An Annoying Paradise - Den-O 32 - Repairing the Damage - 12/30/12 season finale

[oddball]

So Reina knowa the thruth abut Aika, seems as though T-sama may be in for a spot of bother.

Hmm, seems as though the girls wan't Aika back, whatever sex she... er he might actually be! 

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@oddball: Reina's not dumb enough to cross the boss.
@kurosawa87: These secrets will all start to seem to have something in common ...

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(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 6 ("serialized in Nakayoshi!")

The phone hangs up.

Reina looks at Megumi in shock.  "Lost World?"

Megumi nods.  "Reina, there is another world out there, a world of magic and mystery.  It's been out there for thousands of years.  Many girl idols have been kidnapped there.  When a Harmony Project girl is kidnapped, they send me to go get them back."

"Magic and mystery?  Can we transform into princesses when we get there?  Are there princes that sparkle there?"

"Transformations do happen.  But, not always into Princes and Princesses."

"Okay, then I'm going as well."

"Wait!"

All eyes of the table turn to Sayumi.  "Reina, you don't understand.  The transformations are based on your heart.  I am one of the people who Megumi rescued.  I was a bad girl back then and I got into tons of trouble.  I was going to nightclubs and drinking.  I was kidnapped and dragged to Lost World.  I transformed into a half cat half girl creature.  It wasn't like being a princess at all."

"I understand.  But, if Aika is going to risk her neck, then I want to be there as well."

Megumi smiles.  "I can see you have a strong will, Reina.  You may come with me."

Momoko's eyes light up.  "Are there magical objects over there that can make us into superstars?"

Megumi gets very serious.  "Yes, there are.  There is at least one, the golden microphone, which can seriously power up the voice of the person who holds it.  Which is a really good reason for you not to go, Momoko."

"What!"  Momoko waves her arms like she was trying to fly.

"Momoko, you should rely on your own voice.  What is the point of becoming a star if you have it handed to you by mahou?"

"Miss Megumi?"

All eyes turn to Yurina.

"If Hiro is going then I am going.  His soul is in a bad state right now.  If he goes, he might be the one that needs saving."

Reina raises an eyebrow.  Isn't this the girl who was dissing Hiro earlier today?  Wow, how fickle.

Megumi nods.  "Very well.  You may come with me as well."

"I will also go.  As leader, I can't let Reina and Yurina go without my help."

Megumi walks over to Sayumi and looks her right in the eyes.  "Are you sure this isn't because you miss the temptations of Lost World?"

Sayumi's lower lip quivers.  "Okay, yes it is, partially.  But, I have been there before and I do want to protect Reina and Yurina.  And, I also have some unfinished business there."

Megumi smiles.  "You've come a long way."

Megumi turns to face the other girls.  "It is settled.  Sayumi, Reina and Yurina will come with me.  You other girls will stay here."

The other girls loudly complain.

"I know that you girls are disappointed, but you need to understand that Lost World is very dangerous and is even more dangerous if you go there for selfish reasons.  There are things there that none of you can understand.  Believe me, it's a lot safer if you stay.  Furthermore, if you did go and got in trouble it would be my job to rescue you and, I already have too much to do around here as it is!"  Megumi slams her hand down on the table.

The other girls nod, disappointed.

"Come on, let's go.  There is no need to take anything.  Everything that we will need is already over there."

Megumi, Reina, Sayumi and Yurina leave the lounge.

Momoko laughs a suspicious laugh.  "Well, I better get back to work."  She first checks to see if the hall is clear and then walks out.

Saki and Risako exchange glances.  They walk out of the room as well.

Reina walks with Sayumi.  "What is it like over there?"

"I suppose it is a lot like feudal Japan.  There's not a lot of technology, and some of the scenery there is very pretty.  But, I didn't get to see too much of it because I was a prisoner, held at the Forbidden City."

"Forbidden City?"

"It's some town by a mountain behind a large wall.  The people who live there are horrible and cruel.  They kidnap humans to keep as pets.  Many of them were once criminals on Earth."

"How horrible.  You must be very brave to want to go back."

Sayumi whispers into Reina's ear.  "I doubt if I could completely get rid of Forbidden City, but I know that there is one resident there who I can do something about."

"Scary."

They turn a corner walking towards the JE building.

Momoko looks around a corner a block back and then rushes up to the corner that they just turned to wait again.  Suddenly she is bumped from behind.  "Hey, watch it!"  She whispers.

Momoko turns and sees Saki and Risako.  "What are you two doing here?"

Risako puts on a serious face.  "The same thing as you.  If we can get our hands on the golden microphone then we could power up our voices and become big stars."

Saki nods.  "Yeah, without having to do scales for hours every day."

Momoko nods and looks around the corner.  "Clear."

The three run after their prey.

Reina excuses herself from Sayumi and walks with Yurina.  "Yurina, I thought that you no longer liked Hiro?"

"I don't like what he has become.  But, maybe I can help him get back to the way he was?"

"I don't know.  He seems like a real jerk now."

"I know.  But, I need to try."

Reina nods.  Maybe I'm in the same situation?  Aika has "changed" as well.  And, even if I make sure that Aika safely makes it home it will not change the fact that Aika is really Towa.


To be continued!

[kuro808]

a fantasy twist is a very nice add to this story

[oddball]

Hmm, things are definatly going to escalate from here on out I feel, I wonder quite what will happen when the two groups meet up... as for Sayu, she was stuck the before but wants to go back?!?!?!?! More interesting is that she is doing it to save someone there, who could this be?

I worry for Momo and the others too, I feel as though thier hunt for the golden michophone will end up badly for them.....

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(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

Author's note: "Harem ending" is a term in in multiple ending dating simulation games.  It means that the protagonist gets to be involved with two or more other characters at the same time.

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 7 ("serialized in Dragon Age Pure")

Hiro sits with his head between his hands, numb.  He barely notices Towa explaining to Reina that he is Aika, or Josephine talking to Miss Megumi.

Hiro sees a giant screen appear before him.  On it a RPG card with Aika's face appears along with some thermometers.  The readings on the thermometers all dive towards zero and a red x appears over Aika's picture.

