So…it has all come down to this.
My master saw that Jet arrived and immediately began the necessary steps to release me.
I can already feel my blood boiling…I feel so ALIVE! Soon I will be free to destroy the ones that ruined me before…
Viewtiful Joe and Sexy Sylvia! And that stupid kid Nick is going to die as well!
What's that?
You wish to know my name?
Isn't it obvious?
I am…
"So that's my story. Pretty heavy stuff, huh?" "Yeah, no kidding."
Alastor, Rachel, Cameo Leon, Nick, Sylvia, Joe, Jet and Blue were all sitting in the park now. Alastor and the others had arrived about ten minutes after Jet had, and now they were all taking a little breather. Jet introduced himself to Nick, who was very happy to meet Joe's dad.
"So what was he like as a kid?"
"Like he is now."
"Oh really?"
"Only a whole lot more hyper, if yaknowhaddamean."
"Yeah, Iknowhadyamean."
"Guuuuuuys! Quit it!"
"Don't blame me, toots. It's da Brooklyn accent."
BANG! And Jet was down on the ground, nursing a big bump on his head. Sylvia's brows were furrowed in anger, and her fist was shaking.
"Don't call me "toots"!"
Nick chuckled. "Well, I can't believe that I managed to beat Thunder Boy. Of course, you guys were the ones that had the brilliant gas idea." "Like, don't worry, dude. We TOTALLY had it covered." "Joe, when are ya gonna quit it with all dat dumb punk talk?" "Daaaaad! Don't embarrass me in front of Sylvia and Blue! And especially not in front of Nick!" "What about us?" Alastor asked, feeling left out. "Um…well, I get embarrassed in front of you guys all the time, so…" "Gee, should we take that as a compliment or an insult?" Cameo Leon asked.
Nick raised an eyebrow. "Why do you care what Joe says?" "He's gotta stop being a man-boy…and he's gotta become a MAN." "But he's getting MARRIED. That's a passage into manhood if there ever was one, right?" "Not really, kid. You gots a lot to learn." "Dad, quit it!" "Joe still plays video games!" "So?" "And he STILL watches dem Saturday morning cartoons!" "So!" "AND he doesn't even gotta REAL job yet!" "Hey, being a superhero is a full-time occupation for me, Dad!" "You can't live on hand-outs from grateful people forever, kid!"
Nick was getting a little bit…annoyed…by Jet's attitude. Joe did a whole lot of good as Viewtiful Joe, and was getting MARRIED…but all Jet could seem to focus on was Joe's home habits!
"Why is he making this a big deal?" Nick thought.
"Why, when I was yer age, I had already had TWO jobs! I met Blue on one of dem!" "Where?" "I worked at a movie theater dat I ended up OWNING later on." "Oh, cool!" "Yep! I was da Snack Stand guy." "Awesome, dad!" Nick thought that being a snack stand guy was indeed a nice job for a teen…
"And I had different jobs at that movie theater fer 11 years, ever since I wuz 18!"
Okay. That means he'd been working there till he was 29! A college kid, becoming a man in his prime, STILL in a movie theater outfit? That wasn't really…that was kinda…
"Why did YOU not get a "real job"?" Rachel asked. "Phew." Nick thought. Thank God for the robot that said the embarrassing thing before he did!
Jet turned on her, brows furrowed. "Hey! It was a big job fer me! I love da movies! And it wuz because I was working at dat theater for so long dat I got a managerial position…and then after dat, I ended up SAVING da owner of the theater from choking on a malted milk ball! He was so grateful dat he said dat I would get to own da movie theater if he died…right after Charlie Boy." "Charlie Boy?" "Charlie Boy was da manager's own son. He was a real young kid, only 8. He woulda ended up owning the theater too, but…" "But what?"
Jet looked down at the ground, not answering the question. "It…uh…you see, the thing is…uh…gee, this is hard to say…"
Nick suddenly got a chill.
"Something bad happened to Charlie, didn't it?"
"His mom took him away. Divorce. Never saw the kid again…and the father was so angry at both da wife and his kid, that he took dem outta the will…I became his like, uh…what's da term? Oh yeah, surrogate son or somethin'. So I got the theater…and later met Blue!"
Blue smiled nervously. "I was in line to see a Cheech and Chong movie. I went in and sat down with my daughter, and guess who was there sitting next to me?"
