MAGICAL GIRL LYRICAL CINDERELLA
CHARTER 10
// two hours after the stage play //
"ARE YOU NOT LYING????"
Fate nodded, being unable to contain her laughs despite her best effort. "Chrono's been forced to play the main character from the start, and we forgot to tell you the truth," she spoke.
"But… but…" Yuuno looked back and forth between Fate and the pissed Chrono, the latter having his nose treated by Shamal. "I thought Cinderella was…"
"Was what?" Nanoha added and tapped Fate's shoulder. "Yuuno-kun, somewhat you have no idea that Chrono-kun was a cross-dresser, do you?" (Yuuno was struck by many Colossal Swords that came out of nowhere.) "Besides, you did try to… kiss Cinderella-chan, don't you?" (Thrudgelmir's Zankantou impaled him at the cue Cinderella-chan).
"Poor Yuuno-kun," Hayate giggled. "Being a manly man and inspires people with his fiery speech, yet at the same time he fails to tell which is a real girl and which is a cross-dresser. I pity you."
By now, Yuuno had dropped onto his knee. The three Aces looked at him, and noticed a Spiral Key hung over his neck. "Yuuno-kun, can that be real?" Nanoha asked.
Yuuno solemnly nodded. He clenched the necklace and shook his head. "Forgive me, Aniki, for I have disgraced my pride…" he murmured.
"What's with this Aniki stuffs?" Fate commented and turned to Chrono. "Oniichan?"
Chrono kicked the bucket that mysteriously materialized before him. "I SHALL GET MY REVENGE!!!!" He knocked Shamal away with a tremendous Linked Core shockwave and murmured something in low voice. Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Shamal and Signum (who had returned from her untimely absence) stared at the young Admiral in curiosity (save for Yuuno who was still murmuring in sadness, while Carim was giving him words of comfort).
Chrono closed my eyes.
"I am the Palm of my Grope.
Itching is my Body, and Hot is my Blood."
Fate blushed. "Oniichan, where did you learn that?" she demanded.
"I have taken over a thousand photos.
Unknown to shame, nor known to face."
Nanoha and Hayate snapped. "Chrono-kun, don't tell me…"
"Have withstood pain to witness perfect showers,
Yet these hands will never cease to touch them."
"Chrono, you never want to learn, do you?" Signum questioned and withdrew Levantine.
"So, as I pray…"
Chrono's eyes opened wide.
"UNLIMITED ECCHI WORKS!"
"BAAKA HENTAI!!!"
Nanoha Takamachi, Fate Testarossa, Hayate Yagami and Signum killed Chrono Haraoun with Storm Excellion Ragnarok Starlight Falcon Breaker: Random Fairy Tale Shift EX PLUS OVERBREAK.
Yuuno stood back. "To think I'd actually dated a man…" He later cried in many tears and threw his fists into the air. "Aniki, is this the road I must take in order to pierce my drills through the heavens above?!" he bellowed.
"Now, now, Yuuno," Carim spoke in soft manner and patted his back. "What do you say if I take you for a dinner? I'll pay."
"Thank you, Carim-san…" Yuuno murmured and frowned again.
Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Signum and Shamal looked down at the charred body. "Owned."
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// outside the hall //
Everything returned to normal. With the Real Men That Ride into the Sunset absent, every man and boy returned to their former self and went on with their activities, as if nothing had ever happened. The Underlings Battalions and the Numbers were getting ever suspicious: what was with the Real Men stuffs, they questioned, and why the people must cry manly tears at the sight.
"So what?" Tre asked. "We don't have any reason to fight for anymore."
Lindy looked around. "I don't know," she shrugged, "but how about a dessert? I'll pay." The Underling Battalions cheered happily, while the Numbers' response was only just. Lindy clapped her hands in acknowledgment and led them to the nearby café.
Nove noticed Cinque was looking for someone. "Oneesama?"
The eye-patched girl was troubled. Imotou had gone missing, and she was worried whether the young girl was abducted. "Nove…"
"Haii?"
She frowned. "Where is Imotou?"
"Imotou? You mean…"
She nodded. "If she has to leave, then at least she must say goodbye…"
The Numbers heard a giggle from faraway. Cinque lifted her head and saw Imotou (accompanied by a man wearing olive green school uniform) waving to her. "Bye-bye, Oneechan! Sayonara!" Imotou shouted, retaining her sweet-as-ever smile.