"Gentlemen, it looks like the plans have changed slightly.  Miss Megumi has volunteered to guide you guys in Lost World.  I hope you all remember Miss Megumi from the onsen, managing Aika's group?"

Hiro nods his head weakly and notices that Seiji and Sumo boy also nod.

"She has a lot of experience with Lost World.  I was going to be your guide, but my transformed self might cause some problems for the mission."

Towa raises an eyebrow.  "Transformed?"

"Yes.  When you go to Lost World you will likely transform.  I suspect that Masaki and Satoshi have been transformed into donkeys.  As for me, I transformed into a dazzling beauty who attracted the gaze of all she passed.  Not good for stealth, let me tell you."

"Yes, I know that I will transform into a great warrior!"

Josephine looks at Sumo boy and raises an eyebrow.  "One cannot always predict what will happen.  You might as well just be surprised by it."

Kiraki nods.  "Maybe a giant ogre, or a Samurai!"

"Anyway, you guys need to meet Miss Megumi in the lobby.  I'll call for a van.  You don't need to bring anything, everything you'll need is already over there."

The four boys nod and then shuffle off to the elevator.

Once the elevator starts moving, Hiro turns on Towa.  "Why!??  Why, didn't you tell me before?"

"I didn't tell anyone.  If I told one person the secret would have gotten out."

"But, why were you so nice to me, then?"

Towa looks at Hiro funny.  "I treated everyone the same.  If I was mean to just you, wouldn't that have looked suspicious?"

"I guess you're right."

"This isn't going to be a problem is it?"

"No.  I will refocus my energy.  There are often many paths to the harem ending."

Towa makes a confused face.

Kiraki shoves Towa.  "Hey, I'm mad, too.  This means that the only girl who's talked to me in the school so far wasn't even a girl!"

"It's okay to go at your own speed."

The elevator opens letting them out to the lobby.  Hiro sees Miss Megumi, Reina, Yurina and some other girl waiting for them.  Oh great.  I have to deal with those two scary chicks as well?

Seiji smiles widely.  "Miss Megumi!  Josephine said that he's ordering a van for us."

"Good.  It's too far to walk and we're too big of a group for a cab.  Did Josephine tell you boys what to expect?"

Seiji laughs.  "I've been there before and we both know that no one can describe it ahead of time."

Miss Megumi nods.  She notices a van with tinted windows pull up in front of the JE building.  "That must be our ride.  Let's go."

The nine of them crowd into the van, the boys sitting together and the girls sitting together.  The van takes off.

"Do you boys know these three girls?"

Seiji shakes his head.  "Let me introduce myself.  I'm Seiji and this is Kamei-ko."

"My name is Sayumi.  I am the senior idol at Harmony project.  I am in The Race Car Five.  I have also been to Lost World before."

"Reina.  I'm in Edge and The Race Car Five."

"Yurina.  Shabondama Four."

"Hiro."

"Kiraki."

"Towa, formally known as Aika.  Shabondama Four.  Now, myself and these other three are in Friend ☆ Ship, with star being the symbol."

Reina rolls her eyes.  "Lame."

Seiji raises an eyebrow.  "Hey, I like group names with stars in them."

Miss Megumi smiles.  "Good.  Now, this mission might depend a lot on our team work.  I hope we can all work together well."

Hiro rolls his eyes.

"Is there a problem Hiro?"

"It's just that I might not be everyone's favorite person."

"Well, don't worry about making friends.  Even though this might look like a group date, we're here to do a job, a dangerous one at that.  May I count on you to be professional?"

Hiro nods.  "Absolutely."

"Good."

The van stops.  "Okay, follow me single file.  Don't look or talk to anyone!"

They get out of the van.  Hiro's senses are nearly overwhelmed by the bright lights, the smells, and the noises.  They are apparently in some seedy entertainment district with dozens of hostess and host clubs within earshot, each with their own greeter trying to stir up business.

"Let's go!"

Hiro follows behind Towa in the line down the street.  Although Hiro can feel dozens of eyes on him he looks straight ahead.

Halfway down the block they turn and march down a dark alley.  Halfway down the alley they stop in front of an unmarked door.

Megumi knocks, and then talks through an eye slot.

The door opens.  They are directed through another door and down a flight of stairs.

The basement they arrive at is cluttered and smelly.  A withered old man greets them.  "Welcome to Club Neverland!  I take it that you are going to Lost World?"

Megumi nods.  "I take it that our mission was called in?"

"Yes ma'am.  We have arranged for standard back packs for your group over there."

"Thanks."

The man looks at Seiji and squints.  "Miss Kamei?  Is that you?"

The turtle nods.

The man smiles.  "I hope you found your visit to Earth to be pleasant.  Son?  You did bring her card, didn't you?"

"Of course."  Seiji pulls out from his pocket what looks like an RPG playing card with Kamei's picture on in.

The old man pulls out a notebook with hundreds of cards in it and opens it.  "We'll file it away here for safe keeping."

The old man puts the note book away.  "Well, there's not a whole lot to it.  Just walk through the curtain of that booth in the corner.  You'll come out into a different basement and you'll feel nothing weird."

"May we go first?"

Miss Megumi smiles.  "Of course, Seiji.  Everyone, line up.  Let's go single file."

Hiro is at the end of the line.  One by one he sees the others enter the small booth.  Finally it is his turn.  Here goes nothing!  Hiro walks through the curtain.


To be continued.

[oddball]

Kiraki shoves Towa.  "Hey, I'm mad, too.  This means that the only girl who's talked to me in the school so far wasn't even a girl!"

  poor Kiraki! 

So they are off to the lost world and they will transform, I wonder what everyone will turn into?

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(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 8 ("serialized in Dragon Age Pure")

Hiro walks out of the booth into another basement.  A different withered old man greets him.  "Welcome, welcome!  Wait a second while your card prints."

Hiro looks around the room and scratches his head.  Where did all these babes come from?  Where was Seiji?  Kiraki?  Towa?

"Hey Hiro, you finally made it.  We were waiting."

Hiro looks at the person who talked to him.  It was a middle aged man of about forty.  But, it sounded like ...  "Seiji??"

