Beth opened the hatch doors, heading to the exit, as Kosuri shouted, "You can't let Helaviento into the outside world! YOU'RE INSANE!"

The exit leads to a stairway, with a door, emitting sunlight. It was a door leading to outside. Beth called, "On the contrary – I think it needs to go on a sunlit stroll!"

She and June dragged Helaviento's still-breathing upper half upstairs, with great difficulty, as Emily said, "Now, I get it… The door is showing sunlight from the cracks! And this place has no sunlamps!"

Beth was panting, as she was losing breath. Helaviento snarled, "Cease your foolishness, humans…"

Remember last time? Beth and June Nevins have joined together to stop the woman from the stone pillar, Helaviento, named by Kosuri von Stroheim, the girl that released her from her tomb. The Nevins Sisters have already won, as they reached the stairway to the outside world, a weakness for Helaviento, since sunlight kills her, likewise vampires.

Helaviento leapt up and lunged at Beth. She jabbed a shard of glass onto Beth, but Beth caught her wrist. She was in disbelief, as Helaviento chuckled.

Michelle called out, "BETH! JUNE! BREATHE! That's how you control your Ty Ko Ky! You must become one with this power, if you're to stop this beast!"

Beth moaned, "If I were to breathe, after saving Miss Speedwagon, I wouldn't be exhausted, in the first place!"

Episode XIII – Chapter 1: For the Fatherland!
Kosuri's Ultimate Sacrifice!

She crawled with Helaviento, as June was losing her grip on the chains. She groaned, "I used my strongest attack on her, and I'm beat…"

Beth groaned, pulling up, "Come on, Sis! I think you can handle a couple more steps up! Do not let go, or she'll regenerate! Big Guy, I've had just about enough of you, for one day!"

Beth was getting closer, but then, she slumped down, and gasped, "What the hell? I'm slowing down…"

June called, "uh… Beth… You're not slowing down… because of what you said!"

Beth looked down, as her legs were coated in blobs of red meat, pulsating from her legs. She yelled, "They're pieces of her flesh!"

Meat Invade (a.k.a. Foul Flesh)

June cried, "They're flesh-eating meat blobs! I bet Helaviento did this to halt your progress!"

Beth groaned, as she was struggling, "Engh… You son of a-… I've got to… keep… going…"

June cried, "Beth! Save your strength!"

Beth was crawling slowly, as she moaned, "No… I have… to end… this beast…"

Helaviento said, "I never imagine such a very young child to have such endurance… also, to witness yourself to be born, during my slumber."

Beth cried, "June, bust the doors down!"

June cried, "I CAN'T! EMILY! HELP!"

Emily was frightened, as Michelle growled, "No… They're…. so close! I have to help them!"

Kosuri stopped her and said, "Nein!"

She then glared, "Miss Nevins… Please forgive Kosuri for what I'm about to do."

She leapt up and flew towards the stairway. She landed in front of June, Beth, and Helaviento.

Kosuri boomed, "Nevins! Leave the rest to me, Major Kosuri von Stroheim! Opening these doors will end this, ja? Well, allow me to help you destroy this vile creature!"

She raced to the doors, as Beth said, "Wow… Von Stroheim…"

June moaned, struggling, "Ungh… Don't stop, Beth!"

Helaviento broke free and held her hands up towards Kosuri. She spoke at her, "Hmph! Well attempted, primitives."

STAB!
Kosuri screams in pain, as her left leg was caught in another of Helaviento's Rib attacks. She fell to the ground, still crawling to the door. Helaviento said, "And yet you still move…"

Kosuri called, "What are you two waiting for? Get up! Don't lie like babies!"

Beth barked, "I'm trying to think here, but in case you didn't notice, we're all in trouble!"

Kosuri roared, "SILENNNNNNNCE! Do you see the axes on the walls? They're next to you on the wall! Reach out und grab one, and then chop off mein leg!"

June asked, "How's that going to help? Shouldn't we use the axe on her?"

Beth said, "It won't work on this demonic freak! But I can't do that on this jerk!"

Kosuri yelled, "COWARD! It's the only way! Trust me!"

June growled, "Grrr… Fuck this! Beth, forgive me for saying this, but it's the only way! That monster's got Von Stroheim in a bind, and she's only grasped her leg."

