Remember last time? Beth Nevins had already passed her Ty Ko Ky training with flying colors. However, at the risk, she lost a fellow Chosen Choujin, Subaru Mikage, slain by Inga of the Jewel Women. After destroying her body, and taking the antidote, Beth returns to the others, for the grave news. But little did she know that Inga's still-beating severed brain was hijacked on her back, heading to its destination: The Red Stone of Fuji.
Upon returning to Venice, Beth and the others reunite, until tragedy struck! Kevin, the houseboy to Mandy, was possessed by Inga, and did the most heinous moves of them all. She made Kevin charter a postal boat, heading to an unknown area, except the passenger was the Red Stone of Fuji. Its destination: St. Moritz, Switzerland.
For our heroes, it's onward to a brand-new country, and the chance to defeat Kagura Sohma's remaining two Jewel Women.
Next stop: Switzerland!

5 days until gem in aorta releases poison…

Meanwhile, in St. Moritz, a woman in a dark hood was waiting by the post. It was Kagura Sohma. She was waiting for news from Inga, after she had delivered the red stone to Switzerland. A dog barked to her, as it was a small white-haired stray. Kagura ignored it, as she walked off, waiting five minutes. It was now 8:05 (Switzerland Time). The dog trotted away, sadly, onto a road. Suddenly, a car was driving by, as two men were enjoying wine, while driving the car. They were dead drunk and laughing like they don't care. Kagura sees the dog and the car, and kept walking, ignoring the dog, completely. The car went closer, as Kagura was walking the other direction. They passed each other, and the car headed towards the dog. The car went passed the dog, completely unharmed. Kagura stood in place and waited.

The man in black hair, holding up a bottle of wine, said in a Swiss accent, "Hey! Watch where you going, will you?"

The driver in blonde hair and shades was confused, as the passenger asked, "Oh, hey! What happened to your arms, man?"

The driver looked down, and saw his hands on the driving wheel… but his arms were detached from the wrists. The driver hollered, "AAAH! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE WHEEL, MAN! I CAN'T GET IT TO MOVE!"

The car went wild and flipped over a small hill. The car crashed on the roof, landing on the roof of the vehicle, and exploded in ablaze.

Kagura smirked, as she walked off, "Pathetic humans…"

As she was walking, she met with Anya, in a black cowl over her head, "Master… Inga hasn't returned yet. I worry over her, despite that I have no emotions in me. Human emotion is beneath me, since I'm not human."

Kagura said, "Of course, but… She told me that she found the red stone, somewhere in Venice. And she never reported back. I wonder if something has happened to them."

Anya said, "Thank you, Master. If any information, report it to me…"

Anya walked away, as Kagura smiled, "Yes… I will…"

Episode XVII – Chapter 1: The Gem is Now OURS!
The NubMench resurfaces!

Beth was snoozing, as they stopped at the postal train, near Italy. Kaname said, "Beth… Hey, Beth!"

Beth moaned, as she was snoring.

CONK!
"BETH! WAKE UP!" Kaname roared, landing her elbow on Beth's skull.

Kyo explained, "We caught up to the train! They're going to their customs check, at the moment."

Mandy added, "That works us at our favor. We're an hour away from St. Moritz, which gives us enough time to get ready."

Beth said, "Good. I was getting tired…"

Kyo called, "Come on, Beth! Kaname! Look sharp!"

Beth said, "Listen, I'm saving my strength for the big battle, that's all! Just get off my case! Let's hurry up and get there, so we can retrieve this stone. Then, we're going to need some sort of plan, for the fight with Elsa."

Kyo said, "We'll do that, when we cross."

A car horn was honking, it blared to the car that Kyo is driving. Beth was annoyed, as she stepped out.

"What the hell! KNOCK IT OFF!" She cried out, "If you want to go on, then quit honking and pass us!"

She gasped, as she saw three Germans in green uniforms, with one woman in a green hood and jacket. These were members of the NubMench, Kosuri's army. The woman laughed, "Well… aren't you looking a bit spry? My, you've grown so much, Nevins."

Beth gasped, "What was that? I don't even know you, Miss!"

