really catching up today!


On Tue, 19 May 1998, CHRISTIAN A ROGERS wrote:

Okay folks, before we begin.  I want you to know that this is an OSA..
. that stands for, Original Story Adventure (the fanfic equivolent of 
an OAV... or is that OVA?)

eech.

			        DEATH GHIDORA 
				  Part 1:
				RECRUITMENT!

Death Ghidora wants you...for lunch!

[WARNING: This arc of TRIO contains scenes of intense graphic 
violence.  Those with weak stomachs may want to skip over this arc.  
This is more like an OAV or a movie, then part of the main story 

"than"

	She was floating through the mystical void, searching, trying to 
find her way.  She drew closer and closer to her objective, keeping 
the image of it firmly in her mind.  The image of a friend, gone for 
far too long.

kept from her friends by a green-haired meanie with a selfish agenda...

	Her concentration broken by the questions, Rei Hino turned away from 
the fire alter in front of her and roared, "WILL YOU ALL SHUT UP!"

"altar"  (or "pit" would work, though it's less religious.)

	The other Senshi and Mamoru, jumped back in surprise at the fire 

no comma needed here.

	Giving the others an evil look, she added, "And if I heard one more 

"hear"

interruption from anybody, I'm going to sacrifice them to the fire."

Um, no she won't.  Shinto does *not* use blood offerings (ask me why 
Sakura being a nurse in UY is funny sometime...)

	The others fell silent, not willing to find out if their friend was 
bluffing or not.

Irreligious oafs.

	She dove down towards the city's aura, but came upon a barrier.  The 
psycic shock was mild, not enough to knock her out of the state she 

"psychic"

	She tried several more times to get through, with no success, then 
sent her essence up higher, to get a view of the city.  She frowned 
as she saw that the city was covered in an invisible dome of dark 
energy.  She wondered if it was some kind of psycic shield, but then 
saw another psycic form, a bald man in a wheelchair, zoom out from 
the city and then return seconds later.

"psychic" twice, and that means it must be magical, or Xavier would've 
noticed, even if it wasn't blocking him...
 > 

	"So the block is just against complete outsiders," Rei thought, "Ami 
did say that this Eclipse Syndicate did know about the Sailor Senshi..
. so they might have found a way to keep people with Senshi auras out 
of con..."

Actually, it's probably Pluto's doing, since she's the only one who has a 
senshi in captivity to study...

	The disturbance was in a range of mountains called the Anarondaks 

wrong spelling, but I can't remember either.

	And then, her mind was assaulted by thoughts and images so alien... 
so incompatible... so... so... EVIL, was the only word she could 

That's funny, I thought Chris Davies lived in Canada :-)

think of, that her connection to the psycic world was severed and the 

"psychic"

	"Yes," Rei croaked, her throat feeling as dry as sandpaper, "I 
couldn't get through to Usagi though.  Someone made a barrier around 
the city.  People who are in the city can get out and back, but no 
one from the outside can get in."

Overassumption, Rei.

	"No..." Rei replied as she sipped from the glass of water that Ami 
had handed to her, "it wasn't the barrier.  I sensed something else.
"

"The Shadow King..."

	Rei was about to answer, to tell them what she had sensed, but then, 
a higher power intervened.

cheep!

	"I..." she said as she rubbed her temples, "I... I don't remember."

	Another temple, somewhere else in Japan...

boo...

	"I'll get it," Belldandy said as she stood and exited the dining 
room.

Hi, I represent the Hilee Anoyin Aluminum Siding Corporation, and I just 
want to take a few hours to tell you about--

	"It was Kami-sama," Belldandy replied, "He said it is time."

	"'Time'?" the two males asked as the other Goddesses turned pale.

"That time of month *again*?"

	Once she swallowed her food, Urd exclaimed, "Aw SHIT!  It's too 
early!  He's not supposed to return until AFTER the turn of the 
century!"

Dang that Sailor Pluto!

	He was completely ignored as Skuld shook her head and replied to her 
sister, "Don't you remember?  Because of a scheduling error, he had 
to come earlier this century then originally planed."

"planned"

	Keiichi edged back as Chris's fists balled up, then decided it might 
be best to be sitting on the porch.  Chris then shouted, "WILL 
SOMEONE *PLEASE* TELL ME WHO 'HE' IS BEFORE I GO *INSANE*?!!!"

no.

	"So, to find a way to decide who would rule what and when, the two 
sides decided on a compromise.  The Mah-oh and his minions created a 
creature.  A terrible monster that could drain entire planets dry of 
life energy and leave them desolate dirt balls.  The challenge for 

Galactus!

	Outside a movie theater in New York....

	"You should have TOLD me!" Usagi growled as she kept her back firmly 
facing Ranma.

"you were gay!"

	"Are you STILL upset about that?!" Ranma shot back.

yes.

	Ranma replied, "No.  I promised I'd do it tonight... and what kind 
of man would I be if I didn't follow through on my promises."

Just like your father...

	"I got you a couple of flowers."

	Usagi looked over her shoulder and noticed that Ranma was holding 
six assorted flowers.  They were so pretty, there was even a red rose 
among them, her favorite. Still, she was trying to stay angry at him..

even though every time she looked at the rose, she felt she was betraying 
someone...

	"I've got these chocolate covered Jelly Rings, that I can sneak into 
the theater with us."

	Ranma blinked, and the next thing he knew, Usagi had thrown herself 
at him and wrapped her arms around his chest as she exclaimed, "I can 
forgive almost anything for those Jelly Rings!"

ooh...

