It's been a nice vacation from making a story arc! But sometimes, not all good things come to an end. In this chapter, someone will have to go... Somewhere else.
I don't own Mega Man, Bomberman or any other series that can be referenced in this.
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KaijiCon, August 29, 2019, at 7 am... (Shi-Shi's POV)
Apparently, there's an event involving different species... Preferably monster minions, folks over 7 feet tall and/or a different race/species... Rock dragged everyone to an open-roofed convention center at this weird city called Anaheim. By everyone... Rock and two Asian guys named Emu and Takeru literally dragged Cut, Guts, Ice, Splash, Honey, some of the royal Bombermen, and Asuna, who did not want to go at all! We were riding on Gut's weird #ss tank-bus hybrid. I have no idea as to how this transport can carry 15 people. Guts was the one driving.
"Mou... I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THIS EVENT! CHIKUSHO (Dammit)!" I heard Asuna shout from the back with Shiro and Aka.
"Asuna... Aren't you a bugster?" I think that was Rock... Or was that Emu? I couldn't tell. My view was blocked off by Orioke.
"NANI (What)?! Dō yatte shitta no (How did you know)?! How do you know that, Rock?!"
"Your insides look like they are made out of pixels. So you gotta go!" What's a bugster? Continuing on, we were riding on the freeway and all of these ENORMOUS folk of different races were either flying or walking over to the same place we were heading to! All of these lifeforms are unique!
When we walked into the convention center's entrance line, there were lots of people lining up for something. Something huge... And I don't mean Guts nor Aka! Those two are 'big-boned' so to speak. I'd... Rather not talk about Molok or the Damans though. Wait... Isn't Aka a Daman?! OH F#!%! That girl has to go on a diet or something!
"Who's ready to meet... THE KINGS OF THE KAIJU-FILM INDUSTRY?!" Behind me, an announcer was shouting out those very same words as we registered ourselves. Lots of people surrounding us were cheering something.
"Should we wait for something to happen?" Momo said that! Not me. *Thoom! Thoom! Thoom!* We were overshadowed by something... Very... Big...
"*VROOOO!* *SKREONK!* *SKROOOONK!* What... The... F#!%?!"
"Chant it with me, everybody! History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man~" The announcer and
"GODZILLA! GOJI... RA! GOJI... RA" When we looked up, we saw three giant dinosaurs that were above 300 feet tall, walked in... So much to learn here!
No-one's POV...
"Asuna! We did not go more than 400 miles just so that you don't show yourself!" Rock whined out as Takeru nodded in agreement.
"No! Just use Takeru! He's dead! A ghost!"
"I only died a few times! Who am I?! Gentaro and Casper the Friendly Ghost's offspring?! Oh boo hoo! I've lost my way to spooky " Takeru retorted.
"Hell! Isn't Emu still infected by Parad?!" Said gamer perked up when he heard his name.
"Hey! He's still getting over working with Kuroto! It'll just be a disguise or a cosplay so that WE WON'T SHOW THAT WE HAVE A PORN WRITER WITH US!" Emu then groaned out as he pinched his nose in disappointment.
"B- But-"
"We will shield you! It's okay!" Rock persuaded. Asuna was nervous about it... But she can do it.
While this was happening, Shiro and Kuro were walking around, not giving a damn as to what may happen. When a cloaked stranger walked up to Kuro, the Black Bomber turned to see the stranger- Something looks... really wrong about her. Her skin texture was entirely metallic and three strands of hair sticking out.
"Uh... Bro? I think something's wrong with this lady." The Bomberman then looked at the stranger and cracked a grin. The two then walked off as to try losing the stranger.
"Don't worry! It's KaijiCon! Different species are here!" Turning back, Kuro shivered when the stranger melted into a metallic substance on the floor.
"Sh- She just melted! Like a puddle of goo!" Looking behind, he (Kuro) saw the metallic goo slowly move towards them.
"It's okay! As long as she doesn't try to kill us..." The blob slowly caught up to them and bubbled... Revealing a lit explosive aiming at the two. An ape with cybernetic enhancements then caught Shiro and Kuro's attention by calling out the cartoonish bomb. Bystanders slowly crept backward as to not get caught in the blast radius.
