Author's notes: After looking at the Disgaea sections, you may notice that one of my fics is missing. That's right. Etna's Makai Infomercial has been deleted due to the poor thinking of the Admin. And wanna know what shows this? They won't even respond to the e-mail I sent them.
But I won't that get me down. I should get back to the fic. As you all remember, Gordon made a very explosive appearance. He also made Laharl very explosive…in a different way. Oh and don't worry, that small portion is just lime and that's allowed (for all you rats). It's not a lemon. Wait and see what comes next.
Disclaimer: I'm following the rules. I'm stating that I don't own Disgaea. Happy?
Episode 5: The Explosive Return (LALA-BOOM! Well that was certainly different.)
Earth. The world in which humans reside in. Humans often times do not have as much power as angels and demons. Sure there were some that could rival many angels and demons, like powerful priests, fierce warriors, wise wizards, and busty girl with french names that could kick people in the balls, but many were incredibly weak. Their only power lies in their intelligence to create weapons of mass destruction. Entire stocks of missiles that could destroy Earth ten times over. Powerful cannons and ships that once gave the Overlord of the Netherworld a run for his money. Those who create and wield such power often abuse it. However, humans are usually very ignorant and one-sided. They usually choose to make allegiance to whoever is strongest in their eyes. While that is true with most races, humans are so weak that they have to depend on someone else. However, there are some humans that do not follow orders, like weak humans, or have ambitions that could cast away the entire human race, such as evil generals and tyrannical kings. Two such humans…are currently dead.
Yes, dead. Those two, tucked away in their coffins, were being hauled down the street. There were some who weeped, for these two were true heroes, defenders of justice and truth. Other breathed a sigh of relief. Apparently, they were a pain to some. And then a few laughed mockingly at the coffins. Yes, there were those who were happy to see them die. No matter who was mourning or mocking them, there was thing that was for sure: they died in glory.
Reporters from all over the Earth broadcasted this terrible tragedy. After all, they have lost two great humans.
'It seemed like these two would be with us forever. We took that for granted that one day. Their deaths will always be remembered. They will always remain in our hearts, but for now, let us say goodbye to our dear heroes. Farewell, Captain Gordon and Jennifer…brave Defenders of Earth.'
Captain Gordon pounded his fist onto the table. Gordon was wearing a large gray trenchcoat and had combed back hair, quite different from the space suit he wore going to the Netherworld. He obviously thought that it would make him suave and cool. Not the case for most people, especially those who know of his personality. "That's it? Can you believe it Jennifer? No shots of our adventures! No fireworks or big symbols of our fall! Not even a Takoyaki festival! The least they could've done was hold a Takoyaki festival!"
The blonde woman, Jennifer, came up to the man and turned off the TV. Jennifer was an incredibly busty woman which whom many wanted to either have or at least play around with. However, she is set on staying with Gordon, since they are both Defenders of Earth as well as something else. Besides, she's a smart and intelligent scientist that developed many of the gadgets, weapons, machines, and vehicles they use on their adventures. She was wearing a white lab coat and a pair of glasses, a little different from her metallic bra from before. "Well what good is a Takoyaki festival? You won't be there to have any takoyaki!"
Gordon crossed his arms and began to think. Soon, the halls were inexplainably filled with Jepordy music. Gordon wasn't exactly what you would call smart. Finally, his light bulb lit. "Oh yeah! Silly me! How would I be able to eat takoyaki if I'm not there?"
A nearby robot began to make beeping sound. "Blip bleep…Captain Gordon is not the brightest bulb in the bunch. Run Jennifer before he infects you with his stupid-ness!"
"SHUT UP THURSDAY!" Gordon scolded him. Thursday was their helpful all purpose robot. His ability to scan data as well as his defense systems have brought Gordon and Jennifer out of the stickiest situations. Jennifer giggled as the two began to fight and yell. Suddenly, another man appeared before them. Gordon instantly recognized him. "Ah Jack, are you here to see us off?"
Jack nodded. "I just want to drop by and wish off the now 'deceased' Defenders of Earth. Oh and I brought you this." Jack handed Gordon ten bento boxes. "These boxes contain takoyaki for the two of you. It should last about a week, considering you don't eat them all before the getting over there."
Gordon's mouth watered over the delectable dishes, but kept his composure and thanked Jack. "Thank you, Major Jack. Or should I say Captain Jack, the 40th Defender of Earth!"
Jack chuckled a bit. "Yes. Thank you for bestowing this title onto me Captain Gordon, the now deceased 37th Defender of Earth. Which reminds me, if you're the 37th and Jennifer's the 39th, then who is the 38th of Earth?"
"Ah yes. That's because I named Kurtis the 38th before he died." That was true. In order to return Jennifer back to normal, Kurtis risked his life by destroying himself. In his last moments, Gordon named his rival, yet comrade, the 38th Defender of Earth. Currently, Kurtis is serving under the Overlord as a Prinny. What is so ironic is… "We should get going. We've got a job to do." …Captain Gordon will be serving under the Overlord as well.
As the Defenders boarded the ship, Jack ran to Gordon and asked, "One more thing, Gordon. Why did you decide to announce your death? Why are you resigning the position of Defender of Earth? Why are you going to the Netherworld?"
Gordon simply flashed his bright 'heroic' smile and simply said, "As I've said before…we've got a job to do."
Gordon walked into the ship. This ship was at the pinnacle of technology. No one knows that technology has gotten this far though. After all, most military advances were kept in secret. Gordon sat in his special chair and noticed the little tea kettle near him. He poured it into his cup and sipped the hot drink. "Mmmm. Nothing beats a nice cup of tea before an adventure. Jennifer, are we ready to go!"
"Hai! Gordon!" Jennifer pulled a lever and soon the ship began to shake. The machine beeped all sorts of sounds and light began to flicker. Jennifer checked off all procedures of ignition. "Initial check says its A-okay! Thursday, found anything to report?"
"Blip Beep Beep. Thusday detects no threat to system. Ship is ready for take off."
"Understood. Looks like our ride may be a smooth one. Now Jennifer it is time! BLAST OFF!"
"BLAST OFF!" Jennifer pulled another lever and soon the ship left the base and into the sky and out of Earth's atmosphere.
"Here we go! Another adventure for Captain Gordon, once Defeeeender of Earth now 'Slayeeeeer of the Netherworld'! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
About an hour later into hyperdrive…
"Are we there yet?"
"No"
"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Are we there yet?"
"Gordon, you're acting like a child! Stop it!"
"But it's taking forever…" Gordon whinned. It was true. Accompanied by his lack of intelligence comes his more immature personality. Sure he acted dignified and all, but he's more of a kid. In fact, while many demons wouldn't admit it, Laharl was much more mature than he is. Laharl may be a couple of thousand years older, but he's far more mature and intelligent than the Defender of Earth.
"Shut up and just drink tea or something blip beep!"
Gordon sighed. "But seriously, even if it was a crash landing, it didn't take us too long to get to the Netherworld. So why, with our newly enhanced ship I might add, is it taking us too long?"
Jennifer shook her head and said, "First of all, it's only been an hour. Second, we don't have any leads to the Netherworld. No matter how much we look, we won't find that portal we went through to get to the Netherworld."
"Impossible. The EDF sent us there and we—"
"Exactly. We were only able to get there thanks to the EDF. Remember, they were working with Vulcanus and other angels to get the Netherworld. Vulcanus opened up the portal so that we could get in. We where sent to make sure it didn't cause any ill effects."
Gordon thought about it for about a few minutes. Finally, he said, "I don't get it…but okay. Still, how are we gonna get there now if there's no portal?"
"Thursday has an idea." Thursday beeped. "Thursday senses diminishing portal in front of ship. Fire ALL weapons into portal. The energy should jump start the portal and then we can get in."
"Well it's worth a shot." Gordon turned to Jennifer. "Jennifer, fire all weapons."
"You got it, Gordon!" Jennifer switched on all weapons and fired it into the portal. Just as Thursday said, the portal opened. "We did it!"
"Finally, we can go in!"
Suddenly, Thursday began to beep wildly. "BEEP BLIP BEEP! TURN ALL BOOSTERS TO MAXIMUM! THE PORTAL WILL ONLY OPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS!"
"But why?"
"JUST DO IT!"
"Okay okay! Jennifer!"
"I know! Firing engines at full power!" Jennifer initiated the program, and soon the ship flew safely into the portal. "We made it!"
All of a sudden, Gordon appeared beside her and asked, "Can I drive? Please oh please oh please!"
"You don't have to beg Gordon! Here take it." Jennifer left her seat and Gordon began to drive. Ironically, he wasn't that bad of a driver. In fact, he was so good that he hadn't hit anything…yet.
"It must be the end of the world." Thursday sarcastically beeped. "Gordon can actually drive."
