"White Crow?" Liu asked.

"That's what I call him." Gai replied, "Don't know who he is, but he did capture me for Charming Gold."

"And you never even knew Charming Gold had another spy?" Miyo asked suspiciously.

"Not since he captured me." Gai shrugged.

"But you said he helped you out." Lonky pointed out.

During the last game, the team was surprised that Gai was no longer under Charming Gold's control. But they were suspicious when a tall hooded person dressed in white and wearing a black crow mask appeared out of nowhere only to secretly save them from D.V 7.

He saved them, but he also captured Gai. Who, he then freed.

"Whoever he is, he's still working for Charming Gold." Miyo pointed out, "We have to stay sharp the next time he strikes."

They didn't have to wait long. Pala screamed when he saw a "ghost" while looking through the window. When the others arrived, they didn't see a ghost, but a white hooded figure watching them from the top of a roof.

They waited for the spy to flee.

But instead, he attacks, a long blade that resembles a white feather was embedded on the floor, just an inch away from where Lonky stood.

Taking it as an attack, the team retaliated. They fought White Crow, who was fighting on a higher level than them, as he managed to defeat Kuga first by grabbing the tiger by his arm and threw him several feet away like he was just a big bag of trash.

The team was getting nowhere in defeating their adversary. While the others were too focused on fighting, Liu was the only one who noticed that they had taken the fight far away from the suite as expected.

And before he could warn the others, they crashed into the palace.

White Crow pushed the team behind a wide column. Before Gai could retort, he covered the monkey's mouth with one hand while he used the other to tell him to be quite, silently whispering, "Hide..."

Then he ran.

Kuga and Gai were going to go after him, but were stopped by the others, right after they heard approaching footsteps.

From where they hid, they could see White Crow being approached by none other than Charming Gold.

The peacock king turned to the damage, not even noticing the participants hiding behind the column. When he looked back to White Crow, he looked more amused than upset, "Well that's one way to make an entrance."

White Crow swiftly threw a feather knife at Charming Gold, who caught it, stopping it an inch away from his face before throwing it back at White Crow.

White Crow managed to dodge it, but the moment he turned, Charming Gold grabbed him by the arm and... twirled... him... around...?

Okay. That's weird. Even for the Running Men.

Charming Gold stops, only to dip White Crow, whose hood fell off, revealing long, white-silver feathers with gold accents for hair.

The peacock king took off his mask and tossed it aside, revealing the face of...

"Another Peacock?!" Liu silently exclaimed in shock.

His friends were shocked as well. They thought Charming Gold was the last of the Pikok Tribe.

Their gasps of shock attracted the attention of the peacock king.

But before Charming Gold could turn his head around, White Crow grabbed his head, and pulled him in for a kiss...?!

At that moment, all brain systems of the Running Men completely shut down. All they could do, was gape.

Pala was so shocked, he dropped his cane, and it rolled over to the Peacock-s' feet.

Charming Gold was too immersed in the kiss to notice. But White Crow swiftly, yet silently kicked the cane straight back into Pala' hand.

After what felt like an eternity... The Peacocks finally parted, but were lost in each others' eyes.

"Excellent entrance Mrs. Radiant Silver." The butler droid approached and complimented White Crow while the other droids cleaned up the mess.

Gai's eyes twitched, "'Mrs?!'"

White Crow is a girl...? And Charming Gold is MARRIED...?!

Charming Gold looks at White Crow- Radiant Silver with (dramatic) guilt, "Alas my little Silver Lining... Duty calls."

Radiant Silver giggled before playfully walking her fingers on his chest and poking his nose, "Oh. Don't you worry my Golden Delicious. I, will, see, you... later."

The boys had to hold in their dinner after that.

Still being dramatic, Charming Gold hesitantly lets go of Radiant Silver's hand, "Later just seems like never."

As he leaves, Silver blows a kiss at him, much to the disgust of the Running Men.

Once both peacocks left, the Running Men ran away from the cleaning droids as far as possible, and they weren't heading for the exit.

Once they were far away as possible, the group quietly let out all the disgust they have been keeping in ever since they found out the Charming Gold has a- (shudder) mate.

Remembering Radiant Silver touching his cane, Pala lets go of it out of disgust. The cane touched Gai who throws it at Lonky, and so on.

When it was Liu's turn, he stumbled backwards until he bumped into something. Actually someone.

The Running Men immediately went into battle-ready mode when they saw White- Radiant Silver.

