After hanging up the phone, Kat turned and was met with questioning stares. "What?"
"Who was it?” asked Trunks.
"Was it a member of the CRWS who also had their spoons stolen and wanted to know if you'd had your spoons stolen too?” Duo blurted. Kat blinked at him.
"No."
"Then who was it?"
"Telemarketer.”There was a collective whump when her posse hit the floor. She sighed and went upstairs.
"Where ya goin'?” asked Duo-chan.
"I'm going to get dressed and then I'm going to Rain's. Duo, you and Tro are coming with.” She disappeared before either of them could protest.
15 minutes later. . .
Kat knocked on the door impatiently, her Crow-esque face twisted into a mask of impatience. She tapped the toe of her 21-eye combats on the ground. "Goddammit, where's she at..” she muttered.
"Maybe she's looking for spoons,” Trowa suggested. Kat huffed.
"RAIN! OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!" Kat
So is this script form or paragraph form? *shrug*
"YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!” Riikii pulled out her pencil and fired off several rapid shots. The stench of something horrible burning filled the room as she turned to face Ryo-chan, who had just come up the stairs and was watching her with a bewildered look. "Have you been cooking again?"
"They're not under the bed,” she said finally.
"I still think Washu's Mass ate them,” Ryo-chan muttered.
"It did NOT eat the spoons!” Washu yelled indignantly.
"No, it just almost ate ME,” Cye-chan growled at her, unusually peeved.
"It was just being friendly,” Washu said with one of her infuriatingly happy grins. Riikii mentally sighed. Washu grinned more than Duo.
"No spoons!” Ryoko said happily, following around the adults.
Sage-chan hung up the phone. "Do you think some old CRWS monster is haunting us or something?"
"What, you mean. . . "
"Yep. No one has spoons."
"Weird."
"Very."
Hariel-chan pressed his fingers to his temples. "I'm going nuts."
"Again?” Riikii said, only half-joking. Hariel-chan insane was kind of strange.
At this point CG came into the room. "Riikii, that 'Nessie' of yours almost ate me!"
"Well, you ARE a frog. What did you expect?"
"I get no respect around here!"
Hariel-chan leapt upon CG, throttling him. "YOU ATE THE SPOONS, DIDN'T YOU?! DIDN'T YOU?!"
The other Ronin -chans helped pull Hariel-chan off the poor put-upon CG while Riikii picked up the frog. "Chill, Hariel-chan, I don't think he ate the spoons. I wonder what happened to them. . . "
"Maybe Nessie ate them,” Cal-chan offered unhelpfully.
"Why is everyone picking on my Loch Ness Monster?"
Shin-chan, a frequent user of the underground lake, only shrugged. "Whomp the thing a few times and it'll get the hint not to eat you anymore."
"Anyway, I think Nessie has her daily dose of iron."
">.< That wasn't funny."
Riikii flopped down into a beanbag chair. "So. . . who stole the spoons from the silverware drawer? Who me? Yes you. Couldn't be. Then who?"
Ryoko laughed and clapped her hands while the (ahem) adults in the room looked at her oddly.
"So the question now, is who took the spoons, how do we find them, and what would anyone want with the CRWS spoons? I mean, forks I can understand, but spoons?"
There was a long pause, which finally Seiji-chan broke. "So? What's your answer?"
"What? Who said I had an answer? I just provided the question. Let someone else do the easy work now."
Everyone fell over.
"No spoons!” Ryoko said happily. Riikii and co. . .
Spoon. I will not loose my spoon. No. Dang. I lost it.
Fuzzy pink bunnies held hands and danced in a circle singing cheerful songs in a setting reminiscent of Candyland.
"GADINE!"
Gadine snapped awake, looking around frantically before her eyes focused on Chibi Kento. "Oh, thank every god in existence you woke me up. I was having the most horrific dream!"
"I want to eat my Fruit Loops."
"So? You know where they are. Get them yourself."
"But there are no Spoons."
"Sure there are. The flying monkey just washed them yesterday."
"No spoons. Not even any of your collectors spoons are in the display case."
"WHAT?!?!?!?!”Chibi Kento had to scramble to get out of the way of the wings and tail of the dragon who just leaped out of her nest and bolted into the next cave. he followed a bit more slowly. "The pretty painted ones! The engraved ones! The one from Disneyland! All gone! Monkey!"
The flying monkey flew over. "Did you touch my collection of spoons?"
"Oooo ahaha ookk."
