As The Gang departs to the hospital to drop off Mundy & Heather, who were badly beaten down by Rena Ryugu, Geb of Steven Nevins's Egyptian Gods, The Gang relocate to rest up and relax.

Last time, Peter, Cassandra, and Yoko, in a team effort, defeated the evil Rena, and thus ending her chance to achieve a vendetta that she wanted from long ago. As she dies in the Egyptian Desert, the trouble was about to brew.

A girl in pale skin, wearing a black school uniform, with a red right eye, was reading a comic book. Her bangs were covering her left eye, as she was reading her comic book. A man in a blue shirt and jeans walked to her and asked, "Hey, excuse me, Miss! Whatcha reading?"

The girl huffed, as she ignored him. He asked, "Cool! Is that a manga? I wanna read a bit of it."

She turned away, as the man took a peek. He then offered a box of cookies and asked, "Here. Do you want a snack?"

She quickly took the box and started to eat the cookies. He then exclaimed, as he held up binoculars, "Look, kid, I'm a fledgling cartoonist, and I was wondering if I'd like to borrow your comic for a moment. I needed some inspiration, and nothing gets me jazzed up than reading rare comics. In return, I'll give you my binoculars, if you'd let me read it."

The girl nodded and traded with the man. She viewed in the binoculars, as the man was reading her comic.

"The Tokisaki Family Adventure… Huh? No author credit. But the cover is nice. I like this story idea, of a creepy family."

He peered at the first page, and saw a badly drawn view of a sunny desert view. He said, "Oh, how unique. It's crudely drawn, but it has the best print equality to it, and not to mention it's in full color. Lemme see…"

He read the panels to the comic, with the next panel showing a plane flying past the sun, "Once upon a time, a family of two was traveling together."

A man in pale skin with spiky black hair said in the next panel, "I'm Hatred!"

The girl that resembles the girl from before, only with one red eye and a busty and slump body, replied in the next, "And I'm his daughter, Kurumi!"

The next panel showed Kurumi, sitting on a rock, reading her book. "Kurumi was always shy and quiet. But she couldn't anything without her father, Hatred, by her side. She was always alone."

The man turned the page, showing Hatred in the next panel, "Hatred, her father, on the other hand, always goes for a travel, as this handsome and courageous man would protect his daughter, no matter what."

A disfigured man, resembling the same cartoonist, with fangs and talons, was shown, talking to Kurumi, "One day, a nice man came along and spoke with Kurumi. The young traveler gave her snacks, and his binoculars. Kurumi was extremely happy."

The next panel showed Kurumi happy, and the traveler walked off. "'OH! It's 10:30!' said the nice and helpful traveler. As he left, Kurumi remained happy for him. But, minutes after he left her…"

The next page showed the same man, impaled into the metal hooks of a telephone pole, bleeding heavily. "…the traveler was impaled into a wayward telephone pole… and he died a horrific death…"

The man stopped reading and was amazed, "Wow… M-rated action… And such blood and gore. I'm surprised that this existed in Egypt."

He peered through the pages, and read out that there are blank pages. "Huh? Weird… This comic seems unfinished… I see only blank pages. Such a bizarre comic book. Must be a dud, but somehow, this comic totally pulled me in, like a sort of connection between us."

He exclaimed to her, "This comic does look amazing. I can't wait to get ideas off of it. How about this? I'll take this comic from you. Name your price! Money's no object! I'm only gonna use it to finish it."

A huge muscular man in pale skin and long black hair, wearing a long black jacket, appeared, booming in a red aura. He called out to him, "IT'S NOT FOR SALE!"

The man said to the traveler, "Are you deaf or something? My daughter's comic is not yours to purchase! Get the hell out of here!"

The traveler gasped, "Huh? This girl's your daughter?"

Hatred roared, "I WON'T TELL YOU AGAIN! LEAVE!"

The traveler dashed away, leaving Kurumi's comic behind. Hatred picked up her comic, and said, "Kurumi, my dear, what did I tell you about talking to strangers? There's a lot of bad people out there."

The bus driver called out, "LAST CALL! THE BUS TO ASWAN IS READY TO DEPART!"

He held her up and said, "That's us. Come along, dear. The bus for Aswan is about to leave. We have to meet the others, who are being treated for their wounds."

Kurumi nodded, as they walked together to a bus, heading to Aswan. Apparently, Aswan is where Heather and Mundy are currently located, after being badly wounded by Rena. The same traveler went on the same bus, heading to that same area. As Kurumi and Hatred were about to step on board, Kurumi was reading her comic, again. She showed it to her father, as he viewed it. He stepped back and said, "I see…"

The bus drove off, as Hatred said, "If that's how it is, we'll just take the next bus, then."

