At Alternativa, the café, three girls were sitting in a table, having tea and cake. One girl was with short brown hair, with a blue sweater and a skirt, holding a smartphone. Another was with long black hair, and with a tan cardigan, and another was huge with brown hair done in twin bun pigtails, and wearing a dark blue vest, white blouse, and an orange skirt.

"Mmngh…" the girl in brown said, "I'm bored…"

The girl in black hair said, "Pets, save your chat later. We have a lot of work to do, if we're to ace this final exam, before Kana comes back."

Pets said, "Whatever…" and then scribbled onto the paper.

The girl in black asked, "So… You need help with this?"

"Will you? I'm just not feeling it today."

The huge woman said to the waiter, as he brought a plate of four slices of strawberry shortcake, "Set it there."

"Si, signora."

The girl in black said to Pets, "It's hard to not learn advanced math, even though you are from Mars. But even Martians need to learn their multiplication tables. Or, in this case, relearn their tables."

She asked, "Alright… What's 6 times 5?"

Pets huffed, "25?"

"Close."

"Oh… Uh… 30."

"Bravo! See, Pets? Impressive work."

"Okay. I remember now! 6 times 5 is thirty!"

The huge girl said, "Here it comes…"

Pets wrote on the paper, and wrote her answer… six times five is twenty-eight?

The girl in black asked, "Eh? 28?"

Pets smiled, "I'm close!"

SMASH!
"YOU MEASLY PUNK SHIT!" The girl in black roared, smashing her face to the table, "Are you trying to mess with you, you little brat?!"

STAB!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Pets was stabbed in the face by a fork. The girl in black clasped her head and was livid.

"HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TEACH YOU, BEFORE YOU EVEN LEARN A FUCKING THING, YOU DUMB CAGACAZZO?"

She slammed her head down, as the huge girl huffed, sipping her Dr. Pepper, "Sheesh… Hijiri's lost it again…"

Hijiri hollered, stamping Pets' head onto the table, "YOU JUST SAID SIX TIMES FIVE IS THIRTY! SO WHY THE HELL DID YOU ANSWER EVEN LESS? YOU WERE CLOSE, BUT IT'S STILL WRONG!"

SHING!
Pets brandished a knife at Hijiri, and hissed demonically, "You… You fucking cunt. I'll kill you… I'll kill you, Hijiri… Maybe I'll rip that pretty little face of yours, you shit-eating slut…"

Hijiri shivered, as her neck was nearly stabbed by Pets' blade, "You wouldn't… Bastardo!"

Kana screamed out, as she appeared, "YOU MORONS! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING NOW? Can't you get along for one goddamn second?!"

She stepped in and said, "Seriously, you're scaring away the customers, if you go ballistic. And I can hear you from all the way in the entrance."

Nanao said, "Granted, I was the one that heard the commotion…"

Emily smiled, as she stated, "Well, at least you know your friends, eh?"

June said nothing, as she turned to the others. The girls stared down, as June nodded. Kana said, "Ladies, this is the newbies that I told you about, yesterday… The girl in the lab coat is Maynard, and the girl in green hair is her android, Kashima. The girl in blonde and glasses is the one I told you about. Let me introduce you. This is June Nevins."

June bowed, as the other girls were staring at them, in silence. She said, "My name is June Nevins. Pleased to meet you."

The girls calmly stared down, as Pets and Hijiri dispersed and calmed down. Pets said, "I'm so sorry…"

Hijiri smiled, "It's alright… Sorry if I snapped, back there."

Pets smiled, "No, that's fine. We'll study harder, again. So teach me."

Kana roared, "HEY! I am the one that brought her here, so the least you stronzos can do is be respectful! Just because she's new, that means you can't ignore her! Now pay attention, you idiots!"

A waiter called, "Miss Koumoto? Miss, you have a phone call."

Kana nodded, "Grazie."

She said to the others, "I'll be giving introductions to each of you, later. I'll be right back, so behave! Capiti? June, Maynard, Kashima, take some time to get to know them."

She walked off, as the huge girl emptied the teapot. Nanao said, "They seemed awfully nice… once you get to know them."

The huge girl held the full teapot and smirked, "Nevins, was it? Have a seat."

