Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 6
Chapter 8: K-Pop Fiction
(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)
Dean was in the doghouse as he was standing in front of Kazuo in one of the lounge rooms. The Medic General of the Medical Corps wasn't too happy with him for taking liberties into issuing a bodyguard to look after me on my vacation as this wasn't going away so quietly. Even though his actions were useful, but they were imminent into crossing the line about my mental state as Kazuo was ready to chastize him for not obligating into keeping me calm without any help.
"You knew that I gave instructions into everyone not having to bring help towards your brother in this vacation to allow himself to heal mentally, but you overstepped your boundaries to do so," he said.
"Does smashing up mechanical surveillance birds overstep my boundaries?" said Dean.
"Allowing a bodyguard to protect Sam isn't part of the healing process, Dean. It equates to helicopter parenting and that does damage to one who suffers from clinical depression."
"You didn't have to slap her around, you know. She was just doing her job and that is all."
"I may have stayed my hand towards intolerable women, but Dvora Trelundar crossed the line when she was going against my wishes. Furthermore, this fiasco in sheep's clothing won't happen again, you got that? If you do so, then I will have you thrown out of the Order and living on the streets if you-"
"That's enough, Kazuo!"
It wasn't long until Ryosuke entered into the lounge as he was concerned about the situation that happened last night. After viewing the evidence earlier, he was ready to put his foot down as he had a good reason to chastize Kazuo for nearly flying off the deep end, for the Executive Division was still out there and waiting for time to strike without warning.
"The evidence is crystal clear," he said. "Sam may enjoy his vacation before going home to his family, but having a bodyguard is necessary when it comes to the Executive Division encroaching their invasion of privacy tactics towards him."
"'Invasion of privacy tactics?' What about his mental state?!" yelled Kazuo. "He endured four months of house arrest under that intolerable woman, Meredith Braddock in which he's almost over the edge because of it! As for the helicopter parent, she's going back home whether she likes it or not because too much overprotective detail can do more harm than good!"
"And what about Julilla using those surveillance birds to spy on Sam all over again? She knows how to push our buttons and she also knows how to keep men under her thumb. As for the matter with Dvora Trelundar being put as Sam's bodyguard, it still stands and don't call her a helicopter parent. I'll be checking on him before I take my leave and don't try to chastize him or anyone else because we need to stay on the same side in order to conquer the Executive Division altogether. Furthermore, you shouldn't slap people around, men or women, all beause they've been doing their job that was put in front of them, is that understood?"
"You can't just put the lives of vulnerable patients under the bus, Ryosuke! Sam has clinical depression and it can't slide after what he's been through!"
"I already know all about his clinical depression, but his safety matters more than anything right now. As for the situation that's been put in front of us, we can't let this fall further or else we'll never win against our enemies, is that clear?"
Ryosuke left the lounge as Kazuo was left stunned by his words. Still, he wasn't about to falter until he saw a stack of peanut butter cups on the table. With his weakness pitted against him, he decided to devour the stack of peanut butter cups as Dean was stunned to see him like that. Everyone had weakness when it came to food and peanut butter cups were the worst when it came to Kazuo pulling a binger on them like Dean does with pie. In the end of this debacle, it worked out in a certain favor as this wasn't over right now, for we had to deal with the Executive Division and their usual scare tactics on the sly…
I was in the pool area as I was enjoying the swim after the morning debacle. Still, my vacation here alone had one huge obstacle in it as I had to deal with Dean's constant meddling that resulted into having a bodyguard brought towards me against my wishes. With every stroke in the lap pool, I was swimming back and forth until I got tired the moment I got up from the ladder and went towards the men's locker room to shower up. Even though I stripped off my swim trunks, I was most likely to call it a day as I wanted to get a nap in before it was all over, for the long swim wore me out. With the smell of chlorine lingering, I did my best to clean myself up as I was most likely to be going back to my hotel room for the day. By the time I was done, I rinsed off as I dried myself off with a towel and got dressed into fresh clothing and gathered up my spent clothes while going towards the laundromat area.
