Author's Note: Konnichiwa, minna! Hope you're all ready for the first
episode of my series. Well, let's begin the show!
Disclaimer: Err.nope, I still don't own the Gatekeepers and it's characters. But I do own the characters I added and this story! :)
PROLOGUE
The year is 1971. It has been nearly half a year since the Gatekeepers confronted Reiji Kageyama in that fateful battle. It has been nearly half a year since the Gatekeepers last used their gates. Now.all that is long and forgotten. The Gatekeepers lead a normal, average life now. However, AEGIS is still operating, in case of sudden emergencies. But nothing has happened.yet. *********************************************************************
*Insert new version of Gatekeepers opening song here (read the previous chapter)*
It was raining heavily that night. Lightning flashed across the sky, followed by the deafening roar of thunder. The trees sway to and fro, blown by a strong breeze in the air. At Haneda airport, a Boeing 737 was just about to land on the runway. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions, the plane managed to land safely. Quickly, all its passengers rushed out of the plane with umbrellas, bags on their heads and anything that can keep them from getting drenched in the storm. It was quite a ruckus since all of them rushed to find cabs to get away from the terrible storm. All.except one. He was standing there alone at the edge of the crowd, rain pouring down on him. He wore a black trench coat and there was an odd, long bundle tied to his back. He gazed around at all the frantic people. It was so dark, that not many noticed he was even there. After all the people had left the airport, the dark figure started to walk. He didn't seem to care about the rain. He didn't seem to care about the storm. He just slowly walked away from the airport and then, was gone among the shadows.
RETURN OF THE INVADERS
The storm had subsided. The birds were chirping merrily in the trees, as the sun started to rise from the east. Ruriko awakened at the sound of her alarm clock. She got up and shut the alarm off before stretching herself. She then got out of bed and went over to the window to open it. "Good morning, little birdies!" a phrase she usually used every morning. And as usual, Ukiya was in his room with only a pair of underwear on. "Ohayo, Rurippe!" greeted Ukiya as he noticed her through his window. Ruriko seemed to be annoyed. "Ukiya-kun, why can't you ever wear decent clothes in the morning?!" Ukiya grinned. "I just woke up. What'd you expect?" "Anyway," Ukiya changed the topic, "Ready for the first day of school this year?" Ruriko nodded her head. "I can't wait to meet the others. It's been a while since we last saw them." "Demo.Reiko-san won't be with us this year," said Ukiya, "She graduated to a musical college, remember?" "Oh, I almost forgot about that," said Ruriko, "That's just too bad." ".Have you seen Megumi yet?" "No." "It's odd.Ever since that battle with Kageyama, we haven't seen her at all." Ruriko shrugs and looks at her watch. "Oh my gosh! Look at the time! I'm gonna be late for school!" she exclaimed, "See you later, Ukiya-kun!" "C'ya, Rurippe!" ********************************************************************* "Hey, look! It's them!" "Ukiya-sempai! Ruriko-san! Over here!" Kaoru waved her hand at them as the two entered the classroom. They approached Kaoru, Fei and Bancho. "So, how was your holidays?" asked Ukiya. "I just stayed at home," said Fei. "What about you, Bancho?" Ukiya asked as he turned to him. Bancho's face became sad and forlorn. (special effects, background becomes black and a gust of wind blows) "I had to fulfill my duties as a Gate Super." he said with a very solemn face. "You had to help Specs with the maintenance duties, right?" Ukiya teased Bancho. Bancho cried (anime style). "It's not fair! How come I have to do all the dirty jobs and you all get to go on holidays?!" "Calm down, Bancho. I'm sure you'll get a vacation. I mean, Shidei (commander) only asked you to help Specs because of all the damage the base has taken," consoled Kaoru, "Now that there's no more invaders, the base wouldn't need anymore maintenance." Bancho stopped crying. "No more invader." he said as if he just realized that. He cried again (anime style). "What are you crying for now???" Ruriko suddenly asked. "Now that there's no more invaders, I can't show off my gate powers as a heroic Gate Super!!!" he sobbed. Everybody sweatdropped. -_-;;; "Kaoru, did you go anywhere?" asked Ukiya. Kaoru smiled gleefully and nodded her head. "Sure I did. My parents brought me to a beach somewhere. It was sooo fun there!" "Wish you could have been there with me," she added, gazing at Ukiya with alluring eyes. Ruriko glared at her. "E-hem!" "Yes, Ruriko," said Kaoru, looking innocently at her, "Is there something you wanted to