SERIES : Bubblegum Crisis OAV.

AUTHOR : Esmeraude.

TYPE : Regular.

DESCRIPTION : Brian J. Mason is hiding from the Ultimate Boomer sent to kill him. Priss finds him and forms a strong bond with him that will perhaps even last in death.

DISCLAIMER : BGC belongs to its rightful owners.

ALL NEW BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 2001.

Priss returned to her trailer after singing at Hot Legs one evening. She was alert when she heard a voice near her.

VOICE : Is it gone ?

PRISS : Who is there ?

She scowled when she saw a man hiding in her trash can in front of the trailer. She watched him grin while holding up two fingers. His eyes were small. His black hair was shoulder length. His face and hands were pale. He wore a three part suit. He stepped out of the trash can.

PRISS : Who are you and what are you up to ?

MAN : I am Brian J. Mason. I was a GENOM executive until now. My boss created the Ultimate Boomer to punish me. He told me that he was fed up with my constant failures so he ordered it to kill me.

PRISS : Get lost !

MASON : Let me stay with you for at least awhile.

Priss thought about it.

PRISS : No and besides, your body odor is beginning to offend me.

MASON : I WAS HIDING IN A.... !

Priss sighed.

PRISS : OK. You can stay with me for awhile, but you really need a shower.

Mason smiled and nodded before following her. He entered the bathroom where he removed his suit and showered.

After drying himself, he decided to wear a white robe that was hanging on the door. He gathered his suit and put it in the washing machine.

He searched for Priss and found her sitting on the sofa while drinking a soda. He joined her. She noticed him.

MASON : Have you ever heard of the Knight Sabers ?

He could see her wide eyes. She looked at him and shook her head back and forth.

MASON : I would like to join them so that I may be protected.

He was annoyed when she laughed.

PRISS : You ? A Knight Saber ? You would never be able to fit into my hard suit !

MASON : Hm ?

Priss realized her mistake and stopped laughing.

PRISS : Oh shit !

MASON : You are a Knight Saber ?

PRISS : I broke Knight Saber rule # 1.

MASON : Hm ?

PRISS : 1. Do not reveal any information concerning this organization.
2. Do not act upon a personal grudge.
3. Do not act without mutual consent of all the members.
4. Do not secede from this organization.
5. Members are responsible for any damage done to equipment.
6. Do not reveal any information concerning our customers.
7. Do not gather any information on your own.
8. Keep in contact with other Sabers regularly.
9. Members do not know one another outside of this organization.
10. Do not get involved with a man.
11. The penalty for violating any of the ten rules is death.

Mason gasped.

PRISS : Don¹ t worry. Rule # 11 is never practiced.

MASON : That¹ s good. However, if I join, I would be breaking rule # 10.

PRISS : Like I said, rule # 11 is never practiced.

MASON : I would like to join the Knight Sabers.

PRISS : You do know who Sylia Stingray is, right ?

Mason nodded.

PRISS : She is the Knight Saber leader. Besides, everyone has to agree to let you join.

He was disappointed.

PRISS : Since I have a soft heart, I will adopt you and let you be a Knight Saber.

He embraced her.

MASON : Am I your boyfriend ?

PRISS : Perhaps.

Mason let her go.

PRISS : Welcome to the Knight Sabers, Brian J. Mason.

He smiled. He stood and walked over to the washing machine. He proceeded to dry his suit in the dryer. He returned to the sofa and stared at Priss.

MASON : You are like the mother I never had.

Priss seemed concerned. She heard him sigh.

MASON : I killed my mother when she gave me life. My father died before I was born. I never had a sibling before. My grandmother raised me.

PRISS : What would she do ?

MASON : She would say that my mother¹ s death was my fault. She would also hit me....a lot.

Priss touched his shoulder.

PRISS : I know what it is like to lose parents. By the way, you did not kill your mother.

Mason sighed.

MASON : If I seem to be a bit....stupid, don¹ t mind me. I Œ¹ inherited Œ¹ it from my grandmother who thought of me as an abomination.

He was sad for a moment until he smiled in order to kill his depression.

MASON : Quincy eats dog food !

At GENOM, his ex boss could sense his insult as he ate out of a can.

QUINCY : I do not !

MASON : He also eats spiders !

GENOM¹ s highest ranking person revealed eight legs between his teeth.

QUINCY : THAT IS A LIE AND YOU KNOW IT !

Mason was serious again.

MASON : I had a strange dream recently.

PRISS : Oh ?

MASON : I had a bubblegum identity crisis.

He started to laugh at his own joke.

PRISS : Go on.

MASON : I had split personalities meaning that I had separate bodies.

PRISS : Oh ?

MASON : Sailor Neptune was my kind side. Sailor Galaxia was my super ego. Kekko Kamen was my wild side. Miss Queen was my cruel side.

Woman Boss was my obsessive self. Gold Saint Pisces Aphrodite was my vain self.

As Sailor Neptune, I used my ocean attacks to disable various Boomers. I met the Knight Sabers and smiled before disappearing.

As Sailor Galaxia, I boasted to Quincy about how I was more powerful. I was the Golden Sailor Soldier of Destruction.

As Kekko Kamen, I ran around in nothing but a red ski mask. I was wild and free.

As Miss Queen, I would reject Leon¹ s affection. I would use the spikes on my outfit and my whip to intimidate him. I had a habit of forcing any beautiful woman I saw to submit to me. I was her queen.

As Woman Boss, I usually wanted to know the price of Boomers. They would attack me and I would stop them in their tracks by asking how much they were.

As Aphrodite, I was determined to use my deadly roses to defeat them. They were hideous to me. I was the most beautiful person on the planet. They were nothing.

At one point during my dream, I was with my beloved Boomer. We were walking with our arms linked until I saw Leon. To me, he was the property of Brian J. Mason. I told Leon that it was him and me right now.

My Boomer was angry and physically hurt his cheating lover....me. He and Leon then abandoned me.

I proceeded to scream and cry without stopping. As a result, a woman burst out of me and called herself the True Mason.

She was my physical inner bitch.

Stop laughing, Priss !

Anyway, I was a mere shell to her. I was useless to her.

The True Mason had the eyes of Aphrodite. Her long hair was a combination of every personality. She possessed Galaxia¹ s wings. Sailor Neptune¹ s beauty belonged to her. She had Miss Queen¹ s cruelty. She had the mind of Woman Boss as well as Kekko Kamen¹ s body.

She used her hatred to destroy MegaTokyo. She fought the Knight Sabers when they approached her.

A Knight Saber wearing a blue hard suit tried convincing her to stop. She was eager to be her friend.

The True Mason had some sense talked into her. She turned into another woman who was kind and whose hair was golden. She had the sweetest smile. She was the True Mason in her purest form.

I opened my eyes.

Priss was silent until she laughed again.

MASON : What does my dream symbolize ?

Priss stopped laughing.

