Where were we... Oh, yes--Hiro and Ren at the rabbit pen! Unfortunately for Hiro, Ren runs off to Takeya, unaware of the deep emotional connection Hiro feels for her. Up on the DearS spaceship, Fina says her job as Watcher is over! Down on Earth, Neneko shows Takeya how Io has entered some strange cocoon state...on her apartment ceiling! And when Takeya"s estranged father emerges on the scene, he reveals a stunning secret about the DearS. Could Ren be the key to saving everyone?