ebookland Chapter 415 The Legend of the Amusement Park, the Elf Mugra!
Chapter 415 The Legend of the Amusement Park, the Elf Mugra!
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
It's 8 PM on Friday, Xia time.
The pages of major video platforms refreshed on time, and countless tokusatsu fans were already waiting in front of their screens.
With a light tap of the finger, episode 22 of "Ultraman Cosmos," produced by Gu Nan, officially premiered!
With Gu Nan's rearrangement and editing, this episode corresponds to episode 45 in the original timeline.
The opening of this episode presents a rare scene of tranquility and peace.
The progress bar starts jumping, and the main feature screen lights up.
Accompanied by light, cheerful, and energetic background music, the camera slowly pans across an area filled with laughter and joy.
That was an old amusement park in the Xia Kingdom, built decades ago.
Although in this technologically advanced era, various virtual reality holographic amusement facilities are emerging one after another.
But this physical amusement park, filled with nostalgia, still holds countless innocent childhood memories for many.
The sun was shining brightly, and the spring breeze was gentle.
Everything seemed so ordinary and beautiful.
However, the laws of tokusatsu dramas tell viewers that peace is always fleeting.
The scene abruptly shifts to the command center of the elite youth team.
The piercing alarm suddenly shattered the tranquility, and red warning lights flashed wildly throughout the command center.
"A wormhole has been detected at cosmic coordinates A26!"
Tu Jing sat in front of the computer and loudly reported to his supervisor.
"It's very close to us."
Captain Qingguang immediately stood up, his expression revealing a hint of unconcealed worry.
"Could this be a new conduit for the Chaos virus?"
[This Chaos virus can open portals so easily; it's really a combination of the Destruction Bringer and Sphia!]
I thought we'd get a break after defeating the Gigi aliens in the last episode, but this one's just a slice-of-life episode.
[Chaos Head: Didn't expect that, did you? I'm here to boost my sales again!]
Chaos is too sinister; we must be wary.
Gu Nan cleverly employs a dual-narrative approach here.
The camera didn't linger on the tense defense base; instead, it faded out and focused on an ordinary family that seemed to have no connection to the area.
This is a staff dormitory located inside the amusement park.
The afternoon sun streamed through the window into the messy room.
A boy named Guangda was standing reluctantly by the bed.
"Guangda, have you packed your belongings in your room?"
My sister's urging voice came from outside the door.
Guangda impatiently curled his lip and loudly replied:
"How annoying! I'll clean it up when I get back!"
"Didn't Dad tell you to finish before last night?"
Guangda did not reply, but silently lowered his head, his eyes revealing an indescribable sense of loss.
Accompanied by soothing background music, a vast inner monologue slowly resounds within the scene:
"My home is in the amusement park."
"I feel proud when I hear people say with envy, 'That's great!'"
For children growing up in this age of ubiquitous electronic devices, being able to make their home in an amusement park is a wonderful thing.
Spending every day with carousels and Ferris wheels—this is an absolutely perfect start that would make everyone envious.
"However, this can only go on until today."
The camera, through the window, captured the faded sign on the amusement park's main gate.
"It still feels unbelievable."
Guangda sighed softly.
"Fantasy Amusement Park is closing today."
Holy crap! Living in an amusement park?! What an amazing childhood!
The child shed tears of envy.
"If I could have lived in an amusement park when I was a kid, I could brag about it to my whole class for the rest of my life!"
[These old-fashioned amusement parks are truly a relic of a bygone era; they're really hard to run these days.]
So, is this episode about farewells at the amusement park? It sounds like it's going to be very touching.
The image then zooms in.
Behind the child were Rena and Musashi.
Rena was carrying two cups of coffee, walking side by side with Musashi.
The topic of their casual conversation happened to fall on the amusement park that was about to close.
"Speaking of this fantasy amusement park, back then, Mugela was very popular at school."
Rena's eyes shone with the light of memories.
"Ah, Mugra, how I miss it."
Musashi nodded in agreement.
Rena turned her head, looked at Musashi, and said with a smile:
"You can get a Mugra photo just by taking pictures in the Fantasy Amusement Park."
"After you heard that rumor, you started coming to see Mugela frequently, right?"
Suddenly, recalling the past...
Rena stopped and reminisced about the past:
"I had an incredible experience here."
As Rena narrates, a hazy childhood memory emerges on the screen.
