Percival was back at HQ, as he contacted Venus about what happened at the prison.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. I don't know how it happened. Hawley & Slater were killed, after using Romero to frame Miss Giese. Even now, I cannot ever look back at this mistake. Why did I use a plea bargain, if I know I was right?"

Venus responded, via the video phone, "This isn't under my hands, Agent Gaynes. What you did was admirable and thoughtful for Krystle Giese, but what's done is done. I already had an investigation team take care of the matter. It is too late to present new evidence, but I cannot overlook that an innocent woman is in prison, for a crime she sort of committed."

"Sort of?! She was in the front seat, and she took the body to a clinic! However, Hawley and Slater plant–."

"ENOUGH with Hawley and Slater! They are dead, and glad to be dead! Those two are bad seeds in the World Government." Venus remarked boldly, "While it's against my will to allow an investigation, after the plea bargain is made, it does not change the fact that in St. Dolphin Prison, one woman is incarcerated for murder and vehicular manslaughter… and she's innocent!"

"Not even the warden wouldn't let me plea."

"It's alright. I will not grant her a pardon. Just not yet. But I will have my men and your men investigate this matter, and we'll resolve this, soon enough. Agent Gaynes, I promise… We will free Krystle Giese. But… I cannot promise you that we will, soon enough. St. Dolphin is strict… to the bone."

XXXXX

Krystle was in a group of men and women, wearing gray jumpsuits, back in prison.

"Ladies! This is St. Dolphin Prison!" The female guard called, "In addition to calling you by your childhood names, like little shits you are, the state has given you your inmate number, to know which of you is which. This prison is level 4 – Maximum Security!"

The warden appeared, as he said, "Good morning, prisoners. I am the warden of St. Dolphin Maximum Security Prison. My name is Warden Loco. Short for Locobaroco, no relation to the original warden. And I am not crazy. Now then, lemme explain the rules of this prison. The concept of this place is to control freedom and equality, similar to the States. You are free to walk around anywhere in the facility, as long as you stay clear of any place that is deemed Impassible, or as long as you do not plan to escape. You are free to use the phones, the library, and the showers, as well.
However, there's more… You are each given a wristband of your inmate number. It's advisory to not remove it, at any time. No lending or borrowing items, if exchanged, and no metallic object."

Krystle raised her hand and asked, "Does that include earrings?"

The warden nodded, "Yes. No jewelry of any sort, even earrings. Miss Krystle Giese, FE40536, if you have any more questions, ask the prison guards, if available."

Krystle sighed, "If, If, If… You sound like a MetLife commercial."

The warden roared in anger, "YOU SILENCE THAT TONGUE, BEFORE I SLICE IT OFF, FE40536!" He calmed down and said, "Right… I apologize. But I am stating the rules, as obvious. Anyways, you re all dismissed. The guards will escort you to your cells."

The guard roared, "All prisoners, face left!"

Krystle looked up at the interior of the cell block, as it was four floors high. She thought, as she was amazed, "Whoa… They ain't kidding. Level 4 security… a prison near the swamp… It's like Paradise meets Oz. (er, HBO's Oz… not that Oz.)"

Krystle's 15-year prison term had just begun.

Episode 7 - Chapter 2: Stone Wind!
The Awakening of the Family!

Krystle was escorted to her cell. The guard said, "This is your cell, FE40536. Cell 206 will be where you stay. You get to share it with another inmate."

She looked inside and saw a woman in long pink hair. The guard said, "Today's free activity is over. Now, wake up time is at 6:30am, and lights out is at 10pm. Breakfast is at 7, but it's optional. You are to choose to sleep in."

She stepped inside, as the woman nodded, "You're new here?"

"Yeah… My name's Krystle."

"Chisame. Friends call me Chiu." Chiu said, "Want a bite? I was getting full."

Krystle said, "No thanks. I'm not hungry. But I could get used to prison life…" She approached the bunk beds, but Chiu swatted her off, "HEY! HANDS OFF, BITCH!"

Krystle groaned, "Jesus, what the fuck's your problem?!"

Chisame barked, "The bottom bunk is mine!" Krystle sighed, "Alright already, sheesh! I'll take the top. Unless you claimed the bed for your own?"

