(Later that day, from Kuroko's perspektive)
School was out, and the sun shined for the first time in weeks. But Kuroko laid on her bed, and stared into the ceiling, thinking of what Jenny had said.
(Btw there is gonna be some stuff that I didn't write before)
"Overheat… What?" Kuroko asked.
"That's the name of the project. You've already found out about my past, and scratched the experiments surface. I can tell you the name of the project, but I can't do anything else," Jenny said.
"So what is this "project overheat"?" Kuroko asked.
"I've told you, I can't tell you any more than that. If I did, you'd end up dead in no time. Trust when I say this."
"There are people here who are way over your level. You wouldn't stand a chance against them if you ever were to battle them."
'Hh, Sissy was right… she sure is weird and way more mature than she appears,' Kuroko thought.
'Even though that's what she said, something still confuses me. She sounded like there was something she didn't want me to discover,' Kuroko thought, looking at Misaka's bed.
'Sissy… what happened to you?' Kuroko thought.
"Oh, and by the way, Kuroko Shirai, it would be best for you to just forget about your friend. A level 4 teleporter like you is way out of his league."
"Try to do anything, and he'll come after you."
'I just don't get it, who is she talking about? And what is project overheat?' Kuroko thought as she sighed.
"And what does it have to do with Sissy?' Kuroko thought as she looked at Misaka's empty bed again. She looked at Misaka's phone in her other hand.
"What happened to you, Sissy?" Kuroko asked, sounding really worried. Suddenly Kuroko's phone rang. She looked at the number.
'It's an unknown number?' Kuroko thought, as she picked up.
"Hello, this is Kuroko Shirai," Kuroko said.
"Hello Shirai, You've probably already heard of me by now. My name's Aiko Giiji," the voice said.
"!. You're the one who's doing illegal human experiments, and for four years ago, you killed Haia's sister!" Kuroko said.
"How good, you are familiar with that."
"Why would you call me?" Kuroko asked, sounding serious.
"Hm, I'm glad you asked. You see, the girl Haia, otherwise known as Jenny, had an important encounter only a month after she escaped from me. This of course has nothing to do with you directly, but… it does have something to do with that roommate of yours," Aiko said.
"!. How do you know Sissy?" Kuroko asked, a bit shocked.
"Hm, want to know more? Well then come to school district 8 an hour after curfew. Then you'll find out more…" Aiko said as the call ended.
"Hold on you, I'm not done talking to you yet!" Kuroko yelled. But it was already too late.
'Uriharu can help me track the caller,' Kuroko thought, as she instantly found her friends number.
"Unfortunately, she didn't pick up, and after Kuroko had closed Uriharu's voicemail," she got a message. Trying to find me? Well I'm afraid that's not a possibility for you. Come tonight or not, I don't really care if you show up or not, but know this: You'll find out some important information about project overheat, Kuroko red. ! . That again! I guess i have to choice but to go then, Kuroko thought, as she seriously looked out of the window.
(An hour after curfew in school district 8)
Kuroko stood and leaned against a wall, wearing her Judgement armband. If any Anti-skill officers saw her, they would just think she was out patrolling late.
It was almost 2 minutes since Kuroko had arrived and there was still no sign of Aiko.
'Hh, seriously! He tells me to come here, and then he doesn't even show up himself. But I guess that in this situation has no choice but to wait for him,' Kuroko thought as she sighed.
Suddenly she heard footsteps, but not just any footsteps… somebody was… running? Kuroko looked in the direction of the footsteps, and was shocked with who she saw.
"What are you doing here?" Kuroko asked as she saw who it was. A boy with spiky black hair, came running towards her completely exhausted.
"Shirai? What are you doing here?" He asked, tiredly.
"I got a message from some guy name Aiko Giiji that I should meet him here. What's your excuse?" Kuroko asked.
"No way, Aiko Giiji? That's the same guy who called me and said, that something has happened to Misaka, and if I wanted to know more, I would have to meet him here," Touma said.
"!. Did he tell you anything more than that!?" Kuroko asked.
"No that's the reason I've come here," Touma answered. In the next second they heard a familiar voice.
"Man, you two talk like two kids whose toys are missing," the voice said. Both Touma and Kuroko turned around, and saw Jenny standing and leaning up against a wall, right behind them.
