Hello again, everyone. Um, heh heh… I've noticed lately that our little relationship has become a bit strained. That's a sign that I should probably end this series soon. Well let's see, we've got about… 10 chapters left, I think… But it may or may not be longer/shorter than that. Yeah, at this point, I may have to unfortunately cut off 1 or 2 chapters. But hey, we'll see…

---Kouji Tamino

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A few day earlier…

Rikina sat up slowly, rubbing her sore head. "Ow… What happened?" She looked around. "Oh right, we got ship wrecked…" She looked around, but no one else was there. She began to get worried. "Oh, no… Yamato? Where are you?" She stood up and began to look around. "Yamato? Oh no, where could he be?" She turned around and stared at the huge group of trees behind her. "Oh, great. If he's in there, it will take me forever to find him!" She sighed, then finally got a good look at her clothes. "Oh great, I'm still soaking wet…" She growled under her breath. "I swear, if my clothes get ruined, I will kill him!" As she walked through the trees, her boots went 'squish' at each step. She smacked her forehead and took her boots off, carrying them with her. "Argh, things just get worse and worse…"

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Love Hina Next

Chapter 33: A New Adventure Begins! The Island of Lakuna…

Meanwhile, the others were traveling on plane's. The 'Original Hinata House Harem' was traveling on Seta's plane, while the 'Next Gen Hinata House Harem' flew to the island on Keitaro's plane. Tokimi sat in the back, away from the others. Kimomo looked to Tokimi, head tilted. "Hey, Tokimi? Why are you sitting back there alone?"

Tokimi looked to Kimomo. "You mean, you guys all forgive me for the way I've acted?"

Ami nodded. "Yeah, of course we do! Besides, I acted much worse when I found out…" She blushed, embarrassed.

Kai sighed. "This is boring! How much longer will this trip take? Are there any hot islander babes on this island?" He was kicked in the head by Tenshi. "Ow! What'd you do that for, huh?!"

Tenshi glared at her brother. "Because, I'm sick of your complaining! Why do you act the way you do?"

Kai shrugged. "I don't know, I guess that's just the way I am! I don't want to be a goody two shoes like you! It's no fun, and the rewards for being good suck!"

Tenshi stuck her tongue out. "That's what you think! The best reward of being good is the feeling you get when you know you've done the right thing!"

"Aw, shut up…" Kai muttered, whacking her in the head.

Tenshi sniffled and began whimpering. "Th-that hurt, you meanie…" The small white bunny began to cry. "Waaah!"

Ami glared at Kai. "Hey, you! Leave her alone!"

Kai sighed. "But she hit me first!"

Meiruuna and Ami glared at the bunnies. "Both of you, stop fighting! Right now!" They stared sternly at the rabbits, but both of them gave their owners big eyed, whimpering stares. The psychic sisters gave in and hugged the bunnies. "Awwwwww, we can't stay mad at you!!"

Tokimi sweat dropped as she watched this take place. She sighed, staring at the ground. "Shima, Rikina… I'm so sorry, please be careful, wherever you are…" She curled up into a fetal position, staring at a wall. "I don't deserve him…"

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Meanwhile, on the other plane, the others were catching up on old times. Kaolla had her arms wrapped gently around Motoko's neck giggling. "We're all back together on another grand adventure! What perils will we face? What new things will we see?"

Sarah gave a wide smile, probably one of the most excited people there. "I know! I'm so pumped up! Things had been getting dull at Hinata House!"

Kaolla smiled. "Ooh, I have an idea… How about when we split up into groups to search, we bring back the group 'Puffy Mushroom'?"

Shinobu smiled. "That sounds like fun…" She giggled, remembering the short first adventure of 'Puffy Mushroom'. "Of course, now that we're adults, there is no way that we could get in any trouble like we did back then…"

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"Shinobu!" Sarah screamed, shaking the poor woman. "How the hell could you get us lost in this open field?!" She began to panic. "Everything here looks the same, what if we get lost forever?!" The three woman, plus Nina, looked around. Everything looked exactly the same. There were no trees, bushes, or signs of water. All it you could see for miles was yellow grass.

You see, everyone had split up into different groups with names. The groups were as follows:

The Aoyama's (Guess who wears the pants in the family?) - Motoko, Kimomo, Sukyuzo

Shin (New) Puffy Mushroom - Kaolla, Sarah, Shinobu, Nina

Psychic Chicks - Ami and Meiruuna, along with their pet rabbit guardians Tenshi and Kai

The Immortals and Amazons- Keitaro, Seta, Naru, Haruka

The Spaz, the Ditz, and the Slacker - Ema, Mutsumi, Kitsune

Revenge of the Supporting Characters, Part 2! - Haitani, Shirai, Jin, Static

The Story Arc Characters: Kanako and Nyamo

Tokimi decided to go look by herself, after a heated argument.

And so, Shin Puffy Mushroom found themselves lost in the middle of a huge field. Nina rubbed her belly. "My tummy hurts, I'm hungry!"

