Since I am revamping my stories, I reread this story and came up with an interesting idea for a plot twist! It's a bit darker and I did take some liberties with this story, (but I can't mention it because that would be spoiling it) but in case any of you liked the original version better, I wil be including it as the last chapter.
Thanks for reading! (And MTNN doesn't belong to me!)
And so it Begins
A blue light shines and the room is filled with clicks and whirs as the old-fashioned TV set glows brightly in the dark room and the new head of government of Japan, the Prime Minister, comes to the platform and speaks.
"She will be remembered."
Naturally...
"She will be remembered as all heroes are."
Hero is such a ...subjective and encompassing term...
"Her statue, her image will grace the presence of many a building on New Japan and stand in every capital of every country, all over the world!"
Hmmm... not bad, I suppose.
"She was our savior, humanity's shining hope...and she did not fail us!"
Had there ever been any doubt?
"A brave young woman of 21 saved the world from destruction."
Why is age always such a defining factor?
"And we will honor her and remember her bravery and move forward with the knowledge that no matter what, we, mere humans, can overcome-"
The TV clicks off and the room is dark once more, the shadows and the dust motes slowly spinning in a room that was once empty...but isn't anymore...
Time passes.
Parents, the survivors of the destruction caused by that horrific monster, name their children after their beloved savior and let time heal their scars.
Buildings are rebuilt, families start once more and people take that uneasy first breath of hope and then, slowly take another one.
Over time the world believes itself to be safe and slowly reverts back to it's monotonous normalcy of before...schools, jobs, life...
Everything is as it was and all is right with the world again...
But in that little dark room with the TV set, the room with spinning dust motes and shadows, the room that was once empty but is empty no longer-
How foolish.
How very foolish.
They haven't even evolved at all.
Perhaps...how strange... I thought the extra terror and emotions would help stimulate them.
But they became complacent again! Because that's how foolish humans are... Isn't that right, Neuro?
Indeed, Louse. Very much indeed...