Chapter 5: A Battle At The Reception!: The Targeted Bride!

Date: April 19, 1995

It was the week after me and Momoko had had our most recent encounter with Pluie and Jama-P. But for the moment, me and Momoko, along with both Yuri and Hinagiku, were busy watching the soccer team practice, well that is if you consider that Momoko, Yuri and Hinagiku were just admiring Yanagiba, while I was just watching the game in general. "Because to be quite honest viewers. Sorry, Bluebell here. Anyway, as I was about to say. I can see why people love the sport so much. It is very fun to watch and also very entertaining. And I can also see now, why people in other countries refer to it as 'Football,' or 'Footie,' as a lot of footwork, no pun intended, is required. *smiles and kindly giggles in a nice and kind way* Anyway, back to the story."

A short time later, after the soccer game, in a room of the school that was used for our newspaper club, and after Momoko had taken her pictures, most of which were of Yanagiba, that Yuri spoke up and said that one of the soccer team players was getting married soon.

"Well, that is one of the characters that I know absolutely nothing about..." I thought to myself, as I then let out a sigh. As I knew, that if there was more to all of this then just the first fifty-five episodes of the anime. Then I was going to need all of the help that I could get. And although I didn't know it at the time, things were soon going to get very interesting for me. And I do mean very interesting. And once I had finished my thought, Momoko then chose to speak up.

"Are the rest of the soccer team going to be there?" Momoko asked. "Yes, they're going to perform some soccer tricks for the bride and groom," Yuri said in response. "Hand over the information of the address of the reception hall Yuri," Momoko said. And it was then that a thought went through my mind. "Well, I am going to need to get used to the quick expressions that she seems to make, because to see her expression change the way it just did so quickly. I guess that is one of the quips about being in the world of the anime..." I thought to myself, as I once again sighed.

It was after I had sighed, that Yuri happily obliged, and after telling it to Momoko, Momoko then proceeded to go all starry eyed with the chance of meeting Yanagiba, since her father was going to be working there that Sunday.

However, while Momoko was gloating, and going all starry eyed, she was not able to see both Yuri and Hinagiku go and pick up the room's phone and proceed to ask Momoko's father to have both of them accompany me and Momoko to the reception. Since Momoko had for some reason convinced her father that I needed to be there, to help her bring the needed equipment to help her take photos during the reception. "And yet, I am well aware, that the only reason why she wants me to accompany her, is because if Pluie and Jama-P decide to show up, then we can at least be in the same vicinity as each other, should we need to transform at a moments notice," I thought to myself with my arms folded.

Later on, Momoko's father, Momoko, and me, arrived at the reception building that was hosting the reception. Momoko was dressed in her respective school uniform, while I was dressed in somewhat more proper attire, as we both brought the camera equipment inside.

Once Yuri and Hinagiku arrived however, it was apparent to Momoko from looking at their attire that she had not done herself any sort of justice by coming to the reception hall dressed in her school uniform. "I can only imagine how embarrassed she must be...wait, why is she crying all of the sudden? It's not that big of a deal...and why am I thinking about that girl again?...Okay...I need to really start compartmentalizing my thoughts...because now these thoughts are just getting ridiculous," I thought to myself, as I clenched one of my hands into a tight fist, with a tickmark present on one side of my face. As I was clearly not pleased with the thought intruding into my mind.

Anyway, a short time later, during the reception, things seemed to be going smoothly. Well, that is until the bride decided to start acting erratically out of nowhere. "Love is an illusion, hate is real!" The bride said, among other things. As she then proceeded to fire waves of what I could only sense were pure evil from her finger at everyone she pointed at. But in fact, they were waves of evil energy that she was unleashing onto people. As I remembered that the exact same energy was used in our most recent fight with Pluie and Jama-P. It was then, out of nowhere, that Yousuke had taken it upon himself to try and protect Momoko from the brides evil energy, by throwing his arms around her in a bit to try and protect her.

However, the bride just wound up knocking him out cold, with the use of her evil energy. Along with Yuri and Hinagiku, and along with everyone else in the reception hall except for me and Momoko. And wanting to find out exactly what was going on, Momoko then used her Saint Miroir to scan the bride. And when I took a look at what it was showing, it was none other than Jama-P that was possessing the bride. Which would explain why I had felt on edge even before it was revealed to be Jama-P that was possessing the bride. "Okay...so this bad feeling of mine that I seem to get when a devil is present, must be one of my abilities in my civilian form...I'll admit, that it is quite handy...But still, I can't tell Momoko about this...As it would just wind up further complicating things...Well, better make it seem like I didn't know that she was possessed by a devil..." I thought to myself, as I then proceeded to speak up, while doing my absolute best to sound convincing as I did so.

"You again!? We just can't seem to catch a break here can we Momoko!?" I said, with a hint of frustration very evident in my tone of voice.

"I understand your frustration, but we are kind of in a bit of a situation here," Momoko said with a bit of concern in her voice.

The possessed bride then proceeded out of the doors of the reception hall and out into the yard.

