Olympus 13- Son of Hephaestus- Out near an open field, Demi is trying to treat Dave and a heavily wounded Eagle Godbeast. Miki is in shock that her beast alone was injured so badly, a sign that she's deteriorating as a leader, Shun giving her comfort. "With Demi on our side, I'm sure Eagle will be done before you know it." "It's not just that. That Eagle and I are connected. We're both connected to Zeus. If he's this easily defeated, how does that bode for us? Titan Red now has the firepower to match our Godbeasts, even if we combine. What is that going to accomplish?" "Not a whole lot I guess. You need to do something to calm your nerves though. Hows about you me and Amy for some coffee?" "Sounds good, but I'll stay here, you guys go without me." "You sure Miki? You seem pretty down about this." "No, I'm fine. Thanks though Amy." "Ok." Demi is still healing the Godbeast as Kai starts speaking to Dave. "I want to know." "What is it Kai?" "I need to know how strong you are in a fight, right here right now." Kai starts punching Dave as Dave responds. "I see, here goes nothing." Dave uses his legs to keep himself in the fight as Kai holds his ground, even dodging a sweep kick from Dave. "You have excellent use of your lower body, that's a distinct advantage in a fight." Dave goes to throw a spin kick at Kai but misses. "However, you're still sloppy. Your upper body prowess is sorely lacking and you lack in conviction." "What do you mean?" Kai punches him in the face. "I mean that you still need to get stronger somehow. If you were to improve your strength, you'd be better than me, I know that. You have a better head for one, another thing is you never think of yourself in a fight, which it took me my whole life to get out of. Here, I want to show you a move..."

As Dave and Kai train, the Titans prepare for their next move. Tetsu says as a new monster appears "This is Pollux, the best boxer the world has ever seen." "I'm the one that invented it." "With the Joutengers weapons down, thank you Typhon, we can finally crush them once and for all." "I like this plan of yours Tetsu, manipulating a key weakness in their battle formation." "Even if by some miracle they can still take me down, their Olympic King is toast with my strong jabs and hooks." "Do me well Tetsu, my boy." "Yes lord Chronos."

Amy and Shun return back with cappuccinos as Amy remembers a guy she's heard about. "Miki, I think I might have the solution to our weapon problem." "You found a way to repair them?" "Yeah, it's this young man who lives not to far from here." "How did you find him?" "Well, me and him have something in common." "Intelligence?" "No, we're both handicapped." "Oh my." "Yeah. Anyway, his knowledge on weapons is outstanding. This leads me to believe he is for sure a Demi God." "Are you sure? I mean, what if he is just a genius?" "Call it a hunch. That and my demi god tracker found three more demi gods in the city." "It did?" Everyone else turns to hear. Demi asks "Does that mean we have more allies?" "Yes, hopefully. After we find this one and try to recruit him, we could work on the others." "That's good to know." "Indeed. The more the merrier I suppose." The eagle goes to speak. "Miki!" "Yes Eagle!" "At this rate, if the Titan's attack soon, I'll be too weak to form the OlympicKing. Perhaps you can also use his godbeast." "His godbeast?" "Mhm. I'm surprised Hera didn't tell you about this." "Hera?" "I knew nothing of it myself child." "Zeus was a bigger fool than I thought. Anyway, if a Demi God is unable to fight, they can pass on their power to another Demi God. They themselves will still remain demi gods, but the person transferred will gain new abilities and weapons. If this boy is crippled, he would be unable to fight. He can only pass his abilities to you once you gain his absolute respect." "That's good to know." "So, I guess me and Amy are going to meet this guy. You guys stay behind in case of an attack." Shun sarcastically remarks "Aye-aye captain." Kai and Dave continue their sparring.

