Disclaimer: I don’t own ANY of the characters or shows mentioned herein (I’m too lazy to list them all).

By Liz

One day….

Duo calls the G-boys together.

Duo: Hey, look what I got in the mail! *shows them all a flyer*

Quatre: Aren’t these usually where insanely devoted fans dress up like us and go to spend hundreds of dollars on merchandise?

Duo: No, this one’s for Anime characters.

Wufei: Sounds stupid.

Quatre: No, it sounds like fun! I think we should go.

Trowa: Okay.

Duo: Great! *starts to climb into Deathscythe*

Heero: We’re going in the Gundams?

Duo: Yeah, I think we should arrive in style!

Others: *shrug* They all climb into their Gundams and go to the convention. They park in the huge parking lot and start walking towards the convention buildings. They pass Goku’s flying nimbus, Blue Submarine Number 6, the Bebop and the Outlaw Star.

Quatre: Wow, it looks like everyone’s here!

Duo: *points* Let’s start over there, at the Center for Robots and Giant Mechas.

They enter the building and start walking towards the Gundam section, past booths for Escaflowne, the Big O, and the Society for the Humane Treatment and Equality of Bio-Androids (SHTEBA), operated by 16, 17 and 18 from Dragonball Z. They round the corner into a long aisle.

Quatre: Wow, this whole aisle is just for Gundam series!

Duo: *points* Hey, look, its Amuro Ray! *he goes up to the Mobile Suit Gundam booth and looks at a picture of the original Gundam, then looks at Amuro* Is that your Gundam?

Amuro: What else would it be? Who are you, anyway?

Duo: I’m Duo Maxwell, from Gundam Wing.

Amuro: Oh, one of those new alternate universe series. *looks at the picture of Gundam* Why, are your Gundams different?

Duo: *takes out picture of Deathscythe and shows it to him*

Amuro: *eyes widen* Whoa, what’s that it’s holding?

Duo: That’s the thermal beam energy scythe. And the wider feet and thicker legs give it better balance. Oh, that shield has a hidden launcher in it, too. And the cloaking devices are hidden right there. *takes out pictures of other Gundam Wing mechas* Now this one, Shenlong, has a dragon extension on its arm that can reach up to two hundred feet, and Wing Gundam’s main weapon, here, is a buster rifle. It’s pretty powerful, and the Zero system in these two, the Wing Zero and the Epyon, is a real serious weapon, if you know how to use it – kind of like being a Newtype – cause it can be harmful to the pilot if…. *keeps talking*

Amuro: *eyes continually getting wider*

Quatre: *looks around* Hey, where’d everybody go? *spots Trowa at the Ghost in the Shell booth and walks over to him*

The banner above the booth says "Bionics and You!" Trowa is studying a sign:

Makes you faster!…

Impress your friends

with bionics today!

Salesperson walks up to him: If you sign up now, we’ll throw in a free can-opener pinky finger extension!

Trowa: *shakes his head and walks away to meet Quatre*

Salesman: That’s the third customer I’ve lost today! *starts cursing in binary*

Quatre: Where’d Heero and Wufei go?

Trowa: *shrugs* Let’s go look for them.

They walk off, leaving Duo with Amuro, whose eyes are still getting wider.

Meanwhile….

Heero walks into the Feminine Alliance of Anime Heroes building and starts looking around, noticing that many of the women have very long legs and aren’t wearing very many clothes. He sees a sign on an easel outside of a closed double door:

The Beauty of Dreams

A seminar by Sailor Moon

All dreamers welcome!

Heero enters the room and sits down in the audience, next to Aeka from Tenchi Muyo.

Sarina is at the podium in a sweater and mini-skirt, with a large banner of a heart behind her.

Sarina: The truth of your dreams, and the beauty of your heart, are the only things that can save the world from evil. You must believe in you dreams, and never let them die, for dreams are what shape the world, and no one can live without dreams. Don’t forget to share you dreams with others, because then they can help you realize those dreams and make them come true, so the world will always be a better place than it was yesterday, because of those dreams….

Heero doesn’t remember ever having a dream, but as he listens, he starts to realize how large and beautiful Sarina’s eyes are, and how nice her hair looks, and how wonderful her ideas about the world and peace are….

Meanwhile, in the Ancient Magic and Naturalists building, Trowa is looking for Quatre, who suddenly reappears behind him.

Quatre: Sorry, I thought you were right behind me. But look what I got! *he holds up a strange little creature in his hand. It is pale white, about the size of a large mouse. It has a humanoid body, but its head is large and round, and it has three uneven black spots for a face*

Trowa: *looks at it* What is that?

The creature rotates its head about ninety degrees, then lets it snap back into place with a clicking sound.

