Chapter 8
The Original Gang Member vs. The Mayor
(市長に対して、元ギャングメンバーの巻)
(or "Political Smackdown")

When we last left Daten City, Corset plans to make the alternate worlds become hell on earth. However, he sent a small ghost to do his bidding, and was destroyed by the original Gang member, Steven Nevins. The original Brit appeared and destroyed the ghosts, in from of Corset, Scanty, Kneesocks, and the corpse of Fastener.

Fastener got and shrilled, "Fastener!"

Oop. Never mind.

Steven N cricked his neck and said, "Corset. I've heard about you, when I drove here, just to view the city. You see, my original plan was to join my friends, The Gang, during their gig here."

Scanty shrieked, "AAH! Even though they are fat and sweaty meat heads, they're playing here?"

Kneesocks apologized, "She's a closet fan of them, since you guys reunited."

Scanty said, "I had their four LPs, sister. You just don't appreciate rock and roll."

Corset shouted, "ENOUGH!"

The girls shivered, as Corset turned to Steven N, "I don't approve you, coming here, for your pathetic Christian rock!"

"The Gang is never about Christian Rock. They are a ska-rock and Beatles Tribute band. We believe in our own beliefs, as we respect the gods and the worlds. We are a tribute band, after the pop music formation was a bust. Now, not to be rude, but you guys will suffer a fate worse than death; no pun intended! My career in music faded, before I started kicking arse and taking names, in or out the political world, literally, verbally, and physically. Can ya dig it?"

He stretched his belt and said, "Well, I suppose I can defeat you, right now! Besides, once I am finished with you, I can use your ghost as a catalyst for my scheme for the boss!"

Scanty asked, "Sir, begging your pardon… But what about us?"

Corset threw his suit down and showed a huge ripped body, wearing a black corset, fitting his name.

Steven N cried, "You're sick!"

He stretched his corset tight, and smiled, "Why do you think I am sick? You said I was a bondage-fetish! WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT!"

He jumped down and punched him in the face. He staggered down, but was still on his feet. He then charged at Corset, punching him in his stomach. Corset started to scream a bit, as Steven N growled. He was about to strike him in the head, but…

BANG! BANG!

Scanty fired to bullets at him, with her Double Gold Lacytanga. He dodged them and skidded backwards.

"Cheap move, girl!" Steven barked.

Scanty said, "If you want to fight Corset, you go through us!"

Both Daemons Sisters confront Steven Nevins, as they held their weapons, guns and scythes, and prepared to fight. Corset then fumed, "I'm sorry, ladies… but DID I ASK YOU TO HELP ME?"

They shook in fright, as Corset yelled, "THIS IS MY FIGHT!"

"Let them fight me! I'm curious by their talented weapon skills!" Steven N suggested.

Corset glared, as he grabbed the bands from his belt. He yelled, "THEY are nothing! I and I alone, will prove my point. I'll show you my skills in weaponry! ALLOW ME TO SHOW YOU!"

SNAP!

Steven's wrists were stuck tight, by Corset's leather straps. He laughed evilly, as he pulled tightly, as the straps wrapped around his waist. He pulled hard, as Steven was groaning in pain.

"I told you that a wannabe like you cannot win! Succumb to the firm tightness of my wrath!"

"Is that really what you got, boy? You have some nerve, hogtying my waist into your S&M madness!"

"Is that so? I'll enjoy destroying you… WHEN I RIP YOUR HEART OUT!"

"You motherfucker! Come at me, and give me what you got!"

He unsheathed two black machetes and laughed, "I can do better than that… I'll give you everything I GOT!"

He tightened Steven's ropes, as he prepared to strike. He ran to him and shouted, "I shall show you the death of your empire! Feel free to sit back, and enjoy the show!"

He slammed his machete at his waist, scarring him. He called out, "Now, you little piece of hobbyhorse, you know damn well that you couldn't think well. After all, you are simply a slow-witted Brit."

Michelle called out, "Is that what you call me brother?"

