Episode 5: Fuega Encuentra
Then next morning, Naota woke and got dressed as usual. When he got downstairs, his dad was already there.
Kamon: Morning, Nao!
Naota: (grunting) Hey...
Kamon: A girl ... came by this morning ... and left this...
He held up Naota bookbag, but didn't turn to look at him.
Naota: ...
Kamon: So, all I want to know is... (suddenly excited) WHO IS THIS GIRL THAT YOU'RE FOOLING AROUND WITH THIS TIME! (breaks into manga form)
Before he could react, Kamon spun around and roughly tackled his poor, unsuspecting son. He wrestled Naota down and began to rub his knuckles into the boy's scalp.
Naota: WHAAAAAHHHH!!
Kamon: TELL ME!
Naota: (desperately) HELP ME! SOMEONE! HEY... CANTI!!!
Kamon: SPILL NAOTA!
Naota: I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
Shigekuni: WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON DOWN THERE!?
Kamon: NAOTA'S UP TO HIS FURI KURI, AGAIN!
Naota's grandfather suddenly appearing at the foot of the stairs.
Shigekuni: WHAT? AGAIN?!
Naota: YOU'RE BOTH CRAZY! LET ME GO!
Kamon: (wiping a tear from his eye, sorrowfully) Who'd have thought that my little boy would have so much furi kuri at such a young age...?
Naota: AHHH!
Naota finally managed to wriggle away from under his dad. As he dashed for the door, he grabs his bookbag. (end of manga form)
Naota: (thinking) They're in a good mood...
When Naota got to school, he surprised to his completed homework folded in one of his textbooks. He shrugged it off and turned the homework in to the teacher. For the rest of class, he alternated between staring at the clock and thinking about Ninamori. Every time a mental picture of her appeared, Naota felt a twinge of guilt.
School ended and Naota left. He was overly expeditious about trying to get away from school, today. He knew that Ninamori would more than likely confront him, and he simply wasn't prepared for that. He met Kitsurubami in the parking lot and together, they departed from the school grounds.
Naota remained completely silent. He was so caught up in his thoughts, he didn't even bother to look out of the window. He just stared blankly at the dashboard. Kitsurubami eyed him with a bit of concern. Both sighed simultaneously. Suddenly, a look of revelation passed over her features followed by a smile.
The car stopped fifteen minutes later, nudging Naota out of his musing. He slowly looked up and glanced out of the window. He sluggishly came to the realization that they were in a huge parking lot (jam-packed with cars). Around him, he saw a tall brick wall, just above it the tops of several roller coasters. Perplexed, Naota turned to Kitsurubami with a questioning look. She smiled.
Kitsurubami: I thought we'd have out meeting somewhere else, today.
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: Well, let's go!
She flashed a grin of excitement and got out of the car. Naota followed suit, still a bit confused and somewhat uncomfortable.
Naota: Where are we...?
Kitsurubami: It's an amusement park. I heard that they just renovated the entire place and put in a few new attractions.
Naota: (thoughtfully) Ah...
Kitsurubami: Coming?
When Naota looked up, she was already walking toward the entrance. He walked slowly behind, barely catching up to her at the gate. She paid the entrance fee and they went inside.
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: What's wrong?
Naota: (cautiously) ... Why did you want to come here...?
Kitsurubami: Sometimes a little frivolity is the best way to get work done.
Naota: (lost) Huh...?
Kitsurubami: Have you ever tried to figure out a question, but no matter how long you thought about it or how many times you read it, you still couldn't come up with an answer...?
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: (continuing) ... If you leave it alone and work on something else for a while, you're a lot more likely to find the answer you were looking for later on.
Naota: Oh.
Kitsurubami: Yeah.
Naota: So, what are we going to do, here?
Kitsurubami: What do you want to do?
Naota: Uhh... I dunno.
Kitsurubami: Let's just walk around for a while, until something catches your eye...
Naota: Okay.
The continued strolling through the park with mild interest. After an hour or so, Naota began to slow down from a lack of energy. Because of the ordeal at his home that morning, Naota forgot his lunch and had to go hungry. He hadn't eaten anything all day. Kitsurubami noticed his gradual decline in luster.
Kitsurubami: Are you okay?
Naota: Yeah, I'll be fine...
Kitsurubami: Want to stop somewhere and eat?
Naota: Okay.
They ended up get a couple of bowls of ramen and sitting by a fountain not too far from the locker rooms. Kitsurubami watched Naota eat between bites.
Kitsurubami: Better?
Naota: Yeah ... thanks.
Kitsurubami: No problem.
Naota: I haven't eaten since yesterday...
Kitsurubami: You should have told me earlier...
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: Anyway...
Naota: (distant) Yeah...
Kitsurubami: So... How was school?
Naota: (thinking) Huh? Why does she care? (aloud) It was ... school.
Kitsurubami: (chuckling) Don't really care for it, huh?
Naota: No, I hate it.
Kitsurubami: Hmm.
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: But you get a chance to hang out with all your friends, right? Well, I guess you could do that outside of school, too...
Naota: I don't have any friends...
Kitsurubami: Oh...
Naota: It's no big deal, though.
Kitsurubami: Oh, but it is...
Naota: Huh? Why?
Kitsurubami: Humans are social animals. We rely on contact with others.
Naota: I'll live.
Kitsurubami: Hmm...
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: So... About what we discussing, yesterday... When that robot swallowed you... What was it like?
Naota: (slowly) Well... It was weird... I felt this pain in the back of my head, like something was drilling through my skull ... and then we just sorta ... merged.
Kitsurubami: Weird.
Naota: Tell me about it...
Kitsurubami: Did you have control?
Naota: Sort of... I don't really remember, though. I think that since me and Canti had the same goal in mind, we just sort of synchronized...
Kitsurubami: That goal being to protect everyone?
Naota: Right.
Kitsurubami: How did you get out?
Naota: (embarrassed) I just sort of... came out...
Kitsurubami: Oh, okay.
Naota: But it was neat ... the parts I do remember... For once, I felt ... important... Valued... I could fight on my own without needing the help of anyone else... I got to ... save the day...
Kitsurubami: Sounds like a pretty liberating feeling.
Naota: It is... It's just that...
Kitsurubami: I have to admit, I was pretty impressed when you stopped the satellite from falling...
Naota: Oh, it was nothin'.
Kitsurubami: Well, I thought it was pretty amazing... And you have a pretty good arm...
Naota: (thoughtfully) You really think so?
Kitsurubami: (smiling) Oh, sure!
Naota: Hmm...
Kitsurubami: You should be proud. Not everyone can swing their bat when it comes down to it...
Naota: (Trailing off in thought) Haruko said that, once...
Kitsurubami pauses for a moment, simply watch him. His blues eyes staring skyward, as if reminiscing.
Kitsurubami: You miss her, don't you...?
This startles Naota, but he regains a calm face and looks away.
Kitsurubami: It's okay... Nothing to be ashamed of...
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: You can't help who you care about.
Naota: I guess...
Kitsurubami looks at her watch.
Kitsurubami: We'd better get going... I've got some shopping to get done and you've got to get home.
Naota: Okay.
Just as they get up to leave, a loud explosion is heard from behind. They both turn to see a large segment of a roller coaster track collapse. Out of the rising smoke and dust, a huge robot appears. It stands about 30ft tall and is shaped like a gorilla with four arms. Its gray metal armor glistens in the afternoon sun. A massive wave of people turn and make a mad dash for the entrance, nearly trampling themselves in the process.
Kitsurubami: What the...?!
Naota: Robot...
Kitsurubami: (thinking) How did this thing get here? I thought all the NO gates had been deactivated?! This is bad! This is really bad! (aloud) Naota! We've got to...
Her voice trails off as she realizes that Naota is already running, but in the wrong direction.
Kitsurubami: NAOTA!
Naota stops a few yards from the thing. It goes about its rampage, knocking things over and smashing in buildings. With a look of determination in his eye, takes his right and shoves it through his forehead. He gropes for a minute until he finds what he looking for. With a quick jerk, Naota yanks out Haruko's prized bass. Without hesitation, the boy leaps into the air, attacking the robot, head on.
Kitsurubami: NAOTA, DON'T!
The robot seems to here her scream and spots Naota in mid-leap. From his top left arm, the creature produces what appears to be some type of high tech laser gun. It aims and fires. The blast heads straight for Naota, who reels back in mid air and bats the beam away with his guitar. The ray deflect off of the surface of the bass, heads back at the robot, and blows up the gun.
Kitsurubami: (thinking) How'd he...
Naota: (landing) ...
The robot roars in what would seem to be anger (if robots had feelings) and flails all four arms in the air.
Kitsurubami: (on her cell phone) Hello, hello?! Get me the Commander!!
