Later that night, the twins went to sleep in their new room.

"Oyasumi, onee-chan," Leo said before yawning.

"Good night, otouto-chan," she replied before she snuggled into her own futon.

Several minutes later, both twins had dozed off. Then, at that moment, the door slowly slid open as a slim figure slipped into the room and slowly tip-toed towards the futons. From the pink eyes, it was clearly Jinx. She kneeled down and then slipped under the covers and snuggled up against the occupant of the futon.

"Mmm…." Jinx purred with a contented smile. "You're so warm."

"Um…Pinky?" she heard the person she was snuggling up against reply and then her pink eyes snapped open. She then looked up to see Kat staring back at her. "What are you doing in my futon?"

Jinx just stuttered, "Um…well…you see…" She was blushing too. Damn! She had snuck into the wrong one! Boy, awkward much?

Kat nodded, understanding what Jinx wanted, and raised a hand to point over to the other futon. "My otouto-chan's in that one."

Jinx slipped out and whispered an apology before crawling over and then slipping under the covers next to Leo before resting her head on his chest. "Mmm…" she purred, closing her eyes contently.

Kat just snickered. She couldn't wait till morning to see her brother's reaction.

Episode 46: Sister

Leo was standing in a field. He looked around and noticed he wasn't alone. On his left was Jinx and on his right was Sanae. They each had a grasp on one of his arms, pulling him in different directions. "I love Leo-kun!" exclaimed Sanae.

"Well he's mine now!" retorted Jinx. They were pulling him apart.

"Jinxy-chan! Sanae-chan! Please stop!" exclaimed Leo. His body was giving into the strain.

"He's mine!" they both yelled.

Leo sat up in bed, sweating heavily. He breathed deeply as he attempted to calm down.

'What a strange dream,' he thought before lying back down and going back to sleep. His hand then slipped over something soft…and it wasn't the futon. It felt more like skin. He could also hear giggling. His sister never giggled. He then opened his eyes when he realized he wasn't alone in the futon. He threw off the blanket to see a surprising sight. He scrambled away, his heart beating fast. There was Jinx, sleeping softly with a cute smile on her face. Her hair was untied and spilled all over the pillow. Looking down, Leo panicked as he saw that she was only in a black spaghetti strap top with pink trimmings and matching panties with her signature stockings.

He was about to scream before he clamped his hand over his mouth.

'Is this another dream?' he thought to himself as he looked Jinx over. She looked beautiful in her sleep and quite sexy in her nightwear. He then slapped himself in the head. It hurt. Not a dream. What was Jinx doing here anyway? He then heard her mumbling something in her sleep. He leaned forward and listened.

"Love you…Leo…" Jinx mumbled. Leo smiled. Seeing her like this may very well freak him out, but it wasn't like she didn't plan this. He looked to the alarm clock and saw that it was 7 AM. He pulled the blanket over her and smiled while stroking her hair before planting a kiss on her soft cheek.

Kat cracked an eye open and watched as her brother took a towel and his bath items before walking out of the room. She sighed, "Damn…I was sure he was gonna scream or maybe faint." She then heard a loud thump in the hallway. "Huh, delayed reaction."

After waking up and getting a (cold) shower, Leo stepped into the kitchen to make breakfast. The day before, he had cleaned up the refrigerator and restocked it along with the cabinets. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his notebook before flipping through the pages.

"Blueberry pancakes should do," he said before collecting the ingredients and items he would need. He poured the ingredients into the bowl and used his wind powers to mix them up to make the better. His wind powers made it so the pancakes were nice and fluffy. He then poured in the blueberries and continued mixing the batter before heating up the pan and putting some butter in to make sure the pancakes wouldn't get stuck. He then poured in the batter and began flipping pancakes.

The aroma of the pancakes filled the kitchen and then the door to the living room opened to reveal a groggy Kat sniffing the air. She then grinned when she saw her brother at the stove, cooking. "Ohayo, otouto-chan," she greeted.

"Ohayo," Leo said over his shoulder before flipping another pancake into the air before catching it in a plate. He had already made 15 pancakes and there was still enough batter for a few more. "Coffee is on the table."

"Thanks," Kat said before walking over and picking up the mug and sipping the liquid. Leo always knew that she would want her coffee in the morning and he knew how to make her coffee. It was just right as the warm liquid traveled down her throat. "Ah…" She then asked, "So, did you sleep alright?" Leo then froze while flipping a pancake and nearly missed it when catching it in the plate. Kat just smirked.

"H-hai! I d-did!" he stuttered before pouring the batter again. His face was flushed red.

"Did you have any interesting dreams?" she asked him and then Leo thought back to his dream and began thinking.

'I love Jinxy-chan, but my memories of Sanae-chan…I still love her too. I would have to choose between them but then…'

His train of thought was derailed when his sister told him, "Your pancake is burning."

Leo looked at the pan and gasped out loud as the pancake he had been coking had been charred black. "Kuso…" he swore under his breath before turning off the stove so that he could dispose the ruined pancake into the garbage disposer and start anew.

Jinx was still sleeping in Leo's room and Kat smirked. Jinx's sleepwear would make someone like Leo flustered.

Now, about 25 perfect blueberry pancakes were on a platter and there were two jugs of cold milk and orange juice. He wiped his brow. "There, finish." The door of the living room opened up and the Titans filed in along with Karmen. Jinx was noticeably absent.

Starfire sniffed the air and beamed, "Such a pleasant aroma!"

"Wow, are those pancakes?" Beast Boy blurted out. "Those look better than Raven's!" Raven sent him a glare and he gulped.

"I'm starving," Terra rubbed her tummy. "Let's eat."

Robin nodded in agreement before saying to Leo, "Thanks for making us breakfast."

"You're welcome," Leo nodded with a smile. They all sat down on the table to have the pancakes. A few minutes later, Jinx walked in wearing her uniform. She yawned and smiled over at Leo. Leo looked at her, blushed bright red before standing up and running from the dining table before running past Jinx in a hurry. Jinx blinked in confusion.

"What's gotten into him?" she asked and Kat chuckled.

"Must've seen something interesting," she replied before taking a piece of pancake and putting it in her mouth. "Yummy…"

Later, Leo could be seen doing his kata with his bokken, moving smoothly with each step and strike of his bokken, striking an invisible opponent. When he was done, heard the sound of applause behind him and turned to see Jinx clapping.

"That was great!" Jinx cheered. The memory of seeing her in bed with him that morning came back and then he flushed red before he ran past her again. She blinked. "Was it something I said?"

Leo rolled up in front of the Turtle Hut on his bike before removing his helmet. He then removed his helmet and walked up to the door. The automatic doors opened up to allow him entry before a waitress greeted him. He bowed in response and then went to a table where Kyo had been waiting for him.

"Konnichiwa, Kyo-san," Leo greeted as he sat down.

"Leo, you know you can just call me Kyo. We're all friends here," the red-eyed samurai said.

"Sumimasen," Leo bowed his head and Kyo rolled his eyes. Leo was a good warrior, courageous and honorable, but he was sometimes a bit too timid. Must be his mother's upbringing. Kid was too polite.

"So, why did you call me here?" he asked. A waitress came to take their orders before leaving.

Leo replied, "Well…I had a dream…" Leo then told him about the dream where Sanae and Jinx were fighting over him.

Kyo couldn't really picture Sanae doing anything like that, but who knew what a girl was capable of when she desired something (or someone) so strongly. "I'm guessing something else happened."

"I woke up to see Jinxy-chan asleep in my futon with me. And she was…" Leo blushed, remembering the tank top and panties. "Well, she wasn't overdressed if you catch my meaning."

"She was in her underwear?" Kyo asked with a smirk as Leo's eyes widened and his cheeks flushed.

"N-No!" Leo answered, "Well…she was only in a tank top, panties and her stockings. Plus, her hair was unbound."

Kyo looked at his friend, "You liked what you saw, didn't you?"

Leo admitted, still blushing, "Hai…I did."

