Cybernetic Blue Blur: Battle Redux
Just a little reworked version of the story, set in a different Continuum Shift. Takes place after the One Piece Arc of the original CBB:B!
Have you ever heard of the story of the rabbit and the moon? Once, there was a kind rabbit who was only concerned with others. One day, he stumbled upon a traveler who was cold and hungry with a dying fire before him. The rabbit jumped into the flames, letting its fur become the flames and its flesh be a meal. The traveler was actually the Moon Princess. For his sacrifice, the Moon Princess used her magic to let the rabbit be seen all over upon the moon.
In the last 100 years, a space colony has lived upon the moon. This Moon Colony spent years staying out of the Gundam Fight until this year's Gundam Fight. Currently, in a lab on the colony, warning sirens were going off. An intruder had entered their systems and was trying to steal their data. Currently, only one person was actually making progress in halting the intruder. Within minutes, only few pieces of data were stolen.
"Good work," a general informed, "Were you able to trace the hacker?"
"Yes, sir. In fact, I discovered that the location of the hack is where Loran is currently staying at. The hacker is in…"
"The Guyana Highlands," Rain noted as the group looked around from the top of the two Big Trays at the mountain ranges.
"It's big enough that if the Devil Gundam had tried to follow us, it'll take some time to find us," Rayne noted, "Plus, Schwartzy here thought it'd be perfect for different-ranged spars."
"Don't call me Shwartzy," Schwartz frowned under his mask, adjusting his brown jacket a bit.
"You know she won't," Turbo sighed in shame at his partner's actions, "Mistress, please be serious about this."
"I am serious," Rayne giggled, "I'm just excited for showing these guys how to train right."
"…You didn't," Turbo gulped.
"What? You mean plant some super cool Gourmet World plants in the area that either crush you with intense gravity, crush you under intense water pressure, crush you under rocks it makes, melt you with its sap, or all of the above? You bet I did!" Rayne beamed happily as everyone else took a few steps away from her.
"Your partner's crazy," Chibodee whispered.
"If she wasn't, I wouldn't have been an equal for Master Asia," Schwartz replied.
"And you bet I'm crazy!" Rayne beamed, "Because if you're not nuts, you're not a fighter!"
She proceeded to give a hearty laugh. Everyone else merely sweatdropped or nodded in agreement with her opinion on fighters. The only one ignoring it all was Judau as he poked Thorn's arm.
"So you guys are real now? Not ghosts?" Judau pondered, "Man…I wonder what would've happened had ZZ been there."
"Well, probably a more efficient power usage. Also…" Thorn noted before Judau whimpered under the glare he was getting from Thorn, "Flirt with Key-Dom, and your ass is mine."
"S-sure…" Judau gulped in fear.
"Good," Thorn smirked before walking over to the others, "Sai Saichi, Argo Gulski, George de Sand, and Chibodee Cricket, you'll be coming with me, Key-Dom, Medi-Cal, and Judau for your training."
"Alexander, I wish for you to follow me," Shafu noted as he beckoned them to follow him, "I also suggested the Guyana Highlands for there is a shrine here. One that is needed for your training, Alexander."
"…" Jasmine pursed her lips in worry.
"It'll be fine, dear," Alexander assured holding one of her hands between both his own and patting it gently, "I'm sure things will go smoothly."
"You'll come back to me... right?" she asked in a quiet tone.
"I'll always come back to you. I promise," Alexander said as he walked away from his wife, their fingers lingering until the last moment.
"Domon, you'll be training with me to battle the Devil Gundam," Schwartz informed.
"And I-chan will be setting up the tents~!" Elehung declared, causing multiple people to facefault.
"Get your act together!" Domon, Chibodee, and Schwartz barked.
"In Fun there is Training," Allenby giggled.
"Ally-chan gets it!" Elehung cheered before he was sent flying into the distance with the GekiHammer.
"My name is 'Allenby,' dammit!" Allenby snapped.
"And you're sure that this will work?" Ace asked as he watched Master Hand and Crazy Hand in their Human Forms, finishing building something.
"With my calculations, then combining the power of fifty Smash Scarves will be enough to send at least five of you there," Master Hand noted.
"And while you're there, can you get me some milk and eggs?" Crazy Hand asked.
"You already have that here."
"But I drank it all."
Master Hand sighed as he glanced at Ace, Musubi, Megaman, Kazehana, and Tsukiumi, "Are you all ready?"
"Of course. My husband may be in trouble there," Tsukiumi replied.
"And where there's danger, there must be super-strong fighters!" Musubi added excitedly as she started bouncing in place, her bosom bouncing along with it, "Mou…Musubi can't wait!"
"If there is any trouble, we'll be able to h-Zzzz."
"Ace..." Megaman facepalmed.
"Let's get going," Kazehana informed.
