############################################################ Senshi Muyou! Episode 14 - Untitled by Sybillium Original concept by Mervyn the Wonder Slug, (c) 1999, 2000 Hosted by Indie Madnesse (http://www.students.rhodes.edu/~knocke/indie/indie.html) ############################################################ Whittington, Fushin, Sachiko, Meryl, Kagi, and Nadako were standing in the lobby of the movie theater. After making it past the ticket booth without being stopped (Fushin was still wondering about that), the group had stopped to see what was playing and decide on a movie. Nadako was displaying her usual snappy wit and mastery of debate to influence the others. "I'M THE LEADER, AND I WANNA SEE THE KAWAII PUPPIES!" she shouted. Fushin, Whittington, and Meryl sweatdropped, Kagi just stood obediently beside Meryl, and Sachiko looked daggers at Nadako (while fondly contemplating throwing them). "Now Nadako", began Meryl in the voice she reserved for rabid animals and simpletons "I really don't feel like watching 102 Dalmations." "Neither does Kagi - right Kagi?" she said, as she tightened her grip on his arm and brought her heel down on his foot. Kagi, meanwhile, had been silent ever since Meryl grabbed him by the arm. (He was savoring the sensation, since he knew it probably wouldn't happen again.) Now when Meryl leaned over and stepped on his foot, it also brought her shoulder, hip, and leg in contact with his own. This sent all coherent thought screaming out of his head, leaving him incapable of any response other than a dazed nod. "I'M THE LEADER, AND I WANNA SEE THE KAWAII PUPPIES!" Meryl sighed in irritation, Fushin looked nervously around the rest of the theater lobby, and a familiar vein on Sachiko's forehead started to pulse. If looks could kill, Nadako would have been disemboweled, drawn and quartered, burned at the stake, and finally nuked. Whittington just sat on the ground, looking like a cute, innocent little kitty. "Ano... Nadako-san, I'm sure there's another movie here we can agree on..." began Fushin hesitantly. "I'M THE LEADER, AND I WANNA SEE THE KAWAII PUPPIES!" "That's it!" yelled Sachiko. "I don't care WHAT you want, you foul spawn of an incestuous union!" "You lead no-one here, lest the blighted dementia that passes for your intellect bring on our slow and agonizing demise!" Nadako stared wide-eyed at Sachiko, her face completely bloodless. "There should be laws against bringing people like you into this world!" Sachiko shouted, leaning slightly towards the younger girl. "The miscreants guilty of conceiving such utter evolutionary throwbacks should be drowned in the filth and offal that passes for their love nests!" As Fushin watched apprehensively, Nadako reached her hand into her pocket, her eyes still on Sachiko, her face still white as a sheet. That apprehension turned to terror when he glimpsed the handle of a very familiar wand. Meanwhile, Sachiko continued. "Whatever concept oozes out of the cancerous boil that takes the place of your brain - ano... what is it, Fushin-san?" said the puzzled Sachiko, as Fushin grabbed hold of her hand. "That movie over there looks interesting" Fushin blurted out while pointing at a random theater, desperate to defuse the situation. "Shall we go and see if we can get some good seats?" Sachiko blushed slightly, then smiled and nodded shyly. "Sure, Fushin- san, that sounds fine." The two of then headed for the theater, Fushin nearly running, practically dragging Sachiko, and Sachiko right just trying to keep up. Meryl took a look at the title, "Adolescence Mokushiroku", then after a glimpse back at Nadako, followed with Kagi. Whittington snickered slightly, then strolled along behind the rest. Nadako stood there for a moment and pouted, then sulkily headed for the theater showing 102 Dalmations. ***************** Schein, Tallis, and Varese stood by the snack bar, waiting for Marais to finish getting his munchies. They'd promised him pain beyond his darkest nightmares should he go anywhere near the burritos, but none of them trusted him all the same. "Wow, that girl's awfully loud!" declared Tallis. "She reminds me of the queen, in a disturbing way..." murmured Schein. "Hmm... I don't see how" said Marais, joining the rest. "The other two girls are kinda cute, though." "They're not bad, I suppose, although they can't compare to my looks" said Varese, buffing his nails against his shirt. "I wonder what they see in those guys?" "Other than a decent personality?" murmured Tallis. "What was that, Tallis?!" growled Varese. "Would you two behave yourselves?" said Schein. "We're trying to avoid attracting attention, remember?" "I can't take you guys anywhere..." "All right, all right" said Tallis. "Well, where do we go now?" he asked Schein. "This way" said Schein, heading towards the theater Nadako had entered. "Strange" he thought to himself "the aura I was tracking disappeared just when we got close". "Can he have sensed us?" "The girl's is similar somehow, though..." "Aww, does Schein wanna see the kawaii puppies too?" "Naw, he's after the girl, I bet." "Never knew you liked 'em young, Schein." "WOULD YOU GUYS JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!" ******************** "WAI! Look