The car drove passed them, as Beth called out, "WAIT! What was that about? GET BACK HERE! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? I don't even know any German Soldiers!"

Kaname whispered, "Wait! Look at the train!"

The train car was guarded and surrounded by many soldiers.

"So many soldiers…" Beth said, "What are they doing in the Swiss-Italian Border?"

A soldier appeared from the car and called out, "Here, Major! We found the package!"

He held up the same package that Kevin, under the influence of Inga, was delivering to St. Moritz. Good for them, but bad for our heroes!

Mandy shouted, "LOOK! They got the package!"

Beth added, "Yeah, and we all know what's inside!"

The major ripped the package open, and then held up the red stone necklace. Kyo cried, "NO! She's got the red stone!"

Mandy was befuddled and horrified, "I don't understand! Why do the Germans want the red stone?"

The major smiled, "We have decided to take the stone as a specimen for our scientific research program. For the past three weeks, we were watching your every move, while you were operating in Venice. We began surveillance, until we've lost our team in Rome. We saw you training… We saw Inga… We even saw Kagura Sohma… and we all saw what you want with the Super Fuji… Now, our base is at a lodge, up ahead. Follow us. We want to ask a few questions about the stone… about Anya… and about Kagura… Why not working together, eh? After all, we are not complete strangers, Bethany Nevins."

She walked off, heading to her car, as the others were concerned. Beth cried out, "HEY! How the hell do you even know my name, you-? ARGH! Don't think you know anything about me, you bastard!"

Kaname said, "If the Germans are here, then… It means one thing…"

Kyo asked, "We lost?"

Mandy said, "NO! It means we have to trust them. We have to follow the Germans and trust their word. At least we know that neither Kagura nor Anya knows about the Red Stone, for the time being."

They agreed to follow them to their base.

On March 13th, 1938, the German Army was marching across Europe, taking country after country. They took Austria, while in two days and one year later, on March 15th, 1939, they annexed Bohemia and Moravia. Months later, on September 28, Poland was divided away from the Soviet Union.
They wanted to ensure that their rule across the continent would last indefinitely. The problem with the stone mask and power cores will be solved perfectly, by giving them everything they need to prevail. The Germans were planning to use the power of immortality to conquer the world. But… years later, heading to today, the revived German Army wants to receive the Red Stone of Fuji, for that same reason, nearly eighty years ago.

10:00pm – five hours later…

Moments later, a figure appeared from the snowy cabin. It was Anya, and she was seeing two cars. She felt the walls of the exterior to the cabin and felt the heat, "Ah… The fireplace is lit… I sense life inside… Four lights on the wall… two on the ceiling, two on the desk – no, three… Four humans standing by the wall."

Kagura appeared and said, "They're still here… Four humans… Meaning those pathetic Choujins…"

Anya said, "No. Their heights are 178 (5'10"), 174 (5'8"), 181 (5'11"), and 178 centimeters. It's not them. You forget that the girl that is your rival's daughter is smaller than that."

Kagura hissed, "Then… it must more casualties to bring out the Tiger King. Anyone else?"

Anya said, "One human is by the fireplace, at 183 (6'0") centimeters tall. Like I said, it's not the Choujins you seek, Master… There are five humans, all male."

Her right arm sprouted out a rib blade, as Kagura smirked, "Do it!"

SLASH!
Cutting through the walls, Anya slashed off her blade attack, in a long curve, aiming at the five men inside. She pulled her blade back, as Kagura stepped into an open window. She counted, "1… 2… 3, 4… Yes… That is five, alright."

Anya followed, as the room was full of blood, with the corpses of the German Soldiers strewn about. Anya said, "Master, what now? We search inside for questions? Some survivors may have located here."

Kagura gasped, seeing the same major, from before. The Major spoke, "So you're Kagura Sohma, correct? And your dear little friend… She must be Anya. You're fast. In just a few hours, you know all about your friend's defeat, learned that we obtained the stone, and found our location to take it from us. Very impressive. And then, this brutal merciful calculated assault! Not one of my men survived, without uttering a cry or a moan."

