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A/N: I'll find introduce the Yagami clan later on as the story progresses. In my mind they'll play a big part in the story. For the moment, I'll introduce cameo appearances so enjoy! ^_^
Chapter 2: Plans and a REALLY long quest…
"RRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The intense voice bellowed. The man looked at his jeans in disgust, hatred, and overall murder and something akin to insanity in his eyes. "Someone's gonna burn for this!"
"You called, daddy?" a girl asked as she bounced down from the stairs. She knew she was in trouble. Maybe it was billions of years of evolution or maybe she was actually responsible, it really doesn't matter. Her dark red hair flew about as she descended down to where her father was. The smirk on her face didn't even fade at the look Iori sent her.
Then again, she is the daughter of Iori. She was trained to fight before she mastered the alphabet. With her angelic looks courtesy of her mother and the deadly training given to her by her father, she has little to fear.
Iori Yagami, once the insane Orochi warrior, and still a force to be reckoned with and definitely a person to never take lightly… held up a pair of his favorite black jeans that were no longer black and no longer his size. In fact, it was pink and would fit a toddler perfectly when compared to the taller and more formidable Iori.
"Explain, now!" Iori roared.
Okay. All systems check. Prepare to launch evasive/offensive maneuvers… Rina thought with confidence. "What do you mean dad? I just came down here because you bellowed…"
"DON'T PLAY COY WITH ME, YOUNG LADY!" Iori yelled angrily as he waved the practically glove-sized pair of pink jeans in the air.
Lock on target… Rina began to sniffle lightly. "But daddy, it wasn't my fault. I'm just new to this whole laundry business…"
"…My black jeans have become pink! What has the world come to, when I of ALL PEOPLE, have been reduced TO PINK JEANS THAT DON'T EVEN FIT! YOU KNOW SATURDAYS ARE MY 'JEAN' DAYS!"
Fire! Rina began to break down and immediately covered her face with her hands. " I CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT!" she sobbed.
Iori felt his resolve begin to fade. Sure, he was still mad, but it's just a pair of jeans. This, is his baby girl over here! He can always get another pair of jeans anyways.
"…I'm… I apologize. It's just… It's pink god damn it!" he said with an exasperated sigh.
"Want me to get rid of it for you dad?" she asked. Iori shook his head and ignited a small orange flame in his hand and watched it slowly burn the offensive fabric away.
"I got it under control. You know how burning things always makes me feel better." He said as he watched the flame in his hand.
Ever since he had given up on his quest to kill Kyo, he has been able to wield both the flames of the Orochi and the Kusanagi. And as much to his dismay he found that his strength STILL equaled to his rivals'.
"Well, seeing as how you need new pants and all, why don't we go shopping?" Rina asked slowly, hoping to get the reaction she wanted.
Iori who was still entranced by the burning jeans suddenly looked up in horror. The only words that echoed in his mind were 'We' and 'Shopping'. "Um… How about… you go get them for me?" he asked, suddenly very nervous of his daughter.
SWARM! SWARM! SWARM! The battle command echoed in her head as she threw out her final trump card. "But daddy, you know I don't have any money and it'll be fun to shop together…"
"NO! Err… I mean, no honey… It's quite all right. In fact, I…I was thinkin' of going by old man Kusanagi's for a spar! Yea that's it!"
"Kusanagi-san isn't that old…"
"Whatever. Here's a credit card. Gotta run!" Iori said as he ran out the door as if the very demons of Hell were chasing after him. In this case however, it was a much more welcomed event than compared to shopping with his only daughter.
As Rina watched her father run off, she finally let out the laughter she held in. Much like her father, her laugh started out as a chuckle and slowly grew louder until the point where she looked downright maniacal with her hand in her hair as she laughed sinisterly.
"That was pure evil. I'm glad I've raised you well…" Rina turned around to see her mom leaning under the doorway opposite the stairs.
"Thanks mom. You want anything why I'm out?" she asked with a wink. Kasumi Todo only giggled and shook her head.
"Go, have fun. Maybe meet up with the Kenji boy. I heard he's gotten stronger this time around." She remarked. Rina almost gagged and almost lost her will to shop.
"Would you please shut up about that?! Ugh, I think I need to take a shower before I go out…" she said as she trudged up the stairs.
