Disclaimer: All Love Hina characters belong to Ken Akamatsu as their creator.
But the ones you've never seen in Love Hina before (namely: all talking
Mecha-Tama) is no doubt made up by me.
Author's preliminary note: Now that I've watched the Christmas and Spring
Special, more ROMANCE is imminent!!!
It was a glorious morning. The
residents of Hinata-sou were eating breakfast on their usual seats on the dining
table. Mitsune, Kaolla, and Motoko on one side, Naru and Keitaro on the other
side, while Shinobu in the kitchen, cleaning after her work. A few days had passed since they had their adventure with the Turtle Empire that was underground
Hinata-sou (for further reference, read first the story: The Empire Underneath
by myself).
Mitsune glanced at Naru and Keitaro. They seemed like their
usual self, except for the occasional glances at each other. She smiled
inwardly. She was
the only one who knew that their relationship had gone 'deeper' than just
friends by now, all thanks to the Turtle Empire's Virtual something something
Kaolla mentioned. She wondered when they would tell the other residents.
'Probably never.' she thought as she took a sip of soup. They haven't even tell
her yet. She was passing by when 'it' happened.
Keitaro put down his chopsticks. "Ah, today's soup is
delicious, Shinobu-chan." he commented.
Shinobu popped her head through the kitchen door. "Arigato
(Thank you)." she replied as she smiled.
"Everything Shinobu made tastes great!" Kaolla
exclaimed.
"Ja (Well)," Keitaro stood up. "Benkyo,
benkyo (Study, study)." he said as he went to his room.
Naru choked. "Ah, matte (wait)." she quickly
finished her meal as the others stared at her in wonder. She finished her meal
and went with Keitaro. "Studying yourself will only make yourself worse, Keitaro." she said as she walked with him.
"Like last time?" Keitaro asked, ending it with a
laughter. Naru laughed with him.
"Am I mistaken, or are the senpai getting closer?" Motoko
asked.
Mitsune's eyes flashed.
LOVE HINA: Super Special Episode! #3
The Empire Underneath II: REVENGE
Chapter 1: Illusions, Reactions, Emotions
Mitsune opened the Kanrinin's (Inn Manager's)
room's door hastily and found Keitaro and Naru sitting face to face, their feet
under a kotatsu (electric foot warmer with a quilt over it), with a book on
their hands. They turned to her, surprise was evident on their faces. "Nani
(What)?" Keitaro asked. "Is there something wrong?"
"I-Iie (N-No). S-Sumimasen {Excuse me {can also be used
as I'm sorry})." Mitsune quickly closed the door and turned around. 'Those
two...' she said in thoughts. 'Was that night...? But I'm sure I heard them...'
Mitsune fell into deep thoughts. Her suspicion was growing.
Naru and Keitaro put the books on the
kotatsu. A piece of paper was next to Keitaro. Looking at the book, Keitaro scribbled
something on the paper and gave it to Naru. She read it as if it was nothing.
'We must be careful. It seems that Kitsune is beginning to get suspicious. Not
to mention all these secret passages, we don't know if Sarah-chan or Su-chan are
listening.'
Naru didn't react. Instead, she looked at her book, then
scribbled something under Keitaro's writing. She gave it to him and he read it
just like she read his, like it was nothing. 'You're right. Suggestion?'
Keitaro wrote under Naru's writing and gave it to her. She
read it and blushed a bit. She smiled.
"I'm home!" Kaolla ran into the Inn
so fast that only her blur was visible. Shinobu just smiled as she followed her
in.
"Oy, Shinobu-chan." Haruka called from her side.
Shinobu turned to her. Haruka smiled. "Ah, you look cuter with that newly
sewn uniform." she said.
Shinobu blushed. "Ah, arigato, Haruka-san."
she said.
"How's school? Found any boys yet?" Haruka asked
again.
Shinobu's blush went redder. "A-Auu...N-Not yet...Uh, I
mean...I don't think..."
"Still aiming for Keitaro?"
Shinobu couldn't reply since she was glowing red. One can
even see steam coming out from her ears.
Haruka chuckled. "Ja, good luck, then." she said,
tapping her back.
"H-Hai (Y-Yes)..." Shinobu hurried upstairs, almost
bumping onto Keitaro going down. "Ah, s-sumimasen..."
"Daijoubu (It's alright), Shinobu-chan." Keitaro replied, smiling. He went aside to let her pass, and she hurried up.
"Are you going out, Keitaro?" Haruka asked.
