Final Reaction
A Blue Seed Fic by Tobu Ishi
Of course I don't own Blue Seed, you foolish copyright enforcer.
-part 2-
"...and although we had some difficulty reprogramming the vectors, we think we've got it down now."
Scratching her nose, Koume gave the long-winded tech a bored look. "Look, Yagashi, all I want to know is two things: does this contraption of yours blow up Arigami, and is it nice and messy about it?"
"Er...ah...yes, I believe the, erm, messiness factor should be high," Yagashi said, stuttering a bit. Koume's frank preference for mayhem over method tended to fluster him somewhat... "You see, we've gotten some complaints about the difficulty of cleaning up large quantities of deceased tissue from the sites of our exterminations, so Matsudera and I have come up with a solution to the problem. This new weapon should not only stop the Arigami, but also break down their bodies into their most basic elements. In the case of the simple creatures they tend to infest, this should leave us with nothing but carbon dioxide and a whole lot of water, as well as a few simple sugars."
"Wonderful," Ms. Takeuchi exclaimed, clapping her hands together. At the odd looks the rest of the team gave her, she grinned sheepishly. "Well, hey, I'm the one who gets stuck fielding calls from angry citizens with dead things in their backyards, you know."
"Riight," Koume muttered. "So, does anything go boom during this whole sugar-water thing, or what?"
Matsudera cleared her throat. "Sorry, Koume, but we won't know that until we field-test it. And to do that, we'll need a live Arigami."
Nodding to her, Yagashi continued: "Unfortunately, we have no idea when one may next-"
The phone rang, cutting him off. Reaching over, Ms. Takeuchi hit the button for the speaker mode.
"Hello, this is the Terrestrial Administration Center," she chirped.
The room immediately filled with the sounds of screaming crowds and crashes, filtering tinnily through the phone.
"-appear," Yagashi gulped.
"Help! Help!! It's a monster, I tell you, a monster!! I-" The unfamiliar male voice cut off mid-word, erupting into a gurgling scream before the whole connection ended with a crash of rending metal.
For a long moment, there was silence in the office. Then, Mr. Kunikida came bursting in, his face all business.
"Everyone! There's just been a report on the news-an Aragami resembling an enormous shrub of some sort has attacked the Shibuya district! We're moving out, pronto!"
"Uh, sir?" Takeuchi asked uncertainly. "Didn't you say you were just going to get some gummi bears from the break room? What were you doing watching the television?"
Kunikida gave a guilty start. "Um, I was just, ah-"
"Who cares?!" Koume yelled, slamming a fist into her palm with relish and (luckily) cutting off any Kunikida-isms at the source. "Arigami, here I come! Kiss your flowery butts goodbye!"
"Oh, dear..." Yagashi muttered. "Here we go again..."
Yoyogi Park was normally a cheerful place, just off the bustling teen shopping centers of Takeshita Street. However, as Kusanagi woke from a late sleep in the treetops nearby, it was the sound of terrified screaming that shook him out of his dreams.
"Wh...what the...?" he muttered, rubbing drowsiness out of his eyes...
A young man ran past below him, flailing his arms in a wild panic.
"Help! Monster!!"
*That* woke him up. "Monster?" Kusanagi said, sitting bolt upright-
And it was at that opportune moment that a hefty vine-arm slammed into the tree he had chosen for a bed the night before, sending it flying in a shower of splinters.
As the dust cleared, a single figure became visible, perched on the striped awning of a bakery nearby. Kusanagi's scarlet trench coat contrasted sharply with the green-and-yellow-striped fabric of the awning as he grinned up at the beast above him. "Too slow, huh?" he sneered. "I should have learned by now never to expect a challenge from a weed."
The Aragami-for what else could it be-let out a peculiar hiss, waving its long, flexible limbs in the air. Today's variety was plantlike, with a body like a tangle of pale-green, whippy vines, studded with hand-sized thorns. As Kusanagi watched, a large, red-veined bud emerged from the center of the tangle, bursting into flower with a roar to reveal luxurious petals edged with vicious-looking teeth. The head turned to focus on him, and the roots that had sunk deep into cracks in the pavement flexed once...
A dozen fresh shoots erupted from the sides of the thing, reaching out for the unmoving mutant.
Kusanagi snorted contemptuously, dodging the vines with ease. As he leaped high into the air to avoid the plant's embrace, blades ripped from his forearms, extending into battle position. "You think you're tough?" he sneered, landing one-footed on a lamppost with the ease of a bird of prey. "Well, there's one thing every Aragami who fights me learns-if you're trying to kill Mamoru Kusanagi, either do it quick or just give up before you start!!"
