Sakura's New Life

7/26/13 Issue 4. Reiko and her father are trying to cure her mother Sakura's cancer with an updated version of the Kaisama

While still at Jinkara, Mr. Natsuki, Kasumi and Reiko are still testing her new abilities. They finally reach Reiko's strength threshold which is 60 tons. Next they test her healing abilities. Mr. Natsuki takes a scalpel and cuts Reiko on her upper right arm. They discover she heals fully after several minutes but leaves a scar for a few hours. Next they test her speed and notice its slightly enhanced but its enough to lets say dodge a bullet. They then discover that Reiko can actually fly for a very brief period. Kasumi faints from such a sight. Reiko tries to wake her up but to no avail. "Cant say i blame her, i actually almost fainted when i felt myself lift off the floor." Reiko then picks up her friend and lays her down on a cot near the door of the lab. After that, Mr. Natsuki then starts formulating a cure for his wife. But before he can do so, he asks Reiko to run home and grab a blood sample from her mother. Reiko does as asked and leaves Jinkara with great haste. She arrives home 10 minutes later and runs into her mothers bedroom. She grabs a needle from her fathers medicine cabinet and cleans it. She then talks to her mother. "Mom, I'm going to take a blood sample from you ok? Hopefully this sample will bring you back to us." She then injects the needle into her and takes a blood sample. Reiko then wraps the needle in a bag then heads out the door to her car.

She gets back to Jinkara not to long after and gives her father the sample. "Thank you Reiko. Now I can get started." Her father then starts to formulate a cure for his wife. Reiko, her father and Kasumi stay at Jinkara till about ten o'clock the next morning, "You done yet dad?" "Just about sweetheart." Her father then starts placing the new version of the Kaisama into a glass bottle. He then hands it to Reiko saying "Now Reiko, this new version of the Kaisama is called Epsilon. This should cure your mother fully and bring her back to us as a new woman." "Well then i take it its time to give her Epsilon huh?" "It's now or never."  They all leave Jinkara and head to Reiko's house to watch what unfolds. Reiko grabs a needle from a bag along with the Epsilon. Reiko then fills the needle with Epsilon and prepares to inject her mother with it. "Welcome back Mother." She injects the Epsilon into her mothers arm then watches her. About 20 minutes later everybody starts falling asleep but Reiko notices her mothers hair starts turning back to it natural black. Then her skin starts to appear younger, her breathing increases. Then she opens her eyes. She gasps for air and sits up coughing. Reiko holds her and tells her to relax. Itachi tells her to stay calm and use small movements because she hasn't been able to move in almost two years. She tries to talk but cant. She signals Reiko to giver her a piece of paper and pen. Reiko gives it to her and her mother writes "Where have I been for the past two years?" Itachi answers "Honey, you've been in very bad health for the past two years and Reiko and I had to take care of you due to the cancer basically shutting down your body." She writes "So why am I able to move now?" Itachi answers "Because our daughter here, put her life on the line in order to find a cure for you. She tested a prototype serum we developed at work to unlock hidden abilities inside the human genome. I presume Reiko only put her life on the line to hope her doing so would result in this moment now." Her mother writes "Reiko my daughter, there's nothing I can do to repay you for taking such a chance." Reiko replies back "Don't bother mother this was all for you." Reiko kisses and hugs her mother lovingly and sobs a bit. "Mother I missed you so much." Her mother utters back in a small voice "I missed you too Reiko. Its great to finally see and be with my family again." Itachi then hugs his wife and kisses her on the lips then says "My wife, how I missed you so much these past few years."