Remember last time? Peko Pekoyama unleashes her mold over the city of Rome, using her Stand, Green Yard. Mikan Tsumiki, however, travels from below, way underground, with her Stand, Sanctuary II. But there's even more drama than underground death and killer mold…

…and that's Kana Koumoto. She's dead, yet her body was still moving, and slightly damaged. Of course, she knows that destiny awaits her, but she has one final task left, before she passes on… and that's the Colosseum. Even after Peko is caught with the vines, the mold still grows.

Kana cried, "GO, RAGAZZA! WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE!"

Beth called, "Right. Sis, Nanao, let's go!"

They departed, as Mikan said, "It's all the same…" She crawled up. "My first victim will be you, Kana Koumoto…"

And they are running out of time, before it reaches the Colosseum.

Episode 12, Chapter 3: Grounded! Airborne!
The Rage of Hope!

Mikan stared down at both Kana and Emily. She said, "F-Forgive me… but I wanted vengeance for what you did. And you, Lab Girl… You're in the way, but you're associated with this piece of slime! But I really hope, for your sake, is to plan a new trick. I won't forgive you for the ambush, earlier, but forgive me… for what I'm about to do to you…" She nervously said, "I w-won't lose… n-n-not even a bunch of scummy girls, like you…"

Emily huffed, "You're awfully nice for a villain. Why couldn't you use profanity at us?"

Mikan roared, "I'm trying! But it won't do me any good… I can't l-lose to you… to you… You… uh… Snitches… Witches?"

Kana huffed, "The word is bitch, if you're wondering."

Mikan sobbed, "AAAAAAAGH! SORRY! But I am not that mean at anybody! It's n-not that I would, but… The Boss told me so… If I have an order, and… I w-will follow th-th-through! Darn you bastardos!" She gasped, "WAIT! AH! I forgot… I should videotape this, while we fight. P-P-Peko told me to… I cannot let her down…" She held up a video camera, as Kana & Emily were disgusted.

"Okay…" Emily huffed, "I'm done with this cunt."

She rushed at her, and roared, "TIME TO FALL, VARLET!"

POW!
Emily was suddenly kicked in the face by Mikan, as she was preoccupied. She groaned, "Ungh… How did she-? Ow… That bitch… She… She knew, and she didn't react?"

Mikan cried, "PLEASE! Let me finish!" She set up the camera and said, "This is a two-on-one fight… So, there's no need for my powers… I'll fight above ground, just to record your actions." She threw the camera upwards. She vanished, as Kana dodged Mikan's left hook.

Kana thought, as part of her shoulder melted, "Her powers… It eclipses Alt R.C., through strength and speed alone."

Mikan lands an elbow to the ground, and lands a barrage of punches, but Alt R.C. deflected each punch. Kana gasped, "Wait, now I see! It's not strength and speed, at all! She's using the ground as recoil to augment her punches! This must be her Stand's work. It's like a boxer, springing off the ropes, to get more snap."

Mikan hollered, as she landed a barrage, "SANCTUARY!"

Kana goes down, as Mikan hollered, "NOW DIE! Forgive me, but that's just it!"

ZIIIIIIIIIIP!
Kana avoided the last blow, and fell down below, landing on the concrete. Kana looked up, as Mikan caught the camera. Mikan snarled, "Not bad… I thought I had you…"

She turned around, seeing Emily, staggering up. She growled, "Blast it all! You psycho nurse…"

Mikan gasped, seeing the video, "What the heck? No mold! I was right… I thought Peko's Green Yard was supposed to ravage any living being it touches. So why? Why isn't it working on you? You're alive, but…"

Emily stared down, as she was upset, "She… She doesn't know…"

Mikan said, "Well, seeing that it comes to this, I'll beat you down, until you're reduced to fleshy meat, rotting in a pile! Welcome… to my Sanctuary II! Courtesy of The Ultimate Nurse, Mikan Tsumiki!"

Kana said, as she looked up to the helicopter, "This won't be a quick kill. I need to put some distance between us, and fast! No time to lose!"

She dashed off, as Emily watched on. Mikan was concerned, as she turned to Emily. Emily whispered, "I know what. She's retreating to higher ground." She looked up high and said, "June… Beth… I'm counting on you guys… n-not that I needed her assistance. Kashima-san's assisting you, as well…"

She raced off, as Mikan watched on. She was curious, as she watched, "Wh-where are they going? I wonder…"

She dove into the ground and burrowed away, following both Kana and Emily.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, above Rome, Peko was trapped in the helicopter, stuck tight.

"June Nevins, the new girl, a thorn on my side…" Peko said, "Her ability is to create life with inanimate objects, like how she used the bullets to latch onto the copter with these vines. Persistent, but… A clever tactic, but all for naught." She prepared, as the others arrived, "Sorry, but I'm leaving to the Colosseum, while you have a date with death! Green Yard, time for some weed-killing! I'll make my escape, soon enough."

She took off, but the helicopter wasn't moving. "Wh-? What the hell? This helicopter's not moving? Don't tell me we're stuck here?! That damned brat, she stopped me from taking off, and those three are on my tail!"

June said, "Good! It's fully reached its maturity. She won't escape now, so we have her trapped. Nanao, Beth, you two go get her!"

Nanao said, "As much as we want to climb a tree, we refuse. If we do, there's a chance we fall, and the mold will shatter us. Luckily, my Octo-Eros is a long-ranged Spirit Caller."

Beth nodded, "Of course. But… I can easily avoid the mold, when I descend… so, I'll stay low, just in case."

They unleashed their Spirits, as Nanao called, "Let's go, Eros!" She fired five shots and said, "Boys! Aim for her head!"

The Eros gasped, "Huh?" They saw that Peko vanished.

Eros 5 cried, "Master, she's not in the helicopter!"

They gasped, as Beth cried, "BUT HOW? She's gripped tight with those branches!"

They ricocheted, as Eros 1 called, "What the hell? Did she disappear? And there's nowhere to hide in here! And she couldn't have run off, out there!"

Eros 2 landed and said, "Guys, get your feelers down! We'll hunt her down and-!"

SLASH-SLASH!
Eros 2 & 3 were split into pieces. Eros 1 yelled, "YAAGH! Number 2! Number 3!"

Eros 8 cried, "Agh, shit, Nanao Kashima! Ya gotta call them back!"

Nanao sparked up a bit, bleeding out in pain. June cried, "AAGH! NANAO!"

Nanao said, "No, I'll be fine. June Nevins, I can handle this…"

Eros 5 cried, "Please, no, call the others back!"

Nanao moaned, "No way! I refuse to let ALL OF YOU die… It's not a Stand, but if my Eros die, I cease functioning."

