For the next few weeks, Karasu kept in touch with Minoru on the Chobits situation, but about three
weeks later he received an urgent email from her that gave him a very bad feeling. "Come right
away," it said. "Something has happened." Minoru roused Hideki from a deep sleep, and dragged
him, Yuzuki, Chii and Chu to the building where they had met Karasu three weeks ago. When they
arrived at Karasu's room, she let them in, then closed and bolted the door behind them. She looked
excited. "Tell no one about this," she demanded. "Promise me." When they promised, Karasu
opened a door in the far wall. "Look in here," she said. Minoru and Hideki peeked through the
door...and the sight that met their eyes was startling. Three holding cells were set up in the center of
this new room, each one containing a persocon. But not just any persocon.
Each cell held a Chobit.
Yuzuki pushed past the two at the door, and stepped into the room. The eyes of Chobit '05' opened,
and their gazes met. As if in a trance, Yuzuki approached the cell that held Shizuki. Minoru made as
if to grab his persocon's arm, but Karasu held him back. "Just watch," she murmured. Helplessly,
Minoru watched as Yuzuki made her way to Shizuki's cell, and pressed her hand against that of the
mysterious Chobit. The both of them were surrounded by a strange light as their hands made
contact. Some sort of spell seemed to have come over Chii and Chu...they approached the cells
holding Chobits '03' and '04'. Mimicking Yuzuki, they joined hands with those of their opposites.
The light was now surrounding all three pairs, and the holding cells disintegrated as if they were
mere clay before a child's hands. Five Chobits and one normal persocon now stood together,
surrounded by a glow so bright that the humans could barely stand to look. It was something Hideki
had seen before, when Chii had been reading that book, "A Town Without People". It was
something he had hoped never to see again.
It was taking Chii from him.
"Yuzuki..." whispered Minoru, helpless to do anything but watch as his persocon and Chobit '05'
stood with their hands together, staring into each other's eyes. Beside him, Hideki seemed frozen to
the floor. Karasu hovered behind, uncertain what to do. Then she made a sudden movement forward.
The light died away, the Chobits and Yuzuki turning to face her. Their appearances had
changed...they were wearing the odd outfits that they wore in the pictures, with the strange
connection terminals in their backs. The look in their eyes was frightening, but almost...ethereal...at
the same time. They spoke as one, with one voice that was many, with many words that were the
same. "Don't be afraid," they said. "You've reunited us. We thank you. Now we don't have to be
lonely any more." Yuzuki met Minoru's questioning gaze and smiled calmly. "Yes," she whispered.
"I was keeping secrets from you all along, Minoru-sama. Didn't you ever wonder how you just
happened to find the right parts to build me? How you figured out exactly how to program me? How
you gained all the knowledge you don't remember studying? You were chosen, Minoru-sama.
Shizuki was in contact with your sister long before she passed on. They both knew you would want
to remember your sister. They knew you would build me. Your sister...she was part of the team who
created the Chobits. She purposely left those parts where she knew you would find them when she
died. And you found them...and unknowing to you, she helped you build me...so your sister still
lives on. In your legacy. In me." Minoru was crying as he took in her words. Yuzuki reached out to
him, and instinctively, he placed his hand against hers. Her fingers folded gently over his, a
comforting, reassuring touch. Unable to meet her eyes any longer, he looked down at the floor, tears
running freely down his cheeks. "Yuzuki," he whispered, and though he said nothing else, Yuzuki
knew exactly what he was trying to say. She pulled him into an embrace, holding him tightly. "I'll
never leave you now, Minoru-sama," she whispered. "I'm always with you. For as long as you live.
And even when you go...you'll still be with me. I'm not ever going to leave you behind." She kissed
the top of his head, smiling sadly. Tears still streamed down Minoru's face, but this time they were
tears of happiness. Happiness at the knowledge that he would never have to be lonely again.
Happiness at the knowledge that, in a way, his sister was still alive.