XXXXX

Moments later, a bus was crashed into a mountainside, with most of the people badly hurt and killed… including the same traveler that is impaled into the telephone pole, through the neck and chest areas. His watch said "10:30". What could this mean? Was this a sort of coincidence? Kurumi and Hatred were aboard another bus to Aswan. They were sitting in the back seat. Kurumi read a panel, which showed them, in their comic form, sitting on the bus, relaxing, "The Tokisakis took another bus to Aswan, four hours later. They avoided the accident, a while back. The poor traveler died, during that accident. It was horrible, but they turned away, realizing that it was for the best. He was very kind, indeed."

The next panel showed the family walking in Aswan, "What lies ahead for our father-daughter duo, enjoying a relaxing vacation in Aswan?"

Another panel views Hatred, seeing a badly-drawn version of Chazz, Yamabuki, and Michelle. "'Oh! Here they are!' said Hatred, as he viewed the three evil travelers."

Hatred gasped, "It's them!"

The bus passed the real Chazz, Yamabuki, and Michelle, as Kurumi continued to read, showing them choke to death, drinking tea, "As they had black tea, they died of a poisonous and fatal concoction inside."

Kurumi grinned evilly and said to Hatred, "Father, look!"

He viewed the comic, and then giggled evilly, "So… We have to slip them the Mickey in their tea, eh? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

They got off the bus, minutes after the three people went off. Hatred laughs, as he said, "The invincible Father-Daughter duo, us, will end The Gang, once and for all! Kurumi, my dear daughter, whose Stand is able to see the future… And me, Hatred, with a Stand that can morph into anything… as I see fit…"

He held Kurumi on his shoulder, and grinned, "We are going to win this war, and send them to their early graves! I, Hatred, wield the power of the God of Creation, Khnum, and my dear Kurumi, the powerful and worthy God of Knowledge, Thoth! Our cards are of those of the Egyptian Gods! Chazz Princeton, Michelle Nevins, Yamabuki Suou, prepare to meet your doom… BY THE TOKISAKI FAMILY!"

The Gang's Next Opponents: Hatred and Kurumi Toksaki [Khnum & Thoth]
Khnum is Card #6 and Thoth is Card #7 in the Egyptian Gods

Episode XXXIII – Chapter 3: Khnum & Thoth!
The Family Tokisaki!

CLANG!
At a small café, near town, Kurumi dragged off an unconscious waiter, who was bleeding from the mouth, and with a wound from his neck. Hatred knocked him out with a pot. He viewed the comic and pondered at which table that the others are going to sit in. He pointed at the table, "That one. They will be served the poison black tea, on that table."

Kurumi took the comic back and grinned demonically, "My comic always comes true, thanks to the powers of my Stand, The God of Knowledge ,Thoth."

She cackled evilly, as she and Hatred prepare for their attack.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, the others were walking together, as Yamabuki was eating a pretzel rod. She asked, "So, are they gonna pull through?"

Michelle said, "Well, Mundy and Heather are going to be fine. Mundy's major arteries weren't seriously damaged, so he'll be out, by tomorrow. But Heather's was so bad that it may have to be treated. At this rate, she may go blind."

Yamabuki said, "That's too bad. I feel bad for what happened to her."

Chazz said, "Even so, it's unfortunate for her, after all these weeks, trying to reunite with her husband, only to be OUT of this journey. If her condition worsens, we might have to leave her behind."

They stopped, as Yamabuki said, "All this talk about the others' health is making me parched. One of these cafés may have a spot of water here."

Chazz huffed, "No water. How about beer?"

Michelle stated, "Yamabuki's underage. We'll have tea. But which one should we go to?"

Yamabuki flicked her pretzel rod, and it spun to the dirt, pointing to their left. It was a MAXIM café, the same café that Kurumi and Hatred are waiting for them, with their style of Mickey Finn.

"There you have it. The pretzel snack has spoken!"

XXXXX

And as predicted, they sat together in a table, as Hatred, disguised as a waiter, was serving to them. He said, "Welcome to our café. How may I serve you?" as he was showing a quiet glare.

Michelle said, "Just black tea is fine."

Yamabuki smiled, "Same here!"

Chazz added, "Hmph."

Hatred said, "Three black teas. Coming right up."

As he left, Michelle quietly said, "No, we better not…"

She said to Hatred, "Hold up, lad! Scratch that order, for a moment."

He whispered to Yamabuki, "Listen, Egypt is enemy territory. This is MIO's dominion, and since there are more enemies that may attack us, we won't know where or when they will strike. Besides, I fear this place may have poisoned goods."

Hatred halted, and was stunned. Michelle said, "So, from this point on, we drink from bottles and cans."

Yamabuki complained, "What? Seriously? And I was looking forward to tea."

Michelle called to Hatred, "I know. Hey, waiter! Bollocks on the black tea! Give us some cola! Three cans!"

Hatred roared, "CO-LA?!"

Chazz asked, "What's wrong? You don't have any?"

Hatred explained, "N-no-no-no-no! I mean, we only have bottles… uh, yeah… Three colas, coming up."

He went to the cooler to get cola, as Michelle added, "Oi! One more thing, just to be safe, we'll open them, ourselves. And make sure the caps are on, and stayed on; and to make sure there is NO funny business, bring us the ones next to the first two on the left. That's the third, fourth, and fifth bottles, from the far right!"

