Chap 7: To Catch a Hentai
Draco and Caucasus turned to where the voice had come from and saw Shadowcobra making his entrance. Caucasus growled again before he stomped over to the Snake Knight.
"Are you crazy or something?!" he raged. "Don't you realize how dangerous Ryoga is by himself? Giving him an Inzecter is just asking for trouble! This is the guy who can shatter walls with his bare hands and does it whenever he gets depressed!"
"I have my reasons," Shadowcobra replied. He then looked over to the unconscious Ryoga. "I see that little failsafe has worked."
"Failsafe?" asked Caucasus and Draco at the same time.
Shadowcobra walked over and picked up Ryoga, carrying the lost boy on his shoulder. "The Inzecters have been programmed with a failsafe program. The program activates when the wielder displays traits that the Inzecter considers non-worthy. And, afterwards, it will reject its present user." The Hornet Inzecter hovered in the air, beating its wings rapidly before buzzing towards Shadowcobra. Shadowcobra opened his palm and the Inzecter rested in it before Shadowcobra grasped it firmly.
"So, why the hell did you give him an Inzecter!?" Caucasus raged on, but the Snake Knight did not answer him. Shadowcobra carried Ryoga over to his ZX-Shadow Basher and gently placed him in the sidecar.
"I see…a bit of myself in him, actually," Shadowcobra admitted before mounting his bike and revving up the engine. He then sped off with the unconscious lost boy.
Caucasus growled in annoyance as his Inzecter left his belt, stripping off his armor and leaving him as Ranma Saotome. Ryuki just sighed as his own armor shattered off as well. Hagemoto drove over and the two opened the doors. Ranma was sitting next to Hagemoto with his arms crossed while Ryuki sat in the back nervously.
"Ranma-san, do not be angry with Ichijyo…he just has his own agenda at times," Ryuki defended. Ranma did not answer and the Dragon Knight sighed. "Hagemoto-san, take us home, please."
Hagemoto nodded and drove off. Soon, the clean up crew arrived to handle things.
Ryoga groaned as he rubbed his head. "Ow…what hit me?"
"Ranma's fist," was the plain answer he received. Ryoga sat up and realized he had been lying on the couch in Ichijyo's office. "Glad to see you awake." Ichijyo did not smile.
"Damn that Ranma…this is all his fault," Ryoga growled.
"No."
Ryoga then looked up at Ichijyo, who was sitting at his desk.
"The Inzecter did not abandon you because of Ranma, it was because of you," Ichijyo added plainly.
"But why!? You said it would help me!" Ryoga shouted.
"The Inzecters were made to fight for justice…but not vengeance," Ichijyo said as he opened his palm and the Inzecter flew out of it before flying over to Ryoga. It shook its stinger angrily at its wielder's face. "The Inzecters are programmed to be sentient, and I can plainly see that the Hornet Inzecter is clearly upset with you."
"I just wanted to beat Ranma for once for everything he did to me," Ryoga replied, looking down on the floor.
"Everything he's done to you?" Ichijyo repeated, quirking an eyebrow. He sat back in his chair and crossed his arms. "Do tell."
Ryoga then told EVERYTHING he believed Ranma did to him. As Ichijyo listened, he began thinking. 'It wasn't such a long time that I once thought that way. I blamed others for my misfortunes when I knew I could take control.' Listening to Ryoga, he realized the boy had a problem with realizing that most of his misfortunes were caused by himself and his lousy sense of direction. None of it was Ranma's fault as all.
"And that's why I hate Ranma," Ryoga said.
"Mr. Hibiki…" Ichijyo said seriously, "What would you do if you do defeat and kill Ranma?"
"I'd be able to claim Akane's heart," Ryoga said confidently.
"You're a fool then."
Ryoga stood up, angrily, glaring at Ichijyo, "WHAT!?"
"If you did kill Ranma, Akane would hate you," Ichijyo said and Ryoga's eyes widened. "And with Ranma gone, you'd have no one to blame but yourself."
