Legal Crap Mystery Science Theater 3000 & the related characters are owned and copyrighted by Best Brains Inc. Wild Arms is owned by Media.Vision. Sonic the Hedgehog is copyrighted byt Yuji Naka, SOnic Team, and Sega. Ruroni Kenshin is owned by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Anything else not mentioned is owned by their respective owner. "The Genki Saga" is owned by Lady Zhanael Daiche. As she is the co-MSTer, she already knows no offense is meant by this. No demons were harmed in the production of this MSTing. -------------------------------- *Shouraimegami, in her original form, stands with Rudy, her arms crossed. She's taken to wearing a red shirt with off-white jeans now, in place of her armor and goddess outfits.* Shouraimegami: So, since we'll be stuck here for a while, might as well call a truce for now, ne? *holds out her hand.* Rudy: Yeah, may as well. Fighting won't get us anywhere here. *Shakes her hand* Shouraimegami: *smirks.* Y'know, I'd be willing to bet Van Burace'd be furious if he saw this. Best not to tell 'im when we get out of here. *blinks, then watches as Kenshin walks past with a pile of DVDs and manga in his arms.* Erm...who gave him access to RuroKen? Is it a smart idea to let him watch himself? Sonic: *going through a stack of games over by the TV* Hey, if nothing else, it'll be amusing. *stops at one game* Why am I on the cover of this game? O.o Shouraimegami: *sweatdropping.* For the same reason Kenshin's the star of his show. Ah, hells... Rudy: This is going to get very weird very fast, isn't it? Shouraimegami: Mmhmm. *spots an exclamation point on the TV.* Ah. I think Myotismon's calling. *pokes at a button on the TV next to the power button.* Zhanael: *popping on screen, in a fangirl-ish swoon.* Ah...Myotismon...so pretty... *shakes it off, righting herself.* Erm, yes...how are my little guinea pigs doing today, hm? Sonic: Fine. *shows the game cover* This isn't a very flattering shot of me, is it? Zhanael: *sweatdrops.* Yes. Yes it is...anyway! *grins evilly.* I have the first bit of a nice multi-parter for you, entitled The Last of the Tohya...again, by me! Rudy: Too lazy to find other fics, huh? ^^; Zhanael: *glares at him.* Sonic: *smirks* She is. Shouraimegami: Yep... Zhanael: I am _not_!! *pouts, glaring at each of them.* Hn. See if I let you out any time soon, then. *pops off the screen.* Sonic: Pff, like she'd let us out early anyway. Shouraimegami: Indeed. *looks at Kenshin, who's absorbed in the manga.* ...Um. He might not be any help this time around...at least it probably won't break him... Rudy: That's good, the not breaking thing. Kenshin: *blinking.* ...Anou..does sessha really look like this, de gozaru ka? *continues reading.* Rudy: Er, do you want to? Shouraimegami: I think he was talking about in the manga. *sighs as the light on top of the TV and it shows static.* Aaaand it looks like the fic's here. Places, everyone! *Seating, L-R: Sonic (on armrest), Rudy, Kenshin, Shouraimegami* >Author's Notes: Okay, yeah. I just _had_ to write this. The prologue's kinda >short, yeah, Shouraimegami: *Author* --but so are most loveable main characters. Like Sonic and Kenshin for instance. Rudy: What about me? Shouraimegami: ...You too. But then again, we're on a truce, right? *shrugs.* Demon I may be, but I'm still true to my word. >but >the rest of the story won't be. Sesshou has a grandkid! Shouraimegami: ...Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Sonic: The mental image of tiny fluffy demons trying to kill people will not go away anytime soon. >Yay! 'Tis her story. Have fun. And no, >I don't own either Rumiko Takahashi's characters, or Nobuhiro Watsuki's. Puu. >XP Rudy: Mokona! KILL IT! *Draws ARM. Kenshin draws his sakabatou and knocks Rudy's ARM out of his hands, and sheathes it again, all without looking up from his manga.* Shouraimegami: *sweatdrops.* ...S'pose you can't expect better or worse from the Hitokiri Battousai... Rudy: Guess not, damn... >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Kenshin moves to the side, knocking back a kunai with his sakabatou, again without looking up from his manga.* Rudy: That guy kinda scares me. Shouraimegami: *sweatdrops further.* ...Erm. I think he might just outclass me, or even Yohji-kun... *A new voice from the speaker can be heard.