Rook said, as he whispered, "Chazz… There is something I never told any of you…"

He explained, "You see… I have traveled the world, looking to find ladies I can charm with… but only… It was four months ago, on a routine mission in Cairo, Egypt, to find interesting fruit…"

He seethed, as he cried, "I SAW HIM! I SAW STEVEN NEVINS!"

The others gasped, as Rook was unhappy. Unknown to the others, Heather was listening on, from behind the wall, overhearing about her husband.

Episode XXII – Chapter 3: The Truth about Steven Nevins!
The Curse of MIO!

Rook explained what happened, when he was in Cairo:
"About four months ago, prior to Kagura Sohma's defeat, I was in Egypt, greeting to locals. In my downtime, I serve as a part-time fortune teller, by-trade. I worked at a souk called Kahn Khalili. It was a full moon, that night… and there he was…"

Mr. Nevins, in his black pants and a white tanktop, was above the stairs, looking down to Rook, in a glare.

Rook narrated, "It was him. I had no doubt of it. He was standing on top of the stairs, silently, with eyes so cold, he felt like he was invading my heart… golden brown hair and translucent skin, with ripped muscle tones… but most of all, a dubious sensuality, a kind you wouldn't expect from a man. This man was intimidation personified. Because Michelle Nevins told me about her brother, I knew exactly what he was – Steven Nevins, The Gang's founder and ally-turned-traitor!"

Mr. Nevins smirked, "I hear you have a new ability, Reggie… That's a cute name, boy… but that's the name of a loser, of which I cannot mention. Show me, boy… It would please me, if you'd show me a demonstration…"

Rook was trembling, as he was narrating, looking up to the man that betrayed his friends and family, "It was then I found him to be completely terrifying… Every word he spoke, it calmed my heart… the dangerous sweetness of his voice! It's precisely what makes him so terrifying!"

Mr. Nevins smirked, as ghostly vines appeared, while his ESP Perk was heading towards Rook, "Now, then… Come here!"

A vine lunged at Rook, as he shrieked, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

SMASH!
Rook smashed through a window, as he avoided the vines that were headed towards him. He rolled to the floor, and dashed off. The vines were chasing after him, as he was panicked.

"I ran for my life! I didn't dare think of fighting him! And I was very fortunate, because I was able to learn knowledge of Mr. Nevins's whereabouts. And with prior knowledge about MIO, I was able to realize who she was. The souk is a labyrinth, but I knew it off the back of my hand. And thanks to that, I was able to escape, before the sun went up."

Rook explained, "…otherwise, I'd join MIO's collective, being Gang member #2 in her evil faction… and have a flesh bud like those two boys."

Steven said, "You would've died, years later, if Mr. Nevins caught you, would he?"

Chazz scoffed, "Died? Let's not jump the shark. This Persocom is not in great shape… BUT SHE'S STILL A MACHINE!"

Ojama Heart appeared, as it approached the Persocom. He explained, "This flesh bud, while it controls the brain, this woman's a robot; 100% artificial! I'll have my Ojamas pull it out."

Asahi blushed, as Chazz held Yuzuki down. She pleaded, "Chazz, you wouldn't!"

Michelle cried, "CHAZZ, NO! YOU WOULDN'T TRY TO PULL IT OUT!"

Chazz barked, "Old hag, just back off! I can remove this thing, without damaging the brain. I have speedy precision that can catch a bullet, so, it can also do this."

Michelle cried, "LISTEN TO ME! That LUST Core is alive! The reason it's controlling this body for a reason, because it's alive! Even a skilled surgeon wouldn't remove it, without serious damage!"

The Ojama Heart grabbed the LUST Core, but Chazz didn't know that one of its tentacles impaled into Chazz's right arm.

"SHIT!" Michelle cried.

Rook panicked, "It just sunk itself into his skin! This is bad! You have to let go, Princeton!"

Michelle explained, "It can dare enter anyone's brain, if they dare try to remove it!"

