Legacy of Travas

Chapter 25: Sins of Thy Father

Anxiety and worry continues to creep over the Vampire Resistance due to seeing Janos in a coma, his badly damaged body, and sensing a powerful battle taking place near the south-eastern direction. Vorador continues to watch over his unconscious sire as Celestia, Aramantha, and Doyle continue recovering from a battle against the late Infernum that nearly killed them all. But while Vorador continues to watch over his sire with hope fading slowly, he suddenly senses two vampuric people returning within the Underground Chamber. Immediately, he and Aramantha leave the room as Doyle and Celestia continue to watch over their fallen sire.

At the moment Vorador and Aramantha arrive to the Underground Chambers, they discover Travas and Umah returning from the south-east with the motorcycle at their side. However, they also discover that Travas was in an angered mood of sort and approaches him cautiously.

"Travas, what happened at the Lake? Is something wrong", Vorador asked calmly, standing merely six feet away from him.

"Somewhat…" Travas answered calmly, despite his anger. "Umah and I were trying to relax on the shores to keep our minds off of the battle in Uschtenheim a couple of nights ago. Then Kain shows up from the north trying to take revenge against us after we stole the Reaver from Avernus", he explained calmly, though angered by the battle between him and the ambitious vampire.

"And what makes of Kain. Did you kill him", Vorador asked, causing Travas to shake his head.

"No, I didn't", Travas answered. "However, we did manage to defeat him regardless of his new strength. Though he has gotten stronger, I doubt that he'll try to fight us anytime soon", he continued while walking past Vorador calmly. "If any of you guys need me, I'll be inside the Training room… besides, I need to get rid of some frustrations coursing my mind", he continued as he uses his teleportation technique to transport himself there, causing the other vampires, except Umah and Vorador, to look at this in surprise. Thus, Vorador looks toward Umah as she does with him.

"I assume he acquired the technique after defeating Infernum, correct", Vorador asked, causing the others to soften their expressions in realization.

"Yes, he has", Umah answered while noticing an oddly curious expression on his face. "But what makes of Janos at this time", she asked.

"Sadly, he has not awaked from his coma yet", Vorador answered. "But the good news is that his body still seems to be gradually improving at this time", he continued before looking at the direction where Travas once stood. "However, there is something that seems to be troubling me. If I am not mistaken, I could have sworn that I have sense multiple energy variations coming from Travas himself as if there were multiple numbers of him. Has he also acquired another ability I am not aware of", he asked before Umah nods.

"He has… and though I would love to explain what it is, it might be best if you saw this one for yourself… since it's unbelievable", Umah answered before she starts heading for the exit. "I shall be inside the Training Room with my Boyfriend if you need me", she continued, using her teleportation ability to leave the Underground chambers. This caused Vorador to begin thinking about the mysterious technique that the vulpin had apparently learned over the past four years. Though it began to bother him slightly, he shakes it off as he and Aramantha teleport back into their sire's room, keeping a watchful eye on the winged being, hoping that he would awaken one day.

Inside the Training Room, Umah appears to see Travas in his training clothes, clashing against his own eight clones. Instead of joining in, she merely sits on one of the benches nearby and watched the battle progress gradually to higher levels with each passing minute. But within a few minutes of watching, the battle comes to a pause as the vulpin looks down upon his girlfriend, smirking as she did to him. The vulpin raises his hand slightly and pulls his fingers towards him, calling her forth as she grins eagerly. Thus, she accepts his offer and immediately flies towards him, clashing against the vulpin's clones together.

As hours pass by like minutes, the couple continues to battle against the vulpin's clones with powerful efforts, taking down six of them in the process. But within a matter of twenty minutes, the two remaining clones fall before them as they, like the others, turn into energy and give it back to Travas. The couple instantly descends toward the ground as Umah grabs them a couple of towels to dry the sweat off of their bodies. Though eager to get back into their room, the two head for the showers and begin bathing themselves, washing away the sweaty scent they were bearing as a result from the intense training.

After about ten minutes of showering, the two finish and head for their room upstairs with only their towels covering their bodies. Upon arrival into their bedroom, the two drop their towels and immediately get underneath the bed covers, allowing the two to passionately kiss one another after a long day of training and fighting against Kain. At the same time, Travas and Umah continue where they had left off in their private 'training' after they were abruptly interrupted by the ambitious vampire's provocative actions.

Over the next two days, the vampires continue to conduct their business as usual while keeping a close eye on their unconscious sire. Celestia, Doyle, and Aramantha took care of their missions as Vorador, Travas and Umah continue training while watching over Janos and vice versa. On the morning of the second day, however, Umah awakens from her bed to see Travas getting dressed in his blue Canine Astro Officer jacket, identical to what she saw Johnny wear a couple of days ago. She gets out of bed as the vulpin was tucking the thin jacket into his black skintight leather pants before putting on his gold Solarfox Strikeforce belt. Then after he puts on the belt, the vulpin slips into his silver metallic boots Umah had got for him while tucking his leather pants leg openings into them.

"Travas what are you doing", Umah asked curiously, trying to figure out his plans as he turns to face her after strapping the Soul Reaver on his back.

"Do you remember when I mentioned my old man after the vision I had two days ago", Travas asked as Umah nods. "Alright, good… the reason why I'm getting dressed is because that my father is about to cheat on my mother sometime tonight on Alopex. And it seems I have no choice but to confront my father regarding the affair with Fiona Downing, Scarlet's Principal" he explained, causing Umah's head to shoot up in response.

"The thought of hearing that sickens me", Umah replied while sticking her tongue out in disgust upon hearing that. But the disgusted expression soon changes into a curious one as she starts rubbing her chin in response to hearing the last part of the vulpin's explanation. "As for the name… I believe I've heard it from somewhere before", she thought to herself as Travas catches this and looks at his girlfriend curiously.

"What do you mean you've heard that name from somewhere? Have you met her before?" Travas asked.

"I'm not quite sure yet", Umah answered before looking back at her boyfriend. "But it is best that I see this woman for myself. Because if what you're saying is true, then she may not actually be what she claims or what the others have claimed her to be", Umah answered.

"And I don't think I wanna know", Travas replied, uncertain to believe what Scarlet's principal might actually be in disguise. Then he notices his girlfriend smirking in delight and looked upon her curiously. "Something on your mind", he asked.

"Indeed, and I have to admit that I expected you to one day try to go back to Alopex for some odd reason. And with this, I shall accompany you on your journey", Umah spoke while Travas looks at her oddly.

"Wait… but how are you gonna", that was all Travas could say before Umah's body began to glow, causing the vulpin to watch with curious surprise. Soon, her human-structured body becomes that of a vulpin built, catching Travas by surprise. When the glow disappears, her new arctic vixen disguise is revealed to him, though she retains her hair color and style, along with the markings on her head and shoulders. This time, however, her silver-purple colored eyes turn into a golden yellow color, making the disguise rather more convincing.

"Wait… how did you-"

"It seems you weren't the only one learning new tricks over the past four years", Umah spoke while smirking. "While you were out on solo missions, I had Janos teach me the art of shape-shifting in case you were to go on a journey like this", she explained as Travas' shocked look turns into a simple smirk in delight.

