The story so far…

Tohru Honda, a proud ally to the Resistance, had achieved her quest. After surviving Abobo, she succumbed to Mobius and went through the very fast stages of Sonic Archives. The Resistance befriended Percival Gaynes, in order to achieve access to iHyrule, the destination of where Tohru must deliver the package. However, during an excursion to Neon Casino Zone, they ran into Dawn and B, androids who were once humans, fused from the effects of the alternate worlds, and went on a rampage at the heroes. Tohru, in an instant, slammed B in the chest, obtaining her second Congregated Control – the Robot Gene.
However, her Robot Cell in her was proven to be unstable for the Tohru. She was mended and altered by Omusubi, later revealed to be Aya Hoshino, Saki Hanajima's student, who learned the Congregated Control, as well. After reprogramming, B and Dawn assist the Resistance, in order to go to iHyrule, in order to deliver the gift to King Harkinian. But they ran into some bad eggs, namely four Eggmen. In a blast of speed, they blast through the evil Doctors and make it to their destination, only to reveal that it was a trap, made by Antagony.
After the delivery, Tohru fused herself with the FINAL Congregated Control power, the Alien Cell, and instantly destroyed the leader, Scott, but only to sap her own life source. Luckily, Aya stayed with Tohru, only to train to control her fused powers, like her friend, Miyu, had. Tohru vows to stop the worlds from fusing, especially since she finally met Chris McLean, whose true intentions were to claim her. But for what reason does the mastermind behind the alternate worlds have in store for Honda?
Thankfully, things were back to normal, for the moment, until the sandy beaches came to be, and it was up for the Good Teens to answer the call, against some wild seafood…

Chapter 15
Alternate Beach Party
(The Pre-Onigiri Arc – Part 1)

At the Resistance HQ, the Fan Club girls were bored.

"We're never going back to that Video Game World, again!" Minami cried.

Mio said, "But on the plus side, we managed to have some fun. We found out about McLean's plans, and we need to regroup."

Motoko barked, "Well, for the moment, we can try to hold off, until he shows up again. He's still here, and it's our duty to help."

Minami asked, "Now that we know that Honda is a liability to us, what do you think will happen to her, if Chris gets to her? Electric Girl said that she was offered a job by Chris!"

Motoko responded, "It was foolish of him to take her… but Honda said no. We cannot have someone who is evil take a nice girl like her."

Mai said, "Worked in the movies…"

BEEP! BEEP!

Motoko got a distress signal from Uotani. She spoke in the speakers, "Drop what you're doing and suit up! We have to get to the Sandy Beaches and hurry!"

Motoko said, "What is it, Yankee?"

"The Good Teens need our assistance. Hanajima is picking up Tohru. You get there, and quick. I'll meet you later."

She signed off, as Motoko called, "Okay, gals! MOVE OUT!"

They ran out of the room, heading to the beach.

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Meanwhile, Mike arrived in Hounan High, about to pick up Tohru, who was resting in a tree. He was to approach her, but Aya stepped in front of him.

"Excuse me… But why are you here?" She asked.

Mike explained, "We need Tohru's help. Is she available?"

Aya responded, "No. Her training is almost complete."

Mike pleaded, "Hanajima and Uotani need her! Why would not accept it?"

Aya said, "I'm sorry. If I could, I would. But Tohru has yet to control her powers."

Hana appeared and said, "Let her go, Aya. She needed to train by going into battle, anyway."

Mike gasped, "No… She's creepy…"

Hanajima sensed Mike and said, "For some reason, your waves are corrupt in your own world."

She turned to Aya and reiterated, "Do as I say. Tohru needs this."

Aya bowed, "Master, I will… But what if she is destroyed, like she was?"

Hanajima said, "No need. Besides, we need to examine this power, before you do. I'll take it from here. Once we're done, you can have her back. But the minute she control her powers, she comes back to us."

"I understand. I'll go tell her. And I'll make it quick, since it is a dangerous mission."

"I was asking if you'd come with us, Aya."

"No, thanks. I don't want to abandon this school. You go on ahead."

Hanajima and Mike went off, as Aya approached Tohru. She woke her up and said, "Hey. You awake?"

Tohru yawned, "Sorry… I was snoozing. I must've passed out. What's going on?"

Aya said, "Hanajima needs you. She told me to tell you that you're needed."

Tohru said, "Oh, okay. I'll get on it. Thanks, Aya."

She got up and went to the locker room to change. Aya, however, felt uneasy, knowing that she had a nightmarish vision of Tohru and her friends.

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The Resistance arrived, as the huge crabs continued to fight at Bridgette. Bridgette used a laser gun, shooting the crabs into fried crab. However, she only killed the smaller crabs. Dawn pleaded to her, "NO! You swam with crabs!"

Bridgette shouted, "I swim with dolphins! Crabs are painful!"

