Parasite Eve II: Armegedon
The chapter here shows the aftermath of the two-part Akropolis Tower story arc which the DDS students involved tries to piece together the pieces on what they just discovered, and theories abound on who is behind this mess, starting with the so-called Artificial NMCs, the mysterious Golem # 9 and who created them since they all know that Mitochondria Eve s already dead, hence the NMCs' numbers should be dwindling, yet more are being reproduced…or is it…?
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Thirty minutes after the Akropolis Tower exploded, the scene shifts to the Shibuya Hospital where Kyo and Sakura were being admitted for emergency treatment after being walloped by the mysterious attacker who called himself Golem # 9 and though the younger Renjou seem to be out of danger, Sakura wasn't and had to be confined for at least a week for further observation and Tomoyo reluctantly called Touya and inform him of the situation.
After that she and Kyuu waited at the nurse station from further words from the doctor attending to the two, seeing that this will be a long day for the two.
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Period by Chemistry
(4th Opening Song from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
owari naki tabi no tochuu tachidomari sou na toki
fukai tameiki kobosu bokura wa
tsukami kakete wa mata hanarete itta
demo ima wa mou nani mo osoreru koto wa nai
kokoro o tsunagu tsuyoi kizuna wa
keshite hodoke wa shinaisa
sagashi tsuzukete tadori tsuita
kono basho de Period ni
ai ni michita nukumori karadajuu kakemeguru
nido to kieru koto nai kioku ga
kanarazu yakusoku hatashite kimi o tsureteku yo
afureru yume o negai daite subete uta ni nosete
genjitsu kara me o sorasazu ni
tachimukau yuuki o
kanashimi ikari chikara ni kaete
unmei wa sugu soba ni
mukau saki wa hora
kirameku sekai
boku o furuwasu kono kansei o
uragiru koto wa shinaisa
tomo ni ikiteku mirai no tame ni
kono basho de Period ni
shinjitsu o yubisaki ni
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04: Hitosama no Esemono?
An hour later, Touya Kinomoto and Yukito arrived after getting the message just as the doctor emerged from the emergency room to inform the four about the two DDS students' condition which seem to at least calm the tension down.
"Ms. Kinomoto and Mr. Renjou are both out of danger, but for now they'll have to stay here for a few days. Kyo only suffered deep bruises on his stomach area but nothing life-threatening, but she has to stay longer for further observation due to the wound on her head, as we are evaluating on whether she should stay here longer in case her motor functions might be affected since the wound was near her cranium area…"
As Touya was concerned for this he went with the nurses as the two DDS students were taken to the recovery room while Yukito asked the other two what happened, and Tomoyo told him what happened at the Akropolis Tower. He was deeply concerned that the NMC incident has not yet died down as a new breed is making itself apparent, though he was cautious to make a comment since he hasn't seen one yet but advised Kyuu and Tomoyo to seek out DDS and ZECT for help. They'll be needing their opinions at this point in time.
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After that the two DDS students opted to stay here for the rest of the night seeing that it was just an hour before midnight and opted to sit and wait out until tomorrow so they can get some rest and think about what to do in the next morning.
As they went to the ward section of the room, they saw the two resting though Sakura looked a bit worse with bandages wrapped around her head, and this makes things uneasy for the other two.
"Kyuu…it seems that Eve's legacy goes on…perhaps the NMC has spawned new ones and…"
"I don't think so…Melissa pearce…no, Mitochondria Eve is already dead…and so is her offspring, in which case, I doubt that the NMCs are capable of reproducing…and didn't you heard what that guy said…? Something I couldn't recall..."
"Artificial NMC…?"
"Yeah…and it turns out that we seem to have fallen in to a trap or something…the Shizuko we found at Akropolis Tower is a fake…and one of the…ANMCs…Artificial NMC for short…I wonder how this happened and who…"
"Do you think someone is doing this?"