Hatred growled, as he was getting the bottles, "Damn it… Why do they want the bottles with the caps on? How am I supposed to put poison in those? The prediction is wrong, I bet… but Kurumi is always right. ALWAYS! So, why do they even want the caps on the bottles, in the first place? Do they know?"

He calmed down and pondered, "If I don't let her down, we'll lose this battle… and we'll never defeat them. I have to believe… Kurumi, my daughter, Father will show you how."

Kurumi thought, as she watched on, behind a corner, "No… Father is scared… But the predictions are accurate."

As he reached for the cooler, a merchant yelled out, holding a bottle of soda, "HEY! This bottle of soda is warm! I'm not paying your shit, you asshole! I'm never drinking here, again!"

He walked off, as Michelle cried, "HOLD ON! THAT COLA ISN'T COLD?!"

Yamabuki said, "Almost as worse as bad sushi and bad ramen… Long story…"

Hatred corrected, "I'm sorry, but our fridge is broken. I had no idea."

Yamabuki giggled, "See, Miss Nevins? Don't you think you're being paranoid? There's no way that this waiter is the enemy… despite that he looks like your average intimidating server. Besides, if he was our enemy, and he did poison our drinks, how the heck would he know about us, coming in? He doesn't know us. I picked this café, out of whim, and this city's lax on drinks. I understand if this is the only café, but there are tons of others."

Hatred growled, as he secretly whispered, "Oh… But I do know you…"

Michelle stated, "Well, that's true, but we can't be too careful, around here!"

Yamabuki stated, as she sat up, "If you don't want to drink there, we can take the one, across the street. I mean, it was a random café we walked into. I'm sure the service there is helpful."

They left the café, as Kurumi and Hatred's plan was foiled… but… the café that the others were about to go to was caught ablaze. They gasped, as a man cried in horror, outside, "NOOOOOOOOOOO! MY CAFÉ! IT'S RUINED!"

The first fireman said, "Any idea what caused the fire?"

The second fireman said, "Yeah. Some firebug thought it'd be fun to use a lit cigarette, and make it into a half-eaten pretzel stick, and set it on fire. That was how the fire was caused."

Yamabuki gasped in horror, as she sobbed, "Oh… Shimata!"

Michelle turned around and said to Hatred, "Uh, waiter… I think we'll have those teas, after all."

Hatred smiled lightly and said, "Yes, ma'am… Three black teas, coming up."

Hatred was overjoyed, as he was able to poison them, after all, after Yamabuki accidentally caused a fire to another café. But how a half-eaten pretzel rod could cause the fire, we'll never know.

Kurumi smiled, "Yes!"

XXXXX

They were served their tea, as Hatred walked off. Yamabuki said, nearly sweating, "Boy, for someone to throw a cigarette into the ground like that, they sure are rude people… I hope they find the Firestarter…"

Miz-K NOTE: THAT WAS YOU, YAMABUKI!

She held her cup of tea, as Chazz and Michelle sipped theirs. Hatred then smirked, "Yes… This is it."

They took a sip, but…

"MEOW!" Yoko jumped in, onto the table behind them, and stolen a small piece of cake.

A woman cried, "AAAAH! MY CAKE!"

A man yelled out, "HEY! WHO THE HELL LET THAT CAT IN HERE?"

PTOO! PTOO! PTOO!
Michelle, Chazz, & Yamabuki did a spit-take, spitting out the poisonous tea, as they realized that Yoko, the cat that they found, has jumped in and snatched away a slice of cake. Yoko swallowed the cake, as Chazz, Yamabuki, & Michelle growled, seething in anger, "YOKOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Yoko dashed off, as Michelle cried, "I'll get that damned furball for you! DAMN IT, YOKO!"

She ran after her, as Chazz and Yamabuki followed. Kurumi and Hatred were appalled, as Kurumi sobbed, "Was that-?"

Hatred gasped, "A cat?"

Yamabuki yelled, as they ran off into the distance, "HEY! YOU GODDAMNED PUSSY! GET BACK HERE!"

Hatred snarled, pounding the table, "DAMN! They drank it, and they spat it out?! Of all the damnable luck, they almost swallowed it! We had them! Fucking pussy!"

Kurumi said, "Father, it's alright. My Stand is never wrong. They did drink the tea, but apparently, they didn't die. While off, it wasn't entirely wrong. Thoth's ability is to see the very near future."

"Well? What the hell else does your comic say?"

"Nothing yet. But we'll see, soon enough. Patience is the key."

Hatred boomed, "This time, we'll take full advantage of the next prediction, and kill those three! If that cat hadn't interfered, they'd be dead, right now!"

The comic Kurumi and Hatred were seething, as they failed. "'Curse that darn cat!' said Hatred, annoyed that a calico cat made them spat out the tea. 'And we were so close!' Both Hatred and Kurumi were frustrated."

