Heero: You finish your Christmas shopping?

Aoshi: Yeah. You?

Heero: Yeah.

Aoshi: What did you get Relena?

Heero: Rather not say.

*Pause*

Aoshi: ...they planted an electronic listening device, didn't they.

Heero: Yeah.

*meanwhile, in the warehouse across the street...*

Misao: Damn!

Relena: Oh well.

****

Eriol: Hi, Touya!

Touya: Uh... hello, Okita-tachi.

Quatre: What's that you have?

Touya: This? It's a present for Yukito's birthday.

Eriol: That's right! Yukito's birthday is on Christmas!

All Clones: Ah! I see!

*pause*

Soujiro: Yukito-san's...birthday...

Quatre: Christmas...

*All clones get really wide eyed*

Touya: You HAVE finished your shopping, right?

*The clones go SD and start running around*

Soujiro: With all that running from that girl...

Eriol: We forgot to shop for Christmas!

Quatre: We're doomed!

Okita: Uh... what's Christmas?

*face fault*

****

Hilde: Duo, you can't be serious.

Duo: About what?

Hilde: Going shopping the day before Christmas! You're going to be crushed!

Duo: Don't worry! After all-

*Duo strikes a dramatic pose*

Duo: I am a Gundam pilot.

Hilde: That didn't help you all those times you tried to infiltrate OZ.

Duo: IT'S NOT MY FAULT I RAN INTO EVERY OTHER GUNDAM PILOT!

Hilde: And me.

Duo: Shut up.

WuFei: If you're done with the nostalgic memories, let's go.

Hilde: Heeeeh?!

Duo: You're celebrating Christmas? What, get visited by three ghosts?

WuFei: Sally said she got me a present.

Hilde: Oh.

Duo: This wouldn't have anything to do with that broken arm you got right after her birthday, would it?

WuFei: NO, IT WOULD NOT!

Duo: Well then, let's go!

WuFei & Hilde: (I'm going to regret this.)

****

Relena: Why are you checking your kunai, Misao?

Misao: I have to get something for Jiya.

Relena: You're going out there?

Misao: Yeah.

Relena: Be careful.

Misao: Don't worry! I'm Oniwabanshu!

Misao: And Aoshi-sama's going with me!

Relena: (Where'd all these hearts come from?)

Aoshi: I'm off.

Heero: Good luck.

****

Sasami: Thanks for taking us to the mall, Ryoko-ne.

Misao A: Yes, thank you.

Ryoko: No problem! I need to get something for Tenchi.

Rumiya: (I need to get something for Misao, and if I want to live, sis.)

*The group rounds the corner to see the mall... and the crowd in front of it*

Ryoko: This is terribly out of character... but you two stay close to me.

Misao A and Sasami: H..hai..

****

Tifa: Do you really have to go?

Cloud: Yes.

Tifa: No! Please don't leave!

Cloud: I have to do this.

Tifa: It's too dangerous!

Cloud: I promise I'll come back.

Tifa: You'll be killed! Don't go!

Cloud: I'm sorry, but I must complete my shopping.

Tifa: Oh. Well, I'll go with you!

Cloud: Huh?

Barret: 'Bout #^$&%* time!

Cloud: Uh? But we can only have three people in a-

*Cid smacks Cloud*

Cid: Shut up, you clueless %*&^@!

****

Quatre: Watches.

Hibiki: Check.

Quatre: Cell phones.

Hibiki: Check.

Quatre: Helmets.

Hibiki: Check.

Quatre: Kevlar vests.

Hibiki: Check.

Quatre: First aid kit and defibrillator.

Hibiki: Check.

Quatre: Automatic weaponry and amunitio-

Soujiro: Come on, guys, it's just a trip to the mall!

Quatre: (That's what they all say... then comes the running, and the screaming...)

Okita: Hi, Billy! Going to join us?

*Billy sweatdrops as he watches the Yggdrasil get thrown at a building*

Billy: I'll... meet you there.

Okita: Okay! Let's go!