say?" "Err." Ruriko was speechless. She only wanted to shift Ukiya's attention away from Kaoru. "Hey! Did you go anywhere?" asked Ukiya to Ruriko, "I remembered you left for a week or two." Bancho stopped crying. "I bet she went abroad to other countries," he grumbled under his breath. "Err." Ruriko blushed, "You really wouldn't want to know." "Tell us," said Kaoru, "Should be somewhere interesting." "Not really." said Ruriko. "A-HA! I know!" exclaimed Ukiya with a grin. Ruriko seemed rather alarmed. "You do?" "Hehe.you went to." Ukiya pointed an accusing finger at her, "The strip club that just opened in town!!!" Ruriko's really pissed-off now. "NANI?! BAKA!!!" She landed her fist in Ukiya's face and he fell down with a large bruise on his forehead. @_@ "I knew it!" said Bancho as he turned to Fei, "She DID punch Ukiya in the face today. Pay up!" Fei grumbled as she handed Bancho a 1000 yen note. "Seriously." Kaoru said, "Where did you go, then???" "Fine!" Ruriko was fed-up with them, "If you all really want to know, I just went to my grandmother's house!" Everybody was dumbstruck. o_O?! "That's it?!" Bancho asked, "And I thought Ukiya was telling the truth." Ruriko clenched her fist as she got ready for another blow. Bancho realized his mistake. "Uh-oh." he gulped. ********************************************************************* Meanwhile, in the AEGIS Far East Branch Base, the commander was sitting in his chair, reading some documents while occasionally sipping a cup of coffee. He looked disdainfully at the coffee. "Miss Ochiai can never get the taste right," he grumbled under his breath as he flipped through the documents. There was nothing much for him or his staff to do. The invaders were gone for good. AEGIS was of no use anymore. Yet, the commander wanted the base to remain intact and the staff remains hired. No one knows why. Miss Ochiai approached the commander. She paused and hesitated. "Shidei." "Hm?" the commander looked at her over the documents, "Is something wrong?" "Ie (No) ," she shook her head, "Demo.there is something I want to ask you about." "Go on. I'm listening," said the commander as he took another sip of his coffee. "Why do you want this AEGIS base to remain operating? All the other branches have closed as soon as the invaders were gone," she said. The commander slowly put down his cup and looked at her. "I fear.the invaders are not gone." "But that can't be!" blurted out Miss Ochiai, "All the remaining invaders were sucked in to that black hole. There's no way." The commander cut her off, "They will return.As long as there are Gatekeepers in this world, they will return." "I.I don't understand." "The invaders were originally created by a black gatekeeper," explained the commander, "If they can create it before, they can create it again." "Oh." "Demo.that is only what I think," said the commander as he stood up and turned around to look at a screen showing a map of Tokyo, "Who knows what the future may hold for Japan." ********************************************************************* After school that day, Ukiya approached Ruriko before she started to walk back home. "Hey! Rurip." Ukiya changed his words when he received a glare from her, "I mean, Ruriko!" "Nan desu ka? (What is it?)" she asked. "Well, you see." Ukiya tried to phrase this properly, "It's been a while since we two went out together..alone." "Eh? Are you asking me out for a date?" Ukiya bent his head a little to hide his face that had blushed with embarrassment. "Well..it's okay if you don't want to.I.I understand.." "I.I'd love to, Ukiya." "R-Really?" "Sure," Ruriko smiled when she saw Ukiya stared at her in disbelief. Ukiya too smiled. "Great! I'll pick you up around 6 this evening! C'ya!" He left off in a hurry, just in case Ruriko suddenly decided to change her mind. Ruriko smiled. "Ukiya-kun." ********************************************************************* Ukiya brought his car up to Ruriko's front gate and horned loudly. "Coming!" said Ruriko as she said goodbye to her parents before hurrying out of the house and into his car. "So.where are we going?" she asked. "Errr.." Ukiya tried to think of something up. He hadn't really given much thought about it actually.as long as he had Ruriko with him. "Errr..maybe somewhere around Tokyo."he said. "That's a pretty vague answer," she commented, then she suggested, "Why don't we go to that new restaurant downtown?" "Okay, whatever you say," Ukiya shifted the gear and drove off. ********************************************************************* While they were cruising along the roads, Ukiya was absent-mindedly gazing at Ruriko while driving the car, albeit it was very dangerous. "She's so.beautiful." he thought to himself. "Maybe I shouldn't have called her Rurippe all this time." "If only I knew sooner that she actually loved me." "No, wait.I did know."