Beth said, "Smooth call. But… You only sent three of your Eros."

Eros 1 was shocked, as it said, "It… It can't be… Eros 2 & 3 are dead… Stands are limited to one person… and this girl can use her mold to eat your body, when you lose altitude… but that's it! She couldn't be doing anything else!"

Eros 6 moaned, "Please… You have to run, Number 1…"

Eros 7 moaned, "We cannot defeat her, so GO!"

Eros 1 sobbed, "Number 6, Number 7!"

They fell, as they cried, "This guy's… SCARY DEADLY!"

Nanao screamed, as she was in pain, "AAAGH!"

June cried, "Nanao! Call back Octo-Eros! If they die, you die, too!"

Nanao moaned, "I'll be fine. This girl has me locked in, jaws deep. Sorry, but I can't fight back, at this rate."

Beth said, "Only Numbers 1, 5, 8, & 9 are left… That's half her Spirit Caller."

Eros 5 cried, "I'll help you, Master! I'll bring everyone back, I swear!"

Beth said, "Sorry, but you're not helping out."

"What?" Eros 5 sobbed.

June replied, "Beth's right. There's a good reason why she's holding Eros hostage… If you go up there and assist, you'd die. And by my count, four of the Eros are killed off. She knows I won't be able to heal her, as long as her Spirit is activated… And she knows she cares for one of you to stay safe."

Eros 9 moaned, "But there's three of us, and the five are up there. You're saying we're banned from entering the helicopter?"

Eros 8 said, "You heard her. If we go in and get mauled, Nanao's functions will cease permanently!"

June growled, "I should've known. This isn't a girl you can shoot down from afar! Nanao, I'm leaving you with Pets & Tanukichi. Beth & I will go after this asshole!"

Nanao nodded, "Understood. Make sure to protect the rest…"

June runs off, as Beth said, "Eros 5, 8, & 9 will be in my safety with Aero-Bunny. Can you power down to Sleep Mode, while I assist Sis?"

Eros 5 sobbed, "Nanao… Please…"

Nanao smiled, "Beth Nevins is right. Knowing Aero-Bunny's velocity, the mold won't affect her, through her speed. Aide the others, Number 5. Follow them." She gave him a bullet and said, "Here. Take this. Give this to June Nevins."

Eros 5 nodded, "Okay… Sleep easy, Master…" Aero-Bunny hovered to them, as Eros 8 called, "Hey, Number 5, get yer ass in the plane!"

Eros 5 hopped on, as Nanao powered down for a moment. Aero-Bunny flew off, as Beth said, "Right. We'll be back."

June examined the branches, as she said, "I'm picking up life energy. There's no way that the Eros was able to be taken down, while she wasn't inside. So, my guess is that she's hiding in the plane. In which case…"

She landed a swift barrage and roared, "STRIKE IT DOWN, DEVIL PRINCESS!" Branches and vines grew from inside, but… "There's no way! Where the hell is she?"

Aero-Bunny appeared, as she called, "Any luck?"

"No luck." June said, "She's still inside, but it's like she's hidden from plain sight!" She looked around, "The chaos is spreading… It's nearing the Colosseum, as we speak. We're out of time. Beth, we're ending this, right now. Make sure Numbers 5, 8, & 9 are far away from that copter. She's still inside, only I cannot ask why and how she's hiding, if she's vanished."

Beth called, "You're right! If we don't end this bitch soon, we're all screwed!"

Eros 1 appeared, as he was injured. June gasped, "Eros 1?"

Eros 1 moaned, "The real… enemy… is…"

June cried, "QUICK, NUMBER 1! COME TO ME!"

Beth cried, "NO, YOU IDIOT! IT'S A TRAP!"

Peko appeared, and then raised her sword high, towards June's neck.

"AERO-BUNNY! FIRE!"
RATATATATATATATATATATA!
Peko was caught in a stream of bullets from Aero-Bunny, knocking her sword off.

"MUDA!"
June lands a swift left to Peko's chest. Peko grabbed her sword and slashed herself from the waist. She jumped out of the way and retreated to the back.

"What the-? What happened? Her head, upper body, and right arm moved by itself, after she mutilated herself!"

Eros 5 yelled, "JUNE NEVINS, BE CARE-!"
POW!
"...ful…"

June was punched in the gut by Peko's left arm.

"Curiosity…" Peko hissed, "That is what fuels intellectual development. I have learned from my partner about medical procedures… I never thought I was grateful with all those human targets, during my youth. So many hours I have studied segments of the human body, all to seperate them, without inducing death. It pains me to seal off any veins, without suffering any hemorrhaging. How lucky. Green Yard has been performing this medical sealing, using its mold, and how I am able to free my movement and hide without being detected, even while I am dissected."

June was struggling, outside the copter, being pushed out.

Eros 5 cried, "Don't fall, June Nevins! That horrible mold will succumb you, if you let go!"

June slinked lower, as Beth snarled, "Bastard!"

Eros 5 yelled, "CLIMB FOR YOUR LIFE!"

Peko said, "We all sometimes have those moments of peace and ecstasy, don't we, June Nevins? There are two scenarios I can think of, showing such bliss towards me: The first one starts with Despair, when a desperate situation becomes hopeful, one starts to feel blessed. The very moment your oversized weeds smashed my helicopter, I admit that I felt close to true fear. And to me, it was a dreadful situation. But I can cut through the pain. My years of experience, combined with my sheer inner fortitude, helped me turn the tables. And the fear of looking through the other side was blissful."

June growled, "You bitch…"

Peko called, "You better come at me, June Nevins."

She leapt up, as she cried, "DEVIL PRIN-!"

"BECAUSE YOU'RE FALLING!" Peko kicked June off, as the mold Peko created started to grow. Eros 5 viewed about, as he cried, "JUNE NEVINS!" Eros 8 yelled, "OH, NO! SHE'S SLIPPING!"

Peko roared, "While I am armed with my sword, did you forget that I have two legs down below?" She reattached herself, and then stood up. "And just when I was about to give you the second source of happiness!" She struck June down and called, "…which occurs to the beholding of the weak and pathetic!"

Peko started to slash down her blade to June, "If you look down upon someone who is in utter despair, you also feel blessed!"

June flew off, as Peko cried, "Happy landing! Start falling, Nevins! By the time your body lands, you are finished, as the mold breaks you apart, upon impact! Thus your defeat is at hand! My Green Yard is reducing your body into dregs!"

Eros 5 cried, "AERO-BUNNY, QUICK! FLY TO JUNE NEVINS!"

Aero-Bunny hovered over to June. They arrived, as Eros 5 held up the bullet, "Now… Heads up, June Nevins, and stay still!" He punted the bullet through June's hand, suddenly producing a golden hue. It pierced into her right hand, and went onto the helicopter. The hole produced a huge branch.

