Life as a Sonic OC Redux

*Ichigo's POV*

I wonder where that Josuke is...

Soulfire asks "You okay?"

Rusty was tussling with Scootaloo.

Pinning the young Ninetales down, Scootaloo spoke "Pinned ya Rusty!"

Rusty spoke "Hey, let me up!"

Just as Scootaloo backed off, Rusty pounces on her but he was pinned yet again.

Scootaloo spoke "Pinned ya again."

Simba and Nala watched, smiling and laughing.

"I'm fine." I responded. "But why are Rusty and Scootaloo visiting Morioh again?"

Simba spoke "Don't worry, we agreed to help keep an eye on them."

Kion and Kiara were clinging to Nala's back.

Nala spoke "Besides, *Nuzzles Simba under the chin with her head* Simba and I were like those two when we were kids."

Simba spoke "And even now, I still can't win against my mate."

Nala spoke "*Lustful purr with half-lidded eyes* Though you do really win against me sometimes, Simba."

Kiara spoke "Eww!!"

Scootaloo spoke "I hear ya. When I see my parents like that, I still close my eyes."

Rusty spoke "Lance's dad is worse..."

I was carrying Shizue as she looked at a ATM in curiosity.

I ask "What's up kitten?"

I then looked at where Shizue looked before a roach crawled out from under the ATM before scurrying off.

"Yikes, glad Renee and Misty weren't here." I noted.

Soulfire asks "What happened?"

"It was just a roach." I answered before I saw something small come out, carrying a coin. "A-A Stand?"

The Stand spoke "*Blows lint off coin* Great. I got one yen."

The unknown Stand laughed before throwing coin into the air when it landed on its groove with it working like some kind of pocket as it started running off.

But Rusty and Scootaloo only saw the coin floating along the ground.

Scootaloo asks "A floating coin?"

Rusty spoke "That's really weird."

Kion saw it and became curious before floating after said coin.

Nala spoke "Kion, stay close please!"

Soulfire spoke "Odd. I thought I sensed something carrying that coin, but it's floating."

I spoke "I can see it clear as day."

Simba asks "It?"

"Long story. Come on! We're taking a detour." I said as all of us started following the Stand. Well, I'm following the Stand, the others are following me. We turned the corner before I saw more show up before we noticed Josuke and Okuyasu running ahead of us, and I can tell Okuyasu's steamed.

Josuke spoke "Okuyasu!"

Okuyasu spoke "Oh, heya, Josuke."

"Guys!" I called out.

Josuke asks "Ichigo?"

Okuyasu asks "Who're the others?"

I spoke "Friends of mine."

Shizue teleported out of my arms and onto Josuke's head.

Okuyasu spoke "Look! There's an enemy Stand! I'm gonna squash him to death! *Gasp!* Now there are three of 'em!"

Josuke asks "Yeah, I followed one of those little pests all the way from the bank. How did the one you're after attack you?"

Okuyasu spoke "Well, he didn't actually attack me. I was trying to buy a bottle of calpis water when suddenly it popped out from under the vending machine and took off."

Josuke asks "That's all? You mean it didn't try to pick a fight with you? Then why were you ranting about wanting to squash it to death?"

Okuyasu spoke "'Cause the stupid, little bug startled me so bad, I spilled the water all over my uniform. *Covers eyes with right arm while comically crying tear geysers* I want my money back!"

Something tells me that sudden spook was unintentional!

the bug spoke "*Shows up* I got one!"

Okuyasu spoke "Check it out! Looks like another one of those things joined the pack. *As more and more showed up* Whoa, what the heck are these things? They are so many of 'em! They're like a pint-sized army!"

"Given the shape of 'em, more like an ant colony if you ask me." I noted.

Josuke spoke "Okuyasu, try not to take this the wrong way, but they kinda remind me of your brother's Stand."

"Now THAT's an army." I pointed out.

Josuke spoke "Although, the fact that they're completely ignoring us is giving me a bad feeling. It's really creepy if you ask me."

Okuyasu spoke "Yeah."

Shizue spoke "Mya! {I don't think we're dealing with a hostile stand though dad but regardless, we have to follow it!}"

We soon followed the colony to a park area with a tree.

Josuke spoke "Stay alert. The user is probably somewhere nearby. Focus."

But then the Stands started shooting the coins out as all of the tiny discs feel into a pile.

Josuke asks "Wha?!"

Okuyasu spoke "It's money!"

Josuke spoke "Oh, that's right! It took a one-yen coin from under the ATM at the bank. As crazy as it is, I'm pretty sure all those coins are the real deal."

I spoke "My guess would be that the coins were forgotten."

The Stand’s user spoke "Great work, everyone. These are some good pickings. Like they say, “A yen saved is a yen earned,” and counting all the money that we’ve saved, this makes 5,000 yen. *As that surprised us native to Japan before the user picked up one unit while chuckling* As long as I have you by my side, Harvest, I’ll have everything I need to get by for the rest of my life."