"Snarky as usual…"

"Never mind. Where do I leave my things?"

"Top bunk. I should move my stuff out of the way…" she placed her belongings, a towel, shampoo, soap, and a washcloth down, but there was a golden item on it.

"That's the charm!" Krystle gasped, "Hold on!"

Chisame barked, covering it, "See something you like?"

"Where did you get it?"

"What's it to you?"

"Well, it belonged to me, and there was a small stone and a picture of my family inside."

"Oh, that. I didn't look inside, but it was two dollars from a prisoner that gave it to me, the other day."

"I'm not here to start a fight, I just wanted to know about the charm."

"Well, if you're interested, I'll loan it to you…"

"How much?"

"Two hundred bucks."

"WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!"

"I got it for two dollars! I'm raising the price, dumbass!"

"That ain't fair!"

They stared down, as Krystle sighed, "This is a fine mess…" She then saw a bird on the able, and started to peck breadcrumbs. Its head popped off and two small arms reached for the food.

"Wha–? What was that?"

"LIGHTS OUT!" The lights went out, as Krystle and Chisame bunk together.

XXXXX

Krystle was sleeping in the top bunk and sighed, "What a way to start my hell… Things aren't what they used to be… But still, what happened at the courtroom, and with those two clowns… I wish there was a way to free me."

As she rested, Chisame said to her, staring at her, "Krystle."

She gasped, "AAAGH! What the fuck!"

"Look, I'm sorry about last night…"

"Eh?"

"It's morning, now. Listen, I'll let you look at it…" She gave her the charm and said, "No stone inside, but the picture… it makes sense."

Krystle looked at the charm, and then thought, "No doubt. It's mine… but whatever happened to that stone?"

Chisame said, "Hey, listen… again, I'm sorry about last night. I get into a snip fit, every time I see new prisoners."

"No, it's alright." Krystle said. "It's my fault for not knowing the rules and all. Still, I'm new here, and I shouldn't have been that desperate."

Chisame smiled, "I'm glad you see it that way. You're a good person, after all." She offered her hand and said, "What do you say we be friends? I'll teach you the ways of the prison, since I'm an inmate here, for a while."

"Thanks. I appreciate it." Krystle shook her hand.

The doors opened, as she said, "Come on, let's go. It's breakfast."

"Oh! Coming!" She stepped down, but landed on a puddle of water. She gasped, "THE HELL? Why is the floor wet? Ugh…"

When she arrived at the cafeteria, all the food was gone. She groaned and said, "Sold out? Everything is gone?"

The lady said, behind the counter, "Sorry, we're out for the day. But you're free to sleep in."

"Sleep in?! There's not even a milk carton or banana available!"

"Don't ask me, I'm just a volunteer."

"Well, that's not fair!" Krystle protested, "Jesus, why does this happen to me?!"

Chisame said, "Oh, Krystle! You took your sweet time. I got full, while you were gone."

Krystle asked, "OH! You're full? You gonna eat that?"

Chisame said nothing, and tossed the food away. Krystle cried, "YOU IDIOT! There was half a banana and two cartons of milk!"

Chisame barked, "And you want me to share it with you? Have you forgotten that this is a pandemic?"

Krystle paused and said, "Ohhh…" She then shivered, "I forgot… I don't like germs."

"That's okay. The prison doesn't allow sharing food, anyways. COVID-19 rules… Baloney!" Chisame said, "Oh, that puddle of water you stepped on? That's my fault… I forgot to turn the water off, and it splattered everywhere. I'll clean it up, after breakfast."

Krystle huffed, "Don't bother. I cleaned it for you, on the way."

"Oh, thanks. Then, I'm sorry again."

"Sorry… Sorry… Sorry! You sound like my brother!"

She reached for the trash, but then paused, "ugh… I'll skip food today…" She then gasped, seeing something in the trash. It was the same photo from in the charm. How did it get removed from the charm?

"Is this?" She grabbed the photo and said, "How did she remove it from the charm? Unless…" She put in her pocket and said, "This is a family photo. What the hell has gotten into Chisame?"