Uotani called out, "Bridgette! What happened?"

She cried out, "HELP!"

Dawn explained, "Chris's hotel resort has blocked the route to the crabs' migration into the sea."

Cameron added, "These are rare Clap-Snap Crabs. They are a rare breed of Liocarcinus Vernalis."

Minami said, "What does that have to do with Bridgette being attacked?"

Mai asked, "Shouldn't they just swim into another route?"

Cameron said, "It won't work! They go in one direction, every 15 years! Clap-Snap Liocarcinus Vernalises comes in rare breeds and sizes. They are that big, at about 80 inches tall, which they are provoked, easily. Plus, the big ones' exoskeletons are indestructible!"

Uo said, "In other words, it's like armor."

Geoff shouted, "Bridge! STOP SHOOTING AT THEM!"

Bridgette snapped, "Damn!"

She cried, as she threw her laser pistol, "HELP!"

Motoko cried out, "HANG ON! We'll help you out!"

Dawn instructed B, "B, see if you can get through to the crabs. And don't harm them."

He nodded and ran off the other way, to get something he needed. Uotani called out, "Hang on, okay? We'll try to do something about the army of shelled fish!"

Bridgette called back, "WHAT?"

Dawn spoke in a loud voice, calling, "WE'LL PLAN ON GETTING THESE CRABS OUT OF HERE!"

Zoey thought, "I wonder if we can destroy the hotel, over there."

She called, "Maybe that building needs to be demolished!"

Dawn cried, "TOO RISKY! What if the rubble hurt those poor crabs?"

Zoey barked, "HEY! I make the orders, robot! YOU tend to the animals!"

Cameron called, "Ladies! We'll worry about that, later. We get these crabs safe, but Zoey made a great point. I'm leader of this group, and I say…"

Uo called, "I say we demolish that hotel! Chris's look is pissing me off!"

Dawn cried, "But… the crabs…"

Mike barked, "DO SOMETHING!"

He changed into Chester and ranted, "Back in my day…"

Motoko watched on, as she ran into the beach. "Screw this!"

She decided to risk injury and rescue Bridgette. However, the biggest crab, at eight feet, confronted her. He grabbed her by the claw, holding her waist, and lifted her in the air. She shrieked, as DJ ran past her, screaming in horror and still being pinched.

"HEY, GUYS! WHERE'S HONDA AND ELECTRIC GIRL?" She called out in fright.

Mio shouted, "Motoko!"

Uo griped. "Damn it! STOP MOVING, MOTOKO! You don't want to make it angry and snap you into two!"

Motoko cringed, "Now I'm worried about dying again!"

Cameron called out, "Motoko! Stay still!"

Mike, or Chester, cried out, "You dang kids, playing on the beaches!"

Dawn called out to B, "Unit B, where are you?"

B returned with two huge nets. He zoomed in and captured all the crabs that are small. Only the big ones remained, at about six to eight feet. He detained the crabs he caught, into a huge tank of saltwater that he filled it with, after searching for a glass tank. He beeped and let out a thumbs up.

Mai shouted, "What about the big ones?"

B shrugged his shoulders and beeped again. Dawn translated, "He said that there's no room."

Uo cried, "Where did you even find these random items?"

Dawn exclaimed, "Well, at least they'll be safe, until we destroy that building! But I fear of those poor huge Clap-Snaps and Subject Motoko!"

Mai yelled, "HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE, MOTOKO!"

Dawn sobbed, "Let me talk to it. Maybe he'll free Motoko!"

"What about Bridgette?" Geoff cried, "She's still trapped!"

Hanajima called, "Let me!"

She and Tohru arrived, as they saw the huge crabs. Tohru gasped, as Dawn explained the story.

"Bridgette is trapped there. These Clap-Snap Crabs are trying to migrate in the ocean, but that building over there has blocked their annual route. And they won't go anywhere, until they get through. Unit B has detained the smaller crabs, into safety, until the route is cleared."

Tohru said, "Those poor crabs."

Hanajima said, "Are the crabs close to the building?"

She scanned, "THERE! A 7-foot tall crab has been at it, all afternoon, striking at the door!"

Tohru cringed, "That's a huge one…"

Uo said, "What about Bridgette?"

Hanajima said to Tohru, "Tohru, you get Bridgette, while I run to that building."

"What about you?"

"I'll be fine. Hurry!"

DJ ran past them, still screaming in pain. Hana added, "Yeah. Can you do something about him?"

Uo tackled DJ down, brushing the crabs off him. He got up and was full of scratches.

"Man, thanks, Miss," he said in relief, "I knew something like this would happen."