Keitaro looked at her. "Hmm? How can you tell, obaa-san
(old lady)...ACK!" Keitaro cried as the flower pot next to the
Hinata-sou's entrance landed on his face.
"It's Haruka-san!" Haruka exclaimed. She relaxed a
bit. "And you're wearing your jacket."
"Ah, right." Keitaro nodded, tugging the end of his jacket.
"I'm going for a walk on the park."
"Shouldn't you be studying?" Haruka asked.
Keitaro laughed uneasily. "Ah, I need to refresh myself
a bit." he gave a typical reason. "Ja," he said as he went out,
tailed by Haruka's stare.
Mitsune, who was laying around on the couch next to the
stairs, frowned.
Ten minutes later...
Naru was walking silently towards the Hinata-sou entrance.
"Where're you going, Naru?" Mitsune asked from her
couch, surprising Naru so much that she jumped.
"Ah, Kitsune...I-I'm going out for a while." Naru
replied groggily.
"What's with the silent move?" Mitsune asked again,
resuming a sitting position.
Naru thought fast. "Uh, I hate to wake you up,
so..." she replied. "T-Tonikaku (A-Anyway), see you later!" Naru
hurried out of Hinata-sou.
Mitsune frowned again. 'Something's strange...' Then she
realized something. 'Masaka (Could it be)...Naru and Keitaro?'
Naru arrived on a bench on a park. She bent
down, her hands on her knees, puffing for breath. It seemed that she was running
all the way from Hinata-sou. "G-Gomen nasai (I'm very sorry). Did you wait
long?" she asked as her breath returned.
"Not at all." Keitaro replied, smiling.
Naru took a big breath as she straightened herself. "Ja,
shall we go?" she asked.
Keitaro replied it by offering his right hand, which Naru
took happily. Then then walked away, not noticing a pair of foxy eyes watching
them intently.
The cave was a mess. It was the cave where
Hinata-sou residents were used as emotion research samples by the Mecha-Tama of
the underworld. The Big Mecha-Tama had been deactivated and was lying on a lot
of smaller Mecha-Tama. Almost all Mecha-Tama were destroyed, except for a few.
One Mecha-Tama that survived was the
one that was operating the Memory Virtual Reality Cage for Love, which was blown
away from the Big Mecha-Tama's line of drop by Motoko. It began to budge. Then, its eyes flashed, indicating activity.
It began to produce weird noises. Then, after a few seconds,
it stopped. It opened its mouth. "Reconfiguration complete. Return to
primary mission: Achieve emotion. Run first procedure: Collect samples. Run
complementary procedure: Create community." it mumbled. Then it
staggered away.
Naru and Keitaro walked along the park path
with their hands clasped together. They stopped by the pond to look at the
fishes scurrying about. Then they continued walking. This time, Naru put her
head on Keitaro's shoulder. They continued their walk, without noticing someone
in the shadows following them.
"Are you having fun, Naru?" Keitaro asked her.
"Hmm," Naru hummed in agreement as she held his
hand tighter. "Any time being with you is fun."
Keitaro blushed a bit. "You too." he added. He
looked forward and noticed an ice cream stand. Pointing at it, he asked,
"Ice cream?"
Naru nodded. "Sure."
They took a seat on one of the tables with
umbrellas, a big glass of Sundae in front of them. Naru took a spoon and grinned
a bit. She turned to Keitaro. "Keitaro, aaa..." she said, holding
her spoon on the air.
Keitaro blushed. He opened his mouth, and Naru moved the
spoon into his mouth. He then returned the favor, making Naru blush as well.
The person in the shadow developed a slick smile.
Moments later, on a park bench, Naru and Keitaro were
sitting close to each other, savoring their last moments together before going
back to their masquerade at Hinata-sou. "I wish I could tell
everyone." said Keitaro.
"Tell them what?" Naru asked as she laid her head
onto his shoulder.
"That now I have you as my girl." Keitaro replied,
making Naru blush.
"Do you?" Naru asked.
"What? You deny?" Keitaro asked back.
Naru straightened herself and turned to him. "Prove
it."
Keitaro smiled. "My pleasure." he said as he move
forward to kiss her.
Just as their lips met, a shadow appeared next to them. "Haaa..." The foxy girl said, surprising them
both.
"K-K-Kitsune!" They both exclaimed together,
turning to the foxy girl, surprised.
"W-What are you doing here?" Keitaro demanded.
