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New Years Eve
"Hmm…" Chiaki was deep in thought, playing Pokemon Ultra Sun on her 3DS. She had watched her Primarina annihilate a Pokemon Trainer, but something was deep on her mind.
"I wonder how Junko's holding up." She wondered to herself as she put her 3DS away and then stretched. "Might as well see how she's doing."
Meanwhile, with Junko…
"Interesting…" Junko mused, looking through her computer. "So that's where you're at… possibly." She said as her stomach started to grumble. Could've sworn I just ate… She thought as she walked over to the kitchen and opened up the fridge.
"Hmm… might as well go shopping." She said as she walked out of the house and headed straight for Toad Town. Of course she was a bit nervous going there, but not like everyone in town knew about her.
As she walked into town, she headed straight for the grocery store, unaware of someone spotting her already. "Hmmhmhmhm~" Junko hummed as she wandered around, snagging a cart and seeing what she could get.
She put some items in the cart and would find herself in the freezer aisle. "Let's see… chocolate or vanilla… mmm… I'll go Rocky Road." She said as she placed it in the cart. However, she would feel someone behind her.
"If you're trying to sneak up on me… think again!" Junko turned around, ready to karate chop anyone dumb enough to be behind her, but saw nothing. "Hmm… guess I'm just paranoid." She shrugged as she turned back to her cart.
"Hellooooo~!"
"AAAH!" Junko yelped, taking a step back in shock. "How… where… Who… how did you get between me and the cart that fast?!"
"There's a cart? Ooooh, rocky road!"
"Who… who are you?"
"Oh me? I'm Caboose and I don't think we've met yet! Who are you?"
"Um… Junko Enoshima?"
"Gasp! So you're the one that Chiaki and her friends talk about! You must be their friend!"
"'Friend' being used loosely…" She mumbled.
"If anyone is a friend of Hiyoko, they're a friend of mine~!" Caboose said, grabbing Junko and hugging her tightly.
"Mmph! Breathing… difficult…!" She grunted, prying Caboose off of her. "Haaaah… uh… nice talking to you…" She said as she hurried off to the check out. What was that all about? She wondered.
"You want someone to take these to your car?"
"Oh no, that won't be necessary." Junko said. Besides, I wrecked it trying to traverse through the Phazon anyway. She thought.
"I can hold the bags for you!"
"Wah!" Junko yelped, seeing Caboose near her. "What… how…?" Junko looked behind her before turning toward Caboose. "I… how did you even…?"
"Oh hi Caboose!" The cashier greeted warmly.
"Hello nice lady!" Caboose greeted back as Junko took the bags and quickly made a run for it.
At home, Junko quickly slammed the door, panting heavily. "Okay… I'm just gonna pretend that didn't happen." She said as there was a knock at the door. "AAAH!" She yelped.
"Junko? You okay?"
"…Oh, it's just you." Junko said as she opened the door, but saw that Chiaki wasn't alone. "Oh, you brought your boy toy with you."
"And me." Makoto peeked his head with a wave, causing Junko to sweatdrop.
"Greeeeeat, hope boy." She mumbled.
"And these guys." He pointed over to Aoi and Kyoko.
"I have to say, she does tend to her front lawn quite well…" Kyoko mused, staring at a tree.
"Oooh, are these tulips? Nice!" Aoi smiled.
"It was originally just gonna be me, but Hajime wanted to join me." Chiaki said.
"And then I overheard what they were saying so I thought I'd come check up on you too. Then doughnut queen and Kiri wanted to tag along too."
"Doughut queen?" Junko raised an eyebrow.
"I would've gone with "Doughnut Lord", but that was already taken." Aoi giggled.
"So, what were you up to?" Kyoko asked.
"Oh, you know, getting groceries… getting friend attacked by someone named Caboose."
"Aww! You got spotted by Caboose. That's adorable~!" Aoi giggled.
Junko sweatdropped. "You call that adorable?"
Kyoko peeked in, spotting several familiar faces near Junko's computer as she walked in. "I see. You have those who you "offed" from our class as memorials."
"Weeeell, it's more of a checklist." Junko explained. "You know how the universe reset brought me and Narcoleptic Gamer back?"
"…I'm not narcoleptic. Sure, I like to sleep a lot but I'm not that bad." Chiaki mumbled.
"Well, I've done some digging and I actually found a few of them."
Aoi's eyes widened. "What?!"
"Indeed." Junko typed into her computer. "For Celeste, I found her whereabouts in Castlevania. If I had to guess, Dracula is keeping her prisoner. I've also noticed some activity going on at the Excitebike arena. I didn't think of it much, but possibly, Mondo could be lurking around there."
