Before I start with this, I hope that you would like this; this is my very first MST. I barely got to know about it (MST’s I mean) through two fics, namely “That Old Religion” an YYH/GW crossover MST, and “Very Strange Indeed” a Gundam Wing MST. The actual text is a report I did for Speech class. So, on with the Fic!

 

Oh yeah, before I begin, Yu Yu Hakusho and all it’s wonderful demonic and not-quite-so-demonic characters belong to Togashi-sama while the Psychotic and even-more-psychotic bishonen of Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing are trademarks and property of Sunrise, Bandai, and all the other things that I’ve forgotten already. I own myself, in the fic, and the four others are the counterparts of my friends from second year highschool.

 

This is fic was made when I was in my junior year…a looooong time ago. *Laughs sheepishly* damn I feel so old. Anyway, send all your C & C to [email protected] or to [email protected]

 

And thus... 

 

SAVE GHOSTFIGHTER!

By: Jericah Helios

 

        “And then this stupid guy had to fall apart right then and there!” exclaimed Jericah as she sat on the floor with the G-Boys. She sat back and pouted, “And due to that, my date was an absolute failure.” And for a moment, she looked like she was going to cry.

 

        Kurama smiled from where he sat, namely on the nearby couch, and said, "Oh, it’s not that bad Jeri.”

 

        A tear rolled down her cheek and she said, “Yes it is!” she wiped it bitterly with the back of her hand, “That guy was the last chance I had for getting a date to the High School Dance!” She covered her eyes with her hands and moaned.

 

        Looking up at the sound of mock death, she found sweatdrops on her fellow guests. “What?” she asked, looking bewildered.

 

      “You mean you didn’t *like* the guy?” asked Duo.

 

      Jericah shook her head.

 

        “Why are you so desperate to get a date anyhow?” asked Wufei who leaned on the wall a little further off. “It’s unbecoming for a girl your age to be chasing guys around....”

 

        “You mean like Relena does?” giggled Duo. Heero rolled his eyes and Quatre and Trowa shared a look.

 

        Wufei shrugged, “As I’ve said before, I do not approve of Relena Peacecraft...”

 

        “Jeri’s nothing like Relena-sama” said Andrea from her position near Jericah. Erika, who sat beside her, nodded firmly. Jericah smiled thankfully at her friend. “Relena’s much prettier” There was a loud crash as Jericah smashed to the ground. “What?” blinked Andrea with innocent blue eyes.

 

        Jericah sighed, “I just didn’t want to go stag.” She murmured and sighed. “This is the first time I’m going to the dance...”

 

        “Wait...” said Kurama, “'First?" But you’re in third year right?”

 

        “Hai, hai” said Jericah blushing. Yuuki, who was beside her, laughed as she saw it, causing Jericah to blush further.

 

        “Through your freshman and sophomore year you didn’t go?" said Kurama, disbelief evident.

 

        “Well, it was a choice between going stag and spending a night with my computer for company.” She shrugged. “Well, this year I promised Andrea and Erika that I would go since I missed a **LOT**” she threw a significant look at Meg who smiled beatifically. “Last year....”

 

        Trowa looked quizzical (well as quizzical as Trowa *could* anyway) and asked, “What did you miss?”

 

        As if it she wasn’t red enough, Jericah blushed further. Yuuki laughed and answered for her friend, “Someone danced to 'Mambo #5’ and she didn’t get to see it....”

 

        “Oh rub it in will ya!” exclaimed Jericah, as the G-boys looked at Kurama and Hiei with equal looks of confusion.

 

(Didn’t I tell you Hiei was there? I didn’t? Whooooooopsie~!)

 

        There was a knock at the door and Quatre called out, “It’s open....”

 

        One of Quatre’s multitudes of servants approached and said, “Your mail sir....”

