Need I say it? Please send all C&C to kensu@pathcom.com, thank you.
-Begin-
!
[First, a dark screen. Then a cut to a meadow, the long green grass
blowing in a late summer wind. The sun is slowly sinking towards the
horizon, which means that it is late afternoon. Suddenly, a sandal-
clad foot crushes the grass before the camera. Pull back to reveal
that the sandal and foot belong to no other than Mousse. He is clad
in his usual battle gown, and we can clearly see the bulge of his
weapons belt. His glasses are currently perched atop his head, where
they don't seem to be doing him much good. He looks forward and
squints. Cut to a Mousse POV shot, we see a blurry shape in the
distance. It looks slightly humanoid.]
Mousse: Ranma Saotome! Prepare to die!
[Mousse runs forward and releases all of his weapons at the blurry
figure, it doesn't seem to be affected that much, and the impacts seem
to make a very strange noise.]
Mousse: Don't just stand there, Saotome, fight!
[Something strikes Mousse in the face and knocks him backwards.]
Mousse: Oooh, you'll pay for that!
Voice: Excuse me.
[Mousse turns to see another blurry figure near him.]
Mousse: Shampoo?
Figure: What does THAT have to do with anything?!
[Mousse puts his glasses on at looks at the figure, who we now see to
be a man in his early forties, wearing overalls and carrying a rake
in one hand.]
Mousse: How dare you intrude on a man to man fight!
Man: I'm sorry to intrude, but I was wondering why you were attack-
ing my windmill.
[Pan back to show a windmill, the base of which had taken quite a few
blows from an assortment of weapons. As Mousse looks up at it, the
blade of the windmill strikes him in the face and knocks him back.
After several second of lying on the ground, Mousse gets back up and
puts his glasses back on.]
Mousse: Sorry about this...
[Mousse walks off into the sunset, cursing.]
Man: [Scratching head] What an odd fellow.
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of the Tendo Dojo, a long shot so that we
can see the backyard. In the backyard, next to the pond, is Daisuke.
Daisuke currently has a net in one hand, and a bucket in the other.
He is running the net through the water of the pond, and having it
come up with all kinds of gunk on it, which he then transfers to the
bucket. He does not look happy.]
Daisuke: Stupid Ranma, I can't believe he talked me into doing this,
how was *I* supposed to know he could jump to the top of the clock
tower?
[Daisuke continues to grumble as he mucks the pond. As he brings the
net to one end of the pond, he accidentally scratches it against the
mud wall of the pond, and something breaks free and floats to the
surface. Daisuke picks it up with the net and brings it up. He
drops it on the grass and sprays it with a hose. It appears to be
an idol made of carved stone. It looks like one of those statues
that you find on Easter Island.]
Daisuke: That forehead would make even Exeter squirm. [He picks it up
and looks at it.] What an ugly idol.
[He throws it over his shoulder and continues to muck the pond. Fade to
black.]
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SineRanma
A Production of Bile-Animax Entertainment Studios Inc.
SineRanma Created by Jang Choe and Chris Schumacher
Episode 0 : Pilot
Written By: Chris Schumacher
_______________________________________________________________________
[Cut to an exterior shot of the Tendo dojo. The door opens and Tofu
exits, his glasses fogged up, he looks in his usual drugged mood.
As soon as he reaches the sidewalk the fog is gone and he looks normal
again. He walks along and sees the idol that Daisuke tossed lying on
the sidewalk.]
Tofu: Hello, what's this?
[He bends over and picks it up. He stares into it's eyes, and his
glasses start to fog up a little.]
Tofu: What an...INTERESTING idol...I must take it home and study it.
[Tofu tucks it under his arm and walks off.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of the Kunou mansion. Cut to an interior
shot, specifically the dining room. Sasuke is dusting off the table,
but he looks a little jumpy and worried. He continues to dust in
silence. Kunou enters, but Sasuke doesn't notice him. Kunou slides
over to Sasuke, who still doesn't notice him. Kunou scowls and taps
Sasuke on the shoulder.]
Sasuke: WHAA?!?!!! [He leaps around, throwing the can of pledge and
the dust rag far, and finally ends up clutching to the support that
holds up the chandelier.]
Kunou: A little jumpy today, are we Sasuke?
[Sasuke drops down from the chandelier and lands next to Kunou.]
Sasuke: Y-yes, sir.
Kunou: Anyway, stop with the dusting. Do you know what time it is?
Sasuke: Time, sir? No, I don't.
[Kunou clocks him with his bokken]
Kunou: Then get a watch!
Sasuke: Yes sir, right away sir!!
[Sasuke starts to run off, but Kunou grabs him by the back of his
ninja uniform and pulls him back.]
Kunou: I did not dismiss you!
Sasuke: S-Sorry sir.
Kunou: And stop apologizing! I tire of your groveling.
Sasuke: R-Right...
Kunou: It is now 2:30 PM Japanese Standard Time.
Sasuke: I'll take your word for that sir.
Kunou: My sister, Kodachi Kunou, is let out of her school at exactly
2:55 PM Japanese Standard Time.
Sasuke: Yes, sir.
Kunou: Therefore, you will go to the gates of her school, and you will
walk her home, is that understood?
Sasuke: Uh...I beg your pardon, master, but Miss Kodachi is more that
capable of....
[Kunou clocks him with the flat of his bokken again.]
Kunou: Fool! It does not matter if you will actually provide her any
protection, the fact remains that the gesture must be shown!
Sasuke: Yes sir!
Kunou: GO!
[Sasuke rushes out of the house. Cut to him running down the sidewalk.]
Sasuke: <I must remember never to be around after he's been talking
with that Mendo guy on the phone....>
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an aerial shot of a room. Across the width of this room is a
huge pentacle, drawn on the floor in red chalk. In the pentagon at
the center rests a lab table, working at this lab table is a figure.
Slowly zoom down on this figure. He is wearing the male school uniform
of Furinkan High, he also has two candles tied to his head. He has
dark bags hanging under his eyes, but his hands move with a diligence
which indicates that he is not incapacitated by his fatigue. There is
a pie tin sitting on the lab table, and it is filled with water.
There is a gigantic tome sitting next to the pie tin on a bookstand,
the manuscript illuminated with a picture of a dragon eating a woman.
The words are written in some runic alphabet which the layman could
not even hope to someday understand. But Hikaru Gosunkugi seems able
to read from the book at will. He alternates his stares between the
book and the pie tin. Finally, he turns his attention completely to
the pie tin and points the index finger of his right hand at it.]
Gosunkugi: Aquaes Tranus Frigidas!
[At first, nothing happens, then suddenly the water begins to boil
rapidly, then explodes in a flash of fire, sending scalding water
flying all over the place. Gosunkugi screams and jumps under the
table. After several moments he crawls out. He gets up and dusts
himself off, and takes a look at the twisted and charred pie tin.]
Gosunkugi: Damn, Strange makes it look so easy. I guess it's pretty
bad when a freeze spell causes something to explode.
[Gosunkugi leans over and shuts the book, which somehow managed to
escape harm from the boiling water.]
Gosunkugi: I guess I should try learning Antipode spells, at least I
won't have THIS problem.
[He walks over to his bookshelf and starts reading the titles on the
spines.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of Tofu's clinic, early afternoon. Cut to
an interior shot of the backroom. Tofu is sitting at his desk, a
textbook before him, the idol to the right of it. His glasses are
perched atop his head, and his eyes are moving back and forth as
he reads.]
Tofu VO: [Reading] Not very much is known about the prehistoric
tribes which settled in Japan, so most of their religious beliefs and
culture have been shrouded in mystery. Some cave paintings found at
various locations among the Japanese isles show a gigantic, but oddly
abstract creature. It has been well argued either way if this deity
was worshipped or feared, but it is a moot point because of what little
is know of this entity. Several idols have also been found in these
caves, and some bear an uncanny resemblance to the stone faces found
on Easter Island. There is currently a great deal of debate over this
in the various circles....
[Tofu looks up at the idol, which is in the shape of one of the stone
faces of Easter Island. Suddenly, he notices two kanji characters
etched near the base. He pulls his glasses onto his face and looks
at it.]
Tofu: Kisei?
[Suddenly there is a knock at his door. Tofu stares at the two symbols
on the idol, but doesn't seem to notice the knocking. His gaze
strengthens, and we see sweat starting to trickle down his face. The
idol slowly begins to glow a light red.]
Kasumi: [From behind door] Doctor Tofu?
[Suddenly Tofu breaks his gaze with the idol, and his glasses fog up.
He gets up, still holding the idol in his left hand, and goes to the
door. He opens it, and Kasumi enters carrying a small package in her
hands.]
Kasumi: Sorry to disturb you, but I came to see if I could borrow a
book on muscle spasms.
Tofu: Ah...yes, muscle spasms, have them all the time.
[His hand jerks and sends the idol flying into the air, but he leaps
and catches it before it crashes to the ground. Both Tofu and Kasumi
laugh.]
Kasumi: I also brought you some nuts.
Tofu: Oh, thank you, Kasumi-san.
[He takes the package in his left hand, and then tries to take a bite
of the idol.]
Tofu: Oh, it seems I should crack them first.
[He goes over to the desk and slams the idol into it with all his
might. At first nothing happens, then the idol shimmers and explodes.
There is an explosion of light and the room is filled with mist. The
ground suddenly shakes, causing Kasumi to fall to the floor.]
Kasumi: Oh, my!
[Tofu's glasses suddenly unfog, and his eyes show a red glint.]
Kasumi: Doctor?
Tofu: ....
[Tofu collapses to the floor, Kasumi falls to his side.]
