Fan Fiction ❯ The Goddess Sagas ❯ Beauty Contest ( Chapter 22 )

Chapter 22; Beauty Contest

"Lena, Karl, you don't have many chances left. Three strikes and your out. Fight this battle wisely. Saiyoua is getting weaker, and we

have no idea why, we need life force, and we need it now!"

"Yes master..." the two soul snatchers bowed, worry clearly on their faces. What would happen to them if they failed? They knew the anwser to the question, but they really did not want to admit to themselves what it was. They would be killed.

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The group continued onward, despite their strange predicament. If you forgot from last chapter the boys are now the girls and the girls are now the boys. Luckily they were able to find a clothes wagon on the way so the 'girls' could change their

clothes into a style more fitted for their situation.

Mimi, wore a pair of white pants with a long loose pink T-shirt. Carrie was dressed in a pair of green overalls and a blue shirt, while Lima wore a bright orange shirt and red silk pants. But for some reason the boys could not quite understand, the girls

seemed to be doing just fine in their new bodies. The boys, except for Lemon who acting girlishly was natural, just could not get the hang of it.

"Well, us girls have a better ability of coping in different situations." Carrie smiled, when they had decided to finally ask.

"Yeah!" Lima giggled. " Girls are much more intelligent."

"....Oh, and all this time before, I thought you were a girl Lima." Squall commented nastily.

"....Lima don't get it."

"Come on! We can act, just tell us what to do!" Genki exclaimed.

Mimi chuckled lightly. "Guys, I'm afraid I don't think you can pull it off."

" We can, if we really wanted to!" Ryan protested.

The girls rolled their eyes in a 'yeah right.' Motion.

"But why would we want to?" Alex asked dully. " I have no reason to act like a weakling onna."

"Yeah, but..." Genki looked over at him slyly.

"But?"

"But can you? I mean, your suppose to be 'perfect' right? I mean a 'perfect' person has to know how to act and disguise themselves."

"What are you getting at, Brief?" Alex's eyes narrowed into a death glare.

" Well..." The hyper teen sniffed. " If your 'perfect' then you should be able to act like a woman."

"...!!"

" Admit it, there IS something you CAN'T do!" Genki began to chuckle.

"I can so to act like an stupid onna! I just don't want to!"

"Suuuuuurrrreee."

"Hey, everyone!" Lemon laughed giddily. "I know how we can settle this! See that sign? It's says the next town, Gornewly, is

holding a 'Beauty Contest' us boys can enter and we can see who is right!"

"Great idea!" The 'girls' exclaimed together, while the boys froze in horror.

"....Lemon, wouldn't this be a waist of time?" Squall asked irritably.

"No, not really. The beauty contest only lasts a day, besides we would have stayed a day in the village anyway to rest up. Come on, it'll be fun!!"

"...No way in hell." Alex muttered under his breath. " I would rather die."

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"........Injustice..." The solder muttered as they stood in Gornewly, watching as the girls registered them into the beauty contest.

"Hey, come on, guys, cheer up!" Lima smiled cheerfully.

"It'll be fun, don't worry." Mimi reassured.

" We have a contest going on to." Carrie revealed.

"What?" The 'boys' blinked confused.

"Yeah, Since I'M not in the contest, because I already know how to be girlish, heh-heh, I'm taking part in their contest to."

Lemon grinned.

"Eh..." Ryan began nervously. " What kind of contest do you have in mind?"

Lemon's grin widened. " Which one of us can make one of you guys look the most girl like! If one of you guys wins, the one of us

that made-you-over wins our contest! I take Squall!"

"No, Lima take Squall!" The elf growled.

"No, I do!"

"Lima do!"

"I DO!!"

"LIMA DO!!"

"....Shut up..." Squall growled. "I don't want neither of you...."

" Um...I'll take Squall, if it'll stop you both from fighting." Carrie said meekly.

"Yeah, Carrie, good." Squall said thankfully while Lima and Lemon just pouted.

"Fine...I'll take, Ryan." Lemon replied sourly.

"Lima, take...Alex..."

"Ack! I got the idiot-Onna!"

Genki blushed, as Mimi shuffled her foot nervously.

"I guess, Genki, that I take you."

"Yeah..." The 'boy' smiled weakly. " I guess so."

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"Hmmm, So even the girls lost their minds..." Karl frowned as he and Lena watched the group secretly.

"...I'm taking part in the contest. That way, I can get close to our victim." Lena commented. "Besides, I wouldn't mind winning another beauty contest."

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"Ack...Lemon, stop dragging me around! I can walk!" Ryan protested as Lemon pulled his arm so hard as they moved around the large crowd towards a cloth shop he felt his arm was going to be ripped out of his socket. The young Dampire had an amzeingly strong grip! Especially when he was pissed.

" ....Damn...mean...old...Squall *mummer, mumble* "

"Lemon?"

"What!?"

Ryan gulped at the furiousness in the boys snap. "N...nothing..."

"...Sorry, Ryan." Lemon apologized quickly. " I'm just so PISSED!! That stupid old Squall, why does he always brush me off!?"

"Eh....."

"I mean, we are meant to be, can't you just feel the chemistry between us? I know it sounds odd, Vampires and Were wolfs

are suppose to be natural enemies but..." Lemon wrapped her arms around herself affectingly. I "just feel....*sigh* I can't really

explain it, but I just feel like we are suppose to be together. If only...If only their was a way....a way to bring how he feels out in

the open...I...I didn't feel this way about a person for a long time...the last person that had gotten me so...fluffy inside was...um...nevermind. But...I just...I just...I think I'm in love with Squall....I just wish he would tell me how he felt. I mean, there just has to be away to get him to tell me how he feels!"

Ryan blushed at the dreamy look on Lemon's face, he had nothing against same sex relationships, but it still made him a little edgy when someone like that, asked him for love advice.

"...Um, Well, Mara's feelings always came out when she was got jealous of another girl around me..."

Lemon gasped, eyes shining. " RYAN!"

"....!?"

"YOU GAVE ME A PERFECT IDEA!!!"

"Really?"

"You think, YOU can do me a favour?"

"....!!!!!"

"...Please." Lemon batted her eyes cutely.

"....ah...Lemon...I'm not....uh...." Ryan gulped.

"....Oh come on! PLEASE!! It's a matter of true love! Just pretend to like me, ok?"

"How!?"

"...You know, give me a hug now and then, talk with me a lot...maybe a kiss or two on the cheek when Squall's looking...You do this for me

and...."

Lemon whispered into his ear, and suddenly Ryan's eyes began to shine.

"REALLY!?!?!"

"Yup!" Lemon smiled.

"Ok! You got yourself a deal Lemon!!"

"Heh-heh! Ok, Ryan! Now lets go get that cloth so I can make your dress!"

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Squall sighed as the tailor measured her size and began to fix and soe the cloth. She was getting bored just standing hear, still like a doll. He never gave a damn about his clothes, and so this was pure hell for him.

"Hey, why didn't you want, Lima or Lemon with you?" Carrie asked, partly yawning from where he sat on a chair watching her.

"...Lima, I don't hate the elf, but her stupidity annoys me..."

"What about Lemon...you know, you two are really close...I see how Lemon looks at you, and how you look at Lemon...You care for him don't you?"

Squall blushed. "Eh! No! He's part vampire. Man-beasts and vampires are mortal enemies. Besides...I still love Ganderdof..."

"Ganderdof...!? Let go of the past! I mean, you and Lemon look perfect together. No matter how much you deny it, it's true!"

".....Whatever."

Carrie scowled. "Squall, if you don't start cooking, then get out of the kitchen. You keep farting around and some buddy is just going to beat you to it!"

"Like who? Miss, mini-match-maker?"

" Well...I see Lemon sometimes eyeing Ryan...I mean...when we were doing that play, Lemon was with Ryan helping him get

dressed in his costume...and who did Lemon choose to be with, right after you? How do we know Ryan is not Bisexual? I

mean...after all, Lemon is really social...Ryan is a nice guy and is kind of social too...You however are not like Lemon at

all...you better be more nice to him or else..." Carrie teased, knowing very well Ryan was not interested in the dampire, but she just wanted to find a way to get Squall into action.

"..." Squall looked at her surprised. He often did see Lemon watching Ryan...an strange look on his face, an almost sad look. But now that he thought of it, Lemon eyed Ryan alot for some reason.