Shiryo!" Uzume said with a happy bounce. "They have Disney movies!" Shiryo just groaned and wished he was home. ******************** Fushin quickly found a pair of seats in the darkened theater, easing down next to Sachiko with a relieved sigh. At all cost, he wanted to avoid a repeat demonstration of the 'Special Joy Joy Escalation Activation', and this was the only thing he could think of. Gradually, though, as the adrenaline in his system ran its course, he started to notice a few things. First, his hand was still in Sachiko's. Second, she really didn't seem to mind it. Third, strangely enough, he kind of liked it too. He had noticed before that she was kind of attractive, but he noticed the same thing about his coworker, Yuriko. That sort of thing usually only entered the very edge of his perception, and nothing ever came of it. While he was thinking this, the movie finally began, and as the plot progressed it brought another thought to mind: why did so many girls seem to be better with a sword than him? Sachiko, meanwhile, was a little confused by Fushin's behavior. When he had grabbed her by the hand and practically dragged her into the theater, she thought he was going to try something. She wasn't really sure whether to be angry or flattered about that. Then he just sat there, not making any advances, yet not pulling away either. "He's probably scared" she suddenly thought "especially after that misunderstanding when they first met with the apple and the knives..." "Maybe I should apologize about that..." she thought to herself. After taking a moment to reach down and gather up all her courage, she began. "Fushin-san?" "Yes, Sachiko-san?" he replied somewhat distractedly. "Remember the first day we met, when I thought you were throwing your voice through the cats?" "Of course" he replied with a small grin, finally turning to look at her. "Ano... I just wanted to apologize about the knives...and the apple..." said Sachiko, her voice trailing off. "Oh, that!" he said with a smile. "Don't worry about it." "It was just a misunderstanding, and a perfectly reasonable one." As he looked over at her, he suddenly thought "why have I never realized what pretty eyes she has?" Meanwhile, Sachiko was thinking "not just a hunk, he's so nice too..." Unnoticed by either, they started to lean closer and closer together... ********************* Taking courage from the couple in front of them, Kagi leaned back and started to put his arm around Meryl's shoulder, until suddenly the words "Don't Even Think About It" rang through his mind. He jerked his arm back to his side and desperately tried not to look at Meryl. Meryl cursed softly under her breath. "Damn it, Kagi..." ********************* Whittington, curled up on a seat behind all of them, had to wrap his tail around his nose to keep from audibly laughing. ********************* Meanwhile, in the other theater, Nadako and Uzume were watching the kawaii puppies. And giggling. And occasionally, just for good measure, bouncing. Shiryo just looked from one, to the other, to the movie screen, to the many children in the audience. Then he just put his head in his lap and whimpered. Uzume had an idea. She was going to produce a children's show, right? And this movie theater was full of children. Her future television audience. This was a perfect opportunity! She reached into hammerspace and pulled out a furry black and white ball (think the movie gremlins, when Gizmo gets wet), gave happy bounce #55 (WAI! free advertising!) and hurled it to the front of the theater. Shiryo felt a surge of energy from his left and in front of him, heard a low growl, and just thought "oh god no..." "Uzume" he said "what did you just do?" "Wai!" "I'm introducing them to one of my youmabibbles!" she replied happily. "Isn't he just adorable?" Shiryo raised his head slowly as the screams began, dreading what he was going to find. Then he stared for second in horror at what he beheld. It had soft black and white fur, long floppy ears, a cheerfully wagging tail, and a cute black nose. It also had three inch talons on each fuzzy paw, three heads, glowing red eyes, and two mouths full of razor edged fangs. The giant dalmation spotted hellhound was also thoroughly licking the energy out of three helpless parents, while the children squealed in delight. With an exasperated sigh, he teleported out. ************************* When the youmabibble appeared at the front of the theater, Nadako immediately bounced up out of her seat. "Wai!" she said "he's so cute!" Just as she started heading to the aisle so she could go up front and pet him, she heard a voice from behind her. "It's showtime, kid" it said. When Nadako turned around, Macavity jumped from the seat behind her to her shoulder. "Ready to kick some monster butt?" Nadako looked sadly over at the youmabibble. "But he's so KAWAII!" Macavity shook his head grimly. "Sorry kid, orders are orders." "You're gonna have to do it." Nadako sniffled slightly, then nodded. "All right, I'll do it." Macavity dropped off of her shoulder, and she turned to face the youmabibble. Raising the wand in front of her, she shouted "Happy Shiny Cheer Henshin!" After a standard magical girl transformation sequence Princess