The place itself was a large one as it was compared to the one in Skyward Temple on Alecrast in which I had the detail to have my spent clothes bagged and thrown into one of the frontloaders that was in front of me. By the time I added in the laundry detergent and fabric softener while closing the door to the frontloader, I got into my pouch as I took out some change that was in the form of dinarii in which I put in my coins into it while starting it up. By the time I sat down in a chair, I took out my journal as was beginning to write a little more into it. I was calm to have the laundromat to myself until I noticed Dvora coming here while doing her own load of laundry in one of the toploaders near the jukebox. I didn't mind her company as I also had no other choice but to accept her as my designated bodyguard for the time being until I got home, for I couldn't wait to tell Reiko all about what I went through.
"Still writing in your journal, aren't you, Sammy?" she told me. "I bet that you still worry for Reiko back home, aren't you?"
"Reiko needs to rest because of what she bears," I said. "I can't let her go too far in her condition."
"You have a fierce devotion towards her, don't you?"
"Reiko will always be precious to me because she has a role in the Destiny of Worlds just as I do."
"It's best that way 'cause I'd rather have you with her than allow Julilla to steal you away. And another thing, I'm gonna be checking out the jukebox if you don't mind."
"The music selection isn't too appealing for me anyway."
"Well, your brother deals in the classic 'mullet rock' in the Impala, doesn't he?"
"I've seen the selection on the jukebox so far: there's BigBang, Hyuna, BTS, SHINee, EXO, and several others that were popular in the Elder Days."
"C'mon, K-Pop can't be that bad, can it? And another thing, driver picks the tunes while shotgun shuts his cakehole."
It wasn't long until I noticed Dvora get out a ten dinarii note as she shoved it into the jukebox. With the selection of tunes to her liking picked, she was ready to sit down as she was ready to enjoy what she put into. With the song, "I Am the Best," playing in the background, I was ready to be drowning in the throes of what was put in front of me as I heard the Korean lyrics blaring all over the laundromat. I never paid any attention to it as I continued to write in my journal as usual. Just as I was about to do so, I became overwhelmed by what I heard as I got up from my chair and began to dance to it without warning. It was like before when I was on Albarn as I danced all over the place, but when it came to other duties, I didn't want myself to get carried away too much as I had other prior engagements that I had to do first. Even though I continued to dance along with the music on the jukebox, I spotted Ryosuke coming into the laundromat as he was no stranger to staring at the endless pop culture that came and went on Tezuka, for he was on business like the rest of us in mind.
"I see that you worked your magic since you brought the rain to Albarn," he said.
"It's not what it looks like," I said as I blushed.
"I talked to Kazuo and I gave him a reprimand about how he slapped your bodyguard for no reason."
"Hey, the guy may have a strict 'no striking women' rule that he imposed, but my actions crossed the line already," said Dvora.
"Let me remind you that you were doing your job, Dvora. If you hadn't spotted those mechanical birds spying on Sam, then there would be a crisis coming in the form of terrorists mixed in with Darbus Toller's leftovers."
"So, did the resident asshat in charge get chastized?"
"He did, but his weakness got the better of him when I had room service bring in the peanut butter cups."
"Kazuo may bow down to his weakness, but there are those who will take offense to this folly," I said cautiously. "He's also a prophet of God in which if he is attacked in any manner, then an archangel will come and take you down."
"Your friend, Abiasaph, insisted that I gave him the peanut butter cups to get off of your brother's back for once. As for your own condition, I know all about it in which you've been bogged down with it for far too long now. Still, he has a point, but keeping you safe is the most crucial of all in which Julilla has amped up the efforts into keeping you under surveillance against your wishes. You're being tracked, Sam. You can't let this go in which Julilla and her cronies will stop at nothing to keep you under their heels."
"I know the risks, but I can't be on a short leash forever."
It wasn't long until we spotted Kazuo walking into the laundromat with chocolate all over his face. When he went towards the bathroom, he closed the door behind him as he went towards the sink and turned on the faucet in which he washed the mess from what he had on him. By the time he came out of the bathroom, he was not too thrilled to be ensnared by his own weakness as he was most likely to have a stern lecture thrown at us until the music stopped in the jukebox and another one played. When I got a look at the song title, "Hello, Bitches," on the jukebox screen, I was most likely to be dancing to yet another song with a side order of Korean flair added to it. I was all over the place as I was demonstrating more than just my dancing skills, for I was most likely to either have everyone praise me or make a fool out of myself as usual. Even though I was still dancing, I decided to stop as I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of everyone.
