Hello, ladies, gentlemen, and all in between.
(This is a recap from the last episode)
A low red light came from the phone, through the red Photon Blood of the suit, and entered to the right Power Ankle's Energy Holster. The Flyingfish got up and Michael then jumped and did an air summersault, before a red energy drill appears near the Flyingfish Orphnoch's chest. Michael then did a flying side kick and entered into the red drill, which hit the Flyingfish. Thus, executing Michael's finishing kick, the Crimson Smash.
Michael then came back after his kick, in a red figure for a couple of seconds. The Faiz symbol shows up on the Flyingfish's back, before crumbling into ash.
(time jump for recap)
Yuka then generated golden wings, as the Sloth got up and charged. Yuka then moved her arms towards her chest, having the wings do a scissors attack. The wings then hit the Sloth, causing him to have blue flames to emerge from his body and to crumble into ash.
(time jump for recap)
Clover Bar
"Murakami-kun?" Saeko said, Murakami turned to her. "I have an idea. Well…maybe two. Plan A, I'll use a Orphnoch, who doesn't attack humans, do the things he doesn't want to do. And if that doesn't go well…I'll call him."
"Who?" Takuma asked, as Saeko turned to Murakami.
"Oh yeah. That boy," Murakami said, remembering.
(time jump for recap)
Ajinomoto Stadium
Outside of Ajinomoto Stadium, an Orphnoch with the motif of a Spider, that looked like a ninja, looks at the night sky. There is an orgami burning right next to him.
(cue Justiφs's by ISSA; same as the original except a switch in places: Michael in Takumi's place, Yuka in Mari's place, Kiba in Keitaro's place, Sawada in Kiba's place, Saeko in Yuka's place, and Takuma in Kaido's place. Kaido, Mari, Keitaro, and Murakami will also be included.)
(Created by Shotaro Ishinomori)
Hirogaru uchuu no naka Can you feel? (? as Michael Taylor)
Chiisa na hoshi no hanashi wo shiyou (Yoshika Kato as Yuka Osada, Masayuki Izumi as Yuji Kiba, Mitsuru Karahashi as Naoya Kaido, Yuria Haga as Mari Sonoda, Ken Mizorogi as Keitaro Kikuchi)
Tell me the truth shinjite 'ta mirai ga (Waka as Saeko Kageyama, Jun Yamasaki as Itsuro Takuma, Takeji Yoshihara as Nakasone, Asuka Kataoka as Secretary, Katsumi Shiono as Stinkbug Orphnoch)
Kuzure sarou to shite'ru (Go Ayano as Spider Orphnoch)
Kanashimi wo kurikaeshi (Written by Shoji Imai; Music by Kazunori Miyake)
Boku-ra wa doko e yuku no darou?
Ima hitori-hitori no mune no naka (Character Designs by Tamotsu Shinohara)
Me wo samase The time to go
Tsuyoku aru tame ni (Produced by Jun Hikasa, Naomi Takebe and Takaaki Ustunomiya)
Mata mamoru koto to tatakau koto
Dilemma wa owaranai... hashiri-tsuzukete mo (Directed by Ryuta Tasaki)
(The) end justiφ's the mean
Episode 7: The Beautiful Assassin
Kiba's Apartment
Mari walked out of Kiba's apartment after a long night's rest.
"Thanks for letting me stay for the night," Mari said.
"It's no problem. As long as you're ok," Kiba said, saying outside of the doorway. Michael then stepped outside of the door.
"Excuse me. Where are you going?" Michael asked.
"I'm going to see Father. He's the president of Smart Brain," Mari said. Kiba had an expression that Mari couldn't understand. Mari notices Kiba's expression.
"What's wrong?" Mari asked.
"Well… it's just… I met with the president of Smart Brain yesterday," Kiba said.
"Really?" Mari said with a smile.
"Yes, his name was Murakami Kyouji," Kiba continued, which had Mari's smile to then fade.
"That's not my Father. Well, technically, he's not my biological father. My real parents died in a fire...on my 7th Christmas. I was the only one saved. A young boy carried me from the burning hotel building. I don't remember his face though," Mari explained. "The person who took me in was the president of Smart Brain. So you can say he's sort of my adoptive father. I don't know why Father is not there. I want to know why. If we decide to keep in touch. Um..."
"Kiba Yuji," Kiba introduced himself. "You have already met Michael Taylor and Osada Yuka."
Yuka shyly waves at Mari as a hello gesture.
Mari then starts to look at her wallet.
"Geez!" Mari groaned, when she stomped her foot.
"What is it?" Michael asked.
