Curse of the Devil Z

Kazumi Asakura decides to check on her cousin Akio Asakura. When she learns he drives a blue Nissan Fairlady Z S30 that's tainted with a dark past, Kazumi becomes concerned for him, while Negi senses a dark and frightening presence within the car. Takes place after the Mahora Festival.

Disclaimer: Maho Sensei Negima is property of Ken Akamatsu and all related publishers. Wangan Midnight is property of Michiharu Kusunoki, Kodanshita, OB Planning, and Namco.

Interlude - Summer Fun

(Saturday Morning, RGO Tuning Shop, administration office)
(BGM: Driver's Delight)

"So this is where you've been hanging around these past few days, eh Madoka?" commented Sakurako.

"Yeah" replied Madoka.

"Who'd have thought you of all people would work in a shop like this" said Misa.

"Well, it was partly because of you girls" said Madoka.

"Oooh, jealous we met a couple of models?" teased Sakurako.

"Eh, no, it's not that" stuttered Madoka.

"Oh please, we can read it all over your face Kugimin" said Misa.

"I told you stop calling me that!" snapped Madoka.

"Hey girls" called Rikako just entering the area with snacks. "Hope you're all hungry!"

"Thanks Rikako!" replied Sakurako. "Wow! Crepes!"

"Hehehe. Your friend told me about the stuff you like so I ordered takeout" said Rikako. Madoka laughed rubbing the back of her head.

"Cool!" said Misa. They were interruped by the front door opening.

"Rikako? You here?" called Reina, who just walked in with Makoto.

"Hi Reina! Oh, have a snack!" replied Rikako.

"REINA!" greeted Sakurako.

"MAKOTO!" called Misa.

"Well, well. Having a party here Rikako?" joked Makoto.

"Oh, just having friends over." said Rikako.

"Cool!" said Makoto. "Oh I was going to ask you to check something out in my car, but..."

"Sure! What's the matter?" asked Rikako.

"Oh, no rush!" said Makoto. "Besides, I haven't had a good Crepe in a long time" she said, taking one of the Crepes. "and some girl-talk too."

"Of course!" said Reina.

"Oh yeah! Ako sure took off early today." said Sakurako. "I was hoping she'd join us here."

"I guess she got uptight ever since we pulled that little gag on her" snickerd Misa. "Geez, she should lighten up a bit and be a little more daring."

"Eh?" piped Reina. "What happened last night?"

"Oh, we just played a little dress up with her and took pictures" said Madoka. "Then we sent them to this boy she really liked!"

"Oh?" piped Makoto curiously.

"Yeah! A cousin of our english teacher. His name's Nagi Springfield. He's a hottie!" said Sakurako.

"Really?" asked Reina.

"Yeah! Ako's really got the hots for him." said Misa. "We dressed her up in various outfits to make her look pretty. But her fashion sense was kinda, plain."

"So what'd you do to her?" asked Rikako.

"We knocked her out and put this bunny suit on her!" said Sakurako.

"Bunny suit!?" gasped Makoto.

"Yeah! That should knock Nagi-san's socks off!" said Misa.

"Uh, isn't that a little much?" asked Reina with a sweatdrop. "I mean, I wear bathing suits yes, but even I wouldn't go prancing around in -that- thing."

"Eh?" asked Sakurako. "Don't all models were it?"

"Um, usually porn models do." said Makoto. "Not us though."

The cheerleaders looked at the models with confused faces.

(Meanwhile, at the hospital of Tatsuya)

"You didn't have to come here today, Izumi-kun" said Tatsuya.

"Uh, well, I kinda wanted to get away from a few mischievous friends since they embarrassed me last night, Sensei." said Ako, rubbing the top of her head.

"Does that bump on your head have anything to do with it?" asked Tatsuya.

"Yeah" replied Ako weakly.

Tatsuya decided not to pry any further. "Here, I'll have it treated for you."

(That moment, at another tuning shop)

"So what are you getting from here Kei-kun?" asked Yuna. She and Keiichiro were just outside a tuning shop well known for its accessories for Toyota cars, as well as its rather eccentric owner.

"Just a few accessories for the car." replied Keiichiro. "The owner may be a bit off, but he gives excellent deals. He even helped tune my car."

"Really?" said Yuna. "Well in that case... eh? Makie-chan!?" exclaimed Yuna as she saw a familiar friend just outside the shop's door.

"Eh? Yuna-chan!!" called Makie Sasaki, Yuna's classmate, and member of Mahora's Rhythmic Gymnastics Club. "Hi Kei-kun!"

"Yo!" replied Keiichiro.

"Hey what are you doing here?" asked Yuna. "Aren't you getting ready for the Gymnastics Tournament?"

"Yeah." replied Makie. "In fact my uncle's gonna take me there." she said as she opened the door.

"Eh? Your uncle?" asked Yuna.

"Ah, good morning." greeted a man with a bomberhead hairstyle and a somewhat excitable voice. "MAKIE-CHAN!!!" he yelled excitedly.