Eros 8 cried, "CLIMB, JUNE NEVINS! CLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMB!"

June rushes upwards, as she called, "Grazie, Eros 5 & 8! I owe you one!"

Beth roared, "BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THAT FOUR-EYED MOLDY HAG!"

Peko called, "Now, you're on my last nerve! It makes no difference, but I have plenty of spores to spare…" She reached to the controls and called, "But that doesn't mean I can't kill you, right away!"

She leaned forward, as June suddenly started to slip, "I'll kill you, no matter what, even if you do mount a comeback! I, Peko Pekoyama, will still win this battle, no matter the odds! Have you forgotten one more thing? The branch is also living, too. So, when you fall a few centimeters, the mold will absorb into the branch!"

Beth cried, "Don't just stand there, ya gotta jump!"

June jumped high, as Peko prepared her sword. She slashed the branch off, and June started to plummet. She kicked off a piece of the branch, upwards.

Beth cried, "CRAP! SIS!"

Peko looked down and said, putting her sword away, "I win. Now, show me despair, June Nevins. The moment you lose all hope and die, is the look on your face that all hope is lost. Show me the despair on your face, before you fall fifty stories to your-."

BANG!
SMASH!
Peko was suddenly stabbed in the head by the wayward branch that June used to kick upwards.

June called, "Bene! The angle I kicked towards the helicopter blades was perfect. A perfect hit! Because it was alive, your putrid mold destroyed the branch. However, it's just a piece of wood, when a branch is destroyed and died. It just reverted back to being a bullet, when you slashed off the roots! Oh! By the way, all the bullshit you mentioned about being blessed… might be surprised for you, hearing this! I don't feel blessed about seeing you fight me in battle. NOT ONE BIT! No… Maybe it's because... I've won this battle from the start!"

Peko collapsed onto the statue, badly hurt, and out cold. June hung on, dangling from the rooftop. Eros 5, 8, & 9, aboard Aero-Bunny, celebrated.

Eros 8 cheered, "ALRIGHT, JUNE NEVINS! SHE'S DEAD!"

Eros 5 added, "Yeah! June Nevins went and pulled it off!"

Eros 9 said, "Yeah. And you managed to stop her mold from spreading, all the way to the city, and not a second too soon!"

Eros 5 said, "OH! Nanao should recover, after the mold is gone, and the rest of Eros should recover, too!"

June called, "Sorry, I don't mean to cut your celebration short, but she's obviously playing dead… I'm going in. Stay back and protect Beth. But I can't be sure if this Pekoyama woman is dead or not… I'm already hurt by this woman… and I'm going to stand here and do nothing… just to be sure…"

June called to Peko, "Hey, bitch! No one's gonna buy that lame act! I know all about your next plot!" She added, "Right now, you're thinking to yourself… "Maybe, just maybe, if I could only move a little closer, then I'd be able to escape through the trench… before that stronzo could get to me. Then I'll disperse more mold." That's what you were planning with that sick mind of yours, calm and focused as it is, but I know everything. But full disclosure… I'm badly injured, right about now. My right lung suffered a sizable puncture. My subclavian artery has been severed. I got four cracked ribs. Not to mention my humerus and carpels are pretty much banged up. Climbing all the way up there to get you will be difficult, the way I am. How lucky I am for my powers called Devil Princess. Sadly, it's not a Stand, like yours, Nanao's, or my sister's. It has a power, in spades, at a range of two meters, and that means you fall within its reach. It'll only take an instant for me to crush you! You forgot who I am, you four-eyed swordswoman. I am the daughter of a Choujin, and my fists, powerful and deadly as they are, can break your sword, bones, and your damned spirit."

They waited, as Eros 8 said, "Nope. She's dead."

Eros 5 added, "Yeah! Number 8 is right! She has a huge hole in her noggin!"

June nodded, "Right. But I can't be too sure. If you can behave, while I get up there, then I promise to show you a little mercy. Still… If you don't, then that ends your life. I'm throwing you a rope!
I'm going up there. Be prepared."

She went closer, as Peko opened her eyes, "NOT SO FAST!" Her right arm emerged, nearing Beth, about to kill her. Beth gasped, as Peko's right arm, severed from mold, clasped onto her neck, "AH! SIS?"

She called out, "LOOK BEHIND YOU! I have the turtle and your sister hostage! You come closer, my Stand will slice her head off, and you won't heal her, ever again!"

Peko leaped down and prepared, "Prepare yourself, June Nevins! While you were prattling on, I made the bait, and have your sister in my hostage, using my right arm, hiding in the shadows! So, now, you have a choice: save your sister and the android, or come at me, in pursuit. See what happens."

Eros 8 yelled, "Beth Nevins, NO!"

Peko called, "This battle is mine! And now, you die first, and your-!"

Beth called, "Uh... Can I make my final words?"

Peko nodded, "You may."

Beth said, "Who's winning now? Worthless fools?"

Peko sighed, "Hmph... Final words on your gravestone." Then Peko called, holding her sword with her left arm, "Who's winning now? WORTHLESS FOOLS!" She gasped, "Eh?"

SPLASH!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Her head shot out a small spot from inside her head, rupturing it. She moaned in pain.

Beth freed herself, as Aero-Bunny hovered to her, "Not you, that's obvious. Thought so."

June called out, "You're right! I held my speech, just so I let you buy some time, while I had a close examination of you… but you forget… I know possum plays when I see one… but I didn't expect you to use your Stand to use my baby sister. Remember that piece of wood that stabbed into your head? Well, that piece of shrapnel lured the bullet and returned to being a stag beetle. When I kicked it to the propellers, I imbued it with Devil Princess's life force, and the energy would transform the piece of wood, from the inside of your skull! I wanted to be certain that you were neutralized. Just so I can finish you off, whether or not you'd still have a heartbeat."

Peko croaked, "Impossible… You said… that if I stayed still… you wouldn't do anything…"

June huffed, "Gimme a break. Did you really think you're that lucky? If you thought I was being serious, then you're the worthless fool. I don't spare pieces of shit!"

Peko gasped, as she charged at June, "WHY YOU…" She raised her sword, lit her red eyes, and hollered, "LITTLE BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!"

June's eyes shone in a purple hue and roared, "DIE!"

POW-POW-POW-POW-POW-POW!
June started to lambast Peko with a complete and devastating barrage of punches, combined with her Devil Princess, Saki Hanajima's electric waves, and her father's brute strength; a power combined with darkness and psychic energy, and rage of many an ally she's befriended, June Nevins has unleashed her most lethal rush, next to her father, Steven Nevins!

"MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA! MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA- MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA! MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA- MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA- MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA!
WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA-MUDA!"

June's Nevins' version of the 7 Page MUDA; a.k.a. June's Electric Chair Rush!

Peko was screaming, as she was viciously being assaulted, electrocuted, and bludgeoned, at the same time, by June's inescapable onslaught, "YOUNG MASSSSSTEEEEEEEEEEERRRRR-AAAAAABABABABABABABABABABA!"

"MUDAAAAAAAAAA!"
KAPOW!
Peko is sent flying, after one huge right to her skull, and plummeted down into a garbage truck, crashing into bags of trash. She was buried in the piles of trash, with her legs and right hand sticking out, and then the compactor in the truck started to close, crushing Peko inside, ending Green Yard and the mold.

"Combustible refuse pick-up – MON, WED, FRI"

[Peko Pekoyama - Green Yard: DECEASED]

June breathes out and sighs, "Phew… She's calm, but she's good…"

Beth cried, "GODDAMN, SIS!" She was amazed, "Remind me not to get on your bad side, next time."

June said, "I'm fine. You okay?"

Beth cried, "YEAH! NO THANKS TO YOU! If you didn't step in, I would've killed that swordswoman freak, myself!"

Eros 8 said, "Beth Nevins… If she had not assisted you, you'd die."

Eros 9 called, "Ya goddamn right! Your sister's a true hero!"

Beth said, "I helped, you know!"

June smiled, "Glad you came in one piece for me. Thank you."

Beth grinned, "Please… Knowing you and me, we can smell a lying piece of shit, miles away. Just because we have the same strength as our bastard father, we're different! And we're a team."

Nanao moaned, as she reactivated herself, "Ohhh… Did we win?"

Eros 5 cried, "OH! Look who woke up from her nap-time!" It sobbed, "Oh, Master…"

Nanao smiled, "Good work, you guys."

June heard a phone ringing, as Beth asked, "What the hell was that?"

She found Peko's cellphone on the ground, as it was ringing. She asked, "Whose phone is that? Wait… Did Peko use her phone, during the battle, the entire time? If that's the case, who the hell was she calling?"

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Meanwhile, underground, Mikan was crawling around, looking for Emily & Kana. She cried, "Pick-up! Pick-up! Peko, pick-up! It doesn't take too long for Peko to finish a mission. What's the hold up?"

She was calling Peko, only… she had no idea what happened. There was no answer, as she grumbled, "Aw… Phooey! Peko's not answering!" She saw two messages and gasped, "AH! P-P-P-PEKO! She left a message!"

She replayed the message, as she smiled, listening to Peko's voice, in a recording:
"Hello, Mikan? It's Peko. I took care of the android, Nanao."

Mikan cheered, "Yay!"

Peko continued, "But now it seems that those two, June and Beth Nevins, are coming up here to the helicopter. The sad fool can climb all she wants. The little one, however, she chose to stay below. I say good, just to see her sister fall to despair. I have this taken care of, easily. You finish off Koumoto AND Maynard. Do that, I will reward you with a 12-pack of snacks."

Mikan sobbed, "Come on! Twelve?!"

Peko called, "Alright, fine! 15, and that's my final offer. Finish off the two down below, and I will reward you. Listen to me… You and I are unstoppable. And it is the duty of those who are strong enough to rule over the weak, meaning us. That is why the might shall stand tall, over the frail and the feeble. Even if The Boss's numbers are against her, not only will I destroy those irksome rebels, I will transcend Young Master's status as The Boss, himself! And you shall be my Number 2! June and Beth are here. I have to go. One more thing… I want you to know that you're very dear to me, Mikan. Talk to you, soon."

The message ended, as Mikan was nervous. She looked up, as she crawled to find Emily & Kana.

Above ground, Kana was hanging by the pole, as Emily walked forward to her. "Any luck?"

Kana said, "No… Our underground mole is closeby… Can't say for sure where…"

Emily whispered, "Yeah…" She nervously huffed, "I…"

"What's wrong?"

Emily was crossed, and then…
SLAP!
She slapped Kana. She was furious, as Kana said, "I… I hardly felt that."

"Fuck you, zombie!" Emily yelled, as Kana gasped, "I overheard what you said to June, while I was resting! June was upset over you… all because of what you have become…" She seethed, and produced tears from her eyes, "Why? … … … Why now? Why didn't you say anything? You're dead! You're dead, yet… You're still here? Why? It would've been easier to heal you quickly!"

Kana sighed, as she was upset, "I see that you overheard our conversation, let alone, I asked June to keep it a secret… Though, you're trustworthy to me, like her. I'm sorry I hid it from you…"

Emily yelled, "DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO NONCHALANT, AFTER TELLING ME THIS SHIT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU, ANYMORE!"

She panted, as she was crying. Kana said, "I am sorry… But it's like I said… It's not my time, yet… only, God gave me one more task, before it is done. Even so, June's powers, Nanao's healing, and your science cannot save me. When June rescued me, after I saved Tanukichi from The Boss, it was too late. And yes… I guess I did hide it from you, for so long…" Kana nodded, "I'm sorry. But you should know that, even for someone who had experienced death over their friends."

Emily bowed her head and sniffled, "I know… First, Ayame Kajou… then, Mossan… and now, you… I can't afford to lose anymore people! Kajou died, to make Okuma happy, Mossan died, to help you find The Boss, and you died, just to save Okuma, and you're still standing here?"

Kana nodded, as she was worried, "Yes… Maybe… Maybe this is my final act… before it's all over."

Emily sniffled, as she growled, "Lucca…"

Kana asked, "Huh?"

Emily confessed, "Leaky-Eyed Lucca… I killed him. I admit it! I killed him, out of self-defense, after he attacked me, because I have no money! Are you happy now? I didn't mean it!"

Kana smiled, as she said, "You killed Lucca… then… I forgive you." Emily gasped, as Kana said, "You killed Lucca, because he was a mafioso, selling drugs. Of course, if you'd told me sooner, I'd kill you, instantly… but that was until I learned the truth. The Boss sells drugs to kids, and that is something I don't want. You killed Lucca… out of self-defense, even though you saved yourself. For that, you have my blessing."

"But why? You're forgiving me for that?"

Kana smiled, "Maybe… Well… I know it was you, but… That was until I learned the truth about The Boss, and why we turned traitors. Even so, if we weren't traitors now, it would've been a completely different story."

Emily smiled, as she was relieved, "Oh, thank god… I'm so happy! Well, I'm also mad at you, but-."

Kana shushed her, "SHH!" They stopped, as Kana looked up, "That malicious mole is somewhere… Stay on guard."