"Hey, it was getting good and you're stopping?" said Dvora as she was disappointed in what I did.
"I can't make a fool out of Kazuo right now," I said as I was feeling more embarrassed than normal.
"There's nothing wrong with you dancing up a storm, Sam," he said as he retained his stern demeanor. "You're demonstrating a way to cope with the clinical depression that you have."
"There's also the stern consequences that follow if you behave like an idiot towards one's superiors if you're not careful."
"Speaking of the consequences, there's plenty outside," said Ryosuke as he fished out a flyer from his pocket. "Recently, there's the upcoming K-Pop Remembrance Festival that's here for today and tomorrow, which will be a good chance to have you heal further before you return home. Reiko would've wanted you to roam freely after the hell that Meredith Braddock and the rest of the squatters put you through."
"I could, but I have to finish up my clothes..."
I was walking towards the frontloader with my load of laundry as I saw it to be on spin cycle. The sight of the clothes spinning was something that was normal as I was used to doing laundry at my spare time. When the frontloader finished up, I opened it up as I got out my wet clothes and transferred them into one of the dryers in which I used my coins to operate it while starting it up. Still, I had to focus on my laundry as I sat back down into writing into my journal while the random K-Pop tunes being selected from the jukebox. Even though the effects of the music were bouncy, I paid no heed for the rest of it as I was busy writing away in my journal without any further interruptions whatsoever, for I had to stay focused before any more problems go wrong for me. Even though I was having a tough time struggling with the proverbial elephant in the room, the problem itself was none other than my clinical depression itself as it was a curse that I learned to live with over the years.
Even though I was still writing in my journal, I saw it being yanked away as I noticed Dean standing in front of me. As usual, he was there to annoy me as I wanted my journal back before I unleashed hell on him. I was ready to pursue him until I was stopped by Kazuo, who was quick into tripping me with his foot the moment I fell onto the floor. Getting up, I was on my feet as I was most likely to go after Dean who had my journal in his hands as he was most likely to be taunting me with it, for he was there to get me out of the boredom I was in.
"Give it back!" I yelled.
"What? And let yourself get bored to death, Sammy?" said Dean as he had my journal in his hands.
"You're the one who started it and I'm gonna be the one who will finish it!"
"You can't just keep your nose stuck in a book forever while doing the laundry. There's a hell of a lot more than just sitting around, you know."
At that moment, I used my telekinesis to take my journal back as I wasn't about to abandon my reason to look after my laundry in the laundromat. Even though I was ready to resume my chore, I was spotted by a group of tourists that were dressed in strange street fashions as they were taking pictures of me in all my glory. I never had such celebrity status before, but I couldn't let it get to my head as I went back into the laundromat to check up on my clothes. As usual, they were spinning nicely as I saw them to be nearly dry in which I was happy to see it nearly done. By the time that the cycle was finally finished up, I took my clothes out of the dryer and set them in my laundry bag as I was ready to leave back to my hotel room until I noticed a familiar nuisance standing in front of me for no reason.
"Howdy, Sam! It's been a while," he said to me as he had an icy smile on his face.
It was Soulless Sam again as he was ready to attack me for no reason. He was there to torment me again as he was not too happy with me being happy with what I have. He was there to cause problems towards me as he wanted me to become insane and lose all my mental stability altogether. It was his way of causing torment towards me as he refused to back off quietly, for he wasn't letting up anytime soon.
"It seems that you changed your hairstyle after you blew your chance into joining the Executive Division," he said to me as he pulled out a gun. "You could've had it all, Sam! You would've basked in the glory of what General Wetzel tried to offer you, but you refused that offer as if it was a bad deal."
"You don't know what the Executive Division did, do you?!" I yelled. "They destroyed the Order's main headquarters on Alecrast and the stragglers had no other choice but to live in the makeshift stack of slug roe homes and rotgut rooms near my home in Kanto Village!"
"The Order got what they deserved when they defied General Wetzel. Now that you killed him, the new leader has a better advantage to bend the galaxy under the Executive Division's heel, but she also has the hots for you."
"Julilla will end up dead before she gets to me! She's already made one man's life a living hell during the start of this war and she will never need another one to ruin!"