The tentacle made it to his neck, as Rook prepares to fight. But Peter halted him and said, "NO! Leave him to his work. The guy's impressive. He is pulling out the LUST Core, while halfway to his brain, and yet he remains purely calm. The Spirit inside him is making him focused! He has more precision and strength than we all have, combined!"

Chazz pulled the Core out, and thus removing it from Yuzuki's chest circuitry. Asahi cheered, "HE DID IT!"

The Ojama Heart grabbed it by the tentacles, pulled it out of Chazz's body, and flew towards Asahi. She shrieked, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"EAGLE SCREECH!" Farra uses her hypersonic cries to immobilize the LUST Core.

Michelle's hand glows and chops the midair LUST Core, turning it into ashes.
"OVERDRIVE!"

The ashes blew off, as everyone was relieved. Chazz walked off, as Mizuki said, "Thank goodness. This Persocom is still fully operational. However, I have to recharge her, before she returned to West Plaza."

Michelle said, "See that you do."

Chazz left to the hallways, as he saw tears flying. Heather suddenly run off, after witnessing the horrors she just saw. Farra was curious, as he said, "Someone was here… In case you're wondering. Someone who was just crying…"

Farra replied, as she remembered who it was, "So… She knew the truth… Heather… I'm sorry…"

She asked him, "So, tell me… Why would you come to rescue me, before that Persocom was about to strip me clean off?"

Chazz turned around and said, "To be honest, I don't know. I don't have an answer for that."

He left, as Asahi overheard him. She thought, "You're a nice guy, after all… Chazz…"

XXXXX

Heather was on the roof, as she was sobbing lightly. She overheard the truth about her husband, who left her, one month before The Gang's return to action in East Townsend. She whispered, "Steven… So, that's why you left me…"

She continued to cry, as she was heartbroken over the truth.

Hours later, a huge thick bag was on the desk, as Oscar returned from New Jersey. Asahi smiled, "OH~! Mundy…"

Oscar smiled, "G'day, love. Agent Dunn and I returned from our mission in New Jersey. Enzo's staying there, since he's from Jersey."

Asahi said, "Good to hear. I heard, since the scuffle, six months ago, he and Big Cass parted ways. But they still are brothers."

Oscar said, "Well, that's what you call change of power. Big Cass never has a right to speak. He told me that it's usually because he's tired of Enzo, covering for him. He's standing on his own… but sometimes I wish they'd stop fighting and get along."

Asahi said, "Well, as long as you're here, Michelle is in the conference room, with the others."

"OH? Miss Nevins is alive, eh?"

"Oh, yes. Didn't Scarlet tell you that?"

"No… Heather did… during our mission in New Jersey. She said that she doesn't want to tell the others, since it may be a trap. I'm new here, along with Rook, and she trusts me."

"I get it… Heather never told us, because of what Steven would say, if he knew."

"Precisely."

Asahi then said, "Then, I guess you also heard about Mr. Nevins, as well…"

Oscar nodded, "Rook told me, beforehand… I can't believe that the guy turned on you mates."

He also asked, "Also, your boyfriend, Princeton, eh?"

She replied, as she explained everything about what he's done. Peter stepped in, but he sighed, "Gimme a break…"

He walked off, as Asahi continued to talk about Chazz.

XXXXX

Michelle gave Mizuki the gem that once belonged to Yui. She said, "Here. I want to know more about this gem… This Power Core… that once belonged to Yui. She saved me from MIO…"

Mizuki said, as she looked at the pink gem, "It's beautiful. I think it's one of those gems that MIO controls… But it was a friend."

Michelle said, "Yes. Sadly, this gem guided me, since the end. You heard of Kagura Sohma? She was there, during my return. But now that she is gone from radar, we can focus on the mission at hand. It pains me to leave it to you, a Precious Stone user, like myself, but I can't hold onto it, much longer."

"Bad memories?"

"Even worse."