Sarah patted Nina on the head. "I know, baby…" She glared at Shinobu. "Shinobu, I swear! You can kill me, but don't drag Nina down with the rest of us!"

Shinobu became swirly-eyed, waving her arms around wildly. "Y--you're right! We're all going to die, and it's all my fault!"

Kaolla sighed. "Erm, Sarah? Shinobu didn't do this on purpose, all we have to do is um…" She looked around at the desolate setting. "Um, stand here and get our eyes pecked out by birds…"

Nina screamed loudly, making the others cover their ears. "I dun wanna get my eyes pecked out!"

Sarah hugged Nina. "Don't worry, I won't let them!"

Shinobu began to run around, still waving her arms. "Argh! I am sooo sorry!"

Kaolla sweat dropped. "Er, maybe I happened to bring something that can help…" She looked inside her bag to check if she had brought any little gadgets that might get them out of this situation.

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Meanwhile, the Psychic Chicks were walking through the one of the handfuls of cities on this island. Ami looked around at the people, looking a bit unsure. They were all dressed in relatively modern clothes, with a bit of an island flair. "Um, Meiruuna?"

Meiruuna looked to her sister. "Yes, Ami?"

Ami bit her lip slightly. "Do you think it's safe to walk around like this? Kaolla said that these people were all cannibals!"

Meiruuna sighed. "Ami dear, have you forgotten about our powers?" She snapped her fingers, and a random person exploded. "See? We're perfectly safe…"

The people gasped in unison, pointing at Meiruuna. "Did you see what she did?"

Ami sighed as people began to talk amongst them selves. "Meiruuna, why did you have to do that? Now they probably think we're all witches or something…" She raised an eyebrow as they all began to bow before Meiruuna. "Then again, they could just end up worshipping us…"

Meiruuna smiled. "See, and now we're getting the respect we deserve!"

Kai smiled. "Now this is more like it!" He stuck his tongue out at Tenshi. "See, being bad brings you more rewards!"

Tenshi crossed her arms. "Whatever…"

Kai chuckled. "You're just jealous because I'm right!" He looked over to an attractive islander. "Hey, you! Come over here and pet me!"

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Elsewhere, Tokimi was making her way through some trees, when her jacket got caught on a tree and ripped right in two. "Ugh, great… I really liked that jacket, too…" She growled and tossed it away. She soon heard someone say 'Hey!' She turned to her left to see Rikina. "Rikina! You're alive!"

Rikina looked up. "Tokimi! You came to save us!" They both hugged. After pulling away, Rikina stared at Tokimi. "Tokimi, have you seen Yamato?"

Tokimi raised an eyebrow. "Huh, I thought he would be with you!"

Rikina shook her head. "Nope, he was gone when I woke up…" Rikina pouts. "I can't believe he would abandon me like that! What if I was dead?!"

Tokimi nodded. "Yeah, that sounds really strange, I doubt Shima would just abandon you like that… Maybe something happened to him?"

Rikina's eyes lit up. "Kidnapped, maybe?!" She grabbed Tokimi's hand. "Come, Tokimi! We must save him!"

"Ow! You don't have to tell me twice!" Tokimi yelled, wincing. "Just don't yank my arm off!"

And so, they embarked on their journey to find Shima…

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Let's check up on the Aoyama's, shall we?…

"Motoko, Kimomo, please! Just come down from that tree!" Sukyuzo begged, on his hands and knees. Motoko and Kimomo were up in a tree. Surrounding the tree was a group of turtles. The two samurai woman refused to come down.

Motoko shook her head, eyes swirling. "Turtles! Too many turtles!"

Kimomo whimpered. "Make the turtles go away, daddy!"

Sukyuzo sighed, rubbing his temples. "Alright, although I hate to hurt these animals for no reason…" He unsheathed his sword and raised it straight above his head. A strange energy began to flow from the sword. "Blade of the Flame!" A flame burst from the sword, headed towards the turtles, and… it jumped over the turtles and hit Motoko and Kimomo, burning their clothes off. Sukyuzo's eyes widened. He soon looked away, blushing slightly. "Oh my, I'm sorry… I never truly mastered that technique…"

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After beating Sukyuzo to a bloody pulp, Motoko and Kimomo checked out their new 'duds'… "Wow, mom! Where'd you get the idea for these leaf bikinis? They are totally sexy! I can't wait to show the boys!"

Motoko sweat dropped. "Um, don't ask… And these are simply until we can get a hold of some real clothes, hopefully we won't have to show these off to anyone…"

Kimomo pouted. "Awww, you're no fun, mother…"

Motoko cleared her throat. "Um, Kimomo, mommy has a bad back right now… If you would please carry your father, I would be really appreciative…"

Kimomo sighed. "Alright…" Kimomo walked over to the unconscious Sukyuzo, lifted him over her shoulder, and followed Motoko as they walked through the forest.