"You're wrong! Akane doesn't love-"
Ichijyo cut him off, "I'm an EMPATH! I can read emotions and their emotions were like an open book! They have feelings for one another, true feelings that will not change! No matter what you do, in the end, Akane will love Ranma. Nothing can change that! Furthermore, listening to you, Ranma was never directly responsible to everything that happened to you!"
"HE IS!" Ryoga roared.
"HE ISN'T!" Ichijyo snapped, rising from his seat, "It was YOU who decided to follow him to China. It was YOU who would never let go of a challenge when he waited for you for THREE days and you came on the FOURTH! Because of your obsession, you chose to go after him and became cursed! If you hadn't, you'd still be a full human and not a half pig!"
Ryoga was struck speechless. No one had ever told him that. To think that what happened to him was his own responsibility was not something he took time to contemplate.
"Imagine what you'd be like if you hadn't chosen to go after Ranma. I bet you'd be able to complete your education," Ichijyo sneered, "But look at you now, the Eternal Lost Boy who squeals around in his own depression and blames all his misfortunes on others." Ichijyo sat back down, calmly.
Ranma sat in the backseat of the car thinking about what had just happened. Ichijyo must have been out of his mind if he had decided to give somebody like Ryoga an Inzecter. The guy was a walking tank in the first place. Giving him an Inzecter was like giving a child a bazooka. He most likely knew the basics of using it, but in the end, he was going to destroy a lot of stuff before he actually figured out how to use it properly. Even then, Ryoga would most likely try to bypass that little failsafe in the Inzecter so he could use it to fight Ranma.
"Still stewing, Ranma-san?" as Ryuki, seeing that his friend was being rather quiet.
"I still say giving Ryoga an Inzecter is a very bad idea," Ranma muttered.
"Now, really," Ryuki sighed. "How bad could it be? I'm sure Ichijyo knew what he was doing when he gave the Hornet Inzecter to him."
"You people have no idea how dangerous Ryoga can be when he goes into one of his fits," Ranma sighed.
"Then why don't you tell me?" asked Ryuki. "Maybe you can tell me something that we don't already know."
Ranma turned to look at Ryuki with an even gaze. He then sighed, "Okay. I'll tell you. When Ryoga finally caught up with me in Nerima the first time, we ended up destroying a good portion of the school property. That included a fountain, the place where the bikes were kept, and a big crater that Ryoga had made. His umbrella weighs close to a ton if I remember correctly. Each time we fought, he has zero concern for whoever is around. He just attacks and attacks without a care of who might get hurt. Akane used to have long hair but Ryoga used an iron cloth technique that turned his bandannas into shurikens and sliced off a good portion of her hair. He felt sorry afterwards but he didn't care when he was using those attacks. Afterwards he still attacked me with little regard for everything around us. The only times we really got along was when we were both after the same thing. Even then it eventually turned into a race when we got close. The Japanese Nannichaun and the Mushrooms of Time are pretty good examples."
"I see your discomfort in Ryoga's new acquisition," Ryuki nodded. "But do you honestly think that Ichijyo would let someone as careless like Ryoga hold a powerful weapon like the Inzecter?"
"I dunno," Ranma shrugged. "You know him better than I do. You tell me."
"Well," Ryuki began."'I can tell you this; despite his rather cold appearance, Ichijyo does actually care for the people around him. That is why he started the Inzecter program. It was to help more people and rescue them from being eaten by Mirror Monsters. Ichijyo probably believes that you and Ryoga are strong enough to properly wield them."
"Maybe," Ranma sighed. "Maybe Ichijyo can actually knock some sense into pig-boy."
"Why do you keep calling him that anyway?" asked Ryuki. "It's not really nice and he doesn't look like a pig."
"It's not my place to tell," Ranma answered quickly. He had made a promise not to tell Ryoga's secret. Even if they boy in question wasn't in person at the time to know that Ranma had made such an oath.