Miki and Amy walk to the blacksmith, Miki a bit on edge. "Relax, as long as your cordial and considerate, you can get our weapons fixed." As the two enter they see the sight of a young man, red-headed, with an eyepatch, scars, and a missing leg. "What can I do for you lasses?" "Hi Jim. I'm here for my friend Miki over here, she needs your help." "Umm, yes. It's an honor to meet you Jim-" "Cut to the chase yah wee lass. I don got no time to be wastin with some chitter chatter." "Right, we heard rumors that you were a Demi God." "And Whatofit?" "I want to ask, as fellow Demi Gods, would you help us in our conflict?" "You mean all the hulabaloo that's been goin on the past few months?" "Yes. We're the costumed crusaders fighting for justice against the titans." "I see. Still can't help yeh." "I didn't even say what we-" "I know what yer gonna say, I ain't got no part fightin in this war, I've already seen enough as is." "So your leg-" "No lassie, that was from me boyhood days when my papa showed me smithin. Moved to Japan to learn the most exclusive of techniques- the art of the Katana. My father could forge any weapon of iron and brimstone, but it twas his dream to finally build a Katana himself. Died trying too. Yes, I know who me real father is, but the father that raised me showed me the way and raised me as his own. Never knew me mother, never needed to. I was a bit of a shaky start, but I learned through trial and error, and that's what this here eyepatch and scar are for. Was asked to build weapons for other countries, got lots of money, thought nothing of it. Once I saw what me weapons were doin to other people though, the huge amount of death that ye could inflict on yer other man, it was a real travesty. I decided that, unlike my fathers, I would forge weapons only to be used as defense, never to harm the innocent. I lost me leg serving in active duty fer two years. Never again did I ever doubt the power of war mankind could bring. Oh no, I've taken up way too much of yer time m'ladies. Now run along and don't mind an ol' folks tale." "Sorry, but I refuse to take no for an answer." "What are yah saying lass?" "Look, all of our weapons have been damaged severely, and we stand no chance against whatever is coming our way. If you don't help us fix these weapons, then many innocents will die at the hands of the titans, and all the blood will be on your hands. You seem to have a pretty damn guilty conscience, would you like that to add to your collect-" "Miki stop. Please. You're starting to scare me. You made your point, theres no need to-" "I can't help you fight." "Hmm." "I can however show you my technique, and together we can reforge yer weapons." "Thank you so much Jim. I swear, I won't let you down, I'll take everything you teach to heart." "You better. I'll work you harder than anyone ever has before." "Yes." "I'll observe too, I could learn something from this as well."

Back at the base, Eagle's recovery is coming a lot sooner than expected. "At this rate, he should at least be able to fight during the next giant battle, but he's not in the best of shape. No idea how long he would last." "I'll last as long as I need, thank you Daughter of Demeter." "It's Demi. Thank you." When Kai and Dave finish sparring, Dave notices Shun staring into the sky. "Hello Shun." "Oh, hey Dave. How's it going bro?" "I'd like to ask you the same." "Ah, I just think of all the cool stuff Miki and Amy are gonna learn from this blacksmith. I could never stop thinking of Amy." "She must be very important to you." "She's what started this journey for me. That and Typhon abducting my mother." "Are you sure she's alive Shun?" "Yeah." "That's good." "So, how's the girlfriend-" "Well, you see she isn't really my-" "No need to be defensive around me, you're trying to fill the void. I didn't know you could be into girls." "Well, I-" "It's ok man, I think it's cool how you can like people of any sex. Seems appropriate for the Demi God of love." "Well, I guess." "I also think about Gou in school right now. He seemed like such an awkward little guy." "He did?" "Yeah, but it seemed like he lacked a role model of some kind. His mother is barely around, his dad is either at work or drinking, and his sister is a teenage girl that's going to college. Of course he's going to need someone watching out for him." "That's a really good way to put it Shun." "Yeah. I heard his grades were passable but he talked to no one. It turns out my jokes and stuff really struck a chord with him. He's a lot less restrained than before and I could see he's so much happier in his eyes. He's so out of his shell that he's even pursuing his acting dream." "I wish things were going better at my house." "Daddy issues?" "It's always daddy issues. He's threatening to send me to a college back in Europe again. He never follows on these threats though. It's just all the constant insults and let downs that make me feel like garbage." "Hey man, your not worthless. You know that, I know that, Amy knows that, Miki knows that, Demi, Kai, Hera and Sara know that. And especially Jaime, he knew that all too well." Dave goes to hug Shun. "Thank you for your reassurance Shun." "Hey man, it's no problem. I don't know if Miki or Kai are good at listening, but I'm sure me, Demi or Amy would be happy to be there for you to talk to man." Shun reciprocates the bro hug.