Anya said, "I was sure there were only five men, in this room… But you're a woman… And still… Tell me… Why can't I sense your body heat?"

Anya prepared to fight, as Beth emerged from the door, "HEY, RIFLE HEADS! What's a girl got to do to have grub, around here? I'll anything, other than your pota-! Huh?"

Anya jumped up and swung her blade towards the Major. The Major blocked the attack, as Beth screamed, "ANYA!"

The Major caught the blade with her right arm, but her glove was destroyed, showing a chrome hand.

"WHAT?" Anya shouted, "THIS WOMAN'S MECHANICAL!"

Beth gasped, "Wait a minute…"

She figured it out. The hat split open, as it revealed her face and magenta hair. She cried out, "You're… YOU'RE VON STROHEIM! DOUBLE SHOCK!"

Kosuri was alive, only with a metallic infrared eye on her right side. She was holding Anya back, as Beth said, "Triple shocker of the world! This woman… It's like… This is like meeting a spooky ghost in a dark cemetery at midnight. NO, wait… that was a movie."

She saw Kagura, as she was stepping back in anger, "KAGURA?!"

Kagura huffed, "Hmph! Brat's still alive, I see…"

Beth said, "Anya… and Von Stroheim, whom I could've sworn was blown to bits, back in Germany… They're both standing right in front of me…"

Kagura said, "My vendetta is with you, Beth Nevins. But I see that I am outnumbered… Anya, you handle this job, by yourself."

Anya nodded, "Understood."

Kagura vanished, as she made her escape, cackling from far away. Beth growled, "Damn it all! She got away! It was a perfect chance to slew my father's worst enemy, but I was too focused on the fembot version of Von Stroheim. Look at her! She's got metallic parts all over her! The Germans must be hiding this. What incredible medical technology. Could it be for some kind of military defense?"

Beth said to Kosuri, "I guess that's what saved your life, a while back, Von Stroheim."

Kosuri said, "Can't see, Bethany Nevins? You can, since Kosuri just came back from Hell!"

Beth groaned, "Ungh… So, why am I not happy to see you?"

She thought, "Deep down, she's not a bad guy, when you see it, except for the fact she's a damned German soldier. We did fought Helaviento, and she chose to destroy it, from the beginning. And then, there's the issue with Kagura, responsible for what she did in Rome."

Kosuri said, "Why don't you sit on a nice sofa und watch me do mein work?"

Anya is glaring at Beth, as Kosuri held her grip on the Rib Blade of Anya. She thought, "She… She hates me, huh? I can see by her evil glare. She thinks I'm the one that killed Inga. And she's right. Even so…"

She called out, "ANYA! Do you think I was going to sit out this one, just for you to psyche me out?"

Anya stated, "Nevins… Once I have secured the Power Core, I'm going to put an end to you. I have no intent of hurting you… not yet… It's too bad that Elsa is still working out in Greece. I can't allow a Ty Ko Ky user, like the one who killed Inga, to remain alive."

Beth boomed, "Tell me, Anya! Do you plan on fighting as a warrior, or are for something else, like revenge? What are you looking for?"

Kosuri called out, "Pay attention! You're fighting me! I will be your final opponent! I have NO Ty Ko Ky, but have the next best thing!"

Anya roared, "No machine can stop me!"

Kosuri held her left arm up and smirked, "Is that right?"

Anya used her free left arm to strike at Kosuri, but Kosuri's left arm contorted and grasped onto it, impaling into Anya's arm. Beth gasped, "No flesh and blood arm can bend like that! Her arms are mechanical!"

Anya growled in anger, as Kosuri squeezed her fingers, pulling out a chuck of Anya's skin from her hand. Anya roared in anger, as she was bleeding. Her finger squeeze was at 1,950 kilograms per centimeter squared; almost as twice as Helaviento's strength.

Kosuri stood straight, with her legs together, and then saluted, "YOU UTTER FOOOOOOOL! GERMAN SCIENCE IS THE FINEST IN THE WORLD! THESE ARMS ARE POWERFUL! THEY WERE CONSTRUCTED BASED ON THE FORCE OF HELAVIENTO!"

