Game Gyaru

Chapter 24: Back Home... Not

"Phew, you really got me there." Toukou sighed after they had woken him up from his knock out. Thankfully, there was no lasting damage to his brain from the hit Shiuka sent his way. She only got him on the back because she didn't have it in her to aim for the head. "That's one way to get rid of jet lag."

"I can't believe this." Hakuta said as he tended to his father. The man was holding his with a bag of ice for the tumble he took. That was the only spot he took damage there. Other than that, his back ached from the swing of Shiuka's bat. "How'd you guys get back?"

"Ahh, that's a long story." His father brushed it off. "By the way, Kankichi's daughter should try out for the baseball team." Despite have been whacked hard by her. He held no ill feelings towards the girl, and if anything, he was impressed with her strength.

"Though I suppose our arrival here should be explained." Said Hankichi. Hakuta was thankful at least one adult was sane around here. "That loud bang probably woke the two of you up."

"You know it papa." Said Shiuka. "I was so scared. I thought monsters were popping up."

"Monsters?" Toukou looked at her confused. Now he wondered if he really did take brain damage.

"It's just because of my game." Hakuta showed them what had her so on edge lately.

"Anyway, that bang was my fault." Said Kankichi once that was explained. "You see, we lost the keys to the front door on our way back." That was a surprise to either of the teens. It was more shocking they had anything on them at all. "We must've left them at the airport." He eyed over at Toukou as if to signify it was that man's fault. Honestly, knowing them, it probably was. "So we had to break in through the window."

"What?" He looked over to the kitchen, where there was glass strewn about on the floor. No wonder the two of them woke up to it. "I can't believe you didn't just call us."

"Yeah, how come you didn't give us a call?" She asked. "You promised to."

"Heheh, about that." Her dad gave off a nervous laugh as he explained what happened to their important phone. As it turned out, right after they had hung up the last time they chatted. A giant bird came up and stole their phone. After a night of chasing after it, that bird ended up destroying their only form of communication to civilization.

"But on the bright side, we found the pilot in the nest of that bird." Toukou didn't seemed concerned about the problem, instead he found the silver lining to their situation. "Then we did some things, and eventually got off that island." The way he summed it up made it sound like it was easy. The more accurate story involved tons of death defying stunts, a battle to save the world, and also mysterious creatures awakened by their actions.

"Anyway, what matters more is this." On the coffee table, Kankichi showcased to them the near priceless treasures they had been able to collect and come back with. "Most of the things we collected have already been sent to their proper channels."

"Yeah, we really hit the jackpot there." Toukou was excited to brag to his son. For once, he didn't have to appear like a deadbeat dad to his own child. "My cut from this is going to be enough to buy the two of us a house again."

"Really?" Hakuta jumped up in equal excitement. This was some of the best news he had ever received in his life. "I bet with the money left over, I might be able to recoup all the games I lost too."

"That and much, much more." His dad patted him on the back. "Looks like I'll have to hit the web and check for house listings."

"What's this?" Shiuka asked them about one of the treasures they brought back. It seemed to be an old rustic chest with some skulls on the sides. "Looks pretty ancient."