Fernando
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Hiromi looks about the ballroom, looking for her hero and want-as-a-boyfriend Fernando. Eventually she finds him and heads to him as he goes check out the food court some more. Kitsume and Naomi follow her as she heads to her target. It only takes a few seconds for them to gather about Fernando. Hiromi starts the questioning as he looks over the food and Naomi and Kitsume catches up to them “What happened with Aratani and her friends?” Fernando turns around and sees Hiromi, Naomi and Kitsume there. He lets out a sigh, “Aratani and her friends in class 12-1 are under arrest. Aratani is going to be charged with assault, attempted arson and attempted murder in trying to set my daughter’s dress on fire.” “Those skunk girls are your daughters?” Naomi asks. “They are adopted but they are my daughters nonetheless.” He tells them, adding, “The older adult females are also my daughters, some adopted, others from my DNA.” “How old are you?” Naomi asks. “I’m 35; I adopted the girls when they were between 9 and 11 and they grew up to the adults they are today.” He tells them. “Oh.” Naomi replies. Hondo approaches them, “How’s it goin’, Jefe? Gonna check on them witches in the dungeon?” “I eventually will.” Fernando tells him. Hondo throws in, “How can she have been so stupid? She gonna get life for what she did.” “Her and her friends.” Fernando throws in. “Uhm... what if her family manages to get her out? They do have money and power.” Kitsume says. “Her family starts to pull strings to get her free, I will make sure those strings open up the curtains to a 3-ring circus they are going to star in.” Fernando growls. Hondo lets out a chuckle while the girls are flabbergasted in hearing what he said. So far everything he has done for them has come true, and now eliminating Aratani and her bully friends is a dream comes true. Hondo asks, “When would you want to leave for the ranch?” “A couple more hours, it is only 11o’clock.” Fernando replies. An adult male and female approaches them, Minorigaoka High School Principal Nakamoto and his wife. Principal Nakamoto tries to step up to the men Hondo and Fernando. “Excuse me, what happened to Aratani Fujita and her friends? All I saw was a huge commotion and them being taken away by security.” Principal Nakamoto asks and explains. “Oh, Principal Nakamoto. I will have to tell you that they will no longer be attending school at your facility, unless you have some form of online studies for them to complete their education from prison.” Fernando tells him. “Prison? What... happened?!!” Principal Nakamoto asks. “How shall I begin? Assault, attempted arson, attempted murder, involvement in gang action, and terrorist action against invited guests within the party. Considering that this is 2004, they should be coming out of prison around 2032.” Fernando explains. “WHAT?!! How? Why?” Principal Nakamoto lets out. “I do not care about the how or why, but the What is simple – you see those skunk girls there?” Fernando points them out. Principal Nakamoto nods as he replies, “What about them?” “Never mind that they are the adopted daughters to the American Delegate here at this venue. Aratani, after losing an argument with them, tried to set fire to the older one wearing the Chiffon Dress. Now, if you know anything about dress material, Chiffon is very light and because of that very flammable. Aratani was caught by the girls’ body guards trying to set her dress on fire with a handheld cigarette lighter.” Fernando explains. Principal Nakamoto begins to cough before letting out “WHAT?!!” Fernando tells him, “Consider them lucky, in the United States, anyone caught trying to set a fire that will inflict harm to another can be killed in order to stop the crime from being committed. And any fire that kills any another automatically gets the death penalty.” “Who I see about seeing them and getting them released on my recognizance?” The principal asks. Student Council President Makiko Suzuki and her friend and Student Council Vice President Kioko Kawasaki in hearing this walks up to Fernando and Principal Nakamoto. Student Council President Makiko steps between the men. Makiko looks up to her principal, telling him, “Principal Nakamoto, sir, you are not going to do anything as far as those bullies are concerned. I was nearby to witness what had happened and I have to say we in the student body do not need bullies and criminals residing within our academic environment. You have been warned of Aratani’s action many times but yet you turned a blind eye to it. Now she has gotten herself and her friends \with real consequences to the crimes she committed outside of school, and you want her released and back in school? I will be calling the school district superintendent about this on Monday. And if Aratani or any of her friends shows up to school on Monday, I will have the student body walk out of the school in protest.” “As principal of our academic institution, I have the authority to take over jurisdiction of crime and punishment any student may face outside f school as we are all of the same school.” The principal explains. “As consultant to the Royal Guards