"Well, you're a teenage guy with a cute girl who likes you," Kyo answered a matter-a-factly, "So, it's normal to have those kinds of feelings."

"I'm…just not ready for that yet," Leo answered truthfully. Leo was thinking sex was something you should save for marriage. His mother had brought him up like that, really, with morals and ethics and pre-marital sex was something he just…well…he just wasn't ready for that step, yet.

In Kyo's opinion, a guy would be ready for sex all the time, but Leo could either be a wimp or a decent guy. Kyo knew Leo wasn't a wimp, just really polite, humble, decent and a nice guy. Girls fell in love with him because he was like the perfect guy. Of course, Leo was mostly oblivious to all that.

"Okay, let me tell you something… You are by far the second most oblivious person I know. I noticed it at school. Nearly every last girl there had a crush on you. Hell, even Akari did… but that's a different story. And now you have someone like Jinx and you actually notice that she likes you, and it's making you insane. You've been so oblivious to all those girls' infatuation with you, that you're not used to something like this. When you were with Sanae, it was different. Sanae was very timid; she would never do something like what you're saying Jinx did. As for sex well, that's really up to you. And I just realized something…"

"What, Kyo-san?" Leo asked.

"If Kat ever finds out that we came here, we're screwed," said Kyo.

Jinx knocked on the door of the room the twins were sharing. Inside, Kat was doing her sit-ups when she heard the knocking. The door slid open and Kat asked, "What?"

"I need to talk to you about Leo," Jinx answered. Kat nodded.

"Come in."

There was a short table in the middle of the room and the futons had been folded up and put in a corner. Kat sat on one end of the table with Jinx across from her. Both kneeled down on comfortable cushions and sat there.

"Leo has been acting, well, a little strange," Jinx told the girl.

"Well, you have been coming on to him a little too strong lately," Kat replied.

"Is that bad?" Jinx asked.

Kat then explained, "Let me tell you something about my brother. My mama has raised him up to be a proper gentleman. He respects women. However, he tends to be a little...okay, VERY oblivious to when a girl likes him unless they actually tell him. You are his first girlfriend since Sanae and from my memories both Sanae and my otouto-chan were very close friends before they became an item. Now, Sanae was a timid girl and nice. She never acted out her desires like you. My otouto-chan also didn't force Sanae into anything since their relationship was still budding. I had to give them a push." Kat paused. "He loves you, Jinx. He told you that during the prom, remember?"

Jinx smiled, remembering when they danced. "Yes...it was wonderful."

"Now, Leo likes things subtle but not too subtle. You, however, are a bit too amorous for his taste. You are both already dating, so there's little problem there. Just, try not to scare him off, alright?"

Jinx nodded. "So...showing him my bikini is out?"

"If you want to see him unconscious, then no."

"Damn, and I had such a nice one and..."

"Maybe when he's ready. For now, just be subtle. Hold hands, hug and kiss. Trust me, when he's ready for whatever it is you want you'll know."

"Thanks, Kat." Jinx then stood up. "You've been a great help."

"You're welcome, Pinky," Kat grinned.

Mahiro then arrived to the Turtle Hut when Kyo called for her. The two boys had been talking a lot about the past and filling up some blanks in Leo's memory. They also had eaten something and paid for it afterwards. Mahiro sat down when Kyo stood up. He had some urgent business to attend to.

"I gotta go, so I'll leave you two on your own," said Kyo as he left. He then walked out of the Turtle Hut. He was walking down the sidewalk. "Suzaku…" A woman with long brown hair and blue eyes appeared next to him.

"Hai, Kyo-sama?" asked Suzaku.

"Watch them closely. I feel that something very evil is watching them, as well as the others, so stay alert. Saizo and Kotaro will be your backup."

"Hai!" said Suzaku as she vanished.

Back at the Turtle Hut, Mahiro was talking with Leo. She had also ordered some pudding for the two of them and some ice tea.

"So Leo, your having some problems?" asked Mahiro. She sipped her tea.

"Hai, I love Jinxy-chan, but I still have feelings for Sanae-chan," answered Leo.

