Chapter 21
The Power of Gang Friendship
(ギャング友情電力の巻)
(a.k.a. "BFFFL – Best Friends Fight for Love")

"CHARGE!" Farra shouted, as she charged at Rei Tachibana.

Peter tackled her down and shouted, "RAAHH! That ghost isn't going to ruin my fun!"

He then charged up a huge barrage of punches and kicks and slammed Rei into the roof. She groaned, "That hurts…"

Farra called out, as she held her guitar, "Peter! Step back!"

She began a short solo, which ignited a barrage of red and blue fireballs.
"GUITAR SOLO SLAM – PYRO-FRETS!"

Rei gets singed by the fire, as she growled, "You bitch! I'll show you how we do things, back in Momotsuki!"

Peter called out, "Farra! Can I?"

Farra shouted, knowing what Peter will do, "Certainly not! I cannot have you grow big, above this building! What if we destroy the hotel?"

He cried, "GAH! STUPID 25 FLOOR MONSTER!"

Rei laughed, as the eyeball shot at him. He was hit by a huge ray of clear beams. He fell to the ground, in pain.

Farra snapped, "Well, as long as we can make sure he doesn't grow big. It's good enough, since I cannot wait to beat your perky and bitchy ass!"

She jumped up and roared, "HIYA!"

She was then grabbed by Rei's hand, as she snickered, "M knew you were the weakest link of the group. Before you knew, I had a call about you. The rest have powers, but you don't!"

She screamed, "That's not true!"

"OH? Peter can grow big, but you chose not to. And that guitar of yours doesn't count!"

"WHAT? I only did it, for the safety of the people in this building! They're not all robots, you know! Didn't you see my fight?"

"Why should I answer that? You are a weak troll… What more could a woman ask for? You… are expendable!"

She then threw Farra back to the roof, with huge velocity. She screamed, as Peter jumped up.

"FARRA!"

He ran to her and caught her, in time, before she would splatter all over the building.

"WHAT?" Rei shouted.

Peter growled, "I don't give a fuck what they say about my powers! NO ONE, but NO ONE HURTS MY BEST FRIEND!"

He then suddenly grew large. He jumped off the building and grew 50 feet tall. He was taller than Rei, who was intrigued, but not amused.

"So, this is Big Peter Giese? Well, as the old saying… Pick on somebody your own size!"

She then grew up to 50 feet, turning her entire body into a pitch black form, with her red Chinese garb turning black and green. She then had a demonic look on her face, holding a fan that has blades and talons on it.

She hissed, "And now, King Kong… You shall fall to M's rule!"

Peter shouted, "Not on my watch! I would say "Whatever happened to chivalry?", but in this case, I'll make an exception!"

They began to fight, as Farra watched from above. She thought, "Big Guy… He wouldn't…"

She called out, as they were fighting, "YOU IDIOT! YOU'LL DESTROY THE CITY WITH YOUR DESTRUCTIVE FORCE!"

Peter called, "That's a risk I'm willing to take!"

He launched a huge punch, but Rei dodged out of the way.

XXXXX

Mizuki was being grasped by two robot girls, as Steven rushed to save her. He grabbed her and pulled her out of their grasp. He then said, "Now, now, ladies. We cannot rush things over, with her. Steven Cooke knows that-."

The girls beeped, "We don't care."

They began to sprout blades from their arms. They then said, "This is for our Idol, Peter Giese. Steven Cooke is expendable. Mizuki Takase is expendable. Resistance is futile."

Steven and Mizuki trembled in fear, as the girls approached them.

She cried, "What'll we do?"

He sobbed, "I don't want to suffer a death by his groupies!"

She barked, "That's just it! These girls are controlled! I'll bet Rei Tachibana is doing this!"

He said, "I'll bet my top dollar that these girls are just independent for Peter!"

