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Moon: Phew! All kinds of crazy stuff is going to be happening soon!
Neko: I'm surprised Shinryu escaped the Dungeon of Shadows. This can't be good news...
Moon: You're right about that. Now, for the long-awaited (sort of) council meeting!
Neko: BladeofMoonlight does not own TMM or MMP.
Chapter 6: The Gatekeeper Council, Part 1!
The room the council would take place in was, at Ryou's estimate, larger than Grand Central Station itself. The ceiling was gold with paintings of angels on it and the pillars were silver decorated with precious jewels forming aisles along the outer edges. There were hundreds of desks there, each one different in its own way, probably, Ichigo assumed, to suit whatever author/authoress sat at it. There were hundreds of Gatekeepers already there, conversing worriedly.
Three gatekeepers ran right over as soon as they caught sight of Moon. One was a girl black hair and orange eyes, another one was a girl who just radiated music, and the third was a pair of boys who looked exactly alike, spare their masks – one was white and the other was black.
"Mew! Musica! Gemini!" Moon purred. "Good to see you."
"Moon, you know these guys?" Keiichiro asked.
"Yup. This is newmew4you–" she pointed to the black-haired girl. "This is Mew Musica-" She pointed to the other girl. "And this guy is GeminiSparkSP!"
"KISH!" Mew squeaked, promptly pouncing on said alien. Ichigo's eye twitched slightly but she didn't say anything.
"How's it going?" Gemini asked.
"Pretty well, thanks." Moon replied. "I've only gone to the Realm of Writer's block once in the last week."
"Ugh." Mew Musica made a face. "Was it bad?"
"Not too bad, thankfully."
"Hey Moon!" Two other girls ran over. One girl looked like Alice from Bakugon while the other one was wearing a deep black robe.
"Wizard! Mika!" Moon grinned. "Nice to see you."
"Is it true?" Mika asked anxiously. "Has Shinryu really escaped?"
Moon frowned gravely. "Yeah, that's what it looks like."
The other Gatekeepers bit their lips before smiling again. "Well, it's nice to have visitors. We better get to our desks before it gets too crowded to move."
So they lead Ichigo and the gang over through the almost infinite number of desks before finally reaching Moon's. Wizard and Gemini smiled as they sat down on either side of Moon.
"What do we do now?" Tart asked no one in particular.
"Wait for the others." Wizard answered.
/Much later...
"I'm bored."
"Shush Pudding! You've said that ten times now!" Mika abolished.
"How much longer?" Kish groaned.
"The meeting came out of no where," Gemini reasoned, "And the net is vast. It will take time for Gatekeepers to leave their posts and come here."
"I know, but it's boooooring!"
"Not you too, Tart!" Wizard groaned. "It'll be another while."
/STILL later...
Still...waiting...Ichigo groaned. Almost an hour later, half the desks were full and they were still waiting for stragglers. Many waved in Moon's direction, and she waved back and grinned. Currently she was leaning over her I-touch, smirking at something.
Gemini leaned over and smiled. "Observing Dante again, Moon?"
Moon's eyes widened, and she blushed, quickly thrusting the device into her desk. "hehehehehehe..."
"Dante?" Mint echoed. "Who is...?"
Musica giggled. "Ever heard of Devil May Cry?"
All the mews gawked. "You mean...THAT Dante!" Mint exclaimed.
"Yup." Gemini smirked. "Isn't it cute?"
"Oh shut up Gemini!" Moon retorted hotly. "I was just watching him."
"You mean stalking..."
"I was not STALKING HIM!"
"Sure, I totally did not see you two flirting during a battle against a bunch of demons."
"MEW!"
"Lately you've been following him around the way Kish stalks Ichigo."
"I do not I do not I do NOT!"
"Denial ain't no river in Egypt, Moon." Kish had the grace to blush at the 'stalker' comment, while Ichigo shot him an 'I told you so' look.
"It's kinda funny...but why Dante of all males?" Lettuce asked. "He's so...VIOLENT!"
"As of late, the boys with his attitude are the ones who gets all the girls." Wizard replied. "In great contrast to annoying goodie-two-shoes like certain people who will remain nameless."
Ichigo opened her mouth to protest at the obvious slur against her (annoying) boyfriend, but Wizard continued. "If I had to choose between a guy like Dante and an annoying hippie treehugger...I'd take my chances with Dante."
"Who wouldn't?" Musica broke in before Ichigo could complain. Moon's face quickly turned a dark shade of red.
"Guys...!" Moon looked like she was about to die of embarrassment.
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Finally, a very odd Gatekeeper showed up. Unlike the others, this one was covered in weird futuristic gear and armor. One palm was emblazoned with a blue arrow, the other one was obscured beneath a glove.
"Hi big bro!" Moon yelled, waving energetically. The gatekeeper smiled and walked over.
"Hi sis. I see you've got the TMM Cast with you. Interesting."
"Moon, who's this?" Mint asked, pointing to the boy.
"This is my older brother, ZXfanguy007." Moon answered. "He's in charge of some Crossover realities."
"Crossover?"
"The meeting of different worlds." Moon explained. "It's when there's damage in the cosmic balance, and different worlds collide."
"I would have brought the Avatar or Naruto cast, but they're in the middle of something. So the only one I actually brought was... well... Kunex." The gatekeeper pointed to a shadow beside him, which quickly became a boy about Kish's age.
"Hi Kunex." Moon waved again, smiling. "Good to see you again."
Kunex grinned. "So, I head about Shinryu from ZX. What're we going to do about it?"
"We'll be finding out when everyone else gets here." Neko replied seriously. Ichigo looked around. The room was fuller than ever, and more Gatekeepers were pouring in through the doors and finding their seats.
"Hey Moon?"
"Yes Ichigo?" Moon glanced at her. "What is it?"
"Who leads the Gatekeeper council?" The red-head asked. Both Gemini and Wizard gave her a look.
"She's the primal deity who formed the cosmos." Moon replied. "She has many names, but we call her Silvera."
As soon as that name escaped Moon's mouth, Ichigo suddenly felt calm and at ease, as if a gentle presence was guarding her. Everyone seemed to relax.
Suddenly, the doors swung shut and the lights went out. Moon, ZX and her friends all turned to the front of the room, which was beginning to give a spectacular light show.
"She's here." Moon said softly.
End Chapter
Author's Note: CLIFFHANGER! Haha, sorry, couldn't help it. This chapter was mostly for comic relief. The serious stuff is due next chapter. Hope you liked it!
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