A few weeks ago, I sent in the first epsiode of Mikado Ichiban to the
wolves, and heard barely a whimper, but what the hell, I'll toss a few
more episodes here anyways. :)
What happened to episodes 2 - 5, some might ask, if they cared, and they
would rightly be confused. TO be blunt, 2-5 is my own version of the
events of the manga, with little enough difference from the original to
be considered true fanfiction. I only wrote it to get into a writing
style, and to let the poor unfortunate souls who had never seen the
Skating pair episodes to know where this Mikado guy came from. :) The
only thing different are cut scenes to Mikado and co, as opposed to Ranma
and co. ^_^ If you truly want to read those, you can check out my web
page (addy in my sig).
The only thing of note was the introduction of two new main characters:
Ryuuken - a fellow member of the skating club, and Mikado's main rival.
Also, in love with Azusa (it gives me the skakes, too! ..And I worship
her! ^_-). The other is Koichi (why yes, he does have green hair, and
hear a military cap...), the coach for the Kolkhoz High swimming club.
(He's not stolen from anime, he's stolen from a MUCK! ..Really!)
Anyways, without more babbling, as I'm getting tired again. :p Here it
is...
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(Scene opens with the smiling face of a young female, in the regular
school uniform. She stares directly out from the screen.)
Female: No, sorry, I can't go to the dance with you, I've already
agreed to go with *sigh* Mikado!!
(The image blips, and a different female student appears on the
screen.)
Female #2: Oh no, I can't go with you, Mikado already asked me!
(the screen starts to blip rapidly, each time with the face of some
female saying "sorry", and then going on to the next person. After
about ten switches, the image changes to a side view of a wall.)
Phrank: (from off-screen) Damn!
(A fist punches into the wall, and the screen backs up to show Phrank,
looking very annnoyed.)
Phrank: What does a guy have to do to get a date around here?!
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(scene fades to black, theme music starts playing.)
(An series of images flash (to the drum beat of the theme song) on the
screen: first one of Mikado, then one of Azusa, followed by a group
picture of Phrank, Josie, Mikami, and the Man wearing sunglasses. It
flashes one more time, showing a picture of Mikado being hounded by a
short, brown-haired girl as Chance looks on in the background. It is
replaced with a slow pan of Kolkhoz High School, the sun sparkling in
the background. Mikado skates by, graceful and calm as a horde of
females follow him. Josie is cheering in the background, while Phank
is sitting down, looking at her wistfully. The scene changes to an ice
rink, where Mikado and Azusa are fighting against a large group of
people. Noticeable characters are Ranma, the man in sunglasses, and a
boyish-looking teenager wearing a jacket with the letters 'SC' emblazed
on them. Azusa breaks off from the fight to pick up a coin that was
dropped on the ice, and all of the skaters descend upon Mikado. This
scene ends, and the camera opens on Mikado posing. Azusa jumps
onscreen, hugging on to him tightly. The animation stops with Mikado
trying to get away from Azusa, who is pulling at the tie he is wearing.
The music stops, and the screen fades to black.)
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Mikado Ichiban- Zembun Otoko!
Episode 6- The Tale of Two Mikados
(it looks like a regular at Kolkhoz High, students milling about,
and chatting. A bell rings, and students start filing into the school.
Inside one particular class, a bored-looking teacher is taking attendance.)
Teacher: Phrank? <hai>, Baka? <hai>, Josie? <hai!>, Mikado? <silence>
Mikado? (the teacher looks over to Mikado's desk, which is empty, save
for the daily present load from his fan club.) Does anyone know where
Mikado is?
Josie: I don't know where he went sensei, but he told me that he had
some important business to deal with...
(The teacher looks unimpressed, and makes a note on the attendance
sheet. The reaction from the female portion of the class is much more
sympathetic.)
Female #1: (sniffling) What, you mean that Mikado's left us?
Female #2: Mikado isn't here? (eyes water up)
Female #3: Wah!! Mikado musn't think we're good enough for him
anymore!
(Other females all around the room start crying. The males in the
class shake their heads at the general reaction of the females. The
camera cuts over to Phrank, who has an evil glint in his eye.)
