A/N: I am pleased to present the latest installment of the All Worlds Alliance Chronicles: Assorted Stories. I would like to express my appreciation for the favorable reception of the preceding chapter.
Number01BlazblueFan - Not yet.
Below are additional characters with single names who have now been given both a last name and a first name in this story:
Yato - Yato Yatogami (Isn't it obvious?)
Yoshi - Yoshi Yoshi (Since he's from the Yoshi species)
Yui - Yui Kitamura (From her JP seiyuu, Eri Kitamura)
Yukine - Yukine Tajima (From his real name, Haruki Tajima)
Yuugiri - Yuugiri Tatsumi (From one of her aliases, Itsuko Tatsumi)
Zephyr - Zephyr Menville (Taken from his EN voice actor, Scott Menville)
And with that done, let's get this chapter on the go!
Disclaimer: I do not possess any characters featured in this story, unless they are my original characters who seldomly appear.
-EARTH 699-
-New Salem, Oregon-
New Salem Police Deparment
As the evening wore on, Holt Hyde found himself being escorted to the local police station and unceremoniously tossed into a cell. He immediately began hollering for someone to set him free, while his cellmate, a grumpy gargoyle, sat on his bunk with clear annoyance etched across its stony face.
"You got the wrong dude, dudes!" Holt exclaimed, "I was framed, yo!" he insisted, "Come on, let me out of here!" he demanded, "You will never keep me in here, chumps!" he declared, "No jail can hold Holt Hyde!" he added, "Let me hear you say, Holt!" he beckoned while pointing a finger at his cellmate.
"Holt." the gargoyle uttered.
"I say Holt, Holt!"" Holt repeated.
"Holt, Holt." the gargoyle uttered once more.
"I say, Holt..." Holt trailed but is interrupted by the arrival of Sheriff Audu Paden.
"Hey, hey, hey." Sheriff called out, "Knock it off in here!" he chastised, "Wait a minute." he uttered upon taking notice of Holt wearing headphones, "Are those headphones?" the deputy pointed out, "Gimme." he demanded.
The Sheriff insisted that Holt give up his headphones but Holt declined. However, the deputy went ahead and took them anyway. While the Sheriff's back was turned, Holt suddenly change back into his human form, Jackson Jekyll.
"You're in a whole lotta trouble, son." the Sheriff reminded, "This is serious business." he added when a spider lowered itself down before his face, "Ah, oh, a spider!" he screamed out of fear and accidentally smacked himself against the wall, staggering around for a moment before he took off running. As he sprinted away, he yelled for one of his guys to come help him.
The gargoyle winced as the sound of the Sheriff colliding with something echoed from off-screen. The creature looked utterly stunned, shaking its head as if it couldn't believe what had just happened.
-BREAK-
The next morning in Monster High, Abbey Bominable, Clawd Wolf, Cleo de Nile, Deuce Gorgon, Frankie Stein, Heath Burns, Howleen Wolf, Lagoona Blue, Manny Taur, Megumi Aino, Rochelle Goyle, Seiji Sagara, Toralei Stripes and Venus McFlytrap found themselves standing face-to-face with Headless Headmistress Bloodgood inside her office and she is not happy.
"What am I going to do with you?" Bloodgood questioned rhetorically, "What were you thinking?" she scolded, "Defacing the normie school like that..." she trailed.
"But Miss Bloodgood, we didn't..." Frankie tried to say something but Bloodgood cuts her off.
"Hush, Frankie!" Bloodgood beckoned, "Don't make things any worse for yourselves." she chastised, "Such foolish endeavors." she murmured ""Thank goodness the person who set those bombs is from a different school, but honestly, messing with any school like that is just an unacceptable behavior!" she exclaimed.
"Let's thank Chapatsu and everyone else for putting in the effort on that." Megumi murmured with Seiji bobbing his head in agreement.
"You've set monster-normie relations back a hundred years." Bloodgood pointed out, "And now, this close to Halloween, you're lucky all you're getting is detention." she stated.
The students couldn't help but cast their gazes downward or to the side in an awkward manner, while Cleo stood there with her arms crossed, clearly not happy about the situation.
-BREAK-
Back at the station, the Sheriff strolls around the room with coffee in hand and is about to take a sip. As he glances over at the cell, his gaze lands on Jackson perched on the bottom bunk. His eyes go wide with shock and he does a classic spit-take while spraying coffee everywhere.
"What are you doing in here?" the Sheriff demanded, "What happened to the blue guy?" he asked.
"You mean that loud, rude, crude, jerky monster with terrible taste in music?" Jackson described nervously.
"That's the one." the Sheriff replied in confirmation.
Jackson rubs the back of his head, "I was..." he trailed, "Well I was minding my own business, and he grabbed me and he threw me in here!" he explained his 'situation'.
"But how did he get out of the cell?" the Sheriff asked.
"It all happened so fast, I didn't see?" Jackson lied, "But don't monsters have powers and stuff?" he pointed out, "I mean maybe his was unlocking doors..." he assumed with a sheepish grin.
Acknowledging Jackson's explanation as the truth, the Sheriff clenched his fist dramatically, "Oh, that fiendish fiend." he cursed out loud, "Team!" he called out, "Our prisoner has escaped!" he revealed, "Nobody rests until we find our man..." he trailed, "Uh, oh, monster." he corrected.
"Yes, sir, Sheriff!" the team responded back.
The Sheriff then turns to Jackson, "I'm gonna run this nice young man, back to school." the deputy shared.
"I beg your pardon?" Jackson asked in confusion.
"That's where the blue boy grabbed you from, right?" the Sheriff assumed, "I mean, you weren't cutting class, were you?" he accused jokingly.
Jackson chuckled nervously, "No." he uttered, "Nope." he chirped, "School." he added, "That's where I was, in school." he lied, "Studying, big test, big test." he stammered out loud.
-BREAK-
Meanwhile back at Monster High, Abbey, Clawd, Cleo, Deuce, Frankie, Heath, Howleen, Lagoona, Manny, Megumi, Rochelle, Seiji, Toralei and Venus ended up in the detention room, with Mr. Hackington keeping a close eye on them.
"All right!" Hack shouted, "Welcome to detention!" he declared, "Here are the rules!" he begun, "No talking, laughing, smiling or breathing!" he instructed, "Well, okay, maybe a little bit of breathing." he corrected, "And no gum!" he concluded.
"Oh, man, I can't believe I ended up in detention." Megumi groaned while tugging at her cheeks with her hands.
"Hey, look on the bright side." Seiji beckoned, "At least it's a decent detention room." he commented.
Moments later, the entire room fell quiet as people took their seats at their desks. Van Grants walked in and passed some papers to Hack, who gave a nod of thanks as he took them. Then, Van turned around and left the room.
"Way to go, Frankie." Frankie muttered to herself, "Take back Halloween, monsters deserve better!" she repeated the words she said some time ago, "I made a total mess of things." she lamented in guilt.
Heath chuckled in response, "Gotta hand it to our boy, Holt." he admitted, "He really took it to the normies." he mused.
"You guys don't really think it was Holt that did it, do you?" Frankie inquired.
"I hope it was." Clawd replied, "It's nice to finally see a monster standing up to the normies." he commented with Deuce shaking his head in disapproval.
Cleo then turns to Deuce, "Deuce, I'm sorry." she apologized.
Deuce rubs the back of his head, "Aw, hey, listen, we all..." he trailed.
"I'm sorry you can't sit next to your new best friend, Frankie!" Cleo corrected her 'apology'.
"Best friend?" Deuce uttered in surprise, "Where'd that come from?" he questioned.
"Look at you two, hanging out, taking little trips to New Salem." Cleo beckoned.
"Ugh!" Deuce groaned in response, "Excuse me for helping her try and save you from getting busted." he explained in frustration.
"Fang-up job, there." Cleo uttered in response.
Cleo then received a video call from Ramses de Nile and Nefera de Nile while she was using her ICoffin, and Deuce couldn't help but eye them suspiciously.
"Daddy!" Cleo greeted, "Nefera." she growled.
"My daughter, we heard what happened." Ramses replied.
"Oh, Daddy, I can't believe how those normies treated me!" Cleo lamented, "Us." she corrected upon earning glares from her companions.
"Yeah, bunch of bullies." Manny muttered out loud.
"Well, that's pretty rich, coming from you." Megumi quipped.
"They made me run!" Cleo cried out dramatically, "Me!" she yelped, "De Niles do not run." she pointed out.
"I heard they put you in detention!" Nefera chimed in, "Kinda makes my day." she mused.
Ramses then spoke, "There's nothing wrong with getting into a little trouble for something you believe in." he offered her an advice.