The girls slashed their handblades at them, but Steven & Mizuki dodged out of the way. Steven stepped back and held the defense, blocking his face with his arms, but one of the girls cut his chest, in a fast manner. He cried in pain, as Mizuki growled, "You made a big mistake!"

He was bleeding, as he fell to the corner. The girls lunged at Mizuki, but she grabbed their blades and threw them down to the floor, with a huge judo toss. Mizuki brushed herself off, as Steven held his chest.

"Good thinking, Miz," he said, "Those two were dangerous."

She replied, "No one would be groupies and try to kill a celebrity. I bet whatever did this, may lead to trouble."

"What'll we do?"

The girls sat up and held their blades again, as they whirred in motion. They spoke robotically, "Die, you home wreckers!"

Steven squealed in fear, as Mizuki called, "I'll hold them off. You find that Disc!"

Steven cried, "You're injured! I cannot!"

Mizuki smiled, "I'll be fine… GO!"

He left to the control room, as Mizuki prepared herself. She then said, "If I die, it'll be an honor to side with my pals, even if it was one bizarre mission, after another."

The girls raised their blades up and dashed towards her. She then said, "Right! THERE!"

She ran at the girls and kicked upward on their arms, breaking them off. Their arms fell to the ground, as they were screaming in pain. Mizuki bowed, "Sorry…"

She then thought, "Maybe that'll disable them, for the moment."

She held her left arm and groaned, "But I think that's all I can do…"

The robot girls picked up their arms and reattached it to their bodies. Mizuki was in shock, as she was in pain. The girls held their blades up again, as Mizuki kneeled down in surrender.

"Finish me… I cannot continue…" She whispered.

The girls were about to strike, when…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

WHAM!

Steven Cooke delivered a kick to the chest and took down the robot schoolgirl. She broke apart, as the second one was shocked.

"Sorry, Mizuki! But I made myself a promise to protect the others! I may act this way, besting all of you, but you're still my friend! Plus, Steven Cooke would be clobbered by Peter Giese, if you died."

Mizuki griped, "Steven! I told you, I-!"

Steven ordered, "BUT NOTHING! Get to the control panel! Leave them to me!"

She nodded and said, "Okay. Please, be careful…"

He smirked, "Don't I always?"

"On occasions."

"Get to the damn control room!"

"Yes, sir."

She went to the control room, as Steven prepared to fight the lone robot girl, who had long flowing blue hair. He spoke, "You know, Steven Cooke can handle hand-to-hand combat. That blade is no fair."

She beeped, "You think so? We usually use it as a way to cook and chop vegetables and meats, just to make stew and salad. This isn't our way to break the Laws of Robotics… but we are ordered to protect our huge hunk of Gang member, Peter Giese. So, please forgive me."

"Is that so? You would dare break Asimov's Laws, only to protect Big Peter? Well, let me tell you something! You don't kill for an idol, such as The Gang! You only respect them, by praising to them, show appreciation, give a shout-out, and other ways to make people feel better. Murder is never an option."

She glared, "What do you know? Are you trying to give me a paradox?"

He said, "Maybe. Maybe not. Robot or not, Steven Cooke would never hit a woman, unless they get me riled up! Of course, I hit women, if they are evil women, like Rei Tachibana or Lyuze! But you know me!"

She said, "I… I don't… Why are you…?"

She started to shake and beep, as she started to spark from her body. She was malfunctioning, as her voice started to grow higher.

"No… I… I must kill for my hunk… How dreamy, Peter Giese is… just… AH! I… I… AH! AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH! WAH! PETER! AHAHAHAHAH! I LOVE… I LOVE… I LOVE… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!"

BOOM!

Steven shielded himself, as the robot's head exploded into bits. Her headless body fell to the floor, beside the other girl.

He gave a thumbs-up and called out, "YEAH! Send a message to M, robo-homey! Steven Cooke finally wins!"

Mizuki called out, "You didn't have to kill him, you douche!"

