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Chapter 9 - UN-change

"Went a little overboard with the makeup I see!" Andy yelled as he fell to the ground, "Eh, Gina?"

The makeup around her eyes cracked a little and sent a call over her receiver. "Bring my beret over... I'll have my fun with them until my scan is done."

As she said this, Andy managed to actually stick the 5-point landing.

"Perfect landing!"

"Now's not the time!" Fuuko yelled out, "She's the one that captured you, right!?"

"Yup, that's the chick who nabbed my ass 50 years ago!"

"The boss briefed me." She made invisible stairs as the water flowed down. "You want to kill me and join the organization, right?"

"Well them..." She said as she walked down, "You'll have to change me first."

"Deady Dearest, Lil Lucky, Chibi."

"I-! You know what fuck it, I'm done fighting the nickname." Lili sighed deeply. "So time to fight?"

"Sure is!" Andy readied himself as Fuuko hopped on his back.

When she reached the sand, an awkward silence spanned for five seconds before Gina sprinted towards them.

Upon reaching Andy, she became a sort of maniacal fan-girl?

"OMIGOSH! Deady Dearest, it's been so long!" She says with a bright smile, but her body contradicts this as she starts slashing blade to (invisible) blade with Andy.

"Sure has. I can't cut ya, that's your rule right?" Andy asked.

"HOLD THE PHONE!" Gina suddenly yelled.

"It's your first time seeing me in 40 years! And your first reaction is to cut me!?" She cried.

"Says the shrewd who already had her barrier up." Andy quipped back.

"Um... you are the person who captured Andy 50 years ago... right?" Fuuko asked with clear curiosity.

"Yeah? I didn't just catch him, I also supervised him the entire time he was in captivity!" She answered.

"But you look the same age as me!?" Fuuko was taken aback.

"Oh stop you scamp~" She waved shyly. "Flattery will get you everywhere you sweet girl!"

"Makeup is quite useful ya know~" Lily said smugly. "She's an emitter, so she can't affect herself."

"Meaning?" Fuuko asked as a vein was about to burst on Gina's face.

"She's 66 years old under that makeup, or it's some anti ag-." Andy answered.

"Six... SIXTY SIX!" Fuuko suddenly yelled out but quickly realized Andy didn't speak, "Huh, what's wrong Andy!?"

"Surely you jest, I'm forever 16 ya know!" Gina said with a hand outstretched, "You shouldn't make such unflattering accusations."

Andy took his sword to his face- *slice* -and cut it off.

"Wow, so cool! now this is what I call a death mask!" Gina said as she licked her lips as the face approached, "What should I do with it!?"

"W-well how about a kiss for now." When she pursed her lips, the face turned to dust. "Huh?"

"Something was covering up my mouth, so I'll have to find a way around that." Andy observed as Fuuko checked if he was ok.

"Quit worrying over every little thing. I'm undead, remember?"

"Grrr... Lil Lucky!" She pointed to her, "I'll have you know I fell in love with him first!"

"WHAT!?" Fuuko yelled in surprise.

"Wow, quite the love triangle, you harem protagonist!" Lily punched his side.

"We first met 50 years ago." She twirled. "It was an ill fated encounter, the hunted and the hunter..." She started getting lost in her memories before pumping her hands in excitement- "He was so cool!"

During her little self montage, Andy prepared some grenades, and promptly through them at her.

"I couldn't help but fall in lo-"

*BOOM*

"At least let her finish her monologue!" Fuuko and Lily yelled at him, but Gina still continued her monologue.

"I was the one that wanted to see you the most!" She yelled as the smoke cleared, unscathed.

"But that lousy Shen forgot to even tell me!" She approached the group and Andy pulled down Fuuko's cap over her eyes, "At least his combat filled brain brought along Void so now there's an open seat for you Dea-"

*FLASH*

Andy blinded her with a flashbang.

"Flashbangs still work, huh?" Andy noticed and Lily was on the ground, also blinded.

Still, Andy went for the kill as he slashed at her rapidly.

*TING TINK TINK!*

Before Gina could get her senses back, he fled, bringing along the blinded Lily as she rubbed her eyes.

"A warning would've helped ya know!" She obviously complained.

"Does she have any weaknesses!?" Fuuko couldn't help but exclaim.

"No, there's an opening underneath her, she has to breathe." Lily said as she pointed to the circle of smoke that settled around Gina, "I noticed when you threw the grenades."

"Good job Chibi-chan, that saves on the observation front!" Andy teased, but it was still a compliment. "Any idea how we could use that?"

"You could throw your head in there while filled with unluck?" Lily said with a pout.

"You heard her!" Andy suddenly slipped his hand under her shirt and pulled it up.

-squish-

"Wah! She was clearly joking with you because you called her Chibi-chan!" Fuuko was not happy.

"Good, now stall her with conversation or something!" Lily gave a thumbs up after whispering this to the others.

"Wh-What are you doing pushing your knockers up against him!?" Gina yelled out as she watched the group. "This isn't how a good girl should act in publ-" She cut herself off.

"I can't belive I thought you were one of the good ones, Lil Lucky..."

"I see now that you've seduced Deady Dearest with that voluptuous bosom." Gina readied her beret to be thrown as it spun fast. "I knew something was off... GIVE IT 20 YEARS AND THOSE THING WILL DROOP!"

"Pull up your legs!" Andy yelled as he dropped Lily.

"GODDAMN YOU-" Lily yelled as she watched Andy get sliced in half by invisible blades that followed the beret.

"Compared to you, I'm invincible in that department!" She stood proudly. "I'll always remain the same cuz I have UN-change on my side."

"Wazzat? What are you talking about?" Andy gave a blank stare, "You're an external negator, so you can't change yourself."

"Though I still have to admit that your chest stayed the same, but your ass is saggin' alright." This statement put Gina into a strange calm, she was clearly pissed.

"You know, you could've dodged if you didn't have to worry about her ya know." She caught the beret like a Frisbee as Andy landed and healed his bottom half.

"If only she died back then..." Gina sighed, "This would have been a better fight."

"Back then?" Fuuko asked.

"Back on the boat, my projectiles would have killed you." She said as Andy struggled to move his legs. "I've constricted your lower half... now you can't run from me~"

"Just give up all this unluck business." As she said this, Lily grabbed a spare grenade and flashbang from the pants of Andy's lower half. "That girl could never meet the quota anyways."

"Doesn't matter!" Andy interjected. "Call it fate or whatever, but I ain't letting you kill her."

"No matter what happens to us down the road, one thing is certain..." He watched as Lily poured the gunpowder from the nades around the area. "This girl is my ticket to die!"

"So I aint lettin her die till I die!" Fuuko turned red from his declaration.

"... Have it your way." Gina said as her beret started spinning rapidly in her hand. "Then I have no choice but to take your head, just like 50 years ago."

"Already on it!" Andy yelled as he popped a primed grenade in his mouth and sliced his neck.

As soon as this happened, his head launched to the air as he repaired his body in the air, but because of the grenade he became a living firework.

*BOOM*

It started to rain blood, revealing Gina's barriers, but also giving Lily the cue to spark the gunpowder and flashbang Gina.

*FLASH*

The group quickly flew over the water as the smoke and blood distracted her, but she still managed to quickly chase after them, raising part of the lake to follow, making a platform of water in the sky.

... and Lily was once again, left behind...

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