AKIRA ANDY ANGRY_MOTHER_24A AUTUMN BACKS FUKO INJURED_BOY_24A JUIZ KID_RIP LATLA LEILA RIP YOUNG_FUKO AKIRA Everything from here on will be a story I won't see coming, but... AKIRA Finally, it's payback against Autumn. AKIRA I have no doubt the two of you can do it now! FUKO Hey, is it bigger than before? ANDY It must be changing phases. ANDY I figure while we were in the book, it was busy keeping a steady diet of people. FUKO We gotta stop it. ANDY Yeah. FUKO But how do we do that? FUKO Doesn't this mean it's even stronger than earlier? FUKO Before, your attacks did nothing if it went defensive. ANDY That's in the past. ANDY But now I've got this! ANDY Repair Boost: Bloody Enchant! ANDY Deep-Crimson Crescent Moon! FUKO It worked! You did it! FUKO You really do have this! ANDY Hmm? FUKO It's repairing? KID RIP I see. KID RIP In that case, it's my time to shine. KID RIP What the-- I can't even lay a scratch on it? LATLA Rip! LATLA What are you standing around for? LATLA Hello? Why aren't your attacks having any effect on it? KID RIP Well, what do you expect? KID RIP I'm just a kid, you know? AKIRA Now, then... AKIRA Andy and Fuko are now powered up. AKIRA They reconciled with Victor. AKIRA And successfully thwarted Unseen's assassination attempt. AKIRA And just one more thing. AKIRA Hey, listen up! AKIRA I'm going to draw something-- the strongest Artifact I know! AKIRA We can use that to capture Autumn! AKIRA Can all of you buy me some time until I'm finished? AKIRA If this succeeds, I guarantee that you'll be able to catch Autumn! KID RIP Huh, it sounds fishy. ANDY Aw, sick! ANDY Then it's all up to you, Anno! AKIRA Mm! Just leave it to me! KID RIP Latla, was that a lie just now? LATLA Oh, yes. A downright lie, to be sure. BACKS Big sissy's fortune telling's never right, so it's gotta be true, agoo! LATLA You shut it, Bunny! KID RIP All right, then we'll take the profit after letting them duke it out. LATLA Oh, wow. That's pathetic. BACKS Real pathetic, agoo. KID RIP What? I'm a kid. What do you want from me? AKIRA You know, I really had one strange life. AKIRA So alone. So sad. AKIRA And in the end... AKIRA I couldn't get the message to you, Mom. AKIRA But Mom, can you see? AKIRA That guy is Andy. AKIRA He's undead and may look scary, but he's capable of anything if it's for Fuko. AKIRA That's Fuko. AKIRA She had a hard life due to her unluck ability. AKIRA But ever since she met Andy, she's been fighting with courage. AKIRA And the small one there is Rip. AKIRA He's the person that I wanted to tell you about. RIP It's my fault she's dead. LATLA No, I-I'm the one who killed my little sister. LATLA If I hadn't told that fortune-- RIP No, I did the operation! If I hadn't cut her then Leila, she would be...? AKIRA He's actually really kind and cool. AKIRA But ever since losing someone dear to him, he's been suppressing it. AKIRA And he's even cooler as an adult. AKIRA I mean, I know you always liked handsome characters, Mom. AKIRA Just hold on. AKIRA I'll show you right now! AKIRA Age Rip up 15 years right now! RIP Huh? RIP My body is normal again? RIP But that's... RIP That's the Artifact that Feng used to heal me. The Time Control Artifact! RIP That's what you were drawing? That's what you used? RIP You dumbass! RIP What are you thinking? RIP When someone uses that, it takes the years they put and ages them ten times that amount! RIP How long did you-- Hand the Artifact over! If I use it back on you we can still-- AKIRA Don't you worry, Rip. AKIRA I'm just going back. AKIRA Back to being all alone once again. AKIRA In order for Autumn to be captured, we need you. AKIRA Your power's a necessary component, Rip. AKIRA I'm glad I managed to see you and talk to you. AKIRA Now the rest is up to you. AKIRA My cast of cool heroes. FUKO Huh? ANGRY MOTHER 24A It's all because of her! ANGRY MOTHER 24A My child got hurt because he played with that girl of yours! ANGRY MOTHER 24A How are you gonna make up for it? INJURED BOY 24A I told you it was an accident. FUKO'S GRANDPA Like I said every time, Fuko here didn't do anythin' at all. FUKO'S GRANDPA The other youngin's said so themselves, didn't they? ANGRY MOTHER 24A That girl's at the scene of every incident