Beth moaned, "Aw… Do I have to? There has to be another way!"

Kosuri roared, "DO AS I SAY, NEVINS! DO IT NOW, BEFORE SHE RECOVERS!"

Right beside June, parts of Helaviento's lower half were slithering up the stairs, heading to her upper body. June gasps in disgust, "Uh, she ain't kidding! LOOK!"

Beth shouted, "But I'm not a doctor!"

Kosuri yelled, "I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF SOX, AND I WILL SACRIFICE WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DEFEND SOX AND MY NUBMENCH! I PROUDLY GIVE UP MY LEG FOR THE FATHERLAND! NOW, CUT OFF MY LEG!"

June roared, "HACK THE LEG OFF, YOU IDIOT! HURRY UP, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!"

Beth uses her psychic powers to grab an axe off the wall, since she cannot reach it. She moaned, "Okay, but I won't like it! If it means chopping off a limb, remember, limbs grow back, only if you're a mutant, Namekian, or a sea sponge!"

June yelled, "JUST CUT IT OFF, BETH!"

Beth thought, as she raised the axe high, "I always figured she is some sort of war-hungry powermonger, but looking at her, she's just an innocent girl. I gotta hand it to her. She's got guts."

Beth said, as she prepared to swing, "I wish there was some other way, but if this is what she wants…"
She swung the axe down and roared, "FORGIVE ME! GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

CHOP!
She chopped the leg off of her, as Kosuri screams in pain. With only one leg chopped off, she reached for the door, and opened it. The door opened, showing sunlight and a blue sky. Helaviento shielded herself, screaming and growling, exposed by the solar rays. Beth roared, "Tell me this, Big Guy! The sun's hot, but who's hotter now, you ugly broad?"

Helaviento screamed, as she was blinded by the sun. Kosuri said, "We did it… We stopped her…"

June crawled to the others and said, "She's cracking up. My goodness…"

But just then, Helaviento contorted herself, and flown right past June and Beth.

"What now? She's supposed to be dead!" Beth yelled.

Kosuri shrieked, as she was being consumed by Helaviento, "NOOOOOOOOOO! WHAT IS SHE DOING? GET HER OFF OF ME!"

Helaviento was diving into Kosuri's huge flesh wound from her severed leg. The demon figured that she cannot be exposed to sunlight, if she is to hide inside another person's body. June roared, swung the axe and nearly chopped Helaviento. She dove into her body, as Kosuri was pleaded for mercy.

June cried, "DID YOU SEE THAT?"

Beth said, "I don't believe it. Von Stroheim's a normal person, and she's free of hamon. This is a shock."

Kosuri was standing on her own will, as she was hopping to the middle of the field. She cried out, "DAMN IT! GET OUT OF KOSURI'S BODY, HELAVIENTO!"

Beth cried, "I… I can't believe its willpower! I've never seen anything like it!"

June said, "It's inside her body… and if she is, that means one thing: If she's inside her, she'll be totally fine, even in broad daylight!"

Kosuri cried, "I can feel her inside me! Do you want to know the worst part of it? My leg doesn't hurt, anymore!"

June cried, "It's a fine time to make cracks, you crazy you!"

Beth cried, "VON STROHEIM!"

Kosuri grinned, as she was standing in place, with her arms being contorted. She grabbed a grenade from her pocket and shouted, "JA! JA! I can't believe these are still around, since they're scarce!"

Beth cried, "OH! She's using a bat to beat out the demon inside her!"

June shouted, "That's no mallet! QUICK! PUT IT DOWN, STROHEIM! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

Kosuri shouted, "Stay back, Nevins! STAY BAAAAAAAAAACK! YOU SEE WHAT HORRIBLE THINGS THAT HELAVIENTO IS CAPABLE OFF? THERE IS NO HOPE! MY DESTINY IS CHOSEN! FOR THIS, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KILL MYSELF, WITH HELAVIENTO WITH IT!"

She pulled the pin and said, "But I have one last thing to say to you two, before I perish! Listen well, if you know what's good for you, Americans! Our NubMench, we-, we did not awaken Helaviento for scientific research or military gain!"

She bit the potato masher and continued, "NO, IT WASN'T!"

She used the other arm, to grab it, as June cried, "Then what? Why tell me this?"

