"No! Stop!"-

Pluto didn't listen, he kept laughing. A wicked laugh that couldn't help but to be interrupted by groans as the blue aura around Madoka's hand started to make its way to the rest of her body.

"Stop it! Please! You are hurting her!"-All Yuki could do was to beg for him to stop this.

The pleads of the warrior of Mercury had done nothing, and the glow around his sister body had extended to her eyes. Meaning that this power had starting to become too much for her to bear.

And that it was bringing her an unimaginable amount of pain.

"Please, stop!"-Yuki could feel the tears starting to run through his cheeks.-"I'll do whatever you want, just stop this!"-

Pluto laughed and with all his willpower and control he had over Madoka's body, he raised the girl's hand and placed it right on the warrior's chest.

"I want..."-It was difficult for him to talk in such a painful state.-"More."-

The boy with glasses gasped and realized that Pluto was using Madoka's powers to absorb the energy of his fragment.

"No! Please no!"-Yuki couldn't help but to scream once more.-"Please! I'm begging you!"-

The only thing that came to his mind was to jump back and to breath heavily, his baton disappeared, and he had no intention of making another weapon. Because the outcome of that option was very obvious.

Yuki felt completely powerless.

But Pluto...

The frightening smile he had placed on Madoka's face had only grown.

"How marvelous is that she got this power..."-Even if he spoke loud and clear, you could tell how hard was for him to form those words despite the pain he was experiencing.-"Maybe...This means I can also take the fragment from you."-

Before Yuki could protest, he had noticed how Pluto raised his sister's hand on his direction.

And then launched the power he had accumulated inside the poor girl's body.

If Yuki hadn't made a shield on time, he would have been doomed.


Gingka was drowning...

The redheaded warrior knew this wasn't real but it sure felt like it.

It just didn't matter how much power he used, or how fast he flew, there was no end to this dark and cold void that was consuming him.

How is he supposed to help Dynamis, when he can't even find a way to set himself free?

"Dynamis!"-Gingka called his friend as he kept flying away from the darkness.-"Please! I know you are in there! You have to fight this!"-

"Why fight?"-

Gingka groaned as he felt something grabbing his leg, he turned his gaze down and acquired a good look of what was holding him.

Two hands made out of purple energy. A tone that resembled Dynamis' aura.

The young boy pulled away as hard as he could, but it only triggered more energy limbs to try and stop him.

"Maybe we should start embracing it."-

"Snap out of it!"-Gingka begged as his eyes started to glow.-"Dynamis! Please! We don't know what to do!"-

The energy surrounded Gingka's eyes was launched so abruptly, you could tell the poor boy was growing desperate.

He freed himself from the energy that tied him down, but shortly after that; the warrior of the Autumn realized how he was still lost and confused.

"Please, Dynamis! We need you!"-Gingka yelled frenetically.

His eyes snapped wide open as he felt something pushing him from the back.

Next thing he knew, his surroundings had just banished.

"What?"-Gingka looked up and noticed how close to the ceiling he was, also, there were currents of wind all around him.

"Didn't you say that you could handle him?!"-

The boy turned around and noticed how Kyoya was making typhoons all around this place.

Kyoya must have been the one breaking through Dynamis' illusions.

"Hey! Think you can lend me a hand?!"-Gingka flew closer to his friend and shot a star-bolt that blocked Chris' attack on the green haired warrior.

"I don't know if you noticed, you idiot! But I kinda have my hands full at the moment!"-Kyoya answered with an angry groan as he used his powers to gather more wind.

"Don't worry about him!"-Gingka suggested.-"I can't break through Dynamis' illusions, but you can! I'll go help King, just make Dynamis snap out of this! Knock him out if it's necessary!"-After that, he flew away in Chris' direction.

"Finally, an excuse to punch that jerk in the face!"-Kyoya actually smiled at that.


Tithi gave a shriek of fear as he raised his hands.

Golden energy appeared like a wall in order to protect the little boy. To which, Cycnus had used Aguma's strength in order to break it in what was no more than one punch.

The boy with pink hair jumped back and started breathing heavily.

