Chapter 33
Last chapter Gizmo made a big mistake when he captured Mariko's friends. Now Mariko has to team up with the Young Justice Team to get them back. Boy is Gizmo in for a surprise when Mariko shows up. Yaknow what they say Hell Hath no fiery like a woman scorned. A big thanks to Molly Grace 16 for this glorious idea! Now ONWARD TO THE BATTLE FIELD!
"You little punk! Let us out right now!" Riza screamed banging on the wall to her bubble, next to her the twins sat huddled together hold each other tightly. Gizmo looked over his shoulder.
"Keep at it, you'll either exhaust yourself or run out of oxygen, either way you're not getting out of that alive." He said, "I built this strong enough not even superman can break out of it."
The twins let out a cry of desperation and huddled closer to each other whereas Mariko let out a low growl.
"You better pray I get to you before Mariko does, because when she does, you can bet you won't survive." She hissed. Gizmo snorted.
"You think I'm afraid of Miko Mariko? Compared to me she's dumber than the sidekicks from the Justice League." He said looking over the trio. Haruhi and Haruko looked to Gizmo.
"Onee-chan's gonna get you." They mumbled, Gizmo frowned and then turned as he walked over to his computer. He had set up an HQ somewhere just outside Tokyo, now he was waiting for Mariko to arrive so he could take her out.
"They sound ominous to me, maybe you should take their word for it." Cheshire said, Gizmo glared.
"Can it snot! I don't have to listen to any of these idiots!" He growled, "You just do your job and I'll do mine."
"My, someone's touchy," Cheshire said, "But whatever, I don't really care. do whatever you want shrimp."
"Crud-muncher!"
Meanwhile behind the duo Riza looked to the twins.
"You two ok?" She asked, the twins shook their heads.
"We're scared," Haruko.
"Where's Mariko-chan?" Haruhi asked, Riza glared at the two ahead of them.
"Don't worry you two; I'm sure she's on her way. She'll find us." She said.
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"You people stick out like a sore thumb you know that?" Mariko hissed, the Team glared—a glare that was ignored by Mariko.
"Hurry up, if my girls are hurt I'm not gonna be happy." She growled.
"But you have no idea where they are." Wally said, Mariko paused her back turned, beside her Tony jumped in fear, as Mariko glared back at them, anger and insanity radiating from her glare.
"I don't need to know where they are, I'll find them, you can either help me or go back home." She growled, then walked off.
"Anyone else think that glare could combat Batman's?" Wally asked, Robin shook his head and walked forward after Mariko.
"We're going to find them, you don't have to worry about that Mariko." He said soothingly, Mariko narrowed her eyes and said nothing for a while.
"Worry is not a feeling I have Robin, I'm mad. I'm going to find Gizmo and when I do, he's going to regret ever meeting me." She said in a dark tone. "Now hurry up! We're burning daylight!"
"She's angry." Conner mumbled.
"Who are these girls anyway?" Artemis asked, M'gaan looked over to her.
"Her family—well what she has now anyway." She mumbled. Ahead of them Mariko growled.
"Stop talking about me Martian!" She screamed, then dug into her belt and pulled out a small device. She looked to Robin.
"I'd rather just have you to help me for the record." She said, "But I don't seem to have that luxury I seem to have."
Robin frowned, Mariko shrugged.
"Anyway, I tagged my girls some time ago after I joined the Light," She went on, Robin gave her a look.
"Don't look at me like that, I'd never experiment on my girls." She said, "These are in case anyone in the light decided to use them for the Reach's project. Lucky for me they still have them on. I can find my girls and Gizmo with this device."
"Well that's helpful." Robin said, Mariko frowned.
"I never go in blind." She growled.
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"This is boring!" Gizmo shouted, behind him the girls frowned.
"Let me out I'm sure I can find a way to keep you awake." Riza growled, "Or kill you, either way's fine with me."
"Shiné!" the twins shouted, glaring at Gizmo, he turned.
"Oh be quiet! Before I make an example out of one of you." He threatened glaring at Riza who glared back.
"I'd like to see you try." She said in a low voice. Gizmo grinned.
"I was so hoping you'd say that." He said then pressed a button on his controller as the bubble the twins were in opened up. Riza went wide eyed.
"What are you doing? COWARD! Don't you touch them!" Riza shouted, as Gizmo grabbed Haruko by the arm and dragged her out. Haruhi went wide eyed.
"Haruko!"
"Haruhi!" Haruko shouted as Gizmo dragged her away.
"I wonder what Mariko would do if I killed one of you three." He mused aloud, Haruko froze and stared up at Gizmo in fear.
"I-iya! Onegaishimasu!" she shouted and began struggling against Gizmo, he glared.
"Quit your squirming snot!" he shouted, behind him he heard a chuckle, one that didn't belong to Cheshire. Gizmo turned to see Klarion sitting on Gizmo's computer his head resting on the palm of his hand while the other hand stroked the cat that sat in his lap.
"You're Klarion from the Light. What are you doing here?" Gizmo asked, Klarion grinned.
"Having fun watching you dig a deeper hole for yourself." He said with a dark chuckle, "I'd put her back if I were you."
"Shut up I don't have to listen to you." Gizmo shouted, Klarion frowned as Teekl hissed at the bald boy. Klarion then lifted his hand as sparks began to fly from his finger tips.
"You don't know me well do you?" He growled.
"Klarion-san? What are you doing just sitting there? You're Mariko-chan's friend aren't you? Don't let him hurt Haruko." Riza said, Klarion shrugged.
"You're helping Mariko? You traitor!" Gizmo shouted throwing Haruko to the ground, "Savage'll be happy if I bring the both of you in."
