Enter the White Prince: A Dreamland For Disaster

Chapter 4

Enter the White Prince:

A Dreamland For Disaster

Early morning with the other guys…

“Abotemous. Did you capture all that footage?” Kabuki reported.

“Indeed! The drone we placed on Havok’s receiver is sending us the data now. This information will prove useful later.”

Auroa and the rest arrive in the room to watch the video between Havok and Magvamax fight on screen. Everyone except Havok was present at the table.

“Havok won’t be moving freely like the rest of us, so we have to plan our next moves accordingly. As of now, he's our only informant that can get close enough to the conqueror." Abotemous said.

The scene pans out on the ocean horizon, meanwhile, at the Teirdalin agency downtown.

“Yokai are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons. They range diversely from being malevolent to mischievous. Sometimes they occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them.”

Katty is seen taking notes as Tannen delivers his lecture.

"Often they possess animal features and other times can appear mostly human. Some may look like inanimate objects, and others have no discernible shapes."

Tannen tosses chalk over Alistor's desk.

“Stop daydreaming! I thought you wanted to learn about Yokai?”

“Is something on your mind?” Katty asked.

Tannen approaches over to his desk.

“Better if you spill it now. We can’t waste too much time.”

After a brief sigh, Alistor looks over from the window. The all-girls school is seen from a distance across the street.

"It's about the incident from the other week. Rena is somehow alive, but that shouldn't be impossible. But, unfortunately, when I approached her, she had no memory or recollection of our time." He summed up.

"Oh yeah, we nearly forgot about that." Katty nodded. "It's a mystery for sure. But since we're banned from setting foot near the school, it won't be easy."

"Sigh…well, I can guess I can look into that mystery later," Tannen assured. "But don't expect fast results. Now let's get back to your daily lesson."

Meanwhile, at the Ghost Ship…

“The first key to the pillar is in our reach. Tonight we shall strike at Fort Meldona.”

A layout of the fortress projects for Steffbird and the others to take a gander.

“Meldona is pretty fortified from the looks of things," Kabuki noted. "With tunnels and underground networks, this won’t be easy.”

“I can disable the cameras and automated defenses.” Abotemous mentioned. “But that leaves us with the numbers expected to defend the lines.”

They continue looking over the details given.

“From the look of things, they are Kaida’s soldiers. They seem fairly trained and competent.” Auroa added. “This might not be easy.”

"We'll need a monster of high caliber to break through them," Steffbird added.

"And that's where this comes in, Captain!"

The Gorman King, this time, summons a giant flask in his hands. He then hands it over to Bamboo.

"This bottle contains the spirit of a powerful Tanuki demon. It was one of the most destructive Yokais I dealt with back in the day. Your mission first is to revive this. Then, find what you see fit for this spirit and report back here. Now go!"

"Yes, sir!"

Steffbird leaves off with his crew once the Gorman King felt confident at ease.

“Tonight will be the night! Lavendhite will soon know what true fear is. Bah ha ha ha!”

His laugh gets cut; the sound of rock music starts playing from another room.

“That blasted sound…Rock and ROLL?”

Inside a lavish pink room, a ghostly girl enjoys herself with a magazine on the bed. Various band posters are plastered all over her walls.

“We are the Heroes of Love….Heroes of Love…”

The Gorman King knocks on her door.

"Ai! TURN THE MUSIC DOWN!"

"Grh… OK, DAD!"

After adjusting the volume, she continues humming away to the Steel Specters song.

Sometime later, in Mirage City at the Pearl District.

“Wow! So this is what they call electric town!” Bamboo enthused. “All those pretty lights and cool gadgets! I should pick up a new nifty cooking pot.”

“Enough babbling! We need to find something for this monster to possess without looking suspicious.” Abotemous added.

Steffbird and his crew scour down a busy street. Finally, the sound of pachinko balls drops from a tray.

"Oh? How about the game corner! We can have the Tanuki possess a Pachinko machine." Bamboo pointed. "That way, the monster can make us an easy fortune."

“No! We have no time for games.” Abotemous nodded. “I’m thinking more on the line for a technological approach. Like another Macintosh monster similar to Mack Screen.”

Steffbird takes the flask away from them.

