Mystery Science Theater En Masse

Crazy Train, Episode 5: How a Spark Becomes a Flame (Part Three)

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Saturday came. So, today's the day. I thought I can consider this our first 'unofficial' date. I was so anxious, I'm literally shaking in my shoes.

Rory: Hey, don't shake! That's supposed to be Jell-o's job!

It's already ten and well…he wasn't there yet. I'm not surprised though, being a couple of minutes late is no big deal. Then came quarter past ten and he still wasn't there…

Axl: Man, he'd sleep through a loud concert.
Kyo: I go to sleep. I don't go comatose, Spikes.

I was beginning to lose hope that he'll show up. How couldn't I knowing it was already half past ten for crying out loud. But then, when I was about to go back inside, I heard his bike coming from not so far away.

"Yuki!!!"

"You're late, you know that?" (Talks tad disappointed)

"I know, and I'm really sorry about it. I told you last night I'm still asleep during this time."

Mai: Either that or they have detention at his school on Saturdays.

"Well, it's fine Kyo. I was just afraid you wouldn't show up at all. Maybe we should have just planned to go out by eleven or something."

"Nah. But really, I'm sorry for being late."

"It's okay." (Looks at Kyo for a bit) "…wow. It is kind of weird seeing you not wearing the school uniform. What's up with that?" (giggles)

Kyo, James: Clones stole it. *stares at each other*
Axl: Hey, even you two can hit the same wavelength, huh?
James: Regrettably.

He was still wearing his bandanna, but he's also wearing a brown leather jacket, jeans and oddly enough, he's not wearing his gloves.

Kyo: Hmm... that outfit sounds familiar... ah, it's probably nothing.

"You can't really expect me to wear those threads on a weekend now, can you?" (laughs)

Rory: Why not? You've worn 'em for four tournaments... not counting crossovers.

"You're right. What was I thinking?"

Mai: Hey, hey, don't sell yourself short. Unlike Mary Sues, you do think with your brain.

"Hop on. We've got a whole day ahead of us."

"Okay…" (gets on the bike) "…by the way, where are we going?"

Axl: Hopefully to a place where we can riff on nothing but nice fics like these.
Kyo: Pipe dream, Spikes.

"Where would you want to go? You call the shots here."

"Hmm, I DO want to get to know you better so…what do you usually do during this time?"

"Oh, that's easy…grab on and I'll take you there."

I don't know what he meant, but based on the routes we're taking, we're headed for the park. By the time we reached the park, we stopped by the look-out point.

"Normally, I'd spend time here whenever I need some solitary time. It's a small thing but looking at the view makes me feel calm already."

James: Know what calms the other Kyo down? If the point was on fire.
Kyo: Seriously? Why does that nut have fire powers to begin with?
James: *shrugs* Beats me. Probably to save money on matches and gas or something.

"Wow! It's beautiful up here."

This the first time I've been up here. And the scene was rather breath-taking here. I could see most of the town.

"You see that little house by the hospital?"

"Yes, I do."

"That's my humble abode."

Rory: So he can just drag himself there every time he gets his butt kicked?
James: Rory, let's say that he has a broken leg. How is he going to get over there on foot?
Rory: That's easy! He's got the other leg that isn't broken!
James: I swear, you're something else.

"Really? It's small, but it's gorgeous."

"Well, my mom is really into gardening and all. It's just a little something to get her mind off from my pop."

"Why? What happened between your parents?"

"Nothing really. They love each other dearly. It's just that my pop has been missing for quite a while now, and even I'm not sure where he is exactly."

Axl: *shifts eyes* Uh... probably not being slaughtered by Rugal.
Mai: And probably not being brainwashed to work for him after that.
Kyo: *sighs heavily* Those moments were far from pleasant.

"Oh, I see…"

We stayed there for a while until I decided to ask Kyo that we go somewhere else. Here's something I never really expected from him.

"Is this a bar?"

"Yeah? Why?"

"Umm, Kyo, I don't drink and it's only eleven."

All: *holds up a picture of Jessie* Talk to her.
James: Even though she doesn't drink on duty, thank goodness.

"W-what?" (laughs) "You thought I was going to let you drink? Puh-lease…I'm not really into alcohol myself. But I do spend a lot of my time at this bar. C'mon…"

"Where are we headed?"

"You'll see…"

Kyo: Okay, which band's got the heroin backstage? I thought that we were over that phase, guys.

