Tokyo, Japan
An 18-year-old woman in buisness clothes was coming home from work in a bad mood.
Dear Miss Kei Yogi
We regret to inform you that you are terminated for your job.
All because of your poor work habits.
Sincerely, The Boards of Takei Insurance Company.
"I didn't do anything wrong," Kei said to herself, "I'm smarter than the average girl. They need me."
Thinking back, Kei could remember being a prodigy at The Chikako School For Girls in mathematics, this lead her to graduate high school at 13 and an internship at Takei Insurance.
Now all that's left for her is to head back to her apartment and find a new job.
Starland City, Starland
On Deforest Street, they were arriving at Zallegro Grooves, named after the galaxy. Pia was bringing Vivian and Leslie along for the ride. They were there because Pia to record her Golden Roar Experience version of the Star Darling songs. Vivian was going around the goth-rock section when she came across a strange. "This is a strange name, 'The Dames of Rome'"
"Give them a go," said a hunky-looking music vendor, "Their the latest in black stars."
Hearing the word, 'Black Stars' Vivian placed them on, only to be hypnotized by it. THe vendor happily asked Vivian if she liked it. Hyptontisingly, Vivian said, "The Dynamen are Starstuckers."
"That's what I want to hear," the vendor said evilly.
"Alright Star Dipper," Horriblescope said on the other side of the headphones"Time to become my slave and destroy the other Dippers."
"Yes, Horriblescope." Vivian replied monotonously.
After taking off her headphone, she said, "Pia, Leslie, We should abort future missions in favor of our private lives"
"Are you okay, Viv," "You never give up on anything, though you hate it when we invade your privacy, not on purpose that is."
"I'm startastic, Pia," "Now let's go back to Starling Academy before Lady Stella worries."
"But she's my grandmother's best friend," Pia recalled, "Usually she would burst in anger when it comes to troublemaker."
Sensing something wrong, Pia used her Illusion spell to make 'Vivian' think that she's still with them, while she sneaks around the store. After the mysterious vendor left, Pia found the real workers bound and gagged in the employee lounge. She teleported in there, freed the vendors and snuck them to Starling Academy. The real manager explained that they were getting out a new shipment of Star Darling gear when Hydra of The Dynamen ambushed them, "The Dynamen?" Pia asked, "The hit boy band from a few years back. My roommate's cousin, 'Cheryl' has all of their CDS."
"That's him," explained the manager, "Ever since he quit the band, he's been stealing thunder everywhere and helping out this Horriblescope."
"A bounty hunter." groaned Pia, "Wait until Lady Stella hears about this."
XxoxX
Meanwhile, Horriblescope was having her helmet off while enjoying some zoomberry cake when Hydra came in. He had shiny orange hair and wore elaborate 90s clothes, "My mother wanted me to carry on her wayward sun." Hydra explained, "
After finishing her cake and placing her helmet on she said, "Now Hydra, you will be joined by another Star Dipper who will turn against the others."
"Yeah," Hydra recalled, "Little Miss Creepy and Vega's baby star sister. I don't do goths, their to scary. They'll teach me not to kick me out of my old boy band, 'The Dynamen'."
XxoxX
Back at Starling Academy, Vivian was started being mean to the students. She ripped Becky's homework, delibrately tripped Maria, and slammed the locker behind Orla, giving her the loudest tinnitus any Starling has ever had. "Okay," Orla shouted angrily, "Who made me go deaf?"
"Me," Vivian replied, "Is there a problem?"
"What?" Orla shouted, "I can't hear you, starf-head."
While Vivian was sticking her tongue out. Orla started getting into a fight with Vivian. "Fight! Fight! Fight" shouted the students while the GRE members begin to worry.
All of the sudden, Lady Stella comes in, sensing negative vibrations in Vivian.""Girls!" shouted Lady Stella, "Tell me what happened?"
"What?" Orla angrily shouted
In vast space, Vivian was trapped in The Hypno Zone, a dimension where hypnotized beings stay until they snap out of the trance. "This is an outrage!" she snapped, "THat Horriblescope is going to get what's coming to her."
All of the sudden, she heard Kei singing Milli Vanili's Girl I'm Gonna Miss You.
It's a tragedy for me
To see the dream is over
And I never will forget the day we met
Girl I'm gonna miss you
"A wishling in need," Vivian said to herself,
She couldn't get to her friends and to her normal body, but Vivian decided to create a Star Harmonica and play, 'Blame It On The Rain' to get her SDE members to get to Wishworld to help her.
Blame it on the rain that was falling, falling
Blame it on the stars that didn't shine that night
Whatever you do, don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain, yeah yeah
You can blame it on the rain
Back at Starling Academy, the rest of the Star Darling Evolution were talking about Vivian's cosmic bevhavior when they heard 'Blame It On The Rain' in their heads and the vision of Kei's firing. "I sense a girl in Japan getting canned," Shimmer said, "But she didn't do anything wrong."
Tala came up and comforted Shimmer.
"Japan," Shine said, "I hear they have great zoos there. Cranes, macaque monkeys and akito dogs. One of the most famous is, 'Hachiko'."
Nahal got so scared that Nahal pounced on Alesha, "About Hachiko?" she asked.
"Hackiko had an owner who died while he was away." Shine explained, "Over the years, Hackiko waited for him, but joined him during his Afterglow."
"That's a sad story." Alyssa replied, "But we have to make sure that the girl from our vision doesn't suffer the same fate."
"And we better leave Vivian out of this," Leslie suggested, "Usually Starlings have to distance themselves when angry."
Everyone agreed.
Japan, Wishworld
All eleven Star Darlings teleported down with lolita apparel. Tala and Nahal came along for the ride as well. After reaching Kei's apartment, Cheryl saw what was going on through her goggles. She saw Kei being comforted by her pet akito dog, 'Cooper. "Well Cooper" Kei said, "I won't know how mother and father are gonna take it, but I have to face with honesty."
"That's the spirit," Cheryl whispered, "Just like in France."
"But honesty is a waste of time, Dippers." shouted a familiar voice.
Behind them, was Vivian in a black and silver Lolita dress. "VIVIAN?" the Star Darlings asked.
"Actually," Vivian replied, "It's Vivortex, Horriblescope newest bounty huntress"
She shapeshifted into a wild boar "Looks like that little piggy went bad." guessed Carrie.
The Star Darlings tried to ask Vivian what was going on, but she took every last one of them down. The landlord cam up and thought that the boar escaped from the zoo. Before he could call the exterminator, Kei shouted, "Dad, we should worry less about the boar and more on the injured. Mom was a nurse after all."
"Your right," her father groaned in disappointment, "Our regular exterminator has jury duty anyway."
As Kei and her father were taking them to her apartment, Vivortex turned back into a Starling and teleported off.
To Be Continued