Corset gasped, as he let go of Steven N, who was out cold. Michelle, Heather, and Percival appeared, glaring at him. "Now, how did you get here, and who are you three?"

Heather yelled, "That's my husband you're fucking with!"

Corset said, "Oh. So, you're the prick I heard about."

He unwound and launched his straps at Heather, "You like it raw, bitch?"

Heather grabbed the straps and tugged tightly, "Not likely."

Percival shouted, "NO!"

Her waist was wrapped in the leather straps, as she was clutched tightly. She cried, "WAH! NOT TOO HARD! I WAS SAVING MYSELF FOR A THIRD CHILD!"

Percival snapped, "YOU IDIOT! I was gonna say that he has weird weaponry!"

Michelle said, "I think he beat you to it. What a serpent strike."

Corset laughed, "Like husband, like wife…"

Heather looked down and saw Steven N. "GASP! STEVEN!"

Corset giggled, "You know him? Well, obviously. What a fitting reunion for you. Why don't you join him?"

He pulled hard and threw Heather down hard to the ground, where Steven N was. Percival and Michelle jumped down and began to fight Corset. They launched punches and kicks to his body and gut. Michelle launched a huge right-left combo, as Percival smashed his spine with a heel kick. Corset staggered, as he called to the Daemon Sisters, "Girls, a little help here!"

Kneesocks replied, "No. I figure that we let you battle them."

Scanty remarked, "You're better than those witty little mortals. Too bad we exceed at them, in any way."

Kneesocks added, "I mean it's obvious that you defeated Steven Nevins!"

Percival shouted, "Yeah! And now I'm gonna defeat you!"

He launched a huge right crescent kick. "HIYA!"

Michelle charged at him with a left hook. "HAVE AT YOU!"

POW! WHAM!
They hit Corset, in contact, on his body.

Scanty said, "Hmph. Guess I was wrong about it."

Kneesocks said, "He'll get over it. Besides, we have problems of our own."

They viewed See-Through, driving by, as they prepared.

"Well, well, well… Speak of the angel. Our beloved little trollops have come to join The Gang. I heard they can fight, but they cannot sing a tune." Scanty said, as she stood in place.

Panty roared, "YOU AGAIN!"

She and Stocking stepped out, as they slammed the door on Chuck, as he was getting out. The Angels and Demons confront each other.

"I am surprised that The Gang is here in our turf…" Stocking said, "But, of all people…"

Panty laughed, "By the way, nice scar… that I gave you!"

She cackled, as Scanty bellowed, "You tramp! You made me mutilated! Why didn't you care about looks, instead of fellatio?"

Panty barked, "Hey, like I said, I was ranked 69th in (CENSORED) Weekly. Of course, it's now 49th, because of the monthly rankings."

Stocking said, "Not that we care, but while our friends take care of Daddy Dearheart, what say we fight to the finish."

Kneesocks grinned, "Your move… angels."

Panty giggled, "I have a better idea! This never happened, before, you know, but…"

Fly away now~! Fly away now~! Fly away~!

"Let's do it, at the same time!" Panty yelled.

Scanty shrugged, "Oh, well. Shall we, sis?"

Kneesocks giggled, "Wouldn't hurt to try."

Cue transformation scenes! By "Scenes", this calls for the double switch, in Play Form:
(Both Angels and Demons stand on stage)

(Angel and Demons remove their underwear and stockings)

(Angels): O pitiful shadow, lost in the darkness!

(Demons): Break, o earth!

(Angels): O evil spirits, lost it the alternates realms, between heaven and earth!

(Demons): Dry up, o sea!

(Angels): May the thunderous power from the garments of these holy delicate maidens…

(Demons): Burn out, o sun!

(They start unsheathing weapons)

(Angels): …strike down upon you with great vengeance and furious anger…

(Demons): Grant us powers, earthly leaders and gatekeepers of Hell!

(Angels): …shattering your lonesome impurities and return you from whence you came!

(Demons): Guide us, makers of the underworld!

The Angels yelled, "REPENT, MOTHERFUCKERS!"