Emily prepared, as she held her sword. She whispered, "How do I know you won't backstab me, huh?"

Kana said, "Trust me… I won't. Like I said, destiny has already chosen me to finish my mission. You make sure that this girl doesn't ambush us."

Emily nodded, "Right!"

They looked around, as Mikan emerged from the ground, away from their sights. Mikan giggled, as she prepared. Suddenly, she heard sirens calling. Mikan looked around, as the people were injured, but not covered in mold.

Mikan cried, "Wha-? W-Where did all the mold go?"

Emily noticed her, as the feet sank into the ground. Mikan cried, "The mold… Everyone's going downwards, and… No… Peko, she-. Did she disperse?"

Emily smiled, "No… The mold is all gone… That means… That means June and the others won!"

Kana chuckled, "Brava, ragazzi. Well done."

Mikan sobbed, "No… P-Peko… lost? Wait!" She looked at the cellphone and cried, "What was that other message? Grah!"

She pressed the button to play the second message… only, it was very sad… for Mikan:
"Mikan… It's… It's Peko. I am able to stop June Nevins, but… but… Before you ask me if you finished off Maynard and Koumoto, I have a few complications in my end. I was… about to kill June Nevins, but… I suffered a blow to the head. But I'll make it out of this, somehow. Let's make this short and sweet. They know a secret. And it's at the Colosseum. The android's babbling bullets said so. So, to err on the side of caution, you have to go there to the Colosseum, and to meet someone there; one who hopes on how to vanquish The Boss, once and for all! It should be no contest that June and her friends are eager to know this secret. You must uncover this, before they do! Are you getting any of this? I'll make it out alive, somehow, but… YOU have to make sure that they don't succeed! I'm counting on you!"

Mikan was saddened, as she ended the message. Emily was worried, "All that, over a phone call? Still…"

Kana said, "You don't think… What did she learn from it?"

Mikan sobbed, "Peko… Peko…" She sniffled, and then held the phone…
CRUSH!
And crushed it with her hands. Her eyes went demonic, as she snarled, "Heeeeeeeeeeeeh… Peko… and I… are the strongest, as a team. We are so strong together, unleashing so much despair… We love to give despair, as we are strong and mighty, and you are frail and weak…"

She held the destroyed phone and yelled, "BUT FUCK YOU, PEKO! WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU SILVER-HAIRED CUNTBAG? YOU LOST TO CLOWNS!" She threw the phone down and hollered, "YOU SAID SO YOURSELF! WE ARE STRONG, AND THEY ARE WEAK! YOU THINK I'D BE ALL WEEPY FOR YOU? AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE THE ULTIMATE SWORDSWOMAN?" She seethed, as she was angry, "You always have a strong arm, whenever you toss me yummy snacks, and sack loads of cash… You are so strong and so cool, Peko… well, I used to believe that. It's the only reason why I have been at your side, protecting and covering your pathetic ass, all for despair and chaos, this entire time!" She spat at the video camera and hollered, "BUT IT TURNS OUT YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A WEAK LITTLE FUCKER WITH GLASSES! YOU ATE SHIT OUT THERE, LOSING TO A GODDAMNED ROOKIE!" She crushed the camera, and then she yelled, "WELL, GUESS WHAT? I'M DONE HANGING OUT WITH YOUR DEAD FUCKING ASS, ANYMORE! I'M DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!"

Mikan has snapped! She rushed off to the Colosseum, as Kana cried, "She's getting away!"

Emily cried, "NO WAY! SHE'S HEADING TO THE COLOSSEUM! That other woman knew of our rendezvous with Alter-Ego!"

Kana broke off the pole and roared, "After the secret, will you? Well…" She chucked it like a javelin and roared, "I THINK NOT!"

The pole jabbed, as it was split into two, like scissors. Mikan gasped, as Kana roared, "ALT R.C., GO FOR THE KILL!"

The pole closed up, and Mikan was in the way. She suddenly slipped, and moved the column towards them. The pole was heading towards Emily. She shrieked, as the pole about to cut her head off. Kana shrieked, "LOOK OUT!"

She shoved her down, only for the pole to graze her neck.

"Merda! She's crafty, for a klutz… Did she know of our attacks, on purpose?" Kana thought, as she held her neck.

Mikan snarled, "You know… Colosseum sounds a little like mausoleum… which is where you two bitches are heading to. Isn't that funny? I hope you don't mind I'd sent you there, instead!"

Emily & Kana were sinking, as Emily cried, "She's flipped! After her partner died, this psycho nurse has lost what's left of her sanity! The girl in the helicopter… She wasn't our main problem. It's her, as well. She is a colossal threat, all on her own! If she is let loose to the Colosseum, and steals away the secret, all hope is lost! We'll have unleashed a monster!"

Mikan dove at Emily, but Emily leapt up and sliced off a metal pole, with her sword. She called, "You want to kill us, first, before you reach your goal!"

The pole and Mikan sank down, as Mikan giggled, "You're an awful pest, Emily Maynard. You wouldn't bother fighting back, by yourself. At this range, I can outrun, outwit, and outmuscle you!" She slammed her elbow down, bouncing upwards, about to land a huge right to Emily, "I'LL CAVE-IN YOUR FACE INTO YOUR SKULL, YOU BRAINIAC SKANK!"

SLASH!
A portal snapped off the pole, and Emily flew forward to Mikan. Emily swung her sword down, but Mikan used her left to deflect the blow. Kana emerged and landed a barrage of punches with Alt R.C.. Mikan swatted her away, crashing into the window. She fell, as shards of glass were impaled into her back.

Mikan snarled, "Kana Koumoto… This defies all medical logic. Again, you don't bleed… You survived the mold and withstood the shards on your back? Just what the fuck is wrong wth you?"

Suddenly, they all turned to the Colosseum, as a glimmer of light appeared. Mikan gasped, "Huh? What is that? Did you… see what I saw, too?" She looked on and whispered, "It's… It's someone on the second level…"

Mikan was right. She saw a woman holding binoculars, in the second floor of the Colosseum. She was wearing a green outfit, with metallic skin all over her body, and wearing a loincloth. The woman slinked away, and Mikan was stunned, "Wha-? There's someone over there… And by the look of her body, she's either an android, like Nanao Kashima… or they are simply prosthetics, built to resemble her body… And she has huge boobs, too… She's hiding in the shadows. I saw it! It was quick, when I saw her, with a pair of binoculars! So, that's the person you and your stupid friends were supposed to meet with, aren't you? Say that I am wrong!" She cackled, "And by the look of her body, she's in no condition to fight, since they are very fragile! Guess that means… she holds the secret into defeating The Boss, and that secret's as good as mine! So, you can go suck it, you pile of crap!" She launched more punches and cried, "AND SUCK ON THESE, SPECIFICALLY!"

