GW: Here's the final part of the pilot episode, where all the members are introduced and the recruits get their first mission. Enjoy! BTW, I'd like to thank Warlord-Xana for recommending the Komui part. This is probably the longest chapter I've ever written, so you have been warned...
Pilot Episode, Final Part
"So, Hal found this abandoned warehouse along with his older sister, and they cleaned it up with some of our help. Soon, we had recruits join," Tsukasa explained the history of the agency. The 6 kids and two animals strolled through one of many hallways, passing by closed doors on their tour.
"And, ta-da; we've been kinda keeping this organization undercover except to world leaders, like ToonCity's mayor," Konata added. "So, that's the reason why you've probably never heard of us."
"Cool. A secret agency," Calvin said. Kira frowned and asked, "Do you know a lot about the Hanson's?"
The Lucky Star girls stopped as Miyuki replied, "Well, they got their Keyblades at an early age, they were born in Traverse Town to Ajax and Ariella who are two potion sellers, and a few years later after getting their Keyblades, they were supposedly trained under King Mickey. That's all we really know about them."
"What about Hero?" Kira asked uneasily. "Kira, why are you asking such weird questions today?" Feral asked her friend.
"Yeah, stop being-" Calvin was about to say when Kagami said solemnly, "You want to know why she couldn't attack you today, right?"
Kira looked surprised for a moment, then nodded. Kagami sighed, "Like the rest of the recruits here, no one knows fully about the Hanson's pasts except themselves, and they prefer to keep it that way, especially Hero. All we know is that she had a horrible experience at a boarding school that rendered her afraid when she had to attack someone in a defensive position, like you today."
"That's mysterious," Hobbes pondered. "Just try not to ask them much about their lives, please. They're pretty sensitive about it," Miyuki said in a worried tone.
"Don't worry; I think my curiosity has been satisfied enough," Kira nodded along with the rest of her friends, though she was still slightly interested.
"Good," Tsukasa smiled when Negi, twelve girls, and an animal came towards the group. The first girl had orangey-red hair in pigtails held by bells, a blue eyes and a green one. The second girl had straight dark brown hair and maroon eyes. The third girl had black hair wrapped in a side ponytail and dark brown eyes.
The fourth girl had long purple hair wrapped into two braids in the back and in the front with a cowlick sticking up and bored violet eyes. The fifth girl had short light purple hair that covered her eyes and an ahoge that stuck up. The sixth girl had tanned skin, blond hair wrapped in two pigtails with black wraps, and black eyes.
The seventh girl had a serious face, rusty red hair tied in a red ribbon, and the same colored eyes hidden by glasses. The eighth girl was the tallest, had her eyes closed, short sandy blond hair with two strands in the front and a cowlick, and a small smile. The ninth girl had steel grey eyes, long pale red hair kept in a spiky ponytail with two purple clips in the front, and a camera around her neck.
The tenth girl had dark red eyes and short pink hair with two small strands tied in red ribbons. The eleventh girl had green eyes and long blond hair. The last girl was a pale ghost who was floating in mid-air with straight white hair and red eyes. All the girls wore a red vest over a white shirt with a red ribbon tied to the front, a matching skirt, long socks, and brown or black shoes. The ghost girl, however, was wearing a white top with a green ribbon, a blue skirt, white socks, and brown shoes.
On Negi's shoulder was a white ermine with a long tail. "Hey, you're that Negi guy I saw the other day," Calvin pointed out.
"Yep," Negi smiled. "I heard you beat Hero and Hal. Nice work, and welcome to the agency. Like I said, I'm Negi Springfield. This is my familiar, Chamo."
"Yo," the ermine, Chamo, greeted as he took a drag of his cigar. "And these are my friends, Asuna, Konoka, Setsuna, Yue, Nodoka, Fei Ku, Chisame, Kaede, Kazumi, Makie, Ayaka, and Sayo. We're all the magic specialists."
"Hey," the girls greeted. "Whoa…babe alert," Hobbes said as Feral gave him a good slap to the head.
"Talking tigers and little brats…this place gets weirder everyday," Chisame groaned as Fei Ku said to her brightly, "Hey, liven up a bit, Chisame!"
"Hope you do well here," Asuna said as the gang nodded one last time before the Lucky Star girls took the newest recruits away.
