Parasite Eve
I hope the Opera Pandemonium story arc have kept you all in suspense at how the whole thing started and who the REAL "boss" is and why I came up with a fic title. Believe me…that's how it is and will remain like this.
By now you already know how the cult is formed and why the druids carry out their modus operandi in such a manner and why among their capers were storming sperm banks and kidnapping 13 and 14-year old boys. Moreover Melissa Pearce have shown her true colors and revealed to us how it all started, but there is one thing that remained a mystery. She claims that she remained behind the scene all this time yet in the past chapters many people combusted without warning…then how did she carry it out?
You'll soon learn about it…but in the meantime, read on as the story continues…
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At the cult's base in Mt. Bandai, Melissa Pearce…or Eve, as she calls herself now, made her return and King Tut was the first to greet her in an overacting and childish manner despite being demented and all. Though annoyed she reciprocated the greeting and the rest of the druids bow down to her while Ryoma watches the scene in an annoyed manner.
"Bravo, my dear...BRAVO! That was an award-winning performance...and the most excellent acting you've ever delivered! No one could ever duplicate such a performance! I was right to choose you as my queen! I'm proud of you! I look up to you with great pride! A crowning glory! We must celebrate your victorious performance the world has ever known…"
"Thank you…I appreciate it...but we seem to hit a snag...I encountered someone who seem to be immune to my...power...but it's there's no cause to be concerned...the only concern we have is that there are those who saw my performance and they must be eliminated..."
"Ah...those must be those teen brats from DDS...don't worry...leave it to me...so says King Tut!"
Ryoma rolled his eyes and left the scene seeing his "master" trying to charm his way over Eve and wonder why he had to put up with this and hoped that his "promise" would be granted.
"Geez…what a fat jerk he is…and his "praising" is starting to get on my nerves…I hope my "present" would be ready soon…I can't stand him making a fool out of himself…of all of the bosses, why him?? Can't I have a master who is much smarter than him???"
As the possessed Prince Of Tennis passes by the laboratory he saw several scientists are working on something and when he went near a table he saw several papers that turn out to be the stolen blueprints from ZECT and saw that among the design layouts is a drawing figure of a beetle. He sighed at this as his "present" would take longer than he hoped for to be ready.
As he left the room he passed by another room and saw several "nurses" are in the process of extracting sperms from the several sedated 13 and 14-year old boys that remained strapped in their beds…naked. Despite being sedated the younger teen boys are seen squirming in their "sleep" and Ryoma liked the sight of it. He smirked at the sight and decided to stick around for a while.
"At least there is something that would take my boredom away…"
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Born by Miwako Okuda
(Opening Song from Le Chevalier D'Eon)
namida ga ochita ato datte
kanashimi ga ieteku wake ja nai
kono mune ni sumitsuita
okubyou na jibun wo tada kanjiteku dake
dakedo shinjite ikitai
chiisana yume no hajimari wo
kokoro wa sukoshi zutsu arukihajimeteku
itami sae hikizurinagara
* tomadoi de ashita ga mienakutemo
omoi wa mirai wo sagasu no deshou
nakitsukareta niji no hate
atarashiku umareta watashi ga iru
kono machi wa sou itsu datte
aimai na genjitsu miseru kedo
tatta hitotsu no negai wo kanjite ikeba ii
sou kanjireba ii
hito wa dareka to kurabete
jibun wo miushinau keredo
daiji na mono wa sou kokoro ni aru kara
yogosazu ni kagayakasetai
zubunure de amagumo hikisaitara
michibiku hikari ni deaeru no deshou
mizutamari ni yurete iru
taiyou ga watashi wo terashite yuku
shiawase toka yasashisa toka
me ni mienai mono wo
koboshinagara atsumenagara
itsuka afurete yuku made...
repeat *
ima amagumo hikisaitara
michibiku hikari ni deaeru no deshou
mizutamari ni yurete iru
taiyou ga watashi wo terashite yuku
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Episode 37: Ashes
At DDS the next day, Kyuu, Megumi, Junior and Yomiko were at the conference room explaining to Dan about what happened at the opera performance last night and told them how they managed to escape the massacre though they admitted that getting evidence would be extremely difficult as all of the victims there were charred beyond recognition and are reduced to ashes. Moreover, since the four of them are the only survivors and witnesses, it would take a miracle to produce evidence to warrant an arrest to apprehend Melissa Pearce as they tagged her as the culprit.