June said, "Yes, ma'am…"

The huge girl said, "How about some tea?"

Nanao secretly analyzed the tea, and the huge girl prepared a cup. She gasped, "Ew, no…"

Emily asked, "What's wrong?"

Nanao whispered into her ear and Emily was sickened. She thought, "That fat girl just piss in the teapot?!"

The huge girl said, "Well, drink up."

The others gasped, as June was given hot tea… from urine.

Meanwhile, Kana was on the phone, as she said, "Yes? This is Koumoto… … …Hmm… Yes, I see…"

She paused, as the clerk asked, "Is everything alright?"

Kana said, "No, not at all."

Episode 2 - Chapter 2: The Search for Popo's Fortune!
The Alternativa Gang!

June smiled and said, "Thank you…"

The huge girl asked, "How old are you?"

June said, "I'm only 16."

Pets smiled, "Sixteen?! She is about the same age as all of us!"

June paused, and looked at the tea. The huge girl and Hijiri smirked quietly, as Emily thought, "Crap. I bet she knew…"

The huge girl asked, "What's wrong?"

Hijiri smiled, "You're not that thirsty? It does seem a bit tart."

June quietly stared at them, as she thought, "So…"

The huge girl said, "You thanked me for the tea. It'd be pretty rude, if you'd not drink it."

June said, "No, that's fine. It's just new to me, in this orange tea…"

Emily thought, "Funny. I always thought urine was yellow…"

Kana returned, as Pets snickered. Nanao replied, "You don't have to drink the tea. Perhaps I can make a fresh batch."

Hijiri called, "Whoa, hold it, Robo-Bimbo. This place makes its own tea. You step aside, alright?"

Kana called out, "What the hell is going on here?"

June said, "It's nothing bad. This fat girl here gave me tea… just to show some niceness."

The huge girl cried, "DID SHE CALL ME FAT?"

Kana called, "MOSSAN! Stand down!"

Mossan calmed down, as June sipped the pee tea. Emily gagged, "She drank it!"

Pets added, "That's nasty as hell!"

June gulped it all down, shocking everyone. Kana asked, "What did you do? Speak up!"

She finished it all, as June smirked, thinking to herself, "I knew they'd play Mean Girls on me… What they'd not know is that I'm psychic… but also… I managed to use my Devil Princess to change one of my teeth into a jellyfish. You know that 98% of its body is made of liquid."

Hijiri cried, "YOU DRANK IT?! NO FREAKING WAY! How could she do that?"

Pets yelled, "HOLY SHIT! She guzzled that down, and without a cringe!"

Emily cried, "I should be asking that! How the hell did she drank that tea?"

Nanao said, "June Nevins, there's no way. How did you manage to drink that?"

June smiled, "You guys got abilities that you won't share. So, I'm not talking."

They all gasped, as Mossan thought, "So… She's one of them, those with pure hearts… She's a Stand User, I bet."

Kana thought, as the others were amazed, "June Nevins… I don't know what it is, but something about her that makes me hard to dislike."

Hijiri said, "You're cautious, but I respect that."

Kana said, "They're not exactly a team yet, and I know they are knowing each other… but we don't have any time to wait. But this… This has to be done, as soon as possible. No going back."

She called out, "ALL OF YOU! We're leaving!"

They all gasped, "Eh?!"

Kana explained, "Important news, it is. First, we're heading to Italy. Follow me."

She walked off, leaving the café, as the others were concerned. Emily asked, "Italy? Again?!"

She felt uneasy, as she said, "Not this again… Koumoto's going to Italy…"

June said, "You're still bummed over what happened back there, two years ago? To be honest, so am I…"

Nanao asked, "I see… Master, was it because of the tooth issue from Beth Nevins?"

Emily roared, "WHO TOLD YOU THAT?"

Nanao pointed at June, as June said, "Well, she didn't let me explain fully…"

Emily griped, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Mossan asked, "Huh… What's gotten into Maynard?"

Pets huffed, "Who cares… Her and the four-eyed blonde are nuts."