"Alright. I'll have a look and maybe find a weakness to counterattack MIO, since this is a genuine Power Core. The other gems we procured from Ayame, Gouriki, and Oboro all melted, upon returning."

"The sun melts them. This gem, flashed by sunlight, somehow remains whole. Those gems that the DNC were implanted in… They were LUST Cores."

Mizuki sighed in sadness, "You would've seen Ayame Kajou… She would retort, saying something like…"

Mizuki imitated Kajou, "Lust Cores? No wonder I am horny as hell, inside! Lust makes my vagina strong~!"

She sighed, "Or something like that… I've got to stop saying that lewd stuff."

Michelle nodded, "I'm sorry about Kajou… Shame that a cyborg from the future mistook her for MIO… But black hair is long and alluring… I wish I knew more about her."

Mizuki said, "She was a true ally. Sadly, fate chose her path, and she's dead. Tanukichi couldn't stop crying for her, since they were lovers."

"She was a pawn to all this, likewise the DNC, among others. But I'm sure that if Father didn't set Okuma free, we'd all be dead by now… but things changed, with lesser casualties."

Mizuki nodded and replied, "Right… Sorry again about your brother…"

She scanned the gem, and then said, "No further studies. But I'll be overnight on this one. Tell Peter I have to stay in Krieger's old lab, to examine this further. Maybe I'll find a breakthrough."

Michelle said, as she left, "See that you do. Once we find MIO and my brother, we end this."

Mizuki asked, "Wait… You mean… We have to kill Mr. Nevins? He was the founder of the group, and the heart and soul of our band."

Michelle said, "We are a rock band, yes… and we are all friends… But sometimes, you have to make sacrifices, if you want a bright future…"

She left Mizuki's lab, as Mizuki resumed working.

XXXXX

Elsewhere, Heather was leaving the building, still uneasy and sad. She stopped, as Peter said to her, "Heather!"

She asked, "Uh… Peter…"

Peter asked, "You knew… Didn't you?"

Heather sniffled, as she turned away. She walked off, without saying a word. Peter sighed, as he left the building, "Heather, I'm sorry. You weren't supposed to know."

XXXXX

That night, Mizuki was doing some research on the power core of Yui's, as she whispered, "Strange… I never knew this gem is potent and dangerous."

The gem was in a Plexiglas case, locked tight and with a UV lamp over it. She figured that the Power Core may produce more flesh buds from within. As she doing research, the gem started to glow slowly and ominously. The lamp started to fade out, as Mizuki was worried. She said, "Huh? The bulb's gone out… But that gem… I'll have t-."

She then saw the ominous glow, and asked, "Strange… It never does that. Michelle said that the gem reacts inside a Jewel Woman… But why is it-?"

The Plexiglas started to crack, as Mizuki gasped in shock. The light flashed all around the room, as Mizuki screamed.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

The next morning, Michelle, Rook, and Peter arrive at the AAW Building, as Michelle yawned, "OY! Anybody? Asahi! Where are you? You got my pants? I'm wearing yours, since it's my size, but I look ridiculous in them!"

Peter was at the cafeteria and said, "Huh… Heather's usually here… but in there, I might have some breakfast."

He decided to go to the vending machines. Afterwards, he said he'll visit Mizuki.

Rook, however, was heading down the stairs, as he sensed something from below. He gasped, "No… This power… Where have I seen this?"

He rushed to the basement lab and gasped, seeing Michelle's gem on the table, and Mizuki on the ground, unconscious.

"NO! MIZUKI!" Rook cried, rushing to her body, "NO! What happened? Please wake up!"

He felt her pulse, and said, "She's alive… But she's burning up. This can't be!"

Mizuki moaned, as she was struggling to get up. She didn't respond, as Rook whispered, "Mizuki, control yourself."

She lied on her chest, as Rook removed her shirt, replying, "Forgive me…"

Rook removed her shirt, showing her bare back. It sprouted a Power Core, a thick red-colored gem between her shoulder blades. Rook gasped, "But how? A Power Core! And implanted on her back! How can this be so? Mizuki Takase is a Precious Stone user… and she's also a cyborg. But how in the world-?"

