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Ginga GIRI GIRI! The Universe is in Danger!
By SSJ Heero (http://animenext.knorf.net)
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- OPENING SONG: HOME - B'z -

Ai sareru bakari ga nou ja nai darou
Saa mitsukerun da bokutachi no home

Kimi wo kizu tsukete ippai nakasete
Boku wa mou nemurenakute
Koukai shiteru no ni mata kurikaesu
Dou shiyou mo naku dame nan da

Arigatou tte omou koto no hou ga danzen ooi no ni
Doushite motto umai guai ni hanasenain darou

Kotoba hitsotsu tarinai kurai de
Zenbu kowarete shimau you na
Kayowai kizuna bakari ja nai darou
Saa mitsukerun da bokutachi no home

---- Recap ----

[Chibi characters of the Crew appear in the foreground as scenes from the last episode play
in the background. Though, you can't see 'cause this is text. Haha!]

SSJ: LAST TIME ON GINGA GIRI GIRI!

Amiko: After the parades, we head to return... Our... Bishies!

(Amiko suddenly starts crying.)

TM: Oh Geez, not again.

Davis: Anyway, also, TM has trouble adapting and SSJ wishes the curse away.

(Suddenly, the water level in the room rises to everyone's waists.)

Van: Oh geez, this doesn't look good.

Cindy: Ames! AMES! Hey, AMES! STOP! STO-

(The water quickly reached the top, with no end in sight. The Crew frantically search for
an exit. TM quickly kicks down the wall, letting the water out. Everyone lies on the
ground, panting and frozen with shock.)

Cindy: Anyway... On with the show.

---- Chapter 98: Vermillion Sunset ----

The sun was high in the sky over Domino City, standing just on the edge of the Great River.
The city was busy and full of activity- that day, a certain Seto Kaiba celebrated his
return from his overseas trip. He celebrated with a tournament, of course.

Boats and planes came from all over with people of all ages arriving to attend the
tournament. There were old people, there were young people, there were girls, there were
boys, there were famous actors and there were unknown talents. And there were five people,
a chocobo, and a small white animal stepping into town.

Their faces were hidden under cloaks, though, that did little to protect them from everyone
screaming in glee, "OH MY GOD! IT'S THE OUTLAWS!" They sighed upon hearing the first scream.

They were quickly swarmed by a large crowd, and their entrance into the city quickly became
clogged and blocked. With hundreds of people all around, and with helicopters in the sky,
the five could only wave and suddenly split into water.

Everyone was taken aback to see the water splash onto the concrete. They had just been
water clones?!

Already inside the city, though, was the real Five. They sat in the alleyways just outside
Domino City, hoping for the people to have been substantially distracted. Amiko sighed, sad
to have given up her Seto Kaiba. She sighed even more, realizing the first thing he did
after his return was starting a tournament. News traveled incredibly fast- it only took
four minutes for Domino City to become swarmed.

They saw the streets were empty. Quickly, they stuck their heads out of the alley to see if
anyone was around. Even quicker, they dashed out and headed to the alleys across the
street. Stealthily, they waited for the approaching duelists to pass.

After the duelists had passed the alley, the Five dashed out and quietly made their way
down the streets. They failed to notice a group of people standing atop the building just
above them. There was the Dark Wizard, Voldemort, and his team of villains. "Hoho,"
Voldemort muttered to himself. "Now's the time!" Voldemort turned to his lackeys. "Are you
all ready?!" They all nodded with grins.

Voldemort glared down at the Five. "This is it," he muttered. He raised his wand. "Who
cares if they saved the world...? We will win!" Voldemort was then about to utter a spell,
but he suddenly heard a shrill scream. He looked down and saw that the Outlaws had been
careless, and someone saw them. They were swarmed within seconds. Voldemort smiled. It had
become all too easy.

He aimed his wand at Davis. "Avada Kedavra," he muttered before a green spark of light shot
from his wand. It sped down the tall building, past the many floors, until it finally
neared Davis. Davis barely noticed it in time to block with his element gloves and send the
beam flying at a billboard of Britney Spears.

Everyone looked up and saw the figures of Team Voldemort, silhouetted against the bright
sky. Suddenly, music resembling the Team's theme song sounded. The six figures suddenly
leapt off of the rooftop, surprising everyone on the ground.

