cheerfulness, he thought, turning back to the two guards. "Alright, who wants to see another trick?"
Suddenly a large, powerful gush of water slammed into the four, sending them flying. The water carried with it an assortment of different Digimon, all being swept by the current. When the swell died down, the gang, minus Dai and Hotaru but plus Gotsumon and Masumon, was standing in front of the RMS, wide-eyed.
Ranamon slowly opened her eyes, surveyed the damage, and cheered. "Hell yeah! Take that, bitches! You don't got nothin' on this! That's what you call a smack-down! Ha ha…yeah. Say, where're JP and Dai?"
"Uh, I think JP's over there," Arbormon said slowly, pointing to the gang's right. JP was sprawled out on the ground, knocked silly but otherwise okay.
"Dai's here too," Mercurymon added, already having retrieved Dai and currently holding him in his arms. "He'll be okay, he's just a little dazed."
"That…was…awesome," Dai muttered dizzily, giving Ranamon a thumbs-up.
"Good job, Kira," Gotsumon quickly congratulated her, turning toward the forest. "Alright, let's get out of here before these flunkies (My brother loves this word…) wake up."
"Wait, who's carrying JP?" Agunimon asked, glancing at his rather…horizontally challenged friend.
"Hey, thanks for volunteering, Taki!" Ranamon said, hastily following Gotsumon's retreat into the forest.
"What?!" Agunimon exclaimed, panicked. "I can't carry him by myself!"
"Sure you can," Arbormon said, mocking reassurance as he followed Mercurymon away. "Use your muscles."
"I don't have muscles!" Agunimon cried. "Have you ever seen my arms? They're like sticks! I have stick arms!"
"It's not our fault you're so anorexic," Zephyrmon said with a smirk, leaving with JagerLowemon.
Desperate, Agunimon turned to Lobomon, smiling. "Hey buddy—"
"Not a chance," Lobomon replied, quickly leaving.
"Kouji, we should help him!" Masumon protested, staring guiltily at Agunimon.
"Takuya is like a stray animal," Lobomon explained. "If we help him now, he'll just keep coming back for favors."
Agunimon watched helplessly as his friends left him behind. "Perfect," he muttered, hanging his head dejectedly.
"Don't worry Takuya, I'll help you," Kumamon said reassuringly, glancing at JP. "Though I may need to Beast Spirit Evolve."
"Yeah," Agunimon muttered, heading toward his fallen friend. "JP is gonna owe me big-time for this."
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Later, back at the Resistance base…
"Aw, c'mon Taki. You know you can't resist forgiveness chocolate!" JP waved a chocolate bar in front of Takuya's sullen face, trying to earn forgiveness through his friend's stomach.
Takuya swiped the bar from JP's hand, unwrapping part of it and taking a bite. "Fine, I'll forgive you. But the next time you make me and Tommy carry you five miles through the forest with enemy Digimon on our tail while you PRETEND TO BE KNOCKED OUT, I suggest you rethink your decision!"
JP grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, that wasn't very smart," he muttered. "But, on the plus side, the mission was a success and Masumon is safe and sound!"
"Thanks to mine and Shino's epic knick of time saves!" Kira added, draping her arm over Shino's shoulders. "We officially kick ass!"
"Yeah," Shino said, smiling faintly. "At least I managed to do something right today…"
"Hey!" Zoe scolded, jabbing Shino in the stomach with her finger. "I don't want to hear any more negativity out of you! What happened to Gaomon wasn't your fault! You did everything you could!"
Glancing at the ground, Shino muttered, "Alright, you win," while still clutching his stinging stomach. "Everyone's poking me there today…"
"Well, I for one agree with JP," Bokomon said, looking proud of the gang. "You all did a spectacular job retrieving Masumon!"
"Even though you got caught," Neemon added with a smile. Bokomon promptly snapped his waistband, looking annoyed.
"Speaking of Masumon," Kouichi began suddenly, "she looks a lot like…a person I've seen before."
"You too?" Takuya exclaimed, surprised. "She looks like someone I've seen before, too!"
"Really?" Kouichi asked, feeling just as surprised as Takuya. "I thought Kouji didn't show you guys her picture...you saw the picture on her grave."
"What?" Takuya cocked his head, confused. "What are you talking about a grave for?"
Before Kouichi could continue, Kouji entered the room, looking tired. "Hey Kouji," Zoe greeted him with a smile. "How's Masumon doing?"
"She's fine," Kouji said in a monotone. "I left when Witchmon and Dragramon came and started hugging her and squealing."
"They sure know how to drive you from a room," JP muttered, chuckling. Kouji didn't even glare at him, which was unsettling.
"Pretty boy, cut the silent emo act and just tell us what the hell's wrong with you already!" Kira demanded impatiently, not bothering with subtlety.
Kouji glanced at Kira. "That's what I came to do," he replied quietly, taking a deep breath before his next sentence.
"Guys…Masumon is Seiko."
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madjack89: What a chapter, huh? What a chapter…
JP: Horizontally challenged?
madjack89: Hey, give me some credit! I haven't even mentioned the subject of your weight until now!
JP: …Horizontally challenged?
madjack89: *sigh* Anyway, I've got some poll results to announce!
Dai: You mean from the poll on the readers' favorite OCs?
madjack89: The very same!
Dai: Yay! Who won, who won, who won, who won, who won, who won, who won…
Kouji: Please tell him so he'll shut up.
madjack89: Alright, the results of the poll are as follows: (1) Kira with 36% of the votes, (2) Dai and Seiko both with 22%, (3) Shino with 13%, and (4) Hotaru with 4%.
Dai: Wow, second place! Yay! And congratulations, Kira!
Kira: Thank you, no applause are needed…aw hell, yeah they are! Clap people, clap!
Everyone: *claps*
madjack89: What I find surprising is that Seiko is so popular despite the fact that she was dead until a couple chapters ago. Oh well, Spike turned out to be a bigger character than expected too, and look how well that turned out!
Dai: Can we have cake to celebrate Kira's victory?
Shino: You just want cake, don't you?
Dai: …Maybe.
madjack89: We can have cake, Dai. Taki, go fetch a cake from the store! *throws helicopter keys to Takuya*
Takuya *catches keys* Uh, can't you just make a cake appear since you're the author? Besides, I can't drive a helicopter.
madjack89: Fine, take Taru with you. Now go, Taki, go!
Takuya: *sigh* We'll call you when we get shot down by the military.
madjack89: Okay! Alright everybody, in the next chapter this Kouji/Masumon/Seiko arc shall conclude so we can get back to the Kouichi/Zoe/Nina/kitty arc!
Kouichi: *sigh*
madjack89: See ya!