"Hey! No explosives in the convention center!" The blob did not comply and with all it's might, heaved the bomb at Shiro and Kuro.
"Stop!" The ape's words were blocked as the explosive flew across multiple crowds. Time slowed down as Shiro heard those words. Stretching out his left hand and covering his mouthguard with his scarf, Shiro emanated cyan and gold light as his armor enveloped him and his Explosive Bomberman persona taking place as he then charged at the bomb, quickly dodging people in his way. He jumped up... And punched it 400 feet into the air.
(Play Bomberman 2 DS Music- Battle Theme 1 (Hurry Up)...)
"*Kr-Krack! BOOM!* Is anyone alright?!" Bomberman shouted in concern as he watched the bomb explode. Seeing the blob form into the very same stranger that bothered them, he growled and inserted a special chip.
"So... 'Explosive Bomberman'... The Blue Planet was where you were hiding, huh? Looks like I will have my chance to kill you!"
"*pfft* Fat chance! CLEAR THE WAY!" Bystanders moved in confusion as large cubes that looked stronger than concrete fell onto the ground. From above it was a rectangular arena... But it's not an ordinary arena. This one has pressure blocks constantly creating mazes that fall apart every 45 seconds and makes smaller mazes. The only way the outer walls can break is with Daman Marbles from the inside.
"Ooh! A challenge, huh? Let's see if you can survive Deral!"
Outside, explosions blew out of the arena as Bomberman and Deral attempted to blast each other. The pressure blocks kept falling. But it was part of Bomberman's plan. If Deral can move as fast as he does with three speed chips (Around 20 mph) in his armor, he can go with 6 to back himself up. He can't go to the maximum speed without running into Deral's explosions.
When the maze morphed into an entire hall, Bomberman kicked three bombs and Deral kicked three of her own... *pop pop pop!* The six bombs collided and made three bombs with skulls: Dangerous Bombs. With massive flames that blocked their views, Bomberman had an idea to freeze Deral with an Ice Bomb.
"SHOW YOUR SE- *fshhh!* Melt me right now!" Deral was cut off by a blizzard. All that was left was a gray block of ice that could talk.
(Stop the song...)
"... Hell no! Attempting to kill someone like me when you also threaten the lives of others?! Hell no once again!" Bomberman growled out as he then deconstructed the pressure block arena. Surrounding them were shocked visitors and reporters, wanting to know what was going on. Not paying any attention to the media, Bomberman ran underneath one of the unaware daikaiju and removed the armor.
When he came out and looked for the disabled slime-thing, Deral was nowhere to be found unless... She's gonna try killing the others! Kuro caught up to Shiro with some minor burns.
"That b#tch is crazy!"
"Dammit! Now I have to put the armor back on!"
With Shi-Shi...
Looking around with Aka, who was using two crutches, Orioke, Momo and Mizu, Shi-Shi was looking at the many interactions and species that were there. For some reason, there was a flying turtle that gave out free T-shirts for KaijiCon. When they heard the explosions, something must have happened.
"*Bang!* Wh- What happened?!" Momo shouted out as she dodged a piece of shrapnel that almost hit her stomach.
"I think this is bomb clay. Something must be happening!" Exclaimed Orioke as the five tried to get to Shiro and Kuro as fast as they could. When they nearly reached the blast-site, something grabbed Aka and held her by the neck.
"Gak! Shi-Shi! Choking!" Aka tried to scream out, but the very thing that held her started to choke her. It was Deral.
"A pure-bred Daman, huh? I didn't expect such a large specimen either!" Deral received a slap to the face. Her face, because it is made out of that same substance as every part of her body, recomposed itself and gave Aka a sickening grin. "Feisty like the rest of your disgustingly horrifying ethnicity! Now... Where are the rest of the Bombermen?"
No-one gave an answer. All that Shi-Shi, Orioke, Momo and Mizu did was staring at Deral. Deral grew impatient as she covered Aka's mouth and then made a threat.
"Where are the rest of you?! If none of you answer me..." She then partially opened Aka's mouth. "Either I poison her or I will tear out her insides if you don't answer me!"
"We have to save her somehow!"
"We don't have a choice, Shi-Shi!" Orioke whispered out as she got into a thinking position. Kuro and Bomberman ran close to the six and stopped after they heard Orioke.