"She's waiting for you, Sam, and she's wanting your dick inside of her for a long time now… All you need to do is to end your resistance towards her so that the war can end on a much more happier note."
"And become Julilla's personal brood stallion?! Never!"
I was defiant towards Soulless Sam as I saw him disappear in front of me. I didn't want him to ruin things for me as I put my foot down when it came to dealing with the personal id that was rooting for me to join the Executive Division against my wishes. All I had was nothing more than a vile contempt for Julilla for what she had done not only to me, but to Minara as well. I couldn't forgive that intolerable woman for what she was doing, but I didn't want to become yet another victim of her schemes as it was my line in the sand against this evil woman. Still, I wanted to secure my mental state as I couldn't let my clinical depression get the better of me. I wanted to be a little more happier as I needed to be focused in the near future, for I wanted to relish every single moment of positivity that I could muster at this time.
With a small epiphany, I was most likely to be enjoying myself further as I saw that same flyer that Ryosuke had when it was plastered on the wall. I was more than likely to be joining in on the fun as I went towards one of the reception halls to see what was going on. Inside, I was seeing dozens of tourists in the usual Japanese and Korean street fashions all going for what was in there and that was none other than K-Pop itself. The sound of dance music filled the air as I noticed several tourists dancing to a random song that was blaring in the background. I never saw the room to be so lively before as I decided to join in on the fun. I never had so much fun before as I was most likely to be making the best of it, for I was happy to get away from the stress that was there…
Dvora was busy searching for me as she was not too thrilled with me for running off in the first place. Even though she was the designated bodyguard that was picked for me, she wasn't about to let herself slip up as she was looking all over the lounges in the hotel. With the fresh sound of music blaring into one of the lounges, she hit pay dirt as she ran towards it until she bumped into a familiar librarian who was on his way back to Essos. She crashed into Yukiwa as his bag flew into the air with his books flying out of it in which they landed into further places. When she ran to gather the books, she gave them back to him as he never expected to see her quick to pick them up in the first place.
"Oh, that was a close call," he said.
"You pick the strangest places to wander here, don't you, Yukiwa?" said Dvora.
"I've been busy, but once I get these rarities back to the Universal Library on Essos, I'm good to go."
"These books are called Supernatural, aren't they?"
"These four books that I found are the first four in the Men of Letters Civil War Arc: Keep Calm and Carry On, Mamma Mia, The Foundry, and American Nightmare. I haven't got the rest of them yet, but when I perma-bind them, they'll be on the shelf soon enough."
"I hope that you find the rest of them..."
"Same here 'cause I can't just let the Supernatural gospel go to waste 'cause it's an ancient legacy that can't be ignored. Later..."
Dvora saw Yukiwa leaving as she resumed her pursuit on me. When she finally caught up to me, I was busy at the cuisine table as I was trying out what was put there. The sight of me digging into a bowl of bibimbap was something that Dvora never expected me to try as she was starting to get hungry after chasing me all over the place. When she spotted some bulgogi cooking over an open fire pit, she couldn't help it as she went over there to get her fill. By the time she was done, she saw me sitting near the window as she decided to sit at the same place as me, for she wasn't about to shirk her duties as a bodyguard yet.
"It's about time I caught up to you, Sam," she said as she was busy eating away at the food on her plate. "Oh, this is good, but it's not as great as the food in Shilla on Alecrast."
"Tezuka has some of the greatest Asian cuisine that can also put Alecrast to shame," I said as I took a bite of my bibimbap. "This is awesome..." I continued to take another bite as I was happy to get this meal here. "This K-Pop festival has its perks in which even the food is savory."
"If Reiko came here, she would go overboard on this stuff..."
"Madam! Stop! You've had enough already!"
I stared at Reiko directly as she had a plate full of food in her hands. I had a feeling that her hunger to fuel her pregnancy got the better of her as she was busy gobbling up what was on her plate. Still, she was there for a reason as she was also causing panic among the chefs that were on hand into fixing up the extra food that was replaced, for her appetite was getting more intense than normal.
"Hey, I don't know how you got here, but you're making the chefs nervous," said Dvora as she went towards Reiko. "Whatever you're eating has to be a bit on the spicy side, but you should also be careful if the buns in the oven get a little overdone. Korean food may be tasty, but it can also be hot, so try not to burn your mouth, alright?"