"Huh, well what do you like most about them?"

"Ano… Sanae-chan made me feel strong and needed. She gave me something truly worth protecting. As for Jinxy-chan… She is a strong and independent girl who knows what she wants and fights for it. I'm attracted to that strength and love her for being courageous and willing to do what's right. I don't know what to do, Mahiro-san."

"Well, I haven't been in contact with Sanae in a while, so I don't know if she remembers anything. I say stay with Jinx," said Mahiro. "But, she might still remember… I don't know what to do!"

Leo then had to ask out of curiosity. "Mahiro-san, I was wondering, what happened to you after our memories were erased?"

"Ano… I died…" said Mahiro softly. Leo looked at Mahiro, shocked.

"But, how…" Leo's question was interrupted when something outside the window caught his attention. It looked like a humanoid dog in armor with a crystal in its head. People started panicking as the creature started its vicious attack on anyone it could get its claws on.

Leo looked at it. The belt buckle was not like the usual ones the Beast Spirits wore. In fact, it looked like the one worn by the creature that had attacked the hospital, forcing him to change into King Form when he fought it.

Leo stood up, eyes narrowed, "A Trial!" He looked at Mahiro apologetically and said, "I need to go, Mahiro-san. Gomen nasai." He took out his Advent Buckle and ran out of the restaurant. Desmond also followed him out as he saw the Trial as well.

"Desmond-san?" Leo asked as he saw the boy run alongside him.

"I'm a Knight too and I will fight anything that threatens my restaurant!" Desmond reasoned.

Leo nodded and strapped on his buckle. Desmond did the same. Both boys then simultaneously inserted their Category Ace cards.

"Henshin!" both of them called, activating their Advent Buckles.

"CHANGE SEIRYU!"

"CHANGE GENBU!"

At the same time, Asakura was watching all this with interest. He strapped on his own buckle and slid in his Category Ace before starting his own transformation.

"Henshin," Asakura said with a smirk before his belt activated.

"CHANGE CERBERUS!"

The belt shot out a green rectangular energy field that depicted a three headed dog, Cerberus, before it swept over him and donned him in his black and green Cerberus armor. He cracked his neck to the side and cracked his knuckles.

"This ought to be fun!" He then charged in. His transformation went unnoticed by Shadow and Draco.

Draco drew his sword and swung it down on the Trial's head as Shadow went to attack its stomach with his staff, jabbing at it swiftly. The Trial was fast and grabbed their weapons in its clawed hands before swinging and then sending them flying. Draco crashed into a traffic light, bending the pole, as Shadow smashed into a bench, crushing it. Both Knights then stood back up.

"He's powerful," Draco assessed.

Shadow's eyes narrowed before he stomped his foot on the ground. Vines then exploded out of the ground under the Trial's feet before wrapping around it tightly. The Knight of Genbu smirked victoriously but then his grin faded as it unleashed green flames from its body and incinerated the vines. Shadow eyed a water hydrant and activated his power again but then he began coughing. 'Damn…why now?'

The Trial advanced towards Shadow and smacked Draco away as he came at it. It stopped in its tracks when something green and black attacked it from behind, striking with a spear.

"Hey, let me have some fun too," Cerberus Knight Spear said before he started to stab at the Trial repeatedly. It growled in annoyance and slashed at Spear who cleverly ducked before catching it in the chin with the butt of his spear. He then landed a powerful kick to its stomach, sending it staggering back.

"Desmond-san, are you…" Draco began as he helped Shadow up only to be roughly shoved away.

"Never mind me!" Shadow shouted angrily. He hated being pitied.

The three Knights then surrounded the Trial and then activated their cards.

Seiryu Blade: "SLASH!"

Genbu Staff: "STAB!"

Cerberus Spear (Spear's Weapon): "MIGHTY!"

The three Knights prepared to strike but then the crystal on the Trial's head glowed brightly. The Knights shielded their eyes from the bright glow as their belt buckles suddenly deactivated and then their armors vanished off their bodies, along with their weapons. They looked at themselves in shock. Asakura was shocked too and now his identity was blown.