"Nice", was all the vulpin could say while looking at Umah's arctic vixen disguise.

"I expected to hear you say something like that", Umah claimed before turning back into her human-like appearance. "Now then, let me get dressed and we'll head for Janos' room. There, we will tell Vorador of your plans", she continued while looking into her dresser for an outfit to wear. Travas slips on his black leather motorcycle gloves and grabs a military duffle bag just before leaving the room, waiting outside for her as she began to put on her undergarments. Then she puts on a blood-red spaghetti tank top, a pair of dark blue skintight jeans, and her right black arm glove that reaches past her elbow and her black leather jacket with a gray denim vest attached to it. Afterwards, she straps on her long, butcher-like sword onto her back and meets with her boyfriend outside, who was smirking upon her choice of clothing.

"Looking gorgeous, babe", Travas spoke while bowing properly like a gentleman.

"Why thank you, hon", Umah replied while giggling briefly. "Now let us meet with Vorador and tell him of your plans", she spoke while Travas wraps his arms around her waist. Then he uses his teleportation technique to transport them to Janos' room. And before they knew it, they were at Vorador's side, causing the green vampire to look at the vulpin's Canine Astro Officer Jacket.

"I assume that you're an officer of the law, Travas", Vorador asked with a soft smirk on his face.

"Yes… well I was until my death four years ago", Travas answered while rubbing the back of his head briefly. Then his expression becomes serious while looking at Vorador. "Anyways, we came here to tell you that we're headed there to take care of a few family matters…" he spoke as Vorador looks at him with widened eyes.

"Hold on, what about-"

"It involves my father having an affair with a kitsune named Fiona Downing… and Umah's mentioned something about her knowing that name from somewhere… but was unsure of where", Travas explained, causing Vorador to look upon them with curious eyes. "Do you know anything about her by chance", he asked

"I have heard of that name before and tales about who you speak about, though I do not remember from where exactly", Vorador answered. "But beware, however, since many rumors have claimed that she has the power to seduce members of the opposite sex and kill them after her appetite is satisfied", he warned while Travas takes that to mental note.

"I will… and if Janos awakens before we return, tell him everything we have told you. Then when Umah and I return, I'll explain everything to him, alright", Travas spoke as Vorador simply nods in response.

"I understand ", Vorador replied as Travas nods. Then the vulpin begins to concentrate on summoning the energy that will allow him and his girlfriend to make their departure for Alopex. As the green aura began to cover their body outlines, he holds onto his girlfriend while looking upon Janos one more time.

"Hang in there, Janos… Umah and I will return soon", Travas thought in his mind while concentrating his sights onto their next destination, Alopex. Then in a sudden moment, the two vampires disappear from the face of Nosgoth itself, leaving Vorador alone to care for his unconscious sire.

*Inside the Veron Opus Police Department, Alopex*

The room was dark and the prisoner inside was constrained to a chair, bruised and partially bloodied. Soon, the only light bulb in the cell turns on and a couple of Officers enter the room to see the gray vulpin conscious once again. Thus, the arctic vulpin approaches to the other chair and sits directly in front of him, looking at the gray vulpin with a serious look on his face.

"Well now, Johnny, are you ready to explain what the explosive was you used to blow the flesh off of David's bones", the arctic Officer asked in a serious tone, tapping his fingers onto the steel table.

"Look, what the hell did I just tell you, Officer Daniels? It wasn't a fucking explosive, but an attack I summoned using my energy!" Johnny yelled as Daniels starts growling in response. "Haven't you seen the Martial Arts Tournament from four cycles ago", he continued yelling until Officer Daniels suddenly punches the gray vulpin's face fiercely, knocking him onto the floor while constrained to the chair. Then he grabs onto Johnny's shirt and pulls him up until they were face to face.

"Damnit, Johnny! What explosive did you use to blow David's furred flesh off of his bones?! You better start telling me the truth before you end up facing a punishment far worse than what the kenal you're dealing with right now", Officer Daniels yelled while Johnny narrows his eyes upon him in a serious manner. 'ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW", he screamed as Johnny suddenly spits some blood on his face, causing the arctic vulpin to growl at him in rage.

"Fuck you", Johnny softly spoke as he was suddenly met with a series of beatings on his face and upper torso. When Officer Daniels pulls out his laser pistol from its holster, the other officer behind him grabs a hold of the arctic vulpin before he was able to pull the trigger.

"Daniels, that's enough", the other officer shouted. "Are you trying to kill him" he yelled.

"ARGH, he better answer me before I RIP HIS FUCKING HEAD OFF AND WIPE HIS BLOOD ALL OVER THE ROOM", Officer Daniels screamed while struggling to get free. "HARRIS, LET GO OF ME!" he demanded, but instead, the other officer pulled him away from Johnny and shoved him to the door. Then, Officer Harris picks Johnny up as Officer Daniels straightens his uniform.

"Daniels, let's go! We'll continue questioning him after he recovers and when you get a hold of yourself", Officer Harris spoke while passing by the arctic vulpin, who began growling softly and pointing his finger at a barely conscious Johnny.

"This isn't over, Johnny…! You hear me, this isn't over!" Officer Daniels claimed until the other officer grabs his arm, pulling the arctic vulpin out of the interrogation room. Then he locks the door as Johnny fades into a state of unconscious once again.

*Within the Underground Route, near the Academy*

Emptiness and silence dominate the interior of the Underground Route near the Academy. Nothing, not even the slightest pest inhabits the dark, metallic pathways within. But within a sheer moment, multiple bolts of lightning spark about in the interior, creating a ghastly-like green smoke as two figures appear at the very heart of the monstrosity itself. Soon, the smoke dissipated to reveal Travas and Umah themselves, who gaze upon the metallic architecture of Alopex itself.

"It seems we're inside the Underground Route near the Academy", Travas claimed while Umah looks upon the metallic architecture inside. "And also the same exact place where two of my murderers were killed… along with their hideout being set to flames", he thought while looking upon Umah. "Ready to go", the vampuric vulpin asked as Umah jolts her head a bit and looks at him.

"Oh! Yes, of course. I'm sorry, I got distracted by the station's metallic architecture", Umah answered quickly with the slightest hint of nervousness coursing within her. "Now where do we go from here", she asked as her boyfriend pointed towards the Route exit, leading towards the Academy Hangar.

"Though risky, the only way out of here is through the doors over there", Travas answered, pointing towards the doors that lead to the Hangar. "I would love to teleport us towards Fiona' Apartment, but there's a couple of reasons why I didn't. One, we would've been spotted by the authorities on sight, and two, my teleportation abilities need to recharge", he explained while leading her to the exit, opening the door slightly to look around for any guards on patrol. To their luck, not a single one was spotted within the Hangar, thus allowing them to enter with the lowest risk possible.

After they enter the Hangar, Umah simply looks upon the fighter jets with amazement while walking past each one of them. She couldn't help but look at the shine the stainless steel gave out with such intrigued eyes. Then, she notices her boyfriend stop and look towards one of the fighter jets, noticing an angered, depressed, and slightly saddened look in his eyes.

