SZ: Now before you say anything about GSE itself…don't worry. This is gonna be the last GSESS chapter to hold you all for the time being as we get ready for the next main arc of the story.
GT: Indeed. We'll get to it eventually. We have a lot of other stories, so we can't always write GSE.
Z0: Hey guys check out this out! I found this thing from the Dragon Ball world that makes you an animal person, *trips and launches the device into the fics portal* Uh-oh…that probably won't have adverse effects on the plot right?
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GT: Aw fudge…*pulls down the curtain*
"JANAI!" Kuon shouted as a wall exploded and several people flew out from the force, "Where are those midgets?! Try and chain me to a chair...I'll drop them down Fuji-san!"
"Ah shit. What did those two do now?" Mondo muttered from nearby.
"Dunno, but I am staying clear of that," Leon added.
"Saionji, Ohma, get your asses out here!" Kuon snapped as he rapidly looked around.
"I'm honestly surprised they even attempted doing that," Zaruba muttered, "They must've had a death wish…"
"They think this is some game of back and forth…Oh they'll learn they can't get away with their nonsense…" Kuon growled.
"Oh, good morning, Kuon-se…" Gonta began to greet.
"Gonta, you see the two midgets?"
"Gonta has not this morning," Gonta admitted, "Gonta was writing report for class."
"Then I'm going Batman mode for this mission of revenge," Kuon stated.
"Bat-…and he vanished…?" Gonta blinked as Kuon vanished into seemingly thin air just after he blinked.
"...The fuck?!" Mondo and Leon gawked.
"What's all the noise today?" Sayaka asked as she walked over to her classmates.
"Those two pranksters tried to chain him up to a chair apparently," Mondo replied.
"Why must our Sempai and Kouhai have such troublemakers?" Sayaka sighed, "I am so glad I have events I need to do with my idol group most of the time…"
"Trust us…this isn't even the weirdest things have gotten. You weren't here for the giant freaky monster bursting out of the ground to attack the supervillains…" Leon sighed, "Yes…I just said all of that."
"...Saw what?" Sayaka blinked several times, "Explain."
"It was pretty freaky. Robotboy was staying because of some issues in Bellwood and one of his rogues, this Kamikaze guy, along with that Animo doc came to try to swipe him," Leon explained, "Then this big monster came out of the ground and that Garo guy showed up!"
"...I swear things keep getting crazier at this school everyday," Sayaka sighed.
"You make it sound like this school was sane in the first place," Mondo joked.
"I know…" Sayaka muttered, "Still…as crazy as it gets, each day does get more and more interesting…like Jenny-chan and her group finding any new mysteries surrounding the school…like what happened with…" she paused before shivering a bit, "Korekiyo…"
"I swear that bastard was lucky I wasn't there to join Kuon on the asskicking," Mondo growled as he pounded his fist into his open hand.
"Agreed," Leon nodded.
"I mean…his face will need total reconstruction…after the coma…" Sayaka muttered, "Or…Their face…yeah it got really creepy and confusing…"
"Least we won't have to see him…her….their face anymore," Leon muttered.
"Yeah…heard they got a hefty punishment for all those murders," Mondo noted.
"...m-moving on," Sayaka muttered as she shook her head, "I was actually curious if you've seen Jenny-chan or the others. Was hoping to see if they wanted to hang out this weekend."
"Honestly dunno," Mondo shrugged, "I think they're busy with Ben's nerd friend from the states."
"Nerd friend?"
"He means that Faycott gal," Leon clarified before shivering, "I swear the look in that girls eye when she learned I was the Ultimate Baseball star…I don't even play the damn sport anymore!"
"Dude you crazy? She had you test to see if you can throw an iron ball into a wall," Mondo argued, "You left a pretty big dent on there."
"Well yeah, but I'm not all about that anymore!" Leon argued, "I prefer to rock these days!"
"Doesn't mean you can't still use your talents for something?" Sayaka offered, "I mean with a throw like that there must be something useful. Plus thinking like an adult…never hurts to have a back up career."
"I think that's her nice way of saying don't get your hopes up for the music business, buddy~" Mondo smirked.
"D'oh…" Leon muttered in annoyance at that.
"...still, I wonder why Faycott-san is visiting though…?" Sayaka pondered.
"Eh? You want to do what?" Akane raised a brow, an armband on her...well…arm as it was attached to a machine Kajun was working on.
"Full disclosure?" Kajun lifted a pair of goggles up, "This is a device that works the opposite of Ben's watch, it will repress the Alien DNA within a human hybrid. In short, let you be a normal human girl…" she looked Akane over, "Eh…genetically." she shrugged.
"...I am not sure if that was rude or not…" Akane blinked, "Wait, I thought that was what my medicine was for?"
"It inhibits the chemical reaction that results in anger which is stronger in Apopplexians." Kajun explained, "Really only useful for you, but the chance of your Appoplexian DNA can just burn through that if you enter an exceptionally strong rage."
"Oh boy that would have been nice on a certain day!" Akane complained to no one in particular.
"Don't worry. Hopefully this won't take long," Kajun assured
"So do I get to keep this after?" Akane asked.
"Well if you want, truth be told I didn't think of it for you." Kajun explained.
"Huh? Then who for?" Akane asked.
"Well you're not the only alien hybrid child running about. Some aren't so lucky their alien parent was just an angry tiger person. Some are burdened with flaming skin, or spikes that jut out of random places, or like Max McGrath, you are burdened with never being able to touch anything electrical again, let alone walk around without a suit that drains your energy lest you become a walking bomb." she sighed, "There are a lot of kids who might want more normalcy in as much as their DNA, I figure it would be safe to try my early stage tests with you since well…at worst you grow a pair of cute cat ears and a tail." she explained, "I hope you don't mind?"
"Well…best I understood was some have it kinda sucky compared to me…" Akane muttered, scratching her cheek a little bashful at the revelation folks have a much worse hand than her, "If it helps someone, then I don't mind sitting still for this…" she grumbled.
"I'll treat you to yakiniku after we finish, how's that?"
"Let's begin," Akane stated in a serious tone.
"Thank you for being so much like Makoto. It makes it so easy to repay you for your help." Kajun giggled, "Now I'm going to try this at a low setting, but it's not exactly fully calibrated, so…please no touching of the thing strapped to your wrist?"
"Got it," she gave a simple thumbs up.
"Sadly this won't be as instant as with Ben, so maybe try and take a nap to pass the time." Kajun offered, "I am going to get some more equipment and be right back."
"Help people, do science, get yakiniku, and be lazy? This might not be so bad afterall." Akane muttered to herself as Kajun began to walk off, "Still…a nap sounds good right now…that parkour practice with Kuon and Coach Nekomaru last night took it out of me…especially with Kuon…wonder if he has a date for that da.." she paused as a blush formed on her cheeks, "...the hell did that come from?...Eh. Probably the fatigue or some…thing…" she trailed off as she instantly fell asleep.
As she slept, the machine lit up as it began to examine the dna and data going through, showing a pair of DNA strands on the screen as the percentage number between them rapidly changed. However as Akane fully entered the unconscious state of sleep, the door was opened and a panicked Kokichi snuck in and gently closed the door. He sighed before noticing the set up within the room.