"Shut up Thursday! I should inform you that I was once a racer in my prime!"
"Um…Gordon, where are we going?" Jennifer interjected.
"To the Overlord's Castle of course!"
"But, what about our landing?"
"What landing?"
"I mean…" That's when Jennifer's eyes shot wide open. There was only one reason why Gordon would drive. "Gordon…you wouldn't…"
"Well we have to make an 'explosive' entrance!"
Thursday beeped and began to make the sign of the cross with his mechanical arms. "He would…"
"HERE WE COME OVELORD!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
end of flashback
"And that's how we got here! So what do you think? Wasn't our entrance explosive?" Gordon grinned. However, not everyone was pleased, especially Laharl, who grabbed him and started wringing his neck.
"THE ONLY THING THAT'S EXPLOSIVE IS GONNA BE YOU ONCE I'M THROUGH WITH YOU! WHY THE HELL ARE YOU GRINNING WHEN YOU JUST MADE A LARGE HOLE IN MY CASTLE? THIS CASTLE HAS BEEN HERE MUCH LONGER THAN YOUR PATHETIC RACE AND YET YOU DENT IT IN SECONDS!"
"C-calm down, Overlord! It's just a room. I mean who uses this room."
"Her…" Laharl replied, pointing to Flonne.
"Oh no, where am I gonna sleep tonight?" Flonne's room had to pay the price, due to Gordon's flashy entrance. She pondered on what she was going to do. She then turned to Laharl. "Laharl-san, can you get me another room?"
Laharl shook his head. "We have a lot of vassals now in the Castle. Now that Jennifer, Thursday, and the 'Screw up of Earth' showed up, we'll have to give them the last room. You're gonna have to sleep with someone else."
"Aw…"
That's when Etna got a brilliant idea. Her mischievous grin always hinted at trouble. "Oh Prince, you wouldn't be suggesting that just so you can get Flonne-chan in your room, would you?"
Laharl's face flushed in a bright reddish color. As usual, he denied it. "YOU FOOL, I WAS ONLY SUGGESTING THAT SOMEONE ELSE ROOM WITH THE LOVE FREAK!"
Jennifer caught on, and joined in the teasing. "Oooh, does Laharl-chan have the hots for Flonne-chan?"
Laharl gritted his teeth. His urge to grind them all into dust was rising. "I DO NOT! AND STOP CALLING ME 'LAHARL-CHAN'!" Laharl turned to Gordon, who was obviously at fault for all these events. "Gordon, as your Overlord, I command you to fix this room up!"
"WHAT? BUT I THOUGHT I WAS 'SLAYER OF THE NETHERWORLD'?"
"Being a 'Slayer' doesn't let you escape from my orders, now do it! Start by cleaning all this up!"
Gordon grumbled and picked up some of the debris. Then Kurtis arrived.
"Overlord, there's been some news abo—WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE!"
Laharl sighed. "Why don't you ask Captain Moron, Spaz of the Netherworld…"
"THAT'S SLAYER!"
Kurtis sighed as well. "Great…just what I needed. My rival comes in and tries to make his dramatic entrance."
"I DID MAKE A DRAMAT—" Before Gordon could respond, Laharl smashed his head to the ground.
"KEEP QUIET AND START WORKING!"
Jennifer giggled and helped Gordon up. "Don't worry Gordon, I'll help you out. Thursday will too, right?"
Thursday made a low beeping noise, indicating he was reluctant to do it but decided to help anyway. "Agreed. Thursday will help Gordon and Jennifer."
Kurtis shook his head. "Oh well…I might as well join in."
So far things were getting a little better for Laharl, but there was still one thing that they had to solve. "Alright, we'd better find Flonne someone to room with!"
Suddenly, all the girl vassals came up to Laharl, one by one, requesting Flonne to stay in their rooms. Of course this turned into an uproar.
"Oh c'mon Hazuki! I want Flonne to stay with me and Steilhang!" Sarah whined.
"But at least you get to stay with Steilhang!" Hazuki snapped back. "I have to stay with Naruto and he's soooo annoying!"
"But I wanna play with her all night!" Trinity whined. The other female in the room, Motoko, didn't respond at all.
"What do you think, Motoko-san?" Flonne asked her.
"Hm? I really don't if you choose to stay with me." Motoko calmly replied. "If it's your choice then go right ahead."
