Post by Emi Yamamoto on Feb 19, 2013 4:14:47 GMT -5
NOTE: For the benefit of the judges, this RP is for both Emi and Cami. x
Cami is seen sitting on the shared couch in the living room of the apartment. She scowls at a text message. She looks up when she hears the door open and Emi enters, carrying a bag. Kenji follows her, looking somewhat flustered, but carrying another 3-4 bags. He's rolling his eyes behind her as Cami looks at both of them.
Emi: Just got back from this really awesome flea market. You gotta check out some of the stuff I got!
Kenji: Yeah...maybe you should have come with us and stopped her from buying some of this junk...
Emi turns and frowns, hands on her hips.
Emi: It's not junk! I can use all of this stuff!
She starts pulling out an old suitcase, a small jewellery box, a glass figurine shaped like a chicken and an action figure that looked like it had seen better days. There was other stuff too but she was more interested in the couple items that she'd placed on their kitchen table. Emi opens the suitcase and inside is some old clothing and a pouch.
Cami: What's that?
Emi: I dunno.
She opens it up and empties the contents into her palm. There are three seeds that almost looked like coffee beans, but when they caught the light from the ceiling they had a glitter effect.
Emi: Ooohhh shiny...
Kenji face-palms.
Cami: What are they?
Kenji: I don't know but I'm ending this. Emi, you spent half your rent money on this garbage...
He seems a little angry and tries to snatch the beans from Emi's hand. She dodges but accidentally throws them. The beans fly up and conveniently fly out the open window. All three of them run to the window and look out just as the 'beans' hit the ground.
Cami: Well... So much for that...
Emi: No! My shiny shiny!
Kenji just shakes his head with a frown. They all move away from the window when suddenly the ground starts to shake.
Cami: Does Las Vegas have earthquakes?
Kenji: Not really...
It only lasts a few minutes but once it stops and all three gain their composure, then notice that the light from the window is blocked. Cami looks behind him and her jaw drops open.
Cami: What in the world?
Now poking through the window is a giant green leaf. Emi goes toward it and suddenly climbs out the window.
Cami & Kenji: EMI!!!
They run to the window just as Emi pokes her head back through and jumps to the floor.
Emi: It's a beanstalk! My shiny shiny were magic beans!!
Kenji rolls his eyes. Emi walks toward the table and puts as many of the items into her suitcase and goes back towards the beanstalk.
Emi: Come on! Let's check it out!
She's gone in a flash.
Kenji: Well after you. We can't let her go up there on her own...
So Cami and Kenji reluctantly follow her up the beanstalk. They look up and see that Emi is already miles up. They are starting to get tired as they finally reach the clouds high above, but as they climbed a little bit higher, they had a bit of a shock.
Kenji: What the hell?
Above the clouds they saw a huge stone castle in a distance, seemingly built on top of one of the clouds. They suddenly turned to see Emi, who is bouncing up and down on top of the cloudy surface.
Emi: Come on hop up here guys! It's like a really big bouncy bed!
Cami reluctantly stepped off the beanstalk and onto the cloud with her eyes closed. She bounces slightly and opens her eyes realizing that Emi was right. Cami stepped off the stalk and onto one of the clouds, realizing that it felt like a soft fluffy surface. They smile at each other and bounce for a moment as Kenji follows them, slightly hesitant to standing up on the cloud.
Cami: It's so bouncy! But I wonder what that castle is, all the way over there...
Emi: It could be a bouncy castle! Let's check it out!
Kenji: Emi wait!
Too late. She's already off in a flash, bouncing all the way. Cami and Kenji are about to chase after her until they hear a voice from behind.
??: Wait!
They turn around and see a hooded figure. He looks and sounds awfully familiar...
Cami: Kuk? Is that you? You look different...
??: Fair maiden, I am not this 'Kuk' that you speak of. I am...
Cami: You talk different too. You sound...arrogant! You've changed man...
He looks confused as Kenji rolls his eyes.
Kenji: Sorry about that. She's just a little naive.
Cami: Am not!
Kenji: Anyway, our friend has wandered off so we'd better get...
The hooded figure suddenly interrupts them.
??: No! If I were you, I'd turn back now!
Kenji and Cami look confused.
??: There is a nightmarish beast that terrorizes these parts. I'd be wise to turn back now and never return. People are not as they seem.
Cami: Umm, understatement of the year that is. Don't worry... I'm sure Kenji and I can take care of any monsters!
Kenji: Uhh yeah thanks for the warning. But we really need to fetch our friend first.
They continue to rush off, but Emi is too far ahead. They look back to see that the hooded figure had completely vanished. Cami shakes her head with a sad smile and continues with Kenji. As they are running they are taken off course when they see a small village not far from their left. From this village they see a strange young woman rushing towards them. She has short blonde hair with pink highlights and has snakebites on her lip.
Woman: Strangers! From the under land! Please come with me, our village needs your help!
She hurries back to the village. Cami and Kenji look at each other and shrug.
Cami: You want to help her don't you?
Kenji: Help a girl like that? Of course I do!
Cami: What about Emi?
Kenji: I'm sure Emi can hold her own...
Kenji starts towards where the blonde woman had gone to, leaving Cami to choose between Emi and Ken and decides that Ken is far less able to get himself out of a scrape than Emi and runs after him.