"So, those cuties, rat, and boy are in the magical field?" Hobbes asked. "Yep," Konata replied. "Negi's a wizard and the girls are his partners. The ermine, Chamo, is his familiar."
"Cool," Calvin said as the tour group entered a room where the Eds were seen looking at some equipment for Kanda and four other people. The first was a little Hawaiian girl with long raven hair, large eyes, and wearing a red muumuu with white flowers and brown sandals. Next to her was a koala-like creature with dark blue outer fur and a light blue belly, black claws, and large black eyes and bat-like ears.
Besides Kanda was a 15-year old boy with white hair, grey eyes with a scar going down his left eyes, a deformed left hand with a cross engraved in the palm, and wearing an outfit similar to Kanda's.
The fourth was a girl the white-haired boy's age with long green hair wrapped in two pigtails, green eyes, and wearing the same outfit as Kanda and the other boy's.
"Hey, Ed, Edd, and Eddy," Kagami greeted as the group looked up to see the group.
Edd smiled at the recruits and said, "I'm pleased to see you've joined the CPIS."
"Blah-blah, Sockhat!" Eddy said. "It's obvious they came in here to get some new weapons."
"Soup, please!" Ed laughed as he stuck a blaster in his mouth. "Ed, be careful," the Hawaiian girl told the lummox firmly.
"Calvin, Kira, Hobbes, and Feral; the little girl is Lilo Pelekai and that's her alien dog, Stitch aka Experiment 626," Miyuki introduced.
"Really! An alien!?" Calvin and Kira said in excitement as Lilo said, "Nice to meet you." Stitch waved and said, "Hi."
"Let me guess; you two are the alien specialists?" Hobbes guessed. "Yep, we deal with the paranormal ET's that come here," Stitch affirmed.
"And you guys are…?" Feral asked Kanda and his companions. "Oh, we're the spiritualists. I'm Allen Walker," the white-haired boy known as Allen Walker introduced politely.
"I'm Lenalee Lee," the girl named Lenalee smiled. "And this is Yu Kanda. We work here as the spiritualists who exorcise evil spirits, such as Akuma."
"Akuma?" Hobbes asked. Kanda nodded, "Spirits that are our enemy, the Millenium Earl, tricked and created into monsters. We also exorcise unhappy or vengeful ghosts."
"Ghosts?" Feral gulped as the three others looked amazed. "Hope we have weapons."
"We'll come get weapons for you four later," Tsukasa smiled. "Let's finish the tour. Oh, by the way, this is the storage room, where we keep weapons, objects of interest, etc."
"Pretty large storage room," Calvin said as he and his comrades sweat-dropped at how big the storage room was, with boxes and weapons and all that.
"See ya' later, guys," Lilo waved as the tour group left.
A little later, the tour group entered a workshop where tools and automail littered the place as Bunnie was seen with four people. The first was a 16-year old boy with blond hair wrapped in a braid, golden eyes, and wearing a red jacket with an alchemist symbol on the back, a black shirt, matching pants, and boots. He also had an automail arm and leg.
The second was a nothing but a giant suit of armor with a pale purple loincloth around his waist.
The third was a girl of 16 with long blond hair, blue eyes, ear piercings, and wearing a white tank, a black skirt, a black jacket, and boots.
The last was a girl about the second boy's age with short copper brown hair, brownish-blue eyes, and wearing a blue T-shirt, a white scarf, a lavender skirt, knee-high white stockings, brown school-girl shoes, and a blue headband. She, like the first boy, had an automail arm and leg.
"Uh, I'm doing work right now, so-Hey, newbies!" Bunnie smiled as she saw the newest members. "Sorry, I hate it when people interrupt me when I'm working."
"Working?" Calvin asked. Bunnie nodded, "Yep. I'm the mechanic around here as well as the cryptid and chimera specialist." The blond girl cleared her throat as Bunnie added sheepishly, "Oh, um; actually, I'm an apprentice mechanic learning from the pro."
"Hey, I'm Winry," the blond girl, Winry, introduced friendly. "Bunnie and I help with Ed and Iris' automail."
"I take it your Ed and Iris?" Hobbes asked the oldest boy and girl. He nodded and smiled, "I'm Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist."
