Hi again. Sorry but I wanted to write the next chapter to my other story (Mistaken Tragedy) before I posted this one, not to mention I've had exams and a week long visit to my gran. No computer for five weeks in a row! I thought I would DIE! Anywho, I'm back now and the story will continue!
Kaede: Oh would you just shut up! No one wants to hear about your pathetic life story! Just start writing already! Of all the people I could have gotten stuck with you had to be my other half!
Hey! If I recall correctly you are my other half!
Kaede: Puh! Whatever…
PS! The story may get a little weird and kinda sci-fi in this next chappy but it's only in this one and in one paragraph…I promise!
Chapter 16Trying my Patience
"Bio-merge Activate!" The Tamers merged with their partners and in a blinding flash Sakuyamon, Justimon, SacreAngewomon, Gallantmon, Megagargomon and Anubismon were standing in fighting stance before the huge turtle-like Digimon. Jeri, who had run to a safe place with the remaining Tamers, held out her D-Arc and the info display screen appeared.
"Warinmon. A Mega level virus, animal type Digimon. Special attacks: Stone Barrage and Deadly Carapace. Oh my…" She looked up at Warinmon apprehensively as he took a huge step towards the Megas.
"No one has defeated me for a hundred years and for a hundred more years, not one shall pass!" He roared and charged at them, each Digimon taking flight. Gallantmon, who was unable to fly, jumped to the side.
"Let's get our wings spread, Guilmon!" Takato yelled.
"Right, Takato!"
"Crimson Digivolution!" An egg of pure light formed around them and when it disintegrated, Gallantmon Crimson mode stood there, his ten wings spread wide. In a burst of speed they took off and joined the others in the air.
"Hmm…impressive, yup yup!" Piximon was watching from a high podium, his staff floating beside him. Sakuyamon spun in the air and swiped her staff around.
"Amethyst wind!" Her hurricane of amethyst petals soared at Warinmon cutting into his head and eyes. He roared in pain as the petals tore at his eyes and the spikes on his back started to glow.
"Stone Barrage!" The spikes broke free and shot up at the Megas. There were millions of them, coming from all directions. Megagargomon intercepted those that were flying towards him self and Anubismon with a "Mega Barrage". Justimon had used his sword to defend himself and Sakuyamon had used her Twin Blades of Beauty shield.
"This guy is really trying my patience!" She growled angrily.
"That's it, now it gets serious." Gallantmon charged towards Warinmon, who seemed to be sprouting brand new horns, his sword held out. "Invincible Sword!" He slashed his sword downwards and it released an almighty roll of lightning and fire. The attack hit Warinmon full force just as Megagargomon and Anubismon sent their "Mega Barrage" and "Pyramid Power" attacks at him. The attacks all exploded on him at once, but when the smoke and dust cleared, he seemed only half fazed.
"Is that the best you've got?" He laughed.
"Not by a long shot!" Rika snapped. She held her staff out in front of her self and drew a pentagon in the sky, huge dragons forming at the each point. "Dragon Helix!" As they had done before, the dragons shot forward, creating a long tunnel with their intertwining bodies. Sakuyamon looked at Justimon purposefully and catching on to her tag team idea, he moved yet again into her spot behind the pentagon.
"Justice Burst!" His attack flew down the tunnel and joined the dragons, creating one massive dragon made of red, yellow and amethyst fire. It roared and released a huge blast of fire from its mouth, which connected with Warinmon. This in itself did him what appeared to be considerable damage, but when the dragon itself hit him full force, it seemed like he would explode from the impact.
"Ha! Alright!" Ryo threw his hands in the air in triumph, but his moment of distraction cost him dearly.
"Deadly Carapace!" A ball of rock and energy hit him in the back and Justimon was sent flying, his data scrambling as he fell to the ground.
"Ryo!" Rika flew down to him but it was too late. He and Monodramon separated and lay facedown on the earthy ground.
"Deadly Carapace! Deadly Carapace!" Rika felt her rage building as Megagargomon and Anubismon, trying to dodge the attacks, fell too.
"Sacred Divinity!"
"Quo Vadis!" The attacks hit Warinmon in the back but his strong hide protected him. "Deadly Carapace!" This attack took SacreAngewomon out and left Gallantmon badly injured. Rika was shaking with fury as she held her hand over Ryo's chest protectively.