Phrank: <thought> Yes! With Mikado not around, I may actually be able
to get a date..
(Phrank quickly slides up behind a random female, and embraces her.)
Phrank: (whispering into the girl�s ear) You poor girl... Let me
console you in this time of need...
(The girl reacts with terror as Phrank holds on to her. She turns
around, grabbing Phrank by the shirt, and tosses him out the window.)
girl #2: Baka!
(Silence fills the room as the entire class looks out the window where
Phrank went. The teacher looks stunned for a moment, and then turns to
face the class.)
Teacher: Oookay. Now, if you'll all just open your books to page 26...
(Scene changes to an outside view of the school. All is quiet for a
moment, until Phrank falls down from the sky, connecting quite
gracelessly with the ground. He lies there for a few moments, groaning
in pain.)
Phrank: Ohh, maybe I should have been a little less subtle.....
(Phrank shuffles weakly to his feet, and looks around for a few
moments. He starts to head off twoards the school, but he hears a few
voices. He turns around, and creeps up towards a bush, peering through
it. What he sees is Mikado standing underneath a tree, kissing a
female student.)
Phrank: <thought> *This* is his important business?
(Phrank starts to walk through the bush, when a clicking noise is
heard. Phrank turns to see a small device with a red light on it,
which has just turned on. All of a sudden, Phrank is trapped in a net,
and dragged down to the ground, kicking and screaming. The camera goes
over to Mikado and the female he is kissing. The female backs away, a
little dazed, and stares over in the direction that Phrank is.)
Female: Wh... What was that?
Mikado: (looks over at the bush, smiling a little smugly.) Nothing
you need be concerned about.. I have made precautions to ensure that
this moment would not be disturbed..
Female: (sighs happily) Oh Mikado, you're so wonderful!
Mikado: Yes, I am... (pushes the female away slowly) But you must be
off now, you can't miss too much of your class.
(The female nods, still in a daze, and skips off towards the school.
Mikado narrows his eyes, looking in the direction of the bush, and
walks over to it. He leans over, looking down at Phrank, who is still
struggling in the net.)
Mikado: (shaking his head) Ah, Phrank. How unfortunate of you to get
caught up in all this..
Phrank: (trying to push his arms through the net, pushing himself
towards Mikado) You lousy..! How do you think you can get off like
this, just ditching school so that you can kiss more women than you
already do?
Mikado: (sighs) I merely wish to give my fans the attention they so
well deserve.. And it's so much easier to do so on an individual
basis, as opposed to when they're in a giant group..
Phrank: (his jaw drops, he looks stunned for a few moments) ...
Mikado: Ah, the never-ending expectations of the popular... Sometimes
it's just _so_ hard being me.
Phrank: (lights up) H.. Hey Mikado, I'll take your place any time!
Mikado: (laughs) Feh, as if you could Phrank. (smiles) Well, as fun as
it is watching you struggle, this is really all the time I have for
you, my next appointment is in five minutes, and I really can�t leave
my fans waiting...
Phrank: (blinks) Well then, what are you going to do to me?
Mikado: Well Phrank, I can't very well just let you stick around,
people might get to thinking that you're a pervert of some kind...
Although I suppose that's not to far from the truth..
Prhank: Hey! What's that supposed to mean?
Mikado: Nothing you need concern yourself with.. You have much more
pressing concerns, like where you're going to land...
Phrank: Now you're really not making sense Mikado.. How the heck can
I land when I'm not even in the (at this point the net he was caught in
gets sent up into the air, Phrank sailing up and in the general
diection of Kolkhoz High) aaiiirrrrr.... (his voice trails off)
Mikado: (shakes his head) Such a tragic youth... Oh well. (checks
his watch, and heads back to the tree, where a female is waiting
expectantly) Ah, Yuriko, how nice to see you...
(The scene changes to a class room. The students are falling asleep as
the teacher rants on excitedly on his topic.)
Teacher: So you see, under the properties of the chaos theory, we can
predict that just about anything that can happen, will happen. No
matter how improbable, just about any event can and will occur.
Student: (looking out the window wistfully, and then curiously) Does
that like include people flying into buildings?
(The class laughs, and the teacher smiles slightly.)