"Did… did you find anyone else?"
"Well, I did find a lead for Sakura. However, it could also be nothing more than a red herring. I found her in the Street Fighter world, and yet… it could just be the Sakura of that world. I know this could possibly be one considering the computer also picked up a Sakura in a place called Hoshido, so… Sakura's a tricky one, I wouldn't get your hopes up."
"I'll take those chances." Aoi said.
Your funeral… Junko thought.
"Anyone else?" Makoto asked.
"Nope, nothin' popped up for Sayaka, or Kiyotaka or Leon or Hifumi, although I'm HOPING that creep doesn't show up again, and…" She looked away. "…I haven't found Mukuro either." She said sadly.
"Well… keep looking then! Your sister should pop up eventually!" Aoi said.
"Here's hoping." Junko mumbled before she shook off the sadness. "I had also tracked the whereabouts of Chihiro and… well, apparently he's with you guys so… mission accomplished on that part."
"So… we go and find these three and hope the others pop up soon." Hajime said.
"Pretty much." Chiaki nodded. "Personally, I'd say take Sonia with you to Castlevania. She'd be happy to help out over there."
"I think Gundam would like that place too." Hajime snickered.
Chiaki giggled. "Totally. Anyway, I think I'll tackle the Excitebike arena. He sounds like a dirt biker, so he'll probably wanna race."
"I'll go with ya." Hajime said.
"Take Chihiro with you too." Kyoko spoke up. "Mondo had a soft spot for him."
"Got it." Chiaki nodded.
"And we'll go see Sakura!" Aoi said as Kyoko and Makoto nodded.
"Take these with you." Junko said, tossing ear pieces to them. "They're Monokuma ear pieces. You can communicate with each other if you found your friend. I have one myself so I can cross off those who you have found."
"Sounds good." Kyoko nodded.
"Let's go!" Aoi exclaimed as they all took off, but Chiaki stopped when she spotted something.
"Huh? …Hey Junko, do you want your car fixed?" Chiaki asked.
"Pffft, nah… it's fine. It's not like I can find an ultimate mechanic or anything, right?"
Chiaki chuckled. "Suit yourself." She said as she took off.
"…Oh, right, the groceries." Junko picked up the bags and walked over, placing the ice cream in the freezer and then opened the fridge up.
"Hello~!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY FRIDGE?!"
Later…
"Alright! We're going to rescue a friend at Castlevania!" Sonia said, readying her rapier. "Gundam! Are you ready to go?"
"Dracula will fall into the depths of despair when he comes into contact with my four devas!" Gundam exclaimed dramatically.
"Heeeeeeeeeeeeey!" A voice called out as they turned to see Ibuki walking toward them. "If you two are gonna go rescue someone at Castlevania, take these guys with ya!" She said, pointing her thumb to Simon, Richter and Alucard behind her.
"Ibuki told us what happened." Richter said.
"Your maiden friend is trapped within Dracula's castle. We will help you traverse through Dracula's traps." Simon said.
"Let us go. Who knows what diabolical horrors my father is doing to your friend." Alucard said.
"Ibuki's comin' with ya! What kind of Danganronpa Gaiden chapter is this without good ol' metal head?"
Sonia smiled. "A boring one?"
"Exactly! Let's rock~!" Ibuki grinned as they went into the portal.
BGM: Dracula's Castle (Castlevania Judgment)
As they exited the portal, they would see Dracula's Castle in front of them. "Wow… it's a lot more imposing up close." Sonia said.
"The moon beckons for bloodshed… and my devas are rarin' to go!" Gundam exclaimed.
"…Is he normally like this?" Richter asked.
"He's just been in theatre too long, don't worry about him." Ibuki waved it off. "Soooo… you think we oughta egg the castle and throw toilet paper too?"
"Ibuki, I don't think Dracula would let you get away with it, even if you do managed to get away with it." Sonia said.
"Ha, good point! It didn't work out so well for those poor souls in that Chibi skit anyway." Ibuki giggled.
"Let's go. Your friend is in peril. We take down Dracula and we find your friend. Let's move. The more we dawdle here, the more likely your friend will perish." Alucard explained.
Later…
"AAAARGH! Bested… by the power of music… and… filthy gerbils!"
"That was for Luigi, asshole." Sonia said with a glare, before blowing him up with a rocket launcher.
"Personally, I would've just left him there." Alucard said.
"He'll be fiiiiine. He's Death." Sonia waved it off.
"Unfortunately, the maiden has a point." Simon mumbled.
"Yeeeeah… alright, Dracula's next." Richter said, glancing over to see Gundam hugging and nuzzling against his devas. "Gundam!"