They were chartering a plane to Italy, as Kana was feeling worried. Emily and June were even more upset, as they had to return to Italy, the same place where Beth Nevins fought Kagura Sohma and the Jewel Women of Old, a while back. They still remembered that day, where Michelle Nevins was wounded heavily, Kyo Sohma and Subaru Mikage were killed, and how Beth Nevins learned Ty Ko Ky from Mandy, her teacher, who would become her long-lost grandmother. They also remembered how they almost lost Beth, during the final battle.

June looked out the window, as she whispered, "Going back to Italy… It's very heartbreaking to go back there."

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When they arrived, they were walking down the streets of Naples. As they were walking, two old ladies were greeting to Kana, as one of them asked for her advice. She said that her friend was assaulted by her son, since he was smacked on drugs. This annoyed Kana, as she was shocked by this outcome. She responded, "I… AHEM! We shall see… I will do what I can to stop this."

She secretly sweat bullets, as she knew the dangers she caused.

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Near the marina, the girls were about to take a yacht together. Emily asked, "Oh? We're taking a yacht for a ride?"

Mosson asked, "When did you get a hold of a yacht?"

Kana said, "We'll rent one."

Pets moaned, "What? We don't get to keep it?"

Nanao said, "Permit me to ask, but for safety reason, do not choose Number 4."

Kana asked, "Huh?"

Nanao explained, "Something bad happens, when it reaches 4. It may sink."

Pets smirked, "Yeah, unlike Mossan's fat ass."

Mossan shouted, "SILENCE!"

Hijiri said, "Since when are you programmed for tetraphobia?"

Nanao said, "I'm Made in Japan, Hijiri Yajira. 4 is a terrible unlucky number in Japan. The number four, or shi, means death."

They agreed to rent a yacht, and chose to go to Lagoon-2. Kana said, "How much do I owe you? I'd like to rent it for my friends, for three days."

The clerk said to her, "Money's no object to you, Miss Koumoto. Take it, as long as you like; just as long as you do not scuff up the paint and chrome."

Kana nodded, "Grazie mille."

Mossan placed down some snacks and said, "Hold on, pops! Ring me up!"

She grinned, as she grabbed a handful of snacks to bring with.

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And so, they traveled off, into the ocean blue, aboard the Lagoon-2. Pets and Nanao were relaxing, as the others were faced on the bow, viewing the seaside view. Hijiri smiled, "Yes, this is the life."

Nanao was reading a manga, while Pets was listening to the boombox. Nanao started to fidget, as she beeped, "Oh, I do feel parched." She called, "Excuse me, Tomomi Hetada." She waved her hand, "Tomomi Hetada?"

Pets asked, "WHAT?"

Nanao said, "Man Motoyama bought a lot of drinks, before we disembarked to the sea. Is it alright if I have one, please?"

Pets asked, "What? Don't you robots short-out over liquid consumptions? And besides, that's Mossan's drinks. She bought it."

Nanao nodded, "True. But Emily Maynard built me to be waterproof, and liquid consumptions doesn't short me out. So, to offer an act of niceness, offer me a cold one. YES or NO?"

Pets moaned, "Why do I bother?" She grabbed a can and said, "Here. Cola or a fizzy water?"

"You mean like 7Up or Mountain Dew? This fizzy water you mean? I'll take fizzy water. The bubbles are always so visible in clear soda."

Pets gave her a can and said, "Here you go, robot."

Nanao gave her the manga, as she took the can, "Thank you, Tomomi Hetada. Here, hold this for me, please." She opened the can, and went to Pets, taking the manga back, "Thank you. I would never sully my own manga, since I need two hands to open a can. Grazie."

She resumed reading, as Pets resumed with her music. But suddenly, the boombox stopped playing. Pets gasped, "HUH? What the hell happened? NOT NOW! Why did the radio stop playing? I JUST BOUGHT THAT! AGH, son of shit sodding bastard! That geezer owes me a new one!"

It turns out that Nanao was responsible for shorting out Pets' boombox. Only, she was holding the soda in her hands, and poured the contents onto the radio, without looking. It was purely an accident.

Nanao called out, "Excuse me! Kana Koumoto! I believe we have traveled about a couple kilometers to the ocean! What sort of destination you are taking us to?"

Kana was halfway through the ocean, as she said, "We're far enough from shore, as we speak. So, now it's time to explain why we're in Italy… Our destination... is Capri."

Mossan asked, "Capri?"