"The hell is going on here?" he looked at the computer, "Nope…I can't understand a thing," he muttered to himself, "But if Tiger Lady is hooked up to it, it has to be something important?" he noticed the bracelet on her arm, "What's this?" he tapped it making it spark and zap his finger, causing him to jump back and bump a computer modem set up near the ground, "Gah!" he jumped back as it tipped over several times…before falling over with a loud sound, "Oh…" he cringed, expecting Akane to awake and clobber him, but…all he heard was snoring, "Well…at least she's a deep sleeper…still…wonder….eh. Probably nothing too big," he shrugged before tensing as he heard footsteps, prompting him to leap into a nearby box to hide in.
"Ah," Kajun sighed, returning with a laptop, "Oh wow, she's already asleep. Well that works fine, the process should take a while to scan your DNA and find out what to repress."
"Zz…" Akane snored a bit as Kajun connected her laptop to the machine.
"Hm…nothing out of the ordinary so far…" Kajun whispered as she looked over the data, "Her Appoplexian DNA has blended well with her Human DNA…just need to apply the tests." she typed a few keys before clicking the Enter key to activate.
Kajun blinked as she heard a slight sparking sound making her turn to see the bracelet sparking a bit, her head snapping back to the computer as an error message flashed. It seems something caused the device to malfunction, and what should have been the DNA to keep active and what was meant to be suppressed was now…being inverted. Which shouldn't have been possible unless…
"Who touched?" Kajun realized with a tick mark forming on her head, "Akane's asleep…so someone came in here and touched…and when I find them…I will devolve them into something nonhuman…" she growled as she began typing away to try and stop the device and undo the process taking place. Mostly because she didn't know what would happen if reversed like this.
Unaware of her, one of the boxes began to creep right towards the door, the contents within-IE one certain 'Supreme Leader'- sweating a bit nervously…though he was more fearful of Kuon if he ever found him.
"Hmm?" Kuon muttered as he was sitting down to lunch with the others after calming down, "I feel like punching that midget so called supreme leader…"
"You say that whenever you feel a breeze." Naegi replied.
"And it has never steered me wrong!" Kuon declared.
"He's not wrong…" Fuyuhiko muttered.
"Man has like some super third sense," Kauzichi added.
"The saying is a sixth Sense…" Zaruba sighed, making a few people look around for the source of his voice. This earned the ring a flick from Kuon, "It's not my fault modern teenagers can't count the number of senses the human body has…"
"Shut it," Kuon hissed to him before speaking out loud, "By the way, anyone seen the girls yet today?"
"Eh. Jen and the others are busy with own thing while her friend Faycott works on tiger girl," Fuyuhiko responded, "Something about fixing her DNA or somethin'."
"Huh? Fixing her DNA?" Kuon raised a brow.
"How have you not seen the nonsense from her lately?" Fuyuhiko demanded in disbelief.
"Doesn't seem out of the ordinary to me…" Kuon shrugged.
"Dude…she climbed to the flagpole atop the top of the school…then leapt off it to the next rooftop across the street…several blocks away!" Kauzichi exclaimed.
"Yeah she's seemed weird since the day I met her. Also after aliens, demons, and my own life…my tolerance for weird is astronomical." Kuon explained, "But…she has been getting stronger as of late…is that what you guys mean?"
"A high five sent Teruteru through a wall!" Kazuichi snapped.
"She's clearly awakening more of that Apoplexian DNA in her." Fuyuhiko added, "And I've seen what happens when Tennyson turns into a full breed version."
"You mean the naked Tiger?" Kuon asked with a chuckle, "Man I love that guy, he's hilarious, like Hulk Hogan turned into an actual Hulk!"
"Totally!" Mondo agreed once he was finished munching on his food, "...huh. Wonder what Akane would look like as a full Appoplexian anyway?"
"...you want to see her naked?" Kauzichi blinked before Mondo bonked him hard on the head, "OW!"
"Not in that way, stupid!" Mondo snapped.
"He means full on actual Tiger lady," Kuon added as he flicked Kazuichi in the forehead, sending him and his seat falling over to the ground, "Sides we met a normal version of their race once, they wear clothes…Ben might just be unlucky or something. No offense but sometimes it feels like that watch hates him."
"...boy I'm lucky I don't have the Omnitrix then," Naegi sheepishly chuckled.
"You kidding, bro? That…" Mondo began before blinking, "..oh right. Your crazy back and forth luck…"
"Chances are you'd get something crazy strong..or crazy weak," Fuyuhiko added.
"...wait. What if Komaeda had…" Naegi began.
"No…just no," Kazuichi, Mondo, Fuyuhiko, and Kuon deadpanned in unison.
"Hmm?" Komaeda blinked from a nearby table, munching away at a bagel.
"Nevermind, Komaeda!" they all replied.
"Okay!"
"Seriously I can't imagine what kind of apocalyptic event he'd cause if he had it," Fuyuhiko muttered.
"Yeah…the saying does go: The path to hell is paved with good intentions…" Kuon sighed.
"...m-moving on…" Naegi muttered, "Ano…oh! You guys have any plans for that upcoming dance?"
"Eh not sure honestly," Mondo shrugged, "Probably just gonna hang for the music and snacks."
"Same," Fuyuhiko added.
"I'm definitely gonna ask Miss Sonia out…" Kauzichi sighed happily.
"Dude…she's not interested in you," Fuyuhiko sighed.
"Lies!" Kazuichi snapped, "Besides, I bet you're taking Peko with ya!"
"I am, but we're going as friends."
"Yeah…'friends'."
"What are you implying, greasemonkey?"
"Dude, you're practically always together!"
"Of course we are…what's your point?"
"Don't you think that's…I don't know, implying you two are going out?!"
"Shouldn't that be the same for you and Iruma?" Fuyuhiko countered.
"M-MIU?!" Kauzichi exclaimed with a red face, "WHY WOULD I WANT TO GO OUT WITH THAT FOUL MOUTHED CHICK?!"
"Maybe the fact the only time you don't argue is when you collab on whatever crazy invention you have in mind," Mondo pointed out.
"Well yeah, but it always ends up in some crazy situation in the end!" KAzuichi argued.
"The squid robot," the boys deadpanned.
"...that was totally not my fault. That was mostly her."
"No…that was the octopus bot," Naegi pointed out.
"The Squid robot was both your faults," Mondo added.
"It was to improve on that massage robot idea of hers!"
"And the ink that dissolved clothes?"
"...that was supposed to be a calming lotion that relaxes their body, but a certain pair of pranksters changed out the tank," Kazuichi sighed.
"That reminds me…" Kuon began as he stood up, "I still have a certain prankster to find."
"He's gonna have nightmares tonight," Naegi muttered as Kuon began to walk off, "...wait. Kuon, who are y-and he's gone."
"Chances are it's Aka-" Mondo began before a spork flew straight through his pompadour and into the wall on the other end of the cafeteria, "?!"
"He's not human…" Fuyuhiko blurted.
"No way he's human…" Kazuichi whispered with wide eyes.
