The Junk Tech made a tsk gesture. “The carriers are all equipped with “piggyback” docking arms that extend from the front and can connect to ports on the back of another carrier. We’ll simply piggyback the fourth carrier…um you can drive right?”
Kou nods. “Don’t worry I can drive no problem, sure I don’t have a license but I can.” He grins.
“Okay then, but I’m thinking we need to work on a back up plan incase we have a major unaccounted for obstacle sneaks up on us.”
”Plan B’s are always a good thing to have- hey what’s going on over there?” Kou stopped as he pointed toward a small crowd.
Lowe cocked his head as he looked in that direction. “It looks like some bigwig is giving a speech.”
Eight’s screen flashed. ”That Bigwig is none other than Djibril, one of the inner-circle of Blue Cosmos and he also is a representative of the Earth Alliance.”
Kou’s eyes hardened. “What’s a God damned Blue Cosmos fucktard doing here?”
”More than likely he might be trying to sway the public view about joining the Alliance. After all Orb hasn’t fully thrown in its lot with the Earth Forces, and no doubt are under pressure to join them.” Eight stated logically as his screen flashed.
“He’s barking up the wrong tree if he thinks the country the Earth Forces trashed will join them after all that.” Lowe snorts.
”Don’t be too sure Lowe.” Kou remarked in a sour tone. “Some of the fucktards in the government here would rather join the Earth Alliance than get hammered again. After all why should they worry about the fact the Earth Alliance is anti-Coordinator when they aren’t. It’s no skin off their backs if the Coordinator population or Orb is either deported to the PLANTS or gunned down, whichever method is preferred. No doubt Djibril is going to try and appeal to the populace of Orb who feel the same way.”
Lowe scratched his head. “Man that’s just messed up.”
”Selfish people will often seek what will better themselves regardless others get hurt over it.” Kou remarked. “I pity Cagalli since she has to deal with the pricks today. If it weren’t the fact she’s got an equal number of supporters who’d rather die than join the Earth Alliance as there are the idiots who would…well she’d be shit out of luck.”
“No kidding- hey where are you going?!” Lowe shouted as Kou started to walk toward the crowd.
”Call it curiosity…”
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“-And so I believe in the best interest of Orb, a partnership with the Earth Alliance would be beneficial. Not only politically but also economically, and Orb would be entitled to resources from other Earth Nations within the Alliance. With backing from the Earth Alliance the reconstruction of Orb can be doubled if not tripled in terms of speed and time.” Djibril said as he finished the first part of his speech.
“That all sounds good Mr. Djibril but what of the Coordinator population or Orb? As it stands the Earth Alliance still has anti-Coordinator policies,” One reporter question, holding a microphone up.
Djibril shrugged as if the question wasn’t all that important. “Well naturally they will have to deport to the PLANTS.”
“Assuming you don’t have them gunned down.” Kou muttered to himself as he stood in the crowd. He had wormed his way to the edge of the crowd so he could get a good view of the interview.
One reporter holding a camera walks up. “Mr. Djibril tell me, as a member of Blue Cosmos did you have anything to do with the Earth Alliance’s planned massacre at Alaska?”
Djibril blinked in a rather undignified way, that question was unexpected. “Excuse me?”
”Also can you confirm the well-circulating rumor it was Blue Cosmos’s late leader Muruta Azrael who had Blue Cosmos loyalists sneak the nuclear weapon that caused the Bloody Valentine onboard the Earth Forces ship that attacked Junius Seven? What about that it was Blue Cosmos that pushed to use nuclear weapons to wipe out the PLANTS instead of use the N-Jammer Canceller technology to solve the energy crisis? Is it true all Blue Cosmos thinks is of exterminating Coordinators for just existing? That they’re the cause of all the war and strife everyone has suffered?!”
Suddenly the reporter threw pressed a button on his camera, a panel opened and he withdrew a Beretta 9mm and quickly pulled back on the slide to load a round into the chamber. He brought the gun up, aiming square between Djibril’s eyes, and began to pull the trigger.
Suddenly a hand wrapped around his hand the gun and pushed it up as it went off, sending the bullet harmlessly into the air. The reporter/assassin struggled as the person who stopped him was trying to wrestle the gun from him. “He-hey let go dammit! He has to die!”
”Sorry pal, but not today!” Kou grunted as he struggled with the would-be-killer. He shot his leg out to hit the back of the man’s knee, forcing him to drop down. Kou then pressed his thumb into the man’s wrist, appealing the right amount of pressure to force him to drop the gun which clattered to the ground harmlessly. “Now say goodnight!” Rearing his head back, Kou gave the assassin a head butt to remember. The killer’s eyes swirled as he fell back onto the concrete unconscious.
Standing over the assassin, Kou panted as security moved to pick up the unconscious killer, and taking him away. His gaze then shifted to Djibril who was seemingly getting over his shock of nearly being killed. “You alright?”
Djibril nodded, tugging on his collar. “Y-yes, thanks for your help…”
”So tell me how’s it feel to be saved by one of the people you Blue Cosmos jerks preach need to be exterminated?”
Djibril blinked before his eyes narrowed. “You’re a Coordinator?” He asked with no lack of venom in his voice.
”I am, otherwise I doubt I’d have had the reflexes to take that guy down considering the distance and his size compared to mine.” Kou answered. “So, are you going to kill me now? After all isn’t that the mandate for Blue Cosmos members? Kill all Coordinators for simply existing?” He asked mockingly. “Considering Blue Cosmos has gunned down my kind in public before if you really want me dead it’ll be easy to do won’t it?”
Djibril growled and seemed to move toward Kou but halted as he realized a huge crowd and a bunch of live cameras were focused on him.
”I guess Blue Cosmos members aren’t all stupid after all…if you killed me now you’d just further load the weapons of the people who want your organization disband and the lot of you in prison.” Kou turned and walked away from the assembly. “Have a nice day asshole.” He waved before flipping the bird at Djibril over his shoulder.
Djibril’s eye twitched horribly, he wanted he so wanted to get a gun and shoot the little bastard down! But…with all these cameras and reporters…not to mention the looks the crowd was giving him….
Kou smirked to himself as he left the crowd and looked at a stunned Lowe. “What?”
”Kid…that was downright the most whacked out-yet coolest thing I’d seen in a long while. Although I have to ask…why did you save him?”
”If he was killed he’ll become a Martyr for Blue Cosmos even if his killer wasn’t a Coordinator which that reporter wasn’t judging by his movements. Besides I may hate Blue Cosmos but I despise cold-blooded murder even more.” The last part was said in a nostalgic tone as if the young Coordinator felt a personal connection to what nearly happened. “Anyway let’s go talk to Kisaka and get the ball rolling.”
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