"I try not to be, but when I came here to check up on Sammy, I couldn't help myself," she said.
"You shouldn't be out and about in your condition like that," I said as I walked towards Reiko.
"But the castle is full right now after some of the wounded and injured ended up coming there from other places."
"How are the children holding up?"
"They're already here in which the concierge was nice enough to include us here for the month instead of the week."
"I don't blame the Medical Corps for squatting in our castle, but they have nowhere to go right now and the castle is the best bet since the main headquarters was destroyed four months ago."
"And does the manager of this place approve of this extended stay?" asked Dvora.
"The manager is someone that we know very well in which he came back from one of his trips from the naughty film circuit."
"Gabriel is here..." I said.
I had a feeling that the archangel's meddling was at work as it was also a godsend for us to stay here in cases that the Medical Corps were busy. As for my vacation, I was most likely to have more than just company on this vacation as I had my reasons to be here. I was overwhelmed by the presence of family as I didn't mind them being here. Still, I had a reason to be here alone at first, but sometimes, the presence of family mattered the most in this ongoing battle. When we finished up our meals, we were ready to leave the lounge area until we saw the children coming in here to see what was going on due to the festivities that were there. It was also at that moment that I noticed the tourists staring at all of us. We have become celebrities in our own right as we were famous for being the Destiny of Worlds after all.
"Looks like you're getting popular," said Dvora.
"We're here to stay after all," I said.
"By the way, today's the first day of December and most of the K-Pop organizers are giving out candy canes and other holiday treats."
At that moment, we were surrounded by the tourists who have heard about the golden age that was coming forward. The numerous talk about me and Reiko here was something of a rallying cry as there was even the usual Draaza trio there while working in the kitchen. All three: Banquo, Ranquin, and Goneev; were happy to see us here as we were the last best hope to stick it in the Executive Division and their cruel plans on the sly. It was the most of what was going on as everything was on point in the most glorious happiness that was there for a reason.
"Take a good look out there," said Banquo as he was busy cooking meat for bulgogi and other things. "Sam's got it made, but his hair?"
"It used to be brown, but the silver touch is out of control," said Ranquin as he was busy cooking rice. "Besides, isn't that a little dangerous for him to be in his super-charged form?"
"Well, he did put a nail in the coffin for General Wetzel," said Goneev as he was setting bowls for the food. "Even though the asshat destroyed the Order's main headquarters on Alecrast, he had it coming when he went all to pieces at the end of The Fall of Project Apollo."
"You're still reading those Chronicles of the Order books that Glen Barnett sets out for the masses?" said Banquo. "That's a little juvenile, even for you."
"Hey, we can't diss him on the sly," said Ranquin. "The last one who did that, got his eyes melted from his brain and it was a member of those scum who put those annoying mechanical birds in here for no reason. If we see any more of those things, I hope that someone or something smashes them 'cause there's no room for meddling with one's privacy, especially the intimate details."
It was a lively sight as everyone was in here for a reason. It was also the reason that we were all here as the music of bubbly K-Pop music was making the room lively with plenty of action on the sly. Even I was having fun as I was also not too bogged down on other mental problems, for this was the best thing that ever happened to me so far…
Ryosuke was in another lounge room as he was waiting for other members of the Order to arrive on point. Even though he was there on business, he was concerned about the increased surveillance of the mechanical birds that were sent by the Executive Division as their presence had gotten out of control so far. By the time he was getting ready to address this grave situation, he noticed Minara arriving as he was dressed in his usual Medical Corps outfit. With the emergency session commencing, there had to be action needed as the increased surveillance stemming from the mechanical birds needed to be stopped before it escalated. Even Dean and Kazuo were there as they had their reasons to vent their frustrations on what was going on so far, for there was no end to the Executive Division's nasty rhetoric to steal me away again.
"You're early, Minara," said Ryosuke. "I take it that your status as Elder pays off when you have your medical experience that shows."
"It's a miracle that the House of Varus has a large infirmary wing to tend to the sick and injured, but the factor of Julilla running this dog-and-pony show still unnerves me," he said.
"We saw the evidence, front and center," said Dean. "Therefore, Julilla's agenda is crystal clear and that is setting her sights on Sam."
