The Memory Arc

Disclaimer: I do not own Konjiki no Gash Bell.
Notes: Wee, wanted to write this for a while. here we go.
Spoilers: There will be some scattered around. This chapter starts out as episodes 77, then turns to a new story when Zeon shows up. AU from that.
Pairings: Will be revealed as story progresses

"AAAAAHHHHHH!" Sherrie released her heart energy, and Burago destroyed Zofius's army. The demon glared at the two.

Sherrie smirked and turned to Zofius.

"Bonjour, Zofius." Sherrie's eyes lit up. Zofius glared.

'The demons of 1000 years ago have been defeated…' thought Kiyomaro in amazement. 'Just Sherrie and Burago. One demon and one human.'

"How dare you…?" hissed Zofius.

"Zofius, where's Koko?" asked Sherrie, her dark smile turning into a threatening smirk.

"So eager to see her…?" laughed Zofius. "That unrecognizable friend of yours…?"

'Right, Dr. Guess said this…' thought Kiyomaro. 'That Zofius took Sherrie's savior, her friend, away…'

"Sherrie…" stammered Gash.

"Sherrie, what will you-." Kiyomaro was interrupted.

"We'll take care of Zofius." Spat Sherrie.

"NO!" exclaimed Gash. Sunbeam, Umagon, Kiyomaro, Sherrie, and Burago all turned to the lightning demon.

"Gash…!" stammered Kiyomaro.

"Zofius is our enemy too!" exclaimed Gash. "To beat Zofius and free those under her control, we have combined forces and fought for this day when we may defeat her! Zofius holds the pain and tears of others under her control, using them… We can't let her be king!"

"Gash is right…" said Kiyomaro as he lowered his head. "Sherrie, let's-…"

"I told you not to interfere!" snapped Sherrie angrily.

"Iie!" exclaimed Kiyomaro and Gash.

"Then try defeating me first…" said Burago, walking in front of Sherrie and smirking.

'This is becoming interesting…' laughed Zofius.

"Child of the Red Book… No, Gash…" started Sherrie. "I can understand your desire to defeat Zofius. But my feelings are much stronger than yours. I have someone who is very important to me that I must save from Zofius's clutches…"

Sherrie looked away, before looking back up, her gaze intense.

"Even if I have to give up my life, I…" Sherrie trailed off, and Kiyomaro and Gash realized the severity of the situation.

"Both of you, enough!" exclaimed Sunbeam. Kiyomaro and Gash turned to the blonde who was holding Umagon. "Do you still have any heart energy left? Can you still fight?"

Kiyomaro realized he had made a grave mistake as he stared at Sunbeam.

"Iie…" stammered Kiyomaro as he looked away.

"Then let's go to the Moon Stone first. We'll use it to regain our energy first, and come back and help…" explained Sunbeam. "Our friends are waiting for us."

"Everyone…" Kiyomaro's eyes widened. He turned to his partner, who was tearing up "Gash…"

"I know. I know Kiyomaro…" stammered Gash. "But… But…"

Kiyomaro smiled and grabbed Gash, hugging him. Gash looked up at Kiyomaro.

"Kiyo… maro…" murmured Gash as he looked up at his partner.

"Gash, there are things we must do. Sherrie has her own things to do too. Leave it to them, while we destroy the Moon Stone." Kiyomaro smiled.

"Unuu…" Gash nodded, and Kiyomaro turned to Sherrie.

"Sherrie, we're counting on you. Take our hopes and go into battle!" exclaimed Kiyomaro. "You must beat Zofius. We'll come back to help after we destroy the Moon Stone!"

"No, that's impossible…" said Sherrie monotone. "When you come, Zofius will be already gone. You can't fight an enemy that's already gone."

"How dare you look down on me!" exclaimed Zofius, her eyes becoming red and yellow. "All right then, come with me. I'll take you to the battlefield, to Koko…"

Zofius began to float backwards, and no one noticed Burago suddenly stiffen up.

"Let's go." Commanded Sherrie. But Burago did nothing except shiver. "Burago!"

"That… Power…" stammered Burago as he turned to look at the top of the tower.

Everyone stared at the demon who, apparently, had lost his cool.

"Well well well… My hiding spot was discovered…" laughed a chilling voice. Gash screamed and Kiyomaro looked at him.

"Burago, let's go!" yelled Sherrie. She looked at her partner, who was frozen stiff.

"Gash, what is it?" yelled Kiyomaro.