Down below, Chisame was playing with the same small bird from before. Chisame said to her, "Leap up… Go on…" The bird chirped, speaking in a human voice, "I love you…"

"OHHHHHHHHHH!" Chiu giggled, "Chiu enjoys your company, Pi-chan! You are so playful!" She was playing with her bird, as Krystle located her, from above. She thought, "There… Or I think it's her…"

She gasped, as she whispered, "What the hell is she doing with that bird?"

Chiu smiled, "Wanna treat, birdie? Okay, jump here." She held her hand out and said, "Perch up here, Pi-chan. Jump." The bird was confused, but Chiu roared, "I SAID, JUMP, DAMMIT!" The bird flew to her hand, but it stumbled a bit, easily maintaining its balance. But it spoke, "Oops."

Chisame gasped, "Oops?!" She yelled at the bird, "OOPS?! THE HELL DID YOU SAY OOPS FOR? BIRDS SAY OOPS?!" The bird shivered in fear, "Uhh… I love you! Chiu-Chiu!"

Chisame roared, "OH, COME ON! NOW YOU'RE COVERING UP YOUR BLATANT FAULTS HERE? Well, I'm done with you! You think one slip-up will cause you to be forgiven? No forgiveness…"

She strangled the bird, but Krystle snatched the bird away with her thread. Chisame gasped, "Eh? Where did it go?" She looked up and snarled, "Giese…"

Krystle viewed the bird and asked, "Okay, what the hell is this? Is this some sort of mutant bird?" She removed the head and saw two human arms. They were tiny. She gasped, "Egh! Is that a human being inside that bird?!" The limbs flew out of the bird corpse, and she gagged, "Ew… that woman… It makes sense. But… Why did she kill him?"

Chisame headed upstairs, and Krystle pulled the bird out of the view. Chisame stopped and nodded. She walked off, and Krystle sighed in relief. She said, "Good… She doesn't know. Still, when she had that stone in that charm… Did she inherit a power like mine?"

She snuck off, smearing blood on the wall. Upon that discovery, he looked around, and saw the bird corpse grew big. Except… the outlet on the wall was bigger than her.

"What the–? What just happened here?"

"I knew it was you…"

Krystle looked up, as Chisame was over her, with a menacing glare. Krystle Giese shrunk to the size of a pebble. Chisame said, "What were you doing to my Pi-Chan?"

"What were you doing to that human being, huh? You freak!" Krystle yelled.

Chisame adjusted her glasses and smirked, "Oh, that… Well, that was all a test. You see, this guy here, he was my pet, until he loused up too many times…" She hollered, grabbing Krystle, "UNTIL YOU CAME AND TOOK HIM AWAAAAAAAAAAAAY!"

"HEY! HELP!" Krystle cried, "LET GO OF ME! CHISAME! CHISAME?"

"Let the training BEGIN!" She threw Krystle onto the table, hitting the roll of toilet paper to cushion her landing. "Ow… What did you do to me?"

"Listen, I'll tell you in a bit…" Chisame replied, as she shown her long dark green hair, in two low ponytails, "First off, it's unwise of you to steal my Pi-chan…"

"Wait a sec! How did you even have a person in that parro–?!"

"I SAID, SHUT UP! YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY?! YOU SHOULD WAIT, BEFORE THEY ARE DONE TALKING!" Chisame yelled at her, "Besides… You and I have become great pals." She threw a rat corpse to her and said, "Here, wear this. Don't worry, I removed the guts from inside. There was a flaw to the parrot. No hands to grab, no feet to stand still… So, a mouse will do."

"What is this, some sort of voodoo cosplay?!"

"Don't worry, it fits. I managed to reshape it to your size. I may not look it, but I'm a professional seamstress and an internet idol… that is, until the day they shut me down. Cancel Culture, nuh-uh… Some stalker hacked into my account and did nasty things to me. Well, I found him, after I was done in… He was a prison guard that lost his job after goldbricking."

He tossed the corpse and human body into the toilet and flushed it down. "The warden still thinks he's already left. As for you, if you wanna speak, you gotta say Squeak, after every sentence. Like this… I am going no, squeak~! Or I'm hungry, Squeak~!"

"How is this going to help me?"

"You'll see… Now suit up, Giese!"

Krystle muttered, "Well, let's hope you clean the blood off this rat outfit…"

She was changed into her rat costume, made with a real rat, and sighed, "This is humiliating."

