December 21st

We all meet in front of the school. Yaya is dressed in black from head to toe. She even painted her white sneakers black.

"Sanjo-kun! Where are they taking off?" Tadase demands.

"I'm…not…completely sure…my apologies." Kairi stutterers.

"What? I thought you had figured this out beforehand!" Amulet Angel shrieks.

Yaya puts her hands on her hips. "Well then, there's only one option now! We go and check out all the Easter-related airports!"

Kairi took out a map and scanned it. "There are four in the city."

"Okay, let's go!"

The first one we visit is a skyscraper with a helicopter landing pad. We are stopped by the guards. "This building is for the DARTS."

We got lucky on the second building. Hoshina Utau and her manager stand outside of the plane, talking. When Kairi sees them, he trips.

"Come on, let's go!" The woman insists.

"Not so fast!" Amulet Angel yells, with spotlights (courtesy of Miki, Ran, and Su) shining down on her. "The shadows lurking, hidden by night. We cannot overlook this!"

Ha, next time she Character Transforms with El, I'm bringing a video camera along.

"Coming here alone…" The lady scoffed.

"We are here too!" We all shout on cue.

"Let's go! My own heart, unlock!" Tadase hollers.

"My own heart, unlock!" I say.

"My own heart, unlock!"

"And Yaya's own heart, unlock!"

Blinding light shoots out of the Humpty Lock Amulet Angel is wearing. When it fades, we are all standing around in our various transformations. Samurai Soul steps up. "Nee-san, I can no longer take part in your schemes!"

Nee-san? Kairi's sister glares at him. "Kairi—"

"Wait, this old lady is the Class President's sister?" Dear Baby asks. "Yaya thought she was the Class President's mother!"

The woman, Sanjo-san, scowled at her. "OLD LADY? MOTHER?"

"Calling her old ticks her off. She's turning 26 soon," Samurai Soul whispers out of the corner of his mouth. He raised his voice. "Nothing can change the fact that I am indebted to you for life. Thanks for supporting me for the last few months. However, that is why," he took a deep breath, "I want you to know that what you are doing is wrong!"

Amulet Angel and Dear Baby look impressed. They're such suckers for moral heroes.

Sanjo-san smiles. "You're getting quite bold, aren't you, Kairi? But that does sound like something you'd say."

Utau stares at Amu. "Amu."

Amu walks forward. "Utau, I came here today to talk to you."

Utau rolled her eyes. "What do we have to talk ab—"

"It's not too late for us to go back." Amulet Angel says quietly. "For us to go back to the time when you sang because you wanted to. The real Utau is—"

"What do you know!" Utau screams. "Tell me, Amu, do you think you can change my life by just TALKING to me? It's more complicated than that! You, who have never taken anything seriously. Do you think you can understand my frustrations and pain? You who live life half-heartedly, never wanting anything or having a need to win. What would you know? Are you so great you will be to change my life today? Are you that great? Do you have that much self-confidence? Hinamori Amu, what do you have to say about that?"

Amulet Angel looks down. "I…"

Dia, Amu's Guardian Character who had gotten an X on her and was now staying with Utau, floats to Amulet Angel. "I can hear it. The voice of your heart. You are a lost child."

Amulet Angel stares at the golden-haired Guardian Character. "Dia…"

"Even if you can save your own friends and the X-eggs, you still don't understand your own self." Dia stares coldly at Amu. "Doing things lightheartedly, ambiguous. That is why your light is weak."

"It's true that I don't know myself," Amulet Angel admits. "That's probably why I have so many Guardian Characters."

"Is that your answer? If that's it, then why did you come here?" Dia asked.

"Because…" Amulet Angel mumbled. "Because…I thought…"

"That's enough, Dia." Utau said. "There is no other way out besides for us to fight."

"I won't fight with Utau," Amulet Angel stated, "because I like her."

"What are you doing, Dia? Get back here!" Utau shouted. Dia shook her head.

"Fine, be that way. Il, Character Transformation!"

"Really?" Il asked excitedly. "Okay!"

"My own heart, unlock." Light lit up the area. "Lunatic Charm!"

Sanjo-san climbed up the ramp to the helicopter. "Get rid of them quickly," she called at Lunatic Charm. Lunatic Charm nodded.

"The time for our last battle has finally arrived."