While Cami and Kenji follow the strange woman to her village, Emi has already reached the doors of the castle. The castle is much larger than anticipated, the door alone looked like a skyscraper! Emi is able to slip under the door, which was also much thicker than normal. She gazed into the interior of the castle. Everything is so big, and yet there isn't much to behold, just a bunch of stone walls and high windows.
Emi: Well this is dumb! There's nothing...wait...
She catches a glance at something through the open door in the kitchen. It is hard to make out what it is, but Emi is entranced.
Emi: Oooooohh sooooo shiny!!
Mesmerized by this discovery, Emi makes her way into the kitchen, oblivious to the footsteps echoing above her. She looks up with a look of frustration realizing that her precious shiny is out of reach. She looks around looking for a way to climb up. She notices an alarmingly tall wooden stool, with legs not too thick to climb but tall enough to scale the kitchen cabinet. Dropping her suitcase on the floor below she proceeds to do so and manages to walk across the sink unit and approach the object that caught her attention.
Emi: Ooooohhh...
It is a rock, insignificant to what kind of people may live in a castle so vast, but compared to Emi it is the size of a wild bear. She approaches it with her hands open. Her palms touch the shiny rock. Nothing seems to happen. She steps back with a little look of disappointment until she looks down and notices the tiger charm around her neck. Its eyes were beginning to glow a strange light.
Emi: Whoa...
Suddenly the footsteps from earlier grow louder and louder. Emi turns around and looks up in dismay. A large dark shadow towers over her.
[glow=red,2,300]***[/glow]
Meanwhile Cami and Kenji had reached the village. It is reminiscent of a small medieval village during the times of King Arthur. Everyone seemed nervous, their heads burrowed in their hoods cautiously watching the outsiders follow the young blonde woman. Eventually she stops outside a small hut, presumably her own.
Woman: I am the Leader of this village, Nicolette, and we are in desperate need of help.
Kenji: I'm sorry to hear that honey. What's the problem? We'd be glad to help!
Cami rolls her eyes.
Nicolette: Our village has been terrorized for far too long. But unfortunately we shall never be at peace as long as it still lives in that castle over there...
She points to the same castle Emi had wandered off to.
Kenji: It? What lives there?
Nicolette: A creature so foul and so horrible. A giant of great proportion. One of the smelliest beasts known to man. It goes by many names, but we call it the New England Giant.
Cami: New England? But that's...
Nicolette: It lives in the Castle of New England to the northeast. Everyday it storms after us and spoils our ceremonial dance. It was prophesied that a group of outsiders from the under land would one day come and vanquish this beast.
Kenji: And you think we're those outsiders?
Nicolette: It has been foretold that two girls from the under land would save us from this monster...
Kenji looks a little bit offended.
Kenji: Are assure you that I am one hundred percent pure man...
Cami stops him.
Cami: No Ken, she means Emi!
They suddenly remember.
Kenji: Oh my god we forgot about Emi! She went to that castle by herself!
Cami: We? I'm not the one chasing after some tail...
Kenji sighs.
Cami: Okay fine...but this conversation isn't done, let's go... We gotta save her!
Kenji: Well at least it's not me that needs the saving this time...
One of the villagers hands over some garments to Nicolette. She presents it to Cami and Kenji who are anxious to get started.
Nicolette: Here, take these ceremonial hoods.
They both take one each and put them on.
Cami: Cool. I feel just like Robin Hood! What do these hoods do? Can they like turn my invisible or make me fly or something?
Nicolette: No, I just can't be bothered giving them away to the charity shop. It's miles away. It's much easier this way...
Cami: Oh. But still...cool!
Kenji: I'm sorry but we have to rescue our friend. Thanks for these hoods I guess.
They begin running off.
Nicolette: Wait! What about that monster! Do you intend to kill it?
Cami looks back.
Cami: Our first priority is to save our friend...however...maybe we can take care of two birds with one stone...
Nicolette starts to smirk and Cami's brow furrows for a second before she shrugs and they leave the village where Kenji questions her last statement. Of course a while ago if you told Cami about harpies or giants or disco soldiers from the 70's, she wouldn't have believed it, but after living with Emi, she seemed to be getting used to the crazy scenarios she keeps finding herself in. While running Cami stops, looking down at the tiger charm around her neck. Kenji notices and stops running too.
Kenji: Cami?
Cami: My charm, it's glowing! Does it normally do that?
Kenji: How am I supposed to know?, but we gotta keep moving. God knows what might be happening to Emi right now...
[glow=red,2,300]***[/glow]
Emi: Let me outta here you big meanie! As soon as I get outta here I'm gonna beat the crap out of you!!
Emi is trapped inside a tall drinking glass, far too big for an ordinary person. The glass is upside down, acting like a glass prison. She bangs on the glass and screams as loud as possible, but from outside her voice is muffled. She tries to push the glass off the kitchen cabinet but it is far too heavy. Finally Emi drops to her knees in exhaustion.
Emi: Cami will come. I know she will.
??: You'll never escape...
Emi: What? Who said that?
Suddenly a giant chicken jumps from the floor and onto the cabinet, towering over her the size of a whale. More alarmingly is that this massive bird is speaking.
Chicken: I said you'll never escape.
Emi: Why not giant talking chicken? I've been through worse. I can get out of this no problem!
Chicken: I doubt it. The New England Giant is pretty tough to beat. You think you're the only intruder he's had come through his home? Even when armed with the thickest toughest Steele Armour he can crush you. Look how easy it was to trap you under a simple glass...