PRISS : You are a woman on the inside and you fear rejection.

MASON : Possibly.

He went to go see if his suit was dry which it was. He entered the bathroom. He exited it. He found Priss sleeping on the sofa. He did not want to wake her. He stood near her until she opened her eyes.

Priss gasped as Mason smiled and shut his eyes while displaying his tongue.

MASON : Hiiii.

PRISS : Keep it up and I will do bad things to you while you are asleep.

Mason got the message and stopped smiling.

PRISS : I was resting my eyes for awhile.

MASON : Good idea.

He rested on her lap and shut his eyes. He thought about the Ultimate Boomer before dreaming. It was the reason why he and Priss met and why he had a nightmare about Quincy....

Mason was wearing armor while battling the Knight Sabers on top of GENOM HQ. He wanted to prove to Quincy that he was a valuable GENOM executive.

The old man was very pushy and watched him on multiple screens within his office. His trust in him was decreasing every second. The Knight Sabers dodged Mason¹ s every bullet.

MASON : If I fail Quincy again....

He turned and gasped when he heard a voice behind him.

VOICE : Too late.

MASON : Quincy !

VOICE : YOU ARE USELESS ! PREPARE TO DIE !

Mason watched a gun raise from the top of the roof. Priss, Sylia, Nene, and Linna could hear him crying from within his armor. Several bullets exited the gun and went through him. They ignored his screams. Brian J. Mason eventually collapsed.

LINNA : Is he....?

Sylia kicked the dead body.

NENE : Well, he did not say ow.

She laughed until the blood caused her to slip and fall.

SYLIA : What were Mr. Mason¹ s last thoughts before he died ?

PRISS : Oh shit !

Mason opened his eyes when he heard Quincy refer to him as one less failure. Only his terrified eyes moved. Priss was asleep again. He slept on her lap again. He found himself standing next to Kate Madigan who was his GENOM rival. They stood in front of Quincy who raised one eyebrow.

QUINCY : Brian J. Mason. Katherine Madigan. So good to see you.

MASON : Let me kill the Knight Sabers who have been destroying the Boomers.

Quincy expressed mild interest.

QUINCY : Kill them ? An interesting thought, but no. GENOM can always produce more Boomers. Don¹ t kill the AD Police either.

Madigan observed a screen from where she stood.

MADIGAN : Your Boomers are weak if the Knight Sabers constantly destroy them.

Mason looked at the screen and gasped.

MASON : MY BABIES !

He proceeded to bang his head against Quincy¹ s desk repeatedly.

QUINCY : That is enough, Mason. Your eventual blood will stain my desk.

Mason paused.

MASON : What are you going to do ? Cane me until I die ?

He pretended to be terrified.

MASON : Don¹ t cane me, Grandpa Quincy !

QUINCY : Your insolence entertains me which is why your Boomer copy was killed. I had made a duplicate of you to be used in the battle against the Knight Sabers. Sylia killed your copy. She did not kill you.

MADIGAN : Hmph !

She walked away. Mason had another vision that involved a long haired man wearing a suit. The man was singing within Hot Legs. His long hair was black. It matched his suit and green tie. He was known as Esma.

He hated GENOM because of his lover¹ s death. He recalled the day his lover was killed by a Boomer and died in his arms. When he wasn¹ t singing, he wore black armor in the form of a female angel. He was a telekinetic and was able to release fire and lightning from his wings. He was usually busy destroying any Boomer that got in his way or eating chocolate. After the concert, Esma dressed in his armor and proceeded to enter GENOM HQ. Mason looked at a screen from within Quincy¹ s office.

MASON : There is some nut attacking GENOM HQ. He must have a death wish.

QUINCY : Stop him.

Mason bowed before confronting Esma near GENOM¹ s entrance.

MASON : I am Brian J. Mason. I help Quincy run GENOM. He is the chairman. He ordered me to stop you and I will.

ESMA : I will be your eternal nightmare.

MASON : What ?

He removed his gun from his suit. He was disarmed when Esma released lightning from his wings.

MASON : Damn !

ESMA : How dare you kill the one person I love !

MASON : Hm ?

ESMA : Since you are associated with GENOM, you deserve to die.

MASON : Oh. I¹ M TELLING !

Esma grabbed him by the back of his coat. He turned his body to face him.

MASON : I¹ M TELLING QUINCY ON YOU !

ESMA : Quincy is not here right now.

Mason scowled.

MASON : I am going to tell him everything you have said.

ESMA : By the way, did you and that purple haired woman have a lover¹ s tiff ?

MASON : KATHERINE MADIGAN AND I ARE NOT LOVERS ! How did you know about....?

ESMA : I am wealthy and own monitors enabling me to watch GENOM everyday.

MASON : Oh yeah ? I am a GENOM executive.

ESMA : You won¹ t be if you continue to talk to me in that tone.

He grabbed Mason¹ s arms and pinned them on his back.

ESMA : I shall break your arms before killing you slowly.

MASON : HEEEELLLLP ! QUINCY ! KNIGHT SABERS ! THIS CRAZY PERSON IS TRYING TO KILL ME !

Esma used his hand to conceal the executive¹ s mouth. He removed it before laughing in a shrill tone.

ESMA : Dead people are unable to scream.

MASON : ( thinking ) If this nut allows me to survive, I will quit GENOM. I would join the Knight Sabers, but I do not have the correct body. I can¹ t see myself as a part of the AD Police. I would have to kill my own Boomers. All I have done for GENOM was create Boomers only to see them destroyed. I killed a family man for speaking against GENOM.

He gasped.

MASON : ( thinking ) What if Quincy saw me now ? Will he cuss me out ? Slap me ? Cuss me out and slap me ?

Esma proceeded to remember his lover before his death. He recalled the nights he shared with his partner in bed. The exchange of bodily liquid. The undergarments. He stepped back as he released the executive. He watched him collapse. He searched for Quincy and found him in his office. The old man looked up. He did not say anything.

ESMA : You must be Mr. Mason¹ s boss. Any final words before I cause you to suffer for eternity ?

Quincy smiled.

QUINCY : Go ahead.

Esma hesitated before causing telekinetic energy to paralyze the GENOM leader. He released a combination of fire and lightning from his wings. He gasped when he discovered that Quincy was actually a Boomer ! Mason opened his eyes again. He looked out the window and saw the sun¹ s light. He watched Priss awaken. He did not smile.

MASON : ( thinking ) Perhaps my dream means that I am now terrified of Boomers. Hmmmm.

He was hit on the back.

PRISS : Today is Practice Day, Mason.

MASON : Practice Day ?

Priss nodded before standing. She and Mason walked over to the Silky Doll. Mason watched her pick a lock and gasped.

MASON : THAT IS ILLEG....!

His mouth was manually concealed.

PRISS : Be quiet ! You are the one who worked for GENOM.

MASON : Hmph !

