Kat pushed the door open roughly and marched right in. 'This means war…'

The others looked at each other with worried looks etched on their faces.

Episode 29: Perception

Draco was smashed against the inner wall of the tunnel by the powerful Buffalo Beast Spirit. The creature looked like an armored minotaur with spikes in its back and a nose ring. It also wore a short cape on its back.

This creature had been killing innocent motorists and Draco went after it right after getting a signal (the phones finally worked). When he had arrived, the Buffalo Beast Spirit was ready to snap the neck of an unlucky motorist when Draco charged and rammed into it with his bike. He helped the man up and told him to run as fast as he could before he transformed and fought.

The Beast Spirit grunted and, like a buffalo, swiped its hooves against the ground before bellowing and smashing into Draco, again. This was like the 5th time Draco found himself rammed into a wall, leaving an indent. When the Buffalo Beast Spirit came charging again, Draco sheathed his sword and grabbed it by the horns. He then dug his feet into the ground and tightened his grip on the horns before spinning around and then throwing the Buffalo Beast Spirit hard against the wall. The creature grunted and then charged again but was pushed back by a powerful windblast from Draco. The creature went tumbling all over the ground.

Draco panted and then pressed a button on his Advent Absorber, allowing the clear panels to spread out. The panels contained both the Fusion Eagle and Absorb Capricorn cards he would need to win this fight. The Buffalo Beast Spirit was acting fast so Draco needed to work faster. He drew the cards and slid in the Absorb Capricorn card.

"ABSORB QUEEN!"

The Buffalo Beast Spirit then used its magnetic powers to throw the damaged car leftover by its would be victim. Draco rolled out of the way before he got crushed by the car. He then slashed through his Fusion Eagle card.

"FUSION JACK!"

The golden eagle shaped projection swept over Draco and transformed him into Jack Form. His golden wings spread out behind him, spilling golden feathers everywhere. He drew his sword and the blade became sharper and longer. The Beast Spirit charged at him but Draco blocked with the blunt side of his blade before landing an electrified punch into the side of its head. He then pulled back his sword and slashed down, slicing off one of its horns. It let out a loud bellow and then saw red as it charged at Draco. The Knight of Seiryu waited for it and then went into back kick that sent it staggering back before he did a jumping roundhouse kick that sent it flying into the wall. Draco decided that it was time to finish this fight and drew two cards before swiping them through his sword.

"THUNDER! SLASH!"

The two cards were absorbed into his sword and it announced, "LIGHTNING SLASH!"

As the Beast Spirit was picking itself up, the last thing it was saw Draco flying towards it and then defeating it with an electrified horizontal slash. The creature was cut and electrified before a small explosion erupted from its body. It fell, defeated, on the ground. Draco landed and then threw a card at it. It stuck onto the Beast Spirit's body before flying back into the Knight's hand.

The card was the 8 of Spades: Magnet Buffalo.

Draco sighed and undid the transformation, sliding out the Change Seiryu card and allowing the blue energy field to strip off his armor. He took in a deep breath and leaned back against the wall.

Usually, his sister would be around to help but since the opening of the Turtle Hut two days ago, his sister had been acting a little…well…

She was acting a little bit obsessive in trying to beat the Turtle Hut.

Actually…she was acting more like crazy. He remembered the way Kat was treating Takada for his apparent 'treachery'. He shuddered at his sister's display of anger.

(Flashback…)

Kat stomped back into the Café La Salle, followed closely behind by her twin brother who was careful not to ignite her already volatile anger. She sat down and slammed her fist on a table, gaining the attention of everyone else.

"The nerve of that…that…that…" Kat spoke angrily as her eyebrows furrowed and eyes narrows.

"Bakayarou?" Leo supplied.

"Hai, arigatou, otouto-chan," Kat agreed. Though the word (or words) she had been looking for was pretty much worse than what her twin suggested. Of course he didn't want her to go on a tirade of swearing like a Japanese sailor.

"So, what's the deal?" Sheila asked. "Who's running that new place?"

"An insensitive, arrogant, bratty…" Kat seethed and then Leo decided to cut in.

"It was Desmond Amakusa-san," Leo finished. "He owns it."

"Who's Desmond?" Karmen asked.

"He's this guy that Kat doesn't seem to like," Tom answered. "I don't know the details but I think that's how Kat got the scar." He added, "Or so I've heard."

"How good is the food?" Steven asked.

"Yes, how good is it?" Added Sven.

Leo looked down. "We never got a chance to sample their cooking-"

"Hai, you have," Kat said.