She grabbed a golf ball and said, "Und so, Anya… We calculated exactly what we need to do with you, in order to eliminate your power, and leave you in desperate agony! Kosuri will pluck your feathers off, one square centimeter at a time!"

She crushed the golf ball, and called to Beth, "Hey, Nevins! Don't you dare even think about feeling sorry for me! My proud new form is the very embodiment of the peak of German Science and Engineering! If my father were here, if not in Japan, guarding Yotsuga Forest, he'd be proud of Kosuri!"

She held up an ammunition belt full of shells, and continued, "I'm not merely human, but much more!"

Her stomach opened up, revealing a machine gun, inside her torso. "AND NOW, I WAS SAVING THIS FOR KAGURA, BUT YOU WILL DO NICELY! TAKE THIS, ANYA! My machinegun can fire 600 rounds per minute, and can shed through armor plating like it was paper! Kosuri will tear you into tiny pieces, in no time at all!"

Beth cried, "Her body's mechanical, too?!"

Anya leapt off, as Kosuri fired her machine gun. Anya was pierced completely into the bullets that were shot at. She was full of holes, as Kosuri continued to fire. Anya was blasted through the window, and dropped to the snow.

Mandy heard the gunfire and cried, "The hell was that?"

Kaname said, "It came from downstairs!"

They rushed downstairs, heading to where Beth and Kosuri are. Anya was outside, shielding herself, from the distance. She moaned, "Attempting to retrieve the gem may be difficult. The first attempt cost Inga her life. I refuse to let her ultimate sacrifice had been in vain!"

Her rib blade shone light, as the attack was halted. Anya said, "I control the light. Behold the Brilliant Bone Blade!"

Kosuri fired again, but Anya deflected her bullets with her Bone Blade attack. The bullets she deflected were slices in pieces.

"IMPOSSIBLE! Her blade has hardened bone and skin! It's like they are made of chrome and forged steel! It shouldn't deflect bullets like that!"

Beth said, "Her blade is amazing, but why is it glowing like that?"

Anya dashed forward, and swung her blade to Kosuri. Upon seeing that blade, up-close, Kosuri Von Stroheim was able learn of its secret. It didn't have a simple edge, but rather it had a rotating blade, moving in high-speed! Tiny razor-like claws spin rapidly across the blade, like a chainsaw, only twice the speed. Each claw was polished to a mirror-like finish, producing the faintest light, making it look like the blade is glowing from within.

SLASH!
She slashed onto Kosuri's torso, and dashed through it. Kosuri moaned, "We can't win! At least not without my weapons or any modern technology that I know of! We can't defeat her!"

Kosuri fell to the ground, in just her upper half. Her lower half remained standing, but the machinegun she was implanted with is destroyed, cut in half."

Anya said, "And what was Helaviento? She was a weak little guard dog. She couldn't even compare to us!"

She reached for Kosuri and said, "Now, I shall take the stone from you."

She searched into her, as Beth was scared, "Anya… What the hell? An ice cold sheet across her face. A blade that could deflect bullets in midair. There's no way I could've blocked that thing, with my bare hands. That blade would still slice right through me, even if I concentrate all my powers to a single blow!"

Beth followed Anya, as she thought, "And to be perfectly safe, I want to run away from here. She's way too dangerous to take on, directly! I can't think of a way to go around that blade of hers! But then again, I can't leave and let her take the stone! If she'd take the stone, now, she'll be practically invincible! I'll never be able to defeat her! DAMN IT ALL! I must go after Elsa and her antidote! Kagura wants my father, after all, and she's too stupid to realize that he's on her side, now! WHY ME! WAS THIS IN MY HOROSCOPE?"

Anya reached into Kosuri's pocket, and searched inside. She pulled out the Red Stone and was smiling, "Finally, the Red Stone of Fuji. At long last, it's finally obtained. Five thousand years I've waited for this day! Not that this thing would be destined to fall into my hands, but that's fate."

Beth called out, "ANYA!"

Anya prepared her blade and said to Beth, "Just be patient. After this mechanical girl, you're next."

