None of the characters in the following story belong to me: rather, they
belong to the great Rumiko Takahashi. *worship worship* So, that's all
I'd like to say. Thank you.


Urusei Yatsura
Truth in Lies
Chapter 2: An Alien Abducted


When Mendo awoke, he found himself in what appeared to be a large
warehouse, somewhat like the one that held his jumbo jet. He looked down,
and saw that he was tied to a chair.
"HEY! WHOEVER IS HOLDING ME CAPTIVE HERE SHOULD KNOW THAT I WON'T STAND FOR IT!
ANY MINUTE NOW, SOMEONE WILL COME HERE, SEARCHING FOR ME!"
"Aw, shut up, imposter," came Ataru's voice from behind Mendo. "I bet the
REAL Mendo's at home, or maybe chasing after the real Lum."
"Moroboshi, what are you babbling about? First you hit me over the head with a
frying pan, and now you're holding me captive! What is WRONG with you?"
Ataru gave a little smile.
"Perhaps I should answer you... then maybe you'd be more willing to answer
me..."
"Yes, I would be!"
"Alright. Fine. You can ask me three questions. Any three questions, and I'll
answer them. Then, I'll ask you three questions, and you'll answer them. And so on and
so on."
"Fine. Why are you holding me captive?"
"You sure like the word "captive", don't you? I'd like to think it as rather...
making sure."
"What are you talking about?"
"HA! You know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!"
"No, I don't!" Mendo yelled at the top of his lungs. He thought, no he KNEW
Ataru didn't normally act like this.
"You have one question left, then it's my turn to ask some."
Mendo thought carefully. One more question... he would have to use it wisely.
"You think I'm a...?"
Ataru gave Mendo a cock-eyed look.
"I'm not sure... I'm pretty sure that your species is a type of alien..."
"And you think Lum is...?"
"I don't have to answer that. It's MY turn to ask questions... and I'll start with...
What do you want with Mendo?"
"I'm the real Mendo! Get it through your thick skull, Moroboshi! I don't know what's
gotten into you!"
"Well, if you're the real Mendo... how was Lum acting today?"
"Very strange, if I do say so myself... she's been awfully cheery..."
Ataru, obviously expecting a different answer, thought for a minute.
"Okay... name two of the girls I like!"
"Is that your final question?"
"It's not a question!" Ataru said, rather angry sounding. "Just answer."
"Hmmm... Sakura, Shinobu, Mako's mom..."
"That's three!" Ataru yelled. "So, you can't count, can you, alien scum?"
"Darling..." came a rather distant and cheerful call.
"Oh, no!" Ataru whispered. "She's here! The alien Lum!"
If Mendo's hands weren't tied to the chair, he would have slapped Ataru along the
head.
"The REAL Lum-Chan's an alien, too!"
Ataru turned to Mendo.
"Sense when do YOU know?"
Mendo, still tied to the chair, did an anime face-fault.
"So, Moroboshi... you're saying an alien has abducted Lum-Chan?"
"Yeah, that's what I'm saying..." Ataru said, somewhat suspicious. "So...
you can read minds too, alien?"
Once again, chair or no, Mendo face-faulted.
"Darling..." came the cheery call, much closer.
"Oh no!" Ataru said worriedly. "What am I gonna do?"

Well, that's all for Chapter 2. Please R and R, and tell me if for a while you
were worried I had made Ataru too smart.