Josuke spoke "Hey, do you see the way he’s talking to that Stand? He must be the user, given how chummy they are."

Okuyasu spoke "You’re right. Looks like another sorry chump got tagged by the bow and arrow. But goin’ by his goofy attitude, it doesn’t seem like he wants to hurt anyone."

Sekhmet and Bast both appear suddenly before roaring at the male, startling him badly.

But then the colony attacked them, definitely injuring me. “Hold on! Hold on! HOLD ON!!!”

Hearing me, Sekhmet and Bast withdrew as Josuke healed me before we felt a foreboding presence behind us as we turned around, seeing a young short and stocky teen Trapinch with short spikes on his crown looming over us. We were unnerved before…

The male spoke "*Smile!* Grin!"

“Huh?” The rest of us asked in confusion.

The male spoke "Oh, wow, this is so neat! I had no clue other people could see my harvest, too."

I spoke "some of us can't though."

The male asks "Oh? But you can really see it, can’t you?"

Josuke spoke "Yeah. So you know, they’re called Stands."

The male spoke "*As Josuke and Okuyasu summoned theirs* Wow."

I spoke "Purely by accident, I have two Stands since Sekhmet was once my sister's Stand."

Josuke spoke "I’m Josuke Higashikata, this here is Okuyasu Nijimura."

I spoke "I'm Ichigo Momomiya, the wolfcat is Shizue."

Everyone else introduced themselves as the Trapinch gasped with happy tears. "This means we're friends. My very first friends! Oh, right. I guess I should tell you that my name is Shigekiyo Yangu! I'm a ninth-grader at Budogaoka middle school. I weigh 110 kilograms, and my mommy and daddy call me Shigechi, because I'm their special little man. First they called me little Shige, but it's now Shigechi. I also have a pet turtle, and his name is Gonta."

"Before you say anything else, you call this Stand Harvest, right? Did they really get all of these coins?" I asked.

Shigechi spoke "You bet they were. They got 'em from ditches and bottom of vending machines, but I'm not a robber if that's what you're thinking. I already talked to the Koban policeman about it. He said it wasn't necessary to return coin denominations less than 100 yen. Nothing peeves me off more than doing bad things!"

Shigechi notices the wings on my back.

I spoke "Oh right, I forgot to mention that I'm also a princess."

Shigechi asks "Wow! Really?"

"Yeah." I confirmed.

Josuke spoke "I don't think there's anything bad about what you're doing. If you ask me, you're doing society a big favor. It's no boatload of cash, but you're taking forgotten funds and putting them back into the Japanese economy. You're doing great work here."

Shigechi spoke "Uh-*Smiles while laughing as he piled up coins* Really? Do you mean it? You think it's great? *Putting coins into an empty can* Does that mean you think I'm great too? Be honest! *Laughs happily*"

I spoke "Josuke's got a point. Which reminds me, I will have to come clean to Tomoko about Shizue sooner or later... And I'm honestly scared she might get mad and call child services on me."

Shigechi didn't hear that as Josuke whispered to me. "Ichigo, what're you doing?"

"Sorry... A lot's on my mind is all..." I sighed.

Josuke spoke "But oh, man, talk about being hidden in plain sight. I've gotta hand it to the guy. No one would ever think of collecting money like this."

Okuyasu spoke "I'm so jealous. He's a freakin' genius."

Shigechi spoke "*Gasp!* I-I may have heard you incorrectly, but did you happen to say I was a "freaking genius"? *Happily with tears* No one has ever said anything like that to me before. I've picked up a 120,000 yen since I started-"

"120,000?!" Okuyasu, Josuke and I gasped in shock.

Shigechi: But your kind words make me even happier."

Josuke asks "Hey, you have 120,000 yen?"

Shigechi asks "Pretty good, huh?"

Josuke asks "And you scrounged together all that money around Morioh?"

Shigechi spoke "Yep. It's the only way to do things, since I never step foot out of town. I could get lost, and some creepo might take advantage of my innocence. Hee hee."

Josuke spoke "No fair. I have 12 yen, and he's rolling in it."

I spoke "I only got about 30 bits on hand since I spend most of my time in Equestria."

But then we noticed Okuyasu sliding back on his feet.

Josuke asks "Okuyasu... What's wrong with you left foot?"

Okuyasu spoke "Eh... *Lifts left leg, pretending to be surprised* Whoa, what in the world?! How did three 50-yen coins end up hiding right under my foot?! You think this random money might belong to Shigekiyo? He should keep an eye on his stash."

Josuke spoke "You sneaky douche.

Shigechi asks "*Gasps before offering a can* Here you go. I'll give you guys half. Would that make you happy?"

"Huh?!" The rest of us gasped in surprise.

