(EDIT: I have changed Mitong's name back to its proper one after realising that it was spelled wrongly. A serious typo.)

I haven't done this for so long! Yeah, so here are some references. From top to bottom, Mistan (Byakuran), Saumya (Princess Uni), Marians new reference (Bianchi), Rayu, with younger version of Saumya's reference (Gamma + younger Uni), and Mitong (Irie Shouichi). Did I miss anyone out? If I did, I'm very sorry. Please leave message in Cbox. Next omake: The Ten-Year-Later references of the Carbonara!

Yes, Marian, the starfish mentioned later is your box weapon.
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They had begun to fight. Explosion after explosion sounded, as Yiernoshi fended off Claire's bear.

Claire looked at Yiernoshi impassively.

"Just as the baby said. This level of power is a far cry from your future self."

But before she could position her hands into the triangular position required to freeze flames, the bear opened its mouth...

...and engulfed her in its huge gaping maw.
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Christine stared in horror as Yiernoshi was swallowed.

Claire seemed unperturbed.

"It's an enclosed space," she called. "You'll only have enough oxygen for an hour."

"Are you insane?! You show up here, and try to kill the boss?"

"The weak will buried. That is a given."

Sam cleared her throat.

"Well then, Victoria, shall we begin our training?"

Christine spluttered.

"But...but...if we don't stop this, the boss will..."

Victoria nodded.

"Claire is serious."

Sam sighed.

"I know she is. That's why it has to be her. Every generation, the boss must overcome the Carbonara trial. The trial cannot be compromised, so a genuine threat is necessary."

Marian grinned.

"Ok. We should get started too."

She headed for the lift, dragging a morose Christine behind her. Carmen happily bounced towards the lifts as well, with Jeanine folllowing.

Sam nodded to Victoria.

"I'll meet you at basement 6."
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The lift doors slid open.

This should be basement 6, Victoria though to herself.

Where's the light switch?

Somewhere in the darkness, a pistol was cocked, aiming at Victoria's back.

Victoria stiffened, and instinctively pulled out her sword.

"You were able to sense the threat? You have improved again, Victoria."
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Christine scowled angrily, refusing to get off the couch.

"You have nothing to teach me!" she roared at Marian. "So why am I still stuck with you?"

"Christine."

"What?"

"Shut up."

Marian stuck a starfish onto Christine's face. It crackled with green energy, and then fell off Christine's cheek, leaving an angry burn there.

"Stop letting your emotions get the better of you. Do you want a repeat of your defeat by Mischan?

Christine scowled.

Marian clapped her hands.

"All right, let's start. Your goal is to complete the Sistema C.A.I. designed by the future Christine."

I...designed it?

"If you want to run away, that's fine."

She stuck her ring into a box, and a torrent of green flame soared out.

"But you'll have to get through me first."

Marian meant business.
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Back in the big training room, only Kah Yunn, Claire, Anne, Looloo (the flying toilet roll), and Claire's box weapon remained.

Claire yawned.

Kah Yunn crossed her arms, and watched, stony-faced.

Anne frowned.

The oxygen is quickly running out.

Inside the bear's stomach, Yiernoshi was kneeling, panting heavily.

This is my last strike. I'll concentrate all my flames into one point!

She plunged her gloved right hand into the wall of the bear's stomach.
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In the upper world, it was raining.

In the dilipidated school building, a pair of booted feet walked haltingly down a corridor.

"Anyone...?"
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Victoria blinked.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Toilet break."
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Yiernoshi groaned. Her flame had not dealt any damage at all, save for a small dent, where the flame of the Ring had touched it.

Perhaps that was the weakness. A flame of higher purity.

But how could she conjure up a huge flame of such high purity?

I can't die here...wasn't my resolution enough?

She fell forwards, the flame on her forehead extinguishing itself.

She pulled of one of the pale orange now-deactivated gloves, and looked at the Carbonara Ring.

What more can I wish for?

Suddenly, the Ring lit up. A beam of light was emitted from the Ring, which shone onto Yiernoshi's forehead.

Kill him. A loud voice boomed.

Yiernoshi saw a man on the ground, pleading for his life.

"Please! My wife...my children...GAH!"

He stopped abruptly, as a knife plunged through him. Yiernoshi blinked.

What is this?

Revenge. Ambush. Eradicate.

What...

"The Carbonara's past sins."

Ghostly figures in suits appeared behind her, eyes blazing orange.

"Murder. Revenge. Betrayal. An insatiable thirst for power. This is the bloodstained history of the Carbonara mafia."

Another figure began to speak.

"You, holder of the Carbonara Sky Ring, do you have the resolution..."

"The resolution to inherit thses past sins."

Yiernoshi could only stare, horrified.

"Give me back my son!"

Voices echoed in her head.

"So brutal!"

"My eye! My eyeeeeeee!"

"STOP IT!"

The ghostly figures drew closer.