"What's so bad about Kenji?" Kasumi asked as she crossed her arms. A scream of disgust went through the air.
"Who needs Kenji?" she shot back.
Kasumi only chuckled at that remark as she stared at the retreating figure of her daughter. It reminded her how things used to be with her and Iori in the good ole days when they fought each other verbally and physically. In time she learned more about Iori and the gray shades of life.
Ironically enough, her daughter is acting like that with the Kenji boy, the only son of Kyo Kusanagi. She laughed again at the possibilities. Like all good mothers out there, she only wanted to give the best for her daughter and that included grandchildren.
Plus, this would put an end to the blood feud officially and she wouldn't have to worry about Rina's and her future grandchildren's safety at the hands of an incompetent.
"Maybe it's time I talked to Athena. She'd agreed with me on this!" she said excitedly.
Meanwhile…
"Oh, yea! That's the spot! Harder! Work it! Work it!" Athena cried out in pure ecstasy. Kyo only grinned as he continued what he's doing. "Harder! ……OOOOOOoooo… yeeeeaa…" Suddenly the phone rang, totally and thoroughly mangling the romantic setting. Athena moaned pitifully as Kyo picked himself up. She reached for Kyo but he just grinned in return and he shook his head.
"Sorry love, we'll continue this later, promise. Besides, I'd have to get to my restaurant's new opening." Kyo kissed her on the cheek and promptly went to take a shower.
Athena only pouted as she reached for the phone. "THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD! I WAS HAVING THE GREATEST BACK RUB OF MY ENTIRE FRICKIN' LIFE!" she roared into the phone.
"Whoa, relax Athena. You sound like my husband. Next thing I know you'll be eating meat and demanding sex from Kyo 24/7!" Athena calmed down as she recognized the voice.
"It's nice to hear from you too, Kasumi. By the way… Why, oh WHY, did you have to call now?" Athena muttered. "Back rubs lead to very enjoyable things that relieve stress, damn it! This had better be important."
"Oh but it is, it is. I've been meaning to ask you about Kenji and my daughter. What would you say if those two got together?" she hinted. Athena suddenly brightened.
"GRANDCHILDREN!" she shouted happily. Kyo, who was still showering, quickly looked towards the door. He could have sworn Athena said the dreaded G-word. After all, he's too young to be a grandfather.
"Exactly. So what do you say?" Kasumi asked in anticipation.
"I'd say let's do it! I mean, with my Kenji, he'll never settle down. He's just like his father I tell you, always fighting to prove himself!"
"And Rina is just like Iori and I." Kasumi complained. "She hates all males, she would only tolerate the prepubescent ones, and she just declared someone has to prove his strength to her in order for her to decide anything! Can you believe that?!" Both mothers snorted in contempt.
"So… you're thinking of an arranged marriage?" Athena asked suddenly. Kasumi hesitated at that word.
"I don't know if it'll come to that, but I'd like it if it were of their own free will. But hey, when push comes to shove…"
"Hmm… Iori might not like the idea…" Athena said thoughtfully. As much as Iori protests the idea, the two are almost brother and sister. Iori would hate to see her hurt just as she would hate to do something to make Iori angry with her.
"Maybe, but I have ways to convince him otherwise." Kasumi said in an eerie tone.
"Uh… Okay I guess. But I really want this to work out without us interfering all that much." Athena said slowly. "I mean… I want them to experience what we did with our husbands, you know?"
Kasumi paused. "Well, okay, you have me there. We just have to find a way to get them into a situation where they'll see each other more often and get to know the other better!"
"A bit obvious, but the real question is, what are we supposed to do exactly?" Athena asked.
"Simple! We'll resurrect Orochi and have our kids defeat them!" Kasumi said a matter-of-factly.
Seconds pass
"HAVE YOU GONE INSANE?!" Athena yelled as she placed herself back on the bed. The very idea threw her off the bed and on to the floor.
"What? It's a great idea!" Kasumi protested.
Elsewhere…
Kenji was busy polishing his beloved motorcycle but stopped suddenly as he felt chills go up his spine. "Strange. I just felt a sense of impending doom and probably blood loss…… Meh, maybe I'm hanging around Iori too much."
