Chapter 29
Sekhmet: We're back! What's it been like, 11 months?!
Susano-o: Like a week.
Sekhmet: Well it's a week for them, but not for us.
Susano-o: We've been busy with other fics.
Sekhmet: Like Evangelion! Love me some depressed bois. Well more like depressed girls, but you know.
Susano-o: Moving on then. So here we are, Generation Next Season 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Sekhmet: Don't you mean Electric Cultaroo? (Laughs)
Susano-o: No, so let's a-go. If you remember the ACTUAL Season 2 feel free to throw most of what you know out the window, as Rose would say "Don't ever come at me with that bullshit again," We've taken this season and flipped it on its head.
Sekhmet: It's actually kind of scary how much is gonna change. Forget everything you knew, cause this ain't your grandma's Season Two!
Susano-o: Also heads up for any Bastion, Alexis, and Chazz fans, yeah they still go White, so does Syrus a bit. They're gonna get even more shit than anyone else.
Sekhmet: Honestly Syrus was fucking fun to write. The way we sorted out their personalities in White is a bit different than in canon. In the season, every major character can be reasoned to be a Tarot card of some sort. As such, they have one or two traits based around what the card means. When they join White, their card is essentially reversed, or turned upside down, and their personality flips to reflect the traits associated with THAT card. If this sounds weird and convoluted but familiar, it's because Tarot cards are themselves very open to interpretation and get kind of confusing. It makes much more sense in practice.
Susano-o: Chazz is The Hanged Man, Alexis is The Star, Syrus is The Hermit, Rose is The Devil, and Yuko is The Emperor, Tyranno is Strength, and Aster is The Magician. That's all the ones we did, Bastion was too funny as his actual White Dorm self to even care about matching him too a card. Serious the man ran naked across the island after it fell apart he lost his damn mind.
Sekhmet: And if you think we're not gonna address that, you're SORELY mistaken. Season Two also brings about one of my favorite characters to write. For massive spoiler reasons I can't tell you who that is, but you'll be able to tell. There's a whole lot of love put into her, even if she's reminiscent of another character from something else.
Susano-o: We also get the one, the only, DINO DNA ARMY MAN HIMSELF! TYRANNO HASSLEBERRY! *Excited crowd cheers*
Sekhmet: I still don't understand why you're so hype about Tyranno. Yeah he's cool and jacked as shit (I keep forgetting he's ex military), but he's just kinda there for a while.
Susano-o: Because he's awesome, that is all. Now I think we should actually talk about chapter 1, this prologue is getting long.
Sekhmet: It's Chapter 29, chronologically. But the chapter is mostly reestablishes the characters and how they've developed this far. Yuko's gotten over herself and started opening up a bit more, Rose continues to be herself but also gets a lot more depth, and most of the canon characters got their development last season. And as we say, "A Boneparte is just a Crowler who hasn't learned his lesson yet."
Susano-o: We also begin this seasons obsession with drunken revelry and burning things.
Sekhmet: Trust me, it gets better and more elaborate every time it happens. Either it's gonna happen three times, or it'll happen a fourth time or more and we get to lampshade the rule of three. We haven't decided yet. (As of 6/29/19) The characters really need it anyway, what with the content and all.
Susano-o: There's also a few John Mulaney bits in there and if you find them you get +5 bonus points!
Sekhmet: Honestly I didn't even realize they were there. Before I forget, this season's theme is "This is Gonna Hurt' by Six AM. Its emo as shit and I love it, which is why we agreed on it. But enough of all that. We've been stalling for far too long. Let's get on to Season 2 of Generation Next!
:Season 2:
The opening starts with the same radio as before, Rose is laying curled on the floor in front of it, her back to the camera, before she reaches up to turn it on. The camera pans around to show a destroyed room with statues of the main cast, Alexis, Bastion, and Chazz's are in chains, Zane's is splattered black, Chumley and Midori's are broken in pieces on the ground, Yuko and Syrus's are undamaged.
Feels like your life is over
Feels like all hope is gone
You kiss it all away
Maybe, maybe
The camera jumps to show Duel Academy before flashing around to show Hassleberry, Aster, Atticus, and finally Sartorius sitting back to the camera at his table looking over his tarot cards.
This is a second coming
This is a call to arms
Sartorius then smirks as he holds up a card and the screen is consumed by a bright white light. Juxtaposed to this Yuko and Syrus are seen rallying a group of students wearing black and gold versions of the Slifer uniform, Yuko's shadow suddenly transforms into the dark priestess and consumes the camera in shadows.
