SOS Brigade Secrect Archive
Duty of a Time-Traveler
Staring at the endless blue sky, it's one of the many things that make you feel at peace. I don't know how many hours of my life I wasted staring at the sky... Whatever, I what I want, not even Haruhi can stop me from making my own decisions.
I am currently dozing off in the school rooftop. It's very pleasant place, I am even enjoying the instrumental music that is right now flowing out from the music club room below me.
However, my true motive for coming all the way to the rooftop is not to have a pleasant nap. It was Asahina Mikuru who asked me to come up all the way up here.
If I was Kyon, I would right now be having some delusions about date and stuff. However, I know better... whenever Asahina-san calls someone out, it means that she's got an order from her superiors. I know that much.
"Ah, Alan-kun you're already here." I heard Asahina-san arrive behind me.
"So, Asahina-san, why did you bring me all the way up here? Coming up the stairs was really painful." I tried my best to make myself sound exhausted.
"Hehe, I agree with Suzumiya-san, Alan-kun should stop being too lazy and move around more." Asahina-san said with a gentle smile.
"Ok, ok, I'll think about it... so why am I here?"
"Oh yes... ummm, Alan-kun I need to take you somewhere, we are supposed to go back few months in time."
"So, we are time-traveling? That's great! count me in!" I am of course excited, I was getting bored anyways.
"Umm, this isn't a picnic... we are supposed to do something very important." Asahina-san said nervously.
"We'll there is no rule that says we can't have fun with what we do. Let's go Asahina-san."
Asahina-san hesitated to think about what I said, and then she nodded and smiled.
"Ok then here we go, please close your eyes."
I did as she said, then I felt a weird sensation... whole world spinning round and round... Then the sensation stopped.
"We're here."
I opened my eyes...
"This... this is..."
We were still in north High, but the school grounds were filled with many festival tents. I also saw a big sign that said 'North High Festival'.
"Asahina-san? But why here?"
"We're supposed to do two things, actually...you Alan-kun has to complete them... I only can guide you on where you go."
"Really... well what do we do first?"
"My superiors said go to the clubroom and help Kyon-kun with something."
"Really..."
Asahina-san, apparently assuming that I will follow, lead the way to the clubroom. Yes, I arrived about a month after the Cultural Festival, so no one in the SOS-Brigade knew me then... Well this isn't really time-travel for me then. While I was busy being confused over my own thoughts, we arrived at the club room.
"Shhhhh." Asahina-san said quietly... someone was probably inside the clubroom and Asahina-san didn't want to wake em up.
As I entered, I spotted Kyon sleeping before the computer. I walked closer and saw that he was working on the movie.
"Kyon-kun is so cute when she's sound asleep." Whispered Asahina-san, then in a serious tone, she said...
"We have to finish the movie for Kyon-kun..."
"What? I am not editing that lame movie..."
"But, Alan-kun you are the only one who knows how the movie turned out... I was too embarrassed to watch it myself."
I guess, since I watched the first episode of Haruhi... Not a very pleasant episode though.
"Fine, I will work on it." Saying reluctantly I grabbed the mouse.
... Yes I wasn't in the brigade in this time, but just working on this...I'm embarrassed. This is amazing... How is this a movie? No offense but this is cheap promotion video for Asahina-san. Of course, the Chief has put so much passion into it... that is admirable.
As I finished the movie and clicked the save button... I felt someone running across the hall. Those loud footsteps... It can only belong to one person. Asahina-san didn't hear this. I quickly grabbed Asahina-san and jumped into the broom closet.
"Ehheee??"
I silenced Asahina-san by covering her mouth...I'm so sorry Asahina-san please don't get the wrong idea. I'll explain later. Please stop struggling.
"KYON! Are you finished?!"
I heard the clubroom door slam open. Asahina-san stopped struggling.
Yes... Haruhi has entered the clubroom.
"Get up! Today's the day of the festival!"
"Umm, Haruhi? Wait don't look at that."