Ryoga kept pleading his case, telling Ichijyo everything that he said were all Ranma's fault, only for the CEO to point out that not all of them were. Ichijyo also went into Ryoga's mind to see his perception of things and they were all flawed.
In the end, Ryoga had run out of things to say.
"I admit, Ranma isn't a saint, but neither are you," Ichijyo said with a cross expression. He had found out about Ryoga's curse and seeing his memories, he could see that Ryoga had a flawed look of honor. "You blame him for all your misfortunes because it is much easier for you to have a scapegoat then to see your own errors. That's now you've been living, isn't it?"
"But-"
"Until you learn to take responsibility for your own life and stop blaming Ranma on every single bad thing that happens to you, I'm afraid I will have to take the bracelet away from you." Ichijyo held out a hand. "Hand it over."
"But I need this!"
"But it has abandoned you. You are unworthy," Ichijyo reasoned coldly as he walked out of his chair and towards Ryoga. "Looks like I would need a new candidate."
"Just another chance! Please!" Ryoga was on his knees.
Ichijyo gave the lost boy a look and sighed. "I'm letting Ryuki get to me. Very well, you can have one last chance." Ryoga smiled. "But, listen to a piece of advice. Vengeance will ultimately destroy you. Remember that."
Ryoga nodded. He also had a lot of thinking to do.
Ranma and Hegemoto walked into the apartment where Akane had been waiting for them. They'd dropped Ryuki off at his mansion discreetly so that he wouldn't be attacked by the Amazons again. It was hard to believe that Ryuki was even related to them.
Anyway, Ranma then told Akane what'd happened.
"Ryoga has an Inzecter now?" Akane asked.
"Yep, and Ichijyo gave it to him," Ranma said bitterly.
"Maybe he thinks he can help out," Akane reason.
"Kill me, maybe," Ranma muttered.
"There is usually a method to the boss' madness," Hagemoto said diplomatically, "But, well, only his closest friends know him."
"That guy has friends?" Ranma inquired with a cocked eyebrow.
"Ryuki, and a guy names Takada in Research and Development," Hagemoto told him.
"So, Ryuki is related to Shampoo and Cologne?" Akane asked skeptically.
"Apparently, Cologne is his great-grandmother," Ranma said. "And he's been training. He now knows what I know."
"The Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken and Hiryuu Shoten Ha?" Akane gasped.
"Yep," Ranma nodded. He was worried too. What if Cologne used Ryuki against him?
Ichijyo was reading the paper again. Ryoga was asleep on his couch. He read the news about the panty thief again and grimaced in disgust. He looked over to Ryoga as the Hornet Inzecter rested on his chest and then thought of Ranma…maybe there was a way for the two of them to work together and finally settle their differences.
Tonight they would strike.
A ringing cell phone caught the Ranma's attention. Ranma pulled out one from his pocket and held it up to his ear.
Ryuki was on the other end
"Ichijyo-san has your first official mission ready for you," he spoke seriously.
THAT got Ranma's attention. "My first mission?" he asked. "You serious?" Akane and Hagemoto were listening in as well
"Well," Ryuki sighed. "Ichijyo says that there are numerous reports of thievery in the district. Usually it isn't big enough concern for us to get involved but you have enough experience with this particular thief to be useful in our attempts to capture him."
"I don't like the sound of that," Ranma frowned. He only knew of two major thieves that he was experienced with. One was his father who had both the Umisenken and the Yamasenken, which were powerful martial arts techniques that would make any martial artist respect the man. It was unfortunate that the lazy and greedy panda created them with the soul purpose of breaking into houses. The only other thief he really knew was the perverted founder of his school. Happosai.
"Let me guess," Ranma sighed. "The only things stolen were either everything even worth a single yen, or women's underwear."
"The latter," Ryuki replied. "We are assuming that Happosai has come looking for you and is indulging to his own whims while doing so."
"Wonderful," Ranma groaned. "It seems that no one in Nerima can leave me alone. So, how are we going to get the little pervert?"