The Daemons barked, "We're high-class demon commanders!"

Scanty said, "I'm Scanty!"

Kneesocks remarked, "And I am her darling sister, Kneesocks."

Fastener jumped up and hissed, "Fastener!"

Panty gasped for air, "WHEW! Who knew we did it so fucking long? I'm beat."

Stocking said, "Who knew you'd say that, so soon?"

Panty snuffed, "A cork in it, whore."

Kneesocks laughed, "So fun, yet it hurts… for you, of course."

Panty smiled, "Play Form over! Time to kick ass!"

They began to fight, while Corset was busy with The Gang. Corset was still being assaulted, as he saw the four girls fighting.

"CRAP! Why did they came?" He cried.

Percival barked, "Maybe you had some brain gunk, during your constant dirty shit!"

Michelle slammed her fists and shouted, "Not bad of a performance, but we got this one. Nice to watch them…"

Scanty and Panty started exchanging scratches and fists, as Stocking and Kneesocks clash each other with their swords. Michelle then charged at Corset and shouted, "Now, you shall watch this!"

SOCK!

Corset was slammed in the face with a severe right hook, breaking his face. She then delivered a fury of punches to his gut.

"Correction! A flabby gut! I'll bet plenty of you blokes wear one of these!" She remarked.

POW! In the chin! Percival charged at Corset, with a thunderous heel kick to the head, followed by a knee strike to his gut.

"ORA!" He yelled, as he delivered a knee to the chest and a fist to the face.

Corset wept, "It hurts! It hurts, because it felt good!"

He slammed Percival, by the neck, and smashed him into the ground.

Corset yelled, "ENOUGH ALREADY!"

He stomped on Percival and shouted, "You tricky little humans can beat me with parlor tricks? Yes, you can! But you are forgetting that this kind of showmanship and scripted action won't work on an evil being like me! I've been holding out, so I can see how well you can play!"

Michelle yelled, "Get ya hands off him, you sodding demon!"

She rushed to him, about to strike, but…

SNAP! He dropped his swords and grabbed her wrists with his straps and tied them into knots. He then threw her up into the air and slammed him onto Percival.

He cackled, "Oh, my. The simple and pathetic superhero Gang… Worthless to me. Now, since you two are pinned down, I think it is fitting to being the next stage of my plan!"

Michelle tried to break her wrists free, but Corset wrapped all three Gang members together, into a huge rope. Heather groaned, "Now I know how Orson felt…"

Percival asked, "Who's Orson?"

Corset cackled, "Once the Daemons Sisters finish with your friends, you can be next, being killed in the process! I cannot let Garterbelt get the best of me! NO! Not again! You four have a death wish!"

He then bellowed, "Now, my demons! Finish off these-!"

STAB!
Dynamite~! Dynamite~!

Steven N stabbed him in the gut with one of his machetes he dropped. He yelled, "Very bloody dare you, motherfucker! You forgot about me!"

Corset groaned, as he pulled the machete down, "But how?"

Steven N shouted, "I told you! My political issues are not on trial here! You can mess with a city and take it over as Hell on Earth, that's fine! But when you go and beat up my wife and my friends, that's going too far! No one beats up my wife, but me; but lucky for you, Steven Nevins never hits his wife, at all!"

Corset yelled, as he strapped his wrist again, "You fool! When will you ever learn? The tighter you get, the closer to death! YOU HAVE BEEN A THORN ON MY C(BEEP), FOR SO LONG!"

Steven N yelled, "Well, maybe so! But you have been hurting my friends! But, hell no! It's tea-toddling purple-skinned bonklers like you, who never learn when you use the same shit, again and again!"

Corset growled, as he tugged tight, "YOU! YOU CANNOT MEAN IT! I AM ABOUT TO ROPE AND HOGTIE YOUR SOUTHERN ASS!"

Steven N grabbed his straps and hurled him up. He called, "Is this good enough slack for your rope, you rotten-arse, scar-faced MOTHERFUCK-AAH? LONDON CALLING! HAAAH-DAH!"