He and Priss entered the lingerie shop where they walked until they found a room. He gasped when he saw various hard suits. Priss approached her blue and pink hard suit.

PRISS : I am going to train you to be a Knight Saber. You can practice while wearing my hard suit IF it does not reject you.

I don¹ t have spare armor now. That is why I will wear heavy padding.

Mason admired the hard suit.

MASON : Why would it reject me ?

PRISS : Hard suits abandon unidentified people.

Mason proceeded to wear the hard suit. He chose to wear his clothes for protection. He stood for a moment. His thumb was erect. Priss wore her padding and smiled.

PRISS : My hard suit must know about our strong bond.

Suddenly, Mason stumbled and slipped on his behind. He started to wail. He stopped crying when Priss helped him up. He smiled behind the visor.

MASON : Sylia, Nene, and Linna would have called me a baby.

PRISS : You are a baby. You are my baby brother.

MASON : Which Knight Saber rules have we broken so far ? I know that this breaks rule # 3 about acting alone. We already broke the rules about male involvement and revealing the Sabers. I have not quit the Knight Sabers....yet !

PRISS : I wish you luck, Mason.

He nodded.

PRISS : I am surprised that you are able to wear my feminine shell.

MASON : I am both a female and a male.

Her eyes were now wide.

MASON : I have female and male traits.

PRISS : Oh ?

MASON : I am portrayed as a woman in the author¹ s art. This story is written from a female perspective. I am cross dressing right now. In one of the author¹ s stories, she referred to me as a girl when I was a little boy. Perhaps I do have a physical inner bitch and a feminine pure side. I also have stereotypical feminine traits.

PRISS : Like what ?

MASON : I tend to cry easily. I am needy and dependant on others. I can be talkative. I am not afraid to admit that I am one of the girls known as Knight Sabers.

Interesting thought ! What if my inner bitch burst out of me again ? What if she was so vain that her beauty was her downfall ? What if she started to decay very slowly because of her excessive pride ?

PRISS : Let¹ s practice now.

Mason nodded before entering the room with her. He proceeded to blush as he stood in front of Priss.

MASON : I would love to spend the rest of my life with you, Miss Priss.

He smiled as he thought about having a romantic dinner with her. He pictured himself attending Sho¹ s birthday party with her. Sho was a boy whose mother often worked and left him home alone. Mason knew about Sho from the GENOM computer data on everyone in the city. The only reason why he attended the party was because Sho liked Priss. He watched Sho and Priss eat his mother¹ s pizza. He fought the urge to cry. Sho¹ s mother noticed.

SHO¹ S MOTHER : Mr. Mason ?

He looked up.

SHO¹ S MOTHER : You seem upset.

MASON : Oh.

He sighed.

MASON : My mother died when I was born. I am a bit jealous of Sho for having a terrific mom.

Just then, his dream world was shattered when he heard a voice shout....

VOICE : MASON !

He avoided his Œ¹ mother¹ s Œ¹ kick.

PRISS : I almost knocked your head off !

Mason¹ s body trembled within the hard suit.

MASON : Sorry, Miss Priss.

She was someone he could trust. His mother, sister, lover, and only friend. Mason pictured himself marrying her. He was the bride and she was the groom. They walked down the steps attached to a building. Bride Mason proceeded to fall.... Brian ducked before Priss could hit him. He lightly tapped her face. A drop formed near her head.

PRISS : How insulting. You fight like a girl.

MASON : I am a girl !

He dodged his Œ¹ big sister¹ s Œ¹ punch. He fell over when she touched his helmet. He started to wail.

PRISS : How pitiful.

She flicked his helmet and heard him cry again.

PRISS : Try not to shatter the Silky Doll windows !

Mason nodded before he stood. He thought about the girl talk he had with Priss. The one about his feminine side. He gasped when he pictured his supreme feminine side. Bitch Mason¹ s eyes were black with white pupils. Her long hair was dark. Her choker, gloves, and high heels were black like her split dress. Her outfit exposed her hips, legs, belly, and most of her chest.

Veeeerrrryyyy Bitchy Mason was hideous. One eye dangled out of her socket. Her constant smile exposed sharp teeth that were long. Her body was a grinning monster face. Her ribs curved at the sides and were displayed. Her long hair was tangled. Mason sighed before returning to reality. He threw a needle, practiced kicking, etc. He eventually improved. He could tell that Priss was impressed when her thumb was up.

PRISS : Let¹ s call it a day.

Mason removed his helmet as he sat next to Priss who did the same.

MASON : Friends forever ?

Priss looked at him while nodding and smiling.

PRISS : Friends forever.

MASON : That¹ s good.

PRISS : We could ride on the highway to celebrate your first and successful training.

MASON : Ride on the highway ?

Priss nodded.

MASON : Why can¹ t we hold hands and talk ?

PRISS : I am not that kind of woman.

MASON : Priss ?

PRISS : What ?

She was kissed on the left side of her face. She was about to slap him and paused.

MASON : You must love me too.

PRISS : Maybe that is what is preventing me from beating you within an inch of....

Mason decided to switch the subject.

MASON : Can you picture me in a female AD Police uniform ?

PRISS : Why ? Are you interested in joining the AD Police ?

MASON : No. I just wanted to know how I would look in a AD Police dress.

PRISS : Mmmm hmmmm.

MASON : Hmph !

He loved his new life with Priss. He was glad that he no longer worked for Quincy. Thinking about his ex employer made him smile and laugh quietly.

PRISS : What¹ s so funny ?

MASON : In one of my dreams, Quincy was a Boomer. Suppose he malfunctioned and became stupid.

I have created a doozy of a skit that we could perform.

You and I are aliens. We are looking for intelligent life on Earth. We find Quincy who is giving a presentation to the population of MegaTokyo.

You grab him by his head and abduct him.

We start asking him various questions.

You ask him if he has ever snorted coke / cocaine.

He says that he enjoys Coca Cola thus misunderstanding us.

You continue to ask him questions which he answers wrong all of the time.

His stupidity terrifies me so I hide behind my chair.

He wanders and his curiousity involves touching various objects. He ends up destroying most of our ship.

We finally decide to literally kick him out of our ship.

Priss felt his forehead.

PRISS : The practice session may have caused temporary insanity. Maybe permanent.

Mason did not realize that she was kidding.

MASON : Before we ride on the highway, I would like to practice on my own. I want to prove to you that I am not insane.

PRISS : That action is insane.

She watched Mason enter the room. She saw him use his helmet to hide his face.

MASON : Are there any practice Boomers ?

Priss touched a button on a table that opened the walls. Various Boomers prepared to attack Mason. One Boomer was pale and had yellow eyes with cat pupils. Her hair was long and dark. She was able to use it as a whip. She was the first to battle him. Mason avoided her multiple whips that were attached to her head. The beam that exited one of his hands went through her. He watched her collapse. He smiled.

