Ever since I created the 'Christopher Bennett' character, I figured I'd do an origin story of how his and Sugou's relationship before and during the alternative SAO universe's Fairy dance arc where he was the one who raised Sugou and not Shouzou like in canon, hope you enjoy it!xxxooo
Authors note: The opinions of the Ku Kux Klan are not my own, This is an alternate timeline to what is now real.
Galveston port, Texas, USA, 11th July, 2002
A small fishing boat sailed slowly under the night's sky to the port of Galveston, Texas where on board was a small group of Japanese refugees attempting to escape to a better life in the USA, among the group was a man and a woman in their mid Thirties, Shaking with cold and weak from hunger as they had not eaten in days, in the arms of the woman, the baby she was carrying started crying, causing heads to turn to her direction,
"Hey, shut him up now!" A man whispered.
"Well be spotted!" Another man whispered panicky, the group was warned about traveling to Texas as that was Ku Klux Klan territory, the White Supremacy group had drastically boosted its numbers since after 9/11 under a new leadership known only as 'The White King', they started by buying up every church and farmland for miles in Texas the year before, a while after they gained the radio stations, towns, banks, they gathered so much influence that one day they violently overthrew the local government, publicly executing the mayor, state senator, police chief and even the governor! making Texas the're own Sovereign White Aryan State, The new 'Ku Klux Klan high state council of Texas' banned all immigration and any foreign religious practices, punishable by death, so they had to be quiet to make it there undetected, the woman rocked the baby in her arms.
"Hush now little one, shh, shh there you go Sugou" she cooed, the baby stopped crying and peacefully selpt in her arms, she smiled lovingly before turning to her husband.
"We must find him some food soon dear, he's hungry" she said him.
"I know, when we get to the boarder, we'll head to New Orleans away from the Ku Klux Klan, then we'll be safe" he assured her as a White American man who was helping them came to them with a clipboard.
"Mr and Mrs Nobuyuki?" He asked the couple in a southern accent.
"Yes" the husband answered.
"Well be arriving shortly at Galveston, now I know due to the 'new government' this is a big risk but let me do the talking with them yellow bellies, with any luck we'll have you safely in New Orleans by sunrise" he explained to them, they smiled gratefully at him.
"Thank you Mr Abbott" said Mrs Nobuyuki.
"Think nothing of it miss" Abbot replied "Always a pleasure to help the unfortunate, unlike these Ku Klux Klan types we've now got running our State, You know before 9/11 they were smaller and harmless enough but now they're big as life and armed to the teeth looking for a fight, few days ago they killed my best friend and his wife and sold their kids as slaves for the Klan just because they were Muslims, accused him of being a spy for Al Qaeda and being a 'Blasphemer' but I've known Mohammed for years, he'd never even hurt a fly even if you paid him a million bucks, that's the way things are now in Texas since they took over, they kill or inslave all the Blacks, Jews, Muslims, Hebrew's, Irish, Chinese, Mexican's and Japanese in the state, everyone who isn't white or doesn't support their Idea's and anyone who tries to help them is considered a 'Race Traitor' and is killed for it" he finished with spite of the group.
''I'm sorry Mr Abbott'' said Mr Nobuyuki, Abbott shook his head.
''Don't pay me any mind, just worry about yourselves and your little one'' he pointed to Sugou before the boat ported at the dock's of Galveston, where Abbott saw four men in white robes and mask's carrying M16 rifles on the deck, he knelt down and gestured for the refugees to do the same before they saw them.
''Shit, okay all of you hid in the cargo hold and don't come out until I say'' Abbott opened a trap door and allowed all of them inside before closing the door and getting out the boat, he smiled an innocent smile as he walked to the group of men, one of them held his hand up to stop him.
''Howdy partners'' said Abbott.
''Cut the formalities sir'' said the man ''What are you holding on that boat?'' he asked pointing to the ship.
''Fish'' Abbott replied.
''Fish?'' asked the man turning to his friends, they nodded.
''What kind of fish?'' he asked Abbott, he thought for a moment.
''Er...Lobster'' he answered, the man chuckled.
''Lobster an't a fish man, its a crustacean, another thing, all lobster's in Texas is farm-raised'' he informed, his friends bared arms, Abbott was stunned in fright.
''Search the boat'' he ordered his men, they nodded and walked aboard the boat searching for the refugees, one found the trap door and gestured his group to ready their guns, they aimed for the door before opening it to find the Japanese civilians inside, they all looked scared with thier hands up.
