At That Woman's home, there was a huge dig up. Out popped a huge pickaxe, and out of the hole was Ronny.
"YAY! We're in!" He cheered.
Kimura stepped out next, followed by Cole, then Miranda, Setsuna, and Roger.
"Whoa… It's like Alberto del Rio's own huge mansion!" Cole announced.
He was right. They were in That Woman's living room, complete with satin curtains, elegant furnishings, and a huge Gastly painting. Above the painting was a display case with a mannequin inside. It was Michi, frozen from That Woman's clutches. Roger found it, while the others looked around.
Miranda said, "Look at this…"
She then said the paintings, in a row, of Dawn's mother, That Woman's father, and uncles:
"My Mama… My Papa… My Uncle (This Man)… My Uncle There… My Uncle Over Here… My Uncle Over There… This Uncle Over There… My Uncle Right Here… This Uncle There… My Uncle Right Over Here… My Uncle Right Over There…"
"Hmm…" Miranda was confused, "Quite the family tree."
Setsuna said, "Weird. They all looked the same, except for That Woman's mother."
"How did That Man get a child, like That Woman? It's weird…" Miranda asked.
Cole then viewed the elegant furnishings. Kimura approached him and asked, "Would it be better if she had a swimsuit?"
Cole remarked, "No. Besides, I bet we can sell these, so I can be rich! I'll bet Del Rio can pawn this nice table at about $1.3 million."
Kimura scoffed, "I like it, if it were a human woman table."
Roger found Michi and called, "GUYS! I found Michi!"
They all approached the display case, but Ronny was eager to obtain her.
"All right!" He ran off, "We got her!"
"NO, wait!" Roger cried, "It could be a-!"
A trap door opened. Ronny fell to his death, inside of a huge lava trench.
"Trap…" Roger scoffed.
The outsiders were embarrassed.
"I knew it…" Miranda snubbed.
Chapter 49
Miyazawa & May vs. ACROSS (Part 3)
May was leaving, as Wyatt called to her, "What are you doing?"
"I have to find Yuki!" She called.
Jen said, "Let her. We'll have to find the pinpoint location on the base. I checked the news today, and I found their base of operations."
Jonesy smiled, "ALRIGHT! WE FOUND THEM!"
Jen announced, "Wait! We'll need backup. I tried The Gang, but they were too busy. I'm calling Kanaka Nanase. Maybe she'll be able to send some backup to help."
"Kanaka?" May asked, "You mean like Narue Nanase?"
"Yeah," Jen stated, "They are sisters."
"I never knew that!"
"Well, you should've asked. And in any case, since you know about us, as members of the LSAAWS…"
"I didn't, but I do now."
"You'll be with us. We promise that we'll rescue your friends. But you're staying with us."
"Thank you."
Jonesy asked Jen, "Are you crazy? We can't bring her! She's just a kid!"
Jen rebutted, "She's not… but I think we may learn more about her. Last night, she glowed in a white sensation. We may need to learn more about her."
May then said, "Well, come on! Let's go!"
She ran off, as the Kona Force followed, even though they were to lead.
"Come on! Of all days!" Jen screamed.
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At the camp, Miyazawa was flat-lining, as Elise tried to revive her.
"Wake up!" She yelled, giving CPR, "Ma'am, we need you to live! Come on!"
Mizuki was worried, as Steven was nervous. Dan then asked if it was right to revive her.
Chris said, "Well, she did lose a lot of blood."
Peter growled, "Come on, dammit… She's a part of ACROSS! Don't wake her!"
Miyazawa then started to see black again…
Are you okay?
"Where am I?"
You must be lost… Did something happen?
"I was shot… and I was heartbroken…"
Who did this?
"My husband… Souichiro Ari-."
Nonsense. You have nothing to blame, but yourself. You have been a nuisance… ever since May sided with you. However, Arima did that, because he remembered you.
"He… He did?"
Yes… Can you imagine if someone you knew was like that? What about Hyatt?
"I don't think she'd qualify as a-."
Yukino… Please try to comprehend… Only YOU and HER can free him…
"But… He shot me!"
