Mangahelpers Translationshttps://mangahelpers.com/translators/rss2010-06-18T06:50:26+00:00/favicon.icoMangaHelpers Adminsadmin@mangahelpers.comhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/gottheim/releases/23058[English] [Translation] Wendy Oneshot : 1 by Gottheim2010-06-18T06:50:26+00:00Gottheimadmin@mangahelpers.comCrazy shit is crazy. Another work by Jiro Matsumoto, the man who makes the Joker himself look sane.
Scanlation available from Gantz Waiting Room. I'm not linking it to avoid creating any problems, but finding it should be easy enough. ------------------- 001 Contents Chapter 1 - Somebody's Place. Chapter 2 - Wendy's Room. Chapter 3 - Out the Window. Chapter 4 - Neverland.[tn: Michael Jackson's place! Yee-hee! :hahaha:] Chapter 5 - The Mermaids' Lake. Chapter 6 - High in the Sky. Chapter 7 - Stairs. Chapter 8 - Rooftop. Chapter 9 - Peter's Room. Chapter 10 - Hook's Ship. Chapter 11 - The Hill of the Giant Bird. Chapter 12 - On the Bed. Chapter 13 - Where the Sky and the River May Be Seen. Afterword.
002 Chapter 1 - Somebody's Place.
004 Dude: Maaan. Never thought it'd be your first time.//I've hit the jackpot. *slop* Dude: Virgins don't get pregnant./Don't let it bother you........Eeeer, what was your name again...? Wendy: Manami. Dude: Yeah. That.//Uh? You already going?//Wow wow wow. There aren't any trains left.
005 Dude: You could give me your phone number at least........ Ehhhhhm, whatever-you're-called. Wendy: Manami. Dude: Yeah. That's the name. Wendy: Youko. I'm off.*clank* Youko: Anh/ah/ahhhhh//It feels so great when you're doing that./What's your secret? *slam* Wendy: Phew.
006 *wail wail wail wail* Wendy: What a ruckus. We're in the middle of the night./Damn those patrol cars.//I'm feeling sick/Must be that weird stuff the the guy was smoking........//!!
007 *wail wail* Wendy: Bweeeeeh.//Uugh....... That reminds me.*plic plic* Wendy: What is that smell........?*bonk*
008 *WAIL* Wendy: Enough. The noise is echoing in my head.//Ugh....... My head is spinning./Haa/Haa/Haa//Ah*katang* *BANG*
014 Wendy: ..............Dead........... *skreee* Wendy: Aaaaah. *wail wail* *kachank/kachank* *wail wail* Cop: This is Mobile Unit 16. Requesting ambulance at....... Nurse: Damn delinquents, running all around the place./Can't we catch a break?
015 Nurse: Small wonder shitty brats like him end up dead./Take it easy, man...... People: That's incredible. He's dead. He's not moving, and all./Wheeeee. Nurse: Come on, step back. Step back. Cop: Hey. That means you too. You're in our way./Are you drunk?//Make room for the ambulance......../Come on, step back. Come on. Wendy: I......../I need to go home.
016 Mom: Manami.//Where were you at this time of night?*whiiiiiiizzz* Mom: Manami./Hey,what? Do you plan on washing your hands forever?
017 *thud* Mom: Tell me where you've been, you hear me. Wendy: Di........//Disneyland. *whack* Mom: What did I do to have a daughter like you?
018 Wendy: You stink of booze, mom.*start* Wendy: Good night. *rattle rattle rattle*
022 Wendy: !/Uh? Yama: Well, now. Who should I question about this? Wendy: Yamazaki-sensei.//Can I go tot he bathroom?
023 *wheeeez* Youko: Manami.//Don't tell me you've spent all this time just washing your hands. *whiiiizzz* Wendy: I got some sort of smell on them, that just won't go away, the stinker..........*flic floc*
024 Youko: Something happened? Wendy: I don't feel like talking about it at the moment, Youko.......//I haven't slept in 4 days. Youko: 4 DAYS. Poster: The water is precious. Please don't waste it. Wendy: Somebody's peeking at me at night, while I'm sleeping. Gal: Somebody? Wendy: I lock myself in, but he makes it inside anyway. Youko: You...... You should call the police./No. You should go get yourself checked at the hospital.
025 *Dududududun* Wendy: What did I do to get myself into this mess.........?*clank* Wendy: This is just wrong.//He's gonna come again.
026 Wendy: Hah/Hah//Hah/Hah//Hah/Hah//Hah/Ah
027 Wendy: Ah/Ah//AH//Hah.//Why, I was just dreaming........ *strain* Wendy: Uh.[/end
029 Chapter 2 - Wendy's Room.
030 Wendy: Aaaah. *BAF* *thud* *thump*
031 Pete: Hyaha.//Heh/Heh/Heh.//A kitchen knife, eh. That's what I call well-prepared. Wendy: Stay away from me! Or I'll stab you!
032 Pete: Sorry. That's my bad./I wasn't going to rape you. Wendy: Who the hell are you?/Why are you after me?
032 Pete: I said I wouldn't touch you./Probably not. Wendy: So what are you doing here?*swip* Pete: Hyaha.//I mean to take ou to my country, honey. Wendy: Country?//And why should I go there? Pete: Well, you see//I don't really now./Hyahahaha*sbonk*
033 Pete: As for my country's name, it should be obvious./Heh heh/Heh heh/It's called "Neverland". Wendy: Never..... land?/Obvious?/You can't possibly mean THE Neverland, do you? Pete: Hyahahahahaha.*bat bat* Pete: What difference does it make?/I'm the motherfucking PETER PAN.[tn: Actually he just says Peter Pan-sama, but I think foul language fits this character, and the work's general atmosphere best.] Wendy: Peter Pan?/You?
034 Pete: The same.*snatch* Wendy: Damn it. Pete: Hyahahahaha./Hyahahaha/We're off. Like, right now. Wendy: Wa......... Wait up. We're on the 3rd floor. Pete: I don't see how this is a problem./Peter Pan is an invincible mofo.*stap*
035 Pete: Take it easy, Wendy. Wendy: Wh......... What the/WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME WENDYYYYYYYYY*bof*
036 Mom: What's the point of all this ruckus, Manami?!*blam* *wooooooooosh* Mom: Ma........ Manami?
037 *step step step* Wendy: Quickly call the police. Mom: B....... But. Are you sure? Wendy: I was almost abducted./And I even know who my kidnapper is. Mom: Alright, I got it.......... Wendy: His name is Peter Pan.
038 Mom: And he tried to take you to Neverland, perhaps......... You can't be serious. Wendy: How do you know? Are you and ESPer, or something?[tn: ESP= Extra-Sensory Powers. And accordingly, ESPers are people with those abilities.] *swish* Wendy: Eh *whack* Wendy: Unh
039 Mom: You've gotta be kidding me. I don't take crap like that. *plic* Wendy: Look. I'm bleeding, now. Mom: Manami....... Wendy: Don't keep your ring on if you're gonna hit me./Mom..........
040 Gal: Wendy? You?//This guy must be sick in the head. Youko: Did you call the police? Wendy: They wouldn't believe me! Youko: Where was he planning to take you.......?//He said something about Neverland, didn't he? Wendy: He must have been joking.
041 Gal: You should've gone. It sounded like fun.*spat* Wendy: Mind your own business. Youko: He could be someone you know, don't you think? Wendy: Can't tell. He had those weird goggles on......... Youko: But if he's hot, you could be doing a bargain. Gal: Sure. This could be your chance.*spat* Wendy: I told you to mind your own business./But it does look like he knows me.......
