I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the rights to any of the music pieces you see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.

Chapter 72: True Colors

Sonny Satsu tore up the nearest stairwell, trying to reach his fallen teammates before it was too late. His breath ran short once he reached sub level four, but he didn't let that slow him down. He came across the crashed elevator soon after, seeing as debris was laying all over the place. Strung out among the debris were bodies of both dead officers and a few of the mutated monsters. He heard a low grumbling sound behind him and turned that way with his rifle and attached flashlight. The light revealed two more of the beasts, each wearing a ripped up SWAT uniform. Sonny opened fire, spraying bullets in their general direction. One of them was hit initially and dropped to the ground when its leg was filled with hollow-points. The other dodged to the side before lunging at Sonny. He ducked out of the way, but the beast managed to tear the shoulder strap off his gun. Sonny got up and had gone a few steps before he realized what had happened. In the dim light, he saw it step over his flashlight towards him. Sonny pulled a knife from his side pocket and threw it into the dark air. The roar of pain and collapse of the creature told the rest. Sonny pulled his assault rifle from just under the monster's scrambling frame and finished it off with a single shot to the head. The other wounded beast was trying to get up despite the numerous bullet wounds in its limbs. Sonny walked up and kicked it hard at the neck before firing a round into its skull.

"Heh, n-nice. No wonder you always broke our combat records," a shaky voice said from the side. Sonny spotted Chief lying in a pool of his own blood, his face and body covered in slash marks. Judging by the shape of his legs, Sonny knew he wouldn't be going anywhere soon.

"What happened?" Sonny asked.

"Ace ran like a coward, going on and on about getting out of here soon and leaving Miss Briefs and her son here to die. He claimed there was an underground escape tunnel two levels up from here. We were arguing when more of those things showed up, you can see what happened next for yourself. There's at least two more out there from just our team, maybe more," Chief explained.

"Alright, let's get you out of here," Sonny said as he bent down.

"No, I can already feel it. Finish me off and go after Ace, he took the girl with him," Chief ordered.

"I can't do that Chief, what if there's someway to cure this?" Sonny asked.

"Even if there is, I'd rather die now than turn into one of those fucking things for even a minute. Do it Satsu, that's an order!" Sonny sighed heavily and pulled out his sidearm.

"One more thing, Ace said he was part of a new organization against aliens. Find out what it is and inform Miss Briefs. That is your mission now, understand detective?" Chief rasped.

Sonny nodded with determination, "Yes sir."

Chief closed his eyes, "Do it."

Sonny had a single tear fall out of his eye as he fired once. He then observed a moment of silence before directing his glare upwards. Even if they took the long way, I won't reach them in time. I'll have to climb the elevator shaft and cut them off. Hopefully the tunnel isn't too hard to find.

Kati Cash led Bulma and Trunks down the darkened secret ramp, holding a small blue glow stick to provide a little bit of light. Bulma could tell that they had gone down several flights before the ramp began to flatten out. The temperature dropped the further they went, and Bulma shivered accordingly as she wished she had brought a jacket. Trunks trailed before her, eyes and ears open for anything else unusual. The strange scent that accompanied the mutated human monsters was not present down there, but that didn't help him feel at ease. Nothing did as long as he couldn't use his ki. Of the small group, Kati seemed the most at ease, which bothered the other two. She had certainly not been that way before, not completely.

Bulma broke the silence first, "I'm surprised you're not a little more tense, seeing as you're going up against your father again."

"Who says I'm not? I'm just hiding it really well. I did impersonate you for long enough to fool your husband," Kati remarked.

"True, that isn't easy. You also seem to know the layout here very well," Bulma pointed out.

"I've been acting as that secretary for a little while, they are often overlooked. I could have played the intern, but that would have been a bit more suspicious. It gave me time to get to know the complex without giving myself away. I learned about the robotic replacement just a few days ago when I tapped a conversation between my father and Kochin," Kati explained.

Bulma smirked slightly, "Nice work, you'd make a damn good private investigator."

"I'd prefer to end all this."

"But don't we still need to find that other lab?" Trunks asked.

Bulma stiffened, "What other lab?"

Kati mimicked her, "Yes, what are you talking about?"

"Don't you remember? Dad made you tell him about it before you and Verto went to North City that day. We learned about it from that crazy hologram, whatever his name was," Trunks claimed.

