Chapter 5
"You want me to WHAT?!?!?"
Sayoko stared at her laptop. Upon reading about Mizuho Kasumi, she had immediately contacted her Aunt Urd. Now Urd was looking out at her from her laptop screen.
"I want you to handle it." replied Urd, "Look you're already in the town there. You've seen the Extra-Terrestrial. You're the goddess on the scene."
Sayoko was flabbergasted. "But..I'm watching out for Misato!"
"You're still the only goddess handy."
"But she's already been here a year! I mean...what kind of trouble can she.."
"She's married."
"To who!?!?"
"A Kei Kusanagi."
"WHAT!?!?"
"Gets better. She's half-human."
"WHY WASN'T THAT IN THE RECORD!?!?!"
"It was."
"How come I didn't see it then?"
Urd sighed, "Because I'm the Sysop and I know how to ask Yggdrasil questions."
Sayoko put her head in her hands. "This is getting worse every second. I thought there was a warning system to prevent this from happening."
"There was. But it broke during Second Impact and apparently wasn't fixed."
"Great. This is just great." Sayoko glared at her Aunt. "Do you seriously expect me to kill her?"
"I'll leave that up to you." Urd sighed, "I know it sucks, but we have to make sure that no alien technology falls into terrestrial hands."
"What do you mean?"
"You served under Gendo Ikari. Need I say anything more."
"..."
"Exactly."
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The next afternoon.
"You have to what!?" shouted Misato.
"My thoughts exactly." replied Sayoko.
"Why?"
"Because she's breaking the rules." said Sayoko, "Both her planets and ours."
"But to kill her..."
"I'm not going to kill her." Sayoko said with a glare, "I could never do that. All I'm going to do is confront her and hope she leaves."
"And if she doesn't?"
Sayoko sighed. "I'm not going to think about that." She then turned and looked at Misato. "I should only be gone a few hours, so I'll be back in time for dinner." She glared at Misato. "Do not leave this house under any circumstances."
Misato frowned. "Why? It didn't help Fuyutsuki."
"Please? Stay inside."
"Alright." Misato smirked, "Fortunately I have plenty of instant."
Sayoko paled. "Maybe I'll get take-out on the way home..."
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Proserpine and Ceres knelt before the brown haired Demon.
"You two have fooled around enough." the demon said, "Your previous actions have been child's play, things only a third class demon would do. What I task you with now will call upon all your skills as a first class demons."
The demon held out her hand. A sphere of light appeared. Within the sphere a figure appeared: A figure in all yellow, with a round face and holding a red inner tube.
"You see this being?"
"Yes Milady." answered the two demons.
"Do you know what it is?"
"No Milady."
The brown haired demon smiled. "It is a computer from another world. By itself..it is nothing. But it controls a spaceship."
Proserpine and Ceres stared at the demon with blank looks.
The demon sighed. "An advanced spaceship, from another world."
More blank looks.
"It's bound to have some sort of weapons. Advanced-not-of-this-earth weapons."
Proserpine grinned evilly. Ceres paled slightly, but nodded.
"Good. Now go. Find that ship."
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Mizuho was alone in the teacher's lounge. School had let out an hour before. Most of the teacher's had already left for home, having decided to correct their papers at home, or leave them for another day. Mizuho sat at her desk, trying to finish as many of the papers as she could before Kei came to get her so they could go home. Usually they didn't go home together, but Mizuho decided they would go out to eat that night in the next town, away from anyone who might recognize them. Mizuho had just started her second stack of papers when she heard the lounge doors open then close.
"Miss Kasumi?"
Mizuho looked up to see Sayoko standing by the door, a very serious look on her face.
"Ohh. Miss Morisato." Mizuho looked back down and continued checking the papers. "What can I do for you?"
"Leave the earth."
Mizuho looked up at Sayoko confused. "Excuse me?"
"Mizuho Kasumi, Galaxy Reporter, Level C for Planet Delta Des-8228," Sayoko said with a glare, "You were ordered off earth by the investigative committee. You have failed to comply with their orders. I am telling you now. Leave this planet."