You must save him! He is NOT the Arima you know and love. If you can free him from his dark soul, while the others are being preoccupied, then you can live happily.
"But the worlds are jumbled up! What are you talking about?"
Maybe so! But this is your destiny… Find May… Find her… then you can stop him…
"But… I can't… I cannot hurt him…"
If you could, my dear… Then I would see that you have the heart to do so… If you can do it… then… I think you'll be one step closer to your main goal…
The voices disappeared. Miyazawa was gone, as well.
Miyazawa was waking up. She saw a bunch of people by her.
"Is she okay?" Tsukasa asked.
Kagami asked Miyazawa, "Will you be alright?"
Konata then said, "Amazing… Being shot in the heart… and survived."
Elise asked her, "So, where do you come from?"
"I should ask you the same thing," Yukino retorted, "Where am I?"
She then grabbed Elise's shirt and huffed, "Where's May?"
"May?" Elise asked.
"She was that same girl we met, back at the Krusty Krab!" Chris responded.
"Yeah, and we have learned that she was there, helping the Momotsuki stop the two evil cannibals!" Kagami added.
Steven huffed, "We happened to be neighbors! And that May kid scoffed at me!"
Farra growled, "Uh, Steven… Now's not the right time!"
"Wait… Do most of you know her?" Miyazawa asked.
Dan said, "I'm Dan. She was the one that made me go through peace with Eugene Krabs."
Yukino got up and said, "Well, thank you for reviving me. But…"
She grabbed Elise's gun and called for Pero Pero. The group was shocked. Miyuki woke up, completely in pain.
"Let her go…" she groaned, "She knows exactly what to do."
Konata cried, "Miyuki-Chan! You cannot be awake!"
Miyuki stood up and said to Miyazawa, "Miss Miyazawa… I think I know you from somewhere…"
"Who's she, and how did she know my name?" Yukino thought.
"I read about Arima's files. You're his wife."
"Soon-to-be ex-wife, once I'm done with him."
"I cannot let you go at it alone… But I can promise you this: Once you go in, you may never come out."
"Why is that?"
Farra explained, "You see, we have learned that ACROSS has a huge dome, which is their base entrance. What we are going to do is infiltrate it and stop Arima, at all costs."
Peter said, "When we end ACROSS, everybody will be in peace. Of course, they may be the reason why the entire world is all fucked up."
Miyazawa then asked, "One thing… What is an ACROSS?"
Percival stated, "ACROSS is a huge syndicate, capable of World Domination. From the files of both Department of Civil Service and Alliance Across the World, ACROSS had succeeded before, and has again. But the first time that happened, they were stopped by the Municipal Force Daitenzin. A lot of people had died, but the ringleader, Il Palazzo, escaped."
Miyazawa thought, "Excel and Hyatt's group…"
"Wait," she snapped, "Isn't Arima the leader?"
Konata said, "Unfortunately, no. He was leader, after Il Palazzo stepped down, or so we've heard. Il Palazzo was the first leader. According to the encrypted data from the Aki Hinata Body Suit we've obtained, ACROSS planned on using the city, for their dreams of further conquest, on the Pekoponians."
Kagami said, "Or so their allies say. Arima's name was mentioned in the data, recognizing himself as leader."
Konata added, "So… by forming the Lucky Star Association, we were able to help out, stopping this mad man. The Kona Force is currently MIA, until communications are working again…"
Peter said, "We were hired by Miyuki Takara, courtesy of permission by our boss, Kanaka Nanase, leader of AAW."
Steven smirked, "And folks, let me tell you… I have had such fun and disaster that I don't know how to say it!"
"Meaning?" Heather asked.
"Meaning that it's so much fun that it hurts."
Dan said, "And we, of course, were assigned to help, since Elise is a skilled fighter. I, of course, have the knowledge for revenge, locked, stocked, and clean as a barrel."
Chris tittered, "I'm just tagging along with my wife."
Miyazawa smiled and said, "Well… I am surprised by this group's moxie."
She then cocked her gun and said, "But I have my own worries."
She removed her shirt, leaving a small white T-shirt and a blue skirt. She then placed Pero Pero on her shoulder and bowed.
