You know what your problem is? You don't have a sense of humor.
-An actual quote directed at me by one of my relatives.
IT'S HARRY POTTER WEEKEND! I even smuggled a Harry Potter Book from Canada (not really, just a joke) and Seto can't read it until Joey learns how to read so he can read it (which will take about ten years).
I got quite a couple reviews complaining that they didn't have a clue what the last chapter was about. REMINDER: THE LAST CHAPTER HAD ABSOULUTLY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STORY! I only wrote it because I just thought that making all the characters in my story go completely out of character would be funny.
I also got a few thinking that it was too weird. Sorry, I probably could have been a little clearer on those lines too. I'm sorry if anyone freaked out last chapter. I was just being me…and I guess I was a little too much like myself…DARN IT! That makes my second chapter with less than pleased reviews…
And for the record, Seta and Seto are NOT the same person. Seta is Seto's female counterpart, NOT the real Seto! Seto is a GUY, he always was a GUY, and he always will be a GUY! Sheesh!
Anyway, if I haven't scared all of you off, hello! Welcome to the twenty ninth chapter of our series! This one, as a reminder WE ARE BACK TO THE REGULAR (ish) STORY LINE! And yay! This chapter introduces the final member of the Dream Tweens! The Dream Tweens are actually products of my fan fiction stories I write at home. They're the same characters as Mobster, ASV, and who you're going to meet next. Actually, in my home fan fics, the personalities of ASV and Mobster are a little different then how they are in this story. ASV sort of has a bitter/kind friendship with the character your going to meet. Also, Mobster isn't nearly as much as an anglophile. But it was so fun to turn Mobster in to my Mom. I hope she forgives me (heh heh!). But I think I pretty much nailed the third character's personality perfectly, even though in my home fanfics, like ASV, he doesn't have the same name. Mobster kept her real name in both.
Okay, one last rant. I WANT TO HAVE A POPULARITY CONTEST WITH MY CHARACTERS! If you want to cast in your two cents, here's how it works. All you have to do is list your top three favorite characters in this fic, in the order of the one you like the most first, your second favorite second, and the third last. I figured it would be a little easier then finding one character to vote for. Anyway the scoring system is that the person you vote for first will get three points, the one second will get two points, and the third will get one. I thought it would be kind of fun to see what characters are popular in this fic. YOU HAVE UNTIL WHEN I POST CHAPTER THIRTY ONE TO CAST YOUR VOTE!
Alright, enough ranting! REVIEW TIME!
Imperfect Paradise
Seta came from a land called my imagination, just down the road of main street, take a right, and your there.
I didn't think it was pointless. It gave me a chance to mess with my character's heads, and, it looks like, my readers heads as well. Seriously though, if you didn't like it, I promise this chapter will be better.
Thank you for taking the time to review me! I hope you like this chapter better!
L-Chan the Insignificant
There I was, thinking I was going to get floored by horrible reviews, for the first time dreading to open my mailbox, until suddenly, I remembered that L-Chan the Insignificant reads my story! Thank you for saving my sanity!
Thanks for the good luck. Our team did an awesome job, but other teams earned as much as twenty thousand dollars from it! I'm really happy, as a total, everyone made over one hundred thousand dollars! That's more than ten billion yen! WOOT! Plus it was an awesome work out!
THANK YOU TONS AS USUAL L-CHAN THE INSIGNIFICANT! Help yourself to some cookies!
ShadowFire2
I'm not always for drama myself. Sometimes they can be way to dreary and depressing. Sometimes they can be really good. It's just finding the perfect one. I really liked Shaylo's work for a while, but she's not an author on this site anymore! T.T
Your situation would probably annoy the heck out of me to. I probably would do the same thing you did…
HOPE THIS CHAPTER MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER! Thank you for liking THE HEALTH CLASS FANFIC OF SC4R33 D00M as well! I was really hoping it would be to your liking!
Hope you like this chapter!
Funky Egyptian
Sorry about the elephant.
ACH! I FORGOT YUGI! (Hugs Yugi Plushie) FORGIVE ME! Don't worry though, Yugi's doomed to make another appearance in this story yet (sharpens knives of torture).
Hope you like this chapter Funky!
Cute Lil Yami
Thank you CLY!
Hooray for neutrals! Don't tell…they'll come for us…
ASV really turned out to be the saving grace in this chapter, which goes with my theory that everyone likes ASV, even completely heartless people. That's why Takahashi-Sensei made Seto turn into a teenage jerk, so he wouldn't get floored by fan letters saying 'SETO IS SO DARN CUTE!' (lol).
Yay! My very own action figures! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Please like this chapter THAT HAS ASV IN IT! Cheers
Bilbo-Sama
Sorry. THAT CHAPTER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STORY! I just felt like doing a random chapter, I thought it was funny, and I kinda went along with it. Sorry.
Thank you for taking time to review anyway! This chapter should be better.
Gothangelmyu
Wasn't it though?
That was kinda the word I was looking for, but I was wondering if I could get away with it in a PG rated fic. Which is stupid, considering I got away with everything else. I just thought that people would get what I'm saying. Also, I just had the Time Warp in my head (You're spaced out on sensation, LIKE YOUR UNDER SE-DAAAA-SHOOOOOON-you know the rest), and push came to shove.