He realized, "Yui Hirasawa's Power Core… MIO! She transmitted her energy into that stone, and gave Mizuki a Power Core of her own! But this is bad… Mizuki Takase has been given her OWN POWER CORE!"

He placed Mizuki on the table and said, "We were all relieved that Stephanie McMahon's body, harbored by MIO, can only affect Mr. Princeton and Asahi, but Mizuki's another story. In her fever, she's burning up, and her Power Core inside her… it's making her lose strength. BUT! That's just what we want to think! As long as anyone has a pure heart, there will definitely be an affect from MIO!
Mizuki Takase was once a normal girl, before joining The Gang, long ago. She was kindhearted and athletic. Not to mention sexy. But in her life, she has been pure of heart, especially the friends that she has hung around with, back in Tokyo. But, all that changed, when she acquired the Robot Gene, one of the Vile Trio of Precious Stones, once held by the late Tohru Honda! She is relatively the second weakest member of the group, behind Heather Dunn, but her knowledge makes her a proud ace in the team! This power inside her… It doesn't make sense! It's acting against her, not with her! If this keeps up, as it's getting worse, at the very least… SHE'LL DIE! SHE'LL BE OVERCOME!"

"MIZUKI!" Peter cried, as the others, minus Heather, were at Mizuki's lab. Rook was holding Mizuki in his arms, as Mizuki was only in her bra.

Michelle whispered, "No… She-. A Power Core? In her?"

Apparently, they overheard Rook's deductions, and they were right. Michelle seethed, as she grabbed Chazz by the collar and slammed him to the wall.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Michelle roared out, very loudly.

She started to cry and wept, "This is the one thing I feared the most! The very last thing I ever wanted for the lads! Mizuki, the cyborg of The Gang… She's under MIO's control! I know she's weak and all, but this cannot be a repeat performance of the past! My brother… My father… and my nieces…I can't have this repeat itself, again! I knew this day would come, when one of The Gang becomes imbued in MIO's curse… She's not the strongest member, and she can't fight off this thing!"

She cried, as Chazz slapped her face. He boomed, "TELL ME! What can we do?"

Michelle calmed down and said, "Okay… I'm sorry I overreacted…"

Peter barked, "I agree with Chazz on this one! That's my wife MIO is fucking with! She has no right to use her… I will find MIO, and ELIMINATE THAT CUNT!"

Michelle nodded, "Peter's right. Our only option left is locate MIO. The Gang has a brand new mission, one you cannot back down from. Our mission: Find MIO… AND THEN, KILL HER!"

The others gasped, as Peter seethed, knowing what MIO did to the one he loves.

Mizuki is lying on the table, with a white tarp over her, with her head sticking out, as Farra said, "Helpless… Even after everything to assist her, she's helpless… and we're useless to stop her."

Peter looked through the photos, as Michelle said, "This is ridiculous! All my photos from my Ghost Writer are all MIO, and no leads! Finding her is a problem. No matter how many times I tried, she's hiding in the darkness. It's all pitch black, in each of my spirit photos…"

Peter asked, "Say… You never let me look. You and your ESP Perk. You are looking at it wrong."

Rook said, "Obviously. Agent Giese has the Darkness Shadow, a polar opposite of your powers."

Michelle asked, "You think you know what it is?"

Rook said, "We've used various methods to figure it out, but it all comes to nothing… Mizuki's our only hope, but it seems that her Lust Core got to her, thanks to MIO."

Peter takes a photo and said, "Let me look. This is my wife, after all. I might be able to find out."

He shrouded himself in a dark aura and boomed, "Yoru Sen Akuma!"

His Phantoms appeared, as they pondered the photo. He said to "himself", "Alright… Which one of you can pick out where this photo came from?"

Farra asked, "What's he doing?"