042 Yama: Lunch break is over ladies. Gals: Ya......... Yamazaki-sensei......... Youko: I've got a P.E class....../Excuse me. Yama: Ishigami-san.
043 Wendy: Eh? *plic* Yama: You've seemed worried, lately....... Your mother's called./Does it have anything to do with your wound? Wendy: .........No........ Yama: After school......../I think I'll drop by at your place........
044 Mom: You came all the way here just for us. Thank you for your trouble.//Manamiiiii. Yamazaki-sensei is here. Dude: This place is awesome.
045 *plink* Mom: Go ahead./Enjoy........ Wendy: ..........Um......... Yama: Kinoshita-kun here studies psychiatry at Tokyo Med School. *sluuurrrp*
046 Kino: Please relax./I'm an ordinary college student just like you........ Think of me as an advisor, and a confidant of sorts. Wendy: Hic Yama: Your mother has been worrying about you.......... Kino: So if you want to talk, feel free. Wendy: .........Alright.
047 *staaaare* Wendy: But I........ Yama: It's fine. Don't push yourself./This is counseling. You're supposed to go easy about it.//So just take your time. Wendy: ...........[/end
048 Chapter 3 - Out the Window.
049 *CRACK* Mom: Eek//Ma....... Manami. Wendy: You wanna throw me in with the sickos so badly?!/Who asked you for this? I don't need it.
050 Mom: What are you talking about? Mommy is only....... Wendy: You don't know what I feel. You don't understand me at all. Mom: I'm doing this for your own good./Also, I want you to make it into college........ Wendy: You're worried well past anything reasonable./I'm just fine the way I am, thanks. I don't wanna grow up into someone like you! *slam* Mom: Manami.
051 Mom: Darling........//Come back home, quick./I can't take it anymore........ Do something.*clink* Mom: What's more important to you, your family or your work?*gulp* Mom: Manami is going off the handle. Wendy: The heck?/You're the crazy one, mom.
052 Wendy: Yamazaki-sensei's forgotten her bag. She can be so anal, that's just not like her........ *grab* Wendy: What's this.........?/"The True Face of a Serial Killing Fiend"...........?//Park Trigger. Born in Utah, USA. 52 young men murdered........ Went missing at the age of 72......... Book: Above: In 1968, Park Trigger's murderous track record[...] Ohio[...]
053 *flap* Wendy: A picture of me........//Why does my teacher have that in her book?
054 *creak creak* Yama: Ha/Ha Dude: Man........ There's no figuring you out. You're like a puzzle........./Hahhh/Hahhh
055 Kino: Never thought counseling your pupils would get me into your pants./I'm tired..........*click* Kino: As for the girl........ Well, must be some kind of hysteria. Comes often with puberty......... Yama: And what about that Peter Pan fairy tale thing? Kino: Hummm. She wanna bang me, I presume./Happens all the time.
056 Yama: At any rate. You take care of her. Kino: And what's the point of all this fuss anyway?*rummage* Yama: Because that's what it will take if I want to make her mine. *flick*
057 Pete: Hmmmmm. That's what I call glowing. Wendy: What's with that light thing?/Looks like it's... moving....... Pete: This is my motherfucking battle knife.[tn: Another instance of Peter Pan attaching -sama to his name. That's a particularly arrogant thing to do, BTW.] Wendy: Hic. No. Not that. I'm talking about the light that's making your knife glow.
058 Wendy: Oh my. This is so cute./Eeeeek. Pete: Cu...... Cute, eh....... You think so......../Well yeah, you're right. She's a cute one. Hyahahahaha.//Her name is Tink./Come on, introduce yourself, Tink![tn: Tink is short for Tinkerbell, but I assume everyone knows that.]
063 Pete: Ha//Stop it. That's enough, Tink, you hear me.*zip* Wendy: Peter! Pete: If she cries out, that will attract people.*bonk* Tink: Pfah.
064 Pete: Hyaha//Hyahahahahaha//Hahahaha. *glare* *bang bang bang bang bang* *kachink* Wendy: Aaaaaaaah.
065 People: What was that?/A scream. Something terrible./From the Ishigamis' place. Pete: Oh shit. Let's get the heck outta here, Wendy./Aaaah. She's fainted./Screw this. Tink is still fucking alive, the little bitch. Tink: Idiot.*thump* Pete: Wendy. Let's get to Neverland.*shake shake* Pete: Oooh. Really? We're going? Gooooood./Hyahah. *swish*
066 People: Step aside, ma'am./We're going to break down the door. *wham* People: Whoa.*thud* Mom: Manami.
067 *DUDUDUDUDUN* Mom: What....... What's the meaning of this?[/end
068 Chapter 4 - Neverland.
070 Cops: Ma'am.//Didn't you hear anything besides your daughter's shouting?*bang bang* Mom: ............No......./I don't think so......... Cops: Hum.//The odds that it was an accident are very slim at best./We didn't even find any traces of an outside intrusion.
071 Cops: Has your daughter behaved......./strangely in the past few days?//Hysteria, or the like. Mom: ...//Boo-hoo. Cops: Hum.//Well........ Anyway, ma'am.//I suggest you file in a Missing Persons request, just to be on the safe side......../Should she return, please inform us. We'd like to ask her a few questions.
072 Cops: This is a delicate period of her life, she's going through./Now if you'll excuse us./That sort of thing happens a lot.......//She stank of booze, Yamashita-san.//Shhh. She's gonna hear you.//And looks like her husband is not home nearly as often as he should.......*slam* Cops: Well, you can't blame the daughter for going rogue in those conditions.*slam* Cops: I have a kid who's about the same age.
073 Cops: I went looking for a picture of the girl.//Hum.//She doesn't quite look like the ne'er do well that I imagined.......//Still, that's a pretty girl....../Sure. I'm a huge sucker for cogals.[tn: A fashion among young Japanese girls. Wiki it. There's no explaining it in a few words.]/Idiot. Look at the sky. Up.//Eh?
074 *kiiiiiiiiiii* Wendy: Hah!!!*start*
075 Wendy: Uh?!//Wh...... What is this place........?/I feel like I just fell off from the sky..........//Shoot. My clothes are gone./This must have happened while I was dreaming about Peter Pan taking me with him.
076 Note: The toilets are for everyone to use. Please keep them clean. (left of the duct tape): by: the motherfucking Peter Pan. Wall: Die, bitch. Wendy: The motherfucking Peter Pan, my ass./The hell is he thinking......?//Anyway, he could have given me a blanket at least....... I'm freezing.//If I'm dreaming, I must have completely wet myself about now. *splat* Dude: Whohoo. Morning dump it is.//Hey yo. Is that a provocation?
077 Wendy: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH Dude: Don't bother shouting./Looks like she ain't getting it. Wendy: PEEETEEEEEER. Dude: The same peter asked us to keep an eye on you./You got anything to say, we'll give him the message. *squeee gurgle gurlge*[tn: Stomach noises] Wendy: Go away for a minute, will ya. Weirdos! Dude: Hey, you're one to talk./You started this shit.//Toushiro ain't gonna like this./Heh heh heh. And Peter likes the thing?