 

        “Oh yeah” said Quatre as he took the envelopes that the servant held. Settling back at the place he vacated, he shuffled through the mail

until one caught his attention. “Oi” he said interrupting the conversation that had started up. He smiled apologetically, (Incidentally causing Andrea to swoon (1)) and said, “Look at this, how odd....”

 

        “Can I see?” added Kurama. Quatre handed him the envelope and Kurama quickly scanned it.

 

        “Open it!” exclaimed Yuuki and Jericah together as then crawled closer to where Kurama sat.

 

(Jericah: ooooh~! So close to a bishonen. *blushes*

   Yuuki: Kurama....! How bishonen! *blushes along with Jericah*

   Jericah: Oi, *pokes her cousin.* I’ll tell Koenma you’re doing that! *jerks thumb towards Erika* And then Erika’ll have him *all* to herself.

   Yuuki: NANI!)

 

        “Girls!” exclaimed Erika. “That’s Quatre’s mail! Not yours...”

 

Quatre smiled and said, “No, its okay.” He looked at Kurama and moved closer, tugging Trowa with him “I’m curious too. Mind reading it for us Kurama-kun?” Duo jumped up and sat beside the fox demon and jumped up and down in his seat, “Readin’ the letter! C’mon!”

 

Jericah shook off her sweatdrop and said to Heero, “How much cola did Duo get?” The perfect soldier sighed and said, “Too much.” And moved to perch on the arm of the chair beside Duo. Hiei smirked and moved to perch on the other arm, the one beside Kurama.

 

Wufei remained where he was until Jericah called him over. He frowned and moved.... an inch closer. Jericah shrugged.

 

Jericah leaned on Duo’s leg while Yuuki and Meg were beside Trowa and Quatre. Andrea and Erika moved closer to Jericah. They would have gotten closer but that meant getting too near Heero. They considered it not very good for their health to stay too near the spandex boy…er I mean…anyway…

 

Kurama smiled and then coughed before reading the envelope. “To all people who are interested in justice.” He read.

“Yeah right... ”came Jericah’s response.

“Really?” They turned to see Wufei perking up.

Kurama shrugged and ripped open the envelope, bringing out a rather long letter. On the Top of the flap of the envelope was a great big message in bold red letters... 

“SAVE GHOSTFIGHTER!”

**** (After this, the fic’ll be in script form)

 

Kurama: Ghostfighter?

Jeri: That’s what Yu Yu Hakusho is called in the Philippines.

Duo: What’s Gundam Wing there?

Andrea: Gundam Wing.

Duo: Oh.

Kurama: Why Ghostfighter?

*The five non-anime characters shrug*

Yuuki: I heard it was because of Yuusuke’s name.

Erika: Oh yeah, Yuu - Suke. Ghost Fighter

Hiei: Why Yuusuke’s name? Why not mine?

Jeri: Oh quit that! You sound like Kuwa-chan!

Hiei: Nani!?! *bandage unwrapping* JAOH ENSATS...

Everybody else: SSSSHHHHH~!

Kurama: *smiling* They said Shh, koi.

Hiei: Hn.

 

>      Yu Yu Hakusho, or Ghostfighter as it is known here in the Philippines, is a hit Japanese cartoon that was created by Yoshihito Togashi and owned by Telesuccess productions here in the Philippines.

>

 

Erika: Japanese CARTOON?

Yuuki: ANIME! Not CARTOON!

Jeri: Maa Maa futari dono (2)

Kurama: *shakes head* Man, is this redundant.

Duo: *looks over Kurama’s shoulder to look* Where?

Kurama: ...Never mind

 

>It is a story filled with battles, comedy

 

Hiei: Comedy?

Jeri: Yeah...!

Kurama: When?

Meg: When Kuwa-chan and Hiei fight!

Yuuki: Iie! When Koenma picks on George!

Erika: No! When Yuusuke gets beat up by Keiko-chan!

Andrea: Baka! When Kuwabara proposes to Botan!

Jeri: Nope! When Mukuro strips in front of Hiei!

