Sakaki managed to survive....for now. He was determined to help Musashi find Miyamoto. He was too cold to move. Now he needed Miyamoto more than ever. He struggled to survive in the snow. He wanted to see Musashi again. He started to crawl on his belly. He had to remain alive. Meanwhile, Musashi searched for Miyamoto and Sakaki. She couldn¹ t see anything due to the blizzard. She imagined Woman Boss smiling in her office. She had always hated her mother¹ s employer ever since she tortured Sakaki. She pictured her jumping and skipping within her mansion happy that Miyamoto was gone. She almost felt guilty for having a mother who loved her unlike Sakaki¹ s mom.
MUSASHI : That hateful woman !
She noticed that the snow was getting deeper and deeper. It reached her knees.
MUSASHI : I can¹ t die now. I must find my mother.
She was now sad.
MUSASHI : I can still hear Sakaki screaming as the avalanche buries him. I don¹ t even know if he is still alive.
She held her arms as she walked.
MUSASHI : I won¹ t let this frozen cemetary steal my life yet.
Her legs proceeded to tremble.
MUSASHI : I must focus on my mission. If I die now, who will find my mother ?
Sakaki continued to manually dig a tunnel through the snow. His red suit did not protect him from the cold. He wondered if he would ever see any other color with the exception of white. His mother appeared in his memories again. He recalled standing in her office....
SAKAKI : Have you seen my pet caterpillar, Mommy ?
WOMAN BOSS : Pet caterpillar ? Ohhhh ! You mean the slime on my high heel ?
She put a foot on her desk which revealed something only her son could identify.
SAKAKI : FLUFFY !
Tears formed in the Dan Œ in¹ s eyes.
SAKAKI : You owe me, Mommy ! You have to pay for my psychology !
As he ranted, Woman Boss removed a cell phone from her dress.
WOMAN BOSS : Yes. There is a crazy man in my office. He¹s talking to an imaginary person he calls Mommy. Short dark hair. Slits for pupils. He¹ s wearing a black uniform with a big red R on it which stands for the Rocket Gang. He¹ s the leader of the pocket monster stealing organization. Thank you.
Sakaki stopped ranting long enough to ask who she called. His mother smiled and knocked on the bottom of her desk.
WOMAN BOSS : Uh oh, Sakaki ! Do you hear that knock on the door ?
Sakaki whimpered as he dwelled in his memory for a few more seconds. He could still remember losing a loved one even if that loved one was a caterpillar. He imagined how Musashi would feel if either of them found Miyamoto¹ s dead body. He wondered if going on this dangerous mission was a good idea. What if he and Musashi never found their mother ? What if she was already dead ?
SAKAKI : Our mother.
Part of him felt guilty about labeling Miyamoto as his mother. She was always Musashi¹ s parent. Besides, he already had a mom and Musashi didn¹ t. He had only known her for one day. The other part of him felt good to share Miyamoto. She had taught him how to love unlike his cruel mother who only yelled at and abused him. She would embrace as well as protect him from harm if she was able to. He would never forget the day she caught his mother¹ s hand in mid air. Sakaki was Miyamoto¹ s boy. He tried to avoid tears as he thought about a young Musashi smiling with Miyamoto. He wished that he had smiled with his mother. He managed to control his emotions long enough to try and find her. He became frustrated when he could not see anything but snow. Musashi was glad when the blizzard eventually ceased. She wasn¹ t happy about the snow reaching her chest and concealing her bald head. She tried to picture herself in a warm place such as her home where she was with her mom. She smiled at various memories.
MUSASHI : Mom.
Sakaki¹ s chest started to hurt from being in a cold environment for a long time. He placed his hand over his heart. He gasped repeatedly. He didn¹ t dare faint. He wished that Miyamoto was by his side to hold him and tell him that everything was OK. Woman Boss probably would have insulted and kicked him. The thought of his mother sitting by a fire while stroking Persian angered him. She was in a warm and comfortable environment while he and Musashi were freezing. Sakaki proceeded to panic as various thoughts entered his mind. What if he was buried under this avalanche for eternity ? What if Musashi froze to death ? What if they never found Miyamoto and the mission was for nothing ? He mentally scolded himself for having terrible thoughts. His chest pain increased. He wanted to curl up and die. Just then, death didn¹ t seem like a horrible event. However, Sakaki stopped to think about Musashi crying in the snow if she was all alone. He sighed. He couldn¹ t abandon his childhood friend. He was curious when he saw a cave ahead. He crawled towards it which he entered. He gasped when he saw....