"Stone Barrage!" Gallantmon cut most of them down, but there were too many for him to handle alone. Falling to the ground with a massive thud, he reverted back to his original form of Takato and Guilmon. This was the last straw. He couldn't get away with this! She would make him suffer!
She would make him pay!!
"Hmm, very good. You have lasted longer than any opponent for a hundred years. But you have still failed, yup yup!" Sakuyamon stood and looked up at Piximon.
"Not yet we haven't."
A bright light covered the entire area and an odd calm swept over them all. Sakuyamon floated up gently as if she were being lifted by imaginary arms. She hung limply in the air, her eyes shut and her mouth slightly open in an expression of awe. Tiny amethyst petals drifted in the calm breeze caressing the bodies of her fallen comrades, giving them strength to rise once more. The Tamers and Digimon scrambled to their feet and watched in fascination as Sakuyamon slowly started revolving high in the air.
Jeri and the others came over and watched as well, all rendered completely speechless. Even Warinmon was watching in wonder as Sakuyamon suddenly started glowing a pale, gentle blue. An amethyst flower formed around her, the petals creating a protective shield. The leaves became intricately patterned and vines sprouted slowly from the flower's stem, weaving around the area. Inside the flower, Rika and Renamon had separated and Sakuyamon floated between them. Kyubimon and Taomon appeared beside her and they gradually disintegrated, their data pulling into Sakuyamon. Her appearance started changing as Rika and Renamon looked on in awe. They turned to each other and, smiling lightly, both nodded.
A bright light burst from within the flower's closed petals and the flower started to bloom. It opened tauntingly slowly, opening out into a beautiful rose, the amethyst colouring fading to a deep, luscious red. Small water droplets hung on the petals, shimmering in the light that hung around the graceful figure that stood at the center of the rose, masking its appearance. Ryo gazed up at the beautiful woman that stepped out of the light, his hand shaking as he held out his D-Arc.
"Sakuyamon Priestess mode. It says she's an unknown vaccine type Digimon…her attacks are the same except for…Rice Cord."
Sakuyamon was floating elegantly in the air, her long golden staff held in her hand at her side. The tip was covered in strings of diamonds, creating a sort of pompom effect. She wore a long, flowing crimson skirt that was worn up just below her bust. Two thick black belts were wrapped around her stomach to hold the skirt in place over the pure white blouse she wore under it. The sleeves were long and hung out like wings, almost like the shirt Yuna wore in Final Fantasy X. The skirt was split at her calves, with thin strings crossing over the split to keep it halfway together. Her long silver-white hair was tied back into two very low ponytails and she had two strips of hair hanging over her shoulders. The golden mask she wore covered the upper half of her face and the three purple diamonds on the mask were shining dark against the bright gold. Her body was shimmering in a very pale blue light and as she stood there, her hair and skirt blowing slightly in the breeze she looked down at Warinmon with an expression of calm anger.
"You have hurt my friends for the last time…" She swiped her staff in the air so it was pointing at him. "It's over." Warinmon watched her almost apprehensively as she floated down towards him. Her hair was flowing out around her body and her skirt was rustling in the wind. Touching down lightly, Sakuyamon watched him as he grunted angrily, scratching his feet on the ground as if charging up to attack. With a loud roar, he ran at her, the long spike on his nose lowered for attack. She made no move to flee or even defend, choosing rather to simply stand there and wait for him.
The impact was deafening, shaking the ground and tearing it up as the pressure between them grew. Warinmon was pushing at her with all the strength he could muster, but Sakuyamon didn't even seem to feel it. There was an odd scratching noise, as if a radio had lost its reception and Warinmon was suddenly thrown back by some unseen force. Sakuyamon lifted ever so slightly off the ground and dashed forward, her fast flight causing a wake to form behind her in the sand. She drew back her staff and as she came up to Warinmon, who was still struggling to get up off his back, she slashed it at him.
"Scepter Dash!" She yelled and the end of her staff burst into amethyst fire, which burned straight through Warinmon's hide. A long crack made its way over his back and the tough stone covering his body split and crumbled. He roared in pain and tried to run out of the way, but it was too late; Sakuyamon was already charging up for her most powerful attack. Warinmon managed to get to his feet and glared up at her.
"Deadly carapace!" He launched a brittle ball of rock at her but she simply swiped her staff at it and it broke apart.
