The following is one of the fics from the Improvisational Fanfiction panel at Anime Expo 2002, transcribed by me. I've done my best to reproduce the text exactly as it was written. The author of each section is listed at its beginning. The first author contributed their mini-starter to the panel, and the subsequent authors are from the panel's audience. Enjoy, and feel free to continue the fic if you so wish. ^_^ -- Steven Rutter -- ~!@#$%^&*()_+ Power Trip Written by: Steven Rutter +_)(*&^%$#@!~ "Are you sure this is going to work?" "Yes, of course it will." "You're absolutely, positively, 100% sure that this will work?" "It will! Now quit asking me that!" "Are telling me to stop asking because you think there's a slight chance it might not work?" "Gah! Look, I've planned this out to the most minute of details. I went over everything step by step making sure everything would work out. Just. Trust. Me." Jaikuniao Nahaginasakiwaki grinned evilly in his usual evil grinning fashion. At last, things were falling into place. Soon his plans would come into fruitation, just in time for the harvest... Whatever that meant. Incumberous Kai eyed his boss wearily. He had that look on his face again. Nothing good ever came of the look. Sighing, he picked up the box that contained the crucial elements to his bosses oh-so-evil plan. "Careful with that box, Kai. One false move and you could destroy the both of us and my fine collection of porcelain cats, and we wouldn't want that now, would we?" Kai sighed again. His boss was obessed with those stupid cats. He treated them more like humans than he did Kai himself. Of course, sweatshop employees were treated better than he was. He looked up towards the only window in the secluded hideout. It was barely bigger than a basement window and was so caked with grime, that scarce light trickled down from it. Oh how he longed to be out there, frolicking in the warm light's warming glow. But no, he was stuck here with _him_, he eyed his boss with much malintent. Damn him and his high wages and full dental coverage. Damn the early retirement plan and the stock options. Damn the easy hours, light workload, friendly coworkers and well stocked snack area. Sliding the box of porcelain cats in to the cramped shelf space, Kai looked up at his boss. "There. It fit." "Yes! It did fit! I told you it would fit! That's what you get for doubting my plans! You don't even begin to comprehend what goes in my head, you toad! Bwah ha ha!" "... Can I go back to my cubical, Mr. Nahaginasakiwaki?" "What's my name?" Kai sighed for the third time in as many minutes. "... Evil Overlord." "That's right. Now go! File those reports and make it snappy!" Jaikuniao Nahaginasakiwaki twirled about on his heel and headed into his office past the gargoyle statues on pillars outside his door. Working at a dot-com company was such a drag. Earning a billion dollars in less than a week had really gone to his bosses head. Kai shuffled back off to his cubical to look busy before his boss decided he needed somemore... assistance.