"Julilla..." Minara clenches his fists as he bears a grudge against her. "Sooner or later, there will be justice on that bitch's head for what she's done..."
"Hey, you can't focus with a grudge all over. We need to be calm and collective if we're gonna go in and put that ice queen in her place. We can't let all this crap go sideways or else we'll lose this war."
"I'm already focused, Dean, so there's no need to rub salt in the wound right now."
"Well, you don't look it..."
"That's enough," said Kazuo. "We should remain collective if we're ever gonna step up our efforts into stopping the Executive Division before it's too late. We can't let Julilla get the better of us or else we-"
It wasn't long until Minara heard his vidphone ringing. Picking it up from his pocket, he saw Julilla's name on it as he was itching to answer it until Kazuo took it from his hands. The Medic General of the Medical Corps was not too thrilled to hear from Julilla directly as he was aware of what she was doing. By the time he answered the vidphone, he was most likely to be dealing with the ice queen herself as he was aware of what she could do next, for she was a lot worse than the previous leader of the Executive Division.
"You've come a long way, Minara," she said over the phone. "You're still hurt after losing your wife and father-in-law? Well, that's a shame… Anyway, I still yearn for Sam. I ache for Sam. I want him now and nothing will stand in my way..."
"You better keep your mouth shut, Julilla," said Kazuo. "Ever since your superior fell, you recently jumpstarted the surveillance birds just to spy on Sam once again."
"Kazuo Mitani… I had a feeling that you would answer in Minara's stead… It's also a shame that you lost your siblings one by one..."
"Ippei and Jun were close, but their lives and sacrifice will never be in vain. As for your renewed devotion to ensnare Sam, it will cease before you cause an uproar."
"You have Sam, don't you, but the presence of that Elf bitch, those brats, and even that bodyguard who destroyed that bird in the hot spring are pissing me off. You know that the Executive Division will win this war and Project Ra will happen one way or the other..."
"You won't do a damn thing, Julilla. Your predecessor tried the hard way when he made a deal with Ailnoth to lust for more power and we all know how it went down the moment Sam killed him on the Sol-1 four months ago. Still, you yearn to have him under your thumb, but he has nothing but contempt for you in which you stalked him in Trainfell. Your insatiable attitude and sexual appetites are more than enough to designate you as a common threat because of the experiments that were conducted on you at the hands of Klaus Thurber, who wanted to create a dynasty of lethal warriors until that process was halted by the Alecrian Army itself when it took you in."
"I know all about my past, but luckily, I was spared from the torment, but I had my experimented body put to good use."
"I know all about your genetic makeup in which what you secrete between your legs is a neurotoxin that has been extracted from a Claudian tree frog, in which that species is known to secrete such a substance from their body. Still, you won't get far because Project Ra will never get off the ground for a while."
"Sooner or later, you will let your guard down and after that, we'll be coming to where you are in which no one will be spared on Tezuka or any other backwater planet that tries to hide Sam Winchester and his family from me. I will have my prize and I will conquer every single one of you and your allies, for the Destiny of Worlds will never happen in front of eyes, not when we still live and breathe..."
"You hunt down your prize, only to result in failure, Julilla. In the end, you won't succeed because there are those who will kill you dead in your tracks, mark my words."
It wasn't long until Kazuo hung up on Julilla as he gave Minara back his phone. Even though he wasn't thrilled to hear from the ice queen about how she would use me as her weapon, he feared the worst as he had to keep me and my family hidden from danger. When push came to shove, there were plenty of reasons to keep me and my family safe as the Executive Division wasn't messing around, for they were lurking in the shadows and waiting for me to falter without warning…
I was back in the lounge with most of the K-Pop trimmings as I was being ushered towards the auditorium room next to it by the numerous tourists that were there to see me in person. It was at that moment that I noticed Reiko and the children coming in droves as they sat down next to me in the row of our choosing, which was the balcony. Even though we were high above the audience, we were ready to see what was about to start as we noticed a troupe of dancers coming onstage to perform a song that was K-Pop oriented, but it was different than what I heard in the jukebox in the laundromat earlier. The dance moves that the troupe performed were a dead ringer to what was once view in the Elder Days as I saw them stick to their moves throughout the performance. I was happy to see the troupe performing until it stopped when the next performance was about to begin.