"Orioke? Shi-Shi? Momo? Mizu? Anyone of you hurt?! Where's Aka?!" Orioke frowned once more and pointed at Deral, who did not notice the arrival of Bomberman and Kuro. This riled up Bomberman into fighting once more.
"Oh boo hoo! EVEN THE PATA BANDITS CAN PLAN FASTER THAN THIS!" With the planning being the final straw, Deral forced a hand full of her bodily substance into Aka's throat. The oddest part was that she was also scanning the Daman's memories for any info. "What can I see... Hm... Happy childhood, dead parents, stole some stuff, meeting some boy, nearly got beaten to death in a riot, how stereotypical! Missing same boy, mischief in school, working as a maid for someone... Wait... Is that Bomberma- *splat!*"
Deral was cut off by Bomberman once more, kicking the slime-thing's abdomen, forcing Deral's upper half and Aka onto the floor.
"DON'T YOU DARE ATTACK HER!" Bomberman shouted out as he froze Deral once again... But he encased her in an abandoned water container. Now he has to know where the others are.
Aka writhed in pain as Deral's excess fluid evaporated into harmful gasses... Poisoning her insides at the same time. Grabbing Aka, Shi-Shi read her vitals and noticed that she had at least almost half an hour to live. If Aka survives this, who knows what may happen to her body. Unless...
"*sigh* Momo?"
"Yeah?" The pink Bomberkid asked as she and Mizu kept Aka on the ground.
"If Aka has pixelated eyes, I'm probably possessing her. Tell Shiro... Tell him that he helped me make the most of what I am! Tell him that he helped me feel alive!" Momo was still confused. Kuro took over for her as he walked up.
"What do you mean?"
"*groans...* Tell him not to do the deed with Aka if her eyes are pixelated. That means I took control of Aka! Unless he wants to cheat a little..." Momo cringed and had something to say.
"But you are our brother from a different dimension!"
"That's self-cest!" Mizu exclaimed as she did her best imitation of a fish out of water.
"*pfft* There's more than what you know, sweetie!" The Anti-Virus remarked as she lifted Aka and opening her back-side's exoskeleton, Shi-Shi did the same to herself and laid her back on Aka's. While Shi-Shi's antenna gave a soft pink glow, Aka's green antenna light was entirely dark. "In a few seconds, Aka's going to die if I don't do this. *sigh* I have no idea if this can work... But if it means keeping everyone happy, just like Shiro, I am willing to make it happen! G- Goodbye..."
"Wait! Shi-Shi! You don't mean you are going to do a transfusion to save Aka-" Shi-Shi fell deaf to Orioke's words and began the process. "Shi-Shi!"
Feeling the air grow cold, Shi-Shi stared at the three she was proud to call her foster-siblings. Too bad Akabo, Ao, Ki, and Midori weren't there to see it. Her life flashed before her eyes. She saw her previous life when it was a lie (the customizable Bomberman Anti-Virus), her panic-driven completion of all 60 scenarios in under 30 seconds, her final confrontation of a viral invasion in her dimension... Her deletion, being placed in this dimension, the fights, the pep talks, everyone but her heading back to their home dimensions and what took place after that. Needless to say that she didn't regret swapping Gut's head polish with shaving cream! As all of this took place, Shi-Shi felt her body evaporate and steadily flow into Aka's body. As she evaporated, she gave a soft smile before disappearing, causing Aka's body to slump onto the ground, lifeless.
"Wh- Why are you guys here?! Where's Shi-Shi?!" Shiro asked as he kneeled and held Aka's body. Mizu slowly broke down in tears as she hugged her 2nd oldest brother.
"A- Aka d- died a- and- *sniff* Shi- *sniff* Shi t- Tr- *sobs...*" Shiro hugged Mizu so that he could calm her down.
"I- It'll be okay Mizu! I- I had to see death thousands of times..." Once Mizu shuffled over to Kuro, Orioke, and Momo, Shiro went back to Aka's corpse. Looking at Aka's pale face, he noticed that her eyes were still open. Removing Aka's exo-skeleton, Shiro stared at her green eyes. "... I fell in love with you because you kept me from going crazy... After we left Likawae... I realized you are my anchor! Everything we did as kids, we did it together. I *sigh* I was hoping to propose to you today..."