* Voice: ...What have I told you about calling me "Yohji" in front of other people, Harken? Shouraimegami: *perks up.* Yohji-kun! It's you! Voice: Shinigami, dammit! Not "Yohji"! Why the hell are you there, and not here? Zhanael: *from the same speaker.* Because she's part of an experiment, now bugger off and let it continue! *The speaker lets out static before shutting off completely.* >The Genki Saga: Book Nine: The Last of the Tohya > >Prologue: Forging the Bond > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonic: o/~ Shot through the heart, and you're to blame... o/~ Rudy: More like machine-gunned through the heart, from the amount of bullets. > Before the Bakumatsu no Douran, the Shogun attempted to purge the >land of those who would oppose him. Whether he succeeded or not, the results >were the same: Shouraimegami: *Narrator* --everybody died. The end. >Many children would >become orphaned and homeless. Shinomori Aoshi, just turned five, was one of >those children. Kenshin: *blinks, finally looking up from the manga at the mention of Aoshi's name.* Oro? Aoshi? Five? Shouraimegami: Mmhmm. Pretty cute, too... > Old Makimachi, the Okashira of the Onmitsu Oniwabanshuu, Rudy: He was also the Okashina Okashi and Oreo Oregano of the Otohori Oranges. Sonic: Do you have any idea what you just said? Rudy: Honestly? Nope. >took pity on him and took him >in. However, there wasn't much of a change in life for Aoshi; Shouraimegami: So he still wandered the streets, even though Makimachi took 'im in? Geez, what a way to treat a kid... >even the Okashira's own son >received no special treatment over the rest of the shinobi that served him. >It was enough the child was given food and shelter. Though, the Okashira had >seen the potential in the boy he'd taken in, and was impressed; he immediately >started the boy in training in kenpo. Kenshin: *blinks a bit.* Oro...what is "kenpo", de gozaru ka? Is it anything like kempo? Sonic: Nah, it's where you act like Ken from Street Fighter. Kenshin: Oh... > Aoshi had been in training for several months after he was taken in >when she came. Sonic: That's one hell of a time to wait for an orga-- *Whapped by Rudy* Ow! Rudy: Don't start. Shouraimegami: And who the hell is "she"? >A >girl no older than him, maybe a bit younger, found her way to the garden he >was practicing in alone. Shouraimegami: Huh. Must be ruining all those plants, then. Poor flowers... >He knew her from what he'd seen and heard from the Okashira; she was the >youngest child of her clan and the only daughter of the Okashira's most loyal >and trusted shinobi, Rudy: Sasuke Uchiha! Sonic: _That_ jerk? He can do better. >Tohya Rinji >and his wife, Okon--Tohya Kurohana. Though almost annoyingly energetic, she >was equal with Aoshi in that she was mature for her age; she knew when to keep >her mouth shut. > He hoped she would now. Vain hope. > "Hiya!" she chirped, Shouraimegami: ...She's a bird? Sonic: Tweety got _big_. >waving enthusiastically. She smiled widely, her childishly large >amber eyes shimmering happily. He merely nodded slightly. > > "Konnichiwa," he said simply, taking a drink from a sake jug--though >it was filled with water-- Shouraimegami: Suuuure it was... >and otherwise remained silent. > "You know kenpo." Kenshin: Sessha never knew Aoshi could act like Ken, de gozaru yo...*blinks.* Shouraimegami: *snickers.* Sonic: Watch carefully and he'll do a Hadoken. Kenshin: What is a "Hadoken", de gozaru yo? Sonic: Er, I'll explain later. >It was a statement, rather than a question, and Kurohana moved closer. >"I do too! At least...a little. Mind if I show you?" Shouraimegami: ...Er. I didn't know kids could hit puberty that young... > He looked towards her, and shrugged. Taking the gesture as an >affirmative, she moved into the small garden and took her stance. Shouraimegami: *Aoshi* On your knees! Now! Sonic (the girl): No, you lick my boots and call me QUEEN! OHOHOHOHO! Rudy: Sonic? Never laugh like that again. Shouraimegami: *shudders.* He does it too well... Kenshin: Demo...sessha can do it, too, de gozaru yo. See? *takes in a deep breath.* OOOHOHOHOHOHOHO~!! Shouraimegami: ...*slides onto the other arm of the couch.