Mitsune smiled her foxy smile. "I'm watching two people
in love. Is that a crime nowadays?" The line made Keitaro and Naru blush.
"Haa, my guess is correct!" Mitsune exclaimed. "The others've got
to know this!" she exclaimed as she turned around.
"M-Matte kudasai (Please wait)!" Keitaro held on
the end of her shirt, stopping her.
Mitsune stopped, turning back at them.
"W-We don't want anyone to know about us." said Keitaro.
"Yet..." Naru added.
"The others will be shocked." Keitaro said.
"Especially Shinobu-chan." Naru added.
Mitsune thought about it for a while. She took a look at the
desperate couple, then nodded. "I understand. OK! My lips are
sealed!" she exclaimed.
"Haah?! Arigato-gozaimasu (Thank you very much),
Kitsune-chan!" Keitaro exclaimed, his face showed relief.
"Yokatta {An expression of relief, its meaning varies
from I'm glad to Thank God}." Naru sighed.
"Demo (But)..." Mitsune hung her sentence, raising
an index finger. Her foxy eyes
shone and her lips formed her slick smile.
Keitaro and Naru gulped. "D-Demo...?"
Mitsune walked, laughing all about. On her
left hand were bags of cans of sake, while on her right was a big bottle of sake. She was drinking from it directly. Behind her were
Keitaro, looking glum.
Naru walked beside him, her face showed pity.
"Argh, such a high price for a secret." Keitaro mumbled, waving his empty wallet.
Naru tapped his back. "It's worth it." she tried to
cheer him up.
Keitaro sighed. "Well, if it's going to be worth
it," he said, turning to Naru.
Naru got the point. She smiled. They then kissed. Mitsune
stopped as they kissed, giving them their chance. She smiled as she watched them
on the corner of her eyes. She turned her vision back to the front and choked.
"O-Oy! Break it up, guys!" Mitsune suddenly
exclaimed.
Naru and Keitaro broke their kiss just in time to see Kaolla
and Shinobu going their way. A bit groggily, they freshened themselves, hiding
the fact that they were kissing.
"Hi, Keitaro-senpai, Naru-senpai." Shinobu greeted
them as they met.
"Oy, Keitaro! Naru!" Kaolla's greet was the usual
cheery way.
"Hi, Shinobu-chan, Su-chan." Keitaro replied.
"Where're you going? It's getting late." It was almost dark.
"Kaolla's accompanying me to get some things for
dinner." Shinobu replied. "Ja," she bowed a bit.
"Won't be long!" Kaolla exclaimed as she and
Shinobu walked away.
After they're far enough, Naru and Keitaro sighed in relief.
Naru turned to Mitsune. "Arigato, Kitsune." she said.
Mitsune held up her bottle. "Hey, I know how to keep my
end of the bargain."
Motoko was meditating on her usual spot.
'Naru-sempai and Urashima are getting closer.' she thought. 'To think about it,
I haven't seen her touch him any harder than a pat on the back. Where did the
days when she couldn't resist kicking him away for the tiniest mistake go? When
was it the last time? When she kicked him through the big kame (turtle)...'
Motoko opened her eyes in shock. 'T-They were kissing...!'
She closed her eyes back, but her expression now troubled. 'But Su-chan had a
very good explanation about that. Move Force System or something like that...'
"Mew...?"
Motoko felt the hair on her neck rose. She knew that voice
all too well. She opened her right eye a bit, peeping the creature in front of
her. It was, none the other, Tama-chan. She paled. "K-K-Kame!" Motoko stuttered.
She reached for her sword.
"Matte kudasai, Motoko-san!" Shinobu ran inside.
She quickly picked Tama up while Motoko relaxed back into her meditating position.
"Gomen nasai, Motoko-san, she slipped through my hands."
"Daijoubu, Shinobu-chan." Motoko said, then she
closed her eyes, going back into meditating.
"Anoo, Motoko-san?"
Motoko opened her eyes again, and found Tama right in front
of her face.
"Mew, mew!" Tama held up its fin for a friendly
kame-salute. Motoko fainted after a high-pitched scream.
LOVE HINA: The Empire Underneath II: REVENGE - Not For Sale or Rent :)
"Shinobu-chan?" Keitaro asked in
surprise. "Playing a joke on you? YOU?"
"It's true!" Motoko insisted. "S-She held
that...that kame in front of my eyes!"
Keitaro turned to Naru who returned his disbelieving stare
with hers. They were in the dining room, upon Motoko's request. Keitaro returned to Motoko. "Are you sure?" he said, his tone very
pessimistic.
