I do not own Ape Escape or the characters besides Minako a.k.a 'Hitobito'. When she arrives, she finds herself in Ep. 35 of the second season of Saru Get Chu. If you'd like to see this episode and others, email me and I'll be glad to send you a link.
P.s. For those of you who don't know, Kakeru Spike, Hakese Professor, Hiroki Jake/ Buzz, Natsumi Natalie/ Katie, Charu is the green haired girl from the games, Haruka is the brown haired girl from the games that Kakeru has a crush on.
Minako is now known as Hitobito until I say so. :3
Chapter 3: Hello, Our Little Hitobito
Once Blue left, Hitobito was confused. "Great…" she said to herself, "Now he's going to speak in Japanese to me? I wonder what he said…" She rose from her seat and decided to get a better look at the room.
She felt over the walls and tried to see if there was a way out, but unfortunately there wasn't one to be found. The ceiling was clear of ways out and so was the floor. She felt trapped. Though it was a dream come true to be in the same world as her favorite characters, what fun or adventure would it be if she were stuck in this room the whole time? Her last hope was the windows, but they wouldn't budge; they wouldn't even break, so it was impossible to get out unless someone let her out.
Sighing, she sat down on the chair that Specter had been in around an hour or two ago. Looking at the clock, she sighed again, slumping over in the chair. She sat back up after a few moments to think about the day.
Just then, she remember that she brought her PSP in her bag; she was going to play it at lunch that day at school, but with the circumstances, that wasn't going to happen. She picked up her bag that was tossed on the floor carelessly by Specter earlier and rummaged through it. Once she found it, she immediately pulled it out along with other games.
Though Hitobito usually played Ape Escape games, she wanted to keep her mind off of things going on and chose to play a car racing game instead. Hitobito started a new game and started playing. She was a whiz at racing games; she enjoyed fast action, things usually moved too slowly for her.
It was silent in the room except the sounds and music emitting from Hitobito's PSP. Hitobito thought it was nice to have things quiet for a moment, but she felt incredibly lonely for some reason. Looking at the clock, she realized she had spent three through four hours alone in the room and it didn't surprise her. Hitobito went back to her game.
"HIIIIII!!!!" a loud voice boomed behind Hitobito, causing her to jump and scream in terror. She spun around to see Blue smiling with a tray of food in his hands. The human stared at him with wide eyes and a hand to her chest, trying to keep from having a heart attack, she didn't even hear him come in.
Finally catching her breath, she smiled wearily at the tall figure looming over her and returned the greeting. "Oh… Hi!" she laughed nervously as the other looked down to see what was in her hands. Noticing his eyes were fixed upon something else, she looked down to see what it was, and sure enough it was her PSP.
Hitobito lifted it up so he could get a better look at it when he proclaimed, "I have one!" He smiled and swiftly walked over to the table, setting down the tray and pulled his out of one of his jacket pockets, holding it out for Hitobito to see. Looking at his, she noticed it was almost exactly like the one she had and smiled up at Blue with a nod, "Cool!"
Not to her surprise, Hitobito's tray of food had a lot of bananas. She bit her lip to keep from giggling and looked at the other items on the tray. There was a cup of water and some vegetables as well on the tray.
At this point, Blue took it upon himself to let her know that he was the one who set it up for her. Because, as he explained, that sometimes they forgot to feed the 'guests' and they had to make their own.
Hitobito blushed a little and bowed in gratitude for they meal. She sat down on the chair by the table and took her fork and ate some vegetables. It wasn't the best meal she could ask for, but she was grateful that she at least had some food and it was sweet of Blue to get her some on his own time. Blue had taken a seat on the couch as he usually did and fidgeted while she ate. Hitobito picked up the cup of water and took a drink; she had been dying of thirst for an hour or so.
Picking up a banana, she offered it to Blue with a kind smile. Looking up, the monkey took the offering and nodded to her as if to say thank you. So together they ate, and soon they even started a conversation about their PSPs and games they liked to play.
