Sora: "Hello and welcome. Now, please join us as we shall all dine.. In hell!"

Misaki: (sweat drop) "What?"

Kisa: "I think it's an expression"

Sora: "It is. Anyways, I don't own anything, don't sue me."

Three of them: "On with the story!"

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Chapter 5: Hazel's Plan and the Dinner Invitation

Just in town the snowing was getting worse. Hazel, Azura, and Marvin were in Hazel's tavern. He invited a few other drunk friends and the three girls. He was in his chair, sitting down by the fire.

"Who does she think she is?" He said angrily. "That girl has tangled with the wrong man! No one says "No" to Hazel." He said.

"Damn right." Marvin said as he got two mugs full of beer and was walking his way. Azura was carrying his own mug.

"Dismissed! Rejected! Publicly humiliated!" He said as he got the two mugs Marvin was carrying and threw it in the fire. "Why it's more than I can bear!" he said as Marvin backed up a bit.

"Uh- more beer?" He asked as Azura handed him his. Hazel just got it and threw it in the fire again. "What for? Nothing helps! I'm disgraced." He said as he turned his seat around.

"Who? You? Never!" Marvin said as he faced Hazel and tried to cheer him up.

"Hazel, you've got to pull yourself together." Azura said and Marvin began to sing and Hazel just put his hand on his hands.

Marvin: Gosh, it disturbs me to see you, Hazel

Looking so down in the dumps

(He forces Hazel to smile, but gets a punch in the face)

Azura: Every guy here'd love to be you, Hazel

Even when taking your lumps

(He just crossed his arms and turned his chair toward the fire)

Marvin: There's no man in town as admired as you

You're everyone's fa-vor-ite guy!

(Kagura, Ino, and Kagura love sigh and surround Hazel)

Azura: Everyone's awed and inspired by you

And it's not… very hard… to see why

Marvin: No… one's… slick as Hazel!

(He takes the belt of Wario, who was looking at Mona)

No one's quick as Hazel

(Wario's pants fell down. Mona got even happier)

Azura: No one's neck is incredibly thick as Hazel!

(He puts the belt around his neck)

For there's No one in town half as manly

(He tightened it and Hazel just unhooked it)

Marvin: Perfect! A pure paragon!

You can ask any Bonkotsu (Inuyasha), Mohiro (Psychic power Nanaki), or Elmer (Looney tunes)

(Marvin walks on their head)

Marvin and Azura : And they'll tell you whose team they'd prefer to be on!

(The three guys get Marvin)

Marvin, Bonkotsu, Mohiro, and Elmer: No… one…'s been like Hazel

(They swing him back and forth)

A kingpin like Hazel

Marvin: No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Hazel!

(He rubs Hazel's chin. He cheers up and sings along)

Hazel: As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!

All: My, what a guy, that Hazel

(The three man, Marvin and Azura held their mugs up)

Give five hurrahs! Give twelve hips-hips!

(Everyone holds their mugs up)

Azura: Hazel is the best and the rest is all drips!

(Marvin accidentally spilled beer in Hazel's Face when he got up and stood proudly. He tried to hide the mug behind him, but it was no use. He received a punched and send him flying. Azura ducked and then said "Idiot")

All: No… one… fights like Hazel!

Douses lights like Hazel!

Mohiro: In a wrestling match, nobody bites like Hazel!

(Hazel bit Elmer before they said "bites")

Kagura, Ino, and Kagura: For there's no one as burly and brawny!

(Hazel lifts them up by the bench that they were sitting)

Hazel: As you see I got biceps to spare

Marvin: Not a bit of him scraggly or scrawny

(He lets go of the bench and it lands on Marvin. The girls escape with not a single scratch)

Hazel: That's right! And every last inch of me's covered in black!

All: No one hits like Hazel!

Matches wits like Hazel!

Marvin: In a spitting match, nobody spits like Hazel

Drake: I'm especially good at expectorating!

Mohiro and Elmer: Ten points for Hazel!

Hazel: When I was a lad, I ate four dozen eggs every morning to help me get large

(Hazel juggled the eggs and he chugged them down. Marvin decide to try it, but the eggs splashed all over his face)

And now that I'm grown, I eat five dozen eggs! So I'm roughly the size of a barge!