"I usually keep him occupied for so long." Silver spoke, making the boys shudder. She turns to leave, "That should give you enough time to get to the lab, and get out."

The group looked at each other in confusion.

"Why?" Liu asked, stopping Silver on her tracks.

"If you want to know what Charming Gold is really up to, I suggest you hurry." She simply replied without turning to face them.

"Why are you helping us?" Gai asked, remembering the time she, as White Crow, helped freed him.

Radiant Silver continued on her way, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Before anyone else could ask, the white peacock has already disappeared.

Their first face-off with White Crow... ended with them being confused.

Did she just challenge them to a fight just to lead them to Charming Gold's plans?

And how is it possible that there's another peacock other than Charming Gold? They went extinct a thousand years ago.

This whole ordeal was getting suspicious. They need answers.

Which they might find in the lab.


Acting as a spy for your mate can be hard, tiring work.

Radiant Silver tossed her mask and hood aside, and slipped into a more elegant, royal dress. A few droids helped in fixing her feathers.

Once they were done, two more droids held up a tall mirror for her to see.

She smirks, "You must be the new replacement droids."

She then slashed the mirror into pieces with her blade.

Those who know her existence know that she absolutely despise mirrors.

But that doesn't matter. There's only one person she wants to look good for.

Speaking of who, he's going to be in such a trance when he sees her. Again.

A butler droid approaches her, "Mrs. Silver, Mr. Gold will be waiting for you."

"It's usually the other way around." Silver teased.

Escorted by the droid, she arrived in a room with a full view of Tree City basking under the starry night sky.

She never left home without her disguise. If she did, she'd attract a lot of attention, and she hates attracting attention.

When she was little, people would approach her just to tell her that she was pretty. Her parents were so obsessed on keeping her pretty that they forbid her from doing anything fun that would ruin her perfect image.

She grew so tired of the unwanted attention that she never, ever wanted to step foot outside ever again.

Yet, she loves to travel. Go on adventures. Fight and over-power worthy adversaries.

And yet, she can't stand being away from him for too long.

He was her light... her day... her life... her everything...

And she was happy whenever he sends her on missions in order to fulfill their dream.

She could sense he was near and smiled mischievously.

Time to bring out the charm.


After that last event, all he wanted to do was to calm his nerves until the next phase of his plan.

But... he's not falling for her, again.

He kept a straight face when he entered the room. He couldn't keep it long as the moon illuminated the bright, white, smiling face of his beloved.

All he could do, was mutter, "Beautiful..."

Silver pretended to stare at the view, "I know."

She could feel his hand holding hers, "I wasn't talking about the view. Or to you."

She giggled as he kissed the palm of her hand, before holding her close to his chest.

Hidden somewhere, a few droids played slow, romantic music.

As if hypnotized by the soothing melody, Silver closed her eyes and lays her head on Charming's neck as he led her on a slow dance.

"Oh my poor Goldy..." The white peacock spoke in a soft, loving whisper, "I wish those meddling Running Men would stop giving you a hard time."

The blue peacock softly hummed, "Just being here with you, my sweet Silver, makes it all better."

Just hearing those sweet words filled Silver's heart with so much joy that she could feel it close to bursting.

Then, she got bored, "Now I'm bored."

She grabs Charming's arm, then twirls him and herself around before dipping her mate.

"Not bad." Charming mused, "But I believe it's the gentleman's duty to lead."

He spins both of them in a rapid pace before stopping, with him dipping a slightly dizzy Silver.

She narrows her eyes as she pulls him down so that their faces could touch, "There is such a thing as, 'ladies first', Dearie."

He narrows his eyes at her too.

Oh. It's on...

On cue, the droids changed the music as their masters dance-fight on who should be leading.

Unaware of the intruders.

They couldn't find the lab, and yet, they found, this.

The Running Men wanted to keep going, but they soon found themselves unable to take their eyes over two peacocks arguing by dancing.

It felt... wrong.

Yet...intriguing. For some reason, they want to see how this ends.

"Wha- How did you get in here?!" Dr. Mala whispered.

The impala scientist spotted the Running Men and was going to call the security droids, only to stop when he saw his two masters dancing.

"You have to get out of here!" He demanded in whisper, "If they found out you're here, she's going to kill me! Just like last week's dinner!"

She? Was Radiant Silver that dangerous?

After countless attempts to out-dance her mate, Radiant Silver was exhausted and lays weak in Charming Gold's arms.