"This is good Kyon, good work! It certainly shows that we put effort into it."
...That is my work...
After a while both Kyon and Haruhi left the room. I was finally able to get out of that smelly Broom closet and smell the fresh air.
"That was why Alan-kun forced me into the closet, I thought..."
Don't even go there... I wouldn't do such thing... although your moeness tempts me sometimes...
"So, what do we do now?"
"Umm, I am supposed to get the next instructions after the first assignment."
"Really... huh? Asahina-san?"
Asahina-san suddenly fell over... she seemed to be sleeping.
"Alan-kun..."
Behind the small Asahina-san who just fell over, was the bigger...umm... hotter Asahina-san.
"You know full well why I have to put her to sleep... so let's get to the details shall we?" Asahina-san(Big) said with graceful gesture.
"You and me... me as in my small self, will go to the alley near a very familiar cafe. There will be a girl who needs your help. However, it has to be you only who enters the alley alone."
Saying that, Asahina-san(Big) winked, then walked out of the clubroom.
"Asahina-san...wake up."
... Did the Big Asahina-san use heavy-duty sleeping drug?... well I can't just leave her here. I piggybacked Asahina-san out of the school zone. She's surprisingly light so is this why she gets dragged around by Haruhi so easily?
"Yawwnn... EHH?"
"Asahina-san...finally."
"Why are you carrying me? Where are we?"
I let Asahina-san down, and then said. Asahina-san can you wait here? I need to be somewhere.
"Umm... ok but don't be gone for too long."
I walked down the alley... From my short time in Haruhi's city, I heard that thugs hang out here. Wait did I just hear a girl scream?
There were three thugs surrounding a high school girl, she was wearing North High uniform, she was carrying her arm in a weird angle, her arm was broken.
As I expected... wow this is such a classic anime situation, well I can't just leave her.
"Yo you idiots better let her go... I don't have much time, I need my daily nap very soon."
"Ohh... and you are supposed to be her knight in shining armour? That makes us the bad guys... well screw off kid, unless you don't want to die."
One of them threw a punch at me... tisk... please, what are you? A snail?
I dodged easily... then gently pushed him. Apparently that 'gentle' push made him go flying and crash on the nearby garbage can.
Other two were even lower; they resorted to using weapons, puff, Knife?
"You guys really are a joke you know that?"
I caught their knives with my fingers then pulled them off their hands. Two knives dropped to the ground making a clean clang sound. Then I followed with a roundhouse, which made them join their comrade right beside the garbage can.
I saw the girl, her arm was bleeding, she needed to go to the hospital.
"Are you ok?"
I carried her to the nearest hospital.
"No, I have to be at school the festival." She looked bit familiar...
"No my band members need me, we practiced so hard."
Band? Could it be?
"What is your last name?"
"Umm... Nakanishi... why do you ask that?"
"You don't happened to be a member of the ENOZ band at North High..."
"Yes, I am, and we are performing today, please... Take me to North High."
"No... Don't worry about your performance; it will all turn out alright."
After handing her over to the doctors I found Asahina-san still waiting for me.
"Ah, Alan-Kun you're done?"
"Yup, let's go back now..."
"Umm my superiors said we can choose to stay longer... oh...It's raining."
"Well... let's go back to the school, I want some fried noodles."
Asahina-san paused for a moment in a confused look... then she understood, she smiled and said its 500 yen.
Rain was pouring down madly at the time we arrived at the school gate. I took off my jacket and put it over Asahina-san.
"But Alan-kun must be cold too." Asahina-san looked at me with her worried puppy eyes.
"I'm ok." I tried to look ok... but I hate rain...
We ran inside the gymnasium.
So many people were gathered here.
"Next up is the popular music group ENOZ..."
... I guess my hard work in time-traveling paid off... I get to see Haruhi perform.
As I expected, A bunnygirl and a wizard walked up on the stage.
Yawwnnn Sorry... for lateness... I was catching up on Clannad, that was pretty good story as well, inspirational...