Mizuho went completely pale. "But...but...my husband."
"His memory will be purged." Sayoko continued, "Failure to comply with these orders will result in a more permanent solution, one which will take your life."
Mizuho was close to tears. "Please, don't do this. I beg you."
Sayoko found herself losing her composure as well. "You have one day to decide." Sayoko turned and left the lounge. As soon as the door closed, Mizuho burst into tears and cried loudly. Outside the door, Sayoko could hear the woman's pitiful wailing. She turned and hurried away from the sound.
'I'm scum...' she thought.
Outside the lounge windows, a pair of green eyes watched as Mizuho cried her eyes out. They were still watching when Kei arrived and soon found himself being held tightly by his wife. The girl that the eyes belong to then turned and headed off to go after the person that dared to upset her sister.
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Proserpine and Ceres walked quietly along the sidewalk in town.
"..Find that spaceship.." Proserpine mimicked the brown haired demon's voice.
"Shhh." muttered Ceres looking around, "She could hear you."
Proserpine herself looked around completely, then looked at Ceres. "Where the hell did she come from anyway? I thought she was dead!"
"So did I." Ceres continued walking. "Hild will flip out when she finds out SHE is back."
"Well she won't hear it from us." muttered Proserpine, "Well come on." Proserpine turned and started to cross the street.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" asked Ceres.
"She wants us to find that ship. The only place I know of that could possible hide a ship is there." Proserpine pointed at the lake. "It's a bit cold, but anything is better then pissing her off."
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The road raced past Sayoko's eyes as her motorcycle sped along the road back to Misato's, the image of a crying Mizuho still on her mind.
'.I am never..ever..going to do that again. I don't care if they suspend me. That just totally sucked. I hope she...'
The ground in front of her cycle exploded. Sayoko swerved to avoid the crater in the road. Another explosion. Sayoko swerved again.
'What the hell is."
Another explosion. The front tire of the cycle slammed into the crater, stopping the forward motion of the cycle. The backend lifted off the ground, tossing Sayoko off the bike. She hit the ground hard, tumbling along the road and into the ditch where she lay still. The bike cart wheeled several times before coming to rest in the same ditch.
Maho watched the entire sequence. She then turned to the small figure next to her.
"Good job Miruru. Now teleport me back to sister's. This is the highest priority!"
"Mee!" replied Miruru.
Sparkles engulfed both Maho and Miruru just before they vanished, leaving the shattered bike and unconscious goddess on the side of the road.
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That night.
Misato looked down at her watch and then continued pacing.
Sayoko was late.
She was very late. And she had never been late.
Sayoko had said she would only a couple of hours.
She should have been back 3 hours ago.
She also told Misato not to leave the house, saying she'd be safer. Misato finally couldn't stand the wait any longer. She had to go and see what had happened to Sayoko. A quick look in the phone book revealed the address of Miss Kasumi. However, Misato wasn't about to face off against an alien alone.
She went to the phone and made a long-distance call.
"Hello?" came a voice on the other end.
"It's me." said Misato quietly, "You busy?"
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Ceres stood on the bank of the lake, staring in. The sky above had gotten darker as day turned into night. Proserpine had now been gone for almost 4 hours. Finally, she reappeared.
"Nothing."
Ceres frowned. "I thought you said it would be here!"
Proserpine shrugged. "It was worth a shot. Maybe it's park over near the fo..."
A roaring noise was heard. Both demons turned to see a large whirlpool forming in the lake. They watched in awe as the whirlpool moved lower then the surrounding water. Water moved away creating a large hole. It then began to float over what appeared to be a large bubble. Proserpine smiled.
"I think we found our ship."
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An hour later.
Kei and Mizuho never made it out to dinner. Ever since he had found her in the teacher's lounge, she had not stopped crying. Everytime he had asked her a question, her only reply was to bawl louder. Finally, after almost 6 hours of holding her, she had finally calmed down enough to drive them home.
That was a scary drive.
Mizuho was still very upset as they walked up to their door. Kei started to fumble for the key.
"Kei?"
Kei looked over at Mizuho. It was the first word she had spoken clearly since he had found her earlier.
