If there are any mistakes, I apologize, and please don't flame. If there are, please do PM me and I'll fix my errors. Thank you and enjoy!
Note: English is my second language!
I don't want to hurt the UsuiXMisaki fans out there, but I want to try and see if Misaki Ayuzawa is capable to be a StarForce member, and have Tendou in Usui's place.
I don't own Megaman nor Maid-Sama except the transformation, new characters, and new Battle Cards.
This chapter will have a play scene based on the first game of Megaman StarForce during Libra's first appearance.
Chapter 18: The Megaman Play / Wheel Gator
Tendou and Misaki managed to protect Maid Latte from turning it into a butler café. Truthfully, the audition was cancelled due to Frost Walrus and Armored Armadillo's sudden interruption. Furthermore, Tendou didn't get the chance to reveal his secret Megaman identity to Misaki. He would get it next time.
The good news, Tendou was glad Misaki and the Maid Latte girls were back to their usual self.
And the bad news, he couldn't make it to school for a week due to the heavy injuries.
Seika High
It was P.E period.
Everyone was already inside the gym in their white shirts and green shorts.
Tendou just finished changing his outfits: a white shirt, dark blue sweatpants, and white sneakers. He closed the locker and headed to the gym. After a whole week, the heavy weight on his arms finally subsided.
"Man, Gemini Finalize really made those weights on my arms like crazy." he thought, massaging the left before the right. Suddenly, he felt a smack on his back. "Ow!" he turned to see Misaki with a cheerful look.
"Hi, Tendou, are you feeling better?" she asked brightly.
"You bet! It's sad that I had skip school for a week so I could heal. So what are we doing today?"
Misaki dropped her smile and answered. "Dodgeball."
The group of male students smiled confidently. Goda wielded a dodgeball in his hand and wanted to show the girls how tough he had gotten since the Sports Festival.
It was boys against girls.
The girls were scared stiff at the boys. Misaki gave them dagger eyes, refusing to let them hurt the girls.
Sadly, Tendou somehow was on the girls' team for the second time.
"How did I get stuck on this team again?" he questioned inwardly in disbelief, then caught sight of familiar faces at the opposite team. They were the three upperclassmen, who nearly tried to violate Misaki that day.
The three had unpleasant looks on their faces to see Tendou in their gym period. One of them clearly remembered that day he had a cosplaying dragon friend transformed into a sword right before his eyes.
"Hey, new kid's here." the first one noticed.
"Who would've thought he's on Kaichou's team." the second grunted.
"Let's teach new kid and Kaichou a lesson." the third whispered.
Goda threw a ball and hit one of the girl's arm as his team cheered.
The girl rubbed the pain on her arm and walked out.
Misaki took the ball in her hands and laid her dagger eyes at them with a flaming aura. The boys immediately backed away from her hateful aura. She gripped the ball hard and fiercely threw the ball at the opposite side. The ball hit one of the boys and bounced to another one, and then another, and then another, and one more as if it was a pinball.
Five of the boys groaned and walked out of the game.
"Holy cow! She's merciless!" Tendou widened his eyes in disbelief.
One of the three upperclassmen caught the ball and tossed it. Two girls were hit and were out of the game.
The brutal battle continued as the students were hit one by one. Most of the boys and girls were out until a few remained.
On the girls' team, they were Tendou, Misaki, Sakura, and Shizuko, and guys were Goda and the three upperclassmen.
Misaki looked at the girls that were out, and they took a huge hit from the guys. Narrowing her eyes in frustration, she wanted to make them pay for hurting them.
Shizuko had a ball in her hands as she threw at the boys. Goda caught it easily and laughed. The short black-haired girl shrugged her shoulders and simply walked out.
"Sempai, here!" some boys threw three extra dodge balls at them. The three upperclassmen took the balls and smirked at them.
"Hey, that's cheating! Sensei, blow the whistle!" she turned to the teacher. "No way!" she deadpanned, seeing the teacher talking on his cellphone.
"Misaki, what should I do! ?" Sakura asked in fright, "I don't want to get hurt!"
"Don't worry, Sakura! I'll protect you!" the black-haired girl assured, standing in front of her friend.
Goda and one of the upperclassmen snickered and locked their eyes at Misaki.
"Time to take out the trash." Goda smirked.
"Kaichou trash, that is."
The two pulled their arms and hurled the balls with all their strength at Misaki.
Misaki could only catch one, but two was impossible; she didn't know which one to catch. She stood in front of Sakura and had no other choice but used her arms to block the incoming projectiles.
"ENOUGH! !" Tendou sallied in front of the girls and caught the balls with his own two hands.
"Tendou... ? New kid... ?" Misaki and Sakura gasped to see him defending them.
"You guys have gone too far on the girls, you know that! ?" Tendou scowled at them, palming the balls in his hands.
"Can it, new kid! We were just having fun."
"Sempai, catch!" the boys threw in more dodge balls to them.
"Okay, that has to be against the rule." the spiky brown-haired muttered, and had no other option but to cheat as well. "Batoru Kaado (Battle Card). Pawaa Buusuto (Power Boost). Supiido Buusuto (Speed Boost)." he mumbled and tightened his grips on the balls.
The two upperclassmen stood by their friend and Goda with dodgeballs in their hands.
"Hey, Goda, you've seen new kid back at the Sports Festival?" one of them asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, new kid's not normal." Goda replied.
"Alright, guys, aim for new kid!" the second ordered as they nodded in acknowledgment.
"New kid, are you sure you can handle four of them? You're outnumbered!" Sakura asked worriedly.
The four boys grabbed as many balls and threw them at him.
Tendou made his stance and smacked the hurling projectiles away by using palmed balls in his hands. One by one, he knocked the pelting balls away at a rapid speed until they ran out. He smirked at them victoriously.
The boys and girls gave Tendou an "Ooh" and "Aah" at his amazing parry.
Goda had only one dodge ball left in his hands and hurled it with all he had.
On cue, Tendou used his left elbow and lifted his left knee and caught the incoming dodge ball.
"NO WAY! !" Goda shouted in disbelief.
Everyone gasped and widened their eyes at the impossible.
They didn't expect new kid to catch the ball with his elbow and knee.
"Misaki, did you see that! ?" Sakura asked her friend perkily.
"How'd he do that?" Misaki questioned with her eyes widened.
The scowling Tendou dropped the ball to the ground and used the ball on his right hand, taking aim. He hurled the ball at them at a breakneck speed.
"WHOA! !" Goda and the three upperclassmen quickly scattered as the ball smashed through the wall with a loud crack.
Tendou gaped at the sight and sweatdropped. "Crap! Too much!" he shouted to himself. He dropped the second ball and quietly walked his way back to the locker room, whistling as if nothing happen.
Everyone watched him walking away in horror and dropped their mouths to the ground; they were officially scared of him.
The teacher finished talking on his cellphone and returned back to the gym, "Okay, kids, back to the locker-WHOA! ! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WALL! ?" he shouted, seeing a hole in the wall.
Sweatdropping, Misaki didn't know he was that strong.
The boys' locker room
Tendou finished changing back to his usual outfits and removed his Hunter-VG from his waist. He sighed and put it in his pocket. He knelt down to tie his shoelaces and noticed two pairs of feet in front of him. He slowly turned to the side and saw two more pairs of feet from behind. Frowning his eyes, he finished tying his shoelaces and slowly stood up.
He was surrounded by Goda and those three upperclassmen, and they had serious looks on their faces.