*Okita, Soujiro, and Eriol march out*

Hibiki: You're not going with them?

Quatre: I've got a plan...

****

Tifa: We FINALLY got in.

Cid: Due to Cloud's Finishing Touch.

Cloud: It's not my fault the crowd trampled me down to Limit Break level.

Barret: Jus' be glad you ain't a FFVIII character.

Cloud: Well, we have a while before the authorities arrive. Where t-

Tifa: What?

Cid: What the #%^%*!?

Barret: Oh, for...

Sephiroth: Here. Have a candy cane.

Cloud: WHAT are you doing?

Sephiroth: Evil plans cost money, you know. Being one of Santa's elves pays really well.

Cloud: ('Cause no one in there right mind would volunteer...)

Tifa: I'll take a candy cane.

Cloud: Don't take it! It's probably poisoned!

Sephiroth: Listen, it took a lot of effort to plaster this smile on my face, so don't make me lose it!

Cloud: Ulp!

Barret: I never seen a black elf costume.

Cid: BWA HA HAH HA HA HA!

Sephiroth: Why you-

*Several screams of "Sephiroth!" are heard*

Sephiroth: I gotta go.

*Sephiroth runs off, followed by a hoard of screaming fangirls*

Tifa: A fate worse then death...

Cid: But I hafta admit, he cleared the mall quite a bit. Let's go.

****

Makoto: And everyone made such a fuss. This mall isn't too hard to get through.

Usagi: (Just because everyone clears out of your way...)

Makoto: That jerk in the parking lot who tried to run me over was much worse.

Usagi: It was really cool how you stopped his car cold with that kick, though.

Makoto: Look at these earrings! Aren't they nice?

Misao A: Umm....

Makoto: Oh! I'm sorry, were you planning on buying these?

Misao A: It's okay...

Usagi: Don't say that! Here, I'll buy them for you! Don't mind my friend, she's a bit dense.

Makoto: Hey, look who's talking!

Misao A: Thank you.

Cashier: Here you go, all wrapped.

Sasami: Here you are, Misao-chan! I was wondering where you were!

Ryoko: You all done?

Misao A: Yeah... where's birdie?

Sasami: It's easy to get lost. I'll help you look for him.

****

Aoshi: Misao. You've been in here for two hours.

Misao: Just a moment!

*Misao and Duo return to playing Last Blade 2*

Aoshi: ...

Duo: Block Low! Block Low! Agh!!!!! That's not fair!

Misao: Ah hah hah!

WuFei: I vote we just ditch Maxwell here.

Hilde: Now, now.

Aoshi: How did you get in? There's no parking.

Duo: What do you mean? There's plenty of parking!

Hilde: He drove here in his Gundam.

Computer Salesman: Attention! It appears that we have found one extra Playstation 2 in our warehouse! First come, first serve!

Duo: Oh, crap!

Misao: RUN!

*Everyone scrambles as a huge crowd runs toward the store*

****

*Sephiroth climbs up onto the roof gasping for breath*

Sephiroth: I should be safe here.

Setsuna: Hey, clear off! This is my hiding space!

Sephiroth: Huh?

Setzer: Actually, I was here first.

Zechs: Well, I have the most fans, so all of you clear off!

Alucard: I beg to differ.

Sephiroth: All right, this has just gone TOO FAR!

Setzer: Bring it on!

Setsuna: There can only be one silver haired bishonen! ONE.

*Aoshi and Misao jump up onto the roof*

Aoshi: We're safe.

Zechs: (Playstation 2, huh?)

Misao: (My heart...)

*Zanzetsu appears out of nowhere and lands next to Aoshi*

Aoshi: You again.

Zanzetsu: I will prove I'm the strongest!

Misao: Didn't Aoshi-sama kill you!?

Zanzetsu: Ninja body switching trick.

*Aoshi and Zanzetsu face off*

Hiko: All right, break it up.

Aoshi: Hm?

Hiko: You heard me. No fighting in the mall. Violation of Christmas spirit.