Teacher: Well, that's a more improbable incident than most....
<*BOOM!*>
(at this point, Phrank has crashed through a window beside the student
who spoke up, flying through the class room, and colliding with the
wall beside the door. The teacher blinks a few times, and then catches
his breath.)
Teacher: Right. And there you have a perfect example of the chaos
theory at work!
(Phrank gets up from his little hole in the wall, looking around weakly
in confusion. His glasses have fallen off at some point, and he looks
stunningly like Mikado, although with a far less fashionable wardrobe.)
Student #1: hey, isn�t that....
Phrank: (looks around blearily) Ohh, where am I? (rubs his head,
still looking confused) ..Mikado...
Student: Hey, did you hear that? It's Mikado!
Student #2: Hey, I knew it! (rushes up to Phrank with a pad of paper
and a pen) Wow, could I have your autograph?
Phrank: Huh? What? I'm not...
Student #2: Eeee! He spoke to me! Oh please Mikado,
pllleeeeaaaassssee could I have your autograph?
Phrank: (backing away) Uhh, sorry, but not right now, I have, uh,
business to attend to.. Uh, jya! (zooms out of the class)
(The class is soon abuzz with talk about Mikado, people sounding
estatic with his visit. At the back of the classroom, a man wearing a
standard school uniform and sunglasses is looking very perterbed.)
Man in sunglasses: <thought> As always, Sanzenin refuses to stay out
of my life.... How dare he invade my final domain, my homeroom, where
I am the class president?! (He gets up, an clears his throat. Most
of the students keep on talking) <spoken> Excuse me... <louder>
Excuse me! (They keep on talking, and Ryuuken looks more and more
agitated) HEY!!! (everyone quiets up) Thank you. Now, I know a visit
from Mikado can be exciting, but we are in the middle of a class here..
Student #3: Man Ryuuken, you can be so *boring*. Why don't you
lighten up? You're our class president, not our dictator!
(other students voice their agreement, and Ryuuken stares on, shocked)
Ryuuken: <thought> Now he has set my own classmates against me....
Can I have no peace from you Sanzenin? (starts to glow) I wont� stand
for this! <almost screaming> will you all just stop talking about
Mikado!?!
(The scene changes to a dazed and confused Phrank, only a few steps
away from the classroom he just left. He looks a little wobbly.)
Phrank: Ohh... Those guys must be more out of it than I am to mistake
me for Mikado. Only an idiot could make that kind of connection...
(A blast comes from behind him, as the door to the classroom bursts
outward, and through the smoke, Ryuuken appears.)
Ryuuken: That was the last straw Sanzenin!!
Phrank: <thought> speaking of which.. (smiles nervously) <speaking
up> Umm, there must be some kind of mistake here...
Ryuuken: No mistake! First you steal my title from me, and then
Azusa.. And now you've even taken my power over my fellow classmates!
Prepare to die!! (he leaps forward, screaming in rage)
Phrank: <thought> Why me?
(Phrank watches as Ryuuken decends on him, fist first. Ryuuken's fist
stops mere inches from Phrank, and he is suddenly yanked backwards, and
goes flying into a wall. Josie is standing between the two of them.
She dusts off her hands, and shakes her head.)
Josie: That Ryuuken just never knows when to quit, does he? I figured
you probably had something up your sleeve, but why get your cute hands
all messed up over something so trivial, ne?
Phrank: (blinks twice, his face showing a blank expression.) <thought>
Eh? Everyone thinks that I�m Mikado.. (Straightens himself up,
grinning just a little mischeviously.) I wonder if I should just play
along with it... (Shakes his head, running his hands through his
hair, and then adjusts his shirt) <deepening his voice slightly, trying
to sound like Mikado> Yes, of course, Josie. I had him right where I
wanted him, until you stepped in, of course. (Bows, and kisses Josie�s
hand lightly.) Thank you very much for your help.
Josie: (blushing furiously) You... You�re welcome Mikado! (Giggles)
Always the gentleman, ne? I�m sure you�ll make some girl realllly
happy some day!
Phrank: (shrugs casually) Some day? (Gazing at Josie) I prefer not to
wait..
