Disclaimer: Blah. You die now. Ha ha ha. Me no own Trigun. Ha ha ha. Me no own any of the anime mentioned in here…
A/N: We arrive at the final 2 chapters… The climax is here! Next chapter will just be the aftermath and conclusion to this story. It's been fun, but all good things must come to an end. Thanks to a certain someone, *cough* I learned that there were several misspellings and typos throughout the story. These will be looked over and corrected later. The ending of this chapter will either tick you off or make you cheer. Depends on your preference. Anyway, on to the battle!
~Kouji
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GTE: Great Teacher Ericks!
Chapter 12: The Great Decisive Battle! (Part 2)
"Huh?!" everyone said in unison.
"I said, I can help you…" Mary said, getting up.
Vash glared. "Why should we trust you?…"
"Because… I believe your story… I did from the beginning… Father had been acting… Very strangely those last few days we saw him…"
"Then why have you been trying to kill me?!"
"Because… My brother scares me… If I don't agree with him, he hurts me…"
"So Gary is the brains of the operation?… I thought you were the leader…"
"No…"
"I want those Trix, then!!!" Knives yelled.
"Knives…" Vash growled. "This isn't the time…"
"Anytime is time for Trix!!" Knives said, but was then hit in the head.
"Knives…" Kaite started. "Not now… We've gotta stop Gary…"
Vash looked at the horizon. "Well, let's get prepared…"
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Meanwhile, at an old warehouse in Old Augusta, an unconscious Sayuri was waking up. Gary looked over to her. "Ah, so you're awake! Good!"
"What do you plan to do to me?!" Sayuri yelled.
"… Excuse me?… You actually expect me to tell you?…"
"Well… yeah…"
"No."
"Yeah."
"No."
"Yeah."
"No."
"Yeah."
"No."
"Yeah."
"No."
"Yeah."
"No."
"Yeah."
"No."
"Yeah."
"Okay."
"Ye--What?!"
"I don't see the harm, seeing as you are tied up…"
"Ah…"
Gary turned to a mini laboratory. "You see, I am also a great Chemist!"
"Eh?"
"I've been working on some different formulas, and I tested one on you."
"What?! What is it, poison?!"
"No…"
"Acid??!!"
"Nope…"
"Pudding?!!!!?"
"Um, hell no…"
"Then what is it?!"
"A horny drug!"
"A… what?…"
"Makes anyone want to--"
"How could you?!"
"Cuz you're hot…"
"So now…"
"In a few moments, you will be incredibly hor--"
"Grah!! Damn you!!!"
"Aww, don't be that way… I've been told I'm marvelous in b--"
"When Kaite gets here, he is gonna kill you!!!"
"Bah, I will kill HIM…"
"Whatever…" Sayuri sighed. She then started to feel very warm. "Um…"
Gary grinned. "Ah, it is beginning to take effect…" He began to take off his shirt.
"No… must… fight it…"
"You cannot resist… I made sure of it…"
"Nooo…"
"Heh heh…"
"… Gary?…"
"Yes?…"
"I want you…"
"It's about time!!!" He untied Sayuri. They then hopped into a nearby bed and--
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Vash looked at the warehouse. "Well, we're here…" He looked at his small 'army'. Meryl, Milly, Wolfwood, Knives, Kaite, Mary, and the rest of the class. "Alright, let's go…"
Kaite walked up to Vash. "Vash?…"
Vash looked to Kaite. "Yes, Kaite?…"
"I want to rescue Sayuri myself…"
"No, I ca--"
"I want to at least try… If I don't come back in half an hour, come get me…"
"… Fine, then… You're in love, I can't stop you…"
"Thanks, Vash…" Kaite then snuck into the warehouse…
~~~
When Kaite reached the middle of the warehouse, he saw a horrible sight. He gritted his teeth. Gary and Sayuri were in bed…
Gary smiled. "So, how was that?…"
Sayuri glared. "Horrible…"
Kaite smiled. That's my girl…
Gary choked. "What?!"
Sayuri grinned evilly. "Kaite was much better… He was also bigger…"
Gary's eyes widened. "No… It can't be!!! I've been outdone by an actual character?! No!!!" He then gathered up his clothes, whimpering, and ran off.
Kaite smiled and ran over to Sayuri. "Sayuri!! I'm here!!!"
"Kaite! I'm so sorry I did what I did, he drugged me and--"
"It's okay…"
"Really?…"
"Yes…"
"Okay… But Kaite?…"
"Yes?…"
"I'm still so horny…"
"Erk!! Oro?!"
Sayuri pulled Kaite into the bed and--
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Vash looked at his watch. "… It's been more than 30 minutes… Let's g--"
"Going somewhere, Vash the Stampede?…" Gary said, walking over to Vash.
"Gary…" Vash pulled out his gun.
"Vash…" Gary pulled out his gun.
"Gary…"
"Vash…"
"Heh, Gary…"
"Heh, Vash…"
"… When are we actually gonna shoot?…"
"I dunno…"
"Fine then, I'll start…" Vash shot 3 rounds at Gary. Gary dodged, and got hit by one. He hid behind a rock and shot at Vash four times. They all got their target.