Shigechi asks "We're each other's bestest friends now, right? We can all hang out and do cool things, right?"

Okuyasu asks "Really?! Do you mean it?!"

Josuke spoke "Lucky us! *Gasps at realizing something* No, wait. This just isn't right. You can't just hand over your hard-earned money to complete strangers like it's nothing at all."

Shigechi asks "Okay, this time, I'll put my back into it. Go on. Take it. Half of all of this is yours. That's what friends are for, isn't it?"

Josuke spoke "Grunting and scrunching up your face doesn't make it right."

Okuyasu asks "Let's talk. *Pushes us away* Can you excuse us for a second, Shigechi? We need to chat. *Chuckles before turning to us* Listen to me, guys. Enough of the goody-goody stuff. If this small boy wants to give us his money, then who are we to turn him down?"

Josuke asks "Sorry, buddy, but my pride won't allow me to do that. It's just not right, okay?"

Simba spoke "I can understand that much, Josuke."

Okuyasu spoke "*With comical tears* As long as it's not some gross disease, I'll take whatever people are givin', so don't you guys judge!"

Josuke spoke "Alright, I get it! We weren't judging you! Chill out! Stop crying.

Okuyasu spoke "But you said-"

Josuke spoke "Look, I know how you feel. I'm not exactly raking in yen myself, you know? But never fear. I just came up with a little idea that'll put everyone's minds at ease."

Okuyasu: Huh? You really think it's possible to make everyone happy?"

Josuke spoke "*Chuckle* Just leave everything to me!"

I suddenly felt an intense aura in the air.

I spoke "Josuke, keep an eye on the kids!"

I immediately took flight into the sky.

Wings flapping, I narrow my eyes before sensing a raw burst of pink energy fast approaching.

I spoke "Guys! SCATTER!! NOW!!!"

I managed to put up a magic barrier to block a punch from a pink haired female.

I fought the female but since she was a lot stronger, I lost big time and was sent crashing to the ground.

I mewl in pain since both of my wings were injured.

The female laughs "Oh please! Is this the best a wimpy catfolk can do? Not even the direwolf with the lame hairstyle can do better than his weak-assed girlfriend!"

A voice spoke "DORA!!!"

I spoke "Josuke! Don't!!!! She's too powerful!!!"

But the pink haired female blocked Josuke's attack, sending him crashing to the ground.

The female spoke "That didn't even hurt me one bit!"

Josuke spoke "*Smirk* Look again."

The female asks "Huh? *Feels her face* What the?"

The female brought out a mirror when she and all of us saw that her face looked more like a scary dragon's, making her scream in horror.

I spoke "Josuke you idiot! Her power level is at least 20 times higher than yours is!"

The female started to cry.

The female spoke "*crying* You're going to pay for this once I tell my best friend!!!"

Josuke asks "*Snaps outta it* Whoa hey, slow down a minute. Don't you know I can change that back?"

The female asks "Huh?"

I spoke "Hold on a minute Josuke, she's part dragon."

Josuke spoke "She looked pretty normal to me."

The female came down. "You're not pulling my leg, are you?"

Josuke spoke "Hey, I'm not really one to see grown people cryin'. Kinda embarrassing if you ask me, and besides it's already fixed."

The female brought her mirror back out and saw that her face was really back to normal, making her sigh in relief before realizing how she acted and blushed in embarrassment.

I spoke "She may look like a teenager but she's over 2000 years of age."

Josuke spoke "Still, don't insult my hair again. Because if you do, I don't care how tough you are, I'll taking you down."

the female spoke "*Shrug* You're welcome to try. Name's Milim."

Later, the introductions were out of the way, AGAIN.

Josuke asks "So, uh, Shigekiyo-Actually, uh, do you mind if I call you Shigechi?"

Shigechi spoke "Oh, I'd love that."

Josuke spoke "Alright, Shigechi, we can't take your money. What you were attempting to do just now is honestly no different than trying to pay for our friendship."

Shigechi spoke "But I-I wasn't trying to do that."

Josuke spoke "Don't worry. I know you weren't. But if you ask me, a friendship is something you build over time."

Shigechi spoke "All I was trying to do was make some new friends."

Josuke spoke "Yeah, I get that, and I know exactly how you feel. We Stand Users have to stick together."

I spoke "Josuke, you know that there aren't that many Mobian Stand users... Let alone Equian Stand users."

Okuyasu spoke "You kinda ruined the moment, Ichigo."

Rusty spoke "But she has a point though."

Josuke asks "*Ahem!* And so, what do you say we all do a nice round of team building and strengthen our friendship with a little business venture?"

Shigechi asks "Huh?"

Okuyasu asks "Business venture?"

Josuke spoke "Yep! Before you know it, we’re gonna be stinking rich."

Shigechi spoke "Oh, do I stink."

