Chapter 7: Pass the cheesy poofs! It's starting!
Athena's eyes lightly fluttered open as the sunlight grazed the side of her face. She looked up and saw the clock on the wall and it was 7:15. Athena quickly stretched, yawned, and sat up in her bed.
"Huh?"
Or at least she tried to… Kyo clung onto her waist with seemingly no effort and a dreamy and drooling smile on his face. Athena struggled with all her strength, but to no avail. ::Struggles harder, gritting her teeth, using a near-by broom as a crowbar, then uses the real thing::
"I really need to get him a teddy bear or something!" Athena groaned. Kyo suddenly let go, his arms becoming extremely limp. "Wha--?" Athena asked in a surprised tone.
Kyo opened one eye and chuckled. He slowly sat up and winked at his wife. "Oh, don't mind me Athena, just wanted a morning grope!"
::WHAM!::
Athena walked to the bathroom in their bedroom, holding a bent crowbar and slammed the door shut, leaving Kyo to nurse his latest bruise. "It was just a JOKE ya know!" Kyo shouted towards the closed door.
"Can you really blame ME, that you look so scrumptious?" Kyo teased. He laughed for a while, and kept laughing, until he noticed a gray and bent shape hurtling towards him, engulfed in pink energy…
"I'm nervous…"
"Why? You're a great fighter in your own right!"
"Will it be enough?"
Hikari only sighed at her brother's incessant optimism. She's waited for a long time to get a chance at a real fight, with something at stake. Now, she's not so sure. Even learning Rock's Neo Deadly Rave, ::Hikari's eyes shine at the thought of him:: it still doesn't seem enough. Especially since she learned like a quarter of it and had to substitute the rest herself.
"Want some soup? Usually clears my head in the morning." Kenji suggested and pushed a bowl towards her. She only pushed it back towards him.
"You are way too traditional. Eat some cereal for once!" she teased.
"Which one? The one coated in sugar and honey, or the one that's full of marshmallows and a few sugar coated cornflakes?" Kenji replied sarcastically.
Suddenly Kyo walked down the stairs, his face set in half a scowl that arranged into half an amused smile when the kids saw him.
"You two ready to leave? I want to get you out as soon as possible! Today's the big day!" Kyo went over and scooped up Hikari while simultaneously mussing her lavender hair.
"As ready as ever." Hikari stated with (false?) confidence. "I'll make you proud otousan!"
Kyo smiled jubilantly. "What about you Kenji? Ready to prove to me that you're strong enough to be a Kusanagi?" Kyo smirked at him. Kenji gave his own identical smirk and nodded.
For the very first time in a very long time, The Kusanagi were once more in the standings of the greatest fighters in the world. Now, it was just a matter of time to prove it to the world.
"Here's the standings." Hayato passed a sheet of paper to Takashi. Along with Rina, the three out of four members of The New Japan Team met up early in a restaurant a few blocks away from the newly erected stadium in New South Town. Coincidently it was funded in part by Geese Howard, Rugal Bernstein, and straight of Athena's own pocketbook.
"The first fight is between The Fatal Fury team and The New Special team." Hayato took a sip of his coffee. "Odds are, we'll face The New Special team. Talk around town is that our "leader's" kid sis is in charge."
"Hmm… It'll be interesting. Hikari has always taken her rivalry with Yusuke to the extreme…" Takashi replied in deep thought. "I just hope she'll know where to stop."
"Hahaha! This'll be great! I mean, either way, someone's gonna get hurt! And to top it off, a Kusanagi might just get burned in the process!" Rina giggled helplessly.
"…Sigh Pass the ketchup, will you…" Immediately after, she drowned her scrambled eggs in ketchup and began to chew away.
"What's the deal with you? One would think Kenji just killed your puppy, just from the way you act!" Hayato shouted, but not any louder than the hustle and bustle within the quaint diner.
Rina's eyes looked up from her plate, her lower lip covered in ketchup made her look like a ravenous wolf out for blood. "You know nothing! So I suggest you shut up!"
"I met the guy before!" Hayato said in self-defense. "He's an okay guy if not a bit moody."
