Nao & Sumire arrived at the apartment, as they rushed downstairs to the basement. They headed downstairs, as they found Yui, on the table. Nao cried, "Oh, no!"

She found Mugi, lying on the floor, stiff as a board. She picked her up, as Sumire said that her gem is on the altar. Apparently, she thinks Yui tried to stop her, but was uncontrollable. Nao said that there was no way, being she was damaged. Nao explained that Mio must've stopped her, or that Mio tried to control her memories.

"Why would she remember that? The memories that she possess from her old life are deleted…" Sumire said.

Nao replied, "That's what I figured. But for an outdated doll like her, it's no wonder why Red-Hair dumped her, and went for a newer model… or so I would think. I went to visit him, and asked about Mugi, and he just kicked me out!"

Sumire scolded, "You're not allowed to enter taverns of any sort, in your senior body."

Mugi was on the wall, as Nao replied, "No matter. Master said that the mission has to start, either way. But she also said that there's a delay. I see Yui's there, and we'll have her dismantled, right away. Speaking of which, any damages?"

Sumire said, "Just a small hole on her chest. Mio-Bot patched her up. But it'll take time to fully recover."

Nao said, "Good. Then, we'll dismantle Yui, later. In the meantime, you and I are going to run a diagnostics check."

Nao removed Yui's pink gem and placed it on the altar, near the Black Amethyst. Mugi suddenly started to move, as she whispered, "You ruined my life…"

She walked towards Nao & Sumire, as she walked behind them. Sumire turned around, as she cringed, "Uh… Nyao-Nyan?"

Mugi swatted Sumire away, as Nao gasped, "SUMIRE!"

Mugi clasped onto Nao's neck, as she roared, "YOU RUINED MY LIFE! YOU RUINED MY LIFE! I HATE YOU!"

The amethyst started to glow in a bigger shine, as Mugi roared, "DAMN YOU! YOU TOOK MY GINTI AWAY!"

Nao tried to break free, "MUGI-BOT! URGH! ABORT! RETRY! FAIL!"

Mugi squeezed her neck, as Nao yelled, "YOU TRAITOR!"

Mugi sobbed, as she threw her down, "How could you? You took my darling Ginti away!"

Nao cried, "The Master made me do it! You are our slave now! And you were breaking down! What difference does it make?"

Mugi responded, "It's of no excuse! I hate you so much… You took me away from Ginti, and now, you won't live to see love… again!"

Nao cried, "No… The sentient faults… Ritsu's programming was a bit twisted, being she had sex with that bastard… but… The high levels of the sentient programming… It wasn't Ritsu-Bot… It was you! Wasn't it?"

Mugi stomped on Nao's body, as she screamed in pain. Mugi yelled, "I WANT MY GINTI! I HATE YOU! I KILL YOU!"

Nao groaned, as she pleaded, "Stop it… Do not disobey our programming…"

Nao then gasped, as she saw her open chest panel, and saw that her gem was still on the altar. She cried, "How are you still moving, without your gem? That's illogical!"

Sumire cried, "NAO!"

Mugi crushes Nao's chest and roared, "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Nao started to collapse, as Sumire ran to her broken partner. Mugi removed her foot and said, "Useless…"

Sumire sobbed, "Speak to me… Nao… Please, speak to me…"

Nao's chest was crushed, exposing her red gem, which was cracking, and her circuitry all mangled. She spoke, as she was moaning, "Su… mire… Run… Run, for… god's sake… Mugi-Bot…"

Nao started to fade, as Sumire was crying, "Nao… Don't leave me… Nao… NO!"

Nao's eyes went black, as her red gem started to fade away its glow. Nao suddenly died, as Sumire was angry. She stood up, as Mugi said, "You are. A naughty girl. Nao. Sumire."

Sumire seethed, as she roared, "You… you killed her… You… You… YOU BITCH!"

She dashed at Mugi, as she started to clasp onto Mugi's neck. But Mugi grabbed her face, and began to swat onto Sumire's chest. Sumire dropped to the floor, as she was moaning in pain. Her chest panel opened, as she had a cyan gem inside her. It, too, was fading. She moaned, "I need to recharge… and fix Nao… But how can I?"