"I'm low on yen. I spent most of it on food and clothes. I honestly don't know how am I going to increase it," Mari said.
Michael's eyes then widen
"I think I've got an idea," Michael said.
Kikuchi Cleaners
"Well, this is a bit sudden, but if you're in need of any money, I think I can help," The young man, who Yuka encountered, said. Michael and Mari were applying a job at the cleaners. Mari was a bit confused out of all the places, why here?
"Thank you," Mari said.
"It's not a big deal. I was looking for more workers anyway. It's kind of hard doing all the work myself. So, I'm both going to hire you," The young man said.
"Really?" Mari said with a smile.
"Me? I don't think cleaning. I can only carry laundry upstairs," Michael said.
"Well, everyone starts somewhere. Let's introduce ourselves. I'm Kikuchi Keitaro," The young man introduced himself.
"Sonada Mari," Mari introduced herself.
"Michael Taylor," Michael introduced himself.
"Let us all get along," Keitaro said.
(Cue Struttin' by Non-Stop Producer Series; 0:00-0:27, 1:37-2:03)
The three then started to clean the store, so they can get customers and live in a clean house.
"I would never have guessed that the cleaning store is also your house," Mari said to Keitaro, cleaning up the back. "Where are the residents?"
"Both of my parents are in Africa. Opening up a cleaning service there and making the world's clothes pure white is my father's dream," Keitaro explained, putting sheet down on the couch, so he can put them on the bed later. "Weird, right?"
"Really? It's good, isn't it?" Mari asked, as she bumped into Michael, wearing oven mittens. "Why are you wearing mittens?"
"It's my first day. I have to be careful of the iron," Michael argued.
"My dad wants me to take over the business... but I want to somehow help people in a bigger way," Keitaro continued, as the three kept cleaning the store. "So then I tried traveling, but it didn't go too smoothly. But, you guys can say here as long as you want! Just help out around the store occasionally."
Michael and Mari turned to each other, with Mari slowly nodding his head no.
"I think we'll take the place," Michael said to Keitaro, which made him smile, and Mari uncomfortable.
(End Track)
Kiba's Apartment
Yuka put on her jacket, and a bag from the counter.
"Hey, I'm going to the grocery store to buy some dinner," Yuka said. "I'll be back in a hour or two."
"Stay safe," Kiba said, as Yuka then left.
Grocery Store
Yuka stepped out of the grocery store, checking if she had everything she needed, which she did.
"Hello, little miss," a voice said., which made Yuka turned to see Kageyama Saeko facing her.
"Who are you?" Yuka asked.
"A friend. A comrade," Saeko said.
"Are you an Orphnoch?" Yuka asked.
"Yes. We've heard that you're an Orphnoch as well," Saeko said.
"Who's we?" Yuka asked.
"Smart Brain, and the Lucky Clover. The Lucky Clover are a group of assassins that kill Orphnochs that want to live as humans," Saeko explained. "By the way, what do you think?"
"Of what?" Yuka asked.
"It seems that Kiba Yuji can't throw away his humanity. He still doesn't know what it means to be an Orphnoch. The power feels good. We are the next step of human evolution. You should persuade him. If you could turn him from a boy into an adult, Murakami-kun would be pleased. After all… You hate humans," Saeko said. "I've read your file. You killed all but one, of your entire basketball team in your school. That's very impressive than me. Your half-sister is in a coma, right? Share some of that hatred with Kiba Yuji."
"You're wrong! I don't hate them. I…" Yuka denied, before thinking on what Saeko said about Michiko. "Wait. What did you say?"
"You didn't know! Your half-sister, Michiko is alive, but in a coma. Her father is very upset. I'm bringing praise to you. If you want more lessons from me, you know where to find me," Saeko said. Saeko then walked away. Yuka was shaken by this.
Kikuchi Cleaners
Back at the cleaners, Michael, Mari, and Keitaro, were all having lunch now, Chinese food to be precise.
"Excuse me, Michael, have you tried Japanese food?" Keitaro asked.
"Never, nor do I plan to," Michael replied. Michael then turned to Mari.
"How did you know that Orphnoch?" Michael quietly asked.
"Well, that person was a friend. I didn't know he was an Orphnoch," Mari quietly replied.
"What are you guys talking about?" Keitaro asked.
"Nothing," Mari said.
"Don't lie. I know a lie when I see one," Keitaro said.
"If we tell you, you wouldn't believe it til you see it," Michael said.
"Try me," Keitaro said.
"Ok, how do I put this? Mari was sent this belt called the Faiz gear to fight monsters called Orphnochs. The Faiz gear is used to fight Orphnochs," Michael explained.
