"Nishizawa-san! Nishizawa-san!"

That voice…is it Fuyuki-kun?

"Nishizawa-san!"

Momoka opened her eyes, trying to remember where she was. I was on a trip…with Fuyuki… Her face turned bright red when she saw that Fuyuki's face was right above her own, his blue eyes shining. "Fuyuki…kun?"

"I'm glad to see you're awake, Nishizawa-san!" he said, smiling sweetly. Momoka's face turned an even brighter red. "You were knocked unconscious by the explosion…I was really worried."

"E-explosion…?" Right, the airship…but now, I'm with Fuyuki-kun…

"Don't you get it?" The alter-ego part of her screamed. "Now's your chance to confess your love to him! Don't waste your time, you know how bad your luck is!"

"Come on, Nishizawa-san," Fuyuki said, taking Momoka's hand to help her get up. "I think I know where the others are."

Momoka felt her heart pound at the touch of Fuyuki's hand; but at the same time, she felt uncomfortable. Something's not right…

"Um…Fuyuki-kun…"

"Hm?" Fuyuki turned around, a slight smile on his face. His grey eyes had a look of mischief in them, and Momoka immediately looked away. Grey…?

"Oh…it's nothing." Momoka looked at her hand, which was still clasped in Fuyuki's, and let him lead her on. Suddenly, she was inside a large, dark room. "Eh? What's going on?"

"We've walked through an invisibility shield." Fuyuki turned around, his eyes looking black in the darkness. "We couldn't see this place from the outside, but we can see everything inside."

"How do you…?" Momoka froze when she saw a large gun being pointed at her, inches away from her face. The holder was shrouded in shadows, impossible to see. They pulled the trigger, and Momoka shrieked as she was enveloped in a bright light. She opened her eyes, surprised at still being alive. But when she looked next to her, she saw her alter-ego—they had separated them.

"What's going on?" Momoka said. "What happened, Fuyuki-kun?"

"He's not Fuyuki Hinata."

Both Momokas turned to the voice of the person in the shadows, and then watched as Fuyuki melted away, transforming into a mass of darkness.

"You bastards!" the other Momoka shouted, raising her fist in anger. "What the hell is going on here?"

There was no answer from the dark mass or the shadow man. Instead, the mass flew into Momoka's alternate personality and dissolved into her, making her collapse on the ground.

"No!" Momoka screamed, watching the person she was closest to fall. This was the person she had always known as strong, reliable, and brave; now, that very person was torn away from her and defeated. Momoka herself was now feeling defeated and powerless, too. She turned to where the man in the shadows still stood. "P-please, don't hurt her!"

"I won't hurt her. And I won't hurt you; that is, if you do as I say."

Momoka saw movement out of the corner of her eye, and when she looked up, she saw that the other part of her was now standing. Her eyes were now a dark grey, and her body seemed limp and lifeless, despite the fact that she was standing. In a flash, Momoka felt the other her smash her upside the head.

The world became black and painful.

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Records, Day 94:

New Hostages:

Station 1: Pekoponian #25, Keronian #5

Station 3: Pekoponian #24

New Recruits:

Pekoponian #26, Pekoponian #27, Keronian #6, Keronian #8

Locations of others:

Pekoponian #28: Unknown, most likely with Keronian #7

Pekoponian #29: Unknown, most likely with Keronian #9

Keronian # 7: Unknown, most likely with Pekoponian #28

Keronian #9: Unknown, most likely with Pekoponian # 29

/

"Nishizawa-san! Please, wake up! Nishizawa-san!"

Momoka opened her eyes to see Fuyuki's face over hers, his eyes wide with concern. "Fuyuki-kun? Or are you…that other thing…?"

Fuyuki furrowed his eyebrows. " 'Other thing'? What do you mean, Nishizawa-san?"

She sat up, and realized that they were in a space that with just empty darkness. The only things in it were her and Fuyuki…but the other part of her wasn't there to urge her into confessing her feelings to him. Momoka had never felt so empty inside. Not only that, but her stomach felt hollow and heavy, and her head felt like a railroad spike had been shot into it. Any other day, she could call upon one of her trusty maids to get her the best doctor in the area, or at least some bottles of good medicine. But here, it was just her and Fuyuki, alone. "Fuyuki-kun, do you know where we are?"

Fuyuki looked at his hands, which were folded in his lap. "I have no idea, Nishizawa-san…I just woke up here a while ago. But I think that maybe, just maybe…this might be a dream."

Her eyes widened, and she looked directly into Fuyuki's nervous, confused face. "A dream? So is this my dream, or yours?"

He looked at her, his eyes wide as well. "I thought this was my dream. But maybe…we're both dreaming this?"

"We're sharing…a dream…?" The sound of that made Momoka's heart flutter like a butterfly, and for a moment, she couldn't feel the pain in her head. "Fuyuki-kun, there's something I…I want to…"

"What is it?"

Momoka felt like a rock was in the pit of her stomach, and her head felt light. "I want to tell you that…I…" She sighed, looking down at the dark ground. "You are…one of the closest friends I have, Fuyuki-kun…thank you."

Fuyuki looked confused for a moment, and then smiled. "I feel the same way about you, Nishizawa-san. So there's no reason to thank me."

Momoka felt herself blush. Even if Fuyuki might never love her, she never wanted this friendship to end.