"I'm deeply grateful for you guys to help me… But I owe someone, after all these months…"
She left, as Dan called to her. Kagami stopped him, "No. I cannot let her go through with this… with you, of course."
"Leave her!" Peter shouted, "She has her issues… I have mine!"
He then held up a huge rifle and snapped, "This is where that bastard pays!"
Mizuki shouted, "NO! I cannot let you do it!"
"He let a robot nearly kill my best friend's husband! How can I forgive him? He programmed the android to kill, and that's what he's done!"
He then sprouted tears and shouted, "I cannot let this happen, at all! What if it was Farra, or Steven, or Heather, or you?"
"Well, I wouldn't be sure about Steven, since he-."
"And that's my point! If you'd die, I'd never forgive myself! If we lose to Arima and ACROSS, we lose everything!"
He then said, "I don't care if I die… But damn it! I have to tend to this, myself!"
Farra called, "Peter!"
He stopped, as Farra smiled, "I'm coming with you."
Heather cheered, "So will I! I'm done being a comic relief for someone that can die, for no reason necessary!"
Steven shouted, "I'm in, too! Only this time, Steven Cooke is with his buds!"
Percival smirked, "What stamina. This new Peter Giese intrigues me. I'll join you, too."
Mizuki sobbed, "Fine… Go and die! But if you die, I'd never forgive you!"
Peter turned away, but Mizuki blew a raspberry and winked, "Just kidding!"
The Gang was in! They have the heart to stop ACROSS!
Elise smiled and said, "Well… They sure have lots of stamina."
Dan then growled, "Right… Now the time has come…"
He shouted, at the top of his lungs:
"I WILL BURN ACROSS… TO THE GROUND!"
Kagami scoffed, "Fire is his element… for arson…"
Tsukasa nodded, holding Mr. Mumbles, "Even we have some ways to help."
Konata then comforted Miyuki, who was still in pain, "So… I got what you needed, in case of Big Bad Souichi…"
She held up a suitcase, and Miyuki smiled, "Thank you. Did you set it into my special modifications?"
Konata nodded, as Kagami was concerned. "What are you two doing?"
Miyuki winked, "That's classified."
Meanwhile, at the backyard of That Woman, she and April continued to brawl. That Woman was being pummeled by April's 256 Color attack.
"AH! It's a dangerous rainbow!" She cried.
"Showed you, ass!" April snapped, "NOW! We end this now!"
She broke free and did a stance, "NA! BE! HA! BE!"
That Woman cried, "NO! Not that!"
She launched a powerful attack, which is an energy shot.
"HAAAAAAAAAA!"
That Woman deflected the shot and snickered, "PSYCH!"
"WHAT?" April cringed, "But why?"
"I can see it in you," That Woman smirked, "I enjoy that you have darkness, coursing in your veins, like those Goth chicks. Sadly, with the huge plethora of many vibrant colors, sponsoring Skittles, you have become a weak idiot!"
April groaned, "No… How? Why did I agree to this power? I hate that stupid Miz-K!"
That Woman laughed, "Too bad. You know, your master taught you his moves, but Papa gave me a move of my own! Call it… The Agony OF THE FEET!"
She lifted her right leg up and removed her shoe, launching a menacing green blast, from her bare foot. April gets blasted by the shot and loses her powers. She collapsed onto the ground, out cold.
"Too bad… I always figured that you'd bested me, but you had to listen to Miz-K!"
"Somebody called me name?" Miz-K cried out.
He dived down from the sky and shouted, "That Woman!"
He landed in front of her and yelled, "Sorry… But I knew that you'd show your true form."
"Miz-K Takase… We meet, at last… Papa heard about you and told me the story of how Pedro befriended Nabeshin. Of course, he died, before meeting you."
"Naturally. But you should know that I hated ACROSS more, than Old Man Nabeshin!"
"Too bad. You'll remember him… in spirit."
That Woman then socked the Miz-K and laughed. He stood in place and growled, "Didn't hurt!"
Pedro and Sandora came to and saw what went on.
