Chapter 67 of 77

44° Please calm down! Zip's hostility at Halloween!

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The girls were preparing themselves for the Halloween party that would be happening tonight. They were wearing their costumes and had their trick-or-treating bags ready.)

Arigaoa: Hello, everyone! Sorry for being late, I'm here!

Mine: Arigaoa! Where did you buy that costume? It looks cool.

Arigaoa: Oh, thank you. But it was actually my mom's old costume. I just sewed the fabric and decorated it myself.

Iken: I wonder why Halloween this year feels more postponed.

Faith: The people here have the most weird habits.

Inuyama: That's true.

Zameel: *singing a Halloween song* Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. If not, I'll pull out all your teeth.

Iken: *disgusted* What?

Zameel: *sneezes* Excuse me, I have a cold.

They suddenly noticed that Zip wasn't with them.)

Arigaoa: Zip isn't here, that's not good.

Faith: I wonder if she's okay.

Arigaoa: *sighs* I should probably look for her.

Inuyama: Me too.

Faith: I'll come with you.

---

They went outside, and saw Zip hidden in a corner, staring at the ground.)

Arigaoa: Zip! There you are.

Faith: What's wrong?

Zip: *tiredly* All of you, zippu.

Inuyama: Why not?

Zip: I have no reason to go to the party... you all annoy me, zippu.

Arigaoa: What...?

Zip: *sniffs*

Inuyama: But, we're your friends, right?

Zip: ...

Arigaoa: Look, it doesn't matter if we annoy you or not. The point is that we're your friends, and you should have fun with us.

Zip: I don't have a lot of fun here, zippu.

Faith: I understand.

Zip then left.)

Inuyama: Hmm... How strange.

Arigaoa: Maybe we shouldn't bring her though, because she'd obviously cause trouble.

Faith: Yeah, but she's our main fairy, and we should help her.

Arigaoa: Help? Help with what?

Inuyama: Well, Zip is a really annoying person, and we've always hated her.

Faith: We haven't been good friends to her, and we've only made her feel worse.

Arigaoa: What are you talking about?

Faith: If we don't help her, then she'll never change, and she'll continue being the way she is.

Arigaoa: Change her, why would we want to do that?

Faith: She's helping us.

Arigaoa: I don't think we should...

Faith: Why not?

Arigaoa: We haven't been treating her like a friend, and it's not like she deserves it.

Faith: You're right.

Arigaoa: What?

Faith: We have been treating her like a pest. And I think we should try to change that.

---

Tonight, the Halloween party was held. People were dressed in various costumes, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.)

Arigaoa: They're bringing other stuff! Now I'm really hungry! Hey, can I take this?! *eats, munch munch*

Faith: You're eating too much...

Arigaoa: Who cares? And besides, it's Halloween! We must celebrate it right. Oh, I'm getting lollipop bits all over my fingers...

Faith: Here. *pats her hands with a tissue*

Arigaoa: Thanks. You're the nicest person ever.

Faith: It's nothing...

Iken: I don't get why you are completely dressed as an angel, Faith.

Faith: Because, angels are pure, and they always try to help others. And that's what I'm trying to be, a true angel.

Iken: But you are already an angel.

Faith: Well... I didn't want to look like a devil at all.

Zip: Quit talking! I hate you all, zippu.

Mine: *emotionally damaged* Eeeeeeh?!

Iken: *rolls eyes*

Arigaoa: Zip! Can you stop being rude?

Zip: Stop it. You're always nagging at me, zippu.

Arigaoa: Because you don't respect our personal space!

Zip: I'll respect it now, zippu.

Shikuna: Please? Just give her a break, she's already trying her best.

Zip: Whatever.

Arigaoa left the place. Zip was not being herself.)

Shikuna: Arigaoa! Come back... we didn't mean anything.

---

Everyone followed Arigaoa. They kept running until they entered a creepy, scary forest, with many eerie things surrounding them. They continued to walk for a long time, not noticing where they were heading, and suddenly found themselves at the top of a mountain, looking down at a valley below them. They didn't even notice the huge drop below them.)

Iken: W-Where are we?

Shikuna: I don't recognize this place...

Inuyama: *gulps*

Shikuna: This is not good.

She turned around.)

Arigaoa: How did you know I was here?

Shikuna: We just followed your trail.

Iken: Well, we shouldn't stay here, it's getting darker and we could get lost.

They heard a noise, it sounded like the sound of rustling leaves.)

Iken: What was that?

Mine: I have no idea.

Suddenly, the sound got closer, and closer, and louder and louder. They were startled, they had no idea what it was, or if it was going to attack them. A ghost girl popped out, scaring everyone, causing them to fall back.)

Mine: Eeeeeeh!!

Shikuna: *frightened* A-A-A ghost!! *faints*

Faith: Oh my...

They all got back up, and the ghost started moving towards them.)

Arigaoa: G-G-Ghost!

But she then revealed her face. It was very cute and moe.)

Ghost girl: Boo.

Arigaoa: *leaning her head* Huh?