Kati paused for a moment, "You mean Kain? He was most likely referring to the three wings of the North City lab, it was a big place after all."

Trunks' expression shifted into a deep glare, "I remember you said that too."

"That's enough Trunks. I was at that lab, and it did have three large sections. This is most likely a new lab that Flandal hadn't planned on," Bulma said. Trunks muttered to himself and stayed quiet as they moved forward again.

"How is your other son these days?" Kati asked, changing the subject.

"We haven't seen much of him. After the North City incident, he's been out in the wild mostly, training Lenz," Bulma replied.

"The girl with the purple hair right?"

"Right."

Kati smirked, "I'll bet she's a handful for him."

Bulma smiled back lightly, "Trust me, you have no idea." Trunks noted that Bulma had left out a lot of the major details, most notable the battle with Frost in space. He kept to himself though, for the time being it wasn't really important to mention.

"It's a shame he didn't come along tonight, this might have gone smoother," Kati said.

Bulma looked at her as if she were crazy, "It probably would have gone faster, I doubt it would have been anything less than an explosion though. It usually ends that way with him. If there's one thing that he and my husband share, it's a dislike to end anything without blowing something up!"

"That's true I suppose, I noticed he wasn't the type to sneak around too much unless he really has to," Kati replied. Bulma's eyebrow went up at this but she merely shook her head. The trio quieted upon seeing lights ahead. The ground flattened out completely and became solid blue tiles as they approached what was obviously the secret lab. It was smaller than Bulma initially expected, though she could clearly see doorways into other chambers. The main chamber they were in featured several bubbling tanks of fluid and mechanical parts strung about. Most notably, there was a large claw hanging from the ceiling, which looked like it belonged to a huge robot.

"Well Trunks, looks like you were right," Bulma said to her son.

"About what?" Trunks asked.

"The Kain AI was probably not referring to three sections. This has clearly been here for awhile, because even with Flandal's resources, it would take much longer than a month or two to set this up alone," Bulma explained.

Kati snorted, "Yes, that is very true." An abrupt elderly laugh started to echo in the lab, belonging to a balding old man. He stepped out with a large cane, all grins as the trio fully entered the lab. Once they did, a large door slammed shut behind them.

"I take it that's Doctor Kochin," Bulma said.

"Correct! Welcome Miss Briefs, and of course the brat," Kochin said.

Trunks took exception to that and planted his fist in his palm, "Okay, he's mine!"

Bulma reached out but missed his shoulder as she tried to stop him, "Trunks no!" Kochin's grin didn't waver even as Trunks came at him quickly. He pressed one button and Trunks stopped cold with a painful expression. A red column of light shot out of the ground, surrounding Trunks as he screamed. Silver, metallic vines then wrapped around his arms and legs, preventing him from moving. He pulled at these bonds with little real effect as the sparkling light held him firmly. Bulma tried to step in, but Kati snatched her arm, shaking her head.

"Bad idea, we wouldn't want you to burn that pretty layer of skin," Kati said with a sneer.

"What?" Bulma asked as she felt a chill crawl up her spine.

Kati grinned, "You heard me." Kochin laughed some more at Trunks, who couldn't do much other than snarl back.

"You just keep quiet little boy, we'll have some fun later. We have business with your mother first!" Kochin claimed.

"We? Kati, don't tell me..." Bulma started to say.

Kati held her hand up, "Spare me the dramatics Bulma, it's hard to betray someone you never teamed up with. I want you to instead picture this: I have shape shifting abilities with this body."

Bulma came to a sharp realization, "You're not Kati, you're Flandal! I should have known it earlier when it was clearly there. Kati didn't want to involve us again unless she absolutely had to. You stole your own daughter's body when she found you here. I guess it would make sense to transfer your mind into something other than a robot, but your own daughter? That's so low that I can't even fathom it!"

Wheelo grinned, "Yes I'm sure you can't. It wasn't easy, spending most of your time in a jar isn't what I would call pleasurable after all. And if there's one fundamental quality of man, it's that all alternatives are preferable over extinction."

"But you said yourself that you needed a serum to complete the transfer! That was why you were messing around with Chemical Z!"