B held DJ and patched up his crab cuts. Hanajima and Tohru rushed off to get to the crabs. Hanajima ran to the huge crab, breaking down the door, while Tohru headed to the water. Tohru ran through the crabs, without so much as being pinched. However, a bunch of six-foot crabs approach her and tried to grab her. She, however, dodged out of the way of their pincers and ran towards Bridgette, who was in the water. Tohru dove into the water and grabbed her.

"Hang on," she said, "I'll try to get you to safety."

"But what about Motoko?" Bridgette asked.

Tohru gasped, "Oh, right! Give me a second."

She approached the giant crab and was about to fight it off.

Bridgette said, "Don't hurt it! What if Motoko falls and kills herself? It's a ten-foot drop!"

Tohru stated, "Maybe… Maybe I can try something…"

Hanajima grabbed the seven-foot crab and moved it out of the way, but it hit her in the chest, with its claw. She rolled onto the sand, but stayed on her feet, trying again. She dashed towards the crab again, and shoved it down. It was on its back, shaking its legs, trying to get up.

"Tohru! I managed to get the best under control! Help me out with this building!" She called out.

Tohru and Bridgette were preoccupied. Tohru told her to step back, as she started to control her powers. She grabbed the giant crab and tried to lift it. She couldn't budge it. She then closed her eyes and shouted, "YAJU!"

She grew into a giant again and lifted the huge crab, with ease. She then roared, "NO WAY CHRIS IS GOING TO WIN!"

Dawn cried, "TOHRU, NO!"

"HANA! DUCK!" Tohru shouted.

She threw the crab at the building, while Motoko shrieked.

SMASH!
The monster crab smashed through the building, demolishing it. However, the crab was unaffected by the damage it took.

Hanajima cried, "Tohru, are you out of your mind? You almost killed us with that throw!"

Tohru panted, "Sorry… Maybe I can demolish what's left of it, as soon as Chris dies!"

Cameron gasped, "No way! That crab is still alive, but Tohru nearly killed it!"

Zoey shouted, "You didn't have to go that far!"

Tohru giggled in embarrassment, as Hanajima was amazed. She thought, "Tohru… She managed to control her inner beast. Whatever Aya did… it's working."

She called back, "TOHRU! Get over here and save Motoko! Plus, ram the building down and flatten it!"

Tohru grabbed the two six-foot crabs and held them over her shoulders. She went to the building and flatten it with her two fists, roaring in anger. She remembered what she saw, after Motoko was captured. DJ ran to Bridgette, grabbing her arm and running back to shore with the others.

"B, get Motoko!" Minami called.

B zoomed off in his jetpack, heading to the demolished building. Tohru finished off the huge hotel building and said, "Renovations complete!"

She grew back to normal, as the crabs approached the big one, with Motoko in custody.

"HEY! WHAT ABOUT ME?" She cried out.

Dawn saw the huge crabs in a meeting, as B took Motoko and flew back to the others. Dawn stated, "The Clap-Snap Crabs… They said that they are happy for what Tohru did. Throwing one of them, in such velocity, was a stroke of genius!"

Cameron realized, "Of course! The six-foot crabs and higher have very hard shells, which are indestructible!"

Minami, Mio, Mai, and Uo cried, "AND YOU TELL US THAT NOW?"

Tohru then went to Hanajima and asked, "Now that they are free to migrate, what will happen next?"

Hanajima explained, "I don't know. But I sense some sort of bad news for them."

Dawn translated the crab, "Hey, B! Free those other crabs! They have to go and be with their other crustaceans."

B approached the tank and smashed the glass open, freeing all the crabs that were caught. They all regrouped and crawled off to the ocean, disappearing into the bottom of the sea.

Dawn waved goodbye to them, "Goodbye! Be free, my aquatic organic fish friends! BE FREE!"

Bridgette sighed, "Where's the OFF button on her?"

Zoey said, "But, it doesn't matter. Mission complete."

Motoko hugged her friends and said, "Man, am I glad to see you?"

They laughed, as Uo was amazed. She thought, "Tohru has improved on her powers. But I wonder what Hanajima is hiding from me. This feels new to me."

Tohru and Hanajima returned to the group, as the sun sets.

Back at HQ, Tohru contacted Cameron from the viewing screen and said, "Well, we managed to free the cute, yet huge Clap-Snaps… but something about Chris McLean, being everywhere, is really bugging me."

Cameron explained, "I know. But luckily, we'll be able to draw one step closer to him. Now that Scott is dealt with, thanks to you (Izzy told me what you did), we can continue with the peaceful mission."

"Well, be that as it may, make sure that the remaining members of Antagony cannot resurface."

She then asked, "Hey. I hear that you survived the whole Revenge of the Island incident. You didn't get hurt, did you?"

He replied, "No, I'm fine. Why do you think I became the leader of the Good Teens? I handled myself, against the others, and without my bubble, too. I was a bubble boy, but after the whole experience I had, not once I was hurt. I think I had such strong will and inept skills… that, or maybe it was luck."

