Hatter Quicktype: (On his back, stirring and starting to wake up) Ugh. Where am I? Why does my head hurt so much? (Puts hand on head and than looks at his hand) Well, I guess I have been out long enough for my arms to heal. (Moves arms around a bit to stretch them out and than places them under his head and starts to think) Now lets see the last thing I remember was being foot dived by Blackstar, so I guess that I blacked out after that. I wonder how long I have been out? (Chuckles a little) My readers are probably mad as hell at me for not updating for what must have felt like forever. (Sighs) Well, Blackstar isn't the only reason I haven't updated in such a long time, my teachers decided that the best time to give people tons of homework and projects were the weeks before the Thanksgiving and Christmas break but it's Christmas now so Merry Christmas and sorry again for the long wait. So, enjoy my late Christmas present to you and I better get up and head home so I can start working on the next chapttttteeeeerrAHHHHHH! (Goes to get up but suddenly finds himself falling, grabs on to the nearest thing and realizes that he is on top of the DWMA, hanging on to one of the spikes for dear life) HOW THE HELL DID I GET UP HERE!?
Soul: (Standing in front of the DWMA with a large bag, yelling at the top of his lungs) BLACKSTAR PUT YOU UP THERE AFTER YOU WOULDN'T TELL HIM WHERE TSUBAKI IS!
HQ: (Looks at Soul and yells) SOUL! GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!
Soul: (Yells back) NOT UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHERE MAKA AND TSUBAKI ARE!
HQ: (Yells back to Soul) I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT! NOW GET ME DOWN!
Soul: (Mumbles) Oh, I will get you down alright (Opens bag and pulls out a bunch of glass Christmas ornaments and starts throwing them at Hatter Quicktype)
HQ: (Hanging on for dear life while dodging glass Christmas ornaments) AHH! OHH! SOUL! STOP IT! THIS ISN'T FUNNY! READERS JUST START THE CHAPTER AREADY! ALSO, SOMEONE GET ME DOWN!
Chapter 6: Mosquito, we have a Problem
Mosquito's face broke into a large smile and he felt a sense of overwhelming joy flow through his body as he looked at the unconscious girl on the monitors. Shadow Weapon Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, the final piece he needed to put the next step of his plan into action. He couldn't believe it, they had pulled it off, those idiots actually pulled off the adductions with out getting caught. He leaned into his chair a little; the satisfaction of what he had just done relaxing his body and mind. However, this feeling didn't last long because Mosquito and the four witches soon heard something that caused them to jump.
A loud "YAHOOOOOOOO" rang through the small alley and the witches turned their heads skyward just in time to see a blue-haired figure fall from the sky. He then landed on top of the front most Mizune sister, plowing her head into the ground and creating a small crater at the same time. The other three jumped back a little as the sound of the impact rang through the alley and the cloud of dust rose in front of them. As the dust settled they saw the blue-haired assassin staring at them, his eyes cold and steely, his gazed than fell upon the unconscious Tsubaki at their feet.
"Witches, huh" he finally said, his voice quiet and deadly serious. He than pointed a finger straight at them, which caused Eruka to squeak a little in fear and yelled.
"YOU WITCHES DARE TO MESS WITH THE GIRLFRIEND OF THE MIGHTY BLACKSTAR, THE MAN WHO WITH WILL SUPASS GOD! PREPARED TO HAVE THE ASS KICKING OF A LIFETIME!" With that he charged towards the witches.
"DAMN IT!" Mosquito yelled as he jumped out of his chair and grab the microphone off his desk.
"ERUKA! MIZUNES!" He screamed "PROTECT THE TARGET AND SHUT THAT LOUD MOUNTH BRAT UP BEFORE HE PUTS THE WHOLE CITY ON ALERT!"
The two remaining Mizune Sisters wasted no time and sprang into action. They energized the whisker-like beams of magic that came from their faces and started running strait for the charging assassin. Blackstar through up his arms to block the incoming attack but when the beams hit his arms he immediately jumped back from the witches.
"Damn it" he cursed through gritted teeth as blood started to drip from the three cuts he just received on both his arms.
Mosquito watched the blood fall to the ground and smiled. Good, he thought, he cannot block without his weapon otherwise he will get hurt. His smile quickly faded as Blackstar charged once again at the Mizune Sisters.