Kosuri roared, "SILENCE! You girls need to listen to Kosuri on this one! This is your destiny! Helaviento is just the tip of the iceberg! The NubMench have discovered another stone pillar, located in Europe! We now know that Helaviento isn't the only one around! Someone has absconded with another Pillar Woman, all for evil gain!"

Her body started to pulsate, as Beth cried, "WHAT? So, there's more of them?! Just tell me where they are, Von Stroheim! TELL US!"

Kosuri was weakening, as she moaned, "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you, right away! There are more of these stone women, throughout the world, with powers beyond our imagination. Through millennia, these powers are dormant, but that won't last, and soon they'll awaken! You have to find a weakness for them, other than sunlight… or else hope is lost!"

She continued, "That's why we were experimenting on Helaviento; not for the purposes of strength and power, but only to find that weakness! A war between your race and the Jewel Women is about to be unleashed! And for millennia, the war rages on! The events of those past years call upon you into battle, to both of you Nevins! Listen to me! You will need more than psychic powers and Ty Ko Ky to overcome them!"

She pointed out, "You must go to Rome! Surely you will find who you're looking for! Your aunt told me that your father has friends in Rome, wishing to help you in this battle against humanity!"

She screeched, as she was pushed towards the well, "Ungh! Helaviento is pushing me towards that well, so she'll hide again! She can't stop me from destroying my body, to let the sunshine in!"

June growled, "Don't you dare… Von Stroheim…"

She pulled the string from her teeth and said, "Human greatness lies in having the courage to face down one's fears. Do you know who said that? The Greek historian, Plutarch."

She closed her eyes and whispered, "Farewell… you annoying American-Englishwomen."

She held herself, clutching the bomb in her bosom, as June and Beth ran to her.

"DON'T DO IT!" Beth shrieked, "I STILL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS TO ASK!"

June cried, "STOP! YOU'RE MAD!"

Kosuri sobbed, as she whispered, "Frau Kajou… Forgive me… I was only trying to help… But… I'm sorry that you're dead… Kosuri will join you…"

June and Beth shrieked, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

KABOOM!
The bomb exploded, killing Kosuri in the impact. Beth and June were pushed back, as Beth growled, "Damn that crazy girl and her honor!"

June whispered, "But she did it to stop Helaviento… I'm sure we could've found another way!"

The dust cleared, as Helaviento was standing tall, still cracking from her skin. Beth seethed in anger, as she roared, "HELAVIENTOOOOO!"

Helaviento leapt up and spoke, "You annoy me, you primitive! I will destroy you!"

Beth started to breathe easily, as she thought, "Steady your breathing… Use your Ty Ko Ky, as does Auntie Michelle… Steady…"

She started to breathe in and out, as Helaviento was closing in. They landed a punch together, but Beth was pushed off, heading straight for the well. Helaviento flew towards her and grabbed her arms.

June cried, "BETH!"

"Primitive! Why oppose me? You are doomed here, from the start!" The demonic being yelled, falling with Beth.

Beth laughed, "HAH! I know just what else you're saying next! You'll say "I've seen right through you, all this time, Nevins!"!"

Helaviento boomed, "I've seen right through you, all this time, Nevins!" and then, she gasped in confusion.

Beth smirks, and then tilted her head, showing a sunlit reflection from below. It was clear water from the well. Helaviento shrieked in horror, as she was cornered from the bright sunlight, above and below. Beth explained, "It's High Noon on this well, the sun reflecting off this water will cook you nicely; although I never knew you'd thought of that! This is cool water, isn't it? You were thinking of diving in, and getting out of the sun, right?"

The demon started to crack up, rapidly, and slowly turn to stone. Beth called out, after a deep breath, "Well, fuck you and your escape route! I won't let you touch the water!"

She reached her legs out, skidding onto the stone well, preventing her fall. Helaviento was screaming and croaking, as her entire body was turned to stone. They landed in the water, but Beth landed on her back, landing on the shallow water, about five inches deep. Helaviento, however, howled, and was completely torn apart, piece by piece, from the sunlight engulfing her. She turned to stone completely, after that, thus ending her life.

Beth sighed, as she was in pain, "Thank god… It's over… Thanks to my abilities, the water saved my life. But, OW… This water is too shallow… But then again, I would've let her hide, at around noon."