"It's funny… I didn't expect to look at my own issued Fighter Jet after I died", Travas started before looking back at Umah. "It was issued to me after I passed my flight exam on the day of Scarlet's fourth birthday. And on that same day, I took her to see the jets and take her on a flight in my issued fighter", Travas explained while walking a few steps to his left. "While I took her on a tour of the Hangar, we were confronted by three felin thugs, who were apparently there as part of a supply shipment, and engaged in a fight against me. But in the end, I was fatally slashed on the right side of my neck and stabbed by one of them in the chest, killing me in the process", he explained.

"What are you trying to tell me, Travas…?" Umah asked in a concerned tone.

"What I am saying is that here, where I now ironically stand now, was the spot in which the bloody deed of my murder took place four years ago", Travas answered while turning to the opposite direction, pointing to the direction of another ship. "And over there was where my younger sister watched in horror as I was killed and robbed of my paper credits", he paused enough to let out a sigh and tilt his head down. "In the end of this whole mess, she was stranded here next to my lifeless body until help arrived, with the first signs of her hatred for felins being introduced to her after looking upon a felin news anchor", he continued as he suddenly looks upon Umah's shocked, but sympathetic expression. Thus he immediately softens his own angered, depressed, and saddened one and looks back at her with an apologetic look "I'm sorry for scaring you with my background story…" he apologized.

"It's alright", Umah reassured before looking around for an exit. "But let us continue towards the apartment at once. Do you know where we can exit this place", she asked.

"We can't go through the main exit near the vending machines… but we can take the elevator on the other side of the Hangar to the top floor and head for the stairs. From there, we can jump from the roof onto the other buildings until we reach Fiona's Apartment. But it may take us a great deal of time since the officers often patrol the city from the sky, so we must use as much caution as possible if we want to get there undetected", Travas explained, with Umah nods in acknowledgement.

With their sights set on the elevator, the couple immediately starts sprinting underneath the jets to avoid the cameras as much as possible. But within a matter of ten minutes, they arrive and use a weak telekinetic force to press the button, allowing the elevator to come down. Within less than fifteen seconds, the elevator door opens as the two vampires sprint hastily towards the entrance. After entering, Travas presses the switch to the designated floor above, upon which they would execute their plans from there on out.

*On the Streets of Veron Opus, Alopex*

Within the streets of Veron Opus, two families roam about the crowded City, with the human woman and her gray vulpin child looking upon the futuristic architecture they've never seen before. And before they knew it, they arrive towards the Starfox family's favored shop, the Veron Opus Ice Cream Shoppe. Upon entry, the woman and her child look at the multiple flavors they have, helping them soften their worried states after their beloved husband and father was arrested two days prior. When getting to the register, they take their orders and head for a nearby circular booth to wait. Then in a moment, their orders were ready as the group headed back and picked them up.

As they were eating their ice cream, the human mother noticed her vulpin son had hardly begun eating his. She taps her son's left shoulder gently and grabs his attention, looking upon his mother with depression filled in his eyes.

"Dylan, what's wrong", Alexia asked, worried about his well-being after the shooting at the Solarfox Strikeforce Military Ball. At the same time, the others look upon the gray vulpin child with concerned looks on their faces as well.

"It's about Daddy… I'm scared that something might've happened to him", Dylan answered as he begins sobbing softly about his father's arrest. In that instant, her mother gently pulls him into his arms and holds onto him tightly, hoping to provide comfort for her son. In a similar manner, the Starfox family approaches the crying vulpin and helped provide comfort for him.

"It's gonna be alright, Dylan… we'll find a way to get your father out of this mess. I promise", Alexia spoke, holding onto her son gently while rubbing the back of his head, comforting her son as he sobs began to stagnate. After about a moment of regaining composure, Dylan wipes away his tears as he, though slowly, begins to finish his ice cream. With the others finishing their ice cream, they began to head for the exit, setting their sights on finding a way to get Johnny out of his prison.

*At the Academy*

During the time that both families were eating ice cream, Travas and Umah arrive onto the uppermost floor of the academy. But before progressing any further, the vulpin presses his back against the wall and grabs a mirror out of his pocket. There, he began looking through the reflection, to reassure that no guards are in sight. Then, Travas grabs some sort of handheld computer from his other pocket and began pressing buttons on it, causing Umah to look upon him curiously.

"Travas, what are you doing", Umah asked, looking at his handheld device as he presses one last button on it before turning to face her.

"I'm hacking into the surveillance cameras and freezing the images on each one. That way, we can go through the hallways and towards the roof without being seen by any of the guards watching through them", Travas answered, causing Umah to slightly smirk upon his work. "Shall we progress", he asked, smirking upon her in delight.

"Of course", Umah replied as the two immediately began running through the hallways, looking towards the door that lead to the rooftops above. They swiftly open the door and run up the stairs, reaching for the exit some fifteen feet ahead from them. Suddenly, they burst through the door and beheld upon the rooftops, with Umah looking around at the city with amazement.

"See something you like", Travas asked while grinning upon her as she nods. Then she looks up and notices the planet the station is rotating around with slight shock, seeing it filled with an abundance of life.

"Travas… is that-"

"Its planet Alden, the world that Alopex orbits around", Travas answered while turning diagonally to his left, upon which is the direction where Fiona's Apartment lies.

"I see… but let us continue our journey and get the job done", Umah spoke as she begins sprinting towards the direction Travas was facing. Then Travas heads for the first building and sprints towards it quickly while Umah jumps to the other one. But before Travas jumps, he looks upon the Academy's Auditorium building, seeing it in the process of being demolished by bulldozers.

"What the hell's going on… what happened there", Travas thought to himself before shifting his sights towards Umah, who was waving to get his attention.

"Travas, we have to keep going", Umah shouted as Travas immediately jumps towards her.

While Travas was slightly troubled by the scene, the two continue to jump from rooftop to rooftop, heading for the Apartment where Fiona Downing lives. But on the way, the vulpin comes to a sudden stop as he looks upon a group of five people there, four vulpins and one human. As he grabs his binoculars and looks closely, he notices that it was his mother and two siblings coming out of the Shoppe. But what began to trouble him was that Alexia and Dylan were there… with no sign of Johnny whatsoever. Another thing that started troubling him was that he notices his mother's upper right arm had been bandaged, seeing that she had been injured recently. Umah looks upon Travas curiously as she instantly turns to the direction in which he was looking at, grabbing another pair of binoculars and spots his family for the first time

"I believe this is your mother and siblings down there", Umah asked until noticing Alexia and Dylan down there as well. "But wasn't Johnny and his family supposed to be back in Nosgoth by now", she asked.

"Yes, that's them alright… but I don't understand why Johnny and his family are still here… better yet, where's Johnny", Travas responded. "And how did my mother's upper part of her right arm get injured…? Does it have to do something with the Academy Auditorium being demolished" he thought, looking at his close friend's son, who has his face buried in his mother's shoulder.

"I'm not sure… but we must-"

"Get down", Travas interrupted as he quickly grabs Umah and immediately drops to the roof floor. Down below, Scarlet looks towards the rooftops and began to examine the area closely after seeing two body figures on top. But before she could check the area once again, her mother looks upon her while gently tugging the young vixen towards her.