078 Dude: Can we do away with all the pretending? Geez./Let's bang her, then. Before Peter gets back here........ I'll go first......../Wait a minute....... Dude: Why d'ya have to be the first?//Okay, let's double team her. But I take the front.//A threesome? You got some sick tastes, dude...... I don't wanna look at your friggin' O-face.//I try to play nice with you, and you try to fuck me? Small bubble: I'm screwed.[tn: Literally "What's gonna happen to me?" or "What will become of me?", but "I'm screwed is shorter, far less cheesy, and it gets the point across. No pun intended.] *bang bang*
079 *bom* *twitch/twitch* *buzzzzzz* Wendy: Aaaaaaaaaah. Murdeeeeeeeeeeeeeer*stomp stomp* Wendy: Go......... gotta wipe myself, quick. Before somebody else comes in......... Lily: What are you yapping about? Wendy: Hey
080 Lily: You must be Wendy. Wendy: Who...... Who are you? Lily: Everyone calls me Tiger Lily. Wendy: Ti....... Tiger Lily-san? Lily: Peter told me about you.//Anyway. Let me rub it for you. Make sure everything gets out./Lemme see. Wendy: Eeeeeek. I'll do just fine on my own.
081 Lily: There. I'm sure you don't mind so much now.[tn: The less I think about what's actually happening here, the better.] Wendy: Uh............. Lily: Relax........ Wendy: Wh........ Where are we.........?//I don't know anything/And this place spells trouble for a girl on her own.......... Lily: This/is no place for honest people....... Wendy: And "this" is.......?
082 Lily: Look. Can't you see? *dudududududun* Lily: When it's dark like this/You've got to strain your eyes if you want to see anything.......
083-084 Lily: Especially here in Neverland.
085 Wendy: Neverland.......?!//That means I'm not dreaming?! Lily: Huhu. What are you talking about?//Everybody can come here. This place is made out of human desires, you see./You wished you could come here, didn't you? Wendy: Me? Wanting to come here......? Lily: You don't need to hide it./Everybody want to.//And those who deny it are just big liars.
086 Lily: Peter's at the Mermaids' Lake./You decide the way for yourself and just walk there. Wendy: That's irresponsible...... Lily: Irresponsible.......?//Ahahahahaha. Wendy: ....... Lily: Neverland plays level with its people./Listen......//If you wanna go somewhere, you'll know the way. You wanna stay young? Then you won't age./Responsibility, perseverance, effort and the like are just useless fluff.
087 Wendy: I'll be on my way, now. To that Mermaids' Lake place. Small bubble: Since I'm done wiping myself, and all.//Uh.......... Lily: Wendy.//You don't strike me as a bad person. Wendy: Oh yes I am, so watch it.[tn: That was hard to read, so I'm not sure I got it right.] Lily: So you better be careful.//Or this place will swallow you whole.
088 Wendy: Lily-san lent me her trousers/but they're a bit tight at the waist.........*wooooosh* Wendy: The Mermaids' Lake......... I made it?/All I did was walk about in a general direction.........//I was kind of expecting some sort of fantastic place, though........ Dude: Aaaaaarrrh.[/end
089 Chapter 5 - The Mermaids' Lake. *whee* Wendy: This is kinda sordid! Or I don't know what sordid is........! Bloke: Come on in, come on in.[tn: He says something else but I can't make it out.]
090 Wendy: But Peter's probably in there......... Bloke: Welcome. Helm: Eeeh? Is THAT Peter Pan's girlfriend........?*beep beep beep* Helm: It's about time we got started, Lily.*shtap* *swiiiiisshhhh* Lily: They killed 16 of our men the last time, so now I feel like returning the favor, with a little extra./This time around we've stockpiled on weapons........ But even Peter's let his guard down.
091 Nose: But what's all the fuss about that little girl anyway?/Seriously. Lily: Beats me........ There's gotta be something....... I take it./Huh/Oh, well....... Nevermind that.//This is none of your business folks! Guy: What are you talking about? Gals: Hyahahahahahahahahahaha.
092 Gals: Kyahahahahahahahaahaha. Wendy: The........ The hell is this place? I really don't feel like calling out around here./This is embarrassing.//It feels strangely realistic, for a dreamlike place.
093 Boy: Are onions edible? Wendy: Eh?//I......... I'm looking for Peter. Boy: Are...... Are onions Slob: If you're looking for him, you should be able to find him. Wendy: ! Slob: Just pick some random door and open it.//You ought to find him over here. Wendy: Uh? I already looked there........ Boy: Are...... Pete: Hyahaha hahahahaha. Wendy: Peter Boy: Are onions Slob: There you have it. Just as I said.
094 Wendy: Pe........ Peter Ho: We're already at capacity here, come back tomorrow....... Wendy: Well no....... I just wish he could bring me back home Pete: Uh?//Move, bitches. Get out the way.[tn: It's only "Move, bitches" actually, but the joke was too good to pass. Feel free to correct this.] Hoes: Aaaaah
095 Pete: My bad, Wendy.*bolt* Pete: I'd totally forgotten I swear. Wendy: I'm this way.//Anyway, can you take me home? Pete: What the EFF? You barely arrived here, just enjoy yourself. Wendy: Says the guy who brought me here by force........ Ho: Will you leave that ugly bitch alone for a minute? Pete: WHUUU?/Watch how ya talkin' to mah muthafuckin' sweetheart beeyaatch........*crunch* *CRACK* Ho: Gan'd breathe Pete: Uh*baom*
096 Ho: Who the hell are these?! Pete: Dang. Never a moment's rest. *swip* *kachank* Pete: Ho. *baf* Wendy: Stop thi...... *bang* Dreads: Haugh Ho: Aaaah.*splish* Pete: Hyahah Wendy: Peter
097 *pow pow pow pow pow pow pow pow* Pete: Shucks. A surprise attack from the Apachi! Wendy: Peter........ Killing people?! *bonk* Guy: Ayyye Pete: Outta mah way, stoopid Ho: Help meeee. Guy: Raaaaaaah/Bring it on, fucking dipshits.
098 Wendy: That's enough. Stop this madness./I don't wanna be in a place like this! Dude: Hic Pete: Cool down, Wendy. Dude: Oh, shit. The entire floor has been wiped out. Ho: Wait up. I'm no human shield of yours. Dude: Gotta bail outta here, fast. *KABOOM* Pete: Wendy Wendy: Stay away!
099 Chap: Heeeeeey. Peter. We have a problem./Sorry to interrupt, by the way. Pete: I know! Who's behind them? *thud* Chap: Ah *creak* Pete: !!! *shtap* Lily: Hello Pete. How ya doin'?
100 Wendy: Tiger Lily. Pete: Duh? You know who she is? When did that happen.......? Wendy: .......Well, yeah. Lily: What now, Pete?/Your toadies either died, or bailed. All of them...... Pete: Hyaha Lily: ! *swoosh*
102 Lily: You can't expect competent minions when the leader himself only has half a brain.//I did take a liking to your lower half, though. Wendy: Peter Ho: Stop right there. We're first. *bang bang bang* *splat*
103 Wendy: Hey. Can you take me home..........? Please./I don't wanna get involved any further. Pete: Hyahahahahahahahaha. Lily: He can't hear you when he gets like this......... Wendy: Anyway, I don't wanna be in this place./I'm off....... Lily: Careful, eh? Pete: Hahahahahaha. *teeter* Pete: Hyahahahaha
105 Wendy: I....... I'm back![tn: This is the Japanese "tadaima", actually. She's still able to think about proper etiquette in a moment like this, somehow.] Pete: Hyahahaha Lily: What is it? Why did you get back? Wendy: Hello, Peter Pete: Hya hya hya hya//Haha Wendy: !!!//Helloooo Pete: Hyahahahahaha Wendy: Help meeee/Help me, god damn it.
107 Wendy: ......... Hook: Dying from a fall is so unstylishly predictable. Don't you agree, young lady? *DUUUUUUUUN*[/end
108 Chapter 8 - High in the Sky.
109 *dudududududun* Wendy: Have we ever met.......?
