At the hanger:
Donkey: You all set on your end Regulus
Regulus: Yeah just one question. Your sure nothings going to go wrong?
Donkey: Regulus relax I installed the modified GW program so it's going to obey our commands
Regulus: But I don't wanna get nuked if something goes horribly wrong
Donkey: ok how many times have we been over this. Look it's an anti Metal Gear RAY unit that we built from scratch. Meaning it's designed to combat nukes and if anything were to go wrong I'm standing by in my VF-25S Messiah so I can gun it down before it can do any damage.
Donkey: OK now hit the switch
Regulus: Alright activating Metal Gear RAY test protical
(RAY roars to life and stands up)
Donkey: BOOYA it works! Metal Gear RAY75m is operational...oh by the way Regulus while I'm observing RAY75m's testing outside your gonna have to do the story Intro and disclaimer.
Regulus: What!?...Oh alright
Regulus: DonkeyKong75m does not own Negima it belongs to Ken Akamatsu all he owns is me so don't get any funky ideas about using me without his permission.
Regulus: Second on the agenda Donkey wanted me to do this shout out (ahem) This goes out to Tribladeofchaos for inspiring me to write this fic so thank you very much.
Regulus: I'd like to add from one OC to another that Zach I hope your luck is holding up better than mine and lets both hope for a break soon...Of course thats entirely up to our owners. (shudders)
Regulus: Alright with out any further ado DonkeyKong75m presents to you...
A Retelling of Negima
Episode 3
Journey to the center of the earth er...I mean Library Island
"Yeah Negi what is it" Regulus answered still tired from his first day at Mahora
"uh huh"..."yyyeeaaahh?"..."huh"..."SAY WHAT!"..."Oh the girls DIDN'T take you hostage?"..."then why do ya want me down ther-"..."uh-huh" "look I'm not your Onii-cha-"...(sigh)"Alright if it'll make you feel better"..."OK I'll meet you down there"..."bye"(click)
Regulus hung up his cell phone "Look's like I won't be getting any sleep tonight." he said rather annoyed. He grabed his sword slung it over his back and headed out.
Meanwhile:
"Where are we going Asuna?" Negi asked with a slight yawn as it was well past the ten year old's bedtime
Asuna replied "I think we're almost there." "Hey Baka leader are we there yet?" she asked a girl who was a little on the short side.
The leader replied "Yes but we have to go around the side the library's investigation department has it's own special entrance." The leader was short aside from that her key features was her long indigo hair done into long flat pony tails in the back and braided in the front with bells, her other feature was her cat like poker face.
"The waters COLD." another girl with pink hair done up in ribbons shouted.
Joining Asuna, Negi, and the leader were six other girls. The pink haired one known as Makie Sasaki, future WNBA star Kaede Nagase, Ku-Fei (A.K.A)Yellow, Asuna's friend Konoka, A dark green haired girl wearing specks named Haruna Saotome, A blue haired girl with bangs so long you couldn't see her eyes named Nodoka Miyazaki, and Regulus who had just arrived. (But he's not a girl)
Regulus caught sight of Negi and Asuna "Alright Negi I'm here so whats up."
Negi replied with another yawn "Actualy I'm not sure my self"
Regulus gave Negi the infamous deadpan look "Then why didja call me over here in the first place!"
Negi sweatdropped "well you just said to call you if something happened."
Regulus slapped him self on the head "Your right sorry just a little sleep deprived thats all."
"Negi-sensei how come you know a stalker?" Makie asked. Regulus and Negi face vaulted while Nodoka fainted.
"NOOOO I AM NOT A STALKER!" Regulus said for the umpteenth time to the girls. this led to a very long winded explaination/agument that went on for several minutes. But for the sake of the lengh of this episode Negi and Regulus finally established that Regulus was no pervert and that he is here officaily for keeping an eye on Negi, While at the same time Regulus got offical introductions to all the girls. They did all this miracoulously without revealing any thing about Negi's magical powers.
"OOOOHHHHH" the girls all said getting it
"I don't get it." said Makie
"You don't have to." Regulus said exsausted "Just know that I am a good guy."
"While you may be a good guy I still don't like you." The leader spoke up.
"I don't care if you like me or not shorty I am here till the end of the month like it or not." to this the leader replied cooly "My name is not Shorty it's Yue ayase." She added "You should really learn how to control that temper."
Regulus had the sudden urge now to kill some thing but seeing as it would go against the laws of modern civilization if he did decided against it, and replied with "Fine Yue" deliberatly not using honerifics "So what are we doing here."