"Scarlet, we don't have time to be looking around. In fact, you still have to continue serving your punishment from when you got in trouble yesterday, young lady. In fact, you're cleaning up your room when we get home. And there will be no fun activities for you until your room is spotless. Now c'mon, let's go", Victoria calmly, yet firmly.

"But, mother-"

"No buts, young lady. Now move it", Victoria ordered firmly as Scarlet sighs in frustration and reluctantly follows her orders.

"But I could've swore I saw two people on the roof", Scarlet thought in her mind, looking down in defeat, though was starting to have suspicions regarding the two figures on the roof. "Maybe I'm beginning to see things… but who were they", she continued thinking, following her mother towards home. On the roof, the vampuric couple slowly rises from their spots and look down towards the families leaving the Shoppe. Thus, the two give out a sigh of relief, knowing that they were not spotted or at least recognized at all.

"That was a close one…" Travas said while getting back up onto his feet-paws.

'Very close", Umah replied, also getting back up. "C'mon, let us continue towards our destination. I would like to see this kitsune for myself", she continued.

"With pleasure, hon", Travas spoke, following Umah to their next destination located in the south-eastern direction.

Over the next few hours, the vampuric couple continue jumping on rooftops and going through alleyways to keep hidden from the authorities and other pedestrians roaming around the city. Though going through various alleyways and rooftops had been a pain for the two, they finally arrive to their destination, looking upon the fifth floor window in which lead to the female kitsune's apartment. While Umah became eager to kill the female kitsune, Travas places his right hand-paw onto her left shoulder, stopping her as she turns to face him curiously.

"Travas, we've arrived to our destination. Why are you stopping me? Is it not time to strike yet", Umah asked.

"Precisely… we have to wait until nightfall before we can strike since that will be the moment they finish. However, he should be heading upstairs by now to begin negotiating with her on Scarlet's punishment", Travas explained, causing Umah to look at him in a dumbfounded manner.

"Wait, what do you mean he's-", Umah spoke, confused at first, curious upon his father's actions. But then, the pieces came together like a puzzle as she figures out the reason why he's confronting the female kitsune herself. This, in turn, began to enrage the female vampire "Oh, dear God that's sick! How could your father commit such an inappropriate act? How could he blackmail your sibling's principal just to bribe your sister into a lesser punishment", she yelled, causing Travas to freak out and cover her mouth quickly, yet gently.

"Umah, we have to be quiet, otherwise the other neighbors will hear us", Travas whispered into her ear, then starts looking at an abandoned storage room and taking her inside. Thus they manage to enter inside before the neighbors could look outside to see what the noise was. He then let goes of his girlfriend's mouth as she began to calm down slightly. "Sorry about that, hon… didn't want the neighbors finding out about us being here", he apologized, causing Umah to nod in an understanding and forgiving manner.

"It's alright… but it's still sick to hear about his perverted actions", Umah replied.

"I know… but we will interfere before the moment he ends up impregnating her and causing a scandal in Alopex", Travas assured, causing Umah to calm down and look upon his emerald green eyes. "Not to mention preventing his death as well", he thought.

"Very well…" Umah spoke softly while looking upon his eyes. "But what are we to do until nightfall comes", she asked, causing Travas to smirk upon her in a seductive manner.

"Well… we could commence on our own guilty pleasures until the time for us to strike comes", Travas answered seductively. As for Umah, she merely responds by planting a fierce kiss on his muzzle lips, wrapping her arms around his neck as he grabs a hold of her firm bottom, causing her to giggle in delight. From there, the two begin to fulfill their guilty, lustful pleasures as they hide underneath some of the sheets nearby, continuing so until the hour comes for them to strike.

*Within the Apartment building*

Nervousness began to creep over the general's body as Travas Sr. continues walking towards the stairs to the fifth floor. After about a couple minutes of walking, he manages to arrive to the front door of Fiona Downing's Apartment, taking a deep breath knocking on the wooden door. On the other side, footsteps could be heard approaching the door as his heart began beating fast with worry and fear concerning his daughter's fate after getting into trouble the day before.

"Who is it", Fiona asked.

"It's me, Mr. Starfox. I'm here to talk with you concerning my daughters expulsion from your school", Travas Sr. answered, causing the female Kitsune to unlock her door and open it. And when the door was opened, she was revealed to be wearing a scarlet colored bath robe.

"Of course, and you're just in time. Come in", the female kitsune spoke, moving to the side to let the general himself into her home and closing the door after he enters. "What is it do you wish to talk about at this very hour regarding the issue", she asked in a slightly serious, but calm tone.

"Though I understand the rules proposed by the administration itself, I came here to ask you if there is some way we could negotiate some sort of deal that could reduce Scarlet's punishment from her expulsion into something that both parties could agree on", Travas Sr. asked, causing the kitsune to eye him with curious suspicion.

"What do you ask of me, Mr. Starfox", Fiona asked suspiciously before the general gets onto his knees.

"All I ask is if you could please find it into your heart that you could reduce her punishment to something less like a certain amount of in-school suspension. She's already been through enough after the Solarfox Strikeforce Military Ball Shooting two days ago. Please, just give her another chance… please", Travas Sr. pleaded, holding his hands together and shaking them back and forth in a begging manner. However, he was given a sigh of frustration by the female kitsune herself.

"Look… I understand she's been through hell a couple of days ago at the Ball… but you must understand that I am getting sick and tired of her violent behavior amongst her felin peers in her classroom. She has to be expelled in order to reassure the safety of the other students", Fiona answered while turning away from him in an annoyed manner. "Now be gone, I have other business to take care of", she continued, causing the vulpin general to stand up and place his left hand-hand on her right shoulder, causing the kitsune to look back at him.

"Wait, is there any way you could listen to what I have to say before you finalize your decision", Travas Sr. pleaded as she turned away from him and rubs her chin with her index finger. Within a moment, she smirks seductively for a moment before calming down and facing him again.

"I might be willing to listen, but there is one thing I must ask", Fiona spoke.

"What is it, Mrs. Downing", the vulpin general asked with a sigh of relief.

"Over the past four years, I've noticed you looking upon my body when your wife was not there or paying attention for that matter. Do you have a liking for me or something similar to what you're telling me", Fiona asked, causing her to softly smirk seductively as she watches Travas Sr. blush softly despite him cocking a brow.

"I can't help but stare every now and then since you tend to wear tight office clothing", Travas Sr. admitted before looking at her with serious, calm eyes, and his blush fading away. "But please understand, Mrs. Downing, the last thing I need is to be having an affair with my wife", he said rather firmly. Then, Fiona seductively removes her bathrobe to reveal her black and red lace corset contained within.

"Well, since you tend to stare at me in such clothing, general… I thought that you and I could engage in some private 'negotiations' ourselves if you catch my drift", Fiona replied, slowly coming towards him while he was trying to back away from her. But then, she manages to wrap her arms around his neck, stopping him from going back any further. "Come, and satisfy my lustful desires, Mr. Starfox. Then, I shall listen to what you're willing to offer in your negotiations", she continued, kissing his neck in the process.