"What is it?"
"You won't...forget about me will you?"
Kei was confused. "What do you mean?"
"I may...have to go away.."
Kei was stunned. "Why? I thought you were here for good?"
"So did I." Mizuho said softly. She grabbed Kei in a hug. "I don't want to go!" She began to sob again.
Kei wrapped his arms around her and held her, still trying to figure out what was going on.
"So this is why you didn't want to date Koishi."
Oh boy..
Kei Looked over Mizuho's shoulder to see Ichigo standing there.
"Ichigo.uh..Hi.. umm.this is not what you think.uhh." Kei stuttered.
Ichigo crossed her arms. "What is it then?"
"I uh..well..It's like this.."
"Kei is my husband." said Mizuho softly.
Ichigo's eyebrow rose. "Husband?"
"Uhh Yeah." Kei scratched the back of his head. "It's kind of a long story."
"I have plenty of time."
Kei sighed. "Let's go inside. It'd be easier to explain if we are all sitting down."
Ichigo nodded. Kei opened the door and helped Mizuho into the darkened apartment. Ichigo followed. Kei stumbled towards the living room with Mizuho still clutching him.
"Ummm Ichigo? There should be a light switch on the wall. Could you?"
The lights came on in the living room.
"Thanks Ichigo."
"That wasn't me."
"Then who...?"
"Welcome home."
Kei froze at the new voice. He looked up to see Misato Ryoji sitting on their couch. One hand was still at the lamp switch. The other held a gun.
"I believe we ought to have a little talk." said Misato coldly.
Kei, Mizuho, and Ichigo stared at Misato. Misato calmly pointed the gun at Mizuho.
"What.what are you..What do you want?" asked Mizuho.
"It's simple." said Misato, "Sayoko went to see you today."
Mizuho began to tear up slightly. "Yes..."
"You and her had a talk did you not?"
Mizuho nodded. Kei looked at Mizuho then at Misato.
"What did she want with Mizuho?"
"Your wife is an alien."
Kei shrugged. "So?"
"What?!?" Ichigo stared at Mizuho. "Miss Kasumi?"
"It's true." Mizuho looked over at Ichigo, "I am an alien. Marie is my computer."
"Ahem."
Everyone looked back at Misato.
"You can talk about your background later." said Misato, "Where is Sayoko?"
Mizuho shook her head. "I don't know."
"Come on." said Misato, "I know she told you that you had to leave earth! And I can tell your still upset. What did you do to her?"
"I didn't do anything!" shouted Mizuho, "I swear!"
"Miruru!"
There was a bright flash. When Kei's vision had cleared, he saw Maho and Miruru. Misato was still on the couch, but she was now holding her hand. Her gun lay on the floor smoldering and half melted. Ichigo was staring at Maho.
"Who is.?"
"Maho, Mizuho's sister." replied Kei.
"How dare you!" shouted Maho at Misato. "You made my sister unhappy!"
Misato glared at Maho. "You don't want to mess with me kid."
"Kid??! I'll show you! Miruru! Teleport her into space! This is the highest priority!"
"Maho no!" shouted Mizuho.
"Mee!"
Maho looked at Miruru. "What?"
"Meeeee!"
"What do you mean you can't teleport her! Why not?!?"
"Mee."
"Blocked? How?"
"With this." Misato held up a small box. "Neat little jammer a friend made."
"Grrrrrrrrr." growled Maho, "Miruru, I want you to."
She never finished. Suddenly she and Mizuho were against the wall, and there they stayed as if glued. Kei tried to run to his wife's aide, but a blue force field prevented him from doing so.
"What's going on?!?" asked Mizuho.
"I can't move!" shouted Maho, "Why can't I?"
Misato stood up and looked at them. "I brought an old friend along. Right Skuld."
A new woman, who looked to around 50 appeared.
"I'm not that old Misato." She grumbled.
"Who are you?" asked Ichigo, who was standing next to Kei behind the field.
"Sayoko's Aunt." replied the woman, "Skuld."
She walked up to Mizuho and Maho. Kei struggled against the field.