Back at Jim's, Miki is going through the basics of being a blacksmith. "Ok, our first step is to gather yer tools. You'll be needin those things over there. Yeah. Now it's time to bring yer weapons over here." Miki pulls out the sword, trident and fan's. "Oh, I see, finely crafted beauties these are. A wee bit burned, non?" "That's what happened yesterday." "Dont you worry lassie, when your done with this, these weapons will be grand-spanking new!" When Jim finishes explaining how blacksmithing works, Miki is floored a bit. "All that work for one weapon?" "Why yes Lass. It's all in the care n work ya put into it." "Well, its not as simple as doing that one at a time. My team needs their weapons as quickly as possible!" "Well, they'll just have to wait. Now begin." Miki starts pounding away on the trident and axe while Jim sits back with Amy. "You think she can do this in time?" "When yer in a hurry, you'll always find a way. It would be a hell of a lot harder, but If she can pull this off, oh my the respect I'd have fer this rookie."

After a few hours of R&R at Olympi, Pollux appears on the computer. Hera gets on the computer and sees "It seems he's in the shopping district, you need to get there as fast you can guys! Demi, you stay here and help Eagle." "Understood." Shun says "Let's roll fellas." The three boys morph and rush to the battlefield, Demi tending to Eagle. "If they need you, you don't need to be with me, I'll be fine." "Relax. Those three are tough." "Yeah, the level of power wasn't near Titan Red or Typhon. I could display it on the computer." "Still, in our weakened position, it's better to be safe than sorry. My wound is covered as is, it just needs some time." "Relax. They'll call if they need me."

When the three arrive at the field, they are shocked. "Is that a boxer?" "Yeah, and he spiked his glove the bastard." "Ah yes, you three. I guess I don't get all five." "Us three are plenty for you Rocky." "Yeah, we're gonna knock your mouthpiece and teeth right out of your mouth." "That may be true if you were facing a regular boxer, but I, Pollux, championed the sport, and I believe you will be surprised by all the tricks I have planned. I challenge you to boxing." Shun says "Be careful guys, I think close quarters is-" "He's issuing a direct challenge to us Shun, I say we go over there and knock him for a loop!" "But Kai please, think with your-" "I understand Dave, but I can't just let this guy issue a challenge without us meeting it, I'm a fighter, it's what I do. I'm going to take this jerk on." "Please be careful Kai." "Don't worry, I'm the most feared guy on the streets, I didn't get there by being a nice guy." "Oh, a challenger approaches. I hope your ready for the fight of your life." The two punch their knuckles and the fight begins, Kai immediately on the offensive, throwing a flurry of punches and kicks, Pollux using his agility to dodge most of them. "Excellent, the tenacity of a lion." He then immediately uppercuts Kai and then double punches him in the gut into the ground, knocking the wind out of Kai. "That all you got?" "Barely." "Huh, where did he go?" "Here." Pollux turns back as Kai punches him straight in the face. "Not bad youngster, but too slow." "What?" Pollux immediately sucker punches Kai, knocking him down hard again. "Too easy." "How about this! Tidal Strike!" Shun uses the waves he summoned to get a strong tackle into Pollux as Dave helps Kai up. "Kai, talk to me, are you ok?" "Yeah, but that guys way too strong, his hook almost knocked me out." "We need to find a way to beat him. Oh, there he goes again." Meanwhile, Pollux recovers from the surprise attack. Shun immediately tries to use his earth powers to try and bury Pollux with Giant hunks of earth. "C'mon!" Pollux however breaks these rocks and engages Shun in close quarters combat, immediately going on the attack as Shun is unable to draw water in time in the confusion, taking a huge barrage of punches. "I'm the best fighter in the world. You Demi God's are simply stepping stones. Titan Red hasn't given me the fight of my life yet. I thought you were much more dangerous than-" Dave capitalizes on his monologuing. "Petal Hurricane!" The flurry of rose petals starts searing Pollux's skin, Shun capitalizing as well and regaining his footing to wash him away with water attacks. "That was quick thinking Dave." "Thanks." "I had him though, you guys shouldn't have stepped in." "Well we did Mr. Big Show, and you better not complain-" Pollux rises from the ground and tries rushing Dave. "Alright Dave, remember what Kai said about fighting: never hesitate to capitalize on weakness. His attacks are fast and powerful but he has no cover, while he's trying punch me he's defenseless." While Dave tries forming a plan, Pollux starts punching down on him. "NOW!" Dave goes under him and kicks him under his chin from from below him. As this is going on, Shun prepares for a strong water attack. "Hey guys, let me have it." "Ok Kai." Kai goes in to capitalize himself but Shun hits pollux with another water attack, exhausting Shun a bit. Kai gets a bit angry. "I thought I told I have him." "Relax bro. We have him on the ropes." "But I gave him a challenge-" "As much as I love this drama, I have a job to do." Pollux sucker punches Dave and double punches him in the face, knocking him down for a bit as he rushes towards Kai and Dave, giving Kai a drop kick while grabbing shun with his hands and throwing him to Kai. When Kai gets up to attack him he kicks him hard in the chest with a strong kick. "What, no magic?" Dave tries to get up. "Certainly fast on his feet, right Gentlemen?" "Yeah, I don't know how we could stop him." "I know how, we beat him at his own game-"

