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Oh, and for those of you who are wondering what I meant by 'unSue-ing the Sue', this chapter should explain it.
The Amazing Transformation Of A Sue
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2. Assessing the Sue
"I was right!" A number of heads turned to Gokudera as his loud and excited voice echoed throughout the place. They shot him some dirty looks for his ruckus then got back to whatever they were doing.
Gokudera shifted his eyes away from the computer screen to look at Tsuna and Yamamoto, who were anxiously waiting for the acquired information about the creature they were unlucky enough to have stumbled upon. "It's not an UMA," Gokudera stated seriously.
"It's not?" Tsuna and Yamamoto said in unison, surprised. Then Tsuna added, "Then what else could it possibly be?"
Gokudera didn't reply just yet. Instead he had yet again faced the computer screen, reading some sort of list as he continued to scroll further down the page. "Hmm… Ridiculously long-ass name; unusual hair color with exceptional eyes to match…" He said loud enough for only his friends to hear. Then Gokudera glanced at the dazzling girl who sat way behind him. "Say…"
The girl vigilantly turned to face him, because she was caring and compassionate enough to spare a little attention to somebody else other than herself. "Hm?"
"How intelligent are you?"
"Well…" She trailed off humbly. Then she began by saying how she's helped some of the smartest scientist from NASA discover a newfound element from a newfound galaxy that can apparently cure any fatal disease. She also came up with the formula E=mc2, and was saddened when Albert Einstein "took the credit" even though he was only "watching from the sidelines". And that she also came up with the concept Sliced Bread by accident while baking a cake that would have supposedly solved world hunger by eating just one slice – you'd be full forever. "…It was supposed to be cake but it turned out to be bread!" She laughed at her "silly" mistake, the sound of her laughter like beautiful chimes in the wind.
"What is this thing?" Tsuna asked, slightly cowering at her bizarreness.
"And she was alive that long?" Yamamoto added in disbelief.
"Right," Gokudera said flatly after she had finished talking. "What about any talents or skills?"
And again, the girl ran her mouth. "I'm amazing at playing the piano, and violin, and trumpet and…" She added a bunch of other instruments. "…at the same time. You know, like a walking orchestra. And I have this natural talent for easily getting along with children. I was so touched when they wanted to replace their real parents for me. Wasn't it sweet?" She said charmingly, her eyes glinting with bliss.
"Yeah…" Yamamoto said.
"Sure…" Tsuna added.
"I also love to bake. And I'm kick-ass fighter during combat and the only reason 'prison' was invented was because criminals wanted to lock themselves away from me because I believe in justice and righteousness."
Gokudera nodded his head, seemingly disinterested in spite of being the one to ask the questions in the first place. Well, anyway… he again faced Tsuna and Yamamoto, who had either fallen asleep or stared off into space.
"Tenth! Baseball nut!" He said and snapped the two out. Gokudera looked at them gravely. "I have gathered some data, and I believe that we have a Mary Sue in our hands."
A loud gasp was heard from the two. Then suddenly, Tsuna paused. "A Mary…who?"
"Mary Sue, Tenth! According to the site 'what's a Mary Sue dot com', Mary Sues are very terrifying creatures. One of the most horrible ones out there! They can easily wreck havoc in a perfectly good story and their mere existence can obliterate the original plot by simply hogging all the attention."
"Eek!" Tsuna squealed at the horrifying thought, ignoring the fact that Gokudera was slowly breaking the fourth wall.
"Not only that! They can corrupt anyone's minds, especially ones they choose to be their love interest. So don't let her touch you, Tenth. Don't even make eye contact with her for more than three seconds. It's not safe!" Gokudera warned. "She'll brainwash you with her Sue-rifying powers!"
So that was probably why we were so mesmerised back then. Tsuna thought. And Yamamoto probably wasn't affected because he didn't really pay attention to her like me and Gokudera did… He was too busy thinking it was a magic trick…
"Tenth, I guess it would be best if we leave her be…" Gokudera suggested as he stood up, ready to leave as soon as he hears the go signal from his boss.
"I- I – " Tsuna stammered, not sure on what to do. After all, she had asked for their help. And because it was in his kind yet naïve nature, Tsuna would be willing to help no matter who or what she was.
"Or maybe we could put her up for auction…" Gokudera had a second thought and sat back down. He lifted a finger to his chin. "Mary Sues are hunted worldwide. How much do you think she'll be worth if we turn her in?"
"Shut up!" Just then, a familiar looking baby had popped out from one of the vents on the ceiling. He roughly jumped over Gokduera's head, causing a red swollen bump to grow on the poor storm guardian's head. Gokudera winced in pain as he rubbed the injured area.
