A year pasted with ease. Everything they did daily became a routine. Anna went school, Horo Horo would work, she would come home, he would train, and ever once in a while he would be experimented on.

While Horo Horo would recover she would tell him about what school was like and her friends she had made. When they did experiment on him those conversations would make him feel better. A year passed, both Horo Horo and Anna were 12 now. While Horo Horo had become a well built boy; Anna had become a beautiful little girl. Horo Horo had been enhanced greatly over the years. His muscle allowed him to do things no other human could be capable of, his skin could secrete metal, his eyes can see a whole lot father than any human, and though Anna didn't know, but he could grow metal angel wings (The same metal that his skin can release). One day, in the middle of August, Horo horo received a call from Carlos, one of the men who watched Anna, say:

"Hey Horo Horo?"

"Yeah."

"We got a guy here twice the size of her backing her into the corner."

"In there!"

In seconds Horo Horo appeared in front of Carlos. He looked at the teenager from about 600 feet away. Disappearing again he reappeared on the roof of the school.

(Author: He doesn't teleport it's just that he's extremely fast.)

Suddenly a boy about Horo Horo's age stepped in between the teenager and Anna.

"Leave her alone Lyserg!" came the boys voice.

"Why should I?"

"If you want her, you will have to get through me first."

"Get out of my way Yoh!"

"No!"

Lyserg walked towards Yoh and kicked him. Luckily he evaded it and kicked his other leg causing him to fall.

"You'll pay for that."

Lyserg's friends closed in on him. They both charged at him. One he grabbed by the collar and threw into a wall, but the second got a hold of him. A smirk swept across Lyserg's face. Then he began to punch him repeatedly.

"I would stop if I were you."

Lyserg looked around trying to see who had said that. Suddenly Horo Horo jumped off the roof a landed in front of him. As his body came in contact with the ground he left a small impression on the ground.

"Who are you?" asked Lyserg with a hint of fear.

"Your worst nightmare."

(Author: Corny ain't it. Just think: what would you say if you were in Horo Horo's position.)

Horo Horo stood up. The sun reflected off his sunglasses. He reared him arm back and let Lyserg have it. His body flew across the playground, over the street, and into the meadow. By this time both of Lyserg's friends had seen what had just happened, and hightailed it out of there.

"Who are you?" asked the injured boy, who by this time, was up on his feet holding his stomach.

"Horo Horo, Anna's guardian. Do you have a problem with that?"

"Oh, I see. Thanks for helping."

"No, I should be thanking you."

Anna walked over to Yoh and was using a healing spell she learned in class. After she was done she hugged him. He returned the hug. Horo Horo seeing this teased her.

"So this is your boyfriend?"

"He's not boyfriend! He's just a friend!"

"Sure, that's what they always say." He said with a little smile.

"You can be such a dweeb sometimes Horo Horo."

Poor Yoh was listening and blushing at the same time.

"Don't' worry Anna. I approve of him."

She let out an angry sign and hit him in the shoulder only to regret it.

"You might put some ice on that." He told Anna who only glared at him. "Anna, go get your stuff and get in the car. I would like to talk to Yoh for a while. Oh, and tell Mr. Sataro I'll be there soon."

"Okay." She left, but before she did she mouthed a 'sorry Yoh.'

Which in turn he mouthed a 'It's okay'. Horo Horo waited for her to leave them.

"So… Yoh. How do you feel about?"

"Um…excuse me."

"Oh don't worry. I just need to know if I can trust you with her. She's almost the only reason I live on."

"Well Horo Horo I would have to say that: I wouldn't do anything that she wouldn't want me to do. If she is happy then I am. I would be there for her whenever I can. Lastly, I would do anything to make her happy. Is that okay Horo Horo?"

"That is the exact answer I was looking for." He said with a large this time, and patting him on the back.

"Come on I'll take you home. Where do you live?"

"It's the building next to the H.E.R.O. building."

"That's where we live."

"Really, that's cool."

With that Horo Horo spread his board. The board was about 8 feet on each side. Yoh was shocked.

"Oh, don't worry they won't hurt you."

Soon they lifted off. In about two minutes they had landed.

"Wait, your dad the hotheaded shaman legend."

"Yep." He answered with an angry sigh.

"I know how you feel. Always being expected to be as good as your father."

"Well I'm tired of it."

(Awkward silence)

"See yeah. Oh, and one more thing keep your hands out of unnecessary places or you lose em."

"A…Yes Sir!" he quickly replied.

"I don't doubt cha'."