* Rudy: These people scare me... -_-; >He knew from that moment on she wasn't very good, but >watched indifferently until she finished. He helped her to her feet after >she stumbled, and--as gently as he could--pointed out her flaws. Shouraimegami: There's _his_ first flaw--you don't point out other people's flaws gently. > To his surprise, she accepted them happily. If she were any other >person, she would have been upset, telling him not to interfere. But she >wasn't "any other person", Shouraimegami: *Narrator* --she was a Mary Sue, so she had to be the perky-happy self-insert. Zhanael: That's _not_ true! Kurohana is _not_ a Mary Sue! Shouraimegami: Whatever you say... >and took his >criticism, applying it to her skill, thus improving greatly. He respected >this of her, and though he didn't show it, Kenshin: Oro...Aoshi doesn't show much of anything, de gozaru yo... Shouraimegami: Yeah...but that's what I like about him...*goes dreamy-eyed.* Yohji: *from the speaker.* Oi!! Harken!! What about me?! Sonic: *teasingly* Better watch out, pal; you're about to be replaced. Shouraimegami: *blinks awake, reaching with a wing and thwapping Sonic before looking at the speaker.* You know I'd never betray you, Yohji, if only for the sake that I fear what level of Hell you'd put me in if I did... Sonic: Ow... I was joking! Yohji: Ninth. But anyway, I'm going to see if I can find a way to get you guys outta here. Sound good? Shouraimegami: Hai. Arigatou, love. Zhanael: Hey!! How'd you get back in here?! Out, out, out! *The speaker goes static-y again before shutting off once more.* >immediately took a liking to her. Rudy: o/~ Aoshi and what's-her-face, sitting in a tree/ K-I-S-S-I-N-G... o/~ Kenshin: *sweatdropping slightly.* Oro...Misao-dono wouldn't be happy about that, de gozaru yo. Sessha fears what she would do... > "Thanks for the pointers," she said when they'd finished. "I was >trying to teach myself, so I know I'm not too good." She bowed from the waist. Shouraimegami: *girl* Oh great wise one... Sonic: Well, it'd be damned weird if she bowed from something _other_ than her waist. Shouraimegami: Her knees, maybe? >"My name's Kurohana, by the way. What's >yours?" Rudy: Inigo Montoya. You killed my father; prepare to die. Shouraimegami: *Kurohana* But...I didn't kill anyone! And what kind of name is "Inigo Montoya"? > He looked at her for a moment before the corners of his lips curled >slightly upwards in a faint smile. "Aoshi," he replied. > "Well then, Aoshi...how about you teach me kenpo?" Kenshin: Why does she want to learn how to act like a man, de gozaru ka? Sonic: She's an actress and it might help her if she ever plays a man. Kenshin: But...aren't women banned from the stage? Sessha thought they were, de gozaru yo... Sonic: Not where I'm from, pal. Shouraimegami: And that ban was lifted in the twentieth century or so, I believe, Kenshin. Kenshin: Oh... >She smiled hopefully. "You'd be the >best teacher I could have, if you're learning from the Okashira himself!" Shouraimegami: ...I'm going to skip that one...too many choices. >He watched her for a >moment before nodding. Sonic (Aoshi): Come on, wind, blow up her robes just a _little_ higher... Shouraimegami: *Kurohana* You're not looking up my robes are you? Sonic (Aoshi): Uh... No? Shouramegami: *Kurohana* Okay, good. > "Hai. If I have time," he agreed. > "Aoshi." The Okashira's voice came from the figure that had >suddenly appeared at the sliding door to the garden. "It's time for your >lessons." Shouraimegami: *shudders.* It's a sixty-year-old Michael Jackson... Rudy (Okashira): o/~ Little Billy's not my lover... o/~ Shouraimegami: *thwaps Rudy with her wing.* You're done. > "Okashira!" Kurohana bowed low from the waist once more, to >Makimachi. "Aoshi's gonna teach me kenpo on his free time. You don't mind >do you?" Kenshin: Sessha still does not see why she would want to act like a man, de gozaru yo... Sonic: *snickers* > "Ah, Kurohana-chan." The old man smiled fatherly down to the young >girl. "I don't mind." He handed Aoshi a leather-bound book, and the boy >immediately set to reading it. "Now why don't you run along? Aoshi has work >to do." Shouraimegami: Do I wanna know what kind of "work"? Sonic: No. No, you don't. Shouraimegami: I didn't think so. > "Hai!" She bowed again and smiled to Aoshi, who seemed to be all but >lost to the world. Rudy (Criminologist): Lost in time, lost in space/ And meaning... >"See you later, Aoshi!" She bounded off, ignoring the lack of response. She >knew he saw her. Sonic: Naked. In the shower. With video equipment. Rudy: Who wants to smack him, or shall I just do it? -_-; Shouraimegami: I'll do it. *gets up, moving over to Sonic and thwapping him upside the head before sitting down again.