Kurama: NANI! *looks suspiciously at Hiei who looks surprised*

Duo: o.O She did?!?

Hiei: WHEN?!? *flushes indignantly*

Kurama: You didn’t know? *looks upset*

Yuuki: Oh calm down Kura-chan, It was when he was out cold.

Jeri: Besides, you didn’t miss anything particularly /good/ you know *snorts* there was nothing to see.

Andrea: You’re mean Jeri!

Wufei: How would you know? *eyes Jeri reflectively*

Jeri: *whistles nonchalantly*

Trowa: And we were wondering why you didn’t have a boyfriend yet...

 

>and most of all, unique life lessons that can be easily unearthed from it’s very interesting storyline.

 

Jeri: LIFE LESSONS?

Erika: INTERESTING STORY LINE?

Hiei & Kurama: Why not?! *hurt looks*

 

>For some time it was presented in IBC-13, but unfortunately, due to the lack of promotion, it withered away. Then Telesuccess productions brought the series, copyright and all, and placed the series in early evenings in GMA-7. It was a hit and soon gathered a very loyal following.

>

 

*the five girls put up a sign with “Anime fans 2000”and sing Hohoemi no Bakudan... mostly out of tune*

Duo: ... Words fail

Jeri: DUO IS SPEECHLESS? *puts hand on Duo’s forehead* Oi, ‘niisan, are you okay?

Heero: Omae wa korosu.

Meg: Can’t you get anymore original than that?

 

>Later on, as the series closed down into it’s finale, GMA flashed a new announcement, the Ghostfighter would be put out

>

 

Kurama: What are we? Cats?

Yuuki: I thought Kitsunes are part of the cat family?

Quatre: Are they Trowa?

Trowa: ...I’m not sure.

 

>and will be replaced by two other Animes, namely “Lupin III” and “Flame of Recca”…

 

Jeri: Hey, did you know that Lupin is a variant of Lupine...  meaning fox-like?

Yuuki: D’you mean Lupin the Third is supposed to be a fox?

*General laughter and/or sounds of disgust*

Kurama: Oh how degrading. Compared to a monkey...  (3)

Andrea: Idiot! *hits Jeri with the envelope* Lupine means “wolf-like” not “fox-like”... !

Jeri: *sheepish grin* Whoops.

Erika: Well, Lupin /is/ a wolf... *laughs*

Meg: Don’t even go there.

 

>This caused an upheaval and numerous email, snail mail and various other medium

 

Jeri: No large?

Erika: *gleam in eye* Large what?

Yuuki: Oooh, hentai des’!

Meg: Only large? Why not XL? Or maybe XXL?

Andrea: Isn’t that too big to fit already? Then again, does size matter?

Jeri: It does to Meg!

Boys: *sweatdrop* (add a nosebleed for Wufei)

Yuuki: What did we say? *innocent look*

 

>were used to flag GMA’s attention, to try to get them to rerun it like their other series, “Gundam Wing...”

 

Heero: We’re in GMA-7 too?

Jeri: Yeah, but I rarely got to watch.

Quatre: Why?

Yuuki: *shakes head* it was scheduled at 4:00 in the afternoon or something. We’re rarely home by that time.

Andrea: Yeah. The only times are Friday.

Jeri: D’you know the only episodes I got to watch?

Trowa: What?

Jeri: The one when Quatre went mad...

Quatre: *blushes*

Jeri: ...and the one when Heero jumps off a cliff...

Erika: Oh, /that/ one...

Heero: *looks smug*

Duo: *rolls his eyes*

Jeri: ...and of all the things, the one when Relena’s foster father got blown up by Une.

Andrea: Actually, that’s not really a bad episode.

Meg: It would have been better if Relena was the one who got blown up.

Yuuki: Infinitely better.

Wufei: Wait, wait. That’s all?

Jeri: *sniffs* I’m so unlucky!

