TFFA: The Great X-Mas Caper

[Zenithos]

OOC: Please note that whenever you start a new post, please quote the location and time as shown in this first post. Oh, and don't worry if you don't get what happens in this first post. It's supposed to be a mystery, and all will be made clear as you decipher the clues along the way.

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Day 1: Lost Sheep

The alleyway behind Zaraki's, the lower slums of TFFA City, Central Urban District, 18th of December, 02.22 AM

There was never much snow down in the lower slums. Most of it are usually lucky enough to not fall all the way down to the bottom of the Urban District. Snow that does usually don't last long and will degrade into a dirty slush within seconds.

The Bartender hummed the Grand Phantasm theme under his breath as he came out the back door of the bar, a crate of bottles in his huge beefy arms. A cat hissed up at him from the steps of the backdoor, angered at having been wokened up from its comfortable catnap. "Go on! Git!" The bartender yelled after the cat. "Doggone bit of furball..." He spat as he continued on down the steps.

He suddenly paused.

The alleyway was silent. It usually was, save the usual dripping of drainpipes and the melting snow from above. There was the occasional roar from the grates in the ground when subway trains pass by. But now it was....strangely silent....ominously so...

The Bartender's more primitive instincts kicked in as he felt a stare pierce the back of his head. He slowly reached into his crate and pulled out a nice, solid bottle, before he spun around, the bottle raised up high in a flash-like-move. Down here in the slums, you must learn, usually the hard way, to trust your gut instincts. Stupidity and ignorance will last you 1...maybe 2 minutes if you're lucky and they find you amusing enough to let live for a free show until they get bored.

The Bartender turned his face to one side, eyeing the strange object with one eye as he set down the crate of bottles on the ground and crept closer for a better look. It was round, with huge eyes...hence the stare. Nothing stared better than a Kirby Doll.

"No..." The Bartender shook his head slowly as he realized what it was. "No..." He said again, as he started to walk backwards, before he stumbled over the crate of bottles, upending it and causing the bottles to crash onto the ground, sending glass shards everywhere. "It can't be....you're....you're already..."

"Dead, Bartender?" A voice asked from behind him.

He gasped as he spun around quickly. "No....it can't be you..." He said, his eyes widening in shock as his gaze fell upon the dark figure that stood atop the fence at the end of the alleyway, silhouetted against a street lamp behind it.

A red glow flashed where the figure's eyes would be as it watched its prey stagger backwards in horror. "Nobody....defies me..." It said,

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9 years ago, Christmas Eve: Mayhem at TFF...
An evil plan to rid the infinitum of everything perverse and dirty had been attempted by an insider within the TFF by taking advantage of the ONE FANFIC, written by HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED. A series of rather pointless battles between TFFers and outsiders and between the TFFers themselves followed by a pedo-zombie-virus outbreak pretty much destroyed TFFA that night. Thankfully, the actions...and perhaps some inactions of a number of people, namely Zeni, Eterna, ArchMagister Magus, Mick, David, Lethum, Unknown, and Legacy prevented the loss of the treasures of the infinitum and brought peace, order, and injustice back to TFF once more.

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"Boss!" Two men ran out into the alleyway, having heard the gunshots.

"What have you done to the boss?!" One shouted, noticing the limp form of the Bartender under one arm of the figure standing atop the fence.

The dark figure raised levelled the tri-barrelled gun it was holding in its other hand at the first man and grinned as it squeezed the trigger. "Strike true...Cerberus..."

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7 years ago, beginning of the school year: TFF Academy...
A new school year begins and all seems to be well....at least by TFF Academy standards. But everything starts to go wrong when it was found that the very fabrics of space/time of the infinitum (internet) had become unstable thanks to the wish one Mereo Flere had made using the Holy Grail during the previous Holy Grail Wars. The Holy Grail Wars came to TFFA once more, attracting a whole host of invaders including Organization XIII and the darkness of the infinitum. But through a rather lucky and accidentaly intervention from the necronomnicon and a number of rather unlucky TFFers, TFFA was....err....sort of saved?

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"Hey, you guys, what happened?!" A large group of men (plus one loli and She-hulk) ran into the alleyway before stopping by the two men who were lying in puddles that were now slowly staining red as they clutched their injuries. The injuries weren't fatal, but serious enough to stop them from giving chase.

"The vampy-bitch, Zeni....she's back..." One of the men said, breathing hard as he heaved himself up into a sitting position. "And she took the boss and gave us a puncture each..."

"But she died 2 years ago." Yachiru said from her usual perch on Kenpachi's shoulder.

"It was her all right." The other man said, wincing as he tested his injured leg. "Oww...won't be using that one for a bit."

"People saw her die." One of the gathered men said. "Besides, what business does she have with the boss?"

"Hah! And this is why there's no room for females at TFF." Another man spat.

"What was that?" Yachiru and the She-Hulk asked, raising an eyebrow.

