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1/09/2019 11:51 pm  #1


Side-Fic 300: Body Swap

Rated TV-14 (DLSV)

Manami: Hey, everyone! Remember to watch the show in a brightly lit room, and don't sit too close to the monitor. Or it's your ass!



Narrator: In New York City's fight against crime, the dedicated detectives who pursue the most vicious criminals are members of an elite unit known as ACME Crime Net.

[On board the Nickar, Roget presents Westcott with a new Demonoid robot]

Roget: My master, I give you one of my most devastating creations yet: Switchborg.

Westcott: How devastating can this one be?

Switchborg: Watch this.

[She places her forehead against Roget's; their bodies electrify]

Westcott: Well?

Roget: [from Switchbot's body] Works like a charm, doesn't it?

Switchborg: [from Roget's body] This is a body swap. Roget sent me to the Fusion Dimension yesterday so I could switch bodies with the innocent and cause them to wreak havoc with his Doom Disks. Many of them are still in jail for murder. Some could face the death penalty.

Westcott: Magnificent. But you can reverse the process, can't you?

Switchborg: Easily done.

[She places her forehead against Roget's again; their bodies electrify]

Switchborg: [back in her own body] Oh, and I'm also a master of disguise.

[She takes the form of a human female tattooed thief]

Switchborg: This oughta throw ACME off.

Westcott: [snickers] Once again, Roget, you've proven yourself a worthy servant.

Roget: [bows before Westcott] Thank you, master. You know I'll never let you down.

[Westcott smirks]

[132 Madison Street, Wednesday, November 28th, 10:44am]

[On board the Cosmo MagnaShip, in the holodeck (simulation: Shooting range), Manami fires at multiple targets; her Assistroid Yun-Fat approaches and taps on her right leg]

Manami: Not now, Yun-Fat.

[Yun-Fat holds up a sign in Japanese characters: "I thought you were off duty hours ago."]

Manami: [sighs] I was! I do this to chill.

[Yun-Fat holds up another sign in Japanese characters: "All work and no play makes Manami a dull girl."]

[The alarm blares]

[Yun-Fat holds up another sign: "To the bridge!"]

Manami: [removes her earmuffs; sighs] Just like those Demonoids. End simulation!

[The simulation ends; she and Yun-Fat exit the holodeck and rush to the bridge where Eris, Kio, Aoi, and Antonia await with their Assistroids]

Manami: What's the buzz, guys?!

Eris: There's a holdup at a pharmacy in the Financial District.

Manami: Then let's take care of business!

[All five whip out their Cosmo Pendants]

Eris, Kio, Aoi, Manami, and Antonia: Cosmo Power!

[They all get suited up]

[Financial District, 10:57am]

[Switchborg, still in disguise, points guns at the pharmacy cashier]

Switchborg: Open up that register now!

[The cashier nervously opens the cash register and stuffs every penny into a sack, then hands the bag to Switchborg]

Switchborg: Easier than I thought. Don't think I'll let you off easy the next time I come here.

[She heads out the door, only to find the Cosmo Cats pointing their weapons at her]

Kio: FREEZE!

[Switchborg stops]

Eris: Drop your gun and that money bag and get your hands up!

Switchborg: What are you, morning security?

Manami: [reveals her badge] ACME Crime Net. You're under arrest!

Switchborg: [growls; drops her money bag and gun, then charges] Okay, you got me.

Antonia: That's it? She just turns herself in?

Aoi: Dumb as she may be, she's still a perp. Cuff her, Manami.

[Manami cuffs Switchborg]

[One Police Plaza, 11:17am]

[Manami and Aoi (back to normal) escort Switchborg into the elevator before it goes down]

Aoi: Captain Lee wants her in for questioning? What could she possibly know that's worth anything?

Manami: Guess we'll never know 'til we question her, will we, Aoi? Tell you what, you file the report, and I'll take her to Central Booking.

Aoi: If you say so.

[The elevator doors open; Manami escorts Switchborg out]

[Cut to Central Booking; Manami and Switchborg approach a holding cell]

Switchborg: So you're one of the famous Cosmo Cats, I take it? I heard your base of operations itself becomes your own mecha.

Manami: That is none of your business.

[She is about to unlock the cell, when suddenly, Switchborg presents groans and kneels as if in pain]

Switchborg: My stomach! I think my appendix is gonna rupture!

Manami: You expect me to fall for that sh*tty trick?! Get up!

[She helps Switchborg up; Switchborg strangles her and reverts to her Demonoid form]

Switchborg: I've got you now!

Manami: A Demonoid!