"Then who did?"
"Uh ah"
"There is a thief around! Quick we gotta call the cops!. . . ..I can't call the cops I don't have a phone! Stupid no service to caves! Quick Monkey, get the chicken! We are going to go borrow someone's phone!"
"I think I'll just stay- whoah!”Gady grabbed CK and leaped out the front of the cave and off the cliff. The flying monkey flew out behind her carrying a blue chicken.
"I really gotta find a name for that chicken." Gady (Does anyone else have a neighbor
who collects spooons for real?)
Aeri hung up the phone and frowned thoughtfully. “Weeeelllll.” She looked at Yusuke expectantly.
“What? I didn’t steal them.”
“I know that. Buutt, you are a reikai detective and I think you should investigate this.”
“Why should I investigate this?” Yusuke asked belligerently.
“Because, we’re not the only ones missing spoons.” She answered calmly.
“The others are missing spoons as well?” Kurama asked.
Aeri nodded. “Ari’s missing her’s, Anoma’s are all gone and I don’t know who else is missing any.”
Meanwhile Recca is searching through the cabinets for the missing spoons.
Mikagami walks in stares at Recca. “What is he doing?”
“He’s looking for spoons.” Fuuko told him.
Mikagami gave her a strange look. “Why?”
“Apparently they’re missing.” Fuuko explained.
“Aeri, are you really missing spoons?” Mikagami asked the otaku.
Aeri nodded. “Yep. Some of the others are as well.” She rummages in a kitchen drawer and mutters to herself. “I know I have magnifying glass around here somewhere.” Rummages some more. “Ahh, here it is.” She holds up magnifying glass and smirks. “Come on guys we got ourselves a thief to catch.”
Ari continued to hobble around as Eagle decided to help keep her standing time to a minimum. God dammit, how she hated crutches. "Eagle, honey, look. More than one peep is missing spoons and stuff and it seems we have a real problem on our hands here. Anoma, Aeri and Kourin are also missing theirs.” She hobbled over to a couch and collapsed. "This is definitely worth investigating.”
Eagle looked in concern at the injured girl and decided to get a group of the others to keep her out of trouble while he took her up on her suggestion, or else, she wouldn't never stay still. "Ari, I'll look into it. You just rest.” He said as she looked up at him quizzically.
Aeri grinned and ran from the kitchen. When she returned she was wearing a Sherlock Holmes hat and carrying the magnifying glass she had found earlier.
Everyone just stares at her. “Well? What you guys waiting for?”
Still skeptical, Mikagami opens the silverware drawer only to find all the spoons missing.
Recca jumps up. “I found something!”
“What?” Fuuko asks standing over his shoulder.
“A clue,” Aeri said eagerly.
They all crowded around the dining table to study the clue, a scrap of blue cloth.
Eagle rounded up Yohji (who had been visiting Aya with Ken-ken), Cye, Quatre, Cat, and then Sydney to help look for clues. The ex-digimon emperor, Ken I., helped out the best that he could, by looking around the drawers and such. It turned out that he found a small scrap of white cloth hanging on the edge of the dishwasher. "I think this might be of some use.” He said pointing to the cloth as Yohji came over and examined it further. Yohji nodded as he agreed. "I do believe we have a clue finally, let's see if we can't find anymore.” The search continued.
Aeri examined it with the magnifying glass. “Definitely a scrap of cloth. I think it’s from a pair of jeans.
Recca perks up. “Jeans, huh? I’ll go see if it belongs to anyone here.” He runs out of the dining room, before anyone can stop him.
“Baka.” Mikagami said.
Kurama took the glass away from Aeri and examined it himself. “Hmm… I think you’re right, but it could also be from a jumpsuit or a rag,” Kurama suggested.
Aeri sighed, “Yeah, it could be. Which means we need more clues.”
They all searched through the house and didn’t find a single spoon or another clue.
“Well, that was pointless,” Mikagami said.
“No kidding,” Aeri said dryly. “Ideas anyone?”
Recca grinned and grabbed his coat off the coat rack by the front door.
“Where are you going?” Fuuko asked.
“To catch the thief.” He responded running out the door.
“Aw, what the hell, come let’s go, the thief isn’t here.” Aeri said grabbing her black trenchcoat. She followed Recca out the front door.
Yusuke smirked and followed her out the front door. Kurama shook his head then grabbed his coat and left the house, more to keep an eye on Aeri than anything else.
“I’m not going on a wild goose chase,” Mikagami told no one in paticular.
