Inning 3 - The Mighty Cy-Nine


After we did some practice, there were a lot of strange things going on… The girls took turns at batting and pitching. But something seemed off.

Ricka was throwing the ball to Akari, at first. Akari rockets a throw to Hotaru. She caught it, as the girls were warming up.

The Hag suggested that they should test each girl, by batting. And since I'm the only one concerned, Hag will take it from here.

Kikuko called, "Okay, ladies, let's test out your batting prowess. I want you lot to try and hit it to your respective area. First, Akari!"

Akari was up to bat, as she was holding the bat steady. Kikuko tossed the ball, and Akari knocked it into the outfield. Lily & Tengge saw it, as Lily cried, "FLY BALL TO RIGHT!"

Tengge ran to the spot, and then caught it with ease. Her ninja speed was fast, but Kazuki was concerned.

It's a lot faster than I imagined. Tengge-san can truly play with the rest. Anyways…

Ricka was up next, as she hit the ball to Yamabuki. Yamabuki grabbed the ball and threw it to Akari, with swift precision. Akari catches it, and then called, "Out!"

Enju nodded, as she held her bat, "It is my turn. I will hit it to Kashima-san."

Kikuko called, "Right. Enju, make sure that Nanao catches it!"

Enju hit the ball to center field. Nanao noticed it and ran to the wall. Everyone gasped, as Nanao reached her hand to the fly ball. And then…

JUMP!
Nanao flew up to the air, and caught the ball, before it went out of the field.

WHOA! A huge leap from Nanao?! She's never that athletic! But still… That was ten, NO, twenty feet!

Kikuko cried, "ENJU! I never said to hit the ball over Nanao!"

Enju replied, "Apologies." She bowed.

Kikuko nodded, "Nanao Kashima - confirmed."

As I watched on, I noticed that these girls are a super team… but then, it happened.

Hotaru threw to Ricka, who threw to Akari, for a double play, tagging out Johnny and Sena. Sena cried, "OH, COME ON!"

Later on, Lily dashed to grab the baseball, near the left foul line, as Kirara rushed to second base. Lily threw a powerful throw to Ricka, and she caught it, inches before Kirara arrived.

"OUT!" Kikuko called, "Kirara, why didn't you slide?"

Kirara moaned, "I'm sorry… I didn't know it'd come back sooner."

Lack of awareness. But they have improved their game. Lily threw a pretty great save, to avoid a double. But how?

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Practice ended, as the girls were tired out, after so many superb plays. And I have no idea what happened. Not even Johnny, Cy, OR the Hag.

Cy nodded, "No faults, wuzzo-ever…" She replied, "Onii-chan, Zonny, we finished. However, yew are cut fwom the team." She confessed, "To be blunt… I never seen such gweat showing!"

Kazuki said, "Yeah. Wait…" He griped, "CUT FROM THE TEAM?!"

Johnny replied, "T-that figures. I couldn't keep up with them." The boys sighed.

Cy remarked, "Now, don't be that way… I'm sure yew will be a pawt of dis. Twust in your manager, Cy!"

He said, "No, you did right. Still… We have improved… A Super Baseball Team, and with a mighty manager that shows progress. You get to be manager, and not player."

Cy replied, "I wish I wud… but I was concerned ovah the gurls. If yew dun't mine, Onii-Chan, Wemme analyze them… if any bad dings."

Kazuki said, "Yeah… See that you do. Anyways, Johnny & I should go. You wanna come with?"

Cy said, "No. I'm fine. I'm staying wid duh girls, before we go."

"Right. See you tomorrow. And thanks."

The boys departed, as Cy waved them goodbye. As soon as they left, she called, "Okay, ladies! Knees here!"

The girls were in attention, standing in place, in a line. Cy then whispered, "Stwange… It's almost wike they're-." She gasped, "I wonder… What could it be?"

She analyzed Akari, and then said, "Akawi's body… after the pwactice we had… it's slowly evolving."

Akari said, "Should we stay for a little more practice, Manager Cy?"

The girls nodded, as Cy asked, "Fweh?" She then had an idea, "Wadies… how about we have an all-girls' slumber pawty, tonight, to celebwate our impwovements to your baseball game?"

The girls said in unison, "Yes, Manager. I can do that."