As the boys are charging again, Demi is told by Eagle "Go help them, now! I am fine for now, they really need your strength Demi." "Ok. I'll be back as quickly as possible." As Demi runs to the battlefield, Miki is struggling with the task at hand. "C'mon lass, put yer whole baack into it." She immediately feels stressed after spending several hours just pounding on weapons with a heavy hammer, and this culminates when she accidently gets burned in the hand by a stray ember. "I told you to wear-" "I KNOW WHAT YOU SAID!" "Just a litl common sense lass. How bad yah hurtin?" "VERY!" "Well, just walk it off. Here's some gloves fer yah." "Well, ok." "C'mon, yer almost done, just one more to go, I'll help yah with this last one." "Thanks." While beating the weapons with the hammer, Miki accidently drops it and another ember catches her leg while she's wearing shorts. "MIKI! Are you ok?" "I'm fine Amy, gyah!" Jim goes for his ice pack and bandage. "I said I was-" "I don't care what yah said, a burn like that is open fer infection. Don't be such a mule." He wraps the burn in the ice pack and bandage. "Thanks." "I take it yer not one fer heavy liftin-" "No, not really." "But you still kept it goin' like a true soldier. I'm proud of yah. A few small burns and scrapes an' most boy's woulda been cryin home to mommy, but you wouldn' cry to mommy, would yah?" "No, I can't. I have a responsibility to my team to be perfect. I can't show weakness, otherwise it will bring us down." "Miki, please." "Amy, it's just, I don't know any other way. That's how mom taught me how to bring someone up. A bit hard and a bit cold, but it did the job I guess." "I take you lost yer mom as well?" "I didn't want to say it, but yeah, I did. That was the day I took the mantle as leader of the Joutengers. It's been all work my whole life. I need to keep everybody in line, cause if I don't, one person's ego could bring us all down, and I don't want to be a bitch to them, but I'm so torn between my duty as leader and who I really am. I want to be the confident, strong woman I am when I'm a Joutenger, but in reality, I'm just a shy, nervous introvert like Amy was. There are times when I feel I've screwed up that I wonder why am I still the leader and why am I on this team? I'm sure most of the others would make great leaders in some way. Shun is considerate and funny, he's easily the most social of us all. He's willing to talk everyone through their problems. Demi is kind but determined, she is willing to compromise her principles if it means saving the world. Dave, well, Dave is always looking out for others, and he'd risk his life despite his weakness and wealth for his friends, and the world. I once pegged him as a spoiled brat when he first came on, but that first time he saved us all and when he took a beatdown for Kai, it showed me just how strong he could be as our heart. And Kai, oh my Kai. He really makes me want to throttle him sometimes, and I can't stand his wannabe tough guy shtick. I don't care if he's probably our strongest fighter, he's our weakest team player. As much as he's an inconsiderate joke though, he was able to pick me out perfectly. He saw my weakness and my ego start flaring out of control. Even if I did everything I could to deny it, what he said was true, and Demi as well. I get so caught up trying to be everyone's role model I lose sight of myself and who I really am. The real me would be more democratic and hands off, but the weight of my responsibility is making me like my mom. As much as I love her, I don't want to be like her, but It's just so much damn pressure! And now with our weapons in shambles and Eagle wounded, it's just a show of why I'm such a failure as leader-"

