After Fiona and Casper finally reached safety and arrived with Jade in Remy's office, they still had to face the fact that they did not yet know what exactly the Thorn Mafia was planning with the human trafficking and with Cossette.
Jade: "Hmmm… so you are… Fiona Househould… hmm."Fiona: "Uh?"Jade: "You're really pretty… but also really young… how old are you, Fiona?"Fiona: "Twenty… why are you asking me that?"Jade: "Hmm… you're as young as I thought… white hair, green eyes, a small wound on your neck… you smell like… strawberries…"Remy: "See? I told you she smells like strawberries, Casper…"Casper: "(Silent)…"Jade: "And you were a member of Dark Umbrella… hmph… they once planned to kill me because I was too risky for them…"Fiona: "Hmmm…"Jade: "Okay, but that doesn't matter… seems like Casper likes you… and thinks you're a good partner… fine by me…"Fiona: "And what about Casper?"Jade: "Hahhh… Casper… are you finally going to tell Remy and Fiona?"Remy: "Tell us what…?"Jade: "Hmm…"Casper: "You've heard of the Vampir du Lac Vert, haven't you?"Remy: "Of course…"Fiona: "Hmm?… what are you talking about?"Casper: "So Dark Umbrella never told you… well, maybe not in your time, you're still young… anyway… that vampire killed many young women for twenty years… mostly virgins…"Remy: "Right… but what does that have to do with you?"Fiona: "Hmm?"Casper: "That vampire… is me."Remy: "Ugh!"Fiona: "Huh?!"
Casper went outside and looked at the sea where fish were flying, then down toward the lilac-colored clouds and the moon that hung between sea and clouds.
Casper: "I suffer from the Les Larmes Sombres curse… the Dark Tears…"Remy: "You're joking, right?"Fiona: "A curse?"Remy: "That curse makes a vampire lose control, but you can control yourself."Casper: "Hmm…"
He showed his choker.
Casper: "This here is the reason. Jade gave it to me… without it, I'd still be killing young women who are virgins…"Fiona: "Well that's really not cool… now I understand why some girls stop being virgins so fast…"Jade: "That was actually one of the ways women used back then to avoid being caught and killed by Casper…"Remy: "Oh man… so you're telling me you're the reason women were so scared, they just gave up their virginity?"Jade: "Hahh… the blood of a virgin is… different for vampires."Casper: "For us vampires… the blood of a virgin smells bittersweet… for women it's even sweeter… but… it's not entirely true that I only killed virgins…"Jade: "And once that got around… women realized they were in danger either way…"
(Twenty years ago)
(Patch!)
Unknown woman: "Oh dear… it's so dark here… no lights… why is that…"
(Patch) (Patch!)
Unknown woman: "Who's there!!"
(Whoosh!)
Suddenly Casper stood in front of her.
Casper: "Haaahhghhhhh!!"Unknown woman: "Aaarghhhh!!!"
Casper narrates: "The Dark Tears curse was named like that because a vampire cries dark tears… this curse makes a vampire… always hungry. No matter how much blood you drink… the hunger stays…"
(Back to the present)
Casper: "Hhhh… eventually… after about twenty years, Jade found me… she had received an order from the Schnabel to kill me…"Fiona: "The Schnabel?"Remy: "La plume du hibou (Owl's Feather). Nickname for them is the Beak… it's an organization similar to Dark Umbrella. A secret organization that performs experiments and also deals with monsters and vampires, ghosts as well… plus cursed humans, animals, and cursed beings… They were given that name because of their long coats and beaked masks (plague masks)… They're humans, doctors, sometimes vampires, witches, and spirits… and Jade used to work for them…"Jade: "Exactly… be careful if you ever see them, Fiona… they're really dangerous people… they may seem kind… but they have no problem experimenting on humans and leaving things to run wild among people…"
(Patch!)
She walked a bit.
