The Loser's Club Pt. 6- Sir Dan Fortesque vs. Konata Izumi

[SSJRuss]

The Loser’s Club

Part 6

 

Previously with Sir Daniel Fortesque -

Part 4

 

--Alleyway Outside the Grand Arena, Verse City.

 

Our blood-soaked Hero of Gallowmere swung his mighty sword, cutting off the head of the Meat-monster-man. It gave a blood-curdling screech as it’s head flew into the air and splattered onto the ground.

Well done, Sir Daniel!

The creature’s body went limp for a moment, then ejected another head from it’s neck.

“Uhhh oh!” (Uh oh!) Daniel mumbled.

It seems he’s not yet vanquished. No time to waste, Fortesque. Finish him!

Daniel looked around frantically for what to do next. With mere moments to spare before the Meat-monster-man would be ready to strike, he grabbed the monster and flung him into the wall. A splat sounded on the brick and the creature slid behind the dumpster.

Sir Daniel felt relieved that he'd won, but the creature stood back up.

This medium-rare monstrosity just won’t stay down. Perhaps it is best if you--

Sir Daniel pushed the dumpster against the wall, crushing Meat in-between. This felt more like a win with the monster letting out a whisper of defeat and dissolved back into a fleshy-flesh puddle.

Well, that didn't go as expected. But what is a victory without a little unexpected tumultuousness?

Daniel wiped his skeletal hands clean of the blood and garbage and retrieved his things. To his delight everything seemed to be in order.

The question now was, what to do next? He certainly didn't like the way they treated him in the arena, throwing out his bones like yesterday's trash. But looking at the structure, it would be quite a task to get back in there.

So if not there, where? Back home to Gallowmere? How would his fellow heroes feel about him coming home empty-handed? After all, he took this quest for the ultimate chance at an eternal wish. And he remembered something about monetary compensation for failure. Who had told him that?

Daniel couldn't remember. And with no other options, he left the alleyway and strolled the sidewalk of the vast city.

According to the signs, he was in someplace called Verse City. The sites and sounds were nothing like he'd ever seen before. Daniel was mesmerized by the different kinds of people he saw. Some wore outfits that looked incredibly uncomfortable and revealing. Others weren't even people, just strange animals or magical beings. It was a lot to take in for just one eye.

Fortunately, he didn’t stand out in this crowd as others walked by without so much as a glance. Daniel had his fair share of trouble for one day and was glad for the anonymity.

A wailing sound from above caught his attention which caused him to look up. He saw the blue sky was peppered with flying objects. Many of them were made of metal and carried people. Many of them were just people. But the sound came from a metal behemoth, flashing red and blue lights as it raced through the air waves. It looked to be in pursuit of someone… a woman. She bounced off the tall buildings and flowed as seamlessly as the tassels on her back.

Had he seen her before?

Daniel narrowed his eye, but she turned a corner and the flying behemoth followed close behind, out of his view. There went his chance to remember, Daniel supposed.

He continued on until he reached the end of the sidewalk. Before he was a concrete crossroads filled with its flashing lights, busy people and metal carriages. Perhaps Daniel could find new glory here instead of returning to his crypt?

It seems our Hero has a dilemma before him. Return home a failure, or seek new prestige in this new land?

Sir Daniel Fortesque considered his options. There was the Verse City Pawn Shop. A sign plastered on the door read: Under New Management.

Not there.

Verse City Pets and Where To Find Them?

Nope.

Foley's Van Repair?

Daniel didn’t even know what a van was.

The Carlton Club? Or perhaps the Welcome Wagon Deli and Bistro?

It had been decades since he tasted a fine brew. If only he’d had a bottom jaw.

Then a sign for The Omni-Mega-Mall caught his attention. The sign continuously flashed with words bigger than he was tall. Now that he noticed, there were a few more signs and posters for this place and arrows were embedded on the building sides that pointed to it’s direction.

Not a bad place to start, eh Fortesque?

