Mekato runs, huffing and puffing. Looking around for the general.

"W...Where is she?" Mekato asked the rest.

"Thats exactly what I wanted to tell you, she left the country. Searching for an alliance." Lio said.

"What? When will she return?" He asked.

Nobody knew. So it was pretty quiet.

"Damn it... I need that syringe..." Mekato said.

"Not that fast, we today are getting a mission." Sherman said.

"Well, explain." Mekato asked Sherman.

"So it looks like the enemy got powerfull people to search us and eliminate us." Sherman looked around.

"But the problem is, we don't know who they are and where they are." Sherman said.

Mekato was thinking what that could mean.

"So, what should we do about it?" Mekato asked.

"I don't know, but they are probably searching for us and could attack any moment." Kimari said.

Suddenly Shimona ran to them.

"Quick, there has been an attack on the city!" She shouted.

"Quick, let's go!" Lio said as they were running to the roof, grabbing an chopper.

Mekato sat next to the pilot, who was Lio. Lio noticed Mekato had some bad feeling.

"You all right, Mekato?" Lio asked.

Mekato raised his head quickly up.

"I have a bad feeling about this... Thats it." He said.

Lio gave him his bottle.

"Its fine, hold this for me. We're gonna be quick." Lio said.

As the chopper went straight to the city, Lio pressed a red button. It's sides opened jet engines and they went at Jet-Speed.

"That's what we want!" Lio shouted.

With this they were at the battleground in no time. The engine pack themself back in the chopper and they look around. They see a group of people there. Mekato looks around and said

"Everyone jump out, I've got an plan." Lio looks to him.

"What are you planning?" He asks.

"Its okay, you'll see." He said, smiling.

They all jump out and Mekato grabs the steer. He closes his eyes, and when he opens them. They glow red.

"This is gonna be fun!" The rest land on the ground, staring at the other group.

"Who are those?" Sherman asked.

"Oi! This way, idiots!" Lio shouts.

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When the group turns, Lio's eyes widen up. The girl in the back, she looks like someone he knew. The girl looks back. She looks shocked too.

"Wait... Ima?" Lio asks.

The girl doesn't react.

"The man knows you." Miu said,

Miyu follows up. "Why is that?" They ask.

"I... don't know..." Ima said.

Arato walks to them.

"Does it matter?" He awakens his Kurenai.

"I haven't used this in a LONG time!" He grins.

"Damn it, one of those freaks..." Sherman said.

"Actually, we all are freaks." The rest awakens his Kurenai too.

"W-what?!" Sherman looks shocked.

"Looks like you guys don't have kurenai's eh?" He looks at them, putting his hands in his pocket.

"Chopper coming down in 5 seconds above us" Saburou said, Everyone teleports away as the chopper falls on the place they were.

"Dangit, I messed up..." Mekato said, landing next to the rest.

"Who are these guys anyway?" He asked.

"We are The Black Scorpion, here to kill our target Mekato Ludoshi, and I guess you are him?" Saburou said.

Mekato notices these guys are together too powerful.

"We'll have to retreat, they are some huge ball of problems at the moment." Kimari said.

"Yeah, our only hope lies behind them." Lio said.

The chopper isn't burning, but it crashed. Mekato got an idea. He whispers to them from here. They all get into a fighting pose.

"Let's see how powerful you guys are!" He creates a ball of thunder and throws them their way, they dodge it.

It hits the chopper and the chopper explodes, leaving alot of smoke in the place.

"Now!" Mekato shouts as the rest runs off.

When the smoke is gone the people look around.

Arato talks "Let's go after them."

"Negative." Miu said.

"Not possible" Miyu said.

"Why? They are right there, running!" He said frustrated.

"We have no order to go to them." "We have no permission to leave." They both said.

"Damn, Too bad... I wish I could kill them." He mumbled.

- - - - -

They all hide behind trees, peeking one or two times per minute to see if the group followed them.

"That was a close call." Mekato said.

He looks to Lio who normally would say something motivational at this point, but he was quiet.

"Lio? You all ri-"

"Shut up for a minute I'm thinking..." Lio interrupted Mekato.

Lio is never like this. Lio looks at his hands.

"It can't be." Lio said.

"Thats not possible, she... she." Lio mumbled to himself.

"Lio you should explain, who was that girl you called, Ima you said?" Sherman asked.

"We'll. She kind of... how do I say this?" He said.

"I forgot what I wanted to say, so nevermind that. Let's go back and tell this to them. We at least know they all have Kurenai's." They all walk off back to the base...

- - - - -

Later they arrive back at their base.

"So? What shall I tell to the General?" Sherman asked.

"I'll say everything, I still remember their faces a bit." Lio quickly said.

"You sure? Because I know intel to-" "No! It's fine..." Lio stopped Sherman.

"Fine, if you want it that much..." Sherman said.

They all go back to their business. Lio goes to the Intel Radio. He grabs the radio.

"Hello? General? I got Intel about the 10 Assassins. They call themselves The Black Scorpion. We don't know much yet and only know that they have Kurenai's. We... We didn't see anyone we knew personally, so it were random people. Thats all we know. Over, and Out." Lio explains and then puts the radio back.

Then he suddenly punches the wall.

"Lies, Lies... That isn't she." He mumbled to himself.

- - - - -

"Who was that boy? That knew your name?" Karen asked Ima.

"I... I really don't know. I wish I did." Ima said.

But then she thought. She had seen the boy before. Always next to him, giving his hand to him. Then his memories come back.

"I think I know!" She said.

"Karen can you come with me for a second?" She asked, smiling.

They both head out far in the woods.

"What is it- !!" As Karen was talking, something happend.

She turned. She had a knife through her chest.

"I'm Sorry, It's for the good... " She said.

As Karen fell dead on the ground, Ima grabbed a small capsule out of her pocket and grabbed a little pocket knife. She looked her in the eye. As they stare to eachother, the color of Karen's eye flies slowly to Ima's eye until Karen's eyes turned all grey.

"Hmmm..." She said as she closed her eyes.

And then she opened her eyes back.

"That's a nice Kurenai you have, Karen..." She said. As her eyes turned Orange.

She ran off into the woods...

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