Josie: (Eyes wide, her face turning an ever darker shade of crimson.)
Wow, gee... Umm, uhh...
(Josie continues to babble incoherently for a few moments, blushing
madly while gazing at Phrank)
Phrank: <thought> I can�t believe that this is actually working!
(As Phrank and Josie stand there, the school bell goes off, and
students pour out into the halls.)
Josie: (looking around.) Oh geez, I gotta class to get to! (smiles
shyly. <insert twinkly background>) Bye Sanzenin, I�ll catch you
later... (runs off quickly)
Phrank: Jya.. (Waves, and as she dissapears from sight, his face falls)
<thought> If only she�d react like that to me normally...
(Phrank continues to stare after Josie, obvlivious to the crowds of
people moving around him. A couple of the students group up behind him
gather together, pointing and whispering.)
whispering student 1: Hey, do you see that? It looks like Mikado�s
been totally smitten by something...
(scene changes over to their view)
whispering student 2: Maybe he checked his reflection again?
whispering student 1: No way man, just check his line o� vision..
(points a finger up, lining it right up to Josie.) I think the great
playboy may have finally found someone who cures him of his flighty
fickleness..
whispering student 3: (gasps) You mean... There might be availiable
women at this school?
whispering student 2: (awed at the thought) Too much to wish for.....
(Back to Phrank. His mind exists in the real world once again, and he
sets up to go to classes. After going towards one room, he pauses.)
Phrank: Damn, I don�t know what class he�s supposed to be in... Hey,
it�s not like he�s going to them today anyways... (Evil glint in eyes)
I wonder how he�d feel if I gate-crashed his little kiss fest...
(Phrank walks off down the halls of the school. The trio of students
are still standing there plotting.)
whispering student 2: You know, it really is our responsibility to
nudge this awesome potential relationship along...
whispering student 1: (grinning) Of course, for the sake of making a
perfect match...
whispering student 3: And of course, a match of Mikado and any one
person is a perfect one.
whispering student 1& 2: (in unison) Of course!
(All three of them laugh, and quickly stop, looking around as if to see
if they were being watched. No one is around, having all gotten to
their classes during this conversation.)
whispering student 3: So.. Any ideas on how to go about enhancing this
relationship?
Whispering student 1: No idea, man... I also don�t know why we�re
still whispering...
Ryuuken: (from off-screen) Maybe because you didn�t want to be heard?
(All 3 nod in agreement. Their faces then go blank with shock as they
turn to face Ryuuken, who is leaning against a wall, his arms crossed.
He is of course a little scuffed from his last encounter with Josie.)
Student 3: Well, that was *supposed* to be the idea....
Ryuuken: (waving off any of the comments they are about to make)
Whatever. All I care about is your intentions, and believe me, you�re
not the only ones who would like to set Mikado up with someone.. I�ve
thought about it myself on many occasions... (looks deep in thought)
And you know, I wouldn�t mind trying again... (Turns around, and
motions to the group.) Follow me, we have much to do... (he walks
off, and the other 3 follow him. Scene fades to black.)
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(commercial break. Cut scene- Phrank is on screen, with a female
turning her back to him. He flicks his glasses off, and the girl turns
around, jumping into his arms.)
(the screen goes black)
commentator: History has already happened, but still, many dream of
going back and changing the course of time to their favour. In the
year 2036, a being had such a dream, and the means to make it become a
reality.
(Cut to scene of Bulma from Dragonball, looking as she did in the first
episode)
Bulma: Wow, I have them all! I can�t believe I did it all by myself!!
(Scene fades to black, text appears: A HISTORY ALTERED)
(Cut forward a bit, Bulma is finishing a ritual, and a dragon appears)
Dragon: Who dares wake me from my slumber? Tell me what you wish for,
and let me rest once more!
Bulma: I wish... (As she says this, an adult version of Trunks appears.
He rushes forward) For the perfect man!
(Scene fades out, as it does, Trunks cries out �Nooooo�, which trails
off. Text appears: AND A WISH THAT SHOULDN�T HAVE BEEN MADE, WAS
Dragon: It shall be done.
(Scene comes back in. Above Bulma, a light flashes. Suddenly, Mikado
appears, and drops into her arms.)