Sorry. I sometimes can't help but put Fruits Basket characters in my fics. Tohru Honda the Homicidal maniac is kind of a hard joke to understand if you don't read the story. You see, Tohru, the leading lady, is actually a very girly character in short skirts who bounces around helping people and thinks fighting is wrong and stuff. Momiji is extremely cute, but he does kind of wear girly outfits (there are a lot of girly men in Fruits Basket. That's why I like it!), so I figured a black tutu wasn't far out of what he'd wear. There! The basic idea of the insanity!
THANK YOU SO MUCH AS USUAL! ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!
Mizz-Serenity-Wheeler
It is kind of weird, isn't it?
Wow, it sounds like you've been having a really tough week! POOR YOU! (Gives candy) I hope this helps you out! And I made this chapter extra funny for you! I hope you like it, my most faithful reviewer! ENJOY THIS CHAPTER AND FEEL BETTER!
Mokuba's Official Glomper
Everyone loves to mess with Seto! Even if you happen to like him!
Thank you for liking this chapter! I couldn't find a spare spot to stick Alister in the story, BUT THERE IS GOOD NEWS! He is in a one-shot I just put out, Business as Usual! Why don't you read it? I think you'll like it!
Thank you so much for the fun review! ENJOY THIS CHAPPIE!
LoneFlyinTigers
YES! FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO REALIZES THAT SETO ISN'T A GIRL, AND HE AND SETA AREN'T THE SAME PERSON! (Hugs) THANK YOU LONEFLYINTIGERS!
Thank you soooooo much! Enjoy this chapter!
Serenity-yugigoh-fan05
Thank you so much for the review! I read your updated chapter, and it rocked!
Please enjoy this one as well!
Fuzzy Bunny
Hi Fuzzy Bunny! HA HA HA! I was high on sugar, and you can find it in most grocery stores!
SETA AND SETO ARE NOT THE SAME PERSON! But then again, she causes so much pain, I'm almost tempted to bring Seta back in a one shot, Seta Strikes Back, just to enjoy all of your screams of pain!
But still, thank you so much for reviewing this chapter! Enjoy the next one as well!
Ryuu
I luv the insanity! Seto, King of the Nerds (laugh out loud).
Thank you for the nice review Ryuu! I hope you come back to enjoy this chapter as well!
Tristan'soneandonlyfangirl
Hee hee. Seta is indeed very scary.
I'm glad I could bring Tristan back! He can be a fun character sometimes!
And ASV, everyone loves him.
THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEW AGAIN! Enjoy this chapter too!
Lefthandedfreak
Hello again my friend! (waves happily)
That was a very funny story! I LOVED IT! What fanfic was the Seto mannequin from? I think I'd like to read it!
People need to realize the dangers of wearing yellow raincoats! No one wants to be mistaken for a giant be!
Hello Josh the Figment Man!
Thank you for the wonderful review! I giggled insanely when I read it! ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!
Pointe master
I don't mind at all! When people point out stuff in the story, it makes me happy, because it lets me know that people are really reading the chapters! YOU ROCK!
Anyway, to cover up for my own goof, what Serenity wore was a very special cover that I once saw in an ice show that was the Wizard of Oz! Dorothy in the show wore these special ice shoes that made them look like regular ones, but they were really just a cover, so that way, in the 'squashed by a witch' scene, they could easily be torn off to reveal ruby colored ice skates. Serenity basically wore the same thing to make her platforms look like huge boots. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
That's so sweet! Thank you for the nice reviews Pointe Master! I hope you love this chapter as well!
Dark Princess Saz, her little sister, Yugi, Yami, a bunch of Fruits Basket characters, and the staff of Kitsune Corp
ANOTHER LONG AND ISNANE REVIEW! MUA HA HA!
Thank you so much for the funny review! I totally enjoyed it!
YAMI! Stop sending the space bar to the Shadow Realm and the Hikari Realm!
Boy, do I wish I was bi-langual…
OH WELL! If I commented on all the cool things in this review, I would overload the chapter even more! THANKS!
Onto the craziness!
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
If I Only Had Tommy the Tapeworm
IN THE LAIR OF PEGASUS THE NOT-NICE WITCH OF THE WEST! WoOoOoOoOoOoO!
"GOD DARNIT! THIS ISN'T THAT HARD TO UNDERSTAND! YOU FILTHY LAYABOUTS! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T DO IT RIGHT! I ORDERED A LARGE MEAT LOVERS AND A SMALL VEGETARIAN! YOU STUPID PIZZA DELIVERY MEN THINK YOU'RE SO HOT, DON'T YOU? DON'T YOU! DON'T YOU?"
"You're iniquityness," said a General Fluffa-Pie, flying into Pegasus's Chambers. "We have just received word from the FBBI, the Fuzzy Bunny Bureau of Investigation, that somehow, the four psychopaths in question have made it out of the extreme drama chapter alive."
"Please General Fluffa-Pie, I'm abusing the pizza delivery service," said Pegasus, covering the speaker end of the phone. "Besides, it's not like there at they're at Rhinestone City yet."
"Oh, actually, they're only two hundred yards from the city sir," said General Fluffa Pie.
"Have they made it passed the rhododendrons that put people to sleep?" asked Pegasus.
"No," replied the General.
"Oh come on, no one's managed to get past the rhododendrons and not fallen asleep, only to be picked up by the local trash removing service," said Pegasus.
"But sir…they made it past everything else," said General Fluffa Pie.
"Well, if you're so afraid, feel free to send your armies to abduct a Miss Serenity Wheeler from the area, and make sure you bring her to my castle alive," said Pegasus. "However, make sure it's by fair means and you can do whatever the heck you want with the other three."
