Mystery Science Theater En Masse

Special Episode 5: The Final Struggle (Part One)

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Note: This fic is the sequel to "Kusanagi's Wrath". If you haven't read that riffing yet, read it here. If you haven't read the riffing of the first fic, "A Story of Destined Love", go here. Both riffings have five parts.

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This fic was supposed to be the longest out of the entire trilogy.

Kyo: But it wasn't. Thank god!
Benimaru: *elbows Kyo*
Kyo: What?

This was also the fic that had the most ideas as well, which proved that I did try to spend a lot of time on it.

Axl: How much time, exactly? And how many ideas?
Mai: Enough to fill a few football fields.

So... why wasn't it finished? Because I got lazy or quit caring... I can't really remember.

Keiko: Both. It's gotta be both.

All I know is that my writing's been a little better since then. But I still have a long way to go, in my opinion.

James: But you're still slightly better than Steph--
Emi: Mr. Daniels, please! Don't say her name thrice, because you'll summon her!

I'll probably always be picky and consider anything that's "old" as "crappy" when it comes to my writing.

Rory: *stares at a few folders*
Benimaru: And what's in those folders, huh?
Rory: Oh, you don't want to know.
Benimaru: It's that stuff, isn't it?
Rory: Yes. And if I show you, the demons will come. I'll just lock these away now.
Benimaru: Yeah... you do that.

But I'm rambling too much. Let's finish this trilogy, fellow readers and riffers.

Mai: Yes. Let's.
Kyo: You weren't in the first two fic riffings, Gloomy.
Mai: Well, I'm here now.
Kyo: *shrugs* Okay, then.

~Chapter Fifteen: Rebound~

Axl: Just one rebound? And how many assists? None?
Emi: You're certainly asking a lot of questions, aren't you?
Axl: Hey, you're gonna find answers to some of them eventually.
Rory: Chapter Fifteen? Where's the other fourteen chapters?
Kyo, Benimaru, Emi, Keiko: Read the last two fics.
Rory: Oh. Still should've been the first chapter here.
Kyo: *stunned* That's... that's what Fox Clone said in the last fic. Holy...

"You won't control me... you'll never prevail... I will kill you..." Kyo muttered as he began to slip in and out of consciousness, still weak from Kusanagi's twisted grasp on his mind.

Keiko: At least it's a lot better than that voice that shattered wine glasses.
James: That bad, huh?
Keiko: You really don't want to know, Daniels.

"Nikaido-san... so this is what's wrong with my darling?" Emi whispered silently as she looked at him, his weary groans were filling the young heiress with worry,

Kyo: *confused* I'm not mentally doing myself in front of everyone, am I?
Rory: *tries not to laugh* I hope not!
Kyo: *stares at Rory*
Rory: *laughs loudly*

and after a while, Miyuki entered the health room with Shingo, who was tugging the sporty girl by the arm as they entered.

Emi: Hope nothing was on sale with that arm tugging and all...

"Oh... so that's why you guys didn't show up for lunch, eh? They even had your favorite lunch set today, Emi."

Benimaru: *as Miyuki* Oh, Kyo nearly died? Yeah, he was a bit of a wuss, anyway. Nobody's gonna miss him.

"I don't care right now, Miyuki. The state of those who are close to me are more important than just pigging out."

Mai: Am I watching an after school special here?
James: Yep. Enjoy, madam.

"Yeah, I get ya. But I'm pretty sure that Kyo'll overcome this, 'cause he's a tough cookie."

Emi: What kind of lies... *quietly mumbles*

"I really don't think that you guys should get your hopes up all of a sudden." Benimaru quietly said.

"What?! Nikaido-san! How could you say such a thing?" Emi cried out, looking at the narcissist.

Benimaru: *as himself* Because it's obvious! He got his butt whipped harder than a bad racehorse!

"If only you were there to see what had happened to him..."

"What...?"

All: He said, "If only you were there to see what had happened to him!"

"Kusanagi literally got into the guy's mind. I don't know everything, but what I do know is that he ended up snapping his strings and drove him to pure insanity. The moment that we got back into class after I fetched him from the bathroom, he spilled a good amount of blood, and... he pretty much got consumed by flames, then he just blacked out."

Mai, Axl, James, Rory: *confused* Uh...
Kyo, Benimaru, Emi, Keiko: *smacking a hand to their foreheads* You just described everything...!
Mai: But... if he had all of that blood loss, why didn't an ambulance carry him off or something?
Kyo: Hospitals don't exist, Gloomy.
Emi: But hospitals do exist, Master Kyo. Remember the first fic in the trilogy?
Kyo: I meant in this one, Emi. Besides, that hospital was shown... what, once?
Emi: Oh. Yes, it was once.

"Really...?" Miyuki mumbled as she looked at the Kusanagi heir who was slowly opening his eyes.

Rory: Dunno why she's got a knack to know when somebody's gonna open their eyes... sounds kinda creepy.

