"Nozomi Yuutaka? But what does that mean, who are you?" I was both amazed by what I saw, but a feeling of discomfort overwhelmed me. An unimaginable situation presented itself in front of me, everything looked like a dream but I had the certainty that everything I saw was very real. I didn't even have time to think that I had to regain my senses and control of my emotions. I observed all around me and I reflected on all the information I gathered and on what the voice said to conclude about my situation.
The voice that was just that the silencer suddenly pronounced: "Impressive, you keep your calm in this situation, you do indeed have a promising future!"
Faced with these words, I quickly understood that this voice knew things that were previously unknown to me. "My future? What do you mean? Answer my question: who are you? At that moment, curiosity took the place of anxiety in me. The desire for knowledge and truth pushed me to act and to enter into the game of this voice.
"Well, I will give you the answers to your questions", he said. He explained to me that he was actually just an AI, an artificial intelligence whose goal is to guide us. This was the last mission given to him 10 years ago. For some reason I didn't know yet, but he wouldn't give me all the information he had at his disposal. He judged that the moment had not yet arrived. He finishes his monologue by 'I will contact you again when the time comes, young Yuutaka'.
Once finished, the ground began to tremble like an earthquake. I heard with one ear: "Automatic steering, home destination, evacuation of any intruder." The doors hitherto closed opened suddenly and a powerful wind blew violently projected me outside. I flew away, ending up in a tree. I still felt shaken because of my sudden flight into the air, to such an extent that I thought I was dreaming about what was happening. I thought that today I had seen enough things that it was impossible to surprise me and that I would be even more surprised. But apparently I spoke too quickly because in front of me this situation that only occurred in action movies could leave me open-mouthed.
The abandoned cabin at the foot of a mountain in the middle of a forbidden area at midnight in the evening was being destroyed in front of me, leaving under all the debris of dilapidated boards the discovery of a spaceship like those in fiction films, flying into the air. The spaceship gives off a light that can be seen from miles away, the breath of clear winds from the reactors hitting the ground creating a giant crater. After a few moments, the ship projected itself towards the sky at a speed that I could describe as maximum speed, equal to the speed of light. The silhouette of the ship disappears from my field of vision as the distance between it and me increases. I wonder how far this ship can go. At that moment, questions crossed my mind, I had just discovered elements that scientists are trying to find. The question of other human existences somewhere in the world and the immensity of the universe that surrounds us were only certainties for me.
I had nowhere to sleep and all public transport was closed. Everything restless, it was impossible for me to remain calm or even to find sleep despite the fatigue that emerges in me after all the events of the day, thoughts overwhelm my mind. I was both physically and mentally exhausted, but it was unimaginable for me to rest. So I made the decision to walk home on foot to be at my place at dawn. All the way, I was doing research using my phone on data analyses or even scientific experiments on extraterrestrial discoveries. Unfortunately I only found documents that lead to nothing or are totally false speculations written and made by strangers expressing fanfictions.
Once the dawn came, after six hours of walking, I finally returned home. My parents are still asleep, I prefer not to wake them up, knowing that the day before they both had to work until late. Once in my room, I lay down in my bed, the fatigue finally took effect and I could fall asleep. I don't know if it's the descent of stress or adrenaline, but I had never slept so well in my life, it was one of the times when I rested the most in my whole life.
"It's morning!" When I woke up, I learned from my parents that I had literally slept for a whole day. My father and my mother were surprised to see me in my room in the morning but they noticed that I was exhausted, so they let me sleep. When they saw me, I saw on their face a kind of relief. At that moment, I felt guilty for having worried them and having to lie to them. But I had to lie to not involve them in my problems. Multiple mysteries persist, but it was easy to understand that I was currently in a complex situation.
After that nothing happened, since this event articles were published everywhere on social networks in the media talking about the disappearance of the cabin. After research, I discovered that this event, that of a mysterious disappearance of huts in isolated places and forbidden access, had already occurred in the world. The first took place in a park in New York one year ago now. The second in the desert of Morocco, he stays there for nine months. The third in the mountains of Sweden five months ago. And now the fourth, the one I attended on the island of Shikoku in Japan. There were only articles talking about the incident but which brought me nothing new.