The Angels and Demons stopped fighting and saw Corset in the air.

"GET ME DOWN! I HATE HEIGHTS!" He cried out in fear.

Panty looked up and said, "Well, I'll be."

Stocking said, "I'm no weathergirl, but I believe Steven Nevins is raining some bitches, tonight."

Scanty called out, "YOU CAN TAKE IT, SIR! WE BELIEVE IN YOU!"

Corset called back, "HOW CAN I? HE'S TOO MUCH!"

Steven N pulled the straps back and flew Corset into the concrete streets.

He yelled, as he pulled tightly, "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"NOOOOOOOOO!" Corset shrieked.

"SUEEEEEEEY!"
WHAM!
Dynamite~! Dynamite~!

Corset was flattened by the force of the huge fall. He was out cold.

Percival explained, "Whoa! Steven Nevins just used his strength and brain to fly Corset to the pavement! If I'm not mistaken, it was a 40 miles per hour, twenty foot drop! What velocity!"

Steven laughed, "YAY! Sho-nuff, Motherfucker! Don't ever make me do that again, son!"

Heather said, "You know he can't hear you."

Kneesocks was shocked, "Amazing! He beat him in one slam…"

Scanty cringed, "And it took one flight… What's his passport?"

Kneesocks said, "He's not what he was, anymore. I mean, our father, of course."

Fastener was shocked, as well, "Fast?"

Chuck got up and looked around. He saw the angels, the Daemons, and The Gang, in one place. He ran to the angels, but was stomped, inadvertently, by Michelle, who was free from Corset's grasp.

"Now that he's been dealt with, we shall make the proper arrest," she said.

Panty asked, "Uh, dare I ask, but we never learned you names."

Stocking said, "Yeah. While we were fighting these douchers, you beat up Corset for us! What the fuck, man?"

Steven N said, "For now, introductions are saved for later. Right now, we have to clean this shit up. Pansy, Stocking! Help Percival and Michelle carry this joker into the car. Demon bitches, you get an ambulance ready."

Panty snuffed, "It's Panty."

"Whatever!" He said, "Do it now!"

They ran to help Corset up, as Heather approached him. She blushed and said, "Uh… It's nice to see you again."

"Sorry, lamb, but I have been busy. Ever since these worlds came to be, I had nowhere else to go. I miss you so much, Heather."

"But I am surprised that you would destroy that guy. I thought you were done for."

"I wouldn't say that. Steven Nevins never says die, babe. Can ya dig that?"

Heather and Steven were about to kiss, until…

Chuck appeared and barked, "Chuck! Chuck!"

Heather sobbed, "Moment ruined!"

Steven N said, "Look here, green dog, what did I tell you about interfering with my romantic reunions with my wife?"

"Chuck?"

Michelle griped, "Okay, brother… Enough with the jargon! Why the bleeding hell did you sound like that?"

Steven N explained, "Sorry. But during these alternate worlds being messed-up, I had to find all of you, maybe to reunite and help fix these worlds. Sadly, I had no luck. But then, a huge man came to me and told me to help out, by myself. He didn't like me, because of my skin color, but he and I were tight, and we had the same ambition of fixing the communities and the worlds from chaos and destruction."

He added, "I'll explain, on the way. For now, interrogate this fool and these demon sisters."

He gave her the Heaven Coins and said, "Here, babe. Give these to Percival. Maybe he can shed some light on these."

Heather nodded, "Right!"

She left, as Michelle scoffed, "Hunh!"

She left, too, as she smiled about Steven, "Good to see him again."

At a huge building, Scanty and Kneesocks, tied in rope, were being slapped by Michelle, who was interrogating them.

Michelle punched Scanty and shouted, "Who do you work for?"

Scanty cringed, "I'll never talk! You can harass me, all you want, you harpy, but I am not talking!"

Kneesocks said, "We had our orders from the mayor and our boss. We are simply his daughters and his assistants."

Michelle snuffed, "Stuff and nonsense! You are just women! Why, I doubt that you are related to him!"

