Hello readers! This is the sixth chapter of this story, so what is going to happen now?! We'll find out in this chapter! Let's start!
Normal POV
The day of the Over the Rainbow Session has arrived and everyone is watching it on their television or the stage itself. Naru and the others were gathered in a room as Aichi and Kai entered.
" Hello."
" Aichi-san! We're so glad you came!" Naru said
" I told you that I would come. Where's Rinne?" Aichi ask
" She's over there. Come over here." Naru said
She led Aichi to the chair where Rinne was sitting on, pale and weak.
" Rinne." Aichi said
" Aichi. I see you've really decided to come." Rinne said
" Of course. This is really important and I'm not going to let June do whatever she wants anymore." Aichi said
" I'm counting on you then." Rinne said
" You can leave it to me." Aichi said
The door opened again as Naoki and the others entered.
" Everyone... You guys came after all." Aichi said
They sent a glare except for Miwa to Kai before facing Aichi with their worried faces.
" Are you really sure?" Naoki ask
" I'm already prepared. My show is after Bell-san's show. So I'll be able to get some rest before that. I'm really fine. I've been taking care of myself well." Aichi assured
" But Onee-san, what if something happens to you while you're doing your show? You're still recovering!" Kamui said
" I'm going to be fine. I won't overexert myself. After all, I'm still going strong, aren't I?" Aichi ask
" But...!" Misaki said
" I'm sorry, I'll go take a rest. If it's my turn, then you can call me in my holding room. I'll see you guys later." Aichi said
" Hey, wait for me." Kai said
He followed Aichi to her holding room. Naoki clenched his fist in frustration.
" What exactly is going on? What happened to her?" Bell ask
" Well... We did say that we would say it to you soon so we'll tell you now... By doing this, Aichi might be risking her own life..." Naoki said
" What did you say?!" Ito exclaimed
" You see... There was this one incident that I'm sure that you don't know... It's called 'Reverse'..." Shingo said
" You mentioned that before..." Ann said
" Reverse... It is a process where if a Reversed fighter beats you, you become an army of Link Joker... Reverse changes your personality... It changes you completely... You become stronger... But that just adds to the Link Joker army..." Kourin said
" Resisting Reverse will exhaust your soul... It'll sap away your strength... That was what happened to Aichi..." Miwa said
" What happened?" Naru ask
" Kai, he... He accepted Reverse... He was seduced by that power and Onee-san went off to defeat him but... She lost in the fight..." Kamui said
" Kai-san accepted Reverse? And... Aichi-san lost the fight and got Reversed too?" Otoha ask
" No... She was lucky as we would call it... Her bracelet saved her by delaying the process... Takuto Tatsunagi was able to suppress Reverse for her after that... But that caused her physical and psyche to be severely damaged..." Naoki said
" No way..." Wakana said
" And going back into a fight was dangerous for her. If she loses even one fight against a Reversed fighter, she would die... But she never gave up... She didn't care what happens to her, as long as she can save the people who are dear to her... She pursued on and defeated the mastermind of Link Joker and saved the whole world... Reverse and Link Joker were gone... She was a savior..." Misaki said
" And... She even helped me by making sure that my memories won't be gone even with the black ring gone..." Kourin said
" Aichi-san is a really amazing person..." Bell said
" But... A few days ago, before we even met you girls... Even though the Reverse in her was gone, she suffered a relapse from it... She was fighting against Kai at Card Capital when her chest suddenly pulsated... She was clutching her chest in pain..." Naoki said
" And a few minutes later, she fainted from it... There was no doubt that it was a relapse... Since she was also suffering like that time..." Shingo said
" That's terrible!" Naru said
" Then why didn't you tell us until now?!" Ito ask
" She told us not to... She didn't want you girls to worry so she told us not to say a single thing." Kamui said
" But when I was fighting her... There wasn't anything wrong with her..." Rinne said
" She was probably holding it back... But who knows what's going to happen now..." Misaki said
" I'm going to go talk to her!" Naru said
" Wait! Don't! Let's give her some time to rest for a bit... I'm sure she's still tired..." Kourin said
" Yes..."
In Aichi's holding room...
Aichi was clutching onto her chest again as she tried her best to fight the pain. Kai could only watch and hold onto her while wiping her sweat away.
