Greetings one an all bout time I got back to this little diddy of a fic
disclaimers first as always
I Donkeykong75m do NOT own Negima in any time way shape dimension or forme....sadly, It is owned by a genius who goes by the name Ken Akumatsu.
anyhoo Zach Okoshi is owned by Tribladeofchaos, however the dudes Chase,Rigel and Regulus. MINE don't touch!
so just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water....
(Jaws theme)
RETELLING OF NEGIMA!?
(Now with a spiffy new subtitle: Only Human)
Episode 14
the out doorsy type's
Cue opening theme: P3FES-Atlus
"Hello how is your afternoon going?" One would recive varied responses depending on who you were asking this question to. Asking the young redheaded boy Chase; one would hear a barley understandable summary of what took place between sobs. Which in turn was exactly what Zach Okoshi was trying to peice together while attampting to calm the boy down.
"Okay Okay easy there Chase just calm down calm down and Slowly...tell me what happened." Zach emphesized the word 'Slowly' for the third time.
The little boy inhaled and let out an exsaperated breath. "Ok w well what happened was I was on my way back to the dorms after class."
Zach nodded, "Ok go on..."
"So I was on my way and I ran into Chacha-chan a friend."
"Uh huh"
"Well Im not to sure what happened myself Negi and that girl with the bells were trying to hurt Chacha-chan." Chase was having a little trouble explaining that for some reason or another he conjoured an uber magic sheild to defend Chachamaru from Negi's magic missles.
Zach interuppted, "Um hold on Chacha-chan right, wasn't she the tall one with the vam-"
"THATS IT!" Chase suddenly blurted out causing Zach to stumble back and fall on his behind.
"W whats it?" The boy was not making much sense, although Zach was in a sense the big brother of both Negi and Chase and wanted to help them out when ever they had problems. He really couldn't make heads or tales of what his little Excalibur weilding brother was getting at. "Um sorry Chase-kun could you explain a little..."
Thankfully the boy in question complied, "Oh sorry of course, uhm well when I first came here I met Chacha-chan and she turned out to be a really good friend." Chase beamed reminicing on that day he spent in the labs. "So I think that meanie Eva is using Chacha-chan like brain washed her to do her evil bidding or something."
Zach nodded poloitly as he was peicing this together in his head.
"Now that I think about it I should talk to Chao-san the one who built Chacha-chan to see whats up?" Chase wraped up. Zach spewed the Dr. Salt soda he had apparantly pulled out from nowhere at the concept that Chachamaru was not human.
"Excuse me Chase? Built?...I thought those were some fancy ear decorations." Zach was horribly confused but smiled anyway to encorage the boy.
Chase rubbed the back of his neck, "W well its kind of a long story but if I can talk to Chao-san or Hakase-san Im sure they can get Chacha-chan back under control." the oh so naive boy chimed optimisticly.
Zach chuckled, "Well hey then why don't I come with you Chase so you don't have to go by yourself."
Chase bounced happily "Oh thanks Zach Nii-san!" the two made tracks for the Mahora enginerring department.
"Oh yeah who rules!" Regulus silently yet smugly stated as he got a fire going to dry Negi's soaked clothes. the delinquent blonde looked over to where the boy teacher and the WNBA fox Kaede were conversing.
"Oh I see so Kaede-san do you always come up to the mountains for weekend training?" Negi himself was wrapped in a towel.
"Yep yep thats right." Kaede nodded. the fox leaned over to Negi, "But I can't tell you what Im training for." she waggled her finger accompaning it with a Nin nin.
"Er ok then." Negi looked over at Regulus. "So then Regulus-san are you traing as well?" noticing that Regulus was wearing a white Gi tied by a red Hakama; which was radically different from the casul outfits he wore whle at Mahora.
"Well yes I am Negster and unlike the Kitsune over there I can tell ya what Im doin." Regulus was grinning ear to ear obviously proud of his statement.
Negi scooted closer, "What?"
"Heh Im taking what you could call an initiation test." Regulus walked over to his large sword and hefted it over his shoulder.
"Oh really initiation for what?" The boys interest piqued.