The comic showed them running, "But knowing that they will succeed, they crept after the three evil people and their cat, until the next day. During their travels, the following day…"

Another panel showed a boy in glasses, blonde hair, and tan skin, winking in the background, "…they met with another kind traveler, who wanted to learn about Egypt. The Tokisakis hate this kind of guy, since he wasn't that important."

POW!
Hatred socked the tan-skinned guy in the face, in the next panel, dropping his wallet, "So, Hatred assaulted the guy, for no good reason, and went on his merry way. But in no time, our strong and handsome Hatred found his wallet, and claimed it for his own, since no one cares about that guy."

The guy ran away, as the wallet was shown, "Even so, he didn't do anything wrong. The annoying guy ran away, peeing in his pants, crying for his mommy."

Back in the streets of Egypt, Hatred laughed, holding a wallet full of money, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! We're rich! That bastard was in our way, and we've stolen his money! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Kurumi snickered, as she viewed her comic, "OH! Father, it's coming in! It's another prediction!"

Hatred viewed the comic, as it showed Hatred and Kurumi, continuously chasing after The Gang. "The Family continued to follow the bad guys. Nevins and her friends head off on a car, heading to a local hospital, to visit their friends, Heather and Mundy."

A panel showed Hatred creating an orange bomb. "Hatred had a plan. He made a makeshift explosive, made to simulate an orange. Hatred placed it in the car."

The next panel showed Chazz's head, exploded in half. "And Chazz, the boy in the coat, dies with his head blown in half, and his blood are splattered everywhere."

Kurumi snickered evilly, "Oh, man! This is all detailed to the fullest!"

Hatred yelled, "I SEE~!"

She and Hatred grinned evilly and demonically, as they began stage two of their plan.

Gang EXTRA

Chazz Princeton
Team Name: The Gang (Team A-Fist)
Abilities: Ojama Heart/Ojama Star (Spirit Caller)
Pure Heart: Yes
Destructiveness: S
Speed: A
Range: B
Durability: B
Precision: A
Developmental Potential: C

Moments later, as the others were heading to get supplies, Hatred snuck in and smashed off the handle of the right door to their car, their off-road buggy, using a wrench. He opened the door and took an orange from his pocket. It was showing gears and wires, and a small explosive device inside. He grinned, as he glued the peel back on. Kurumi watched on, from far away, as she said, "This is awesome… Father has this, in the bag!"

She said to the 4th wall, "In case you're wondering, my Stand, Thoth, has the ability to predict the future. Once it's printed onto my comic book, the prediction comes true, and cannot be changed, no matter what. Always 100% accurate and precise."

Hatred fixes the bomb and explained, "Good. We're gonna blow Chazz Princeton into smithereens! I triggered it to three seconds. Once he peels it off, three ticks, and BOOM! Goodbye, Hermit Ghost, Ninja Chariot, and Ojama Star!"

He placed the bomb in the bag and grinned, "His fate… … …is decided."

He placed the orange in, but…

"HEY!" Yamabuki cried, "WHO THE HELL'S IN OUR CAR?"

Hatred gasped, as he cried, "Huh? IT'S THEM!"

Only Yamabuki and Michelle appeared, as Michelle called out, "OI! Bastard! That guy's trying to rob us! HEY THERE!"

Hatred stammered, "OH, CRAP! If they find out about me, I'm toast!"

They rushed to the car, as Michelle asked, "Wait, is that Princeton?"

Yamabuki replied, "No. It's not Chazz! He says that he's going on ahead of us, to the hospital, with the others! Just who is this son of a bitch?"

Michelle called, "Don't let him get away! Be careful, Yamabuki!"

Yamabuki said, "Yeah, yeah, I know."

Kurumi shivered, "Crap! It's Nevins and Suou! Father, please hurry!"

Yamabuki yelled out, "HEY! DON'T MAKE US COME IN THERE!"

Michelle roared, "COME OUT, YOU VARLOT!"

Hatred panicked, as Michelle and Yamabuki have him cornered. He was hiding, as his hair started to spike up. Michelle growled, "Coward! Thinks he can stand his hair on end, and be scared of us? Think again! Get out of our car!"

Hatred stepped out, as Yamabuki called, "Running away won't help you!"

Michelle yelled, "You heard us! Who are you?"

Hatred revealed himself. He was… Chazz?

"Hey, what's the panic?" Hatred spoke, looking and sounding like Chazz, "It's just me."

Yamabuki sighed, "Oh, thank goodness. It's just Chazz."

Michelle asked, "Wha? We thought you'd gone on ahead, without us."

Hatred grinned, as he thought, "My Stand, the Divine Khnum, can give me the ability to change into anyone I see. It's the next best thing to use Fury on them. With Khnum on my side, I can change my height, weight, body shape, hair, and traits, all with ease. Of course, to mimic Chazz Princeton, I had to motion my hair to match his style."

Hatred said, as Chazz, "Oh, that. I left something in the car. And I had it get it back. Good grief, you are such a pain, suspecting me."

Michelle then asked, "Hey, what happened to that jacket of yours?"

