*Theme
song: Dare, by Stan Bush*
Tyrael:
BOW DOWN!
Tyrael
had never shouted a command before to the Titans, so, they were quite surprised
when this had happened. Immediately,
the Titans fell onto their knees and bowed down before the figure before them,
who Tyrael had identified as God himself.
The Titans suddenly un-transformed, as well. When the Titans finally looked up, they noticed the fact that the
figure was wrapped in rags and cloaks.
The figure's face was veiled, making it impossible to see the face. They all then stood up, and saw an Angel
approaching them. His face was
straight, and his hair blonde. He wore
what appeared to be sweat pants, and he had no shirt. He then spoke.
Angel:
My name is Michael. I am here to speak
for the Lord.
Reuisu:
No offense, but why can he not speak for himself? And why does he wear the veil?
Michael:
You are still mortals. For God to truly
speak to you, your mortal forms would be burned, and your minds sent into a
state of permanent insanity. And
because you are still mortals, you are not allowed to look upon the face of
God, almighty.
Reuisu:
Very well.
Michael:
You may plead your case.
Reuisu
took a deep breath and gulped.
Reuisu:
Your lordship, you know who I am.
God nodded
his veiled head.
Reuisu:
You are also aware that one-month ago, one member of my team, the Titans, died
at the hands of the demon known as Baal.
Baal now has possession of the Silver Crystal, a power source capable of
devastating earth. We've managed to
find the next two Titans prophesized in the Horadric scrolls and texts, but we
need our full team, all seven Titans.
We need Lucy Yubiwa, Sailor Cephiros.
Michael:
He says... No.
Reuisu's
eyes got wide and he slightly gaped.
The other Titans sighed in sadness.
Chris:
Why not?
Michael:
Bringing the dead back to life is not supposed to happen. Some angels are still arguing over what
happened with Sailor Moon 1,000 of your years ago.
Reuisu:
But we need her! We need her back!
Michael:
We're sorry. There's nothing we can do.
Michael
and God began to walk back towards the gate.
Miya:
Well, Reuisu, we tried.
Miya
put his hand on Reuisu's shoulder to comfort him. However, he walked out of the hand, his teeth gritting and his
face a look of disdain on it.
Reuisu:
Don't turn your back on me!
Reuisu
began running over to God.
Reuisu:
Don't you even try to WALK AWAY FROM ME!
Reuisu
grabbed onto God's shoulder and turned him around, much to the surprise of
everyone there.
Reuisu:
Just who the hell do you think you are?!?!
Everyone
gaped at Reuisu and what he had just done.
Even Tyrael seemed shocked by Reuisu's behavior.
Reuisu:
Oh wait, I know what you think you are, what you want us to believe, but I don't
buy it! For over a thousand years,
you've been pulling everyone's strings, getting us to do all the work and you
haven't done a damn thing except stand there and look cryptic! Well, it's about time you started pulling
your own weight around here!
Michael:
Tread lightly, mortal-
Reuisu:
Sod off, Michael!
Michael
too was now taken aback by Reuisu.
Reuisu:
I have worked my ass off for you, fighting evil and saving the world so many
times it's not even funny! But when I
need something it's, 'Oops, sorry. No
can do.'?!
Michelle:
Um... Reuisu?
Reuisu:
'God has a plan.' Ever since I've seen
people die, people always tell me that God has a plan. Well what about our plans?!
Christine:
Reuisu, you probably shouldn't-
Reuisu:
For a long time I wondered to myself why you let that tree with the forbidden
apples into the Garden of Eden. But
then I realized it was because you wanted the human race to have free will.
Chris:
Reuisu, this is not a smart-
Reuisu:
But apparently this free will is easily discarded when your plan comes to mind!
Miya:
Reuisu, stop it!
Reuisu:
Why don't you get off your almighty, omnipotent butt and do something for a
change?!
Tyrael:
Reuisu, I command thee to-
Reuisu:
Shut up, Tyrael! Maybe I should just
decide that your precious little earth isn't worth my time to try to save.
Michael:
You wouldn't dare!
Reuisu:
It's a ball of mud and rock to me!
Michael
sighed.
Michael:
It is not our time to start getting-
Reuisu:
And who decides that time? You? You people put me in this position, by
giving me angel powers you asked me to fight this damn war! Well, it's about time you started letting me
fight it my way! How many people of
already died fighting this war of yours, huh?
How many more will die until you get off that mountain and get
involved?! Cities, colonies, whole
worlds are being destroyed out there, and you do nothing! How many more? How many more, God? How
many more dead UNTIL YOU'RE SATISFIED?!
And
with that, Reuisu finally felt an enormous wave of pressure slam into him and
knock him back over to the other Titans.
Michael:
Just for touching him, you could be sent to the fiery pits of Hell.
The
other Titans helped Reuisu back up.
Reuisu:
Maybe. But if I go there, I'll know
forever that my God didn't do anything to help in his world's final hour.
Michelle
walked up next to Reuisu.
Michelle:
If Reuisu goes to Hell, I'm coming with him.
Reuisu
raised an eyebrow at her. Tyrael walked
up next to the two.
Tyrael:
Where my love goes, I go.
Miya
and Chris walked up to the three.
Miya:
We're a family.
Chris:
We won't get split up again.
Christine
and Anna walked up to the group.
Christine:
I'm not losing these people after just meeting them.
Anna:
You're being a meanie!
God
looked at the group. And then, all of a
sudden, Michael smiled.
Michael:
Congratulations. You have completed
your task.
Reuisu:
Excuse me?
Michael:
God wanted to know, before he let her back to you, if you were truly willing to
get her back, or if you only wanted her back because of sinful reasons. However, by standing together for wanting
her back, and willing to face the judgment of God despite whatever you may do,
you have proven yourselves to be worthy of the light, and worthy of the
resurrection of Lucy Yubiwa.
All of
a sudden, a body appeared before the group.
They all gasped and felt sick when they saw it. It was the charred, burned body of Lucy
Yubiwa.
Michael:
Go ahead, Reuisu. Resurrect her.
Reuisu
gulped and kneeled down next to the body.
He held back tears and the urge to vomit at the sight, and held his
hands over her body. He hovered them in
circles with what he said next.
Reuisu:
Wax on, wax off.
All of
a sudden, the look of her body being a horrible, charred and dead mess
disappeared, reverting her back to a live state. She suddenly opened her eyes, took a deep breath and sat up. Coughing as air filled her lungs for the
first time in a month.
Lucy:
What... What just-
Reuisu:
We can rebuild you.
Lucy
looked at Reuisu.
Reuisu:
We have the technology. Better than
before. Better, stronger, faster.
Everyone
stared at Reuisu.
Reuisu:
What, none of you people watched the Six Million Dollar Man or the Bionic Woman?
All of
a sudden, the group awoke within Reuisu's void. The pill that had killed them for one second had worn off, and
they were all alive again. They looked
around themselves, and Lucy was with them.
To Be
Continued...