Yuzuriha Ogawa, a member of the handicraft club and probably considered a rather skillful member as well. It was these skills that attracted the attention of Taiju Ooki rushing into their club room he wanted to have something made.

"What is he talking about?" Yuzuriha asked another member.

Taiju then came over to her and asked if she could do it. After all her skills were somewhat well known to those that knew about the handicraft club.

"Why not seems interesting" she answered.

In the end Yuzuriha created stuffed toys of herself, Taiju, and Senku(the one she learned this was for) as she got to know Taiju better in the process. Though she had to admit after the fact that it was super embarrassing making a stuffed toy of herself though.

After the three toys completed, Taiju took her to where Senku waiting for them. Introducing her she then said aloud that she was embarrassed by her own toy but also wanted to know finally what they were going to be used. The three were gather around the stuffed toy counterparts, Senku also seemed intrigued by his own.

Hearing that they were going to be used in a rocket, this really got her attention and she wanted to see this for herself. She did not know Senku that well but there was something about how he wanted to go in space going around. She learned how Taiju met Senku as he was working on that and the two became friends over time. Following the two with Senku in the lead, Taiju carrying the rocket, and her following behind the two of them towards what was to be the rocket's launch site.

The three stuffed toys loaded into the rocket, Yuzurhia watched as it shot up into the sky….and exploded. Having somewhat of a blank expression on her face as she just watched things she spent good amount of time on get burnt to a crisp. Though that when Senku called them both over after Taiju called it another failure. Both were shocked as she saw the three stuffed toys had indeed made into space. As the saw a picture of them floating with the Earth below them. The Taiju and Senku toy looking at the camera (before it was wrecked) and her own looking at the Sun in the distance.

Times passed as Yuzuriha's hair grew from being around shoulder length to around chest level now. Seemingly the more things changed the more they stayed the same as her, Senku, and Taiju were still close. Though now they were all in class at the moment and classmate brought up psychological test from magazine they were reading. One where the asked if you could only save yourself, your friend or your lover then who would be the one you would save.

Yuzuriha being right across from them, this cause her to make that face she normally does when she confused about something and/or thinking about causally. After all this was seemingly just a question their glasses wearing classmate asked out of the blue because they were reading that magazine. She could not give an answer as Yuzuriha could not pick between her friend or her lover. Taiju who right across from her called that an awful quiz that was asking a question that no one could possible decide. Though Senku also heard the question and claimed that he would merely start over from scratch and just save everyone.

Which was seemed likes unique and fitting answer as Senku was head of the science club and both Taiju and she adopted that answer. Though their classmate was confused as though it was a possible answer it was not the point of the quiz. One which Senku claimed was useless and total garbage in that unique way of his.

Yuzurhia yawned as she woke up to her alarm to get ready for another day of high school. Though she had woken up to her alarm she was still a little groggy as she went about her daily morning routine. Shaking off the sleep that was still plague her Yuzuriha wonder just what the day was going to be like as there was various things she wanted to do and then had to do during the day. School might have been the major thing but she was not going to be spending her entire day there after all…just a large chunk of it.

It had been about five years or so since she had gotten close to both Taiju and Senku. She might have known of them before but they were really exactly friends. Getting dressed and then fully ready she when to a hair band that she had been since she was a little kid. She was glad that she was able to continue getting it in large size after she had out grew the previous one. Outgrowing them was the only reason she ever replaced them in the first place. As apparently they were extremely well made as she would jokingly be told sometimes about how long it could last. Her other friends claiming that with the way the hair band was made that it could last for thousands of years in the right condition.

Shaking off this idea Yuzurhia grabbed her bag and ran off to go to school, as because it was close by she did not have to catch a bus or anything. She could merely walk there thus on the way she would have time to talk to her friend and such as they traveled all there together. Catching up with her friends as she might have gotten up earlier enough to not be late but there were always though that got up before her or merely did so because they lived farther away from the school. They were seemingly gathering around something that had managed to catch all of their attention thus the crowd around whatever it was.

"Hey Yuzuriha! Come look at this as it's an amazing find" one of her classmate told her as they pulled her over after seeing what the commotion was about.

