Sometimes we think that the only friends are those with whom we spend a lot of time, sometimes we think that we find our place and we will be calm, when the reality is different.
We return to the scene where Nana finds the others with Nathan.
Nana: I finally found them!
Lucy: Nana.
Kouta: What's going on?
Nana: Wh-what's going on? I was literally going to look for them at school but I find out that they left without telling me anything!
Nana noticed Nathan with the others.
Nana: Who are you?
Nathan: I'm Nathan Addams, friend of these three.
Nana: Since when?
Kouta: I ran into him when we were leaving school, from there he wanted to show us some fun.
Nana: Fun?
Yuka: We haven't had one in a long time. Do you remember?
Nana: Maybe, but.
Nana: I have to talk to you about something important.
Everyone: Huh?
Kouta: What is it about?
Nana: It's something... (noticing Nathan).
Nana: Can we talk about it in a more private place?
Yuka and the others just nodded and left Nathan alone.
Nata: Whisper, you don't think so?
Whisper: I think the same.
Jibanyan: Maybe we should see what they're talking about.
Nate:...
Whisper: I'm going, they won't notice me since I'm a yo-kai.
...
Kouta: What's going on?
Nana: When I was on my new job schedule, I heard some people talking about some... "Magnetic, supernatural forces"
Lucy: What?
Nana: When I heard them, I thought they were talking about Mitsuki.
Yuka: That strange woman who brought us here and doesn't know how to get us back?
Kouta: Nana, are you sure about all that?
Nana: Most likely.
Unbeknownst to them, Jibanyan was listening to them, feeling intrigued by everything.
Jibanyan: Magnetic? Mitsuki? What are you talking about?
...
At that very moment.
?: Hey! Get back here you ruffians!
Patrol cars and the voices of what sounded like 2 boys could be heard.
Jibanyan: Meow, what's that?
?: Catch us if you can, brats!
?: Not so fast!
...
Yuka: What was that?
Lucy: Wait.
Lucy looked out, and saw that indeed, two men were running from what seemed to be two children and some police cars, but among those children, one had normal clothes but a raccoon mask stood out ...
Lucy looked out, and saw that indeed, two men were running from what seemed to be two children and some police cars, but among those children, one had normal clothes but a raccoon mask stood out
... While the other seemed to have a dog costume, only his ears and tail looked real, so real, they looked like a ...
Lucy: But what ...
The puppy-like boy seemed a little ... Familiar ...
Lucy: ...
When she saw him, Lucy remembered that friend who she thought ... abandoned her on that tragic and horrible day.
Kouta: Lucy?
Lucy (low voice): So, after all, you didn't abandon me?
Kouta: Lucy, everything okay?
Lucy came back to her senses when she heard the kouta.
Lucy: Ah! We have to help them!
Yuka: But we just met them!
Lucy: Still, we can't just let those guys go that easily, they need our help!
Yuka: Wait.
Lucy hurried with her vectors to catch up with the boys, who were quick to notice her.
Kouta: Should we...?
Nana: Go with her? Yes, I think the same.
The only one who didn't agree was Yuka, who worried about the safety of the others, but she didn't see another option, she didn't want to stay alone in the corner of the street.
Yuka: Well then, wait for me!
The chase begins.
Both children continued chasing the criminal when they noticed Lucy.
?(Dog Boy): Huh? Who are you?
Lucy: I'll explain later, for now we'll help them.
She said putting on a happy confident face.
?(Raccoon boy): Really?
Lucy: And I'm not alone.
Both boys see that behind them are Kouta, Nana and Yuka.
Kouta: Wait for me!
Dog boy: I didn't expect that, normally Pompoko and I work alone.
Lucy: Ah?
Dog boy: We'll explain later, for now we have to stop those criminals.
Lucy: I'll take care of it!
Lucy with her vectors took one of the criminals, and threw him into a trash can surprising the boys and the second criminal.
Pompoko: But...
Dog boy: ...What?
Criminal: Damn?!
