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[The shimmering hues of blue and whites almost blinded Kotetsu, but once the initial shock faded he found himself standing in the middle of a large ice rink. It was cold, so very cold. Kotetsu could literally see his breath before him in the form of a smoky mist.]

G-Geez! It's frickin' freezing here!

[Blowing into his shivering hands, Kotetsu paused once he saw a figure laying on the ice. At first, he swore his brown eyes were playing tricks on him. He couldn't make out the person's face but he could tell it was the silhouette of a girl.]

H-Hey?

[He called out to them but they didn't acknowledge him.]

Konnichiwa? Hello?

[A frustrated sigh escaped the old man's lips.]

Is this some kind of dream or somethin? This doesn't make any sense...

[Kotetsu let out a frustrated sigh as he made his approach towards the girl. Walking on ice is a tad tricky, so the poor guy nearly takes a dive a few times before he reaches the middle of the ice rink.]

Oi, girl! Can you hear me? Can you--Bwah?

[He trailed off immediately once the girl started to moan. She was wearing a purple skating leotard, one that had a little pink polka dots on it and a matching skirt. While the outfit was something typical that a child would wear, something about the colors and pattern reminded Kotetsu of someone.]

Polka...dots?

[Taking one step closer, suddenly the ceiling above the rink caves in and glass comes tumbling down on their heads.]

W-WHAT?! What the hell is goi---

[A terrible scream erupts from the girl once she raised her head upward. Her familiar bright brown eyes are filled with fear and tears streak down her delicate cheeks. The girl's hair moved erratically in the wind, with little glass shards now dotting her chestnut hued hair. Before, Kotetsu didn't recognize the child but now that her face was finally revealed to him; a sense of dread began to pool within his stomach.]

KAEEEEDE!

[Kaede looks back at him, her innocent eyes filled with such shock.]

OTOUSAAAAN!

[Reaching out her hand to him, Kotetsu almost reached it until several steel beams came crashing down on his little girl. Her blood spewed forth from the impact, splattering all across Kotetsu's shocked face. ]

K-Kaede...?

[He was standing in the middle of the ice rink with his hand still outstretched before him, pointing towards the rumble that claimed the life of his ten year old daughter. Frozen in that pose for a minute or two, Kotetsu suddenly fell to his knees. Kaede's blood dripped down his cheeks as he stared at the carnage before him with a haunted gaze. Unable to speak, unable to even cry, Kotetsu just sat there in a daze as his mind tried to process what happened to his baby girl.]

...no.

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[Video]

[innerflow.livejournal.com]

No! [She can't stand seeing it, and she recognizes the man who helped her and welcomed her when she arrived here, lost and alone.

She makes herself sound business-like, calm, reassuring.]

Do you need assistance?

[Video]

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

[Still frozen in a state of pure shock and dismay, Kotetsu didn't answer Mizuno at all. He couldn't shake himself out of this daze.]

...Kaede.

[He's still staring at the wreckage before him.]

She's...gone?

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[innerflow.livejournal.com]

Please listen to me. What you saw was probably a strong illusion. Things like this have been happening frequently, disappearing at the end each time.

[Video]

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

Illusion?

[You've said the magic word, Mizuno! Now Kotetsu is glancing down at the screen of his communicator.]

How...how is that possible?

[Video]

[innerflow.livejournal.com]

I don't know what's causing them, but each one has disappeared once defeated. It's the most likely conclusion.

[Video]

[faithfulthunder.livejournal.com]

Kotetsu-san...

Kotetsu-san! I'm coming.

[Video]

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

[Even though he knew this had to be impossible, Kotetsu couldn't fight back the overwhelming sadness that took root. He remembered this scene, he knew Kaede didn't die like this. He knew his partner saved his daughter when the incident originally happened, but were was Barnaby now?

Why is his little girl now buried under piles of steel and iron?]

Kaede...?

[He could've sworn he heard her voice just now.]

Kaede, is that you!?

[It seems he accidentally confused Kino's voice for that of Kaede's. The two were slightly similar to each other but both had glaringly obvious differences. However, the voices were similar to him...]

[Video]

[faithfulthunder.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Kotetsu-san. I'm not... I'm not Kaede.

[Video/Offline] kotetsu - mako - ami?

[innerflow.livejournal.com]

[Ami hadn't been content to just sit and watch, any more than Mako could be; she crosses Makoto's path before too long and gives her a quick, serious, nod.]

We need to help. [Offscreen, so only Makoto can see, she holds up her transformation wand. A silent suggestion.]

[Video/Offline] dream team

[faithfulthunder.livejournal.com]

Let's go!

[darkstrom.livejournal.com]

What's wrong? Is someone hurt?

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

S-She's dead.

[He finally answered after a minute or so.]

My little girl...she's....

video;

[fightsforalice.livejournal.com]

Hey, can you hear me?

video;

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

[Feeling sick to his stomach in grief right now, it takes a while for Kotetsu to realize that someone's talking to him.]

...I couldn't save her.

video;

[fightsforalice.livejournal.com]

I... can understand how you must feel... seeing the one you care about die.

video;

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

[There's no response. Kotetsu is too far gone to say anything right now.]

video;

[fightsforalice.livejournal.com]

Snap out of it!

[Video]

[executionerrose.livejournal.com]

…

[It seemed obvious that the girl was dead. Chloé watches the scene with a kind of cool aloofness. ]

Was it an accident…?

[Video]

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

An accident...?

[Those words barely jolted Kotetsu out of this truly horrific nightmare, but it was enough to make him think.]

It...couldn't have been. The stadium was under attack.

[Video]

[executionerrose.livejournal.com]

Who was attacking?

[Video]

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

Who? Hm...

[As he tried to push the horrid scene out of his mind, a distant memory suddenly revealed itself to Kotetsu involving another child, a boy, with glowing blue eyes.]

It was a NEXT, a boy with the power to control objects...

[He fell silent briefly.]

But...that's impossible. That boy, he...he isn't here, right?

[Video]

[executionerrose.livejournal.com]

I didn’t see any boy. Only you and the girl…

[What was this? ]

Video

[meangirlsrule.livejournal.com]

[This has been an amazing day so far. So much pain, so much suffering. This is Icy, cackling at your misfortune]

This is all your fault, you know?

If you had been faster she never would have died.

Video - omg! I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LATE TAG

[tigerhero.livejournal.com]

[He actually cringed when he heard the cruel laughter, especially since this wasn't a laughing matter for him. Kotetsu just seen his daughter die right before his eyes. He really doesn't know what to say right now.]

...Shut up.

Video - It's alright :3. Not that late or anything XD.

[meangirlsrule.livejournal.com]

[She's here to make you're life even more miserable Kotetsu. If that's even possible after losing someone so precious]

Shut up? That's the best you've got?

It's no wonder this happened.