"The operation begins tonight," Ryuki spoke. "You'll get a full briefing then. Until then, prepare yourself, Ranma-san. Ja ne." He then hung up.
Ranma then said to both Hagemoto and Akane, "Happosai's in town." That explained everything.
Ryoga grumbled as he sat inside a limo that he was sharing with Ichijyo. The Snake Knight told him that there was some kind of mission that he was going to help out with. All Ichijyo had to do was mention Happosai and Ryoga was eager to help. He hated the old pervert just as much as Ranma did. Since Happosai always seemed to try to peep on Akane, Ryoga was always trying to help Ranma take him down. The worst offense was when the old pervert tried to dress up as P-chan so he could snuggle up with Akane during the night. Of course, Akane was a wild sleeper and managed to pound the stuffing out of the old man in her sleep. Happosai hadn't tried it again for a while, but it didn't change the fact that he had tried.
"So what are we doing anyway?" asked Ryoga impatiently.
"We've found that the little pervert is more likely going to show up when there is a higher concentration of female undergarments around," Ichijyo replied. "We're going to set up a little trap for him."
"Heh," Ryoga smirked. "To see the old freak get what's coming to him? Count me in."
"Good," Ichijyo nodded. "There are only two individuals in the district at the moment that has had some measure of success against him; you…and Ranma. We're going to need both of you if we hope to bring him down."
"Hnn," Ryoga growled. "I may not like Ranma, but I'm not too stupid to be unable to see when we have to work together for something."
"Just don't let it turn into a competition like other times," Ichijyo frowned. "This is much more important some silly rivalry or a cure for a curse."
"All right already," Ryoga sighed. "I get the message. Let's just get this show over with already."
"We'll be picking up Ranma and Ryuki," Ichijyo said. "Ryuki first, though. We don't want to have those Amazons see Ranma."
Back at the Hasuma-Narukawa Mansion, Ryuki was already getting ready for his mission. He was in his room getting prepared. Jinx was sitting on the bed.
"I don't see why I can't come along," Jinx complained. Ryuki walked over to his girlfriend and looked her in the eye.
"This…Happosai character enjoys fondling and molesting women for his own sick perversions, Jinxy-chan," Ryuki reasoned. "That is why I can't risk you being there."
"But I can just use my armor and go Clock Up on that old perv," Jinx retorted. It made sense but Ryuki still shook his head.
"No. Ichijyo has requested only my help on this mission, along with Ranma-san and Ryoga-san."
"Didn't this Ryoga guy try to kill Ranma?" Jinx asked, eyes narrowing.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend," he quoted. "Neither of them like Happosai so they'll be working together on this with both Ichijyo and I supervising. Please, understand."
Jinx sighed. This was his job after all. "Fine…" she reluctantly agreed, "But you owe me, okay?"
"Arigatou, Jinxy-chan," Ryuki smiled before softly kissing her lips. He then returned to his preparations.
He then looked out his window to see Ichijyo's limo parked up front. Checking himself again, he smiled in satisfaction before going out to meet them.
Picking up Ranma was easy enough and the limo ride was relatively comfortable. However, both martial artists couldn't stop glaring daggers at each other. Both Ryuki and Ichijyo sighed in frustration. Getting these two to work together, and under them much less, may not be such an easy task.
When they had gone to pick up Ranma, Ryoga had smiled upon seeing Akane and moved to hug her, only for Ranma to get in the way. It became an argument between the two boys. Luckily, Ichijyo and Ryuki were there to restrain the two before any damage could be done. The mission needed them both.
Ichijyo, meanwhile, was debriefing them on their mission.
"Okay you two," the Snake Knight began. "You've already been told that Happosai is committing several thefts in the area, stealing any women's undergarments he can get his lecherous little hands on."
"That pervert will never learn," Ranma sighed while shaking his head.
"So, what are you planning to do?" Ryoga asked.
"We'll set up some bait for him. That is when we'll spring our trap," Ryuki informed them. "We'll also have some Smartroopers as backup to catch Happosai."
"Smartroopers?" both Ryoga and Ranma parroted.
"My own personal police force and army if you must know," Ichijyo clarified. "I think 15 of them will be enough, equipped with their stun-guns and bikes to catch up with Happosai."
"Doubt it," Ranma crossed his arms. "That letch can outrun bikes any day. He's too slippery."
"Let me ask you two this; is he faster that Clock Up?" Ichijyo smirked.
Both Ryoga and Ranma got the idea and smirked in unison. It would be worth it to see the look on the old pervert's face when he sees the two Inzecter users in their armors.
Ryuki picked up a phone and dialed on it, "Hello? Victoria's Secret?"
Later that night, after some triangulation and well…they were guessing that Happosai may once again appear in the area to satisfy his perversions and indulge himself in women's underwear. They were at an apartment complex. The Smartroopers were all situated in various strategic points in the area to intercept Happosai and catch him while the two Knights and Inzecter users were on top of one of the apartment buildings.
Ranma and Ryoga were also dressed in their new Smart Brain Operatives uniforms.
Ranma's was like Ryuki's. It was all black with red gloves and boots as well as red shoulder pads, elbow pads and kneepads. The only difference was that on the left side of his uniform was the symbol of his Inzecter, a Caucasus Beetle.
Ryoga's uniform was identical, save for the yellow gloves, boots and pads. His symbol resembled a hornet.
Both Ryuki and Ichijyo were in their uniforms as well. Ichijyo was looking through a pair of hi-tech binoculars as he scanned for any signs of Happosai. His cloak was slung over his shoulders. Ryuki was doing the same using his DRA-Blaster to catch a glimpse of Happosai.
Ranma and Ryoga did some stretches and warm up exercises to prepare themselves while Ryuki and Ichijyo hoped that the two didn't turn this mission into a contest. They needed to work together on this and Ichijyo knew Ryoga would be willing enough to do that, even with Ranma.
"Alright," Ichijyo said, flipping his phone open as it displayed a grid of the area. "The bait and trap has been set. All we need to do is catch him in the act."
"A waiting game," Ryuki concluded.
"Okay, what are we supposed to do?" Ranma asked.
"Summon your Inzecters," Ichijyo replied. Both Ranma and Ryoga nodded before mentally calling forth their Inzecters. Soon, a buzzing could be heard heading towards them. The golden Caucauses Inzecter flew into Ranma's hand while the hornet-like Stinger Inzecter attached itself to Ryoga's bracelet.
"Henshin!" both teens called as Ranma equipped the Inzecter onto his belt while Ryoga twisted the Stinger Inzecter onto the bracelet, snapping it in place.
"HENSHIN!" the Inzecters echoed.
The armor began from their transformation devices before spreading all over their bodies. Ranma was clad in his Strong Mode armor, as was Ryoga.
Ryoga's armor was mostly yellow, with the armor covering his arms being yellow with black stripes. His back had a jetpack. His helmet had a black visor for a faceplate and a pair of compound eyes on the helmet. A pair of antennae stuck out on top. The chest area was a bit blocky with a honeycomb pattern on the front. He cracked his neck from side to side. Ranma, or Caucasus, was flicking his wrists and cracking his knuckles.
Ryoga, now Stinger, asked, "So, what about you two?" And his questioned was answered when the two Knights slid their decks into their belts and in flashes of light were donned in their armors.
"We'll be your backup," Zodiac Knight Shadowcobra said. "We'll step in when you are in trouble but until then, we'll just watch."
"I don't think we'll get into trouble," Caucasus said cockily, "Just sit back and relax."
Shadowcobra hissed, "Don't get too cocky, Saotome."
"Relax, please," Zodiac Knight Draco spoke, "We have to concentrate and work together."
"I agree with him," Stinger nodded.
Caucasus muttered, "Fine."
The four armored teens just stood there, waiting for anything. Soon, their waiting paid off as Shadowcobra received a signal from his SNK-Phone.
