Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Here We Go Again!: But At What Cost? (Part 5)
"Hello viewers...Keiko here...and yes viewers...I am still in Shinko's body...But anyway, on to more important matters for the moment viewers...as we will now head into the chapter...But first viewers...a recap of the previous chapter is in order...*I say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed, and my head, tilted to one side, in a very cute manner*"
Date: September 2, 2000
Okay, so as it currently stood, me and Misaka, were still currently in Shinko and Momoko's bodies respectively. And, we had now learned exactly who was in whose body, after Aleister Crowley had used one of his many abilities, to cause us all to switch bodies.
However, what we didn't know yet, was that Zachary, Sakura, Li, Kero, Yue, and Kuroko. Were the only ones that hadn't been affected, by Aleister Crowley's spell.
But, getting back to the current situation...
"Aphrodite, I take it that we will now all be heading back to Academy City?" Misaka had decided to ask. Which with this sort of statement currently coming out of Momoko's mouth, was still something, that I was having difficulty dealing with for the current moment.
But then again, I was also still not used to having Shinko's voice come out of what was supposed to be my mouth. Well, that is if I was still in my original body. Which for the current moment, I wasn't.
But anyway, after Misaka had asked this question to Aphrodite. This was then followed, by the opening of a single large portal behind all of us. And, upon me and Misaka, then turning our attention briefly back to Aphrodite. To which we then nodded and thanked her for her help. All of us, then ran forward, and then through the portal, which wound up instantly closing behind all of us.
Date: September 20, 2009
And, once the surroundings around us had become visible, after a few seconds. We then noticed, that we had all been deposited to back in front of the lab building. Albeit, it was slightly to the side, of where we had all been previously.
But, not even a couple of seconds after we had all realized this fact. We then noticed, that one of the windows on the lab building, had now begun to shine quite intensely bright. And it wasn't a naturally intense brightness, when something like the sun had reflected off of it either.
But, out of this very window, came a tall woman figure, with light brown hair styled into two large bangs. Which framed the sides of her face, four thinner locks of hair branching out from the top of her head, and curving downwards on either side like antennae, and she also had bright blue eyes. She also had dark blue triangular markings adorning her cheeks, with a thin diamond-shaped crest in the center of her forehead. She also had a slim, yet shapely figure and creamy light complexion.
And upon me then looking in front of me. I then notice that this tall woman, who had just finished emerging from the window in question. Her creamy light complexion was unlike the more voluptuous, bronze-skinned appearance that a certain silver haired goddess had. Who believe it or not, was also currently present. And this of course, was Urd.
And upon me realizing this...
"Well then...it would seem as though Belldandy and Urd, have decided to grace us all with their presence again..." I thought to myself.
The only thing was...
"Hey Urd...so neither you or Belldandy could've been even the least bit bothered to wait for me?!" A now new female voice now spoke up with. And from what I had just heard, it seemed to have said this, in a very ticked off sounding tone.
"Oh...oh no...you have got to be kidding me..." I now thought to myself, as a third figure now appeared, having apparently run towards Belldandy and Urd, looking quite worn out, as if she had run all the way here from a bit of a ways away. In fact, she actually had.
This third individual had brown eyes and long black hair. And, like Belldandy and Urd, had similar blue markings on her face. But what was different about her, was that she seemed to be carrying a mallet of sorts, in her hands.
And sure enough...
"And Skuld, would you mind telling me exactly why I should've chosen to wait for you?" Urd now responded to Skuld with, now showing the sort of expression on her face, that pretty much told me, that she had intended to leave Skuld behind on purpose.
"What was that Urd?! You really can be an immense pain sometimes, you know that?!" Skuld now responded back to Urd with, now sounding even more pissed off, then when she had first arrived on the scene.
"Oh Skuld, whatever do you mean?" Urd now wound up asking Skuld in return. Which pretty much now confirmed to me, that she was now attempting to gaslight Skuld.
And not surprisingly...
