Well, I am ready to get back to work. Thanks so much for your reviews guys. Kasuchi, Koichi, I am glad you like the animal I turned Raika into, and yeah, I know, I kinda like that pairing, but I really don't like any of the girls in Rockman. I think they are ditsy bimbos who are only there for the sake of being there. The only girls in Rockman I like are Slur and (kind of) Princess Pride. As for your question, no they do not. Since he doesn't know how to control his new powers, for right now, he will only transform when there is an eclipse, so he didn't have a chance to tell them. As Chaud pointed out, he really can't tell anyone unless he has proof because it would sound crazy. And for your last question, I guess, I really didn't have anyone in mind for Bass anyway, and I dun (holy crud, Microsoft word says dun is a real word o.O) think it will interfere with the rest of my story. I just kinda hate Roll more than anyone else because she is always the first to be taken out, but meh, I'll work it in. It's a series so there'll be plenty of chances for me to figure it out. Recap time. Last chapter, we found out about Sharo's laws and Raika and Chaula's secrets. Bass made his official appearance and they revealed Chaud and Lan to be weresnakes, which turn into their true form when there is an eclipse. It just so happened that an eclipse was coming so they decided to take Lan and Chaud to the Underground where they would be safe after they transformed. Chaula, Bass and Protias volunteered to escort them there and keep them safe from the other lycanthropes until they transformed and Raika had to stay behind to watch over the rest of his friends. (Wow, long recap…) I am going to do something a little different. Instead of writing one big, complicated chapter, I am going to write two separate chapters, one for Raika, and one for Chaula, about how the time they are separated is being spent. Here is Chaula's chapter.

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"Don't worry, Bass and Protias will keep me safe, don't worry. Just keep your friends safe and I'll see you later." Chaula said and with that she disappeared under the tree. She walked down a deep, dark tunnel that went further and further underground. Lan and Chaud marveled at the craftsmanship of the tunnel as it grew bigger, the ceiling getting higher. Soon, a water tube came out from the wall and crawled across the ceiling, turning into a network of water tubes that would occasionally reach down and point up upon reaching the floor, a port door on the top of them.

"What are those for Chaula?" Chaud asked his cousin pointing to the water tubes.

"Those are for the Hydroquins. They like to come here to hang out when there isn't a major event going on." Chaula explained as she moved to the front. They finally came to a break in the tunnel in which it turned into a giant city. "Welcome to the Underground boys, lycanthrope central for Sharo. You'll find lycanthropes from all over the world down here." She said while Lan and Chaud looked around. It was like a busy city, shops lined the streets and there were computers everywhere, screens popping up in places now and again. There were animals and people walking along the streets and they saw some of the animals having netbattles.

"Wow, I would love to netbattle down here." Lan said, looking at the holographic stations where the netbattles were taking place. Chaula smirked as she sat down at a table in front of a café, Creatchow (a combination of the words creature and chow).

"That's not all, if you have a syncro-chip you can have crossfusion battles here too." She said as everyone sat down with her. A couple of Hyenas came out of the café and brought a tray of food to them, sitting down. Chaula let out a surprised sound and took one of the pastries on the tray of food. "How did you know to bring out some food?" She asked, chowing down on the pastry. The Hyena smiled as she took a sandwich off the tray.

"I saw you guys out the window and thought I would be nice and treat you this time around." The Hyena said, her voice vaguely familiar. Chaud's eyes widened as he looked at the female brown hyena and the male black hyena.

"You're Hanabi!" He exclaimed.

"I prefer Hana, but yes. Nice to see you. So, what are you doll? I know Chaula wouldn't bring you guys down here right now if you weren't going to be changing." She asked Chaud.

"They are snakes Hana, don't you remember me telling you about my weresnake cousin?" Chaula said finishing her treat.

"Oh yeah. I forgot." Hana responded, scratching the back of her head and sticking her tongue out.

"So, what are you doing down here?" Lan asked her. Hana straightened herself out and looked at them.

"I'm a Solarist, I have to be down here."

"Hyena's are Solarists? I didn't know that." Chaud stated. Hana nodded before continuing.

"Yeah, we are one of the few Solarist mammals, Solarists mainly being reptiles. I don't really know why though." She said, she looked at her PET, which was on the collar she was wearing and pulled up a screen. She frowned before putting it away. "Any minute now, we should probably get ready." She said as she got up and went into the street. Chaula nodded and she transformed into her wolf form. Lan watched her transform and grew confused when he noticed her clothes didn't rip or anything when she changed.

