--Disclaimer: I don't own AKIRA or its characters/gangs/locations. I only own Kiba and her 'friends'. So don't flame me, or I'll report you.--

AN: There is a flare of drug usage by Tetsuo; and his language is fairly bad again. (No shock there…) Other than that, there is nothing else.

Tetsuo Take Ato Niban Kikai

Part 7: Unexpected Reunion

Location: Unknown location, day and time.

In the midst of darkness, voices of children could be heard.

"Did we make the right decision?"

"Right or wrong, this was unavoidable."

"When do we step in then? Can't we just help him now and get this over with?"

"…if we did that he would go mad; he doesn't remember us or even recognise Donikoto. Once he finds out the truth himself we can step in."

"If we stepped in too early he would end up making Donikoto stronger, it's too dangerous."

"…what do you think, Akira?"

The darkness faded and turned white; the voices stopped talking, the white light moulded into a laboratory room in the Central Military Building where Tetsuo was sat on an operating table with his head in his hands. Several doctors observing him through a 'mirror wall' to ensure he didn't know who was watching him.
Zenchi then entered the room with a notebook and took his seat in the nearby office chair, scribbling down something onto his little notebook.
Tetsuo remained motionless, his head still in his hands, his hair drooping over them slightly.
His hair had grown again, back to the fairly long-shaggy style it was when he was found in the hole by Kiba.

Location: CMB, Thursday, 8:36am.

"Alright Tetsuo…I need to run a few tests today before I let you go back to your room. I know how hard it has been for you these past few days…but you'll feel much better once we---" Zenchi began, before Tetsuo smacked a fist down onto the table he was sat on to stop him talking.

"Just---do what you came here to do! Don't talk to me like I'm a kid, don't touch me and don't ask me about what happened with Derby!" Tetsuo growled; his eyes narrowed as he gazed towards Zenchi in disgust.
The doctors behind the mirror-glass instantly started to write things down as soon as Tetsuo slammed his fist down; Zenchi seemingly unaffected did the same.

"As you wish, Number 41…" Zenchi answered in a very displeased tone, obviously expecting the 20 year old to be calmer now that he had taken his medication.
But it seemed his personality remained unaffected, he was still not open towards questions relating to Derby.

"First question, Number 41…" Zenchi began, Tetsuo sighing heavily as the questions where thrown at him.
This was getting VERY annoying.
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Location: Kaneda's bar, same time and date.

Kiba and Kyubi, meanwhile, had arrived back at Kaneda's bar to explain their plan to him and Kai.

"Kaneda!" Kiba announced as she entered the bar, Kyubi by her side.
The bar was pretty full right now with all Kaneda's gang members, who all gave Kiba and Kyubi death stares as soon as they entered the bar.

"Yo, no need to shout!" Kaneda yelled as he waved Kiba over to the bar, where he had just finished serving the last drink to Kai.
Kai chuckled when Kaneda rang the bell that was hanging beside him violently, so violent that the little string to ring it with came clean off.
The gang members all turned to face their leader, who was still looking at the string he ripped off.
That was until Kai punched him in the arm.

"Owwwww! Gah! Alright!! Everyone; GET OUT!!!" Kaneda whined as he rubbed the arm Kai punched.
The gang members all made little whining sounds as they got up and left the bar, hands in pockets kicking the floor as they walked outside.
Kiba and Kyubi approached the bar and sat down next to Kai, who was gingerly sipping his sake.

"Okay Kiba and old fox-face…you said you had a plan to get into the CMB?" Kaneda asked, leaning on the bar after flinging the 'drying towel' for the drinks over his shoulder.

"Yes. It's a fairly simple plan, but dangerous." Kiba began.

"I have managed to swipe a few Doctors clothes from the buildings laundry department already, all we need is some ID cards…which Oni is going to make for us." Kyubi explained.

"That crazy faggot!? He'll be the one who gets us killed!" Kaneda coughed, almost falling over.
Kai also choked a little bit whilst he was drinking, spilling some of the sake down his shirt and tie before remaining perfectly still to prevent further embarrassment to himself.
Kyubi rolled his eyes after seeing their responses, but it was no surprise. Oni was not known to be the type to commit forgery.

"Don't complain about it boys, Oni made our entire gang fake ID cards. They look very genuine, so don't worry about them." Kiba reassured, before nodding at Kyubi to continue where he left off.

"Once Oni makes the cards, we are going to all meet up by the sewer duct I found. I'll make a mark on your map of where it is; just don't go doing something stupid like turning up at the one opposite. That route is full of traps." Kyubi explained, before continuing.

"Once we get into the sewers we are going to get access to the 11th Floor, I only know how to get up there. But once we are on the 11th Floor it's all up to you Kaneda." Kyubi finished.

"We need your help to get us to at least the 13th Floor; we should find our way around better from there." Kiba explained.

"…that's it?" Kaneda asked, sounding slightly disappointed.

