Chapter 9: The Truth About the Light Is Revealed!
Vanilla, Mint, and Ranpha were figihting the other three Hell Hounds while both Forte and Chitose were heading towards the lab. Both the Happy Tirgger and Sharp Shooter landed near thg lab's entrance. Vermouth, Chitose, and Vermouth ran inside the lab. "Well, what now?" Forte asked. "Since I know more about the frames, I will go with Vermouth since he knows about this place than we do." Chitose said. "I will try to find Eonia and whoever tried to shoot us down before both of the princesses were taken." Forte said. "Let's hurry, we better bring those frames down and now." Vermouth said and Chitose nodded. They went their separate ways and both Chitose and Vermouth were running down the hall towards the control room while Forte was running down the other hall trying to find Eonia. When Forte arrived at a big room, she found Sherry instead of Eonia. "So, the star knight appeared." She said. "Who are you and where's Eonia!?" Forte asked. "He's waiting for your friends of course." She answered. Forte gasped. In the main control room, Vermouth and Chitose saw that the frames were on raised platforms. "So, I am right, they are up there." Vermouth said. "What should we do to get them down?" Chitose asked. Vermouth ran over to the control panel and looked around for something that may lower the platforms. "What about this?" Chitose asked after she walked over and pulled a lever which the platforms came down. "Way to go." Vermouth said. "Must be women's intuition." Chitose told him with a smile. "And now to free them from their cages." Vermouth said. "Very good job Vermouth and Miss Karasuma." They heard Eonia from behind. They turned around and saw him walking over to him. "Now let's see if you can set them free." Eonia said. "Let them go Eonia, it's not worth taking a kingdom's precious royal princess without asking!" Chitose yelled. "I didn't have to ask, it is my desire that made me take her." Eonia told her. "Vermouth, go in and try to get both Milfeulle and Rico conscious and try to have them escape!" Chitose exclaimed. "What about you?" Vermoutth asked. "I will be fine, he has something that belonged to me." She told him. Vermouth nodded and ran over to both of the frames and he started trying to pull the cages. Lightning bolts started to come from the one that had the Lucky Star. Vermouth felt them shocking him and he kept on pulling and finally got the cage open and he ran into the Lucky Star where he found the unconscious Milfeulle with the plugs and cables on her. "Oh no, how could they do this to you?" he asked and went over to her and unplugged the cables that were connected to her star charm. "Now to find a way to wake you up." He said. He noticed his star charm glowing a new light and gasped. Milfeulle's star reacted to it and it grew enormous and swallowed them up.
Outside, Mint screamed as she was hit again. "No, Mint!" Ranpha yelled. Riserva cackled and said, "It's time for you to die!" The Trick Master got hit again and went down. "No Mint, Vanilla, can you try to get herr?" Ranpha asked. "We are a little busy now!" Normad yelled. The Harvester was trying to dodge Camus. "So, you rather care about your comrades more than fighting me?" Red-Eye asked. "My comrades mean everything to me! Take this!" Ranpha yelled as she started shooting back. "Sorry to say, your future is looking grim, bye bye." He said as he shot her down. Ranpha screamed. "No Ranpha!" Normad yelled. "Now it's your turn!" Camus yelled as he shot them down. They screamed as they were shot down. Back inside the lab, "So, are you going to fight or are you just going to stand there and smirk at me?" Forte asked as she took out her sword. "Never knew that the Lucky Star court would be stubborn," Sherry said as she took her sword out and the both of them started fighting. "So Miss Karasuma, you decided to wake up to get your light?" Eonia asked. "Maybe or maybe not, I have one question though, why did you have to kill my own father?" she asked. "Because, I couldn't let him get away with our own star." He answered. "I thought you wanted to get light for this planet and yet you still have the dark star inside of you." Chitose told him. "Why would you say that?" Eonia asked. "You don't know the true power of the light of luck!" she yelled. Chitose's light grew brighter. "What the hell?" he asked. "My light, like the other stars in the Lucky Star Kingdom are powered by the heart not evil! Your stars are powered by hate!" she answered. "It's not true!" Eonia yelled. "Oh it is, your hate for your environment drove you to kidnap Milfeulle." Chitose said. "Shut up!" Eonia yelled as he crushed the star charm in his hand. Chitose gasped and fell over and she said, "N-no….I was so close…" Her eyes went blank and she closed them. Eonia cackled and said, "Join your father in hell!"
Forte and Sherry were still fighting The both of them were huffing and puffing after separating from their fight. "Give up yet?" Sherry asked between breaths. "No, I never give up!" Forte answered. "Then come after me if you can!" Sherry yelled. Forte charged at her. Sherry also charged and the both of them clashed again and fought again. After a few swings, Sherry stabbed her and Forte went onto her knees as the sword was pulled out of her. Sherry cackled and she heard a gunshot and was hit by a bullet. "Why…how?" she asked. "There is one thing you don't know about me…it's that I carry a pistol…" Forte said with a smirk. The both of them fainted from their own blood loss. Vermouth, hurry, it's all up to you and the princesses! Forte thought to herself.
Vermouth woke up to a warmth and noticed that he was lying in a field and looked into the distance and noticed that there was a castle in the background. "Where am I? Am I still on Cerberus or am I somewhere else?" he asked.