"Are you certain that Melissa Pearce is the suspect at last night's incident??"
"That's right, Principal Dan…Meg and I saw it on the close-circuit TV at the dressing room…but we were unable to find a way to record it…and by the time she was finished burning the audience to death we were forced to retreat and encounter her…but by some miracle we didn't end up getting burned ourselves…thanks to Ms. Readman and Junior."
"I was at the upper balcony while my mom and Ms. Reaman were on the lower seats. We both saw it and we managed to stay hidden as based on what we observed she burned her victims on sight. Since Kyuu and Megumi weren't there at that time, that pretty much saved them from certain death. I don't know how or why, but from what happened last night I have reason to believe that this is connected to what happened at the Akihabara Dance House several weeks ago."
As the people inside were silent at what to do next, Yomiko got an idea on what they should do as she recalled what Kyuu said a while ago which gave them hope in solving this latest murder case. This certainly gave Principal Dan a glimmer of hope and awaited what the former British Library agent has to say.
"Wait…Kyuu, you said that you saw the incident on a close-circuit TV, am I right?"
"Yes, ma'am…"
"Then take us there and we'll see what we can do…Principal Dan…I would request that Class Q and R be involved in this investigation as we might need a lot of help on this matter. Please inform the police not to remove any evidence right now."
"Request granted. I'll inform the two sections at once…"
And so the DDS founder summoned the rest of Class Q and R and minutes later the two sections are now assembled at the gate after being told of what they'll be doing later on. They were all ready to go but Kazuma and Kinta glanced at each other as they got a pretty good idea on what to expect and are bracing themselves once they arrive there.
Meanwhile, Kyo glanced at his classmates as they were quite short-handed with Kanata still hospitalized due to his injuries he received after the Akihabara Dance House explosion and hoped that whatever evidence they'll find there would certainly give them a lot of lead that would solve the unexplained arson murders since they were unable to decipher on how the victims were burned alive if there were no flammable substances present.
Kyo: "You sure you saw how the people there got barbecued?"
Junior: "I gave you my word…I saw everything that happened there. My mother, Yomiko, Kyuu and Megumi also saw it. The only hope of finding proof lies on the two Class Q members who said to have saw the footage from a TV camera attached. We should get there now."
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A few minutes later Principal Dan is talking to Superintendent Touyama and told him what he needs to do and this surprised Kinta's dad a lot and that made him unsure of this.
"Melissa Pearce??? Are you sure, Dan??"
"Yes...but invite her for questioning...but be careful...remember what Kinta told you what happened at Kobe...it might happen to you so have your men ready in case things get ugly."
"Right…I'll get right on it."
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At the opera building the police saluted at the arriving DDS students which saw several of them (from Class Q, R, and T) entering the building followed by Yomiko. At the crime scene Kinta and Kazuma were the first to react at what they saw while the police were standing there not touching the evidence and were relieved to see the DDS sections.
Class Q:
Kyuu Renjou
Megumi Minami
Kinta Touyama
Kazuma Narusawa
Ryu Amakusa
Class R:
Kyo Renjou
Anita King
Junior Makuhari
Shugo "Kite" Kunisaki
Class T:
Takato Matsuda
Henry Wong
Rika Nonoka
"Thank goodness you're here. We are having a hard time figuring out how the arson was committed since there were no flammable substances present. Heck there were no fingerprints left by whoever did this, so we couldn't figure this out and this has to be the biggest murder case we've ever encountered in our whole police career."