"Hayato!" Takashi said in a harsh voice. "Now is not the time. We have a match in half an hour. We should finish up and wait for Kenji at the stadium entrance."
Although Hayato was intently listening to Takashi afterwards, his eyes locked on to Rina's. Both promised that this wasn't over.
"Welcome! The world has been waiting, the Match-ups of the millennium!" The announcer's voice boomed over the PA system. The crowds cheered, the concession stands were crowded with customers, and the t-shirt and paraphernalia vendors were making a killing. The weather forecast predicted it to be 85 degrees with a low of 76 and sunny skies all week. All in all, nothing will go wrong.
Then again, in a world where people can harness fire, become a god in 72 hours, fight the forces of evil on a regular basis, and where clones are a common sight, anything and EVERYTHING WILL GO WRONG.
A referee came out to the arena. He was aged, portly, but he's been working in these tournaments since he was 16 and he knew how these fighters work and what these tournaments are about. He was basically of the old guard. He took his place by the sidelines of the rectangular arena.
"First round! Kusanagi Hikari versus… what the… You gotta be kidding me…" He looked up at the announcer's table and right at the announcer. He only shrugged. "Joseph Emilius Fritzgerald Higashi VIII, Junior!"
::Chibi Joe falls over crying anime waterfall tears:: "Daaad! Why'dja have to embarrass me like that?!?" he cried out.
Hikari could only shake her head, partly in embarrassment that this was her opponent, and in pity. "Get up and I'll finish this quick for you!" she said and assumed the famous Asamiya fighting stance.
This, snapped Joe out of his depression and right into battle mode. "That's where you're wrong! I won't lose! I'll make my daddy proud of me! Even if he did embarrass me!" he said that last statement in a smaller voice, touching his index fingers together.
"Cute. What are you, 6?"
"I'm 10!"
"Great. I won't hurt you too much then…"
Without further warning, Hikari jumped up into the air and threw herself at Joe at full speed. Once she latched her hands into his face, she let loose a barrage of flames. His face exploded in fire. (Not literally, just think of it as a crescent slash)
Joe shook his head and stood back up on his legs. He hadn't been paying attention and even otherwise, he hated people with fire. They were too hard to fight against, for the young Higashi.
Pushing that aside, he began to run towards Hikari.
"Big mistake!" Hikari teased as she began her Wicked Slice attack. A variation of the Wicked Chew attack, it did more damage since it cuts with fire and psycho power all at once. Capable of stunning an opponent with the psycho power, it can leave someone paralyzed for extended periods of time if enough power is used.
Joe quickly slid underneath it and launched his foot into her gut, propelling her, a short distance away from him and stunning her the same time. When she fell to the floor, he took advantage of that and started to run at her and did a sliding kick that propelled her into the air again, but she was only lifted of the ground a couple of feet.
Hikari grimaced as she fell on her side after skidding across the arena floor. A loud crunch was heard and Hikari feared the worst. I can't lose like this! It's only the first round! She quickly got up and cried out in pain as her hand unconsciously went to her left side near her ribs.
He's much stronger than he looks… she thought with a slight hesitation.
Sensing the hesitation and certain defeat for his opponent, quickly started to punch away at Hikari with all his strength. His hands became blurs as he went faster and faster, punching away at Hikari. With one last effort, he elbowed her with the last of his strength, right into her rib cage, sending her flying.
Hikari flew away from him, crashing into the wall right underneath the audience. Many of the audience booed for such a short fight, or because it was a disgrace in part of the Kusanagi, but there were cheers for the both of them.
"I won?" Chibi Joe wondered out loud. His face cracked into a smile and he started to dance around a bit. "I won! Woooohoooo!"
"Not yet!" A voice yelled out.
Hikari's Neo Serpent Wave flashed out, engulfing the entire arena in its red and pink light. Hikari unleashed it right at Joe right at the part where he was dancing and cheering.
Joe had only a fraction of a second to react. He first screamed, and instinctively blocked the attack with his forearms. He had to dig his heels into the ground to prevent being blown away like a leaf in the wind. When it had finally stopped, Joe slowly lowered his guard, and when his vision cleared, Hikari was nowhere to be found.
