Hey there! So, are we ready to meet someone new? Of course, that doesn't mean anything in the long term scheme of things, ignore what I just said. Anyway, let's go!

Super hero time!

Shuujin: Time for a trip, off to Kyoto with you.

Issei: And it's off to face the music with you! Beat Song!

Shuujin: Please, no. stop. don't.

Issei: Geez, fine then...

S + I: Break the chains! Phone up the future!

"Farewell Issei! You make sure to take good care of him Miss Yasaka, he can be handful sometimes, but he's a good man at heart!"

"And make sure you take care of those young girls as well Issei! You always did want a little sister, didn't you?"

There was no way Issei could hold back the tide of blood that flooded into his cheeks, Yasaka waving with a soft smile as she lead the trio away from his home. Ophis had been rather thorough with her job for certain; they were greeted like long-time friends and were already speaking about him packing!

'You'd think they wanted to get rid of me for a while now…'

"Hey Issei, you're going to love it in our home!" Kunou declared, the young kitsune clinging tightly onto his arm as they strolled down the street with only the occasional odd eye sent their way. "We've got these cool dojos, a huge garden and all the people there are really nice, it's amazing!"

"I thought my parents were going to go with me though…" the boy said with a drooping finger, turning to Ophis who let her grey gaze flicker upwards for a moment before eagerly returning to the sandwich she had been graciously gifted by a newly awoken mother Hyoudou.

"They, wished to stay. I, allowed their requests." Came the stilted answer to his unspoken question, the boy's sigh going unheard. Seeing as it was the early working hours, the streets were relatively clear save for those who were late for work or had nought to do in their free time, merely roaming the roads for a better location to be, meaning they were clear to speak about their … situation in the open if they remained quiet enough.

"So please remind me Miss Yasaka, what am I to do again?" the student asked the woman who led them, who leant her head back to speak without ever losing her footing. He was sure that cone on the ground had been in their way… maybe he was just thinking about things too hard.

"Oh, you will be assisting me with dealing with any excessive force that may occur. There have been whispers on the wind of people aiming to take over my throne and thus, I need to protect my authority."

"So you wish for me to be a body guard or assassin?" he wasn't able to hide the snark that oozed from the follow up, his intrigue too strong to combat. "You wish to protect your power from being overtaken, but how do you want to do that? Your wording kept it a little vague."

"Oh, I wouldn't wish the murder of a person onto anyone, even those who may challenge me, but sometimes people require a little punishment for their naughty crimes." Yasaka answered with a small singing tone, though that was halted when with a small flash from around the corner, another man ran straight into them, bowing to Yasaka despite her great scowl.

"Lady Yasaka, there's urgent news!" the man panted, only the subtle illusions weaved by the kitsune preventing any of the nearby walkers from reacting to their presence.

"Do you not know how close you were to revealing yourself to some random person walking along the street?" she hissed, amber eyes boring into those of a similar colour, Issei merely tapping his foot on the concrete awkwardly.

"But Lady Yasaka, a strange girl has been captured on the grounds! S-she's shown herself to be well versed in combat with technology at her disposal and we're struggling to keep her at bay!" the man's whimper grew stronger with each spoken word, Yasaka dropping the man with a pointed look to the student.

"It appears you will have to begin work immediately." The blonde woman stated with a sigh, pulling up her dropped subject. "I hope you don't mind if I bring you home later."

"Well, I suppose there's no avoiding it." Issei conceded, turning to Ophis as she gave a small nod. "I need to get used to using this power anyway." The golden phone was drawn into his hand, its gleam in the light of day making it appear almost ethereal. "Well then, how are we doing this?"

"I-I shall take you there immediately! I'll send a message to your transport at the meeting point!" the man quickly suggested, a momentary pause before Yasaka gave a firm nod and they were off in a flash of light. None of the people passing by responded in any way even as they themselves walked into the light before it dissipated and though they would perhaps remark on the sudden headache they felt during the walk, it was far too common for the typical working Japanese man to put all of his abilities to his job and the effects of such a work ethic could not be avoided forever.

"Guys! I really didn't want to surprise you!" Rider's complaints were lost to the blasts of fire and other magicks that impacted against her craft, the pink haired girl letting loose with concentrated rays from her gun, a slick rifle of red and silver with a great black ridged section from which she pulled out the black plate slotted within, replacing it before firing once more. "I just… lost control for a moment.

"Exit your vessel quietly and we won't have to hurt you any further!" One particularly fierce man yelled, harsh winds gathering at his fingertips and poised to fire forward at any moment. His companion however was much more brash as he stepped forward with crackling lightning dancing across his body.

"Come on, this girl just crashed into the West Faction's leader's home! We can't let her off that easily!" he growled, flicking a finger forward and watching it splash effect-less against whatever defences held guard around the odd tube like container with a small nodule on the top that apparently acted as a gun turret in which the girl had locked herself in, only showing her head to poke out her gun and try to fire back after that initial shot was thrown into the open door. "She's going to feel my wrath for trying to invade!"