Mikado: What the?!
Bulma: (hearts in her eyes) Oh baby!
(Scene blacks out again. Text: A COUPLE FROM THE FUTURE IS SEPARATED,
BEFORE THEY EVER MET)
(scene cuts in. Trunks is talking to Mikado, while Bulma glomps onto
him.)
Trunks: I barely managed to come back this.. The Overlord�s done this
on purpose. I was the only one left that ccould stop him. But if
things go on like they are now, I�ll have never been born!
(Scene blacks out again. Text: AND SO BEGINS A CROSSOVER THAT JUST HAD
TO HAPPEN)
THE FIRST MIKADO ICHIBAN MOVIE (SORT OF....)
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.......
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(scene re-opens, outside again, with Mikado (or is it....) waiting
underneath the same tree. He is checking his watch, and looking at a
sheet of paper.)
Mikado: <thought> Well, that�s it for the day it would seem, no one
else is on the list for today.. (smirks) But then, there are always
others...
(Picks up a bag, and walks down a small path running alongside the
school. He checks his watch)
Mikado: Hmm, 4th period ended a few minutes ago.. I should at least go
to my skating practice. Koichi�s been on my case enough because of my
loss to Furikan High.. But no matter, once I show Koichi just how
good I can skate, I�m sure he�ll stop reaming me about that
...incident.
(Scene cuts out, opens with a view of the rink right from the ice.
Everything has been repaired and is back to it�s original pristine
self. A small sign can be seen at the entrance to the rink, which
reads: �WARNING- any punching or destruction of the rink is stricktly
forbiden!�. As the beauty of this rink starts to sink in, Phrank�s
head falls sideways onto the ice (presumably all of him does, but the
head is all that is visible), his face registering high on the pain
scale. The view rises, and we see Azusa blinking in confustion, and
Koichi in the stands, looking visibly frustrated.)
Koiichi: Sanzenin, that was pathetic! Let�s try a �twister special�!
Phrank: (getting up off the ice slowly and painfully) Ohhh, man...
Koichi: (shakes his head) I thought you were getting soft after that
loss to Furikan, but I had no idea it was this bad! Sanzenin, if I
don�t see a perfect move here, it�s another 20 laps of the rink....
Forwards and backwards!
(Phrank cringes, and takes Azusa�s hand in his.)
Koichi: Come on! Show me what you�ve got!
Azusa: <whispering to Mikado> What�s wrong San-Chan?
Phrank: <whispering back> Lllet�s just call it a bad day.. <Thought>
Bad day, more like a bad couple of minutes... (Flashback!!!!)
(We see Phrank walking down the same hallway from before the break.
Suddenly, a boy with slicked back hair wearing a tuxedo grabs him.)
Boy: Goodness gracious Sanzenin! Were you flat out of fresly-pressed
clothes today? (Pointing at Phrank�s rumpled,
nowhere-near-as-neat-and-perfect-as-Mikado�s clothes.)
Phrank: Yeah, well y�see..
Boy: No buts Mikado! As president of the Kolkhoz fashion club, I find
it my duty to cure you of your problem!
(The boy grabs Phrank by the arm, dragging him into a changing booth
which was just brought in by two aides. The booth rattles a bit, and
you can hear little tidbits of conversation. �Underoos? How tacky!�,
�Here, try this...�, etc. Finally the booth stops shaking, and Phrank
walks out in a slick light blue tuxedo. Two girls rush in, attacking
his hair with a brush, comb, and hairspray. They step back, and Phrank
now looks almost exactly like Mikado (he doesn�t quite have that
ego-enriched stance).
Boy: Much better! (Smiles at the camera, does a �V� sign, and then
runs off with the aides.)
Phrank: (just standing there, blinking) <thought> Man, this school is
crazier than I thought.. Maybe I should just end this charade before I
get killed...
Azusa: <loudly> San-chan!! You�re late for practice!!
(Azusa rollerblades by, scooping him up, and skating out of the school.
She bursts out the doors, heading towards the skating rink facilities.
She rushes out onto the rink, and Koichi is standing there, with his
back ot them.)
