Train's head suddenly ached when he was about to shoot Saya once again. "Next time, I'll get it right. Now, be a good girl and surrender. You're on his list."
"What list? And why would I surrender? Are you going to arrest me or something? What's got into you, Train-kun?" Saya said as she walked slowly towards him.
"No! Don't go near me! J – Just get out of here – No, just come with me!" Train said hesitantly. He found it hard to choose the right words. His head was spinning. There was a flashback of the times he spent with Saya. He could not understand why those pictures keep coming in his head. It was like it was telling him something. It was telling him that what he was doing was wrong. No, this is not wrong. This is the way I live. Train thought. Then, his good side disputed, Yes, this is wrong. Can't you see? You almost shot your beloved girl. He looked at Saya, who seemed terrified and astonished at the old, dark, and lonely Black Cat.
"Saya..." Train mumbled.
"Train-kun..." Saya responded as she took out Train's red collar. "This belongs to you. It's the symbol of your freedom. You're a stray cat now remember?"
Before Train could respond, a voice spoke from his back. "We must go." A hole appeared beside him and Charden pushed him inside it and then, he entered it as well. It disappeared as soon as Saya reached for it. "TRAIN-KUN!!"
Train and Charden, along with Porta, arrived at the headquarters. Rei Kurai was wearing another mask, this time it was an iron mask. It was expressionless just like his personality. He was sitting at his throne as he looked at the arrival of his killing machines. "Looks like I underestimated you Black Cat. I thought you were under my control."
"Alright then," Kurai said. "I have no choice but to do it again." He looked at his aide and ordered her to bring Train to the laboratory. Then, he looked at Charden and said, "Charden and Leon shall get your new companions on my list. Louise and Sephiria shall get the ones on the wanted list, kill them before those sweepers catch them, just like Black Cat did to that poor poison lady. If any of you refuse to follow me, not only Rin will have to say bye-bye but all of you as well."
"Hai, Kurai-sama." Charden, Leon, Louise and Sephiria said in unison. Porta gave Sephiria's spirit back since she needed energy to hunt down the ones on the wanted list. They disappeared in the dark as Kurai went to the laboratory. Porta tied Train in a stretcher as several lights were focused on him. She placed something in his head and then, looked at the brain monitor. She could see that Saya's existence was still in Train's memory that is why he could not shoot her well. Kurai came in, slamming the door behind him. He was furious that Eve, Sven and Saya were not taken along with Charden and Train. (By the way, there are sweepers/Chrono Numbers/Apostles of the Stars that were added on Kurai's list. You will figure out who the others are as the chapters go by.)
"He could still remember her." Porta said as she looked at him.
"Then we have no other choice but to erase her in his mind... entirely." Kurai said as he injected a sleeping drug in Train's body. Train felt dizzy. His vision was doubling until it came to the point that he lost consciousness.
Once his eyes closed, he could hear Kurai speaking to him, loud and clear. "Train Heartnet, you were born as an assassin and you will die being one. Your so-called best friend has truly died in your arms. Creed Diskenth have murdered her on the night of the festival. You were supposed to watch the fireworks together; however, she was murdered before you could even arrive. You came too late and could not save her." Kurai paused and thought for a moment or two and then he continued, "What you are seeing at the present time was not real. No one could prove her existence. Since you were so sad of her lost, you tend to imagine that she was really alive there, beside you."
Train's expression changed. It's as if he was having a nightmare. Slowly, the pictures of him and Saya together disappeared. The only memories that were left were his past wherein he was still an assassin. Saya was just someone he met and he never showed any interest in her. He was an assassin... up until to the present. He was never a stray cat and he was always known as Black Cat/Chrono Number 13, the one who delivers bad luck. He kills people on Chronos' order and he never asks himself why he was doing those things. It was his life and no one could change it. Kurai implanted these thoughts in Train's head so that he could no longer hesitate to kill anyone Kurai orders him to kill, just like his other companions. Train opened his eyes later on. His thoughts were completely different from before. His head was aching although he did not know why.
"Now, are you ready?" Kurai said.
"Yes," Train responded. "I'll do anything you order me to."
"Are you ready to get your hands covered with blood once again?" Kurai was making sure.
"Yes," Train responded abruptly. There was no hesitancy in his eyes. He was ready to hunt his prey, to kill without mercy, and to follow orders.
"Okay then," Kurai said. "I order you to follow Leon and Charden and get Eve, Sven, Kyoko and that Saya Minatsuki. If they resist to come along, you know what to do."