"Ah! Kyo, you're okay!" the sporty girl said in pure happiness, grabbing the attention of the others.

"Hey."

Axl: *as Kyo, lazily waves a hand* Yo. How you doing, man?

This response from Kyo simply caught Benimaru's attention, and the narcissist simply rushed to his friend's bedside.

"Hey?! What do you mean 'hey'?! That crazy freak controlled your mind, and all you can say is 'hey'?!"

Kyo: *as himself* Yeah. Got a problem?

"He... controlled me...? I don't really remember a lot of it..."

Mai: *scoffs* You probably have some super memory, too. Don't lie to us.

"What the heck?! So, you don't remember screaming your lungs out or anything like that?"

"Yeah, I remember that... and the images that he gave me... the ones that had Emi being raped... and... that intense pain that came from his flames... that's about it... "

Mai: *grimaces*
Keiko: This is just getting inconsistent now.

the heir muttered and was about to get up, but Miss Remi, who was the school nurse, stopped him from doing that.

Emi: Description, please...? Please?
Rory: *draws a chalk outline and hands it to Emi* Here you go!
Emi: *adjusts glasses* Um... that's not what I meant, Mr. Hancock. But thank you for the attempt.

"Hey, what's the big deal?"

"Kyo... you're not at full strength right now, and--"

James: *now dressed as Kyo* So what? I've gotten out of worse! I'm Kyo Kusanagi!
Kyo: *groans in embarrassment*

"Well, I think I can handle this, Miss Remi." he responded and promptly hopped out of his bed... but the moment that he got up, he immediately felt dizzy.

Axl: That's what happens when you donate all of that blood for silly dramatic purposes.

"Don't worry about it. I'm fine... I think." the heir muttered, then he held onto Benimaru to keep himself from hitting the floor.

Rory: *as Kyo, slurring* Man, I love you, man! You know, man...

"Yeah... you're fine, all right." the narcissist said as his friend simply groaned.

"Seriously! I'm okay! I'm only a little dizzy, that's about it."

Keiko: At this rate, it's safe to say that it sounds like he has snorted more cocaine than Lindsay Lohan.

"A little dizzy...? Kyo, you almost hit the freaking floor, man! You're still suffering from a bit of blood loss, ya know!"

"Beni, I can handle it. You worry too much." is what the Kusanagi heir said before he left the room.

Mai: This has been a message from the Stupidity Council. Don't rely on your stupidity, children.

"My, my. He's always been a stubborn one." Miss Remi muttered before continuing by giving out this command...

"I don't care about how he claims to be 'fine', just make sure that you guys do not let him out of your sight, okay?"

Emi: After those words were said, they somehow found him a block away. So much wandering can do that to a man.

"Yes ma'am." Emi said and left, the others simply followed her... and the young heiress simply saw her master lying face down in the hallway.

Benimaru: Looks like the alcohol and blood donations in the prequels finally caught up to the poor bastard.

"Miss Remi!" Miyuki called out as Benimaru sighed and picked up his friend again.

"Just as I suspected... he passed out from blood loss." the narcissist said.

"He's such a stubborn boy..."

Rory: And hungry, too. Don't forget the fact that he's hungry. *mumbles* Because I sure didn't.
Kyo: Something bothering you, Tech?
Rory: *shakes his head* No, I'm fine.
Kyo: Alright, then.

Later that afternoon...

"Master Kyo... are you awake?" Emi whispered as she entered the master bedroom, carrying a tray that contained a bowl of soup and two cups of green tea. Of course, she decided to make a cup for herself.

James: Because he was going to have one bowl of soup and two cups of tea. Are you saying that I can't do math here, author?

"Yeah, I'm up... and on the floor."

Keiko: I really don't want to know what he's doing on the floor.
Kyo: Then don't look, Tsukino gaki.
Keiko: Oh, stuff it.

The young heiress set the tray down on the bedside table and lightly frowned at the sight of her master performing one-handed push-ups.

Emi: *lightly coughs, adjusts her glasses* Oh, my.
Mai: Looks like somebody's got a little thing for Mr. Kusanagi, hmm?
Emi: Oh. Um... it's nothing, Miss James.

"Um, Master Kyo... Miss Remi said that you should rest today..."

Axl: *as Kyo* Emi, please. I only follow the advice of one person... myself. Now get out.

"Please. Goenitz was ten times worse than Kusanagi, so I'll live."

Kyo: *as himself* Yes, because Goenitz certainly raped my girlfriend once, did it again by using another clone to take his place, and nearly killed me three or four times!

"Are you sure about that...?" Emi said as she sat in front of her master.

All: How 'bout no?

"Yeah. Now sit on my back."

"Uh... I'm not so sure about that..."

"I told you, I can handle it. Now, go ahead."

Benimaru: And then the spine snapped in two. Sources said that she was heavier than once thought.

"Hai, Kyo-kun." is what the young heiress said as she obeyed his command, then she continued by saying "Okay, I'm set. Just make sure that you use both of your arms, okay?"

