Okay; I have chapter 17 ready to go! Yay; this is a weird chapter. I think I was either drunk of hyper when I wrote this. Not sure which yet. But I know that I had an AWESOME time at Wonderland! FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN!

Reader's response:

DarknessesShadow: Interesting theory, but I highly doubt that Tasuki was smart. It'd be funny if your theory was right though; I'd laugh for at least an hour before I'd take a break and then start laughing again. And…really? Well, I'll have to try writing one of those stories…that is, if I ever get my hands on the series. I know what happens in general 'cause I played it in a video game, but not what happens in the entire series.

Pil-Z: True. Very true. And yes, Wolfie! I love wolves. They're one of my favorite animals. And I don't mind Suboshi. I know he killed Tama's family, but seriously, if I had a twin and I thought he died, I would've done the same thing. In fact, I probably would've done it for any little reason considering that children try to kill me on a regular basis. They just hate me. Yeah, but I think that maybe I'll put Suboshi with Sai. It seems to work out to point to that, actually, even when I wasn't planning on it. Hate it when that happens, don't you?

Crimson Firefox: Yeah, weirdness extreme. But that's me. I am the weirdest person anyone can possibly meet, I think. Don't ask where the Poppity Bob thing came up. Well...I was hyper and I was thinking of just using Bob as a name but then Ryan, my friend, was hyper too and mentioned something about a cartoon squirrel addicted to medication (coughdrugscough) that he saw on the Internet and I just mixed them together…but at least you liked the chapter!

Lyssah: At first she was being sarcastic. And then she became hyper and then it just being hyper insanity. It's okay; I'm extremely hyper at times too. Hehehehe; I love being hyper; it rocks and it drives everyone around me incredibly insane and stuff.

Mint Drop: Yes, yes. Fish, Vegetables and Tasuki are never a good mix. Yeah, I figured that I may as well do it as differently as possible so that was how my Uruki turned out. Mine is actually a girl. Like the symbol says. It makes sense. 'cause it's real.

Xo Kurai oX: Yay; good for you. Laptops are fun. I used to have one and then it pretty much blew up. But…whatever. Sugar. Rocks. So does caffeine. MMmm; ice cappacino…

Mtgranola: Yes. Gotta luv randomness and caffeine.

Saturnsaturn: Yes. I am hyper. And somehow; SOMEHOW, my friend made me wear a skirt the other day. Sure, it looked good, but seriously, everyone was staring at me 'cause I NEVER wear skirts. But at least it wasn't those extremely short skirts. It was more gothic like. But whatever. I took it off as soon as I got back to her house.

EHEHEHEHE! HYPERNESS!


"Why'd you have to do that?"

"What? Do what?"

"Do THAT" Amiboshi pointed. Sai had undoubtedly given Suboshi sugar and the results were, well…let's just say that Sai was regretting giving Suboshi a lollipop very much right now. In fact, she was inching back in fear from the younger twin.

"Hehehehehe! I have can see swirls 'n stuff!" Suboshi laughed in a very hyperish way.

"I see your point" Sai said, "You'd think I'd given him drugs or something"

"…you…didn't did you?"

"NO! What do you take me for?"

"Someone who's reckless, 'talks' to rabid squirrels, gets hyper and has a wolf on her shoulder at the moment"

"Good point. But I swear, I didn't do ANYTHING like that!"

"If you say so"

"I DIDN'T! I SWEAR I DIDN'T!"

Amiboshi looked ahead and took note that they were nearing the palace. Hopefully, they wouldn't run into too many obstacles here, like in that last town they passed through when the other two had run amok screaming just for the hell of it. He held his head; that was definitely something he'd be getting therapy for…that is…once he found a psychiatrist in this world.

"Hey; we're here, aniki" Suboshi commented as they stood in front of the palace gates and saw the many guards.

"How do you propose we get in?" Sai asked.

"Uh…" Amiboshi thought about it. There were only two choices. To get in with violence also known as their seishi powers, or use as little violence as it was possible to use when concerning guards that were guarding the emperor of Kutou.

"I say we use peaceful means" Suboshi said to Amiboshi's surprise. He would have thought his brother would have said something not too far off from causing chaos, destruction and mayhem in order to get in. Well, that was certainly what Sai had been thinking as her face fell at the suggestion knowing this time she didn't have Suboshi to back her up in her suggestions and that Amiboshi would definitely never agree to them.

"Yes; good idea" Amiboshi said. He walked up to the guard and simply revealed his shoulder on which his seishi symbol was glowing brightly, "We wish to see the Emperor"

"And if any other seishi are here?" Suboshi asked, also making his symbol glow.

"A-a- a seishi!" the guard yelled in much shock and surprised.

"I'm taking that as a… 'No, there aren't any other seishi'" Sai commented.

"Me too" Suboshi said sweat dropping at their behavior, "Well, can you let us by?"

"Yes…of course, Lord Suboshi!" one of the guards quickly moved to let the teenagers by and they trooped in, ignoring the stares that the residents of the palace gave them and Amiboshi rolled his eyes as Sai and Suboshi began to game of 'Who-can-copy-one-of-the-staring-people-the-best'. So far, Suboshi was winning.

