Amu & Tadase: Yoru!
Yoru: H-Hi… I only thought Tadase was going to be here.
Kiseki: What do you want?
Yoru: I wanted to tell Tadase the parts of Ikuto's past.
Tadase: Ikuto Tsukiyomi.
Yoru: Yeah.
Tadase and Amu took a seat on Tadase's bed and all the Chara's sat on his desk to listen to what Yoru had to say.
Yoru: The beginning was right. How Ikuto and Utau had to move in with Tadase, and how their father left and their mother was put in the hospital. Ikuto, Utau and Tadase were best friends and they always played together. Along with Betty. He and Utau felt betrayed by their father and I don't think they'll ever forgive him. Ikuto occasionally played the violin for Tadase and Utau.
Tadase: Yes. I remember everything you've said. But what other parts are there that I don't know.
Yoru: The parts you don't know are this. Ikuto once talked with Tsukasa Amakawa about his father. Tsukasa said that he would help Ikuto search for his father. Ikuto then left with his father's violin that Tsukasa gave him. That was the night that Betty found him leaving and Tadase tried to go after him. When you fell, Tadase, Ikuto tried his hardest not to go to you. He wanted to leave without you knowing when.
Tadase: So that's why he didn't go to help me.
Yoru: When they went out, Ikuto and Tsukasa, Ikuto raised money by playing the violin for going on to find his father. An old woman heard him playing and talked with Tsukasa. After Ikuto's performance, Tsukasa said that the old woman heard his father, Alto Tsukiyomi, playing a related tone and the violin was similar. The way Ikuto held his posture made the woman know that he had to be related to Alto. When Ikuto stood looking out over the city on a small road, Tsukasa went to buy food for them. By the time he came back, he caught a glimpse of a black car pulling up and pulling Ikuto inside. The drove off; too fast for Tsukasa to catch up. The people who took Ikuto were Easter.
Years later, Ikuto went back to the Hotori's to find Betty and Tadase's grandmother. He saw Tadase's grandmother talk to Betty. Saying something about a veterinarian bed and the warmth of the sun. Then, when Tadase's grandmother went inside, Ikuto went up to Betty and started to play his violin. He saw that Betty was dying of old age. His music put the pain out of her body, and calmed her. He never killed her, just wanted to help her into a peaceful sleep.
He wanted to stay with the Hotori's but he had a destiny to find his father.
Kiseki: Then what about Tadase's grandmother and the Dumpty Key?
Yoru: The Dumpty Key originally belonged to Alto. And the fall from Tadase's grandmother was a mistake. Ikuto did and never will do anything to hurt the Hotori's family. They took him and Utau in as one of their own.
Tadase: So that's…
Amu: Tadase…
Tadase looked straight down at the ground. He finally released that everything he thought of Ikuto—being and thief and only causes pain and misfortune—was wrong.
Tadase: If only I knew that from the start. If I did, then everything about the hatred we have each other could have been avoided.
Amu: Yoru, is Ikuto still under control by Easter?
Yoru: I think so. I've been away from him for a few days.
Amu: Tadase, let's go look for him!
Tadase: Amu…
Amu: Now you know what else happened. He was like an older brother to you. And you care for him. I know you would do anything for him, and so would the Chara's and I, right?
All Chara's: Yeah!
Tadase: Everyone…thank you. Let's go find him!
Amu, Tadase, Kiseki, Ran, Miki, Suu and Yoru left Tadase's house and searched for Ikuto. They didn't split up since Ikuto has extreme power now that he is Death Rebel. They ran about the city; searching for him. Yoru ran through the allies and summoned his stray cat friends to find Ikuto. Yoru soared back to Amu and Tadase and said that he found Ikuto. They followed Yoru to a small ally and saw Ikuto sitting up against a brick wall between too buildings. They saw that Ikuto was beaten. He had bruises and cuts all over his body. Some of his clothes were ripped by a knife of some sort. He had the violin beside him, looking normal again.
Tadase & Amu: Ikuto!
They ran up to him to see if he was okay.
Tadase: What did they do to you?
Ikuto answered in a hoarse voice and couldn't say much.
Ikuto: Easter…said they…didn't need me a-a-anymore. S-So, they beat me.
Amu: We have to get you out of here to someplace warmer.
Yoru: I know a way!
Tadase: Let's get you out of here, Ikuto.
Tadase and Amu put one of Ikuto's arms over their shoulders and pick him up to his feet. While they walked along, Tadase thought of saying something to him.
Tadase: If you told me why you left all those years ago, out disputing could never have started. We could have still been like brothers.
Ikuto said nothing. They brought him to Tadase's house. They set him on Tadase's bed and washed his face off with a cloth. Most of him was now clean, but you could still see some bruises. They gave him some tea and his voice became clearer.
Ikuto: I'm not sure if you heard. But when Easter brought me back, I heard that the Boss didn't need me for work anymore. So they brought me out and beat me, then they sent me out to suffer.
Amu: That's horrible. Why would they do that?
Yoru: Who knows. Do you know that the manger is Ikuto's stepfather?
Tadase & Amu: What?
Ikuto: Yeah. He's Utau's and my stepfather, Kazuomi Ichinomiya or Hoshina.
Tadase: They shouldn't get away with this! We have to gather up the others and go to Easter!
Amu: Right.
They called Kukai, Yaya, and Utau and told them to meet them at Tadase's house. It was difficult for Amu to make Utau come. Even after saying that Ikuto was going to be there. But she came. When they arrived, they went to Easter's company with direction of Kukai. When they arrived, they all transformed.
Amu: My own Heart: Unlock!
Tadase: My own Heart: Unlock!
Ikuto: My own Heart: Unlock.
Kukai: My own Heart: Unlock!
Utau: My own Heart: Unlock.
Yaya: Yaya's own Heart: Unlock!
Ran, Kiseki, Yoru, Diachi, Il, and Pepe entered their eggs and then enerted Amu's, Tadase's, Ikuto's, Kukai's Utau's and Yaya's body.
She wore her hair in a side ponytail, including a pleated skirt, a pink top and leg warmers over her shoes, all with heart-shaped accessories. She has a ribbon tied around her neck and one around her skirt. The Humpty Lock shines with pink light.
A yellow outfit, resembling a prince, appeared on his body along with a golden crown on his head and a gold, yellow and red king's staff appeared in his hands.
A bluish purple portal appeared over Ikuto's body. A cat tail and a pair of cat ears popped on his body. A black leather suit appeared on his body along with a glove with metal claws on it on his right hand.
Kukai wore a green outfit of a pilot with pilot goggles with a star on his left of the pilot headband. And a pair of black boots.
A bat like costume appeared on Utau's body. She wore a red leather dress with long red leather boots and bat wing hair pieces, bat wing wrist bands and a bat wing chocker necklace.
Yaya wore a pink bunny like costume with a pair of pink bunny ears with red ribbons tied around them and pink slipper like shoes. She also had a yellow bib around her neck.
Amu: Character Transformation: Amulet Heart!
Tadase: Character Transformation: Platinum Heart!
Ikuto: Character Transformation: Black Lynx!
Kukai: Character Transformation: Sky Jack!
Utau: Character Transformation: Lunatic Charm!
Yaya: Character Transformation: Dear Baby!
Amu: Every one, let's go!
To Be Continued…