The Status of Suzumiya Haruhi- Chapter 2

((DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything in regards to Suzumiya Haruhi))

It was 4:39 in the afternoon. All of us were gathered in the club room as usual as the sun was starting its usual descent towards the horizon. It was quiet aside from the clicking away of the mouse that Haruhi guided with her hand. I sat there playing a game of Sugoroku against Koizumi while Asahina-san watched from my right. I glanced over to see Nagato who sat quietly in her corner reading. For people who just found out that they're on someone's hit list, we seemed pretty calm at the moment. Haruhi mumbled a swear word under her breath and called out,

"Kyon, the page won't load to the SOS website."

"Did you type in the link right?" I asked, finishing up my turn in the game.

"Of course I did. I'm not stupid you know," she replied. "Ah! Wait! It loaded!" There was a crashing noise as metal fell onto the floor, making all of us jump. Nagato had suddenly stood up, her book closed and clamped tightly in her right hand. Her gaze instantaneously locked to my own and I could see a hint of alarm float behind her eyes. I stood up and Asahina-san did as well.

"Yuki? What's wrong?" Haruhi asked, as she and Koizumi got up. Nagato looked directly at Asahina-san, making Asahina-san flinch.

"Get under the table," Nagato ordered.

"Huh?" Asahina-san recoiled, frightened, and gripped her skirt. Nagato then walked quickly around the table and looked up at my face. I almost stepped backwards at how close she was.

"Earthquake." As she uttered the last syllable, the floor started shaking horribly underneath our feet. Asahina-san jumped and flung herself onto the floor and crawled under the table. Haruhi yelped and dashed over to where Koizumi stood and dragged him under the table with her. I felt a strong force grip my collar and pull me to the ground. There was nothing I could do but comply. Nagato let go of my collar and lay crouched by my side as the room shook. Books started falling off of the shelves as well as the other miscellaneous objects that were on insecure places. Asahina-san laid there with her hands covering her head with her eyes shut tightly, whimpering as things hit the back of her feet. What good this table can do to protect us from something heavy falling on us is probably close to zero. But it was better than just standing out in the open. I exchanged frightened glances with Haruhi. Her expression bore the look of a frightened child when a loud clap of thunder permeates the air. The shack made eerie creaking noises as more things fell over. Asahina-san was able to utter a whimper at every major squeak. I had my eyes open long enough to hear a series of cracks and watch a big shadow coming down on us from underneath the table. Brown wool brushed against my face as someone flung himself over me just before a crash was heard and everything went black. I'm not sure who tried to protect me or for what reason, all I know is that I need to say thanks once I find out.

The ground felt hard and cold. Why is that? Well I'm about to figure that out now. My eyes flickered open as consciousness was restored to my body. It's dark. Has the sun set already? And wait. Why am I outside? On the front steps of the school no less? What happened earlier? Oh yeah… Nagato stood up really quick and said earthquake…

I bolted upright and shakily stood up. I looked around the area but found nobody in sight. The eerie quiet and darkness was all too familiar. Are we going to make visiting closed space a regular thing now? This is not a place you want to be alone in- or to be in during any circumstances.

I decided to have a look around the perimeter of the school first before heading inside. There must be a way out or at least someone who knows a way out of this forsaken place. The lack of sound filled my ears with a ringing sound that started getting on my nerves. The first place I headed towards was the old shack to see if anyone or anything in the club room. I rounded the corner of the main building to see a figure curled up on the ground. Nagato! So I wasn't all alone! I rushed over quickly and knelt by her side.

"Nagato! Wake up!" Her eyes opened up instantly after I called out to her. She turned to look at me and blinked. "Hey, are you okay?" I asked. She gripped my hand tightly as I helped her up off of the ground.

"I'm fine," she replied, regaining her balance. "An anomaly occurred." Is that what the earthquake was all about? "Yes. Action has already been initiated."

"Is there anyone else here?" Nagato nodded. "Who? Are they dangerous?"

"One is considered hostile. The rest are fine. Suzumiya Haruhi is linked to the situation." Figures… Is she here too? "No."

"Are everyone in the club room okay?"

"Yes. Time has virtually stopped in the normal world."

"So who else is here?" I looked around the desolate school campus, searching for movement of any kind. I don't want anything jumping out at me at the last second.

"Asahina, Mikuru, Koizumi, Itsuki, Tachibana, Kyoko, Suou, Kuyoh,, Kimidori,, Emiri and Fujiwara," she stated blankly. Wait wait… why are the other group here? Did they start this whole mess? Is this their way of getting rid of us?

"Tachibana, Kyoko and Fujiwara are not linked to the situation. They were brought here as well without their knowledge." So then why is Emiri-senpai here too? "She is linked to the Integrated Data Sentient Entity like I am." Nagato stared right at me.

"We'd better go find Asahina-san and Koizumi then. Is that alright?" Nagato nodded quietly and turned to walk away. I kept in pace with her all the way to the second floor where all of the second year classrooms were located. My eyes kept wandering over to the silent figure that walked beside me, wondering what was going through this alien's head. Curiosity? Surprise? Hah… I highly doubt it. Probably thinking up some weird code that eliminates this world from existing. I wonder who would win during a chess competition with a smart computer. I'd place a million dollars on Nagato- no doubt about it. Ah! Look where you're at! Closed space! Not the time to think about chess and irrelevant things that aren't important regarding the situation at hand. Have you a way out of this place, Nagato?

"I am devising a plan," she replied, her focus ten feet in front of her. Stopping right in front of a classroom, she reached up and opened the door.

"Aaaah!"

((Chapter two is done! Yaaaay! Sorry for the long delay. The computer completely shut down for a while and I had to do some work on a project that's due on Tuesday. So chea. Little information,Sugoroku is the equivalent of Backgammon here in the US. Looked it up on wiki. Although I have no idea what Backgammon is, I just used it because the Japanese Romanji(right?) word for it looked pretty. XD Chea. I've got a vague idea of how this story is going to work out, so it's all good. Anyways, look out for chapter three! The rest of the SOS Brigade show up!))