"Heh...well." Regulus slammed down his foot. "To divde the heavans and split rocks with one blow! I'm lookin to join up with the assasins that once banished demons from Kyoto the Shinmei Ryuu school!" Regulus struck a rather badass pose with his sword completed with blowing sakura petals to add to the effect.
Negi stared wide eyed while Kaede mearly sweat dropped. "W wow really Regulus-san?" the boy couldn't belive it.
Thankfully Regulus did the good thing and promptly smashed all of Negi's expectations, "Hell NO I'm just working out Negster sheesh seriously dude you gotta be a bit smarter about what you belive even if you are a mage."
"Oh Im sorry." Negi was rather dissapointed.
Kaede spoke up again, "So Negi bouzu what brings you to the mountains?"
"Well err...." Negi was fumbling for a non magical explaination as to how he suddenly wound up stranded and wet in the middle of the mountains outside of Mahora.
"What? Were ya in the area and decided to drop in?" Regulus spoke nonchalontly wringing out Negi's jacket to cover for the boy.
Negi scratched his head. "Erm well more or less."
Kaede tossed in another question, "Hmmm it looks like Negi bouzu could use some seesha samurai training."
"Er r really?" Negi was not expecting that answer from the fox nor the response from Regulus, "Eh sure might help you get your mind off of things...Char fish are everywhere this season."
A short few seconds later the three were at the River and Kaede was shwoing off, (In Regulus's opinion) her fishing skills with fancy Kunai tricks. "See I got 3 here." She held up the fish each impaled on a Kunai dagger.
Regulus rolled his eyes, "Pffft thats nothing Negster let me show you th real way to catch a fish!" He promptly waded into the river spooking all the Char.
"Oh I see Degozaru." the skyscraper of a girl seemed to have a sarcastic tone in her voice. Negi on the other hand was watching intently.
Regulus cast an annoyed glare in Kaede's direction, "Oh shut it!" he stood very still for what seemed like several minutes until.... "EHYAA!" in a swift motion Regulus's arm moved with light speed into the water and as quckly pulled it out grasping 3 more fish by the tails in an iron grip, "See THATS how a man fishes!" Regulus proclaimed walking back to shore.
Negi was astonished 'wow they're both so amazing I wonder...' his mind trailed off as he tossed a Kunai into the river in an attempt to catch a fish. This resulted in Kaede demonstrating...or rather flat out showing off the proper way to catch fish with tons of super fancy areial menuvers. Which in turn Prompted Regulus to go back into the river in annoyance to prove that his way was better...
Mean while over at the Mahora engineering department, Chase and Zach were crossing the wallway that expaned over the departments hanger. While Chase had seen this place a few times, Zach on the other hand was quite amazed.
"I Is that a giant robot?" Zach's eyes peered out the window looking at what appeard to be a NEMO under construction.
"Yeah Hakase-chan said it was for a project." Chase spoke as if it was an every day occurance which it was.
Zach's attention shifted back to the boy, "Project for what giant robot fights?" he muttered to himself.
the two conituned when the sound of a fammiliar scooter brezzed past the two, stop and spun around. "Oh hello Chase-chan what brings you here and who's your friend Ne?"
Chao Lingshen got off the scooter and walked towards the two of them. "Oh wait...." She paused looking at Zach.
"Um is something wrong?"
"Oh I know your the stud from the bath the other day!" Chao finnaly realized causing Zach to slam his head into the plexiglass.
"Um whats a stud?" Chase inocently asked.
Zach stagered back to his feet, "Uh heh its really nothing you should be worring about Chase." He shifted foucus to Chao tripping over several words in the process.
"B But Im not that was just a misunderstanding! er um well I....." was really the only thing coherant Zach could get out, thankfully Chase backed him up.
"Um well Zach-san here is me and Negi's nii-san and he wanted to have a look around and well.........." The boys voice trailed off. Which immediatly Zach picked back up more composed for round two.
"Actually I'm Chase and Negi's gaurdian Zach Okoshi to be more accurate" He bowed politly as always. "And Chase here had a question for you."
"Oh then nice to meet you ne, Im Chao Lingshen one of Chases's Classmates." the chinese girl introduced herself then turned to Chase.
