Why'd they have to interrupt the Simpsons just for this? "Weird Al" Yankovich, Why Does This Always Happen to Me

Chapter 10: Chaotic Escape

TL woke up on the couch next to Xem, feeling groggy. The hour he was up at left him in a slightly exhausted even when he woke up. He stood up and stretched.

"Well, good to see YOU'RE up, hedgehog." Rattrap muttered as he snapped his suitcase shut.

"What's got ya ticked?" TL asked, "I know when you're irritated, Rattrap. You get that tone and always call me 'hedgehog'."

"Well, there's a search party runnin' around for that little heiress who followed ya home." Rattrap replied, "They were sayin' she's been kidnapped again."

"…Fudge crackers." TL simply swore before shouting, "ALRIGHT! EVERYBODY UP!"

The responses given by Xem and Hanabi were instantaneous. Xem yelled out before falling off the couch and landing on the floor with a 'thud' while Hanabi got out of the bed so fast that she accidentally landed, face-first, on the ground.

Sylar stood up, calm as always.

The three walked over, Hanabi massaging her head and Xem his back.

"Guys…and gal." TL said, "People are sayin' that Hanabi's been kidnapped."

"WHAT?" Xem shouted.

"You didn't tell anyone you were leaving, did you?" Sylar asked.

"Uh…no." Hanabi replied.

"Figures." Sylar murmured.

"That means we've gotta get out of Konoha as silent as possible." TL continued.

"Uh…fearless leader?" Rattrap asked, "HOW can we get outta here when there are squads of Hyuga guards EVERYWHERE and in the middle of the day? I think we'd kinda stand out."

"Rattrap, with THAT kinda attitude, don't expect us to get out at all." TL stated.

TL opened the door…to find several Hyuga guards running through the village.

"There they are!" shouted one.

"Coming outside in the middle of the day with squads of Hyuga guards roaming the city?" another one asked, "Are they THAT stupid?"

"Soul…" Rattrap said.

"I don't wanna hear it. Just RUN!" TL shouted as the group split into two teams—Hanabi, Sylar, and Rattrap running one way while TL and Xem ran the other way.

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS GET ME INTO THESE SITUATIONS?!" Xem shouted.

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS AGREE TO BE IN THEM?!" TL asked in turn.

The Roswellian and Fictorian reached a fence and tried climbing it…only to have it fall over.

"Xem, you've gotta cut down on the donuts." TL stated.

"Let's just find a place to hide." Xem growled.

TL gasped as something revealed itself.

"THE ABANDONED DOJO!" the hedgehog shouted. The two rushed over and pulled the dojo doors open…to show several people practicing inside. TL's response was to curse, "D'OH! STUPID TAIJUTSU ENTHUSIASTS!"

The two partners then bolted into a costume store. Soon after, a hedgehog dressed as a skater, walking a white tiger on a leash, walked out. The store clerk walked back in…to find TL and Xem, huddled in a corner.

"Hey, buy a costume or get out." He stated.

The two were ejected from the premises and forced to try and find another hiding spot.

"There's gotta be that ONE place they won't go…" Xem murmured. TL then saw a theater. The production playing was, apparently, Old Dogs. He smirked.

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The two settled down into seats.

"They'll NEVER think to find us here." TL said with a grin.

"Yeah, this place is emptier than a Norwegian joke-book." Xem replied with a smirk.

"Hey, some of us are TRYING to watch the movie." Shikamaru said from a seat further back.

"You don't like it? Call the cops!" TL replied, tossing popcorn at the lazy genius.

"What a drag." He stated as he stood up and walked off.

TL and Xem remained silent for a few seconds. Then, their eyes bulged.

"Immediately, I realize the foolishness of that." TL said.

"Same here." Xem agreed.

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"What could be going on with those guys?" Rattrap asked.

"Knowing TL…something chaotic." Sylar replied as the Maximal, superhuman, and Hyuga remained hidden in an abandoned store. A TV then flickered on.

"We received an anonymous tip that kidnappers TLSoulDude and Xemnas1992 are in the theater, talking loudly." The anchorman said.