"No no. I think he's just really strong…I think," Naegi argued as Mondo was rapidly trying ot fix his pompadour.
"...ahh~~" Akane yawned as she began to wake up, "Man…what a weird nap…" she muttered as she scratched her head a bit, her tiger ears sticking out as her tail lazily wagged behind her.
"Oh dear…" Kajun's voice got her attention, "Akane…how…uh…how do you feel right now?" she asked nervously.
"Eh?" Akane blinked at that, "...uh, I feel fine. In fact…I feel really good oddly," she added as she flipped right off the table, "Why?"
"Oh well…it seems a mistake happened…and…well now instead of being a fully human girl…now you are a…Fully Appoplexian girl…" Kajun lingered, "Side note…wow your body is totally from your mother…"
"...say what?" Akane blinked before Kajun pointed to a nearby mirror, making her turn…and tense up at her appearance.
As Kajun stated, she was a full on Appoplexian female, complete with orange fur with black tiger stripes while her muzzle,bottom of her hands, chest, and belly fur a white color. Also her clothes...especially her top was struggling to keep herself modest as she went up a few good sizes while her chest had gone up a cup size or two. She also took note was that she seemed a bit buffer…not as buff as Coach Nekomaru or when she drinks Teruteru's Doping Corn Syrup, but enough to show off her muscles. Her skirt barely clung to her larger hips with a few tears in it, her tail swaying behind her as a pair of claws protruded from her fingers and toes…the latter tearing straight through her shoes.
"...woah…this…" Akane whispered as she looked at herself, "This is…"
"Please stay calm, I can fix this, if you will just let me…" Kajun spoke up in concern of a full Appoplexian rage episode from her experiment causing this transformation.
"This is awesome!" Akane beamed, making Kajun blink in confusion, "I mean look at me! I'm ripped!"
"Wait wait! Don't…!" Kajun began before a tearing sound was heard, "...flex…"
"...ahh…shit my uniform," Akane muttered, the remains of her shirt in tatters, "...eh. No biggie. Used to losing clothes by now, s-"
"DON'T!" Kajun exclaimed, grabbing Akane's hands before she could tear off her shirt, "J-Just…stop stripping…the last thing I need is someone to walk in and ask about the half-naked Apoplexian girl, I…will have a new set of clothing…that won't tear brought to us…but please…do not get naked…"
"I wasn't going to take it all off…" Akane pouted as she turned her head away, "That's just embarrassing…"
"Oh…well at least that instinct has awoken…" Kajun sighed, releasing Akane's hands before holding her chin in thought, "Although…there is one thing I've noted…you still kept the tail…"
"Hmm?"
"Normally Appoplexians don't have tails like you do," Kajun explained, "I think it was because of the human half of your DNA oddly enough since humans have the potential thanks to the coccyx…or the tailbone to keep it simple. In short Akane…I think you're the first Appoplexian variant."
"I am?" Akane blinked before looking at her hands, "..cool~ Oh! What if…" she paused as she clenched her fist, causing a pair of black bladed claws to jut out of her wrists, "..oh that's so cool~! I'm like X-23 from those comics over in America!"
"You truly do get along with Makoto…" Kajun sighed, "I might as well make it clothing that won't shred or explode when you move."
"I'm good with that," Akane muttered before looking back at her reflection, "...huh…now that I take a better look…" she paused as she flexed one of her muscles again…which inadvertently ripped her shirt sleeve up, "Damn do I look good…I feel like I can kick all kinds of ass~"
'Oh I'm already getting some red flags…' Kajun thought as she cautiously began to step back, "J…just stay here…and I'll go get you some clothes…in fact…" she paused, already at the door as she opened it slightly, "Girls, would you mind watching Akane for me? I…need to get her some new clothes." she explained as she quickly slipped out of there.
"New clothes? Wh-" Jenny began as she, Hina, and Kaede poked their heads in…and took notice of the flexing Appoplexian Akane, "?!"
"A-Akane?!" Hina gawked.
"Hey girls check it out!" Akane grinned as she turned to face them, flexing her arms while showing off her claws, "I'm freaking jacked!"
"Jacked? What c-" Maki began as she looked in….before she pulled her head away and began to walk, "Nope…nope. Not getting involved in this…"
"Well no need to be such a spoilsport…you don't see me ruining things when you have fun…" Akane pouted.
"Is it just me or does she sound…more…relaxed?" Hina muttered.
"She does…" Kaede noted, "...why does that make me worried?"
"Kajun said the experiment was to try and seal up the Apoplexian side…in other words the part of them that triggers intense emotions. But as I've learned, they can train themselves to be calm. Maybe inadvertently while doing the reverse…the high emotional triggers are sealed?" Jenny explained, "In short…human Akane has Apoplexians instincts…Appoplexian Akane…has normal human instincts?"
"Nope I understood none of that!" Akane smiled.
"Well…at least you'll always be yourself." Hina sighed as the others fell over.
"Yup!" Akane gave a toothy grin before her stomach grumbled loudly, "...damn…I'm hungry…"
"We'll get you some food." Jenny sighed, "And by that I mean me, I don't think most can carry a lunch box big enough for…a growing girl such as yourself…" she looked Akane over once more, "Wow…so all that came from Mom's side…"
"She must've been one fierce tiger lady," Hina muttered.
"...yeah…she probably was," Akane whispered as her ears drooped a bit.
"Oh…sorry, I forgot you barely knew your real Mom." Hina cringed, "But…I guess she must have been really pretty, even as a different species you still have an amazing figure."
"...you think so?" Akane asked as she looked herself over, "I mean…I kinda brushed it off from all those weird guys at that restaurant I worked at, especially when they spanked my butt or tried to peek up my skirt…probably for a fly or something."
'Oh right…she doesn't know much about perverts and sexual assault,' Kaede and Hina mentally sweatdropped.
"I do wonder about her sometimes though…" Akane muttered, "What was she like…what happened to her…why did she ever like my old man…?"
"You could always try and ask," Jenny offered.
"Pfft! As if," Akane snorted with a growl, "Why would I ever talk to that asshole and my bitch of a stepmom? They never cared about me anyways…and the fact they just let me and my sibs starve some nights really just…just…" she snarled as her eyes became slit, the brunette giving off a loud roar as she punched the wall, causing multiple cracks to appear on it.
"Get it all out?" Hina asked gently as she put a hand on Akane's shoulder.
"Ah…ah…y-yeah…" Akane panted as her eyes became normal…with the wall crumbling down as it showed Hagakure and and Ryuma playing cards, "..."
"...uh….h-hey…" Hagakure nervously greeted…before he bolted out of there, "DON'T HURT ME, SCARY TIGER LADY!"
"...hmm," Ryuma shrugged as he stood up, tilting his beanie to the girls as he walked off, "Girls…"
"Get out of here Hagakure, you're not in trouble," Hina sighed, "We'll explain later, but a girl is indecent so either leave now…or we get upset."
"Right! I saw nothing, I was never here!" he declared as he scrambled to get out of there.
"Didn't we reinforce these walls so Kuon could stop…walking through them?" Kaede asked.
"Well…this is hardly the same." Hina sighed, "I mean even as strong as he is…he can't be stronger than a full blood…Apop…Apo…uh…how do you…?"
