Time Passes By & Memories Fade
Summary: Sequel to Galaxy of stars Three years after the Mars explosion, everything seems at peace… however one by one people are disappearing and reported dead. Can this evil be more so than the last? Slightly more random than last time…
here is chapter 9... sorry for updating late?? or am i on time??? can't tell... i think i'll update on thrusday this week... i also have to fix my timetable that day too... anyhow... i'm back from the sleepover b'day party thing... it was alright until there was a bushfire scare... pretty scary but nothing too serious... i hope... thanks for all the reviews!!! it means alot and i hope this chapter is good!!! or remotely enjoyable... i just hope i can stick to my schedule... must finish this fic!!! arg!!! hopefully my plot and storyline is allright!!! cos it sounded alright in my head... but then when its written... meh... oh well... just as long as there's no complaints i think im fine... lol... anyhow thanks fore reading!!! love you heaps!!! hugs and kisses!!!
Chapter 9: Dream, Fantasy and Reality
"Hari... are you in there?" asked Saburota as he knocked the door.
Hari bolted up from his bed, "Huh?"
He looked around, "I'm in my room... was it all a dream???"
"Oi... are you going to open the door?" called out Saburota through the intercom, as he knocked the door.
The door suddenly opened, and there stood Saburota, Jun and the tennis regulars.
"For a minute we thought you were dead, shortie," said Saburota when he saw Hari still in bed.
"How did I get here?" asked Hari, as he rubbed his eyes.
"What do you mean by that?" asked Bunta, "You obviously walked to your room and went to sleep..."
"We saw you walk yourself here too!" chipped in Eiji.
"How can you not remember?" asked Yuuta, "Do you remember the meeting?"
"You don't understand!" said Hari, "I was at this military base... and there were these scientists... and they were doing experiments... and then there was a computer that typed back to me! There were names... tones of them... Aki Kari... Ken Nico..."
"Come again?" asked Saburota. "Military base? Experiments...?"
"There was this girl! Black hair and red eyes," said Hari, "She was in my room..."
"You saw her too?" asked Akaya.
"She was here and she keep disappearing and reappearing..." said Hari. "No... she was Boson jumping simultaneously..."
"I told you I saw her!" said Akaya, "It's not my imaginary friend!"
"You sure you weren't dreaming?" asked Saburota. "Is that right captain?"
Jun didn't say a word, as he continued to look at Hari.
"Everyone please leave..." said Jun, "Kirihara and Makibi... I'd like to talk to you two alone."
"Captain... we can control Kirihara," said Bunta, trying to help Akaya out, "I'm sure this imaginary friend phase will pass..."
"You are all dismissed," said Jun. Reluctantly everyone left and the door slid close.
"I'm not imagining things! He might be but I'm not!" said Akaya and Hari at the same time, as they pointed to each other. They then glared at each other.
"I believe you," said Jun.
The arguing stopped, "Huh?"
"I believe you," said Jun, "There are many things that are unexplainable; however it does not mean they are untrue..."
"Just an hour ago there was another power fault..." said Jun. "And a few minutes ago there was another..."
"You mean during that time when the lights started flickering?" asked Akaya.
"Precisely..." nodded Jun. "It is very rare for such an occurrence to happen several times in one month..."
"What does this have to do with Miss Ghost?" asked Hari.
"Is that her name?" asked Akaya.
"Ah... well... she... she didn't talk so... I... sort of gave her that name," stuttered Hari.
"I want you to see a doctor..." said Jun.
"What...?" exclaimed Hari and Akaya.
"Didn't you just say you believed us?" asked Akaya.
"I'm sure by now, news has spread through Nergal about the two of you," said Jun.
"So...?" asked Akaya.
"This would affect the outcome of this mission," said Jun, "your colleagues would double guess your results and question your judgement..."
"They think we're crazy?" asked Hari.
"Mostly, there will only be few that will think otherwise..." said Jun.
"I want you to pack your things," said Jun. "I have arranged a car for you to take you... there you will meet a doctor... further instruction for you will come from the doctor..."
"So... the doctor's a shrink right?" asked Akaya.
"You'll have to see..." said Jun, "If you want to inform your friends... it is ideal that you tell them that you have been removed from the mission for a mental evaluation... no further information must be indulged... is that clear..."
"A... aye..." said the two of them. 'Still doesn't prove that you believe us...'
"What if they ask how long we'll be gone?" asked Akaya.
"If the doctor sees that there are no problems then you'll be back..." said Jun. "Anything related to the girl that you've both seen must be reported to the doctor... is that clear?"
"O...kay," said the two. In the corner of Hari's room at the bottom of his bag was a pile of papers.
