Chapter 14

Kill the Newcomers

High above in the mountain regions was the assassin team Night Raid, all riding the Danger Beast called Air Manta. They were all heading off to their new base, since there old one was compromised.

"Yeah this is the best!" Tatsumi shouted into the sky, enjoying the ride

"Hehe, you're so innocent that's it hard to tell you're a killer Tatsumi" The new girl said with a giggle

On the other side of the beast's back both Leone and Akame were enjoying the view.

"I must ask Akame, back when Max was flying us you were kind of freaked out, but here you're calm, why is that?" Leone asked causing Akame to frown slightly

"Max flies to fast" Akame simply said making Leone laugh

"Speaking of Max, where is he?" Sheele asked

Suddenly a blue streak then whizzed past the Air Manta causing the others to jump in surprise.

"On your left!" Max shouted as he sped ahead

"Show off" Mine and Lubbock said as they flew onward

Meanwhile the auburn haired girl smiled at the flying man with a twinkle in her eye.

The Air Manta then landed making the team disembark causing it to fly away.

"Hey where is it going?" Mine asked

"It going back to its nest at base, surprised you didn't know that" the new girl said causing Mine grit her teeth in annoyance

"As if Steel wasn't enough, now I got a deal with her" Mine said to herself, balling her fists in anger

Everyone's attention then turned to the sound of Max landing to the ground, as he changed back to Base mode and deactivated his helmet.

"Hey guys, sorry we passed you back their" Max said as Steel detached from him

"I'm not, you guys were moving way to slow" Steel causing people to roll their eyes at the Ultralink's comment

"So why did we move here of all places, with these crazy animals running around I'd think twice about living here?" Max asked as well as everyone else

"That you are right Max, the Marg Highlands is heavily infested with Danger Beasts making it almost uninhabitable for humans, making it the perfect place to hide out for now" Najenda explained

"Cause no one else would think to look here, I see" Steel said realizing Najenda's idea

"Now on to other matters, I would like to introduce your newest members, starting with…" Najenda said until she realized the auburn haired girl was gone.

They then saw her close to Akame who was running her hands through her hair making Akame blush.

"Wow, I heard you were cute, by your adorable up close Akame!" the girl gushed

"Why are you touching me? Stop it" Akame said not quite liking the attention

"Oh yeah, my name is Chelsea since were going to be killing people, I hope we all get along" She said with a smile.

She then fished out an unopened lollipop and held out to Akame.

"By the way this is for you" Chelsea said making Akame's eyes twinkle as she snatched up the treat.

"Welcome to the team" she said as the boys were shocked by this

"Did she just win Akame's heart with a lollipop?!" Tatsumi shouted

"For really?! It took us telling us our backstory just get her to like us!" Max shouted

"And then some!" Steel added

"That long flight must have made her really hungry!" Lubbock shouted

Everyone then calmed down as they took in their new teammate.

"You know comparing Chelsea to other girls, she doesn't seem to be much of killer" Steel said

"I know right, that happy go luck attitude really is conflicting" Tatsumi agreed

"Don't let her appearance fool you; she is an expert killer who has completed as many jobs as Akame" Najenda said shocking them

"Woah, she must be good to get a rep like that" Max said

Chelsea then got up close to Max to his shock, as she looked at him with a smile.

"So you're the elusive Max Steel I've heard so much about" Chelsea said

"Uh, yeah I guess I am" Max said, caught off guard by Chelsea

She then turned her attention to Steel as she started to poke at him, much to Steels annoyance.

"And you must be Steel, you sure a strange thing aren't you" Chelsea said as Steel smacked her hand way

"Yeah, I get that a lot" Steel said floating back to Max's side

"I saw your battle against Dr. Stylish, that Titan mode was amazing" Chelsea said with a twinkle in her eyes

"Thanks, but it was nothing" Max said but Chelsea then got up close again, making Max a little uncomfortable

"So what other modes do you have stashed hmm?" Chelsea asked getting up close to Max's face, much to the boy's embarrassment.

"Well…I uh…" Max stammered out

"You'll see if you wait" Leone said with a frown on her face, "Now please give him his space" she said making Chelsea back off

"Alright then, I hope we can talk later, Max" Chelsea said with wink

Seeing this made Leone ball her hands into fists, while Max just blushed at the attention.