"You've got a problem with me?" the spiky brown-haired asked bitterly, giving them a cold stare.
"We want to have a word with you, new kid." Goda started.
"Why did you protect the Kaichou? You know she's the demon of Seika High." the first one added.
"She's not worth protecting." the second one continued.
"Do you two have a special relationship or something?" the third one asked.
Tendou gave them a death glare and knew where this was leading. "It's my business to defend her from you morons." he answered venomously.
The four guys knew there was something odd between him and the Kaichou as they clenched their fists.
Misaki and her friends finished changing back to their uniforms and wanted to finish up the play soon. They exited the girls' locker room and suddenly heard the door open with a loud slam. They quickly turned and saw Tendou running away from Goda and those three upperclassmen.
"GET HIM! !" Goda yelled.
"Oh no, Tendou! Sakura, Shizuko, you two go on ahead! I'll stop them!" Misaki told her friends before following them.
"GET BACK HERE, NEW KID! !"
Tendou ran as fast as he could and avoided bumping into other students. He took out his dark blue Hunter-VG from his pocket and placed it at the center of his waist from underneath his white shirt. It shot out metallic silver belt strap on both sides and wrapped around his waist.
"Batoru Kaado (Battle Card)! HobaaShuuzu (HoverShoes)!" he mumbled.
"Master Tendou, it wasn't wise to use your power back at the gym." Draco noted from his Hunter-VG.
"Not now, Draco!"
Tendou pushed the door open to the cafeteria and thought of an idea. He jumped up and hopped on the cafeteria table.
"HE'S RUNNING TO THE CORNER! ! WE CAN CATCH HIM! !"
The spiky brown-haired teenager headed to the corner and jumped up. He planted his feet on the wall and bounced off to the other side, back rolling in the air.
"What the! ? How did he do that! ?" one of the three upperclassmen questioned.
Tendou landed near the doorway and continued running as the four chased him.
Next, he entered the bathroom and hid inside.
The four runners grinned and realized he ran into a dead end. They entered and noticed the bathroom was quiet, too quiet. They gave each other a nod and began to stand in front of the four stalls. Kicking the doors down, the four stalls were empty.
"That's impossible!" Goda shouted in disbelief.
Unknowingly at the entrance corner, Tendou was at the ceiling with his hands and feet spread his feet at the wall. He dropped to the ground and smirked at them. They heard a thud and turned to the entrance in surprise.
"HOW'S HE DOING THAT! ?"
"Later!" Tendou ran back in the hallway.
Misaki came into the hallway and saw Tendou and the four climbing up the stairs. She pursued them, knowing exactly where he was going.
Tendou opened the door to the roof and stopped in the middle, scanning around to find a way out. The door was heard open as Goda and the three upperclassmen panted in exhaustion. They finally caught him and raised their fists, cracking their knuckles.
"Seriously, you guys don't wanna fight me." the spiky brown-haired warned, bringing up his fists to them.
"It's not gonna be a fight, new kid." the second guy replied.
"It's a beatdown." the third guy corrected.
The door was slammed open, Misaki finally caught up with them and gasped at the sight. The four guys were leading Tendou to the edge.
"You four! What do you think you're doing to him! ?" she demanded harshly.
"Stay out of this, Kaichou! We're teaching him a lesson!" the first guy retorted.
"Tendou, run away!" Misaki shouted.
Tendou scanned around with a confused look before facing her, "Run where! ?"
"Ugh! Why can't you guys just leave him alone! ?" Misaki questioned them, but the four ignored her.
"New kid, you have nowhere to go!" Goda pounded his right fist on his left hand.
"It's the end of the line for you!" the third guy started.
"What's it gonna be, new kid?" the first guy added.
"You fight, or fall?" the second guy questioned.
The four walked closer to him with a snicker until Tendou felt his feet hit the ledge.
The spiky brown-haired turned his back and saw how high he was. Growing a smile on his face, he turned them and climbed on the ledge.
Misaki gasped in horror at him. Goda and the three became bewildered at his action.
"New kid, what're you doing! ?" Goda asked in confusion.
"You gave me a choice... so I chose fall." Tendou stood on the ledge, still smirking at them.
"I didn't mean it that literal!" Goda retorted.
"Don't do it, new kid!" the three upperclassmen pleaded.
"Bye-bye." Tendou leaped backward off the roof.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ! !" the four guys screamed in terror.
Misaki and the four guys ran to the ledge and didn't believe what they just witness.
"TENDOU! !" Misaki cried out his name.
Falling down, Tendou back rolled in the air and safely landed on the ground with a soft thud - due to his active HoverShoes.
The five popped their eyes wide and dropped their mouth in complete astonishment.
In their minds: "HE ACTUALLY SURVIVED FROM THAT HEIGHT! ?"
Tendou stood up and gave them a victorious smirk. "WHAT'S WRONG! ? STILL WANNA CHASE ME! ?" he asked loudly.
Deadpanning, the four guys' face turned blue at his suicidal action and had lost their mood as they turned back.
"We give up." they simply answered and walked away.
Back at the hallway
"HAHAHA! ! Did you see the looks on their faces! ? They were so pathetic!" Tendou laughed hysterically.
A tick mark appeared on Misaki's head as she slapped the back of his shoulder, "TENDOU, WHAT YOU JUST DID WAS BEYOND CRAZY THAN BREAKING THE WINDOW AT MIYABIGAOKA'S! ! YOU COULD'VE BEEN KILLED! !" she barked angrily at him.
"Hey, at least, I'm alive! It was one of WAZA HQ's special training." he replied.
"Wait a minute! There's such training at WAZA HQ! ?" Misaki asked in surprise.
"Oh yeah. You should try it some time."
"NO, THANK YOU! ! THAT'S SUICIDE! !"
Finally, he managed to calm his laugh. "Anyway, what did I miss for a week?" he asked.
Smiling at the latter, the black-haired girl wanted to surprise him in person. "Just follow me, and I'll show you."
At the gym
The stage was set up as a park. The background drawing was night. The cardboard was drawn as several buildings and trees.
Some girls were already working on the costumes and painting the cardboard stage props.
Tendou blinked twice in confusion to see a certain costume he recognized in the box. "A dark blue outfit with wings and a helmet... and... " Next, he turned to the next box that was larger and had some identical costumes, "Five black outfits and helmets... and... " Then, he turned to the stage. "A park... " Finally, he turned back to her, "Misaki, what the heck is this play about?" he asked in confusion.
"Why, it's a very special play!" Misaki answered with a proud smile, placing her hands on her hips. "While you were healing for a week, Seika High wanted a play... "
*Flashback*
A week ago
In the classroom, the Seika students were having a difficult time thinking of a plot for the play until a certain black-haired Kaichou stood up from her seat.
"How about a Megaman play! ?" Misaki asked cheerfully, "I would like to be the main character! I'll even write the script and direct!"
Every student was surprised to hear that and gave her a cheerful response. They immediately agreed with her idea.
"Then, it's settled! Megaman play it is!"
*Flashback ended*
"A Megaman play?" Tendou questioned blankly in disbelief.
"That's right! I came up with the best idea, and I made it all! This is gonna be a big history!" Misaki replied with a bright smile. "Are you surprised?" she asked.
