"Have you ever heard of the phrase 'fight fire with fire'?"

"Yes…" Sakura answered. "Why?"

"Well, I was thinking. It might be quite a bit easier to catch them if we had someone who could match up with what they brought to the table, don't you think?" She raised her eyebrows with a sly smile.

He eyebrows shot up. "W-wait, are you asking me to join Korosuke?" She looked up at Shinta, who was grinning from ear to ear.

"Have you ever ridden a bike before, Sakura?" Misa asked.

She looked back at her. "W-well, I've ridden the ones with pedals, but never a motorcycle!" She started gesturing wildly. "I have no idea how to do any of that! I could never be a biker!"

She snapped her fingers. "Kozue! Bring out the bike!"

The girl who had spoken to her moments before took the bike Misa had been sitting on and rolled it out to the parking lot. She tossed her the key.

She placed the key in Sakura's hand and smiled. "Try it."

Sakura looked down at the key, then back at Misa, then at Shinta.

"Do it," he said through gritted teeth.

He did say to do whatever she wanted me to… She sighed and walked past the members of Korosuke. She sat on the bike's seat and put the key in the keyhole. She turned the key, but it wouldn't start. Huh? Why won't it work? "How do I turn it on?"

Misa walked over. She flipped a switch and guided her hand to the left brake. "Squeeze this." Then she pressed the button and the bike roared to life and rested at a gentle purr.

She looked up at her, afraid. "Are you really sure about this?"

She smiled and nodded. "It's just like riding a regular bike. You'll see. Just twist the throttle and you'll move forward." She pointed at the throttle on the right side.

She stared at her blankly. "Look at me."

"Hmm?" She eyed her.

She waved her stump in the air obnoxiously.

"Oh…" she said. She took her sleeve and rolled it around the throttle, tying it off at the end. "Now try."

She looked down at the bike, then back at Misa. "Are you serious?"

"Just try it," She pushed eagerly.

She looked back at the bike and took a deep breath. I might as well… she closed her eyes and twisted back the throttle. Her eyes jolted open as she shot forward. "Eep!" She immediately braked.

"Yes, do be careful. These accelerate quickly."

She took another deep breath and twisted the throttle more slowly this time. To her surprise, she found herself moving at a reasonable pace. It was shockingly intuitive. "Oh!" She rode in a circle around the parking lot and stopped in front of Misa.

"See? I told you," she said, grinning. She extended her hand towards her. "We could really use someone like you in Korosuke."

Sakura looked up at her. "You really think that was good?"

She smiled. "We need someone like you on our team."

She didn't even answer the question… she looked down. What do I do? What do I do? She looked over at Shinta, who was nodding furiously. She looked down. What do I do? I can't just join a biker gang! But… She looked up. If I'm going to find them, I need to do everything I can! She put on a determined face and took her hand. "I'll do it."

Misa smiled. "Excellent."

She looked down at the bike. "How do I turn it off?"

"Oh, you just flip this switch." Misa flipped the kill switch and the engine died down.

Sakura sighed. "I'm going to get rid of Dorami, and then they'll have to-" she stopped. What's that sound? She turned around and looked at the car she had arrived in. Now that the bike's engine had died down, she could hear the sound of Tae repeatedly hitting her head against the window. Oh no! What is she doing?

"Did you bring someone else with you?" She turned to Shinta with a disappointed look on her face. "You said it would only be the two of you, Shinta. You know you aren't supposed to bring any extra people." She grabbed her whip off her hip and unraveled it with a snap.

"I wouldn't exactly call her a person…!" he stammered out.

"Hmm?" Misa turned back towards the car. She rolled back up her whip and walked towards the back window. She peered inside, locking eyes with Tae. She smiled. "Another zombie! Excellent!" She pulled the door open.

"Wait, Misa!" Sakura stood up.

Tae burst out on all fours and ran straight towards Sakura, planting herself on her head. She chewed softly on her scalp.

"What's this?" Misa asked, curious.

"Tae-chan hasn't woken up yet…" she sighed. "She's basically like how zombies are in the movies." She put her hand to her chin. "Actually, maybe she's a bit more like a dog…"

"I see…" She brought her own hand to her chin. "Will she… infect us?"

Sakura dropped her hand. "Well, she's already bitten a lot of people and they turned out okay… I don't think so."

"Will she eat our brains?"

"Well, she only really bites people she likes… or people who have food."

"Can she ride a bike?"

Sakura laughed at Misa's last question. "That's pretty funny."

Misa stared expectantly.

"Wait, are you serious?"

"Of course I am."

"Are you stupid?"