Amy goes to Miki and slaps her hard. "WHAT THE HELL!" "Your story touched me, but we need you to stay strong. So what if you failed yesterday? We all have our bad days and our good days. Some of us more the former than the latter. Point is there is no use crying over spilled milk, these weapons need fixing and you need your confidence. You've always had it Miki, I don't care what you think. Your confidence is what let you verbally argue with Kai to the extent you did. Your confidence is what helped us stall till Dave came and saved us. Maybe before this you were like me, but I've seen you grow into someone so strong and confident, unlike me. You stick your neck out just as much as anyone on this team, and without you we'd be a wreck. We love you Miki. Just sometimes, we need you to be more you and less of your mom. I know she meant the world to you, just we want you more. Did I hurt you?" "No, thanks Amy. It feels great coming from you." "Then why are you holding your cheek?" "Cause it feels smooth!" "That was pretty funny."

Jim intervenes. "That was very touchin, yer makin a broken soul tear up over here yah know! I didn' know codswallop about yew, but yer story has touched me. I will make the final sword fer yah." "No, I'll help you. I've come this far, and you've taught me so much. Thank you Jim." "Glad I could help a lass out like yerself." "Now, let's finish this." "I have an idea in mind, yes I do." They work hard reshaping the burnt weapon. "Now I get to accomplish my dream of building a Katana. Ok, here's how it goes."

Demi arrives on the battlefield to Shun getting destroyed by Pollux's knuckles, Demi running to his aid. "You alright?" "Yeah, but you couldn't have come at a better time." Pollux then punches Kai repeatedly in the gut before superkicking Dave in the gut when Dave tried attacking from behind. "Look here, the fourth Joutenger, I was beginning to think-" Demi uses her super strength to smash him into a nearby mountain, leaving a huge indent. "That hurt. You pack quite a punch girl. Not bad for a woman of your stature." "What's your business?" "Only to defeat you Joutengers. Your such worthy adversaries, I can't wait to finish you all off." Kai crawls up to Demi. "I have him. He's-" Demi kneels to Kai. "Relax now." "Lets see how strong you really are girl. Grapple time." Pollux gets into a stance to start grappling and Demi approaches him to do the same. Demi overpowers him at first, Pollux using his spiked cleats in order to hold his ground. Next, he picks his legs up and kicks Demi's legs, releasing her grip and punching her with an uppercut. "Your very strong girl, but I wasn't the first boxer for nothing. You Joutengers sure know how to put up one hell of a fight. I think I'll be finishing up soon." Dave rushes to Demi. "Are you ok De-" "I'm fine, we need a plan of attack, again." "Well, I was thinking-" "No, let me at this bozo. I don't care how tough he is, my pride-" "God, we get it, pride this, macho that, anyone ever tell you that crap-" "Cann it waterboy. I wanted this creep from-" "CAN YOU ALL JUST STOP FIGHTING ALREADY! Jesus, all I want is to get one good brawl against the whole lot of you, but all you do is bitch and moan at each other, it's making me-" Dave wastes no time in throwing his rose and hitting Pollux's arm. "I have a plan." "Well, what is it bud?" "It all depends, how much energy do you have for elemental attacks Shun?" "Enough for one good one I suppose." "Ok, Demi, next you-" "YOU WILL LET ME FINISH SPEAKING!" Pollux goes up to Dave and punches him out, damaging his helmet. "DAVE NO! GRRR!" Demi immediately goes on the attack, wasting no time laying into Pollux with her punches, punching him deep down into the ground with the sheer force of her punches. She comes to her senses and returns back to her teammates, Kai and Shun stunned as Dave tries getting up. "I can't even-" "YOU WERE LIKE A WRECKING BALL DEMI! I mean, you completely turn into a machine-" "I don't want you complimenting me on it." "Hmm?" "It's just, I don't want to be angry, it just kind of happens." "I totally understand." "Is Dave ok?" "No need to ask, I'm fi-i-" he coughs a little and demorphs. "What was that you were saying about being fine? You don't want to be too hurt for Saya, do you?" "No, I guess not." "He shouldn't be coming back soon anyway. I hope thats it." "Should be, yah sent him 50 ft into the ground with your punch." "Thanks, I guess." Shun then says "Hey, we all can't live up to our principles, if we did that, we'd all be like Miki." Everyone else agrees "Yep."