With that, he leapt straight up, powering into the thick of the Aragami tangle. His blades flashed once, twice, and huge chunks of plant matter fell away, crashing into the street below. The Aragami howled and lashed out, striking the mutant in the unprepared split second after his attacks and knocking him to the pavement.
"Ow..." Kusanagi muttered, reaching up to wipe a trickle of pale green blood from his lip. He scowled. "I can't believe I let a jumped-up garden weed hit me...I must be losing it or something."
"Actually, from the looks of the mutation, this is no weed, but a very rare specimen of English tea rose." Surging to his feet, Kusanagi spun to see the members of the TAC standing behind him, gazing up at the 'rose'.
"Hey! When did you get here?!" he bellowed.
Matsudera was nodding at Yagashi, apparently agreeing with him. "I think you're right, Yagashi. Really, I'm quite impressed that anyone was able to cultivate one of these in Tokyo. They generally don't thrive in this climate."
"Well, this one seems to be doing just fine!" Koume shouted, shoving ammo into the various firearms strapped to her body. A battle-happy grin lit her face as she took aim with her favorite 'baby', the tried-and-true rocket launcher. "What say we give it a little pruning, huh?!" With that, she fired off a salvo at the writhing plant, which squealed with pain as the rockets impacted with it.
"Good shot, Sawaguchi!" Kunikida commended her. He reached for his own gun. "Takeuchi, give us a hand here-we can try and contain it while Yagashi and Matsudera get their liquefier revved up!"
"Right!" Takeuchi agreed, opening fire on the howling rosebush.
Kusanagi snorted. "What, don't you want my help?" Without waiting for an answer, he sprang into the air, lunging toward the beast. "There's no way I'd miss out on this fun!"
Shredded plant matter filled the air...
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AN- Yay! You reviewed! I was beginning to get worried, but it just took a little longer than I thought--y'all came through when it counted. I'm sorry it's taken so long; my computer is down, possibly for good, and I have to work on this at my job during breaks. I hope you like the story so far--and be warned, it's only going to get more dramatic. T_~* Anywayz, don't forget to review, or I shan't put up any more and you'll all be stranded! Mwahaha...I'm so evil sometimes. -Tobu Ishi T_T
A Blue Seed Fic by Tobu Ishi
Of course I don't own Blue Seed, you foolish copyright enforcer.
-part 2-
"...and although we had some difficulty reprogramming the vectors, we think we've got it down now."
Scratching her nose, Koume gave the long-winded tech a bored look. "Look, Yagashi, all I want to know is two things: does this contraption of yours blow up Arigami, and is it nice and messy about it?"
"Er...ah...yes, I believe the, erm, messiness factor should be high," Yagashi said, stuttering a bit. Koume's frank preference for mayhem over method tended to fluster him somewhat... "You see, we've gotten some complaints about the difficulty of cleaning up large quantities of deceased tissue from the sites of our exterminations, so Matsudera and I have come up with a solution to the problem. This new weapon should not only stop the Arigami, but also break down their bodies into their most basic elements. In the case of the simple creatures they tend to infest, this should leave us with nothing but carbon dioxide and a whole lot of water, as well as a few simple sugars."
"Wonderful," Ms. Takeuchi exclaimed, clapping her hands together. At the odd looks the rest of the team gave her, she grinned sheepishly. "Well, hey, I'm the one who gets stuck fielding calls from angry citizens with dead things in their backyards, you know."
"Riight," Koume muttered. "So, does anything go boom during this whole sugar-water thing, or what?"
Matsudera cleared her throat. "Sorry, Koume, but we won't know that until we field-test it. And to do that, we'll need a live Arigami."
Nodding to her, Yagashi continued: "Unfortunately, we have no idea when one may next-"
The phone rang, cutting him off. Reaching over, Ms. Takeuchi hit the button for the speaker mode.
"Hello, this is the Terrestrial Administration Center," she chirped.
The room immediately filled with the sounds of screaming crowds and crashes, filtering tinnily through the phone.
"-appear," Yagashi gulped.
"Help! Help!! It's a monster, I tell you, a monster!! I-" The unfamiliar male voice cut off mid-word, erupting into a gurgling scream before the whole connection ended with a crash of rending metal.
For a long moment, there was silence in the office. Then, Mr. Kunikida came bursting in, his face all business.
"Everyone! There's just been a report on the news-an Aragami resembling an enormous shrub of some sort has attacked the Shibuya district! We're moving out, pronto!"