However, the other three saw her calm demeanor as something else. "YOU JUST WANNA MAKE YOURSELF LOOK COOL SO SHE COULD STAY WITH YOU!" Motoko didn't snap back or anything. She just gave them her murderous hitokiri like glare. The type of glare that samurai give that says 'I'll kill you', which scared off the girls.
Etna, of course, had something else planned. "Now now. Settle down. How about rock-paper-scissors for it? Winner gets to choose where Flonne-chan sleeps."
"Okay!" The four girls huddled around each other. They kept waving their fists, ready to throw out a winning hand. Motoko just sneered at them.
"Idiots…"
Rock
Paper
Scissors
"SHOOT!" All four threw out their hands. The game ended in one scissor winning against three papers. Etna grinned.
"Looks like I won." The others groaned over their defeat. However Etna had something else in store for Flonne. She went to Flonne and said to her, "Okay, pack your bags and go to the Prince's room."
Flonne tilted her head to the side in confusion. "Uh…Laharl-san's room…?"
Laharl overheard and was now in disbelief. "WHAT? YOU WON! SHE STAYS IN YOUR ROOM!"
Etna shook her head. "On the contrary. I said 'whoever wins chooses who Flonne-chan sleeps with.' That means I can choose whoever she stays with."
"NO WAY! NEVER! I'LL NEVER LET HER SLEEP WITH ME! THERE'S NO WAY I'M LETTING THE LOVE FREAK STAY WITH ME!"
Few minutes later in Laharl's room…
"I can't believe I'm letting the Love Freak stay with me…" Laharl groaned. In the end, he lost the argument and agreed to let Flonne sleep with him.
"Oh c'mon Laharl-san! It'll be fun!"
Laharl gritted his teeth and jumped into his coffin. "This is my bed alright! This is entire room is my room! Get that through your tiny brain and go to sleep!"
Flonne, not listening to him, jumped into Laharl's coffin and lay beside him. "It so nice and comfy in here!"
Laharl didn't say anything. All he did was grab Flonne chuck her at the small makeshift bed he brought in. "GO TO SLEEP!"
"Alright. Don't get so grumpy." Before she went to bed, she patted Laharl on the head. "Oyasumi, Laharl-san."
"Yeah whatever. G'night, Flonne…" Laharl grumbled. He quickly grabbed the coffin lid and slammed it shut.
Flonne giggled. "Stubborn, yet cute as always."
Light. There was nothing but light...
"Nnnn…someone turn out that light…" Laharl groaned. There was no response. "I SAID TURN OUT THAT L—okay, where the hell am I now?" Laharl found himself in some place quite different from the Castle. In fact, quite different from Netherworld as a whole. "Geez…what the hell is with that moon? Why is it so friggin bright?" That was not the moon, that was the sun. The sun was hanging high overhead and shinning brightly, which was foreign to a demon like a Laharl, who has never seen the sun. "Maybe it's a star. Whatever it is, it's too bright…as well as the rest of this place…" Laharl was surrounded in flowers. The flowers, just as Flonne described them, were so simple yet lively, and they were all around him. To Flonne, it would be beautiful. To Laharl… "How nauseating…" Pink petals swept through the fields. Whatever this place was, it wasn't the Netherworld, or Celestia, or even Earth and it was making Laharl sick. "What the hell is this place?"
"Our dreamworld...Laharl-san..." Laharl's eyes widened. That voice sounded so familiar…yet seductive. It was an enticing voice that beckoned Laharl to turn around. And so he did, and he gazed upon the person in front of him.
The voice came from a girl standing before him. Her features, her fragrance, her appearance…made him want to throw up. "FLONNE, WHY THE HELL DO YOU LOOK LIKE THAT AND WHY THE HELL ARE WE HERE?" There was a change in Flonne. Not much of one, just around the chest area…
"What do you mean? Don't I look cute?"
"No! What's with your…" Laharl couldn't say it. He just pointed at her repeatedly, inching himself away.
"Hm? Oh this? I just thought you might like! Don't I look cute?"
Laharl shook his head. "No! Your friggin chest got bigger! You make me sick just looking at you!"
"So...I'm not cute at all..."
Seeing the saddened look on her face, Laharl took back what he said."N-no! It's not like that! I just think you were much cuter when you were flat!"
"Oh so you think if I were to lose the chest then I would be cute? Done deal." Flonne snapped her fingers and her chest was soon back to normal. She ran up to Laharl and hugged him. "So now am I cute?"
"GAAAAAAH! WHERE THE HELL ARE WE! AND HOW DID YOU GET RID OF IT JUST LIKE THAT!"
"Didn't I tell you? This is our dream world."
"D-dream world?"
"Yes." Suddenly, Laharl felt himself drop to the ground. Flonne, who was on top of him, had an odd smile on her face. "Our dream world has everything we ever dreamed of."
Laharl was reluctant to believe that. "Oh yeah! Then what's all this? The friggin star thing! The flowers! The chest! That was all you! Where's everything I dreamed of! I don't see anyone bowing before me!"
"The sun and the flowers were what I dreamed of...but I didn't dream up the chest."
"So if you didn't who did?" Flonne just kept eyeing him. Laharl just laid there, confused about what was going on. The Love Freak said this place is a dream world, and she thought up the flowers and that star called the sun, but then what about the chest? She said she didn't dream it up and the only other person who couldn't done that is...no...she can't mean...
"Yes, Laharl-san. You were the one who thought it up, and it was you who removed it."
Laharl was mortified. His very weakness was sexy bodies, yet he was the one who thought it up. He couldn't believe it. It was impossible. "Never! I hate sexy bodies! Why would I want to see one on you?"
"Well maybe it's not the sexy body." Flonne seductively cooed. She was now inches from his face. "Maybe it's just...me."
Laharl began to freak out. The young fallen angel's body was now overlappng his. "W-what are you doing?"
"Don't worry. It's what you wanted, isn't it?"
"But--!" It was too late. The world soon became black. The only thing they could feel was each other. Laharl could hear sweet moans and coos coming Flonne, but he didn't seem to mind. All he wanted now...was her. Laharl and Flonne were lost in each other...
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Laharl sprung out of bed. Fear was plastered all over his face. His features were drenched in cold sweat. When he finally cooled down, he realized that he was back in his coffin, safe and sound. "Dream world...more like Nightmare world! Good thing its over..." Just as he was about to fall back to sleep, he felt something soft. Something he couldn't comprehend. He turned to see what he was touching.
"L-laharl-san..." It seemed that someone snuck into the coffin. Laharl was touching the one person he didn't need to see...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Flonne.
Later that morning...
"Laharl-san, breakfast is ready!" Flonne happily chirped as she placed Laharl's breakfast in front of him.
"Uh...thanks, Flonne. Now if you'll excuse me!" Laharl quickly picked up his breakfast and ran towards the end of the table, far from Flonne. Laharl then ate his food properly, scaring a couple of the other vassals. He didn't even burp or anything. While he was eating he said, "Tanks Pwonne. It tates goowd!"
"Laharl-san, don't eat with your mouth full!" Flonne warned him, moving closer to his seat. Laharl started to hesitate as Flonne inched her way towards him. He quickly swallowed his food.
"I'm sorry, Flonne. I won't talk with my mouth full. Just please leave me alone alright." Laharl then proceeded with eating his breakfast. Flonne, on the other hand, was really worried.
"Are you sure you're al--?"
"Yes, I am! Now please let me eat!"
"Okay, Laharl-san. I'll leave you for a bit. Please finish your food." Flonne then turned around and headed for the kitchen, bowing her head in dismay. She knew there was something wrong with Laharl. He's so well behaved…a lil too well behaved. I know there's something wrong…the reason why he's acting very proper…is because he's hiding something…he doesn't even want me near him…what could it be?
"Hm…the Prince is acting quite strange, isn't he?"
Flonne's eyes widened in surprise. She quickly turned around. "Etna-san, what are you doing here!"
"What? I live here too, don't I?" She then poked her head forward. "There's obviously something wrong with the Prince. It's not like him to act so...obedient...I mean, take a look at him!" Etna grabbed Flonne and pushed her head toward the door. What she saw shocked her: Laharl was taking a look at one of Flonne's books. The one titled 'Love for Dummies'.
Laharl kept searching through the pages. Even though he didn't enjoy it, he felt like he needed to. "Maybe if I start to learn about love, the Love Freak won't come near me. She'll think I've learned enough and won't pay much attention to me. I just hope I don't regret it…"
Flonne was in shock. The reason why he was acting so nice. The reason he acted so well behaved. "…he…doesn't want me around…but why? I thought we were friends…" Etna pulled Flonne back inside the kitchen.
"Well maybe it's something you did? Tell me what happened last night."
"I don't know. I didn't do anything wrong…"
"Just tell me!"
"Alright…" Flonne told Etna as much as she could. Flonne didn't understand what she did wrong. Most of what she remembered was arguing with Laharl and jumping into his coffin, which almost got her kicked out. Then, she mentioned the bed…
Etna had a puzzled look on her face. "Flonne-chan…what were you doing in the Prince's coffin…?"
"Well, I woke up in the middle of night, and couldn't get back to sleep. So I thought 'hey, Laharl-san's coffin must be warm and comfy', so I got inside the coffin. And I was right, it was so warm and comfy that I fell asleep right away!"
Etna gave Flonne the weirdest of stares. There was something wrong with that last part. "Flonne-chan…do you even realize what the Prince might be thinking?"
"Uh…no."
"WHAT! YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT LOVE AND YET YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THE PRINCE WOULD BE AFRAID THAT YOU GOT INTO THE BED WITH HIM!"
"No. Should I?"
"Flonne-chan, Laharl-chan is just afraid that he did something he shouldn't have." The two demons turned to the doorway. It was Jennifer. "Don't you think that if Laharl-chan would be scared if he saw you with in bed? He's probably thinking you two did something."
"Something? But I didn't do anything. I was just sleeping next to him."
Etna's mischievous grin appeared on her face again. She couldn't wait to go and tease him again. "Hahaha! The Prince is having naughty thoughts! Oh, it proves right there that he has a crush on you!"
"Wait! You mean Laharl-san thinks the two of us…"
"Well, that's what it seems to be."
"Ooooh, the Prince is so naughty to think that he could do that to Flonne-chan! And here I thought he would never like a girl! He must be really desperate if he's having those thoughts!"
"But Etna-san…I didn't want him to end up like this…"
"What's wrong? He's acting just like you wanted him to."
"That's not it!" Flonne bowed her head again in pity. "Even if he's so well mannered…if it means that we won't stay together…won't stay as friends…I'd rather have the original love hating Laharl-san back."
Jennifer understood what she meant. "I see. To you, this well mannered Laharl-chan isn't the same one you care for, right?" Flonne nodded. "Yeah, if Gordon were to actually become intelligent and not screw up, I don't know what I'd do."
"Well you can think about this later, Flonne-chan." Etna said as she went to the door. "The Prince has new orders from the Dark Assembly. Maybe you can make up with him there."
"What kind of assignment is it?"
"It's a protection mission. He has to protect workers at an excavation site."
Over at the archeological site, many demons began to dig into the ground. There have been rumors of something big down there, and the demons, hoping to sell it off at high price, are trying to dig their way in. As one who wants this site so badly, Hoggmeiser ordered all his demons to dig.
"Snort! Dig! I want this big artifact right away!" Hoggmeiser snorted. He then turned to another demon beside him. "So, Maro, if I get this dug up right away, how much will you pay?"
"Let's just say this: I hope you have something to carry all of it!"
Hoggmeiser's eyes lit up with dollar signs. There was no telling what he could make out of this. "Snort! Alright$! Get to work$!"
Maro grinned happily. All these demons were making sure to uncover these ruins. That man from earlier…the one with wings. He told me about something really special here about the Netherworld's past. I would give anything to have it.
From a cliff near the site, someone was watching the work being done. Excellent. It's finally going to be uncovered. Once that's done…all I need is… However, something interrupted his thoughts. He glanced at the site, and soon found large black dragons flying viciously overhead. They attacked all the demons and halted the excavation. He gritted his teeth. No…he couldn't have arrived in the Netherworld! Not now! Damn you, shishou!
Meanwhile, the mysterious black cloaked man from earlier was sitting down and began to chant some words. Each word caused the black dragons to continue attacking the entire excavation. I'm still lost but I'm glad I'm here. I can't let this excavation continue.
'Master, is it alright for you to stay up here?'
I can't go down there. If I reveal myself, Yuki will know that I'm here.
"Who cares, just beat his ass and it'll be finished."
I told you already. If I defeat him now as he is, he'll always have that inborn hatred. I'm waiting for that someone to save him.
"You and your ideals…"
Coming out of the dimensional portal, Laharl and his group began to walk towards the excavation site.
Laharl cringed at his new assignment. "Geez…why can't it be another crush rebellion mission? Instead, we have protect the archaeologists…"
"Stop complaining, Prince. You know that you can't always beat the crap out of citizens."
Flonne caught up with Laharl and smiled. "Yeah, don't you think it's wonderful that we're going to see an old relic being uncovered?
Laharl began to panic again. "Y-yeah! Well we can't keep those guys waiting! They might get hurt! Let's go!" Laharl dashed right to the site, leaving many of the other vassals confused.
