Channel 18

CHANNEL 18

 

EPISODE 5

The New Flashy Opening

 

10/19/2003

 

“THIS IS CRAP.” Yuki yelled. “I am not having him direct the new opening.”

 

Kai glared at Yuki, it was early in the morning and no one had gotten up yet. There was a large squatty man standing behind Kai, he was grinning devilishly.

 

“Mr. Fluff, please do a good job on the opening.” Kai told him as he left the balcony.

 

Kai left Mr. Fluff and Yuki alone. “You bastard,” Yuki began, “I am going to give you hell for the next couple of days.

 

“Oh bring it on little boy.” Mr. Fluff said getting straight into Yuki’s face.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Wow Yuki,” Akira yelled. “I didn’t know you smoked.” Yuki and Akira were on the balcony, Akira could tell Yuki was stressed.

 

“I smoke because I look cool smoking.” Yuki said looking at the sun.

 

“Wow Yuki,” Mine yelled approaching them. “You look cool with that cigarette in your mouth.” Yuki sighed for ten seconds as soon as she said that.

 

“Never mind,” Yuki said tossing the cigarette out of his mouth. “God Mine why do you have to ruin every freaking moment around here?” Yuki ran back into the building leaving the interns outside.

 

“What is his problem?” Mine asked.

 

“I sense something big is going to happen.” Akira said concerned.

 

He ran after Yuki and stopped him.

 

“What the hell is wrong with you Yuki?”

 

“This next week is going to be hell. We are under a dictatorship.” Yuki said grinning.

 

“Yuki, is that you.” A voice yelled from behind. Yuki turned around in horror to see Mr. Fluff standing right in front of him. He was about Akira’s height. He was very large, he had long gray hair that was tied in a ponytail. He smelled of cheap cigarettes. “I wasn’t sure that was you talking to Kai. You have grown up a lot since the last time I saw you.” He was putting up a fake front in front of Akira and Mine, and they could tell.

 

Yuki just stared at him in horror.

 

“I’m Akira Yagami. It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Fluff.” Akira said extending his hand.

 

“Why in the hell is an intern right next to me?” Mr. Fluff asked, “Shouldn’t he be getting coffee for us.” He glared at Akira. “Know your place freaking intern, never speak to famous people so lightly. Next time you should bow down to me.”

 

“Screw you, bastard.” Akira said walking away. Mr. Fluff watched Akira walk away, he grinned real big. “I am going to show this kid his place this week.”

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Okay people we are going to learn a synchronized dance.” Mr. Fluff said. He slowly brought a stereo to the front of the conference room. He kicked the play button. The stereo began to play some flashy techno music.

 

“Why the hell are we going to learn synchronized dances?” Itsumi yelled disgusted.

 

“That’s what girls in hentai do all the time. They also bounce a lot, AND I MEAN A LOT.”

 

“Bounce,” Mine and Itsumi asked together. “We don’t think so you pervert.”

 

“But it’s because of you, Itsumi, the ratings have gotten so high. Honey, hotness sells.” Mr. Fluff said getting up close to Itsumi (groping distance).

 

“Please don’t come any closer.” Itsumi said

 

“Why not?” Mr. Fluff asked.

 

“That’s enough Mr. Fluff.” Yuri yelled pushing him back. “We didn’t hire you to feel us up. Actually we didn’t hire you at all. We think the opening is good enough as it is. Could you please leave?”

 

“Hell no, I am under contract.” Mr. Fluff said spitting to the side.

 

“Kai hired me and put me under contract. I am here for a week sucking off your money. So basically you are all under me until a week passes. So now I want the two girls to bounce.”

 

Mine and Itsumi sighed, then started to jump up and down.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10/20/2003

 

“I refuse to be in anymore of this. The men haven’t done anything but just stand and watch our boobs bounce. They have seen it so much that it doesn’t faze them.” Itsumi said making sandwiches. Mine stood behind her watching. “I am about to go freaking insane. This man is horrible.”

 

“I really want him to leave.” Mine said slowly. Her eyes were focused on the large knife Itsumi was holding. Itsumi continued making the sandwich.

 

“How sharp is that knife?” Mine asked getting closer to Itsumi.

 

“I would guess that it is pretty sharp” She said, still concentrated on the sandwich.

 

Mine cocked her head to the side. “Could it split skulls easily?”

 

“If you tried hard enough I suppose.” Itsumi said totally oblivious to what was actually going on with Mine.

 

“Can I see the knife please?” Mine asked. Itsumi slowly gave her the knife. Itsumi put the sandwiches on the plate. “Just what are you going to do with the knife Mine?” Itsumi asked turning around. Mine was gone, “Mine, where did you go?”

 

“NOOOOOOOO PLEASE DON’T KILL ME!” A high pitch voice was yelled.

 

Itsumi ran outside of the kitchen to see what was going on. Mine was on top of Mr. Fluff. The knife was touching his neck. Akira was against the wall cheering Mine on.

 

“Why aren’t you stopping this Akira? That would make you an accomplice if this thing was murdered.” Itsumi said, her eyes glowing fire red.

 

“God told me not to interfere.” Akira said backing away.

 

“I AM NOT A THING.” Mr. Fluff yelled.

 

“Whatever” Itsumi said picking up the knife. Suddenly her eyes started to water. “ACHOOOO!”

 

Before she realized it, the knife fell out of her hand.

 

“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!” Mr. Fluff yelled in pain. Itsumi turned around in horror.

 

‘Was that on purpose?” Akira asked. He turned around to Mr. Fluff.

 

“Where is the knife?”Akira asked looking around the room. He looked down and his face turned pale. “OH MY GOD!” Akira yelled falling back. “Itsumi you stabbed his…”

 

“I KNOW” Itsumi yelled running away from them. “Of course karma would let the knife fall and land strategically on his ugh.”

