Chapter 29 done, sorry for my absence. I have so many things to do.
As you've already said and guessed, my story barely follows the anime or game. Almost every scene is made up from the top of my head.
Disclaimer: I don't own MMSF. Sorry, if you don't like this chapter.
Subaru picked up a large slab of stone that was leftover from the fight, and took it to another pile. He had offered to clean up Luna's backyard after he recovered, and wouldn't take "no" for an answer. It had been three days since the battle with Wolf, and the large yard was still wrecked. Luna's parent's, were luckily at a business trip, so they had two more days to repair the house. "Let's see..." Subaru said, as he eyed the area. "There are a few pieces left, War-Rock. Think you can hold up?" The blue head scoffed.
"Something like that is nothing to me," he boasted, making Subaru smile.
"Alright then." The brunette ran to the nearest stone, and lifted it up. "Let's clean this place up." Subaru and War-Rock took out the rest of the bigger debris, leaving the smaller one to be taken care of. Subaru took out a battle card "Battle Card: Black Hole!" All the small debris proceeded to get sucked up, making the job easier. "Wow, this is so efficient." He ran to a burnt field. "Battle Card: Grass Stage!" As he touched the ground, a new layer of fresh grass rose. Subaru repeated this process to restore the damaged fields. He dispelled the Black Hole. "One last thing. EM Code Conversion: Cancer!" Rockman's armor changed to look like the crab, claws and all. "Tidal Wave!" The brown haired boy slammed his claw on the ground, causing a miniature tsunami that swept through Luna's yard. The attack cleansed everything on the surface, and washed the grass and plants. Once the attack ended, Subaru panted slightly. He took off his helmet to wipe away a bead of sweat. "There. An alright job, don't you think, War-Rock." The two shared a smile.
"Hoshikawa-kun!" Luna's voice called. The blonde heiress was walking towards him with a cool glass of water. Subaru gladly took the glass with a thankful face. "Hope it refreshes you." Luna noticed her yard's condition, and gasped. "Oh, wow! You completely cleaned it. You even restored the grass!" Subaru scratched his head from the praise.
"Don't worry about it," The brunette said. "I was the one who offered to clean this place up. My way of making up for the battle." He drank the water, and handed glass to Luna. "Whoo! That's good. Thanks, Luna." The girl smiled, and took the glass. "Well, I gotta go. My mom is probably getting lunch ready." He waved to Luna, before disappearing to the Wave Road. Before he did, he couldn't help but feel that something was off. He shook his head, and the brunette used the Road to travel. Suddenly, War-Rock began to ring.
"I think you got a message," the AM-ian noted, as he produced the noise. Subaru pushed the top of War-Rock's head, and a projection appeared. It was his mom.
"Subaru-kun," she greeted. "Sorry to bother you, but could you get a couple things for me from the store? Here's a list." Akane was replaced with a long list of ingredients, making Subaru sweatdrop.
"That's not 'a couple of things,'" he deadpanned. Akane reappeared.
"Meet me at the house for the money." The message turned off. Subaru sighed, and saw his house on the ground. The brunette did a flip, and landed in front of the door. Akane was there, wearing an apron over her normal clothes. "That was quick. Anyways, here." She handed her son a flat card. "There should be a lot of Zenny here, so feel free to use any money left. And also, take this, if you forget." She fished out a piece of paper, and gave it to Subaru. "It's the ingredients. Well, go on." Subaru took the two items, and put them in a safe place. He disappeared in the Road again, to go to the store. Once he got there, he landed in a small place where no one was at, so he could release the Denpa Henkan.
"Okay, the first thing is-huh?" As Subaru walked to the store, he noticed one of the people in the crowd. A large man wearing a blue jacket and hat. On them, was the word "AMAKEN" "Ah, Amachi-san!" The man looked back, and saw Subaru waving at him.
"Subaru-kun," the man said, letting the boy catch up to him. "What are you doing in this part of town?"
"Well, I'm getting some ingredients for my mom." He showed the man his list, surprising Amachi.
"Some?" The man repeated in disbelief. Subaru nervously laughed.
"So, what have you been doing in AMAKEN? Is Utagai-san finishing that uh...Denpa thing?" He was referring to the "Materialize" function of his Star carrier.
"It's still a work in progress. By the ways, are you planning on stopping by AMAKEN anytime soon? We have a new space telescope that sees even further that the last one. Thought you might want to use it." The news made Subaru excited.
"Seriously? Can we go now?"Amachi smiled, and pointed to Subaru's list of ingredients. The brunette took one look, and remembered what he was doing. "That's right! Uh...I'll go to AMAKEN later. See ya, Amachi-san." With that, Subaru began to run towards the nearest grocery store.
"Bring your friends too," Amachi called, before he disappeared.