“Where’s everyone going?” Koganei asked as he entered the room.
“To find the spoon thief,” Mikagami explained with a straight face.
Koganei laughed. “Oy, that’s a good one. Spoon thieves, who’d steal spoons?” He asked between peals of laughter.
Mikagami sighed and shook his head.
Fuuko thwapped Koganei with the phonebook. “It’s true all the spoons are missing.”
“Yeah, right.” Koganei laughed. He disappeared in the kitchen to get some ice cream. Banging noises could be heard as he rattled drawers and cupboards. After a minute he ran into the living room with an annoyed look on his face. “Where the hell are the spoons?”
“I told you someone stole them.” Fuuko told him.
“Heh, in that case I’m goin’ with the others.” He ran upstairs to get his kougan anki, ran back down and out the front door.
Fuuko grabbed Tokiya Mikagami’s arm. “Come on Mi-chan, I refuse to stay here and be left out of this.”
Mikagami sighed and followed her out the front door. Aeri, Ari and Co.
Holy disappearing spoons, Batman!
“Muses! Here Muses, Muses, Muses!” called Anoma.
Reluctantly, the Muses trekked into the kitchen and regarded Anoma with bored expressions.
“Look, there may be a massive spoon crisis going on, but this doesn't give any of you an excuse to quit working,” she said.
Arawn muttered, “We don't need excuses; we just stop."
Anoma shot him a disgusted look and continued, ”I want an idea, today!"
A Muse leaning in the corner raised her hand. Anoma nodded.
“Excuse me, Anoma,” said the Muse, “But if I'm correct you have three characters left; a psychotic maniac, a suicidal maniac and a spare 'hero's best friend'. What are we supposed to do with those?"
“Be creative."
“Hmph."
Another Muse spoke, “We absolutely cannot work without a concave agitator."
“A what?” asked Anoma.
“A spoon, “ said the Muse.
Anoma blinked mutely and slowly turned and left the room. A few moments later they heard her scream with frustration. The Muses looked at each other and slowly, grins spread across all their faces.
Half an hour later she stormed through the kitchen, grabbing miscellaneous items off the counter and a cup of coffee. She turned the Muses sitting there and said “I'm going to Ari's. See you bums later!"
And with that, she was gone.
In a distant part of Limbo. . . .
“Ahhh..CRUD!!!! Where the heck am I?!" Anoma
Batman stole them!
Ryo-Ohki droped Sona, White Blaze, and Anubis off in front of Kats. Sona banged on the door.
Sona: Kat! Are you home?!
No answer.
Anubis: Growl, snort. trans: Ya know, we do have a phone. Why could she not have used that?
White Blaze: Rumble. trans: Cause that would have been sane?
Ryo-Ohki: me-ow.
Sona took off running.
Sona: Come on you guys! We gotta make it to the next house before the ice cream melts!
White Blaze: Growl. trans: It's called a refrigerater.
Anubis: Rumble trans: Come on, lets catch up before she hurts herself. Sona (can we blame the guy in tights anyway?)
Da na na na na na na. . . . . . . . . . . BATMAN!
Rain blinked, hearing much pounding and yelling of her name, and concluding that it was at the front door. She also concluded that it was Kat, and that she was highly miffed. Was it possible that she was missing spoons as well? "Aya? Go get the door, would you please?” she asked, and the half-feline (Yes, mine's a half-cat.) sighed and rolled his eyes before silently exiting the library and heading down the ridiculously long spiral staircase, through the main hall and to the door.
The wrought-iron gate with black roses twined around it slid up, and the door swung inward, proving that it was indeed Kat and that she looked fairly miffed. "Let me guess. . .you're missing all your spoons too,” Aya remarked dryly. Not intentionally dry mind you, just that seemed to be his default tone of voice most of the time.
"Damn right. . . I assume that Rain doesn't have any either then?” she replied. "No, she doesn't, Luceid's pissed, Duo's near-hysterical and I can't speak for everyone else. Rain's waiting in the library for ya. . . ."
Rainbow Fright, who has no respect for a show in
which the word 'Biff' pops up after hitting someone.
Waaaay too much time on Chrono Trigger
Dove stepped out of the Gate, pulling Chibi-Janus and Spectrum behind her. Chibi-Janus, having just come up with a brilliant idea, looked at Dove "Hey, Dove? Aren't Gates for time travel?” He received another glare, this time in the "the-spoons-are-missing-why-do-we-care?” variety, for his troubles. Dove surveyed the room she had just appeared in, before realized the Gate had taken her straight to Rainbow, not the entrance to her house as planned.
