Psycho-CJ: Hello, everyone! I'm back for another chapter of the Gods Must Have Been on Crack (aka GMHBOC…or maybe not ^_^') This is the second installment for the humor chapters, but it does have slight angst in the beginning-Raven is in it, that boy has a lot of issues.
Raven: I heard that.
Psycho-CJ: (laughs uneasily) This one will focus on Gojyo, Warner and Raven. And vermillian to answer your question of where is Hakkai…
Hakkai: ^_^ Sore wa himitsu desu! [Translation: That is a secret]
Gojyo: That was kind of freaky…
Warner: This is guy who smiles all the time, and you think that is freaky?!
Raven: (rolls eyes) Psycho-CJ does not own Saiyuki.
Warner: The title she might have ripped off from Star Wars, while the thing with Hakkai is from Slayers. If I remember right, the person who does Hakkai's voice is the same one who did Xellos'.
Raven: She does have temporary ownership of Cassandra, Warner, Evan, Daycarthro and I.
Psycho-CJ: Temporary?
Raven: Evan is trying to gain legal rights to us.
Psycho-CJ: AGAIN?!
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Chapter 13: Attack of the Chibis!
"This is so boring!" Warner snaps, stopping in mid-step. "All we have been doing is walking for the passed two hours. Raven, do you even know where you are going?"
"Will you stop complaining. You're beginning to get on my nerves," Raven replies. Hakuryuu is perched on his shoulder, taking a rest from flying.
"Mine too," Gojyo adds. "But it does seem like we're getting no where."
"I can sense a great deal of power in this direction. It doesn't feel like Daycarthro, therefore it has to be Hakkai," Raven explains to the two.
"I actually wish that stupid demon child were here. He would know exactly where to look." Warner blue eyes fall on Raven who suddenly stops.
"I do too, but he isn't here, now is he?" Raven's blue-violet eyes turn on Warner. "He made his choice," Raven lowers his eyes as he thinks of how Evan chose Sanzo over him.
"Raven, you should stop acting like we are brothers. You know I don't give a damn about you," Evan's voice rings in Raven's mind. He's right, we're not brothers But as much as he tries to convince himself he doesn't care, the truth is, he does consider Evan to be his little brother. There was the period when looking at the boy filled him with disgust, but that was during unusual circumstances. Raven has been alone for most of his life and when he found Evan, he finally gained the family he had been denied. Evan put on the act of being an innocent child who was fearful for his life, while Raven became the protective brother. That all ended when Raven found out about Evan's secret, then the sweet little boy he loved as a brother, turned into a cold-hearted demon.
"Kyuu!" Hakuryuu purrs as it gently nudges Raven's cheek. Raven breaks out of his thoughts and smiles at the little dragon then scratches him under his chin.
"I feel sorry for Evan and Goku," Gojyo breaks the silence. "I'm sure Sanzo has probably shot both of them for being so damn annoying. Goku's probably saying 'I'm hungry!' Or 'Sanzo!'" Gojyo laughs, thinking fondly of the ape he usually fights with.
"Evan is probably finding some cruel way to torture the two. He has probably latched on to Sanzo because that monk reminds him so much of his Big Brother," Warner stops when Raven turns around, giving him the cold glare that always seems to stop his heart-those eyes are a demon's, filled with hate and malice.
"See, both of you are hard asses that can't take a joke," Gojyo backs Warner up.
"Do you see me running around with a gun and a fan?! I'm nothing like that guy, he's a cold hearted bastard. If anyone is like him, it's Evan."
"Sibling dispute," Warner whispers to Gojyo. "Are you mad because Evan dumped you for Sanzo?" Warner asks Raven.
"Evan can do whatever he wants. If I was really a cold hearted person, I would have killed him by now." Raven's blue-violet eyes seem to become more violet than blue. "And quit saying he is my brother. All he is a demon who managed to take possession of a dead child's body."
"Looks like we hit a sensitive subject for him," Gojyo whispers to Warner.
"Yeah, better change the subject before he gets really mad." Warner smiles at Raven. "So, Pretty Boy, have you decided what you are going to do to Daycarthro when we find him?"
"Kill him," Raven says flatly.
"No way! He's my best friend!" Warner snaps.
"Everyone knows he is more than that to you," Raven suddenly smiles. Warner faces pales. "At least that what Evan thinks. How was it that Evan said this?" Raven tries to remember how Evan said it. "Oh yeah, 'The reason why Warner goes out with so many girls is because he is trying to satisfy the needs that only a man can satisfy for him,'" Raven quotes Evan. "Is that why you and Daycarthro are so close?"
"Daycarthro is the only friend I have. Quit giving me nightmares by implying anything beyond that," Warner hisses.
"Oh, so Warner is actually into guys. Makes sense." Gojyo nods his head.
"You're one to talk. You are worse than me when it comes to women and you seem to have a special relationship with your friends," Warner snaps at Gojyo.
"Hey, I like women!"