James: And don't forget to ignore that third arm that's coming out of his forehead.

"Yes, Mom." Kyo answered in a playful tone as he began his excercise, causing the young heiress to giggle in response.

Rory: *looks at Mai* Pretty sure that someone else will be giggling at this too, hmm?
Mai: *clears her throat* That is complete and utter nonsense, Rory.
Rory: *grins* Uh-huh. Sure.

"You know, after I'm through with this, you're going to do some of these push-ups too, alright?"

"You mean... you're going to sit on my back?"

Mai: Now that's something I don't want to see myself.
Axl: Unless she's a bodybuilder, sis. Then you can do whatever you want as long as she doesn't break you.

"No, I'm not going to crush your spine..." the Kusanagi heir said, causing the heiress to giggle again. After a few more push-ups, Emi was commanded to perform a few of her own.

Emi: This chapter makes me want to try knitting now.

"Okay, I'm done..." she said as she sat up, then someone entered the room, and it was obviously...

Keiko: Uh... "obviously" what? Nothing's "obvious" to me. Could be Jason Voorhies entering for all I care.

"Kumebara-chan, welcome."

"Hello, people!" is what the sporty girl said as she sat on the edge of their bed and began to drink Kyo's tea.

Kyo: Well, time to arrest her butt for... what, theft?
James: *raises an eyebrow* You want to arrest her for stealing a cup of tea?
Kyo: Sure, why not? Can I also plant crack on her like some crooked cops do?
James: You've been watching too many movies, mate... which is ironic coming from me, but yeah.

"Um, Miyuki-chan... what are you doing?"

Axl: D'oh... what do you frickin' think she's doing, man?! The frickin' narrative just said it!

"I'm drinking your tea."

"Then why are you drinking it so fast? It's still hot, you know."

Benimaru: Enjoy your scalded throat tomorrow. Hope it was worth it.

"Yeah, I know that. Anyway, I picked up the mail for you guys. And Kyo... what is this funny looking envelope?"

Kyo: *places a paper bag over his head* I'm not here. Nobody better look for me, either.

"Jeez, that cursed piece of paper always has to find the way to me..."

"Eh?"

"It's an invitation to the next King of Fighters tournament... and there's a second envelope... for you, Emi."

Rory: Because she needed to be that special for an invitation of her own.
Benimaru: Besides, by the way the last two fics went... Keiko should've gotten the invitation instead of Emi. But she's the main character, so... eh.

"What?" is what the young heiress muttered as her master opened his invitation, then Miyuki looked over his shoulder to read it.

James: *mutters* Bloody hell, this girl's deaf as sin, isn't she?

"Well, according to the invitation, it states that those who obtain it must have to bring two other members in order to participate." the sporty girl continued.

Mai: For those of you just tuning in... KOF has usually had teams of three. This has been your "Hourly Dur-hay Report".

"So, Emi... I guess your teammates would be your bitchy little sister and this little tea stealer right here, eh?" Kyo asked as Emi simply smiled.

Emi: Well, that was blunt. I thought he had some more creative ways to address her.

"Well, guess my teammmates'll be Beni and Shingo then." the heir muttered.

Axl: So, uh... what happened to Daimon?
Kyo: *scoffs* He doesn't need to be caught up in this nonsense, Spikes.

"Yeah, but does weird stuff always happen at those tournaments?" Miyuki asked in a curious tone.

Rory: I thought that outsiders weren't supposed to know about that stuff...
Keiko: Everyone has managed to gain random psychic abilities in this chapter, Hancock.

"Yes. That is why we should keep our guard up as soon as we get to that tournament, because I know that Kusanagi has something to do with all of this."

Emi: Well, he figured it out! Fic's over! *notices that the other riffers are staring at her* Or not. My apologies.

"Okay, but I'm ready to kick some butt there!" the sporty girl cried out and smiled.

All: *bored* Grrrl Powah... we think.

"Kick all the butt that you want, since it holds ranking and not elimination." Kyo said and grinned at his friend.

James: Huh? What the hell does that even mean?!
Benimaru: I don't know. Just imagine and go on.

"Well, can I train with you guys for that tournament now?"

"Fine with me, tea stealer. Come along, Emi."

"Hai, Kyo-kun." the young heiress said as she followed her master and her best friend...

Mai: That's all she ever does, huh? She just follows him like a desperate puppy.
Keiko: Oh, and we have ellipses. Looks like this chapter's going to end now.

But someone was watching them... and it wasn't Kusanagi...

Kyo: Drama? What the hell's that? We must not discover that!

'So that's Emi Tsuki, eh? It seems that we'll have a lot of fun with her and that little team that she has set up...'

Rory: Oh, so Juri's spying on them!
Axl: This fic was written in... what, 2006? 2007? *sarcastically* Sure, we'll just pluck her from the future and stick her in there!
Kyo: Hey, Spikes? When'd you get so bitter?
Axl: Honestly... I don't know. I think I need a personality check before we start the next chapter.
Kyo: Good call.

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