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Post by lizardali on Jun 22, 2004 20:37:28 GMT -5
He places a gloved hand over my face. I can only guess that he is about to either release a strong energy blast that will incinerate my head, or crush my skull with his bare hands. And I'm not looking forward to either of those options. To Be Continued... His grip tightens. I close my eyes and prepare for teh worst. But instead of teh crushing sensation I expect, his hand loosens, then falls from my face. Opening my eyes teh first thing I see is purple hair. Em has arrived, sword drawn. Its then that I realize that teh hand that fell from my face is no longer connected to its owner's body. She promptly thrusts her blade into teh ground, piercing teh hand which bursts into flames and and turns to ashes almost instantaneously. Red: (looking at his severed wrist) My, that is a bother. Em then turns around to face me, and gives me a little wink. Grabbing me by my sides she somehow finagles me outta teh grip of teh big ogre behind me and hoists me up over her head. Em: I'll take that, thank you! She kicks teh ogre in teh stomach. He goes flying, taking two more tacky mask dudes with him. She then sets me down next to her on teh ground and pats me on teh head. Em: Now, now, no need to worry, little one! teh same guy that attacked me now steps forward, aiming his blade straight for her neck. I yell, because it seems at first that she doesn't notice. But she bends her head to one side at teh last minute, grabs his arm(not teh one I broke earlier) flips him on his back, places her heel on his throat, and grabbing his weapon, points it at teh fearless leader. Em: I have one question and one question alone. You should be wise to answer me swiftly. How can you breathe with that thing on?! Red: Kill her. teh entire group now moves in on us at once. Em does not take her foot off teh one man’s neck. She throws his sword toward a man in a blue mask with gold bangles. He deflects teh attack with a katana then comes straight for her. Grasping teh blade between her thumb and forefinger, she snaps it in two, then sends teh hilt smashing backward into his face. Meanwhile, with her other hand she has caught two daggers that were thrown at her head and sends them straight back at whoever threw them. Deciding not to be a stick in teh mud, I manifest my hammer and swing it at teh first guy to come into range. He deftly jumps above and perches on teh end, then draws out his own mace, and aims it straight for my head. Leaning back to dodge I loose my balance and fall on my ass. Em bails me out again, stepping between me and teh mace, which wraps around her arm. She disarms him with one hand then deals a blow to teh side of his neck with teh other. Em: Can’t you see you’re outta your league here? (two more punches and a high kick. Another tacky mask hits teh dust.) Me: Well, what am I supposed to do, huh? Wait for a knight in shining armor to save me like a good little damsel? Em: You’re supposed to LIVE you stupid girl. (flips a man in a pink flowery mask) Right about then, Hiei shows up. Em: Well, its not exactly shining armor, but I suppose he’ll do. Landing next to me, he has time to carve up one opponent before Em turns to him. Em: Get her outta here. Hiei nods, picks me up and takes me away from teh fray. teh group noticing my departure, abandons teh fight with Em and attempts to follow their initial target. Em finally picks up her sword that has been embedded in teh pavement and makes a wide stroke, causing white flames to leap up and surround them. Em: (leaping in front of them) Tsk, tsk. Didn’t your mother ever teach you not to turn your back on an opponent? To be Continued...
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Post by lizardali on Jun 22, 2004 20:39:11 GMT -5
And I vote for Willow. And Giles. I vote for Andrew.
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Post by XerBlade on Jun 22, 2004 20:58:19 GMT -5
That entire time I just couldn't stop thinking just how much that Em girl was reminding me of Yahiko. And she never had before then either. It's a strange connection to make, but I had been thinking about Yahiko some lately, so had his mannerisms and fighting style still fresh in memory (btw, talking about him after he grows-up).
