****Author's Note****
Momoko: Len! Len! Where are you?
Me: I'm by the computer!
Momoko: *walks into the room* I see you're back from the Philippines. What are you doing?
Me: Reading this rulebook on anime. I want to add some more humor here and there.
Kaoru: You need it. The jokes are pretty lame.
Me: Thank you, Kaoru. You'll pay for that comment later. By the way, my schedule says that I have two visitors today.
(doorbell rings)
Me: Miyako, could you get that?
Miyako: It's Himeko!
Girls: (panicking)
Himeko: Finally! I get a chapter all to myself!
?: H-Hi, everyone. I'm Shizuko Suzuki.
Himeko: Shut up! This chapter is supposed to be all about me! (trips on the rug and breaks the mirror in the hallway)
Me: Great job, Himeko. Breaking a mirror is seven years bad luck. That means I get to torture you in this next chapter! *evil smile*
Himeko: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Shizuko: L-Len-kun doesn't own Powerpuff Girls Z or any reference you may find. H-He just owns the OC's and plot of this fanfic. P-Please, be kind and please review.
All Bets Are Off: Part I
It was October, a perfect time for the school's cultural festival. Momoko and the rest of Powerpuff Z were settled in their classroom when Keane-sensei walked into the room.
"Okay, class, settle down. Considering the fact that the annual cultural festival is only three weeks away, our class needs ideas for what we're going to do. I want all of you to pitch me an idea and how to pull it off. If I think it's good, I'll write it on the board and at the end, we'll take a vote." she explained, writing the sample topic "survey" on the board. Himeko raised her hand.
"We do a fashion show!" she yelled, hoping that the other girls in the class would agree. "My daddy would supply the clothes and the stage!" Another student raised their hand next.
"We could make okonomiyaki!" Yet another student raised their hand to shoot a random idea.
"We could make a play!" After a few minutes of pitching ideas, the twins looked at each other and a light bulb went off in each of their heads. They raised their hands simultaneously and were called upon to speak. Danielle started to play air guitar and Daniel grabbed an imaginary microphone and started singing Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas" in front of the whole class. The class all shot confused looks at the American students, not only because they were singing in the middle of class, but it was because they were singing in English and they didn't understand a damn word.
"They were singing 'Viva Las Vegas' by Elvis. The question is why are you singing when you are supposed to be pitching ideas for the school festival?" Keane-sensei asked the twins, who had mixed emotions of embarrassment and confidence.
"Well, the answer's in the song. But to save you the trouble, we want to try a casino idea." Danielle answered.
"We could split this room into two parts: one side with table games and the other with a café. If you win enough chips in the table games, then you can trade them in for a prize at the booth in the café, where you can also get a bite to eat." Daniel added.
"T-That sounds like fun," said a voice outside the room.
"Oh, I almost forgot. We have a new student here today. Her name is Shizuko Suzuki." Keane-sensei said as she led the shy girl into the room. She had black shoulder-length hair that was neatly combed. Her bangs covered her forehead and barely touched her glasses. She had a violet skirt accompanied by a violet long sleeved shirt, long black socks, brown shoes, and a gold locket.
"A-Arigato gozaimasu, Keane-sensei. I am S-Shizuko S-Suzuki," she said as she tightly clutched her violet notebook to her chest, bowing politely. "I-I hope we all have a great year together and we can all get along."
"Thank you. You may take your seat."
"T-Thank you, sensei." There was an empty seat available in the back left corner from the student that had to move to Hokkaido the week before. She moved her belongings to that desk and quietly waited for class to resume. After much debate, it was decided that the project for the cultural festival would be a casino cafe. Frankly, the idea of games of chance and food was the popular idea. Himeko was angry at the sight of the twins, who pushed her idea out of the way. She sent death glares at the twins, who just responded with the finger.
At Free Period...
"That was a great idea, guys. The question is what will be the theme?" Momoko commented.
"Elementary, my dear Watson. Since it's a casino cafe, our idea is to let the servers and dealers dress up as cards." Danielle said with a smile.
"I hope that doesn't mean we have to literally dress up as a card for this." Kaoru moaned.
"Don't worry about it, Kaoru. Our plan is to design costumes for servers based on the face cards. The hostess will be the joker and the dealers will be the aces." Daniel responded.
"But who will those be?" Miyako asked. The twins looked at her and nodded.
"We will be the dealers. That is a given. The rest will be decided by luck of the draw."Daniel added, while his sister turned to look at the shy girl that sat next to her.
"Hi there, I'm Danielle. It's a pleasure to meet you, Shizuko-chan." She said, extending her hand.
"I-It's a pleasure to meet you, Danielle-chan. I hope we can be good friends," she said, lightly shaking Danielle's hand.
"My brother and I just came from California. If you need anything, just ask." Both Danielle and Shizuko smiled at the comment.
The Next Day...