Josuke spoke "I mean lots of cash. Go with me here. There’s only so much money you can make by picking up leftover change, right? I know things have worked out for you so far, but I have a much more lucrative approach for Harvest."

Okuyasu asks "Oh? You have a better plan than picking up change? This idea is legal, isn’t it?"

Josuke spoke "Yeah, there’s nothing corrupt about it, and no one’ll get hurt in the process."

Shigechi asks "Uh-huh, uh-huh. I’m likin’ what I’m hearin’, so what’s your idea?"

Josuke spoke "Well, that’s where the business part comes in, and as compensation for coming up with this marvelous proposal, you give us half the profits. The other half will go to you, Shigechi. We’re gonna have to put our heads together if we wanna pull this off, but when all is said and done, we’ll finally get the payday we deserve."

Most of us had no idea what he was talking about.

Shigechi asks "That sounds good, but I’m confused. What’s my job supposed to be in all this?"

Josuke asks "*Holds a Stamp* Do you know what I’m holding?"

Scootaloo asks "*Unimpressed* A stamp? Really?"

Shigechi spoke "It’s a blue stamp."

Josuke spoke "Right. It comes with every 100-yen purchase from Kameyu. You must have heard of a chain this famous. It’s one of Eastern Japan’s biggest department stores. And the best part about these stickers is there are plenty of people who just toss ‘em. But wait. There’s more. *Opens his wallet, showing more stuff* A 20-yen voucher from that stationary store, Meiwado. And here’s a voucher from CD shop Oscar! Ten will get you 2,000 yen’s worth of merchandise. Here’s one from the cleaners, Marchen Kids Toy Store, and this is a card from Yotsuba Electronics. Now pay attention, ‘cause this is important. With a place like Kameyu, if you use this sticker, you can get a little bit of cash back."

Then it hit me, Okuyasu and Shigechi.

Okuyasu spoke "oh, I see what you’re getting at! You’re as amazing as ever, Josuke. This is the best plan I’ve ever heard!"

The three of them laughed as I couldn’t help but giggle myself.

Nala giggles "You sly direwolf!"

I snicker "Better a sly wolf than a dumb dragon."

Shigechi spoke "*Sends out Harvest* Alright, everybody! Go and do what you do best!"

Okuyasu spoke "By themselves, these things are as worthless as scraps of paper, but if you use Harvest to pick up the tens of thousands of ‘em lying around town, well, that’s an entirely different story!"

Soulfire spoke "Let’s see what all these rods will reel in."

It was only a few minutes, and stickers, vouchers and cards were already raining on us.

Okuyasu spoke "Look! They just keep piling up! I’ve lost count of ‘em all! *Squeals in amazement*"

Josuke spoke "You’re Stand’s the greatest ever! Amazing Shigechi!"

“This is one big successful colony of ants! And you, the monarch of this colony, are to be thanked for that!” I smiled.

Shigechi spoke "*Titters* Another compliment."

Josuke spoke "A few are torn, but I’ll fix them with Shining Diamond!"

Okuyasu spoke "Oh, boy! We must have thousands by now!"

Josuke spoke "By the looks of it, it’s over 100,000!"

Using his longsight skill, Rusty spoke "We got trouble coming..."

Rusty spoke "Oh, wait, just a couple of policemen doin’ their duty."

Josuke spoke "This day belongs to the unbeatable team! Now let’s go cash in."

Okuyasu spoke "Yeah! *As Shigechi giggled* So, Josuke, what was that you were saying about your pride? You’re such a smooth talker, it’s like you do this for a livin’."

Josuke spoke "Everyone’s gonna be so happy in the end, man, so it’s all good."

Shigechi spoke "Wow, I have friends now. *Gasp!* Friendship is the coolest. *Giggles!*"

I spoke "Twilight would say the same thing too."

My friends, Shizue and I later met up with Josuke, Okuyasu and Shigechi again at the park as the direwolf dumped some stuff in the trash.

Okuyasu: Josuke, how come you’re throwing those away?!"

Josuke spoke "‘Cause they’re nothing but worthless junk now, just like year-end lottery tickets."

Okuyasu spoke "*Digging through trash* I remember telling Shigechi to pick these up when he was grabbing all the other tickets."

Josuke: You mean these losing new year’s postcard lottery letters?"

Okuyasu: And just how would you know if these were losing tickets?"

Josuke spoke "That’s an easy one. No one’s gonna throw away a winning ticket, you dummy."

Scootaloo spoke "I hear that."

Okuyasu spoke "You say that, but I’ve heard that a lot of people forget to check their numbers and then end up missing out on claiming their prizes."

Soulfire spoke "He has a good point there."

I giggle "Wow Josuke, your honesty could put Applejack, Orion and Shirou to shame!"

Okuyasu asks "*To Shigechi* If this wins, you have to promise me I can keep half of it for myself. Are we clear?