*Cue Music*
Yami o kuraitsukusu soukoku no mori (Within the blue forest consumed by darkness,)
*The screen lit up from darkness, revealing light emerging from linings in the clouds. The camera moved down towards a old, worn road*
Sadame no eda wa hikari motome... susumu (A branch of fate searches for the light...and reaches out.)
*The scene faded in to Lan, slowly tilting his head up. He held up his left hand, revealing a shadowed device. As it zoomed out, a burst of power enveloped him, giving Lan a shadowed armor. The screen spun around to another shadowed figure and then to the both of them standing across from one-another and charged, colliding and covering the screen with green and blue flames. The title, 'CYBERNETIC BLUE BLUR: BATTLE,' blew away the two flames before they converged once more to block the screen*
Taguri yoseta akai ito wa ta ga tame no inochizuna (That red-colored thread you're reeling in, whose life does it hold?)
*It cut to Jasmine through the Pipe Area with Medi-cal and Key-dom, her back towards the camera. It faded in to a back head-shot of her as she turned, turning into Angel. It then cut to Lan walking past a hall of mirror, his reflections being that of a figure in white and a figure in red*
Shinshoku suru kaikoroku wa kimi no shin o mo kuruwaseru yo (While eroding memories are deluding you from the truth,)
*A rose petal flew past the screen, changing the scene to that of Megaman in a rose garden. It cut to a rose petal going by the moon as it turned red. It went back to Megaman as the roses wilted and died as he assumed ImmersionStyle and then Four Beasts Out before doing a kick at the screen*
Mawaru eien o seoi mitsumete (You stare continuously, all the while burdened.)
*It cut to a head shot of Maylu and Roll, their eyes closed while facing each other. They slowly moved so that their faces were facing the screen when Roll's covered Maylu's, the NetNavi/Former Hedgefox transforming into Soul-Style*
Osore FICTION nugisutetara (Renounce this frightening FICTION)
*It cut to the sky as Chi landed behind her, transforming into her massive form and then a blade shaped like her upon impact with the ground before Shining Gundam pulled it out. It cut to a medium shot of Onii-san with a sword made of a drill out at the screen, the blade flashing a bit in the sunlight as he turned into Pirate, before cutting to night as Megaman looked out towards the sea, snow falling around before it flew around him and turned him into FrostSoul.*
Ima, kono mune ni tou (And look inside your heart.)
*It then cut to Rayne and Turbo delivering a Rider Kick at the Evil Ghost Pig while he threw a Ghost Bomb at them, the three attacks colliding in an explosion of flames*
Sabiyuku ENGAGE, karamaru INFINTY (ENGAGE yourself in this intense race to INFINITY.)
*It cut to the Hikari Household where Uzume and Chiyo were taking pictures of Kusano dressed as a phoenix while Haruka and Miya cooked in the background as the Furious Five, Tai Lung, Ace, and Po fought outside. It then cut to a full moon as Lan stood on a Cliffside, performing slashes with a staff-like sword*
Mayoikomu ao no RAGNAROK de dore dake ken o furueru? (Within this chaotic blue RAGNAROK, How long will you wield your blade?)
*It then cut to a hall of mirrors, fifteen shaded figures within them, eight bearing a stylized 'M' above them before they were revealed to be the MagiRangers while the remaining seven had what resembled three claws marks above them. The camera lowered to show Lan looking directly at it with both symbols glowing on the back of his hands. It then cut to MagiGreen being kicked back by the Evil Flame Pig when they villain was side-tackled by Tomba's Doka Pin before it returned to the pink-haired young adult. Roll jumped over Tomba in ElecTeamStyle and sent a duplicate of Musubi and Ace at the screen*
Tamashii o yuzurazu ni (As long as your spirit doesn't give in.)
*It was then the Evil Flame Pig turned into a giant monster of flames that was hit in the 'face' by two giant shaded figures, one was MagiTaurus wielding an axe and the other held a drill*
Urei no MONOCHROME Deguchi no nai sora e (A gloomy MONOCHROME marks a cloudy sky)
*It cut to a shaded figure, only a sneer visible, before zooming out to show a dark background with Maylu, Matsu, and Tabby with their eyes closed and hands in prayer*
Konton ga furisosogu haruka e (And a chaotic maelstrom in the distance.)
*It the cut to another shaded figure ducking an attack sent by GekiOh before an elephant-shaped shaded figure slammed into it and knocked it over. It seemed to split into four parts and separated in order to be connected to GekiOh and released a flash of light*
Sore demo maiagareru ka? (Considering this, will you still attempt to fly?)
*It faded to a figure, smirking in the shadows, as he stood before a massive construct with more smaller Gundams fighting on screens around him, before cutting to the Last Evil Pig/Shinkuro unleashing a series of gold chains at the screen*
Kotae to hikikaeru wa... mirai (To find the answer you must redeem...the future.)