[Switchborg rams her forehead against Manami; their bodies electrify]

Manami: [from Switchborg's body] That was a cheap trick! [gasps] What's happened to me?!

Switchborg: [from Manami's body] I swapped our bodies. Didn't think I was this talented,... [switches to Manami's voice] ...did you?

Manami: Hey! That's my voice!

Switchborg: To the world, you are now the Demonoid Switchborg.

[She whips out Manami's Cosmo Pendant and takes the form of Cosmo Yellow]

Switchborg: And I am now Cosmo Yellow.

Manami: You bitch!

[She and Switchborg fight, but Manami is too overwhelmed]

Manami: You won't get away with this!

Switchborg: Too late.

[She opens a compartment in her body's back and rewires several circuits]

Manami: I'll find a way back in my body, no matter what you do to this one! And once I do, you'll be-- [voice cut off]

Switchborg: There. No one will ever recognize your voice now. [slams Manami into a cell] Enjoy your stay, Manami Kinjyou.

[She exits the block]

Manami: [in her mind] No! Damn it!

[132 Madison Street, 12:01pm]

[Kio gets a phone call from Greg]

Kio: Captain, is that true?

Greg: The pharmacy robber turned out to be a Demonoid in disguise. We can't trust any info we get from her. She must be destroyed at once.

[Switchborg, still in Manami's body, approaches]

Switchborg: I say we do it now. She's too dangerous.

Aoi: Manami, you just locked her up. She's not going anywhere.

Greg: I have to agree with Detective Kinjyou.

[The alarm blares]

Antonia: Now what?

[Another alarm is heard coming from Kio's phone]

Greg: Bad news. The Chief just told me there's been a breakout in Central Booking.

Eris: It's gotta be the Demonoid. Back to 1PP!

Kio: Roger!

Switchborg: I'll get the MagnaDroid ready, just in case.

Antonia: Don't worry, Manami! We'll get her!

[She, Kio, Eris, and Aoi rush out]

Switchborg: Time to shake this place up. [snickers]

[She approaches the orbital elevator]

[Meanwhile, on the streets of New York, Manami, still in Switchborg's body, walks through Madison Street]

Manami: [in her mind] I've gotta find Switchborg and switch our bodies back before she does any harm to the others.

[She then approaches the warehouse]

Manami: Finally!

[She rushes into the warehouse; the rest of the gang, on their way out, notices and follows]

[Inside the warehouse, Switchborg is about to get into the elevator, when Manami bursts in and pins her against the wall]

Manami: No, you don't!

Switchborg: Well, well, an escaped prisoner. You get in my body, and you just wanna commit a felony?

Manami: The only felon around here is you! I want my body back!

[She is about to press her forehead against Switchborg's, when the other four burst in with their weapons]

Aoi: FREEZE! Let her go, nice and easy.

Manami: [in her mind] Aoi, no.

Kio: Are you deaf? Put my wife down and step back!

[Manami growls, then tosses Switchborg to the others]

Eris: You okay, Manami?

Switchborg: Yeah, thanks. We gotta shut this bitch down.

Manami: [in her mind] Guys! It's me, Manami! [sighs] Somehow, I gotta make 'em understand.

[She charges at her team; Kio charges back w/his sword]

Manami: Kio, don't! I'm your wife!

Switchborg: Take her out now!

Kio: Right!

[He is about to strike, when Manami backflips to dodge]

Manami: No! This isn't working!

[She rushes outside]

Eris: After her!

[She, Kio, Aoi, and Antonia rush after Manami, unaware that Switchborg has remained behind]

Switchborg: Now, for the ship. Unless,...

[She notices the door to the nursery and smirks]

[In the nursery, Itokazu and Ichika look down on the babies in their cribs]

Ichika: There, there, cuties. I'm sure your mommies and daddy are making sure that noise is taken care of.

Switchborg: [enters] Hey, you two.

Itokazu: Manami, I thought you were with the others.

Switchborg: Somebody has to keep an eye on the place, just in case. Now, where's my little Tatsu?

[Itokazu takes baby Tatsu out of his crib and hands him to Switchborg]

Itokazu: Here you go, Tatsu. Back to Mommy.

[Switchborg takes a close look at the baby]

Switchborg: [in her mind; in her own voice] Once the real Cosmo Yellow finds out about her son, she'll be so depressed, she'll be defenseless and will end up dead, while I roam around in her body a free Demonoid.

[She is about to lift Tatsu up, when Tatsu starts crying; Switchborg gasps]

Itokazu: Huh? Why's he crying?

Ichika: He didn't cry the last time Manami lifted him up like that.

