Several weeks had passed since Jimmy started investigating the whereabouts of the missing goblin gang. Thanks to the information from the Power Corps, he discovered multiple abandoned buildings that the gangs were using for raves. Aside from terrorizing the city every night, showing that they were more organized than they led on. Being skilled in infiltration, Jimmy began sneaking into these parties to get information; however, none of the gangs had helpful information since they didn't care about the goblins' disappearance. He did hear crews talking about how they're tired of the shadow warriors running things. One night Jimmy finally got a lead when listening to a few people talking about the Goblins. And one claimed how he saw guys dressed in leather pulling up to the hospital in multiple black vans.

"That sounds like Lash's gang; finally a lead, not much, but I might be able to work with it," he thought

As Jimmy prepared to leave, another person from a different gang chimed in, claiming he had watched them knock on the emergency entrance door. Someone opened the door, letting them in. Jimmy still believed he had a lead as he slipped out before making his way to a rooftop to review his learning.

"Okay, Jimmy, you got your lead; now, what can I do with it," He thought. "I better find Billy," he said as he raced off, changing into his hero costume.

Elsewhere

In another part of the city, Billy was fighting off a group of men wearing horror-themed clown masks. Having stopped them from starting a fire that would have destroyed a whole neighborhood, now, he was finishing what was left of the gang.

"c'mon, guys, wouldn't you instead prefer making people laugh? You sure make me wanna with those masks," he joked

"shut up, hero; we'll teach you not to mess with the clowns,"

"the clowns?" That's what you call yourselves; that's original," he joked.

Suddenly one clown charged him with a machete in hand; as he swung it at Billy, he ducked before going into a leg sweep knocking him to the ground and out.

"Okay, that was just sad, and I thought the goblins were losers, but with them gone, doesn't that make you guys the weakest gang now?"

"I'll show you weak!" thought a clown.

The clown pulled out a knife and charged Billy from behind; just as he was close, a red flash burst between them. Jimmy stood between them, his back to the clown when it was gone.

"WHAT THE FU!" was all he could say before getting a backhanded punch and knocking him out.

"c'mon, dude, I had him!"

"no time, let's wrap this up; we need to talk,"

…Later…

After finishing off the rest of the clowns and tying them up with their tendrils charging them with enough energy to hold until sunrise. Before going to a rooftop to talk about Jimmy's lead and what to do about it.

"that's all you have; that's rough, bro!" said Billy

"Hey, it's something; I just need to figure out who let Lash's gang in,"

"Why don't we just head to the hospital ourselves sneak in, and find the footage,"

"one problem, Billy, hospital data is encrypted neither one of us is tech-savvy enough to break it ourselves,"

"simple, we bring Kami to help,"

"WHAT! No way too dangerous!"

"Look, I understand you're looking out for your Girlfriend, but"

"she's not my,"

"Whatever, Jimmy, the point is she's the best hacker we got, so we need her in the field for this one. Besides, you have been giving her lessons; I'm sure she can protect herself; it's not like we're going into battle we're breaking into a hospital,"

"There's also the problem that someone in that hospital is working for the shadow warriors. What do we do if that person sees her and identifies who she is and where to find her?"

"simple, she wears a disguise like we do,"

"Okay, I'll ask her tomorrow,"

"Okay, in the meantime, I'm going to finish my mission tonight,"

"mission?"

"you know those repurpose smartphones the corps gave us to get in contact with us?"

"Yeah, they gave them to us the other day; been acting a little off,"

"Yeah, mine too, but Marc said since all our phones are now connected to the corps' new network, it's making the network a little unstable because it is not strong enough. To handle all our phones, all I have to do is plug this SSD card into the cell tower on top of Guisman Tower; it will connect to the tower hidden in the salvage yard,"

"why there?"

"It's the tallest building in the city, plus the tower is the city's central cell and internet tower; the rest are extenders."

"wow, that guy likes to be the center of everything,"

"sure does; anyway, once I install it, the power corps' network strength will piggyback off his, making it stronger, and it will spread farther thanks to the extender towers,"

"did they ensure there's no way the network can be found or traced?"

"according to Marc, the only way for the network to be accessed led alone seen; is through a chip he installed in all our phones and the computer,"

"you need help?"