She grabbed Scanty's hair and shouted, "NOW, TELL ME! Tell me, before I rip every strand of your hair off your pretty skull!"

Scanty sobbed, "Let me go!"

She let go and replied, "So, you will tell us?"

Scanty then spat at her face.

Kneesocks shouted, "Sister!"

Scanty snapped, "Never! If we weren't tied-up, like some kind of hostages, we'd teach you a lesson, you trollop!"

Elsewhere, Percival and Heather were watching, from behind a one-way window.

"Is this wise, Per?" Heather asked, "I mean, Michelle is aggressive, but she's not this way."

Percival said, "She knows these things before. If Farra were here, you and her would be the Good Cop, Bad Cop situation."

"But she's not here."

"I know."

Back in the interrogation room, Michelle wiped her face and said, "Fine. You won't talk, then maybe I can force you to."

Kneesocks asked, "What will you do to us?"

Scanty yelled, "I CAN TAKE ANYTHING!"

Michelle smiled, as she pulled out a huge bowl of toilet water. She said, "I hear that Corset punishes you with toilet water, after you failed a mission. He's currently under care, after being injured by me brother. So… since you are tied up, I suppose I'll give you a portable torture."

Kneesocks pleaded, "NO! PLEASE!"

Scanty shrilled, "ANYTHING BUT THAT!"

Michelle snarled, "You first, Miss Spitball!"

She grabbed Scanty's head and dunked her face in the bowl. She started to gag and gurgle in the tainted water.

Kneesocks sobbed, "It's not that way! He usually dunks us in urinals, bodies first!"

Michelle snapped, "THAT'S SICK!"

She pulled out Scanty and said, "My way's better."

Kneesocks cried, "You can't make me talk!"

Scanty wailed, "I HATE THIS SICK WATER!"

Michelle grabbed Kneesocks' ponytail and laughed, "YOUR TURN~!"

Kneesocks shrieked, "NOOOOO-!"

SPLASH!

She dunked her face in the water and shouted, "TALK!"

Scanty shrieked, "MONSTER!"

Percival called from the PA, "Michelle, what's the point of this?"

Michelle said, "According to their Intel, or Corset, he told me to soak them in urinals, for failing him! He says that it is very often… since they are bad guys who fail!"

Percival stepped in and said, "Lemme try. I've known failures like them. Oh, and wash your hands."

Kneesocks gagged and coughed, all damp, "Oh, gross…"

Michelle left and said, "They're all yours."

Percival sat by them and stared at them. He then held up a paddle and said, "So… You think you're so devilish, huh?"

Kneesocks cringed, "We've been soaked in toilet water… What can you do?"

Percival smirked, "Oh, I have ways."

He held up his paddle and laid it by the sisters. He then asked, "You look at this. Do you want to see what this paddle is for?"

They shook their heads no, as Percival placed a small CD stereo on the paddle.

"Sometimes I use this for electronic displays. What do you think I use it for? Corporal punishment is outlawed. Now, if you don't confess to whom your boss is, I'll be happy to let you listen to music."

Scanty asked, "Do you have anything from The Gang?"

Percival laughed, but replied, "No. Besides, that music for you is too swooning. Anyway, there's one way to torture devils, like you. (Pardon the pun.)"

He held up a CD and said, "Christian Rock! This is the only album of "Faith Plus One", after the band made one million copies sold, but broke up, after the band's frontman blew a fuse, destroying a mur record. Then, he defied and badmouthed God, causing the end of the band."

He played the CD, as a song played. When they heard the words, "I Love You, Jesus…", the Daemons started to scream in horror, "AAAAHH!"

Percival laughed, "Indeed… This is, by far, a popular CD, but the worst singing, in my opinion. It's merely a band of 9-year olds. No, seriously, it's sung by 9-year olds…"

Scanty shrilled, "It's awful! Why would he sing about loving the holy lord?"

Kneesocks shouted, "None of the songs made sense! We had it on iTunes, and then deleted it!"

She turned deep beet red and shrieked, "HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT! GIVE US THE GANG'S MUSIC! TURN THAT CRAP OFF!"