Kasumi: Doctor! [Shakes him] Doctor!
[The mist slowly seeps out of the room.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to outside of the Kunou manor. Kodachi is walking up the front
walk, wearing a trenchcoat over her leotard. Sasuke is walking by
her side, clad in his ninja outfit.]
Kodachi: You know, you really didn't have to walk me to school.
Sasuke: Well, the master said that at least a gesture should.....
[His eyes suddenly stare straight ahead, cut to a close-up of Sasuke's
face. We see sweat beading on his brow. His eyes become bloodshot.
He lets out a scream and falls to the pavement. Kodachi leaps to him,
genuine concern and compassion appearing on her face for the first
time.]
Kodachi: Sasuke!
[Sasuke lays on the ground, his bloodshot eyes staring into nothingness]
<Commercial Break>
[Cut to an exterior shot of a Saturn plant. Cut to an office inside
the plant, three businessmen are sitting around talking.]
Businessman VO: Even after these first few years, some people still
haven't realized that Saturn isn't just a different type of company,
it's a different kind of car.
[Cut to a shot of an angry woman on the phone. We can see that wall
behind her has been torn out, and we see her Saturn parked in her
living room.]
Businessman VO: I remember when one of our customers called us to
inform her that her car wouldn't go in reverse, and we laughed and
asked her what kind of car she thought she was buying. Many people don't
understand that Saturn isn't just a different kind of company, it's a
different kind of car.
[Cut to a shot of a courtroom. On one side is the angry woman and her
lawyer, on the other side is F. Lee Bailey and Johnny Cochran. The
judge slams down his gavel and his lips form the words 'Case dismissed'
The woman screams obscenities and spits on F. Lee Bailey before the
bailiffs pull her, kicking and screaming, out of the courtroom.]
Businessman VO: And people will just have to get used to that and stop
using garages, that is unless they prefer to drive through their living
rooms on the way to work in the morning.
[Cut to a shot of the woman on a bridge. She leaps off. The Saturn
logo appears, and below it 'Saturn : A different kind of car, a
different kind of company.]
<End Commercial Break>
[Cut to a shot of the waiting room in Nerima Hospital. Kunou and
Kodachi, now dressed in normal clothes, are sitting on a couch and
look anxious.]
Kunou: Did you notice anything strange about him before this happened?
Kodachi: What do you mean?
Kunou: I mean, was he coughing, or sneezing, or having trouble
breathing?
Kodachi: No, he was the same Sasuke we always knew.
Kunou: This is very strange...
Kodachi: Did his father have anything to say?
Kunou: No, he didn't know of any conditions that Sasuke had, and
nothing runs in the family. One of the Doctors said that it might be
latent epilepsy.
Kodachi: Latent?
Kunou: There are some cases in which people are epileptic, but they
don't start showing the symptoms until later in life. It's sort of
like asthma, there might be something that triggered it.
Kodachi: Whatever it is, I hope he's all right.
Kunou: Me too.
Kodachi: I'm sure all those blows to his head didn't help much.
Kunou: Don't forget, little sister, many of those blows were your own.
Kodachi: Yes...I suppose you're right. We shouldn't have treated him
that way...
Kunou: From now on, things are going to be different....
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the kitchen of Nekohanten. Mousse is sitting at the stove and
stirring something in the pot. Cologne is sitting at the table with a
ancient book.]
Cologne: Five parts Dragon Blood.
[Mousse picks up a glass bottle which contains a reddish liquid which
is glowing. Mousse looks closely at it.]
Mousse: This is it, right?
Cologne: Do you know of anything else in a bottle which glows like
that?
[Mousse turns and pours some of the substance into a tablespoon. It
quickly dissolves the tablespoon and falls into the pot. Mousse caps
the bottle.]
Cologne: Now, you'll need just a pinch of Blackmoor.....
[Suddenly Cologne jerks around to face out the window. Mousse turns
from the pot to Cologne]
Mousse: What's the matter?
Cologne: I just felt a great disturbance in the ether, as if something
of unimaginable power had just been born.
Mousse: More demons?
[For the first time ever, Cologne looks scared. I just don't mean
worried, as when Ranma gets the upper hand, she looks TERRIFED.]
Cologne: [Shakes head slowly] No, not more demons. THE Demon.
[Mousse raises one eyebrow. Cologne doesn't say anything more, he
turns back to the pot and drops something which looks like shiny
dirt into the pot.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to Gosunkugi's room. He is sitting against the headboard of his
bed with the book 'Oz Spells' in his lap. He seems enthralled with
the book, but suddenly begins to shake uncontrollably. This lasts
for several seconds, and is very much like an epileptic fit. Finally
it ceases, and Gosunkugi is left breathless.]
Gosunkugi: What the hell was that?!
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the kitchen of the Nekohanten. Cologne seems to have recovered,
but she looks far more sober than normal. Mousse is emptying the pot
through a funnel into several potion bottles.]
Cologne: I am very impressed Mousse, you managed to make a Restore
Mana potion without screwing up the procedure. Perhaps there's hope
for you after all.
Mousse: Thank you, Grandmother.
[Cologne whacks him with her cane.]
Cologne: Don't get any ideas, I'm still not letting you marry Shampoo.
Mousse: [Grumbles]
[They hear the bell on the front door.]
Cologne: Go and get that.
Mousse: But I need to finish filling these bottles....
Cologne: Worry not, I'll take care of that.
[Mousse puts down the pot and goes through the door into the restaurant.
Standing before the counter is Kunou, he is disheveled and looks very
anxious.]
Kunou: I need to see Cologne.
Mousse: Cologne is busy now, perhaps you could come back later...
Kunou: [Angry] No, I need to see her NOW!
[Kunou's eyes narrow slightly and his voice calms down.]
Kunou: [Pleading] Please, I MUST speak with her, it's extremely
important. I believe that the life of my servant may depend on it.
Mousse: [Sigh] All right, just a minute.
[Mousse goes through the door into the kitchen. Cologne is just putting
the stopper on the last bottle.]
Cologne: Who was it?
Mousse: That Tatewaki Kunou guy. He wants to see you.
Cologne: Did you tell him I was busy?
Mousse: Yes, but he didn't seem to care.
[Cologne lets out a long drawn out sigh, and then proceeds into the
front room. She leaps up on the counter to meet the gaze of Kunou.]
Cologne: What do YOU want?
Kunou: Please, we need your help, my servant Sasuke has lapsed into
a coma...
Cologne: Damn it, I'm a herbalist, not a doctor!
Kunou: The doctors have been unable to determine what has caused it,
and I think that it's occult in origin.
[Cologne suddenly looks worried.]
Cologne: Give me a minute, I need to get some items from the back.
Kunou: Please hurry.
[Cologne nods and goes into the back.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an abstract landscape, composed of swirling and writhing masses
of plasma and pure energy. Floating in this vortex is Tofu.]
Tofu: Where am I? Who are you? Why are you doing this?!
Voice: I think you know all too well who I am, Tofu.
Tofu: Show yourself!
Voice: I already have. I am all around you, THIS PLACE is me. Of
course, I can understand why a primate would need to feel he was
speaking to another person, so I will put aside my disgust of presenting
myself in a corporeal form.
[There is a flash of light and a six foot tall insectoid appears before
Tofu. Tofu screams and falls back, trying to run away, but he soon
discovers that no matter how far he runs, the Insectoid is still the
same amount of space away from him.]
Insectoid: Space and Time in this place are controlled by me, you
cannot run, for there is no place to run to. Need I repeat myself,
ape-man? This place IS ME.
[Tofu stops running and turns back to the Insectoid.]
Tofu: Is THAT your true form?
[The insectoid shakes his head back and forth slowly, making a clicking
noise.]
Insectoid: Why is it so hard for you to understand that I do not have
a material form? I do not look like this no more than you look like a
paramecium. As to why I chose this form, I thought it would be a nice
bit of bitter irony that you saw the form of those who would replace
you.
Tofu: Replace us? What ARE you talking about?
Insectoid: Several of the thinking men of your time have already
postulated this, but now you know for sure. Once mammals...MAN, in
case you aren't able to figure that out Ape-Man, lose their dominance
on Earth, the Insects will reign. And they do a much better job of
taking care of the world than you do. Especially after the Locust-Men
become extinct.
Tofu: What does this have to do with anything?
Insectoid: Just an attempt to show you an inkling of my knowledge.
Tofu: How can you know the future?
Insectoid: The beings of my plane do not view time in the same way
you do. Unlike you and your successors, we do not believe in the
concept of time. Time is just the primitives way of determining events,
it doesn't actually exist, it is simply your way of dumbing down the
universe so you can understand it. Beings such as I don't need to
wear these blinders, so time to us in a meaningless concept.
Tofu: Who are you?
Insectoid: That is a much more difficult question than you could ever
hope to realize, but as for my name, that is much simpler. I do not
have one.
Tofu: You're not named? Why is that?
Insectoid: Names are used by primitives because they believe it gives
them individuality. Since we are all individuals, we do not require the
use of names. Again, I can't expect you to understand this.
Tofu: What do you want with me, then?
Insectoid: You freed me from my prison, and for that reason I plan to
offer you a deal, instead of simply destroying you.
Tofu: What do you want?
Insectoid: Although I hate corporeal forms, I do require one to leave
this realm and return to my own. In return, I shall grant you courage
and something vastly more important, TRUE KNOWLEDGE. No more wondering
about the mysteries of the universe, for I know them. When we become
one, we will be one entity, there will no differentiating between us.
You can hide nothing from me, and I will hide many things from you.
But only because it's good for you. If you knew even a thousandth of
my accumulated knowledge, it would burn out your brain.
Tofu: If you're as powerful as you claim, then why don't you just
build a body of your own, why do you need to use mine?
Insectoid: Because I need a focus, an anchor, for my powers to work.
If I melded with you, I could create another body and move into it. As
you can see, you have me at a disadvantage.
Tofu: What if I say no?
Insectoid: Then I will destroy you, and find another. That woman who
is bending over you at this very moment would be a good candidate.
Tofu: NO!
Insectoid: My, is this human emotions? Your impure thoughts make me
feel dirty. Would that I could throw you out of my domain. But I need
your help.
Tofu: You will not touch her!
Insectoid: I won't have to, if you accept my offer. Don't forget, if
she doesn't accept, I will destroy her as well, and also all the
others who will not accept me.
Tofu: ....
Insectoid: I'll let you think it over. I'll be here.
[The Insectoid vanishes. Tofu sits down on the glowing pavement in a
contemplative stance. Several moments pass, and he stands up.]
Tofu: Hey, I want to talk to you.
[In a flash the Insectoid appears before him.]
Insectoid: Have you made your decision?
Tofu: Yes. I will consent to the merging, but only to save lives.
Insectoid: Yes, that's why all of your kind say. Nonetheless, a
gesture is a gesture.
[The Insectoid reaches forward and touches Tofu's hand. Suddenly, the
two begin to merge, there is a flash of light, and in the place of
the two is a synthesis of insectoid and human. Cut to the backroom of
Tofu's clinic. Kasumi is kneeling besides Tofu. Tofu sits up.]
Kasumi: Doctor! I thought you were....
Tofu: Dead? No, not yet.
[He gets up.]
Tofu: If you'll excuse me, I have business to attend you.
Kasumi: [Put off] Um....yes, Doctor.
[She gets up and starts to leave, but suddenly she turns around.]
Kasumi: What about that book I wanted?
Tofu: [Rude] What?
Kasumi: [About to cry] The one on muscle spasms.
Tofu: Oh.
[He goes over to the bookshelf and pulls a book off of it at random and
hands it to Kasumi. Kasumi looks down at it.]
Tofu: [Rude] Is there a problem?
Kasumi: N-no....
[Kasumi rushes out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Tofu
turns and goes over to his filing cabinet.]
Voice: Get the records of your strongest patients.
Tofu: Yes.
[We see Tofu's eyes, they glow pink.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to Sasuke's hospital room. Sasuke is unconscious on the bed,
Kodachi sitting next to him, holding his right hand. Suddenly Sasuke
screams in terror. Kodachi squeezes his hand.]
Kodachi: Hold on Sasuke, hold on....
<Commercial Break>
[Cut to a shot of an empty soundstage. A man in his mid-twenties is
strapped into an electric chair. Standing next to him is a man in a
business suit.]
Businessman: Recently we've gotten complaints about the terrible
Miller Light commercials that have been made by our PR man Dick, who
is sitting in this chair here. Say hi to the folks at home, Dick.
Dick: Help me! God, please, help me, this guy is insane!!!
Businessman: We were originally going to fire Dick, but we decided
not to for two reasons. First off, we didn't feel it would be fair,
he might improve. And the second, well, we didn't think it would be
sufficient punishment for Dick here. Therefore, we're going to have a
call-in vote. The number in red is what you call if you want to see
Dick fried. The number is blue is the number you call if you want to
see Dick live, and have him continue to produce those terrible Miller
commercials. Call in NOW. We'll wait thirty seconds for our machines
to tally your votes.
[The businessman looks at his watch and starts to whistle the theme
to Jeopardy. The man in the chair visibly sweats. The theme ends
and the businessman looks up.]
Businessman: Good. Lenny, let's see the votes.
[Two totals appears on the screen. Red: 1125 Blue: 220]
Businessman: Well, I'm sorry Dick, I think we'll have to cut your
carrier a little short.
Dick: No, please, I beg of you, don't do this! I'll do better, I
swear! Do a recount, please, for the love of God!
Businessman: Come on Dick, don't be a sore loser.
[The businessman walks over to the switch and smiles. As he pulls it,
the screen goes dark. We hear the sound of electric discharge and a
blood-curdling scream. The Miller Light logo appears on the screen.]
<End Commercial Break>
[Cut to an exterior establishing shot of Tofu's clinic. Quickly cut to
another exterior shot, this time of the front door. A sign which
proclaims the clinic to be closed for the time being hangs from the
door knob. Cut to an interior shot of the backroom of the clinic.
Tofu pulls several files out of the filing cabinet and goes back to
sit at his desk. He stares at the file folders on the desk in front
of him, almost as if waiting for something.]
Voice: What are you waiting for?
Tofu: It would help if I knew what I was looking for.
Voice: Extremely strong and healthy people, as many as possible.
Tofu: Why?
Voice: I need human lifeforce in order to cast a spell which will
open a portal into my dimension.
Tofu: Why do you want to open a portal?
Voice: Because I intend to leave this wretched globe behind and
return to my own realm.
Tofu: Will these people who supply the life force die?
Voice: Come now, Doctor, you're far too intelligent to have to ask.
Tofu: I feared as much. In that case, I will use my discretion in
choosing. I don't care if they're strong, there are some people in
this city who I will NOT ALLOW to be used for this.
Voice: Naturally. I wouldn't dream of asking you to do something
which is against you're nature.
[Tofu can't be sure, but he thinks he hears a subtle chuckle in the
demon's voice.]
Tofu: All right then.
[He opens one of the folders and starts to flip through it.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to Sasuke's hospital room. Cologne is perched on a high stool
next to him. Currently a yellow crystal has been placed on Sasuke's
forehead, it is shining brightly. Cologne takes it from his forehead.]
Cologne: That's very strange....
Kunou: What is it?
Cologne: It means that something is unusual, but that's not important
now. [She holds up the crystal] This is a life force crystal, it reacts
to the life force inherent in all living things, even after death a
small portion of the life force remains.
[Cologne holds the crystal to Kunou's forehead, it begins to give off a
soft, yellow glow.]
Cologne: This is how it reacts when in contact with a normal person.
Kunou: Then why did it react so violently when it came into contact
with Sasuke?
Cologne: It's almost as if his life force has been excited. In many
ways, he's more alive now than ever.
Kodachi: Then how come he won't wake up?
Cologne: If he passed out at the time you said that he did, I think
I believe I know what caused it.
Kunou: What?
Cologne: I don't know exactly, but around the same time that Sasuke
passed out, I felt a very powerful and extremely malevolent vibration
in the ether.
Kodachi: The ether? What's that?
Cologne: Ether is an energy field which exists just beyond human
perception. Some people are born with natural abilities to sense and
manipulate this energy field. Those people are known as mages. Anyway,
this vibration felt as if something terrible had just been born,
or...awakened.
Kunou: So, are you saying that Sasuke is a mage?
Cologne: Yes, he might be that. Or, he might be something even more
powerful.
Kodachi: What do you mean?
Cologne: There are three different sorts of power in the universe.
Magical, the oldest, which relies solely on ether. Physical, the
current one, which relies solely on the material world. And Psychic,
which relies simply on the power of Mind, which is much stronger than
either of the first two. Sasuke's turbulent condition could very well
be the awakening of his ESPer powers.
Kunou: What do we do then?
Cologne: He'll awake soon. In the meantime, I've got to get back to
the Nekohanten. I've got to figure out a way to stop this new force,
whatever it is.
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of Furinkan High School, late afternoon. On
the field behind the school, the Furinkan High School Karate Team is
currently doing their drills. The leader of the team is sitting on
a director's chair with a megaphone.]
Team: Hi-ya!
Leader: [Through megaphone] Come on number six, you can do better
than that!
Member: I am not a number, I am a free man!
Team: Hi-ya!
[Suddenly a van pulls up beside the field. Several of the team members
stop their exercises and turn to take a look at it. The leader has
a puzzled looked on his face. He puts the megaphone down next to the
chair and starts to walk towards the van.]
Leader: Number two, take over.
Member2: Gladly.
[The driver's side door to the van opens, and Tofu emerges. He is
now wearing a trenchcoat and sunglasses. The leader continues to walk
towards him. We have a long shot of this scene, as the two come
closer to each other, and the Karate Team looks on. The Leader greets
Tofu, obviously knowing him. Tofu doesn't say anything, but grabs him
by the throat and makes a quick jerking motion, and then drops his
limp form to the ground. He continues on his way towards the Karate
Team.]
Member3: My God, did he just break his neck?
Member4: [Horrified] That's definitely what it looks like.
Member2: Come on, let's get him!
Team: Right!
[All of them whirl around and face the approaching figure of Tofu.
Several of the members leap up into the air and prepare to deliver
jump kicks to him. Tofu quickly leaps up into the air and engages
in a powerful spin kick which knocks both of his opponents to the
ground. The force of the impact knocks both of them senseless.]
Member2: All right team, encircle him, he can't fight all of us!
Tofu: [Smirk] You want to bet?
[The remaining members form a circle around him. Tofu smirks and puts
his hands into his pockets. Four people at the compass points of the
circle rush towards Tofu. Suddenly four extremely localized explosions
appear within the circle, and knock all four of them back, leaving
craters in the ground.]
Member3: He's unstoppable!
[Member3 leaves the circle and runs across the field.]
Member2: [Watching him run] Bastard, blackguard, knave!
[Tofu takes his right hand out of his pocket and points his index
finger at Member2. A blue bolt of energy leaps out and strikes him
in the neck, knocking him to the ground, stunned.]
