Akane quickly slapped Kazuya awake. Kazuya looked around the room, Akane stood in front of him and Haruo was on her right with Glenn on her left. "I'm not the one who should be tied up in this chair..." Kazuya said as he glared at Haruo.
"Shut up and start talking." Akane said folding her arms.
"You're a feisty one..." Kazuya said with a sickening grin, "You and Haruo would be perfect together..." Haruo just glared at Kazuya.
"Why'd you stab Haruo?" Akane asked him,
"Why does anyone stab anyone...? It's for a reason..." he then looked Haruo in the eyes and glared, "And he knows damn well what that is..."
"Well I don't know," Akane said violently turning his head back to her, "So please inform me." Kazuya smirked.
"You know I can see down your shirt..."
Akane just glared at him, she then shoved her fingers up his nostrils and started to pull upwards causing excruciating. "Hey look, now I can see down yours too." She said, "Would you like to act like a big boy and tell me why you stabbed my friend, or do you want me to continue to do this until I break your nose?" Chills rannup Glenn And Haruo's spines, that one sentence was enough to get their motors going.
"I'll talk..."
"Good." Akane then retracted her fingers and blood dripped out of Kazuya's nose. He took a while to breathe and then she looked back up at him, "Well?"
"Haruo's not what he says he is...I wouldn't even describe him as human..."
"You mean he's alien? We already knew that."
"Yeah...but have you seen what he can do...? He can summon a giant monster..." Akane then showed Kazuya that she was listening, "And this monster...it's big, and it's destructive...it's the one that killed Godzilla...it also is the one who tore apart the Aratrum killing the rest of humanity..." Kazuya then looked to Haruo, "How many people is that Haruo...?"
"I doubt you could even count that high." Haruo said,
Kazuya just smirked, he then wanted to see how far he could push Haruo, "What's next Haruo...? Are you going to end the world...? What about us on the ship...? Are we next...?" He then looked to Akane, "What about your girlfriend here...is she next...?" Haruo clenched his fists, "Oh wait...no no no I'm wrong..." he then looked to Haruo, "Little Haruka is next...the poor girl is going to die a Virgin..." Haruo then grabbed Kazuya by the throat and reeled his fist back.
"SHUT UP!!! SHUT UP!!!!"
"Haruo calm down." Akane said to him, "He's just getting under your skin." Kazuya chuckled softly and he then sat up and pressed his forehead against Haruo's and looked into his eyes.
"You're going to damn us all to hell..." Kazuya managed to choke out, suddenly Haruo squeezes tighter on Kazuya's throat.
"Yeah, well save a special spot for me when you get there."
"Haruo! That's enough!" Akane said pulling Haruo off of Kazuya, Haruo looked down at her, she pointed for him to leave the room, "Go Cool off." She looked in his eyes and gave him a look of reassurance, "Haruo, go cool off." Haruo took a deep breath and left the room. Haruo then walked down the hall to the cafeteria where Miana and Maina were sitting by the closet looking for food. Haruo walked over to them.
"Hey you two," He said to them, Miana turned her head and smiled at him, "What are you doing?"
"Looking for food." Miana said,
"Want me to help?"
"No. Go away." Maina said,
"Alright. Just let me grab something first," Haruo reached past them and grabbed some dehydrated crab cakes. Miana was curious as to what he got since the picture on the package had a crab on it, and she liked the way the crab looked. She followed him over to the machine that would cook the food, she watched him put it in and then start the machine up. Once the food was finished he took it out and went and sat down, Miana tilted her head in curiosity. The food that Maina brought back didn't look nearly as good as what Haruo just made, and it definitely didn't have a smell. Miana went back to the closet and looked the different food. She grabbed a package at random and then went back to the machine, she cooked her food and then took it out, she then turned to Maina.
"Look!" Miana said to her sisters, Maina turned around. Her eyes widened at the suddenly appetizing looking food, she walked over to it and sniffed it, the food certainly smelled a lot better than the food she had been eating.
