the domino effect! part 2
the Duwang gang set out to Domino's mansion to uncover Kyoko's secret. meanwhile, Kyoko and her GOV colleagues have to settle some unfinished business with Domino.
at the shopping plaza
Koichi and Rohan are sitting at a park bench trying to figure out something. Rohan comes up with a plan.
"Koichi, i need you to go find Josuke and the others and tell them everything that happened between us and Kyoko. don't leave a single word out." Rohan explained
"okay." Koichi agreed
"as for me, i'll try to be careful. we'll meet up later." Rohan said
Koichi puts his head down while a frown appeared on his face as a teardrop glides down his cheek. Rohan turned around sees Koichi's sad face.
"something wrong?" Rohan questions
"do you think Kyoko doesn't like us anymore?" Koichi asked
"Koichi." Rohan said
Koichi lifts up his head and makes eye contact with Rohan.
"hm?" Koichi answered softly
"let me share a secret with you. when a woman tells a lie…"
"a real man forgives her." Rohan said as he walked away from Koichi.
at the main plaza
meanwhile, Josuke, Kiwi and Okuyasu are being chased down by the news reporters along with the fans from the Sanwakai Brawl event.
"wait!" Reporter A yelled
"don't let 'em get away!" a man yelled
"we just want to ask a few questions regarding Mayor Domino!" Reporter C yelled
"this is all your damn fault, Okuyasu!" Kiwi yelled
"how the hell is it my fault?! the whole town heard about Josuke meeting with Domino! it was gonna happened sooner, wasn't it?!" Okuyasu yelled
Josuke sees another small alleyway then cuts through it, "this way!"
the crowd continued to follow them from behind. they abruptly stopped running and noticed that Josuke and the others were nowhere to be found.
"where'd they go?" Reporter B questions
"we gotta ask them some questions about Domino." Reporter C said
"let's check the alleys!" a man shouts
"yeah!" the crowd cheers while looking for Josuke and the others.
Josuke overhears the crowd talking. the trio are hiding underneath a bridge.
"is it clear to go out now?" Okuyasu asked
"not yet. hold on." Josuke whispers
Josuke still heard footsteps on the top of the bridge.
a shadow approaches then, looks underneath the bridge. it was Koichi.
at Yamada's penthouse
Yamada and Franky are sitting inside the dark office discussing their next move with a man named Lumori.
Francis comes in with his clothes shredded up from Yamada's guard dogs as they all stared at him with puzzled looks.
"i-i never thought they'd be that vicious…" Francis said
"sounds like you had it...RUFF!." Franky chuckles with his arms crossed
"ugh! shut up dammit! it's not funny!" Francis shouts
the twins started arguing. Yamada slammed his pointer stick down on the table.
"both of you, shut the hell up!" Yamada yells
he then swivels his chair around to face Lumor. Yamada lights his cigarette then takes a drag from it, as he blew out a cloud filled of smoke.
"so, what's this proposition of yours?" Yamada questions
"oh, right. i know a place were you can get the rest of your money back at?" Lumori said
"go on. i'm all ears."
"at the Auction house that's in Ocean's Lobby only a few minutes away from your second penthouse. if you want to make the rest of your money back, then that's the place to go." Lumori explains
Yamada smirks, "hmm, really now? is that so? well, then thank you for telling me that, Lumori."
"yes sir, of course." Lumori said
"good!" Yamada smirks
"sir, you made an agreement with Kyoko, remember?" Francis said
Yamada takes another drag from his cigarette, "shut up, Francis! an agreement is an agreement. those people played with my money which i don't tolerate. she'll be out of my hair from the time being and make a great prize."
he then laughs manically.
on the rooftop
moments later, Josuke and friends are sitting on the rooftop figuring out what to do next.
"finally, it cleared out." Okuyasu said
"yeah, no thanks to you! Josuke and I had a perfect hiding spot until you screwed it up leading those fans along with the reporters straight to us!" Kiwi shouts
"like i said, the whole town knew that Josuke met with Domino, they were gonna find us anyway!" Okuyasu shouts
"oh yeah, which reminds me. how did you know we were down there, Koichi?" Josuke asked
"Reverb." Koichi replied
"oh, should've known." Josuke said
"wait, wasn't Rohan with you?" Okuyasu asked
Koichi downcast, "well, he was."
the group had puzzled and worried looks on their faces while Koichi was explaining to them about him and Rohan's meet with Kyoko.