All: No… one… shoots like Hazel

Makes those beauts like Hazel

Azura and Marvin: Then goes stomping around wearing boots like Hazel

Hazel: I use antlers in all of my decorating!

All: My, what a guy- Hazel

(The tree guys lifted him up by the chair. They accidentally tripped and Hazel landed on Marvin. Azura got out of the way, just in time. Bugs barged in)

"Help! Somebody help!" He said as everyone paid attention to him

"Bugs?" Goku (Saiyuki) the bartender said.

"Please! Please! I need your help!" Bugs said as he went from one table to the other.

"He's got them- He's got them locked in a dungeon!" He said

"Who?" Akito (Fruits basket) asked.

"Misaki, Sora, and her friends!" He continued to shout. "We have to go! Now! Not a minute to lose!" He said.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa," Hazel said as he tried to calm him down.

"Slow down Bugs." He said again.

"Who's got Misaki, The Cute Angel, and their friends locked in a dungeon?" Azura asked.

"A beast!" Bugs shouted "A horrible, monstrous beast."

Goku, Ace bunny and his friends (Loonatics Unleashed), Syrus (Yu-Gi-Oh GX), Chad (Bleach), and Blair (Yu-Gi-Oh GX).

Everybody else just laughed hysterically.

"Is it a big beast?" Elmer asked sarcastically

"Huge" Was his answer

"Was it a scary beast?" Bonkotsu asked as he was trying to hold back his laughter.

"Really scary!" Bugs said.

"With sharp, scary eyes?" Asked Mohiro

"Yes! Yes!" He said. "Will you help me?"

"Alright old man" Hazel said "We'll help you out"

Azura winked at Elmer and Bonkotsu, and they carried him off.

"You will?" Bugs said. "Oh, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Before you know it he was thrown out of the tavern.

Everybody laughed, except Goku, Syrus, Blair, Chad, Ace Bunny, Lexi Bunny, Tech E. Coyote, Slam Tasmanian, Rev Runner, and Danger Duck. They were just glaring at everyone. They all huddled in a table and started to talk.

"What do you think?" Ace asked everyone.

"I don't know, but I haven't seen my friends around, or Sora." Chad said as he looked at everyone.

"Maybe he is telling the truth." Syrus said

"If so then we have to go with the flow. We don't want to make any sudden moves that we'll regret." Lexi said.

"But we have to find the others. Right?" Syrus said and everybody nodded their heads.

"Crazy old Bugs" Elmer said as he was talking to Mohiro and Bonkotsu, who were headed back to their table.

"He's always good for a laugh" Mohiro agreed with him.

"Crazy old Bugs, hmm?" Hazel wondered "Crazy old Bugs" He said as Azura finally got Marvin out from underneath the chair. He then looked at them.

Hazel: "Hey, guys. I'm afraid I've been thinking

Azura: "A dangerous past time?"

Hazel: "I know

But that wacky old coot is Misaki's father

And his sanity's only so-so

Now the wheels in my head have been turning since I looked at that loony old man!

See, I promised myself I'd be married to Misaki

And right now, I'm evolving a plan!"

"If I.." He aid and the rest he whispered to Marvin and Azura. Ace, Lexi, Danger, Rev, and Slam were listening to their plan.

"Yeah?" Marvin said and then returned to whispering

"Then we.." Hazel said as he continued to whisper.

"No! Would she?" Azura asked. Ace, Lexi, Danger, Rev, and Slam eyes widened.

"What is it?" Blair whispered to them.

"Shhh!" Danger said so he could listen carefully.

"Guess" Hazel said

"Oh, Now we get it!" Azura said as he and Marvin finally got it.

"Listen guys.." Rev said as he whispered to everyone else that didn't quite get that. It left all of them wide eyed.

"We have to do something!" Slam said.

"Agreed." Ace said as he told them what they were going to do.

"Let's Go!" Hazel, Marvin, and Azura said.