"He's here and he just took the bait," Shadowcobra said.
"Let's do this!" Caucasus grinned before he began to roof hop, followed close behind by Stinger.
"Wait for me!" Stinger called. He leapt after Caucasus.
"It's amazing how fast they learnt to use that armor," Shadowcobra observed. "Even with that extra weight, they can still jump from one rooftop to another."
"I guess they will be useful, huh?" Draco asked. Shadowcobra nodded.
"SWEETO!" Happosai cried in delight as he dove into the pile of waiting panties. "Oh, all these silky darlings! This is my lucky night!"
"Guess again, you old freak!" a familiar voice cried out.
Happosai looked up and was almost surprised to see two figures in some kind of strange armor barreling down on him with their fists raised. Both Caucasus and Stinger smashed their fists into where the old pervert was a second ago. The ground underneath cracked from the force, but Happosai and the panties were nowhere to be seen.
"Ranma! Lost Boy!" Happosai snapped from another rooftop. "You almost hurt the silky darlings!" Both Caucasus and Stinger didn't wonder how Happosai could recognize them. He was obviously able to sense their auras which the armors could not conceal.
"Our hearts are breaking, you old pervert!" Stinger growled. "Come down here and fight like a man!"
"I think not," Happosai shrugged as he took out a pipe and sat on the pile of panties. "But you can come up here and try if you like."
"Normally even I would think that's a bad idea," Caucasus snorted. "But given the situation, what the hell?"
Both Inzector users leaped up and landed on the top of the building Happosai was sitting on. He eyed the armor curiously as he eyed his wayward heir and that Lost Boy.
"I don't know where you got that armor, boys, but that will not help you against me," Happosai growled angrily before he quickly wrapped the underwear up in a bundle, "But the night is still young so see you all later!" The old letch laughed as he leapt away quickly to make his escape. Both armored boys sighed before reaching for their Inzecters.
"Why do they always want to make this hard?" Stinger commented.
"Dunno, but the look on the old fart's face will be totally worth it," Caucasus snickered.
"Just let me have first dibs," Stinger insisted.
"If I leave anything for you, maybe," Caucasus shrugged. "Cast Off," he ordered before pulling the horns of his Inzecter. Stinger flipped the wings of his Inzecters over the head before twisting it on the bracelet so that the stinger now pointed in the same direction as his fist and extended.
"Cast Off," Stinger ordered as well.
Their armors began to loosen as electricity crackled over them and steam escaped the joints. The Inzecters then roared in unison, "CAST OFF!" before the armor exploded off their bodies.
"CHANGE CAUCASUS BEETLE!" the Caucasus Inzecter announced as the horns folded onto his helmet.
"CHANGE HORNET!" the eyes on Stinger's new helmet flashed at the announcement.
"Clock Up!" both Speed Mode warriors announced before slapping the buttons on their belts.
"CLOCK UP!" the Inzecters announced again before they sped up and vanished.
"They are on the move," Shadowcobra observed as he tracked the two on his phone. "In less than two seconds, they will intercept the target."
"I think less that a second," Draco wagered.
Happosai was so confident that he had gotten away that he ignored the two exclamations he had heard earlier. There was no doubt in his mind that Ranma and Ryoga couldn't catch up to him, even in that fancy new armor. He laughed out loud, escaping with his haul.
"CLOCK OVER!"
A foot and a fist made contact with his small body and sent him sailing along with his loot. The bundle loosened up as well and his booty flew in the winds. Happosai was shocked at this, "NO, MY SILKY TREASURES!" before his expression turned to rage as he stared at the two boys, now in different sets of armor. "YOU DARE DEFY ME!?"
"Um…yeah," Stinger replied casually.
"Give it up, old fart," Caucausus snorted. "You're outgunned here."
"I think not!" his battle aura flared as he charged at the two, ready to deal them damage.
"CLOCK UP!"
Happosai was still sailing through the air but at a pace similar to that of a turtle. Both Stinger and Caucasus just walked around him and aimed their elbows at Happosai's back.
