Stalker - Well now, everyone. Fate it seems, has dealt us an interesting hand in this most recent Gundam Fight. At this very moment, the United Colony Federation is ratifying a new system that will change the Gundam Fight tournament forever. How will this new system affect Domon and the others, who are getting ready to fight Lissa Ishikawa and Roaring Gundam? Let's get things started! Gundam Fight all set? Ready....GO!






Episode 57
"Return of Bolt Gundam! Battle for Earth Begins!"




"Ishikawa!?" Domon exclaimed. Lissa stepped out of her cockpit and smirked.
"But that would make her the daughter of..." George began.
"Impossible. Ulube didn't have any children." Domon said.
"Domon..." A weak voice said. It was Chibodee. "It's the truth... look in her eyes," He said. Domon looked at her again. Chibodee was right. He saw the same kind of ambition in Lissa's eyes that he so clearly remembered seeing in Ulube's eyes. It scared him.
"By all means, attack whenever you're ready." Lissa said.
"Hey, ah, Domon?" Allenby asked.
"Yeah? What is it, Allenby?" He answered.
"Where's Argo?" Allenby asked. Domon looked down.
"Gone." He said sadly.
"Gone? Whaddya mean gone?" Allenby demanded.
"I mean that he's dead, Allenby! Lissa killed him!"" The King of Hearts yelled. Allenby didn't respond.
"So this is the monster who kidnapped Miss Maria-Louise!" George yelled, withdrawing his sword.
"George, you can't win on your own..." Domon began. Lissa cut him off.
"Nonsense, Domon Kasshu. Let the Jack of Diamonds come." She held out her hand. Lying unconscious in the plam of the Roaring Gundam, was Maria-Louise.
"Princess!" George cried, and leapt toward Roaring Gundam. Lissa grinned evilly.
"What a fool," She muttered, and seemed to vanish in midair. She reappeared behind the French Warrior.
"George! Look out!" Chibodee yelled. But it was too late. Lissa delivered a bone crushing punch to the back of Georg's neck. He fell limp, unconscious instantly.
"No one does that to a member of the Shuffle Alliance!" Sai Sici cried. He jumped into the air.
"Sai Sici, wait!" Domon begged.
"Shin! Ryuseii! Kochoken!!!" He chanted. Two large butterfly like wings surrounded him. The carried him up to the clouds, then hurled him back down toward Lissa. She held her arms out, and caught Sai Sici's leg as he came down. The momentum carried them back. However, Lissa was unscathed.
"Nice try." She whispered, and tore the leg off of Dragon Gundam with a sickening thud. She did the same to the other leg.
"Sai Sici!" Allenby cried. She rushed forward to join the fight.
"Why won't anyone listen to me?! Allenby!" Domon yelled.
"Nobel....Hula hoop!" Allenby yelled, and threw a golden ring at Lissa. She caught itm and it began to glow black in her grasp. She gripped it with both hands, and seperated it so that it was just a long black whip.
"Good night, little girl." Lissa said, and cracked the whip forward. The end of it wrapped around Allenby's neck. Lissa jerked her hand, choking the life out of Allenby.
"A....Allenby!!!" Chibodee groaned. He pulled himself to his feet.
"Chibodee, you need to rest..." Rain said.
"I have to...help...her..." Chibodee said, and made his way over to Allenby as quickly as he could. Lissa spotted him.
"You again? I thought I wore you out last time... No matter." She said, and released Allenby. She twisted her wrist, causing the whip to wrap around Chibodee's ankle. She jerked, which sent him to the ground. Chibodee groaned in pain.
"Chibodee!" Domon cried. Yet still, Chibodee refused to stay silent. He pulled himself to his feet once more.
"Back off, Chibodee!" Allenby said. She was on her knees, getting concerned for Chibodee as well. Chibodee looked over at her. The very sight of her made him smile. Beautiful.
"Don't worry about me, Allenby..." Chibodee said, and turned back to Lissa. "You listen to me, Lissa Ishikawa. I can deal... even accept you beating the five of us. The Shuffle Alliance. I can deal with defeat. Being beaten is nothing new to me..." He shot a sideways glance at Domon. "But when you hurt a woman... especially that woman... Well, it's not acceptable." Chibodee said. Domon was amazed. He had never seen Chibodee act this way before.