'I don't like Lemon...but why does the idea that he make like Ryan...why does that make me worried?'

Carrie expression soften, and she began to shuffle her foot on the floor guiltily.

"Sorry...I just don't want to see anyone else look to the past and regret...Like I'm forced to everyday...I regret not having

enough control over my power, I regret letting my anger get the better of me, and because of that everyone I cared about is out

of my life forever...don't let someone you care about walk out of your life...Squall...?"

".....Yes?"

"Your lucky, the one that you care about, is still alive. I know Ganderdof and Angie meant a whole lot to you...but...you can't stay a lone wolf forever."

"....Carrie, I know you want to help me...but, do not speak of things that do not concern you."

"...Ok...I just hope, you make the right choice. "

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"STUPID WEAKLING ONNA GET THOSE THINGS AWAY FROM ME!!!" Alex shrieked pushing the elf to the ground. It was funny how he could yell so loud and still remain expressionless.

"What there just clothes..." Lima blinked confused.

"YOU CALL THOSE RAGS CLOTHES!? BAKA-ONNA!!!"

"....Hey, you know Japanese." Lima smiled. " Pai-Pai called me baka all the time. It means idiot..."

".....You don't have to seem so proud of it... "

"Come on, Lima still need to fix you up!" The elf frowned, brushing himself off.

"Onna, get the hell away from me!" Alex growled, her eyes widened confused as a heavy hand rested on her shoulder. Turning

around she spotted two punk men. One skinny with a huge black afro and another around 300 pounds, bald, and disgusting

looking. Both were smoking, wearing black leather, piercing all over their bodies, and tattoos.

"Yeah, elf-boy, we're taking this babe out for a good time, right, baby? You'd rather go with us then with this loser." The fat man spoke.

"Yeah." The skinny one added annoyingly. " We're going to have fun, babe, so what do you say, let's have lots of playful *Fun* "

Alex turned a pale bluish-green in the face, and looked like she was ready to throw up any moment.

"Hey! Can Lima have fun to!?" The elf smiled clueless.

"Well...ok, I suppose it could be a change a pace, you look female enough for me!" The fat man laughed grossly.

"Cool! What kind of fun are we going to have? Darts? Um...Hide and Seek, Guess-who? Monopoly?"

"...Fool...." Alex muttered, before kicking who 'attacker' in the...well...you know, THAT area, and drove her fist into her other attackers jaw.

Lima watched puzzled as the two men ran away fearfully.

"Hey, Alex, why did you attack them? They ONLY wanted to have fun."

"Lima...are you really that dense?"

".....?"

" The fun they wanted to have was...." Leaning over and whispering it to the puzzled elf, Lima's face turned ghastly white.

"EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Mimi stood shyly by the dressing room door, her face red as she twiddled her fingers.

"Kay, Mimi! I'm ready!" Genki smiled walking out of the dressing booth.

"Wow, Genki, you look wonderful! Like a real beauty queen!"

"You think so?" Genki laughed weakly, feeling embarrassed.

"Yeah, really."

The two of them paid for the dress and left the story, the sun was getting ready to set, and the sun was casting beautiful golden hues in the sky.

Mimi whispered. "Hmmm...I guess we should meet the others at the motel..."

"...Not yet, there is something I want to show you."

Miki blushed. "What is it."

"Oh, no, close you eyes, it's a surprise."

Mimi laughed silently as Genki led him by the hand over the town, his eyes squeezed shut until she told him to open them.

"Watch your step." Genki warned as they climbed something, he was nervous but the smile never faded from his lips.

Genki held Mimi's hand tighter as they neared there destination, she could not believe she was doing this.

'In this light,

I see your eyes,

Shining with love,

Yet unspoken.

Genki lowered herself and Mimi into a setting position, smiling she leaned over, whispering softly into the fairy-half's ear.

"Ok, open you eyes."

Mimi's large pink eyes slowly fluttered open, he seemed dazed for a moment but then his face lightened up with amazement.

Our feelings stay within,

Afraid to come out,

Afraid to be hurt by it's playmate.

" Genki! Oh, it's so beautiful!"

They were setting on a roof over looking a valley filled with hundreds of wild flowers and butterflies, that lay just behind the village.

"...I remembered this place from when me and my sister went hear, I thought you would like it. This place is at it's best when the sun is setting."

"I love it, Genki, thank you so much for showing me." Mimi blushed shyly, his eyes not removing themselves from the flowers.

Why must we be like that?

Why can't we take a simple chance?

Is it because I'm so afraid

That some day I'll have to let you go?

Genki fiddled around nervously, she had brought Mimi up hear for the soul reason of telling him how she feels, but now that it

was the time, Genki found the she did not have the courage. Maybe when they got back into their normal bodies...No, she knew she would still be to afraid to tell her even then.

But, I love you so much,

I wonder how you feel about me?

Is our love one sided? Or is it shared?

' I wonder why he keeps looking at me so...nervously?' Mimi wondered as he caught Genki glancing at him nervously threw

the corner of her eyes.

'And Why is it, I can't help but keep glancing at him...I...I have a crush on Genki? But...hmmm...I'm not good enough...he

deserves someone better...someone who wont burden him...someone who...who wont just end up leaving him...'

Why must we be like that?

Why can't we take a simple chance?

Is it because I'm so afraid,

That someday I'll have to let you go?

Genki let her head drop into her hands with a sigh; she just did not have enough courage...

Since I meet you,

I watched you from a far,

Falling in love, with each single movement,

But all the time, hiding from you.

Mimi's face twisted in concern as he saw the 'boys' action from the corner of his eye.

"Genki?"

"Oh!" the mentioned jumped in surprise.

"What's wrong, Genki?"

"Um....Nothing...."

Can our love ever be?

Even If I admitted it?

We are like a goldfish and trout,

Both fish, but alike at all...'

'Genki now's your chance, come on tell her!'

"Mimi, I..."

The fairy-half stared at him with wide eyes.

"I....I think your really beautiful..."

I'm a fighter, loud and bold,

You're a peacemaker,

Kind and quite.

Could opposites really attract?

Mimi's face reddened and she looks towards the ground. "Thank you..."

Why must we be like that?

Why can't we take a simple chance?

Is it because I'm so afraid,

That someday I'll have to let you go?

"Um....I think we should get back now...um..." He began to get up when Genki's hands gripped his arm.

"Genki..." She looked to see the 'boy' staring up into her face, his eyes filled with so much emotion.

Why must it be so hard,

To say three simple words,

No matter the battle I fight,

It seems easier then talking to you..

"Mimi...I...I really care about you...I care about you a lot..."

"Genki...."

All what it would take,

To change everything,

Is three simple words,

I'm to afraid to say..

"...Mimi, I want you to remember something."

"What?"

"No matter what happens...no matter what, I'll always be there for you, You'll always find a friend in me."

I love you...

"Genki..." Mimi threw her arms around him in a hug. "Thank you...Thank you so much...I'll always be with you too. You are a great friend."

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"Lemon, You really think this is going to work?" Ryan asked, somewhat blushing.

"Of course, you look GREAT in the dress I made!"

"Not the contest, the...you know, operation; make Squall jealous."

"Oh, it'll work!" Lemon reassured with a smile as she lead her by the hand towards the motel. When they were almost there, Lemon paused for a moment and glanced at Ryan, a strange look on his face, but his eyes seemed very sad. The expression was almost pained.

"What is it, Lemon?" He asked concerned.

"Um...It's nothing....Ryan. Nothing, let's go!"

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Squall sighed impatiently. Everyone had came back by now, even Genki and Mimi who had returned only a few minuets ago, but still Lemon and Ryan had yet to arrive. Carrie's words popped back into his head about Lemon' eyeing Ryan' and began to pace worriedly. Worried? He didn't know why, but he was.

"Hey, everyone, we're back!" Lemon grinned, waving to the group.

The group said their greetings, before turning back to the task at hand. But Squall could not understand the reason why Lemon hung so closely around Ryan.

"We have four rooms, we will have to go in pairs..." Alex began to explain.

Squall braced herself for another argument between Lima and Lemon, but to her surprise and for some reason disappointment it did not come.

"Lima get Squall!" The elf exclaimed, glaring at Lemon challengingly.

"Ok, Lima. I was planning on sharing a room with Ryan anyway!" The Dampier smiled cheerfully.