"Nani?"

"Hikaru's bento," Kat reminded. "You sampled a bit, remember?"

Leo then had a look of realization and then looked horrified. "The food had been…wondrous."

"If the quality of Hikaru's bento was that good, imagine how well this Shima guy is cooking for Desmond's place. That is if he doesn't have another master chef or cook," Kat said.

"Who's Hikaru?" Tom asked.

"A new classmate, she just transferred," Kat explained. The door then opened but Kat didn't need to turn around to see who it was. "Came crawling back I see, traitor."

Takada sighed sadly, "Kat, can you not call me that?" Kat turned and glared.

"What else am I supposed to call you? I let you live, sleep, bathe and eat here and you go working for that jerk!"

"It's not what you think!"

"Oh no?" Kat crossed her arms. "Please, enlighten me."

"The money was too good to pass up. He was paying me like 50 dollars an hour just to greet people on opening day. I need to make a living too," Takada explained.

Kat snorted and said, "You could've chosen another part-time job, Tiger-boy."

Takada glared and said, "Don't speak to me in that tone, Kat."

"Or you'll what? I can throw you out whenever I want. You're just a tenant here and I have every right to do so."

Takada then said, "What else do you expect me to do for money here? You don't pay me."

"I offer you room and food," Kat responded curtly. "That's all you get for helping out around here."

"If you'll just pay me-"

"I'll think about it," she interrupted. "Right now what's important is to figure out how to get our customers back."

(End Flashback…)

Leo pulled up in front of the restaurant and entered the door. He saw Karmen, Tom, Sven, Steven and Sheila, sitting around a table, and playing poker. They were using Orea cookies as substitute for chips. Of course, Karmen kept eating her 'chips' so it was hard to keep track on who was winning.

"Tadaima!" Leo greeted to them. It was Japanese for 'I'm home'. The others looked up from their game and greeted him. "Still no customers?" Leo had noticed that the Turtle Hut was packed and there was still a line outside for people to get in and be seated. The food had to be so damn good for people to go to that much trouble.

"Nope," Tom said as he betted two cookies. "The new place took away all our customers."

"So much for loyalty, huh?" Sheila betted two more cookies and raised Tom another 3.

"If this keeps up we might end up losing the restaurant," Sven said sadly as he folded.

Leo looked around. "Where are Takada-san and onee-chan?" Leo asked.

"They went to see the assistant manager and maybe get some legal advice from a lawyer or something," Steven answered. He showed his cards and everyone groaned. He took all of his winnings gleefully.

"Or your sister is scheming," Tom added.

"What makes you say that, Tom-san?" Leo asked though, inwardly, he didn't really want to know the answer.

"She had this really crazy look in her eyes. You could see the whites of her eyes, as in ALL the white. She was also laughing and grinning like she was high or something," Tom answered. "Knowing her she has a really crazy scheme to try to get us back at least some business."

Leo gulped, a bead of sweat forming in the back of his head. Knowing his sister and how desperate she could be…her scheme could not be considered good. 'May Kamisama help us all…'

He went upstairs to do some homework.

Kat was in the park, sitting on a bench, thinking/scheming/planning on how to get business back to Café La Salle. So far her promotional ideas had been shot down for one reason or another. She leaned back into the seat and groaned. She was ready tom light a cigarette when she heard a voice.

"Hey, Kat," the voice spoke. Kat took the cigarette away from her mouth and turned to see Tara looking at her.

"Oh, hey Tara," Kat greeted. "Whasup?"

Tara took a seat and said, "Not much." She added, "I did go out on a date with B-Gar last night."

"Gar?" Kat quirked and eyebrow.

"Beast Boy," Tara clarified.

"Oh. How was it?"

"It was great to just be normal teens for one night. Cyborg gave him these rings that made him look normal. It was nice to see how he used to look like."

"You mean he wasn't always green?" Kat asked, surprised.

Tara laughed, "No, of course not!" She asked, "What makes you think that?"

"He just looks too used to it. I always thought he always had his powers."

"Well, now you know." Tara then asked, "So, still haven't gotten any customers?"

"Not even one," Kat said, sighing sadly. "If this keeps up we might just have to close down the Cafe and move out and that's my Aunt's business. I can't let her down like that!"

Tara inquired, "Are you still mad at Desmond?"

Kat huffed and crossed her arms. "Of course I am! He's doing this just to spite me! He could've opened the place someplace else but no! He had to open it across from the Café."