I was happy to see everything go in full swing until I had my long hair being tugged forcefully. Turning around, I noticed Dvora pulling me away from my family as she was adamant into having me dance for the audience who were heavily immersed in the K-Pop craze. Even though I hardly ever danced, I was having a tough time to get out of my own predicament as I was being lugged down from the balcony seating to the front of the stage where I was being led backstage, for I was stuck in this mess from the get-go after all.
"You can't just pull me from the balcony, Dvora," I said.
"And do what, Sam? Keep the audience waiting?" she said. "Not a chance 'cause I heard the reports about how you danced your hardest on Albarn just to save the planet from an impending drought. It's high time that you put your dance moves to the test once again and they're waiting for you to do so."
I was rushed into the dressing room behind the stage as I had my clothes stripped and put into different ones. The flamboyant design of the clothes themselves were a much more different feel than what I wore on Albarn a few months back as I was rushed onstage to perform in front of the audience that was watching me. With yet another random K-Pop song blaring, I was getting to work as I was moving to the beat without any problem. Even Reiko was impressed to see me dancing onstage as she was stunned to see me pull off my dance moves since I did so on Albarn. It was the most that I did as I was wooing the crowd in which they were expecting it the moment I was there for a reason. With the beat still going, I was in tune with my raw power as I was full of energy in which there was a cataclism occurring from outside. By the time I was finished, I bowed as I took my leave from the stage until I was met by Dean, Ryosuke, and Minara, who were concerned about my safety.
"So, did you pull off a Magic Mike, Sammy?" said Dean.
"I got roped into it this time," I said.
"You may have been busy gyrating on the stage, but you should see what is out there first," said Minara. "The tourists have heard from the officials in this region about how this capital and other places barely got snow and mostly got rain. This time, they got their wish after all."
"That actually happened on Albarn with the rain, but the snow here will be a godsend soon enough."
"The Tezukan Government has been hit with recent dry patches in which the snow barely comes forward," said Ryosuke. "This time, you should see it for yourself to see what your raw power had helped along the way."
I went outside from the emergency exit as I saw fresh snow coming in droves in which some of it had covered the cars and space vehicles that were parked near the Golden Tiger Resort. It was something that became useful as I noticed several of the tourists building snowmen and even managing to throw snowballs at one another. It was a great thing that was put here as I later noticed a group of Draaza coming towards me in which they were singing in front of me. It was known that I had plenty of praise here as I was also fearing the retaliation that would come from those who clung to what God was portrayed over the centuries. Still, I had to deal with it as I was most likely to be put towards the golden age as planned, for I couldn't back down on it, no matter what…
Kazuo was in the lounge as he was waiting for Ryosuke and the others to bring me back for an emergency session. He was patient as he didn't want to rush out quickly, for he was steely due to his calm demeanor. Staring at the clock, he was concerned about what was taking so long until he spotted a group of people dressed in red clergy clothing coming into the lounge. He was aware of them as they were none other than a group of religious zealots that intruded for no reason, for they meant business into doling out a warning for me.
"You never learn, do you, Kazuo Mitani," said a bald man dressed in a red cap and robes. "It seems that the one who stood against the righteous during the Colony 11 incident still stands after all those years."
"I know who you are, for you call yourself none other than the Cardinal," he said. "Your presence is bad and the hotel management here aren't too thrilled to have you here."
"We're here to give your so-called savior a warning to back off."
"Are you talking about Sam Winchester?"
"Sam Winchester has become a thorn in God's side ever since we saw followers who had faith in him praise the false shepherd after the death of General Wetzel four months ago. He has even become more popular than the Heavenly Father of all people in which we can't let him do that."
"Sam is chosen to be the savior of the entire Ashizoka System in which even God Himself had foreseen this omen come to life."
"You think you can choose that prick over God? You think you can praise him all because of that raw power that he has? The only person that is worthy of protecting all of you is our Holy Lord and our savior is none other than Jesus! You of all people should know that instead of turning towards a new faith against God's wishes! The Mother Church is watching, Kazuo! This is our warning not to step on the toes of God, for he is our Lord!"