"To be honest, a little bit. Except this one... " Tendou reached the Megaman costume and grabbed it, "First of all, this costume doesn't look exactly like Megaman at all! His shooting star symbol is just a regular star. His lens is actually pink instead of red, and are there eye holes. And there's no mask underneath it." he pointed out, listing the errors with a disappointing look on his face.
"Well, about that, we couldn't make the costume like the real thing. No one can breathe with the mask on. How can you see well without eye-holes? Only the real Megaman can." she explained.
"Fair point. And the most important part... WHY DID YOU GIVE MEGAMAN ANGEL'S WINGS! ? HE IS NOT A CUPID! !" he questioned with a tick mark.
"We failed so many times to make Megaman's wings, so we replaced them with angel's wings. Oh, and the shooting star symbol... That was my fault. I forgot what it looks like when he saved me." she noted with a nervous laugh.
"I'll let her mistake slide." Tendou said inwardly with a sigh, putting the costume back inside the box. "So what's the name of the play?" he asked.
Misaki heard him and grew a bigger smile on her face. "I'm glad you ask, Tendou! The title of this play is... "Megaman Save a Girl From the Five Vicious Monsters"!"
Tendou slapped the air in a comedian (in One Piece style), "THAT'S TOO LONG! !"
"Why not? It fits! Megaman IS popular at Seika High now ever since he showed up at the School Festival."
"She's right, new kid." one of the girls working on the painting stood up, "Whenever Seika High is in danger, Megaman shows up, beats up the monsters, and vanishes in the sky. He's my role-model!" she said happily.
"Here's the script for the play." Misaki handed the script to him.
As Tendou read through the pages, he widened his eyes and recognized the scene.
It was that incident where he first saved her from the four Noise Jammers that night!
Misaki saw his expression and crossed her arms. "Surprised?"
"I don't know what to say. How did you come up with this idea?" the spiky brown-haired asked.
"Ever since Megaman saved everyone at the School Festival!" she answered half-truthfully, "I can't tell them I was the victim of that incident." she lifted her head up with a proud smile as her face sparkled, "I'll never forget his heroic deeds! Megaman saved Seika High thrice now from harm! The first time was Seika School Festival from the crow monster, the second was the Sports Festival from the lion monster at the costume race, and then it was the Open House where Kanou transformed into that hammerhead shark! He appeared in a flash of light, just like a shooting star! O, Megaman! Wherefore art thou! ?"
Tendou frowned at her with an unimpressed look, realizing she missed one. "Hey, I saved the school four times! I can't believe she didn't include the Quintuplets Brothers were attacked by Spark Mandrill."
"That's right, Misaki! Megaman is our hero for saving Seika High!" the girls nodded in agreement.
The black-haired girl sighed and faced Tendou, "Anyway, this play is about a girl walking her way home at night. The lead actress, yours truly, has been attacked by the five scary monsters. And that's when Megaman comes to save the fair maiden from her death! It's a very moving story!" she explained happily, "If I remember right, Megaman called them "Noise Jammers"." she said thoughtfully, remembering the part where he suddenly appeared and defended her from her death.
Tendou deadpanned at her little flaw, "It was four Noise Jammers, not five!"
"Misaki, the story itself is very popular, but most people still think that Megaman is still a legend." one of the girls said.
"Oh yeah, my parents told me a story about that scary war 23 years ago. Megaman and his friends saved our parents before we were born."
"Then, what about our Megaman? Could it be he's an imposter?"
A tick mark appeared on Tendou's head, "AN IMPOSTER! ? SERIOUSLY, I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE! !" he shouted inwardly.
Misaki turned her head to the girls, "Girls, please. Don't tell me you all think Megaman's a fake? Remember he saved your lives too, you know?"
"Yeah, but when I told my parents about Megaman back at the School Festival and the Sports Festival, they claimed he's a fake."
"Same here. I even told them about his appearance, but they don't recognize him that way."
"That's because Megaman is carrying on the original Megaman's legacy." Tendou answered.
"The original Megaman?" the girls turned to him in confusion.
"The Megaman your parents knew had spiky hair and didn't have wings, right?" he asked them.
"Yeah! That's the Megaman they were talking about!"
"They've never heard of Megaman with wings before."
"Well, girls, the winged Megaman is the new generation, and he's carrying on the previous Megaman's legacy. Not to mention, he's a crime-fighter." Tendou explained proudly. "My family was also in that war 23 years ago. They witnessed the new Megaman's fight, and they approved of him!" he gloated with a smile.
"He's right, girls." Misaki nodded in agreement, "If Megaman hadn't shown up, who knows what would've happened to us back at the School Festival. And me. And most of all, I believe in Megaman! And he'll always help people in trouble! Because Megaman's a real hero!" she added brightly.
"Wow. Sounds like she has too much faith in me." Tendou thought in surprise.
"Okay, Tendou, your job is to put up these fliers. We'll practice the best we can! For the future of Seika High!" she declared with flames in her eyes.
That night
The Stelar family was eating dinner.
"Tendou, your school is having a what?" Geo asked with his widened eyes.
"Tou-san, like I said, Seika High is having a Megaman play. It's based on me saving Misaki from the four Noise Jammers that night on the first day of my new high school." Tendou repeated, taking a piece of broccoli from the bowl. "Why? You had a Megaman play before?" he asked his father.
"Y-Yeah. Back when I start going back to school after I met your mother." Geo answered. He remembered his Megaman play in Echo Ridge Elementary with Luna, Bud, and Zack. It was based on his first battle with TaurusFire when he possessed Bud.
"My grandboy is having a Megaman play? Based on saving the girl of his dream?" Kelvin repeated in excitement, "This I have to see!"
"This play of yours sure sounds very interesting." Sonia said, holding a flier in her hand.
"So Tendou, who's the lucky lead actress of the play?" Hope asked her grandson.
"Misaki." Tendou answered before taking a bite of a broccoli.
"And I'm sure the hero Megaman happens to be you." Sonia added cheerfully, nudging her son.
"Actually, Kaa-san, I didn't ask who is playing as me." he paused, realized the important part. He wanted to find out who is playing his role.
Later
Tendou was about to hit the bed until a knock was heard from the door. "Come in."
The door was opened as Sonia came inside. "Tendou, I want to have a word with you."
"What is it about?" he asked.
Sonia took out her Hunter-VG and entered the gallery to search for a certain picture. "Care to explain why you touched Misaki's chest?" she asked with a sly smile, showing a picture of her planting his hand on her right breast.
Frozen as if he turned to stone, Tendou popped his eyes and dropped his mouth in utter astonishment. "Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Where did you get that! ?" he questioned, pointing directly at it.
"Tia took it. Young man, you better explain."
Tendou trembled and tried to form a word, but thinking back at that audition situation made him uneasy.
A ball of light came out of his Hunter-VG and changed into Draco. "Sonia, as a witness, allow me to explain." he insisted with a bow.
After that
"Wait a minute! It was Misaki who grabbed your hand and forced you to touch her?" Sonia repeated in confusion. "So she could defend herself by pretending to be a guy?"
"Yes, Kaa-san. She caught me off guard." the spiky brown-haired answered as his face turned red.
"That's what really happened, Sonia." Draco said with a nod.
Blinking a few times, his mother was drawing a blank. "I give up." Was all she could say.
"Can I go to bed now?" he asked politely.
Sonia remembered another photo as she checked through her Hunter-VG gallery. "Hang on, Tendou. Tell me why you combed your hair?" she asked, showing a picture of his comb-haired.
"Noooooo! I don't wanna talk about that!" he flustered.
