The action begins as Ikuto's parents and Akashi formulate a plan to take down Kuzan and help Yuki.

Team Up

Ikuto immediately walked back to his house, but he has to do everything he can to make sure that Kuzan doesn't get anywhere near Yuki or any of his loved ones, plus Yuki's family and he's gonna do everything in his power to make sure they're all protected and by the time he got home, he sees Akashi there alongside Kira, Akami, Takamoto, Marceline and several of his Crimson Wolf members standing in the front porch with his parents and he was a little surprised by what's going on there.

Ikuto walks by and wonders what all of this is about and as soon as he gets there, Akashi comes over to him and said, "Kuzan is not gonna lay a hand on my niece. If he thinks he's gonna get away with this, he's got another thing coming."

"You knew...master?" asked Ikuto, a little bewildered.

"Trust me...I have eyes everywhere." Akashi replied.

Kira comes over to Ikuto and she said, "That guy will learn to never mess with my cousin and once I get ahold of him, he's gonna regret what he's gonna do."

"Kira...let me and the Crimson wolves handle this guy. I need you to stay out of the battleground." Akashi said, looking at Kira.

"But dad!" Kira whined.

"But nothing! Me, Marceline and Takamoto will take it from there. You can however...make sure no harm comes to Yuki. But do not fight off anyone." Akashi said, with a hint of warning.

Although Kira does not like that boundary set in, she can at least take part of helping Yuki avoid Kuzan's trail so she won't get caught and said, "Okay."

"Kira is right though...this guy should not mess with my niece or any other girl again." Akashi added.

"We have gotten some very disturbing information about Kuzan and I think it's best to explain this to Yuki and her family." Suko said, very suddenly.

"What kind of information?" asked Akashi.

"Something that will definitely shock all of us." Suko replied.

10 minutes later

Akashi knocked on Max's door, waiting for someone to answer and not long afterwards, he sees the door open and out comes Miyo coming by, to Akashi's surprise and he asked, "Miyo? What are you doing here?"

"I came in to visit Yuki and see how she's doing. What are you doing?" asked Miyo, looking a little surprised.

"We actually came to talk with Max and Saori. It's really urgent and that involves Yuki." Akashi answered.

"Is it serious?" asked Miyo, a little bit concerned.

"Very serious." Akashi responded.

Just then, Max opened the door and saw Akashi, Ikuto, Kira, Akami, Marceline, Takamoto and the Crimson wolves around the house and he could tell that something serious is going down around here and he asked, "What's going on?"

"My Crimson army has some very disturbing facts about Kuzan that they want to discuss." Akashi replied.

Once Max found out about this, he can see that this will be totally something more than what he had already knew about his daughter's kidnapper and he blinked his eyes and said, "Meet us at the grand room in the basement. I'll gather up everyone except for the younger cubs there."

"Take your time." Suko said.

8 minutes later

Akashi, Lei, Ikuto, Yang, Kira, Akami, Marceline, Takamoto, Miyo and the rest of the Crimson wolf members headed to the entrance to the grand room basement and once they got there, there was plenty of room to sit around and wait for a while and most of the Crimson members were amazed at how huge this place looks and Suko said, "This is the first time I've ever been here."

"When you have almost 15 kids, you have to expand a room somehow." Akashi stated.

Just then, Max comes in with Saori, Mason, Sonya, Seto, Yuki, Kaiba, Serenity and Marcus as they made their way down the steps and once Yuki saw Ikuto there, she could feel the vibes that there's something up and Ikuto stands up and comes over to Yuki, embracing her with a hug and Yuki hugs back as well, not knowing why.

"What's going on?" asked Yuki.

"We thought you'd find out some horrific things about Kuzan." one Crimson wolf member replied.

Yuki's heart stopped from the moment that Kuzan was mentioned and she wanted to just run away and shut herself down after going through so much pain she had to endure, but after being a survivor and the support of her family, she definitely needs to know more. She then felt Ikuto's gentle paw onto hers and then she looked at him and it was this huge sense of comfort and stability that she has with him and Yuki asked, "What have you found so far?"