"What? Can't I praise my devas for their hard work? They fought the Grim Reaper and lived to tell the tale!"
"Yeah, so did we." Ibuki pointed out.
"It's not every day Death is killed by hamsters."
Sonia snickered. "He's got you there."
"Let's go." Richter said as they opened the doors and ran inside.
End BGM
Lightning flashed outside the window as they ran up the stairs, and walked into the throne room. They would see Dracula reading a magazine while drinking his wine. "Hey!" Sonia yelled.
"Hmm?" Dracula looked up and saw the group. "…What do you want? It's not Halloween yet, so go bother my minions until I feel like making a mess again."
"Where's Celeste!" Sonia demanded.
"Celeste? I do not know what you mean."
"You're holding their maiden prisoner. So let her go at once." Simon ordered, reaching for his whip.
"What prisoner? I don't even know what you're talking about!"
"Silence, monster! Your tricks will not work on us! Either you tell us where she is or we'll have to use force." Richter demanded as Ibuki readied her guitar.
"Ibuki thinks we're about to do this the hard way." She said.
Dracular pinched the bridge of his nose. "Humans… they always find a way to accuse someone of something they didn't do." He mumbled. "Look, I'm sure you've got the wrong monster. Go bother Death, I'm sure he'll retrieve whoever it is you're looking for."
"Father, you're being rather difficult."
"Hello Alucard." Dracula said nonchalantly as he reached for his wine glass, only for Sonia to shoot it off of his hands.
"That's enough of your alcohol. Now show us where Celeste is!"
"…You humans are rather annoying." Dracula said as he stood up from his throne. "You do not belong in this castle!"
"And you don't belong in this world, you monster!" Richter exclaimed as everyone got ready to fight.
BGM: Bloody Tears/Monster Dance (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)
"What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets! But enough talk… have at you!" He exclaimed as he disappeared, reappearing in front of the group.
"Ibuki knows we can't take you out by normal means buuuuuut… hey, Ibuki always finds a way to bullshit her way through logic~!"
"Wouldn't be the first time." Sonia snickered as Dracula launched a massive fireball their way but Richter was able to swing his whip to dispel the flames as Simon threw an axe directly at his head.
"Begone, you three!" Dracula said, attempting to swipe at them but they dodged as Ibuki reached into her pockets and then threw a clove of garlic at his face. "Argh!" He grunted.
"There's more where that came from!" Ibuki said, tossing silver bullets to Sonia as she loaded them up and fired.
"Take thi-… where'd my Holy Water go?" Richter wondered as Gundam's devas crawled up a wall with the Holy Water as they got into position and threw the Holy Water down and it slammed right onto Dracula's head.
"AAAAARGH!" He growled as Sonia kept firing while Ibuki kept throwing more garlic cloves at him, then Alucard came in and slashed at Dracula viciously before jumping away.
"Oh Draaaakky~!"
*Record scratch*
"…Hold on. Drakky?" Ibuki wondered as they turned to see Celeste walking in.
"I thought we could try- WHAT THE HELL?!" Celeste yelled as she rushed in and quickly tended to Dracula's wounds. "Oh, Drakky, they didn't hurt you too badly, did they?"
"…What the hell…" Sonia blinked.
"I'm fine. This is just standard practice for these hooligans. It'll take more than that to best me."
"Pardon me, maiden… but are you the one who we are looking for? Their acquaintance, Junko, searched for you here on her magic box." Simon explained. "You are Celeste, are you not?"
"You fool! This is Celestia Ludenburg. Not Celeste!" Dracula scolded.
"I go by either or." Celeste shrugged.
"…Well, no wonder he was confused." Gundam said.
"What's going on here? Why is she calling you "Drakky"?" Alucard asked.
"Apparently, after that world shattering rift that caused all of us to black out, she had popped up outside of this castle and wormed her way into my throne room. She had somehow managed to get past Death, if you can believe it."
"Then… I fell in love with this big man~" Celeste smiled. "Needless to say, he's my husband~"
"HUSBAND?!" Everyone yelled.
"We are not married." Dracula insisted.
"Oh, but you dug your fangs into my neck~ I became a vampire like you~" Celeste smiled. "Therefore, we are married."
Dracula sweatdropped. "Your logical sense of marriage is very… unique. I'm still amazed you did not perish after I drank your blood."
"My strong will to be with you never faded. Not even Death could get rid of me."
"And I've tried before!" Death exclaimed from the other room.
"Oh come on." Sonia said as she approached Celeste. "There is no way in hell that you're actually a vampire. Those are probably some cheap vampire fangs."
Celeste flashed her fangs. "Do they look cheap to you?"
