[Scene: Zoi's bedroom. He is sitting on the bed shaking with fear. The walls are covered in names, written in red, along with an ominous TOMORROW in huge letters. It isn't difficult for Zoi to figure out what it means. If he doesn't take an oath of obedience to the Death Phantom, every human he cares about is going to die.]

[Downstairs, he hears a car drive up and the front door opens and closes. Zoi rushes down the stairs, then stops halfway when he sees it is, in fact, his father. Hanging up his holster and bulletproof vest. He smiles up at Zoi then gives him an accusing look.]

Chief Midori: Zoi?

Zoi: D-dad.

Chief Midori: Zoi. I thought I told you to stay inside.

[Zoi shudders, not knowing how his father knew he was out, until he looks and sees his clothes are stained with dirt.]

Zoi: [trembling] Yeah, I know. I'm sorry. It won't happen again.

Chief Midori: What happened? Why did you go outside? Is Mamoru still here?

Zoi: Dad...I...

Chief Midori: What, son?

[Zoi wants to tell the truth, his father should know exactly what he is up against, but can't talk about it. He is too close to crying with fear]

Zoi: I..I love you, Dad.

Chief Midori: I love you, too, son. Now tell me what happened.

Zoi: I...I got into an argument with Minako...[backs up the stairs] ...I...I need to talk to Kunzite.

[Zoi rushes up to his room and pulls the door shut. He dials Kunzite, but Kunzite doesn't answer. This is not surprising since Metalia has sent him on another errand and insisted he not let Zoi interrupt this time for any reason whatsoever. Still, Zoi calls about ten times, crying harder each time it goes to voicemail.]

[He tried Beryl next, then Jeddy. His crying intensifies when neither of them answer.]

[Then he tries Neffy.]

Neffy's voice: [loud music in the background] This is Neffy. What do you want.

[Zoi assumes the calls gone straight to voicemail, partly because of the soundtrack, and partly because Neffy is the last person he'd expect to pick up his call on the first ring. He's about to hang up when-]

Neffy's voice: Jesus, kid, are you crying?

[Zoi sits, clasping himself into a tight ball as his weeping turns into tears of relief. As much as he hates his brother-in-law, hearing any Shitennou voice is a godsend at that moment.]

Zoi: Neffy! Oh my god, Neffy! It's really you!

Neffy's voice: [profound sigh] What's wrong now?

Zoi: I can't get ahold of Kunzite.

Neffy's voice: Oh, for godsakes, kid, is that all?

Zoi: I need to talk to him!

Neffy's voice: Can't this wait? It's ten at night and I'm right in the middle of studying for my midterms.

[Zoi hears a couple of girls laughing on the other end of line]

Zoi: [sniffy] Maybe your study group could concentrate a little better if you turned your stereo down.

Neffy's voice: It's not my stereo...It's coming from the party down-you know what? Nevermind. [muffled] Sorry girls. It's my obnoxious baby brother making trouble for everyone again. I've got to take this.

[Zoi hears a door close, but if anything the music has gotten louder.]

Neffy's voice: Before you say another word, tell me your life isn't in danger.

Zoi: Neffy, I need to find Kunzite! The Death Phantom just threatened-

[Zoi lets out a bloodcurdling shriek and covers his eyes as Neffy appears in his room wearing boxers with hearts on them and with his shirt completely unbuttoned.

Zoi: MY EYES! MY EYES! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON!

[Neffy smirks as he conjures an outfit with slacks and a sportcoat.]

Neffy: Yeah? That's what you get for using the words 'Death Phantom' and 'threatened' in the same sentence.

[Neffy finger-combs his hair while he looks around at all the names written on the wall and whistles]

Neffy: Jesus, kid what the Hell did you do to piss him off this badly?

Zoi: Well, I stabbed him in the eyes with a pair of icicles...but that's not why he's doing this!

[Neffy stride to the door of Zoi's bedroom. He holds out one palm to block the door from bursting open.]

Chief Midori: [from the doorframe] What is going on in there!

Neffy: Nothing. Your son is helping me rehearse a play for drama class.

Chief Midori: Why is he crying and screaming for you to put your clothes back on?

Neffy: Because your son's a hell of an actor.

Zoi: [goes to the doorway] It's okay dad. Don't worry, we're just going over his lines.

[Chief Midori looks over the both of them]

Chief Midori: Well...ok, but try and be a little quieter. I've had a rough day.

Neffy: Not a problem, Pops.

[Neffy pushes the door shut]

Neffy: You were saying? About the Death Phantom.

Zoi: [starts to go into a panic again] He wants to kill us to avenge the Black Moon Clan, but when he found out I never took an oath of obedience to Metalia, he tried to make me swear obedience to him instead-

Neffy: You can't do that.

Zoi: I'm not going to!

Neffy: He's one of the incarnations of Chaos. He's pure evil. The first thing he's going to do with you, once you are his slave, is make you kill all these people yourself.

Zoi: Yeah, I figured that much out on my own...So how do we kill him!

[Neffy stares at him like he doesn't understand the question]

Zoi: How do we kill him?

Neffy: How...do we... kill him?

[Zoi nods vigorously]

Zoi: We have to kill him! Before tomorrow! [looks at the clock] Within the next couple of hours! Before he hurts any of my family and friends!

Neffy: We can't.

[silence]

Zoi: What do you mean we can't!

[Long silence]

Neffy: [takes a deep breath then looks Zoi in the eye] We can't. He's a Minor God of Chaos...That makes him completely unkillable.