"I hope you've got the gate ready, because I'm going through no matter what!" The diamonds at the end of her staff started rustling and suddenly stood upright in all directions. They started spinning faster and faster until they were nothing more than a blur. Sakuyamon tossed her staff in the air and it spun once before she caught it at its base and pointed it straight down at Warinmon.
"Rice Cord!" The diamonds shot out of the spinning blur like they were being issued from a machine gun. Each one hit Warinmon at full speed and embedded itself into his hide. Smiling lightly, Sakuyamon held out her hand, put her fingers together and casually…clicked them. There was a moment of silence as the diamonds started glowing brightly, but seconds later, each of the hundreds of them exploded causing a huge mushroom bomb effect over the field. Sakuyamon warped to her friends and created a "Twin Blades of Beauty" shield around them to protect them from further harm.
As the dust settled, Warinmon collapsed to the ground, his eyes drooping and his data scrambling unstably. Sakuyamon turned to him and raised her staff once more, but just as she was about to use her final attack, Piximon appeared before her.
"Excellent, yup yup. Truly a marvelous display of power. You and your friends may enter the Temple if you wish." A little startled by his sudden appearance, it took Sakuyamon several seconds to register what he had said before she finally de-digivolved and Rika fell back onto the ground, heaving an exhausted sigh.
"Well, I'm definitely glad that's over." Ryo laughed lightly and bent over to pull her to her feet as Piximon flew forward, holding a golden pendant out to her. It hung on a long, thin gold chain and there was a rune symbol on it, the likes of which none of them had ever seen.
"What's this?" She asked curiously looking down at the tiny circle. "Don't tell me we just fought that huge monster for that thing."
"Hey! I resent that!" Warinmon said indignantly.
"No, no. This will simply grant you and anyone with you safe passage to the Temple, yup yup." Rika glanced at the pendant and then at Piximon and she took the pendant, slipping it around her neck where it hung beside the necklace Ryo had given her.
"So you mean we can go through now?" Takato asked.
"You can pass through the gate from anywhere with that pendant, yup yup. All you have to do is hold it up to the real world, it will do the rest." He flew aside and motioned for Rika to do what he had told her to do. She looked at him cautiously before holding the pendant out towards the Real World floating high above them. The rune on the pendant started glowing brightly and within seconds it shot off the golden pendant and hung in the air.
"Whoa…" Kazu muttered as a portal opened up around the pendant.
"Way awesome…" Kenta agreed.
"Hey, would you two bird brains get your head out of the clouds! We're going in!" Alice called back at them. They were started out of their awe and both gave angry yells after the Tamers as they ran to catch up.
Rika stepped through the portal behind Takato, who had seemed to reclaim his leadership from her. She wasn't entirely sure when it had happened, but it was clear he wanted to be their 'fearless leader' again. It didn't bother her in any way since this meant that she could now concentrate on her own problems and let him worry about the group. Sure, she knew she was being selfish, but she deserved to be didn't she? It seemed like everything that went bad in the group happened to her. It was so damn unfair!
"Hey, you okay, Rika?" She jumped slightly and looked up to find Alex looking down at her almost worriedly. Rika tossed her head confidently and looked away from her angrily.
"Of course. Why wouldn't I be?" She asked, her last statement dripping with sarcasm.
"You just looked a little lost for a second. You sure you're okay? All of this is a lot for one person to handle on their own…"
"I can handle it just fine, thank you!" She snapped. Alex looked a little startled at this, but then she shrugged nonchalantly.
"Ok, sorry for caring. Next time I won't bother." She walked off, away from the group to explore the area on her own.
"Alexis?"
"Alex, Koronamon! What's up?"
"I really think you should…"
"I know what I have to do. It's just…she won't let me do it!" Alex gave a frustrated sigh and leaned against a tree as Koronamon appeared beside her. "Every time I try and help she blows her top! I swear she's almost as bad as my father!"
"You'll just have to keep trying. After all, we just arrived out of nowhere. You can't blame her, or any of them for that matter, for not trusting us." He put a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her lightly.
"Thanks, pal. You're right. I wouldn't trust me either if I just suddenly appeared out of nowhere offering to help. It doesn't make much sense." Kicking out at a stone, it flew into the bushes and she jumped when she heard a pained yelp. Koronamon instantly poised himself for battle and Alex reached for her D-Arc.