Your finest hour won't be wasted, wasted
Hey, hey, hell is what you make, make
Rise against your fate, fate
Nothing's gonna keep you down
Even if it's killing you
Because you know the truth
It then cuts back to Rose who is starting to stand up while images flash across the screen quickly showing scenes like Alexis and Chazz losses to Sartorius, the rise of the Society of Light, Rose's first power break in the white dorm, and finally Rose suiting up for the battle with her back to the camera showing her King Symbol on the back.
Listen up, listen up
There's a devil in the church
Got a bullet in the chamber
And this is gonna hurt
The scene then cuts to Rose dressed in her full uniform with Yuko dressed in her Dark Priestess uniform and Syrus in a black and white uniform standing on the stage from the first opening rallying a massive crowd of students with their fists in the air.
Let it out, let it out
You can scream and you can shout
Keep your secrets in the shadows and you'll be sorry
The camera then cuts to Sartorius smirking as he holds his arms out to reveal his Society of light, though the light blinds out most of their faces you can barely make out Bastion, Alexis, and Chazz in the crowd.
Everybody's getting numb
(Everybody's getting numb)
The scene shows Yuko watching Syrus walk away towards something unknown with fear in her eyes. Meanwhile back in the room Rose has finally stood up.
Everybody's on the run
(Everybody's on the run)
The scene show Black Knight's running through the forests away from a massive white light before it is stopped by a black light. Rose now picks her head up and starts to turn around.
Everybody's getting sad
(Everybody's getting sad)
The scene show Rose and Alexis looking at each other, they try to touch but can't as a thin barrier blocks them before walking away. Rose has fully turned around and is now looking at the open doorway where Sartorius is standing waiting.
Everybody's on the run
And this is gonna hurt
Rose is suddenly covered in a black light, Sartorius a white light, the room fades away and they are now in space, then the two energies suddenly attack each other.
This is gonna hurt
The scene cuts back to Yuko and Rose in their normal uniforms sitting beside each other against a destroyed wall looking sad before leaning against each other as the title appears on the wall above them.
Duel 29: Two to Tango
"New year, new batch of students." Yuko thought as she gazed out the helicopter. She twirled the end of her extremely long high ponytail and brushed her bangs out of her face.
"Hey Yuko," Syrus said from beside Yuko, having gotten there extra early to get seats for the two of them. "Where's Rose?"
"Not sure, really." Yuko said, and gave him a small kiss. Syrus blushed and let out a small squeaking noise.
"Isn't that her?" Bastion asked pointing outside. The other two looked out the window only to see Rose on top of the VHS Betamax outside the window, they could make out the faint sounds of 'Danger Zone' as she pulled off some questionably safe stunts.
"Woah who is that?" One of the first years asked.
"She's got to be some rich kid," One of them said annoyed. "Show off."
"That's my roommate, Rose." Yuko piped up. "And you better not let her catch you saying that."
"Why?" He asked.
"She's not rich, but she'll kick your ass if you try and talk shit about her." Yuko said.
"Does she always do cool things like that!" One asked as Rose did another barrel roll around the helicopter.
"This is a recent development, actually." Yuko said, referring to her stunts. "But yeah she's cool."
"Don't let her near your shins though," Syrus said nervously.
…
"Welcome back honey!" Tania said grabbing Bastion in a bear hug. "I missed you sugar bear!"
"Tania dear, it's been two days," Bastion said as his ribs started cracking.
"Two days too long," Tania said nuzzling into Bastion's chest. Bastion simply sighed and hugged her back.
"Who is that?" One of the new Slifer girl's asked Yuko. "And why did I hear chanting dubstep when she appeared?"
"Oh, that's Tania. She lives here." Yuko said.
"Huh?"
"Yeah, she's one of the few permanent residents." Yuko said.
"Who is the other?"
"Me," Camula said walking in front of the gathering crowd with her ever present umbrella. "Hello students, I am Professor Camula, that is Professor Tania, we're here to escort you first years to the orientation, returning students please go with your Prefects, you head professor will speak to you later on tonight," She explained.
"Alright, everyone who isn't a first year, gather up with me." Yuko said.
"Yuko where is Rose?" Camula asked. "She was checked off as returning today."
"Last I saw, she was bringing the Barque of Isis in." Yuko said.
"For the last time! It's the V.H.S. BETAMAX!" Rose yelled over the ships speakers.
Everyone looked up to see Rose jump off the edge of her ship and wingsuit down, landing perfectly in front of Yuko. "Barque of Isis is a stupid name," She said crossing her arms, oblivious to the mixed looks of awe and confusion she was getting from the first years, the older years were numb to her stunts by this point.