Cinque returned the wave, smiling to her newfound friend. "Farewell, Imotou…"
The two couple headed towards the sunset, walked together, and disappeared from sight. Cinque smiled; the meeting may be short, and she was certainly going to miss her dearly.
"So," Quattro asked and clapped her hands. "What shall we do next?"
The question was answered by a massive explosion that set the bureau's media centre on fire. Everybody at the boulevard scrammed for safety, screaming and shouting names in panic. The Underlings Battalion and the Numbers saw the cause of the uproar: a huge humanoid robot marching towards the main hall in its full prowess.
Quattro gulped. "Oh… okay, that's not the best answer anyone can give…"
"Holy crap!" an observer exclaimed. "Is that Devil Gundam?!"
Not only did the Devil Gundam come, the infamous Destroy Gundam from the SEED Universe also made its premier entry by firing its cannons into the air. All hell broke loose when the two mobile suits overwhelmed the carnival with their sheer size; visitors were scattered for safety while armed personnel and troopers were scrambled to repel the mechas' advance.
"Someone help us!"
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"Paging Riot Force 6. This is Code Red. Please dispatch to battlefield immediately. This is not a drill. I repeat; this is not a drill."
"Code Red?" Fate murmured and transformed into her Sonic Riot Zamber Form. "In time like this? How can this be happening?"
Nanoha ogled Fate's Sonic Form. She bled her nose. "Fate-chan in her Sonic Form…" she murmured and cackled.
"The people… I must save them!" Yuuno exclaimed and turned to Carim. "Priestess Carim, I need your blessing before we can enter the battle!"
Carim simply smiled. "Good luck, Yuuno."
Yuuno donned his Spartan helmet. He met up with his Elite Guards and the 300 Spartan cosplayers. "Mid-Childans! What is your profession?"
"WAR! WAR! WAR!" they shouted in unison.
Yuuno pointed forward. "For Mid-Childa!"
"FOR GLORY!!!!"
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Train Heartnett and Dark Ginga stopped their duel (ironically, both of them shared the same numerical codename as Number 13). "Just when I thought I could finish this quickly," Dark Ginga chided.
"Both of us seem to have the same idea about the nuisance, right?" Train uttered and unloaded the Hades.
Dark Ginga grinned. "We'll settle this the other day, Train Heartnett."
Train chuckled. "We'll see about that, Number 13."
The two 13s separated to their own destination.
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While the Destroy Gundam went to its aimless carnage, the Devil Gundam's pilot screamed via the mecha's built-in speakers. "Where is the man whose drills have pierced the heavens above?!" he bellowed. "I demand for a rematch! Or I shall destroy this place!"
"Ah, naruhodo," Nagi calmly uttered. "I think Devil Gundam wanted a revenge for his defeat."
"How can you be so sure, Ojousama?" the panicked Hayate asked.
"That flashback," Nagi answered.
"Ah, the one where Ka-(CENSORED) used his Gi-(CENSORED) Breaker?" Hinagiku asked, her fingers pointed upward.
"Sou, sou, that flashback," Nagi answered.
"Both of you are very calm in times like this…" Hayate commented.
It seemed that even without other Boss-type mechas thrown in, the Devil Gundam and the Destroy Gundam were enough to intimidate everyone and put terror to those who dared opposing their wrath.
Sort of.
Because, out of nowhere, the unmistakable theme song of the Gourmet hacked into the giant mechas' systems and destabilized their pilots' sanity. Their fate was forever sealed, because no one could disagree with the fact that Real Men Overwrite Your BGM and Overwrite It With Theirs.
// DYNAMIC ENTRIES GO HERE //
A samurai-lookalike mecha jumped off an oncoming spaceship and landed in front of the Destroy Gundam. "Ware wa Zengar Zombolt," the Dygenguard's pilot announced. "Aku o tatsu… tsurugi nari!"
A red/black mecha landed next to the Dygenguard. "Tomo yo, ima koso ware wa chikara miseru toki," Rätsel Feinschmecker uttered, the Aussenseiter mimicking his gesture.
"TSOU TSIN!"
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"Iku ze!"
Two Gunmens jumped out of their hiding spot and united in midair to perform what people dubbed "The Perfect Unification". It was brief, yet executed so flawlessly all the girls and young women (including the Underling Brigade and the Numbers) blushed.