Steven said, as he was watching, "Big Guy's got something. I want to know if he does. This is Mizuki we're talking about…"

Peter's breath turned black and said, "It's found something within the shadows."

He said, "Hey, guys. Get me a sketchbook. I found it."

Farra said, "Here. Use mine."

She gave him a notepad and said, "Good. Chazz's Ojama Heart is just like my Phantoms… It can move accurately to pull a power gem from somebody's chest or brain… and can catch a bullet, before near-death… Maybe one of my Phantoms know…"

One Phantom held the notepad, as Peter showed the second Phantom the photo. It nodded to the third one, and then sketched out the photo, in superspeed precision. Everyone was in shock, as Peter finished.

Chazz looked, "What the-?"

Rook cried, "NO WAY! IT SAW A FLY THROUGH ALL THAT!"

Michelle said, "Yeah, but how the hell is a fly gonna help us?"

Rook said, "Wait! I know what it is!"

"What?"

"Is there a library, nearby?"

Peter said, "Nearby, couple blocks away."

He took the sketch and stated, "Let me have the sketch! I'll do some research. I'll be right back."

He left to go to the library, as the others were concerned. Asahi said, "I wonder… Did it really hurt Mizuki? It can't be a mosquito…"

She felt worried, as Steven growled. Farra replied, as she grew worried for him, "I'm sorry, Steven… Those guys are experts at darkness… I don't get it…"

He said nothing, as he stared at Mizuki, still unconscious.

XXXXX

At a library, Rook was looking through the books, checking for what the fly looks like. Heather suddenly appeared, as he said, without looking, "Late as usual. Sorry, but I have no time for you."

"Can the powers of the Power Core can do that to you? Kill you?" She asked him.

He replied, "Yes. I have seen far too many people suffer that same fate."

Heather then asked, "Really? Then, I overheard what you said… about my husband… in Egypt… Is it true? Has he-? He's betrayed us?"

Rook replied, "You weren't supposed to know… But it's true. We all thought Michelle had died, a while back, but it turns out that Michelle lived, only to bear the burden of betrayal. I, Rook Hadigan the 3rd, have never seen such power, when I met him…"

Heather turned away and was upset, as Rook continued, "As for the gem, it's limited to her body, right now. It won't stop, until it grows like a vine, and it'll be overtaken and bind into her. I experience these gems, firsthand, and even experienced the slaves that followed. In weeks to come, Mizuki will slip into a coma, as she is in now, and never wake up… and then, die…
Mizuki Takase is in possession of the Robot Gene, a Precious Stone. Combining that of a Power Core, created by the Tokisaki Bloodline, is proven to be fatal, even towards those of pure heart. Your average person will experience this as a rare and unknown disease that no doctor could normally treat it. And normally, neither you nor I would do anything about it…
But there's hope for her future. In fifty days, Mizuki Takase will imbue to the Power Core, and become a gynoid vampire, like MIO; except her lifespan will be shortened and limited… We just have to find and defeat MIO, before that! If we can sever her links to MIO, we can save her."

Heather was sad, as she said, "May I assist? I want to help you…"

Rook said, "You may."

They were looking through the books, looking for that fly.

XXXXX

Steven watched through the window and said, "Mizuki…"

Chazz examined Mizuki, as he thought, "She doesn't know it, but inside her body, in her cybernetics, the core is manifesting in her… Dr. Ryuken can't examine her and remove it. That'll be bad for her…"

Asahi said, "Chazz… Are you worried over her? Miss Mizuki doesn't deserve this…"

He said, "She'll be fine."

She was saddened, "I'm still worried… Mizuki is one with the team, but… But it's bad… I know she's well-aware… but I can't lose her, much as the others."