Motoko raised her sword. "You don't trust me?"
Keitaro raised both hands in fear. "O-Okay, I trust
you, but..."
"Keitarooou!" A foot landed on the back of Keitaro's head, pushing it to hit the table.
"Su-chan!" Naru turned to the girl in surprise
while Keitaro had fainted, his eyes in swirls.
"Konbanwa (Good evening), minna-san (everyone)."
Shinobu entered the dining room.
"S-Shinobu-chan?" both Motoko and Naru was a bit
surprised.
Shinobu looked at the two girls in wonder. "What's the
matter?" she asked.
"Did you go to the shrine where Motoko meditated just
now?" Naru asked.
Shinobu looked surprised. "I-Iie (N-No), I was just coming back from
getting some things for dinner."
"That's right!" Kaolla exclaimed. "I went with
her! Hanyaannn {a cute way to express 'wow'}, the sample cookies at the market
are delicious!"
"Then...who...?" Motoko asked. Naru turned to her,
their faces showed total confusion.
"Ne, Kitsune."
Mitsune opened her eyes. She was laying on the couch next to
the stairs. The big bottle of sake laid on the floor next to her, empty. She
looked up to see who called her. "Naru? What's the matter?" she asked,
still a bit sleepy.
"I wanted to talk to you about something." said
Naru, she was standing next to the couch.
Frowning, Mitsune sat up. She groaned. "Ah, damn this
hangover. I hate after-drink-headaches." She then looked up to Naru.
"What is it?"
Shock! Anger! Sadness! Three things emerge inside Mitsune as
her head swayed aside. Her cheek was red from Naru's sudden slap. The sound of
her hand against her cheek echoed in her mind. Mitsune turned
back to Naru, her expression mad, but to her expression changed to surprise as
she noticed that Naru was already gone!
Mitsune rose to her feet, her headache gone from the painful
slap. She stormed into the first room she saw, which was accidentally, the
dining room.
Motoko, Naru, Kaolla and Shinobu turned to the storming
Mitsune as she entered the room. "Kitsune? What's wrong?" Naru asked.
"What's wrong?!" Kitsune went to her. "You
just slap me without a word and now you ask ME 'what's wrong'?!" she
exclaimed angrily.
"NANI?!" Everyone (but Keitaro who was still
fainted and Kaolla who was poking with him with a stick). "B-But I never left this
chair since we came back." Naru said. "Remember? When we came back,
Motoko wanted to talk to me and Keitaro, so we went to the dining room, and you
laid on the couch."
Mitsune was stunned. "B-But...if it isn't
you...then...?"
Motoko frowned, her expression serious. "This is getting very strange." she
said. "It's as if something's trying to make us hate each other."
"Ooh..." Keitaro finally woke up.
"Keitaro, we need to talk. Gather everyone." Naru
said.
"Nani...?" Keitaro hadn't fully woken up yet, his
eyes were still swirls.
Fifteen minutes later, everyone had gathered
at Haruka's tea house, around a big table. Even Mutsumi and Sarah were
there. But Seta had gone to another expedition. Everyone looked serious except, of course, Kaolla and Mutsumi.
"First, Motoko's incident." Naru began.
"Then mine." Mitsune added.
"In Motoko's, she saw Shinobu-chan held Tama-can right
in front of her face." said Naru.
Shinobu was shocked. Stifling a cry, she stuttered,
"I-It wasn't me..."
"I know, Shinobu-chan." Keitaro nodded, smiling,
calming her. He returned serious, along with everyone else.
"In Kitsune's, she saw me slap her." Naru started
again.
"But I know you wouldn't do that." said
Mitsune. "And besides, you have an alibi."
"Someone, or something is disguising as us and trying to
break us apart?" Sarah asked. "What for?"
"Ara...is that so?" Mutsumi asked Tama who was on
her shoulders.
"Really? Really? Kame no onee-chan (Turtle girl), is
Tama saying the truth?" Kaolla asked.
The others sweatdropped at Kaolla and Mutsumi's unseriousness.
"Guys, onegai (please)...?" Mitsune said. "We're having a serious
conversation here."
"Hai (Yes), we're too." Mutsumi said. "Tama
said that it's all because of her Mecha."
That took everyone's attention, even Haruka, who was sitting
idly nearby. "Mecha-Tama?! They're still alive?" Keitaro rose to stand.