"Show yourself!" She hissed. The voice had sounded familiar. When no one came out, Koronamon leapt into the trees, appearing seconds later with a struggling Calumon and Ai in his hands. Alex couldn't help but laugh.
"Ah, I see we have some junior spies on our hands here. Put them down, Koronamon," she said, chuckling lightly at their terrified faces.
"We weren't spying on you, honest! Everyone's looking for you." Ai gave her a petrified glance before scooping Calumon up into her arms. "Please don't hurt us!" Alex laughed a little harder at this.
"Hurt you? Why on earth would I want to hurt you? I'm here to help out, remember?" Ai gazed up at her and saw the sincerity in her eyes. She visibly relaxed and put Calumon down again.
"Oh, well uh…the others are waiting by the Temple. We should get going." Alex raised an eyebrow at her and grinned.
"I thought you said they were all looking for us… So you were spying! Ha, I knew it." She smiled down at her and lifted the little girl into her arms easily. Like Suzy, Ai and Mako were only six at the time and they were all still relatively small in size.
"Who where you talking about?" Ai asked as Alex carried her up the long flight of stairs leading to the temple.
"Well, you were listening in. Didn't you catch on?" She replied. Ai blushed at this and didn't ask again. When they got to the top, the other Tamers were waiting outside the Temple for them. It didn't look any where near as bad as Vahimermon had made it appear. The forest below them was lush and green and although it was uninhabited, it looked like it could easily sustain life. There was a beautiful river that led off to a rumbling waterfall. The sun was shining here as if the blizzards and snow couldn't reach this place.
"Welcome to Nahrihman! Temple of Creation." The Tamers all turned to look at Vahimermon who was floating slightly off the ground, his legs crossed as if he were sitting in the air. "Come, we must begin your training at once. The first steps into power are always the most important. Remember, power can only be achieved through diligence and this requires a sound mind and constant vigilance in ones own actions."
"Ha, guess that rules you two bozos out," Rika said, smirking at Kazu and Kenta. They crossed their arms and huffed angrily. Vahimermon cleared his throat angrily and they fell silent. They had walked right into the first chamber of the Temple and the inside was nothing like the outside. On the outside, it had appeared crumbled and decayed, but on the inside it was a magnificent hall carved out of what appeared to be nothing but marble. The floors were a deep green and the walls and ceiling were a brilliant, shiny white. It all seemed as if it had been polished only moments before they had walked in. Torches lined the walls deep into the huge chamber, illuminating the many statues and carvings of Digimon. At the far end of the room stood a massive altar, surrounded by four huge statues. These were even more magnificent than all the others combined. The Digimon they represented were standing in proud, triumphant stances, each carved with incredible detail. The stone they were made of was a light brown that seemed almost gold beneath the polish. Tall torches stood around the altar and two hung from the stone tablet that stood in the very center of the room, just in front of the four Digimon statues. The room was dimly lit, but sunshine was poring in through the open double doors that, from the inside, looked like freshly polished gold and silver.
A hush had fallen over the group as they stood there, taking in the glorious room. Rika looked around her, her breath catching in her chest. It was so beautiful and yet at the same time, there was an almost eerie feeling to the place. Almost like a great power dwelled here and it demanded deep respect. Taking a few more steps into the room, Rika suddenly found herself turning her head away from a bright light that seemed to appear out of nowhere. She heard a shocked gasp behind her, which she guessed had come from Jeri and then there was the rushing sound of a strong breeze as it whipped around her, pushing her towards the stone tablet. As she drew nearer, her legs acting of their own accord, Rika suddenly realized were the light was coming from. The pendant around her neck had started glowing and now as she came within a few feet of the tablet the cryptic writing suddenly lit up as well. The light ran across the tablet, tracing the words on it as if someone were rewriting everything. She felt another presence beside her and knew it was Renamon.
"Let all he who step into this Temple be aware of the dangers he seeks. Power comes with sacrifice of four, all victories require loss," Renamon read. The writing was in an ancient digital script that no human could ever read. More writing appeared and Renamon continued. The other Tamers had come tentatively forward as well to listen.
"If he who stands before this temple wishes to claim this power, choose now." A hole sunk into the wall the perfect size for the pendant to fit into. Rika looked down at the thing and as she did, it lifted itself out from beneath her shirt and hung in the air, pulling towards the tablet ever so slightly.