"Yes, you just have to get us up to Tetsuo's room and help us talk to him. I have a bad feeling that he's not going to be happy to see any of us." Kiba answered.
Kaneda pushed Kai slightly, who was still motionless after spilling his sake, to gain his attention.
Once Kai's attention was gained, Kaneda whispered everything to him before patting him hard on the back…causing Kai to spill the rest of his sake over his shirt again.

"We're going to hang around here for a bit until Oni gives us the signal to head back and pick up the ID cards; that alright with you?" Kiba asked as Kaneda took the drying towel off his shoulder and cleaned up the sake Kai spilt.

"What? Oh yeah, sure. Just don't bug Kai while I go and talk to Kei about this; she's gotta know where I am otherwise she'll get pissed-off and come looking for me." Kaneda answered before tossing the towel over to Kai, who was not ready for it and got a face full of soggy-wet towel.
Kai was soaking wet now, which made Kyubi and Kiba chuckle slightly…Kai hated getting wet because he loved his ties and shirts so much.
He wanted to look good to impress Kiba, since he had a slight crush on her, so when she laughed at him he felt humiliated.
Instead of saying or doing anything about it; he instead just buried his head in his arms…which where folded across the bar.
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Location: CMB, same day, 12:19am.

Back at the laboratory, Tetsuo's testing was finished and he was free to stroll around his room and the surrounding corridors of the 15th Floor.
Zenchi had to leave him on his own for a while to process the test results, leaving Tetsuo to ponder over the idea of what they where for as he strolled around the corridors aimlessly.

"Damn…this place is boring." Tetsuo muttered after giving up on the 'thinking' and 'pondering' side of things; now seeking more physical enjoyment.
He kicked the floor slightly after stopping outside his room, looking every now and then at the door before giving it a good whack.
Another subject, who looked very clumsy and like he had some form of brain damage, was being aided down the corridor by a 'rookie doctor'; who saw Tetsuo's frustration and decided to stop for a moment.

"Are you alright? You don't look too well…" the doctor asked Tetsuo, who was sulking slightly.

"I'm fucking fine…just damn bored. Now piss-off." Tetsuo huffed.

"Looks like someone forgot to take their medication!" The doctor chuckled, Tetsuo rolling his eyes as a response.
He did fancy taking something to ease his boredom, or at least give him a bit of a thrill; right now either would do.
Tetsuo gave the rookie the impression that he did forget to take his meds in hope he'd be given something, but instead the doctor just laughed and told him that the meds he needed where not with him right now.

"You should probably go upstairs and get the medication you need, then take it; just go and take the elevator to the 16th Floor and turn right when you leave it. You'll find the meds room around there. It's usually empty around this hour, but I am sure someone will turn up and give you want you need." the rookie doctor said in a happy-go-lucky voice, before nodding at Tetsuo and heading back down the corridor with the dozy test subject.

"The meds room is that easy to get to??...this gives me an idea of how to break this fucking boredom…" Tetsuo smirked, flexing his metal arm as he strolled down the opposite direction of the rookie doctor to head to the elevator.
It was only a short walk away, so he didn't have much to complain about there.
It was only when he got to the elevator that he got angry; a guard was right there in front of him, giving him the evil eye.

"Turn around, son." The guard said as Tetsuo growled at him under his breath, cursing slightly out of frustration. Angered by how easy it sounded to get up there and to the medication room, but how the facts where so obvious…it would never be that easy for a subject.
A doctor probably could get up there easily; but he didn't want to risk being busted trying to steal a uniform. He was too suspicious to act like one of the workers; he just had to stick with being the 'lone test subject'.
That was when it hit him.

"But sir…my doctor forgot to get my medication, if I don't get it I'll pass out and who knows what will happen next!" Tetsuo explained in a very 'kiddie' tone, trying his best to look harmless.
The guard adjusted the gun on his back and shook his head.

"Sorry, son. You need to be escorted by a supervisor to use the lift." The guard answered in a slightly disappointed tone, obviously sympathising with Tetsuo.
That was when Tetsuo did something he wasn't known for at all…he put on a 'puppy-dog' face…it was so sickly cute that even the guard was struggling to resist helping him.
Eventually, his defence cracked.

"…But if you want to I can take you upstairs? You know where the room is, right? I'll just take you up the lift and you can go and grab your medication, then I can take you back down here. Now stop giving me that look, kid." The guard offered, now slightly relieved that Tetsuo stopped pulling that 'puppy-dog' face at him.
Tetsuo could get anything he wanted if he pulled that face all the time, but I bet it would be painful to keep looking like that.
The guard then opened the lift and stepped inside with Tetsuo, before pressing button 16 to take them up to the next floor.
Once up there the guard stood outside the lift and changed shifts with the guard already up here, explaining Tetsuo's 'little story' to him in order to change the shift temporarily.
Tetsuo then took the directions he was told earlier by the rookie doctor to reach the medication room; but stopped half way there after seeing the Colonel in the distance, surrounded by doctors with the old Professor by his side…all seemingly trying to hand in some new research or reports.
The Professor was the only one not bothering the Colonel, but he was whispering to him every now and then.
Tetsuo took cover behind a nearby dustbin to hide himself as the Colonel and doctors strolled by, none of them even noticing Tetsuo and his crazy hairstyle sticking out behind that little bin.