"Does this little brat even know when to give the fuck up?" He said, the exasperation clear in his voice. He stood there with the microphone in hand, staring in disbelief at the monitors as he watched the blue-hair assassin repeatedly charged at the Mizune Sisters only to have to dodge their beams and get cut in another place. Mosquito was starting to get a little worried, as much as he would have loved to see that little brat be cut to ribbons by the Mizune Sisters. He needed this brat alive in order for the plan to move forward and if they dragged this out any longer they would be discovered.
"Eruka" he said into the microphone "We need to wrap this up quickly so would you please help the Mizune Sisters." He looked back at the monitor, to see Eruka still frozen in the same spot she have been in for the last five minutes, her face a mixture of shock and fear.
"Eruka" he said again in a sort of half question and half growl. Eruka blinked a few times as if she was coming out of a trance while making some kind of gulping noise and than spoke up with a nervous edge to her voice.
"Y..you want me to f…fig…fight him?" fear growing in her eyes with every word that she spoke.
"You m..must b..b…be mad" she said as she started to shake "I mean look at him!" Mosquito did and saw that Blackstar was now down on one knee, panting as blood dripped from the dozens of cuts scattered across his body and yet he still got up and charged again at the Mizune Sisters. The first sister came to attack from above but Blackstar dodged the attack by sliding underneath her. However the second sister came spiraling in from the side and almost hit him but he jumped up at the last minute. Than out of nowhere the first sister blindsided him and her whisker beams raked him across the back and sent him flying into the wall of the alley, leaving a bloody smear on the wall. He than slid down the wall and landed in a pile of trash, Mosquito thought for sure that the little brat was done but to his surprise, he stood back up on his feet, wobbling a bit and stared at the Mizune sisters, his eyes wild and his pupils the shape of a star.
"Damn Witches" he said weakly as he coughed up a little blood "you think you can keep me away from Tsubaki…your dead wrong" He than stood up straight and yelled
"I AM BLACKSTAR! I WILL SUPASS GOD! I WILL SAVE TSUBAKI AND I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU!" and he charged again at the Mizune Sisters.
"See what I mean, its like he's not even human anymore." Eruka whispered the fear in her voice evident. Mosquito saw all right, this brat wasn't going to give up until either him or the Mizunes and Eruka were dead and he couldn't allow either to happen or his plans would be ruined. He pushed a button on the radio and spoke into the microphone with haste and urgency.
"Eruka, top priority for this mission is still to capture the target so I would like you to bring the target back to the complex and let the Mizune Sisters deal with the brat." He looked back to the monitors and saw that Eruka still looked scared but upon hearing the news that she didn't have to fight Blackstar, she had stopped shaking. There a worried look came over her face and she rose her hand to cover her mouth a little.
"Do you think they will be ok if I leave them here to keep fighting him? Ribbit." She said. Mosquito sighed, of course that was the first thing she thought of, he thought, the Mizune Sisters were important to her and she would hate to see something happen to them. Mosquito felt the same way though for different reasons, he could not allow something to happen to the Mizunes, not this early in the plan at least. However, he could not let Eruka's feelings get in the way of the mission at hand, he had to bring her focus back to the mission without upsetting her or he would never be able to get her back on track.
"Eruka" he said in the calmest voice he could muster without showing his growing annoyance with her, "I am positive that the Mizune Sisters will be all right, they have been able to hold him off this long, haven't they." Eruka glanced over to the Mizunes, who were still locked in combat with Blackstar and lowered her hand a little.
"I guess your right, Ribbit." She finally said though there was still a note of concern in her voice.
"I know I am right," he snidely remarked as he crossed his arms "Now, can you get the target and get back here before something else happens."
"Right" Eruka said, the confidence back in her voice, with that she brought both hands to her face and stuck her pinky's in her mouth to produce a loud shrilling whistle before yelling at the top of her lungs " HERE TADPOLE JACKSON!"
Mosquito was about to tell her to stop being so loud but before he could a large black tadpole appeared seemingly out of nowhere and she run up and hugged it, so he decided not to bother her because he could upset her and get her off target again. Eruka detached herself from Tadpole Jackson and gave him a small kiss on the nose.
"Ready to go to work" she asked the tadpole, Tadpole Jackson smiled and nodded while Mosquito fought back the impulse to yell at her to hurry up and get the target out of there. Eruka walked over to Tsubaki, while carefully avoiding the fight just a few feet away, and picked her up and started dragging her back to Tadpole Jackson.