"Please, Aguma!"-He cried in desperation.-"You have to fight this meanie!"-

"He can't hear you, Child."-Cycnus smiled once again.-"Because he is no more."-

"Liar!"-Tithi cried once again.-"Aguma is still here!"-

"Your friend is gone. This body is mine!"-

With that, Aguma's body was being forced to run in Tithi's direction. His fist was lifted and more than ready to attack his very young opponent.

"Stop!"-

.

.

.

Nothing.

Wait...Nothing?

Tithi opened his eyes and looked forward.

Aguma...Or better said; Cycnus' control over Aguma's body appeared to be interrupted for the moment.

The little boy noticed how his hands were glowing, not only that, but his power appeared to be surrounding his friend's body in order to stop it dead on its tracks.

Tithi was in shock.

He...He didn't planned to do this but...

Then again, there was only one thing in Tithi's mind. And that was to stop Cycnus' attack.

"I'm...I'm controlling you...Like Dynamis."-The pink haired boy whispered with a very bewildered expression.

Wait.

Dynamis.

"S-sorry Aguma! I need to try something now! But you are not going to like it!"-The little boy looked away and closed his right hand.

The energy surrounding him only kept magnifying.

Tithi kept his concentration for as long as it took, he then opened his eyes and looked at his opponent with a determined, yet fearful, expression and clenched his fist.

It made Aguma's legs give up, and the big guy fell on his knees.

"Okay...Let's do this!"-Tithi whispered sharply.

Come on...

Tithi needs to do this...

His friends are counting on him.


"What's wrong, Soldier? Are you afraid to use your precious powers?!"-Pluto asked, he used Madoka's voice to make the sweetest, yet most venomous, tone of voice possible.

Yuki didn't answered, because he was right. He was afraid.

If he made a weapon, Pluto would use Madoka's powers to absorb it.

And then it would hurt her.

What to do?

"Come on...Think of something..."-The young warrior of Mercury whispered to himself.

Because of his anxiety, the blue-eyed boy didn't noticed that Pluto was running onto his direction.

With his sword prepared to attack.

Yuki yelped as he received the attack, luckily, his mind reacted beforehand as well as his powers. He had locked himself away inside a bubble before Pluto could stab him to death.

Instead of attacking him once again, Pluto raised Madoka's hand with the intention of touching the bubble.

That's when Yuki had a...Well, he wouldn't call it a good idea per say...Not even an idea on itself. It was more like a desperate measure.

But it was better than anything else he could think of!

So, in a split second, he decided to make the bubble disappear, and kicking his sister right in the face.

It apparently worked out, because Pluto not only backed away, but he rubbed Madoka's chin with a painful expression.

And that's when a particular memory hit him.

~Flashback~

"Meow!"-

"S-sorry!"-

"Ow! Ow! Meow!"-

"I'm sorry!"-

"Meow! Ouch that- Meow! It burns!"-

"Okay, now seriously, Motti! Stand still! I know it hurts, but if I don't do this, the would will get infected! Is that what you want?!"-

The girl with green eyes bit her tongue and looked away, Yuki could notice clearly how whenever she wasn't wincing because of the pain, she was pouting.

Is she mad at him?

For what, pulling her away from that stupid fight?

He only regrets not doing it before she got hurt.

Even thought...The reason she got involved was in order to defend him.

"...Thank you..."-Yuki mumbled as he focused on wrapping that bandage around her arm.

"Meow?"-Motti turned her gaze around and looked at her friend.

He looked conflicted...To say the least.

But he was smiling.

"For saving me back there...You know. I don't know what came over me. I wasn't even thinking of using my powers, but decided to fight anyways. Thanks for having my back."-Yuki mumbled with a small smile, as his blush went slightly brighter.

A few minutes ago, they were wandering around the streets of Paris. A thing they were accustomed to do every now and then, Yuki liked doing this, he is not sure why; but it's pretty exciting to keep his secrets getaways from his friends.

However, while they were exploring the city, they found a group of drunk guys that appeared to just come out from a party. They ignored it at first, you know, it started with the group of friends laughing at whatever little thing they saw. And consequently making fun of both Motti and Yuki, or to throw kisses at them in order to get a laugh.