''Well lookie here boys'' said the man ''a bunch'a little slant eyes that came to ruin our society'' mocked one of the men, the others chuckled ''Round em up, hey sir! we found some new ones here, their Japanese!'' he called back to the leader, he smirked to Abbott.
''So'' he said ''A white man helping Satan's children eh? Arrest them and contact Sir Bennett see what he makes of them'' he ordered to his group on the boat.
a few minutes later, all the refugees and Abbott were all cuffed on their hands and feet in a row facing the Ku Klux Klan members who pointed their guns at them until a small black ford with the Ku Klax Klan symbol on the side parked right outside the group, two more member's wearing flank jackets and carrying 12 gauge shotguns steeped out and opened the back seat, a man in a white and red cloak with a badge of the Klan on its left side without a mask steeped out from the car, he had long black hair and piercing blue eyes, he smiled evily as he walked to the leader.
''White power!'' the leader saluted.
''White power! the other's repeated, The man looked along the line of Japanese refugees along with Abbott.
''Bring him here'' he pointed to Abbott, the leader dragged him on his knees to the senior member of the Klan, Abbott whimpered and looked down.
''Jack Abbott'' Chris said and tutted ''Resorted to sin I see...Helping these children of the devil, unholy people into our peaceful garden? I had hope's for you Abbott, truly I did but it seem's taking Mohammed was too much for you, though you could turn away from the light of god and sink into the darkness of the devil' he finished.
''I did the right thing!'' Abbott shouted, Chris slapped him back down.
''No, you signed your soul to the devil, gave in to his temptation and became a sinner'' he shook his head before taking a 1911 pistol out of his robes ''I'm sorry Abbott, but I cannot allow a race traitor into our flock'' he explained.
''I'm not a traitor'' Abbott argued.
''Your actions indicate otherwise'' Chris aimed the gun for his head ''May god have mercy on your soul'' he said before pulling the trigger, Abbott's lifeless body fell to the ground, the Japanese refugees screamed in shock at what happened, the gunmen shouted and pointed their guns at them.
''You mother fuckers! you'll die all of you!'' shouted Mr Nobuyuki, a gunman bashed him in the face knocking him back.
''No!'' shouted his wife reaching for him, the gunman aimed for her.
''Quiet Heathen! Or I'll end you and your little demon!'' he yelled pointing the gun to her baby, Chris held his hand up.
''No'' he said calming everyone down, Chris walked to the Nobuyuki's and stopped in front of them, he looked down at the baby and smiled.
''Nice child'' he said, the Couple looked puzzled ''What's his name?'' he asked them, they remained silent.
''When I ask you a question, I expect you to answer! Now what is his name?! Or don't you speak English?'' he yelled.
''Sugou sir'' the mother replied ''Sugou Nobuyuki'' she added, Chris smiled as the looked at Sugou again.
''Strong name, the name of a warrior'' he complemented ''Can I hold him?'' he asked, the couple looked shocked, Chris nodded and his men pointed thier guns at them.
''Can, I, hold him?!'' he asked firmly, the mother looked to her husband, he nodded saying it was okay, she looked down to her treasured baby boy one last time before handing over to Chris, little did she know that this was the last time she would ever see him again, Chris smiled as he held the baby in his arms, it started crying.
''Shh, shh, hush now little one, I'm not going to hurt you'' he cooed calming the baby down and started walking away from them ''We do not kill children, we re-educate them in the ways of the lord, If we kill them then we are no better then the Demons we oppose'' he explained before turning back the Refugees.
''Thank you Mrs Nobuyuki'' he thanked her ''This child is now free from the devils hands'' he turned to his gunmen.
''Send them back to hell'' he ordered.
''No!'' the couple shouted before the gunmen shot all the refugees dead, Chris smiled evilly at the sight, he covered the baby's ears and eyes so he did not see or hear the gunshots, when the shooting ended, Chris looked with pride at the fallen bodies of the refugees, he tuned to his men.
''This child is free!'' he held Sugou up above his head.
''What about the child Sir Bennett?'' asked the leader, Chris smirked, brought down Sugou and looked down at the child, he imagined him being a king, ruling the world by his side.
''This child is innocent, Uncorrupted, The filthy Muslims took away my future at 9/11, so i'm taking it back from someone who least deserve's it, call it 'Returning the favor' I shall raise this child in the light of god-'' he looked to the sky ''And who know's? the lord work's in mysterious way's'' he looked back down to Sugou one last time, he giggled at him.
''Even you may yet prove one day to be of use to us...Oberon'' he renamed the child.
And that's how it started, How will Chris teach Sugou about the ways of the Ku Kux Klan? find out in the next chapter! Cheerio!xxxooo