Following the defeat of Inga, by Beth Nevins, avenging Subaru Mikage's death, Beth returns to Venice to complete her Ty Ko Ky training, along with Kyo Sohma and Kaname Chidori, the two remaining surviving members of the Choujin Brigade, led by now-betrayer Steven Nevins, Beth's father.

With Beth victorious, she returns home with victory. But little does she know, a brain is logged into her back. What sort of brain is it? Could it be Inga's?

Episode XVI – Chapter 3: Take the Life of this Child!
Inga's Revenge!

Back at the Leaning Tower, Mandy watches the sun go up, holding the Red Stone. She said, "It's morning. And my four students have learned the art of Ty Ko Ky. Now… are they worthy of it?"

Kevin entered, as he asked, "Senora Amanda… Which blouse do you prefer, today?"

He showed up with a pile of blouses in his hands. His right hand has a normal white shirt, and his left hand as a purple shirt with pink stripes. She asked, "Which would you prefer?"

He said, "Well… White is nice and casual… but I think something much colorful would be exciting."

Mandy said, "I'll let you decide."

As he was trying to choose, Mandy worries over the final exams.

"I worry about all of them… Kyo, Kaname, Subaru, and Beth… I have a bad feeling…"

Kevin agreed, "Alright, I shall go with the pretty white shirt! What do you think?"

Mandy nodded, and then said, "Kevin, I want you to bring Kyo, Beth, Kaname, and Subaru to my room, as soon as they arrive."

Kevin bowed, "Yes, senora. Hmm…"

He pondered again about the blouses, as Mandy said to him, "Stop! The colorful one will do nicely."

Kevin said, "Good! I was getting very confused by this. I have drawn your bath, by the way. I'll leave the blouse here, when you are done. I shall return, while you bathe, to clean up the broken glass."

Mandy said, as she headed to the bathtub, "Yes, thank you."

Kevin left to go get the broom, as Mandy disrobed herself to bathe.

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Moments later, Kevin was downstairs, as she was greeted by…
"Guess who?"
Beth.

He screamed, as she barked, "HEY! What are you screaming for? I didn't care you, like I was some sort of mouse! Well… technically speaking, since I'm the shortest of Mandy's students… You stupid idiot!"

He cringed, "Who are you? You're small! THERE'S A LOST KID!"

She cried, "WHAT? You think I'm a lost child! It's me, you idiot! Bethany Nevins!"

He gasped, as he asked, "Beth Nevins? No way… Last time I saw you, you were with a mask that Miss Mandy placed upon you. But I see you came alone… Are the others coming?"

Beth said, "Never mind that! Are you telling me that you never saw my face before? So, tell me… Am I that cute?"

Kevin looked at her, and then said, "Hmm… Weird lips."

Beth said, in disdain, "Well, yes… They seemed weird. Namely because I have my father's genes. But then again…"

She smirked, "If I get older, and I want to fall in love… and you, too… You'd be madly in love with me."

Kevin laughed, "In your dreams, kid!"

They shared a laugh, until Kevin gasped in shock. Beth asked her, "What's the matter? Are you shocked? We were laughing, moments ago…"

Kevin said, "Oh, uh… Nothing… OH! I forgot… Signora Mandy wants you to meet her in her room. But she is taking a bath, right now."

Beth smiled, "Okay. I was going to tell her, anyway, that Kagura already know about the stone. See, they sent in Inga, one of the Jewel Women… and I'll explain it to her, later, once she's out."

Kevin asked, "Oh, no! You don't mean her stone?"

Beth said, "Well, I can't be so sure… You really don't want to get involved… Believe me…"

She walked away, as Kevin asked, "WAIT!"

She stopped and asked, "Huh?"

"You know…" he blushed, "If you ever turn 14… I believe you'll be pretty hot."

He ran off, as she blushed, "He… He said that about me?"

Beth was embarrassed, as she was flirted, thinking what she'll look like, as a teenager… if she isn't doomed already, with five days to live, right now. She rubbed her shoulders, and felt like they've loosened up. The brain on her back was gone… and slithered away in the tower.

