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Everyone stared at the monitors. Not sure of how to react. Naru and Mai quickly made their way to the monitors to see what was appearing on the screen. Naru was the first to reach it. People, hundreds of people were on the screen like before. Except this time there was a little girl in front of the crowd. She was speaking, but there was no sound coming out of her mouth. As seconds went on the people started disappearing. As they disappeared they would scream and reach for the one closest to them. Lin turned up the sound all the way. Finally at one point the sound came, but was scratchy.
'If you do not leave I will make sure that none of their souls can be saved,' the girl said. 'You will also have your soul taken from you.'
Then it all went silent again, the people continuing to disappear. Aya stood there just looking at the screen and then she saw him, the man that had given her information. She stood there silently praying to god that he would be spared from this. He kept her eyes on him and then she saw him pulled down. He was screaming and was fighting hard. She saw the determination in his eyes. Then he suddenly gave in and looked towards the camera and shouted at it.
"Lin turned up the sound more, please!" Aya exclaimed. Lin quickly turned it up.
'The key is Kisho! And Mio! We can still be saved, help us before it's too late. Go to-'
And he was cut off. The young girl face became stern and hard. She glared at the camera and gave a wicked smile and then the camera went out.
Aya stood there and felt her legs begin to give out and she fell. Monk grabbed her quickly before she made impact with floor. Everyone turned their attention to Aya. Aya looked up and saw Naru running the information through his head. She knew she was going to have some explaining to do.
After everyone collected themselves from after the video it all became quiet. They had all seated around the table with Naru at the head of it.
"So the key is Kisho…" John thought aloud. Everyone turned to him. "That's what the man said, but why would he tell us information?"
"That is the question we are all trying to understand. Not to mention this is the first time any of us have heard that name," Monk replied.
"That is not all true…" Aya said nervously.
"What do you mean Miss Shay?" Naru questioned with a firm voice.
"Well when I went into the trance he was the first spirit I met," she replied cautiously.
"You had information concerning the case and did not tell me?" Naru said quite irritated.
"Well it is not like I was purposely withholding information. I just didn't know how to bring it up. I knew everyone was still upset over the incident. Believe me I was going to tell you."
Naru sighed, "Very well tell us what happened and do not leave out any detail no matter how small."
Aya then began to relay what happened. She told them what she saw and how the man was indeed searching for help, but all the spirits were restless. They all had messages they wanted brought to their loved ones, but the emotion she received most from them all was fear. She told them how the little in front of the camera was definitely greatly involved in the incidents. And that this Kisho guy was the leader from what she could understand. She told them that the spirits were very confused. All the ones she met said that they were trying to help a little girl and then the next thing they knew they were all dead. She explained that they knew they were dead and that they did not want to cause harm, but fear drove them to do otherwise.
"So we do not have three groups as we thought before," Ayako commented. "From what Aya just said the majority of the ghosts are wandering in fear."
"Yes, so this must mean that this Kisho person is controlling them, but how?"
"Could this be like the case of the doll house Naru?" Mai chimed in.
"Yes, I am afraid that that is what we are dealing with again."
"But the only reason we were able to solve that case was because we knew where she had died. Not to mention you were able to find information about her," Monk include aggravated.
"Don't forget Mai's dream. Lin even said that her dream was probably correct. There was just no way to confirm it and now we all know that Mai's dreams do have meaning. Speaking of which Mai have you had any dreams?" Ayako questioned.
"No, actually I haven't. That is really odd. I usually have at least one dream, not to mention that from the last case they were coming more frequently."
"Then something or someone must be stopping those dreams from occurring," John stated.
"It must be this Kisho person," Monk said. "But again we can't do anything unless we have information."
"The man made it clear though that we can reach Kisho unless we can get through the little girl. And she refused to tell me where she died. She said that we would never find out."
"This is going to be a problem," John stated. "Masako have you been sensing anything recently?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary," she stated flatly.
"Well have you sense anything strong in particular places?"
"No, I mean the only one is the place that we both came across."
"And that is where all the ghost are gathering," Ayako stated. "That means that that can not be the place where she was killed."
"But she always appears on the tracks," said Aya.
"That is true, but that could just be because that is the only way she can kill her victims."
"But why the train station?" Mai questioned. "There has to be some reason why they are picking the train station."
"We need more information," Naru commented quietly.
"How about you let me go into a trance again?" Aya said quickly.
Everyone looked at her as if she had lost her mind. She studied everyone's faces to try to see what they were thinking. They only one she could possibly know was Naru.
"No, I will not let that happen again!" Monk shouted. "We almost lost you last time Aya. I will not take that chance again."
"Bou-shan you did not almost lose me. I was fine. I'm still here."