" Aichi..." Kai thought
" Don't worry, Kai-kun... I'm going to be fine... I just need some rest..." Aichi said
" But in your condition..." Kai said
" It's not your fault... I chose this... So I'll be fine... You don't have to worry about me... Okay...?" Aichi ask
" But..." Kai said
Aichi cupped her hands onto Kai's cheeks and pulled him into a kiss. They broke apart after awhile.
" Okay...?" Aichi ask again
Kai nodded silently. Aichi flashed her warm smile and placed her head on Kai's lap as she fell asleep. Kai softly patted her head as he still had a regretful look in his eyes.
" Aichi..." Kai thought
The television turned on as the announcement about the Prism Shows was said.
" The top batter is Takanashi. A hesitating girl... Can she overcome this trial...?" Kai thought
There was a knock on the door as Leon and Ren entered.
" Hello, Kai." Ren said
" So... You've heard about it..." Kai said
" Yeah. Is she getting any better?" Leon ask
Kai gave no response but looking at Aichi resting on Kai's lap gave them the answer they needed.
" Don't worry. She's strong. She'll be able to get through this." Ren said
" Yeah..."
They sat down beside them as Leon tapped Aichi's head and activated his Psyqualia.
" Looks like her relapse is still acting up, but at least her condition improved since that time..." Leon said
But even with that assurance, Kai still kept the regretful gaze locked on Aichi.
" Don't blame yourself. Aichi-kun chose this path... She'll definitely get through it." Ren said
" Yeah..."
He continued to softly pat and caress Aichi's hair as the announcement of the top batter was announced. Otoha stepped up onto the stage. There were many hisses from the crowd.
" Oh? Looks like Edel Rose is taking a big hit on this... In a bad way..." Ren said
" She's the hesitant type. Let's see if she's strong enough to get through this trial." Leon said
They watched Otoha's show as she displayed her feelings and the crowd was awed by her performance.
" Perfect. She gained her Platinum Coord. So who's next on the list?" Ren ask
" Ann Fukuhara. A girl who's family owns a Senbei shop and has a passion for baking sweets. She's the manager of the sweets shop at Prism Stone." Leon said
" I see... Where did you get that information from anyway?" Ren ask
Leon showed the mini tablet that he was holding.
" I was given this by the owner of Prism Stone. It has all the information of the participants, the timings of their shows and the sequence of it." Leon said
" Cool."
Ann went up next with her performance and also gaining her Platinum Coord.
" Whew... She did it!" Ren said
" Shh!"
" Sorry..."
" Ito Suzuno is next... Seems like this isn't a good thing..." Leon said
" What's wrong?" Ren ask
" Well... Seems like her father was involved in a car accident... And Suzuno broke up with her boyfriend, who's father was unfortunately in that accident too but was unlucky and died while Suzuno's father fractured his arm. That caused her family to separate. The two fathers were in a band called 'Lucky Star' before." Leon said
" 'Lucky Star'... That name sound so happy but something tragic like that happened... But the full story will be known if Kouji Mihama's mother will say something about it..." Ren said
" Guess we'll know soon." Leon said
There was a knock on the door as Jillian and Sharlene entered.
" That was a happy ending!" Sharlene said
" Shh!"
They pointed to the sleeping Aichi as the two girls turned quieter.
" Sorry..."
" So, how's Suzuno's family?" Leon ask
" She just had a happy ending! Turns out that it was Kouji Mihama's father who took the wheels from Ito Suzuno's father when the truck was about to crash, causing him to die protecting his friend." Sharlene said
" And Kouji Mihama's mother admitted about her selfishness of not letting his father play in the band or anywhere close to music anymore, causing it to happen, actually, his father really wants to reform the band but his mother didn't allow it. So after they forgave her, Ito Suzuno's mother and little brother will move back to this town and she won't have to be separated from Kouji Mihama or her friends anymore." Jillian said
" Then that's good." Leon said
" How did you guys...?" Kai ask
" We went to their holding room before coming here. So I told Jillian and Sharlene to tell me everything when it was Ito Suzuno's turn soon. Seems like the problem is finally solved." Leon said
" I'm glad for her then. Oh, I see her on the television now!" Ren said
They all watched the screen as Ito does her Prism Show and gained her Platinum Coord.