Subaru quickly grabbed the nearest cart, and began to haul it across the store. "Let's see...first thing..." Before Subaru could finish his sentence, another cart collided with his. As he fell, he heard a yell, that sounded very familiar.
"I'm sorry," a female voice apologized. A hand grabbed Subaru's and pulled him up. Subaru found the woman's hand very peculiar, covered by a thick purple glove. And above that was skin that had a green hue. As his eyes traveled up the arm, his eyes began to widen. Soon, he was face to face with one Ophiuchus Queen. "Are you okay?" the EM human asked in a concerned tone. Subaru was speechless, not knowing what to do. His enemy was right in front of him...looking worried? "Uh..." Subaru shook away his thoughts.
"Oh, I'm okay," he replied. "Thank you very much." Subaru regained his fallen cart, and slowly walked away. "That was Ophiuchus...right?" He looked back, and saw the snake girl waving at him. "War-Rock?"
"I don't know," the AM-ian replied. "Don't let your guard down for a second, Subaru." The brunette nodded, and continued with the list. It took about half an hour, but he managed to find everything. Going to an aisle, he was met with another shocking image.
"Ohayo Gozaimasu(Good Morning)," Cygnus Wing greeted in a bored tone, ringing up the items. "I see you have a lot of things here. A feast maybe?" Subaru hesitated in speaking. Looking around, he noticed that no one was reacting to Cygnus' appearance.
"Y-yeah," he said. "A feast." The EM-being stopped, noticing Subaru's nervousness.
"You feeling okay, sir?"When Subaru ignored him, he shrugged and continued his work. "That will be 50000 Zenny." Subaru fished out the card Akane had given him, and handed it to Cygnus. The FM-ian took it, and inserted the card into the machine. It whirred, and let out another card. "Let's see...There is still about 30000 in this card." He handed it back to Subaru, and bagged the items. "Have a nice day," Cygnus said unenthusiastically. Subaru nodded, and took the plastic bags. In a secure place, he used Denpa Henkan to quickly get home.
"First Ophiuchus and now Cygnus?" War-rock asked. "Just what is going on here?" Passing an amusement park, he could have sworn that a ride was fashioned with Leo's head, Dragon's body, and Pegasus' wings. "Now that's just freaky." Another sight caught their attention. Tsukasa and Hikaru dressed in clown outfits, using their gauntlets as a conductor for an electricity show. "AND THAT"S JUST NOT RIGHT!" Subaru could only hold back his laughter, as they traveled the Wave Road.
"I don't know what's going on either," Subaru said, as they passed what looked like a Mettenna petting zoo. "No one seems to think that their presence is hostile. But what the hell are they doing here. Another plot?" They spotted Wolf Forest trimming bushes like Juro did when he had met him. "But they're acting so differently." Soon, the two arrived at the house. He went inside, and let the bags down. "I'm home! I got the ingredients." Akane turned around, and greeted Subaru.
"Just put them on the table," she told him. "You must be hungry, subaru-kun. Please wait a while longer. Why don't you go outside, and I'll call you when the food is done." Subaru nodded, and went back outside. The first thing he noticed, was the Libra Balance shaped swing set.
"I'm not even going to ask," The brunette deadpanned, before stretching. "Well, I guess I should pay Misora a visit. He took a small walk, and ended up in front of the singer's door. He knocked, and was soon met with Misora...except it wasn't her. This girl looked like Misora, and was dressed like her, but this Misora was blonde. She also had a slight permanent blush on her face.
"Su-chi(Subaru's name shortened with the suffix "chi" which is used for close friends, in another dialect)?" the girl asked with Harp's voice. "Did you need something?" Subaru was slightly speechless, but regained his bearings.
"Y-yeah. I was just here to visit." The Misora in front of him beamed.
"Really? Then come on in!" She led Subaru in the house with a slight bounce in her steps. "Sit down, Su-chi, while I get onee-chan." Subaru had no choice but to do so. He sat down in a couch, and watched as the girl walked towards the stairs. "Misora~!" she sang. "Su-chi is here for a visit." There was a loud sound from the floor above, before the Misora he knew walked down the stairs. He noticed that her hair was a mess, and that she had a sleepy look.
"Huh? What is it?" she asked, rubbing her eyes. The singer looked at Subaru once, and she was wide awake. She began to flatten her hair, and smooth out her clothes. "Subaru-kun! Please tell me when you're gonna visit. I didn't even have time to fix my hair." As the pinkette Misora continued to do so, the blonde Misora giggled.
"I'll make some tea," she said. When the pink haired girl was done smoothing out her hair, she walked next to Subaru, and sat down next to him. The next move made Subaru's heart race, because Misora pouted, and took his arm, linking it with hers. Even War-Rock was surprised.
"Seriously," she complained. "Call me when you come over. You can't expect your girlfriend to be ready like that." Subaru's chest pounded even more.
