Hey there. It's me, Zero.
Remember Mebius and Hikari? Yeah, they're my good friends. We had so much fun together. The 4 years I spent with them at the orphanage are priceless.
But, as they say in some proverbs, 'There's no party that never ends.' When there's meeting then there's departing. It was when both Mebius and Hikari had to leave the orphanage because of their age. I was about 16 years old…
- At the orphanage -
Zero has feared that this day would finally come. Mebius and Hikari were both now 18 years old. It was time they have to leave the orphanage and live their own lives.
Mebius got adopted by Ultraman Taro's family. He'll be the second son that his family adopted because before him, Ultraman Ace was also adopted by this family a long time ago. Now, Taro's the greatest teacher in the Land of Light. And Ace's one of the Ultraman who has many fighting moves. Zero was sure that Mebius was going to have a great life living with this family.
As for Hikari, he has found a cheap apartment to stay. He also found a job that could support his living just fine. So, Zero wasn't worried about him. Besides, Hikari is smart and very talented in science and sword fighting. He'll be alright.
Zero was happy for them of course… But at the same time, he kind of felt abandoned and lonely again. He knew that it can't be helped and he has to accept it. But still, it made him wonder why he was the only one left behind.
Zero stood at the entrance, watching his two friends preparing to leave. Finally, Ultraman Taro came in. Mebius picked up his bag and took a deep breath.
"Hello," Taro greeted. "You must be Mebius."
"Yes sir." Mebius said nervously.
Taro smiled and put one hand on the teen's shoulder. "No need to be so tense. I'm Taro, your new brother."
Mebius relaxed a bit. He returned the smile.
Then Taro looked at Hikari. He raised an eyebrow like he knew something about the blue teen. But then he just smiled.
"I see that you have great talent. " He said. "Use it wisely."
Hikari was a little startled but he nodded anyway. "Yes sir."
Taro looked back at Mebius, his new brother and probably his new student to be. "Let's go then."
Mebius nodded. He turned to his friends and smiled sadly.
"I hope we'll meet each other again soon." He said.
"Of course," Hikari shook his hand. "Take care."
"And don't be too naïve, you hear me?" Zero punched him lightly on the shoulder.
Mebius laughed. "I'll try. Thanks guys."
Taro and Mebius walked out of the orphanage. But before Taro went out, he turned a little and said something that Zero didn't quite expect.
"Zero," He said. "Be patient."
Then he went out and closed the door.
Zero wasn't sure he understood what that meant. But somehow, he felt like it was a message from someone else…
"Well," Hikari saddled his pack and sighed. "I guess this is good bye then."
"Yeah," Zero said, pushing away what Taro has said to think later.
"Zero, listen," Hikari took both of Zero's shoulders and looked him in the eyes. "No matter what, we're still friends."
Zero nodded. "I know. Good luck out there."
Hikari let go of Zero's shoulders and waved. Then he went out.
Zero stood and stared at the door. He was alone again. But two more years and he'll be able to go out, too. Maybe he'll get to meet them again. Until then, it seems like he has to be patient. Which reminded him of what Taro has said earlier.
'What did he mean to be patient…' Zero thought. 'Well, I hope it's worth my waiting.'
Zero turned around and went to his room to rest.
There's about 2 more years to go and he will finally be able to go out and live his own life. He had to wait for a bit more.
Until then, he'll try to be patient… Although, it's not in his nature to be patient.