Fooly Cooly: Haruko's Revenge
Chapter One: Vague Threats
"Takkun...Takkun..."Naota could here a faint voice from a distance calling him a name he hasn't been called in years. "Get Ready Takkun. I'm coming back and this time, I'm coming for your family." Naota shouted at the distant voice, "Get out of my dreams Haruko. You left years ago and I'll be damned if you come after my family." Haruko sneered, "Oh no, I'm so scared. You can deny it all you want Takkun." Naota became frustrated and shouted, " That isn't my name. My name is Naota. Besides, even if you do come back, I am not going to fall for all of your tricks again." Haruko snickered, "You said I was after you. Takkun, you outlived your usefulness a long time ago. If I were you, I would keep an eye on that son of yours. Well, Takkun, I must bid you farewell. Sayonara..."
Naota woke up in a cold sweat. He was lying in his large in the middle of a darkness filled bedroom. Naota wiped the freezing sweat off his brow. "It was just a dream," Naota realized, "but it seemed so real." He crawled out of his bed and looked into a nearby mirror. Staring at his bedridden appearance in the mirror, he realized that it had been over twenty years since Haruko left. Naota found it hard to believe that the man in the mirror was once a little kid that fell for all of Haruko's tricks.
Looking over at the nearby clock he realized that it was 2:30 in the morning. He turned his back to the mirror and sat down at the foot of his bed. Naota heard a rustling in the bed behind him. He looked over to see a woman sit up from out of the blankets."What's wrong Nao? You shouldn't be up this late. You have work tomorrow." She stated. Naota looked over to her and answered, "Nothing important Eri. I had that dream again." Eri got up and sat next to her husband. "The one with Haruko?" She asked. Naota replied, "Yes but this one was different. It seemed more real and see called me Takkun. But the strangest part was that see told me that I need to keep an eye on my son."
Eri showed concern for what her husband said. "Nao, what do you think that means?" Eri questioned. Naota stared at the bedroom floor and shook his head. "I'm worried. Akio is getting to be that age, you know. I just hope that Haruko doesn't return and that if she does come back, Akio is smarter than I was and not make a mistake like I did." Naota said, sighing. Eri, displeased, smacked the back of her husband's head. Naota yelped in pain. Eri smirked at her husband. "Nao, Akio is going to make mistakes sometimes. He has to learn from those mistakes. That is just how life works." Eri said. Naota looked at his wife with loving eyes. "You know Eri, you always were smarter than me. Alright, It is time to get back to sleep." Naota said, climbing back in bed. Eri nodded and followed Naota's lead. After getting situated in bed, Naota said "Tomorrow, I will tell Akio about Haruko. I have put in off for too long." Eri agreed and said, "Goodnight Naota." He replied, "Goodnight, Eri." They both nodded off to sleep.
Meanwhile, at the Bureau of Interstellar Immigration Headquarters.
Commander Amarao was looking intently at the big screen of a high-tech computer. He sighed and stared at the nearby digital clock. It read 3:00. Amarao shook his head. He was already 54 years old with no retirement plans ahead of him. Hell, his day job consists of paperwork and staring at nothing but space. Amarao was staring at one of the many computer monitors when he noticed something strange. He looked at what was looking a small spacecraft with no idea of what is was. After sometime, Amarao realized that what he was investigating was a familiar yellow Vespa!" No! It can't be!" He cursed at himself. Amarao stood up from his office chair and ran out of the room to go tell his subordinate.
He found the room where his associate was resting up for her shift. "Lieutenant! Wake up! We have a problem." Amarao yelled at his comrade. Impatiently, he hoisted Kitsurubami onto his shoulders in a fireman's carry and took off down the hallway. When they made it to the control center, Amarao slammed his Lieutenant into a nearby office chair and turned his attention to the various monitors around the room. Kitsurubami blinked and stared at the screen. She recognized the yellow Vespa and begun to type various information in the computer. Amarao glanced at her and begun to ask questions. "Kit, where is she going to land and what is her estimated time of arrival." He asked. Kitsurubami looked at the monitor and responded, '"Her destation appears to be the outskirts of Mabase and her E.T.A. is 11:36 A.M. tomorrow. We are unable to shoot her down. Our anti-air guns don't have that much range."
Amarao sighed. "Alright, in the morning, you gather our best agents and your group will kill Haruko. Forget about capture." Kitsurubami nodded and asked, "Why is she coming back again? Does this have anything to do with Nanadaba?" Amarao responded, "Probably. All I know is something big is about to happen. I will travel to Mabase and warn Naota. Go get some rest. You will need it." Kitsurubami nodded and left.
Amarao closed his eyes and sighed. "Is this really going to happen again." he said.
Hello Readers. Haruhara Haruko here. Guess who's back? Well I'm not back. But be patient. Sooner or later, I will be here. Next time on Fooly Cooly, "The Prodigal Daughter has Returned.