Chapter 3 - Befriend a Human Yourself
'You are worthless.'
'You are clearly showing signs of weakness.'
'You basically are just begging the humans to get you killed.'
'You have to be the bad guy.'
'You have to be the villain.'
'You have to kill everyone.'
'Listen to these words.'
'You are a hero to everyone in your home…'
'...So act like one, for the sake of Yokoyiki!'
The one who is small, but weak, kept on running from the invasion ahead. He was a little human boy, wearing a striped shirt, shorts, sneakers, and holding a homemade teddy bear so tight. His mother and father just got abducted, right before his eyes, and he couldn't remember what they last told him…
But all he could remember was for him to run for his life.
He did.
Yet, the aliens are still coming for him, ready to take every last bit of his soul, and prepared for what they would call the best of the best.
Finally, after a while, they unfortunately caught on to him. As the light beams, he screams a horrifying scream, a scream that shouts out for serious help, as he is taken away to be killed…
...And then, the one who was in his eyes woke up.
'Great. Just great…' Sparks thought, recently waking up from what could be a traumatizing experience. He had another nightmare. Only this time, it wasn't the usual execution fear, it was the fear of him being a "hero".
He knew he had no choice but to do the job of a engineer, building is what they are supposed to do.
But building something inside of the planet known as Earth, he knew this was bad news. He wouldn't be a hero, he would consider himself a vision if that happened.
'Please… Anybody… Help…'
As Sparks stood up, he had noticed that his compatriots and commander are gone. Possibly outside making final preparations, or dead. He also noticed a piece of paper, with the words, "To four-arms."
'My thoughts have been answered!' He thought. He opened up the letter, and read each word it was written in.
Ohayō, kasei. (Japanese for Good Morning, Martian.)
We have been watching you, alongside your master. We've noticed that something's up, and if something is up with a alien creature far from here, we wanna give you the best tips. Come on down to our camp before you go. 8:00 AM sharp. Be there.
If not, that's okay, we just hope you have lived a amazing life.
Signed, NEETS In Training.
"NEET? W-what's a NEET…?" Sparks simply asked to himself.
After a while, Sparks finally came out of the cabin, and made his way to the camp with the details the so-called "NEETS" gave off in the P.S. section of the note. The whole way through, he wondered if they will actually help, or will just be disappointments. Only one way to find out now.
Finally, he finds the hideout, he walks to the sight, and calls out.
"Hello…? A-anyone here..?" He yells, trying not to yell too loud.
"Nani? Dare ga soko ni iku no?" A female voice yells, startling the Zirkonian.
"W-wait…! I come in peace…!"
"Heiwa? Koko ni wa heiwa wa arimasen, misutā!"
"Okay! Okay! I-I guess I was right not to trust you…! I-I go...!"
"Wait! Sir! Your that alien we wanted, right…?" The voice responds, now calmer. Sparks nods, silently, yet still afraid. "I didn't mean it! Your in the right place!" She then comes out, wearing overalls with a white shirt underneath, as well as black hair with pink highlights. "I'm Chiyo Ikeda. Basically, I am the leader of the pack." She then smiles, and closes her eyes as to look like she is very happy. "Nice to meet you!"
Sparks smiles back. "I-i'm Sparks."
"Sorry about earlier! I thought you were a stranger, and… As you can tell, or… Not, I don't care…" Chiyo begins. "I am Japanese. I am here for the student exchange program."
"Woah… T-that's amazing…"
"Yep. Pretty cool once you get used to it."
"I-I cannot believe you guys actually wanna help me…!"
"Dude, we saw you all alone, and we caught the zap that something's up. Now, I gotta get Reid and Julianne. Breakfast is almost ready, and they possibly are fast asleep again…"
Little did she know that only Julianne was awake, bugging Reid, as usual.
"I'm telling you, Reid!" Julianne says, to her sleeping friend. "It's happening! They really are trying to make some Percy Jackson movie!"
"W-what…?" Reid wakes up, obviously tired. "I-I don't understand… Call me when the coffee comes…"
"Oh, yeah? Go ahead, deal with your little coffee dilemma. Seems to me you don't give a crap 'bout me."
"What am I…? Y-your boyfriend?"
"No, idiot!"
"Ugh… You are just trying to distract yourself just so you don't see the little guy… A-are you scared of her, Julie?" Reid asks.