Priss was impressed. A machine collided with Mason at full speed. It pushed him against the wall. It bit his chest. It ran away before he was assaulted by various beams and energy bursts.

Mason screamed. Priss touched another button which caused the Boomers to vanish one by one. She caught him as he collapsed. He was lucky that his hard suit was not damaged beyond repair. He was still able to wear it without it bursting from his body. Priss helped him stand.

PRISS : Not bad for a Knight Saber in training.

Mason smiled.

MASON : I am going to wear your hard suit until we get home.

PRISS : Why ?

MASON : I would like to wear it just in case the Ultimate Boomer appears. I know that I wore my suit and tie before we arrived here, but that was before my hard suit.

PRISS : Are you hungry ?

Mason nodded.

MASON : Keep in mind that I am watching my girlish figure.

PRISS : Your girlish figure ?

MASON : Well, I am craving chocolate.

PRISS : Has your monthly Œ¹ friend Œ¹ arrived ?

She laughed quietly while concealing her mouth.

MASON : Monthly friend ?

He was confused until he finally understood what she meant.

MASON : I suppose.

PRISS : We can get chocolate cake on our way home.

Mason smiled and nodded before he and Priss got on her motorbike. He held her waist and blushed. He imagined himself eating chocolate with Priss. He wanted to be her friend forever more than anything in the world.

MASON : I don¹ t want this moment to end.

Just then, a Boomer stood in the way thus causing them to dismount the bike.

PRISS : How dare you disrupt our moment together !

She ran towards it. She proceeded to attack it via her fists. Her wrists were grabbed. She gritted her teeth when they were slowly crushed.

MASON : Miss Priss !

He aimed at the Boomer and released a needle from his hard suit. He gasped when he saw it use Priss to protect its body. It placed her in the needle¹ s way. He watched her head tilt back and her eyes widen. The Boomer let go of Priss and collapsed on its back when the needle hit its body. Mason caught her as she fell into his arms. Her blood stained his blue hard suit. He held her hand. He opened his visor and exposed his tears. Priss managed to smile. She struggled to speak.

PRISS : Someone is going to be eating chocolate alone for quite awhile.

MASON : Who will be my mother now ?

Priss touched his face and wiped off a tear so that she could lick her finger.

PRISS : Now you will always be a part of me.

She continued to smile as Mason continued to cry.

PRISS : You cry like a girl.

MASON : I am a girl.

PRISS : The second I die in your arms, you will be bald from bubblegum hair.

MASON : Hm ?

PRISS : The bubblegum in your hair is your torment. My death will be the removal of your hair.

MASON : I already killed my mother. Now....

He paused as his tears rained on her face.

PRISS : You will replace me and help the Knight Sabers defeat GENOM.

She watched him nod.

MASON : Friends forever ?

Priss died after the question had been asked. Mason proceeded to shriek and cry uncontrollably as he embraced her dead body. He did not mind crying noisily. He wept until he was out of breath. He never released her. He used his visor to hide his face when he heard a voice.

VOICE : Priss ?

The voice belonged to Linna who was one of the three Knight Sabers behind him. Nene proceeded to speak.

NENE : I hope you realize that you have broken Knight Saber rule # 3, Priss.

Sylia was the next Saber to talk.

SYLIA : Priss ?

She, Nene, and Linna gasped when they saw the dead body in Mason¹ s arms.

SYLIA, NENE, & LINNA : PRISS !

Mason started to cry again which caused Sylia to recognize him.

SYLIA : Mason !

LINNA : What did you do to Priss ?

MASON : A Boomer....

He paused.

MASON : I loved her.

He attempted to literally cry on Sylia¹ s shoulder until she revealed her blade. Sylia did not want the man responsible for her companion¹ s death touching her.

SYLIA : Crying won¹ t revive Priss.

She, Nene, and Linna concealed the sides of their helmets when he shrieked.

LINNA : Be quiet before you make our helmets explode !

MASON : I would never kill the woman I love !

SYLIA : Too late. It is your fault that she is dead. You caused her to sleep forever. Your only friend who made you smile a lot is now making you cry.

Her multiple statements angered him. He attempted to hit her until she stretched her arm and used one hand to stop him. She watched him swing his arms. His failed attempts amused her. She smiled. Mason removed his helmet, threw it on the ground, and used his heel to destroy it.

MASON : I QUIT THE KNIGHT SABERS !

He proceeded to run to the trailer until he noticed himself in a store window.

MASON : Miss Priss ?

He ran towards the window until he paused and stared at his reflection. He gasped. His hard suit bled heavily. He could not help feeling guilty about her death. Priss had been the only Saber eager to adopt and love him. Mason was on his knees. Two women he loved were dead because of him. They were Priss and his mother. Mason finally snapped out of his trance. He sighed when he did not see the blood. However, he looked at his reflection again and noticed the blood from when he held Priss. He whispered no and ran until he entered her trailer and shut the door. Mason removed his hard suit and threw it on the bed. He was no longer a Knight Saber and the blood disturbed him. He could not get Priss out of his mind. He decided to use music to relax. He pressed PLAY on her CD player. He sat near the bed and listened to Œ¹ Wasurenaide. Œ¹ He chose to sing so that he could imagine that he was singing next to her Œ¹ onstage.¹¹

MASON : ( singing with CD ) Don¹ t stop, baby, dreaming.
Don¹ t stop, baby, loving.
Don¹ t stop, baby, believing.
Wasurenaide.
Don¹ t stop, baby, dreaming.
Don¹ t stop, baby, loving.
Don¹ t stop, baby, believing.
Watashi ga iru koto o.
Itsudatte soba ni iru yo.

After Œ¹ Wasurenaide Œ¹, he sang with Œ¹ Wild and Scarred. Œ¹

MASON : ( singing with CD ) Kudakechitta kanashimi no prism.

Gin no shizuku ga hohoemi nurasu yo.

Light no umi oyogu dare mo ga
Itami o kakaete "Midnight Dreamin.'"

Zawameku machi no noise ga.
Kioku no door itazura ni tataite mo.

Jikan no speed ni nado.
Maketeitakunai kara.

" Teardrops " yuki ni ima kaete.
Hashiridasu " Born to be wild heart. "

" Never mind " Kizudarake no tsubasa de.
Tobitatsu yo "Born to be wild heart."

Œ¹ Mysterious Night Œ¹ was the next song he sang with.

MASON : ( singing with CD ) Kokoro o tojinaide.
Kokoro no chikashitsu o akete.

He sang with Œ¹ Chase the Dream Œ¹ next.

MASON : ( singing with CD ) Glass no Show Window hishimeku Taxi

Nemuranai Noise no Neon Street.
Jacket katate ni tobidashita Midnight
Hoteru Body moteamasu Energy.

Hamidashite mo Get My Way.
Ima wa maketakunai
"Knock down" kodoku no Fence
tsumazuite mo.