"Argh! Say we have it take over that big neon calamari. That way, the Tanuki can blind anything in the path."

"Oh, how about that fancy wig shop across the street," Kabuki suggested. "With thousands of hairs, the Tanuki could easily flood the tunnels.”

The four begin bickering as Auroa receives a call from Hysteria.

“It seems I’m needed elsewhere. I’ll leave you guys to making the best choice.”

Auroa leaves off from the scene. The four continue arguing down the street with the large flask in hand. Civilians look over at them strangely as they pass by adult novelty shops.

“I say Pachinko is good! It’s simple and fun.” Bamboo blabbered.

“Mack Screen worked before, so an improved Mac monster should get the job done." Abotemous reminded.

They arrive right behind a dirty movie store. A sizeable dirty bed mattress lies by a garbage bin.

“Neon Calamari is the lucky option!”

"Hair! Hair! And lots of hair! The Tanuki should be glamorous!"

The four were now in a circle with their hands over the flask. Not a single one wants to let go as they shoved one another. The bottle suddenly slips their grasp, which gets hoisted up in the air.

“Oh no!” Bamboo screamed.

The bottle breaks on the bed in the corner. Puffs of smoke evaporate in the air as they take cover. A monster slowly emerges from the smoke and the four look over in disbelief.

“Did we actually make something?” Kabuki wondered.

"Argh! We can't return empty-handed." Steffbird said. "Before returning, let's see what it can do first?"

Hours later, Steffbird and the rest arrive back at the Gorman Ghost Ship. Presentation time was at hand.

"Well, I trust you guys made a good choice? So where is the monster?" The King asked.

Behind the curtains, Bed Sorcerer stepped into the stage. It leaves the Gorman King nearly speechless.

“What? A….a bed?”

“This monster’s no ordinary bed.” Bamboo snapped. “Show him what you can do!”

Bed Sorcerer summons a pair of body pillows into the scene. Ghostly females pop out striking provocative poses to the King.

"What is the meaning of this?" The King flattered. "They're pretty nice, but...oh, I can't have my daughter see this. I'm married!"

“That will be enough!” Steffbird clapped. “Took upon some liberties, tested that there monster ya see. Seems them dakimakuras be popular swag amongst bottom feeders with no life."

“Daki…makura?”

Kabuki turns on the screen, projecting a different high school.

“Our monster has already generated positive effects on our first targets at North Bay High. Various school clubs and faculty members have already fallen trap into the body pillow phenomenon.”

“We even have Doovers disguised as vendors to sell these magic pillows.” Bamboo nodded. “A legit profit!”

“Bed Sorcerer’s pillows generate spores that affect desperate users," Abotemous added. "It can serve as a great distraction towards Kaida's men."

“Very well. Just proceed with tonight’s plan.” The King ordered.

Back with Hysteria, Auroa informs on tonight’s plan with Bed Sorcerer.

“So they are going to attack first from the front as expected. That’s good news then.” Hysteria laughed.

“How so?” Auroa wondered. “Do you plan to intercept the Gorman forces after they find the Gate Key?”

A different map of the fortress projects on Hysteria’s screen.

“Meldona Fortress has an alternate entrance we can enter from. While the majority of Kaida’s army is distracted by the monster, we’ll rally our forces behind to claim our prize.” He snapped.

The Neon Prism is then shown on the screen.

“It seems the beautiful Prism you once had is now safeguarded there as well. How did you even lose it?”

“After the Lotox incident, Alistor had it returned to its original place that it was stolen from. I didn’t have much of a say at the time, but now I wouldn’t mind taking it back.” Auroa nodded.

Downtown in the East Bay district…

"Aw, man…I got rejected again."

“Sigh…maybe we could try our luck at the clubs.”

Two male students walk down the city block past Ran's school. They get confronted by some nerd wearing a Happi headband.

“What you guys need is a dakimakura!”

“Who the hell are you?”

The nerd begins spinning in place.

“The names Touma! And I’m a proud loser like you guys!”

Then suddenly, groups of men in Happi costumes pop out in the scene. Beating on Taiko drums, they begin dancing in the middle of a busy street, disrupting traffic.

“WHO NEEDS GIRLFRIENDS? WE HAVE DAKIMAKURA!!!”