Nick snapped his fingers. "Joe and Jet, right?" "Yes! He said that he loved the movie so much, he'd seen it five times. I asked him how he could afford to, and he said…and I quote, "Well, I ownz da theater, see?"."
Everyone broke into tremendous laughter. Even Rachel, whose laughter was mechanical and oddly freaky. Nick laughed so hard his knees buckled and he was still laughing even after everyone else had stopped. Finally he stopped, wheezing. "Oh, it huuuurts…" Nick said.
"But anyway son, da point's this…I had jobs by the time I was your age. Being a superhero…well, it don't pay the bills! Money's needed if ya want a good future!" "Dad, we have a plan. Sylvia and I, once we get married, we're gonna get part-time jobs each, and then we'll divide up the week! Sylvia will get Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and I'll get Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays! And on Holidays, we'll both go save the world…"
"Son, what jobs are ya planning on getting'? Ya can't go putting down "Pro superhero" on a resume, you'll get laughed at!" "Dad, everyone in Movieland…"
Nick was getting sick of the arguing. "I need to go for a walk." He said quickly, getting up. Jet pointed at him. "You tink about what I said, kid!" "Oh I will." Nick said. He walked off, into the park. "I will…"
BGM: Daugerrero, the Hermit's Library (Piano Version), by Nobou UematsuWhat if…what if he's right?
What if the stuff Joe's doing IS childish?
What if Joe really does need to grow up?
Does that mean giving up the stuff he enjoys?
Does that mean less time being a hero?
Where do being a kid and being an adult meet? When does one end and the other begin?
Am I at that point too?
Here I am, saving Movieland, and look at me. I'm 14 years old and I still watch cartoons, play video games and…and I even write fanfiction!
Does that mean I need to grow up?
If Joe is a man-boy, then…am I a man-boy like Joe?
Nick sat down under a tree and looked around at the grass and patches of flowers that surrounded him. He sighed.
"Once I grow up, I won't get to do this stuff. I'll be stuck at a job from 9-5, and then taking care of my kids. I won't get to enjoy myself the way a person should be able to. Oh course, maybe I don't know how a person should be able to…well, I think I've got a good enough IDEA."
He sighed and leaned back, resting his head on his hands and lying back, looking up at the shady tree that danced in the breeze. He sighed and looked to his left.
He froze.
There, fluttering in the breeze, was a beautiful Monarch butterfly. It flapped in the gentle breeze, dancing around, left and right, left and right, almost in a waltz of nature. It flapped towards him, and landed right on his chest, looking right at him.
Nick carefully got up, and the butterfly flapped in the air again a few times before landing on Nick's pant leg.
It opened it's wings, showing off it's design. Open. Fold. Open. Fold. Open…fold.
Nick was transfixed to this little thing. He couldn't take his eyes off of it. He'd always loved watching butterflies and the beautiful moths like Luna and Io moths. This Monarch was really nice-looking.
It opened it's wings again…and then slowly closed them. It turned around, looking at him.
Nick was silent, simply staring back. He felt suddenly…content.
As if everything was right in the world, if only for just this brief moment in time.
He felt…as if everything was just…just perfect right now.
At one with all around him.
Not outside of the loop…but PART of it.
The butterfly flapped up to his face and brushed against his nose. Then it flew up, past the tree branches, into the sky, eventually vanishing.
Nick smiled.
"That…that was nice." He said. And with that, he got up and headed back for the others.
(Music ends.)
When he arrived, though…he found something shocking.
Joe and the others were sprawled all over the street. The bench was broken. The road was shattered in random places…and there, towering above everyone, was the Ultra Black Behemoth, the Black Emperor's Robot…Dark Kaiser.
He was dressed in samurai armor, with glowing, pupil-less red eyes and huge black gauntlets. He didn't have a cape, but his boots shook the ground whenever he walked. His armor covered his entire robotic body, and he growled, grinning nastily. His helmet covered his nose and his forehead, but not his eyes, and it's spikes looked VERY sharp. He looked demonic, to tell the truth.
Nick gulped. "Oh boy."
"Well, well, well. Look who finally shows up…just in time to die."
"Dark Kaiser? I thought that…"
"That's the thing. You THOUGHT. But one can NEVER be sure that one's darkness is gone, as Jet's found out. Now that I'M here, I can get rid of you all in one fell stroke, in the name of my master!"
"Who IS your master?"
"Do not think for one second I'd tell you. Now then…"
A huge, black fist slammed next to Nick, who ran for it. "Hah-hah-hah…gotta…find a place to transform…"
Nick ducked into a building and into the bathroom, getting inside a stall. The bathroom was small, but would have to do.
"TIME TO ROCK! HENSHIN!"
BANG!
"Owwwwww!" Nick had hit his hand on the celing when he'd jumped up. He went outside of the bathroom and tried again.
"TIME TO ROCK! HENSHIN!"
Ta-da! This time the transformation went off without a hitch, and Nick ran back outside, where Dark Kaiser was tearing up the park and road. "Where are you, annoying gnat?"
Nick grinned, and shouted out, "LET'S RIDE, SIX MACHINE!"
Six Machine rushed down from the sky, and Nick jumped in it. He and Six Machine rose into the air, and Nick stood up in the seat. "Okay, here I go…" "Are you actually going to try and call Six Majin, fool?" "Well…that's the plan. I don't know if it'll work since it's so far away, but, hey, who knows?"
Nick took a deep breath, and then…
"LET'S RIDE, SIX MAJIN!"
BGM: C'mon, Six Majin! (Six Majin's Theme)
A tiny twinkle in the sky, and then…
Zooming down from the sky, it came. It soared down, roaring as it whizzed through the air. It landed expertly on the ground, and then Six Machine and Nick rose into the air, flying back down and connecting with Six Majin's "V" helmet. Then Six Majin posed heroically…and Nick grinned.
(Music ends.)
"It's on like Donkey Kong!" He said, rushing towards Dark Kaiser, who grinned, showing off large, robotic fangs. He pressed a button on his helmet, and music started. Nick rushed towards him, fist flying…
BGM: Ultra Black Behemoth (Ultra Black Emperor Robot Dark Kaiser's Theme)
BAM!
And Nick was down!
Nick groaned and stood up. (Yes, I'm referring to Nick and Six Majin as one and the same from now on in the fight.)
"What on Earth? How'd you…?"
BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM!
Dark Kaiser delivered a painfully accurate set of punches to Nick's face, and he went flying back, groaning in pain. "How the…fine then! MACH SPEED!" Nick rushed forward…
POW! Dark Kaiser knocked Nick into the air, and then leapt up, slamming Nick down with a double-fisted strike. Nick hit the ground hard with a strangled cry, and slowly got up. "Why aren't my moves working?"
"Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!" Dark Kaiser laughed sadistically. "You puny little robot is not as strong as I! Besides, your moves are slow, and you aren't using it's full potential!" "Huh?" "You got lucky with King Blue. But you're fighting a new type of enemy now! Your robot isn't strong enough as it is to beat ME!"
To prove his point, Dark Kaiser raised his hand, and a huge bolt of purple lighning shot forth, passing through Nick and sending him flying. Dark Kaiser laughed again.
"See? I'm far stronger than you!"
Nick staggered to his knees. "I…I don't know what to do! How am I gonna…how did Joe and Sylvia beat this guy? What did they…"
Then he remembered. They had TEAMED UP.
Oh no. They were all unconscious. Who could he team up with?
(Stop the music!)
Then, slowly, Joe opened his eyes. The other began to groan and stood up.
They could hear someone…something…calling out to them.
"Nick?" Joe whispered.
Nick looked down and saw them moving.
"Guys!" He ran over to them and knelt down. "You're alive! Please, you gotta help me! I don't know how to beat him! You guys beat him by teaming up…"
"Do it on your own steam, kid." Jet said.
"Yes, heh-heh-heh." Dark Kaiser said. "Be a man."
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
Everyone gasped. Joe was standing up, furious.
"Me and Sylvia beat him by WORKING TOGETHER, Dad. You always did things on your own, always HAD to do things on your own, to prove that you were a man. But to prove it to who? Me? I already thought you were a really cool dad, and the bravest one ever! To your family? They were already proud of you! No, you wanted to prove you could be a man, and that you could be a hero to YOURSELF, because you were always doubting yourself…but me…"
Joe grinned. "I always believed that I was strong enough to be a hero if the chance came, same as Sylvia. THAT'S what made us good heroes. Believing in the hero within."