"Apoplexian." Kaede smiled.
"It's a complicated word…" Hina muttered in embarrassment.
"It's fine, Hina. I have trouble with certain alien names at times too," Jenny admitted as she patted her shoulder.
"Huh…I guess I am stronger…" Akane muttered, "But why am I still kinda skinny compared to Ben's form?"
"Well…muscles don't work the exact same for males and females." Jenny explained, "Normally…and I do mean in a mathematical average sense, females have more slender muscles and smaller frames. Males have bulkier muscles and bigger frames, though not all of them clearly…"
"Oh you mean Naegi-kun…" Hina nodded, "Also…I guess Sakura-chan is a one of a kind girl…"
"Though from what I understand, females of some aliens with purely muscle powers…girls are still stronger even when smaller…" Jenny added.
"Awesome!" Akane cheered, understanding that while the first bit half went over her head, "...hey wait…if I'm stronger now…"
"...Akane don't…" Kaede began as she noticed the glint in the tiger girl's eyes.
"I can evenly fight with Coach Nekomaru…" Akane grinned as her eyes became slit.
"Okay. I managed to find some flexible clothing for y-" Kajun began as she carried in a black sports top and workout shorts before a blur ran past her, Akane's tattered clothes floating around her while the clothes she had brought in were now missing, "..."
"AKANE NO!" Jenny, Hina, and Kaede screamed.
"AKANE YES~~~!"
"Ahh Jumpin' Jiminies…!" Jenny groaned.
"..." Kajun slowly blinked before she noticed the destroyed wall, "...let me guess, she got upset?"
"Hai," Kaede and Hina sighed.
"We were trying to cheer her up after I brought up her mom," Jenny explained
"It was more of a team oopsie." Hina added, "Then we brought up she seems stronger…and now she's gone nuts."
"...I was afraid of this," Kajun sighed, "Her full Appoplexian form is making her need to fight stronger people even more wild."
"I'm surprised she didn't go for Kuon-san first…" Kaede noted, "Maybe she thinks him too high level to target first? Like knowing who the most dangerous beast is?"
"You mean like how all animals in Africa fear the Hippo for being the deadliest beast?" Kajun asked.
"Hippos?" Kaede blinked, "But…they are so…tubby…"
"Actually they are all muscle…This isn't the point!" Kajun snapped, "Right now Akane's gonna target the strongest people she can find!"
"...wait. Then that means…Ahh! Sakura-chan!" Hina realized before she ran out.
"Kaede, see if you can find Kuon," Jenny spoke up, "Me and Kajun will try and go after Akane before she causes some damage."
"Got it!" Kaede nodded as she quickly rushed out.
"Okay…where would Nekomaru be right now?" Jenny asked as she and Kajun ran down the hall.
"I haven't the slightest, I say we just follow the clear path of destruction!" Kajun gasped as she was already running low on stamina.
"Right…path of destruction…and knowing her…" Jenny paused as they stopped, seeing a line of broken walls, lockers…and a few students lying on the ground unconscious, "...yup. Definitely when she's in the mood to fight..or eat. Usually both."
"Nekomimi…" Hifumi groaned as he was passed out on the ground, Akane's footprints all over the Ultimate Doujin Writer's body.
"...yup. She passed through here," Jenny deadpanned.
"And you deal with this on a daily basis?" Kajun blinked, "Not even Makoto was like this back at the academy…Well, she was when a certain food she liked was on the menu, but not so fight happy."
"Well we can kinda blame this on the Appoplexian DNA," Jenny argued.
"...fair point," Kajun muttered
"Besides, I get the feeling Makoto was a handful for other reasons…" Jenny added.
"Once again, fair point…" Kajun sighed.
"I'll try and catch her…and hopefully stop her…but given how hard it was to fight Rath…oh, I'm gonna need a full on tune up after all this…" Jenny groaned.
"I'll be sure to…" Kajun began before the area rumbled a bit, "?!"
"...that came from thee gym," Jenny realized before picking up Kajun and ran off, "Oh she's gonna be in so much trouble…"
"GRR!" Nekomaru grunted as he was sent skidding back, the sleeves of his jacket torn up, "Damn…I actually felt that, Akane…Ya decided to go all out this time?"
"Oh you better believe it," Akane grinned as she cracked her knuckles, most of the other students panicking as they quickly scrambled out of the gym, "I've been waiting for this chance for a long time~ The chance to finally beat ya!"
"Heh…you beat me?" Nekomaru chuckled before tearing his jacket off, roaring out as electricity surged off his eyes, "THAT'S QUITE ABSURD!"
"Hahaha! I never noticed how silly that looks since I got knocked out so soon!" Akane laughed as she jumped to the side to let Nekomaru slam into a wall, "I'm sure that your a lot faster than that…weird?" she mused to herself.
"Oh yeah? Well don't forget…" Nekomaru began, grabbing her tail as he began to swing her around, "Don't leave your back open to your opponent in a fight!"
"...heh," Akane grinned as she flexed her new claws, digging them into the ground as she stopped Nekomaru's swing, taking him by surprise as she backkicked her legs into his stomach, making him grunt out as he staggered back, "And it's like you say coach, always expect the unexpected!"
"Heh….true," Nekomaru grinned as he held his stomach, "That knocked the air out of me for a few seconds…"
"That's more than I've normally done before. This might actually be fun…and I'm still getting used to this body," Akane smirked, pulling her claws out of the ground as she stretched a bit.
"Oh? So I'm just practice then," Nekomaru grinned as he cracked his neck, "Alright then…show just what you can do, Owari Akane!"
"Come on Coach, don't ruin the fun so fast, I just got this new body! I can't go all out, what if I get a cramp or something." Akane laughed happily, "Let me build up to whatever I can do, I even feel more limber with this body," for emphasis she lifted her leg up so her foot was above her head, "See~" she then swung it down sending a shockwave into the ground causing it to buckle and roll like a wave that launched Nekomaru into the air.
"Hmm…not just stronger…smarter…this is a dangerous combination…" Nekomaru crossed his arms in thought as he flipped through the air, "If I can't stop her, she'll rampage till she finds either Sakura or Kuon…which will lead to further damage to their bodies as they use too much effort…"
"Yo coach! Check this out!" Akane declared as she got on all fours, getting into a pouncing position as she reeled herself back, "Came up with this on the fly too…Ultora…" she began before she shot off towards Nekomaru in a blur, "Torpedo!"
"!?" Nekomaru tensed as he took the attack head on, grunting out in pain as he was sent skidding right into the bleachers, destroying parts of it upon impact, "GH!...Gotcha!" he shouted as he grabbed her, lifting her up high above his head to prepare a power bomb.
"..nope! Got you!" Akane grinned as she wrapped her legs around his head, "Ultora…" she began before she flipped back, pulling Nekomaru along with her as she slammed him back first hard into teh wooden floor, destroying parts of it, "Bomber!"
"Gah…" Nekomaru groaned, "Gravity…the ultimate enemy…and companion in weight training…I think I forgot how it works.."