Switchborg: [aloud; in Manami's voice] Uh, little Tatsu, don't cry now. Mommy's here.

[Tatsu continues crying]

Switchborg: [in her mind] Little brat. [aloud; starts to shake the baby] Will you shut up already, you little piece of--?!

[Itokazu takes Tatsu back]

Itokazu: Manami! This is your child!

Ichika: What the hell is wrong with you?!

[She pushes a red button with a sign and arrow pointing to it: "Alert Catian Mothership"]

Switchborg: [whips out one of Manami's guns] Tell me how to access the Cosmo MagnaShip, and I'll spare all three of you.

[Itokazu and Ichika cringe; Switchborg points her gun at them and is about to fire, when suddenly, Captain Qoone barges in with a laser and fires at Switchborg, hitting her in the back just before she can pull the trigger; Switchborg turns around, pointing her gun at Qoone]

Qoone: Drop that gun!

Switchborg: Well, look who's here.

Qoone: Drop the act, whoever you are. I know you're not Manami Kinjyou!

Switchborg: No fooling you. [lowers the gun] That's why you must be the Catian Mothership's captain. [transforms into Cosmo Yellow] Your Cosmo Cat and I switched our bodies.

Qoone: Switchborg! You dare to mess with my Cosmo Cats and endanger one of their children?!

[They get into a fight, which takes them to the warehouse roof]

Switchborg: First, I'll knock you cold, then I'll use your Cosmo MagnaShip to destroy this city!

Qoone: That's never gonna happen!

[Both trade shots with each other until Qoone kicks Switchborg to the ground; she points her laser at Switchborg]

Switchborg: Think about what you're doing, Captain. Kill me, and Cosmo Yellow will spend an eternity in my body, unable to make contact with anyone in any way!

Qoone: You monster!

[Switchborg kicks Qoone out of the way and gets back on her feet; the fight continues, until Manami knocks her to the ground unconscious]

Switchborg: That should keep her busy. [rushes back downstairs and into the orbital elevator] Once I get access to the Cosmo MagnaDroid, this warehouse and everyone in it will be the first to go.

[Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, Manami, still in Switchborg's body, stands in an alley]

Manami: What am I gonna do? I'm a fugitive Demonoid to be destroyed on sight, while Switchborg is wandering around in my body, free as a bird! Why?!

[She suddenly remembers what Switchborg said earlier:]

Switchborg: I heard your base of operations itself becomes your own mecha.

Manami: That's it! She plans to take control of the Cosmo MangaDroid!  I gotta stop her now!

[She rushes out of the alley, only to find the other four Cosmo Cats pointing their weapons at her]

Antonia: There you are, Switchborg!

Aoi: Don't take another step!

[She fires blasts from her Cosmo Bazooka at Manami, who dodges every blast as she leaps over the Cosmo Cats and rushes into the warehouse]

Kio: Hey! What's she doing?!

Eris: I don't know, but let's--

[She suddenly notices the Cosmo MagnaShip come out of camouflage mode and release Eris' ship and CatiEarth One automatically]

Eris: Guys! The ship!

[The MagnaShip combines with the other two ships to form the Cosmo MagnaDroid]

Kio: The Cosmo MagnaDroid!

Antonia: Switchborg must've taken over the controls somehow!

Aoi: This isn't good!

Eris: We gotta do something to stop it!

[Cut to the MagnaDroid's cockpit w/Switchborg (still in the Cosmo Yellow suit)]

Switchborg: I knew I'd find the controls. Now to destroy the warehouse. It doesn't get much better than this. Let the fun begin!

[Outside, the Cosmo MagnaDroid's cannon emerges from its chest as it deploys the cannons in the palms of its hands; all cannons prepare to fire at the warehouse]

Kio: Look out! It's gonna fire!

[Cut back to the cockpit]

Switchborg: It's over, Cosmo Cats! Say goodbye to your lovely New York home!

[Suddenly, Manami bursts into the cockpit and grabs Switchborg]

Manami: End of the line, Switchborg!

[She disarms the cannons and fights Switchborg]

Switchborg: Get off my MagnaDroid!

Manami: Sorry, but this is Cosmo Cat property! No Demonoids allowed!

[She and Switchborg jump out of the cockpit]

Eris: Whew! What a relief!

Aoi: Nice work, Manami!

[Manami and Switchborg continue fighting, still in each other's bodies]

Switchborg: You can't win, Cosmo Yellow! Kill me, and you lose your body and your speaking skills forever! Can you live with that?

Manami: I don't give a sh*t! As long as you're no longer free to help Westcott cause anymore trouble!

[She fires Switchborg's lasers at Switchborg, hitting her; Switchborg hits the ground and retroforms]

Manami: Get up!