Emi looks defeated.
Emi: Don't remind me...
Chicken: What makes you think that your friend will rescue you?
Emi: You don't know Cami! She'll think of something. We always do. We're the Super Shiny Tiger Twins! Nothing can stop us, not even some so-called extreme over-sized ball bag!
Chicken: Well look. I can't stay for long. If that monster sees me here he'll cook me and eat me. So here's what I'm gonna do. I'll help you out of this glass, and you can ride on my back. I'll take you out of here, but once we leave this castle you're on your own. Okay?
Emi looks nervous.
Emi: I don't know. You're not gonna try and eat me when we get out are you?
The chicken smiles innocently.
Chicken: Of course not...
So the chicken stands up and grabs the glass with its claw. He flings it into the air, allowing Emi to breathe once again, however the glass shatters on the floor below. Emi is desperate to escape but when she turns to face the giant chicken again she realizes that something isn't right.
Emi: What are you doing?
The chicken laughs with a sinister grin as he approaches poor defenseless Emi.
Chicken: I'm not gonna eat you when we get out. I'm gonna eat you now!!
Emi: You lying cock!!
Chicken: Get in my belly!
Suddenly out of nowhere the chicken takes a tremendous kick to the side of the beak. He collapses and rolls off the cabinet and onto the floor.
Cami: No one eats my friends!!
Emi: YAY CAMI!!
The two embrace with a long hug as Kenji finally manages to climb up, completely drained.
Cami: I swear I can't leave you alone for a second can I?
Emi: Thank you so much for saving me! But umm...normally I'm the one who does the rescuing. You aren't gonna tell anybody about this are you?
Cami pulls her phone out from her pocket.
Cami: Are you kidding? I'm posting a tweet right now!!
Emi: Great...
Kenji: Ah! Tweet! I get it...
Emi: What?
Kenji: With the chicken and...oh never mind.
Emi and Cami giggle at the exhausted Kenji who drops onto his backside.
Emi: Wait...you and Ken got hoods? Can I have one too?
Cami: Of course! I knew you'd want one so I snatched a spare one.
Emi claps her hands in excitement as Cami puts her phone away and wraps the spare hood around her.
Emi: Ooooohh this is awesome!
Kenji finally catches his breath and gets back to his feet.
Kenji: Alright. So how about we get outta here before...
??: GLARGLEFLARGE!?
Suddenly there is a slight earthquake. The entire area seems to rumble. At last the New England Giant pokes not one but both of its heads from the hallway.
The New England Giant is a massive two-headed giant, coated completely with purple fluff, one with a tuft of blonde hair the other with dark. Both heads speak what sounds like complete gibberish. It makes its way into the kitchen and looks down at the three tiny people standing on the cabinet. They look merely an inch or two small compared to the giant monster.
Head #1: MARRZLEYARBLEGOPPLEFLOP!?
Head #2: ARTIMONDIPOZZLECAT! HAHAHA!!
Emi looks infuriated.
Emi: Why don't you come down here and say that to my face you great big oafs!!
Cami stares at Kenji.
Cami: She can understand it?
Kenji shrugs.
Head #1: QUEBBYWEBBYFOOB!!
The monster leans forward, their heads clouding the three tiny people's vision. Emi suddenly turns to Cami.
Emi: Cami! Now!!
Cami: What?
Emi: You blast that head, I'll blast this one!
Cami: Oh okay...
They proceed to do so. Using their shiny tiger powers they blast lasers into the eyes of both of heads of the giant. The giant stumbles back in pain as Emi, Cami and Kenji quickly make their way down to the floor. Upon every step the monster makes their is a harsh tremor but the three continue to make their escape through the front door. They hear the monster crying in agony.
Head #2: AZIFINKDOOMYSHELFWOTAWUNDERRFOOLWERLD!!
Emi looks back.
Emi: Yeah? You and who's army!?
Suddenly the massive front door swings open. Blocking their path is an angry mob of villagers, all lead by their blonde Nicolette, who now had an evil smirk on her face.
Nicolette: This army! Game over bitches!
Kenji: What!? I thought you wanted us to kill that monster!
She laughs.
Nicolette: A clever rouse to get you to go to the castle. I would never have you kill my sweetie...He's the perfect boyfriend.
All: BOYFRIEND!!?
Cami looks at the giant disgusted and back to Nicolette.
Cami: How do you ahhhhh....you know...
Emi: She's trying to say bump uglies...
Cami: The sheer mechanics of it are mind boggling!
Emi and Cami start laughing.
Nicolette: SHUT UP! We don't take kindly to outsiders, especially those from the under lands. Those that try to say they're better than us and deserve all the prizes and recognition, while we get nothing!
Cami: Not everyone is like that. Why assume it? Why be so nasty?
Nicolette: Why? Look around you! What do you see? Clouds. Nothing but empty dull boring clouds! You think we enjoy being dull boring cloud dwellers? No! Oh sure we can give ourselves cool nicknames like the Duke of Extreme or the Portrait of Apex or the Stone-Faced Cruzah but what does that mean? Nothing! Nothing up here in the clouds! No one pays attention to those who live up in the clouds. Not even a giant as big and powerful as my beloved could defeat the three of you, what does that prove? We are worthless, and no one even cares! That's why we do what we do!
Emi: So you kill people because they don't care for you? That's the saddest thing I've ever heard! Apart from the ending of Bambi...