"Ready?" Caucausus asked.
"Ready," Stinger nodded before they brought their elbows down.
"CLOCK OVER!"
"GACK!" Happosai air was knocked out of his lungs as he was pinned to the ground by two well placed elbow strikes to his back. He hadn't even seen them move. How did they get so fast? Was it the armor? Happosai slipped out from under them and flipped back, spinning his pipe. He would not be humiliated by a pair of young whippersnappers. He was the GRANDMASTER of the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts.
This defeat…he would not accept it!
"It's high time that I teach you boys to respect your elders!" Happosai bellowed before leaping at the two armored martial artists.
"CLOCK UP!"
Both boys vanished and Happosai couldn't even sense them. He was still traveling through the air trying to get a fix on their ki signatures.
"CLOCK OVER!
WHAM! Happosai felt his body get stomped into the hard surface below him. He had actually been intercepted and hit, AGAIN!
"Old age must be catching up to you," Stinger chuckled.
"You're too slow, old man!" Caucasus laughed, happy for a little payback after the hell Happosai put him through for so long.
"I'll show you, you little ingrates!" Happosai snarled as he reached into his robes. "HAPPO-FIRE BURST!"
"CLOCK UP!"
Happosai threw his bombs into the air to get the two brats, but found that they were already gone. He looked at the path of the bombs and found that they were already on their way back down. Usually the bombs would explode when they hit something. Right now though, they hadn't hit anything and were coming back down.
"Mommy," he squeaked.
KA-BOOM!
"CLOCK OVER!"
Both Stinger and Caucasus watched the explosion and whistle.
"Feels different when you're not on the receiving end, huh?" Stinger admired.
"The little perverted gnome got what he deserved," Caucasus shrugged. "Come on, let's go and collect what's left of him."
Both of them stepped forward towards the smoke cloud when they suddenly froze. A red aura full of rage and hatred was radiating out of the cloud and both of them tensed up.
"Oh, shit," Stinger gulped.
"Took the words right out of my mouth," Caucasus said.
Draco, from his vantage point, was ready to take action when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Shadowcobra was grasping him firmly and shaking his head.
"But-" Draco protested but was cut off.
"They can handle this, trust me," Shadowcobra said to him, reassuringly.
The smoke cloud blew away to reveal Happosai, black with soot and with his eyes glowing bright red.
"HOW…DARE…YOU!!" he bellowed as his aura formed into a giant image of the corrupted Grandmaster of the Anything Goes School. "YOU DARE TO DISRESPECT ME!? YOU WILL FACT MY WRATH!!"
Caucasus stood defiantly. No longer was he going to use Clock Up to make his escape. Neither was Stinger.
"1, 2, 3," the Caucasus Inzecter spoke as he pressed the buttons before he reset the horns. Stinger reached up to his wrist for his own Inzecter.
"Caucasus Power," Caucasus whispered under his breath before pulling the horns back.
"Hornet Sting," Stinger muttered before he pressed the thorax button.
"CAUCASUS POWER!"
"HORNET STING!"
Both of their armors were powering up as Happosai came barreling towards them. The old Grandmaster was too arrogant and sure of himself and didn't think the armors the two young martial artist were wearing could withstand the attack. No force could defeat him and he was determined to make sure it stayed that way.
Too bad he didn't take into account the alien technology used to make the Inzecters and their armors.
Stinger took a flying leap, emphasis on flying, as his wings unfolded and beat behind him. He then dived straight at Happosai.
Caucasus, on the other hand, was charging straight for Happosai and focused all of the Inzecters energy into his feet.
Happosai soon came into range, his aura appearing to explode around him as both Caucasus and Stinger executed their attacks.
"HIYARGH!" Caucasus roared.
"RAAAAARGH!" Stinger roared.
Caucasus leapt up and delivered a powerful double-footed flying kick as Stinger threw his fist, stabbing his energized stinger into the aura.
FLASH!
KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!