Koichi: (still turned away) It�s about time you showed up. Kolkhoz
suffered a humiliating defeat, and it was all *your* fault! (Turns
around, pointing at Phrank. A smile creeps on his face.) You say
you�re so good Mikado, well you�re definatly going to have to prove it
to me today...
(A shot of Phrank�s face, looking quite worried. It fades away, and
comes back to Phrank now. (End of flashback!))
Koichi: MIKADO!!!!
(Phrank wakes up, looking over at Koichi.)
Phrank: <thought> This has gone on for way too long... <spoken>
Listen Koichi, you�ve got this all wrong, I�m not Mikado!!
Koichi: (smirks) You certainly aren�t what you used to be, that�s for
sure. Sanzenin, I know how good you are, and more importantly, how
good you *can* be. The problem is, you don�t push yourself enough. (a
malicious smile creeps onto his face) That�s where I come in.. Let�s
see a �twister special�, now!
(Azusa nods, and Phrank gets dragged along screaming as Azusa skates
around in a circle.)
Koichi:(screaming) Sanzenin you idiot! You�re supposed to be leading
her!
(Phrank doesn�t hear this comment, as he�s too busy being dragged along
the ice. Azusa looks back at him curiously, and pulls him ahead of
her. Phrank manages to gain his footing and skate.)
Azusa: Are you ready San-chan?
Phrank:<nervously> Umm, yeah, just one question: what�s a twi...
Azusa: (cutting Phrank off) Well then, here we go!!
(Azusa jumps into the air, grabbing hold of both of Phrank�s hands.
Phrank just blinks in confusion.)
Azusa: (falling to the ground) San-chan, you�re supposed to start
spinning!
Phrank: Oh! Right... <Thought> Here goes nothing.....
(Phranks skates forward, and angles his skates to spin around. He
achieves about two revolutions before he loes his balance, and falls
over. He and Azusa collapse to the ground in a heap. Koichi slaps his
forehead, steam pouring out of his ears.)
Koichi: What in god�s name was that Sanzenin? I ought to..
(His voice fades out as the camera closes up on Phrank and Azusa.
Azusa is on top of him, looking down into his face.)
Azusa: San-chan, that was sooooo kawaikune! (gazes into his eyes,
speaking softly) But at least you�re not...
Phrank: Yeah... Right... (eyes dart left and right) Umm, shouldn�t we
get up now?
Azusa: (eyes Mikado a bit more, and then frowns) I suppose so....
(Phrank and Azusa get up, and Koichi is storming out onto the ice)
Phrank: (starting to panic now) Uhh, now Koichi....
Koichi: I�VE HAD ENOUGH!!! (Grabs Phrank by the collar, pulling him
face to face with Koichi) Don�t you have any respect for this sport
Sanzenin, or are you too busy chasing after skirts?!?
Phrank: Hey, like I tried to tell you before..
Koichi: I don�t want to hear it! If your performace doesn�t improved
by tomorrow, I�m going to replace you as captain of the skating team.
Now... GO!! (pushes Phrank away)
(Phrank happily takes the opportunity, and zooms out of the skating
rink. After he�s clear away from the rink, he stops to catch his
breath.)
Phrank: Man... And all I wanted was to get a date....
Ryuuken: Did you say date?
(Phrank looks up, and sees an unusually civil Ryuuken walking towards
him.)
Ryuuken: Sanzenin, I have just the thing for you...
(Walks off with Phrank, who�s just too dazed n� confused at the moment
to do anything. Scene cuts off, and flips over to Mikado, who is just
now getting up to the skating rink.)
Mikado: (checking his watch) I really am late for today�s practice, I
hope Koichi�s not too angry...
(Mikado walks into the rink, the camera stays outside. A few moments
later....)
Koichi: What are you doing here Sanzenin? I told you to stay away
until tomorrow!!! (the force of this speech blowing doors open and
rustling trees in the background.)
(Mikado walks out of the rink, his hair a complete mess, and a
completely bewildered look on his face.)
Mikado: (blinks) I didn�t think he�d take it that badly..
Josie: (from offscreen) Oh Sanzenin...
(Mikado looks up, still somewhat confused, and sees Josie.)