Hijiri said, "We're not going as tourists, are we?"

Kana said, "No."

Nanao asked, "Question: Why are we heading to Capri, to blend in with the crowd?"

Kana explained, "This morning, Popo was found dead in his cell! It was suicide!"

The others, except June, were shocked, as Kana added, "But it does not matter how he died, and why. Popo was a capo that did things which could get himself killed."

Hijiri asked, "Eh? But why are we going to Capri, for Popo's death?"

Kana said, "Well, he actually has a secret fortune. It's worth… TEN BILLION LIRE! (nearly $5.89mil US)."

Mossan gasped, "Ten billion Lire?!"

Kana said, "I am currently the only person to know where it is hidden. And he ordered me to hide it. With that, we can claim that capital and rise to the rank of capo. Since Popo's dead, that Lire belongs to us now!"

Pets cheered, "AWESOME!"

Hijiri said, "She's definitely aiming for the top. She's going to be a capo, someday."

Mossan thought, "She's earned that opportunity, and it's not just luck."

Pets asked, "So, where is it?"

Kana said, "I cannot tell you, it's far too soon to explain. Rumors of his hidden fortune have made the rounds towards most of the famiglia. Until we secure the goods, we must stay on high alert."

Suddenly, Pets fell down, NOT in an Anime-style THUD, but rather…
"PETS!" Kana screamed.

Pets was being pulled down, into inside the boat. She was sucked inside, into a small drain pipe. The others gasped, as Nanao cried, "Something happened to Tomomi Hetada!"

Mossan cried, "PETS! What are you doing?"

Nanao called, "EVERYONE! Get over here!"

All that was left was a right shoe. Hijiri said, "She fell into the drain pipe…"

Emily said, "Impossible…"

June looked at the shoe, and then said, "Hmm… She was sucked in, I know that."

Mossan snatched the shoe and cried, "Give it here!"

Hijiri said, "She was here, and gone in a split-second. Where the hell could she have gone?"

Kana cried, "None of you saw anything? To me, it looked like Pets was sucked into the box, and was pulled in, with great ease. The question is how."

Nanao asked, "But the only way down is inside the yacht, or in the ocean!"

Hijiri cried, "Where are you? PETS!"

She leapt over the railing and cried, "Where are you? Are you hurt? If it's a joke, it's not funny!"

She vanished, as everyone else was looking around. Mossan looked at the area, as she whispered, "What the hell? Even Hijiri's gone, too? Where did she go?"

Nanao gasped, "Everyone! LOOK!"

The yacht was broken in. Kana gasped, "Oh, no! Nevins, Maynard, Mossan, I need your help on this one! Someone broke into our yacht!"

Emily said, "Someone shanghaied us?"

Mossan attempted to go inside, as Emily called, "NO, WAIT!"

She stopped her and said, "Be patient, like me. What if you get sucked in, like Pets and Hijiri?"

Nanao said, "She's right! If you go in there, chances are-!"

"I DON'T NEED ANY SAGE ADVICE FROM YOU TWO!" Mossan roared.

Nanao pleaded, "Man Motoyama, I'm giving you a choice!"

Mossan roared, "My name's Mossan!"

Kana called, "Do as she says! You and me stay close to each other! June, you, Maynard, and Kashima stay by us, as well! We're being attacked! Someone is hijacking the boat…"

Nanao replied, "Could it be pirates?"

Kana said, "Worse. A Stand User!"

Mossan asked, "But why all of a sudden here?"

Emily said, "I think I know why… It's the money! Someone knew of Popo's death, and you were good friends with him, Koumoto. Chances are that this wanker wants the fortune for himself!"

Mossan replied, "She's right… This is a weird person we're meeting."

Kana growled, "It must be someone from the famiglia, and tailed us here to Italy! They must've found out about the money."

Mossan cried, "Does that mean they knew we've been leaving, and snuck behind us, when we left shore?"

Kana said, "Looks that way. They knew I'm the one who hid the fortune, so they intend to get rid of everyone but me, then I would be forced to reveal the secret fortune. It also means that if we'd escape, there's no land. So, he's trapped us like sardines, so they're taking their time!"

Mossan asked, "You're saying that Pets and Hijiri are dead?"