"UNCLE GATCHAN!!!" replied Makie gleefully, leaping at the man and getting into a hugging and facerubbing session.

Yuna and Keiichiro stared and sweatdropped at the "bonding" spectacle. The uncle and niece pair were clearly excited to be together, engaging in various antics such as head patting, pat-a-caking, and doing a ring-around-the-rosy. Then they stopped to face their bewildered audience.

"Yuna-chan, this is my uncle, Gen Sasaki, but everyone calls him Gatchan." said Makie.

"Ah, domo." said Yuna.

"I see the family resemblance" commented Keiichiro.

"Ha!? Aisawa-san? You pimping some younger girls now?" asked a surprised Gatchan. "Even my beloved niece!?"

"WHAAAT!?" exclaimed Yuna.

"Hey! This my cousin! And your niece is her friend!" explained an exasperated Keiichiro.

"Yes, uncle Gatchan!" said Makie.

"Ah! Gomen! Gomen!" Gatchan apologized profusely.

"Maybe you should tell me more about that host club you're in." said Yuna, glaring at Keiichiro.

"Ah, Yuna-chan... no. That's..." stuttered Keiichiro. "I mean I don't work there anymore!"

Makie sighed with a defeated look on her face. 'Uncle Gatchan hasn't changed a bit' she thought.

(Later in the Afternoon, at the Tokyo Big Sight)

"Gosh it's crowded here" remarked Maki Kamiya.

"Comes with the territory buddy" said Eiji to his brother. "You've got to bear with it when it comes to girls."

"I don't know." said Maki. "The stuff they sell here is kinda weird." He was still feeling a bit sick after reading a yaoi doujin shown to him by Konoka's classmate Haruna Saotome.

"Well, yeah that's true" said Eiji.

"Just what do fans of this stuff see in them?"

"Kinda like how we're into cars?"

Maki paused. "Hmm, come to think of it, yeah you're right big brother."

"Oh man, what's Miss Konoe looking at there?" asked Eiji, pointing out Konoka and her friends looking at another doujin and acting as if she saw a horror flick.

"Uh, maybe she oughta just get rid of it?" asked Maki.

"Good idea!" said Eiji, pushing Maki towards Konoka. "That's your job as a gentleman!"

"Ah- Hey wait!" protested Maki.

(end BGM)
(Evening, at an intersection somewhere in Tokyo)

"It's been a while since we last visited this place" said Kazuo Ota, Rikako's father, looking at closed off driveway under a flyover.

"Indeed." said Kazuhiko Yamamoto, another shop owner, and one who exclusively tunes Reina Akikawa's car.

"He sure is late" said a third shop owner, welding expert Yuichi Takagi, owner of Body Shop Sunday.

"Yeah, but here he comes now" said Kazuhiko, eyeing the Dodge Viper approaching, followed by a Mazda RX-7 Savanna. Both cars parked nearby, and their drivers, along with a young boy who rode in the Viper's passenger seat, emerged approaching the two men waiting for them.

"Yo!" greeted Takahata.

"Konbanwa!" greeted Kochan.

"Greetings Senseis, Kochan" greeted Kazuo. "I presume this is something of great urgency?"

"Yes indeed." said Takamichi. "The magic community has raised an alert, and we need to deal with it soon."

"And what is it we have to deal with?" asked Kazuhiko.

"The Devil Z" said Kochan.

"What are we on to?" asked Takagi.

"Explain it to them, Negi-sensei" said Takahata to the boy with him.

"Hai!" said the boy, Negi Springfield.

(That moment, at an alley a few blocks away)

Tatsuya Shima got off his Porsche after parking it in a well secluded area. He was waiting to meet with someone. That person arrived 5 minutes later.

"Greetings Setsuna Sakurazaki" said Tatsuya to the newcomer.

"It's been awhile Sensei" replied Setsuna.

"I know it's late in the evening, but time is of the essence." said Tatsuya. "IT is beginning to grow dangerously strong."

"I understand, Sensei" said Setsuna with a grim look on her face.

"Have you mastered the move yet?" asked Tatsuya.

"Not yet I fear. I still need to train" replied Setsuna.

"We are running out of time. The bound spirit is growing more restless each minute." warned Tatsuya.

"I will master it soon. I swear." said Setsuna.

"I hope you do." said Tatsuya. "I won't keep you from your duties much longer, Setsuna."

"I'll take my leave, Chief of the Blackbird Clan" said Setsuna, who turned and walked away into the night.

'Very soon.' thought Tatsuya. 'The Devil Z must be stopped.'

-TBC

A/N: Another chapter done, and like before with unexpected challenges. I was expecting to have more events here, but after reviwing the Negima Manga chapter covering this timeline, I realized there wasn't that much to put in. I wondered what it would be like for some of the Wangan Midnight characters to have magical affinity. Also, Tatsuya being related in a way to Setsuna through the Bird Tribe was an idea inspired by the nickname of his car. Also, with Makie and Gatchan having the same surname, I figured they could go well together.