"Chase-chan what was your question?" She asked.
The boy sfulled nerviously, "W Well its about Chacha...cha cha..."
"Chachamaru?"
"Thank you yeah...." Chase still couldn't pronounce the female automation's name properly.
Chao looked up as she had an idea of what the boy was going to ask. "hmmm Why don't the two of you come to my office and we can talk."
"Huh o-o-okay." Both the boy and the Silverhaired teen stuttered in unison before following Chao.
"MMMM MMMMM! Nuthin like Grilled Char and vegtible soup for your wilderness cuisine!" Regulus was happily chowing down on his third fish.
The three of them were gathered around a fire cooking the fish and vegtibles that Kaede and Regulus had gathered.
"Wow these are delicious!" In all his ten years Negi never imagined how a simple vegtible mix could taste so good. The boys mind began to drift to about finding a partner for himself.
'Hmm Nagase-san's really amazing' He thought as he had earlier witnessed her instantly splitting into sixteen versions of her self to quckly gather the vegtables for the soup. 'I wonder if I could ask her to...' Negi shook his head, 'No no I can't do that. After what happened earlier today I can't involve my students.' He contunued to process 'Regulus and Zach Nii-san might be placed in danger as well if I were to ask them....' His train of though was deariled when Regulus thumped him on the back of the head.
"Yo were leaving." Regulus stood up and followed Keade leaving a rather confused Negi.
"We have to find ingrediants for tonights dinner." Kaede spoke as she leaped off the ledge.
"Eh were looking for more food?"
Regulus shrugged, "Meh thats kinda the gist of maountain training is gathering food." The blonde followed suit with Negi tailing behind.
A few minutes later....
"ARE YOU SURE THIS IS SAFE!?" Negi yelled at the top of his lungs. Why you ask well for one Negi, Regulus, and Kaede were scaling a sheer rockface with only two Kunai Knives to use as a hold.
"Well the mushrooms at the top are really delicious." Keade called back down to Negi.
"Um is it really worth it?" Negi gulped looking at how high up they were.
Regulus on the other hand preferred to use his oversized blade and bare hands to climb, rather quickly much to Negi's surprise. "Oh come on Negister whats a little upper arm excercize." He encoraged as he passed by the ten year old.
After they had reached the top and gathered the mushrooms. Keade noticed a bear investigating a beehive, and it what could be considered either a really smart or stupid menuver. Quickly snagged the Hive pissing off said bear and causeing the three of them to run for their lives.
Whilst Negi was panicing for his saftey Kaede was enjoying the run. Regulus on the other hand was enjoying it so much, He decided to Fcae said bear head on. Now weather that was braveness or plain suicide will be debated for years to come.
At this point the sun was setting brilliantly reflecting off of the river which Keade and Negi were splashing around attempting to grab more fish. Finnaly Negi seemed to be enjoying himself again. After catching all they could the fox and the mage were walking along a trail, when the blonde finnaly caught up to them looking rather torn to shredds as evidenced by the bruses and claw marks.
"UWA! R Regulus-san are you alright?" Negi freaked at the blood.
"My those are some nasty brusises degozaru..." Kaede commented the obvious trying to supress a laugh.
"Yeah yeah he got me good....." Regulus rolled his eyes, "Coulda sworn that bear knew the Mashamiya style..." He mumbled.
"Eh what Regulus-sama?"
"Nope nuthin ugh I could use a bath...." Regulus sighed.
Negi perked up, "Eh a bath way up here?"
The WNBA fox pointed upward, "Aye aye at the top of that hill."
Chao spun in her office chair. "Hmmm so what was your question Chase-kun?"
Both Chase and Zach were sitting in chairs opposite her desk in the middle of the strange mix of chinese decor and modern technology. The sun had just begun to set so its orange and red rays were streaking across the office.
Chase shifted uncomfortably in his chair, "Well Um its about Chacha-chan..." The boy wasn't sure how to phrase it. Zach decided to speak up for a change.
"Ling-shen-san right? well theres a girl named Evangeline in your class and-"
"Oh don't say anymore I think I get it now." Chao nodded to herself. She put a finger on her chin "Well first off I should tell you I have known about magic for a while now."