Female body pillows are seen strapped behind their belts. The two boys were soon mesmerized by the sight of each pad.

“Whoah…where did you guys get those?”

Touma hands some pamphlets to them.

“Come and join our Proud Losers Club! You can score these pillows down by North High.

“Cool!”

The two dudes ran ahead while club members continue disrupting the flow of traffic. Cars lined up, beeping behind them. Finally, an angry businessman steps out to grab hold of a guy's pillow.

“YOU LET GO OF MAI WAIFU!!!”

Things quickly escalated to violence; car windows were getting smashed. All members of the club engage in a pointless street fight, quickly making the headlines. The scene transitions to Katty reading the news article back at Tannen’s place.

“Youths gone wild? What the heck is even going on?”

"Heck, if I know…." Tannen shrugged.

Alistor finishes studying the notes taken.

“Now I feel good and ready to take on any Yokai that comes at us.”

Ken and his pals arrive in the room, with one of them carrying a package in their hands.

"Hey, Alistor! Someone left a package out for you."

“What? But I didn’t order anything.”

As he begins opening his package up, the scene transitions to Ran and her friends.

“Just look at them! How desperate can these boys really get?” Ran muttered.

Ruka looks over a group of boys infatuated with their body pillows in public.

“Hey! They even have male ones for the girls.” Yoko pointed. “Oh…I hope they got Tanza. He’s my favorite White Diamonds member.”

She rushes over to the nearest pillow vendor clustered by girls. Ruka begins walking over to the vendor.

“Ruka…not you too.”

"Come on, Ran! These pillows might be fun. What harm can it do?"

They joined with Yoko to look over at the body pillows. At the same time, Alistor opens his package at Tannen’s agency.

“I did not order this….I swear…”

A body pillow depicting Rena's image was wrapped in plastic packaging. He quickly cast it aside.

“What? You’re not gonna fully open it?” Ken wondered.

“No need to be ashamed at all. You can now be at ease and rest in peace.” Tannen sarcastically said. “Mystery solved!”

Alistor looks over the news article carefully.

"I don't want to take chances. Not after all the violence that occurred downtown. This could be a serious epidemic."

“Well…fair enough.” Tannen chuckled.

They toss the body pillow in the trash bin. Later that night at Meldona, Miss Kaida reports to the office.

“Akane! did you find anything new on this pillow epidemic?”

“Sorry, but the reports all add up to the same. The majority of youths are attached to these pillows. They rebel with violence against parents or anyone that tries to take their pillow away from them.”

Kaida leans her head on the table.

"We had over 900 arrests on the same day. So what the hell is even going on? Do you mean to tell me no one can even trace the source of these pillows? Not even the vendors?"

"Sorry, but the vendors came and went without a trace," Akane added.

Kaida continues to stress out at the table.

"Maybe this could be just a phase for the youths. Besides, who hasn't gone through puberty? Those pillows, you have to admit, are sort of cute. Even some of our staff got hands on some."

“And what? You plan to get one too?” Kaida asked.

"Nah! I'm happily married, so I don't need one. But, come to think of it, you need to get out more Kaida. Go and find yourself a nice man. It must be hard living all alone."

“Sigh...I don’t need a man. I need a coffee.”

Outside by the base, Steffbird and his crew were positioned by the front entrance.

"OK, Bed Sorcerer! Time to get to work!"

Steffbird hollered commands at the monster, but no response was given.

“Eh!?”

"I disabled the automated defenses and cameras. We got approximately five minutes before detection. So what's the holdup?" Abotemous wondered.

They spot the monster sleeping, causing them to stumble.

“That gate needs to go down. We must improvise. Plan B!” Kabuki said.

“Right away!”

Steffbird got in position to fire a whale as Kabuki laces it with a layer of potent poison.

“WHALE AWAY!”

An acidic whale quickly gets chucked over and decimates the wall within seconds. The impact sends the monster flying back, alerting it within seconds.

“Good! You’re finally awake! Now charge forth Bed Sorcerer!”

A large gaping hole was now left between the walls. Nothing of the whale remains intact. Bed Sorcerer barges into the fortress.

“What the heck was that? It felt like an earthquake.” Akane said.

“Check the surveillance!” Kaida ordered.

“No good! Everything is disabled.”