Then, they started to follow the two teenagers and to call for them...And they were growing uncomfortable to say the least, but it was fine...Until they threw an alcohol bottle that almost hits Yuki in the head if it wasn't for Motti pulling him out of the way.

And saying that his cat-lover friend got upset had to be an understatement.

At first the young warrior tried to hold her back, it didn't worked out.

Then he got in the middle of the fight, and tried to play peacekeeper, that also didn't worked out.

Then, one of the guys pushed Motti to the ground and occasioned a pretty big cut on her arm with the shards of the bottle that was previously thrown.

Yuki joined the fight before he even realized it.

Not only that, but he was also the one ending the fight. By punching someone on the nose and dragging Motti away before this could get worse.

"Meow...Sorry...I got carried away. But, meow! They almost hurt you!"-She complained, apparently there wasn't that much pain on her arm anymore.

"Yeah, and they ended hurting you instead."-He reminded her as he finished with the bandage.-"...Look, I thank you for defending me, but please: Don't do it again."-

"...Fine, Meow."-She mumbled, it was hard to tell if she was being honest or not.-"Meow, how's your hand?"-Motti asked with concern.

Yuki didn't get hurt because of those guys, but he did got some pain on his knuckles afterwards.

"I think bruises are starting to form on my knuckles."-The young boy looked at his right hand for a few seconds.-"Ugh, it won't feel nice in the morning, let me tell you that."-

"Meow, then let me remind you how that meanie's nose looked after you were done with him. Meow."-Motti winked at her friend and laughed a little.

"That is true."-Yuki blushed lightly, then he couldn't avoid to laugh as well.-"I'll say it was worth it. There. How do you feel?"-

"Meow! It hurts less!"-Motti smiled.-"Why do you keep that in your backpack?"-The girl with light brown hair referred to the small first aid kit he carried.

"It's...Uh...D-don't ask."-It was a force of habit. With him getting beat up constantly at school, he decided to keep it around.-"W-well! Let's go back! Anubis can't keep covered me with the others all night!"-

"Meow, okay."-She answered.-"You know, you should try to fight without your powers during your training. Meow!"-

"You think so?"-

"Of course, Meow! You can't depend on your powers forever!"-

"...Well, that's true."-

~End of flashback~

He really can't depend on his powers forever.

It seems like that's the better option right now...

"Please forgive me for this, Madoka."-Yuki whispered as he stood up, and ran on his opponent's direction.

Pluto was starting to get up once again, but his attempt to do so was interrupted by the warrior of Mercury's fist colliding right on with his face.

"Get out of my sister's body this instant!"-That was the threat that came along with the punch.

After that, Pluto didn't hesitated to try to hold Yuki's fist and kick him away.

"My, that was a pretty good hit. Who knew someone like you could do that?"-The spirit possessing Madoka's body laughed cynically.-"Let's see what else you got!"-

Okay...The fight was going full physical...

This can't get any worse...Right?


"Hey!"-Gingka smiled as he flew over Chris' direction.-"I don't think we were introduced, my name is Gingka!"-

"Shut up!"-The blonde guy threw an energy wave at his direction.

"Woah!"-The young boy jumped out of the way and went with his friend.

"What happened?!"-King asked his red-haired friend.-"Where's Kyoya?!"-

"He is taking care of Dynamis!"-Gingka answered as he canalized his energy in order to attack Chris.

"Seriously?!"-King got frustrated.-"Gingka, you had like: one job!"-

"I know that!"-The warrior of the Autumn yelled as he attacked.-"But trust me, since Kyoya can control the wind around us, he is the better choice for Dynamis!"-

"Well I hope you are right, because we weren't having any luck around here!"-The blue-haired soldier of Mars complained.-

"Seriously, at what moment did you became so pessimistic?!"-Gingka groaned as he used launched an energy beam on King's direction.

The warrior of Mars caught the clue of what he wanted to do, so he canalized his aura directly on his sword and hit Gingka's energy beam as if it was a baseball.

The extra power King gave to Gingka's projectile was thrown directly on the warrior of the Winter's direction.