People dashed out of the way as the six sped towards the ground. People screamed, "IDIOTS!"
at them as they made room for the six to land. Then, everyone saw the parachutes shoot out
from their backs, slowing them ever slightly. But not at a quick enough pace.

Nearing the ground, they released the parachutes and landed in V formation. "To once again
send the world to devastation!" declared Voldemort in a booming voice.

Peter Pettigrew shook off his parachute and stood tall beside Voldemort. "To subject all
people within this nation," added Peter.

"To strike down the lameness of self-insertion fics!" Malik shouted, Millenium Rod glowing
in hand.

"To kill you all just for kicks," Bakura rhymed, Millenium Ring clearly shown around his
neck.

And so they went through all their names in dramatic fashion: "Voldemort! Peter! Malik!
Bakura! Ma! Ze!" The Maze Brothers posed before the rest of the team, arranged in a clear
V-shape. Voldemort shouted, "Team Voldemort is conquering or will conquer at the speed of
light!"

Peter, Malik, and Bakura rhymed, "Surrender now or suffer from our might!"

The Maze brothers chimed in, "Ma-Ze, damn right!"

Everyone became silent. They all stared at Team Voldemort, posed with a spotlight coming
down upon them. The Five's mouths lay wide open, stretched to the ground in pure disbelief.
They freaking saved the world and Team Voldemort still won't give up?!

Voldemort stood proudly before them all. "Hello again, kids!" he exclaimed. "You are all
looking well!"

"What the Hell is this all about?!" demanded SSJ.

"Yeah! We saved your asses!" TM added.

"Ohohohoho!" Voldemort chuckled in reply. "You're all living in the past. That was then,
this is now."

"We aren't bound by things like 'gratitude' or 'fairness'," Peter added. "What do you take
us for?! Good guys?!"

"That said," said Voldemort. "Let us begin the games!"

Ma and Ze suddenly leapt forward. With speed no one had seen before, they threw several
plate-like objects at the Five. SSJ and TM saw the plates race around them in a circle,
with one flying above them, and sparks suddenly shot from each of them. Before they could
react, they were encased in a dome of energy. The outside world was seen through a yellow
filter of energy.

"Energy shields?!" SSJ yelled in surprise.

"Where the Hell did you get these?!" demanded TM, pointing at the plates. "Aren't they,
like, military hardware?!"

"Where else? Ebay, of course!" began Ma as he revealed a cardboard box.

"And we will defeat you with our force!" Ze rhymed as Ma slammed the box down on the
ground. SSJ and TM looked upon the box, where four letters were clearly printed: RISK.

The two looked upon the game in shock. "That's right, kids!" Ma shouted. "This game will be
your sure defeat!"

"And then we'll surely never meet!" Ze declared as he pressed a button on a bracelet on his
wrist. The two suddenly saw the box spread open to reveal the giant map of Earth, many
colored territories shining brightly. Ma and Ze passed TM and SSJ blue and gray bracelets
respectively. The two saw that with a press of a button, Ma and Ze's pieces began to move
on their own.

"You two don't know the rules of this!" asked Ma.

Ze smiled. "Then there'll surely be no miss!"

"Actually," TM stated. "I do." The smiles on Ma and Ze's faces abated just a little. TM
turned to SSJ. "I'll tell you what to do, alright?"

SSJ nodded. "Alright!"

TM and SSJ glared at the two, but still applied the bracelets and pressed the largest
button on it. Their own blue and gray pieces appeared before them. SSJ and TM exchanged
glances, and then turned to look at the others. They suddenly saw Amiko and Cindy in dome
of their own.

***

Malik and Bakura stood before Amiko and Cindy, the two villains grinning widely within the
blue shield dome. "What the Hell is this all about?!" demanded Amiko.

"Yeah!" screamed Cindy. "This is totally uncool!"

"Only so because you know you'll lose!" Bakura snapped at them.

Malik gripped his Millenium Rod as Bakura held onto his Millenium Ring. Electric sparks
suddenly came from the two items, and Amiko and Cindy suddenly saw yellow lines appear in
the ground, shining brightly. They saw the shape of the Rood Inverse suddenly appearing in
the ground. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" screamed Amiko.