While frightened emotions began to course the general's mind, his nose catches the scent of something… arousing, causing the irises in his eyes to fade away like a mindless minion. Though he could not pinpoint what it was, he begins to give out a soft purr in response to the kitsune's lustful actions. He couldn't help but place his eager hand-paws onto her firm, yet soft buns of her, causing the kitsune to give out a soft giggle in response. Suddenly, he was met with a fierce kiss on his muzzle lips as she jumps and wraps her legs around his waist, causing the vulpin to carry the kitsune by her thighs. While the two were passionately kissing one another, the kitsune began to unbutton his jacket as the vulpin did with her corset.

After she undoes his jacket, she removes it from his torso as Travas Sr. sets her down in the process. Then with a lustful smirk on her face, she removes her corset top to free her well-endowed breasts from their prison. Upon the sight, Travas Sr. couldn't help but lick his lips with lustful satisfaction as Fiona walks towards her bed. Travas Sr., in response, began following her to her bedroom like a soldier in an army, hoping to fulfill the task he had, no, wanted to do for some odd reason. She lies upon the memory foam mattress on her back while looking at the general himself, seeing him undo the remainder of his garments, but with some slight hesitation as well.

"What is troubling you, General?" Fiona asked with a seductive, but stern look on her face, causing him to pause in undoing his undergarments and give out a sigh.

"It's nothing… your highness", Travas Sr., for some unknown, weird reason, answered before continuing to undo his pants.

At the moment the general finally removes his clothes, Fiona couldn't help but lick her lips lustfully as she stares the very prize the general possessed between his legs. The sight became so arousing that she began to undo her black lace thong upon a few seconds notice, revealing her own nether lips for him to see. Thus, the general looks upon this sight as he licks his lips in lustful satisfaction.

In that moment, the general finally found the source of where the arousing scent came from, and with it now revealed to him, he began to climb onto the bed and slowly approach the honey pot she kept between her legs. The vulpin's now pale green pupils start thinning vertically until they were of a narrow diamond shape, with his arousal beginning to overwhelm him in ways he never thought possible. He wanted her, no; he needed her to fulfill his lustful desires. And in that instant, he makes his way towards her until he was on top of her with his flesh touching the opening of her wet nether lips, causing her to look upon him with slit eyes.

"Take me!" was all the kitsune could muster as the general immediately pressed his pole against the entrance of her honey pot, causing her to moan lustfully and kiss the lips of the one fulfilling her desires. From there, they continue to complete their tasks of commencing into their private 'negotiations' until the both were satisfied for the late evening.

*In the storage room, some hours later*

As the night began to approach within the Alopex Space Station, the vampuric couple began to awaken from their nude slumber underneath the sheets. Travas began to stroke Umah's face gently as she planted a soft kiss onto his muzzle lips. Then the two begin to stand up and get back into the clothing they were once in earlier, except Umah leaves her leather jacket w/ denim vest inside the shed. After about getting dressed, he looks upon his digital watch and carefully looks through the cracked door, seeing that nightfall has come upon them at last. Thus, the vulpin looks and smirks upon his girlfriend as she began to smirk upon him in return.

"You ready", Travas asked as he opens the door to the dark alleyway before them.

"Hon, I thought you'd never ask", Umah answered, kissing her boyfriend for a brief moment as she passes by him. Before he leaves, he grabs a white hockey mask and puts it on before following his girlfriend outside. Then in unison, the two look upon the fifth floor and began to sneakily climb upon the ladders provided for them, embarking towards Fiona's Apartment at last.

*Inside the Apartment*

A vast amount of civilians in Veron Opus return to their homes as the Alopex Space Station finally succumbs to the night for the remainder of the day. Some of the alleyway lights are shut off along with the apartments located downtown. Though the night itself became restful for the people, it becomes restless for a small handful of the city's vulpin civilians. A couple of those people, for instance, are inside one of the apartments located downtown.

Inside the apartment, the two civilians were moaning in contrast to the bed mattress being shaken by their lustful activities. The first was that of a male orange fox that was aged somewhere in his mid-forties to mid-fifties with emerald green eyes. The female was that of an arctic kitsune with brown hair, nine tails, and sapphire blue eyes, aged somewhere in her late twenties. Then with a loud howl of lust and desire, the male vulpin climaxes onto the female arctic kitsune's torso and breasts just before collapsing on the bed, resting on his back as the kitsune leans towards him on her side. Thus, she begins to stroke the male vulpin's chest with her left index finger as he was stroking the bottom portion of her back.

"Well, General Travas Starfox, you have proven to be true to your word. You are indeed well-endowed with the ability to please a woman at the highest standards possible", the female kitsune spoke seductively while giggling as Travas Sr. smirks towards her.

"You know me, vixen", Travas Sr. replied flirtatiously, causing the female kitsune to kiss his muzzle lips eagerly. Then, he breaks the kiss and looks upon her with a slightly serious expression. "Fiona, since I took care of your request on your behalf, all I request is for Scarlet to continue her education at your elementary academy, regardless of how much trouble she has gotten", he asked as Fiona looks upon him with a serious expression.

"General Starfox, I understand your concern for your daughter's education, but I cannot allow such violent actions to go unpunished. I'm sorry, General, but she must face expulsion first thing Monday morning", Fiona spoke while looking upon him with a calm frown, causing the General to sigh in frustration. "You are aware about what she has done towards Daniel Gora, are you not", she asked firmly, yet calmly.

"Yes, I am aware, Fiona… but all I ask is if there's a way to convince you to reduce the severity of my daughter's punishment to something both parties can agree on", Travas Sr. asked as Fiona turns her head slightly down, thinking about his question. Then, she looks upon him again with a seductive, lustful look on her face.

"Well…" was all Fiona could say until her ears perked up, hearing a noise that came from the rail balcony outside. "What was that", she asked, causing the vulpin general to turn and face the direction the kitsune was looking at.

"Who's there", Travas Sr. shouted, looking at the direction in which the disturbing noise was coming from.

Within a chilling moment, the window in the neighboring room suddenly opens, causing the two to look upon the room with suspicion. The noise instantly progressed into footsteps as they notice a figure coming from the room and into the dining area. The figure wore a blue Canine Astro Officer jacket with gold-colored stitching and wrist cuffs, black skintight leather pants, silver metallic boots, and a hockey mask with holes on it. However, they also notice that the mysterious vulpin bore a wavy sword on his back, containing a skull heft with two spikey, spider-like blades on each side of the hilt of the blade.

While the general was looking upon the vulpin in a dumbfounded manner, the kitsune looks not just towards the mysterious vulpin, but also the sword he possessed with horrific familiarity. When the vulpin turns to face them, he grabs a hold of the sword's handle while licking his muzzle eagerly, with something coursing his mind. In that particular moment, he sprints towards the general and the kitsune while drawing his sword out, gripping the handle with both hand-paws and preparing to strike. This in turn causes Travas Sr. and Fiona to crawl backwards away from the approaching vulpin while screaming in shock.