"Chase the Dream"
itsumo shinjitetai yo
"Chase the Dream"
nemuru jibun no chikara o.
Kyoo no namida wa yorokobi e
Shippai wa Success e
Kitto tsuzuiteiru hazu...
"I don't wanna say 'Give up.'"

Yasashisa no kakera mo
mitsukerarezu sukuenai me o
shiteta Teenage
shutter ni motarete
shihatsu o matsu
yuuutsu na yoake wa moo ya da yo.

Kaze no fuku okujoo
kobushi nigirishimete Break It !
mijime na yoru ni Jab o ireta.

"Chase the Dream"
kitto mune o hatte
"Chase the Dream"
kono machi de ikite miseru yo.
Accel zenkai shite
hashiritsuzuketeitai
kokoro ni ase o nagashite.
"I wanna get big chance."

Yume to hikikae chi o nagashite mo kookai dake wa shitakunai kara.

He decided to rest for awhile since singing caused exhaustion. He remembered how he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Priss. He proceeded to cry into the pillow. He disregarded the music that was still playing. After crying, he recalled Sylia¹ s cruelty and was angry.

MASON : That bitch ! I hate her ! I hate her ! I hate her ! I hate her ! I really hate her !

He hit his pillow repeatedly to release the anger.

MASON : She is the type of woman who would sacrifice me for no reason !

He sobbed again.

MASON : Would the Knight Sabers be eager to shoot through my windows ? Perhaps even hurl stones ? Drive by rock throwing ? Hmmmm.

Perhaps I should call Sylia and cuss her out ! What if she isn¹ t home and the answering machine tape runs out ?

What if my evil feminine sides are reborn as a result of Priscilla¹ s death ?

I could be Sailor Saturn and end the world ! As Esmeraude, I could laugh and eat cake while making sarcastic comments ! I would show off my beautiful jewelry. Sylia would be jealous of my beauty.

I was Neptune, Galaxia, Kekko Kamen, the Queen, Boss Lady, and.... I don¹ t remember ! Oh yeah ! Aphrodite !

I was also the True Mason and the True Mason in her purest form. I am unable to forget Bitch Mason and Veeeerrrryyyy Bitchy Mason.

I would have cool hair if I was Katherine Madigan. I could never picture myself as Sylia Stingray !

I thought that Priss was my friend forever. I was so dead wrong. Pun intended ! She isn¹ t by my side at the moment. I wore her hard suit until now. I allowed her to enter my mind. I loved her. I don¹ t even know if her soul is within me.

The crying continued.

MASON : Her death is the salt within my exposed cut.

He manually concealed his mouth and sobbed. Thinking about her belongings caused even more anguish. He considered slashing his wrists. He pictured the blade Œ¹ having sex Œ¹ with his skin. He was already dead inside. His body was his casket.

MASON : Moooommyyyy.

He had never told her about the extent of his grandmother¹ s wrath. He recalled one evening when he was a child. He had been sleeping. He opened his eyes when he heard the door open. He heard his grandmother¹ s voice.

GRANDMOTHER : Maaaasoooon.

She used her talons to touch him as she got into bed with him. She licked his face. Her grin terrified him. Her long hair hid her eyes. The shadow over Chibi Brian¹ s body intimidated him. She used the back of her hand to swat his face. She had never taught her baby kindness which is what caused him to grow up mean. She used a pacifier to keep him quiet. She was destroying the life his mother gave to him. The adult Mason wept during the memory. He imagined what Sylia would say about the death of his beloved Priss.

SYLIA : You were the cause of your friend abandoning you.

MASON : No ! Priss and I are friends forever !

The imaginary Sylia laughed.

SYLIA : That¹ s what you think. Stupid !

MASON : She was a better friend than you ever were ! If you died, you would never torment me again.

SYLIA : Suppose Priss was still alive and you never saw her for awhile. You would feel abandoned and commit suicide. She would return. If you did not kill yourself, you would have seen her again.

She laughed quietly.

SYLIA : Your loving Œ¹ mother Œ¹ abandoned you. What irony !

Mason scowled.

SYLIA : If you had been miscarried, your mother would have celebrated.

MASON : SHUT UP, YOU FUCKING BITCH !

Sylia slapped him which caused him to open his eyes. The real Mason dismissed the fantasy. He thought about his grandmother again. He imagined her rapidly approaching him.

GRANDMOTHER : Helloooo ! Helloooo !

Mason forced the thought out of his mind. He wanted to think about Priss now. He was in bed with her. They drank hot chocolate together. Mason buried his Œ¹ stiff corpse Œ¹ within her Œ¹ crypt. Œ¹ Their bodies were united.

PRISS : What a beautiful....YOINK !

She had grabbed his masculinity as it brought her immense pleasure. Mason then pictured a pregnant Priss. He was eager to be their baby¹ s father. He got down on one knee and slipped a ring over her finger. He smiled.

MASON : Will you marry me, Pri....?

A bullet that went through him cut off his proposal.

PRISS : MASON !

She saw Sylia holding a gun in front of her and pulling the trigger. She collapsed near Mason.

SYLIA : Your wedding is now a funeral.

Priss and Mason struggled to survive. Mason kissed her.

MASON : You¹ re it !

Priss whispered while holding his hand.

PRISS : No tag backs.

They never released one another even when they died. If they had survived, they would have been the proud parents of a baby girl. The embryo died with its mother. Mason wept in his hands while slowly shaking his head back and forth. Thinking about Priss brought him pain instead of comfort. He proceeded to imagine a funny situation where he was disguised as a princess. She limped through MegaTokyo in search of her handsome prince. Her hair was long and the color of gold. Her eyes and dress were blue. Her high heels were pink. A handsome man approached her.

MAN : What is ailing you, my princess ?

CRYING PRINCESS MASON : I need a strong man to keep me alive.

The man fell in love with her and bent over.

MAN : Would you be kind enough to spank me ? I have been a very bad boy !

The princess was threatened. She struggled under the weight of her hair.

MAN : I have been a veeeerrrryyyy bad boy ! I am your eternal prince !

CRYING PRINCESS MASON : This wig is heavy !

MAN : Hm ?

CRYING PRINCESS MASON : RAAAAPE !

She managed to cause the man to run away. Mason smiled. He started to wonder about GENOM¹ s current state without him.

MASON : Did Quincy hire new people to replace me ? Are they known as Brian, Byron, and Milo ?

Brian and Byron are lovers. Milo is their leader.

Brian is not very bright. His hair is dark and shorter than mine. He wears a suit and a tie, but mine is a lot better looking ! He sings with his lover.

on is a transvestite like Milo who tends to be gothic. His hair is long and golden. His eyes match a beautiful sky. He was raised as a female. He is sensitive. He is very willing to sacrifice himself for Brian.

o is intelligent and bad tempered. He wears a black dress and boots. Some of his long dark hair is tied in a ponytail while the rest is loose. His eyes are white except for tiny dots.