6:00am – One gem neutralized;
5 days before gem in aorta releases poison

The following hour, Beth was watching Kevin, bringing a package to a carrier, chartering a motorboat. Beth was viewing the action, as she thought, "Knowing my manners, the reason I want to tell her about the gem is because Kagura has already stricken, last night. But she's taking a bath, so, I can't disturb her."

She moaned, "Where are Kyo and Kaname? I have to tell them… The news I have to tell them is really important."

She grinned, as the boat revved off, heading to another land. She then smirked, "If I was to wait, that's what I'll do. I'm lucky I'm not gay like Auntie Michelle or a pervert like Emily. But where to wait a half an hour?"

She went to the door and smiled to the 4th wall, "I believe that I'm tall enough to reach the peek hole in Mandy's door. Hey, I may be 8 years old, but I am also curious."

She peeked into the door, and gasped. Mandy was finishing her bath, rubbing her hair. Beth giggled, "Ohhhhhhhh… So curvy… I'm jealous of her…"

She then was concerned, as Kevin went to Mandy. She thought, "Kevin? What is he doing here? I didn't even see him going into the room. Something's odd. That was really fast. I thought he was out in the docks. OH, well…"

She grabbed the doorknob, and gagged, feeling a slimy fluid on the knob. She looked at it and said, "What the hell? The doorknob is covered is some sort of slime. But where?"

Kevin went to the table, as Mandy asked him, "Kevin, has anyone made it back yet?

Kevin said nothing, as she asked, "Kevin? You alright?"

Kevin's legs started to ooze green slime, as he started to contort and twitch, with his eyes dilated. Mandy cried, "KEVIN! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

Beth gasped, "Who is that? What's wrong with Kevin?"

Mandy asked, as she noticed that the gem was gone, "WHO ARE YOU? AND WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE SUPER FUJI?"

Kevin spoke in a demonic female voice, "YOU! YOU REDUCED ME TO NOTHING, YOU HUMAN! BEING A BRAIN WITH NO BODY, IT UTTERLY HUMILIATING! NEVERTHELESS, I WANT YOU FOR ONE FINAL BATTLE!"

Mandy cried, "NO! This is bad! It's like he's possessed by an evil spirit!"

Kevin continued, "I put the stone to a boat, and sent it to a destination! I'm here to stop you from getting it back! I will not allow you to follow that postal boat! NO MATTER WHAT!"

He added, "The boy I am inside of is mostly alive, you see! And if you want to exterminate me, for good, you're going to have to take his life, as well! Can you do that? YOU CAN'T! DO YOU?"

She cackled, as she went to Mandy. But Beth barged in and shouted, "INGA!"

Kevin was possessed by Inga. The living beating brain that Beth harbored, on her way back, was still alive. And when she returned to Mandy, Inga's brain crawled towards Kevin, delivering the Red Stone away to a faraway place, and to finish the job, kill Mandy and her students.

Beth cried out, "You won't give up on us, do you? YOU NEVER LEARN!"

Kyo cried, "BETH!"

He and Kaname arrived too late, as Kaname asked, "What the hell's wrong with Kevin?"

Beth huffed, "About damn time!"

Kyo cleared his throat and said, "You're lucky that you survived Inga… Anyways…"

He stepped in and gasped, seeing Mandy in just a towel, wrapped around her body. He flushed beet red and cried, "THAT'S INTOLERABLE! DID YOU… HAD… YOU KNOW… WITH-?"

Beth slapped him and barked, "Oh, cool it, meathead! You know it's not like that. Just look at Kevin!"

Kevin was crying, feeling hurt and alone. Kaname asked, "Did you do this, Beth?"

Beth said, "No. It's Inga. She's somehow in control of Kevin's body. Her brain invaded inside his brain and blood vessels. Damn her!"

Kevin sobbed, "Save me, Kaname… Everybody treats me badly… You don't treat me like I'm a garbage… Wouldn't you?"