"Crap!" Asakura cursed as the three of them looked up to see the Trial advancing on them.

"Henshin!" Leo called, trying to activate his belt, but nothing happened. "Nani!? Henshin! I said Henshin!"

"It won't work," Desmond said as he backed away. "This thing has deactivated our transformations."

"Then what do we do?"

"I suggest we run," Asakura supplied.

The Trial let out a howl and grabbed Asakura by the neck before throwing him into a wall. Asakura slumped down, unconscious. Leo and Desmond looked at it in fear and shock.

Leo, however, narrowed his eyes. He took out his bokken and Desmond stared.

"Are you crazy!?" Desmond cried.

"The Titans should be arriving any minute. I know we may not be able to stop it, but maybe we can slow it down."

Desmond nodded in agreement and narrowed his eyes as well. He had to fight…

"Hey, Desmond-nii!" Hikaru cried out. Following behind her were Shima and Daichi. "Don't fight without us." The three of them then transformed into their true forms and attacked the Trial. Daichi shoulder tackled it as Shima and Hikaru flanked it, slashing at it with their own weapons.

Leo turned to look at Desmond but the unarmored Knight of Genbu merely shrugged. "They're my family." Leo nodded.

Soon, Leo could hear the sound of two bikes and a car zooming into battle as the T-Car, R-Cycle and Red Heart Breaker entered the scene. Kat dismounted from her bike as did Robin. Starfire and Raven floated in the air, awaiting orders. Beast Boy morphed back from a hawk into human form as Terra stood on a floating rock. Cyborg got out of his car, his cannon charged. Jinx also exited the car, her eyes glowing bright pink.

Seeing the Trial, they knew their target.

"TITANS! GO!" Robin commanded.

"Henshin!" Kat called out before slashing the card through her belt buckle.

"CHANGE SUZAKU!"

The Titans and Mimic charged and began their attack. Raven looked to Desmond and Leo curiously.

"Why aren't you transformed?" she asked.

"That thing cancelled out our transformations," Desmond spat out.

"Leo, are you…?" Jinx asked in concern.

"I may not have my armor, but I can still fight," Leo said as electricity traveled up his arms. "Let's do this." Jinx nodded and the couple went to fight.

Desmond began to cough and covered his mouth. Blood was on his palm. He looked up to see Raven looking at him worriedly. "I hate being on the sidelines..." he admitted.

"You find someplace to rest," she said to him. "We'll take care of this."

Desmond nodded before pressing his lips to hers. "Be careful, luv."

Mimic was firing at the Trial with her Suzaku Arrow. The thing had cancelled out her brother's transformations, but she knew that it couldn't do the same for her. She just had her reasons. Daichi slammed his hammer into its face, breaking its nose and spilling green blood as Cyborg fired his sonic cannon at the Trial, sending it flying back. It howled and went to attack again but was then pelted by green starbolts. Beast Boy changed into an elephant and used his massive trunk to grab the Trial and then bash it onto the ground repeatedly. He then sent it into the air with a swing of his trunk and then Terra smashed it with a rain of stone. It was then engulfed by black energy and sent crashing into the ground hard enough to make a crater. Jinx and Leo sent a blast of hex energy and wind at it, sending it flying by the force.

The Trial was not immortal like the Beast Spirits, but it could still take a lot of damage. Only someone at King Form level could destroy it right now in one blow.

It was also quite powerful, but now it was outnumbered. Robin threw his birdarangs, slashing it in the arms before throwing one of his discs. It latched onto the Trial's chest and exploded.

"Is it dead yet?" Beast Boy asked. Shima frowned deeply.

"No," Shima answered and gripped his glaive tightly as the Trial jumped out of the smoke cloud and began attacking the Titans and the Club Royals savagely. It grabbed Robin with its claws and was about to crush him when Starfire and Terra pelted it with attacks, forcing it to let go. It then leapt up and slammed its fists into the girls, sending them falling. A large green leaf appeared from the ground to cushion their fall. Looking over, they saw Desmond waving at them and smiling slightly.