110 *twink* Wendy: Judging by the hook........ You are the captain of the same name, I take it....../But I don't know why, your face looks familiar.//Tha....... thank you for saving me anyway. *glare* Hook: What do you mean? It was only natural.*wooooo* Hook: Wendy........ the black-eyed........//Help someone who annoys you........./And mommy will be proud of you.//Just yesterday//The pup started to run.//The wristwatch.......[tn: Makes no sense? I know. Don't ask. Just... don't.]
111 Hook: Hell, the wind!/It's dying out......... Wendy: Yeaaah. Sure.*wheeeww* Hook: This is a most convenient place./That's why I let go of my past misconduct in America. Wendy: Eehee./I think it's about time I took my leave.♥ Hook: When Peter cut off my arm, I could feel his love./He was in love with me.//But he doesn't love what I am now.*dudududun* Hook: That's why I need pain.......... and death........
112 Hook: Wendy Wendy: ! *tilt* Hook: Please die without fear. Wendy: Eh? >Me?< Hook: You're in love with Peter, are you not?/Just like I love him....... Wendy: Why........*swish*
113 *bang bang* Wendy: ........//Peter Wendy and Hook: Peter Pan.♥
114 Wendy: DUH. >The hell?< Pete: Sorry I kept you waiting, Wendy. Lily: That was way too fast. Wendy: You sure took your time! What have you been doing? Hook: .....//Peter. Peter, it's you./I've been looking for you.//Come over here, Peter. Quick!//What's the matter? Torment me! Hurt me!*dudududun* Hook: Be quick about it. You do have it in you, right?!
115 Pete: Pfeh. *bang* Hook: Hic//That's it, Peter. That's the spirit.*bang bang bang* Hook: Torture me more. Kill me.//Surely you can do it? Is that all you've got?! Pete: !*kachink kachink*
116 Pete: Freak........ The handguns won't cut it. Hook: What's wrong, Peter?!//The torment you bestow upon me is the salvation of my soul./You can't save me just by taking my right hand.//I have no time!*tic toc tic toc tic toc Lily: Oh. Hook: Move it, Peter! Lily: Not so fast, Hook. You better run for it. Hook: ..........*tic toc/tic toc/tic toc* Hook: I know that noise[tn: It's... Kesha!]//Wai....... wait.........*tic toc* Hook: You're too early..........
117 *dududududududun* Wendy: Don't tell me that noise comes from that clock-eating........ crocodile.......?*tic toc tic toc* Pete: This is getting messy.*whhheeeeewwwwww* Hook: Wai......... wait. It's too early.........!*tic tico tic toc* Hook: !!!
118 *KRAK-BRAAOOMM* Hook: Eeeeek.
119 Wendy: What the hell is that thing? *crack crack* Wendy: Hah Pete: Hyahahahahaha./You better leg it before you end up as croc food. *crunch crunch* Hook: Mo....... Mommy./Hic
120 *skreeeee* *vroom* Bike: Hook. Quickly. Hook: Hic Hic/Hic//Eeeeek. Mommyyyyy.*vroooommm* Hook: Mommy save meee. Wendy: ........?/Mommy? *frrrrrrr* *crash* Wendy: Uh?
121 Pete: Oh, shit. Wendy, get running. Wendy: Where to?*CRACKLECRACKBROM* Pete: Fly up. That's about the only way, isn't it? Wendy: Fly up?
122 Wendy: Give me a bamboo-copter, then.[tn: Bamboo-copter, from the Japanese タケコプター (takekoputaa) is originally a flying wooden toy of Chinese origin. In this context, think of a cartoon character with helicopter blades fixed on a hat on the top of hits head, and capable of flight by spinning the aforementioned blades.]*SBOM* Pete: Hyahahahaha Lily: Peter?!*dash* Lily: Hah./Aaaaaah.BAAAAOOOOM*
124 Pete: Not floating.//Flying!//In this place/people can be birds.//Wendy.//Spread your wings. Wendy: Ah.
125 Pete: Surfin' Bird!
126 Pete: Damn that crocodile. Douchebag comes right in, fucks everything up and then "poof!", he's gone......... Wendy: Feels like I was actually up there, flying......../My heart is still pounding like crazy....... Pete: Hyahaha. Exactly!//Feel the thrill. There's a lot more where that came from./This place is the land of freedom!
127 Wendy: This is silly.......... Just silly. Pete: I just can't figure you out, Wendy./You're not over that yet? Wendy: Stay away from me!*clink* Pete: !//Wendy........?![/end
128 Chapter 7 - Stairs.
129 Pete: Wendy?!//What's the big idea? Didn't you just have the time of your live, flying?! Wendy: I don't wanna be here./I'm going home!//You take me back now......../Or I kill myself.
130 Pete: You ended up here somehow, right? Wendy: So. What of it? Pete: This place suits you better./It's uncomfortable, back there! Wendy: You lie. Pete: And here, I will always be with you./Check out the long hair./I can get to know you. Wendy: I'll do just fine on my own in the good old normal world! Pete: We...... Well, anyway, firearms don't go well with you. Wendy: Leave me alone. Pete: Oh, well. The safety's still on anyway. Wendy: Duh?! Where?
131 Wendy: Tell me. Pete: I don't wanna. Wendy: Peter.//!//Tink. Tink: ~~ Wendy: Ah! The safety. There it is. Pete: Don't teach her things she don't need to know, ya stoopid midget.*pow pow* *swish/swish* Pete: Hold still for a second, shiny. So I can blow your fucking head off.*kachink kachink* Wendy: Peter.//Three!
132 Pete: E....... Easy, there./Eh, honey....... Wendy: Well, I already said three! Pete: Don't talk like you're in some kind of movie. Wendy: Two! Pete: You're better off here. It's for your own good! Even if you did go home....... Wendy: One! Pete: You'd get right back here.....
136 Wendy: Take that. In your face.*stap stap stap* Wendy: I'm back.>Well,sorta.<//Uh Mom: Where have you been?
137 Wendy: I don't know what happened, mom, but you really drink too much. Mom: Is there something wrong at school......?//Even the police came here for you! Wendy: The....... The police. Mom: [tn: Random scribbling.] Wendy: Mom........ Um well, you see...... It's a long story.....//Aaah
138 Mom: How much longer will you trouble me before you're satisfied?!/I'm sure you did it on purpose!//[tn: MOAR random scribbling.]//[tn: Same here.]//[tn: And here.]//[tn: And here again. Damn!]
139 *DUN* Wendy: Like hell! You act like you're the only one who had a hard time!/I can think of a million things better than your heading straight for the sake bottle!!//Just listen before you start barking at me!*dududududun*[tn: It's kinda hard to convey in English, but Wendy's speaking in a way that is rather rude, unfeminine, and generally inappropriate to address a parent.] Wendy: It's always like this. Always, always, always like this! Mom: Manami, wait a sec. Wendy: Hell no.//Just die, you fucking wino!*slam*
140 Cops: Man, we should have done that at Ishigawa-san's place........//Sure.*dribbblllllllll* Cops: What with us being cops, and all.*plic plic* Cops: Mh//That's our girl!/Heck. The pee//Hellooooo//Could a spare a minute?*clink clank* Cops: Wait. Wait. You're making a mistake./Oooowwww./I'm with the police.*dash*
141 Wendy: You're a detective. For real.//You've got an air of frustrated wage slave about you./Time to dig in.♥ Cops: It's not an air, it's the truth.*glub* Cops: You look like an honest sort. And I don't think you're lying about that trip to Tamagawaland.*munch* Wendy: It's Neverland.//Do you believe me, then?
