Author Note: For the reader's information: The names of the other cat people are Lucy (age 36), Grace (48), Pico (14), Nana (22), and Alto (20). In the DS universe, cat people age half as fast as humans (ex: cat age is 40 meaning 20 in human years). I added this because I received e-mails stating that people do not know who the other cat people are or their ages. If you played the games, they appear when Felicia's special attack "Please Help Me" is used.

Well it's time for Episode 3. Keep R&R people!

(Warning: Some harsh language! Don't say I didn't warn you.)


Episode 3: A Hero is Born

It has been a few days since Joe arrived at "Felicity House". Even though Felicia has assured the others that Joe will not become a problem for them, Grace and Lucy have their doubts about the human's intentions. The younger cat girls have decided not to believe the idea that "all humans are against Darkstalkers" and have accepted Joe as their newest friend. Life was beginning to return to normal around the home of the six cat people and a human. Until Joe had to go shopping for thefamily of cat women.

To thank Felicia and the others for helping him recover from his injuries, Joe has taken the responsibility of going into town and buying food for everyone. "Ok Felicia, I'm heading out now." Joe shouts as he puts his white sneakers on. Lucky for Joe his shoes were pulled into the light along with him. Since the cat women have padded feet, shoes are a waste of money for them. As Joe heads for the door, three cat girls tackle him knocking him backwards. A loud thud catches the attention of the older cat women who check on the unplanned noise. Joe is seen lying on his back with a small pile of three playful little cat girls on top of him.

"Nyan! We wanna come with you Joe!" The three kits squeal as they allow Joe to get to his feet. He brushes the dust off of his clothes and answers the girls.

"You know the answer to your question." The three cheerful cat girls become depressed from Joe's answer. "However, I'll remember to pick up something just for the three of you." This cheers them up and they immediately tackle him to the floor a second time once he finishes his sentence. Felicia walks into the room and finds the girls on top of Joe. A small sweat drop comes down the back of his head as she enters.

"Come on girls, Grace needs your help to clean the house." The three girls run into the kitchen and leaves Joe alone with Felicia. He stands up and brushes himself off again as Felicia throws something at him. Joe catches the object and finds it to be a small wallet with some money in it. "There's money for food and the list is in a side pocket. Make sure you don't lose it."

"Don't worry, I won't." Joe says confidently as he stuffs the leather wallet into the left pocket of his jeans and heads for the door. He walks outside and finds rain falling from the sky. Damn, I'm gonna get soaked… Before Joe can enter the downpour, Felicia walks to the doorway with a black cloakfolded neatlyin her arms.

"You can use this to stay dry." She hands the cloak over to Joe who wraps it around his body. The makeshift raincoat covers just about all of Joe's body, except for his shoes. "Just make sure I get this back in one piece, ok?" Joe nods in agreement and takes off into the pouring rain. Felicia watches him until he leaves her sight and then Felicia goes back into the house. She shuts the door behind her and finds Lucy is leaning against a wall waiting for something. Lucy looks up and finds Felicia back inside staring at her.

"You better not think that way Felicia."

"What "way" Lucy?"

Lucy sighs before she answers Felicia. "You're beginning to fall for him aren't you?" Felicia's eyes grow large as she hears Lucy's statement. "You know humans could never understand us. That's why we are supposed to stay away from them."

"Just because some humans hate Darkstalkers, doesn't mean all humans think that way. What about the human you were friends with? Wasn't he…"

"Shut up Felicia." Lucy interrupts Felicia's statement. Her sudden anger leaves Felicia confused. "That was a long time ago and I have forgotten about him. I don't need to seek compassion outside our species."

Lucy heads for the stairs as Felicia is left speechless. She stops at the foot of the stairwell and leaves Felicia with one final comment about humans. "Don't fall in love with him Felicia… it'll only leave you heartbroken." As Lucy walks up the stairs, her words echo through Felicia's mind several times.

Meanwhile, Joe is busy shopping in town when a group of local villagers begin to shout at the back of the general store. He walks to the front counter with every last item on the list. As the shopkeeper bags and adds up the final total, the humans walk out of the store through a back door. Joe takes notice of their suspicious activity and asks the shopkeeper about the actions of the villagers.

"Hey, you know what's going on?" Joe hints to where the villagers were standing just a few minutes ago. The shopkeeper looks over and sighs loudly. "Listen buddy, if they're going where I think they are…"

The old shopkeeper answers Joe before he can finish. "They have hired a "Hunter" to remove any Darkstalkers from the area around the village." Joe places the money on the counter and heads for the door. The door rattles as Joe swings it open and looks towards the location of the cat women. A green beam of light comes up from the ground and cuts a path through the dark clouds in the sky. A Spirit-ward… He turns to the shopkeeper and says, "Can you hang onto those things for a while?" The old man nods yes and Joe sprints as fast as he can run towards the beam of light.

Those villagers must have hired someone who can cast Anti-Darkstalker spells… Joe exits the village and heads towards the path for the forest. He is stopped by a mob of villagers with pitchforks and torches. They block the only route to the house and close in on Joe. I don't have time for this crap…

Back at the house, a strange, black robed figure is giving Felicia a hard time. All of her attacks have been ineffective against the unwelcome visitor. The stranger has erected a Spirit-ward to trap all the cat women inside the house. However, Felicia was lucky to escape the house before the spell was completed and now she is fighting for her life. The other cat women watch helplessly as Felicia stumbles around from the resonating scent of the Spirit-ward.

The figure mocks Felicia as she regains her balance. "Feeling sick, eh kitty cat?" The figure begins to approach the weaken Felicia who takes an offense stance. "I see… so you are still able to fight? Well, I guess it's better for you to try and fail then just to give up."