"You be sure to come back, okay?" asked Bunta as he ruffled Akaya's hair.
"We'll wait for you to come back," said Masaharu.
"Be sure to act normal..." said Yuuta. "Stop imaging things..."
'Probably not the best idea,' thought the others. 'Easier said than done...'
Nearby Hari stood by himself. He watched as the regulars wished Akaya well and asking him to come back soon. He sighed, he envied their relationship however sometimes he knew that they could be annoying at the same time.
In a tree near by the girl wearing a blue t-shirt and shorts, watched the proceeding. Her hair was no longer a jet black and had faded into a black and silver. She placed her palm up and a blue light appeared before it disappeared
"Huh?" Hari slightly jumped as a small blue glow appeared before him. He held out his hand and caught the object, a tulip...
"A tulip shaped tulip crystal," breathed Hari, he held it carefully before looking around for where it came from.
Jun then placed a hand on his shoulder, "Are you alright?"
Hari closed his hand around the small flower slightly, "Ah... yes... yes... I'm alright..."
The tree that the girl was in was no longer occupied. Where she once sat, a small tulip shaped tulip crystal grew.
Jun turned his head in the direction of the tree as if expecting something.
"Are you alright captain?" asked Hari.
"Yes... I just thought I felt something..." said Jun, "Must be the wind..."
"Make sure to come back," said Jun to the boy reassuringly, "You're our systems operator... and the only one that is qualified to do so..."
Hari stared at him for a minute before he smiled widely, "Aye...!"
A car arrived, "Seem like your ride is here..."
"Hello!" greeted Prospector from the driver's seat.
Akaya turned to everyone, "I lied... I didn't see that girl!!! Can I stay here???"
All the regulars felt sorry for him, after their last experience with Prospector, they tried to avoid him like a plague, in hope to salvage what was left of their common sense.
"Mr. Prospector...! Are you here to pick us up?" asked Hari.
"Yes... Jun thought that it was best if I was the one to take you," said Prospector, his glassed caught the light sinisterly, "After all, this will be a special trip..."
Akaya panicked somewhat, "I lied!!! I swear I'll never give up on the imaginary friend!!!"
"Did you do anything to him?" asked Jun.
"Not at all," replied Prospector. "We've only met once this year... this is only our second meeting..."
"So captain... who are the so called mentally impaired?" asked Prospector.
"Akaya Kirihara and Hari Makibi..." answered Jun, "the two of them claim to have met a girl with the ability to Boson jump..."
"Rumours have it that the two has become mentally unstable..." said Prospector. "Young Hari only met this girl just last night, correct?"
"Aye... word had spread through the building fast..." said Jun.
"You believe them, don't you?" asked Prospector.
"Yes... I found a tulip in my room," said Jun, "made from tulip crystals... whoever the girl is... she's helping us... there's no doubt... this is no ghost..."
"You must be Hari Makibi and Akaya Kirihara," greeted the woman at the entrance of a small building. She had blonde hair which was tied into a bun and her eyes were covered by sunglasses. She wore a lab coat and the two boys predicted that this was the doctor that was going to 'assess' their mental state.
"Come now," said the woman and she turned and walked, "We'll get straight down to business..."
"Umm... do you think we're mental?" asked Hari.
"Would you like me to?" asked back the doctor.
"Of course not!" said Akaya.
"Please tell when you first saw this mysterious girl?" asked the woman.
"A few days ago I think," said Akaya as he sctached his cheek. "It was the same day Mr. Prospector came and sent a message..."
"Yesterday," informed Hari.
"Just as I thought," muttered the woman.
"You have a tulip crystal on you I believe," said the woman to Hari.
Hari blinked in surprise, "How did you...?"
"I would like to examine the crystallised flower," said the woman. "I would like to also know about your so called dream..."
"It wasn't a dream!" said Hari.
"Even so... I would like to know what happened..." said the woman as she walked into the elevator and they went down.
"For the next few days we'll be examining readings," said the woman.
"Psychic reading?" asked Akaya.
"No... Other readings..." replied the woman.
The elevator door opened and the two boys gawked. It was a huge underground base, much larger than the one they saw at Nergal's business building. The huge image at the front of the room looked as if it was tracking something.
"What is this place?" asked Akaya.
"This is reality," said the woman, "There are no ifs or maybe here... this is where evidence is gathered..."
chapter 9 done!!! yay!!! hope it was alright??? a little space action next chapter... however i wouldn't exactly call it action... more like setting... lol... what do you think will happen next???? for some reason i think i made the tennis regulars a bit annoying... or is it just me??? (might be my imagination...) lol... anyhow... thanks for reading!!! see you next time!!! hugs and kisses!!!