"Why are we still fighting anyway!?" the distressed question floated from the tiniest of gaps possible in the silver door, the slight hint of red eyes visible, though they quickly dodged away as electricity splashed right in front of them, missing by sheer luck thanks to the door's speed.

"Didn't you hear the man!?" the electricity wreathed warrior seethed, the path beneath his feet being scorched by the bolts that impacted it as he ground the base of his shoes onto the stone. "You nearly landed on one of the buildings and as soon as we approached, you decided to shoot at us!"

A few taps of the keyboard built into the lacquered wooden console in front of her had the visuals brought up on a small screen, while a flick of a different switch had the microphone shoot up, Rider giving it a few test taps before speaking.

"Look, if I do it this way, will you promise not to shoot me as soon as I open the door?" the girl asked, the hesitations of the various guards that had surrounded her not exactly reassuring her.

"State why you chose to appear here and what your intentions are!" the initial man ordered, causing the pink haired girl to sigh in relief.

'So, possibly not getting my head blown off at this point.'

"I'd appreciate the answer to that." A mature female voice agreed, a green haired man bursting out from behind her camera before a woman alongside a boy and two young girls followed, Ichigo having to hold back a small squeal as the adorable blonde girl turned bright eyes towards her.

"Oh, yeah, okay!" the pink haired technophile exclaimed. "Well, I was meant to find my way to the West faction of Yokai and if I heard correctly, that's this place, right?" the first man gave a look to the newly arrived woman, waiting for her positive response before responding.

"Yes and you've been granted audience with the lead-"

"Leon, Hibiki, you may fall back." Yasaka stated, the strict man and the lightning encased man respectively falling back as she stepped forward to the odd machine buried an inch into the ground, a trail being the evidence towards an odd landing. "Why did you wish to meet with my people?"

"That's simple, I've been given a task." Rider explained as two flicks of another switch on the opposite side of the round console had the door slide open to Issei and Kunou's amazement. "Come in, it will be easier to talk that way!"

With a caution step, Issei was the first to enter, the small dimensions not giving him much hope until he actually entered, his surprise giving way to awe as he was able to walk in more than two steps forward. Ophis followed at a more leisurely pace followed by Kunou, her first impulse being to randomly run about looking at all of the fancy white lights that covered maroon the wall, spinning around brass semi spheres stuck in the centre of dark oak circles.

"Welcome to casa de Rider!" the pink haired girl had it tied up in a ponytail that trailed down to the base of her neck, a pristine violet skirt paired with a mulberry shirt and eggplant jacket with white knee high socks that led down to iris shoes. A quick twirl had the girl reaching out wide with her arms, the pride in her work evident in everything she said. "With a raised outer border platform separating from the main entrance and console control level, beautifully decorated by yours truly with all the furniture one could dream of, the console made with a dark oak finish to complement the white metals and the central lighting pillar done in sky blue, it's an absolute marvel of machinery!"

"This place is smaller on the outside! Why on earth do you even need half of this!?" Issei exclaimed, pulling out one of the drawers at a desk upon the higher level, three quarters of the contents unexplainable to the boy. "none of this stuff looks like it would even come from earth.

"Who said I was from earth?" was the cheeky reply causing a huge gasp of wonder to escape Kunou before Rider broke down into laughter, pulling down her eyelid and sticking out her tongue to the kitsune's disappointment. "Just kidding! It's actually all just super advanced! Oh yeah, let me correct this thing. Don't want it to be slanted for too long."

Before the pink haired girl could be questioned, she was already dancing around the various buttons, keypads, dials and levers, pulling and pushing seemingly at random before with a small cry and a smirk, her hand landed on a vertical handle that she pulled back, a great whirring filling the area as the doors slammed firmly shut. The lights on the higher level began to switch on and off systematically, the pattern making the illusion of the glow circling around, with Kunou enraptured by it, whispering enthusiastically to Ophis, who merely nodded every now and again.

What they couldn't see though was the retraction of the small protrusion on the top of the cylindrical vessel, Leon and Hibiki tensing as the machine seemed to pulse in and out of existence, the time between reappearances growing longer and longer with every time it did it, much to the stern man's discomfort.

"We need to stop that thing before it disappears with our leader and her heir in it!" he sharply stated, ready to lash out with the turbulent winds gathered at his fingertips. The strange sight that was before him was enough to stop his assault however, the machine quickly reappearing in the same pulses though this time, it was now straightened instead of trying to dig a hole into the earth of the garden, though the door refused to open even as he approached and heavily banged upon it.

"Eh, you should give up."