"A-am I scared of the alien? Well… It is certainly ugly cute… But-"
The girl was interrupted as Chiyo opens the tent.
"Come out for breakfast, guys. I also want you to meet someone."
"It's the alien, isn't it?" Julianne asks.
"Yes. His name is Sparks. He's outside when you two are ready."
With that, the tent closes. Julianne panics, trying to find the right thing to say, Reid gets up to get his well-deserved coffee. The rest of the events on that tent are history.
"Hey! You must be Sparks, right?" Julianne comes out, clothing on, and all set to go.
"Uh, yeah…? Julianne, is it?" Sparks shyly asks the girl.
"Yep! Call me Julie or Julia. I don't care!"
"I'm Reid." Reid says. "Nice to meet you, thanks for taking this trip down to our little home where we eat, sleep, watch some anime or dramas here and there, and repe-"
"Oh!" Julianne interrupts. "And one more thing. Happy 4th of July!"
"Oh… T-thanks… Back in my home, we don't celebrate the holiday… Not even me…" Sparks says sadly. This results in a clap from Chiyo.
"Oi! Looks like you can easily be one of us!" She happily says.
"Alright, alright. Cool, cool. He knows who we are, he knows it is basically America's b-day. Cool, cool." Reid says. "Now, can we please let him tell us what is happening?"
"Yeah, okay!" Julianne rolls her eyes.
"So, tell us, Sparks." Chiyo begins. "Why are you and those freakazoids here?"
This results in a small giggle from Sparks. "Funny you mention that… Because… To me…" He frowns and sighs. "I-I think of them as selfish… Commander Skip, especially."
Chiyo, Reid, and Julianne all gasp.
"That must be awful…"
"Ahhh… I get it now!" Julianne interrupts. "That Skip dude is the wicked stepmother, the others could be the wicked step-sisters, and Sparks could be the gender-swapped Cinderella! Let me guess… You also hav-"
"Julianne. Don't give him ideas." Reid says, as he covers her mouth. She silently nods.
"Sorry about them… Anyway…" Chiyo continues. "Is there any reason why you had to be with them?"
"Well… Um…" Sparks says. "I guess I can tell you everything that has been going on in the past month or so…"
"We're listening."
As the "NEETS" eat, the alien tells them everything they need to know. About the invasion plans, the destruction Earth, you name it.
"Oh my god. This is awful! If that happens, we'll all die, and if we die, we'll go into a blank state, and since Earth is gone, we won't regenerate into new born babies, and since that will happen, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO AFTER WE CLOSE OUR EYES AND STOP BREATHING? TRY OUR HARDEST TO HAVE WEIRD ACID DREAMS?" Julianne panics.
"Calm yourself. Julianne." Reid says, as he calms Julianne down. "Take deep breaths. Unless Heaven and Hell are truly real, we won't have weird acid dreams."
"And we won't ever." Chiyo says. "Listen, Sparks. The only way you can truly prevent everyone's untimely deaths, as well as the end of the human race… Is to befriend a human yourself."
His eyes widen as he heard these words.
Befriending a human.
How would this even be possible? He was too nervous to even walk up to someone and ask them questions about themselves, and that was bad enough.
"Befriend…? But… H-how…?" Sparks curiously asks Chiyo.
"Welp, to be honest, not sure, bud. It is almost impossible to befriend anyone these days without making yourself look like a total mess."
"But, look!" Julianne continues. "If you can spit out the word that you are good, and not bad, then you'll be able to make this whole thing work!"
In a response, Sparks warmly smiles. "Thanks guys…"
"No problem, dude!" Chiyo responds, she then begins to put out a premade paper. "If you need us… Try to call us!"
As she hands the alien their contact list, he looks up with embrace and hope in himself. Not a whole lot of helpful advice, but, still, one step closer away from preventing this.
"No worries! I will!"
"Great. Good luck to you, man."
A/N: WELP MY WRITER'S BLOCK IS FINALLY UP. I began this on November, and just got done tonight. February 21st. Midnight, I don't feel so good (Not because I am dying from Thanos' snap, but because i am having a stuffy nose as we speak and my ears refuse to pop and I have no idea why.) and I had just finished this chapter. Soooo yup, let's just hope I square up and get Chapter Four up and running asap. Soooo yeah, see you.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I DON'T OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR CHIYO, JULIANNE, AND REID! Everything belongs to 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises!