Note: I apologize that this chapter took so long for me to upload. I'm telling you, writer's block is a real pain in the ass. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy Chapter 6 nonetheless. Also, this chapter gets dark again towards the end.

4:45 pm

Soon after learning the extent of the damage, the group followed the doctor to Room 48 in the Emergency Department. As they had been told, Miku and Rin were still in the room laying on their stretchers. However they noticed that the latter was wearing an oxygen mask and looked like she was sleeping and had IV's filled with units of blood hooked up to her.

"Holy crap!", Kaito exclaimed. "What the hell happened?", Meiko demanded. "To the best of my knowledge, Rin passed out just as we were pulling into the parking lot", Miku explained to them. "I think it was from either pain or the blood loss". Just then, Rin opened her eyes and was surprised to see everyone in the room with her.

"What's going on? Wasn't I just in the ambulance a second ago?", she wondered, "And why do I have this oxygen mask on my face?". "Apparently you passed out right before we were wheeled in", Miku told her. "You told me you were feeling light headed a couple of minutes before you lost consciousness", Len explained. "It was either from the pain you were feeling or the blood that you lost", Mikuo added.

Note: I am now going to try to simulate a live breaking newscast, to explain what had happened. Again this is my first try with something like this, so just bear with me here.

4:48 pm

At the same time, the game show playing on the television on the wall suddenly cut away to a screen reading "BREAKING NEWS (ニュース速報)". An announcer said, "We interrupt this regularly scheduled program for breaking news from the Tokyo Metropolitan News Department". A few seconds later, two reporters, one man and one woman, seated at their desk came into view.

"Good afternoon, I'm Satoshi Nakamura (中村聡)", the man stated. "And I'm Noriko Kobayashi (小林典子)", the woman answered, "We have some breaking news at this hour". "An attack at the latest Vocaloid concert, has resulted in at least 100 people being injured", Mr. Nakamura continued, "Two women have been arrested in connection with this attack".

"It happened in Yamaha Park in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa at around 3:30 this afternoon, a little more than 1 hour ago", Mrs. Kobayashi added, "According to eyewitness reports, the two women rushed the stage and attacked 2 of the Vocaloids, then trapped the audience in a ring of fire estimated to be 2 meters high".

"There are really no words that can describe the atrocity of this attack", Mr. Nakamura explained, "I really hope everyone will recover from this". "We'll have more details on this event as they continue to come in", Mrs. Kobayashi concluded. A few seconds later, the station cut back to the game show that was being shown.

4:50 pm

At the same time, the doctor came in to tell Miku and Rin the news on their condition. After being told the bad news, the girls were obviously not happy. They would likely be laid up for at least a month and a half, much to Miku's dismay. And to top it off, they learned that Rin would need surgery to fix her broken kneecap.

"This is absolutely terrible!", Miku cried out, "We're in real trouble". "Don't worry big sis, we'll still be able to support everyone", Mikuo tried to assure her, "I'm sure that our bosses at Crypton will understand what happened". "What if they don't?", Miku protested, "What will happen to us if Crypton fires us?". "Calm down Miku", Mikuo reiterated, "No one is going to get fired". At the same time, Rin expressed her worry about her impending surgery.

"Surgery? But I've never been under the knife before!", she squeaked. "I'm afraid you don't really have a choice, little sis", Len told her, "But you don't need to be scared. These doctors are professionals". "I can't help it if I'm scared", Rin sobbed with tears falling down her face, "This has never happened before!". "Come on, Rin. You'll be just fine", Len assured her.

Seeing Rin look so vulnerable had a huge effect on Len. He had always imagined her as a tough little girl. In fact, even though they were almost 17 years old, before now, Len had only seen Rin cry once or twice. So clearly, seeing his sister like this broke his heart. But he knew it was his duty to try and comfort her anyway he could.

"Like I said, there's nothing to be afraid of", Len reiterated, "You're going to be all right". "Are you sure, Len?", Rin wondered, "Are they really professionals?". "Of course, they are", Len assured. "That makes me feel a little better", Rin admitted.

6:30 pm

After the doctors put the casts on, and fixed the cuts with jumbo size stitches, Miku and Rin were wheeled to Room 356 on the third floor. It turned out that they would have to stay for a couple of days. Also, the group learned that Rin's surgery would be starting within a half hour. The nurse gave her some medicine to dull her pain and to calm her down. At around 6:45, another nurse came in to wheel her into the operating room.

"Now remember what I told you, Rin", Len explained, "There's nothing to be afraid of". "All right, Len", Rin answered, "I'll try to be brave". "I'll be waiting right here when you get back", Len added. "Do you promise you'll be here?", Rin wondered. "Cross my heart and hope to die", Len told her. "All right, see you soon", Rin said to him as she was wheeled out of the room. They waved to each other until they could no longer see the other person. Mikuo could see the amount of worry in Len's face after Rin was wheeled out. He placed his hand on his shoulder and tried to assure him that everything would be fine.