"Kinta…this…this is just like the one we saw at Kobe…where we narrowly saved your dad…"
"Yeah…though the other MPD crew didn't survive…and we also saved Principal Dan's life along the way…come on…let's get a work on. We'd better hope we get a big lead on this caper…"
As the nine DDS students get a move on, one of the officers present was eyeing at Kyuu and Megumi after hearing that they were among the survivors and decided to keep an eye on him. Meanwhile Junior and Anita "phased" through the walls to find the wires that connects the close-circuit TV that Kyuu and Meg mentioned while the Class Q couple led Kite to the dressing room where they saw the footage.
Meanwhile, Kyo and Ryu glanced at the crime scene where the corpses of the victims are still there…in ashes. The younger Renjou gritted his teeth as the mere sight reminded him of something that made him wish it never happened. Ryu saw his discomfort and asked him what is wrong.
"Look around you…doesn't this remind you of something?"
"Give me a clue."
"How do victims turn to ashes without burning?"
"How?"
"Looks like Alzheimer's Disease jerked your head, Amakusa. Getting stabbed in the heart by a tentacle! Remember…Orphenochs??!! Back then SMART Brain and Pluto made that happened and even turned you in to one! The sight in front of us brought back painful memories!" (1)
The blue-haired DDS student stared wide-eyed as he recalled what Kyo meant and this made him look back to his past where he was brainwashed in to becoming Pluto's lackey and turned in to an Orphenoch at the same time. Thankfully he was cured of that thanks to Kyuu. Now all they have to do now is to concentrate at the task at hand.
"What's done is done. It's all in the past. We should focus on today, Kyo. Don't let the bad memory get the best of you."
Sighing he conceded and went around to look for clues. Looking around they didn't find anything suspicious or anything that would warrant a clue that would give them a breakthrough.
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Meanwhile, at the dressing room, Kyuu and Meg led Kite to the TV where they found the footage of last night's performance and are relieved that it was still intact. Before they were about to call the others a mutated rat, which is the size of a car, appeared and it was grotesque in appearance and that his tail was flaming like a lava ball. They managed to get to safer grounds but the police escort wasn't fortunate as the "fireball" caught up with him and the three DDS students were running for their lives.
Kyo and Ryu got the distress call and went downstairs to see what they're getting to and Kyo was wise enough to bring something handy. He fastened the Gamma Belt around his wait and punched the codes of his Gamma Phone.
5-9-6 ENTER
Gamma Phone: "STANDING BY…"
"Rider Change!"
Gamma Phone: "COMPLETE…"
In an instant Kyo became Mask Rider Gamma and went in to action and fought the transmogrified rat, but it wasn't easy given the rat's agility despite its size and the flaming tail made it a formidable weapon, sending him crashing against the wall, but the younger Renjou wouldn't give up so easily. He inserted the Gamma Pointer on his left ankle and pressed the "ENTER" button on his phone and did a energy drill-like flying kick that put an end to the rat's "suffering". By the time they went back to the dressing room the close-circuit TV was gone along with what was hidden underneath the table: an empty VCR in which the tape was loaded and believed to have the footage of last night's massacre. Kyo was livid that he lifted the table and threw it against the wall.
"FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!!! WE ALMOST HAD THE PROOF TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AND SOME MONSTER MOUSE DISTRACTED US LONG ENOUGH FOR THE ROBBER TO TAKE IT UNDER OUR NOSES!!!"
But then a voice spoke on Kyuu's cellphone and it was Kazuma, giving his schoolmates a glimpse of hope. As they went to the control room Kazuma revealed that he managed to download the copy of last night's performance on his laptop as the controller was recording it on a computer but didn't comeback for it as it was shown that he was among those killed by Eve. With the evidence in hand they all went to DDS to present it to Principal Dan.
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At ZECT HQ, the policeman who was at the crime scene was actually a spy working for ZECT and took the close-circuit TV and tape while the DDS were distracted. He gave it to his superior and they all saw the contents of the tape. There he made his move as this would mean that if DDS gets there first then it would mean a compromising risk involved.
