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They arrived at Minoru's mansion and pushed the button several times so that they could open the gate. After several moment, they heard Yuzuki's voice through the small intercom. "Hello? Can I help you?"
"Yuzuki...it's Shinbo and Hideki, we found Chi but something's wrong with her, may we come in?"
"Yes, certainly." She said. Soon the gates opened and they walked to the front door where Yuzuki waited to greet them. "Oh my, Chi..." She said as soon as she saw Chi lifeless. She led them inside to the spacious living room went to the other room to get Minoru. Hideki laid Chi down on the couch and sat beside her. Soon Minoru walked in and nodded at them.
"What happened?" he asked.
"It's Chi...she just-"
"Shut down..." Hideki finished.
"She shut off? Just like that?" Hideki nodded and looked down at Chi.
"What have I done?" Hideki whispered to himself. Oh Chi... Minoru looked down at her.
"Yuzuki...could you please connect with her..."
"Yes." Yuzuki walked over to Chi and took out her chord and connected it to Chi. After a few moments, Yuzuki spoke softly. "Chi...has over loaded."
"Overloaded?" asked Shinbo.
"Yes..." she removed the connections and looked at them. "In her diagnosis, it has stated that she had a major overload. She can be recharged." Hideki's eyes lit up.
"She can?"
"Yes, " replied Minoru. "I have a system that restores a persocom's energy. Basically it will recharge her and restore all that is wrong."
"I see now," said Shinbo. "Chi shut down because of all the confusion in her mind and her sadness. Basic stress."
"It appears that is the case..."
"How long will it take?" Hideki asked Minoru.
"About two days...we don't know if the system will work on her...but we can try..." Hideki nodded.
"Alright...let's do it...can we start right away?"
"Well, it will take a couple of hours to set up the system...then we can connect her and see what happens." Minoru yawned.
"Mr. Kokobunji...please get some rest, I will set up the system and wake you when it is time to connect Chi." said Yuzuki.
"Alright...you two are welcome to stay..."
"No...I've got to get back to Takako...she'll be worried." Shinbo turned to Hideki. "Don't worry Motosuwa, I'll take care of Sumomo and Kotoko.
"Bye bye, Master!" said Sumomo waving. Kotoko looked at Hideki and gave him a small wave.
"Take care of her..." she said to him. He nodded and they left. Hideki sighed and looked at the time.
"I have to work tomorrow..." He looked back at Chi, "but I don't want to just leave her..."
"It'll be alright Mr. Motosuwa...I'll look after her...come back after work tomorrow." said Yuzuki. Hidkeki nodded.
"Alright then, I'll be back tomorrow...Goodnight..." He said to them as he yawned. He leaned over Chi's body and whispered something in her ear, then he kissed her forehead lightly and left the mansion. Yuzuki made sure Minoru was resting before she began to set up the system. After a while she had finally finished. She woke up Minoru and helped him connect Chi with the system.
"Let's hope this will work..." he told Yuzuki. She nodded and he turned on the system. The system turned on perfectly and started to recharge Chi's energy right away. Yuzuki and Minoru looked at each other happily.
"We did it!" exclaimed Yuzuki.
"Yes...well...I am sure she will be fine here, let's get some rest." suggested Minoru.
"Yes Mr. Kokobunji." They closed the door to Chi's room and went off to their separate rooms. However, they did not notice two men breaking into the mansion. The men waited for them to leave the room before stepping inside the living room. The man who had grabbed Chi earlier that night opened Chi's door.
"There she is...that's the one I told you about..." he said to his friend.
"You were right, Lu, she is a cutie..." his shorter friend replied looking over his shoulder.
"Yup...come on, Suon, let's get her..." They walked into the room quietly and removed the connections to Chi. They lifted her out of the room, and quietly out of the mansion. Once they were out, they laughed. "With her in this state, she won't mind if we play with her a little..." They laughed again and got into their car and drove off.
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Yuzuki got out of bed to check on Chi. Something didn't seem right to her, didn' t feel right. She opened Chi's door but found Chi gone and the connections ripped off. "Oh my...Chi..." She quickly ran off to Minoru's room.