"Stay away from her!" he shouted.
Skuld turned and glared at Kei. "Quiet mortal!" She then turned her attention back to Mizuho and Maho.
"Where is my niece, Sayoko?" She said quietly.
"She left while I was still at the school!" cried Mizuho, "I don't know where she is!"
Maho glared at Skuld. "I don't know where your mean old niece is!"
Skuld leaned in close to Maho's face.
"You lie."
Mizuho turned her head as much as she could. "Maho! Did you do something to Miss Morisato?"
Maho looked at Mizuho, tears forming in her eyes. "I'm sorry. She made you cry. She was gonna send you away from Kei. Last time you were so miserable, I..I didn't want you to go through that again." Maho turned and looked back at Skuld. "I'm sorry."
Skuld's glare softened. She waved her hand. Mizuho and Maho fell away from the wall and the force field in front of Kei and Ichigo vanished. Mizuho immediately rushed to Kei and vise versa.
"Can someone tell me what is going on here?" asked Ichigo.
"First things first." Skuld looked at Maho, who was looking down at the floor. "Take me to where Sayoko is."
Maho looked up at Skuld and nodded. "Miruru. Teleport us to the road where we left Miss Morisato."
"Meeee!"
Maho and Skuld vanished along with Miruru, leaving Misato, Ichigo, Kei, and Mizuho alone. Ichigo stared at the spot where Maho and Skuld had been.
"Can I have my explanation now?"
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Hatsuho Kasumi throttled down the engines, settling her ship into the bottom of the lake. She and Maho had arrived on the night of the explosion in the forest. Thinking it had been a meteor, Hatsuho had gone back up in her ship to see if anymore where about to hit the earth.
"Now to go see my daughters and that darling husband Mizuho found." She stood up and stared to leave the cockpit when she felt a hand at her neck.
"Hello," came a female voice, "Welcome to earth."
Hatsuho turned her head slightly to see a woman with red markings on her forehead.
"Who are."
"Ask no questions." The woman looked behind Hatsuho. "Ceres?"
"No." came another voice. "I can't figure it out."
The woman cursed then looked at Hatsuho. "Then we'll have to do it the hard way."
The woman shimmered into a mist. That mist flowed into Hatsuho.
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Ceres watched as Proserpine possessed the alien. The woman shuddered and jerked for several moments, then all movement ceased. She turned and looked at Ceres. Once green eyes were now red.
"Ceres."
"I assume it worked?" asked Ceres.
The possessed alien nodded. "I have complete access to all her memories. I can fly the ship, but there maybe a problem."
"What's that?"
"There's a computer in the possession of her daughter that might be able to take control back. We'll have to eliminate it."
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Skuld and Maho appeared along side the road. Only crickets could be heard in the dark night. Skuld muttered a chant and a sphere of light appeared, lighting up the area. Maho stared at Skuld.
"What are you?"
"A Goddess."
"Goddess!??"
Skuld ignored the stunned look on Maho's face and walked along the road, taking in the craters as she did so. She then turned back and looked back at Maho.
"Got a bit mad did you?" Maho looked down at the ground. "Believe me...I understand...I have a sister too..."
A ghost of a smile appeared on Maho's face.
Skuld continued to walk along, but stopped when she reached the shattered bike.
"Oh Keiichi isn't going to like this one bit."
Skuld walked up a bit further. The only sign of her niece was her helmet. Skuld frowned and looked back at Maho.
"Where is she?"
Maho paled, "She was here. This is where I left her!"
Skuld turned away, sensing the truth from Maho. She reached down and picked up the helmet. Immediately she picked up a resonance from the helmet that was most definitely not Sayoko's.
"Oh shit.." muttered Skuld.
The roar of engines caused both Maho and Skuld to look up. Hovering above them was a spaceship.
"Mom?" Maho looked up at the ship confused.
Then the ship opened fire.
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: Completed this chapter a bit ago, but didn't upload cuz I wanted to get a few more chapters done.
Warning: Anyone who requests a 'Lemon' will do so at there own peril. You will be 'Baka'ed, Asuka style.
Just ask Marcus Edison.
