Author Notes: Hello everybody. Mr. Crazy Writer Man™ here again. I hope everyone's enjoying our little tale so far. IK know some of the characters seem a bit different. I'm not just being OOC for the sake of OOC. Everyone has a reason for the way their acting, and lets not forget we've got 30 years of events that have passed. Anyway, this chapter will finally kick things into high, since the last one was primarily to get the entire well , fellowship if you will, together. I suppose fellowship works as well as any other word. I want to thank Luna-Starr for another nice review. I'm not one of these writers who demands reviews in exchange for updates, so anyone who reviews is greatly appreciated, Anyway, thanks again if your reading this, and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 3:
Our intrepid group made their way back through the corridors of the base, back to where the Backtrack device was waiting. Tohru went into the room and walked over to a middle aged man in a white lab coat.
"Dr Nirigama, is the machine ready?" she asked him. He looked over some notes on his clipboard, and then turned towards the glass window attached to the control room.
"Well rida-san, the equipment is all powered up and all systems appear nominal. All I have to do is calibrate the system and lock on the coordinates. We can do this thing whenever your ready ' Tohru smiled and shook the young Doctor's hand. Nirigama-san, as head of the R&D Division of the AOTZ, had been one of the longest supporters of their cause. He was a fine example of the core supporters of the Army. People who had no idea about the curse, or the nature of the various Sohma family members. They were ordinary people who only wanted to do their part to help free Japan from Akito's mechanized domination. They had no idea that the Zodaic symbol was simply an icon for the Sohma family to use to rally those behind their cause. Tohru felt a large pain of guilt fill her thinking about the message she had planned to send. She was going to tell all the AOTZ of her mission. She knew that Akito would find out about it anyway, and she wanted the people who supported them to know that she wasn't running away. She knew that Hatori and the others would remain behind to work things out here, but she also knew that the only hope for victory lay in her mission. She knew that if she failed, the combined forces of the AOTZ and the military would not be enough to hold off Akito. Tohru decided she had waited long enough and that there was no point in holding this off any longer. She had already recorded a message to be transmitted to all AOTZ units and facilities in Japan, as well as those operating over seas in China, Korea and even some U.S territories, since Japan's neighboring countries had a vested interest in stopping Akito's power from growing. She looked into the control room and said "Please play the final message". Suddenly, Hatori stepped forward. "Wait one second please. I have something to say first." It was quite rare for Hatori to be this outspoken. He turned to look Tohru directly in the eye.
"We've given it a lot of thought, and we've all decided that we are going to accompany you back." This took Tohru back a bit, but she managed to keep her emotions in control. "What do you mean? We had always agreed that this was my mission."
"That's true" said Hatori. 'However we've talked about it and decided that we can't let you go back all by yourself. It's fairly obvious that the war is lost here. This operation is the only hope we have of stopping this war before it begins. None of us have any reason to stay here. And knowing where the information for this machine came from, it's a surefire bet that HE will has already either attempted to or already made one of his own. I would be surprised if he doesn't followed us right back there to give his past self an advantage. Our past selves need as much help as we can give them. And so we all agreed that we would be coming back with you. Come hell or high water Tohru Honda, the Sohma family stands together. We have so far and I'll be dammed if we break up more than we already have." Tohru was taken back by Hatori's sudden defiant stand. He had always been the quiet one, but now he took charge and looked like a real leader. All Tohru could do was smile and be thankful that she had such wonderful friends, no such a wonderful family. Suddenly a loud noise came blaring through the facility and an alert came on over the loud speaker
"ALERT! ALERT! AKITO FORCES SPOTTED! ATTEMPTING BREACH OF FACILITY! ALL DEFENSE ACTIVIATED!"
"Dammit they found us quicker than I thought" said Tohru. She turned toHatori "Fine, make sure the Code -1313 is activated before you leave. We can't risk leaving this equipment to make it into enemy clutches. And make sure the evacuation code is sent. I want this place to be empty hole in the ground before it blows." Then she ran into the rings and as she looked out at her friends, she turned to Hatori.
" Oh and old man" she said with a smile, "I had better see you on the other side" Hatori just smiled and said" You will, we'll all be there" And he turned toward the control room with a signal to activate. Suddenly the machine turned one, the rings started spinning and Tohru Honda disappeared in a flash of light. As the others started loading the boxes containing weapons and supplies to be transporter, all Hatori could think off was the past. May the gods grant us forgiveness for our sins
Author Notes: Hello again. I deicded i would say a few words at the end of each chapter since i'm not sure if i'll be able to update as regualrly as i am now. Anyay, thanks for reading this chapter. Things are really gonna swing into high in the next chapter as our intrepid group meets thier past selves. And again, please give reviews. As i've said it gives me an idea if people are reading this. So again, thanks a bunch and i hope you enjoy the next section.