A shiver ran up Sonia's spine. "Ooookay, I'll just stay right here. Backing away now from those… very real fangs…"
Celeste put her finger to her teeth. "Do you see any wiggling? They're not fake."
"Fascinating…" Gundam mused. "She really did turn into a vampire."
"Yeah, and not that crappy sparkle in the sunlight vampire either. It's the real deal." Ibuki said.
"Why don't you run along now? I need to tend to my husband."
"What? Why would you want to stick with this loser?" Richter asked. "Don't you want to be with your old friends? Uh… what were their names again?"
"Asahina-chan, Kyoko-chan, Makoto-chan, Toko-chan, Chihiro-chan… just to name a few." Ibuki said.
"Strange that they all have the same last name. Are they from a "chan clan" by any chance?" Simon asked, causing Ibuki to burst out laughing.
"Oh duuuuude! No! None of that!" She giggled. "They're not in a clan at all!"
"Then I'm confused. What's with "chan"?"
"Don't worry about it, Simon." Alucard told him.
"Oh, them?" Celeste giggled. "If I decided to hang out with them, I would simply find means to make their deaths look like an accident. After all, I almost killed everyone in my class. They were just simple means to an end. They were so cute trying to figure a way out when they couldn't do it at all~ If only I hadn't been ratted out… I would've enjoyed the chaos. Oh well, at least I got away with killing Takoyaka and Hifumi~"
"Are you SHITTING ME?!" Sonia yelled. "You mean to tell me you didn't like your classmates to the point where you'll just get rid of them?!"
"If they manage to step foot in this castle, I'll make sure of it. It'll be fun for me."
Sonia trembled in rage. "You… you killed two of your classmates…"
"Out of my own volition. No motives, just fun~"
"No despair… you'd rather just kill your classmates for your own gain…"
"And I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Those plebians have no authority to grace my presence."
"You…" Sonia glared at Celeste. "YOU DESPICABLE PIECE OF SHIT! You would rather throw away their lives just so you can outlive them?!"
"Got it in one."
"You know what… you're not worth it." Sonia walked off in a huff. "Have fun being Dracula's wife, you insufferable bitch."
Gundam frowned. "You have made a grave error of upsetting my lady of darkness. For this, you shall be cursed with no way out from us!" He said and walked off.
"Ooooh noooo! Anyway…" Celeste turned to Ibuki. "How about you run along and-" A lightning bolt struck Celeste. "AAARGH!"
"…Next time you piss off one of Ibuki's friends… a thunderbolt will be the least of your worries." Ibuki walked off.
"You're just going to leave me here with her?" Dracula asked.
"YOU TWO FUCKING DESERVE EACH OTHER!" Sonia screamed and then slammed the door shut. "Out of my way, skeleton!"
"Have fun, Drac." Richter said and then they walked off as well, leaving Dracula alone with Celeste.
"Now then… where were we~?" Celeste turned to Dracula with a smile, causing him to sweatdrop.
"Oh dear…"
With Junko…
"Yo, what's up?" Junko asked, hiding up on a tree.
"Mission… successful, Ibuki guesses."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, we found Celeste, but she's practically Dracula's girl toy. She turned into a vampire and revealed her true colors. Sonia-chan's very upset over this. Gundam-chan and I are gonna try to cheer her up. Apparently Celestia doesn't care for any of you."
"Yeah, that doesn't surprise me." Kyoko spoke up. "She's always been like that."
"I will say though, If I was there, I would've socked her in the face. Did Sonia do that?" Aoi asked.
"Nope!"
"Shoot… oh well."
"Yeeeeeah, I had a feeling Celeste would be a lost cause. …Though her being a vampire, I didn't see that coming." Junko said. "Alright, good luck to the rest of you." She then hung up. "Alright, I should be safe from that weirdo."
"Hellooooo~!" Caboose popped up upside down from the leaves.
"AAAAAAAAAH!" Junko screamed as she jumped down. "GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU FREAK!"
BGM: Benny Hill Theme
Junko quickly ran off, ducking her way into an alley way and jumped into a dumpster, breathing a sigh of relief. "Phew… glad I can outrun him." She said, and then Caboose emerged from the trash.
"Dumpster diving! Oh man, I love finding treasures in here!"
"AAAAH!" She screamed as she climbed out and ran off, then saw a Wiggler Bus parked at a bus stop as she quickly ran inside. "Where does this take me?"
"Mushroom City."
"I'll take it!" She said and then sat at the far end. "Phew…" She smiled.
"Hmm… a five letter word for friend. You got anything?"
"How about amigo." Junko suggested.
"Ah, that works. A-M-E-G-O. Thank you, best friend!"
