Charlie's POV
I left Japan to head back home, when I got back to the airport Uncle Tommy and Aunt Kimi were waiting for me.
"Hi C, how was your trip to Japan" said Uncle Tommy
"It was an good trip, how come you two are here and not dad or Lil" I said
"Your dad and Lil are in an ARI meeting, Grandma Didi is working and Grandpa Stu is at the same meeting" said Aunt Kimi
Thats odd, I know sometimes Lil would accompany dad in ARI meetings, but Grandpa Stu being there is bizarre
"What did you do on your trip" said Aunt Kimi
"Well Mom taught me how to play the violin as well as just caught up on current events" I said
"Cool, maybe you should peform it sometime" said Aunt Kimi
"Yeah, maybe when we all get together at the Java Lava, I can play it" I said
"Yeah, when we get back, be extra nice to James" said Uncle Tommy
"Whats happened" I said
"His mother got injured dealing with some so called 'space police' in space called the Titans" said Aunt Kimi
Wait those same Titans that Kōuseis dad is leader of
"What are the Titans" I asked knowing fully well what they are
"Some sort of old faction from Haman's dimension, from our fact files, they were an fascist junta that ran the Earth Federation for a few years in the Universal Century, apprantly there's an large remnant in our dimension, but we have no idea on where it is and who it is led by" said Uncle Tommy
I have a choice here, on one hand these Titans could be an threat to ARI as well as possibly the Pickles family and could be the worst choice for space , on the other hand I may be spared for being Kaori's son as well as if I exposed the Titans, I could ruin whatever relationship I rekindered with my mother.
However I then remembered an quote from Spock from Star Trek II Wrath of Khan I watched with James
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"
"Uncle Tommy, I need to tell you something" I said
End of POV
1 Hour Later
Dil, Lil, Stu and a few other ARI senior executives sat over an meeting table trying to piece together infomation about the Titans
"This is impossible, the only thing we know about this Titans is their sporadic appearances" said Ted Dougal ARI's European Senior Manager
"And they got attacked unprovoked by Dil's agents" said Phil Maphil Space Affairs Supervisor of ARI
Dil stood up "They tried to assassinate me in an another dimension"
"And you weren't their primary target, Haman and Space Continental was" said Phil Maphil
"Why was Space Continental targeted by the Titans" said Stu
"Something to do with hiring ex-Zeon's or something" said Phil Maphil
Soon Dil's phone began to ring, it was Tommy
"Hi Tommy, I'm in an meeting, this better be important" said Dil
"Dil, it's relating to the Titans, put me on speaker" said Tommy
"Ok" said Dil, puts Tommy on speaker
"The Titans are being led by an man named Takahiko Arima, he is an buisnessman that we rescued from the Universal Century years ago, the Titans base's themselves are unknown, but they do have support in Japan" said Tommy
"Takahiko Arima, he's the man we rescued from the Universal Century years ago" said John Long
"T, who told you this" said Dil
"Charlie did, Takahiko is Kousei Arima's dad, Kaori's father-in-law" said Tommy
"Thank god Charlie did, this Titans fiasco was worrying all of ARI" said Dil
"But how do we stop the Titans" said John Long
"We could just arrest Takahiko and take out all his forces" said Tommy
"That's not an option, it would create too many problems and lead to an increasingly Titan led Southern Japan, we have to contain it " said Dil
"We also need to form an defensive pact with the Dango Republic and Northern Japan, Lil you are now ARI Advisor to the Dango Republic" said John Long
"I'm happy to take that role" said Lil
"I'm going to leave this call, I will see you in a bit Dil and Lil " said Tommy
"Bye" said Dil and Lil as Tommy ended the call
John Long then brings out the video conference projecter and make an call
"Evreyone but Dil, Lil and myself leave the room, this is important" said John
Evreyone left the room as the President of the Dango Republic Kyou Sunohara as well as Youhei Sunohara standing behind the chair Kyou was sitting
"This is President Kyou Sunohara of the Dango Republic, state your business" said Kyou
"I'm President of ARI John Long, Vice President Dil Pickles and the new ARI Advisor to the Dango Republic Lil Pickles"
"Ahh Dil and Lil, you must be Charlie's dad and step-mom, nice to meet you two, John what are you proposing as of this meeting" said Kyou
"A defensive pact, the Titans are at your southern border and are increasingly becoming an problem to both of us" said John
"Will the pact effect our cultures and practises" said Youhei
"No, not at all, ARI respects all cultures and promotes peace and unity, its more of an protect each other sort of act and maybe it could lead to an alliance in the future" said Dil