"Wike a bunch of andwoi-. Andwoids?" Cy realized, and then said, "What did I do? What have I done?" She gasped in shock, "MY fwiends… They're andwoids…" She analyzed the bottle, and then Akari. She responded, "Tech-3… inside their blood… The nanotechnology is turning them into robots. Could it be? This Tech-3… it's… it's…" she then grinned, "The best solution, ever…"

She giggled, as she grinned, "Wadies… Slumber pawty is on! However, we have time for one more hour of pwactice. Let's go, girls!"

They cheered in a robotic tone, "Yes, Manager."

They spread out, as Cy giggled, "Oh, boy… Onii-chan will wuv dis!"

Cy did something bad, turning thirteen girls into lifelike android baseball players, using the substance called "Tech-3". Cy wanted to examine them… but she didn't care.

"We have a Super Team!" Cy cheered.

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That evening, Kazuki was looking out the window of his dorm room. He said, "They haven't returned home yet. I wonder what happened." He dialed the number to Akari, but no one was home.

It's been three hours, and the girls haven't returned. Strange… I wonder if something happened to them.

No answer. He even tried to call Cy. But Zina answered.

"Hello?" She asked.

"Hello, Zina? It's Kazuki. Is Cy home?"

"Yes, but she's in Sleep Mode, after a slumber party."

"Slumber party?! Wait, why wasn't I invited?"

"She said it was girls only. Plus, she was thinking of talking to you, tomorrow afternoon… at the baseball diamond. I heard that you were practicing baseball."

Zina told me everything, and said that Cy's overviewing the others. Something's fishy.

At Cy's house, the girls were lying in separate futons, lying straight, and motionless. Zina said, as she was scanning them, "Cy warned me about this… I wish there was a solution to this. The juice she gave them… I wish there was a recipe for it, which somehow turned them into robots."

Cy was sleeping, as Zina examined the juice. She looked in and said, "Uh-huh… Vitamins A, C, & D… zinc… citric acid… natural flavoring… Huh… It's normal, but… there's an inconclusive ingredient that somehow made them into robots. Huh?" She then saw the Tech-3 inside. She gasped, "Tech-3?! Huh… She used this stuff? It's usually for her, alone, since it cleans her circuitry. No, it's harmless… but… Maybe I better hold on to the sports drink, and see what went wrong."

Zina decided to study the drink, as Cy was fast asleep.

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Cy asked, the next morning, "Zina? What are yew doin'?"

Zina said, "You came to me with a warning… but I believe that the sports drink is responsible for the transformation. How are the patients?"

"Dey are wechawging, as we speak. Should I send them away?"

"You should. This is private, so meet with him, during club hours. But make sure that girls are studying in school, and nothing else."

"Wight. Dey should be wegainin' dere personalities."

"Very well. I'll give you a call, if I find any conclusive evidence."

Cy left for school, as Zina stayed behind, studying the sports drink.

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Kazuki arrived at the baseball diamond, as he was worried.

School was great… except that club activities are cancelled. Cy told me to come over to the field, after school. I hope she found out what went wrong.

"Cy!" He cheered, "How have you-?" He paused and gasped, "HUH?"

The girls of the Ninja Seeking Club, YTG8, Hotaru, & Kikuko appeared, wearing shiny skin-tight purple spandex shirts and shorts.

WHOA! What the-? The girls are in tight-fitting spandex. It's like they're wearing nothing at all… nothing at all… Nothing at all-! AUGH! HOLD ON! Why are they staring at me, without emotion? They haven't spoken to me, all day… and our club has to cancel, today.

"Akari? Enju? What happened to you guys? Nice outfits."

Akari responded, "Thank you, Kazuki. We are fitted with the best nanowear tech that we are ordered to wear."

Enju added, "We are working in the baseball diamond, at 115% efficiency. Not that you would be improving, after your performance of my hot thigh region, you perverted hentai."

Why are they talking like robots?

Ricka beeped, "Fuel… yakisoba pan… Recharge, every eight hours, every three pans."

Myu added, "I will do my best, as catcher, senpai Kazuki. Manager Cy will assist me, if problems persist."

Tengge said, "I will not cause a distraction. But the humans will suffer, once they cream themselves and drop their jaws."

Yamabuki added, "Manager Cy wills us so. If you want to play, ask Manager Cy."

Now I know that something's rotten in the state of Georgia! They're robotic and stiff!

"Guys? What has happened to you? Hag, what's going on?"

Kikuko responded, as she was in her tight-fitting uniform, and her right eye lit up, "We are normal, lad. We are normal. We are working at 115% stability. Today, we look to improve functions to 125%, avoiding any errors."