We headed out back and opened the backdoor. When I entered, I couldn't see a thing.

"It's too dark here."

"Hold on, let me turn on the lights." (flips switch)

As he turned the lights on, I saw different musical instruments and some recording machines.

Mai: Looks like the Hedgehog triplets visited not too long ago.

"Is this a studio?"

"Yeah, it is. Athena showed me this place a year ago and said I could help her out around here."

"But what are we really doing here?"

"I never got the chance to tell you last night, but like I said before, I write poetry. I showed Athena some and she asked if she could use those poems as her songs."

Mai, Axl, James, Rory: *snickers*
Rory: Must've been April Fool's Day over there!
Mai, Axl, James: *laughs*
Kyo: *grumbles*

"I see. Kyo, I'm curious. Do you play any instruments as well?"

"You betcha'. Well, I'm not much of a musician, but I'm quite fond of the guitar. Right now, I'm trying to compose my first song."

"Is it okay if you play a bit for me?"

"Uhhh…yeah sure. Hold on."

He's quite good, really. Maybe he still needs some work, but I believe he has potential.

"Bah, I suck!"

James: Nah, he'd have to play two chords, sing badly, and then light his guitar on fire to really suck.

"No, it was good. I really had a thing going with your tunes."

"Thanks. It's still a work in progress though. Who knows? Once I find the missing pieces and actually finish this song, you'll be the first to hear it."

"I know you'll find those 'pieces'." (smiles)

"I hope so…"

All: Those... "pieces". Yep.

We didn't end our day there. Sure, we had to stop for a while for lunch. But once we were done, we were back on the road again.

Actually, I was really surprised about what Kyo wanted to do after we ate.

"So, Yuki. Where would you want to go?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I figured since the first two places we went were about me, maybe it's your turn to pick a place to go. I wanna learn a couple of things about you as well, you know."

Mai: Wait, what? A guy isn't making it all about him?! What kind of blasphemy is this?
Kyo: Wait, we're that rare now?
Mai: Sadly, yes.

"Gee…umm…" (blushes) "…in that case, do you know where we can find a tennis court?"

"A tennis court? Well, there's a couple in the park. You wanna play tennis or something?"

"Yeah…it's a little something I've grown into."

"In that case, it's back to the park then."

Kyo: Oh, boy.
Axl: Huh? Something bothering you, Kyo?
Kyo: ...you'll see. I don't want to talk about it. Just let the fic speak for itself.

I was really excited to know that there were tennis courts by the park. And I was really flattered Kyo said he wanted to know stuff about me. I was very excited…

…well, to be honest, things really weren't as I hoped it would be. Things kinda' got awkward once we reached the park.

James: Like a bad fanfic, he hooked up with some random gal who painted Yuki as some cheating "hussy".
Rory: *tries not to laugh* Okay, okay, sorry.

"Hmm, empty courts, will you look at that?"

"Kyo, let me go ahead and rent some equipment, okay?"

"Yeah…sure. Go."

(a few minutes later)

"Kyo, over here!!"

"You sure took your time…w-what?" (raises eyebrow)

"Sorry about taking so long. I rented some clothing as well. Oh…here's your equipment. Dress up, okay?" (smiles)

"Uhhh…yeah, r-right."

Rory: Hey, all he's missing is a sweater to tie around his neck!
Kyo: I am not doing that. Do you want me to look like the Japanese version of Carlton Banks?
Rory: Yep. Can you do the dance, too?
Kyo: No.

So yeah, we're all set. All I needed to do was make the first serve.

"Ready, Kyo?"

"Yuki…umm, before we start, I wanna tell you something."

"What is it?"

"Look, I know how tennis is played, but have absolutely no idea what to do if I'm actually playing it."

Axl: Easy, you flail around like a chicken and grunt loudly.
James: Oh, right... you're not good at tennis, either. Mai's better at that than you are.
Axl: Hey, this isn't about me right now!

"What do you mean? You've never played tennis before?"

"Ahhhh…exactly." (smiles)

Hoo-boy, I knew something like this was gonna happen. Oh well, there's no turning back now.

Kyo: *as himself* Uh, yeah, there is! *runs off*

"You'll learn as we play along. Serve's up!!" (makes serve)

"What?" (evades) "Hey! I wasn't ready!"

"Sorry, Kyo. Tennis is a game of reflexes. Come on, this game is not that hard to learn." (serves) "Here I come!!"