Brian and Byron sing in their free time. They perform Asu e Touchdown, Bara no Senshi, Come into Action, Kiss Seventeen Girl, Kodoku no Enjieru, Never the End, Route California, and You are my Sun from BGC. They would also sing Dreaming Heart and Get my Way from Megami Paradise. Perhaps Fool, One Night in Bankok, Roketto Dan no Ein i Yi, and What¹ s Up Mr. Jones ? Milo would provide the vocals for What¹ s Up Mr. Jones ? Maybe One Night in Bankok and Roketto Dan no Ein i Yi.

He started to think about his various anime forms again.

MASON : I have so many split personalities. I could be any person.

From Bishoujo Senshi Sera Muun, I can choose the forms of............ Beruche, Esmeraude, Galaxia, Heavy Metal Papillon, Kunzite, Prince Demondo, Sailor Moon, Sailor Neptune, Sailor Saturn, Sailor Star Healer, Sailor Uranus, Sailor Venus, Vadiane, and Zoisite.

From Bubblegum Crisis, Linna Yamazaki though I don¹ t know why, Miss Madigan though I don¹ t know why, myself of course, Nene Romanova, Priss in particular, and Sylia Stingray whose body I would kill if I were to be her.

From Cutey Honey, the title character and Jewel Princess.

From Galaxy Express 999, Harlock and Maetel.

Goldy Musou of Gunsmith Cats since she is a beautiful Mafia leader.

Kekko Kamen from Kekko Kamen !

Sana chan of Kodomo mo Omacha due to her singing and silliness.

Maharaja from Megami Paradise because I love her hair and outfit !

Cheshire Cat and Miss Queen of Miyuki chan in Wonderland.

Innova, Princess Emeraude, and Zagato of Rayearth.

Oscar from Rose of Versailles because she is a beautiful soldier.

Kojiro, Mew, Miyamoto, Musashi, Sakaki, and his mother from Pokemon. His mother is Woman Boss and Miyamoto is Musashi¹ s mother.

Linna Inverse of Slayers because I love her Dragon Slave !

Aphrodite, Aries Mu, Hades, Hyoga, Lucifer, Poseidon, Shaina, Thetys. They are all from St. Seiya.

The other Sylia Stingray and Galatea from BGC Tokyo 2040.

Lonely Kuruku of Unico.

Yummy Lummy from Urusei Yatsura.

Perhaps another anime.

Eighteen series so far. Thirty six females and sixteen males.

Then there are the True Mason and Pure Mason as well as Bitch Mason and Veeeerrrryyyy Bitchy Mason so that equals forty females ! Fifty six characters total ! Hmmmm. Four more males to even everything out.

I was also a father, a crying princess, a murder victim on GENOM HQ, a singer, a bride, a female AD Police officer, an alien, a regular woman, a Knight Saber, a son, a grandson, a prostitute....

Mason¹ s eyes were wide.

MASON : Prostitute ?!

He pictured himself wearing a tight dress and fishnet stockings. He was with his beloved Boomer / pimp. He had been fired by Quincy for constant failure. He looked at his pimp.

PROSTITUTE MASON : You¹ re a Boomer. Why can¹ t you be the prostitute ?

PIMP : Simple. I am a lot stronger than you. NOW SELL YOUR BODY !

PROSTITUTE MASON : I hope that Quincy has not found a new GENOM whore. Leon will arrest me for being a very bad boy !

The pimp slapped his obnoxious whore and watched him fall.

MASON : I have also been a rival of Miss Madigan and....

He smiled and gasped as hearts replaced his eyes.

MASON : A goddess who has the perfect body and undying beauty.

He imagined himself as the most beautiful woman in the universe. He eventually returned to reality. He thought about catching Sylia in a Pokemon ball. He smiled at the thought of her being trapped in it. He would ignore her threats. He decided to play Dress Up by going through his Œ¹ mother¹ s Œ¹ wardrobe. He found her stage wig and outfit. He removed his suit and dressed behind the door. He stepped out of it as a rainbow appeared behind him.

MASON : I AM OUT OF THE CLOSET !

He looked at himself in a mirror. He wore her wig, boots, a dark skirt with white belts, gloves, a choker, and a top. He admired his long blonde and brown Œ¹ hair. Œ¹ He smiled while sticking his tongue out. He stopped smiling when he noticed blood on the wig. He gasped.

MASON : No !

He returned to the wardrobe where he dressed in his three part suit. He stumbled out of the wardrobe.

MASON : Why did the wig bleed like the hard suit ? Is it because I killed Priss ?

The guilt was too much for him. He was on his knees again. He recalled her death. He started to scream and cry as he fell forward and wept in his arms. After exposing the tears of a woman, he had an idea. He would honor Priss by performing at Hot Legs. He imagined wearing a hat, dark cosmetics, torn butterfly wings, his suit, and boots. His high heels were knee length and lacy. He decided to wear his suit since he did not want to scare his audience. He exited the trailer and walked to Hot Legs. He paused when he heard a whistle. He turned around when he heard a voice. He was startled.

MASON : Nene ?

Nene was in her police uniform. She scowled as she approached him. She wrote something on two slips of paper. She gave them to him.

MASON : What ?

NENE : One ticket for being born and another for breathing !

Mason walked away and entered Hot Legs.

NENE : WAIT ! I HAVE MORE TICKETS TO GIVE TO YOU !

Mason could see his Œ¹ big sister¹ s Œ¹ fans. He stepped in front of the microphone.

MASON : I am Brian J. Mason. Priss was my only friend and I need to honor her.

REPLICANT : Is she....?

Mason did not reply. The Replicants seemed impatient. They waited to see if he would make or break the show.

REPLICANT : Whatever you do, don¹ t screw up !

Mason nodded. He looked to his right and was sad when the area was empty. He sighed. His dream of singing with Priss by his side was now a nightmare. He was also awake.

MASON : ( singing ) I know you don¹ t seem to understand.
A shame because you seem like an honest man.
All the fears you seem to hold so peak
will turn and whisper in your ear.
So you know what they say can hurt you.
You know it means so much.
You don¹ t even feel a thing.

I am falling. I am fading. I am drowning.
Help me to breathe.
I am hurting. I have lost it all.
I am losing.
Help me to breathe.

You don¹ t seem to be the lying kind.
A shame that I could read your mind.
All the things that I read there.
Candle lit smile that we both share.
You know I don¹ t mean to hurt you.
You know it means so much.
You don¹ t even feel a thing.

( Repeat chorus twice. )

MASON : ( speaking and not singing ) That was Duvet.

He thought about Priss as the tears formed in his eyes.

MASON : ( singing ) Kao wa dare kawa shiranai keredo
Karada wa minna shite iru
Kekkou Kamen no one-san wa
Seigi no mikataga ii kikoda
Kayate no youni arawarete
Hakuri misete sak de yuku
Kekkou Kamen wa dare deshou ?
Kekkou Kamen wa dare deshou ?