"Fair call," said General Fluffa-Pie, flying off as Pegasus continued to yell into the phone.
---ooo---
"Wow…" said Serenity.
"Shiny…" said Joey.
"It's beautiful…" said Ryo.
"It's tacky, now can we please keep walking instead of basking in idiocy?" asked Seto.
And there it was, at the very end of the yellow brick road down the gently sloping hill. Rhinestone City! Not as high valued as Emerald City, or Quartz City, or even the respectable Topaz City, but still, it shimmered with the hopes of many, the dreams of the masses, the sheer-
"I said stop basking in the idiocy!" said Seto.
Right. Sorry.
"WAIT!" Joey screamed in horror, pointing to the flowers that lined the road leading up to the city. "DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE PLANTS ARE? THEY'RE RHODODENDRONS!"
"Joey has miraculously said a word with a grand total of four syllables," said Seto. "This is truly an intellectual leap."
"Don't estimate the meaness of the rhododendrons!" said Joey. "I once stuffed a bunch of rhododendrons in my mouth, and I lost both my arms to a terrible disease!"
"Um…" Ryo said, looking at his arms.
"DON'T BE FOOLED!" said Joey. "These are merely false ones made of meat!"
"I'm going," said Seto, walking down the road.
"HEATHEN FOOL!" screamed Joey.
"Joey, there might be an ice cream stand in Rhinestone City!" said Serenity.
"ICE CREAM!" Joey said, bounding down the road.
And so our heroes continued to walk/skip down the road happily. However, maybe our heroes should have paid more attention to the random bickerings of Joey Wheeler, for as they walked down the road, the dreaded Sleeping Rhododendrons (available for $5.99 for a pack of six at your local home and garden store) began to take an effect on our heroes!
"Wow," Serenity said with a yawn. "Weirdest thing…I suddenly feel really sleepy…must have been because I didn't sleep well last night…"
"I feel kinda tired too," said Ryo, stifling a yawn. "Of course, I've been having a few bad nights of sleep myself…"
"Whimps," said Seto.
"Hey Tooth Fairy, do I look fat in this shirt?" Joey asked.
"Oh man…for some reason, I just feel dog…dog…tired…" said Serenity, tripping on a rock in the road and falling face flat on in, falling instantly asleep, cuddling Ms. Fuzzy-Kins.
"Oh come on, that's just pathetic. You've officially dropped on Joey's level," said Seto, staring at her. "Go kick her awake Ryo. Ryo?"
Ryo had fallen asleep next to her, sucking his thumb.
"I'm once again reminded I'm surrounded by fools," said Seto.
"Awesome, rhododendrons!" said Joey, taking an almighty sniff from one of them, and then exhaling in ecstasy. "Ah…the smell of brain cells dying…"
"What brain cells?" said Seto. "Oh jeez, just as I thought. These are, without a doubt, rhododendrons that put people instantly to sleep."
"How do you know that?" asked Joey.
"Well, after seeing that sleep-inducing rhododendron stall we just passed who's rhododendrons were identical to these, the various people who are strewn across this valley sleeping, the sleep-inducing rhododendron brochures handed out to us by that guy we just passed, and that huge sign in the middle of the road in bold, red print that says 'Caution, Sleep-Inducing Rhododendrons', I started to assume that this particular patch of rhododendrons we are crossing are the breed that induces sleep," said Seto.
Joey tried to process all of the big words. Due to certain cerebral limitations, he could only process the last small cluster of words.
"You shouldn't assume stuff you know," he said. "Besides, how come you aren't asleep?"
"I have trained my body to create an artificial stimulant that can keep myself stimulated and processing for up to six days without sleep by inducing massive amounts of caffeine into my body, mostly through beverages," said Seto.
Joey's brain, once again, couldn't process the big words.
"You're funny looking'!" he said.
"Just hurry up and pass out already!" said Seto.
However, what Seto didn't realize that since Joey lacked a brain, due to a genetic mutation, inside his skull is actually a complex energy conversion system that alters raw stupidity, and changes it to a clean, infinite source of energy, greatly minimizing Joey's need for sleep.
"Do you always have to ruin my fun?" Seto asked the narrator.
"HEY SERENITY! WAKE UP! THE TOOTH FAIRY'S ACTIN' ALL STUPID AGAIN!" screamed Joey, shaking Serenity, who was still completely asleep.
"I hate my entire existence," Seto said, as Joey continued to scream at the top of his lungs.
WE INTERUPT THE CURRENT FAN FICTION FOR THIS DRASTIC WEATHER REPORT!
"Hello, I am…that's not important," said a random weather man. "For some strange reason, and unseasonable snow storm is heading straight toward the area of a cheep fan fiction written by some psychotic teenager who has nothing better to do with her puny, insignificant life. That is all."
WE NOW RETURN YOU TO THE FAN FICTION ALREADY IN PROGRESS
"-with a blunt, heavy object!" screamed Seto, shaking Joey by the collar, as suddenly, four feet of snow dropped from the sky out of nowhere, covering our heroes with a blanket of it.
"Whoa, what happened?" Serenity said, popping out of it with Ms. Fuzzy-Kins.
"EEK! COLD!" said Ryo.
"AAAH! I'VE GONE BLIND!" screamed Joey.
"Oh…darn…" said Seto.
"I don't know what the heck that was, but it was sure creepy…" said Serenity. "BUT LOOK! THE HUGE DOUBLE DOORS THAT LEAD US TO THE GREAT RHINESTONE CITY!"