Deuce then barges in the call, "Too bad she doesn't really believe it." he interrupted.
"Is that Deuce?" Nefera pointed out.
"Cleo, take me off speakerphone." Ramses beckoned.
Cleo went ahead and chose to talk to her family privately on her ICoffin, so the others around couldn't overhear their conversation, "Yes, Daddy, I know." she acknowledged, "But..." she trailed, "But he's always been there for me." she insisted, "Stay out of it, Nefera!" she hissed, "Yes, Daddy." she murmured, "Okay, I will." she conceded and then ending the call, she then turn to Deuce, "Deuce, I need to be with someone who supports me." she said.
"Support you?" Deuce uttered in confusion, "Whoa, I do support you." he said, "I always have." he insisted, "I just don't agree with..." he trailed.
"And if you can't support me, we can't be together." Cleo declared with a solemn look.
Deuce shook his head, "Wait, hold up." he beckoned, "Are you breaking up with me?" he asked.
"Yes." Cleo replied with some hesitation.
Deuce frowned in response, "Is this you talking or your family?" he questioned.
"Me." Cleo responded again with a hint of hesitancy in her voice and it was clear that she felt some regret.
Deuce crossed his arms, "All right, cool." he replied in disappointment, "Fine by me." he added while looking away, "You know, if we weren't in detention, I would totally storm off right now." he stated.
As Deuce and Cleo's conversation grew increasingly heated, Megumi and Seiji couldn't help but catch every word just a few steps behind them. They watched the dramatic scene unfold, witnessing the couple's less-than-pleasant split.
"Whoa, it's like we stumbled onto a private moment." Seiji commented while sounding a bit awkward.
Megumi nodded in agreement, "Well, we are kind of right here with them." she pointed out, "Can't blame us for hearing it." she said while emphasizing their proximity.
Before they could say another word, an ax came flying through the air and slammed into the wall, narrowly missing them. The sudden impact left them both stunned and frozen in place.
"Oi!" Hack shouted, "What did I say about talking?" he reminded.
Deuce's frown grew deeper, "You know what?" he exclaimed, "I think I can actually storm out of this place!" he declared and then pushing himself up from his chair and started walking towards the door with determination.
"Hey, where do you think you're going, Deuce Gorgon?" Hack called out from behind his desk while sounding a bit annoyed, "You're not done with detention yet!" he reminded the young gorgon.
To everyone's shock, Deuce swung around and kicked Hack right in the stomach, causing him to gasp. Then, without missing a beat, Deuce hit him with a move that looked suspiciously like a Stone Cold Stunner, sending Hack tumbling to the ground. He didn't waste any time, he bolted from the room while letting the door slam shut behind him as he made his dramatic exit.
The detention room went completely silent after Deuce pulled off a Stone Cold Stunner on Hack.
"Wow, I knew Deuce had stone cold style but that was straight-up Stone Cold!" Clawd exclaimed.
"Oh, Deuce..." Cleo murmured in regret.
Megumi and Seiji quickly dashed over to Hack, who was lying on the floor motionless.
"Hack-san, are you okay?" Seiji inquired in concern.
"Daddy, those cookies for me?" Hack replied with a goofy grin while clearly not in his right mind.
"Well, that was unexpected." Megumi uttered out loud, "Looks like we might be getting out of here early." she joked.
"I don't think it's gonna be that simple." Seiji replied with a blank look.
-BREAK-
Within the confines of New Salem High School, Jackson surveys his surroundings with a sense of apprehension. The presence of individuals from a community at odds with his own significantly intensifies his feelings of trepidation, given the novelty of the environment.
"Okay, this is bad." Jackson thought in panic, "Everyone's gonna know I don't belong here." he declared before realizing something, "Wait." he paused, "Nobody's noticing me." he pointed out, "But how can that be?" he questioned in confusion, "Don't they know I'm a-" he trailed until he saw his reflection on a mirror and his eyes widen in realization, "They don't notice because I look just like them." he concluded, "Wow!" he exclaimed in awe, "No dirty looks." he mused, "Could it be a place where I finally fit in?" he assumed with a hopeful expression, "Oh, this is so awesome!" he cheered, "I can't believe nobody's picking on..." he trailed.
However, his words were abruptly interrupted when an individual forcibly grasped him and propelled him against the locker doors. Upon recovering his bearings, Jackson discovered that he was being faced with the daunting presence of Bud Singerman and Spud Singerman.