"Goodie!" The elf exclaimed, hanging off of Squall in an instant.

The man-beast stared dumbfounded as Lemon and Ryan went into one of the rooms, without so much as a backwards glance at him.

Carrie blinked surprised, staring at Squall. ' ...I was just making it up...Wow, does Lemon really like Ryan or something? But

Ryan likes Ruto...but so does Alex, but Taromecika also loves Ruto...no he loves Saiyoua but Saiyoua is Ruto...Um...Squall

loves Lemon...and Lima loves Squall and....But Lemon is seemingly hanging around Ryan now...and has somekind of past with Lounaru and...oh boy! This thing is turning into one big soap opera!'

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Squall sighed, staring up at the orange ceiling. ' Why do I care that Lemon choose Ryan over me...? What do I care...?'

"Hey Squally! Come on, let's snuggle, Lima cold!" The elf said coyly, tapping the bed with his nails.

"...Then cover up with your blankets...I'm going for a walk."

"Squally! Wait!" Lima called but the man-beast already left. "Aw shoot! Can't blame me for trying anyway...

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"Lemon...!! Stop jumping in the bed!" Ryan groaned covering her head with her pillow.

"Aw! But I not tired, come on! Liven up!"

"....Naww...." Ryan moaned tiredly. "I'm trying to sleep!"

Lemon frowned, before getting a wicked grin on her face and suddenly Ryan began to howl with laughter as Lemon began to tickle him mercilessly.

"Oh, your going to get it!" Ryan pretended to be angry as he stared tickling the vampire half breed back.

Soon both of them were laughing and sweating, like to little boys play fighting.

"...Ah, so this is what it would have been like to have a brother..." Lemon commented in a soft voice.

"Yeah, it would have been fun, but now I think we should get some sleep."

"Alright, see ya in the morning!"

"Ok, night Lemon."

"Night Ryan."

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Squall sighed, walking away from their door. He could not hear much threw the white wood, but he did hear both of them howling with laughter. He did not know why but it hurt...it hurt a lot...

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"Hey, Mimi..." Carrie started, laying in the bed as he watched Mimi brush his hair in front of the dirty little rusted mirror.

"Yes?"

"What were you and Genki up to all that time?"

The fairy-half blushed. "Um...nothing."

"Oh, come on, I don't believe that!"

"...It's true..."

"Mimi." Carrie said in half scolding half concerned way.

"...I don't deserve him..."

"MIMI!" Carrie hissed. "You do so! He doesn't care you a half breed, or if your short, I bet he wouldn't care if you were a Slime half. He LOVES you."

"...Me not being worthy is not the only reason why..." Mimi sighed, her voice drifting off in deep thought.

"Not the only reason?"

"Carrie...I've been keeping a secret from all of you...I've been keeping a secret from each and every friend I have."

"What is it?"

"Carrie...I'm...." Mimi took in a deep breath. " Never mind..."

"Mimi..."

The fairy-half smiled weakly. "Carrie, get some sleep. It's nothing important, please, just forget about it."

"Mimi...if you ever want to talk about it...I'm hear."

"Thank you."

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Genki sighed again, rolling over in the bed, closing his eyes, but opening them again, shifting around with more sighs.

"Can you stop that." Alex ordered from where he sat typing at a lab top computer.

"Be nice...I'm letting you use my computer after all."

"Shut up, I'm doing work."

"Work? Geeze, you really do have no life."

"Genki?"

"Yeah?"

"What's the password for the main computer in Angeles?"

"It's....!!! HEY!! I'm not telling you!! Your trying to hack into my familes files aren't you!! ACK!!! DAMN YOU!! I'm not telling you Capsuel Corp's pass word for the main computer database files."

"Be quite... Taromecika has taken over Angeles right? And everyone knows that the Brief's are even more powerful then the royal family, and that Capsuel Corportation is the most important bulding in Gaia. If Taromecika is in Angeles he has most probably taken over the bulding. Perhaps we can see what the hell he's up to if we can hack into the computer files."

Genki grumbled a few curses under her breath.

"63666"

She lessoned as Alex typed on the keyboard, the sound of her fingers on the keys almost hypnotic.

' Bra will kill me when she finds out I gave out the secret password...That is, If she is not dead already...I hope my sisters, my brother and Aria are all ok....'

Genki jumped startled as he heard a sharp gasp come from Alex's mouth. He sat up and stared at a face that seem so uncharacteristically like Alex's. The boys mouth was opened in a '0' shape and his eyes were wide. If it had to get a expression

out of the perfect solider, it had to be bad and immediately he found himself gazing over Alex's shoulders.

Operation 1; Clones

The locals of the town are being implanted with 'Kamertion' Kamertion is a goo-like substance extracted from the goddess

body, Kamertion can be used to control peoples wills, making them obey Saiyoua's command. People injected with Kamertion

often become robotic like, however there are two cases in which Kamertion created two male clones of Saiyoua. The first

clone was injected with Kamertion while still inside the mother's womb, the other was created entirely of Kamertion. Keith the first clone is now working on our side.

Operation 2; Magention

The Magention of the souls that die are sucked into our machine and given to Saiyoua to regain strength, something is zapping

the power from her, yet we do not know just what it is yet. We NEED to get the Goddess stone or else, Saiyoua may die.

Operation 3; Genki

Genki as some of the Kamertion that was inside of Keith when he received a blood transfusion which is why he could sense the

goddess. He will be a danger to us if we can not control the Kamertion inside of him. The Kamertion inside of him however is

to little for us to be able to control, but it is enough to pose an danger. He held the orb of innocence which could mean that Key could also sense the cloned Kamertion inside of him. We'll try to get him on our side but if we can't we will simply kill him.

Operation 4; Alteration

The sorcerers alliterate people that Taromecika wishes to be on his side. They can change their body, their thought, their sex,

their species, in other words they can create a whole new person.

Hikari; She is able to sense where Ryan is, and she is able to sense the orbs and find who has pure souls.

Lounaru; A killer, he's insane and loves fire and death. However we are having problems with him, he continues to break free

of the brainwashing, every time he meets Ryan. We must try and fix this. We are stepping up the brain washing another level.

"These are Taromecika files?" Genki breathed. "Kamertion, I have Kamertion inside of me...Kamertion I got from Keith...so

Keith a clone of Saiyoua...and I'm...I'm part clone...but it says that there is another clone out their made entirely of Kamertion...Who?"

"Kamertion...clones...but if Keith is a clone...then...how, how can it be true what he said about being the son of Taromecika

and Saiyoua?"

"We have to tell the others about this!"

"We'll wait until morning, waking them up to tell them this wont do anything."

"Hey! We can't keep this quite!!"

" It doesn't matter if they know now or tomorrow. So get some sleep."

"Fine..." Genki threw himself on the bed, staring up a the ceiling.

"Kamertion...Clones... I have Kamertion...Partly a clone of Saiyoua? Keith's a clone...whose the other....? I did not want to accept this...I never wanted to accept Messiah's destiny...I never wanted...'

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The whole group sat around the breakfast table, letting what Genki and Alex told them sink in.

"So Keith is being deceived...he is a clone...not a son..." Ryan commented. " You have some Kamertion inside of you Genki, but not much, so you aren't really a clone, but who is the second clone they referred to?"

"I don't know, but whoever it is, has to be dangerous." Carrie frowned.

"Hmmm." Lemon moaned, putting his hands to his head, as if straining his mind to remember something.

"....Lemon?" Squall asked, concerned.

"I...I remember...I remember when they mad the second clone...I was there...I saw...but...I can't remember...who....I remember a child being present but....I'm sorry...everything else is blank. I can't remember."

"Wow, THAT was helpful." Alex commented meanly.

" So what do we do about this?" Mimi asked.

" Unfortunaly, right now there is nothing we can do. Until we find out who is the second clone, we can't do anything." Ryan frowned.

"...Why not we just continue on with the contest and try to relax? Worrying wont help us." Lima thought, using her brain soemthing she rarely did.

"Ok." The group agreed, and went off to get ready. However...the new information did not stray from an of thier minds. Not even for a second.

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"Lena!!" Karl screamed, pounding on the bathroom door. "GET OUT HEAR!!!"

"I have to fix myself up!" The voice on the other side of the door snapped.

In around another hour the door finally opened, and Karl found himself blushing. Lena was wearing a ton of makeup and a really skimpy black leather outfit.

