And I am back! Once again, I'm not wasting any time; let's get into this!
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Chapter 36: Shinobu Gets Captured! Or WE SO SCREWED!
After leaving Drgnmastr to fight Sephiroth, Brandon and the gang were speeding towards the command center, taking out soldiers of all nationalities who defected to Yami Shinobu's army. They managed to break into the central hall, which was completely empty.
Barbara: o.O …Why does this seem familiar?
Su: Oh! I know! We got ambushed in a similar situation when we went to save Himeko!
Just then, about five hundred soldiers shuffled into the hall.
Brandon (pissed-off look on his face): (veinpops) You had to invoke Murphy's Law, didn't you?
Su: (sticks her tongue out) Hey, I wanted to try it! Peter got the others.
Kanako: No time to waste! Urashima-style! RAZOR FIST!
She uses her fists to unleash scythes of air at the soldiers, taking out the majority of them.
Kaoru: Let me have a shot! KAMEHAMEHA! (you know what happens)
All: O.O …daymn…
Brandon: Awesome shot, Kaoru!
Kaoru: Eheh…thanks. (gives the "victory" sign)
Outside…
Sephiroth: …Let's see what you're capable of.
Drgnmastr activates the Sword of Sparda's Devil Trigger, and turns into a Devil Dante look-alike with wings and curved horns. He grins, and teeth like needles appear.
DrgnmastrAlex: Heheh…GUNDAM FIIIIIGHT!
He flys in, swiping the blade wide, which Seph dodges effortlessly, but Drgnmastr whips it around at insane speeds, blurring the sword before it connects with Seph's head, making a large gash on the side of his head and sending him spiraling to the ground. Before he hits, he recovers in time, flips himself over and lands skidding on his feet.
Sephiroth: (glares) Fool. I'll send you to oblivion!
Seph, blurring himself, delivers punches and kicks to Drgnmastr, then lifts him into the air with a rising kick and impales him with the Masamune.
DrgnmastrAlex: Hurrghhg! (coughs up blood)
Sephiroth: (smirks) You are a fairly decent fighter. But my victory was inevitable. Now, you die.
Seph pulls his sword out at amazing speeds and slices Drgnmastr across the throat. As Drgnmastr falls to the ground in a dead heap, Seph sheathes his katana.
Sephiroth: Disappointing. He had much more potential. Pity I couldn't fight him in his prime.
DrgnmastrAlex: ……….Don't put me in the past tense yet.
Sephiroth whirls around, slicing the air behind him in an attempt to cut Drgnmastr in half, but misses, and sees Drgnmastr still bleeding out of his throat, but the gash is starting to go away.
DrgnmastrAlex: Heh, you scared me there for a minute. Time for an upgrade. I didn't want to reveal this to the fans so quickly, but apparently Dante's powers aren't enough.
Drgnmastr flashes bright again, but this time appears in a different human form. His facial features were the same, but his hair was a light brown and fell down to his neck in a grunge-style way, with deep blue eyes. He was wearing a normal shirt and jeans, but on top of them he wore fingerless gloves, a giant silver gauntlet on his left arm, shoulder guards that covered the majority of the top of his body, as well as strap-on boots that went up to his knees. The most distinguishing thing about him, though, was that he had a good sized scar that traveled down his left eye, an intricate, diamond-studded sword, and a vertical diamond marking in the middle of his forehead, which was a vivid red.
DrgnmastrAlex: Heh, say hello to the character of my brainchild story. You, however, are unworthy of hearing his name.
Sephiroth: (is startled for a moment) The amount of power radiating from you! I cannot allow myself to be beaten. I'll end this right now!
A black wing protrudes from Seph's right shoulder, and a huge aura surrounds him. The air crackles with energy, and the clouds in the sky open up to reveal a giant ball of fire in the sky.
DrgnmastrAlex: Please…
Drgnmastr transforms in a flash to a dragonic-humanoid form and flys at incalculable speeds, using the sword he has to carve the Meteor apart into harmless chunks that burn up in the atmosphere. He lands, and sees Seph floating in the air, his black angel's wing apparently allowing him to fly.
DrgnmastrAlex: Poser.
He transforms one more time, this time taking a form similar to his character (in fact it is his character, just in his second-highest transformation), except he has shining silver armor, white hair, gold-hazel eyes, and six angel wings. He rises to Seph's height and they stare each other down for what feels like an eternity.