"Nah, this shouldn't take long; I would have been done sooner, but I caught those fools trying to start a fire; head home for the night, bro. Aside from them, the city's been quiet tonight," said Billy

"the shadow warriors have gone underground,"

"I know. The factories they were making their products in were all abandoned. Any left-behind equipment was destroyed, but Marc and Marian said they could salvage some of it,"

"They must have had a backup system in place just in case of trouble, but we'll flush them out soon,"

"see you back home, bro," said Billy before racing off

Jimmy took his advice with Billy gone since it was about 3am. taking off for home.

"Alright, almost home, time to get ready for bed,"

Having changed into his sleepwear, Jimmy was about to land on the roof before noticing someone there.

"shit! wait, is that?"

Jimmy saw Kami leaning against the back wall on the roof, looking up to the sky.

"Kami?"

"oh, hey, Jimmy,"

"What are you doing at this hour? Dressed like that?

Kami was dressed in a blue lace trim nightie, much to Jimmy's surprise as the nightgown was translucent in the moonlight. Meaning he could make out that she was not wearing a bra, but she was wearing panties, much to his embarrassment.

"This is what I always wear to bed. Do you see something you like," Kami teased as she perked out her chest against the fabric, making Jimmy blush and turn away with a grunt causing her to giggle.

"Geez, now she's just doing it or fun," he thought

Kami had changed in the past few weeks, becoming more confident in herself, something her friends had noticed. She had developed a bolder shameless attitude regarding her relationship with Jimmy, finding his shyness cute and funny.

"you still haven't told me why you're up here," he said

"well, it's hard to sleep when Mandy and her sugar-daddy are doing it in the apartment right next to yours,"

"She has a sugar-daddy?"

"He comes by once a month and stays all night until sunrise; that's why she has money to buy all that stuff; I was going to wait up here for a while better than hearing her moaning,"

"gross, well, I was going to ask you in the morning, but since you're here, I'll ask now," said Jimmy. Turning around.

"what is it, Jimmy?"

"I need your help on a mission tomorrow night,"

"you need….me in the field," she asked with excitement

"I need to break into the hospital and find some security footage on the night the goblins disappeared,"

"sure, I'd be happy to help,"

"good, thanks, but you're going to need a disguise,"

"I'm sure Marian can whip something up for me,"

Suddenly a gust of cool air hit them. Jimmy wasn't bothered, but Kami shivered concerning Jimmy.

"It's pretty chilly out here. Why don't you go back inside,"

"I'd rather wait until Mandy, and that creepy old man are done,"

"Did he try something with you?"

"no, but every time I've seen him, he gives off this creepy vibe,"

"well, you'll get sick if you stand out here like that, so here,"

Jimmy then summoned a blanket, wrapping it around Kami, much to her surprise and joy as it was warm.

"it's made from the same material as my costume; it should keep you warm, and I'll wait with you,"

"oh, thank you, but what about you? You're just wearing sweats,"

"It's fine. I've dealt with colder," he said, sitting down with legs crossed and offering a seat next to him.

"I have a better idea,"

Suddenly Kami sat in Jimmy's lap, wrapping the blanket around him and herself to his shock.

"Kami! What are you doing!?"

"it's not okay that I'm warm and you're freezing; we should share,"

Under the blanket, Kami took Jimmy's hands, placing them under her nightie on her breasts, allowing her to feel just how cold he was.

"See, you need this too; your hands are so cold they're making my nipples hard; luckily flesh to flesh contact is a good way to warm them," she said gently.

"you didn't need to put them there!" he quietly panicked

"I already told you I don't mind. I feel safer like this with you,"

"shit, this is bad; if Billy sees us like this, I'll never hear the end of it," he thought. "Kami, I should move my,"

"no, keep them there; they're still a little cold. They'll warm up faster if they stay,"

"just for a bit, please?" "I need to rest," she said, leaning against him as she yawned.

Despite his almost overwhelming embarrassment, Jimmy felt a sense of warmth from being with her; hearing her lightly snore as she slept on him put him at ease.

"Okay, just for a bit," he replied.

…Later…

Having finished his mission, Billy landed on the roof. To his surprise, he saw Jimmy and Kami wrapped up in a blanket, asleep.

"not my girlfriend, my ass," he thought.

Pulling out his phone, Billy was about to take a picture to mess with him later when he brought out his phone camera. Before taking the pic, he noticed how peaceful Jimmy looked sleeping, something he hadn't seen for a while.

"I'll let you off the hook this time, Jimmy; you should be safe up here tonight; sleep well, you two," he thought, leaving.

Despite his love of teasing Jimmy about his feelings for Kami, he knew she had a more positive effect on him, even if Jimmy couldn't see it yet.

"that girl's a keeper," he thought

That Morning

Kami's eyes began moving as she opened them; she could see morning despite the blurred vision; suddenly, a realization fully woke her up.

"oh, no, the time, school,"

Attempting to get up, Kami realized she couldn't because Jimmy's hands were still on her boobs.

"uh-oh, Jimmy, wake up,"

"huh? What time is it?" he asked, yawning.

"It's morning; could you let go of my chest? I need to get ready for school,"

Realizing where his hands were still, Jimmy immediately jumped to his feet about to apologize but was cut off by a kiss from Kami.

"See, Jimmy, I told you my breasts could keep your hands warm; feel free to call on them again,"

Jimmy slowly regained his composure as he took a breath before talking back to Kami, finally addressing what's been bothering him.

"How can you be so okay with this?"

"with what?"

"everything, why are you so okay with teasing me, seeing you naked, me touching you, and just everything?"

"I already told you I love you… Jimmy, you've helped me so much so fast you brought back a piece that was taken from me," she said, embracing him.

"but,"

"no buts, Jimmy, I'm no longer ashamed of my own body; you've taught me how to protect myself, I've spent years trapped in a shell of my own self-doubt despite my friends trying so hard to break me free, but it was you who gave me the tools to break free on my own,"

"I just feel like a creep and pervert," Jimmy said.

"you're neither; I know from how you resisted Mandy, that whore has ended numerous relationships, seducing men right in front of their girlfriend, but and you brushed her off twice,"

"I'm not that kind of guy,"

"I know; besides, if anyone here is the pervert, it's me, but I don't care if I am because this side is only for your eye to see,"

Kami pressed her lips to Jimmy's, giving him a loving kiss; while he still felt some unease, he thought he better understood Kami's feelings for him. Suddenly Kami broke the kiss, realizing that she still didn't know how much time she had till school.

"oh no, the time I gotta get to school!"

"Wait, listen, if you're running late, I can get you there faster. If you want,"

"oh, thank you, Jimmy. I'll meet you back on the roof," kissing him on the cheek

Kami ran off as fast as she could, heading to her apartment; Jimmy stood there for a moment but realized he had forgotten something or someone.

"crap! Billy!"

Moving fast, Jimmy headed to his apartment to see if Billy was there, but he was already gone, to his surprise.

"I wonder if he saw us?"

Over the past few weeks, Billy and Jimmy put a lot of work into fixing up their new home. After they got rid of the trash from the lot, they began fixing up their apartment, turning the wood they found into shelves and stools. Turning the lockers into personal closets.

"There's a note?"

Dear Jimmy

Left early to help Sensei set up that group account with the other restaurant owners; I'll tell him you're busy helping out Tommy. Don't forget we're meeting with the Power Corps this afternoon.

Billy.

P.S.: That girl's a keeper.

"damn it!"

After cleaning up, Jimmy returned to the roof, dressed in his usual street attire; he saw Kami was already there and ready to go.

"Okay, which way is it, and how much time do you have?"

"it's that way, and I only have 30 minutes,"

"we'll be there in 15,"

Scooping her up, Jimmy took off, leaping from roof to roof, making his way while Kami held on. They were close in a matter of moments, landing on the street; the two walked the rest of the way out of sight.

"thank you for helping me,"

"it's no problem, my way of making up for it,"

"jimmy, you never have to make up for anything with me; I love you to me; you can do no wrong," she said, petting his cheek

"Okay, I'm heading to the dojo to do some training,"

"Okay, I'll see you at the meeting later, oh and Jimmy. I know you're still processing how you feel about me, but I want you to know I'm willing to wait as long as it takes until you're ready to love me back."