Everyone stopped immediately after seeing such a scene, (And if you ask what happened to Jibanyan, well he reappears).
Dog boy: How did you do that?!
Lucy: I do magic...
Remembering her friend Aiko.
Kouta: Good job!
Nana: Ufff, that's all.
Yuka: Well we're done.
Pompoko: No! We're not done, there's still one left!
She said as she watched the other guy walk away.
Pompoko: I won't allow it!
Nana: Wait, I think I can do it, my arms are longer!
She escaped from the momentum, they managed to grab the boy by the jacket raising him in the air, surprising the newcomers even more than expected.
Criminal: WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO ME?! LET ME GO NOW!
Lucy: Incredible!
Kouta: Good job Nana!
Nana: Thanks ().
Dog boy: Well now it only remains to
English:immobilize them and call the police.
Said and done, the group took both criminals to the police, after that, everyone went to get to know those boys better, who introduced themselves as Pompoko and Suzo Yorkipoo.
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Meanwhile with others
Meanwhile with others
Jibanyan witnessed everything and clearly, he went to tell Nathan and Whisper.
Nathan: Really?
Jibanyan: Yes, they mentioned a certain Mitsuki about those mysterious forces, but after that, they saw some children chasing some thieves, after catching them the police went with them, I never saw them again.
Jibanyan: Ah! And I forgot, also two of the girls in the group picked up the thieves, they even mentioned to some "My arms are longer" as if they had extras that not everyone can see.
Nate: So...
Jibanyan: Thanks to my yo-kai aura, I know they have invisible arms.
Whisper: What do you think that means?
Nate: I don't know, but it's certain that something strange is going on, I think...
Whisper: Nathan... Think carefully before acting.
Nate: But if we want to know what's going on, it's necessary, what's more, those kids don't look normal, like Jibanyan said, two of those girls have invisible arms.
Whisper: Do you even think he's telling the truth?
Jibanyan (Frustrated): And why would he lie? You're the one who always lies saying that you know everything! When you look it up on your stupid yo-kai tablet!
Whisper (Offended): WHAT?!
Jibanyan (Angry): I'm not right?!
Nate: Guys, guys, calm down!
Whisper and Jibanyan with the two: GRRRRR.
Nate: For now...
Back to the main characters...
Lucy, Kouta, Yuka, Nana, Pompoko and Suzo were in a somewhat abandoned house talking about what happened.
Nana: Why were two children trying to be heroes?
Pompoko: Huh?
Suzo: We don't play at being heroes! We want to be heroes!
Suzo: But wait, that doesn't explain how those criminals levitated in the air.
Lucy: Oh that.
Kouta: It's a hard story to believe.
Suzo: So hard to believe that I'm a half-dog boy?
Yuka: Wait, isn't that a costume?
Suzo: No, if it were, how do you think I can move my ears and tail? Or how do I have the advantages that a dog has?
Lucy, Nana, Kouta and Yuka: What?
Pompoko: That's right, he was the one who managed to track those bastards down in the first place.
Kouta: And how exactly is it that you guys...
Pompoko: Many people ask us that and we can't always answer.
Suzo: We'll give you a summary, I'll start...
Suzo: Well, when I was younger, my father was a scientist who experimented with a being hidden in a door, I didn't know what it was until I decided to sneak in, when I saw it, it was what looked like a giant, grotesque and hostile dog, and of course, it goes without saying that it left me with a bite which, you know.
Nana: Really?
Lucy: There's no lack of reasons to believe that.
Pompoko: Yes, well I'm next, as you can imagine I really like tanuki and I'm still interested in the story of their yo-kai version known as tanuki or something like that, one day I found a mask in my house, and I thought it was fun, until...
Kouta: Let me guess, the mask gives you powers or possesses you.
Pompoko: No, at one time I lost my parents in a traffic accident, I swore to honor their memory along with Suzo being the guardians of Springdale.
Lucy: ... Suzo...
Kouta: I know how you feel, I lost family too.