"Professor, I need that report tomorrow on the 'Godhood theory'. Either hand it in tomorrow or explain everything with me at Number 41's operating table!" the Colonel snapped as they strolled by, Tetsuo raising an eyebrow as they went by after hearing the Colonel talk about him (he knows he is number 41 now) being on an operating table.

"S-sir…are you THAT desperate to find out his potential? I don't think this operating idea will benefit anyone." The Professor answered as they strolled further down the corridor, Tetsuo getting out of his hiding position to lean against the nearby wall and peak around the corner to watch them and listened carefully.

"Number 41 is dangerous right now; but if we don't find out his limit soon then all we can do is declare him as a threat to humanity and terminate him! Would you rather find out now whilst we still have him contained or would you like to wait and see the true extent of his power destroy NeoTokyo!?" The Colonel snapped as they entered the lift.

"…threat to humanity??" Tetsuo muttered to himself, looking at his metal hand before shaking the thoughts he was getting off.

"I…understand sir. I'll go see Dr.Zenchi immediately and explain everything to him. When will we be doing the…operation?" the Professor asked, hesitating before saying 'operation'.
Tetsuo got a bad feeling in his gut after hearing that, he could just picture all the horrible tests and such that they would do to him.
Feeling slightly sick now, Tetsuo was desperate to get a drug in his system to calm him down.
Once the Colonel and doctors had gone out of sight, Tetsuo got up and headed towards the medication room.
He was expecting the place to be swarming with guards or at least doctors, but the room was totally deserted. Just like that rookie told him.

"Hmph…this is too fucking easy!" Tetsuo laughed before entering the room and shutting the door behind him; almost overwhelmed by the amount of medication in the place.
Oddly enough he knew what he was looking for; it was a form of sedative, the drug 'Rohypnol'.
It is a powerful hypnotic drug; basically it can be hypnotic, sedate the user, reduce anxiety, and enables the muscles to relax. This drug was obviously to give Tetsuo a 'high' and calm him down after he heard about some 'operations' going to be done on him.
After searching through the many cabinets he finally found it in some syringes, ready to use.

"Damn…I feel like I've been on this stuff before…" he chuckled before injecting the sedative into the 'soft matter' between his upper arm and lower arm, flinching slightly from the needle entering his fragile human arm…which had not been injected with anything for many years.
But once he removed the needle he got the effects he wanted, so he couldn't care less about pain or consequence.
Tetsuo got a mass of dizzy spells shortly after taking the sedative, before chuckling slightly as if slightly drunk. This stuff was strong…too much of it could kill him.
But he didn't care about his life or the consequences of his actions, everything was a mess at the moment…death would be a relief for him right now.
He sat down on the tiled floor with the small box of the drug and laughed out loud, almost as if completely overjoyed by finding such a place filled with this stuff.
Grabbing another syringe he injected himself once again, laughing madly after taking it.
The effects where starting to show now, the first dose made him feel calm and happy, the second dose gave him what he wanted…a complete high; one might say he would experience a total distortion of reality.
How true…he was acting like a binge-drinking kid who would usually throw up and pass out on the streets after a night out with friends partying.
He was laughing uncontrollably and was slurring his words, almost as if totally drunk.
Tetsuo found some more drugs that caught his interest, but didn't know what they where for. He still took them though, probably because he was desperate to keep that 'high' flowing.
That was when Zenchi came into the room just as Tetsuo was about to inject himself with the third, and most lethal, dose of the sedative drug.

"Tetsuo! What in gods name are you doing!!?" Zenchi yelled before grabbing the drug from the highly sedated subjects' hand, which didn't seem to mind being yelled at for their dangerous antics.

"Ehh…whur you wan?? Can yo sea I'm avin phun?" Tetsuo slurred, laughing uncontrollably after burping. (Another side effect to the drug is uncontrollable burping and hiccupping.)

"You don't understand what you just did to yourself, do you!? That drug can kill you if you take too much of it!!" Zenchi snapped, hauling Tetsuo off the ground…only for the drunken 20 year old to fall back onto the floor, laughing once again.
The Professor from earlier then entered the room and saw Tetsuo stretching his limbs as he lay on the floor laughing, almost as if to force the sedative to travel through his entire body rather than just his head.

"Zenchi, what on Earth has happened to Number 41!!?" The Professor boomed, Zenchi hauling Tetsuo of the ground again but to no avail…the sedated subject just slumped back onto the floor and kept trying to maintain his 'drug-inflicted happiness'.