"What does that mean?" She asked, turning her head to look at Vahimermon. "Sacrifice of four?" He hung his head gravely and sighed.
"This form of digivolution requires a massive amount of energy. It usually destroys any who attempt it. But there has been, as I told you before, only one known event where this type of digivolution was achieved. Those Digimon all died; this Temple was created to honour their bravery when they rose to defend the Digital World." The Tamers gazed up at the statues as he spoke. The four Digimon were different to any they had ever seen. They were each glowing a different colour: white, blue, red and green. Rika looked back down at her pendant and then turned her eyes to the hole in the tablet.
"If this is what I have to do to stop the Sovereign from hurting anyone else…then I don't care what happens to me." She took the pendant in her hand and turned it over a few times as she thought to herself. According to the writing on the pillar, she needed three others. She knew Renamon would help her no matter what, but what about the other two? She felt a hand on her shoulder and knew before she looked that it was Ryo.
"I'm in," he said brightly, as if it were no more dangerous than taking a walk to the park and back.
"Count us in too." Takato and Henry said.
"If one of us does this, we all do it," Jeri said smiling at Rika from where she was standing beside Takato. The Tamers all nodded their agreement and Rika smiled.
"Right. Then let's get started." She held the pendant out to the hole and fitted it in. There was a bright flash and suddenly, what appeared to be electricity surged out of the pendant and traveled up the chain that was still around Rika's neck. There was no time for her to take it off and within seconds she was screaming in pain as the electricity pulsed through her body, moving up to Ryo, who still had his hand on her shoulder. At first she thought it was only herself that was screaming, but soon she realized that Renamon too was yelling in pain and even Cyberdramon was roaring in agony. Just as soon as it had started the surge of power stopped and Rika collapsed to her knees, the chain snapping as she fell. She was breathing heavily, one hand held up against the pillar for support. Takato and Henry both took tentative steps towards them and while Henry bent to make sure they were okay, Takato reached out to remove the pendant from the wall.
The instant he touched it, he too was shocked by the powerful wave or electricity, Guilmon, Henry and Terriermon being affected as well. Henry had let go of Rika the moment he realized he was going to be shocked. If he had been touching her she would have been electrocuted again and she wouldn't have survived that. Jeri cried out and rushed forward to pull Takato away from the pendant, but Alex caught her and held her back.
"Don't! You'll only get shocked too!" She said as she tried desperately to keep Jeri back. For such a small girl she was really strong when she was afraid. Alice too seemed like she desperately wanted to help Henry, but she had enough sense not to touch him as he yelled in anguish. But yet again, the electricity stopped just as suddenly as it had started. Rika, who had crawled away from Henry and Takato, was now leaning against Renamon, who was standing gingerly on her feet. Ryo was simply sitting there on the floor, his breathing, like Rika's, still very ragged. In fact it seemed almost as if they were breathing in unison… As Takato and Henry fell back, Jeri and Alice rushed forward to help them. Vahimermon simply stepped past them and took the pendant out of the stone tablet. The hole vanished instantly and the writing became dull once more.
"Hmm, interesting. So we have eight who possess the ability to digivolve…" He turned to Rika and held out the pendant to her. When she hesitated to take it, he smiled at her and shook his head.
"Don't worry. It's quite safe now." She reached up at took it, her hand shaking slightly.
"W…what happened?" Ryo stammered, his heart hammering in his chest.
"You have been granted the powers to study the Dual Digivolution. You, as I'm sure you noticed, were given the powers at the same time Rika was. This means that you will be training with her in the art. Takato and Henry are the other compatible pair. You, along with your Digimon, must train to Digivolve together. Become one being when you were once four." Rika looked up at him incredulously.
"You meant to tell me that little trip we had to the electric chair was just a way of seeing who we would Digivolve with?" She almost yelled. Ryo was watching her in amazement as she fumed. It was almost like he could feel her anger bubbling below the surface of his own emotions.
"I'm afraid so. It is the only way to transfer the knowledge to your minds." Rika was shivering angrily but she felt a wave of calm wash over her, drowning out her fury in one clean sweep.
What the… She turned towards Ryo, some how knowing that it was he who had calmed her down. Of course this still made no sense since he was sitting on the opposite side of the hall. He was watching her incredulously but somehow seemed to know precisely what he had done because he gave her a questioning look as if to say "did I do that?". All Rika could do was nod. The shock of having her emotions controlled by someone else was quite unnerving. Vahimermon's voice broke into her thoughts and she looked up at him.