"Throw your logic and kick reason to curb! Beautifully following the golden road!"
"If there's a wall, knock it down! It's a road built with these hands!"
The combined mecha snatched its giant eyeglasses. "Kokoro no Magma no Honoo to Moeru!" the pilots bellowed. "Chouzetsu Gattai! Gurren Lagann!"
" Ore wo!" the Lagann's pilot spoke.
"Oretachi yo!" the Gurren's pilot added.
"DARE TO OMOTTE YARU!!!!"
A volcano mysteriously exploded behind Gurren Lagann, and everybody cried hot-blooded tears of approval.
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Gai Shishio and his mecha arrived. They very sight of the Devil Gundam's destruction infuriated him to the point he went berserk. "Misete yaru…" he snarled. "Honto no… YUUKI NO CHIKARA WO!!!"
"Final Fusion, Shounin!"
"YOSSHA!!! FINAL FUSION!!!!"
Like Gurren Lagann, the fusion between Gai and the supporting components (DrillGar, StealthGar and RailGar) was quick and dramatic, and when it ended an entirely new mecha emerged from the electromagnetic tornado that had engulfed them.
"Gao… GAI… GAAAARRRR!!!!!"
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Touma Kano and Domon Kasshu summoned their mecha. First to come was the DaiRaiOh and the hot-blooded, justice-loving young man hopped onboard the scarf-wearing super robot and assumed its control.
"Ikuzo, DaiRaiOh!"
The God Gundam was next. It landed behind Domon and began charging up until it became golden yellow-coloured robot.
"The east… IT'S BURNING RED!"
// DYNAMIC ENTRY ENDS HERE //
"Whoa," an amused Fate cooed. "Is this what to come in Super Robot Wars LW?"
"Gattai… how beautiful…" Hayate murmured and sighed in awe.
"Are we done with Cinderella already?" Nanoha asked.
"A… a… aniki?" Yuuno gasped.
The Dygenguard and the Aussenseiter jumped into the air and merged into a single lightning bolt. They returned to the earth, landing on a cliff that was mysteriously by sunset as a mecha-sized horse-riding samurai. The Pferde-mode Aussenseiter neighed in might, and the Dygenguard transformed its Type-3 Zankantou into a colossal blade.
"JINBA ITTAI!"
They jumped off the cliff (and made older women blush at the sight of Real Men Ride into the Sunset; even the calm Carim found her cheeks burning red and murmured "so manly…" in low voice).
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The God Gundam charged up ala Super Saiyajin. It made various hand gestures before clenched right hand into a fist.
" Ore no kono te ga makaani moeru! Shouryu o tsukameto todoroki akebu!"
The God Gundam made a pose.
"BAAAAKUNETSU! GODDO FINGA!"
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"I'll cut through my own way!"
"DaiRaiOh! System… ALL GREEN!"
The DaiRaiOh entered Overdrive Mode. Its mask detached, revealing a scar on the right side of its face, a memento of Touma Kano's battle with his archrival Baran Doban. The pilot screamed a battle cry as he, too, entered Overdrive Mode.
"Uega! Kami no Kagatsuchi!" There it is! God's Thunder!
A pair of wings protruded out of the DaiRaiOh's back.
"HAKEN NO DAIRAIOH! SONO TSUBASA DE!!!!" FLY DAIRAIOH! WITH YOUR WINGS!!!!
The DaiRaiOh jumped towards the Destroy Gundam (or rather, flew, because the effect of the wings). The DaiRaiOh crash-tackled the Destroy Gundam, kneed its midsection and kicked the giant mobile suit to the God Gundam.
"Seki ha!"
The God Gundam reared backward, powered up even more and burned bright yellow.
"TEN KYOOOOO KEEEEEEEEENNNN!!!!!!"
The God Gundam fired a Kame Hame Ha-lookalike energy beam. The Destroy Gundam was engulfed in the fiery column and sent towards the awaiting Dynamic General Guardians.
"CHESTOOAH!!!"
The Dygenguard slammed Zankantou on the Destroy Gundam, dragged in across the field and sent the mecha upward. "Zankantou… UNYOU NO TACHI!" Zengar screamed, and created a tornado with Zankantou's spinning motion that sucked the Destroy Gundam skyward.