Misao: (Looks like everyone's pressed for cash this time of year.)

Zanzetsu: I will prove I am the strongest.

Hiko: Kuzu Ryu Sen!

*Zanzetsu flies off into the distance*

Hiko: Everyone knows I'm the strongest.

Quatre: Hey!

*Everyone looks up to see Hibiki and Quatre landing on the roof in a helicopter*

Quatre: Could you be a bit more careful? That flying ninja nearly hit our helicopter.

Hiko: Serves you right for not using the door like any normal human being.

Hibiki: Last I checked, there isn't a door anymore.

Hiko: What!? Let me see-

*Hiko runs into Yuffie*

Yuffie: Jeez! It's even crowded on the roof!

****

*Rumiya slowly descends from the ceiling with a bungee cord. The Mission: Impossible theme plays in the back*

Rumiya: (The target is in sight. Descending...)

Rumiya: (Security cleared. Heading toward the Playstation 2.)

Rumiya: (The target is within reach! Almost got it...)

Hibiki: You know, you could just ask.

Rumiya: Waaaah!

*Rumiya's bungee cord snaps, dropping him on the floor*

Hibiki: Let me help you with that.

*Hibiki unclasps the harness*

Rumiya: Thank you. Ummm... about that Playstation...

Someone: Hey! She's got the last Playstation 2!

Hibiki: Uh oh.

*Hibiki runs off, followed by a massive crowd. Rumiya gets trampled.*

Rumiya: The Playstation... sis is gonna kill me...

*Rumiya dejectedly limps over to the Dreamcast section. He opens one of the boxes*

*Angelic choir heard on the back*

Rumiya: Improperly... marked box...

*Rumiya slams the box shut and runs over to the cashier*

Rumiya: I'll take this one!

****

Usagi: I'm glad we took a break for lunch.

Makoto: You're always glad to eat.

Usagi: Hey! It's just that it's so crowded out there.

Makoto: I'll agree with you on that.

Usagi: It would be better if everyone didn't rush so much. Like that girl and that massive crowd following her.

Makoto: Isn't that one of the Okita clones?

Usagi: She's going to hit that marquee!

*Hibiki cuts the marquee in two and keeps running*

Usagi: Maybe not...

Makoto: That was weird.

Usagi: Not as weird as the people we're sitting near. Take a look.

Sano: What are you doing here?!

Saitoh: Eating soba... ahou ga.

Sano: What did you call me?

Kenshin: Yare yare. Here they go again.

Makoto: At least they're not running rampant through the mall, like that girl, or that weird undead corpse.

Usagi: What?!

*Setsuna runs by, quickly followed by Hibiki*

Hibiki: GIVE ME BACK MY FATHER'S SWORD!!!

Setsuna: Get it if you can, shrimp.

*Mukuro runs the other way, followed by the two Shinsengumi, Washizuka and Kojiro*

Mukuro: Wahhhh!

Washizuka: Kisamaaaaaaa!

Kojiro: DIE!

*Good and Evil Kenshin, Saitoh, and Sano appear on their respective shoulders.*

Evil Kenshin: Hunt the corpse down! Kill him!

*Good Kenshin launches into a five minute speech about how killing is wrong*

Evil Kenshin: All right, you win, shut up!

*Kenshin sighs*

Evil Sano: Kill him.

Good Sano: No, because that's wrong, etc... I'm hungry.

Evil Sano: Yeah, me too.

*Sano goes back to wolfing his food*

Evil Saitoh: Kill him!

Good Saitoh: Yeah, kill him now!

*Saitoh smiles*

Saitoh: Aku, soku, zan.

*Saitoh departs*

Sano: Psycho cop.

Kenshin: Now, now.

Makoto: Um... Should we do something about this?

*silence*

Usagi: No.

Makoto: Some things are better left alone, I guess.

****

Washu: Target name: Hibiki Takane. Tracking.... tracking...

*Washu types away on her Okita Clone Tracker (TM)*

Washu: Locking on... what the-?