PTTTHHHHHFFFFFF! Zach sprayed the soda he was drinking right on to Chase who had a look on his face that could only be described as; aw crap...
Chao shrugged expecting that type of reaction. "Well I would have to if I was going to build Chachamaru for Evangeline."
Chase was the first one to come to his senses, "S So wait Chao-san you built Chachamaru FOR Evangeline?" he couldn't decide what was the most bizzare, that Chao already knew about magic or Chachamaru being built at Evangelines request.
"Don't worry I'm not going to go blabbing about how you two are mages, but yes ne Evangeline asked me to build Chachamaru." Chao giggled somewhat micheviously.
Zach put a finger on his chin and pondered this. "Um ok then so is Chachamaru a badguy then?"
Chao sighed and spun around in her office chair, "Well it started when Evangeline first came to Mahora..."
It was back during our fisrt year class 1-a about half way through the term a new girl came to class she just looked so misrable all the time.
She wouldn't talk to anyone at all either she just concentrated all her work on her studies, the only person she did talk to was Takahata-sensei, so it was very surprising that one day she stopped me coming out of class and talked to me out of the blue ne.
"Your Chao Lingshen right?" I was kinda taken aback I thought she was just really shy, but as it would turn out later that day Evangeline had heard about me through Takahata about my being in the engineering club at the time and she had a request.
"Wait so you want me to build you a firend ne?, Um can't you just talk with the other girls"
"I can't bother with people like you." was her relpy a rather snooty one at that.
It was a very strange request Evangeline had asked. she wanted me to build her a robot friend she insited this friend was "very special" to her. After I pushed why I finnaly got an answer from the girl.
"Well if you just have to know....its some one that i was rather close to from where I came from."
even still it was a bizzarre request I told her until she finnaly snapped. "OK FINE shes dead humph your so nosy!" Evantually I gave in to her request I just figured ne she was just one of those strange girls I mean every school class has to have one.
So after all that I built and desigend Chachamaru based upon evangelines descriptions and with Takahata-senseis help got her registered as a student for class 1-a couse during that time is when I found out that Eva-chan was a mage and about the world of Mages. Ne hee hee and got in some hot water too, but your secrets along with Eva's are safe with me Ne.
Zach rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "Heh um well then maybe Eva-chan isn't so bad then er maybe?" he asked Chase.
Chase remaind quitet for a second before answering, "I i don't really know then why is she doing bad things and Chacha-chan is so willing to help?" "I always thought if somebody did bad things they were a bad person right?"
"Um er well...eh heh just becuase you do something bad doesn't mean your a bad person." Zach tried to explain.
"So its ok to do bad things?" both Chao and Zach fell over off thier chairs.
"Well Chase-chan its like this ne." Chao pulled herself up off the foor. "Some times people do bad things because well...they don't have any other choise."
"Huh?"
"Um Nevermind Chase-chan ne sorry we only seem to be confusing you more than clearing things up." Chao shrugged.
"Yeah sorry about that chase kun, a anyway thank you for clearing that up about Evangeline and we should get going." Both the sliver haired teen and the boy got up to leave zach turned back to Chao. "Eh heh chao was it please keep the fact of us being mages a secret." Again rubbing the back of his head as if he was apologizing for an accident he caused.
Chao chuckled pleasently, "Hee hee don't worry Zach-kun Chase-chan Im sorry too that i couldn't have been more help."
"No its fine t thank you Chao-san." Chase bowed politly as he and Zach headed out the door. Chao called back to the two, "Hey Chase-chan if you want to talk again my office is always open."
Chase blushed slighty, "T Thank you Chao-san." and the two left.
Mean while:
"Regulus-kun why are you all the way over there?" Negi had plopped into the bath drum as Kaede was heating it, he was curious as to why Regulus had chosen to bathe in another bath drum about a good few meters away when there were obviously much closer ones to allow for talking.
"Yes Regulus sama why not come over here?" Keade spoke with a tone that seemed like she knew more than she was letting on.
