Is That You? By: OtakuSailorV

Chapter 19:: Big Bang

Hikari watched the chaos, her mind swirling, her blue eyes clouding like the sky before a storm. For the first time in years she was starting to break her own hard emotions, and felt the pangs of guilt riddle through her mind and heart as she watched what her work had done.

'This is for the best, I did the right thing. . .' She kept telling herself over and over from her seat on the roof of the large, empty office building. From there she had a plain, clear view of what was happening, what she had helped bring into existence.

"What'cha doin'?" Came a sneaky voice from behind her suddenly. Hikari was shaken from her thoughts and tore her head upward sharply, her mouth slightly open as she cried out in shock.

"Ah! It's you, Seisuke." Hikari's tone quieted as she saw whom had spoken, and her eyelids flitted back down from their raised position.

Seisuke was an Agent like Hikari, though he was neither trained, nor came from America, like she did. Neither did he grow up in Japan, or anywhere remotely close. True, his name was Japanese, but, like Hikari, that was mere coincidence, for truly, he had been born and raised in Germany, though he had very little accent in his tone now. The only time anyone could ever tell he was truly from Germany was when he gave it away by inserting German words into his speech when he felt like surprising people.

The thin boy gave her a smug smirk, leaning back from her and crossing his arms. "Well, well, Agent L, is that sadness I see in your eyes?" He asked smoothly, leaning back down, so close to her face that she blushed. His eyes searched hers for a few seconds as she tried to pull her face away from his gaze. His scrutiny was making her uncomfortable.

"If you see anything, it is none of your concern." Hikari snapped out at him, getting to her feet.

His eyes continued to follow her though as she got to her feet and walked away, heading for the door that would lead her back inside of the building. His next words made her freeze in position though, and he knew that they had the desired affect as he saw her shoulders hunch in anger. "The Boss was right, Americans aren't trained well enough nowadays."

Hikari wheeled around, her eyes narrowed on him, her demeanor suddenly cold and her gaze sharpened on him. "Mind your own business, Seisuke!" She ordered him angrily.

Seisuke looked on smugly, liking that he had been able to rile her up. He didn't answer her right away though, but instead closed his eyes slowly, still wearing a smug smirk on his lips as she started a slow, winding gait in her direction. At one point, he leaned too far in the curve of the gait and suddenly flitted away, seeming to disappear from sight.

Hikari flinched, her teeth barring, for she knew what game he was playing now. He would remain silent, waiting for her to drop her guard, or make a move before he popped in and startled her, making some snide comment about her abilities before disappearing completely.

"Seisuke, this isn't a time for your stupid games." She growled out, straightening up and looking from side to side slowly. 'I've made my decision. . .' Deliberately, she took a step forward, knowing that before her foot even hit the pavement, he would be by her ear, hissing a reprimand.

Just as she suspected, she felt his presence close to her just before her foot hit the ground, but he withheld any words, which caused her to gasp in slight surprise. He smirked as she gasped and turned her head a notch to see him. He was taller than she was, so his smirking lips were in line with her eyes. Hikari's eyes widened a degree as his lips peeled back, revealing his teeth barred into a smirk-like smile. "You're not supposed to call me by my real name when we're on duty, Agent L." He said sarcastically.

Hikari blushed confusedly at how close he was to her face. Seeing how uncomfortable she was, he leaned closer, his eyes dancing with amusement as she pulled back, glaring at him. "What's the matter, L? Aren't you in a hurry to go help that boy and his silly friends?"

Her eyes flashed suddenly and Hikari lashed out at him. "You-!" She cried angrily, forcing him away from her. Without another word, she turned and fled, her braid whipping out behind her as she disappeared through the door and down the stairs.

Seisuke watched in amusement, his hands at his sides. Long strands of his bangs hung in his eyes and around his face, and what remained of his semi-long hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail that spilled down his lean back. His dark eyes were still dancing with amusement at his fellow agent. "It's always so much fun to mess with her head, too bad I'm going to have to stop her." He sighed, running his hand through his bangs and pushing them away from his face, though they slid right back into his eyes again.

"She won't like it, but the Boss' orders are the Boss' orders after all." He let out another resigned sigh, watching her figure as it escaped out of one of the doors from below and she raced toward the action not too far away. Smirking down at her gleefully, he took two steps back before running toward the edge and jumping over, hovering in the cool air above the earth for a moment before plummeting toward the ground at an immense rate. "You should know better than to run from me, Hikari. . ."