"....nothing..." The man said, in a much quieter voice.

"Hey, I heard people say that the bitch didn't die....that she's back and living under a new identity." Another man said.

"Her address...?" One of the men growled, punching a palm.

"Futakoihana Shrine."

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2 years ago, Halloween, TFF Rising: Halloween Havoc....

The Yaoist invaders, led by the Grand Master Fangirl, waged an unholy crusade upon TFF. Outnumbered and outgunned, the TFFA's resistance groups fought to survive before finally gathering together behind the TFFers in one final stand to preserve everything TFF stood for - Injustice, Crack fics, and Heterosexuality....well, ok, it was either that, or get yaoified.

Channeling the power of Crack Fics into herself, the Grand Master faced off against the TFFers who finally gathered to challenge her at her bastion, the Grand Spire, that had consumed and merged with TFF HQ. But the TFFers proved the more powerful and determined as they defeated the Grand Master and thwarted her plans....or did they? The darkness of yaoi, the incarnation of the evil of yaoi itself that had been possessing the Grand Master Fangirl, left her to die and found a new host, a host part of whose soul it had devoured earlier, Zeni.

Dark!Zeni proved far more powerful and cruel than the Grand Master. With the unlimited potential of her own crack fic powers unleashed, she caused the yaoist realm to come crashing down upon TFF in a phenomenon she calls the Grand Fall. All hope seemed lost as everything the TFFers threw at her rebounded....until in one last ditch effort, Eterna, Zeni's twin sister, kills her using an ancient pact, killing herself in the process.

And yet the yaoi darkness still managed to unleash itself and take on a new form, one pure and unrestrained by the constraints of flesh and sanity. It ripped apart space/time and attempted to absorb everything in the infinitum (internet).

The TFFers mounted one last desperate stand as they fought a would-be hopeless fight against the demon of demons. This is Halloween at TFF....when things go bump in the night, the TFFers bump BACK!

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A dorm down the street from Futakoihana Shrine Hill, TFFA City outskirts, 18th December, 07.07 AM....

"Mine's bigger!"

"No! Mine's much bigger!"

"Look! Mine's at least 7 inches taller than yours!"

"What?! Are you blind?!"

Epsilon opened a pair of bleary eyes as the noise roughly woke him out of his deep slumber. He groaned as he saw the alarm clock by his bed. "Not at this time of the morning...."

He slowly got up and wearily went to the window. He was a DITE agent...why on earth did he need any sleep anyway?

Behind him, his futon closet door slowly slid open of its own accord to reveal a sleepy-looking eye. "Onii-san..." A small voice came from inside the futon cabinet.

"I'm sure it's nothing, Len-chan, Barusuishou-chan." Epsilon sighed as he pulled his curtains apart to reveal the snow capped hill and the little shrine sitting on top hugged by the now barren trees.

....but something else caught his eye. Two giant snow Kirby dolls towered above the shrine's courtyard, standing proud at at least 10 meters each. But the most eye-catching bit was the two small figures standing atop the snow Kirbys.

"I didn't know you even had a sense of height, sis!"

"I knew your brain had stopped functioning millenias ago, but I didn't know your eyes did as well!"

"Was that an insult?! You dare?!"

"Bring it on!"

Epsilon sighed as he watched the two figures start picking up snow from their own Kirby dolls and start hurling it at each other at a vigorous pace. "Heh....who are they kidding?" He said quietly to himself.

"Hey, Epsilon! You'd better hurry down quick before we miss the show!" Legacy shouted from the street outside the dorm.

"10 dollars on Ei-chan!" Locke shouted, pointing at one of the figures atop one of the snow Kirbys.

"15 on Zen." Nikolaus chuckled.

"Yeah, I'll be down in a m-m-minute!" Epsilon shouted back, failing a little at stifling a yawn. Seriously, they've even become accustomed to it to the point where they can casually bet on it.

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Futakoihana Shrine, TFFA City outskirts, 18th December, 07.10 AM....

"DIE DIE DIE DIE!" Zen shouted, hurling snowballs at demonic speed while neatly dodging any that came her way.

"What're you aiming at, Sis?!" Ei-chan laughed, her arms spinning windmill-like as she scooped and tossed snowballs in one neat sweeping motion.

"To kill you!" Zen shouted back.

On the ground below, a few sets of eyes watched with amused fascination as Zen and Ei-chan brought snowball-fighting to a whole new level of mass-destruction. The war-orphans who lived at the shrine orphanage were assured boredom-free lives...what, with caretakes like Zen and Ei-chan, it was rather difficult to get bored.

"What happened this time?" Legacy asked one of the children who were gathered at the base of the snow Kirbys.

"Zen-neetan and Ei-neetan wants to bakes the cakes today...but theys are fightings over who shoulds do its." A little girl in a hakama and gi said, holding her teddy tightly.

"Then they decided to fight it out with a snowman contest!" A boy in a similar hakama and gi added. "But now they can't decide whose snowman is taller, so they've decided to fight it out with a snowball contest."