"I let him go for a walk around his room whilst I went to process his test results; then I remembered about his new medication and came up here to get it and what do I find!? Number 41 drugging himself with a lethal dose of Rohypnol! Why this place isn't better guarded, I have no idea! I dread to think of what other drugs he's taken…" Zenchi explained as he cleared up the mess around him and his heavily sedated subject, the Professor knelt beside Tetsuo and examined him to make sure he wasn't in any critical condition.
The drunkenness had gradually faded, but that strange laughter remained as did the random twitching of his limbs. He sounded more tired though, which wasn't a bad thing for the doctors. It meant taking him back to his room (or elsewhere) would be less hassle for them.
Tetsuo was still awake but he refused to get off the floor, he wouldn't budge or even put any effort into moving.
The Professor was furious.

"Number 41!! Get up this instant!" The Professor snapped as he got back on his own feet, looking down at Tetsuo in disgust.

"Mmm…naaaah…I don't wanna." Tetsuo laughed.

"What was that!!?" The Professor boomed, Zenchi backing away slightly to prevent getting in the firing-line of the Professors anger.
Tetsuo laughed before rolling side to side on the floor, messing with his hair whilst doing so.
The Professor had had enough; he hauled Tetsuo off the ground and ordered Zenchi to help carry him to the Colonels office.

"Are you joking!? The Colonel will kill us both if he finds out about this!" Zenchi questioned, aiding the Professor in moving Tetsuo anyway.

"I'm not joking, Doctor. This subject has a real attitude problem and the Colonel wants to know about everything he does, just to ensure our own safety. I was supposed to tell you this later but…the Colonel wants me to…" the Professor began, before checking to see if Tetsuo was sleeping or not.
Luckily, he was out cold. The sedative finally put him to sleep.

"…the Colonel wants me to do an operation on Number 41; he thinks the 'Power Controlling Chip' is not working properly…so I need to either replace it or find a better substitute. He also said that while I'm at it I can do a full body examination; after all, Number 41 is the only subject who hasn't had a full-over examination." The Professor explained; Zenchi remaining silent throughout, his head drooping slightly to keep an eye on the sleeping Psychic he was carrying.

"…he needs to have the operation regardless of what either of us think about it; the Colonel thinks he is hiding the full extent of his power…so we have to replace the chip before it's too late." The Professor finished, finally stopping in front of the elevator where the guard was.
He saw Tetsuo unconscious, but decided to stay quiet about how it was him who let Tetsuo up here in the first place.

"You there, take us to Floor 25 and escort us to the Colonel's office." The Professor instructed to the guard, who instantly did as he was told.
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Location: Kaneda's bar, same day, 1:35pm.

Back at the bar; Kyubi and Kiba where having a private conversation about Tetsuo.
Kai was nearby, drinking more sake and wearing a brand new shirt…with the same old tie.
Kiba and Kyubi where also drinking sake, waiting for the signal from Oni whilst also waiting for Kaneda to come back from his 'little chat' with Kei.

"Kiba, you didn't fully explain to me about how you know so much about that little twerp." Kyubi announced in a slightly annoyed tone, sipping some of his sake.
Kiba just rolled her eyes and stopped drinking, sighing heavily before turning to face Kyubi again.

"Look, all I know is that four children talked to me about a few things regarding Tetsuo. Then they showed me some weird things…then I woke up and just had to make this plan. I told you this already." Kiba answered before drinking again.

"What did they tell you? That's what I want to know." Kyubi whined, putting his empty glass of sake on the bar.

"All they told me was how sad his childhood was…how he was abandoned and bullied at an orphanage; always got picked on for his height and inferiority, never asked for help…and how Kaneda was always looking out for him like a brother; but somehow wound up being hated by Tetsuo…the children said that although he showed anger towards Kaneda he never really hated him, he was just trying to overpower the inferiority he felt around Kaneda so he could be respected." Kiba explained.

"…" Kyubi remained silent and just stared at Kiba, before pouring himself another drink and gulping that down.

"…sorry, that didn't make much sense at all…but that's what they told me; they also showed me some images of a boy with a red cape wandering the streets killing people who worked for the army…hordes of 'Akira Worshippers' following his every step, he would notice them but not harm them…but when the army showed up he would use some unknown force to cause destruction which would harm his 'followers' by accident. It was as if he was a young god-like being who didn't know how to use his powers." Kiba added.

"That sounds like our Tetsuo alright." Kai blurted out, still sipping his sake.

"Kai…is that really true? Was Tetsuo really like that?" Kiba asked, leaning outwards from her seat to look around Kyubi and at Kai.

"Yeah…everything you said was true; the bullying, the anger and the inhuman powers to cause chaos and destruction. He was a psycho; and it took so many years for it all to flush out. We where all idiots; we should have known he'd flip eventually and kill someone. I mean, whenever we fought with rival gangs like the Clowns he'd always go off on his own and try to play hero…then get beat up really bad; he'd blame himself for his weakness and just try again whenever he got the chance." Kai began.