Steven went inside the control room and said in protest, "Yeah, well, they didn't have to slash my chest, now do they?"

Mizuki nodded, "I guess not…"

She examined the discs in the stereo. She then said, "We'll have to take them all out, one-by-one. But be careful. Hands must never touch the discs' area. Hold from center to edge."

They begin to pull out CDs, one at a time, seeing each disc.

Mizuki snuffed, "Beatles… Oasis… Monkees…"

Steven said, "NSYNC… Aquabats… Hey, our LPs are on there."

She then viewed a CD that says "Mix CD". She huffed, "Thank god they have no Justin Bieber CDs."

Steven said, "Shame on you! Just because he's somewhat goofy looking, he's still one of us, as a sole member of the music industry."

He spoke to the fourth wall, "And you kids know it. It's your opinion on who you like and hate. No bashing allowed."

Mizuki said, "Well, let's hope we find it, before-."

April appeared and said, "You guys? Are you in there? Yakumo sensed you two, in there."

Steven gasped, "April?"

April said, "Relax. I'm fine. I remembered that I shot you, Miss Takase. For that, I apologize."

Mizuki asked, "You want to help, I'll forgive you, but if you help us out!"

April nodded, and then said, "Thanks. I hope to help you find that haunting melody."

Mizuki said, as she scanned the CDs, "I don't get it! All the LPs and Promo CDs are there, and no trace of that melody!"

Steven stated, "Maybe we need to search for the source. If the tune is there, maybe we can disable it. We cannot destroy that antenna. After all, how will the gynoids perform maintenance checks and High-speed Internet?"

April asked, "Wait! An antenna? A satellite that may broadcast the music in the city?"

She barked, "Maybe that's the answer! Because the building never had an antenna!"

They gasped, "WHAT?"

Mizuki said, "Wait… Then that means…"

Mizuki began to scan the rooftop. She then found a huge pulse of dark energy from an antenna. She then viewed the frequency.

"Holy crap! 25,877 megahertz!" She gasped, "Whatever this is, it's contaminating the robot girls!"

Steven barked, "Well, guys! Whatever the reason, we have to destroy the thing and save the city!"

Mizuki said, "Too risky. We have to trace the signal and find the room. If we disable the cause, the virus would stop working."

Steven said, "That huge antenna…"

They all cried, "…threw us off-guard!"

April then looked outside and said, "Coast is clear. Yakumo has January detained. She had her tied up in Room 501, still under the spell. Me, however, I disabled my hearing, so I can help you guys. I can read your lips, before you ask."

Mizuki said, "Then there's only one way out… We're gonna have to destroy that antenna. It's the only way. That thing dispersed a shit-load of Megahertz."

Steven nodded, "Nearly 26,000 MHz. That's about 26 Gigahertz. Is it that strong?"

April said, "Yeah, it is. You two can handle it. I'll be inside with Yakumo. I don't want my circuits to break down."

Mizuki said, "Cool! See you later!"

They rushed off, as April was about to head back. She then said, "Ah, shit! I said I would keep an eye on things here, but what if I hear footsteps! Stupid hearing disabler! I'll have to enable it, and keep it locked tight."

She headed back to Room 501.

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Back outside Targus City, Peter, at fifty feet, battled Rei Tachibana's ghost, also at fifty feet. They began to wrestle in the middle of downtown, nearly destroying cars and buildings. Most of the citizens ran away, heading to a safe area.

Monster attack! Monster attack! Please evacuate the city, in order to prevent yourself! Safe zone is near the lake! Please head to the safe zone!

Peter grabbed Rei in a headlock, as she picked him up. She slammed him down in a backdrop suplex, crashing through a small city. He got up and held his hands up in a cross-shaped form, like an X.

"MUSCLE BEAM!"

He fired a powerful laser beam at Rei, from his arms, blasting the giant ghost in the chest. She stumbled down, as she was seething in anger.

