(The chapter opens with Toni and Luca… Huh, boy, here we go again…)
Toni: Hello, readers. If you're thinking this chapter will show all of us heading to the mountains-
Luca: Then you couldn't be any more wrong!
Toni: We got caught in a snow-storm so we had to pull over…
Luca: Luckily, Genie poofed us up a log-cabin, and the weather should go from snowy to rainy in a few hours.
Toni: So, to pass the time, we're just going to show you a short conversation between us and the others, then give you a view of some supporting characters who were nearly forgotten (again).
Luca: Here's the reviewer thanks.
Reviewer Thanks
Luckycool9: I may think about it ;). And Scoobycool9 will probably resort to becoming Night Assassin… which, actually, would be perfect for any up-coming show-downs.
NarniaCrazyGirl: I think there's some sort of pattern in Puggsy's family like that XD; I hope to keep you in-character, too, let me know if I goof up anywhere; You shall find out; …of course…
Scoobycool9: Glad to hear it; Glad that I got Ryan in-character; …Coincidence? I think not; I might throw Junior in somewhere, right now it's getting hard keeping track of everyone as it is, and I have more cameo-appearances to throw in. But the fairytale characters, nah.; You will find out.
Tracker and Hunter: Thank you, and it was Scoobycool9's idea ^-^
Toni: And since we're freezing our butts off and have no time to bother with the disclaimer, we're skipping it.
Luca: Hot chocolate, anyone?
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Sue Chang had been on The Thousand Sunny when it had been attacked. Next to being a pilot, she knew much about ships, and decided to show her appreciation after they had helped her and her friends… let alone clear her head. She never expected to see Stutz again in Japan… or get attacked by cloaked men and Irkins in a 24-hour time-period, being knocked out during the second attack.
When she came to, she was lying in a bed, with Tony Tony Chopper standing beside her, packing up a medical kit. "Oh, you're awake. That's good." Chopper said, kindly. "Luffy, Sanji and Usopp thought you were dead and have been bawling for the past couple days,"
"How long have I been out?" Sue asked, her head still aching.
"Two days. You really had us worried."
She sat up. "The others! What happened to the others?"
Chopper became solemn. "We don't know… their ship was gone,"
Sue quickly got out of bed. "We have to find them! They could be in danger, or dead, or worse! Hal would never forgive me!"
"Hal?"
"Harold Hal Hercules, my boyfriend. One of those teens, Stutz, was his younger brother… and also a good friend of mine. We have to find them! We-"
"SUE! YOU'RE ALIVE!" Came an excited shout, and Luffy burst into the room, hugging her. "THANK GOD YOU'RE NOT DEAD!"
"HANDS OFF MY ANGEL, YOU BARBARIAN!" Sanji screamed, kicking Luffy in the head and knocking him off of Sue, and holding her hand. "Sue, are you alright? You're not mortally wounded, are you?"
"I-I'm fine, guys. Listen, we have to-" Sue began to say.
"SHE'S FINE!" Luffy exclaimed. "C'mon! Lets go out and celebrate!"
"I'll cook a feast for you, my sweet!" Sanji added.
"Guys! Hold it!" Sue snapped. "In case you haven't noticed, my friends have been captured, and we've got to find them!"
"Oh, right. Almost forgot about them," Luffy said. "Where should we go?"
"Scotland. They must be in Scotland! That's where they said Finneas' castle could be located."
"TO SCOTLAND, THEN! …Hey, that's the place where men wear skirts, don't they? Remember that, Sanji? When we went there and you flirted with a guy by accident because-"
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO NEVER BRING THAT UP IN FEMALE PRESENCE!" Sanji shouted, pointing at Sue.
"You never told him that." Chopper said.
"Well, I'm telling him now!"
Don't these guys realize the seriousness of the situation? Sue thought, sighing heavily.
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Tamaki kept pacing, sweat dripping down his forehead. "Really, Senpai, you shouldn't worry too much." Haruhi was telling him. "Kiff had said they've been through situations like this before-"
"But this time is different!" Tamaki cried. "This time WE'RE involved! What if that Finneas finds out we've been helping, and comes to kill us? What if he's after our families? What if he's killed them? OH MY GOSH, WE MIGHT BE ORPHANS! WAAAH!"
"Your father will be losing his only child if you don't shut up," Kyouya muttered bitterly.
"I hope they're alright," Honey said, holding his pink bunny, and looked up at Rudolph… who, ironically, was pacing just like Tamaki. "You think they're alright, your highness?"
"I don't know… I hope so," Rudolph replied, sighing. "Especially my daughter. It's bad enough I lost my son, I-"
"EEEEEK!" came a shriek, and one of the servants came running through the room. "RATS! RATS IN THE HALL! AIEEE!"
Rudolph sighed, then stepped into the hall. "HIKARU! KAORU! I said no tricks in my castle!"
"You said no tricks on your wife…" Hikaru said, smirking.
"You said nothing about your servants!" Kaoru finished, equally smirking.