"That sounds a little paranoid, Kat," Tara said. "Maybe he was telling the truth about it being a strategic location."

"Hmph!"

"So, what are you going to do now?" Tara asked.

"I don't know. I have some ideas on how to promote the café but the assistant manager said no."

"Why?" Tara was sure she knew exactly why.

"Said they were too crazy. I mean I just suggested I do a fire eating demonstration! Where did he ever get the idea that it was crazy?"

'Well you do seem to like to play with fire a little too much.' Tara thought to herself. "You could try advertising," Tara suggested.

"Tried that," Kat said. "But the Turtle Hut took all the available advertising space for the next week." Kat wanted to set something on fire really badly now and preferably Desmond.

Tara then had an idea and said, "Hey, you're an honorary Titan, right?"

"Hai, so?" Kat responded.

"Why not ask them to help out? I mean, who wouldn't want to be served by the Teen Titans? Imagine Raven and Starfire as waitresses!" Tara blinked and corrected herself. "Imagine Starfire as a waitress and Robin as a waiter. They're really popular!"

Kat blinked, twice, and then her face broke into a grin. "Tara, you're a genius! Why didn't I think of that? The Titans working in my restaurant! It'll be a hit! Imagine the publicity!" Kat then took Tara's hands. "Tara, would you like to help out?"

"I'm not a Titan anymore, Kat," Tara said, shaking her head. Kat sighed dejectedly and let go of the blonde girl's hands.

"It was worth a try." She then stood up. "Well. I gotta go back home now. See you in school tomorrow."

"Yeah, see ya," Tara waved at the departing girl.

"Tadaima!" Kat shouted as she entered the door of Café La Salle.

"Welcome back," Sheila greeted.

"Where's Takada?" Karmen asked.

"Oh, he's out doing something. Anyway, is my otouto-chan home?" Kat said.

"He went upstairs to do some homework," Tom pointed to the stairs.

"Hai, arigatou," Kat then ran up the stairs.

"Tadaima!" she greeted her brother when she entered their shared bedroom.

"Okaeri (welcome back)," Leo greeted back. He was at his desk and reading a book…a cook book. He had a few books on his bed too and Kat went over to pick one up.

"French Cuisine?" she read the title questionably. She picked up another. "Italian Cooking?" She put both books down and picked up another one. "Gourmet Cooking for Dummies?" Kat asked her twin brother. "What's all this?"

Leo put down the book he was reading and sighed. He answered, "I'm trying to become a better cook, onee-chan. I don't think I'm as good as Shima-san."

Kat snorted. "That bullshit, otouto-chan. You're the best cook I know."

"Arigatou, onee-chan, demo…"

"What's wrong?"

"I don't think I can compete with Hikaru's uncle. His cooking surpasses my own somehow. I don't think I can-"

Kat snapped, "Now you listen to me, otouto-chan! I'm not going to let you give up on your dream. You know why? Because I'm your sister god damn it! And there I no way my own twin brother is gonna be giving up with me around."

Leo smiled after his sister's pep-talk. "Arigatou…onee-chan."

"Hey, before I forget, how about a trip to Titans Tower?" Kat suggested. "I have this really great idea."

"Are you sure the Titans won't mind?" Leo asked as Kat took out her communicator.

"I'll call them first to see if their free. Maybe we can arrange a meeting or something," Kat said as she called, "Hello, Tweety?"

Jinx sat on the couch expectantly, feeling far too giddy to do anything else. Leo was coming for a visit. She had checked her hair and makeup and put on a clean dress. She sat on the couch with the other Titans as they waited.

"Robin, why do you think friend Kat called?" Starfire asked her beau.

"I don't know, Star. She just said it was urgent," Robin shrugged.

"Well, it better be damn important for them to interrupt me kicking Beast Boy's butt at videogames," Cyborg said.

"Dude, I was kicking your butt!" Beast Boy pointed out.

"Was not!" Cyborg snapped.

"Was too!" Beast Boy retorted.

"Please, friends, do not argue," Starfire pleaded.

Kat and Leo entered through the living room doors and the girl also known as Advent Knight Mimic announced, "Titans, we have come bearing gifts!"

"I made bentos for everyone!" Leo said as he held up the Japanese box lunches. "Itadakimasu."

Jinx glided over and batted her eyes flirtatiously. She grinned and purred. "Aw…you shouldn't have." This made Leo blushed as he put the bentos down on the dining room table.

"So, what's the emergency?" Robin asked.

"Well…" Kat was about to begin when she noticed something odd. "Hey, where's Blackbird?" she was talking about Raven.