"Gah!!" Vash fell to the ground. "Ow!! Meanie!!"
"Just die!!!"
"No!"
"Die!"
"No!"
"Die!"
"No!"
"Die!"
"No!"
"Die!"
Vash shot at Gary, and it hit him in the chest. Gary fell to the ground. He didn't get up. Vash smiled. He looked to the others, smiled, and turned to Mary Sue. "Now, you are free…"
Mary Sue stuttered. "R-really?…"
Vash nodded. "Yes… You can start a new life… Maybe if Meryl doesn't mind, we can adopt you!" He looked to Meryl. She smiled and nodded.
Mary looked at the ground, then looked at Vash. "That would be… Nice…" Mary Sue then smiled. It was a sincere smile, the first time she ever really smiled in years. But then, there was a gunshot, and the smile turned into a look of shock. Her eyes widened, and she fell. Vash caught her, and gasped as he saw a bullet hole in her back. He looked ahead to see an angry Gary.
"Bitch!! How dare you betray me and father's honor?! Die like the rest of them shall!!!"
Vash looked to Mary. "Mary! Don't die!!"
Mary smiled at Vash. "It's… Okay… I probably deserve this for following my brother, and all the things I did…"
"No… Everyone deserves a second chance…"
"Do you think… that if things had turned out differently… I could have had a family again?…"
"Yes…"
Mary smiled for the last time. Vash gently put her down. He then reloaded his gun and pointed it at Gary. "Now I have no choice… You have to die…"
"Yes, try to kill me… Just like you killed father…" He glared at Vash. "Actually… Let's play a game…"
"A game?…" Vash raised an eyebrow.
"Yes…" Gary raised his hand, and a hole opened up in the sky.
"What the hell is that?!"
"It's my Hot Dog hole!!"
"Eh?…" Vash was then sucked into the hole.
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"Gah…" Vash said, opening his eyes. "Where am I?…" He looked around. He then saw a box of donuts. He ran to them happily. "Yay!" Suddenly, a Chibi Knives took the box of donuts. "Eh?…"
Chibi-Knives looked at Vash. "Bwahaha!!! I want Trix…"
Then, a Chibi Meryl and a Chibi Mackenzie ran in and hopped on Vash. Thay then began tugging on his arms.
"He's mine!" C-Meryl yelled, pulling on Vash's right arm.
"No, mine!!!" C-Mackenzie screamed, pulling on Vash's left arm.
"Gah!!" Vash started. "Stop it!!"
Suddenly, both his arms popped off. Vash screamed. "Ahhhh!!! My arms!!"
"Oops…" both Chibi girls said. "Sowwy…"
All of a sudden, his arms grew back. "Er…"
Then, Gary appeared on a tree. "Hello, Vashu…"
"Stop calling me that!!"
"Now, we play our game… Or should I say, games?…"
"What are you talking about?…"
"We will travel to several different worlds, and fight in their style…"
The Hot Dog hole opened again, and Vash and Gary were sucked in.
~~~
Vash suddenly appeared in a Yukata. (Samurai garb…) He had a sword, but the blade was reversed. He looked at Gary, also in Yukata, who had a flaming sword and bandages on him.
Vash looked at Gary. "What happened to you?!"
"… Roar… I am strong. You are weak… Die." Gary then jumped at Vash, sword drawn.
"Grah!" Vash screamed. He grabbed his sword. "Lovvu-Peesu-Donut Style!!!" He then drew his sword, and slashed at Gary, hitting him directly. "PuddingHotDogTrix!!!"
"Argh!! I am weak!!!" Gary started. "I die!!!" He fell to the ground. The Hot Dog hole then sent them to another world.
~~~
Vash all of a sudden appeared in a mech. He was is a red suit. "What?…" Instinctively, he yelled out. "Big Do! Showtime!!!" The mech began stomping around the city they were in, smashing buildings. Vash looked below at the city. "Sorry!!"
He saw Meryl, but she looked pale. It was an android of her. She frowned. "Vash Smith, you are a mouse…"
"A mouse?…" Vash raised an eyebrow.
Suddenly, Gary showed up in a shiny mech. "Big Perfect! Showtime!!" He punched Big Do, knocking it's arm off.
"Hey!!!" Vash yelled. He pushed a few buttons, and pulled some levers. A robotic voice screeched. "Warning! Self-destruct sequence activated!" BOOM!!!
The Hot Dog hole took them somewhere else…
~~~
"Pikachu!!!" Vash yelled. He was wearing weird, outdated clothes. "Thunderbolt!!" Pikachu shocked Gary's NidoKing.
~~~
"Goku, what am I ever gonna use the Spirit bomb for, anyway?…"
"Die, Vashurot!!!"
~~~
"Amidamadumramaru!! Spirit form!!!"
"Cow!! Spirit form!!!"
