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e-chan's Journey – Episode 4
"The Backup Plan! Bet it All on Mrs. Kazuki!"
By eshonen
Quirk finds herself in the loving embrace of a Substitute doll as it lovingly cuddles her and rubs her head.
Quirk: *purrs like a kitten* zzzzzo nice~ ^/w/^
Substitute doll: *continues to pet Quirk* time to wake up, sleepy-head~
Quirk: Huh? But I am awake~ -/w/-
Substitute doll: *begins shaking Quirk firmly* wake up, wake up, wake up…
*The scene before Quirk then changes completely and she sees that she's on a bed while a boy with black spiky hair stands in front of her, gently shaking her. Apparently everything before was just a dream.*
e-chan: You awake now, sleepy-head? We'd like to ask you a few things if that's alright ^w^
*Quirk looks around her to see that she was inside of a room that wasn't hers. As her memories of the previous night began to come back to her, Quirk sees that the boy in front of her was e-chan…and the five angry girls behind him were Rize, Evie, Rukia, Riley and Lucca; she had been sent to sabotage their alarm clocks. She succeeded in doing that but failed to escape and was now caught. As panic sets in Quirk tries to take to the air to fly away but found that she was being held down as she struggles to get away.*
e-chan: Don't even try to run; Evie has you pinned to that bed with Confusion.
Evie: *adjusts her glasses with her free hand while her right hand uses Confusion on Quirk* n
Quirk: OxO;;
e-chan: So, since you're going to be here for a little bit longer, why don't we talk for a bit? So first things first: introductions. I'm e-chan; what's your name? ^^
Quirk: Q-Quirk…
e-chan: Quirk, huh? That's a nice name. Would you care to tell me why I woke up to find my alarm disabled and you sound asleep in my bed with me?
Quirk: Um…well…you zzzztee…
e-chan: You don't seem like the type to cause mischief for no reason or the malicious type in the slightest.
Quirk: I…I don't? How can you tell?
e-chan: I don't know; it's just a vibe that I'm getting from you. Perhaps you were put up to this by somebody?
Quirk: OxO;;
e-chan: Ah, so that's what's going on. Care to tell us who it was that made you do this?
Quirk: No, I can't; she'll make my life mizzzzzzerable!
e-chan: So it's a female perp; that really narrows it down.
Quirk: No! Pleazzzzzze don't report this! I get very nervouzzzzz when under pressure and I always blab important stuff out of nervousness! If zzzzzecurity finds out that I've been doing Sugar'zzzzz dirty work again they'll…
e-chan: Sugar; the leader of that Team Diva that was bullying poor little Raine yesterday?
Quirk: QxQ Nooooo! Pleazzzzzze, I'm sorry! I don't want to be exzzzzzpelled! WAAAAAAAHHHH! :cries:
*Seeing the poor Rotom girl crying her heart out seemed to soften the hearts of the girls, making them take their anger off of Quirk and put it directly on Sugar.*
Rukia: Next time I see that Sugar, POW! *punches her open palm*
Riley: Don't, Rukia; don't give her a technicality to take advantage of.
Evie: I guess that we should've expected something like this in the end; I just never thought that she would try something like this so soon.
e-chan: …let her up, Evie.
Evie: *stops using Confusion on Quirk*
e-chan: *helps Quirk up* okay Quirk, we won't report you…
Quirk: Oh thank you-thank you-thank you! ^o^
e-chan: … *walks up to Quirk* but only on one condition.
Quirk: C-Conditions? *tears well up in her eyes as she looks down*
e-chan: It's not what you think; we're not trying to blackmail you or anything like Sugar must be doing.
Quirk: *looks up at e-chan hopefully*
e-chan: …I want you to cut your ties with Sugar. If you continue to kowtow to her she'll only continue making you do stuff for her. You don't want to keep doing stuff like this for her, do you?
Quirk: No…no, I don't.
e-chan: Then you've got to show her your conviction. Look, I'll even go with you when you go see her if that'll help.
Quirk: I'd…I'd like that. Okay, deal! ^w^
Riley: Okay, if that's cleared up then what are we going to do about our teacher situation? With only a few minutes till 8AM we've missed our opportunity to get a guaranteed spot in Prof. Sally Oak's class as well as any other highly rated teacher in this area.
Evie: I'm sure that there'll be a teacher somewhere for us; I'm 90% confident of that fact! ^o^
*Minutes later they all step outside of their apartment building and are greeted to the sight of an absolutely humongous crowd of people and Pokémon before them, waiting for the announcement to start the enrollment period.*
All seven: …WHAAAAAAA!? *makes very stunned, comedic faces*
Evie: My confidence in us getting a teacher has significantly dropped. O_O;
Loudspeaker: Attention all students, the enrollment period has now started. That is all.