"....ah..." Locke nodded sagely.

"Come, children, follow Epsilon-niisan." Epsilon said, pushing the children along towards the shrine as the two gigantic snowmen started to shake slightly.

"....I think we should move as well..." Nikolaus observed.

"....too late..." Legacy sighed. "AVALANCHE!"

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"We're here." One of the slummers, a rough-looking man name of Mark, said. "Come on, you slowpokes, put your back into it!" He shouted down at the other slummers who were lugging their beer bellies up the flight of stairs up the hill to the shrine. "Even my dead mother could climb faster than....than..." He looked around as a shadow fell over him. "Uhhh..AVALANCHE!"

The panting slummers on the stairs all stepped aside as they watched Mark get swept down the stairs in a wave of snow.

They looked at one another and grinned, agreeing that divine punishment had been dealt.

"Huff....that wasn't good..." Zen sighed as she walked up to the top of the stairs to survey the damage. "Oh....worshippers? This early?"

"That's her!" The frontmost slummer, name of Eddie, shouted.

"Hmm? Is there something I can help you with?" Zen asked, stepping back as the slummers reached the top of the flight of stairs.

"Hand back the bartender, Vampy-bitch." Another slummer, name of Stan, shouted.

"What? Vampy-what? How dare you!" Zen gasped, taken aback. "What in Kami's name are you talking about? We're in a shrine, a holy place, for Kami's sake."

"Shut up, we know you're Zeni!" Another slummer named Zack shouted. "And rumours have it you went mad two years ago on Halloween and nearly destroyed all of TFFA! Now you're up to no good again, but we'll put a stop to that!"

"We know vampires are weakest in daylight." Eddie smirked, whipping out a pocket knife. "Have at her, boys!"

OOC: Anyone want to suggest a cheerful battle theme for this fight? :lol:

"I don't know about 'weakest in daylight'" Zen smiled confidently as Eddie charged at her. "But I do know where you boys are weakest." She said, slipping downwards out of the way of the blade's slash while raising one leg upwards towards Eddie's....

"Ouch..." The children all winced collectively as they watched from the safety of the shrine. Epsilon had taken care to shield Len and Barusuishou's eyes.

"Go! Go Zen-neechan!" The children cheered. They didn't really understand what was going on, but it was obvious that the good guys just scored one.

"Zen, uuuh...." Locke skidded to a stop by the stairs just as Zen followed through with the kick as she spun backwards, sending Eddie flying up into the Torii (shrine gate) above the stairs. "...looks like the snow removal can wait for later..." He said, watching as more of the slummers ran up the stairs towards them.

Zen landed back on her feet just in time as Zack aimed a spin-kick straight at her. She caught his leg in one hand....and kept it there.

"Whoah....whoah...WHOAAAH! LET ME GO!" Zack screamed, his arms spinning around wildly as he fought to regain his balance. "NO! PLEASE! STOP THAT!" He pleaded, noticing that the stairs were right behind him as Zen lifted his outstretched leg further upwards.

"...ok, I'll let go." Zen said sweetly, letting go, causing Zack to lose balance and tumble down the stairs, straight into Mark who had just managed to reclimb half the stairs.

"YAY!" The children exploded with cheers as Zeni did a Neo impression as she flicked her palm as she taunted her opponents. "Anymore?"

OOC: Go on, join in

 

[Zenithos]

*Narrative mode*

Day 1: 28th December

It's a fine December morning at TFFA with clear blue skies and a rather chilly breeze in the air. You find yourself feeling like going out. There's a tingle of excitement in the air. You can feel it. And you can't help but ask yourself what the new day has in store for you.

You can start off wherever you like in TFFA and go about your daily business, but please try to congregate into groups of at least 4. There is a fight going on at Futakoihana shrine at the moment if you'd like to visit. Otherwise, there are always other places to visit.

Note: Event coming up - the first Dark Blizzard Period is about to come.

 

[parker]

7:15 Futakoihana Shrine Hill

I had gotten to the hill a few minutes after the boys and was lighting up a ciggy when when I started up the hill. I had made it up there in time to see the bitch take down Zack and ask if anyone else wanted to fight. I did. She got my answer with a strong punch from my right arm that sent her flying three meters. I stepped into the feild to the sounds of excited cheers from the boys and gasps from the bitch's freinds.

"I think I'll give it a go." I said and charged her with my cleaver in my left hand.

 

[Mick]

Day 1

Futakoihana Shrine, TFFA City outskirts, 18th December, 07.16 AM

Walking arm and and arm with Motoko, Michael had a rather disinterested and somewhat bored look on his face.

Looking at the pile of men at the bottom of the stairs he wondered what was going on. Deciding to look up the stairs he saw Zeni boasting and challenging Mark and his goons before being attacked.

"Can't you people give it a rest all ready? What a drag.." Michael complained before deliberately stomping a foot down rather hard on Mark's ribcage.

