Chapter two

“…Yes! An Overdrive!...”

“Miria, do you believe in the Big Bang Theory?”

“Why ask, Isaac? Nice says that any jolly old fellow should believe in the big flash bangs that her cherry bombs pack!”

“That’s very cheery, dear but that’s not the bang I’m talking about! The bang I’m talking about is the one that brought all life into this earth! What do you think? Have an idea?”

“Wow Isaac! Tell me all about it!”

“You see, way back… way even before the Ancient Egyptians created the pyramids, way before the dinosaurs walked the earth…”

“Dinosaurs! How fun!”

“…There was nothing!”

“Nothing?”

“Nothing at all! But then, BOOM! Suddenly everything just kabloomed into existence!”

“Well, there’s obviously a lack of knowledge in your story mister!”

The dynamic duo stopped to look at the person who this confident sounding voice belonged to. As they looked up, they saw a school girl with short dark brown hair that had yellow ribbons on both sides. She continued, “I believe that when there was nothing, that was the plane of the universe that contained anti-matter, thus nothing!”

The blond duo nodded in enthusiasm.

Raising an acknowledging finger, the girl continued, “In that plane of the universe, matter, for a special cosmic reason that I have to find out yet, wandered in and came into contact with the anti-matter, causing the explosion! Or might I say, the crack in the fabric of space! A riff!” she spread out her arms wide as if hugging the universe itself.

Isaac and Miria’s faces shone in delight.

“I see! So that’s exactly how the Bang came about! Listen to her Miria, she is definitely a quantum theorist!”

Both girls nodded: the ribbon donning girl all knowingly and Miria in rapt.

“What’s your name by the way, miss?” asked Miria.

“Haruhi,” she answered. “Haruhi Suzumiya.”

“Nice meeting ya!” The duo said in perfect unison, making Haruhi laugh out loud.

“You know what else I believe?” said Haruhi.

“What is that?”

“We want to know!”

“I’ve always believed in espers, fairies, aliens, and other creatures! I even created a club devoted to finding them!”

“Wonderful!” exclaimed Isaac. “What a merry club!”

“Yes! It is!” replied Haruhi. “I also know that they’re right here on in this very train!”

“What you say?”

“Oh no Isaac!” said Miria. “What if this train is…haunted?”

Both started to jog around in a circle and just stopped all of a sudden. “Fear not, Miria!” said Isaac. “You have me and Miss Haruhi here to depend on!”

“AYE!” she said, bringing her palm up to her forehead for a salute.

“I’m sure that this train is special! I’m just sure of it!” Haruhi continued. “How about we go explore right now? Who knows what we’ll find?”

“An adventure?” Isaac said.

“With Miss Haruhi?” added Miria.

Then in a perfect unison again, they exclaimed, “SOUNDS WONDERFUL!”

“You really think we’ll find some Isaac?” said Miria. For a moment, she sounded like an excited child.

“Of course Miria! We’ll even donate them to good non abusive circuses…the ones with licenses of course!”

Haruhi laughed and led the way. “I like your way of thinking mister! Now, let’s go!”

“Why, I feel a sudden surge of happiness and energy, Miria!”

“Yes! An overdrive!”