Kaname said, "Oh… I don't know…"

Beth said, "Don't fall for it! That's Inga's own doing! Kevin's not doing the talking! Inga's manipulating him!"

Mandy added, "She's right! He somehow stole the red stone and managed to send it away on a postal boat! Leave her, you and Kyo, and find that postal boat! Get the stone back! This is for Beth and I to handle this being. If that stone gets to Kagura or Anya, we're doomed! If the gem leaves Venice, and onto a train, we'll never track it down!"

Kevin leapt up, and then fought off Kaname. He kicked her down with a blow to the head. Kyo tried to run, but was pulled by Kevin's hand. He roared in Inga's voice, "You're not going anywhere, dickheads! If you want to get that boat, or leave at all, you'll have to kill me, first!"

Kyo gasped, "He talks like a woman?"

Kaname said, "A female voice… Beth was right! I see what's going on!"

Kevin leapt over Kyo and cackled. He blocked the doorway, using his veins as tether, and made sure no one leaves.

"Yeah! Go on and kill me with your powers!" Kevin shouted, "It's relatively easy! But that would also mean killing him, in the process! You know well that this boy's heart is delicate to take a shock of Ty Ko Ky, and die from the attack! If you're going to stop my Master's plans, why not kill me? GO ON! What are you waiting on? Finish me off, you fucking dickheads!"

Beth called, "HEY! That's enough!"

She grabbed his legs and said, "All I have to do is end the life of a young boy, and I'll have end your crusade! It's a small, but necessary sacrifice, but I'll admit that it'll save the world from your kind, one step at a time."

Kyo cried, "Wait a minute, are you serious, Beth? You don't know what you're doing!"

Beth barked, "That monster killed Subaru! SO, NOW…"

Her hand glowed in gold, and charged her fist down, "I'M GOING TO TEAR WHAT'S LEFT OF YOU, INSIDE, IN PIECES, INGA! I'M WAITING! COME ON OUT!"

Mandy shouted, "BETH! YOU CAN'T!"

Kaname cried, "BETH!"

Beth's fist went closer to Kevin's skull, and then…
SWOOSH!
She turned her fist away, and sobbed, "Damn it all, I can't hit him! The bastard!"

She seethed, "I thought for sure that her brain may pop out, so I can eradicate her."

Kevin dropped down and laughed, "Enough of your bluffs! You can't kill this boy, no matter how hard you try!"

She snickered, as Inga was in control of Kevin's body. She then hissed, "By now, I'm sure the stone has arrived on the main island in Venice. YOU'RE TOO LATE!"

Inga uses Kevin's hands to scrape onto his face. She called out, "And now… I shall make this body explode, and cover you all with my burning blood!"

Mandy gasped, as Kaname cried, "Burning blood?"

Kyo yelled, "The bitch!"

Beth yelled, "What are you doing, Inga? STOP IT!"

Kevin started to spurt out blood, as it falls to the floor, burning the tiles. Beth cried, "LOOK OUT! HER BLOOD IS BOILING HOT!"

Mandy cried, "Kevin's body is tearing apart! If this keeps up, it won't be Kevin's life in danger, but all of us, as well! We have no choice! Beth, use your powers on her, NOW!"

Beth gasped, "Come on, NO! I tried that! I just can't harm him! I still have the nightmares to endure, like witnessing Von Stroheim's leg being chopped off! Well, I'll have even bigger nightmares, since it was me that did it, back then!"

Mandy sighed, "Alright… I'll do it, then!"

Kyo gasped, "Coach! You would do that? I'll do it! Let me be the one that will end this monster's evil decadence of power, mind, and soul!"

Beth gasped, "WAIT! Don't do anything! I thought of something! You remember Hell Climb Pillar? We can give that a shot! Kyo! It's do or die, so let's go for it! Two types of Ty Ko Ky, at the same time!"

Kaname said, "I see what you're saying. Something like that might just happen. Let me assist you."