Kenji wipes a tear from his eye.
Kenji: Oh god don't bring Bambi up please!
Cami: Well whatever you trolls! You call yourself hardcore? You're all just a bunch of stupid new age free thinking hippies that just wanna take stuff instead of earning it...like respect! You wanna see extreme? We'll give you extreme because we're the Super Shiny Tiger Twins!
The giant finally regains its composure and searches for his captives as the villagers prepare to attack. Emi and Cami assume battle positions as Kenji cowers behind them.
Nicolette: Prepare to die!!
Suddenly Emi and Cami look down at their matching charms. They begin glowing again, much stronger than before. They suddenly feel something, some kind of new power surge through their bodies.
Cami: A new power?
Emi: Only one way to find out...
Cami: Right!
Emi & Cami: SUPER SHINY TIGER TWIN POWERS ACTIVATE!!
They hold their charms into the air when a blinding light shines across a wide radius. The light fades, and no one seems to be affected. However they turn around and see the giant behaving oddly, or at least more oddly than before.
Nicolette: Beloved? What are you doing?
Both of the giant's heads now don masks that look similar to motorcycle helmets and they seem to be dancing. That's when music could be heard. They suddenly hear a voice from the unknown boom through the castle.
[glow=red,2,300]"DO THE HARLEM SHAKE!"[/glow]
Suddenly everyone, besides Cami, Emi and Kenji, begin dancing and behaving oddly. They all seem to be in a trance.
Cami: What are they doing?
Emi: I dunno...still working out the kinks in these things...
Emi inspects her charm as Kenji finally recognizes what's going on.
Kenji: Who thought of the Harlem Shake?
Cami puts her hand up feebly.
Cami: Sorry... It's been stuck in my head all day!
Emi: What?
Kenji: Emi did you touch something while you were here?
Emi shrugs and then she remembers the shiny rock from before. After the glass had shattered, pieces of it had landed all over the floor and little tiny sparkles surrounded them.
Emi: Ooooooh shiny...
Nicolette: Noooo! Not the Harlem shiny rock...it is the only thing that can defeat the New England Giant!!
Emi picks up a piece of the shattered rock, now the size of her palm. It flashes and all the people start to dance faster, with more frenzy.
Cami: So we have the power to make people do fad dances at super speeds?
Kenji face-palms.
Emi: Hey...it works.
Suddenly the giant starts to smoke and without warning a loud pop is heard and the monster disappears in a cloud of purple dust. The army all start to fizzle out one by one until Nicolette is the only one left. She's breathing fast but still dancing.
Nicolette: Foiled...by two...bumbling...idiots!!
Then she was gone in a flash of pink. Left behind were two blobs of thick jelly and what appeared to be press one nails and silver jewellery. Emi looks curiously as Cami pokes the blobs and then starts to laugh.
Cami: Even up here they have plastic surgeons... Who knew?
They all laugh.
Cami: Every time you touch something, something strange happens.
Emi is still eying the strange rock in her palm, awestruck. Cami spots the suitcase, abandoned near the cabinet and picks it up.
Emi: Oh...my suitcase.
She flips it open and places the rock among the other items inside. Cami sees the action figure again and picks it up. It looks strangely a lot like Kuk.
??: I warned you not to venture into this village. You did not heed my warning but yet you have been successful at defeating the New England Giant and his followers.
All three turn around to see the hooded man from earlier standing in the open door of the castle. He takes down his hood and the cape opens to reveal that he's wearing the same navy blue suit as the figure.
Cami: You're not my Kuk...
He shakes his head.
Super Kuk: No. I am a representation of him. I will take you all back to your home now and should you ever need my assistance again, simply call for Super Kuk with your charms activated and I will come.
Super Kuk puts his hand in a pouch at his waist and comes out with a handful of dust which he throws at the trio. Everything goes dark.
[glow=red,2,300]***[/glow]
Cami wakes up and puts a hand to her head. The light from the kitchen window is fading, indicating that it's close to evening. The apartment is quiet as she rises from the couch.
Cami: It was all a dream...
Then she realizes something is pulling at her throat. Putting a hand to her neck she feels the heavy wool of the cape.
Cami: Em? Ken?
She yells into the apartment. They both appear from their respective rooms, both looking just as groggy and unsure as she was, both wearing the faded green cloaks.
Emi: What a ride! Traveling by Kuk-power is neat!
Kenji: Wait, did that actually happen or what?
Emi: Well yeah, you think we've seen the last of that monster? Who do you think we're facing this Thursday?
Cami: What? The New England Nightmare?
Emi: Exactly!
Kenji face-palms. On the table, Emi notices her open suitcase. She runs toward it.
Emi: So each of these things leads to a new adventure...who would have thought I'd have such luck from a flea market!?
Emi goes to pick up the glass chicken figurine.
Cami & Kenji: NOOOOOO!!!!
Cami dives and sends Emi into the floor, landing on top of her.
Cami: Let's limit it to one adventure a week, okay?
Emi giggles.
...
A man in a dark suit sits at a flea market stall. He has white hair and a medium build. He taps his fingers on the table and closes his eyes carefully and reopens them...staring out into the crowds as if he sees something beyond what is happening around him. His face changes drastically into a snarl.
Flea market Man: So they have defeated my giant. Well played. You won't be so lucky next time. Next time Shiny Twins... next time!
The camera pans out to see that beside him on the table is a porcelain Chinese cat and he strokes it's smooth back...a careful smile returning to his lips.
Cami is seen sitting on the shared couch in the living room of the apartment. She scowls at a text message. She looks up when she hears the door open and Emi enters, carrying a bag. Kenji follows her, looking somewhat flustered, but carrying another 3-4 bags. He's rolling his eyes behind her as Cami looks at both of them.
Emi: Just got back from this really awesome flea market. You gotta check out some of the stuff I got!
Kenji: Yeah...maybe you should have come with us and stopped her from buying some of this junk...
Emi turns and frowns, hands on her hips.
Emi: It's not junk! I can use all of this stuff!
She starts pulling out an old suitcase, a small jewellery box, a glass figurine shaped like a chicken and an action figure that looked like it had seen better days. There was other stuff too but she was more interested in the couple items that she'd placed on their kitchen table. Emi opens the suitcase and inside is some old clothing and a pouch.
Cami: What's that?
Emi: I dunno.
She opens it up and empties the contents into her palm. There are three seeds that almost looked like coffee beans, but when they caught the light from the ceiling they had a glitter effect.
Emi: Ooohhh shiny...
Kenji face-palms.
Cami: What are they?
Kenji: I don't know but I'm ending this. Emi, you spent half your rent money on this garbage...
He seems a little angry and tries to snatch the beans from Emi's hand. She dodges but accidentally throws them. The beans fly up and conveniently fly out the open window. All three of them run to the window and look out just as the 'beans' hit the ground.
Cami: Well... So much for that...
Emi: No! My shiny shiny!
Kenji just shakes his head with a frown. They all move away from the window when suddenly the ground starts to shake.
Cami: Does Las Vegas have earthquakes?
Kenji: Not really...
It only lasts a few minutes but once it stops and all three gain their composure, then notice that the light from the window is blocked. Cami looks behind him and her jaw drops open.
Cami: What in the world?
Now poking through the window is a giant green leaf. Emi goes toward it and suddenly climbs out the window.
Cami & Kenji: EMI!!!
They run to the window just as Emi pokes her head back through and jumps to the floor.
Emi: It's a beanstalk! My shiny shiny were magic beans!!
Kenji rolls his eyes. Emi walks toward the table and puts as many of the items into her suitcase and goes back towards the beanstalk.
Emi: Come on! Let's check it out!
She's gone in a flash.
Kenji: Well after you. We can't let her go up there on her own...
So Cami and Kenji reluctantly follow her up the beanstalk. They look up and see that Emi is already miles up. They are starting to get tired as they finally reach the clouds high above, but as they climbed a little bit higher, they had a bit of a shock.
Kenji: What the hell?
Above the clouds they saw a huge stone castle in a distance, seemingly built on top of one of the clouds. They suddenly turned to see Emi, who is bouncing up and down on top of the cloudy surface.
Emi: Come on hop up here guys! It's like a really big bouncy bed!
Cami reluctantly stepped off the beanstalk and onto the cloud with her eyes closed. She bounces slightly and opens her eyes realizing that Emi was right. Cami stepped off the stalk and onto one of the clouds, realizing that it felt like a soft fluffy surface. They smile at each other and bounce for a moment as Kenji follows them, slightly hesitant to standing up on the cloud.
Cami: It's so bouncy! But I wonder what that castle is, all the way over there...
Emi: It could be a bouncy castle! Let's check it out!
Kenji: Emi wait!
Too late. She's already off in a flash, bouncing all the way. Cami and Kenji are about to chase after her until they hear a voice from behind.
??: Wait!
They turn around and see a hooded figure. He looks and sounds awfully familiar...
Cami: Kuk? Is that you? You look different...
??: Fair maiden, I am not this 'Kuk' that you speak of. I am...
Cami: You talk different too. You sound...arrogant! You've changed man...
He looks confused as Kenji rolls his eyes.
Kenji: Sorry about that. She's just a little naive.
Cami: Am not!
Kenji: Anyway, our friend has wandered off so we'd better get...
The hooded figure suddenly interrupts them.
??: No! If I were you, I'd turn back now!
Kenji and Cami look confused.
??: There is a nightmarish beast that terrorizes these parts. I'd be wise to turn back now and never return. People are not as they seem.
Cami: Umm, understatement of the year that is. Don't worry... I'm sure Kenji and I can take care of any monsters!
Kenji: Uhh yeah thanks for the warning. But we really need to fetch our friend first.
They continue to rush off, but Emi is too far ahead. They look back to see that the hooded figure had completely vanished. Cami shakes her head with a sad smile and continues with Kenji. As they are running they are taken off course when they see a small village not far from their left. From this village they see a strange young woman rushing towards them. She has short blonde hair with pink highlights and has snakebites on her lip.
Woman: Strangers! From the under land! Please come with me, our village needs your help!
She hurries back to the village. Cami and Kenji look at each other and shrug.
Cami: You want to help her don't you?
Kenji: Help a girl like that? Of course I do!
Cami: What about Emi?
Kenji: I'm sure Emi can hold her own...
Kenji starts towards where the blonde woman had gone to, leaving Cami to choose between Emi and Ken and decides that Ken is far less able to get himself out of a scrape than Emi and runs after him.
While Cami and Kenji follow the strange woman to her village, Emi has already reached the doors of the castle. The castle is much larger than anticipated, the door alone looked like a skyscraper! Emi is able to slip under the door, which was also much thicker than normal. She gazed into the interior of the castle. Everything is so big, and yet there isn't much to behold, just a bunch of stone walls and high windows.
Emi: Well this is dumb! There's nothing...wait...
She catches a glance at something through the open door in the kitchen. It is hard to make out what it is, but Emi is entranced.
Emi: Oooooohh sooooo shiny!!
Mesmerized by this discovery, Emi makes her way into the kitchen, oblivious to the footsteps echoing above her. She looks up with a look of frustration realizing that her precious shiny is out of reach. She looks around looking for a way to climb up. She notices an alarmingly tall wooden stool, with legs not too thick to climb but tall enough to scale the kitchen cabinet. Dropping her suitcase on the floor below she proceeds to do so and manages to walk across the sink unit and approach the object that caught her attention.
Emi: Ooooohhh...
It is a rock, insignificant to what kind of people may live in a castle so vast, but compared to Emi it is the size of a wild bear. She approaches it with her hands open. Her palms touch the shiny rock. Nothing seems to happen. She steps back with a little look of disappointment until she looks down and notices the tiger charm around her neck. Its eyes were beginning to glow a strange light.
Emi: Whoa...
Suddenly the footsteps from earlier grow louder and louder. Emi turns around and looks up in dismay. A large dark shadow towers over her.
[glow=red,2,300]***[/glow]
Meanwhile Cami and Kenji had reached the village. It is reminiscent of a small medieval village during the times of King Arthur. Everyone seemed nervous, their heads burrowed in their hoods cautiously watching the outsiders follow the young blonde woman. Eventually she stops outside a small hut, presumably her own.
Woman: I am the Leader of this village, Nicolette, and we are in desperate need of help.
Kenji: I'm sorry to hear that honey. What's the problem? We'd be glad to help!
Cami rolls her eyes.
Nicolette: Our village has been terrorized for far too long. But unfortunately we shall never be at peace as long as it still lives in that castle over there...
She points to the same castle Emi had wandered off to.
Kenji: It? What lives there?
Nicolette: A creature so foul and so horrible. A giant of great proportion. One of the smelliest beasts known to man. It goes by many names, but we call it the New England Giant.
Cami: New England? But that's...
Nicolette: It lives in the Castle of New England to the northeast. Everyday it storms after us and spoils our ceremonial dance. It was prophesied that a group of outsiders from the under land would one day come and vanquish this beast.
Kenji: And you think we're those outsiders?
Nicolette: It has been foretold that two girls from the under land would save us from this monster...
Kenji looks a little bit offended.
Kenji: Are assure you that I am one hundred percent pure man...
Cami stops him.
Cami: No Ken, she means Emi!
They suddenly remember.
Kenji: Oh my god we forgot about Emi! She went to that castle by herself!
Cami: We? I'm not the one chasing after some tail...
Kenji sighs.
Cami: Okay fine...but this conversation isn't done, let's go... We gotta save her!
Kenji: Well at least it's not me that needs the saving this time...
One of the villagers hands over some garments to Nicolette. She presents it to Cami and Kenji who are anxious to get started.
Nicolette: Here, take these ceremonial hoods.
They both take one each and put them on.
Cami: Cool. I feel just like Robin Hood! What do these hoods do? Can they like turn my invisible or make me fly or something?
Nicolette: No, I just can't be bothered giving them away to the charity shop. It's miles away. It's much easier this way...
Cami: Oh. But still...cool!
Kenji: I'm sorry but we have to rescue our friend. Thanks for these hoods I guess.
They begin running off.
Nicolette: Wait! What about that monster! Do you intend to kill it?
Cami looks back.
Cami: Our first priority is to save our friend...however...maybe we can take care of two birds with one stone...
Nicolette starts to smirk and Cami's brow furrows for a second before she shrugs and they leave the village where Kenji questions her last statement. Of course a while ago if you told Cami about harpies or giants or disco soldiers from the 70's, she wouldn't have believed it, but after living with Emi, she seemed to be getting used to the crazy scenarios she keeps finding herself in. While running Cami stops, looking down at the tiger charm around her neck. Kenji notices and stops running too.
Kenji: Cami?
Cami: My charm, it's glowing! Does it normally do that?
Kenji: How am I supposed to know?, but we gotta keep moving. God knows what might be happening to Emi right now...
[glow=red,2,300]***[/glow]
Emi: Let me outta here you big meanie! As soon as I get outta here I'm gonna beat the crap out of you!!
Emi is trapped inside a tall drinking glass, far too big for an ordinary person. The glass is upside down, acting like a glass prison. She bangs on the glass and screams as loud as possible, but from outside her voice is muffled. She tries to push the glass off the kitchen cabinet but it is far too heavy. Finally Emi drops to her knees in exhaustion.
Emi: Cami will come. I know she will.
??: You'll never escape...
Emi: What? Who said that?
Suddenly a giant chicken jumps from the floor and onto the cabinet, towering over her the size of a whale. More alarmingly is that this massive bird is speaking.
Chicken: I said you'll never escape.
Emi: Why not giant talking chicken? I've been through worse. I can get out of this no problem!
Chicken: I doubt it. The New England Giant is pretty tough to beat. You think you're the only intruder he's had come through his home? Even when armed with the thickest toughest Steele Armour he can crush you. Look how easy it was to trap you under a simple glass...
Emi looks defeated.
Emi: Don't remind me...
Chicken: What makes you think that your friend will rescue you?
Emi: You don't know Cami! She'll think of something. We always do. We're the Super Shiny Tiger Twins! Nothing can stop us, not even some so-called extreme over-sized ball bag!
Chicken: Well look. I can't stay for long. If that monster sees me here he'll cook me and eat me. So here's what I'm gonna do. I'll help you out of this glass, and you can ride on my back. I'll take you out of here, but once we leave this castle you're on your own. Okay?
Emi looks nervous.
Emi: I don't know. You're not gonna try and eat me when we get out are you?
The chicken smiles innocently.
Chicken: Of course not...
So the chicken stands up and grabs the glass with its claw. He flings it into the air, allowing Emi to breathe once again, however the glass shatters on the floor below. Emi is desperate to escape but when she turns to face the giant chicken again she realizes that something isn't right.
Emi: What are you doing?
The chicken laughs with a sinister grin as he approaches poor defenseless Emi.
Chicken: I'm not gonna eat you when we get out. I'm gonna eat you now!!
Emi: You lying cock!!
Chicken: Get in my belly!
Suddenly out of nowhere the chicken takes a tremendous kick to the side of the beak. He collapses and rolls off the cabinet and onto the floor.
Cami: No one eats my friends!!
Emi: YAY CAMI!!
The two embrace with a long hug as Kenji finally manages to climb up, completely drained.
Cami: I swear I can't leave you alone for a second can I?
Emi: Thank you so much for saving me! But umm...normally I'm the one who does the rescuing. You aren't gonna tell anybody about this are you?
Cami pulls her phone out from her pocket.
Cami: Are you kidding? I'm posting a tweet right now!!
Emi: Great...
Kenji: Ah! Tweet! I get it...
Emi: What?
Kenji: With the chicken and...oh never mind.
Emi and Cami giggle at the exhausted Kenji who drops onto his backside.
Emi: Wait...you and Ken got hoods? Can I have one too?
Cami: Of course! I knew you'd want one so I snatched a spare one.
Emi claps her hands in excitement as Cami puts her phone away and wraps the spare hood around her.
Emi: Ooooohh this is awesome!
Kenji finally catches his breath and gets back to his feet.
Kenji: Alright. So how about we get outta here before...
??: GLARGLEFLARGE!?
Suddenly there is a slight earthquake. The entire area seems to rumble. At last the New England Giant pokes not one but both of its heads from the hallway.
The New England Giant is a massive two-headed giant, coated completely with purple fluff, one with a tuft of blonde hair the other with dark. Both heads speak what sounds like complete gibberish. It makes its way into the kitchen and looks down at the three tiny people standing on the cabinet. They look merely an inch or two small compared to the giant monster.
Head #1: MARRZLEYARBLEGOPPLEFLOP!?
Head #2: ARTIMONDIPOZZLECAT! HAHAHA!!
Emi looks infuriated.
Emi: Why don't you come down here and say that to my face you great big oafs!!
Cami stares at Kenji.
Cami: She can understand it?
Kenji shrugs.
Head #1: QUEBBYWEBBYFOOB!!
The monster leans forward, their heads clouding the three tiny people's vision. Emi suddenly turns to Cami.
Emi: Cami! Now!!
Cami: What?
Emi: You blast that head, I'll blast this one!
Cami: Oh okay...
They proceed to do so. Using their shiny tiger powers they blast lasers into the eyes of both of heads of the giant. The giant stumbles back in pain as Emi, Cami and Kenji quickly make their way down to the floor. Upon every step the monster makes their is a harsh tremor but the three continue to make their escape through the front door. They hear the monster crying in agony.
Head #2: AZIFINKDOOMYSHELFWOTAWUNDERRFOOLWERLD!!
Emi looks back.
Emi: Yeah? You and who's army!?
Suddenly the massive front door swings open. Blocking their path is an angry mob of villagers, all lead by their blonde Nicolette, who now had an evil smirk on her face.
Nicolette: This army! Game over bitches!
Kenji: What!? I thought you wanted us to kill that monster!
She laughs.
Nicolette: A clever rouse to get you to go to the castle. I would never have you kill my sweetie...He's the perfect boyfriend.
All: BOYFRIEND!!?
Cami looks at the giant disgusted and back to Nicolette.
Cami: How do you ahhhhh....you know...
Emi: She's trying to say bump uglies...
Cami: The sheer mechanics of it are mind boggling!
Emi and Cami start laughing.
Nicolette: SHUT UP! We don't take kindly to outsiders, especially those from the under lands. Those that try to say they're better than us and deserve all the prizes and recognition, while we get nothing!
Cami: Not everyone is like that. Why assume it? Why be so nasty?
Nicolette: Why? Look around you! What do you see? Clouds. Nothing but empty dull boring clouds! You think we enjoy being dull boring cloud dwellers? No! Oh sure we can give ourselves cool nicknames like the Duke of Extreme or the Portrait of Apex or the Stone-Faced Cruzah but what does that mean? Nothing! Nothing up here in the clouds! No one pays attention to those who live up in the clouds. Not even a giant as big and powerful as my beloved could defeat the three of you, what does that prove? We are worthless, and no one even cares! That's why we do what we do!
Emi: So you kill people because they don't care for you? That's the saddest thing I've ever heard! Apart from the ending of Bambi...
Kenji wipes a tear from his eye.
Kenji: Oh god don't bring Bambi up please!
Cami: Well whatever you trolls! You call yourself hardcore? You're all just a bunch of stupid new age free thinking hippies that just wanna take stuff instead of earning it...like respect! You wanna see extreme? We'll give you extreme because we're the Super Shiny Tiger Twins!
The giant finally regains its composure and searches for his captives as the villagers prepare to attack. Emi and Cami assume battle positions as Kenji cowers behind them.
Nicolette: Prepare to die!!
Suddenly Emi and Cami look down at their matching charms. They begin glowing again, much stronger than before. They suddenly feel something, some kind of new power surge through their bodies.
Cami: A new power?
Emi: Only one way to find out...
Cami: Right!
Emi & Cami: SUPER SHINY TIGER TWIN POWERS ACTIVATE!!
They hold their charms into the air when a blinding light shines across a wide radius. The light fades, and no one seems to be affected. However they turn around and see the giant behaving oddly, or at least more oddly than before.
Nicolette: Beloved? What are you doing?
Both of the giant's heads now don masks that look similar to motorcycle helmets and they seem to be dancing. That's when music could be heard. They suddenly hear a voice from the unknown boom through the castle.
[glow=red,2,300]"DO THE HARLEM SHAKE!"[/glow]
Suddenly everyone, besides Cami, Emi and Kenji, begin dancing and behaving oddly. They all seem to be in a trance.
Cami: What are they doing?
Emi: I dunno...still working out the kinks in these things...
Emi inspects her charm as Kenji finally recognizes what's going on.
Kenji: Who thought of the Harlem Shake?
Cami puts her hand up feebly.
Cami: Sorry... It's been stuck in my head all day!
Emi: What?
Kenji: Emi did you touch something while you were here?
Emi shrugs and then she remembers the shiny rock from before. After the glass had shattered, pieces of it had landed all over the floor and little tiny sparkles surrounded them.
Emi: Ooooooh shiny...
Nicolette: Noooo! Not the Harlem shiny rock...it is the only thing that can defeat the New England Giant!!
Emi picks up a piece of the shattered rock, now the size of her palm. It flashes and all the people start to dance faster, with more frenzy.
Cami: So we have the power to make people do fad dances at super speeds?
Kenji face-palms.
Emi: Hey...it works.
Suddenly the giant starts to smoke and without warning a loud pop is heard and the monster disappears in a cloud of purple dust. The army all start to fizzle out one by one until Nicolette is the only one left. She's breathing fast but still dancing.
Nicolette: Foiled...by two...bumbling...idiots!!
Then she was gone in a flash of pink. Left behind were two blobs of thick jelly and what appeared to be press one nails and silver jewellery. Emi looks curiously as Cami pokes the blobs and then starts to laugh.
Cami: Even up here they have plastic surgeons... Who knew?
They all laugh.
Cami: Every time you touch something, something strange happens.
Emi is still eying the strange rock in her palm, awestruck. Cami spots the suitcase, abandoned near the cabinet and picks it up.
Emi: Oh...my suitcase.
She flips it open and places the rock among the other items inside. Cami sees the action figure again and picks it up. It looks strangely a lot like Kuk.
??: I warned you not to venture into this village. You did not heed my warning but yet you have been successful at defeating the New England Giant and his followers.
All three turn around to see the hooded man from earlier standing in the open door of the castle. He takes down his hood and the cape opens to reveal that he's wearing the same navy blue suit as the figure.
Cami: You're not my Kuk...
He shakes his head.
Super Kuk: No. I am a representation of him. I will take you all back to your home now and should you ever need my assistance again, simply call for Super Kuk with your charms activated and I will come.
Super Kuk puts his hand in a pouch at his waist and comes out with a handful of dust which he throws at the trio. Everything goes dark.
[glow=red,2,300]***[/glow]
Cami wakes up and puts a hand to her head. The light from the kitchen window is fading, indicating that it's close to evening. The apartment is quiet as she rises from the couch.
Cami: It was all a dream...
Then she realizes something is pulling at her throat. Putting a hand to her neck she feels the heavy wool of the cape.
Cami: Em? Ken?
She yells into the apartment. They both appear from their respective rooms, both looking just as groggy and unsure as she was, both wearing the faded green cloaks.
Emi: What a ride! Traveling by Kuk-power is neat!
Kenji: Wait, did that actually happen or what?
Emi: Well yeah, you think we've seen the last of that monster? Who do you think we're facing this Thursday?
Cami: What? The New England Nightmare?
Emi: Exactly!
Kenji face-palms. On the table, Emi notices her open suitcase. She runs toward it.
Emi: So each of these things leads to a new adventure...who would have thought I'd have such luck from a flea market!?
Emi goes to pick up the glass chicken figurine.
Cami & Kenji: NOOOOOO!!!!
Cami dives and sends Emi into the floor, landing on top of her.
Cami: Let's limit it to one adventure a week, okay?
Emi giggles.
...
A man in a dark suit sits at a flea market stall. He has white hair and a medium build. He taps his fingers on the table and closes his eyes carefully and reopens them...staring out into the crowds as if he sees something beyond what is happening around him. His face changes drastically into a snarl.
Flea market Man: So they have defeated my giant. Well played. You won't be so lucky next time. Next time Shiny Twins... next time!
The camera pans out to see that beside him on the table is a porcelain Chinese cat and he strokes it's smooth back...a careful smile returning to his lips.
