"Thank – you – Yukina. Thank you – for – being a – friend – and I'm – sorry for – my" Kurai's voice was cut off. He looked at Vera and grinned. It was his last breath. Vera came over to him and held his hand. Slowly, Kurai's spirit came out of the body and went along with his love.
There was a long, dead, silence. Yukina was weeping over Kurai's cold body. Kurai and Vera were slowly disappearing. Vera's business was finally over. Then, Kurai was supposed to thank Train when he noticed that he was not himself. "What's got into you, Train?" Kurai asked as he looked alarmed with how Train Heartnet was acting. He looked at the place where Train was staring at, but no one was standing there.
Saya was appearing before him in different angles: she was aiming her gun at him, singing her odd song, twirling around him until he got dizzy, drinking her favorite milk, and looking at her white yukata. Train's head was spinning. Every time he sees her, he wanted to grab her and end her life. He had to stop that feeling. The cure. He has to get the cure. It was just behind him. All he had to do was to turn his back and take the antidote. Then, it would be all over. He scratched his large, cat-like eyes. Saya was not around. He was having delusions.
"You have to pull yourself together. The medicine is only urging you to do what it says." Kurai admonished. Train closed his eyes and then, opened them again to see the reality. He saw Kurai's cold body in Yukina's arms and the two ghostly figures standing beside him.
At the park, Eve and Sven were busy knocking the killing machines one by one. "Do you think its okay to let her find him all by herself?" Eve asked as wings started to appear from her back. Sven was ready to press the buttons on his briefcase.
"We're going to follow her afterwards." Sven assured. "For now, we have to pass thru these obstacles." Rin was headed for Sven and he quickly pressed the button on his weapon and a huge net came out and captured Rin. "Hah! One down, two to go! Hang on, Eve! This could take awhile. He's a Chrono Number." Sven lost Jenos from his sight and he did not know where he was lurking.
On the other side, Leon rode his skateboard and went towards Eve. Eve fluttered her wings and flew away. Then, she transformed her arms into an enormous bat and swung it in Leon's direction. He jumped up and down from his skateboard. Eve swung her arms one more time and it hit him hard. He used the force to be able to reach her. His skateboard ran in great speed and then, he flew at Eve's direction.
"Hey! Psst! Over here!" a voice said from the dark. Saya could not determine where the voice was coming from. Nevertheless, she followed where it was coming from and reached a prison. Two persons were standing behind the bars along with the rest of the Chrono Numbers. One was a lady wearing a black kimono. She twisted her brown, braided hair and peered at the heroine. "Glad to see you again. Now, do you mind getting us out of here, Saya?" Omi said and then, she whispered as if someone might hear her speak. "I think she's going to make us some sort of machine. Could you imagine that?" Saya, speechless of what she was hearing, pointed her gun at the keyhole and fired. Instead of listening to her perplexed mind, she listened to what her heart was telling her. It exactly told her to do what she felt was right.
"I'm sorry but I just lost my memory and I have some important business to take care of. So, be careful okay?" Saya smiled as she scampered off.
"Eh? Hey! Wait up, we're coming with you! We need to find the antidote for the other victims!" Omi yelled as she and Haru tagged along. The other Numbers went the other way to help the other victims. Train heard footsteps coming his way so he remained vigilant. He held his gun and aimed what was waiting for him from the dark. Then, he heard a familiar voice spoke. "T – Train-kun, are you in here?" Train froze. It was what he feared would come. He quickly opened the fridge and looked at the bottles inside it. There were different sizes, colors of bottles. To him, it all looked poisonous. "Where is it, Yukina? Where is the cure?" Yukina could not open her mouth to speak. She felt too weak to respond. Vera and Kurai could read her mind and Kurai pointed at the diamond-shaped, azure bottles that were inside the freezer. Train took the syringe that was on the fridge and placed it in the diamond bottle.