Tofu: All right, who's next?
Member4: He can't attack all of us at once, RUSH HIM!
Team: RIGHT!
[They all leap forward and tackle Tofu. Tofu quickly falls under their
attacks, but suddenly the heap of people starts to glow light blue,
and suddenly the blue light explodes upward, sending all of the
members flying, stunned. Tofu gets up and wipes dirt off his trench-
coat.]
Tofu: I think that should do it.
Voice: Yes, but you killed five of them, you should be more careful
next time.
Tofu: I just hope there isn't a next time.
[Suddenly a sound of a motor starts up. Tofu turns and sees a school
bus charging towards him. Sitting in the driver's seat is Member3.
Tofu laughs hysterically, not a malicious laugh, but one of true
humor.]
Tofu: Heh. Good call, kid, that's very original. And for that, I'll
make sure that you won't have to live with the memory of this incident.
[He thrusts both of his arms out, and the bus explodes in a giant
fireball, it rolls off the road and crashes into the kendo equipment
shed, causing that to catch fire as well. Tofu turns to the heap of
stunned black belts and raises both his arms, causing them to float.
He makes his way to the van, the bodies following him.]
<~Commercial Break~>
[Cut to a shot of a black screen. Old garish movie trailer movie
starts up.]
Announcer: The next level of Bible Epics is coming soon to a theater
near you!
[Cut to a shot of Noah's ark getting hit by waves.]
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[Cut to a shot of Moses climbing Mt. Sinai.]
Announcer: Newer than 'The Ten Commandments'!
[Cut to a shot of Chevy Chase driving a car with several other people
in it.]
Announcer: Less annoying than 'Nothing But Trouble.'
[Cut to a shot of Curtis Armstrong.]
Announcer: Starring Curtis Armstrong.
Curtis: Hey Parker, sometimes you've just got to say 'What the...'
[Parker slams the door before he can finish it.]
[A huge logo appears on the screen.]
Announcer: The Book Of Numbers!
[Cut to a shot of Curtis Armstrong sitting on a wooden chair with a
bible in his lap.]
Curtis: The Lord said to Moses 'This is the rule for the Levites.
Each from his twenty-fifth year onward shall perform the required
service in the meeting tent...'
Announcer: With music by Chris Schumacher.
[Cut to a shot of Curtis trying to read, with 'Chopsticks' being
played in the background. Cut to another shot of him reading with
scales being played in the background.]
Announcer: Coming soon, to a theater nowhere near you!
<~End Commercial Break~>
[Cut to a shot which is obviously a TV screen, a reporter is standing
on Furinkan Field 3 holding a microphone, the Kendo Storage Shed is
still in blazes behind him.]
Reporter: Reports are still contradictory and scattered, but it
appears that at least three people have been confirmed dead, along
with the destruction of one school bus and the Kendo Storage Shed.
The entire Furinkan Karate Team is reported as missing.
[Pan back to see that this is the TV in Sasuke's room, and Kunou and
Kodachi are both watching it.]
Kodachi: Could that have been....
Kunou: Either that, or it's one hell of a coincidence.
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the backroom of the Nekohanten. Cologne sits on a high stool
and is currently flipping through an ancient blue tome. She has a
recorder besides her, she reaches over and hits the 'Record' button.]
Cologne: Considering the nature of the being that we are facing, it
seems fairly obvious that it had to possess a body to maintain a
corporeal existence. Thus I have been digging through the ancient tomes
to find a way to exorcize the demon and banish him from this realm.
However, I have had no luck so far, for the demon itself is older than
the printed language of humanity. [She flips a page.] There is hope,
however, as an ancient Greek philosopher once discovered a tablet
with a set of extremely ancient runes on them. If I can translate
these runes, there may be a chance to discover a way to seal the
being away.
[She puts down the recorder and stares at a page. Suddenly a smile
comes across her face.]
Cologne: Of course! That's it! Thank you Albertus Magnus, you saved
me a great deal of work!
[She quickly starts to scribble down notes from the book.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an interior shot of Tofu's Clinic, specifically the back
room. All of the members of Karate Team lie sprawled on cots all over
the backroom, all in a deep sleep. Tofu sits at his desk, apparently
meditating.]
Voice: It isn't enough. You shouldn't have killed those six, I could
have had enough lifeforce then.
Tofu: Then we must find more candidates.
Voice: No, we can't risk it. It's obvious we've alerted the
authorities, and maybe even someone who has the ability to stop us.
Tofu: What do you suggest, then?
Voice: We need someone which an extravagant amount of lifeforce. One
of those great fighters you refused to go after before. They should
more than make up for the loss of the other six.
Tofu: But I can't, I know those people....
Voice: Than you must pick the one who you would care the least to
wipe out. There's no other way.
Tofu: Can't we just take people off the street?
Voice: We can't have people with insufficient or untapped lifeforce,
we need people in the prime of their life, used to physical exertion.
Choose.
[Tofu looks down at the files on his desk. He picks one and places it
in front of him.]
Voice: Excellent. We can't wait, we must get him immediately.
Tofu: What about the others?
Voice: The sleep spell has put them into a deep coma, they won't
awake before the end.
Tofu: All right, let's get this over with so that I can return to
my life and forget all these terrible things which I have done.
Voice: All right, let's go then.
[Tofu gets up and leaves, turning the light off before he leaves.
Pan over to the desktop, we see the file with the name of the patient
in red ink on the front flap. The name is 'Mousse'.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of the Nekohanten. Mousse and Cologne stand
outside of it, Mousse is dressed in what I suppose would pass for
travel clothes.]
Cologne: Now, go to the Tendo dojo and talk to Happosai, say that I
will consider it a personal favor that he house you until further
notice.
Mousse: I still don't see why I can't stay here and help you fight
him off.
Cologne: Physical force is useless against him. You wouldn't stand
a chance.
Mousse: I never knew you cared....
Cologne: I don't! I just don't want that demon to get his hands on
your lifeforce, for lack of lifeforce the portal will remain closed.
We can't give him that opportunity. Now, go.
[Mousse nods and walks behind the alley and off camera. Cologne turns
to watch him go and sighs. She then goes back into the Nekohanten.
Moments after she goes in, a familiar van pulls up. Tofu climbs out of
the driver's side and goes into the front door of the Nekohanten.
Suddenly, there is a flash of red light, and Tofu flies out of the
door and crashes into the van. After several moments he gets up,
griping.]
Voice: Damn, that bitch is strong.
Tofu: I will show her the superiority of Japanese herbalism and
magic!
[Tofu runs back into the Nekohanten. There is a blue flash, and he
is sent flying, crashing into the van in the exact same spot and
position as before.]
Voice: This is starting to lose it's humor fast.
Tofu: I know how to take care of this.
[Tofu makes several motions with his hands, and the front wall of the
Nekohanten falls inwards. We here a yell from inside. Tofu makes
another motion and it falls outwards. He then walks into the cafe.
Cologne stands on top of the counter with a bunch of small bags on
the counter in front of her.]
Cologne: Damn! [She throws one with a red rune on it at Tofu. He
throws his arm up and knocks it off. It crashes into a table and
causes it to be consumed in flames.]
Tofu: You don't truly believe that your village charmer magic is
anything compared to that of and Elder One, do you?
Cologne: Stranger things have happened.
[She throws one with a blue rune on it. Tofu sends out a flame bolt
which causes it to explode, freezing everything within a square foot
of the flashpoint. Cologne grits her teeth.]
Cologne: Shrug off this, pimpstick!
[She throws a ward at him, it hits Tofu in the chest. Tofu's glasses
fog up for a moment, and he falls to the floor. Cologne leaps off
the counter and into the backroom.]
Voice: Come on, get up!
[Tofu doesn't answer.]
Voice: Meddling bitch, she severed the link! [Chuckle] But if she
thinks that this is all it takes to banish one of my kind, she is
gravely mistaken.
[Suddenly the ward goes up in flames, and Tofu slowly crawls up into
a sitting position.]
Voice: Come on, we must get her!
Tofu: Right!
[Tofu runs into the backroom, not taking notice of the surrounding,
he walks right into the center of a pentacle. Cologne stands at the
top of the star, she claps her hands and all of the wicks of the
candles positioned at each point ignite. She chants something and
the lines of the pentacle glow a deep red. Tofu screams as he
clutches his chest.]
Cologne: Although I was raised as a herbalist, I have always felt
the ether, and can control it to some extent. Thus, I have the ability
to destroy you, demon, and free this man from your control.
Voice: It isn't as easy as you would suspect, witch.
Cologne: Don't be so sure.
[She claps her hands and the space outside of the pentacle darkens.
Slowly, she begins to chant. Tofu struggles against the invisible
force field which contains him within the pentacle, but to no avail.
The glow of the arms of the stars begins to increase and change hue.
Suddenly, there is a cracking sound.]
Cologne: No! I must keep it together!!!!
[Her face betrays a terrible sense of torment, she keeps trying, but
the glow begins to fade. Tofu begins to smirk in torment. Cologne
screams some word in an ancient tongue, and Tofu suddenly lets out
a bloodcurdling scream of pain. But it's not enough, the glow ceases,
and Cologne and Tofu both fall to the floor. After several moments,
Tofu crawls back to his feet.]
Tofu: You may have slowed me down, witch, but don't even think that
this is going to stop the ceremony from taking place. I would kill
you, but I believe the complete exhaustion of your mana, your
ensorcellation, is more than enough punishment for what you've done
to me.