DrgnmastrAlex: (smirks) …You know, now that I've reached this stage, you lose by default. You only have one wing. I have six. "One-Winged Angel?" Hah! An angel with one wing is like a man with one testicle, or a cat with one whisker. They're stripped down to the bare minimum.
Sephiroth: You may have beaten me, but my Mistress will still have this phase of her plan achieved, even with you in the picture.
DrgnmastrAlex: Don't bother telling me. I tend to like surprises. It keeps things exciting. But, don't give up. I want you at your best, so that when I've won, I can say how much of a pussy you are.
Sephiroth, enraged, rushes in, ready to unleash a huge blow. Drgnmastr assumes a defensive stance, ready to counter. At the moment their blades impact, a huge flare of light and a shockwave results.
Brandon, Shinobu, and the rest of the gang (there I go again) finally reach the inner sanctum of the base. Expecting almost anything, they're still not expecting what they meet.
Shinobu: Mutsumi! What are you doing!
Mutsumi, still under Yami Shinobu's control, had a gun pointed at Grandma Hina's head!
Motoko: Mutsumi-san, put down the gun!
Mutsumi: I'm sorry, but I can't do that. I have what you would call a "bargaining chip", and I'm not giving it up unless you meet my demands.
Grandma Hina: Don't mind me, stop her! I've lived a long life, so I've no regrets!
Barbara manages to sneak behind a nearby pillar and psychically makes Mutsumi pass out, falling to the floor.
Shinobu: Oh my God! Granny Hina! Are the two of you alright!
She runs over to Grandma Hina and Mutsumi's form.
Grandma Hina: I'm fine. Honestly though, I can't believe that she'd fall to a psychic attack, since she's mentally very strong. Well, except for that one time where she regressed to a five-year-old…
Peter: sighs Thanks, Barb.
Barbara: No problem. I think that whatever mental manipulation a person is put under, it causes them to be susceptible to psychic attacks. I just got lucky, I guess.
Sasami: There's no sign of Yami Shinobu around here. And I don't smell anything odd, either.
Just then, the sonic boom that came from Drgnmastr and Sephiroth clashing blades reached them, ripping off the top of the center.
Sasami: AAUUUGHHH! MY EARS!
Adara: …Damn!
Everyone was trying to keep their footing, as the sonic boom passed over them and died away.
Brandon: Holy shit! Was that from Alex and Seph fighting!
Brandon then looks up, and sees a person he though would be least likely to be here, enhanced by cybernetics and infused with Yami Shinobu's technology.
Brandon: You…FUCKER!
Suichi: Hahahhahahahaha! I came here to do two things: one, to kick your ass, and two, to take Shinobu back!
Shinobu: Suichi, get it through your head: I'VE NEVER LIKED YOU.
Suichi dives down, landing next to Brandon and Himeko, and cyclone kicks them to the side, knocking them into the walls with so much force that they lose consciousness. He then throws Sasami into a nearby pillar, the pillar caving under the force of her crashing into it, and then punches Motoko, Kaoru, and Barbara to the side before they could respond in time. All this in three seconds. He then takes out Hokuto and Sarah by blasting at their feet, sending them flying. Peter, Su, and Adara begin to fire, some of the blasts bouncing off his metallic body and others doing damage. He reaches them, destroys their weaponry with a disruptor charge, and swats them to the side. Kanako rushes up and backhands his jaw, but only shatters her fist.
Kanako: GYAAAHH!
Suichi: Too bad for you all. I'm just too fast.
Suichi walks past Kanako and comes up to Shinobu. Staring down each other, Shinobu spits in his face.
Shinobu: Do you think that I'll like you any more with what you just did? I HATE YOUR GUTS.
Suichi delivers a light punch to Shinobu's midsection, knocking the wind out of her.
Suichi: You'll learn to like me in time. Your dark half promised me that.
Shinobu's eyes open in realization of what Yami Shinobu might want her for, but Suichi slaps her across the face, knocking her out.
Brandon: …you….fucking..bastard..
Suichi, now holding Shinobu's body over his right shoulder, turns slowly to see Brandon, bloodied up but on his feet, with his lightsaber in hand.
Suichi: Dammit! Mistress didn't plan on you having something like that! (smirks slightly) Heh, no bother. She's got a couple of those as well. If you can, find your way into space. We'll be waiting there.