*It cut to Lan and Tomba dodging the chains before five lights engulfed Lan and eight figures with Tomba lunged at the figure before colliding and releasing a flash of light that faded to reveal a black screen*
"It's been a bit since I was last on a train," Mirajane giggled.
"Why didn't we stay with the dragons again?" Flare asked.
"Too prideful and the red one tried to force himself on you," Akitsu replied.
"Oh yeah…I never saw anyone more livid that day than Mate," Flare gulped.
"That was buckin' awesome, yet utterly terrifying," Rainbow Dash nodded as she sat between the dragon humanoid and the Sekirei of Ice, "He tore the guy's wings off with one blow."
Twilight and Rarity nodded, both gulping in worry. They glanced over at Saito as he laid on the opposite side of the cart, Fluttershy and Applejack looking at him in concern. When Spike had wanted to go out and see more dragons, Flare and Saito had tagged along due to one being a dragon and the other being raised by them and could even turn into one…until recently. After the fiasco of that, Saito had been unable to use any of his magic in the WizarDriver or his Akuma no Mi. His body seemed to reject any magic that wasn't Dragon-Slaying. When Twilight's teacher had sent an invitation to them with a request for helping Twilight's brother, Shining Armor, plan his wedding (that she was never informed of much to the unicorn's annoyance), she had sent her teacher a letter explaining about Saito's problem and came to an agreement.
"I'm worried about your coltfriend," Rarity whispered to Mirajane.
Mirajane just nodded, "There's only been one other time this happened and it was on an S-Class Mission we had taken. I was hurt badly and he ended up unable to draw on any magic. At least this time, he can still use Dragon-Slayer Magic."
"I still don't like that name," Spike shuddered as Flare nodded.
"Tough cookies. It was magic designed by dragons to kill other dragons," Saito replied as he kept his eyes at the ceiling.
"He was also a bit…moody," Mirajane sweatdropped.
"This is moody?" Applejack asked.
"Trust me, you'll know when he enters despair," Mirajane gulped.
For a few seconds, Mirajane recalled an old memory. Everyone was at the walls, trembling in fear as Saito was on his knees and hands, cracks glowing a sickly violet forming on his body. The only two not afraid, but worried, were herself and Makarov, especially when his back shattered and revealed two massive black, gold, and ruby wings with a metallic sheen to them. She shook her head of that memory and gave a small smile.
"But…He's never entered that state in years. Not since Master and I were able to get him out of it," Mirajane noted.
Twilight noticed how she seemed to be hiding something about it. She glanced back at the human raised by a dragon and pondered just what had happened.
"We're here," Shafu informed.
Alexander and Shafu stood atop the largest point in the Highlands. Before them was a single-roomed shrine of Japanese heritage. The walls and poles were a brilliant red with various pieces of gold adorning it. Shafu led Alexander into the single room, revealing a shrine with gold dragon designs on it. In the center was a gold orb resembling a thousand dragons curled around one-another.
"So where's this teacher you said lived here?" Alexander asked.
"It is the orb," Shafu informed.
"…The orb?"
"The orb."
"Do you mean inside the orb?"
"No, the orb itself."
"…Are you sure it's not inside the orb? You know, like a dragon's egg?"
"The orb is the teacher. You just need to meditate before it and he will begin his test. But a warning; if you do not pass, you will die," Shafu advised before he walked out, closing the door behind him.
"What?" Alexander blinked before hearing the doors being locked, "Oh come on! It's not that bad is it?" he sweatdropped when he saw a small puddle of quick-drying cement seeping out from the cracks in the doors, "Ooookay? I guess his training is scary if it warrants cementing the door shut." He turned to the shrine, "So I just have to meditate in front of this thing and pass the test so I don't die... again," he said with sagging shoulders. At that moment his mind flashed back to the deck of an airship he knew all too well, tears cascading down the face of a younger Jasmine like a waterfall as she held his still form in her arms, his PET EX cracked with the prompt DELETED playing repeatedly across the screen with Key sobbing in the background from her sister's PET. "I won't leave you, Jasmine. Never again," he said with resolve as he sat cross-legged in front of the sphere.
Emptying his mind of all thoughts with eyes shut, tuning the rest of the world out, the dragon-covered sphere began to glow in GenKi before the room was flooded in it. A few moments later when the sound of rustling leaves met his ears, his eyes opened, revealing he was in a dark forest. Getting to his feet, a soft laugh echoed through the area as the wind rustled through the leaves.
"Interesting. It's been a long time since I last saw someone aside from the Kensei here," a voice noted, "And someone who can summon Genki at that."
"Who's there? Are you the one that's supposed to train me?" Alexander asked before he barely ducked under a blast of gold flames.