Meg: *pats Jeri* there, there. Grace promised to tape you some episodes anyway.

Wufei: *sputters* Then how can you write fanfics?

Jeri: They’re called Spoilers Wu-chan, on the internet no da. (4)

Wufei: WU-CHAN?!?

 

>But it has not produced results

 

Meg: I *told*you we needed XXL! The bigger the better!*starts ranting about size*

Jeri: SIZE MATTERS NOT! *starts ranting like Yoda*

Heero: *grabs her braid and stuffs it into her mouth* Ninmu kanryou.

Jeri: *glares at Heero*

Erika: *eyes Jeri reflectively* Is that how you make Duo quiet down?

Heero: *shrugs* Like sister like brother.

Duo: What’s that supposed to mean?

 

>I analyzed the situation and come up with this hypothesis. There aren’t enough mail or basically requests to GMA about Ghostfighter. We need more supporters. And yes, we need YOU.

>

 

Erika: can’t it be someone else?

 

>We need lots of people to support our cause, to get Ghostfighter to be rerun.

 

Yuuki: Run Forest! Run!

Meg: Oh how corny, Yuuki.

Trowa: Who’s Forest?

Heero: A forest can run?

Hiei : If Kurama wants it to. *Kurama looks smug*

 

>      This is not another mindless request to fight for a dying cause.

 

Duo: Could’ve fooled me

 

>A request like this made by a Trekker saved the series “Star Trek” way back in the ‘70’s from being cancelled.

>

 

Quatre: Isn’t that supposedly “trekkie... “?

Kurama: We must be politically correct you know.

 

>They proved that the audience wanted Star Trek, not some old Gag show.

 

Hiei: What’s a gag show?

Duo: It’s when the audience and the host gag themselves?

Heero: Then maybe you should join that Duo.

Duo: Why no....Hey!

 

>And in a sense we must prove to GMA that we want Ghostfighter, indeed we need Ghostfighter.

 

Jeri: *breathless and sexy voice* I want you... I /need/ you! *moans*

Yuuki: Who, Gentian? Are you calling for him now?

Jeri: Oh shut up! *blushes*

Duo: Who’s Gentian?

Jeri: No one! *shakes head* NO ONE! *glares at the rest of the girls who are giggling*

 

>Why?

 

Meg: Why not?

Andrea: Don’t get philosophical on me!

 

>Here are some reasons. One of them is that many of us started liking Ghostfighter around the middle

 

Meg: Why stop at the middle?

Yuuki: Yeah, move on downwards!

Erika: Down?

Jeri: *Chants* LOWER! LOWER!

Andrea: *covers head with hands* I’m stuck with the hentai crowd.

 

> of the story. We also want to know what happened at the beginning too! The only way we could get that is through tapes, sold but for an absolutely incredible price or through this rerun we are requesting.

>

 

Jeri: *sighs* Gwing...

Quatre: *pats Jeri comfortingly*

 

> Otherwise, it would like be reading only half a book. The ending was good but you want to know how it started, except you can’t because somebody stole the first chapters.

 

Heero: Who stole it?

Yuuki & Jeri: *start playing* Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? I think number 1 stole the cookie from the... (5)

Duo: *smirks* Imouto, you and your cousin are crazy.

Yuuki: Yeah we know, want to join?

Duo: Sure! *chants* Who me?

Yuuki: *Chant* Yes you!

Erika: *sighs* Grow up.

Jeri: Why?

 

>Another is that the replacement for Ghostfighter, “Lupin III” is a sorry excuse for a replacement for such a great cartoon as Ghostfighter.

 

Jeri: You can stop looking smug now Kurama, Hiei.

 

>Whilst “Flame of Recca” stands to perhaps reach the standards of Ghostfighter,

 

Yuuki: Perhaps! Perhaps!

Meg: We got it the first time Yuuki!

 

>“Lupin III” has un-anime-like animation,

 

Jeri: Eh?

Kurama: smile and nod...

