*somewhere in AuthorSpace*

*Jelynne is sitting crosslegged in midair, leafing through a book: 'How to Stop That Nasty, Hole-Manipulating Rodent Assassin After You'* Hmm...  'When dealing with your assassin, remember that it is not an RL, and is therefore subject to...'

*suddenly, Rebopp plummets past*

Rebopp: Iiiiii'llllllll geeeeeeeeeet yoooooooooooooooooou...  *drops out of AuthorSpace

That is the fourth time he's done that.  What does he think he's doing?

*once again, Rebopp falls through, but this time he hits Jelynne's lap.  Both of them drop out of AuthorSpace*

*and hit the street*

Ow, ow, ow! Watch it, rodent! *stands up and rubs her aching prosterior*

Rebopp: Hah, gotcha! Now, you've done your token resistance thing.  You can give up and die now.

Are you dim or something? *suddenly, Jelynne balloons up to twice her normal size and gets a flaming aura* I'M NOT GOING TO 'GIVE UP AND DIE'!! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK LITTLE SKULL, RAT!!

Rebopp: My name is Rebopp, not Rat.  Are you ready to die now?

*back to her normal size, and sans aura* Have you listened to anything I've said?

Rebopp: *looks up from the donut he's munching Huh? You say somethin'?

*rubs her temples* No, no.  Nothing at all.

Rebopp: Okay then.  *crosses his arms over his chest* Give up and/or die, RL-insert type person!

*Jelynne sounds somewhat tired* And why would I do that, pray tell?

Rebopp: Cos' I got a hostage, that's why! *gestures melodramatically*

*Verity drops out of a wormhole above the street.  She is almost completely coocooned in what looks like rubber hose, and has duct tape over her mouth*

Verity: Mmph! Mmph! *wriggles valiantly, trying to get free*

*her sword clatters to the street, and the wormhole closes*

Rebopp: *very proud* I love those things. They're so much more reliable than those plotholes you like so much.  *grins maniacally* Ready to surrender now?

To Be Continued...

[ SCENE:  The road, a robotic Shinobi continues to wander down it...  ]

Huh, i think tracking down those darned rodents down would be a _good_ idea...  just to somehow get payback for my stuff.  That was a good suit of armor... i had to drive quite a ways for it...  Well, and the body was nice too, but then _somebody_ cared enough to make one clone of me, so there has to be more of those.  (and its not like i'd be the _first_ person to experience a little lite body switching *Laugh*)  Though i will have to search them out...  (*Glances around*)  Huh... if i was a pair of mutant rats where would i go...  (*Scans the streets before him*)

[  SCENE:  Atop a nearby building.  ]

Lava:  So Raba, really, what are we going to do?

Raba:  Take control of the situation.

Lava:  (*Quizzical Look*)  What do you mean by that?

Raba:  (*Whap*)  Baka!  Seriously, we were created to be anti-inserts, and you know what that means!  We assassinate our targets and then we take over their cameos...  so as to pave the way for the roach onslaught!

Lava:  Two things, 1. the "Roach Onslaught" seems to have flatered, and 2. Didja know that Shakespeare made up the word "assassinate?"

Raba:  That can't be true!

Lava:  No, i think he really did...

Raba:  No dolt!  The first bit!

Lava:  See for yourself...  i doubt you will like it.

Raba:  They have but hindered the invasion!  We will rise triumphant after we take over Shinobi's cameos!

Lava:  Ooooh... shining with patriotic ferver are we?  Keep that up and you'll melt...

Raba:  (*Icy glare*)

[  SCENE:  Back on the street with the maintenence robot  ]

Hmmm... to find them i bet i just think like them...  lesse...  "I'm a duo of rodents that loves to break Shinobi's hard earned stuff with hideously overpowered astral bla-" On top of a skyscraper!!  Hmmm... now which one...  the second tallest one in the city, as its not bloody likely that they can take over the ShinRa building... otherwise i'm in trouble...  Now to get a map...  (*Persuant to the offshoot to the Cameo Law one comes blowing down the street*)  Whoo hoo!  First piece of luck today!  Now to book it to the second tallest building in the city...

[  SCENE:  Atop the second tallest building in the city...  ]

Lava:  Taking control of the cameos... sounds like fun, lets give it a whirl...

Raba:  Indeed, it _is_ our purpase, perhaps this will be easier than slaying that rediculous Insert....

Lava:  I thought that was pretty easy actually...

Raba:  Yes, all in a day's work...

[  SCENE:  Meanwhilst with Shinobi's cameos  ]

Voodoo:  So i says to Mabel, i says...

Lyric:  Anybody else feel that?

Voodoo:  I'll finish this later... feel what?

Lyric:  Something... odd.  Almost like the world just kinda shifted a little...

Clone:  Physically or mentally?

Lyric:  A little of both...

Bodai:  Ya know, you've been more metaphysical than i have been recently...  i'm going to check my contract...  (*Floats off*)

Bub:  Arrrrrggghhhh!

Lyric:  Aside from that aside from Boddy, the zombie feels it too... i can't be halucinating... i'm a computer...