SLASH!
Emily slashed at her back, as Mikan groaned in pain, "YOU can suck it, psycho tart! You forget, there's two of us, and one of you!"

Mikan kicked her off, and went after Kana. But she disappeared into a portal. Mikan cried, "Wha-?" She looked down, "HEY! NO FAIR! Stealing my moves, you copycat cazzone? I'm not sure if you've figured it out, but you're swimming in my territory, bitch! I'M GONNA RIP YOUR FUCKING DUMB ASS APART! NOW DIE, SANCTUAR-!"

STAB!
Emily stabs Mikan in the back to the chest. Emily smirked, "This should suffice you… until we make our getaway."

She pulled the sword back, and went to the portal, "You know, you may be a helpful nurse to your former partner, but it is you that needs help." She dove down and winked, flipping the bird, "Ta."

The portal vanished, as Mikan groaned, "So, that's it… She's not hiding… They're moving about. I underestimated those two, but…" she felt the ground, "No… I am getting some crazy vibrations… Where are they, the damned cowards? Running away, using my trick?! Well, it won't work against me! You think you two are all hot shit, but you're not shit, at all! You two can mimic my abilities, but that enrages me, even further! That lack of creativity is about to bite you two! I am a million billion times better than this than your dumb asses will ever be! You won't even make it to the Colosseum, while I am around!"

She dove in, as Emily & Kana raced underground, heading to the Colosseum. They stopped, as Kana felt a sinking feeling. Kana gasped, "She's near… This psychopathic girl is coming closer."

Emily said, "We have to hurry… There's no question that it's coming at us, even underground. I don't know why, even if this area is in a liquid form, it won't offer us much protection!"

"Dammit! She's obviously been listening to our movements, this whole time!"

Mikan swam underground and giggled, "Yes… There you are! I am this closer… Ten meters to go, and I will have got at least one of them… You can't hide! I know exactly where you are, and only turning left! Turning right? And eight more meters to go!"

She heard clanging noises, as she followed them, "Now seven meters! Six! Five, and turning left! Strangling you now would be too lenient! I can't decide who to kill first, obviously the geek girl that flipped me off! You're about to be buried alive, the BOTH OF YOU! And it starts with YOU, MAYNARD! Two more meters! And soon, it'll be easier to squash you, like a tied-up worm, since my area is surrounded by dirt! THERE!"

CLANG!
She arrived, only to find a severed pipe. She gasped, "What? Those idiots! They baited me to a pipe? They would lure me into a trap!"

She punched the pipe shut and snarled, "What the hell do you take me for? These pathetic stunts of yours reek utter determination! Your carcasses are twenty meters away, but I'm not so sure where you are now… Possibly hiding from my Sanctuary."

Mikan waited, as she was about to find both Emily & Kana.

XXXXX

Back at the Colosseum, the girl in a green ninja outfit was viewing the laptop of the photos of June's team, along with Kana Koumoto.

"It's hard ta believe that June Nevins's determination has sparked interest within me." She spoke, "But if they don't make it, then I'll have ta destroy the arrow, myself." She held up the arrow, and then turned to the nightsky, "I prepared myself fer this… All hope hinges on them, crossing paths with it. If, in her true heart of hearts, a hero will emerge and destroy Crimson War Goddess, she will have no choice but ta learn the arrow's power. Fate has already decided that this hero is not me… but them."

She then brushed her dark violet hair and said, "Two years ago, I was able ta recover the arrow in Egypt, moments after my friends stopped MIO. The horrors this artifact has wrought…" She turned to the sky, "…will continue ta rage on, until they stop it."

It was… … …Yamabuki Suou! She was in possession of the arrow she showed June and the rest, prior to their arrival in Rome.

She continued, "It's all rather ironic, one might say. While June Nevins, her sister, and Emily Maynard chose this path, Tanukichi Okuma and the rest were deemed as pariahs by their own kind and casted away from society, yet they sought family in the mafia. Yet here they are, determined ta save the same world from which they were shunned. I can do little more than hope, Kana Koumoto, that ya will be able ta make it here alive. All will be rendered pointless, if ya failed yer quest. When that happens, the arrow and its secrets I possess will be lost in history. So, I patiently await ya, Harbinger of Hope. It's the only thing I'm able to do. Once ya arrive, we can begin. Until then, I will preserve its true power, until the very end. Just as I have been, fer all those torturous years… not just with my friends, but with The Gang."

XXXXX

Mikan emerges, as she starts to eat the dirt. She started to chow down and chew fast and messy. She then spat out the pre-chewed dirt into the air, like loogies. And then, the spit-up dirt turned into shards of rocks, and poured down onto the ground.

"Wait, stop…" Emily said, "I heard something… Rain?"

Kana replied, "No… Something new. What is she up to? It's got us surrounded."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Kana was being rained on, while Emily was protecting her with her sword. One of the rocks stabbed her neck. Emily tried blocking each shot, but ended up getting nicked.

Mikan cackled, "Even all the big rocks on the ground… turn into mud, thanks to Sanctuary's touch." She kept firing, and then continued, "But when they are far away from my Stand's range, they harden right back into stone!" Emily and Kana were showered with falling jagged rocks. Mikan called out, "Got a little tip for you two jackasses! Listen well, and maybe you'll get out of this, alive! The only thing you gotta do is to stay still, to avoid my onslaught! I know it's a possible miracle before that happens, but it's like the guy that was hanged for death, only for the rope to break off, three times, and lived! Ain't that right?"

"Bollocks!" Emily thought, "I don't know how she did it, but she's obviously trying to bludgeon us, from down below."

Kana growled, "This isn't good. We have to get out of here!"

They swam off, nearly avoiding Mikan's next assault. Mikan called, "So, they're making their way to the Colosseum, for shelter! LIKE HELL I'M GONNA LET YOU DO THAT! I'm not letting you get there, while I am around!"

Emily sensed Mikan, as she thought, "Looks like she found that left turn at Albuquerque. At this rate, we'll be dead, if she catches us."

Kana called, "I have an idea! We'll have to surface, first! COME FORTH, ALT R.C.!"

Her Stand punched the lamppost, falling towards Mikan, in pieces. Mikan avoided the assault, as she thought, "That bitch… She mimicked my Sanctuary again? I take it back… this was a damn good scheme. Tell me, Kana Koumoto, is this how the great mafioso flails when she falls back into a corner? Big congrats on being the first person to survive and escape my Sanctuary II… even if it was for a moment. But playtime… IS OVER!"

Kana's face was melting a bit, as Emily said, "Now what? She's coming this way!"