"I did mention that magic was real here, didn't I?  This is my transformed shape."

Hiro quickly looks around looking for a mirror.  I better not look weird in this world.  That would be the worst!

He finds one and breathes a sigh of relief.  He still looks like himself, but it looks like he is wearing lots of makeup.  He even sparkles slightly.

"Here you go son, here's your card."

Hiro looks at his card:

Bishonen
Transform power up available
Magic even
Strength even
Speed even
Charisma +4
Stealth even
Vision even
Special Ability: Time Control

"All right!  I knew I was the heart throb type."

Hiro looks around the room again.  "Aika??"

Aika, now sporting shoulder length hair again, walks over to him.  "Wow, this is really embarrassing."

"Are you really a ..."

Aika looks down her shirt.  "I guess you could say that."

Time stops.

A screen with Aika's card appears without the red 'x'.

Hiro hits "Save Game".

Time resumes.

"Wow, this is great!  Offffffffffff!"

Aika punches Hiro in the solar plexus.  "Don't even THINK about it!!"

Hiro drools on the ground.

BAD END.

Hiro hits "Resume From Last Save".  Time reverses, then resumes.

"Towa, I just want you to know that I will never forget who you really are."

Aika smiles.

"That was amazing!"

Hiro turns to the old man.

"I've never seen a time controller at work before."

Hiro looks at his card, then at the man.  "You saw me get punched in the stomach?  For real?"

The man nods.

Hiro looks at the card.  "Wow, this is an awesome place!"

Hiro again looks around the room.  There is a girl there he has never seen before.  "Excuse me miss, may I ask who you are?"

The girl ignores him and looks at some of the musical instruments hanging on one of the walls of the basement.  She selects a guitar and starts jamming.  "So you're going to ask me my name.  Ask me again and I'll tell you the same.  KI-YA-ME-I, KI-YA-ME-I!"

Seiji smiles.  "Her name is Elizabeth Kyamei.  However, you know her as Kamei-ko.  This is what she looks like in Lost World.  She's quite a star at koto playing."

Hiro bows before Seiji.  "Sorry, bro, I didn't realize that she was your girl."

"No problem."

Hiro notices another new girl.  "Excuse me miss.  I'm Hiro.  Who might you be?"

The girl starts sniffling.

Hiro puts his hand on her shoulder.  "It's okay.  I want you to know that a girl as pretty as you can always depend on me."

Boom!

The girl kicks Hiro right in the face, then sits down next to Hiro's drooling body.  "You moron.  I'm Kiraki.  Do you think I want to be depending on you?"

Hiro sits up.  "Wow, I guess you didn't get to be a great warrior after all."

"No kidding."

"By the way, don't worry about the kick.  I deserved it."

"It's okay."  Kiraki helps Hiro up.

Hiro surveys the rest of the group.  Yurina and Reina look the same, only a little less attractive.  Miss Megumi, no longer wearing her glasses, looks totally intimidating, like a Yukuza boss.  Sayumi looks normal, except that she now has a tail and furry paws.

"Well, you folks will have to go upstairs now.  I sense that another party is coming soon.  We have strict privacy rules around here."

Aika looks at the man with scorn.  "You value privacy but allow people to be dragged here against their will?"

"The rules around here haven't changed in thousands of years."

Aika rolls her eyes.

"Putting that aside, please pick up your backpack from that line in order of your arrival and exit up the stairs."

Grumbling, the group exits the welcoming room.

After they are safely away a new entry comes through the curtains.  It looks like a small cat but walks on it's hind legs.  It waves it's arms like it is trying to fly.  "What the heck is this??"


To be continued.

[oddball]

Wow, well all I can say is this is definatly getting wierd, and who was that cat at the end, is ir Risako or Saki I wonder.....

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(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 9 ("serialized in Nakayoshi!")

Momoko, Risako and Saki stop about a block away from the JE building when they see Megumi, Reina, Sayumi and Yurina enter the lobby.

"What the heck?  Like this won't create a page one scandal?"

Risako pats the shorter Momoko on the head.  "They're being escorted by Miss Megumi.  I'm sure nothing weird will happen."

After a short wait, they see Miss Megumi and the three girls with four Jenny Boys exit the lobby of the JE building and climb into a van.

Saki looks grossed out.  "Ewwww!  It looks like they're going on a group date!"

Momoko runs to the curb.  "Taxi!"

A taxi pulls over and the three girls hop into the back.

"Driver, follow that van!"

"Yes, young lady."

Saki snuggles next to Risako.  "This is so exciting!  This is like being in a movie."

Risako nods.

Momoko pushes the two lovebirds.  "Come on you two, we're not shooting a movie.  This could turn into a really dangerous thing.  Can I count on you two to do what it takes to help find the golden microphone?  Or are you two going to be distracted by each other?"

Risako squeezes Saki tight.  "Of course you can.  However, it's safe for us to do this now.  It might not be safe later on.  You have to do things when it is time to do them."

Saki nods and runs her fingers through Risako's long hair.

Momoko turns away and pouts.  "You two are gross."

Risako answers without breaking her gaze into Saki's watering eyes.  "Don't be hating."

Momoko tries to distract herself by noticing the scenery flying by.  She notices that they are getting deeper and deeper into a seedy looking entertainment district.

"Miss, the van has stopped.  It looks like they're getting out."

Momoko slips the driver some money.  "Thank you, good sir.  We'll take it from here."  Momoko looks at a still making out Risako and Saki.  "Hey guys, make out time has passed, it's time to stalk."

Momoko and Saki disengage with a disappointed look.

They get out of the cab, keeping an eye on their prey.  The neighborhood that they are in is loud and bright.  Many men and women yell at them, trying to recruit them for some sort of unsavory activity or another.

Risako stretches.  "Maybe doing vocal scales isn't that bad?"

Momoko ignores her.  "They're on the move, let's go!"

Risako follows closely behind Momoko with Saki clinging to Risako out of fear of the host and hostess club greeters.

"They've turned down this alley."

Risako looks down the alley.  It looks dark, smelly and diseased.  "You've got to be kidding me!"

Momoko holds them up.  "They're going to a specific door.  Okay, they're in.  Let's go."