[Tofu walks out, dark bags under his eyes and a limp betraying his
weakness, the true reason for sparing Cologne. Cologne turns over
and goes to sleep, her snoring echoing through the kitchen.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to Sasuke's hospital room. Kunou and Kodachi are both still sitting
in chairs next to the hospital bed, waiting anxiously. An orderly is
currently examining Sasuke. She finishes and jots some notes on her
clipboard. As she is leaving, she stops by the chairs of the two
Kunou's.]
Orderly: I think it might be better if you go home, you've been here
for six hours already.
Kunou: And we'll wait six more, until he wakes up!
Orderly: We'll contact you as soon as there is any change in his
condition.
[Kodachi leaps up and holds the sharpened tip of a black rose to the
orderly's throat.]
Kodachi: Like my brother said, we will wait, and we will wait here.
Do not presume to go against the will of the Kunou family.
Orderly: [Gulp] As...As you say.
[Kodachi pulls the rose back, and the Orderly scrambles out of the
room. Kodachi sits back down on her chair.]
Kunou: Nice job.
Kodachi: Thank you.
[Suddenly, Sasuke groans. Kodachi and Kunou both jump up and run over
to the bed, looking anxiously at Sasuke's form.]
Sasuke: Must stop... Must stop....
Kunou: What's he saying?
[Suddenly Sasuke's eyes fly open, and he sits up in bed.]
Sasuke: He must be stopped.
[Sasuke kicks the railing on the side of the bed and it falls off. He
jumps to the ground.]
Sasuke: Where are my clothes?
Kodachi: Sasuke, wait a minute, you're not well.
Sasuke: On the contrary, mistress, I have never been better in my life.
I need my clothes, I have work to do.
Kunou: What are you talking about? What work?
[Sasuke sighs and calms down a bit]
Sasuke: All right, there's only time to explain this once, so listen
and no questions, understood?
Kodachi: What....
Sasuke: Understood!?
Kunou: Yes, we understand.
Sasuke: All right. A very long time ago my clan of ninjas fought a
demon in this area of Japan. The originator of my clan was called
Shinobi, he fought the demon and was almost killed by it. Using the
power of a sword called the life-stealer, he managed to suck the power
of the mind from this demon, thus making him vulnerable. The demon
destroyed the sword, but my ancestor was able to overcome him using
the mind powers that he stole. Using the seal of the clan, he managed
to confine the demon into an idol. He marked the idol with the symbol
of death, which would be enough to scare off anyone who attempted to
steal it. Fifty years ago a member of the Ten'yuu school of
indiscriminate grappling fought the leader of my clan and took the
idol. He started a dojo in this area of Japan, and hid the idol on
the grounds of his house. Although he had no sons, he did have several
daughters, one of them married a man called Genun Tendo, and took over
the dojo.
Kunou: The Tendo dojo...
Sasuke: Correct. Earlier today the idol was found and the seal was
broken. The seal breaking reawakened the powers in me, as well as the
racial memory of where they came from.
Kunou: What powers?
Sasuke: The powers have remained inherent in all of the first born of
my clan, but they would only be awakened when the demon himself returned.
That time is now. We must prepare to fight him.
Kodachi: Where?
Sasuke: Let's return to Kunou Manor, we can plot our strategy from
there.
[Sasuke finds his clothes on the chair and goes into the bathroom.
He turns around and looks to the two Kunous.]
Sasuke: We must hurry, I sense that something terrible is about to
happen.
[He pulls the door shut behind him. Kunou and Kodachi both exchange
glances. Fade to black.]
<~Commercial Break~>
[Cut to an exterior shot of NASA headquarters. Cut to an interior
shot of the Mars desk. Several technicians are sitting at terminals,
all visibly sweating.]
Tech1: Is there anything on your monitor?
Tech2: No. I think we lost her.
Tech1: No! If the Mars Explorer probe goes bust, we lose our jobs!
[Tech2 reaches over and drinks from a green can]
Tech2: Well, at least we've got Sprite.
Tech1: Yeah, who needs images of Mars?
[Flash logo: SPRITE : IMAGE IS NOTHING, THIRST IS EVERYTHING.
Cut to a shot of the same two techs, standing on a corner, wearing
worn clothes and looking dirty, holding a sign that says 'Will Work
For Sprite']
<~End Commercial Break~>
[Cut to an interior shot of the kitchen of the Nekohanten. Cologne
lies on the edge of the pentacle, snoring. Several moments pass, and
she finally manages to drag herself to her feet. She looks like hell,
well more than usual anyway. She walks across the pentacle, actually
using her walking stick for a change, and makes her way towards the
door.]
Cologne: <All my magical powers have been permanently drained, I need
someone else with the abilities of magic. But who?>
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of Tofu's clinic. Cut to an interior shot of
the backroom of the clinic. Tofu lies on one of his cot, he is
visibly beaten, there is a long cut up his right arm, and his face
is pockmarked with various bits of shrapnel. He lies very still.]
Voice: You moron, we can't come back here, this is where they would
look for us first!
Tofu: [tired] I didn't know where else to go.
Voice: Look, it's obvious that we can't get that Mousse guy, who else
could we drain that amount of power from?
Tofu: .... Shampoo, but she's in China this week from what Ranma's
told me.
Voice: All right, who else?
Tofu: K...Kunou.
Voice: [Impressed] Two of them, no less. That should do nicely.
Tofu: But...I'm too weak, I couldn't take them on like this.
Voice: I can revitalize you, but it would mean a further melding of
us.
Tofu: ....
Voice: WELL?!
Tofu: Fine, fine, just leave me alone when this is over.
Voice: Come on, Tofu, you can't lie to me, I know you've enjoyed doing
this, it's finally let you get rid of some of that anger that's been
building up all these years.
Tofu: That's...that's no true.
Voice: Fine, whatever. Come on, let's go. Oh, and load the Karate
Team members into the van, we're running out of time.
Tofu: What does time have to do with it?
Voice: The ceremony can only be performed within the next four hours,
a wave of supernova emissions has been bombarding this planet for the
past ten years, six hours from now the amount bombarding the planet
at any time will be insufficient to provide me with the power I need.
Tofu: It's lucky you got out when you did.
Voice: Yes, and I'm not waiting for another supernova, so let's get
going.
Tofu: [Nods] All right....
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to Gosunkugi's room. He is currently sitting at his desk reading
a manga. This continues for about two beats, then he leans back in
the chair and stretches his arms while yawning. Suddenly, there is
the sound of the catch of his window opening. Gosunkugi whirls around.
The curtains blow in the breeze. Gosukugi turns around and pulls open
his drawer, taking a small brown stick with a glowing orange end
from it. He gets up and slowly make his way towards the window. As
he reaches it, he yanks the curtains back. Staring up at him is a
troll.]
Gosunkugi: GHOUL!!
[He leaps back and holds out the stick.]
Cologne: Fire staff?
Gosunkugi: Wha-what?!!
[Cologne jumps down onto his bed.]
Cologne: Do you know of Shampoo?
Gosunkugi: The Chinese girl? Yeah, sure I do.
[Gosunkugi's hands are still shaking, they stumble and he drops the
wand. Cologne jumps down and picks it up.]
Cologne: You know, you shouldn't play with these, they're dangerous.
Anyway, I'm Shampoo's grandmother, Cologne.
[Suddenly Gosunkugi is relieved. His face muscles relax and he looks
a great deal less tense. He sits down at his desk and turns the chair
around so he can see Cologne.]
Gosunkugi: So, Cologne, what do you want?
Cologne: I want YOU.
Gosunkugi: Ummm...No offense, but don't you think you're a little OLD
for me?
[Cologne jumps up and smacks him with the Fire Staff.]
Cologne: Hah, as if! You can handle the ether, son, for that reason
I'm recruiting you.
Gosunkugi: WHAT?!
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the interior shot of the Kunou mansion, specifically the
front hallway. Sasuke, now clad in his usual ninja attire, makes his
way through the hallway, walking swiftly with purpose, his head
held high. The two Kunou's are behind him, trying desperately to
keep up.]
Sasuke: The last time that the demon struck, he needed to inhabit a
human form to do it. Thus, it is very likely that whoever found the
idol is now possessed by the demon.
Kodachi: How do you know all this?
Sasuke: Like I said, a racial memory, implanted in my genes, plus I
knew the legend of the idol for quite some time.
Kunou: If you knew that the Tendo's had the idol, then why didn't you
do something about it?
Sasuke: First off, I thought it was a legend, I didn't believe the
story until the memory surfaced. Second, the Tendo's are not evil
people, even if they didn't know what the idol contained, they wouldn't
break the seal.
Kodachi: How are we going to figure out who did?
Sasuke: We'll start a massive search, first we'll check out each of
the Tendos, as well as the Saotomes, then they're close relations,
people who had been on the ground of the Tendo dojo in the past twenty
four hours. We'll find them.
[Suddenly there is a huge explosion outside. All three of them fall
to the floor. After a moment, Sasuke looks up from his position on
the floor.]
Sasuke: Or, on the other hand, they might find us first.
[Cut to an exterior shot, a van has pulled up in front of the mansion.
Tofu is walking up the front walk, one of the trees in front of the
mansion is ablaze, bits of bark and sap everywhere. Cut to an interior
shot, Sasuke and the two Kunou's are looking out the window.]
Kunou: Hey, it's that Doctor guy!
Sasuke: [Grits teeth] Another innocent victim. We must get to the
armory, we cannot fight him unarmed.
Kodachi: Right!
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of the Kunou mansion. Tofu walks up the stairs
to the porch. He places his right hand on the door, and it explodes
backwards, impaling the wall. Tofu walks past the doorframe and into
the house.]
