We had last left off in Mr. Tanaka's class, where Tetsuko-Koji and the others were all serving after school detention. Tetsuko-Koji had convinced Mr. Tanaka to let the girls off easy, since he took full responsibility. His main concern was Rei having to be in trouble, so that's why he did what he did. After Mr. Tanaka had let them leave, Rei and the others went to the mall to hang out. An hour and a half later, Tetsuko-Koji had rushed out of the school his fastest to get into his Honda Civic, which happened to be the same color as Tetsuko-Koji's hair color. As he drove, he stopped by Rei's home. After that, He drove to the mall. Upon meeting Rei, she had wanted to be alone with him. So with that, she had gotten into his car, so they could go to her home. After arriving and entering, they had finally confessed their true feelings for each other. As a result, they had become boyfriend and girlfriend. But some interruptions did occur as things went along. Tetsuko-Koji had then kissed Rei! Then they both have a very serious, but very embarrassing talk with Rei's grandfather. Shortly after that, they all had left to go the Minakami Residence. We now join them upon their arrival…
Tetsuko-Koji had drove up to the gate and stopped. He said, "Computer, access security force field gate disabler!" This had awakened Rei and Minako, who both dozed off around five minutes ago. However, Makoto was awake. She was watching television with some headphones on. The computer replied, "Sequence initiated! You may proceed inside, Mr. Minakami." Tetsuko-Koji then drove past the gates, and then followed the path around his house. The path led directly to his garage. Rei was astounded! She said, "T.K., this is what you built?" Tetsuko-Koji had smiled saying, "Yes. It wasn't easy, but I wanted to impress you." Rei smiled amorously saying, "Well, it worked." She had then kissed Tetsuko-Koji. Minako said, "Wow. That mansion has to be the largest in the world!" Tetsuko-Koji had smiled replying, "Largest in the city at best, Mina." They all had gotten out of the Honda, and exited the garage. Makoto had asked, "T.K., where's your spaceship?" Tetsuko-Koji had said, "Come on, I'll show you."
Koujo-Tsuta, Ami, Serina, and Jin-Li had all caught up with Tetsuko-Koji's group. Tetsuko-Koji had then said, "Hold on, everyone." He then slid his clearance card and input his Clearance Verification Identification Pin. The console had said, "Access into the hangar is accepted. Welcome, Mr. Minakami." Tetsuko-Koji had then said, "After you, Rei." She blushed as she walked by. He waited for the others to walk by as well. But when Koujo-Tsuta walked by, he grumbled something that sounded a lot like 'Showoff.' But Tetsuko-Koji had given his seemingly jealous brother the benefit of the doubt. Inside, the others were beginning to complain about the darkness. Rei had said, "Tetsuko-Koji, we can't see anything!" Tetsuko-Koji said, "Computer, access the internal lights!" The computer said, "Sequence activated, Mr. Minakami." Then the lights all turned on. The others were all amazed at the sight of all the technology. Tetsuko-Koji had smiled saying, "Welcome to the Information floor. This is where I label and create all of my different modules and components. If you all want, I could give you all a once in a lifetime opportunity to catch a glimpse of the greatest laboratory on this planet. All of the others, except Koujo-Tsuta, had exclaimed, "Yeah!"
Tetsuko-Koji had then said, "Okay. If you all would just board the transportation device, we can begin." They all had gotten onto a big robotic hand that slid in behind them as Tetsuko-Koji was talking. Tetsuko-Koji had exclaimed, "Wait! I operate on very frigid temperatures! You all need my thermal suits. It's one size fits all, so as soon as you put them on, the material contours to the shape of your bodies. However, they won't be tight or binding." After putting their suits on, the others had all gotten back on the robot's hand. Rei had then raised her hand saying, "Tetsuko-Koji…" Tetsuko-Koji had smiled asking, "Yes, Rei?" She asked, "How cold does it actually get down there?" Tetsuko-Koji had replied, "The temperature can plummet past negative numbers. My body can withstand the cold, though. But don't worry, Rei; I won't let anything happen to you, I promise." Rei had slightly blushed again. Tetsuko-Koji had then asked, "Are the any more questions or concerns?" The others all had replied, "No." Tetsuko-Koji had said, "Let's begin! KS-13, activate transportation sequence!" A robotic voice had then replied, "Sequence initiated!" Then the robotic hand slid off toward the next floor, following Tetsuko-Koji; who had taken off in flight.
As the KS-13's hand moved along the specially made track, Rei and the others were gazing at the technological sights. Makoto had then asked, "Tetsuko-Koji, have you built any robotic helpers or anything like that?" Tetsuko-Koji replied, "No, Makoto. I do everything alone. But that's okay with me, though. I don't need anyone else's help anyway." The big hand slowed to a quiet stop. Tetsuko-Koji had then began, "Okay. This is the Experimental floor. Here, I test everything I build. As you all can see, there are no chemicals present. That means that there isn't a chance of any explosions or fume leaks. Ami rose her hand asking, "Then where do you obtain your rocket fuel?" Tetsuko-Koji replied, "Ami, I create my own rocket fuel. That's about the only chemical-like substance allowed beneath my Information floor. Come to think of it…that's the only substance I have in my whole hangar!" Ami then said, "That's fascinating!" Tetsuko-Koji smiled saying, "Thank you." He flew toward Rei saying, "After the final floor, I'll take you inside my home." Rei smiled saying, "Okay." Tetsuko-Koji flew back asking, "Any more questions?" The others had all once again replied, "No." Then Tetsuko-Koji said, "Okay, then. KS-13, let's move on!" The robotic voice, which was even more booming this time, had again replied, "Sequence initiated!" Then the hand continued on.
As the hand reached the final floor, everyone on the KS-13's hand were all very amazed at the sight on Tetsuko-Koji's creations! Tetsuko-Koji was thinking of Rei's question about the actual temperature. So he said, "Computer! Temperature Display!" The very large console responded, "It is -35 degrees, Mr. Minakami." Tetsuko-Koji smiled saying, "Computer, it's rather warm…plummet the temperature to -50 degrees!" The others stood in awe! They were so shocked to the point that they had all simultaneously exclaimed, "What!" The computer replied, "Temperature sustained, Mr. Minakami." Tetsuko-Koji had then turned to face Rei and the others. He had asked, "Rei, how are you holding up?" Rei had then smiled replying, "It's still the same, Tetsuko-Koji." Tetsuko-Koji smiled back at her saying, "I told you that I wouldn't let anything happen to you." Koujo-Tsuta was not pleased at all. 'Look at him. He's trying way too hard to be romantic with Rei! It's really pissing me off! I look really bad in front of Ami!' Those thoughts ran through his head ever since they had entered Tetsuko-Koji's hangar. Ami had then asked, "Koujo-Tsuta, is everything alright?" Koujo-Tsuta had simply stated, "Yeah, I'm fine." Even though he said that to Ami, in reality…he was still very angry at Tetsuko-Koji.
Tetsuko-Koji had then said, "Now, if you all would step off the robotic hand, I'll show you my machines." The others complied with his request. As soon they had gotten off, Tetsuko-Koji had suddenly said, "Look." The others had all turned around and watched as the robotic hand had reattached itself to the KS-13's body. He then said, "Follow me. I'm going to show you all my KS-13." They all had walked toward the towering robot, and as they were walking, Tetsuko-Koji had flown to the hand that everyone had ridden on. "Okay, everyone…" Tetsuko-Koji had begun. "This is KS-13, my latest mech. I had just put the finishing touches on it yesterday. It's built for defense. So it's stocked with a lot of different types of weaponry. It's useful for outer space battles. I, of course, don't really have a use for it on any planet. But like I said, outer space is perfect for my KS-13." Serina asked, "So T.K., is it true that you're the one that updated the formulas of the Mars defensive units at age 14? Because that sounds really complicated." Tetsuko-Koji replied, "It wasn't an easy job. I had to first dismantle the code of the formula. Then, I decoded and modified it by adding my codes. Finally, I reconstructed the fuel formulas as well as the weaponry and database chips, or their components. Does that make sense?" Ami, Makoto, and Jin-Li smiled replying, "Yes, it does." Tetsuko-Koji smiled saying, "Okay, then. Let's move on to my spaceship."
Everyone had followed Tetsuko-Koji toward the farther region of the hangar. There, they found his ship, and a fraction of another one. Meaning that the other one was mostly just parts. There weren't any computer consoles to be seen at all. He began, "Makoto, please follow me." She had shrugged saying, "Alright." Tetsuko-Koji had then opened the hatch that led to the elevator. Tetsuko-Koji said to the others, "Everyone, please walk back to the KS-13. Once you get there, please stand behind it." The others had all done what he said, and stood behind the KS-13. 'What is Tetsuko-Koji planning to do?' Makoto thought. Tetsuko-Koji walked to her saying, "Makoto, please board the elevator." With that, they both got on; they were headed to the bridge of the spaceship. Meanwhile, Koujo-Tsuta was still jealous of Tetsuko-Koji. He didn't like the fact that Tetsuko-Koji was impressing Ami at all. So he slunk over to Rei saying, "Wow. You must really trust Tetsuko-Koji to know that he's alone with another girl, Rei." This had instantly offended Rei, so she rather agitatedly replied, "Makoto is my friend. She would never let such a thing pass through her mind. Plus, Tetsuko-Koji had admitted that he truly loves me, and he also had declared that he would never even dream of lying to me." She had then looked away, and then it hit her! She had thought, 'K.T. is instigating against T.K.! But I only wonder why? Tetsuko-Koji doesn't ever do anything wrong to anyone!' So she got extra loud saying, "Oh, okay! So you think Tetsuko-Koji had set up an elaborate plan to cheat on me with Makoto, Koujo-Tsuta? I'm hurt! Just because you're envious of him doesn't mean I'll let you say anything hurtful about him! I can't believe that you would sink so low as to persuade me to distrust my loving boyfriend! If only he knew…he'd never forgive you!" Everyone had suddenly gasped! They would have never expected this type of behavior from Koujo-Tsuta. Especially Ami! She had asked, "Is this true, Koujo-Tsuta?" He looked away. Koujo-Tsuta was very ashamed of what he had just done. She looked away as well saying, "Your silence is my answer, then. He doesn't deserve that. It's very despicable of you, Koujo-Tsuta. " He replied, "I know." He then looked at Rei saying, "I apologize, Rei. I don't know what came over me. It'll never happen again." Rei was still somewhat skeptical replying, "Okay. But it's your brother who you should apologize to, not me." Jin-Li had suddenly said, "You should apologize to Makoto as well!" Koujo-Tsuta had then said, "I will."
Tetsuko-Koji and Makoto had finally made it to the ship's bridge. We now join them as Tetsuko-Koji shows her the modifications. Makoto exclaimed, "Wow! It's better than the last time I was inside it!" Tetsuko-Koji had smiled asking, "You really think so?" Makoto had replied, "Of course!" Tetsuko-Koji had then said, "I am very glad you think so." Makoto said, "I know so." Tetsuko-Koji told her, "Well, as soon as I finish the construction my other ship, this one will belong to you, Makoto." She exclaimed, "Really? Thank you, T.K.!" She had then hugged him. He said, "I will teach you everything you'll need to know about it, and if it will need any repairs, bring it back. You deserve to have it. Because over the summer, you did ask about it a lot." Makoto replied, "Because it was just so fascinating to me, I couldn't help but to wonder about it." Tetsuko-Koji had said, "What may I ask was so fascinating about my spaceship?" Makoto replied, "I don't really know. It's kind of very hard to explain." Tetsuko-Koji had said, "I understand. Well, um…I thought of redoing the monitors. I'm talking about me replacing the blue faces for some green ones. Would you like that, Makoto?" Makoto had replied excitedly, "Of course! Green is my absolute favorite color!" Tetsuko-Koji had said, "I'll do it then. Come on, let's go back to the others." Makoto said, "Okay." With that, they boarded the elevator, and exited the spaceship. As they were going down, Tetsuko-Koji had said, "Oh, yeah. Before I forget, you must always keep this thermal suit handy inside the spaceship. It will be useful if the ship sustains any external damage." Makoto nodded saying, "I understand, Tetsuko-Koji."
After Makoto and Tetsuko-Koji had exited the elevator, the others had run over to them. Tetsuko-Koji had asked, "What's the problem, everyone?" Koujo-Tsuta had replied, "Makoto…Tetsuko-Koji…I apologize." Makoto and Tetsuko-Koji were confused asking, "For what?" Koujo-Tsuta said, "Tetsuko-Koji, I instigated against you. I had told Rei that you might have taken Makoto up there just to be alone with her." Makoto exclaimed, "What! I would never do such a thing!" She then had punched Koujo-Tsuta. He had walked back up toward Tetsuko-Koji saying, "I deserve that." Tetsuko-Koji's whole facial expression had turned from smiling…to really pissed off and infuriated! He said, "I…would never…cheat on Rei! You have no right! None whatsoever! To imply to her that I might consider that!" He then strikes Koujo-Tsuta with a haymaker punch. He then said, "I knew…I knew you were jealous of me. I gave you the benefit of the doubt. If you ever try to come between Rei and myself again, I will be forced to kill you! Do I make myself clear?" Koujo-Tsuta sat up saying, "Yeah, I understand." Tetsuko-Koji had then lent a hand to help his brother off the floor. He had sighed saying, "I badly damaged my thermal suit, now we must leave. We don't have enough time to view my other two mechs. Let's go, everyone. KS-13! Activate transportation sequence! The mech replied, "Sequence initiated!" The mech's giant hand had slid up behind the others, and they had gotten on the hand. Once again, they had followed Tetsuko-Koji. He was very disappointed that he couldn't show them his other mechs.
I hope you enjoyed Part One…Stay tuned for Chapter Three Part Two!