"It's better." Yuko pouted. "Anyway, come on we're going to the dorms."
"Ah shit, my luggage is on M'DICK," Rose sighed rubbing her face. "It's still on it's way."
"Your what!" One of the new girls yelled incensed.
"My submarine, the USS M'DICK," Rose explained. "I paid the people who bring us cards to pilot it over."
"You don't have a submarine!" One accused.
"She does," Everyone else responded.
"Don't doubt Rose. We've seen things you can't even begin to comprehend." Yuko said ominously.
"Don't worry younglings!" Rose said completely ignoring the fact she was only a year older than them. "This year is gonna be nice and relaxing!"
(Always Sunny Music)
(This year is not nice and relaxing)
"I'd hope so. Last year was a disaster." Yuko said.
"Yeah," Rose said stripping off her wingsuit and folding it up. "Oh well come along everyone! Party at the dorms!" She yelled before taking off in a dead sprint.
"Forward ho!" Yuko said, and the group took off towards the dorms.
"So is this a common occurrence?" One of first years asked.
"Yes," Camula said without any hesitation. "If you're joining the Red Dorms, be prepared."
….
"Lets party!" Rose yelled as she chugged another can of a mysterious substance.
"What IS that?" Yuko asked.
"I don't know, one of the older kids in the orphanage gave me them in a care package."
"Four Loko?" Yuko said, examining the can from within her grip.
"Yeah!" Syrus from where he was sitting with a can as well. "They're delicious!"
Yuko shrugged and cracked open a nearby can. Whatever Blue Raspberry was, it tasted like holy nectar from the peaches of immortality. Before she knew it, the can was empty.
… (one hour later)
"What is that sound? It's three in the morning?" Alexis muttered as she got out of bed rubbing the sleep from her eyes having gone to sleep just after the Blue Dorm welcoming feast. "And that light?" She asked looking at the flickering orange light coming from behind her curtains and some muffled sounds. Walking over to her window she through back the curtains and opened the window, instantly she was assaulted by the sound of a Creed song being blasted at full volume. "What the-!?" She asked sticking her head out the window. Down below she saw what looked like the entirety of the Red Dorm surrounding a massive bonfire made out of the blue dorm's deck furniture.
"CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER?" Rose shouted as she poured another gas can onto the blaze.
"TO A PLACE WHERE BLIND MEN SEE!" Yuko followed as her and Syrus swayed drunkenly to the beat.
"CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER!" Camula sang as she moshed with the students.
"TO A PLACE WITH GOLDEN STREETS!" Rose finished chugging another Four Loko.
"What is wrong with them?" Alexis questioned grabbing her robe and running downstairs, she was not the only one as the loud music had woken up more people in the dorms, including Fontaine who looked ready to murder someone.
"What is going on here?!" Fontaine shrieked, somehow getting the group to silence.
"Bekfast!" Yuko slurred, being the only one to even attempt to explain what was unfolding.
"Is that alcohol?" Alexis asked pointing at the can in her hand.
"I dunno, can't read it." Yuko said, squinting really hard at said can. Alexis walked over and grabbed it from her, much to Yuko's indignation. "All I know is I REALLY wanna make out with Syrus right now."
"Yuko this thing is basically an alcoholic energy drink how did you get-," She started but stopped and without missing a beat spun around towards the bonfire. "ROSE!"
"Yes," Rose slurred.
"What were you thinking!" Alexis yelled.
"We needed a bonfire to celebrate," She said looking at Alexis like she was being stupid. "Duh."
"You got the entire dorm drunk!"
Rose snorted. "Oh we're fine," She said waving her hand dismissively as she gathered the students. "Come on everyone! Let's go to Vegas!"
A cheer went up from the crowd and they started marching away towards the docks. Yuko, however, started to literally whisk Syrus in the opposite direction, back to the dorms.
"Yuko where are we going?" Syrus asked trying not to trip in the darkness. "The docks are the other way."
"Closet." Yuko said, the alcohol suppressing her usual inhibitions.
"Why?" He asked blinking innocently.
"You'll see." She said with a drunken smirk.
….
Rose cracked her eyes open and then quickly shut them again when the sunlight set her retinal ablaze. "Ah fuck me!" She yelled, then hissed in pain when her head exploded in pain. "Damn it," She muttered grabbing her head and rolling over.
"Where are we?" "What's with all the sand?" Some of the students asked.
"My head hurts," Another said.
"I'm gonna puke!"
"Rose where are we?"