that happens at their school without fail! ANGRY MOTHER 24A She must have pulled a prank or something! FUKO'S GRANDPA You haven't done anything wrong, Fuko. YOUNG FUKO Yeah. YOUNG FUKO Hey, Grandpa, what's this? FUKO'S GRANDPA Ah, that was your mom's favorite manga. FUKO'S GRANDPA When a new volume comes out, I always buy it and put it on the altar as an offering. YOUNG FUKO Manga? YOUNG FUKO Can I read it, please? FUKO'S GRANDPA Aye, go right ahead. FUKO'S GRANDPA I'm sure that'd make your mom very happy. YOUNG FUKO Oh, wow! Look at the pretty pictures! FUKO My parents died. FUKO My grandpa died. FUKO But even then, one thing kept me from ending it all. FUKO I can't die yet, can I? Not until this ends. FUKO Anno, you... ANDY It's repairing too fast. How should I attack? RIP Hey, Undead. ANDY Huh? RIP Who was that person just now? RIP Why'd they disappear? RIP And why did they turn me back to normal? RIP I told you before. RIP I have no intention of getting all buddy-buddy with you. RIP What, did you think I'd help you because I'm in your debt? RIP That I'd have a change of heart if you appealed to my emotions? RIP Well... I refuse. FUKO Anno just-- Anno just called all of us heroes! FUKO They did so much for each and every one of us! FUKO From using You-Me to guide us... to giving us the chance to go into Andy's past to become stronger! FUKO And last but not least... reverting you! FUKO All these things are necessary for us to defeat Autumn! BACKS Rip's body's back to normal, but he don't look too happy, agoo. BACKS What's the matter? LATLA Well, you see, Rip wants to be a villain. BACKS Hmm? LATLA 'Cause otherwise he'll miss his destination. LATLA Because being a hero means Rip would have to give up on her. ANDY Yo, Rip! ANDY I'll cut open this lug with my sword! ANDY Then you hit the same spot and make it unrepairable! RIP Huh? ANDY And Latla, you defend the front! ANDY We're gonna need you to slip past his barrage fire. Got it? LATLA Excuse you? Don't just casually order me around! ANDY Bunny, you're a restrainer type, aren't ya? ANDY You're on core retrieval duty! AUTUMN Yes, sir! Agoo! LATLA Seriously? RIP Hey! RIP Who said you could call all the shots here? I'll have you know-- ANDY And I'll have you know... We can win this. No doubt about it! LATLA What the-- BACKS Agoo? LATLA What's going on? LATLA Those are Autumn's spiderlings! They're going into its body? ANDY Must be its phase two. FUKO No way. FUKO You mean it wasn't at max strength already? AUTUMN My, what do we have here? All of you look like you'd make quite lovely books. AUTUMN Especially you. AUTUMN You'll make a good bookmark! BACKS Andy, below you! ANDY Hmm? BACKS Andy! RIP What's on your mind? LEILA Rip, you've been helping me for as far back as I can remember. LEILA I mean, you're like some kind of hero, aren't you? AUTUMN Oh, my. It won't heal. FUKO Rip, you did it! RIP Latla. LATLA What is it? RIP Can we beat this thing? LATLA Absolutely not. LATLA We'll lose without a doubt. AKIRA This is the tale of a boy who guided a cast of heroes. RIP Fine, but just this once. ANDY Hah, we'll see! AKIRA This story began when a little boy who loved manga picked up a mysterious pen. A pen that showed him the past and the future. AKIRA The boy tried to tell his mother about what he saw-- about his visions of the past and future. AKIRA But despite his efforts, he was unable to do so. AKIRA That was because the boy had become the Negator: Unknown. AKIRA Nobody ever noticed him, and he lived all by himself. AKIRA Despite that, he never gave up on life. AKIRA Partly because of his mother's desire for him to stay alive. AKIRA But also because of what he saw that day: a cast of people facing their bitter pasts and continuing to fight-- a cast of heroes. AKIRA One day the boy realized, if he drew as an author under the alias Anno Un, he could share his stories with the world. AKIRA And it wasn't long before the boy realized something else, too. ANDY Fuko, smooch me. FUKO Uh, right now? ANDY Yeah! A peck for bad luck! AKIRA The heroes he saw that day actually existed in real life. AKIRA This fact alarmed the boy. ANDY Latla, take care of Fuko! FUKO Please and thank you, ma'am! LATLA Well, you