"Do not turn your eyes away. This is the destiny of the successor to the Carbonara. This is the purpose of the life you were given."

"I refuse! I can't do such cruel things!"

"If it's great power you want, you must also have the resolution to inherit out great history. That is the price we must pay for the power we wish for."

"I refuse. I...I thought I would do anything, as long as I could protect everyone. But this...I don't need this kind of power!"

The shadowy figures were taken aback.

"What?!"

"If you want me to inherit such mistakes, then...I...I will wipe out the Carbonara!"

In front of her eyes, colours swirled. Now she was gazing at a table with the Carbonara crest. Standing around it were the previous bosses of the Carbonara.

Second. Third. Fourth. Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. Eighth. Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh. Twelfth. and Thirteenth.

And sitting upon a throne at the head of the table...

Carbonara First.

The First stood, gazing at Yiernoshi.

"Your resolution," she said, "is unequivocally accepted."

Then Yiernoshi heard the First's voice in her mind.

"To flourish or to perish, it's all up to you know. I have been waiting for you. now, it's time for you to inherit the proof of the Carbonara."

All the figures disappeared, becoming pillars of orange flame. In front of Yiernoshi, was a blinding white light...
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Kah Yunn watched, as Claire's bear began to glow. Suddenly, it burst apart, and reverted back to a little bear cub, which was absorbed back into the box.

Standing there, was Yiernoshi. Her left glove looked the same as usual. But on her right glove, was the unmistakable crest of the Carbonara.

Yiernoshi had upgraded her weapon.
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Anne smiled.

What a beautiful flame. Only such a high-purity flame will have that beautiful crystal-clear colour. Storm is red. Sky is orange. Sun is yellow. Lightning is green. Rain is blue. Mist is indigo. And Cloud is violet.

Claire looked at Yiernoshi, the shadow of a smile flickering across her features.

"You're beginning to resemble the you I know."

She turned to Sam.

"From here on, I can do whatever I want, right? Baby."

Sam nodded.

"Yes. That is what I promised."

"Good."

She unsheathed her sword, blazing with blue flame.

"Then let's begin."

She looked at Yiernoshi.

"There are no rules in this fight. Either you defeat me...or you die."

"I'll defeat you."

Claire smirked.

"Come and get it."
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Half an hour later, things weren't going so well. Yiernoshi couldn't control her new flame on her right glove well. All the holes and craters in the walls, celing and floor of the training room wer created by her.

Claire sighed.

"You have a lot more space to improve. I look forward to enjoying myself again tomorrow, Yiernoshi Lai."
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Christine was in a sandstorm.

"What is this?"

"It's the Storm room. With you are twenty of my starfish. To pass, you must eradicate all twenty in one minute. We're very fortunate that future Christine left most of Sistema C.A.I. behind. Here."

Marian activated a switch, and a huge backpack dropped from a hatch. It landed in front of Christine, exposing its contents: 20 or so boxes.

"If it's you, you should be able to figure out what your older self was thinking. So hurry up and start thinking."
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In the Irritato Tomatoes base in Italy...
A fist pounded on the table.

"This is not acceptable! Why was this secret only kept to the White Tomatoes?"

Mistan smiled.

"If I spoke of time travel, none of you would believe me, would you?"

She glanced at the lady sitting next to her, the commander of all Black Tomatoes squads.

"I just wanted to keep it a secret until I could prove it was an established fact. I really did, Saumya."

Saumya glanced at Mistan with a expressionless stare.
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After the meeting, Mistan sat in her office.

Her secretary poked her head in.

"We've got an emergency report from the White Tomatoes 11th squad! Four of their B-rank and above members were assassinated under unknown circumstances."

Mistan grinned.

"So it's finaly time for the moles to show themselves."

"Moles?"

"Yes. The Carbonara's special assassination squad, the Cheddocheezaria."

Yesssss! I am finally back! :)
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Fixit poked her head into the hospital room.

"A word if I may?"

"Yes?"

"Good news! Miss Marian and Miss Carmen are back from their information gathering!"
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Yiernoshi sat in the sitting room, with Sam, Kah Yunn, Marian, Carmen, and a girl of about twenty with two bouncy ponytails.

Marian still looked the same as ever. Her hair was slightly longer, and she had a thin scar running down her cheek, but she still possessed the naive and innocent aura around her person. The same aura that Christine found annoying, and almost everyone else found cute.

(A/N: Though I highly doubt this is true.)

Carmen, on the other hand, had changed quite a bit. She had opted to switch her glasses of ten years ago for contacts, and her short bob had grown to shoulder-length.

Sam looked around the ring formation they were sitting in.

"Who wants to go first?"

The unknown girl with the two pigtails cleared her throat.

"I will."

Yiernoshi looked at her.

"Who are you?"

She beamed.

"I'm Anne, Claire's subordinate~! Pleased to meet you!"

Kah Yunn sighed.

"Get on with it."

Anne nodded.