"Oh, you'll see!" Malik simply replied as he reached into his shirt pocket. He pulled his
arm out, revealing a small box. Placing it on the ground and putting both hands on it, he
declared, "START!"

The box suddenly stretched and opened, and a giant board of 64 squares was revealed.
"Chess?!" Cindy said in surprise.

"Partially true!" Bakura yelled in reply as he stepped upon the corner where the lines met.

Malik stepped into the other. "Chinese Chess!" he declared as he stepped upon the other
intersection. Pieces suddenly appeared on the board at many other intersections.

Cindy and Amiko's mouths dropped to the floor. "DAMN IT!" Amiko swore.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TWO PICK SSJ?!" Cindy said more in anger rather than inquiry. Malik and
Bakura only grinned.

***

Davis stood outside the two domes, looking at his friends warily. All around were people,
keeping their distance from the showdown. Davis felt all of their piercing stares as he
glared at Voldemort. "What the Hell is this?!" he demanded at Voldemort.

Voldemort smiled. "It's the final game," he announced. "This will be our final showdown.
After all, what good is our conflict if it doesn't reach a climax?"

"Weren't you just on our side?!" Davis demanded, reminding him of the time inside the Core.

Voldemort nodded. "True, we were," he replied. Davis was about to yell again, but Voldemort
stated, "But it was, of course, for very different motivations. You wanted to save the
world and all the people in it. We wanted to save ourselves. And only ourselves. It doesn't
matter what actions we take, since our motivations are so different, we can not simply let
you off."

Davis gritted his teeth. He was about to dash at Voldemort, but the wizard simply said,
"Wormtail, bring it out."

Peter nodded, and from his robe, he produced a timer. He pressed the button on the timer
and announced, "You all have twenty minutes. If there is no victor in either game, your
friends will lose automatically and die."

"And after twenty minutes," Voldemort added, "I will kill someone in the spectators every
thirty seconds."

Davis' face twisted in anger. "DAMN YOU!" he screamed as he shot forward at Voldemort.

Voldemort muttered, "Accio Spectator," taking a trick from SSJ. He pointed his wand at one
of the hapless people in the vicinity, who shot forward amidst screams. Voldemort caught
the woman and held her between him and Davis. Davis suddenly stopped.

"One move and she dies," muttered Voldemort. "Just try and enjoy the battles."

Davis shook in anger and fell back. He looked at SSJ and TM. Then at Amiko and Cindy. His
glare suddenly softened. Voldemort looked at him in surprise. "Alright," Davis conceded.
"I'll wait." Voldemort then saw his proud grin. "Because they'll definitely win!"

Voldemort only sighed.

***

"Place your army pieces when it's your turn, SSJ!" TM told him.

SSJ looked upon the gray pieces he had, one of a canon, one of a man on a horse, and one of
a single soldier. "Which one's that?!" SSJ asked.

"The one soldier!" TM replied.

SSJ nodded and picked up a piece, looking upon the board. TM had placed his piece on some
country in Africa. Ma and Ze had placed their first pieces in Asia. He placed a piece on
Japan. Ma and Ze grinned. Ma quickly placed his piece on China and Ze placed his piece on
the adjacent border country. TM noticed it. "Damn!" TM swore.

"What is it?!" SSJ asked as he turned to him. "The game began and you didn't tell me
anything?!"

"No! The game still hasn't begun," TM replied.

"Then what's the problem?" SSJ asked.

"Don't you get it?!" TM snapped back. "This is a war game! Preparation is just as important
as actual gameplay! They have taken the two countries adjacent to Japan! Your army there is
isolated!"

SSJ looked down upon his piece. He saw it, indeed. And he swore as well. TM cursed, "Damn
it," and placed another army on an adjacent country in Africa.

SSJ looked upon TM's pieces and thought about what he knew about war. 'Let's see,' thought
SSJ. 'Can't stretch supply lines, can't be too thin, have to be reinforced...' SSJ saw that
Ma and Ze were aiming to take control of Asia, and TM had blocked it by taking control of
the countries bordering Asia and Africa. SSJ needed to stop Ma and Ze from gaining
continents. He placed his army on Central America.