Sylvia stood up, nodding. Her glasses were broken and her hair was a mess, but she didn't seem to care. "You have to believe too, Nick. Then you'll be a REAL man. Age doesn't matter. A kid can still be responsible and heroic like a "real man" at things…and that includes being a hero. So…go ahead."
"Believe in your inner hero, Nick, and the v-watch will let it out. That's all it does." Blue said, standing up and putting his hands on his sides, looking every bit as heroic as he used to, costume or not.
"You really gonna let a big fat jerk like THAT guy tell you what to be?" Alastor said, jabbing his thumb at Dark Kaiser, giving Nick a wink and a small smile.
"Your heart is strong enough. That's all you need." Rachel said.
Cameo Leon slowly stood up. He looked really bad. He was bleeding all over, and his scales were grimy with blood and dirt, but he grinned, showing off broken teeth. "Don't you dare ever let someone else tell you what you're supposed to be. Don't be a hero just because someone told you to."
"You're right. I want to be a hero because it's what I always wanted. I always wanted to do the right thing…and now I know how! I know how!"
Nick stood up, punching the sky. "COME ON, SIX MAJIN, LET'S RIDE FOR REAL!"
BGM: Six x Six Majin (Solar System Robot Six x Six Majin's Theme)Six Majin responded.
Six Machine flew out of Six Majin, as Six Majin flew into the air. The armor flew off, revealing the shiny basic body within. The armor began to change color, and it began to emit a dazzling light, which blinded Dark Kaiser, who screamed as the light burned him. He stepped back, back, trying to get away.
"AARRRGGHHH! That…that light! How!"
Then the armor reformed. There was a CHA-CHOOM, several BANGS and a few SCHOOM noises, and then…
Nick gasped.
"Wow." Sylvia said simply.
A green cape with a gold Polaris star on the back…
Brilliant emerald green armor with silver trimmings…
A green headband/visor with gold decals…
Silver boots and gloves…
A big silver Polaris star was present on his chest as well, with a golden "DN" emblazoned over the star…and a slot opened up from the chest.
"Ha ha!" Nick said. Six Machine connected with the chest insignia, flying into the slot. Nick was now inside Six x Six Majin, and at the controls, which worked just like Six Machine's did.
"Okay!" Nick said. "Let's rock!"
(End Six x Six theme music, begin Dark Kaiser's Theme again.)
Dark Kaiser roared and picked up a huge office building, throwing it at Nick. Nick batted it aside, and rushed forward with MACH SPEED. "Yah-yah-yah-yah-yah!" He said, giving Dark Kaiser the headache of his life as he whacked his helmet over and over and over. Dark Kaiser collapsed on the ground, feeling very sick and dizzy. Nick grinned and gave everyone a thumbs up.
Dark Kaiser got back up quickly though, grabbing Nick's helmet and trying to crush Nick's head…
Dumb.
Using SLOW and ZOOM, Nick pinpointed a single spot on Dark Kaiser…
"Hey Dark Kaiser, what's one plus one?"
"Two." He said, annoyed.
"RIGHT!"
Nick took his pointer and middle finger and jammed them into Dark Kaiser's eyes, "stooging" him. Dark Kaiser let go, stumbling back. Nick used ZOOM and SLOW and rushed forward. "RED HOT ONE HUNDRED…TIMES SIX BY SIX!"
The THUDDA-THUDDA sound that echoed through the city was that of Dark Kaiser's body being pummeled over and over by the Red Hot One Hundred combo, only now delivered with the might of Six x Six Machine. Nick finished it off by delivering an uppercut punch…
AND adding the power of REPLAY to the mix!
Once, twice, thrice! Dark Kaiser soared into the air, roaring. Nick jumped up, and held his hands high in the air.
"KIYAAAAHHH!" He roared, and slammed them both into Dark Kaiser's face.
KA-CRAKA!
Dark Kaiser plummeted towards the ground and collided with it so hard he shook EVERYONE. He didn't even have the strength to groan, and a second later he didn't have any ability to, as Nick delivered a HUGE butt bash to his chest, as Six x Six Majin flew down, butt first, slamming into Dark Kaiser's chest. Dozens of tons of robotic and human fury collided with Dark Kaiser via mechanical butt, and he screamed in horrible pain…
Then his eyes dimmed, and he dissapated into the sky, becoming dark smoke.