Yue replied "We have gathered a team to do an extensive investigation of library island, the team consists of the four members of the library exploration club and the Mahora baka rangers." "Uh huh I see." said Regulus interest now piqued. Yue continued" Haruna and Nodoka over there are our surface contacts, Konoka me Negi and the rest of the baka rangers will head down for the exploration.
"well I guess I'm coming down as well since Negi wanted me to come all the way down here ." Regulus said. "besides this might be interesting."
the 2-a lbrary investigation brigade was formed the Baka rangers plus three (The three meaning Konoka Negi and Regulus)
"So this is library island" Makie stated carefree
"For cryin out loud, be careful The ground floor is of limits to junior high students. There's supposed to be all kinds of traps." Yue warned. She then added "Although why there are traps in a school library is beyond me."
Asuna turned to Konoka "We'll be fine though because we're y'know the good guys. "Yeah right." Konoka agreed.
As every one moved inside the giant metal doors Asuna then turned to the still drowsy Negi "Negi I can't belive I'm asking this but use your magic to protect us somehow. thats not a problem right?" Negi replied back "No problem at all aside from my all being powerless."
WHAT!? Asuna shouted as the big metal doors closed behind our party.
As our party decended down a long dark staircase (They were attacked by a level 13. Dancing Devil)...just kidding actualy Yue was explaing the significanse of library island.
"Libray island was built in the middle of the Meji era at the same time the school was established. It's the largest library building in the world with millions of volumes."
"Wow this place is creepy" Makie commented about the dark hall ways "I like it" commented Kaede "Man I feel like a Boo is gonna jump out of nowhere and attack." Regulus commented. "you scardy cat huh Regulus" Ku-Fei teased. A vein poped on Regulus's head "Hell no, I ain't afraid of no ghost." "ooooh ghost busters that funny movie aru" "Ah you caught that? cool."
Yue continued "Foutunatly it escaped damage in world war II precious documents from all over the world are stored here. Additional wings have been added over time including several underground. It is belived there are hidden chambers that no one knows. To track down the magic book...we have to go back to the creation of Mahora acadamy itself." she finshed as she opened a large wooden door.
What expanded before the party was a kind of underground garded with book shelvs and books as far as the eye could see "Whoah!" Asuna said in amazement "Wow there are tons of books fantastic!" Negi said like he had found heavan. "Holy sweet mother brain THIS is a library!?" Regulus said in pure disbelif.
"This is basement floor three of library Island we students are allowed to go this far." Yue said while sipping a juce box.
Negi was admiring some of the books on the shelf "Asuna-san take a look at this this its a very rare volume." he said as he was reaching up to grab a book. Yue saw this "Uh sensei in order to prevent theives from stealing precious documents..."
Her warning came a little to late how ever as a poison tipped arrow shot straight for Negi "Eyahh I'm done for!!"
And so brings an end to the very short lived adventure of Negi springfeild...PSYCH Just kidding
Kaede had grabed the arrow right before it made contact with Negi. Regulus Makie and Asuna stared on in horror. "be careful sensei" Kaede said "there are booby traps all over and they're active so watch you step." Yue then decided to add "upstairs it's perfectly safe down stairs any thing can happen" "WHAAAT" Negi shouted. "Thats it we're dead!" both Asuna and Makie exclaimed in terror. "The Hell poison arrows!? damn this really is a game dungeon. Whats next. Are wall masters gonna come down and throw us out?" Regulus shouted in disbelif.
"Oh I don't think there is any worry of monsters down here" said Yue while she was dialing on her cell phone "This is Yue we've arrived at level B3F." "Roger good luck." came Haruna's and Nodoka's voices over the reciver. "Roger Yue replied." Regulus's eyebrow twiched "You sound sooo sure of your self."
"By the way" negi began still recovering from a near death experiance "Uh why are we here?" "Yeah" regulus chimed in "cause I am very confused right now."
Yue expained " we are looking for a magic book to make us smarter so we can pass the final exams." "SAY WHAAT!" Negi shouted almost spazing out "Negi could you keep your voice down this is a library." Regulus said. "You seem calm all of a sudden Regulus-sama." Kaede said "Meh I figure things can't get any worse so I'll just go with it." Negi turned to Asuna "Hold on a sec Asuna-san! first you yell at me about depending on magic and then you turn around and..." But asuna cut him off "I know ok just please don't bust my chops this is an emergency. If we tank our grades we'll be in deep trouble."