"We accept the terms of the pact, but we will consider adding an third party involved in it" said Kyou
"Who would that be" said John
"The Global Defence Initiative" said Kyou
"Are they the ones who defeated the Brotherhood of Nod in the Tiberium dimension" said John
"Yeah they are, how can you be certain they can be allies with us" said Dil
"We discovered them using light orbs and we've formed an non-aggression pact with them as they are worried about the Titans as well" said Kyou
"I'll trust your word on that, do you have any infomation on the Titans" said John
"Our spies say that there trying to set up an new government in Southern Japan once Takahiko wins the Southern Japanese Elections which are in 2 weeks" said Kyou
"What about the Northern Japanese, whats their opinions" said Dil
"They have given us aid in case the South is overran by the Titans, they are as worried as you guys about the Titans as well as the Leni Movement that's kicked off in Michigan" said Kyou
"Ah yes the rogue mayor that now has declared Michigan as an independent country, Leni Loud" said John Long
"There is rumours that the Leni Movement is being covertly funded by the Titans " said Youhei
"Takahiko is trying to take out ARI's main source of funding" said John
"Yeah, Look we've got to speak to the North Japanese Prime Minister with regards to the Titans, but we do accept the pact you guys gave us" said Kyou before cutting the feed
"Me and Lil are heading home, we are to talk to the US President tomorrow" said Dil
"I agree" said John as the 3 left the room
Dil and Lil got in the car and drove to McDonalds drive-thru then they went home
Moments Later
Charlie, James and Molly were waiting for Dil and Lil to enter and they did with an McDonalds which excited everyone, Dil had the Filet O Fish, Lil and James had two Big Macs each, Charlie had the McChicken Sandwich and Chicken Selects and Molly had an Cheeseburger Happy Meal.
An news announcer came on the television they were watching
"The Empire of Leni has announced that it will replace the Michigan Police Department with the Titans who are currently favourites to win the Southern Japanese Elections in 2 weeks time" Dil switched off the television and said "Well its official, the worlds going crazy"
"Why did Leni Loud form her own government" said Charlie
"Because she believes that she could run things better than the current government as well as being an literal puppet of the Titans" said Dil
"Dad, I've got an question" said Charlie
"Go on" said Dil
"Is my mother involved in the Titans, despite her father-in-law being the head honcho" said Charlie
"I don't know, although I may ask about it, Lil can I borrow your phone" said Dil
"You may" said Lil as Dil left the room
Dil made an phone call to Kaori
"Hello Lil, how are you doing" said Kaori
"Kaori, this is Dil and it is urgent" said Dil
"What do you want" said Kaori as her tone changed to an more hushed tone
"Are you involved in Takahiko Arima's Titans" said Dil
"No I am not, the Titans are kinda Takahiko's crazy space police thing, why do you ask" said Kaori
"Because there under ARI Investigation after attacking one of our researchers" said Dil
"When" said Kaori
"When Charlie was at yours, they launched an attack against two of our researchers and put one of them in hospital" said Dil
Kaori went slient for a bit clearly gasping when she realised that Takahiko had brought her son Chopin into work when the incident happened
"Kaori, are you still there" said Dil
"Yeah I'm still here, just my other son was with him when the incident happened, when I see Takahiko next, I'll deal with it" said Kaori clearly upset with Takahiko's actions
"Good, look I am glad your not involved with the Titans for Charlie's sake" said Dil
"Totally understand where your coming from, I can give you some information on some of the Titans technology" said Kaori
"Go on" said Dil
"They are upgrading old Titans MS to match the times and even have a MS called the Snoopy based on the GM II with retractable missile ears" said Kaori
"Thanks for the information, goodbye" said Dil
"Goodbye Dil" said Kaori as they hung up
Dil entered back into the room
"Phew, thank god Kaori is not working for them, its her father-in-laws side project, plus she gave us some intel on Titans MS" said Dil
One Week Later
Charlie's POV
It was time to go back to school, as days went on, things began to calm down as the Empire of Leni was given independence and territory by the government whom wanted things to settle down, the Titans and ARI had an sit down meeting where Takahiko and Dil met and formed an peace agreement which Takahiko's Titans couldn't harm any ARI employees including Haman Karn and Mashymere Cello and that ARI would maintain an non-aggression stance against the Titans.
James had seen his mother twice who's condition had been improving and was walking with me to school.