"Train-kun?" the voice was just behind him. This time it was real. Saya was standing behind him. Train dropped the syringe along with the antidote. The bottle came tinkling on the ground. He did not look back knowing how he would react upon seeing her. "Get away from me. You – might – get hurt!" Train said abruptly. His mind was starting to become blank. Saya has to leave or else...
"NOW!!!" Train exclaimed as he forced himself not to turn around.
"But Train-kun, I couldn't leave you – like that." Saya said. She was about to come closer to him when Train drove her away with his arms.
"Kurai, can't we do anything? We have to help those two. We can't let them end up like us." Vera said as she held on Kurai's arms.
"Yes we can. We have to find the right moment." Kurai said. Saya was pushed to the wall. She held her head high. It was still aching. Train ran into her. She blocked his Hades with her own gun. He was pushing her to the corner. She noticed that Train's eyes were not the same anymore. His eyes show no mercy. She pushed Train away with all her strength and ran away. She has to think of a way to make him take the antidote. Train was running with great speed. She was astonished to find out that he could run as fast as she could or so she thought. A memory suddenly flashed in her head. She was running around a city. Someone was catching up with her. Then, she was impressed with the way this man was running and so, she started to get serious. She counted the times she won against this racer. But who was this racer? When the race was over, she won and the prize was that she invited this man to watch fireworks with her and treat her with some lemonade. Saya came to a halt. "The man in that memory – is none other than – Train-kun?" Without noticing it, Train was already in front of her with his Hades pointing right on her face.
"Train-kun..." Saya grinned as she held Hades. "This is not you." She could feel Train's hands were trembling. Train did not respond. Instead, an angry expression on his face showed up and it made him pull the trigger.
BANG!
Saya's right shoulder was wounded. She was able to block his bullet with her reflection shot but it was not enough. Train did not seem to care seeing Saya in pain. He walked slowly towards her with his gun swinging along in his hands. She looked up to him and thought that the scene was very familiar. "That's odd. Am I going to die for the second time?" Those words came out abruptly. She did not know what she was saying. Train was stunned as well. His good side troubled him. The memory of him arriving at the pier to meet with his new friend flashed on his clouded mind. There he found was a girl lying on the ground. Her white yukata was covered with blood. Beside her, the murderer stood. He was waiting for Train to arrive. When Train was finished dealing with Creed, Train went over his friend. Her right shoulder has been hit and she was saying her last words as she held unto Train's hands.
"Train! Stop it!" a voice bellowed in the darkness. An enormous white cat appeared out of nowhere and it jumped right at Train. Saya noticed that the cat was only made of paper. Somehow, she felt it came from an ally although she had no idea who it really was. "Saya! Are you alright?"
"You," Saya smiled at the girl wearing a black kimono. The girl winked and gave her an okay sign.
"Don't interfere with them!" another small voice spoke. A portal appeared above them and daggers came falling down. After that, a girl wearing a black and gold yukata appeared. She went down gracefully and then, took one of the falling daggers and pointed it at Omi and Haru's direction. Her golden emotionless eyes stared at them. "Don't take away my puppets!"
"Your puppets? They're human, for goodness sake!" Omi responded as she ordered her paper folded friends to attack Porta. The enormous cat was divided into half and it transformed into cranes. Omi pointed at Porta's direction. A hole appeared before Porta and the cranes came inside it.
"Now your weapons are gone, I might as well turn you into one of my dead puppets!" Porta smiled as she threw the dagger to Omi. Omi stood still knowing that if she ordered her origamis to leave Train, Saya would get hurt. She closed her eyes. Then, she felt someone pushed her away. She heard a cry of pain and opened her eyes. She saw Porta was hurt. She was holding her arms. It seemed that Haru was able to use his elemental attack against her with his double katana. She was supposed to smile at Haru when she saw him wounded. The dagger that hit his left leg had the dark power. She tried to pull it out but there was no use. "Ha, ha! It's useless, girl. The dagger would only be removed by me."