Kissing Jimmy on the cheek, she headed the rest of the way as he stood there blushing for a moment before walking off. Deciding to walk to the dojo feeling like he needed to walk to process his thought. As Kami was about to enter school, she was confronted by other girls as they called her.

"hey, Byte,"

"yes,"

"who was that guy with you? Your boyfriend?"

"maybe," she said. "someday," she thought, leaving them stunned as she went inside.

…Later…

Returning to the dojo, sitting in the garden, Jimmy took the opportunity to reflect on what had been on his mind for weeks, Kami. Jimmy had grown to respect Kami since he met her and, simultaneously, developed awkward feelings for her. Seeing her gain confidence in herself over time since Jimmy met her made him proud, and so did her improvement with every lesson he gave her. He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable around her occasionally but wanted to be around her. She said she loved him is still a shock to him and how she showed it was an even greater shock.

"What is this power she has over me?"

Despite Jimmy's primarily stoic and intimidating attitude, Kami's teasing always breaks through that shell, causing him to go into a flustered state. Still, she can calm him down with a gentle touch, which leads to a kiss, not to mention that he's becoming less bothered by her antics.

"do I like this?"

"like what, bro?"

"oh hey, Billy, I wasn't expecting you back so soon,

"Sensei and the other restaurant owners are still meeting to form a joint account. But other store owners joined, wanting to learn more about starting joint accounts. So after I explained it, they decided to start to have a bigger meeting with the others. Sensei said he didn't need help now, so I headed back here to do some training,"

"don't let me stop you; I'll go practice my chi spells,"

"Okay, what's wrong?"

"what do you mean?"

"you'll only practice your spells under two conditions when you're trying to take your mind off something that is bothering you or if Sensei makes you and he's not here,"

"That obvious, huh," sighed Jimmy

"This is about Kami, isn't it?" he asked. "you know I saw you two cuddling on the roof asleep,"

"We weren't cuddling; look, she was on the roof when I got home; Kami was waiting there because she didn't want to listen to the sound of Mandy sleeping with her "sugar-daddy," I offered a blanket to keep her warm and wait, but she wanted to share it

"wait, that old guy is her sugar-daddy,"

"you saw him?"

"Yeah, I saw him coming down the stairs when I was on my way here this morning; I thought he was another tenant since we haven't met all of them yet,"

"what's he look like?"

"you know those pig-looking disgusting fat guys that be lusting for women in Mangas,"

"what the hell have you been reading?"

"off-topic, bro,"

"Okay, I just don't know how to feel; sometimes I feel calm, and other times I feel uneasy,"

"Hey, it's your first time dealing with these feelings, and you don't know what they are; just let it process; don't rush it, let it move at its own pace,"

"Thanks; by the way, how are things progressing with you and Marian?"

"uh, how about a sparring match?" asked Billy blushing

…Elsewhere…

When Marian and Kami met at the school, it was lunchtime, sitting together on the roof away from the rest.

"you guys are breaking into the hospital tonight?"

"they want to find out who let Lash's gang in and if they know about what they did with the goblins,"

"Lash! Should've known she'd be involved,"

Kami began staring out into the distance letting out a big sigh, catching Marian's attention.

"what's up?"

"Just thinking about Jimmy,"

"Starting to realize teasing him by flashing your boobs to make him fall in love with you isn't working,"

"I'll have you know he reacts the same way the male protagonists in my games do when their love interest tease them; he's just shy,"

"doesn't mean he enjoys it,"

"but he's so cute when he reacts,"

"ha, you still blush a little when you're in the locker room with other girls. How can you be so okay with Jimmy?"

"well, with Jimmy, I get this feeling like I want to be close to him like ever since we met; besides, I told him why I feel the way I do and do what I do; if that makes me a pervert, I don't care,"

"wow, you're in love,"

"I am. Don't you feel that way about Billy?"

"what?"

"I mean, I saw how you looked when he and Jimmy were sparring with Sensei,"

"I'm not gonna lie and say I don't find Billy attractive, but he and I are just friends, and he knows that too; romance is not topped on my list, only saving this city,"

"I see, but you two should consider at least trying to be more before you both wake up and realize that it's too late,

Suddenly the bell rang, signaling the end of the lunch period as Kami left first to go to her next class; Marian lingered a bit. Once Kami was gone, Marian's face turned red with embarrassment as she buried her face in her palms.

"is it that obvious!?" "But what if Kami's right and I miss my chance?"

In truth, Marian did have solid feelings for Billy. Still, she has no idea how to express them and fears rejection. Preferring to keep things platonic instead of risking their friendship; still, she wonders if she will lose her chance.

Later That Day…

As the group met up in the improved HQ, Billy, Jimmy, and even Marian were impressed by the improvements.

"I gotta say you guys really put that stuff to use," complemented Marian

"Thanks, cuz; after we improved the base, we used what we had left on the van; we made a small generator and replaced the car battery. Now everything runs on it, including the engine,"

"pretty amazing that you guys managed to do these upgrades in just a few weeks," complimented Billy

"not really. We've had plans to upgrade this place for a while; we just finally had the material to do it," replied Marc

"Plus, I was going to convert the van's engine to an electric one eventually, just glad I could do it sooner," said Chop.

"okay… let's get down to business; we should figure out what to do about Guisman and the park; his personal construction crew is almost done breaking down the rest of the wall." Said Marrian

A few days after Jimmy got rid of the Goblins, Guisman not only took credit for it but announced that he was heading a team to restore the park at a press conference.

"not much we can do until we find some evidence proving he's working for the shadow warriors," said blaster,

"I say we leave the matter alone for the time being until we can do something about it," said Vortex.

"if we act against him now, we'll only build his support and strengthen his smear campaign against the double dragons," explained Kona

Since Billy and Jimmy started fighting the gangs, Guisman began a smear campaign against them. Claiming that they were making things worse and putting innocent lives in danger by fighting back as the gangs became more violent.

"agreed,"

"hey bro, you know what we need to boost our image?" asked Billy."

"what?" replied Jimmy

"our own set of wheels,"

"What!?"

"think about it, batman has the "batmobile." Wonderwoman has the "invisible jet." Heck, Superman had a "Super-mobile" once; we'd look like real superheroes if we had a Dragon-mobile,"

"dude, 1. We are not superheroes, 2. We don't need a car; we can get around just fine, 3. Even if we had a car, there is no way we're calling it the "dragon-mobile,""

"Are you done,"

"Actually, I have a few more reasons, but I'll let them go for now,"

"we'll discuss that later, next order of business, the fact that word on the street is that none of the shadow warriors have been seen for a little while the lesser gangs have increased in their rampages," said Marian

"Billy and I were talking about that last night," said Jimmy

"any thoughts?" asked Chop

"We think the apparent reason for the shadow warriors' absence is that they're using a more concealed method to continue their operations,"

"that makes sense; before you two came along, we were barely a threat to them; they probably had a backup plan just in case," said blaster.

"accurate, and with them not keeping an eye on the lesser gangs, they're causing even more damage," said Kami

"Not sure if it was intentional on their part, but with us putting the gangs in check, we don't have the time to go looking for them," said Billy

"Well, tonight we'll figure out how the goblins fit into this,"

Later that night…

After the meeting, Marian took Kami to Marian's shed to make Kami's costume. Still, she instructed Jimmy to pick her up later. Arriving outside Marian's shed, Marian stood outside waiting for him, excited to show her work.

"is she ready?"

"more than ready…c'mon, Kami."

Stepping out of the shed, Kami showed off her new costume to Jimmy, impressed with Marian's work and how fantastic Kami looked.

"how do I…look?"

"wow, you look great, Kami,"

"no, no…call her Megabyte," corrected Marian.

"megabyte?" they both said

"that's her new code name,"

"it works; we better get going. Billy headed off ahead,"

Jimmy scooped up Kami before he started glowing, leaping onto the roof of the house next to Marian before taking off as Marian watched them disappear.

"Good luck; I wish I went with them, but with Marc spending the night at H.Q. and Dad at the meeting with other police officers, someone's gotta stay with," she thought, heading to her back porch.

"wow!" said a voice

"ANNA!?" yelped Marian seeing her little sister standing on the porch, whose face was both confused and excited.

"Did you just see that?"

As she facepalmed herself, Anna only shook her head in excitement, much to Marian's shock and annoyance.

"oh, boy!"

End of Ch. 12