"Ah, but you forget, I wanted a Saiyan's body. For humans, it is no problem for us at all. As you can see, results speak for themselves," Wheelo said as his form began to change. The curvy features of Kati shifted into a clearly more masculine body as Wheelo retrieved a lab coat, replacing Kati's appearance with his old one.

"So, what happened to Kati?" Bulma asked, disgusted at what she saw.

"Kochin, show her," Wheelo ordered.

"Of course, Doctor Wheelo."

"Doctor Wheelo? Is that what you're called now? I'll admit, it sounds even dumber than Flandal does," Bulma remarked.

"Watch your mouth! How dare you speak to Doctor Wheelo like that!" Kochin yelled back.

"Not now Kochin, she's not one to listen to respectful preferences, just show her Kati," Wheelo said.

Kochin laughed, "She's right over there." Bulma looked left and spotted a small tank full of fluid with a few wires. Connected to those wires was a human brain. A few bubbles moved upwards, but nothing else that resembled a response.

"Flandal, you bastard," Bulma growled.

"She made it rather simple by investigating my movements after what happened in North City. She even managed to infiltrate this facility easily, but she didn't take my robotic clone's sensors into account. All it had to do was fine her genetic match to me, you know the rest," Wheelo explained.

"Kati will be used to further our goals, just as she always has been," Kochin added.

"Although I must say that I didn't expect Mister Satsu's little mess to lead you two here so easily," Wheelo claimed.

"Who says it did?" Bulma retorted.

"So it was pure coincidence that your son just randomly showed up when he did? I highly doubt that," Wheelo said as he motioned his assistant towards Trunks. Kochin stepped over next to the light beam that was holding Trunks and reached into it. His arm flinched slightly, but was otherwise unaffected. He reached into Trunks' back pants pocket and pulled out the Dragon Radar.

Kochin switched it on, "What do we have here?" Bulma held her breath and didn't answer. Kochin glanced around until he saw what the radar was beeping about. He held up the seven-star dragonball and tossed it to Bulma.

"So, you wanted that worthless thing eh?" Kochin asked.

"No Kochin, that has more worth than any of our technology, when it's combined with the other six. Isn't that right Bulma?" Wheelo asked. He then walked up and snatched it back before setting it back on the desk it had been setting on.

Bulma seemed to be deep in thought, but then turned her head slightly, "I'm curious, just how does your brain transfer work? I don't see any surgery tools around here?"

"It's all very simple for us, we don't use such medieval methods," Kochin replied.

"Something like that isn't simple, so enlighten me," Bulma countered.

Wheelo nodded, "Go ahead, we have time. It's not like she can reverse the process anyway."

"As you wish. Think of a human brain as a very compact and complex super computer. One merely needs to crack the code in order to figure it out. In experimenting with a way to prolong his own existence, Doctor Wheelo also found a way to not only download, but upload one's brain into another. A human's brain provides much more storage than most hard drives when used to it's maximum," Kochin explained.

"No wonder you're insane," Bulma grumbled.

"What was that?" Kochin shouted.

"Think about it, you're messing around with natural evolution. Not only that, switching bodies all the time can't be good for your own mind. It'll eventually crack, but I guess that wouldn't be too different now would it? Let's add to that the other person's consciousness, where does it go, or do you just wipe it out?"

"We can either download and transfer it, or erase it completely. The purging process is much more back-breaking though, as it completely wastes the other person's knowledge and the brain doesn't know how to function. It is much like a computer that has a freshly formatted hard drive without an operating system. Removing only the personality and conscious thought triggers are much more efficient. After all, what's the use in having a Saiyan's body if I didn't know how to use it? I guess we can thank your husband for having to speed things up. It wasn't my intention to try this out so soon, but it was either this or another robotic shell," Wheelo explained.

"Wait, how many times have you done this?" Bulma asked in surprise.

"A few times previously, and this is the second time for me personally. We already knew that a robotic body would function adequately enough. I was in that robot you met before, I simply copied my own memories into it and gave it the distinct impression that it was me and that it wanted to continue the genetic research you've already seen. It's obvious when the other time was, but if you must have an exact date, it was about a week ago. Very convenient of my daughter to show up just as we got that nice little distraction going," Wheelo continued.

"Then why play the part of the secretary, or even your daughter?" Bulma asked.

"I was making sure the clone was functioning the way it was supposed to. When you arrived, it was to deceive you, and I'd say I did that rather successfully," Wheelo replied.