Nick stood up, and wafted the smoke away with his hand, giving everyone the "rock on" symbol.
"THAT'S the way you do it!" He said. Everyone cheered.
(Music ends.)
Nick got out of Six x Six Majin, which stood over by the wrecked bench. Everyone swarmed Nick, cheering and lifting him into the air. "Nick! Nick! Nick!" "Yeah, I guess I did it, didn't I?"
Jet walked over to Nick and Joe, looking redder than his hair. "I…uh…owe youse an apology…kids." "I guess so." "Well…maybe I need ta rethink about what being a man and being responsible and all dat means…" Nick nodded."Well you'll have plenty of time to do that later." He rubbed his belly. "Let's go get some dinner. I'm STARVED!" Everyone laughed. "How about cheeseburgers?" Joe suggested.
"I can cook a mean cheeseburger." Cameo Leon suggested. "Okay then, Cameo Leon, you're the cook for tonight!" Sylvia said. "I'll go get some burgers and buns and stuff from the store down the street with Jet." Blue said. "I shall join you." Rachel added. "Me too." Alastor said. "Okay, everyone else, let's go find a spot." Sylvia said.
About half an hour later they came back, and then, another half an hour later, everyone was eating in the park at a table. Nick bit deep into his cheeseburger and started scarfing it down. "Mmm-mmm-mmmmmm! I LOVE cheeseburgers! You ARE a great cook, Cameo Leon!" "I told you I was!" Cameo Leon said. He had a "Kiss the Cook" apron on as he stood in front of one of the park's grills. Nick grinned. "Hey, somebody pass me the fries and some ketchup."
"Joe's got the fries, and he asked for ketchup first." "Here ya go." Alastor said, giving Joe a red bottle labeled "Ketchup". Joe put some on his plate and then jammed a fry into the sauce, then stuffing it into his mouth. "Check it out, 10 at once, dude! I'm like…"
The label for the bottle fell off, revealing the words "Spicy Hot Sauce" underneath.
Nick, sympathetically, held out a bottle of water. "Here, Joe. Start drinking."
And drink he did, while Alastor laughed his head off. "That's one point for me, Joe." He said. "Just you wait!" Joe said in between gulps and gasps. "I'll get you for this!"
"Hello. SNORT."
Nick was in the middle of finishing up a bottle of root beer. When he turned his head and saw what he saw, he spat out A&W all over the grass and over Charles the Third.
Who happened to be with every other villain that he had fought along the way…save for King Blue and Dark Kaiser.
"What the? How the…what? I mean, didn't I? But…but…"
Nick screamed. "AAAA! GUUUUYS! THEY'RE BACK! RUN!"
Another Joe rolled his mechanical eyes. "We're not here to fight. We wanna join you guys. We're all starving, and I'm just bored."
Sylvia looked over at them and nodded. "Okay. There's another table over there, if you drag it over here and connect it with this…"
"Wait-wait-wait!" Nick said. "Those are the BAD GUYS! And I BEAT them! KILLED THEM! HOW are they alive?"
"Oh, we have extra lives."
Silence.
Then…
"What…did…you…say?"
"We have extra lives. Didn't anyone tell you?"
Nick slowly turned to Joe.
"Joe…what are extra lives?" He asked in a "I'm getting more pissed by the second" tone.
"Oh, you gotta buy them from the store like everyone else, and you can only have 20. I've got 18 left, same as Sylvia."
"And we all have 13 left." Dr. Cranken said.
"Except for me and Rachel." Cameo Leon said. "Alastor has 13, like them, because Joe killed him twice, but Rachel only got killed once, and that was by Dr. Cranken, and Joe only killed me once, so I've got 14 and so does Rachel. And you've got…uh…how many lives do you have?"
"How do I find out?" Nick asked, still annoyed.
"Check your v-watch, dude!" Joe said, as if the answer was obvious.
Nick groaned and did so, pressing a few buttons. Finally it displayed…
"Lives…24."
"Wow. You can do beyond the limit."
"I…had…twenty…four…LIVES! I did all that stuff and I could have died at any time and i would have come back! All that time worrying about getting eaten or squashed and I would have been just fine! And all that time I spent worrying about the villains I killed… they were really all right! There was no big deal? I would have been just fine? HOW THE HELL DOES THIS WORK!"
