Maehara was walking the streets. When he sensed something behind him, turning around he got a surprise hug from someone
"Gotcha" she said
"Hinata?" Maehara asked as his recovering girlfriend was back in town, she hadn't changed since they last saw each other, just a pair of glasses, slightly longer hair and a bigger cup size, she still had the same soft features Maehara loved. "what are you doing here?" he asked
"I thought I might come back for a couple of days and see you" she said passionately kissing him before just smiling
"It is good to see you again" Maehara said hugging her before the pair walked off just talking. Watching them was Ronin, he was out watching over the city from the shadows. He was surprise that Okano was back in town; last he had heard she was neck deep in writing a book while getting rehab in France for her injuries from the classroom incident but here she was walking happily with Maehara
"What are you doing here Okano?: Ronin asked as he looked around before he jumped over to another rooftop "Don't you think this is suspicious?"
"Yeah, Okano shows up after Kurahashi was kidnapped, there's no doubt. She's gotta be connected to the hand" Elektra said "Do you think we're becoming paranoid?"
"I don't know are we?" Ronin asked
"Man that was a long flight" Kataoka said stretching
"Kataoka?" a voice asked, turning around the former class rep saw her old friend walking over to her.
"Okuda, my goodness! It's been so long" Kataoka cheered
"What are you doing here, I thought that you were based in LA now because of your job
"My boss decided that I should take a break on the next flight I take to Japan" Kataoka said
"I see" Okuda said
"Plus I quit being an air stewardess" Kataoka said
"So what are you doing now?" Okuda asked
"I'm on the amateur women's league for surfing; plus I'm doing a bit of acting on the side" Kataoka winked
"Hey, why not see if we can get the girls together and catch up?" Okuda asked
"Sure why not?" Kataoka said
"Okay, yep. Sure I'll see you there?" Yada asked as she was at a cafe. She sighed which Nagisa picked up on
"What is it?" he asked
"Okano, Okuda and Kataoka are back in town, and Okuda has asked for a get together with the few girls left in tonw
"Go, I'll get Isogai and Chiba to watch over things. We might get a clue to what the Hand is the planning" Nagisa said
"Okay" Yada said kissing him
"Besides I've got something else to do" Nagisa said
"What?" Yada asked while picking out an outfit
"My client is innocent, he didn't attack he defended himself" Nagisa shouted
"He was still armed with a blunt weapon" The prosecutor said
"And that is what to a gun?" Nagisa asked
"Hey, Mr Shiota we have been lenient and dropped majority of the charges, but Mr Sugino did strike first which revealed the gun the victim had in his possession, but it was never used" The judge said
"Fine, then my client is willing to take a plea bargin" Nagisa said
"And what does the bargain pertain?" the judge asked
"He simply asked for 80 hours of community service since it was in self defence" Nagisa said
"I see, well since it was in self defence and you were wrongfully accused of most of the charges against, I'll accept the deal, does the prosecution agree?"
"Yes your honour" the prosecutor said as she stood up
"Good, I hereby sentence Tomohito Sugino to 80 community service" the judge said
"Thanks man" Sugino said
"No problem, you're a client and you did nothing wrong" Nagisa said
"So what are you up to now?" Sugino asked
"I've got to file some paper work and then I'm going on an errand for Toka"
"I get it man, but hey we'll have to celebrate"
"Fully man" Nagisa said holding out his fist, Sugino chuckled and smacked his fist into Nagisa's before hailing the blind lawyer a taxi
"Catch you later Nagisa" Sugino said
"You got it" Nagisa said
"HEY YADA, HAYAMI OVER HERE!' Fuwa shouted as the last two Class-E girls in the area arrived.
"Man it's been so long" Kataoka said hugging the pair
"I agree" Okano said
"So what are you guys doing back in Japan?"
