The Joker played both sides, but there was one thing she didn't know... Marta had more than one heart. And now she was awake.
Marta: "Hahhh..."
Sophie: "Uh... no."
Fiona: "Ghhh... this is bad."
Zantanel: "Multiple heartbeats... she still has three more."
Sophie: "What?"
The Joker: "Uh, no... Run! Everyone, get out of here!"
Eliska: "Ugh... yeah."
The Finger: "Ghh... this wasn't part of the plan!"
The Skeleton: "Let's disappear."
Remy: "Zantanel."
(Meanwhile)
Rosika: "Something's wrong."
Siegfried: "Yeah... it's too quiet."
(Meanwhile)
They ran.
Sophie: "Hahh... Huh... Fiona?... Fiona?"
Fiona wasn't with Sophie.
Remy: "Hahh... Where did Zantanel go?"
(Click!)
Fiona: "Don't move... Remy."
Remy: "Ugh... Greeting me like this, huh... Fiona..."
Fiona: "Long time no see."
Remy: "Hey... why are you pointing a gun at my head?... Are you really trying to scare me?"
Fiona: "No... I'd rather kill you."
Remy: "Hmm?... Oh, come on... Why?"
Fiona: "Because you're with Zantanel now..."
Remy: "Hmm... That's enough reason for you to kill me?"
She grabbed him and slammed him against the wall.
Fiona: "Yes. That's enough reason for me... I respected you... I thought we were partners... First you shot at me... and then you joined Zantanel... You're the worst..."
Remy: "You should stop that, Fiona. Zantanel will be angry if you kill me... I'm her right hand now."
Fiona: "What?..."
Remy: "Yeah... And unlike the others, she's actually cool... Honestly, Fiona... I used to like you... but now... I realize how boring you are."
Fiona: "...Huh."
Remy: "Mission, mission, mission... So you're telling me your mission is more important than I am?"
Fiona: "What are you even talking about?"
Remy: "I mean you're boring... A woman like you, who couldn't even walk without a cane... should just stay home and rest... don't you think?"
Remy smiled.
Remy: "Besides... you're not even that pretty... at least not like I thought... You've got dark circles under your eyes... You sleep a lot... and you never smile."
Fiona: "...Hmm."
Remy: "Hmm?"
She lowered the gun.
Remy: "Ugh?"
Fiona: "...At least... this time you were honest."
She pulled the trigger... but nothing happened.
Remy: "Ugh?"
Fiona: "The gun isn't loaded. I just wanted... to finally see who you really are... That's all."
Remy: "Ugh..."
Fiona: "If that's the case... then I'll let you go this time."
She took off her jacket.
Fiona: "And take your filthy jacket with you."
Remy: "Ugh... You... you were still wearing it... Why?"
Fiona: "...Just like you were honest... I'll be honest too... Yes... I was in love with you..."
Remy: "Ugh..."
Fiona: "But not anymore... Take your jacket... And the next time I see you... I'll kill you... I'll kill you... and everyone... who helps Zantanel..."
She walked away.
Remy: "Fiona..."
She kept walking without saying anything. Then she turned around one last time.
Fiona: "This is the last time... I'm letting you go... Leave before I change my mind... Because believe me... I won't kill you right away... I'll give you a very slow death... A death... that leaves you so broken... no one will recognize you... No one... Not even your friend Casper or your sister, the one you abandoned too... I've been paying for her treatment all this time..."
Remy: "Treatment?... For what?"
Fiona: "Ghhhh... You didn't even know?... That's how little all the people who cared about you mean to you... Your sister has cancer, you idiot!... She has cancer... She's dying!..."
Remy: "Ugh..."
Fiona: "Not even for her... Not even for your own sister... are you willing to take responsibility... Sophie and I... have been paying for her treatment... but our salaries aren't enough... So I even borrowed money..."
Remy: "Ugh... Stop it... Leave my sister out of this. You're not responsible for her."
Fiona: "...If only her stupid brother... wasn't such a selfish... narcissistic... asshole... You... You deserve death more than Zantanel... Zantanel had no one... She was alone... She has her reasons... But you... You had your sister... You had Casper... You had Jade... You had me... You even had your former partner... And still... none of us were enough for you... I hope you end up in the Abyss... I hope you become a Nemesis... condemned to suffer forever..."
She ran away.
Remy: "Ugh..."
(Meanwhile)
(Patch!) (Patch!)
Fiona: "Huh."
She spotted Marta nearby, but someone suddenly covered her mouth and pulled her behind a wall.
The Finger: "Shhh..."
Fiona: "Mmm."
The Finger: "Quiet... or she'll find us."
Marta: "...Hahhhhh... Who stole my heart?..."
Suddenly another face appeared beside Marta's own.
Marta: "What do you want now, damn it, Varney!"
Varney: "What?... We're finally awake..."