"Listen, she'll be all right. It's a relatively simple surgery", Mikuo explained, "They're just going to put metal pins into her kneecap and leave them in for a few weeks". "I know it sounds simple, but I can't help being worried", Len answered back, "She's my little sister for god's sake". "Hey I know how you feel man", Mikuo replied, "I'd be worried too if Miku had to have surgery". "In that case you're much luckier than me", Len shot back, "I've never seen Rin so scared in my life". "I know", Mikuo agreed, "Miku seemed pretty scared too".

"I still have trouble comprehending what happened today", Len adknowledged. "Usually dreams like that don't come true", Mikuo empathized. "What did you two say?", Miku interrupted, clearly shocked, "You mean you two dreamed that this would happen?" At that moment, both Mikuo and Len were probably thinking "Oh shit! Me and my big fat mouth". They turned around and saw that Miku's face had contorted into one of shock and anger. "Well, I'm waiting for your answer", she warned them. No words could describe how nervous that Mikuo and Len were at that instant.

"Well Miku, we might as well tell you what happened last night", Mikuo answered. "We had simulataneous nightmares in which you and Rin were attacked by two women", Len explained. "Why didn't you tell us about that?", Miku fumed angrily with tears filling her eyes, "If you knew it was going to happen why didn't you two say anything?". At that moment, neither Mikuo or Len knew what to say. Luckily, the others came to defend them.

"It wasn't their fault", Kaito answered. "They told us about their nightmares this morning", Meiko explained, "Oh so you tell them, but you don't tell me and Rin about it!", Miku hissed as she turned to Mikuo and Len, "I am so pissed off at you two right now!". "They didn't want you two to worry", Luka insisted, "They didn't know what else to do". "Don't you think you're being a little too harsh on them?", Haku asked, "I think they've suffered enough today". "Yeah, come on, go easy on them", Neru agreed, "They're good guys, unlike the bitches who attacked you two". "Well, I don't know", Miku admitted, "I'm still a little mad about what happened". Just then, the Vocaloids' master came walking in through the door.

"Am I interrupting anything?", he asked. "Oh nothing really that important at all, Master", Kaito replied. "We were just trying to explain to Miku what happened this morning", Meiko answered. "Well, what did happen this morning?", Master questioned. And with that, they explained everything that had happened from the boys' prophetic nightmares to the actual attack on stage and what was going on right now. They made sure to include even the most insignificant moments.

"So, Mikuo and Len over here had nightmares that correctly predicted what would happen", Master articulated, "And Miku is upset with them because of that". "Oh yes, I'm upset with them", Miku proclaimed, "But I guess I shouldn't really blame them for what happened". "That's a really good idea, Miku", Luka told her. "Like we said, they're not at fault here", Haku added. "I think you should forgive the poor guys", Neru chimed in.

"We really didn't mean to have those dreams", Mikuo sputtered. "I wish we didn't have them at all, then maybe this wouldn't have happened", Len blubbered. "Listen you guys didn't mean it. We couldn't control it", Miku explained to them, "You know I never did thank you two for saving our asses today". Mikuo and Len were somewhat surprised by these words. "I am very greatful to you two", Miku continued, "And I know Rin is as well".

9:16 pm

While the group was in the waiting room, Master took a phone call outside. However, when he came back in he had fear in his face. He took Mikuo and Len aside to tell them what had happened. They knew that something was up when Master took them aside to talk to them.

"That was the Tokyo Police Department just then", he explained. "What's wrong, Sir? What happened?", Mikuo wondered. "You know the girls who attacked Miku and Rin this afternoon?", Master asked them hesistantly. "Oh no! Now what happened?", Len questioned, knowing that this couldn't be good. "Well...Miku Zatsune has...escaped from jail!", Master gulped, clearly hoping in his mind that it wasn't true. The two boys gasped as they knew immediately what this meant. "Oh God! She said that if she got out, she'd murder Miku and Rin!", Mikuo remembered. "Can't the police do anything?", Len pleaded, "The girls won't stand a chance this time!". "The police said that they're searching all of Metro Tokyo and they haven't found her yet", Master told them. Suddenly, Mikuo's cellphone rang. He took it out of his pocket and answered it.

"Hello, Mikuo", Zatsune purred on the other end, "Guess what? I'm out of prison and I'm coming to pay you a little visit". "What do you want, Zatsune?", Mikuo quivered, clearly scared. "You'd better say good bye to your beloved sister now, because when I get over to Crypton Medical, I'm going to kill her", Zatsune informed him, "By the time the police get there, they'll be too late and I'll be long gone". "Zatsune, wait, please!", Mikuo croaked desperately, "You don't know the true story". "Good bye Mikuo", Zatsune giggled evilly as she hung up.

"Zatsune...ZATSUNE!", Mikuo shouted into the phone in a futile attempt to get her attention. "Well, what are we going to do now?", Len wondered. "Gather all the Vocaloids and have them meet in the waiting room", Master explained to them, "We're going to have to make a stand if we want to protect Miku and Rin from any further harm". "We'll do that, sir!", Mikuo confirmed. "We're right on it!", Len concurred. "And please hurry! We haven't got a second to lose", Master concluded. And with that, the two boys rushed off to find the other Vocaloids to prepare for the battle ahead.

Author's Notes:

Chapter completed on Monday March 5, 2012

In the Next Chapter: Chapter 7 will deal with the "final showdown" between the Vocaloids and Miku Zatsune.