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jun 22, 2004 21:13:12 GMT -5
My "fatal mistake", ya' ask.......? "Well, REALLY, Danny---NO ONE "needs" THAT MANY Pairs o' SHOES, now DO they!?? Ifn' ya' got RID o' a few, THEN-ya' wouldn't HAFTA' spend so MUCH time inda' closet, a-listenin' ta' "CD Bishie" "compliment" ya'!" There was a momentary pause as he just LOOKED at me, hurt n' surprise on his face at my "callous" attitude towards his precious shoes.......THEN-- "WELL, Stampers, MAYBE if YOU didn't have so many "bishies" hangin' EVERYWHERE this wouldn't BE a "problem"!!!! I mean, you REALLY DON'T EXPECT me to MAKE wuv to YOU after we're married with ALL those "criticizing" MEN "WATCHING"!!!!" " WHAAAT!? I am NOT givin' UP me "bishies"! "AND I'm NOT giving up MY SHOES!!!!" We then jus' SAT n' GLARED "DAGGERS" AT EACH OTHER....!!! To be Continued----- [While we're still "snarlin'" at each other, Lupin starts-ta' walk inta' da' room------he takes jus' ONE LOOK at our faces...............n' carefully n' QUIETLY backs OUT o' da' room n' "retreats" ta' da' basement.......... TASUKI [lyin' aroun' on his cot, messin' abou' wid' his herishen--]: "I thought you were gonna' try to "spy" on Nuriko while she takes a bath....." LUPIN [glancin' "upstairs" n' "mock shiverin'"]: "NOT until teh "war" is OVER and it's "SAFE" again!" TASUKI [momentarily "distracted" by this remark!]: "WAR!? What "war"!?" LUPIN [alarmed n' disgusted!]: "WATCH IT you IDIOT! You JUST SET my PILLOW in FIRE!! AGAIN!!!!"] MEANWHILE---- Daniel n' I continue ta' GLARE at each other fer' SEVERAL MINUTES-----then: DANIEL [obviously tryin' NOT-ta' smile!]: "Are YOU as "turned ON" AS I AM!?" ME [HUGE smile]: "Yeahhhhh........" DANIEL [glancin' in direction o' bathroom]: "Do you think we could SNEAK out onto teh front porch for a "smooch" before Nuriko can "catch" us.........?" ME [startin'-ta' git up--]: "I THINK it's "worth" a TRY......" We held hands n' made a "RUN FER' IT"! A-course' we DIDN'T git' "very FAR" BEFORE Nuriko "caught up" wid' us, drippin' WET n' wearin' ONLY her silk dressin' gown--n' "MAD asa' Wet Hen", LITERALLY---N' gave da' BOTH o' US a GOOD "*THWACKIN'*" (*ow!*)...............but it WAS "worth" it, that it was......!!! ------------------------ As fer'-da' "subjects" o' da' Argument, we decided on this: ---Blondie is FORBIDDEN to "touch" Daniel's shoes wid'-out ASKIN' FIRST, on "pain" o' bein' "staked"! ---N' AFTER da' Honeymoon, ALL me "bishies"--INCLUDIN' CD's--will be move-ta' da' "Gallery", i.e. One o' da' THREE new rooms we're gonna' ask either Naraku or Count D ta' 'build" fer' us onto da' house! [da' OTHER two will be a Guest Room n' a NURSERY!] This WON'T include da' "regular" portraits hangin' inda' livin' room--Daniel HAS no "problem" wid' THEM....! Ya' KNOW, Danny--I REALLY gotta' STOP "openin'" yer SHIRTS thatta'way, or James will start complainin' abou' sewin' ALL those BUTTONS back ON.....!
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Post by lizardali on Jun 22, 2004 21:15:00 GMT -5
That entire time I just couldn't stop thinking just how much that Em girl was reminding me of Yahiko. And she never had before then either. It's a strange connection to make, but I had been thinking about Yahiko some lately, so had his mannerisms and fighting style still fresh in memory (btw, talking about him after he grows-up). Em as Yahiko? *imagines a grown-up yahiko wearing a long purple wig* Yes, very strange indeed. Even stranger for me, since I've never seen grown-up Yahiko, and am having some trouble just imagining THAT.
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Post by XerBlade on Jun 22, 2004 21:23:18 GMT -5
Em as Yahiko? *imagines a grown-up yahiko wearing a long purple wig* Yes, very strange indeed. Even stranger for me, since I've never seen grown-up Yahiko, and am having some trouble just imagining THAT. Okay, as far as appearance goes, he is pretty much teh same only taller, wearing a sakabatou on his back instead of a shinai, and having teh same character of "Aku" on his back as Sanosuke, but his appearance wasn't anything I was even thinking about. As for his fighting, his nick-name is master of teh thousand blade-grabs, so that says a lot right there.
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jun 22, 2004 21:23:37 GMT -5
Em as Yahiko? *imagines a grown-up yahiko wearing a long purple wig* Yes, very strange indeed. Even stranger for me, since I've never seen grown-up Yahiko, and am having some trouble just imagining THAT. I'M jus' tryin'-ta' "imagine" WHY Yahiko would be WEARIN' a LONG PURPLE WIG!?!'' YAHIKO [battin' his eyelashes(!)]: "Kenshin, there's something I hafta TELL you about ME.......!" KENSHIN: [glow=red,2,300]*ACK!*[/glow]
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jun 22, 2004 21:28:04 GMT -5
Oh, YEAH! Now THERE'S sum'one WHO COULD USE sum' "unner'standin'"!!!!!! [N' he can share ALL da' "Star Wars" stories wid' me that he WANTS-ta'--I won't MIND!]