"C'mon, TL, just be cautious…" Sylar said, silently.

"NO, TL!" Hanabi shouted, "FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT!"

On the television, TL burst out of the theater with an angry look on his face…only to be met with a storm of shuriken. He let out a groan before falling to the ground in a pool of his own blood.

Rattrap and Hanabi screamed at that.

"A bloody end for TLSoulDude…" the anchorman said before continuing, "Is just one of MANY results that could happen thanks to our computer simulation. NOW, here's Xemnas1992 being killed by being beaten to death by putting clubs!"

"That's it." Sylar said, "We're getting in there."

The three walked off as Xem let out cries of distress while being beaten on the tube.

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TL and Xem were surrounded on all sides by Hyuga guards.

"TL, no matter what I've said…I've always enjoyed your antics." Xem said, fearfully.

"Xem, I use your surfboard to clean out the showers." TL admitted, fearfully.

"What?" Xem simply asked.

"Any final requests?" a Hyuga guard asked.

"Uh…is to NOT be killed out of the question?" TL asked, nervously. Ninjatos were immediately drawn, "Figures."

However, the two suddenly flew up and began flying to the forest outside of Konoha.

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Xem landed in some comfy foliage while TL landed on hard ground.

"Thanks…I think…" TL moaned as Sylar, Rattrap, and Hanabi arrived.

"Well, considering the circumstances, I think we should make our leave." Rattrap said.

"As soon as my bones knit…" TL said, voice still strained.

"Quit complaining, TL." Hanabi said as she helped the Fictorian onto his feet.

"Easy for YOU to say." TL stated, "You weren't the one who landed on solid rock."

"I'll…just call down the Junkpot." Xem said as he stood up.

"Junkpot?" Hanabi asked with a what the heck look on her face.

"Hey, I didn't name it." Xem said as he pulled out a remote and pressed a button.

The ship immediately entered the skies of Konoha and a beam of light came down.

"Uh…hold onto your lunch." TL said to Hanabi.

"What?" the Hyuga asked.

"I said…"

TL couldn't finish because the five flew upwards into the ship. Mere seconds before the ray vanished, a familiar Soul Reaper jumped into it and flew upwards, too.

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"I warned you." TL said as Hanabi, looking a little green, bolted for the nearest bathroom. Retching noises came from it and the Hyuga staggered back, looking paler than she usually did.

"Well, welcome aboard the S.S. Nutcase, Little Miss See-All." Rattrap said.

"He gives nicknames to everyone." TL said from the corner of his mouth.

"So, what's our next agenda?" Xem asked.

"Well, I heard about something up for grabs that could help us on our trip—" TL replied, "An Improbability Drive."

"A what?" Hanabi asked.

"An Improbability Drive." Xem replied, "Basically, a device that can warp you anywhere in the universe."

"Oh. That WOULD help." Hanabi said before asking, "Where is it?"

"It's a prize in Annihilation Nation." TL replied, "I've got a video…"

TL pulled out a remote and pointed it at the television that was, conveniently, there. Immediately, it showed a large course with lava underneath it.

Announcer: TONIGHT, ON ANNIHILATION NATION, WE GIVE TO YOU THE DEATH COURSE! NOW TO MEET TODAYS VICTIM, WHOOPS! I MEAN CONTESTANT: FRED! (a small creature with brown fur, pointy ears, a big head, and glasses waved) FRED'S A GADGITRON ACCOUNTANT WHO CLAIMS HE ONCE HAD A MORPHORAY GO OFF IN HIS PANTS! (Fred gave the thumbs'-up) WHAT A CHAMP! LET'S SEE WHAT HE'S UP AGAINST…(the screen showed fire bursting from the ground and savage robots shooting lasers) DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD, NOW DOES IT? GOOD LUCK, FRED! (Fred takes a step and gets disintegrated) HAHAHA! NEXT!

"I actually think we have a decent chance of winning. You guys?" TL asked, but found that everyone else was gone, "Guys?"

Another day, another Death Course. Ratchet, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Chapter 11: Annihilation Nation