"Ahem, if were done, I would like introduce our other member" Najenda said gesturing to Susanoo, "I would like everyone to meet the Lighting Fast Susanoo, he's my new Imperial Arms" Najenda said as Tatsumi approached him

"Hey there, I'm pretty sure we've meet but I'm…" Tatsumi said until Susanoo suddenly gasped

Then he suddenly then got down and started to arrange Tatsumi's shirt, much to the youths surprise, once done he then stepped back seeing that his work was done.

"Fixed" Susanoo simply said

"I must warn you, he is a bit of a neat freak" Najenda said

"A bit?" Max said, raising his eyebrow

"No joke, he went as far and fixed my hair during the fight" Mine added

"And I thought Toxon was a clean freak" Steel said making Max chuckle

"So what else can he do, or is he primarily hand to hand combat" Leone asked

Najenda then chuckled as everyone, minus Chelsea, was confused by this.

"I allow me to demonstrate, try to hold in your excitement" she said, "Susanoo, begin!" she ordered

"Understood" he simply replied

Susanoo then began getting busy doing a variety of assignments, first starting with chopping down a whole area of trees with speed that would make a lumberjack jealous. Then using the lumber he just made, he then built entire manor like building in seconds, he then got busy cleaning a pile of clothes with extreme precision and speed. He then setup an array of stoves and ovens and started making a multitude of dishes. Seeing all this everyone was quite confused by this and a tad bit impressed.

"Okay, I guess that's impressive, but what is he doing?" Lubbock asked

"I think…he's doing chores" Tatsumi replied

"So…he's some sort of super butler?" Steel asked

"Not exactly, you see Susanoo was created for protection for royalty and those of high status, so along with fighting he comes equipped with an area of cooking and cleaning skills as well!" Najenda exclaimed feeling quite proud of her new Imperial Arms.

"How does that help us in a fight?!" Mine shouted

"Now, now I'm sure all of you will come to appreciate in due time" Najenda said

Once introductions were done Max and Steel were looking over their new teammates.

'So these are new comrades huh, shouldn't be too hard' Max thought

"Oh my goodness! You are flatter than a board!" Chelsea said making Mine hiss in anger

"Shut up!" Mine shouted back

"You know you may be handsome and strong, but in the end you're just a glorified man-maid" Lubbock said to Susanoo but he didn't seem to care.

'Let's hope we don't kill each other by the end of this' Max thought with dread.

Back at the Capital the Jaegers were busy trying to determine what happened to Dr. Stylish. Esdeath was sitting in the main room, only she had some noticeable gauze wrapping on visible parts of her body, as well as the black eye she got from Max Steel. She had mostly recovered but she can still feel some pain from her fight with Max.

'Darn it, I underestimated him, clearly Max Steel is stronger than he appears to be' she thought as her hands squeezed each other tightly as a small smile appeared on her face, 'But maybe that is a good thing, after all Tatsumi is strong, but Max Steel is much stronger, perhaps…' she thought she heard Run and Bols walk in.

"Oh your back, any news to the doctor disappearance?" Esdeath asked

"Not much, he wasn't anywhere near his lab, but all his research was still there" Run answered

"So if he didn't desert us, then he probable was killed" Esdeath said getting up from her chair, but winced slightly

"We also couldn't find any of his enhanced soldiers, so it's safe to assume that they been killed as well" Bols added

"I see, poor Seryu she lost someone else important in her life" Esdeath said seeing said auburn haired girl outside polishing her weapon.

Outside, Seryu was busy trying to keep her mind off the death of the doctor but it was no good. She couldn't forget about it even Koro was sad as well.

"Seryu, are feeling okay?" Esdeath asked causing the girl to turn to her with a forced smile

"Yes commander, I'll be okay, though I should be the one asking you that" Seryu said seeing Esdeath covered wounds.

"I'm recovering, but I must admit that Max Steel really did a number on me" she replied, lightly touching around her black eye.

Seeing her in pain, made tears start to fall from Seryu's eyes, even Koro was crying seeing his owner sad.

"I'm sorry commander, if only I was stronger you wouldn't be like this, and the doctor would be alive now" she said between sobs "I just…wish I could…destroy the scum now" Seryu said sobbing even harder.