Before anyone said anything, a HUGE white crocodile landed on
the table. Everyone jumped away from it, screaming, except Kaolla and Mutsumi
who, despite the wind created by the crocodile's landing, stayed on their
spots..
"Wai!" Kaolla exclaimed. "It's my sister's
croc!"
"Ara, soo desu ka (Is that so)?" Mutsumi said. She
rose to stand. "Hajimemashite (Allow me to introduce myself). Watashi wa
Otohime Mutsumi desu (I am Mutsumi Otohime). Doozo yoroshiku (Pleased to meet you)." she said, bowing
a bit.
Everyone was still in shock when Amalla suddenly appeared on
the door, holding a knife. "Matte! You doppelganger!" she exclaimed. She ran towards
the white crocodile. She held out her knife and aimed to stab its tail.
But before she did, the crocodile shone. Its figure
shortened, and after the light is gone, what's left was a Mecha-Tama!
"M-Mecha...!" Naru exclaimed.
"KAME!" Motoko screamed. She raised her sword, but
the Mecha-Tama swiftly moved away and flew outside.
Amalla, the only one who wasn't astounded, followed the
Mecha-Tama, but stopped her chase as it went into the hole behind the tea house.
The entrance to the Kame no Teikoku (Turtle Empire). She sighed.
"A-Amalla-san," Naru was behind her. "A-Are
they back?"
Amalla turned to her. Her expression serious. "It seems
so."
The Mecha-Tama flew silently and swiftly
through the tunnels under Hinata-sou. A moment later, it landed in front of
another Mecha-Tama. Behind it were Mecha-Tama, in the hundreds! It seemed that
they had been recreating their community.
The Mecha-Tama that just arrived went to a big mechanical
box. A data cable sprouted from the Mecha-Tama's back, connecting itself to the
box. It opened its mouth. "Data transfer: Fear, Shock, Anger, Sadness,
Panic."
The he lights on the big box turned on and off as it received
the data. After it's done, the Mecha-Tama retreated its cables.. "Continue data retrieval."
The big box ordered.
The Mecha-Tama turned around and after a few moments, took
off for another data retrieval.
"It seems that we didn't really finish
them off." Motoko said.
They had gathered back to the big table, this time Amalla
with them.
"It seems so." Amalla nodded. "Shiro (White {Amalla's
croc's name}) was getting nervous, so I thought something had happened
somewhere. My first thought was here."
"So you came." Naru concluded.
Amalla nodded. "And I saw Shiro, who should've been at
home. I tried to call him, but he ran away. That's when I know it's not
him."
Silence fell.
"This is going to be one hard battle." Motoko
concluded.
Keitaro nodded. "The enemy's now capable of changing
into any one of us."
Sarah hummed. "If their purpose is still the same, they
must've been doing it to test out our reactions to various things. Precisely,
emotions."
Mitsune sighed. "So...the Mecha-Tama can be
anyone?"
Shinobu looked glum as always. "Then...how can
we...trust each other? How can we...be sure if it's them?"
"Look out for abnormal activity." Amalla suggested.
"The Mecha-Tama's purpose is to gather samples of emotions. It will
probably do it without caring how. They will show abnormal activity. Like
things someone would never do."
"Like Shinobu would never play a joke on Motoko?"
Naru asked.
"Like you would never slap me." Mitsune confirmed,
smiling.
Keitaro looked at Amalla. "Will that be enough?"
he asked.
Amalla shook her head. "It's the best thing to do. We
can't actually break into their holograms or something."
"I can!!" Kaolla suddenly exclaimed. Everyone
turned to her. "If I can get my hands on one of them, I can surely examine them and find out everything!"
"You can do that?" Keitaro looked amazed.
Kaolla nodded cheerfully. "Sure! Sure! I'd like to know
how my Mecha-Tama can be such a masterpiece!"
"Ja..." Naru began to think. "Maybe we should
continue our daily lives, pretending that we don't know nothing. That will
surely lure one of them out. We can take it and get Su-chan to examine it."
Keitaro looked troubled. "Wouldn't that be dangerous?
We don't know who or what it'll become. Or when it'll strike."
Naru turned to the others. "Minna?" she inquired.
"It's the best chance we've got!" Sarah said,
raising both shoulders.
"If it's okay with you, senpai, I'll do it."
Shinobu nodded, turning to Keitaro.
"I shall help if it means that we are going to destroy them
all." Motoko said. "I have had enough turtles in my life."
Mitsune was already sleeping.
"Kitsune!" Naru exclaimed, waking her up. "How
can you sleep in this situation?"