Three of them: "No…One…Plots like Hazel"

Hazel: "Takes cheap shots like Hazel"

Azura: "Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Hazel"

Hazel: "Yes, I'm endlessly, wildly resourceful"

Marvin: "As down in the depths you descend"

Hazel: "I won't even be mildly remorseful"

Azura: "Just as long as you get what you want in the end!"

Hazel: "Who has brains like Hazel?"

Marvin: "Entertains Hazel?"

Three of them: "Who can make up endless refrains like Hazel?"

All (Except Hazel, Azura, Marvin): "So his marriage we soon will be celebrating!

My, What a guy! Hazel!

Ace, Lexi, Danger, Rev, Slam, Chad, Syrus, Blair, and Goku snuck out of the bar unseen and they headed toward Tech E. Coyote's lab. They needed transportation to the castle that Bugs was talking about.

After the song ended, Bugs was outside in the town square

"Will no one help me?" He asked.

In the castle, Misaki was crying. Orihime, Hyono, Rukia, May, Misty, and Dawn, finally calmed down. Sora just patted Misaki on the shoulder and looked at her sadly.

'Misaki..' Sora thought

Everyone else just sat down looking outside or was sleeping.

They all heard a knock on the door, and everyone just stood up.

"Who is it?" Misaki said as she wiped her tears away.

"It's Kisa!" The voice outside said

"And Shippo!" A little boy's voice was heard.

Misaki opened the door and Kisa entered with Shippo on her shoulder and she was pushing her teacart.

"Thought that all of you would like some tea." Kisa said as she smiled at everyone.

"Some tea would be nice." Max said.

"I'm kinda hungry." Ash said.

"We all are!" Sora said

"Wait! You're a-" Misaki backed up and stumbled into someone.

"Oh. Careful!" A girls voice said. She had brown hair, brown eyes and a maidens uniform on.

"Hello! My name is Yuzu!" She said and helped Misaki up. (A/N: She is from Bleach and in here she is not Ichigo's little sister)

"This is not happening!" Sora said.

"Yeah! Were seeing little kids!" Alexis

"We are not all kids you know." A male voice said. He had black hair, purple eyes, and a waiters uniform on.

"Tsuzuki?" Sora asked. (Yami no Matsuei)

"Yup." He said as he let out a chuckle.

"See Momma, I told you she was pretty." Shippo said as he looked at Misaki

"You were right!" Tsuzuki said and Misaki blushed

"What! He's your kid?!" Sora said surprisingly to Kisa.

"He's my adoptive son." Kisa said as she let out a chuckle. She then got the teapot out of the cart and poured tea on the teacup. She then handed it to Shippo.

"Slowly now" Kisa said as he carried the cup to her. "Don't spill"

Shippo handed the cup to Misaki. "Thank you" she said.

"You know, that was a very brave thing you guys did" she said.

"We all think so" Yuzu said.

"But we've lost our father" Sora said sadly

"My dreams and everything" Misaki said sadly. Everyone nodded sadly.

"Cheer up.." Shippo said

"Oh, I'm Misaki." She said introducing herself.

"Don't worry. It'll turn out all right in the end" Yuzu said. "You'll see."

Kisa: "I hope that we'll be friends

Though we don't know you all that well"

Shippo: "But if anyone can make the most of living here

Then guys, It's you!"

Kisa, Shippo, and Yuzu: "And who knows?

You may find

Home here too."

Everyone's sad faces turned into a smile.

"Look at us." Kisa said as she blushed a bit.

"Were here singing when there's dinner to be served" Tsuzuki and Kisa left. Then Tsuzuki came back and said "Let's go Shippo!"

"Coming!" He said and both of them left. Shippo stuck his head out the door and said

"Bye!" to everyone.

"Bye." Misaki said and he left.

"He's so cute!" Dawn said

"Well then. What will we dress you guys for dinner?" Yuzu said. "Oh! Let's see what we've got in the wardrobe!" she said happily and headed toward the wardrobe. She opened it and a lot of clothes were in there.

"Wow." Sora said.

Yuzu started to throw away the clothes that she didn't think she found attractable. Misaki ducked every time one when her way.