*Washu's computer locks on to Eagle Vision*

Washu: This is an interesting turn of events...

*Eagle walks out of the electronics store*

Eagle: This should make Geo and Zazu happy... eh?!

*A suction cup flies across the mall and hits Eagle's forehead*

Eagle: Heh? What is this?

*Eagle pulls the suction cup off*

Washu: Hey! Don't take that off! I'm still analyzing you!

Eagle: Who are you?

Washu: Put that back! I need to know weather you're a clone or not!

Eagle: Clone? Huh?

Washu: You leave me no choice! I'll have to capture you and take you to my lab.

Eagle: What are you-

*A flash of light, and Eagle disappears*

Washu: AUGH! ERIOL! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!!!

****

Eagle: What a violent person.

Eriol: Lucky for you we happened along.

Eagle: I think I should depart now. Where's the exit?

Soujiro: Ah, don't worry! Eriol-san can send you straight home!

Eagle: He can? Right, don't judge people by how old they look...

Okita: Are?

*Eagle disappears again*

Eriol: Now the question: How are WE going to get to the book store?

Soujiro: That's easy!

*Soujiro runs onto the ceiling*

Hiko: OI! You're ruining the ceiling tiles!

*Soujiro stops*

Soujiro: Ha ha ha! Sorr-EEEEEEE!

*CRASH!*

Hibiki: That was just stupid, Soujiro.

Soujiro: To borrow a phrase... Orroooooooooo.

Quatre: Is it just me, or are the crowds getting worse?

Eriol: It can't get too much worse then it already is!

*The loudspeakers come on*

Announcer: Attention shoppers: The mall has reached it's maximum capacity. Self-destruct sequence initiated.

Hibiki: You had to say that, didn't you.

Okita: Well, the mall will sure be less crowded soon!

Soujiro & Eriol: Yes, that's true!

*Pause*

Quatre & Hibiki: THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM!!!

Hibiki: We need to get out of here, now.

Quatre: WHO BUILT THIS THING?!

****

*Somewhere, back in the mall's staff room*

Manager: WHY did you put a self-destruct sequence in a MALL?!

Dr. J: You didn't want one?

Manager: Are you crazy?!

Master O: I think "mad" is a better term.

Dr. G: You can never have too many self-destruct buttons.

Prof. H: Although believe me, he did try.

Manager: Whaaaaaa!

****

Misao A: Tori-san!

Rumiya(back in bird form): Krrr!

Ryoko: We've got to leave now! Quick, I'll teleport us all out!

*Sasami and Misao A. latch onto Ryoko's arms.*

Sasami: Uh, Ryoko-ne, shouldn't we teleport now?

Ryoko: I don't get it! How can this low tech planet have an anti teleport field around a mall!?! Who could be that paranoid!?!

*The five scientists sneeze*

Misao A: We can't get out?

Rumiya: (I hate to do this, but...)

Ryoko: Hey, wait!

Misao A: I'm just going to transform...

Sasami: Misao!

Ryoko: Hold up! Not both of you! Damn!

****

Usagi: Oh no! Now we have to do something!

Makoto: Right!... But we can't transform here.

Usagi: This way!

****

Aoshi: Let's go Misao.

Misao: But I still haven't gotten lights for the Aoiya!

Aoshi: Now, Misao.

*Aoshi grabs Misao and jumps to the roof, then across to the parking structure.*

****

Hilde: The exit's blocked!

Duo: Oh great, now the self destruct device works.

WuFei: Stop reminiscing and help me find the controls so we can stop this thing.

Duo: Well, in the unlikely chance that this device is like the one in our Gundams... I'd say the panel is here.

Hilde: Well what do you know, it worked!

WuFei: And now... ouch!

Hilde: Ouch?

WuFei: There's a shield around it!

Duo: Oh well, at least I'll go out with a bang.

Hilde + WuFei: DUO!

****

*Meanwhile, the Okita-tachi have found another similar panel in the wall*

Okita: Are? A force field.

Eriol: Not any more.