"Anyti-" Junko's eyes widened, turning her head and seeing Caboose sitting next to her. "HOW THE HELL?!" She yelled as she ran off screaming and ran off the bus.
"…Should've told her no one likes to sit in the back." The driver mumbled as he turned his head. "Oh hi Caboose."
"Hi Bus Driver Toad!"
"Taxi!" Junko called as a taxi pulled up as Junko quickly got in.
"Where to?"
"Anywhere but here!"
"How about the land of friendship?"
Junko froze, seeing the taxi driver was none other than Caboose. "WHAT?!"
"Hellooooo!" He waved as Junko got out of the car and swiftly ran off to the train station, quickly boarding the train and sitting down.
"Phew…" Junko sighed.
"Good thinking."
Junko froze, turning her head to see Caboose pulling down the newspaper. "The bad guys will never find us in here."
"AAAAAAAAAAH! LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screamed as she ran off.
"…I told you the seats were terrible." The conductor said.
"Oh bite me." The engineer grumbled. "Hi Caboose."
"Hi Koopa Train drivers!" Caboose greeted.
End BGM
Junko quickly ran into a bar, panting. "You look tense, you okay?" Junko tensed up and looked up to see just an ordinary Lakitu bartender.
"Oh thank Kodaka…" Junko sighed with relief. "Hit me with your strongest drink."
"You want some vodka?"
"Anything will do!" Junko said as the Lakitu poured her a drink.
"Here ya go." He said as Junko took the drink and turned around, her eyes widening as she dropped the glass, causing it to shatter on the ground.
BGM: Duel of Fates (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
"…Eh, I didn't like that glass anyway."
"Bartender! Your finest milk, please!" Caboose said.
"You got it, Caboose!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Junko screamed and then ran out of the bar.
"Oh come on, The Phantom Menace isn't that bad!" Lakitu said, turning toward a few Toads watching it. "Hey, can you turn the volume down? It scared away a customer!"
"But the music for this epic Lightsaber duel is epic!"
"…Oh, what the hell, you're right."
End BGM
Meanwhile, with Chiaki's group…
"Here it is, the Excitebike Arena." Hajime said.
"Awesome." Chiaki smiled.
"If Mondo really is here… you think he'll recognize me?" Chihiro wondered.
"Oh, I'm sure he will." Chiaki said, still smiling at Chihiro.
"Yeah, you're right." Chihiro smiled as the trio walked in.
"So… what have you been up to recently?" Chiaki asked.
"Oh, ya know, helping out Futaba with the network thing. Since I'm a master coder, I can help her out with this."
"She's doing it by herself?" Hajime asked in surprise.
"She believes it's her mess and she thinks that she's the only one who can fix it. It's given her a few migraines though."
"That's… not healthy at all." Chiaki winced.
"Which is why I stepped in. That said… the network code is complete spaghetti. I don't even know where to start." Chihiro sighed. "I'm… sure I can work it out, even though it gave me a headache just looking at it."
Robots get headaches? Chiaki and Hajime thought as they stepped inside the arena, where they would see a lone Excitebiker driving through the arena.
"Huh, it just snowed yesterday and this guy's still at it." Hajime said. "Not to mention it's not the season for it yet."
"Maybe he's just getting a headstart. Getting a feel for the track." Chiaki shrugged. "I will say though, I'm surprised there's no snow on the track."
"Hmm… how are we going to get his attention?" Chihiro wondered.
"Oh, I know!" Chiaki proceeded to go into her menus and then summoned a Jet Bike. "I'll challenge him to a race."
"You sure about that?" Chihiro asked
Chiaki smiled. "I'm definitely sure!"
Hajime chuckled. "Come on, let's go cheer her on at the stands."
"You got it!" Chihiro nodded as they walked off while Chiaki hopped on the Jet Bike and drove up to the starting line where the Excitebiker pulled up next to her.
"Sup? Not every day I have someone wanting to race me."
"Well, now you're gonna get a race."
The Excitebiker chuckled. "You're on."
A Lakitu came flying down, holding the lights on his fishing pole as both of them started to rev up. As soon as the light turned green, both of them took off.
BGM: Excitebike Arena (Mario Kart 8)
The two of them took off, both of them doing a wheelie at the start as they both did tricks off of the ramp, but to the Excitebiker's surprise, Chiaki gained a few boosts after gracefully landing. Boosting? He thought in surprise as he did another trick, as he would then spot item boxes in front of him.
To him, they were obstacles as he weaved between them.