"TAKE THIS! Eyeball of DOOM – Star Shower!"

The huge eyeball fired a barrage of stars at Peter. It hit him severely, as he was still standing. He stood tall, as Rei swiped her fan at him. He dodged it, as Peter stumbled down to some buildings. She was about to stomp her, but he rolled out of the way. She grabbed his legs and swung him around. She delivered an elbow drop to his stomach, as Peter cried out in pain.

"This is like some Kaiju Battle, except the part where I am winning!" She snarled, as her long pitch black hair waved in the air, as her ghostly body was glowing in a dark aura.

Kaiju means "Monster" in Japanese.

Peter tried to get up, as Rei pinned him down with a knee to the stomach. She rammed him down with another knee, as he was in pain. She got on his body was on her knees, atop his stomach. She then punched his face, numerous times. Peter tried blocking it, but couldn't.

"YOU! WON'T! WIN!" He yelled.

"OVER! MY! UNDEAD! BODY!" She screeched.

She continued to punch, as many of the robot girls were watching from the tall building, across the street from the Targus City Hotel. They cheered on, as they were upset.

"PETER! GO, PETER! GO! WE LOVE YOU!" They cheered, as Mizuki and Steven arrived.

Farra said, "They're destroying the city!"

Mizuki shouted, "Forget that! I'm amazed that Peter is saving the city, but we got bigger problems!"

Steven pointed at the antenna, "See that antenna?"

Farra said, "Yeah. It's not the problem. How can the robot girls succumb to Wi-Fi in their brains?"

Steven shouted, "YOU CRAZY? That thing is the problem!"

Mizuki said, "He's right, Farra! That antenna has the CD with the musical melody… So haunting and entrancing…"

Farra griped, "WHAT? That thing? You mean that thing is responsible for all this chasing around?"

Mizuki said, as she scanned the antenna, "Right on top! It's there! It's all the way up there!"

Steven said, "Good find. Now, how do we get up there?"

Farra said, "Leave it to me, guys! You make sure Peter doesn't do anything stupid, like destroy the city. I'll grab the source."

She then grabbed the antenna.
BZZZZZT!
But she was electrocuted by the electrical stream. She then fell to her knees and groaned, "Famn… What the duck is this spit?"

Mizuki said, "I forgot to tell you… This antenna is conducted in waves of high voltage."

Farra mumbled, "Sow mhe tells ne!"

She shook her head and said, "Sorry. That voltage ruined my brain. Better find another way."

Mizuki replied, "Let's see… The disc is on top, as it is spinning around, inside a small Walkman."

Steven pointed at the ladder, "How about this? We can use this ladder and climb up top!"

Farra snapped, "There's got to be a better way!"

She then thought, "What if we try flying up?"

She looked at a huge bird and said to Mizuki, "Miz, give me a boost, upward."

She ran to her and boosted up into the air. She then grabbed the bird and tried to control it. However, she started to sparkle, like Peter and Heather. She held the bird up and began to glide with it.

"Get us to the top of that antenna, birdy," she said, as she and the bird flew off.

She flew to the top to the antenna and aimed her guitar at the small black box.

"Okay, Rei! Here's the end of your entrancement spell!"

She strummed on her guitar and blasted at the box with five fireballs. It was eviscerated, as Farra fell down. She was about to fall to her doom, until…

"Got ya!" Peter caught Farra.

"Peter?" Farra gasped.

He smiled, "I don't want to lose you, again."

"Twice in one day! I feel funny, only to speak with that huge bird, and my heart was in sync." She thought, "What is this?"

Farra's Congregated Control – The Bird Wing

She called out, "Big guy! The music is destroyed! Rei's power hold has ended!"

Rei snarled, "You little brat! How dare you use your guitar rifle to ruin my scheme?"

She smirked, "Of course, the radio wasn't the only thing I had…"

She began to play a CD inside her, which had the same tune. The Gang was shocked.