The members of Korosuke gasped. Shinta put his hand over his face.

Misa looked sternly at her and took a deep breath. "Put her on the bike. I want to see what she can do."

She sighed. "If you say so…" She plucked Tae from her head and led her to the bike. She sat her down. "Squeeze this." She waited until she squeezed the brake then she turned on the bike. "Here, Tae-chan, you just twist this thing here-"

Tae twisted the throttle and took off.

She turned in shock to see her fly towards a wall. "Tae-chan! Be careful!"

She got closer and closer to the wall, but she turned at just the right time to avoid hitting it and kept going. At the end of the parking lot, she leaned into a curve to maintain her speed and barreled back towards her. She squeezed the brake and stopped immediately, sending her head flying towards her.

Sakura could have caught it, but she was too busy being in absolute shock over what had just happened. Tae's head hit her in the chest and fell to the ground.

"It seems like she has some muscle memory built up," Misa said. She looked over at Sakura. "I think with a little work, we could make her into an excellent biker."

She snapped back to reality and looked towards her. "You can't be serious! You think she can be a biker?"

She glared at her. "You think she can be an idol, do you not?"

Sakura was at a loss for words. She can't be serious… She felt teeth dig into her leg. She looked down to find Tae's disembodied head gnawing on her ankle. She bent down, picked up the head, and reattached it to her body.

Misa extended her hand to Tae, just as she had with Sakura. "Tae, was it? We could really use some zombie power in Korosuke. Do you think you could join us?"

She bit down on Misa's hand softly. "Grmmmm…"

She let the girl chew on her hand. "Ah." She turned to Sakura. "Well, Sakura, do you have any other zombies with you? If I recall correctly, there's still one unaccounted for."

Sakura stared blankly at her. "She isn't with us. Even if she was, she could never ride a bike."

"You said you couldn't either, remember?"

She groaned. "No, I mean… she's not very supportive of my efforts. Plus, she's like, 150 years old."

She shook her head. "A shame."

Shinta stepped forward. "Do you think I could talk with Sakura for a minute? Alone?"

She turned and glared at him. "Very well."

He spun her around and whispered to her. "This has gone better than I could have possibly imagined! Now we're even closer to finding the bridge girls!"

She looked back at Tae, who continued to gnaw on Misa's hand. "There's no way this could work! I could do it myself, but with Tae-chan, it's just not possible!"

"Isn't that what you thought about being a zombie idol before your first show?" He smiled.

"You really think that I can do this? That she can do this?"

He nodded.

She stared up at him. Well, I suppose it's worth a shot… She turned back to face the boss. "Misa!"

"Hmm?"

I can't believe I'm saying this… "Both me and Tae will join Korosuke!"

A wide smile spread across her face. "Excellent."

"But… you'll have to teach me how to ride a motorcycle."

She smiled. "I was already planning to. Both of you could use some work."

She sighed and turned to Shinta. "Now what?"

He put his hands on her shoulders. "Now you have two options. You can either go back to the house and tell Koutarou what you just did, or you could not."

Her eyes shot open in shock. "I-I forgot about Koutarou-san! Oh no! What am I gonna do?"

Shinta shook her. "Do you really need him?!"

She looked up at him. "I… I don't know! I don't want to just leave him!" She looked down. "But he is… a bit distant…"

"You don't have to go back."

"Well, yes I do… he's the idol producer!"

He shook his head. "Then you can go back once you have the bridge girls back! He's a producer, not a detective! He doesn't know what he's doing right now!"

She looked down at the ground. "I don't know…"

"Listen, Sakura. You're gonna have to make sacrifices to find the bridge girls. Koutarou will only interfere. And I think you know that."

She silently stared down at the ground.

"This is my apartment." Misa opened the door to reveal a rather spacious main room with a kitchen to one side. There were two doors near the back that Sakura presumed led to a bedroom and bathroom. The apartment had a drab color scheme, with only browns and grays. "I normally wouldn't let any of Korosuke in here, but you two are a special exception. You may stay here as long as you like."

"Thank you," Sakura said weakly. She walked in and sat on the couch silently.

"Don't get too comfortable. We're going to get you fitted soon." She walked past her and disappeared into the bathroom.

Tae stumbled in and smelled the place. "Grrhh…"

Sakura sighed. Did I really just do that? Everything is happening so fast… but I guess it's better than nothing. She looked over at Tae. I can't believe they brought along Tae-chan, though…

Tae knocked over a lamp.

"Tae-chan! No!" She stood up and put the lamp back up. "Be careful!"

"Grrrhhh?" she cocked her head.

This is gonna be a disaster…