To Chiaki? It meant casually tossing a banana peel behind her and he slipped on said banana peel. "Waaaah!" He yelped. Where did she get that?! He wondered as Chiaki made the first turn, hugging the corner as her knee grazed the ground as she would then wheelie and launched off of a boost pad, doing a trick and then landing gracefully as she landed on the ground and snagged another Item Box, only for a coin to appear in her hand.
"…Eh, extra boost wouldn't hurt." She said, putting it into her Jet Bike as she picked up some speed.
Wait, those aren't obstacles? He thought as he ran over an item box as a green shell popped up in his hand. "Uh…" He looked at it in curiosity before aiming it at Chiaki and throwing it, but she turned the corner as the green shell bounced off of the wall and rebounded, nearly striking him. "Ack!" He yelped as he turned the corner as Chiaki jumped over a ramp and flipped her bike before hopping back on and boosted right through the line.
"Lap two!" Lakitu called out once the Excitebiker crossed it.
Come on! You're not gonna let this girl cream you like this! He thought as he did a wheelie to try to catch up to her, watching her do flips gracefully over the ramps as she landed gracefully as well. To him, he wondered why these flips were causing her to boost away while he couldn't.
That said, he pressed a switch on the bike as it started to nitro its way across, speeding past Chiaki as he let go once he passed her. "Nitro, eh? I see you…" Chiaki smirked, turning the corner and then pulling out a Mushroom she picked up earlier. "Game on~" She grinned, throwing the mushroom down on the Jet Bike as she sped past him, turning her head and flashing a smile along with the peace sign before flipping off of a ramp.
So she has nitrous too. This is gonna be tight. I love it! The Excitebiker smirked as they both struck an item box as a Mushroom appeared in his hand. "The hell…? Do I look like a mushroom eater?" He tossed it behind him and nitro'd past Chiaki as he turned the corner, only to get hit by a red shell courtesy of the gamer girl. "YOW!"
"Nailed ya~!" Chiaki giggled as she rounded the corner and then crossed the line once again.
"Final lap!" Lakitu exclaimed as they would trick off the ramps while snagging two item boxes. Chiaki, a coin. The Excitebiker, blue shell.
"The hell is this? Why does this have wings?" He wondered as he threw the blue shell at Chiaki, where an alarm started blaring from the Jet Bike.
"Oh sure…" Chiaki threw the coin at the blue shell, hoping it would cause it to explode. Instead, the coin just bounced off of the shell. Worth a shot. She thought as she decided to flip a U-Turn and go the other way.
"Heh, coward!" The Excitebiker taunted as he went past her. The blue shell had followed Chiaki, but noticed that he was ahead, so the Blue Shell quickly turned around and flew back at him, circling around him. "What, are you celebrating that you got rid of her?" He wondered… and then the Blue Shell dive bombed on top of him.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
"I almost feel dirty for doing that… almost." Chiaki said as she drove past him, where he and his bike were left smoldering.
"Traitor…" He groaned before he shook it off and activated the nitrous to desperately catch up to her. Unfortunately, he ran out of nitro fuel. "Oh, are you kidding me!" He groaned as he went for wheelies to try to catch up to her.
Chiaki spotted the Mushroom sitting on the ground. "He threw that away? …Oh, that poor guy." She said as she drifted to it and then ran it over, quickly gaining speed.
"THOSE THINGS GIVE YOU BOOSTS?!" He yelled in shock, quickly driving through an item box and desperately hoped for a Mushroom. What he got instead was a Bullet Bill. "…Oh bullshit!" He said, throwing it down… but then he turned into said Bullet Bill and launched straight for Chiaki, then he went back to normal as he was side by side with her. Okay… THAT happened! He thought as the two of them looked at each other as both of them did wheelies before they put their front wheels down as they crossed the finish line in a photo finish.
End BGM
"Oh dang, I can't tell who won!" Chihiro said.
"Uh… either one…" Hajime sweatdropped as Lakitu checked the replay.
"By just a few inches… Chiaki won!"
"Oh wow!" Chiaki exclaimed before giggling, then turned to the Excitebiker. "Good race!"
The Excitebiker chuckled, taking off his helmet. "It was." He said.
Holy wow, that's a heck of a pompadour. Chiaki thought in awe.
"Yo, that was impressive!" Hajime came down.
"It truly was!" Chihiro said, fist bumping Chiaki.
Clang!
"Mmph!" Chiaki grunted, waving her hand as it was throbbing.
"Fist bumped ya a little too hard?" Hajime teased.
"I'm just gonna ask for a high five next time." She winced.
"Holy shit… Chihiro?!"
Chihiro turned to him, smiling. "Hi Mondo!"
Mondo stared at him as a few regretful tears appeared in his eyes, recalling how he murdered him out of jealousy. "Chihiro… I… I just want to apologize for what I did to you."
