AUTHORS NOTE: I do not own any of the characters from the anime Azumanga Daioh nor from the book The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, nor do I own any part of the anime or book. cares.
CHAPTER II
A FEW SECONDS AFTER DESTRUCTION
Kagura was the first to regain consciousness. At first, everything was blurry, but she could make out a figure. The figure was a man, either in his twenties or thirties. He was also in a bathrobe. Behind him was a bunch of silvery mechanical stuff. "Are you okay?" he asked in either an Australian or British accent.
"I'm fine," Kagura answered. "But a little confused."
"It's alright," he said as he helped Kagura up. "I'll try to explain it later."
After she was helped up, Kagura said, "I'm sorry, but we've not been properly introduced. I'm Kagura."
"Arthur," replied the man. "Arthur Dent."
Then, both heard a small sigh. Kagura suddenly realized that Chiyo was with her, and went to help her up. "Are you alright, Chiyo-chan?"
"I'm alright," Chiyo replied. "Who's he?"
"Well, his name is Arthur Dent," Kagura said, pointing to Arthur.
"No, not him," said Chiyo. "I know who that person is. I meant him." She pointed to another man who looked human.
"Oh. His name is Ford Prefect," answered Arthur.
"Ford Prefect?" asked Kagura. "Are you serious?"
"Yes. It's true," said Ford.
Suddenly, Tomo began screaming and pointing to a doorway, and everyone noticed that Tomo was also with them. "Holy freakin' crap! A two-headed, three-armed monster!"
The "monster" was standing in a doorway with an annoyed look on his faces. "Hey, this monster has a name, thank you very much," he replied.
Then a woman, about the same age as Arthur, came from behind the doorway behind the two-headed man. "Is everything alright?" she asked.
"Yeah," said the two-headed man.
The woman then noticed Sakaki, who was now conscious, and went over to her. "How are you doing?" she asked Sakaki.
"Fine," Sakaki said quietly. "Where am I?"
"Well, it may take a while to explain," the woman began, "but what matters is that you are on a spaceship."
"A spaceship?" Asked Osaka, who was nearby. "Does that mean that Miss Yukari was wrong?"
"I don't know," replied the woman. "By the way, my name's Trillian."
"Uh, my name is Sakaki," Sakaki answered, then pointed to Osaka, "and her name is Osaka."
After a while, everyone who was beamed up had returned to consciousness. For a little bit, no one thought everything was out of the ordinary, until Arthur asked, "Who is this guy?"
The man was wearing a suit and thick-lenses glasses. He also resembled a character from a zombie movie. Yukari was the one who came to see who it was. She suddenly said, "Kimura?" after a second.
"Who?" asked Arthur.
"He's a teacher," explained Yukari.
"And a bit of a pervert," added Kaori.
In order to see if he was alright, Arthur kicked him in the ribs, in which Kimura grunted. "He's also out cold," Arthur said.
"He must have been running when we beamed the girls up," suggested Trillian.
Then Ford made a coughing sound. "Alright," he said. "Everyone will be wondering, so, I'll tell you so that non of you will panic: the Earth has been destroyed."
"What!" exclaimed Tomo. "Are you serious?"
"Yes," Ford answered. He then added, "Maybe I should had thought of breaking the news better."
"Even . . . Maya?" asked Sakaki. Maya was the name of the Iromote Mountain Cat that she keeps as a pet.
"And Mr. Tadakichi?" added Chiyo. Mr. Tadakichi was the name of her dog. Both Chiyo's and Sakaki's eyes began to fill up with tears.
"Sadly, yes," Ford answered. "I'm sorry for your losses, but . . . "
Suddenly, a loud explosion rocked the ship. Ford ran to where the controls were. "Uh-oh," he said. He then looked over his shoulder and called, "Uh, Zaphod?"
The two-headed man ran to the controls and looked where the Ford was looking. "Oh, great," he said.
"What is it?" Osaka asked.
Zaphod only said one word, but it was worth a thousand nightmares: "Vogons."