Cyborg answered, "Desmond came and took her out for lunch."

CRACK!

The Titans' eyes widened as she broke a chair in two with her bare hands. A cross vein was throbbing on her head as her teeth were gritted and her eyes were on fire. Smoke was coming out of her nostrils. Leo gulped and said to his sister, "Onee-chan, please count to three. Ichi, nii, san. Ichi, nii, san."

Kat counted as her brother suggested and calmed down. She dropped the pieces of the broken chair to the floor. Beast Boy whispered to Robin, "Remind me to never get on her bad side."

"Okay, so the Blackbird's out on a date with the Turtle, is she? Well…" Kat seethed and then calmed down. "So, anyway, you guys are superheroes so that means you gotta help, right?"

"What is it that you need assistance with?" Starfire asked. In the background, Jinx was smiling at Leo lovingly and he blushed, not knowing what to do.

"You all do know that the Turtle Hut is stealing business from Café La Salle, right?" Kat questioned.

"Oh, we ate their last night. Desmond invited us," Cyborg said, smiling and rubbing his tummy in satisfaction. "Man the food there was good." He then realized that Kat was looking like she was gonna set his innards on fire. He gulped and said uneasily, "Um…please continue."

"Anyway, I've been trying to find a way to get more customers and this idea just came to me!" Kat then announced, "Imagine this: THE TEEN TITANS WORKING AT CAFÉ LA SALLE FOR THE DAY!"

"WHAT!?" The Titans shouted.

"Is this a publicity stunt or something?" Robin asked.

"Yes, it is," Kat nodded. "So, what do you say?"

"Kat, we're heroes, we're not some people you can rent," Robin said sternly.

Kat raised an eyebrow, "I know you would say that so me and my otouto-chan have decided to pay you…about 1000 dollars each."

Beast Boy jumped at the sum, "We'll take it!"

"Hold on," Robin raised a hand. "How are you gonna pay us each that much? It's like 6000 in total."

Kat rolled her eyes and her eyes went to her brother. Her eyes then went back to Robin, "Oh, Robin…haven't you ever heard of the name 'Narukawa' before?"

"I haven't-" but Starfire interrupted.

"Oh, I have!"

"You have, Star?" Jinx asked as she was holding Leo's arm. He was blushing but didn't seem to be hating the attention or her advances.

Starfire whipped out a fashion magazine. On the cover was a picture of an attractive Japanese woman with long black hair and storm blue eyes. Kat and the woman looked almost alike. "Emiko Narukawa, the President of Narukawa Inc and one of the most well known fashion designers in the world," Starfire explained.

"And our mother," Kat added. The Titans all gasped. "She sends us allowance money and it's actually more than we need per month. We can easily pay you guys the money."

"We will give you a week to decide," Leo said and bowing. "Ja ne." He leaned over and gave Jinx a kiss on the cheek. "You too, Jinx-san."

"Yeah…bye…" Jinx swooned. Kat grinned.

'Nice one, otouto-chan,' Kat thought. "Okay, you guys got a week to think about it. See ya all later."

The twins then left the living room and the Titans looked at one another.

"I can finally get the money to buy that moped I've always wanted," Beast Boy said. "Let's do it!"

"It would be most fun," Starfire said excitedly.

"I agree," Jinx said. "Let's do this!"

"Maybe I can cook or something," Cyborg said.

Robin didn't know what to do. He had to sleep on this. He thought, 'At least they gave us a week to think about it.'

The Next Day, Monday…12.30 PM

Takada was on his bike with Karmen riding behind him. She had never ridden on a motorbike before and it had been exhilarating to feel the wind and speed even though she was wearing a helmet. Takada took off his helmet and dismounted from the bike and helped Karmen off. Karmen took off the helmet she had been wearing.

"Where are we?" she asked.

"The bank," Takada answered. "Kat thinks you might need a bank account. The twins can't take you since they got school and the others are busy at the café. I'm on my break so I can take you to have a new bank account made."

"Oh, thank you!" she hugged him and then, surprisingly, kissed him on the cheek.

Takada blushed. "Well…um…let's go in."

As the two of them entered, a black van pulled up in front of the back. Inside the van were 6 men wearing ski masks.

"Okay, you know the drill," said the first masked man, obviously their leader. It was also plainly obvious that they were up to no good. They were also armed, adding to the effect.

"But, boss, what about the Titans?" asked another bank robber.

"We shoot em down," the boss said. "Now, let's move!" They all exited the vehicle.