Cheer was there - just in time to get run down by a dalmation youmabibble. ************************* Fushin and Sachiko's faces were about a foot apart when Whittington stood up, did a rather impressive backflip over the intervening seats, and landed between them. As the two stumbled back, he looked at them grimly and said "time to go to work, guys." "Oh God no" Sachiko groaned "here?" "Yup." "I just sensed it nearby." "C'mon, you can change on the way." After a quick, slightly guilty look at each other, Fushin and Sachiko followed the gray cat. Meryl told Kagi that she had to use the ladies room, then followed the others. ************************ Fushin, Meryl, Sachiko, and Whittington stepped into a scene of complete chaos. The youmabibble was running all around the room, licking children left and right until they passed out from energy loss. Unconscious adults littered the room, covered in slightly green-tinged saliva. Nadako was laying in one of the aisles in a similar pose. Meanwhile, Uzume stood at the front of the room, laughing and occasionally bouncing in delight. Sachiko stepped out in front of the others and shouted "you've had your way for long enough, monster!" "Now prepare to be eviscerated!" Fushin and Meryl sweatdropped. Whittington just covered his face with a paw and groaned. "What?" Sachiko said, turning back to face them. "It was the first thing I could think of!" Uzume glared at the group and bounced angrily. "Oh, leave me alone!" "You're always trying to spoil our fun." "Fido, sick 'em!" The youmabibble started to glow with a sickly green light, all except for its bright red eyes. It let out a low growl, then charged the group. Sachiko made a cutting motion in its direction and shouted out "Lovely OL Paper Cut Slash!" The youmabibble didn't even notice the millimeter long slash on its cheek. Next it was Meryl's turn. With a shout of "One Hundred Words-Per-Minute Strike!" a series of tiny streaks of light fired at the youmabibble-and bounced off of its green aura. Just as the gigantic dog was nearly on them, Fushin knocked them both to the side and was subsequently rammed into the back wall. When Meryl and Sachiko came to their feet, it was to a sight that startled both of them. Fushin stood braced against the back wall, the hound right above him, its acidic drool hissing as it struck his armor. Two heads were knawing on his armor, while he held the third head's jaws away with his sword. A single drop of drool slid down his armor and onto the breast pocket of his shirt eating through the envelope there in seconds. Fushin glanced at the destroyed envelope, then he turned his gaze back to the youmabibble, his face a mask of rage. "Do you know how long I've been waiting for that stamp?!" he growled at the beast, then with a mighty heave he hurled it ten feet down the aisle. Sachiko watched all of this helplessly, knowing the effectiveness of her own attacks. "I have to do something" she thought to herself as she watched the thing roll to its feet. Reaching into her outfit for where she usually kept her knives, she came out with something else. They were letter openers, six in all, with razor edged blades and perfect balance. They also glowed with a slight green aura. She shrugged slightly, and as she hurled the blades, she called out instinctively, "Lovely OL Razor Fury!" The blades slid into its hide easily, and two found the eyes of two separate heads. Letting out a yelp of pain, the hound charged past Fushin and out into the hallway. The group heard a voice call out "Lovely Rainbow Color Spray!", a yelp of pain, and then silence. "Wah!" cried Uzume "you killed him!" "You'll pay for this!" After one last angry bounce, she teleported out. Everyone got up and walked over to where Nadako lay. Sachiko shook her awake, and she sat up with a groan. She looked around the theater at all the unconscious bodies, then she turned to Sachiko with tears in her eyes. "Wai!" she cried "you saved me!" Then she grabbed Sachiko and kissed her on the cheek. ********************** Outside the theater, Uzume appeared on the sidewalk and stamped her foot in anger. "Those mean people, picking on my youmabibble like that!" "I'll show them when I get my show!" "Speaking of which, I wonder when my villians will get better?" Suddenly, she spotted movement in the adjacent alley. When she went to investigate, she saw a cute little rabbit, hopping idly along. "I know!" she said. "I'll go visit them and take that kawaii little bunny with me!" She grabbed the unsuspecting vorpal bunny and started heading for the hospital, mercilessly snuggling him the whole way. *********************** Macavity strolled casually out of the movie theater, grinning all the way. "That kid is a riot!" he chuckled. "I'll never get bored with her around." Suddenly a net of black energy dropped over him, and Schein stepped around the corner just in front of him. "Greetings, Macavity, long time no see." Schein walked over to the entangled cat and knelt on one knee before him. "So, what can you tell me about the agent?" ************************ Author's notes: Sorry about the quality of this, like an idiot I waited till the last minute. Adolescence Mokushiroku is the Shoujo Kakumei Utena movie.