Ma and Ze placed their pieces, and TM followed up with his. So it continued until SSJ had
partial control of the Americas, TM had partial control of Africa and Australia, and the
Maze brothers had partial control of Asia and Europe. "Okay!" screamed Ma. "We begin the
game!"

"And this will be our claim to fame!" Ze rhymed, and the borders of the board began to glow
yellow. SSJ and TM saw their bracelets glow as well.

They suddenly felt a shock run through their bodies, and the surprise made their knees
shake. "What the Hell is this?!" demanded SSJ.

Ma smiled as his body ran with sparks. "Simple," Ma replied. "Each loss of an army equals
to a loss of your life."

"So you better hope you run into no strife!" Ze rhymed.

TM and SSJ's mouths dropped upon the ground. They quickly picked them up for SSJ to snap
back, "So, if we lose, we die?!"

"Freaking bastards!" TM yelled as he reached for his bracelet.

"I wouldn't if I were you!" Ma shouted as TM was about to rip his bracelet off. TM suddenly
stopped.

Ze finished, "If that thing breaks, it's death, too!"

TM and SSJ gritted their teeth. With that, the game finally began.

***

"The rules are simple," Bakura declared. As he stood upon the board. "Whoever wins loses
his soul. Each player must be a single piece."

"So, hurry up and step on whatever piece you want to be!" Malik shouted. "We don't have all
day!"

Amiko shouted back, "What the Hell is the Rood for?!"

"Simple!" Bakura answered. "You lose, your soul is ripped from your body and you die!"
Amiko and Cindy had to control themselves to keep from ripping those two apart.

Amiko and Cindy exchanged nods and turned towards the board. "Damn it," Amiko swore. "I
don't know what any of these pieces do!"

"Can't you read the kanji on them?" Cindy asked. Amiko looked upon the pieces.

Amiko saw the kanji on their opponents' pieces, suddenly glad she knew Japanese. She read
the kanji on Malik: "Car..." Next to him: "Knight... Elephant... Protectors... King..." And
the pieces repeated in the opposite order, except for King. She read the five pieces on the
front line, "Soldiers." And in the line behind the soldiers, she read the two pieces,
"Canons..."

Amiko remembered so long ago when SSJ explained what a canon was. It moved like a rook, but
it only attacked by having a piece between it and its target. At least she knew one piece.
Amiko told all of that to Cindy, who nodded.

Cindy rubbed her chin. "What sounds the most powerful..." she wondered. Cindy settled on
the space where the canon was supposed to be.

Amiko saw Bakura and Malik, wondering why they settled on a car instead of a canon. Surely,
a canon was more powerful than a car...? 'Or is there a different reading in Chinese?!'
Amiko thought in surprise.

Not taking any chances, she stepped upon the corner and the pieces on her side appeared all
around. Malik announced, "Alright! First move!" Amiko saw him move the horse forward two
places, then left once.

'The knight...?' Amiko thought in surprise. She looked at the piece right beside her.

"Ames!" Cindy yelled. Amiko turned to her. "I'll leave the thinking to you, alright?!"
Amiko nodded, feeling the pressure come upon her.

'Damn,' she thought. 'This will be tough.'

***

Ma declared, "It's my turn!" His bracelet flashed and a number appeared on the console: 6.
Ma grinned and pointed to six territories on the board.

SSJ saw armies appear in everyone Ma pointed to. He turned to TM and yelled, "What the Hell
is going on?!"

TM said back, "At the beginning of every turn, you get a certain number of armies for each
continent you control. It's shown at the bottom of the board." SSJ looked in the corner and
saw the chart. "In addition, you gain armies for every territory you control divided by
three, rounded down." SSJ nodded.

Ma looked upon the map and saw two of his armies menacing SSJ's single army in Japan. Ma
declared, "I will attack Japan from China!" SSJ gritted his teeth as his bracelet beeped. A
tray opened, revealing one die. Ma picked up the die from his bracelet and rolled it. A
five came up, and Ma grinned evilly.

SSJ turned to TM. "What does the die do? Do they tell me who wins?"