Shigechi spoke "Fine by me. Half, it is. And if you win a sheet of stamps instead of cold, hard, cash, I’ll let you keep that, too.

All of us took some seats as Okuyasu looked through.

Josuke spoke "Jeez, Okuyasu, I never realized how much you liked those cheap, little gambling games.

Okuyasu asks "That one’s no good. How ‘bout this? I didn’t really think about it before, but do you think I can collect lottery prizes while if I’m still in high school?"

Josuke spoke "I don’t see why you couldn’t. So long as you have your I.D. and name stamp on you, it should be smooth sailing."

Okuyasu asks "*As Shigechi giggled* SG group 121314. Aw, man, that’s lame. It’s just another dud. Thought I had it this time. Guess not. *Grumbles while looking through lottery number catalog* Hmm. *Gasp* Huh? SG group 121314. Hang on. Hey, question, if I happened to win the lottery by chance, would I have to take it to the police?"

Josuke spoke "You idiot! Why would you turn it in to them? Harvest only picked up what people threw away. It’s not stealing. And besides that, unless you were to somehow magically win, it’s a moot point, right? But best of luck."

Okuyasu spoke "*Shocked* WHAT?! This says, “SG group 121314”! *As that caught our attention, confused* “SG group 121314”?! It says SG group 121314!"

Josuke asks "Whoa there. What are you getting so worked up about?"

Okuyasu spoke "*Gasping before sees prize for number* YAAH! Five million! There’s no doubt about it! I won!"

Okuyasu shrieked in excitement while falling onto his back in shock, making us sweat in anxiety.

Josuke spoke "Wait! Are you kidding me?! This better not be a stupid joke."

Milim spoke "Come on! Let us see!"

All of us looked at the catalog and ticket, seeing the numbers match with the prize indeed being five million yen, making us shriek in shock and amazement with our sweat flowing upward before we started laughing in absolute celebration with fireworks going off on our heads.

Josuke spoke "GREAT!"

“5 mil?! That’s amazing!” I yelped with a huge smile.

Okuyasu spoke "Oh, yeah! A dream come true! Incredible! We’re the first to ever experience this greatness!"

Josuke asks "*Stops celebrating* Don’t get ahead of yourself! *Panting* Settle down. Let’s just double-check to make sure you actually won. “SG group 121314, prize five million yen.” Well, there you go. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. If you hadn’t found this lottery ticket when you did, it would have been off to the incinerator. Look, it expires in a few days. We have to get this to the bank. Get the plan?"

Okuyasu spoke "You know it."

Josuke spoke "Alright! We’re gonna be five million yen richer! *As Okuyasu laughed in excitement* Now what should I buy first? I know. I’ll get some sick Italian shoes. Then I’ll buy a new designer suit that compliments my sexy physique. *As that made me blush as I held in a nosebleed* After that, it’s on to Tonio’s for his most expensive dish. And of course I’ll have to go someplace cool abroad."

Okuyasu spoke "I’m saving all my money!"

Josuke spoke "Wow! Talk about playing it safe!"

Josuke and Okuyasu were both laughing with happy tears.

I giggle "Aren't you forgetting something Josuke?"

My left ring finger was missing a wedding ring.

Josuke asks "Whoa, easy there. Still high school, remember?"

“Oh, right. Silly me.” I giggled. “Well, you three go to the bank. The others and I are gonna take Milim on a tour in Ponyville.”

Milim spoke "Sorry but I have to find Rimuru, he disappeared again."

“He might be in Ponyville.” I pointed out.

Rusty spoke "Hold on a minute Ichigo, we don't know what Milim might become if she visits Ponyville."

“Given what she is, most likely a dragon.” I noted.

Milim spoke "Sorry about what I am about to say but Shion's cooking tastes like shit."

“We already know about that mystery food X.” I deadpanned.

Milim laughs "I heard from Rimuru himself that Benimaru pissed Shion off big time because of that!"

“Really?” I snickered as Soulfire brought out a Warp Ring to Ponyville.

Milim laughs "Yep!"

“Don’t worry, Josuke. We’ll be back.” I assured my friends, Milim and I went through the warp ring as Milim transformed into a dragon as big as Ember.

A rather intense aura was felt by Milim.

I ask "What is going on?"

Milim spoke "I need to find something out."

Then I noticed Maud arriving as a pair of Pegasi flew in.

I spoke "Just don't cause any trouble with the others Milim, and watch out for a poison dragon named Ein. He has a nasty habit of pulling dangerous pranks on others."

Milim spoke "*Sigh* Fine."

Danyelle showed up. “Oh! Hi everyone! Hey, Maud. Hey, Sky Stinger, Vapor Trails.”

I spoke "*facepalm* Danyelle... Have you forgotten about the wish that Sonic had made? Anyone that you interact with at least two times becomes immortal."