"Men…we must a make a move now before DDS get there first…we cannot let ourselves be outsmarted by a bunch of teen sleuths…"
To Be Continued…
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Overnight by Aya
(Ending Song from Le Chevalier D'Eon)
Fly, sway, go all the way
I'm in the same fate with you
I feel your beat all around
Wandering in the everlasting way
Forever...
Tears fall, vanish into the night
If I'm a sinner...
Chivalry, show me the way to go
Rise, high, just feel alive
Say a prayer for you today
I still believe in your love
Trace the shadow of truth into the dark
Forever...
Tears fall, vanish into the night
If I'm a sinner...
Chivalry, show me the way to go
Wandering my crying soul
Only you can wipe away my tears
Forever...
Tears fall, vanish into the light...
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Now that Class Q and R have the "evidence", will this mean they can now get closer in solving the bizarre cases? And where would this leave ZECT?
Preview:
With the evidence presented to the DDS staff and to the MPD. This would mean that they'll have to nail Melissa Pearce, but will Eve be willing to turn herself in? See next chapter what would happen if she did surrender, but better prepare some marshmallows as a bonfire is expected to take place…
Anniversary File:
Another installment of the anniversary file courtesy of yours truly. Now then…let's get a move on…
(1) – This is a reference to my Detective School Q fic, Rise Of The Orphenochs. What Kyo said is true as DDS faced their hardest challenge to date as Pluto and the corrupt corporation SMART Brain developed a means to killing their targets in a stealthy way without exposing themselves and it took DDS and a few allies to purge their way through this obstacle.
Omake:
Once again…a hilarious extra…enjoy!
1) While at the dressing room, Class Q, R, A and T were looking around to gather more clues to find out what happened last night aside from the extra footage Kazuma found. Class T brought their Digimon partners with them to help and they are looking around to find more evidence, and this seem to speed up the search. Takato and Guilmon were searching the west portion when the red-skinned, dinosaur-Digimon got a scent and went to the waste basket and was rummaging at the contents and finally got something. As Henry and Rika came closer, Takato's Digimon took the evidence and showed it to the two, and the other two sections also came and see, much to their surprise.
Guilmon: "Takato…is this a clue…? It smells funny…"
Takato: "That's not a clue!"
Guilmon then showed it to the two Class T members and they too were aghast at what "clue" the Digimon showed. It was a used condom and Kyo knew who used it.
Kyo: "Honestly, nii-san…of all places why here???"
Kyuu: "Hee-hee-hee…"
The dinosaur-digimon then heeded his "Tamer's" word and threw the condom away but unfortunately it hit the Class R leader much to Class T's horror, as the condom landed on Kyo's head with the contents spilling. Guilmon came to the younger Renjou and made a silly comment.
"Is that a hair gel?"
KA-BLAG!!!!!
Kyo whacked the Digimon so hard that Guilmon fell down to the floor, knocked out.
"BAKA!!!!"
The rest of the DDS students opted to remain silent as they didn't want to incur Kyo's wrath while Guilmon was knocked out, his eyes spinning and sports a huge lump.
2) After getting the clues they needed, the rest were leaving but Kazuma and Kite stay behind to find something hidden, and they did…they managed to get a footage of Kyuu and Megumi making love at the dressing room and copied it on his laptop. At that moment Henry and Takato came in seeing that the two haven't left yet.
Henry: "Is this what you're doing???"
Takato: "That's pornography!!!"
Hearing footsteps, Kite grabbed Henry's laptop and copy and pasted the footages and he and Kazuma made a quick escape, and there Megumi came and saw Henry's laptop with the "footage" and assume what she believe what she saw.
"YOU PAIR OF HENTAI!!!!"
Before the two Class T members were about to verbally defend themselves, they were pummeled silly and then she left, pissed. Terriermon came after hearing the attack and saw his tamer's laptop and then asked him something.
"Is that how humans mate? Shouldn't they be lying down instead of standing?"
"Shut up, Terriermon…ow…"
"Momentai…why not study to become an adult director…you can make lots of money..."
"TERRIERMON!!!!"
"Momentai…"
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Author's Note:
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