She was in tears, "I wish I wanted to help her, but… But not like this… If I had a Precious Stone, I'd help her out, and maybe use it for her good… Instead, I'm stuck being a Giant Mecha… which is a saving grace. It makes me want to smash her face in, that MIO…"

She seethed and roared, "I so want to hurt her! I know Mizuki's life is at stake, but…"

Chazz held Asahi and said, "Calm down… And shut up. I don't like you acting this upset. She'll be fine… I only wish we knew…"

Rook returned, as he said, "Miss Nevins, I found it. It was indeed a fly that appeared… But… it's not just any fly…"

He opened the book and showed a picture of a fly in the book, and pointed at it, "It's this one."

They observed the book, learning of what the fly originated from. The Nile Tsetse Fly – a bloodsucking insect prevalent in the Nile River Basin. The tsetse genus includes a striped species, known as the Aswan Tsetse Fly.

Michelle gasped, "Egypt?!"

Rook said, "And it originated from there, in the photos. We narrowed it down to the Aswan Region. MIO is there!"

Heather appeared and said, "And so's my husband… He is in Egypt, after all."

Chazz asked, "Agent Dunn?"

Michelle barked, "What do you mean?"

Heather said, "During a routine mission, my husband gave me a postcard from Cairo, saying that he's doing alright… That's when I sensed his aura… He's alive and well… but… I decided to take a family trip with the girls, touring the Nile. Something was odd about the aura."

Rook said, "You were in Egypt, too, correct?"

Peter said, "Only to look for Mr. Nevins."

Farra responded, "So, why did you look for him?"

Heather replied, "I want to know where he's been, and wanting to learn if he's safe, after all."

Rook replied, "It appears that MIO chose to stay in Egypt, after all. My guess is that this is where she'll launch the next attack, and she's even used Mr. Nevins as a scapegoat…"

Heather growled, "So, we're leaving to Egypt, now! I'm going with you, only for answers! I failed my attempts to find him, my darling Steven… and now, I want retribution on that bitch! If what I hear is true-!"

Michelle asked, "YOU? But he… Are you sure?"

Heather stated, "I don't need your opinion… I want to know… if he did abandon us for MIO!"

They all gasped, as Chazz asked, "Seriously? Why would you want to do that?"

Heather said, "To be honest, I don't know. It's just I was compelled to do this… Steven Nevins is my husband, after all, and he disappeared, long after Michelle died, and somehow rebirthed."

The others grew worried, as Steven said, "Heather… You're a leading A-Squad Agent now. You have what it takes to take it in the big leagues? Mizuki will die in fifty days."

Heather nodded, "I have time. You worry about Mizuki. I need volunteers for this mission. Since it's Mr. Nevins, my husband, I'll be head of this group."

Michelle said, "That, I can agree… But let me do the talking on this one. Me, Peter, and Rook… we all knew of me brother's betrayal, and of MIO, and have much experience of her presence."

Peter whispered to Mizuki, in the hospital bed, "Mizuki… We're gonna save you, no matter what… I promise… I'll return… and you will be alive and well."

He then said, as he turned away, "I'd kiss her, but then I'd be infected by MIO's lust."

Rook replied, "You have TWO Precious Stones. Having to suffer MIO's power core into you will be faster for you to die. A maximum of three, equals instant death within a week."

Peter smirked, "I'm cool. I have faced death before… and survived. The grim reaper isn't taking me, just yet."

Heather said, "Mizuki Takase's the brains of the group. Without her, we would be lost in the wind. This woman eased the Big Guy's heart. If my husband were in this situation, I'd risk everything for him… But, all I want is The Gang to be happy and supportive… since the future is on the line. I only wish I had someone like Mizuki's support and care."

Rook said, "Indeed."

Michelle growled, "There's no time!"

She boomed, "WE LEAVE FOR EGYPT, IMMEDIATELY!"

Minutes later, medical vehicles appeared, as doctors rushed to take Mizuki. She was being carted away, as Michelle stated, "Do not worry! We can trust them! They are doctors from the Speedwagon Foundation! They're going to stay with Mizuki; taking care of her, around the clock."

Steven said, "Good. In that case, we need volunteers to head to Egypt. Farra and I have nothing better to do, so we'll stay here."