"Well my rehab's nearly finished so I'm moving back here in a couple of months" Okano said
"That's good news" Hayami said
"Hey, I heard about Chiba, is he doing okay?" Kataoka asked
"He's getting there, but he's still out of work. But he saved up enough income, and there's that money" Hayami said
"So, he is the only one using it?" Kataoka asked bitterly
"Nagisa used what was left after the healthcare and schooling funds to start his law firm
"Law firm, I thought he was a teacher" Okuda said
"He changed his mind about professions and became a lawyer" Yada said
"Wow a lawyer, I never expected that" Okano said
"He's a pretty good one, heck Kanzaki's husband has hired him
"KANZAKI'S MARRIED?" the three that didn't know shouted
"Yeah, Arashi Hayabusa's her husband" Yada said
"What have you guys been doing?" Okuda asked
"I'm a stripper" Kurahashi said making the three girl go wide-eyed
"I'm a caretaker, in fact I'm Nagisa's caretaker" Yada said
"I work with Agent Karasuma" Hayami said
"I'm a MMA fighter, but it's the off season for me at the moment" Fuwa said
"I see, but seriously Hinano why a stripper?" Okano said
"It was easy work" Kurahashi said
After an hour or so the seven girls were walking back to the hotel where Okano and Kataoka was staying when suddenly five red ninjas jumped out of the shadows. Then the black sash wearing Ninja Commander walked out
"Who are you?" Kataoka said as the four girls who knew about the Hand got defensive
"We are the enforcers of The Hand! It is our mission to make sure the world is ours, and we need you three maidens" the commander said
"Get bent" Okano said "and what's with the sash"
"It's for my designation as a Commander in the ranks of the Hand" the commander boasted
"The commander, he sounds familiar" Yada said
"Please tell me you brought your weapons" Fuwa said removing her jacket and top to reveal her Iron Fist Sport's Bra.
"I did" Yada said pulling up her face mask and drawing out her sais
"So you want us; what for?" Kataoka asked
"It can't be good. They're an ancient crime syndicate who wants to control Japan" Okuda said
"Only now we want the world" The Hand Commander said
"Why, Japan not big enough for you?" Hayami said pulling out her gun and aimed
"Same old sniper" The Commander said
"It can't be, Hayami he knows you were a sniper" Fuwa said
"Yeah, I heard it too" Yada said
"How do you know that?" Hayami asked
"You'll have to beat me to find out" the Commander said "HAJIME!" he shouted as the five ninjas circled them and started to fight.
Hayami took the lead and fire at one of the ninja, he produced a small tanto blade and deflected the bullets before cutting Hayami's gun. She then tried a high kick, only to have it grabbed and upon seeing this Yada stabbed the ninja with her sai as two more swung swords at her. Thinking quickly Yada caught the blades with her sais and twisted them breaking the swords, seeing how stunned they look she kicked them in the face knocking them out; next she threw one into the shoulder of a ninja attacking Okuda. Kurahashi then ran in and flip kicked him back, she then transition into a roundhouse kick and palm strikes to his chin
"That's a third down" Kurahashi said
"Enough of this" the commander said
"I agree" Fuwa said as she gathered Chi into her fist and threw a punch embedding her fist into the wall "Crap" she said, but that didn't stop her from pulling her fist out and driving straight into the commander's gut winding him "Got him"
"Good work" Hayami said grabbing him in a headlock "I'll only ask this once, who are you?" she asked
"Ask nicer" the commander snarled headbutting Hayami throwing his mask off.
"No" Yada gasped
"You, you're with them?" Kurahashi said as they saw the Ninja Commander was none other than Ryoma Terasaka. Using the time they were stunned Terasaka nodded as the ninja they didn't knock out captured Kataoka and Okano before dragging them back into the shadow
"MEG! HINATA!" Okuda scream
"SHIT!" Fuwa shouted as Terasaka got out of Hayami's grip and ran at Okuda
"Stop him!" Hayami said before he grabbed Okuda as he ran into the shadow
"No, they've got them" Yada said
"Back to base, we've got to debrief the others" Hayami said as they raced off.
Karasuma looked dumbstruck as he heard what happened
"Are you saying that, Terasaka's apart the Hand?" Maehara asked
"Yes, and he's a commander of the ninjas" Hayami said
"So he's got the three girls and we have no ideas what he wants with them" Isogai said
"Indeed, so how do we find out?" Chiba asked
"He's got to have a weakness right?" Isogai asked
"I know where it is" Nagisa said.