Remembering when Lucy decapitated her father but not before cutting her sister in half (Yes again)
Lucy hearing it again feels a void of guilt in her,... and more seeing Suzo remembering his fallen puppy.
Suzo: Yeah, I don't know what happened to my father either... I hope to find him someday...
Nana: Seriously, those criminals...
Pompoko: What are you talking about, they're in the police... Oh
Kouta: What's going on?
Suzo: Oh yeah... those guys, they weren't normal criminals.
Yuka: What were they?
Pompoko: Terrorists.
Lucy, Kouta, Nana and Yuka: TERRO-WHAT?!
Suzo: Terrorists and they're not alone, they have a whole team that's still on the loose.
Pompoko: We were planning to catch them and interrogate them but, we forgot, although luckily we have a trusted permit from the law to verify the interrogation.
Yuka: Aren't they very good?
Kouta: Yuka!
Pompoko: Right, you're right even if we contacted the police that wasn't 100% the plan, now we don't know where the rest of the team is.
Nana: Wait, it's not too late yet, we can go see what information the police have.
Suzo: You're right, let's go!
...
After that the 7 boys went to the police station, to get information, first it was Suzo and Pompoko because they already had confidence.
Police: You guys again, okay, you're here to find out information about those two right?
Suzo: Of course!
Pompoko: Please!
Police: Fine... And them?
Pompoko: They helped us catch those two accomplices.
Suzo: They won't cause any trouble.
Police: Whatever Let's just go.
...
Already in the interrogation room, Suzo explained to them in more depth that the police had been looking for those terrorists for a long time, they were looking to get the president's wealth, so far they only have three of them (Reference to the criminal that Komasan caught who tried to kill a lot of people with hidden bombs), but there are more.
Nana: Really?
Suzo: Yes, we thought it was only one of them, but what a surprise.
Lucy (Sad tone): What human greed can do...
Suzo: Yes...
Kouta: They will catch them.
Pompoko: I'm sure we will too.
Meanwhile in the interrogation...
Policeman 1: Speak! Tell us where the rest of your team is and maybe we'll be nicer to you!
Criminal 1: Hehehe, even if they knew they would never get there in time, soon this shitty government will fail.
Criminal 2: What he said.
Police: Bastards.
Suzo and Pompoko had heard what happened, worrying about it...
(If she was gossiping)
Suzo: That bastard...
Pompoko: If only we had something to make them confess...
?: I think I have something...
Huh?
Everyone turned to see Nathan, who unbeknownst to them, had two friends who were worried about his presence.
Nate: Well, I have something like... A truth serum (Actually he means gossiping).
Nate: If you give me the chance.
...
...
Police: Kid, thanks for helping but, I don't think you really have what it takes for this.
Suzo smelled something and felt it, while talking to Pompoko.
Suzo: Pom (Suzo's nickname for Pompoko), you see it right?
Pompoko: Yes, I think we should trust that boy.
...
Pompoko then approached the police.
Pompoko: I think he's telling the truth.
Policeman: ...
Suzo: We can leave him, I feel something that can help us, we can't waste any more time.
...
After a while they finally convinced them, Nate entered while everyone would see him...
Criminal: Huh? (Smile) Hehe, and what are you going to do, little boy?
...
Nate had gossipmonger on his side.
Nate: Gossipmonger, please make him talk.
Gossipmonger: Tell (Of course *The "Tell tell" is the gossipmonger language*)
Gossipmonger hung on the guy's face, making him talk immediately.
Spirited criminal: They have nothing against us! They will die anyway!
Everyone was shocked to hear that, but especially the part where it says they will die anyway.
Policeman: Die?
Pompoko: What do you mean?
Nate was speechless.
Criminal: In honor of our deceased former boss, We called ourselves Anarchy 99, we were looting military weapons for our forces and destroying the government of Floridablanca, we were able to bomb the bridge to open a path, we located ourselves in the abandoned house 35 on 44th Street.
Policeman: For God's sake...
Suzo: We have to do something!