The lifeless body continued to stare at the grieving Bomberman... Perhaps something small could help him feel a little better. The corpse's antenna light slowly lit up. But it was dim and no-one noticed it. Pulling out a small box, Shiro opened the lid and stared at a stretchy antenna bulb for Bomberwomen. In their culture, if the guy really loves the person they have dated after... The girl manages to hit them with a bomb in the midst of other girls trying to take her romantic prize, the guy can propose if they place the bulb on their new fiance's head. That was what he wanted to do after KaijiCon. Preferably at the beach or at the Light Mansion's telescope. Now that he thought about it, the beach can work... It could have worked.
"Shi-Shi transfused?"
"I think she failed..."
Shiro closed his eyes and cried. Becoming a hero really is a curse. He didn't know what he wished to become 11 years ago. All he wanted to do was to make his family proud and take the throne since Mighty had his own plans to become a hero. To think that because of his foolish behavior, Mighty died once. He didn't want anyone to die. No-one deserved that fate. Then Aka and then Shi-Shi. He felt a pair of lips come in contact with his and felt signs of breathing. Opening his eyes and pulling his head back, he stared in shock.
"Are you sure you didn't want to be a poet?" Aka was alive and proved it by embracing Shiro.
"Yay! Big-bro's fat#ss girlfriend is alive!" Momo clamored before being slapped on the wrist by Aka, whose eyes became pixelated.
"That's not how you should act towards Aka, Momo!" This confused Shiro.
"Hi, Shi-Shi!" Mizu squeaked out before hiding behind Kuro's legs.
"Shi-Shi?! What happened?!" Shi-Shi, in Aka's body, shrugged as she hugged Shiro.
"Well... Aka and I now share the same body! Though it also means that she has doubled in weight- My diet got WRECKED?! Doubled birth expectancy rate- Oh sh!t- Capable of producing bombs, larger cup-size and I don't know... Maybe you get a two-in-one wedding gift?- DON'T YOU DARE FLIRT WITH MY MAN, SHI-SHI!" It was somewhat amusing as the two wrestled for control. When Emu, Takeru, Asuna, and Rock arrived to see it happen, Asuna bursts out in laughter as she pointed at Aka and Shi-Shi.
"*Pbbt* HAHAHAHAHAHA! They are acting like you during early 2018, Emu!" Asuna had a pink pixie-cut and wore a yellow version of a Japanese schoolgirl's clothes.
"*sigh* What did I say last year?" Emu asked out loud. This caused Asuna to slouch and whine.
"Mou... That's racist... What happened?" Aka and Shi-Shi took turns on telling the events.
"I was taken hostage by a blob thing. We did not know what to do! When Orioke and Shi-Shi took to long... Shiro kicked the blob thing and caused Aka to choke! I had no choice but to permanently fuse to Aka! Wait... this is permanent?! I did not mean to tell you! We are now the same person. So get used to it. *sigh* Fine... Now, WHERE THE F!$% IS DERAL?! I AM GOING TO BOIL HER!" When Shiro grinned and lifted the water container full of grey liquid, Deral was struggling to get out, but no-one listened to her and prepared for her interrogation.
When the 15 returned to San Diego, Shiro and Aka excused themselves to go to the beach. When Shiro proposed to Aka... She accepted, not wanting anyone else but her very own childhood friend. Little did they know that they will have to go home, back to Planet Bomber, sooner than later.
Chapter 16 end...
That went dark indeed! So... I'm now back to square 1 of creating an arc. After this arc, we will have some sneak peeks of a new Simply Stupid series for Deafmatch!
References:
1. The Rider Prick! cast!
2. The Kaiju Krumble? cast!
3. Godzilla by the Blue Oyster Cult... Specifically, the version done by Bear McCreary for Godzilla: King of the Monsters
4. Deral/Dural from Saturn Bomberman Fight and Virtua Fighter
5. Speed power-ups from the Bomberman games
6. Shrinking multi-player maps
7. Gamera
8. More Stupid Bomberman Rangers Daman racism... Don't worry, there will be social change
9. Two-in-one people... Does anyone have any Naruto vibes?
That's all folks!