Saki looks down the alley and closes her eyes.  "No way."

"Just hold on to me."

The three girl tentatively make their way down the alley to the door.

Momoko knocks on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Adventurers, wanting to go to Lost World to seek the golden microphone."

"An independent group?  Nothing was called in."

"Yes, independent."

The door opens.  They crowd into a small room with doors that apparently open to stairways and a sleazy looking bar.

"You'll have to wait here a minute.  There's another party down stairs.  We'll have to give them some privacy."

Saki squeezes Risako tight and whispers in her ear.  "I wonder what they are doing?"

--

Downstairs, Reina and the rest of the group receive their final instructions.

"There isn't much to it.  Just walk through the curtain on that booth in the corner and you will come out on in Lost World in a similar basement.  You won't feel anything weird."

Reina looks at the withered old man and nods.  I wonder how long he has been doing this?

Seiji, one of the Jenny Boys, speaks up.  "We'll go first."

Reina looks at Seiji funny.  Seiji has been acting like the turtle that he carries with him was a real person.  But, it's just a turtle.

Megumi nods.  "Okay, everyone line up behind Seiji!"

Reina feels herself being pushed to the front of the line.  Cowards!  But, still, I do have to do this at some point.

Seiji walks through the curtain with the turtle.  Reina then walks through.

On the other side of the curtain, instead of a booth there is another basement.  Reina looks around.  There are strange things hanging from the walls in great volume, but other than that it looks like a normal basement.

"You made it.  We were getting lonely!"

Reina turns and sees two people that she's never seen before.  One is an older guy, the other is a beautiful young girl, dressed in frilly clothes.

Reina looks at her own clothes.  She is horrified to see that her carefully chosen fashion statement has been replaced by some rather drab, plain looking clothes.  "Um, I'm Reina.  Who are you guys?"

The older guy laughs.  "Seiji here.  This is my transformed form.  This is Elizabeth Kyamei.  This is Kamei-ko's true form.  She transformed into a turtle when she came to earth."

Reina cringes.  This girl was a turtle a minute ago?  "How long were you guys waiting?  I was right behind you."

"About a minute."

Another old withered man appears.  "Folks!  I have your cards."  The man hands cards to Seiji and Reina.  Reina looks at her card.

Peasant
Transform power up available
Magic plus two
Strength even
Speed even
Charisma minus two
Stealth even
Vision even
Special Ability: persuasion

"Seiji, what does 'transform power up available' mean?"

"Reina, the information on cards is supposed to be private.  If you tell other people the information on your card, then the card will be limited in the magical power it can give you.  But, to answer your question, if something like that is on your card, not that it necessarily is, then in times of need you would be able transform into a more powerful form."

"I hope that form has better fashion sense."

Seiji smiles.  "The new form is based on what is in your heart.  I'm sure it will be lovely.  That is, if you have that on your card."

To be continued.

[oddball]

Ahh cool so they all have power up cards!!! I actually hope they get to use them now!!!

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(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

Author's note: Kirarin means 'shining' in Japanese.

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 10 ("serialized in Nakayoshi!")

Reina watches as some more people from the group come across, each about a minute apart even though they were only a couple seconds behind each other in line.

Reina is shocked by Miss Megumi's new appearance.  Wow, she looks like someone that you don't want to talk back to, not that anyone ever talked back to her before she transformed.

Reina is amused a little that Yurina also got a fashion downgrade.  Well, at least I wasn't the only one.

Then Sayumi comes across.  Sort of.

"What the heck?  You have a tail?"  Reina points.

"Well, yeah.  Didn't I tell you that I transformed last time into a cat girl?  Did you think I was going to be a dog this time?"

Reina looks at Sayumi with wonder.

Then ...

"Aika??"  Reina runs over to Towa.  His hair is now shoulder length.

"What happened?"

"I think you might have transformed."

Miss Megumi smiles.  "I guess I won't have to worry about calling you Aika now."

Aika finds a mirror to look in.  "This is bad."

Aika is given her RPG card.  She looks at it in disgust.  "What is wrong with this world?  Was it designed by a bunch of hentai game makers?"

Another girl comes through the curtain.  Sensing something is wrong, she runs to the mirror that Aika is standing by.  A look of panic comes over her face.

"Can I help you?"

"Towa, they got you too?"

Aika looks at the girl's nervous posture.  "I got it.  Sumo boy, right?"

Kiraki nods.

"Yeah, I guess we both got a lousy hand dealt to us.  But, cheer up.  When we get back, we should change back."  Aika looks at the withered old man as he hands Kiraki her RPG card.  "That is right, right?"

"Absolutely."

Finally Hiro comes across.  He still looks like he is a boy, but looks twice as pretty.

Reina turns up her nose and talks with Miss Megumi.  "Is it okay that people have changed?"

Miss Megumi nods.  "You'll get used to how things work around here.  Don't worry."

The old man yells something about the party needing to go upstairs.  Reina grabs a back pack and climbs up the stairs.  How cool!  The building over the basement looks like a historical recreation of a tea house.

Miss Megumi herds them out a side door and into an alley.

Wow, this whole town looks like something from feudal Japan.

Miss Megumi smiles.  "Okay, is everyone ready for the next phase of the trip?"

Aika walks up to Miss Megumi.  "Um, this is kind of embarrassing, but, ..."  Aika whispers something in Miss Megumi's ear.

"Yes.  Stealth is important.  Reina?  Please take Aika and Kiraki across the street.  They should find what they need over there.  Money is already in your backpacks."

Reina rolls her eyes.  "Come on, ladies."

Across the street Reina sees a store that sells ladies clothes.  "So what do you guys need?"

Aika whispers in Reina's ear.  "We need bras or else we're going to attract a lot of unwanted attention."

Reina looks to her own chest and then looks at Aiki and Sumo Boy's chest and makes a jealous face.  "Well, that makes sense, I guess."

--

Downstairs, the next person walks through the curtain.  "What the heck?"

"Welcome to Lost World, young lady.  Here is your card."

The upright walking cat holds the card in its paws.  "You have got to be kidding me."

"You were told about the transformations, right?"

"I thought I would be a princess."