June said, "No, they're still alive, I know it."

Nanao added, "If they were killed, they'd leave any visible marks."

Kana replied, "Well, I didn't say that they are dead. But for ten billion, you'd have to kill your own to get the treasure."

June examined the yacht and said, "By my vantage point, they're not dead, but held hostage. But how they were captured is a mystery."

Emily said, "Listen to yourself! How the holy hell did this bastard try to kidnap up, by sucking through the drainpipe?!"

Mossan cried, "YOU SHUT UP, YOU BRAT!" and held the shoe high. However, the shoe was gone. She gasped, "Huh? Pets' shoe!"

June said, "I turned Pets' shoe into a fly, trying to return to its owner. Though, if Pets is truly dead, it wouldn't fly around at that general area."

Mossan gasped, "Uncanny."

Nanao cried, "Yes! That means that Tomomi Hetada and Hijiri Yajima are still alive somewhere!"

Mossan asked, "Kana, what the hell is her ability?!"

Emily shushed her, "Shut up and listen, and you'll see…"

June went closer, as the fly hovered over the cabin, "The fly is near the entrance to the cabin. Pets is somewhere near the cabin, inside. But for some reason, the fly can't find her. It's not descending into the lower cabin or locker... it seems to be fixated, on that general area, over there. So, she's probably inside..."

Kana said, "Va bene. So, if we're able to figure out his ability, we'll be able to rescue the others. Otherwise, one misstep would cost us our lives."

June stated, "Correct. But an attack where they are hidden is shortcoming. If we figure this ability out, we should be able to stop him. Don't forget, traitors cannot go unpunished… and he or she is in the organization, with this power."

Kana said, "Right. The real battle begins now. Mossan, perhaps your ability will be useful, to defeat such an enemy."

Emily asked, "Defeat? Do you have that ability to solve this mystery?"

Mossan said, "Hard to say… But this, it has to do with my safety, first. I cannot dare unleash it towards those three. Besides, it's for my own well-being…"

Emily boomed, "Oh, bollocks! It's like you're afraid to use it, just because someone is being held hostage!"

Mossan barked, "I meant you three! I do not trust any of you as a teammate, even if Kana considers you trustworthy… I mean, it's daring that Nevins has that ability, but what about Maynard and the robot?"

Emily said, "I see… Being new and all, you don't trust us. Have you forgotten who June Nevins is? She's the daughter of Steven Nevins, founder of The Gang!"

Mossan barked, "And… a traitor to every last person in the community and the organization! I HEARD what happened in Egypt, one year ago! That's why I don't trust this girl and her theory! She just came up with it, and did not enter!"

Nanao said, "Man Motoyama, it was out of safety! June Nevins has clairvoyance, you know!"

Mossan barked, "And I'm saying that this Future Sight is just BS! I'm not believing a word from this brat! How would she know? She hasn't seen anything."

Kana scolded, "MOSSAN!"

Emily said, "I know I don't trust June's bizarre abilities, but I believe her, many times. You just don't have psychic powers!"

Mossan said, "It's alright. But I'm going to check the cabin, myself, and see."

June roared, "Mossan, I'm warning you! If you step inside, you're going to get killed!"

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH, FOUR-EYED CULO!" Mossan yelled, "Like you'd help?"

June growled, as she said, "Fine… Know this… I, June Nevins, will keep this dream alive! You want to solve it, yourself? FINE!"

She dashed off, as Emily cried, "JUNE!"

Nanao cried, "JUNE NEVINS, COME BACK!"

She leapt across to the cabin, but-.
STAB!
She was stabbed in the back by tentacles, and a small metal pipe, into her spine. Kana cried, "SHIT! She was luring the enemy out!"

Emily shouted, "JUNE! GET OUT OF THERE!"

Kana roared, "Merda! I'm saving her!"

Mossan stopped her and called, "NO! June Nevins, you're one folle idiota… All this to prove you're worth something…"

She brimmed in light energy and called, "This girl's crazier than I thought!"

She revealed a purplish figure, as June was being pulled in. Kana cried, "NO!"

Emily cried, "Impossible! Where did June go?"

Mossan called, "NO! If you go down there, they'll suck you in, too! It's not that I don't trust your friend, but Nevins seems to believe that you won't abandon her. However, if she had died, her magical powers would've dissipated!"