Raven used her powers to engulf a car in dark energy and throw it at the Trial, but the dog-like artificial Beast Spirit leapt over the car and swung at Raven, but a blast of water sent it flying back, wet. Raven looked over to Desmond and smiled. He may not be able to attack directly, but he could still serve as backup. Leo then launched a blast of electricity, shocking it. The Trial then noticed a large shadow over him and looked up.

SLAM!

Beast Boy, as a whale, had dropped on it. Beast Boy then morphed back and did a back flip as the Trial recovered.

"Dude, this thing can sure take a lot of punishment," said Beast Boy.

"It's been made with Beast Spirit DNA," Mimic spoke in disgust. "It can take a lot of damage." She then charged at it, ready to swing her weapon. The crystal in the creature's head began to glow and Leo panicked.

"Onee-chan! It can cancel out your…" he then blinked in confusion when he realized his sister was still in armor after the glow subsided. "Huh? Nani?"

Mimic slashed down with her Suzaku Arrow, splitting the crystal in its head. She then fired her arrows point blank at the spot, repeatedly, cracking it even more. One final shot shattered it. The Trial howled in pain as the spot where its crystal was bled with green blood. Mimic smirked and took a few steps back before drawing three cards and slashing them through.

"FLOAT! DRILL! TORNADO…SPINNING DANCE!" Mimic rose up and began spinning in a tornado before coming down on the Trial. She hit the Trial in the belt buckle, breaking it, before sending it flying with the force of a hurricane. It landed on the ground and then energy traveled through its body before it exploded, leaving nothing in its trace. Mimic then detached her belt buckle from the Suzaku Arrow and snapped it back to her belt before drawing a new card.

"SPIRIT!" Kat's belt buckle announced as she swiped her Category 2 through her belt and restoring her to human form. She grinned and said, "You have been pwned!"

Leo just stood there stunned. His sister was immune from the power of the Trial. Not only that, she had actually defeated it without using her Wild Form. Also, he noticed, that she needed the card to change back. It made sense since she didn't exactly insert her card into her new belt. He inspected his own buckle. If she had repaired his and Takada's, why did hers change so much? Why could she summon it at will? HOW did she summon it at will and where did it come from?

His sister, to him…was now a mystery.

Suzaku had watched the fighting. Saizo and Kotaro had been sent to keep Mahiro safe. "Kyo-sama will need to know of this." She then vanished.

Asakura had vanished mysteriously.

"Ugh…" Asakura groaned.

"Glad to see you awake," Craig said as he sat on a chair, looking over his comrade.

"What happened?" Asakura asked. He was in Craig's bed with several bandages covering the injuries he'd sustained from the battle with the Trial

"Want the short or long version?" Craig asked.

"Short version," Asakura replied. Although, either way, he wouldn't like the answer.

"You got your butt kicked. I got you away before anyone could see who you really were," Craig replied simply.

"And my buckle and card?" Asakura asked. Craig pointed to the table. "Oh…damn…"

"That wasn't a normal Beast Spirit, was it?" Craig asked.

"Not really," Asakura said as he sat up. "That thing cancelled out my transformation."

"It did?" Craig quirked an eyebrow. If Kat had gone after that thing, she'd be in danger.

"Oh, and it cancelled out Draco and Shadow's armors too," Asakura added.

"And Kat?" Craig asked.

"Your girlfriend?" Asakura prodded. Craig nodded. "Now, here's the strange part. She was totally immune."

Craig was silent. Immune?

The Titans and the twins had returned to Titans Tower. Leo was already preparing dinner, cutting some vegetables on a chopping board. He was doing this to keep his mind off something.

"Need help?" he heard his sister ask and looked up to smile at her.

"Onee-chan, are you sure?" he asked, knowing fully well she couldn't cook.

"I may not be able to cook," Kat said, giving him a steely look, "But I do know how to chop vegetables."

"Fine," Leo handed her the knife. "Just…don't cut yourself."