Tofu: Knock, knock.
[He looks around him.]
Voice: I don't like this.
Tofu: Me either, the Kunou's aren't prone to hide.
Kodachi's Voice: You've got that right!
[Tofu turns to his left. Standing their in her leotard and heavily
armed with equipment is Kodachi Kunou.]
Kodachi: Come on, let's dance.
[She presses a button on two clubs she is holding in each hand, and
spikes extend. She starts twirling them. Tofu takes a fighting
stance.]
Voice: Don't harm her too bad, we want this one alive.
Tofu: No problem.
Kodachi: DIEEEE!!!!!!
[Kodachi leaps forward, prepared to rip Tofu's head off with her
clubs. Tofu leaps forward and brings him right arm towards Kodachi's
head. He extends one finger and stabs at a point in between Kodachi's
eyes. Kodachi suddenly grows stiff, and her clubs clatter to the
ground. She soon follows.]
Tofu: Stunned.
Voice: For how long?
Tofu: Not long, we should use a sleep spell to prolong it.
[Tofu points his right finger at the unconscious form of Kodachi.]
Tofu: IN ZU!
[A green mist surrounds her, she quickly breathes it in, her posture
relaxes, and she begins to snore softly.]
Tofu: Well, that wasn't that much of a chore, now was it?
Male Voice: FIEND! SCUM! ENEMY OF ALL WOMEN!
[Tofu swirls around to see Kunou charging him with bokken drawn.]
Tofu: Let me have some fun with this one.
Voice: Oh, all right.
[Kunou charges him, Tofu leaps up and rips his bokken from his hands
just as he's swinging it. Kunou stands there, stunned, staring at
him. Tofu turns it and slams the flat of the blade into Kunou's head.
Kunou starts to swagger a little, but gets over his shock soon
enough.]
Kunou: It seems you're an accomplished martial artist, Doctor.
Tofu: I am many things, young man.
Kunou: Die!
[Kunou swiftly delivers a jab to Tofu's face, striking him in the
mouth, causing him to tumble over. Cut to a shot of Tofu slowly
getting up, he looks even more shocked than Kunou did. He spits out
a couple of teeth. He gets back up and stares daggers at Kunou.]
Tofu: If he did now want you alive, I would kill you for that.
Kunou: Oh, and what are you going to do then?
Tofu: You're still going to die, but it's going to hurt a lot more.
[Tofu roundhouse kicks Kunou in the stomach, he doubles over in pain,
Tofu kicks him in the head, knocking him down. Tofu leaps and lands
on Kunou's chest, his legs pinning him to the ground. He slaps Kunou
hard across the face.]
Tofu: I bet you think you're hot shit, don't you, dress boy? Where's
you formidable strength now? [SLAP!] Huh?! [SLAP!]
Kunou: I still have my honor, knave!
Tofu: WIMP! [SLAP!]
Kunou: Blackguard!
Tofu: SCUM! [SLAP!]
[Kunou's face is all bloody now. Tofu punches him square in the face
and knocks him out. Tofu leaps up and stares at his fallen opponent.]
Tofu: [Stunned] I can't believe...I didn't mean to.
Voice: It's funny, you couldn't have beaten him any better even if I
had helped you. Interesting, interesting....
Male Voice: BONZAI!!!!!
[Tofu swirls around, running down the stairs is Sasuke, now clad in
true ninja attire, katanas in both hands.]
Voice: What a nuisance. Finish this one off quickly, we're running
out of time.
Tofu: Right. [Points at Sasuke] IN ZU!
[A green bolt shoots towards him, Sasuke falls to the floor and the
bolt shoots over him.]
Sasuke: No, you are NOT shooting that green shit at me!
Tofu: Nimble fellow, aren't you?
Voice: There is something familiar about this one.
[Sasuke runs forward, swirling both swords, bringing them both down
in arcs prepared to cut into Tofu. Tofu brings up both of his arms
and blocks the blows. After that he screams.]
Tofu: Ow...Jesus, FUCK! You didn't say that would happen!
Voice: Christ, who do you think you are, Rogue? Of course you can't
block katana blows without being cut!
[Tofu spin kicks and strikes Sasuke in the gut, causing him to clatter
to the floor. Sasuke jumps back up and faces him.]
Sasuke: I will not go gently into that good night!
[He holds both of his sword at diagonal angles to his body and closes
his eyes. Tofu stares at him, confused. Sasuke suddenly opens his
eyes.]
Sasuke: What the...it doesn't work!
Tofu: Nice try kid, I'll let you live for that. IN ZU!
[Sasuke tries to dodge, but the green bolt hits him dead center, he
collapses to the ground.]
Voice: Come on, there isn't much time, get all the Karate Team members
in here. The dining room should be more than sufficient for our purposes.
Tofu: All right.
[Tofu turns and goes out the door. Fade to black.]
<~Commercial Break~>
[Cut to an exterior shot of someone's front lawn in the middle of the
night. A van pulls up and a guy dressed up as Crash Bandicoot gets
out. He looks at a clipboard and then up at the house.]
Crash: This looks like yet another player who refused to give up his
Nintendo 64 for the Sony Playstation. All righty then. [Takes out
megaphone] Hey, wake up in there! I want to talk to you!
[Suddenly the lights go on in an upstairs window and it opens, a man
in his early twenties look out.]
Man: Is that you, Crash?
Crash: Uh...yeah.
Man: Look, asshole, I called the cops and told them that you kept
harassing me, and they said if you ever came around again, I could
blow your ass away.
Crash: But I'm just trying to convince you to buy a Sony...
[The man disappears from the window. Crash turns back to the camera.]
Crash: I guess we'll have to keep trying with this one. [He turns
back] Ah, here he is.
[The man is back, this time with a shotgun, he points it at Crash and
pulls the triggers, giving him both barrels. Crash flies back from
the impact and crashes into the ground, blood soaking through the
costume. The camera tracks up the window, where the man stands posing
with shotgun.]
Man: And this is Larry saying; Buy a Nintendo 64, it's the fun
machine, and if you don't do it, I'll blow YOU away!
[He shoots the camera and the screen goes to static.]
<~End Commercial Break~>
[Cut to an interior shot of the Nekohanten kitchen. On each side of
the counter are Cologne and Gosunkugi, both sitting on high stools.
Cologne is flipping through the volume we saw earlier.]
Cologne: So, the reason the spell didn't work was because my mana
wasn't enough to contain him. Not just that, I was doing the
incantation wrong. And so.... [She flips a page and suddenly stops
dead in her tracks.]
Gosunkugi: What is it?
Cologne: Tell me, have you heard of Supernova 1987A?
Gosunkugi: Yeah, I think that was the only supernova in our galaxy in
an extremely long time, why?
Cologne: According to these inscriptions, this demon used the power of
an exploding star in his galaxy to create a bridge between our
dimensions. The amount of particles he needs are fairly small, but I
estimate that we have three hours before they drop below the critical
mass stage... But with the power of 1987A, he could be able to open a
much larger portal, he could bring his entire race through!
Gosunkugi: Wait a second, 1987A blew up a LONG time ago, how could
the particles....
Cologne: The particles travel at the speed of light, the light of
1987A reached us in 1987, and so did the particles. We have been
bombarded by the particles ever since then. There is little time, as
soon as he gather enough lifeforce, he'll be able to fuse the lifeforce,
the cosmic particles and his magic together to reopen the bridge.
Gosunkugi: But how am I suppose to help you? I don't know any magic...
[Cologne places a silver tab on his forehead. He falls off his stool
and onto the floor and starts convulsing, this goes on for several
moments, and when he finally stop he rises in anger.]
Gosunkugi: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!
Cologne: Be grateful, I just used that Magic Tab to spark your
abilities. Now, help me in return.
Gosunkugi: You mean I can do magic now?!
Cologne: Yes, same as any mage. Now, come on, we need to find them.
Gosunkugi: But how would we know where to look?
[Suddenly they here a siren scream by outside. Gosunkugi jumps.]
Cologne: Simple, we follow the police. We must hurry, if he goes
through with that ceremony, life as we know it will be at an end.
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the kitchen of the Kunou Mansion. Sasuke, Kodachi, and Kunou
are all tied to chairs. All three of them look a bit groggy, it looks
as if the sleep spell wore off.]
Kodachi: I wasn't expecting him to use a pressure point technique
like that.
Sasuke: That demon has no sense of honor.
Kunou: And you, Sasuke, why didn't you use these 'Powers Of The Mind'
that you have, huh?!
Sasuke: It wasn't until I actually came in contact with him that my
powers became active.
Kunou: Oh, that's bullshit, you don't have any powers!
[Sasuke closes his eyes, and a pot from the rack next to the stove
breaks free, flies across the room and slams into Kunou's head. Kunou
yells and the pot falls to the ground.]
Kunou: OWW!
Sasuke: Don't doubt me.
Kunou: Damn you, why don't you use those powers to free us?
Sasuke: I am.
[Cut to a shot of the back of Sasuke's chair. A knife is currently at
work sawing at the ropes.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the dining room of the Kunou mansion. Tofu is currently at
work drawing a circle on the floor. There are several chairs set
around the circle, in them sit the comatose Karate Team members.
Three of them are currently empty.]
Voice: You should have put them back to sleep, they might escape.
Tofu: I seriously doubt they will. Besides, it would be a waste of
energy to attempt that.
[He stands up and dusts chalk dust off his clothes.]
Tofu: Now what?
Voice: You need to leave a trail of snake oil between the chairs and
the circle.
Tofu: Geez, this ceremony certainly is complex for just sending you
back to your own dimension. [Tofu's eyes suddenly widen] What was that?