And so our heroes had finally made it to the doors that would take them to the light of glory of the humongous goal they had been trying so desperately to achieve. Serenity walked calmly down the road, as did Seto, Ryo skipped happily, and Joey ran headlong into a huge, red button that said 'ring this'.
BAM!
Ding dong!
"CANTALOPE!" Joey said, lying in a crumpled heap as Serenity rushed as fast as she could to the door where he fell.
"Yo, what the he-Oh! Serenity! How are you girl?"
"Tea?" Serenity asked, looking up to see Tea's head sticking out of a high window over the fifty foot double doors that the four we're facing, having to wear an ugly uniform off a hot fuchsia, rhinestone-covered vest, a pink undershirt, and a blue mini-skirt.
"Yep," said Tea. "I got fired from my job when I punched out a guy for trying to kiss him. Anyway, what's up with you guys?"
"We want to get in," said Seto, cutting to the chase.
"Well jeez! Can't you read?" Tea asked our four friends.
"No…" Joey said.
"Read what?" asked Serenity.
"This sign!" said Tea, holding out a sign that said 'The bell's out of order you losers. KNOCK DANGIT!'.
"Oh…" said Serenity, knocking.
"Much better," said Tea. "Welcome to Rhinestone City, the Capital of Cuz be CUZ it's cool!"
Silence in the wake of a bad joke.
"I HATE MY JOB!" screamed Tea, pressing the huge red button that opened the door.
As she did, everyone's mouths gaped wide with amazement, for in a great wave of shiny light, they found themselves at the massive opening of Rhinestone City, capital of Cuz. And was it beautiful. It was like New York City, except every building was covered in rhinestone-like jewels, and everyone everywhere was wearing rhinestone pants and stuff. But the streets were lined with crystal, and everyone was hustling and bustling around under massive buildings that practically touched the sapphire sky. Rhinestone City…the most cultured, sophisticated, glorious, economically stable town in all the land…and the least fashionable.
"It's so pretty…" Ryo said.
"It's certainly a welcome sight from all we've been through!" agreed Serenity.
"AWESOME! THEY'VE GOT COOKIES!" Joey screamed.
"Maps…get your maps of Rhinestone City here…" said a familiar voice behind the four.
"TAKE THE STUPID MAPS, OR I'LL THROW YOUR CORPSE TO THE DOGS!" screamed another familiar voice.
"OH GOD!" screamed someone, running away.
"Hey! It's Johney Roma and Mobster!" said Serenity, pointing to our favorite mob members, each carrying a massive load of pamphlets and maps to the city, Mobster brandishing her infamous violin case.
"Eh?" said Johney, turning around. "Oh no…it's them."
"BRITISH PERSON!" screamed Mobster, jumping in the air, soaring a solid thirty feet, and dive bombed on poor Ryo, who was mercilessly tackled to the ground and consumed in a death hug.
"Hi…Mobster…" Ryo managed to choke through the bone-crushing hug.
"And the bad memories just keep coming…" Seto said.
"WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?" screamed Joey.
"What have you been doing with yourselves?" Serenity asked Johney.
"We got fired from our last job!" said Mobster. "I was spending too much time ranting about British people and home improvement, Dad did the Moose Dance one too many times, and we…kinda accidentally blew up all the fire hydrants in the tri-county area…"
"That was your fault," said Johney.
"So we're stuck here until Dad goes to see the Godfadda-" Mobster started.
"Okay, now your talking a tad too much," said Johney. "Still, 'ow have you been?"
"Alright! I'm just glad we finally made it here!" said Serenity. "We're going to talk to the Wizard of Cuz!"
"Can't kid," said Johney. "His office doesn't open until one."
"I'M BUYING THE BRITISH PERSON LUNCH!" screamed Mobster, dragging Ryo's body to a local café. "Dad…you can pay for the rest."
"Oh can I?" he asked, in a mock joyful tone.
"You're so giving," Seto replied.
---ooo---
"Oh, your kidding…" Seto said, slapping his forehead.
"Hi! Welcome to The Jewel of the Sage!" said ASV kindly, wearing a blue sweater vest over his white, button up shirt uniform, as well as a gray apron and black pants. "How-oh! Hi Seto! Hi Joey!"
"IT'S THE TOOTH FAIRY'S MAGIC HELPER!" said Joey happily.
He's so cute! thought Serenity.
"Who are you?" Serenity asked.
"Serenity, this is my hallucination, Agent Sweater Vest, who kept us company on the island of misery," said Seto. "What the heck are you doing here?"
"I'm NOT a hallucination!" said ASV. "I'm just trying to earn a little cash this summer! They apparently hire consciences in training here. Oh! Guess what? I graduated this year! Now it's onto the next year at last!"
"It's very nice to meet you Mr. Sweater Vest!" said Serenity. "Oh, and congrats for graduating."
"Yes…I'm very happy…to meet…you…" Ryo managed to gag through Mobster's bone-crushing hug.
"Please, call me ASV!" ASV said happily. "Okay, party of six. I think we have a very nice window table in-"
"Are they gone yet?" whispered a very quiet voice from behind the cash register.
"No, they aren't gone yet, and they aren't going to hurt you!" said ASV to the back of the cash register. "I think you're being a little paranoid, don't you think?"
"AAAAHH! THE CASH REGISTER'S ALIVE!" Joey screamed.