The fly remained, as Kana gasped, "The fly… Pets' shoe…"

Nanao said, "That means she's alive!"

Mossan cried, "They're below deck, down there!"

Kana cried, as she unleashed ARC, "Alt-R.C.!" And then it opened up a portal to down below in the deck. However, it was an empty bed and desk.

"They're gone." Emily said.

Nanao said, "They are hidden below. The only question is… how?"

Mossan stated, "Okay… Since you can save your friend, wait up here, and Kana and I will go below. I'm going to track down this mystery."

Emily replied, "That'll be fine. We're going to follow that fly, somewhere. Since you're below, we'll stay above, watching it.

She and Kana hopped down, as Emily said, "Well, we better wait and check the bow."

Nanao asked, "Master? The fly is near the edge of the bow. It's strange. What is this?"

Emily said, "I don't know. Wherever the others are, we're not sure why and how. June Nevins sacrificed herself to locate the enemy… and yet she's still alive."

Nanao asked, "Do you think…?"

Below in the cabin, Mossan unleashed her powers, as she was below, under where Pets and Hijiri were abducted.
"Prog Tech! Let's jam!" And then she unleashed a ghostly spirit with a timer on its face. She called, "Rewind to the moments before Pets was kidnapped. Five minutes before, to be exact."

The spirit flew off and headed upwards. It arrived at the spot of where Pets is and transformed into Pets. Kana called, "Is the fly okay?"

Nanao said, "Near the bow, Kana Koumoto."

Kana replied, "Good. Stay here! Mossan, move fast!"

She and Mossan ran back to the spot, as Emily said, "You should need my help on this, you know…"

Kana stated, "We will. But we'll explain, once we have captured whoever stole our friends, and tried to take Popo's fortune!"

Nanao nodded, "We understand."

They went off, as Emily waited, "I rather wait. You don't want to see me end up becoming another living husk…"

They arrived, as Mossan called, "Playback, Prog!"

The spirit posing as Pets was sitting by the hole, as she was listening to her radio. Kana asked, "This is where she was relaxing."

Emily asked, "What's going on?"

Mossan said, "Apparently, you and the android were busy, and I had this examine what she was doing."

Emily was amazed, "That's Pets! But why is she playing pretend?"

Kana said, "This all happened, five minutes before she was abducted. This was before I announced the Lire's location."

Emily said, "But still… this scene doesn't help, at all."

Mossan said, "I'll fast-forward and search more…"

She sped up and saw Pets walk off to where the others are. Kana gasped, "Follow it!"

Nanao looked on and asked, "Excuse me, Man Motoyama… Why is Tomomi Hetada here?"

Emily barked, "Turn away, you idiot! Didn't Mossan say you cannot look?"

Kana huffed, "Too late. Mossan, they know, so you can trust them."

Pets was sitting near the small box, where she would later be kidnapped. Kana said, "And this is where I told them about the fortune. It even has my voice, too!"

Mossan said, "It replays everything. It even matches the sounds and lengths, from sweat and pulse."

Kana replied, "Well, let's go behind her and check this out."

They gasped, as Kana saw a hole on her shoulder, "LOOK! The same wound that June got!"

Pets was being dragged in, and was pulled into the drain. Mossan cried, "HOLD IT! REWIND AND STOP THERE!"

Air hissed out of her, as she deflated into rubbery skin. Emily gasped, "She's…"

Kana cried, "That solves our mystery. Her nails, flesh, and bones, they are all like a deflated balloon!"

Nanao said, "I would say that it reminds me of a used condom, but the pun makes sense. Even her clothes are rubbery. And pulse readings are clear. June Nevins was right." She examined Pets' body, "Tomomi Hetada, likewise Hijiri Yajima and June Nevins, was siphoned of the air inside their bodies, and dragged inside. Her clothes also deflated. Pulse signs: she's alive."

Emily smiled, "That explains it. Our enemy is also rubber. Now we know what goes on with our mystery attacker. June was right! They're all alive! The enemy is planned to drag the others hostage, and even dragged everyone else, too, through the pipes, nails, and wood."

It resumed, as Mossan said, "Now all that's left is to beat the shit out of this jerk!"