"I..." She hesitates, "concede."

Charming smiles in amusement before leaning forward to whisper, "Don't be sad, Darling. It's not your fault you're an overbearing, ignorant, pitiful, sneaky little snake!"

Those with sharp hearing gasped at Charming Gold's words.

That was no way to treat a lady!

To the Running Men's complete surprise, Radiant Silver, laughed. In amusement?

The white peacock grabs her mate's face and snuggled it with hers, "You always say the sweetest things."

The boys were about to lose their entire meal for the day. What does she even see in that twisted mastermind?!

Charming Gold sighed blissfully as he relished his beloved's touch, "Anything for my favourite warrior."

Silver stops to blush, shyly asking, "Can you... say that again?"

The moment she asked that question, Charming knew he got her where he wanted her.

"I'd love to." He dips her, while flashing a mischievous smile, "But first..."

Silver blushed even more, realizing her lover's intentions.

She can't believe she fell for his trap!

Still...

Silver smiled and moves her head towards him, at the same time he moves his towards her.

The Running Men flinched, knowing what was going to happen next.

"Guys!" Liu whispered in panic, "Look away!"

"We can't!" Popo's eyes twitched as he fails to close them.

"We're frozen by anticipation!" Lonky added as he struggles to close his own eyes.

As the unfortunate audience was tormented by their inability to look away, the peacocks closed their eyes as the distance between their faces grew closer.

And closer... AND CLOSER...!

UNTIL...

Their lips finally touched. And they relished the passion and warmth of each other.

Unsatisfied with just the small distance between them, Silver grabbed Gold by his collar and pulled him close.

Gold, in return, pulled her closer, then pulled out one of her arms to intertwine his fingers with hers.

As much as they wanted for the moment to last longer, they had to part for air.

With his eyes still closed, Gold sighed in total bliss, "You... are, just... the-"

"MOST DISGUSTING HORROR OF MY ENTIRE LIFE!"

Silver sighed, smiling.

Then her eyes opened in confusion. That didn't sound like Gold.

Why did they have to see THAT?! WHY?!

The Running Men couldn't keep silent any longer and let out a sound of disgust so loud, it echoed throughout the entire palace.

As the team were regaining their breathes, Dr. Mala gapes at the team with a horrified look.

Pala was the first to speak, "They didn't here that. Did they?"

The impala scientist didn't have to reply, as they were soon surrounded by security droids.

Plus two very angry peacocks.

Gai waves sheepishly at his former boss, "Hey Charming Gold. And Mrs. Charming Gold. Uh- Peacock I never seen before. I mean- You can't be a peacock. What peacock?"

The peacock king was not amused, "How did you get in here?"

"Would, you believe we were invited?" Liu secretly glanced at Radiant Silver.

The peacock queen was as angry as her king. Liu knew she was doing a pretty good job hiding her tracks in order to avoid any suspicion.

Which brings him back to why she was helping them in the first place.

Charming Gold suddenly calms down, "I was going to let you go, forget this even happened..."

The participants sighed in relief.

"But... my queen just loves, playing with new toys." The peacock king smiled maliciously, stepping aside to reveal Radiant Silver approaching the team with narrowed eyes.

The security droids dispersed, leaving an opening for the team to face the peacock queen.

"Keep sharp, guys." Liu cautioned, "We don't know if-!"

Liu's pupils shrunk, and he collapsed on the floor.

Standing before him was Radiant Silver. The white peacock smiled as she held a feather-like syringe in her hand, "Well, I am mad."

The other Running Men were shocked. They never sensed her move.

"And really pretty..." Liu muttered as he succumbs to the drug.

Kuga charges at Silver, but couldn't lay a punch on her as she leaps out of the way. While in mid-air, she grabs Kuga by the fist and flips him over, causing him to crash against the wall.

The others flinched. The first time Kuga got thrown by White Crow was not a very pleasant memory.

"Nice try, Fuzzy Cat." Silver mocks as she pets the tiger's head.

Popo attempted to use one of his cards, but Silver stabbed each and every one of them with a feather-like dagger before he could do so.

She brings out another syringe, but before she could use it on Kuga, Lonky stretches out his arm to stop her.

This backfired on him because Silver used the same arm to pull him towards her.

"Wow. You are pretty up close without the mask." Lonky remarked when his face was inches away from hers.

The white peacock darkly narrowed her eyes at the giraffe, freaking him out.