Voice: What?
Tofu: A though, just as I said that, 'that's because it isn't.' I
think.
Voice: You're imagining things.
Tofu: No, I'm not! What are you hiding?
Voice: [Sigh] All right. The reason the ceremony is so complex because
I'm not going to create an exit, I'm going to create an entrance, so
my kind can come into this world.
Tofu: [Horror] WHY?!
Voice: We are abstract beings, Tofu, I have discovered that we are
much more powerful when we are focused, when we are in a body, like I
am.
Tofu: How many of you are there?
Voice: Approximately 2.3 billion.
Tofu: Jesus Christ!
Voice: Yes, every man, woman, and child on Earth will be a focus for
one of us. Isn't it marvelous? Just think of what we could do together!
Tofu: But you can't do that! What of individuality?!
Voice: We'll still be individuals. Well, your people will be nothing
more than nagging thoughts, but we'll still be singular beings.
Tofu: To use another being like that is....EVIL!
Voice: So it is. Big fucking deal. You will obey!
Tofu: Why?!
Voice: Because you WANT it to happen. I know you better than anyone
else Tofu, we are one. I know these past few hours have been the
greatest of your life, and you would jump at the chance to have things
like this indefinitely.
Tofu: Will the personality of my kind remain intact?
Voice: Well, yes, most of it. It's symbiosis, we get something, but
give something in return.
Tofu: That doesn't sound too unreasonable...
[The voice laughs.]
Voice: I knew you would come around to seeing it my way. Now, come
on, we don't have much time, or cosmic particles.
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an exterior shot of the Kunou mansion. Two police cars and
an ambulance are pulled up outside. Several police officers are
standing at the end of the walk chatting.]
Cop1: Aside from the abandoned van and the blown-in door, I don't
think we've got much of a case.
Cop2: Was there anyone inside?
Cop1: No, we searched the place thoroughly, no one was at home.
Cop2: Hmmm...we can't do much more than that. [Sigh] All right, we'll
file a report, and try and see if you can locate the owners and tell
them there's been a break-in, we'll need them back to file a manifest
of all that's missing.
Cop1: What about the van?
Cop2: The plates match the one seen at the incident at Furinkan High,
we should search the area, he probably wasn't able to get far. [He
points to the two other officers] You go east, we'll go west. Send the
ambulance back.
Cop3: Yessir.
[They disperse. Gosunkugi and Cologne pop up from behind the bushes.]
Gosunkugi: Where do you think he went?
Cologne: I reckon he's in there.
Gosunkugi: But the cop said he didn't see anything....
Cologne: Magical illusions, I bet. I don't think the demon would have
risked moving, he doesn't have much time left. [She motions towards
the mansion] Come on Hikaru, we've work to do.
Gosunkugi: Into the heart of darkness, as they say.
[They walks down the path and finally reach the door. Gosunkugi makes
one look over his shoulder, then goes in. Cologne follows.]
<~Commercial Break~>
[Cut to a shot of a man sitting at a desk in his living room. He
turns up and looks at the camera.]
Man: All right, one last time.
[He holds up a stack of bills clipped together. We estimate about
a million dollars in all.]
Man: This is Atari's average daily profit before they introduced
the Jaguar.
[He puts them down and holds up a quarter.]
Man: This is their average daily profit after the Jaguar. Any
questions?
[Logo : ATARI JAGUAR : DO THE MATH]
<~Commercial Break~>
[Cut to an interior shot of the Kunou mansion. Cologne and Gosunkugi
are currently in the family room. Cologne is looking around, obviously
with something specific in mind.]
Cologne: There is no illusion here, nothing is hidden.
Gosunkugi: Where to now?
[Cologne turns to her right and raises her staff in the direction of
one of the thresholds.]
Cologne: That way.
[They walk into the kitchen. It is covered in dark shadows, and some-
thing else, like a small twinge or shimmer in the picture.]
Gosunkugi: I feel something, a magical field of some sort.
Cologne: Yes, an illusion field. Luckily, I put several charges of
Dispel Illusion into this staff a while ago.
[She slams the butt of her staff into the floor. There is a quick
shimmer of the picture, and they are in the kitchen we saw before.
Sasuke has freed himself from his bounds and is currently working on
Kunou's ropes. He stops as they all turn up to look at the new
arrivals.]
Kodachi: Demons! They fell out of thin air!
Kunou: No, I recognize the short one, she works at the Nekohanten.
Sasuke: A demon working at a Chinese restaurant? That sounds like
the bad plot of a net.fic.
Cologne: I take it that you've encountered Tofu Ono?
Kunou: That crazy Doctor? Of course we have!
Kodachi: The guy's possessed!
Cologne: Where is he now?
Kunou: I heard the dining room.
Cologne: Damn, the ceremony...
Gosunkugi: But if the ceremony was taking place, wouldn't he need
this lot to do it?
Cologne: Yes, exactly right, Gosunkugi. There's still time. [She
nods] I'll take care of it....
[Suddenly she stops dead in her tracks.]
Cologne: But if I detain him long enough to halt the ceremony, I
might die and not be able to perform it!
[Sasuke stops his untying and goes over to Cologne.]
Sasuke: I'll provide the distraction!
Cologne: YOU?! Sorry, son, I'm afraid he'd wipe the floor with you.
Sasuke: I seriously doubt that. I am Sasuke, of clan Shinobi. It was
the originator of my clan who originally trapped the demon, and it is
his powers of mind that my line wield. If anyone can defeat him, it is
I.
Cologne: Shinobi, eh? What do you think, Gos?
[Gosunkugi looks up from where he was cutting Kodachi's bonds.]
Gosunkugi: Let the kid have a shot.
[Cologne turns to him.]
Cologne: All right, you can do it, but you must hold him off for
twenty minutes, do you understand?
Sasuke: In the name and for the honor of my clan, I shall!
[He goes over to the utensil drawer and takes out two katanas. He
bows to the assembled figures and goes out the door.]
Cologne: [Bows] Die well, Sasuke Shinobi. We shall not forget you.
[She turns to the Gosunkugi and the two Kunou's] All right, here's
the plan...
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to an interior shot of the Dining Room of the Kunou Mansion.
Tofu stands in the center of the circle, and is taking a look around
him.]
Voice: There, it is done. There is very little time left us, get the
others, the ceremony takes place now.
Tofu: Right.
[He heads towards the threshold, but is shocked to discover that a
figure is standing in it, cloaked in shadows.]
Sasuke: You're not going anywhere.
Tofu: You? How did YOU get free? [Shakes head] Never mind, prepare to
die, pipsqueak.
[Sasuke walks out into the light, his usual brown eyes now shining a
brilliant blue.]
Sasuke: My end will not come this day, demon, but yours.
[He holds his two katanas in that same diagonal position. Tofu starts
to laugh, but his laughter dies in his throat as a blue aura starts
to surround the katanas. Sasuke opens his eyes and smiles as he sees
the glowing swords. He arcs them both forward fast, the streams of
energy joining and forming into an arc, it shoots across the room
and strikes Tofu across the chest, knocking him to floor and causing
him to skid and crash into the wall.]
Tofu: [Hisses] I knew you felt familiar boy, you're of clan Shinobi
aren't you?
[Note : Tofu's voice and the voice of the demon are slowly becoming
one.]
Sasuke: That I am.
Tofu: [Hisses] Yes, it was your pathetic battalion which sealed me
in that idol by using that magic sword to steal my strength. Your
ancestor was lucky that time, but I destroyed the Life Stealer, and
even if you have some of my power, you still cannot defeat me.
Sasuke: [Spinning swords] Wanna bet?
[Tofu leaps across the room, Sasuke runs towards him, his swords in
attack position. Tofu dodges both of the blade and hits Sasuke in
the chest with an extremely powerful punch which throws him to the
ground. Sasuke tries to get up, but that punch apparently took a lot
out of him. Tofu lunges for the death blow, but Sasuke turns and
throws a Psi-bolt at Tofu, knocking him back a good two feet, but he
keeps coming. Sasuke finally manages to get back to his feet, and
slashes at Tofu, cutting through his clothes and leaving a long
bleeding gash on his left arm. Tofu scream and retaliates by kicking
Sasuke in the head. Sasuke crawls away, shaking his head to try to
regain his sense.]
Voice: Tofu, forget him, conduct the ceremony, my brethren can help
us defeat this corpse.
Tofu: No, there isn't enough life force.
Voice: This one will more than make up for it...
[Tofu doesn't listen to the voice and runs towards Sasuke.]
Voice: TOFU, STOP!
[Tofu doesn't listen, and leaps on Sasuke, biting and clawing. Sasuke
comes to his sense and drives the hilt of his right katana into Tofu's
head, knocking him to the ground, senseless. Sasuke scrambles back to
his feet. He tries to pick up his left katana, but discovers that
there is a painful lesion on his right hand. The index finger of his
right hand glows blue and he touches it to the lesion, and it
vanishes. He picks up his left katana and faces Tofu, who has finally
made it back to his feet. The left lenses of Tofu's glasses are
cracked, and his eyes are glowing a deep red.]
Tofu: [Hoarse and deep voice] You will die for that, puny human.
Voice: No, you cannot kill him! Listen to me you fool, we need his
power!
[Tofu attempts a foot sweep, but Sasuke blocks it with his katanas,
cutting Tofu's leg.]
Tofu: OW! THAT HURT!
[Tofu leaps forward in a howling rage, he starts to beat furiously at
Sasuke, Sasuke throws up a psionic shield, but it doesn't manage to
deflect even half the power of the blows. Slowly but surely, Sasuke
is pushed back.]