"no way! that doesn't make any sense! did Kyoko really say that to you?!" Okuyasu exclaimed
"hm." Koichi nods his head.
"we need to settle this once and for all. is Kyoko our friend, or an enemy?" Josuke said
"wait! hold on! it's that masked man! i bet he's responsible for what's come over her!" Kiwi said
"yeah, that's it! he's forcing her to do bad things against her will! it might be that Blueno bastard!" Okuyasu said
"that's a positive way to look at it, but we don't know for sure though. I have a gut feeling that somebody bigger is making Kyoko do all these things for a reason. this might be our only chance to uncover the truth. there's still a lot of things we don't know about Kyoko. now it's time to decide if she's our friend or a foe." Josuke said calmly
Josuke turns to Koichi, "you sure? that's all she said, Koichi?"
"mmm." Koichi nodded his head while frowning
"if she says she won't see us after today and things are gonna get worse, and that attack on Domino is just a warm-up but something tells me that she has something even bigger planned for tonight….i don't know why Kyoko's doing this, so it's hard to make a guess as to what she's planning, but seeing how much commotion her first attack on Domino caused, there's only one way to make things worse." Josuke said
"in other words, she'll kill him." Kiwi said
"think that's what she's trying to tell us, at least. also since she told Koichi that she'll be pinning the crime on us, it could be that she's feeding us all these little hints to try and lure us out to the crime scene tonight." Josuke said
"think so?" Okuyasu asked
"if that is her plan, it would be convenient for her if we did happen to show up. since that would put us in hot water." Josuke said
"you said you don't know what she's thinking, but it sounds to me like you've already decided that she's our enemy!" Kiwi said
"i'm talking about possibilities here, that's all. we should always be prepared for the worst-case scenario, understand?…if i get locked into a single line of thinking, it'll only slow me down. if she's my girl, i have to be ready to forgive. if she's my enemy then i'll have to be ready to fight." Josuke said
Kiwi, Koichi and Okuyasu had worried expressions on their faces after Josuke finished explaining
"our best chance is to settle this tonight. are we going?" Josuke asked the group
"of course." Okuyasu agreed
Koichi still had a worried expression on his face.
"it's not that I object to the plan but we're still forgetting something. someone broke into our inn wearing a skull mask and kidnapped Kyoko, remember? Domino said exactly the same thing. that he was attacked by Kyoko and a large man in a skull mask that he didn't recognize. not sure if it's Blueno but whoever he is, I bet he's the reason why Kyoko is doing all of this stuff." Kiwi explained
"yeah! that means it isn't her fault and we just need to beat that bastard's ass! Right?!" Okuyasu said
"that's the ideal situation, but on the other hand, it's also possible that he might be one of Kyoko's friends." Josuke said
"the only problem is that we don't have much to go on other than "a large man in a skull mask." so where do we even start? i mean, what's our goal here?" Kiwi asked
"we find Kyoko and capture her. that's the only way we'll know the truth." Josuke said
"you're right, Josuke. we're wasting time here trying to figure it out." Okuyasu said
"like he said, it's the only way we'll really know for sure." Kiwi said
"yeah. let's settle this right now!" Okuyasu added in
"but we also have another problem, you guys." Josuke said
"well damn, what is it this time?" Okuyasu asked
"apparently, there's a huge storm coming later on tonight. something called Laguna Seven." Josuke explained
"Laguna who?" Okuyasu questioned with a puzzled face
"Laguna Seven. it's an annual storm that hits West Morioh once every seven years. the last time it hit here was back in 1993. Rohan and I heard the broadcast about it through the Weather forecasting center." Koichi explained
"so, we have to find Kyoko and deal with this storm?! man, it's just more and more problems coming our way!" Okuyasu said
"it's coming later on tonight around midnight. in the meantime, let's go!" Josuke said
Koichi still has a worried look on his face but is willing to agree to the plan.
later that night, Josuke and the others are on their way to Domino's mansion. Crazy diamond carries Koichi while The hand carries Kiwi.
they land and hide inside a large oak tree's bushes to keep from being spotted by the West Morioh citizens.
