Nidoking wrote:

I finally have something to publish, and an entry to the Azumanga Daioh
fanfic scene... and it's pretty much a shameless ripoff of D.B. Sommer's
"The Replacement Excels". I'm surprised he hasn't beaten me to it.

I can't think of every idea. On the upside, as of this writing, I'm hoping
to have something  looked over at the Otakon workshop and ready to go,
considering how little free time I've had of late, I'm amazed I got anything
written.

Great King Excel
Nidoking's Greatest Azumanga Daioh Fanfics vol. 1

Sweet. The world needs more Azumanga Excel fics.

Wait, maybe  I'm jumping the gun.

   Hyatt waved weakly from the tile beside her senior. "Hail."
   "Good morning, members of ACROSS," Il Palazzo greeted them. "But I
have some bad news for you today. Excel, I will not be needing your
services from now on."

Can grab Haruka from FLCL. She's even more manic than Excel.

No, wait, that would make it a very bad idea.

   Yukari looked down at the skeletal figure crouched in the center of
the room. "Is that... human?"

Oh dear.

You can't imagine how quickly Sakaki got that permission slip back to
me."

Heh

   "Very well done, Yukari. I will miss you."

No he won't.

   There were several loud thumps and "OW!"s from just outside the
door.
   Il Palazzo sighed. "You may remove the blindfolds first."

Heh

   "It looks like some kind of secret evil underground base full of
people who are trying to take over the world," said Osaka.
   Il Palazzo slowly reached for the rope.
   "There's no way this whole thing could fit underground," said Yomi.
   "And secret bases only exist in movies," added Chiyo. "People don't
try to take over the world from places like this."
   "Oh, yeah," said Osaka. "My bad. I was thinking of the ice cream
factory."

People don't try to take over the world from there either. They do it at
Starbucks.

   Osaka climbed onto Sakaki's shoulders and curled up like a cat.
Chiyo trembled in fear.
   "Let the auditions begin!" shouted Il Palazzo.
   Hyatt swung a small mallet against a giant gong, producing an almost
inaudible ring. "Yay!"

Heh. At least she said it loudly enough to merit an exclamation point.

   "So what exactly are you looking for?" asked Yomi.
   Il Palazzo considered the question. "Well, this particular employee
was young and wastefully energetic. Not entirely intelligent, but
certainly someone worth standing behind in a fight. That way, one would
be least likely to be damaged by her errant yet effective attacks."
   Six pairs of hands pushed Tomo forward.

Sounds about right

floor fell open and swallowed Tomo whole. Chiyo shrieked and hid behind
Sakaki while the other girls stared at the opening.
   "WHEEEEE!" shouted Tomo as she plummeted.

Heh. She would, too

   The quill broke in half as Il Palazzo's fingers clenched.
   "Isn't that too young to hold a job legally?" asked Hyatt.
   Il Palazzo crumpled the paper and threw it at Chiyo. It bounced off
her head like a volleyball.

Heh. They do bounce off her head well. Bounce off Osaka's noggin pretty good
too.

   "Okay," said Sakaki.
   Hyatt returned with an animal in her arms. "Here you are, Miss
Sakaki."
   Sakaki looked down at the animal. "What is it?"
   "Puchuu?" said the Puchuu.
   Sakaki blushed. "It's so cute." She reached out to pet it, and it
whacked her hand with a rug-beater.
   Il Palazzo sighed and pulled the rope. "They always fail at the
Puchuu."

Heh. Cute  manner of failure.

   "An impressive resume," said Il Palazzo. "You sound like a perfect
candidate."
   "Hey, you can't pick her!" shouted a muffled voice from far below
the floor. "She's from Nyamo's class. NYAMO'S CLASS!"
   "I see," said Il Palazzo. "How unfortunate." He pulled the rope,

Heh, heh, heh. Very amusing.

   "Oh, sure," said Chihiro. "Just forget I exist. Everyone else does."

She  was only in the first two episodes, cursed to be too mundane to be of
any use. :)

   "Then will you give her the job?" asked Chiyo.
   "I think I will," said Il Palazzo.

Getting desperate, isn't he?

*************************************************
   A ruler came down hard on Osaka's desk, waking her suddenly. "No
sleeping in class, Osaka!" shouted Yukari.
   Osaka yawned. "Oh well, it was all a dream. Makes sense, I suppose."
She looked up toward the front of the classroom. In the desk in front of
her, Chiyo sat in rapt attention, listening to what Yukari was saying.
   "Maybe this is a dream too." Osaka sleepily reached up and yanked on
one of Chiyo's pigtails. The floor under Tomo vanished, dumping her,
desk and all, into a dark pit.

HAHAHAHA. I did not see that one coming. Great way to end things as that was
probably the best jokein the lot.




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