Mitsune looked at her sleepily. "Ah, if that's the case,
I agree."
Naru looked at her skeptically. "Agree to what?"
Mitsune looked back at her, her eyes half open. She nodded.
"Hai, hai, I agree..." then she went back to sleep.
A big sweatdrop appeared on Naru's head. "Now
who's unserious..." she mumbled, glancing at Mutsumi, who was still having
a conversation with Tama.
Keitaro sighed as he put his hands behind
his head. He was lying on his bed. He turned to see his clock and found out that
it was a little before midnight. He turned back to the ceiling. Everyone agreed
that they should wait until the next attack. Then they'll try to capture a
Mecha-Tama and give it to Kaolla to be examined. 'Is this going to work?' Keitaro
thought. 'I have a very bad feeling about this.'
Suddenly, someone tapped his room's door. Keitaro frowned.
'Dare (Who)...at this time of the night?' he thought.
"Psst. Keitaro...!"
Keitaro sat up. It was Mitsune's voice. 'What does she
want?' Keitaro stood up and went to the door. He opened it and found Mitsune
standing in front of his door, wearing a very sexy lingerie. One can
actually see her outline through the thin piece of clothing, if it can be called
clothing at all. Keitaro was, no doubt, surprised. "K-K-Kitsune! What are
you doing here?" he exclaimed under his breath so that he wouldn't wake up
the whole inn.
Mitsune sighed. "I can't sleep. And as Kanrinin (Inn
Manager), wouldn't it be your job to accompany me?"
Keitaro glowed red. "W-What are you talking about? I
can't do that!"
Mitsune forced her entry to Keitaro's room, closing the door
behind her. Her foxy smile appeared. "Why? Don't you want to do it with
me?"
Keitaro backed away from her. His expression no longer shy.
He was frowning. "Who are you?!" he asked, yelling. To his
expectation, the hole connecting his room to Naru's opened.
Naru popped her head down and saw Keitaro frowning and a
half naked Mitsune. She was, also no doubt, shocked.
Mitsune went closer to Keitaro. She didn't seem to notice Naru on
the ceiling. "Come on, Keitaro. I know you want me." she said sexily.
Keitaro moved away from her. "No!" he exclaimed.
Then his face showed comprehension. "Ah! I get it! You
must be one of them aren't you?!" he exclaimed. "Show your true
self, Mecha!"
'Mitsune' looked shocked. "How...can you...know?!"
'her' voice changed to a heavy mechanical voice. A second later, 'Mitsune'
shone, and on 'her' spot stood a Mecha-Tama. "Rats! I'll be back!" It
threatened before taking off through Keitaro's window, which happened to be a
paper window. It went through silently.
Keitaro relaxed into a cross-legged sitting position.
"Damn, it got away."
Naru jumped down to his room and sat next to him. "Daijoubu
{in a question, can also mean 'Are you alright'}?" she asked with a soft
voice.
Keitaro sighed as he nodded. "Arigato." he thanked
her.
Naru looked at him, confusion evident on her face. "What
for?"
Keitaro looked into her eyes. "If I hadn't have
you...maybe...just maybe I'd...I mean..."
Naru blushed at the line. She smiled. "I don't think
you'd do it even if we're just 'friends'." Naru said. "I know you
won't."
Keitaro smiled. "Naru..."
"Kei...taro..."
Their faces got closer, and a moment later, their lips met.
A foxy figure stood in front of Keitaro's room. She slammed a fist into her palm. "Damn robots! How dare they disguise themselves as me. Me!" she exclaimed under her breath so that she wouldn't bother the hot couple inside. But then she relaxed. 'But...what did that Mecha-Tama after by seducing Keitaro? Romance? Lust? Or...Naru's jealousy...?' She shook her head. 'I can never understand machines.' she thought as she went back to her room.
"FAILED?!" A monstrous roar came
from the big box as the Mecha-Tama returned empty handed.
"I-I'm sorry!" the Mecha-Tama pleaded. "I'll
do better next time!"
"You better do! Or I'll have you dismantled and your
parts scattered all over the tunnels!"
The Mecha-Tama shivered.
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's Notes: Well, I have to cut it here or I might not have
enough stuff to put in the next chapter to equal this one.
Recap: The Mecha-Tama are really developing their emotions. They're even
beginning to develop individualism (I, you, your) which is very uncommon
in machines (Check the Borgs. They always use the word 'us' or 'the
collective'). Tonikaku, see you in the next chapter!