"Hmm?" Chihiro tilted his head. "What do you-… oh." He then smiled. "Don't worry about it!"
"Huh?! How are you so chill about it? My jealousy got the better of me. Your strength was surpassing mine and… I panicked… if anyone's the bigger man here, it's you…"
"Well, if I was the vengeful type, I would've haunted your butt at Hope's Peak." Chihiro pointed out. "I also would've been cheering for your death… but I wasn't. I'm not like that. I forgive you."
Mondo said nothing. He instead wiped his tears and chuckled. "I knew there was a reason why I liked ya." He said, hugging Chihiro. "Don't worry, little buddy… I'll be here to… to…" He tapped his knuckles on his back.
Clang clang
"…Why are you so metallic?"
"Oh, I've been reincarnated as a robot." Chihiro smiled. "You can thank Asahina and Naegi for that! I would've been online earlier but… alas, the phazon incident happened."
"Phazon… you mean that blue goop that struck this planet?"
"You didn't know?" Chiaki asked.
"Sorry… I don't follow video games all that much." Mondo rubbed his head.
That explains a few things. Chiaki thought.
"That damned blue thing nearly killed me. I was covered in that while I was trying to race on it. Then it all disappeared and I felt tons better after that, like it never even happened. Like the time I got turned into butter…"
"Butter?" Hajime raised an eyebrow as Chiaki picked him as actual butter, but with the pompadour sticking out.
"I think I'll stick with hairless butter." Chiaki said, causing the three to stare at her in confusion. "Huh? Oh, don't mind me, I was just daydreaming!"
Hajime touched his ear piece. "Mission accomplished. We found Mondo. How's it going on your end?"
At the Street Fighter world…
"Well… we found a Sakura." Makoto said, watching Aoi chat with the Street Fighter Sakura. "Unfortunately, it's just as Junko said. It was a red herring."
"Tall. Muscular…" Sakura rubbed her chin in thought. "You sure you're not thinking of Zangief?"
"Picture Zangief as a woman, but more modest." Aoi said.
"Uh…" Sakura thought of Zangief wearing a shirt and pants, but also getting rid of the facial hair. She grimaced just thinking about it. "Oh my god, Zangief with boobs… I didn't need to see that."
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Aoi grimaced.
"No no, it's fine… I've just never met this woman before." Sakura rubbed her head. "Maybe you can try the Sakura from Hoshido? Maybe she might know who you're looking for."
"Hmm…" Kyoko rubbed her chin in thought and then started to text someone.
Komaru, do you have any leads on Sakura?
Sakura? …Can you give off a description?
Tall, muscular, dark skin, has a scar on her face…
Ooooh, is that who's currently sparring with Yang at Toad Town Square?
Kyoko smirked. That's all I needed to hear.
Aoi sighed. "Thanks anyway…" She said and walked off. "Well, that's a bust…"
"Not necessarily." Kyoko said. "Talked with Makoto's sister. I think we have a lead."
"Hmm?" Aoi perked up.
"Try Toad Town Square. Komaru mentioned a tall muscular woman sparring with Yang over there."
"Then let's go!" Aoi said as she took off running.
"Someone's excited." Makoto said.
"Indeed. Though she has a good reason for it." Kyoko said as they walked off.
At Toad Town Square…
"Nnngh!" Yang grunted, falling on one knee as her aura flickered. Several watched on, including RWB, Claude, Hilda and Lysithea.
"Damn, that's rough." Hilda winced.
"Come on, Yang! You got this!" Ruby exclaimed.
"She doesn't." Blake said.
"Hah… hah… damn… you're a hell of a kicker." Yang chuckled.
"Your power is incredible, I will give you that."
Yang smirked, steadily getting back up and thrusted her arms near her, charging up a Hadoken. "Eat some of this! HADOKEN!" She yelled, thrusting her arms forward and launching a Hadoken, but her opponent weaved through it and delivered a strong punch to Yang's cheek, which shattered her aura and knocked the young dragon down. "Ooomph!"
"KO!" A Toad exclaimed, raising a flag in the air.
"I saw that coming." Weiss grimaced as Claude, Ruby and Lysithea helped her up.
"That was a good spar." Her opponent said.
"Yeah… you're no slouch, I'll give ya that." Yang chuckled as her opponent nodded, then looked up to see someone running to her.
"…I'll be damned." She let out a smile. "It actually worked."
Yang turned her head. "Asahina…?" She wondered as she would notice tears flowing out of her eyes.
"SAAAAKURAAAA!" Aoi exclaimed, leaping into her arms as she smirked, holding her arms out and catching the Ultimate Swimmer.