Mugi replied, "You won't. Apparently. You are. Not as what. You are. Thought out. to be."

Sumire sobbed, "Please… We meant you no harm. Ginti, the guy you loved, did care for you… it's just… You were obsolete."

Mugi kicked her in the face and yelled, "SAY THAT I AM OBSOLETE, ONE MORE TIME! YOU FUCKING SEX ROBOT!"

She wept, as she was hurt inside, emotionally, "What you did to me… What you made me become… I loved Ginti, and you and your robo-mekane made me a monster! You made me kill Azusa-Chan, only because…"

She glared, "She was inferior. She was. Junk pile. Azusa is deleted."

Sumire sobbed, "You? Wait… We sent Azusa to observe the area… to observe Jun…"

Mugi said, "The master was foolish enough. To send her. Instead of me. She doesn't know."

Sumire stood up and yelled, "NO! But I do! Master never said you'd observe Miss Jun, as a catalyst!"

"Look who's talking a catalyst! YOU MADE ME ONE!"

Mugi beeped, "Destroy!"

Sumire screamed, as she ran at Mugi, as she cried out, "FORGIVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

SMASH!
Mugi smashed Sumire's abdomen in half, with a huge kick, as Sumire's upper body was flying to the floor. Her eyes were shocked, and her mouth was wide open. She dropped to the floor, faced down, as she was near a broken Nao. In her last ounce of strength, Sumire crawled towards Nao, very slowly, as Mugi watched on, hoping to see Sumire die down, like Nao did. Sumire reached for her hand and whispered, "Nao… Nyao-Nyan… I'm… so… sorry…"

Sumire's eyes were half-closed, as she whispered, lowering her voice, "I… let… you down… masssssss… trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…"

Her eyes went black, and her cyan gem's glow faded to nothing. Sumire's hand nearly reached Nao's, as Sumire's tears flowed from her eyes. Sumire was gone, just like Nao.

CRUSH!
Mugi crushed Sumire's head into pieces, with one huge stomp, as she said, in a robotic tone, "Goodbye, Nao. Sumire. Rust in pieces."

She approached Yui and whispered, "Yui… You know how I feel?"

She reached for Yui's face, and whispered into her ear, "You know that I want you, badly… Love has an impact… but hate is all-powerful. I overheard you had a fun time with Lan Hikari… Right?"

She hissed, as her eyes went blood red, "Kill him. He doesn't love you… Kill Lan Hikari, when the time is right… Kill him…"

Yui started speaking, as the huge amethyst started to glow in a huge shine, "Kill… Lan Hikari… Kill… Lan Hikari…"

She stopped, as Mugi departed to upstairs, to her bedroom.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, at the warehouse, Mio was sad, since she explained that Mugi killed Azusa, just because she was jealous. Geo asked, "Seriously… How can a robot become so evil that she can kill one of her own?"

Mio replied, "I am sorry. But I am not obligated to answer that response. To be honest, I do not know. Mugi is never like this."

Tory asked, "What are we going to do?"

Lan stated, "There's only one thing to do! We've got to go down there and stop these evil robot girls!"

Mio smiled, "I know you'd help me and my friends out."

Sonia stated, "Only one problem… How? What if we destroy that Black Amethyst? It'll stop Mugi, but it'll kill Mio and the others."

Lan replied, "Indeed. And the Black Amethyst is their source. But if we don't find a way, then most of our friends, including Maylu and the others, will become slaves to a perfect world; one we do not want to be in."

Mio said, "I can try reviving her, but it's going to be a tricky process. The best thing to do is to make her a robot, but with her original memories, before Mugi subdued her. But the process will only take weeks… months, maybe."

Tory said, "Then, the only thing left is to find out about this Black Amethyst, and find a possible cure for it!"

Mio said, "A cure?"

Sonia remarked, "It's so stupid… it just might work!"

Lan stated, "Right! We have to do this! Geo, you stay with Mio. Sonia, Tory, and I will go down there and stop these robo-bitches, before they could convert Maylu; and if possible, us, too!"

Sonia smiled, "Count me in!"

Tory said, "Right. I think my legs are starting to regain feeling."