Suichi does a massive jump and disappears into the distance.
Brandon: Goddammit! I couldn't do anything…nothing at all…
He slumps to the floor, his lightsaber deactivated. Grandma Hina slowly walks up to him.
Grandma Hina: Hmm, I remember you from somewhere. Oh, that's right! You're a friend of the family!
Brandon: I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm sorry for not being able to fulfill my duties as landlord.
Grandma Hina: Oh, so you're the new landlord? Keitaro informed me, but I never came by to see you. I apologize.
A tear slowly fell down Brandon's cheek.
Grandma Hina: …Alright, enough with the ditzyness. You obviously care for Shinobu. That much I can see. And I also think you want to have the ability to better protect your friends?
Brandon: Yeah.
Grandma Hina stood there for a few seconds, then slapped him across the face.
Brandon: Ow! Dammit, that hurt!
Grandma Hina: There you go. Anger is a better fuel to rescue someone than despair. I can help you, but first…do you promise to stay by her and love her, no matter what she may say to you?
Brandon: Of course. I though that was a given for a couple who plan on getting married.
Grandma Hina: Good. You're a smart lad for your age. You're bearing a great burden on yourself too. One that you shouldn't bear until you're married. But, since your heart is strong enough, I will tell you how to get stronger.
Slowly, the others got on their feet, some looking like hell, some with just a dozen minor injuries. She turned to them, and then looked at Brandon again.
Grandma Hina: Look at them all. See what you're fighting for. Imagine all the people you want to protect. Think of those who are yet to come. And finally, the one you love the most. Do you want them to suffer living in a world of tyranny? A world of domination? A world where innocence, virtue, and goodness is wiped away at birth? Think about this, and when you have realized what you must do, then you'll become as powerful as you wish to be, and more. As long as you have these friends and family beside you, you will always triumph. That is what you must learn.
Brandon: But…we lost just now……………..No. We didn't lose, not yet. We're still in this, so we have to keep going. For everyone.
Su (getting healed by Barbara): That's right. We need to keep going.
Brandon: They're heading to space.
Sasami: Cat-shit! How will we get there!
Su: No problem! I've got just the thing!
Su hits a button on her belt, and a space-time warp appears, slowly bringing out a Mecha-Tama about half the size of the entrance hall of the fortress before blinking away.
Himeko: Damn, that's big. And since when did you manage to perfect space-time manipulation?
Peter: Heh, I helped! We managed to crack it a little after the beginning of Tokyo-U!
All: (sweat drop)
Sarah: So…what does it do? Besides take up space, I mean?
Kaoru: …Oh! Peter, this is the space-ship you told me about, isn't it?
Hokuto: So, this thing can do inter galactic travel?
Su: Yep! There's limited space, though, and not enough for all of us.
Brandon: I have to go. Any takers?
Su: Well, me and Peter are the only ones who know how to fly it, so that's three.
Motoko: I'll go.
Barbara: As will I. (grins)
Himeko: I'm coming as well. That jackass is gonaa get it!
Kaoru: I'm going, whether you like it or not.
Kanako: I'll come, but only because you'll need my help.
Su: That's the limit. Anybody else want to come, just to take tabs?
Hokuto and Sarah: No.
Sasami: I'll stay behind. Someone needs to tell what happened in this battle.
Adara: Peter, I want to come with you…
Peter: No, you'd better stay here. I don't want you getting hurt.
Adara: …Alright. Come back safe.
Just then, DrgnmastrAlex came down, back in his character's normal form.
Brandon: Hey, nice look.
DrgnmastrAlex: I'm coming too, but you won't have to worry about space with me.
Drgnmastr transforms back into his Alucard Puu-chuu form.
DrgnmastrAlex: That should do it. Let's get going.
DAYMN! This is some fed up stuff, is it not? This is the "official" end of the Tokyo-U arc and the beginning of the final arc, "Battleground". Also, for those who don't know, I've got a new Love Hina fic up: Love Hina: Shichinin no Naru. Naru splits into seven different personalities of herself, including the original! As for the character that Drgnmastr (me) turns into, yes, I came up with him off of my own imagination. I'm not revealing his name in this fic, nor any other, since someone may steal him. For God's sake, its taken me over a decade to have his entire story perfected, so this is the ONLY time you'll see him outside of his story. Sorry! You'll just have to wait until the day I get it published! Be sure to review, and for now, happy reading/writing!