The old man chuckles.  "Lots of people say that."

Risako walks through the curtain.  She looks about the same.  "Old man, where is Momoko?"

"Down here, moron!"

Risako breaks out laughing.  "I'm sorry, but this is too funny."

"Focus or I'll use your legs as a scratching post."

"Okay, okay."

"Miss?  Here's your card."

"So, how are we going to find the Golden Microphone?"

The older man chuckles.  "Well, if you don't have a plus score on your vision, or don't have the visionary special ability, you could be sitting on a magic object and not know it."

Both Momoko and Risako look at the cards, then cringe.

Risako looks exasperated.  "This mission is doomed."

Saki walks through the curtains, looking mostly unchanged.  "Here I am!  Where's Momoko?"

Risako stifles a giggle.  "Don't laugh, she transformed."

Saki looks at the upright cat.  "Well, at least you're still cute."

"Gee, thanks!"

"Here's your card ma'am."

Risako clears her throat.  "Um, Saki, you don't have a plus by your vision or the visionary special ability, do you?"

Saki looks at her card.  "No."

"Great.  We're going to look for magic objects and none of us can recognize one even if we were right on top of it!  We are so screwed.  Thanks Momoko.  Or, should I say, Meow-ko?"

Meow-ko smirks.  "Calm down.  I have a plan."

--

Kiraki walks out of a fitting room with a properly fitting bra under his boys shirt.  "I will never live this down."

Kiraki sees Aika wearing a modest looking dress.  "Towa, I think you're going overboard."

Aika looks at Kiraki with a serious expression.  "Our mission needs stealth.  Two girls dressed as boys would stand out.  So, you're getting a make over as well.  By the way, it would really stand out if a girl had a boy's name like Towa so you should just call me Aika while we're over here."

"But, what am I going to do?  Kiraki is a boy's name, also."

Aika goes into a deep think.  "Yeah, and Sumo boy wouldn't work either."

Reina walks over with a dress.  "I think I found one that would fit Sumo boy."

Aika hits her palm.  "I have it.  Let's call Sumo Boy, Kirari.  That's kind of girly."

Reina smiles.  "That's cool.  We can call her 'Kirarin' as a nickname."



To be continued.

[oddball]

Oh dear poor kiraki, at least towa/Aika has been used to being a girl, I'm not sure the hapless Kiraki is coping with it so well!!!

Aika whispers in Reina's ear.  "We need bras or else we're going to attract a lot of unwanted attention."

Reina looks to her own chest and then looks at Aiki and Sumo Boy's chest and makes a jealous face.  "Well, that makes sense, I guess."

Oh dear Aika, perhaps this was not the most inteligent thing to say to Reina! 

[resop2]

(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 11 ("serialized in Dragon Age Pure")

The group emerges from the stairs into what looks like a feudal Japanese Tea House.  Miss Megumi takes people outside by a side door.

"Seiji, this place is really living up to the hype."

"Don't get caught up Hiro.  This land might be cool, but it is dangerous as well."

Reina, Aika and Kiraki run across the street while Miss Megumi motions for the other to stay in the alley.

"What's going on?"

Miss Megumi gives Hiro a condescending look.  "They needed more stealthy outfits."

Yeah, I was right behind Aika and Kiraki on the steps and parts of their bodies continued to climb the steps even after the rest of them had reached the top.  "Yeah, I kind of noticed."

"So would have everyone else."

Finally the newly female members of the group return with modest and appropriate dress.

"Okay, everyone, quick note."  Aika points to Kiraki.  "Our classmate here has a new idol name.  She will be known as Kirari.  But, we can call her by her nick name, Kirarin."

Kirarin visibly fumes.  She rolls her eyes, bows and speaks in a sarcastic voice.  "Please take care of me." 

Miss Megumi pats Kirarin on the head even though Kirarin is slightly taller.  "Kira-chan, don't get off on the wrong foot.  Our transformed bodies carry with them wonderful powers, but they won't manifest if we go around moping."

"Yes, Miss Megumi."

Too bad Sumo Boy is really a boy.  His transformed self is very appealing as a tsundere.  An RPG card appears in Hiro's head with Kirarin's picture on it and thermometers which seem to have favorable readings.

Yurina shakes her head in disgust.

"Okay folks, time to hit the road.  We can make the Forbidden City by tomorrow.  The road is not very safe so we should be on guard at all times."

Kirarin raises her hand.  "Miss Megumi, I think that Seiji should be in charge of looking out for dangers.  Even back home he was able to spot a small army of scandal sheet photographers hiding in the woods and I wasn't able to see any of them."

"Is this true, Seiji?"

"Absolutely.  I will consider it an honor to be the look out."

Miss Megumi smiles.  "Okay, let's roll out."

--

Thirty minutes into the walk Hiro starts getting bored.  Okay, the scenery is nice and all, but there's almost nothing out here except for this dirt road.  Hiro Yawns.

Seiji pokes him in the side.  "Come on big brother.  You'll never develop your powers if you're bored."

"Don't call me big brother out here.  It will sound weird.  And, what's there to get excited about out here?"

"Nothing so far.  But, we do have a party who are tailing us in a clumsy way.  However, they seem content to keep their distance."

"Goons?"

"Don't talk about Aika's group mates that way."

Hiro nods.

After another thirty minutes the road starts rising to go through a mountain pass.

When they approach the pass Seiji stops the group.  "I might be good, but I can't see through solid objects like rocks.  The next patch of road is really well known as an ambush area and I would be really surprised if we got through without seeing some action."

Kirarin smiles.  "I'm ready."

Hiro looks over the group.  This is unexpected.  Reina is the only one who looks like she's worried.

"Let's go."

The group reaches a sharp turn at the top of the pass.  Then as if by clockwork:  "Good travelers, I hope you're having a pleasant journey.  However, you'll need to pay a toll to pass this point."

Hiro jumps up to see what's going on.  There are four burly men with clubs blocking their way.

Miss Megumi smiles a mysterious smile.  "And, what might this toll be?"

"Your money, your dignity, your bodies, and your lives.  That isn't too much is it?"

"You guys are too funny."

"Are you kidding me?  There are four of us and there are only two men in your group.  And, they look like sissies."