"WHOA", Travas Sr. screamed as the masked figure holds the blade to his right side of his body stopping just as the blade's tip was merely a few inches away from the general's face. The general lets out a sigh in horrified relief, looking upon the tip of the blade to see it nearly close to stabbing his head. The mysterious vulpin draws the sword away from the general and pulls a chair over using his telekinesis, turning it to the reverse side before sitting on it and facing them. "What kind of joke do you think you're trying to pull here, you son of a bitch", he yelled angrily as the masked vulpin smirked in response to his angered state. "Why did you come here… what do you want?! ANSWER ME", the vulpin general demanded while the vulpin placed his right hand-paw onto his mask.

"Answers", was all that the masked figure could coldly say to Travas Sr. while removing his hockey mask, revealing a familiar face to the general. Thus, the general's once angered expression shifts into a more, shocked one, reaching levels that he could not comprehend. In a similar manner, the irises that disappeared from his eyes hours before quickly reappear, causing the vampuric vulpin to take note of this.

"That's not possible… Travas", Travas Sr. softly spoke, overwhelmed in shock as he tries to reach for his son. However, Travas shoves his father's hand-paw aside, looking at his father with pure disgust.

"Don't touch me, god damnit! I'm not here for a loving reunion or anything of the sort. I came here to confront you for your perverted actions. Now tell me why you're fucking Scarlet's principal and cheating on your mate of twenty-six cycles", Travas demanded as his father's expression changes from a shocked one into a more serious manner.

"It wasn't entirely my doing, Travas! There was something in her scent that forced me to commit this sick act like some mind controlled fuck", the general claimed, causing his son to cock a brow at his father's suspicious, but possibly true claim. "I didn't want Scarlet to lose the only opportunity she has of getting her education and joining the Force when she comes of age", Travas Sr. answered, clenching his fists tightly in anger.

"And here you are, the beloved general of the entire Solarfox Strikeforce, seen here now screwing some other kitsune slut by means of bribing your own daughter out of expulsion and into a lesser form of punishment", Travas yelled, gripping upon the sword's hilt tightly before breathing slowly, calming down and looking upon his father with anger-filled eyes. "How ironic that the most righteous member of the Solarfox Strikeforce turns out to be the most sickening of them all", he continued in a slightly softer tone as his father growled in rage. But before the general was able to speak, Fiona cups her right hand-paw over his muzzle, preventing him from saying the slightest word.

"Excuse me for interrupting your conversation with your father… but telling by the sword's features, I can assume that you hold the key to the vampire's salvation… the Soul Reaver", Fiona claimed, calmly and furiously as the younger vulpin began to chuckle and grin softly upon her words.

"The Soul Reaver…?" Travas Sr. asked in a confused and dumbfounded manner as Travas began clapping slowly in response to the kitsune had finding the right answers to what the sword was.

"Yep, the very same one to be exact… forged by the finest blacksmith in the ancient days of Nosgoth. It has the ability to drain the wielder's enemies of their precious life's blood, thus revitalizing their strength to the fullest. Neat, huh", Travas explained, causing Fiona to growl angrily towards him. "And speaking of which, I can use myself a glass of that nice, fresh kitsune blood coursing through your body", he spoke, softly grinning while licking his lips eagerly, enraging the kitsune past her breaking point.

"I've heard enough! Now that I know you're a vampire, I'm going to ensure that I pry the Reaver off of your undead hand-paws! Now come and face me at once", Fiona demanded, jumping off of her bed and into the nude. Thus, she unsheathes her claws and gets into battle position, preparing to sprint towards the vampuric vulpin with haste.

"You worthless little bitch… you are in no position to be demanding any battles. In fact, you won't even stand the slightest chance against me or by boyfriend", a female voice spoke, causing Fiona to stop dead on her tracks before she even got the chance to move, causing her and Travas Sr. to look upon the same room Travas had entered through. Within a brief moment, a female vampire with long, black, unbound hair with bangs leaning to the right side of her face appears. She was also equipped with a long, butcher-like sword on her back and wore a blood-red spaghetti tank top, dark blue skintight jeans, and purple-silver metallic boots. After entering Fiona's room, she smirks upon the arctic kitsune eagerly while looking at her with cold, purple-silver colored eyes.

"Umah", Fiona growled, recognizing the female vampire upon first sight.

"Ah, yes! Well if it isn't a familiar enemy from my blighted past, Fiona Downing, the one responsible for seducing many of the Cabal's finest members and murdering them to fulfill your lustful appetite. In fact, you're not just a kitsune, but a succubus as well", Umah claimed, causing the female kitsune's sapphire blue eyes turn blood-red, though Fiona began to smirk towards the vampire with an evil look on her face.

"So now you're familiar with what I am. And why should I care if some of your fellow Cabal members are dead or not since it's no longer any concern to me? My brother will ensure that he annihilates every single one until there's no one's left alive", Fiona claimed, chuckling for a brief moment. However, her chuckles faded as Umah looks at her with recognition.

"Of course…" Umah started, smirking in delight upon hearing Fiona's words. "Now that I look at your body details closely, you are, without a doubt, the younger sister of the late Sun Demon himself, Adrian Downing", she continued, causing the female kitsune to look upon her with shocked-filled eyes.

"What happened to him… what have you done to my brother?!" Fiona yelled furiously, turning her sights to Umah with her claws ready to kill.

"Sorry to break it to you, Fiona, but it seems I've killed him after he set Meridian to flames four years ago", Travas spoke, causing Fiona to look upon him angrily. "And I have to admit, his blood was as sweet as fruits freshly picked from a local farm", he admitted, enraging the kitsune past her breaking point.

"URGH, YOU BASTARD, YOU MURDERED BY BROTHER! HE WAS THE ONE THAT PROTECTED ME OVER THE YEARS FROM SARAFAN AND VAMPURIC PERSECUTION, AND NOW I'VE LOST ALL I HAD LEFT BECAUSE OF YOU! YOU GOING TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO HIM", Fiona screamed while running towards Travas by means of killing him.

"I don't think so", Umah said calmly before sprinting towards the kitsune, using her telekinesis to hurl Fiona way from her boyfriend and into the dining room with vicious force. Though slightly injured by the female vampire, Fiona jumps back onto her feet-paws and sprints towards her with haste. But when she tries to throw a fierce punch against her, Umah merely teleports away from the attack effortlessly and throws another telekinetic projectile at Fiona, throwing her out through the front door. The female vampire then begins chasing the fleeing kitsune as she immediately unsheathes her butcher sword from its sheath, preparing to kill her by its vicious touch.

"Umah, hold on", Travas exclaimed as he began running towards the two clashing forces, but stops himself before he left the bedroom. As he did, he discovers that his father had his pants completely on while trying to get his shirt and jacket on and grabbing his keys off of the dresser. But before the general could leave the scene, Travas gets in front of his father and looks upon him with furious eyes, grabbing his shirt collar and pinning him to the wall nearby and points his finger at him. "You stay put, you old man! Otherwise, if I catch you trying to escape, I'll hunt you down and kill you with my own bare hand-paws. Campeche", Travas calmly, yet aggressively ordered after shoving his own father to the wall. Then, he places his hockey mask on and turns to face the front door, immediately sprinting towards the two opposing forces fighting within the Apartment hallways.