The class discussion dealt with the upcoming cultural festival. Daniel took out a deck of cards and asked for thirteen volunteers. "I took out of this deck of cards all of the face cards and a joker. Cafe jobs will be split into four groups of three. Hearts will take care of getting orders and giving the checks. Diamonds will be in charge of bringing food and refilling drinks."
"Clubs will take care of cleaning up, like throwing away the paper plates and stuff. Spades will stay at the exchange booth, where they will change yen for chips to use in the games. If enough chips is won, they can come back to exchange the chips for a prize. The bills will also be paid at the exchange booth." Danielle added. One student up front raised their hand.
"What about the joker?" they asked. The twins had a quick response to that question.
"Whoever gets the joker will be the hostess and seat customers for the cafe." Another student raised their hand.
"What about the dealers for the games and what games are we setting up?" Danielle answered that question.
"Simple. My brother will be the dealer for craps, Miyako and Kaoru will deal for blackjack, and Momoko and I will deal for roulette." The entire class was nodding in confirmation. Thirteen people walked up to pick a card for their job, including Himeko, who wanted to be in charge of the waiters. Instead, she picked up the joker.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Deal with it. Once you pick up a job, you have to answer to us." Daniel stated.
"I KNOW THAT, DAMN IT!" Himeko yelled, again at the top of her lungs but this time with a vein popping from her head. Author comment: Ouch. My ears hurt. Himeko, I don't think they heard you in NEW YORK! Tone it down!
"SHUT UP! I'LL DO WHATEVER I WANT, LEN!" she yelled again. Little did she know that as of now, she is in danger of getting her pay cut. She slouched and headed back to her seat.
Lunch Hour…
"Can't I change my job?" Himeko asked Daniel, trying to use puppy eyes. Instead, a vein popped on his forehead.
"Access Denied. All draws are final unless job trading is approved by me, my sister, and the new girl," he said, pointing at Shizuko. Himeko stomped back to her seat with her fists clenched. Daniel then put a hand on Shizuko's shoulder and smiled. "Relax, will ya? The name's Daniel. I'm Danielle's twin. Any friend of my sister is a friend of mine!" Shizuko took one look at Daniel's friendly smile and started to blush and smile.
"Pull up a chair and join us for lunch!" Momoko offered, which Shizuko happily accepted. However, once she pulled a chair up, their belts went off. At that moment, Danielle started to act sick. "Sorry. We have to take Danielle to the nurse." Momoko said as they dashed off with Danielle leaning on her brother's and Kaoru's shoulder. However, being the concerned and curious person she is, Shizuko followed the quintet to the rooftop. When she opened the door to the roof, the four girls took out their compacts while Daniel pushed a button on his watch to transform.
Hyper Blossom!
Rolling Bubbles!
Powered Buttercup!
Speeding Bullet!
Dive Bomber!
"O-Oh my! I-I'm friends with t-t-the P-P-Powerpuffs!" Shizuko yelled in disbelief, causing everyone to freeze in place and shakily turn toward Shizuko, who was frozen in amazement at the sight of her new friends.
"Shizuko, please, please don't tell anyone! Promise us this okay?" Miyako begged. Shizuko nodded with confidence.
"I will. Just go get 'em!" Shizuko said, brimming with a new confidence. When they returned fifteen minutes later, Shizuko was waiting patiently in class eating her bento. "Glad to see you back. How's Danielle?" she asked trying to find out how they did in the fight.
"Not too bad. It was pretty quick." Kaoru answered, trying to sound as nice as she could. For the rest of lunch period, they talked to get to know each other better. Author's Note: Okay, I think we need to move on in the story for this chapter. I don't have the time to describe what happened in all three weeks. All I can say is that Daniel trained the rest of the dealers how to do it, the tables were built, Danielle and Shizuko hand-picked the chefs, and Himeko was tortured by any means possible. Hint: the torture involved a plaid shirt, a clown outfit, a dog shock collar, slapstick comedy, a banana, and many other things that would get me sued if I let everyone know.
Three Weeks Later...
"YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I'M GONNA SUE YOU IF YOU TELL ANYONE!" Himeko yelled at Len.
Fine, I won't tell. Let's just get on with this.
It was the day of the cultural festival. Every club and class has their best out. Keane-sensei's class had seven tables on one side of the room. In the other side were two blackjack tables, two roulette tables, and a craps table set up. Early on, the place was empty. Now, it's packed with a long line out the door. There had to be a time limit put in the table games since the place was so packed.
"Welcome to 'The Deck'. Please wait to be seated." Himeko said, dressed in a jester outfit. She was allowed to have her cat around since it was part of the deal, so she was stroking its fur. She guided the customers to their seats, where a waitress dressed as the queen of hearts took their order. "This can't be any worse."