"On one occasion where we all went for a ride in Clown Turf to ruin their drug-dealing, Tetsuo flipped because Kaneda wouldn't let him go off on his own. He was so strict on Tet that day that he even forced him to ride on the back of his bike, he wouldn't let him ride on his own." Kai added, before he continued.

"When Kaneda stopped his bike just once to warm up for a game of 'chicken' with the Clown Boss; Tetsuo jumped off the bike and tried to play hero again. He ran screaming at Joker preparing to whack him silly, but instead he got a good smack right in the face. Good thing the bikes where stationary, Kaneda dreads what could have happened if Tet tried that if Joker was charging at them on his bike." Kai added.

"…that doesn't explain one thing though…what is with Tetsuo's huge drug problem? I mean, I know you guys take some shit…but he's addicted to sedatives, from what I know you guys don't have anything like that." Kyubi questioned; Kai made an 'uh-huh' sound before drinking the rest of his sake and filling his glass up again.

"On the same day Tetsuo jumped off Kaneda's bike after being 'rescued' by him, Tet felt awful about what happened…mainly mad about himself being so weak, but he was also angry at Kaneda for being the hero again." Kai began, drinking some more sake before continuing.

"Kaneda told me to follow him to make sure he didn't get hurt or killed, so I just watched him for a little while…I saw him rush over to a certain person who he usually lounged around with in your gang, he was an old member of yours…if I remember Oni kicked his ass for selling sedatives to rival gangs." Kai explained.

"Oh yeah! That Koran guy! He always stole our sedatives and SH Drugs and sold them! He got a good ass kicking alright; I think he's dead now though…" Kiba blurted out as a response.

"That's why Tet got such bad mood swings, he couldn't get hold of the drug he wanted and got angry all the time about it." Kaneda said as he walked back into the bar.

"Kaneda; how'd Kei take it?" Kiba asked.

"Eh…she wasn't to join in too, but I said no…then she started screaming at me to let her join in; so I gave up and said 'yeah, sure'. So…Kai, where in the story did you get to?" Kaneda answered, sitting down behind the bar again.

"Kei wants to join in too? Great! The more the merrier!" Kiba chuckled, obviously getting slightly tipsy on the sake.
Kaneda just rolled his eyes and asked Kai to continue the story, just so Kiba and Kyubi knew who they where dealing with.

"Right…anyway, that was when I saw Tetsuo just sat down in an alleyway; injecting himself with some kind of sedative. I ran up to him to stop him, but when he saw me he went mad. Lashing out at me to forget what I just saw; before seeing him cry like a little kid. He was in a real mess…when he got those powers it was unavoidable for him to kill so many people." Kai finished.

"Yeah, Tet was a real psycho. But he was a great guy when he wasn't pissed-of or craving drugs. Was he any different in your gang? Probably not!" Kaneda joked.
Kyubi and Kiba jut watched Kaneda have a slight chuckling fit, obviously remembering the fun times him and Tetsuo had.
Kai spilt some of his sake down his shirt again after Kaneda started patting him on the back.

"Shit man! This was my favourite shirt!" Kai cried out before laying one on Kaneda.
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Location: CMB, same day, 2:46pm.

"Wake up, Number 41!" boomed a familiar voice.

Opening his eyes slowly, Tetsuo flinched and squirmed as blinding amounts of light seeped into his eyes.
He rolled over onto his side and shut his eyes again, making moaning sounds like any typical teenager who doesn't want to wake up.

"GET UP!" the voice boomed again, followed by the sound of a large bang.
That got Tetsuo to sit upright, almost fully awake now he could make out where he was.
He was on a 'psychiatric couch' in the Colonels office.
His muscles aching, he just couldn't move without flinching in pain.
Tetsuo also heard ringing sounds in his head, which was also in tremendous amounts of pain; that was the aftermath of the heavy sedation he put himself under.
He placed a hand on his head as he let his tired and sore body lie back down across the couch; lying on his side he could not see anyone but a blurred image that resembled Dr.Zenchi, who was sat on a regular chair in the distance.

"Tetsuo Shima! Get up this instant!" the voice boomed.

"Sir, he can't move very well right now. He was heavily sedated and is still in mid-sedation right now. You might have to wait a few minutes for the effects to wear off." The voice of a familiar Professor explained.
Tetsuo rubbed his eyes before turning onto his back so he could see in front of him, the images where still blurry…but he could finally make out who was shouting at him.
The Colonel.

"Sedated or not! He can hear me!!" The Colonel growled, now noticing that Tetsuo was actually looking in his direction.
Moving the Professor out of the way, The Colonel approached Tetsuo and stood towering before him.

Although he felt inferior, the sedative kept Tetsuo calm and prevented him from complaining or trying to run away.

"What made you think you could raid the medical facility without consequence!?" The Colonel snapped at the care-free Tetsuo, who just laid there without even flinching.