Before Daniel could make the decision, another sound came from behind him. Something between the squeal of a baby and a kitten. When he turned to look, he was greeted by a blue haired little girl. She stood near a foot shorter than him and wore a schoolgirl’s attire. Her hands were pressed against her mouth and she looked at him with the most adorable glossy eyes. She made the sound again, causing Daniel's bones to rattle.

“Waht r uh ionng?” (What are you doing?) Daniel asked.

She answered immediately with an “Oh my goodness!” then continued to gawk at him. “You're so cute!”

Daniel noticed this girl was alone. Where were her parents? He tried to ask, but she didn’t seem to understand his garbled speech. She did, however, reach out to touch him. Daniel politely stepped back, only for her to repeat her action.

“Mr. Skeleton man,” She said. “I wanna put you in my house for decoration.”

If Daniel had a heart, it would have stopped from the shock of this girl’s audacity. “Noh aay (No way.)

"You're so cool looking, though" She swung her arms in a circle, as if to get her point across. "Seriously, a total creepy vibe. That’s, like, my thing."

She continued to advance until Sir Daniel found himself backed into a wall. He attempted to pull his sword, but thought better of it. It wasn’t in him to harm this girl, no matter what she intended. He needed a way out of this.

It appears that our dubious knight has been trapped by a little fan-girl. How will you proceed, Fortesque?

The girl inched forward, grasping at his bones when he pulled out his shield to block her. She obviously didn’t expect that because now she was holding it instead of him.

She looked at the shield, perplexed. “Huh? This shield has your face on it. Pretty cool--HEY!” She saw her would-be decoration racing down the street in utter panic.

“Come back here!” She said as she ran after him.

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Now, this cute little anime girl chases down our timorous hero, Sir Daniel Fortesque. They are in Verse City and Daniel has never been here before so he is unfamiliar with the layout. Konata has recently moved into the city and is a little familiar with it.

Can she catch him and make him submit to her overwhelming anime charm or does Sir Daniel give her the slip?

[Callisto]

Learn More About
Sir Dan Fortesque
Read more about Sir Dan Fortesque at Wikipedia
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Konata Izumi
Read more about Konata Izumi at Wikipedia
Official Site: Bandai Links: Wikipedia MyAnimeList.net Lucky Star Wiki

[SSJRuss]

I'm sure a lot of you aren't familiar with Konata, so I'll just put this here.

 

Hopefully this gives you an idea of what she is like.

 

 

[Venom 2009]

YES! After all these years, Konata is finally in a match! 

[SSJRuss]

Just now, Venom 2009 said:

YES! After all these years, Konata is finally in a match! 

Just realized you're the one who added her. Lol

[Boratz]

This was a great set up and very fun to read!
Honest don't know much about either one so I would have do a bit of research

[SSJRuss]

Considering they're not fighting and just having a chase around the city, you really only need to ask yourself if a skeleton can outrun a chibi anime girl?

Neither really have running feats that I can think of. I know Sir Dan isn't super nimble or flexible so I have my doubts that he can get away. Also he's in uncharted territory, which means he will get lost rather quickly.

[JohnnyChany]

Glad to see you are going full steam ahead with your arc. I am also unfamiliar with these characters, but you do a good job of getting their personalities across. My inclination is that eventually the anime girl will catch him after some wacky hijinks.

[DSkillz]

Heh, another good set-up, Russ. Not overtly familiar with either characters, but I have a feeling that if anime's version of toon force goes into full effect here, Konata will eventually catch Fortesque.

[SSJRuss]

14 minutes ago, DSkillz said:

Heh, another good set-up, Russ. Not overtly familiar with either characters, but I have a feeling that if anime's version of toon force goes into full effect here, Konata will eventually catch Fortesque.

Yeah she's the type to bring out a tank or rifle and try to get him that way.

Konata's also a fan of DBZ so I could see her pulling out a scouter to track Dan's movements.

[Callisto]

Match Final Results

RATINGS SCORE: 4.33
0 regular members rated the match.
3 CBUB Match Judges rated the match.

MATCH SCORE
Sir Dan Fortesque: 6
Konata Izumi: 3