While the two mothers debated on the pros and cons of resurrecting Orochi, Hikari continues her quest to find Andrew Yusuke Bogard and force him into a fight, and possibly a rivalry more intense than the legendary Kyo and Iori blood feud. But she isn't alone but rather joined by her best friend Jenny Bogard, the cousin of her intended target.
"Where is that punk?! And how in the name of all that's sane does he keep evading us?!" Hikari lashed out at a trashcan, effectively destroying it with a swipe of her hands.
"Maybe it's because he can see you coming a mile away." Jenny said as she pointed behind them. The people were awed at the power of the little girl.
The sidewalks were dented more so than usual, trees were uprooted and some hung from telephone wires, and several fire hydrants had burst when Jenny let it slipped that Yusuke was gone from the vicinity which had pretty much set Hikari off.
"Well, it's not my fault they keep getting in my way… Argh, at this rate I'll never be able to defeat him!" Hikari was near hysterical and Jenny started to panic. A hysterical Hikari meant an unstable Hikari, and an unstable Hikari meant an unrestrained Hikari, and an unrestrained Hikari mean certain death to those that get in her way.
"Hikari? Jenny? What are you two doing here?" The dynamic duo looked behind them to see Rock standing there and actually looking serious for once.
"Huh? What are you doing here?" they asked simultaneously.
"The mayor sent me down here! He said something a hell beast and the police being unable to fight them off." He said slowly. "Okay, so you're the one responsible…"
"We're on a quest to rid the world of Yusuke! Want to come?" Hikari said cheerfully.
::Rock Sweatdrops:: "Um… As in Andrew Bogard? Why?"
"Because he's a jerkwad!" she replied casually. ::Everyone falls over except for Hikari::
"Uh… Riiiiight… Listen, how about I take you two for ice cream and we can discuss this—"
Hikari instantly cut him off. "You don't believe in me! You think I can't do it!" she said accusingly.
Rock instantly froze. Having no experience handling girls of any age since he usually works by trial and error, he instantly became the proverbial deer caught in the headlights of a pick up truck.
"No! No! I'm just trying to say that maybe you shouldn't fight so much, take time to enjoy things in life ya know?" Rock rushed out.
"You think I can't do it…" Hikari went straight from scary demon girl to scared and sad little girl within seconds and had managed to confuse young Rock.
"Uh---that's not what he meant. He's trying to say---" Jenny was at a loss for words. But then necessity proved to be the mother of invention. "You can't go fight without perfecting your ultimate level attacks. You need to be diverse! You need to be able to hit every point of your opponent ten times as hard as he would hit you!"
"What?" Both Hikari and Rock asked.
"He's going to teach you his Neo Deadly Rave and his Raging Storm!" Jenny stated, feeling proud herself since she had saved the day for Rock and preserve Hikari's hero worship/crush of him.
"You are?!" Hikari instantly turned towards Rock with starry eyes.
"I am?" Rock asked Jenny hesitantly. She only nodded while Hikari already took it as a yes.
"Woohoo! You're the greatest, Rock!" she hugged Rock and knocked the air out of him.
Jenny walked up to Rock and gave him a sympathetic pat on the back. "I guess it's just gonna be one of those days huh? Anyways let's get started!"
"I'm sure you three gentlemen are wondering why you are here." Athena started. She sat behind a desk with Kasumi standing to her left. She took a sip of water before she continued. "Before we get to that, we thank you for being able to join us."
In front of her sat Rugal Bernstein, Geese Howard, and Chris… Tied up and gagged with several guards dressed in black and carrying stun guns and hand held tranquilizer guns.
"Mmhmpmhmphh!!" Rugal said through his gag.
::Kasumi sweatdrops:: "Athena, maybe you should remove the gags?" Kasumi hinted to Athena.
"Huh? Oh, yea sure. Tony, remove Rugal's gag please." One of the almost identical guards walked over to Rugal and pulled the gag off none too gently.
"You want to thank me for being here? It's not like I had much choice! I was just minding my own business wondering what to blow up next when your goons jumped me with those 1000 volt stun guns! Next thing I know I'm here!" Rugal snarled out but then strangely, he grinned. "Hey, I like your style!"
"Arigatou!" Athena beamed. Geese just rolled his eyes as Chris worked harder on trying to escape after seeing not one, but now 2 psychos.