Bulma shook her head, "All this for more power. People like you are exactly what's wrong with this planet."

"Oh I don't think so. In fact, we're going to save it from all these aliens, you'll see. Well, actually you probably won't."

Bulma shifted nervously but kept her cool, "Oh, here's the part where you'll kill me unless I help you, right?"

Kochin laughed, "You actually think that there will be a choice?"

"Easy Kochin, you're giving Miss Briefs a false impression. Go and work on that boy, she'll understand a bit more clearly that way," Wheelo ordered.

"Understood, Doctor Wheelo." Trunks, who had been trying to escape ever since being ensnared, found some renewed effort to free himself. It didn't appear to be working much however, and then Kochin turned a small dial up to more than half past a low setting. The intense light brightened and sparkled as Trunks screamed painfully before he went limp and hung loosely by the metallic vines.

"Trunks! Damn you Flandal!" Bulma shouted in anger.

Wheelo grinned wickedly, "Relax Bulma, your son is not dead." Kochin walked over to the unconscious boy with a strange golden device in hand. He began strapped it around Trunks' head and it clamped down hard over his purple hair.

"There we are, this should make you far more useful to us now," Kochin said.

"What are you doing to him?" Bulma asked.

Kochin laughed, "The same thing that we'll do to you. We have his mind under our control now, and that's just a taste of our power! Would you like to see another example?" Bulma stayed quiet, but that didn't change anyone's mind.

Wheelo looked thoughtful, "How about we show her the results of some of our other projects Kochin. Let's start with West City, just because she doesn't seem quite convinced yet."

"What are you going to do?" Bulma asked in fear.

"We're going to lay waste to your entire home and the area surrounding it. West City will become a deserted wasteland in very little time," Wheelo explained.

"What? You can't!"

"We most certainly can. I figure it's an even trade since North City was destroyed. I know the people would see it that way," Wheelo claimed.

"Loading the program now Doctor Wheelo. The satellites should be in position to redirect the sun's energy in ten minutes!" Kochin said.

"You're so deplorable Flandal, I thought I had seen the worst with some of the space aliens we've come across, but I was wrong. You are definitely the most despicable person I've ever met!" Bulma said.

"Somehow I'll get over your little opinion. I might even be willing to forego this experiment, if you do me one little favor," Wheelo hinted.

"And just what is that?"

"Contact Son Gohan, I think you know why," Wheelo smiled evilly.

"Argh," Bulma grumbled.

"We could just use the mind control device on her to do that," Kochin suggested.

"Yes but that wouldn't be any different than having a synthesized computer voice. I want this to be very real for her," Wheelo said.

"Damn you, you're giving me no choice," Bulma said painfully.

"Exactly."

"Even if you managed to get them to come here, what makes you think you'll be able to do anything. Even with Kati's shape-shifting power, they'll know. You can't copy their strength and power!" Bulma claimed.

"You would be quite surprised at what we can achieve. But as for your point, I won't have to. You'll soon understand what I mean," Wheelo fired back. An alarm suddenly blared, drawing everyone's attention.

"What is it?" Wheelo asked.

"A powerful life form is approaching. No, there are two of them," Kochin declared.

"Switch to exterior view, let's see who it is first," Wheelo ordered. Kochin pressed a button and a wide video screen opened up on the wall. At first only nighttime skies could be seen. Then a few shrouds of silver and blue came into view, moving closer at a rapid pace.

"Damn, it's that boy again! How did he know so quickly, you never contacted anyone?" Wheelo shouted at Bulma.

Bulma smirked and chuckled, "You're very ignorant. Like most of our group, he can sense energy all around the planet. So when you turn on your energy restriction devices, he'll know because he won't be able to sense anything through it. It's like having a big black patch in the middle of a clear screen. You may not be able to see through it, but you're drawn to it anyway. I hope you have insurance for this place."

"Be silent for once. Kochin, lock her up in the robotics lab, and make sure she can't escape this time. I advise a force field," Wheelo suggested.

"Right away!" Wheelo stared at the screen as Verto and Lenz came closer and quickly realized something.

The boy doesn't know exactly where the lab is in this building, but Satsu knows where the entrance is. Damn! Wheelo hurried to the desk and typed in a few commands, bringing up a display showing three red dots over a large floor plan. Two were together and the last one was holding position on the edge of the map.