"At least the world has returned back to normal" I said
"Yeah and mom's ok especially after her encounter with the so-called space police" said James
"Yeah, looks like Seattle could make the NBA playoffs" I said
"Yeah they just need to be more consistent if they want to make it in" said James
"Yeah, James did your mother ever tell you anything much about the Titans" I said
"No, she kept a lot of the Universal Century stuff to herself, she did say that they didn't like Spacenoids and I assume my mother was one" said James
"Oh, have you invented anything lately" I said
At that moment James put something akin to glasses on my face, it showed an purplish/pinkish tint in terms of what I can see.
"What are these" I asked
"Click the button on the side of the glasses" said James
"Ok" I said, I clicked the button and the filter changed, there was multiple: Virtual Boy Red, Green, Black and White and Vaporwave
"What do you think" said James
"Honestly I think there kinda cool, although I would scrap the Virtual Boy Red otherwise that may give people headaches" I said
"Thanks Charlie, yeah I was kinda inspired by some video gaming youtuber with that one" said James
"I can tell" I said
Soon Ushio, Liam, John and Lou Jr joined us on our merry travels
"Hi everyone, James is your mother doing alright" said Lou Jr
"She's doing well, most likely will be out of hospital at the end of the week" said James
"That's good to hear, So Charlie how have things been with you" said Lou Jr
"Things have been good, now know how to play the violin and have probably read up more Peanuts than any person alive" I said
"Has your mother been teaching you music" said Ushio
"Yeah, she taught me all the classics in some sort of Rocky esque training style" I said
"So when are you going to play The Big Dango Family on the violin" said Ushio
"Maybe on our next date, it is kinda cumbersome to bring the violin case with me constantly" I said
"Oooh I want to hear it, Charlie trying to impress his date with music" said John
"Give him an rest, have you got a thousand dates coming up" said Lou Jr
"Actually I got around 2 dates coming up" said John
"I wonder how he's going to blow it" said Liam
"Probably scares them off using the so called charm he claims to have" said Lou Jr sarcastically
"Or probably the stories he tells everyone about the woman he dated" I said
"Or the amount of times he's been on holiday" said Ushio
"Maybe because he isn't very confident at all when he's around woman, but he puts up an façade in front of us to hide from the fact, kinda like Jay Cartwright from the British comedy inbetweeners" said James
Wow that's brutally savage burn from James, everyone laughed except John who looked embarrassed, Lou Jr offered James an hi-five which they did as Lou Jr loved mocking John's high and mighty nature from time to time.
"You will find I am incredibly confident around woman and when I have an girlfriend by the end of those dates, you'll find I am the best ladies man of all of you" said John
"Keep dreaming, James can read your mind and your innermost thoughts, you've got no hope keeping up that ladies man façade with us" said Lou Jr
"Doesn't mean I can constantly read his mind, does take some concentration to pull it off so I can only do it occasionally" said James
"Although you did time that burn off well James, what's everyone doing this weekend" said Liam
"Me and Alex have got laser tag this weekend" said James
"Ahh I see your friends with Alex, I've known his sister and their family for years" said Ushio
"Yeah, we are on the same team in the big California laser tag tournament this weekend" said James
"Hope you guys win, I'm currently not got any plans this weekend, what about you two Liam and John" said Lou Jr
"I'm on an date Saturday and on Sunday, I've got my mothers birthday so I cannot do anything" said John
"I am going on a cooking tour with my dad and mom, apparently he got Susie Carmichael to help promote it" said Liam
"The famous singer Susie Carmichael, wow how did you dad pull that off" said John
"They've been friends since childhood and Susie had no concerts or rehearsals planned so she decided to help out an friend" said Liam
"You do realise that Susie grew up here and knew most of our parents" I said
"My parents didn't grow up here, they grew up in Seattle" said John
"That's why, Ushio what are you doing this weekend" I said
"I'm going back to Japan to see my parents for the week" said Ushio
"So it looks like just me and you Lou Jr, fancy going to the mall" I said
"Yeah that sounds good" said Lou Jr
The Weekend
Me and Lou Jr decided to meet up at the mall as everyone else was busy and decided to go shopping.