"l thought so." Bud growled.
"Yeah." Spud uttered in agreement, "Still got that new kid smell." he pointed oit.
"What should we do to him first?" Bud asked, "Wedgie?" he suggested.
"Excuse me." Jackson interrupted nervously, "If you guys need a few moments to discuss this, I'd be glad to come back later." he stated with a sheepish grin.
Just then, Clair Fitzgerald made her presence, "Huh." she uttered out loud, "If it isn't Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber." she pointed out while referring to Bud and Spud.
"Zip it, Clair." Spud demanded.
Clair brought out her phone, "Oh!" she gasped, "I wonder who could be texting me right now." she mused, "Whoa!" she uttered out loud, "The Chess Club gets to use the gym after school, and the wrestlers have to practice outside." she shared with a teasing grin.
"What?!" Bud squawked in shock, "No way!" he shouted.
"No way!" Spud echoed.
"Way." Bud quipped.
"No way nerds are kicking us out of the gym." Spud argued.
"Way." Bud quipped once more.
"We better talk to coach!" Spud beckoned.
"Come on!" Bud added in agreement.
And with that, Bud and Spud finally let go of Jackson, and the two of them took off like a shot, leaving Jackson to catch his breath. As he looked up, he saw Clair walking towards him, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Child's play." Clair mused.
"Thanks." Jackson expressed in gratitude, "You really saved my hide." he added.
"No sweat." Clair assured, "Messing with those goons is always the highlight of my day." she shared, "I'm Clair." she introduced herself
"Jackson." Jackson introduced himself back.
As Clair and Jackson exchanged handshakes, Lilith Van Hellscream suddenly appeared, her arms laden with piles of wanted posters.
"Oh." Lilith chimed in, "Hello, Clair." she greeted.
"Lilith." Clair replied.
Lilith then turns to Jackson, "You know, new kid, just because you're new, doesn't mean you don't have to be vigilant." she stated before handing him a wanted poster of Holt, "Keep your eyes peeled for this monster." the monster hunter advised, "He broke out of jail and is considered very dangerous." she stated which made Jackson very nervous.
"He's kinda cute." Clair commented while looking at the poster.
"Ew!" Lilith and Jackson exclaimed at the same time, "You must be joking." the latter added.
Lilith then noticed something on Jackson, "You and the blue kid have the same piercing." she pointed out, "What are you, a monster too?" she accused.
Jackson started laughing hysterically in nervous but not enough to make him look insane, "That's funny!" he mused, "Me, a monster?" he questioned, "Oh, you slay me!" he joked.
With a playful eyebrow raise, Clair and Lilith exchange glances filled with both amusement and bewilderment.
-BREAK-
Back in Monster High, Clawdeen Wolf and Duncan Rosenblatt were strolling through the courtyard while waving hello to Kurumu Kurono, Mizore Shirayuki and Moka Akashiya whom are hanging by the fountain.
"Last night was epic." Duncan said with a smile.
"Oh, just wait." Clawdeen playfully shot back, "There's plenty more where that came from." she expressed in excitement.
Keiichi Maebara and Ken Taiga then jogged past by Clawdeen and Duncan just as Draculaura walked up to them.
"Hi, guys!" Draculaura greeted them with a sugary smile, "I've been looking for you two everywhere yesterday." she said, "What gives?" she asked, "Where've you been?" she added.
"Ah, sorry 'bout that, Laura." Clawdeen apologized while sounding a tad sheepish, "Firebreather and I just needed some quality time together, you know?" she shared.
"So, you went on a date?" Draculaura inquired with her curiosity piqued.
Duncan chuckled a bit while rubbing the back of his neck, "Yeah, I suppose you could say that." he conceded.
Draculaura's eyes lit up with excitement, "That's fantastic!" she cheered, "So, does this mean we can go on that double date now?" she asked with her voice filled with hope.
"Hold on, Laura." Clawdeen said gently, "Firebreather and I have been wanting to keep our dates just between the two of us for a bit." she explained, "Plus, shouldn't you be with my brother, Clawd?" she added while raising an eyebrow, "I mean, he is your boyfriend after all." she pointed out.
Draculaura let out a sigh, "Yeah, I'd love to, but he's in detention right now alongside the others." she revealed, "They all went out to New Salem last night and ended up getting busted." she explained.
Clawdeen couldn't help but cringe at the thought, "Oh no, that sucks." she said while feeling bad for her friend.