"Have you guys been eating dehydrated food without putting it in the machine?" Haruo asked looking over at them, they looked to him and nodded. "So for a month you've been eating dry food?" They nodded, "I see. I'm sorry that no one taught you how to use the machine." He finished his food and then got up and left, he then ran into Glenn in the hallway, "Glenn...hi."
"Is it true?"
"Is what true?"
"What Kazuya said. Do you control a monster?"
"Yes." He said, Glenn's eyes widened, "But I don't control what it does, I'm not even in full control of myself...I black out whenever the monster is summoned and I wake up after everything happens."
"Did you really kill those people?" He asked looking him in the eyes.
"I didn't-"
"DO NOT LIE TO ME HARUO!!!!"
Haruo sighed, he knew Glenn looked up to him as a mentor or maybe even an older brother. And sometimes Glenn thought he was Haruo's sidekick, "No. I didn't. And if we find out that I was in control of the monster when it happened, i will take full responsibility for it, just like everything else."
"My parents were on that ship Haruo."
Haruo sighed, "Glenn, I swear to you, I honestly didn't mean any harm."
"Yeah," Glenn said wiping his nose, "Didn't mean any harm. You said that once before, and then Godzilla wiped out half the population in not one, but two of your plans." Glenn then turned and walked off, Glenn walked into his room and saw Kairi asleep on the bed, "Kairi," he nudged her softly, "Kairi wake up." She groaned and then opened his eyes and looked at him, he knelt down and looked into her eyes. "Hey sweetie, how are you feeling?"
"Call me sweetie again and I'll tear your throat out."
Glenn smiled, "Glad you're feeling fine." She looked at him, she saw a look of worry on his face.
"What's wrong Glenn?"
"I think...we should leave this place."
"What do you mean?"
"Leave the Gotengo, right now."
"Where would we go?"
"Okinawa."
"How would we get there?"
"There's small fighter jets on board. Come on, pack a bag, let's go."
"Glenn." Kairi said, "My arm is broken, I'm pregnant. I'm not leaving this ship where there are medical things that can help me."
"As long as Haruo is here it's not safe."
"I thought you looked up to him."
"I did, but then I discovered that he's just a monster. It was his plan that brought us here and got everyone killed, it was his plan that got your arm in that cast, and it was him that destroyed the Aratrum."
"Glenn..." Kairi then sat up, she wasn't in a mood to deal with bullshit today but she was going to have too. "Look, there's a lot to be angry at Haruo about, he's done shifty things. But my arm getting broken was not his fault, my arm just happened to get broken in that fight. Haruo did not destroy the Aratrum, and even if he did then so what? It's not like the rest of humanity would have come back for us."
"You don't know that."
"Yes I do."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do Glenn." She got up and walked over to the desk, she picked up the tablet and then pulled up a log and showed it to him, "I've been in contact with them since we got on the Gotengo. The landing ships have no fuel, they repurposed the fuel to the Aratrum to give them more life support. The Aratrum was too big to enter the atmosphere, it would have blown up and everyone would have died anyways." He shook his head angrily, he then glared at her.
"How long did you think you could keep this from me?!"
"I never wanted to tell you."
"Why not?!"
"Because you would have freaked out like you are now. You then would have suggested to take the Gotengo into space to get them, but the Gotengo is not capable of interplanetary travel. Trust me, i have looked at this thing from different angles. We couldn't have saved them."
"So you just...didn't care to share this with me?!"
"No."
"What the hell?!" He said raising his voice, "We're a team Kairi! You and me!!! We don't keep shit like that from each other!!!"
"We do when we are trying to protect the one we love." She sighed, "You're upset about this. You're scared, trust me I am scared too."
"Whatever." Glenn just shook his head angrily, "Just Whatever."
"Glenn I-"
"No. Just...no! Stop!" He said, he had clue what he was doing but he was going to regret it until the day he died, "You and I are done." He then left the room. Kairi sighed heavily and then sat back down on the bed. She set the tablet down. She didn't know what she was feeling right now, she got up and paced the room nervously. She then left and walked down to Haruo and Yuko's room, she knocked and Yuko came to the door.