"Huh. Normally this would have ended in one way or another by now…" Akane mused as she backflipped away from him, "Only this time you're the one struggling to keep up with me, coach."
"...oh yeah?" Nekomaru questioned, slamming his fist on the ground as he forced himself up, "Just because you're stronger...doesn't mean I can still whoop you into shape!" He roared as he charged and threw his fist back, only for Akane to grab his fist with her hand as the impact caused a small shockwave, "?!"
"Huh…isn't this the same kind of punch you hit me in the gut once last time we trained?" Akane questioned, "Because I barely felt it this time."
"So…this is the power of your Apoplexian heritage?" Nekomaru questioned, "The only time I ever felt this concerned was with that soup…which is cheating by the way!"
"Hey…well no it kinda is…" Akane muttered, lifting Nekomaru up by his wrist, "But this is all natural now! So no problem!" she laughed, swinging him around before tossing him through several walls, "Wah…that was like 5 walls…and the ones we reinforced since Kuon showed up!"
"The fuck is going on in here?!" Juzo snapped as he looked through the wall..and followed the trail to Nekomaru splayed out on the ground, "...the fuck?"
"Ngh…damn…guess I'm out of my league this time…" Nekomaru grunted as he tried to force himself up.
"Oh! Juzo-san! Perfect timing!" Akane grinned, "I need a new sparring partner! Interested?"
"Interested? You just d-" Juzo began before quickly weaving out of the way of Akane's incoming punch, "?!"
"Now that I think it…weren't you also the world league champ for a few years straight before retiring?" Akane pondered before blocking a punch from Juzo, "Oh ho! Yup…that's world champ level right there!"
"...what? Going after my former title, Owari?" Juzo frowned as the tiger girl jumped back
"Nah not really, just figured you'd be a good second stage warm up! My Apoplexian DNA is now 100 percent! So I gotta test this shit! How strong am I? How far can I push myself now, and can I finally stand up to the strongest there is!?"
"W-wait…full Apoplexian…your…full alien now?" Juzo asked slowly, recalling seeing this alien form of Ben 10 in videos…and how violent and powerful it was, 'Best case scenario: I land a good one to the jaw and rattle her into unconsciousness. Worst case: wake up in hospital with broken bones from a crazy alien tiger girl…'
"Come on, come on, Juzo-san!" Akane challenged as she hopped in place, "I still got a lot of energy to spare, so come at me!"
"...I swear I better get vacation time for doing this," Juzo muttered before holding his fist up, "Alright, Owari…you asked for it."
"Wait, Akane! St-" Jenny began as she skidded to a halt…and soon saw the broken walls with Kajun as they stopped at Nekomaru, "..oh…oh jeez…"
"I was afraid this would happen," Kajun whispered as Jenny put her down.
*BAM!*
"?!" the two tensed as they looked back into the gym, seeing Akane step back a few inches as she held her chin.
"Wah that made me dizzy for a second…" Akane muttered, shaking her head.
"Apoplexians have a much more durable skeletal structure and their brains…while normal sized are actually better protected…the famous brain rattle of a well placed punch won't work!" Kajun explained.
"Oh come on!" Juzo snapped.
"You need pure raw power!" Kajun explained, "In that regard only Jenny can hold her down."
"...oh that's right…" Akane recalled as her eyes became slit once more, "Jen's pretty powerful too…"
"..." Jenny looked over at Kajun with an annoyed expression.
"Do you have a better idea?" Kajun frowned back, "Oh I'd love to hear your brilliant idea to stop her from beating anyone into a pile of mushed up muscles!"
"Well you didn't need to feed me to the proverbial tiger!" Jenny complained.
"Well things are chaotic, we don't have time for subtlety!"
"Even st-" Jenny began before she felt Akane's foot strongly implanted in her stomach, her eyes wide as she was sent flying through several walls until she ended up in the cafeteria.
"Ahh! The heck's going on out there?!" Teruteru snapped as he poked out of the kitchen, "I was j-" he began before Akane leapt straight in, "AHH! AKANE! AND SHE'S GONE FULL TIGER!"
"I…know…" Jenny grunted as she forced herself up, "Ah…Jumpin' Jiminies that smart…" she quickly tensed up as she jumped back form a punch form Akane, making her destroy a table as its contents were sent flying…of which the tiger girl caught in her mouth as she proceeded to eat it in one bite.
"Umeishi~!"
"SHE ATE ALL THAT IN ONE BITE?!" Teruteru gawked.
"I mean…that doesn't sound that out of the ordinary…" Jenny muttered before she barely avoided another kick from Akane, "Ahh!"
"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!" Akane shouted as she swung a series of fast kicks at the female robot, who barely dodged them with a few managing to hit her on occasion.
"Ryota should never have introduced you to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure!" Jenny yelped.
"You take that back, it is fun and I can follow it!" Akane complained, axe kicking a table in two and the kick sending a shockwave that tore apart the ground in a straight line.
"AH! You're learning how to control super strength better!" Jenny panicked as she formed a shield to block Akane's next punch.
Both trembled before stumbling back and shaking their hands in pain.
"Ow-ow-ow-ow~" they both cried.
"No fair! You have cool weapons and can do that cartoon stuff!" Akane complained.
"It's my power! Yours are hitting things really hard!" Jenny argued back.
"But that really hurt! Why did you have to make a shield?!" Akane cried holding her hand.
"Well I used it to stop you! But the vibrations still hurt!" Jenny argued.
"Yeah well…you…" Akane trailed off…before she pounced at her with her claws out, "Left yourself wide open!"
"AHH!" Jenny yelped as she jumped out of the way of Akane's slash…which ended up slicing apart the wall and several tables, "?! Oh we are so in trouble with the headmaster later…"
"Ah!" Akane realized.
"You are made of dumb…" Jenny sighed, swinging her leg for a kick as her foot grew into a giant armored boot that struck Akane, sending her flying through the hole she made in the wall.
"Not cool! Not cool!" Akane grunted, face down on the ground.
"No! What's not cool is the destruction your causing!" Jenny snapped.
"Bah…there's been worse," Akane grunted flipping to her feet, "Now lets continue!"
"Why are you so deadset on fighting…I'm more shocked you didn't just rush to fight Kuon…unless…Akane…why haven't you rushed after the strongest person around?" Jenny couldn't help but ask.
"Well duh…I gotta build up to it," Akane replied, "First was Coach Nekomaru…then it was gonna be Sakura next until Juzo-san came in…then you came, so I was gonna fight you…then Sakura and Gonta before going after Kuon last!"
"I don't understand meathead logic…with all the power you have now you still respect Kuon as that much stronger…?" Jenny muttered, "Could it be because you…like him?"
"...Well yeah," Akane bluntly admitted, "I like him."
"No, I mean...like him like him."
"...yeah," Akane replied as she blushed a bit while scratching her cheek, "He's a pretty good guy…pretty strong, cool…he's great with my little brothers and sisters..."
"That was a lot more honest than I was expecting…I guess Apoplexians are very honest about feelings…" Jenny blinked a few times.
"Well what's the point of even lying?" Akane countered, "You can tell a lot about someone you're fighting by the way they use their fist."