Steven cried, "She had it inside? Make up your mind!"

Mizuki cried, "That Walkman! It was a trap!"

Farra snarled, "You bitch! You dare trick us?"

Peter said, "Farra, we should fight her, as a team!"

"Right! Give me a boost to the heart of her!"

"Be careful. She's so toxic…"

Peter charged at Rei, launching a punch at her. Farra fired her guitar again, as it singed her chest. Some of her cloth was burned up. Rei growled, "It's time I introduce some Chinese Ghostly Techniques!"

She expanded her breasts and started to produce bumps inside. She bellowed, "Like I said, Lust and Worship is all about firepower! Allow me to show you my BOOB MISSILES!"

Her chest shot out huge red missiles, aiming for each Gang member. Steven and Mizuki dashed off, as Peter and Farra get hit by them.

Farra griped, "Did she just shoot Boob Missiles at us?"

Mizuki cried, as one missile hit the roof, "AAH! You're merciless!"

Farra shouted, "Peter! Throw me at her chest!"

Peter threw Farra at Rei, but Rei swatted her out of the way, with her fan. Farra started to plummet.

"Sorry!" He cried.

Rei grabbed Peter tight, as she hissed, "You're dead now! It won't be long before you have followers, forever! AND… Your friends are all dead, as your Best Friend is about to splatter all over the streets."

Peter tried to save her, but couldn't break free. Farra continued to scream, as she thought.

"No. I cannot die… I don't want to. I have so much to live for… I helped my husband, my best friend, and everybody. I won't let this ghost ruin me… No. I want to live! I want to have a life! I want a family and a child! Just once, not like Mom and Dad, I cannot have another misfortune in the family!
Steven! Percival! Heather! Mizuki! Peter! Michelle! Steven Cooke! Even… Even…"

Mizuki shrieked, "FARRA!"

Steven cried, "I CAN'T WATCH!"

Peter cried, "NOOOOOOO!"

Farra started to cry tears and then shouted, "EVEN THE FANS! I WANT TO LIVE! I WANT TO LIVE FOR MY FRIENDS, GOD DAMN IT!"

Her body began to glow, as she almost landed on the street. Her arms began to sprout blue bird wings.

Mizuki gasped, "Farra!"

Peter cried, "What the heck?"

Rei gasped, "NO!"

Farra started to float up, flapping her wings. She started to fly, as she swopped around Rei, who was in shock. She flew upward to her face and snickered, "I'd give you the bird, but I already am!"

Rei shouted, "WHAT? IMPOSSIBLE!"

Mizuki gasped, "Is that… bird wings?"

Steven cried, "How can this be? Steven Cooke didn't know about this, did he?"

Farra said to Peter, "Peter, give me a boost. Pretend I am a paper airplane."

Peter winked, "You got it!"

He grabbed Farra and threw her to Rei. She swatted her again and barked, "Won't work, this time, you little bluebird!"

SMACK!
Farra started to plummet, but she was ready. She landed on the street and glided upward, heading towards Rei's back. She landed on her back and grabbed her guitar.

Rei gasped, "AAH! Don't unhook my bra!"

Farra called, "I'm not!"

"Who said that?"

"The little bluebird goes "tweet, tweet, tweet"! THIS little bluebird goes "PAYBACK TIME, MOTHERFUCKER!"

She jabbed her spine with the end of her guitar and strummed as hard as she can.

"Now! Here's a solo I wrote for you! Rei Tachibana's Eulogy!"

Rei tried to reach for her and shouted, "BITCH! Get off of me!"

Peter then smirked, "Hey, Rei~!"

POW!
He socked her face, as Farra started her solo. She made a very long and fast guitar solo, vibrating the giant ghost, inside. Peter then threw her up in the air, as Farra finished her solo.

She called out, "We do anything! Ain't that right, guys? Rei, like Chinese cooking, Guitar Solos is all about firepower!"