Beth said, "NO! Kyo and I will handle this. One of us falls, step in!"

Kevin's body was about to deteriorate. Kyo nodded, "I understand… Beth, follow my lead."

Beth agreed. They charged at Kevin, avoiding the burning blood. They surrounded Kevin, as they started to glow gold, with their hair darkening. They lunged their hands at Kevin's head, chest, spine, and legs, one hand each. Beth creates a wave of positive Ty Ko Ky, and surrounds Kevin with it. Kevin creates a negative wave of Ty Ko Ky, focused on his heart. And at that point, the wave of energy is at positive/negative zero! Kevin collapses, as Inga's brain was forced out, lunging towards Mandy, flying down into the air. Kaname jumped up and landed a dropkick, sending the brain away, landing on Beth's head. Kyo gasped, as he cried, "NO! NOT AGAIN!"

Beth said, "No. Not this time. Let the brain take my body…"

She turned to the sun rising, and then said, "I believe the sun will take the rest of it."

The sun shone upon Beth, as she smiled. The brain started to dissolve into ashes, as Kyo helped Kevin up, who was unconscious. Kaname barked, "That lowdown dirty scum! She's nothing but a coward, hiding in a man's body!"

Beth said, "No, Kaname… I fought against her, and I understand."

She held the melting brain and said, "You see, she gave everything she had, and even threw away her pride, because she was going to give the stone to her master and allies, for her duty. For thousands of years, she did as she pleased. She lived her life to the fullest. Whether it was good or evil, I respect her life, and how she chose to live it."

The brain was gone from Beth's hand, reduced to ashes and vapor. The morning sun shone upon them, as Inga was completely destroyed.

XXXXX

Moments later, Mandy used her Ty Ko Ky to gain control of Kevin's mind.

"Kevin… While you were under Inga's control, you must've been semi-conscious. Now, tell me… Where is the gem headed?"

Kevin responded, moaning, "Switzerland… St. Moritz… A package… with Senora Mandy's crest… Address is…"

Hours later, Beth asked, "Switzerland?"

Kyo asked Kaname, "So, if that's true, then Kagura and her thugs may be there, too?"

Kaname said, "Hm. I just checked with the contractor. The cargo train left, not 10 minutes ago!"

Beth said, "That's it! The stone is somewhere on that train! It might be a head start from Venice… but we have to beat the train ahead, before it reaches St. Moritz."

Mandy said, "We have to stop the gem from falling into the wrong hands. So, we're going to need every dirty trick, if we have to. It may break the rules, but we have to do everything we can."

Beth said, "I'm not afraid of that."

Kyo barked, "At first, I was worried Kagura may show up, but now, I'm going to avenge Subaru's death, by trouncing the bitch!"

Kaname added, "I'm going to help! Even with you two around, you still need the Crane by your side!"

They chartered a vehicle, a magenta convertible, to drive off to St. Moritz. Kyo was taking the wheel, with Beth in the front seat. Mandy and Kaname are sitting in the back. The car stopped, as Kevin waved goodbye. Beth called out, "HEY! KEVIN! I don't know if I'll be back, but it's goodbye for now! I promise I'll return to Venice, and visit you!"

"Really?" Kevin asked.

Beth smirked, "Yeah! Heal those ugly wounds on you, before I return, okay?"

Kevin jeered, "You stupid jerk~!"

The car drove off, as Beth cried out, "LATER~!

Kevin called out, "Be sure to come back in one piece, Bethany!"

Beth called back, "I won't! You may be a teenager, when I get back, but I will return!"

Kevin waved goodbye, as he was crying…
"Beth…"

Beth whispered, as she was enjoying the ride, "I'll be back, sooner than you think…"

And onward, our noble heroes… to their destination: St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Episode XVI – End

And so ends this heartwarming tale… but the battle and war is just beginning! Will Beth, Kyo, & Kaname retrieve the Super Fuji, before Kagura gets her hands on it?
Be sure to tune in to the next exciting episode…

To be continued…