"Don't give me that Urd! You know exactly what it is that I mean by that!" Skuld now wound up responding back to Urd with. And while Urd now sheepishly smiled, now quite proud of herself for having succeeded in gaslighting Skuld.
And while this was currently going on...
"Shouldn't we do something about the two of them arguing?" Ami, who was currently in Yuri's body, now asked out loud. And this was while a sweatdrop, had become present, and had then proceeded to make its way down Yuri's face.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it Ami, as this, is actually normal for the both of them," I said in response to Ami's question. While I too now had a sweatdrop, slowly making its way down one side of Shinko's face.
But despite the sweatdrop, I actually knew for a fact, that this was the usual gaslighting sort of behavior, that sometimes went on between Urd and Skuld.
"And don't I know it viewers...Hello there, Keiko here again...*I say this, while traditionally bowing to the viewers, before once again bringing my attention back up again, in order to continue, to address the viewers*...Now then viewers...this now marks the end of the current chapter...but don't worry, as we will be getting right back into the action in the next chapter...Now then viewers, I will see you lot there...okay?...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed, and my head tilted to one side, in a very cute looking manner*"
And, now with the recap of the previous chapter, now done and out of the way. We will now proceed right into the current chapter.
Date: September 20, 2009
Okay, so getting back to the current situation. Which at the moment, was that we had all wound up back together again back in Academy City. And more importantly, we were all back in front of the lab again.
But then...
"Oh, well Sakura...It would seem as though everyone else has made it back to us...Mind you, as I have just noticed, some of them, if perhaps all of them, aren't quite themselves at the moment..." Zachary now suddenly chimed in with saying.
"What exactly do you mean by that Zachary?" Li now chimed in with asking Zachary in response.
"Well Li...you see..." Zachary attempted to say back to Li.
The only thing was...
"Well sis, it would appear, that while we have all reunited again. It would seem, that the three of us, were not the only ones that were affected by Aleister Crowley's spell," Someone who sounded like Keiko then decided to say.
And after the person who sounded like Keiko had said her statement...
"So the thing is Li, I think that Aleister Crowley's spell, wound up doing a bit more, then just sending everyone else away. In fact Li..." Zachary said, only for someone else to chime in, and cut his off mid statement.
"Hey Zachary?! I think that Li gets the gist of what it is that you were trying to say alright?!" Misaki Shokuhou, who was currently stuck in Rei Hino's body now suddenly decided to chime in with saying. But she had decided to say this statement of hers, in a very ticked off sounding tone.
Which for someone like Rei Hino, was normal. But since it was Misaki Shokuhou who had said this through Rei, this just wound up making it all seem very weird. And given that we were all anime characters, this spoke volumes.
And that, was just for starters, regarding the current Freaky Friday sort of mess, that had resulted from Aleister Crowley's spell.
But, getting back to the current situation, and upon me taking in a bit more of the situation...
"Hey, so if you three are here...then who is watching Keiichi?" I now decided to speak up with saying, with a bit of a concerned sounding tone in Keiko's voice.
And, in another anime dimension, a young man with dark hair. Who was currently alone in an all too familiar looking shrine. Aside from an out of place robot, that was currently guarding the front door of the shrine. This man suddenly wound up sneezing one time, and he didn't know why.
"And yet I do viewers...Hello there...Keiko here again...*I proceed to say this, while traditionally bowing to the viewers, before once again bringing my attention back up again, in order to continue to address the viewers*...And yes viewers...I am still in Shinko's body...But viewers...I feel as though a short explanation of sorts is in order...for those who don't yet know of this all too familiar anime trope...For you see viewers...under certain circumstances, when an anime character, is talking about another anime character, wherever they might be...it causes the anime character, who is being talked about, to sneeze a single time...As a sort of comedic timing sort of entertainment for the viewers...to let all of you know...that the character is being talked about...And for the record viewers...it happens in anime a lot more often then you think that it does...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed*...But anyway viewers...I will see you lot in the next chapter...okay?...*I proceed to say this, while still smiling with both of my eyes closed, but I am now also tilting my head to one side, in a very cute looking manner*"