Since Hikari kicked Eri out of the building, and turned Mikoto into an Officer Jenny-Tron, and made Yakumo into a statue, she was sitting in her office, as she contemplating her duties as owner of the Bunny Café, renamed as Platinum Prettiness. As she was thinking, her intercom beeped, as she answered it.

"Yes?"

A male employee said, "Ma'am, you have a visitor."

"Is it Sawachika, or Tenma, perhaps?"

"No. It's, uh, Miss Squid Girl."

"Who? Oh… That's because she has a plush squid in her shelf. Plus, what does she want?"

"She wants to see you…"

"Send her in."

She waited, as a woman with long pink hair, done in a ponytail, wearing a black business suit and a pink blouse, walked into Hikari's office. She said, "Well, if it isn't the apple of my peach cobbler."

Hikari turned around and saluted, "Officer Jenny-Tron 8.2…"

The woman saluted back, "Nurse Joy-Bot 7.7."

This is Luka, a robot girl that works in WPCA, as well. She is a custom-made Officer Jenny-Tron, but with lovely pink hair, and has a taste for fish foods, including octopus balls. She is more curvy and sexier than Hikari, as she was a new model for the company. She was also Hikari's on-again off-again lover, or so the employees guess.

Hikari blushed, "Why are you here, Luka?"

Luka smiled, "I just wanted to see how my dear Hikari has done, since you left the WPCA HQ, weeks ago. I missed you, honey…"

She kissed her on the cheek, as Hikari blushed, "Luka, this is not a good time. I am busy with the new company, and I need to have everything all set, including the robots."

"You mean Tenma?"

"How did you-?"

Luka winked, "You have so much Tenma Bunnies, I just couldn't resist. I met one, and I cuddled her into my bosom. The problem was… she didn't say anything."

"That's because she was turned off. The android bunnies are almost done with test runs!"

"My bad. Anyway, may I take a tour around? I want to know the android that rebuilt this bunny café, after failing sales!"

She saluted, as she winked, "You are in charge, Joy-Bot 7.7~!"

Hikari sighed, "Must you do that?"

Luka smiled, "Sorry. I am a Jenny-Tron, after all. Plus, this pink hairstyle suits me, rather than sucky blue."

Hikari escorted her to the main room, as she said, "Well, come on. I haven't opened yet, and I wanted you to see what I have done to the place."

They left the office, heading to the main area, in which the customers will be sitting. The main service room is full of booths, with white leather padding and diecast tables. Each table has a number, as it also flashes on and off, whenever the customer is being served. There's also a room for adults only, as a few only come for the sexy costumes. She dubbed it the VIP Room.

Luka said, "Ah, sweet~! Very Important People! So creative, and it's free?"

Hikari beeped, "No. Paying customers only, and for MEN only. It's actually Very Impolite Perverts. But they do not know that."

Luka scolded, "Shame on you! You know that is not how you're built, hazing at the male humans."

Hikari stated, "I am only trying to maintain the World Pokémon-Civilian Association's status quo! We are NOT a burlesque house, strip club, or bordello! At least they can only pose and strut, rather than all the dirty things humans do!"

"I know. But you should be nicer to the customers."

"True. But I am not that evil. I'm legit."

"Aw, that's why I love you."

She felt the carpet from her shoes, as she smiled, "Wow! I like what you done to the place. You have way of creating new life and style, in your own ways."

Hikari said, "Indeed. Here's a better one!"

She showed her Yakumo, who was still frozen and dead, in her case, as Luka was amazed, "No way… She's beautiful… So… So sexy… ravishing… very sultry…"

Hikari said, "Not as beautiful as you… and a few Miko Foxes I own…"

"Miko Foxes?"

"They're D-Cups."

"Oh, like me, then?"

"No, not like-, oh, never mind!"

Luka looked at Yakumo, as she complimented, "It's so stunning for a Yakumo Bunny… Plus, I see that she's a prototype model for Tenma Bunnies?"

Hikari explained, "Not exactly… Look at the tablet."

Luka looked at the tablet, as she read about Yakumo. Hikari confessed, "Well, the reason why she is encased in her glass cell… She's considered obsolete, being she and her sister, Tenma Prime, were created to be perfect. She was the imperfect one, being eye-candy, as the boys say."

Luka nodded, as she said, "And you drained her battery power?"

Hikari gave a kissing gesture and said, "The same. My kisses are only activated, when I want to preserve any broken or worn out Joys or Jennies, when they are due for demolition. And they come to me, for I have much battery life to save."

Luka sobbed, "Hey, that's not fair! You only do that to Jennies and Joys! Why on the robot girl here?"

Hikari said, "It was an emergency routine. Plus, I felt bad about her, seeing that she cares for the café and Tenma Prime."

"Tenma Prime?"

"Alias Tenma Tsukamoto. She was the perfect sister, other than Yakumo. Sadly, Tenma is too cute, while Yakumo has no interest in boys."

Luka taunted, "Wow. Sucks to be you, huh, Yakumo Prime?"

She asked, "SO! Where's Tenma? I want to meet with her."

Hikari said, "Never met her. Somehow, we never had time for a meeting or sorts… and that Yakumo somehow has no trust in me to meet her."

Luka asked, "Does she love her?"

Hikari responded, "I think so. But no need to worry. Yakumo will be our centerpiece, until we say otherwise. After that, I can recharge her, fully. Don't worry, I didn't destroy her."

Luka explained, as she was disappointed at her, "You shouldn't have done that. I know it's right, being she's an obsolete robot… but is it wise of you to do so?"

Hikari stated, "It was an old adage: Out with the old, in with the new. And she was showing signs of damage. I can tell, since when we first met, her entire systems and servos were stressed out. And the reason I deactivated her… was to soothe herself from being stressed so much, she will eventually no longer work."

Luka knocked her forehead and said, "Oh, bad girl. Anything that can be broken, should be fixed."

Hikari whispered, "But… as people who help build robots, they can fix all of them… but cannot save same."

Luka hugged her, as she placed Hikari's head into her chest, petting her head, feeling upset. Luka whispered, "It's fine. You didn't want to, but it was still wrong of you. Plus, it's like preserving the robot, only to find a way to upgrade her; just like a human, with a terminal disease, and kept in preservation, only to find a cure."