"So what are we doing here?" Rugal asked.
"We need your help to destroy the world." Kasumi stated. Both Rugal and Chris were now definitely paying attention, while Geese looked a bit concerned. After all, his family and empire are a part of the world.
"Iie, Kasumi no baka! We don't need to go that far!" Athena scolded the sheepish Kasumi. Athena then turned towards her esteemed guests. "We just need you to find a way to resurrect Orochi." Once again, Rugal looked joyful, Chris looked elated, and Geese just seemed worried.
"Tony, remove their gags as well." After this was done Geese was the first to speak. "Have you lost your minds? Might I remind you what kind of sicko, Orochi really is?! Honestly, I'm all for conquering the world, but setting Orochi on it is genocide and generally unprofitable!"
"I'm in!" Chris chirped.
"Yatta! 2 out of 3! Geese? C'mon, what do you say?" Athena asked.
"NO!" he shouted, as he looked the other way, refusing to look at the insane Psycho Soldier.
"Pwweeeeaasssse?" Athena asked as she instantly teleported in front of him with her Bambi eyes right in front of Geese.
Geese only raised an eyebrow. "Do I LOOK like your baka husband?"
"Damn. I guess it's true that it only works on Kyo…" She said as she snapped her fingers in disappointment. "Well you two are in right?" she asked to Rugal and Chris. They both nodded. "Okay, let them go Tony. Let's go downstairs and figure out where to start!" Soon enough everyone left the room in single file, bodyguards and all, leaving Geese Howard still tied to his chair and now sitting in the dark.
"Grr… No problem I suppose. At least now I can try to find a way to escape."
1 hour later…
"Kuso! I need to get out of here! I can't stand this any longer!" Geese howled to himself. He was starving and bored and he knew that they knew he was hungry and starving. Why else would they throw a party down there with a live DJ to boot? Geese could practically taste the refreshments.
"Well, at least things couldn't get any worse. Although that's when they usually do…"
At that exact moment Yuri and Robert busted into the room, quite drunk. Of course they didn't really see Geese sitting in the center of the room tied up since they were too busy making out like teenagers. Geese then began to curse his luck and the Sakazaki family. And unfortunately for Geese, Lady luck retaliated when Yuri and Robert started to have fun, Rated R style.
"AAHHH! MY EYES!! MY VIRGIN EYES!!!"
Suddenly Athena's voice boomed aloud through a hidden loud speaker. "So Geese, are you ready to join us?"
"NEVER!" Geese bit out as he closed his eyes to think happy thoughts.
"…Okay then. See you in the morning!" A click was heard and no more was heard save the moaning of the couple in front of him.
C'mon… Happy thoughts… Happy thoughts! Beating up Bogard in Capcom VS SNK 2… Marie in her little schoolgirl uniform…
"OH ROBERT!"
"OH YURI!"
"ARGH! I GIVE! I GIVE UP! JUST LET ME OUTTA HERE DAMN IT!"
Somewhere inside…
"Yatta! Gu!" Athena exclaimed as she practiced one of her winning poses.
"And you say I'm sadistic…" Kasumi muttered in the background. Behind her, Rugal and Chris were calmly having a Yu-Gi-Oh card duel as the half the guards in black either watched or discussed tactics to the game.
Suddenly, Kyo entered the room. All the activity stopped in the room as most of the occupants wondered what his reaction would be.
"Athena, honey…"
"Wait Kyo, I know what this looks like—"
Kyo sighed in relief. "You do? That's great. Then you know where I left my tie? The black one."
::Everyone falls over except Kyo and Athena::
"Did you check in the kitchen, 3rd cupboard to the right from the Refrigerator?" Athena asked.
"Of course! What would I ever do without you?" Kyo placed a passionate kiss on Athena's lips and then ran out of the room.
"What would he do indeed…" Rugal muttered out loud. Chris only snickered at the comment.
TBC
Hikari's on the warpath and Yusuke is still injured! Will Hikari's new techniques, the Raging Storm and the Neo Deadly Rave, be put to the test? Will Yusuke survive them? Meanwhile, 2 mothers plot the get together of their son and daughter, but are they accidentally letting loose Armageddon? Stay tuned!
A little bit shorter but please read and review! Opinions are welcome.