* There. > And indeed he did. He watched her out of the corner of his eye, and >allowed himself a small smile. Kenshin: Sessha _knew_ Aoshi smiled...so why hasn't the other man in the last story, de gozaru ka? Shouraimegami: Nah, Jakotsu smiles. Many, many times. But not in the way you'd recognize as a smile... >She was the first since his parents' deaths, besides the Okashira, to be so kind >to him. He knew he would have a true friend in her; Shouraimegami: o/~ You got a friend in me... o/~ >he knew he could trust her, at the very >least, due to her family's reputation. Rudy: Sasuke may be bastard-y, but he's fairly reliable. Shouraimegami: "Fairly" being the key word there. >He was grateful, and silently thanked the gods as he >really got to work. Rudy: *Mutters* And now we have shouta... > The smile and what thoughts were brewing behind it Shouraimegami: Again. I didn't know kids hit puberty that young. >wasn't lost on old Makimachi. He >smiled inwardly as he watched Aoshi. ~Those two'll be inseparable after this,~ >he thought. Kenshin: Anou...they're sewed together, de gozaru ka? Rudy: No, stapled. Shouraimegami: Nah, superglue works best. Or packing tape. >~Even the strongest needs someone to fall back on. That girl will be just >that. I suppose it runs in the family.~ Sonic: What was puzzling about the family was that the girl had odd Whisker-like markings on her face. Rudy: You're intent on killing people's childhood memories of you, aren't you? Sonic: You started the gag; I'm finishing it! >He turned, and went back inside, leaving Aoshi to his work. Shouraimegami: So wait. Aoshi's doing..._that_...in a garden where pretty much everyone can see 'im? Kenshin: *bug-eyed now.* Ororo~?! Sonic: Never understimate the power of shouta? Shouraimegami: Guess so... *The TV pops off and Shouraimegami stretches. Kenshin still sits bug-eyed on the couch, staring at the screen.* Shouraimegami: ...*waves a wing in front of Kenshin's face.* I guess I broke him...again... Rudy: Yeah, poor guy... Sonic: So, when's the D-Reaper gonna call again? Shouraimegami: *spots the exclamation point on the TV.* Now, I guess. *pokes the button, but instead, a red-haired man resembling Fujimiya Aya/Ran of Weiss Kreuz fame, with a broken wing, appears on the screen.* Yohji-kun! Yohji: *twitch.* Harken, I keep telling you not to call me that... Shouraimegami: Yeah, yeah, whatever. Found a way to get us out yet? Yohji: Not sure yet, but I might've. Zhanael's computers tend to confuse me more than those back home. It might take me a while... Sonic: You can ask Tails for help. His e-mail is.... kidgeniusfox at yahoo.com, I think. Yohji: Thanks. I'll probably enlist Emma's help, too, if I can get ahold of her-- Rudy: Her's is... Um... *blushes* sexyscientistmama at armsnetwork.org. Zhanael: OI! You again!? Get _out_!! *shoves Yohji aside, and glares at them.* Hmph. I see you're still mostly sane...ah, well, I still have more for you. Now excuse me while I take out the trash...*The screen flicks out.* Shouraimegami: Let's hope he heard you. Rudy: Yeah. *Mutters* Why did she have to get such an online handle...? Shouraimegami: *pats Rudy on the head.* Don't worry, kiddo, believe it or not, I do, too. Kenshin: *finally waking up again.* Ororo...sessha does not want to see that again, de gozaru yo...*blinks, looking around.* Has sessha missed anything? Sonic: Eh, just our captor rambling and some dude named Yohji tryin' to help out. Kenshin: Oh...*blinks, realizing he hasn't finished his manga, and goes back to reading it.* Shouraimegami: *sweatdrops.* He's gonna be at that for a while. I'm going to go find something to eat...anyone want anything? Rudy: No thanks; I'm fine. Shouraimegami: *shrugs.* Suit yerself. Sonic? Sonic: Could ya get me a pop? *Turns to games* Now to see if these do me justice... Shouraimegami: Sure thing. *goes off to the kitchen.* -------------------------- E-mail Chibi-chan: chaoscheebs@sbcglobal.net E-mail Lady Zhanael Daiche: KitsuneGenki@hotmail.com Plug! - http://www.filgaia.com/chaos > "Aoshi." The Okashira's voice came from the figure that had >suddenly appeared at the sliding door to the garden. "It's time for your >lessons."