Chapter 4: Not Quite Reunion
Everyone stared at the mysterious new comers. What they didn't know was that the pair was a very famous international rescue team. Known for being sent to anywhere when disaster struck.
The main reason for that was Beringia. He had a very powerful warping quirk. However while powerful there were two drawbacks. One was that he couldn't connect to two spots on the same "land mass" what constituted was a very strange thing. Many island counted as their own landmass but not there were a lot of thing about what counted and not… The other was a 30 minute cool down period. But was useful in emergency situation for dispatch…
His partner, known as Rosetta actually had a more straight forward quirk… it created a field that translated any spoken language around her. Everyone within the field would hear a language they didn't understand as their native language .
It made a lot of sense that the two were a good team, going anywhere on earth (as long as the initial location wasn't on the same landmass).
Their home base on a small private island for obvious reasons.
"We have come from far away to bring you news about your son, Bruno!" said Beringia.
Many guests started to leave understanding who these people were it had to with how Bruno "died".
"The party is over!" called out Alma, "I am sorry!"
The remaining guests all left, after all whoever these people were they knew about Bruno meaning they weren't just some sort of scam artists of some kind.
Once the Casita was empty of all the gusts, the Madrigal Family.
"Tonito… maybe you should leave…" Pepa told her youngest son.
After all he was very young and never met Bruno.
"Okay…" said Antonio knowing that the grown-ups could talk.
That was when his Jaguar friend ran over and let the little boy climb on his back and headed to his room.
The two heroes watched what happened.
"Can he talk to animals?" asked Rosetta.
"He can." Answered Alma.
The two heroes breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry it's just that a jaguar taking away a small child…" said Rosetta .
"We get it…" laughed off Pepa.
She would terrified if her son's gift didn't involve him talking to animals after all.
However things became tense.
"We come from a land very far away! A land you have never even heard of… a land called Japan." Said Beringia.
There was an awkward silence.
"My Jisan was from Japan…" said Agustin.
"What?" asked Bergenia.
"He moved to Columbia many years ago…" he explained.
Bergenia just stood there.
Rosetta sharply inhaled from her nose.
"I have two questions…" said Rosetta, "Did you assume since this is a very isolated village that no one would know anything about other countries?"
"Um… yes…" said Bergenia.
"And did you read the dossier that Nezu gave us… even a little?" asked Rosetta.
"No I did not…" Bergenia.
Rosetta glared harshly at her partner.
"You have the "Urge to kill rising" face…" said Bergenia.
"I'm sure I do…" sighed Rosetta.
"I'm going to stand over there…" said Beringia pointing to a corner of the room.
"Good idea…" replied Rosetta
It didn't help that Casita tripped him.
"Who are you two?" asked Alma.
"We're known as the Transport, Translate Duo… we're an international rescue team… but we favors to someone…" said Rosetta then. Muttered to herself, "And when you owe a favor to the rat god… you better do what he says,.,,"
"Rat god?" asked Dolores.
"Oh you heard that… just ignore that…" said Rosetta coughing a little.
"You have information about Bruno?" asked Alma.
Rosetta nodded.
"He's in Japan… he's mostly fine but…" said Rosetta.
That was when a storm brewed.
"There is no way he can be alive!" yelled Pepa.
A lighting strike came from the cloud she formed.
"Bruno's door disappeared! That has to mean he's dead!" yelled Pepa.
"Really his door disappeared… interesting…" said Rosetta.
The information about Casita was in the dossier she had gotten.
So she knew about the doors.
"I was planning to wait a bit to do this but it's better if he explains." Said Rosetta.
She took out a large tablet.
In Japan, Bruno had a tablet nearby for the video chat call.,
That was when it started to beep.
He answered and saw that it was storming a bit where Rosetta was.
"My sister?" asked Bruno.
"yeah…" said Rosetta.
Back in Columbia, the storm stopped as they heard Bruno's voice coming from the device.
Rosetta turned the tablet around and showed it to the family who were shocked that Bruno was appearing on the device.
"Hi…" he said awkwardly.
"Bruno how?" asked Julieta.
"You're alive!" said Alma.
"We thought you were dead!" yelled Papa as she created another small storm.
"Yeah… sorry for leaving without saying anything." Said Bruno.
"It wasn't that!" yelled Pepa.
"Mi Vida… give him a chance to explain." Said her husband Felix.
"Well I know it's been 10 years and…" said Bruno.