"At least that's what the two of you say," Raven laughs.
"And you need to shut up! What is the deal with Evan sleeping in your room at nights?" Warner snaps.
"Oh, I can't believe you would even think that!" Raven says in disgust. "That is wrong in so many ways. You really are a sick pervert. He's my brother, and a kid!" Raven shivers with disgust.
"See that got him off our back," Warner smiles.
"Maybe I should try that on Sanzo, if I wasn't afraid he shoot my head off."
"Kyuu?" Hakuryuu purrs to Raven.
"Yeah, those two are strange," Raven replies. Gojyo and Warner stare at Raven. "What?"
"You can understand him?" Gojyo asks, with a blank look on his face.
"Not exactly, I can pick up on his emotions." Still the two look blankly at him. Raven grits his teeth, hating how they think he is weird. "It's the same way I communicate with summoning-creatures." Warner and Gojyo still have the blank looks on their face until both of them begin to laugh. "Why me?" Raven asks, rubbing his temple.
Raven suddenly stops, causing Warner and Gojyo to bump into him. Raven's blue-violet eyes cautiously search the area. He draws the dagger from his ankle sheath and his body tenses, ready to cut down anyone who stands in his way. Gojyo takes out his weapon as well. Warner reaches for his sword and then remembers he left his rapier back in his world.
"What is it?" Warner whispers to Raven, but the Hybrid doesn't answer. As the minutes tick by Raven calms down and puts his dagger away.
"Whoever it was, is gone now," Raven announces.
"Thanks for getting us all worked up for nothing," Gojyo snaps. Raven casts him a look that makes him shut up.
"Um, Raven," Warner cuts in. "I don't have a weapon," he laughs nervously. Raven takes a hard look at him, making the Vaerire back away from him. Finally, the Hybrid places his hands together, whispering a short incantation. Water appears from his hands, shaping into a sword.
"Is that better?" Warner takes the sword in his hands, but doesn't look to happy with the result. "What is it?"
"It's a little bit too heavy," Warner replies. Raven looks straight as him, not blinking once, which is just as effective as a glare. "But it'll do for now." Raven slips his fingers through his black hair, wondering what he did to deserve this. "Um, Raven, water isn't going to shoot out of this when I use it, right?"
"What do you think?" the Hybrid's voice coated with sarcasm. "Come on, I think there is something up ahead." Raven breaks into a run forcing Gojyo and Warner to follow him. A large door comes into view, with the word "Beware" scribbled on the front. Warner and Gojyo glance at each other.
"This might be where he is keeping Hakkai," Gojyo says hopefully.
"I don't like this," Raven replies. "But we don't have any other choice." Raven pushes on the door and it slowly begins to open. Gojyo helps him and the door is soon wide enough for them to get in.
All three of them pause when the see what is inside the room. Three doors, one blue, one red and the other yellow stand before them, with a sign looming over them reading. "Pick a door! Any door and receive a prize."
"This is creeping me out," Warner admits. "What has gotten into Daycarthro?"
"Which door do we take?" Gojyo asks the two. Raven carefully examines each of the doors, trying to pick up on anything that may help him decide. He let's out a long sigh.
"I can't sense anything. We are going to have to pick a door randomly," Raven says.
"I say we go for red," Warner announces.
"Why red?" Gojyo asks, thinking Warner has a good reason—Raven knows better.
"Because your hair is red," Warner says sheepishly.
"That's a stupid reason! Your eyes are blue, so why don't we pick the blue door then?!" Gojyo replies sarcastically.
"Blue, I like that color. You're wearing blue too and Raven's eyes are part blue." Warner lists off each of these on his fingers. Raven runs his fingers through his black hair, feeling a headache coming on.
"Maybe Evan is right about you being an idiot," Raven replies.
"I don't see you coming up with any suggestions," Warner snaps. Raven calmly walks up to the blue door and opens it.
"If this is the wrong door, let's just say I'll have Evan think of an appropriate punishment for you," Raven threatens. Warner cringes, thinking of the creative things Evan could come up with. Warner and Gojyo enter the door as well. Suddenly it slams shut, throwing them in darkness, before they know it they are falling. The three fall with a loud thump, while Hakuryuu flies over them.
"Kyuu?" Hakuryuu continues to fly in circles above the tangled messed.
"Get off me!" Raven yells, trying to get the two guys off of him, since he was unfortunate enough to end up on the bottom.
"Watch where you're putting your hand!" Gojyo snaps.
"As soon as you get your knee away from me!" Warner growls in pain.
"If both of you don't get off of me in five seconds, I am going to fry both of you with a fire-spell!" Raven shouts. "One! Two!" Warner tries to get up, knowing Raven will do what he says. "Three!" Gojyo manages to untangle his legs from Warner. "Four!" Warner falls face forward when he breaks from the two. "Five!" Gojyo gets away just in time. Raven lies there for a moment, taking in unsteady breaths. Having two grown men fall on you isn't too good for the ribs. He slowly stands up rubbing his rib, Hakuryuu lands back on his shoulder.