^_^
"You want me to WHAT?!?!?"
Sayoko stared at her laptop. Upon reading about Mizuho Kasumi, she had immediately contacted her Aunt Urd. Now Urd was looking out at her from her laptop screen.
"I want you to handle it." replied Urd, "Look you're already in the town there. You've seen the Extra-Terrestrial. You're the goddess on the scene."
Sayoko was flabbergasted. "But..I'm watching out for Misato!"
"You're still the only goddess handy."
"But she's already been here a year! I mean...what kind of trouble can she.."
"She's married."
"To who!?!?"
"A Kei Kusanagi."
"WHAT!?!?"
"Gets better. She's half-human."
"WHY WASN'T THAT IN THE RECORD!?!?!"
"It was."
"How come I didn't see it then?"
Urd sighed, "Because I'm the Sysop and I know how to ask Yggdrasil questions."
Sayoko put her head in her hands. "This is getting worse every second. I thought there was a warning system to prevent this from happening."
"There was. But it broke during Second Impact and apparently wasn't fixed."
"Great. This is just great." Sayoko glared at her Aunt. "Do you seriously expect me to kill her?"
"I'll leave that up to you." Urd sighed, "I know it sucks, but we have to make sure that no alien technology falls into terrestrial hands."
"What do you mean?"
"You served under Gendo Ikari. Need I say anything more."
"..."
"Exactly."
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The next afternoon.
"You have to what!?" shouted Misato.
"My thoughts exactly." replied Sayoko.
"Why?"
"Because she's breaking the rules." said Sayoko, "Both her planets and ours."
"But to kill her..."
"I'm not going to kill her." Sayoko said with a glare, "I could never do that. All I'm going to do is confront her and hope she leaves."
"And if she doesn't?"
Sayoko sighed. "I'm not going to think about that." She then turned and looked at Misato. "I should only be gone a few hours, so I'll be back in time for dinner." She glared at Misato. "Do not leave this house under any circumstances."
Misato frowned. "Why? It didn't help Fuyutsuki."
"Please? Stay inside."
"Alright." Misato smirked, "Fortunately I have plenty of instant."
Sayoko paled. "Maybe I'll get take-out on the way home..."
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Proserpine and Ceres knelt before the brown haired Demon.
"You two have fooled around enough." the demon said, "Your previous actions have been child's play, things only a third class demon would do. What I task you with now will call upon all your skills as a first class demons."
The demon held out her hand. A sphere of light appeared. Within the sphere a figure appeared: A figure in all yellow, with a round face and holding a red inner tube.
"You see this being?"
"Yes Milady." answered the two demons.
"Do you know what it is?"
"No Milady."
The brown haired demon smiled. "It is a computer from another world. By itself..it is nothing. But it controls a spaceship."
Proserpine and Ceres stared at the demon with blank looks.
The demon sighed. "An advanced spaceship, from another world."
More blank looks.
"It's bound to have some sort of weapons. Advanced-not-of-this-earth weapons."
Proserpine grinned evilly. Ceres paled slightly, but nodded.
"Good. Now go. Find that ship."
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Mizuho was alone in the teacher's lounge. School had let out an hour before. Most of the teacher's had already left for home, having decided to correct their papers at home, or leave them for another day. Mizuho sat at her desk, trying to finish as many of the papers as she could before Kei came to get her so they could go home. Usually they didn't go home together, but Mizuho decided they would go out to eat that night in the next town, away from anyone who might recognize them. Mizuho had just started her second stack of papers when she heard the lounge doors open then close.
"Miss Kasumi?"
Mizuho looked up to see Sayoko standing by the door, a very serious look on her face.
"Ohh. Miss Morisato." Mizuho looked back down and continued checking the papers. "What can I do for you?"
"Leave the earth."
Mizuho looked up at Sayoko confused. "Excuse me?"
"Mizuho Kasumi, Galaxy Reporter, Level C for Planet Delta Des-8228," Sayoko said with a glare, "You were ordered off earth by the investigative committee. You have failed to comply with their orders. I am telling you now. Leave this planet."
Mizuho went completely pale. "But...but...my husband."