"Amazing, Papa!" Sandora cried, "Stubble Man came!"
Pedro whimpered, "Miz-K… Do it! Pedro is not taking this punishment!"
Miz-K then laughed, "Oh, I cannot hit you, but I may take you for a ride."
He bearhugged her and shouted, "I'm taking a playbook from Nabeshin's play! WAIT! Scratch that and reverse it!"
He flew up, tightening That Woman. She tried to break free, but couldn't.
"NO! I CANNOT LOSE TO YOU!" She shrieked, "NO WAY YOU CAN SAVE THESE AWFUL REJECTS!"
"Maybe not, but I can, at least, destroy you!" Miz-K smiled.
"Damn you and your chivalry!" She shouted.
He then thought, "Time for a last resort. Michi is waiting for you, April. Take what I've learned and master it to your next star pupil."
April woke up and saw Miz-K and That Woman fly away, in the clouds. They started to glow, as April was shocked.
"MIZ-K!" She screamed.
"NOOOOOOO!" Pedro screamed.
"YOU IDIOT!" That Woman shrieked, "YOU'LL KILL YOURSELF, TOO!"
"Guess I will," Miz-K winked, "Or will I?"
BOOM!
An explosion occurred in the sky. Miz-K sacrificed himself to save Michi.
April sobbed, "No… Miz-K…"
They all got up and were sad… Until…
Butch yelled, "WE CAN GO IN, NOW!"
Cassidy nodded, "He's right! Forget that moment, right there! Maybe now we'll end this nightmare, now that That Woman is ashes."
Pedro demanded, "April… Pedro believes them. Team Rocket is not so bad, once you'd get used to it."
April nodded, "Right. I guess I should, since… Well, you did help me… Yeah."
They ran inside the fortress, as April smiled to the sky.
"Miz-K… Rest in peace…"
She left, as an unknown figure was parachuting down, from five hundred feet. It was… Miz-K?
"I'm not dead, you know!" He said, as he floated downward, "Seriously… Then how would I continue on with the story?"
Back at the F City ruins, May appeared by the ACROSS fortress and was smiling.
"Wow…" she said, "This is great!"
She brought the Kona Force with.
Jen said, "We'll have to wait for backup."
Jonesy smirked, "We got all we need."
However, Miyazawa was heading towards where May is… and also Arima.
"Souichiro… I'm gonna find out why and how you did all this, just to get to me!" She panted, as she sprinted.
The Gang, however, drove in their ULTRA Beatle.
Peter then thought, while driving, "Arima… What's gotten into you? What may be the justification, I'm the riposte."
Mizuki grew worried again, as Farra said to her, "He'll get over it."
Dan, Chris, Elise, and Mr. Mumbles continued to head to the fortress.
"Like I said before, I'm not liking this, at all!" Chris gasped.
Dan smiled, "I'm so getting a bad feeling about this… and I like it!"
And holding up the flank: Konata and her friends in the LSAAWS huge tanker.
"What's our length?" Konata asked Kagami.
"It's there! We got about ten miles to go!" She replied.
Miyuki then seethed, as Konata smirked, "I knew Arima was a great way for Miyuki-Chan for revenge. She's cute when she's angry."
Kagami snapped, "It'll be more cuter, if your stupidity gets us all dead!"
And so, our many great heroes continued to head to ACROSS's main HQ. Will they stop Arima, before it's too late?
At the HQ, Tenma was finishing up the final touches of Arima's plan.
"Finished," she said, "Once we have all the worlds in control, the alternate worlds will be corrupt-free… since we are destroying them."
Keroro announced, "Tenma! Keep things on the lookout! My men will man outside, making sure that no one interferes!"
He then asked, "Also… You up for Cow with rice for lunch, tonight?"
Tenma smiled, "Please!"
Keroro appeared in his Fuyuki suit and laughed, "Dear Pekoponians… It'll be the best day of our lives, since Tenma has begun her AM-Net powers, for an ACROSS plan. I hope you like the cities being gone of peace, when our huge weapon destroys each city. Love, Sergeant Keroro."
Oh, no… You mean… THIS MAY BE THE END?
To be continued…