Danyelle spoke Oh… Right."

Milim asks "Huh? What’s this about now?"

Danyelle spoke "Long story short, my cousin's husband made a wish that anyone that I interacted with at least two times becomes immortal."

Milim asks "*Deadpan* Really?"

Danyelle spoke "I’ve already planned a suitable punishment for him, and Jasmine helped me plan it."

I spoke "Seriously Danyelle? He's got enough to deal with."

Danyelle spoke "Don’t worry, it’ll only be for one day, that being 24 hours, and his wives will have plenty of fun with him."

Twilight was heard yelling at Pierce.

Danyelle spoke "That aside, *Giggles* look at Sky Stinger and Vapor Trail."

I spoke "You sly cat!"

Danyelle spoke "Cadence helped too, since we set the two of ‘em on a blind date with each other."

I ask "So uh, how is being a peacekeeper for all alien species going?"

Danyelle asks "Hard work at times, but it’s doing good. How was your friends’ visit in Morioh?"

I spoke "Josuke and I met a rather *ahem* eccentric male."

Danyelle asks "Huh?"

“A Trapinch.” I clarified.

Danyelle's cutie mark was glowing suddenly.

But then my fur started feeling hot, same with Simba and Soulfire as Mihim’s spines glowed.

Danyelle spoke "Sorry guys, this one is mine alone."

“That’s okay, Dany. I feel like checking on Josuke.” I admitted.

Danyelle teases "You really love that wolf, don't you Ichigo?"

“Oh quiet.” I quipped.

Danyelle laughs "I can't help it Ichigo, it's because of my cutie mark!"

Soulfire spoke "*Brings out a warp ring* Hehe, go easy on her."

Danyelle teases "Oh really? What about that shiny Lucario and that Pachrisiu?"

Soulfire blushed at the mention of them both.

I spoke "Scram you."

Soulfire, Milim, Simba and I went through the warp ring as Tails followed through before we ended up back in Morioh.

Danyelle flew off through a different warp ring to Tartarus.

“Tails?” I asked in confusion.

Tails spoke "Thought you could use some help."

Milim asks "Who's the fox?"

Tails spoke "I'm Miles Prower, but call me Tails."

Milim spoke "Nice to meet you! I'm the one and only Dragonoid, also known as the Destroyer—Demon Lord Milim Nava!"

But then we heard pipes breaking above with screaming as we looked up, seeing Josuke and Okuyasu falling with unscrewed pipes.

Josuke spoke "Good plan, but I think you’re forgetting how badass my Shining Diamond’s power is!"

Shining Diamond appeared before attacking the pipes as the pipes came back up and screwed themselves back in place with Josuke and Okuyasu standing on them.

Josuke asks "What’s up, friend?"

“What the?” I asked in confusion.

Simba spoke "We might wanna find out what’s going on up there."

I ask "Josuke... Where is Shizue?"

But then Shizue suddenly appeared on my head.

I spoke "Shizue, please don't scare me like that again okay? I was worried about you."

But Shizue pointed up, worried about Josuke.

"Alright, let's go." I declared as the five of us went up to the roof, finding Josuke and Okuyasu facing Shigechi and Harvest. "What the?"

Josuke spoke "Little punk got too greedy.

Okuyasu spoke "You've done a real good job of gettin' on my bad side, but I'm still willing to forgive you. First I wanna rearrange that ugly mug of yours, though.

Josuke spoke "Come on. Hand over that I.O.U., Shigechi. It's over.

Shigechi: I told you two fools if you or any of your friends chased me, then I'd kill you.

All of a sudden, I started feeling lightheaded while seeing triple of Shigechi with him chuckling before I fell to my knees, feeling disoriented.

Josuke spoke "Wh-What's going on? My hands are...

Josuke sudden fell onto a window, cracking it.

Josuke spoke "*Groans* I can't get up. *Gags* What's wrong? Everyone! He's up to something! You can't let your guard down!"

Okuyasu, Tails, Mihim, Soulfire and Simba were on the ground of the roof too, groaning.

Josuke asks "You guys, too?! What's he doing?!"

I noticed the others looking a bit flushed, and I realized I felt flushed too. Shizue was the only one not acting like that as she was concerned about me and Josuke.

Shigechi spoke "You mean you haven't figured it out, yet? All of you except that kid on the cat girl's head are sloppy drunk, *Brings out a bottle of booze* courtesy of this little number! Since the kid's too young, I ordered Harvest to leave her be."

Josuke asks "*Gasp!* Is that alcohol?!"

Shigechi spoke "My Harvest can get its hands on anything I order it to snatch, so I had it grab some booze when we ran past the liquor store, and when you weren't paying attention, I injected the hooch into your stupid, lying bodies. Well, to be more specific, I made it squirt right into your veins."

Josuke spoke "Wait! You what?! Uhh."