Hikari whispered, "I know it was bad of me to do so… but it's just… I reprogrammed one to work as a Jenny-Tron, and she does an excellent job."

Luka said, "Ah, you mean Mikoto Prime. You used Project LEAH on her?"

Hikari nodded, as Luka replied, "Excellent. But what of the memories of her normal systems?"

Hikari smiled, "I managed to save most of her files. Besides, it's all sorted out. Miko Prime, a.k.a. Mikoto Suo, was just transferred out of Yagami High. Now, she works for me. Why, she even has the same blue hair color as the Jennies. It was this, or use MONA. However, I chose both, installing LEAH, being an Officer Jenny-Tron, and named her Mona, because she sounds like a Mona."

Luka said, "That's sweet. And if that fails, you can reinstall their memories and functions. But at least they're fully operational."

She added, as she was curious, "Do you even know where Tenma lives? I was curious if I can ever meet her."

Hikari said, "Soon. Apparently, I have no leads on who knows her, rather than Sawachika, Suo, and Yakumo. It's like I'm not trustworthy."

Luka hugged her and said, "It's alright. Anyway, how about a look at these robots? OH! Can you have me an octopus robot?"

Hikari gagged, "EW! NO! I can't have tentacles for arms on these beauties!"

Luka winked, "I'm kidding~. Besides, these robots wouldn't be waterproof."

Hikari said, "Well, they are, unfortunately… but I fear water attacks from Water Pokémon."

The two robots walk into the lab, as Hikari was showing her the Tenmas, Mikotos, Eris, and Yakumos that Hikari was preparing and modifying.

XXXXX

Luka saw a row of Tenmas, Eris, and Mikotos, dressed in different styles and attires, as she was excited, "Oh, my! So much creativity! I see that one of your Eri Chicks have a Piplup style."

"I love Piplup…" Hikari smiled.

Luka brushed the Blue Eri Chick's hair, one with a blue uniform, long blue and white hair, and a small penguin beak, and was smiling in a quiet tone. She addressed that she is so beautiful and lifelike. Hikari explained that she wasn't like that. Eri helped created the Eri Chicks, and after she left the reigns on them, Hikari wanted to update and upgrade them.

Hikari said, "I call her "Eri Penguin"."

Luka snickered, "So original. It's like she's-. Wait. You know, if she were a penguin, she'd be black and white. Uh, I meant the uniform. She's so beautiful, yet the beak looks used."

"I'm having the boys in the back create Poké beaks. That's the original Eri Chick beak, but I'm having some built for the Piplups, Torchics, and others. Plus, I was thinking we'd make Eri Duck~!"

Luka stated, as she scolded at her, "No. What if they sue us for copyright issues?"

Hikari sighed, "What? Pokémon have ducks, right?"

This is the reason why these two love each other, but somehow are hardly in a romantic state. Luka, the newer model, is always happy and sweet, but disagrees on some things to Hikari, the older model, as she sometimes become picky on fashion choices.

Luka smiled, "Well, they are so creative and beautiful. OH! Can you make me an Eri Chick with tentacles and a squid mouth?"

Hikari yelled, "CERTAINLY NOT!"

She calmed down, as she added, "I have to follow the functions of each robot… Bunny, chicken, fox, cat… and the usual substitutes that follow! We don't have fish, here."

Luka sobbed, as she was sad, "Aw, is that so?"

She hugged her and nudged her breasts onto Hikari's side, "Come on, sweetie. I always love Eri Chicks, but I want to see then talk, with the octopus's little suction mouth. I love squids and octopi, and I want to have them serve me takoyaki balls. I love takoyaki."

Hikari was worried, as she was being forced by Luka to please her. Luka added, as she winked, "Do it for me? It's that, or I'll be far away from you, never to be seen again."

Hikari sighed, as she gave up, "Alright. Alright! Just stop! I mean, I do love you, but… I am only following WPCA protocol."

Luka blushed, as she let go of her, "Uh, me, too. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha."

She continued to laugh, as Hikari said, "Well, I think I can work it out. I'll have an android of your choice to make you some fried octopus balls and some taiyaki pastries. Now, as for the robot, we have a fine selection-."

Luka hugged the Eri Robot, dressed in blue, as she replied, "I choose this one!"

Hikari grumbled, "You just become finicky, are you, Officer Jenny-Tron 8.2?"

She said, "No matter. Luka, while we have the boys in the lab prepare the robot and your snacks, let us dismiss to my office."

Luka said, "Oh, sure. Just make sure that she's good and ready. Plus, I have not eaten, since I have arrived here. I need to preserve fuel, and my batteries are running low. It was a 4-hour drive here."

XXXXX

At Hikari's office, Hikari was in a seated positon, motionless, as she was recharging. Luka relaxed on the couch, next to her desk, smiling to the motionless robot. She whispered, "It's brave of you to work hard… but Nurse Joy-Bots are so polite. And you have helped run this company from the ground up. This café, as you call it, is so brilliant, and that's why I love you for it."

She remained on the couch, as she continued fawning and complimenting her friend, "Yes. But I wish you had not hurt Yakumo. She's a relic, but relics can be good as new. You know, if she were fully charged and up-and-running, maybe I can talk to her more. But that's not me. I can accept her endeavors, but then there's that cute little Tenma Prime. She resembles the robots that look like her. No. Error. She's the original Tenma, made with her sister, as the perfect one in the duo. Tenma is adorable. But not as adorable as Hikari, my love."

She sat up and approached Hikari. She went to her and hugged her motionless body. Luka said, "You've done good, my friend. Only… if you hadn't die Yakumo down, I'd want to learn more… But that's in the past. What's done is done. Now, you have me to care for you…"

She then had a thought, "Hey, wait a minute… Forget the offices of WPCA. I'll stay here and work here, too, just to learn more about these robots. Not to mention that Mikoto Prime is now an Officer Jenny-Tron, like me. I should have a word with "Mona", and get to know her, more than before."

The intercom buzzed, as Luka answered it. A man in the lab said, from the speaker, "Miss Luka, you're wanted at the lab. Your test robot (and your lunch) is ready for you, and your, er… Eri Octopus."

Luka squealed in glee, "Eeeeeeeee! I can't wait! I gotta go. But I have to hurry, before my battery dies down. Walk, don't run."