"Well, I would say that this is going to be one of those days again...Might as well let Momoko know that we might as well transform," I thought to myself, as I then spoke up, and proceeded to reach into my pocket, and pull out my Saint Sword Of Bluebell.

"We might as well transform," I said with a sigh, as I then reached into my pocket and then pulled out my Saint Sword Of Bluebell.

"You don't have to tell me twice," Momoko said in response, as she proceeded to raise her Saint Miroir.

"Beautiful Wedding Flower!" Momoko said. And in a flash of light, she was in her wedding dress form.

"Yea...still not used to our transformations being so short...Still, might as well transform," I thought to myself, as I then raised the Saint Sword Of Bluebell above my head, with my left hand, and then proceeded to transform.

"Elegant Wedding Flower!" I said. And in a flash of light, I was once again Angel Bluebell, armor clad battle outfit and all.

And once we had given a nod to one another, we then took off out the doors, and after the possessed bride.

Meanwhile, outside, the possessed bride was doing everything in her power to make the couples outside hate each other. Pluie then appeared, and then told Jama-P, who was still possessing the bride, that the Saint Something Four was somewhere nearby and that Jama-P should be careful.

And with Wedding Peach standing on the top of the cross of the roof of the reception hall, and with me right beside her. Since I was using my angel wings, to keep myself aloft. "I just can't get over the fact of how weightless I feel right now...one of the many benefits of having angel wings...well...might as well get ready to fight," I thought to myself.

And once I had finished my thought, Wedding Peach then decided to speak up.

"Oh no you don't!" Wedding Peach said.

"Once again she's as spontaneous as always...I guess it's my turn then," I thought to myself, as I then proceeded to speak.

"We won't allow you to do that!" I said, once again my voice's power and authority hammering the statement home.

And once Pluie and Jama-P had turned their attention towards the two of us, he then displayed a look of sheer displeasure. "Damn, It's you two," Pluie said with immense frustration evident in his tone. "And it is nice to see you too Pluie...and I thought my frustration was bad? I see that you are as immensely arrogant as ever Pluie. You know, you really should work on that immense arrogance of yours, as that could very well result in your undoing! But enough of that, how about dealing with us, that is, if you can Pluie! As it went so good for you last time!" I sarcastically and smugly said, while referencing one of Heath Ledger's Joker's most well known lines from the Dark Knight.

And it was then, as the sound of chiming bells filled the air, that Wedding Peach began her introduction. "The day is clear, and the sky is shining, a wedding hall is a sacred place where people are pledging eternal love to one another! How dare you curse the first day of a couples journey through life together! I am the Love Angel! I am Wedding Peach, and I am extremely angry with you!" she said, as she pointed her left hand that held her bridal bouquet at Pluie and Jama-P, which was then followed by her swinging her other arm in a upward arc, and then bringing it into a flex with her arm bent and her gloved hand in a closed fist.

"Okay, so she does a different one every time...well, time for my introduction then..." I thought to myself, as I then began my introduction while pointing my Saint Sword Of Bluebell straight up with my left hand. "The nature of the bluebell, is to spread joy and love, allowing friendships to remain strong!" I said as I swung my Saint Sword Of Bluebell up towards and over my right armor clad shoulder, then down in a diagonal swing, and struck my usual pose.

"You won't stop me this time Wedding Peach and Angel Bluebell, get them Jama-P!" Pluie said, as the bride possessed by Jama-P proceeded to charge towards the both of us, and then fire a wave of evil energy at us.

Thankfully, Wedding Peach was able to leap off of where she was standing on the top of the cross on the top of the reception hall, just in time. And I was able to take off at the same time she did. To which we both then landed on the ground in front of Pluie and Jama-P who was still possessing the bride, side by side.

It was then that Wedding Peach, tried to get the bride to remember her love for her husband before proceeding to look to me, to which I then knew exactly what to do next. "And for those who are wondering, the brides name is Mimiko...Sorry, Angel Bluebell here... I just wanted to let you all know that I didn't forget to mention her name." "Well, I guess it is time to close the book on this fight," I thought to myself, as I then drew my Saint Sword Of Bluebell back towards, and then over my right armor clad shoulder. Well, that was after I had finished my fourth wall break that is.

"Lovely Operation...Tempete!" Wedding Peach said. As she then did a full spin and her Lovely Operation Tempete Rod appeared in place of her bridal bouquet, in a flash of light. To which it then began to emit rainbow shockwaves from it in equal intervals toward the possessed bride.

"Saint Sword Of Bluebell...Devil...Purification~!" I said, as I swung my Saint Sword Of Bluebell in a left horizontal swing in front of me, as I launched my attack from the blade towards the possessed bride.

And just like in the last battle, as soon as both of our attacks hit the possessed bride at exactly the same time, Jama-P was once again overwhelmed, and then escaped from the brides body, who then instantly collapsed. Jama-P, along with Pluie, once again then fled into a portal and back into the Devil World. It was after Wedding Peach and I looked at each other, and then congratulated each other on a job well done, that a thought then crossed my mind. "Well, it seems that that battle has been wrapped up with little difficulty. And yet, I am well aware of the fact, that we both still have a long way to go," I thought to myself, as I let out a sigh.