"Damn" Eruka said through grunts of effort "she is heavier than she looks." She was almost to Tadpole Jackson when suddenly there came an uproar from the other side of the alley.
Both Mosquito and Eruka quickly turned their attention over to the Mizune Sisters and saw in disbelief and horror that Blackstar, even more bloody and cut up than before, had gained a sudden burst of energy and speed that was making the Mizune Sisters attempts to hold him back very difficult. Mosquito knew that they couldn't hold him back much longer and that he would have to get the target out of there as quickly as he can. Still gripping the microphone tightly in his hand, he brought it up to his mouth and trying not to show the worry building up inside him, said.
"Eruka, Get out of there, NOW!" Mosquito couldn't help but to yell the last part so he could get his point across and get his point across he did because moments after he said that Eruka started trying to drag Tsubaki as fast as she could but she wasn't going fast enough. He glanced back at the ongoing fight and to his dismay he could tell the Mizunes were starting to slow down a little with each passing attack and than it happened.
Blackstar picked himself up from his last failed attempt at breaking through the Mizune Sisters defense, he than started to yell as he charged them once again. The Mizunes prepared themselves for the oncoming attack as Blackstar rushed ever closer towards them. The first of the two sisters when straight for Blackstar in hopes to block him but just as she reached him he jumped into the air, summersaulted over her, landed behind her and continued to run towards Eruka and Tsubaki. It was than the second Mizune Sister came at him from the side causing him to duck and combat roll away from her then spring up into the air just as the first Mizune Sister came up from underneath him. Mosquito watch this with baited breath to see what would happen and to his horror he watched as Blackstar's feet landed on her face and he than spring boarded off of it. Mosquito's heart was racing as he saw Blackstar running straight for Eruka and Tsubaki with the Mizune Sisters chasing after him.
"EEEEEEKKKKKK!" Eruka squeaked in fear while franticly trying to pull Tsubaki farther and farther away from the charging assassin but Blackstar was closing in on the two faster than she could pull Tsubaki.
"No! No! NO! GET AWAY! NO!" She said as panic started to set in and she than raised one arm above her head and yelled.
"TADPOLE BO…" but before she could finish she heard Mosquito's voice yelling in her ear to the point where she could swear she was going deaf.
"NO ERUKA" He screamed at the top of his lungs "DON"T USE YOUR BOMBS! THEY WILL ATTRACT TOO MUCH ATTENTION!" Eruka when to say something back but by than it was too late. Time seemed to slow down as the fearful Eruka stared at Blackstar, who was just inches in front of her. She saw his right hand crackle with electricity as he charged it for a Soul Force attack and just as that hand came up and hit Eruka square in the gut, he said in a low hushed voice that was deadly serious.
"No one takes my Goddess away from me."
Eruka was hit by the attack and as waves of electricity shot through her body, she flew into the wall of the alley and created a massive crater in it. Blackstar than scooped up Tsubaki with one arm before she hit the ground, jumped over a frighten Tadpole Jackson who had rushed toward Blackstar on his way to be next to Eruka and than started running towards the end of the alley. Mosquito was on the verge of panic; Eruka was now an unconscious heap on the ground with Tadpole Jackson nosing at her in order to wake her up and if that brat got away with the target his plan would be all but ruined.
"MIZUNES! STOP THAT BRAT! NOW!" He screamed into the microphone as he watched the two Mizune sisters trying to chase down the blued-haired assassin to no avail. Mosquito had all but given up hope that they would be able to recapture the target when a miracle happened. The third Mizune sister, the one that Blackstar had foot dived before the fight had gotten up at some point and slipped away without anyone noticing and was now standing in front of Blackstar with her bag of the sleeping agent in hand. Without a moment to lose, she blew a cloud of dust right in front of her which Blackstar than run through. He than coughed a little before proceeding to bowl her right over as he continued to run.
"HA!" He begun to boast "IT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE THAN DUST TO STOP THE ALL MIGHTY BLACKST…" and that was when he fell flat on his face and started to snore. Mosquito took a very deep sigh as he let the tension that had been building up in his body over the pass few minutes drain out of him. That was to close, he thought, if that brat had gotten away with the target he would have only had enough leverage to get two of them to work with the plan and he needed all of them to comply with his plan. Mosquito than climbed back into his chair and grabbed his cup of tea off his desk. It was cold now but he did not care, he still took an extremely long swig of it before speaking to the Mizunes.
