"Okay, just go before you talk yourself out of it." Kasumi tells herself as she stands before the entrance to the outside world. She hadn't been outside in four years, not since the aliens had taken over. Since then most humans had died off, there were only a few left like her who had moved underground, scattered across the world.
"It'll only be for a moment, just to see what it's like," she reassures herself and takes a step forward. She slowly reaches out her hand and opens the door, peeking her head outside. It was nothing like she remembered, the once blue skies had turned green and everything was in ruins. She decides she wants to see it a little closer, so she steps out, closing the door behind her, and walks out of the shadow of the underground entrance.
"I wonder if anything's still around…" She mutters stepping out a little further and looking around what probably used to be a small shopping center. "It wouldn't hurt to go too far, would it?" She questions while thinking of the obvious danger of getting caught. She starts to walk out a bit farther.
" It still feels like only yesterday that I took this filthy planet as my own," Deep Blue thinks as he walks through the broken city of what was once Tokyo. Four years ago he had awoken from his centuries long slumber and destroyed his opponents who called themselves the "mew mews" and the three traitors Kisshu, Pai, and Taruto who had grown attached to three of the humans that opposed him. After killing off the main problem at hand he sent for his best fighters to wipe out the rest. As he walks he notices a figure standing still in the distance, he walks closer wanting to see if it was one of his own or something else. As he gets closer and gets a better look at the figure he's astonished to see it appears to be a human.
"How?" He whispers out loud," I thought they were all dead!" Careful not to be seen he slowly creeps closer to the human. "It looks to be female." He observes tipping his head to one side.
"Is something watching me?" Kasumi wonders and starts looking all around. She catches sight of a pale figure with long black hair and dressed in blue. Judging from his long elf like ears she knows he's one of the aliens.
"I gotta get out of here, but I can't lead him to the entrance, I'll be executed for sure. What do I do?!" She thinks and begins to panic a bit. Without thinking she runs in the other direction to try and lead him off track. He suddenly teleports in front of her causing her to skid to a halt so she doesn't smack into him. "Oh geez, now I'm screwed. I never should have come outside," she thinks as she slowly backs away.
He points his large sword at her," What are you doing here and how are you not dead." He growls and narrows his cold pale eyes.
Kasumi opens her mouth then shuts it again unsure of what to say in this situation.
"Answer my question human!" He demands.
"Uh… I… Um," Kasumi stammers.
He glares at her," Well?!"
"Uh… Well you see…" She trails off then begins running again.
He grabs hold of her wrist to stop her." There is no use in running human. I am faster and stronger than you will ever be."
"Who are you?" Kasumi asks as she tries to pull away, but it is to no avail, his grip is too strong.
Surprise flashes across his face for a second before returning to a cold glare," I am Deep Blue." He says coldly.
Kasumi stops fighting." Oh… I've really fucked up this time haven't I?" She thinks.
Deep Blue pulls at her arm," You will come with me."
Kasumi tries to will her legs to walk but she ends up flopping on the ground in her shock.
He pulls at her arm again, harder this time." You will walk!" He orders.
Kasumi finally remembers how to use her legs and stands up, doing as she is told.
He starts pulling her near the center of destroyed Tokyo where a large diamond shaped place is floating in the sky. She does not resist, coming willingly, since she reasons, "If I cooperate I might not get killed quite as painfully."
Once they're directly under the structure Deep Blue stops pulling on her arm and stands still. A few moments later a strange green light surrounds them and they start to float upwards. Kasumi looks down at the surface which is rapidly becoming farther away and she starts to squirm.
"Don't do that. Or I will drop you."
Kasumi gulps and is immediately still.
The light carries them up and inside the diamond shaped palace.
Once she feels her feet touch solid ground again she breaths a short sigh of relief, however that relief is short lived once two more aliens with cold expressions and seemingly dressed for battle appear.
"Take her over to the containment room and make sure she doesn't try anything. I will be there shortly." Deep Blue orders.
The two newcomers nod once then take Kasumi by the arms and lead her down the long hallway.
She looks around as they lead her down the hall, the palace is very posh and nice and there are many aliens rushing around doing things.