“What? Have all units report to the front gates.”

The scene pans back to the monster breaking through concrete walls. Meanwhile, from the back entrance, Hysteria arrives with a fleet of Deevas on the stage. A pizza boy got in position by the door.

"Now, Auroa, just go along with this script, and it should work."

The doorbell quietly rings while a guard goes out to answer it.

“Pizza delivery!”

“Huh? I don’t remember ordering any pizza.”

The pizza boy creepily made a smile as his body dropped cold to the floor, terrifying the guard.

"Are you OK, sir? Sir, do you read me?"

The boy's eyes went pitch black as they opened up. Auroa quickly emerges out from the boy to take control of the guard’s body.

“All clear here!”

Hysteria and his troops successfully enter the back entrance.

“Splendid! While the Gormans deal with the brunt of Kaida’s team, we’ll be able to steal the prize and make a beautiful getaway.”

Two separate paths branch out in the room. First, they look over at the layout on a small screen.

“The first Gate Key should be located on the fourth basement floor to the right. The Neon Prism is located deep within the seventh basement floor on the left.” Hysteria informed.

“You go after the key then. I'll head for the Prism." Auroa said.

The two split off in different directions. Auroa headed left, so Hysteria and his troops took the right path.

“Woo hoo hoo! With Auroa’s possession ability sneaking in is a walk in the park.” He smugged.

Back in the central office, visuals slowly returned on their monitors.

“We got visual! Our troops are even fighting amongst themselves.” Akane updates. “It’s a monster attack!”

"Rena! We need backup, hurry!" Kaida ordered.

“I’m on my way!”

On another monitor, they spot Ran and friends amongst a group of youths following the monster's lead.

"This isn't good. This monster has everyone under its control." Kaida feared.

Meanwhile, Alistor and Katty serve their first shift prepping for tonight's concert with Axe and his group. Then, Ken and Tannen arrive on the scene to bring the news.

“This isn’t good! Ran and her friends have been reported to be under some spell. A Yokai is attacking the Meldona base.”

"That girl Rena is heading there to do what she can," Tannen mentioned.

Alistor looks back at Axe.

“Dudes! We’ll be fine. Just get out there!”

"Alright, we'll be back on time," Katty promised.

And so Alistor and party rush out to help reinforce Kaida's group at the scene. Meanwhile, Kaida spots Hysteria’s group on a monitor by the third basement floor at the central command.

“Hysteria’s group? If he thinks it’s that easy, our trap will be ready when they touch that key. They won't know what hit them."

“Hey...why is this soldier going in the opposite direction?” Akane wondered.

“He’s closing on the fifth floor. Something is off about him. I’ll check the situation out. You stay put!”

Meanwhile, with Auroa, he smoothly makes his way through the restricted zones. A female guard goes over to halt him.

"Time for a new body…." Auroa chuckled.

Without effort, Auroa takes control of her body, leaving the other on the floor.

“I better take an alternate route. Someone is onto me.”

Back at the battle, Rena arrives on the scene, slashing down at Bed Sorcerer. But, unfortunately, she barely makes an impact since the monster brushes her aside.

“So you’re the source behind this pillow epidemic.”

The monster calls Ran and her friends into the scene with a group of youths. She takes a few steps back.

"This isn't good…."

Ran begins attacking Rena. An explosion immediately sets off from another sector of the base.

“What the heck was that?”

Back with Hysteria, he emerges out from flames. His turban burnt off with his group of Deevas sizzling on the floor.

"Curse that witch! That key was a fake. The real one must be in the basement from the front entrance. I'll have to take the main elevators."

His hair flows wildly as he walks off. Alistor and company arrive at the scene from the back entrance of the fortress.

“The front entrance is too dangerous to approach. Kaida mentions there’s a main elevator shaft we can use to get around.” Ken mentions.

“Right then!” Katty nodded.

The team makes their way to the main elevator located in a large open room. There, they cross paths with Hysteria.

“Not you!” Ken shouted.

“What an unpleasant sight….if you think I’ll let you all pass...think again. I’ll be sure to give you all a beautiful end.”

Ken and the rest prepare for battle.

"Alistor, you go on ahead. We'll hold him from here." Ken assured.

Without question, Alistor takes off in the elevator. Hysteria’s hair begins expanding across the room.