"My thoughts exactly, Tomoyo…but idon't think the Cult of Illuminites are behind this…they were charred by Eve in an act of betrayal…while others were turned into goo which formed as their basis in forming a barrier to protect the Ultimate Being while being delivered…"
"But…surely someone must have survived and…"
"Yeah…Ryoma Echizen hasn't been found yet…since his body hasn't been found and that the Scorpio Zecter is still with him, though ZECT couldn't pick the signal due to some erratic signal…."
"Kyuu…do you think that he's…"
"Unlikely, Tomoyo…he's a tennis player…not a scientist…unless he got some new back-up which I couldn't think of…so we're pretty much facing a blank wall at this time…"
"We'd better take a rest…we had a tough night…and we'd better call the rest and DDS…"
"Right…"
And so Kyuu and Tomoyo took a rest by lying on the sofa near the beds of Sakura and Kyuu, hoping that in the next few days their two DDS schoolmates would recover faster and help them in solving this new mystery which they believe might be connected to the NMCs. They hoped that their initial theories would be wrong, because if they find out that their suspicions are right, then it'll be a new problem for both DDS and ZECT and the last thing they want to expect would be a new Eve, which Kyuu mentally brushes it off since Eve is already dead and her corpse melted away at the sea beside the Tokyo Tower.
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As Kyuu was asleep, Touya came along with Yukito, and the two talked things off with something in mind for the elder Kinomoto which would help Sakura.
In a few minutes, Tomoyo and Kyuu woke up to see Yukito changing to Yuu and summoned the cards of the Cardcaptor, evoking the power of the HEAL card, and slowly healed her and Kyo of their injuries. The two remained asleep while Kyuu and Tomoyo were relieved, which Yuu asked them to keep it a secret, which the two DDS promised.
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A week later, ZECT went in to action after being informed by Fujima about what he saw at the Akropolis Tower, and sends Fujima, Hyuga and Tsubasa to investigate the remains of the Akropolis Tower, while Morihiko Dan informs the four DDS students to lie low for now as per Yamaki's advise since it is likely that a new organization is behind this after deducing that whoever took the equipments from the Cult's base in Mt. Bandai are likely the ones who were able to duplicate the machineries in re-creating the NMCs, which is now threatening the peace and order of Japan, as the country has barely recovered from the incident six months ago.
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At DDS a week later (again), the Renjou brothers were at the rooftop of the main building discussing the Akropolis Tower incident with Sakura and Tomoyo when Daisuke Motomiya of Class C and Shugo "Kite" Kunisaki of Class R stumbled in, and overheard of the conversation, which they volunteered to stay over at the Renjou house to help piece the puzzle together.
Daisuke: "If you like, I'll stay over to help you out in any way I can."
Kite: "You might need some PC skills to help divulge what we're facing right now…so you can count me in. Just say the word and I'll be there."
Kyuu: "Thanks…it really means a lot to us…"
Kyo: "So…just the six of us and Ryu? Shouldn't we call in the others…?"
Kyuu: "We don't know who we are facing against…and if what Yamaki says is true, then we can't risk having everyone get caught in another ambush, so the seven of us is enough for now. Should we come under attack, we'll call the rest. So…meeting at the DDS gate at dismissal time?"
Sakura: "Okay…it's a bit of a bad timing that Syaoran and Mei Ling are out at Yokohama solving a case involving triads…but I'll do my best to help…so count on me as well…"
Tomoyo: "And I'll have my bodyguards come with me so they can stand guard…and I'll brought my video cam with me to show you the footages of what happened at the Akropolis Tower…we might get a lead if we all give our opinions…"
And so the six DDS students went back to their classrooms as lunch period is up, and will meet up later once class is dismissed. They knew that a difficult and dangerous situation is coming ahead of them yet they were undaunted and are willing to face them without any second doubts.
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Later, at the school gate, Ryu is waiting at the gate area awaiting for the others to arrive, and he looked at the street to see if there are any suspicious elements are there. So far several vehicles are there, all picking up the DDS students who are about to go on their way home.
Kyuu, Kyo, Sakura, Tomoyo, Daisuke and Kite arrived, and they were joined by Megumi, as she wanted to come and help after being told by her boyfriend about the situation.