"Hey! You can't just run away from me!" Joe yelled as he shook his fist in the air. "Get out here!"
"No one said I was hiding, punk!" Hikari's voice echoed. Suddenly a pink flash appeared and a transparent figure of Hikari came speeding at Joe. "PSYCHO KNIFE!!"
Psycho Knife?! Kenji was reeled back by the shock. He watched over his sister in an uncomfortable silence between him, Takashi, and Hayato in the executive suite. It's probably something like mom's Psycho Sword! She's advancing pretty fast…
"She's good. I guess Joe and the rest don't stand much of a chance." Hayato muttered while his eyes tracked the young fighter.
Hikari came speeding at Joe, her hands holding elongated blades of pink energy. She came quickly with a twin downward slash and followed with an uppercut. Joe, still considered by many as a rookie and performed as such, took the hit hard and was thrown back by the force of her hits.
So much power…I hafta finish this up fast! Joe scowled. He quickly threw his weight around literally and avoided a nasty fall. Joe managed to fall on his feet but he dropped down to one knee, panting to catch his breath.
"Playtime's over!" Hikari yelled as she ran at Joe again, her blades at her sides. Chibi Joe grinned and began to focus his energy for his SDM…
"I just need some more time…" Joe thought to himself. Hikari had already cleared 10 feet and was about to close in on him unless he did something quick!
"SHII-NEEE!" Hikari yelled. That was when Joe acted instinctively. He diverted some of his charged up energy to form up a small hurricane upper that was big enough to summon up a cloud of dust.
Unfazed, she came down for a sideswipe but encountered nothing but air! Joe was already in the air, still concentrating on his SDM. "What?! How?"
"I'm faster than I look!" Joe cried out. He finally felt his energy at its maximum and finally let it all out in one giant burst, just like his father had taught him. "WINTER MONSOON!"
At an angle, he directed his power into twin tornadoes of energy, much like his father's Screw Upper SDM. But since it was done at an angle, it covered much more ground and carried a bit more power than its predecessor. Hikari had only managed to block some of it, but it did its damage since it was a much longer lasting SDM than a single powerful blast.
Within moments Hikari was under the assault of the giant winds and was tossed inside and around the tornadoes, cutting her and landing power blows everywhere across her body. Moments later, her prone body fell to the floor with a loud thump. Joe soon followed by landing on his feet then to his knees from total exhaustion.
The entire arena was silent, saving the labored breathing of Hikari and Joe. Quietly waiting, everyone was anticipating what would happen next. Kenji, Takashi, Hayato, and even Rina watched intently.
Sick of waiting, Joe slowly approached Hikari. For one, he wanted it to end as soon as possible, and second, her breathing was shallow. Had he really done it this time? His mind was racing with so many possibilities, and a certainty, his expulsion from the tournament.
He finally reached over and bent down to check her pulse and breathing. It seemed as if though Joe really hadn't killed her, so he was safe.
"I did it." he said in a quiet voice. Suddenly, Hikari's eyes snapped open and her hands reached around Joe's throat!
"What?! Let go of me!" Joe screamed as he struggled against her hold.
Up in the suite, Hayato was amazed at the girl's prowess and was glad she wasn't giving up. Takashi was more than happy that she was all right and made known by his encouraging cheers to Hikari. Kenji only sighed a relieved sigh, and smirk as the fight wasn't over just yet. His relief didn't cloud the fact that she was charging up for a Shining Crystal Bit. She must be desperate if she's using that one.
"Wake me up when there's blood!" Rina yelled as she plopped down on the couch to get a quick nap. ::Group face fault::
Hikari, on the other hand, was something else besides relieved. She was pissed. Using that anger and some she usually saves up for a fight, and released all the pent-up energy and frustration at Joe and flung him back. Joe not only skidded across the ground, but managed to tear up a part of the arena as well. She slowly stood back up, her eyes flaring with pink psycho energy and her hands holding the tell tale flames of the Kusanagi.
Joe also stood back up. "Angry? Don't be, 'cuz I'm gonna finish this now!" Joe yelled. His adrenaline pumping, it gave him enough strength to perform quick-fire hurricane uppers.