"How do I look?"

"Uh....fine...."

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"Lemon, we are going to be late, did you really have to take so long to fix me up?" Ryan exclaimed as they ran towards the

building where the beauty contest would take place. They failed to see the other group members, but it was suppose to be like that, she wondered just what they looked like.

"Hey! Hey! We have a contest contestant hear!" Lemon called out to a judge which seemed to be closing the door.

A young mouse-girl looked at them, she had dull limp red hair, beady eyes and wire rimmed glasses, grey skin, large ears,

pointy nose, glasses and buck teeth. She was skinny and tall, a rats tall twitching from behind her granny dress. She was very

homely and almost repulsive to look at.

"Oh...Ok...go right on in. There are eight contestants... counting yourself. Have fun, good luck."

"Thank you...um." Lemon leaned forward, reading her tag. "Annie."

"Welcome."

Lemon and Ryan ran into the building as Annie watched them, before sighing.

"I wish I was beautiful enough to enter the contest...oh well...."

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A cheesy balding man walked onto the brightly lit stage.

"OK EVERYBODY! TODAY WE HAVE EIGHT BEAUTIFUL GIRLS IN COMPETITION FOR THE PRIZE OF '

MISS. GORGEOUS' !!! Our judges will judge on the girls personality, talents, strength, fashion, and of course looks! Please say hello to our contestants!"

A girl with black and red hair walked onto the stage, wearing a short baby blue dress, and high heals.

" First up we have, Vanilla! She is 20 years old, tall, and sexy. Her hobbies include shopping and makeup!"

Another girl dressed in simple grey and white clothes walks out to stand beside her.

"This is Kay, the lovely Vanilla's fashion designer."

Vanilla walks off stage, and a very lovely girl walks onto the stage, her hair tied in to a French braid, her brown eyes

blinked cutely, She was wearing a puffy pastel dress, a large pink sun hat, white gloves, and white lace underneath the dress.

Light pink makeup adorned her face which was slightly shaded by the pink with white lace sun umbrella she held slightly above

her head.

"Our second contestant is Genkai ! She is seventeen years old, very lovely, and high class looking, isn't she? Her hobbies

include um...?? Electronics and...fighting? Well, what's better then a woman who can fend for herself eh?"

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Lemon turned to Ryan shocked. "THAT'S Genki!?"

Ryan looked amazed. "Wow...Mimi is good and makeovers."

"I'll say."

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Mimi walked out next To Genki, shyly.

"Err...This is Mairo, Genkai's fashion and makeup consultant. Perhaps also maybe boyfriend."

Blushing Mimi and Genki walk off stage, and a girl with sliver hair walks out, her face nothing but a mask of makeup. She was

wearing an impossibly short and shining orange dress, which hugged her body tightly.

"This Is Gloria she is 15 and is very SEXY! Her hobbies include, erotic dancing and flirting. My oh my..."

A middle aged woman, dressed just as sluttly walks out onto the stage.

"This is Janet, um...Gloria's mother, and fashion consultant."

They walk off stage and a big breasted girl wearing a mid-drift black top, the end of it was torn, on the shirt was a picture of an

gun. She was also wearing a pair of tight red pants. Her hair was done up into two puffy pigtails, and she starred at the crowd emotionless.

"This, Dangerous looking but lovely breasted girl is named Alexandra, her hobbies include...um...killing people? And

um...hacking into secret government files...and um yelling the word 'Injustice...' and ' Weakling onna...' uh...well, she's unique

folks!"

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Lemon laughed. "I bet we all know who THAT really is."

"Yeah." Ryan chuckled, shaking his head.

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Lima walks out beside Alex, looking around dazzled at all the lights.

"This is Lenny, Alexandra's fashion consultant and...um...well, he didn't help much with any makeup did he?"

The two of them walk off stage and was replaced by an unbelievably cute girl. Her hair was silkily and let loose, her blue eyes

were made look more amazing by the light red eye shadow she was wearing. She wore a rusty jumper, with a mini-black cloak

over it. A pair of rusty and gold boots reached up to her knees, the dress leaving only a inch of space between the fabric and

boot, allowing a little bit a creamy leg to be shown.

" This is Sauna! Isn't she just so cute! She is seventeen, her hobbies include, taking walks in the woods, watching the moon,

and hunting. Heh-heh, I wouldn't mind being her prey!"

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"Oh...SHE'S CUTE!!" Lemon drooled.

"Lemon?"

"...I may be gay, but girls are still beautiful eye candy."

" *Sigh* "

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Carrie walked out next to 'Sauna' much to Lemon and Ryan's shock.

"This is Timmy, Sauna's little brother and fashion consultant."

Some of the audience began to laugh at this, and grumbled Carrie and Squall walk off stage.

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"THAT WAS SQUALL!? WHOA!!!!!" Lemon exclaimed.

"Be quite!" Ryan scolded, throwing a hand over Lemon's mouth. "People can hear you!"

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A girl with green hair walks onto the stage, wearing a plastic all in one red cat-suit.

"This is Kitty, she came hear alone, and I must say she is very sexy and our past winner, her hobbies are Sex, makeup, and money."

"Yeah, People, vote for me and not these ugly losers!"

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"....What a bitch..." Lemon made a disgusted face, while Ryan agreed whole heartedly.

"I know..."

"Girls like that...even if they look preety on the outside, they look repulsive to me because their foul and vain ways just radiate off them and make them look like disgusting creatures. It's alright to know your pretty but just can't let it go to you head.'

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Shaking her ass, Kitty walks off the stage, making an evil glare at Lena who walked out after her.

"Hey...." Ryan frowned. "Is that Lena?"

"Yup. Guess we have to wait and see what she does." Lemon shook her head. " Why is it, they always show up to bug us? Anyway...maybe Lena is just hear for the contest, I remember back in Cid's days she would never miss a beauty contest, and she almost always won! She use to be so nice before Saiyoua got hold of her mind."

"Hmmm....she was a good teacher...it wasen't until Taromecika started to attack that she changed to become so icy."

".....It's like she is sucked in by the evil...she just can't help it. I hate her...for what she once did to a friend of mine, but I feel sorry for her as well."

"A friend?"

"....Um....back in Cid's days."

"Oh."

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"This Lena, isn't she beautiful? Her hobbies include decorating, ice skating and 'stealing.' She came hear alone today, but whoever did her makeup, really knows how to do makeup.

Lena laughed, "I did it myself."

"And what talent, now for our last contestant."

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Ryan froze and Lemon began pushing her out on stage as Lena walked off of it.

"Come on, don't get stage fright!" Lemon growled, giving the demon-half and shove that sent her out on stage.

Ryan slowly looked up as she heard a few gasps from the audience.

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"OH WOW!! This is Rya, a seventeen year old woman, who is also as we can tell is a demon-half. Isn't she the most lovely thing you've ever saw!? "

Ryan blushed looking down at herself. She wasn't THAT nice. She was wearing a silk blue Japanese kimono, with sliver

flowers. It was slightly opened in front, revealing a very low cut sliver shirt that revealed the tops of her milky white breast. Her

tail was wrapped around her waist, as she held a Japanese fan into one hand and much to Lemon's command a teddy bear in

the other. She did not really understand the thing with the Teddy bear but Lemon replied that it adds an 'girlish cuteness.'

" Her hobbies include Fencing, Japanese paper art, and reading!"

'What the!?' Ryan blinked. ' I let Lemon fill this thing out, alright it's no secret I like fencing and reading but how in the hell does

he know I like Japanese paper art!? I NEVER told ANYONE that...unless...Hey!! He read my mind! Ohhh... he better have

not read any of my PERSONAL thoughts...'

"And this is Lemon-WHOA!!"

Lemon walked out onto the stage, winking seductively at the crowd.

"Wow, two HOT females, I'm in heaven. Well Lemon is Rya's fashion designer , having made this outfit from cloth she bought, and also her makeup artist, and hopefully my date for the movies next week."

"Sorry, I'm taken." Lemon said in a sign song voice.

"Oh well. Alright, let's introduce our judges!" The man said as Lemon and Ryan walk off stage.

A beautiful woman bowed. "I'm sugar."

Another dazzling girl bowed. "I'm honey."

Annie stood up, shyly, eyes to the floor. "I'm Annie..."

"Ewwww...that takes beauty out of this show."