'deep touble?' Negi thought it then dawned on him 'of course Asuna must have heard about my challenge and wants to help me so I'm not in deep trouble how nice of the baka rangers.'
mean while at the front of the line: "So Shorty how much farther do we have to hike?" Regulus asked Yue "yeah my feet are killing me Makie chimed in." "Well based off the tresure map I snuck out of the club room..." She pointed twords the the top of the map." This is where we are now." she contiued as she slid her finger down and stoped at a much lower basemant level "from here we head down to BF11 follow a pretty straight under ground path and take us straight to the book." "and my name is Yue." she added to Regulus with a slight hint of annoyence in her tone.
Konoka had a question that had been nagging at her for some time so she finnaly decided to let it out. "Hey Regulus-kun." Regulus stoped "Yo whats up?" "I've been meaning to ask you why do you have that sword slung on your back?" "Huh why not? can't a guy like swords." Regulus answered vaccantly. Konoka sweat dropped Regulus continued "besides you never questioned Negi why he totes a staff around every day." "good point."
"This place is alot creepier thatn I thought lets get out of here." Makie was offically creeped out by this point but Konoka reassured her. "Chill out just let us old pros handle it."
On the other hand Ku-fei, Kaede and even Regulus were feeling exited "yahoo I feeling adventurous" Ku-fei out bursted "Heh now that the shock has worn off I'm gettin in to this." Regulus said with a glint in his eye
"Well then breaks over we're off" Yue commanded the rest of the party minus Negi shouted "Yeah"
Afew floos later the party was walking across giant 50 story high book selfs "Who the heck is goona read books way up here?" Negi asked "what were they thinking when the made this place?" Konoka commented "This is crazy we'll break our necks if we fall from this height what do we do?" Makie said nevously inching across the book shelves. "We don't fall." Regulus and Yue said at the same time. Regulus glared at Yue "Hey you stole my line."
Unfortunatly for Makie she crawled over a trapdoor which as all trapdoors do give out "AHHHHH" "Hey pinkey grab my hand" Regulus said rushing over. Makie with the relexes of Samus aran whiped out her ribbon and threw it the other end wrapped around Regulus's arm catching him by surprise "GAAAK" was all he could say before being pulled off the edge "Negi rushed over in horror "Sasaki-san Regulus-kun!!"
"Wow Regulus your strong." Makie said from over the edge. "Huh you guys are ok?" negi asked "Yeah came the reply from Regulus who was hanging on to the edge with one hand while at the same time holding Makie's ribbon with Makie frimly clinging on to the other end. "Is that thing made outta titanium or some thing?" Regulus asked "No it isn't but its really handy for grabbing oanges when you don't wnat to leave the heat of a Koatsu-Wait what am I saying pull me up NOW Regulus!" "Alright alright hang on."
Instead of pulling Makie up Regulus decided to fling her back up using his tied hand it geos with out saying she didn't like that "What are you some kind of super human Newtype?" "No but I wish I was." said Regulus pulling himself up on top of the book shelf. Negi was relived "whew I thought you two were gonners." He said while not noticing that he steped on a floor tile. The floor tile triggird a giant book shelf to fall right towards the party. "shows not over yet." said Regulus stating the obvious "AHHH its a bookolanche!" Negi screamed.
Regulus drew his sword and sliced the oncoming shelf in two followed by Ku-fei kicking the bookshelf halves to the side who then joined Kaede in gathering the books up. "Thanks guys." Regulus said sheathing his sword. Negi again was in disbelief. "our grades be lousy but reflexes right up there aru." Ku-fei stated. "come on people we're losing time" Yue hurried along the crew.
Makie turned to Asuna "Is Negi-kun ok I'm worried that he's so small it's hard for him to keep up." Asuna reassured the pink one "Those little legs get him to school fast enough every day. He's got motor skills faster than a pit cre-"HELP HELP SOMBODY." "Whaa Negi-kun fell!" "Whoa hang on there Negster grab my arm!" As it turned out Negi's Pit crew motor skill failed him and he lost his footing, thankfully at Konoka's warning Regulus was able to grab Negi and pull him up. Asuna rushed over to them "Whats the matter you got a belly-ache or something" "Sorry Asuna magic is what keeps me in physical shape." "Heh it seems it was a good idea to call me over here huh Negi" What're you guy's talking about?" the red head asked Negi then explained how he had sealed his magic for three days to this Asuna replied "Say WHAT with out your magic you just a regular ten year old?" "Sorry Asuna" Negi said
Asuna thought 'Sorry doesn't cut it if being magic free means he's just a regular 10 year old we should have never brought him.' this was followed by several more instanses of Negi not watching where he was going yet Asuna was there making sure that Negi didn't fall. As she was helping him over another shelf she commented "Your hands are ice cold Negi." "It's probably cause you dragged him over here in his pajamas." Regulus decided to throw in. Asuna just glared at the blonde "Anyway take my jaket it'll keep you warm." Negi was touched 'Gee Asuna's being very nice today' Then Kanoka decided to say what was on everybodies mind "Asuna first your all Ihate kids and then you turn around and be nice to Negi-kun whats up with that?"