She strummed her final note and called out.
"DOUBLE WINGED SOLO!"

Her chest busted open, as the music stopped.

Mizuki called, "The source! It's disappearing! That CD in her body… It was the real source!"

Farra called back, "Oh, really?"

She pleaded, as she plummeted down, "NO! It's not fair! I cannot lose!"

Steven shouted, "PETER! GO FOR IT! FINISH HER OFF!"

Peter cried out, as he launched his huge right fist, "AND THIS IS FOR HURTING MY FRIENDS!"

POW!
"JUSTICE RAILWAY UPPER!"

She slammed her in the chin with his huge right, as she was cracking up in bits.

"I… I cannot lose… I'M REI TACHIBANA! I AM THE REAL DEAL!"

Farra flew upward and called out, "Two words: YOU LOSE, BITCH!"

Rei called out, "That's THREE WORDS!"
BOOM!
Rei exploded into ashes, disappearing from the world. The robots stopped working and suddenly rebooted. They were confused on what is going on.

"Whoa… Where are we?"

"Huh? Is that?"

"AAH! Peter Giese, our idol, has grown big!"

They cheered on, "YAY! YAY! YAY! PETER GIESE ROCKS! YAY! YAY! YAY!"

Farra griped, "Aw, come on! I helped kill that fucking bitch!"

Mizuki called out, "Farra! It worked! The robots are no longer in her control! They forgot about their lust for him!"

She sighed, "Well, at least he saved the city."

Peter cheered, "YAY, FARRA!"

But then, Peter returned to normal size, as he was in the air. He groaned, "Aw, man… So soon?"

He fell to the air, screaming in fear. Farra cried out, "PETER! HANG ON, BIG GUY!"

WHOOSH!

Farra swopped in and caught Peter, flying down towards him. They flew up in the air, as Farra smiled.

"Thanks, man. Hey, nice wings!" He smiled.

Farra said, "I'm glad you're okay."

She flew with Peter, as she said, "Also, I'm sorry about earlier."

He said, "You did nothing. You saved my life."

"You saved my life, twice. Just don't be reckless, next time…"

"I won't."

She winked, "Now, we're even."

They flew back to the roof, as Farra's wings disappeared. Peter sighed in relief, as Mizuki hugged him.

Steven laughed, "Hey! You did it!"

Farra said, "I'm okay. It seems that I felt like I was gonna die. But then, it happened."

She smiled, "But… I'm glad Peter is okay."

She held up some coins and said, "Of course, I get a hefty pay-off."

She had 12 Heaven Coins. It was from Rei Tachibana's send-off. With the nightmare gone, The Gang brought peace to the city of Targus. All that was left was "M".

The following afternoon, Peter was being praised by all the girls that awe over her, and for saving the city, as the others were watching in uncertainty.

January moaned, "Man. I cannot believe I worshipped that guy. Like hell I said that."

April remarked, "I said it, too. But it was all true."

Farra said, "Well, give the big guy his moment, since we helped out. It's the least we could do."

Yakumo asked, "What about Chacha? Will she be okay?"

Mizuki said, "She's fine. She left Targus City and is being repaired at another ER, downtown. She may pull through, once she is online. Chacha said in her last breath… "She was happy to see The Gang". Jesus… What a loser."

Peter smiled, as the girls were still cheering for her, as they were about to leave. He then said, "Ladies, I'm sorry. But I should leave. The Gang will be on tour, heading to Daten City, the next gig for the group!"

The girls pleaded, "Aw… Please don't go."

He smiled, as he said, "But I will visit you, one day! Hopefully, when The Gang is finished with the tour, I'll visit this city again, one day!"

Steven whispered, "Not gonna happen."

April smiled, "I Concur."

Peter glared at them, who whistled politely and calm.

"HEY! Can you give us one more word of advice?" A girl called out.

Farra said, "She means to say your farewell words."