"Care to explain what's going on?" Mike asked him making sure to apply extra pressure to the man's ribs.

"That bitch! She started all this!" Mark squeezed out through clenched teeth.

"I somehow doubt that..." Michael remarked contemplating on pulling his knife from his his right pocket. Instead he decidedly to idly play with the ring in his left pocket while he waited for an answer.

Seeing the man charging at Zeni with a cleaver, Michael hurled the knife directly into the man's back. Michael then ran over and jumped landing both feet onto the man's back.

Michael twisted the knife into the man's back before asking "What the hell is your problem jackass?"

"Well?" Michael asked ready to twist the knife deeper into the man's back.

 

[David Alan Abramczyk]

Day 1, TFF Academy, 7:20 AM, 18 December

David Abramczyk, all round odd-ball teacher, manager of the Model Railway Club, and supposed Teacher-in-Charge of the SOS-Dan, wandered across the school grounds in his morning suit. He sat down on the steps outside in the courtyard, pulled a thermos flask of hot, sweet, milky tea from his satchel, and poured a mug out. Holding it in his hands to fight off the chill of the winter morning, he looked up into the sky, and began to hum. Despite everything that had happened, he felt that all was well in his world.

 

[parker]

7:18 Futakoihana Shrine Hill

"She took the bartender you stupid fucker!"

I yell and ignore the knife in my back. I feel around and figure out that the cleaver is away from me. I slipped the straight razor from inside of my sleave into my hand. That's when he pulls out his knife and tries to bring it back down must'a noticed me lookin for my cleaver. I'm fast enough that I flip over and slash his wrist before he can get me again.

 

[Eternity-Incarnate]

OOC: It's a bit difficult with new characters. I'm used to typing 'Zeni' and 'Eterna' and now I suddenly have to work with 'Zen' and 'Ei-chan'. On that note, Zen isn't Zeni, and Ei-chan isn't Eterna. Remember that.

Futakoihana Shrine, TFFA City outskirts, 18th December, 07.15 AM....

"Alley-OOOP!" Ei-chan shouted, catching Zen by her arm as she flew back from Parker's punch, spinning her around, before tossing her back towards the slummers.

"I gotcha now, you..." Stan began as he reached the top of the staircase, only to get crushed under the weight of Eddie who fell back down from the shrine gate above into which he was launched into earlier, courtesy of Zen's nut-cracker.

"You're mine!" Another slummer, named Archie, shouted as he stepped over the fallen Eddie and Stan, only to be greeted by Zen who was flying up to meet him, her knee extended forwards.

CRUNCH...

The knee made a rather painful crunching noise as it collided with Archie's skull, sending Archie tumbling back down the stairs straight into Mark and Zack who had just started climbing once more.

"YAY!" Another chorus of cheers from the children came as Zen landed on top of Eddie's head, knocking him out once more.

"Hmmm....it's a little too early for this..." Zen sighs as another slummer, named Kiroth, ran up to her and aimed a series of punches straight at her. Zen parried and blocked each punch before knee-kicking him twice in the stomach, kicking him once in the face, before roundhouse-kicking him into a nearby tree. "Ah...I forgot all about the childrens' breakfast!" Zen gasped, tapping one palm as she kicked Eddie and Stan down the stairs before turning back towards the shrine. "Locke, Nikolaus, Legacy, Epsilon, Len, Barusuishou, want to join us for breakfast?"

 

[Mick]

"I tried to be nice about this...idiot." Michael spoke aloud before moving in a way that had Parker on the side of the stairs heading downward.

"Don't know anything about a bartender and I don't really care. All I know is your lying or just that much of an idiot..doesn't even matter. But your going to pay for this cut you gave me.." Michael continued speaking before aiming a palm at the Parker's face.

Before he could do anything Michael unleashed a ball of flames launching into the man and hurling him all the way down to the bottom of the stairs.

"Jakuzanksen!" Motoko yelled slashing Parker with her sword sending him flying farther away from the shrine grounds.

"Now what's this about breakfast?" Michael asked before Motoko met up with him, grabbed his arm, and led him to meet up with Epsilon and the others.

 

[JiigarGhen]

OOC: Zeni, I'm assuming Zen looks similar to your last character...is that true, or should I change it?

Day 1, TFF Academy, 7:19 AM
Janus spread his wings and leapt off the roof of the Academy. It was time for his morning flight; he did this every day to keep his wings in shape. It had been difficult adjusting to having wings; walking through the crowded streets and halls of the TFF city without knocking anyone or anything over was quite complicated.

After the first month or so, Janus had finally figured out how to revert his wings to an energy form, rather than a physical one, and retract them into his back. This had helped a lot, but he still was a bit clumsy. His new body was far stronger and larger than his former one, and it definitely took some getting used to, having enough physical strength to lift a train. His spellbook had been lost in the final battle, but he could still draw on the spells designed to enhance his melee combat prowess, as well as a couple summoning spells.