"…I needed something." Tetsuo answered, in a slightly drowsy tone.

"Needed something!? What you need is to learn about CHOICES! Now answer my question Number 41!" The Colonel growled.
Tetsuo just yawned before rubbing his eyes again.

"It sounded easy to…get to…I needed…sedative…" Tetsuo yawned.
The Colonel huffed as Tetsuo started to doze off again, obviously still under the influence of the drugs he took.

"He's still very tired, sir. He took two doses of Rohypnol, so it's only natural for the sedation to last longer." The Professor explained.

"Zenchi! I want Number 41 to be locked in his room for the rest of the week until his 'you-know-what' can be commenced!" The Colonel snapped.
The Professor nudged Zenchi to answer 'yes sir' instead of just letting him sit there like an idiot.

"Yes sir…" Zenchi answered before bowing to the Colonel.

"Are his mental test results processed yet!? If they are, I want to see them immediately! No excuses!" The Colonel growled; the Professor aiding Tetsuo up to his feet.
He was sound asleep again, so Zenchi had to help carry Tetsuo with the aid of the Professor. Luckily for them he would put up a fight or struggle.

"I'll hand them in before tonight, sir. I need to make more copies." Zenchi answered.
The Colonel calmed down a bit and waved the two outside, ordering them to make sure Tetsuo was tightly locked up and put under the more 'restrictive rules'.
Zenchi wanted to protest, but the Professor made sure he didn't. The last thing Zenchi wanted to do was make Tetsuo (and himself) be further punished, having to lock his prised subject up and put him under restriction was bad enough.

"You are dismissed! And I still want that report Zenchi!" The Colonel yelled as the trio where escorted out of the office, Tetsuo still unconscious and being carried out of course.
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Location: Rune Nightclub, same day, 11:16pm.

Kaneda and Kai meet up with Kiba and Kyubi at the club; they get preparations made and recap the plan.
Oni also presents them with their fake ID cards, which actually look surprisingly good.
Kai is wearing yet another shirt since the other two got very wet from the constant spilling of sake.
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Location: CMB, Friday, 6:02am.

(This part is being saved for the 'cut-out scenes' part at the end of the whole story.
Basically, Tetsuo tries to escape, but he gets hit by a car and taken back into the CMB where he is relocated to the 'emergency ward' on the 14th Floor. This is a reference to CATACLYSM, an online fan-manga.
He also gets heavily restrained so they can give him his new medication, which he is reluctant to taking.)

Location: Outside the CMB, same day, 6:32am.

Kaneda, Kei and Kai meet up with Kiba and Kyubi; they sneak into the CMB without any trouble thanks to Kyubi's magic.
He cloaks them with invisibility until they reach the 11th Floor, where they get into their disguises and break in.

Location: inside the CMB, same day, 8:35am.

Kaneda, Kai, Kiba and Kei all disguised themselves as doctors and worked their way up to the 14th Floor…since Kei was a smart-ass and guided them easily they got up there in no time. (Kyubi is disguised as a pet fox, by the way.)
Kyubi sensed Tetsuo's power was in a different location and guided them to his new room. Luckily for them it was on the 14th Floor already.
But there was a slight problem; the door was locked.

"Okay Kyubi, do your thing!" Kiba chuckled as the white fox blew a cloud of dust into the keyhole of the door, causing it to magically unlock.
When they entered his room, they found Tetsuo sulking by the nearby windowsill, glancing out at the night-time chaos of NeoTokyo.
He was dressed in hospital patient attire, covered in bandages and strange 'straps' that would have been used to restrain him whilst they gave him his new medication.

"Hey Tet why are you sulking? Ain't you happy to see us?" Kyubi mocked before transforming back into his 'human' form.
As they all entered the room Tetsuo turned around, Kei looked on in shock after closing the door behind her.
Tetsuo (instantly recognising Kiba, Kyubi and Kei) felt a little confused over why they where even here.

"Heh…I thought you didn't care about me…" Tetsuo chuckled before looking back out of the window.

"Shut up; we care about you…all we hate is your god damn attitude problem." Kyubi answered.

"…what's with the girl who I saw at the Nightclub? Why's she here??" Tetsuo questioned, pointing out Kei who was trying to hide from him.

"Kei? Oh, she's with her boyfriend…who helped us get here to rescue you." Kiba answered, noticing how Tetsuo just blinked densely at her as a response.
Kiba sighed.

"Ugh…she came with her boyfriend because she wouldn't let him run off and do something stupid; he had to come with us because he knew how to get us here! Understand now?" Kiba explained again.

"Stupid!!?" yelled a voice from behind the towering Kyubi.

"…ri-ght." Tetsuo answered slowly, possibly still not understanding what Kiba was talking about…ignoring the angry voice from behind the tall fox-man.

"YO! You little shit! Are you just going to ignore ME!?" Kaneda snapped from behind, pushing himself forwards to reveal himself to Tetsuo.