Time seemed to fly as they talked to one another and soon Hitobito and Blue finished had finished the meal and were talking for hours about whatever came up. Hitobito did notice that Blue didn't want to talk about Specter while she was around, but was fine about talking about anyone else. 'That's weird…' she thought to herself, 'Maybe they just had a big disagreement or something…'
Once the clock struck 5 p.m. Blue stood up and staid it was time for him to go. Hitobito jumped up and stood in his path and look up at him, holding out her arms to block his path. "I don't want to be left here all alone… Why can't I come with you?" she whimpered sadly to him. Blue sighed and scratched his head. "Sorry… I have to go," he shrugged, while Hitobito whimpered more and pouted.
Thinking for a moment, Blue was silent and thought over what he could do. Finally, he broke the silence. "Okay… Alright," he reached out and put his hand on the smaller human's shoulder, "I'll try… Maybe… I can find a way to… maybe get out of this room and stay with me." Hitobito froze and her face became bright red. "No!" Blue pulled his hand back and held them both up defensively, "Thanks not what I meant! Sorry!" Hitobito couldn't help but burst out laughing and Blue started to laugh too.
The human nodded and bowed slightly in gratitude once more to the monkey. "Thank you… When will you come back? It's lonely in here…" Hitobito whispered, a little embarrassed to admit it. Blue shrugged then nodded, he agreed it could get lonely, but he would help her get out and about the base as soon as he possibly could; he felt bad for her to have to stay in one stop, since he's the time that likes to run around and have adventures and such.
Time soon came to where Blue had to leave, but promised Hitobito that he would return as soon as he could, an hour at the most. Just as Blue opened the door and was about to step out, Hitobito ran up behind him and hugged him, holding him close to her before she let go and ran bag to the couch and flopped on the soft material. Blue didn't move at all, his smile hidden from the human's sight by his hat and he finally left the room.
"Alone again…" Hitobito sighed, already feeling the loneliness creeping back to her. Realizing she was getting upset for almost no reason, she shook her head and stood up. "What's wrong with me?" she smiled, "Blue said he'd be right back and he wouldn't lie to me, would he? I just have to kill about an hour of time and then I'll be out of this room…"
She walked over to the window and peered outside. There was a beautiful view of the island and the ocean beyond it. Palm trees, monkeys, villages and more were in Hitobito's sight and she drank in every drop of the view. They sun was still high in the sky and she smiled, pleased with the warm feeling of the rays upon her cheeks.
After a few minutes of looking at the gorgeous view, she saw something in the distance. "Huh? That's weird…" she muttered to herself. She squinted her eyes, trying to see what it was. Then… she saw it. It was a big gray dome, which yellow and red at the top. She recognized it as the Professor's lab and her eyes widened. "They actually found the island?"
Hitobito began pacing the room, looking out the window to see how far the approaching intruders were every few minutes. Then, to Hitobito's relief, Blue came in and waved. He opened his mouth to say something, but the human sped off and slipped right past him, leaving him behind wondering what just happened.
Running down the halls, she didn't know what she was doing. Maybe she felt that Blue might have said she couldn't get out and leave her there again. Maybe she felt as though she needed to tell the others. Maybe she just couldn't stand that room. Whatever the reason was, she knew she was glad to get out of the room and maybe even glad to be of some use.
Not surprisingly though, Blue was running right behind her and gaining up on her fast. To try and get away, she whipped around a corner and slammed right into a very upset Red in a ridiculous costume. Well… more ridiculous than usual. He looked like a creepy/nerdy/old/single man! It was a sad sight to say the least, but she was on the floor writhing in pain to really care at the moment.
Clutching her chest and gasping for air, Hitobito groaned in pain. Stunned, Red just stood there and watch as Blue rounded the corner to find the sad sight the poor human ran into, and hard at that. Blue jumped back and took a good look at Red; he was surely as surprised as Hitobito was (or anyone else for that matter).
The human sat up finally, looking rather ragged after what just happened and looked up at Blue and Red. She pulled in a deep breath and told them that she needed to see Specter now. Red didn't understand, but Blue, as always, translated her message. Red nodded and picked her up off the ground, not very gently at that. She was flung over his shoulder and a small 'oof!' escaped her lips; Blue winced a little but didn't say anything.
She was carried down a series of hallways before ending up in the room she had been teleported into only hours before. Red lifted her off his shoulder and decided to be a little gentler when he sat her down on the table in front of Blue's chair. She guessed since Blue spent more time with her and spoke her language she was his problem to deal with.