“What sort of power is this? Who the heck is this guy?” Katty asked.

“They call him Hysteria. He uses his own hair to fight. And from what I heard, he's full of himself when it comes to beauty.” Ken summed up.

“Here he comes!” Tannen alerted.

A wave of hair spears directly at the three. They dodge the attack that breaks through the concrete floor.

“Behind us!”

Tannen slices the wave of hairs bursting from behind. Then, Katty and Ken begin slashing through Hysteria's frontal assaults.

Meanwhile, back with Auroa, he arrives at the central command room. The female guard’s body lies on the corner while Akane rose on her feet. Her body was now taken over.

"That was easier than expected…Now, where is that Prism?"

Auroa skims through the security monitors. Finally, he spots the Neon Prism contained in a glass case.

“Just two floors below. Heh. Perfect!”

He proceeds down the restricted areas. Then, using Akane's I.D., he opens the locked gate. There he confidently enters inside a dark room. The Neon Prism was in his reach, ready for the taking.

"Now for my prize…."

“Not another step!”

Auroa came to a halt the moment the light flicks on. Kaida was directly behind him.

"Oh, Kaida…I was just checking up on our Prism."

Using Akane’s body, he attempts to sway her. Finally, he turned around, taking a few steps towards her. Kaida quickly pulled out her whip.

"I said not another step! You're not Akane! Now, who the hell are you?"

Head bent down and chuckling, Auroa merely slips off a smile.

"To be able to see through this flawless cover. But, of course, you're no ordinary woman. In that case….you'll just have to be MINE!!!"

Auroa emerges from Akane's body in a demonic fashion. Kaida didn't hesitate as he closed in. Instead, she calmly removed the patch covering her other eye.

“Reveal yourself!!!”

“GAAHHHH!!!”

Kaida’s eye delivers a blinding flash, stopping him in place. Staring directly at her, all he could see was a demonic eye-burning him.

“Show me your true form!”

Auroa instantly drops to the floor. His demon body evaporates where he lies unconscious.

Back from the front gate, Alistor arrives on the scene to reinforce Rena. She is on the floor as Bed Sorcerer goes in for a body slam. Alistor pulls her out of harm's way.

"It's you again…."

“So this is the Yokai stirring trouble?” Alistor asked. “What are we even dealing with?”

"No doubt about it." Rena nodded. "So far, most of my physical attacks are useless against it.”

Ran jumps in to attack them from behind. Rena quickly knocks her back.

“What makes matters worse? The monster has lots of civilians under its control. Kaida’s remaining troops have their hands full with them.”

The monster twirls its broom around, manipulating Ran like a marionette. Then, finally, it brings Ruka and Yoko into the fight.

“Maybe it’s the broom! We can try destroying it to see if that breaks their control.” Alistor suggested.

"Worth a shot, but it won't be easy. We have to find a way to get around them first."

Ran and her crew charges at them.

Meanwhile, with Ken and the others…

“HAIR TORNADO!!!”

Hysteria blew Ken and Katty back while Tannen slices back thousands of oncoming hair.

"This guy won't even let us get close," Ken muttered.

“Maybe we can burn it!” Katty suggested.

The two fire their ranged attacks at his vortex. Ken used his explosive dice while Katty tried his stars. Hysteria continues twirling his hair around, nullifying anything that comes at him.

“Your attacks mean nothing against my beautiful defense!”

The team soon finds themselves paralyzed in place.

"What!? I can't move my body…." Katty said.

"H.A.! That's what you get for slicing away my fabulous hair. My hairs now have you locked in place."

Tannen takes a moment to examine the scenario.

"He's able to manipulate any hair that has been cut. We played into his trap, it seems."

“You have to be kidding!” Ken shouted. “That’s totally unfair!”

Hysteria gives a smug look as he gets ready to finish them. New hair continues to expand from his head which he slowly wraps them with.

“And now I can send you off with a beautiful end!”

Just before he got close, the stooges barged into the scene.

"Sorry, we're late! We'll save you!!!"

Briefly dumbfounded, Hysteria locks the three without any effort. The six of them are now trapped in place.

"It's hopeless…." Ken muttered. "How does Ran even fight this guy daily?"