"Then, I'll make you remove it!" Omi exclaimed as she called out her origamis back. The medium-sized cat returned to its owner and Train stood up slowly. He was glaring at Saya.
"Hmm, let's see if you can. That is if your friend makes it." Porta made an evil grin. "You see, that dagger would take his spirit away slowly but painfully. His spirit would go to one of my portals and would never return."
"Saya, hold on." Omi said.
Saya nodded as she stood up. Her heart was telling her to embrace Train but her mind declined. "Give him the antidote." A voice whispered beside Saya. This made her jump as she turned around. "Who are you?" She replied. "It does not matter. The antidote is right there." Vera pointed at the syringe on the ground. The clear liquid was inside it. It was only waiting to be injected on a person's body. Saya slide along the wall as she reached for the antidote. Train blocked her as he fired his gun. Kurai was whispering something to him just to divert his attention. Saya looked at the ghost strangely and then, moved on. She took the syringe and placed it inside her yukata. What was troubling her was how she would inject it in Train's body. Then, she felt her right shoulder getting weak and numb. She looked at Train from afar. "Train-kun..."
Train's eyes dilated upon hearing Saya's voice. He walked backwards and started running away.
"Matte, Train-kun!!!" Saya yelled. Her vision was becoming weak. She knew that she would faint any time. She forced her body to straighten up and go after Train. Her blood was dripping down on the ground as she made her way to the lurking Black Cat. It was a long, dark, hallway. She could hear Train's bell moving swiftly. "Train-kun, you can't keep on hiding forever! Alright then," she smiled forcibly as she held to her gun tightly. "I will count to ten if you're not ready I might just get you. 1... 2..."
BANG! Someone fired in the midst of the dark. It bounced right up and down. Saya was familiar with this attack. How could someone mimic her attack for only awhile? She knew the answer; she just could not remember it. She tried to block it with her own; however, it bounced next to her and it made a scratch on her arms. It passed thru her favorite yukata and it made a hole in it. "Aww, just look at what you did to my yukata, now, where am I? 3... 4... 5..."
A shadow came past Saya. She could sense it although she could not see it. "I know you're out there. You already found me, you're being unfair! Now come out. 6... 7... 8..."
Saya heard footsteps behind her. It was light and it suddenly stopped. She didn't turn around but her eyes looked at the right side. "... 9... 10... Okay! You got me! You won, now you'll count and I'll hide, got it?"
"I'm not playing games." Train said quietly.
Saya frowned as she turned around to face Train. "You're no fun." She raised both of her arms and dropped her gun aside.
If you don't want to shoot, then don't shoot. A voice echoed in his mind. The voice was the same as his target. Although he could not remember who really said it, he knew it was someone dear to him.
Why are you disobeying orders, Number 13? Now, I'll give you another chance to go back to Chronos. Obey or die! Another voice spoke. It was a lady, a strong lady's voice. It was Train's superior and he had never disobeyed her not until he became a stray cat.
What's the matter, Train? Aren't you freed yet from that witch's spell? I've already ended her precious life for you. And another voice spoke. It was a man, a merciless eraser just like him. He was planning a revolution against Chronos to take over the whole world. But Train does not care about those things. He cared about something else or rather, someone else.
What? You should've at least thanked her. She was the one who took care of you while you were unconscious. If I hear you being rude to her, you would answer to me. A gentleman spoke. He was with the nanomachine that Train was supposed to finish. No survivor. But, she was there, lying on the ground. Where she could have been? Then, that means, she really was... His mind was spinning; too many voices were bothering him at the moment. He could not follow anymore. He could not decide which voice to listen to.
"STOP IT! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD!" Train bellowed. The voices stopped, not because of his yell but because...
FUWA FUWA FURURI omoi no sete
FUWA FUWA FURURI ashita wa kitto
FUWA FUWA FURURI sora ni todoku
Saya grinned at Train. He looked at her with awe without realizing that he had lowered down his gun.