Beth snarled, "DAMN! THAT BITCH! SHE REALLY HATES EVERYTHING ABOUT ME! Letting her take the gem means all hope is lost! Kagura Sohma would have the world in her hands, now!"

Kosuri was on the ground, as she grumbled, "Anya… … …you fool… Don't think you've beaten me, because I'm not finished with you, yet!"

Her right eye opened, exposing a LED light. She hollered, "KOSURI WILL BEAT YOU! GERMAN SCIENCE IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST!"

Beth cried, "YOU IDIOT! GET OUT OF HERE, VON STROHEIM! HOW CAN YOU SIT THERE AND BOAST, AT A TIME LIKE THIS?"

Kosuri grinned, "ULTRAVIOLET BEAMS ACTIVATE! FIRE!"

ZAP!
She blasted a huge laser of UV light onto the wrist of Anya, knocking the Red Stone off of her grasp. The Red Gem drops to the snow, and slides off.

"Oh, no!" Beth gasped, "It's sliding down the slope!"

It was! The Red Stone was about to slide down the snowy slopes, and heading directly into the chasm, about to fall into the abyss, never to be seen again. Finding the gem would deem impossible to look, if it falls.

Kosuri roared, "AH, DAMN IT, NO! WE HAVE TO STOP IT! If that stone falls off into the cliff, it'll be lost forever! Searching for it is deemed impossible!"

Anya made a hasty dash towards the slope, as Kosuri cried, "NEVINS! You have to go after the slope! GRAB IT, WHILE YOU STILL CAN!"

Beth raced off, gaining on Anya, who was getting closer. Beth gasped, "Damn! She's closing in on me, like a laser! What speed! The way she's running like that, she plans on falling off the cliff, with the stone in her hands. She won't be able to stop, until she reaches the edge!"

Anya was recovering her wounds from the UV lights, as Beth growled, "Damn it! That drop beyond that cliff is about several hundred meters deep! But knowing her superior abilities, Anya could survive the fall. But it's as high as walking off the Empire State Building or the Willis Tower, without a parachute! It'd be certain death for me!"

Kosuri was shocked, as Anya passed Beth, while running. She gasped, "Beth plans to slow down, before she reaches the edge, so she doesn't go flying off. BUT NOT ANYA! NEVINS CANNOT WIN!"

Beth called out, "THERE'S NO WAY I AM LETTING THAT SLIME GET HER HANDS ON THE GEM!"

Kosuri cried, "GO! RUN HARD, NEVINS!"

Anya said, while running, "Beth Nevins, when I reach down to grab the stone, I'll be off balance. With my flank open, I'll be vulnerable. Is that what you'll try to do? You'll attack me, with your Psychic Powers, even if it means the Red Gem falls into the abyss. You think you plan will work, Nevins?"

Kyo, Kaname, and Mandy witnessed what was going on. Kyo gasped, "Look there! It's Beth!"

Beth shouted, "You're right on the nose, Anya!"

Anya slid down, as Beth threw her kick towards Anya's head. Anya jumped off, avoiding the kick.

Kosuri said, as Anya was in the air, "she leapt up, using her legs to grab the stone in her foot! She going to get away with it!"

She grinned, as she called, "You lose, Nevins!"

Beth smirked, "Oh, I don't think so. Why the smug Cheshire grin, Anya? I'm the one that should be smiling here. I guess I underestimated you for that. But then again, I underestimated your reckless attempt of escaping! My kick wasn't aimed at your flank… but rather THE SNOW!"

She kicked the snow, sending it flying to Anya. Anya blocked the snow, but upon impact, she let go of the red gem from her foot, and flew towards Beth. She caught it and said, "You lose, Anya! Looks like I'm the one that made the nice catch."

Anya was falling, as she seethed, producing a blade from her foot. It impaled onto Beth's shoulder, and was attached to it. Beth cried, "AAGH! A BLADE FROM HER FOOT? WHAT THE HELL?"

Beth was falling with Anya, dropping down below to the cliff.

Kosuri cried out, "NEVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!"

OH, NO! Beth Nevins got the Red Stone of Fuji back, but… locked in Anya's foot blade, will she survive the fall?
Be sure to tune in to the next chapter…

To be continued…