It apparently seemed to be enough to hit Chris hard enough that he went flying directly to a near by wall.

"Alright!"-Gingka flew over King and made his right hand collide with his on a high five.

"We might actually have a chance!"-King smile widely but he snapped his eyes wide open before he could do anything else.

"King! What's wrong?!"-Gingka asked with concern, his friend just froze out of nowhere.

"I-I can't move!"-The young soldier of Mars dropped his sword and started to give short, shaky breaths.

Gingka then looked down and noticed something weird.

"I can't fail them..."-

Chris appeared to be trying to get back on his feet as he gripped his left hand on King's shadow. It was as if he was the one stopping the blue-haired boy's every movement.

And that's because he was.

"Everything that I've ever done...It will not be in vain!"-With that, Chris clutched his fists and power rapidly ran across his opponent's shadow.

King screamed in pain as the power of the legendary warrior of the Winter made contact with his body.

"No!"-Gingka flew over to the blonde guy's direction.

There was no plan on Gingka's mind, he just flew over and graved Chris by both wrists with each of his hands. Then, judging by how Chris started to use that power to try and hurt Gingka. The redheaded boy used his own energy on his hands to counterattack.

King felt to his knees shortly after that, he didn't stood up right away, he just breathed heavily and tried to move as much as he could.

Gingka on the other hand, was still tussling with Chris. He tried to push him away, but in his intend, something flashed through his mind.

"What?"-Gingka mumbled as his eyes snapped wide open.

Chris also appeared to have the same reaction and decided to let go of his opponent, he looked beyond frightened.

"I-I get it..."-The warrior of the Autumn mumbled.-"I get why you are helping them."-

"Shut up!"-Chris threw an energy ball at him.

Gingka just blocked it with an energy ball of his own.

"You are helping The Black Sun because they promised you money."-Gingka showed him a sympathetic look.-"And...You need it because...Because that's why your parents gave you up...Because they couldn't take care of you..."-

"I said: Shut up!"-

With that cry of pain and wrath, Chris launched himself directly at Gingka, both his hands went to the boy's neck as they both went flying to the other side of the room.

"L-look!"-Gingka groaned in pain as he tried to get Chris' hands off his neck.-"I get it! I get how you feel!"-

"No! You don't!"-Chris gripped his grasp.

"I do!"-Gingka winced.-"I know how it feels having your life be taken away! I know what it is to say goodbye to your home because someone promised you a better future! Not being able to back down because you promised him you'd be strong! Look, I went through it! Okay?! I know how it is to get stuck in a life you didn't even get to choose! And all of this strangers in fancy suits that get to decide every little thing that's gonna happen to you instead of your own family! I get it!"-

The redheaded boy felt how the grip in his neck became loose, then he looked up.

Chris' eyes were starting to get flooded with tears.

Well, what'd you know?

Gingka actually touched a nerve with this guy...


Tithi blinked, he wasn't at the temple anymore...

The little boy bruised his eyes with his sleeve.

He didn't recognized this place.

"Where am I?"-He asked.

But nobody answered.

That made him get scared.

"Aguma?!"-He called for his friend.-"I-I know you are here! It's me! Tithi!"-

"H-help...Help!"-

"Huh?"-

The little pink-haired boy tried to look where that voice could have come from.

But everything was dark...There was nothing.

It was cold, and scary.

"N-no!"-Tithi yelled at himself.-"Remember why you are here! Come on! Your friends are counting on you!"-

"Somebody! Help!"-

"Aguma...That's Aguma's voice!"-Tithi blinked and then looked around.-"Hang on! I'll save you!"-

In the end, he just decided to run in the first direction he could think of, but it turned out to be the better choice because Tithi could hear how the screams for help became louder and louder.

"Aguma!"-Tithi yelled desperately.-"Please! Tell me where you are!"-

"H-help!"-

"This way!"-He turned around and kept running.

The little boy stopped dead on his tracks after a couple of seconds.

Before him, there was his friend, but he looked awful.

He was chained and hurt. He could barely move, but every movement would make him wince with pain.

Tithi then noticed something.