Naota: ...
The mechanical monster lowers its body and breaks into a full charge, targeting Naota. Naota stands still, remain completely calm...
Kitsurubami: (on her cell phone) Yes! Commander, we have a problem! There's a robot rampaging at the amusement park south of...!
The thing continues to advance, rapidly moving over the cemented ground. Naota readies his guitar for a defense. The metallic juggernaut slams into Naota's raised guitar, pushing him backwards, but not overthrowing him. The force thrown into Naota, sending him sliding, breaking up the ground beneath him. The robot balks abruptly and recoils. The boy takes full advantage of this pause. Naota again takes to the air, this time apexing high above the robot. With one final movement of his arm, Naota begins falling to Earth, bringing the guitar crashing down onto the robot's "head." The power of the blow splits the thing in two. Before it can even fall, the beast explodes into a cloud of black smoke.
Kitsurubami: (shocked) Impossible...
Naota emerges from the smoke, seemingly unscathed.
Kitsurubami: It just can't be... No human has that much power...
Naota approaches Kitsurubami and stops a few yards away. His right hand is holding the neck of the blue Rickenbacker resting upside down over his shoulder. His left hand is casually tucked away in his pocket. A small smile crosses his lips.
Kitsurubami: How'd you...? How?!
Naota: (somewhat sheepishly) Umm... Surprise...?
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RIDE ON SHOOTING STAR
ORANGE no SLIDE utsusu sora
SPONGE no PRIDE burasakete
SPIDER
kike totta sono yokan wa
kakusanakuta tte ii n da
iro no tsuita yume mitai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
GRUNGE no HAMSTER otona bite
REVENGE no LOBSTER hiki tsurete
SNIPER
fuchi totta sono sekai ni
nani ga mieru tte iu n da
nerau mae ni sawaritai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kimi o sagashite kindanshôjô chû
uso o tsuita
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
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Haruko: In the original storyboards for Fooly Cooly, the director had decided to give Haruko the Flying V (made famous by legendary guitar god, Jimmy Hendrix) you see Takkun use at the end of the 4th episode in the first season. After a little chat with his guitar collecting buddy, he settled on blue and white Rickenbacker 4001. Next on Fooly Cooly; Episode 6: Add Mission!
Then next morning, Naota woke and got dressed as usual. When he got downstairs, his dad was already there.
Kamon: Morning, Nao!
Naota: (grunting) Hey...
Kamon: A girl ... came by this morning ... and left this...
He held up Naota bookbag, but didn't turn to look at him.
Naota: ...
Kamon: So, all I want to know is... (suddenly excited) WHO IS THIS GIRL THAT YOU'RE FOOLING AROUND WITH THIS TIME! (breaks into manga form)
Before he could react, Kamon spun around and roughly tackled his poor, unsuspecting son. He wrestled Naota down and began to rub his knuckles into the boy's scalp.
Naota: WHAAAAAHHHH!!
Kamon: TELL ME!
Naota: (desperately) HELP ME! SOMEONE! HEY... CANTI!!!
Kamon: SPILL NAOTA!
Naota: I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
Shigekuni: WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON DOWN THERE!?
Kamon: NAOTA'S UP TO HIS FURI KURI, AGAIN!
Naota's grandfather suddenly appearing at the foot of the stairs.
Shigekuni: WHAT? AGAIN?!
Naota: YOU'RE BOTH CRAZY! LET ME GO!
Kamon: (wiping a tear from his eye, sorrowfully) Who'd have thought that my little boy would have so much furi kuri at such a young age...?
Naota: AHHH!
Naota finally managed to wriggle away from under his dad. As he dashed for the door, he grabs his bookbag. (end of manga form)
Naota: (thinking) They're in a good mood...
When Naota got to school, he surprised to his completed homework folded in one of his textbooks. He shrugged it off and turned the homework in to the teacher. For the rest of class, he alternated between staring at the clock and thinking about Ninamori. Every time a mental picture of her appeared, Naota felt a twinge of guilt.
School ended and Naota left. He was overly expeditious about trying to get away from school, today. He knew that Ninamori would more than likely confront him, and he simply wasn't prepared for that. He met Kitsurubami in the parking lot and together, they departed from the school grounds.
Naota remained completely silent. He was so caught up in his thoughts, he didn't even bother to look out of the window. He just stared blankly at the dashboard. Kitsurubami eyed him with a bit of concern. Both sighed simultaneously. Suddenly, a look of revelation passed over her features followed by a smile.