"GET DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW!" the boss shot into the ceiling and causing panic. "SHUT UP, HANDS ON YOUR HEADS, AND ON THE GROUND, NOW!"

The bank customers began to what the bank robbers said. Takada and Karmen were among them.

"Oh, crap…" Takada muttered.

"Takada, what's going on?" Karmen asked, confused.

"It's a bank robbery, Karmen." Takada watched as the bank robbers instructed the bank workers to empty the registers. Luckily, Takada had put on his Advent Buckle before they were all told to get down. All he had to do was slide in the card that was in his hand. He had to wait for the right time or else all these people would get hurt…He watched all the masked men who had their rifles pointed at everybody. Not good.

"Okay, let's move!" the boss ordered but his rifle was then knocked out of his hands by a birdarang. "WHAT!?"

"Did you come to make a transaction because I don't think your account is listed," Robin said as he stood with the other Titans backing him up. Jinx was absent.

"THE TITANS! Shoot-" the boss ordered.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Raven chanted and she took the guns out of their hands. The robbers, not knowing what else to do, stupidly charged at the Titans. Raven rolled her eyes. "They just never learn."

"Took them long enough to come," Takada mumbled before he slid the card into his belt buckle. "Henshin."

"Takada…?" Karmen questioned.

"CHANGE BYAKKO!"

One of the bank robbers was about to hit Robin from behind but was then kicked in the head. Robin turned and exclaimed, "Pluto!?"

"Need help? Let me even the odds, okay?" Pluto volunteered.

"Okay, thanks," Robin said.

Since these were normal bank robbers and not super villains, the Titans and Pluto had no problem dealing with them. The police soon came to take them in and Robin congratulated Pluto. The Titans all thanked him for his help.

"You know, we could've handled it," Cyborg said.

"I know, but I was bored," Pluto shrugged.

"So, what are you doing here?" Raven asked.

"I came to help Karmen make an account," Pluto replied.

"Who's Karmen, dude?" Beast Boy asked.

"Oh, yeah," Pluto went over and pulled Karmen over to his side. "Guys, this is-"

"BLACKFIRE!" the Titans all exclaimed, pointing at Karmen accusingly.

"Say, what?" Karmen said and then saw a green energy orb headed towards her. She screamed.

"Karmen!" Pluto blocked the starbolt with his own body but sparks flew as it made contact with his chestplate. He grunted in pain but he ignored it before saying, "Hey, what is your problem?"

"Pluto, that girl is a criminal," Robin answered, holding his Bo-staff.

"Karmen?"

"Her name is not Karmen," Raven said. "She's called Blackfire."

"Is this true?" Pluto asked the black haired girl. She shook her head.

"I don't know…it sounds familiar though," Karmen said.

"Whatever," Robin said sternly. "We're taking you away." Robin grabbed Karmen's hand but was forced back when a shot was aimed at his feet. Robin and the other Titans' eyes widened as they saw Pluto holding out his gun, the barrel smoking.

"You're not taking her," he growled.

"Dude, what are you doing?" Beast Boy was confused.

"Protecting my friend," Pluto answered before he stood between Karmen and the Titans. "You want her, you gotta go through me."

Robin's eyes narrowed and Starfire explained, trying to rectify the situation, "Please, be reasonable friend Pluto. I swear to you that this girl, Blackfire, is a criminal and must be brought to justice."

"Forgive me for not believing you," Pluto said as his eyes glowed and then everything made of metal came flying towards the Titans. He focused on Cyborg and threw him out of the bank. "Let's take this outside."

"So be it," Robin said. The Titans were ready to fight.

"Karmen, you better stay out of this," he told her.

"But-" Karmen began but was cut off by his plea.

"Just trust me." He then went on the attack, punching and kicking at the Titans, forcing them all out of the bank and into the streets. Karmen, eyes wide, decided to call for help. She saw Takada's cell phone on the ground and picked it up.

"FIRE! BULLET!" Pluto's gun announced as he swiped through the cards. He aimed and fired balls of fire at the Ttans. They scattered around. Starfire came to kick him in the back but he leapt over her before planting his feet into her back.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Raven chanted and sent the lampposts to wrap around him. His eyes glowed and he sent the metal objects back at her.

Cyborg and Beast Boy attacked him together with the green Titan nailing Pluto in the chest as an armadillo before a blue sonic cannon beam sent him flying back. Robin stood over the fallen Pluto.

"We don't have to do this, Pluto. Just let us take Blackfire," Robin said.