Five months have passed since then, nothing new has happened, no progress in my research and, surprisingly, I have not had any more visions in my dreams. "Was it this AI that caused the disturbances in my sleep?" I ignore it but despite my efforts to regain my normal daily life, I couldn't manage it. I was like obsessed with these thoughts, this world that was unknown to me and which seems to be so close to me now makes me want to know even more.
"He will contact me again when the time comes, I hope it's for soon." That was my desire at that moment.
A few days later in the media, making headlines in newspapers and social networks. An article about a fifth habitat disappeared in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, leaving nothing but a crater.
Thousands of miles from Earth. Unknown location, unknown region, somewhere in the vastness of the universe, on a planet, is a base. "Arrival of the fifth vessel, all the troops are back. Takeoff from the mothership towards Earth.".
After only five days, the mothership reached Earth. "Identification of the five guests. Activation of guest teleportation aboard the mothership."
During lunch break, I was eating in a corner away from everyone, it had become a habit for me. Suddenly a light surrounds me and a strange sensation invades me, it was as if all the cells of my body were being destroyed, but it didn't give me any pain. "What's going on?" I said, everything was turning white in front of me.
After everything has returned to normal and I again resorted to my vision and the sensations of my body disappeared. While I was trying to understand what happened to me and where I was from. I opened my mouth and widened my eyes in front of the landscape that I saw "the Earth!" In front of me, the planet Earth. I quickly understood where I was. "I'm in space!".
"What's going on?" I heard in a feminine voice behind me. When I turned around, in the large room where I was, I saw four other people. Precisely, three boys and one girl, each seemed to be the same age as me, I would say between twelve and fifteen years old.
"Who are you? My name is Nozomi." I asked.
But before the others could answer me. We were interrupted, a hologram appeared in front of the room in which we were located, and with a robotic voice.
"Welcome dear family Yuutaka! It is an honor to meet you all. The elder Edward Yuutaka and the younger Mizuki Yuutaka. Nozomi Yuutaka and your twin brother Harris Yuutaka. And finally, the last of the family, young Shinrei Yuutaka.
The five of us in front of the ologram listened to it calmly and silently. None looked surprised, I guess they were in the same situation as me. "They too have experienced the same situation as me. Is it the people going to be in contact with the other five huts? I asked myself.
While our five young college students are aboard the ship, in a parallel dimension lies a kingdom under the leadership of a leader known as Reimu Hikarizuki, the disappeared hero.
"Signal detected, from a ship. Compatibility of the signal with that of the data in our possession. 100% compatibility!" pronounced by men, it was in a computer room filled with screens and technology where dozens of men were working. "Tell the boss!" says a man out loud.
"Chief, the Yuutaka mothership was spotted, it was heading in the direction of the galaxy called the Milky Way."
On a throne at the end of each line with 25 soldiers all armed. There is a man with a threatening look. Everything about him inspires fear, starting with his bright red look that hypnotizes and paralyzes everyone who dares to meet his gaze. The black and red war armor he wears shows his greatness and power. Despite his armor, scars can be seen, synonymous with his combat experience.
"I finally find you Yuutaka, after so many ten years of looking for you and since the humiliation you have subjected me, I can assure you that I will never give up. Too bad, how long will it take me, you'll regret locking me in here! Just like me, you will lose everything!
I want you to locate the exact position of the ship and start maneuvering to open the portal! That this gate be opened as soon as possible!
In the distance, in a corner behind a column, a young child observes the scene.
"It's not good to eavesdrop on conversations, little brother", says an 18-year-old young man who is behind the little one.
"Shion!" said the child. He appeared despite a scar on his left eye, with a radiant smile.
"Shinsei, how many times have I told you not to disturb father when he is working. You risk annoying him again. Don't you think he's already tense enough like that.
"Wait, look, father, he wears a smile!"
"A smile?" as Shion looked behind the stone column. « It's true, I have never seen them so happy. What's happening to him, I have a very bad feeling.
The two children watched their silent father, it was obvious that for Shinsei it was curiosity that controlled him, but for Shion, older, he remained on his guard.
Reimu Hikarizuki seems overcome with anger and great rancour towards the Yuutaka. What will he do or what is his plan? No one knows. On the other hand, one thing is certain: the destiny of these people was closely linked by a strong bond.