That night, Hazama was working in the library when she sensed someone come near to her
"He's in the history section, but don't hurt him too much" Hazam begged
"No promises" Daredevil said
"Okay" Hazama said. Daredevil walked quietly in the vacant library. He found Terasaka reading an old book about mythology
"I knew it wasn't long until you found me, right Daredevil?" Terasaka asked
"You have some friends of mine" Daredevil said
"So what?" Terasaka asked
"This" Daredevil said throwing his billy club at Terasaka so it hit him in the mouth distracting him while Ronin jumped down and booted him in the back making him stumble forward into the path of Daredevil's fist, knocking him about; Ronin tripped him up and pulled him into a chokehold
"Why?" Daredevil asked
"You want to knwo why I did this?" Terasaka asked
"Yes" Daredevil growled
"I did it for them! Hara, they can wake her up and then Kayano, they can bring her back! you want that right, the girl whose life was snuffed out by Reaper 2.0. Do you know how she died, I'll tell you: A barbed tentacle through the stomach and then a bright light vaporised her, nothing left. Back the Hand know a way to bring her back and she'll be the same as before" Terasaka shouted. Daredevil tightened his fist and looked at Terasaka
"Hara will wake up, and when she does; do you think she'll be please you sold out your old friends for reviving her, and as for Kaede Kayano. She suffered enough in this life. So she can have some peace in the next with her sister" Daredevil said before roaring and knocking Terasaka out
"Tell me, if they were able to do it; would you let them...bring her back I mean?" Ronin asked
"No" Daredevil said "Get this piece of shit into a cell, and then give him to Isogai to interrogate" Daredevil said
"Well, that could be a problem" Ronin said "He did lash Kurahashi"
"Good" Daredevil said
Terasaka woke up in a darkened room. He was hanging upside down
"Where am I?" he asked
"In a place I want you to be" Isogai said walking out of the shadows wearing his skull t-shirt as Hayami wheeled some objects into the room behidn Terasaka "Hello Terasaka"
"Well if it ain't the damn Ikeman" Tersaka sneered "What you want to talk about the old days?" he asked
"Yes I would like to talk, but not about the good old days, but rather the new friends you've made. The Hand; what are they planning?" Isogai asked
"Down eat a dick" Terasaka said spitting as Isogai.
"I was hoping to do the peaceful way, but now; but now I get to do it the fun way" he smiled pulling on some heavy welding gloves and pulled down a pair of goggles. Next he picked up a torch and flint
"What are you going to do with that?" Terasaka asked
"Oh its quite simple, this torch can reach temperatures of 2820 degrees meaning its capable of turning the toughest of steel into well...butter. The flame will seer the nerve endings shut since its extremely hot which will lead you to go into shock which is followed by a cold feeling, that si when it will hurt. Now I'm feeling rather generous. You tell me what they are up to and I won't burn the skull symbol into your back. Thought it will be an improvement" Isogai laughed
"Bite me pissant!" Terasaka said snarling
"Wrong answer, sorry" Isogai said lowering the torch, onto a nice piece of porterhouse steak, next him pulled out a popsicle and put it to Terasaka's back and started to move it slowly in the shape of his skull icon
"SON OF A BITCH!" Terasaka said as Isogai moved the popsicle about
"Doesn't that smell nice, I'm burning off some of that back fat and the marking is going to be rather fetching" he smiled as he continued
"FINE, FINE I'LL TALK!" Terasaka said "I don't know how, but they plan on being back Tengu"
"Tengu?" Iosgai asked confused
"Yeah, half bird half human monsters, these three had elemental powers, Midoritengu has power of Nature, Akitengu has power over fire and Aoitengu has the ability to control water" Terasaka said
"Is that all?" Isogai said
"Yes" Terasaka said as the flames touched steak and the ice touched his back. "KUNUNGIGAOKA! They're going to use the old Class-E hut for the ritual!" Terasaka shouted
"Why there?" Isogai asked
"What better place for Shiro to declare a second victory" Terasaka said as he was dropped and the popsicle was shoved in his mouth. He looked and saw the steak.