"And I'm Iris Reinheart, the Braveheart Alchemist," the girl, Iris, added. The suit of armor said nicely, "I'm Alphonse, Ed's younger brother."
"But, he's smaller than you," Kira pointed out, making Edward scream, "WHO ARE YOU CALLIN' A RUNT, SHORTY!!?"
"Anger management problems?" Calvin asked the Lucky Star girls, who sighed. "What's alchemy?" Feral asked, trying to calm the alchemist down.
Ed settled as he answered, "It's kinda like a mix of magic and science. To obtain something, something of equal value must be given. Let's say you have water. To make it into something else, you have to give up a property of equal value."
"Sounds complicated," Calvin face-palmed. "Not really," Al shrugged. "All I do is draw a transmutation circle and ta-da, alchemy."
"And Edward and I can create weapons with our automail or whatever," Iris said as Bunnie screwed a bolt into her friend's arm.
"They can just clap their hands together, they're that good," Winry smiled at Ed, who just shrugged while looking away nervously.
"How'd you lose you limbs anyway? And why is Al in a suit of armor?" Kira asked, making the Elric's, Bunnie, Winry, and Iris look uneasy. "Well, now THAT'S a complicated story…" Iris sighed. "Let's just say we lost our limbs trying to gain something back. And Al…well, he lost his entire body."
"Yeah," Al sighed as he removed his head to show nothing inside him but a red seal that looked like blood. This creeped the recruits out a bit. "Let's just save that story for another time." Al screwed his head back on.
The four recruits looked confused, but shrugged as Tsukasa said, "Come on; lets go into the other rooms."
The newbies nodded to the mechanics and alchemists as they left.
The LS girls were showing the kids and tigers the different rooms.
"Here's the kitchen," Konata said, showing the kids a nicely-sized kitchen.
"Dining room," Kagami said as they were in a large room with tables and chairs.
"The lounge," Miyuki smiled as Calvin and Kira bounced on the sofa.
"Bathrooms," Tsukasa showed a clean bathroom. "There's a few more around here as well."
"The arena," Konata showed the same place where the four just fought the Hanson's. "We use it for training and such."
"The information room," Kagami said, showing a medium-sized library. "We use this room to look up information.
Just then, six people got out of their chairs after talking quietly a bit and came towards the tour group. The first was a teenaged boy with short orange hair, brown eyes, and wearing a black robe with a sword strapped to his side.
The second was a teenaged girl with short black hair with a strand in the front, violet eyes, and wearing an outfit like the first boy's.
The third was a girl with straight orange hair, grey eyes, and wearing a purple top, a yellow skirt, and brown shoes.
The fourth was a tall boy with tanned skin, wavy dark brown hair, and brown eyes, and wearing a white t-shirt, red pants, and grey sneakers.
The fifth was a boy with short black hair, glasses, and wearing a white dramatic outfit with blue stripes.
The last was a yellow stuffed lion that was moving on its own.
"So, these are the newest members?" the glasses-wearing boy said, pushing his glasses up.
Miyuki nodded. "Yes. These are Calvin, Kira, Feral, and Hobbes. Guys, these are Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Orihime Inoue, Chad, Uryu Ishida, and Kon."
"'Sup?" Chad and Ichigo greeted as Orihime smiled at the kids, and Rukia and Uryu nodded quietly.
"Hey," Kon said. "Welcome! By the way, what's your field?"
"Well, we're just in-training," Calvin said sheepishly. "They still need to learn the basics and try out some missions first," Kagami added.
"That's good," Orihime smiled. "We usually take over the cases involving Hollows, or spirits gone bad. We also deal in ghost cases with Allen, Kanda, and Lenalee as well."
"Again with the ghosts," Feral said nervously as the tour group nodded good-bye to the six and left.
"It's okay; most ghosts just want to settle piece on earth before moving on. They either want to say good-bye to loved ones or sometimes for darker reasons, such as getting back at their killer or those who did them wrong," Miyuki explained as the tour came to a door that had letters written in red paint: 'Komui's Lab.'
"Komui?" Feral asked as Miyuki opened the door. As they walked inside, the recruits were shocked as the LS girls were terrified. The room was a mad scientist's lab with creepy tools lining the walls. Inside was a young man with green hair, glasses, and wearing a white coat, black pants, and a beret. He was sleeping on his desk.
