*********************************************** 3x3 Eyes Fanfiction - "What If... OF COURSE" Written by: Mr. Kaiyanwang Email: Sanjiyan82@hotmail.com Website: http://www.geocities.com/mr_kaiyanwang *********************************************** Copyright info: The cast of "3x3 Eyes" belongs to Yuzo Takada, Pioneer, and other copyright holders. "OF COURSE a human can be made Sanjiyan by the Humanity Ritual!!!" Chapter Four: Radio: They left before the sun came up that daaay! But where were they going without ever knowing the way? Anyone can see the road that they walk on is taking to! Benares looked up at the sky and into the bright orange sun. The Wu was getting dillusional, because it was already late afternoon and he was STILL in the country side, trying to find a way back to the city. He was sweating, tired, and quite annoyed. And obviously, looking at the sun didn't help the situation any. In fact, Benares could very well swore that the sun was mocking him in all its orange glory. Benares (tired): Stupid... sun! ...vile country side! ...I thought... it was supposed to... be cold!...? It's Christmas... even! But instead... it's... too... hot! Not far away from Benares was a floating light, almost identical to a Will-O-The-Wisp. The bright light was following Benares' every move. Light (echoing deep voice): Dragon King! How long will it take for me to arrive to Parvati's? My patience is wearing thin. Benares (still tired): Well, sir... I guess I'll... admit now... that... I lost... the directions! ...I... apologize! Light (still echoing): You insolent moron! How could you fail such an easy task as this!? Benares (tired): But... Kaiyanwang-sama! ...I'm tired... and when I'm tired... I tend to... lose my sense of... directions! Light (echos): Idiot! But very well, you are excused. However, it's only because you are the great Dragon King and my Wu. If you were any less, I'd have you executed! Benares (tired): Whatever... arrgh... So Benares and the Light traveled for another hour or so, at a very slow pace. Another hour passed when, out of nowhere, something astonishing caught the attention of the Light! Light (gasps): Benares! Look at that! Benares (looks): ...huh?... what? Behold! Standing before Shiva and Benares was a giant sign! But not just ANY sign, however! In fact, Benares took this as a blessing from the guys upstairs! What did the sign read, you ask? Light (reading): You are now entering Tokyo, Japan. Have a nice day. Light/Benares: ........ * * * Inside Mama-san's apartment, the gang can be seen debating and arguing over... Santa Clause? What the hell? Although.. upon closer inspection, that Santa Clause looked really damn familiar. Santa (irritated): Uhhh... Steve (arguing): There's no way this will work! Benares is smarter than that! Jake (arguing): What are you talking about!? This is the perfect disguse! Santa (skeptic): Long-san has a point. Benares isn't that stupid. Jake (shrugs): Do you have a better idea? Steve (grins suddenly): Actually, I do... Santa (wide-eyed): W-why are you grinning like that?! * * * On the streets of Tokyo, people scampered away in fear, as if we were watching a "Godzilla" movie. They fled, scared out their wits -- and why? Because there was a certain big dude running down the streets like no tomorrow! And following him like a moth attracted to a light bulb was a really odd looking Will-O-the-Wisp. Some random lady (screaming): SOMEBODY HELP ME! Some random dude (yelling): HE'S COMING CLOSER! HE'S COMING CLOSER!! And that he was! Benares zoomed down the street and knocked the two screaming innocent bystanders up in the air, as if they were bowling pins and he was one game away from the national bowling championship. The pressure certainly felt similar -- he was on a tight deadline, and had to find Parvati and her Wu as soon as possible! But wait a minute. Something was horribly wrong, and the light knew it. Light (confused): Uh, Benares, why are we strolling around the city like this? Don't you already know where Parvati and her Wu reside in the city? You're not tired again, are you? Benares (....): Uhh... well, sir, I... uh... that is, I... uhm... Light (annoyed): ...you forgot? Benares (nods): ...yes, sir. Light (annoyed): Idiot! Why did I even choose you as my Wu in the first place?! Benares (smirks): Because I am the almighty Dragon King! Right? Light (annoyed): That was a rhetorical question, Jack. Benares (....): Oh. Who's Jack, Boss? Light (....): ........ * * * Anyway, back inside Mama-san's apartment, everyone inside had settled themselves down on a chair, on the sofa, or just on the floor. Their attention was focused on one person in particular -- Yakumo. Why, you ask? Well, because of Steve's... uh... "brilliant" scheme. On Yakumo's forehead was -- instead of a Wu mark -- a third eye. Yes, that's right, children, a third eye. Not a real eye, of course, but one that was made from paper and glue. And while Steve had a look of satisfied accomplishment, everyone else -- especially Yakumo -- couldn't help but note how disturbing everything felt. Steve (excited): Yes! I did it! Yes, sir! This plan WILL work! Yakumo (^^;;): Mr. Long... what exactly is your plan? Steve (chuckles): I'm very glad you asked. You see, by dressing you up as a Sanjiyan Unkara, Benares will surely lose interest in you! I mean, he is expecting to capture a Wu for the ritual, right?? Bingo! Sanjiyan (O_o;;): Uh... but Benares also happens to be looking for a Sanjiyan Unkara. He's still going to be after Yakumo after this stupid revelation, so there's absolutely no point in this make up. Steve (still chuckling): Ah, but