"It's you!" Both Kuroko and Touma yelled.
"What? Surprised to see me? Honestly, you should begin to expect things like this from now on," Jenny said.
"Wait! Are you the one who we are gonna meet here?" Touma asked.
"No idea of what you're talking about, but I knew you both would come here tonight, so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to clear things out," Jenny said.
"How "Clear things out"?" Kuroko asked.
"Well to start off, my name's not Jenny… it's Haia as you've found out, Shirai," Jenny said.
?. Kuroko stared confused at her.
"And second, I've come to tell you about project overheat," Jenny said. Touma looked confused at her.
"What's this project overheat?" He asked.
"Hh," Jenny sighed.
"Before I explain it to you, let me do something," Jenny said. Both Kuroko and Touma stared confused at her, as she suddenly bowed.
"I'm sorry!" Jenny said, sounding hyper for the first time in this story. Both Kuroko and Touma stared confused at her.
"I don't get it… why are you apologizing to us?" Touma asked.
"Listen, you idiot! I'm sorry for not telling you the truth before, I was there when it all happened, yet still, I didn't do anything because my power's gone. So, therefore, I sincerely apologize!" Jenny said as she apologized again.
Something that had not been seen in her face before had now appeared. It seemed like fear, regret, and something seemed desperate to say something.
"I'm sorry for not telling you this earlier, but now… I need your help!" Jenny said, as tears suddenly appeared in her eyes. Both Touma and Kuroko were confused, but they ended up getting the little girl to calm down again.
Now she sat up against a wall with a sad smiled on her face.
"It started over four years ago," Jenny said.
"Back the time with the incident with your sister?" Kuroko asked.
"Yes, after Aiko had killed her, I was held captive by him. And that was when it all began," Jenny said, as she began to explain.
"I was a fool back then, unable to take care of myself, because of my fear of dying. I was always crying when Aiko didn't experiment on me, to raise my power, thinking of Ahmya. That's my sister's name by the way."
"Well, Aiko always wanted me to show fewer emotions, so that I would lose all of my humanity, and would be controlled or kill everyone involved afterward."
"Fortunately I escaped and got to safety before he could retrieve me. After I was adopted I realized I couldn't keep hiding forever, and the power that Aiko had already given me, began to grow," Jenny said.
"Um, excuse me, I'm sorry for interrupting, but what is this power you're talking about anyway?"
"Sissy told me you are able to both use telepathy and also a lot of other abilities, so I wonder...Are you really able to use multiple abilities?" Kuroko asked.
Jenny looked sad into the ground. "Well no, the truth is that there is more to it than that. To be more specific, I only have two kinds of abilities," Jenny said.
"!. You have two abilities!?" Touma asked.
"Not really, it's like.. an extra ability to my original, that Aiko implanted in me," Jenny said.
"So, what is your power?" Kuroko asked.
"It's the ability to manipulate brainwaves. Normally, I would be considered a telepath, but my power does more than making me able to send and receive messages. My power makes me able to see through other people's eyes and make me feel what they feel. I can also change their brainwaves and that way control how they feel, and what they hear."
"I can mess with all human senses if I want to, both my own and others'," Jenny said.
"Wow… I've never heard of an ability like that," Touma said.
"Well, I'm not surprised, it's an artificial one," Jenny said.
"!. An artificial ability?" Kuroko asked, in shock.
"Yes, Aiko made it himself and then used me as a test person, to see how the ability would turn out."
"By him doing so, I ended up having two abilities," Jenny said.
"And what's your other power then?" Kuroko asked.
"Well... that's just normal Telekinesis. I just don't use it as much as my other ability since it's weaker," Jenny said.
"Ok then, so what exactly happened after that?" Touma asked.
"Well, I returned, because I wanted to get my revenge. Unfortunately, I wasn't strong enough to really do anything to him. They gave me an offer to go back so that I would get stronger than I ever would've imagined, but I declined the offer, leaving him no choice but to hunt me down," Jenny said.
"!. And you didn't try to do anything about it, or at least ask for help!?" Touma yelled.
"I couldn't, Aiko had got my parents on his side, but if I ever told anybody about it, he would kill them," Jenny said.
!. Both Touma and Kuroko stared choked at the little girl.