In the hallways, the female kitsune continues to throw energy-based projectiles towards the vampire. However, she continues to slice each one in half with her butcher-like sword, smirking as she sprints towards the female kitsune like an athlete in a marathon. And before she knew it, Fiona was met with a dead end, causing Umah to chuckle as she finally has her enemy within her grasp.

"Prepare to die, vile demon", Umah exclaimed, preparing her sword for the kill. But suddenly, she was thrown back by some sort of telekinetic force fired by Fiona herself, causing her to crash onto the nearby vending machines.

While recovering from the attack, cans of soda and snacks fired from the machines and towards the opposite wall as Fiona's body began to glow. Black demonic bat-like wings began to form on her back, with claws and fangs becoming sharper. Likewise, her eyeballs became blood red as her pupils became purple colored slits. A black and purple lace corset also forms onto her body, covering her breasts and nether region. When Umah finally recovers, she beheld Fiona Downing in her true form at last, seeing the kitsune succubus smirk upon her evilly.

"Now that you behold upon my true form at last, how about we take this battle to another level", Fiona spoke, forming two blood-red swords from her hand-paws and clutching the hilts of them tightly. Immediately, the kitsune succubus flies towards Umah with haste, causing the female vampire to prepare for whatever she might try.

"If you so wish to die… then come, and I shall grant you your death", Umah said, easily dodging the kitsune's attacks without much effort at all. This was merely a game to the vampire as she smirks in delight towards the kitsune. Suddenly, she catches the two blood-red blades as Fiona instantly looked upon her in a confused manner in contrast to Umah looking at her with a satisfactory smirk on her face.

"What trickery is this?! There's no way in hell you could've gotten that much stronger, THERE'S JUST NO WAY", Fiona screamed, trying to free her blades from Umah's tightening grip as Travas arrives upon the scene, looking at the battle in a surprised manner.

"But it seems I have, you bitch", Umah spoke in a satisfied tone, angering the kitsune at levels she was couldn't comprehend. Then, Umah releases both blades from her hands and grabs the hilt of her own, jumping backwards about fifteen feet from the kitsune. Thus, she raises the blade in a position similar to that of a baseball player ready to strike. "Let's finish this! I do not have all night to be dealing with your pitiful bullshit", she demanded.

"Do you so think you're gonna defeat me?! Well think again, you vampuric slut", Fiona shouted, flying towards the vampire hastily with bloodlust coursing her mind. But before she was able to strike upon the vampire with her blades, Umah effortlessly teleports behind and severs both of her wings from the kitsune's back, causing her to let out a loud, painful scream. The kitsune immediately turns to face the vampire with both blades ready to strike, but was abruptly stopped when Umah strikes her blade right through her throat, causing blood to instantly pour from the wound. Fiona tries to remain standing, but she collapses backwards onto the floor as the blood loss became too great for her to withstand. Thus, Umah looks down upon the dying kitsune with an eager grin on her face.

"It seems you've lost, demonic slut. Now then, do us a favor and rot in hell for all of eternity", Umah suggested, and with a final act of aggression, the female kitsune fires another telekinetic projectile towards the vampire. But nevertheless, Umah deflects the attack back to Fiona without any effort, killing her in the process. With blood thirsty hunger flowing through her mind, the vampire draws some of the kitsune's blood as she looks at her boyfriend, pulling her index finger towards herself by means of inviting him over for a taste. He agrees by smirking at his girlfriend as she stops drinking and allows him to feed on the dead kitsune's blood. In that moment, Travas draws in as much of the kitsune's blood as he could until he has had his fill, placing the remainder inside two nearby plastic cups for them to finish within the hour.

Inside the Apartment, the general finishes putting his uniform back on regardless of the shock he faced for seeing his resurrected son. After he had his belt wrapped around his waist, the general discovers that Umah and Travas have returned from the hallways with small cups of blood in their hands, seeing them wipe off the final drops of blood off of their faces in a horrified expression. Soon, Travas looks upon his father after the general finished getting dressed, seeing that he is terrified near the point he's about to panic. But what disturbed the general was that he did not see Fiona with them, confirming the very thing he feared the most in that moment.

"What did ya'll do to Fiona…? Where is she", Travas Sr. shouted, seeing Umah smirk and chuckle upon his response.

"You needn't worry about what happened to that whore, she's already burning in hell as we speak", Umah replied. "And I must say that her blood tasted so sweet after she was murdered by my deadly blade", she continued as Travas Sr. looked upon her in a frightened manner.

"What… why did you kill her…?" Travas Sr. asked, frightened by her response.

"Because she would have killed you in her succubus form after you released your essence into her womb", Travas answered, causing his father to look upon him curiously.

"Many of my vampuric companions have died because of her deadly seductive abilities over members of the opposite sex. But the least you could do right now is to be thankful that we've saved you from your doom. And the last thing your family needs right now is seeing you dead and your wife being left alone to raise the kits without much help from the others ", Umah spoke with a brief sense of surprise coming from Travas' father before he looked down in anguish.

"That may have been true…but if that was the case, I could've at least saved Scarlet from losing her chances of being in the force… or worse, wind up in prison from the trouble she's already gotten herself into", Travas Sr. claimed, shutting his eyes and clenching his fists.

"You know, you could've done something else to take care of the situation instead of screwing with the School principal", Travas spoke, getting the general out of his state of remorseful anxiety and looks upon his now vampuric son. "You should've negotiated with the Alopex Board of Education if you wanted get Scarlet into a lesser form of punishment than the expulsion she's apparently about to face on Monday", he continued before the general clenches his fists not out of anger… but in a self-loathing manner.

"But it wasn't my fault… I wasn't able to control of my own actions…" Travas Sr. spoke softly as the vampuric vulpin's ears perk in response.

"What do you mean?" Travas asked as his father turns to face him with his eyes still closed.

"There was something in her scent that caused me to follow her demands like a puppet,,, but dear maker I was still aware…" the General answered before shutting his eyes tightly as Umah looks at him with slightly widened.

"Of course… that explains why our finest members were easily placed under her control", Umah said, causing Travas to turn and face her.

"Wait… you're telling me that the ones that were killed by her in the past were under her control this whole time?" Travas asked.

"Yes. But I wasn't sure if the rumors regarding her mind controlling abilities were true until your father has mentioned something about it just now", Umah answered before turning to face her boyfriend's father as he opens his eyes. "However, despite the circumstances you faced earlier regarding Fiona's mind controlling abilities, you should be lucky and grateful that your son's given you another chance to redeem yourself. I honestly expected that he would've killed you for your actions… but lucky for you, he was graceful enough to spare your life", she said as she and Travas drink a bit of the kitsune's blood from the cups, sending small, frightening shockwaves within the general himself. Thus, he looks at them with horrified eyes while trying to remain as calm as possible.

"By the maker… what are you…?" Travas Sr. asked, looking towards Umah with shocked eyes before turning to face his son with the same look on his face. "My son… what have you become", he continued before his son closes his eyes and gives out a calm sigh.

