"I thought I told you not to call me that..." Ryūko muttered.

"Well you're frozen so I figured I could get away with it," Senketsu replied. "Now then, we should go help Satsuki."

"Why? Did something happen to her?" Ryūko squirmed in Senketsu's arm.

"Just calm down. I'll tell you everything when we get there," Senketsu said calmy.

Everyone else followed them.

Mako stared into space then shook her head. "Gamagori isn't with Satsuki."

Daisuke looked up at Mako with a confused look. "Huh? W-what do you mean? He was with her when I left..."

"Well now he's not," Mako replied.

"Shit..." Daisuke muttered.

"Oh don't worry guys. Where ever he is, he'll be fine," Haruka spoke.

"Yeah. I've seen how strong he can be," Mikisugi added.

"I'm starting to get second thoughts..." Kisho murmured as he looked straight ahead.

"Oh no," Senketsu murmured as he followed Kisho's gaze.

Ryūko escaped Senketsu then stood up. "S-Satsuki..."

"Oh dear. It seems that Nui failed to distract you long enough," Ragyō hissed as she held Satsuki by the neck.

"Bitch! Let Aunt Satsuki go!" Haruka yelled.

Ragyō turned towards Haruka with the evilest smirk ever seen. "Dearest Haruka...you shouldn't be talking to your elders like that...then again, this is what your punishment will be..." Ragyō lifted her free pinky in the air, revealing a life fiber thread. "So sorry about this my dear..." she pulled the thread.

The thread tied Haruka tightly. "I don't give a shit you old hag!"

"Haruka shush!" Yashin shouted.

"Still acting naughty eh? Too bad...for you that is..." Ragyō yanked the thread and watched Haruka scream in pain from the tightening.

Haruka stared at the ground, her face soaked and red.

Ragyō chuckled. "Just so you know, the more you struggle, the more it's going to hurt. And don't even think about transforming because it won't work."

"Out of all the god damn people, she picks me to be her toy..." Haruka thought.

Senketsu clung onto Ryūko and transformed. "Alright Ragyō you better sit back and watch!" Ryūko yelled as she took out her scissor blade and tried to slice the life fibers tying her daughter. Just then the unthinkable happened. The scissor blade snapped in half and fell to the ground with a thud.

Everyone watched, with sweat dripping from their faces.

"No way..." Senketsu said.

"How can that be?" Mikisugi murmured.

"D-damn it all..." Daisuke muttered.

Mako and Kisho just stared.

A few seconds later, Daisuke ran over to Ryūko and tried to shake her. "Mom? Mom! Mom!"

Ryūko's face was hard to make it. It showed a little sadness, mixed with anger, mixed with embarrassment.

"Ryūko? Ryūko snap out of it before Ragyō..." Senketsu was cut short.

Ragyō sliced her sword right at Senketsu and smirked as he ripped into tiny little pieces and burned away.

"Ryūko!" Senketsu's scream started to fade until you could hear his voice no longer.

Ryūko's body froze up even more. "M-m-my scissor blade..." she murmured and fell to her knees.

Everyone stepped back except Ragyō, who dropped Satsuki and watched.

"You...bitch...just...killed...S-S-Senketsu..." Ryūko stood up slowly and started to shake. "That...will...not...stand!" Ryūko's hair stook up as she ran towards Ragyō and punched her face with all the might she had in her body.

"Dad's gone?" Haruka asked quietly.

"Y-yeah..." Daisuke murmured as he fell to his knees with watery eyes.

"Oh...I s-see..." Haruka murmured back as her hair started to stick up. She broke the threads then slowly started to walk over to Ragyō.

Ragyō stood up and wiped the blood from her face and looked at Ryūko, then at Haruka. "Nice punch...but that will not bring me down."

"You killed my husband. And cuz of that, you will suffer the consequences you freaking bitch!" Ryūko screamed at the top of her lungs.

Gamagori stopped then looked back. "That was Ryūko's voice..."