Ryo immediately lets out a sneeze on some hair, forcing Hysteria to jump back.

“Stop! That’s disgusting! You realize how expensive it is to keep this hair beautiful?”

An idea quickly clicked for them.

“What? You mean something like this?”

Ken begins pissing himself. His front pant leaks out forcing Hysteria to freak further.

“THAT'S DISGUSTING!!! NO!!! NO!!! NOOOOO!!!!”

“I've actually been holding this fart back since I couldn't last time, but I don't think you guys will mind if I just let it out now," Ryo said.

The tides turn quickly in their favor, forcing Hysteria to release them.

“You people are disgusting!”

Hysteria mindlessly rushed, but Tannen steps in to unleash his attack.

“Time Magic!”

Hysteria’s body slowed down as Tannen delivers a piercing strike to his face.

“My face! My fabulous face! I won’t forget this!”

Hysteria retreats, and the party takes the elevator to meet up with Alistor and Rena.

Returning to the battle with Bed Sorcerer.

“I got his broom!”

Alistor successfully destroys the monster's broom releasing Ran and the rest from its control.

“Silver Corona!!!”

Rena rapidly blasts away at the monster, tearing it limb from limb. Bed Sorcerer immediately begins sleeping. Its body regenerated within seconds.

“What!? The monster healed?”

Body pillows quickly surround Rena as she tries to cut them away. Alistor attempts to intervene.

“Rena!”

The monster then spores powder from its open chest, putting them both in a drowsy state.

“It’s attempting to put us to sleep.”

“We must…not breathe into this," Alistor said.

The monster begins body slamming both of them. Alistor and Rena get consecutively squished as the monster laughs away.

“SKY BLOSSOM STRIKE!”

Bed Sorcerer gets knocked back. Then, Ran and her friends step into the battle.

“Ran! Glad to see you guys finally back!”

“No problem Rena.”

The monster quickly recovers, menacingly overshadowing them.

“What!? It actually survived my attack?”

It slowly begins chasing after Ran and her friends while Alistor and Rena lie on the floor defeated.

“We have to lose this thing somehow?” Ruka said.

"I rather have my death be somewhere romantic," Yoko yelled. "Ran! Think of something."

"Well, using fire would be the worst option," Ran muttered.

Just after, Ken and the rest arrive on the scene tossing torches. Bed Sorcerer’s whole body caught on flames. The monster stood in place for a brief second.

“Huh? Did it work?” Ken wondered.

The monster only lets off a gargling sound. Now on fire, it continues pursuit after them. Ken and the rest now join with Ran’s group running.

“YOU IDIOTS! THAT ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE!” Yoko yelled.

Back below, Steffbird and Kabuki break into the room. They open the case containing the actual Gate Key.

“Success!” Steffbird clapped.

“Time to report back to the Gorman King.”

They teleport away from the scene. Returning from the surface, the party splits across the field. The monster loses track of Ran and the girls.

“Why do we have to be the bait?” Ken cried.

“Huff, I can’t keep running much longer.” Ryo panted.

The burning bed chases after Ken and Ryo. Just after, Kaida arrives on the scene dousing the flames out with her eye. The monster stood charred, puffing out smoke.

“Now finish it!”

“Right!”

Ran steps in to deliver the final attack.

“Sky Blossom: Triple Fury!”

With her tonfas, Bed Sorcerer receives a rapid beating on all sides. Finally, the monster gets flung in the air, exploding.

Alistor confronts Rena once more.

“A shame we couldn’t beat it ourselves. But thanks for the help anyway.” Rena smiled.

“Sure thing!”

When things were off to a good start, Tannen steps in, handing back Alistor's package.

“By the way, this is yours. I can’t have this sitting around my office.”

A disgusted look immediately followed up at the sight of the dakimakura with Rena’s image. She walks away from him.

“WHAT!? Wait no! Rena! It’s all a misunderstanding.”

A hopeless feeling was now only left in him. Katty goes over to retrieve him.

“Hey, Axe’s show is coming up! We have to get back.”

They leave off from the scene.

"So, what's the report on damage?" Ran wondered.

“Not good, the enemies got the key they needed. They nearly succeed in taking the Neon Prism as well. So I’ll have to relocate it elsewhere.” Kaida summarized.