"How did an ugly girl like her become a judge?"

"Perhaps she's the show mans sister or something?"

People from the crowd muttered, causing Annie to set back down with tears in her eyes.

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Lemon frowned. "Hm, That's mean! It doesn't matter what you look like on the outside."

Ryan agreed whole heartedly.

"Hey, to bad we have to stay in our booth, I would love to talk to the others." Lemon said, changing the subject.

"Yeah."

"Hey Ryan, you were the cutest girl out there, but I still can't get over Squall, if I had to choose who looked the nicest between

the both of you, I would have a hard time. But if you were men again, I would probably pick Squall, no offence, but....I like

dark hair better, besides, for some reason I love his personality."

"....Kay..."

"Oh! Sorry, I'm getting you off balance, aren't I? Heh-heh! Maya use to get like that to."

" Ruto...Marie-Maya...Maya....Key...Saiyoua..." Ryan began to recite. "She has so many names..."

" Yeah... Maya...I hope we can save her..."

"...Yeah...I wonder...I wonder what she would say now if she could see us in this situition. Or if she was in this situition."

Lemon smiled. "I know...she would say."

They looked at each other, smileing widely before finshing the sentace together. " Exspolgion."

The laughed a little, but when the giggles subsided Ryan looked up at the celing, frowning. 'Ruto.'

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"OK, NOW IS THE PERSONALLY PART OF OUR SHOW! WHERE I ASK THE GIRLS QUESTIONS! LET'S

START OFF WITH VANILLA!"

Vanilla walks out showing off her body.

"Now Vanilla, what is your favourite flavour of ice cream?"

The girl licked her lips sexily. " Vanilla."

"what would you do on a first date?"

"Take the guy home for some 'home cooking' "

" What's your dream in life?"

"To be as sexy as I can."

"What kind of person would you be friends with?"

" Someone whose beautiful. I would not want to be caught dead with an ugly person."

" Is breast implants ok?"

" If it makes you sexy, of course."

" Should half breeds be accepted?"

"Not ugly ones, but then again, most of the are ugly."

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"BITCH!!!!" Ryan and Lemon screamed from behind the stall, while Mimi chewed her lip angrily.

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"Ohh, It seems like you made our demon-half contestant and her vampire-half friend mad, what do you say to that?"

"I'm sexy your not. VANILLA!!"

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"OMAE O KOROSU !!!!" Lemon shrieked. Ryan blinked confused, while Lemon sighed.

"Guess it's time to remind the readers again, Omae O Korosu translates to 'I'm going to kill you.' Got it? It's my ctach frace I used almost every chapter in Cid's adventure, but use once in awhile now just for fun."

"Oh."

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"OK NOW LET'S MEET GENKAI!!"

Genki walks out on stage, holding the dress up slightly, so she doesn't trip.

"So, you like fighting? Do you think it's important for girls to protect themselves?"

"Yes, it's good for anyone to be able to care for themselves."

"And you like computers and flashy things like that? You don't get confused with all the lights and stuff."

Genki glared at him. "What are you getting at?"

"Err...Nothing. What's your favourite kind of music?"

"Country."

" Hm. If you had the choice between marrying an ugly person or a beautiful person who would you pick?"

"The one who treated me the best."

"Come on, don't lie to look good."

"I'M NOT. Ugly people are still people...Get that threw your vein bald head..."

The man gave her a sour expression. " Does being over weight make a person ugly?"

"No...not really. The body isn't everything...sure being slim helps you look better, but I seen alot of fat girls who looked nice. My sister Angela weighs almost 300 pounds and I don't find her ugly at all."

" Would you have sex with a perfect stranger?"

" No way in hell."

" Now for our final question, what's better fashion or comfort?"

"Well...Comfort...but I guess saying that with THIS dress on....it doesn't seem very truthful does it?"

"Nope, bye!"

Genki walks of stage, almost tripping over the lace of the dress. Mimi could was chuckling slighty, and then tried to help her walk without falling flat on her face.

"Let's meet Gloria!"

The girl came out swinging her hips.

" Now, what's your favourite colour?"

"Whatever you like, cutie."

"What's you favourite food?"

"Anything you eat, baby."

"What's your favourite movie."

"Anything that would turn you on, sweetie."

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Lemon was making gagging sounds until the girl left the stage. "What a flirt...And people says I flirt...they should talk to this girl...they'll see my little games are nothing compared to this...."

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"OK NOW, LETS SPEAK WITH ALEXANDRA!!"

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Lemon chuckled. "This I've got to see."

Ryan was trying not to laugh. "That's for certain."

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"So, what you like best about being a girl?"

"...That I wont be one much longer..."

"....err....Ok.... Do you not like makeup?"

"Makeup is for ugly woman who wants to hide their face."

"Um...Did you get breast implants?"

Alex rewarded him with a death glare that made the show man gulp and go to the next question.

"What do you think about the other girls?"

"They are a big bunch weakling idiots. All onnas are."

"Ah...ok? It says on your placement card you like to kill...um, did you actually, um, kill anybody?"

"Yes."

"Ok...What kind of people do you kill."

" My enemies, crazy, people...people that annoy me...and people like you."

"Um...Ok...uh, lets give an hand for Alexandra...."

"Alright, lets say Hi to Sauna!" The show host exclaimed, seeming glad to get Alex off the stage. needless to say, no one cheered for Alex.

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"Oh boy! Can't wait to see this!" Lemon smiled widely.

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"So, Sauna you like taking walk in the woods? You a nature girl?"

"....Hn."

"I'll take that as an yes...So, do you think a girl should be a house worker or should she be equal to her husband."

".....Equal..."

"What do you think of...gays? Think they are gross?"

"....I'm gay..."

"Eh!?" Blushing the show man continued. " Do you think a girl should be sexy?"

"......hn. Looks are nice, but they don't matter that much."

"So...you like to hunt, not afraid of blood?"

".....hn."

" What's your favourite animal?"

"....Wolf..."

"Your favourite fruit?"

"....Lemons..."

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"Awww...I feel special." Lemon grinned, happily.

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"Well that was Sauna!"

Squall did not get to much applause as she walked off stage, but at least she got more then Alex did.

"Ok!" The show man continued. "Let's welcome KITTY!!!"

Kitty walks out, shaking her hips, making meow sounds, and licking her full red lips.

"So, Kitty, how beautiful do you think you are?"

"Just the MOST beautiful person in the whole wide universe. I bet I'm even more good looking then Venus!"

"How important do you think Beauty is?"

"It's just the most important thing in the whole world!"

"What do you think should be done with *ugly* people?"

"Well, personally, I think ugly people, like that rat of a judge you have, should be taken out in the street and shot. Ugly people makes the beautiful people's planet look trashy."

Annie lowers her eyes to the floor as people began to laugh at her, a tear falling from her eyes.

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"....I HATE this *Kitty* already. She may be good looking, but if she looked as bad as her personality, I think Medusa would win a beauty contest over her." Lemon frowned.

"That poor judge..." Ryan said in pity.

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"If you were to see two starving children on the street, and you had 300$ on you, would you give it to them, or would you buy

yourself makeup and clothes with the money instead?" The show man continued, gazing at Kitty's body almost in a trance.

" STARVING!?" Kitty shirked. "You mean poor people, ugh! They should pay ME 300$ just to live on the same planet as

me!"

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"...Lemon?" Ryan asked as the vampire-half began to stab a voodoo doll of Kitty with needles, all what Ryan could hear

Lemon muttering was...

"Die bitch, death to the bitch."

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"So Kitty, what do you think of animals?"

"They take up so much space on our planet, those filthy things. The money spent on them should be used on ME!"

"Kitty, should girls be smart?"

"Why? If they have looks, they have no need for books."

"Kitty, would you wait until you were married to have sex?"

"No, girls who are still virgins when they are twelve, must be very ugly, and just use that wedding excuse as a way to get out of saying that boys find them to ugly to have sex with."

"Well Kitty it was a pleasure."

Kitty blows a kiss to the audience before walking off, bumping into Lena she sneered.

" Move it Fatty, I hope you don't think you have a chance of winning."

"WHAT YOU SAY BITCH!?!"

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"I really hate that Kitty person, she is so shallow and vein!" Lemon grumbled.

"Yeah, I sure hope they don't call what she said a *Personality* "

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"So Lena, why did you become a teacher?"