The audience watched him pause before singing again.

MASON : ( continuing to sing ) Kao wa dare kawa shiranai keredo.
Antoto wa minna shite iru
Kekkou Kamen no one-san wa
Seigi no mikataga ii kikoda
Omata wo hiroge to inikite
Akurori to oshita osu no sa
Kekkou Kamen wa dare deshou ?

Kekkou Kamen wa dare deshou ?

Kao wa dare kawa shiranai keredo

Chikuri wa minna shite iru
Kekkou Kamen no one-san wa

Seigi no mikataga ii kikoda

Muun chaku karete ro kusha kuko

Sata be no aa shinotsume kakugo

Kekkou Kamen wa dare deshou ?

Kekkou Kamen wa dare deshou ?

MASON : ( speaking and not singing ) That was Kekko Kamen no Uta.

Mad Machine was the next song.

MASON : ( singing ) " MAD MACHINE ! "
Sunaarashi ga makiokoru " savannah. "
" MAD MACHINE ! "
Tobasu bike Hyooteki oikakete.
" MAD MACHINE ! "
Rikutsu ja nai Mune ni tagiru honoo.
" MAD MACHINE ! "
Anata to nara Onaji yume miresoo.

Kanashimi ga konagona ni
chigireteyuku made
fukisusabu kono joonetsu o
samashitakunai.
" Do not stop your love, your love... "

" Tell me what do you want, tell me how do you feel ? "

Teoi no kemono ne futari maru de
Ueteru hitomi ga short shiteru.

Furimuku setsuna ni obienagara
setsunaku kodoo ga dance shiteru.

" Tell me what do you want, tell me how do you feel ? "

" Mad Machine..."

" MAD MACHINE ! "
Wakaranai yo Ashita no koto nante.
" MAD MACHINE ! "
Butsukeaeru Kokoro ga hoshii dake.

Toketeyuku nanimokamo samishii joke sa
nagusame yori cool na me ga yasashii nante.
" Feelin' so bad, so bad. "

" Tell me what do you want, tell me how do you feel ? "

Teoi no kemono ga
aegu yoo ni
tobisaru jikan ga chase shiteru.

Mezameru yasei ni

te o kamarete

kamen o hagu tabi onna ni naru.

Œ¹ Tell me what do you want, tell me how do you feel ? "

The audience listened to Mason sing Nakechuhoto Setsunaikedo. His voice was deep until it rose in pitch.

MASON : ( speaking and not singing ) That was from Cutey Honey F.

He performed Raka - ati ~.... ~ by Megumi Hayashibara next. The vocals varied again. The final song was a combination of various anime / J Pop songs. Mason bowed after singing.

MASON : It¹ s a good thing that I did not forget the words. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed the performance.

He rapidly walked away and exited Hot Legs.

MASON : ( whistling )

He paused when he watched various women smile and walk with their children. He looked down and sighed.

MASON : I will die alone and bitter.

Tears formed in his eyes as he fell on his knees. He could not stand the sight of the smiling mothers. Priss appeared in his mind which caused his eyes to release tears. Mason eventually stopped crying. He was not sure where he wanted to go now. He decided to wander aimlessly. He walked by the Silky Doll. He watched Sylia enter a room. He was curious so he went inside the shop. He followed her to see what she was up to. He went inside the room and gasped. Sylia, Nene, and Linna happened to be nude. Nene shrieked.

NENE : PERVERT !

Mason could not help but stare at their feminine bodies. Their breasts were the first body parts that he noticed.

SYLIA : What are you doing here, Mason ?

MASON : I saw you walking into a room and I was curious.

LINNA : Curiousity killed the cat.

SYLIA : T here is more than one way to skin Brian J. Mason !

MASON : Really ? Tell me !

SYLIA : GET OUT !

She saw him run. Mason was curious when he saw the women dressed in black a few minutes later.

MASON : Why are you wearing black ?

He did not get a reply. He followed the three women until they entered a cemetary. He gasped when he saw the grave marker that had the epitaph....

R.I.P.

PRISCILLA S. ASAGIRI

MASON : MOMMY ! MOMMY ! MISS PRISS ! MISS PRISS ! YOU PROMISED ME THAT WE WOULD BE FRIENDS FOREVER ! YOU PROOOOMIIIISED ! NENE : We don¹ t know this crazy man !

SYLIA : BRIAN J. MASON !

NENE : We don¹ t know him, remember ?

Sylia dug her nails into him which caused him to turn his head. She slapped him.

SYLIA : Stop that ! Right now !

MASON : When was the funeral ?

NENE : An hour ago.

Mason gasped. He got up and scowled as tears left his eyes.

MASON : I HATE YOU, YOU, AND ESPECIALLY YOU !

Sylia had been the last person he pointed at. She watched him run and fall into a grave plot. Mason got out of it and ran away.

LINNA : What a bitch !

NENE : His time of the month must have arrived.

Mason ran through MegaTokyo and muttered.

MASON : Stupid Sylia Stingray ! That fucking bitch ! Humiliating me ! I¹ ll show her !

He stopped when he saw someone in front of him. His eyes were wide.

MASON : Miss Priss ?

Priss slowly approached him. She smiled.

PRISS : Hiiii !

MASON : Miss Priss ! I thought....

PRISS : I am here. We will be friends forever.

Mason nodded.

MASON : Friends forever.

He watched Priss take a few steps back when Sylia, Nene, and Linna arrived.

NENE : HIIIIII MASON !

He turned and saw the trio wearing their hard suits.

MASON : How did you know where to find me ?

LINNA : You are not that difficult to miss.

SYLIA : Don¹ t expect us to dig you out of your grave, Mason.

LINNA : Our purpose is to watch you die slowly and painfully.

NENE : What they just said.

Mason continued to stare at Priss.

MASON : I don¹ t see the Ultimate Boomer. I was going to be its first victim.

LINNA : Ultimate Boomer ?

MASON : Now Miss Priss and I will be friends for eternity.

The Knight Sabers could not see anyone. Mason was concerned when Priss parted her mouth in a cruel grin. He could hear her quiet laughter.

PRISS : I will be your eternal friend when you die, Mason.

She created a tiny ball of energy that appeared in her open palm. Mason watched it vanish.

PRISS : NINE MONTHS LATER !

Mason screamed when he Œ¹ gave birth Œ¹ to the ball that exploded in a burst. The blast had weakened him. Priss threw back her head and laughed before exposing her palm. She released intense heat. Mason shrieked as the fire hid him momentarily. His legs threatened to cause his body to collapse as his three part suit sizzled. He never noticed a golden sphere under him which erupted. He was now on his knees.

SYLIA : Appropriate position.

Mason stood before Priss blasted him into the Knight Saber leader¹ s arms. He looked at her as he shut his eyes and smiled.

MASON : Hiiii !

Sylia shoved him.

SYLIA : Get away from me.