"Oh no no Im tottaly fine waaaay over here!" Regulus hollered back as he sank down in the drum. 'especially what happened last time..' he shuddered.
Negi decided not to let the punk blonde's odd choise disrupt his bath as the boy slid down taking in the waters warm heavanly embrace. 'ah this is just what i needed...i hope nagase-san doesn't start bothering me to wash my hair at least.' the boy thought to himself.
"Ah its good to see sensei smiling again degozaru." The tall Kounoichi's figure emerged from over the edge of the drum.
"Eh what on earth are you talking about?"
The boys answer came from the distant blonde's drum in a kind of casual shout. "Well yeah ya can't fool me Negster you've been down all afternoon heh."
"What but how did you...?" the boy casually shouted back his reply.
the echo came back to the boy, "Well seriously man your acting like a whimperin whining punk like somethin's eatin at cha."
Negi looked at his reflection in the water, "Well there was something but you guys made me feel a lot better though."
"Well thats good then perhaps you wouldn't mind some company degozaru?" Negi turned around only to be greeted by Kaede stripping down to nothing.
"Uwahhh w what are you doing Kaede-san!"
"Oh god dammit!!!" Regulus was also unfortunate to catch a glance and as a result had a lovely stream of ketchup from the nose to add to his bath.
"Humph well that was a pointless Chat..." Eva Ran a hand through her silky hair as she rejoined Chachamaru at the front of her cabin. It went with out saying she was clearly displeased about the talk with Takamichi.
"Is something wrong mistress?" Mum was the word to her master regarding what had occurred between the android and Chase in Eva's absence. Chachamaru looked down at her shorter in stature master as the two proceeded in and didn't even stop in the living room but proceeded down to the cabins basement instead.
Evangeline let out a sigh, "Well he is ware of the Sakura lane incidents so I'm afraid we may have to step it up."
"So is that why we are down in the basement....wait this room?" Chachamaru found her and the little vampire standing infront of a red door, Now as far back as the gynoids memory banks woul allow her she had only been in this room once before when she was first built. But she couldn't recall what was so odd about the room.
"Yes Im going to need ugh his help..." Eva seemed clearly disgusted as her and the gynoid entered the room which was a closet piled high with various book and odd containers.
"Um pardon me mistress but just who is He again?"
"Oh just that stupid demon I bottled up about 100 years ago oh yes you weren't around yet..." Eva explained as she pulled a jar from one of the shelves, "Well it was just an annoying demon I picked up a long time ago she wouldn't stop bugging me so I agreed to seal him in this jar as long as I let him out when we needed help."
She shook the jar to be replyed with a muffled "Ouch he ho!" Eva gave an 'I really don't want to do this' sigh as she put the jar in the hallway. Chachamaru watched with evergrowing curiosity.
The blonde loli popped the cork letting out a tremendous blast of Cold air fill the room, "Ugh its even colder than last time...." Eva Knowing what was coming next backed several meters away. "Um you should step back too Chachamaru..."
The gynoid was unsure but scanning the instability of the container thought it wise to obey her master.
The jar kept on spewing snow and ice as it began shaking even more violently, and then it stopped completely.
Chachamaru was about to go forward but Eva held her back, "No no not yet."
As if on cue the jar exploded leaving a huge puff of snow dust as it settled there was some large unidentifiable figure standing within it.
"HEEE HOO!! Oh Master needs me at last hee thank you ho thank you!"
Evangeling could only groan..."ugh yes I do need your help."
Chachamaru could easily identify the figure now...safe to say it wasn't human but what appeard to be a Black snowman wearing a purple skicap and matching boots...."Um?"
"Chachamaru Black frost, Blackfrost my partner Chachamaru." Evan made the introductions quick brief and to the point.
"Nice to meetcha hee ho!" Black frost greeted.
I know this is 4 months late but well colledge caught up to me...so I apologize this is not a dead fic and I haven't given up on it.
Anyhoo yeah Im putting a Shin Megami Tensei twist now onto things. I figure Black forst would compliment Eva well heh heh not to mention he's one of the more awsome demons out there.
so I do apologize and hopefully episode 15 will be out sooner than 4 months.
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