Esdeath then came behind Seryu and pulled her close as causing her to stop sobbing.

"I promise you Seryu, if you stick with me you will see your dream come true" Esdeath said softly calming Seryu down.

"I promise commander, I will dedicate everything to you and to justice" Seryu replied

"I know you will" Esdeath said hugging her close

In the dead of night, all the members of Night Raid were gathered in the main area for a meeting.

"Now I find it concerning is that the Empire is gather there forces and seemed to be getting stronger" Najenda said

"As we are now, we wouldn't be much of match and we can't always rely on Max for everything" Akame said making Max frown

"True, but that not all that's concerning" Max said getting a nod from Najenda

"Indeed, with the sighting of these Elementors we have to be ready for when they strike, I can sense something is coming, something big" she said intertwine her fingers.

"And without any data, we have no idea what "it" is" Steel added making Leone groan

"Man, its pain not knowing what those elemental freaks are up too" Leone said as everyone agreed

"Not only that Revolution Day is coming soon, and the Revolutionaries are moving soon, so until that day we all need to get stronger and get ready for the coming battle" Najenda said

"This going to be one heck of training session" Steel said through there link as Max silently agreed with him.

The next morning everyone was enjoying a big breakfast of fish that Su and Akame caught, as evident by a satisfied Leone and Max with Steel close by.

"Man that hit the spot, thanks Su" Leone said making the Organic Arms smile

"Yeah no kidding, I'm so full I couldn't eat another bite" Max said leaning back in his chair

Suddenly Leone leaned over pecked Max on the cheek making the boy blush as the blonde snickered at this.

"What was that for?" Max asked, though he probably knew the answer

"You just had a little something on your face" Leone said with smile as Steel rolled his eye

"Was it something on his face or did just want to kiss him?" Steel said making Leone smirk

"Well duh" she responded making Steel sigh

"Haaa, young love, I must admit you two make a fine couple" Najenda said making Max smile goofy as Leone looped her arm over his shoulder.

"Ah you think so boss" Leoene asked

"Of course, by the way Max, Steel" Najenda said getting the Turbo Duos attention, "I heard about your battle with Esdeath I must admit I'm impressed, thought she may live I hope that lose will knock her down a peg or two" Najenda said making the two smile

"Ah, it was nothing she may have had us on the ropes, but we pulled through" Steel said with a bit of pride making Max roll his eyes.

"That I have no doubt, I just wish I could have seen it" Najenda said with a smile

"No kidding, they kicked Esdeath butt, is my boyfriend great or what!" Leone shouted

In the other room, Chelsea caught Leone say that and couldn't help but frown.

'So, those two are couple huh?' she thought until her frown morphed into a smile, 'Game on Leone'.

Later that day, the members of Night Raid were sent out to hunt down Danger Beasts for training and of course Leone and Max were paired together and were sent out. The two then came across a valley with an array of tree danger beasts, all of them had lanky limbs, gapping mouths and single beading eye as well.

Once the two landed in the group, the living trees then turned their attention to them as they surrounded the power couple.

"Ready to do this Max?" Leone asked as Max gave a thumbs up

"You better believe it, let's do this Steel" Max said cracking his knuckles

"Bring it on" Steel said from his chest

"GO TURBO, STRENGTH"

Max then transformed into his favorite mode and without further hesitation, the two then burst forward and started to mow down the tree Danger Beasts. Leone was using her beast strength to rip the living tree's to pieces, two of the trees then came up behind her, but Leone then jumped out of the way and did a spin kick cutting the two tree beasts in half. Max was decimating the beasts as well, punching holes through them and smashing the trees to splinters.

"Ha I can do this all day" Max said uppercutting a beast into pieces, until two more took their place

"Seems they can too, so what you say we switch it up a bit?" Steel said

"Then how about, GO TURBO, SPEED" Max shouted

He then changed forms, now in his slim Speed mode and took off into the group, using his momentum and agility to smash through the trees. Leone then smashed another tree with an ax kick causing it to split down the middle; she then looked over at Max and saw him dashing between one tree after another punching holes through each of them.

"Hey Max, can I make a suggestion to you?!" Leone shouted to Max as she punched another tree sending it flying across the field.

"What's up Leone?" Max asked as he ducked another swing from one of the beasts, until kicking it into another beast.