The next day at Seika High
Everyone gathered up in the gym with a script in their hands.
The director, Misaki, stood on the chair still had a proud smile on her face. "Okay, everyone, let's pick up where we left off yesterday! Today, we're going to rehearse without costumes." she announced.
"I wanna know who's playing my role." Tendou thought.
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"I can't believe it." Tendou deadpanned with an unimpressed look, twitching his left eye.
It was Yukimura, who was playing as Megaman.
On the stage, the Quintuplets Brothers were playing as the Noise Jammers, and Yukimura had the biggest smile on his face as if he was ready to play the hero role.
"Okay, you guys! The best scene - Megaman Appears! Action!" Misaki called out and cleared her throat, beginning her role.
The black-haired girl simply walked on the stage, then the Quintuplets Brothers jumped out of the cardboard stage prob bushes and surrounded her.
"Raaawwhh!" they posed their monstrous stances with their not-so-scary growl.
Misaki shrieked and fell on her bottom, trembling in fright in an act. "Help! Someone save me!" she pleaded as the Quintuplets Brothers approached her with their growl.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, VILLIANS! !"
The Quintuplets Brothers stopped and changed their sight behind Misaki.
It was Yukimura who boldly held out his right hand.
"Raawwhh?" the Quintuplets Brothers tilted their heads in confusion.
"Never fret, young lady!" Yukimura began his heroic pose. "I, Megaman, the Blue Dynamic Warrior, shall save you!" he happily struck his pose, pointing in the air.
Numerous tick marks appeared on Tendou's head, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. "WHAT THE HELL! ? THAT SOUNDS NOTHING LIKE ME AT ALL! ! AND I DO NOT MAKE THAT CRAPPY POSE! !" he screamed to himself, flustering in complete disbelief.
"Okay, cut!" Misaki stood up and faced the Quintuplets Brothers, "You boys have got to be more monster-like."
"But Shishou (Master), this is the best we can do."
"Your "Raawwhh" didn't sound scary enough. It sounded so weak." she pointed before turning to the dark green-haired, "And Yukimura, Megaman doesn't do that pose when he arrives! He's supposed to rush in, punch one of the monsters, and then do the pose!" she corrected him.
Tendou was not very happy to see the play and facepalmed in disgust. "This play is so terrible... It's embarrassing my Megaman title. How did Misaki come up with these corny lines?"
The door was heard open as two girls came in with heavy panting, causing everyone in the gym to face them.
"Misaki, big news!"
"A model is coming!"
"A model? What do you mean?" Misaki asked.
"A model's in our school, and she's on her way to check our play!"
"WHAT! ? NO WAY! ! A REAL MODEL! ?" the black-haired girl gasped in astonishment.
Behind the two girls, Sakura and Shizuko came in with surprised looks.
"Misaki, she's coming!" the wavy dark salmon pink-haired notified.
Walking down the hallway, the woman had long golden blonde hair in a drill-like style in a pigtail, tied up by a red ribbon. She wore a knee-length white dress, sunglasses with green lenses, a gold bracelet on her right wrist, a pair of bright blue heels, and a blue handbag hanging on her right shoulder.
All the boys in the hallway fawned over the woman's beauty and followed her.
"She's so beautiful!"
"Such beauty!"
"Look at her chest! She's definitely a C-cup!"
The woman entered the gym and stopped her track, seeing the stage was still in progress.
Everyone in the gym gasped in amazement to see a beautiful model right before their eyes. Misaki wasn't expecting to see a model in person; it was her first time meeting one.
Tendou widened his eyes and immediately recognized that woman.
The woman shot her head and walked forward.
Misaki quickly dusted the dirt off her skirt and began her friendly introduction. "Welcome to Seika High! My name is Ayuzawa Misaki, and I'm the-" The woman passed by her as she paused. "Huh?" she turned around in confusion and saw the model stopped in front of Tendou.
The two eyed at each other as the blonde smiled at the boy. "Hello, Tendou, how are you? I didn't expect to see you here."
"Same as ever, Miss Luna." Tendou answered dully.
Everyone was shocked to witness their sudden friendly contact and dropped their mouths to the ground. "SHE KNOWS NEW KID! ! ? ?" they shouted in disbelief with their arms in the air.
Misaki was the first to come back to her sense and approached between them. "Wait a minute! You two know each other! ?"
"Of course! I've known him when he was a baby." she removed her sunglasses, revealing her dark green eyes. "Excuse my rudeness earlier. My name is Luna Platz. And I'm-" Unable to finish, she was surrounded by a horde of Seika High female students with hearts in their eyes.
"You're Luna Platz! ? The famous model! ?" Sakura asked perkily.
"Yes, I am! Not just famous, but rich too! I'll give you girls autographs later. But first, give me some space!" she pleaded as the girls complied before walking to the black-haired teenage girl. "As I was saying, I'm here to inspect this Megaman play of yours." she took out a flier from her handbag with her left hand, showing it to the latter. "Is this true?"
"Why, yes, it is! Seika High is Megaman's hero! We owe him a big debt for saving our lives!" Misaki answered brightly with her arms crossed.
"Really?" Luna brought her right hand to her chin and turned her eyes to Tendou. She wondered how this boy became that popular.
"Do you want to see our rehearse?" Misaki asked the woman.
"Yes, please!" Luna answered happily as Sakura and Shizuko lent a chair for her.
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Luna frowned at the hero scene, deadpanned.
Yukimura entered the scene and punched one of the Quintuplets Brothers to the ground before starting his heroic pose. "Never fret, young lady! I, Megaman, the Blue Dynamic Warrior, shall save you!" he finished by pointing in the air.
The blonde model didn't believe what she just saw; she was astonishingly disappointed.
"Tendou, tell me... is this some of kind of a joke?" she asked the spiky brown-haired boy in a whisper, who was sitting next to her.
"No, it isn't, and that is not how it happened." Tendou answered, who also frowned in disappointment.
"So Luna, what do you think?" Misaki asked the woman.
Closing her eyes, Luna sighed and stood with her arms crossed. She opened her eyes and turned them into flames, engulfing her body with a flaming purple aura.
"Eek!" Tendou immediately backed away at her fiery aura. He recognized those eyes when he time-traveled to save his teenage father, who was captured by Skull. He remembered his father told him stories about her bossiness when they were in school together.
"What do I think! ? This Megaman play is a major disaster!" she pointed directly at them. "First of all, you youngsters need to work on your acting more often! And you five boys are not putting your emotions into it! Be more monster-like! Be more vicious! Be fearless! Don't roar like a weakling!" she told the Quintuplets Brothers.
"H-Hai, madam!"
"And you!" Luna pointed directly at Yukimura, "THAT IS NOT MEGAMAN'S CHARACTER AT ALL! ! I'VE KNOWN MEGAMAN FOR A LONG TIME AND HE WOULD NEVER SAY SUCH RIDICULOUS LINES! !"
"L-Luna, you know Megaman?" Misaki asked nervously.
"Of course, I know Megaman! I was at the Repliforce War 23 years ago! If you were referring to the new Megaman with wings, yes, I know him too! I respect him for taking down monsters and crimes!" Her fiery aura increased, going back to her Iin-chou (Class President) mode. She tossed her handbag to Tendou before cracking her knuckles. "Looks like I'm going to teach you kids how to improve the play."
Much later
The students were exhausted from Luna's strict teaching. It was like an adult version of their Kaichou.