142 Cop: I can't exactly write that in my report./But that sort of thing does happen from time to time....... Wendy: Eh? Cops: Cases that don't make any sense, that sort of thing........//Like the way that hooligan who was running amok yesterday in a stolen car, and crashed into a phone pole. Well, he's disappeared from the hospital./Just like that...... And it's not like he could have walked out on his own. Not with the sort of injuries he had.......//We'd been searching left and right for that one, what with all the other stuff he'd pulled./But we couldn't find either hair nor hide of the guy......... Wendy: It can't be who I think...! Cop: Yes? Wendy: ........... No, nothing.
143 Cop: You've had a row with your mother, yes?/Today might be a bit soon for you to cool down, but I'll keep in touch some time later. Wendy: Don't trouble yourself any more.*plic* Cop: Sure.//I have a daughter too, and she's about your age.*kyu* Cop: But I'm so busy my wife ends up having to play the father's part too./By definition, one person can't accomplish the work of two people of her own........ *vlam* Wendy: I'll be on my way.//I need to go to school.........
144 Wendy: Teacher.......//Teacher. *tilt* Wendy: Yamazaki-sensei. *glare* Youko: Eeek. I'm done with the problem.
145 Headband: Uh. It's Manami. *toink toink toink* Class: You're right. Yama: Ishigami Manami....... Class: Uh. Teacher. Where are you going? Gal: Eeek./Don't mind me. Ahem........*vlam* Yama: Keep studying while I'm gone.*slide*
146 Yama: It's been a while, Ishigami Manami-san. Wendy: ! Yama: I've been worried. See, you've been away for quite some time./Perhaps you're still feeling unwell?*sway* Wendy: Sorry for being absent without permission.//Well, I need to go to class Yama: Looks like you're not getting it.
147 Yama: You see, I haven't quite gotten over your unauthorized vacation yet.//Or perhaps you wish to persist with your little fairy tale? Wendy: ...... *todom* *todom* *grab*[/end
150 Class: Uuuuuuh. No way.//There's something going on between Manami and Yamazaki-sensei. Can't say I'm surprised./Always had a weird vibe about those two.//From what I heard, she'd been hospitalized for acting weird, and that's why she wouldn't come to school.>[...]</Smells like trouble to me.//Shhhh. Manami's here.*slide* Wendy: Good morning./Well it's already past noon, but ye ah.
151 Wendy: ......//Excuse me, can I have a look at your notes? See what I missed during my absence. Youko: Alright, but I want them back before the next class! Wendy: ......Sure. *sbom* Class: I mean Wendy: ........ Class: Hey. Let's go do some shopping./Ah. Wait for me. I'll go with you.
152 Wendy: What did I do to deserve this?/Even my good friend Toshiko........ Dude: Yo. Wendy: ......../Ah. Dude: Maaaan, it's been a while, uh, what was your name again? Wendy: Manami. Dude: Yeah, that. What are you doing here all by yourself?//What's the deal? School's out, you know. Wendy: I'm not in the mood of getting back home right now. Dude: Uuuh -huuuh.//Care to tell us what happened? Wendy: Uuuh. But
153 Dude: Woooow.//That's just horrible./But a bit dull, maybe.//I know. In times like this, there's nothing like go have a good time. Wendy: I'll be fine, thanks.//! Dude: I got a 4X4, ya know. A Range Rover.*clank* Dude: Come on. If we spend the entire night chatting, I'm bound to get to know you better. Wendy: .......//You'd like to/know me better........ Dude: Aaaaalright. Deal. Wait here, I'll go get the car.
154 Wendy: Aaah.//Hey, what are you doing? Dude: What do you mean, "what am I doing"? You damn well know what! Wendy: Stop it.
155 Dude: What's the deal? You let me tap that right away the last time./So quit playing innocent with me and spread those legs.//Whaddahegh Cap: Aaaagh *skreee* Cap: Yo yo yo. You trying to kill yourself? Wendy: You filthy scumbags. Cap: That's not the problem right now!
156 Dude: Eeeek. Watch where you're going.*dodom* *crash* *thump* *skreee* Wendy: Ooouuuch.......! Dude: My Rover! I wasn't even done repaying that looaaaan!! >hic<*fshhhhh*
157 Guy: Yay! Wendy: Why the hell did I go to a guy like him for help?//If only I'd been a good girl and apologized to mom./I've had her worried, of course she was gonna be mad.//I'm home.
158 *clank* Mom: Wai-wai-wai-wait a minute.//Stop that. What's just gotten into you?! Kino: Come on, ma'am it's okay! Mom: What was that noise?! Maybe Manami. Kino: Maaaaaa'aaaaaaam. Wendy: ....... Mom: Eek Kino: D'oh
159 Mom: Manami!*thud* *sbom* Wendy: Pah Kino: Damn it. I was able to make my move at last. Yamazaki ain't gonna like this. Mom: Wait, Manami!//What happened to you, Manami? You're covered in dirt!//It's wasn't........ what it looked like.*slam*
161 Wendy: I just ran away from home./Wanna let me stay at your place tonight, anybody? Class: My place? Not an option./Yeah, sure. And my parents can make such a racket. Youko: And I'm not eager to experience a night attack either! Wendy: Uh?
162 Class: That's right! To the store, quick./Yeah, I've been considering that one. How about some shopping?//We could go to the kennel if you like. Assuming it's already open. Wendy: !//........ *wooooooosh*
163 *swooooosh*
164 *gwooooooooo* Wendy: Peter./I have no more place to return to. Pete: Wendy.[tn: Holy shit!]
165 Pete: How about turning into a bird?*flap flap* *flap flap* Pete: Sure as the sun rises, you'll get back again./Cause you'll want to fly more, it's almost guaranteed.//I am the only one who can understand you./Caaaaaaaaw.
166 *vroooaar* *creak*
167 *wooooooooosh*[/end
168 Chapter 9 - Peter's Room.
169 *splash* Wendy: Bwah.//A bathtub.......?
170 *stap* Pete: There. You came back, just as I sad you would./I can see things coming. Anything........ Wendy: ......... Pete: After all, I need to look out for you.........//Come on........//You're completely soaked.
171 Pete: !//Wendy.......
172 Wendy: I have no place left to be but here, Peter......... Pete: Ha.........Haha. *dash* *stap* Pete: Wendy./There is no such thing as gravity here. All those things that would make your life an ordeal simply don't exist.//Ascending currents./Wings./Goggles.*wooooosh* Pete: You can't take off if you're not pure of heart..... *beeep* Pete: We have South-Southeast wind high above, over 2000 meters up....... Doubled with a cold Southwest current from Siberia.[tn: Roughly 6600 ft, US standard.]
173 Pete: Heh heh heh. The stage has been set just for you.//Throw all your unnecessary thoughts away!/Friends. Family. School........ Everything ordinary. Hook: Because everything you didn't need you have left behind........ Lily: This is a most convenient place........ And that's why you've got to be careful. Wendy: Like I care! I like it a lot better that way./That's why I came here! Pete: Hah hah. Exactly. Wendy: Peter. Can you see my wings?
174 Pete: Aren't you a naive one.........//Huff Wendy: How so? Pete: SUUUUUUUUURFIN'/BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRD Wendy: What was that?/And that's enough with the glacial look. *woosh* Pete: There, Wendy. The wind. Wendy: Surfin' Bird./Surfin' Bird.......
175 Wendy: Suuurfin' Biiiird. Pete: Do you understand what that means? Wendy: Maybe you do? Pete: No idea.[tn: WTF!!] Wendy: I kinda feel like I'm being played for a fool......... Pete: Keep it up. Keep it up. Wendy: Suuurfin'/Biiird/Surfiiiin'//Suuuuurfin' Pete: I'll go drink some juice. Wendy: Biiiird. *kaboom* Wendy: !
