"What do you want to do?" Cole asked,

"...We'll cure the plague." I answered,

"Good, now take the cure from Sasha."

I walked behind Sasha and Cole walked me through the process of extracting the cure from Sasha. Attached to Sasha's back was white luquid inside a tube shaped container.

"Alright, now let's go." Cole motioned to the exit,

We left Sasha weakly crawling on the ground. Her heavy breathing was echoing throughout the room. Before Cole and I could leave step out of the room, a faint "whoosh" sound was heard and Sasha's breathed ceased. I looked back and a familiar white coat shining bright in the dark tunnel.

"Shiroi..." I growled,

Shiroi paid no attention to me. Her vision was fixed on Sasha. She slowly lowered herself to look Sasha in the eye, Sasha muttered something. Then, Shiroi grabbed Sasha's neck and lefted her up. Sasha was gasping for air as Shiroi grip grew tighter and tighter. I fired a bolt of lightning at Shiroi, but like last time it had no effect.

"Stop this now Shiroi!" I yelled,

Shiroi finally looked at me.

"This doesn't concern you child..."

Shiroi's free hand glowed, she raised it over her head and a burst of energy shot out toward the ceiling. Water started pouring out of the cracks.

"Crap, we need to leave!" Cole shouted,

"You should listen to Cole, boy..." Shiroi said,

"But..."

"There's no time you can deal with her later!"

Water rose up to my ankles and sparks of electricity coursed through the room. I turned on my heel and ran for the exit as Shiroi held Sasha by the neck. Soon enough, we escaped the soon to be flooded Reaper hideout.

"...How did she see me?" Cole questioned, "No one was able to see me except you..."

"Most importantly...how did she know who you are?"

Cole closed his eyes and crossed his arms, "I dont know, I've never seen that woman in my life."

Cole was silently thinking to himself. I exmained the white tar I held in my hands. It glowed and moved like a lava lamp, the container holding the cure, had holes where the cords were attached.

"Anyway, you should hurry back to Irie."

"I should have stopped Shiroi..."

"There was nothing you can do. Besides, she most likely knows water can kill you."

"Water can kill me?"

"Probably, you have the same powers as I did, and during the stage your powers are in I couldn't touch large amounts of water."

"That would explain why it hurt when I was in the sewers."

"Yes...but once you learn how to control the electricity coursing through your body water will no longer warm you."

"I take it you learned how to control it?"

"Yes, but thats another story for another time. You should bring the cure to Irie."

"Yea..."

Minutes later...

I ran into the clinic and straight toward Irie's office.

"I have it." I said,

"Excellent, I'll start immediately...in the meantime you should take a shower...you smell horrible..." Irie said while holding his nose,

"Yea...shower...right..."

I was uneasy about using the showers, large amounts of water hurt me. So having a hose blasting streams of water on my body wouldn't be present.

"Hey _!" I heard someone yelled from my side, I looked to see who it was but I was met with something wet hitting my face.

"Haha, got you!" Mion gloated,

In her hand was a squrt gun. I rubbed my face and found it wet...but not in pain...

"Hmm?" Mion gave a concerned grin, "Is something wrong?"

"Uh...no...it's nothing..."

"Then, why is there tiny sparks of electricity coming out of your face?"

I looked in the mirror and saw my face had small bolts of electricity glowing on my face. I turned back to Mion and explained what water does to me.

"Water can kill you? Then, how can you take a shower?"

"I don't think I can."

Mion held her nose, "You really need one...you smell awful..."

"I can give you a sponge bath." Takano appeared out of nowhere and suggested, "It's the best possible way for you to take a bath and get clean."

"...I don't know..."

"I think it's a good idea. You have to use much water and you'll have someone else to scurbing your body." Mion said seemingly knowing I felt uncomfortable about Takano scurbing my bare back.

"...If there's no other way..."

"Good, I'll go get a bucket." Takano said before she left,

"And after your squeaky clean you can meet us at my uncle's toy shop for club activities."

"Sure, what are we doing today?"

"Sorry, it's a secret."

"I don't even get a hint?"

"No hints for new club members."

"Wait...I don't remember joining your club..."

"You never did, but since your in most of the activities anyway. Everyone considers you a member."

"Well, they are a lot of fun. I've never played zombie...demon...person...back where I'm from."

"What part of America are you from anyway?"

"I live in Chicago."

"What's Chicago like?"

"It's the largest city in Illinois. And it get's really cold during the winter. But, other than that it's nice."

"Do you have any friends there?"

"I had a few but...we drifted apart."

"Why?"

"Well..." Before I could utter another word Takano reappeared with a wooden bucket and a yellow sponge in her hands,

"Are you ready?" She said,

"Uh...I guess so..."

"Don't sweat it, you can tell me the story later."

"Alright, see ya later Mion."

She waved to me and left. Then, Takano led me to an empty room so I could have my sponge bath.

"Um...Can I do this myself?" I asked,

"Of course you can, It's actully pretty easy. But, I want to ask you something."

"Ask away."

"Did you get the tar?"

"No, I took the cure. People were dying from the plague."

"I see your point, but the Hinamizawa Syndrome causes people to kill their best friends and even family members...So did you really make the right choice?"

"But that only happens when a person is stressed out right?"

"Yes..."

"So, I think I made the right choice. We just have to make sure everyone is content."

"You make it sound so easy."

"It probably isn't, but with the Reapers and the plague gone it should easier than before."

"Hmm...an interesting way to look at it...but I'm still saddened we wont be able to save people from the Hinamizawa Syndrome."

"Yea..."

After me and Takano talked she walked me through the steps of a sponge bath and then left.

Moments later.

I went outside Irie's clinic and saw every single victim of the plague lose the black stains on their skin. Most had their skin change back to their normal color. Irie was injecting the white goop found in Sasha into the last remaining patients. When he injected the cure in the last patient he apporached me.

"This is great. Everyone's going to fine after a day's rest."

"That's good to hear. I have to go meet Mion and the others at her uncle's toy shop."

"Well in that case, you shouldn't keep them waiting."

I was walking away from Irie and his clinic until he called my name.

"_!"

I turned to face him,

"Thank you for helping these people, even though you dont know them as well as I do."

I smiled and then left to meet my fellow club members,

I walked the lonely dirt trail, looking up at the sky. Remebering about my old friends Jason and Wendy. I almost told Mion why we drifted apart, it's something I don't like talk about. But so far I have no reason not to trust her or the other. They're kind and treat me like they've known me for years. I don't know why I trust them so easily, but at times I just don't care and just enjoy the fun times I have with them.

"I guess that's what friends do..." I said out loud,

I finally grew tired of walking. I looked to my right and saw a power line.

Maybe it's time to test another power...

I climbed up the pole, stood on the power line, and moved my upper body forward. Soon, I was speeding across the whole village.

Later.

I saw the toy shop ahead of me,

"Alright...How do I stop?"

I tried shifting my body weight in all dircetions to stop instead I lost my balance and start descenting to the ground.

"Crap!"

Keiichi, Rena, Mion, and Rika were all outside. When they heard me curse they all looked up. They were shocked to see me falling from such a height.

CRASH!

...

I looked up to find everyone hovering over me.

"...Are you...okay?" Keiichi asked,

"Actully, I'm just fine."

I stood up and dusted myself off.

"What we're activitiy today anyway?"

"Uh...We're playing a board game." Mion said surprised I fell so high, crash into the sidewalk, and stand up like it was nothing.

"Awsome, cant wait to play."

"We still have to wait for Rika, Hannyu, and Satoko."

"What about Shion?"

"She has to work today."

"Oh, that's too bad."

"Speaking of Shion she told me what you did to her apartment." Mion smirked,

"I didn't do anything to my apartment."

"She said you were fighting a woman in a white hood and the two of you destroyed her apartment."

"The lady in white did all the damage not me. She flung me around like a ragdoll."

"Excuses, excuses."

I sighed, "So is she going to buy a new apartment or what?"

"No, I asked my grandma to give enough money to repair all the damages."

"That's good to hear."

"Yea, but remember back at the clinic we were talking about your friends?"

"Yea..."

"What were their names?"

"Jason and Wendy."

"And you guys drifted apart?"

"Yes."

"Why? Did you guys get into a fight?"

"...Well...Wendy went missing...she was missing for so long. Jason tried to cheer me up, but I always pushed him away. He didn't have any family to go for comfort and he didn't have any other friends to go to either, all he had was Wendy and I. One day, he told me he had enough of me and this city and moved away. I never saw Jason again because I was being a selfish prick. And I regret it everyday when I wake up."

"Awwww that's so sad. So sad." Rena appeared out of nowhere,

"It's not all that bad..." Keiichi said, "To me it seems that you've learned from your mistakes. For as long as we've known you, you always help us or even complete strangers when they're in trobule. Not even once, did you stop and give up. You kept going even if you got hurt in the process. To me that's not a 'selfish prick' to me that's a 'hero'."

"A...hero?" Me? a hero?

"Yea _ is a hero to the Hinamizawain people!" Mion said as though she was awarding someone,

"Not only a hero, but our bestest friend." Rena joined in the praise,

"I...uh...um..." My eyes started to tear up,

"Aw, don't tell me your going to cry." Mion teased,

"...Shut up..."

As soon as I wiped my eyes Rika, Hannyu, and Satoko arrived, and we all went inside to play a bunch of boards. In the end, Keiichi was the loser and had to walk home in a Angel Mort uniform. After a few minutes I decided to call it day, I said my goodbyes and walked on the peaceful quiet dirt trail. No Reapers, no gunshots, just the sound the native bugs. Finally I dont have to fight anyone anymore.