"Chibodee's energy is increasing..." Rain pointed out.
"You can do what you want to this body... but it won't matter. I cannot.... and will not.... LOSE! I will not allow you to hurt someone that I love!" Chibodee yelled, as Gundam Maxter began to glow, and transformed into its boxing mode.
"Love is an emotion for the weak." Lissa commented with a smirk. Chibodee drew back his fist.
"Gonetsu! Machinegun! PUNCH!" Chibodee screamed. The blasts rocketed out of his fist, and toward Lissa. She held out a hand.
"Roaring Vortex!" She cried. A black void seemed to form out of thin air. It swallowed up all of Chibodee's blasts. "My turn..." She said, and threw her own punch at Chibodee. The blast rocked his weak body, and sent him to the ground. Domon stepped forward. He looked around. George, unconscious. Chibodee, hurt. Allenby, trying to help Chibodee. Sai Sici, immobile. Rain, trying to stay out of the way. Argo.... gone. Lissa folded her arms over her chest. "At long last, Domon Kasshu." Lissa said. "At last, I get my chance to kill you. King of Hearts!" She cried. Domon stood his ground.
"All you are is a bully, Lissa. A child that throws a fit when she doesn't get what she wants. What you've done to the people I care about is unforgivable." Domon said.
"What do you plan to do?" She asked.
"I'll defeat you. Just like I defeated your father." Domon said. Lissa grinned.
"Do you think it's possible? Can you?" Lissa asked.
"I beat your father, didn't I?" Domon asked.
"Yes, that's right. But my father made a crutial error when he judged you. He thought that by taking away Rain, that it would hinder your fighting skills, when in fact, the opposite happened. You won because you had something to fight for. This time, you don't have that luxury." Lissa said.
"We'll see about that." Domon said, releasing the hypermode of God Gundam. He held up his hand. The King of Hearts crest burned brightly. "This hand of mine is burning red!" Lissa copied Domon's movements, holding up her own hand. The Red Joker crest burned just as brightly.
"This hand of mine illuminates the night sky!" Lissa yelled.
"Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory!" Domon continued.
"Its cry of thunder tells me to defeat you!" Lissa cried. Both of their hands began glowing. Domon's red, and Lissa's blue. They leapt at each other, crying out their attack names simultaneously.
"Explosive! God! FINGER!!!"
"Roaring FINGER!!!"
Domon and Lissa thrusted their hands forward, their fingers interlocking. Both of them put all of their strength into the attack, though neither was gaining the advantage.
"You can't win!" Lissa cried, pushing forward slightly.
"D...don't give up...bro..." It was Sai Sici.
"Stay strong..." George.
"For all of us..." It was Chibodee. He was sitting up slightly, as Allenby cradled his head in her arms.
"I believe in you, Domon..." Rain...
"This is for you, Rain.... for all of you...." Domon whispered, and pushed back. He grabbed his sword with his left hand. "God Slash!" He cried out, and plunged the sword into Lissa's stomach.
"Hugh..." Lissa stuttered, and gradually, released her grasp on Domon. Domon stepped back, never taking her eyes off of Lissa.
"Lissa Ishikawa. You've shamed your family along with all of Neo-Japan. You've kidnapped Maria-Louise...." He glanced at George, who was cradling Maria-Louise in his arms. "Kidnapped Chibodee...." He glanced at Chibodee. He had fainted, and was being cradled by Allenby. "And.... And killed Argo!" Domon yelled. He drew his hands back. "This is for all the people that you've hurt! All the lives you've destroyed! Sekiha!!!" He yelled.
"No! You can't!" Lissa pleaded. Domon stared at her with cold, unforgiving eyes.
"It's too late. You will never be forgiven!" He said.
"Can you live with this? Taking a young woman's life?!" She sounded like a scared littel girl. Not a murderer.
"Tenkyouken!" Domon yelled, and thrusted his hands forward. The blast rocked through Roaring Gundam, destroying it. Lissa fell limp. Just then, a large metallic hand reached down, and picked up Lissa. "What the..."
"What, did I miss the fun?" It was....Argo. Domon stared at him in shock, as he clenched his hand, ending Lissa's life.