Gai attempts to attack, but Silver stretches Lonky's arm and uses it to slap the monkey to the ground.

Gai was suddenly picked up by Charming Gold, who spoke rather darkly, "Never... call her... 'pretty'..."

He throws the monkey at the same time Silver threw Lonky, causing them both to collide and collapse on the ground.

Silver giggled, "Thanks Long Neck!"

Lonky gasped at the insult, "I demand a proper insulting nickname!"

Silver shrugs, "Okay... Stretchy."

She throws as syringe at Lonky, but he manages to catch it.

However, it was the way he caught it that still gave him the shot that made him collapsed.

"Aw. And I thought you kids were better than this." Silver mocked.

"We're not kids!" Lonky sniffed, then sobbed, "We're not...!"

Popo activated one of his cards, causing a large plant to sprout from the floor. It grabbed Silver by the leg and lifted her high until it became a tall tree that almost touched the roof.

While Pala tended to their fallen companions, Popo, Gai, and Miyo ran to the top, but found out that Radiant Silver cut herself free.

"Come on!" Silver complained as she leaned against the trunk and fanned herself, "That was too easy, Shortstack!"

As it turned out, her "fan" were actually several feather daggers which she hurls at the trio. Popo and Miyo were pinned to the ground while Gai managed to dodge them.

He summoned his brothers and they circled the peacock queen.

However, Silver simply dodged all their attacks and knocked them all out in one spinning slap.

She sighs, "I can't wait to annihilate you kids."

Someone clearing his throat catches her attention. She turns to her king who merely raises an eyebrow at her, "Right after everything else."

Miyo manages to break free and swipes repeatedly at Silver, but she dodges the cat's claws every time.

She feels as if she was losing her balance. She looks down, only to find Popo clinging to her leg as he glares at her.

When she looked back at Miyo, the cat manages to land a scratch on her face.

Or so she thought.

When Silver faced her again, the cat was surprise.

Not a single scratch mark on her.

"What? No scratch?" Silver holds a small piece of her sliced hair and throws it away, "I'm disappointed Bitty Kitty."

She kicks Miyo with the same leg Popo was holding on to.

The cat landed on the ground. She tries to get up, only to collapse seconds later. A white-feather syringe was embedded on her back.

Silver grabs Popo by the head and lifts him up to face her. The penguin punches and kicks the air in an attempt to retaliate, but fails.

So he decides to retaliate in a different way...

"You... are the most evil peacock I have ever faced, and you have the face of a stinky, yucky, pig! And not pretty!"

Everyone in the room gasped.

For a long time, Radiant Silver stared blankly at the penguin.

Then she smiled, "Awww. That's the sweetest thing someone other than Charming ever said to me."

Charming Gold gaped at the remark before glaring at the penguin. No one insults his Silver but HIM!

Popo secretly glanced at Silver's back, where a now-re-energized Kuga was about to strike.

Kuga punched, causing the tree to collapse.

When the dust settled, Kuga laid on the ground while Radiant Silver stretches his arm with only one hand.

She lets go, then tranquilizes the fallen tiger, and the penguin.

She drops Popo, then catches an incoming shuriken, "Seriously, Monkey?"

Gai glares at the white peacock, who was suddenly struck by a potion powered-up Pala, and a blast from Liu's blaster.

When the dust cleared, Silver was clutching her left arm in pain. Yet, she managed a smirk, "Looks like Sloppy managed to get Hopper back in the game."

"Yeah? Well Monkey..." Gai stopped to think for a moment, "Okay. I get 'Stretchy', and 'Shortstack', and 'Bitty Kitty'... But 'Monkey'? You're not even trying."

"I'm not calling you 'Man X'. Not my style." Silver narrows her eyes, "Butthisis."

Charming Gold grinned while Dr. Mala flinched, knowing what was about to happen next.

Silver threw her head up and let out an ear-shattering screech.

Gai, Liu, and Pala covered their ears in excruciating pain. Unfortunately, that kept them from realizing that Radiant Silver summoned the D.V 7, who managed to incapacitate all three, defeating the last members of the Running Men team.

As all 7 participants lay defeated on the floor, Radiant Silver lost her footing due to having used up her energy during the fight, and fell into Charming Gold's arms.

The peacock king smiled proudly at his queen before turning to the fallen Running Men.

"Now let the real running begin."


Wow. 28 pages.

Hopefully next chapter wouldn't be this long.

Why can't they make season 2 available in our country?!