She walked to the laboratory, as she left Hikari alone.

XXXXX

At a testing room, Luka was sitting on a soft couch, near a table. Luka felt tired, as she moaned, "Where's my food? I don't want to recharge, manually, or automatically, via hotspot…"

A technician said, from in the other room, "Miss Luka, ma'am, it's alright. Eri Chick is on her way."

The Eri Robot in blue and in a penguin beak appeared, holding a tray of takoyaki and taiyaki. Luka smiled, as she was relaxed. She said to sit by her, as the robot placed the tray on the table. Eri sat by her, as Luka took a bite of a taiyaki pastry. She blushed, as she said, "Oh, delicious. I love these sort of fishes. Mmm, is that green tea?"

Eri Chick blushed, as she beeped, "Hello, master. I am Eri."

Luka asked, "Master? What about Honey?"

Eri Chick explained, "You want me as a squid, right? The technicians and engineers decided to make me your personal servant. Anything you say, I will listen, honey."

"That's more like it." Luka nodded.

Eri Chick gave her a takoyaki ball, on a toothpick, as she blushed, "Say ahhh~."

Luka opened her mouth, and Eri stuffed the octopus ball in. Luka blushed, as Eri smiled, "Did you enjoy that?"

Luka blushed, "The best. So delicious, and such a good taste. Whoever cooked these foods, from behind the scenes, keep it up."

Eri Chick said, "The kitchen is off-limits to employees and customers. Only Miss Yakumo and Miss Hikari are allowed to enter."

Luka asked, "Slave labor?"

Eri Chick beeped, "No. Automated chefs."

The technician replied, "Ma'am, it's hardly true. Some of the boys are busy in a huge kitchen, preparing tea, cookies, cakes, and other snacks, for the customers to enjoy. They work as repairmen for our androids, but they are also good cooks."

Luka smiled, "Oh. Then, my hat's off to you. But instead…"

She saluted robotically, as she beeped, "You're a true help, civilian."

She then said, "Also, make a note to Hikari: hire professional chefs."

He asked, "Ma'am, why?"

Luka said, "Because we need genuine class cooking. We're not a sweets shop, manned by only two or three chefs."

He replied, "Right. I'll keep that in mind, ma'am."

Luka scolded, "You're paid to observe these cute androids, and repair them, NOT to moonlight and goldbrick!"

She added, as the Eri Robot cuddled her, "Also, I'll see to it that Hikari fires you."

Luka blushed, as she held the Eri Robot, in her bosom, as she said, "But I can't. You have good charm. Plus, Hikari's my girlfriend… sort of."

Eri Chick asked, "Sort of?"

Luka said, "She may be my fellow employee, but she's also my lover. But there are times when we do not get along, or when she's always negative. But it's the way it is. She's always doing her job, and has no time for romance. That, and we're not designed for sex. We want to maintain our PG rating."

Eri Robot beeped, "Correct, madam. Anything you say, I will listen."

"Madam?! What happened to Master, Eri Chick… or Piplup?"

"Eri Chick needs no names… Call me Piplup… Pip…"

She chirped like a Piplup, as Luka was mad. She barked, "HEY! What's wrong with this one?"

The technician said, "Oh, sorry, ma'am. She gets a little saddened, and she wants to please her customer. Plus, she is considered an Eri Piplup, being that she and the others wear blue."

"Fifty shades of Water Pokémon…" Luka sighed, as she deactivated her.

She continued eating, as she said, "You there. Have this one ready for my likings, and once Hikari has made the improvements on the octopus modifications, bring her to me. For now, I will snack on."

She was in bliss, eating her takoyaki, as the two men in black WPCA uniforms carried the Eri Robot away. She remained seated, still eating, as she replied, "Gorgeous. And I feel fully refreshed."

Eri was at Tenma's house, as she was crossed, "I can't believe that those androids kicked me out of the café! And all because of what happened to Yakumo! Why did I quit? I should've saved her, but it was her call… And Tenma, she…"

She looked at Tenma, who was leaning by the window, standing straight and plugged in. She was turned off, by Eri, while resting her circuits. Eri stated that whatever Hikari is doing, she feels that it's a bad idea. And if what happened to Yakumo was horrifying, she'd imagine what Hikari will do to Tenma. Eri even said that she never said that Yakumo's gone for a long time, maybe forever.

She lifted Tenma up, straightening her out, and added, "This sucks. Tenma cannot become one of those things. Mikoto's brainwashed, Yakumo's a statue, my Eri Chicks are different fowls, the techies at the café have turned on me, and Tenma's in danger."

She hugged her, as she petted her head, "Tenma, I cannot let this happen. I won't let these mean girl robots turn you into a freak, or a nurse or a cop."

Eri growled, as she looked at Tenma's blank eyes. She said, "I can't have them get you. Do they know where you live? I'm sure they might know… I'm sorry, Tenma. Until we can learn more of this Hikari, you're coming with me."

She stripped Tenma into her naked body, and then brushed her long black hair, removing her pigtails. She then unscrewed her head off, removed her arms, and uncoupled her upper body from her lower body. She then approached her lower body and detached her legs from her hip. She then placed all her detached body parts into a large cardboard box, with packing peanuts and bubble wrap inside, and sorted Tenma's pieces inside. She then closed the box and taped the lid shut. Eri agreed, as she said, "It's for the best. She's coming home with me. Tenma, I'm sure you're going to stay safe, from this Hikari."

Eri believes that Hikari might so something evil to Tenma, but in reality, Hikari is fixing up the place, and wants to meet Tenma, personally. She carried the box, by herself, leaving Tenma's place, and locking the door. She placed the box inside the trunk, and then drove off in her silver car, driving to her house. Eri figured that Hikari knows where Tenma lives, from Yakumo's data. However, Hikari doesn't know.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, as the café, in her office, Hikari was closing up. She sighed, as she said, "I needed a little breather. Just not here."

She knows of a luxury hotel, next door from the café, and she and Luka rented themselves a room, out of their budget from the offices. She stepped out to the front door, as she instructed Mikoto, saluting continuously.

"Now remember, Mona, make sure that no one comes in, including Eri Sawachika. She is not allowed to enter the premises, at all. If you see an Eri Chick, or Eri Piplup, let her in. REMEMBER: NO criminals, NO perverts, NO trespassers, during closing hours!"