"OH NO! How dreadful!" cried the voice of the thing that was behind the cash register as he shot up. He looked just like Ryo, except only about the same age as ASV, with humongous, adorable brown eyes, shorter hair, barely touching his shoulders, but other than that, he looked exactly like Ryo, with snow skin and white hair, was British by the sound of the accent, and he wore the same uniform as ASV, minus the sweater vest, but with the strap on wings.
"They're…they're both so cute…" Serenity said.
"British person…" Mobster drooled, hearing his British accent.
"EEP!" he cried, hiding behind the cash register again, a flash of tears in his huge, brown eyes.
"No, Double S, come back here! They won't hurt you!" ASV said. "I'm sorry. Double S…he's actually my friend from the academy. He passed too, but he's horrifically shy. He barely showed his face in class at all. He's my dorm mate.
"I want to be in that dorm…" Mobster said, almost drooling, as Johney gave her a look.
"Why's he shy?" asked Ryo.
"Well, unlike me," ASV said, "Double S…he's kinda…cutsie-"
(A/N HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-)
"-so he kinda got teased a lot at his old school," said Double G. "So I bugged him into applying for a job here with me. It actually turned out okay, because now he can start overcoming his extreme shyness, and we can both pick up a fat load of cash!"
"Hell-o-oh? THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WAITING TO BE SERVED!" screamed a huge line of people that was forming behind our heroes, the Romas, and the consciences in training.
"Go jump on a bicycle," said Johney.
"Well well well, so I caught you both acting up again!" said the voice of an extremely short, completely bald man, middle aged man, wearing a business suit, and wearing a huge, circular badge that said 'Manager' in shiny gold letters, the pin being at least two feet wide in diameter. "First of all, why is there a huge line of customers waiting to be seated?"
"I was, um, just giving some information about…um, the staff," said ASV.
"LOOKED MORE LIKE SHOOTING THE BREEZE TO ME!" bellowed the manager, who even though he was only five feet tall, had a large, booming, deep voice that scared the spit out of anyone who kicked him into anger mode.
"Well…yeah, that…" said ASV, cowering in his bosses wake (even though he had at least an inch on him).
"AND YOU!" said the manager, pointing an accusing finger at Double S, who was still trying to hide behind the cash register. "THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK I'VE CAUGHT YOU HIDING BEHIND THE CASH REGISTER! WHAT'S YOU'RE EXCUSE THIS TIME?"
"I, uh, you see, they all looked really scary, especially the tall, skinny man, and, I, I didn't-" faltered Double S, who was being driven into a panic by his psychotic boss.
"What the heck is wrong with you?" said the manager, toning down his voice a little bit, knowing that's all he needed to freak out Double S, who already had huge tears blooming in his eyes. "I swear, if I catch you acting like scared little baby rabbit, then I'm kicking you out of-"
"Shut you're face you annoying, diminutive disappointment," said Serenity, in a completely evil voice. Serenity, due to a biological glitch in her genome, feel the need to protect any and all small, cute things from danger, even if it's only from a nauseating boss. "I see you enjoy making a small, shy kid cry don't you? Well…what if I was hired by you? Would you want to try to make me cry? Or would you be too scared that I could easily squash your sorry hide like a bug, even if I wasn't wearing platforms? Would you try to make me mad? Are you too scared to hire someone who ISN'T smaller than you?"
"Sh-shouldn't we try to stop her before this gets out of hand?" Ryo asked, cowering behind Johney, who was just a smidge taller than Seto, making him really, really tall.
"No, I've always wanted to see Serenity go completely insane and knock the crap off of someone," said Seto. "Of course, I was hoping it would be Joey, but this works. This defiantly works."
"Can Serenity beat me up next?" Joey asked Seto excitedly.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER? HOW COME YOU AREN'T TALKING?" said Serenity, shaking the shocked and cowering manager by his shirt collar. "DID I TOUCH A NERVE? DID YOU SUDDENLY GO MUTE? WELL? WELL?"
"Serenity, you do realize that if you inflict massive, possibly fatal body harm to him, we don't get paid this week, right?" asked ASV, not really deeply caring that his boss was getting beaten up.
"Oh! Sorry then!" said Serenity, dropping the manager, becoming completely normal again. "I think you pretty much get the whole jist of this conversation, don't you Mr. Manager?"
The manager managed to nod pathetically through his hyperventilating.
"Do we get our table now, or do we just keep standing here bearing witness to the insanity?" asked Seto.
"Right this way," said ASV, ask Mobster continued to walk almost unbearably close to Ryo, Johney kept giving her looks, and Double S hovered very close to Serenity.
---ooo---
"As a good friend of mine once said, nothing is more dangerous than a mother," said Johney Roma to Mobster, as they and the other four were sitting at a very nice window table in the restaurant.
"Um, what does that have to do with anything?" Mobster asked.
"It is a good line, isn't it?" asked Johney.
"You said it for no good reason at all?" Mobster asked.
"Well, it's very true, isn't it?" said Johney. "I mean, if you're out in the woods, and you come across a cuddly bear cub, what's the first thing that comes into your mind?"
"I better get away from this bear cub as fast as I can before it's mother comes charging out of the woods to turn my body into a bunch of tiny meat fillets?" asked Seto.
"OOH! I love teddy bears!" Joey said.
"If only…" Seto thought.
Wavy Imaginary Scenario Effects
"LALALALALALALALALALALALA!" screamed/sung Joey as he happily skipped down along a forest path, until he stumbled upon a fuzzy, cuddly little bear cub in the road.