"YAH! HAH! YAH! HAH!" Over and over, he had done over a dozen. "C'mon! Darn it! She's like some unstoppable, fighter… person…" When the dust had cleared from all the special attacks, Hikari stood there as if nothing had happened. "Aw Man! I knew I should have let Rock go first!" Chibi Joe cried in alarm.
Hikari let loose her one final SDM. She had been charging the entire time, and even siphoned some of the power in Joe's attacks, to cushion the impact otherwise it would knock her out of charging. Now was her last chance.
Oh God, this is it! Freakin' Judgment day for me… At least I'm wearing clean underwear! Joe braced himself for the impact to come and hoped it wouldn't kill him…
"Playtime's over…" she said in a hushed tone. She was then engulfed by pink psycho energy. Everyone in the stadium was blinded momentarily. Even Kenji and The New Japan Team, was struck by this strange turn of events. Hell, even Rina frowned in her sleep.
When the light cleared, Hikari stood there. To the audience she remained the same. Untouched. Bruised and most likely injured. The only noticeable change was that her eyes glowed an eerie pink…
What Joe saw, however…
::Hikari is standing, pink background with little hearts floating around. Joe looks all dazed and smiling like a dolt at Hikari::
Hikari winks at him and blew Joe a kiss.
::Joe has hearts in his eyes:: Enjoying the moment, he felt like he was floating in air. Then, it all turned black.
The audience only saw her stand there until she finally did something. She teleported behind him and started to attack him, over and over, landing at least 10 hits with one giant blast of psycho energy and flames galore. And what was strange was that he didn't even retaliate or look hurt. He looked happy to say the least.
"And the winner! Kusanagi Hikari!"
"What the hell was that?!" Rock exclaimed. He thought they were evenly matched but this went waaay beyond his expectations. It looked oddly familiar as well. "Where have I seen that before?" he wondered out loud.
"Where do you think, dummy?" Jenny asked bluntly. "That was modeled after your Neo Deadly Rave."
"WHAT?!"
"You heard me. When you trained her to do the Neo Deadly Rave and the Raging Storm, she couldn't do it right. She had to remold it to fit her needs and her power, thus, the Neo… Neo Deadly Rave!" Jenny giggled. "I'm so proud of her! Wait until you see her version of the Raging storm!"
"Well. Yay for her." Yusuke said miserably. "Ugh, whatever. I knew this was gonna happen."
Rock heard this and nudged him. "Don't worry, you could beat her. I've seen you fight, don't be so hard on yourself."
"Hey, Yusuke, you're up!" Jenny yelled.
Yusuke slowly got up and walked out to the arena. Before he did, he turned to Rock. "It's not a question if I can beat her or not. It's a question of what I'm gonna do, if I do hit her." He said to him before he left.
"Amazing! I thought she was gonna do her Crystal Bit SDM!" Takashi said in surprise. "I guess we won't have to wonder who'll win this fight."
"It's anything but over, Takashi. I want her to win but I can't just believe that the Fatal Fury was beaten so easily." Kenji said in quiet resolve. "Perhaps Rock or Yusuke might turn the tide."
"Whatever the case, we'll worry about it when it happens. Let's just enjoy this!" Hayato replied jovially. "By the way, I owe you, Kusanagi! Your kid sister helped me made a killing at the betting tables!" he said as he pocketed his cell phone.
::Group sweatdrop including Rina::
"Not like I actually vote against a Kusanagi or anything!" he said as he waved his hands.
::No change visible::
"Our next matchup! Kusanagi Hikari versus Andrew Yusuke Bogard!"
Yusuke looked sullenly at Hikari. She was worse for the wear and he saw her hand reach to her left side in the last match. He estimated it had to be bruised at least. "So we meet again."
"You're gonna fight this time, pretty boy?" Hikari asked as she moved into a more serious stance.
"I wish I could. You're hurt and you need medical attention. You're a mess!" Yusuke said with force. "You could barely stand up and you want to fight me fresh off the stands?!"
"I don't care Bogard. We'll…" Suddenly Hikari's vision began to blur in and out. she held onto her head as she slowly backed up. "I'll beat you and…" Hikari cursed herself for using her Hidden SDM. She wasn't sure she could beat Joe without it, but now that she used it, her energy is depleted, leaving a very weakened Hikari.