"His memory will be purged." Sayoko continued, "Failure to comply with these orders will result in a more permanent solution, one which will take your life."
Mizuho was close to tears. "Please, don't do this. I beg you."
Sayoko found herself losing her composure as well. "You have one day to decide." Sayoko turned and left the lounge. As soon as the door closed, Mizuho burst into tears and cried loudly. Outside the door, Sayoko could hear the woman's pitiful wailing. She turned and hurried away from the sound.
'I'm scum...' she thought.
Outside the lounge windows, a pair of green eyes watched as Mizuho cried her eyes out. They were still watching when Kei arrived and soon found himself being held tightly by his wife. The girl that the eyes belong to then turned and headed off to go after the person that dared to upset her sister.
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Proserpine and Ceres walked quietly along the sidewalk in town.
"..Find that spaceship.." Proserpine mimicked the brown haired demon's voice.
"Shhh." muttered Ceres looking around, "She could hear you."
Proserpine herself looked around completely, then looked at Ceres. "Where the hell did she come from anyway? I thought she was dead!"
"So did I." Ceres continued walking. "Hild will flip out when she finds out SHE is back."
"Well she won't hear it from us." muttered Proserpine, "Well come on." Proserpine turned and started to cross the street.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" asked Ceres.
"She wants us to find that ship. The only place I know of that could possible hide a ship is there." Proserpine pointed at the lake. "It's a bit cold, but anything is better then pissing her off."
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The road raced past Sayoko's eyes as her motorcycle sped along the road back to Misato's, the image of a crying Mizuho still on her mind.
'.I am never..ever..going to do that again. I don't care if they suspend me. That just totally sucked. I hope she...'
The ground in front of her cycle exploded. Sayoko swerved to avoid the crater in the road. Another explosion. Sayoko swerved again.
'What the hell is."
Another explosion. The front tire of the cycle slammed into the crater, stopping the forward motion of the cycle. The backend lifted off the ground, tossing Sayoko off the bike. She hit the ground hard, tumbling along the road and into the ditch where she lay still. The bike cart wheeled several times before coming to rest in the same ditch.
Maho watched the entire sequence. She then turned to the small figure next to her.
"Good job Miruru. Now teleport me back to sister's. This is the highest priority!"
"Mee!" replied Miruru.
Sparkles engulfed both Maho and Miruru just before they vanished, leaving the shattered bike and unconscious goddess on the side of the road.
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That night.
Misato looked down at her watch and then continued pacing.
Sayoko was late.
She was very late. And she had never been late.
Sayoko had said she would only a couple of hours.
She should have been back 3 hours ago.
She also told Misato not to leave the house, saying she'd be safer. Misato finally couldn't stand the wait any longer. She had to go and see what had happened to Sayoko. A quick look in the phone book revealed the address of Miss Kasumi. However, Misato wasn't about to face off against an alien alone.
She went to the phone and made a long-distance call.
"Hello?" came a voice on the other end.
"It's me." said Misato quietly, "You busy?"
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Ceres stood on the bank of the lake, staring in. The sky above had gotten darker as day turned into night. Proserpine had now been gone for almost 4 hours. Finally, she reappeared.
"Nothing."
Ceres frowned. "I thought you said it would be here!"
Proserpine shrugged. "It was worth a shot. Maybe it's park over near the fo..."
A roaring noise was heard. Both demons turned to see a large whirlpool forming in the lake. They watched in awe as the whirlpool moved lower then the surrounding water. Water moved away creating a large hole. It then began to float over what appeared to be a large bubble. Proserpine smiled.
"I think we found our ship."
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An hour later.
Kei and Mizuho never made it out to dinner. Ever since he had found her in the teacher's lounge, she had not stopped crying. Everytime he had asked her a question, her only reply was to bawl louder. Finally, after almost 6 hours of holding her, she had finally calmed down enough to drive them home.
That was a scary drive.
Mizuho was still very upset as they walked up to their door. Kei started to fumble for the key.
"Kei?"
Kei looked over at Mizuho. It was the first word she had spoken clearly since he had found her earlier.