Josie: (very cutesy and flowerly-like) Mikado, I�m so happy to see you
got out early today...
Mikado: (obvlivious to there being anything out of the ordinary) Uhh,
yeah. Practice finished a little early today, for some reason..
Josie: I�m glad, because I was hoping we could have a little time to
talk together.
Mikado: (coming out of his confusion a bit) Certainly. It�s always
glad to spend time with you Josie.. (Pulls out a comb, and brushes his
hair back.) What is it you wanted to talk about?
Josie: Oh nothing, just you and me, and our ..friendship..
Mikado: (blinking) Oh?
Josie: Yeah, I was thinking about what you said earlier..
Mikado: (shakes his head a bit) What I said earlier?
Josie: (nods) Right. And you know what, I�d prefer not to wait
either..
(Josie jumps into Mikado�s arms, Mikado gets an even more bewildered
look on his face.)
Mikado: *What* did I say earlier?
(Cut scene, we go back to Ryuuken and Phrank. They are sitting in a
room somewhere, along with the three boys from earlier. Ryuuken is
shaking his head.)
Ryuuken: Incredible. I never noticed the similarity before..
Phrank: Then.. You actually believe me?
Ryuuken: Of course Phrank. Mikado�d never be intelligent enough to
come up with such an elaborate rouse. Besides, what purpose would it
serve him to pretend to be less than he is?
Phrank: Hey!
Student #1: Man, that�s lame... We won�t be able to set Mikado up
after all.
Student #2: Bummer. Really was too good to be true.
Ryuuken: It�s not necessarily a lost cause yet... (grins) I already
made sure that Josie got a love letter from her �sweetest love,
Mikado�...
(The three students grin, Phrank frowns slightly.)
Phrank: I dunno if she�ll go for that that, she�s too smart to fall for
a fake love letter... (Thought) I hope...
Student #2: (whispering to the other students) Oh waitasec, this means
that Phrank was the one that was scoping Josie so obcessively...
Student #3: And we�re trying to set her up with Mikado... A terrible
tragedy.
Student #1: But if it serves the greater good... (Smiles, the other
two nod.)
Ryuuken: (hushing the students, and talking to Phrank.) I�m sorry
things won�t go as you�d like them to, but just think of all the other
availiable women...
Phrank: If it works...
Ryuuken: Oh, but it will... Especially with his decreasing popularity,
due to his impending loss of status...
Phrank: Huh?
Ryuuken: Oh come on Phrank.. The way you set up Koichi? If �Mikado�
screws up tomorrow, he�s going to flunk the team.. Down the tubes with
his popularity right there. And someone else will have to become the
skating club�s captain... (Goes doe-eyed, not that you can really
notice with those sunglasses on) And become Azusa�s partner...
Phrank: Yeah, but how is Mikado going to screw up tomorrow?
Ryuuken: You are so dense, man. He�s not going to screw up.. *You*
are..
Phrank: Um... And why would I wanna do that?
Ryuuken: Because it will finally destroy him!
Phrank: This is nuts. I don�t want to humiliate him, I just want a
date! ..With Josie..
Ryuuken: (balls his hands into very daunting fists) If you want a
better reason, I can accomodate you quite easily...
(Phrank goes bug-eyed, as Ryuuken and the three students circle him.
Cut scene.)
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(Ad break. The cut scene is the same as before.)
(Screen fades to black again. Text fades in: AN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION)
(scene fades in, Trunks is holding Mikado by the lapel of his jacket.)
Trunks: The future as we, err, I know it, depends on us. We�ve got to
retrieve the dragonballs!
Mikado: The what?
(Text: AN UNLIKELY PARTNERSHIP)
(scene cuts in. The Kunou household. Tatewaki stands in front of a
dusty Mikado and Trunks. One of the dragonballs sits in a glass case
behind him.)
Kunou: Fear not, for I, Tatewaki Kunou, Blue Thunder of Furinkan High,
and rising star of the kendo club, shall help you in your quest! (Kunou
poses as lightning flashes in the background)
Trunks: (aside to Mikado) Maybe we should just beat the dragonball out
of him.
(Text: THREE MEN... THREE DREAMS)
(a scene of the three of them smiling at each other.)