Heather appeared and turned off the CD Player.

"WHAT THE HECK, HEATHER?" He shouted.

Heather snapped, "Lame! Why would you use that?"

"YOU IDIOT! I had them!"

"Tough shit! That's no way to torture them with South Park music, Simon Cowell! Watch a pro torturous torturer."

She turned to the Daemons sisters, who were scared stiff. She responded, "Hey, girls! Heather will tell you everything! You see, I was born in Michigan, and was born and raised in Kentucky, and then Las Vegas. Heather has a father named Donald, who married her step-brother's mom, Leslie, who adopted her. My family tree is huge, but not huge enough. My sister was a boxer, but she died, during a heart attack. My little brother…"

She continued to jabber on, as she talked in a fast-mannerism, talking about her family, her childhood, her career, her life, her looks, her hobbies, and even her daughters. She concluded, saying "And… That's just page 238 of Heather June Dunn-Nevins's life story! Of course, if you don't talk, I'll send Steven Nevins, my hubby back in."

Scanty whimpered, "Shut up! Just shut up!"

Kneesocks smiled, "A wonderful story. We still won't talk, as you kept speaking like a motorized parrot."

Scanty said, "Even if you tried to send him, he's all about chivalry."

Percival said, "Not to us, if any."

Heather smiled, "Cool beans! I knew you say that! I have some secrets about myself that I told a plenty few – Steven, Dad, my 3rd grade teacher, half of The Gang, and others… and it's about a thousand pages long!"

The Daemons gasped, "A… Th-th-th-th-thousand?"

Heather winked, "More like over 9,000!"

Michelle crushed the PA's microphone, "OVER 9,000?!"

They screamed in horror, as Scanty wailed in fear and surrender, "WE GIVE UP! WE'LL TALK! WE'LL TALK! JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

Kneesocks sobbed, "NO! MORE! TORTURE!"

Heather smiled, "Gotcha."

She left, as she called to Percival, "They're all yours."

She signaled to him to high-five her, but he glared at her and said, "You're sick."

Percival turned to the Demons, who were crying, "And let's have it."

Kneesocks asked, "Have what?"

Percival yelled, "THE BOSS! The boss that forced you to cause Hell on Earth! I know you already know him, or her! Now, give it out!"

Kneesocks confessed, "Alright. We'll talk. But what you're about to hear may be shocking to you."

Scanty said, "The murder of Rei Tachibana…"

Percival gasped, "WHAT?"

Kneesocks said, "We know our boss… except she goes by the alignment of Rebecca Miyamoto. Remember her? She disappeared and vowed revenge…"

Percival asked, "So. Becky's responsible, after learning that she did kill Tachibana?"

Kneesocks said, "No. Becky's the pawn in her plot. The main leader, and our boss, goes by an insignia and call name."

Percival said, "What's her name?"

They responded, "M."

Percival thought, "Huh?"

He barked, "M?! You mean it's just a letter?"

Scanty pleaded, "It's only because she cannot give out her full name! She wouldn't reveal herself to the world, yet!"

Kneesocks said, "Not after what happened to her… all these years ago. 1995… she was killed, and resurrected… She was destroyed, long after, The Gang became popular, and long before the troubled times in the world… starting with the whole world and alternate world issues, including-."

Percival stopped them and said, "Eh! I think we heard enough. We'll locate this "M" girl and investigate what we know. Becky is one of the problems, since Tachibana's death, and we need to find out what's next. For now, you two are free to go."

He then ordered, "Unfortunately, You're not getting away, easily! You two are coming back to AAW HQ, when we finish here in Daten City! So, here's what you're gonna do, until then…"

He then ordered the Daemon Sisters to work for him and The Gang, until the alternate worlds are separated.

Now it sets up MANY questions!
What will Scanty & Kneesocks's first order with The Original Gang? What plan will Becky Miyamoto and her crew have for them next? Will Rei Tachibana rise again?
Most importantly… Who is "M"?

To be continued…