The car stopped fifteen minutes later, nudging Naota out of his musing. He slowly looked up and glanced out of the window. He sluggishly came to the realization that they were in a huge parking lot (jam-packed with cars). Around him, he saw a tall brick wall, just above it the tops of several roller coasters. Perplexed, Naota turned to Kitsurubami with a questioning look. She smiled.
Kitsurubami: I thought we'd have out meeting somewhere else, today.
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: Well, let's go!
She flashed a grin of excitement and got out of the car. Naota followed suit, still a bit confused and somewhat uncomfortable.
Naota: Where are we...?
Kitsurubami: It's an amusement park. I heard that they just renovated the entire place and put in a few new attractions.
Naota: (thoughtfully) Ah...
Kitsurubami: Coming?
When Naota looked up, she was already walking toward the entrance. He walked slowly behind, barely catching up to her at the gate. She paid the entrance fee and they went inside.
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: What's wrong?
Naota: (cautiously) ... Why did you want to come here...?
Kitsurubami: Sometimes a little frivolity is the best way to get work done.
Naota: (lost) Huh...?
Kitsurubami: Have you ever tried to figure out a question, but no matter how long you thought about it or how many times you read it, you still couldn't come up with an answer...?
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: (continuing) ... If you leave it alone and work on something else for a while, you're a lot more likely to find the answer you were looking for later on.
Naota: Oh.
Kitsurubami: Yeah.
Naota: So, what are we going to do, here?
Kitsurubami: What do you want to do?
Naota: Uhh... I dunno.
Kitsurubami: Let's just walk around for a while, until something catches your eye...
Naota: Okay.
The continued strolling through the park with mild interest. After an hour or so, Naota began to slow down from a lack of energy. Because of the ordeal at his home that morning, Naota forgot his lunch and had to go hungry. He hadn't eaten anything all day. Kitsurubami noticed his gradual decline in luster.
Kitsurubami: Are you okay?
Naota: Yeah, I'll be fine...
Kitsurubami: Want to stop somewhere and eat?
Naota: Okay.
They ended up get a couple of bowls of ramen and sitting by a fountain not too far from the locker rooms. Kitsurubami watched Naota eat between bites.
Kitsurubami: Better?
Naota: Yeah ... thanks.
Kitsurubami: No problem.
Naota: I haven't eaten since yesterday...
Kitsurubami: You should have told me earlier...
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: Anyway...
Naota: (distant) Yeah...
Kitsurubami: So... How was school?
Naota: (thinking) Huh? Why does she care? (aloud) It was ... school.
Kitsurubami: (chuckling) Don't really care for it, huh?
Naota: No, I hate it.
Kitsurubami: Hmm.
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: But you get a chance to hang out with all your friends, right? Well, I guess you could do that outside of school, too...
Naota: I don't have any friends...
Kitsurubami: Oh...
Naota: It's no big deal, though.
Kitsurubami: Oh, but it is...
Naota: Huh? Why?
Kitsurubami: Humans are social animals. We rely on contact with others.
Naota: I'll live.
Kitsurubami: Hmm...
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: So... About what we discussing, yesterday... When that robot swallowed you... What was it like?
Naota: (slowly) Well... It was weird... I felt this pain in the back of my head, like something was drilling through my skull ... and then we just sorta ... merged.
Kitsurubami: Weird.
Naota: Tell me about it...
Kitsurubami: Did you have control?
Naota: Sort of... I don't really remember, though. I think that since me and Canti had the same goal in mind, we just sort of synchronized...
Kitsurubami: That goal being to protect everyone?
Naota: Right.
Kitsurubami: How did you get out?
Naota: (embarrassed) I just sort of... came out...
Kitsurubami: Oh, okay.
Naota: But it was neat ... the parts I do remember... For once, I felt ... important... Valued... I could fight on my own without needing the help of anyone else... I got to ... save the day...
Kitsurubami: Sounds like a pretty liberating feeling.
Naota: It is... It's just that...
Kitsurubami: I have to admit, I was pretty impressed when you stopped the satellite from falling...
Naota: Oh, it was nothin'.
Kitsurubami: Well, I thought it was pretty amazing... And you have a pretty good arm...
Naota: (thoughtfully) You really think so?
Kitsurubami: (smiling) Oh, sure!
Naota: Hmm...
Kitsurubami: You should be proud. Not everyone can swing their bat when it comes down to it...