"I'm not a kid, otouto-chan," Kat smirked before chopping the vegetables while Leo checked on the cake cooking in the oven. Kat accidentally cut herself. "Ow!" before accidentally dropping the knife onto the floor. Leo looked up, concerned.

"Onee-chan…" he started walking over to her. "I told you to be careful. Now you hurt yourself."

"I'm fine!" Kat said, covering her finger with her hand. "It's just a small cut, nothing to worry about." She had a panicked look on her face.

"Still, let me take a look," Leo said. "It might get infected."

"No, you don't have to!"

"Onee-chan, be reasonable."

"It's just a…" she then noticed that he wasn't looking at her anymore but down on the knife she'd dropped. Her eyes widened when she realized what he was looking at…it was the green liquid on the blade that she'd cut herself. He squatted down and picked it up, eyes wide with confusion.

"Onee-chan…?" he spoke up, not knowing what to say as he stared at the green blood. "Is this…?"

Kat didn't wait to hear anything else. She just ran past him and straight towards the door.

"Onee-chan!" Leo yelled out. "Chotto matte!" He ran after her and into the hallway, but she'd reached the elevator first and ran into it before pushing the button, closing the door, before she went down. Leo hit the door with his fists. "Onee-chan! Onee-chan! Tell me what's going on!" The commotion attracted the attention of the others.

"What's going on?" Jinx asked.

"Onee-chan…she…When she was helping me cut vegetables, she cut her finger. I then saw green blood on the knife. It was hers," he said, in a broken voice as tears fell from his eyes. "Onee-chan…"

The core Titans looked to each other and sighed.

"Leo, I think there's something we need to tell you," Robin said, "About your sister."

Kat rode her motorbike straight out of the city and into the woods. She then stopped her vehicle and kicked down the stand before throwing off her helmet and running into the forest.

He had seen the blood, and the look on his face…it was as she'd feared. He would reject her now, calling her a freak and a monster. It was batter this way, for her, for everyone…Tears fell from her eyes as she stopped at a tree and leaned against it before sliding down and hugging her legs to her chest.

"It's all over now…" she said with tears in her eyes.

"A clone?" Leo questioned, his eyes wide. Robin nodded. The Titans surrounded the confused Leo who was sitting on the couch. Jinx sat down to comfort him. Terra was present as well. The Titans told Leo about Kat, which they had promised not to tell him per her request. Jinx and Terra had not known, but now they needed to know this.

"The Kat you know now is not the same one you were born with," Raven added, sadly. "She told us that when the original Kat died, she was created by using her DNA and Beast Spirit DNA…"

"Like the Trials," Leo muttered under her breath.

"Friend Leo, your sister requested us to not to tell you since she feared you would reject her," Starfire added with a pleading note. "Please, do not reject her."

For some reason, he felt something like this had happened before. The green blood was bringing back another memory, of the two of them fighting for their lives. He then looked up at Starfire, "Reject her? I could never do that."

The Titans stared at him.

"Clone or not, onee-chan is still onee-chan," Leo said seriously. "Even if she is not the same person, and her blood is green, and she's not fully human, I do not care." He stood up, "She saved me, now I must do the same. My onee-chan needs me, and I need to find her!"

"We'll help find her then," Cyborg said. "I know she keeps the communicator on her, so we'll be able to find her by tracing the signal."

"Then, IKUZO!" Leo shouted out, eyes firm.

The Titans had traced the signal but only found her cell phone and communicator discarded in the trash. This time Leo was equally worried. He picked up the items and held them close to his chest. "Onee-chan…" he mumbled, tears starting to brim in his eyes. Jinx placed a hand on his shoulder.

"We'll find her, Leo," Jinx said to comfort him. "Don't worry." Leo nodded and then went back onto his bike with Jinx riding on the back. The T-Car and R-Cycle were both close behind as they sped to find Kat and quick.

A black motorcycle rolled out of an alley as the rider flipped his black visor up. He looked down on a tracker equipped to his bike and nodded before following the signal.

"Hello?" spoke Kyo into his cell phone.

"Kyo-san, it's Leo. My onee-chan has run off and now we can't find her," said Leo, worried about his sister.