TM nodded. "Whoever rolls the highest number wins the battle. Each die, in a sense,
represents the army." SSJ nodded and turned towards the board. He threw down the die and
let it roll. It landed on three. SSJ gritted his teeth as the armies on the board moved on
their own.

What looked like holographic blood flew into the air, and a scream sounded as SSJ's single
army was shot to pieces by Ma's army. It disappeared from the board and Ma's army went to
occupy the region.

SSJ felt his arm burning, and he gritted his teeth in pain as a shock ran through his body.
"SSJ!" TM shouted. SSJ's knees buckled as the shock abated, and he glared at Ma and Ze.

Ze then said, "My turn." Ze's bracelet glowed and, too, showed the number 13. Thirteen
armies appeared in places of Ze's choice. Ze then declared, "I attack the Middle East!"

TM saw his three armies on the area compared to Ze's three. TM grinned. His bracelet's tray
opened to reveal two dice. Ze's revealed two as well. The two picked up their dice and
threw them down on the board. TM saw his numbers: 5 and 3. Ze saw his: 4 and 5.

Ze gritted his teeth as two armies from each country clashed, throwing blood and screams
everywhere. In the end, the two traded armies, leaving two in each country. "Again!" Ze
shouted.

"You can attack as many times as you want in a turn?" SSJ asked. TM nodded. His tray opened
to reveal one die. Ze's opened to reveal one as well.

"This is it!" Ze declared. He rolled his die.

TM picked up his own and rolled it as well.

***

Amiko looked upon the board before her. Malik had moved the horse forward, and Amiko was
struggling to figure out how each piece moved. She figured the soldiers moved as the pawns
did, and moved the one directly in front of her forward. Malik moved his forward as well.

Amiko thought about what to do. She moved her knight ahead and to the left. If the pawns
moved the same, then her pawn can avoid capture. But then she saw Malik move his pawn
forward. An arm suddenly tore from the red pawn and sliced Amiko's black one in two.
Amiko's piece disappeared from sight. 'They move differently!' Amiko said in surprise.

Amiko's surprise made Malik and Bakura smile. Amiko grew nervous by the second. 'If that
piece captures differently, what's to say that any of the others don't move differently?'

She then remembered the canon. One piece lay between her and Malik. She turned to the canon
and moved it between the pawn and her. Malik gritted his teeth and moved to his right to
dodge the canon. Amiko took note of that move.

"Moved along the lines," Amiko muttered. Did the car move horizontally and vertically? She
then realized why the game is called "Chinese Chess." It's an ancestor of Chess! It has to
have some moves that are the same! She looked upon herself. She was where the rook would
be. That was the second most powerful piece on Chess, when there was a queen. 'That's why
they chose to be cars! That is the most powerful piece!' She turned to Cindy and figured
they'd have a bit of a harder time. But with the pieces somewhat figured out, she had a bit
more peace of mind.

Amiko only wondered the purpose of the protectors of the king. She also wondered the point
of the diagonal lines in the box made around the king. In any case, she yelled, "Cindy!
Move along your line behind the pawn in the center!"

Cindy looked down her line and at the pawn in the center to her left. "Got it, Ames!" Cindy
dashed to that point.

'Okay,' Amiko thought. 'I doubt Bakura and Malik are geniuses with this game. They couldn't
handle regular Chess, which seems to be simpler than this game. They seemed to have hastily
learned the basic moves and don't have good ways to counter.' Amiko looked upon the
placement and thought of a strategy. 'Alright, it'll take five moves.'

***

The time had passed until there were five minutes left on the clock. SSJ and TM looked upon
the board of their Risk game, sweating in nervousness. Ma and Ze had managed to reduce SSJ
and TM's armies to only a few territories, hardly enough to come back from.

"You said you knew how to play!" SSJ spat at TM.

"I NEVER SAID I WAS GOOD!" TM snapped back.

But putting blames aside, the two needed a lot of luck in order to come back. Ma and Ze
were gaining more and more armies by the second, and had taken every continent but South
America and Africa. It was TM's turn. A single number appeared on his bracelet: 3. Only
three armies! TM had little territory, after all.

TM placed his three armies in a single territory. He realized one thing: the only way to
win was to attack! If you don't attack, you don't get territory. If you don't get
territory, you won't get much of an army. If you don't get an army, you're dead. TM
announced, "I'll attack Egypt!"