"Well...you all might want to sit down." Suko answered.

Everyone sat down as the Crimson wolves started explaining some very disturbing facts about Kuzan and Suko said, "So...what we found out about Kuzan is not only disturbing, but also very damning too. Kuzan has been a repeat offender for rape, murder, assault, kidnap and conspiracy and this guy has got one heck of a rap sheet. Apparently, he started this whole thing when he was 16 by beating up and murdering several girls his age who rejected him and wanted full control of them. He then started spying on girls and stalking them in the most vulnerable places you could think of where no girl deserved to be spied on."

"Our records indicate that so far...he's committed more than 3,000 sickening crimes in a 6 year period and twice more after numerous escapes from prison. His targets are girls ages 16-21 and he rapes, kidnaps and tortures them and puts them under his control until he's finished with them by murdering them; cutting up their bodies, mutilating them or throwing them off a cliff or volcano in hoping no one will find his evidence or follow his tracks." another Crimson wolf member added.

Just hearing the details made Yuki sick to her stomach and it sent Miyo, Akashi, Max and Saori in disgust to think that someone would do something like this to every girl in the world, but what comes next is considered shocking.

"And of those 3,000 girls he had took advantage of, he impregnated 600 girls within those years between the age of 17 through 20 and he's not claiming those girls and their cubs." Suko added.

"That's just lowdown." Saori added.

"I can't imagine someone like that being so reckless, careless and just shows a total disregard for creating a new life by just abandoning them. As a father, that's a sign of cowardice and despicable selfishness." Mason stated.

"You're right on that, Mason." Max agreed.

"Unfortunately, the times he was arrested for them, he escapes the prison in less than a week or when he gets on probation, he violates it and no one would even notice. And when he knows that his probation is violated by re-committing the same crimes, he flees from where he's wanted." another Crimson wolf member added.

"I just came face to face with the guy earlier and he said that he's willing to do anything and everything to get Yuki...even if it means killing her and all of you guys." Ikuto said, very serious.

That was the number-one fear that Yuki is faced with and the fact that it's gonna come true frightens her to the very core and he said, "He's coming for me."

"And he knows where you guys live and where my parents and I live." Ikuto added.

"Oh, bring him over. I'll give him something if he ever sets foot in this house or looks at any other girl." Lei said, snarling.

Yang nods his head in agreement and Akashi said, "Don't worry, you guys. We'll handle this guy."

"If you guys are gonna do this, let me come. I'll make sure that this creep will never get anywhere near my daughter." Max said, standing up.

"Me too!" Mason agreed.

"So will I!" Kiba added.

"I'm in!" Seto stated.

"And me too!" Marcus said, with conviction.

Saori looks up at her husband and sons and she smiled at him and said, "I want to come with too."

"No, Saori. I don't want you to get in the middle of it. We have our newborn to think about and the last thing I want is to see you and our unborn child to get Kuzan's attention." Max said, very calmly.

"Max has a point, sis." Akashi added.

"Maybe you're right. But if he does come over to our house, he'll receive a little gift from my claws." Saori said, unsheathing her claws.

"All of us have to come up with a game plan to take him down and keep Yuki safe from this guy." Akashi added.

"Or...she can stand up on her own two feet and fight this guy back." Seto pointed out.

For the longest time, Yuki had been living in fear with Kuzan and has allowed her to feel helpless and defenseless, but this time...something sparked in her and she just wants to stand up to him and give him a good old what for and she said, "I'll fight him."

Ikuto was surprised to hear this and asked, "Fight him? Are you sure?"

"Very sure. He's not gonna hurt any other girl anymore. I'm not gonna let him take control of me." Yuki said, with a determined, serious look in her face.

"That-a-girl!" Kira cheered.

"Well, then...if you're willing to do so, I'm gonna be right in your corner." Ikuto said, standing on her side.

Sounds like Kuzan's got a much more dirty agenda than Yuki thought. Yuki's gonna find her strength to face Kuzan later on! Stay tuned! Next chapter...a sweet, intimate moment between Yuki and Ikuto!