Klarion cocked an eyebrow.
"You think you could take me on?" He asked, snapping his fingers as a ball of fire formed just above Gizmo's computer.
"Hey what do you think you're doing!? Crud!" Gizmo screamed, Klarion frowned.
"Oh shut up; I won't as much as I'd love to put a hand into this chaos I'm just the spectator." He said Teekl meowed up at him.
"Eh? That right?" Klarion asked, "Well I guess that's my cue to leave."
Before anyone was able to question Klarion he disappeared. Gizmo swore as he went to grab Haruko again, only to have something smack his hand. He let out a howl of pain and looked around.
"Cheshire! They're here get off your lazy butt and do something!" He shouted as an arrow whizzed by his head, he went wide eyed, "CHESHIRE!"
Before another object could hit Cheshire came out from the shadows and deflected it. Behind her Gizmo growled.
"You're late you stupid little crudmuncher!" He shouted, Cheshire glared.
"You're annoying." She said, as the Team came out of hiding.
"You have no idea." Mariko growled. Riza and the Twins stared in relief.
"Mariko-chan!" they shouted happily, Mariko looked over to them, Haruko and Haruhi were separated by the bubbled that held Haruhi and Riza simply glared. Mariko narrowed her eyes at Gizmo and cracked her knuckles.
"You've got some stones, picking on defenseless little kids." She said, "Time to make you wish you were never born."
"Not if I can help it." Cheshire said running at Mariko with her sword, Mariko said nothing as Cheshire came at her. She was knocked back by Tony punching her in the face, he looked back at Mariko.
"For the record, I really don't like having to fight girls." He mumbled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Zatanna, M'gaan, and Artemis growled, Tony stood.
"N-nothing! I just don't like hitting girls." He said holding his hands up in defense, Mariko growled and grabbed Tony by the hair.
"Well I don't have a problem hitting you if you don't friggin focus!" she shouted, "Go get my girls. I'm going to get Gizmo."
"Glad to hear it." Gizmo said, pressing a button as spider like appendages came out from his backpack. Mariko glared and grabbed a remote from her belt and zapping Gizmo, he grinned.
"You're moves haven't changed a bit loser!" he shouted come at Mariko and using one of of the appendages to stab at her. Mariko ducks and goes for the others. Meanwhile the Team fights Cheshire, and Tony goes to the girls.
"Hey girls, don't worry I'll get you out of here." He said kindly. Riza frowned.
"I doubt it; I've been hitting this thing all day. It's not breaking." She said, "Cue-ball over there said it was made to keep Superman at bay."
Tony frowned, then felt a tug on his sleeve he looked over and saw Haruko, she was outside the bubble still.
"He pressed a button it opens them up. I want my sister back." She cried. Tony nodded.
"We'll get her don't worry." He said.
"You are so annoying!" Mariko shouted as Gizmo had her in some kind of mechanical tentacle. It was wrapped around her waist crushing all the things in her belt. Mariko let out a cry of pain.
"You should have stayed in Arkham. You would have lived longer." Gizmo said squeezing the life out of Mariko as she clawed at the metal.
"Right then who would you try to date!" She shouted, then grinned as she found a weak spot in the metal. She then pulled out a hair pin and stabbed through the metal. "IDIOT!"
The tentacle shattered and Mariko ran after Gizmo knocking him to the ground and knocking hss controller out of his hand. Meanwhile the Team managed to defeat Cheshire only to have her disappear like she normally did. When they came back to the scene with Mariko she was chasing after Gizmo, she grabbed him by the hood of his jacket. Her face contorted into a look of pure insane anger.
"Yaknow I didn't have an issue with you until now." She hissed, digging into her back pocket and pulling out a knife, "You should have stayed out of Tokyo, you would have lived longer."
"Mariko! No!" Robin shouted, Mariko glared.
"This little brat kidnapped my girls, I'm not letting him live after that." She growled, Gizmo struggled to get out of Mariko's grip.
"Let me go! You're crazy!" He shouted, Mariko grinned.
"There is a thin line between insanity and genius, I have erased that line." She said, "Too bad for you."
There was then a bright flash as Mariko plunged the knife downward. When the light was gone the knife was on the ground, Gizmo sat on the ground staring at it, and Mariko was in a small snow globe like bubble. The group blinked in confusion, as Mariko let out a growl of annoyance.
"Klarion Bleak! You jerk! Lemme outta this thing!" She screamed, Klarion chuckled as he held the orb in his hand.
"That was fun to watch," He said, then looked down to Gizmo, he snapped his fingers and the bubbles the girls were in shattered, Haruko and Haruhi ran to each other and held each other tight. Riza grabbed Gizmo by the back of the shirt.
"You little punk." She hissed, Gizmo gulped.
"Riza don't if you do we have to take you in." M'gaan shouted, Riza frowned.
"How do you know my name?" she asked, M'gaan bit her lip. Klarion laughed.
"She's a martian, they read minds." He said, "Anyhow here you, Mariko—"
"Don't 'Mariko' me! Lemme out so I can finish the job!" Mariko screeched, "He took my girls, someone has to pay!"
"Scaring the crap out of him isn't enough?" Klarion asked, Mariko glared.
"NO!"
"Then neither will killing him be." He said, "You want Savage remember?"
The Team stared, since when did Klarion turn against the light? And why was he stopping Mariko—not that they were really complaining—but still the question remained; what was his gain from this?
Mariko was silent for a while as she thought over what Klarion said. She huffed.
"I do." She grumbled, "Since when do you start to make sense Jigoku shonen?"
Klarion shrugged, "I'm still not letting you out."
"JERK!"
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