~~~
Suddenly, the Hot Dog hole dropped Vash and Gary in their own world. Vash stood up. He took a deep breath. He stared at the sky. He then stared at Gary. "… What the hell was that?!"
"I don't know… Do NOT let me do that again…"
"Okay…" Vash then shot Gary in the legs.
"Ow!! Bastard!!! I wasn't ready!!! That wasn't fair!!!"
"So?"
"You're mean!!!"
"I'm mean?! You killed your own sister!"
"So?! She betrayed me!!!"
"You are stuck thinking that I killed your father in cold blood!!"
"So?!"
"So?!"
"Umm…"
Gary then stared crying.
"Um…" Vash then smacked his head. "Duh! Here's my chance!!! I gotta use that technique that Goku guy taught me! The Spirit Bomb!"
Suddenly, a tiny machine rolled by. It blew a hole into the ground. Vash smiled. "Awesome! A plot hole!" He reached down the hole, and pulled out a cookie. He then ate it. He thought for a moment. "With this plot hole, I hearby remodify the Spirit Bomb into the Donut Bomb!!" He then raised his hands. "People of the world, clap your hands!!!"
Suddenly, using what's left of the plot hole, Vash somehow relayed the message to the entire planet. Pretty soon, Meryl, Milly, Wolfwood, Knives, and the class clapped their hands. In the hospital, Mackenzie clapped her hands. Outside, Kei clapped his hands. In the bed in the warehouse, Kaite and Sayuri clapped their hands. In several cities, Frank Marlon, the survivors of Sky City, Benson, the Nebraska family, and everyone Vash met in his adventures clapped their hands.
Finally, the Donut Bomb was complete. It was wondrous and… donut-y… Vash, who was now mysteriously shirtless, glared at Gary. "It's oveeeeeeer, Gaaaryyyyy!!!!" He then tossed the bomb at Gary. Gary then rolled out of the way.
"Ha!!! Too bad!!!" Gary yelled. "Ha ha ha!!!"
The Donut Bomb then went towards Jin. He heard Vash's voice in his head. Jin! Ya gotta hit it back!!! Jin then hit the Donut Bomb back. Gary dodged again. Vash hit it at Gary. He dodged again.
"Damnit, Gary!!" Vash yelled. "Stop dodging!!"
It then went to Meryl. She hit it back, Gary dodged. Then Vash hit it back. Gary dodged. Milly. Dodge. Vash. Dodge. Wolfwood. Dodge. Vash.
Finally, Gary was too tired to dodge. It hit him dead on. "Grah!!! Nooo!!! Daddy!!!! Hot Dog!!!!" Gary was knocked unconscious.
Vash, exhausted from the day, fell to the ground. Meryl ran towards him. "Vash!!!"
~~~
One hour later, Vash resigned his position as teacher.
La la la...
Underneath the blue sky, the wind blows toward the future,
as if embracing the rays of the sun.
Merely wandering along,
I leave behind only a trail of footsteps.
"Vash…" Meryl started. "Do you really want to do this? You were doing so well…"
Vash nodded. "Yes… I almost had a student killed, and several people died…"
"Alright then…"
Vash then picked up Gary, put him over his shoulder, and left the area…
As long as there's a breeze brushing my cheek & grass to lie in
I don't need anything else, and I'll smile with satisfaction.
Sleeping, gazing at
the never-ending future...
La la la...
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A week past, and more teachers were scared away by Kite and the class. Meryl sighed. "If only Vash were here…"
Milly walked in. "Meryl, I miss Mr. Vash already!"
"I know… He's been really busy trying to rehabilitate Gary…"
Knives burst in. He opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Meryl. "No, we don't have your Trix…"
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The English class was sad. They missed Vash, "Great Teacher Ericks", the cool guy… They didn't want a new teacher… So they all decided to eat bananas until he came back. Realizing that wasn't doing anything, they begged and pleaded. Realizing that wasn't doing anything, they protested. They were then hit with firefighter hoses and attacked with dogs.
I can hear the sound of waves, touching my heart,
selfishly aimless, like drops of rain.
The setting sun quietly reassures itself of everything,
then sinks into the distant sea, as if giving it a kiss.
Wandering towards
the dream of a never-ending future.
One day, after a month, a boy with blonde hair walked into the class. It was Gary. "Hi, I'm back…"
Then, Vash walked in. "And he's good!"
Kaite brightened up. "It's Vash!!"
The class cheered, and jumped at him. He laughed. Gary smiled. It was a real smile.
Na…nanana… nanana… na na na! Na! Na! Na! Na! (Dur dur dur! Dur dur dur! Dur dur dur ding! Tong ting tong tong!…)
To Be Concluded…
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I… was really disappointed with this chapter… Oh well, I'll try better next story… But there is still one more chapter! Here are a few words from Vash:
Vash: Things change… Lots of things change… Boys become men, girls become women, and lobsters you leave in the back of the fridge will mutate and come back to kill you… Anyway, friends will return, peace will return, and things will change drastically… But will it be changed for the better?… Meet us in the final installment of "Great Teacher Ericks", The New Ending is Our New Beginning.