After a while, Miki and Jim finish the Raiblade, which is reshaped into a katana. "Now it will be much swifter an' more precise." "I can't thank you enough Jim." "I'm not done, I feel like givin yah somethin'." Amy asks "Is it what I think it is?" "Why yes dear. As you know I can't really fight with you guys, but if you ever have weapon problems, don't hesitate asking me for help, got that lassie?" "Understood. I need to go help my team-" "Like I said-" He pulls out an orange orb of light and hands it to Miki. "I've heard rumors of it, but now that I know it's true, it would be my pleasure to hand you this my dear. It's the key to my powers and some other goodies you need to find out." "Thank you so much Jim. You two really helped me out of the rut I was in." Hera chimes in. "Ok Miki, now get to the outskirts of town with the others." "Ok." "Also, to use your new powers, just call out the power of Hephaestus." "Ok. Amy, you need a walk back to-" "You should know the answer to that. I'll be fine Miki." "Ok then, I'll see you some other time Jim, bye." "Bye lasses. Oh, what a pretty bunch they were, ay?" Back on the battlefield, Pollux is using his knuckles and cleats to dig underground. As the team above starts retreating, he manages to dig himself out and knock Shun for a loop with an uppercut before digging himself back underground. Shun staggers a bit. "You alright-" "I'm fine, thanks Demi. This is a big dilemma." "Indeed, Shun, can you shake the ground with your earth powers?" "I'll try, but it takes a ton of energy since it moves everything. Tremor Shock!" The ground around them shakes and Pollux is released via the stress on the earth's crust. "Damn it Joutengers. You foiled my plan." Dave remorphs and Kai rushes in yet again. "This is getting old." Kai then disappears, Pollux trying to predict where he is, and Kai gives him an uppercut of his own, knocking him down. As Kai goes to return to his team, Pollux gives him a drop kick to the back, Dave and Shun too exhausted to attack and Kai's back injured by Pollux's move. "Y-you're quite the d-dirty fighter." "Well, I didn't win all of my matches back then by playing by the rules. Face it, you Joutengers are out of your league."

Miki arrives on the battlefield. "And the number five shows up." Miki wastes no time striking him with lightning. "GYAAAAAAAAH!" Pollux is thrown back and reeling. "Let's see what these new powers can do. Powers of Hephaestus!" Her sword is replaced by a hammer and she goes on the attack as Pollux tries to dig underground. "Not on my watch mole. Dave, use your aura reading to get a lock." "Yes Captain. About ten feet that way." "Perfect. HAMMER STRIKE!" The Strike of the Hammer summons magma from beneath the earth and sends Pollux straight back up, and Miki joins the team. "Olympus Blade, ready. Judgment Slash!" The team unites their weapons and slashes Pollux down, destroying him. Asteria, waking from her sleep, uses her ball. "He's not done yet Joutengers." He grows to giant size and they summon the Olympic King. "Godbeasts, arise!" They mount their godbeasts. "Jouten Gattai! Olympic King."