"…who the hell are you?" Tetsuo asked, slightly irritated by Kaneda's loud mouth…and stupid hairstyle. (I hate Kaneda's hair! Tetsuo agrees with me too!)

"Dumb-ass! It's me; Kaneda!" Kaneda snapped, standing right in front of Tetsuo.
Kai also pushed himself forward to get a better look at what was going on, but was held back by Kiba to prevent him getting too close.

"Kaneda?" Tetsuo asked as if trying to remember where he heard the name before, raising an eyebrow in slight confusion.

"That's right, moron. My name is Kaneda! Now, where have you been for the past 5 years!? How the hell are you even alive!?" Kaneda barked, stood only a few inches away from the still slightly sedated Tetsuo.

"…5 years? Wait a minute…you knew me?" Tetsuo answered tiredly.

"Are you RETARDED!? We where best friends since we were kids! How the hell could you forget about me!?" Kaneda yelled.
Kai then pushed himself forward and pulled Kaneda back slightly, just to calm him down a little.

"Kaneda, calm down! Otherwise you'll alert security!" Kai warned in a whisper-like tone, Kyubi aiding in keeping Kaneda held back.
Kiba also joined in, just to explain everything that she knew so far to him.
Tetsuo ignored the commotion and just shrugged, looked out the window again, before sighing heavily as he rubbed his sore head.

"Tetsuo…" Kaneda muttered, now calmed down after Kiba explained to him about his 'amnesia being the main problem'.

Kiba approached Tetsuo and sat beside him on the windowsill, whispering to him.

"What does she think she's doing!?" Kaneda barked, trying to get free once more.
Kyubi held him tight though; there was no way he would let Kaneda get away from his grasp so easily. Kyubi was incredibly strong.

"She is possibly briefing him about you and Kai. You are his two old friends, aren't you? You get so worked up over him not remembering your names or the events you shared with one another; so let Kiba talk to him. She might be just the help he needs to 'wake up'." Kyubi explained as he eased his grasp on Kaneda; after it became apparent that he was holding him a little too tight.
Kaneda huffed and stopped struggling, obviously allowing Kiba a bit more time to talk to Tetsuo.
That, and there was no doubt she would be informing Tetsuo of the weird events happening outside. He had to know about those things too, because there was no telling what he might do if he was just thrown back into the city amongst all the confusion going around.

Things where starting to get strange outside in the busy streets of NeoTokyo…talk was going around over 'Akira coming back' once again; so where stories about 'the end of the world'.
There was also talk amongst the military of a test subject in the CMB being a 'threat to humanity'.
It was obvious Kiba was telling Tetsuo all this, since he seemed to take slight interest in the 'threat to humanity' and 'end of the world' stories she told him.
However, once she stopped whispering the information to him, he just shrugged it off and looked outside again.

"Nice stories Kiba, but I don't see any real fucking importance in listening to anymore of them." Tetsuo huffed, not looking at Kiba or even showing any signs of thinking about it.

"Tetsuo, you have to listen! This is important!" Kiba snapped with a tone of extreme wariness in her voice. She obviously sensed that someone might be listening in on them.

"Nothing is important to me anymore…other than the memories I still have of Kaori…I forget everything and then someone just tries to shove it all back down my fucking throat at once!? Even those little memories I have seem like a huge pain in the ass, so don't tell me those crappy little stories are important." Tetsuo yelled in Kiba's direction, obviously not caring about keeping this conversation under wraps like the others.
Everyone was silent for a few seconds after Tetsuo's little outburst, before Kaneda (surprise, surprise) broke it.

"Wait a minute…you remember Kaori? Why do your remember her and not me!?" Kaneda yelled, waving his arms around to gain Tetsuo's attention…which seemed non-existent at that very moment.
He just sat there, looking outside with a sulking expression on his face. He sighed heavily and rubbed his head often, casually squeezing his shirt with his metal arm every now and again.
The sighing and sulking alone showed signs that he was either heartbroken, or he was in a phase of extreme depression.
Kaneda continued to shout at Tetsuo and wave his arms about, but still could not grab the 20 year olds attention.

"…Kaori." Tetsuo muttered.

"Yo, numbskull! Wake up and stop sulking like some god damn fucking emo!" Kaneda snapped.
After Kaneda told him to 'wake up', Tetsuo suddenly entered a huge laughing fit, slapping his human hand onto his forehead as he laughed almost psychotically.

"What the hell are you so happy about!? You still have that fucking weird mood swing prob---" Kaneda began, but was interrupted by Tetsuo suddenly dimming down his laughter

"You think I look happy?" Tetsuo laughed.
Kaneda was about to answer back, but Tetsuo moved his hand across the air in front of Kaneda as if to 'close a zip' in the air, which instantly sealed the shouting gang leaders mouth.
He obviously used his telekinesis to keep Kaneda's mouth shut and stop talking.

