Wonderland! (Part II)

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"Wonderland!" (Part II)

Log entry 02A: SD 10511.17

 

<NOTE: The Italicised Japanese words mentioned are translated to English in the bottom of this log. A gold star and a cookie to the first person who could tell me which anime Hideki's new friends, sister and dog are from!>

 

 

A Few Days Later....

 

Hideki and his family stepped onto a pad with what belongings they brought with them. "We're ready for transport" Takeshi replied to the transporter chief, who nodded at them. "Aye sir. Have a good trip" the chief replied.

 

The chief energised as Hideki took one last look at his homeland. Over dinner, Hideki's parents told him and his sister of their intent to move. "We can't stay here anymore. What we're doing is illegal under UFP Laws, so we can't ever come back to Earth” his father said.

 

As the family beamed aboard the ship, Hideki felt bitter-sweet about the move. He was going to miss his friends and home in Osaka, but was glad to leave Earth and all of it's political corruption.

 

"Welcome aboard. My name is Chihiro” said the girl that greeted them once they beamed aboard. “I will now lead you to your quarters, please follow me" she said as she headed towards the door. The corridors of the ship were small and felt cramped. The turbolift felt even more so with everybody packed in there.

 

Once the lift made its short descent a few decks down, they walked through another corridor until there was a split in the hallway. “The adult and children quarters are separated. Adult’s to the left and Children’s to the right” replied Chihiro.

 

A crewman carrying Hideki’s parents led them to their quarters. “Your quarters are located here” she said as she led them to their quarters a few doors down. Hideki and Chiyo looked around.

 

It was pretty Spartan, Hideki thought. There were a few pieces of furniture, some chairs, two beds and two private bathrooms. While two adults would find these accommodations cramped, they were big enough for Hideki and Chiyo.

 

“If you’re bored, there’s a children’s lounge located just down the corridor. It’s the first door to your immediate route. There’s other kids there you can meet and play with” said Chihiro.

 

“Other kids? I want to meet the other kids” said Chiyo, once Chihiro left them. Hideki shrugged. “Eh, I don’t see why not” he said simply. With that, the two of them walked down the corridor to the children’s lounge.

 

Again, it was small. But for a bunch of kids, it was more than adequate. Hideki counted about twenty of thirty kids, none of whom he recognized. “Heh heh heh.. Can you believe they’re still flying these things?” a girl said to them.

 

“This old Oberth Class ship, is probably older than my grandfather” she said. “Hey! Don’t talk about the ship like that! It’s our ticket out of here” replied Chiyo. The girl snickered and put her arm around Chiyo and tousled her hair, much to Chiyo’s displeasure.

 

“Cute kid” she said. “I’m not a kid!” whined Chiyo. “My name is Chiyo Nakamura! I’m ten years old, and I’m a high school senior. Call me Chiyo sempai!” The girl gave Chiyo a strange look. “Sem-pai?” she said questioningly.

 

“Well my name is Tomo Takino! If you’re talking about energy, I’m the genki girl!” Tomo said proudly. “Tomo! Stop pestering the other passengers!” another girl said.

 

“Hey, I’m just trying to be friendly Yomi” replied Tomo. Yomi sneered at Tomo. “Sorry, you’ll have to excuse my friend. She’s not right in the head” said Yomi. “Hey! There’s nothing wrong with my head!” snapped Tomo.

 

“Too bad the same can’t be said for your fat head, Yomi!” snickers Tomo. “Shut up, baka!!” said Yomi as she proceeded to give Tomo a right smack on the head. “Such a distasteful reponse!”

 

“Ow! Why’d you do that for?! You’re the baka!” retorts Tomo. “Anyways, my name Koyomi Mizuhara. But everybody usually calls me ‘Yomi’” she says. “I’m Hideki and this is my sister Chiyo. We’re from Osaka”

 

“You’re from Osaka?” asks Tomo curiously. Tomo turns to another girl. “Osaka, Osaka! Come meet your fellow Osakans!” says Tomo gleefully. “Eh?....” says Osaka as she approached them. “’Osaka?’” asks Chiyo.

 

“Yeah, she’s from Osaka too, so we call her ‘Osaka’” replies Tomo. “They’re from Osaka too?” Osaka asks. “But if there from Osaka, and I’m from Osaka, does that mean they’re called ‘Osaka’ too?

 

“But then if that’s the case, then that means everybody from Osaka is called ‘Osaka’ doesn’t it? How can anyone tell us apart? Ahh! My head!” Osaka grabbed her head. “No. You’re the first Osakan, so you’re ‘Osaka’” Tomo said.

 

“Wah! Everybody calls me ‘Osaka’. But I don’t want it!” complains Osaka. Changing the subject, Chiyo turned to their dog Tadakichi. “This my dog Tadakichi-san. Would be you like to meet him?” she says.

 

The tallest teenaged girl Hideki had ever seen quickly darted towards the dog. “Is he friendly? He looks like a big dog. It wouldn’t be pretty if he tried to bite my fingers” she said quietly.