"Your door disappeared." Said Alma.
Bruno's eyes widened and he realized.
"Oh… so it tied to our gifts…" said Bruno, "Well it's a long story and I should tell you the story in person but I lost my gift."
They were shocked.
"Wait… you lost your gift!" yelled Luísa , "And it's happening to me!"
"Wait… wait… wait… clam down! I don't know what's going on over there buy what happened to me, isn't what's what happening to you." Said Bruno.
"Are you sure?" asked Luisa .
"I was shot with an experimental bullet, I lived but it took away my gift. "said Bruno.
"How does that work?" asked Mirabel.
"Well…" said Bruno.
"I'll explain it." Said Rosetta, "The truth is what you call Gifts is very common in other parts of the world… In fact the reason why you can even understand me is because of my gift, I'm actually speaking Dutch, and my partner is speaking English… He can also create portals between landmasses… But the truth is that 80 percent of the total global popular has gifts, Columbia though has an estimated popular of less than 40 percent at the last count…"
"So wait… then the three kids getting theory gifts…" said Mirabel.
"Just developed them…" said Rosetta.
"All of us were born with our gifts… and Mirabel… she wasn't born with one…" said Bruno.
"But what the miracle." Said Alma, "It has…"
"Mama… that's your gift… everything with Casita and the Encanto… it's always been you…" said Bruno, "Or at least that's my working theory…"
Alma's eyes were wide from this fact.
"Why did you leave?" asked Julieta.
"Well long story short… I had a vision of a second Casita being built in a land far away so I left and headed to Japan… I'll tell the whole story when they bring you to me." Said Bruno.
"Why can you come here?" asked Pepa.
"I'm in the Hospital right now and I can't exactly leave…" said Bruno.
"You're in the Hospital?" asked Julieta .
"Yeah." Said Bruno "I got shot and other injuries…"
"Julieta." Said Alma.
Julieta nodded and headed to the kitchen.
"And the other reason…" said Bruno.
He wasn't sure .
"Does it have to with Eri?" asked Pepa.
"How did you know." Said Bruno.
"A door suddenly appeared and she appeared on the Family tree." Said Mirabel.
"Really?" asked Bruno surprised, "Did they show up a few weeks ago?"
"Yes, why?" asked Alma.
"Eri… she's not mine by blood… her biological father died a long time ago and her mother abandoned her. I've been taking care of her for the past couple years and a few weeks ago… we both realized we saw each other as father and daughter." Explained Bruno, "Whatever our connected with the Casita is. It somehow found about her…"
His family was suspired by this.
"It's better to tell you her whole story in person." Said Bruno.
"And before anyone asks… I would like to remind you that my partner can us all to Japan in instant…" said Rosetta.
"We need to go there right now"! said Alma.
"Wait…" said Rosetta.
"You have 15 minutes!" said Beringia.
"His ability has a cool down period of half an hour…" said Rosetta.
"Plus Julieta is cooking…" said Pepa.
Alma sighed… even if it's on a screen.
"Also I have so much to say to you when we see each other." Said Pepa.
"I know…" laughed Bruno.
"Though I do have to introduce someone to you." Said Pepa.
"Is he short with Felix's hair?" asked Bruno.
"You had a vision about him. Didn't you?" asked Pepa as her husband laughed.
"I did." Laughed Bruno.
Pepe went to get Antonio as Agustin talked with Bruno about Japan asking him questions about the country, with his daughters popping in with an occasional question.
Alma still looked at the screen at her son. She honestly believed it was her son and not some sort of trap.
However she wasn't sure how she could handle the truth about the Miracle… After all it was a lot to take in… and they still had a lot to talk about in Japan as well.
Next Time: The Madrigals make their way to Japan and finally reunite with Bruno. While there they learn about Eri and also meet Mirio and Izuku. Not only that But Izuku might have figured out why Luísa is losing her strength. What's the cause? Find out next time!
A/N: If you're wondering about the names Rosetta's hero name comes from the Rosetta Stone while Bergenia's comes from the ancient land bridge that connected Russia to Alaska during the ice age. Their duo name isn't very creative but you know what, they're hero names are creative but it would be funny if they lamented the fact that they don't duo name because they spent all their creativity on their personal hero names... And yes, the reason for the sever drawbacks in his quirk is so that he never be a Dues Ex Machina... I do have plans to Rosetta to appear every now and then when a translator is needed...
