Chapter 3: Danger Mouse's Sound to Onihime's Awakening
The Mark IV flew towards the Swiss Alps at top speed. DM decided to land his car several yards away from the dormant maiden's spot, so that he'd surprise his unknown enemies out of the blue. What he didn't expect to face were three humanoid creatures in different sizes guarding the glowing mound behind them.
The smallest one looked like a little chick with a purple head and blue eyes, but had white bows on each side with a third on its black and white, zigzagged chest.
The medium sized one resembled a little girl with two white bows covering the front of her black dress. She had black legs; two black balls on each side of her blackish head and purple face, where more white bows rested in between. Black raindrop shaped earrings hung down from the black balls.
As for the third creature, it was the tallest of all of them. A large black dress with four white bows in the front; its face resembled the medium sized girl, but had four black points sticking out of each side of her head; and a white bow stuck on the top of her head.
All three wore red lipstick; their expressions seemed passive as they noticed him. "We knew that you would come, Danger Mouse," a feminine voice echoed into his head as the tall creature's body glowed in a pink veil.
His eye widened in shock. "Telepathy…?"
"Yes," she said. "I am called Gothitelle."
"Gothorita," greeted the medium sized one.
"Gothita," the smallest one announced last.
"Cor! Chief, look what's above them!" Penfold pointed out loudly.
DM flicked his gaze up and immediately recognized the objects: a pink, transparent orb glowed slightly above Gothita. Another orb similar to the pink one shifted from red to purple, and was also levitating above Gothorita. Finally, a dark, blackish orb glowing in sparkling rainbow shimmers levitated above Gothitelle.
"The Princess', Count Duckula's, and Queen Weevil's essences!" he cried before glaring his right eye at them. "So you were the ones responsible for stealing their life energies!" He pointed his finger and demanded, "Return them to their bodies at once!"
"I'm afraid we cannot do what you wish so suddenly," Gothitelle's voice rang heavenly again. "The truth of the matter is that their magical powers are meaningless to Onihime. But the only reason we extracted their spiritual strength is because we needed significant hostages to receive your attention."
"What!?" DM asked in anticipated shock. "What do you three beings want from me?"
"Release Onihime-Sama from her slumber," Gothorita answered impatiently. "35 year old secret agent or not, our Master somehow still believes in you."
"Once Onihime-Chan wakes up," Gothita added. "Those nasty bad alternate twins of your people from the Twistyverse will lack the abilities to try and cause trouble for you again. You'll never have to worry about them anymore."
The three Goth sisters moved slightly aside to create a path for Danger Mouse to approach the snow covered mound. "Undo the jutsu, and your enemies will have their essences restored to them."
Unfortunately, the monocular big eared agent furrowed his brow. "I'm sorry. But Onihime's magical aura is completely unpredictable to our monitors this December. How your master ended up finding me again and entering my world is irrelevant to the physical damage her soul might cause to my city.
"It is not yet time for me to wake her up now."
The passive expressions returned on the sister's faces. "I don't think you truly grasp an understanding on who we are, and what we are capable of," Gothitelle replied stoically.
Gothita's blue eyes began to shine pink. Then, Penfold let out a startled yell as his body levitated high in the air. "CHIEF! HELP!"
"Good Grief, Penfold!" DM realized suddenly. "They're psychic beings! Telekinesis is another one of their special powers that's controlling your movements!" He glared at them again. "Don't you harm my friend!" But as he attempted to charge at them, his jaw dropped in horror when he suddenly found himself caught up under the same technique…only this time, his body was frozen.
"Did you actually believe that you could defeat us with a frontal assault like that?" an unimpressed Gothorita huffed as her eyes shone pink as well. 'You One Eyed White Baka! You have no idea who you're fighting against." Her eyes glowed brighter, and DM felt his body lurch forwards towards her direction.
Gothorita slammed his body on the ground above her levitating feet. Danger Mouse grimaced from the soft, but firm impact.
"We won't harm your companion, Danger Mouse," Gothitelle assured him gently. "Doing so will gain us nothing. And you would despise us even further."
DM spat melted snow out of his mouth while scowling at the tallest sister. "Forcing my body to do something against my will is just as diabolical. I won't trust you three as long as you're putting lives on the line!"