Jade: "Twenty-four years ago… the Schnabel created several experiments… mutants, that's what we call them…"Fiona: "Wait… that thing that attacked Remy and me… that was a mutant; it at least looked like one."Remy: "That's true… that would explain why it was so strong…"Jade: "Describe it, maybe I know it…"Fiona: "Hmm."Remy: "Well, it had skin full of cracks… you could see the bones in some places."Fiona: "It also had big, powerful hands…"Remy: "Slit lips… and what's even more disturbing, it was really strong. A whole wagon ran into it and it only slowed it down for a moment."Fiona: "It could even see me in ghost form…"Remy: "Wait… you shot yourself in the head to become a ghost while that monster was attacking you… I get it, you thought then it would leave you alone."Fiona: "But it could see me… it attacked me… normal living beings can't see ghosts… unless… they… have magic…"Remy: "Ugh…"Casper: "What…"Jade: "Hmmm…"Remy: "It also wore a mask…"Jade: "I see… Le Wendigo Géant… the Giant Wendigo… it's a giant wendigo…"Fiona: "Hmm?"Jade: "Yes, I remember. Project Rank C… he's not that strong."Fiona: "Not… that strong?!"Remy: "What's that supposed to mean…"Jade: "Hahh… the Schnabel… they're dangerous humans. It's more… a dark organization… yes, they capture supernatural beings… that's true… but they often come up with very weird, dangerous ideas… there's a ranking system: V stands for Venin (Poison), C for Chaos, M for Malédiction (Curses)… F for Forces (Powers)…"Remy: "Hmm."Fiona: "And you used to work for them?"Jade: "Yes… I'm a witch. They call me Sorcière de l'horloge, the Clock Witch. I even live in a clock… actually they also call me objets de sorcière, the Object Witch… anyway… I used to work for the Schnabel."Fiona: "I see…"Remy: "Hmm."Fiona: "Gray skin… why do you have it?"Jade: "Oh… you finally noticed."Fiona: "Yeah… is that a curse?"Jade: "Hmm… it's called the Curse of the Gray Star… hehe… but no, not really… we are fairies."Fiona: "Huh?"Jade: "Exactly. We of the Gray Folk are fairies… just without wings. There are many kinds of fairies…"Fiona: "Strange… I did hear about the Gray Folk once… but I thought they were some kind of demis or elves…"Jade: "No… there aren't many of us… and we don't show up often…"Fiona: "I see… honestly, it sounds kind of cool to me…"
She stood up.
Jade: "Hmm… huh?"Fiona: "Hmmm…"Jade: "What is it?"Fiona: "Tell me… are you fairies really… evil?"Jade: "Hmm?"Fiona: "Well… Rapunzel… isn't it like… Rapunzel herself was a fairy… or not?"Jade: "Hehehe… so you do know about the Guardian of Dreams…"Remy: "Hm?"Fiona: "Well, I had problems with the Forbidden Library of Rapunzel…"Jade: "Ugh… you… know them?"Fiona: "I even fought against one. Her name was Dorothy…"Remy: "The Forbidden Library of Rapunzel?"Casper: "Hmm?"Jade: "Those people want to free Rapunzel from the Tower of Stars… they're dangerous people… I can't believe you know them."Fiona: "Anyway… Casper, how did Jade find you?"Casper: "Oh… well, it was almost ten years ago."
(Ten years ago)
Casper: "Hrrrrr…"Unknown woman: "No… please…"Casper: "Run… away…"
He tried to fight himself. The woman ran, but he caught up with her.
Casper: "Urk… I'm sorry… I can't wait any longer!!"Unknown woman: "Hahh…"Jade: "No… no…"
Casper: "Huh?"
She suddenly appeared in front of him and blew from her hand at him.
Jade: "Puhhhhh…"Casper: "Ugh..."
He collapsed, unconscious.
Jade: "Hmm… alright then… you're coming with me… and you, human, better run away."Unknown woman: "Okay…"
She ran off.
Jade: "Now we have some peace…"
She lifted her staff, made Casper float, and then walked through a phone booth with him.
(A few minutes later)
Casper: "Ugh… what…"Jade: "Well… good evening…"Casper: "What… who are you…"Jade: "Oh… my name is Jade, Jade Trees…"Casper: "What… what are you going to do with me?"Jade: "A lot… hehehe… I saw that you're trying to resist the curse Les Larmes Sombres, the Dark Tears…"Casper: "Ugh…"Jade: "I can help you… Casper… do you want that?"Casper: "Please… yes… I don't want to hurt people anymore…"Jade: "Good… then wear this from now on."
It was a necklace.
Casper: "Hmm?"
But Jade stuck it to his neck—more like fastened it tightly.
