*The Shito Sentai plus Asuka are charging towards the City of God when Kaworu suddenly stops.*

Kaworu: Shimatta na!

Aoi: *Stops too* Such language, Oniisama! ^^;; What's up?

Kaworu: I can't _believe_ I forgot! I got so caught up in everything....

Asuka: Spit it out, man!

Kaworu: ....I have to go back to the Bar.  Roisin-dono trusted me with the job of bodyguarding her and I totally forgot about it! I'll never be able to apologize enough!

Aoi: *Nods* Understood.

Kaworu: *Blinks* Nani? Imouto? I thought you'd be--

Aoi: Mad? ^_^ Iie! You made a promise to her.  You've gotta follow through with it, Oniisama.  Even in the situation we're in now, you can't go back on it.  Now hurry and get back to the Bar! We can handle the City.

Kaworu: *Nods* Good luck, Imouto! *Literally flies back to the bar*

Aoi: All right! Let's roll, guys, we've got an Angel stronghold to infiltrate! *Aoi continues towards the City of God with Asuka and Tenkei in tow*

Kaworu: *Runs into the bar a few moments later* Roisin-donoooooo! I'm back! *Starts bowing* Even though I don't deserve it, I must humbly beg your forgiveness for being so lax in my duties....

*Meanwhile, in the City of God, Adam and the Shito are planning their next move.  Hugh and Rei hover in the center of their circle, bound in a sphere of light, apparently catatonic--their eyes are closed, and they don't even seem to be breathing.*

Adam: Well done, Leliel....our main objective is accomplished.

Leliel: Thank you, Adam-sama.

Adam: Now, all that remains is to deal with Azrael and the Fallen Ones.  Zeruel, Rogziel, Ramiel, you three will deal with this matter.

Ireul: And what of me, Adam-sama?

Adam: Your role will be one of distraction.  *The psychic equivalent of a chuckle escapes the First Angel* In other words, give them a preview of this "Y2K" phenomenon they fear so much.

Ireul: Hai, Adam-sama.  *Disappears*

Adam: As for you three....you will take on humanoid forms.

Rogziel: Infiltration?

Adam: I am aware that I said it was unnecessary, but the circumstances have changed.  Your true forms would not allow you to enter the city undetected.  Besides, you will not be employing the weak and corruptible forms which led Tabris, Malachi, Uriel, and Sariel astray.  Your humanoid shapes will be temporary shells, nothing more.

Rogziel, Ramiel, Zeruel: Hai, Adam-sama.  *They flicker out of sight*

*The attack hath begun! Adam's minions have begun moving out in force.  However, it should be noted that the three most powerful Shito combatants--Zeruel, Rogziel, and Ramiel--as well as Ireul, whose abilities would be well-suited to repelling an infiltration, are no longer protecting the stronghold.  It may be a minor advantage, considering that there is still an overwhelming amount of power in the City of God....but the Shito Sentai will take whatever they can get!*

End communication.

ShimattashimattashimattashimattashimattashimattashimattashimattaSHIMATTA!!! I'm gonna DIE!!!

Computer: +++0:51+++...

Waaaahhh!!! I domp't womma die! Pweeze domp't lemme die! ;_;

Johnny: Shut up, whiny wimp! And you call yourself self-insert!

Johnny!?! How...!?

Johnny: Oh sure, spend your time asking how I made it here in time when I'm supposed to meet y'all at the bar and stuff while the countdown's still running and you only got less than half a minute before this whole friggin' building explodes in a way that'd drain even ILM SFX budget why don't you!

G-gomen... ;_;

Computer: +++0:26+++...

WAAAAH!!!!! HELP MEEEEEEE!!!

Johnny: Will you shut the *beep*ing *beep* up already!! One more word and I'll forget that I happened to deliberately end the life of the particular %$&§# roach who kept the %$&§# keycard to this %$&§# command center in his %$&§# pocket!

H-hai.. hai!!! Just open the door? Fast?

Johnny: Oh shut up.

(*click-awhzzzzz-chk*)

(*The safety door slides open.*)

DOUMO ARIGATOU GOZAIMASHITA!!!!

Computer: +++0:10+++0:09+++...

Johnny & Sikaryan: Oo;;;;

(*Cut: Johnny and Sikaryan racing down a hall that is exploding.  At the last second they leap straight ahead.  Explosions fill the entire screen and the former roach HQ goes Ka-BLAMM! like a certain globe-shaped planet-destructing space station.*)

*kisses Johnny square on the cheek* My saviour!

Johnny: Bweaaaaahh!!! X.x Don't you get bishounen with me!

Gomen ne... ^^;;;;

Johnny: Yeah, whatever... ¬_¬

Umh... anyway... ^^; You haven't seen Roach, have you?

Johnny: I've seen many roaches... but not this particular one.

(*Another explosion rocks the street. But this one's coming from downstairs...*)

What the...?

Roach Leader: Step aside! This is family business!

Roach: I ain't your son I say!

Roach Leader: Search your feelings. You know it's true!

Zorak: Oh puh-leeze... I've had enough of all these pseudo-refs...

....aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAA!!!

*SPLASH!!!*

*gurgle*spit*ptui* Yuck! I hate sewers!

(*Sikaryan gets up and notices ten pairs of eyes blinking at him.*)

What are you looking at, huh? Mind your own business, will ya? *mutter*

Roach Leader: YOU!! You're supposed to be dead!

Well helloooooooo nurse! Looks like I chose the right party to crash! The gaichu bigwig! And Roach! And... Space Ghost, Zorak, and Moltar? O.o

Zorak: Don't look at me! It wasn't my fault we ended up here!