and special envoy from the American Embassy, so I have already have read your dossier and know what you have for breakfast every day, when you go to the bathroom and what hand you wipe your ass with. As for you standing up for any student before or since this incident, you never have except for coving up Aratani and her friends. I do not need to wonder why as checking out the various security cameras around the school, I see that you have partaken in a couple of visitors during after school hours. Further investigating, those who had dropped by on those days were Aratani’s mother and when not alone, the mothers of the other girls in her bully group, and usually during on days in which Aratani or her friends did something to get them in trouble that their mothers came in to make sure they were not in trouble. I wonder what favors were given to you in order to keep them out of trouble; money, sex, power perhaps, something to keep you in your seat of influence? Being a school principal means that you have the power and ability to fulfill a student’s academic and career dream or destroy them. That is more power than most corporate CEOs have, as a CEO can fire somebody and even black ball them out of the industry but they can not do anything against them if they take an alternate career path and goes back to university to obtain alternate career path. You as a school administrator can destroy a student’s academic dream by blocking them out of what school they can or can not to within Japan. That is why I chosen the girls of class 12-2, as they shown more promise to fulfill the tasks of this very long project while the girls of class 12-1 would drop their panties thinking that is what they need to do to get further In life.” Fernando tells the principal outright to his face. Emperor Ahito walks up to them, having heard as much of the conversation as he would not want too, and states, “Though it is true that our standards of cheating against one’s spouse is different from yours, Fernando-San, using it to advance oneself to a better position or to get out of trouble amounts to prostitution, which is illegal in Japan. Anyone using sex as an influence to one in power is also prostitution, which is illegal in Japan. So let me not find out as to what is going on in the school, least there will be a new administration taking over next week.” “I can assure you that there is a clean operation at the school...” Principal Nakamoto lets out. Just to tease him and see where he takes it, Fernando throws out at the principal “So that female student under your desk was there to shine your shoes?” Principal Nakamoto gets red in the face before throwing out before he leaves “I will not be accused of these false statements!” Fernando waits for the principal to be out of ear shot before saying “Some people can not take a joke, I swear.” “I have only seen people react like that because they are hiding that or a similar situation they are involved in from being exposed.” The Emperor explains. “I would not put it past him as he is in his 40s and yet his wifey is in her 20s. Unless she’s a Chinese ‘Thrown Away Woman” I do not see no reason for such a age difference. Furthermore they were married for many years, making it look like he married a teenager in his 30s.” Student Council President Makiko points out. “I really do not care about who shares a bed with who, or why.” Fernando throws out. “Well, Fernando-San, if you want to marry a young Japanese teen mouse girl, I can have it arranged for you... although every teen girl in Japan would cry if you did. I’m just saying that because seeing your wife and then her leaving you, I can see there is no love there from her to be had or taken and in her leaving you, in Japanese Law, she basically deserted you and granted you a divorce by abandonment. So you are free to date whoever you want without repercussion of being called a cheater.” The Emperor points out to him, adding “If you need paperwork to establish her dissertation and abandonment to establish divorce, we can grant it for you.” “We’ll talk later on that.” Fernando replies. “Alright then.” The Emperor begins, “What about the girls downstairs? As is we can lock up their leader for a life’s sentence for attempted murder and arson. But as for the others, they would only be locked up for 5 years in being her accomplices who stood around and did nothing.” Fernando looks at the Student Council President while choosing his words carefully, “If it were me, I would release Aratani and let my girl Sabrina tear her a new one. But Japan is an Asian Society and in Asian societies go, everything is about how one display their face in public as in their reputation and their honor. Right now Aratani has no face and no honor, she can rot in jail as far as I am concerned. But as for the others, If I request for them to be released, they have a lot to rebuild, I seriously doubt the Student Council of their school would want them back, and any other school they would go to would have a scathing letter from their current student council president. But I would say this – if everyone agrees: keep the girls in jail for a week, spread the word as to what happen and how