Tohru smiled in astonishment, "Oh… I didn't know. I thought it must be your intelligent mind."

Cameron said, "Well… That."

She bowed and said, "Well, I should be going. I have to train. I hope Bridgette and Geoff are okay."

"Just some minor cuts and abrasions. Geoff kept making out with Bridgette, after being healed. Did you know that, even as Good Teens, they have been dating each other?"

"Oh! Tell them I wish them luck! I'll be signing off, now!"

"Nice talking to you, Miss Honda."

She signed off, as Uotani appeared, completely in distress. She spoke to her and responded, "Tohru, we have a problem."

"What is it, Uo?"

They went to the main room, as the others were crossed. Tohru then saw the person that appeared… Chris McLean.

"Girls, I was wondering if I could hire you for some assistance. I have a problem that needed you required services." He greeted.

Minami growled, "The devil…"

Mio replied, "We cannot trust you."

Chris smiled, "Maybe you can. I just wanted to say it to you… I am being used, by the real mastermind!"

They all gasped, as Tohru growled in anger and concern, "Is he lying? If that is true, maybe…"

Tohru whispered to Uotani, "Uo, should we listen to him?"

Arisa said, "We have no choice. We'll listen to him, but the minute we hear a shady deal, we attack him."

Hanajima responded, "He's telling the truth. I don't understand why, but I think he's saying it, as the truth."

Tohru demanded, "Well, count me out! I have to go see Aya, and continue my training. You guys can handle it."

Motoko said, "Right. You go on ahead. Once you finish, we'll tell you what he wants."

Chris shook his head and said, "Oh, no. It's not for later. It's for now. You see, Chef is captured…"

He snapped, "…by Ganon!"

They gasped, as they heard that Chef was captured by Ganondorf of iHyrule. Tohru was shocked, as she cringed, "Oh, no…"

Hanajima said, "That's the truth."

She insisted, "I'll handle the situation. Where is he, now?"

Chris stated, "Bup, bup! Miss Hanajima, I insist on you taking an ally with. And I choose… Tohru Honda!"

They all gasped, as Tohru asked, "Why me?"

Uo held her and shouted, "NO! No, you will not use her in your sick deeds!"

Hana pleaded, "Arisa! Do as he says. I'll protect her. You worry about the other problems."

Tohru shook nervously and retorted, "Uh… I don't know…"

Hanajima said, as she blushed, "Trust me. Aya has taught you well. I shall guide you."

She smiled and said, "Okay… Thanks, Hana."

Chris barked, "Anyway… You better head there… to South City… Now!"

They went with Chris, as the others grew concerned. Mio asked if it was all right. Uotani responded that it's a possibility that he's telling the truth.

"That, or maybe he's using all of us," Motoko said.

Uo thought, "Tohru… Hana…"

Meanwhile, in the outskirts of town, Percival saw a crowd of people, praising to a man in a black robe, gray hair, and red glasses. He stopped the van and overheard the commotion.

The man spoke, as he held the good book high, "The end is near! If this world cannot be salvaged, it may as well be over! Oh, yes, my children. My god has been foretold of the evil consequences that uphold, since the worlds have fused together, bring the world chaos, despair, anarchy, and sadness! I am the key, to your everlasting salvation! I shall guide you to enlightenment, as the worlds will not become suffered… by the hands of the beast from within! I don't ask for your contributions, nor do I ask for your help…I ask for you to rise up! RISE UP! And we shall lead our holy god to recovery, as we will save the worlds. WE shall save the worlds and we shall protect the continuous disorder that is this unbridled madness!"

The crowd cheered, as Percival approached the man. He asked him, "What do you mean, Father? I overheard your ambition of a peaceful world. What do you mean?"

The man said, "My son, be real to me on this. I wanted to end the madness that is the evil ruler of worlds! He, or she, may be the cause of everything that has happened, since they started. Armageddon may be upon us!"

Percival was confused, "I still don't get it…"

He barked, "You want the truth? There was one person that can be so cruel to making these worlds, as they are. If you assist me, perhaps we should stop him."

The preacher than said, "Hmm… I sense that there is good within you."

"Well, I am a proud member of an organization, which is classified to civilian ears, including you."

"Then, I shall assist you. Meet me at my Monastery, in three days. I am very busy, by then."

Percival leaves, heading back to the van. As he drove off, he pondered about what the preacher said. He then said to himself, "Why is he hell-bent on Chris McLean? I better tell him the whole story. Maybe we can help out these worlds, and Tohru Honda. She may be the one, but we have to be sure."

The black van drove away, as he concluded, "I just wish that she doesn't kill herself, before the trouble begins."

But he spoke too soon. Tohru and Hanajima are off on a mission to rescue Chris, but could this be a troubled situation? It could be a trap, or could it be a simple rescue mission?
Find out in the next chapter…