A/N: I'll find introduce the Yagami clan later on as the story progresses. In my mind they'll play a big part in the story. For the moment, I'll introduce cameo appearances so enjoy! ^_^
Chapter 2: Plans and a REALLY long quest…
"RRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The intense voice bellowed. The man looked at his jeans in disgust, hatred, and overall murder and something akin to insanity in his eyes. "Someone's gonna burn for this!"
"You called, daddy?" a girl asked as she bounced down from the stairs. She knew she was in trouble. Maybe it was billions of years of evolution or maybe she was actually responsible, it really doesn't matter. Her dark red hair flew about as she descended down to where her father was. The smirk on her face didn't even fade at the look Iori sent her.
Then again, she is the daughter of Iori. She was trained to fight before she mastered the alphabet. With her angelic looks courtesy of her mother and the deadly training given to her by her father, she has little to fear.
Iori Yagami, once the insane Orochi warrior, and still a force to be reckoned with and definitely a person to never take lightly… held up a pair of his favorite black jeans that were no longer black and no longer his size. In fact, it was pink and would fit a toddler perfectly when compared to the taller and more formidable Iori.
"Explain, now!" Iori roared.
Okay. All systems check. Prepare to launch evasive/offensive maneuvers… Rina thought with confidence. "What do you mean dad? I just came down here because you bellowed…"
"DON'T PLAY COY WITH ME, YOUNG LADY!" Iori yelled angrily as he waved the practically glove-sized pair of pink jeans in the air.
Lock on target… Rina began to sniffle lightly. "But daddy, it wasn't my fault. I'm just new to this whole laundry business…"
"…My black jeans have become pink! What has the world come to, when I of ALL PEOPLE, have been reduced TO PINK JEANS THAT DON'T EVEN FIT! YOU KNOW SATURDAYS ARE MY 'JEAN' DAYS!"
Fire! Rina began to break down and immediately covered her face with her hands. " I CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT!" she sobbed.
Iori felt his resolve begin to fade. Sure, he was still mad, but it's just a pair of jeans. This, is his baby girl over here! He can always get another pair of jeans anyways.
"…I'm… I apologize. It's just… It's pink god damn it!" he said with an exasperated sigh.
"Want me to get rid of it for you dad?" she asked. Iori shook his head and ignited a small orange flame in his hand and watched it slowly burn the offensive fabric away.
"I got it under control. You know how burning things always makes me feel better." He said as he watched the flame in his hand.
Ever since he had given up on his quest to kill Kyo, he has been able to wield both the flames of the Orochi and the Kusanagi. And as much to his dismay he found that his strength STILL equaled to his rivals'.
"Well, seeing as how you need new pants and all, why don't we go shopping?" Rina asked slowly, hoping to get the reaction she wanted.
Iori who was still entranced by the burning jeans suddenly looked up in horror. The only words that echoed in his mind were 'We' and 'Shopping'. "Um… How about… you go get them for me?" he asked, suddenly very nervous of his daughter.
SWARM! SWARM! SWARM! The battle command echoed in her head as she threw out her final trump card. "But daddy, you know I don't have any money and it'll be fun to shop together…"
"NO! Err… I mean, no honey… It's quite all right. In fact, I…I was thinkin' of going by old man Kusanagi's for a spar! Yea that's it!"
"Kusanagi-san isn't that old…"
"Whatever. Here's a credit card. Gotta run!" Iori said as he ran out the door as if the very demons of Hell were chasing after him. In this case however, it was a much more welcomed event than compared to shopping with his only daughter.
As Rina watched her father run off, she finally let out the laughter she held in. Much like her father, her laugh started out as a chuckle and slowly grew louder until the point where she looked downright maniacal with her hand in her hair as she laughed sinisterly.
"That was pure evil. I'm glad I've raised you well…" Rina turned around to see her mom leaning under the doorway opposite the stairs.
"Thanks mom. You want anything why I'm out?" she asked with a wink. Kasumi Todo only giggled and shook her head.
"Go, have fun. Maybe meet up with the Kenji boy. I heard he's gotten stronger this time around." She remarked. Rina almost gagged and almost lost her will to shop.
"Would you please shut up about that?! Ugh, I think I need to take a shower before I go out…" she said as she trudged up the stairs.