"Everyone shut up for a second!" Rose yelled standing up and trying desperately not to puke. "Ok ok ok, I know it's sunday...I think... so we have until tomorrow to get home," She muttered looking around, and all she saw was sand and the V.H.S. BETAMAX hovering nearby with Camula laying sprawled out underneath it. "Camula!" She yelled.
"Whaaaaaaat!" She moaned rolling over and covering her head.
"Where are we!"
"I don't knooooow!" Camula whined.
"Great," Rose snorted. "Yuko!" She yelled looking around. "Yuko!" She asked again. "Yuko you'd better be sick or dying!" She yelled.
"I don't think she's here," One of the red girls said. "Her and that cute blue haired boy went back to the dorms."
"One never say that in front of either of them," Rose said. "Now everyone get on the BETAMAX, chop chop!" She ordered.
…
Yuko cracked open her eyes. The morning daylight filtered in through the window. Her head was pounding, and she let out a groan.
She sat up slowly. The first thing she noticed was that her arm was a lot heavier than she remembered. Her haphazard glance found Syrus hugging it desperately in his sleep. She took a wary look around her room, and found her jacket, shirt and bra hanging off one of the rolling chairs. She paled, and was at a loss as to what she should do about it. She remembered nothing from last night. The chair was too far away for her to reach over and grab her shirt, and with Syrus on her arm, she was effectively pinned.
With nothing she could do, she laid back down and decided to wait it out. She gently nudged his head back onto her chest, where he nuzzled right into it.
...
"What were you thinking!" Crowler yelled at the Red Student's, all of them, sitting in his office. "Getting drunk on the first day of school!"
Many of the students clutched their heads in hangover pain, nonetheless they were ashamed of what had happened.
"It wasn't our fault," Rose tired to explain.
"That still doesn't excuse the fact that you brought liquor onto school grounds and caused thousands in property damage!" A short pudgy man by the name of Bonaparte countered.
Everyone groaned at the sound of his voice and Rose bristled at the amount. "Well then," Rose said crossing her arms and legs. "Maybe the school shouldn't have spent such and absurd amount of money of deck furniture," She countered with an acidic glare and snarky smirk.
"Rose, come on. We're on enough trouble already." Yuko said.
"I'm a good noodle," Syrus whined as well.
"You should listen to your friends, they clearly know their place." Bonaparte said with disdain and possibly a hint of amusement. Rose's glare turned from 'Beam Duel with Blue Eyes and win' to 'Make Obelisk himself bow his head in submission' as she contemplated the places she could shove the short man in front of her, trash cans and septic tanks came to mind first.
Crowler sighed as he rubbed his temples. "Ms. Warren," He started holding up a hand to stall any further arguments. "I know what we agreed last year, but some things have been here for years," He explained. "To go back through and try and itemize every item in this school would simply not be possible, I will stick to my word and make this school a better place, I promise."
Rose snorted but relented. "Alright," She said nodding. "And me and Yuko?" She asked raising an eyebrow at her friend who nodded. "Will continue our promise from last year," She said.
"Alright," Crowler nodded. "Now can we calmly sit down and figure out what happened last night?"
"Honestly," Rose said shrugging. "I don't remember, Yuko take this one."
"I'm not sure either. Once the first Four Loko hit, I blacked out and woke up in bed." Yuko said, conveniently leaving out Syrus and waking up half naked.
"No you and the blue haired boy walked away together," One of the new Red Student's corrected thinking he was helping. Rose suddenly had a lightbulb moment and gave Yuko a big grin.
"Like I said, I don't remember much. Syrus must have helped me back home." Yuko said. She gave a side glance to Syrus as if to say, "Don't say anything."
"Oh Syrus," Rose singsonged. "Do you have anything to add?" She asked with a mildly threatening tone that said "Tell the truth or I'll make my own conclusions."
Yuko's new side look said, "You're not under oath, you don't have to say anything." Her eyes were filled with desperation.
Rose's next look said, "You may not be under oath but you know you have to see me every day." As she leaned closer to him over Yuko's lap.
Syrus looked between both of them, equally nervous. He swallowed, then finally spoke. "I did help Yuko back to her dorm, but I went back to mine after that. I felt sick."
Yuko nearly deflated after he said that.
"Oh well," Rose said obviously not buying it if her smirk was any indication. "Good thing I keep a camera in the room," She chuckled. Only the Gods could help Yuko now.
"We can question who won which bet later," Camula said as she walked into the room, now looking and feeling much better than she did before. "I'll explain what happened, in summary Rose received a care package containing the drink in question, it was distributed with no one checking the label and then the events in question unfolded."