"Oh, Kairi, what's up?" Yuko asked, Kairi cleared her throat.
"Can we Uh...can we talk?"
"Sure come in." Yuko let Kairi inside, Kairi walked over and looked in the crib at sleeping Haruka, "I just got her down for a nap."
"I see." She turned and faced Yuko,
"What's bothering you?"
"Glenn broke things off."
"What?!"
"Yeah."
"I'm sorry, are you okay?" Yuko asked, Kairi paused. Suddenly all of Kairi's emotions poured out, she shook her head and started crying.
"No."
"Come here." Yuko wrapped her arms around Kairi, Kairi cried silently as tears continued to stream down her face. Yuko then sat Kairi down, "I'm sorry, break ups can be rough. I've never been through one, but I know they can be difficult."
"I'm sorry...I just...I've never felt this way before." Kairi wiped her tears, "I've never been in love...and I always thought I was incapable of love...but Glenn changed that and now I just don't know."
"Why'd he break up with you?"
"He was angry."
"I'm sorry," Yuko said, "Is there anything I can do?"
"I don't know..."
"Well...if you ever need anyone I'm here for you okay."
"Alright." She wipes more tears, "Besides Glenn, you've reall been my only friend."
"Oh...really...?" She asked thinking back to all the times Yuko had been called short by Kairi, as well as other harsh things, "I mean! Yeah! Of course! We're friends!" Kairi nodded, Kairi then stood up.
"I'm going to go lay down,"
"Alright."
"Thanks for letting me come over."
"Of course." Kairi then left the room and went back to her own. Yuko sighed, "Poor girl, I wonder what got into Glenn."
At the same time this was going on Hanabi rushed into the medical bay, "Ow, Ow, Ow." She then froze when she saw Akane, "Oh...hi..." Akane turned her head towards her.
"Hello."
"Naomi is keeping you in here?"
"Yes. Why do you call your mother Naomi?"
"Because she's not my mother, it's a long story. Anyways, I'm looking for a band-aid, I cut myself while I was in the shower room shaving my legs."
"Oh?" Akane looked down, Hanabi had a pant leg rolled up and she had a cut on her leg, "I see, they're in that top drawer."
"Thanks." Hanabi then opened the drawer and got out a band-aid, she went to sit down in the chair to put it on, but Kazuya was out cold in the seat. Hanabi then hopped on one leg over to the bed and she sat down, she put the band-aid on and then grabbed a wet wipe and cleaned up the blood around the area.
"So tell me, does Haruo have a crush on me?" Akane asked, Hanabi looked over at Akane. Hanabi have a subtle laugh.
"I don't know dude." She rolled her pant leg back down, "My brother is a mystery, but I'll tell you this much he cares about his wife."
"I was making a joke."
"Oh..." Hanabi then looked at Akane who had a bit of a smirk on her face. "I see,"
"Besides, I'm well aware what Haruo feels towards me."
"And that is?"
"I'm pretty much, as the kids in my day used to say, his side bitch."
"I see," Hanabi said really confused.
"But don't worry, he's not my type."
"Really? You don't like literally the hottest guy on the planet?"
"Oh?"
"I've been in a spaceship living there for the past 20,000 years I am pretty freaking horny." Hanabi said laying back on the bed, "I thought Haruo was hot up until I found out he was my brother."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"It's whatever, once we get Project Genesis up and running I'm sure that there's plenty of men that I'll find attractive."
"You'll find your sweetheart eventually."
"Thanks." Hanabi then looked to Akane, "Do you like Haruo?"
"In a way, Yes." she said, "He reminds me of my fiancé, he's very strong willed and determined."
"I see." Hanabi then stood up and went to leave, "I'll see you around Akane."
"Actually I wanted to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"What's your deal?"
"...my deal?"
"Yeah, what's your backstory?"
"I'm not comfortable sharing that."
"I see, that's fine."