Casper: "What?"Jade: "That should be enough… so… do you feel better?"Casper: "Ugh… that's insane… the pain is almost gone."Jade: "Good."Casper: "Oh… thank you so much…"Jade: "You're welcome…"
(Back to the present time)
Casper: "Some time later… I started spending more time with Jade… and, well, we got engaged…"Jade: "Hehehe… (blushing)…"Fiona: "Hmm."Remy: "Ghhh… anyway…"Casper: "Hmm?"Fiona: "Hmm?"Remy: "Fiona, you didn't see Cossette, right?"Fiona: "No…"Remy: "Hahhh… and at the same time we still don't know how the human trafficking and that creature fit together… and you're sure Cossette wasn't among them?"Fiona: "Yes, I'm sure."Remy: "Then we did everything the prisoners told us… and got nothing."Jade: "Hmmm…"
Remy stood up.
Remy: "Hahh… damn… I really hate it when this happens… if we'd been earlier, we might have been able to save those people… now they're dead."Fiona: "Hmm…"
Fiona and Casper weren't thrilled either.
Casper: "So what now?"Remy: "What now is simple… the Thorn Mafia… they've gone too far… human trafficking?… and so many murders… that's not cool…"Casper: "Hmm…"Fiona: "How about we investigate the mayor…"Remy: "Hmm?"Fiona: "You said that ever since Bernard Boneparte became the mayor of Roux, the Thorn Mafia has gotten this bad… maybe he knows something…"Remy: "And what if he doesn't tell us anything?"Casper: "Then we find out another way… I guess."Fiona: "We won't just ask him… he won't simply tell us, not if he really works with them or at least takes bribes… we'll… do something thieves usually do… break into his house… or castle… without permission…"Remy: "Castle… huge castle."Fiona: "Castle… huge castle, so let's go there, then…"Remy: "That's… a risky mission. If we get caught, it could cost me my job… and you could be in danger too, sneaking into the mayor's place… but at the same time we can't just sit and watch while so many people die…"Jade: "I could help with that…"Remy: "How?"Jade: "Well… Remy, you were a thief before Sherlock made you his right hand before his death…"Remy: "Mhm."Fiona: "Huh?"Casper: "Hmm?"Jade: "You'll take care of the sneaking in."Remy: "Me? Why me?"Fiona: "Well, she's right… you know how to do that."Casper: "Neither I nor Mademoiselle Fiona really know how to steal… or break into a house without permission…"Remy: "Hmm… fine… and what are you two going to do?"Casper: "Me?"Jade: "Hmm?"Jade: "Hmm…"Fiona: "The Card of the Mysterious has limits."Jade: "You should go with Remy."Fiona: "Hmm?… I could just watch the building in ghost form… isn't that enough…"Jade: "No… I think you should both go…"Fiona: "Hahhh… fine… then we'll do it that way… but it's not my fault if I knock some glass down and we get caught."Casper: "Hmm."Fiona: "I can at least help you by checking if someone is there… then we'll have to wait. By the way, I should warn you that I can only use my ghost form three times a week… and I've already used it twice today… so I can only use it one more time."Jade: "And you, Casper, you'll knock out the guards… but be careful… don't kill them. We don't want to drag innocent people into this."Casper: "Understood."Fiona: "Hmm?"Remy: "Okay… by the way, Fiona, do you have a plan where you'll sleep?"Fiona: "A hotel…"Jade: "…Do you have money?"Fiona: "Yes… in my pouch… huh?…"
She checked it.
Fiona: "Huh?… but… I had at least 300 coins in here… Remy… what about the money from the show?"Remy: "I lost it…"Fiona: "Really… hahhh… that's just great. Where am I supposed to sleep now?"Remy: "Here… at my place… Casper sleeps here too, and Vivian. In the top room there's a space for you. From the window you can see a lot of Roux."Fiona: "… Hahh… thanks… I guess I have no choice then."
(A few minutes later)
They rested. Fiona slept in the upper room.
Jade: "Admit it, you still have money."Remy: "Hmm?"
Remy stood at the window.
Remy: "Yeah, I do…"Jade: "Why did you lie to her?"Remy: "Because I'm worried… that's all…"Jade: "You like her?"Remy: "Hmm?… Hmph… she's always sad and doesn't seem to like talking to people."Jade: "Well… she likes talking to you…"Remy: "What?"Jade: "What if I told you that with Fiona you might actually have a chance… to have a nice, good woman…"Remy: "(Blushing) What…"Jade: "You're even blushing… you never do that… that means Fiona suits you… you like her."Remy: "Hahhh… well… I do think she's nice… even if she's a bit grumpy… she's still a really pretty girl."