Koichi looks out through a pair of binoculars and sees the angry mob surrounding Domino's mansion.
"this is our turf!" citizen Α shouted
"yeah!" the crowd cheered
"any of those kids tries to set foot on these grounds tonight, it'll be the last thing they do!" a woman yelled
"our mayor depends on it!" citizen B shouted
"nobody's gettin in here!" citizen Α shouted
"yeah!" the crowd cheered
at the group's hideout
Koichi eeps to himself in fear.
"sounds like something's going on down there. what do you see, Koichi?" Josuke asked
"they're all standing around now but, they're all huge, armed, angry and scary!" Koichi said nervously
"we need to be careful." Kiwi said
"i agree we don't wanna do anything we're gonna regret later." Josuke said
"yeah, if we try to barge in swinging we'll be askin for trouble." Okuyasu chimed in
"eh…? right, and we wouldn't want any trouble. says the guy who charged-in in broad daylight!" Kiwi said
"anyway, don't take your eyes off 'em, Koichi. we don't any kind of surprise down there." Josuke said
"right!" Koichi agreed
Koichi looks through the binoculars again to see what's going on down there at Domino's mansion.
"anything happens, let us know." Josuke said
"okay, I got it!" Koichi agreed
"i think we're gonna have a really long night ahead of us. if we blow our opportunity, it's over. we can't let our guard down, no matter what happens. if we wanna know the truth, then it has to be tonight, or never." Josuke said
"yeah. I gotta feeling we'll be talking to Kyoko real soon." Okuyasu said
meanwhile on the other side of Domino's mansion, Kyoko and the skull masked man are standing on top of the rooftop of other building watching the West Morioh angry mob surrounding the mansion.
[BUZZ]the masked man answers the phone
"are you ready?" masked person on the phone asked
"yes, awaiting for your signal." masked man answered
"it'll be very soon now. at that time, the two of you are to carry out your respective missions with ruthless efficiency." masked person explained
"as a loyal member of GOV, you have my word." masked man said as he turned to Kyoko
"Kyoko, are you ready?" masked man asked
"yes. " Kyoko replied
the masked man presses the button to bomb that was inside Domino's mansion. the top half of the mansion explodes as Josuke and the others watched the whole thing.
"whoa! something blew up!" Koichi shouted
the others with shocked expressions on their faces watched the Domino's mansion catch on fire.
"grab some water!" citizen A yelled
"was it a bomb?" citizen C yelled
"i think so, someone must have set it !" citizen B shouted
"hurry we gotta put out this fire!" citizen D yelled
while the citizens were trying to put out the fire from the burning building, Kyoko and the masked man watched the whole thing from the rooftop building.
"not too subtle, but it'll do. let's go!" masked man said as they made their way to Domino's mansion.
"you have the floor plan memorized. is that correct?" masked man asked
"yes." Kyoko replied
the two were running up towards the mansion.
at the group's hiding spot
Koichi watched the whole thing played out through the binoculars.
"they're all pretty worked up down there." Koichi nervously said
"there's definitely something going on right now. alright, then. let's make our move." Josuke said
Koichi turns arounds and noticed that Okuyasu is missing,"hey, where's Okuyasu?"
Josuke and Kiwi both turned around and see that Okuyasu wasn't there.
"that damn idiot! what about the plan?! thought we weren't gonna rush into anything!" Josuke and Kiwi shouted
"too late." Koichi said
meanwhile, Kyoko and the masked man are inside Domino's mansion on their way up to his room. when they finally arrived they see him in his bed holding the fake blueprints.
Domino turned his body and sees both Kyoko and the masked man standing in the doorway of his room.
"interesting. hand it over." masked man said
Domino had a shock look on his face as he sees the pair in his room.
"who are you? where the hell did you come from?" Domino questions
"from the shadows. the darkest corners of existence. we are GOV undercover intelligence agency." masked man said
"no matter where you people came from. you sure as hell didn't get in without running into my security." Domino said
"perhaps we did. the details are all very hazy, what's important is that we're here now." masked man said
"i get it. this ain't just some assassination plot, is it?" Domino question
"very astute. in any case our boss needs what you've been keeping hidden all these years. the item you're holding in your trembling hand now is the blueprints." masked man said as he pulled out his gun then shoots Domino in the arm causing him to fall out of his bed grasping his arm tightly
Kyoko gasped as a teardrop rolled down her face.