"I…" Before Hikari could finish, she fainted. She fell onto her knees first and almost fell back but Yusuke caught her before she hit her head against the floor.
"Love you too." Yusuke mumbled. He slowly reached around and gathered her in his arms and began to walk over to her teammates' side of the arena.
When he reached them, he handed Hikari over to Shinji, whom took her over to the EMT (Emergency Medical Team). He must have accidentally gave her one of those looks, the kind that's very longing and love struck, because Fio was looking at him oddly and Felicia was giggling like a little girl that knew something she shouldn't.
"And the winner! Yusuke! …Wha? Hey, you're not allowed back here! What! No! She fainted so she lost! HEY! SECURITY!"
::Sweatdrops all over the stadium, sounds of struggling over the PA:: "Hello all, this is Yusuke. It's a draw! Right?!"
::Mumbled agreement:: "There! It's a draw, so take your losses!!"
Meanwhile, over at the betting tables…
Random gambler: Damn you! My wife's gonna skin me alive!
Random gambler 2: Oh my god! My entire savings! Waahh!!
Random gambler 3: Noooo!! My Nest Egg! Damn you Yusuke!!!
When Yusuke returned he was approached by Jenny. "Why did you do that?" she asked. Yusuke sighed and shrugged.
"It didn't seem fair. She was beaten around and I'm still fresh for a fight. It wouldn't be worth it." he said as he sat down on a nearby chair.
Jenny only smiled. "True enough. But I was asking why did you carry her? The EMT would have gotten to her."
"Huh?!" Yusuke was so surprised that he fell off like a statue but he had enough sense to get back up. "Yeah, whatever! They'll probably be too late if I left her there!" After that he just walked out in a hurry but Jenny caught up to him before he went out the door.
"So it's true then?" she asked curiously.
"…" Yusuke only pulled away from her grasp and walked away.
"Our next match will be Rock Howard versus Nikaido Shinji!" Rock grinned as he heard his name being called and walked out with total confidence.
"Don't lose to him, Rock! I heard he's called the human shadow for a very good reason!" Jenny yelled behind him. ::Rock falls over::
"Shut up! I'm sure I can handle whatever he's got!" Rock shouted back. He stomped out to the arena and saw his opponent inside the arena doing warm up exercises. "Hmph. Human shadow huh?" Rock made his way inside of the arena and adjusted his gloves.
"Ready to lose?" Shinji asked as he finished his pushups. He adjusted his own black gloves. Wearing gray and white military camouflage with a black v-neck undershirt, and combat boots, he readjusted a red bandana around his arm and got into a fighting stance.
Rock only smirked as he ran at him. The beginning stages of his Rage Run and Evac-toss, he'll disappear behind Shinji, throw him, and follow up by an energy blast.
Pathetic… Rock thought. But before he could execute his Evac-toss, he was suddenly struck in the face and was thrown back. It didn't hurt as it stung and he jumped back up on his feet almost immediately.
Shinji stood there grinning. His leg was raised in the air, positioned right where Rock would have intercepted Shinji. He slowly let it back down and motioned Rock over. "I haven't all day." He said humorously.
"Human Shadow huh? Let's prove that!" Rock ran at Shinji again, who just stood there waiting for Rock. At the last minute, Rock stopped short and ducked into a roll and did a Rising Tackle to cover whatever distance he didn't cover to get to Shinji. The way Rising Tackle would work, it'd carry Rock vertically while moving in a moderate forward movement.
"Try again!" Shinji yelled. Without blinking he lifted his leg to counter Rock's attack. His left leg blocked Rock's fist and then jumped up to do a roundhouse kick Rock in the sternum with his right leg and throwing Rock back to where he started. "This is the famous Rock Howard!? How terribly pathetic. I expected more, but I suppose that's what you get for being trained outside the family." Shinji said as he dusted his jacket off.
"Don't be so arrogant!" Rock yelled. He quick ran at Shinji again to launch a flying roundhouse kick that Shinji only evaded. Rock landed on his feet and immediately sent a sweep kick from under Shinji. He only flipped back and began to charge up.