"Ah so that's why…you have a crush on him because he's the strongest guy around…" Jenny sighed, "Well I guess you have other good reasons…you must have really fallen for him if your new self is so blunt about it."
"Well…you make it sound super complicated…" Akane argued.
"Wha…what do you mean?" Jenny asked.
"You make it seem like you need to go through all these confusing and annoying hoops and tricks just to figure out if you should ask or not…or if you want to admit your feelings…come to think of it…why was I so confused by this before? Seems silly and stupid now." Akane muttered, cupping her chin in thought, "Could…Humans be stupid?" she asked, making Jenny face fault from the irony of it all.
'Seriously….?' Jenny mentally groaned.
"...eh. I'm probably over thinking it, so…" Akane began before she became a blur to avoid Sakura's incoming grab, "May as well continue with this spar!"
"?!" Sakura tensed as she brought her arms up to block a kick form Akane, resulting in a shockwave as the ground underneath the martial artist cracked.
"Sakura be careful, Akane is a lot more powerful as an Apoplexian!" Jenny called out.
"I figured…once Hina told me!" Sakura grunted as Akane leapt back from her.
"Oh perfect…Been wanting to fight you too, Sa-ku-ra," Akane grinned as she hopped a bit in place.
"...Hoo boy," Hina whispered as she and Kajun caught up, "Akane's got that look in her eye…but worse…"
"This is bad, I feel like I should call someone who can stop this," Kajun spoke.
"Is that smart considering how strong the backup you call are?" Hina asked.
"Well Ben does have a new alien who could just…blast her with knock-out gas…" Kajun muttered.
"Oh…OH! Yes! That's a good idea! Do that!" Hina cheered, tapping Kajun's shoulder to rush her.
"I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying!" Kajun replied as she pulled her badge out, "Just hope he replies…"
"Zzzz…." Ben snoozed as he and Makoto rested on the couch, a lot of empty bowls, candy wrappers, and empty soda cans around them as Skurd was watching something on late night TV.
"Hmm…yes…they are in the walls, you fools! You realize too late!" he laughed as screams could be heard on the TV, "Mwahahaha…I love when a horror movie goes to plan~" he then grunted hearing a buzz from the Omnitrix, "Bah it's the middle of the night, ignore!" he slapped the dial, before pausing, "I'm sorry baby, you know I love you~" he caressed the Omnitrix.
"...blast it. They must've passed out binging on movies again," Kajun frowned.
"...oh right, it's night time there," Hina recalled.
"AH! I forgot time zones!" Kajun grunted, "Mou…there goes that plan…"
"...Oh! I'll try Kaede! Maybe she already found Kuon!" Hina gasped as she pulled her phone out and dialed on it.
=Everything okay, Hina-chan?=
"No. Akane's currently fighting both Sakura and Jenny," Hin arepleid as the area rumbled from Akane blocking both Sakura and Jenny's punches, "We tried Ben but…well…"
=Time zones?=
"Time Zones…" Kajun sighed, "We were hoping you found Kuon by now…"
=So far no luck= Kaede sighed
"Where does he go?" Hina couldn't help but ask, "How do we lose a person who walks through walls without using doors?"
=He's oddly stealthy when he wants to be…Gonta-san says he calls it Batman-mode…=
"What's with boys and Batman…?" Hina and Kajun asked.
=Hmm…I'm gonna see if I can find Naegi-senpai and the others. They usually hang around Kuon long enough=
"Please hurry. He might just be the equalizer we need for this nonsense…" Kajun sighed.
"Please hurry!" Jenny shouted.
"Ultora…"
"She's already naming her moves!" Jenny shouted before yelping as she and Sakura dodged out of the way of Akane's tackle.
"Spear!"
"...oh I hope she's not gonna start speaking in a third person…" Kajun whispered in dread.
"Let's call that the too far gone level…" Hina sighed.
"Ah and now she's biting!" Jenny cried as she extended her arms to try and bind Akane, "Just cause I'm metal doesn't mean that doesn't still hurt!"
"Sorry…instincts…" Akane spoke up.
"How can you talk so fluently through a full mouth?" Sakura pondered in honest surprise.
"Chiaki introduced me to One Piece through a multiplayer fighting game. My youngest sister has a crush on Sanji."
"That's cute and all…but I'm worried you're copying manga way too much…" Jenny sighed.
"Why? It's got cool stuff I can try and do," Akane argued.
"That's not an excuse! Hah…oh who am I kidding, at this point the responsible one for your siblings is Kuon…just let them copy his good habits and they'll be fine," Jenny sighed as she gave up.
"Oh that's a good idea. I don't want them all turning out like me…" Akane nodded simply.
"Then will you stop this destruction then?" Sakura asked.
"...No way! Still haven't beat you two!" Akane replied.
"Okay, now you're just being childish!" Jenny complained.
"Actually…That's a part of the Appoplexian mindset. If there's a strong opponent, they do not want to stop a fight until it's done or an outside factor causes the fight to halt," Kajun informed, looking at the ALDB.
"Outside factor?" Hina whispered.
"Oh, like they pass out from lack of oxygen or their favorite food is nearby," Kajun explained.
"Ah! Food! Why didn't I think of that?!" Jenny shouted, "We need to give her something meat related!"
"Well I did promise to take her to Yakiniku after the test concluded…" Kajun muttered.
"...oh! Teruteru!" Hina gasped before looking over at the hole leading to the cafeteria, seeing him lightly poking out in worry, "Think you can whip up one big bowl of Yakiniku for Akane? One big enough for an Ap..plo…?"
"Appoplexian," Kajun corrected.
"Thank you."
"Are you crazy?! I…" Teruteru began in panic..before blinking as he held his chin in thought, "Hmm…a Yakiniku big and good enough for an Appoplexian…oh I would need the very best kinds of meat for that, the real expensive kind, too…."
"Good thing the school covers the expenses for the utilization of our talents," Hina noted, "Book it, senpai, book it!"
"I shall accept this challenge!" Teruteru declared, hefting up his cooking utensils as he bolted for the kitchen.
"And please hurry!" Jenny shouted as she avoided an overhead kick from Akane, the impact causing more cracks to appear on the floor., "Emphasis on the 'hurry' at that!"
'Come on, guys…Where is Kuon?' Hina thought.
"Ah..ah…ah…" Kaede panted as she sat on a bench on the school grounds, "Not even…Gonta knows where Kuon is…and no sign of Naegi-sempai or the others…"
"Hmm…" humming got her attention as Kuon walked passed with a motorcycle helmet under his arm.
"Kuon?!" Kaede exclaimed.
"Hm? Oh, yo~" Kuon waved, "You looking for Naegi? Saw him in town on my way here." he held up a rope, the end having a tied up Ultimate Traditional Dancer on it, "I found one of the two~. She was hiding off-campus at a dance hall."
"Oh thank kami you're back!" Kaede called out, "We need your help! Akane has gone off the deep end!"
"Again? I thought she was getting better at controlling herself…" Kuon sighed.
"Well she did…but now she's a full Appoplexian…" Kaede explained.
"...HAH!?" Kuon exclaimed in shock and confusion, "How does one become full of something they are half of?! This isn't Inuyasha and the new moon!"