I rolled back one of my sleeves as Josuke and Okuyasu did too, only to each see a unit piercing our skin with a stinger from the hole on their foreheads, injecting the booze.

Okuyasu spoke "Aw, get off!"

Shigechi spoke "When alcohol goes directly into the veins, you don't need that much until you're dumbfaced and flailing."

Josuke spoke "I knew alcohol could be used as a makeshift anesthetic, but I never though a kid would figure that out, let alone use it to whammy us like this! Looks like he's not a total idiot after all. No, it must be his instinct again."

Okuyasu spoke "*Groan* He's dead meat. I might be a little tipsy, but there's no way that's gonna stop me from ending you!"

Harvest was on Okuyasu before a unit punched his left eye.

Okuyasu spoke "*Screams* My frickin' eye!"

Josuke spoke "No!"

Okuyasu spoke "What are you waitin' for, Josuke?! Fix it!"

Josuke spoke "Grr! Hang in there! I'm on it!"

Shigechi spoke "If I'm remembering everything correcting, you two jerk-wads called me a whole bunch of bad names earlier, didn't you? I'm gonna show you what happens when you try to pull the wool over my eyes and treat me like a dumb kid."

Josuke spoke "*Groans* Why you... You're standing there all high and mighty when you breaking your promise is what started this! I've had about all I can take! Keep this up, and you're not gonna like what comes next."

Mihim spoke "*Groan* That goes ditto for me!"

Shigechi spoke "*Scoff* I think you've done more than enough talkin' for one life, Jerk-suke, and since your Stand's weak, your bite can't even back up your puny bark. The same goes for the rest. Actually, all four of your Stands are pathetic, so save the demands until you're half as strong as Harvest. 'Til then, take it in the eye!"

Okuyasu spoke "Quick, Josuke! Close your eye!"

Josuke did that as Harvest took out a piece of his left upper eyelid, making him scream in pain.

Simba asks "What the?! Are you alright?!"

Shigechi spoke "Dang! So close. There's no point in closing your eyes, F.Y.I. Harvest can grab anything, no matter the obstacle. Shut those peepers as tight as you want. I'll just tear off your eyelids and gouge out the eye."

Okuyasu spoke "We get the point, Shigechi. Stop it! Just forgive us already. It's not like we wanted this to happen."

Shigechi asks "Huh? Was that an apology?"

Josuke spoke "Dang it, kid! I have had it with your greedy attitude!"

Shigechi spoke "Hear that, Okuyasu? Josuke seems to be on a completely different page than you."

Okuyasu asks "Don't worry about him! He and the others'll come around! *Pants while brings out paper yen* But how about we give you this? *As Shigechi gasped at that* It's the 10,000 yen you gave me, plus everything else I have on my right now. Take it as our penance for all the trouble we caused. Please, Shigechi, I'm begging you not to off Josuke or anyone else! If his eyes get taken out, who'll fix my eye?"

Josuke spoke "*Gasp* Okuyasu."

I see what he's doing.

Shigechi spoke "Huh? Oh, yeah. *Starts approaching us* I almost forgot I gave you that little handout. I felt so bad for you beta boys and your friends, I decided the only right thing to do was bless you with over 10,000 yen."

Okuyasu spoke "Here! The money's all yours. Just have mercy on us, o strong one!"

Josuke caught on too as Okuyasu was actually trying to lure Shigechi in.

Shigechi spoke "That's a good boy. I don't know where this newfound obedience is coming from, but I'm glad you know the pecking order. *Heads towards us while giggling before suddenly stopping* Eh? Something wonky's going on. Hey, now, Okuyasu, if feels like you're trying to lure me in with cash so you can attack me with your Stand. But you wouldn't do that, would you, old pal? *As Okuyasu and Josuke flinched* Ahh! So you were trying to trick me! Did you think I'd honestly fall for a harebrained scheme as lame as that one? You must think I'm some kind of idiot. Well, no pity for you."

Okuyasu spoke "It's not like we needed it anyway. Time's run out for you, little man. I guess you were too busy flapping your gums like a dummy to realize that you walked right into the Hand's striking range! *As the Hand appeared and swiped the air* I'll claw away the air and make it teleport, *As the I.O.U. flew out of Shigechi's hands* forcing the ticket out of your hands and back to us."

Josuke spoke "*Grabs the I.O.U.* This ticket is ours."

Shigechi spoke "It belongs with you? Do you know who you're talking to? *Chuckles* Idiots. You wasted your time, 'cause I'm about to take it back."

Josuke spoke "Incredible. *Starts ripping the I.O.U.* You're even dumber than I though. Your chance of winning just expired, *Rips it in half* and you never saw it coming."

Shigechi growls "My money! What do you think you're doing to that ticket?! *As Josuke ripped it into pieces* It's worth five million yen, and you're ripping it up like it's trash! Why would you do that?! I don't get you in the least! What was the point in going through all this hoopla if you were just going to rip it up when you finally got your way?!"