"Aww…A TEDDY BEAR!" Joey screamed, happily picking up the bear cub. "Do you want to be my new best friend Mr. Teddy Bear? COOL! Come on, let's go to my house!"
Suddenly, the bear cub started crying out and wiggling in Joey's arms, a great roar came from the forest, and the thundering sound of crashing paws and the hiss of a body against the underbrush got louder and louder as it came toward the idiot and his 'teddy bear'.
"Wow! Something's knocking down a lot of trees! I don't understand!" Joey said happily. "OH WELL!"
However, before our idiotic friend could make another move, a huge, mother grizzly bear, with it's jaws dripping with foam, and standing on it's hind legs, so it looked at least seven feet tall, stood in front of Joey, and roared as loud as a car alarm.
"Aw, you must be the mommy!" Joey said. "We should be introduced! My name's Joey..."
Back to Reality Effects
"Oh how I wish…" said Seto.
"You're pretty smart…it almost upsets me that since you're all teenage boys, you'll have to be, ahem, taken care of," said Johney. "Don't worry. Since I like you, it should be nice and quick…"
All three boys at the table were giving extremely shocked looks to Johney.
"Oh, so now you're threatening?" said Mobster. "You with your idioms and overprotectivenesss! And let's not get started about that one time you mooned the neighbors, or…dare I say it…the 'Tommy the Tapeworm' phase-"
"And this is any worse than the fact that you own all four seasons of 'Monty Python', as well as all their videos, and you have a Monty Python day-by-day calendar, AND you own two books about them?" asked Johney. (A/N I'm not making this up. My Mom owns all of the above. Dad has the day-by-day calendar though…) "And we shouldn't even get started about your 'Eastenders' obsession, English bar mugs, and all of you're 'Underground' T-shirts!" (A/N I'm not making this up either)
"Here's…um, your waters…" said Double S, putting six glasses of water on the table in about four seconds flat out of extreme panic. "Uh…Serenity…I…I want to…"
"God, what are you going to do, confess your love to her?" asked Seto. Two seconds latter, he was pegged by a full glass of water that Serenity slammed against the back of his head (miraculously, the glass didn't break).
"THANKYOUSOMUCHFORSTICKINGUPTOMEIDON'TKNOWHOWI'LLEVERTHANKYOUGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" screamed Double S, running away from the table as fast as he could. (Rough Translation: I wish to thank you, good lady, for protecting my honor in the face of my most reprehensible boss. Words cannot express my feeling of gratitude. I feel terribly embarrassed at the moment, and I feel like running away screaming. Good day, kind Serenity.)
"OH, AND THAT'S IN COMPARISON TO THAT ONE TIME YOU STATED THAT YOU WANTED YOUR BODY TO BE DUMPED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF CENTRAL NEW YORK?" screamed Mobster. (A/N Nope, I'm not making this one up either.) She tended to like to stay on subject.
"I need coffee," said Seto, getting up to head to the coffee machines.
"I'm coming too!" said Ryo. "Drinking coffee could be fun!"
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Seto just stared in shock as Ryo dumped container after container into a small, Styrofoam coffee cup, without having a single drop of coffee in it. For some reason, he took one little container of cream, pulled off the paper top, dumped it in the cup, and got another one. His cup was about half full by the time Seto said anything to him.
"You're going to make me ask, aren't you?" asked Seto.
"Ask what?" Ryo asked.
"Why are you dumping nothing but cream into your coffee cup?" asked Seto.
"Well, I don't know how coffee tastes, so I assume if I have just a smidge of it in a cup of cream, then I'll be able to see if I like it or not!" said Ryo, pouring a smidge of coffee into the half cup of cream, turning it successfully from milky white to tan.
"Wonderful," said Seto sarcastically (what's new?) and sipping his cup of coffee. "Oh God, this stuff is the blandest thing I've ever tasted!"
"AAAAAAAH!" screamed Ryo, falling backwards after sipping his.
"What the heck is this anyway?" Seto asked. "Hot water with brown dirt in it?"
"MY HEART RATES SURGING!" screamed Ryo in pain.
"Honestly, this stuff is so bad, I should sue," said Seto.
"I CAN'T FEEL MY EYELIDS!" screamed Ryo, trying to regain control of his nervous system so he could push himself to a standing position.
"My god, I am going straight to that vertically challenged twit they call the manager, and give him a good piece of my mind!" said Seto, chucking his cup in the garbage can, as Ryo, shuddering uncontrollably, walked dizzily in his direction. "Oh God Ryo, I think that even you would consider that-"
"CAFFEINE HIGH!" screamed Ryo, clocking Seto with a paddle that magically appeared out of nowhere, then screamed like a lunatic and ran outside into the street.
"WHAT THE SCREAMING PIXIES DID YOU DO TO HIM?" screamed Mobster at the top of her lungs, grabbing Seto by his super low V-neck so hard it nearly strangled him, her dad following close behind to make sure she didn't do anything stupid (not doing a good job of it).
"I didn't do anything!" said Seto. "Ryo could get knocked out by an extra strong glass of lemonade!"
"YOU IDIOT! THAT'S THE MOST POTENT COFFEE KNOWN TO MAN!" screamed Mobster, pointing to the machines. "IT'S SO POTENT THAT IF A COW HAPPENED TO GRAZE ON THE LEAVES OF THE COFFEE BEAN PLANT, IT WOULD DIE WITHIN TEN MINUTES!"