"Perhaps. It depends on your living, though," the voice replied as multiple red eyes began to appear in the jungle, "I am Mugen Ryu (Infinite Dragon) Long. Do try to show me your potential. And try not to be dull like the world is. Make it interesting for me!"
"Oh Sugar Honey Iced Tea…" Alexander paled before a series of roars erupted in the forest.
"Hm?" Thorn looked to the east.
"Dear, what is it?" Key-Dom asked.
"I felt a disturbance in the coolness of my aibou," Thorn replied before they turned back to Cricket and George, struggling to carry a pair of boulders, "Come on, slowpokes!"
"Why do we have to carry these while our arms and legs have them too?!" George grunted as sweat poured down his forehead.
"Jump and run good," Thorn replied in broken English.
"Come on! If we beat you, no dinner for you two!" Key-Dom informed as the two continued to walk.
"Oh come on!" Cricket exclaimed.
"What is with this exercise?" Sai Saichi grunted as he in his Dragon Gundam dodged another set of missiles sent by ZZ.
=Improving natural reflexes to any danger= Medi-Cal replied on a screen while a second showed Argo in his Bolt Gundam.
=I swear that this is more insane than anything else in my life= Argo sighed before ducking the High Mega Cannon.
"Come on, you two. Is this really the strength of the Shuffle Alliance?" ZZ asked, thankful that Matsu has modified his power source for maximum efficiency, before an alert appeared on one of his screens, "What?"
ZZ jumped out of the way of a beam rapier. He fired his thrusters to barely dodge the kick sent at him. The three Gundam looked out at the new Gundam amongst them. The chest was a solid blue with the connecting joints to the broad white shoulders being gold. The Gundam's waist was a brilliant red with an amber gem just below it. The white armor on it was sleek and streamlined. Its head had a round helmet with a crest along the back of it and a 'mustache' on the front of the face, a red 'mouth-guard' in-between the two parts of the 'mustache.'
"Just what do you think you're doing?!" the Gundam demanded.
"What's it look like? We're training here!" Dragon replied as he pointed at the Gundam, "Just who are you?"
"Loran Cehack and this is the White Doll, Turn-A Gundam," the Gundam replied, "Now leave."
"No way!" Dragon replied.
"If you wish us to leave, then prove you have the might to do so," Bolt informed as he assumed a grappling position.
"The Earth is not a battlefield!" Turn-A snapped as he swung an arm in a denial motion.
"Uh, where have you been for the last 52 years?" Dragon asked as he scratched his head unit in confusion.
"Ugh…! Fine, then. I'll slice you both into two for being such blockheads!" Turn-A growled as his left shoulder opened up, revealing a hilt that he quickly pulled out to form a second beam sword.
"Good noon, everyone. I have brought bananas for you all," Gorie Yen informed as he walked into the Kensei Camp with four large boxes of bananas, "Well, the latest book I recently published has become a bestseller. To celebrate, they gave me two dogs, and I already named them. 'Best' and 'Seller.'"
Lan laughed at that. The other Kensei, minus Shafu, just groaned. Gorie Yen sweatdropped.
"Okay, I'll come again," Gorie Yen informed as he grabbed one of the bananas, "Eat banana and good luck. Bye-bye."
"Wait, Gorie Yen," Shafu informed, "You are the only one who can use the needed technique to help Lan."
"How are you going to do that?" Allenby asked as she reeled in another fish for dinner.
"Well, that's it. Using my power to go gorigori," Gorie Yen replied.
Lan whimpered before he tensed and looked out to the west, "Zowazowa."
"You sense something?" Shafu asked.
"Devil Gundam!" Lan growled as he turned into GekiRed and ran off.
"Ah! Lan w…" Allenby stopped when more Geki flared off GekiRed, causing scarlet upper armor to form on his torso and shoulders.
"GekiCycle!" GekiRed declared.
The Geki flared and formed a streamlined red motorcycle. The red part of the motorcycle was shaped like the head of GekiTiger. GekiRed landed on it and drove off.
"Wh-What was that?" Allenby gawked.
"It seems that Lan is tapping into some of the more hidden parts of your arsenal in the GekiChangers," Shafu noted, "The GekiCycle was made on a request by Michelle for more ways to improve fighting…before the Gundam Fight began."
"I was in a more…rebellious phase," Michelle Peng noted.
"We only really made one for GekiRed," Bion Biao added.
"Son of a…" Allenby seethed as Maylu took out a red Chaos Emerald.
"Chaos Control!" Maylu shouted as she clenched the gem, teleporting herself, Heero, and Allenby away.
"And how can this be?! Not a single attack from any of them has been able to scratch the Turn-A Gundam!" Bae commentated as Bolt held what remained of his left arm and Dragon held his sliced-off left leg, "Only ZZ has been able to prevent being hit by the beam sabers or the laser rifle."
"Firing High Mega Cannon!" ZZ roared before the Gundam collapsed onto its 'face,' "Dammit! Out of power!"