"Wait..."-The young warrior of Venus narrowed his gaze.-"Those chains...They are coming fro-"-

"Tithi!"-

"Uh?"-

Before he could even blink, everything around him was gone with flash.

"The necklaces..."-Tithi mumbled.-"Guys! It's their necklaces!"-

"Huh?"-King was starting to get back on his feet.

"That's what making them act crazy! It's their neckla-Ah!"-Before Tithi could finish, he was punched in the stomach by Cycnus, who appeared to be out of the boy's control.

"Tithi!"-King shouted.

The warrior of Mars tackled Aguma's body without warning or thinking.

Thanks to his super strength, he was able to pin him against the ground. Then, he grabbed the big jewel at the center of Cycnus' necklace.

Tithi groaned as he went back up, but ignored his pain and ran back.

"I will hold him, take it off!"-Tithi used both his hands to grab Aguma's head and canalizing the energy of his fragment around it.

Even with all of his strength, King was having hard time taking the necklace off. It wasn't only appearing to be adhered to Aguma's skin, but every single pull appeared to be causing pain to his teammate.

"Come on...Come on...Come on!"-

The red aura forming around King went brighter and brighter with every passing second.

Nobody had realized it, but as his energy magnified, his hair appeared to change color.


"Get out! "-Yuki groaned with every time he punched his sister's face.-"Get. Out. Now."-

Pluto could only laugh maniacally.

"And here I thought you actually cared about your precious twin!"-Pluto spitted blood as he laughed.-"This is a pretty good number you are leaving on her face! Just admit it! You hate Madoka!"-

"I love my sister more than anything in my life!"-Yuki shouted.-"And I will beat you out of her head if that's what I need to do!"-

Pluto didn't appeared to be moved by his statement at all.

"You punch like a bitch."-He whispered.

The spirit inside Madoka's body folded the girl's knee to hit Yuki in the stomach as hard as he could. Throwing him away before he could get another hit.

But to Pluto's surprise, Yuki got up as fast as he did.

"I was sure that would give me enough time to end you."-Pluto bruised Madoka's chin with the tunic he was wearing, to his surprise, there was a bit of blood.

"I've been taken worse kicks from bigger idiots."-Yuki whispered before running to Pluto's direction once again.

The warrior of Mercury's intention was to punch him once again, but in the end his fist just went right through his sister's face.

"Huh...So it does work after all?"-Pluto took a moment to contemplate the young brunette's hands.

Then, an idea came through his mind. The psychopath smiled, and then turned around to face his opponent.

That had to be the most sick and twisted expression Pluto was able to form using Madoka's face.

Without any kind of warning, he threw himself at Yuki. The boy with blue eyes was confused, but still couldn't let him do anything he was planning.

"L-let's see..."-Pluto managed to speak despite Yuki's efforts of pushing him away.-"...Let's see if I can take this from you."-

Yuki suddenly had funny feel at the center of his chest.

"W-what are you-Ugh!"-The boy started coughing, it really felt as if he needed to throw up.

"The fragment, Is mine!"-Pluto laughed.

Oh no...

He is actually using Madoka's power to try and take his fragment of star.

But...Didn't Dynamis said:

"And second, if I try to take your fragment; if anyone tries to do it, it will probably end up killing you."-

Okay, this is bad...

But what can he do? He can already feel how Pluto is using Madoka's powers of intangibility to get his sister's fingers inside her chest.

"Guys! It's their necklaces!"-

What?

"That's what making them act crazy! It's their neckla-Ah!"-

Yuki noticed right away how Pluto made a face the minute he heard Tithi's voice making that revelation.

It was all he needed to convince him that it was the truth.

The warrior of Mercury lowered his gaze and saw the big necklace his sister was wearing. That thing was huge, not only that but it appeared to be stuck on her neck.

Yuki moved his right hand from Madoka's arm, and struggled his way to the center jewel of the necklace. It was purple and so shiny, that you could tell it was emitting some sort of glow.

He gripped on the jewel and started to pull.

Pluto groaned and hardened his grasp on Yuki's chest.

You could actually see the blood running through Madoka's fingertips.

Yuki coughed, his mouth tasted like iron.

Okay...

