Chapter 15: The taste of failure
It was already 3:00 in the morning but they still didn't find Canna. While they are driving, Kazumi noticed that there's a footprints along the way. "Misato, There's a footprint here". Misato follows it and it leads them to the abandoned building. Misato called Naegi to tell information of their lead and asked them to sens backup. After some time, Shiina, Shin, Kentaro, Mizuki arrived to their location.
[Misato]: Let's enter this building carefully.
[Kentaro]: We are unarmed?
[Misato]: Here (Throws a loaded gun).
[Kentaro]: A gun?
[Misato]: Yes, just use it to signal us and for the worst scenario.
[Kentaro]: Yes.
[Misato]: Listen everyone, Kentaro, Shiina, Mizuki, Shin, go to the backdoor. Yuuki and Kazumi, you're with me. Everyone, move!
[Everyone]: Yes.
All of them enter the room as two teams. Misato and her party walks quietly towards the hallway. They search every room on the 1st floor but they didn't see anything. They heard a gunshot from above so they rushed to go to the highest floor. When they arrived, they saw nothing but the smell of gunpowder. "They already got away". Kazumi was frustrated. "I'm not able save my parents back then, and now it will be repeat again".
[Kazumi]: Let's hurry and find them.
[Misato]: But, we don't have a clue on where they are.
[Kazumi]: WE DON'T HAVE TIME. FOUR HOURS IS THE ONLY REMAINING TIME FOR HER.
[Yuuki]: Kazumi...
[Misato]: Then, Let's go.
They immediately go back and call Naegi. "Hello Naegi, The location is just a diversion, they are not here". Naegi was shocked when he heard it. "They should be there, The paths are closed by military". Misato replied "I got it". They spent three hours finding Canna but she can't be seen anywhere. "There's only 10 minutes! Damn it!."Don't give up Kazumi". Kazumi falls down on her knees and Yuuki offers her hand for him to stand up. "Don't give up, Kazumi".
[Kazumi]: Let's hurry.
[Misato]: Ok.
Meanwhile, Aoi and Kyousuke went to a house near the border of block 1 and block 2. They saw destroyed things and broken furnitures and 4 guys who is unconscious. "So they are the abductor. And they get knocked out, This is bad Aoi, isn't it?" while Misato and her team is running, in intersection, Kazumi bumps with Canna. The force of the tackle to him was so strong that it push him far and get his arm injured. When they saw Canna, She already lost her memories and personality. Canna attacks Misato but Misato was able to dodge her and Canna ran away. Misato chased Canna and Yuuki helps Kazumi to stand up.
[Yuuki]: Can you stand?
[Kazumi]: Yeah.
[Yuuki]: Here. (Gives him corrupted gun)
[Kazumi]: What is this?
[Yuuki]: Corrupted gun, it will forcibly erased the program of a machina.
[Kazumi]: Can they recover after getting shot?
[Yuuki]: No.
[Kazumi]: I see, Let's follow Misato.
While Kazumi and Yuuki are following Misato, Yuuki asked her if Kazumi will forgive them. "Let's talk about that later". They cornered Canna in the rooftop of the same abandoned building.
[Misato]: Kazumi, Shoot her!
[Kazumi]: Can't we do anything to save her!?
[Misato]: There isn't, and there's no other option. Kazumi, if you will not fire it Canna will rampage and hurt the citizens, and she doesn't want that.
Kazumi was shaking when aiming the gun at Canna. Canna look at him and tears run on her eyes. "Kazumi, please, stop me". Kazumi replies with tears also flowing in his eyes. "I can't. I promised that i will save you no matter what!" But, Military arrived and gunshot was fired at Canna's legs. They ordered them to get away from Canna. Kazumi approached and punched the military. "How can you shot her!?". Yuuki pulls Kazumi away to the military and Misato butts in. "We got this, back off now". Misato asked Kazumi to be the one to put Canna to rest and he agrees.
He approached Canna and aim the corrupted gun at his heart. "Canna, i'm sorry." he fires it, Causing Canna to forcibly stop functioning and lose her life. Kazumi carried her lifeless body. "I'm sorry Canna, for not retrieving you properly". As Kazumi puts her to the retrieval pill, Yuuki approached Canna and whispered something to her before closing the retrieval pill. Kazumi suddenly collapsed. "Kazumi, Kazumi, Kazumi, Wake up Kazumi".
Misato told Yuuki to not worry because its just because of fatigue and mental stress. Yuuki bring him back to their room and let him rest. When Kazumi wakes up, he saw Yuuki sleeping in the chair beside him.
"I failed to save my parents and now Canna. How can fate be like this? It's like world is rejecting me."
"I'm a failure"
End of chapter 15