Asuna was taken aback "I'm just cutting him some slack because he can't use mag-" She stopped when she saw regulus behind Konoka making a slashing motion across his throat. "Mag?" Konoka said puzzled. 'Cause he can't use magic' Asuna finished her thought. unfoutunetly the chaos wasn't over as Negi popped up all starry eyed "Thanks alot for the coat Asuna-san I'm touched." Now it was Asuna's turn to have the urge to kill something as she thought 'Get a grip brat I just feel bad for him He shouldn't have been brought here in the first place.'
Thankfully the chaos stopped when Yue's phone went off Nodoka was on the other end "Ground patrol speaking thers a place where you guys can stop for lunch." Yay!" Kaede exclaimed. "Alright food" Regulus said since he had'nt eaten since he arrived. The party had their picnic on top of one of the libraries giant reading tables. Regulus and Negi were both packing it in. when Regulus smelled something funky "(sniff sniff) Hey Negi you smell that?" "Regulus! Asuna's been forcing me to bathe so-" "NO not that I smell Magic." Negi then sensed a magical pressence as well. "Your right." Negi agreed he called over Asuna "What" she said "Regulus and I are getting a weired feeling about this library. There's some thing here besides me that was or is magical." "Magical and how do you know?" "I don't know I just do I could be sensing the book...Then again it might be-"
They were so busy whispering that they didn't notice Konoka and Makie "What are you two whispering about?"Makie asked devilishly. "Boy thick as theives the two of you." Konoka added then continued "I hear he climbs into bed with you every night." Shut up Konoka he just sleep walks and thinks I'm his sister who helped raise him." Asuna said turning red. Konoka then turned to Negi. "Negi-kun is that true does Asuna look like your big sister?" "Actually more like smells like it's a really good smeAWOMPH" Negi was suddenly scilened by Regulus who had crammed an entire sandwich in his mouth. "Well that enough of that huh Negi." Asuna said to Regulus "Really good smell? what an annoying runt. Thanks for shutting him up." Regulus replied " Don't mention it I couldn't agree with you more." "Come on people lunch break is over lets move on." Yue said
The party then continued through the library/dungeon walking over higher bookshelves"I'll die if I fall!" said Makie. Forging through an under ground lake "My panties are soaked" Makie complained. Rappeling down humongus book shelves. "We're dead DONE!" Crawling through small spaces yet still lined with books as if people enjoy reading in a clostrophobic spaces. "KAPUT and worst of all..." "WHAT!" shouted Regulus who was very annoyed at Makie by this point. "MY OUTFIT IS RUINED." Regulus slammed his head onto the stone floor denting it some. "Well geez nice priorities Pinkey!"
"Relax You two we're almost the-Uh-oh" Yue stopped abrubtly "Uh-oh what?" asked Asuna "No wait it's fine" Yue replied. Konoka then asked "Would you tell us if it wasn't fine Yue." "Probably not." She replied flatly. "Oh now I feel very safe with you as leader Shorty." Regulus said sarcasticly.
Yue then changed the subject "You know not even Colledge kids get to come down here. We may be the first juniors here ever. Gotta give credit to the Baka rangers for sheer guts if nothing else, So good going guys. The book is just ahead." She finished as she pointehd out a loose floor tile.
Asuna and Regulus slid open the tile "Whoa" was All Regulus could say as the Rangers plus Negi and Konoka steped out. "I've never seen any thing like this Asuna remaked." "I have on my brothers ps2" excaimed Makie the room they entered was enourmous looking like a sanctuary with two towering war golems guarding an altar. "It like last boss room Ku-fei shouted. "Or first Boss room in the games I've played." pointed out Regulus. "We did it we've found the magic books enshrinement room." Yue said. "Look over there its the book." Makie pointed "It can't be" said Negi "It is!" shouted Regulus. "What now you two?" Asuna asked confused
"It's the legendary Tome of Melusedek" Negi shouted "So its a legit magical item?" Asuna asked. "Legit!? legit is an understatement that is the ultimate tome of magic. Jaking up brain power is just a warm up with that."Regulus exclaimed.