Mio smiled, "That gem that knocked you out. An hour longer, and you'd be just a corpse, not moving anything at all."

Sonia pulled it out of her pocket and said, "Is this it?"

Mio said, "Where did you get that?"

Sonia said, "I was spying on Mugi, and Nao, I think, stabbed this into Tory's neck, and he died, suddenly…"

Mio smiled, "That's only temporarily, before he could be lifeless. You're lucky. The process would take only 90 minutes. And with your legs, limp as soba noodles, it was possibly 15 minutes."

Sonia giggled, "Sorry. I was crying, because Tory was attacked, and I didn't save him, in time."

Mio held her face and said, "No. You just didn't want to end up like Maylu. But you do know everything now. Do you believe me?"

Sonia nodded, as Lan said, "Right. Geo, you stay by Mio, in case anything goes awry."

Geo replied, "Got it. Kick some ass, Lan!"

Sonia said, "Let's go!"

Lan, Sonia, and Tory left the warehouse, as they headed back to the apartment, in hoping to stop Nao & Sumire. Geo stayed by Mio, as Mio giggled to him, "Geo… If anything happens, lemme just say… I love you."

Geo replied, "I do, too. You don't need to say it, baby. I'll protect you."

They kissed each other, and proceeded to make out.

XXXXX

Hours later, Lan, Sonia, & Tory arrived at the Room 308. Sonia said that the door was open. She stepped in, as Tory sensed something. He said, "Ritsu…"

Sonia said, "Huh? What's up?"

Tory rushed down the stairs, as Sonia cried, "HEY!"

Tory ran as fast as he could, until he stopped by a lone door, near the altar. He opened the door and saw Ritsu, still in pieces, and still deactivated.

"RITSU!" He yelled.

Sonia and Lan arrived, as Sonia gasped, "Oh, no…"

Tory roared, "Damn them! They'll pay for this!"

He went to Ritsu's prone body and hugged her. He started to cry, as he sniffled, "Oh, Ritsu… What did they do to you? They mutilated you… those evil monsters…"

He was crying, hugging over the girl he loved, as Sonia said, "You okay, man?"

Tory sniffled, "Leave me. Let me speak with Ritsu, alone… in peace…"

Sonia cried, "TORY, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? RITSU'S DEAD!"

Lan stopped her, as he shook his head. He said to give Tory his time, as both Lan & Sonia will stop them, themselves. Sonia felt sad, as she was worried. She nodded, as she replied, "I'm sorry, Tory…"

They left, as Tory sniffled, "Well, we're all alone… We're going to save you. And soon, Mio can rebuild you, and you can be with me, forever… Ritsu, I love you."

He hugged her upper body, as Ritsu blinked. She suddenly started to move, as she whispered, "Tory… Tory… Tory… Tory…"

Tory didn't listen. Ritsu kept saying his name, as she started to glow. She stopped glowing, as Tory looked at Ritsu's blank face. Ritsu suddenly said his name again, as she whispered, "Tory… … … Tory… … Tory… … Tory… … Torrrrrrrrr…"

She stopped speaking, as Tory whispered to her face, "Don't leave me. Just be with me, forever. Mio's going to fix you… once we stop this."

He kissed her on the lips, as Ritsu started to glow, again, with tears flowing down from her eyes. And in a blinding flash, both Ritsu and Tory vanished into thin air. Sonia heard the flash and asked, "Did you hear that?"

Lan said, "Ignore it. Tory and Ritsu need to be alone. Let's stop that damn thing."

Sonia agreed, "Okay."

They approached the altar, as Sonia gagged in sickness, seeing Nao & Sumire on the floor. She coughed, as Lan gasped, "They came early?!"

Sonia choked, "I'm gonna be sick…"

Lan kneeled down and said, "No worries. These robots are destroyed. And apparently, Mugi, I believe, destroyed them."

Sonia asked, "But how? Aren't Nao & Sumire the evil ones?"

He replied, "No. These robots obey one master. It's that thing."

He pointed at the Black Amethyst, as she said, "So, this is the Black Amethyst… the source of these girls' powers, and the same jewel that kidnapped our friends, making them into mindless drones."