*And with that the crowds begin to go wild, rushing in various directions.*
Riley: This is insane; absolutely insane!
Rize: Reminds me of the Black Friday sales at the boutiques back home. :meow:
Rukia: Is this really how it ends for us; kicked out before classes even start?
e-chan: As I said, I won't let that happen!
Riley: But what are we going to do? Look at all these people! By the time we actually make it to a classroom that teacher will have reached their maximum amount of students!
e-chan: I know where we can go and we'll be guaranteed a teacher as long as we stayed determined until the end.
Riley: Really? Who is this teacher?
e-chan: Her name is Mrs. Kazuki.
Riley: Mrs. Kazuki? *pulls up the guide of teachers in her Poké Band* …there she is…wait…her satisfied student rating is extremely low compared to the other teachers!
e-chan: True.
Riley: *continues to read* according to this she's only had eight students in her entire five year career as a teacher here…I guess that explains the low student satisfaction rating…
e-chan: But all those eight students were satisfied with her and also gave her amazing reviews; no other teacher in that entire guide had gotten reviews and review scores even close to the ones she got despite there being so few.
Riley: I see where you're coming from but something about her just isn't adding up.
Rukia: You're overthinking things, sis. I say we give this one a shot; what do we have to lose?
Riley: …okay, let's try our luck with Mrs. Kazuki…but this guide doesn't say where she's located.
Lucca: There has to be some sort of clue as to where to find her somewhere around here.
Rize: *looks around and notices that a lot of individuals gathering around an outdoor bulletin board and then dashing off in various directions* wait, that bulletin board; let's check that out first!
*The group of seven dashes over to the bulletin board, squeezing through the crowd that was gathered around it. Sure enough, it contained the locations of each teacher within the area. Once they learned the location of Mrs. Kazuki's classroom they each head over to the nearest teleporter and warp over to the destination. Upon arriving they see that they were actually in a very deserted area of town. There was only one building in the area and it was surrounded by forest on all sides; the thick tree canopy above blocked out nearly all sunlight, giving the entire area a very creepy feel.*
Rize and Evie: Scary… :fear:
Riley: I'm getting some major red flags here :worry:
Rukia: Getting scared, sister? :XD:
Riley: Of-Of course not! I-I'm just questioning the mind of a teacher who sets up shop in a place like this, that's all! 3
e-chan: *walks up to the front door* hey, there's a note from Mrs. Kazuki here.
Lucca: Really; what does it say?
e-chan: It says "To all who are interested in becoming my students, please come in and relax. There are food and drinks on the ground floor, along with many books, games and other things to pass the time with. I'll make sure to be here by 7PM tonight so until then get to know your fellow students and play nicely. Sincerely, D. Kazuki"
Quirk: Wait, you mean she's not here?
e-chan: I guess not :/
*Opening the door everybody sees that unlike the outside of the building, the inside was very well maintained to the point of looking brand new. It was bright, it was clean, it was furnished, and had everything and more that was promised.*
Rize: Wow~ look at this spread! :drool: *immediately goes over to the food table*
e-chan: I guess that we're the first ones here. :)
?: That you are.
*Exiting from the door that lead to the staircase for the upper levels was both a Bisharp woman and a Gothitelle woman, each wearing a blouse and skirt combination that make them look like they could be school teachers.*
Bisharp woman: Greetings, I am Miss Shinobu.
Gothitelle woman: And I am Ms. Sugar.
Shinobu: We're here to watch over the students as they gather and help make them comfortable while they wait for Mrs. Kazuki to arrive.
e-chan: Nice to meet you both; we'll be in your care :D
Ms. Sugar: Oh, such a polite young man; that daughter of mine could learn a lesson or two from you.
Evie: Daughter…?
Rize: Wow, the Sugar we met yesterday looks a lot like you~
Ms. Sugar: Then I take it that you already met my daughter then; I hope that she didn't cause you any trouble.
Rukia: Well… ^^;
Quirk: *looks away*
Ms. Sugar: *sighs* so she DID cause trouble yesterday; she lied right to my face. That's it; she is definitely getting a spanking later. n I apologize for any trouble that she may have caused you in such a short time. Feel free to help yourself to anything here. ^^
Lucca: Thank you very much, Ma'am. ^^
*As the group hangs out and waits for time to pass, more students begin to arrive; among them was actually Raine from yesterday.*
Raine: *spots e-chan* O/w/O e-chan! ^/o/^ *runs over to e-chan and glomps him*
e-chan: *gets squished underneath Raine* Raine! ^o^ *hugs the large goo dragons warmly* it's so great to see you! So you chose Mrs. Kazuki to be your teacher too? :)
Raine: I-I heard Mrs. Kazuki helps make strong students. I want to get strong enough so that I can take care of myself from now on. ^w^
e-chan: That's a good goal *nods*
Rize: e-chan, now's your chance; ask her! ^o^
e-chan: Huh? …Oh yeah! Raine, I didn't get a chance to ask you yesterday but please, join my team! :D
Raine: O/O W-Wha? Y-You want me on your team, even though I'm an Abnormal?
e-chan: Of course; I don't care about any of that. As long as you're a good person and you want to work hard to accomplish your dreams then I want you as my friend. :D
Raine: e-chan… ;w; Then yes; I would be honored to be a part of your team! *gets up and helps e-chan to his feet before lowering her neck down to his level to reveal the Poké Band around her neck*
e-chan: *raises his left arm to reveal his Poké Band*
e-chan and Raine: Poké Band, Go!