***


"So she didn't kill you?" George asked. It was later that night. The small group of people were gathered around a large campfire, with the notable exceptions of Allenby and Chibodee. Argo shook his head.
"No. After she hit me, I just laid there not moving until she left. After she was gone, I made my way to the nearest city I could fine. Our government repaired the Gundam, and I've been searching for Lissa ever since." He said.
"What about Nastasha?" Rain asked. Argo looked down at his feet. Rain bit her bottom lip, and put a hand on Argo's shoulder. "I'm sorry..."
"Don't be." Argo said quickly. "It's not your fault... her, where's Chibodee?" Argo asked.
"Resting. I think Allenby went to check on him." Domon said.

***


Allenby sat with her legs folded, next to Chibodee's sleeping body. A thousand thoughts were running through her head What had Chibodee meant? Why do I care? Did he mean what I thought he meant? If he did, what do I say?"
"Ugn... my head..." Chibodee said as he opened his eyes slowly. Allenby looked at him.
"It's about time." Allenby said.
"Huh? Allenby? Is that you?" Chibodee asked, rubbing his head.
"Who else?" She said, and stood up. She held her hand out to Chibodee. He took it, and immediately realized that she was still in her mobile trace suit, as was he. She pulled him to his feet.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, his eyes blinking madly, trying not to look over her body.
"I wanted to talk to you about earlier..." She started. Chibodee held up a hand.
"Don't bother. You don't owe me anything." He said, leaning against the side of a Gundam.
"I never said I did. I just want to know what you meant." She asked.
"About what?" Chibodee asked. Allenby growled.
"You know what!" She prodded. Chibodee shrugged, and moved to walk away. Allenby grabbed his arm. He turned to stare at her. When his eyes met hers, he closed them quickly. "Chibodee.... tell me." She begged. He opened his eyes again, and looked at her. He sighed.
"It doesn't matter..." He said softly.
"Tell me." She insisted.
"It doesn't matter, Allenby..." He said again.
"Why not?" She asked.
"Because you have a thing for Domon." Chibodee said. Allenby chuckled.
"Chibodee... that was a long time ago. It's in the past." Allenby said.
"Sure..." Chibodee said.
"Look, I'm telling you the truth. Domon and I are just friends. Besides, he's got Rain." Allenby said.
"Seems like everyone has somebody... Domon has Rain, George has Maria-Louise, Sai Sici has Cecile, Argo has...had...Nastasha...." Chibodee said, trailing off.
"What about your girls?" Allenby asked.
"Are you crazy? If I started a relationship with any one of them, they'd end up killing each other. Besides, they like me for what I represent, not the mad inside..." Chibodee said. Allenby sighed.
"I'm in the same boat. There are so many guys back home who want me as their girlfriend... but the only man I've ever wanted was out of reach," She said. Chibodee smirked.
"That's how I feel now." He looked into her eyes meaningfully. She smirked slightly.
"It's not the same..." She said.
"Why?" He asked, slightly confused. She leaned over, and whispered in Chibodee's ear.
"I'm not out of reach..." She said softly, and kissed his ear lightly. Chibodee jerked back in surprise.
"Allenby..." he said.
"Chibodee..." She whispered, staring into his eyes.
"Are you serious?" he asked.
"Chibodee....look. I could only involve myself with a man who's strength I respect. Both emotionally and physically. I've always respected you physically.... and today.... emotionally. I don't want to lose what's right here in front of me. Besides, I'm not getting any younger." She said.
"Allenby, it doesn't matter how young you are. Ever since I saw you fight Domon in the tournament four years ago, not a day has gone by where I haven't wished you were mine." He said. She smiled, and leaned back against his chest.
"Well, you have me..." She whispered, and fell asleep in his arms."

Stalker - Everyone, it's the moment you've been waiting for. The tournament is less than a week away, and the members of the Shuffle Alliance are approaching their 30th match under the new Gundam Fight regulations. Under these new regulations, one fight can decide a fighters fate! Next time, on Mobile Fighter G Gundam.

"Tournament Approaches! Rise Shining Gundam!"