"Mizunes, glad to see you're all still alive." He half jokingly said as he watch two of the Mizunes breathing heavily as a result of the fight they were just in and the third was picking her self up off the ground after being used as a floor mat by Blackstar. They didn't respond to Mosquitos joke so he when on with what he had to say.
"Right, So, I need one of you to load the target on to Tadpole Jackson. Also, if one of you could check on Eruka and if necessary carry her over to Tadpole Jackson and place her on him. Lastly, I need one of you to heal the little brat." At this the three Mizunes all started cheeing and squeaked loudly and rapidly. Mosquito still could not tell a word they were saying but by their tone of voice he could tell that they were not to happy that he asked them to help the guy that just caused them so much trouble. However, despite the loud remarks from the Mizunes he could not just leave Blackstar there to bleed to death, not if he was to use him late on in his plan. He finally spoke back to the Mizunes who were still speaking out against what he wanted them to do.
"I know, I know" He said calmly "but the fact of the matter is that we need him alive to continue with our plans. So, if you would be so kind as to shut up and do what I told you to do before someone else happens to stumble upon you, that would be nice."
The Mizune Sisters begrudgingly stopped talking and when off to do the jobs that Mosquito had given them to do. Two of them walked over towards the heap that was Blackstar and Tsubaki who had landed on top of him when he fell while the other walked over towards Eruka and Tadpole Jackson. The first of the two sisters snapped her fingers and Tsubaki was lifted off of Blackstar and began to float next to her. She than walked over to Tadpole Jackson and pulled him away from Eruka so she could lowered Tsubaki on to him and also so her sister could check on Eruka. Mosquito found himself wondering why Eruka didn't just levitate the target earlier but than remembered that she was probably scared out of her mind and didn't think of it at the time.
The second Mizune Sister had her hands placed out in front of her and was mumbling something that sounded like a chant of sorts which was causing a pinkish aura to appear around Blackstar and from what Mosquito could see it had started to heal the multiple cuts all over his body. He sighed a little at this and was happy that she didn't decide to kill him instead of healing him, just another piece of proof that he was the true puppet master and they were just mindless playthings doing his bidding.
The last of the Mizune Sisters was over with Eruka trying to wake her up and after several minutes Eruka's eyes flew open. She than sat up and than tried to stand up but she soon fell back down and landed on her butt. She must still be dazed from the attack Mosquito thought as he watched two of the Mizune sisters help Eruka to her feet and walked her over to Tadpole Jackson so she could climb on him just as the third Mizune sister walked over to them having finished healing Blackstar. Mosquito was glad that they had finished what he had asked them to do quickly because with the way their luck had been in the past hour, he wanted to get them out of the city as soon as possible.
"Alright, people lets get a move on" he said into the microphone " I need you to get out of the city and back to the complex as quickly as you can. Also, I think one of you Mizunes should lead Tadpole Jackson back, Eruka seem to still be a little out of it." The Mizunes glanced over towards Eruka who appeared to be sprawled out on top of Tadpole Jackson's head with her legs on top of Tsubaki, her eyes were closed and she was also drooling a little. The Mizunes looked at each other and then nodded in agreement to Mosquito's statement. With that the three sisters split up and formed a line with one Mizune at the front of the group, one Mizune in front of Tadpole Jackson to guide him and the last Mizune at the rear of the group. With that, the group took off and the Mizune Sister in the front and back of the group used their magic to create a thick layer of clouds that would encircle and hind the group until they were far away from Death City. Mosquito smiled as he watched the group fly away on their way back to him and he place the microphone to the radio back down on his desk before he leaned back in his chair. So, it has started he thought as he smiled and closed his eyes, soon he would move to the next stage of his plan and even those who were strong enough to defeat the Kishin would become nothing more that puppets for him to control as he see's fit. Mosquito smiled and soon drifted off to sleep with thoughts of what was to come when the targets were finally here and within his control and his control alone.