Hatred shivered, "Wha? Jacket?"

He thought, "Oh, right… He wears a dark jacket… SHIT! I'm doomed! Come on, play along…"

He explained, "Oh, this? Well, I had to take it to the cleaners, and had to change into something even roomier. So, I'll pick it up, on the way back."

Yamabuki looked at Hatred's leather coat and said, "It's very unfashionable of you, like this. But it does give you a badass look."

Hatred then smirked, "But I ran out of dough, so, you ladies can give me some cash to get it back, later?"

Yamabuki said, "Sorry, I'm low." And then, she went in the car, and said, "Well, come on. Asahi's waiting at the hospital."

Hatred gasped, as Kurumi thought, "No… No way! No, it's… It couldn't be true! Please, why did my predictions be always right?"

Hatred thought, in fear, "No… Kurumi's comic… says that Chazz dies, in the car, with my orange bomb… and…"

He realized, "THE CHAZZ PRINCETON IN THE CAR THAT DIES WILL BE ME?!"

He growled, "Shit!"

He walked off, "You know what, let her wait. I'll take a stroll for myself."

Yamabuki grabbed his collar and said, "Nice try. But Asahi has been waiting for you, as does the others. Come on, loverboy~! Asa-chan wants that smooch-smooch~!"

Hatred gagged, as he was pulled into the back seat. He thought, "Why? WHY?"

Kurumi cried out, as the car drove off, "FATHER! GET OUT OF THERE NOW!"

She ran after the car, as she was watching over them. Hatred was in the back seat, scared stiff, looking at the orange he planted, next to him. As they were driving, Hatred was lightly panicking, "Normally, I'd be intimidating and emotionless… but still… Those women, and that Princeton bastard… The Gang, as a whole… They're freaks!"

He thought in panic, "Crap! This is bad! I have to get out of my Chazz Princeton disguise and waste away these women… Otherwise, I'm going to die! What am I gonna do?"

He realized, "I GOT IT! I'll chuck the bomb out the window, and get it later, once the real Chazz returns. From there, I'll plant it back in, and done. No muss, no fuss. If it gets destroyed, I'll make another."

He tossed the orange bomb out the car window and sighed, "Ah… Relief."

But as he sighed in relief, a meowing noise was made, as Michelle asked, "Eh? It's Yoko! What is she doing in our car?"

Yamabuki asked, "Where did you get that orange? Did you steal it, you fuzz ball?"

Hatred gasped, as Michelle said, "Well, no muss, since it's whole. We'll give it to Heather, when we arrive."

Yoko returned, as she had the orange bomb in her mouth. Hatred gasped, as he was scared, "AH! THAT CAT AGAIN?! FUCKING HELL!"

His roar was loud, Michelle and Yamabuki heard it. They asked, "Come again?"

Yamabuki asked, "Chazz, you alright, man?"

Michelle held the bomb and said, "You never said something like that before, Princeton."

Hatred explained, "NO! I mean, FUCKING HELL, as in, OH CRAP! I forgot to get my Asahi, my girlfriend, a souvenir for this trip! Yeah… uh, that's it…"

He sighed, as Yamabuki said, "Now that's a trusting boyfriend."

She then asked, "You know, your face does look scary… when mad. But right now, you're scared shitless! What's wrong? Did you become… … …a doppelganger?"

Hatred gasped in horror, as Yamabuki laughed, "I'm just kidding. It's just a joke. I know it's really you."

Hatred sighed, as he relaxed, "As long as they have the bomb, I'm smooth sailing."

He impersonated Chazz and said, "Good grief, Yamabuki. What the hell are you talking about? …Are we at the hospital, yet? Quit acting like such a bitch, Yamabuki."

Hatred thought, grinning, "Nailed it."

Yamabuki munched on another pretzel rod and said, "You know, I can do this trick, the one you did, Chazz, using a pretzel. Can you do it, too?"

Hatred gasped, "A trick? With what?"

He then thought, "What is she talking about?"

Yamabuki said, "You taught me that, Chazz. You know, like this."

Yamabuki held a long piece of pretzel with her tongue, and then stuffed it into her mouth, using only her tongue. Hatred was amazed, as Yamabuki chewed her pretzel. Michelle said, "Now that's not half bad. It'd be a challenge, if you used a lit cigarette."

Yamabuki said, "Yeah. Chazz can do that, with a lit cigarette. A pretzel rod is on Beginner's Level."

Hatred said, "Oh, I forgot. Yeah, I'll show you how it's done, using one of my cigs."

He thought, "HAH! Fools! I can show you that trick, easily, despite how dangerous that is! That's a lifesaver."

Hatred concluded, "Easy! I'll do that trick for you!"

Yamabuki said, "Ah! Hold on, Chazz-baby~! I'll do you a solid! Do the trick… with five lit cigarettes!"

Hatred stammered, as he shouted, "WHAT? FIVE CIGARETTES?!"

Yamabuki said, "Just hurry and do it! I wanna see it!"