That troublesome Ace hasn't done me any favors in this, so he won't be leaving either. If I hurry, I can open the rest of the cages and let the other mutants loose. They have to kill Satsu before that boy gets here, otherwise he'll track us down easily. We're ready for him this time, but I have a feeling that he'll still cause too many problems.

Two figures scampered through the darkness, with one tripping over a fallen piece of wood.

The other had a flashlight and a sidearm, "C'mon on girl, we need to move! Those things are right behind us!" Ace helped Rosemary to her feet as they continued to run through the black hallways.

"We're not going to make it are we?" she asked in between breaths.

"Shut up, we're almost to the tunnel! It's just up here!" Ace shouted back. Ace picked up speed into a full-on sprint, reaching a set of double doors quickly.

He stopped long enough for Rosemary to catch up, "Here it is, we're going to make it!" He opened the doors and was blinded by a bright light shining in his face.

"What the?"

"Going somewhere, Lieutenant?" the figure behind the light asked.

"Satsu, how did you get up here so fast?" Ace asked.

"I'd say a few less donuts in my diet rather than yours, but I don't think it matters. Why'd you run out on Chief and the others?" Sonny asked in a very threatening voice.

"I told them to hurry, but they wouldn't listen. Their own fault, now get out of my way!" Ace ordered. Sonny tilted his rifle up enough to aim straight at Ace's heart.

"What is your hurry Ace, afraid you'll be caught up in something?"

Ace sweated nervously, "I'd rather not be here since there's all those things here, plus you never know when more of those aliens might show up."

"Yes, I thought about that. After all, you seemed extra-tense with Trunks around you, even with a gun to your head. Chief already told me how you were involved in all this. So, care to tell me about your little group?"

Ace backed up, "Why?"

Sonny grinned slightly, "Well, I might be interested."

"You're not the type of man we're looking for," Ace said simply.

"An ex-marine turned detective is a valuable asset to anyone, especially one that can act as a double agent. You already know my background," Sonny reminded him.

Ace narrowed his eyes as Sonny lowered his weapon just slightly, "I suppose we could discuss it. MAX is relatively new after all. Come along then and we'll talk over a beer." Ace stepped forward, but stopped abruptly when Sonny blocked the way.

"This is a limited time offer Ace. In other words, it's now or never," Sonny warned. Ace held his breath with uncertainty as Sonny calmly stared him down. Rose backed up behind Ace, unsure about either man at this point.

"Fine, MAX stands for 'Man Against eXtraterrestrials'. We formed the group shortly after the Zerg left Earth. I think it's obvious what our goal is," Ace explained.

Sonny snorted loudly, "Catchy title, seeing as it's not even spelled right."

"What are you talking about? Why can't we just leave?" Rose screeched.

Sonny ignored her, "You want all aliens to be eliminated, or make them leave the planet, right?"

Ace nodded, "Exactly. We want them gone, by any means necessary."

Sonny scoffed, "Good luck making them do anything. Our armed forces can't touch any of them."

"Our organization runs deeper than you realize, and our resources are vast," Ace claimed.

"This must be why you're so eager to leave. Doctor Cash must be part of MAX," Sonny guessed.

"In a way. We're prepared to fight and die for this planet. I trust you can understand that much, right former Sergeant?" Ace hinted.

"All too well," Sonny said.

Ace smiled, "So then, how about that beer?"

Sonny turned his head, "I never said yes." Sonny released the safety on his rifle and aimed at Ace's head.

Ace filled with surprised fear, "You can't be serious! You'd side with aliens over humans?"

"I'm not siding with anyone, I'm doing the right thing!" Sonny declared.

"They'll take over this world, you'll regret this!" Ace shouted.

"Put a sock in it!"

"Stop, both of you!" Rose screamed. Both turned to see Rose holding a gun up, shaking nervously.

"Just stop! I'm not gonna die while you two argue over some alien and human war. Now drop the guns!" she ordered. Sonny and Ace stared at her in disbelief, but paled when they heard a low grumble coming from the darkness behind her.