" Amazing. Six jumps!" Sharlene said
" Not bad. Since this is solved, she's able to break that barrier in her heart." Jillian said
" So, who's next after her?" Ren ask
" Let's see... Wakana Morizono. Cat-like character, I guess... Her family's different traits is amazing and that they've changed now... I guess it's better if it's not mentioned... Well, I guess that's all, nothing much about her. Except that she keeps moving away because of her father's job." Leon replied
" I see... She has it hard..." Ren said
" There she is now." Sharlene said
They turned to the television as Wakana started her performance, successfully gaining her Platinum Coord but falling because of her attempt at her seventh jump.
" That has got to hurt..." Ren said
" Hopefully, she doesn't put it to heart..." Sharlene said
" I'm sure she won't." Leon said
" Up next is Bell Renjouji. After that..." Jillian said
They glanced at Aichi.
" She's next..." Sharlene said
" Are you sure it was a good idea?" Jillian ask
" Yeah..."
There was another knock on the door. Asaka entered the room.
" Bell Renjouji is going up now. Is she going to be alright?" Asaka ask
" Hopefully... Wish for the best..." Ren said
" She's up." Kai said
They watched Bell's show as she gained her Platinum Coord and successfully did her seventh jump, surpassing June and Rinne.
" She did it!" Jillian cheered
" Yay!" Sharlene cheered
Aichi started to wake up after that.
" Sorry... Did we wake you up...?" Jillian ask
" No. I just had a nice rest. Looks like it's my turn." Aichi said
" Yeah..."
" Then it's time for me to go and get ready." Aichi said
" Yeah..."
Aichi exited the room.
" You want to follow her, don't you?" Ren ask
Kai just kept silent.
" It's not good if you keep blaming yourself... Look at Sendou for example, she's in this state and yet, she's still going strong. You need to stop looking back into the past and look at this present time right now. Nobody's blaming you, only you are blaming yourself. Sendou is not that weak and frail child from the past anymore, she's strong, and you need to be strong like her." Leon said
Kai clenched his fist as he ran outside to chase after Aichi.
" And it works! As expected of Leon-kun!" Ren said
" Hmph. Know your opponent well and go with what their wind says they are and use them against them." Leon said
" I should really try that next time! Good luck, Kai." Ren said
Kai ran around the place and stopped when he saw Aichi, ready to use the headphones.
" Aichi!"
Aichi stopped and turned to look at Kai.
" Kai-kun. What are you doing here?" Aichi ask
Kai walked closer to her as she set the headphones down for awhile.
" I'm really sorry... All this time, I was hesitating just like when you were younger... You are strong, in both spirit and will, even more stronger than me. I never even dared to stop you like the others... Only hesitated and worried... But now it's clear. This is your decision and I won't force you to back out of it. But know this... I-" Kai said but was stopped by Aichi who placed her finger on his lips
" I know. Your feelings. Don't worry, I'll be fine. Kai-kun and everyone is always there to support me. I won't disappoint everyone... Don't worry, okay? I love you too." Aichi said
" Me too."
They pulled into a kiss and pulled back after awhile since Aichi needed to go up already.
" Here I go." Aichi said
" Come back safely." Kai said
Aichi nodded and placed on the headphones again. She took out the Prism Stone on her bracelet and placed the identity card that was given to each of the participants. There was a rainbow light as she was transported into the Prism World to change.
" Welcome to the Prism World. Oh, it's you, Ai-chan. Which stone are you going to use today?"
" This." Aichi said
" I see. The Galaxy Memory Coord, right? Coming right up."
Aichi started to change into clothes that are similar to her light blue dress, except that it is darker and has sparkles of the stars on it. She entered the stage.
" The next participant is Aichi Sendou!"
" May the sparkle of love, be with everyone!" Aichi said
~ My Independent Destiny song start~
" I've never been there, so let me go out.
For I can reach where you are.
I will go. All for you, all for you and me,
your and my future.
Mado no soto ni mie teru keshiki ga
Kawaranai asa ikidomari Dead End
Doko ka e ikitakute demo ikenakatta
Hitori janainoni hitoribotchi
Atama no naka kamisama ga iu no
`Koe rarenai shiren nante nai' to
Yasashikattadakedo tasuke wa nakatta
Kimi to deatta ano hi made wa
Zutto sagashite ita atatakai sono-te o
Fusagatteta kokoro wa ima toka rete ku yo
Itsu datte soba ni ite
Futari no mirai souzou shite
Shiawase ni waratte ru no shinji teru yo
Itsu datte itsu datte
Kimi o omotte ru yo
Ikidomari nanka janai ashita e to
Tsudzuku kyou ga arukara"
Ai appeared and flew up as the flute appeared. Aichi jumped up, caught it and landed.
" Prism Live!"
She started to play it and did her first jump.
" Galaxy Splash!"
" Mou natsukashii kako mo tatakau genjitsu mo
Ima wa tou sugite mienai mirai mo"
She played some more as she jumped the second time.
" Number two! Heartful Melody!"
"Hito tsunagi ni natte ku yatto kidzuitanda
Sore wa kakegae nai watashi dake no unmei"
She jumped up the third time.
" Number three! Big Bang Explosion!"
"Akirame takunai yo zetsubou no naka datte
Ima hontou no tsuyosa to kimi to no yakusoku o"
She jumped up the fourth time after more playing.
" Number four! Destiny's... changer!"
"Mou makenai
Itsu datte soba ni ite
Futari no mirai souzou shite"
She flew higher as her wings appeared. She jumped up for the fifth time.
" Number five! Happy Smile Galaxy!"
"Shiawase ni waratte ru no shinji teru yo
Itsu datte itsu datte"
She continued to fly higher as she jumped the sixth time.
" Number six! Path of the Galaxy!"
"Kimi o omotte ru yo
Ikidomari nanka janai ashita e to"
She flew even higher as her wings could take her and did her seventh jump.
" Number seven! Eternal Bonds of Friendship!"
"Tsudzuku kyou ga aru kara
Sou kimi to mirai e ikou"
She flew up to the highest peak as she did her last jump.
" Number eight! Love and friendship becomes one! The symphony of memories! Eternal Memories!"
~ My Independent Destiny song end~
The song finally ended as clapping followed.
" She has done it! Nobody has ever crossed the barrier of eight jumps! Participant Sendou has done it! Now her score... 14020 karats! She is now in first place after Bell Renjouji's performance!" The announcer said
" Thank you very much!" Aichi said
Kouji, Kazuki and Hiro were watching her from the audience.
" What was that...?" Kazuki said
" That sparkle was different from Bell's..." Hiro said
" Who exactly is Aichi Sendou?" Kouji said
Kazuki realized something and took out the same magazine that Ann had with her and flipped through the pages. He looked at the magazine, then at Aichi, then the magazine again.
" They look... similar... The name is also the same but... This states that... He was a she?!" Kazuki exclaimed
" Hey, quiet!" Hiro said
" Sorry..."
" What's wrong, Kazuki?" Kouji ask
" I was flipping through these pages in this magazine that Ann lend me, it's called the Vanguard Weekly... And... It states here that Aichi Sendou is the champion of the VF Circuit, along with his team, Q4. But this Aichi Sendou... Looks different..." Kazuki said
They looked at the magazine as they all had a shocked look.
" Aichi Sendou... is really that girl?!" Kouji exclaimed
" Amazing... To think that she can cope with cardfighting and Prism Shows at the same time... But where did she learn all those moves? Besides, she also never showed up at any events before." Hiro said
" That's the problem. She has never ever joined any Prism Show tournaments before... So how did she...?" Kazuki said
Back to Aichi...
She went back slowly as the others all ran to her.
" That was amazing, Aichi!" Naoki said
" You did it, Sendou-kun!" Shingo said
" We knew you could do it!" Kourin said
" As expected of you, Aichi." Misaki said
" Good job, Aichi onee-san!" Kamui said
" Great work, Aichi!" Miwa said
" Nice performance, Aichi-kun!" Ren clapped
" You did great out there!" Asaka said
" That was tremendous out there, Sendou." Leon said
" That was amazing!" Jillian said
" It's terrific!" Sharlene said
" Thank you, everyone..." Aichi said
They parted and formed a path as Kai walked up to her.
" Aichi..." Kai said
" Kai-kun..." Aichi said
She started to walk to him but that was when she started to collapse.
" Aichi!"
Kai caught her before she could hit the ground.
" Aichi! Hey, Aichi!" Kai called
" Onee-san!"
" Aichi!"
" Aichi-kun!"
" Sendou!"
" Sendou-kun!"
" Aichi Sendou!"
They brought her back to her holding room as the others left Kai alone with her as he had requested. Aichi's face was pale and sweaty, her breathing was heavy but her eyes were still open.
" You need to rest..." Kai said
" No... I need to see June's performance..." Aichi said
Kai nodded in understanding as he turned on the television to see June's performance up next. They saw everything... June's seventh jump failed and she started to fall.