"Kiyomaro…" stammered Gash as he began to cry. "It's the other me… The one that took away my-…"

"Nani?" exclaimed Kiyomaro as he turned to the tower and two figures appeared.

"Ah, you remembered something, Gash…" the same chilling voice laughed and the two figures disappeared, only to reappear a few feet away from Gash, Kiyomaro, Umagon and Sunbeam.

"Who is that?" asked Sherrie.

"Oi, Dufaux…" The child that looked like Gash grinned. He held out his hand towards Zofius, and his hand began to gather energy.

"Hai, Zeon." Said the taller figure. He turned to Zofius and opened his book. "Zakeruga."

"NO!" screamed Zofius, but it was too late. The intensity of the blast would have killed her, except the defense mechanism of the spell books kicked in, instantly burning itself and sent Zofius back to the Makai.

"Hah…" Zeon shook his head. "Pathetic… I came here for a good fight, a little practice…"

Zeon turned to Gash, who was shivering. Burago moved forward, apparently having regained "his cool"

"Zofius… Was my opponent…" growled Burago. He turned to Sherrie. "Cast a spell!"

"No…" whispered Gash as he stood up. He glared at Zeon as tears fell from his eyes. "If Zofius was your opponent, he is mine!"

"Gash…" growled Sherrie angrily. "Koko was taken from me by Zofius, and my revenge was taken from me by this demon, so he is my-."

"HE STOLE MY LIFE!" screamed Gash. He pushed past Sherrie, despite being low on energy, and charged towards Zeon. The white-skinned demon laughed and vanished, and appeared next to Kiyomaro.

"Silly Gash, I came here for training… Not for you… Not that I need training…" Zeon glanced at Gash and scowled eerily. "I'm saving the best for later…"

Dufaux's book began to glow silver.

"How about I injure your little friend instead…?" asked Zeon with a dark chuckle. "You'll feel the guilt that you couldn't protect him, the pain of failure… Maybe I should kill him…"

"You can't do this!" exclaimed Sherrie, not daring to move. Demons were her enemies, but she was trying to beat them all to save the humans! "If you want to be king, just burn the boo-."

"Whoever said I wanted to be king…?" drawled Zeon, smirking happily. "I just want to make Gash suffer… The only reason I'd want to be king would be to make him suffer for all eternity…"

Zeon laughed and Sherrie stiffened. Zofius was just a bug compared to this demon.

"However…" Zeon grinned and his fangs seemed to sparkle. "I don't plan to let him live that long…"

"What do you mean by that?" asked Sherrie, fingering the black book.

"I think about you every day, Gash…" hissed Zeon as he scowled furiously. "I hate you every day, I…-."

A sickening snap echoed throughout the ruin as Zeon broke Kiyomaro's left elbow. Kiyomaro screamed and Gash moved, but then Zeon squeezed Kiyomaro's neck and no one made a move.

"I'll just go kill the demon guarding the 'Moon Stone' of yours and be on my way…" Zeon chuckled mirthlessly and turned to Dufaux. "Let's go…"

Zeon's cloak wrapped around himself, and he vanished and appeared next to Dufaux and did it again. He was gone.

"Kiyomaro…" stammered Gash as he looked at his partner. Kiyomaro tried to smile, but he couldn't through the pain. Bones weren't just broken, and you could tell by the large bruise beginning to form on his arm.

"We need to get him to a hospital." Said Sunbeam. He turned to Sherrie. "Listen-…"

There was an explosion at the tower, and a giant creature fell out of it, but was sent back to the Makai before it landed.

"Zeon…" stammered Gash as everyone looked up at the hole. A small demon, Zeon more than likely, stared at them. Glared at them. The small demon laughed and tossed two humans down, both beaten up badly, and vanished.

"Koko!" exclaimed Sherrie, pointing at one of the figures.

"Shudoruku!" yelled Sunbeam. Umagon was covered with silver armor, and the horse demon leapt and caught the two humans, bouncing off a wall and jumping back. The two humans collapsed and fell off Umagon's back, unconcious. Sherrie smiled at Koko, but then turned to Kiyomaro.

"Yes, we should get him to a doctor…" Sherrie pulled out a cell phone and dialed. "Jii, come pick us up. We have two more people, but one needs to get to a hospital immediately."

"I will stay here and get everyone. I'll take them all to Apollo." Said Sunbeam. Kiyomaro nodded dully, and Gash didn't look up. Sunbeam and Umagon ran in, and after a few minutes, an old man in a helicopter arrived and Sherrie and Burago climbed in helping Kiyomaro, and Gash followed with a dark expression on his face.

End Chapter 1