Remy looked around.
Remy: "Hmm…"
(Meanwhile)
Hugo: "The warehouse was destroyed!! And where is Cossette!!"Thorn Mafia member: "No idea."Hugo: "Tssss… what attacked us… who dares…?!"Thorn Mafia member: "It was a mutant, one survivor said…"Hugo: "Hmm?"Thorn Mafia member: "A survivor said it was so strong it destroyed the building with a single punch…"Hugo: "Damn… hahhhh… fine, I'll go myself and take a look…"
(Meanwhile)
Cossette: "Hahhh… hahhhh…"
(Cemetery of Etienne)
Cossette: "Hahhh… here it is… hahhh… (sob!)…"
On the grave it said: "Here rests Jean Valjean."
Cossette: "(Sob)… I missed you so much… Papa…"
She lay down next to the grave.
Cossette: "I miss the warmth of your hand on my head so much… Jean… I miss you so much… I am so, so sorry… hahhhh… I'm very, very tired… and I'm not feeling well… so I hope… you'll forgive me… for being here… and not looking for peace… there is no peace for me without you… Jean Valjean… people talk about you as if you were a criminal… but for me you're a hero…"
She rested her head by the grave.
Cossette: "Jean… hhhh…"
(Flashback – a few years earlier)
Jean Valjean: "Cossette… it's cold outside… here, take this scarf…"
He wrapped it around her neck.
Cossette: "Hhh… so warm…"Jean Valjean: "Hehehe… good girl… take it as a gift…"Cossette: "But you already bought me these clothes, Jean… isn't that expensive for you…"Jean Valjean: "Every child in this world deserves warmth… any child… no matter what they look like… girl or boy… boy or girl… for me."Cossette: "Jean…"Jean Valjean: "Good child… be a good child…"Cossette: "Does that mean your friends weren't good and that's why they were killed?"Jean Valjean: "No, no… children aren't bad just because they make mistakes. The adults are the ones who truly aren't good…"Cossette: "I don't understand… adults should take responsibility, but the ones who killed my parents don't?"Jean Valjean: "Hahhhh… let's just go home, Cossette…"
(Back to the present)
(A few days later)
Jade: "Hmm…"
(Knock!) (Knock!)
Jade stood in front of the door of Remy's apartment.
Remy: "Nooo… nooo… you're cheating…"Fiona: "What, me?… you're just not good at this."Casper: "You're both cheating… you're mean…"Jade: "(Sweats)…"
She heard that behind the door and opened it.
Jade: "Huh?"Fiona: "Ghhhh…"Remy: "Urk…"Casper: "Huh?… Jade…"Jade: "(Sweats)… what the hell are you doing!!"
The three of them were grabbing each other by the collars.
Casper: "Jade, Fiona and Remy are cheating at cards."Fiona: "Huh?"Remy: "You're cheating too… I saw the card in your back pocket…"Fiona: "Wait a second… that also explains how you suddenly had the king… you're cheating…"Remy: "Told you… but you're cheating as well."Fiona: "Why me?… your whole pocket is stuffed with cards… honestly, at least hide them properly…"Remy: "(Sweats)… I didn't… know my pocket would get so full."Casper: "(Sweats)… you are aware they're falling out of your pocket, right?"Remy: "Huh?"Fiona: "(Sweats)…"Casper: "Fiona, you have a card up your sleeve."Fiona: "Oh?… uh… I must've accidentally put it there… hehehe…"Casper: "Is that so…"Fiona: "Looks like we all cheated here…"Remy: "Hahaha…"Fiona: "You have no right to talk, you didn't even bother to hide your cards… at least we did it properly. If you're going to cheat, do it right."Remy: "(Sweats)… mmm…"Jade: "Tell me… all that noise… over a card game."Remy: "(Cough)… well, never mind…"Fiona: "Mhm…"Casper: "(Cough)… yeah."
They let go of each other, sat back down, and drank tea.
Fiona: "The tea is good…"Remy: "Mhm…"Casper: "No complaints…"Remy: "Mhm… (burp)"Fiona: "(Sweats)… you just ruined the whole mood, you know that?"Casper: "Damn it, Remy…"Jade: "Hahhhh…"