"Don't worry. I'll help you guys look."

"Arigato, Kyo-san," said Leo before he hung up.

Kyo stood up and grabbed his sword. "Suzaku!"

"Hai, Kyo-sama?" asked Suzaku.

"Gather the others. We need to go find a friend of mine," ordered Kyo.

"Hai!"

It was starting to get dark and the only light available was that of the moon and the stars. Kat tracked into the forest, slowly, her head hung low.

"Looks like this will be my home now," she said to herself. For some reason, she felt at home here in the forest. It must've been her Beast Spirit side. "Well, I'm alone now, but I think that's for the best." She looked down on the cut on her hand. The wound had healed but there were still traces of dried up green blood on it. She walked over to a stream to wash it off.

"You're never alone, my child…" a voice, in the tongue of the Beast Spirits, entered her ear and then she jumped back up onto her feet, eyes wide.

"Who's there!?" she demanded, instinctively talking in the same tongue. "Show yourself!" She reached into her pocket and froze. She had left her cards behind! There was no way she could transform now and fight the Beast Spirit.

"Do not fear, my child…" the voice spoke gently, "After all, you and I are the same…"

"No, I'm not!" she protested, but she also sounded a bit unsure with herself.

"Aren't you?" the voice pressed. "The blood that flows through your veins is not red, is it?"

Kat stared back down at her hand and then clenched her fist, digging her fingers into her palm. She drew blood and green blood dripped from her palm to the ground. "No…"

"You are neither human nor Beast Spirit," the voice told her, "But do not fear, my child. We will still accept you."

"Who are you?" she asked and then she heard footsteps coming up behind her. She whirled around to see who it was and froze.

The figure's entire body was covered from head to toe in black armor that looked too fleshy to be armor, but too hard to be skin either. On the forearms were sharp green blades. On its chest was a bright green circle that glowed in the darkness and around its waist was a belt that had a bright green heart in the buckle, similar to Kat's own belt. Its face was odd. It looked close to skeletal with a bright green visor over its eyes. There was a long pair of antennae hanging over its back as well. The creature was obviously very dangerous and very powerful.

This was the Mysterious 53rd Beast Spirit but Kat knew its name…"Jo…Ker…" she said slowly, backing away in fear.

It was the Black Joker.

The Black Joker walked closer towards the frozen girl and then gently cupped her chin.

"You may have a bit of human in you…but you smell like a Beast Spirit…like me…" he said, breathing into her face as she began to sweat.

"What do you…want…?" she asked, shivering in the Black Joker's presence. She knew he wouldn't hesitate to snap her neck and where he was holding he could do that in an instant. She could feel his power levels and it was frightening. She was indeed in the presence of a demon, the destroyer. The God of Death was what they called him in the Battle Game.

"I want you, my child…" he said stroking her face and hair with his other hand. She was too petrified to do anything now. "Have you wondered where you got your Beast Spirit side?" She slowly nodded. The Black Joker appeared to grin. "It came…from ME."

Kat felt she had just been slapped in the face by the confession. She wanted to deny it but then it all began to make sense! Her new belt! Her ability to mimic the forms of the other Beast Spirits! The green blood! And now the familiarity! There was just no denying it…she was the offspring of the Black Joker…

The Black Joker stepped back and looked at the girl who fell to her knees at the revelation.

"I'm…a Joker…" she muttered.

"Now that you know, where can you go from here? Return to the humans? No. They will reject you and call you a monster. You belong with me now, with your own kind." The Black Joker extended one of his hands. "Come with me…" Kat was about to reach up to take his hand when…

"STAY AWAY FROM MY ONEE-CHAN!"

ZK: Chromedragozoid: How'd you like that? Kind of a cliffy, wouldn't you say? What may happen? Which side will Kat choose? BTW, thanks to Shadow Element 13 for his additions.

Preview to the next chapter: The Titans encounter the Black Joker and he's more powerful than they expected. Can Leo win without his buckle and will Kat fight with them or choose to side with the Joker?

Episode 7: Loyalty