"But why? Our leader is still trapped within their and it's our job to take care of them!" Leon hissed to Hibiki, who was casually letting the sparks hat bounced upon his skin flit from finger to finger. "I thought you would be one of the first to knock down the door and rip it from its hinges.

"Yeah, but this time it's her choice to enter, right?" the gruff man countered, tugging at a scruffy beard of grey as he looked to his much younger counterpart. "If she had been forced into there, then it would be a case that it was already proven she would be unable to defend herself alone against this threat, but now, there's a good chance she'll be able to defend herself, especially since she'll be edge after recently finding her daughter."

With a sigh, Leon placed a red gloved hand to his face, pushing up glasses that threatened to fall off. "It is moments like this that really make me think of you as more than just a old Lightning beast wanting to look like a cool child."

"Don't underestimate me boy!"

"So now that you've moved this thing somehow, what is it you wished to see me for?" Yasaka began as Rider gestured for her to take a seat, the girl with a ponytail perfectly happy to plonk herself onto the nearby stairs that lead to the upper floor, Kunou, Ophis and Issei leaning against the railings.

"Well I suppose if I'm going to make an official request, I should tell you my name, right?" rider answered with a small bow. "My name is Starway Rider, named after the invention of my great grandfather that you're standing in right now actually. I was wondering if you could give me permission to deal with one of these yokai that's been plaguing me on my travels. I don't know how it managed to keep finding me, but I chanced upon it in the mountains of… I think Antarctica?"

"Well could you describe what this yokai was like first?" Yasaka eventually responded after a moment's thought. "I wouldn't want you to harm a group that potentially might only be intrigued in why a stranger had managed to enter their land. If it isn't too much, can I ask what you were even doing in Antarctica in the first place?"

"Oh, that's a good one! I was trying to perfect my flame thrower intensity so that it could fire at the greatest intensity while the shields could still handle it and I also thought it could be a good chance to take some ice samples. I've been led to believe that some previous adventurer's group left behind some sort of chemical that's been drained into the ground, but traces were left in the upper snow, so it was fairly recently. My inti-."

"I see, that's enough for now." Yasaka interrupted, the blonde holding her hands to her lap as Rider awkwardly chuckled, rubbing the back of her head. "If what you've told me is correct, the group you're most likely talking about is the Yuki Onna clan, which means they most likely aren't being too blood thirsty in their stalking. What's interesting is why they would find you intriguing enough to follow around; they usually don't hold much interest in the world of technology."

"I don't know but it's been freaking me out." Rider replied with a slight shudder, turning the camera back on as it scanned around, no sight of the odd white haired girl that had appeared in front of her in places so odd as Canada or Italy. "Honestly, it's weird enough that she hasn't appeared yet. If she does though, do you mind if I stay around so if she really is meaning me harm?"

"I honestly see no problem with that, though you'll have to move yourself to a more suitable position if you wish to stay for the long term." Yasaka warned, the leader breathing a sigh of relief when the girl happily nodded with a sigh. Normally it took a lot more effort to get people to keep themselves a safe distance away from her, the usual situation being a person begging as if their lives depended on it (and usually, it did) before absolutely refusing to get out of her home in fear before they were forcefully removed the premises, her graciousness only going so far.

"Do you mind if I visit when you settle yourself?" Issei interrupted, drawing the attention of the technophile. "All of this stuff seems so cool… I'm interested in seeing how some of it functions. What do you think Ophis?"

"I… I, can see why you're intrigued. It, is advanced." The gothic Lolita answered in a whisper, her gaze focused entirely on the spinning lights, her eyes following one on its endless path.

"I don't see an issue with that! But you must have things to do, so why don't you go and get those done; I'll come back and tell you where I've moved once I've chosen it, okay?" the pink haired girl concluded, opening the door as once I've chosen it, okay?" the pink haired girl concluded, opening the door as she went about once more on her little routine, pulling three levers down while flicking another up before the student's eyes landed on a single display as he was about to leave, Yasaka already out of the door.

"Oh, by the way, what are these outfits for?" he asked, pointing to the illuminated glasses, various clothing outfits held within. The girl's slight hitch in her breath went unnoticed and Rider was proud of the lack of a quiver that was evident in her voice.

"I don't think you need to know right now, but maybe next time, hey?" the technophile answered, Issei giving a reluctant nod, but the smile was clear on his face.

Unnoticed on the phone, there was a slight glimmer on the 3 button.

Let's put that on hold for now. Of course it was going to be another cute girl, Highschool DxD and all that. Yes, it is a weird name for someone, I don't need to be told that, but at least there's significance to it; her father was called Grindel Furnace, her mother, Aero silencer.

1 - Dragon (Ophis: scale slicer)

2 - Kitsune (Kunou: Kit o' nine tails)

3 - Te...n...man... (S...rw...ide...)

4 - ?

5 - ?

6 - ?

7 - ?

8 - ?

9 - ?

0 - ErRoR (woman: ErRoR)