He had somehow managed to land a job as one of the many Sweepers, as the various custodial personnel were called; a large part of the reason he was hired was because he didn't need a ladder or a platform to clean the higher windows.It wasn't a bad job, and he still managed to see some of those he had met during the yaoist invasion, though it was usually through a window. It was at times like these when the spirit encased within Janus' runeblade became the most verbose, trying to get him to distract the students in the classrooms or plant pranks all over the school.

As he flew over the outskirts of the city, Janus saw what seemed to be a pair of giant Kirby snowmen. Intrigued, he spiraled downwards to investigate; there were only two people he knew of who would build such enormous Kirby snowmen. Zen and Ei, the twin sisters who helped run the orphanage for those orphaned by the various wars. Actually...that reminded him of something. He had never given Zeni that Kirby doll he had promised her. Though he knew Zeni was gone, Zen did in fact look very much like her.

"Though I cannot fulfill my promise to you, Zeni, I shall leave a doll at the shrine for you every week. And perhaps I shall give another one to this girl who looks so much like you..."

Lost in thought, Janus didn't notice he was flying directly at the remains of one of the Kirby snowmen until it was too late.

*THUMP*

He crashed directly into it, then fell onto the snow-covered ground into the middle of a very one-sided fistfight. Zen and her sister Ei were currently occupied in beating the crap out of what looked like a large gang of slummers. Pulling himself out of the remains of the poor Kirby, Janus arrived at the scene of the fight in time to watch the slummers drag themselves away, and to hear Zen invite the rest of the people in for breakfast.

"Ah, hello Zen. How are you and Ei doing this fine morning? I noticed you were having a spot of bother with those slummers...For what reason did they attack you?

Zen waved her hand dismissively:
"Oh, something stupid, they claimed I was that crazy vampire chick who tried to destroy TFF and that I had taken the Bartender from Zaraki's. I don't know what their problem is...By the way, would you like some breakfast as well?"

"No thank you, I have already had my morning meal. I am simply here to leave my latest offering...You know, this may sound odd, but those slummers have a point. "

"And what, exactly, do you mean by that?! That I'm out to take over the word or that I kidnapped the Bartender!?"

"No, of course not. Forgive me, that was ill-phrased. What I mean is, I have met the person in question, and you do look quite like her. In fact, you even act like her up to a point. I apologize if I offended you. Have a good day with the kids."

 

[Legacy|iB]

Day 1, TFF Academy, 7:20 AM

"Locke, Nikolaus, Legacy, Epsilon, Len, Barusuishou, want to join us for breakfast?"

Legacy looked down at his watch, noting the time. He still had some time to kill, so what the hell?

"Yeah sure. I'm up for breakfast, Zeni- I mean, Zen" Legacy managed to say.

The hockey player had almost forgot. Zeni wasn't here anymore. But, it wasn't like she was gone gone - Zen was almost every bit like her.

Legacy pushed his thoughts aside - something he was good at doing, besides hockey.

He looked towards the tiny horde of children Zen and Ei were taking care of. While Legacy had time, he sometimes decided to journey out to the shrine and help a bit. It always looked like he was just passing by, though, and Legacy hoped to keep it that way.

Of course, he would never admit to Zen and Ei that he wanted to actually help in taking care of the kids.

Picking up his hockey stick, Legacy got to his feet and tested his skates out for a bit. His skates were still good, and as usual, they worked on all surfaces. It was good off-ice practice for the hockey player - and just in time as well. Winter meant several things - snow, then ice, and with ice came a good old fashioned game of pond hockey.

Even so, it was the time for his sport, and he couldn't have wanted more than that.

"Alright, so what're we having for breakfast? I'm freaking starving here. Hockey players need food, too!"

A little girl poked the side of Legacy's pants.

"But aren't you a fire demon? Don't you not need food?" she asked, innocently.

Legacy looked down at the child, and laughed.

"I don't know about you, but last I know, I'm Canadian AND a hockey player. No 'fire demon' anywhere near there."

The little girl cutely smiled and went back to her friends. All the while, Legacy was reminded of his...abilities.

Nah, it doesn't matter. So, what? I could light things on fire and do...other stuff...but that doesn't make me a freaking 'fire demon', right? Maybe that's all just a sack of it from all the others...

 

[Vexarian]

7:20 AM, Some random rooftop

I yawned massively, this boredom is getting to me. Oh how I wished for something interesting to bide my time during this vacation. Maybe a gigantic death Mecha, those are always fun to fight... But I suppose I can't be choosey...

I leaned back, interlacing my fingers behind my head, as I look over the city, slowly sweeping it for activity. Who knows, maybe my wish could be granted...

 

[Mick]

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[knight_of_ni]

And so Nikolaus sat amongst the chatting others, the children happily playing around the table their breakfast already eaten. He himself was drinking a small coffee, as well as eating several slices of bacon. Though, the coffee didn't seem to do much as he would nod off every once in a while, before waking up and looking around a few minutes later.