There she was looking at what appeared to a bird lying on the ground. Though that was not what was weird about it. Even though seeing a bird just on the ground like this would be kind of weird anyway, as what was it was doing anything there. No one would expect a bird just being on the ground like this. Seemingly frozen in mid-flight and also was turned to stone as well. As others they were either staring at the creature in awe, taking pictures with their phones, or just ignoring it completely. There was different action that Yuzuriha gave when she saw this bird.

Scoping down to grab what she did not think that this was just a random statue that just happened to left on the ground. Instead the first thought this was a bird and not a just a statue thus there must be something wrong with it.

"Where are you going with that statue, Yuzuriha? You are going to be late for class" her classmate said calling out to her.

Not really paying attention she ran to the veteran where she did not really fully realize her action until she was pretty much already there. She would have felt utterly embarrassed for herself if she did not notice that Taiju was also running up as well with one. Thus she switched her bird to be behind her back as she approached him.

"You really never think anything through, do you" she told him even though she was currently in the same boat at the moment.

After he said som thing about it just being a statue that when she while blushing revealed her own from behind her back holding it with both hands now. Taiju then started laughing at her even though they were in the same boat and were going to be late for this.

Though turns out they were as Taiju managed to get them both to school in time through she still got in trouble anyway. After all she was too tired to stay awake as she had been pushed a little too far in running to school to avoid being late with Taiju. Though she was not alone in the severing her punishment as apparently Taiju learned of this and got in trouble himself so that she would not be alone.

Thus the two of them served their punishment together just talking about various things that were going on in their lives. The punishment was merely being there for the stated time period only. The staff member did not seem to care what they did care what they did during it though.

Days later….

Yuzuriha was within her class chatting with her friends as they were not that busy at the moment it there was no teacher that was teaching them at the moment. So it was basically a free period that they were having and then lunch break would be after this. So there were those that were using this time to do self-study and others that were just using it to relax.

"Is Yuzuriha here?" a student asked

"What is it?" she asked curiously.

"Apparently Taiju wants to see you at the camphor tree" they told her

Only Yuzuriha was curious about what he wanted to talk to her about as most of the others were aware of what this was probably going to lead to. Those were wondering just were just wondering why it had taken so long for this day to come. It was somewhat interesting how it took so long considering how most people view Taiju as someone that pretty much does not put much thought into his actions and just does them.

Her friends pushing her to see what Taiju has to say caused Yuzuriha to leave to see what he wanted from her. Claiming they want hear all about when she got back as they were sure she would have something to say about….at least they were sure that she would.

Walking over to the camphor tree, she found Taiju was already there waiting for her just as she was told.

"What is that you wanted to talk about Taiju?" she asked him.

At first he said nothing merely blushing as he looked at her.

Walking fully over to the camphor tree she slapped it.

"This is like a love confession or something" Yuzuriha said

However it was at the thought of this what she was remind of what her friends did to get to come here and the claims of want to hear all about when she got back. At the thought of this, she was the one that started to blush herself.

Moving away slightly from the tree, Yuzuriha had her hands up towards her face as the blush on it got progressively deeper as she was hanging on listen to every word that was coming from Taiju. Then just was he was about to get out what he wanted to say from behind her there was light so bright that it seemingly outshining the sun itself. This judging from how bright it was according to Taiju who could see it because he was facing in that direction himself.

Then apparently something else was going on as she was then pushed towards the camphor tree and ordered to hold on to it. Not really sure what was going on with this light or why it was freaking out Taiju this much. Yuzuriha did as she was told and held on to the tree though she then looked towards her friend as he was standing in front of her seemingly trying to block the light or whatever from getting to her.

"Tai….." Yuzuriha said as something was happening something that was preventing her from speaking.

A feeling of numbness was spreading throughout her entire body seemingly all at once. That bright and blinding light that just seemingly came out of nowhere bathing them both was the cause of this. Yuzuriha could not see happening to herself but in mere matter of second starting from the side of herself that was closest to the light. She was changing that side of her was rapidly petrifying into solid stone. Though only herself was getting effected as her clothing remained unchanged and unaffected. This strange and unique reaction was something that was only affecting the body itself nothing else. Her hair stiffening into one solid mass as the process past over her face converted it from flesh and blood to mere stone. A somewhat grayish color that was not smooth but had more rough feel to it. One that gave the appearance not of one the various masterpiece that one would find in art gallery or museum but more just an average one or that of a statue that was unfinished as had yet to be polished.

Yuzuriha was not aware of this being what happened to her as she was not aware that her body had all of sudden turned to stone but merely that she was unable to move and was seemingly in total darkness. Though what she was aware of was what had happened to Taiju who was standing right in front of her before she found herself in her current state of being. His failed attempt to shield her from the light let her see for a moment the petrification process he was going through.

Not aware of the fact that both herself and Taiju were both actually statues at the moment. Yuzuriha was more worried about him then she was herself as result. However after thinking it over for a bit she then began to accept the possibility that her inability to move or use any of her five senses was result of her turning to stone as well. Though a part of Yuzurhia wanted was wrestling with the thought that maybe Taiju's attempt to shield while ineffective in stopping her from being effected at all. Could have done so enough that she did not take the full force of the change thus allow them to get enough and help soon

That light it was so bright that had affected her vision causing her to have the desire to blink that was with Taiju in front of her casting small shadow over her to dim the light at bit. Though it was pointless now, her eyes were nothing more than stone orbs rather than be one of many parts of her body. It was now nothing more than just something carved out in during the process of converted her body into a statue.

Though restrictive as she was, how she was still conscious anymore was question that caught her attention every now and then. Though her hopes were otherwise, her head would clearly be nothing but one solid rock through and through. So why did she still seem so much self awareness despite her body being seemingly an inanimate object now. It was all so strange to her as she could imagine herself using one of her five senses but in the end that all she was doing though. Merely imagining herself doing those things as in reality her petrified self was motionless. It was all so jarring making her wonder is this why things like virtual reality were so hard to master. She once overheard Senku talking about to someone as they were talking about a show that used it.

Though there was a fear that Taiju and her would be found and considered to be just normal statues. The only signs that gave any sort of proof that they were once human happened to be the fact that they were still wearing their clothing which were unaffected by the sudden transformation.

Yuzurhia then thought about those birds that Taiju and her had found eariler. Though this lead her to wonder others would see them as they were merely be seen as two statues. Thus would they be treated as such by those that were not aware the two them were once human. The mere idea of someone coming up to her and doing whatever they want. All without her even being aware that it was even happening at all. This course scared the young Ogawa though she was somewhat comforted by the fact that Taiju had tried to protect her and that he was near by her. Though she could no longer see him nor speak to him anymore. Just knowing that he was there was enough for her as she would know that she is not alone in this and that there is someone else nearby her. Thus she could only hope that what happened to them in this city was just within this one alone or possibly just this section of the world. That it was not the entire planet that had suffered the same fate that they had. She was just holding out hope that people that were not exposed to the light directly were unaffected by it thus they could attempt to help those that were

If that was the case then there would not be others that would be able to come to their aid. Sure it would probably take some time as they would have to wait to make sure it safe. After all you can not help anyone if you fall prey to the same thing for being unprepared. Considering modern science there probably would not be anything that could be done about their condition. After all the light was not from the sun itself it just came from the direction of it. So Yuzuriha hope that her worse case scenario was not true and that the entire world was not affected by this but only half of it…at worst. She also hoped those that were not exposed directly to the light were probably spared of its effects hopefully. So that they could then come to their aid, as why would they just write them all off as nothing but statue without even trying to help them even a little bit.

'Wait! If I am and statue and so is Taiju then how long will the two of us be together like this? Would someone come along and take me or him. Would they use me as display piece for an art museum or something. Hopefully neither one of us gets used as a test subjects to see just how completely our transformation truly were' she thought

Of course as all these thoughts were going through her mind, there was no way that Yuzuriha could know that no help was coming for them at all. After all how could help come from them when they were all stuck in the same state as themselves. It was not just Taiju and her that turned to stone. Everyone regardless of where they were in the world was now a statue. There were many that were no longer in one piece either as they were stuck in places where they could not be stopped because they were in motion and would not stop until made to…the hard way. Chaos reign over the world as all the vehicles of man lost their drivers and crashed as most were unable to stop themselves. For everyone that could there were even more that could not. Their school was one of the lucky one as there was not that many crashes into it from falling planes or out of control cars and/or trains.