WAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA! I'm back!
To Dark Wolf 021: I can never forget what happened that day. The images are still in my head to this day. In my opinion, a lot of the people who say we're fighting for oil or to push our views on other countries, or even calling us ignorant and foolish, need to be reminded what happened that fateful day, and watch what exactly happened. Just like the bumper stickers say (lol) "Never Forget". And I guarantee you, I never will. Also, about the "y" words, there's going to be at least two more chapters of the stuff before Brandon goes back to normal. Sorry!
To draike13: Glad you enjoy this fic! Yeah, it doesn't have the same feel as Akamatsu-sensei's story does, but that's pretty much on purpose at this point. Heheh.
To Baretta: The only comment about Islam I'll say (in fact it is the only thing I say about Islam) is that radical Islam is a danger to the world. The moderates are perfectly nice people, it's just the ones who would slit your throat as soon as look at you that need to be dealt with. I'll leave how they're dealt with up to your imagination. Lol
To Keitaro&Motoko 4 ever: Thanks! Send me some info on other stories you've done. We of the Dark Icon need to…hell, I lost my train of thought. laughs
To GYRAX: Thanks for all of your reviews, bud. And sorry that I can't read any more of Awe of She. It's a great fic, I just can't stand Naru-bashing. It's gotten old now. Xp
To dmcdante: WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU MAN! YOU HAVEN'T REVIEWED SINCE CHAPTER 21! Nor have you e-mailed me! (realizes that the audience is wondering what the hell is going on). Oh, sorry. Dmc and I have met in real life. We're pretty good friends.
To the Dark Icon: Thanks for letting me join up with you guys! I guarantee you, I won't disappoint you, especially with the brainchild of a story I've got. It's taken ten years of my life to perfect it, but if it gets published, it may very well gain the kind of popularity among the anime community that Evangelion has! Haha, yeah, I know it sounds like a big stretch, but my intuition is telling me this may be BIG. And the only time my intuition has failed me is when I didn't listen to it.
To Everyone Else: Many thanks for all your support, your reviews, and for just being there. This fic has close to 2400 hits at the time I'm writing this chapter. I can't stress enough that without you, this fic would be nothing, and would have been (possibly) discontinued. Also, if some of the political talk is bugging you, I deeply apologize. To me, the reader is more important than anything else for a story, and everything else has to follow the fact that the reader MUST be entertained. If you want me to discontinue the "politickin", then just send a review saying so. Once again, thank you all!
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Chapter 34: Conquest Revealed! Or Sasami Shows Her Secret!
That Saturday morning…
The light slowly filtered in, illuminating the room that Brandon and Shinobu were sharing. Shinobu was up, putting on her clothes, and Brandon was sound asleep. Shinobu looked over her shoulder at Brandon, smiling, and, finished getting dressed, walked out of the room to make breakfast. Then, a figure appeared in the bedroom out of the air.
Barbara: OHOHOHOHO! Only Brandon in the room…this is my big chance!
Barbara floated over to Brandon's sleeping form, and she reached her hand down the futon, trying to unzip Brandon's pants. Instead, her hand was bitten.
Barbara: OWWW!
It turns out Sasami is a little possessive of Brandon, and sleeps with him around his midsection. Barbara was waving her hands about in a frenzy, trying to shake off Sasami's death-grip on her hand.
Barbara: Get off my hand, you damn cat! I'd make a "pussy" joke here, but I'm really pissed!
She finally manages to shake Sasami off, flinging her across the room, with Sasami rebounding off the wall and landing on the floor on all fours.
Sasami: Oh, so that's how it's gonna be? Alright. Check you shoes, girlie, I'm not finished with you yet.
Sasami scampers off, leaving Barbara alone again.
Barbara: Now's my chance…(sly cat grin)
Brandon: No it isn't.
She sees him, with veins popping all over his face, and runs for the door.
Brandon: PISSED-OFF FIST!
The entire front of the room is blown open, and crashes out into the hallway. Needless to say, Barbara is out cold.
Brandon: Great. Now I'm going to have to repair this. sniff Hey, something smells good.
During this time, Shinobu was just about done with breakfast, and everyone else was waiting.