Naota: (Trailing off in thought) Haruko said that, once...
Kitsurubami pauses for a moment, simply watch him. His blues eyes staring skyward, as if reminiscing.
Kitsurubami: You miss her, don't you...?
This startles Naota, but he regains a calm face and looks away.
Kitsurubami: It's okay... Nothing to be ashamed of...
Naota: ...
Kitsurubami: You can't help who you care about.
Naota: I guess...
Kitsurubami looks at her watch.
Kitsurubami: We'd better get going... I've got some shopping to get done and you've got to get home.
Naota: Okay.
Just as they get up to leave, a loud explosion is heard from behind. They both turn to see a large segment of a roller coaster track collapse. Out of the rising smoke and dust, a huge robot appears. It stands about 30ft tall and is shaped like a gorilla with four arms. Its gray metal armor glistens in the afternoon sun. A massive wave of people turn and make a mad dash for the entrance, nearly trampling themselves in the process.
Kitsurubami: What the...?!
Naota: Robot...
Kitsurubami: (thinking) How did this thing get here? I thought all the NO gates had been deactivated?! This is bad! This is really bad! (aloud) Naota! We've got to...
Her voice trails off as she realizes that Naota is already running, but in the wrong direction.
Kitsurubami: NAOTA!
Naota stops a few yards from the thing. It goes about its rampage, knocking things over and smashing in buildings. With a look of determination in his eye, takes his right and shoves it through his forehead. He gropes for a minute until he finds what he looking for. With a quick jerk, Naota yanks out Haruko's prized bass. Without hesitation, the boy leaps into the air, attacking the robot, head on.
Kitsurubami: NAOTA, DON'T!
The robot seems to here her scream and spots Naota in mid-leap. From his top left arm, the creature produces what appears to be some type of high tech laser gun. It aims and fires. The blast heads straight for Naota, who reels back in mid air and bats the beam away with his guitar. The ray deflect off of the surface of the bass, heads back at the robot, and blows up the gun.
Kitsurubami: (thinking) How'd he...
Naota: (landing) ...
The robot roars in what would seem to be anger (if robots had feelings) and flails all four arms in the air.
Kitsurubami: (on her cell phone) Hello, hello?! Get me the Commander!!
Naota: ...
The mechanical monster lowers its body and breaks into a full charge, targeting Naota. Naota stands still, remain completely calm...
Kitsurubami: (on her cell phone) Yes! Commander, we have a problem! There's a robot rampaging at the amusement park south of...!
The thing continues to advance, rapidly moving over the cemented ground. Naota readies his guitar for a defense. The metallic juggernaut slams into Naota's raised guitar, pushing him backwards, but not overthrowing him. The force thrown into Naota, sending him sliding, breaking up the ground beneath him. The robot balks abruptly and recoils. The boy takes full advantage of this pause. Naota again takes to the air, this time apexing high above the robot. With one final movement of his arm, Naota begins falling to Earth, bringing the guitar crashing down onto the robot's "head." The power of the blow splits the thing in two. Before it can even fall, the beast explodes into a cloud of black smoke.
Kitsurubami: (shocked) Impossible...
Naota emerges from the smoke, seemingly unscathed.
Kitsurubami: It just can't be... No human has that much power...
Naota approaches Kitsurubami and stops a few yards away. His right hand is holding the neck of the blue Rickenbacker resting upside down over his shoulder. His left hand is casually tucked away in his pocket. A small smile crosses his lips.
Kitsurubami: How'd you...? How?!
Naota: (somewhat sheepishly) Umm... Surprise...?
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RIDE ON SHOOTING STAR
ORANGE no SLIDE utsusu sora
SPONGE no PRIDE burasakete
SPIDER
kike totta sono yokan wa
kakusanakuta tte ii n da
iro no tsuita yume mitai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
GRUNGE no HAMSTER otona bite
REVENGE no LOBSTER hiki tsurete
SNIPER
fuchi totta sono sekai ni
nani ga mieru tte iu n da
nerau mae ni sawaritai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kimi o sagashite kindanshôjô chû
uso o tsuita
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
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Haruko: In the original storyboards for Fooly Cooly, the director had decided to give Haruko the Flying V (made famous by legendary guitar god, Jimmy Hendrix) you see Takkun use at the end of the 4th episode in the first season. After a little chat with his guitar collecting buddy, he settled on blue and white Rickenbacker 4001. Next on Fooly Cooly; Episode 6: Add Mission!