"relax, he doesn't have a fatal wound, he'll still be able to talk. i'm just giving him a taste of what's to come. like an appetizer. i don't think he'll be running off anywhere after we get the signal to finish the job." masked man explained
"i see…"
"so that's how GOV handles things, huh?" Domino questions weakly while grasping his arm
"as a matter of fact…"
"that is how we do it." masked man answered
"that poor Higashikata kid…and his friends….they had nothing to do with all of this…did they?" Domino said weakly while picking himself up slowly
"after all, you simply told the truth exactly as you saw it, and Kyoko and I were indeed here last night." masked man explained
"that was all part of your plan….wasn't it?" Domino said weakly
"right again! you're alive for two reasons. first, so you could tell your story of the assassination by placing Josuke Higashikata at the scene of the crime. secondly, we were trying to recover an important document. the blueprints of a certain mansion. once that has been passed down in secret from generation to generation. we knew that you would pass that document on to someone you trusted to keep it safe. you made that choice by giving to Blueford Ston AKA Blueno the blueprints." masked man explained
"it's all going as planned, isn't it. you must be very damn proud of yourselves." Domino said weakly
masked man chuckles as he turns to Kyoko, "i want you to finish this."
"of course." Kyoko agreed with a frown
"i'll contact you to give you full clearance to dispose of Domino. do so at once. after that, the only remaining loose end will be Blueno. he dies along with the truth. the blame will be on Josuke Higashikata." masked man explained
outside Domino's mansion
Josuke, Koichi and Kiwi are running to look for Okuyasu.
"i know he doesn't listen to me. but I thought maybe he'd listen to his own advice!" Josuke said
"i mean we are talking about Okuyasu!" Kiwi said
Koichi looks over at the mansion, "hey guys. do you think that's Kyoko? in the middle of all that commotion down at Mr. Domino's mansion?"
"not sure, but no matter what Okuyasu decided to do, we still gotta be careful!" Kiwi said
"yeah, I know. but him rushing in like that might actually work in our favor. if you think about the way he does things, is he the kind of guy that's gonna go in through the back or side entrance?" Josuke explained
"not his style!" Kiwi answered
"no way." Koichi added in
"so I'm pretty sure by now he's made a go at barging straight through the front door and it's safe to assume that right now he's running around inside like crazy, because he has no idea where he's going, don't cha think?" Josuke explained
"oh yeah!" Koichi said
"sounds like him! so when he does it, it's completely stupid. but if we do the exact same thing, it's actually a brilliant plan, huh?" Kiwi asked
"yeah, makes sense! I say that we should go for it then!" Koichi said
"the main gate is right up ahead! okay! ready?!" Josuke said as he, Kiwi and Koichi jumped over the gate.
as they landed they see the angry mob crowd still standing in front of the mansion.
"this was a dumb idea!" the trio shouted
elsewhere, Okuyasu somehow got himself stuck in between two buildings trying to get out.
"dammit! this sucks!….i wanted to jump right though the front door like a typhoon. but I'm stuck!….gotta get the hell out of here and get Kyoko!" Okuyasu said while trying to get out
outside Domino's mansion
Josuke, Koichi and Kiwi were surrounded by the angry mob.
"we found them!" citizen D yelled
"they finally showed up! don't let them get away!" citizen B yelled
the citizens starts chasing after them. the trio starts running away from the angry mob.
"that girl is one of them too! after them!" citizen C yelled
"if Okuyasu isn't here, then where is he?!" Kiwi shouted
"i don't know, i thought he was there but he's not!" Josuke shouted
"aaaah!" Koichi screamed
"what now?!" Kiwi asked
"well they already found us, so there's no point in trying to be sneaky. the only thing that's left to do now is go on the offensive side!" Josuke shouted as he stop running and turned towards the angry mob. Kiwi and Koichi stopped running as well.
"what are you doing?!" Kiwi questions
"running away won't do us any good. if we want to find Kyoko, then we're gonna have to force our way through." Josuke said calmly while a shadow casted over his eyes.