Nanao said, "Errors are 1 to 1."

He asked, "No… You're… You're all robots?"

The girls replied, "Android baseball players. Manager Cy has taught us well."

Kazuki roared, "CY!" He bellowed, "WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?"

Cy cheered, "OH! It's Onii-chan!"

"Don't Onii-chan me, Cy!" He yelled, "What did you do to the girls?"

Cy confessed, "I may haf messed up on the sports dwink fow-mula… and Zina is woking on it…" She grinned, "But I bewieve dat I wanna keep dem dis way…"

"WHAT?"

Cy grinned, as she went forward, "Onii-chan… I dink that it's time to twy out the girls' abilities… I'll make you a deal. You get to bat, and twy to hit the ball to the girls. Get a hit, you get a kiss fwom the girl that you get a base hit from."

He smiled, "Sweet!"

I don't know what's going on, but what I do know is that efficiency will improve, thanks to some teaching.

Kazuki went to the plate, as Akari pitched first. Everyone spread out to the field, and began the pitching session. But…

WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
"Out!" Kikuko beeped, "Batter out." Kazuki missed every pitch.

Enju threw her pitches, but Kazuki missed every pitch. Ricka's turn, then Myu, then Nanao, Hotaru, Futaba, even Kikuko… and every time, Kazuki swung the bat, and missed… every time.

Dammit! Hyper Fastballs! What has she done to them?

Cy smiled, "Well, dat's the team. You failed to wand a single hit. 13 girls, zero hits."

"That's horrible to perform… I swung the bat, 39 times…"

"And it pwoves dat anyone can be a pig-chur." She nodded, "And dat iz why yew fail."

He growled, "What did you do to them? You turned them into robots! HOW COULD YOU?"

Cy glared, "HOW? I chose ta keep it dis way… Why? I wanna date wid chu!" She sobbed, Yew never cawed fer me!"

"But I do care for-."

"Yew don't know me, Onii-Chan! Yew will learn, one day!"

"Cy… change them back!"

"I'm twying… but I'll change dem back, on one condition…"

"Name it."

"Go on a date wid me!"

"WHAT?"

Cy and I on a date?

"If you don't, dey stay dis way, forever…"

Damn that android! Zina will hear of this! But as I was about to cave in, a figure approached me from behind, and grabbed onto my shoulder.

A woman in red hair called, "Not so fast, android!" She was wearing a green jacket and gray slacks. She said, "Kazuki Araya will not date you! Well, think of the age gap… and the FBI memes…"

Beretta?!

Beretta said, "I saw everything. Cy gave the drinks to the girls, and they became androids… Even Yamabuki!" She asked, "What is in this stuff?"

Cy said, "Uh… well… All I can tell yew is dat all ingredients are natural… Dat and some Tech-3… which helps impwove body impwovement."

They gasped, as he thought, "Tech-3?"

Beretta asked, "Is it harmless?"

Cy said, "Uh… yeah… It wuz juz Tech-3, but it's alwight by me."

Beretta smiled, "I understand. But I'll tell you what. You want to date Kazuki, you have my blessing, on the grounds that Yamabuki is a fellow MEA Agent."

HEY! Don't decide everything for me!

She continued, "But, you will never date him… without a proper condition."

Cy nodded, "Name it! Wedding cewemony? Or maybe yer choice of date woca-chun?"

Beretta smirked, "Better! A trip to… THE BASEBALL DIAMOND!"

They gasped, as she instructed, "Cy, for what you did, there's only one course of action. If you want to date him, you play him in a baseball game!"

WHAT? Play Cy and her Cyborg Team?!

Beretta continued, "Win, and Kazuki's yours as a date. Lose, and you change the girls back to normal. Kazuki Araya wins, you change them back, and you answer to MEA! If I find out what this Tech-3 is, and not some meta serum, you're dismantled!"

Cy gasped, "WAAAAAAAH! Anything but dat!"

Beretta's a sharp negotiator. She saved me from a date with Cy.

Yamabuki called, "Hold it! Agent Beretta. We upped the ante on Kazuki Araya's deal."

Lily added, "Affirmative. If Manager Cy wins, Kazuki Araya is her boyfriend, forever."

"BOYFWIEND?!" Cy gasped, and then cheered, "DAT'S A GWEAT IDEA!"

WHAT? Cy as a girlfriend?!

