JOBI the Moon Fox 序章 2 - Mei 與 JOBI 國王

JOBI the Moon Fox
序章 2 - Mei 與 JOBI 國王

跟教科書所描述的不太一樣 - 我來到月球之後仍然能夠正常呼吸，重力也跟地球差不多。

而且有一隻狐狸在迎接我。

細看之下，這隻住在月球上的狐狸跟地球上的狐狸有點不同，一身黃色毛髮的牠跟人類一樣以兩足站立。牠穿著紅色的披肩，頭上戴著小皇冠，看起來還真的活像一個國王。

「歡迎來到月球，我是這裡的國王，我的名字叫 JOBI 國王！」狐狸一再強調自己的身份。

「這裡只有你一個人嗎？」奇怪的是，我並沒有看見其他狐狸。

「對喔，我的國民早已經離我而去了......所以我才會覺得悶啊。」JOBI 國王語帶一點寂寞。

「牠們為什麼要離開呢？」我同情地問道。這個時候，JOBI 國王從披肩裡拿出一面我曾經在教科書跟電視上都見過的國旗。

「幾十年前，地球上的人類在沒有使用月光通道的情況下憑自己的科技來到月球，令國民大為恐慌。有些國民擔心月球將會在不久之後被人類佔據，並改造成不適合狐狸居往的地方，於是牠們便開始陸續離開，往其他星球移居去了。」牠訴說著自己國家的過去。

「那麼......你為何沒有跟牠們一起走呢？」只有 7 歲的我知道 JOBI 國王的遭遇之後，也難免泛起莫名的罪疚感。

「我覺得根本不需要離開啊。既然我們月光狐一族自古就擁有能夠跟地球上部份人類溝通的月光通道，那就代表我們是可以跟人類成為朋友的。我想留在這裡證實自己的想法！」JOBI 國王回答起來充滿自信。

「那......除了我之外，還有其他人來過嗎？」我再次望望四周，心想會否遇見「同類」的足跡。

「這幾十年間，雖然我們曾經成功找到幾個能夠聽見我們說話的人類，可是他們始終不願意相信我們，讓跟我擁有相同想法的國民十分灰心。終於，最後一班留守的國民也在幾年前離開了。」JOBI 國王無奈說道。

「怎會這樣的......那如果我現在就跟你做朋友，你有辦法找到那些離開了的國民，然後說服他們回來嗎？」我向 JOBI 國王提議，希望牠能夠跟同伴團聚。

「哈哈......謝謝你喔。可是我已經時間無多了。」JOBI 國王說著脫下了披肩。

「嗯？這是......?」眼前的景象令我十分驚訝。

沒想到，牠的胸前是半透明的，而且那片「透明」好像正在蔓延......

-Ms. Traveller
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JOBI the Moon Fox
Prologue 2 - Mei and JOBI the King 

Unlike what was written in the textbook, I was able to breath on the moon, the gravity was almost the same as the earth.

A fox was greeting me.

It's a bit different from the foxes on earth － it has yellowish fur and was standing with two legs like humans. It was wearing a tiny clown also a red cape that made it look like a king.

'Welcome to the Moon. I'm the king of this planet, my name is JOBI the king.' The fox stated its identity again.

Oddly, I didn't see other foxes.

'Is there only you?'

'I lived here with my people before, yet they have left me... That's why I was bored.' JOBI the king said with a bit of loneliness.

'Why did they leave?' I asked sympathetically.

'Few decades ago, the humans on earth developed advanced technology and found their way to the moon, which freaked my people out as they were worried that the human kinds would take over the moon and destroy our habitats.' JOBI the king took out a national flag I had seen on tv and books and started telling the past of its country.

'So...why didn't you leave with them?' I was 7 at that year, yet I couldn't help feeling guilty when I heard the past of JOBI the king.

'I don't think we have to leave. We, the moon foxes, are born with the ability to communicate with humans, meaning we can befriend them. I decided to stay here a prove it.' JOBI the king sounded so confident.

'Is there anyone... besides me came here before?' I looked around, wondering if I would meet 'my kind'.

'Well, a few human had received our messages in these few decades but they didn't trust us. Then the last few foxes who stayed left.' JOBI the king said helplessly.

'Why would that... Then I'll be your friend!! Is there any way you can ask your people to come back?' I suggested, hoping it could reunite with its own kind.

'Oh Thank you. Unfortunately I don't have the time.' JOBI the king took off its cape.

'Eh? What the...?' I was shocked.

Unexpectedly, its chest was transparent, and that transparency part seemed to be spreading...

-Ms. Traveller