"This is becoming boring! I guess I'll have to end this quick!" Rock only grunted when he heard this but then his eyes widened in shock as Shinji stopped powering up. He was already glowing as if he had already finished charging up!
"CROSSFIRE BLITZKRIEG!" Shinji disappeared from Rock's view and suddenly everything went dead quiet. Rock quickly glanced around, careful to keep his guard up. Suddenly he saw Shinji coming from his left. Rock was so surprised by his speed it left an opening for Shinji to grab Rock's left arm and snap it backwards, leaving Rock to scream in pain.
Yusuke only gritted his teeth and eventually looked away. Jenny only watched on stoically. Yusuke looked over to her but found nothing on her face save her eyes filled with anger and hope that he won't give in.
Rock laid there on the ground, breathing heavily and trying to find Shinji before he could get another shot off of him. It was already too late as Shinji already came in on his right and broke it away from the socket.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" Rock cried out. He dropped to the ground trying to ignore the pain and focus on Shinji.
"Pathetic. If it's this easy taking you down, I wonder how easy will it be to take down your pops?" Shinji's voice echoed all around Rock.
"Shut up, you bastard!" Unconsciously, his energy began to build up, all the way from the beginning of the fight and just now, he felt the pang of the power being bottled up inside, waiting to released. "Show yourself you coward!"
"With pleasure!" he yelled as he finally dropped from the air almost from invisibility. "I'm gonna snap your spine in 2!" he yelled.
"RAGING STORM!" It didn't take long for him channel the explosive power but it sure as hell hurt with 2 broken arms. Shinji cursed himself for believing Rock was already done for and tried to block to the best of his ability.
"C'mon!" Yusuke yelled from the stand. "You can do it!" He looked over to Jenny who seemed worse for the wear. "C'mon, just 40 seconds on the clock!" Yusuke screamed.
Shinji despite having been surprised with a Raging Storm, blocked it with all his might but was soon engulfed by the power. When it faded away he was thrown away from Rock looking only slightly hurt compared to Rock. Shinji swallowed the pain and stood back up on shaky legs.
"Smooth. I didn't see that coming." Shinji said while grinning like a maniac. "I doubt you'll have enough power to take me down. You don't even look like you could stand another minute."
This time, Rock laughed. "Believe what you want. Now let's go, I haven't all day you know."
Shinji just stood there and wiped the blood from his face. Then, he disappeared again. Rock only stepped back while trying to figure out a plan. I won't be able to do much at this rate! He's pretty strong, he has to have some sorta weakness! he thought to himself.
"LIGHTNING-KEN!" Suddenly a bright blue orb, or rather a fistful of electricity was shoved into his exposed stomach knocking the air out of his lungs. As the punch made him hunch over, another blue orb was thrown right at Rock's face. He managed to dodge it in time and rolled away from Shinji.
Ignoring the burning in his arms he summoned up the power to execute an extremely slow Double Reppuken. Shinji kept charging his Lightning fist as the Reppuken raged onwards in hopes to nullify the energy attack. Rock took this time to run ahead of the Reppuken and jumped over Shinji's head and landed behind him to deliver a devastating double roundhouse kick to throw him into the path of the oncoming Reppuken.
Shinji actually felt the power behind those kicks and realized his opponent was getting desperate. As he got up he stood his ground. "Hey! Wanna see what I've learned from past mistakes?"
"Lesson one, I can't underestimate you!" He quickly bypassed Rock with his speed and rushed in at Rock with a hard elbow to the sternum.
"Lesson two. I can't hold back!" Relying only on his knowledge of martial arts he delivered 5 savage blows into the stomach of Rock and dropped him with an overhead axe kick.
"And lesson three. I can't drag this out for any longer than necessary. Believe me when I say it wasn't my intention to hurt or kill. I only want to face my brother in combat." He said solemnly.
"It---it won't…end like…t-t-his…" Rock muttered out. He was on his knee, trying to stand, all the while holding onto his right arm that was still torn from its socket.
"You were a good challenge, but now it must end…" Shinji advanced slowly, his hands in his pockets.
