Just another ST fic

Just another ST fic. Yeah.

(A Sakura Taisen fanfiction.)

DISCLAIMER - All Sakura Taisen characters belong to Red, Sega and Bandai. Anybody I've left out?

Author's note: Jan-Poru: Jean-Paul, Iris's teddy bear Iya: wrong!/no! Onegai shimasu: please! (in a very polite way of speaking...) Yossha!: Alright!

Thank You note: Thanks to Misaki for giving me a great idea for this chapter through her review! As to where Maria and Sakura want to go... Haha! Guess...

CHAPTER 1 - Destination...

Kouran summoned the Hanagumi into the engineering room later that day. Maria was already there, a bit puzzled about the time machine. When everybody had arrived, she explained the uses of the time machine. Everybody sunk into a stupor as she continued rather chirpily. When she finally finished, Jean-Paul 'raised his hand'. Kouran bent down and asked, "Yes, Jan-Poru?" Of course, Iris said, "Jan-Poru wants to ask what Tokirou-chan can do." Kouran's eyebrow twitches. "You haven't been listening, haven't you, Iri- *iya* JAN-PORU?" Iris manages a weak giggle. Sakura is amazed. "We can travel back in time?" she asked. Kouran nodded, enthused that somebody understood her. "We can go forward too, right?" Leni asked. "Of course!" Kouran replied with joy. Iris squeals and says, "Can we go and look for dinosaurs? Kouran, please!!!" Everybody looks amazed. "You won't be afraid of them, Iris?" Kanna asked, a little queasy at the prospect of seeing so many, erm, big reptiles that bore some resemblance to the cold-blooded animals that belong to the order Squamata in the class Reptilia which forms the suborder Serpentes a.k.a Ophidia. Which is, in simple English, the Snake.

Sumire seemed to read Kanna's mind and in a taunting tone she said, "Big Muscles of the Teikoku Kagekidan is afraid of SNAKES! Ohohohoho!" Everybody else seemed to have a big bubble hovering above their heads, with the words 'Uh-oh' in it. Kanna said, "Maybe they'll have spiders in there, you big-haired freak!" Sumire was immensely insulted by this as on that day, her hair was being sort of piled up in the supposedly latest fashion (certainly not in our time, huh, 21st centurions?) and Kanna took advantage of that to taunt her. Thank goodness Maria was able to break them up in time before Kouran's second home was destroyed. (As usual, Maria-sama saves the day!!!) Everybody was getting pretty excited. Orihime then asked THE QUESTION. "So WHERE are we going de~su ka?" Everybody was silent for a moment. Then they started to shout at Kouran at the same time (with the exception of Leni and Maria, with Leni being the usual quiet and Maria being the usual level-headed).

"PAREEEE~~!! (translation: Paris -_-;; *i know, i know...*) I bet there will be a lot of fabulous new designs to look at there...Especially the ones coming only in winter, and it's only summer!!!"

"I wanna go see dinosaurs! Jan-Poru wants to go too! And if that's not possible, Jan-Poru wants to see Iris in her really grown up, big girl dresses and really long hair!"

"Hehe...I've always wanted to try my mom's cooking, bring me way back..."

"I have to see Oto-san, onegai shimasu!"

"I really want to go back to see my father and mother when they were young, s~o de~su!"

Kouran, Maria and Leni look very amused. Apparently the Hanagumi were getting overly excited about the idea of being able to travel in time. Then Maria coughed and blushed, then whispered something into Kouran's ear, causing her to chuckle. The Hanagumi stopped shouting and stared in horror. Maria actually blushed!!!! Sumire exclaimed rather dramatically, "Look into the sky! Pigs may be flying! The world renowned emotionless Maria Tachibana has finally shown the most human act: BLUSHING!!!" Everybody twitches. "Nah...Sumire, you're exaggerating..." Kanna chuckled. Of course, Maria blushed even harder. "Yossha! I've written down everybody's requests, including Maria-han's silent one, and my silent one too, down on pieces of paper and we'll call Kaede-han down to draw lots, ne? Fair enough, isn't it? Now, Leni-han, don't you want to go anywhere in time?" Leni paused. Then, she shook her head. "Yossha! KAEDE-HAN!!!" Kouran shouted the last word, or rather name, with her microphone, which blew up in her face after that amplification of Kouran's high pitched 'Kaede-han'.

Kaede ran towards the engineering room, wondering who died and then summoned her to collect the corpse. Then she caught herself. Why am I thinking like that?! It must be the influence of Yoneda-shihainin..., she thought. But, she giggled to herself, as she turned a corner, A woman has to keep herself young, you know...With lively thoughts! Well, sort of...Then she arrived at the engineering room.

Kouran quickly explained the situation and Kaede laughed. "Can I have a go sometime?" she asked with mock earnest, in a whinnying voice. Kouran sensed the sarcasm and said in an equally mocking tone, "Of course, Kaede-chan! Bring your favourite toy too, and don't lose your mommy, OK?" Kaede giggled, then drew the lot.

-TSUTZUKU-

*Author's note: Wondering where they would go? Haha... Wait and see! Stay tuned on channel ?, at whatever time and date the next chapter is ready, ne?