Chisame smirked, "Alright, let's begin!"

And so, Krystle started training. She was running in a hamster wheel, made with matches and sticks. Chisame was speeding it up for her.

Next, she was trying to lift the books from off of her. Chisame called, "Good! Lift it up, Chiko-san!"

"Chiko-san?! Who the hell is Chiko-san?!"

"Everyone has a name, Krystle. The World was created by God, and all things created are by the Word. That is why I named my newfound abilities, using that Word. Call me… Chisame Hasegawa… and call it "Masquerade"."

Masquerade aka "The Mask"

Chisame said, "Alright, now for three books." She paused and said, "Wait…" She saw Krystle holding the bar of soap AND bottle of shampoo. She glared, "So, you would cheat your way to outsmart me? YOU THINK THAT YOU'D FOOL ME, YOU STUPID RAT BITCH?!"

Chiu smiled, "Chiko-san, that was excellent! I forgive you!"

"Wait, what?"

"You passed, Krystle." Chisame smiled, "Shrewdness is what rat's do, and it fits you perfectly. Very very good!"

"Thank goodness… For a minute, I thought–."

"WHAT WAS THAT?"

"Uh, thank goodness, squeak…"

"Much better…" Chisame grinned evilly. "Now comes the final test."

Chisame placed Krystle on a barred door and said, "Down the corridor is the control room. That switch inside the room, it can deactivate the locks. That's simple, right?" Chisame said, "Lemme make it clear… We're busting out."

Krystle gasped, "Breaking out?"

"I know you, Giese… You're innocent? Well, so am I… But for some reason, my powers cannot shrink myself. Help me in this matter, and we can leave. Then, I'll grant you your freedom."

"You sure? Because you make it sound easy…"

"Maybe… But I don't belong here."

"How long do you have to stay for?"

"20 years…"

"Me, 15 years."

"Sucks to be you. Anyways, let's get back to the plan. Trust is the total key. I want you to go beyond this corridor, and look around."

"What for? The guards, squeak?"

"HEYHEYHEY!" Chisame barked, jabbing her finger at Krystle, "I told you to speak like a rat! You forgot the first squeak!"

"OKAY, OKAY, SQUEAK! HAPPY SQUEAK?!" Krystle barked, "Jesus, you don't have to jab me that hard…"

Chisame snarled, "Did I say you can talk?! We're supposed to be a team!"

"Can you, for once, care about leaving this damned place, and not act like a pussy?!"

Chisame paused and smiled, "Very well… But that's why I choose you for this mission. There's a camera above, but it cannot be seen below. Best bet is to scatter under the handrail. Now scoot."

Krystle raced off, but slowly and carefully. She read the sign:
"Authorized personnel only. Use of deadly force is authorized and violators will be shot."

Krystle thought, "Wha–? This is bad… If it means to escape, that's fine." She arrived at the otherside, but the guard appeared. "YOU THERE! Name and number, the one in green hair!"

Chisame said, "Chisame Hasegawa – FE18081. Forgive me, I'm just taking a stretch around the corridor."

"Well, get back to your cell, in 20 minutes. Lights out, by then. Now leave this area, immediately!"

"Yes, sir."

Krystle leapt over the door and dashed off. She looked around and said, "I see only four doors… but which one's the control room?" She paused, "But then there's the two security cameras." She crawled out, but she was stuck. She whispered, "Ungh… Stupid rat costume…"

SNAP!
Krystle gasped, as the rat costume broke off. "I'm getting bigger… WHAT THE HELL?"

She retreated, as the guards heard the noise. She then paused, "Hold on… Chisame just walked off, and… I see… This ability she got… It has a range, or a distance. I better scram, before the guards catch me."

She raced off, but one of the guards called, "I heard something. What is it?"

She arrived back at the bars and said, "Well, this investigation was a bust. Better hurry!"

Suddenly, the rat costume started following her. She gasped, "WHAT THE–? WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?"

The figure has a green figure with fur and rabbit ears, and with the rat corpse on. This was Chisame's Stand, Masquerade. It slashed at her shoulder, but Krystle used her thread to leap up. It cackled, but then it got wrapped in thread. "Yeah? Laugh this up, you bastard!"