"Kyuu told me about the situation so I'm coming to help. My photographic memory might come in handy…and might provide us with important leads to our mystery opponents…"
"I hope this would discourage you from watching horror movies…"
"You're so mean, Kyo…"
Kyuu sweat-dropped at the scene and acted immediately at the scene to diffuse the tension by urging everyone that they should get going and head for the Renjou house, and the eight DDS student walked on the road, unaware that they were being tailed by what appeared to be a mobile police van though it was quite far from the eight teens' sights. The van paused momentarily as Tomoyo's limousine arrived to fetch the teens and went off, and the van secretly followed the limousine, and parked near the Renjou house, not moving an inch and none of the occupants came out.
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Inside the Renjou house, Mrs. Renjou was being assisted by Sakura and Tomoyo in serving food and snacks as the rest were inside the "Bat Cave" which awed the others as they never thought that Kyo had used the money he earned during his time at SMART Brain Corporation to create this place and it was a perfect place to conduct secret research, but they all went silent when the younger Renjou cautioned them not to use it to download porn sites.
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At the Narusawa mansion, Kazuma sneezed while eating dinner and wondered if someone is talking about him. After that he went to his bedroom and locked, where he opened his laptop showing the footages of Kyuu and Megumi making love…
"Ah…the perfect desert…now to whack off…hee-hee-hee…"
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Back at the Renjou house, it was Kyuu and Megumi who sneezed, and they wondered what kind of sign they're experiencing, and the pink-haired Class Q member wondered if Kazuma is talking about them, but then Mrs. Renjou came and said that Ryu has a visitor, which they all went to the living room, surprised to see who it was. Upon arriving, the rest were taken by surprise to see who is waiting for them.
"Umm…Hi. I just came by to see Ryu…hope I'm not disturbing you or anything…"
Sakura and Tomoyo were standing in front of Mrs. Renjou while the visitor at the opposite side is revealed. It was Shizuko Miyahara, and the Renjou brothers were apprehensive, fearing that the teenage girl in front of them might be another Artificial NMC in disguise, and the last thing they ever expect is a ruckus inside the Renjou house, and causing panic within their neighbors.
To Be Continued…
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Shukan Sentimantal by SCANDAL
(4th Ending Song from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
kawashita hazu no nai yakusoku ga
kyou mo bokura no mirai o ubaou to suru
hoshigatte ita mono o te ni shite mo
sunao ni umaku waraenai no wa naze darou
afureru namida wa yowasa ya koukai janai
ITAMI ga unda KAKERA de
donna shunkan datte unmei datte
hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta
hitori de kangaechatte ima o mayou yori
ashita o mukae ni ikun da
zutto mottetai kokoro no jirai SUICCHI wa kittenai
KAWARANAI MIRAI KOWASHITAI
itsumo boku o miteru arifureta MERODI ga
kudaranai to hito ni warawarete mo
KIRAKIRA naosara kagayaku no wa naze darou
nani ga honto de uso ka RIKUTSU ja nakute
kanjite itai KOKORO de
kitto aijou nante gensou datte
gomakashitaku nai yo kizutsuita to shite mo
wakari aitai to tsuyoku negau hodo
butsukaru koto mo aru kara
nakeru kurai aozora kousaten de te o nobashita
juunen go mo konna fuu ni irareru kana issho ni
donna shunkan datte unmei datte
hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta
genkai datte konnan datte akirametaku nai yo
kono mama hanasanai de
kataku nigirishimeta kimi no migite no nukumori
koko ni aru kara
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Okay…what supposed to be an overnight stay and research turns into a night of terror as another girl claiming to be Shizuko shows up…and she might be another mutant sent to them just like the one at the Akropolis Tower. But is she or is she not…?
Preview:
Members of Class Q, C, R and S are putting their logical skills to the test to determine if Shizuko is a real, human being or another Artificial Neo-Mitochondrial Creature, but is Shizuko willing to be tested? If she does, how can she prove herself without being compromised?
And what if she's another ANMC? Will there be another brawl?