"Hmmm, because I like being around people I can learn things to."

" Yeah, boys right?"

"Eh! No! "

"Oh, girls then?"

"NO!!!"

"So what kinds of 'things' do you learn you students?"

"....Not any of the things, YOUR thinking about, pervert."

" You don't mind being overweight?"

".....Grrrrrrrr...."

"Epp....ah, moving on. Should girls dye their hair?"

"It's good to have a change, but your natural hair colour mostly looks the best."

"Last question, are you a virgin?"

"....NOT YOUR BUSINESS.....geeze, what happened to beauty contests these days? It's like a slut show...perverts."

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"You know, I think Lena is a MUCH better person then Kitty. And Lena works for the devil gods..." Lemon commented

sourly. "Oh! Ryan, it's your turn! Good luck! And don't answer anything like Kitty would, or else, I'll kill you."

"Uhh.....You don't have to worry about that."

"Good. Now go and win!!"

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Ryan gulped nervously as she walked out on the stage, clinging the teddy-bear tigter to her chest nervously.

"Ah, so, hear is our little Demon-half, your very cute, are you aware of that?"

"No...um, not really..."

" Oh, you're a modest girl aren't you? Well then, can you cook?"

"Well, I mostly don't cook my food."

"Oh? Is that a demon thing, or is raw things a turn on for you?"

"....It's a demon thing, blood and bones helps keep a demon's power up."

"Does not sound to girlishly, do you care if you seem girlish or not?"

"I don't care how I seem, just as long as I'm myself."

" So you like paper art, is it difficult to do, I mean, is it complicated?"

"Why is it you always try and make girls sound stupid?"

"Eh! Um....ever mind, I see you have a teddy bear with you, do you think childishness in a girl is sexy?"

"....I don't know, I just like my teddy bear. A friend gave it to me, and before you ask, it was not a lover or something like that."

"YEAH IT WAS FROM ME!!!" Lemon shouts from behind the stall cheerfully.

"Ok last question, What do YOU think of ugly people, like our judge Annie?"

Annie was bombarded by even more laughs as tears fell down her homely cheeks.

Ryan growled. "Enough of that! Beauty does not matter, it's personality, and Annie may not be a beauty queen, but she's not

THAT bad looking, and even if she was, she has a nicer personality then the beautiful girls like 'Kitty' and 'Vanilla' or 'Gloria' who cares for nothing but their looks! I bet if she looked on the outside what she was on the inside she would be the nicest girl hear!"

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"Go Rya! Go Rya! Go Rya! WHOOOOO!!!!" Lemon cheered as she did a little victory dance from behind the stall.

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Annie stares up at Ryan whispering the words 'Thank you.' A smile spreading across her face, and to tell you the truth, when she smiled, she was not that bad looking.

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The show man gave Ryan a dirty glare before giving her the gesture to get of stage with a quick motion of his hand.

"Ok, Now we move on the 'talent ' judging of our show. First up we have Vanilla, who well eat an Ice cream Cone!"

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".....That's a talent?" Lemon raised her eye brow, confused. "Lena is right, beauty contests has really went down the hill...."

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All what Vanilla mostly did on the stage was roll the ice cream in her mouth seductively. And believe it or not, people actually cheered.

"Now let's see what Genkai's going to do!"

Genki walks out on stage, with a few blocks of steel underneath her arm.

"So what do you have in store for us?"

"I'm going to show off my fighting skills, by breaking these steel blocks with my fists."

"Oh? Really?" The man asked rolling his eyes, not believing that a 'girl' could have that much power.

"Yup!" grabbing the end of her dress her pulled it over her head, almost giving the show man and the people in the audience an

heart attack, but unfortunaly for them, underneath that huge dress Genki had on an all in one black fighting outfit, shaped much

like a swimsuit, except along with that she was wearing a pair of jean shorts.

"HIYA!!!" Genki exclaimed throwing all eight steel blocks into the air at once. Moving at the almost the speed of light, Genki

Judo chopped the blocks, breaking them in to tiny fragments in thin air, before they had the chance to even get close to the

ground.

The show man and the crowd stared in shock as Genki grinned rubbing her hands together.

"That was a good warm up."

The show mans and crowds faces dropped even more.

"Warm up?"

Gloria's 'talent' was even more stupid then Vanilla's, all what the flirt did was peal a banana...when in the hell was THAT counted as a talent!? Next came out Alex, and everyone seemed to brace themselves.

"So, Alexandra, what is your talent?"

Everyone gazed in shock as Alex impaled his hand with a knife, she looked up at the show-man who stared at her with a

baffled kind of expression.

"That's not talent...That's.....That's...."

"It is talent, I mean it takes a lot of talent to ram a knife threw your hand without even flinching...but I can assure you, if I was a

weakling onna, I would be screaming my head off in agony."

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"........That's Alex for ya." Lemon sighed along with Ryan as both of them shook their heads.

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"Um...well, lets hope that Sauna has a better 'Talent' then butchering her hand for us..." The show man gulped looking slightly green in the face.

Squall walks out onto the stage, looking bored, while the show man begins to talk to her.

"What's your Talent?"

".....Transforming..."

"Trance...forming?"

Everyone in the audience and the show-man's eyes began to bulge out as Squall began to remove her clothes, stripping down

to only her underwear.

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".....Oh....Oh.....Oh.....CAN'T LOOK!!" Lemon suddenly stopped drooling and hid her face in Ryan's kimono.

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"....Ah....Ah....Ah...." The show-man stuttered as he watched Squall turn into a wolf, howl, and then turn back into a human.

This got even more reaction from the crowd, as Squall's underclothes had been destroyed in the transformation. Casually Squall

began to redress, suddenly turning around as she felt the show-man's eyes still on her back.

"....Do you mind?"

Getting a nose bleed he turned away blushing. "Oh of course!"

'Great...we have steel chopping manic, a person who drives knives threw her hand, and a girl who turns into a wolf...I wonder

what ELSE I have in store for today...'

Kitty had just done a 'dance' but what she was really doing was playing with herself in beat to music, it was really sick, but

believe it or not some fools in the audience thought it was sexy. Lena also did a dace...a ballet dance, pink tutu and everything,

needless to say, she was almost laughed off the stage, and with some insults from Kitty, Lena was behind her stall growling

curses under her breath. It was now Ryan's turn, and fallowing the act she and Lemon practiced she walked out on stage

nervously.

"So what doe sour demon-half have for us?" The show man asked, starring at her body, hoping her act involved doing

something 'sexy.'

" Japanese Tea Ceremony..."

"Oh? Ok, let's see it." The show man smiled, not really knowing what she was talking about. Ryan began to get the trick ready

by setting two tea cups full of tea onto to plates, a carefully balanced them on the end of two golden sticks. Behind the stall

Lemon turned on a tape of Japanese ceremony music, and dimmed the lights.

Ryan knew how to do this well, but she really did not know why, she just felt like she saw it often before and had learnt how to perform it. She twirled and danced

to the music, while having the two sticks in each hand, still carefully balancing the tea cups. The dance was amazing even though

it ended in a short five minutes, it still seemed like a eternity, I mean, try dancing while balancing two tea cup in a plate on the

end of a stick. Bowing Ryan walked off stage, handing a cup of tea to Lemon and keeping the other for herself.

"Wow, that was amazing!! Let's give a hand for our talented beauties!"

The crowd up roared in applause, while the show-man shouted out the next part of the contest.

"Now is the 'strength' part of our contest. Don't we all love it to see our beauties get into a cat-fight? Each girl will be paired up

with another whom they well have to battle, out of the eight their will be four winners, those winners will get ten points added to

their score. Now lets draw the names to see whose paired up with who!"

" Vanilla is paired with Alexandra!"

"Gloria is paired up with Genkai!"

" Sauna is paired up with Rya!"

" Kitty is paired up with Lena!"

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"Hey, your paired up with Squall....hmm, I don't know who to cheer for now...but since I'm trying to make Squall jealous... "

Lemon grinned.

"....Fighting....eh...."

Lemon frowned at the disgusted look on Ryan's face.

"What is it?"

"Something tells me, that in the 'battle' part of this contest, it is not to judge our strength..."

Lemon dawned the same disgusted look on her face. "....I think I know what you mean...Ewwww. I doubt their even going to be looking at the fighting, but more at the 'jiggle' factor...yuck...perverts."

