Chapter 34
Last chapter Mariko tried to murder Gizmo for kidnapping her friends, Klarion stopped her however, good guy surprisingly right? Anyhow he's talked her into ignoring our boy-genius and to put all her focus on Savage. Yaknow when I originally drew this out it was totally different—but I like how it's turning out. hopfully the ending won't be how I originally put it either. I think you all will be happy if it doesn't. especially those of you who read 'Klarion Gets A Girl.' ONWARD TO THE BATTLE FIELD!
"Mariko-chan!" The twins shouted as they hugged her, the spell that Klarion had cast on her to keep her in the snow globe orb that kept her from seriously murdering Gizmo. Mariko smiled and for the first time since anyone on the team had ever saw her eyes softened as she comforted the two.
"Baka, I told you I'd never let anything happen to you guys." She mumbled softly. Tony looked to the Team and who was locking Gizmo into a pair of handcuffs. Klarion stood off to the side looking over everyone else.
"What are you guys gonna do with him?" Riza growled as she glared at him. He glared back but said nothing.
"We'll take him back home to America where we'll be taking him to Belle Reve." Robin explained.
"That won't work." Mariko said looking to him. Robin cocked an eyebrow, "Savage has a lot of connections; what makes you think he doesn't have one in Belle Reve?"
"You're saying that Savage has someone on the inside?" Conner asked, Mariko nodded.
"I know firsthand that he does." She said, "I was there after all, you send him there he'll be back on the streets in no time."
"Crud." Gizmo mumbled, Mariko huffed.
"I suggest you send him to Arkham, I'm sure there something wrong with him." She said and glared down at him then pointed to her head, "I recommend a lobotomy."
"You're sick!" Gizmo growled.
"Hey if I threw a stick would you go away?" Mariko hissed back, then stood up straight and looking to the group.
"Robin, you'll make sure he never comes back here right?" She asked, Robin nodded.
"You know Savage isn't going to let up on you right?" M'gaan said, Mariko let out a rough sigh as she ran her hand through her hair. She frowned.
"Yeah I know that." She growled, then looked to Klarion, "Jigoku Shonen."
"What?" Klarion asked, Mariko narrowed her eyes, then looked to the girls.
"Send these three home for me?" she asked, the trio went wide eyed.
"Huh?" The trio of girls asked Mariko glared. "
Don't 'Huh' me. Do as I say." Mariko barked, "I have things to do and I don't need you three getting into trouble."
"Mariko…" Riza grumbled angrily, but remained silent when Mariko shot her a warning glare. The twins looked to Mariko with pouting faces.
"Don't give me those looks." Mariko hissed, then looked to the Team.
"Mariko-chan does this mean," Haruhi began.
"That you're leaving again?" Haruko finished, Mariko paused, the nodded. The two gave Mariko a sad look making Mariko's face turn red a bit.
"Don't look at me like that; when I'm done I'll come back." She mumbled, her eyes shifting to the right.
"You'd better." Riza growled, Mariko nodded.
"Klarion, if you would." She said, Klarion sighed in boredom.
"Not sure why, but yes, fine I'll send them home." He said, then snapped his fingers and the trio of girls disappeared into a cloud of red smoke. Mariko scowled as tony walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. Mariko narrowed her eyes at him and shrugged his hand off.
"So I take it she's coming with us." Wally mumbled, M'gaan and Robin nodded, he sighed, "Great."
"Well let's go, the longer we stay here the less time we have to get ready." Robin said, then looked to Mariko who looked to Klarion.
"So what are you going to do Klarion?" she asked, Klarion shrugged.
"Go back to Metropolis; pretend I know nothing." He said, Mariko smirked, then turned on her heel toward the group.
"Good." She said sweetly, Klarion pursed his lips then smirked as he evaporated into a cloud of smoke, Mariko looked over her shoulder and smirked back. "Come, Tony."