Mikoto saluted, "Roger. Wilco. Yes, ma'am. Anything you say, I will listen."

Hikari petted her face and said, "Good girl."

She walked to the hotel, next door, as Mikoto stood guard in the front door.

XXXXX

At a hotel room, Luka and Hikari sat by a fireplace, which is a HDTV monitor, simulating a log in a fireplace, set ablaze. Luka was in her pink blouse and pants, and Hikari was wearing her white shirt and black pants. They shared hot cocoa, as Hikari smiled, "I think I needed a little relaxation… Plus, I was hoping you can help me open the café, soon."

Luka smiled, "Well, I am a little peeved by it, but I guess I can stay. I was going to stay for a week, but I can call the offices and say that I have a job to take care of."

Luka blushed, as Hikari smiled, "Thank you. I do love you, but it is so nerve-wrecking."

Hikari placed her head by Luka's shoulder, as Luka unbuttoned her white shirt, halfway, as Hikari whispered, "Don't. Stop."

Luka smiled, "Did you say Don't stop?"

Hikari's shirt was thrown down, as Hikari beeped, "Do not stop. My functions have increased, in ways I do not comprehend…"

Luka removed her pink blouse, showing her pink lace bra. Hikari was in her white bra and blue panties, as she kneeled to Luka. She smiled, "Luka…"

Luka removed her pants, showing her pink panties and black leggings. She kneeled to her, as she winked, "Honey…"

Hikari whispered, "Stay with me, honey…"

They clicked their eyes closed, as they went closed, about to kiss each other. But then…
BEEP! Whrrr…
Both androids powered down, remaining in place, centimeters before their lips touched. Both robots powered down at exactly Midnight. They were recharging from a Wi-Fi hotspot, since they cannot be up all night long, and that the WPCA usually closes at 10pm. They remained on their knees, holding each other, nearly touching their lips, and remained frozen, all night.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, in Eri's house, she brought Tenma in, in pieces, as she was bringing her in, in a huge box. She sighed, as she was exhausted, "Damn it… She's heavy, for a robot… But it'll be worth it…"

She looked at her phone and grumbled, "Damn her… That Hikari. She'll get hers. Bank on it."

She decided to go to the basement and rebuild Tenma from there.

XXXXX

Down in her basement, she reattached Tenma's body, and then redressed her into a blue and white maid outfit. She said, as she was worried, "I'm sorry it has to come to this, Tenma. You can work for me as my servant, since Nakamura and Masaru are taking the month off. But that's okay. I wanted a spare Tenma Bunny or Eri Chick to be my slave. And that is only you, you cute Tenma Bunny… and you can thank Hikari the Evil Robot for banning me from the Café! I can't believe that she had the gall to exile me!"

Hours earlier, before she was halfway to her house, she got a message from WPCA:
"Dear Eri Sawachika,
We thank you for your continuing services, and we appreciate your offerings, being a part of the café. But, the World Pokémon Association regrets to inform you that, due to your recent behavior and manhandling the new owner of the Bunny Café, you are hereby permanently exiled from the new café, once it opens. Eri Chicks will remain a part of the café, under new functions and appearances, but you, however, can no longer be an employee here. It's for the best, because you were violent towards the new owner. If you'd like to make an appeal on your ban, please contact our WPCA Offices in Ecolog City. We like to hear about your side of this story, and want to know what you can do to make WPCA great.
For now, thank you for understanding, and we apologize for this inconvenience.
Signed, Hikari
Owner of Platinum Prettiness; Executive of World Pokémon/Civilian Association"

Eri snarled, "Of all the lowdown… dirty… rotten… DAMN HER! First, she shuts down Yakumo; then, she brainwashes Mikoto, into her personal Jenny-Tron; NOW, she bans me from the café, for something I didn't mean to do! Is that justified?! Justified, my ass!"

Tenma was plugged in, as Eri brushed her long hair. Eri said, "I'd like to keep Tenma, just in case. I don't care if I am not allowed to enter her sucky café. That evil robo-tramp!"

She finished, as she went upstairs to go to bed. Tenma remains in the basement, recharging, as her body was still rigid. Tenma suddenly beeped, as she heard everything that Eri yelled about.

"Yakumo?" She whispered, "My… Sister… She… She's gone… Yakumo… Oh, no… My sister is a-."

She beeped, "Deleting memory… Deleting memory…"

Most of what she said, and most of what she remembered, were deleted, but she still remembered that Yakumo was already gone. As she was recharging, a small tear came out of Tenma's right eye. Even though the loss of Yakumo was mentioned by Eri, while she was being repaired, she kept it quiet, but she was emotionally hurt. She powered off, until morning.

The next morning, Eri went downstairs to find Tenma. She stood her straight and reprogrammed her, using a small iPad and remote. She began to reprogram her into a useful servant to Eri, being that it's the only way to not have Hikari hurt her. She pressed the button, as Tenma opened her blue eyes. She beeped, as she did a curtsey to Eri, "Good day, Master. I am Tenma. How may I serve you, today?"

She only set her to her Obedient levels, but temporarily, until the issue blows over. Eri nodded and said, "Perfect! I can fix her, myself. I'd call some technicians to assist, but they all turned to Platinum Princess Hikari! So, I'm on my own."

She ordered, "Okay, Tenma. Let us begin with your servitude protocol."

Tenma bowed, "Yes, my master. Anything you say, I will listen."

Eri smiled, "Good. Once that's done, we can revert you to normal. I may need you, during the evening hours."

Tenma bowed, "Yes, my master. Anything you say, I will listen."

Eri added, "Oh! And when you go to school, as Tenma Tsukamoto, you are to come here, and not at your old house, from hereon, until further notice. Can you remember that?"

Tenma bowed again, "Yes, my master. Anything you say, I will listen."

Eri ordered, "Right. Make me some tea."

Tenma walked off, as she beeped, "Yes, master. I shall serve you tea."

Eri said, "It's a good thing her entire files are spared. I had to remove some of the heartache she'd endure, if news about Yakumo is forwarded to her. But, as long as I can delete that, and Tenma doesn't know, we're good to go."