Seiji nudges Hiro.  "He kind of has a point."

"Shut up!"

"So, are you going to surrender quietly or are you going to give us some fun?"

Along the road there are walls of giant rock on either side, as the path goes in between two mountain formations.  However, the rocks are not uniform and have areas were one can slip into holes in between the rocks.  Hiro backs up and slips in between two of the rocks.  This is a time of great need.  Maybe my transformed self will be able to help?

Nothing happens.  Hiro takes out his card and concentrates on the area that says power up available.

Miss Megumi puts on her intimidating face.  "Do you four boys think you could handle some like me?"

The apparent leader on the gang shrinks back slightly, but then regains his composure.  "Maybe we can, maybe we can't.  Let's find out."

Miss Megumi steps back and whispers to Seiji.  "They're being protected by some sort of magic.  Is this all of them?"

Seiji nods.

Kirarin comes to the front of the group.  "Miss Megumi, thank you for leaving some for me.  I am going to enjoy ..."

The leader growls at Kirarin.

Kirarin shrinks away.  "Why didn't I transform into a Samurai?"

"Well, I guess we'll just take what we want."  Suddenly a rose lands at the feet of the gang leader.  "What's this?"

The gang and the team look back along the trajectory of the rose to see a masked figure standing on top of a rock back lit by the lowering sun.

"This is a lovely evening, perfect for a stroll through the mountains.  But, this is not an evening for monsters like you to make trouble."

Aika looks on in surprise.  "Who is that?"

Kirarin squints.  "No idea.  He's kind of cute, though."

"Ehhhh?"  Aika looks at Kirarin in surprise.

Kirarin coughs.  "Well, he has kind of a cool style.  I should try that style when I get back to being a boy."

"Okay..."

The masked figure jumps down.  "I, the Masked Avenger, the protector of innocent ladies, will be your opponent."

The gang leader swings his club at the Masked Avenger but misses by a mile as his target seems to move faster than light.

The Masked Avenger strikes the elbow of the Gang Leader and causes his club to go flying.  "Now, I am going to give you a taste of the terror that you have caused your innocent victims."

"Screw you."  The Gang Leader lunges at the Masked Avenger but his target effortlessly evades.

"Time to learn the true terror of my strikes, scum."

Suddenly a second figure, moving almost too fast to be seen, comes up behind the Masked Avenger and throws him into the wall of the pass, stunning him.


To be continued.

[oddball]

..... the masked Avenger..... seems as though even he is not quite the avenger that he, or as it may turn out she, hopesw they are, I wonder how the gang are going to get out of this mess......

[resop2]

(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 12 ("serialized in Dragon Age Pure")

Suddenly a second figure, moving almost too fast to be seen, comes up behind the Masked Avenger and throws him into one of the walls of the pass, stunning him.

A mysterious masked female dressed like a princess stands before the Masked Avenger.  "I, the Love Princess, will tolerate no violence here tonight.  Now leave."  The Love Princess throws the Masked Avenger some thirty yards back down the trail.

I guess she can take care of the situation.  The Masked Avenger slips into a crevice in the rocks and transforms back into Hiro.

Hiro rejoins the group.  The Love Princess has already left.  Hiro works his way up to the front of the group.

The four bandits are all bowing prostrate on the ground in front of Miss Megumi.  "Please accept our apologies."

"Don't be silly, there nothing you need to apologize for."

One of the bandit followers rises up and wails.  "My wife is going to kill me."

"Yes, she is, but after that I think she will forgive you.  After all, none of this was really your fault."

Hiro nudges Seiji.  "What happened?"

"You missed it?  Oh my god.  It was so cool.  We had an actual real mahou shoujo show up and save the day."

Kyamei nods.  "Cool, she was."

"She blew off some weird mercenary and then removed the evil spell that these poor farmers were under."

"Poor farmers?"

"Oh, yes.  They are farmers who were enchanted to be bandits.  Their families haven't seen them in months."

Miss Megumi helps the farmers back to their feet.  "Well, don't just stand around for our sakes.  I'm sure your families are dying to see you."

The farmers break into tears.  "We're leaving now!"  The farmers run off.

"Have a nice trip."  Miss Megumi says rhetorically to the fading cloud of dust that the farmers have kicked up.

Hiro turns to Aika and Kirarin.  "Are you two okay?"

Aika smiles.  "Of course.  You know, being a girl might not be so bad if you get to transform into a cool form like that."

Kirarin nods.  "Yeah, the Love Queen really had a cool style.  Much better than that mercenary guy, whatever his name was."

Hiro feels his stomach drop.  He seeing in his mind RPG cards for Aika and Kirarin with the thermometers dropping to unfavorable levels.  Wow, this sucks.  But, at least it's not a bad end.

Aika nods.  "I wonder who it was though?"

"No idea.  She sure seemed mysterious."

"Hey guys, is the excitement over?"

Yurina looks at Reina sternly.  "And, where did you go?"

Reina looks down.  "I'm kind of a scaredy cat.  I ran away and hid."

Yurina smirks.  "I would have thought that you would be the first person who would want to fight."

"Yeah, maybe it's from the transformation from when I came to this stupid world?  Gimme a break."

Hiro also smirks to himself.  I was thinking she'd be an amplification of a Gangster Barbie.  Maybe she's not like that on the inside?

"Well, you missed something special.  We were all saved by a magical girl."

"You're kidding."

"No, I guess this is the sort of place where magical girls exist."

"Did she have a good style?"

"She was pretty good.  Maybe the Race Car Five can copy her style and be a sentai team?"

Sayumi beams.  "I'd be all for that, nyah."

"What about your group?"

Yurina shakes her head.  "We only have four people.  You need five for a proper sentai team."

Miss Megumi tries to get everyone's attention.  "Okay, team.  The Forbidden City is not too far.  Once we get down from the pass we will camp for the night.  We should be able to get there by tomorrow afternoon.  We don't know what sort of defenses the city will be using, so be prepared for anything."

--

They finally reach the bottom of the pass and find a place to camp.

Hiro takes off his back pack with a thud.  "I hope these things have tents in them."