[Switchborg gets back on her feet; suddenly, a bullet from Aoi's gun strikes Manami; Kio, Eris, Aoi, and Antonia (all back to normal) rush into the scene]

Aoi: Freeze!

Manami: No!

Switchborg: Good thing you guys found me when you did. Let's finish her!

Aoi: Right.

[She loads her gun with antimatter bullets and points it at Manami]

Aoi: [in her mind] Since she's a Demonoid, I'll simply vaporize every part of her body with these antimatter bullets until I find her chip, then destroy it.

Manami: Aoi, stop! Put the gun down!

Qoone: [charges into the scene] Hold your fire!

Eris: Just in time, Captain Qoone!

Qoone: Don't shoot her!

Switchborg: We have to end this now, Captain.

Qoone: No! There's no way of knowing who's who. [to the other four] They switched bodies.

Kio: What?!

Switchborg: But we switched back. I'm Manami!

Manami: Liar!

Antonia: So what do we do, Qoone?

Qoone: Manami,...

Switchborg: Don't let her trick you like she did me! Let's take her out now!

Kio: Well, she sounds like Manami.

[Yun-Fat enters]

Kio: Hey, Yun-Fat, get back inside. We're almost done here.

[Yun-Fat holds up a sign: "But I can help!"]

Kio: Oh?

[Yun-Fat holds up another sign: "Trust me!"]

Kio: Okay, then.

[Yun-Fat hands him a plastic piranha]

Kio: Fetch!

[He tosses the fish six feet away; Yun-Fat rushes to fetch it]

Switchborg: It's not like he's a dog or something.

Eris: Even cats can play fetch. Besides, the Assistroids love this game.

Kio: Wait for it.

[Yun-Fat, fish on hand, rushes up to Switchborg (in Manami's body); he holds up another sign: "Impostor!"; he runs up to Manami (in Switchborg's body) and drops the fish; he holds up another sign: "This is the real Manami!"]

Manami: Attaboy, Yun-Fat!

[The other four gasp]

Kio: That's the real Manami!

Qoone: Grab the impostor!

[Kio and Aoi grab Switchborg]

Kio and Aoi: NOW!

[Manami charges at Switchborg and rams her head against the Demonoid's; their bodies electrify; afterwards, Switchborg steps back and notices Eris and Antonia pointing their weapons at her]

Kio: Are you okay, Manami?

Manami: [back in her own body] I am now.

Qoone: Welcome back, Manami.

Manami: Thank you, Captain. [pats Yun-Fat on the head] You, too, Yun-Fat.

[Yun-Fat holds up another sign: "No problem."]

[Itokazu comes out of the warehouse]

Itokazu: Manami, is that the real you in there?

Manami: Yes, Miss Itokazu. It's me.

Itokazu: [sighs] Thank God. Switchborg-- While she was in your body, she tried to shake Tatsu and threatened us with your gun.

[Manami gasps in horror]

Kio: She did WHAT?!

Manami: Everyone, stand back. This is between me and Switchborg.

[She marches toward Switchborg]

Manami: It's bad enough you try to steal my body, deceive my team, and try to destroy the city by stealing our MagnaDroid.

[She stomps her foot and stops with tears in her eyes]

Manami: [clenches her fists] But you've reached unforgivable territory the moment you tried to kill my son!

[She transforms into Cosmo Yellow and charges at her like a savage cheetah]

Manami: Cheetah Charge!

[She lunges at Switchborg and strikes her savagely]

Manami: Consider this a warning: If I ever see Isaac Westcott or any of his Demonoids come near my son or any of Kio's other children again, I'll tear him apart!

Eris: YEAH! Give her a good can of whup-ass, Manami!

Manami: Monster! Absolute monster!

[She kicks Switchborg five feet back; Switchborg fires her lasers at Manami, but Manami dodges each one and fires blasts from her Cosmo Revolver right back, hitting her]

Manami: Yun-Fat, you with me?!

[Yun-Fat nods and whips out a pair of guns]

Manami: Triplex Revolver Blast! FIRE!

[She and Yun-Fat fire bullets from their guns in a triangular formation at Switchborg; Switchborg takes the blast, falls to the ground, and an explosion is shown]

Antonia: Wow. What a mama.

Manami: Let's chalk up another victory for the Cosmo--

[Suddenly, the Giga Beam blasts the remains of Switchborg from the sky, restoring and enlarging her]

Switchborg: It's amazing what the Demonoids can do with their Giga Beam! Not only did they pull me back together, but they also restored my voice! Now to destroy you all!