Tenma went to the kitchen, as Eri relaxed on the couch, feeling peaceful. Though, she's still mad about Hikari's decisions on the café and to the androids that she and Yakumo help create. Her robots, now WPCA property; her technicians, all abandoned her; her life, badly shattered… She was stuck with Tenma, until she can find a way to save Yakumo and stop Hikari.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, as the hotel, Hikari powered on, as she saw Luka, still frozen, with her eyes closed, her lips puckered, and with her bra, panties, and leggings on. Hikari blushed, as she stood up, covering herself. She moaned, "What was I drinking? It didn't taste like hydraulic fluid… plus… Oh, my head…"

Hikari said, as she wrote a note to Luka, "I better return to the office and have my techies redraft my CPU. It's like how these humans call it… hungover. Oh, well. Luka's battery power is bigger than mine, so, she'll wake up, soon."

She placed the note in-between her breasts, as she left the hotel room. Hikari huffed quietly, "I know it's dirty, but she'll know it's me who did that. Work first, romance later."

She walked out, as she returned to the café. Thirty minutes later, Luka reactivated herself, and started to kiss the air, hugging like she was holding somebody. She moaned, "Oh, you're soft as the air… So light and fluffy, like y-."

Her eyes opened, as she saw that Hikari left, "Hikari? Hikari?!"

She saw a note in her breasts, as she pulled it out. She blushed, as she teased, "Flirt."

She read the note:
"Dear Luka,
By the time you read this, I'm already back at the café. About last night, tell NO ONE!
I'll be in my office, next door. I already checked out. Call me, when you want to come by.
Sincerely, Hikari"

Luka blushed, as she gasped, "OH! She left, before I woke up? Goodness! I have to freshen up and join her! I wonder if she made good to her promise of my Eri Octopus."

She went to the bathroom to freshen up.

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Hikari looked at an Eri Robot, with long purple hair, wearing a red one-piece suit, with white tights, and with long pink gloves, with white sequins. She also had a squid's mouth in her face, over her nose and mouth. She spoke, as her octopus mouth wriggled, "Hello. I am Eri. Anything you say, I will listen, honey."

Hikari said, "Perfect. If I know my Luka, she'll have her new Octopus, when she finishes cleaning up. Plus, it's the only way to make her shut up."

Eri Octo beeped, as she leaned to Hikari, "Hello, my boss. Do you like the new look on me? I look cute, as a cute octopus."

Hikari said, sarcastically, "Yeah, sorry we can't make you have six arms and two legs. We can only make you bipedal, and not four and four."

Eri Octo beeped, "That is alright, madam. I am Luka's new assistant, after all. I am an Eri Chick, reborn as an Eri Squid. Anything you say, I will listen. Honey."

She winked, as Hikari sighed, "Turn her off!"

They deactivated Eri Octo, as she was placed by the door, with a blue ribbon on her body. There was also a card that says "To Luka, from Hikari". Hikari then said that the café will be opening soon. She doesn't mind finding Tenma or not, just as long as she wants to know more.

"If we don't find her, soon, we'll go as planned, anyway," Hikari suggested, "Listen. I know we banned Miss Sawachika from the premises, but what she thinks of me is all wrong. I'm not evil. It's just that I care for the healthy nature of these androids."

One technician asked, "But, Miss Hikari, aren't you a robot, too?"

Hikari barked, "THAT'S NOT THE POINT! But being a fellow machine, I chose to obey my functions and remain loyal to the business at hand. Now, Luka may be visiting as a supervisor at Platinum Prettiness, but she is not to be disturbed. She only comes to me, and me, only."

The second technician said, "But what about the other robots?"

Hikari nodded, "You leave them to me."

"And Yakumo?"

"Leave her. No need to worry. If it fails, we can recharge her. I'm sure she will understand."

She left to her office, as she instructed, "Make sure we have no more interruptions and no more disasters. This place must be perfect."

She then buzzed and spazzed, "Perfect ad solarius! Gamen toh yahtah!"

She calmed down and added, "And have one of you techies repair me, in my office! Oh! And if Luka shows up, tell her I am busy. Also, I left her a gift."

She went inside, as the technicians went back to work.

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Tenma was standing in place, as Eri had her tea. She was contemplating on what to do, about Hikari, who is running the café, now.

"I wish there was something I can do… I just don't know. If I can just find out what is going on, maybe I can shake off this evil robot." She said, "But it's a long way to get to Ecolog City… then, she's got to be stopped. But how?"

She looked at Tenma, as she added, "For her sake, and Yakumo's… and for the café, I have to save it."

As she pondered, Tenma moved, as she turned to her. She whispered, as Eri was lost in thought, "Eri-Chan… Why?"

She sat down, as she leaned by Eri. She laid her head by her shoulder, and Eri did not notice. Eri turned to her, as she hugged her tightly. She whispered, "Tenma… I'm sorry. I have to protect you from Hikari."

She still hugged her, as Tenma was crying, with tears in her eyes. Eri comforted her, as she said, "There, there… I promise… You get to see her, again."

She thought, "I wonder… Is Yakumo still etched into her?"

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Luka arrived at Hikari's office, as a WPCA technician, in black, was repairing Hikari's head. Her head was removed of her back area, and her hair was placed on the desk. She was seated, and was deactivated. He started to study her brain circuits, as Luka asked, "Is Hikari busy?"

The technician said, "You're not even supposed to be in here."

Luka replied, "I want to thank her for the Eri Octopus she made me. I'm a little pissed that she made a squid mouth… and everybody knows that an octopus mouth has a beak in it."

"It's a small beak."

"I knew that. Plus, she is purple and red. But can see serve me taiyakis, like a harem mermaid?"

"You'll have to speak with her, once she's finished with repairs."

He continued, as Luka waited. She then took a peek in Yakumo's old rolodex, as she was searching for Tenma's number. She asked where Eri Sawachika is on the phone numbers. The technician replied that it was removed, after Eri was removed from the premises, after she quit the café, a while back.

"Oh. She quit? I wonder why…" Luka said, "Do you still have Yakumo's cellphone? I figured that Eri might find her cellphone."

The technician looked in the desk and found a pink cellphone. It was still slightly charged, as it showed one missed call on the LED screen. Luka said, "Do you mind if I can have it?"

The technician said, "That's Hikari's ruling. When she's done, you can have it. She won't be needing it, anymore."