"Can we please go back then?" Kano pleaded.

Gamagori sighed. "As you wish, Lady Kano." And with that, Gamagori turned and started to run back. "I hope your mother doesn't punish me for this..."

"She won't. She'd want me back. I'm sure of it," Kano said with a slight smile. "That is if she is still ok..."

Haruka clenched her fist so hard that she cracked almost all her fingers and she didn't even notice. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Haruka...please don't..." Kisho spoke.

Haruka stayed silent as she thought.

"This is part of Ragyō little plan to kill off our family!" Daisuke stated as he stood in front of Haruka. "Besides, Mom has this under control."

"I think not child," Ragyō spat as she squeezed Ryūko's neck and threw her next to Satsuki.

"Damn she's picking off the strongest of the group one by one...if Haruka goes then Daisuke will go and eventually..." Mikisugi shook his head. "Just don't think about it..."

"Daisuke move. If Mom and Aunt Satsuki are down then I should go try to take some damage," Haruka stated.

"Haruka...stop..." Ryūko muttered.

Haruka transformed then turned her head. "I'm sorry Mother." She looked up, showing her eyes. They showed how angry she was.

"That's not good...everyone step back!" Daisuke yelled as he hid behind a tree.

Everyone did as Daisuke said. Ryūko and Satsuki stayed passed out on the ground, nearby the battle. Sudddenly, Junketsu slipped off of Satsuki and transformed back into a human. "Shit. This is going to hurt so much..." he muttered. Then he grabbed Ryūko and Satsuki's hands and draped each person over each of his shoulder and trudged to where Daisuke was.

"Thanks Uncle Junketsu," Daisuke said.

"No problem kid," Junketsu responded.

Haruka stopped right in front of Ragyō. "You satisfied yet? Huh, are ya?!"

"Not even the slightest bit. I told you that I will go through anything to kill your whole family," Ragyō hissed.

"Well you already took a huge chunk of it you bitch!" Haruka screamed.

"Now I suppose you are going to let out your emotions by attacking me?" Ragyō asked as she put her sword away.

Haruka flinched then looked at the ground. "Nothing gets past this bitch..."

"Haruka...I know it's out of my place to say this, but I think you should back down. The more your emotions pile up, the less control you have over your body..." Yashin stated.

"Don't tell me what I should god damn do!" Haruka yelled as she continued to think. "He could be right though..."

"He is right Haruka. I don't have to scan you or anything to know that what he said is true," Daisuke thought.

"But if I back down now, Ragyō will think I'm a coward..." Haruka responded.

"Fine. Do whatever you want. It's the end result you have to watch out for..." Daisuke glanced at Haruka then turned away.

Haruka gritted her teeth, clenched her fists then sighed. "I won't fight you Ragyō. I know you want me to fight you so I can lose control over my body."

"That's exactly what I wanted to happen. How did you know?" Ragyō spat.

"I just knew," Haruka stated as she turned around. "And just cuz I'm backing down right now, doesn't mean I'll come back to avenge my father, got you bitch?" she started to walk away.

"I was counting on that," Ragyō chuckled. "By the way, Senketsu isn't dead."

Haruka stopped walking but kept her head low.

Everyone gasped.

"H-he's not d-dead...?" Ryūko murmured.

"Oh my gosh!" Mako exclaimed.

"W-what the hell...?" eveyone else spoke.

"Then where is he?" Haruka asked.

"Oh dear I'm afraid I can't answer that, my darling," Ragyō hissed.

Haruka clenched her fists. "And why not...?"

"Well it's not in my nature to tell you. Besides, you have your smarty pants of a brother to figure that out," Ragyō pointed her bony finger towards Daisuke.

"You're such a pain in the ass..." Haruka stated as she walked towards her family.

"How impolite. No matter. I'll be off as well. Until we meet again," Ragyō spat and went off.

Once Ragyō was out of distance, Haruka fell to her knees. "It's so damn hard to hold in my emotions!"

"I know you didn't say it out loud, but I know it is hard to hold in emotions. I may not be a human like you, but I have feelings too. But knowing how you are, you'll be fine Haruka," Yashin stated.

"How do you know I'll be fine?" Haruka asked.

"I just know," Yashin stated.

"Ok...I'm trusting you got it?" Haruka murmured.

"Understood," Yashin answered.

Just then there was a loud thud. Mako turned her head then smiled. "Gamagori!" she chirped.

Kano hopped off of Gamagori. "Thanks." She smiled quickly then ran towards her father and huggede him tightly, staying silent.

Junketsu smiled then patted Kano. "Don't worry. I'm here now, Kano."

"Then why is Mom lying on the ground?" Kano murmured.

Junketsu's smiled faded as he thought of what to say. "She's—"

"Tired," Ryūko stated. "Satsuki is just resting." She glanced at Junketsu with a look that told him to play along.

"Yes. That's what I was going to say," Junketsu said with a nod.

"Then why is she bleeding?" Kano asked as she looked up.

"She was busy protecting Kisho and me," Mikisugi explained. "If she weren't there, then we would've been dead by now."

"Oh. Ok..." Kano said quietly.

Mako tilted her head and opened her mouth to speak, but thankfully Gamagori whispered what they were doing.

Daisuke shook his mother's arm and pointed to Haruka. He gave her a pleading look.

Ryūko smiled and nodded.

Daisuke showed a small smile in return and started to trek over to Haruka. "I'm coming over."

"About time idiot..." Haruka stayed frozen on the ground.

"You shouldn't be calling me names Haruka," Daisuke said once he was next to her. "Now c'mon. We have to get back to the rest of the fa—"

"You'll be able to find out where Dad is right?" Haruka asked.

Daisuke stayed silent as he searched for the words. "Well it depends..."

"What do you mean by that?" Haruka muttered a she looked up.

"W-well...if Dad disappeared into thin air, h-how am I gonna get any data or know what to do?" Daisuke asked.

"I...I don't know. I thought you weresupposed to know," Haruka replied as she got to her feet.

"Well I don't," Daisuke spoke with a sigh. "Anyways, we should head back now."

"Right..." Haruka replied as both of them trudged back to everyone.

"You two ok?" Ryūko asked.

Haruka turned away from everyone as she leaned on a tree and murmured "Daisuke doesn't know how to find Dad..."
Daisuke's eyes widened slightly. "Haruka, it's not my fault that I don't know what to do! Besides I'm only 10!"

Everyone watched.

Haruka turned her head. "I'm not blaming you for anything you ass!"

"By the tone of your voice, it sounded like you were! You're probably lying right now!" Daisuke yelled.

"So what you're telling me is that you think I'm freaking lying?! Gosh, you sound like Dad!" Haruka yelled back.

"Maybe that's what I was trying to do! And right now, you're showing me that you'd answer Dad just like this!" Daisuke turned towards Haruka and clenched his fist.

"And what you're showing me is that you'd be this strict to me and me only..." Haruka muttered as she gritted her teeth.

Daisuke hesitated. "That...that's not true."

"Is it now?" Haruka clenched her fist and turned around. "Cuz that's what it looks like to me!" she ran up to Daisuke, punched him and pinned him to the ground. "Gosh you know that I get emotional easily! So why would you yell at me?!"

"I yelled at you to show you how to..." Daisuke hesitated once more.

Haruka growled then punched her brother once again.

"And if you're gonna punch me again I swear..." Daisuke muttered as blood gushed from his nose.

Haruka clenched her fist harder then lifted her arm up. "You swear you're gonna what?! Leave me alone?!" Haruka tried to swing her arm but couldn't.

"Haruka you have to stop!" Ryūko yelled as she held onto Haruka's wrist.

Daisuke chuckled weakly. "I yelled at you to show you how to...control your temper..."