*FLASHBACK* A young Ukiya and Ruriko were facing each other. "When are you leaving?" asked Ukiya. "Next week," replied Ruriko. "Shun, we're leaving" called out a voice. "Coming, Mum!" He was about to go but then. "Matte (Wait)," said Ruriko. "Actually I...I've always.." she clutched the dinosaur toy that Ukiya had given her earlier, "Loved you!" (special effect-echo) "Gomen ne, Rurippe," said Ukiya, "But I like Miyo. She doesn't snivel like you." *(OKAY! BACK TO REALITY)* "It was all my fault..if only I had given her a chance to prove herself." "Hey, Ukiya! Watch out for that truck!" "Huh?" Ukiya snapped back to reality. "Yikes!" he swerved the car to avoid the truck. "Ukiya! Don't drive so recklessly!" scolded Ruriko. Ukiya just kept quiet. He stopped daydreaming and started to concentrate on the road more. ********************************************************************* After having a romantic dinner at the restaurant (which burnt a hole in Ruriko's pocket since she's paying for it n_n;;;), they decided to walk around the city. (It was already nighttime) They enjoyed their time a lot. After a while walking, they reached a beautiful, large fountain. Ruriko went up to the fountain and dipped her hand into the fountain and washed her face with the refreshing icy cold water. Ukiya just stood a little way behind her, smiling. Ruriko backed up a bit.and tripped over a rock! "Whoah!" Ruriko exclaimed, but then an arm shot out and grabbed her by her back and she didn't fall. Ruriko looked up to see Ukiya's face smiling down at her. She smiled back. "Perfect," thought Ukiya as he hugged Ruriko. Ruriko did not retort, but instead snuggled up in his arms. All was silent as the two cuddled up to each other. .but not for long. Suddenly, they heard footsteps of a large number of people. They then saw that a group of people was walking in a zombie-like manner towards them. "It.it can't be!" Ukiya blurted out. Ruriko was worried. She clutched Ukiya's arm harder. Their fears came true. The people suddenly took out a pair of sunglasses and don them on. .the invaders have returned!
TO BE CONTINUED.
*Insert ending song here (the one that sounds like the beginning song but twice as long)*
Author's Note: Gomen ne since I didn't actually describe much about their dinner and everything. I was just too lazy to type it down :P Anyway, PLEASE send in you reviews! I beg of you! I really wanna know if this story is okay. Till next time, ja!^_^
Disclaimer: Err.nope, I still don't own the Gatekeepers and it's characters. But I do own the characters I added and this story! :)
PROLOGUE
The year is 1971. It has been nearly half a year since the Gatekeepers confronted Reiji Kageyama in that fateful battle. It has been nearly half a year since the Gatekeepers last used their gates. Now.all that is long and forgotten. The Gatekeepers lead a normal, average life now. However, AEGIS is still operating, in case of sudden emergencies. But nothing has happened.yet. *********************************************************************
*Insert new version of Gatekeepers opening song here (read the previous chapter)*
It was raining heavily that night. Lightning flashed across the sky, followed by the deafening roar of thunder. The trees sway to and fro, blown by a strong breeze in the air. At Haneda airport, a Boeing 737 was just about to land on the runway. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions, the plane managed to land safely. Quickly, all its passengers rushed out of the plane with umbrellas, bags on their heads and anything that can keep them from getting drenched in the storm. It was quite a ruckus since all of them rushed to find cabs to get away from the terrible storm. All.except one. He was standing there alone at the edge of the crowd, rain pouring down on him. He wore a black trench coat and there was an odd, long bundle tied to his back. He gazed around at all the frantic people. It was so dark, that not many noticed he was even there. After all the people had left the airport, the dark figure started to walk. He didn't seem to care about the rain. He didn't seem to care about the storm. He just slowly walked away from the airport and then, was gone among the shadows.