"What's so bad about Kenji?" Kasumi asked as she crossed her arms. A scream of disgust went through the air.
"Who needs Kenji?" she shot back.
Kasumi only chuckled at that remark as she stared at the retreating figure of her daughter. It reminded her how things used to be with her and Iori in the good ole days when they fought each other verbally and physically. In time she learned more about Iori and the gray shades of life.
Ironically enough, her daughter is acting like that with the Kenji boy, the only son of Kyo Kusanagi. She laughed again at the possibilities. Like all good mothers out there, she only wanted to give the best for her daughter and that included grandchildren.
Plus, this would put an end to the blood feud officially and she wouldn't have to worry about Rina's and her future grandchildren's safety at the hands of an incompetent.
"Maybe it's time I talked to Athena. She'd agreed with me on this!" she said excitedly.
Meanwhile…
"Oh, yea! That's the spot! Harder! Work it! Work it!" Athena cried out in pure ecstasy. Kyo only grinned as he continued what he's doing. "Harder! ……OOOOOOoooo… yeeeeaa…" Suddenly the phone rang, totally and thoroughly mangling the romantic setting. Athena moaned pitifully as Kyo picked himself up. She reached for Kyo but he just grinned in return and he shook his head.
"Sorry love, we'll continue this later, promise. Besides, I'd have to get to my restaurant's new opening." Kyo kissed her on the cheek and promptly went to take a shower.
Athena only pouted as she reached for the phone. "THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD! I WAS HAVING THE GREATEST BACK RUB OF MY ENTIRE FRICKIN' LIFE!" she roared into the phone.
"Whoa, relax Athena. You sound like my husband. Next thing I know you'll be eating meat and demanding sex from Kyo 24/7!" Athena calmed down as she recognized the voice.
"It's nice to hear from you too, Kasumi. By the way… Why, oh WHY, did you have to call now?" Athena muttered. "Back rubs lead to very enjoyable things that relieve stress, damn it! This had better be important."
"Oh but it is, it is. I've been meaning to ask you about Kenji and my daughter. What would you say if those two got together?" she hinted. Athena suddenly brightened.
"GRANDCHILDREN!" she shouted happily. Kyo, who was still showering, quickly looked towards the door. He could have sworn Athena said the dreaded G-word. After all, he's too young to be a grandfather.
"Exactly. So what do you say?" Kasumi asked in anticipation.
"I'd say let's do it! I mean, with my Kenji, he'll never settle down. He's just like his father I tell you, always fighting to prove himself!"
"And Rina is just like Iori and I." Kasumi complained. "She hates all males, she would only tolerate the prepubescent ones, and she just declared someone has to prove his strength to her in order for her to decide anything! Can you believe that?!" Both mothers snorted in contempt.
"So… you're thinking of an arranged marriage?" Athena asked suddenly. Kasumi hesitated at that word.
"I don't know if it'll come to that, but I'd like it if it were of their own free will. But hey, when push comes to shove…"
"Hmm… Iori might not like the idea…" Athena said thoughtfully. As much as Iori protests the idea, the two are almost brother and sister. Iori would hate to see her hurt just as she would hate to do something to make Iori angry with her.
"Maybe, but I have ways to convince him otherwise." Kasumi said in an eerie tone.
"Uh… Okay I guess. But I really want this to work out without us interfering all that much." Athena said slowly. "I mean… I want them to experience what we did with our husbands, you know?"
Kasumi paused. "Well, okay, you have me there. We just have to find a way to get them into a situation where they'll see each other more often and get to know the other better!"
"A bit obvious, but the real question is, what are we supposed to do exactly?" Athena asked.
"Simple! We'll resurrect Orochi and have our kids defeat them!" Kasumi said a matter-of-factly.
Seconds pass
"HAVE YOU GONE INSANE?!" Athena yelled as she placed herself back on the bed. The very idea threw her off the bed and on to the floor.
"What? It's a great idea!" Kasumi protested.
Elsewhere…
Kenji was busy polishing his beloved motorcycle but stopped suddenly as he felt chills go up his spine. "Strange. I just felt a sense of impending doom and probably blood loss…… Meh, maybe I'm hanging around Iori too much."
