The Life Of Normal-Taro

"What in the world?" Zaheer and Harish opened their mouths almost simultaneously.

They couldn't believe what they just saw. Taro went inside the workshop and then did something amazing. He assembled a unique piece of machinery within minutes. And as a follow up, he assembled around a hundred similar pieces in the span of an hour or two, without getting tired. It was truly a treat to see.

"What is he doing? What is this machine? I understand nothing!" Harish cried.

"This guy!" Scarlet looked amazed by what Taro did, but kept his mouth shut in the very next moment.

"Hey! You're hiding something, aren't you? It seemed like you had something to say. Spout it out." Zaheer ordered.

"Dude, what are you even saying? I was just being amazed by seeing this level of speed!" Scarlet spoke.

"Humm… I don't believe you for even a grain of salt, but since I don't care about this, I'm not gonna ask any further." Zaheer said as he turned back. "Let's go. It already feels like we just saw something we absolutely shouldn't have. I really don't wanna see Sadanandan tearing up a skyscraper with bare hands or some shit like that." He spoke as he paced up.

"You're right about that, bruv!" Harish followed suit.

However, Scarlet stayed back. He stared towards Taro in the workshop with a piercing gaze. "Finally!" He looked elated.

"What the hell are you doing, dude? Stop standing there like a freaking statue. Let's go!" Harish called Scarlet out, who snapped out of his extremely happy mood and followed them.

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"Hmm, why did I just feel like someone stared at me creepily?" Taro looked around as he spoke.

"You felt it too?" Thankappan asked, as he looked around the same way Taro did.

"I don't know man. I feel like its bad news for us." Taro sighed.

"Don't say anything like that with that black tongue of yours!" Thankappan sounded worried as he said that.

"Hey, I have a perfectly yellow tongue!" Taro retorted.

"Since when is a yellow tongue perfect? It's disgusting, isn't it?" Thankappan asked.

"Hey! A yellow tongue is the perfect tongue back in Wados. I don't even know how you find those disgusting pink tongues good!" Taro cried.

"Shit! I forgot how their planet's so freaking weird." Thankappan spoke, which infuriated Taro.

"Well, we're a slightly cooler version of Earth, so suck it!" Taro laughed.

"In what aspect-" Before Thankappan could even finish his sentence, Taro jumped up with the response.

"We got superpowers, dude! What you got? Technology? We got them as well… So again, suck it, dude!" Taro laughed like a maniac yet again.

"Ha… But you don't have the heart of our people!" Thankappan spoke with his hand clenching his heart.

This was the final straw for Taro. He couldn't bear hearing another bullshit from Thankappan. His laughter leaked almost instantaneously.

"Haha! Heart? You lot? Humans tend to overestimate themselves a little too much, eh?" Taro asked.

"Why? Don't you think humans have a wonderful heart?" Thankappan asked.

"I'd be lying to myself if I said something like that. Sure, there are a few good people. But that doesn't mean that you can take credit for all of them." Taro spoke.

"Well, whatever! Are you done with your work here?" Thankappan asked, quickly diverting the topic.

"Hmm, wait." Taro turned towards Ajish this time. "So, any new or wacky machinery for me?" He asked.

Ajish looked a bit sad upon hearing that question. "It's been quite a while since someone crash landed in this hellhole. So, no. There ain't none." He replied.

"Dayum, that's actually sad. Well, nothing we could do about it, I guess. Let's move then, shall we?" Taro asked.

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In a dimly lit room, there sat a man… an alien, laughing almost maniacally for no reason.

"Hahaha, I was stuck in this hellhole for years now! It seemed like there was no one skilled enough to rebuild my spaceship. However, at long last! Someone actually came in for the save! I can leave this place! Sadanandan… or whatever the hell his name is. He's mine!" Scarlet continued laughing after this.

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"Dang, why is my nose itching so much?" Taro asked as he scratched his nose like crazy.

"I guess someone's talking about you from somewhere." Thankappan replied.

"Damn superstitions…" Taro scoffed.

"Well, it could be for real at times as well, you see… Like how your black tongue messes up shit." Thankappan spoke, much to the dismay of Taro.

"My black tongue messed no one's life!" Taro cried.

"I don't know man… It just might." Thankappan chuckled.

"It feels like you want it to happen, dude." Taro sighed.

"Maybe… Maybe…" Thankappan spoke.

"This guy! Anyway, I'm fine with going to school tomorrow, by the way. Not gonna drag you on some weird journey again." Taro replied.

"Meh, even if you were gonna ask me about that, I would've dragged your ass back to school. So, don't worry." Thankappan smirked.

"Is that so? Hmm, that makes me wanna go out again." Taro said playfully.

"Well, what did I tell ya? I'll drag your ass back to school just as I promised right now." The MIB agent replied.

"Hah, my freedom is so restricted." The Wadorian sighed.

"Well, that's a given in your case, don't you think?" Thankappan asked.

"Hmm. I guess you might be right about that." Taro spoke.

"I'm always right, dude!" Thankappan shrugged.

Both of them looked at the bright moon in the night sky that illuminated their house. It looked really beautiful.

However, it seemed like there was a black dot on the moon. At first, they thought of it as a fly of sorts and didn't give it too much thought. But as time passed, this "fly" got bigger and bigger until it got to their size.

"Hello, boys! How are you doing today?" The fly asked.

"Ooh, the fly talked? Noice." Taro gave it a thumbs up.

"How long are you gonna keep up this act, huh?" The fly asked again.

"Who are you? And why the hell are you flying around like this?" Taro asked.

"Oh, I didn't introduce myself, didn't I? I'm Scarlet. And I'm here for you, my sweet, sweet man…" He spoke.

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