"Wow. That's just probably the most craziest thing I've ever heard," Keitaro said, not convinced.
"Like I said, you wouldn't believe it til you see it. How's your pen pal?" Michael asked, which had Keitaro jump from his seat.
"My pen pal? Do you mean CloudyThenSunny?!" Keitaro asked. "If you did, how did you know?"
(Cue Harm's Way by VideoHelper; 0:00-0:14, 0:05-0:14, 0:05-0:38)
"I see the then, the now, and the next. I can see you two together," Michael explained.
"Really? When do we meet?! What is she like in person?!" Keitaro asked, getting excited.
"Calm down. You don't meet until December. Hold on, I'm getting another message," Michael added, as he then took out his stringed coin and closed his eyes.
"What are you doing?" Mari asked. Michael then opened his eyes.
"The crane girl who had broken wings will be reborn from the ashes," Michael said.
"That's it? I'll be getting more curry than that," Mari said in disappointment.
"It's sort of like a riddle. I can't be specific. It could mess up some things from the future. Later 2003, to be precise," Michael explained.
(End Track)
"So, you can predict the future, but you can't tell us what it is?" Mari asked.
"I can't tell the future to specific people. In terms of importance of this year," Michael added. Michal then turned to Mari. "To change the subject, how did you know that Orphnoch?"
"Well, you see, and is it okay if I say this?" Mari asked. Michael then remembered Kiba's words.
"Yes," Michael said.
"You see, he was a classmate of mine from elementary school. I didn't know he was an Orphnoch," Mari said. Mari then took out a photo from her bag.
"What is that?" Keitaro asked.
"It's a photo of my class reunion. It happened about a month before I came here. The 18th of November to be precise. I saw all of my elementary school friends in Tokyo at the reunion. I was still in Kyushu though. Along with my sensei from that time…we had a lively discussion about our memories. It was normal. Nothing out of the ordinary from what I can remember," Mari explained.
"Which elementary school was it?" Keitaro asked.
"It was called the Ryusei Cram School," Mari replied.
"Cram school? So, it wasn't an ordinary school?" Keitaro asked.
"Yeah," Michael replied.
"How did you… Do I have to ask?" Mari said.
"I think we get the point," Michael said. Mari then saw Keitaro taking pictures with the Faiz Shot, which he didn't know, was a weapon.
"That is not a toy!" Mari called out.
"Sorry," Keitaro said.
Building
A secretary walks into a middle-aged man's office with a package in her hand. The middle-age man is named Nakasone, and is the director of a business company.
"Director! A package addressed to you has been delivered," The secretary said.
"Thank you," Nakasone said as he was handed a package. Nakasone then opened the package with a knife, which revealed to be a bottle of champagne.
"That's… Krug's Clos du Mesnil, isn't it?" The secretary asked.
"It's the finest champagne there is. But who would... Why send me this?" Nakasone wondered.
Later at Night
Nakasone was standing on the building rooftop at night. He then notices a woman walking towards him. This woman was Saeko from the Lucky Clover, except she's not in her bartending uniform. She's wearing white blouse with black jeans and black heels.
"Did you finish your drink, Nakasone-san?" Saeko asked.
"So you're the one who sent the champagne? What do you want?" Nakasone asked.
"It was my treat," Saeko said. "The last drink you will have in this world."
"Last drink? Is this a joke?" Naksone asked.
"You're an Orphnoch…yet you refuse to attack humans," Saeko said. Saeko then walked faster until she was very close to Nakasone, literally. "Such an unrefined man."
"You couldn't... possibly be?!" Nakasone exclaimed in fear, which had his face to then fade white, but then it faded back to normal.
"That's right, transform. Then come after me," Saeko said with a smile.
"No. No!" Nakasone exclaimed. Saeko then generated a wine glass in her hand. The glass automatically generated wine in the glass, which made Saeko smiled even more. Before the wine could make it to the top, Nakasone ran off in fear.
"Just when things were getting interesting," Saeko said. "Cheers anyway."
Saeko then had a sip of the wine she created.
Shrine
At sunrise, Nakasone catched his breath and saw a couple near the shrine.
"I have no choice. I have to live," Nakasone said to himself, before his face then faded white, and he transformed into the Stinkbug Orphnoch, who looked like a kuroko, with gas armor on his chest. Nakasone then grabbed a gas grenade ,from his belt, and threw it towards the couple. As the gas his the couple, both of them started to vomit and receive eye and skin irritation. They then started to turn into ash, which had Nakasone to then screams in agony.