it was their fault in school and let public opinion form on their face and honor, and then release them back to school with a warning that if they continue with their bully tactics, even only one of them continues being a bully, they all go back to jail with Aratani. What do you think Miss Student Council President?” “As long as Aratani never returns to our school, we can take care of her bully friends once they are released. But I would like to add that they be excluded from what scholarships the girls of Class 12-2 are working for the school.” Student Council President Makiko answers. “Then so be it. Keep them for a week without letting them know of their time, make them think they are to remain there for a very long time. Then we would be there when they are released and taken home. The next day the school will have a morning outdoor assembly, which will be the students lined up on a double row that create a path to the school entrance they will have to go through. And as they pass by each student, the student with turn around and show their back to them. They would be allowed back into the student body, needing to rebuild their face and their honor.” Fernando explains. “That is very cold. But then again, Fernando-San, isn’t revenge a dish best served cold?” Emperor Ahito says. “It is. But it is either that and learn how to repair themselves to be a better person, or they spend the next 5 to 10 years in prison following some bitch’s lead. I think the hardships of rebuilding one’s reputation to become a better person is better than spending a good chunk of their life in prison.” Fernando explains. “So give them a second chance? How Christian that is.” The Emperor says as the girls from 12-2 gathers around them “You forget that I am a Roman Catholic, Christianity is in my blood. But there is a level where one has to say enough is enough and must put the hammer down on their heads.” Fernando explains as Charles Roberts and his wife Widget approaches them. Fernando looks at Charles, “Hey, Charles, how about giving the DJ a break and play some house music in his place?” “I was about to ask what was going on?” Charles replies. “Nothing much actually. Just trying to keep the fun going, that’s all.” Fernando replies. “I see.” Charles replies in turn. “What’s going on with you and my sister Gadget?” Widget throws in at Fernando. “Well, nothing, really. I’m just having her as my secretary because Misao screwed up and screwed over the acorn group. I do not want her doing any rescues, though it limits her in what she can do, she would be safer working for me as such.” Fernando explains. He throws in “In case you have not heard, there is a Gadget Clone and Lawhine in the hospital with critical wounds. Critical wounds that Chip gave them in shooting them. If Gadget were alone out in the street, Chip would have shot her too.” “Chip, shoot Gadget? They love each other! They are husband and wife!” Widget points out. “That may have been true before they got here. But now, Charles you explain to her what happened, and you got permission to show your wife the body in the morgue. But because of that, what marriage Gadget had with Chip, is over.” Fernando explains. “Come honey, we need to talk…” Charles tells his wife. As Charles takes Widget away she can be heard saying “But I want to know if he’s screwing my sister!” Naomi lets out “We’ve been with them most of the time and not once has they done anything intimate in front of us...” Hiromi throws in “Yeah, and not with us either though there were chances for him to shag any one of us, he never took it.” The girls turn to Hiromi and shout out her name “HIROMI!” The Emperor tries to hold back his laughter before saying, “What ever happens personally between you ladies and him is on you. You all are above the age of consent and adults by Japanese law, so as long as no one forces the other into something they do not want, anything goes. But I think it has been stated before how important you ladies need to carry yourselves in such events, which I have to say that you are all doing well as the young ladies you are, and not like that other class group that is here by false invites which were accepted to test them, and as expected, they went after the young bachelors thinking they can work their ways into the hearts of the young men. For that I must commend you all. Keep carrying yourselves as distinguished and honored guests here. It is greatly appreciated and noticed by all around you.” The girls say ‘thank you’ to the Emperor, The Emperor throws in “Fernando-San, I’ll be seeing you later.” “Yes, laters.” Fernando replies before they shake hands and the Emperor walks away. The girls from 12-2 and the student council president stand around Fernando. The student council president says before the other could say, “Anyway we could see Aratani and her friends?” “That is on the emperor to give that permission as this is his house.” Fernando explains. “Stay right here then, I will be back.” Student Council President Makiko replies before dashing off to find the Emperor. Fernando looks at the other girls, “Well ladies?” Hiromi lets out “We would like to see Aratani and her bully friends behind bars, take