"It's rather obvious, Dad…" Travas answered before reopening his eyes and looking at his father. "But I can't explain everything to you right now since my girlfriend and I are on a tight schedule. So we must get going", he continued, turning to face the same room they entered through, but remained at the same spot he stands upon and turns his head to his left side, facing his father with serious eyes. "But let me tell you something, you old fox…" he started before grabbing a hold of his general coat collar, looking towards his father with stern, serious looking eyes. "From here on out, I'll be keeping a close eye on you. And if I find out you're willingly committing any harmful or any inappropriate actions towards my siblings, or Mom for that matter, I'll see to it that you meet your sudden end by my own hand-paws. Do I make myself clear", he warned before gently, but firmly shoving his father from his grip as the general nods with acknowledgement.

"I understand", was all the general could say before Travas and Umah start walking towards the room where they entered in. "Hold it, Son! There's something I need to ask you", Travas Sr. immediately exclaimed, causing the vampuric couple to stop on their tracks. Thus, Travas turns to face his father with serious, yet curious eyes.

"What is it, Dad", Travas replied with a serious, yet calmly curious tone.

"Does Johnny or his family know anything about this?" Travas Sr. asked.

"What do you mean?" Travas asked.

"About your existence", Travas Sr. replied, looking upon his son with a serious expression.

"I won't lie to you on this… they do…" Travas answered before looking at him with serious eyes. "But don't you dare bother them about it. And speaking of which, I want you to keep your muzzle shut about what we have discussed and about my existence as a vampire. Right now, Scarlet's possible expulsion is more important than any of this and you need to tend to her school's staff members before their decision is finalized", he continued as he turns to face Umah. "Now then, shall we depart from this place", he asked.

"With pleasure", Umah answered as the two start running towards the window in the room next door, exiting from the Apartment and leaving the general there alone, looking upon himself in a mixture of self-guilt and suspicion about what had happened. Though thoughts have been coursing his mind, he shrugs it off and heads out of the apartment quickly, only to see the lifeless body of the female kitsune in her succubus form. Upon seeing the body, he immediately leaves the scene and heads for the elevator in the hallway behind him, horrified beyond belief upon what he just discovered. He presses the button to the lower floor as he also presses the button on his Solarfox Insignia, calling for backup to get to the scene of the crime at once.

*Within the Alleyways some distance from the Apartment*

After getting a great distance away from the dead kitsune's Apartment, Travas and Umah continue running hastily towards the nearest entrance to the Underground Route. As they enter another dimly lighted alleyway, they hear the sounds of Solarfox Strikeforce hover car sirens going off, causing them to hide within a newspaper shack before the authorities could pass by and notice them. With the sound growing faint, they look upon the direction in which they were heading for, seeing that they were headed for the Apartment the two had just came from. Though Travas was slightly worried about what they're about to discover, both vampires sigh in relief, being grateful that they were not discovered.

"Phew… that was a close one", Travas spoke.

"Without a doubt… the last thing we both need right now is to get into any trouble with the authorities." Umah replied, looking towards the Alleyways.

"Yeah", Travas started before sighing again, grabbing Umah's attention as a result.

"Travas, Are you alright?" Umah asked.

"Yeah… just a bit surprised Dad didn't talk to the right person regarding my sibling's problems", Travas answered as his girlfriend places her right hand onto his left shoulder.

"I understand… but at least we know that your father wasn't under Fiona's control at the time he committed the act. Not to mention that we've managed to kill her at last", Umah replied, causing Travas to softly smile towards her.

"That's true", Travas said with a soft smile on his face.

"Now c'mon, let's get to the Underground Route before anyone else spots us", Umah suggested as she and Travas turn to face the alleyways.

"Right, and thankfully from here, I know a shortcut. Follow me", Travas claimed as he was about to jump over the counter, but then he suddenly slipped on some of the newspapers there. Thankfully, he managed to regain his composure before he hit his muzzle on the counter. But after he regained his stance, he noticed the newspapers saying "Bloody Alopex! Deadly Shooting at Solarfox Strikeforce Ball Kills Fifteen and Injures Ten Others" on the front page. Thus he picks it up and begins reading the full article.

As he was reading, he notices a list of names of those who died in the battle as well as those injured during the incident. His suspicions about the Academy Auditorium and his mother's arm were immediately confirmed after her name was listed on the injured list. But what caught his attention was when he read about Johnny being arrested for brutally killing the second gunman with what he claimed was an energetic projectile called 'flay'. In that moment, he looks at his girlfriend with shock in his eyes, which in turn looks at him worryingly.

"What did you find in the article", Umah asked.

"Johnny was arrested for killing second gunman with a flay projectile after a shooting took place at the Ball a couple of days ago", Travas answered, causing Umah's eyes to widen in shock.

"Not possible", Umah replied while taking another copy of the newspaper and reading it as well. "Didn't you see this in one of your visions", she asked shockingly.

"No… I didn't foresee this happening at all", Travas answered, jumping over the counter successfully and looking back at his girlfriend. "C'mon, let's get back to the Underground Route. From there, we'll formulate some plans to bail Johnny out before he gets court-martialed into Prison… or worse", he continued.

"I understand", Umah replied as she also jumps over the Newspaper Stand counter as well. "Besides, there has to be a reason why he would've used such a battle artifact at a time like this", she continued.

"I don't know, but we'll ask him once we get him out, alright", Travas spoke as he and Umah turn toward the direction in which the vulpin claimed that a shortcut to the Underground Route was located. Thus, the two set their sights towards that direction and immediately began sprinting, following the path that will lead them to their destination. "Hang in there Johnny… we're going to get you out", the vulpin thought while sprinting towards the Underground Route, where their next moves will be plotted until such a time comes for them to commence their plans.

A/N:

A couple of days after Travas has the vision about his father, he decides to take Umah with him to confront his old man. But as they journey towards Fiona's apartment, he notices the Academy Auditorium being demolished, which he is unaware that a shooting took place around the same time they fought Kain. At the moment they arrive, Travas and Umah confront the general and Fiona only to find out that, according to General Travas Sr., he was placed under control with a simple smell of her scent. Soon, they engage in battle against the kitsune succubus, which takes place almost after they discover that she was the younger sister of Adrian the Sun Demon. Though the battle was briefly intense, Umah manages to slay Fiona and drinks the blood of her victim with her beloved. But after finding out the truth behind the general's actions, Travas warns that if his father intentionally tried to do anything harmful to his family members or friends, he would pay him a visit and end his life on the spot. With this, he leaves before the authorities could get there. But when they hide inside a newspaper stand, they discover that a shooting occurred at the Academy Auditorium and Johnny was arrested for using a Flay projectile to kill the second gunman. Upon discovering this, what will the couple do to get their friend out of police Custody? And how could Travas do so without being seen by the others? Find out in the next installment of 'Legacy of Travas'.

Travas, Scarlet, Erica, Victoria, and General Travas Sr. © Shawntae Howard

Janos (Briefly and mentioned), Vorador, and Umah © Edios/Crystal Dynamics/Silicon Knights/Square Enix Europe

Story and other Characters © me