Pets' body was sucked in, as she said, "I know exactly where Prog Tech is going. If we can't give chase, we won't be able to defeat him. Once we stop that rubber, we'll save the others!"

She sensed it, and said, "Hijiri was abducted, too, right underneath the ring buoy! The enemy abducted Hijiri, too. And going around the cabin is where he got Nevins, as well."

Emily asked, "So, the enemy is moving them around, while keeping them captured? Bizarre. But still, if this guy deflated their bodies, and dragged them along, what next?"

Mossan stated, "I know Prog Tech's every moment, even from within. Kana will strike down the bastard, while you two watch on, and see where that fly is headed."

Emily cried, "Fight him, head-on?!"

Kana cried, "You're insane, Mossan! You can't attack, while Prog Tech is replaying! You're asking for it, down there!"

The fly was heading towards them, as Nanao cried, "THE PIPES! We have to get the man!"

Kana said, "Seems he's hiding on deck. Looks like he knows about the treasure."

Emily gasped, "Bloody hell… Now there's some vigor in this guy."

Mossan called, "Now's our chance! Cut the pipes and pull him out!"

Kana unleashed her Alt-R.C. and opened the pipes from inside. But it was empty. She growled, "Gone! But how?"

Mossan gasped, "No, I mean… Prog's not here! It was supposed to be there! Is there another mystery we haven't figured out?"

Kana used her Alt-R.C. to open more holes, and to locate what happened. Kana cried, "WHERE ARE THEY?"

Nanao said, "Not good… Undo your replay and call back! It's safer that way!"

Emily said, "She's right! I have a feeling that the enemy set you up!"

Mossan cried, "I DID! But it made no sense! What the hell happened?"

Prog Tech was inside the pipe, as it made a metallic sound. Mossan gasped, "That's the sound of inside the pipe! We need to know what goes on here!"

Kana cried, as the fly was hovering around, "What are you doing? Fall back!"

Nanao figured it out, "Wait… Now I get it! The fly… The enemy is holding Tomomi Hetada in his possession! Man Motoyama, fall back!"

Mossan stopped and said, "Fall back? June Nevins said that we would solve this mystery, ourselves. That's exactly what we're doing! Even if we don't see eye-to-eye, she told us that! She's lucky I'm nice!"

Kana whispered, "Mossan…"

Seagulls cawed, as the fly went closer. Mossan gasped, "I FIGURED IT OUT! THERE WAS MORE TO IT!"

Prog Tech started punching from inside, as Nanao cried, "IT'S RIGHT HERE!"

Emily called, "GET HIM!"

The fly hovered away, as Mossan cried, "I GOT IT! I know how it all happened!"
STAB!
But Mossan was stabbed in the neck, and air deflated from her wound. Kana screamed, "MOSSAN!"

Emily roared, "BASTARDO!"

Kana called, as Mossan was being dragged away, "MOSSAN! GRAB MY HAND! I WON'T LET YOU!"

She disappeared, as the other three were worried. "DAMN IT! SHE'S GONE!"

She felt her face, as Kana was shocked, "What?" She punched the ground, as she snarled, "STRONZO! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MOSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN?" She used Alt-R.C. to punch the entire ship. Nanao gasped, "She's snapped!"

Emily whispered, "What's going o-?" She looked up. She thought, "NO! That's what Mossan meant! I know exactly what Koumoto was doing!"

Kana called, "She's not in the cabin, nor in the pipe. WHERE ARE YOU? What did you do to my famiglia?"

The fly returned, as it spoke in a female voice, "Very good, you miserable fools. Now, I can finish you off, while you and your crew are alive."

"You bas-!"

"Uh-uh-uh! Aspetta… Those newbs here have no clue. You should be grateful. If I had to, I'd throw them overboard and let them drown, while in suspended animation. And even the fishes would tear them apart, as a midday snack. I'd consider turning them back for you… but… depending on your situation… All you have to do is tell us where Popo's fortune is, and I shall spare them."

Nanao stepped back and said, "No… Kana Koumoto… She's after the treasure."

Emily shushed her, and whispered, "Quiet."

Kana growled, as she was in a standstill, against this mysterious user. But who is she?

To be continued…