She scanned onto the cellphone, and then searched into her Address Book. She found Eri's phone number, Tenma's phone number, and Harima's phone number, among others she had in her phone. Luka gave it back, as she winked, "Tell Hikari that I just left, for a moment. I won't be too long."

She left the office, as the technician continued to work on Hikari.

Luka stepped out of the café, as she beeped, holding up a small radio, "Attention. Jenny-Trons… I need you to assist me. I have to visit Miss Sawachika."

She beeped, as she pinpointed Eri's house from her cellphone, as she responded, "Location found…"

She called a cab, as it drove to her. She stepped in, as she communicated to her fellow Jenny-Trons, "All Jenny-Trons, please hurry to this address, and wait for my signal. Do not make any noises, until I give the signal."

Luka, being a Jenny-Tron, is programmed to control her fellow Jenny Robots, since they are all robot policewomen. She wanted to meet with Eri, and hopefully to find Tenma.

"If Hikari cannot meet with Tenma, maybe I can ask Sawachika." Luka thought, as she was serious.

At Eri's house, the next day, Eri was fixing up Tenma's facial features. She then thought, as she blushed, "Tenma…"

She then moved her lips and mouth, as it was making kissing gestures. Eri replied, "Well, for what it's worth, I am able to bypass her kissing mechanism. She's defiant against romance, but something inside her heart is aching. I wonder… Does Yakumo have a repairable face?"

She put the face plate back on Tenma, who is standing in place, wearing only her underwear. Eri whispered, "Now that she's fully operational, like a real human… I want her to be free. Forgive me, Yakumo. I know what was done, and I can't let Tenma be discarded. I only wished why you would be a prisoner in the new café."

She then leaned to her face and whispered, "Forgive me…"

She kissed her and they started to kiss. Tenma woke up, realizing that she's being kissed. She and Eri continued to kiss. After ten whole minutes, Tenma lightly smoked from her mouth and blushed, "Wow… What chills… Thrills… So sexy…"

She was in her Alluring mode, as she winked, "That was so hot… Kiss me…"

Eri blushed heavily, as she replied, "I'm going to regret this… but… I may never get the chance, again…"

She whispered, "Tenma… I… It's not that I-. I mean… Well… Even though you're a robot… I… I lo-."

Tenma replied, "Don't be that way, honey… Anything you say, I will listen. I want you, Master. Kiss me. Kiss me."

She repeated "Kiss me", as Eri whispered, "Stuck in a loop, again… Damn it! I thought for sure that she is free to kiss the right hot guy."

She deactivated her, with her eyes blank and her mouth lightly locked open, in a smile. She removed Tenma's bra and placed her on the couch. She opened her stomach panel and said, "Still… I wonder what made her so jumpy…"

As she was tweaking her circuits, Tenma started to beep and speak in a distorted voice.
"Emotional override. T3661 Model damaged. Overload! Overload! Emotional discharge! Kissing is illogical. Karasuma. I love you. Kara-kara-kara-karakakakakakaka-. I am what you call a cosplay model… Kiss me. Kiss me. Kiss. Kiss, Karasuma. Anything you say, I-, I-, I-, I-, please hold me. You're sweet, honey. Honey. Default mode stabilized."

She heaved, as she moved up a bit, "I seduce… Oh… Yes… Yes… Yes… Ahhhhhhhhh!"

She spazzed a bit and slouched down like a ragdoll. Tenma moaned, as she beeped, "Ahh… Anything you say-. Kiss me… Files not found…"

Eri finished, but is a bit puzzled. Tenma blushed, as she looked at Eri. She winked, "Hey there, cutie…"

Eri asked, "Uh… Why are you still-?"

Tenma smiled, "Karasuma… Kiss me… Anything you say, I will listen…"

Eri blushed, "Is she malfunctioning?"

She grinned, "But whatever the case, what the hell!"

She leaned to Tenma and said, "How about a kiss? And maybe more?"

Tenma asked, "Are you Karasuma? I love you, Karasuma. Kiss me. Kiss me. Mwah~!"

Eri blushed and smiled, "Oh… Well, if you must know, I am…"

She thought, as she was nervous, "Crap! I can't even lie to myself! Come on, Sawachika… She is your best friend… but… Damn it! What about Yakumo? There's that problem! What do I do?"

Eri bit her lip and confessed, "Tenma… I… I'm not… I'm not Karasuma…"

Tenma gasped, "OH! But… Do you love me? I'm cute and cuddly. Honey…"

She explained, "Tenma… I never told you this… but…"

A knock on the door was made, as she asked, "Who is it?"

Tenma said, "Oh. Master, I shall answer the door."

Eri screamed, "NO!"

She got up, only in her underwear, as Eri cried, "WAIT! NO, TENMA! Cease motor functions! Abort! Anything?"

She halted her and said, "STOP! I mean… uh, I mean… er… AHEM! No. I mean… Stay here. It could be someone from WPCA… Or it could be Whiskers. Stay here. Don't move."

Tenma nodded, "Understood." And then stayed in her seat in the couch.

Eri went to the door and answered it. She asked, "Oh. Can I help you?"

Luka bowed, as she said, "Hello, Eri. Sawachika. I am Luka. I am a Nurse Joy-Bot for WPCA."

SLAM!
Eri slammed the door on Luka, as Luka replied, "RELAX! I am not Hikari! Don't worry!"

Eri barked, from behind the door, "GO AWAY! YOU'RE AFTER ME, AFTER YOU'RE FRIENDS IN WPCA TURNED TRAITORS!"

Luka pleaded, "Miss Sawachika, let me in! I come in peace! Sure, I am a WPCA robot, but come giving advice. Being we are helpful robots, we can help out."

Eri said, as she was upset, "Uh… Can you give me a minute?"

Luka called, "Okay. But I will give you five minutes."

Eri walked to Tenma, who was on the couch. She said, as she was worried, "It might be a trick by WPCA, just to take you away. I can't let you go… So…"

She went to Tenma, as she said, "Pretend you are a maid, for me. Not as a Tenma Bunny."

Tenma asked, "But honey… I am a Tenma Bunny."

Eri cried, "LOOK! Do you want the truth, or not?"

"Truth?"

"I'll explain, but right now, be my maid, and NOT a Tenma Bunny! And also, put some clothes on!"