Rosemary froze, "Aw crap, there's something behind me isn't there?" A massive claw smashed into the side of her head, tearing it completely off her neck. Blood splattered onto both policemen as the body collapsed. Their flashlights revealed the monster that was standing there, wearing shredded office clothes and roaring at them. They barely glanced at each other before turning their weapons and opening fire on the beast, dropping it within a few seconds with well-placed shots to the head.

Sonny heard movement and aimed to his left, "There's more of them!" He spotted no less than ten more coming closer, and it sounded like there were even more after that.

Sonny cocked his gun in anticipation, "Ace, how many you got left?" Ace didn't answer, causing Sonny to turn around. All that he saw was a closing door that was quickly latched shut from the other side.

"Shit." Sonny turned back and started firing at the coming onslaught, taking four of them down before his gun clicked empty. Sonny cringed and pulled his sidearm out as he backed away. He pulled a round object from his back and dropped the pin to the floor.

Sonny tossed the grenade after a few seconds, "Here, have a taste of this!" One of the lead monsters caught the deadly pineapple and looked at it curiously. Sonny took off in a dead sprint, running for his life as the seconds ticked off. The grenade popped and filled the hallway with fire, knocking Sonny down in the blast. He managed to get back up and continued running towards the elevator shaft. He had just gotten there when he heard another low growl from his left. Three more beasts were there, looking hungrier than the previous set. Sonny fired twice, dropping the first one with precise hits to the head. The next one came at him fast and knocked him backwards, making him lose control of his pistol. Sonny was barely back to his knees when he saw the mutated feet. Damnit.

A whoosh of blue light tore through the monster like paper, killing it. Sonny glanced up as a helping hand was offered by a busty teenaged girl with purple hair. The remaining monster barely had time to react to it's comrade's death before the blue light took the form of a sword that sliced it in half from head to toe.

"Yuck, these things smell soooo bad!" Lenz claimed as she helped Sonny to his feet.

"It's Doctor Wheelo's work isn't it?" Verto asked Sonny.

Sonny was still awestruck, "Huh?"

"I mean Doctor Cash," Verto quickly corrected himself.

"Oh right. You must be friends of Bulma Briefs and her son. They went down to find his hidden lab," Sonny explained quickly.

"And these things?"

"Some sort of viral experiment. It infected my team and probably some employees too. I think we've already killed most of them," Sonny admitted.

Verto eyed the bullet wounds in the one he hadn't killed, "If conventional weapons work on them, then they shouldn't be a problem. Do you know where Bulma and Trunks went to access the lab?"

"Can't you sense them little brother?" Lenz asked.

"Barely, but I don't expect to if Wheelo's technology is involved. It'll be easier if we know which way they went," Verto said.

"Sub level five. Trunks found a passageway when I left them last. That girl was leading them down there," Sonny explained.

"What girl?"

"Said her name was Kati Cash," Sonny replied.

"Her again, I guess that figures. But how the hell did they manage to stumble across this anyway?" Verto asked.

"Well, that's kind of my fault..." Sonny began. He told them of what was occurring and how it had gone from a hostage situation to a complete crisis rather quickly. He also mentioned the MAX group he had just learned about, though Verto didn't seem to care as much about that.

"This Cash guy must be really bored to bug us again, especially after what Vegeta did to him," Lenz muttered.

"Or he's already found a temporary body and we just got lucky before he was ready to make a move. That robotic clone you mentioned must have been a last resort due to what happened last time we went head to head with Wheelo," Verto surmised.

"Why do you keep calling him that?" Lenz asked.

"It's his name, or at least what the crazy bastard wants to be called. Doesn't matter since we know that Cash and Wheelo are the same person right? The important thing right now is that he's managed to cook up another big mess of a party here," Verto reminded.

"Yeah, I guess. What should we do?" Lenz asked.

"Crash the party. Lead the way officer."

A/n: Now things will be getting quite interesting, expect the intensity to be picking up quickly.

Side note: The semi-normal, military action is dedicated to a very good friend of mine who's squad was hit with an IED out in the afghan world. He was one of the lucky few who survived and is awaiting his plane home. He lost a leg from the shrapnel and had to have a plate surgically placed into his jaw. Take a moment to wish him the best recovery possible.

Next time on DBV: Verto and Lenz break into Wheelo's lab, springing the multiple traps he and Kochin have set. But the real danger approaching is still hidden from their sight, and it will transform the situation into complete utter chaos.