 

>dissatisfactory storyline and has lewd undertones that maybe picked up by the younger viewers.

 

Meg: What lewd undertones?

Jeri: When Lupin pinches Fujiko. When Fujiko dances in the opening theme. When Fujiko moves!

Meg: Oh yeah.

Hiei: What’s the big deal with Fujiko?

Jeri: She’s a character with rather...uhm...large...uhm…Polygons...

Duo: Well, that’s one way to put it!

Erika: But that also happens in YYH.

Jeri: When?

Yuuki: d’you know how many times Yuusuke is slapped because he prodded Keiko in the /ehem/?

Jeri: Oh.

Heero: In the /ehem/?

Yuuki: *glares* Do you want me to spell it out for you?

 

>It will never truly compare to the standards that Ghostfighter, or even Voltes V has set.

 

Jeri: *sings* VOLTES V we come to you....dadadah daadaaaah....Over land, and over seas! Onward soldiers fight! (6)

Andrea: Heero, shut her up!

Heero: Ninmu...

Duo: Oh I’ll do it! *clamps hand over Jeri’s mouth* there!

 

>And finally, if they do not replay it, it would not be fair because one of their series, “Gundam Wing” had been replayed 4 times,

>

 

Quatre: Wow, 4 times! What a lucky number!

Jeri: *smirks* mmmpph *glares at Duo who smiles cheerfully back*

 

>although it did not have the large following that Ghostfighter received.

 

G-boys: NANI??? *glare*

Kurama: Maa, maa minna dono...

Andrea: It’s not our fault! *stops and thinks* I think…

 

>Ghostfighter is a lot more popular here in the Philippines compared to Gundam Wing;

 

Kurama: Oi...  Don’t look at us like that!

 

>it should be Ghostfighter that they should decide to replay because they will already have a set audience that will surely watch the series again and again.

>

 

Jeri: *wriggles free of Duo* again and again and again and again and again and again and...*mouth gets clamped on by Heero, Duo, Erika and Andrea* MMmPMMPMHH!

 

>      Ghostfighter has to be replayed. These days, the TV stations are so dependent on the ratings they receive. If GMA puts Ghostfighter, an already proven crowd pleaser back unto their programs, they will keep their as of yet high ratings, plus there is a possibility that it might grow higher as there might be new fans in the making.

>

 

Jeri: *blinks pleadingly back at Duo, Heero, Erika and Andrea* mmmphh?

Heero: No you may not say it! (7)

Jeri: *slumps back (as much as she can with 4 hands on her mouth) and pouts*

 

>Sometimes the true 'boom’ of a particular material is seen in the 'fans’ after the second rerun.

 

Heero: 'boom’? An explosion? Where?

 

>Also, they profit greatly from Ghostfighter, will all the licenses and all,

 

Kurama: D’you know that the dictionary meaning of redundant is “See redundant... “?

 

>they produce 'Teks’ and other such stuff that is readily collectable and draw more fans to watch the animation just because of the particularly good representation in the series.

 

Hiei: 'Teks’ ?

Jeri: *wriggles free again* Little cards with pictures on it.

Duo: What kind of pictures?

Meg: Not Hentai ones... Darn

Everybody: *sweatdrop*

 

>They have to replay the series if they are to profit anymore from these businesses.

 

Andrea: Who runs GMA-7? Tamahome?

Erika: Ooh Tamahome...

Yuuki: What is so attractive about a guy who’s obsessed about money?

Duo: Maybe you should ask the people who are obsessed with the guy who’s obsessed with money.

Jeri: *snorts* At least I’m not in love with a guy who’s obsessed with self-destruction.

Heero: Omae wa...

Yuuki: Or Justice...

Wufei: Onna!

Meg: Oh shut up already!

 

>      Foremost, I believe that Ghostfighter should come back, the lessons it provide contest with the variety of the entertainment in it. It is funny but not slapstick.

 

Erika: No comment.