"I was hungry and I couldn't waste a perfectly good steak, sorry" Isogai said as he cut the steak in half and gave half to Terasaka
"Thanks" he said
Kataoka woke up with a hazy feeling in her mind. She looked around and saw she was in a familiar place
"Ah, you awaken" Shiro said
"Shiro" Kataoka said before looking down, seeing she was in a black silk sleeveless kimono with a wave motif, she then saw Okauda in the same type of kimono only with a fire motif and Okano in one with a flower motif version
"What is going on here?" she asked as the others woke up
"Simple, you three are the maidens needed to awaken Akitengu, Midoritengu and Aoitengu; which in turn will allow us to take over the world" Shiro said
"Fat chance" Kataoka said
"You have no choice" Shiro said as he was brought the urn "Do you know what this is?"
"An urn?" Kataoka asked
"Yes, but this is the urn of the Dragon's Ash. I need it to release the three Tengu, would you like to know its history?" Shiro replied
"Why not" Kataoka said as Okano and Okuda woke up
"The Dragon's Ash is actually made up of a wooden dragon shaped container it held the Tengu inside of them. The enemy of the hand sealed them in the Yamato Wood Dragon and then burnt it before sealing it in this black urn. After a 600 years when the moon turns blue the urn's seal will break and the Tengu will be brought back to this world to which they will help whoever brings them back" Shrio said opening the urn making three figure conjured up of smoke appeared. Each of the figure had glowing eyes coloured red, green and blue
"We have awakened" the three Tengu said
"We mustn't have heard Tengu?" Karasuma asked
"What a giant octopus you believe by half bird half human yokai you don't?" Isogai asked
"No offense but yeah; that's hard to believe and where are the enemy of the Hand, we could use their help right about now" Irina said
"I'm giving it to you" Chiba said "I am the last living member if the Chaste. The rest was wiped out by various mercenary teams hired by the Hand. In the aftermath I was the last living member, there could be other chapters, but regrettably that would be unable to help us" he explained
"Well, that sucks" Maehara said
"Tadomi" Irina said
"I guess it time" Karasuma said
"For what?" Yada asked
"Time to activate your team status" Karasuma said
"So what are we some kind of Avengers?" Nagisa asked
"Well, we were going to call you something different" Karasuma said
"And what was that?" Fuwa asked
"Its something that we need right now, something the world needs right now. We need heroes, whether superheroes or just plain vigilantes; we need people to defend this world and all the things in it" Hayami explained
"The Defenders...I like it" Nagisa said
"So when do we start?" Yada asked
"First get suited up" Karasuma said
"What do you say guys, time to save the world?" Nagisa asked
"You know it man" Isogai said
"We've got your equipment ready for you" Hayami said "Guys to the right, girls to the left.
Once they got into their specific rooms they started to suit up. Nagisa stood before his armour and looked around. Isogai was arming his assault rifle while Chiba polished his sword
"You seem nervous" Chiba said
"We should be, we're going into battle against who knows what and I don't know if we'll survive" Nagisa said
"We will. Man we've been in tougher scrapes then this" Maehara said pulling up his hood
"I agree" Punisher said
"SO what are we waiting for?" Nagisa said pulling on his armour. "For tonight the devil is getting his long awaited due"
Elektra, Iron Fist and Hellcat were waiting for the guys of their team, who emerged shortly
"And they say that girls take longer" Hellcat said
"I agree sister" Iron Fist cheered
"Nice suit" Punisher said
"Custom job" Iron Fist said
"I have got to get me one" Moon Knight said "I mean, a more stylish version of this one
"Talk to our tailor" Daredevil said
"You ready to rock?" Hellcat asked
"No, I'm ready to defend the place we call home" Ronin said
"We'll be fighting our friends" Elektra said
"No, we'll be fighting the bitches who have our friends under their puppet strings!" Daredevil snarled
"So we got a catch phrase or something like that?" Moon Knight asked
"I've got one" Daredevil said
"Go on then let's hear it. What words will lead us into battle?" Elektra asked
"Simple: Defenders time to go to work!" Daredevil cried.
G'day Guys Grizz here with the next chapter and oh boy is that not a good thing, so we now know what the hand wants and hwo they wanted to get it, plus the official team name. Also the torture scene with Isogai did actually happened in the comics and original Punisher move (the 2005 one starring Thomas Jane as the Punisher) so why not add it in here.
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside
