Episode 6

A New Shinra

Yang and Missy walked out of a portal, back in Yang's world. However this was a completely different neighborhood. Yang walked on the sidewalk just fine, but Missy was staggering behind. "This is too much walking..." she complained as she fell on her knees, then on her side, half in the grass, half in the sidewalk. Yang stopped, then went back to help Missy up. He took her hand, and lifted her up. "Come on Missy. It'll be fine! I know someone around here, and he and his mom can let us stay for the night," he told her as the two walked together once again, heading to a crosswalk. "Just two houses down. By that large building," Yang told her pointing to a large, castle-like house, and to a large, red building: Shinra HQ. Because she didn't exactly know what it was, Missy stared in happiness and excitement. "Ooooh~ Let's go there too! Please Yang?" she asked innocently.

"Uhh... sorry Missy, but no."

Missy pouted. "Hmph. You're no fun."

The crosswalk light turned green, causing cars to stop, letting Missy and Yang cross. When they reached the other side, the two walked to the large castle's door, Yang knocking on the door. It was opened by a boy at the age of 17, his long, white hair reached to his lower back. One eye was bandaged up, so his other eye was a shade of blue. He wore a red, sleeveless trench coat, a black, sleeveless turtleneck, black sweatpants, black boots with red laces, black fingerless gloves, and a gear necklace. "Yang? I haven't seen you in a while. How are you?" he asked, leaning against the doorway. Yang shrugged. "I'm alright I guess. I just started my adventure of travelling to different worlds," he told him, smiling as he held up Missy's remote. Quinten then remained silent. He then put on a serious and concerned look. "Yang... where did you get that?" he asked.

"The remote? It's not mine, it's my friend Missy's,"

"Yang that's Ouma technology! You know how much trouble you can get into for having that?!"

"Quinten it's not that bad. Doesn't Shinra have the same remotes?"

"Well yeah, but the difference is Shinra's have large, silver rings to hang keychains on. Ouma's have the buttons shaped like Ouma's agents and smaller, plastic holes."

"And why is that such a big deal?!"

"It's not! But... Ouma has changed. And so has Shinra. You know that peace contract that was supposed to be made between them?"

"Oh... yeah I figured that out."

"From your parents?"

"No. From her mother..." Yang said, stepping aside so Quinten could see Missy. He looked at the hair and ears of the girl, stunned by the similarities. "I don't believe it... Saya... she had a kid?!" Quinten asked, sounding extremely confused. Yang nodded. "Her name is Missy. And yes. That is Saya's daughter. Want an explanation on her father?" he asked. Quinten shook his head no. "I think simple DNA tests would help me figure out her heritage," he answered, grinning cheerfully. Missy's eyes widened and made a gulp sound, nervous at what the strange scientist will do to her.

Missy sat on what looked like a hospital bed, traumatized as Quinten was looking at her brain waves with a brain scanner that was placed on her head as the waves appeared on a monitor. "Hmm... I see... she definitely does not have the personality her mother has, nor her father. Okay, Yang could you hold Missy's hand for a minute?" Quinten asked as he removed the scanner from the human/werefox's head. Yang nodded as he sat next to Missy, gently holding his hand while blushing in the progress. Quinten took out a syringe and walked back towards them. "Alright hold still..." he told Missy, injecting to syringe into her skin, pressing the plunger down as the needle started to take some blood. This caused Missy to squeeze Yang's hand tightly, but not too tight. "It's okay Missy," Yang reassured her, calming her. "Quinten just wants to see who you are."

Once Quinten finally got the blood sample he needed, he took the needle out of Missy's arm. He placed the syringe next to Missy as he placed a cotton ball over the part where he injected the needle. "Just keep this on for about 5 hours, and you'll be good," the scientist told her, placing a Hello Kitty bandaid over the cotton ball. Missy looked at her arm and giggled at the bandaid. Quinten then squeezed the plunger slowly, causing a small drop of blood to land on a glass slide. He placed another one on top of it, and taped the two pieces together, placing it in another scanner. The scanner then printed out what looked like a family tree that goes all the way down to Missy. "Hmm... so your father's side is blurry, but you come from a long line of WereFoxes on your mother's," Quinten told her, showing Missy the family tree. She looked at it in awe, looking at how long her WereFox heritage was.

Yang smiled and patted Missy on the shoulder. "Hey Quinten, when are you going to show me my Arisu bloodline?" he asked as he looked at Missy's family tree. "Maybe another time, Yang. Right now I got more stuff to show you guys. Oh, and Missy. Thank you for being my test subject," Quinten told them, patting Missy's head, giving her a sucker, then leaving with the kids following him.

~Quinten's bedroom/science lab~

"Welcome to my humble abode kiddos!" Quinten told the kids, showing them around. He showed them a variety of inventions, from simple weapons to various life hack inventions. There was a mini fridge filled with various snacks and sodas, and a closet full of magical clothing items. Missy's eyes were set on a few cosplay clothes, thinking they were actual outfits as she licked her sucker. They included a Japanese school girl uniform, an adorable Magic Girl costume, a sexy maid dress, a lovely princess dress, and a gorgeous wedding dress. "These are really pretty clothes... they must cost a lot, Quinten!" she exclaimed as she continued looking at them. "If you want, you can have them. For a price that is..." Quinten said, smirking after he said 'price'. Missy nodded and got her backpack out, searching for her wallet. Before she could grab her cash, Yang took out a small sack. "Agh... this enough gold Quinten?" he said. Quinten opened the bag and stared at the gold within it, pouring it in a money counter, counting up to 10,000 gold. This made Quinten smile. "Well the total was 7,800 gold, so here's your change Yang," he said as he gave 2,200 gold to the boy. Yang made a face of irritation. "Gee. Thanks Quinten,"

"Hey, at least I discounted them for today. They were originally 999,999 gold, but because of how cute and innocent Missy is..." Quinten pinched Missy's cheek. "How could I not discount it?" Missy turned to away and rubbed her pinched cheek. Yang chuckled and looked around more, seeing a science kit and potion book. "Yang don't touch those!" Quinten yelled as Yang was about touch the book. The boy pulled back, looking distraught. "S-sorry! I was just wondering what this was," he told him.

"It's my potion book. It helps me look for alchemy-like materials to make more weapons."

"More weapons..?"

"Yep. And I don't want anyone but myself and my mom to touch them."

"Okay I get it! But one question. Why do you need to make more-"

"Quiet!" Quinten whispered, as Yang and Missy stayed silent. He took some weapons and ran out the front, the two kids following them. Some odd looking, bird like enemies appeared along with a person. He was blonde with blue eyes. He wore a blue and red suit with black shoes, but one significant thing is the black rabbit ears with small, white tips. "Well, well. I never thought my first encounter with Shinra blood would be from a descendant of a Shinra scientist and the son of two of its top agents," he said, looking at Quinten and Yang. He then took a glance at Missy. He looked at her WereFox ears, and smirked. "You also seemed to have kidnapped her child. Her cute daughter I may add~" he said, moving closer to them. Missy tried to hide behind Yang, but the boy grabbed her by the arm and held her close to him, staring into her eyes. "Well, you're half of her. But you seem to be half of a human."

Missy looked away and tried to leave, but the boy kept a hold of her, his grasp getting tighter. "Now, now. I wanna figure you out~ What's your name little WereFox~?" he asked. Missy was nervous, but she knew what to do in a hostage situation, so she used it for this one. "M-Missy. Just Missy."

"Missy... what an odd name. I... am Michael~ as you can see, I have a normal name."

"I thought Missy was a normal name too..."

"Well I just think it's an odd name for someone like you. You'd have thought Saya had given you a Japanese name like Michiko, or Madoka. But I guess Missy's fine."

"Fine..? How..?"

"That's enough! Stop interrogating her!" Yang yelled. Michael looked at Yang. "Why should I listen to you? Not like you could love her or even befriend her. She's of Ouma blood. You're of Shinra blood." He said. This aggravated Yang, making him ram into the rabbit boy's stomach, knocking him and Missy down. Missy got up and ran toward Yang, hugging him tightly. "Yang... I thought he was gonna take me away..." she said, burrowing her head in his chest. Quinten looked away and nodded, running back inside the house. Michael stood up, rubbing his arm. "So that's how you wanna play the Wonderland game? Okay... we'll play it your way," he said, summoning what looked like a sword with a clock hanging from it, and a very sharp blade. "Yang! Missy! Take these!" Quinten commanded.

Quinten threw weapons: a light blue and red katana, two platinum revolvers, a knife, and a pistol with a heart on it. Yang picked up the katana and Missy picked up the pistol. "I can't fight, but maybe you guys can!" Quinten told them. Missy looked up at Yang. "Well my daddy and mommy have been teaching me how to use a gun. Plus Zephyr taught me how to make explosives," she said, smiling. Yang nodded. "And I watched my dad fight like an Arisu. So maybe I can fight like him," he replied, smiling back. They turned to the enemy, the battle beginning.

~Battle Begins~

Yang and Missy attacked one of the bird creatures, this one called an Aku Tengu. Yang takes out the two platinum revolvers and shoots bullets of fire and ice; Missy cutely looks at the enemy, then crosses her arms, giving it the cold shoulder, then stabs it with a knife. Yang changes his Katana to a shade of brown and green, and stabs the ground, causing a powerful earthquake under the enemy's feet; Missy sprays perfume on herself, pours poison in it, and then an explosive, then throws it at the Aku Tengu. Yang shoots his opponent with his guns, then changes his katana to blue and purple, which is the water element, slashing the Aku Tengu, throwing it up in the air; Missy slashes and shoots behind the opponent, slipping and shooting while sliding on the water from Yang's attack under the enemy after being thrown in the air. The Aku Tengu is defeated.

The next enemy was called a Blue Mad Hatter. Yang and Missy used the same attacks they had, and instantly killed the Blue Mad Hatter with only two. They ran up to Michael and used all three attacks, but he wasn't defeated. Yang and Missy started to see a cyan glow around them. They then prepared for what seemed like a special attack. Missy blows a kiss to Michael, healing him. However, she then slashes and shoots him multiple times, doubling the damage done before he was healed. She then throws Michael, making Yang use the elements in his bullets and blade. He then puts the enemy in a wave orb, trapping the enemy. He and Missy, then slash Michael from opposite ends, putting their blades away as he then explodes. Michael has been defeated. "Heh... hehe..." Michael chuckled, grinning. Missy and Yang looked confused. "Hahahaha... I see you guys have a lot to learn about yourselves..!" he said as he pressed a button on a remote, opening a portal and walked to it. "Oh, and Missy," Michael said, taking out a pocket watch looking different from the one he had, and threw it to her, walking through the portal and disappearing with it.

~Battle is Over~

"A lot to learn about ourselves? But I did learn about myself. I'm half werefox." Missy said, holding the pocket watch. "Maybe he means something else... that special move you guys did. I saw all the Arisu elements being used in your bullets Yang. And Missy you kissed him and he healed completely..." Quinten said, putting his index finger to his chin. "Well I know that one Quinten," Missy said, putting her hands on her hips. "My mommy said that I had that power ever since I was little,"

"I see... Well listen, you guys are traveling to different worlds right?"

Yang nodded. "Yeah, why?"

"Well I was thinking you guys would be tired from all the walking."

Missy nodded, pouting. "Yeah I hate walking so much..."

Quinten chuckled. "Well then I'm gonna come along too,"

Yang's eyes widened. "Whoa really?"

"Yep. Now I can't fight. But! I can offer transportation. Follow me to see my latest creation~"

Quinten was in the garage, which was giant compared to the house. Inside was a red vehicle next to a covered vehicle slightly smaller than the other. "Behold... the Arctic Fox!" Quinten said as he removed the cover. A white machine looking similar to the red one. The vehicle had silver lines and sky blue lights, while the red vehicle had gold lines and cyan lights. "Whoa... that looks amazing... is it like the Dragonturtle?" Yang asked. Quinten smirked. "Well in a way. It can float on the water, fly, and work underwater like the Dragonturtle," he began, then snapped his fingers. "But the Arctic here can form traction wheels for climbing hills like a tank, can survive in snowstorms and sandstorms." Missy and Yang had a look of awe and impressiveness. "Soooo did you make it yourself?" Yang asked, curiously. Quinten rubbed the back of his head. "Aha not really... my mom helped me." He said, nervously.

"Ah. You can drive this thing right?"

"Of course Yang! Why not come in for an inside look?"

~inside the Arctic Fox~

"In the Dragonturtle, there's an arcade, a living room, a kitchen, and a few places to sleep. In my Arctic Fox it has those," Quinten began. "However, I have enough beds for at least 100 people, the living room is larger, a nursery in case we meet any little kids, a swimming pool, and a charging station for anyone who needs to charge something like their phone. As you can see the outlets will mold into the charging plug that person has. I am also planning to create wireless chargers. Pretty cool huh guys?" Yang and Missy nodded and explored a bit. Missy then stumbles upon what looks like a shop. "Oh yes. I will also be opening a shop, so feel free to window shop! Though I prefer you pay in gold or cash." Quinten added, patting Missy's head.