"Power output has passed the limit value! Entering the Red Zone!"
"My body, DaiRaioh, exceed the limit!!!"
The DaiRaioh jumped over everyone's head, aimed at the crippled Destroy Gundam and, after a final battle cry…
"UOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
It dived towards the Destroy Gundam.
The kick connected. The DaiRaiOh continued diving towards the ground, the Destroy Gundam eating a piece of its feet, and crashed with such tremendous power the impact ejected a gigantic fire column upward.
Rätsel grinned at the sight. "Ware wa ni…"
The DaiRaiOh emerged from the fire pillar, landed next to its Dynamic General Guardian compatriots and the God Gundam. "I'll call it…" Touma roared.
The pillar exploded into a mushroom cloud as soon as they lowered their stance.
"TATENU MONO NASHI!"/ "JINRAI!"
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Genesic GaoGaiGar landed behind the Devil Gundam. Gurren Lagann made a landing in front of it. Two of the most powerful super robots in term of hot-blooded power of awesomeness cornered the Devil Gundam, not intimidated by the nemesis' sheer size.
"You!" the Devil Gundam pointed to Gurren Lagann. "I remember you! You're supposed to be dead!"
"We meet again, Devil Gundam," Gurren's pilot murmured. "And, yes. I am dead, but I have returned to haunt you for all the eternity."
"Do you know him, Aniki?" Lagann's pilot asked.
The voice chuckled. "It's a long story, Simon. It's a long story."
Genesic GaoGaiGar pointed to the Devil Gundam. "You dare threatening these people! I will show you the true power of courage!!!!" Gai declared.
"Damn both of you!" The Devil Gundam produced many Mini-Mes and pointed the minions to the super robots. "GET THEM! DON'T LET THEM LIVE!"
The minions pounced at the super robots.
Genesic GaoGaiGar reared backward. "Broken… Magnum!!" The 'fist' was tossed towards the oncoming Mini-Mes.
"Circle Spun Driller!"
Gurren-Lagann destroyed the other group with well-aimed drill impale. The super robot, then, produced cannon out of its hand and aimed at the Devil Gundam.
"THIS IS THE REAL SPIRIT OF MEN!!!"
The cannonball hurled towards the Devil Gundam, but was deflected by the giant Mobile Fighter's energy shield. The Devil Gundam counterattacked with mechanical vines that were deftly blocked by Genesic GaoGaiGar, doing little damage.
"Yuuki no chikara… kisama wo taose!"
Genesic GaoGaiGar shot another Broken Magnum that shattered the energy shield and charged at the Devil Gundam to deliver a punch that sent the Devil Gundam away from the carnival.
"Manly Ignition: HINOKURUMA KICK!!!!"
The flying kick sent the Devil Gundam further from the site. Gurren Lagann chased after it and landed a "How Dare You Do That to My Precious Underlings!" Punch that sent the Devil Gundam back towards Genesic GaoGaiGar that further crippled the Mobile Fighter with Broken Magnum.
(By now, all men and boys cried manly tears of hot-blooded approval at the battle. "ANIKI!!!!" they shouted in unison. Even Yuuno and his army screamed hot-blooded spirit at the manly sight.)
"Give it up, Devil Gundam!" Gai shouted. "You have no place in this world! The power of courage will never accept the likes of you!"
"Impossible! I thought I am the most supreme!" the Devil Gundam replied.
The Lagann operator chuckled. "Just surrender, Devil Gundam. I had defeated you once, and I will defeat you again."
"Ki… kisama!!!!" The Devil Gundam fired an overpowered Photon Phaser at Gurren Lagann. "This time… YOU'RE GOING TO HELL FOR GOOD!!!"
"Weak… THEN I SHALL CATCH IT WITH MY HAND!" Gurren Lagann caught the beam and decimated it with a clench. "Is that all you can do? IS THAT ALL????" Gurren Lagann pointed to the sky to express its spirit. "You don't have the drill to pierce through the heavens above and beyond tomorrow. You lack the power of the drill that brings us skywards!"
"ANIKI, YOU ROCK!!!!" all boys and men roared.
Genesic GaoGaiGar pounced at the Devil Gundam and punched through its helmet. "Then we shall send you to eternal damnation!" Gai bellowed and ripped the Devil Gundam off its armour.