"Oh! Here you go Misaki and here's yours Sora!" Yuzu said as she pulled out two dresses. One was red and the other one was orange.

"I'm not getting into that!" Sora said as she pointed to the yellow dress

"But why?" Yuzu asked "It's very adorable."

"Because I don't like dresses!" Sora said as she crossed her arms

"That's really nice, but I'm not going to dinner" Misaki said as she sat down.

"What!" Everyone (except Misaki and Sora) said.

"But you have to!" Yuzu said

They all heard the door open, they saw a little boy enter. It was Squidward. "Dinner is served" He said.

Meanwhile Kisa, Shippo, Tsuzuki, Hisoka (Yami no Matsuei), and Spongebob were watching Jaden walk back and forth in the dinning room.

"What's taking them so long? I told them to come to dinner." Jaden said as he was getting very impatient. "Why aren't they here yet?" He yelled at Kisa and the others.

"Try to be patient sir." Kisa said

"The poor girl lost her father and her freedom all in one day." Tsuzuki said.

"Uh-master? Do you think this girl is the one to break the spell?" Hisoka asked

"Of course I have!" He roared at him "I'm not a fool."

"Good. So, you fall in love with her, she falls in love with you, and POOF! The spell is broken" Spongebob said. "Kisa, Shippo, Tsuzuki, Hisoka, everyone else, you and me will be normal by midnight!" He said

"Uh- That's not easy, Spongebob" Kisa said

"Yeah, these things take time" Hisoka said

"But the rose already began to wilt" Tsuzuki said worriedly.

"It's no use.." Jaden said sadly "She's so beautiful and I'm… well, look at me!" He said

Everyone (Except Jaden) exchanged worried looks.

"You have to help her see pass all that." Spongebob said.

"I don't know how" Jaden said and turned away.

"Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable" Kisa said as she walked up to him.

"Straighten up!" she said. He did what he was told

"Try to be like a gentle man." She said and he nodded

"Yeah!" Spongebob said as he and the other walked up to him

"And when she comes in, give her a dashing smile. Well, come on. Show me the smile" Hisoka said.

He tried to smile, but instead a huge grin showed up.

"But don't frighten her" Shippo said

"Impress her with your grateful wit!" Tsuzuki said.

Jaden was looking back and forth from servant to servant.

"But be gentle." Kisa said

"Shower her with compliments" Spongebob said

"But be sincere" Shippo said

Jaden put his hands on his head like he had a headache.

"And above all" Kisa, Shippo, Spongebob, Tsuzuki, and Hisoka said "You must control your temper!" They said.

They heard the door knob and they all looked at the door.

"Here they are!" Shippo said happily.

Just behind the door Squidward was opening the door but stopped, Behind him there was Sora, Ash, May, Max, Misty, Brock, and Dawn,

"I don't think this is a good Idea…" Squidward said as he looked at them

"Just say what we tell you to, alright?" Sora said as she signaled him to go on.

Squidward took a huge breath before entering the room.

"Hello.." Squidward said

Jaden looked at him "Well, Were is she?"

Squidward looked behind him and heard things like "Go on!" or "Just do it!"

"Who? Oh, ha ha ha. The girl. Yes." Squidward said and looked behind him again.

Sora gave him a thumbs up. They made sure that he explained it correctly.

"Actually she's in the process of.." He said and he looked behind and Sora whispered to him. "Well, circumstances being what they are…" He said but stopped when he saw that Jaden was glaring at him. He just groaned and said "She's not coming"

"Uh-Oh" Sora said. She turned around and looked at the others

"Run like your life depends on it!" she said and they gave her a weird look.

"WHAT!" They heard Jaden scream.

"Because it does!" She finished.

"RUN!" They all said at the same time and they made a run for it.

"Your grace! Your eminence!" Squidward said as he, Kisa, Spongebob, Tsuzuki, Hisoka, and Shippo chased after Jaden.

"Let's not be hasty!" Spongebob said.

"Close the door Sora!" Misty said as they got inside the room.

Sora closed the door behind her and leaned on the door. She took a huge sigh of relief.

'That was close…' she thought

Outside Jaden banged the door behind three times.