They gathered into the driving area. "Here I have cameras in every room the Arctic Fox has. In these rooms I can also talk to anyone about the next world we're heading to. However I also have to keep my eyes on the road, but if needed I can simply put the Arctic in auto pilot." Quinten said, patting the wheel. "That's good and all, Quinten," Yang said, concerned. "But what if there's an enemy heading our way?"

"Oh Yang. So naive and adorkable.~ I have an alarm if that ever happened."

"...Adorkable?"

"Anyway, the last thing I wanna tell you guys is that the Arctic Fox has its own remote that can open rifts, while the Dragonturtle is how you say voice commanded."

"So I may not have to say anything like my dad did?"

"Well you still may have to. But it's only for emergency landing or emergency fighting, so you won't need to worry about anything else."

"That's cool I guess." Yang said, smiling. Missy however was having a little trouble trying to process all of this, however. She was confused on what Yang and Quinten were talking about. Quinten took out a pair of keys, smirking. "Alright kiddos sit down for a bit, and get ready for a new world!" he exclaimed. "Hold on a moment!" said a woman's voice. She had brown and gold goggles along with white hair like Quinten's walked inside the Arctic Fox. She wore a red and black dress with brown boots. "You weren't gonna leave without saying goodbye to your mama, weren't you?" she said, crossing her arms. Quinten rubbed the back of his head. Yang waved. "Hello Miss Urashima. How are you today?" He asked. The woman named Urashima smiled. "Hello little Yang~ I'm doing good. Wow you grew so much~" she said as she walked over to Yang, cupping his cheeks with her hands. Yang's face turned completely red, leaving a pouty Missy.

"Anyway," Urashima began. "If you are going on some journey Quinten, at least call me once a week." Quinten's eyes widened. "You heard about the journey?" he asked.

Urashima giggled. "Of course! I saw the battle and figured that you were going to. Especially with Reiji and Xiaomu's son and..." She looked at Missy, and tilted her head. "Who's this little cutie?" she asked, walking up to Missy, and lifting up her chin. She looked closely at her as she did.

Quinten scratched the back of his head. "That's Missy. She's uh..."

"An adorable cutie pie!~ I bet you'll look good in this line of clothing my son and I are selling~"

Missy blinked a bit. "Line of clothing?" She asked innocently. Yang patted Missy's shoulder. "Don't get too into that, Missy." he told her. Urashima stretched her arms over her head. "Alrighty, I'm gonna leave you two alone. I need to talk to my son about some things," she said, walking outside with Quinten.

~outside~

"Alright Quinten, I know Missy's Saya's daughter. I saw your DNA machine's history." Urashima said, crossing her arms. Quinten sighed. "I know what you're thinking... and she's nothing like Saya..."

"Well yeah she's too innocent, unlike that sexual mother of hers. But be careful. I'll try to erase those readings of her cause Shinra's gonna have an inspection of our house soon. And if they see Ouma tracings, we could get into some serious trouble."

"Damn... sorry Mom, I didn't know."

"It's okay. Just play it safe, alright?"

"Got it."

After saying goodbye to his mother, Quinten started up the Arctic Fox. The garage roof opened as the white vehicle started to lift off the ground. When they were outside of the garage, the roof closed. Quinten pressed a button and a large remote came out of the Arctic, creating a large rift. Quinten then proceeded to drive through it, as it disappeared along with the rift. In the Arctic Fox, Yang was sitting in the living room with Missy. She opened up the pocket watch in curiosity, but her eyes widened in shock and fear as she dropped it on the ground. Yang hugged her and looked at the pocket watch. Instead of clock numbers, there were words, which said: 'I know who your family is...'.

~meanwhile, in an unknown area~

"Michael, is that you?" said an unknown, feminine voice. Michael nodded. "Yeah it's me..." He said, sounding oddly shy.

"Did you attack the Chizuru home?"

"Y-yes... but I failed..."

"Don't worry sweetie it was your first mission. I'm sure you'll succeed another time."

"T-thanks... mother." Michael said, smiling a bit.

To be continued...