The announcement of Micheal and Motoko's engagement and eventual marriage took many by surprise but Zen took it in stride, and immediately ran off to get a ledger to find out when the ceremony could take place. Using her abscense to their advantage, the others switched the subject to what had happened to the barkeep.

"Do you think she..." that was Unknown.

"No, she is dead, we saw her die." that was Epsilon.

"You killed her right? I mean, you made sure of it, right?" that was Micheal.

"I am sure they did." that was Motoko.

"....yep...boom....hehehe..." that was Nikolaus, Wait, what, did I just say something?!.

He quickly opened his eyes to find that from the way the glares were being pointed at him, he did in fact say that. With that, he decided that burns be damned, he needed the caffiene, and so downed the coffee in one go.

It was in that single defining minute as he forced down the gagging, that he decided to get coffee on the way.

"urp...He isn't confirmed dead yet, his body wasn't found." Nikolaus said, choaking slightly.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Ei-chan asked, her face scrunched up in annoyance. "Besides how would you know?"

"I regurlarly scrounge the slums for anything useful; last night I checked around." Nikolaus replied, his face returning to normal. "Nothing came up, though I don't see who would kill the barkeep, except for an outsider who sought to cause chaos. Hence why you were attacked."

"And why weren't you attacked?" Unknown asked, probably still sore from Zeni being brought up in a conversation.

"I don't look like someone who tried to cause the apocalypse, nor am I someone who stands out too much." Nikolaus said as he scratched his goatee, before he began glaring towards a window.

"What's his problem?" EI asked while shaking her head.

"Secret agents..." Nikolaus mumbled, still glaring at the window.

"Paranoid ba-... Oh hey Zen, so will the wedding take place?"

(OoC: I hope that fits better.)

 

[parker]

7:25 AM
I felt pain. It wasn't much, i had learned to block out alot of pain while in the Slums, but it was still there, as was the actual wound. I stood up and put my hand to my chest only to feel the material of my coat had grown over the chest wound. I knew my face was gonna be bruised up but that didn't matter. I had to get the Bartender back or else there would be war. Lots and lots of war. I made my way up towards the shrine and prepared for a fight. This wasa going to be tough but i had to get him back or else TFF was doomed.

 

[Ray]

(OOC: Somehow I managed to forget that I signed up for this a while ago. Strange, since I usually lurk around here almost every day. Anyways, time for a first post)

Day 1, 7:19 AM, back alley somewhere near the TFF Academy

The alley was like any other one could find in the districts of TFFA City - dirty, empty of a soul in the mornings, and, given the season, covered in snow. A perfectly normal place.

And also a perfect area to arrive unseen by common passersby.

An unearthly breeze began to blow in the alley, fed neither by fan or natural wind. Snow was swept aside as a single piece of colored paper materialized in midair, seemingly out of nowhere. It floated slowly downwards towards the ground.

It was a page from a Yuri doujin.

The moment the paper touched the ground the unearthly breeze started blowing more furiously, and more and more pages materialized in the air, creating a large vortex of lesbian hentai.

Then it all stopped, and the pages shattered like glass, their shards hitting the ground.

A trenchcoated figure, clad completely in white, stepped forwards, a rather arrogant grin on his face.

"Dramatic Entrance Number Three, performed superbly," Ray said as the remains of the glass shards faded into magical dust, "though of course, it always is."

The tanned man ran a hand stylishly through his white hair as he walked out of the alley and into the street leading to TFF Academy, arching an eyebrow as his eyes scanned his pleasant surroundings, taking particularly notice of a group of kids running towards one of the school buildings.

"Little kids?" Ray wondered out loud, "Somehow, this doesn't look like a place that would harbor the scourge of Yaoi. Then again, if I was warned of its appearance here, it must be around somewhere."

He shrugged nonchalantly, and began walking placidly towards the Academy, slipping a gloved hand inside his white trenchcoat, pulling out a doujinshi volume: "The Sexual Adventures of Reiko Kanzaki - Girl on Girl Edition". He flipped it open. It never hurt to have some reading material during a mission, after all.

"Holy shit... I didn't know a girl could do that with a strap-on..."

 

[Xaosite]

Day 1, TFF Academy, 7:27 AM, 18 December

Xaosite, Tohno, and Mihoshi appeared in the school with the sound of clattering dice, walking down the hallway as if nothing was at all unusual about it. Early as it was, there were a few students, the early risers and the eager, who were there to witness this.

"So, with this lesson plan, we should be able to... to..." Mihoshi was saying, though she stopped once she noticed that Xaosite wasn't paying any attention, gazing at nothing as they walked.

"Xaosite-sama? Xaosite-sama?" Tohno said, poking him in the side.

"Huh, what? What it is?" He said, sounding a bit dazed.