Ze sighed as his tray opened revealing two dice. TM's opened to reveal three. He had to
win. One of the die was sure to defeat Ze!

TM rolled his three die as Ze rolled his one. TM rolled a 2, 5, and 6. Ze rolled a 4 and 5.
Ze gritted his teeth as both of his armies on Egypt were destroyed, and TM's army went to
occupy the land. A card came from TM's bracelet, which TM added to his hand. He looked upon
the card and smiled. He declared, "I will turn in my cards!"

TM shoved the cards back into the bracelet and the number 8 appeared on his bracelet.
'Lucky!' TM thought as he placed all of his eight armies upon Egypt. "Attack!" he shouted
again and again. North Africa was quickly taken. He broke into the Middle East. Ma and Ze
were simply astounded as TM broke into Europe and gained more Risk cards with each
territory, and thus gaining more armies. When TM stopped, he had a good sized army around
the world.

SSJ grinned when his turn came, despite gaining only three armies at first. He had kept
three risk cards in his hand and declared, "I'm turning in my cards!" He slammed the cards
into his bracelet and the number 29 appeared on the bracelet. Ma and Ze were horrified to
see SSJ distribute the 29 pieces along his border. He declared, "I'm attacking Venezuela!"

Ma and Ze were horrified to see SSJ coming back and taking back South America, and the
North America. That left Ma and Ze with only a weak hold on Europe, Asia, and Australia. He
began, "I end-" but Davis suddenly interrupted, "Wait, SSJ!" SSJ turned to look outside the
dome.

"DON'T end the turn!" he shouted. "You have only one minute to defeat Ma and Ze!"

"...One?!" SSJ repeated.

"UNFAIR!" TM shouted. The two saw Ma and Ze nodding and grinning. They needed more than a
minute to win, no doubt!

SSJ gritted his teeth. He shut his eyes and sighed. He opened them with a grin. Ma and Ze
were stunned. "Whatever! We'll finish it in 30 seconds, right TM?" TM nodded.

***

"Hear that, Ames?!" Cindy shouted at Amiko from the side of the board. She turned away from
Davis towards Amiko.

"I heard!" Amiko shouted from the middle of the board.

Many pieces have been lost in the battle, but Amiko had figured out the movements of every
piece. The horse only moved as a knight did when something didn't block it's longer path.
The elephant moved two intersections diagonally and couldn't cross the river. The
protectors and the king were forced inside the box. Amiko looked at the board situation.
Malik and Bakura stood at opposite ends of the field. Amiko needed to end it soon. 'Two
moves!' she yelled.

Malik was getting nervous. Amiko, despite not knowing the rules before the game started,
figured out all the moves and was still surviving! No one could do that! Was she really
that good?! ...Or was he just that bad? Malik didn't care. He needed to be aggressive. He
declared, "Horse to F-3!" Amiko saw her king go into check.

Amiko gritted her teeth and moved the protector in the way to block the knight. Malik
himself dashed down the board and put the king in check. Amiko moved the elephant to block
the path. 'Come on!' she thought. 'I need to do these two moves!' Malik moved one space up,
preparing to checkmate. That was her opportunity!

Amiko yelled, "CINDY! Move to E-5!"

Cindy nodded and moved along the river to E-5. "Check!" yelled Cindy.

Malik swore and moved the king. He realized too late that he made a mistake. He should have
moved the protector, not the king! Amiko dashed into place and declared, "Checkmate!"

Malik and Bakura turned white. They fell to their knees, seeing the hologram pieces
disappear. "No..." Malik could only mutter.

"THIS CAN'T BE!" Bakura screamed. The glowing Rood Inverse glowed ever brighter. "No, no,
no, no, no!" the two screamed at once as Amiko and Cindy became blinded. The plates
suddenly shattered as all of the energy of the Rood Inverse filled the area, blinding
everyone.

Amiko and Cindy opened their eyes to see Bakura and Malik lying prone on the ground. "They
lost their souls?" asked Cindy.

As if to answer their question, Bakura and Malik got up. "Geez!" Bakura muttered. "Last
time I let you do the strategizing."