"We cannot let the past repeat itself," Turn-A informed as he began to walk towards the three, "I'll end this n…"
"Ugyaaaaaaaaaaaa!-!-!"
"What?" Turn-A barely jumped over the charging GekiTiger, GekiCheetah, and GekiJaguar.
"They've arrived!" Bae cheered as he landed on Maylu's shoulder.
"Bae-san, are you always narrating these?" Maylu sweatdropped.
"But of course! I'd travel oceans, volcano eruptions, even hurricanes! All just to narrate these battles!" Bae declared.
"JyuKen Gattai!"
GekiJaguar and GekiCheetah roared before their legs folded into themselves as their heads went up 90 degrees. GekiTiger growled before its hind legs attached to their upper halves and let the other two GekiBeasts form legs. Orange hands emerged under GekiTiger's paws. GekiTiger roared before its mouth opened up all the way to reveal a robot humanoid face.
"GekiTohja Burning Up!" the Mecha declared.
"It's GekiTohja! The return of GekiTohja is here!" Bae cheered.
"It looks like GekiOh from the videos Allenby-chan showed me," Maylu noted.
"I believe that it's because Lan saw the image of GekiTohja in one of his 'Dimensional' moments that you and Matsu informed us he would have at times," Bae informed, "And here wo go! Turn-A Gundam attempts to end this quickly by aiming at a leg, but GekiTohja flips over him and actually gets him in the back! Nani?! What's this?! Turn-A Gundam's torso is opening up and-Sweet Kami-sama! That's a missile!"
"But where's the pilot?" Maylu pondered.
"The missile fires! GekiTohja, what are you going to do!?"
"GekiWaza! Rai Rai Jyu! GekiBat! Jyuken Busou! GekiBatTohja, Burning Up!"
"And it's GekiBatTohja! He flies into the air like a bat taking flight and the missile chases him! Oh, what will he do?!" Bae narrated.
"Ugh! I hate missiles!" GekiYellow groaned as the trio used their bodies in synch to pilot GekiBatTohja.
"Hmm…Perhaps leading it back to its owner would be a good strategy," GekiBlue noted.
"Eh?" GekiRed pondered.
"We fly at the Gundam and, at the last second, we fly up and the missile hits it," GekiBlue informed.
"Oh! Yosha! Let's deal with that Zowazowa!" GekiRed cried out.
"Oh! They're coming back down!" Maylu gasped as GekiBatTohja flew right at Turn-A.
Turn-A pulled out a blaster and began to open fire at GekiBatTohja. The Jyuken Giant 'danced' around the shots as if he were in a trance. The missile got closer to GekiBatTohja as it got closer to Turn-A.
"Now!" GekiBlue shouted.
"He played chicken! Why'd they do th…" Bae began before the missile hit Turn-A, "Oh. I see…Heh-heh. Forgot Heero has military training."
GekiTohja landed on the fallen over Turn-A, keeping it pinned down by sitting on it.
"Get off!" Turn-A struggled, earning a raspberry.
"Lan!" GekiYellow and GekiBlue's voices snapped from GekiTohja.
A young person frowned as she sat in the middle of the Kensei Camp. Medi-Cal was nearby, tending to Bolt, Judau, and Sai Saichi. She seemed to be around 18 with shoulder-length silver hair. She appeared to have rich tan/dark skin and soft-teal eyes. She wore a yellow button shirt with blue jeans and black shoes.
"Why were you attacking them?" Allenby asked/demanded.
"Why should I tell you? You'd just continue to destroy these lands," the girl replied before seeing Matsu drooling as she looked at Turn-A, "Get away from Turn-A!"
Loran, I am frightened= Turn-A whimpered as he moved away from Matsu.
"It talks, too! A Gundam with an actual AI!" Matsu squealed in delight.
"Matsu, down!" Maylu barked as she turned into MagiYang and used her Magic to pull her away from the obviously-frightened Gundam.
"Loran, we mean you or this land no true harm. A situation has arisen and this is the only area where we can hide and train to counter that situation," Heero informed as he motioned to everyone.
=Loran refers to the destruction caused to the area in your training= Turn-A informed as he scooted behind ZZ as Matsu was trying to get at him once more.
"Why not just train in space?" Loran frowned.
"You know the rules for the Gundam Fight. Article 1 states the Earth is the Ring," Turbo informed as he poked his head out of a pot, startling everyone.
"How'd you get in there?!" Medi-Cal gawked.
"I believe in what I 'see' with the 'Eye' made by my mind," Turbo replied, "And I am searching for Mistress Rayne. She has been missing for roughly seven hours, eighteen minutes, and fifty-six seconds…fifty-seven seconds…fifty-eight s…"
"Stop counting. You're giving me a headache," Natasha frowned as she clenched her normal weapon of choice, "And she informed us all that she was going to do some hunting."