"Where are we?" Gojyo asks, using his lighter to light the room. Raven casts a fire-spell and holds a little flame.
"I don't care, I just want to get out of here so we can find Hakkai and I can kick Daycarthro's ass."
"Shit, I had a date today!" Warner realizes. "Oh, she was really cute too. Daycarthro's going down!"
"When Sanzo finds him, he's gonna be dead," Gojyo adds. "He better leave some for me."
They turn a corner, only to be blinded by intense light. The blue sky is above them, which doesn't make sense since they were once in a cave which is no where to be seen. He must have left a gate open for us. That means we are either in another world or one the god created himself.
"Welcome to Chibi World," Warner reads from a sign. "What the hell is a Chibi?" Warner asks. Gojyo doesn't have the time to explain it to Warner when a something comes running towards Raven. The Hybrid, having to deal with Evan, instinctually moves out of the way as the thing flings itself at him. Instead it runs into Warner. "Ah, get it off! Get it off!" Warner screams.
"I like you. Will you be my daddy?" The little boy asks, who looks like a child version of Raven, but his blue-violet eyes are as big as saucers.
"Daddy!" Another chibi calls as he pounces on Gojyo. This one has long red hair and red eyes just like Gojyo. He squeezes Gojyo tightly. "I missed you daddy!"
"I'm not your dad!" Gojyo snaps, trying to get out of the death grip.
"Big Brother!" Another boy calls, dashing to Raven, this one is an even smaller version of Evan. Raven's mouth drops open in disbelief when he sees more children running towards them. There is a chibi-Goku, Chibi-Cassandra, Chibi-Sanzo, Chibi-Hakkai and a Chibi-Warner. Raven pries the Chibi-Gojyo off Gojyo and the Chibi-Raven off of Warner and yanks them to their feet.
"Run!" Raven yells, avoiding the Chibi-Evan. The three of them take off running, the chibis following them close behind.
"Daddy, come back!" The Chibi-Gojyo yells.
"Big Brother!" The Chibi-Evan squeals.
"Raven, use a water-spell or something!" Warner yells.
"I can't. They're just children!" Raven replies.
"They're going to cuddle us to death! I want to die with a woman, not a kid!" Gojyo cries. Gojyo gasps when he sees they are approaching a cliff, with a river racing at the bottom. Gojyo is about to stop, by Raven grabs his arm and pulls him forward.
"Jump!" Raven yells, jumping off the cliff, dragging Gojyo and Warner with him. Raven casts a wind-spell, which wraps around them and slows down their fall, but they still hit the river. Raven pulls Gojyo and Warner to the surface where they all gasp for breath.
"I can't swim!" Gojyo says as he begins to sink. Raven and Warner pull him back up.
"Come back!" The Chibis yell from the top of the cliff.
"Daycarthro has a sick sense of humor," Gojyo coughs when water enters his mouth. A rushing sound drowns out the whining of the children as the three drift down the river.
"Kyuu! Kyuu!" Hakuryuu flies frantically around them, trying to warn them.
"Where's that sound coming from?" Warner asks, looking ahead of them. Raven pauses as well, and his face begins to turn pale. Warner realizes what it is as well, and tries to swim for the shore, but the water is too strong for them to reach the shore.
"That better not be what I think it is," Gojyo laughs weakly.
"I hate rivers," Raven mutters.
"Hey you were the one who had us jump into this!" Warner yells.
"But you were the one who chose the blue door!" Raven snaps.
"At least I'm not a cursed half-breed!"
"Why are you blaming me?!" Gojyo demands. Warner looks at him blankly.
"You're a half-breed too?" Warner asks.
"Yeah, you got a problem with that?"
"Now is not the time we should be having a discussion about people's origins," Raven cuts in. "Considering we are about to fall over a…"
"Waterfall!" Warner yells. The three of them fall over the side. "THIS SUCKS!" Warner yells as he falls.
"Kyuu!" Hakuryuu follows them, hoping they survive the fall.
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Psycho-CJ: Aw, just think about it—a chibi Sanzo, can't you just picture his cute big, droopy eyes…
Gojyo: (sarcastically) Right, while he has a gun pointed at your head.
Warner: (Laughing as he looks at Raven)
Raven: (raising an eyebrow) What?
Warner: I was just picturing the chibi you.
Raven: Whatever…
Psycho-CJ: He did look pretty cute.
Raven: Are you done torturing us?
Psycho-CJ: For now.
Gojyo: For now? There's more?!
Psycho-CJ: (evil laughter) Oh, thanks for all the reviews. Rook, I'm glad you enjoyed last chapter. And MystiquePixie, you finally reviewed. I didn't think you were ever going to get around to it. Arigato! (to self) Great, I ruined book 3 for her, how am I going to rope her into reading it?
Raven: You can always bribe her with some anime.
Psycho-CJ: Excellent idea. Now to the mall!