"Mm." Hanabi nodded and then left, Akane then got out of bed. She walked down to the cafeteria to get food, she then saw Miana and Maina.
"Haruo never told me there were children on board." Miana and Maina heard her voice and then looked up at Akane, "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just here for food." Akane then looked at what the girls had made themselves, "Mmm, that looks good. Is that shrimp?"
Miana and Maina looked to each other, "The hell is shrimp?" Maina asked Miana in their native language.
"Beats me." Miana said back. Akane then smiled and then walked past them to the food closet. She looked around through the different types of food. She then grabbed out some Mochi Ice Cream, Mina gasped and ran over to Akane and took the ice cream from her, "No! Yuko's!"
"Yuko? Who's Yuko?"
"Sister."
"So that's Yuko?" Akane asked pointing to Maina,
"No. That's Maina."
"Then who's Yuko?"
"Other sister."
"Oh, I see. And that ice cream is hers?" Miana nodded, "Alright, I guess I'll find something else to eat them." She then looked back at the different packages of dehydrated food. She eventually found a decent looking Teriyaki Beed dish, she then took it to the machine and put it inside and waited for it to cook. Miana then followed Akane.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Akane, and you are?"
"Miana."
"Nice to meet you Miana. Are you Haruo's kids?"
"No. Haruka."
"Haruka is Haruo's kid?" Miana nodded, "I see, where are your parents."
"Dead..." Miana said sadly.
"I'm sorry, my parents are dead too. But you know what," she reached in her shirt and pulled out a necklace, "My mother gave me this before she died. She said to always keep it with me and I would always be reminded of her." Miana was utterly enchanted by the necklace, she had never seen anything like it before. Akane then put it away. "Did your mother leave you anything?"
"No."
"I'm sorry." Akane's food finished, Akane then went and sat down. Miana then sat across from Akane. Akane started to eat and Miana watched her. "Miana you're starring that's rude." Akane said not looking up from her food.
"Sorry!" Miana quickly looked in another direction. As soon as she did her eyes quickly drifted back to Akane. Miana had never seen anyone like Akane before, most of the humans she had spent time with all kind of looked the same. Something about Akane seemed different. Haruo laid in his bedroom taking a nap as Yuko sat on the bed holding Haruka. Yuko kissed the baby's forehead softly. Haruka yawned and opened her eyes, Yuko smiled down at her daughter.
"Hey baby." Haruka yawned, "Oh my goodness such a big yawn!" Yuko smiled down at the baby, "You really are a cute one." Soon a knock came from the door, "I wonder who that could be. Could it be grandma?" Yuko then got up and put Haruka in the crib. Yuko stretches out her back before opening the door, she screamed but suddenly had a cloth put in her mouth. Kazuya then grabbed her and pulled her close to him.
"You're coming with me." He said tightly tying her hands together with rope. He then grabbed her roughly by the back of the neck and he took her outside of the Gotengo. Soon Haruka started crying, Haruo groaned and then rolled over and woke up.
"Haruka...what's wrong?" Haruo asked as he rubbed his eyes and then got up out of bed, he then walked over to the crib and picked her up and started to bounce her but nothing helped. "Hey, where's your mother?" Soon the door swung open, Haruo turned and saw Akane, she had a scalpel in her shoulder, "Akane! What happened?!"
"Kazuya...he got free, and attacked me and now-"
"He has Yuko." Haruo said as he grit his teeth, he then set Haruka back down in the crib. "I want everyone who is available to look for Kazuya!!" Haruo said as he walked out past her. It took nearly two hours until they finally found Kazuya's position. He was in the mall where he fought X. Haruo grabbed a pistol and then took his leave. Haruo eventually made it to the mall. He saw Kazuya standing in front of Yuko who was tied to a lamppost. Yuko has blood on her face and looked like she had been beaten. Haruo grit his teeth and stepped forward, "KAZUYA!!!" Haruo's voice echoed. Kazuya smirked, he untied Yuko and then he wrapped his arm around her neck. He then turned towards Haruo with Yuko infront of him. In his other hand was an old katana blade from a weapon store inside the mall.