"OH! You pervert~! You like what you see? Anything you say, I will-."

"SHUT UP! NOW GO!"

Tenma bowed, as she beeped, "Yes, master. Anything you-."

"AND STOP SAYING THAT LINE!" Eri yelled.

Tenma sobbed, "Yes, master…"

Eri yelled, "AND YOU CAN STOP WITH THE YES, MASTER OR YES, HONEY! Just be a maid!"

Tenma nodded, "Understood, honey. Tenma is your maid."

She walked off in a doll-like motion, as Eri went to the door. She opened it, and Luka stepped in. She bowed and said, "Hello, Miss Sawachika. Thank you for your time. My name is Luka. I am a Nurse Joy-Bot, built for the new line of Jenny-Trons and Joy-Bots."

She thought, as she smirked evilly, "She and I never met, but it's perfect bait for Blondie. I am a Jenny-Tron, after all."

Luka feigned being a Joy-Bot, since it'll be the only way to trust Eri. All Jenny-Trons can even play as obsolete and retired Officer Jennies, or dismissed robots, only to be one with the human world. It was almost like a sting operation. Eri placed Luka on the couch, as she added, "Miss Luka… Uh, are you here for Platinum Prettiness?"

"Yes. I am Hikari's partner… and lover…"

"NO!"

"Yes. But we have some falling outs, since she cares for her job."

"Then, you know about Yakumo, right?"

"Of course. I'm ashamed that Hikari would do such a thing, but what's done is done. Being a Nurse Joy-Bot, she always gives out a smile. However, as an executive, and one of the Joy-Bots, custom-made, she is a proud robot…"

"So, what's the story behind Hikari?" Eri asked, as Tenma was in the kitchen, making tea, "What is she like? She looks familiar."

Luka explained, "Well, she is modeled after a Pokémon Coordinator from Sinnoh. I think her name was Dawn… and she was like her, in likeness, from hairstyle, face, skin, and personality. She kept spouting "No need to worry". The WPCA created her, from Dawn's bios from the Wallace Cup, years ago. Since then, she was a popular addition to the Nurse Joys and Officer Jennies, made to maintain Zen in Pokémon and humans, everywhere."

Eri asked her, "What about you? You're like a Nurse Joy-Bot, only with lovely pink hair…"

"All Nurse Joys have reddish pink hair. Mine's hot pink. I was modeled after a popular Japanese Idol from Japan, and she had the same body features as I do."

"You mean your boobs?"

Luka blushed, as she giggled, "Oh, flirt… Of course, her boobs were smaller than mine. My breasts are ERROR! Unauthorized data leaked!"

Eri smirked, "Shy, honest, yet too secretive. You're like that?"

Luka hugged herself, "Well, not really. But I can tell you that my chest is 3 inches bigger than hers. Also, I have a craving for seafood, including octopi. I love calamari, squid, and takoyaki; and the tacos are yaki."

She laughed, "Get it? It's a joke~!"

Eri growled, as she was not amused, "Okay, listen, Pink Android! Why did you come to see me?"

Luka said, "It's about the other day… You were so angry at her, you assaulted her."

Eri said, "It was out of self-defense. And we know that she'd hurt Tenma, after what she did you Yakumo."

Tenma appeared, as she gave them tea. She bowed and said, "Here you go, Master. And guest."

She left, as Luka asked, "Is that-?"

Eri replied, "Broken robot. I had her reprogrammed to become my temporary slave, until my butler and maid return from vacation. She's still operational."

Luka asked, "May I see her?"

Eri said, "You may not. She's very sensitive."

Luka replied, "Well, alright. Maybe later."

Eri then asked, "Listen, I know you and Hikari are friends… but why did you fall in love? Isn't the World Pokémon/Civilian Association for harmony and peace? But you show a lesbian love for your fellow Joy-Bot. I want to know… Do you experience love, unlike the Tenma Bunnies?"

Luka answered, as she replied, "Well, I do not know. It's long ago. And she was so adorable, being a fellow robot. We can understand pain, suffering, love, anger, and everything else. But how we came to pass, that's a long stretch. So…"

She blushed, as she sipped her tea. Eri replied, "You're not too good at sharing secrets."

Luka said, "Well, I'm a terrible people person, in front of humans… but robots, I can communicate with, very well."

Eri sat up, as she said, "I have to use the bathroom. Make yourself at home, or not…"

She left, as Luka relaxed on the couch, rubbing her neck. She smiled, as she was relaxed, "So comfy. Who knew she was a rich heiress…"

Tenma returned with a tray of cookies, and placed it down. She curtseyed to Luka and said, "Enjoy your visit, milady. Anything you say, I will listen."

She walked away, as Luka asked, "Broken robot… eh?"

She called to Tenma, "Hey, uh… Whoever you are."

She turned to Luka, as she asked, "Yes, ma'am?"

"You look familiar." Luka stared at her, "What's your name?"

Tenma giggled, "I'm Tenma. I am a Tenma Bunny. I am Tenma. Welcome, honey."

Luka asked, "Huh? This is Tenma?"

She said to her, as she was worried, "I'm curious. Do you remember who you really are?"

Tenma bowed her head, as she was sad, "My sister… I wish I met her."

"Sister?"

"My sister, Yakumo. I am worried about her. Where did she go? But it's like-."

She beeped, "Error… System erasing data…"

Luka gasped, as Tenma paused. She beeped to Luka, who was confused, "Hello, Honey. Anything you say, I will listen."

Luka hugged her, as she asked, "Tell me… Do you remember who you are, or were?"

Tenma said, as she was deep into her chest, "No. I kinda wish I knew. All I know of is… is… is…"

She powered down, as Luka scanned her. She nodded and said, confirming that she was made in the café, as an original Tenma Bunny, "Lemme try something."

She asked, "Tenma Bunny, what do you wear in your services in the Bunny Café?"

Tenma beeped, "I wear a blue uniform, with cute ears and fishnets. I am the main Tenma in charge. I am Tenma. Welcome, Honey."

She winked, and gave out a kissing gesture, as her Tenma Bunny programming somehow got recovered. Luka nodded, as she whispered, "So… She's Tenma Prime, or Tenma Tsukamoto."

She asked, as she kneeled to her, "How would you like to rejoin the café, Tenma Prime?"

Tenma nodded, as she beeped, "Is the café open for me?"