Space Ghost: Silence! I haven't yet had a chance to say my line! *clears throat* Spa~~~~~~~ce Gho~~~~~~~*ZAPP!*

(*All cameos disappear in a sudden beam of light.)

*puts the RL-RC back into PocketSpace.* You stay outta this. Me and the gaichu biggy still have some things to settle. And this time, he won't get away. Ikuzo!

Instant recap:

Rebopp managed to force Jelynne out of AuthorSpace and back onto a street in EGCity.  He is now facing off against her.  Verity is being held hostage by Rebopp, and presently is lying tied up and gagged on the same street.  Rebopp has just asked Jelynne if she's ready to surrender now.

And so...

So, it's come to this.  I never thought things would make it this far.  And now you've made me take the final step.

Rebopp: What are you going on about?

Verity: Mmph? *thinks about it, then her eyes widen.  She wimpers, and tries to edge away from Rebopp*

*Jelynne reaches into her shoulderbag...*

*let others have their mystical weapons, their tanks, and their EVAs.  Let others use magical powers or invoke materia.  For Jelynne has the ultimate weapon: The Thermos O' Doom!*

*That's right folks! 12 lovely, undiluted oz. of triple-strong, piping hot Red Desert Klatchian coffee.  Banned in most of the free world, it is an utterly devastating weapon.  However, it is even more dangerous when Jelynne...*

Aha! There it is! *pulss out the Thermos O' Doom and...*

*... drinks it.*

*Does everyone remember the effect caffeine has on Jelynne? ... Good.  Now run for cover*

*Jelynne's eyes go very wide, and glitter madly as a wind from out of nowhere ruffles her hair and clothes.  She speaks in an eerie, sort of echoy voice* Ooh.  *a smile edges its way along her lips* Let's play, Rat-chan.

Rebopp: o.o Um... *suddenly notices that Jelynne's feet are a couple of inches off the street* This... isn't good, is it?

Don't you want to play with me, Rat-chan? *the strange glitter is almost hypnotic, and the wind blowing around her is getting stronger* I want to play with you.

*Verity is now trying deperately to get off the street and away from Rebopp.  She's not getting very far though, being tied up like a mummy and all.  Rebopp notices this, and stops her.  Then he leans down and rips off the duct tape holding her mouth shut*

Verity: Yeouch!! *glances nervously in Jelynne's direction* You are in so much trouble, Rat.

Rebopp: My name is Rebopp, not Rat! Now, tell me what's going on! *shakes Verity*

Verity: Hmph.  Obviously you didn't do all your homework before doing this.

*Jelynne is starting to sing to herself, and appears to be glowing faintly*

Rebopp: What are you talking about?

Rat-chan...  You're going to play, aren't you? *a sort of humming sound is filling the street, and Jelynne's glowing a little more* I'd be very unhappy if you didn't.

Verity: Don't upset her... don't upset her... remember what happened the last time she drank Klatchian coffee... don't upset her...  *keeps repeating it like a mantra*

Rebopp: *mutters* Stop calling me Rat-chan...  *he's leafing through a manila folder, prominantly labeled 'Jelynne: preliminary report'* Lessee... ah, here it is! *reads aloud* '... has unusual reactions to caffeine and/or lack of sleep.  It is reccomended that care should be taken to not upset the subject when she is under the influence of either.  Apparently, bad things happen if you do.' Huh? Who writes these things? That didn't explain anything!

I.  WANT.  TO.  PLAY.  *the street starts to ripple and crack, and the buildings near to Jelynne start to bow away from her, their windows cracking*

Verity: *takes a look, then shuts her eyes very tightly and chants harder* ... don't upset her... don't upset her... don't upset her...

Rebopp: Fat lot of help you are.  Um... Aha! *a wormhole opens up and sucks Jelynne in* That should take care of her.

Oh, Rat-chan...

Rebopp: Stop calling me Rat-chan! o.O Wait a minute...  *looks up.  Jelynne is now sitting several storeys above street level, surveying the city (which isn't too hard, seeing as the buildings are still leaning away from her)*

*Jelynne turns to peer down at him* Shame on you, Rat-chan.  Letting all your plotholes run around loose like that.  Just look at the mess they're making.

Rebopp: Never mind that! How'd you get back here?

Oh.  The entity things wouldn't play with me, so I blew up.  Then they kicked me out and said they didn't want any more beings coming through thier wormhole, and that they were moving to where nobody could find them.  *grins brightly* So I ended up here.

Rebopp: 'Blew up'? *nudges Verity* What does she mean, 'blew up'?

Verity: *stops chanting, and opens her eyes to look at Rebopp* Have you ever seen Samurai Pizza Cats?

Rebopp: I recall it being in the Anime Initiation, why?

Verity: Remember the Big Cheese?

Rebopp: o.O You mean she...

Verity: Only when she's caffinated.  And upset.  Or offended.  Or angry.  Or...

*Jelynne has become distracted by a roach/cameo battle going on a few streets over* Yeah! *pulls a couple of fans out of her shoulderbag* Squish 'em, Mash 'em, KicK 'em in the shins! Bash 'em, Smash 'em, We're gonna win! *waves the fans around like a cheerleader.  They have little anti-roach symbols on them*

Rebopp: *manages to ignore the display... barely* What's with all the floating around, then?

Verity: Ah, don't worry about it.  She only goes telekinetic when she drinks the Klatchian stuff.

Rebopp: Am I supposed to be reassured?

To Be Continued