"Nick, this is Movieland. Nobody REALLY dies here." Sylvia said.
Nick however, was fuming. "Oh, and I suppose my FAMILY has eighteen something lives too, huh? Is there anything ELSE you guys aren't telling me? It would have HELPED if you had told me this crap before!"
Captain Blue "ah-hemed". "Nick, your family doesn't have extra lives, because they're visitors. You only have them because the v-watch gave them to you. Comes with the package."
Nick buried his face in his hands. "This is too confusing…"
Cameo Leon looked at Nick, not saying anything. Then he held out a plate.
"Wanna 'nother cheeseburger?"
Silence. Then Nick slowly nodded. "Yeah, all right…"
Eventually, everyone settled down, and the villains were all chatting it up, talking about their lives before JADOW or GEDOW or JAGOW.
"I never knew my fatherrrr!" Gran Bruce whined. Charles the Third patted him on the shoulder. "There, there. SNORT. I feel your pain. I didn't…SNORT…know my mother. Dad was a demon, mom was a mortal, you do the…SNORT…math."
"Yeah, well I didn't use to look like this!" said Dr. Cranken, pointing at his head. "I used to have the best looks this side of Movieland until I got old…then I tried to do some surgery to make me look younger and…well…I never experimented with squid DNA ever again."
"I never knew either of my parents." Alastor said. "Really?" Hulk said. "I didn't either! Oh, did you know I'm actually a Gemini?" "Man, I can't believe we never bothered to find this stuff out about each other." Another Joe wondered.
"Hey, how come King Blue and Dark Kaiser aren't here?" Nick asked Fire Leo, who was sitting next to Frost Tiger who was sipping a coke. "Well, those guys are actually PART of Blue and Jet, and don't really have their own lives like we do, so…" "And how did Dark Kaiser get made anyway?"
"I made him."
Everyone looked around. A REALLY creepy voice had spoken.
"I made him from the darkness in Jet's soul, same as Blue. It's one of the benefits I have of…well…you'll find out. In the meantime, Dynamic Nick…DIE!"
A laser bolt suddenly shot out. Nick gasped.
KRZAAAAP!
Joe's eyes widened.
"Dude…that…that was…that…"
Blue was horrified, remaining silent in shock.
Nick stared at his friend, who had leapt in front of him to save him from the laser.
Cameo Leon looked down at his chest, which was now pouring blood, ruining the nice "Kiss the Cook" apron that he had had on. Nick looked at Cameo Leon, who looked at him. "What…what just…I feel funny, Nick, really funny…"
Cameo Leon collapsed on the ground, dead. The bolt of laser energy had struck him right through the heart. Everyone gasped. Sylvia screamed. Nick grabbed Cameo Leon, shaking him.
"No…no! Don't you dare…get up! You better not be dead! Come on! Come back to life, now!"
Dr. Cranken ran over to Cameo Leon, checking his pulse. "I do not understand…what on Earth…"
"I just shot down his soul." said the dark, corrupted voice.
Everyone turned toward the owner of the voice voice, which had finally gotten close enough to look at. A person shrouded in shadow gazed out at them. You couldn't tell at all who or what it was, but Nick had the feeling it was a female.
"He cannot come back from the realm of the dead…because his soul has been removed from his body. I shot it into the abyss…where my castle is. You want to get your friend back, and to save your family…"
The Master grinned. "Then follow me." A dark, swirling circular portal of some kind opened up behind her. She stepped backwards, inside, and disappeared. Nick looked around, then at Cameo Leon, whose eyes were still open.
You couldn't close a chameleon's eyes, Nick realized.
"I'm going in." He said, rushing towards the portal. He jumped in.
Everyone stared at it...they didn't move for what seemed to be a long time. And then...
"Then we're coming too."
Author's Note:
Well it happened! Cameo Leon has been struck down, trying to save his friend who gave him a shot at redemption. Now Nick's off to save him AND his family, and he knows just where to look...sorta. He's about to enter a deadly final battle, that will take not just all of his heart to win, but the hearts of his friends as well. Can he do it? Probably...but it sure as heck won't be easy! Read and review, because the next chapter's coming up fast!