" June..." Aichi said
She tried to get up but Kai prevented her from doing so when he saw Hijiri catching June and bringing her to the hospital.
" Kai-kun... The Prism's Sparkle is disappearing... I have a feeling that Rinne's trying to do something... Please... Bring me to Naru-san and the others..." Aichi said
" But in your condition...!" Kai said
" Please...!" Aichi said
Kai saw her determined eyes as he gave in and agreed to bring her to Naru and the others.
When they arrived at the holding room, Kai opened the door as they see them standing rooted to the ground, shocked.
" Aichi! What are you doing?! You're not supposed to be here!" Naoki said
" Go back! We'll solve this problem by ourselves!" Misaki said
" I'm sorry... But you can't stop my decision... Naru-san... I need to talk to you..." Aichi said
" Huh?"
" Rinne... What happened to her?" Aichi ask
" T-That's..." Naru said
" Never mind... I understand... Are you still performing?" Aichi ask
" Yes! No matter what! This still needs to continue on!" Naru said
Aichi smiled.
" Good..." Aichi said
A pure white Prism Stone appeared from her bracelet. She took it out and handed it to Naru.
" Here... This is the Angel Memory Feathers. It'll react to your resolve when the time is right... Do your best... Don't forget that the Prism's Sparkle is always with you..." Aichi said
Naru took the Stone.
" Yes!"
She went off as they watched her performance from the sidelines... It wasn't going well... Without the Sparkle, Naru couldn't dance as well... But her resolve was found when the electric guitar appeared and she did her Prism Live. The Angel Memory Feathers appeared as she did a jump to restore all of Sparkles.
" She did it!" Miwa said
" Now all they have to do is open the gate!" Kamui said
All the other Pair Friends all returned as they ran to the roof to do the seven people Prism Live.
" Wait, Kai-kun." Aichi said
She took out a rainbow Prism Stone as she made it into a necklace and looped it around Kai's neck.
" Now we're the same." Aichi said, showing her ring
" Yeah. We'll always be connected through these..." Kai said
" Yeah!"
" Now, let's go!" Kai said
" Yes!"
The two ran to the roof with the others after that.
When they arrived at the roof, Peacock-Sensei appeared.
" We need to hurry now! Huh?! Rinne! Where's Rinne?!" Peacock-Sensei ask
" Uh... About that..." Naru said
" I'll do it." A voice behind them said
They turned to see June.
" Rinne is inside of me. Let me do it." June said
" Alright. Let's all get ready." Peacock-Sensei said
The girls all walked down the platform as June passed by Aichi.
" Thank you, Aichi-san. You made me realize how powerful love is." June said
" It's no problem." Aichi said
June nodded as she went down and the seven girls all started their Prism Lives. After the gate was opened, Rinne came out of June and did her dance as the Rainbow Bridge showed itself.
" Now, it's time to say our goodbyes." Rinne said
" Rinne, take this body." June said
" Are you really sure about that?" Rinne ask
" June! June!" A voice called
They turned to see a statue glowing behind them.
" June, are you really sure about that? To leave the one you love alone? I can grant you your wish to stay as a human. But I think it's Aichi that's the one. She's the Messenger of Love and she has already found her human partner, so she will be able to stay here as a human for the rest of her life, but her duty as a Messenger of Love still remains. She can also grant three wishes. So, Aichi... What is your wish?"
" Well... My first wish is that June and Rinne can stay here with the ones they love without their memories gone and they can still do Prism Shows. My second wish is that the Prism Live can be done all over the world, to make the Sparkle spread more and make everyone happy. And my third wish..." Aichi said
" Use it on yourself." Rinne said
" Huh?"
" We're well aware of the state you are in. You need to recover in order to enjoy every single day happily. Be selfish for once." June said
" But I'm not like that." Aichi said
" Unless you want some special persuading from Kai, you better do it." Miwa said
Kai gave him a death glare as Miwa put his hands up in defense.
" A-Alright... My third wish... Is for my body to recover from the relapse." Aichi sajd
" Your wishes will be granted once Peacock-Sensei passes the gate. Go, Peacock-Sensei."
" Yes. Then, it's goodbye then." Peacock-Sensei said
The gate closed after he passed the gate as all of Aichi's wishes were granted. They can finally have their happy ending again...
And that's the end of this chapter! Next chapter is the last chapter! But there will be a continuing story that everyone might be able to guess soon enough what it will be so look forward to the new story after the last chapter! Thank you for reading and bye bye!