The Other Sides of Haruhi Suzumiya

The Return of Ryouko Asakura: One

It happened in a neglected part of the old building in North High. Energy like sparkles came together, shimmering in the twilight, then resolved into the form of a young woman with dark blue hair.

"Even Nagato didn't know I had created back ups," Ryouko Asakura purred as she got up from where she was crouching, "now, I will find Kyon and complete my mission!"

Realizing the whole building was dark she sighed, knowing Kyon would not be on the school grounds. With a sigh she went down to the show lockers, noting with some annoyance that her outside shoes had been removed in the months she had been gone.

'I should probably find a place to stay for the night,' Ryouko thought, 'then I can ambush Kyon in the morning...'

Ryouko walked away from the school, thinking of her plans before being blinded by a burst of white light. "Ack!" she yelped, even as she made her eyes adapt.

"Ryouko Asakura?" the smaller boy asked, standing beside the car that had suddenly turned on it's headlights.

"It's her," the taller man noted, "I pride myself on identifying all the triple A plus girls."

Ryouko blinked as she recognized them, "Kunikida, Taniguchi? Is that you?" Both young men were dressed in inky black suits and wearing sunglasses, but she could still easily identify them.

"Been awhile, class rep," Taniguchi nodded pleasantly.

"I hate to be pushy," the smaller Kunikida smiled as he asked, "but do you still intend to kill our classmate Kyon?"

Ryouko almost let her surprised reaction show, wondering how they knew. 'Are they with the esper or time travel factions?' she wondered, but aloud said, "I don't think that's any of your business."

Taniguchi was walked up to her as he put a hand in his pocket, "Really, it's important that we find out the truth."

Ryouko gave both of them annoyed looks, "I will full fill the orders from my faction."

"I'd say that's a yes," Kunikida sighed.

"Yup," Taniguchi said, producing a humorously small pistol and pointing it at Ryouko, "meet the noisy cricket."

Ryouko was about to scoff when as powerful energy blast hit her and sent her flying backward, hitting a brick wall with enough force to crack bricks or her spine. "Oww," Ryouko winced as she tried to shake off the momentary disorientation.

Sadly, Kunikida had no intention of giving her that time, the boy trotting over from the car hefting a big gun. IT fired off a continuous beam that actually disrupted quantinum connections, which even a data entity needed to survive.

"Sorry, Miss Asakura," Kunikida said regretfully as he swept the gun across her de-resolving body, "I really don't want to do this."

"Yeah, we both voted for you," Taniguchi added, retrieving a similar gun from the car. "Come on, just give up the whole killing Kyon thing," he encouraged him.

"Never," Ryouko growled, morphing her arms into blades and preparing to attack.

Taniguchi turned his gun up high as he sighed, "Sorry."

IN moments there was nothing left of Asakura but a odd, fine sand. Both boys slung the guns up against their shoulders, sighing in relief. "Think that's all of her?" Kunikida wondered, sighing.

"Yeah, unless she hid more backups somewhere," Taniguchi said as he took a specimine bag and collected the dust. Seeing their confrontation had drew a crowd he frowned, "Who's turn is it?"

"Mine," Kunikida said as he took a small, penlike device out of his pocket. The red light of the neuralizer flashed, hitting the crowd as he ordered them, "You just saw the filming of a popular science fiction show."

The crowd dispersed, murmuring softly as Taniguchi tossed the specimen bag in the back seat, then both men climbed in and drove off. "Too bad we had to kill her," Taniguchi sighed, "she was hot."

"Taniguchi," Kunikida sighed, shaking his head.

To be continued...