"Laharl-sama?"
Gordon turned to Jennifer. "What's wrong with Overlord?"
"I don't know."
Aramis sighed. "Geez…Laharl's starting to scare me."
"Yeah…" Flonne sniffled. She was about to cry.
"Don't worry about it, Flonne-chan." Etna reassured her. "We'll be able to figure it out. Right now, let's focus on the mission."
Flonne nodded, but was still worried. "Hai…" Suddenly, a loud roar echoed through the sky, frightening some of the vassals. "What's that?"
"D-don't worry! I'm sure it's nothing!" Gordon heroically replied. "Now go on ahead! I shall provide support from behind." Just as Gordon was about to leave, he tripped and was being dragged by Kurtis. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Shut up, Gordon. I thought you were a hero…"
Everyone else rushed to the scene. By the time they got there, most of the demons had fled. The only one left was Maro, the archaeologist.
Maro was cowering in fear. "P-please don't hurt me! I just want to uncover these ruins!"
The dragon were reluctant to listen. "We shall not allow you! These ruins are not to be uncovered! If you continue, you may have to die!"
"But I—" The dragons didn't listen. They swooped down at Maro, hoping to get rid of the last archaeologist. Then…
"Overlord's Wrath!" Large balls of fire appeared in the sky and shot towards the dragons. Some of the dragons fell, well others took heavy damage. "Geez…this isn't even a challenge! At least, my reject was able to put up a decent fight!" Laharl was standing before the dragons, crossing his arms and boasting mightily. "Fear me for I am Laharl, Overlord of the Netherworld! And as Overlord, I shall crush you all and scatter your remains like dust! Hmhmhm… hmhmhmhm...HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Well, it seems like the Prince is acting like his normal self!" Etna noted from sidelines.
"Yeah…" Flonne replied, still worried about him.
"Don't worry about it, Flonne-chan."
"I know…but…" Suddenly, Flonne's eyes widened. She felt a powerful, yet terrifying force. "Etna-san, do you feel it?"
"Hm? Feel what?"
Flonne just couldn't help it. She knew there was something wrong. There was someone watching waiting for something. Suddenly, a shot rang out. There was no time to think. Flonne rushed right into the site.
"Flonne-chan, what are you doing?"
Flonne ignored everyone. She rushed into the site with tears in her eyes. "LAHARL-SAN!" Flonne leaped right behind Laharl and began her angelic chant. "BERRY BARRIER BALIDARE! PROTECT LAHARL-SAN FROM THIS BEAM!" The said beam hit the barrier. Unfortunately, the power of the beam was so immense that it smashed right through Flonne's barrier.
Laharl turned around. He saw the beam piercing right through barrier. It was going to hit Flonne. "NO!" Laharl grabbed Flonne and dodged the incoming blast. He then turned towards the dragons, summoning his fire powers at its fullest. "METEOR IMPACT!" Suddenly, a large several large meteors shot towards the ground. Laharl jumped onto one of them, and rode it into the dragons. The flaming inferno destroyed every single one of them. His destruction caused a large crater to form where the excavation used to be. Laharl didn't care though, he was more worried about someone else. "Flonne, are you alright?"
"Hai…" Flonne weakly replied. "I'm sorry if I did anything that scared…Laharl-san…" And then, Flonne fainted in his arms. Laharl clutched her tightly.
Overlooking his failure, the cloaked man turned from the excavation. I couldn't stop it, but at least I got to see Krichevskoy's son. He has certainly grown…
The other mysterious one sneered at the couple and left. Heh…at least the Overlord was able to uncover the ruins. Still, shishou is on the loose. I'd better be careful from now on…
Later at the Overlord's Castle…
"Nnnn…" Flonne slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and looked around. She was in her bed. She was back in Laharl's room.
"Finally, you woke up…" Flonne turned to the door. It was Laharl. "Now that's you're awake let me ask you one thing." He walked up to Flonne and yelled, "WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT? WHY DID YOU TRY AND TAKE THE SHOT?"
Flonne bowed her head. Her bangs, plastered all over her face. "I'm sorry…Laharl-san…I thought…I upset you earlier. All this day…you've been avoiding me…and…I was scared that you wouldn't care about me anymore…so…I…"
"Is that all you were worried about? Me avoiding you?"