RETURN OF THE INVADERS
The storm had subsided. The birds were chirping merrily in the trees, as the sun started to rise from the east. Ruriko awakened at the sound of her alarm clock. She got up and shut the alarm off before stretching herself. She then got out of bed and went over to the window to open it. "Good morning, little birdies!" a phrase she usually used every morning. And as usual, Ukiya was in his room with only a pair of underwear on. "Ohayo, Rurippe!" greeted Ukiya as he noticed her through his window. Ruriko seemed to be annoyed. "Ukiya-kun, why can't you ever wear decent clothes in the morning?!" Ukiya grinned. "I just woke up. What'd you expect?" "Anyway," Ukiya changed the topic, "Ready for the first day of school this year?" Ruriko nodded her head. "I can't wait to meet the others. It's been a while since we last saw them." "Demo.Reiko-san won't be with us this year," said Ukiya, "She graduated to a musical college, remember?" "Oh, I almost forgot about that," said Ruriko, "That's just too bad." ".Have you seen Megumi yet?" "No." "It's odd.Ever since that battle with Kageyama, we haven't seen her at all." Ruriko shrugs and looks at her watch. "Oh my gosh! Look at the time! I'm gonna be late for school!" she exclaimed, "See you later, Ukiya-kun!" "C'ya, Rurippe!" ********************************************************************* "Hey, look! It's them!" "Ukiya-sempai! Ruriko-san! Over here!" Kaoru waved her hand at them as the two entered the classroom. They approached Kaoru, Fei and Bancho. "So, how was your holidays?" asked Ukiya. "I just stayed at home," said Fei. "What about you, Bancho?" Ukiya asked as he turned to him. Bancho's face became sad and forlorn. (special effects, background becomes black and a gust of wind blows) "I had to fulfill my duties as a Gate Super." he said with a very solemn face. "You had to help Specs with the maintenance duties, right?" Ukiya teased Bancho. Bancho cried (anime style). "It's not fair! How come I have to do all the dirty jobs and you all get to go on holidays?!" "Calm down, Bancho. I'm sure you'll get a vacation. I mean, Shidei (commander) only asked you to help Specs because of all the damage the base has taken," consoled Kaoru, "Now that there's no more invaders, the base wouldn't need anymore maintenance." Bancho stopped crying. "No more invader." he said as if he just realized that. He cried again (anime style). "What are you crying for now???" Ruriko suddenly asked. "Now that there's no more invaders, I can't show off my gate powers as a heroic Gate Super!!!" he sobbed. Everybody sweatdropped. -_-;;; "Kaoru, did you go anywhere?" asked Ukiya. Kaoru smiled gleefully and nodded her head. "Sure I did. My parents brought me to a beach somewhere. It was sooo fun there!" "Wish you could have been there with me," she added, gazing at Ukiya with alluring eyes. Ruriko glared at her. "E-hem!" "Yes, Ruriko," said Kaoru, looking innocently at her, "Is there something you wanted to say?" "Err." Ruriko was speechless. She only wanted to shift Ukiya's attention away from Kaoru. "Hey! Did you go anywhere?" asked Ukiya to Ruriko, "I remembered you left for a week or two." Bancho stopped crying. "I bet she went abroad to other countries," he grumbled under his breath. "Err." Ruriko blushed, "You really wouldn't want to know." "Tell us," said Kaoru, "Should be somewhere interesting." "Not really." said Ruriko. "A-HA! I know!" exclaimed Ukiya with a grin. Ruriko seemed rather alarmed. "You do?" "Hehe.you went to." Ukiya pointed an accusing finger at her, "The strip club that just opened in town!!!" Ruriko's really pissed-off now. "NANI?! BAKA!!!" She landed her fist in Ukiya's face and he fell down with a large bruise on his forehead. @_@ "I knew it!" said Bancho as he turned to Fei, "She DID punch Ukiya in the face today. Pay up!" Fei grumbled as she handed Bancho a 1000 yen note. "Seriously." Kaoru said, "Where did you go, then???" "Fine!" Ruriko was fed-up with them, "If you all really want to know, I just went to my grandmother's house!" Everybody was dumbstruck. o_O?! "That's it?!" Bancho asked, "And I thought Ukiya was telling the truth." Ruriko clenched her fist as she got ready for another blow. Bancho realized his mistake. "Uh-oh." he gulped. ********************************************************************* Meanwhile, in the AEGIS Far East Branch Base, the commander was sitting in his chair, reading some documents while occasionally sipping a cup of coffee. He looked disdainfully at the coffee. "Miss Ochiai can never get the taste right," he grumbled under his breath as he flipped through the documents. There was nothing much for him or his staff to do. The invaders were gone for good. AEGIS was of no use anymore. Yet, the commander wanted the base to remain intact and the staff remains hired. No one knows why. Miss Ochiai approached the commander. She paused and hesitated. "Shidei." "Hm?" the commander looked at her over the documents, "Is something wrong?" "Ie (No) ," she shook her head, "Demo.there is something I want to ask you about." "Go on. I'm listening," said the commander as he took another sip of his coffee. "Why do you want this AEGIS base to remain operating? All the other branches have closed as soon as the invaders were gone," she said. The commander slowly put down his cup and looked at her. "I fear.the invaders are not gone." "But that can't be!" blurted out Miss Ochiai, "All the remaining invaders were sucked in to that black hole. There's no way." The commander cut her off, "They will return.As long as there are Gatekeepers in this world, they will return." "I.I don't understand." "The invaders were originally created by a black gatekeeper," explained the commander, "If they can create it before, they can create it again." "Oh." "Demo.that is only what I think," said the commander as he stood up and turned around to look at a screen showing a map of Tokyo, "Who knows what the future may hold for Japan." ********************************************************************* After school that day, Ukiya approached Ruriko before she started to walk back home. "Hey! Rurip." Ukiya changed his words when he received a glare from her, "I mean, Ruriko!" "Nan desu ka? (What is it?)" she asked. "Well, you see." Ukiya tried to phrase this properly, "It's been a while since we two went out together..alone." "Eh? Are you asking me out for a date?" Ukiya bent his head a little to hide his face that had blushed with embarrassment. "Well..it's okay if you don't want to.I.I understand.." "I.I'd love to, Ukiya." "R-Really?" "Sure," Ruriko smiled when she saw Ukiya stared at her in disbelief. Ukiya too smiled. "Great! I'll pick you up around 6 this evening! C'ya!" He left off in a hurry, just in case Ruriko suddenly decided to change her mind. Ruriko smiled. "Ukiya-kun." ********************************************************************* Ukiya brought his car up to Ruriko's front gate and horned loudly. "Coming!" said Ruriko as she said goodbye to her parents before hurrying out of the house and into his car. "So.where are we going?" she asked. "Errr.." Ukiya tried to think of something up. He hadn't really given much thought about it actually.as long as he had Ruriko with him. "Errr..maybe somewhere around Tokyo."he said. "That's a pretty vague answer," she commented, then she suggested, "Why don't we go to that new restaurant downtown?" "Okay, whatever you say," Ukiya shifted the gear and drove off. ********************************************************************* While they were cruising along the roads, Ukiya was absent-mindedly gazing at Ruriko while driving the car, albeit it was very dangerous. "She's so.beautiful." he thought to himself. "Maybe I shouldn't have called her Rurippe all this time." "If only I knew sooner that she actually loved me." "No, wait.I did know."
*FLASHBACK* A young Ukiya and Ruriko were facing each other. "When are you leaving?" asked Ukiya. "Next week," replied Ruriko. "Shun, we're leaving" called out a voice. "Coming, Mum!" He was about to go but then. "Matte (Wait)," said Ruriko. "Actually I...I've always.." she clutched the dinosaur toy that Ukiya had given her earlier, "Loved you!" (special effect-echo) "Gomen ne, Rurippe," said Ukiya, "But I like Miyo. She doesn't snivel like you." *(OKAY! BACK TO REALITY)* "It was all my fault..if only I had given her a chance to prove herself." "Hey, Ukiya! Watch out for that truck!" "Huh?" Ukiya snapped back to reality. "Yikes!" he swerved the car to avoid the truck. "Ukiya! Don't drive so recklessly!" scolded Ruriko. Ukiya just kept quiet. He stopped daydreaming and started to concentrate on the road more. ********************************************************************* After having a romantic dinner at the restaurant (which burnt a hole in Ruriko's pocket since she's paying for it n_n;;;), they decided to walk around the city. (It was already nighttime) They enjoyed their time a lot. After a while walking, they reached a beautiful, large fountain. Ruriko went up to the fountain and dipped her hand into the fountain and washed her face with the refreshing icy cold water. Ukiya just stood a little way behind her, smiling. Ruriko backed up a bit.and tripped over a rock! "Whoah!" Ruriko exclaimed, but then an arm shot out and grabbed her by her back and she didn't fall. Ruriko looked up to see Ukiya's face smiling down at her. She smiled back. "Perfect," thought Ukiya as he hugged Ruriko. Ruriko did not retort, but instead snuggled up in his arms. All was silent as the two cuddled up to each other. .but not for long. Suddenly, they heard footsteps of a large number of people. They then saw that a group of people was walking in a zombie-like manner towards them. "It.it can't be!" Ukiya blurted out. Ruriko was worried. She clutched Ukiya's arm harder. Their fears came true. The people suddenly took out a pair of sunglasses and don them on. .the invaders have returned!
TO BE CONTINUED.
*Insert ending song here (the one that sounds like the beginning song but twice as long)*
Author's Note: Gomen ne since I didn't actually describe much about their dinner and everything. I was just too lazy to type it down :P Anyway, PLEASE send in you reviews! I beg of you! I really wanna know if this story is okay. Till next time, ja!^_^