"What is it?"
"You won't...forget about me will you?"
Kei was confused. "What do you mean?"
"I may...have to go away.."
Kei was stunned. "Why? I thought you were here for good?"
"So did I." Mizuho said softly. She grabbed Kei in a hug. "I don't want to go!" She began to sob again.
Kei wrapped his arms around her and held her, still trying to figure out what was going on.
"So this is why you didn't want to date Koishi."
Oh boy..
Kei Looked over Mizuho's shoulder to see Ichigo standing there.
"Ichigo.uh..Hi.. umm.this is not what you think.uhh." Kei stuttered.
Ichigo crossed her arms. "What is it then?"
"I uh..well..It's like this.."
"Kei is my husband." said Mizuho softly.
Ichigo's eyebrow rose. "Husband?"
"Uhh Yeah." Kei scratched the back of his head. "It's kind of a long story."
"I have plenty of time."
Kei sighed. "Let's go inside. It'd be easier to explain if we are all sitting down."
Ichigo nodded. Kei opened the door and helped Mizuho into the darkened apartment. Ichigo followed. Kei stumbled towards the living room with Mizuho still clutching him.
"Ummm Ichigo? There should be a light switch on the wall. Could you?"
The lights came on in the living room.
"Thanks Ichigo."
"That wasn't me."
"Then who...?"
"Welcome home."
Kei froze at the new voice. He looked up to see Misato Ryoji sitting on their couch. One hand was still at the lamp switch. The other held a gun.
"I believe we ought to have a little talk." said Misato coldly.
Kei, Mizuho, and Ichigo stared at Misato. Misato calmly pointed the gun at Mizuho.
"What.what are you..What do you want?" asked Mizuho.
"It's simple." said Misato, "Sayoko went to see you today."
Mizuho began to tear up slightly. "Yes..."
"You and her had a talk did you not?"
Mizuho nodded. Kei looked at Mizuho then at Misato.
"What did she want with Mizuho?"
"Your wife is an alien."
Kei shrugged. "So?"
"What?!?" Ichigo stared at Mizuho. "Miss Kasumi?"
"It's true." Mizuho looked over at Ichigo, "I am an alien. Marie is my computer."
"Ahem."
Everyone looked back at Misato.
"You can talk about your background later." said Misato, "Where is Sayoko?"
Mizuho shook her head. "I don't know."
"Come on." said Misato, "I know she told you that you had to leave earth! And I can tell your still upset. What did you do to her?"
"I didn't do anything!" shouted Mizuho, "I swear!"
"Miruru!"
There was a bright flash. When Kei's vision had cleared, he saw Maho and Miruru. Misato was still on the couch, but she was now holding her hand. Her gun lay on the floor smoldering and half melted. Ichigo was staring at Maho.
"Who is.?"
"Maho, Mizuho's sister." replied Kei.
"How dare you!" shouted Maho at Misato. "You made my sister unhappy!"
Misato glared at Maho. "You don't want to mess with me kid."
"Kid??! I'll show you! Miruru! Teleport her into space! This is the highest priority!"
"Maho no!" shouted Mizuho.
"Mee!"
Maho looked at Miruru. "What?"
"Meeeee!"
"What do you mean you can't teleport her! Why not?!?"
"Mee."
"Blocked? How?"
"With this." Misato held up a small box. "Neat little jammer a friend made."
"Grrrrrrrrr." growled Maho, "Miruru, I want you to."
She never finished. Suddenly she and Mizuho were against the wall, and there they stayed as if glued. Kei tried to run to his wife's aide, but a blue force field prevented him from doing so.
"What's going on?!?" asked Mizuho.
"I can't move!" shouted Maho, "Why can't I?"
Misato stood up and looked at them. "I brought an old friend along. Right Skuld."
A new woman, who looked to around 50 appeared.
"I'm not that old Misato." She grumbled.
"Who are you?" asked Ichigo, who was standing next to Kei behind the field.
"Sayoko's Aunt." replied the woman, "Skuld."
She walked up to Mizuho and Maho. Kei struggled against the field.
"Stay away from her!" he shouted.
