Part 10: Movie Mayhem

Takada had to play it cool. He was in his car on a date with Blackfire/Karmen. Unfortunately, his ex, Leo's twin sister, and enemy, was parked right next door. It was like some insane writer was screwing his life around like he was a fanfic character that functioned merely as comic relief.

Well, if there is a writer screwing around with my life, COULD YOU PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE?

"Something wrong Yoshi?" Karmen asked, concerned. "You're zoning out a lot tonight."

Takada placed his hand behind his head and apologized, "Sorry. I have a lot on my mind these days."

"Like what?" Karmen was interested.

"Just some stuff I want to invent and build," he told her.

"So, you're an inventor?" Karmen asked, intrigued, slightly.

"More or less. I just have this knack with machinery. It could be my metahuman ability or just natural skill," he answered.

"It could be a metahuman mutation, y'know, or you're just smart," she leaned closer.

"Thanks, Karmen," Takada blushed as he rubbed the back of his head.

Meanwhile, in the car next door, Rose was watching the movie. Kat on the other hand was plotting.

Maybe I can track down those Gamemasters and kill them for their powers? Nah! That would be a waste of time and effort. Those geeks are probably long gone by now. She sighed, Remember Kat…this is your night off and you need to relax. Slade-sama is obviously pissed with you for wrecking his androids. I don't know why…I mean, aren't they what they're for, training purposes? Oh well.

"Kat…" Rose began, "Is something wrong?"

Kat shook her head, "N-No. Why do you ask?"

"You seem to zone out a lot these days. Why?"

"It's nothing, really. I was just thinking."

"You mean plotting," Rose narrowed her eyes and pouted, "You promised to take the night off!"

Kat raised her hands in defeat, "Okay! Okay! I'll take a break! Don't kill me, please!" she laughed.

Rose giggled and leaned against her friend before letting out a contented sigh.

Maybe I should just relax and enjoy the movie. Although…I don't really care for James Bond.

Takada eyed Karmen from the corner of his eye. He took in a deep breath and yawned, raising his arms over his head. He rested his left arm over the back the driver side door and his right arm over Karmen's shoulders. She nearly jumped at the contact before leaning in closer.

Kat mused. The old yawning trick. You never change, do you, Yoshi-kun? She copied Takada's trick and now had Rose leaning closer to her. The two girls cuddled. Rose let out another sigh, enjoying the attention. This night could not be any better.

Takada gulped and stared Karmen in the eye. His player instinct were taking over as he took Karmen's chin in his hand and turning her head gently so that he was facing him. He took in a deep breath and closed his eyes before leaning in closer. Carman knew what was to come so she closed her own eyes and puckered.

Kat had puckered up her lips and was about to steal a kiss from Rose. Rose would not know what hit her. They were gonna make out like crazy in the drive-in. After all, that was what these places were for.

Of course, luck wasn't on their side as they both heard a familiar ringing sound.

DAMN! The Dog and Cat both mentally swore.

"Yoshi?" Karmen questioned.

"Kat?" Rose blinked, confused.

"I…er…" Takada stuttered, "I got to go, Karmen." He quickly pecked her lips, "Something came up!"

"Kat…" Rose began, "It's a monster, isn't it?"

"Yeah…" Kat scratched her cheek. "But I'll be back, my darling white rose…" she purred as she ran her hand through the white haired girls hair before giving her a short, yet sweet, kiss. "You didn't by any chance bring your Zodiac Deck with you?" Rose shook her head. "Then I'm gonna be doing this alone."

"Be careful…" Rose told her. Kat nodded.

"I will."

Karmen grabbed Takada by the arm before pulling him into a deep and passionate kiss. Fireworks were going off in his head like the 4th of July. Takada nearly found himself lost in the kiss before the ringing won his attention again.

"Be careful, okay? We have a date to finish," Karmen informed him with a wink.

Takada winked back, "Gotcha." He pulled out his Zodiac Deck and looked straight at the rear view mirror. He said, quietly, "Zodiac Force, Dog."

Kat did the same thing, "Zodiac Force, Cat."

Both Zodiac Knights were encased in their armors and entered the mirrors, leading them straight to the Mirror Dimension.

Mirror Dimension, you know what it is, alternate world existing side by side with our own world and all that stuff and has monsters living inside. Well, Pluto and Copycat have arrived. They were now in the Mirror Dimension version of the drive-in and were in the parking lot.

Pluto exited his Knightrider and drew his sword. He turned his head to his right and noticed the black and red clad Copycat had also hopped out of her vehicle as well.

"What're you doing here?" Pluto demanded, reaching for his sword.

Copycat scowled, "What else? I heard the monster signal too." She clicked her claws, "And I'm gonna get it first."

Pluto snorted, "Yeah right!" his bat wings spread out, "Just don't get in my way." He took to the skies. Copycat looked up and narrowed her eyes as the red eyepieces of her helmet glowed red.

"Funny," she snickered, "I was going to say the same thing to you." She used the special cat-like earpieces of her helmet and focused her sharp hearing to find the creature. She heard a sound like running behind her and turned around. Nothing but cars. She tensed and reached for her whip.

That was when IT happened.

A large blur just crashed right through the cars, slamming them away before bashing straight into the Cat Knight, sending her flying and crashing onto the roof of a car. She slammed in and made a large dent with a sickening crash. She snarled and flipped out of the wreckage, completely pissed. She narrowed her eyes and identified the creature.

"Shieldaphant…" she hissed.

Shieldaphant was a large bi-pedaled monster, about 6 feet tall, covered in thick metal armor that had spikes on the shoulders, knees, and around its head. On its torso was a large shield design after an elephant. Upon hearing its name, the monster slammed its large fist together and let out a loud trumpet, before charging at Copycat.

"Bring it on," she challenged, going into a combat pose. She was ready to rip this creature apart, piece by piece.

That is, until Pluto got in her way.

"It's mine!" Pluto barked as he landed in front of her and slammed the creature away with his large lances. Copycat snarled.

"That thing was MINE!"

Pluto shook his head, "You're welcome, Kat…"

"I don't need your help, Yoshi-dog!"

"Well, I think you do, Kitty-cat!"

The two Knight glared at each other as large cross veins appeared on their helmet covered heads and lightning sparked from their concealed eyes. Shieldaphant took the chance to escape from the area during the heated argument. Both Pluto and Copycat were too wrapped up in their argument that they didn't notice until it was too late.

"Now look what you did!" Copycat screamed.

"Me?" Pluto barked back, "I would've gotten it if you hadn't got in my way!"

"Your way?" Copycat snorted, "Puh-leaze! It was clearly mine! You just hate to be shown up by a girl…"

Pluto gritted his teeth and met Copycat glare for glare. He then issued a challenge, "How about this: The first one to get that thing tonight, before midnight, wins." He crossed his arms.

Copycat smirked, "Interesting…very well." She then remembered something, "Let's go back to the real world. Our dates must be waiting for us."

"Finally, something we both can agree upon."

Idiotic dog…Copycat thought.

Dumb cat…Pluto smirked.

To Be Continued…

And Hotshot45, please send me your e-mail next time, kay?

Oh and another card review:

FINAL VENT

Function: Activates finishing attack

Owner(s): All Zodiac Knights.

The Final Vent card is a card a Zodiac Knight uses to activate their special attack, or attacks, depending on the number of monsters he/she possesses. The power of each Final Vent varies but they all, generally, cause a lot of damage on the target. The most famous Final Vent is Draco's Dragon Combustion Kick. Another powerful one is Shadowcobra's Darkhole Crash. The more powerful the Knight and monster combination, the more powerful the Final Vent is.