"Let me remind you that I happen to be a prophet of the Lord! I know how God thinks and His word is never wrong!" Kazuo lifts the sleeves of his kimono as he reveals the brandings on his arms. "You see these here? I have the Brandings of God in which they were my punishment for not accepting my purpose of being one of God's mouthpieces and this is the price that I paid! I paid my dues since I accepted my peace into being one of God's chosen and I stood firm into believing in His word. Now, Cardinal, I suggest that you take your merry band of people from the Mother Church and leave before you cause the true wrath of God, are we good?"
"Have it your way then, Kazuo, but we of the Mother Church are watching your move and we'll have faith in the people once again, mark my words!"
And so, Kazuo saw the Cardinal and his group leave as he stood firm against the intrusive group of people who were on the same level as the Executive Division. Even though he was eager to warn me about what that group was doing, he noticed a familiar figure coming into the lounge as he was both concerned and disappointed about the group's presence, for he never cared for it not one bit. It was Chuck himself as he was aware of what the group who wanted to silence me in order to keep what was put there in the wrong way so far.
"Those guys are a pain in the ass," he said.
"You know of them to be a devout group of Christians, don't You, but why do You show disdain for them?" said Kazuo. "They go to great lengths when it comes to saying that You are being shoved under the rug."
"Those religious nuts will do anything to do bad things in My name! Every day, it's the same thing in which some people kill in my name, praise the rich, and even single out and ostracize those who are different than the perfect crowd."
"Most religious people denounce those who are different and not perfect in Your image."
"If my kid saw this, he would turn in his grave on Earth! He reached out to those people, even gay ones, but those idiots from the Mother Church twist things to their favor and they've been spreading lies about Me in which they say that My image has been tarnished by Sam's popularity whenn he is chosen to be a much bigger god than I am. Sam's supposed to be the savior of this galaxy in which the golden age had to be on point or else we lose to the Executive Division, their friends, and those people from the Mother Church, who twist things that I do for the better, only to spread hate for their fellow man."
"We can't let them get a hold of Sam. If he sees them out and about, then-"
"-They'll kill him slowly in which they will address him as a false shepherd in their eyes. As for what he'll do next, I hope that he sticks it in the Executive Division and those who stand in his way and that's all that matters right now."
Chuck was concerned about my safety more than anything as he wanted me to succeed in my own right. As for the presence of the Cardinal and his group, they were a dangerous bunch as they were on the same level of the Executive Division, for both groups were a toxic concoction that happened to us without warning…
I was in my hotel room as I was lounging in the fancy bathroom while taking a bath in there. After dancing on the stage and looking at the fresh snow from outside earlier, I was happy that I enjoyed myself here on Tezuka as it was fun before I would soon go home. It wasn't long until I noticed Reiko coming in here as she was dressed in her nightgown with her long hair wet from an earlier bath. She saw me to be full of enthusiasm as I had plenty of fun with all the K-Pop craze that was there earlier, for it was something that I wasn't used to yet.
"Oh, that was fun," I said.
"You were terrific, Sammy," said Reiko.
"This isn't the first time that I danced all over the place and it won't be the last. All I needed was a little tug and a push to get up there."
"Christmas is coming up, but it'll be hard for us to go back home for a while."
"The Medical Corps may stay there at the castle, but as for the patients who come towards the infirmary wing, it's the only place to get to since the Order's main headquarters was destroyed almost five months ago. Still, we have no other way but to endure our situation right now."
"I see what you mean, but we can manage and we've done it before..."
"But we can't go hopping around from house to house like we do most of the time, it won't work."
"Don't care…; we lived here before and in Shiganshina, for we won't be homeless after all. It's as if there's a will from the Terran God that beckons us to help those in need."
"And we'll live our lives to the fullest, whether it is in our home or not…," I feel at the protruding baby bump that Reiko had as I felt the twins kicking. "They're active… I can feel them moving around."
"They were moving around when you were dancing and it'll be a while before they stay in there with all that K-Pop here..."
I clutched at Reiko's hand warmly as I was happy that I wasn't going off the deep end. As for my whirlwind of a vacation, it was a godsend for me as I heard the sound of K-Pop music blaring from the hotel room next door. I didn't mind it as I wasn't worried at all in which I spotted the fresh snow still falling outside from the window. I brought in the winter here on Tezuka, for it was here for a reason as my duties weren't over yet, for I had so much to do right now…
To be continued...