"Yes Miss Mariko." Tony said and followed Mariko who followed the group. once with the group the others gave her a look.
"Not that we particularly care, but why does Klarion seem attached to you?" Zatanna asked, Mariko cocked her head to the side.
"Eh? Klarion and I have a mutual agreement; I provide him with entertainment, he doesn't torture me for entertainment instead." She explained, "Are we going now? Or do you have more useless questions?"
Zatanna frowned but remained quiet as she and the rest of the Team headed toward the Bio-ship.
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Once on the Bio-ship Mariko passed her time by shocking the living crap out of Gizmo every two or three seconds. Until eventually he passed out, when he came too she continued each zap followed by a slight laugh from Mariko. Finally Conner glared back at her.
"Would you cut that out?" He growled. Mariko's smile evaporated.
"Hey I can kill him or I can torture him; you're choice." She said, then looked to Gizmo who lied in a heap on the ground.
"Mariko that's not how things work here." M'gaan said, Mariko narrowed her eyes.
"I know that, but that's how I work, so deal with it." She said, "You people knew that from the start. So much for being a sociopath."
"Right, remind me again why we decided to allow the crazy girl with a bad habit of human experimentation—"
"I'm actually over that." Tony said speaking up, the Team looked to him, "…Just saying."
"—why are we letting them come back to the Cave with us?" Wally asked.
"Who said I was going to the Cave?" Mariko mumbled pressing a button on the Tazer she had and zapping Gizmo again, she giggled, "As soon as you guys land in the U.S. and I see this little brat get what's coming to him. Tony and I are on our own."
"We are?" Tony asked, "I thought we were working with them again."
Mariko rolled her eyes and shook her head no, "Savage is my enemy; you guys can have fun playing with his mindless lackies, but I'm going after the real threat. Savage is mine."
"Savage is all of our enemy Mariko, you can't go in on your own." Robin said, Mariko frowned.
"I've been on my own for about twelve years now; I don't need you people." She growled. " The only thing I need is my equipment."
"And your cyborg, and those girls you risked all our necks to save." Conner mumbled under his breath, Mariko stood and gave him a look.
"What are you talking about?" she asked, Tony looked up, but said nothing as Conner looked to her, "The girls are my property, as well as Tony."
"Property?" Wally repeated, "Sure as heck got a way with people."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Mariko hissed placing her hands on her hips.
"Gee I don't know maybe I'm saying that you're not as caring as you let those three on to think you are." Wally said, Mariko's brows rose.
"Excuse me? You better watch your tone with me speedy; or I'll make you slower than a slug stuck in glue." She growled.
"Enough!" Robin shouted, Mariko huffed.
"Come on Tony we're leaving." She said, M'gaan gave her a look.
"You can't do that we're hundreds of miles above the ground." She said, Mariko looked to the Martian girl sighed.
"Yeah and it's been a real blast hangin' with you guys, but I've gotta fly." She said, "Literally. Let's go Tony!"
Tony nodded and went to stand however he was pushed down by Conner who placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't you think it's about time, you did your own thinking?" He asked, Tony looked to the Team and looked to Mariko who stood silently, after a moment of silence Mariko made a 'tsk' sound with her tongue.
"Yaknow what?" She began, "Fine stay with these guys, I don't care. I'm out of here. Now open this stupid thing up."
M'gaan looked to the group and sighed as she opened a hole in the floor. Mariko took no hesitation in jumping through. Tony went toward the exit and looked down in time to see Mariko press a button on her belt and pair of mechanical wings and a small jet and take off.
"What just happened?" He mumbled.
"You made your own decision." Wally said, "And personally I think the decision looks good on ya."
Tony fell silent as he stared at the hole as it closed up. He ran a hand through his hair, as he screamed in his head on what might happen next.
There's some twist for ya. Tony abandons Mariko—or did he? Not sure are we at this point, a lot of twisted things going on here. Well moving on 'See you later armadillos—unless I see you first. Haha!' Review!