"But…why…did I do anything wrong…is it because you saw me in bed with you…"
Laharl remained silent. He didn't know what to say anymore. He didn't know that by avoiding her, he had been breaking her heart. It scared him to think that he could hurt her this way. Laharl sighed and bowed his head too. "Look Flonne…I had some weird dream last night…and…it was pretty awkward and confusing…"
Curious, Flonne asked him, "What was the dream about?"
"Um…nothing. It was just all confusing…and when I saw you in bed with me…I got scared…thinking we did something we weren't supposed to."
"But we didn't Laharl-san! I'm sorry for getting into your coffin, but please understand that I wouldn't do anything like that!"
Laharl placed his hand on his forehead. "Heh…it doesn't matter anymore. I mean, we're still friends, right?"
"Friends…you mean you and I…?"
"IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE LIKE THAT! I MEAN, YOU SAID YOU CARED ABOUT ME! DOESN'T THAT MEAN WE'RE FRIENDS?"
Flonne giggled. "You're right. We are friends." Flonne had a bright smile on her face. She was back to normal. Suddenly, a chill went up her spine. Laharl's hand was on his cheek. "Laharl-san…"
"No matter what you do to yourself, you're always so cute when you smile..."
Flonne was now flushing in embarrassment. "'Cute'…?"
"Ooooooh! The Prince called Flonne-chan 'cute'!" Laharl bolted to the doorway and began to shout at Etna.
"YOU FOOL! I WAS ONLY TRYING TO MAKE HER FEEL BETTER!"
"Oh and what about those naughty thought of her? You wouldn't be afraid of her in bed if you didn't have any of those thoughts!"
"THAT'S NOT ALWAYS TRUE!" Of course, him blushing did not help him at all.
Etna ran out of the room. "Oooh and the Prince blushing again! Hey, everyone guess what?"
"GET BACK HERE!" Laharl chased after her. Soon, loud shouts all over could be heard.
Flonne giggled, happy to see everything was returning to normal. "All is good now." However there was one thing on her mind. When Laharl-san called me 'cute'…I felt my heart beat even faster. I felt like I was flying. I looked into his face, he looked more calm and mature. It's like he has changed…yet he hasn't changed at all. Could it be that there's more to our friendship than I know? Flonne's hand brushed against the cheek that Laharl touched. She blushed deeply, as the word 'cute' ran through her mind. She felt like her head was in Celestia once again. Oh Laharl-san…
Over in the Alternate Netherworld, Yuki stared into the grand palace before him. Only one word could be said about it: beautiful. But to Yuki that one word was:
"Disgusting…but it doesn't matter. This place may prove useful to me…
Next episode
Etna: Danger is coming this way! It seems th—
Gordon: It seems that we have some intruders ready to disrupt our peaceful haven!
Etna: Oh n--
Gordon: Oh yes! But never fear for I, Captain Gordon, Slayeeeeeeeeer of Netherworld will be there to save the day once again.
Etna: Get off my sho—
Gordon: Showing his enemies that justice will always prevail isn't easy, but I shall do it for my middle name is justice!
Etna: Next time--!
Gordon: Next time on The Adventures of Captain Gordon: The Coming of Another War! My justice will always shine over evil! Prepare yourself for the worst! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Etna: Hahaha…MY ASS!
Yeah, that preview was practically taken from the game, but I felt like having Gordon in this one this time. Yeah, a very awkward look into a Laharl/Flonne episode, with a bit of Gordon in there. Oh and I got good news and bad news. The good news is that I got 'Makai Senki Disgaea: Revelations' and 'Makai Senki Disgaea: Returned'. The bad news is that I realized that they were Japanese novels, not manga. But it's alright cuz there are pictures in it, which tell a bit of the story. Unfortunately they're not as good as seeing it in manga form. Basically they both takes place ten years after Disgaea's good ending (So yeah, Fallen Angel Flonne). Revelations is the story of what looks like Laharl's relatives and his evil cousin, plus the premiere of Jennifer's daughter. You heard that right. Jennifer has a kid, and she looks so cute. She looks a lot like Flonne. Just don't ask me who she had the kid with. I'm pretty sure it was with Gordon, but seeing him crying in the background, I can't be too sure. As for Returned, it's hard to tell but part of the manga talks about Flonne's parents (her mom is not Alouette as some may think) and her rival or relative of some sorts. Oh and yes, they included Etna's skits/spoofs in there. My favorite one is the 'Freddy vs. Jason' spoof in Revelations. Hopefully, my friend will get it translated soon. As for the fic, look forward to a big battle between Laharl and another NI favorite.