"This time you made it, but what if you don't make it the next time? I can't take that chance."
"Bou-san please, I am the only one that can gather information. You know this, and if you don't let me do that more people and spirits are going to get hurt."
"No we can see if Masako can connect with one of them."
"We can't do that Takigawa," Lin stated flatly.
"And why not?"
"Because there are too many spirits here and we will not be able to determine which one she connects too. Plus as we have stated we do not have enough information for Miss Hara to do that."
Monk stood there just staring at Lin. He knew he was right. Lin was always right, but he didn't want to risk losing Aya's life. She was his closest friend. She was like a little sister to him, and if he lost her he didn't know what he would do.
"Yasuhara and Ms. Matsuzaki, you will go and meet up with Ms. Mori to see if you can gather any information and report back here," stated Naru firmly. "Takigawa and Mr. Brown you will dress for precautions. Miss Shay, Miss Hara, and Mai you will be ready to make contact with the spirits. Lin you are with mean. This is my decision. Takigawa do not worry we will not let anything happen to Miss Shay. I have an idea."
Everyone gave Naru a questioning glance only to have a hard glare in return. Everyone scurried off to do as they were told. Ayako and Yasuhara left when Madoka showed up. She promised to have information as quickly as possible. They promised to have something at least by tonight. Monk and John dressed quickly and were ready for whatever Naru had planned. Monk was still a bit uneasy about what was going on and it didn't help that he had no idea on what was going on. But he decided he better trust Naru. Once everyone was ready they waited for Naru in the base.
"Ok everyone lets go," Naru said as Lin and himself led the group to their destination.
Everyone knew where they were going as soon as they walked out of the base. They were heading toward the area that was unmarked on the blueprint. The place where all the spirits were gathering.
Mai, Maskao, and Aya stood in the middle as everyone else formed a circle around them. Everyone braced themselves for the worst. They stood there for what seemed like hours and nothing happened.
Mai was beginning to get annoyed with this. She had no idea what they were suppose to do. Was Naru expecting them to just stand around until a ghost just decided to appear and talk.
"Naru what do you want us to do?" Maid questioned with an aggravated voice.
"Wait," he stated flatly.
"For what exactly?"
"For her to appear."
"Who? The crazy one that threatened us?"
"No, not her."
It was then that realization dawned on Aya. He was waiting for Liz. She had not seen her get hurt and that meant that she was still here. Naru wanted all three of them so that Liz could contact whichever one she choose.
"Liz?" Aya whispered. "Liz are you there? We want to help, please come speak to us. I promise that we will not harm you. Liz please you are our only hope."
Just then a little girl appeared. She was wearing her ripped up uniform and had her blonde hair in a pony tail. She slowly made her way to the group. She gave questioning eyes to the men blocking her path. Aya nodded to them and they moved out of her way. She approached the three girl and stood right in front of Aya.
"Have you told my parents yet?" Liz questioned quietly with hope in her eyes.
"No I have not," Aya replied gently.
"Why not she?" said as her eyes started to become hard.
"We need to know your last name so we can contact them," Mai chimed in with a gentle smile.
Liz gave Mai a questioning glance and nodded at her to let her know she heard her.
"Itō," she replied.
"We will give them the message. Now can you do something for us?" Mai asked softly.
"What do you want me to do?"
"All we want is information. What can you tell us?"
"What would you like to know?"
"Anything you can tell us and who are Kisho and Mio?"
"Well I have not been here long, so I do not know what I can really tell you."
"That is ok, try your best," Aya encouraged.
"Well, I have only been here for about a year, I think. But…I don't know if I should be telling you this. She hears everything. Nothing we do goes unnoticed. I should probably leave," Liz said nervously as the realization dawned on her.
"Please Liz you must try. We promise that we will do our best to keep you from harm," Aya pleaded.
"Please try, I will notice if anything is coming or listening. We can not help you move on if you do not help us," Masako encouraged with a smile.
Liz eyed her, and then turned her attention back to Mai and Aya. "Very well, where do you want me to begin?"
"From the beginning," Naru stated as he entered the middle of the circle.
"Like I said, I'm not sure how long I have been here. Time just is not easy to keep track of now. It was weird that day. I usually take the bus to get where I need to be or I just walk, but I had to meet my boyfriend and I was running late. The train just seemed to be the fast way of transportation at the moment. I was about to get on the train…I saw it approaching. Then I saw a small girl on the tracks. I started to panic. She was so small and I looked around to see if I could her mother, but I saw no one. I went over to the railing and told her come towards me. At that moment other people started to notice the little girl. She started to cry and was scared to come towards me…the train was approaching quickly…it was almost to us. I told her come and she did. I was about to pull her up and then she grinned at me. The next thing I knew was I being pulled down and…"
"And what Liz? What happened?" Aya questioned.