Sitting in a chair watching was a young girl with blond hair, violet eyes, a dull look on her face, and wearing a Gothic dress and boots. In her hand was a scary-looking doll.
"Hello. You must be the recruits," the girl said quietly. "Yes. Guys, this is Anju Maaka," Konata introduced.
"Don't forget Boogie-kun," Anju said as she held up the doll. "Uh, yes. Boogie-kun, too," Kagami said with a nervous smile.
"What's your department, Anju?" Kira asked. Anju replied, "I study cases that include vampires, werewolves, and stuff like that. I'm mostly the assistant of Komui Lee, Lenalee's older brother." The girl motioned to the sleeping man as the Lucky Star girls sighed.
They then did rock, paper, scissors with Miyuki losing. "Oh, well," the pink-haired girl sighed as she walked over to Komui and whispered in his ear, "Lenalee's getting married."
Suddenly, much to the kids and tigers' shock, Komui jumped up holding a knife and saying dramatically, "This suitor shall die by my hands!"
"Okay…" Calvin said in an unsure way as Komui settled down when he realized it wasn't really happening. The scientist noted the recruits as he said, "Oh, you must be the ones Hal talked about. I'm Komui, head of the Research and Development department here. I analyze the monsters the team brings back." The young man held up a carving knife and said sadistically, "I love my job." He turned to the LS girls, who were sweating nervously, and Anju, who looked bored, and said pleasantly, "Right, girls?"
"Sure," the high-schoolers gulped as Anju shrugged.
"Well, we have to go," Tsukasa said as she and her mates led the recruits out. "Bye-bye!" Komui waved as Anju stared at them.
Soon, the tour ended up back in the lobby.
"And here we are again," Tsukasa said happily. "There are other rooms that are mostly used for storage, interrogation, or for hide-and-seek," Konata added as Hero and Hal walked towards them.
"So, did you meet everyone and see the building?" Hal asked as his sister smiled. "Hope you can find everything here. I got lost here a few days ago when I was trying to find a bathroom. Survived on nothing but toothpaste and a Snicker's bar for 12 hours," Hero laughed.
The kids and tigers nodded as Kira asked, "When do we get our field?"
"That's what I asked them!" Kon shouted as he and the other members of the CPIS walked to the newbies. "Well, you four have to get used to the agency first and train. Then, we'll give you a field to work with," Rukia explained.
"Alright," Calvin shrugged. "I like being a pledge." "I get to be Flounder!" Kira shouted.
"Um, this isn't Delta House, sorry," Konoka said sheepishly as Setsuna face-palmed and groaned, "How do they even what Animal House is?"
"So, everyone welcomes you!" Hal smiled as he shook their hands and everyone clapped their hands at the new arrivals or just nodded. Suddenly, screams of terror were heard outside as destruction noises you'd hear were heard.
The phone on the front desk rang as Tsukasa answered, saying, "Hello, CPIS; how may I help you?"
Squawks of panic were heard on the other end as Tsukasa said, "Oh, Mayor Daffy; there's a monster wrecking the city again?"
Just then a car crashed into the CPIS wall and, as the driver, Peter Griffin, hopped out and ran off screaming, Yue deadpanned, "I'm taking that as a 'yes, a monster is indeed wrecking the city.'"
Tsukasa then nodded as she hung up. "It appears that one of the Chimera's siblings, the Hydra, has come to find its sibling."
"Well, I sent that Chimera-beastie to Komui for experimentation," Hal shrugged.
"Poor thing," Kanda shook his head. "That mad scientist probably cut him up and turned him into monster burgers by now."
"So, what do we do?" Nodoka said timidly. "What we do best, librarian-chan; we go kick some Hydra butt!" Ayaka said as the group ran outside and gasped at the very large five-headed purple monster with yellow eyes and sharp fangs. This must've been the Chimera's sibling, the Hydra.
"You were saying, class rep-san?" Kazumi said to Ayaka in annoyance.