"The signal you guys received was from us. Looloo-Claire's pet-was supposed to send the signal when she saw Jeanine. Unfortunately, while flying over the warehouse, the battery failed, thus the signal died."

Sam nodded.

Marian frowned.

"I've heard that you're part of a foundation. What is it?"

"Basically, it's an underground foundation that researches and investigates the boxes."

"Ah."

Yiernoshi blinked.

"What about the boxes?"

"For more info on that, please ask Claire directly. She is intenting to stay for a while."

Marian looked around.

"I'll go next. Carmen and I have been gathering information on the Irritato Tomato stationed in Tutipore."

Carmen nodded.

"There are 17 squads, but among them, there are only six captains of Rank A and above."

(A/N: Rank A= Highest rank. Ever. I think the rank depends on the purity of the ring. So Rank A people a probably holding Purity A rings. Which are only surpassed by the Carbonara Rings, with a purity of above A.)

"Furthermore, out of the six, only two are stationed in Tutipore."

Kah Yunn nodded thoughtfully.

"Mitong."

"And that Captain Rayu person," Yiernoshi added.

Marian grinned.

"But we have good news as well. We've located the entrance to the enemy's hideout!"

Shocked faces stared at her.

"Like us, they're underground. It's the Tutipore train station underground shopping mall. It was built nine years ago, and abandoned two years ago."

Kah Yunn nodded.

"This information is of great significance. With this, we can carry out an attack."

"Eh? But everone's still...injured..."

Sam didn't smile.

"Indeed. In our current condition, we have no chance of success. On the other hand, the enemy must be scrambling to locate and destroy us. In other words, it's a competition to see who can recover first and launch an attack. And the key to victory lies in..."

"...How strong you all can become in a short period of time."
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13 days later...
Yiernoshi got into the lift after breakfast.

Kah Yunn mentioned something about a new training programme today, didn't she? I wonder what it is.

The lift dinged, and Yiernoshi stepped out into the training room.

"Boss!"

Yiernoshi blinked. Christine, Victoria, and Jeanine were in the training room, waiting for her.

"Eh? You're healed already?"

"Hn. All four are present, then."

Yiernoshi turned to look at Kah Yunn.

"We will be starting a new training programme today. It is called the 'Individual Assault Training Programme'."

"Individual...training?"

Sam nodded.

"Just like during the ring battles, you will each get your own tutor. For examplem the one I am training is..."

Yiernoshi looked expectantly at her.

"...Victoria."

"I will be in charge of Christine."

Christine turned to look at her trainer.

And then wished she could throw up.

"Not Marian...again..."

She then proceeded to smack her face with her palm.

Marian grinned, oblivious to Christine's misery.

"We're gonna have a lot of fun training, aren't we?"

"Shaddap."

"And I'll take Jeanine."

Jeanine stared at Carmen.

"Again?"

"Since Marian, the Thunder-type, is filling in for Rachel, the Storm-type, I have to train you. Even though my flame attribute is different from yours."

"Oh."

Sam turned to Yiernoshi, and shot her in the forehead.

"Oi, Yiernoshi!"

"...Yiernoshi?"

Yiernoshi got up slowly.

"Hey, where's her lollipop?"

Sam smiled.

In the 10 days of training she did with Kah Yunn while you people were still recovering, she changed her weapon. The future Yiernoshi did not fight with a lollipop. She fought with the gloves that the present Yiernoshi now wears, made from the round bit of the lollipop. The lolly stick became a backup staff weapon."

And indeed, through the orange flames blazing on her hands, was the distinctive swirly pattern on the back of her hands. The swirly pattern one finds on the stereotype lollipop.

(Unless your idea of a stereotype lollipop was the Chupa-Chupp [did I spell it correctly?] kind.)

Jeanine stared.

"Woa."

Yiernoshi jumped in front of Kah Yunn.

"Shall we begin?"

"I'm not training you anymore. You haven't improved as much as I had wanted you to."

"But really, this is all I have!"

"No. You true strength is far greater than this."

A blue streak flew threw the air. Yiernoshi dodged.

There was a bang. When the smoke cleared, Yiernoshi was pushing back a angry bear cub in midair.

Slim booted feet walked towards her.

"If you don't pay attention, you will die."

Yiernoshi's eyes widened.

"It's you!"

"I'm going to pry open all of your abilities."

Standing below her was her new tutor.

Claire.

Hey people!

Claire here :) Thanks so much for all of you who came today, we went WAY ahead of schedule and achieved so much! Here are the pictures from today!

General Comments:

1. Relax more! Try not to be to stiff or robotic ( xD ) and have fun!

2. Point your toes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3. Don't forget your steps, so do practice at home!

4. Watch the video below and try to look at how the actors do the various sequences, even though it's a bit different from what was taught. :)

Ok that's all for now... Thanks again for coming everyone!

And see you all on the 16th :)

claire

The Auntys have emerged from the times of the Chalkboard to the 21st Century!





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