Luna was sitting on the chair with Misaki, who sat in front of her.
"So you wrote the script and directed this play?" she asked the girl with a frown.
"Y-Yes! I've worked so hard writing the script and the scene the best I can!" Misaki bowed to the woman. "It's my appreciation to Megaman for saving our lives!" she confessed.
"Hmm... Misaki, was it?"
The black-haired girl raised her head to face the woman. "Y-Yes! Ayuzawa Misaki, the Student Council Kaichou of Seika High School."
"A Kaichou, huh? That's funny. You reminded of me when I was young." Luna smiled at her and turned to look at Tendou, who was helping with the girls painting the background. She leaned closer to the black-haired and asked, "Tell me, Misaki... do you, by chance, have a crush on Megaman?"
Hearing that question earned a blush on the girl's face. She quickly stammered, didn't want to tell her that she had two crushes.
"Well, uh, Luna, that's, you see... "
"You don't have to answer. It's best I don't want to know." Luna interrupted, figuring out her answer already. "Also, the play's in a few days, correct?"
"Yes, that's right." Misaki nodded.
"Until the play is over, I'll be here to give you all some more acting lessons. You better be prepared."
"Hai!"
After school at the front gate
"Let's go, Tendou." Misaki said to the spiky brown-haired.
"I'll catch up. Miss Luna wanted to discuss with me." Tendou replied.
"Oh, okay. I'll see you soon."
As she left to Maid Latte, Tendou waited for Luna to come out of the school building.
"Sorry for the late, I got held up by the girls asking me for autographs." the woman apologized.
"It's fine." he replied dully.
"And I'm sure your Imagin friend is here, too." Luna hinted, "Isn't that right, Draco?"
A ball of light came out of his Hunter-VG and changed into Draco, standing next to Tendou.
"Hello, Luna. It's been a while." he greeted politely with a slight bow.
"Still backing up Tendou as usual?"
"Actually, Luna, I almost got discovered by Misaki." Draco began to explain how it started.
After that
"Tendou, I can't believe you." Luna frowned at the boy and grabbed him, bringing him to her height. "That Misaki girl almost discovered your identity! ?"
"I thought she figured me out, but she claimed me as a Megaman fanboy!" Tendou countered in defense as the woman released him.
"Well, what about your other friends? Those five Imagin friends of yours riding the time-traveling-train-whatever-it's-called? Have they showed themselves in front of her?" Luna asked, raising a bit of her voice.
"No, they haven't. I only let them enter my body for a short time just to help Misaki. There's no way I'll introduce them to her in person! She'll freak out!"
"Look, Tendou, we both know you're not an ordinary Megaman! As your parents' long-time friend, it's my job to watch over you from exposing our StarForce name! It's important to keep your power and your Megaman identity a low profile!" she told him.
"That's what I've been doing since I transferred to Seika High, but... things got difficult recently." Tendou averted his eyes slightly from the latter.
"Difficult?" Luna repeated in confusion, blinking twice. "What do you mean by that?"
"Master Tendou is fond of Misaki." Draco answered.
"DRACO! !" Tendou shot his head at his Imagin partner.
"Wait a minute! You're in love with that girl! ?" Luna widened her eyes in astonishment.
"Keep your voice down!"
"This is unexpected... Tendou's actually falling for a girl like her? Who would've thought." she questioned thoughtfully before asking him. "Tendou, by any chance, did you happen to save her as Megaman?"
"Well, yeah, I did. Ever since I transferred here, I found out about her part-time job, and then she was attacked by Noise Jammers that night." Tendou answered truthfully with a bit of shyness.
"Ah, that explains the Megaman play. It was actually based on you two!" the blonde woman pointed in realization, "And where is this part-time job of hers?"
Maid Latte
The door was heard open as Misaki turned to the new customers.
"Okaerinasai Goshu-ACK!" she paused at the sight, seeing Tendou, Draco, and Luna at the entrance.
"Sorry, Misaki." Tendou said with an apologetic look on his face.
"You work here?" Luna asked in surprise.
The male customers turned to the blonde and fawned over her beauty - including the Moron Trio.
"Wow! She's a beauty!" Shirokawa started.
"She's like an angel!" Sarashina added.
"Her breasts are huge!" Ryuunosuke eyed at the woman's chest.
The Maid Latte staffs recognized the woman and their eyes turned into hearts. They quickly approached and surrounded her.
"NO WAY! ! ARE YOU THE FAMOUS MODEL LUNA PLATZ! ?" Honoka asked.
"THE LUNA PLATZ! ?" Erika followed.
"IN OUR CAFÉ! ?" Subaru continued.
"So much for my low profile. Yes, I am Luna Platz, the famous model, and I'll be happy to accept your autographs!"
Luna took her table and ordered some sweets on the menu. Draco made his way to the kitchen. For Tendou, he was forced to sit with her.
"Tendou, you weren't kidding. I'm surprised to see her working as a maid." Luna took a cup of tea and drank it. "You and Draco work here, too?" she questioned.
"As dishwashers."
"What made you want to work here?"
Before he could explain, Tendou looked around to see Misaki and the rest of the maids weren't near their table. "I, uh, happened to save Misaki from the two stalkers by breaking down the second-floor window, so I'm responsible for the damage."
The blonde was not impressed by his heroicness and facepalmed with a sigh.
"Ugh, that's not how Megaman should be doing."
"So how are Lua and Solo doing?" he asked the woman.
"Lua's doing fine. She still got my charm! And Solo... well, let's say he's having a difficult situation at home."
At the Platz mansion
The white-haired Murian adult was having the most frustrating time of his life in the living room.
Chores!
The butlers were afraid to go near him as they hid near the corner.
"AAAAARRRGGGHHH! ! HOW THE HELL DO YOU HUMANS WORK THIS STUPID CONTRAPTION! ?" Solo questioned angrily, trying to turn on the vacuum cleaner for the past twenty minutes.
Lua sighed in disbelief, shaking her head. She was the daughter of Luna and Solo, and seventeen years old. She had her mother's look and back-length golden blonde hair - except her eyes were red, inherited from Solo's.
"Papa, you didn't plug it in." she proved, showing him the plug in her hand.
"Has Lua ever thought about being a StarForce?" Tendou asked.
"Sadly, no. My daughter doesn't like fighting." Luna shook her head, "I always wanted Lua to be a new StarForce, but she's afraid to get involved. I am worried about her when she's older."
"Hehehe. Tell me about it. Kaa-san worries about me way too much." Tendou thought with a nervous laugh.
"Okay, that's enough for today. Let's not forget about the play, Tendou." Luna stood up and searched for her wallet in her handbag.
Misaki noticed Luna was about to leave and approached their table. "How's your meal, Luna?" she asked the woman.
"The sweets are nice. The atmosphere is very calming. This café is very suitable for you." Luna smiled at the girl and handed some money to her, "Here's your tip."
"What for?" the black-haired asked in confusion.
"Your Megaman play is just like mine when I was very young. I, too, directed a Megaman play based on a real incident." Luna answered, patting the girl's shoulder, "You keep up the good work." she walked to the entrance.
"Wait, Luna! What about-"
She was too late. The model already left the café.
"If you were referring the autographs for the girls, Misaki, I've got them right here." Tendou reached his hands inside his black jacket and revealed four CD cases with Luna's signatures. He managed to get them before entering Maid Latte.