"Lightening!!"

Pixie felt her energy drain from her like water from an overturned cup, releasing through her fingers toward the opened void that was spilling enemy monsters.

Black splotches appeared before her eyes as more and more of her energy was sapped. Gasping for breath, she found that her eyelids were so weighted, that she could no longer hold them open, and her world fazed to darkness as the thought of sleeping hit her.

Slowly, her world reeled and her last conscious observation was of the fluttering feeling that flitted through her whole body as she tilted backward and fell to earth, her wings useless at her sides.


Everything seemed to stop as a flash of light was seen tearing through the clouds above, parting them slightly. It grew so much that it blinded those below, and briefly, all actions on either side stopped completely. Genki squeezed his eyes shut tightly, raising one arm to cover his brow, though it proved useless.

All around could be heard the protesting hisses and growl's of monsters and from far away Genki thought that he caught the sound of Holly gasping in surprise.

From above came a cry of some incoherent word, and he was sure that it was Pixie who had spoken from the clouds. 'Is she in trouble?' He wondered as he tried to open his eyes against the overwhelming rays of the white light.

Unknown to everyone around the area the misty clouds were being banished by the bright light from the source. The void was closing at a rapid pace, and the monsters beyond screeched in protest to being cut off from their destination.

Eventually, the light diminished, though at a relatively slow pace. Genki was the first to blink into the lesser light though, and he was just in time to see a small, black figure falling toward the earth from the sky above. He gasped, his mouth hanging open in shock. His vision had seemed to increase in that moment and he knew exactly who the shape was without any shred of doubt in his mind. "Pixie!" He let out a strangled cry before he raced toward her, his skates fumbling over rocks and around rubble.

"Pixie!" He cried again, going up a piece of road that had been shot upward at an angle in the fight. Launching himself into the air at a swift pace, he soared toward the falling figure, hoping that his timing was right.

Sweat poured down his body, and he knew he was running on pure adrenaline as his legs shook uncertainly below him. He gasped as he took to the air, aware that if he didn't make it, he was sure to hurt both Pixie, and possibly kill himself.

His arms reached out, his eyes focused on the broken monster that was hurtling toward him, exhausted and spent. Hoping against hope, he watched as she landed squarely into his arms, much to his relief. What happened next he was no longer aware, for time seemed to speed back up to it's normal pace.

He was only aware of one thing the entire time. That he was extremely tired. Even the pain of hitting the ground with Pixie's dead weight on top of him did not penetrate his mind that was slowly receding into darkness.

Genki faintly heard the gasps of his friends and Holly's shrill cry as they landed harshly, but still, it was as if his mind were pulling away, seeping through his body and into the ground, further and further away until he wasn't sure where he was. He felt like he was floating; though the outside pain would quickly have told him otherwise.


Hikari skidded to a halt, the sound of gravel rubbing harshly against concrete heard under her feet. Dust formed around her tracks, but she ignored the strange feat she had just accomplished, her eyes narrowing on her fellow agent. "Seisuke! Get out of my way!"

The boy smiled brightly at her, he loved teasing her. "Well, you see, I can't do that. The Boss said that you're not to interfere anymore, Agent L. And appointed me to make sure that you go no further." He was still beaming, obviously quite pleased with himself.

"Why are you doing this, you fool? You know as well as I what is coming next! I can't let them go against that thing on their own!" Hikari demanded, her temper, which she had kept so long suppressed, flared out angrily for the first time in years.

Seisuke looked at her cluelessly for a moment before placing his arms behind his head, raising one leg to rest against the other, and looking to the gloomy sky just as cluelessly. "Ich weisst es nicht."

Looking back to her, he found that Hikari had disappeared while he wasn't watching. "Ack!" He cried before turning on his heel and fleeing after Hikari, her hair plainly visible against the dark rock. "She's gonna make me loose my job. . ."


Mr. Takata sat in his high-backed, western office chair that swiveled on its pivot with ease. His fingertips touched each other lightly, creating a tent-looking figure with his hands. Sighing in frustration, he leaned forward, pressing the fingers on the spot just underneath his nostrils.