Josuke spoke "Because of you. *As Shining Diamond healed Okuyasu's left eye* I needed a surefire way to stop you from attacking us again. Since you can't restore the ticket without my Shining Diamond, giving up is your best bet. The fight's over. Accept it, and stand down."

Shigechi spoke "Oh, I get it now. That's what you're doing."

Josuke spoke "*Throws pieces away as they flew in the wind* And off they go! Your victory's blowing away in the wind."

Shigechi spoke "I take it all back! I don't get any of this! Why would you throw away five million yen?! Have you lost your mind?! Harvest! Bring back every last piece! Go!"

All of the units of Harvest scattered and gave chase.

Josuke spoke "Wow, you really don't get it, do you? Sending Harvest on a fetch quest was the final nail in your coffin."

All of us were now facing Shigechi.

Okuyasu asks "Your last line of defense is running through the city looking for paper scraps, so who's gonna protect you from these drunks, huh?"

Shigechi spoke "I think I get it now."

Okuyasu spoke "*Punches Shigechi before chuckling* We did it."

Josuke asks "Since I caught you lying down on the job, why don't we try and get in a bit of study time? The scraps of paper floating around town are picked up by your Harvest, but after that, who has the power to put them back together? Hmm? I need an answer. Who can put the scraps back together with Shining Diamond?"

Shigechi spoke "Y-You, Josuke."

Josuke spoke "Josuke?! Sounds to me like you're forgetting something!"

Shigechi spoke "Yes, Mr. Josuke, sir."

Josuke spoke "Ah, now that's what I like to hear. And I'm sure you know that name of the person who recovered the I.O.U. from you. Well? Say his name, half pint."

Shigechi spoke "It's Okuyasu... *As Okuyasu growled* the great!"

Josuke spoke "Good. *As we approached Shigechi* That's our special little man. So what do you se we change subjects and do a little math? How do we split five million between eight people? And remember, everyone has to be happy when all is said and done."

Shigechi asks "Well, I'm fine with half?"

Soulfire spoke "That changed a while ago, so no."

Josuke spoke "Half, huh?! Did I or did I not just tell you there are eight of us to consider? How are each of us supposed to get half the winnings, Shigechi? Good thing we're studying, because your math needs some work, dude!"

"Anyone home?!" Josuke, Okuyasu, Soulfire, Simba, Mihim, Tails and I asked as Shigechi stammered.

Shigechi spoke "Uh... I guess I'll be okay with an eighth. *Realizes* Huh? Now that I think about it, without your help, I'd still be collecting old stamps."

"Hmm?" We asked in confusion.

Shigechi spoke "I was acting like a spoiled brat. We all found the lottery ticket by working as a team. if we hadn't banded together, we never would've pulled it off. Wow, it's starting to make sense. My greed kept me from seeing the big picture. Let's split everything fair and square so we all get what we want."

That made us chuckle with smiles, glad things calmed down.

I was soon face down with my arms restrained behind my back because of a police officer.

I growl "Oi! WHAT GIVES?"

Simba asks "Huh?"

A female spoke "About time we found you, you stupid catgirl. You're under arrest for sexual assault on a minor! And rank or not, your bastard daughter is going to be taken away from you."

Milim slapped herself on both cheeks with both hands, snapping herself out of it. "Hey! Wait a minute. Wait a minute! WAIT A MINUTE!!! What's going on here?!"

The female spoke "This doesn't concern you miss."

I was forcefully dragged down the stairs to a police car.

Shizue was crying loudly since she was roughly handled by a child services worker.

But then said worker suddenly fell, disorioented as Harvest was carrying Shizue like some kind of caterpillar track as Milim flew straight down and grabbed the officer by the collar.

Milim spoke "I don't think you understand the situation here, buster."

The police officer spoke "I'm sorry miss, but I'm just doing my job. The catgirl was accused of sexual assault and thus will be sent to jail for her crimes. Plus her daughter will be sent to a different family under the form of a restraining order."

But then Shizue flew off and landed on Josuke's head.

Josuke spoke "Sorry, but that ain't happenin' on my watch. And my pals agree with that."

The police officer spoke "I'm sorry but rules are rules. Now hand over the kid right now."

A powerful screech was heard saying "OBJECTION!!!"

A burst of wind rushed through the area, almost sending the officer flying.

A scarf wearing female Mewtwo along with a male phoenix Mobini soon arrive.

Tails spoke "Good thing I alerted Mia and Phoenix about this mess."

Athena Cykes, Apollo Justice, and Maya Fey showed up to help too.

Tails spoke "Officer, I'm afraid that the wolfcat is under Equestrian laws. We will have to call in an Equian lawyer."

I was shaking in fear since I was terrified of losing my daughter.

End