"You have all had a long journey and have only recently faced two most grueling battles. I suggest you all get some rest. Feel free to explore the temple but take care not to get lost. You will find your rooms down that corridor." He motioned to a long hallway to his left that the Tamers had not noticed before. "I will meet you here tomorrow, good evening." With that, he disappeared. There was silence as the Tamers all simply stared at each other.
"Well…that was weird," Kazu muttered.
"For once I agree with you," Henry replied. Rika just shrugged lightly and walked off, choosing to take the corridor to the right.
"After everything that's happened nothing surprises me anymore," she said somewhat bitterly. Her form disappeared into the darkness of the corridor for a few seconds but as she walked deeper, torches along the walls lit themselves.
"Someone should go with her," Jeri said, watching Rika turn down another corridor.
"I'll go," Alice said, walking off as well. She ran after Rika, catching up with her two corridors later.
"Well," Ryo said, yawning softly and stretching his arms out wide. "I'm tired. See you guys in the morning."
"I'm gonna go sleep too," Jeri said tiredly. "Takato, will you walk with me? This place gives me the creeps…" Takato nodded and took her hand, leading her down the left corridor after Ryo. Remoraemon bounded after them, happily chasing imaginary butterflies. Alice and Koronamon, who had been standing away from the other Tamers, simply turned and walked towards the end of the hall, not even bothering to supply any kind of explanation.
"Well, I guess I'll go take a walk outside then, you wanna come too, Guilmon?" Henry asked as he and Terriermon walked towards the double doors, Ai, Mako and Suzy in tow with their own Digimon. Guilmon smiled happily before running after them.
"Can I come too?" Labramon asked.
"Of course!" Suzy said sweetly, waiting for Labramon to catch up before walking again. Renamon had disappeared some time ago, following Rika and Alice down the right corridor.
"Fine! Leave us here alone then!" Kazu yelled.
"Yeah!" Kenta agreed. There was a dull silence as they simply stood there, alone in the dimly lit hall.
"Uh…wanna play some cards?" Kazu suggested.
"Sure."
Ryo yawned as he walked down the long corridor. Sighing with relief when he finally came to a row of doors, he reached out and tried to open the first one, but the handle burnt his hand like it were on fire. Yelping in pain, he pulled away and looked down at his hand. There was a round burn mark on it were he had touched the golden doorknob. He looked at the Victorian style mahogany door and frowned.
"What the hell…?" He muttered darkly. Irritated, he moved on to the next door, this time, reaching out and only touching the doorknob with the tip of his finger. This one burnt him too but he pulled away to quick for any lasting effects. Growling angrily he kicked out at the door, succeeding only in stubbing his toe painfully on the hard wooden surface. Grabbing his foot in pain, he hopped away from the door and collapsed to the floor, muttering angrily. Lifting his burnt hand, he flexed it, wincing slightly and mentally scolding himself for doing something so stupid.
"I just want to get some sleep!" He said heatedly. "Is that to much to ask?" A bright orange light was suddenly shining somewhere behind him so he looked up at the door he was leaning against. Words were being etched into the polished wood with what seemed to be fire. Getting cautiously to his feet, Ryo turned and watched as his name was spelled out on the door, followed by the words: Sorry I burnt you. This is your room. As soon as he had finished reading this, the words faded away leaving no trace of ever having been there. New words were now burning onto the door and Ryo's eyes widened when he saw what they were.
"Rika is not gonna like this…" he said before sighing and walking into the room. He shut the door behind him, leaving the words Ryo Akiyama & Rika Nonaka clear for all to see.
Hello all. So, what did you think? Any good? Sorry about all the strange stuff that happened but I kinda come up with most of the stuff as I write. The only thing that I know for sure is the general idea of the plot and who the couples are. NOT gonna change that…
Kaede: You'd better not or you're gonna know first hand what it's like to be beaten up by yourself.
Uh…right… Well, anywho, review soon coz the next chappy will be along right after I post chapter four or five (whichever one I'm busy with now) of Mistaken Tragedy. Bye bye!
Kaede: Does anyone know the name of a good psychiatrist?
Hey! If I went to one of those you'd disappear!
Kaede: It's better than being stuck with you all my life!