While the two mothers debated on the pros and cons of resurrecting Orochi, Hikari continues her quest to find Andrew Yusuke Bogard and force him into a fight, and possibly a rivalry more intense than the legendary Kyo and Iori blood feud. But she isn't alone but rather joined by her best friend Jenny Bogard, the cousin of her intended target.
"Where is that punk?! And how in the name of all that's sane does he keep evading us?!" Hikari lashed out at a trashcan, effectively destroying it with a swipe of her hands.
"Maybe it's because he can see you coming a mile away." Jenny said as she pointed behind them. The people were awed at the power of the little girl.
The sidewalks were dented more so than usual, trees were uprooted and some hung from telephone wires, and several fire hydrants had burst when Jenny let it slipped that Yusuke was gone from the vicinity which had pretty much set Hikari off.
"Well, it's not my fault they keep getting in my way… Argh, at this rate I'll never be able to defeat him!" Hikari was near hysterical and Jenny started to panic. A hysterical Hikari meant an unstable Hikari, and an unstable Hikari meant an unrestrained Hikari, and an unrestrained Hikari mean certain death to those that get in her way.
"Hikari? Jenny? What are you two doing here?" The dynamic duo looked behind them to see Rock standing there and actually looking serious for once.
"Huh? What are you doing here?" they asked simultaneously.
"The mayor sent me down here! He said something a hell beast and the police being unable to fight them off." He said slowly. "Okay, so you're the one responsible…"
"We're on a quest to rid the world of Yusuke! Want to come?" Hikari said cheerfully.
::Rock Sweatdrops:: "Um… As in Andrew Bogard? Why?"
"Because he's a jerkwad!" she replied casually. ::Everyone falls over except for Hikari::
"Uh… Riiiiight… Listen, how about I take you two for ice cream and we can discuss this—"
Hikari instantly cut him off. "You don't believe in me! You think I can't do it!" she said accusingly.
Rock instantly froze. Having no experience handling girls of any age since he usually works by trial and error, he instantly became the proverbial deer caught in the headlights of a pick up truck.
"No! No! I'm just trying to say that maybe you shouldn't fight so much, take time to enjoy things in life ya know?" Rock rushed out.
"You think I can't do it…" Hikari went straight from scary demon girl to scared and sad little girl within seconds and had managed to confuse young Rock.
"Uh---that's not what he meant. He's trying to say---" Jenny was at a loss for words. But then necessity proved to be the mother of invention. "You can't go fight without perfecting your ultimate level attacks. You need to be diverse! You need to be able to hit every point of your opponent ten times as hard as he would hit you!"
"What?" Both Hikari and Rock asked.
"He's going to teach you his Neo Deadly Rave and his Raging Storm!" Jenny stated, feeling proud herself since she had saved the day for Rock and preserve Hikari's hero worship/crush of him.
"You are?!" Hikari instantly turned towards Rock with starry eyes.
"I am?" Rock asked Jenny hesitantly. She only nodded while Hikari already took it as a yes.
"Woohoo! You're the greatest, Rock!" she hugged Rock and knocked the air out of him.
Jenny walked up to Rock and gave him a sympathetic pat on the back. "I guess it's just gonna be one of those days huh? Anyways let's get started!"
"I'm sure you three gentlemen are wondering why you are here." Athena started. She sat behind a desk with Kasumi standing to her left. She took a sip of water before she continued. "Before we get to that, we thank you for being able to join us."
In front of her sat Rugal Bernstein, Geese Howard, and Chris… Tied up and gagged with several guards dressed in black and carrying stun guns and hand held tranquilizer guns.
"Mmhmpmhmphh!!" Rugal said through his gag.
::Kasumi sweatdrops:: "Athena, maybe you should remove the gags?" Kasumi hinted to Athena.
"Huh? Oh, yea sure. Tony, remove Rugal's gag please." One of the almost identical guards walked over to Rugal and pulled the gag off none too gently.
"You want to thank me for being here? It's not like I had much choice! I was just minding my own business wondering what to blow up next when your goons jumped me with those 1000 volt stun guns! Next thing I know I'm here!" Rugal snarled out but then strangely, he grinned. "Hey, I like your style!"
"Arigatou!" Athena beamed. Geese just rolled his eyes as Chris worked harder on trying to escape after seeing not one, but now 2 psychos.