"Whoa!!" (didn't even reach the ball) "…ugh! This sucks!"

Axl: Hey, there's a lot of things that are worse than sucking at tennis. For example... you could've been on the Titanic.
James: Or you could've been watching that long arse movie and waiting for the ship to hit that damn iceberg. Only upside is that you won't die once you get there.
Rory: Wait... you know what happens in the film even though you never saw it?
Kyo, Mai, Axl, James: *facepalms*
Mai: Rory... that movie was based on a real event.
Rory: You mean... all those people really died and stuff? Wow, I feel dumb now.
Kyo: First stage of recognizing your ditziness is admitting that you have a problem, Tech. Welcome to your rehabilitation.

Things didn't even get better as we move along.

"Come on, you can't be THIS bad."

"Believe it, Yuki."

Mai: Thank you, Naruto.

"Here you go!!" (serves)

"Wh-whoa!!" (missed by a long shot) "Damn! Yuki, you really need to serve it from side to side, don't ya'?"

"Well, one good strategy to win this game is to wear your opponent out."

"I'm already worn out, that's for damn sure."

James: *looks at Kyo* Story of your life?
Kyo: *looks at James* Story of my life.

Just when I thought things couldn't possibly get ridiculous, this happens.

"Tell you what, I'm making the serves this time around."

"Umm…sure. Here's the ball."

"Let's see how'd you like it when you try to make the save from side to side." (makes his serve) "Take this, Yuki!!"

"This one's easy…" (makes return) "…right back at you, Kyo!"

"Oh, shit…" (ball hits Kyo's face directly)

Kyo: ...that's usually not a part of my life.
Mai: Heh.

"Kyo!!!"

I ran immediately to check on him. He's a little shaky, but he's alright.

"Oh my God, Kyo. I'm sorry. Does it hurt?"

Axl: His pride probably hurts.

"Nah, I'm fine. Yuki, promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Whenever someone asks me to play tennis, do me a favor and say 'no' for me?"

"Sure…" (giggles)

Kyo said this was probably his worst experience with sports yet, but he admitted he had fun. Then, he suggested we just go somewhere safe.

Rory: Hey, I'll get the bubble wrap!
Mai: No, just put him in a giant bubble and call it a day.

"You're not serious, are you?"

"Dead serious, Yuki. After what I went through back there, I'd rather play on playground any day."

James: Ask and you shall receive.
Kyo: Does this mean that I can ask for more good fics like this one?
James: That wish won't be granted, mate.

"Well, you're in luck. There's a playground over there."

"What?! Oh no…"

"C'mon, little boy. You said you'd prefer to play there than play tennis. Let's go."

"Me and my big mouth."

So yeah, Kyo and I did go play by the playground.

Axl: Hey, watch out for this hedgehog that has a Chaos Emerald. He's jolly stomping the jungle gym.

"You know, it is really embarrassing for someone like me to been seen here."

Mai: Hey, it's for the young and young at heart.
Rory: Oh, like that time where I was on the swings and Cassy pushed me? Just like old times.
Mai: Rory, you did that with her two days ago.
Rory: Oh. Oh, yeah.

"Oh, now you're just being paranoid."

"Am I? Just look at them. They've been staring at us since we set foot here."

Mai: Who are they?
Kyo: *points at Axl and Rory* Probably them.

"I thought you said…" (mimicking Kyo) "…'hearing what other people say about me is the least of my worries"."

James: And once again, we'll have to look at that old "Globe Death Watch"...

"Well, this is different."

(sarcastically) "How different?"

"You know…well…" (sighs)

"This is too much…" (giggles)

"And just what exactly is funny?"

"Nothing…nothing at all."

Axl: *as Yuki* It's nothing. I was just thinking about this friend of mine who showed me a rather crass picture of a cloud that looked like a... you know what, it's nothing.

Maybe I was being too hard on Kyo, so I decided to cheer him up a bit.

"Hey, come here for a moment." (grabs Kyo's arm)

"Where are we going now?"

"Just follow me, okay?" (smiles)

(a moment later)

"It's a swing…what of it?"

"Ever been on one of these before?"

"OH NO!! No way!! You're not expecting me sit on that!! You can't make me! No way! No how!"

Rory: Alright, then. *sits on a swing* I don't need Cassy this time.
Axl: *pushes Rory*
Rory: Whee! *giggles*
Mai: I swear, you two...