Seiji nods.  "They do.  Even though this is a land of magic, they allow people to import modern stuff.  Not really that much comes in, but they have practicality down to a science."

Hiro takes a drink from his canteen.  He then turns it over and nothing comes out.

"Don't worry, there is a stream close by with clean water."

"So, what's this Forbidden City like?"

"It's kind of like the evil castle in a horror movie, only a lot bigger.  I hope we'll be able to see the inside of it tomorrow."

"Why wouldn't we be able to?"

"The gates of the city are always guarded.  And, they change the style of the guards frequently to avoid adventurers from targeting them."

"Have you seen the inside?"

"I have."

"How did you get in?"

Seiji blushes.  "Josephine distracted the guards.  She used her sex appeal."

"Okay, I don't want that image in my head."

Seiji starts setting up his tent.  "Why not?  I saw you making eyes at Aika and Kirarin.  Why should Josephine be different?  She was quite stunning when she transformed.  Kyamei was quite jealous of her at the start."

Hiro looks at the tent pieces and the instructions.  "I don't know which is worse, this tent or that image."

"There, finished."

Hiro looks on incredulously at Seiji's finished tent.  "Hey, you don't suppose?"

"I'll be happy to get your tent up, big brother."

"Thanks.  So, are those girls still tailing us?"

Seiji looks around quickly.  "They are about one hundred yards away from us, also setting up camp."

"Should we scare them off?"

"If they had the will and the courage to come to Lost World by themselves, there's no reason to think that we could scare them."

Hiro nods.

"There finished."

Hiro looks on in shock at the completed tent.

"Now, on the other hand, if you went over and flirted with them..."

"Very funny."

To be continued.

[oddball]

Hmm, I wonder if this Love Princess could be Reina? she could well be jsut a scaredy cat though! 

Wonder how they are going to get into the city?

[resop2]

(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 13 ("serialized in Nakayoshi!")

The three adventurers peek into the alley.

"Okay time to move out!"

They see their prey start to move.

"Okay guys, it's stalk time.  We won't be able to find the Golden Microphone by ourselves, but if those guys find it then it won't be hard to steal it from them."

Saki nervously scratches her head.  "Couldn't we just ask them if we could use it?"

Meow-ko groans.  "Are you dumb?  Weren't you listening when Miss Megumi chewed me out back home?  Do you think she'll change her mind?"

"But, how do we know that we can steal it from them."

Meow-ko beams.  "No problem.  I have a special cool power on my card.  When it comes time for stealing, we should be done in a flash."

Risako steps out into the alley.  "We'd better start stalking them, before they get to far."

Meow-ko nods and runs to the street.  "We need to let them get a little farther ahead so that we won't seem suspicious."

"Two girls and a cat that talks aren't suspicious enough already?"

"Not here."  Meow-ko points to a half man, half dog walking down the street.

Saki ponders a little bit.  "If we are going to be a bad guy team shouldn't we have a team name?"

Meow-ko slaps her forehead with her paw.  "What for?"

"Because it would be cool."

"What ever."

Saki smiles.  "I have it.  We should call ourselves The It Girls."

Risako frowns.  "I'm not sure I like that one."

"Can you do better?"

"Give me a chance to think about it."

"Well, don't take too long.  If we steal the Golden Microphone we will want to make a grand introduction."

Meow-ko gives Saki a dirty look.  "Why would we want to give them a chance to get the microphone back like that?"

"It's obvious.  This is a land of magic so whoever holds the golden microphone will have magical powers and be able to fend off any attack."

"I don't know where you're getting this silliness, but if we want to stalk we better start stalking now."

--

Reina walks near the back of the group.  What is with this group?  It's like everyone is in their own little clique.

Finally Sayumi notices Reina and drops back to walk with her.  "So, what do you think of Lost World so far, nyah?"

"Nyah?"

"Why are you saying 'nyah', nyah?"

Reina raises an eyebrow.  "Do you even know that you're ending your sentences with 'nyah' now?"

"No way, nyah!"

"Well, I guess it can't be helped.  Any way, as for Lost World, it seems a little creepy to me."

"Eh, nyah?"

"Having to walk everywhere instead of taking the subway, everyone wearing really drab colors, having nothing to eat but rations, what else would I think but creepy?"

"But, there is magic here, nyah.  Not being open to this world will prevent your magic from growing, nyah."

"The only thing growing around here are blisters on my feet."

"Well, you'll get used to it, nyah."

After what seems like forever to Reina, the road starts climbing to what seems like a mountain pass.

Seiji, who has been acting as a look out, stops the group.  "Okay, we're approaching a dangerous area.  Be prepared for anything."

Reina turns to Sayumi.  "What does he mean by anything?"

"Animals, or even more dangerous, bandits, nyah."

On either side of the road are high rocks, so the next bend in the road looks like a corner.  The group turns the corner.

"Well, hello you fools.  Time to hand over your women and your money."

Reina from the back of the group can just barely see the bandits on the other side.  However, she can feel their malevolence without having to see them well.

Suddenly Reina's heart starts hurting and she feels hot all over.  She can now see through the group and sees the evil spirits who are controlling the bandits.  Oh no, this is horrible.  Those poor guys must feel terrible having to do these evil things. 

Reina senses a tuxedo clad figure move by her at amazing speed.  The figure jumps up to a high rock and challenges the bandits.  Oh no!  This is horribly wrong!  We can't fight them, they're innocent men.  If only there was something I could do to stop this.

Reina, there is something you can do.

Okay, who is talking inside my head?

Reina, your card says that you can transform.  Now would be a good time to do so.

Who are you?  And, why do you sound like a stereotypical bishounen?

I am the spirit inside of your card.  But, if you want to help those poor bandits you need to do it now.

How?

Just open yourself up to the possibility and you will transform.

Okay.  Reina relaxes and suddenly she is bathed in a bright light.  Her clothes change (with a few obligatory frames of tasteful partial nudity) into a brightly colored gown.  This is bad.  The rest of the group is going to think I am a weirdo.

No, no.  They won't recognize you.  Now go forth and heal this situation, Love Princess.

That's my transformed name?

Yes.

But how am I to heal this situation?

When the time comes the words will come from your heart.