"So?" asked Seto, as Mobster dragged him to the door. "OWCH! Hey! What are you doing?"
"Forcing you to help me get him back!" screamed Mobster.
"Why?" asked Seto.
"Cause you're the one who put him on a caffeine rampage, you idiot!" said Johney.
"I never did!" said Seto, but he was jabbed out the door with the Romas. Thankfully, Ryo didn't go far. In fact, he was chewing on a light post outside the café.
"Okay Ryo, get back in before you embarrass me anymore!" demanded Seto, as he tried to pry Ryo off the light post. It was no good. Ryo had it in a vice grip due to his caffeine highness.
"YOU FOOLS!" screamed Ryo. "YOU TRY TO DEFY ME! BUT THERE SHALL BE OTHERS! J00 SH4LL N3V3R PR3V4L3! THERE WILL BE OTHERS! THEY SHALL COME IN DRONES, AND TURN YOU BODYS TO THE RUBBLE! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Mobster just glared at Seto, and Johney gave him a 'loser' sigh by making a 'L' with his right hand.
"There they are!" screamed a bunch of cops in the distance, as out of nowhere, a huge net was thrown over Seto, Ryo, and the Romas. "Johney Roma, Mobster Roba, and accomplises, you are all, under arrest!"
"R4ND0M P30PL3 WILL CR4CK 0P3N J00R SKULLZ 4N SUCK 0U7 J00R 8R41NZ!" screamed Ryo.
"This is turning into a rotten day," said Seto.
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Well, that's the chapter! I laugh at the whole coffee thing. Drinking Seto's coffee is virtually committing suicide. Poor Ryo.
Guess what people? SHRI WENT MANGA SHOPING! So now, it's time for a good rant about the latest volumes of my top three favorite mangas! DEFINATE MANGA SPOILERS, JUST SO YOU KNOW!
MANGA TALK
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Volume Six (rated T for teens)
This one was a good one to read first. Yugi may have gotten his butt kicked, but it's Anzu to the rescue with her verbal abuse of Kaiba! HA! I still want her to kick him in the shins one day…I'll wait.
Anyway, the art is still very good, even though it appears Kaiba's too cheep to afford pupils (lol) but I'm being picky. I can't wait for Serenity to start making more appearances. Oh yeah, I really think that while Joey is a bit of a sexist jerkoid at times, he really is a super awesome friend, especially when he wanted to throw away all of his star chips so Yugi could still make it into the finals. What really peeves me off is that the Mai vs Tea duel never happened in the Manga. And is it just me, or does Mai's skirt get shorter every volume? Hmm…
I don't know why, but I find some comfort in the fact that Seto and Mokuba got caught in 'soul prisons' (cards) instead of cameras or table lamps or whatever. Ya know, like Grandpa. I also enjoyed watching Seto's duel with Pegasus. And Pegasus's mind games. Plus, I don't know why, but that one tear thing down Mokuba's eye was the perfect touch (I nearly got teary eyed, and that never happens when I read Yu-Gi-Oh. I'm probably going to start sobbing in the Joey vs Yugi duel). Though I'm sort of disappointed in the length of the duel. And the winner of some monster contest drawn on Duel Fifty to me seemed a little…cheep.
However, I really enjoyed Yugi's line 'he's just like us' (referring to Kaiba). I really hope Kaiba tilts over one day.
The fan girl rants continue! RYO IS STILL ADORIBLE! And, double oh no! Yami-Bakura is coming back, and he sounds worse than ever! (though he's drawn as sexy as ever, lol) But I'm really worried that poor Ryo's going to really have to suffer what's to come. WHY DO NICE PEOPLE LIKE RYO ALWAYS GET LANDED WITH EVIL SPIRITS? IT'S NOT FAIR!
Oh yeah, and even though the Tea-Tristan-Ryo thing never happened in the Manga, Ryo and Tristan are going to get into their share of trouble, I feel, and they already had a good start. TRISTAN, HURY UP AND FIRGURE OUT THAT THAT'S NOT RYO! I don't like to see Ryo suffer, if you've already guessed.
And another thing, Yugi nearly got the spit beat out of him by Bandit Keith! You see, Keith 'borrowed' Joey's card, so when Yugi passed by Joey's room during the robbery, he thought Keith was Joey. Thank God that didn't last, but still, when the truth was exposed, Keith nearly beat up Yugi! But Joey put a stop to that.
I don't know why, but Yugi is starting to be a little hostile to his other self. 'The other me', it seems, is getting on his nerves, not only annoying him that he can't do anything himself, but the fact that he's stealing away Anzu. And another thing Anzu, why are you falling on the 'you're a boy' line whenever Yugi cries? STOP BEING SEXIST ANZU! If Yu-Gi-Oh guys weren't sexist freaks, then Yu-Gi-Oh would be the perfect manga!
Whatever! And we get to see the beginning of Mai vs Yugi. Hooray! I CAN'T WAIT FOR VOLUME SEVEN! And I can't wait for when Yugi kicks Pegasus's butt!
Shrilanka-San rating: 8.7-9/10
Fruits Basket Volume Ten (rated T for teens)
Ah, nothin' like a summertime manga for the summer! Tohru looks very cute in that one piece bathing suit. I'm really glad it turned out to be a one piece. Bikinis make me feel bad that I don't look good in them. Anyway, MOMIJI IS STILL CUTE! And Kisa's still so cute and sweet! She really seems to have a hold on Hiro too, because while he rants that Momiji sent the invitations on bunny stationary (LOL Momiji, your too much!), the second Kisa says 'I want to go', Hiro says 'let's go' (though I think he still destroyed the invitation.)