Olympic King is formed as Pollux immediately goes for a dropkick, knocking them down. "Now I have the speed advantage." "We'll see about that." As Pollux goes for an elbow drop, Olympic King uses it's lance to slash back. "Not bad, but not good enough. I'll beat you with or without your weapons." Pollux then uses an enzuigiri to knock the lance out of the Olympic King, then using his fists to rapidly punch the chest of Olympic King, beginning to injure the Eagle. "Crap, he's really beating us down." The Owl arrives just in time and breaks the two up, merging to form Athena formation. "It doesn't matter what weapon you use, I'll still beat you." The OK uses its sword to slash Pollux back hard, but he jumps off a building to punch with both fists into the OK, but the shield knocks Pollux back. "How about this!" Pollux sweeps below the Olympic King and uses his legs to kick the shield out from it's hand, then springs into an enzuigiri, falling back and using a lariat to knock the OK down once again, Eagle letting out a sigh of pain. "EAGLE NO!" "I'll do what I can to hold out, but idk how much longer I can-" As the OK gets up, Pollux does a dropkick and the cockpit for the Joutengers starts sparking as OK gets knocked down again. "One more hit like that and we're done for." "This can't be happening." As Pollux prepares for another elbow drop, he's hit by giant retracting claws. "What is that!" A giant orange crab appears and pulls Pollux's leg. Miki's godchanger starts glowing numbers. "Alrighty, lets do this. 1-2-6, Olympic Gattai!" The crab immediately breaks in two, its claws forming a hammer while its body covers the torso of Olympic King. "Olympic King, Hephaestus formation!" "I don't care if you have armor on, every piece of armor has a weakness." Pollux starts trying his hardest to break the armor, rabbid punches, a corscrew punch in midair, hell a dropkick, and he just gets bounced back hard. "What kind of armor is this?" "The good kind. Now lets finish this. HAMMER OF JUDGMENT!" Two Pillars of lava arise from the ground to restrain Pollux from the smashing of the hammer to the ground, then OK HF uses it's hammer to send him as high as possible and when he nearly touches down, the Hammer smashes him midair, crumbling Pollux to rubble. "Judgment has been passed!"

Back at Olympus, Typhon boasts "Hey human, your plan failed, again-" Tetsu sweeps Typhon to the ground and holds him at spearpoint. "I don't care how much stronger you've gotten. Today featured an uncalculated turn of events." "Those tend to happen a lot there genius." "That is true. I'm assuming each day they'll get a new power or something of that nature. They just keep getting stronger. I can't believe I'll have to start resorting to drastic measures." He goes to a nearby cave. "Are you sure she's alive Typhon?" "I know she is, woman is one tough cookie." They approach a familiar looking woman. "Where is my son!?" "Relax ma'am, you'll find him soon enough, I guarantee it.

At the park outside Olympi, Miki reflects on everything that happened today. Shun goes to talk to her. "Quite the long day, right?" "Yeah." "Don't worry, I was able to hold the fort like you would've." "Thanks. I can't thank you enough for leading while I was gone." "Well it's not easy when Kai is involved, but I think the big lug is finally coming around." "Shun?" "Yes?" "Do you ever wonder what happened to your mother?" "I assume she just, disappeared. I didn't see her die, so I can't lose hope that she's out there somewhere. But until the missions over, I guess you guys will do." "You're always able to keep your cool and stuff. How are you able to do it Shun?" "It's not that hard actually. Keep an open mind and never try to overachieve. Overachieving is unhealthy for the ego, so I keep myself in check by keeping very simple goals, like finding my mother or making Gou happy. As long as you can learn to accept people for who they are, they'll change with or without you. People never stay static, everyone changes at some point." "Do you think I've changed?" "That depends, do you feel like you've changed?" "I'm not as high strung as I used to be-" Shun giggles a bit. "Whats so funny?" "Nothing." Miki gives him a dead glare. "Seriously, it's nothing. Still a bit rough around the edges but you're growing on me again." "What do you mean again, we used to be friends before this!" "I know, and you've changed a lot over the years. I haven't really. Sure, I've grown up a bit since my father died and I had to help mom, but I can't say I'm that much different from my nine-year old self." There's a few moments of silence. "You know, I think you and Amy look adorable together." "You do?" "Yeah. I see how you two look at each other, and I heard from Amy how you guys met." "She really told you that?" "Girls tell each other stuff like that all the time. It's really nice how you made her feel beautiful-" "That's because she is, prettier than any other girl I've met, and I live on a beach, so I should know. She's pretty because she has a look that tells you both the inner and outer beauty of her. She could care less for her own looks, but her character is what shine brightest, I can't help but admire that. I'm used to girls trying to flirt with me, but she was the first one to pop out and-" from Miki's godchanger: "Shun, you really mean that?" "WHAT!" Shun looks very shocked. "Yeah, it's Amy, she wanted to know what you thought and so I kept her on bumdial on this thing." "I'd appreciate if you had told me. Good one though, you got one over me." "I guess so." Miki starts laughing and Shun smiles. "That's what I like to see." "Anyway, I have a big test tomorrow, and me and Amy need some time to study, so I'll catch you tomorrow, and say hello to Gou for me." "Can do."