Specter was in his usual spot at the head of the table, looking quite surprised, most likely 'cause the human was out of her 'cage'. Turning to Blue, Specter seemed to question why she was in the room, but Blue only shrugged, mostly likely explaining the fact she ran out before he was able to realize she was even thinking it.
Growling, Specter turned to Hitobito and asked/ yelled at her. Surprisingly, she felt as though she could understand a couple of words; she had, after all, been watching anime in Japanese before and playing Japanese games that were only subbed in English. She could only understand a word or two, but was almost proud of herself nonetheless.
She understood it was a question, but Blue still had to come in and help. "Why did you get out?" asked Blue. Hitobito jumped up and pointed out in the direction she thought was the way she saw the dome approaching. "Kakeru! Hiroki! On their way!" She bounced up and down with her finger still pointing at the wall. Specter must have knew exactly what she was talking about because he nodded and smiled, seeming to have something in store for the humans. Specter didn't say anything, but everyone took their seat and they didn't seem to mind that Hitobito was there anymore.
Sliding off the table, the human took a place of her own on the floor between Blue, who was messing with his hat and made an occasional whistle, and Red, who was 'pumping iron' and sweating everywhere. She sat on her knees and peeked over the edge of the table to see what was going on. It seemed to be a meeting of some sort, just like she remembered in the show.
While peeking over the table, she heard a sudden shriek of delight and Yellow leaned over the table to pick her up from under the arms just as a human would a dog. "Kawaii!" Yellow held her up and Hitobito squirmed in his grip. To her luck, Specter scolded Yellow and forced him to put her down. Not to her luck, he sat her right next to him and patted her on the head. Honestly, she did feel like a dog; but at least she wasn't treated like a stray, Yellow would slip her candies and other goods while no one was looking.
Sniffing the foreign substance, she figured it was harmless and ate some. The candy she received from him where the best she had ever had and she couldn't help but let out a soft sound that resembled a purr. At this, she received more candy and another pat on the head. Hitobito figured she could make due with this; it wasn't too bad except the fact she was looked upon as a pet in Yellow's eyes. She couldn't wait to get back to Blue; at least she wasn't a dog to him.
Getting on all fours, Hitobito slowly began to crawl away, but her escape fail and she knew it when Yellow caught the collar of her shirt and pulled her back to her seat on the floor. She let out a growl of displeasure and huffed as she sat down on the hard ground again. She swore to herself if Yellow dared to pat her head again, she'd turn around and bite him. If she was going to go down as someone's pet, she wasn't going to go down without a fight.
Standing up, the human made another run for it, but was tugged back once more by Yellow's forceful hands. She spun around and grabbed his hand, digging her nails into his black gloves. "I am not your pet!" she yelled at the fat monkey; causing him to draw back and look at Blue, who explained Hitobito's frustration at Yellow's actions.
Yellow seemed to back off, but Hitobito did feel bad for being a little mean and yelling at him. Taking her place between Blue and Red, she felt more content and comfortable knowing that Blue was next to her.
As the meeting progressed, Hitobito listened intently, hoping that the harder she tried, the faster she could learn and understand the language. She was able to pick up word used commonly such as 'Nani' rather quickly. She found that 'Nani?' meant 'What?' , 'Anata' meant 'You' and other's she was picking up as they went along with their business.
It seemed like forever since the meeting first started and she was starting to feel exhausted from all the events of the day. Nuzzling Blue's leg while she sat on the floor, she looked up at him with her tired eyes and let out a slight whimper so she wouldn't make so much noise everyone would notice and get mad at her.
Blue looked down and nodded, knowing she must have been tired from what he's seen happen to her so far. He let her rest against his leg until the meeting was over. When finally everything was taken care of, Blue woke up Hitobito, who had nodded off during the long meeting and told her that it was time to head back to their rooms.
Following Blue, Hitobito's eyes hurt and her vision started to blur from an unbearable desire to sleep. She followed Blue straight to her room and walked it, flopping on the bed, too tired to even change clothes or cover her self up with the blankets. Blue had followed her in, so he took the liberty of lifting her up slowly and gently enough to not disturb her to get the blankets from under her and rested her back on the bed, pulling the now free materials over her and tucking her in.
Once the human was nestled nice and cozy in her new bed, Blue walked to the door, taking one last look back at the human, before turning off the lights and letting the door close and vanish behind him as it did the last times he left.