"Reborn!" Tsuna exclaimed as he looked up the too violent baby. "Are you trying to kill him?"
But Reborn only ignored him and started glaring at the three boys. "How could you think that?" He growled, scolding them – mostly at Gokudera for coming up with the ideas. "This lady asked for your assistance and the best way you could think of is to leave her? Wasn't the motto of the Primo to defend the weak?"
"That's right!" Gokudera said suddenly, apologetic, and dropped to his knees to do a dogeza, banging his head repeatedly on the cold tiled floor. "I'm sorry Reborn-san! I was mistaken! I shouldn't have thought of such things!"
"Uh… Gokudera, please get up, people are staring…" Tsuna trailed off nervously, as the same people from before turned their heads at the commotion they were making.
"Dame-Tsuna! What do you plan to do?" Reborn demanded, looking at Tsuna perilously as if he'd shoot the poor boy right then and there if he didn't give out an immediate answer.
And as if Tsuna sensed it (because he damn-right knew that Reborn wouldn't hesitate to actually shoot him) he answered right away. "I- I don't know!" Tsuna screamed out desperately.
"Get a grip on yourself!" And a swat on Tsuna's head – courtesy of Leon's ever-so quick transformation from a chameleon to a fly swatter skills.
Tsuna did as he was told. He took a deep breath in, put a band-aid over his now slightly bleeding head, and turned to face the stunning girl who they had been rudely ignoring for some time now, which they shouldn't be doing because this was like, her story, and all attention should be like, put on her.
"Manami Xo… something…" Tsuna stuttered her name, trying to recall what the rest of her names were, but failing to do so. "You said you needed to get back to where you belong. How exactly are we going to send you back to the sky?"
"Well, you are the sky guardian!" She said matter-of-factly. "You think me falling in front of you was a coincidence?"
"Uh, well… Yes?"
"There is one thing…" The girl stood up, crossing her arms over her watermelon-sized chest and began pacing around them, thinking. "I need to find my one and only true love," she said dreamily, her eyes sparkling like a newly shined jewel. "He will be the beacon of light that would lead my way back!"
"Tch. As if that kind of thing would work in this place…" Gokudera informed.
"Oh, you really think that?" She said and leaned down to Gokudera, grabbing his face. "You will like me…" She chanted as she gazed into his eyes.
"I will like…"
"Gokudera!" Tsuna yelped in alarm and pulled the girl away. "You can't do that!"
"Sure I can!" She assured as she dropped Gokudera and headed towards Yamamoto, who cautiously backed away, but was too late when she smiled at him, her sparkly white teeth radiating a hundred kilowatts.
"Gah! My eyes! It burns!" Yamamoto fell back, blocking his eyes from the harsh bright light.
"See, I told you. You can't just make someone like you." And so the expert speaks. 'Cause you know, Tsuna's already won the love of his life with is suave moves – in his dreams, at least.
"Why not?" She said, dumbfounded.
"When you say true love, you don't hypnotize them or blind their eyes! Love must come from the heart. If you want them to love you, they must naturally like you first."
"But, Tsuna, she's anything but natural." Yamamoto stated, lifting himself up after having fallen back.
"Tenth, I think there might be a way." Gokudera announced. "According to the website, this girl here is corrupted with these ridiculous elements that describe a Sue – which is what she turned into now. The Sue is now embedded within her and will forever be a part of her unless some kind of force alters or completely erases that Sue!"
"Uh…" Tsuna said dumbfounded. He never really did understand any of Gokudera's complex explanations. Tsuna just nodded his head like he knew what the storm guardian was talking about.
"To un-Sue the Sue, we must change her, Tenth. Completely. We'll make her less perfect. After all, that's what makes Sues, well… Sues. We'll make her normal, and we'll call it Imperfectionizing the Sue!" Gokudera proclaimed confidently with utmost enthusiasm.
"Imperfectionizing? Is that even a word?" Yamamoto asked sceptically.
"It is now."
"So, did you get it Dame-Tsuna? If you end up transforming her into a normal being, then she could probably be naturally loved and therefore find her way back to the sky. Tsuna! I want you and your guardians to start on this NOW." Reborn commanded.
"R-right!"
And so, the quest to transform the Sue has begun.
No, I don't think site stated above a real website. I just randomly made it up. But then again, I haven't tried.
AND! I know that the description of a Sue written above might not accurate (Dx I should have probably done more research), but that theory works for the story. I apologize for damaging any brain cells with my awful attempt at explaining.
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