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“Itsumi,” Kai yelled. “Why the hell did you try to kill our director?”

 

“I didn’t try to kill him,” Itsumi yelled. “I was trying to stop Mine from killing him.”

 

“Why would Mine have the urge to kill? He hasn’t done anything to her.” Kai glared at her. “Is Mine your scapegoat?”

 

“HELL NO. WHY THE HELL AM I PUT ON THE FRONT LINE FOR EVERYTHING?” Itsumi screamed.

 

“Well you are a veteran, you should know better about murder.” Cree said grinning.

 

“Yeah,” Skah began, “It’s bad for your image.”

 

Itsumi couldn’t handle it. Her fist flew straight into Kai’s face. She couldn’t control it. Kai flew across the room with grace. He flew into the wall and collapsed.

 

“Serves you right bastard.” Itsumi said cracking her knuckles.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-21-2003

 

Everyone stayed learned to stay away from Itsumi after Kai was sent to the hospital. Mr. Fluff left Ameyawa for good, he never wanted to go there again. Kai was in the hospital for a broken nose, sprained neck, and broken ribs.

 

“So what happens to our new opening?” Mine asked. “We got rid of the old one right?”

 

“You are right, we really need to do something about that before three o clock happy hour.” Yuki looked back at Itsumi. “Please God, let her not unleash the fury on me.”

 

“I HEARD THAT, BASTARD.” Itsumi growled.

 

Yuki squealed in horror and ran off. Itsumi rolled her eyes and walked on.

 

“What the hell is everyone’s problem. I didn’t try to kill him, that stupid idiot Mine did. WHY DOES EVERYTHING LIKE THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME.” She yelled and the glass around her shattered. “DAMNIT, DAMNIT, DAMNIT, GODDAMNIT!”

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“Well,” Yuki began. They were in the conference room. Yuki was holding the old opening video. “I found it, the old opening. We can still use this.”

 

“So why in the hell did we need Mr. Fluff?” Akira yelled.

 

“I need to explain this situation.” Cree began. “The Ameyawa Secret Service is after Mr. Fluff, we were basically hiding him. He is a convict and he is on the run. Basically we have minutes to come up with a valid excuse.”

 

“Why?” Akira asked.

 

“Use your imagination Akira. If he has a name like Mr. Fluff what do you think he would specialize in?” Skah said sneering.

 

“OKAY I GET IT.” Akira yelled shaking his head.

 

“So who knows he was here?” Itsumi asked concerned.

 

“I don’t know. It would be funny if the secret service, or the Ameyawa SWAT team knew he was here.” Yuki said chuckling.

 

Suddenly they heard knocking at the door.

 

“THIS IS THE AMEYAWA FBI AND SWAT YOU ARE ALL UNDER ARREST FOR HELPING A CONVICT ESCAPE!”

 

The words FUCK echoed the room.

 

“WE WILL BUST THE DOORS OPEN IF WE HAVE TO!” The voices yelled.

 

“Everyone get back behind me.” Cree said. He was standing on the other side of the room in front of the table. Everyone quickly gathered behind him.

 

“What are you planning to do?” Akira asked frightened.

“Just watch me.” Cree said grinning. An instant later thirty armed police officers, 17 SWAT member and 8 members packing pump action shotguns surrounded them.

 

“Make a move and consider yourself dead.” An officer yelled.

 

Cree kicked the table up into the air as hard as he could and with all of his might and roundhouse kicked it into the Ameyawa higher ups. They all fell doom to the flying table.

 

Everyone in the room was astonished by Cree’s motive of action.

 

He slowly moved through the rubble of broken table pieces and grabbed the nearest person he could find. And instant later forty four guns were aimed at his head, their fingers stroking the trigger. The person he grabbed pushed Cree to the ground and pulled his own gun at him making the count forty five. His shotgun was ready to fire.

 

“I have fought tougher people in Berlin.” Cree said with a small hint of an accent. He kicked the shotgun out of the guys hand and it landed snugly into his arms. The officer lay on the ground shocked.

 

“WHO SENT YOU SONS OF BITCHES HERE?” Cree asked revealing more and more of his accent.

 

“Channel Seven gave us some information that the man Dex Fluff was hiding here.” A cop yelled.

 

“Well as you can plainly see he isn’t here.” Cree said still holding the shotgun. “Now you bastards better leave or the owner of this gun is going to be splattered all over the wall.”

 

 

 

“Where is Dex?” A cop said firing a shot at Cree, he moved his head and it missed him by inches. A second later her fired a shot one handed he wrist twisted wildly from the impact, Akira heard it pop. The bullet whizzed right past the cops ear.

 

“He isn’t here.” Cree his right hand wincing. He looked up and saw that all the cops were gone.

 

“Are you okay?” Yuki asked. The gun fell to the ground and so did Cree, he clutched his wrist.

 

“Is your arm okay?” Mine and Akira asked at the same time.

 

“My wrist is broken.” He said wincing in pain.

 

“ITSUMI GET SOME ICE.” Yuki yelled. He turned to her, she glared straight at Cree.

 

“Who the hell are you Cree Codine? What’s with the accent.” Itsumi yelled.

 

“Like I would tell you.” Cree snickered talking with his accent still.

 

“And from the look of how you handled those cops, it looks like you have a sketchy criminal record. Care to explain sir?”

 

Cree still glared at her.

 

“We here at Channel 18 are required to have clean records. I could fire your ass on the spot.” Itsumi yelled.

 

Cree still glared at her, he was still wincing from because of his hand. Everyone just stared at Itsumi in horror.

 

“I don’t give a damn about your past just realize how much shit we are under now.” She said leaving the room and slamming the door.

 

Everyone just stared at Cree in shock, who is he?

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