Asahi cried, "I'm coming with you, for Mizuki's sake!"

Chazz barked, "Like hell you will! You're staying here, and that's that, you bitch!"

Asahi pouted, as Michelle said, "He's right. We need someone like you to take the front lines in America. But the minute new news comes in from across the sea, head to Egypt, once we give you intel and our whereabouts."

Asahi saluted, as Heather said, "I'll take leadership. Besides, we have a heavy hitter here… and Rook… You three stay put, since you're our Aces."

Mundy saluted, "Okay, mate."

Farra stated, "You can count on us. We'll pray for your return."

Steven nodded, "She's right. We'll watch Mizuki, until then."

Chazz kissed Asahi and said, "Stay safe, okay, Asa?"

Asahi blushed, "I love you… Don't ever leave me, baby…"

Chazz griped, "Jesus Christ, you're such an emotional bitch…"

Asahi sobbed, "Sorry… I can't help it…"

He walked off, as Rook halted him. He said, "Wait! If we're going to Egypt, and since I work part-time as a fortune teller, allow me to rename your Ojama Heart, before we go."

He held up tarot cards and added, "With the tarots, the cards of fate, do not look, but let chance guide your choice. Not only it will decide your destiny, but will give extra abilities to your Ojamas."

Peter said, "HEY! Don't we get to draw, too?"

Rook said, "Everyone gets a draw. For this, we'll need everyone's help. What do you say, Mr. Princeton?"

Chazz agreed, and drew a tarot card. He drew "The Star". Rook boomed, "The Star Card. I shall name your Ojamas as… Ojama Star!"

The others drew cards, as they are to name their powers, too.

Team Nevins (The Gang's Main Group)
Chazz Princeton – Ojama Star (Spirit Caller) – Abilities: Precision in Movement and Extreme Strength
Michelle Nevins – Hermit Ghost (Precious Stone) – Abilities: Spirit Photography
Reginald Hadigan the 3rd – Humming Magician (Spirit Caller) – Abilities: Swordfighting and Manipulation
Peter Giese – Darkness Devil (Precious Stone) – Abilities: Extreme Strength, Fast Punches, and Stealth
Heather Dunn – Ice Empress (Precious Stone) – Abilities: Cryokinesis, Super Speed, and Defense Tactics

Steven said, "So, what about us?"

Rook smirked, "Don't worry, you guys can take care of things, from here. MIO could strike, right here in America."

Farra said, "He's right. And not just Hirokawa and Itani, there may be other users that MIO control. Even in Egypt, or here in America."

Steven said in a glare, "I hope you're right. Give me the tarots!"

Team A-Fist (The Gang's Secondary Group)
Steven Cooke – Divine Moon (Spirit Caller) – Abilities: Instant Death Blows and Intense Strength
Farra Stevens – Phoenix Sun (Precious Stone) – Abilities: Fire and Heat
Oscar "Mundy" Gooden – Hierophant Sniper (Spirit Caller) – Abilities: Excellent Marksmanship
Asahi Sakurai – Idol Justice (Spirit Caller) – Abilities: Kaiju Metamorphosis and Charm

Michelle called, "Alright! We're all set now! WE'RE OFF!"

Steven said, "Heather, you do the honors, since you're the leading agent in this mission."

Heather nodded, "That's right! LISTEN UP! Our next stop… IS EGYPT! MIO IS GOING DOWN!"

They stepped one foot forward, as Heather boomed, "GANG! LET'S GO! LET'S HIT THE ROAD!"

And so begins… The Gang finally will go toe-to-toe with MIO. They have fifty days to save Mizuki, and possibly learn about Steven Nevins's betrayal to the vampire queen. Will they succeed?

Episode XXII – End

Now, we're faced with a crisis… With Mizuki Takase incapacitated, will The Gang achieve in their goal? Will they stop MIO and save Mizuki?
Next stop: Egypt!

To be continued…