"Damnation, huh?" the Gurren pilot chided and chuckled. "Listen up, Simon, and don't forget," he murmured. "Omae wo shinji ro. Ore ga shinji ro omae demo nai. Omae ga shinji ro, ore demo nai. Omae ga shinji ru. Omae wo shinji ro!"
"A… Aniki?"
The Gurren pilot grinned. "Gomen na, Simon," he whispered. "They only gave me enough time to help you. After that…"
Gurren Lagann jumped towards Genesic GaoGaiGar. "Let's finish this together!"
"Wakatta, Aniki!"
"YOSSHA!!!!"
Genesic GaoGaiGar clenched its fists. "True Heaven and Hell!" The initiating tornado stunned the Devil Gundam, and the super robot seized the opportunity to transforms its hands into claws.
"FINAL IMPACT!!!!"
Gurren Lagann tossed its eyeglasses boomerang at the Devil Gundam. It impaled the stunned Devil Gundam and brought it suspended in midair.
"Giga…"
A massive drill was created out of Gurren Lagann.
"Gemu giru…"
Genesic GaoGaiGar glowed in neon green.
"Drill…"
Gurren Lagann aimed at the Devil Gundam.
"…gan go fugo…"
Genesic GaoGaiGar charged up.
"BREAKER!!!!!" / "VITAAAAAAS!!!!!"
The two ultimate attacks incapacitated the Devil Gundam, made a hole on its massive body, and brought Gurren Lagann and Genesic GaoGaiGar standing behind it. Both super robots made post-battle stances, discarded their weapons and stood in victorious. The Devil Gundam exploded.
The Gurren pilot smiled. His body disintegrated into particles that were assimilated into the air. His time had come, he thought, and soon he would be back to the Heavens with his fallen comrades.
He did not regret the opportunity he had used.
"Abayo, Dachikō…"
"Aniki?"
The Gurren pilot was silent. The Lagann pilot called out his name, not noticing that the Dynamic General Guardians, the God Gundam and the Genesic GaoGaiGar were approaching Gurren Lagann. Only when Gai opened the Gurren's canopy did the truth was revealed: the great leader of the Gurren Brigade, the man whose speech transcended to the heavens above, the one and only…
The boy jumped off Lagann and approached the cockpit. The man was no longer there; only a note written in hand stayed behind. The boy picked the paper and read the contents. He suddenly cried, unable to suppress his emotions after he learned the truth of his revered Aniki.
"So you came back to help me, Aniki…" Wiping tears off his face, he clenched the note and nodded to himself. "I understand, Aniki. I must never give up, because I am the drill that pierces through the heavens."
The boy turned to the rest of the group. They stared into each other's eyes, nodded and headed towards the sunset. All men and boys cried tears of hot-blooded courage, while all girls and women blushed at the sight of real men walking towards the sunset.
"WAIT!"
They stopped. It was Fate, and the Sonic Form mage was running towards them. "What's the meaning of all this? Why are you here? And what were Devil Gundam and Destroy Gundam doing here? Answer me!"
Gurren Lagann pointed to the evening sky. "Listen up, lady," the boy spoke. "When the time comes, you will understand. Until then, let those whose drills pierce through the heavens above and beyond tomorrow take care of this problem." The Dygenguard nodded, as so did the rest of the Dynamic General Guardians, the Genesic GaoGaiGar and the God Gundam.
"Drills… pierce through the heavens above…" Fate looked back at Gurren Lagann, as it turned to its compatriots and resumed its trip into the sunset. "I will certainly find the answer someday…"
Then Gurren Lagann's voice echoed in the sky.
"OMAE WO SHINJI RO!"
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Author's note: this marks the end of the crazed presentation that is Magical Girl Lyrical Cinderella. For those who don't get the second half of the chapter, it is the preview of the Author's upcoming Super Robot Wars fan fiction (if Banpresto ever heard our requests, please include Gurren Lagann in the next Alpha game! It transcends to the heavens above with the power of the drills!). Units featured in the preview will appear in the fan fiction, along with casts from the Original Generations Universe.
All characters are copyrighted by their respective owners and protected by law. The author does not hold any responsibility for the consequences of reading this story, and he wishes to see it free of plagiarism.
Thank you for reading and following the progress of this story. (Lone Wolf NEO hears horse neighing in the horizon.) Until then…
Real men ride and walk into the sunset.