Marta: "Stay inside. I don't need you anymore... so stop bothering me."
Varney: "What do you mean by that?"
Marta: "I don't want you showing up whenever you feel like it... As always, you only appear in the evening and morning... At night, it's my turn."
Varney: "Yeah, yeah... But it's our first time awake after more than three hundred years... Of course I want some fresh air."
Marta: "Hahhh... Fine... but only for now."
She walked away. She looked at the wall, but nobody was there.
The Finger: "Huh... We're safe here..."
He let Fiona go.
The Finger: "Are you alright?"
He gently brushed the dust off her face.
The Finger: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Why did you save me?"
The Finger: "Hmm?... Wasn't I supposed to?"
The Finger looked at her.
Fiona: "Mmm."
The Finger: "What is it?... Looks like someone doesn't remember me."
Fiona: "Do we know each other?"
The Finger: "Of course."
He removed his hat.
The Finger: "We met... in the year 1475. Do you remember?"
Fiona: "Hmm?... No."
The Finger: "Hmm... Maybe you'll remember when you see this."
He showed her a handkerchief.
The Finger: "It belonged to you."
Fiona: "...Hmm?... Ugh... You're... You're that guy from back then... But... I don't understand... How..."
The Finger: "It's been a long time. Of course you don't remember me. It was the day the Black Hole appeared... the day the children died... Do you remember?"
Fiona: "Yes."
The Finger: "You took good care of those children... And... I happened to be playing the role of one of them."
Fiona: "You didn't grow up that quickly... That's impossible. So you can change your appearance?"
The Finger: "Only my body size... Back then my mission was to steal one of the children's valuable rings."
Fiona: "Even so... that's no reason to save me. Why did you do it?"
The Finger: "Hmm... I figured I owed you something... After all... you hugged me that night when I was crying."
Fiona: "Ugh...!"
She blushed.
Fiona: "Y-you... did what?... Why don't I remember that?"
She held her head.
The Finger: "After the children died... you saw their bodies... and their bones... The shock made you lose some of your memories... You screamed 'No!'... and even held one of the children's hands... It was one of your very first missions as a Crow... Hehe... Back then you didn't have so many dark circles under your eyes... and you smiled a lot."
Fiona: "Hmm..."
The Finger: "Do you understand now?... Let's just say we know each other. That's why I helped you... But when Marta appeared... why did you do that?"
Fiona: "What?"
The Finger: "Why did you shoot at Marta... when she was about to attack me?"
(A few hours earlier)
Marta: "Who dares... wake me... Was it you!"
She lunged at him.
(Bang!)
Marta: "Urk..."
Fiona: "Run! What are you waiting for?!"
The Finger: "Ugh."
(End of flashback)
The Finger: "Why did you risk it?... You could've escaped... Why did you risk your life for me... even though I'm a Hunter?"
Fiona: "I don't know..."
The Finger: "You look exhausted."
Fiona: "...Mmm."
Her face was covered in dust and ash. There was a wound on her shoulder.
The Finger: "Did something happen?"
Fiona: "No... Thank you for saving me... but I have to go."
The Finger: "...One more question... Is it true that the one who experimented on you... and the other children in Dark Umbrella... was named Howgarts?"
Fiona: "Yes?... How do you know that? And why are you asking?"
The Finger: "The cute one told me. Rosika. I'm asking because... I know someone else with the surname Howgarts... A truly terrible person."
Fiona: "Hmm... I understand... I really have to go now... The others are waiting for me... Thanks again."
The Finger: "Are you sure you'll be alright on your own?"
Fiona: "Yes... Thanks."
She walked downstairs.
The Finger: "Hmm."
The Joker: "Well... that was something."
The Finger: "Hmm?... You were here the whole time?"
The Joker: "I was looking for you. Are you alright?"
The Finger: "Yeah."
The Joker: "Good."
The Finger: "You've got something on your face."
He reached over and wiped her cheek, but she slapped his hand away.
The Joker: "Stop doing that... You know I don't like people touching me without warning."
The Finger: "Sorry."
The Joker: "You saved Fiona... Was it because of what happened back then?"
The Finger: "She saved my life... and I saved hers."
The Joker: "You saved her back then too. Why didn't you tell her that she was one of the missing children she kept searching for even after the Black Hole appeared?... And... you held her hand... Why didn't you tell her that I was there too?... We were both part of that mission... I was the nurse."
The Finger: "I don't know... I felt sorry for her."
The Joker: "Look at that... The cold-hearted Finger... actually feels pity?"
The Finger: "Is that so strange?... She just saved my life too."
The Joker: "Whatever. We have to leave. You got the heart, right?"
The Finger: "Yeah."
The Joker: "Then let's hurry before Marta finds us."
They escaped.
Sophie: "Hahh... Where's Fiona?"