Trunks: (thought) Once we get the dragonballs, we can set things right
again...
Mikado: (thought) If I wish to become one of these super-saiyajins, I
shall have enough power to crush that infidel Saotome, and be able to
show this guy up to boot...
Kunou: (thought) Oh pony-tailed girl, Akane.. I shall free you from
the clutches of that black sorcerer Ranma, and you shall be safe in my
arms!!
(Text: THE FUTURE OF EARTH IS IN THEIR HANDS)
(scene opens. Kunou is facing some alien being who is holding a
dragonball.)
Kunou: Prepare to meet your doom, you cur! I am Tatewaki Kunoh, and
you shall feel my wrath! (The alien fires a bolt at him, Kunoh becomes
completely charred. Sasuke rushes up to him.)
Sasuke: Some bactine, master?
Mikado: (said while dodging other bolts) I know I�m impressed..
(Screen fades out, text: WE�RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE)
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.......
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(screen fades in. The scene is the inside of a school washroom.
Mikado is pacing the floor, talking to himself.)
Mikado: Okay, Koichi�s freaking at me, Chance is nowhere to be seen,
and Josie seems to have fallen for me. (Pauses.) Actually, it�s not a
total loss.. (Shakes his head) Nononono.. Somebody must be
impersonating me. But who? Who is there could possibly match my
god-given beauty?
(Cut to the hallway. Phrank is creeping down the hallway, looking
every which way nervously.)
Phrank: (thought) Oh man, now I have to keep this up another day, or
Ryuuken�ll kill me. And I can�t just let him match Josie up with
Mikado.. Jeez, this day just couldn�t get any worse.. (Walks into the
bathroom.)
(Back inside. Mikado sighs, and rests his head against the sink. His
eyes open in surprise, and he looks up in the mirror, and sees two
reflections of himself. He quickly pivots around, and leaps at
Phrank.)
Mikado: You! What evil are you trying to cause?
(Mikado slams into Phrank, pinning him against the wall.)
Mikado: (blinks) And how did you get my best tuxedo?
Phrank: Heh, hey, Mikado, good to see you...
Mikado: (slants his eyes) I think an explanation is in order.
Phrank: Yeah, yeah, an explanation... Well, it�s me, Phrank.
Mikado: Hmm? (Looks at Phrank more closely. Peers at him for a while,
and stands back in shock.) Phrank, how did you come up with such a
convincing guise?
Phrank: Um, my glasses fell off?
Mikado: Your glasses.. Fell off... (Mikado twitches, thinking to
himself) That�s it?
Phrank: Mik, you gotta listen to me, this is all a really big mistake..
Mikado: (rubbing his temples) It better be.. And hopefully you�re
going to tell me that it�s getting solved?
Phrank: Umm, actually, along the way.. (Talking in a desperate,
trying-to-convince tone) Heh, this is kinda funny.. Well Ryuuken
caught wind of it all.. (Pauses to laugh a bit) And now.. He�s trying
to hatch some plot to destroy your reputation, and set you up with
Josie to boot! (Laughs some more, but stops after he realizes Mikado
isn�t falling for it at all.)
Mikado: (a look of unbelieveing shock on his face) And that�s supposed
to be amuse me?
Phrank: err, just hoping to distract you from the obvious decision to
pummel me. (Takes a step back ) It doesn�t look like it worked.
(Mikado rolls his eyes, and grins)
Mikado: And how would I figure out what this plan of Ryuuken�s is if I
did that? (The grin gets a rather icy, nasty quirk to it) You are
going to tell me, aren�t you?
(Cringing back, Phrank manages a nod)
Mikado: Good. Now, fill me in on this plan, so I can think of a way to
destroy it...
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Mikado Ichiban: Zembun Otoko!
Episode 6: The Tale of Two Mikados
Written by: Eric Jones
Mikado and Azusa are the creation of the Goddess Takahashi, even though
she chose to ignore them.
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There you have it. Hope you enjoyed it. If so, please let me know why.
If not.... Ditto. :)
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Bruises, and head of the "kawaii | "No Azusa, those pants are *not* cute!"
people!" department. | -Mikado
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