Peter blushed, "Oh… I don't know. Not that I know, but… There's just one thing I would said, but I'm embarrassed by the words I'm about to say."

Mizuki said, "So, go ahead and say it."

They cheered, as they wanted Peter to say something. He cleared his voice and said, "Okay. But you ladies won't like it… There was one thing I'd say, but… it feels wrong."

He smiled and said, "But if you want…"

He then posed in a superhero/kabuki stance and called out in the echoes:
"HE NO TSUPPARI WA… IRAN DESU YO!"

The girls gasped in shock. Farra was stunned, "That's it?"

The rest of The Gang was confused and stunned.

…

"AAAAAAAHH!" The girls screeched very high, with heart-shaped eyes, as they were praised by his confident phrase.

Yakumo was confused, "Did he just say "I won't need the push of my farts"?"

Steven, April, January, Farra, and Mizuki nodded, "He did…"

But then, all the robots froze in place and collapsed onto the floor. They still had the heart-shaped eyes, while frozen stiff and smoking from their bodies. Peter then huffed, "I knew it…"

He said bluntly, "Let's get the hell out of here."

Farra nodded, "You're right."

April then said, "Well, I don't know how he said it, but what confidence."

Steven said, "I heard of it, before."

Peter thought, "I don't think I'll ever come back here, again, if they like me or not…"

As The Gang headed back to the van, Lyuze watched on, hearing what went down. She looked over the frozen and overheated gynoids, as she said that it was unexpected.

"Daten City," she said, "And one step closer to obtaining Project Yamo. I don't know how they have her, but even for Alternate World Investigators, it's unacceptable."

She then boomed, "FINE! Project Yamo must be neutralized! The Gang and their android allies… You'll thank me, later… and also… I'll pray for you, Peter Giese. You're almost as better than Casshern."

She then stood in the middle of the street and asked, "Uh… With my fellow gynoids down and out… How am I gonna get a ride to Daten City?"

On the road, The Gang was heading home. April was driving, since Mizuki was injured in her arm that she shot her with. April, feeling dejected, then said to her, "Mizuki… I'm sorry…"

Mizuki said, "It's fine. You were under control. You didn't mean to, but it was just a graze."

April said, as she was in sadness, "NO… No, I was… I felt awful…"

She started to cry, as she drove off course. Mizuki straightened her, as she was upset. The van remained on the road, as Mizuki said, "Uh… Try to forget about it. I don't mind the pity, but you were controlled by a ghost. It's not that bad."

April said, "I know… But I hurt you."

Mizuki smiled, "It's fine. Just don't do it again."

April said, "I won't. But thanks anyway. I hope your arm is better."

Mizuki giggled.

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In the van, Steven, Yakumo, and January were sleeping together, as Peter and Farra were awake, sitting by each other. Farra then said, "Peter. About earlier… I'm sorry I picked on you, but you know I was right."

He asked, "Why are you apologizing? Rei's ghost is gone now. You saved me, and I saved you."

She said, "Well… Because of all this, having the royal treatment… I guess, maybe, you and I should not fight, all the time."

He replied, "But we do. You and I fought and bitch and maim, all the time."

"Yes. But let's promise not to act out at each other. After what happened, let's not claw each other, while we report this to Percival. Tachibana is gone, and we're on our way. Let's not make a scene. Okay?"

"I won't…"

They shook hands and said, "Friends!"

They then glared at each other, but then smiled, and then glared again.

They both laughed, as the van was heading to Daten City.

So, all's well that ends well…

"You bitch," Peter giggled.

"You jerk," Farra laughed.

Well… Sort of.

In the end, Rei Tachibana's soul is eviscerated forever. But their troubles continue…
M is next, as The Gang is NOW in full force. So now, it's on to the Final Showdown in Daten City. The Gang will succeed, but who knows? Who will win the final battle between good and evil?
Find out in the next installment of…

The Gang
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