"Shut it, old man," Malik said in a diss to Bakura's hair.

Amiko and Cindy's mouths dropped to the ground. "YOU SAID WHOEVER LOST LOSES THEIR SOUL!"
Cindy screamed.

Malik and Bakura turned to her. They suddenly burst out laughing, and she became more
agitated with the two. "You BELIEVED us?!" Bakura said between laughs.

"We're VILLAINS! We win because WE LIE!" Malik wholeheartedly guffawed.

There was a silence as Cindy and Amiko exchanged disbelieving glances. "So," Amiko muttered
as she scratched the back of her head, "We wouldn't have died if we lost?"

"Oh, no, you would have died," Bakura instantly replied as he got to his feet. Malik got to
his feet as well. "We just lied in saying WE would."

"BASTARDS!" Amiko and Cindy shouted in anger. They suddenly heard cracking. They turned and
saw the plates of SSJ and TM's dome shattering. They saw the Maze brothers collapsing as
the bracelets around the four player's wrists released and dropped to the ground.

SSJ and TM rubbed their wrists and muttered, "Lying bastards." The two then saw the other
two, and then saw Davis. With that, grins formed on their faces as they faced a surprised
Voldemort.

A ringing called through the silent forum. The timer had struck twenty. Voldemort was
silent as he saw Amiko and Cindy pull out their fans. TM drew his broken sword as SSJ's
Zergs appeared all around. Devimon appeared out of Davis' shadow. Voldemort gripped the
woman tighter, declaring, "One move and she dies!"

Before Voldemort new it, he was flying into the air, one kick from SSJ doing all the work.
'What the Hell...?' thought Voldemort. 'They are still this fast?!'

Voldemort looked down as an army of Zergs leapt up and assaulted him in midair. He screamed
in pain from each attack. The Zergs suddenly disappeared, revealing Amiko and Cindy, in
their chibi forms with their fans drawn.

"Oh, shi-" Voldemort began to swear, but was cut off by their screaming, "CHIBI STORM!" The
two slammed into him at a speed even SSJ couldn't match, throwing Voldemort around the area
like a rag doll. Voldemort flew into Devimon and Davis' area. The two kicked him in unison.
He flew straight towards TM, holding his blade of water sideways like a bat.

"Oh, fu-" SLAM!

Little needs to be said of Voldemort and the rest of his team flying into the air. Holding
hands in a ring, their shouts echoed through the town, "Team Voldemort is blasting off for
the last tiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmeeeeee...!" With a bling and a sparkle, they were gone.

The Five looked up at where Team Voldemort disappeared and they all sighed. They suddenly
heard cheers all around. The people all around them cheered at the victory of the Five, who
suddenly remembered where they were. Quickly, the Five bowed and leapt onto the rooftops
and away from the city.

***

Their final destination was New York Harbor. The Gundam W characters, every single pilot
and female, stood before them with a smile. Kiyone Makibi stood by TM, sighing at leaving
him after so long. Jill Valentine and Claire Redfield stood apart from their respective
trainers. The characters of X all stood in a group by the Five. The Ranma ½ characters,
originally from the other planet, stood upon the docks as well. "It's been fun, y'guys!"
SSJ said to Shampoo, Akane, and Kasumi, who all had tears in their eyes.

"Make sure you have fun without me, okay?" Amiko said as she blew kisses to Mousse, Ranma,
Ryoga, and Kuno.

"So, uh, though you're all hot and all, I have to go!" TM said to Ukyo and Nabiki. The two
just looked at him with disbelief. TM turned to Kiyone and said, "Good luck on returning to
your job!"

"If it goes well," Kiyone said with a smile. TM grinned back.

In any case, all of the characters bowed to the five and said, "Thanks, you all! It's time
for us to go home!"

With that, they all stepped towards their ship.

Watching the ship escape the atmosphere, the X characters, too, smiled. SSJ was nearly
bawling at Yuzuriha's leave, too emotional to care about her dog licking his cheek.
Yuzuriha just patted him on the head and smiled. "It was fun, but we've all got homes,
right?" SSJ nodded with a smile.

SSJ turned to Arashi and Satsuki with a smile. "Bye," he said to the two. The two smiled
back.