Pompoko: Don't you think so?!
Policeman: Alright, lock them up!
Policeman 2: Yes!
Both criminals were shocked to realize what they confessed.
Criminal:...
Criminal 2: Why did we tell them that?!
Cotilleja went to Nathan.
English:Nate: Good job, you can go.
Cotilleja: Tell me!
Cotilleja continued on his way leaving the others.
Jibanyan: And what will we do?
...
Pompoko: Thank you for everything officers!
Police: We have work to do, reinforcements!
All the officers went to prepare by memorizing the information they obtained.
Meanwhile with Lucy and her group.
Lucy: I hope you are okay?
Kouta touched her shoulder when the two friends left the room.
Pompoko: Thanks to a child, we were able to have information, and it is not good.
Nana: It's about the...
Pompoko explained to them what that man had confessed leaving them speechless.
Kouta: That's terrible!
Suzo: Calm down, we will have it under control.
Yuka: I hope so.
Lucy: Wait! We can help you!
Pompoko: But it is very dangerous!
Lucy: You saw how we were able to raise one of them, if we could do that, we can help them.
Suzo: ...
Seeing that child, Lucy was still thinking about the puppy.
Lucy: If you give us a chance, Nana and I will help you.
Yuka: Wait, what about us?!
Lucy: I'm sorry, that would be very risky, they don't have skills or weapons as defense, and those people, like those in the lab, seem to have no qualms about hurting innocent people.
Kouta knew he was right, it was a risk for them being children and not having powers.
Kouta: I understand...
Lucy: Kouta...
Kouta: Also, we would be a hindrance to the mission.
Yuka: Excuse me?
Kouta: We'll look for someone to stay with in the meantime.
Pompoko: Wait, don't you have anywhere to go?
Kouta: It's hard to explain, but since we arrived, all we have is Nana.
Pompoko: Wow... I'm so sorry...
Kouta: Don't worry, we'll look for something.
Suzo:... We barely had shelter here and food because of the police, if they adopt us, they'll either separate us or make us brothers, although the latter wouldn't be bad, no one would replace our parents.
Pompoko nodded.
Lucy: I understand...
Suzo: Wait but we can't keep wasting time, we have work to do!
Lucy: Yes!
Kouta: Good luck!
Nana: We'll be fine!
Yuka: Well... ().
The group left there with the officers to have the attack.
Meanwhile with the criminals in their hideout after learning what happened.
Criminal 1: They captured them huh?
Criminal 2 (Girl): Yes, but it doesn't matter, they weren't very competent anyway.
Criminal 3: We can easily replace them.
Criminal 2: I don't think it'll be that easy, I heard a report that somehow, they exposed everything about us, now the police are on their way.
Criminal 4 (New boss): Damn!
Criminal 2: What are we going to do?
Criminal 4: There is no option, we have to evacuate and carry out the plan immediately. Call for reinforcements and go to the Floridablanca bridge!
The rest: Yes!
The gang was taking out their things, as soon as the police arrived with Lucy, Nana and the two children.
That when they arrived, they would find nothing, just a mess.
Police: They are not there?
Police 1: Those guys lied to us!
Nana: Wait, what if... They went to that bridge? I doubt it will take them long to carry out their plan, they said that soon we would all be dead.
Police 3: I think he has a point.
Police: We have to go fast!
Everyone felt.
Nana and Lucy decided to go ahead with their vectors, while Suzo and Yorkipoo were surprised to see it.
Suzo: Woow.
Pompoko: Incredible!
Nana: I hope we get there on time!
Lucy: Yes!
While at the scene... The group of criminals were on the bridge with the help of their cars, ready to blow everything up.
Criminal 2: I'm excited!
Criminal 5: Everything will burn baby.
Criminal 4: Don't get distracted.
Criminal 2 and 5: Yes boss!
Criminal 4: Very well...
After a few minutes Lucy and Nana arrive at the scene, surprising the group.
Criminal 4: Who are you and did you just hit us?!