Okay, here I go!

Love Princess moves at amazing speed and lands right next to the guy who is trying to fight the bandits.  She shoves the guy away.  "There will be no violence here tonight.  Love Princess will not permit it."

"Hey, who asked you to butt in?  I was just ready to trash these punks."

I had better give him a stern look.  "You had better get out of here!"

The guy mumbles to himself and wanders off through the group.

Love Princess hears a laugh behind her.

"Hey cutie!  Thanks for chasing off the only guy who could fight us.  How about we reward you by taking away your dignity first?"

Oh no, these guys are huge!  What am I to do?


To be continued.

[oddball]

So reina was the love princess!!!!  and now she has a spirit talking in her head....  I wonder if any of the others will transform soon?

[resop2]

(This is a fan fic based on the "public images" of various Hello!Project artists and is no way, shape or form trying to imply anything about the personal lives of the real people behind the public images.)

An Annoying Paradise Lost Part 14 ("serialized in Nakayoshi!")

Love Princess hears a laugh behind her.

"Hey cutie!  Thanks for chasing off the only guy how could fight us.  How about we reward you by taking your dignity first?"

Oh no, these guys are huge!  What am I to do?

Love Princess, stop worrying.  You don't have to fight four guys at once who are each one three times bigger than you.

That's a relief, but what am I to do?

You have to fight the malevolent spirits that are controlling them.

Sounds like a good idea.  But how?

Trust your heart.  The words will come from there.

Love Princess stares down the bandits.  "You're not going to take anyone's dignity today.  But, you might regain your own."

"What?"

Love Princess feels her heart grow warmer.  "You evil spirits will no longer control the hearts of these innocent men."

Suddenly the lead bandit's face shows fear.  "Oh, no!"

"Negative heart lock on!"  Love Princess forms a heart with both of her hand and points them at the bandits.  A magical energy shoots out.  "Open heart!"

"Refresh!"

Love Princess sees the dark shadows that surround the men vanish.

Love Princess winks.  "My work is done.  Good day."

Love Princess races past the other members of the group and hides in a crack in the rocks.  She transforms back into Reina.

That was intense.  Should I tell the group who I am?

That would weaken the magic.  It's better if you don't.

Okay.  Thanks, by the way.  Those guys didn't look like they were playing.

You don't need to thank me.  I am only here to serve you.

What should I call you?

You may call me Access.

Thank you Access, but I need to rejoin the group.

I am here when you need me.  Have a nice trip.

Reina slips out of the crack in the rock.  She walks back to the group.  She sees that the bandits have left.  "Is everything okay?"

Yurina nods.  "Yes, we were saved by a magical girl who healed the hearts of the bandits."

"Get out of here!  What really happened?"

"Seriously.  This is a land of magic, you know?"

Aika and Kirarin come over.  Aika is nodding.  "I saw it as well.  She was really cool."

Kirarin rolls her eyes.  "She was okay."

Aika shoves Kirarin.  "Hey, just because she didn't punch those guys out doesn't mean she wasn't cool."

Yurina joins Aika in picking on Kirarin.  "Come on, you had to think her outfit was cool.  I'm in the fashion club.  I should know."

Kirarin pouts.  "It could have been cooler, like a sentai uniform."

An idea registers on Aika's face.  "Hey, maybe we should use outfits like that for our next video?"

Yurina shakes her head.  "The Race Car five would be better suited for that.  But, I did like her attack phrase."

"Yeah, what was it?  Negative heart unlock?"

Yurina nods.  "We should definitely get T to steal that for the Shabondama Four."

Seiji and Elizabeth walk over.  "You guys might want to change your minds about that."

Aika looks at Seiji suspiciously.  "What do you mean by that?"

"Your other two group mates are following us."

"Why would they do that?"

"They probably not here to help us.  For the time being I wouldn't think of them as friends if I were you."

Reina studies Aika closely.  Wow, I don't think I ever seen Aika look hurt this way before.  I guess her and her other group members got to be really close.

Miss Megumi calls for their attention.  "Okay, we should camp around the bottom of the pass.  We should make the Forbidden City by tomorrow noon."

--

At the bottom of the hill Reina struggles with her tent.  "This is impossible.  It's like the instructions are written in English."

Yurina comes over.  "It's okay.  You're not the only one having problems.  I just helped Sayumi with hers."

"But, she should have problems, considering that she has paws instead of hands now."

Sayumi walks over.  "It's not like I can help that, nyah."

"Jajan!"  Yurina points to a completed tent for Reina.

"How did you do that?"

"I've camped before.  These are standard tents from Tokyo.  They're not that hard if you have done them before."

Reina nods.  "I don't understand one thing, why is everyone off in there own little groups?"

Yurina gives Reina a condescending look.  "It shouldn't be surprising that Aika and Kirarin are off by themselves.  They wouldn't be comfortable crashing with the girls and what straight boy would want Hiro hitting on them?"

"He wouldn't sink that low, would he?"

"I saw the way he was looking at them.  He would.  Also, Miss Megumi and Elizabeth of course would want to catch up since Miss Megumi knows her from previous campaigns.  Since the boys are together that just leaves us three."

Reina becomes distracted by looking at Sayumi.  What is going on?  She is looking really weird.

Sayumi starts growling.

"Sayumi-kun, are you okay?"  Reina nudges the transfixed Sayumi.

"Hey, what did you do that for, nyah?  It got away, nyah."

Yurina shakes Sayumi.  "Snap out of it.  You're not going to run off and eat field rats are you?"

Sayumi blushes bright red.  "Crap, nyah.  Sorry, nyah.  The last time I was here my mind was very taken over by my transformed body, nyah."

"You ate ...?"  Reina winces.

"This is Lost World Reina, nyah.  It will happen to all of us if the mission lasts too long, nyah.  For instance, if Aika and Kirarin stay here too long they will forget that they are boys, nyah."

"What about me?  Will I forget my fashion sense?"

Yurina pats Reina on the head.  "Hopefully we'll be back before that happens.  And, Miss Megumi told me that the effects of this world wear off after around five minutes after coming back."

"Yeah, that would be horrible if I came back and was a different person."


To be continued.