"Oh, hi Rain. Um. . . we've seemed to have lost our spoons and are starting a Quest to find them. You don't happen to have any, do you?" Dove
Finally adding on!
"No spoons!"
"If she says that again--”Talpa-chan growled.
"Excuse me?” RiIikii turned around and waved the fanfic pencil under his nose. "I vote we make spoons out of you if you threaten my daughter again."
While threatening Talpa-chan, Riikii forgot she was driving. When Ki-chan began to scream when the hovercar went dangerously close to a tree, Ryo-chan calmly took over.
"So where are we going?” Washu asked.
"Um. I hadn't gotten that far."
"Why don't we go see if Artemis has any spoons?” Cale-chan suggested.
"You only want to go over there cause Arty's there. We already called, dummy.” Shin-chan snorted.
"And how do you know that's why I want to go over there?” Cale-chan said stiffly.
"Cause Seiji-chan's thinking the same thing about Slayer."
Seiji-chan growled at Shin-chan. "When I said you had free access to my mind, I didn't mean you had to spill its contents."
"So you ARE thinking that about Slayer?” Chibi Duo giggled.
"You never said that I had free access, actually,” Shin-chan said merrily. "I just took the liberty anyway."
While Seiji-chan glowered, Hariel-chan intervened. "Let's go see if Venus has any spoons."
"Nah, let's go over to Shannon's. She's not associated with the CRWS,” Cye-chan suggested.
"No, let's go to Carniss's house,” Sage-chan suggested.
Riikii sweatdropped. Each of the -chans was suggesting their girlfriend's house.
"Why don't we go over to Spectrum's house, then?” Duo said pacifyingly.
"That would be a good idea, except I don't know how to get there,” Ryo-chan said.
Duo jumped into the front seat in between Riikii and Ryo-chan, to Riikii's annoyment. "I'll direct you."
Riikii grumbled and crawled into the backseat, shoving Sui-kun, the white Writer's Block Monster and Kalla-kun, the cat, over. "Human needs lots of butt space."
"YIP YIP!!” Sui-kun happily crawled into her lap. Kalla-kun gave her a disdainful look and perched on the back of the seat, absently cleaning Chibi Ro's hair. Chibi Anubis giggled at the sight, but Chibi Ro didn't notice. Kalla-kun wondered absently whether there would be a Rowen where they were going. Riikii sulked because she couldn't be in the front. Ryo-chan calmly drove, trying to make sense out of Duo's directions, while Duo got annoyed at Ryo-chan's lousy direction-taking ability. Ki-chan moved around until she was behind Duo, her adopted brother, and played with his braid. Hariel-chan, Sage-chan, Cye-chan and Cale-chan engaged in a card game, which Anubis watched with interest, while Shin-chan played with the radio and Seiji-chan watched the landscape go by. Talpa-chan and Washu tinkered with a laptop while Chibi Heero and Chibi Trowa watched. Chibi Gohan began chasing CG, while trying to get the shy Chibi Quatre to do the same. Chibi Trista sat at her 'father' Hariel-chan's feet, playing with his shoelaces, with Chibi Kama nearby. Ryoko sat in her father's lap, watching the bright lights of the control panel merrily, while Chibi Duo kept her hands off them. All was at peace. Riikii
Hmm? What? Oh. . . hello!
Deep in the depths of Limbo. . .
“Oh. . . fishsticks!!” Anoma cursed. Or attempted to curse. Unfortunately, the wild censors who hide in the less populated parts of Limbo had got to her.
“Darn it! I've gotta remember to concentrate when I teleport. Otherwise I'll end up in worse deity-forsaken heckholes than this!!"
She paused, mentally comparing what she'd meant to say to what she'd actually said.
“Darn censors!!"
Anoma looked around her for some defining landmark that could clue her in to her exact location. There are parts of Limbo where it's safer to walk through the suspicious slime than to attempt any magic. Luckily, this seemed to be one of the safe areas. Remembering, for once, to be cautious, Anoma scanning for approaching energy storms or bizarre creatures. With relief, she found none. So concentrating carefully, she closed her eyes and tried teleporting once more.
When she opened her eyes, she was at least out of Limbo. And safe. Nearby was house. It seemed sort of familiar. So with only slight trepidation she began walking towards it. Anoma