Rosika: "Isn't she with you?"
Marcus: "Ugh... Oh... There she is."
Sophie: "Uhh... Fiona."
Sophie ran over and hugged her.
Sophie: "...Hahh... Thank goodness you're alright... I was worried."
Fiona: "I'm sorry."
Sophie: "...Is something wrong?"
Fiona: "No... I just ran into Remy... and told him about his sister... He didn't even know..."
Sophie: "...Hhahh."
Marcus: "Forget about him, Fiona... That guy's a fool... I respect Zantanel... but someone like him... Believe me... I'd rather kill him."
Sophie: "Marcus..."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Sophie: "...Hey."
Fiona: "...Congratulations, Sophie. You were right. I was in love with him... But not anymore."
She let go and walked past them.
Marcus: "Let's just leave."
Sophie: "Yeah."
Fiona: "Mhm."
Rosika: "Is everything alright?"
Siegfried: "You look exhausted."
Sophie: "Hmm?... Me too?"
Fiona: "We're all exhausted... Let's just go back..."
Sophie: "Okay."
They left the Labyrinth.
Sophie: "Oh no... We're going to get into trouble."
Fiona: "Not necessarily... That wasn't really Dracula."
Sophie: "What?"
Marcus: "I see you noticed too."
Fiona: "Mhm... I'm not surprised you figured it out before Sophie and me. You were right."
Sophie: "I don't understand."
Marcus: "Hahh... Before we came here, I told Fiona that Dracula had probably lost all of his memories... and even his original body... Only his spirit remained. Which means... that isn't Dracula's body."
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Only his spirit is the same... He chose another body... and found her... Marta... one of the very first Arcanists... But even so... she's not nearly as strong as he once was... There's no reason to classify him as that great of a threat... I think he has no chance of taking over her body. That's what you meant, right, Marcus?"
Marcus: "Exactly. Spirits can only possess people if their will is weak... But Marta is strong enough... She's probably keeping him under control."
(Meanwhile)
Varney: "Ghh."
Marta: "Now go back inside, Dracula. Remember our agreement. Once my body is free... just watch."
Varney: "Yeah... yeah..."
Marta: "Don't worry. That doesn't mean I won't be dangerous... Hehe... Just... not as brutal as you. First, let's wake the vampires. Can you do that with your spirit, Varney?"
Varney: "Of course."
(A few hours later)
Celia: "So... that's what happened..."
Sophie: "Yeah."
Fiona: "And what are you going to do?"
Celia: "Hmm..."
Sophie: "You don't have to tell your father any of this, Celia... You changed your mind... and you even saved people's lives."
Fiona: "Yeah... Stop blaming yourself."
Sophie: "Mhm..."
Celia: "I'm going to... resign from the Security Service."
Sophie: "Ugh?"
Celia: "...And find a normal job... and... start a family... Slowly... though... I think that might be difficult."
Sophie: "No. You've earned it. You fought for your kingdom for years... and even lost your arm."
She took Celia's hand.
Sophie: "If you ever need our help... we're here."
Fiona: "Yeah."
Celia: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Hehe... From now on, we're friends."
Celia: "Ugh..."
Fiona: "Unless you don't want to."
Celia: "Oh, no... I'd be... very happy... Thank you."
Sophie: "What kind of job do you want?"
Celia: "Hopefully something involving craftsmanship... Hehe... By the way... I'm not thirty-seven."
Sophie: "Ugh... Yeah... We figured that out too."
Fiona: "Your birth date was changed... and your age along with it... so your father could send you to war. Am I right? You weren't twenty-eight... You were only twenty-one."
Celia: "Yes... I'm actually only thirty-one... But as you already know... my age was falsified. I'll ask my father to have it corrected... I know guys don't like older women."
Siegfried: "Huh?... Who said that?"
Sophie: "Shut up."
Fiona: "(Sweat)... Where did he even come from?"
Celia: "Haha... Thank you all so much for your help... And... are you sure that Marta isn't Dracula?"
Sophie: "No. Only hisspirit is inside her... But he do
esn't control her body... If anything happens... your father can contact us. We'll be staying in Villicia for quite a while."
Celia: "And Zantanel?"
Sophie: "Hmm..."
Fiona: "No idea where she is."
Sophie: "She might still be somewhere in Villicia... or maybe she's already gone somewhere else..."
(Meanwhile)
(Pump!)... (Pump!)
(Crash!)
Unknown Woman: "Did you hear that?"
Unknown Man: "What?... No... Hehe."
Unknown Woman: "Hey... Hehe... Not here."
She held him back.
Unknown Man: "Why not?"
Suddenly, something grabbed his face and bit into his neck.
(Splash!)
Unknown Man: "Urk... Aaaaargh!"
Unknown Woman: "AAAAAAAAARGH!"
Vampire: "AAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHH!!"