Hatred growled, "Shit… That damned Yamabuki… If I don't act this, my cover is blown… But even so, I can't fail them… or hurt Kurumi's heart… even if that fucking feline is over there watching me! It's all her fault! And I have to do it, otherwise they'll grow suspicious of me! Fuck! What kind of weird habits does Princeton have, anyways? Damn you, Chazz Princeton, and damn your stupid party tricks! And that Yamabuki has my orange bomb… looking like she'll peel it off, and kill herself… and with any luck, ME IN IT, TOO! DAMN IT! I HAVE TO DO IT, OR I'LL ACT STRANGER THAN I AM, NOW!"

He barked, "OKAY, FINE! Hand me the cigarettes!"

Michelle gave him the carton and said, "Also, Chazz, don't force Yamabuki to smoke. She's underage!"

Yamabuki whined, "Miss Nevins, I heard you the first time! I'm not a child!"

Michelle said, "No, but you are 17."

NOTE: Legal age for smoking cigarettes: 21.

He held his cigarettes in his mouth and lit them with a lighter. He then smokes them and was nervous. He thought, "I have to do it. I have to. In front of these women… I have to."

Yamabuki said, "Come on, Chazz! I wanna see that, again~! Do it!"

He struggled, as he thought, "The way she grins like that… It's making me nervous. HERE GOES NOTHING!"

The cigarettes slowly rise up, but the lit ends nearly touched his lips, "Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!"

He slowly gulped the cigarettes down, as he inhaled them all. He sighed, "YES! I did it!"

Yamabuki cheered, "WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED! YOU DID IT!"

Hatred puffed smoke, as he was holding it in, "Good. The saliva will extinguish the fire. I'm home-free."

Yamabuki gave him a bottle of juice and said, "Here! Last time you did that, only with one cigarette, you drank juice, while it was lit. So, drink up, Chazzy~!"

Hatred stammered, puffing from his mouth, "No… Damn it… Must… hold in… cigarette… smoke… and burning… tobacco…"

His mouth puffed bigger, and then roared out, "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

That's what happens when you have lit cigs in your mouth.

"Aw, you lose!" Yamabuki jeered.

Hatred was burning, as Michelle cried, "OH, MY GOD! CHAZZ! YOU OKAY?"

Hatred gulped down the juice, to extinguish his burning throat, and groaned, "I'm alright… Jesus, Old Hag, stop worrying over me!"

He held his head and thought, "Kurumi! Darling daughter! WHERE ARE YOU? MAKE THIS PREDICTION GO AWAY!"

Kurumi was chasing after the car, as she overheard her father's pleas, "Father, just change back to normal! The prediction will go away, and you can give Chazz Princeton the explosive!"

Hatred held his mouth, as Yamabuki asked, "Hey, Chazz, I'm sorry I did that. But forgive me for repeating myself, you're acting really strange."

Hatred moaned, "I'm… I'm just feeling shitty… that's all…"

Yamabuki sighed, "Alright."

Hatred thought, "CONFOUND IT! They'll keep prodding me, if my suspicions are let out! I have to change back to normal, and waste these girls! But how can I, if I'm too ragged? Look at it this way, Hatred, worst case scenario… You change back to normal, you kill these women, and that fur ball, no sweat… OR… you die by their hands, since you're surrounded… and while we're on the topic of Death's Door, my bomb will kill me, too, if it gets peeled open! So, worst case scenario, I'm screwed, either way! I change to my normal form… they'll kill me!"

He had an idea, and gasped, "THAT'S IT! I can just pretend to be sick, as an excuse! Hatred, you're a genius!"

Yamabuki then asked, "Hey, Chazz, look at your hands…"

Hatred's hands are held together, as Yamabuki pointed out that his left thumb is over his right. Yamabuki laughed, as she said, "WHAT ARE YOU, A GIRL? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Hatred yelled, "What are you talking about, you slut?"

She grabbed the wrists of Hatred and called, "LOOK! Your hands are locked together, but your left thumb is over your right!"

Hatred thought, in fright, "Damn it! This is getting worse! Does Chazz have a sort of phase of always clasping his hands with his right thumbs on top? That ninja girl is evil! WHO EVEN NOTICES SOMEONE LIKE THAT? WHAT AM I GONNA DO?"

Yamabuki said, laughing, "Well, the way you did it, in your former life, you were a lady. The real Chazz would never do that, until now!"

She explained, "But you see, unlike you, if you were a man in your past life, your thumb would be the right thumb on top. An old fortune teller told me, long ago, when folding your thumbs, like that."

Michelle said, "Odd… How about that? I always have my left thumb on top."

Yamabuk smiled, "See, Miss Nevins? In your former life, you were a lady."

Michelle grinned, "Damn straight."

She then barked, "What do you mean by lady in former life?! I'm full-blooded British Lady! How can thumbs factor into reincarnation? That's bollocks, Yamabuki!"

They laughed, as Hatred growled, "What the fuck is she talking about? What kind of bravado is this? Damn it!"