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Elsewhere…

The 'Revenge of the Supporting Characters' group were walking through the desert, dying of thirst. "Oh god, it's so hot…" Shirai muttered, dragging himself through the sand.

Haitani looked back and glared at Shirai. "Will you quit complaining? Maybe if we find Shima and Rikina, the others will be so impressed that we get a chance to score with one of the older Hinata House women!"

Static shook his head. "Such perverted men…" He looked over to his brother. "Wouldn't you say so, Jin?" He sweat dropped as he watched Jin drool all over the sand. "Erm, never mind…" A thought came to mind. "Wait, aren't there cannibals at the other side of this desert?"

Haitani looked back to him. "Yeah, but we'll run at the first sight of one! Right now, I don't really care! It's hero time!"

Jin's eyes were glazed over as he began to fantasize. "Rikina, Kimomo, Kanako… Ooh, maybe even Shinobu and Rikina's sister, too!"

Static sighed. "Eh, oh well…" And so, they continued to drag themselves through the desert.

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Meanwhile, in the 'Spaz, Ditz, Slacker' group… Mutsumi giggled as she saw the huge river in front of her and the rest of the group. "Oh my! Our journey seems to have ended here, it seems!"

Ema suddenly panicked. "What if they're on the other side?! We just have to get over there somehow! Yah!" Ema screamed, running into the water. She was quickly grabbed by Kitsune.

"Whoa, hold on there!" She rubbed her chin. "Just settle down… If they are on the other side, they must have gotten over there somehow…" She pointed left and right. "Now take a good look around. See anyway that they could have gotten to the other side?" Ema and Mutsumi shook their heads. "Right, which must mean that they got to the other side further down this here river… So, I suggest that we split up, see?" Ema and Mutsumi nodded. "Good then, I'll see you all later!" Kitsune waved, taking the right side.

"Bye bye, Kitsune! Hope you don't run into any cannibals!" Mutsumi smiled, waving.

Ema began to stammer. "B-but… there's safety in numbers! Wouldn't it be more wise to stay all together?"

"Nah, there's nothing to worry about! From what Su said, there shouldn't be any cannibals for miles!" She began walking in the direction opposite from the others, following the river. She began to hum a little tune to herself, keeping a steady pace as she walked along next to the water. Suddenly, she heard footsteps other than her own. She looked behind herself and saw nothing. "Eh?" She shrugged. "Oh well!" She continued to walk, not only hearing one other set of footsteps, but another. "What the hell?" She turned around, and at the exact same time, some Lakunion cannibal men snuck around behind her. Kitsune shrugged, then turned around again. The cannibals did the same. She pretended to take a step, then spun around on her toes and caught them. "Ah ha! Say, what's the big deal?! Why are you following me, huh?!"

The cannibals shrugged. One of them, dressed in a pair of light blue pants, spoke up. "Um, me and my buddy were hungry, so we went to go check and see if some guy was dying out here…"

The other, dressed in red shorts and sandals, nodded. "Yeah, and then we saw you, so we thought, 'eh, what the hell'…"

Kitsune's eyes widened as she stuttered and pointed at them. "Y-You guys are c-cannibals?!"

"No shit, Sherlock…" They both said, advancing on her.

Kitsune chuckled. "Uh, heh, heh, heh… Well, hello there, boys… Um, well I'm not really in the mood to be eaten today, so I'll just be going, now…" She began to slowly back away from them, sweating heavily.

The cannibal in light blue shook his head. "Nuh uh, I don't think so… You see, we are very hungry…"

Kitsune suddenly got an idea. "Hey boys," she said seductively, "if you don't eat me, I'll show let you 'eat me', if you know what I mean…" She winked. "And maybe even more if you're good…"

The cannibal in red raised an eyebrow. "Oh, didn't you know?" He put his arm around the other. "We're lovers!"

Kitsune smacked her forehead. "Oh, great… Of all the cannibals to run into, I get the gay ones! Gyah!" Kitsune screamed, running away.

"Get back here!" the cannibal in light blue yelled, chasing her down along with the one in red.

"Not a chance in hell!" Kitsune yelled, not slowing down for anything. "I didn't come all the way down here to end up being digested!" Kitsune ran as fast as her legs would let her. She would stop for absolutely nothing. Until she ran right smack into a tree, that is. "Ow…" Kitsune fell backwards, knocked out.

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Kanako stared at Nyamo. "So? Aren't you going to say anything?"

Nyamo looked to Kanako with a curious look on her face. "Sorry, I don't speak Japanese!"

Kanako continued to stare at Nyamo. She cleared her throat. "Let's see, haven't spoken English in a while, but I should be able to pull off basic conversation… Um, Do you know the muffin man?"

Nyamo stared at Kanako curiously. "Um…"

Kanako sweat dropped. "Oh shit…"

End of Chapter 33

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Mwahahahaha… I can already tell that I'm gonna have fun with these chapters, and I hope that you have fun reading them! This is what I've been waiting to do… =)

---Kouji Tamino