The king slapped his forehead. "Fine… fine! No tricks on my wife OR my staff! Now pick up your toys and knock it off! We've got enough to worry about now…" he looked out the window. "I should have gone with them. God knows what kind of trouble they're facing…"
"THAT'S IT!" Tamaki exclaimed so loudly it shook the walls, leaping into the air. "We could go to Scotland and help Kiff and his family! We can contact several of our pen-pals to assist us as well!"
"Um, Senpai? How would we get to Scotland in three days?" Haruhi questioned. "Let alone stop an evil sorcerer?"
"I have connections with some Americans who know how to handle the paranormal," Kyouya said, typing at his laptop. "We could arrange a rendezvous in Scotland, then track down those meddlers and assist them in their mission."
"Exactly! How would we still be the Host Club if we did not lend a helping hand? It is our sworn duty to help others in need… especially if the fate of the world is at stake!" Tamaki declared.
"Hear, hear!" Hikaru and Kaoru agreed.
"What do you think, King Rudolph? Can we go help our friends? Pleeeaaaaase?" Honey asked, using his sweetest expression.
Rudolph considered it, but gave a nod. "They've helped me in the past, I believe I should return a favor. We'll leave at once." he said.
"Yaaaaay!" Tamaki, Honey, Hikaru, and Kaoru exclaimed, throwing confetti in the air.
"Why do I have a feeling we're committing suicide?" Haruhi muttered to herself.
"Let me grab some weapons you can use, then we'll-" Rudolph said, opening a door.
*Splat!*
…getting a pie in the face. "Hikaru… Kaoru…"
"You didn't say no pranks on you, either!" The twins said defensively, holding back snickers.
Rudolph wiped the cream off his face, then walked on. Now I know what Puggsy has to deal with… he thought, bitterly.
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Back with our protagonists…
"Are they still arguing?" Crim asked in a whisper.
"Yep," David replied.
"What do you mean 'still'? Those two have been arguing since before we were born," Ouka scoffed.
"What are you kids still doing up?" Stalker asked as she and Hardy walked over.
"Puggsy and WG got into an argument. They've been in there for nearly half an hour," David replied.
"What are they argufying about this time?" Hardy asked.
"Something about which one of them has the most suckiest life," Crim replied. "Something about what happened in some chapter… where he um… what was it again, Ouka?"
"Snapped at her about wanting to die and saying how he was going to make sure she wouldn't," Ouka replied. "I thought it was pretty sweet at first… but I think he was just doing it to spite her. She didn't seem so happy about it."
Hardy and Stalker exchanged glances.
"We're waiting to see who throws the first punch, now." David added.
"Alright, you three. Go to bed. It's none of your business if Puggsy and WG want to kill each other," Stalker said. "…Actually, they argue like this all the time. You'll probably hear them from your room,"
"Okay. 'Night," Crim sighed, and they walked off to bed…
While Hardy and Stalker knelt by the door. "I bet Puggsy throws the first punch," Hardy said.
"That's a sucker bet," Stalker replied, and they listened in on the conversation.
"…shouldn't be such an emo about it." Puggsy was saying.
"I'm not an 'emo', Puggsy. You want an emo, hang out with Bella and the Cullens," WG retorted.
"And that's another Twilight-bash to chalk up," Hardy whispered.
"SHUSH!" Stalker snapped.
"Hey, my life is just as bad as yours, but you don't see ME getting all dramatical about it," Puggsy sneered.
"Your life is better than mine, I bet. All you have to worry about is getting tackled by werewolves and setting a good influence on Kiff… which I also have to do!"
"FYI, WG, he's not exactly 'your' son."
"What? I carried him, didn't I?"
"For a week. You were only a surrogate mom, remember?"
"But Edwin said he carried some of my DNA-"
"He was talking about your powers. Kiff, somehow, inherited your powers… but he doesn't have any of your actual genes. He was going to tell you, but never found the time."
There was a pause. "So… does this mean I don't get a Mother's Day gift this year?" there was a heavy sigh and there was a sound of someone sitting on the bed. "Picked a good time to tell me this… I've been calling him a son since the day I found out he had a trait of mine. As if FF2 forgetting about his feelings for me wasn't enough…"
"One word about being dead, and I'll clobberize ya."
"Is she always this depressed?" Hardy asked.
"Depends on the last time she had bacon," Stalker replied.
"I'm just saying my life sucks worse than yours, that's it." WG sighed, bitterly.
"Please, you couldn't last a day in my shoes," Puggsy scoffed. "If we switched places, you'd be begging for your own life back after the first five minutes!"
"Would I? You spend a day in MY shoes, and you'd see why I hate it so much."
"I'd bet…"
"C'mon… someone throw a punch already…" Stalker whispered.
"What are you two doing?" Storm asked, walking up.
"Gah! Nothing!" Stalker and Hardy gasped, standing up and quickly walking away.