He held his stomach and said, "What kind of freaks are they? This is NOTHING that Lord MIO and Lord Nevins told me about! Staying here with these bitches will kill me! I must pretend to be sick and leave, but I'm already sick! And these rabid lunatics are driving me up a wall!"

He glared, "Alright… I'll just pretend that I have to go…"

Yamabuki held the bomb and said, "OH! Chazz, how about a race? First person to finish their orange the fastest, wins~!"

Hatred gasped, "WHAT?" as he realized that if Yamabuki peels off her orange, it would kill her and Hatred, along the way.

He pleaded, "N-n-n-n-n-n-no! That's fine! I am not hungry!"

Yamabuki stuck her thumb in the peel, and Hatred roared out, "YOU FUCKING DUMBASS! I SAID DO NOT PEEL IT!"

Yamabuki gasped, "Whoa! What is wrong with you, Chazz?"

Michelle asked him, "You okay, Princeton? What's wrong with you today?"

Hatred held himself, and calmed down, "I'm fine…"

Michelle barked, "Seriously, why the attitude, all of a sudden?"

Hatred stated, "Uh, it's because… I bet that orange is rotten and spoiled! Yoko must have brought it here, right? I bet she found it in the gutter, or something."

Yamabuki smirked, "Oh, that? Bookie has a rule about fruit – If it's bruised, filthy, or spoiled, don't eat it! And this beauty is very healthy. No bruises. Besides, dirty fruit is what I don't eat, either."

Hatred cannot take anymore, as Yamabuki smiled, "I'll eat this one, and you can have one of the oranges in the bag."

Hatred screamed, as he held his stomach, "OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Michelle asked, "Chazz, you alright?"

Hatred screamed, "MY STOMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH! IT HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTS!"

He thought, "GO FOR BROKE! PRETEND THAT YOU NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM! AND THEN, RUN LIKE HELL! IF I DON'T LEAVE, I'LL GO NUTS! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"

Yamabuki asked him, "Does your stomach hurt that bad?"

He screamed and flailed out, "LEMME OUT! LEMME OUT! LEMME OUT! MY STOMACH HURTS! STOP THE CAR!"

Yamabuki cried, "CHAZZ, CALM DOWN!"

Michelle called, "We're close to the hospital, just over there! We can go over there!"

Hatred yelled, "NOT GOOD ENOUGH! I'LL GO BEHIND THAT ROCK!"

He climbed out through the window, and cried, "YOU GIRLS GO ON AHEAD! I'M GOING TO GO DO MY BUSINESS!"

He dashed off, but Yamabuki called, "HOLD IT!"

He stopped, as Yamabuki held up a roll of toilet paper, "You forgo-."

He snatched it and yelled, "THANK YOU!" and ran like hell.

Hatred ran off, away from the girls, as they drove off to the hospital. Hatred laughed, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'M FREE! FREE FROM THOSE CRAZY BITCHES AND THEIR METAL DEATHTRAP! EAT IT! I can finally change back to normal, from behind that rock! I'm safe!"

Meanwhile, in the car, Yamabuki held the orange bomb and asked, "Uhhh… Now that you mention it, maybe Yoko did find the orange in a gutter or something… Or, I can have Cassandra analyze this, if it has a lot of germs… or if it really spoiled. What should I do?"

Michelle huffed, "I don't care. If you don't want it, just toss it out. I don't want to eat it."

Yamabuki tossed the orange out the window and said, "Okay."

The orange was tossed up into the air, heading straight for Hatred, still as Chazz.

"I DID IT! I CAN CHANGE BACK, USING MY DIVINE KHNUM POWERS! I WIN! I WIN! OKAY, MAYBE NOT A WIN, BUT A WIN FOR THE TOKISAKI FAMILY, IN THIS BATTLE! BUT NOT THE WAR! WE WIN!"

SMUSH!
Hatred stopped, as he stomped on the orange… the very same orange that he booby-trapped. He paused for three seconds, pulled his foot up, and then cried out.

"ARE… YOU… KIDDING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?"

KABOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The bomb exploded, with Hatred caught in the huge fiery explosion, severing his head in half.

Yamabuki asked, as she heard an explosion, "What was that?"

Michelle huffed, "I don't know. Some sort of construction going on. Don't worry about it."

Yamabuki said, "Okay… Well…"

The smoke cleared, as Hatred was lying on the ground, badly hurt and injured, as Kurumi rushed to him. She cried, "FATHER! FATHER! NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Hatred reached for her and sobbed, "A… major setback… I'm done for…"

Kurumi wept, "NO! Father, we still got this!"

Hatred moaned, "No… We lost… Those bitches from hell…"

Kurumi yelled, "DAMN IT! NO! Father, I will not let you down! Divine Thoth will never fail me! I'll avenge you, Father, and drag The Gang to hell!"

Hatred pleaded, weakly, "No… Don't… Please don't, Kurumi… These guys… They're not human… They're impossible! You'll die!"