It broke free, as Krystle growled, "Damn!" She escaped out of the bars and said, "Phew… That was close. Still, what was that thing? It's a rabbit doll, but it looks so transparent. But still… Could it be Masquerade, as Chisame said? Problem is, only Chisame and I can see it… and I bet this little shit-eating carnivore killed the other guy in the bird costume…"

Krystle climbed to the bars, but she was cornered. The Stand lunged at her, but she kicked it out of the way. "This is bad! My thread and her monster… It's like something out of a horror movie!" She climbed down, but was stuck. "UNGH! I'M STUCK!"

The Stand reappeared and lunged at her with a fierce roar.

BAM!
It flew to the wall, and was in pain. It got out and pounced on Krystle, killing her in an in–.
POW!
But then again, there was a huge blue-green fist that pounced on Masquerade.

"What the–?" The arm was wrapped in her thread and whispered, "No… Did I do that?" The threads take form of a female figure in threads. "This power… It's like… It's evolving? No, the threads are knitting together… and it's making a shape. Hey, monster!"

The Stand fled, as Krystle grabbed it, using her figure. "Squeeze her, whoever you are! Where the hell is Chisame?! Tell me where she is!"

Chisame appeared and said, "Not bad… You got the ability, too. Your threads… It was no dead giveaway. You have the same powers as I do."

"YOU BITCH!" She lunged at her, as Chisame pleaded, "WAIT! Don't hurt my Masquerade! I'll do anything!"

"Then shrink me and get me out of here! This is your fault for this bogus escape plan!"

"Okay, I'm sorry!" Chisame pleaded, "I'll tell you what, you can have the bottom bunk, if you let me go! I still respect you, no matter what happened today!"

"Will you hurry up and GET ME OUT OF HERE?" She shrank down a few inches and was freed. Krystle leapt down and said, "You better keep your word. But I have to ask you a few questions about this ability of ours…"

"I don't know…" Chisame said, "But I'm not obligated to tell you anything. To be honest… it happened, spontaneously."

"Spontaneously? Alright… But I wanna know… Who gave you that charm?"

Chisame said, "Hmm… Well, let's see… That charm for only two bucks, well… from a guy named Jace."

"Jace?" she remembered. It was Jason Brighton that gave the charm to Chisame Hasegawa.

Chisame gave her the charm and said, "Here. You can have it, free of charge…" She dropped it, and Krystle picked it up. Chisame grinned evilly, "SUCKER!"

KICK!
Krystle shrank down and flew into the corridor, after Chisame punted her. She reverted back to normal, as Chisame cackled, "FOOL! You should know better than to trust others!"

Krystle growled, "YOU BITCH!"

Chisame cried, "GUARDS! GUARDS! SOMEONE IS ESCAPING THE PRISON!"

The guard called, "HEY! What are YOU doing here?"

Krystle cried, "Don't ask me! Someone pushed me in there!"

The guard called, "Well, get out of there!"

"I can't!"

"How did you even get out?"

"I DON'T KNOW!"

The guard left and called, "Hang on!" He punched the alarm and called, "JAILBREAK! CODE 99! INMATE IN THE CORRIDOR!"

Chisame cackled, as the steel mesh doors locked her up inside the hall. "You stupid bitch! You should know better than to trust someone who is #1 in this prison!"

"Why you–?" Krystle yelled, and punched the mesh gate. "GET ME OUT OF HERE, YOU FUCKING BITCH!"

"You're wrong, Krystle! The guard's going to shoot you, anyways! Besides, no one in their right mind to treat you as #1! I have always been #1! ONLY ME! AND YOU'RE JUST A TOY FOR MY AMUSEMENT! YOU FORGET! I'M THE QUEEN OF THIS PRISON, AND YOU'RE JUST MY RAT TOY! UNDERSTAND, KRYSTLE GIESE?! IT'S ALL ABOUT ME! AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE YOUR ABILITIES SUCK! IT'S OVER FOR YOU, SO THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR YOU IS TO BEG FOR MY HELP! IN FACT ASK ME, RIGHT NOW! OF COURSE, MY ANSWER WILL ALWAYS BE NO, BECAUSE–!"

KAPOW!
The blue arm smashed Chisame's face from out of nowhere. Krystle glared, as her Stand appeared, "Good fucking grief, Chisame. Will you please shut the fuck up? You have an ability, I have mine… Everything has a name. Here's mine…" She brimmed in a blue aura, "Stone Wind! And like its name, I'm going to breeze my way out of these stone walls." She hissed, "And Chisame… or Chiu, or whoever the fuck you're called… You're just the lucky victim… to feel the breeze of Stone Wind."

POWPOWPOWPOW!
"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!" She lambasted Chisame in a barrage of punches, similar to her brother's Chaos Punches. She grabbed Chisame and slammed her to the steel fence.

"If there's a hierarchy system in this prison, I'll gladly follow it! But unless you wanna join me in death, you better get me the hell out of here!" Krystle barked, "You say your number one? Not anymore. I make the orders here. Let me through."

She and Chisame disappeared after that. The guards returned with shotguns armed, but they stopped, knowing that they disappeared.

XXXXX

It was now lights out. Krystle got the locket back. Chisame was in pain, on the top bunk, as Krystle viewed the locket.

"Brother…" She thought, "I wish he'd come, real soon."

She went to sleep, after that, as tomorrow was another day for her.

The next day, Krystle was approaching the phones, as she thought, "I should call Mom… maybe have a chat with her… and hopefully my brother can pick me up."

She was about to call, but a girl in blonde hair said, "Oh, you! You in the black hair… You got a dollar on you? I'll pay you back, after my call."

Krystle nodded and gave her four quarters. She said, "Thanks. I promise I'll pay you back somehow."

She went to the phone, but was stopped by a huge woman in red. "Excuse me."

"HEY!" Krystle cried, "I was here first! You weren't even in line!"

"Stupid! You're new here, so I'll lay down the phone sitch." The woman in red said, "You have to reserve a phone in advance."

"Advance? Oh, you mean like scheduling a phone call? No one told me about that."

"Now you do. By the way, reservations are only a month in advance."

"A MONTH?!" Krystle shrieked, "WHY THE FUCK SHOULD I WAIT A MONTH?"

"Don't ask me! I didn't make the rules! This is one bizarre prison!" the woman said.

Another woman in pink and blue hair asked, "Excuse me, lemme use the phone." She gave her a 20 and the woman accepted it. She said to Krystle, "Of course, there are ways to get in, without wait."

Krystle walked off and sighed, "Well, there goes my phone call… Now what? I want to hear Mom and Bro's voices again…"

Chisame cheered, "OHHHH! Krystle!"

Krystle barked, "YOU AGAIN?!" She yelled, "Get the hell away from me! I told you I want nothing to do with you!"

Chisame said, "I saw your performance in the phone. Generous, with those stack of quarters, but a bit clueless about how the rules go here." She glared at her, "You better pay her back the dollar… If you don't, you're in trouble."

Krystle said, "It's just a dollar. No one will ever know. The guards can't get us for just a dollar."

"JUST A DOLLAR? Listen, I don't think you need to know how this works… but lending and borrowing money here isn't for keeps. You don't get the money back, you'll end up as a pushover, like that girl here…" A small girl in dark violet hair was sad, as she was being bullied by her fellow inmates. "Imagine if news hears out about you, lending a dollar to that blonde girl. You'll be treated like shit."

Krystle was confused, "My god, life is unfair, even in stone walls." She looked up and said, "So… One dollar…"

At the library, later on, the blonde woman was reading a book. Krystle approached her, and she asked, "Got a sec?"

"Oh, it's you." She said, "I was reading this novel. It's a classic. Wanna join me?"

"No. It's about the money. You said that you'd pay me back, right?"

"Yeah? Why?"

"Where's my dollar?"

"Oh, that. Don't worry. I did say I'll pay you back. I didn't forget."

"Did you have it in your room? I was hoping that you'd remember–."

The blonde yelled at her, "MAYBE YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME, IDIOT! I SAID I'LL PAY YOU BACK, BUT NOT NOW! DON'T ACT LIKE SUCH A TIGHTWAD!"