"I was just thinking, about your duo strike modes" Leon said grabbing two monsters and smashed their faces together causing them to be crushed.

"What about them?" Max said ducking a swing from another monster.

"GO TURBO, STRENGTH"

Max then stood up quick and grabbed hold of the trees limb and threw it over his shoulder and into a group of them causing them to be smashed to splinters.

"Well I remember you saying you were experimenting with it, and well I thought of something you can try" Leone said backhanding a monster behind her, causing its face to cave in.

"Oh really" Max said sounding intrigued

"What did you have in mind?" Steel asked wondering what Leone was thinking

"Well I was thinking, how about a fusion of Speed and Strength mode?" Leone answered as Max thought about

"Not bad, defiantly sounds solid we'll have to try it sometime" Max said making Leone smile

"Uh, as much as I like talking shop, were still surrounded by living tree beasts" Steel said causing the two looking around them

True to Steel words, the Danger Beasts were surrounding them causing the two to be frown at this.

"Man they don't when to give up" Max said punching a tree away from them

"Yeah, there must be some sort of higher Danger Beast ordering them or something" Leone said

"Where do think it is?" Max asked

"Give me a second" Leone said as she closed her eyes

She then focused on her senses trying to find the Major Danger Beast, until she finally found it behind some stone structures making Leone smile.

"Got him, follow me!" she said jumping into the sky and soared over the hoard.

"Way ahead of you, GO TURBO, FLIGHT" Max shouted

Once changed, Max then took off into the sky, following his girlfriend close behind. Once over the stone structure, they saw a bigger tree monster, this one with two faces on it body and had four arms and leaves on top of its head.

"Woah his quite ugly" Max said landing in front of the creature

"Got that right, so why don't we rearrange his looks" Leone said landing beside Max

The creature then let out a roar, as it lumbered toward the two, it then opened a hidden second mouth and barfed out a sap like substance at them causing them to move out of the way, as the substance harden on contact with the ground.

"Looks like this thing is going to be more trouble the others" Leone said with smile

"Double the trouble…" Max said

"Calls for double modes" Steel finished

"GO TURBO, CANNON, SPIKE"

Max then changed once more into their first Duo Strike mode and launched a barrage of spikes at the monster causing them to sink into the beasts bark causing it to roar in pain. Leone then jumped forward and gave a kick to the beast causing it to stumble back and to turn its body from the force. Max then shot his maces at one of the monsters branches and swung to the other side of it and whipped his other mace and smacked it across its face causing it to turn again to Leone as said blonde then jumped up and punched the beasts face causing it again to stumble and turn. Max spun around in a circle and it hit the large monster with his two maces making it turn, until Leone then kicked the thing again causing it to stumble again. The monster then wobbled a little, dazed from the barrage of attacks, seeing their chance Max then tucked his arms and legs in turned into his buzz saw form and launched himself at the beast cutting off two of its limbs. Leone then followed it up by grabbing its remaining arms underneath her arms and pulled, ripping the branch limbs from the monster causing it to roar. The two then got in front of the monster as they smirked.

"Shall we?" Max asked

"Lets" Leone responded

The two then jumped at the large monster, reeled back their fists and punched the monster causing it's face to splinter and break ending the monster for good.

"Ah yeah, now that's what you call a work out!" Leone shouted pumping her fist in air

Max then changed back to base mode as Steel disengaged from him and deactivated his helmet.

"Yep, nothing like a good round of monster bashing to get the day started" Steel said make Max chuckle

"Yep, I think I need a massage after that one" Max said stretching out his arms hearing a pop from his joints.

Suddenly Leone then wrapped her arms around Max's chest and gave him a flirty look.

"Is that so? You should know I can give a killer massage" Leone said giving off a purr at the end making Max shiver slightly.

"Really…that sounds…good" Max stammered out making Leone snicker

She then cupped his face and brought him around to face her.

"But for now, how about a little reward for a good job" she said purring again making Max blush

"Uh…sure" Max stammered out

Leone then leaned in and pressed her lips against his, both of them enjoying the feeling as Max wrapped his arms around Leone back causing them to deepen there kiss. Almost everything around was just background noise, only focusing on them now and no one else. Of course seeing this Steel couldn't help but roll his eye and sigh.