"huh?!" Kiwi and Koichi shouted with puzzled expressions on their faces
"but they're just citizens, not the bad guys!" Koichi shouted
"then i'll beat 'em myself! if you want a fight, you got one!" Josuke shouted as Crazy Diamond let out a barrage of punches through the crowd.
back in the mansion, Kyoko is in Domino's bedroom trying to finish the job.
"well, what a surprise. after all this time, I never thought we'd be meeting here, Ms. Kyoko Suto." Domino said
"am I supposed to know you?" Kyoko questions
"no, but I know that you know my brother, Blueford Ston." Domino answered
Kyoko's eyes widen.
"brother?" Kyoko questioned
"yes. last night was the first time we've met and for a long time i've wanted to meet you, but never had that chance. tell me why are you doing all of this? everyone wants to know?" Domino asked
"why does it matter?! it's not your place to ask me these questions! i'm doing all of this because I was given a direct order from my boss himself!" Kyoko shouted
"so you left the people that love and cares about you just to help GOV now? how bizarre?" Domino questions
"you don't know the real reason why I'm doing this. you have no right to question me!" Kyoko said
"well, I see. you're right, I don't know the real reason why you're doing this but I do know that you and Blu have a very close friendship. perhaps, you didn't know, he told me everything even about the blueprints. those blueprints were created by my great grandfather's many years ago and has been passed down from generation to generation as a sort of insurance policy. he'd feared that someone other than the people that he trusted would fall into the wrong hands. thankfully, he didn't trust everybody, that's why it didn't happened, but now GOV wants to revive that power…something tells me that you didn't know any of this once you agreed to help them out." Domino explained
Kyoko's eyes gotten even bigger that ever.
"and of course, now that GOV knows that blueprints exist, the only solution would be to burn them and be done with this mess." Domino said
Kyoko paused herself for a quick second to process everything that Domino explained to her.
meanwhile, Okuyasu is still stuck between the two buildings as he try to get himself out. he activates "The Hand" by pushing himself out. while doing this, he finally gets free.
"ah…phew! man, thought I never would get out of there! damn, that was terrible. alright, time to find the others!" Okuyasu says to himself as he starts running to look for the others
at Domino's Mansion
an hour later, the masked man and Kyoko are questioning Domino on the blueprints.
"go home! i have nothing to give you people! " Domino said
"then we have a problem don't we? let's try this again. tell me…where is it? where are the blueprints for the Grand Mansion?" skull masked man questions
Domino chuckles, "are you serious?"
"let me remind you that we're with GOV, It's the government supreme intelligence agency with seven branches worldwide across the globe." the masked man explained
while the masked man interrogates Domino for the blueprints, a loud crash suddenly hits Domino's bedroom wall. Okuyasu finally makes it to the mansion as he and others crashes inside through Domino's bedroom walls at the same time. Crazy Diamond crashes through the wall along with Kiwi and Koichi. Kyoko turns around and saw them there.
"give Kyoko back, you damn bastard! Okuyasu shouted
"Okuyasu?!" Josuke shouted
"Josuke?!" Kyoko shouted
"Kyoko?!" Josuke shouted
"Kyoko!" Kiwi and Koichi shouted
"Kiwi?! Koichi?!" Kyoko shouted
"Okuyasu!" Koichi and Kiwi shouted
"Kiwi! Koichi! Josuke!" Okuyasu shouted
"Kyoko! do you know these people?" skull masked man asked
"yeah! she knows us. she's our friend and we've came here to get her back!…DAMMIT! I got stuck again! stupid damn walls always getting in my way! I hate 'em!" Okuyasu shouted as he got stuck in the wall again.
a sweat drop appeared on the back of everyone's head as they all watched Okuyasu struggling to get out.
"how kind of you to come here and take the blame for your friend's crime." skull masked man said
"oh! I get it! you're the guy in the mask must be the one that's forcing Kyoko to do all this bad stuff and also framing Josuke, huh?! you give her back, you bastard!" Okuyasu shouted as he freed himself once again.