'Ahh!' she thought and went next to Misaki.

"I though I told you to come down to dinner!" He shouted

"I'm not hungry!" Misaki's voice was heard.

Tsuzuki just put his hands over his eyes and the others just looked at the floor.

"You come out or I'll- I'll- I'll break down the door!" He screamed.

Spongebob pulled on his cape and got his attention

"Uh-Master? I could be wrong, but that may not be the best way to win the girl's affections" He said.

"Please! Attempt to be a gentleman" Squidward said.

"But she's being so difficult!" He said as he glared at the door

"Gently, Gently" Kisa said. He let out a small groan "Will you come down to dinner?" he asked

"No!" Misaki and Sora said at the same time.

"Hmm?!" He said and pointed at the door saying 'They started it!' and was staring at everyone else.

"Ah ah ah" Squidward said to him "Suave, genteel"

Jaden just looked even more annoyed.

"It would give me great pleasure" He said as he bowed down and glared at the door.

"If you would join me for dinner" He finished

"We say please" Shippo said

"…Please?" He asked as he tried to be gentle

"No thank you!" Misaki said angrily

"You can't stay in there forever!" He said as he yelled at the door.

"Oh yes I can!" She responded

"Fine!" He said "Then go head and starve!" He yelled at her. He turned to the others and said "If they don't eat with me, they don't eat at all!" he then left.

As he left he slammed the door behind so hard, that a piece of the ceiling fell on Spongebob's head.

"Oh, that didn't go very well at all, did it?" Kisa said

"Spongebob, stand watch at the door." Squidward said and Squiward just nodded. "And inform me at once if there is the slightest chance"

"You can count on me, mon captain." He said as he stood next to the door.

"Well, we might as well go downstairs and start cleaning up" He said to Kisa, Tsuzuki, Hisoka, and Shippo.

Meanwhile, In the west wing, Jaden was mumbling to himself angrily. He slammed the door open and said "I ask nicely, but she refuses!" He said as he threw a chair out of his way.

"What does she want me to do? Beg?" he said as he looked at the mirror next to the rose.

"Show me the girl!" He demanded as he picked the mirror up.

The mirror just did what it was told and an image showed up of Misaki sitting in bed with her arms crossed. Sora was next to her, Yuzu was talking with Misaki, and everyone else were around them.

"Well, the master's really not so bad once you get to know him." Yuzu said

"Why don't you give him a chance?" Sora asked her.

"I don't want to get to know him!" Misaki said.

"Look what he did to us! Thank to him were stuck here! He never gave our father a chance!" Sora said angrily.

"She kinda has a point guys.." Misty said

"I wouldn't give him a chance if he was the last thing on earth!" Sora said.

"But.." Yuzu started but was interrupted by Misaki

"I don't want to have anything to do with him!" Misaki said

Jaden just put the mirror down and had a sad look on his face

"I'm just fooling myself" he whispered "She'll never see me as anything… but a monster"

He watched as a rose petal fell.

"It's hopeless" He whispered to himself.

Just outside the castle, Ace, Rev, Slam, Tech, Lexi, Syrus, Blair, Chad, and Goku were in front of the gates.

"Their here. Their bikes are over there" Blair said and pointed to some motorcycles that were inside the gates.

They entered, unaware that Kisa, Shippo, Tsuzuki, Hisoka, and Squidward were watching them.

"More visitors?" Squidward asked

"We must let them in!" Shippo said

"You see that guy?" Tsuzuki said as he pointed to Chad.

"He's friends with that Ichigo guy." He said

"Fred (Scobby-doo)! Open the door!" Kisa said and he did as he was told.

Outside, they had entered the front gates, and Goku was about to open the door, when it suddenly opened by itself.

"Guys! This is getting a little scary." Syrus said.

"Their expecting us." Chad said.

"What?" Ace asked him

"If Bugs was right, then they obviously want us to find Ichigo and the others" Chad said.

"Let's go then!" Lexi said and they entered.

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Sora: "How was that?"

Misaki: "Hope you review soon people!"

Kisa: "Sora own nothing"

Three of them: "Ja-Ne!"