Elsewhere
A mechanical alligator surfaced at a lake in the park and scanned around. He spotted a flier that had a picture of Megaman before walking forward to inspect it. "Megaman at Seika High, huh? How interesting." he let out a low chuckle.
And so, it was the day of the play!
In the gym
Every Seika High student was very excited for this day. After their harsh acting lesson from the famous model, they were fully prepared to show their Megaman play.
"Okay, everyone! Let's give it with everything we've got to show our appreciation for Megaman!" Misaki declared as everyone pumped their fists in the air in agreement. "You guys, help the girls serve the drinks! And you, help them with the chairs for the audience, pronto!"
"Oh man, I don't want people to laugh when they see my scene." Tendou thought worriedly.
"Hello, Tendou." a woman's voice greeted.
Tendou turned and saw Tia standing next to Luna. "M-Miss Tia? Why are you here?" he asked.
"Luna invited me. She told me about the Megaman play at your school." the dark blue-haired woman smiled at him.
"Trust me. You don't wanna see it. Also, you've got some guts to show Kaa-san those pictures back at the audition." he frowned at her.
"Well, your mother has the right to know about your new hairstyle, except for your Imagin friend, Sieg." Tia noted.
"That feathery prince weirdo was there, too! ?" Luna shot her head to her friend in surprise.
"Sieg was only in Tendou's body for a moment - just to drink tea." Tia corrected her blonde friend.
"Tendou!" Misaki called as the three turned to see the black-haired girl walking towards them. "Tendou, some of the girls needs-Oh, Miss Tia? You're here, too?" she noticed.
"Why, yes. Luna invited me."
"You two know each other?" Misaki asked, pointing at the two adults.
"Indeed, Misaki! We're friends for a long time!" Luna answered brightly.
"First, Tendou's parents, and now Luna? Just what is going on here?" Misaki questioned inwardly, then realized why she was here. "Tendou, some of the girls need help carrying the costume box."
"Alright. I'll be-" Unable to finish, a hand was placed on his right shoulder, causing Tendou to turn around.
"Yo, Tendou!" a teenage boy greeted calmly. He had black hair and blue eyes. He wore a green T-shirt with an American star on it, black combat pants, and boots.
"Dan! ? You're here, too! ?" the spiky brown-haired gaped, seeing his partner at his new high school.
"Mom told me about this Megaman play. I was curious about it so I joined in." Dan explained.
"Trust me, you don't want to see it." Tendou said sadly with a frown.
Dan noticed a familiar girl with black hair next to his partner and recognized her. She was the same girl back in the forest with Tendou in the summer that night.
"You must be Misaki. Mom told me about you." he greeted and extended his right hand.
"Your mom?" Misaki blinked in confusion.
"He's Miss Tia and Ace's son." Tendou simply answered, pointing at the long dark blue-haired woman with his right thumb.
"No way! You're their son!" Misaki widened her eyes in surprise, then shook the latter's hand. "My name is Ayuzawa Misaki, the Student Council Kaichou of Seika High School."
"The name's Dan Kito." the black-haired boy greeted back.
"ACK!" Tendou gaped at his partner's name, realizing something important.
Misaki paused at the latter's name as she retrieved her hand. "Dan? Hmmm... Where have I heard that name before?" she asked thoughtfully, trying to remember from her memory bank.
Suddenly, Tendou interrupted and linked his right arm around Dan's shoulder, "Actually, Misaki, his real name is Daniel! He shortened his name to Dan because it's faster that way!" he lied nervously.
"Hmm, guess you're right. My mistake, Daniel. Tendou, you better hurry up and help the girls. The play is starting soon." she turned and went back to work on the stage.
"You got it!"
"Tendou, what was that?" Dan frowned blankly at him, "Daniel is not my real name. Why did you lie?"
"Have you lost your memory! ?" Tendou countered in retort, "Your friend, Gunner, exposed your name right in front of her when you saved us from that Noise Jammer!"
Dan widened his eyes in realization, and completely forgot about that. "Oh, shoot. You're right." he took his silver Hunter-VG from his pocket and eyed at his signature partner in the screen. "Thanks a lot, Gunner."
"I said I was sorry, Dan. Do I have to keep repeating myself?"
Dan sighed and put his device back in his pocket. "Great, my name is stuck with "Daniel" when I'm near her. Can I ask you something, Tendou? How did you manage to score a girl like her?" he asked with a sly smile.
The spiky brown-haired immediately backed away with a blush, "D-Don't be ridiculous! Th-There's nothing going on between us!" he retorted, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some preparation to do!" he turned away and headed to the stage.
"Mom, you were right. Tendou found himself a lucky girl."
"He sure has. He just hasn't realized it yet." Tia nodded.
An hour later
The audience took their seats with their food and drinks in their hands. Taking a peek behind the curtain, Tendou scanned the area and found his family sitting next to Luna, Tia, and Dan. He became anxious about the play and hoped they wouldn't laugh at his heroic scene.
Finally, the show has begun as the light in the gym dimmed.
Three spotlights shined at the center of the stage and revealed several people eating in a restaurant.
Misaki used a napkin to wipe her mouth and stood up from her seat in a casual outfit. She wore a blue shirt and black pants.
"Thank you very much for the meal." she bowed to Kanou the waiter and made her leave.
On cue, two spotlights turned off at the background.
A few seconds later, they shined again, and the background became a street with a dark sky.
Misaki followed the scene just like that night. Suddenly, two doors were slammed open from the hallway and caused everyone in the gym to turn at it. They saw a person dressed up in a monster suit that looked like a mechanical alligator in green armor.
"Wait a minute, that's not supposed to happen." she claimed.
The mechanical alligator growled and walked forward to the stage. The audience gave him an applause for his entrance. The Stelar family, Tia, and Luna didn't clap, and they recognized that alligator.
Tendou watched it from behind the curtain and scanned the pages, realizing this wasn't part of the scene; he had a premonition about this.
The mechanical alligator stopped in front of the girl. "Where is Megaman! ?" he asked in a threatening tone.
"Wh-Who are you?" Misaki asked, trying to stay calm.
"I am Wheel Gator, a Repliforce!" he introduced, pointing at himself with his right thumb, "And I am here to hunt down Megaman in this school!"
(Wheel Gator was from Megaman X2)
"Oooohh!" the audience became excited to see this.
"No way! A monster at a time like this! ?" Misaki shouted inwardly in disbelief, "This isn't good!" She noticed the audience wasn't scared of his monstrous appearance. They thought it was part of the play.
"Grrr! What should I do! ? Should I transform and fight in front of everyone, or watch! ?" Tendou questioned to himself, couldn't decide in a heavy situation. He noticed the students in the backstage were whispering to each other about this stranger in an alligator costume. Then, something hit him. "Crap! Yukimura! I can't let him go out like this!" he finally made his decision and ran off to search for him.
"M-Megaman's not here!" Misaki answered, continuing her role - even though her line wasn't in this scene.
Wheel Gator grabbed her and lifted her in the air, "Don't you give me that! It says "Megaman" in this school!" he proved by showing a flier to her, "Now where is he! ?" he demanded and shook her.
"Aarrrgghh!"
The audience became more excited at the scene, knowing what would happen next.
Yukimura was putting his Megaman costume on, preparing for his cue. From behind, Tendou appeared and struck the dark green-haired's scruff with a swift karate chop, knocking him out cold on the floor. He lifted the unconscious latter and gently placed him on a chair.