'Y-your WHAT?' Subaru repeated in his head. 'Did I hear that right? Did Misora-chan really say that she was my girlfriend? And what's with the other girl? Ah! Just what the hell is going on over here? I don't get anything anymore!' "S-sorry, Misora-chan," he said. "It was just a sudden urge to visit. Uh...I'm sorry. Did you just say that you were my girlfriend." Misora tilted her head.
"Huh? Yeah, I did. Is something wrong? You didn't forget, did you?" She knocked on his forehead a few times, before giggling. "Maybe you lost your memories."
"Right...Lost my memories. Well then, who's that blonde girl?"
"That would be my sister, Harp. You sure you're okay?" Subaru nodded.
"Just a bit tired, I guess. It took half an hour to get ingredients for my mom, and I had to fix Luna-san's house." Misora's expression quickly turned annoyed, as she let go of Subaru's arm.
"Hmm. So you were hanging out in Luna-san's house?" she deadpanned. Subaru was confused, but remembered what he was to Misora. Before anymore awkwardness could ensue, Harp entered the room with a tray. Three cups of tea were on it.
"Here you go," the blonde said, to Subaru's relief. "So, hove have you been with my sister? You're treating her right, right?" The blonde asked the last question in a deathly tone, making Subaru sweat.
"Of course I am," he replied, hesitantly putting his arm around Misora's body, and putting her on his lap. Misora was surprised by the action, and blushed madly. "S-see?" Meanwhile, he wasn't faring very well. Despite having done the action, he was blushing even more than Misora. 'W-what am I doing? I must be crazy!...But she's so warm...' Harp seemed pleased, and began sipping her drink. The other two did the same. Suddenly, Subaru's Star carrier began to ring. He picked it up, and saw his mom's face.
"Suba-"she began, before seeing Misora. "Oh? Was I interrupting something?" Subaru answered by scolding her. "Oh, you know I'm just teasing. Anyways, the food is..." He was waiting for her to finish, but all of a sudden, she...froze. He didn't know how else to put it. Akane wasn't moving at all. Looking around, he was shocked that Misora and Harp were also frozen. Looking closer, they seemed to vibrate like static.
"What the hell?" He mumbled. War-Rock appeared in front of him. "Do you know what's going on, War-Rock?" The AM-ian put his hand to his chin.
"Well." he began. "I tried to ignore it before, but now there's no doubt." War-Rock pointed to the door. Subaru looked at that direction, taking it as a demand to open it. He gently put Misora down, and walked to the door. Hesitantly, he took the handle, and slowly turned it. Subaru began to open the door, and his eyes widened with each second. Outside, the Wave Road was now visible. There were viruses and other EM being rampaging everywhere. Also, every human was frozen like Misora and his mom. "This, would be Ophiuchus' doing, that snake charmer."
"Ophiuchus?" he asked. "But didn't we just see her? What does she have to do with this?" War-Rock grunted.
"That wasn't exactly her. Back in Planet FM, she wasn't just a snake charmer and criminal. Ophiuchus had the ability to use her flute to make people fall asleep. It was because of this, that she was called a 'Dream Serpent.' When she put people to sleep, they don't wake up until someone from the outside stops her. Our only chance is that Harp and Misora, or...Cancer, find Ophiuchus.
"So we can't do anything?" War-Rock gravely nodded, making Subaru scowl.
(Outside)
Ophiuchus was done playing her flute, and watched as Subaru slept in the yard of Luna's house. Said girl was also asleep. "That was too easy," she laughed. "I can't believe Wolf was so easily defeated by him. Now, All I have to do is wait for Gemini to come here. He said that only he could kill War-Rock." The snakes beside her hissed as she laughed.
(Misora's house)
The pink haired girl was in her house, bored out of her mind. After practicing her guitar, and calling Belle, she had nothing else to do. "Oh," she pouted. "Isn't there something we can do?" She looked at her Star Carrier. "Subaru-kun hasn't been answering my calls. too. Just what is he doing?" Harp appeared before her. "Anything, Harp?" The FM-ian shook her head...or body, at that.
"Sorry, Misora," she replied. "I got nothing. Well, we can go virus busting." Misora raised her eyebrow.
"Now you sound like War-Rock." The instrument's fire like energy brightened, as she scowled.
"Oh, be quiet. So? You want to go?" The singer thought about it, and shrugged.
"Sure. Why not?" Misora stood up. "Denpa Henkan: Hibiki Misora! ON AIR!" In a flash of light, Misora had turned into Harp Note. The girl bounced, and disappeared into the Wave Road. "Shock Note!" she yelled, sending a barrage of notes towards a group of Viruses. They were deleted instantly. "Come one, Harp. Let's go deeper into town." Her guitar grunted in response, and they were off.
Chapter 29 end.
About Zenny, in the Wiki, it says that even cheap things would have costs in the 100s.
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