"Is that so?" Ragyō asked, pleased to hear that Ryūko made it to the mansion.

"That's excellent news, be sure that she's well taken care of until I get there." Ragyō said before hanging up her phone.

"Your' dear sisters arrived." Ragyō, in a rather delighted tone, informed her first born daughter who stood across from her desk.

"For her to just surface after so long is unusual, are we certain that this 'Matoi' girl is who she claims to be?" Satsuki asked skeptical of the sudden return of her baby sister.

Ragyō grinned, she had anticipated this from Satsuki. Ragyō pulled from her desk a single disk; she held it up, within Satsuki's reach.

"As you know, we received word from one of our spies that a scientist by the name Isshin Matoi was experimenting with Life Fibers to try and development ways to fight against them." Ragyō explained, patiently waiting for her daughter to continue the debriefing.

"And after we learned of this, you sent Nui to assassinate him and to destroy any traces of his research." Satsuki, once again meeting her mothers expectations, stated.

"Precisely. The footage on this was captured by our surveillance team. On it you'll be able to see Dr. Matoi's daughter, your sister enter just before the bomb I had dear Nui plant detonated." Ragyō told Satsuki, grinning with every word.

"After the bomb detonated, the fire department and a team of paramedics arrived. When they found her she was unconscious and underneath a flaming banister. Before she awoke, they ran a DNA test to see if she had any family members who could take care of the poor girl. And wouldn't you know it, hers was almost a perfect match for yours." Ragyō exciting told Satsuki, her tone telling Satsuki there's more to it than she's letting on.

Satsuki's expression changed to a more impressed look. She realized what her mother was saying might in fact be the truth and that this will greatly complicate things.

"If that is the case, then it's possible that she'll have been raised to fight for those who oppose the Life Fibers and needs to be dealt with." Satsuki said, her voice sounding more aggressive.

Ragyō liked what she saw from Satsuki, how her loyalty would compel her to even kill her own sister.

"If that were the case, I'd have already sent Nui to deal with her. But instead I see much potential in her, she could possibly serve the Life Fibers as well as you do." Ragyō said, still relishing with excitement.

"I shall have to see that for myself." Satsuki said, her tone unchanged as she began to walk towards the exit to her mothers office.

Without so much as a sound, Satsuki soon felt Ragyō standing less than a centimeter behind her. Before she could even take another breath, Satsuki felt her mothers arms wrap around her. Much like a snake would a prey with its tail.

"You may do whatever you want with her, except that; I'll be more than happy to do that, among other things, with her myself." Ragyō told Satsuki, her hands had migrated from their original resting spots on Satsukis side mid sentence.

"...Then this changes nothing, everything is progressing as planned?" Satsuki asked, feeling a sharp pain around her waist area as she spoke.

"For the moment, I want you to delay the Raid Trip until further notice. If I'm right about her; a new, better opportunity will present itself." Ragyō said as she continued to move her hands around her daughter, taking pleasure in every stroke.

"But first, we should get equated with her." Ragyō said as she finished feeling around Satsuki and released her.

"I'll have to do so another time, I'll need to inform my Elite Four of your orders. As well as have my own research conducted on my sister." Satsuki said, still feeling remnants of pain.

"If you must, then this disk should be of some assistance. Watch it closely and you will see why she'll be a useful asset to our plans." Ragyō said as Satsuki accepted the disk when it was again presented to her.

With the disk in hand and the thought of what Ragyō intends to do to this girl, baby sister or not, worrying her, Satsuki finally left her mothers office.

"If we are sisters, let us hope that you can share both my ambitions as well as resolve." Satsuki thought to herself.

"Please, sit down." The maid said as she and Ryūko made their way into the foyer, where there was several areas for her to take a seat.

Ryūko, still feeling out of place, chose to sit in the most plain looking wooden chair she could find. But even though it was the least impressive looking chair among the many, it still seemed like a throne. It had an interesting bubble pattern carved into its wooden frame, and contained pieces of marble that mostly served as a contrast to the color of the wood. All with some soft red velvet like material acting as cushion.

"I never think I'll get used to this place." Ryūko thought aloud, not intending to be heard.

"It's fine miss Ryūko, you'll grow accustomed to living here in due time." The maid said in a comforting voice, with a smile to accompany it.

"But for now, how about you allow me to tell you about your family heritage?" The maid asked Ryūko, putting her hand on Ryūko's should in an attempt to help her ease herself.

"Alright." Ryūko said, replying with a weak smile of her own.

"Your mother, Lady Ragyō, is the CEO of the Revocs Corporation. Although it makes up for over seventy percent of the worlds sales of clothing, it's just one of the ever growing Kiryūin conglomerate." The maid told Ryūko.

"If there's one thing I can tell you about your mother, it's that she is very passionate about fashion. She favors all business affairs related to Revocs over any other." The maid continued, Ryūko's facial expression began to change.

"Okay that's cool, but what's she like?" Ryūko abruptly asked.

"She's very proud of both her accomplishments and her family name, the strength of her will easily exceeds the entire sum of the Kiryūin fortune, and is especially happy when things go according to her plan." The maid said, after taking a seat herself.

"Sounds kinda like my dad." Ryūko thought to herself, starting again to feel upset as well as alone.

"And my sister, what about her?" Ryūko asked, hoping that she'll be able to get along with her.