Kitsune: Mmm, that smells great! Shinobu, marry me!
Shinobu sweatdrops.
Himeko: Well, all we need now is Brandon-sama and Barbara down here.
Peter: Hey, didn't Kanako say that Keitaro and Naru are supposed to come here today?
Kanako: Yes I did. They should be here any time.
Keitaro: We're back!
Su runs up to Keitaro and scissor-kicks him into the ceiling.
Keitaro: HYEAAAAGHHGHGH!
Naru: Geez, Su, ease up on him. He's not as young as he was when you did that all the time.
Su sticks her tongue out.
Su: Eheh, sorry Keitaro.
Sasami comes down the stairs, scampering over to the table where her dish is.
Sasami: Nyaaaah…hello everyone.
Naru: O.O …that cat talked…
Kaoru: Hello Naru-sempai. Yeah, that's Shinobu's and Brandon's kitten, Sasami.
Brandon comes walking down the stairs, rubbing his eyes.
May: Hey, bro. Keitaro and Naru are here.
Brandon: Thank God! I'm sick of turning into a girl when somebody say-…no, I'm not going to say it.
Su: Yaoi!
poof!
Brandon: --;
Naru: O.O Brandon…you're a girl...
Motoko: You ought to see his breasts. As big as Mutsumi's.
Keitaro, on cue, got a nosebleed, which was followed by Naru not beating him up, but bonking him on the head.
Brandon: Yuri.
poof!
Brandon: Naru-san, Keitaro-sempai, I was wondering if you had any information on how to reverse the effects of the Shifting Orb.
Sarah: (wondering to herself) Why didn't Naru beat the shit out of the dork?
Keitaro gives the "V" sign.
Keitaro: Fortunately, we just came across such info about a day and a half ago. It turns out you need a supernatural creature to kiss you.
All: O.o …WHAT!
Brandon: Okay…that's just weird, first of all…and secondly, are there ANY supernatural creatures that even exist these days?
Sasami: I think I may be able to help you with that.
Everyone turns to the kitten, astonished.
Adara: How?
Sasami: Well, that's the problem. I'm a talking cat, so it might work. But I'd have to develop lips.
Brandon got shivers up his spine from the visual he got.
Brandon: No, I'm not kissing my own cat on the mouth.
Ema: Hey guys, something weird is on the news. Come over here!
Everyone congregated around the T.V. and an anchorman, looking like the Japanese equivalent of Peter Jennings appeared, alarmed about something.
Anchorman: This just in: there have been reports of a private army of sorts taking hold of cities around the Eastern side of Asia, spreading to the Middle East. The Democratic Party of the People of Vietnam, as well as North Korea, Beirut, Southern portions of Russia, Taiwan, and even the entire country of China has fallen to this force. They are equipped with technology that has surpassed even the United States' current weaponry, and scores of people are falling under their rule as this report is being given. …We seem to have been given some camera footage by U.S. and U.N. battlefield reporters.
The images that came next were disturbing, to say the least. Scores of soldiers, marching under a flag depicting the planet in chains, were ransacking various villages and cities. One of the major things that the Hinata Housers were worried about was the fact that the technology being used was remarkably similar to Su's and Peter's work. Performance-enhancing combat suits, tank-sized mecha, laser weaponry, the list went on. The most disturbing thing though, was how quickly the people went into submission. A clock appeared on some of the footage, showing that within several minutes of engaging this force, some of the soldiers threw their arms down in defeat and ran, or even ran to this force's side and joined in attacking those that they were defending.
Brandon: This is bad.
Naru: Puu-chuu boy sent us some info about rumors of this, but we didn't think it was this bad.
Shinobu: My God…this is horrible…
A last clip of the footage showed that the taper's comrade had a fanatical look in his eyes, and was saying, "She is the future. Submit or perish."
Keitaro: "She?" Could it be their leader?
The anchorman was back, looking a bit mortified, and continued his report.
Anchorman: This army is calling themselves the "Army of the Dark One's Conquest." Some among the religious community think this may be connected to the end of the world, while others believe this may be the work of a hidden side of international government. Speculation still seems to be the order of the d-phzzzttt
Su: What? Someone is interfering with the signal!