He replied, "We can't destroy it. That'll be bad."

She complained, "Well, what can we do? Purify it?"

He smirked, as she protested, "Oh, no! No, no, no! First off, only the robots are powered by this gem. And second, how the hell are we to purify this big rock?"

He then pondered, "Hmm… Well now, let's see… Since we cannot destroy it, costing Yui & Mio's lives, we can try to stop Mugi…"

Sonia looked at the amethyst and whispered, "Uh, Lan… We have a big problem… The gem… I think it may be… full of hate."

Lan asked, "Hate? You're kidding. Yui loves me, Tory loves Ritsu, Geo loves Mio, but…"

He figured it out, "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh… Mugi is the only one with hate inside her. Is she forever single? Maybe we can find her a boyfriend."

Mugi appeared, as she said, "No. I already have one, thank you."

They gasped, as Lan seethed, "MUGI!"

Mugi said, "You can. Not interfere."

Sonia cried, "Look at yourself! All the hate inside your heart! Why did you hurt our friends, and even Maylu?"

Mugi spoke normally, "YOU DO NOT GET IT! Those girls had it coming… I still remembered what they did. Ginti… My darling Ginti…"

Lan asked, "Who's Ginti?"

Mugi said, "My boyfriend. I was built to be his companion, but I was outdated… and he replaced me for another floozy, as Nao stated. But that's a lie! Those girls remade me as a monster… a freak… a stupid machine, designed to hurt humans! After my memories were erased, everything about Ginti was gone… and I was free… but… Those girls… They used me… They separated me…"

She was crying, as she was also smiling, "Yes. Everything was gone… I could never learn true love again… I also could never know what a flower smelled like… or the laughter of a child… or the taste of Yakisoba, since I never tried it… Those girls… My life… my function… my happiness…"

She yelled, "THEY TOOK IT ALL AWAY!"

She bawled, and then laughed, at the same time. Sonia cried, "You're mad! You killed your own kind, after separating you with your ex-lover?"

Mugi cried, "Ginti still loves me! No one else does. I hate them all… all, but Ginti… I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you…"

Her eyes went demonic, as she kept saying "I hate you", again and again. Lan shivered, as Sonia trembled in fear, "Okay… Now she's gone super crazy, Lan. What do you think?"

Lan said, "We cannot destroy the gem, and we cannot purify it… Our only option is to stop Mugi…"

Sonia asked, as Mugi went closer, "But… How can we fight back? I can't fight a robot! NOT EVEN THIS!"

Lan agreed, as he stated, "Well, then there's but one last option…"

He dashed off and shrieked, "RUN AWAY!"

They ran off, as Sonia shrieked, "FOR ONCE, I AGREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Mugi ran after them, with her eyes demonic and red, and her body coated with a black aura. She then hissed, "Come back, you lovers. I hate you so much."

They ran around the basement, avoiding Mugi's path. But she was gaining on them, as Sonia cried, "I forgot… This is the basement… How can we stop this monstrosity, in a small room?"

Mugi appeared by the stairway, as Lan cried, "Oh, crap!"

Mugi said, as she went closer, "Time to die."

XXXXX

Mio suddenly felt weak, as Geo held her tight. Mio whispered, "Geo… I need to recharge… I'm sorry… but we cannot continue…"

Geo asked, "Huh? But Lan said-."

Mio replied, "Never mind what Lan Hikari said! We'll join them, once we recharge… It's only for a while… and Nao & Sumire do not arrive, until tomorrow morning. It'll only take hours."

Geo said, "Fine. But if Mugi shows up, I'll stop her for you. No one will hurt you, my sweet little tin princess."

"Actually, I prefer diecast metal harem."

"Oh, never mind! Let's go."

Geo & Mio headed off, as they went back to the apartment, for Mio to recharge. Unbeknownst to them, Mugi had already captured Lan & Sonia, and that Nao & Sumire were already destroyed. But that's not the real reason. Little does Mio knew, is that her blue gem, inside her started to shimmer a little. And then…
Crick…
It started to crack. What could it mean? Whatever the case may be, it was bad. Mio's power cell wasn't just dying down, it was deteriorating.