"Sorry, Yukimura, you're gonna have to sit this one out." he said apologetically. "It's time for the real Megaman to make his entry." He took out his dark blue Hunter-VG from his pocket and placed it at the center of his waist as it shot out silver belt strap around him. "Henshin!" he called out as his body was consumed by a ball of light.
"Ahh! Let go!" Misaki demanded, trying to break free from the mechanical alligator's grip.
"Not until you tell me where-Huh?" Wheel Gator paused, noticing a bright light above him.
A ball of light descended and tackled Wheel Gator away, knocking him to the floor at the audience.
"Grrrr!" he stood back up with a growl.
The light vanished and revealed Megaman, carrying Misaki in his arms in a bridal style.
His armors were dark blue. He had wings of Cygnus Noise form. His helmet had no spiky hair. His lens was red, and a silver mask below it. His streamlines were green.
With a small gasp, Misaki didn't expect to see the real one in the flesh. Her heart pounded in joy to be in his arms.
The audience gave the main hero a big cheer for his arrival.
"So cool!"
"It's Megaman!"
"Nice special effect!
Behind the curtain, the boys were amazed to see the actual Megaman in their play, making his grand entrance. Gasping in excitement, the girls brightened their eyes in heart shapes, seeing Misaki was in Megaman's arms like a shining knight in armor again. They couldn't help but love his dramatic entrance - just like the Sports Festival.
The Stelar family, Tia, Dan, and Luna were surprised to see Tendou's sudden entrance.
"Geo, have we ever taught Tendou that way before?" Sonia asked, finding the boy a bit peculiar.
"No, I don't think we have." Geo answered, deadpanned.
"Our grandson just made his entrance like a fairy tale." Hope giggled.
"Now there's something you don't see every day." Kelvin chuckled, enjoying the sight.
"Sir, I agree with you." Dan nodded, his eyes widened in amazement to see his partner with a girl in his arms.
"This is going in our album." Tia snapped some pictures in her Hunter-VG with a smile.
"I'm surprised these people still think it's part of the show." Luna commented.
"Megaman, how did you?" Misaki asked in a whisper as the dark blue armored hero placed her on the floor.
"The flier. Where else?" Megaman (Tendou) quickly answered in a whisper. He cleared his throat and held out his left hand, "Stay safe. I'll handle him." he blended in the play before hopping off the stage.
Wheel Gator growled with a snort. "Megaman, I'm so gonna tear you apart! Supin Takkuru (Spin Tackle)!" he charged forward and twirled himself rapidly as if he was a drill.
"Batoru Kaado (Battle Card)! Metaru Nakkuru (Metal Knuckle)!" Megaman (Tendou) called out as a metallic silver fist appeared on his right hand. He swung his arm upwardly and gave the mechanical alligator a fierce uppercut before he could hit him.
"AAAAARRRGGGHH! !" Wheel Gator flew in the air and crashed flatly on the floor.
The audience stood up and backed away, giving the two actors more space to fight.
"This play is so awesome!"
"Hey, Dan, should we join in?" a voice asked in the black-haired teenage boy's Hunter-VG as he took it out from his pocket.
"No need, Gunner. This is Megaman's play after all. I'll let him take care of it." Dan answered.
Megaman (Tendou) charged forward and aimed his metallic right fist at him; he didn't want to use projectile weapons but decided to go for a close range.
Wheel Gator got up and made a quick turn, smacking his dark blue armored enemy with his tail.
"Aahhh!" Stopping in his track, Megaman (Tendou) cried and received another tail smack. "Aaaahh!"
Wheel Gator grabbed two chairs and faced his enemy with a snicker. He gave Megaman (Tendou) a hard smack with the right chair, and then the left, and then the right, repeating the same process.
"Aaaaahhh! Gaaaahhh!" Megaman (Tendou) cried from the smacking chairs and shot his head at him. He caught both chairs with his hands and prevented him from swinging his arms.
"Hehehe! Too predictable!" Wheel Gator chuckled. He jumped up and launched his feet at him, pushing him away.
"Aaaarrrggghhh!" Megaman (Tendou) crashed on the floor as the metallic fist vanished.
Throwing the two chairs away, Wheel Gator pounced on his fallen enemy and opened his jaws. He chomped forward, but the latter moved his head to the right. He chomped to the left, but missed again.
"HAAA! !" Megaman (Tendou) launched his right fist at the mechanical alligator, but the latter caught it from doing so.
"HAHAHA! ! You're gonna have to do better than-AAAAAAAHHHHH! !" Unable to finish, Wheel Gator cried in agony from the sharp pain. His chest was pierced by Megaman (Tendou)'s red blade on his right forearm. Removing his arm, he backed away and stumbled with a growl. "You'll pay for that! Supin Hoiiru (Spin Wheel)!" he launched two saw blades from both shoulders at his enemy.
Retracting the red blade on his right forearm, Megaman (Tendou) stood up and caught both spinning saw blades as if they were samurai swords. He held both blades on his right hand and tossed them back at the mechanical alligator. The first saw blade struck Wheel Gator's left shin, and the second one hit his right shoulder.
"AAAAAAAAHHHH! ! YOU BASTARD! !"
"Open the door now!" Megaman (Tendou) shouted.
Two students reached to the doors and complied, letting the sunlight shined inside.
Megaman (Tendou) dashed forward and leaped in the air, extending his right leg as it glowed a bright yellow light. "SUTAAFOOSU KIKKU (STARFORCE KICK)! !" he landed a powerful kick at Wheel Gator's chest and sent him flying straight to the opened doorway. He bounced back and landed on the floor.
"AAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH! !" Wheel Gator cried from the impact and crashed on the ground. He stood up slowly and felt his life was about to end. "I-Impossible... ! NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo... " he fell forward to the ground and exploded in defeat.
*BOOM! !* *KA-BOOM! !*
On cue, the audience gave him a cheerful applause.
"THAT WAS AWESOME! !"
"THE FIGHT LOOKS SO REAL! !"
"SEIKA HIGH PLAY IS SO COOL! !"
Megaman (Tendou) stood there and enjoyed the applause.
Misaki examined the area and didn't understand how these people thought it was real.
"Misaki!" Sakura called in a whisper as the black-haired girl turned to see her friend by the curtain. "What should we do?"
Misaki had to think of a way to fix the play as soon as possible. Suddenly, an idea hit her!
Megaman (Tendou) turned to see if Misaki was okay, but saw her standing near the curtain, holding a sign. His red lens zoomed in and read the sign, "Megaman, help us with the play! Please!".
"That's right. I knocked Yukimura out." he realized. He had no choice but to fix it.
The dark blue armored Megaman responded with a short nod.
Seeing the hero's approval, a happy smile grew on Misaki's face. She couldn't believe her hero volunteered to help their play. She turned to her friends and gave them a thumbs-up. They all widened their eyes in excitement and didn't believe it was happening.
The lights in the gym were turned off momentarily. As the two spotlights shined at the background, Megaman (Tendou) was nowhere in sight.
Misaki walked out of the curtain and continued where she left off. She looked at the watch on her left wrist, "Oh no! It's getting late! I have to get home!" she exclaimed and took a few steps.
All of a sudden, the Quintuplets Brothers jumped out of the cardboard bushes in their Noise Jammer-like costumes. They formed their monster poses with menacing roars.
"Wow! Those boys are doing much better than before." Misaki praised the brothers and realized it was her scene. "Oh yeah, my line." she dropped to the ground and shrieked, "Aaaaaaahhh! Oh no, monsters! Someone help me!" she pleaded loudly.