I'm really starting to get worried on how much Yuki was abused by Akito. What the heck's Akito's deal anyway? More on that latter.
And how come we keep seeing glimpses of Rin here and there? Is she the year of the horse? I hope so, cause I'm the year of the horse, and I was really hoping that it would turn out to be a girl (Rin's sorta the Fruits Basket equivalent of Mai, isn't she? LOL).
And Hiro's one darn sarcastic kid, isn't he? I think a little bit of him and a little bit of Hatori make Seto. Or something like that.
Also, I think there's something about Tohru and the relationship with her mom that she's hiding. I got all teary eyed when I saw that page of her and the picture. She really does break my heart sometimes, our Tohru…
Also, Tohru's homeroom teacher becomes a main character? I can't believe Hatori has so many girls crushing on him. Lucky dog (actually, that's Shigure, he's the lucky seahorse. LOL).
Wait, Mogeta's a girl?
Okay, back to Mayu (the teacher's name), I really admire her. She seems like the kind of person who I am, who doesn't like to go looking for love, but to wait for the right one to come to her. Shigure, her alternative boyfriend, was just kinda…funny. And I am also glad we got to see more of Kana as a character. She seems like a really good friend. How come I don't know any people that nice?
That's another thing I like about Fruit's Basket. I'm glad adult relations are just as valued as the ones among teenagers. I think it really adds something to the series. Kisa's thank-you picture was drawn really sweetly too. And the cry chapter was really wonderful. I'm glad I'm not the only person who loves a good cry now and then. I really hope Hatori and Mayu end up happy in the end, just like I hope that all the characters on Yu-Gi-Oh will end up happy in the end.
Hiro's gonna be a big brother! And there's nothing more fun than a watermelon smashing contest! Ha! I also liked the story of the time Tohru smashed watermelons with her Mom. 'Mom destroyed Dad'. HA! I couldn't help but laugh.
And what's Kureno's deal? I'd like to learn a little more about him too.
Akito seems more and more of a freak to me. He makes Hatori's life miserable, he make's Yuki's life miserable, there are hints that he doesn't like Momiji (WHO DOESN'T LIKE MOMIJI?), he calls everyone he sees ugly and/or an idiot, and then, he begins his meeting with 'I love you all'. AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
YUKI CONFESSED HIS LOVE TO TOHRU! OH MY GOD! Now problems are surely going to come…
Anyway, this was a fun volume! I can't wait 'til next volume for Akito's announcement and the person who's the year of the horse. PLEASE BE RIN! PLEASE BE RIN! PLEASE BE RIN!
Shrilanka-San rating: 10/10
Othello, Volumes 1-3 (rated T+ for older teens)
I got the first volume for my birthday, with neither me nor my parents knowing it was going to be rated T+. However, their really wasn't anything too horrendous in it (it wasn't nearly as bad a 'Sergent Frog', and that got ratted just T!), I'd rate it a hard PG-13 (It's mostly for language, and if you go to middle or high school, you'll have known it all by now).
Anyway, Yaya is a really shy girl, but I still find her incredibly sweet. Kinda like Kisa or Serenity. However, what's really cool about her is that whenever Yaya looks into a mirror, she 'transforms' into Nana, a hard core butt-kicker! Nana isn't scared to do anything, from kicking the butt of a bunch of drunks, or out of Yaya's evil 'friends', dealing out suitable punishments, and finishing up with her catchphrase, 'Justice is done!' It's sort of like the female equivalent of Yu-Gi-Oh. And Moriyama seems like a really nice guy (not someone I'd date, but a nice guy).
However, Nana is the absolute coolest. I just love her burning self confidence, and the way that she always goes for the baddies. Plus she has awesome fashion sense. Finally, girls who aren't in short skirts! And I love Yaya's cosplay outfits.
Seri and Moe are complete jerks. I can't help but be happy when Nana sinks their boat, or kicks an or at Seri's rock hard chin, and even turns them both into cosplay clowns when they insult innocent cosplayers.
And when Yaya's idol/crush from the makeup band Juliet hits the scene, things get just plain crazy. Funny, I love the alligator Elisabeth more than her owner. Tee hee hee.
This manga is totally awesome! The culture splices at the end rock if you're a Japanaphile like me. I recommend it to anyone who loves Yu-Gi-Oh and knows all thirteen bad words! Justice is done!
Shrilanka-San's rating: 10/10
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Anyway! Let's not lag around, shall we? It's time for a look at chapter thirty!
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"You're where?" screamed Serenity into the phone.
"In jail. It's a long story," said Seto simply from the other end of the phone.
"Well jeez, you better start talking!" screamed Serenity.
"Hey! Tell her about the mob people! And the rats!" said Mobster's voice at the other end of the phone.
"I'M WORKING ON IT!" Seto's voice screamed. "Listen, Serenity, according to Johney and Mobster, you and Joey are going to be hunted down by the most deadly assassin from some gang of boobs called the Rose Family. AND THEY WON'T STOP BUGGING ME ABOUT IT!"
"WHAT?" screamed Serenity.
"Again, long story," said Seto's voice said back.
"And the rats?" Serenity asked.
"You don't want to know…" said Seto.
"One got loose in your cell and you started screaming like an idiot?" asked Serenity.
"NO! Yes…" said Seto pathetically.
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Well, see you next week!