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Post by lizardali on Jun 22, 2004 21:41:22 GMT -5
Okay, as far as appearance goes, he is pretty much teh same only taller, wearing a sakabatou on his back instead of a shinai, and having teh same character of "Aku" on his back as Sanosuke, but his appearance wasn't anything I was even thinking about. As for his fighting, his nick-name is master of teh thousand blade-grabs, so that says a lot right there. Cool! (Note to self: Must watch teh rest of teh Kenshin series!!!) And I wuv that he has teh same symbol as Sano, because I remember how much Sano looked like Yahiko when he was a little kid.
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jun 22, 2004 22:28:53 GMT -5
As ya' MIGHT have "guessed" from that earlier story, Lupin teh Third is jus' a-lil' "confused" abou' Nuriko.....
I TRIED-ta' "explain" abou' her/him, but he REFUSES-ta' BELIEVE ME, da' MORON!
[PROB'LY doesn't "HELP" any that I "LET" him think JAMES was-a' girl, until James "told" him OTHERWISE wid'-a' *PUNCH!* inda' NOSE!
LUPIN (holdin' an ice-pack overn' his sore nose): "But he was WEARIN' ladies' lingerie!]
ANYWAY, now he PERSISTS in pursuin' da' "lovely Lady" Nuriko, who it seems, DOES NOT "care" fer' da' "advances" o' "...a COMMON Thief!, THANK YOU!" [NEVER MIND that she "flirts" OUTRAGEOUSLY wid' jus' abou' any OTHER man!], n' Lupin REFUSES-ta' accept that ANYONE so "beautiful" can BE a MAN!
N' SO, our Merry lil' "Carnival o' Confusion" ["Sexual Tension" Category] continues ON.......
*THWACK!*
"Don't TOUCH ME, you "common" CAD!"
"BUT, Nuriko, Baby! You DON'T treat Tasuki THIS way!!!"
"THAT'S because Tasuki is a FRIEND!"
"Hey, Baby, I COULD be your "friend".....!"
*THWACK! THWACK!*
*ow*
Oh, n' if yer' wonderin' WHY he's STILL HERE----
Lupin takes a "casual" stroll inda' back yard, slowly n' nonchalantly makin' his way-ta' gate leadin'-ta' da' ALLEY..........JUS' as he reaches it n' prepares himself fer' a "Dash for FREEDOM"!----
ALUCARD [shiftin' back-n'-forth between his "usual" form n' Hell Hound]: "I WOULDN'T DO THAT if I were YOU.......*BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......!!!!!!!!*"
LUPIN [*eep!*]
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As fer' da' ruperts---
I mentioned Tasuki's three--which he NOW calls "Moe, Larry n' Curley" [GUESS who was watchin' da' Three Stooges wid' Alucard!], but a "number" MORE made their way home from da' Reception............
Nuriko has one, which she calls "Hotohori" [says it's extra-long "fur" reminds her o' da' Emperor]
Daniel has TWO, named Yin n' Yang [HOW "appropriate"!]
One o' da' lil' "fungus hairballs" has "adopted" ME--I call it "Vash" 'cuz it's fur is sorta' "reddish"!
Da' CATS seemed-ta' have "adopted" SEVERAL, which they GLEEFULLY chase aroun' da' HOUSE like mice, then "ev'ra'body" curls up together fer' a NAP, both cats n' ruperts a-purrin' away!
Sanosuke took FOUR wid' him when he moved inta' his new home wid' Megumi!
ALL o' THEM seem-'ta HATE Lupin, growlin' at him ifn' he gits' TOO near! In fact, Nuriko's lil' critter ACTUALLY "BIT" HIM--QUITE da' 'accomplishment", really, since they DON'T have any TEETH!
James has SEVEN! [NOT surprisin', REALLY!] He keeps MOST o' them ina' Poke'ball n' has them VERY WELL "trained"--da' "yellowy" one wid' spots he calls "Pickachu", a-COURSE'!
Even "Blondie-Bear" has one--tho' he "CLAIMS" that he DELIBERATELY bleached n' spiked it's fur-ta' LOOK like him [Yeah, I'll BET!]
In FACT, it would SEEM that jus' about EV'RA'ONE now OWNS at least one, since da' "Punishment" NO "strays" have bin' seen, n', MOST IMPORTANT o' ALL, they have STOPPED REPRODUCIN', jus' like Count D said---so ifn' ya' can "git' PAST" da' FACT that-da' things are sum' sorta' "mutated" form o' FUNGUS, they make pretty GOOD PETS!
Ain't that RIGHT, Vash!?
*Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jun 22, 2004 22:34:09 GMT -5
Cool! (Note to self: Must watch teh rest of teh Kenshin series!!!) And I wuv that he has teh same symbol as Sano, because I remember how much Sano looked like Yahiko when he was a little kid. Yeah, and he and Sano USUALLY got into "trouble" together!
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jun 22, 2004 22:54:55 GMT -5
Okay, I'm gonna' "jump" ahead in time, again, n' start teh NEXT "Vic" story---
It was ACTUALLY Rin who found teh poor little thing, starved and shivering, behind a dumpster.........
A little white puppy, with huge sad eyes, one brown, one blue--
RIN [holding teh pathetic animal out to Vic]: "I heard it CRYING, Mr. Vic! It needs somebody to TAKE CARE of it!"
His FIRST reaction was to tell her "No!"--there was "something" DISTURBINGLY "FAMILIAR" about teh little white dog, but he couldn't REMEMBER what.....and BESIDES, didn't they have enough ruperts back home!?
But then teh pitiful little dog looked up at him, and feebly tried to wag it's tail......and Vic found that he COULDN'T refuse, not for ANYTHING!
VIC [smiling at both Rin and teh puppy]: "All right, let's take him home and feed him something. I think he must be VERY hungry...."
To be Continued---
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Post by lizardali on Jun 23, 2004 1:49:23 GMT -5
Now that she has her sword in hand, she moves even quicker than she had before. In a matter of seconds all teh masked men are on teh ground and she has resheathed her sword. teh only one left standing is teh man in teh red mask. Red: You are beginning to be a problem. Em: I'm sorry I can't hear you. Your voice is being muffled by this STUPID MASK! With that she snatches teh mask from his head, only to reveal that he has no face. Where his head should be is now an empty black void. Em: GOO!!! (drops teh mask) Um, sorry dude you can have your mask back now. Red: (picking up his mask and replacing it on his non-head) Why do you protect her? Em: Why did teh chicken cross teh road? Why do fools fall in wuv? Some questions have no answers. Red: She must die. She is teh last of teh Lapis clan. Now you will die as well. All teh men suddenly arise. Severed limbs find their way back to their respective bodies, and wounds miraculously heal. Red: You have underestimated us. Em: Oh no! Invincible super warriors with no emotions! I've never faced anything like this before in all my thosands of years of existance! Whatever will I do?! If only I knew teh source of their magical power! Wait a second..... It couldn't be those masks you're wearing, could it? Surely no one would be that dumb as to wear teh secret to their power right on their frickin' faces, right?! (she pulls out a small throwing knife and hurls it at one of teh mask piercing it through teh eyes. teh mask falls apart and teh body below it dissolves into nothing) Well, I guess not. (sixteen more knives go flying to their targets, each one making a direct hit. Whatever these odd creatures were, there are all gone now.) Morons. Me: What did he mean by last?! What's happened to teh rest of my family?!!! As Em walks toward us she takes out a cell phone, opens it, presses one button and starts talking. Em: Claire, go to my library and track down all teh descendants of teh Lapis clan, in both human and demon worlds. We'll rendez-vous later. (grabbing Hiei and I both by our shoulders) Come on, lets go. We disapppear.
To be continued...
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jun 23, 2004 8:57:36 GMT -5
You aren't gonna say Buffy, are you? Only others I can think of are Cordelia and Doyle (Doyle was my dad and my favorite character, so why did they cut him out partway through teh first season never to be even so much as mentioned again, excluding teh minor reference in teh last season? [he must have done something to really tick of teh producers for that kind of effect]). Yeah, I liked Doyle. I thought his sacrifice was kind of touching. His departure might not have anything to do with a personal beef or anything. Joss likes to kill off people.
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jun 23, 2004 9:04:59 GMT -5
: ---Blondie is FORBIDDEN to "touch" Daniel's shoes wid'-out ASKIN' FIRST, on "pain" o' bein' "staked"! ---N' AFTER da' Honeymoon, ALL me "bishies"--INCLUDIN' CD's--will be move-ta' da' "Gallery", i.e. One o' da' THREE new rooms we're gonna' ask either Naraku or Count D ta' 'build" fer' us onto da' house! [da' OTHER two will be a Guest Room n' a NURSERY!] This WON'T include da' "regular" portraits hangin' inda' livin' room--Daniel HAS no "problem" wid' THEM....! Ya' KNOW, Danny--I REALLY gotta' STOP "openin'" yer SHIRTS thatta'way, or James will start complainin' abou' sewin' ALL those BUTTONS back ON.....! *snicker* This whole exchange reminded me about teh last episode of "Buffy" when Spike was sleeping and he mutters' "I'm drowning in footwear."
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