have some nerve, don't you? AKIRA Because in his vision of the future, Fuko was killed by the hidden blade of Unseen, and this world met its end. AKIRA He had to change the future. AKIRA The boy's mind was set. These heroes instilled in him the courage he needed to risk life and limb in order to repay their kindness. AKIRA With info about the future sprinkled throughout his manga, he notified them of his existence. AKIRA He extracted the manifestation ability the pen held, and in order to meet Andy and Fuko, he created another version of himself-- one named Anno Un. AKIRA As a result, the assassination was foiled. AKIRA Andy and Fuko became stronger. AKIRA Rip was returned to normal. AKIRA And preparations were set to defeat Autumn. ANDY Deep-Crimson Waxing Moon! RIP Full Moonsault! AUTUMN The wound won't close! Damn you, vessel of repair! RIP Now, Latla! Punch it! LATLA We're busting through! BACKS Right, agoo! FUKO Right! AKIRA Perhaps it was a price to pay for changing the future. AKIRA But the pen ultimately crumbled to pieces. AKIRA He would never be able to draw another double again. BACKS What do we do now? We can't see it anymore! AKIRA The boy had gone back to being alone once more. FUKO Don't worry! AKIRA But even so, he had no regrets. ANDY Hey, Anno. ANDY I'm borrowing this move from you. AKIRA For he had already told everything that needed to be told. ANDY Volcano Unluck Bullet! AUTUMN What's this? A finger? FUKO Andy's finger definitely hit its target dead on, and it's in store for a stroke of unluck! FUKO So just have faith! FUKO Because we have the unluck Anno gathered for us on our side! FUKO We did it! Andy! BACKS I got it, agoo! AKIRA From then on, they would never be able to see that boy again. AKIRA Could they assume that he was dead? AKIRA No, for he was not. AKIRA Even if no one could actually see him, so long as there were people who still remembered him... ANDY Hey, Anno. We won. AKIRA Then he would be right there beside them. AKIRA That was what Andy believed. AKIRA This is the tale of a hero who guided a cast of heroes. AKIRA The title of that tale being, To You, From Me. FUKO Andy, over there! FUKO Autumn is disappearing. ANDY Yeah, 'cause it lost its core. ANDY The six of us came out on top. FUKO Guess we did. RIP Latla, go and retrieve the Soul Caliber. FUKO Mr. Rip! RIP What? RIP We're taking the Artifact. FUKO Thank you very much for working together with us. FUKO I doubt the two of us could have done it without your help. FUKO When it looked like Andy and I were in serious trouble, you came to our rescue. FUKO We were perfectly in sync, too! FUKO So that proves we should be working together and-- RIP Listen, Unluck. RIP We can't work together. RIP I want Ark, understand? RIP Helping you would mean that I'd be joining Union, wouldn't it? RIP What happens then? RIP Unjustice would almost certainly uncover my plot. RIP Besides, your boss seems to be keeping Ark all to herself. RIP No one else in Union knew about Ark. RIP That fact alone is all the proof we need to know it's true. RIP That leaves me no choice than to steal it from her by force. FUKO This person must be very important to you. RIP They are. RIP They're my everything. BACKS Big sissy Latla? BACKS I'm really sorry for stealing your gun, agoo! FUKO No, I'm the one who's sorry for hitting you, agoo! FUKO Oh, um... Are you sure about just letting us have Autumn? FUKO You won't get in trouble? RIP I'll probably get an earful for letting Sean get killed. RIP But whatever. RIP After all, I ended up owing you guys. LATLA Take this. LATLA I gathered all I could of what's left. FUKO This was Anno's. RIP Hey, Undead. RIP Do you know who exactly Anno was? ANDY I'm guessing a kind of Negator. ANDY One called Unknown. ANDY A self-targeting compulsory type, at that. RIP I see. RIP I hope they show up again someday. ANDY Yeah. BACKS Bye-bye for now, agoo! Fuko! FUKO Bye-bye for now, agoo! FUKO Bye-- ANDY Hah, welcome to the party! FUKO Guessin' your body hasn't caught up yet, to all of that major growin' we did within the book. ANDY You did good, Fuko. ANDY Stickin' it out all that time. FUKO Mm-mmm. FUKO No biggie. It was only about ten years. JUIZ Have any black tea?