"Hi Charlie, how are you" said Lou Jr
"I'm doing good, how are you" I said
"I'm doing really good, so how's the studies going" said Lou Jr
"There going good, hopefully my university options will take me, what about yours" I said
"Yeah, I am mostly going to go to the local Community College as there offering an creative writing course there and its both cheaper and superior to college" said Lou Jr
"Seems like your driven to your passion, I am just hoping to get to an college near Silicon Valley" I said
"The tech heart of America, do you know what Ushio wants to do when she gets to college" said Lou Jr
"She's still considering her options, I've heard she's applied to an few colleges in the studies of Drama and Performing Arts, but she's unsure if she'll get in" I said
"Why is she unsure" said Lou Jr
"She working very hard to try and get the grades to get in as her grade average is lower than ours" I said
"Ahhh, If she needs help, its worth an try, imagine you two at the same college" said Lou Jr smirking
"Yeah it would be convenient for her to be local rather than back here or in the Dango Republic" I said
"Is she 100% going to an college here" said Lou Jr
"Yeah she says they are superior to the ones in the Dango Republic" I said
"That's good to hear, did you hear about the Ultimate Music Contest" said Lou Jr
"Yeah my mother was telling me about it, how she is coming out of retirement to perform an duet with Kousei" I said
"Yeah, that would pit your mother against Susie Carmichael, according to my dad I hear someone else may also come out of retirement" said Lou Jr
"Who" I said
"Your dad, he told my dad that he may perform All Upon the Watchtower on guitar" said Lou Jr
"I haven't heard perform that in years, any reason why he hasn't told me" I said
"I think you were in Japan when he told my dad, but yeah your dad may return to perform music" said Lou Jr
My dad used to play the guitar from time to time, he was pretty good in his university days and apparently my dad and mother used to perform at various shows the university music society used to put on.
"It would be great to see it again, when is the Ultimate Music Contest" I said
"It is in April, it is also going to be held in Miami" said Lou Jr
"I am looking forward to it, guess what" I said
"what" said Lou Jr
"I hear James's mom is being let out today" I said
"That's good to hear, I was worried for James when I found out his mother got injured by the so-called Titans" said Lou Jr
"Yeah, he looked worried when I first saw him after I returned to Japan, I'm glad for his sake that his mother is okay and that ARI did that non-aggression deal with the Titans and Empire of Leni" I said
"Yeah, I got an question to ask" said Lou Jr
"Go on" I said
"Is your mother in cahoots with the Titans" said Lou Jr
"No she isn't, its her father-in-law Takahiko Arima who is leading them, I feel though she may know more about them than she's letting on" I said
"What do you mean" said Lou Jr
"There are friends of hers that support the Titans as well as Takahiko telling them everything about what the Titans are doing" I said
"I see, hopefully the Titans/ARI peace settlement may have resolved things, did you watch the Superbowl" said Lou Jr
"I did, very fast paced and entertaining, loved the defensive style both team implemented" I said
"Shame neither of our teams were in it" said Lou Jr
"Well the Chargers always have bad luck and Tennessee are just few players away from making an Superbowl" I said
"Yeah did you hear that Tennessee are reverting back to their Oilers name due to the controversy surrounding the Titans name" said Lou Jr
"Yeah something about not wanting to be associated with the so-called space police Titans" I said
"Also the Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts have joined the Leni League as well" said Lou Jr
"Yeah, although nothing will beat the NFL" I said
As we approached the mall's general supermarket store, Lou Jr noticed something,
"Look other there, it's Reptar merchandise" said Lou Jr
We looked at the merchandise, there was some new T-shirts, comics and Reptar action figures.
"Remember when our fathers introduced Reptar to us and took us to see Reptar Reborn" said Lou Jr
"Yeah, still love that movie ever since I was an toddler" I said
"Yeah and we both got Robo-Snail as well" said Lou Jr
"Yeah" I said as I held the purple Reptar action figure and examined it when it triggered an memory
Flashback
Nearly 17 years ago
Tommy and Kimi had just taken Lou Jr and Charlie to go see Reptar Reborn, both Tommy and Kimi were introduced to Reptar when they were toddlers and they had just taken their son and nephew to see Reptar who had returned to the big screen for the first time in years.
"That was just as good as the old Reptar stuff we saw as kids" said Tommy
"Yeah, I wonder if Dil or Kaori have finished their university lectures yet" said Kimi
Suddenly Kaori appeared in her Pontiac Firebird wearing sunglasses
"How was the movie" said Kaori
"It was good, it was good to see Reptar on the big screen again" said Tommy
"Did Charlie enjoy it" said Kaori
"Yeah, he and Lou Jr loved it, they seemed engaged in the film the whole way thorough" said Tommy
Kaori got out of the car and held Charlie who seemed happy after watching the film
"Seems like you did enjoy the film" said Kaori as Charlie smiled at her
"I'm heading back home now, see you guys tomorrow" said Kaori and Charlie waved at Tommy, Kimi and Lou Jr before setting off
"Hey Charlie, fancy a trip to the toy store" said Kaori
Charlie made an toddler sound that sounded like an yes
"Here we go" said Kaori as she drove her Pontiac Firebird to the toy store
As they got out of the car, they spotted Chuckie Finister with Jake.
"Hi Chuckie, how have things been with you" said Kaori
"Things have been good Kaori, wish I could of gone seen Reptar Reborn with Tommy and Kimi, but I had to get Jake his booster shot, so to make it up to him, I'm taking him to the toy store" said Chuckie
"Ahh, Charlie really enjoyed the movie" said Kaori
"I am not surprised, I'm going to take Jake tomorrow to go see it" said Chuckie
"Ah I see, can I ask you an question" said Kaori
"Go ahead" said Chuckie
"How come your wife Angelica doesn't like me" said Kaori
Chuckie went silent as he went into deep thought before answering
"You didn't leave an very good impression on her when you first met as well as you having an tendency of annoying her sometimes with your hyperactive nature as well as Angelica being quite temperamental" said Chuckie
"Ahhh, it's just sometimes when me and Dil go to Pickles family functions, Angelica tries her best to avoid me as much as possible" said Kaori
"Yeah, I have questioned her on it, but you know Angelica can be quite petty at times" said Chuckie
"I've noticed" said Kaori as she noticed Charlie pointing at the Reptar section where he was looking at an purple Reptar doll
"I see you want the Reptar doll" said Kaori as she picked the doll up and took it to the checkout
"Here you go, here's your Reptar toy" said Kaori as she smiled at Charlie as she gave him the toy after paying for it
"I've gotta to go Chuckie, I think Dil finished his lectures for the day" said Kaori
"Ok Kaori, see you soon" said Chuckie waving goodbye as Kaori got Charlie into his baby seat in her Pontiac Firebird before heading off back to the university
Kaori dialled her radio to 80s Flash FM as she drove to California Tech University which was the university that both Dil and Kaori studied at.
Dil hopped in and saw Kaori in which they romantically embraced before discussing their day
"How was your lectures today" said Dil
"Pretty boring, I swear John Mase (Kaoris Music Lecturer) can suck the fun out of music lectures" said Kaori
"To be fair he looks pretty dull looking from perception" said Dil
"Yeah, If he keeps up the dullness, I may fall asleep and get an degree in sleep rather than music" said Kaori which caused Dil to laugh
"Oh well, an degree is still an degree, how has Charlie been" said Dil
"He seemed to enjoy the film that Tommy and Kimi took him to and he's got an new Reptar toy" said Kaori
Dil turned around to see Charlie who was playing with his new Reptar toy who immediately smiled and laughed when he saw his father.
"He seems happy, have you got you Barista job tonight" said Dil
"No I haven't, that's tomorrow" said Kaori
"Wanna go to watch some Football, I got some Chargers tickets and it's Monday Night Football" said Dil
"What about Charlie" said Kaori
"We'll take him with us, he'll probably enjoy it" said Dil
End of Flashback, Back to Charlie's POV
"One of the my earliest memories is when Uncle Tommy took us to see Reptar Reborn" I said
"Wow I kinda have vague memories of it, I do remember when my dad and Uncle Dil took us to the Reptar Super Show as an studio audience" said Lou Jr
"Yeah, that was pretty cool though, although I'm not sure about turning Reptar into an sitcom was an good idea" I said
"Yeah evident by the fact that it only lasted 1 season" said Lou Jr
Soon my father, Lil and James emerged out of the laser tag arena in the mall and joined up with Charlie and Lou Jr
"Hey you two, how have things been" said my father
"Things been good Uncle Dil, we mostly been browsing the shops in the mall" said Lou Jr
"Cool, guess what" said my father
"What" said both me and Lou Jr
"I made it to the next round of the laser tag tournament" said James
"Well done James, so when is the next round" I said
"Next week" said James
"That's an intense schedule, do you think you'll win the championship" said Lou Jr
"Hopefully, although there are some good laser tag players in the championship" said James
"I see, I hear your entering into the Ultimate Music Contest Dad" I said
"Lou Jr, I told you to keep it an surprise" said my father
"Well I had to tell him, you haven't performed in years" said Lou Jr
"Do you think you'll win, there's some tough competition" I said
"Well I've got some rivals, Susie is by far the toughest as she has an record label, your mother and Kousei's wild style could sway voters emotionally and I also hear someone else entered as of today" said my father
"Who" I said
"Haman had entered into the competition" said Dil
"James's mother, I didn't think she had the sort of voice for music" I said
"Wait mom has entered into the music contest, what's she going to perform" said James
My father chuckled and said "Yeah she decided to enter, most likely will perform something like Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush or Mad World by Tears for Fears , I have feeling that her along with Kaori and Kousei's duet could split the emotional vote which could give me an chance to win"
"What song are you going to perform, Jimi Hendrix" I said
"Maybe, maybe not, you'll have to wait and see" said my father