Kikuchi Cleaners
At the cleaners in the morning, Michael and Keitaro, in their clothes, woke up to a loud banging.
"What is with that?" Keitaro asked.
"I think it's Mari. She's been up all night," Michael theorized. Keitaro looked out the window, and he saw a satellite.
"Eh? What's going on?" Keitaro asked in confusion. Michael then turned to see Mari, sitting in a chair with a computer on a desk.
"Could you at least tried to do that tomorrow?" Michael asked.
"Sorry. But I just couldn't wait," Mari apologized, as she then turned on the computer.
"What is it?" Michael asked.
"It's the Orphnoch detector. It alerts us on where Orphnochs are attacking. The satellite which came in this morning is to help with the location finder," Mari explained.
"I'm no tech expert, but I'm not sure that's how it works," Michael said. Keitaro then put on his brown leather jacket. "Where are you going?"
"Oh, I'm going to deliver some laundry. To someone name Kiba Yuji, he delivered his clothes to be washed yesterday," Keitaro explained.
"Can I come?" Michael asked.
"Sure," Keitaro said. "Before we get to him, we're going to deliver some laundry. I accidentally missed the due date and I want to talk to my customers about that."
Kiba's Apartment
"What the hell were you guys thinking?! I just killed one human! One! He was sort of a serial killer or something! And then bird girl flies over me and knocks me out!" Kaido said in frustration.
"Um, first of all, that was Michael, not me. And second, my name is Yuka. How about writing it down to remember," Yuka snapped (Cue Mystery Dream by VideoHelper; 0:00-1:13), which made Kiba noticed Yuka's behavior.
"Is everything ok?" Kiba asked.
"No. I just found out my sister is in the hospital, in a coma. I feel very upset right now," Yuka said.
"Well, go see her," Kiba requested.
"I can't. She and I have a really bad history. Her father, my step-father, doesn't really like me. He called me stupid and useless, even though I'm not stupid. I'm a B student and I get decent grades," Yuka said.
"Don't get in my way," Kaido said.
"That's completely off-topic," Kiba said.
"But, have you seen my Orphnoch form. I like it. Especially the leather jacket," Kaido said. "I can't wait to do this to more humans."
"That's not really an good idea," Kiba said. "I'm just saying, even though I've taken two lives, I don't think I can do that again."
"You know, I encountered another Orphnoch yesterday. She was the one who told me about my sister being in a coma. But, I want to know, do I really hate humans?" Yuka added.
"Well, I don't. At least, that's what I think," Kiba responded, as Kaido then raised his hand.
(End Track)
"What?" Kiba asked.
"Can I go now?" Kaido asked.
"No," Kiba declined, as all three of them then felt an Orphnoch presence.
"What is this?" Kaido asked.
"A stinkbug," Yuka said. "It seems hurt though."
Yuka then ran off with Kiba following her. Kaido tried to come as well, but the door was shut, and Kiba locked it so he couldn't get out.
"Oh come on!" Kaido exclaimed.
In the Cleaner's Van
"How close are we?" Michael asked.
"About 5-10 minutes," Keitaro replied. "Speaking of which, why did you decided to come, even if we just met?"
"I know Kiba. For a couple of days," Michael said. "Plus, there's a girl you may like. She's pretty, kind, very strong, and…"
"I appreciate the idea, but I think I'll still with CloudyThenSunny. I'm not trying to be rude," Keitaro said.
"No, no. It's really alright," Michael said. Then Nakasone, as the Stinkbug Orphnoch, jumped in front of the van, and Keitaro turned left, almost crashing into the pole. Michael and Keitaro both got out of the van.
"What is that thing?!" Keitaro asked.
"Orphnoch," Michael said.
"Orphan-what?!" Keitaro asked.
"Orphnoch. The monsters me and Mari were telling you about," Michael explained.
"Call the police or something!" Keitaro said in worry. Michael then went to the back of the van and grabbed the Faiz case. Michael then saw Keitaro being chased by Nakasone.
"Damn it," Michael said. Michael then saw Mari on her motorbike, and stopped right by the van.
"Get on!" Mari said. Michael did so, got on the back of the motorbike, and followed the Stinkbug.
At the docks
"Listen, sir, or whatever you are. I'll give you anything. Do you like thai food?" Keitaro asked. Nakasone then charged at Keitaro in anger. "That's a no."
Nakasone clawed Keitaro in the face, having him fly to the concrete ground. Nakasone then takes out one of his gas grenades to finish off Keitaro, until Kiba and Yuka grabbed both of Nakasone's arms.