"I LOST!" yelled a customer at the blackjack table Kaoru was at. She and the rest of the dealers were wearing formal wear, but the bow ties were colored based on their signature color. "One more time!" she shouted. As Kaoru dealt the cards, she turned to the customer next to the angry one.
"Hit me." He said. Kaoru dealt an ace.
"Hit me." He said again. Kaoru dealt a five.
"NO! HIT ME!" the angry customer yelled. Kaoru just dealt her a black eye.
"You're the boss." She turned to the other customer and dealt him a nine. "Twenty one! Here are your chips." Kaoru told the other customer. He picked up his winnings and headed for the exchange booth. The customer Kaoru knocked out was angrier than ever. She grabbed Kaoru by the collar and pulled her over the table. The two started to fight and crossed into the cafe. When Kaoru got her on the ground in a shoulder lock, a waiter dressed as the Jack of Hearts tripped on both of them, sending the banana cream pie he was carrying flying. Momoko saw this happen and knew who was going to get hit.
"Himeko! Heads up!" Momoko shouted. Much to Himeko's luck, she looked behind her and the pie hit her in the face. When everyone saw what happened, everyone in the cafe and casino started laughing at her. In that moment, twenty-three veins popped in Himeko's head.
"All of you will pay for this!" Himeko yelled as she stomped out of the room with her cat in tow. She stomped over to the girl's bathroom, where she sat in the corner by the door stroking Sapphire. "How dare they laugh at me! I'll get them for that someday!" She grabbed the cat's tail, causing it to scream. In a flash of light, Himeko transformed into her dark half. "And I know just how to do it!"
Back in the classroom...
The five dealers were on one of their scheduled breaks when their compacts went off. They ran off to the roof to transform with Shizuko in tow. Shizuko was carrying, instead of a book, a toy kendo bunny she got after winning a game of roulette. After the five transformed, Blossom opened her compacts talk to the professors.
"We've got major trouble. It's Himeko. She transformed." Professor Utonium said to the group.
"Where is she now? Do you know?" Bubbles asked.
"Peach says she is near the school. Watch out for her." Blossom then hung up, leaving the twins and Shizuko with questionable looks on their face.
"What the f*****g hell is going on!" Bullet yelled at the girls.
"It's Himeko. She transformed!" Buttercup answered.
"W-What? I-I thought only thought you can transform!" Shizuko stammered.
"She got hit by a black light a long time ago and she transforms when her cat yells." Blossom explained to them.
"What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" Bomber said in English, making Shizuko giggle a little bit. "Wait a minute. I'm detecting something pretty big on my radar over there." Bomber pointed to the sky. A giant robot was flying above the school. On the robot's chest under the cockpit was the Shirogane crown.
"ALL OF YOU SHALL PAY FOR LAUGHING AT ME! NO ONE MAKES FUN OF HIMEKO SHIROGANE AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!" Himeko shouted over the giant robot's megaphone. She brought the robot's arm up to destroy the school, but Buttercup knocked it away with her hammer.
"Not gonna happen, Himeko!" Blossom shouted. Himeko's only response was to attempt to angrily swat the flying heroes out of the air.
"STAY OUT OF MY WAY!" Himeko shouted as she shot several lasers at the heroes. Bomber got hit by a stray shot and crashed into a tree, knocking him out cold.
"Bomber!" all of the other girls yelled. After seeing an ally fall in battle, they began their attack run.
Chocolate Swirl!
Bubble Champagne!
Swing Sonic!
Paper Blade Kamikaze!
All of the attacks landed a blow, but they all bounced off the robot's armor. Himeko then brought the robot's arm up to swipe the girls, barely missing them, that is, until the other arm caught them off guard. The blow sent them crashing into the side of the school. While the girls were trying to recover, Himeko brought both arms up and smashed them into the ground, creating a large crater and crushing the girls.
"NO!" Shizuko yelled. She fell to her knees and started to cry. She clutched her plush bunny for comfort, but the flood of tears wouldn't stop. As Himeko brought the robot's arms up to destroy the school and finish off the Powerpuffs, a white light fell from the sky. That white light struck Shizuko and the plush bunny she was holding.
Energized Bunny!
Me: To be continued in the next chapter. If anyone wants to know what costumes the Puffs are assigned as dealers, it's a standard waiter outfit coupled with a bow tie with their signature color and a name tag. Their house (spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds) assignment can be found in Alice Human Sacrifice by the Vocaloids. If you know about the Vocaloid software, you should have seen this coming after I introduced yellow twins.
Himeko: I'M GONNA KILL YOU, LEN! *pulls bazooka out of nowhere*
Me: Your fault for breaking my mirror. *chucks bazooka out the window*
Himeko: You'll be hearing from my lawyers!
Shizuko: I-I can't believe I become one of the Powerpuffs! Thanks, Len!
Me: No problem. Next time, it's Bunny's debut as a new Powerpuff! Will she win against Himeko's giant robot? Stay tuned and please review!