"Hunting too?!" Loran growled before Bion Biao placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Loran, I can feel the same pain you do about that. I am in charge of the last natural reserve in Africa, preventing any hunters from getting to the animals that live there," Biao informed, "To hunt animals makes my blood boil. However, Rayne has explained how she 'hunts' and that it doesn't affect the animals here…unless she smells something interesting."
"And hunters enjoy any scent of an animal," Loran scowled.
"Any scent? My, aren't you naughty," Michelle Peng teased, causing Loran to realize her slip of tongue and start blushing heavily and stammering before Turn-A was conked on the head by a rock thrown by Lan.
"Zowazowa!" Lan growled.
"Lan, sit!" Allenby and MagiYang barked.
"But he's a Zowazowa. He's smells like gyudagyuda Devil Gundam!" Lan argued.
=…Devil Gundam?" Loran and Turn-A tilted their heads in unison.
"A terrible Gundam that is attempting to destroy all life," Shafu informed, "It has destroyed the Beast Origin Village, the birthplace for the JyuKen Arts."
"JyuKen?" Loran repeated, "Wait. I read that up in the records on the Moon Colony's databases."
"Eh?! You're from that place?!" Matsu growled, "They data-blocked me, dammit!"
"…You were the one who managed to hack into the Moon Colony's databases for the longest time in hacker history?" Loran raised a brow in surprise and disbelief.
"Yes. This is Matsu Hikari AKA Sekirei 04 AKA Sekirei of the Mind AKA my fellow fiancé with Lan-kun," MagiYang sighed as she had to use Earth Magic to bind Matsu into place.
"P-Polygamy?" Loran gawked as her entire face went red while looking at Lan in shock.
"It is the greatest thing, isn't it?" Elehung asked with a laugh.
"Ero-Hung/Perverted Elephant!" MagiYang, Jasmine, and Allenby snapped as they did a tag-team uppercut that sent Elehung into the river.
"And I am gooooooooonnnnnnnnne!-!-!" Elehung cried out before splashing into the river.
"…" Gorie Yen held up a '9,' Michelle Peng held up an '10,' and Bion Biao held up a '8.'
'These are the Kensei of legend? They're…childish…' Loran sweatdropped as Turn-A held up a '10' as well, "Turn-A!"
=It was impressive= Turn-A admitted.
"So just what is this Gundam?" Jasmine pondered, "I've never seen one with it's own life before."
"To be honest I don't know ALL the details. I know there was this one word that stood out in the explanation..." Loran said, making swirling motions with a finger, a confused look on her face.
=I believe the word you're referring to is=
"Turn-A! That's still classified!" Loran cried out.
"Below!" Lan shouted suddenly as he tackled over his three fiances.
"...What?" Sharkie pondered before the ground outside the camp exploded, sending him into the river and land on top of Elehung just as he surfaced.
"Yeehaw!" Rayne's voice whooped, "I found the mother lode!"
"…Incoming pig stampede!" Sai Saichi screamed.
Turn-A quickly knelt down and shielded everyone with his arms as a large stampede began to race through the camp. It was all rhino-sized boars covered in thick brown fur and, surprisingly, sunglasses. On other thing that was strange was their bottoms had bare star-shaped areas. Riding on the biggest one with multiple scars on it was Rayne, a pair of fire-tinted fire-shaped sunglasses on her face.
"Whoa there, Boss," Rayne tapped twice on the boar's head, making it-and subsequently the stampede-stop.
=…= if Turn-A could, he would have blinked in confusion as he corrected himself.
"Wh-What are those?" Sai Saichi gawked.
"Pig-Moles!" Medi-Cal, Key-Dom, and Jasmine exclaimed as they began to pat one.
"I smelled some yummy meat in a cave nearby. Next thing I knew, I was sliding down a big drop and ended up in a large cavern filled with these guys!" Rayne beamed before drooling, "I've heard stories of the delicious meats that can be made with the meat these babies have! Oh, I thank the Food Gods for this wonderful blessing!"
"Only one," Jasmine frowned.
"…Did I displease you somehow, Food Gods?" Rayne whimpered as she looked at the sky.
"Huh...I am so glad that I managed to convince Mira-chan, Fla-chan, and Aki-chan to go out to tour Canterlot before we decided to try that," Saito noted, sitting on the ground, as Twilight paced around the gem-made walls deep below Canterlot.
"I knew it! That was a fake Candace!" Twilight growled, "But how is that possible? I mean, she looks and sounds exactly like her."
"Could be a Worm, but then she'd have her memories as well and her personality," Saito noted, "But then I would've recognized the scent."
"...A worm?" Twilight looked at him in disbelief.
"Despite the name, they are not actual worms, but an alien race," Saito replied, "And that Alicorn did not smell like blackberries."
"What did she smell like then?" Twilight asked.