Beretta said, "Done."

HEY!

She instructed, "You may have the girls in your team, but you can never win against the human race! Cy, we're doing this for your own good. But if you lose, you answer to MEA, for your crimes!"

Cy nodded, "I'll twy… Zina is analyzing the dwinks… So, deal! We meet in thwee days. We have a game against the Baseball Cwub, tomowwow."

Wait, you're playing those guys? Isn't this Akari's dream?

Akari nodded, "Correct, Kazuki Araya. I, Akari, will get my revenge on the boys that treat me wrong. We will win, and then, it is your turn, Kazuki Araya."

The girls laugh, as Futaba nodded, "Forgive us. We will not go easy on you, friend."

They are robots now… But I think Beretta made the deal worse.

Beretta said, "Very well. We meet back here, at Noon, Sunday. Winner takes all! And I have altered the deal on this one. If Kazuki loses, not only is he your boyfriend, then you will have him as your player… or designated hitter."

Cy nodded, "So be it. Wadies?"

Enju beeped, "Agreed. He shall be given 8-hour lectures of his poor performance."

Nanao added, "He shall be given intense training, while I am healing him of his injuries, severe or otherwise."

Sena concluded, "He shall be given strict training, supervised by Manager Cy."

This deal's getting worse, all the time.

Cy smirked, "Very well. Sunday at Noon… Onii-Chan's Saviors vs. The Mighty Cy-Nine! Winner-take-all baseball game, 9 innings, NO mercy!" She turned around, turning her back on Kazuki & Beretta, "Good day, Onii-chan, Bewetta. See yew den."

Cy and her robot team walked off, as Kazuki sobbed, "Girls…" he sighed, "I cannot save them… but still…" he glared at her, "YOU!"

Beretta whined, "WHAT? I saw everything, and tried to save you! And this is the thanks I get? I want a thank you from you, or no help."

He roared, "HOW CAN I? I DON'T EVEN HAVE A TEAM! EVERYONE HAS TURNED ON ME, TURNED INTO AN ANDROID, AND I'M ALL ALONE!" he wept, "I… I am worthless, without my friends…"

Beretta smirked, "Not quite. Cy may have converted the Ninja Seeking Club, Hotaru, Kikuko, and the idols, but not everyone of your friends."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Beretta said, as she walked off, "Follow me."

Cy has my friends, but not everybody? What the hell does she mean? It's her fault for making the challenge, but she has a point. Super Team of Super Sexy Androids or not, I have to win! I'm not the Legendary Ninja, ender of the Yatagarasu, for nothing!

Cy… I promise… I want to know the truth. But it'll suck that I'll miss today's game. I so want to see those skin tight baseball uniforms. They are perfect lewd players. Gee, I hope they don't get disqualified for a dress code. I've heard of "NO mask, NO service", but "Less skin or NO game"?

Kazuki was in a dark limo, as it had pitchblack windows. He asked, "Huh? Why are the windows black?"

Beretta said, "We're going to MEA HQ. Don't worry. You don't need to search for your baseball team. I have some volunteers."

She winked, as Kazuki asked, "Huh?"


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(Cut to background of Mizaki School, at night)

(Lily): We're live with more of our baseball game. I'm Lily, who's the Super Android Leftfielder.

(Tengge): And I'm Super Android Rightfielder, Tengge.

(Lily): We're still Lily & Tengge, but it seems the truth comes out…

(Tengge): Tech-3… Seriously? I think in the last chapter, she added that stuff, and we converted into androids. Still… we have a game against the Baseball Club. Let's move on to the next chapter.

(Lily): We play against the Baseball Club, the same club that insulted and shunned Akari. We, the Cy-Nine, will fight to win, but also to play our best. Meanwhile, Kazuki decided to build his own team…

(Lily blushes)

(Lily): But still… If he loses, he's dating Cy… as her boyfriend, forever?! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!

(Tengge): *giggles* Well, here's hoping we have a team to go up against. But curious, was Beretta watching us, this whole time?

(Lily): Well, we'll see what happens. Kazuki better win, or we're androids, forever. Or… if Zina finds an antidote, Cy is in big trouble.

(Tengge): Next time: Chapter 4 - The Mizaki Zephyrs. What will his dream team consist of, to defeat the Ninja Seeking Club & Ochato Girls?

(Lily): You'll find out in the next chapter. Until then, let's play ball!

(Tengge): Don't miss it.