"It's as I just feared…the pillar. It's finally happening…."

Ran had her head down.

"The enemies still require five more keys to open the forbidden tower. So don't let it concern you, dear. As of now, I have a person of interest under my custody." Kaida assured.

“You do? Who?”

Kaida only walked away.

"I'd like to keep things under wraps, for now, dear. You girls just go to school and keep those grades up."

"OK…"

Ran turns around to thank Ken. But, unfortunately, she only notices the wet stain on his front pants.

"So, are we cool or what?”

"Ew, gross! Did you really piss yourself? What the heck is the matter with you?" Ran yelled.

“Hey! There’s a good reasonable explanation for that!”

The two continue bickering through the rest of the night. Katty continues walking off with Tannen, dragging Alistor along.

"So what else can be done to combat against these Yokai's?" Katty wondered.

"Well, for precautionary measures, I can probably place some enchantments around targeted places," Tannen added. "But's it's no guarantee if it will work on trapping strong ones."

That night at the Steel Specters concert…

"And there ya have it, folks! Another dazzling display by our favorite hard rockers! With 20 bands rocking it out, tonight's regional battle of the bands has ever been so intense."

Fangirls scream wildly across the arena as Axe and his band wave and blow kisses. Then, they exit backstage.

“We totally got this regional in the bag!” Blade jumped.

“You bet! No other band will top us tonight.” Lance added.

Just when the announcer was ready to declare the runner-ups, the stage dimmed out. So instead, a note is passed to the announcer's hand.

"Hold your horses! We got another contestant at the last minute. But you're in for a treat! Band number 21, WHITE DIAMONDS!!!"

Alistor and the rest watched in disbelief behind the curtains.

“Who the heck are they?” Katty wondered.

"I dunno, dude! They weren't even on the roster." Axe said.

Smoke bursts from the stage floor as a new rock song begins playing. The lights focus on four silhouettes enticing the audience. First, a man in white behind the vocals mesmerized the female crowd.

“My hard magnet is HOT! HOT! HOT FOR TONIGHT!”

The song plays on. Bow stands behind the curtains; fueled with envy, his jaw dropped. All four members of the White Diamonds played in harmony.

“The sound….those keys…..I never knew they could be played that way….Just who are they?”

Bow only has his eyes focused on the keyboardist playing on stage.

“HOT! HOT! HOT FOR TONIGHT!”

The guitar solo plays, sparks exploding, drawing the song to a near close. All the girls had their eyes on the man in white flirting away. The votes quickly tallied up when the announcer pops back up on stage.

"And the White Prince does it again! Ooh, I think my heart just skipped a beat. And now for the winners! Tonight's runner-up…..goes to Steel Specters."

After hearing the news, Bow had his head down in despair as Axe pats him over the back.

“And tonight’s grand prize goes to…WHITE DIAMONDS!!!”

The scene closes with the new band emerging victorious on stage. The Steel Specters could only watch, feeling overshadowed by the sound of defeat.

Maigashi & Yuka – Skit 4

Bonus scene: Takeout

Back on Korola…

“Dinner's ready!” Yuka hollered.

Maigashi enters the kitchen. Yuka is holding a plate of rice balls in her hands.

“Rice balls! I just made them fresh. Maigashi. Try one!”

"Well, don't mind if I do."

He proceeds to take a bite on one of her balls.

“Bleh! Glah!”

Maigashi coughs it out, collapsing to the floor in the process.

"Oh, Maigashi! What's wrong?!"

"What the heck is in these balls…Need……water…"

A moment later…

“I only stuffed fried potatoes with a glaze of extra salt and butter. I thought it would give a nice kick to some bland rice.”

Maigashi finishes chugging down a glass of water.

“What?! But it’s too salty. Sorry to say, but I wouldn’t feed this stuff to a cat!”

"But I worked so hard… You're terrible…."

Yuka's spirit dropped, getting teary-eyed.

“No...I didn’t really mean it that way.”

He goes to embraces her.

“It’s OK; I know you did your best. There’s always room for improvement. Tell you what, let’s just forget about this and order takeout. You order whatever you want tonight.”

Yuka quickly regained her spirit.

"Drats, well, next time, I know they'll be better. I promise!"

“N-next time…?”