"GRRRAAAAWWWWW! !" The Quintuplets Brothers approached closer to her in their monstrous poses.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! !" a voice shouted.
Misaki and the Quintuplets Brothers turned to the left and saw a certain dark blue armored hero running towards them. It was Megaman to the rescue! He punched the closest one in an act.
"AAAAAHHHHH! !" the first brother cried and dropped to the floor in defeat.
"Who are you! ?" one of the Quintuplets Brothers asked.
Megaman (Tendou) didn't want to show his actual introduction pose, but decided to use it differently. "Ore wa (I am) Megaman, the Legendary Blue Fighter!" he announced in a fighting stance.
The audience gave him a loud applause for his heroic introduction. The Stelar family, Tia, Dan, and Luna joined in but didn't expect to hear his new introduction.
"The Legendary Blue Fighter, huh? That sounds much better than the Blue Bomber." Geo chuckled, remembering his Megaman play. He had to admit, his son did much better than him.
"Come on! Let's get him!" the four brothers charged at the hero and retaliated in an act.
Megaman (Tendou) swung his arms and legs at them and defeated the five monsters.
"NOOOOOOOOOO! !" The four brothers fell backward to the floor in defeat, pretending to be dead.
Megaman (Tendou) walked towards the fallen Misaki and stopped in front of her. He extended his right hand to her as the black-haired girl took his hand before he pulled her up to her feet.
"Thank you for saving me! Will I see you again?" she asked and felt her heart racing.
"You will in time." he nodded, "Have a good night." he turned around and walked towards the curtain.
On cue, the spotlights turned off as the audience gave the play a cheerful applause. The lights were back on in the gym as the Seika High actors walked to the stage along with Megaman (Tendou), standing next to Misaki. They all bowed to the audience.
Later
"You Seika kids did a great job!" Luna praised them, "I've gotta admit, my acting lesson really paid off!"
"Luna, we won't forget your teaching!"
"We'll do better next time!"
"LUNA-SAMA! ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! !" The Quintuplets Brothers bowed to the model.
Luna noticed a certain black-haired Kaichou was missing as she scanned around. "Where's Misaki? Oh, wait. Nevermind."
Megaman (Tendou) and Misaki were at the back of the school to have their personal conversation.
"I want to thank you again for saving me and Seika High from that monster." Misaki bowed to her hero with a small blush.
"It's no problem. I didn't expect your school is having a play about me. If I hadn't arrived, your school and everyone would've been killed by that alligator monster." the dark blue armored Megaman pointed.
The black-haired girl replayed the memories of Megaman saving her and her friends from the mechanical monsters several times. She slowly lifted her head and locked her eyes on him. She wasn't sure how to thank him for rescuing her, but knew this had to be the right time to show him her gratitude.
"M-Megaman, th-there is something that I want to convey to you." she said solemnly.
"What would that be?" Megaman (Tendou) asked, feeling a bit curious.
Misaki lowered her head slightly as the redness of her face intensified. She felt her heart beating faster and faster than before. She had to show him a bit of her feelings, and she decided to convey it right now. Mustering all her courage, she shut her eyes for a moment and opened them with a determined look.
Taking two steps forward, she grabbed his shoulder pads and boldly planted a kiss on the cheek of his helmet.
Megaman (Tendou) was startled by her sudden kiss and widened his eyes in complete astonishment behind his red lens.
"Megaman... can you keep it a secret?" she pleaded, and finally conveyed to him.
The armored teenager stood there in bewilderment and silence. He was beyond shocked. Thankfully, he was glad his helmet concealed his blushing face.
"If that was weird of me, then I'll just-"
"Nononono! It's not weird! You just caught me off guard! I-I, uh, I-I'll definitely keep it a secret! Count on it!" he assured her between stuttering.
Misaki smiled dearly at her hero and brought her arms around him in a hug. "Arigato (Thank you)... Megaman!"
Megaman (Tendou) returned the hug and somehow felt his heart pounded in joy. Breaking the hug, he locked his eyes at her and prepared to reveal his identity directly as he slowly reached his right hand to his Hunter-VG.
"Oh, what a pleasant sight." a woman's voice spoke.
Megaman (Tendou) immediately turned his back and shot his eyes at the interrupter.
It was Tia, who was watching the entire time.
"Oh crap!" he quickly leaped in the air and flew off.
"M-Miss Tia, you were watching us! ?" Misaki asked in surprise as the latter approached her.
"Not all of it. I only saw you gave Megaman a kiss." Tia giggled, "Who knew you have feelings for him. And I thought you and Tendou are a good pair." she noted.
"Miss Tia, please don't say a word about this!" she pleaded.
"Your secret is safe with me." Tia replied with a smile and turned her back, "Come on, let's get back inside. Everyone's waiting for you."
"O-Okay." Misaki complied, walking behind the long dark blue-haired woman at a slow pace. She placed her right hand on her lips and couldn't believe she actually kissed her savior, Megaman.
However, there was one more person - Tendou.
Ever since her summer trip, she realized her feelings for him and Megaman, but couldn't decide who to choose.
From the corner, Sakura and Shizuko were speechless to witness their friend kissing the dark blue armored hero.
"Shizuko, did you see that? Did you see that! ?" the perky dark salmon pink-haired asked her friend in astonishment.
"I did, and it was very unexpected." the short black-haired girl replied.
Flying in the air, Megaman (Tendou) was still astonished by Misaki's kiss.
"Draco, did she... did she actually kiss me?" he asked his partner.
"Indeed, she did, Master Tendou. It was quite an improvement between you two." Draco answered from his Hunter-VG.
"Improvement? What's that supposed to mean?" he questioned in confusion.
In the hallway
Misaki and Tia were walking their way back to the gym. The black-haired girl knew this could be the right time to ask the woman ever since she explored WAZA HQ.
"Miss Tia, wait!" she called as the long dark blue-haired woman turned to face her.
"What is it?"
"This may sound awkward... I... I would like to join WAZA!" Misaki requested, bowing her head.
Tia widened her eyes in surprise. "You want to join WAZA?" she repeated.
Misaki raised her head to face the latter. "I want to repay my debt to Megaman for saving my life. Not just Megaman, but Tendou, too! Those two has been rescuing me many times, and I want to pay them back!" she explained solemnly. "Miss Tia, please! Let me join WAZA! Please!" she bowed her head once again.
Tia didn't expect to hear the teenage girl's request all of a sudden. Growing a smile on her face, she was right all along. Those two were meant for each other.
"Alright." the woman answered as the black-haired girl raised her head and responded with a happy gasp. "-but not right now." she finished.
"Not right now?" Misaki repeated in confusion.
"WAZA HQ currently has its hands full of new recruits. I'll let you know when we need more." Tia replied.
"R-Really?"
"Definitely." Tia assured her and continued to walk towards the gym.
"Miss Tia, thank you very much!" Misaki bowed happily again, then realized something was missing. "Hang on a sec, if that was the real Megaman... ACK! ! WHERE'S YUKIMURA! ?" she questioned inwardly.
Yukimura was fast asleep on a chair and fell to the floor. "Ow! That hurts." he stood up, but didn't hear any audience. Then, he looked at the window, seeing the sky suddenly became sunset. "HUH! ? IT'S OVER ALREADY! ?" he shouted in depress with tears in his eyes.
To be continued...