His glasses gleamed in the dim light that came from the large screen in front of him. Currently, it was fuzzy, but soon, he would be receiving a transmission from his bosses. There were four of them, to be correct, each from a different corner of the world. They were the ones that were in charge of this investigation, and they were the ones who had funded the initial testing of alternate dimensions. He chuckled to himself, finding it amusing that these people who were selling kids' video games world wide, were involved in something directly connected to their own wild imaginations.

Next to him, stuck in the shadows stood a boy with short hair. He seemed eternally un-amused, and Takata had to admit that he was the best trained of any of the Agents working underneath him. The girl, Hikari, had proved to be just the same, but maybe he had been fooled, or trusted her too much with such a project, for it all seemed to fade away to dust when she came into contact with that boy and his monsters.

Then there was the other boy, from Germany, the one by the name of Seisuke. Takata had never believed that the boy would be well trained in emotion management, but what he lacked there, he made up for in skill and precision. He was a goof - and Takata suspected him of having some kind of feeling toward the girl Hikari, though she appeared oblivious - still, he was good enough.

Then there was this boy, the one who was the best of them all in Takata's eyes. Unlike Hikari, he did not disobey orders, and, unlike Seisuke, he never squandered his time, but finished things appropriately and swiftly. But above all, he never seemed to show emotion, not once. Not a need for sleep, not hunger, or thirst even, he never complained like Seisuke, and he never fumed or became frustrated like Hikari. He was the perfect soldier.

Takata smirked at the boy now, recalling his name. Dakasu. A strange name, and one that Takata had no inkling as to the meaning of, but still a good name for the boy, he decided. Though he seemed a little too thin and sharp looking to be called 'Dakasu'.

The screen stopped fuzzing in front of Takata, and he turned his attention back to the screen sharply, watching it in irritation. As four faces appeared separately on the screen, he rose and greeted them with a confident smile. "Good evening Gentlemen. . .and Lady."


Holly let out a shriek of despair as she saw her friends hit the ground from the height they had been at. Forgetting the danger, she ran toward them, tears starting to come to her eyes. "Genki! Pixie!" She cried, her throat tightening.

She stopped as she reached their still forms. Going down on her knees, she reached down and touched Genki's cheek softly, her hand trembling from fatigue and worry. Tears slipped down her cheeks. "Genki. . ." She sobbed, seeing that he was bleeding from some wound.

The remaining monsters came from their daze around her, and Holly's monster allies had to use the last of their strength to fight them off. They too, were worried for Genki and Pixie, but saw that there was nothing they could do at that point but beat off what remained of the enemy.

Holly licked dry lips and tried to pull Pixie off of Genki, in case her weight was crushing Genki's lungs. Tentatively, she watched, after removing Pixie, and was relieved to see that he was still breathing, if only shallowly. Touching her hand to his chest, she felt his heart beat, and her tears were soon quelled as she smiled happily. 'Oh, good. . .'

Turning her attentions to Pixie then, Holly checked to make sure that she was still breathing as well, and indeed she was. Holly sat back, satisfied with what she had found, though she was still distressed about what to do from there. Genki was still bleeding, and Pixie was pale and clammy. Looking around hopefully, she thought she saw two figures racing toward them from amongst the rubble. Just as she tried to focus though, Golem's large bulk got in the way as he tried to fend off a Big Blue, and obstructed her view.

Unsure, Holly gave Genki a helpless look. 'Without bandages, there's nothing I can do. . .' She bit her lower lip in earnest. "Oh, Genki. . ."


Wow, two weeks go by fast! Well, for me it did at least.

Thanks so much for the reviews you guys! I really, truly appreciate it. You guys are so great.

Ok, so, kinda a cliffy there, and I introduced new characters! Yay for me! Don't worry though, I'm making sure they get their screen time now, so that they don't take away from the ending and upcoming chapters too much. But for now, we should worry about poor Genki-kun!!

Ah, and for Seisuke's German stuff, I'll be adding a German dictionary at the end of each chapter for reference for those that need help. Also, be aware that since I cannot make an 'ess-tset', for words like 'weisst' and 'heisst', they shall be replaced with 'ss'. For those that do not know, an 'ess-tset' is like a capitol 'b', only funky lookin'. If you take German you'll know what I mean. There will be other such changes in the future.

German Dictionary

Ich weisst es nicht – "I don't know."

Thanks again minaa-san! Ja'ne!!

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