As a child, Rena once broke her most beloved doll at an amusement park, and was heartbroken.
However, when she wasn't paying attention, the broken doll was miraculously repaired.
No one knows who did it, but in Rena's heart, she firmly believes it was the magic of the amusement park's sprite, Mugra.
[Mugela? Sounds like a spirit from an urban legend.]
[You can take a picture just like that? That's too far-fetched.]
[Wait, Rena's doll is fixed? This must be that thing's doing!]
Is it some kind of magical creature?
Just as the two were immersed in their childhood memories, Musashi's communicator suddenly emitted a sharp beep.
This is an urgent order from the command center!
Musashi's expression hardened, and he immediately pressed the answer button:
"I am Musashi, so what?"
"A wormhole has appeared at cosmic coordinates A26!"
A notification came from the other end of the communicator.
"Yellow alert level!"
The battle horn has sounded.
Without the slightest hesitation, Musashi immediately turned and ran towards the hangar.
Soon everyone was on their mission, piloting their fighter jets into the sky.
A hint of worry flashed in Rena's eyes as she flew into the fighter jet.
She murmured softly:
"What will happen to Mugela if Fantasy Amusement Park is gone?"
In the back seat, Musashi noticed her thoughts.
"Rena, you really think there's a Mugala?"
Although Rena herself thought it was impossible, the childlike innocence in her heart never died out.
Meanwhile, inside the amusement park.
The boy always remembered that in the twilight after the amusement park closed, Mugela would peek out from between the manes of the carousel.
It was a chubby, adorable elf.
Its shape is somewhat subtle.
It has a chubby body and a head that looks like an adorable dog.
However, upon closer inspection, one can discern that its facial features subtly resemble those of a baby.
This peculiar combination makes it look both incredibly cute and subtly eerie.
This amazing little creature is none other than the legendary Mugra!
According to the subsequent background narration, Mugra's hometown is located in the distant N66 star system.
It is an alien creature called the Rekrian.
During its long interstellar journey, it accidentally got separated from its surroundings and was left alone on Earth.
Kind-hearted Mugela loves peace and adores this fantasy amusement park filled with laughter, making it her home.
Fantasy Amusement Park has never experienced any accidents since its construction, perhaps thanks to the silent guardian tree, Mugela.
In the boy's memory, he also developed a bond with Mugela.
They used to share secrets in the shadow of the Ferris wheel, watching Mugela manipulate the neon lights with his fingers, letting the colors bloom into fleeting flowers in the boy's palm.
Those unspoken farewells, hidden in the wind of the roller coaster, have become fragments that still warm the heart when recalled years later.
The evening glow cast long shadows on the amusement park rides.
Guangda was desperately trying to persuade his father, a park maintenance worker, to stay.
"Dad, can't we just leave the amusement park here?"
Guangda's eyes were red, and his voice was pleading.
The father stopped using his tools and sighed helplessly:
"Mugela has been here since before my father started working here."
"For Mugela, this place is like its own home."
"I'll do my best to help!"
Guangda eagerly grabbed the hem of his father's clothes.
"I know how to check tickets, and I know how to operate all those rides!"
This boy was willing to do everything in his power to keep the amusement park from closing.
The father reached out his rough, large hand and gently patted Guangda's head, his tone carrying a hint of cruel reality:
"I'm sorry, this is not Mugela's home."
"Mugra cannot understand human language, and neither can my father and Guangda."
The father patiently explained:
"I can only hope that it can live a good life somewhere else."
Wow, this little elf is so cute!
[I'm so moved. The little boy just wanted to protect the elves' home.]
Reality is too cruel. Capitalists want to demolish properties; what can a repairman and his child do?
[This is definitely a good alien, quietly protecting the amusement park. So heartwarming.]
Just then, the camera shifted, and a small figure hidden in the shadows finally revealed its true form.
It turns out that this little elf had been watching everything that happened in this amusement park.
However, heartwarming fairy tales must ultimately confront the coldness and cruelty of the universe.
Our gaze shifts back to the depths of space.
Accompanied by a low, distorting sound, the previously detected wormhole began to expand violently.
Immediately afterwards, a colossal object, resembling the giant sphere of Sofia, slowly emerged from the wormhole!
The surface of this enormous UFO was shrouded in a thick layer of black mist, making it impossible to see its true internal structure.
It exudes a suffocating sense of oppression; its enormous size even instantly triggered megalophobia in some viewers.