Amiko faced every single male character of X, lined up in a line before her. "Have fun, you
guys!" she shouted. "You all be well, okay!"

"Of course, Amiko-hime!" [1] they said in unison. Amiko swooned at that, and Cindy had to
catch her.

With a wave, they left in balls of energy, heading towards the horizon.

Jill and Claire stood before SSJ and TM with smiles. "I must go return to headquarters,"
Jill announced.

"And I must go find my brother," Claire added.

SSJ and TM nodded. "Good luck," TM said to Claire.

"Hope you two will succeed!" SSJ called. The two smiled, and they were soon gone on a plane.

That left the Five with all the Gundam W characters, pilots and all. All of the pilots
turned to Amiko and saluted. Amiko swooned. "Oh, you guys... Oh, Heero, my first bishie..."
The others glared at him as he sighed.

"I guess this is bye, Noin!" TM said to Noin.

Noin could only blush and say, "I had fun on this journey. I hope you'll do well."

"Of course I will!" TM said with a wide smile.

SSJ faced Relena and Catherine, his last two bishoujo, and the first ones he caught.
Turning to Catherine, he said, "Well, you've been lots of help, Catherine! Your circus will
definitely take off. After all, you have the reputation of being with famous people like
us!"

He then turned to Relena. "Thanks for all the help, Relena. You helped us a lot when we
came here by believing our story. Really, we can't thank you enough for all the help you've
given us."

Amiko sneered at the comments, but Relena ignored them. "I understand," Relena replied.
"I'm glad to have been of service to you all!" she said to the rest, though not turning to
Amiko. Amiko fumed at that.

"It's been loads of fun!" Catherine added. "Take care of yourselves!" SSJ nodded.

With that, they boarded their own plane and headed back to the Earthsphere United Nations.
That left the Five standing upon New York Harbor with the sun beginning to set. It was the
sunset of the second day. Tomorrow was the day when they would return. There they stood,
back at the beginning, no bishounen or bishoujo giving them strength. They felt their
natural weaknesses again, though they were still immensely stronger than when they arrived.
Every single encounter, from Kurosawa Eiji to Virus, was carved into their bodies'
strengths. The clouds in the sky ignited with reds, oranges, and yellows. The Five smiled
at the sunset, waiting for the sun to disappear behind the sea.

Finally, the sky was purple. The Five stood there, smiling to themselves. Finally, Davis
said, "Let's go." Everyone else nodded. With that, they turned towards the airport. They
would return to Solarice by morning.

---- To Be Continued ----

- ENDING SONG: NAKED - TAMAKI NAMI - [1]

ikutsu negai kanaetara mitasareru darou?
kono tenohira, nani ga tsukameru?
tooku hashiru kumo no you ni katachi kaeteku
omoi wo ima hitotsu zutsu kanjite

itsu no ma ni ka hamidasanai you umaku
onaji mainichi wo egaite ita yo
nibuku natta kokoro ni sae kidzukazu ni
kore ga otona da to iikikaseteta

kimi ni wa arinomama tsutaetai
sore dake de ugokihajimeru

ikutsu negai kanaetara mitasareru darou?
kono tenohira, nani ga tsukameru?
kawaranai mono wa nai tte shitte iru kara
kono shunkan wo nando mo tashikamete itai

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["Field to Tomorrow" from the Lunar 2: Eternal Blue soundtrack plays in background. The
Crew appears solo in chibi style, and random scenes from the next episode play, though you
can't see because this is text. Haha!]

SSJ: NEXT! On GINGA GIRI GIRI!

Amiko: The end of the journey finally comes as we head to return home.

TM: But wait, what happens during our return?

Davis: Who is this that we meet? What is this that we meet?

Cindy: It can't be... That's impossible...!

Van: NEXT! On GINGA GIRI GIRI! "Chiyo no Wakare - One Thousand Farewells"

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Author's Note:

[1] "Amiko-hime!" - "Hime" means "Princess" in Japanese, and is added to the end of the
name to denote royalty or devotion. (Or both, in this case. Remember Amiko's a princess?
Way back from Chapter 7?)

[2] The lyrics here brought to you by Cori. Visit him here: http://www.corichan.com/