"What's going on here?!" Keitaro asked in fear.
"Just run!" Kiba said.
"Hurry!" Yuka added, which had Keitaro to then recognize the girl.
"You!" Keitaro said in shock.
"Hurry!" Yuka said, as Keitaro then ran but then saw a motorcycle that Mari and Michael were on. Mari then stopped the bike, and as they both got off, Nakasone threw Kiba and Yuka to the ground.
Michael quicklyl opened the Faiz case, took out the Faiz Belt, and with its accessories, puts it on his waist, and flips open the Faiz Phone.
555
Standing By!
Henshin!
(Insert Dead or Alive by Shinichi Ishihara; 0:16-0:35, 3:45-4:30)
Complete!
Michael transformed in Faiz. Keitaro was in complete shock.
"Now do you believe us?" Mari asked.
"Yes," Keitaro said. Michael then started to fight Nakasone, by throwing the first punch. Nakasone then pushed Michael, who did a roundhouse kick at the Nakasone's head, having him rolling on the ground. Nakasone managed to grab one of his gas grenades from his belt and try to throw it at Michael.
Michael managed to catch it though, and threw it back towards him, which made Nakasone to roll on the ground and start to feel weak, while still managing to stand. Michael managed to fight Nakasone, and actually manage be winning the fight, with his punches. Unknown to him, or the others watching the fight, Michael is being observed by the Spider Orphnoch.
Michael then did as sidekick at the Nakasone's chest, having Nakasone roll on the ground, then getting up, again, before getting punched so hard, it send him flying to the ground. Michael then took out the Faiz Shot and inserted the mission memory in, which he took out from the phone.
Ready!
The Faiz Shot then transformed into its Knuckle Mode, which was now an energy-powered knuckle-duster, grabs the handle, opens the phone, and presses the enter button.
Exceed Charge!
Michael then charged towards Nakasone, and punched the Stinkbug's chest, executing the Grand Impact attack. The Faiz symbol emerged from Nakasone's back, before crumbling into ash.
(End Insert Song)
Mari smiles.
"So that's what the camera does," Keitaro said, which had Mari to nod at him.
"So that's Faiz?" The Spider assumed, before he then walked away. Michael then turned to Mari, Keitaro, Kiba, and Yuka.
"What?" Michael asked.
"Nothing," Mari said as she smiled.
(Cue Overtone by VideoHelper; 0:00-0:18, 0:53-1:17)
Later, at the cleaners
Kiba and Yuka sat in two chairs, next to each other.
"So, you two witnessed this guy transformed?" Mari asked.
"Yes. Don't worry, we won't tell," Kiba said. Mari giggled a bit.
"It's a bit for a late lunch, what does everyone want?" Keitaro asked.
"Tofu," Kiba said.
"Curry rice," Mari said.
"I'm actually having the same thing," Keitaro added. Keitaro then turned to Michael and Yuka. "How about you two?"
"Onigiri," Yuka said.
"Spaghetti," Michael said. Mari turned to Michael.
"This is Japan, get used to the food here," Mari said, as Keitaro looked at his two new workers, knowing that this was going to be harder than he thought.
(End Track)
Park
A van is parked on the gray road. Someone steps out of it. We don't see the person's face. From the person's pocket, he takes out a phone, similar to the Faiz Phone, except it has purple circle with a yellow chi symbol and it. And the phone color is dark gray.
To Be Continued
And we are back at me talking. Thanks for reading Chapter 7, and I'd like to apologized on my impatience from last chapter. I always say that whenever there's a new series or season, the writers have to find their footing on what works and what doesn't. The Office and Parks and Recreation are a huge example since they had trouble with their first season, both had six episodes, but improved on the second.
What I'm trying to say is, I'm still trying to improve my writing. And hopefully, you're alright with that.
Fun Fact: Did you know Bryan Cranston of Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad fame was in MMPR as two monsters? More spefcially, Snizzard and Twin Man. That's really cool. Even Alex Borstein from MadTv and Family Guy was Queen Machina from Zeo, and Madame Woe from MMPR. Walter White and Lois Griffin, in Power Rangers. Now, that is crazy.
I would also like to apologized about my negative Zekaiger rant, as I heard that it's first episode got positive reception. So, I actually judged a book by it's cover. But, that's why we are human. We are born to fail and learn.
Also there is a new series I am collbaring with supergirl901, called The Five Ninjas. It's a Ninjago reboot. I requested you check that out. Forgive us if the format if all wonky, we'll try to improve it.
Thank you for reading this week, and I'll see you next time, or later if you Private Message me. Bye.
Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time. Bye.