pictures and send them out to the school’s website!” “I’ll have to say ‘no’ on the picture taking as your laws say that you can be sued for slander that publicly shames somebody even if the slander is true.” Fernando explains. “But can we see them?” Naomi throws in before Hiromi could. “Let’s see what happens. Maybe your student council president can arrange something.” Fernando explains. [Conference Room #02, SWA Dormitories, suburb of Rome, Italy.] Attendance at meeting: Ferro, Marco, Jean, Pricilla, Olga and Tammy along with their cyborgs. The cyborgs stand against the wall furthest from the room’s door facing it. The adults are seated with a small circular table and chairs around it. Ferro puts a folder in the center of the table before looking up at Tammy. “Tammy, you know why you are here?” Ferro asks. “You got dirt on my husband so I can take everything he owns when I divorce him?” Tammy says. “No. We have questions as what was found in your last physical and psychological exams when you returned.” Ferro states. “Like what kind of questions?” Tammy asks. Jean gets up and crosses his arms, “You tested positive for various drugs: Marijuana, Cocaine, PCP, and others. Care to explain how you could have been exposed to such drugs?” “It was Fernando. He exposed to those things, to get me high and delirious so he could sell me to service his friends! He would beat me if I did not comply!” “How long has this been going on?” Jean throws at her. “Since we returned to America.” Tammy lies. “I see.” Jean replies. Ferro throws in “Do you know who Charles Maplewood is, also known as ‘Chip’?”” “He’s a trusted friend and former boss when I was with the Rescue Rangers. Why?” Tammy says and asks. “Chip is dead. Fernando killed him.” Ferro throws at her to see her reaction. Tammy fumes for a while before letting out “NO!!” She then begins to cry. They all look at her as she sobs tears that should be for her husband and not her friend, proving that something was going on that should not been. But all present, only Jean does not know the details of Tammy’s cheating against Fernando and it was Chip that was giving her the drugs. This gives Tammy the illusion that if Jean would believe her, so would the others. She lets out “When I go back to Japan, I’m going to kill him!” “For your protection, you are to stay here. If he comes for you, he will be arrested at the airport and if he fights back, he will be terminated at that point.” Ferro tells her “We’ll set up a trap for him to come here so we can arrest him, and if he fights his arrest, terminate him.” Jean says. Tammy gets up with Jean throwing in, “Where are you going?” “I’m going to my room.” Tammy answers Jean in a rather snide and tone, throwing in “Let’s Go Bink.” Jean calls out to her saying that the meeting it not over but Ferro intercedes, “Let her go Jean. We got to discuss about the next mission anyways.” They wait for a couple of minutes in silence as Tammy walked away from the conference room. Ferro turns to Jean, “You believe everything she said?” “Of course. Fernando has been a thorn on our side, almost had us shut down by some UN Sanction, and forced us to open our cyborg program with the medical community to give cyborg technology to undeserving public sector. He has been nothing but a drain on our resources and a scourge on our staff. Being a wife beater, forcing her to be a drug addict and a whore to his friends to service I can see him doing to her.” Jean tells her. “For the past year Fernando was in South America infiltrating a Nazi Cyborg program, he was not at home with Tammy during this time. Neither was she with him on this mission, as she was at him home in New York City. Tammy has been cheating against him with Charles Maplewood. Charles Maplewood has been giving her drugs and selling her like a whore to his friends like he did with his wife Gadget. You remember Gadget, that flighty scatter brain blonde hair mechanical genius? The story Tammy was giving you is fake and false. Fernando did kill Charles Maplewood but that is after he had killed and wounded others in drive-by shootings he was conducting in Downtown Tokyo. Charles was also convicted for criminal espionage, supplying law enforcement information to various organized crime groups. Before Fernando kills him, Charles shot his wife Gadget and a look-a-like doppelganger, they are both in the hospital recovering from their wounds.” Ferro explains. “I assume that you got this directly from Fernando?” Jean asks. “I got the information directly from the Japanese Secret Service and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Fernando does not know that I was given this information.” Ferro tells him. Jean looks away as this changes everything for him on several levels and that one of the agency’s agents he trusted for her honesty had lied to him. “What’s next?” Marco asks. “Fernando requested that we keep a close eye on her, make sure that she is not buying drugs off the streets, stealing things to sell, whoring herself, things like that as a female drug addict would do. Just remember that whatever she tells you, she is probably lying.” Ferro says.
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