"I wonder what's going to happen to me?" She thinks as she is led into a room and sat down at a table. It's eerily silent and Kasumi fidgets uncomfortably in her seat, one of the aliens standing on either side of her gives her a death glare and she immediately sits still. A few moments later Deep Blue teleports into the room, sitting down on the other side of the table.
"You may leave now." He tells the two aliens.
They nod and exit the room.
Deep Blue stared at her, narrowing his eyes. "How is it that you live?"
"I-um." She shakes her head to try and get her thoughts together," I don't know. I just managed to find a place underground to survive in."
Deep Blue continued to watch her with those cold sharp eyes." Are there any other humans?"
"Uh…" She trails off. There were others, she knew that. She didn't know exactly where they were but she knew they were there, scattered around the earth. She couldn't tell him that though, he might search the area and exterminate what small amount of human life remained on Earth. She couldn't let that happen!
He sat there waiting for her to answer, but it was obvious that his patience was starting to wear thin as the seconds ticked on.
Kasumi starts tapping the table with her fingers, a nervous habit she's always had, half trying to think of an answer, and half trying to calm her racing nerves.
Finally he's had enough and slams his hands down on the table," give me an answer! And stop that irritating tapping!"
Quickly she places her hands in her lap and shrinks back in her seat," I don't know!"
Deep Blue sighs, regaining his composure, he then waves his hand and the two aliens who must have been hovering somewhere nearby teleported back to either side of Kasumi.
"Take her down to the cells. I'll decide what to do with her later." Deep Blue says, obviously still a bit irritated.
The two alien guards grab Kasumi's arms once again and start dragging her down the hall. She is taken to an area where several small cells lined the walls and is thrown inside one of them.
"You didn't have to throw me, I could have walked!" Kasumi yells as the door slams shut.
The aliens smirk at each other before teleporting away.
Kasumi sighs and sits up taking in her surroundings. A small mat lies in a corner that looks somewhat uncomfortable, a pot in the other corner. She gulps realizing what that would be used for. "I should probably get used to this. This is probably where I'm going to be living for awhile. At least I've got no one to miss me back at home." She sighs and leans against the wall.
Deep Blue paces back and forth in his parlor.
"Why is this human alive, what do I do with it, and why was it stupid enough to crawl out of the hole it lives in? Didn't it know it was bound to get caught sooner or later?" He shakes his head and scowls. " What an idiot. Are all humans this stupid and irritating?"
Finally he ceases his pacing and sits down in one of the many chairs. "Humans are dumb." He thinks while covering his face partly with one of his clawed hands.
"I'm already bored," Kasumi thinks and shuffles her feet back and forth on the ground. "What's going to happen to me? Is he going to kill me slowly and painfully? Torture me for information? Leave me here to rot?" She stands up and starts pacing back and forth just to have something to do.
" It doesn't seem to come from army or rebellion, so it wouldn't hold any sort of useful information." He sighs and sits down in one of the chairs scattered throughout the room.
Two aliens teleport into the room and crouch down in a bow." We left the human in the cell like you ordered; what should we do with it?" One of them asks.
" Just let it go, is poses no threat so there is no reason to keep it here." Deep Blue replies.
The aliens nod, stand up and teleport out of the room.
Kasumi soon grew tired of pacing back and forth through the tiny cell and resumes her position in the corner, it was only when she heard the sound of footsteps approaching her cell did she stand back up.
One of the aliens from before took a keyring from their belt and unlocked the cell." You are free to leave."
Kasumi tips her head to one side," You're just letting me go? Just like that?"
"Deep Blue Sama has stated that it would be pointless to keep you since you pose no threat to us." The alien replies.
"Oh, okay then," Kasumi says and exits the cell.
The two aliens quickly escort her out of the palace and back down to the ground.
"Don't let us see you out in the open again." One of the aliens growl before they teleport away.
Kasumi gulps and dashes back to the location of her house and dives through the entrance. She wipes her brow," Phew that was close, I could have been killed out there." She sits down on her makeshift bed," I wonder what my parents would say about this if they were still alive. Probably scold me for being so foolish." She sighs and flops on her back glaring at the ceiling." I honestly can't believe I let myself do that." She heaves a sigh and sits back up,"I've got to be more careful next time."