"Her name is Karmen!" Pluto shouted as he used his powers to make an earthquake, causing Cyborg, Beast Boy and Robin to fall.

"Dude, he's like Terra!" Beast Boy exclaimed. The pieces of the street rose up and Pluto used his Advent Power over earth to hurl them at the Titans. He wasn't trying to hurt them just tire them out so they would listen to reason. However, he was outnumbered 5 to 1.

Starfire blasted at the street fragments as Raven used her power to create a black energy shield.

"He's really pushing it," Raven said.

"I wonder why he is protecting my sister as well," Starfire said.

"Doesn't matter. We're taking him down," Raven said,

Robin threw an explosive disc and Pluto was sent flying. As he was felling down, Cyborg shoulder tackled him and sent him crashing into a car. Cyborg apologized, "Sorry, man."

"Okay, let's go and take Blackfire for questioning," Robin said but suddenly a bolt of lightning came crashing down in front of the Titans, stopping them in their tracks. The Titans knew immediately who had caused this. They turned to the direction where a certain female voice came from.

"I don't think so, Tweety," Kat said as she and her brother walked towards the Titans. The twins were wearing their Advent Buckles already.

"Not you too!" Beast shouted out, exasperated.

"Kat, you don't understand," Robin said. "So you shouldn't be interfering."

"All I can see is you jumping to conclusions, Tweety Bird," Kat scoffed. She saw Pluto slowly getting up. "Hey, Tiger-Boy! You okay?" Pluto gave her an OK sign with his hand. "Good enough for me."

"We are trying to apprehend a dangerous criminal. She is known as Blackfire and she is my sister," Starfire told them. Leo and Kat were shocked and the Knight of Seiryu decided to speak.

"Your sister? Karmen is your sister?" Leo questioned.

"Now I know why she looked so familiar," Kat said in deep thought.

"So, if you two don't mind, we're taking her in," Raven said.

"Just one question: what crimes did she commit?" Kat asked.

"She stole a jewel and tried to frame Starfire for the crime. She then took over their home planet and force Starfire to marry a…" Robin DID NOT want to think about THAT.

Kat seemed to be thinking, "I see…" she then asked, "Has she committed any crimes on Earth?"

Now the Titans were silenced. Come to think of it, besides attacking Starfire, technically Blackfire hadn't broken any laws on Earth.

"So, I take your silence as a no," Kat said.

"Doesn't matter," Robin said firmly. "She's dangerous and she needs to be brought to justice."

"What justice?" Leo questioned. "She doesn't even remember."

"Pardon?" Starfire inquired. "My sister does not remember?"

"It could be a trick, Starfire," Raven advised. She said to the twins. "She could be lying to you, you know."

"Maybe…" Kat began.

"…Maybe not," Leo finished.

"But that doesn't change the fact that you're about to arrest someone who hasn't done anything wrong here," Kat added.

"Jinx-san told me she used to be a criminal but she is now reformed. If you do this…what does that make you?" Leo asked. He pointed to the sky, "Okaasan once told me; the world can be perceived in many ways, but it takes a keen eye and mind to see the truth."

"Well said, otouto-chan," Kat complimented.

"Arigatou, onee-chan," Leo nodded as he put his arm down.

The twins took out their transformation cards and activated them.

"Henshin," Leo slid the card into the buckle. "CHANGE SEIRYU!"

"Henshin," Kat slashed her card through the slit in the centre of her buckle. "CHANGE SUZAKU!"

The Titans were taken by surprise.

"Ikuzo, otouto-chan," Mimic commanded as she summoned her Suzaku Arrow.

Draco sighed sadly, "Hai, onee-chan." He drew his sword and apologized, "Gomenasai…"

The twin Knights charged at the Titans and Robin commanded, "Titans, GO!"

On top of a roof stood Shadow in his armor and three robed figures.

"This is gonna be fun!" Hikaru said excitedly. She was wearing her robe.

"Interesting…" Shadow said as he rubbed his chin.

"Aren't you going to stop this?" questioned Shima.

"When the time comes," Shadow said. "The Titans can handle themselves and the twins won't hurt them too badly…"

A/N: Okay, THIS is bad. What's going on? Knights VS Titans? Aren't they friends? Is Karmen really Blackfire or is this some sort of misunderstanding? Tune in next time for the answers.

Preview to the next episode: People fight for what they believe in but what if those beliefs clash? Can friends reconcile after a fight like this or are the bonds of friendship doomed to be broken? Karmen has to stop this before things go out of control.

Card Sealed:

8 of Spades: Magnet Buffalo