Kana gasped, "No… My skin is…" Emily cried, "What the-? What's happening to you? Kana! KANA! Why is your skin melting?"

Kana thought, as she looked at her hands, with her skin slowly melting, "Merda! What's happening?"

Mikan sensed her, as she cried, "EVEN THE STONE GROUND WILL TURN INTO MUD, AND SO WILL YOUR BODY, ONCE I FINALLY GET TO YOU! THE CLOSER I GET, THE GOOIER YOU BECOME! FOUND YOU! YOU'RE MINE!"

POW!
Mikan lands a blow to Kana. Emily cried, "KANAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Mikan cried, "ONE DOWN! NOW IT'S YOUR TURN, BRAINIAC! YOU REALLY MAKE IT WORTH IT, BUT I HAVE BEATEN KANA KOUMOTO! NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN, AT ONLY ONE AND A HALF METERS AWAY! Look how close you are, making it to the Colosseum… and to think you almost made it. What a drag." She prepared one more punch and roared, "WELL, TOO BAD! ONCE YOU'RE DEAD, THAT SECRET INSIDE IS ALL MINE! MINE! MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!"

Emily shone in a silver aura and hollered, "You asked for it! I! HAVE HAD! ENOUGH! OF YOU! NOW, IDEAL JUSTICE DYNAMISM!" She launched her sword and called out, "MAYNARD SLASH!"

Mikan yelled, "NICE TRY! I KNOW YOUR STEAK KNIFE FROM CLOSE RANGE! YOU WILL FALL TO MY STAND, BEFORE YOU STAB ME AGAIN, WHORE!"

STAB!
Emily then stabbed… a tire, connected to a car, floating in the water. Emily said, "Who says I was after you, this time? Some people call it a miracle. Kana Koumoto cannot feel a thing, nor can she hear or touch… But I get it. If I am like Kana Koumoto, then I'd feel the same way… for starters, my bones would shatter, and I wouldn't feel a thing. My heart wouldn't beat, my blood would gush out… nothing truly works on Kana Koumoto, anymore. I get it now. It baffles science and biology, but she forgets… I'm a Maynard, through and through, and I will avenge those that died against the unjust. Knowing that, you're not to blame for Kana's sudden demise… so I created a special trap for you. But I'll let you in on a secret about me. I'm wearing earplugs!"

Mikan asked, "Eh? Wha-? What are you talking about?"

Emily shone silver and pulled the sword out and cried, "THE ASSHOLE… IS NOW DEAF!"

KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
A huge burst of a very loud sound emitted from within the underground area. It was a very huge sound that exploded the eardrums of Mikan.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" She shrieked, as her ears exploded.

Emily smiled, "It seems you were careless. I knew you would sink everything to the ground, just so it was right to end your evil crusade. From street lamps and road signs to vehicles and debris, right down to their tires… This, my dear… is where you become one with the hearing impaired. Silly me. I believe you weren't listening. Oh, well. It was my fault. Ta."

She swam upwards, as Mikan was groaning in pain. She cried, "Wa-wa-wait! WHERE ARE YOU? Hello? You… You would dare to puncture my eardrums? You've gone and done it now… you rotten son of a bitch! I lost most of my hearing, but I can still see clearly! You're heading off in that direction! And that horrible tire pop came from over there!" She leapt up and kicked at Emily, "NOW DIE, YOU ROTTEN BITCH!"

SMASH!
Mikan's leg was run over by a car, as she emerged from the street. It turns out her hearing made her misdirect her attacks against Emily and Kana.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! MY LEG! MY LEG! WHERE AM I? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LEG?" She shrieked, as she was avoiding every car and truck whizzing by, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

She stumbled back onto the sidewalk, screaming and yelling in pain. A small sign landed on her crotch, covering her panties. She shrieked, "AAAAAGH! WHERE IS SHE? EMILY MAYNARD! WHERE DID SHE GO, DAMN IT? WHAT THE SHIT DID THAT BITCH DO TO ME? HOW DID I MISTOOK HER FOR A FUCKING CAR?"

Kana and Emily emerged, as Kana said, "Your eardrums have been ruptured. What was it that you called your Stand? Sanctuary? Without your sense of hearing, serving it as a sonar, it has become impotent."

Mikan cried out, "AAAAAAAAAGH! WHAT DID YOU SAY? I CAN'T HEAR YOU, OVER THE GROUNDS THAT MY EARDRUMS EXPLOD-! WAIT! YOU ACTUALLY BLEW MY EARS UP, YOU ASSHOLES! YOU BLEW UP MY EARDRUMS ON PURPOSE, DID YOU? YOU THINK MY SANCTUARY II IS USELESS, WITHOUT MY HEARING? THAT'S STUPID, AND NOT TRUE AT ALL!"

Kana and Emily ignored her, as they went closer, as Mikan hollered, "NO, WAIT! LET ME FINISH, DAMN IT! I'M WARNING YOU TWO ASSHOLES! STAY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!"

Kana said, "Relax, we're not here to kill you."

Emily huffed, "Uh, yes, we are. Unfortunately, our little friend knows our goal, so… incapacitating her will be suffice…" She held her sword and called, "Victory is ours! Gods be praised!"

Mikan shrieked, "SHIT! NO! I'M SORRY! I HAD NO IDEA! YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT INCAPACITATING ME! PLEASE NO! I BEG OF YOU! FORGIVE ME! PLEASE, FORGIVE ME!"

Emily glared at her, "And back to the crybaby #2 of your deceased ex-partner. No forgiveness for the wicked, not even towards you, you mewling little ground-melting murderer!"

Mikan sobbed, "AAAAAAGH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I MEAN IT! PLEASE, FORGIVE ME! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!"

"Zip it, you dog!" Kana barked, "I can barely understand you, at all!"

Mikan was trapped, as she looked around. She then saw a girl in a black hat and a catsuit. She grabbed her and cried, "NOT SO FAST, YOU BITCHES FROM HELL!" She held the girl hostage, in front of Kana and Emily. She threatened, "Go ahead, try and lay a finger on me! The moment you take a step forward, I'll turn this innocent girl into a mound of mud! Then I'll fling her bits all over you, like a barrage of shuriken and daggers! I'm sure you wouldn't want a pile of chunks slathered all over your bodies, since she's a hot piece of ass, would you?" She then smirked, "You know what? Change of plans! Instead of getting rid of The Boss myself, I can become THE Boss! Yeah! And soon, all of you will forgive me! I won't forgive any of you assholes, after what you've done, you, BOTH Nevins Sisters, the android, and that mystery bitch in the Colosseum! Here's how I see it, I'll report everything to The Boss, and be rewarded with a King's Feast of juicy and tasty snacks! Think about it! Who needs two, or 12, or 15 yummy snacks, when I can have hundreds, NO, thousands of yummy snacks! I'll be set for life, if I report everything to her! I'm better off just having the famiglia take care of me, forever! She understands! I know it!"