Just then, a person that they least expected appeared on the T.V. in the army's garb.
Naru: Mutsumi!
Brandon: …no way…
Mutsumi: Attention everyone currently watching or listening to your local news: All your base are belong to us. You cannot resist. Make your time. Now with that joke by our leader out of the way, here's the real message: We have taken, by the time of this transmission, approximately one third of the known world. We will take more until either the entire world is ours, or until our mistress is satisfied and calls off her campaign. The latter is highly unlikely. All governments will send word of their submission to the island of Okinawa within six hours. If you fail to comply, we will take your countries by force. It does not matter to us whether you fight us or not. Resisting just elongates the impending result of our victory. Those that wish to declare their allegiance now may do so openly. Thank you.
Keitaro was holding his head in his hands, unable to believe his childhood friend joined such a violent army.
Motoko: This isn't right. This isn't like Mutsumi at all.
Sarah: She wasn't even smiling. And she always has a goofy grin plastered on her face.
Peter then pounded his fist into his hand.
Peter: That's it! Mind manipulation!
Naru: Huh?
Peter: The news guy said that people fighting them would suddenly give up or even join them. The guy having that wild look in his eyes. And Mutsumi-san's weird behavior. Only behavioral modification could do this kind of thing. But it usually takes weeks to change a person like that, depending on their will. They somehow perfected it to a point that people will, within moments, have their personalities altered and their memories manipulated.
Ema: I've heard of this kind of thing before, but not on this scale. This is really damn scary.
Brandon: Alright. It's official, we're heading to Okinawa right now.
Shinobu: I agree. We need to do something about this.
Su: Not to mention, they're using my technology!
Brandon and Shinobu then come to the realization of who is behind this army.
Brandon: Su, say that again.
Su: What that they're using my technology? …O.o
Shinobu: It's Yami Shinobu.
All: Oh shit.
Barbara came downstairs at this point, waking up and seeing the anxious looks on their faces.
Barbara: Huh? What's the matter, someone's evil half taking over the world or something?
Himeko: Good lord, she hit it on the head.
Barbara: …You're kidding, because I was joking.
Brandon: Everybody get ready. We're heading to Okinawa.
Peter: Before we do that, we need to find a supernatural creature.
Brandon: That can wait!
Sasami: Oh, hell. Might as well do it now…HENSHIN!
Sasami erupts in a puff of smoke, and when it clears, a Felicia (the catgirl from Darkstalkers) look-alike with black-fur and pink hair appears in her place.
All: O.O WTF!
Sasami: Here, this'll fix it.
She gives Brandon a good-sized kiss, and suddenly, his aura appears, whirls around in a vortex a bit, and then goes back to normal.
Shinobu: W-w-…WHAT THE HELL!
Sasami: Yaoi.
Brandon braces for the change, but nothing happens.
Brandon: Huh? …THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS CAT!
Shinobu goes up to Sasami, flabbergasted, and gets immediately pissed.
Sasami: Whoa, whoa! I'm not coming between you and him! I have no interest in him! I just want to get fed, have my head scratched, and my litter changed on a regular basis!
Shinobu calms down after hearing this, then glomps Brandon, causing him to blush.
Shinobu: Don't ever leave me. Please. Promise me.
Brandon: I can guarantee it. I'll never leave you.
Sasami: That's what I'm talking about! True love!
Suddenly, someone knocks at the door, and a female voice says, "Can I come in?"
Kaoru opens the door and sees a Rei Ayanami-ish looking girl, who immediately gets sparkles in her eyes.
Hokuto: Auuuuu, she's so cute!
Brandon: Hello, Hokuto. …How did you get here?
: That would be my fault.
They all look down to see a puu-chuu dressed as Alucard.
DrgnmastrAlex: Hello-moto! I brought Seta and Haruka-san, as well.
Keitaro: Great! The whole gang is back together!
Seta pops in.
Seta: Hey part-timer. Hey all. The plane's ready. (in his best Steven Segal voice) LET'S ROCK!
Finally, I got this chapter finished! And right now, Family Guy is on right now, so I'm off!