Really, I should have more to post soon, but I've been distracted by school and work lately. :p
But anyhow, I meant to post this here, but accidentally stuck it in my story thread instead.
Oops.
But here it is, anyhow: How The Oni and The Invaders Get Their Foot in the Door.
I think I got it figured out now, and it's really rather simple when you think about it.
For one thing, the Oni are basically a loosely confederated group of warlords with a penchant for conquest and pillaging, much like the Vikings of old... that is, if Vikings went around in massive space battle ships capable of pulling a base-delta-zero on planets that sufficiently offend them.
And for whatever reason, Earth has always been something of an attraction for them... But they got chased out by the Juraians at some point after the collapse of the Silver Millennium Empire, and they've harbored something of a grudge against the former pirates for a long time.
So, Mr. Invader... let's say that he's come under pressure lately from within - someone wants to overthrow him and the only way to stop it is to make himself more popular in the eyes of the rest of the confederation. But that will be tricky to pull off. The best way is to conquer a planet, but most of the known galaxy is either under the protection of the Galaxy Alliance or the Empire of Jurai. But what if he could coerce someone into signing the rights over?
Enter Earth.
It comes to Mr. Invader's attention that the Juraian colony world is currently being inhabited by none other than the children of Emperor Azusa - Yosho, Aeka, and Sasami. If he could get the three of them to sign off on a contract that gives them the Earth to do with as they please, then even the Emperor would be hard pressed to be able to do something about it without it becoming a sticky situation in the Galactic Court System. We could even go one step further and say that the Sol System is actually Yosho's 'lands' deeded to him by his father.
The stick? Simple. Mr. Invader tells him that if he doesn't do it, then he'll burn Earth down to a charred cinder. And the hell of it is that, by the standards of the Galaxy Alliance, while having a 'colony world' destroyed like that is a terrible thing indeed, it's not something you'd go to war over. In fact, the settlement process could take centuries, by which time the Oni can probably recoup the loss through other endeavors.
Yosho, being the cagey guy he is, counters by appealing to Mr. Invader's sense of fairness - because, believe it or not, he does have one. (He didn't get to where he was at by stabbing everyone in the back - you need staunch allies! And that means playing fair. Sometimes.) Yosho proposes that Mr. Invader give them a sporting chance at defending themselves.
Mr. Invader actually kinda likes the idea, and accepts... but only on two conditions: 1) that the game shall be the Oni's greatest past time - the game of Tag, and 2) that no one of Juraian decent may partake. Oddly enough, this will automatically disqualify Ataru Moroboshi. Although, that he's a distant relation to the Juraian colonists only makes sense in hindsight.
Naturally, this means Zeke gets chosen.
Naturally, Rei tells him flat-out that if he wins, then it will be a good enough of an excuse to become officially engaged, perhaps even (legally) married right away.
Naturally, Zeke, being worn out from the experience and a hard-won victory, offhandedly comments to Lum, "Now I can go ahead and get married to the most beautiful girl I know."
Naturally, Lum think's he's talking about her.
Naturally, the shit hits the fan. No, I mean it this time. We're talking imminent planetary bombardments about to happen here.
And finally, naturally, the shit will not be evenly distributed.
Thoughts?
But anyhow, I meant to post this here, but accidentally stuck it in my story thread instead.
Oops.
But here it is, anyhow: How The Oni and The Invaders Get Their Foot in the Door.
I think I got it figured out now, and it's really rather simple when you think about it.
For one thing, the Oni are basically a loosely confederated group of warlords with a penchant for conquest and pillaging, much like the Vikings of old... that is, if Vikings went around in massive space battle ships capable of pulling a base-delta-zero on planets that sufficiently offend them.
And for whatever reason, Earth has always been something of an attraction for them... But they got chased out by the Juraians at some point after the collapse of the Silver Millennium Empire, and they've harbored something of a grudge against the former pirates for a long time.
So, Mr. Invader... let's say that he's come under pressure lately from within - someone wants to overthrow him and the only way to stop it is to make himself more popular in the eyes of the rest of the confederation. But that will be tricky to pull off. The best way is to conquer a planet, but most of the known galaxy is either under the protection of the Galaxy Alliance or the Empire of Jurai. But what if he could coerce someone into signing the rights over?
Enter Earth.
It comes to Mr. Invader's attention that the Juraian colony world is currently being inhabited by none other than the children of Emperor Azusa - Yosho, Aeka, and Sasami. If he could get the three of them to sign off on a contract that gives them the Earth to do with as they please, then even the Emperor would be hard pressed to be able to do something about it without it becoming a sticky situation in the Galactic Court System. We could even go one step further and say that the Sol System is actually Yosho's 'lands' deeded to him by his father.
The stick? Simple. Mr. Invader tells him that if he doesn't do it, then he'll burn Earth down to a charred cinder. And the hell of it is that, by the standards of the Galaxy Alliance, while having a 'colony world' destroyed like that is a terrible thing indeed, it's not something you'd go to war over. In fact, the settlement process could take centuries, by which time the Oni can probably recoup the loss through other endeavors.
Yosho, being the cagey guy he is, counters by appealing to Mr. Invader's sense of fairness - because, believe it or not, he does have one. (He didn't get to where he was at by stabbing everyone in the back - you need staunch allies! And that means playing fair. Sometimes.) Yosho proposes that Mr. Invader give them a sporting chance at defending themselves.
Mr. Invader actually kinda likes the idea, and accepts... but only on two conditions: 1) that the game shall be the Oni's greatest past time - the game of Tag, and 2) that no one of Juraian decent may partake. Oddly enough, this will automatically disqualify Ataru Moroboshi. Although, that he's a distant relation to the Juraian colonists only makes sense in hindsight.
Naturally, this means Zeke gets chosen.
Naturally, Rei tells him flat-out that if he wins, then it will be a good enough of an excuse to become officially engaged, perhaps even (legally) married right away.
Naturally, Zeke, being worn out from the experience and a hard-won victory, offhandedly comments to Lum, "Now I can go ahead and get married to the most beautiful girl I know."
Naturally, Lum think's he's talking about her.
Naturally, the shit hits the fan. No, I mean it this time. We're talking imminent planetary bombardments about to happen here.
And finally, naturally, the shit will not be evenly distributed.
Thoughts?
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