Hatter Quicktype: (Panting heavily but still hanging on to the DWMA for dear life) Hey guys hope you enjoyed my late Christmas present to you. Also, SOMEONE GET ME DOWN ALREADY! Oh well, at least Soul ran out of ornaments to throw at me, YOU HEAR THAT SOUL, YOU HAVE HORRIBLE AIM!
Soul: (In the distance and below Hatter Quicktype cursing at the top of his lungs)
HQ: Well, we will just ignore him for right now. You know a thought came to me while hanging up here, maybe this is the universe's way of telling me to stop writing cliffhangers, that again it could just be the ever growing pain in my arms. Oh well, Hey I think I see someone coming up the stairs, maybe they can get me down!
Soul: (Still cursing out Hatter Quicktype) …YOUR LUCKY YOUR UP THERE BECAUSE THE MONMENT YOU GET DOWN I AM GOING TO KICK YOU IN THE ASS SO HARD THAT YOUR SOUL IS GOING TO COME FLYING OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!
Kid: (Walking up behind Soul) Soul, What are you doing?
Soul: (Regains his cool composer and turns to talk to Kid) Hey Kid, I was just yelling at Hatter Quicktype (Turns back to Hatter Quicktype) BECAUSE HE'S A TOTAL ASS!
HQ: SCREW YOU SOUL!
Kid: (Looking past Soul and sees Hatter Quicktype hanging off one of the spikes of the DWMA) WHAT IS HE DOING UP THERE! HE IS THROWING THE SYMMETRY OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING OFF!
Soul: (Shrugs) Blackstar put him up there.
Kid: (Still upset about the ruined symmetry of the building) Why did he put him up there?
Soul: Because he wouldn't tell him what he did to Tsubaki. Same reason I threw glass Christmas ornaments at him because he wouldn't tell me what he did to Maka.
Kid: (Now seeing all the broken glass all over the place) I see… So, did he eventually tell you what he did with them?
Soul: (Getting angry again) No, he didn't (turning back to Hatter Quicktype) BECAUSE HE IS AN BASTARD THAT IS JUST BEGGING ME TO KICK HIS ASS!
HQ: AGAIN, SCREW YOU SOUL!
Soul: (Calming down again when a thought comes to him) Hey Kid, when was the last time you saw Liz and Patti?
Kid: (Thinking for a moment) You know, I can't really say when the last time I saw them was. I wonder where they are?
Soul: (Glancing at Hatter Quicktype) Betcha he knows where they are.
Kid: (Looking up at Hatter Quicktype) Well, I guess we will just have to find out (summons Beelzebub and flies up to Hatter Quicktype)
HQ: KID! Thank Death, Have you come to get me down?
Kid: (Stares at Hatter Quicktype)
HQ: (Sweatdrop) Kid?
Kid: What is this I hear of you doing something to Maka and Tsubaki and more importantly did you do something to Liz and Patty?
HQ: (Double Sweatdrop) Come on Kid, Is that that the kind of question to ask a person hanging off the edge of a building?
Kid: (Narrows eyes in suspicion) That doesn't answer my question.
HQ: (Triple Sweatdrop) Now Kid, Why would I do something to Liz and Patty? I mean, if I did do something to them and I not saying I did, you would forgive me, Right?
Kid: (murderous look in his eyes) Wrong (Goes to heel smash Hatter Quicktype but Hatter Quicktype moves at the last second and his foot smashes the spike instead)
HQ: (Starts falling towards the ground) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Kid: (Panicking) NOOOOOO! I'VE RUINED THE SCHOOLS SYMMETRY! I'M TRASH! WORTHLESS TRASH! (Faints and starts falling next to Hatter Quicktype)
HQ and Kid: (Hits the ground with a loud thud and creates a crater in the brickwork)
Soul: (Runs over to the crater and sees both Kid and Hatter Quicktype are unconscious and than starts to mumble) Great, now I am the only one who can give the closing. (Sighs) Oh well, better get it over with. Hatter Quicktype thanks you for reading and hopes you enjoyed the chapter. He also would like to give a special shout out to his wonderful reviewers TaySoul13, 1-rocker-chic, Little Did You Know, Seagirl Neptuna, AdorableCeline and I'm the Monster in Your Head. Please remember to Review, Follow, Favorite and to come back for the next chapter and read more. Well I better get going, I've got to drag these to idiots back to their houses. (Grabs both Hatter Quicktype and Kid by the shirt collar and starts dragging them towards the stairs)