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Well in the battles I don't think we really have to explain who the winner was in 'Alexandra' and Vanilla. I don't think we really

have to describe the fight either, one small punch and Vanilla was crying and screeching at the top of her lungs. Alex walked off the stage proclaiming

'WEAK ONNA!'

The fight between Genki and Gloria was not that much difference, but not being as ruthless as Alex Genki let Gloria hit her, but

all what it did for the flirts sake was break her nail and she ran off stage whimpering. As kind as he was Genki could not help but point at her a begin to laugh her head off declaring

"What a whimp!"

The fight between Ryan and Squall was much more interesting however. The two opponents walked out onto the stage. Ryan

nodded his head, getting into a battle position. Squall almost grinned as he copied the motion.

"...As a beast-man, I look for challenges, this is kind of exciting, to battle you."

"Yeah. So how do we fight? Weapons or none?"

"Hand to hand combat is fine with me."

"Alright then, let's dance."

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Everyone watched in excitement as the to fighters exchanged blows. Swift kicks and punches headed towards random parts of

the others body, hot blood soon trailing down each others skin.

Squall wiped a trickle of blood away from his mouth, looking into Ryan's eyes sharply before grinning.

"I did not know you were such a great fighter."

"Same to you." Ryan panted tiredly.

"Well then, shall we continue?"

They began to exchange blows again, all the while Lemon was watching, eyes wide.

'Wow...Squall really is something...No wonder I'm so drawn to him...but still...'

Out of the corner of his eyes Squall caught Lemon staring at her, and became distracted by the gaze she was receiving. As she

was not paying attention she yelped in surprise as Ryan tackled her, both of them hitting the ground.

"...!" Squall kicked her legs up, sending an blow directly to Ryan's stomach.

The demon-half coughed, his wind knocked out of his body.

" Ryan!!" Lemon exclaimed as Squall grabbed the half breed by the hair, before slamming his face into the floor.

The man-beat turned towards Lemon startled as the vampire-breed shouted Ryan's name, suddenly feeling that jealous feeling creep back on him, why, he still didn't understand.

"HIYA!!!" Ryan exclaimed, leaping upward, sending a punch to Squall's gut. The wolf-man's eyes widened painfully before

falling to the floor.

"....You win....Ryan....Good fight...." She whispered before forcing herself to her feet and walking off stage.

"...Thanks....You to..." Ryan said confused as to what had distracted Squall so much, to cause him to be defeated.

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The next battle between Kitty and Lena was a perfect example of a cat fight, they both slapped each other silly, pulled hair, and

clawed at each other. It seemed like it was going to go on forever, until Kitty pulled a cheat attack, throwing some salt she had

on her into Lena's eyes, blinding the girl, as she pounded away at her. Needles to say, Lena was thirsting for blood, even more

so after Kitty insulted her after the battle calling her an ' Fat weakling cow.'

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"OK, It's time for the next part of our contest! The fashion! Now we know, that every girl has to have a fashion. And now lets

judge, on who is dressed the coolest. Will our pretty ladies please come out hear.

Everyone of the girls stood in a line, Ryan and Lena were staring at each other, bracing themselves incase the other were to

attack.

"Ok! People, as you know, Vanilla is wearing a baby blue dress and shoes, however, even though it brings out her beautiful

figure, it was not a wise choice to wear."

Vanilla looks shocked and insulted at the same time.

" You see, Because of her dark nature, such light colours don't look good on her, she should of stuck to black and grey's, sorry Vanilla, but you have no style!"

The show-man moved on to Genki, checking her dress out.

" The pink frilly dress becomes the looks of the person, but it really does not become the attitude, plus it hides WAY to much

skin! Perhaps if we got to see some of that creamy bit of leg, this would be different, but sorry to say Genkai but, you have no

style!"

Genki made a disgusted face. ' Perverted man!'

"Now Gloria is dressed rather well is this shining orange dress which brings out the shape of her body perfectly, she's lovely

eye-candy, in her perfectly matching outfit. Congratulations, Gloria, but you have style!"

The flirt seemed proud of herself, blowing a kiss to the audience.

" Now...err Alexandra, is dressed much like a boy, I mean wearing pants and all, but her outfit seems to match her

personality....not sure if that is a good thing though. However the mid-drift top brings out her...rather nice breast..."

Alex shot him a death glare, making the man shut up.

"Well, uh, you got...uh...style." The man said nervously, not agreeing with his statement probably, but not wanting to take the chance of making Alex mad.

The show man moved on to Squall. " Well, this little girls outfit brings out the cuteness in this young lady, but it does not do

much to make her look sexy. Unless your into little girls. " He grinned dirtily. " Even though I like sexy clothing better then stuff like this, a sexy dress would not have become this girl. So Sauna, you have style!"

The man moved on to Kitty a whistled. " Hear we have Kitty, wearing a short leopard skirt and a leopard...eh...is that a bar?"

" No, heh-heh, it's just a very short top."

"Well, it looks indeed sexy on you." He commented with a blush. " You certainly have STYLE!!"

Kitty looked proud as the man moved to Lena and began to chuckle.

"Well, Lena is wearing a thight purple leather dressm with frills, which looks like it came from the circus."

"....!!!"

" And it does not do much to hide that belly of yours, sorry to say but YOU HAVE NO STYLE!!"

"WHAT!?"

"Hah, ha! FATTY!!!" Kitty sneered.

"ARGH!!!! BITCH!!!" Lena and Kitty got into a slapping fight, but no one really tried to break them up. The man moved on to

Ryan, studying her as if trying to decide something.

"Hmmm, Well Rya is wearing a pretty blue kimono, this is a wise choice considering she's into the Japanese stuff. It is covering

enough to say 'innocent girl' but is also revealing enough at the chest area to be able to be a 'sexy looking chick.' The fan she

holds in her left hand shows her grownup, woman side while the teddy bear she holds close to her body with her right hand

shows her embracing her childhood days. This is GREAT STYLE!!"

Lena and Kitty gives Ryan an angry look, while the demon-half just looks at the ground and begins to shuffle her feet as she felt their eyes bore into her skin. It was times like this she was glad that looks could not draw blood.

"ALRIGHT FOR THE LAST PART OF OUT COMPETITION, THE LOOKS!! THREE GIRLS WILL BE CHOSEN TO

CONTINUE ON, THE WINNER WILL BE DECIDED WHEN WE ROUND UP THE POINTS!! OK, AUDIENCE, WE

WILL NEED YOU HELP ON THIS ONE, CHEER FOR THE GIRL YOU THINK LOOKS THE BEST!!!"

"What does our lovely Vanilla get to stay with us audience?"

A few people from the audience clapped, but it was not very many and immediately Vanilla's face turned sour and she stomped off stage, pissed.

"Ouch!! So Vanilla is gone! Now, let's see what out audience thinks of Genkai!!"

Their were a few polite claps and cheers, but again, it was not very many, lot more then Vanilla, but still not much.

"Ah, well! Did not really want to win anyway!" Genki shrugged her shoulders before stepping off stage.

"Well she took it better then our first girl, now lets see if Gloria gets to stay!"

She had more cheers then Vanilla but less then Genki, she ran crying off the stage, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Bad loser! Ok, what about Alexandra?"

No one in the audience clapped.

"Oh! That must be a hard knock for you!" The man said, almost teasingly.

Alex glared at him. " Actually I take it as a compliment."

"Huh?"

" It's a compliment that I don't look like a weakling onna, because I'm not a foolish weak woman."

"....You're a man then!? Ahh...I'm going to be sick...." The show man muttered, as Alex walked off the stage.

"Ok, Sauna, will the audience let you stay?"

There were loud cheers, but it was not enough for the show man, and he sent Squall off stage.

"Ok, so these three girls are the ones you choose, Kitty, Lena and Rya?" He asked, turning to the crowd, who cheered loudly.

"Alright, and these are the three girls with the highest points, so you choose well!! Now let's tally it up!"

"3rd place is...Rya Trail!"

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'Naww, oh well...' Lemon frowned. 'He would of won if the show man wasen't such a pervert...I swear...I hate men like that....ehhh....he remindes me of Jabora, but even that disgusting cowrad wasen't this bad....'

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Lena stood confidant. 'There is no way, I could have lost...To this bitch...'

"Second place is....Lena Cameron!!!"