*The Poké Bands make a "bing" sound, signifying that the connection was made and that e-chan and Raine were now team members.*
e-chan: Alright! Nice to have you aboard, Raine! :D
Raine: Yes! …and… *kisses e-chan's forehead*
Rize: Hey! /o/
Raine: That's thanks for helping me when I was Team Diva's latest target. ^w^
Ms. Sugar: So you were a victim of my daughter yesterday? I'd like to speak with you if that's alright… *turns to Quirk* and you as well, dear.
Raine: Okay .3.
Quirk: Yes Ma'am. -.-;
*As time went by and more and more students began arriving. They all hailed from different planets throughout the universe but they were all there for the same reason: to learn how to work together to compete in the Pokémon Leagues. Before long the entire room was full of students and it was only minutes away from 7PM. Surprisingly, one of the last arrivals was actually Team Diva.*
Sugar: I can't believe that all of the other teachers turned us away! :x
Kyle: Are you sure that they turned ALL of us away? It sounded more like they were turning only you away and you made the rest of us f-
Sugar: *glares bloody daggers at Kyle*
Kyle: Shutting up! OxO;;
Sugar: …well, at least I can take solace in the fact that that troublesome guy and his friends from yesterday didn't get their first pick, if anything, today.
Juan: Um, boss?
Sugar: What?
Juan: *points over to e-chan, Rize, Rukia, Evie and Raine*
Sugar: Oh-no…NO!
*Sugar storms over towards e-chan and the others with her team mates close behind her.*
Raine: *spots Sugar coming their way* uh-oh… O~O;;
e-chan: Huh? :?
Sugar: *grabs e-chan's shoulder and spins him around to face her* YOU!
e-chan: Oh, hey Sugar; looks like the two of us are going to be classmates. ^w^
Sugar: Don't try to get chummy with me, eyebrows!
e-chan: Eyebrows? O.o
Sugar: Yesterday was an utter fluke; I let myself get overwhelmed by the amount of power you were pouring out. Just because you can produce that sort of power doesn't mean that you know how to use it, so I have nothing to worry about. Time for you to taste the power of the strongest one in this entire class *snaps her fingers*
Kyle, Juan, Silk, K-Rock and Karoo: *charges up with energy and begins pouring it into Sugar*
Sugar: Yeah, that's the stuff w
*All of the students surrounding them backs away, leaving Teams Diva and Sunheart in the center.*
Sugar: Time for you newbies to learn who runs things around here! *raises her left arm and begins creating a massive Energy Ball attack*
e-chan: *takes a battle stance as he readies himself for a fight*
Rize, Rukia and Evie: *joins e-chan, also taking battle stances, ready to fight as well*
*Just as the massive Energy Ball is about to reach a dangerous size, somebody walks up to Sugar from the crowd and grabs her left arm. It was a little dragon girl wearing glasses who had red spikey hair and was wearing a white blouse, black skirt, white stockings and black shoes. She looked no older than e-chan and the others but she seemed to have a very wise aura surrounding her.*
?: Okay dear, that's enough ^w^
Sugar: Who do you think you're talking to, you little shrimp!?
?: Oh dear, you're just as sassy as your Mother said you would be. But I must insist that you stop what you are doing…right now.
*The dragon girl glances at Team Diva and emits a shockwave of energy that cancels out the energy Sugar's team mates were providing her with and causes her Energy Ball attack to destabilize and evaporate into thin air. Everybody watching was amazed by this feat.*
Rukia: Whoa, so cool! :excited:
Evie: Did she just use Conquerer's Haki? OoO
?: Ah, so you read that manga too, huh? ^w^ No, that wasn't what I just used. That was a trainer ability called Hyper Intimidation, and it is just one of the many different abilities that you can learn while you are all here. ^^
e-chan: …wait, I know you!
?: Do you now? :)
e-chan: I saw your name in the guide book of teachers for this year; I so wanted to believe that it was you and now I'm just so excited that I was right and that it IS you! OwO
Rize: But, who is she, e-chan?
Dena: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Mrs. Dena Kazuki, and I'll be your teacher…provided that you pass my test first~ ^w^
e-chan: Test?
To Be Continued…