"We don't know!" Kaede replied, "Faycott-san told us she was doing a few tests to make sure Akane has better control, but Akane still w…..wait…" she blinked…before her eyes began to twitch, "I think I know where a certain other prankster went…"
"I'm going to kick him so hard between the legs he'll never reproduce…" Kuon replied simply in understanding of her thought process and had to get out his threat in the hopes that somehow, someway, it would make him feel fear.
'...Why do I suddenly feel fear?' Kokichi thought as he rested in his personal Lab, multiple metal doors covering the doors and windows with multiple security cameras set up, 'Eh…it must've been the air. Besides, I'm safe here in my lab…even if Kuon snuck in, he'll have to go through each of my delicate traps~ Nee hee hee…and only me and Hiyoko know the password to cancel it. That is…unless he already captured her…what if he did?! She'll snitch on me to save herself in a heartbeat! A-Am I…going to die…either to him or in here? Ghhh…Being the Ultimate Supreme Overlord sucks some days because being one also means karma from heroes!'
"Ah!" Kuon gawked as Kaede led him through the damaged school, "She got this strong from going full tiger girl?! What the hell, how strong are these guys?"
"Gah! What the hell?! Who let an Appoplexian in the school that isn't Akane-senpai?!" they looked to see Kaito running over.
"...You can tell what damage caused by a full blooded Appoplexian looks like?" Kaede asked.
"I like reading the Alien Lifeform Database," Kaito replied, "I have a copy on me and one in my Lab."
"...So…you know how strong Appoplexians are?"
"Let me be clear: there was a civil war on a planet. An Appoplexian got mad at both sides because they ruined the lunch he was about to eat. Next hour? No more civil war," Kaito summed up.
"Oh he's spiraling into panic. Kaede, slap him," Kuon sighed.
"Why me?" Kaede asked.
"Cause if I do it I might snap his neck." Kuon replied simply, "Or sprain it if I go really slow…"
"...Good point," Kaede nodded before she smacked Kaito.
"OW!"
"Better?"
"Actually, yeah…wow. I thought that was just Hollywood nonsense…" Kaito muttered, holding his face.
"Pain is a good method of snapping people back to their senses," Kuon replied, "Anyway, the full Appoplexiand doing all this IS Akane," he held a hand up, "Details to follow," he responded to the unasked questions.
"Blame Kokichi and Hiyoko-senpai or one of the freaky monsters that appear in the abandoned parts of the school?"
"Kokichi," Kuon and Kaede deadpanned in unison.
"Why am I not surprised?" Kaito deadpanned.
"Kill him later. Right now we need to save everyone from a crazier, stronger, and more insane version of Akane," Kuon declared, "...and by we…you know I mean me…I in no way can actually bring any of you with me into a fight."
"At least we'll get to see how she fares against you now. Still betting on your victory," Kaito noted.
"Are you serious?" Kaede asked with an annoyed look at the Ultimate Astronaut.
"What? I'm just saying the truth. If Kuon loses, it'll be from someone who outsmarts him, not outmuscles him."
"This is true." Kuon nodded, "I don't do ideas, plans or strategy…I just know one thing well…hitting people, really-really hard!"
"And we need that to knock out Akane so Faycott-san can get her back to normal," Kaede reminded.
"Faycott-san? She's here?! I've been hoping to ask her about some blueprints of spaceships I've been making!" Kaito grinned before both gave him a look, "...Er…After we get Akane-senpai back to normal."
"Right, then let's get going. She can't be too far. Someone must have tried to stop her…and that's Nekomaru passed out on the ground…" Kuon paused.
"No! I'm awake…I just can't move!" he shouted, "Ow…"
"We'll be back with the forklift, big guy!" Kuon declared.
"Can't you lift him?" Kaito asked.
"Yeah, but when you begin lifting one person, suddenly every lazy-bum wants a piggyback ride…" Kuon whispered.
"Fair point," Kaito nodded, "Oh! Nekomaru-senpai, why not think of this as a good exercise?"
"Huh…Good thinking!" Nekomaru laughed, "Alright, take your time for that forklift!"
"Alright. Good, you got him to do extreme planking. Let's find Tiger girl, bonk her on the noggin, and call it a day," Kuon sighed as they began moving again.
"Ta-dah~! Oh, I'm so excited~!" Teruteru cheered, twirling out of the kitchen and over to a table Akane was at, "My first time preparing a meal for an Appoplexian!"
"Don't you mean…?"
"One of the teachers here is an Incursean, can't be sayin' it's my first time cookin' for an alien," Teruteru switched to his natural accent in annoyance at Hina before switching back as he stopped before Akane and put down a large platter of Yakiniku, "Behold! I decided to try out a new recipe for Yakiniku. Had to make a call to Gundham-senpai about dietary needs for large feline species just to make sure of one or two things, but it's so pleasing to know what you think! Bon appetite!"
"Nya~~~" Akane mewled as she stared at the large dish with stars in her eyes, the tiger girl drooling literal buckets, "Don't mind if I do…Itadakimasu~!"
"That'll keep her distracted," Kajun sighed in relief…choosing to ignore Akane eating at the moment as Hina was busy wrapping up some bandages on Sakura's arms while said martial artist held up a bag of ice over one of her eyes.
"She's much more durable now. Her muscles are so compact that she hardly feels pain," Sakura sighed, "It's a wonder anyone can defeat this form when Tennyson uses it…"
"Well, to be fair, Ben's version seems a lot more silly." Hina sighed, "Akane has become less silly…somehow…"
"Perhaps it's due to gender," Kajun noted, "Remember Razorclaw when she and the others came to visit with Magister Tennyson?"
"We do," Jenny replied…while sporting a few dents on her body, "Razorclaw was really in control of her emotions…until she got caught in that one trap."
"It seems that female Appoplexians have an easier grasp on their anger," Kajun hypothesized, "That's why Akane is like this while Rath is…well…Rath."
"Hilarious?" Hina asked.
"Crazy?" Jenny asked.
"Yes…" Kajun nodded simply.
"Umeshi~~~" Akane purred as she munched on her Yakiniku, her tail swaying happily behind her, "This is one of your best ever, Teru…"
"Well, at last her sense of taste is the same," Hina sighed, "I think I saw a video about how big cat predators don't have the best sense of taste."
"Well Appoplexians aren't exactly predators, but they are carnivorous mostly…" Kajun explained.
"Do they have a predator then?" Sakura asked.
"...Huh…" Kajun rubbed the underside of her chin, "Honestly, I should've been doing more research of alien predators for Benjamin."
"Why?" Hina asked.
"Because of a device known as the Nemetrix turns a wild animal into predators is out there and is likely to be used to target him again," Kajun replied.
"...Predatrix sounds a lot better," Hina noted.
"You're penpals with Makoto, aren't you?" Kajun asked.
"Yep! A few of us are!" Hina beamed, causing Kajun to sighed and facepalm, "...Did I do something weird?"
"No, no," Kajun assured, "You just gave the same name Makoto calls the Nemetrix."
"Got more?" Akane asked, holding up the empty dish.