"Now that they're in detention..." Duncan trailed hopefully, "I'm thinking this might just be the last time they'll go after another school for revenge." he expressed.
"I'm not so sure..." Clawdeen trailed while sounding a bit uneasy. "... I've got this weird feeling in my gut that the trouble's not over yet." she admitted.
Draculaura swallowed hard, "I'm freaked out." she murmured while clearly feeling the fear.
-BREAK-
Back at good ol' New Salem High, Clair was just chillin' by the lockers with Chad Staley and a bunch of other kids you probably wouldn't remember while Jackson came strutting up to them.
"So, then Mr. Nelson says..." Chad trailed off, "You can't bring that thing in here, it hasn't been housebroken." he shared and his companions forced themselves to laugh at his joke.
Jackson then spoke, "Hey, Clair, Chad, everybody..." he greeted nervously, "Look, I just wanted to thank you." he expressed.
"For what?" Clair asked in confusion.
"Well, when I got here, I didn't really know what to expect." Jackson begun, "But you guys have really made me feel like I belong." he said, "And, well, that's just kind of new for me." he admitted.
Clair rolled her eyes in amusement, "Oh, gag, dude, if you ever get mushy like that again, I'll give you a mega wedgie myself." she advised with a joking threat.
"No need to thank us." Chad reassured, "Hey, do you like Toxic Crimson Dancer?" he asked.
"Duh, they're like my favorite band." Jackson replied.
"Sweet." Chad cheered, "I just downloaded their new single." he shared while pulling out a headphones and music device from his locker room, "Check it!" he beckoned.
As soon as Jackson heard even the faintest tune, he freaked out and smacked the headphones and the music player. Then, in a moment of panic, he stomped on the player, squashing it under his foot.
"Hey!" Chad shouted in shock, "What's the deal?" he asked in confusion.
"Jackson, what's your damage, dude?" Clair inquired in disbelief.
Jackson wrapped his arms around himself, "I am so sorry." he apologized, "Oh, man, it's like, I just have this..." he trailed, "Well, I have this condition." he thought out loud, "Yeah, a condition!" he confirmed, "And it's called jeckllingtons." he claimed, "And every so often, I'll just, you know, flare up, like, for no reason." he explained, "And, I mean, it gets really bad sometimes." he added, "There is no cure." he concluded with a sorrowful tone.
"Oh, bro, I'm so sorry." Chad expressed in pity while Claire gave Jackson's shoulder a gentle pat to comfort him.
All of a sudden, the school's loudspeakers cut through the usual hallway chatter, echoing everywhere.
"Attention, students! Please welcome our Pep Band, fresh off their victory at Regionals!"
Then, all of a sudden, really loud music began to play, which absolutely terrified Jackson, and he started to panic again.
"I feel another flare-up coming!" Jackson exclaimed before running off.
"Your little kooky friend sure hates music." Chad commented while Clair is in deep thoughts.
Jackson sprinted down the hallways with his hands clamped over his ears while desperately trying to escape the relentless blast of music that seemed to chase him everywhere. Luckily, it was a quiet day, and there wasn't anyone around to see him. However, the incessant noise was really starting to get to him.
Suddenly, he dropped to his knees, feeling something strange happening within him. He could sense Holt, his alter ego, trying to take over but he clenched his fists and dug his nails into his palms to fight it. He knew that if he gave in and changed now, it would only cause trouble for both of them.
Unfortunately for him, Lilith whom is hiding from a corner, witnessed him fighting off his transformation, "Hmm..." the monster hunter hummed in amusement, "Very interesting." she uttered with an evil smirk.
A/N: Thank you for taking the time to read this chapter, I appreciate your support and I hope you found it enjoyable.
The next chapter will continue the rest of the storyline, so please look forward for it.
Until then paalam!
Takeo Gouda was lounging on a cozy, green chair that looked like a sofa when, all of a sudden, the phone on the side table began to ring.
Takeo leaned over and picked it up, "Hello?" he greeted.
A voice on the other end echoed back, "Hello?" it responsded, "Is this Angel?" it asked.
Takeo was a bit confused, "I'm sorry but you've got the wrong number." he apologized, "No Angel here," he replied.
"What do you mean there's no Angel?" the voice responded in surprise, "Are you guys a bunch of devils or something?" it questioned.
Takeo just stared at the phone while utterly baffled by the question.