176 *CRACKCRACKRABROMBLBROMCRACK* Wendy: The crocodile?*swish* Pete: That's what I call good timing. Wendy: Peter?!*flap flap* *woosh* Wendy: !
177 *whoo*
178 Wendy: How long....... have I been sleeping?//If only all the bad things could go out of my head, just like that. Pete: I'll take care of that, Wendy.
179 *creak* Pete: Tadaa.//Now, this is the part where we go to bed./Right, miss? Wendy: Say. Pete: Whu? Wendy: Co...... couldn't you turn off the light, at least? *pow* Pete: Switcha hell off, bitch.//Huh huh huh./Now we're good.
180 *smooooch* Wendy: Tell me. Pete: WHAT NOW? >Let's get to business already.< Wendy: Take off your goggles.//.........Is there something wrong? Pete: Uh? Wendy: I wanna see what you actually look like. Pete: ....... Wendy: Peter? *snap* Wendy: !
181 *dash* *zoom* Pete: Hahhhh/Hahhhhh Wendy: Tell me, what's wrong? Pete: Stop that!//Don't you get any closer........
182 Pete: Why do I have to take the goggles off, eh?/Why do I need to do that?//I can't be pure of heart without my goggles on./I won't be Peter anymore. Wendy: What are you talking about?!/Purity is about nakedness![tn: In both meanings of the term, I presume.] Pete: Just trust in the goggles-wearing Pete./If you don't, you're not Wendy. Wendy: What the...... Peter, Wendy, that's just role playing.//My name is Manami! What's yours?!
183 Pete: Auugh..... *crunch* *flomp* *tudun*
184 Pete: This is no good........ The gravity........//My body's too heavy for me, Wendy. Wendy: I......... I'd all but forgotten about you......../The blood flowing........//Your life......../How afraid you were to die.........//Your eyes........*tudun*
185 *tudun* Pete: ENOUUUUUUUGH//Don't say another word.
186 Pete: Or else, I'll....... Wendy: Peter........//If we keep this up, we're gonna be lonely forever!/Nothing will change! *clonk* Pete: Hyaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh Wendy: What happened? I wanna help.*swish* *CRACK*
187 Wendy: Peter.[/end
188 Chapter 10 - Hook's Ship. Pete: Hyaha/Ha/Ha Wendy: Peter./Where are you going?
189 Pete: Why are you tormenting me?/Why did you have to bring pain with you here in Neverland?! Wendy: I'll go right away.//Su-Su//Daah./Surfin' Biiiiir *sbom* Wendy: Thought so.//Hell./Way to look like an idiot. Lily: Everyone is a clown, here. Wendy: Eh?//Lily.
190 Lily: He's been changing, because of you./Even now as he jokes around, he's a tormented youth.//After all the trouble he had forgetting........ Wendy: You can't be playing around forever./You're the only one who gets the nice clothes. Lily: You are breaking the rules. Wendy: So what? Are you going to arrest me?/There. *kachink* Lily: Not a bad idea.//But despite what I said, this anything but lawful.*zu-zuuuun*
191 Lily: The crocodile is getting bigger........./Any idea why?//In Neverland, the only feelings we need are the joyful ones./And the other side of the pleasantness coin is pain. There is no other way. Wendy: So....... Where is that pain, then? Lily: It's the same as joy. People here always have it walking by their side. Wendy: By their side........*crack*
192 Wendy: The croc?! Lily: That's right! It's an accumulation of pain. It devours the people here to become one with happiness. Wendy: Who are you, exactly?/How do you know those things? Lily: I'm a constant part of the human image./The human heart is a blind thing, you see.//That's why from time to time, I go fooling around with them./As Tiger Lily. Wendy: Are you human?/Or something else? Wendy: I'm merely the one who administrates this world.
193 Lily: But I've come to feel human, by your fault. Wendy: My fault? Lily: You've been changing Peter, and as I watched you at it, it's been annoying me for some reason. Wendy: You mean I did something wrong? Lily: Peter's been getting farther away from me......./Ever since you came here, I've been worried......... You're nothing like the other girls.//In human terms, it's called jealousy.........*crack crack* Wendy: Ah.*BOOM* Lily: It would seem that the time of destruction approaches. Wendy: Lily.
194 *crash* Wendy: I still have more questions for you. Lily: Wendy......... If what you're feeling at the moment is pain.......... Wendy: ? Lily: Then being human may not be not quite as bad as I expected. Wendy: Lily//What do you mean by the time of destruction........?//.......
195 Wendy: ........Peter.//Man........ You sure know how to be a pain in th neck./What did you have to stick into the ground for?//Just cut the crap, will you.//Get out of here./Damn you./Don't be so stubborn. It's childish.//Ouch.*sbom* Wendy: Ooooowww./Peter.//Gahahahahaha.//What are you trying to hide?!/Take that off now! Pete: Ow ow ow ow.
196 Pete: Wendy......../It's really hopeless........//I can't take them off. Wendy: ........Peter. Pete: Bearing all the pain is too hard............/If flying in the sky can make me forget, I'd rather have that.//I'm just running away. Just like you said.//That's why you need to go home./You can't be my companion.
197 Wendy: What! Are you the same one who kept ranting about those upsetting things? Like being in love with me? Pete: I-I I'm saying it for your own good./Things are gonna go south if you stay here. Wendy: I went back there on my own./And that world is totally meaningless to me. Pete: Wendy. Wendy: But with you......../things might work out very differently.........//I can get to know you better Pete: ........ Wendy: And I want you to know even more about me.//So why don't we go home together? Eh, Peter.
198 Pete: Wendy.//If I take the goggles off/aren't you going to hate me?//Can you really fall in love with me? Wendy: ........I don't know that./.........But//I'll try! As hard as I can./That's why I want you to take a good look at me. Head: ......
199 Wendy: Let us live together./The two of us should be able to manage something........ Pete: Wendy...... Wendy: ? *KABOM*
200 Wendy: Peter.*crackle crackle* *crack blom* *brrrommmblom* Pirate: Yaaay. I sent him flying, I did. Hook: ...... Pirate: No, stupid. I got him. Wendy: Hook!!
201 Hook: Go look for Peter! Wendy: !! Hook: Man, the two of you were so romantic together. Wendy: If you can tell that much, don't get in our way./And do you plan on playing these war games forever?! Hook: Exaaaactlyyyyy! >And so does Peter.♥< Wendy: Peter's going back home with me/And this world is gonna be destroyed. Lily told me so. Hook: Did you hear that, lads? Lads: Gahahahaha. *thwack thwack* Lads: Time ter go to the esthetician's/Off to the convini.
202 Hook: And you think I'm going to swallow that?! Lad: .... Hook: This is Neverland, Wendy-kun. Cat: It's true, Hook. Hook: !//Huh. Cat: Pain is engulfing Neverland's happiness./It's all fusing insanely fast........ And returning everything to "oblivion" in the bargain. Hook: Bitch. You're Lily, aren't you! Cat: When it's done, Neverland will be restored. It's been reborn again and again, countless times. Hook: We'll just have to go run amok in the new world, then.