Kiff and Blackrose walked over, arching an eyebrow. "Hey, is my dad and half-mom okay?" Kiff asked. "They normally don't argue this long without it ending in a fist-fight."
"From what Fangs has told me, it's something serious," Storm said.
"How serious? What's wrong?" Blackrose asked, concerned.
Storm looked over, watching Jennifer walk by, then whispered. "For one thing, your aunt." she whispered. "Jennifer has really been acting like a snob, and has gotten WG really upset…"
"And they're arguing about that?"
Storm sighed. "No… I really shouldn't say anything to you, but you ought to know- just as long as you don't say anything."
"We promise," Kiff said seriously, then paused. "It… wouldn't have anything to do with that scar on her wrist, would it?"
"How did you know about that?"
"Her wristband slipped off once a few months ago, and she never said how she got it- she always shows off her scars… What's going on?"
Storm breathed. "Don't freak but… WG's had thoughts about suicide. D-Don't worry, she hasn't been having them anymore, she's too dignified for that-"
"But Jennifer's been dragging her down, hasn't she? Got her thinking like that again, right? Is that way my dad's pissed at her, because Jennifer's made life so hard for her?"
"Okay, one, don't cuss in front of a lady. And two, your dad is 'mad' at your half-mom because she keeps saying how she hates her life, and he wants her to shut up and stop letting your aunt get her down. That's what Fangs has told me, and I have nothing more to say. C'mon, lets go get some sleep, let them settle it. It's their business, not ours. We're meddlers, we meddle with bad guys, not other people's lives. Off you go, shoo."
Blackrose and Kiff walked off. "Is your aunt really that mean?" she asked.
"She's not my aunt," Kiff replied, bitterly. "Anyone who thinks I shouldn't have been born and drives my mom into a depression doesn't come from any bloodline of mine." With that, he went into his room and shut the door.
"He's really upset, isn't he?" Lilly asked. "Is he going to be okay?"
To tell the truth… I don't know. Blackrose thought in reply. From all that's going on, I… I just don't know. Country-music began to play, and Blackrose froze. "Oh, heck no. I already sang two songs, I ain't bursting into song-and-dance now. (grr)" she muttered.
"Can I take this one? I've been wanting a solo number." Lilly requested.
Okay, but make it short. Blackrose took out a picture of the sun, and transformed into Lilly, who began her own original song. …Wait, this is going to be original? Oh, for the love of-
Lilly: Things have changed, and it's not looking good
Life's turned upside-down since my childhood
People are yelling, people are screaming
And all the dreamers have stopped dreaming,
And it just keeps getting harder…
What's wrong with the world, Mama?
Are we going to make it through, Papa?
Is life really what it's cut out to be?
We keep praying to the Lord above
The world's filling with more hate than love
Oh, God please give me answers…
Because life's a disaster…
She walked into her room, hearing Jessica and Jennifer arguing. "Well, I don't want YOUR kid around MY kid, from the way YOU raise her-" Jessica was snapping.
"Oh, like YOUR way is any better?" Jennifer was retorting, but Lilly walked on, not wanting to hear the rest.
Lilly: People bad-mouth left and right
Always wanting to start a fight
No one wants to settle things calmly
Or heed the advice of their daddies and mommies
They just want to go at it alone…
Acting like they're all-grown… (but they're not)
Oh, what's wrong with the world, Mommy and Daddy?
Why do we treat each other so badly?
Is this the world we have to live in?
We pray to the Lord, asking for His grace
Trying hard to survive the world we gotta face
God, please give us the right answers…
To keep this world from disaster…
Ohh, we need love and faith to rise
Help us see others through Your eyes
God please give us an answer…
All we need is just one answer…
And save us from the next disaster
The song ended and Lilly lied down in bed. "God… please help us on our journey," she prayed. "And help Kiff's family… please keep us safe, and keep us from feeling hatred."
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Kitefang and Biff had guard-duty. The snow had stopped falling and everything looked clear. Lights from a nearby cottage shined, and they saw a couple corpses walking about, but they stayed clear from them. "Nothing on my side, what about you, Kitefang?" Biff asked, looking through a pair of binoculars.
"Just the walking dead, an empty house… and a little girl in the yard, crying-" Kitefang answered, then did a double-take. "Hold up!" He zoomed in, seeing the little girl clearly. "That's one of those gangster girls from Ouran! Only… little."
"Huh? What's she doing down there?"
"I don't know… It could be a trick,"
Down the hill, the girl was sobbing. "Daddy…" she whimpered. "Help…" she screamed when the zombies started coming close.
Biff slid down and started running down the hill. "Trick or not, no one's getting eaten tonight," he said. "Kitefang, cover me!"
"You got it!" Kitefang snarled, aiming his gun at the zombies, ready to help out Biff. "…You are WG's brother, you crazy nut."
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Toni: Next chapter, a rescue mission takes place.
Luca: Followed by more action. Now, please review.
Toni: Any flames, and I'll use a fork and scrape your eyes out.
Luca: Yeah, not fun.