They made it to the throne room in no time. Thankfully, the layout of the palace had not changed much since he had last been in here. He pushed the doors open and soon staring straight at the face of the emperor. Just as creepy looking as the last one, he noted. The guards immediately shoved a whole array of spears in their faces as the Emperor began to speak.

"Now, what would two young men like yourselves and a young lady be doing in my throne room, uninvited?"

Amiboshi was about to answer, but then he couldn't help but roll his eyes and resist the urge to whack the emperor on the head with his flute after hearing the next sentence that came out from the Emperor's mouth.

"And quite a lovely lady indeed. Very unique. Why don't you come over here, Lady…?"

"No way" Sai muttered.

"Well, Lady No Way" the emperor said, "Come over here"

When she gave him an angry glare at the mere suggestion, his tone grew steely and he ordered for her to be brought to him. Seeing as they were surrounded by guards and lots and lots of dangerous spears – too many to dodge all at once – Sai had no choice but to follow. Suboshi looked ready to speak out and yell at the emperor, but as he opened his mouth, a hand clamped over it, making him unable to even whisper.

"That's as far as I'm going" Sai said stubbornly, crossing her arms and standing her ground, a few feet away from the emperor.

"Now, now, Lady No Way, you don't expect me to actually get up do you?"

"If it kills you, then yes"

"What a harsh tone of voice for a lady like you to use" the emperor sneered, getting up and placing his hand on Sai's cheek. As Sai ran one single thought in her mind, 'Must not kill…must not kill…need information…must not…must not…must not kill…must not…', his finger trailed down her neck and further down...That was when both twins snapped. Well, it was most obviously Suboshi first – him being the twin that acted before thinking – and Amiboshi followed. While his elder brother took care of the guards with his flute, Suboshi went and began to attack the emperor until he was knocked unconscious. Overcome by rage, he would have killed him if not for his two companions telling him to stop.

"Hey; calm down" Sai's voice ordered, "Don't need to waste energy on perverts like him"

He took a deep breath and nodded, "Well, that was of no use; now we'll be kicked out"

"Not particularly" an ancient voice said from behind the throne. An old man with white hair and using a cane wobbled over. He was obviously an advisor of the previous emperor, "An old and ancient law of Kutou states that if anybody even gets close enough to defeat the emperor, he will become the new ruler" he sighed looking at the unconscious and bloody body of the middle aged man, "He never listened to me when I told him to pay more attention to his studies and sword training instead of the women. But then again, I suppose, like father like son"

"So what you're saying is that…"

"Suboshi is the new emperor?" Sai asked, "'Cause he just knocked the old geezer unconscious?"

"I take insult to the old geezer comment, but yes, that young fighter is now the new emperor"

"Well, then…I say I will share the role with Amiboshi" Suboshi said.

"Twin emperors? Interesting…"

Amiboshi cracked a grin, "You just did that 'cause you know absolutely nothing about court and running a country and while you were sleeping in your seat, I was being prodded by Nakago and Soi to pay attention to the Emperor"

"Shhh; no one has to know" Suboshi said in a whisper.

"Well, then; I shall send news of this new development now!" the old man said and instructed in a loud booming voice that seemed unfitting to his old age, "Send news of this. Two new emperors have been named. Emperors Amiboshi and Suboshi"

" – er, you might want to make that Koutoku and Shunkaku…if we're dealing with real names here" Amiboshi interjected.

"Yes, of course" the old man said, "What should we do with him?" he asked turning to the twins.

"Throw him in the dungeons. Alone. Away from any women" Amiboshi instructed. Sai had to burst out laughing suddenly at the sudden change in situation. When they had first come in here, they were treated like mere criminals and now, the twins were the emperors of the country. Oh, the irony of it all.


Chichiri sighed as he walked back to the main room of the Mt. Reikaku base where they all were currently residing for the night and then they would head back to the capital. Tasuki was having quite a time with his old friends. Old being the main word. While Tasuki looked like he hadn't aged at all, the bandits all looked to be in their mid or early thirties, except, for some reason, Kouji, who looked as though he had not aged a single day.

Yukari looked up when he entered, "So; what'd they say?"

"In Hokkan, Hikitsu found two other Genbu seishi. They've all been reborn, it seems, while we were in the other world. He found Uruki and Hatsui"

"Great; how 'bout with Subaru and Tokaki?"

"They found Tatara; he found them, actually, and they're nearing the palace of Sairo"

"And with the twins and Sai?"

Chichiri coughed, "Well…um…through a series of events, the twins have managed to become the two new emperors of Kutou"

"WHAT?"

"You heard me, no da" Chichiri said with a disbelieving look on his face also. Nuriko was looking amused while Tasuki was simply too drunk to comprehend what was happening. However, they knew that this was a good sign. With someone – three someone's if Hotohori was still the emperor in Konan – behind the thrones of the two countries, then they had a chance to calm things down before anything big happened.