Total silence, as Krystle sighed, "Okay…"

She then asked, "Anyways, can you loan me ten more? I said I'll pay you back, and I never forget." She smiled and she played her like a pet. Krystle walked off and said, "I'll think about it." Chisame growled, "Pansy."

Krystle went to the bathroom, but she secretly destroyed a quarter and turned it into silver powder. She used Stone Wind to trace the dust into the blonde's coffee. The woman gasped, as she had a stomach-ache. She ran to the bathroom, but Krystle was inside.

"Sorry, ocupado."

"LET ME IN! I HAVE TO GO!"

She was sitting in the toilet, reading a book. "You said you would give me back a dollar?"

"Yes!"

"Take your time. I'm going to be in, for quite a while."

She pleaded, "UNGH! ALRIGHT! I'LL BUY YOUR TIME! FIVE – NO, TEN DOLLARS!"

SLAM!
Krystle opened the door, hitting the blonde's face, "SOLD!" She grinned, "Ten bucks, please."

She gave Krystle ten dollars and went inside. She put the ten in her pocket and smirked, "Done and dusted." she said to the timid girl, "Hey, listen… It's your turn next, once she's done. Take your time, and someone will have the urge to go, too. And it's up to you to get your money back, as well. Just make sure not to flinch. And you can only protect yourself."

She walked off, as another felt the urge to go to the bathroom.

Krystle sighed and said, "Well, what's done is done. Now that I know what goes on, time to wait… Who knows? That guy will come back to save me." She called out, "Excuse me! Inmate FE40536. I'm returning to my cell."

She walked out of the library, but there was no one here. She asked, "Hm? No guards? Guess I'm home free now." She raced off, but a voice called, "I wouldn't run off, if I were you."

She stopped and saw a woman in black hair and glasses. She was leaning by the wall, as she stared at her. She said, "Krystle Giese, correct?"

"Uh… Who are you?"

The woman walked off and said, "Tomorrow at Noon, someone will visit you. I suggest that you not come to the visitation room. If you do meet this person… fate will befall you and the others, once it happens." She disappeared, as Krystle called, "WAIT!" She paused, as she whispered, "Who was that girl?"

The guard called, "YOU! Get off the bars!" Krystle was back in the library, as the guard said, "You're supposed to wait on standby!"

Krystle said, "Oops! Sorry… I must be imagining things…" She thought, as she rubbed her head, "Was I imagining things? Who was that girl, and why did she say something so cryptic?"

She asked the guard, "Excuse me, guard, did you see a woman in black hair and glasses come by here?"

"No, I don't think so… But I'll see about finding her. Anyways, you are to return to your cell? I'll escort you." He escorted her down the halls. She thought, as she was annoyed, "This woman… Who was she? If I ever meet her again, I have a lot to ask."

She had time to think, as she went to her cell. She grumbled, "Crazy prison…"

For now, let's leave St. Dolphin, for now, and see how Mundy is doing in Iowa.

Mundy arrived at the street and called, "ALRIGHT! Whoever you are, come on out! I have you targeted!"

Yoshino appeared, as Mundy said, "A little girl? And a rabbit puppet…" He called out, "Mind telling me how you got here, little bit?"

Yoshino whispered, "N-No… I'm fine… I'm sort of lost in this big city."

He said, "Okay… Lemme take you to where you live. Which way?"

Yoshino said, "That way." They walked together, as Yoshinon appeared and lifted up a huge bat.

WHAM!
Mundy caught the bat and said, using his rifle, "I'm not going to be blindsided, again."

Yoshinon gasped, "What the–? URK!"

Yoshino whimpered, "But how? He wasn't supposed to see Yoshinon's attack!"

Mundy said, "January… the android you attacked… She told me about a puppet… a rabbit puppet…" He glared at her, "It was you, wasn't it? I was able to find you, spot-on!"

Yoshino sobbed, "W-W-Wait… I'm not at fault here… I was following orders!"

Mundy said to her, "You're dead in the water. You know Satoko Hojo?" She nodded, as he said, "Then you're under arrest." They prepared to fight, as Mundy called, "I'll give you the first shot. You'd come quietly, or face me. I could guess that you drug dealers choose the latter."

Will Mundy be able to avenge January? Or is Yoshino a problem for The Gang?

To be continued…