"At least they didn't do that while I was still on Max's chest" Steel muttered

After a while, all the members of Night Raid were gathered outside the new base as they brought back there haul.

"Good job everyone; you were successful in killing the danger beasts in the area"

"Yeah, it was great they really gave us a workout!" Leone exclaimed

"I also noticed that a lot of the Danger Beasts in the area like to attack us out of nowhere, so we have to stay on our toes" Tatsumi said as everyone agreed

"Indeed, it's for this reason that helps with your training, can't you tell you got stronger?" Nagenda asked

"Now that you think about it, yeah I defiantly feel a difference in our power" Mine said as everyone smiled

"No doubt, I even a noticed a 15 percent increase in Max's Turbo energy production" Steel said making Max smirk

"That being said, Chelsea, what is your opinion on Night Raid after spending some time with them?" Najenda asked

Chelsea then put her finger to her chin as she thought it about.

"Well…I can defiantly say you're strong, even stronger than anyone from my old team" Chelsea said making everyone smile with confidence

"Ah yeah!" Mine shouted

"Well, we are pretty good at our jobs" Steel said with confidence

"That's facts" Max added as the two fist bumped

"That being said" Chelsea continued getting everyone's attention, "I did some research on your previous battles, despite all your skills you could barely held your own against the so called "Elementors" without Max's help and some lucky breaks" Chelsea said

Hearing this everyone frowned at this, she was right, a lot of their fights with the Elementors were won thanks to Max's help.

"And also, one of your teammates, Bulat, was killed in a recent battle the fact still stands, is wasn't because he wasn't strong enough, but because he was incompetent" she said

Hearing this, Tatsumi's eye then shrunk with surprise, hearing her insult his friend.

"What!" Mine shouted in fury

But the one, who took it harder, was Max as he tighten his hands to fists and started to tremble.

"What…did you…SAY?!" Max shouted at her

His eyes then flashed blue as his hands and feet started to glow intensely blue as well causing the ground he was standing on to be scorched. Seeing this everyone, minus Steel and Leone, backed away from him even Chelsea was frighten by the Turbo energy surge as he glared daggers at Chelsea. But before he could do anything, Leone then placed a hand on his shoulder as Steel patted his back causing him to calm down as he took a deep breath, causing his glow to disperse but still frowned at her. Seeing that she may have overstepped her boundaries Chelsea decided it was time to leave as she walked back to the house.

"All I'm saying, if you don't get your act together, you wouldn't make it through this fight" She said as walked into the house

"I swear that girl really gets under my skin!" Mine said through gritted teeth

"That's Chelsea for you, she's as honest as they come" Najenda said as she took a whiff of her cigarette

Chelsea was inside, holding her hand against her chest as she took some steady breaths. Seeing Max's power was really scary, but also exciting making her want the boy more.

"And I think I know the perfect way" Chelsea said as he thought over her plan.

It was now night, and most of Night Raid had turned in for the night, all expect Max who was sitting on his and Leone bed waiting for his girlfriend to return from her bath. Also yes, Max and Leone are sharing a room due to Leone's request, so here he was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for her so they can sleep.

"I still can't believe you agreed to this" Steel said

"Well…she didn't give me much choice" Max said with a nervous laugh

Suddenly Max heard the door open and loan and behold was his girlfriend.

"Wow that was fast, short bath?" Max asked

"Something like that" Leone said as she sat down next to Max

Then she leaned in and placed her head on Max's shoulder making Max smile.

"How about good nights kiss before bed, huh Max?" Leone asked

"Okay, since you asked" Max replied

Max then leaned in to kiss Leone, until the door opened again, to reveal…Leone! Only this one had only a towel around her body and not wearing her usual attire.

"Ha, nothing like a bath before bed, I hope you weren't waiting…." Leone said until she set eyes on Max and … herself.

Seeing the second Leone, Max then back up from the other Leone and looked between the two blondies with confusion and shock.

"Wait a minute, what's going on here?" Max asked

"Um, do you have a twin sister or something?" Steel asked looking between the two

The first "Leone" then giggled a little as a puff of smoke appeared, once cleared they saw it was Chelsea with a smirk on her face.

"Almost you had you" Chelsea said with a wink

Max then jumped up from the bed with a shout.