Both boys went there separate ways. Months continued to pass. Soon the school year ended, and summer started. Then disaster struck. Mr. Sataro was murdered, and his bratty son, Helodo, was put in charge of the company. Everything went downhill from there. Horo Horo and Chocolove were forced to take many lives, just to make the company more powerful. Anna was being oppressed by Helodo, but Horo Horo was always stopping him though. By the time school had been done for a week, both Horo Horo and Chocolove were 13 years of age. Even though Chocolove was still not equal to Horo Horo he was very strong. Then on June 13, Horo Horo couldn't control his anger and frustration any longer. He took Anna, the sleeping Venus, and Chocolove of the building while they were asleep. Then he unleashed his anger out on the building. All 100 floors were destroyed. The only things left standing was one wall with Helodo hanging on it. Pierced through the heart by a single metal pipe, and with these words written in blood:

"Your Corruption has Brought the MY upon you!"

Intermission

"That is when the dark side of me was born. The full moon showed what was left of the building. As I destroyed that building I found the will of Mr. Sataro. He gave us all the money that the company had made over the years, he also left this for us, but lastly he left me these." Informed Horo Horo

Horo Horo took out a sphere and handed it to Anna. Next he opened his shirt partly. There, imbedded in his chest, was a ruby about the half the size of a Frisbee (It's a circle just in case anyone was wondering).

"What is it?"

"It is known as the dark fire ruby, hence the ability to do the Ice Blaze, and other attacks. The most powerful and deadliest is the 'Oblivion Technique', but has a terrible price to pay. Not only that, but…Oh never mind."

"That's a bad thing. Right?"

"Yes…but I won't need to use it anytime soon." He cheered her with a smile.

Suddenly the machine came back to life and Eliza's face appeared on the screen.

"Hey Horo Horo, how old are you? My computer said you were 16."

"Um…I'm actually 20. Is that why you said 'I was too tense for a 16 year old'."

"Yes sorry about the mistake. I just came across right now. I thought you were 2 years younger than me. Sorry for the interruption, I'll leave now, got a big day to prepare for. Bye Horo Horo. Bye Anna."

"Good bye Eliza." The two said in unison.

"So what happened next?"

"Well…"

End of Intermission

(HORO HORO POV)

The night that I took down the H.E.R.O. building I gave Anna back to her parents and then I helped out Chocolove. Over the years I had learned a lot about healing and reviving spells. As I placed my hands in hers the same shock crawled throughout my body, but this time I was able to ender it. Suddenly I felt the warmth of her hands return. She rose for the first time in 4 years. Her soft green eyes came in contact with Chocolovs black ones. He fell on his knees so he was at her height. She was clueless of where she was.

"Where am I? Who is this?" her voice rang with curiosity.

"Your home..." He answered as his eyes filled up with tears and hugging her like nothing could pull her out of his arms.

"And as for your other question, I am Horo Horo. You talked to me the very first day we met."

"Oh, sorry 'bout the little shock."

"It wasn't that bad. Let me take you home."

"We don't have one." came Chocolove's voice.

"You will soon."

I took them back to Anna's house. Her father graciously took them in. I too was able to live there. I joined with Ren and Chocolove in the army. Poor Chocolove didn't pass the qualification test so he was put in the class below us. I earned the nickname 'Trey Racer'' due to my speed, and how I looked on the battlefield. After all I always wore black (except on some occasions). I found out that Anna had gone to become a spirit medium. At first I was against it, but she changed my mind.

I wasn't able to become one of your guardians, because I was in the army. I was only able to watch her progress. When I heard they were having trouble with Lyserg, I paid him a little visit that he would never forget. Every now and then I would meet them and see how they progressed. The day I heard that she won permanently, my heart almost burst with happiness. My Ren said he would cover me for my absence. When I met her, I was stunned she had grown a lot, but then I learned of how Yoh and Silva had disappeared into thin air. She was devastated, and I apparently arrived at the right time to support her. Soon two years had passed and Yoh somehow came back from the dead, and of course Jeanne and Hao had their baby, and etc.

End of Intermission

"That's how it all happened."

"Thank you. I'll ask you the questions tomorrow...I'm a little tired." She was able to get those last words out before falling asleep.

He picked her up and brought her to her room. On the way there he ran into Jeanne.

"How's she doing?" she asked.

"I think I bored her to sleep with our past." He said with a smile.

"Have you told her all the secrets yet?"

"Not yet, she already knows that I killed her parents, and what happened in our past. I don't want to tell her just yet."

"I don't know if it is wise for you to do that, but I'll leave that decision to you."

"You make me sound like a criminal." His puppy-dog eyes looking innocent.

"Well good-night Horo Horo."

"You too, and don't keep your mother up. She's crankier when she doesn't get her sleep." He whispered to the baby.