"Your sister's a whole lot like your mother actually. She's very intelligent, she too is strong willed, a strong leader, very authoritative, but one thing unique about her is how devoted she is to her and Lady Ragyō's goals. She also started her own school in Honnō City, where she's the Student Council President. So she's usually so busy running it that she doesn't spend very much time here." The maid said as she tried to think of more things she could tell Ryūko about her family.

She was starting to think of something else to say, when she heard footsteps coming towards her and Ryūko. Once she saw that it was all the other maids, she knew that it could only be one thing: Lady Ragyō would be arriving very soon.

"What's up with them?" Ryūko asked.

"Lady Ragyō's arrived." She said before she stood up and joined the others.

After hearing this, Ryūko began walking after her and the other maids. Ryūko wasn't halfway through the hallway, which lead to a staircase, when she realized she was at the center of a crowd of maids. She also noticed a buzzing noise that grew louder as the swarm continued to force her to move forward. As she continued to walk more, and the buzzing became even louder, the room started to grow increasingly cooler. Pretty soon Ryūko found the cause of both the noise and why the hall was feeling so drafty. She soon found herself in the presence of a balcony housing a helicopter. In between her and the helicopter was virtually every maid lined up like soldiers with their heads bowed. Ryūko felt nervous, she wasn't sure how to act. And before she could ask any of the maids, a blinding light emerged from the helicopter. It was a rainbow of colors. Ryūko couldn't help but be at a loss of words, especially when she saw the source of the light. The light was radiating from a tall, fit, woman with silver hair wearing a glamorous white dress and high heels. Ryūko was in awe, the look of the woman's eyes had an intensity that made Ryūko feel as if she were being judged by some sort of divine figure that she stood before.

"Welcome home Lady Ragyō!" The maids all happily shouted together.

"She's my mom?!" Ryūko shouted in her head, in complete disbelief.

"Where's my daughter? I'd like to meet her." Ragyō said.

After Ragyō spoke, Ryūko felt one of the maids softly nudge her forward. When she turned her head, she couldn't tell who pushed her. None of the maids looked at her, which made her a bit more nervous, so she decided it was time for her to finally meet her mother: Ragyō Kiryūin.

Ryūko stepped out of the crowd of maids and her eyes met with Ragyō's. When they saw each other, Ragyō had a pleased look on her face. This helped relax Ryūko, she was glad that Ragyō didn't seem disappointed with her appearance.

"I must say, I feel lucky to have given birth to such a stunning young lady." Ragyō said, her words spoken with an elegant demeanor.

"What's your name, my' dear child?" Ragyō asked as she gently placed her hand on Ryūko's cheek.

"...Ryūko..." Ragyō's daughter managed to say, her entire body being overtaken by Ragyō's surprisingly petrifying cold touch.

"Such a lovely name. Well Ryūko, you cannot imagine how glad I am that you've finally come home." Ragyō said, the expression on her face matching her pleased sounding voice.

Ryūko wasn't sure how she felt, she felt... weak, frightened, or intimidated maybe? However it was she felt right now, Ryūko at least knew she felt a little relieved when Ragyō took her hand off her cheek.

"What the hell was that?" Ryūko asked herself as she saw Ragyō walk away.

"We have a lot to talk about, but that will have to wait until tomorrow." Ragyō said as she continued to walk towards the door.

"Hey wait." Ryūko impatiently said as she began trailing her mother.

Ragyō suddenly stopped, causing Ryūko to bump into her back. Suddenly Ryūko felt tired, her entire body seemed stiff. As if hardened.

"Look at you, you're feeling so tired that you can hardly move." Ragyō said as she wrapped her arm around Ryūko's back, which made Ryūko feel cold again.

"Kuroido, help my precious Ryūko to her room." Ragyō said as she walked Ryūko, who now seemed dazed, to Kuroido.

"As you wish Lady Ragyō." Kuroido said as he placed his hand on Ryūko's back.

After receiving his orders, Kuroido guided Ryūko back towards the staircase that brought her to this room. Though Ragyō's face showed that she was happy about something, the extent of how much was known only to herself. Seeing that the rest of her maids were still awaiting orders: Ragyō waved her hand toward the door, signaling that she doesn't need them right now. They all bowed once more before leaving her presence. Once the last maid left the room, Ragyō heard her phone go off. It was a call she was expecting from Rei and, as usual, it was right on time.

"Impeccable timing as always Hōōmaru." Ragyō said.

"How did your test go Lady Ragyō?" Rei asked.

"It went far better than expected." Ragyō stated.

"So she was affected by the tranquilizing coagulant?" Rei asked, making mental notes of how Ryūko performed in Ragyō's test.

"The life fibers in her body were strong enough that I had to apply it to her face twice." Ragyō was proud to say.

"Did she suspect anything when you applied it?" Rei asked.

"Not in the slightest." Ragyō said, completely sure of herself.

"Than it was an ingenious idea to coat your entire body with it." Rei said, applauding Ragyō for being so cunning.

"Yes. While I am unaffected by it, the coagulant did work wonders on Ryūko's life fibers." Ragyō said, relishing in the proof that in addition to Ryūko being her daughter; Ryūko is also a life fiber-human hybrid.

"So are we to proceed as planned?" Rei asked.

"Yes, but make sure to keep tabs on Ryūko at all times. We don't want her potential to go to waste." Ragyō said before hanging up her phone.

"La vie est drôle." Ragyō said to herself.


Author's Notes

As you can see, thanks to all your support, I've decided to continue this. Ironically enough, I've developed writers block for the story I was originally writing when I got the idea for this. I've given it thought and I've decided to leave the name as it is and I appreciate everyone who tried to help me find a replacement name.