"Not cool Chelsea, not cool at all!" Max shouted at her making her laugh

"Well I thought it was what do you think Leone?" Chelsea asked

But said blonde was not amused; in fact she looked down right mad at this.

"Leave" Leone demanded in a low threating tone.

"Oh come on Leone, it was just a joke" Chelsea said but only made Leone even angrier as she glared daggers at her.

"I said leave!" she shouted causing Chelsea to jump off the bed in surprise

"Okay, okay I'm going, see you in the morning Max" Chelsea said blowing a kiss at the teen, making him cringe at this.

As soon as Chelsea left the room, Leone then grabbed the door and slammed it shut causing the two heroes to jump in surprise.

"Um, I'm going to give you two some alone time" Steel said

He then attached himself to Max's chest and entered sleep mode.

After Leone had calmed down, she then went and sat down on the bed and gave a long sigh. Seeing this Max then sat down next to her.

"Leone, you have to believe me I had no idea that Chelsea, I was as surprised as you" Max said, trying to assure her

"No it's okay, I believe you" She said quietly

But Max still couldn't help but feel ashamed; I mean he almost cheated on his girlfriend. He would never do that, he was just glad that Leone came in as she did or else things would have gone bad.

"Max?" Leone said getting his attention, "Would you really cheat on me if you had the chance?" Leone asked

Max was then looked shocked at this, thinking that his girlfriend would think that. He then grabbed hold of her hand and gave a squeeze as Leone looked at him in the eye.

"Leone, I would never ever do that to you, if I ever tried then I might as well be died" Max said

Leone then wrapped her arms around him as she hugged him tight.

"Thank you that means a lot to me" Leone said with a smile as Max hugged her back.

Leone then gained a mischievous grin as leaned to his ear.

"But to make sure that you don't" she whispered

She then extends her tongue out a little and gave his ear a small lick. Max then suddenly jumped back, holding his ear as he did.

"What was that?!" Max shouted making Leone giggle

"I was marking you, so that no other girl besides me can have you" Leone said making Max blush

"Thanks I guess" Max mumbled

He then looked down and saw Leone was still in a towel which made him realize something.

"I should probably head out so you can change?" Max said, making Leone raise her eyebrow

"Why, I sleep in the nude" Leone said

Max eyes then widen and his mouth to hang open as he heard this.

"What wait?" Max said

Leone then undid her towel, causing Max to cover his face.

"What's the matter?" Leone asked

Max then peaked through his hands, to find Leone not naked but instead in a loose fitting shirt, cut above her stomach and wearing a pair of black shorts instead.

"Just kidding, I know you're a gentleman so I figured I'd wear something tonight" Leone said making Max sigh in relief

"Then why did you tell me that you sleep in the nude?" Max asked

"To tease you" Leone replied with smile making Max roll his eyes

Once that was over both Max and Leone then got into bed, causing Leone to snuggle up to him as they drifted to sleep.

On the other side of valley, in a cave system there three of the four Elementors were arguing with each other.

"This is all your fault you water bloated fool!" Fire shouted at Water making him sneer

"Well, if you two weren't clowning around with the humans, I wouldn't have been caught!" Water shouted

"Yeah, we'll you were messing with the humans too!" Earth shouted back

"Only to get the parts for the Archway, which by the way is far from complete without a power source" Water argued back

"Ha, like this primitive planet has a power source like that" Fire said

"I would have had this thing charged, if those weird humans didn't interfere" Water said

"Oh sure, blame it on the humans" Fire said making Water cross his arms

"Yes, the same humans that beat you, flame brain" Water said making Fire mad

"Only because Max Steel was there!" Fire shouted back

"Max Steel always stops us, that's a bad excuse" Earth said with chuckle

"Oh shut it, bricks for brains, you were beat by a bunch humans too" Water said causing Earth to roar

"I do not have bricks for brains!" he shouted as boulder floated around him

Fire then conquered some fire balls as Water formed a giant water ball over his head.

"Enough!" a raspy voice shouted out causing the three to stop

Then a huge gust of wind blew into the cavern, until it started to take form and took the appearance of the final Elementor, Air Elementor.

"It's true we had a setback, due to us moving the Archway, but thanks to me I know now of a power source we can us" Air said

"Oh is that right" Fire said sounding doubtful

"Yes, and once we procure it; we can finally set our plan in motion for this world's annihilation."