"Blueberries covered in green edible slime," Saito replied, "So it may be like a Worm, but it's not."
"Who are you calling a Worm?" the gems glinted as they showed the reflection of a magenta/pink Pegasus with a horn with a tri-colored mane, a dark glare and sneer, "But it doesn't really matter since you're stuck down here for good."
"Really now?" Saito raised a brow, "Before you leave, may I ask just who you are really? I know you're not this Candace lady and I know you're not a Worm since you've got zip on her memories and personality."
"Fine. I am Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings."
"...So you're a ripoff of the Worms?" Saito asked.
"I am not a Worm!" Chrysalis snapped, green flames engulfing her image to reveal a black-coated/exoskeleton Mare with sickly-green/blue hair, a broken horn, insect wings, and holes in her legs for a few seconds.
"...So you're the child of a Worm and a Pony?" Saito raised a brow as Twilight had to hold her laughs back.
"Rrrrrrrr!-!-!" Chrysalis snarled before cutting her communication.
"Well, that was enjoyable," Saito noted before sniffing the air, "...Why am I smelling Wedding Cake mixed with strawberries, heart-shaped cookies, and chocolate?" he sniffed the ground until walking around a wall of gems, "Oh, I see now. Twilight, found the real Candace!"
"Seriously, you managed to hack into the computers?" Loran pondered as she paused in her salad.
"But of course. My abilities lie with becoming 'one' with machines," Matsu replied as she looked over at the Bolt Gundam before its optics lit up and punched itself in the face before shutting down, "See?"
"…You're improving," Thorn noted.
"Of course I am," Matsu nodded, "The Food Honor training I endured with Lan-tan and the others helped me improve my ability in being 'thankful' for technology as well. I just need to be in contact with a wireless device like the PeT ZX on my hand."
"I still can't believe how advanced this is," Jasmine admitted, 'It's almost like the watch that Naruto had in my old Sekai…'
"Hey, are you sure it'll grow back?" Sai Saichi asked as he and his mentors looked at the five Pig-Moles that were now missing their bottoms.
"Of course I'm sure," Rayne snorted, "I had to use a baby Pig-Mole's tush a few times for meals and they grew back in a few minutes."
"Impressive. But how did you know of this species being underground?" Gorie Yen asked.
"I didn't know it was them specifically. But just look at them. Those sunglasses are actually exposed bone that's naturally black to protect their sensory organs, which act as natural seismographs since eyes are useless underground," Rayne explained, "The fur is rough, yet surprisingly soft as Egyptian cotton. Don't ask about that last part, but the other one is from living deep beneath the ground. There's also the fact that they have claws on their front paws to enhance digging capabilities and their tusks as also sharper than any pickax you could find."
"I've only seen them once in my life, and that was in a barren area," Jasmine noted.
"I'm guessing it's because of the Gundam Fight," Rayne noted, "These guys must have been something else a long time ago and evolved quickly when they went underground to hide from the Gundam Fight."
"I take it that's a reason why you tried to get us to stop training," Sai Saichi noted as he looked at the annoyed Loran.
"Of course it is! So many species have gone extinct because of the Chaos Wars and the Gundam Fight!" Loran replied, "If I win this, I'd be able to convince the regulators of this thing to move it somewhere else and let the planet heal."
=I still say it won't be that simple= Turn-A noted.
"Turn-A!"
=Shutting up now=
"And just why do you think that?" Natasha asked as she looked at the Gundam.
=The Gundam Fight has been here for so long that the officials in it may want to keep on using the planet as the battlefield until their country is the winner of that Gundam Fight= Turn-A noted =Corruption in politics is more akin to it. Those with much currency may not agree to it and will 'persuade' the officials to ignore Partner's pleas=
"Well, I'd back it up," Sai Saichi noted as he patted one of the bottomless-Pig-Moles on the head, "I mean, these guys are totally cool."
Alexander panted, his body drenched in his own blood while his clothes were tattered. Before him stood a strange figure. While human in shape, the appearance was not of human origins. The armor was primarily multiple shades of gold with hints of shades of red and silver. The feet resembled the heads of dragons while Eastern gold dragons adorned the belt, shoulders, and lower arms/hands of the form. On the torso was armor resembling multiple dragon heads facing ahead. The helmet that the being wore was shaped to bear resemblance to an Eastern Dragon with a red design on the mask that seemed to glow with malicious intent. A light wind blew the gold knee-length cape on its back.
"Hmm…Not bad. You survived the month-long onslaught," the being noted in Long's voice, "Very well then."
Alexander blinked before his eyes widened. He was back in the temple and he was perfectly fine…aside from all the cuts in his body that didn't even bleed. Across from him was Long, sitting where the orb had been.
"Wha…" Alexander began.
"Basically, that's my way of making a Contract with you," Long informed, "Right now, only you and the Kensei are able to see and interact with me. Unfortunately, I am unable to interact with others unless you say 'I Approve' while 'I Forbid' causes something. Can't recall what, but I do know it's rather humiliating."
"So you have to ask to do something? How do I know you're not lying?"
"A clause in the Contract prevents me from lying to you or others you designate I cannot lie to," Long snorted, "It also means that I have to tell you that GenJyuKen was founded for one single reason; a front to raise a potential human through the Mugendō (Infinite Path) and turn that person into a mindless monster that would destroy the world. Shame I couldn't make it so, but at least I know that Earth has become quite interesting since my containment here." Alexander glowered at him as Long hopped off the shrine and walked over, "Now let's begin with understanding the basis; GenJyuKen Users seek to surpass the power of natural beasts by mastering the power of Mythical Beasts with thirteen primary fighting styles based upon the Five Sacred Beasts and the Chinese Zodiac. You have until you get killed to obtain the first stage of GenJyuKen; learning the Genki Gaisou."
"What?" Alexander blinked before the area was filled with multiple glowing red eyes, Long having vanished as they appeared, causing him to whimper, "Jasmine…" he muttered as her crying form flashed before his mind's eye, committing himself to live through this exercise as well.
"Honestly, you should've known he was a boy like the girls all did when we first met Loran last month," Jasmine rolled her eyes as she bandaged Cricket's head before she sneezed.
"Seems you're being talked about," Cricket smirked.
"My money's on her husband," Medi-Cal noted, "Now be quiet. Patients aren't supposed to be noisy unless they're badly hurt. And pride doesn't count."
"Well, why didn't Sandy there get hurt?" Cricket demanded.
"Because I did not persist," George replied, calmly sipping a cup of tea with Key-Dom and Thorn.
"He's right, you know," Thorn noted, "He said 'no thank you' and George merely dropped the subject."
"Yet you continued to flirt with Loran," Medi-Cal giggled, "Oh, I am so glad I took a picture of your face before he beat you up."
"Shut up," Chibodee fumed as Lan ran up, carrying a few nets of fish.
"Yosha! I got dinner!" Lan beamed before tensing up, "Nani?"
"More Devil Army Units?" Medi-Cal asked with a groan.
The whole month since Loran had shown up involved small run-ins with the Devil Army units, some reworked to resemble their own Gundams. Lan had a ball crushing the ones that looked like GekiOh with SaiDaiOh or with Allenby and Heero in GekiTohja or GekiFire. It was also during that month that Loran and Turn-A had been staying with them, Matsu forbidden from going near Turn-A unless someone was with her. The two were actually good sparring partners except for all of them having to agree to only fight in the air or in the river and not hit anything such as the trees. Lan shook his head as the others began to run over.
Lan pointed over near the river as a sphere of blue and black energy flared up there. Slowly, the energy dissipated, leaving behind a figure. He was young, possibly around seven. His belly-button length sun-kissed lightning-yellow hair was done in a ponytail held by a scarlet ribbon. He wore a lightning-themed black and yellow Chinese fighting outfit with gold dragons going up the legs. Slowly, the child stood up, opening his eyes to reveal they were a brilliant crimson.
"Volt?" Maylu pondered, recognizing the child from the hair and eyes.
"Who's he?" Allenby whispered.
"Volt's my godson in the future," Maylu replied, surprising Allenby, "It's complicated, but it involves time travel, a hyper-dimensional monster named 'Tabuu,' and a tournament of fighters from all over existence including a fire-breathing turtle-dragon, an elf with two of his reincarnations, and a green and white dinosaur that was male, had a long tongue, and laid eggs."
Allenby raised a brow in disbelief on that. Nearby, Jasmine, Medi-Cal, and Key-Dom looked over at Volt.
"It's him," Jasmine gasped.
"But he's so little," Medi-Cal noted.
"Oh, he looks simply adorable at that age!" Key-Dom cooed, "Why couldn't the Volt-kun we know have been the little ball of cuteness this one is, ne?"
"Yo, Aunty Maylu-chan," Volt greeted, almost in remorse for something, as he moved to look at everyone, "Is Lan Hikari here?"
"Hai?" Lan asked before yelping when lightning shot out of Volt's left hand and nearly hit him, "Oi! What was that, you pikapika zowazowa?!"
"It pains me to say this as well as what I and my Boss will do, but…" Volt sighed before assuming a fighting stance, "Lan Xavier Hikari of Planet Earth-ZX-999, my Boss and I are here to kill you for your sins are beyond salvation in the future."
"What/Eh?!" everyone gasped.
Me: After nearly two months of training with the inclusion of the Moon Colony's Loran Cehack and Turn-A Gundam, a young version of Volt Hikari has appeared...and is out to kill Lan?! Why is he here now? Why does he want to kill Lan? Find out, next time.