Chapter 30

Garou was rendered silent.

For that matter, so was Amai Mask and Snek when they saw the twins. "How… just how?!" demanded Snek.

"My power, your snakeskins with your DNA in it… since they wore those suits all the time, it must have just absorbed everything there was… and converted their bodies."

Amai kept staring at Goliath. "Hmmm, he does pull off the color rather well. He's a darker blue than I am, but it looks rather nice on him."

Garou sneered. "He has your scales!" he growled.

"And his power." Goliath whispered.

This made Amai freeze. He turned to Goliath who only proved his point, just as he showed Melee before, Goliath made a first and then the veins began to appear. For the first time, Amai appeared rather fearful. "My… my power…" he whispered. "No, no, this isn't right. Melee this has to be changed at once! He cannot possess my strength!" he protested.

"The deed is done Amai, it cannot be taken out of him any more than I can have these scales come off of me." She explained.

He couldn't accept it. Amai kept shaking his head. "No… no… no… this is unacceptable… I cannot allow this… this… this is MY STRENGTH!"

"I ain't fussed on it either, but seeing how it pisses you off, I could get use to it," snickered Garou.

"Dad… now isn't the time please," sighed Goliath, he then turned to Amai. "I am not the least bit thrilled with the notion either, but despite it. I have your strength, power… hell I think I have even gotten some of your mannerisms… mom if I start acting too much like him, please correct it!"

"Done and done, sweetheart." Melee sighed to it all, but turned her focus. "How do you feel Draven?"

Draven was oddly relaxed. He was leaning against the side of the kitchen wall. "I don't mind it… I am craving a coffee right now."

"Yeah, that's SO me." Muttered Snek.

Draven smirked. "Honestly, I haven't noticed much of a change in me. Besides the tail of course… wait… Goliath, where did yours go!?"

Melee turned and noticed her son's missing appendage; he rolled his eyes and turned around. "My tail can meld to me, see…" Melee peered in for a closer look, that when she noticed the eyes! Goliath's tail looked like one of Garou's many dragon like monsters. This one was rather large with six eyes and small arms. It lay flat against his back, and yet, it was constantly watching. Melee was fascinated as its eyes took in the room. Somehow, the tail could spread itself far enough that the head itself collapses and flatten itself!

She turned to Garou who was now staring at his own tail. "You can't do that!?"

Only to get a hiss out of it.

Melee rolled her eyes. "Okay, this is getting weird, even for this house!"

"Can you show me how to do that?" Draven asked.

"Gladly, for now. I rather go to bed and sleep this off…" muttered Goliath. He said his goodnight to everyone and went off to bed. Draven soon followed suit as Melee sighed to it all.

"Nothing is ever normal in this family…"

"It would be pretty boring if it were!" said Garou.

Melee turned and saw Amai was still not happy with the recent turn of events. He kept shaking his head to it all. "He cannot have it… that's mine… it's mine…" he muttered.

"Amai… it can't be helped anymore!" she scolded. "My son has your strength now. I don't even have that," she explained.

"It's not right Melee."

"No, it isn't. But there isn't anything else that can be done." Melee paused and then sighed aloud. "When you are done with your weekend with Drax, perhaps you should spend some time with Goliath to help him. He needs to know what he can do now,"

Amai sneered to it all, he glared at Melee for but a moment but reluctantly agreed. There was no other choice in the matter. Besides, it's not like he didn't have anything better to do!