The elite youth team immediately dispatched fighter jets to intercept them.
"Completely different from when the Chaos virus came!"
As Feng Chui piloted his fighter jet, he looked at the terrifying mass data displayed on the radar and exclaimed in alarm.
"hateful!"
The pilot of the other fighter jet slammed on the control stick in an attempt to evade.
"Tektronix, please respond!"
Inside the command center, the captain called out anxiously.
"Tek Boomer 1, the first line of defense has been breached!"
Despairing battle reports came from the front lines.
"We must stop it no matter what!"
However, human weapons appear as ridiculous as toys in the face of this unknown behemoth.
Before the fighter jets could fully enter the attack formation, the huge UFO shrouded in black mist launched the first attack!
A powerful spatial fluctuation, visible to the naked eye, swept out from the UFO.
The Tektronix's shields were like paper in the face of this force, instantly overloaded and collapsing.
"Jet nozzles #3 and #4 are damaged!"
"Continue flight is not permitted! Emergency landing!"
Accompanied by piercing alarms and billowing smoke, the fighter jet lost power in space and was forced to crash back to Earth.
In the very first round of close combat, humanity was defeated once again.
The enormous UFO broke through the defenses and plummeted rapidly towards Earth!
[What level of monster is this? It wiped out the entire defense line in one hit?!]
[Vehicles in the special effects zone often get thwarted; you'll get used to it.]
[This size is outrageous! It feels like it could flatten an entire city!]
[Is its target Earth? But judging from the plot, could it also be after Mugra?]
With such a heavyweight appearance, it seems Earth is about to suffer again.
When the crisis struck, the tranquility of the Earth's surface was instantly shattered.
The scene then shifts back to the amusement park's staff dormitory.
The Guangda family was sitting around the small dining table, preparing to eat dinner.
The turmoil in the outside world seems to have yet to affect this cozy little home.
"Let's dig in!"
The crowd raised their chopsticks.
The father looked at his children with a smile:
"Whose turn is to wash the dishes today?"
"Isn't it your older sister?"
Guangda pointed to his older sister standing to the side.
"It's Guangda, isn't it!"
The older sister retorted without backing down.
"You're asking a question you already know the answer to!"
The crowd grumbled with dissatisfaction.
The father, standing to the side, smiled and tried to smooth things over:
"Alright, enough already, you're kicking up dust!"
However, this ordinary daily routine was completely shattered in the next second.
"Boom—!"
The earth began to tremble violently, as if an ancient behemoth was turning over underground.
The dishes on the table rattled loudly, and the chandelier overhead swayed wildly.
"What happened?!"
The father suddenly stood up and shielded his sister and the boy.
The frightened family of three quickly ran out of their house.
However, the scene before them left them completely stunned.
The once empty amusement park grounds are now filled with fully armed military armored vehicles.
Squads of heavily armed defense soldiers surged into the amusement park like a black tide.
As is well known, in the world of tokusatsu dramas, the appearance of the Defense Force is usually not accompanied by anything good.
A stern-faced officer walked up to them and announced in a curt tone:
"From this moment forward, Fantasy Amusement Park will be under the surveillance of the Defense Force!" "Please get on the bus!"
At the same time, the large electronic screen in the amusement park plaza suddenly switched channels automatically and began broadcasting emergency news.
"Next up is news about a giant UFO!"
The news anchor's voice carried a hint of suppressed panic.
"While the purpose of the UFO is still unclear, the defense forces have decided today to launch an attack on the UFO over Fantasy Amusement Park!"
"We urge nearby residents to immediately evacuate!"
Panic instantly spread through the air.
The defense soldiers began forcibly pushing large numbers of families into evacuation vehicles.
"dad!"
Guangda struggled desperately, and a desperate thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Amusement parks are being turned into battlefields!
What will happen to Mugela, who has always lived here?!
"What do we do about Mugela?!"
Guangda shouted loudly at his father.
However, in the face of the cold war machine, a child's pleas seem so pale and powerless.
The father hugged him and his sister tightly and covered his mouth:
"Don't speak!"
The armored vehicle's engine emitted a dull roar, carrying with it a heart full of despair and resentment, as the doors slammed shut.
The once joyful and laughter-filled amusement park has now been completely transformed into a desolate military restricted area.
A massive UFO shadow is slowly engulfing this fairytale land.