He had to rush this thing.

"I-It burns..."-Pluto mumbled as the body he was controlling starting to make contact with the fragment he so much desired.

"T-then: let go!"-Yuki groaned as he pulled harder. He could feel how he was actually ripping off this piece of jewelry from his sister skin.

"Ha! You wish!"-

"A-actually...I-I do!"-

Come on...Almost there...

Just a little more effort...

Yuki has to get pass this...

He has to save her...

"Come on!"-He winced in pain as he put all the strength he had left into this.

"D-do you really think...Ugh!...T-that...That you have a...A-a chance...Against me?!"-Pluto laughed with every sharp breath he took.-"Face it...Victory is mine...Ermis."-

"Don't. Call. Me. That."-

"Ugh!...R-rot in hell, you maniac!"-Yuki started to take very short and heavy breaths as he felt how Pluto managed to grab the fragment inside his body.

It's been said that it's better to rip band-aids quick because all the pain you feel now, passes fast and it's pain you don't have to del with later.

Well...This. felt as if he had just ripped a bandage that took a piece of the person's skin.

But he had no energy left to check if that was the case.

Because the first thing he did with that cursed necklace was to surrounded with the energy of his fragment, and then to smash it against the floor as hard as he could.

And then all faded into nothingness.


Gingka took this as a chance to sit up and Chris quickly got off him.

"I'm sorry."-That was the only thing he said.-"I know you only want things go back to the way they were but...You know this will solve nothing."-

"How do you know?!"-Chris closed his eyes shut as the tears were starting to come back.

"Because...You just saw what they did to my friends...Do you really think they will do what they promised you?"-Gingka asked and Chris looked away.-"You know exactly what they want the future to be...I don't think there's a part of that dystopia where they can give you back your family and your old life."-

"...You are right...I'm such and idiot...I-I just thought that maybe...That I could help my parents...And that...That I could be with them again..."-The blonde boy brushed off his tears with his arm.-"What have I done?...Even if they survived their illness...There's...T-there's no way...Why did I fell for this?!"-

"Hey, it's okay!"-Gingka tried to smile.-"It's not too late!"-

"Is not?!"-Chris cried with anger. But the anger was at himself.-"I betrayed my parents! I promised them that I would be strong! But instead I joined the Black Sun in exchange for money! I betrayed goddamn humanity itself!"-

"But you can still help us!"-Gingka put a hand on Chris' shoulder.-"Look, maybe we can't give you what you want...But we can still be there for you!"-

"You still want me to help you?...I just tried to kill you a couple of minutes ago..."-The boy with blonde hair mumbled in shock.

"Hey! Is not like we took this whole 'Saving the world' thing too well either!"-The warrior of the Autumn giggled as he scratched the back of his head.


"That's the thing that's making you act like a freaking psychopath?!"-Kyoya asked in disbelief as he moved the currents of wind he was using to keep Dynamis locked away from him.-"Are you kidding me?!"-

With that scream, Kyoya decided to make a movement of hands that would actually throw Dynamis against closest wall and knock his lights out.

"Well, this might hurt but know that..."-As he grabbed the center piece of the necklace, he started to think as his grip went harder.

"Actually, I don't care if it hurts."-The warrior of the Spring smirked.-"Serves you right for trying to kill me back there."-


"So? What do you say?"-Gingka stood up and offered his hand to Chris, who was still on his knees.

"But what if the others don't want me around?...After what I did..."-He wanted to take Gingka's hand but still looked a little bit apprehensive.

"Then, they'll just have to suck it up!"-Gingka laughed softly.-"I'm sure they'll be more than happy to finally add you to the team. But if they are not, then it's still okay because you can count on me!"-

"Really?"-Chris couldn't figure out if Gingka was just too nice or too stupid.

"Of course! No conditions!"-Gingka's smile only appeared brighter after that statement.

As it came a little closer, Chris' hand was still shaking. He still looked to be debating on his head whether he should trust this guy or not.

Chris just hasn't let anyone inside his life in so long...

But eventually, he took his hand.

Couldn't help but to slightly smile after doing that.

It seriously feels like the first right decision he has ever made in such a long time.