Clone:  Suuuure, that's what they all say...  They all call themselves computers...

[  SCENE:  Back on the street  ]

Aha!  And it was only a 10 minute walk!  Rock on then, now to climb this building and take those rats down... somehow.  I'm sure something will occur to me...  (*Grasps the side of the building and starts to climb*)

[  SCENE:  Atop the skyscraper  ]

Lava:  Huh, its alot harder than we thought, isn't it?

Raba:  Its never been tried before you rat, just bear with it, its _bound_ to get easier!

No, i think it will, personally...

Lava:  Some robot?

Raba:  Why would a maintenance bot make my life difficult?

Listen to the sound of my voice...  Does. It.  Sound.  Familiar.  To.  You?

Lava:  Nope, i can't say it rings a bell...

Think back... recent past...

Raba:  That cabbie that was so rude to us?

No

Lava:   The guy that kicked us out of the Evil Villian Outfitters Co?

No, try harder...

Raba:  The roach leader?

Really, do i look like him?

Raba:  Not really...

Lava:  I've _got_ it!  Former president Gerald Ford!

>_<  Damn you all!!  I'm _Shinobi_!

Lava:  Can't be.

Raba:  We killed you.

No, you just killed my _body_... i used some soul transfer magic.

Lava:  And _you_ said we wouldn't have to worry about magic!

Raba:  Fool, we _won't_!  Not after we _really_ kill him!  Icy Death Shard Bond Go!  (*Shards of ice form around him...  and fold, rather in the reverse of a flower of some kind...  and icy... and deadly*)

What the _hell_!?  (*Activates blowtorch, and melts ice*)  You've gone krazy in the head, haven't you?

Lava:  I really think she has...

Raba:  Shut up and attack him!

(*Shinobi rushes foreward and grasps one RL-slaying mutant rat in each hand*)  Alright, now i've got the bull by the horns, now what do i do?

Raba:  You will die!  (*ice starts to form on the Shinobi-bot's right arm*)

Lava:  What she said!  (*the robot's left arm begins to heat up*)

Ya know, now would be a good time to come up with a descent plan...  wait, i've _got_ it!  Terminal window open
>>  QUERY?
Access Fusion reactor failsafes.
>>  ACCESS GRANTED.
Remove all control rods, reactor at mazimum!
>>  MELTDOWN EMINENT, SAFEGUARD ACTIVATING.
Deactivate safeguard.
>>  10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...0...THE CORE WILL NOW EXPLODE.  HAVE A NICE DAY.

(*One hell of an explosion effect*)

I swear, that soul body transfer to wraith thing gets easier and easier every time i do it...  Though i had no idea a micro-fusion reactor would explode with that kinda fury...  i certainly hope nobody was in that building...  Don't worry, we made sure of that ahead of time!  Raba?  Yesssss.... What the hell are you doing in my head?  Just hanging out... Lava!?  I've got _both_ of you in here?  Yes.  I can see this as bieng crowded...  Is ok, we will take care of that soon.  Yeah, right, that's what you think! Oh come on, could you have picked a cheesier line? Sadly, i don't think so...

[  SCENE:  Back with the cameos  ]

Lyric:  There goes the shifting world thing again...

Clone:  Are you sure you aren't on something?

Lyric:  i'm a _computer_ for god's sake!

Well well well...  a long arse post in honor of my birthday!  Yes, that's right, I'm now 19... yay for me, eh?  And as a nifty little b-day present, Geocities merged with Yahoo, leaving me in limbo as to where to put the homepage.  There's no way in hell i'm going back, what with the new TOS... that document is evil in the extreme.  Ah well, i'll keep y'all posted as to where i'll be...  (*Smirk*)  Ah, the oppertunity i've always been waiting for...  Though 2191 will always be missed, mayhaps i'll make that my domain name...

*Ai-yaaaaaa! O_O Sugoi post, Dot-sama! You probably did that better than I would have! :D And I can still have the other Shito-tachi run around to deal with the White and Black Materias....^_^v Now then, to continue from the delicious cliffhanger....*

Choices.

*Yeah, I know, not much of a title.  But it fits, ne?*

Arael (The 15th Angel, for the record): Answer me, Lilith.

Rei: ....

Arael: If you refuse, the city will perish.  This place is completely unimportant to us.

Rei: ....Kisama....don't make me do this....

Arael: *Seeing as how the projection of his true form hovering above Elaine is that of a large bird of light, he can't exactly smirk--but you can sense the amusement he's gleaning from the situation* Well, Lilith....?

Rei: ....If I agree....

Rei, no! We can beat this! This is just Arael--

Rei: *With a single glance in his direction, she causes Hugh to fall silent* If I agree, Arael....what happens to my friends?

Arael: Why, they will be spared, naturally.  The Shito do not kill unless it furthers our ends.

Aoi: Oh, I'm sure.  Let me guess--you'll spare everyone in the city except for two, right? Don't tell me I'm wrong about this....

Arael: ....Perceptive, Malachi.

