Jess and Ash munch on goodies from the baskets provided by Stariko-Tasuki No Miko1 (who will hereafter be known as Stariko for length's sake). We regret to inform Beanerbaby that we aren't in the business of taking firstborns...

Ash: (under breath) The nephews were hard enough...

THE PARODY STRIKES BACK (dundundun...)

Jess: Whoa.

Ash: Yeah...

Keisuke: (shines nails on lapels) Thank you.

JESS AND ASH MUNCH ON PEEPS AND JELLYBEANS WHILE WAITING FOR THE CAST MEMBERS TO ASSEMBLE.

Ash: (mouth full of Peeps) I want to adopt Stariko. She makes good baskets!

Jess: Not now... the cast is assembling. (takes out bullhorn)

Inuyasha: Jess!

Jess: (into bullhorn) WHAT?

INUYASHA IS SENT FLYING BACK INTO THE WALL BY THE SOUND WAVES. HE CLUTCHES HIS EARS IN AGONY. ASH RUSHES OVER AND STUFFS PEEPS INTO HIS EARS TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS OF HEARING.

Ash: Better darling?

Inuyasha: (still deaf from loud explosion of sound) Nani?

Ash: (pats hanyou on head) Never mind dear.

Jess: (now self-conscious about using bullhorns talks in normal voice) Time for the casting call. Due to the huge success of "A New Parody" we have been granted a new budget.

Everyone: Yay.

Jess: Which means we can now afford stunt doubles.

Everyone: Yay!

Jess: But only for the main cast.

Everyone: yay...

Jess: For now we'll just focus on the main characters casting call.

Ash: (holding up script) Luke, still Tamahome. Leia, still Miaka. Han, still Tasuki. Chewie, still Kouji.

BLUE WOOKIEE GRABS AND DIP KISSES ASH. INUYASHA IS STILL TOO OUT OF IT TO FIGHT BACK.

Ash: (slightly dazed) R2 will be 3PO... I mean 3PO will fruit cocktail can...

Jess: (snatches script form Ash whilst giving Blue Wookiee a glare) Stop doing that Kouji! You know she only has limited brain cells. R2 will be Mitsukake.

Ash: Hey! S'my job! And I resemble that last comment.

Everyone: We know!

ASH'S EYES FILL WITH TEARS AND INUYASHA'S HANYOU NOSE PICKS IT UP. HE IMMEDIATELY BEGINS CLOBBERING ANYONE NEAR HIM.

Jess: Ash, please restrain your hanyou. He'll kill the cast before we even get started.

Ash: (toddles up to Inuyasha and plops her head against his chest) I'm a fermata. Hold me.

THE HANYOU OBLIGES AND WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND HER, CEASING HIS DESTRUCTION OF PRINCIPLE CHARACTERS.

Eva Star: (making a cameo appearance) I'm a thirty-sixth note. How fast can you tongue?

Everyone: (sweatdrops and facefaults)

Chichiri: What's with all the musical innuendo, no da?

Jess: (drily) We were trying to tone it down a bit. Apparently it's not working...

EVA STAR BOWS AND LEAVES THE SCENE. INUYASHA AND ASH WATCH HER LEAVE IN HORRIFIED WONDER.

Inuyasha: That was damn scary.

Ash: Yup.

Everyone: Can we get back to the task at hand?

Jess: (looking at script) 3PO will be played by Chiriko, again. The Wompa Ice Creatures will play themselves. Taun-tauns will play thmselves.

Tasuki: Get with the program! We already know all this. Who are the new characters?

Tamahome: Yeah! We wanna know who the new cast members are.

Jess: (looking at script) Ha! We don't know yet!

Ash: Actually, we just want to keep you on pins and needles.

CAST MEMBERS STALK TOWARD AUTHORS WITH INTENT TO DO BODILY HARM. SUDDENLY CHICHIRI STEPS BETWEEN THE TWO AUTHORS AND THE CAST. HIS KESA IS THROWN ACROSS HIS SHOULDERS, PONCHO STYLE. A BLACK, DUSTY WESTERN-STYLE HAT IS ON HIS HEAD AND A THIN CIGAR IS CLENCHED IN HIS TEETH.

Everyone: Holy... what the...

Jess: (grinning and waving at her man) Holy is right!

Chichiri: So what you've got to ask yourselves is this, do ya feel lucky, punks? Well, do ya, no da!

THE ATTACKING MOB SLOWLY BACKS AWAY, FEARFUL OF WHAT THE MONK OF SUZAKU MIGHT DO. AND WONDERING WHAT LUCK HAD TO DO WITH ANYTHING.

Ash: (turning to Inuyasha) What's with 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' moment?

Inuyasha: (shrugs shoulder and pulls Peeps from his hears) Dunno.

A SMALL FIGURE IN BROWN ROBES, HER FACE PARTIALLY PAINTED GREEN, WITH LARGE POINTY PROSTHETIC EARS FLOPPING ABOUT RUNS INTO THE ROOM.

Taiitsu-kun: Who you calling ugly!

Everyone: Sunakake baba!

Ash: (waving the Oracle out of the room) Not yet! Not yet! You'll give it away.

VARIOUS NYAN-NYANS APPEAR AND DRAG THE STILL RAGING ORACLE OFF.

Inuyasha: (pops Peeps into his mouth) We'll, we can't do much more damage to this popsicle joint.

Ash: (horrified) Eww! Do you know where those have been?

Inuyasha: (cleaning his ears with his fingers to remove all traces of sugar) Yeah. So what?

Jess: This concludes this portion of our new story. Until we post again, please don't do anything too drastic to us... Arigatou!

Author's Notes:

To those who review, we will try to work you into the story if you are so inclined. Please mention bishounen/bishoujo you would like to interact with and if you want to be a character, or a behind the scenes person.

Stariko and Beanerbaby. As the reviewers that got this part fo the fic off to it's start, you are our first cameos. Please email Ash or myself to let us know how you want to be inserted. (big grin) Thanks for the goodies!

We'd also like to thank Roku Kyu for her impression of Chichiri as Clint Eastwood in her fic "Casting Stones" (which we shamelessly borrowed without permission). Thanks Roku!