June called from above, "BETH! WHERE ARE YOU?"

Beth called out, "I'm alive, Sis! Can you help me up from down there? Helaviento's pinned me down…"

She concluded, "She's a statue now… but at least we got to see her smile…"

She giggled, as Emily rushed to the well, "Beth? What happened? Are you hurt?"

June shook her head and said, "We won."

Emily smiled, "Oh, thank goodness… But still, how did you get here, Beth?"

June held up a rope and said, "If you don't mind, I need to save my sister, before she's buried alive by Helaviento."

Emily asked, "Huh? Why? You said we won!"

June wrapped her torso with rope and said, "Let's just say… This ice wind, as she is translated by, just became stone cold…"

She dove into the well, as Emily cried, "Wa-WAIT!" and then grabbed the rope. She held on, as June went below to rescue Beth, from the bottom of the well.

Moments later, June, Beth, and Emily were sitting in the middle of the area, as the sun was setting. Beth said that someone is playing a game of Cat and Mouse, since a woman has recovered a stone pillar in Europe. Emily replied that it was out of impulse. But whatever it was, if she awakens it, it'll be catastrophic.

"That's why we have to head to Rome, and meet with Father's friends." Beth said, "Von Stroheim made it clear… We have to train harder, together… in order to stop this evil woman from reviving the other stone woman."

Emily said, "I can't have another repeated performance of the evil woman… and of Tohka Yatogami… Is it true that she once helped Miss Nevins?"

June said, "Well, from Speedwagon. And she told us that Father has friends, before he would vanish. But we can't say what happens…"

She felt uneasy. Beth said, "Don't worry. Father will come back. But what I like to know is who is tugging the strings into this plan to exterminate humanity."

She stood up and said, "Whatever it takes, we'll return Miss Speedwagon and Auntie Michelle to New York, and we'll go to Rome, ourselves. I know it's not much, Emily, but it's the least I can do."

Emily was about to answer, but Michelle said, "Then, I'm going with you."

June asked, "Auntie Michelle?"

Hotaru held her and said, "Don't mind me, June… Beth… But Michelle isn't ready to return to the States… not after what she endured."

Michelle whispered, "No… Not yet… I can't let these girls know about… my brother…"

Hotaru nodded, "I understand. It's painful to tell them… But I'll keep it quiet."

Emily asked, "What's wrong with Miss Nevins?"

Michelle said, as she shrugged herself, "Never mind… If you want to go to Rome, you need an adult to accompany you. Speedwagon, I want you to return to America, and meet with me partner in Feral Beauty. If you meet a man in brown hair, that's Percival Gaynes. Tell him about the stone woman that the NubMench found, and that I'm alright…"

Speedwagon said, "I will."

June asked, "Not Mom?"

Michelle said, in disdain, "Everyone thinks I'm dead. Which I was, until this gem… saved me…"

She held up Yui's pink gem and said, "This Power Core, as Speedwagon told me, is capable of endless powers. However, the powers are limited, and I can only use it on rare occurrences. Sadly, this one's dying out."

June asked, "Wait… You were dead?"

Michelle nodded, as she responded, "It was during my battle with the evil vampire… The one called… MIO…"

She explained everything that occurred, starting from the incident that led to her demise, including Yui's and Mio's. She left out Steven Nevins, since she cannot bear to tell them about it.

Emily said, "I see… So, you died, and somehow, you woke up with this Yui girl's power core. And that thing…"

Speedwagon said, "It can regenerate and heal people, even those that were not given allegiance to the gems."

She took the gem and said, "I'll be taking it with me to your base, to assure what powers it is capable of. And again, my apologies and condolences on Yui-Bot…"

Michelle was unhappy, as she turned away in sadness. June felt worried, as she was concerned, "Michelle… did my aunt…?"

XXXXX

Hours later, Hotaru was riding off in a helicopter, heading back to America, as Michelle accompanied the girls to Rome, heading to where her brother's friends are located. Michelle thought, as she whispered, "Rome… The last place where my brother's friends are… How am I going to tell them… or the girls… that my brother is a traitor?"

WAIT, WHAT? Michelle says that Steven Nevins has betrayed The Gang? What lies in Rome, and who are Steven Nevins's friends?
Find out in the next chapter…

To be continued…