Quatre: It’s a kodama, a tree spirit. They were selling them at the Princess Mononoke booth. Isn’t it cute?

Trowa: It’s weird.

Suddenly, the kodama disappears into thin air.

Quatre: Hey! They didn’t tell me it did that! *looks around* Kodama-chan! Come back!

Trowa: Let’s go find Heero and Wufei before they get into trouble.

Quatre: *disappointed* But my kodama….

Meanwhile, the lecture has ended, and Heero is wandering up to the podium, where the other sailor scouts are congratulating Sarina on a job well done. Suddenly, a tall, dark-haired young man steps in front of Heero: What do you think you’re doing?

Heero: I wanted to talk to Sarina; she sounds like a really nice person. *smiles absently*

Other guy: *looks really mad*

Heero: Who are you?

Guy: I’m Darien! No, wait. *runs out of room and returns a minute later in a tuxedo, with a cape and mask covering his eyes* Never try to ruin young love! Two hearts are a beautiful thing, and I won’t allow you to stand in the way of Sarina and me! I am Tuxedo Mask, and in the name of love I will stop you!

Heero: *looks at him* Tuxedo Mask? *tries not to laugh*

Tuxedo Mask: I do not appreciate your disrespect! If you do not leave now, I will be forced to attack you!

Heero: Okay. *pulls out a gun*

Tuxedo Mask: eep.

At that moment, Trowa arrives at the doorway with Quatre, and they rush forward to Heero.

Quatre: It’s okay Heero, just come with us. *starts to lead him away with an apologetic glance at Tuxedo Mask*

Trowa: *sees how Heero is looking at Sarina* Just think about Relena. Relena, remember? You’re in love with her.

Heero: Relena? *looks back at Sarina* But…. Oh, my heart is so confused! I’ll never be able to find my dreams now! The world will not be a better place!

Trowa: Oh, no, his career as a mobile suit pilot is ruined!

Quatre: *patting Heero’s shoulder* I know, I know, but it’ll be okay. We’ll help you find your dreams, and you’ll still be able to see a better world….

Trowa: *shakes his head and sighs*

They make their way back to the Robots and Giant Mechas building, where Duo is still talking to Amuro Ray (whose eyes are pretty big by now).

Quatre: C’mon, Duo, we’ve got to go find Wufei.

Duo: Okay. *hands Amuro a piece of paper* Here’s Howard’s number. He’ll be able to help you soup up your Gundam.

Amuro: Thanks! This’ll come in handy back on White Base.

Duo, Heero, Trowa, and Quatre leave, and go outside.

Duo: Gee, I wonder where he could be?

Suddenly a huge explosion sound comes from the Sports Arena.

Quatre: I wonder what that was!

They all rush over to the building and go inside. The stands are filled with Anime characters. It is a martial arts tournament, and in the center of the ring, holding his katana, is Wufei, and several yards away from him is Goku’s motionless body. In the front row, Vegeta, Freiza and Cell are clapping and hooting loudly.

The G-boys sweatdrop.

Quatre: Did Wufei just take out Goku?

They rush over to him.

Wufei: *looks up at them* Huh, I guess fencing practice with Treize really did improve my skills!

Duo: Uh, Wufei….

Wufei: What is it, Maxwell?

Duo: *points to the stands* I think we’d better go.

The others look and see that the rest of the Z Fighters are moving down into the ring and approaching them, and they don’t look happy.

Trunks: C’mon, guys, we can take them! *draws his sword*

Wufei: *gets into a fighting stance* Okay, I’ll hold them off while you guys get the Gundams. Heero, your buster rifle should be enough to take them all–

Duo: Oh, no you don’t! We’re getting out of here! *grabs Wufei and runs for the door*

The other G-boys follow fast, and they all run for the parking lot, towards their Gundams. They run past a group of Pokemon, standing with Ash.

Quatre: Pika pika pika! (translated: Can we get a little help here?)

Pikachu: Pika! *launches a lightning attack that slows down the Z Fighters*

Quatre: Pika! (Thanks!) *as he runs away*

Finally, the G-boys reach their Gundams and climb in. When the Z Fighters see the huge mechas moving, they slow down, stop, quickly consider their options, and run in the opposite direction.

Duo: *over the comm* Well, that was close! Good job, Wufei, attacking Goku!

Wufei: Hey, whose idea was it to come to this stupid convention, anyway?

Trowa: Okay, guys, cool it.

Quatre: Yeah, I think we all had a good time, right?

Silence.

Quatre: Well, I think it was fun! We’re coming next year, right?

Heero: Let’s just take it one year at a time, okay?

The Gundams walk off into the sunset.

The End

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