"For years it stayed that way, but then I met Misaka one day," Jenny said.
"What happened then!?"Touma asked.
"Well, she saved me one day, as Aiko tried to get me, but unfortunately, that only got her into trouble," Jenny said.
"How trouble?" Touma asked.
"Well she didn't realize it herself, but by saving me, she got involved with Aiko's experiment," Jenny said.
"After she saved me over and over, he ended up choosing to use her, instead of me," Jenny said.
"!. So are you saying that!-"Touma yelled.
"That's right… After my brother took me in and explained Aiko's real goal, I went out to warn her, but it was already too late," Jenny said.
"So you just let him take her!?" Kuroko yelled. Jenny looked sad and mad into the ground.
"I'm sorry… there was nothing I could do," Jenny said.
"Oh yeah!? You say you have this great power, so why didn't you use it!?" Touma yelled.
"I couldn't…" Jenny said, sounding calm but mad at the same time.
"What do you mean, you couldn't!?" Touma yelled.
"Because my brother has blocked my power," Jenny said, as she took one of her sleeves a bit up. The chip appeared.
"What's that thing?" Kuroko asked.
"A chip that a couple days ago took my power. My ability was installed in my brain using the newest of Academy city's technology back then, and the chip is the only thing that could've removed it again."
"So, you got kidnapped because Dark Matter wanted that power?" Kuroko asked.
"?. Touma stared confused at them. Dark Matter kidnapped you?" Touma asked. Jenny ignored his stupidity.
"No.. he didn't want the power himself… he just needed to get the power, so that he could give it back to Aiko," Jenny said.
"!. But why would he do that?" Kuroko asked.
"No idea, but I think they don't hate each other as my brother admitted," Jenny said.
"And now what? What does this Aiko creep plan to do with Sissy!?" Kuroko yelled.
"Hh, as crazy as it might sound he's trying to make her even stronger than what she already is," Jenny said.
"!. Even stronger!? But levels don't go higher than five! Wait… you're not saying that!-" Touma yelled.
"No, Aiko has no intention of creating such a thing as "somebody who has the power of god", Jenny said.
"Well, that's a relief," Touma said.
"But if he doesn't plan on doing that… then what is he planning?" Kuroko asked. Jenny's expression turned hopeless and sad all of a sudden.
"After he has uses my power on Misaka, her power will get a lot stronger… stronger than Accelerator's, and then the intend on using her to destroy the city." (For any of you who are wondering, Misaka will be about level 5.8)
"!. He wants to destroy Academy city?" Touma asked, in shock.
"No, that is not his ultimate goal, but destroying the city, is what the will do after the esper he wants is created," Jenny said.
"So then, what does he plan to do after the city's gone?" Touma asked. There was silence for a little while.
"I can't tell you, because I hope it will never get to that," Jenny said, as tears suddenly appeared in her eyes, even though her voice sounded mostly calm. Both Touma and Kuroko stared worried at the little girl.
They were all silent for a long time. Touma was the first one to break the silence.
"Don't you worry Jenny. I'll promise you that we get Mikoto back," Touma said, with a serious voice. Kuroko looked surprised at him.
'I didn't know this idiot had this side to him… maybe I shouldn't have judged him so quickly back when I saw him with Sissy for the first time,' Kuroko thought.
"Do you have any idea of where Misaka is now?" Touma asked.
"Well if Aiko's lair is still in the same place," then yes, Jenny said as she stood up.
"But I can't show you right away. We won't be able to get Misaka back, just the three of us," Jenny said. Kuroko and Touma didn't complain since they knew she was right, and they then all went back.
Kuroko took Jenny with her to the Judgement branch, and called Koneri, Uriharu and Saten and told them everything that Jenny had told her.
Now they were all just sitting in silence in the Judgement branch, and Jenny had fallen asleep on the couch, dreaming of the new hope she had just begged to get.
(In a certain evil lab)
Aiko smiled as he walked down the hallways of his lab. Everything was going according to his plan and the knew nobody would be able to stop him now.
Suddenly somebody came running towards him.
"Sir! We have a problem!" The guy said.
"What is it now?" Aiko asked, sounding annoyed.
"We've just got information, that Z.X.C has informed the imagine breaker and Kuroko Shirai about your plans!" He said.