"Uh, sir?" Takeuchi asked uncertainly. "Didn't you say you were just going to get some gummi bears from the break room? What were you doing watching the television?"
Kunikida gave a guilty start. "Um, I was just, ah-"
"Who cares?!" Koume yelled, slamming a fist into her palm with relish and (luckily) cutting off any Kunikida-isms at the source. "Arigami, here I come! Kiss your flowery butts goodbye!"
"Oh, dear..." Yagashi muttered. "Here we go again..."
Yoyogi Park was normally a cheerful place, just off the bustling teen shopping centers of Takeshita Street. However, as Kusanagi woke from a late sleep in the treetops nearby, it was the sound of terrified screaming that shook him out of his dreams.
"Wh...what the...?" he muttered, rubbing drowsiness out of his eyes...
A young man ran past below him, flailing his arms in a wild panic.
"Help! Monster!!"
*That* woke him up. "Monster?" Kusanagi said, sitting bolt upright-
And it was at that opportune moment that a hefty vine-arm slammed into the tree he had chosen for a bed the night before, sending it flying in a shower of splinters.
As the dust cleared, a single figure became visible, perched on the striped awning of a bakery nearby. Kusanagi's scarlet trench coat contrasted sharply with the green-and-yellow-striped fabric of the awning as he grinned up at the beast above him. "Too slow, huh?" he sneered. "I should have learned by now never to expect a challenge from a weed."
The Aragami-for what else could it be-let out a peculiar hiss, waving its long, flexible limbs in the air. Today's variety was plantlike, with a body like a tangle of pale-green, whippy vines, studded with hand-sized thorns. As Kusanagi watched, a large, red-veined bud emerged from the center of the tangle, bursting into flower with a roar to reveal luxurious petals edged with vicious-looking teeth. The head turned to focus on him, and the roots that had sunk deep into cracks in the pavement flexed once...
A dozen fresh shoots erupted from the sides of the thing, reaching out for the unmoving mutant.
Kusanagi snorted contemptuously, dodging the vines with ease. As he leaped high into the air to avoid the plant's embrace, blades ripped from his forearms, extending into battle position. "You think you're tough?" he sneered, landing one-footed on a lamppost with the ease of a bird of prey. "Well, there's one thing every Aragami who fights me learns-if you're trying to kill Mamoru Kusanagi, either do it quick or just give up before you start!!"
With that, he leapt straight up, powering into the thick of the Aragami tangle. His blades flashed once, twice, and huge chunks of plant matter fell away, crashing into the street below. The Aragami howled and lashed out, striking the mutant in the unprepared split second after his attacks and knocking him to the pavement.
"Ow..." Kusanagi muttered, reaching up to wipe a trickle of pale green blood from his lip. He scowled. "I can't believe I let a jumped-up garden weed hit me...I must be losing it or something."
"Actually, from the looks of the mutation, this is no weed, but a very rare specimen of English tea rose." Surging to his feet, Kusanagi spun to see the members of the TAC standing behind him, gazing up at the 'rose'.
"Hey! When did you get here?!" he bellowed.
Matsudera was nodding at Yagashi, apparently agreeing with him. "I think you're right, Yagashi. Really, I'm quite impressed that anyone was able to cultivate one of these in Tokyo. They generally don't thrive in this climate."
"Well, this one seems to be doing just fine!" Koume shouted, shoving ammo into the various firearms strapped to her body. A battle-happy grin lit her face as she took aim with her favorite 'baby', the tried-and-true rocket launcher. "What say we give it a little pruning, huh?!" With that, she fired off a salvo at the writhing plant, which squealed with pain as the rockets impacted with it.
"Good shot, Sawaguchi!" Kunikida commended her. He reached for his own gun. "Takeuchi, give us a hand here-we can try and contain it while Yagashi and Matsudera get their liquefier revved up!"
"Right!" Takeuchi agreed, opening fire on the howling rosebush.
Kusanagi snorted. "What, don't you want my help?" Without waiting for an answer, he sprang into the air, lunging toward the beast. "There's no way I'd miss out on this fun!"
Shredded plant matter filled the air...
________________________________________________
AN- Yay! You reviewed! I was beginning to get worried, but it just took a little longer than I thought--y'all came through when it counted. I'm sorry it's taken so long; my computer is down, possibly for good, and I have to work on this at my job during breaks. I hope you like the story so far--and be warned, it's only going to get more dramatic. T_~* Anywayz, don't forget to review, or I shan't put up any more and you'll all be stranded! Mwahaha...I'm so evil sometimes. -Tobu Ishi T_T