"So what are we doing here?" Rugal asked.
"We need your help to destroy the world." Kasumi stated. Both Rugal and Chris were now definitely paying attention, while Geese looked a bit concerned. After all, his family and empire are a part of the world.
"Iie, Kasumi no baka! We don't need to go that far!" Athena scolded the sheepish Kasumi. Athena then turned towards her esteemed guests. "We just need you to find a way to resurrect Orochi." Once again, Rugal looked joyful, Chris looked elated, and Geese just seemed worried.
"Tony, remove their gags as well." After this was done Geese was the first to speak. "Have you lost your minds? Might I remind you what kind of sicko, Orochi really is?! Honestly, I'm all for conquering the world, but setting Orochi on it is genocide and generally unprofitable!"
"I'm in!" Chris chirped.
"Yatta! 2 out of 3! Geese? C'mon, what do you say?" Athena asked.
"NO!" he shouted, as he looked the other way, refusing to look at the insane Psycho Soldier.
"Pwweeeeaasssse?" Athena asked as she instantly teleported in front of him with her Bambi eyes right in front of Geese.
Geese only raised an eyebrow. "Do I LOOK like your baka husband?"
"Damn. I guess it's true that it only works on Kyo…" She said as she snapped her fingers in disappointment. "Well you two are in right?" she asked to Rugal and Chris. They both nodded. "Okay, let them go Tony. Let's go downstairs and figure out where to start!" Soon enough everyone left the room in single file, bodyguards and all, leaving Geese Howard still tied to his chair and now sitting in the dark.
"Grr… No problem I suppose. At least now I can try to find a way to escape."
1 hour later…
"Kuso! I need to get out of here! I can't stand this any longer!" Geese howled to himself. He was starving and bored and he knew that they knew he was hungry and starving. Why else would they throw a party down there with a live DJ to boot? Geese could practically taste the refreshments.
"Well, at least things couldn't get any worse. Although that's when they usually do…"
At that exact moment Yuri and Robert busted into the room, quite drunk. Of course they didn't really see Geese sitting in the center of the room tied up since they were too busy making out like teenagers. Geese then began to curse his luck and the Sakazaki family. And unfortunately for Geese, Lady luck retaliated when Yuri and Robert started to have fun, Rated R style.
"AAHHH! MY EYES!! MY VIRGIN EYES!!!"
Suddenly Athena's voice boomed aloud through a hidden loud speaker. "So Geese, are you ready to join us?"
"NEVER!" Geese bit out as he closed his eyes to think happy thoughts.
"…Okay then. See you in the morning!" A click was heard and no more was heard save the moaning of the couple in front of him.
C'mon… Happy thoughts… Happy thoughts! Beating up Bogard in Capcom VS SNK 2… Marie in her little schoolgirl uniform…
"OH ROBERT!"
"OH YURI!"
"ARGH! I GIVE! I GIVE UP! JUST LET ME OUTTA HERE DAMN IT!"
Somewhere inside…
"Yatta! Gu!" Athena exclaimed as she practiced one of her winning poses.
"And you say I'm sadistic…" Kasumi muttered in the background. Behind her, Rugal and Chris were calmly having a Yu-Gi-Oh card duel as the half the guards in black either watched or discussed tactics to the game.
Suddenly, Kyo entered the room. All the activity stopped in the room as most of the occupants wondered what his reaction would be.
"Athena, honey…"
"Wait Kyo, I know what this looks like—"
Kyo sighed in relief. "You do? That's great. Then you know where I left my tie? The black one."
::Everyone falls over except Kyo and Athena::
"Did you check in the kitchen, 3rd cupboard to the right from the Refrigerator?" Athena asked.
"Of course! What would I ever do without you?" Kyo placed a passionate kiss on Athena's lips and then ran out of the room.
"What would he do indeed…" Rugal muttered out loud. Chris only snickered at the comment.
TBC
Hikari's on the warpath and Yusuke is still injured! Will Hikari's new techniques, the Raging Storm and the Neo Deadly Rave, be put to the test? Will Yusuke survive them? Meanwhile, 2 mothers plot the get together of their son and daughter, but are they accidentally letting loose Armageddon? Stay tuned!
A little bit shorter but please read and review! Opinions are welcome.