She jerked the girl and said, "Hey, bitch! Call me a taxi! I need a ride to get me out of here! Raise your arms up and call me a cab! I said raise those damned noodle arms up and get me a taxi! DO YOU HEAR ME? HAIL ME A CAB! A TAXI! ARE YOU DEAF? HAIL ME A FUCKING CAB!"

SLAP!
She slapped the girl in the head, dropping her hat, and her eyes went discolored. It wasn't any girl she held hostage… it was Camie, a.k.a. The Boss!

Kana said, "I've seen enough… Emily, let me have this asshole."

She walked forward, as Mikan hollered, holding Camie hostage, "LOOK! I'm not kidding! Don't you dare step forward! Or do you want to kill this girl, yourself? Think of the despair you will give her, once you kill her, trying to get to me! I'm not fucking kidding around!" Kana went closer and closer, "HEY! I SWEAR I WILL DO IT! I will turn this brat into mud! Not one step closer! Come on now, you can drop the tough girl act, all you want, Koumoto! I know your Stand's ability is at a range of two to three meters. Just because my leg is broken, do you think that I can spare any more distance between us?"

Emily responded, "No… Unfortunately, you don't know who you're messing with, stronzo. While she has a range of two to three meters, with heavy velocity, you left out one thing about her abilities."

Mikan asked, "Like what? What makes you think you can prove me wrong? I'll kill this sweet girl, if you're wrong!"

KAPOW!
Mikan gagged, as Kana, using Alt R.C., punched a hole through Camie, right through her chest, landing onto Mikan's chest and neck area. She croaked and gagged, as Emily sighed, "I tried to warn you… I know you can't hear me, but… Let's just say, Kana does what she wants to hostages and criminals, at the same time. Even so… She'd attack the latter only, since she has a good heart for the innocent bystanders, those that you and that monster, Peko, have abused for so long! You with your mold and your ground-melting powers! You and that heartless wanker DESERVE ALL OF IT!"

Mikan's right arm was pinned and fused onto her neck and croaked, "AAAGH! Wha-? What did you do? Y-y-you killed the girl, and… Agh! What did… you do… to me?" She gagged, as her neck was melting a bit, "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU TO M-? AAACK!"

Camie's huge hole closed up, as it was a portal by Alt R.C.'s punch. She thought, "Not that I needed confirmation or anything, but I guess that it was totally rad of what she did… There's no way Kana Koumoto would ever murder an innocent hostage, all for despair, even an innocent kid like me."

Mikan staggered, as she was choking, "Ahhh… Get… Get this… offa… WAAAAAGH!"

She stumbled down into a garbage truck, the very same truck that stores Peko Pekoyama's corpse, inside. The compactor closed tight, as Mikan was still alive, but trapped inside with Peko.

"What the-? Peko? PEKO! PEKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

[Mikan Tsumiki - Sanctuary II: RETIRED (Whereabouts unknown, but badly and mortally wounded]

And that was the end of Peko Pekoyama and Mikan Tsumiki, last of the Elite Guards of Alternativa. Camie watched on, as she looked down.

"I managed to catch up to Mikan, by tracing her cell phone signal." She picked up her prop phone and hat, and then continued, "Looks like things are getting astray from The Boss's plans. To think that Mikan actually went berserk, only to be bested. That also means that Peko lost, as well. But still, why is Kana Koumoto all alone with Emily Maynard? Doesn't she usually hang around with June Nevins and the others?"

Emily sobbed, as she went to Kana, who was melting from her hands, "No… Kana… Please, no!"

Kana sobbed, "My strength… It's gone… It can't be my time, now… Don't tell me…"

Emily wept, "No… I'm sorry, Kana! I'm sorry!"

"I knew this moment has come… but why now?"

Camie snuck towards Emily and Kana, preparing to strike down and kill the two. She raised her hand high and prepared the killing blow. She halted, as Emily helped her up. She turned to her and said, "We have to go. I'll help you up."

Camie gasped, "Huh?" She thought, "I know they're going somewhere, but… Why? What are they looking for? I'm sure The Boss wants to know. This could be my chance to learn where."

Emily turned to her and said, "OI! You there!"

Camie asked, "What, me?"

Emily barked, "Yes, you! Can you lend my friend a hand?"

Camie said, "Oh, right! You totally saved my ass, back there. Anything for you."

Kana barked, "You again? N-No! I'm fine… Go on and run along… Maynard and I will take care of things here. Please… run along to safety…"

Camie barked, "Excuse me? You would've, like, give me a please and thank you for the offer! If it weren't for you-!"

Emily cried, "That's enough! Kana and I went through hell, just to save this city." She looked around, "What? Kana?"

Kana was staggering around, as she said, "Wha-? Where are you? Emily? EMILY!"

Emily whispered, "I'm here, Kana! Hang on…" She turned to her face, and waved her fingers around, "Shit… She's blinded. Dammit all… It's bad enough you're a living corpse… now all of a sudden you're about to lose three-fifths of your damned senses? She can still hear me, but… Loss of touch, loss of sight, loss of feeling… Kana Koumoto's dead, except she has only her hearing. But why is she still with us, for the time being? Blast it! We have to hurry… We're running out of time!" She turned to Camie and called, "YOU THERE! We need your help! Kana's been blinded, somehow."

Camie asked, "Huh? Is she alright? I mean… I can, like, offer assistance for you two… But I need your deets, just to escort you. That is, if you don't mind."

Kana moaned, "Emily… She's right… You should… go on ahead. I could use a touch of help."

Emily said, "Right! And please hurry! I don't know what's gotten into Kana, but…"

Camie nodded, "Uh, okay…" She secretly smirked, as she thought, "Good. Now, to escort these two." She offered, "Right. Where are we heading to?"

Emily responded, "Not too far. We need you to take her to the Colosseum, the front entrance. Once we arrive, I should rejoin the others."

Kana nodded, "Grazie. Now, please… Help me up."

Camie looked at the Colosseum and thought, "So, that's where you're heading to…"

Camie and Emily headed off, entering the Colosseum. But… does Emily & Kana know about her? They have no clue… that Camie's the Boss…

Episode 12 - The End

With the Elite Guards finally dispatched, our heroes press on towards the Colosseum! However, Camie would be near Emily and a wounded and dying Kana! It would seem trouble has gotten bigger than before! Who will reach Yamabuki Suou first, to obtain the arrow she holds?
Find out in the next chapter… … …when The Boss FINALLY reveals herself.

To be continued…