Lena could feel her whole world crashing down on her shoulders as she watched Kitty sneer at her, as she accepted the first

place crown.

"Well, lets thank our girls for coming, Rya, Lena it was nice having you, Kitty, have any words?"

"Why yes. It is no wonder why I one, look at my competition! A half-breed...how gross, and a fat little piggy. I love coming to

these shows to share my beauty with others, there is only one thing I ask, next time I come. Change that ugly Rat-judge, it makes me want to puke every time I look at the judges."

Annie began to sniffle, and Ryan and even Lena looked at the mouse-girl sadly before casting glares at Kitty.

"It's only fair I win. Maybe Lena would have been a little competition, if she wasn't sooo fat!!"

Lena growled blocking out the sounds of Kitty and the crowds mockery before she finally exploded.

"THAT'S IT!! METOR BLAST!!!" Lena suddenly attacked the crowd using her magic. Everyone backed away startled. Ryan

reached for her sword, but forgot she did not have it on herself at the moment.

"Finally!" Karl exclaimed leaping out of the shadows. "Big Mouth, I summon you!!"

People began to scream as a beast came from the shadows, It was a monkey with a tiny body but huge, VERY HUGE head.

Everyone ran out, except for Kitty who was frozen in fear, Lena, Karl, Annie who had been thrown onto the ground, hurting

her leg, Ryan and his group who ran out on stage, taking their weapons into their hands.

"Now is the time to steal the beautiful, pure soul crystal!" Lena exclaimed, chuckling evilly.

"Yeah, you won't succeed in beating us this time, you will all die." Karl sneered.

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"....Karl..." a soft voice whispered, tonelessly, but it went, once again, as every other time, unheard.

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"Oh no! They must be after my soul! I mean, they did say beautiful, right!?" Kitty squealed annoyingly.

Lena laughed shaking her head. " No, Your soul is ugly and black, Kitty. Beauty is only skin deep, and you are the vainest,

most heartless, uncaring coldest bitch on the planet, and for that, I'll kill you!"

"Argh!!!" Kitty screamed, covering her face with her hands, as Lena leapt towards her, a knife in her hands.

"Noo!!" Annie exclaimed, pushing Kitty out of the way, getting the knife threw her side.

The group paused shocked, not knowing what to do at the moment.

"You see, Kitty, this is a pure, beautiful soul. Someone who is kind inside, and is still willing to risk her life to save a perfect

stranger...no...to save the one who teased her just for how she looked!" Lena gestured towards the bleeding girl.

"I....Why did you save me....?" Kitty demanded, the whimpering mouse-girl.

"....I can't just watch someone die...no matter, how mean they are to me..."

"......I......"

"Now to capture her pure soul!"

"No!!" Kitty exclaimed as Lena extended her arm, using her magic to blast the soul crystal from Annie's body, it floated

towards her, as she laughed.

"I win this time!"

"Oh no you don't!" Ryan growled dashing towards her, but Lena backed off.

"Bye-bye!" the girl dashed outside, while Karl grinned at the group evilly.

"Well, let's see how you can fight against big mouth! Ta-ta, for now!" The boy disappeared leaving the group alone in the room

with the big monkey, blocking their way from Lena.

" Hey, you! Watch Annie! Go behind the stalls, you'll be safer there!" Squall ordered.

The beauty queen nodded, dragging Annie with her carefully, tears of fear stringing her eyes.

Ryan pulled out his T.P.R.A. Pointing it towards the beast.

BIG MOUTH

Big mouths are monkeys deformed by mutated mitochondria patterns when they had tried to evolve from monkey to human,

they can't move because of their small bodies, and their huge, huge heads! One tooth in a big-mouths mouth is said to be the

size of an five year old child. The only way they can attack is by making a vacuum by breathing in air, and pulling their enemies

into their mouths. BEWARE, being pulled into their mouth, is instant death!

The monkey opened it's mouth and everyone quickly threw their arms around things, in a desperate attempt to prevent

themselves from being sucked in. The wind was strong and they had little idea of how much more they could hang on. They

could feel their arms ripping off.

" We can't stay hear forever!" Mimi exclaimed with a whimper.

"But, we can't fight back, or else, we'll be sucked in!!" Genki cried back.

"But how can we fight back!?" Lemon yelped.

"....Wait! This reminds me of a fairy-tale I read!" Carrie suddenly shouted.

" Stupid Onna, that's not important." Alex sneered.

"No...Lesson!!" Carrie growled, before reciting the page from the book.

' The hunter armed with bow and arrow entered the woods, ready to kill the beast within the forest, that threatened to destroy

the village and devour the towns people. However when he finds the beast he holds back taunting. ' Whose afraid off an

animal?' roaring in anger the beast carelessly opens his mouth, which is what the hunter wanted. Firing his arrow it hits the

defenceless maw, and the beast fell down dead."

Carrie looked at the group meaningfully. " If we shoot it in the mouth then it might die!"

" We can't take that chance!!" Ryan exclaimed.

" LIMA SCARED!!!!"

"BOW OF FATE!!!!!"

The group blinked confused as the beast whimpered, falling down dead. They turned to see Amy and Kim standing on top of a beam. The jumped down, turning towards the group, their faces turning serious.

"You don't have the crystal?" Kim observed harshly.

Ryan looked at the ground almost ashamed. "No..."

"If you and your group did not spend so much time goofing around, you could have saved the crystal and a life!" Amy said meanly.

".....Hear."

The group turned towards the voice, confused, a silhouette stood in the darkness, it seemed to be female, in her hands was

Annie soul crystal. She tossed it back, and threw it to Ryan who caught it gracefully.

"Hey, who are you!" Ryan exclaimed, but the figure had disappeared.

"....Was she the same girl from last time?" Amy asked, looking towards Kim, questionably.

" Yes, I think so."

"What?" The group blinked confused, receiving only a scowl from Kim.

" Be more careful in the future, stop being so careless." The holders of fate and destiny turned and walked away disappearing in

the shadows.

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"Ohhh..." Annie moaned, setting up in the hospital bed.

"Hey." Kitty said softly, when she saw that the girl was up.

"...Hi...um...what are you doing hear, Kitty?" Annie asked, politely, a confused.

Kitty smiled weakling, handing her the crown she won when she was marked beauty-queen.

"...Annie, I think you deserve this much more then me." Kitty's eyes began to water before throwing her arms around the girl,

sobbing,

"I'm so sorry for how a treated you! Please forgive me!"

"...It's alright..." Annie smiled.

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The group walked out of the hospital room smiling at the sean between Annie and Kitty, well, Alex and Squall weren't smiling,

but that was their character. It was nice to know even the most bitchy person in the world could change.

"Hey, I'm going to be right back, I need to go to a bathroom before we continue this journey." Ryan told them, before dashing off.

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She had just finished washing her hands and walked out of the bathroom door, bumping into someone.

"Oh! I'm sorry---" Ryan froze, his eyes widening, in horror. "Keith....!"

"Ryan, well, I sense it's only a spell and wont last much longer but, you make a good girl." He teased, mockingly.

"Keith, what are you doing hear, you traitor to the universe!"

" Oh! Getting into the name calling, Ryan?"

"KEITH!!" Ryan growled, in a demanding voice.

"Don't' get your tail in a knot...Ryan..."

The demon-half blushed as Keith pulled her face towards his, so close their noses were touching.

"Ryan, You're a fool...."

"Keith?"

" You don't understand what I mean do you?"

"I don't understand you anymore...nothing you say anymore makes any sense!" Ryan replied bitterly.

"Ryan...how much of your past do you remember?"

"Not much...why are you asking me this?"

"...Is all you remember, is what Mara told you...is all what Parfait told you...it's all stories."

"Your not making sense!"

" You'll find out soon...Ryan?"

"....."

Keith pushed his face closer to his own, their lips brushing against each other.

" Who is Ryan?"

Keith let him drop to the ground before vanishing. Ryan stared after him confused, trembling all over.

"....Who is Ryan.....? Aren't I Ryan?"

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"Keith, You went to see Ryan? Why?" Taromecika demanded.

"Father, I merely, wished to speak with him for a moment. That is all."

"Hmmmmm..."

"Father, I have a plan...."

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Saiyoua's hand rested on her stomach as she gazed up at the moon a wicked smile spreading on her face.

" Ryan.....are you really Ryan?"