Skuld turned and glared at Kei. "Quiet mortal!" She then turned her attention back to Mizuho and Maho.
"Where is my niece, Sayoko?" She said quietly.
"She left while I was still at the school!" cried Mizuho, "I don't know where she is!"
Maho glared at Skuld. "I don't know where your mean old niece is!"
Skuld leaned in close to Maho's face.
"You lie."
Mizuho turned her head as much as she could. "Maho! Did you do something to Miss Morisato?"
Maho looked at Mizuho, tears forming in her eyes. "I'm sorry. She made you cry. She was gonna send you away from Kei. Last time you were so miserable, I..I didn't want you to go through that again." Maho turned and looked back at Skuld. "I'm sorry."
Skuld's glare softened. She waved her hand. Mizuho and Maho fell away from the wall and the force field in front of Kei and Ichigo vanished. Mizuho immediately rushed to Kei and vise versa.
"Can someone tell me what is going on here?" asked Ichigo.
"First things first." Skuld looked at Maho, who was looking down at the floor. "Take me to where Sayoko is."
Maho looked up at Skuld and nodded. "Miruru. Teleport us to the road where we left Miss Morisato."
"Meeee!"
Maho and Skuld vanished along with Miruru, leaving Misato, Ichigo, Kei, and Mizuho alone. Ichigo stared at the spot where Maho and Skuld had been.
"Can I have my explanation now?"
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Hatsuho Kasumi throttled down the engines, settling her ship into the bottom of the lake. She and Maho had arrived on the night of the explosion in the forest. Thinking it had been a meteor, Hatsuho had gone back up in her ship to see if anymore where about to hit the earth.
"Now to go see my daughters and that darling husband Mizuho found." She stood up and stared to leave the cockpit when she felt a hand at her neck.
"Hello," came a female voice, "Welcome to earth."
Hatsuho turned her head slightly to see a woman with red markings on her forehead.
"Who are."
"Ask no questions." The woman looked behind Hatsuho. "Ceres?"
"No." came another voice. "I can't figure it out."
The woman cursed then looked at Hatsuho. "Then we'll have to do it the hard way."
The woman shimmered into a mist. That mist flowed into Hatsuho.
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Ceres watched as Proserpine possessed the alien. The woman shuddered and jerked for several moments, then all movement ceased. She turned and looked at Ceres. Once green eyes were now red.
"Ceres."
"I assume it worked?" asked Ceres.
The possessed alien nodded. "I have complete access to all her memories. I can fly the ship, but there maybe a problem."
"What's that?"
"There's a computer in the possession of her daughter that might be able to take control back. We'll have to eliminate it."
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Skuld and Maho appeared along side the road. Only crickets could be heard in the dark night. Skuld muttered a chant and a sphere of light appeared, lighting up the area. Maho stared at Skuld.
"What are you?"
"A Goddess."
"Goddess!??"
Skuld ignored the stunned look on Maho's face and walked along the road, taking in the craters as she did so. She then turned back and looked back at Maho.
"Got a bit mad did you?" Maho looked down at the ground. "Believe me...I understand...I have a sister too..."
A ghost of a smile appeared on Maho's face.
Skuld continued to walk along, but stopped when she reached the shattered bike.
"Oh Keiichi isn't going to like this one bit."
Skuld walked up a bit further. The only sign of her niece was her helmet. Skuld frowned and looked back at Maho.
"Where is she?"
Maho paled, "She was here. This is where I left her!"
Skuld turned away, sensing the truth from Maho. She reached down and picked up the helmet. Immediately she picked up a resonance from the helmet that was most definitely not Sayoko's.
"Oh shit.." muttered Skuld.
The roar of engines caused both Maho and Skuld to look up. Hovering above them was a spaceship.
"Mom?" Maho looked up at the ship confused.
Then the ship opened fire.
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: Completed this chapter a bit ago, but didn't upload cuz I wanted to get a few more chapters done.
Warning: Anyone who requests a 'Lemon' will do so at there own peril. You will be 'Baka'ed, Asuka style.
Just ask Marcus Edison.
^_^