"Um, where did your clothes go?" He asked her awkwardly. Chaula smiled and stood up on her back legs.

"When we change willingly, our clothes become apart of us. When we change back, our clothes are restored to the way they were before transformation. Our clothes are only destroyed when we are forced into form" She said, walking to the street. Lan looked at Chaud and walked up to him.

"Um, so how do I do it?" He asked quietly. Chaud looked at him.

"I don't really know, you just feel it. You feel the snake within you and just, let go." Chaud calmly answered. "Here, I'll show you." He said as he moved to the side. He opened his mouth and took out a couple of mouth pieces, revealing very sharp teeth under them. He took out a case from his pocket and put the mouth pieces in it before placing it back in his pocket.

Chaud closed his eyes and slowly began to change. His skin grew scales from his head down and he moved his legs together as they began fusing from the top down. He dropped down when the fusion reached his knees but he held an upright position. The tips of his fingers split open as bone came out and the fingers fused until his hands had only three. His face became more angular as he opened his mouth, his tongue lengthening and splitting into two points. His fangs grew and his teeth got sharper, pointing back toward his throat. His eyes opened and they began to slit. Chaud started growing bigger and his clothes fused with his body, as Chaula said they would and his arms and hair disappeared. He turned white as some of his back scales turned black and brown. The transformation was complete and a giant snake stood before Lan. Chaud was about as a thick around as horse was and he reached a length of about 10 feet. Lan's eyes widen and for a minute, Chaud thought he was afraid. He didn't remember the night he turned Lan into a weresnake, by the time he was conscious Lan already showed the marks of being attacked by him and was in his tight coils.

"Cool! You look awesome Chaud! So what kind of snake are you? If there is such a thing as breeds." Lan asked. Chaud smiled and closed his eyes (I know, snakes don't have eyelids, but Chaud hasn't completely changed, he kept enough human parts so he can function properly, like eyelids and ears.), shaking his head. How could he think Lan would be afraid of him now? He is way too trusting. He opened his eyes and looked back at Lan.

"I am a gaboon viper Lan. Now you tr--- augh!" Chaud was explaining when something in his head pounded. He and Hana clutched their heads (Chaud's tail is his hand people!) while Lan screamed in pain and began to change into a Blue Rock Rattlesnake (it's a very pretty sapphire blue snake guys).

"It's begun. Bass! Protias! Get ready." She said as she back away from Hana. Bass and Protias nodded as they prepared for the worst, which is just what came. Unfortunately for them, Chaud was too close to them. His eyes went from a sapphire blue to a plain white and he looked at Bass, Chaula, and Protias with the hypnotizing stare characterizing of snakes.

"RUN!" Chaula yelled as he coiled back and struck out. They dodged his attack while he came around and tried to strike again.

"Chaula, get out of here! Protias and I will hold him off! Just run!" Bass said as he took to the air and landed on Chaud's head. He grabbed his head and pulled him backwards, making him do a flip. Hana and Hyaman jumped in front of Chaud and growled, defending Chaula. Chaula stood up and leaped at the throat of her cousin. She pushed him down and ripped through his scales. She jumped off of him and let loose a howl that not only could be seen, but was strong enough to push Chaud back even more. She then turned around and ran, she ran harder than she ever had before while Bass and Protias ran with her. They ran to the nearest entrance when they were blocked by Lan, who's eyes were the sapphire blue of a blue-rock rattlesnake, signaling he was no longer a friend right now.

"Oh crap…" Chaula said as she looked around and saw the other Solarists coming toward her. 'Raika…' She thought as her snout went to the air, letting out a long, pain-ridden howl, hoping someone would help. Lan struck at her and threw her backward. Her back hit the wall and she coughed up blood. Her vision faded as she saw Bass and Protias try to fight everyone off trying to get to her to help. She saw the silhouettes of what looked like a bunch of animals come into the Underground before she passed out.

TBC

Muahaha! Another cliffhanger! I am good. So, we learned a little bit about Solarists today. Most of them are reptiles, most of them are big, and they are all people you do not want to piss off because they will rip you apart. Any questions? Read and review, no challenges this time.