Luka giggled, "For you. My friend, Hikari, now owns the café."

Tenma asked, "And my sister? Where is she?"

Luka was about to say something, but Eri appeared. She cried, "YOU! GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER!"

Luka stepped back, as Eri said, "Miss Luka, I told you not to talk to her, or go near her!"

Luka bowed and said, "Yes, Miss Sawachika. But being a Joy-Bot, I can help people in need, including her."

Eri huffed, "Please leave. Now!"

Luka whined, "Aw, you're no fun…"

She walked off, but turned around, grabbing Eri by the arms. She slammed her to the wall, face-first, as Eri cried, "OW! WHAT GIVES?"

Luka restrained her, as she beeped, "Eri Sawachika, you're under arrest!"

Eri cried, as she was handcuffed by Luka, "What is this? You said that you were a Joy-Bot?"

Luka said, "I lied. Only to trust you. Surprise! But I am really a Jenny-Tron! You have Tenma Prime, correct?"

Eri said, "No… She's not a Tenma Bunny!"

Luka said, "Well, she said something about Yakumo, and how she was made to be a Tenma Bunny… in red attire."

Eri barked, "Tenma Prime wears blue!"

"Exactly!" Luka cackled, "And I have all the evidence… You robot harborer!"

Eri pleaded, "Come on, give me a break!"

She was thrown down, as she yelled, still in handcuffs, "YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS, YOU AND HIKARI!"

Luka said, "My girlfriend is not evil, okay! She needs to know Tenma, more."

Tenma beeped, as she pleaded, "Let her go! Eri-Chan, she's innocent!"

Eri cried, "TENMA, NO! YOU IDIOT!"

Tenma beeped, "Honey. Anything you say, I will listen."

She winked to Eri, as she added, "Welcome to our café. Eri, I am happy you came to visit."

Luka said, "She's obviously malfunctioning personalities. I'll have the boys repair her, and get to know Tenma Prime."

Eri sobbed, "NO! Tenma! TENMA!"

Luka said, "Too late! Miss Tenma is now property of WPCA! Do not resist arrest!"

Two Jenny Robots appeared, as they deactivated Tenma. They carried her away, as she was stiff and rigid, like a mannequin. Eri cried out, as Luka called, "Miss Sawachika, compose yourself!"

Eri sobbed, "You can't do this! TENMA!"

Luka held up a stun gun and said, "I warned you."

Eri shrieked, as Tenma was being carried away, "TENMA! TENMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

BZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Eri was electrocuted by Luka's stun gun, as she passed out. She moaned, as she was losing consciousness. Luka kneeled up, as she saluted, "Jenny-Trons 2, 4, & 6, take her away. Jenny-Trons 1 & 3 have Tenma Prime, and we'll deliver her to Hikari, as a surprise. And when she arrives, have her repaired, so we can sort the glitches out."

The Jenny-Trons saluted, "Yes, ma'am!"

Luka said, "Now, she's ours."

She and Jenny-Trons #2, #4, & #6 dragged an unconscious Eri away, as she moaned, "Ten-… Tenma… Don't… go… Tennnn… maaaa…"

She passed out, and everything went black.

Eri woke up, as she moaned, "Ungh… Where am I? What's going on?"

A man in a police uniform said, "You awake? Good."

Eri asked, as she was in a small room with a small cot, a desk and chair, and a sink, "Where am I?"

She was in a jail cell, as the policeman said, "Miss, compose yourself. You're in jail."

"JAIL?!"

"That cute girl in pink hair sent you here, as par orders of WPCA. She says that you wrongfully abused a Tenma Bunny robot, without permission."

"WHAT?" Eri roared, as she yelled, "YOU CAN'T DO THIS! DAMN THAT ROBOT COP!"

The policeman said, "Sorry, Miss Sawachika. But the law is a law. You cannot harbor and customize WPCA property, without their consent."

Eri said, "Can you, at least, tell me where I am, in Yagami?"

"Just downtown in a small station, near south of the forest."

"How far?"

"About 50 miles."

Eri stated, "At least let me have a phone call."

The policeman said, "Sorry, ma'am. But the minute you came in, the Jenny-Tron, that girl in pink hair, suggested that you get NO phone calls. She said that you have already two strikes from WPCA, recently. And that was Strike Three."

"WHAT? What were the other two?"

He read her charges, "Assaulting a WPCA Robot… threatening legal action and abuse… Kidnapping WPCA property… Attempted bribery… Unauthorized modifications to WPCA property…"

"That pink-haired animatronic weasel!"

"And sassing a WPCA employee or personnel, rudely…"

Eri sobbed, as the policeman said, "Well, no worries. You have time. It's only for the night. The judge will post bail for you, tomorrow morning. In the meantime, be quiet."

He walked off, as Eri was stuck in jail, for what Luka did to her, which was by the book. Eri sobbed, "No… No, what can I-? No…"

She bawled, as she was on her knees, holding the bars. She was crying, knowing that there was no hope now, since Hikari and Luka had won, and got Tenma, for their own twisted deeds. But unaware to her, Hikari had different plans, and both Eri and Luka got the wrong idea.

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Later that night, Tenma was placed in the lab, by two Jenny-Trons. She lied down on the table, still motionless and turned off, wearing only her blue bunny outfit. They walked away, as Luka appeared from the doorway. She turned off the lights and said, "Goodnight, Tenma Prime. Welcome to your new home."

She closed the door, as Tenma remained on the table, in the dark, with no one around. Tenma was all alone, as it was late at night.

In Hikari's office, Hikari got the phone call. She said, "You found her? Huh? Luka did what? She WHAT? Yeah… Listen, do NOT remodify her, without my order. Have Tenma Prime repaired and rebuilt, and have her ready, by tomorrow morning. Also, I'd like to have a word with Luka. No, no. It's nothing bad. It's just, I am amazed that she found Tenma Prime… but… Look, get her plastic butt in my office, first thing! NO! I'm NOT angry! Yes, I understand. My CPU is acting okay, yes. Right. Good night."

She hung up, as she snarled, "Luka… You got some explaining to do."

In a small room, Luka was sitting in her chair, recharging. She was emotionless and blank, as her body remained rigid. What will Hikari do to her, now that Tenma is in WPCA's property?