 

Chiyo smiled. “Oh no, Tadakichi-san is very friendly. He wouldn’t bite anybody” she said. “Ahh.. I’m Sakiki. It’s nice to meet you” she says as she proceeds to pet Tadakichi in the head, who for his part just sat there.

 

“I wonder how she got to be so tall?” Hideki wondered. Before anyone could answer another girl popped in. “Sakiki’s so tall because she’s so cool! I wish I could be like Sakiki!” she said, with a glitter in her eyes as she looked at her idol petting Tadikichi.

 

“Geez, Kaorin! You scared the life out of me!” a really athletic girl named Kagura said. “I don’t see what the hype is about. It’s just a dog” Tomo popped in and chuckled. “Yeah, well at least it’s more popular than you. He he he..”

 

Kagura growled and the two of them eventually started to duke it out right there. “Hey! Stop fighting you two!” Chiyo says. “Leave them be, Chiyo” says Yomi. “Maybe Kagura can teach Tomo a lesson”

 

Just then a woman in a uniform entered the room. She was carrying an empty bottle of sake and stumbled into the room in a drunken state. She glared at Tomo and Kagura who immediately stopped fighting.

 

She pretty much ignored the children and stumbled over towards the back. She bent down and opened the door to a hidden cooler in the back and dug around inside until she found what she was looking for – a fresh bottle of sake.

 

The lady, who looked to be in her mid 20s, opened the bottle and took a few big swigs of sake straight from the bottle. “Ahhh!” she screamed. “That hits the spot!” she slurs. Tomo’s eyes lit up like Christmas trees.

 

“Wow! We have sake and beer in our fridge! Let’s have a drinking contest! Of course, I’ll win.. but I’ll go easy on you all!” smiles Tomo. The lady glares at Tomo. “Shut up, you stupid kid! This isn’t for you!” she replies.

 

Another woman, about the same age as the first enters the room. “Yukari! There you are! What are you doing? You’re supposed to be on the bridge! We’re about to depart!” Yukari turns to the new lady.

 

“Don’t tell me what to do, Nyamo! I’m the Captain of this ship, you’re just the Executive Officer!” says Yukari. “Heh, in the shish kebab of life, I’m the chicken and you’re the green onions!”

 

“Sigh, you’re drunk again” Nyamo replies angrily. “Come on, let’s go back to the bridge. You can rest in the Ready Room” Yukari takes another swig of sake, spilling most of it onto her uniform.

 

“Never! I’ll drink to the end!” said Yukari. She raised her hands in the air and did a little drunken dance before collapsing to the floor. “Yukari!” Nyamo replies rushing to Captain Yukari.

 

“Come on, get up! You can’t sleep here” says Nyamo. “Sleep, slee[“ replied Yukari. “Where’s that pillow you bought?” Nyamo sighs again and picks up Yukari over her arm. “Sorry everyone. I’m Commander Minamo Kurosawa. The Executive Officer of the SS Kamineko.

 

“This is the Captain, Tanizaki Yukari. We’ll be departing within ten minutes, please enjoy yourselves” she said as she led Captain Yukari out of the lounge, past another man who has been sitting in the back for quite some time.

 

He was a creepy looking man, tall and skinny with glasses. His mouth hung open as she looked at the girls. “That’s Mr. Kimura. Some kind of crewman. He’s creepy” Tomo said to Hideki and Chiyo.

 

“What is he doing here in the Children’s Lounge?” Chiyo asked. “I don’t know” replied Tomo. “Hey! Why are you here, Mr. Kimura?” asked Tomo. Mr. Kimura with his mouth wide open looked to Tomo.

 

“’Cuz I like high school girls and stuff!” he said, plunging the room into stunned silence. Yomi and Kagura teamed up and ushered Kimura out of the room. “Wait! If you wear your t-shirts under your pants, you’ll look more professional!” he screamed before being ushered out.

 

“Letcher…” muttered Kagura after the job was done. Chiyo chuckled nervously, as the Kamineko began to move. “It’s gonna be a long journey in this decrepit thing” said Tomo as she looked out of the window into space.

 

“Yes, it will indeed” said Chiyo. “I hope we can all be friends by the time we get there” Tomo grinned and patted Chiyo on the head. “By the time we get there we’ll be old ladies. There’ll be plenty of time for that” Before long the Kamineko jumped to warp,

 

Over Tomo’s bantering Chiyo and Hideki took one last look at Earth, before it disappeared. Ahead of them, a new life with the NFA. As Tomo delightfully started to pester Chiyo, Hideki wondered if their new life to their new home would be just as adventurous as the ship ride to get there.

 

 

JAPANESE TO ENGLISH ROUGH TRANSLATIONS:

 

Japanese…..English

Sempai ….. Senior

Genki……..Energy

Baka………Idiot

Kamineko…Biting Cat

Edited November 17, 2005 by Nakamura