"Newbies," Hal ordered to Calvin, Kira, and the tigers. He handed Calvin the Keyblade the boy used to defeat his new leader, and handed Kira a pair of light blue fans with a sharp edge, a long whip to Feral, and a battle axe to Hobbes. "Calvin, that Keyblade has five kinds of magic on it: fire, water, wind, earth, and metal, and it packs a mean punch. Kira, if you spin those fans you can glide through the air and when you slice something up with the razor-edge blade, it stays dead, which in this case are the Hydra's replaceable heads. Hobbes that battle axe can cut through dragon hide. And Feral, that whip will help you land some scars on the monster. And, don't forget your imaginations. We'll watch your progress from here."
The recruits were shocked at why Hal and their new comrades weren't going to help, but they nodded as they ran towards battle.
"Hal," Sayo said softly. "Don't you think it's mean to let the four newbies into a fierce battle already?"
Hal just shrugged. "Well, ghostie; they'll face challenges harder than this. So, I'm preparing them with this case."
"Still kinda heartless," Kaede said with a small shrug.
With the four recruits, Calvin shouted at the Hydra before it could smash a building, "Hey, ugly!" The Hydra glared at the four as Calvin said to his friends, "Follow my lead!" He then grabbed Feral as he ordered, "Feral, use the whip to propel me to the Hydra's heads while you and Hobbes distract it by attacking its body. Kira, fly up to the heads with me."
They nodded as Hobbes began swinging the battle axe at the Hydra's flesh while Feral used the whip to grab one of the five Hydra's heads and swung up there with Calvin holding on and Kira using the fans to glide to her friends.
Calvin grabbed onto the Hydra's head as Feral jumped down and whipped at the monster's flesh along with Hobbes as Kira joined her friend.
"What's the next phase of the plan?" she shouted as the Hydra tried shaking them off.
"It'll be hard to attack the heads if it can see you. So I'll blind it," Calvin said before he got in front of the Hydra's vision and shot a large blast of fire right into its eyes. Hanging on for dear life, the Hydra bucked and kicked, trying to knock the boy off when suddenly the first of the five heads was beheaded by the powerful slash of Kira's fans.
As the head fell to the ground, Double D said queasily, "Oh, my."
"Cool. Can I touch it?" Ed said, trying to touch the head. "No, Ed!" Asuna, Konoka, Setsuna, Yue, Nodoka, Fei Ku, Chisame, Kaede, Kazumi, Makie, Ayaka, and Sayo scolded.
The four remaining heads glared at the kids and, with a swipe of its tail, knocked the tigers away from it. "Calvin and Kira, look out!" Feral called.
The four heads swung from side to side as Calvin was about to fall, but was saved when Feral used her whip to pull him to safety. Now, it was Kira against the Hydra. "Um, I need assistance please!" she shouted as she flew off from the Hydra's jaws.
"Taste metal and rock!" Calvin shouted as he conjured up rock and metal magic at the Hydra's eyes, blinding it some more. Kira acted fast as she swiped the second and third heads off.
"Go, newbies!" Fei Ku, Bunnie, Winry, and Iris cheered.
Hobbes then slashed the chest area, though it didn't fatally wound the monster. Feral then bit into the Hydra's tail very hard, drawing lots of blood and making it scream in pain.
"Hey, handsome!" Calvin taunted as he got in front of the beast's fourth head. As it prepared to swipe at Calvin with its claws, Lilo shouted, "Calvin, watch out!"
This, however, was Calvin's plan as he jumped onto the monster's back as the claws swiped at the eyes, further blinding the monster and, with Kira chopping the head off, leaving it down to one head left.
The hydra was not a happy camper as it knocked Calvin and Kira down to join their comrades and reared its head, ready to strike.
"Hal…" Hero said as the CPIS members watched in tension. "Just be patient," Hal smirked.
"Feral, fling me and Kira into the air," Calvin smirked as his Keyblade turned into a replica of Hobbes' strong battle axe as Kira got her fans ready.
Feral looked at them briefly, but she nodded. She wrapped the kids in her whip and flung them right at the monster, who was striking down with teeth sharp.
Then, there was a sickening slash. The CPIS members gasped as the Hydra, now dead, collapsed to the ground, with its final head rolling next to the body.
There was a shocked silence as citizens observed the scene as the four new members came to the CPIS crew, covered in blood.
"So…what do you think of us?" Hobbes said quietly to Hal. He was silent until he clapped, slowly at first, but it picked up when his sister and the crew clapped harder and congratulated the smiling recruits.