"You've been awfully distant this morrrning? Did you not like brrreakfast?" She asked, worried.

"No, no. It's not that. It's just, I have a feeling that something is going to be starting soon." He answered.

"Oh no! You mean another big boom, and then a crash, and then---" Mihoshi yelped in dismay.

"No, no! No, nothing like that! It's just, a feeling. That's all. But... Just keep your eyes out."

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Day 1, TFF Academy, 2:48 AM, 18 December

Xaosite rumbled with light snoring, along with Tohno's purring and Mihoshi's sleep talk. While he did not technically need sleep anymore, he still kept at it, out of habit as well as for the pleasure of it. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and he gently and quietly disentangled himself from the two females, then entered the living room of his house.

You have been lax in your adherence to your duties, was said.

The laws of probabilities have gone askew under your watch, was added.

"So what? Did you just get here? Haven't you noticed this place isn't much for rules?"

A problem that we shall rectify, a third said.

You would do well to remember your place, God Of Dice. Should you take actions beyond your scope, measures may need to be taken.

"Do not think that such idle threats will work on me."

Then be assured. We are not threatening you. You will remember our words.

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Day 1, TFF Academy, 7:29 AM, 18 December

"Just, just keep your eyes and ears out, okay?" Xaosite said. He had to admit, he was worried. Just what were they up to?

 

[Unknown-common-827]

Day 1, 7:25am Shrine

'Zeni... if only this 'Zen' child was really you...' I could only think even as Michael and Motoko were going on about their plans for marriage.

"Something up, Unknown?" asked Legacy. I looked at him before I shrugged.

"No, legacy... just the usual," I say before finishing what was left for breakfast.

"If you will excuse me, breakfast was very well made. However, I must be off," I state before putting back on my black jacket and hat, tipping the hat in a farewell gesture, I walk away from the shrine.

'Michael and Motoko... that's one pairing made from hell, given the history between them' I thought as I walked slowly towards the library.

"Yo Unknown, where you goin'?" asked a running Nikolaus.

"The library, I need to finish studying for finals" I state without breaking stride.

'The time is appropriate for such an excuse but I think it's time I found myself once again. Perhaps I should research Alchemy once more and try to use that to enhance my abilities. It may have been a while, but if the last war was any indication, this should prove useful. I wonder if another trip to endsville to further my thoughts will be in order,' I thought as Nikolaus looked on with a look of puzzlement.

 

[Zenithos]

Futakoihana Shrine Dining/Living room, TFFA City outskirts, 18th December, 07.27 AM

There was a flip-flopping of fluffy slippers and a sweeping of long aprons as Zen and Ei-chan made brisk attempts at micro-managing the dining room. "Hinako! Hinata!" Zen shouted after two twin girls in hakamas and gis who had run off with the TV remote. "What did I tell you about sharing?" Zen asked, one hand on one hip as she reached a hand out for the remote.

"Sowwies..." The girls mumbled quietly as they handed back the TV remote.

"Sorry, yes, about the wedding...." Zen said, ushering the girls off to play in another room. "We're having another wedding tomorrow, actually." She said, picking up an invitation from a drawer. "It's Haruhi and Kyon's so you can come along and see how it goes."

"Oh, we're invited to the wedding too." Mick nodded. "Umm...this is a little soon...but can we get married the day after tomorrow?"

Nikolaus spurted out coffee a second time.

"Oooh....in a hurry are we?" Locke raised an inquisitive eyebrow. "What's this all about, eh?" He asked, eyeing Motoko suspiciously.

"None of your business." Motoko said haughtily. "We only thought it was about time."

"It can be arranged...." Zen said, nodding. "Though it's a little short-notice, we can leave up a lot of the ceremony material from Kyon and Haruhi's wedding, if you don't mind." She said as she changed the TV channel to the news.

"....last night. It is believed that the bartender was deeply involved in a number of underhand dealings which may have led to his sudden disappearance." The anchorman, Okazaki, said. "On other news, Popcorn sales have hit a new all-time low since 2 years ago and there doesn't seem to be any signs of it improving....What? What was that?" The anchorman suddenly addressed the audience...or rather, most likely, the cameraman or director. "What? No, how am I supposed to know....oh, whatever...yes, this just in. One of our most prominent researchers, Washu, seemed to have dissappeared from her laboratory last night."

"Well....that's interesting..." Locke nodded. "Isn't Washu's lab just opposite yours, Nikolaus?"

"Ok....I didn't want it to have to end up like this...." a voice suddenly said.

There was a shriek from the corridor as the sliding door slammed open to reveal Zack holding Hinako and Hinata by the back of their gis.

The source of the voice, namely Parker, walked in through the terrace and onto the dining room's tatami mats without taking off his shoes. Stan, Eddie, and Mark also appeared at the other doors to the terrace, holding a few of the squirming children hostage. Kiroth even had Len and Barasuishou in his hands.

"Now, give us back the Bartender." Parker said, aiming his cleaver at Zen, who glared back at him.