Voice: There's no time, we only have thirty seconds left! TOFU! GOD
DAMN IT TOFU, LISTEN TO ME!!!!!!!!
[But Tofu doesn't listen, he strikes again, and again, and again.
Suddenly, we hear a clock chiming far off, and the light in the room
grows dim.]
Voice: NO!!!! Damn you, Tofu, because of this moron, I'm stuck here
for the rest of eternity, alone, without any of my kin! He shall die
for that! Kill him, Tofu, kill him!
Tofu: So it is said, so it shall be done.
[The attack becomes even more vicious, Sasuke screams and finally
succumbs, falling to the ground.]
Tofu: Do you want to take your powers back now?
Voice: No, I couldn't do it without a magical item like that sword.
Hmmm.... You know, it occurs to me that we might profit more by
allowing him to live.
Tofu: What?!
Voice: Well, with the proper alterations of course.
[Tofu looks puzzled, but suddenly smiles.]
Tofu: An excellent idea.
[He closes his eyes and clasps his hands together and begins to chant.
There is a flash of purple light, and where Sasuke once was is a
ninja costume, two katanas, and an unconscious monkey. Tofu and the
Voice laugh hysterically.]
<~Commercial Break~>
[That annoying music that accompanies all Mentos commercials starts up.
We see an apartment with two men arguing. One of them hits the other
over the head with a jackhammer, and he falls limply to the floor.
The man runs to the window and looks out, he sees a policeman on the
street running towards the house. The man looks back anxiously. Then,
he gets a look of relief on his face and pops a Mento. He pulls the
cushions off of the sofa and pulls the hideaway bed out, and bends up
the end of it near the couch. He dumps the body behind it and does up
the bed. He goes and opens the door, and the policeman runs it, with
his gun drawn. He searches the apartment but doesn't find a body
anywhere. He shrugs and leaves. The man turns to the camera and holds
out his package of Mentos and smiles.]
Announcer: Mentos, the freshmaker!
<~End Commercial Break~>
[Cut to an interior shot of the kitchen of the Kunou mansion. Cologne
and the gang are looking through a partially opened door. They close
it and each look at each other, stunned.]
Cologne: Well, that didn't go quite as I planned.
Kunou: What, it wasn't in your plan that Gosunkugi gets turned into
a monkey?! Gee, you certainly had US fooled!
Cologne: Don't you raise your voice to me, young whippersnapper!
And there's no use getting angry about this, what's done is done. We've
halted the ceremony and saved the Earth, now we've got to save Tofu
from that demon.
Gosunkugi: What do we do now, then?
Cologne: Originally I was going to have Sasuke get Tofu into the
center of that circle, but it's obvious he's in no condition to do
that now. [She turns around and looks at Kunou.] You'll have to do
it. [Points her staff at him.]
Kunou: ME?!! Look, if a psionically charged super ninja couldn't
defeat him, what makes you think *I* can?
Cologne: You don't have to DEFEAT him, you just need to get him into
the center of that circle. [She pulls a blue vial out of her pocket]
And if you find your strength wanting, splash yourself with this, it
should give you the power to go on fighting.
Kodachi: Can I fight alongside my brother?
Cologne: No, I need you to go rescue Sasuke. [Turns to Kunou] So do
a good job distracting him.
[Kunou nods and goes through the door. Cologne turns to Kodachi]
Cologne: Okay, Kodachi, do you have any candles here?
Kodachi: Yeah, we keep them over here. [Leads her off]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the Dining Room of the Kunou manor. Tofu stands at the edge
of the circle, looking crestfallen.]
Tofu: What do we do now?
Kunou's Voice: You die.
[Tofu whirls around, his eyes glowing a bright red.]
Tofu: YOU again!
Kunou: And this time, I shall defeat you!
[Kunou leaps in the air and lands behind Tofu, clocking him with the
flat of his bokken. Tofu whirls around, and misses Kodachi running
into the room, grabbing Sasuke-Saru and bolting out before Tofu can
see her.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the kitchen. Cologne and Gosunkugi stand on either side of
the counter, a box of candles on the table before them. Cologne is
currently putting five of them into candleholders. Kodachi bursts
in, Sasuke-Saru in her arms. She lays him down on the table.]
Cologne: Gos, use an Awaken spell on him.
Gosunkugi: [nods] Right away.
[Gosunkugi starts to chant.]
Kodachi: [To Cologne] What are we going to do now?
Cologne: Once Sasuke is up and around, he's going to place these
candles in the proper points of the circle.
Kodachi: WHAT?!
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut back to the Dining Room. Tofu and Kunou are still fighting. Kunou
is being beaten badly. He looks over Tofu's shoulder and sees
Sasuke-saru come into the dining room with candles strapped to his
back. Kunou puts up more of a job of fighting against Tofu.]
Tofu: Why don't you just give up mortal? You cannot defeat me, and I
might spare your life if you surrender!
Kunou: Tatewaki Kunou NEVER surrenders!
Tofu: Which explains why Ranma has always savagely beaten you.
Kunou: Saotome is a cheater!
Tofu: BWHAHAHA!!!!
[During this conversation Sasuke-Saru placed all of the candles around
the circle without Tofu seeing. He then rushes back into the kitchen.]
Kunou: Your end is near, demon!
[Kunou leaps into the circle and pulls the vial out of his pocket. He
uncorks it and throws the substance onto his face. Suddenly, there is
a flash and Kunou is a black bear.]
Tofu: Wow, that was Jhusenkyo water!
Voice: Holy shit!
[Kunou-kuma grabs Tofu and slams him into the center of the circle.
The door to the kitchen flies open and Cologne emerges.]
Tofu: Your time has come, demon!
[She slams the butt of her staff down on the circle, suddenly glowing
lines appear in the circle, forming a pentagram.]
Kodachi: Kunou, get out of there!
[Kunou-kuma jumps out the circle, Tofu slowly gets to his feet. He
tries to walk out of the pentagon at the center, but hits an
invisible wall.]
Tofu: This didn't work the first time, crone, what makes you think it
will work this time?
Cologne: Because I'm doing it right this time! Everyone, take your
positions!
[Cologne goes to the topmost point of the star, Gosunkugi and
Sasuke-saru take the upper arms, while the two Kunou's take the
lower arms.]
Cologne: The only way to banish the demon from Tofu's body is by
combining our powers. So, Gosunkugi, you and me will combine our manas
with Sasuke's psychic powers, and Tatewaki and Kodachi's life force.
That should be more than enough. So, concentrate!
[They all nod in acknowledgment. Cologne and Gosunkugi both close
their eyes and begin chanting. Sasuke shuts his eyes and begins to
glow light blue. The two Kunou's join hands and close their eyes, a
soft yellow glow surrounding them. The forces converge into the
pentagon, and it begins to glow white. Cologne starts to sweat and
screws her face up in effort.]
Cologne: Tofu and the Demon are one being!
Gosunkugi: WHAT?!
Cologne: It was so gradual that I didn't notice, our attempts to
drive the demon out have made them into one entity.
Kodachi: What do we do now?!
Cologne: There's no choice, we must destroy them both, hold on...
[Suddenly, Kunou-kuma lets go of Kodachi's hand and backs out of the
pentagram. The lines of force become unbalanced, and the pentagram
develops holes in the lines forming it. Tofu leaps out of it and
manages to make his way out of the pentagram. He charges towards the
dining room, but before he does, he turns around and faces the
assembled crowd.]
Tofu: One day I will come back, and I will make you pay for what
you've done to me!
[Tofu leaps through a plate-glass window and races across the lawn of
the mansion. Gosunkugi and Kodachi both start to run after him, but
Cologne holds up her staff.]
Cologne: No, let him go. We'd never catch him now.
[Gosunkugi and Kodachi both watch Tofu escape in sadness.]
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to the kitchen of the Kunou mansion, about five minutes later.
Cologne throws a bucket of warm water on Kunou-kumu, he changes back
to his human form.]
Kunou: Thank you. It's nice to be human again, although I admit being
a bear had it's advantages.
Cologne: Well, you're very lucky then. Because everytime you get hit
with cold water from now on, you'll change back.
Kunou: But then how do I....
Cologne: Warm water changes you back. Standard Jhusenkyo curse. Now,
would you care to tell me why you disrupted the ceremony?
Kunou: I couldn't allow you to kill an innocent man just to get the
demon that possessed him. Such things are not honorable.
Cologne: [Grumbles] But that bastard is still free to roam the world
because of your honor!
Kunou: The demon inside him will be brought down eventually, but I
will not be a party to it if it costs the life of innocents.
[Kunous walks off, looking for clothes. Gosunkugi comes in from the
dining room, looking rather tired. Sasuke follows him, looking
grumpy.]
Cologne: [Happy] So, you were able to undo the curse.
Gosunkugi: Well...sorta.
Cologne: [confused] Sort of?
Sasuke: From now on, everytime I touch warm water, I turn into that
blasted monkey!
Cologne: Hmmm....a Jhusenkyo Hot Spring curse, that's a rather high
level spell, Sasuke. Good job on casting it.
Gosunkugi: Thank you.
Sasuke: I do not find this situation amusing!
-+S-I-N-E+-
[Cut to several hours later. Gosunkugi and Cologne are walking home,
it is late evening, around 9:00.]
Gosunkugi: Well, all's well that ends well, I suppose.
Cologne: But this is not the end, Hikaru. This is merely the
beginning. One day, very soon, there will be a reckoning for what has
transpired this day.
[They continue to walk in silence. Fade to black.]
THE END
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