"Who cares its the answer to our prayers!" Makie shouted with glee as her and the other rangers rushed across the stone bridge to the altar. "Wait girls be careful." Negi shouted after them "Yeah listen to the kid cause if this like any Indiana Jones movie it bound to be-" the entire bridge gave out beneath them "Booby traped DAMN IT" Regulus said as they all fell landing on a very hard strngely designed stone floor.
"Whats this" asuna sid commenting on the floor "It's Twister!?" Makie recognized that they had indeed landed on a giant ancient stone twister board "Twister I didn't think the game was this ancient!" Regulus said.
The 2 giant stone golem suddenly activated with thunderous roars. The first one weilding a hammer spoke. " ALL WHO SEEK KNOWLEDGE HERE ANSWER MY QUESTIONS WITHOUT FEAR!!" "Giant Golems this is nuts!" Shouted Asuna. the party was shaken 'That voice where have I heard it before' Negi wondered.
"GIVE THE JAPANESE EQUIVELENT OF THESE ENGLISH WORDS FIRST WORD DIFFICULT ." The golem bellowed this got the baka rangers panicing even more, but Negi calmed them down "Everybody just chill focus on answering the question. Its not just twister you step on the cricles to put together the word. "Okay so what was difficult again." Asuna asked the boy teacher "If I tell you that would be cheating." "Easy for you to say" Asuna interjected "Its the opposite of easy so its not easy." Regulus hinted
"I think I've got it" Kaede said. 'MU' "Thats right" "Yeah then it goes 'ZU'." Makie figured "And then 'I' Right? Asuna finished...DING CORRECT! The rangers all cheered "So we get the book right?" "NEXT WORD CUT" "Wait what?" "IF YOU TOUCH THE WRONG PLACE YOU FAIL" "Come on people get with the program." Regulus shouted "Look Asuna snip snip." Negi dropped a hint
This went on for several more questions and a few minutes later all aof the rangers were at thir breaking point "YEEOW hey stone hedge move it along." Yue spoke up. To avoid the scene in the twister board Regulus while turning several shades of red was studying the blank stone wall opposite of the altar to avert his eyes. "LAST QUESTION" the golem roared. "thank goodness last question." Said a stressed Asunsa. "YOUR FINAL WORD IS DISH" "Wait I've got it its OSARI" Makies said "Ok 'O'" Kaede nailed the first letter "'SA'" Yue said grbbing the second letter. Makie and Asuna both hit the last letter unfortunatly it was not RI but RU "Oh-no." Negi said "WRONG ANSWER MUA HA HA!!" The golems shouted with glee as they raised thier hammers. All Regulus could say was "Aw crap I really hate my life right now." The Golems smashed through the floor sending every body plummiting down to their doom "It Asuna Fault." Ku screamed. "Osaru means fault so points for irony I guess." Yue said dryly.
Regulus: Well how about that Donkey decided to leave y'all with a cliff hanger(looks over shoulder)
Regulus: Since he's not back yet I guess I could give you a sneak peek of the next episode...
(An explosion heard outside and Metal Gear RAY75m Bursts into the hanger and roars.)
Regulus: HOLY SH#
(RAY75m look the way it came only to get greeted with a hail of bullets by My VF-25S gattling gun pod)
Regulus: THE HELLS GOING ON HERE
Donkey: I don't know the GWmod just went crazy and RAY75m flew off the handle
(RAY75m then crashes through the opposite wall and dives into the ocean.)
Donkey: Damn it's running for it
Regulus: Do you know what you just did? you've unleashed a Nuclear weapon on the world!
Donkey: Its an anti Metal Gear so no nukes but your right we gotta bring it down before it does to much damage
Regulus you and your crazy Idea's "Oh lets build a Metal Gear RAY from scratch"
Donkey: are ya gonna help me or just stand there and insult me
Regulus: fine just let me hop in to my VF-15S excaliber (Jumps in)
Donkey: sorry about this guys anywho be sure to reveiw this new episode I'll upload the next one once we hunt down RAY75m (turns to Regulus) Lets go (both varible fighters take off and fly out of the hanger)