The Three Kingdoms - Chapter 1.3 - The Scheme of Suzumiya Haruhi (Chapter)

The Scheme of
sighed, stretching her arms above her head. Sat at her desk in her state of the art apartment, she turned her desktop computer off, once again having achieved nothing. Her gaze drifted out the nearby window at all the futuristic buildings dominating the evening skyline.

This was, a residential area intended to be an extension to the nearby city of , South Africa, solely for the s but resulted in being triple the city's size. During, Solace discovered the location of , her previous city of residence in , also in , but had not managed to get there before the borders between were established, placing her on the wrong side of. This past year, Solace had done absolutely nothing of meaning. She did not have to work. Food was free but she didn't get along with anyone, dearly missing her friends from her previous world.

she mumbled to herself, getting up.

Solace froze, looking around frantically. She lived alone and the walls were soundproof. she called, threateningly.

There was loud laughing, said the female voice.

gasped Solace,

replied Haruhi,

The room was suddenly replaced by an open room with dark blue walls covered in white spots. Facing the wall in front of Solace was Suzumiya Haruhi.

Haruhi looked at Solace with a grin, she offered, thumbing at the wall. Solace walked up to the wall cautiously. As she moved closer, she realised where she was. The walls were actually glass windows revealing space, stars and Earth down below. Haruhi turned to Solace,

immediately responded Solace with determination,

Haruhi's grin grew wider,

Haruhi walked to the left side of the circular room where instead of a glass window, there was an elevator door. Solace watched the doors close behind Haruhi and the numbers above them light up as the elevator descended.

said a male from the opposite side of the room. Solace was startled and looked towards the right side of the room where there was a throne on which sat a small devil like child.

apologized Solace,

sighed Deviluke, waving away the apology,

Solace blinked,

explained Gid, getting up,

continued Gid, standing next to Solace, looking down at the planet below, he laughed,  Gid looked at Solace,

informed Solace,

Gid's face lit up.

Gid pouted, District 1 was the extension of,.

noted Solace,

Gid tilted his head in confusion,

There was a loud ding as the elevator reached the observation deck. Solace turned to see Nagato Yuki, 's Military Marshall, pushing what looked like a metal food trolley in their direction followed by Haruhi. Yuki was third in command of the North High Colony after Haruhi and, the Order Marshall.

apologized Haruhi, she advised with a wink,  Solace slowly put her fingers in her ears, wondering whether to take the statement seriously. Haruhi unlocked the latch on the trolley and flipped the lid open. There was a sudden hair-raising shriek causing Solace to instinctively close her eyes to brace for some kind of impact.

When no impact came and the shrieking died down, Solace opened her eyes, fingers still in her ears. What she saw in the trolley surprised her.