"You talk too much; and I already explained to Kiba that I am 'awake'…I'm in too much pain to be dreaming!" Tetsuo chuckled.

"…as amusing as that just was, you should really know better. Kaneda wasn't talking about 'being asleep' as in 'dreaming asleep'. He was talking about you 'waking up mentally'." Kyubi explained, holding back his laughter as Kaneda tried everything he could to open his mouth.

"Waking up mentally? You think I'm fucking burying my head in the sand to avoid the truth!?" Tetsuo growled.
Before Kyubi could answer back, Zenchi had entered the room and saw the trespassers.

"Trespassers!" Zenchi snapped before preparing to raise an alarm.
However, Tetsuo didn't want his 'visitors' to leave just yet. He wasn't finished asking them questions, nor was he done answering theirs.
He wanted his answering more than anything, though.
Tetsuo used his telekinesis to slam the door shut and lock it before Zenchi could escape to raise the alarm, chuckling afterwards when his doctor tries desperately to get out.

"Don't worry, Zen. They're just old friends of mine…" Tetsuo chuckled, his doctor easing his self panic.
It took some slight explanation from Tetsuo though before Zenchi had fully calmed down and stopped trying to escape.

"Zen, I need to know something..." Tetsuo began, gaining his doctors attention.

"…who is Akira...and…what is Donikoto?" Tetsuo asked.
Zenchi knew who Akira was, but decided to keep quiet about it. He knew that the information was top secret, that and Tetsuo was under restrictive orders. One order was that Zenchi was not aloud to tell Tetsuo about anything regarding past research.

"D-Donikoto!?" Kyubi cursed under his breath before stepping to the back of the group.
Tetsuo huffed and jumped off the windowsill, before finally getting fed up of Kaneda's squirming and 'releasing' his mouth.

"Tet, you bastard!" Kaneda growled.

"I have no idea who Akira is or who Donikoto is; are they people you see in your dreams?" Zenchi asked.

"…Zenchi, don't lie to me." Tetsuo warned as he flexed his metal arm.

"I'm not lying to you." Zenchi said.
Tetsuo growled before slamming his metal arm down onto the nearby lamp-desk; smashing it into pieces.

"Tetsuo!?" Zenchi yelled in a shocked voice.
Everyone stood motionless after that display, they all knew about Tetsuo possessing telekinesis and psychic powers…but never any form of brute strength.
Maybe he didn't know about it himself?

"If any of you know who Akira or Donikoto is, step forward NOW and fucking tell me!" Tetsuo demanded.
Kaneda tried to blurt out the truth over Akira, even thought he was still very angry at Tetsuo, but got blocked by Kiba.

"Something doesn't feel right, Kaneda." Kiba whispered, ensuring Kaneda didn't get any closer.

"I'm going to ask you all AGAIN…Now, who the hell is Akira!? And who the fuck is Donikoto!?" Tetsuo barked; getting angrier as Zenchi remained silent.
Tetsuo was targeting Zenchi for the information; he knew that Zenchi could tell him everything about Akira. But he couldn't sense any form of information about Donikoto in ANY of the people's heads in the room, obviously he could scan their thoughts and tell if they where lying…but he was still not strong enough to get the information he wanted through the use of his powers.
Tetsuo was getting VERY frustrated; he was smashing everything nearby him to pieces with a single blow of his metal arm.
It took another good whack, this time to the nearby wall, for Zenchi to open his mouth.

"I already told you…I don't know who either of them are." Zenchi answered, a tone of fear in his voice.

"…NEVER, EVER fucking lie to me!" Tetsuo warned again, the pieces of debris from the broken desk floating around the palm of his metal hand now.

"Tetsuo!! Y-you're using your powers!!" Zenchi yelled, stood in complete and utter shock.
That 'power controlling chip' was set to ON…yet Tetsuo was using his powers freely, as if it was set to OFF.

"T-this…can not be!?" Kyubi yelled in a state of panic, before turning into his fox form and barging the door down; fleeing the room.
Kiba turned to face the door which she saw Kyubi run out of, before calling for him to come back.
That was when the room started to shake violently, cracks started appearing in the walls…other pieces of debris began to levitate off the ground; the glass in the windows also showed signs of smashing.
Kiba sensed that everyone was in danger if Tetsuo didn't calm down, and Zenchi knew that if Tetsuo didn't stop soon the entire building would be destroyed.
Had Tetsuo's full power finally been awakened?

END OF CHAPTER 7.

AN: This was a LONG ONE! I had to cut out the 'ID card' things and the 'break-in' parts because it was that long! Oh…if you've read my other end Authors Notice's then you no what to do. Kai made me laugh for some reason, don't know why…and Kaneda is stupid; just like his hair!

Teaser for next chapter

"Crap! Is that an alarm!?"

"You set it off Tet! Fix it!"

"You fix it dumb-ass!"

"Will both of you just shut the fuck up!? This rescue mission will plummet if you keep that up!"