"Ok then, is that all?" Aiko asked. The other scientist looked confused at him.
"But sir… I thought your plans would get ruined if anybody found out about it," the other scientist said.
"Well… that was before I changed my plans, if the public had found out about my plan back then, everything would've been for nothing."
"But now… not even Anti-skill, Accelerator or Imagine breaker can stop this. And as soon as the last preparations have been completed, nothing will be able to stop this," Aiko said.
"By the way... How's our main test subject doing?" Aiko asked.
"Well… she's still using up all her strength trying to escape, but of course she hasn't been able to yet," the other scientist said.
'Sneaky girl, by using up all her strength, she will be weakened, once the experiment begins….'
'Hh, I guess I should've expected this from her, I mean, she is about to become the strongest in all of the city,' Aiko thought.
"You should use the capacity down system to make her cool off a bit," Aiko said. Yes sir! The scientist said as he walked away again.
"So you have finally decided to seek somebody else to do you bittings huh? Well, I'm afraid it's a little too late, and Tomorrow, you won't be able to get in my way anymore, since you'll be at my side just like your brother… Isn't that right? Dark Matter," Aiko asked as a certain person left the shadow.
But he didn't look like himself at all… his eyes were dead and emotionless, and his hair was TOO messy. Aiko smiled by the look of the esper. Aiko snapped his fingers and a second later, somebody wearing glasses and a lab coat came.
"Make sure the chip works properly for tomorrow," Aiko said, as the scientist and Dark Matter walked away.
Aiko began to walk again until he came to the place where Misaka currently was held. Of course, the capacity down system was turned on, so Misaka had already sat down and tried to make the pain go away a little.
'Seems as if everything is in order here…' Aiko thought as he smiled, and left the place again.
'Prepare Academy city! As soon as little Haia is within my control, you will fall!' Aiko thought, as a crazy smile appeared on his face.
(Seen from Accelerators perspektive)
Accelerator once again sat on a bench in the park, while watching over Last order. And for once he actually looked at the little girl as she played.
It was not because he cared if she fell, or got into a fight, but he had the feeling something bad was about to happen and therefore he stared at her.
Everything seemed normal though… the sky was gray, the wind was cold, and Last order loud and annoying as ever. Still… something seemed wrong.
Suddenly Accelerator's phone rang, and he looked at the number.
'Tch, Yomamkawa's calling?' Accelerator thought, as he picked up.
"Hey Accelerator," Yomakawa's voice said.
"Tch, why are you calling?" Accelerator asked.
"Well, I want to know where you are right now, and if Last order's with you," Yomakawa said.
"?. Why do you want to know?" Accelerator asked, in confusion.
"Well, could you please take her over to one of my friends, there's a little something I need to discuss with you, and I don't think it would be a good idea, having the kid tagging along," Yomakawa said.
"Why should I?" Accelerator asked.
"Come on now, don't pretend like you don't care. You know as good as I something is about to happen in this city, and it's actually true," Yomakawa said.
"What are you talking about?" Accelerator asked.
"Well, Judgement branch 177 called last night, and told us about a girl who was taken by Dark Matter," Yomakawa said.
Accelerator instantly thought of Jenny.
"So what, tell me something I don't know," Accelerator said.
"Ok then, she was found again by one of the Judgement branch officers, completely unharmed," Yomakawa said.
"Yeah yeah, I know all of that," Accelerator said.
"Well then… she told us about some guy named Aiko Giiji who has a plan to destroy Academy city," Yomakawa said.
"Tch, if i had to count all the guys in this city who say that, I would run out of numbers eventually," Accelerator said.
"Well, this guy is different… he's about just as intelligent if not more than you, and as if that's not enough he has a weapon that can make his plan possible," Yomakawa answered.
"So you want me to destroy this weapon? No thanks, I have better things to do, than helping Anti-skill out," Accelerator said.
"No, that's not it. We want your help to even stop the weapon from activating in the first place," Yomakawa said.
"Whatever, I still don't see why I should help you out…" Accelerator said.
"Well when I tell you what the weapon is, you might change your mind," Yomakawa said.
"Tch, what is it?" Accelerator asked, beginning to get paranoid from waiting.
"It's an esper, who is about to get even stronger than you," Yomikawa said, with a serious voice.