"Pleeeeaaassseee???" (makes puppy dog pout)

"Ahhh…" (sighs in hesitation) "…oh God!! Do you really have to do that?"

James: Why not? It works in the movies.
Kyo: Only if you don't do that.

"Puh-leeeeaaassseee???" (winks eyes)

"Aw, alright already!! Sheesh!! The things I'm putting myself through!!"

"Hurray!! Thanks Kyo."

Even I was surprised, I actually made him sit on the swing.

Kyo: *sits on the swing next to Rory* Only Gloomy gets to push me.
Mai: I don't feel like it. You're a big kid, you can push yourself... oh, forget it. *halfheartedly pushes Kyo*
Kyo: *flatly* Whee.

"Now what?"

"Wait…" (begins to push Kyo) "…there. Doesn't this feel nice?"

"…" (Kyo just made a smirk)

"Oh c'mon, you said that 'I'd rather go play in a playground than play tennis any day'."

"Don't remind me…"

"Look on the bright side, Kyo. At least you're not the one who's pushing me on the swing…" (smiles)

Axl: Considering how strong he is, he'd probably push you so hard that you'll end up in the next dimension.
Kyo: Hey, I'm not Daimon.

I didn't really notice that it was starting to get late. The sun was already setting.

"You know what, you're right. Maybe I should be the one pushing you."

Mai, James: Oh?
Axl: Huh? *suddenly forgets Rory who collides into him* Gah!
Rory: Uh-oh. You okay, Ax?
Axl: *dizzy* Yeah. I'll, uh... just riff down here. I'm good.
Kyo: Taking it like a real champ, Spikes.

"Hmm? Why?"

"Just sit…"

"Oh…o-okay."

I wonder what he has up in his head?

James: His brain. It's working, trust us.

"Alright, Kyo." (Yuki sits on the swing) "I'm here."

(while pushing Yuki) "Look at the sunset…"

"Wow…it's…it's beautiful."

"Yeah, I figured someone like you could appreciate something as simple as that. Others just tend to ignore it."

Kyo: *as himself* Especially since no sun means that we'll all die and...
Mai: *as Yuki* Wow, Kyo. Way to ruin the moment.

(looks at Kyo) "Wow, Kyo. I never realized you're the romantic type."

"Me? Romantic? Don't be ridiculous." (begins to turn red)

(Yuki smiles at Kyo; Kyo smiles back)

Axl: Quick! Someone play that crappy music like they're on one of those MTV shows!
Kyo: Wait, wait, hold on. Let me see if I'm getting this right... MTV still plays music and music videos?
Axl: Not really. You have to be up really late to catch a music video there.
Kyo: Then what's the point?
Axl: So they can say, "Hey, we're still playing music videos... at three in the morning!"
Kyo: That's lame.

So, the day was through. Kyo brought me back to my apartment, but before he could leave, I had to say a couple of things first.

"Kyo?"

"Yeah?"

"Thank you for this day. You have no idea how much this means to me."

"Hey, don't sweat it. After all, you wanted to this to happen…and since you asked nicely, how could I say no?"

James: At least she didn't ask while holding a semi-automatic rifle.
Rory: *baffled* What kind of weird Rambo fantasies do you even have, man?

"Just so you know, I really enjoyed this day. I've learned a lot about you and…this is one of those days I won't simply forget."

"Yeah…ditto. So, I'll see ya' at school then?"

"Umm…Kyo?"

"What is it?"

(Yuki kisses Kyo on the cheek)

I couldn't believe I actually kissed Kyo that day. What was I thinking? It was really embarrassing for my share.

Mai: Look on the bright side. At least you didn't yank his pants off.
Axl, James, Rory: *laughs*
Axl: ...ow, my ribs. *continues laughing*
Kyo: If this is the stuff that you chatterboxes say while I'm here, I'd hate to find out what you would say once I'm gone.

"Yuki?" (surprised look)

After that kiss, I couldn't even look at Kyo so I immediately ran towards the door and to my room. Once I got to my room, I looked at Kyo from the window and I saw him smile. And that was my last image of Kyo before I went to bed.

James: That was a lot more realistic than the horny doofus that Tails and his group had to deal with.
Mai: True. And let's stop here for another break.
Kyo: *stretches* Sounds good. Wonder how much more of this fic is left.
Mai: Two more parts.
Kyo: Might as well make the most of it.

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