Mason scowled before facing Priss.

MASON : You never treated me like that, Miss Priss.

He gasped when her arm turned into a massive gun ! His scream was shrill when a bullet went through his shoulder. He was on his knees. He placed his hand on his bleeding shoulder. He could hear the Knight Sabers laughing at him as he started to cry. He turned to scowl at Sylia who smiled.

SYLIA : Your tears bring me immense pleasure, Mr. Mason.

MASON : Shut up, you fucking bat face pelican breath vulture looking bitch !

He watched Sylia approach him. He fell over when she slapped him. He made an effort to look up. He screamed when she twisted her high heel on his hand.

SYLIA : Don¹ t ever EVER call me a bitch again !

She walked over to Nene and Linna. Mason looked at Priss again.

MASON : I deserve to die after killing you.

Priss released another bullet. She watched it go through his other shoulder. She heard him scream as he tilted his head back. She smiled. Mason looked up.

MASON : I wanted to marry you and help you raise a baby.

PRISS : Hm ?

MASON : The infant would not be a baby Boomer, but a real one. We would comfort it whenever it cries, feed it, and love it. I would be careful not to let the carriage fall down city stairs. I am interested in fatherhood.

He turned his head when he heard the Knight Sabers laughing at him.

LINNA : YOU ?! A FATHER ?!

MASON : We could destroy every Boomer in sight. Imagine preventing a female Boomer from stealing the eyes of women. She wears them like jewelry. She likes blue ones the best. She treats them like her babies. A she wolf protecting her offspring. She attempts to steal the eyes of a big haired singer.

LINNA : What are you talking about ?

Mason looked at Priss again.

MASON : Why are you doing this, Priss ?

PRISS : Stupid man !

Mason¹ s eyes were wide. He could see the woman he loved in front of him. Why was she trying to kill him ?

MASON : Is your love for me dead ?

He felt that she was gone forever.

MASON : PRIIIISSSS !

SYLIA : Shut up ! Do not depend on others !

NENE : Who is he talking to ? Priss is dead.

Mason recalled his beloved friend¹ s death. He thought about his mother and Priss. He sobbed as he touched his bleeding shoulders.

MASON : You look like Priss, but she would never attempt to kill me.

LINNA : Mr. Mason has been talking to an imaginary friend for quite some time.

Priss used telekinesis to cause one of his hands to reach for his gun. She smiled as she watched him hold the gun and aim at her.

MASON : NO ! I CAN¹ T KILL THE WOMAN I LOVE AGAIN !

He felt himself pull the trigger against his will. He watched Priss release a bullet from her gun / arm that penetrated his chest. He fell back before sliding on the ground. He attempted to sit up while crying noisily. He saw Priss grin even though there was a bullet hole in her.

PRISS : Let us die together.

Her body burst thus revealing her true form. Mason gasped.

MASON : THE ULTIMATE BOOMER ?!

The Knight Sabers finally saw the eight foot tall mad machine. It was black with sunken eyes and two horns exiting both sides of its skull. Its wings were bat like. Its nails were large and pointed to perfection. It was a psychic Boomer able to create illusions by taking advantage of one¹ s weakness. In Mason¹ s case, it had appeared as Priss. He was the only one who could see her. The Ultimate Boomer saw that Mason was still alive and decided to trick him again. It took on the form of his mother.

MASON : No ! You are not going to trick me again !

He gasped.

MASON : Mother !

The illusion scowled.

MOTHER : YOU WERE AN ACCIDENT ! I REGRET GIVING YOU LIFE !

Mason wept even more. His eyes were wide.

SYLIA : Why are you expressing a woman¹ s tears, Mason ?

He ignored her.

MOTHER : YOU KILLED ME !

Her son gasped again. He removed his gun from his suit and aimed it at her.

MOTHER : You already killed me once. Do you really want to kill me again ?

MASON : You are not my mother !

MOTHER : Your eyes are not honest.

MASON : My mother and Priss are dead.

MOTHER : You already killed Priss twice and your mother once.

She smiled as he hesitated and sobbed.

MOTHER : You can¹ t kill your mother again.

LINNA : By the time you make up your mind, GENOM¹ s rival will dominate Earth.

Mason looked at her.

LINNA : What if GENOM had a rival company more powerful than Quincy ?

This new company creates Boomers that are stronger than GENOM ones. The leader and his people are beautiful men with feminine hair and faces. They sing in order to appear to be kind. Their Boomers are usually female with big eyes.

One of them has black hair and painted lips. He is their leader. He usually sings. He is very relaxed.

Another young man has shoulder length red hair and wears huge glasses. He has a very bad temper and plays the guitar while singing as people make fun of him.

Another man has waist length brunette hair and has smaller glasses. He sings and drums.

Mason and his so called mother were confused.

LINNA : I DISTRACTED HIM SO SHOOT HIM ALREADY !

MASON : Linna !

He looked at the illusion and aimed at her. He reluctantly pulled the trigger and wept. The Ultimate Boomer returned to its normal self before becoming his beloved....

MASON : Boomer !

BOOMER : Do you recall the experiment that Quincy made you do ?

MASON : Blind leading the blind to test my trust in you. You blind folded me and had me wander through town while you guided me.

NENE : Did you walk into any walls ?

Mason was silent.

MASON : Yes.

Sylia, Nene, and Linna laughed at him.

MASON : Funk had me wander in the street where a car nearly hit me. Then he watched me touch a woman¹ s chest. I was slapped. Then I yelled at him.

FUNK : You wanted me to sleep next to our bed from that day on.

SYLIA : We did not need to hear that.

FUNK : You can¹ t kill me, can you ?

MASON : All I have to do is shoot part of your face and you will be unattractive. You are beautiful on the outside yet hideous under your beauty.

You were a great bodyguard, but a lousy lover.

The Ultimate Boomer quickly transformed into Sylia who did not wear her hard suit.

SYLIA : The hatred in your eyes is so beautiful, Mr. Mason. Hate me until you die. Waste your life hating me. You know you want to.

Mason aimed the gun at the false Sylia.

MASON : I wept when I killed Priss and my mother again. However, I won¹ t cry when I kill you SYLIA STINGRAY !

Sylia¹ s arm quickly became a gun and fired at the same time Mason did. Both of their heads were tilted when the bullets went through them. Sylia was now the Ultimate Boomer that fell back and ceased to exist. Mason smiled when he saw the spirit of Priss over his dying body.

MASON : Now we can be friends forever, Priss.

She was the last person he saw before he died. Sylia, Nene, and Linna looked at one another and nodded. A few days later, Brian J. Mason was buried next to Priss. His grave marker read FRIENDS while hers read FOR ETERNITY. Sylia, Nene, and Linna stood near them.

SYLIA : Rest in peace, Priscilla S. Asagiri and Brian J. Mason.

She thought she heard a baby crying somewhere in the cemetary.

THE END.

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