"hey Okuyasu! where the hell were you when we had to fight all those citizens and guards?!" Kiwi questions
"Kyoko! why did you leave us?!" Koichi cried out
Josuke glanced at the skull masked man for a minute, "hold on a sec. something's not right here." Josuke questions
"what's wrong Josuke?" Koichi asked
"Kyoko? what are doing hanging around bastards like him?!" Okuyasu question
"yeah, you know he's making you do all this bad stuff, right?" Kiwi questions
"i told you! that this will be the last time i see you guys!" Kyoko said as she turns around trying to walk away
"hey! don't leave! we're not done talking yet!" Okuyasu shouted
"we are!" Kyoko shouted
"Kyoko honey, we're your friends! you don't have to do this. we care about you!" Kiwi shouted
"yeah! We just want to see you again!" Okuyasu shouted
Koichi turns to Josuke, "Josuke, what did you mean by something's not right?"
Josuke's eyes locked on the skull masked man. "you see that masked guy that's with Kyoko?"
"hm." Koichi nodded his head
"that's the same skull masked guy who kidnapped her, when we came back from the Waterfront restaurant, he's the one that's making her act this way as well as doing all this bad stuff and also fishing information out of Domino about the blueprints. his voice sounds very familiar when he speaks." Josuke said calmly
"i hate to break up this reunion, but we have a job to finish here." skull masked man said as he turned to Domino walked towards him. Josuke stops him.
"hold on a sec! your voice sounds very familiar. sounds like i've heard it somewhere before! take off your mask and show yourself!" Josuke yelled as he points at him.
the skull masked man aimed his gun at Josuke. Kyoko gasped while her eyes widen as a tear drop glides down her cheek.
"Josuke!" Koichi screamed
the masked man fired the shot as Josuke quickly dodges it. Crazy Diamond let out a barrage of punches at the masked man but dodges all his attacks as he punched Crazy Diamond hard enough slamming into the bedroom walls. the skull masked man drew his attention back to Domino as he aimed his gun in his direction. Okuyasu starts running towards him while trying to stop him from killing Domino.
"you bastard! leave him alone!" Okuyasu shouted as he brings out his stand.
"Okuyasu, WAIT!" Kiwi shouted
the skull masked man firmly grasped his hand . "let go of my hand, Dammit!" Okuyasu shouted
he then tossed him outside causing him to fly back and far away from the mansion.
"Okuyasu!" Kiwi and Koichi screamed
"you were nothing but a damn pest!" the skull masked man said
he then turns to Kyoko, "Kyoko, get outta here while you still can!"
Kyoko turns around to the open bedroom windows then starts walking away. Josuke stops her.
"wait!" Josuke shouts
Kyoko turns around. Josuke slowly picks himself up while grasping his left arm. there was a stream of blood on the left side of his face and the left corner of his mouth.
"Josuke." Koichi said softly
"Kyoko, are you really gonna do this? are you really gonna leave the people who cares about you behind for this? you and I know what you're doing isn't right. is this really the last time you'll be seeing us? i wanna hear you say that. i wanna hear those words. is this the last time you'll be seeing us?" Josuke said
there was a brief silence in the room. Kyoko looks down at the bedroom carpet then at the open windows.
"sadly, yes." Kyoko said
Kiwi and Koichi gasped while both Josuke and Domino's eyes widen to Kyoko's answer.
"hmm, knew you make the right decision. now, get going the limo is outside waiting for you." the skull masked man said
Kyoko jumps down from the balcony. both Kiwi and Koichi began crying to themselves.
the masked man then turns back around facing Josuke and the others.
"now, let's get back to business here." the masked man said while grabbing Domino by his neck and holding him up.
"Mr. Domino!" Koichi screamed
Josuke quickly charges towards him. the masked then drops Domino and picks up Josuke by his uniform jacket.
"you're just like that idiot who i just threw out of here. fine, let me show you the way out then." the skull masked man throws Josuke out and far away from the mansion.
outside, he lands on a rooftop of a building while he's beaten and unconscious.
"Josuke!" Koichi screamed
Kiwi continues to cry to herself while being in shock from everything that happened.
"even Josuke. this guy is very powerful. i don't even think we have a chance to beat foes like this!" Koichi exclaimed
the skull masked man looks at both Koichi and Kiwi.
"care to join your friends." he laughed as his shadow casted over them while both teens are frightened
oh no! a lot has happened at Domino's mansion. the skull masked man as defeated both Josuke and Okuyasu and are now after Kiwi, Koichi and Domino! will the boys be able to make a speedy recovery and stop him?