"Actually, Nezu-Chan," Gothita intervened politely while maintaining her focus on Penfold. "Gothorita Ne-Chan feels mutual disgust towards you as well. You see, we also come from a different dimension where Onihime-Chan once visited and met us. The humans in our world called us 'Pokemon'. Thus, we created a huge impression into Onihime-Chan's heart.
"However, Gothorita Ne-Chan is still bitter to the fact that your history with Onihime-Chan's past was more special to her soul than what our world had given her. You could say that Gothorita Ne-Chan is jealous of you, Nezu-Chan."
"That's enough, little sister," Gothorita's voice growled menacingly. "Big Sister Gothitelle," she then addressed more calmly. "The Tailless mouse isn't going anywhere. May I do the honors of bringing him to the center before the sealed mound?"
"Of course. But please do curb your envy, Gothorita. His identity and voice is the key to our Master's awakening."
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DM was forced down on his knees while Gothorita focused her telekinesis on his bound wrists behind his back. Gothita had also used the spare rope from DM's car on Penfold, so that she wouldn't have to waste her psychic energy on keeping him immobilized for too long. But the three Pokemon weren't taking any chances on releasing Danger Mouse from their technique. He was a force to be reckoned with. And the ability to paralyze his body while controlling them was the best way to make the White Wonder powerless.
Danger Mouse scowled helplessly. There was nothing he could do against them. Now he was facing the very large mound where Onihime was sleeping inside.
Since he had been forcibly brought before the glowing bulge, ancient inscriptions began to become visible on the snow covered surface. A line of the Asian writing spread itself in eight directions, as if it resembled the asterisk symbol. In the center of the mound where the inscription lines met, was a single kanji surrounded by sealing circle.
"Now Danger Mouse-San," Gothitelle began gently. "You know what sound you must perform to awaken our Master. You, alone possess that special origin point in Onihime's mind."
"I don't give a damn how powerful you Espers are over my body," he spat defiantly. "My sound won't be effective unless it is a genuine action, not a false act."
"We already know about the accurate conditions for your special chant to work on her, you unworthy favored vermin," Gothorita shot back at him. "Even we cannot use our psychic powers to force that noise out of you."
"Onihime-Chan requires a more…caressed method to respond to your sound, Nezu-Chan," Gothita added. "And we have the right, proper tools to help you perform it authentically." She levitated two cloth wrapped balls in front of DM's face.
To his confusion, the balls began to shrink rapidly until they were no longer visible. That's when he felt a slight tingling in his nostrils.
"Oh no…" he breathed fearfully. "You wouldn't dare…!"
Gothita's glowing eyes narrowed, and Danger Mouse suddenly picked up the burning scents of black pepper, pollen and dust which began to spread in his naval cavities.
"Heh…!" His jaw slackened and his amber eye struggled to keep from squinting. His chest puffed out with each stifling gasp he took. "Hih-hih…" His head reared back as the irritants in his nose grew worse.
Danger Mouse's long hitching mantra seemed to cause the glowing mound to brighten and melt the snow around itself. Penfold's eyes widened as he witnessed his brave friend in trouble, and realized how DM would awaken Onihime.
"No, Chief!" he cried out. "You have to fight it!"
"heh…snf…huh-huh…huuuhh…! Snfle…" Alas, Danger Mouse's eye squeezed shut, and his head snapped forward in front of the mound's incantation markings as he sneezed loudly.
"Gasp~~~~~~~~~AHH-CHOOO!"
The sealing inscriptions faded away immediately, and a bright yellow light began to envelop the uncovered mound. Danger Mouse was unable to stifle the next bout of sneezes that still remained in his sinuses. He could barely sniffle wetly and focus his teary eye on the intense reformation of the object, which was now glowing even brighter.
"You've done it, Danger Mouse," Gothitelle praised gratefully as she, her sisters and Penfold watched the spectacle before them. "She's regaining her true form again."
Once his sneezing fit quickly subsided, DM looked up at the bright silhouette of the maiden, who was still enveloped in the yellow light. Then, the yellow veil shattered like glass…the Dark Maiden, Onihime was free again. Her sleep didn't even last one week.