203 Lily: Too bad, but it's not an option......... The crocodile devouring you will generate "oblivion" on a gigantic scale./That'll be the trigger to Neverland's annihilation.......//Which makes you a sacrifice, so to speak. Hook: Wh...... what? Lily: Because you've left an outrageously large amount of pain behind you. *tow tow tow* Hook: FUCK YOU. Wendy: Lily. *bbbrrrrrrrorrrmmmmmbbbrrrrr* *tic toc/tic toc tic toc/tic toc*
204 Hook: The noise of the crocodile's clock.//Set sail at full speed.//You aren't eating me yet! I still need to settle the scores with Peter. Wendy: Peter won't have anything to do with you anymore! Hook: Wendy. Because of you, he's been changing./Which is to say your existence means a great deal.//So if I torment you, that'll deal a great blow to him........
205 Wendy: Why don't you open your eyes now while you can?!/Peter and I no longer belong here. *thud* Wendy: Ah.//Aargh. *rattle rattle* Wendy: Wai..... wait.//Peter. *tow tow tow tow* Hook: Mh. *bow*
206 *sbom* Hook: Uh?! *swish* *sbom*
207 Wendy: Peter.[/end
208 Chapter 11 - The Hill of the Giant Bird.
209 *swish* Hook&Wendy: Peter.♥ Wendy: Damn. We were totally synched again. Hook: I knew you'd come./That you'd come here to save me. Wendy: Not that again,old man.
210 Pete: Don't worry people. I'm gonna stick around till destruction comes about./It's an entertainer's duty to be a proper escort, after all! Hook: Kill the impertinent!*kachank kachank* *bom bom bom*
212 *dash* Lads: Where the hell did he go?!/Look at the sail! There's a shadow there. *two tow tow* Pete: Hyaha. *stap* *swish* *crack* Lads: Whoa*zip*
213 Lads: Augh.//You won't get away!//Hell, don't use your guns, it's dangerous./Pah/Hey./Got a movie, anyone?/Ungh/Argh/We don't do home delivery.>Bwagh<//Let's go all at once! All at once it is. *bang bang bang*
214 Lads: Dam*kachink/kachink/kachink* Wendy: PETER Pete: Hic *swish* *BRAAAOOM* *crack crack crack* *shwoop* Pete: Hook!/Hahhh hahhh./Haahhh.
216 *BOW BOW BOW BOW BOW* *swoosh* Pete: Hop. *sblam* Wendy: Peter. Pete: !*crack* Hook: Heh heh heh heh. Just the way it should be.......*kachank*
217 *snap* *clang* *shling* *clank* Hook: Come, now. Try to hurt me like you always do./Save my soul. Pete: I'm not too sure about that, Hook!/I'd hate you to get the wrong idea.
218 Pete: How do you expect your soul to be saved if you don't even know what it truly feels like to get hurt?/Hehehehe./Cuz ya see, what we're doing here has nothing to do with pain. Hook: What happened to you? You've become pretty sharp, suddenly....... I see. You've been eating fish.[tn: Fish is the most readily available source of Omega-3 fatty acid, which in turn is supposed to be good for the brain.]/Ummm. Pete: You are the slow one, Hook!//Hey, wake up, you buncha pussies!*bonk* Lads: ?/?/???/U....... Uh. Wendy: ! Lads: Now that's weird./We aren't dead....... Hook: Wh........ What the hell was that! Have you been deceiving me?!//Tha....... That's a trick, men!
219 Pete: We're just playing war......... It's only a game........./This world is not anything more than a delusion....... Hook: I won't accept it! Pete: Give it up! So you and I can go down and take it with us altogether.[tn: The word 心中 (shinchuu) translates as "double suicide" or "lovers' suicide". Make of that what you will.//Because nothing will change/if we don't know what it truly feels like to be alive! Hook:ENOOOOOUUUGH Pete: Hyahaha *kabom*
220 *thump* *glare* Hook: Haaaaahh/Haaaahhhh Pete: Looks like it's starting, Hook!/Haahhh/Haahhh./We're becoming one with the pain. *rattle rattle rattle* Hook: My head is gonna burst apaaaart.//Please do something. Pete: Hook......//Quit bitching, will ya........./I'm fucking suffering too.........
221 *rrooooaaaaaar* *cracracracrack* Pete: Hya. Wendy: The crocodile's started to attack the ship.[tn: No shit Sherlock!] *slide*
222 Hook: Peter........ You have betrayed me./Haaahhh./Haaaahh/Haaaah/Just like everyone else. Pete: You just never noticed./Heh/Heh/Heh./To this world, we are nothing but food! Hook: Because I'm not dead yet. Pete: Pity, but same goes for that pathetic movie./There's no more film left.//Wendy, it's time for you to go home. Wendy: Peter.//You know, you won't have another chance like this one to go back./Take a look! Your lift has just arrived.*gwooooooooosh*
223-224 *vrroooaaaaaar*
225 Pete: Hyah hah hah hah hah hah.//A bird! Wendy, you can fly with the help of the giant bird. *gwosh* Hook: No time for sightseeing! Pete: Hee *thonk* Pete: Humph.
232 *zip* Wendy: He's dead?!*kashink* *grrrrr* *kashink* *glare* *kashink* Hook: What would be the point of that, Peter-kun?/Might be a problem, though./That's nowhere near enough....... Pete: That's what I've been telling you./I can't do anything to you!//But don't let that get to you.*kachink/kachink* Pete: The game is over. Hook: What do you mean, the game is over?/I'm not getting it.
233 *BAAAOOOM* *CRACRAKRACKRACK*
234 Hook: Aaaaaaargh. *cracracracrack* Lads: Hook./He's being eaten. Hook: Why do I have to endure this?!/This isn't fair, people! Pete: That's what it boils down to in the end./Hook....... Lily: Chuckle.
236 Pete: Goodbye, Hook! *brrrrrrrrooommmmmmm* Pete: That crocodile has no patience. Here comes the ending......./Heeheehee.//Wendy. Don't be such a slowpoke, lest you end up devoured yourself. Wendy: Peter?! What are you doing? Pete: Just look.*gwoooooosh*
237 Pete: This is the last flight. Lads: Wait for me. Don't leave me behind!/Eeeek. I can't swim! Pete: You go too, Wendy. Fly up! Now. Wendy: Peter. Are you trying to let me go alone?!
238 Pete: Do as I taught you and you should be able to fly!/Quit acting like a spoiled child!! Wendy: Didn't you say you wanted to go home?! Pete: You don't need to die with me, Wendy. It's pointless![tn: The word shinchuu is used here again.] Wendy: I am not Wendy! Pete: Yeah, I know that!/Aren't you a fussy one.*crash* Wendy: Eek./Why. Why are you staying behind? Pete: I am who I am. And you are who you are. As a result, to each one their own solutions./It pains me to have to part ways with you, but it's for the best.........
239 *whack* Pete: Ack.//Wh-wha-what are you doing?! Wendy: Peter, you prick!//Have you even considered how I feel?! Pete: Why, you should also try putting yourself in my shoes.//You're not a child, so stop acting like one an quit whining! Wendy: !*crash*
240 Pete: Farewell it is/Wendy.*cracracrack* *stap stap* Wendy: Peter. Pete: Eeek.//What do you think you're doing, Wendy?!*todom todom* Pete: Maaaaan, this is dangerous stuff, I told you!!
241 Wendy: I can't fly!/I can't fly if I'm not with you! Pete: But if you're not quick about it/you can never get back home!*whheeeeeeee* Pete: Won't you ever listen?*swiiiishhhh* Wendy: I won't go back without you. Idiot. Pete: Cut the fucking crap, will ya! Wendy: PETER Pete: What now?
246 Wendy: That's right........ I came back from Neverland........./Where's Peter Pan.......? Doc: She's not totally back with us yet.*shake shake* Doc: You fell from the school's rooftop. Mom: That was horrible, Manami! Doc: Achoo. Mom: You were trying to leave your mother behind, all alone?!//Why are you tormenting me so much? Doc: You'd better not move her around so much, ma'am.//Your mother's been nursing you for an entire month. Wendy: One month........ It's been that long........ Mom: I'm begging you please, don't leave me anymore.