Rei: You'll....*Hands clench into tight, bitter fists* You'll kill Hugh and Kyuu-chan....

Arael: Hai.

Rei: Never, Arael.  I will never agree to that!

Arael: Really now....? Then shall I use this girl's power? They will die anyway if I do.  Your AT Field will not be of any use if I weave my own Field into her potential abilities.

Rei: They'll....

Aoi: >_< Damn you, Arael....

Kaworu: I'm beginning to remember why you and I ended up on Lilith's side, Imouto....

Arael: Ah yes, you two.  As I said, your betrayal will be overlooked if Lilith agrees to our terms.  But should you ever interfere with our activities again, you will be destroyed.  You are no longer part of us.

Aoi: Che, good riddance, I say!

Arael: *Addresses Rei once again* Well, Lilith? What do you say? If you're worried about the regret you might feel for condemning your demon lover and half-breed offspring to death, there's no need....we fully intend to eradicate the useless sentiments which caused you to betray us.

Rei: ....And if I do....you'll spare this place?

Arael: More than spare it....we will leave it in peace once the Fallen Ones led by Azrael have been dealt with.

Rei: Sou ne....

*Hugh is getting frantic by now* You can't do this, Rei! There has to be a way out! There's always a way--

Rei: *Once more, she cuts Hugh's words off with a look--this time one of sadness, her crimson eyes misted with tears* Hugh....please, be quiet....*She collapses against him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders* This is not....this is not the first time we've....

....No.  I don't want it to happen this way! If we die again--and no matter what they say, you _will_ die if you go with them, in spirit--we'll be forced out again!

Rei: *Sobbing quietly, her hands clutching Hugh's shirt*

Falora: *Thinking: I've got to do something! I can't let this happen....

Arael: There is nothing you can do to stop us, goddess.  You are powerless.  *Ignoring Falora's shock, he speaks to Rei again* You are wasting time, Lilith.  Come along.  Don't worry, the demon and the halfbreed will not be destroyed until your emotions have been purged.

Rei: Arael....I....

Arael: Yes, Lilith?

Rei: ....I....am not a Shito.

Arael: No, but you will be once more--

Rei: Never.

Arael: *Angrily* Are you refusing?! You cannot possibly defeat me while I have control over this girl!

Rei: *Whirls about* No, I can't.  *Dark grin* But let's see you try to use her power to take me out, hmmm?

Arael: Feh.  Such foolish impudence.  Very well--I'll incapacitate you, if you're so set on resisting us.

*Elaine's aura blazes up again as Arael draws upon her untapped potential for destruction.  The amount of energy he forces her to gather would surely be enough to raze the Bar and several blocks worth of the surrounding area....*

Arael: Alas, my offer of sparing you the sight of your child and lover dying is now null and void.  Perhaps the explosion will drown out their screams.

*What the Shito doesn't notice, however--seeing as how he's occupied now with wielding Elaine's powers--is that wry smiles have touched the lips of everyone present with the exception of Rei and Hugh, who appear to be concentrating on something....*

*But he catches on in a second, when the Big Explosion he had planned fails to happen.*

Arael: Be damned! This is impossible!

Aoi: 'Fraid not, Arael.  ^_^ You forgot one liiiiittle detail.

Arael: What in Adam-sama's name....?

Kaworu: You thought that Kyuusaisha would allow his mother to be taken and his father to be slaughtered? You give the child too little credit, Arael....

*Arael lashes out furiously at Hugh and Rei with his AT Field--only to find that his Field will not spread for more than an inch or two.*

Aoi: Kinda sucks, doesn't it? ^_^ We can't use our Fields either at the moment.  Well, that's what you get when you combine Blue and Black energy patterns....

Arael: It's impossible!

Aoi: Yeesh, why is it that sentient beings claim things are impossible even as they're happening? I know it sounds like something that could never happen, but it's very real, I assure you.  Can't you feel it?

Arael: A null pattern....energy that consumes other energy....

Aoi: Thank you, Mr. Exposition.  ^_^ Now get the Hell out of here.  We'll let you off easy this time, mostly 'cause without our powers it's kinda hard to hit a friggin' big seagull made of light.

Arael: Very well.  But you're not the only ones who can change tactics.

*Before anyone can question what Arael means by this, the Angel disappears and Elaine's aura fades away--but a fraction of a second after that, a circular pool of shadow spreads out under Hugh and Rei, causing them to drop out of sight.*

Aoi: Shimatta! That was....Leliel....

Kaworu: The null pattern didn't reach far enough to disrupt his powers....

Tenkei: *Babble babble*

Aoi: Exactly, kid....we're in deep shit.

*The plot thickens, as it tends to do.  ^_^ But in lieu of Elemental Commentary, I present to you....*

RL-VoidStar's Shito Reference!

*This handy-dandy list will prevent you from having to use the somewhat less flashy and interesting "Xth Angel", where X is any given number between 1 and 21, to identify the Angels! ^_^*

1st Angel: Adam.  Typical Battle Form: Bigass Giant of Light that looks suspiciously like Unit-01.

End communication.