Kurama: Are you saying we’re slapstick?

Andrea: No, all she said was no comment.

 

>It discusses some heavy issues, but does not lecture

 

Andrea: Except when Koenma is there.

Yuuki: Koenma does *not* lecture!

Meg: Yeah right.

 

>It’s the type of thing that keeps you on the seat of your pants but keeps your brain working too.

 

Jeri: Somehow it sounds wrong...

Kurama: Shouldn’t it be “at the edge of you seat... ?

Quatre: Obviously someone wasn’t paying much attention to the letter that was being written.

Trowa: Must’ve been busy.

Meg: With *WHAT*?

Erika: HENTAI DESU!

 

>Such a wonderful program would be such a waste if GMA just tossed aside like a used piece of cardboard when they can use it again, and again.

 

Jeri: and again and again and again and again and again and again and again.....

Everybody: JERICAH!

Jeri: *blinks* what?

 

>Get your pen out,

 

Meg: What pen?

Andrea: *that* pen.

Wufei: pen?

Jeri: the long one?

Yuuki: Or the thick one?

Erika: The big one?

Heero: will you quit the innuendos already!

Meg : Why should we? It’s fuuuun~! *grins*

 

>or sit down in front of your computer. Write a letter to GMA, requesting for the rerun. If not, you would be guilty of letting a beautiful work of art such as Ghostfighter die without a fight.

 

*choking sounds*

Jeri : /Beautiful/ work of art?

Yuuki : *stifled laughter*

Hiei : Hn.

Andrea : translation : The only thing beautiful in there is Kurama.

Hiei : I didn’t say that!

Kurama : *looks hurt* You mean you don’t think I’m beautiful?

Hiei : Yes I do, I mean, no I don’t, I mean…

 

>So go, write a letter that is all I want you to do.

 

Duo : Yeah, right....

 

>Sure you may think that “Well, *my* little letter won’t mean anything” but you don’t know, your letter might be that feather that topples the scales towards our direction and give us   our Ghostfighter.

 

Quatre : feathers? *looks at Trowa reflectively* Trowa, can I use...

Andrea : Focus Quatre.

Quatre : oops...  *blush*

Jeri : *nudges Andrea* jealous?

Andrea : *blushes* Not!

 

>So write, right now

 

Jeri : Catchy!

 

>Truly Yours,

A Concerned Anime Fan

 

Duo : Man, I hate  those anonymous letters.

 

        Kurama folded the paper up and then said, “That was short and pointless” Before he could keep it, Jericah grabbed it and read through it again.

      Duo snickered “Did you like it that much imouto?”

        Jericah gave him a raspberry and then pointed to something at the top. “August 11, 1999...”

        Yuuki let out a long whistle. “Sure took a long time to get here....”

        Jeri just shrugged and said, “This was when GMA took Ghostfighter out and gave it alternate scheduling with Flame of Recca....”

      Andrea nodded and said, “Oh yeah, I remember that.”

             Meg just yawned and said, “Can we just go to bed now?”

      “Fine by me!” was the response of everybody in the room.

 

**Owari**

 

 (1)   I’m sorry Andrea, I’m making fun of you here!

(2)    This is what Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin) says when Sano and Yahiko are fighting. I think it means, “Now, now you two...” or something, I’m not sure if that’s the real spelling either.

(3)    For those who don’t know, Lupin the Third looks like a Monkey...well to my friends and me anyway.

(4)    Oh, flashbacks of Spoiler hunting for Fushigi Yuugi!

(5)    This is a game we used to play as kids. Someone stole the cookie from the cookie jar and you’re laying the blame on everyone else. The first one who slips up and makes a mistake on calling the next suspect or gets tangled up since the game gets faster and faster, is the 'culprit’.

(6)    The English version of the Voltes V Themesong as far as I could remember. Can I help it if my dad was such a great fan of it?

(7)    In the *making*? Ooh... . (I got to say it!)