"I don't know who you are, or what you want....and I do not know of this bartender you speak of, but whatever this is about, leave the children out of it." Zen said, walking up to Parker. "If it's a piece of me you want, fine, but don't touch the kids....or so help me God I will put you in a living hell."

 

[parker]

Ignore

 

[twin blade]

Futakoihana Shrine TFFA City outskirts, 18th December, 07.30 AM
TB was simply walking around, happy to be transfered from Rokudaime High back to TFFA. However, his map was outdated, so he was rather lost. looking at the bright side, he started humming the tune to his favorite song.
"...I have never felt so great... huh? What the..."
TB quickly hid behind a tree and took out his binoculors to see clearer. What he saw angered him.
"HEY! DON'T HURT ZENI!"
Pulling out his daggers, he quickly enchanted them and blitzkrieged Parker.
"What the..." Parker never got to finish his sentence, because TB rammed him, football style.
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Because Zeni didn't write me in her epolouge, I'm making it so that imediatly after the fight with the GMF, my character was knocked out. When he woke up, nobody told him that Zeni and Eterna died. Later, but before the epolouge, my character was transfered to another school (people who hang out at the Naruto section should know which "school" I'm talking about.) Since my character transfered, he doesn't know about Zen or Ei.

 

[parker]

Day 1 7:32

I felt the knife weilding brat impact on my side. It wasn't a problem though. I just reached back with my right arm and slammed my fist into his face. he went flying through a tree branch.

"Zack, go keep your eyen on him." I commanded. I looked back at the bitch that took the Bartender.

"I don't want to hurt these children but I will. They will die either from me or from the war, unless you can give me the Bartender."

"I don't know what you're talking about! Please just give me the kids and we can help you find him." She said.

"Damnit! You don't fucking get it! If we don't get the Barkeep every one here will be killed! You get him to us or you will have ARMIES on your ass! The won't care whp's at fault! They will destroy TFF searching for him and that will get the Highgrounds involved and that will get the preists involved and that will get the GODS involved!" I scream at the collected group."And there will be nothing lefty of TFF."

 

[Vexarian]

Day 1, 7:32 AM, Futakoihana Shrine, TFFA City Outskirts

"...Is this city populated by alchoholics or something?" I asked curiously from my nearby perch, crouched down with my arms set upon my knees as I watched this scene unfold.

Why the hell was a bartender so important?

 

[Mick]

Day 1, 7:32 AM, Futakoihana Shrine, TFFA City Outskirts

While Parker goon's were distracted by Twin Blade's entry, Michael teleported behind Parker and slashed him in the back with his scythe.

"Zanganken Ni-no-Tachi!" Motoko cried out with her battle cry slashing the men that were holding the kids hostage and leaving the kids they were holding completely unharmed.

"Fuck your bartender, fuck your armies, fuck your high ground, fuck your gods, and most of all, fuck you!" Michael called out ready to attack again.

" Don't touch him...he's mine!" Unknown called from outside. Parker slowly turned around to see the man who called out to him.

 

[twin blade]

Futakoihana Shrine, TFFA City Outskirts 7.32 AM

"OW!!!! SON OF AN A!" TB screamed while hurling through the branches.
He hit a tree trunk before he landed on a branch.
"Owwwie...that HURT!" TB shook his head before jumping through the trees to get back to Zeni and Cleaver Guy. After arriving at the closest branch to the Shrine, TB saw what looked liked a downed Cleaver Guy, a new guy he didn't know, and Unknown. He jumped off his perch and made entrance.

"Now hold on...real easy like...let's put out hands away from our weapons. No sence killing people who might be useful, eh?"

 

[Unknown-common-827]

"I thought I told you not to return to this place unless you REALLY wanted to die, parker" I state as I walk toward the man.

"Wh-wh-who the fuck are you?" asked parker as he sized me up.

"Don't get ideas, you pathetic fool. I sent your ass to hell 2 years ago and I can make sure you don't return this time" I state as my coat-tail flapped in the wind and the bill of my hat covered my cold, calculating eyes.

'This... bastard... I knew I remembered that shouting a few moments ago,' I thought to myself as I took off my hat and coat, handing them to Legacy who was in awe at me returning.

"Now hold on...real easy like...let's put out hands away from our weapons. No sense killing people who might be useful, eh?" said a person who just jumped off a branch.

"Chances of this guy helping are as good as me becoming a saint. Now, parker, you want to send your armies? Fine by me. However, my own army will stop your weak attempts at getting to this person." I say as I pointed to Zen.

"GOD DAMNIT! I DON'T FUCKING REMEMBER WHO THE FUCK YOU ARE! I JUST WANT THE GOD DAMNED MOTHERFUCKING BARKEEP!" yelled parker.

"What a poor pathetic soul. There shall be no peace in hell tonight..." I state coldly before rushing his body and begin unleashing a fury of punches to his body.