"Haruo..." Kazuya said, his voice sounding a little sick.
"Let her go now!!!"
"Let..." He then looked to Yuko, "Her? Go? This girl here? Let her go." Kazuya shook his head, "No, no, no I can't do that."
"NOW!!!!"
Kazuya then sighed, Yuko started to scream as best she could from the cloth around her mouth, "SHUT UP!!!" Kazuya screamed in her ear before he knees her in the side. Haruo grit his teeth and pulled up his pistol and aimed it right between Kazuya's eyes. Kazuya looked to Haruo, "Haruo...?" He sighed, "You aren't going to shoot me Haruo, no no no, not while I have your precious Yuko. So put the gun down, let's talk."
"I can't do that Kazuya!! You've gone too far!!!"
"I've gone too far...?" Kazuya asked, "What about you? Because you held a grudge your whole life, my whole roster of friends and family are dead. My sister, Umika, all my comrades."
"Yeah, I got them killed. But from now on there won't be anymore killing."
"Yes there will Haruo." He said, "It'll go in this order, Yuko, then you, then Akane, then Hanabi, And then everyone else."
"No, it's just going to be you. And that's it."
"Really? Prove it." He then smirked, "Shoot me." Haruo tightened his grip on the gun, Yuko then looked into his eyes, she trusted that he wouldn't shoot her, Haruo then nodded at her. "DO IT!!!" Haruo jumped and then pulled the trigger, Kazuya quickly moved and used Yuko as a shield, the bullet passed straight through Yuko's chest and into Kazuya's body. Haruo's eyes widened. Kazuya then pushed Yuko away from him before he took the sword and then slashed up her back. Yuko's blood went everywhere.
"YUKO!!!" Yuko's body then fell to the floor, Haruo then ran over to her, he slid onto his knees and he rolled her over and cradled her in his arms, "Yuko! Yuko! Hey wake up! Listen to me!" He removed the cloth from around her mouth, Yuko let out a soft gasp. "Yuko..."
"...Haruo...I'm sorry..."
"What do you mean? What are you sorry for? You're fine."
"No...I just..." she sighed, "I'm sorry I couldn't be better..."
"Shut up, don't talk like that, you're perfect. You're gonna be fine."
"No Haruo..." she weakly removed the pendant from around her neck that housed King Caesar, she then handed it to him, Haruo swallowed and took it in his hand, "My time is up Haruo...take care of Haruka for me Okay...? Be the best dad I know you can be..." she said as tears fell down her face, suddenly Yuko's skin went gray and her head and arms slowly fell limp.
"Yuko..." Haruo said as tears fell from his eyes, "Yuko..." he shook her. Nothing. "Yuko please...don't leave me..." he said crying. He then slowly shut his eyes, "No..." Haruo's heart sank and then shattered to millions of pieces. Haruo then returned to the Gotengo with her body. They placed her body in a pod and then had a funeral service for her. By well into the night Haruo knocked on Akane's door. Akane had gotten her own room while Haruo was out. It took a while before Akane opened the door.
"Haruo..." she then wrapped her arms around him, soon a soft squeak was heard. Akane looked down, Haruo had Haruka in his arms, "Oh, I'm sorry little one." Akane said with a smile at Haruka. Haruo then moved forward slightly.
"Here..."
"Here What?"
"Take her..."
"Okay?" Akane then took Haruka from Haruo and cradled Haruka in her arms.
"I want you to keep her...I'm in no condition to care for a child..."
"Haruo, I can't just take your ba-"
"Give me a half hour and I can bring you everything else you need." Haruo said shortly before he walked off. Akane sighed and then walked back into her room. She looked down at the sleeping baby and sighed.
"I'm sorry little one...your dad is just upset, lost, and confused...your mom meant a great deal to him...I especially feel sorry for you, because you're too young to even understand what's going on." She then kissed Haruka's forehead and then went and sat down on her bed. "Don't worry, your dad will come around to his senses eventually."