Nana: Is it them?
Lucy: That seems to be it.
Nana: Hey! Leave those bombs now!
Criminal 4: And who is going to force us? You?
Nana: How do you know it's not you who are not going to force us?
Lucy: ...
Criminal 4: Whatever, Sotoke, take care of the lady and the brat.
Sotoke (Criminal 5): With pleasure (With a macabre smile and clanging his fists).
Nana: Wait... But what? And they haven't arrived yet?!
Lucy: There is no option... I'm sorry,... kouta...
Nana: Wait!
The man was about to hit one of them when...
The rest were speechless, Sotoke's hand flew out, spreading blood, the man obviously screamed in pain bringing the hand he still had to the torn off part, it was Lucy with her vectors
Sotoko: AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRHHHHH!
The criminals: BUT WHAT?!
Lucy: Does anyone else want to?
Nana was only in charge of looking for the bombs that were on the bridge, with the sole purpose of destroying it or at least removing it in some way.
Sotoko: Damn you...
The man didn't finish because Lucy ripped off his other hand, leaving him disabled for the fight, there, a bit similar to when he fought against bando the first time.
Everyone else was speechless at this, How the hell did a girl do that?!, they thought.
Criminal 4: Don't just stand there, do something!
The rest obeyed him, only for more blood to be spilled on the bridge, the police finally arrived with Pompoko and Suzo, witnessing the terrible scene.
Nana: Lucy please stop!
Lucy managed to hear Nana and as if that weren't enough, she noticed the rest, realizing that she couldn't go on any longer...
Suzo: But what happened here?!
Lucy: I-I, I just...
Criminal 4: Damn, (Smiles) but they're late hahaha (Pulls out a button), it's time for this stupid government to fall...
He was going to finish with the button, but when he pressed it, nothing was heard, nothing happened, the bridge was still the same.
Criminal 4: What's wrong? Why doesn't it work?
The man tried several times but Nana, it was because Nana managed to destroy them with her vectors in time.
Suzo: Grrrr!
Pompoko: Suzo wait!
Pompoko went to calm Suzo, Lucy still didn't know what to do.
Nana: I destroyed the bombs, better not ask.
Everyone was surprised to hear that from Nana.
Criminal 4: For God's sake!
He would see the authorities in front of him with their weapons in the air.
Chief patrol officer: Springdale Police! We have reason to believe that your intentions are illegal! Turn yourselves in now!
The man, seeing his disabled accomplices, saw no other option, turning himself in to the law, who arrested them but others had to be taken to medical attention first because of what Lucy did, which of course nobody knows.
While everything was happening, Nate watched them with his friends.
Nate: I think...
Whisper: Those people are very curious?
Jibanyan: I think the same.
Nate: Yes, maybe... And I doubt they have anything to do with the yo-kai.
...
Pompoko and Suzo approached Lucy and Nana.
Pompoko: What exactly happened?
Suzo: Yes.
Lucy: I honestly...
I didn't know whether to answer or not.
Nana: Hey! We caught them and they won't hurt anyone else, right?
Suzo: Yes, but, that...
Nate: Hey, you guys did well with those guys, right?
Lucy: Oh, Nathan.
Nana: Yes, we did well, almost...
Pompoko: And now what?
Lucy: How are Kouta and Yuka?
Nate: They stayed to live at my house for a while, my mother approved it luckily.
Lucy: Really?
Nate: It was recently, I can take them if you want.
Lucy: Sure! But, first we have to say goodbye to our new friends.
Lucy approached Pompoko and Suzo with a smile.
Lucy: I hope we see each other again soon.
Pompoko: Likewise.
Suzo: Thank you for everything.
Nana: I hope you have a good life, bye.
Lucy: Bye.
After saying goodbye they went with Nathan Addams.
End of chapter 7
A good friend, who doesn't want one? The one who helps us in everything and supports us, also loved ones, holding our hand, sharing and loving each other.
In the next chapter of Yo-kai Lied: "You and Me"