	Ahead of them, someone complained, "Would you PLEASE leave me alone?
!"

	"But..." the tan skinned, platinum haired woman in unusual clothing, 
who was standing next to him said, "she misses you so much.  You miss 
your little red head too, don't you?"

	The man the woman was talking to, was dressed much like Ryoga had 
been, with the exception that everything was dyed purple.  He looked 
a lot like Troy, yet the hair was in a different style and a bit 
longer.

???

	Only to discover that the Eternal Lost Lurker had chosen to make 
like his name.

ohh...

	The three sharp gunshots, were surprisingly easy to hear as high up 

no comma needed.

	What he had misidentified as the back of a dog, had been the torso 
of a human body, minus the legs and head.  Also, the chest had been 
ripped off and several shockingly white rib bones stuck out from the 
bloody red pulp that had once been a man.  "Dear God," he whispered, 
"What kind of... thing, would do this?"

icky.

	"A bird... it was a bird... a bird... some kind of bird... a bird... 
it was a bird... a bird... some kind of bird..."

Gyaos.

	The Shadow of Calamity had fallen on New York City and had begun its 
feast.  There was much suitable prey here.  As was The Prey, of 
course.

hmm...

	It chewed and swallowed the last remains of it's previous victim and 
began it's search for the next one.

"its" twice.

	There.  A flash of white fur near a sewer grate.  The creature The 
Shadow Of Calamity had chosen was small, yet, it sensed the enormous 
power radiating from it.  The Shadow dove, but the creature it had 
been hunting, rushed back into the sewer grate and down into the maze 
below the city.

ah, the small creature from before, so now we have blue eyes and white 
fur...Artemis?
 > 

	Urd sighed, "Just our luck.  They weren't at home, so we gotta 
search the entire city.  Fuck!"

	"I wish," Chris said,

nice single entendre.

	"What are YOU doing here?"

	The two deities jumped in surprise and turned around.  Standing 
behind them, were Sailor Pluto and Trunks, in his super form.  "Hello,
" Urd said after recovering from her shock, and in an eerily polite 
tone, "bitch."

	"Hello," Pluto replied in the same tone, "genocidest."

"genocidist"

	This doesn't have quite the same impact when it's not the two 
nicest people in the universe doing it.

	Trunks looked at Chris with a, "what the hell is this about" look 
and the god replied with a, "how the hell should I know" shrug.

maybe it has something to do with Death Ghidora?

	"We both know it is far too early for that."

	"Computer error."

"Caused by someone tampering with certain destiny lines..."

	"Of course.  Let me guess, the champions happen to be a team of 
three heroes who I happen to be currently watching over."

	"Yep."

	Pluto sighed, "I have always known you to be petty, Urd."

Yes, but that's not the point.

	"I find it interesting that you talk to me of not having a choice."

	"YOU went ahead and saved him when we told you not to!  Those lives 
are on YOUR hands!"

could use a couple of denoters here...

	"Do not DARE to blame me!  I was willing to take any punishment... 
those innocent people were not!"

	"Wasn't my decision!"

	"But you suggested it to Kami-sama!"

	"I wasn't serious!"

	"He certainly thought you were!"

uhoh.

	There was a moment of chilly silence and then Pluto began to walk 
forward.  When she was directly next to the goddess, Pluto whispered, 
"Be glad that Belldandy is not here.  Or I would have tried to find 
out if a goddess can die by a mortals hands."

"mortal's" and the amswer is yes, but it's an effort.

	He was certain nothing human could have done it.  Plus the fact that 
the police officer had continued to babble on about a bird, long 
after back up and an ambulance had arrived, made Sayaman suspicious.  
"Maybe it was one of those Genetiks... but why would it do something 
like that?" he thought, "Could it be one that escaped and has gone 
rouge?"

No, it hasn't sprouted three heads and six arms, it probably went "rogue" 
instead...

	The creature was a five foot high, lizard-like bird.  With brown, 
leathery skin, a wedge shaped crest on top of it's head, with black 

"its"

eyes staring out from under the rim the crest provided, talloned feet 

"taloned"

and a long, sharp beak that was filled with razor sharp teeth.

Not a nice birdie.

	What made Sayaman sick however, was that, dangling from the 
creatures' mouth, was an eyeball and the fleshy cord that connected 

"creature's"

it to the brain.  The creature paused to look at Sayaman for a second,
 its head bobbing in a stuttering imitation of a true birds', then it 

"bird's"

	Sayaman came out of his shock and rushed the creature.  However, the 
wings on the monsters back unfolded to their full, ten foot, length 

"monster's"

	Sayaman was knocked into a row of garbage cans by the Sonic Beam and 
the monster used the opportunity to fly off at a speed greater then 

"than"

	A woman and a very big man, were standing at the lip of the alley, 

no comma after "man", period after "alley" 

the woman nodded and said, "The Shadow Of Calamity, Gyaos.  That's 
what you were looking at.  You and your two team mates can't fight 
him... and the evil he heralds, yet.  Not until Sis can initiate the 
three of you."

You must become Masons!

	Even the "Readers Digest version", was a long story and, after he 
had explained it all to Sayaman, the sun glasses wearing hero paused 

"sunglasses"

	If Gyaos had a bigger brain then he did, he would have been amazed 

"than"

at the pure amount of prey that he had been able to find in such 
deserted areas, and how almost none of them would be missed by 
society.

Fortunately, he's really dumb, and was unable to tell the author was 
leading him around by the nose.

	Gyaos bent down and used the tip of his beak to crack open the mans' 

"man's"


yep, pretty nasty, all right...


SKJAM!