Everyone was speechless by the development. They were expecting a scary ghost, but not this. The ghost girl had long hair, was wearing a white dress, and had a friendly appearance. She seemed harmless, and the girls couldn't stop staring at her.)

Aimino: Hello, my name is Shinsū Aimino. What are you doing here?

Iken: We just came for a walk, and accidentally got lost.

Aimino: Really? Well, you shouldn't be here, it's dangerous.

Arigaoa: Yes, we are aware of that. Did you use to be human before? It's just shocking to see a ghost girl here.

Aimino: Oh, yes, I was. But I don't remember my life anymore.

Arigaoa: What?

Aimino: When people become ghosts, their memories are erased, and they become empty shells.

Arigaoa: Is there a way to get them back?

Aimino: I wish I knew. But I have been living here for a long time, and no one has found out how to restore a ghost's memories.

She then noticed Zip, and started actually remembering something.)

Aimino: *stunned* Zip!

Zip: Wait, what? How do you know my name, zippu?

Aimino: Your name is Zip, isn't it? I can remember it, and you.

Zip: Who are you?

Aimino: I don't know. But, I know you're important to me.

Zip: Important? What does that mean, zippu?

Aimino: When I was still a normal girl, I suffered of a heart attack. I turned into a ghost, and I my lost soul.

Arigaoa: H-Heart attack? Soul?

Aimino: Yeah, when your soul is gone, you can't feel any emotion anymore, and you can't enjoy anything. You just partly exist. When my parents learned about my death, they were devastated. My mom couldn't bear to live without me, and she stabbed herself, while my dad was driven mad with sadness and became a violent man. They couldn't go on living without me.

Everyone was shocked by the story.)

Arigaoa: So... is this what happened when you died?

Aimino: Yeah, and I don't want to let the same thing happen to anyone else. Don't worry about Zip... She doesn't really hate you, she's just troubled.

Zip: *sniffs*

Shikuna: What's going to happen to you now?

Aimino: Nothing. I will simply disappear.

Shikuna: Disappear?

Aimino: Yes, all ghosts eventually disappear...

Goodbye everyone.

She then glowed, and turned into light particles, which floated away, and disappeared into the sky.)

Mine: Was that your friend, Zip?

Zip: My friend? No, we were just acquaintances, zippu.

Arigaoa: Well, we have to leave now, we don't want to spend the night here.

Faith: We should also go back to the party, everyone is probably worried.

Arigaoa: Right...

And so, the girls left the place, and went back.)

---

At the party again, an evil zombie-like bebe was observing everyone around.)

???: How foolish... their smiles are a waste of energy.

He then saw that Zip and the others returned.)

???: Perfect.

Zip began to groan. The Cures were worried for her.)

Inuyama: Zip!

Arigaoa: Zip, what's wrong?

Zip: Ugh, I'm not feeling well, zippu...

Arigaoa: It's alright, you just need some rest.

Zip: *grumbles*

The zombie-like bebe began to turn her into a monster. Zip could feel her body changing, and her size increasing. She was hideous and scary now.)

BeKan: BEKAN!!

The partygoers saw her and were horrified by her appearance. They didn't know what was going on.)

BeKan: *growls*

She began attacking people, and they ran away, terrified.)

Most partygoers: Waaahhh!!

Arigaoa: You all...

They transformed and confronted her.)

BeKan: *screeches*

Cure Smart: We have to help her! Zip has been turned into a BeKan!

Cure Smart was jumping from left to right, but she then saw the amount of damage that BeKan was doing. She could feel the pain, and it was overwhelming her.)

Cure Bon: Cure Smart, what are you doing?

Cure Smart: This is too painful, it's unbearable!

Cure Professional: We can't just run away.

Cure Smart: But there's Zip...

Cure Bon: We should fight.

Cure Smart: No... I don't want to fight her.

Cure Professional: We don't have a choice.

???: Aaaaaaah... oooooh...

Cure Smart: Just what's with you?!

Bebī: I am Bebī. The zombie of the bebes.

Cure Reason: You're not a baby...

Bebī: That is where you are wrong. I have been born from a baby.

Cure Reason: From a baby?

Bebī: Correct. And now, it is time for me to take action.

He then took control of Zip.)

Bebī: Now, begone.

Zip: *screams*

Cure Smart: No! Stop this!!

They quickly finished off the Zip monster. Bebī was annoyed.)

Bebī: How not thrilling.

He then disappeared.)

---

Later, Arigaoa was holding Zip. She was back to normal.)

Arigaoa: Why does it have to end like this?

Shikuna: It's fine, we stopped Bebī.

Arigaoa: ...

Zip: I'm sorry for being mean to all of you, zippu. I wasn't aware that all of my words were hurting you, zippu.

Arigaoa: It's okay... sometimes, letting people know how you truly feel is hard.

Faith: I regret some of the things I did, and I feel ashamed of myself frequently as well.

Zip: Then I promise I'll work harder from now on, zippu.

Arigaoa: Good.

Zip: Also, I don't mind it if you hug me, zippu.

Arigaoa: Zip, you're not so bad after all.

Arigaoa then smiled and hugged her.)

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