you see! Once he's abducted Yakumo and everything is set up for the Humanity Ritual, Yakumo can then reveal that he ISN'T a Sanjiyan Unkara! Benares would fall over from the shock, and this would open up a good opportunity for Yakumo to attack Kaiyanwang! And Kaiyanwang will definitely be there! Sanjiyan (O_O;;): But didn't you JUST say that the plan was to make Benares NOT abduct Yakumo in the first place?! Steve (>:P): ...I DID NOT! Sanjiyan (>XP): GAH! YOU DID TOO! Steve (>:P): I DID NOT! Sanjiyan (>XP): YOU DID TOO! Steve (>:P): DID NOT! Sanjiyan (>XP): DID TOO! Ling-Ling (sighs): Oh, boy. Okay, okay, kids, calm down! Yakumo (rubs chin): Hmmm... hey, I've got a better idea. Why don't I get rid of this make up and fight Benares one on one when he gets back? I mean, come on... I'm strong enough now, aren't I? Connelly? Gupta? You guys agree with me, right? Yakumo was met with silence. He looked over to Connelly and Gupta, and... Connelly (playing chess): Queen. Your move. Gupta (playing chess): Knight. Your move. Connelly (grins): Fool's mate. Game over. Gupta: (sulks): Damn it! Well, clearly no help there. Why don't you try elsewhere, Mr. Fujii? Yakumo (Argh): Okaay. Haan? Ayanokouji? You guys think I'm strong enough, right? Haan and Youko were too busy smooching to answer him, too. Heh. ^^;; Yakumo (^_^;;) Oh, boy. At that point, Yakumo felt quite dejected. He sat on the couch and slumped down. Ahh, who needs 'em? As long as he knew in his heart that he was strong enough, that should be all the encouragement he needed. Unbeknownst to Yakumo, good old Meixing just happened to be sitting on the couch before he sat down. You can bet your ass that she noticed him. Meixing (places hand on Yakumo's shoulder): Hey, you can do it! Yakumo (smiles): Meixing! I didn't see you. Meixing (shrugs): So? Now get off the couch and fight Benares! Yakumo (looks at Meixing): You really think so? That I can defeat him? Meixing (shrugs again): You might as well. Everyone else is too busy doing one thing or another. Yakumo observed the scene and, indeed, everyone else except themselves were busy. Sanjiyan was arguing with Steve with Ling-Ling trying to stop them; Connelly and Gupta were playing another game of chess; Haan and Youko were still smooching with her grandparents trying to pull them apart; Don-chan and Ken-chan were wondering why they were even there; Jake and Naparva were too busy with strip poker; Chen was trying to hit on Natsuko; and finally, Mama-san was too busy with a calculator -- probably calculating how much some new windows and frames would cost. Yep, busy indeed. * * * Somehow, someway, everything had returned to normal in the city. People were no longer running around and screaming, and there weren't even hints of destruction. General order had been restored. Benares -- still followed by that annoying Will-O-the-Wisp -- was now walking around asking directions to Mama-san's apartment. Still, it was fairly obvious that he would never find the help he seeked, because rather than asking about a certain address or even about a certain person, Benares was using specific inquries that ranged from, "Where the hell is the Wu", "I want the young Wu now", and the ever-so popular, "Give me the Wu or die a 1000 deaths". Obviously not the kind of questions you'd spring on complete strangers... unless your name was Benares the Dragon God. Finally, after a few more attempts, the Will-O-the-Wisp became tired of this charade and decided to use HIS way of locating the elusive Parvati and Wu. The light ball transformed itself into a body -- that of Shiva's, obviously -- with oridinary street clothes. Well, if we were to consider a pink and purple striped t-shirt and worn out jeans combo "oridinary". Either way, Shiva sealed off his third eye, and prepared himself to pass off as a human being. His first victim was a young lady in her mid 20's. She was a hot young thing, sporting a long purple sparkling party dress. I wouldn't know why somebody was parading the streets in party dresses, however -- and chances are, it was probably wise not to ask if we wish to avoid certain deaths. Anyway, she quickly became the God of Destruction's first target. Shiva (with a wide smile): Hi, there. Excuse me, but would you happen to know where I might find a bar named Culture Shock? I'm looking for a Mama-san there. Lady (smiles back): No, I'm sorry, but... if you're looking for a place to stay, you can come over to my place, baby! Shiva (smiles politely): No, that's quite alright. Thank you. The lady winked at Shiva, then walked away. Shiva turned to Benares and smirked at him. Benares' face reflected the state of confusion he felt. It was something that looked like this: O_o;; Shiva (smirks): And that's how you ask for directions! Now watch again. The next victim was a young gentleman in his late teens. The gentleman had a green "MAKE 7 UP YOURS" t-shirt and black shorts. He was reading a "Urusei Yatsura" manga. Shiva (waves): Hey, man! Do you happen to know where I can find Mama-san of the bar Culture Shock? I hear she lives in nearby. Dude (looks up from his manga): Mama-san? Yeah, man. She lives in the 12th Pocky Apartment near the McDonald's over there. Say, don't I know you? Shiva (shrugs): You probably have someone else in mind. 12th Pocky Apartment, right? Thanks, man. The dude shrugged and resumed his merry way. Shiva again turned to Benares, who could only nod in approval silently, obviously admiring the talents his master had. Now that they had everything they needed, the two of them began their trip to see some dear friends... * * * END OF CHAPTER 4