Kurumi yelled, "No! I was shy for so long, only to finally unleash myself onto my enemies! You were always there for me! And I promise you! These assholes will pay for ruining my father's life! I'll fight by myself! Even if I have to die alone!"

Hatred smiled, "That's my girl… Kurumi… You've really grown up, dear…"

Kurumi grinned, reading her comic, "Alright… Now, let's see the next prediction…"

She gasped, "Huh? Maybe I'll meet The Gang, after all! Ah, the Book of Thoth says here… In this comic, we meet them together, and-."

"THERE THEY ARE!" The same tan-skinned boy in blonde hair, yelled out, accompanied by some muscular thugs, "THOSE ARE THE ASSHOLES THAT MUGGED ME; AND BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF ME, TOO!"

Kurumi gasped, as Hatred asked, "Wait… We're supposed to meet The Gang… The guy from before?"

Kurumi shivered, as she looked, seeing a panel of brutish men, accompanied by the same tan-skinned man that Hatred mugged, and in the next panel, Kurumi and Hatred are scared stiff. She whimpered, "Oh… fish…"

The boy in tan skin smirked, "Hey, boys, tell you what… I'll reward you handsomely, if you teach these fuckers a lesson, including the girl! Mess them up, if you have to! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

The Tokisakis held each other, and whimpered in fright. Hatred cried, "Oh, you're kidding me!"

Kurumi whined, "I WANT MY MOMMY!"

The panel reshowed them being scared. "Although she planned to avenge her father, Kurumi never got her revenge. But DON'T lose faith, Kurumi Tokisaki! Sometimes, that's how life can be!"

Miz-K NOTE: Faith? Try karma.

The car arrived at the hospital, as Chazz was there. Michelle asked, "Oh? Princeton, you came here, so soon?"

Chazz asked, "What? What are you talking about?"

Yamabuki joked, "You must've had a super bladder going on. That was a fast trip, and you beat us here to the hospital."

Chazz huffed, "Super bladder? Good grief. You're the ones who are fast on jumping to conclusions. It took you long enough to get here, though."

Michelle complained, "Long enough? You had to go to the bathroom! You beat us here, without your car, and you got your jacket back from the dry cleaners!"

Chazz asked, "Seriously? Old Hag, you're looney!"

Yamabuki said, as she held the oranges, "Oh, come now. It's nothing this guy can't do. He's a super-natural hero!"

An ambulance passes by, as Michelle said, "Oi, an ambulance."

Chazz said, "Looks pretty bad…"

Yamabuki said, "Yeah, poor devils."

Chazz viewed the oranges and said, "Oh, oranges? Asa may like one. Give me two. I'll give her one."

Yamabuki smiled, "Sure…" and Chazz took two oranges, one for him and one for Asahi.

The ambulance opened, and showed a battered and injured Kurumi and Hatred, being stretched out, and covered in bandages. Michelle gasped, "Oh?"

Yamabuki whispered, "That man…"

Chazz asked, "You know him?"

Yamabuki left, as she scoffed, "Meh. No, I don't. Forget him, man."

Michelle followed and said, "The others should be there. Let's pay Heather and Mundy a visit."

They went in, as Chazz was concerned, eating his orange slice.

The final panel of Kurumi's comic shows her and Hatred, in hospital beds, and wrapped in casts and bandages, with sad faces on.

"In the end, the Tokisaki Family were taken out of the battle, entirely. The Gang emerged victorious in this battle, BEFORE they even realize it began. Even after all the chaos, The Gang was none the wiser."

[Hatred & Kurumi Tokisaki – Khnum and Thoth: RETIRED (and badly incapacitated)]

Miz-K NOTE: Ba-dum-tss!

Episode XXXIII – End

Three down, six to go… Geb, Khnum, and Thoth are out of the running! With Six Egyptian Gods to go, will The Gang best them, or is this the end?

EXTRA

(Jovial music plays)

(Hatred): I believe in you!
(Kurumi): I always will, for you!
(Both): TO-KISA-KI FAMILY!

(Hatred): I am Hatred
and I transform to ooh
wah-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh!

Any kind of person by weight, height, and smell
and anybody I want to be!

No one will suspect it's me!
I am so sneaky!
The God of Creation… KHNUM!

(Kurumi): I am Kurumi
and I have a comic, Ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

It predicts the future
and all my predictions come true, always!

I am always alone,
but I have Father by my side!
Goddess of Knowledge… THOTH!

(Both): EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!
Everything goes our way!
(Hatred): But it's always right, isn't it?

(Kurumi): My comic book is never wrong!
And the prophecy is exact, and can never ever be changed!

(Hatred): If we follow through, by the prophecy,
then it's all in the bag!

(Both): Everything goes our way!
(Hatred): But it's always right, isn't it?
(Both): TO-KISA-KI FAMILY~!

(Hatred): I believe in you!
(Kurumi): I always will, for you!
(Both): TO-KISA-KI FAMILY!

Remember to have faith in each other,
Because that's what it means… to be divine!

(Music ends)

To be continued…