01-Apr-2000
Note: I think this one is a folk tale from Norway or something like that (called Three billy goats) where a monster was keeping an eye on a bridge and three goats are supposed to cross it, or something like that. Of course, Jeje, being Jeje, added a bit into it.
One sunny day, five gundam boys, who were brothers, thought that it would be nice to travel to the other peak of the mountain, for there's more food and better breeze and lots more privacy for them. Not that they don't like the their side of the mountain, but it seemed more peaceful at the other side. Its always like that. The grass is always greener in somebody else's garden. Or in this case, the peak is always better on the other side.
But one problem, after the local government turn down the proposal to make a strong bridge connecting the two, there's only an ancient, rickety bridge that had a monster as its guardian. Now the monster, also known as Epyon, is very lonely and hungry for no humans dare to set foot on his bridge. But when the three boys decided to cross it, oh well, lets just say at last the monster got his food.
Quatre left the house earlier than his brothers. He wanted to give a surprise to his friends by reaching there first and prepared a nice place for all of them to spend their day. But then, the monster stood at his path.
"Dear Monster Epyon, please don't eat me. I am thin and useless. Wait for my older brother to come. He's much better than I am."
"And so I see. You're too weak to be eaten."
And they waited. From the horizon they could see a silhouette approaching. And Epyon stood in the way again.
"I will eat you." The monster said simply. But the boy kept his quiet.
"And so I see. You're too quiet to be eaten. My tummy will feel lonely."
And they waited. Then they saw another figure approaching, thick long braid waved sidelongs. And Epyon stood in the way.
"Hey! Monster Dude. How are you feeling today? I am feeling rather happy today. Coz I've just got a love letter from Hirde. Imagine that. The most beautiful girl in the world.. And she loved me. Come sit by me and I will tell you the story. Oh but before that, I want to tell you what the village is going to do over the summer..."
"And so I see. You're to chattery to be eaten. My tummy will feel funny."
And they waited. And saw another one coming. And as before, Epyon stood in the way.
"KISAMA!" Wufei, Quatre's brother said, "I will not let you eat me! Injustice. Wait for our eldest to come. He's much better than I am."
"And so I see. You're too rude to be eaten."
And they waited. At last, as the sun began to reach its highest, another came. And again, as what he had done to the two, Epyon stood in the way and demanded the boy to be eaten.
"Omae O Korosu." was what the boy said simply. And he pressed a small device, which was later found as a self-destruct device. And then there's a loud:
KABOOOOMM!! and it rang through the village, up to the mountains and across the sea. The bridge crumbled, and down fall Heero, and Wufei, and Duo, and Trowa, and Quatre, and the monster and all.
The village mayor, Dermail heard it from his office and said, as he sipped his coffee, "Here we go again." And he called for a few of his men, to form a search and rescue party.
"Zechs, Treize, Noin and Une! go and find those five boys and tell the Docs to get ready to repair them, I mean.. to heal them."
"Again?" Noin said.
"Its the thirteenth time already." Treize said.
"Could we just not help them?" Zechs asked.
"They deserved it!" Une said.
"WHY ARE YOU STILL STANDING THERE?!" Dermail's voice rang around the village, and the four soldier scurried away.
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And so the tale goes on and on and on, and before long, the four soldiers have to get the five boys out of trouble again. But that is a story for next time.
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