"I died."
Everyone looked at Liz for a moment. It was very odd to find a ghost that knew they were dead. They usually still believe to be alive. That is what makes them have unfinished business. When they finish what was holding on the earth they come to that realization and find peace. But Liz, she already knew she was dead. This is not sit well with anyone.
"What can you tell us about Kisho and Mio?"
"When I woke up I was confused. I didn't understand what happened. But the little girl that brought me to my death was standing next to me. But she didn't look the same anymore. She was older. She was about my age, maybe a senior or freshman in college. She told me that I was brought to my death. I didn't believe her at first, but then I saw my body. I almost didn't recognize it, if it hadn't been for the picture I carried around I would never had been able to identify myself. She told me her name was Mio. She said that I was killed for a reason and that reason was not of my concern. All I had to do was follow her rules and orders and when the time was right I would be set free."
"But you didn't believe her, correct?" said Naru.
"Yes, something in her eyes told me that I would never be able to leave. I met the other ghost. Some of them have been here a long time. One was someone who worked at the train station for many years. He watched grow and transform. He was silent among the group of us. I tried to talk to him and he just told me to give up. I was scared. Not long after Mio showed up again. She told me to follow her, and I did. She brought me to the hall I showed you," she commented to Aya. Aya nodded in return.
"It was there I met him…he is a handsome man. It was obvious to me that Mio loved him. He told her what I would be doing and explained to me that I would be with everyone else and that when the time was right he would use me."
"What do you mean? What did he exactly tell you?" Mai questioned confused.
"He split up everyone. There are two groups of us."
"Why two groups?"
"He keeping one to work for him and the other…his is sacrificing."
"Sacrificing? To do what? You are already dead?"
"He wants to feed on us."
"Like a fox fire? Is that what it is like Naru?" Mai questioned with fear coating her voice.
"In a way Mai, it's hard to explain," replied Monk when Naru remained silent. "It is still like the lady at the doll house. She grew stronger when each child she had. Her emotions were part of it, but because she had the children he power grew in another way as well."
"That is all I know," Liz stated.
"Was there a part of the train station that was suppose to be taken off?" John chimed in.
"I'm not sure. They only one that would know that would be the old man," Liz stated.
"This is not on the blueprint. So there is a chance that another area will be missing as well. That could be where she died."
"You mean you want to know where Mio died?" Liz asked frightened.
"Yes, can you tell us where she died," Naru stated more than asking.
"No, no I can not tell you that. She will know. She never let's anyone go there. No, no it will bring you to your death you can't go there…I can not help you anymore." Liz was panicking and it was obvious to everyone. She started to back up and shake her head as every word came out of her mouth. This was going to be too much for her. She was already afraid and now she was terrified. And with that final say she disappeared.
After Liz disappeared, everyone returned to base they all sat there trying to consume all the information they had just receive. Some of it was fitting into to place, but there was still information missing. And the most important information was not being told. Just then Naru's phone began to ring. He looked at it and saw that is was Madoka calling.
"What have you found out?" he questioned.
"Well, hello to you too, but that's ok. I know you will like what I have," Madoka said in return. "Ok so in 1957 is when the train station opened to the public. Obviously it has been updated over the years. But the interesting thing is that a coupled died on the rail road tracks not long after it was opened to the public."
"Oh, and what exactly happened?"
"Hehe, I knew you would be interested. Ok well you see apparently a young couple was suppose to meet there to run away together. The girl's parents were very traditional and did not approve of her having a boyfriend. They met there only to find out that the train had been delayed. From what it comes down to is her family figured it out. Her father showed up and started to fight with the young man. Her father pushed him and he fell on the tracks. No one ran to help him. She tried and her father held her back. The train came and killed him instantly. She was furious according to the comments to made in the local newspaper. Three days later she returned to the tracks and through herself in front of the upcoming train and died instantly as well."
"And there names?"
"Mio Matsumoto and Kisho Saitō."
"Hmm…but then why do they continue kill at the train station?" Naru thought out loud.
"Yasuhara and Ms. Matsuzaki had the same thought. But listen to this comment she made in the paper, 'If the train could not take us to our happiness, then it was designed to not take other people to their happiness. If people do not care about his death, than what is one more or a hundred more.' She said that to the papers. Her family suspected that she was going to try to harm herself, but they never imagined she would do what she did," Madoka stated with a sigh. "It really is a horrible way to die."
"Where did she kill herself exactly?"
" Right where the incidents have been happening," Madoka stated confused.
"They why did she say that we will never find the place where she died?"
"Perhaps it is because she was already dead when she killed herself," Mai chimed in.
Everyone looked at her with confusion on their face.
"That is right," said a chilling voice from behind.
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