Quatre: Ok, now which wire...

*Soujiro and Hibiki cut all the wires with their battow-jitsus*

Loudspeaker: Main control device destroyed. Switching to secondary.

Hibiki: *gasp* Oh no!

Soujiro: Ah... heh heh. Oops.

Quatre: If this doesn't kill us, remember to let ME handle anything with wires... OK?

Everyone else: H...hai.

Eriol: Should we teleport out now?

Okita: Ah, we should have two or three more minutes.

****

*Meanwhile in the women's restroom... Multiple flashes of light appear, then fade away to reveal Sailor Moon, Sailor Jupiter, Pixy Misa, and Pretty Sammy.*

Sailor Moon: Uh, I see you two had the same idea.

Sammy: Misa, what are you doing here?

Misa: What else, Sammy-chan? Trying to escape the mall alive.

Jupiter: Let's go!

Sailor Moon: That's right! I'm Sailor Moon! I stand for love and justice! And in the name of the...

Misa: Why'd you stop?

Sailor Moon: I just realized there's no villain to give the speech to.

*Jupiter face faults*

Sammy: Uh, I just remembered. How are our magical attacks going to stop the building from blowing up?

*long pause*

Rumiya: Well, if all else fails, you can teleport out.

Misa + Sammy: Except there's an anti teleport field!

Sailor Moon: Wahh! The bird talks!

Jupiter: So does your cat.

Sailor Moon: Oh, yeah.

****

*Hiko is busy trying to maintain order when...*

Faceless Subordinate: Sir, there's a flaming projectile here to see you.

Hiko: Send him in.

*Kagami crashes through the ceiling in a rush of flames.*

Hiko: What are you doing here? No one knows who you are.

Kagami: I was put in charge of making sure there are only happy endings. Now take me to the people who built this thing.

Hiko: Whatever. Follow me.

Kagami: Alright you five, how do you disarm it?

Dr. J: We aren't really sure.

Hiko: You idiots built the damn thing!

Master O: We had the blueprints randomly combined to prevent spies from stealing the plans.

Hiko: Fools. Worse then that pupil of mine.

Kagami: Well we'll have to do this the hard way. NAGE!

*A blast of fire destroys the controls and starts a merry blaze.*

Loudspeaker: Backups one through four destroyed. Switching to backup five.

Hiko: You built five backups?

Dr. J: Of course not, we have at least ten.

Kagami: You fools!

Hiko: So much for happy endings.

Loudspeaker: Five seconds.

*Suddenly Tsunami appears floating above the mob.*

Okita: Are?

Rumiya: Huh?

Kagami: Who is she?

Ryoko: Dammit, she steals all the good roles.

Tsunami: Don't worry.

*Tsunami waves an arm and a brilliant flash of light covers the area.*

****

Sally: How was it?

Duo: Ok. Everyone got out alive.

WuFei: But the mall still exploded.

Hilde: Anyway, we're finally done.

Sally: You did remember wrapping paper, right?

*The three shoppers get bugeyed*

Sally: You can take what's left of mine.

Hilde + Duo + WuFei: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Sally: Yes... just... stop... squeezing...

****

Okita: Hey, Quatre, how come you only have one bag?

Eriol: Everyone else had to use my extra dimensional holding bags.

Hibiki: I thought you knew more people then that.

*Quatre puts on his goggles*

Quatre: Stand back.

Soujiro: A plane?

*Quatre pulls out two glow sticks as a voice crackles over his pocket radio.*

Rashid: Master Quatre! Ready for landing.

Okita: Narou Hodo.

Quatre: The Internet. The only way to shop safely.

****

Ryoko: Hey! Why is that bird carrying a Playstation 2?

Rumiya: (Uh oh...)

Misao A: Eh? And what's in that bag?

*Frantic flapping*


Fin

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Editors note: The reason Eriol's teleport works is because he's that good.

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Editors note2: This is the first part of the Christmas special. Yeah the second part is late. I know. Give me a break here I had nasty finals.