Qoone: Maki, back inside!

Itokazu: [follows Qoone back inside] Right!

Eris: To the MagnaDroid, Cosmo Cats!

[The Cosmo Cats jump into the Cosmo MagnaDroid's cockpit]

Switchborg: Since your MagnaDroid has no soul, I can't switch bodies with it. But no matter. If I can't control it, I'll just destroy it!

[She fires lasers and missiles at the MagnaDroid]

Kio: Lion Shield!

[The MagnaDroid gets equipped with a black shield in the shape of a lion's head; it deflects Switchborg's lasers and missiles right back at her, hitting her; the smoke clears, revealing Switchborg's chip sticking out of her chest]

[Cut to the cockpit with all five Cosmo Cats (Manami has the front seat)]

Antonia: There's the chip! Now's the time to strike!

Manami: Maximum power, guys!

[They all maximize the power]

Manami: This is for Tatsu! COSMIC ROAR!!

[Outside, the Cosmo MagnaDroid fires a massive blast from its cannons at Switchborg, hitting her hard; her chip gets vaporized; Switchborg screams, dissolves into dust, and a massive explosion is shown; after the smoke clears, Switchborg is gone, for good]

Manami: Cosmo Cats, mission complete! Meow!

Eris: Manami! That was supposed to be my line!

Aoi: Oh, give her a break, Eris. She needed some time in the limelight for once.

Manami: Let's go home. The kids await.

[Later, back in the warehouse, Manami (back to normal) enters the nursery and walks up to Tatsu's crib; she picks up her son and embraces him]

Manami: Oh, there, there, Tatsu. Mommy's here for you. The real deal.

[Tatsu coos and smiles; Yun-Fat walks up to Manami]

Manami: Okay, Yun-Fat. [kneels down] Just be gentle, okay?

[Yun-Fat nods, then gently pats Tatsu on the head; Tatsu laughs]

Manami: That's a good Assistroid. You know, if it weren't for you, I'd have ended up dead.

[She tickles Yun-Fat on the chin; Yun-Fat holds up a sign: "All in a day's work."]

Manami: I wonder what the others are up to.

[Cut to the lab; the rest of the gang receives a transmission from Sora Perse of the Fusion Dimension]


Sora: Hey, Cosmo Cats. Name's Sora, calling from the Fusion Dimension.

Kio: Quick question, Sora: Are you connected to Yuya Sakaki in any way?

Sora: Am I? Dude, he's one of my pals! Anyway, I heard about your battle with Switchborg. Thanks for taking her out. We've been investigating her crimes since yesterday.

Aoi: Wait, how do you know?

Antonia: After her since yesterday? What's that mean?

Sora: Oh, right. You see, ever since I got word that Roget survived the wormhole, the Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Dimensions had been sending out spies to investigate him and the Demonoids. One of our dimension's spies learned Roget had sent Switchborg to the Fusion Dimension terrorize us by switching bodies with innocent people and forcing other innocents into duels using something called a Doom Disk. Every duel she'd been involved in, she won, and one by one, each opponent died. Every time the body she was using was caught, she immediately went back to her own body and switched with another, leaving the duelist she switched bodies with before to face murder charges, or to die. Some of them could've gotten the death penalty. But thanks to you guys, all of the surviving victims of her body switching have been released, and their records were expunged. But we still have to bring Roget to justice, since he's responsible for all of those deaths.

Kio: And not to mention, trying to kill my son.

Sora: Your son?

Kio: Switchborg used Manami's body to try and sabotage us.

Eris: She tried to shake Tatsu to death, she threatened him and the babysitters with a gun, and she hijacked the Cosmo MagnaDroid to try and destroy the city.

Sora: Jeez, this is serious.

Itokazu: Why don't your spies just capture him and be done with it?

Sora: We can't risk arousing his suspicions, nor the Demonoids'. The only way to bring him to justice is catching him red-handed.

Qoone: We'll do our best, Sora. We won't rest until he's caught, dead or alive. And the same goes for the other Demonoids.

Sora: Thanks, Captain. Well, I'd best be off. Got a lotta training to deal with. Say hi to Yuya for me.

[The transmission ends]

[FINAL NOTE:
Jean-Michel Roget remains at large.]


[Clips from the next side-fic are shown]

Aoi: Okay. Manami had her turn. Now it's mine.

Eris: A runaway alien? Poor guy.

Kio: And what do you know? The Iron Wyvern is back.

Manami: But why use it for space travel if the Nickar is capable of doing the same thing?

Antonia: Next time on ACME Crime Net: The Alien Hunt.

Itokazu: Vigilance, dedication, courage!

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