BGM: Reunion (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
"Hey. Been a while." She said.
"Oh Sakura…" Aoi sobbed into her chest. "I missed you so much, girl…"
Girl?! Yang thought in surprise and turned to her friends. "That's a woman?!" She whispered.
"You didn't notice the skirt?" Claude teased.
"I thought he was just expressing himself!" Yang said, causing Weiss to facepalm while Ruby and Blake snickered.
Sakura ruffled Aoi's hair. "I'm glad it worked out." She said, noticing Makoto and Kyoko walking up with smiles on their faces, then she would see Toko, Byakuya, and Yasuhiro approaching them as well, smiling at her… though in Byakuya's case, it was more of a smirk.
"Yeah, it sure did…" Aoi smiled, wiping her tears. "Oh, we've got a lot of catching up to do! We gotta fill you in on everything!" She said.
Sakura nodded. "I look forward to that."
End BGM
Back with Junko…
"Hah… hah…" Junko panted, on her knees. "He just doesn't give up…"
"What the hell are you doing here?" A voice asked as she turned to see Hiyoko with a hand on her hip.
"Hiding from that creep. Calls himself Caboose!"
Hiyoko raised an eyebrow but smirked in amusement. "Hiding from him, eh?"
"Yeah…"
Hiyoko shifted her eyes. "Hey Caboose! Junko's over here!"
"Okay!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Junko took off running. "YOU SUUUUUUUUUCK!"
"Worth it." Hiyoko snickered and walked off with a hum.
Junko went back into her home, closed and locked the door, then locked the windows and the back door. "Hah… hah… okay, there's no way he'll get me here." She said.
"Mission accomplished! We found Sakura." Makoto said.
"And we found Mondo too!" Chiaki chimed in.
"Oh, that's awesome!" Ibuki exclaimed. "We're currently cheering Sonia-chan up. Gundam-chan has a theory that Celeste made Dracula drink her blood and married him by sprinkling salt at him and was like "Celeste WILL be your beloved vampire queen!" or something like that."
"It makes the most sense!" Gundam said.
Junko chuckled. "It does. Alright, you found all three… I'll let you guys know if I found anyone else." She said, then hung up. She would then walk up to Mukuro and put her hand on her portrait. A shadow was cast over her eye. "Mukuro… I miss you…"
"She a friend of yours?"
"OH COME ON!" She yelled and turned around to see Caboose. "How did you get in here?! I locked all the doors and windows!"
"Came in through the chimney. I do not get how Santa manages to do it. It was a tight squeeze."
Junko facepalmed. "Uuuuugh, what do you WANT from me!"
"To be your friend! Everyone deserves it, even if they say they don't want to be friends. It worked with Church!"
"…Is that it?" Junko deadpanned.
Caboose walked over to Junko, then looked up at Mukuro. "So… how do you know this lady?"
"She was my sister… she… she was murdered."
"Oh… that's a damper. You miss her, don't you?"
"Yes… I do…"
"Well, she's not truly gone!"
"How can you say such-"
Caboose pointed to her chest. "She's in your heart, is she not? She's always by your side, no matter what! I bet she even said "I will be right heeeere" before she passed on in your arms!"
Junko looked at him, tears already forming in her eyes. "I… I never thought of it like that."
"Well, now you do!" Caboose took Junko's hand. "No one truly deserves to be alone. Everyone deserves a friend or two, and even if they're far apart, they can still be within them inside of their heart!"
"Dammit… you're… you're right…" She said, wiping her tears away as she hugged Caboose.
"There there…" Caboose patted her back. "You'll never be truly alone… friend."
Junko smiled. "You… you want some ice cream…? I got some in the freezer…"
"Oh boy, I would love some!" Caboose ran off, straight for the couch. "We can watch a movie too!"
Junko stared before letting out a laugh. "Damn… I guess he really got me." She said to herself and then pulled the ice cream out of the freezer, making a bowl for herself and Caboose.
She couldn't believe it… but she, too, became friends with Caboose.
Ibuki: Wonder what Caboose-chan would think when he finds out Junko killed her sister...
Knowing Caboose, he probably wouldn't care.
Ibuki: Good point. *suddenly starts giggling*
What's up? What's so funny?
Ibuki: That whole bit with Yang-chan finding out Sakura's a girl... *laughs* You told Ibuki you thought she was a guy too!
Hey, girl had beefy muscles. I didn't even notice the skirt, I was just like "That dude's got muscles", and then she spoke and I went "Oh my goodness, that's a woman."
Ibuki: *bursts out laughing, falls on her back on the floor, continuing to laugh*
Pffft, it is kinda funny.