"How do you know that?" Rose asked. "You were drinking too?"
"That is a secret," She smirked with a subtle nod at the rest of the group to indicate is was a conversation they should not be privy to.
"So it was no one's fault?" Yuko asked.
"No, everyone takes the blame if that's the case!" Bonaparte corrected.
"No it means we'll all split the cost of a more sensible set of furniture and we go on with our life," Rose said standing up and walking to the door. "Come along everyone we have shopping to do!" She prompted. Yuko took the chance to escape the situation, and Syrus followed after her.
"Wait what are you doing!" Bonaparte yelled as the older student's prompted the younger ones to leave. "Where are you going!" -But everyone ignored him as they filed out. He looked back and forth between the students and Crowler. "We're just going to let them walk out on this?!"
"Yes Mr. Bonaparte," Crowler answered. "We are."
"Why?! They were about to be punished!" Bonaparte said, still stunned that the students were just leaving.
"Because it's been resolved," Crowler explained.
"Resolved? The Blue dorms don't have any deck furniture and the culprits are just getting away!"
"They have agreed to repay the damages, I know Ms. Warren and Muto will make sure it happens in a timely manner," Crowler elaborated. "We will have new furniture soon enough."
"That Rose student seems rather annoying. I should put her in her place, maybe then she'd learn something." Bonaparte grumbled.
At that Crowler stood up and put his hands on his desk. "Mr. Bonaparte that would be a very bad idea," He said leaning over on his hands to get closer to his vice-chancellor.
"Oh please, she's just another student. When she realizes that she's in over her head, she'll back off like they always do."
"Mr. Bonaparte," Crowler said glaring. "That student and her friends are not normal," He said without a bit of hyperbole.
"But they're Red students, what could they possibly do? Fail classes even harder?"
"Mr. Bonaparte!" Crowler yelled making him jump. "That attitude will not be tolerated," He growled. "Those two helped save this school, one has made the impossible happen more than once, and the other has a card that sent the entire school in a panic," He explained. "I'm telling you this for your safety, leave them and the red dorm alone."
"You must be joking." He said.
"I'm not," Crowler said shaking his head. "Cross them at your own risk."
…
"Well…" Rose said as she looked at the wreckage that was the Red dining hall. "This is quite a mess...how did we get a chicken in here?"
"There's a waffle stuck to the ceiling…" Yuko said, looking up.
"Pharaoh ate all the cheese and threw up on the stove," Syrus said coming out of the kitchen. "Also someone pooped on someone's laptop."
"Who left their laptop here?" Yuko asked.
"Someone broke the pool table!" Brandon yelled from the game room.
"There is a dildo in the toilet, and the toilet is in the shower," Another student said from the bathroom.
"How?!" Yuko asked.
"I'm guessing with a wrench," Rose joked.
"Well I guess we better get to work." Yuko said.
"Guys someone stuffed the shower drains with wads of flex tape," One of the other kids, who looked pale from fear said. "And umm also made a Life Sized Phil Swift out of The Flex Seal Family of Productstm."
"How the hell do we fix that?" Yuko asked.
"Is it attached?" Rose asked.
"No."
"Then we put it in the storage shed in case of emergency," Rose ordered.
"What possible emergency would we need that for?" Yuko asked.
" Life Sized Phil Swift made out of The Flex Seal Family of Productstm kind of emergencies," Rose said.
"Could I get an example?" Yuko asked.
"Praying to Phil Swift for guidance that only The Flex Seal Family of Productstm can fix," Rose suggested.
"Oh whatever." Yuko said, and helped a kid turn over a table.
"Ok people!" Rose yelled. "Let's get to work! Last one to finish has to drink a two liter of Coca-Cola Garlic!" She threatened. Needless to say, everyone got working quickly. Unfortunately Yuko lost and had to drink the soda.
"Come on," Rose said smirking as the dorm surrounded Yuko where she was sat in a chair. "Drink it."
Yuko glared at Rose, But popped the cap and, utilizing her lack of a gag reflex, positioned her head just so and let the whole thing pour right into her stomach with minimum contact on her tongue.
"Well that was both anticlimactic and hot," Rose said smirking, Syrus and a lot of the boys were blushing up a storm.
"I hate that this exists." Yuko said, glaring at the bottle.
"Would you prefer the diet bacon one?" Rose asked.
"I would have preferred not to drink something nasty." Yuko said.
"Where's the fun in that?" Rose laughed.
"The part where I don't drink something nasty." Yuko said.