"Bastard." Rock stated simply and charged forward with a Hard Edge. Shinji quickly dodged it and dug his elbow behind Rock's head sending him careening to the floor.
"I'll give you another 10 seconds. After that, I'll execute my Crossfire Blitzkrieg, ending this. The judges won't let you fight if you're disabled." After seeing the look of horror on Rock's face, he amended his statement.
"I'll simply cause enough damage so you'll be taken out of the fight. Nothing more. Until then, this is just babysitting for me."
"RISING TACKLE!" Rock yelled. Shinji only looked on impassively. To him, Rock was moving at the speed of a snail.
"You should stand down. We've done this dance too often, I'll win this." He grabbed onto Rock's right arm as it came at him, and swung Rock back into the ground headfirst.
"Five seconds Rock…"
"Damn it Howard!" Yusuke yelled as hard as he could. There's still twenty seconds to the clock! Do something, give up if you have to!"
"No." Jenny replied. "He---He knows that, he's a big boy, he can take care of himself." Jenny replied, doubtful of her own words. Yusuke only glared at her.
"Look at him! He's half dead, we have to throw in the towel now!" he yelled. Jenny only concentrated on the fight. C'mon Rock. You can do this… Jenny thought to herself.
"Crossfire… Blitzkrieg!" And with that, Shinji was once more enveloped into the darkness.
How will Rock be able to beat the seemingly unstoppable Shinji? Will Jenny throw in the towel before Rock does get killed? Will Rina finally get to see blood or will she nap the day away until she's up? Crazy times are here again people and it's about to get a bit more bumpy and serious along the way but fear not! The humor shall always remain a constant, if not plentiful. Until the next chapter, I bid you, farewell.
TBC: Saving Private Rock?
Words I'll be using or not – In case you don't understand some Japanese phrases!
Aishiteru: I love you
Arigatou: thank you
Baka: idiot
Bakayaro: asshole
Chikuso: damn it
Bishounen: attractive man
Bukkoroshite yaru - I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!!
Chibi: small
Dare: who
Demo :: But
Dooshite: why
Ecchi: lighter version of hentai
Gaki: rug rat, little person, ankle biter, little kid/whatever
Genki desu: I'm fine
Genki - Brat
Gomen: sorry
Hentai: pervert
Hime-san/sama: princess
Honto: really
Iie: no
Ikaga desu ka?" (How are you?)
Imoutochan: younger sister
Ja ne: goodbye
Joji-: little girl
Kaijuu - Monster
Kami: god
Kibun wa ikaga desuka? - How do you feel?
Kirei: Pretty, Beautiful, etc.
Kisama-Fu*k
Koi: love
Koibito: lover
Komban wa: good night
Konichi wa: hello (more formal)
Kono yaro: motherfu*ker
Kun: used to address a guy you know well
Kuso: lighter version of chikuso
Magna: Japanese comic
Masako: damn you
Matte: wait
Mesume: daughter
miko: priestess
Minna: everyone
Mirai: future
Muten: master
Nani: what
Nasai: very
Ne: right, or okay
Neko-cat
Obaasan: grandmother
Obasan: aunt
Ojou-san/sama: queen
O genki desu ka :: Are you alright?
Okaasan/kaasan: mother
Omae O Korosu: I will kill you
Ototochan: younger brother
Ohayo gozaimas: good morning
Ojisan: uncle
Ojiisan: grandfather
Onna: woman
Oneesan/neesan: sister
Onegai :: Please
Oniisan/niisan:brother
Oui: king
Ouji: prince
Ossu :: Hello
Otaku: obsessed fan
Otousan/tousan: dad
Sama: a sign of respect added to someone's name
Sensei: teacher
Senshi: warrior/soldier
Shimatta: basic curse word
Sugoi: wow, cool
Tenshi: angel
Wakatta :: I understand/Okay
Waru: son of a bitch
Yakusoku: promise
Yosh: All right, cool
Zutto: forever
Irasshai-Welcome
Itai-Ouch
Yoroshii-Very Well
Gomen kudasai - Excuse me
Gomen - Sorry
Dame da - No or I can't or Don't. It's a very useful set of words.
Onna - woman
Hmph! Nasakenai!- Hmph! Pitiful!