Felicia jumps at the figure and attempts a mid-air "Delta-Kick" when the figure catches her foot stopping the attack cold with a black claw. Then, the figure slams Felicia down hard onto her back and throws her into a nearby tree. The stunned Felicia sits motionless at the base of the tree and struggles to find the enemy. A few seconds pass and the figure is found standing above her with a glowing ring in his hands. He throws the ring, which wraps itself around Felicia and pins her to the tree. She strains to free herself from the ring's grasp, which draws another laugh from the mysterious figure.

"Struggle all you want Felicia…for you are mine."

Shocked to hear her name by an unknown attacker, Felicia questions him. "Who are you?" The figure pulls the robe off to reveal a werewolf with black fur wearing a pair of navy blue sweatpants. The figure reminds Felicia of one of her Darkstalker friends. "Jon?"

"Never say that weakling's name in my presence again!" The black werewolf snarls. "I am Gallon. The true Darkstalker werewolf and your soul mate."

"Soul mate?" Felicia becomes angry with the black werewolf. "You expect me to love someone who attacks me and my friends without warning? No way!"

Felicia's rebellious statement angers the black werewolf who places his claws under Felicia's neck. "You're lucky my master wants you alive. Or else I would have taken you for myself." A grin comes across the face of the black werewolf. "Then again, what he doesn't know won't hurt him."

Several immoral thoughts race through Felicia's mind. He wouldn't! The werewolf grabs a hold of Felicia's neck and begins to squeeze the life out of Felicia. The constant pressure causes Felicia to fade in and out of consciousness. She is unable to move her arms or legs due to her back injury. As her vision began to become blurry, a final weak plea was uttered from her mouth.

"Someone please help me…"

Felicia passed out and her head sank in front of her body. Her long hair flowed over the back of her shoulders as Felicia's tail laid motionless next to her left leg. The ruthless werewolf released the unconscious cat woman from the ring and watched her land on her chest. He makes comments about his work. "Beautiful, I shall claim her before anyone else!"

"Claim this!"

The lustful werewolf reaches for the helpless Felicia and is greeted with two feet. The sudden attack knocks the werewolf away from Felicia who recovers by spinning backwards onto his feet. He wipes a small trickle of blood from his mouth and is enraged at the sight of his own blood. "Who dares to attack me?" The furious werewolf looks at Felicia and finds Joe kneeling over her body.

"Felicia, answer me!" Joe places a two fingers on the right side of her neck and feels a weak pulse coming from a vein. "She's alive, but she's hurt badly…" He pulls the hand away and stands up. His open hand has now become a fist and shakes from anger. Just then, the black werewolf comes into Joe's view. "You're the one who did this to Felicia, aren't you?" The werewolf doesn't respond to him as Joe points a finger at him. "Answer me damn you!"

"I don't need to answeranything foryou human!" The werewolf dashes at Joe and swings a claw for his neck. Acting on impulse, Joe ducks under the attack and swings an uppercut for Gallon's face. His punch is avoided when Gallon uses his aura to counter Joe's attack. The aura sends Joe and the unconscious Felicia flying backwards. Joe catches Felicia in his arms and lands hard on his right shoulder. A loud crack is heard as the two bodies stop moving. Now Felicia is laying motionless on her back as the injured human tries to think of a plan.

Joe stands up and immediately grabs his left arm that is now hanging limp at his side. Dammit, I think I dislocated my shoulder. Not waiting for Joe to recover, Gallon uses his "Beast Cannon" and crashes into Joe sending him soaring through the air. He smashes through several trees, which then explodes and litters the ground with shattered wood. Joe tries desperately to stand but ends up lying down on his back looking up at the dark sky. He turns his head and finds Gallon walking slowly towards Felicia.

Come on get up! Joe's body is immobilized from Gallon's assault. He finds his left arm is lying perpendicular to his body. A light breeze causes Joe to shiver. This can't be real…am I going to die? Joe finds Gallon is now standing over the unconscious Felicia. Something has to happen… dammit! It can't end this way!

"I have my prize." Gallon reaches between Felicia legs and stops only mere inches from her body when a loud heartbeat echoes through the air. Gallon moves his claw away from the fallen cat woman and looks around for the source of the heartbeat. Finding nothing but Joe's motionless body he calls out to the unseen noise. "Who's there!" A look of panic comes over Gallon as no one answers him. The sound continues to grow louder. What kind of power is this? It's stronger than me…impossible!

"Believe it."

Joe rises to his feet as the sound stops. His short dark brown hair has been replaced with long silver colored hair that flows down against the black cloak to the center of his back. The recolored Joe grabs his left arm and forces the shoulder back into its socket. A sickening pop is heard as Joe regains control of his left arm. He opens and closes his hand a few times to make sure nothing is severally damaged. "I should thank you for releasing me, but then…" Joe looks up at Gallon who has backed away from Felicia. Joe's kind eyes have sharpened from a gentle brown into a raging aqua color.

"…there's no point in thanking a dead man."

(End Episode 3)


Trailer for the episode…

Gallon: This can't be happening! How are you stronger than I?

Joe: Because I don't attack the weak… however, I will make an exceptionjust for you!

Felicia: Joe, it that you?

Next time on Darkstalkers: A Chaotic LifeEpisode 4: Shinning Defender of the Night

Joe: I will destroy those who use the dark for evil!


Author's Note: Didn't think the Black Talbain/Gallon would appear did ya? I promise to explain everything later and this will be the last Chapter for a while so just stay tuned because I will write more soon. So keep R&R!