Even the citizens clapped as a soldier named Havoc sighed, "More cleaning up to do. Why can't my life be perfect?"
"Welcome to CPIS!" the crew said as they threw a party to welcome Calvin, Hobbes, Kira, and Feral. After everyone cleaned themselves up, they held the party.
"This is great; thanks," Feral said with a smile as Calvin and Kira stuffed themselves with cake and ice cream while Hobbes ate a large tuna-fish sandwich greedily. The white tigress sighed, "I'm sure they're thankful as well."
The party went on as 'Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind' started to play.
As everyone was partying, Kira couldn't help but notice Hero, staring out the window sadly. "Hey, Miss Grumpygills. Why the long face?" Kira asked as she sat next to Hero, barely missing Edward running from a peeved-looking Iris and saying insults along the lines of, 'flat-chested old maid,' while Winry, Al, and Bunnie looked on with disapproval.
Hero smiled and said, "Meh, just thinking. You and your friends did an amazing job, by the way."
"Thanks," Kira nodded. She gazed to see Hal trying to flirt with Nodoka, but got kicked in the face by Asuna. The two got in a fight as Kira asked, "Tell me; is your brother always a weirdo?"
Hero laughed, "Well, he's flirtatious, eccentric, greedy, self-centered, and has a bit of a god-complex. But he has a good heart and is loyal to his friends. Deep down, of course."
"…And you? What are your vices?" Kira asked a bit hesitantly, afraid Hero might get upset. But Hero just smiled in a mysterious way as she replied, "Back in Traverse Town, when we got our Keyblades and powers, people referred to me and my brother as the White and Dark Knights of Traverse Town, because we would stop the Heartless and any other scum that entered our city. Hal was the Dark Knight because of his dark powers and overall personality. And I was the White Knight because of my dedication to justice and my seemingly incorruptible spirit."
"Seemingly?" Kira asked. Hero then frowned slightly and said darkly, "Yeah. I was brought down to the scum I fought's level when…" Hero faltered and paled a bit, as if she was too scared to finish her sentence.
Kira nodded, respecting Hero's decision not to talk about it. 'It might have to do with the boarding school incident Kagami mentioned,' Kira thought.
"Everyone in Traverse Town still calls us the White and Dark Knights, but I don't like the nickname," Hero said as she looked at Kira. "I don't want to be compared as some saint who fights for justice and can't be corrupt, because like most people, I'm forced to do things I hate, like murder in the name of vengeance."
Kira tensed when she heard 'murder in the name of vengeance.' "So, do you still believe in justice? Or…"
Hero said gently with a soft smile, "You don't have to be afraid. It only happened once and it was a moment of weakness and insanity. I still believe in justice the lawful way, but sometimes you need to take matters into your own hands at times when things look bleak."
"But whatever happened to you, do you still consider yourself a hero?"
Hero was silent until she replied wisely, "Listen; I once heard this from someone I met once. I met him only once, but he left a great impression on me. He said that if you want to take justice in your hands no matter how radical, you can either die for what you strived for…or live to see yourself become an unrecognizable monster."
Kira stared at Hero. It was like she knew this teen better, but she still didn't know her front and back. Who is Hero Hanson and what happened to her?
"Come on; I need some punch," Hero said in a cheerful mood as she got up and walked to the serving table. Kira stared at the teenaged girl until she sighed and joined the gang, who were ready to take a picture of the whole members.
"Alright, everyone; get into a position…." Double D said as he readied the camera. "Come on, Sockhat; my legs are falling asleep," Eddy snapped as Hero bonked him on the head. She said to Edd a bit lovingly, "Take your time, Double D."
Edd blushed before he regained his composure and said, "Right. Now, Ed, move a bit to the back. Let's have the new recruits to the front. Perfect!" The smart Ed-boy readied the timer as he got in beside Hero.
The members smiled as the camera snapped the photo, showing the whole team together, ready to take on the criminal, paranormal, and anything in between.
Calvin, Kira, and the tiger's voices were heard as they said, "Our adventures in the CPIS had begun."
CPIS members: Alright, on to the action!
GW: Geez, calm down guys. I'd like to thank everyone whose read, reviewed, and suggested to this story so far. Wait for the preview for the next episode and wait 'til next time!