247 Mom: I can't live/Mommy can't live if you're gone!! Wendy: I'm sorry, mom.........[/end
248 Chapter 13 - Where the Sky and the River May Be Seen.
249 Mom: Manami.//Yourfriends have come to visit!//Manamiiii. TV: middle schooler was cut down by an unidentified sharp object on the road, on the way back from school Mom: I even went through the trouble of preparing your lunchbox/So today you better not be late!*pissed* Wendy: Who asked you to prepare anything?*clonk* Mom: Well, take care of her for me. Gal: Um, yeah. Sure. TV: Next, we have a follow-up report on the serial disappearances that have been occurring everywhere.
250 Youko: Your mom's been pretty cheerful, lately. Wendy: I don't see much of a change.//Dad is coming back. Gal: Huh? I thought you lived alone with your mom. Wendy: No I don't. Youko: Going missing has been the new black, these days.*katang katang* Youko: Yamazaki-sensei herself has been gone for a couple of months.........
251 Youko: The only thing we found in her room was a large quantity of stimulants./That, and the cops have been looking for her.//She was really bad news./Tough luck for Manami to have had her on her heels. She really had it like, mighty bad.//Hey, Manami. Wendy: Uh? Gals: With Yamazaki setting her sights on you/you must have had a hard time handling the strange rumors.[tn: The dropped suffix for Yamazaki indicates that the class has lost all respect for her, since it's usually a pretty rude thing to do.] Wendy: There were no rumors. You guys came up with those on your own./Pathetic half-wits.
252 Gals: Uh? Did you say something? Wendy: Um? No, nothing.//! *clank* Cops: Hmm. Gals: Who are these guys. They look mighty suspicious. People you know?/How would I know old farts like these?/Indeeeeed.
253 Cops: Well, excuse us.//Sorry to make you skip your classes./Your classmates were looking at me rather strangely, were they not? Wendy: Don't mind them........ With you looking so classy, and all./What do you want with me today? Cops: Well, no big deal, really./Just wondering how your legs were doing.........//Your mother's been looking a lot better, too./See, I dropped by your place before coming to school. Wendy: She's a simple person. Cop: Humm, well. Things are working out good enough........
254 Cop: .........By the way, there's something that might concern you........; Wendy: If you mean Yamazaki-sensei, I don't know anything./That's what it was about, right? Cop: I am exposed. Wendy: Actually, they found drugs in her room./That's how the story goes, anyway. Cop: Uh-huh.//Also, there were stolen snapshots of you. Piles of them.//Though we didn't reveal that to the public, obviously./That would have caused you too much trouble. Wendy: You're a lot nicer than you look. Cap: Hey. There's been a truckload of people missing, lately.
255 Cop: We're a bit short on staff, and with that affair, we've had our hands full........ Wendy: Well you see./I know where they are.//In Neverland./That's where they all went to........
256 Cap: I can't tell whatever goes through those kids' heads, these days.......//Guess we can blame the whole end of the century thing. Cop: Teenage girls have always been like that, and they'll always be......... Cap: Why, you really dig the girl, don't you? Cop: Stupid! I have a daughter of the exact same age.//Did you learn anything from the med student who lived with Yamazaki? Cap: Huuh...... No, nothing.
257 *clank* Kino: Eeeeeek. I don't know anything. Cop: Just calm down, will you! Kino: Yamazaki was completely nuts. Cap: All I see here is someone a bit too ham-handed in the use of Speed and Halcyon. Cop: .........//I guess I'm getting too old for this........ Cap: Huuh?//Please, no more discussing philosophy with yourself. You're weirding me out.*vlam* Cop: Shut up. That's what people my age do.
258 Wendy: I don't know why, but my legs haven't been hurting, today./My body feels like it weighs nothing. I'm wondering why. *zip*
259 *zoom* Wendy: Wai....... wait.*clonk* Wendy: Uh.//Ooowww.//I'd almost forgotten about those bad legs.........//!
260 *katang katang* *katang katang*
261 Boy: Hello.//Who are you? Wendy: Hehehe. I'm just passing through. Boy: Humph. What are you doing here? Wendy: I just fell off from over there. Boy: How did you find out I was here?
262 Boy: I don't know why but I'm feeling so uneasy I can barely breathe./But something tells me I should be expecting someone.//I've been waiting for someone to show up....... Wendy: Well, maybe it was me./Maybe it wasn't. Boy: Yeah, one of those two, probably. Wendy: Sure./That's right, one of the two.//If you can't tell, let's talk for a little bit. Boy: About what? Wendy: I don't know. Something.
263 Boy: And what should I talk about, eh? Wendy: You're already talking aren't you?/We can talk about anything you like. Boy: Uh-huh. Yeah, I guess so. Wendy: When people talk, it's usually because there are things they don't know about. Boy: Uh-huh. You mean you're gonna teach me?/Tell me stuff I don't know? Wendy: Sure. It goes both ways. Boy: So we both have our clueless moments? Wendy: Of course. Let's think together. Boy: I see.//Who am I waiting for, then? Wendy: Shhh.//I'm new at this, so you can't ask something that complicated. Boy: Complicated, eh? I see. >Most instructive.<
264 Boy: How do you call that, then? Wendy: Me. I know. Please ask me.//It's a train from the Keiou line. Boy: What's about that? Wendy: A telephone pole. Boy: And that? Wendy: A plane. Boy: And that? Wendy: Dog poop.>You're running out of inspiration.< Boy: And you? Wendy: .......Manami./My name is Ishigami Manami.
265 Boy: I see. Manami, eh......... Wendy: ..........//Hey./Helloooooo./I have a question of my own! Boy: I'm not sure I can tell you anything/that you don't already know. Wendy: You name./Tell me your name.
266 Boy: Aaah.......... My name./I used to have one. Wendy: It wasn't......../Peter, was it? *katabg katang*
267 Boy: My name is.........
268 ...............Fin............[tn: "Fin" in French for "(The) End".]
Afterword WENDY, published something like 4-5 years ago (currently 2000) was the first serialized manga I ever drew. It also happens to be my first Tankoubon. Though when you stop to think about it, it's been 7 years since I started with my debuts here and there, without a single volume release. Strange.[tn: Guess even the Japanese were weirded out. Can't blame them, lol. A debut is a 30-pages-long story published by a budding artist, BTW. Once you've published enough of them (usually 6) you get a Tankoubon.]
When it made it into a volume I had a look at the script, which I hadn't done in a long time (I usually don't reread my past works). Quite a bit of picture, there are. Especially the second half. The supervisor did tell me to "do someting about those pictures", but at the time I didn't really understand what he meant. The picture are strange, but I wasn't feeling particularly normal either. I've come to truly understand that properly listening when I'm given advice could only do me good.
If there's a story at all to go with those pictures, it has a lot to do (I think) with the supervisor stepping in to bridge the gaps. In my original draft, the story was about a world born out of an orgasming girl's delusions, and the final chapter would have featured the main character leaving the psychiatric hospital completely cured, then crushing Tinkerbell with a fly swatter. Furthermore, it was meant to be about as long as Violence Jack. But since I was told that "no one would ever sympathize with that", I changed it into this bittersweet tale about adolescent life. --------- Now if I'd had it my way, things might have imploded and spinned out of control. This is the only one that made it into a serialized magazine publication, but that hasn't prevented me from earning a living only as a mangaka for some reason, which I do find somewhat strange myself.