"I have several recipes I'd be glad for you to taste!" Teruteru beamed, "Ah~ What a healthy appetite! Especially for such big juicy meat!"
"..." Kajun blinked a few times, "Did he just…?"
"He does that," Sakura sighed, "We tend to ignore it to a certain point. He knows when he goes too far."
"Took a lot of hard effort," Hina nodded, "He was a lot worse prior to the Incursean Occupation."
"Really?"
"Yes. But back then, the years didn't really intermingle with the older and younger years," Hina admitted, "It was when we were all holed up that we started to finally talk with one another." she giggled, "Funny enough, it was Naegi who started it all."
"How so?" Kajun asked.
"Well, an argument broke out between Mondo and Byakuya. He tried to get them to stop, but he ended up getting decked by Mondo, knocking him to the floor…which was a really old part that broken and he landed on Fuyuhiko-senpai," Hina explained, "When we went to get him, Chiaki-chan invited us to play a video game to help with our nerves."
"Naegi's luck struck again when he got lost, looking for the bathroom on that floor, and ended up in the elevator just before Miu-in a state of needing to work on something-was messing with the elevator controls on their floor and brought him up there. By the time we realized what happened, he came back with our kohai," Sakura added, "After the invasion was over, none of us really wanted to go back to how things were and just…continued like this."
"I only ever knew you guys after all the weird stuff happened so I'm good with how things are," Kuon spoke, making everyone yelp and jump, "The way you describe the old days make me want to punch teachers. Which is upsetting 'cause I like these teachers. They actually care about students and not the bonus they get from our grades. Yukizome-sensei especially."
"Is that…?" Kaito gawked as he saw Akane distracted with another dish brought out by Teruteru.
"Yep," Jenny confirmed.
"At least her appetite hasn't changed," Kaede sighed in relief.
"Well…the only change seems to be her potential for damage…" Kuon sighed.
"And fight," Sakura and Jenny deadpanned.
"She kept pulling new moves on us every second," Jenny added.
"Well of course she would. Appoplexian are always developing brand new fighting styles, improving upon ones that they learn off-world," Kaito noted, "It's why the Hephastean Neuro Grip was invented: a technique that they can't develop a counter for."
"...You have an ALDB, don't you?" Jenny asked.
"Yep! Took me weeks to get permission to purchase one!" Kaito grinned, "If I intend to go to space, I gotta know the folks out there, right? Don't wanna offend one race and cause them to cause another War of the Frogs on Earth. I even lend it to Maki-roll and Mikan-senpai at times so they can study up on how to take care of alien kids or on doing medical research to help treat 'em if need be!"
"And this is one reason why I don't thump you as much as the others," Kuon snorted as he kept focused on Akane as she finished the last of the dishes.
"Phwah…Umei~!" she purred before her nose twitched and she look directly at Kuon, "Oh, hey!"
"What are you doing, Tora-Onna?!" Kuon shouted, "Look at the damage you caused! I'm gonna teach you a lesson. Even if you are a different species now, this is Earth! We live in a society!"
"So…you wanna fight?"
"No fighting; you are being disciplined!"
"Okay! But, uh…one thing before we fight?"
"If it's more food, no way!"
"Nope!" Akane replied, "WIll ya go to the Prom with me?"
"..." Kuon blinked several times, "Wait, what?"
"Will ya go to the Prom with me?" Akane repeated, "Not that hard to answer." she shrugged, "I mean…you're pretty awesome. A good fighter that can control how strong he can throw a punch or kick, you don't go overboard on stuff unless someone really earns it, all my little sibs love ya like a big brother. Plus, you have a good smile that I like seeing. So…will you go to the Prom with me?"
Zaruba managed to keep himself from cracking up in laughter then and there as a pink ting began to form on Kuon's face. Kaede couldn't help but gawk in surprise at Akane's admittance and question. She looked at Kaito and pointed at Akane.
"Appoplexians are blunt with their feelings more often than not," Kaito quietly explained, "Guess being full Appoplexian, Akane can't deny a thing 'bout her feelings. But damn if I'm not out ten thousand Yen. Was betting on Kuon asking her to it." he rubbed his chin, "Come to think of it…Naegi, Hajime, and Shuichi were the only ones who betted on Akane asking…and that was from Naegi deciding on a coin flip and Shuichi and Hajime going with that."
"Ah…that…hit harder than any punch she's ever swung…" Kuon shook his head, "Ah…well…It's not like I had anyone I was gonna ask…" he muttered, scratching his hair awkwardly, "I would…like that…"
"Yes!" Akane cheered, "Oh, it's gonna be great now! But…that's for Prom night. Now…" a feral glint appeared in her eyes, "Let's FIGHT!"
"Ah mou…woman, you are like a bad case of whiplash…" Kuon groaned at that before he swung his arm up to grab her arm by the wrist, "Give me back my bashfulness!" he spun around and tossed her straight up into the air.
"So…how much you guys out?" Kaito asked, sitting beside the others with Kaede as the Appoplexian girl landed on the ceiling and ricocheted off it back down at him, her extendable claws extended.
"A thousand Yen," Hina sighed.
"Two thousand and fifty Yen," Sakura admitted.
"Huh? Wait, were you betting on who'd ask who out?!" Jenny gawked.
"Maybe…" many of them muttered..
"Do I need to tell Yukizome-sensei?"
"..."
"...She was in on it?!" Jenny gawked, throwing her arms up in disbelief.
"Celeste has the notebook with the bets, but Yukizome-sensei is the one who has everyone's cash in a safe only she has the keys to," Kaito admitted.
"Don't get cocky just 'cause I can kinda feel it now!" Kuon shouted as Akane was tossed through a wall, "Putting what happened aside, I still need to bop you for the destruction and harm to our friends!"
"Had to train up to fight ya!" Akane replied, "Sorry not sorry right now!"
"Omae…can't you just calm down and let everyone enjoy a normal day?!" Kuon shouted as he dashed forward and ducked under Akane's swing before raising his hand…and hooking his finger into her tricep. He then pulled as he pushed on a nerve that locked her body up, and used just this to swing her around and toss her into the ground.
"Gah…" Akane gawked, "N-No fair! You know all those weird poke moves!"
"Pressure points…and they work really well on people who rely on muscles only." Kuon sighed.
"Mmm…Gotta learn those and find one ya have ta poke before the others work on me the next time…" Akane muttered.
"I doubt you have the patience to figure it out," Kuon chuckled, "But I'm willing to play along with you until you realize that yourself."
"Heh. Thanks, Kuon," Akane noted, "Now, uh…how long does this last again?"
"Long enough to get you back to yourself," Kajun replied, "You must be the one he often does it to if he's that quick in its application."
"She's attacked me enough times to the point I want to just end things quickly and effectively." Kuon sighed.
"Ah…understandable," Kajun nodded
"So is this permanent?" Kuon asked.
"Thankfully no," Kajun sighed, "I just need to recalibrate a few things and she should be back to her normal self…though thanks to this change, she will be stuck with the tiger ears and tails."
"They almost never left anyway…" Kuon
"Really?" Kajun asked.
"Blame this one and the other shrimp," Kuon held up Hiyoko, "She's stubborn. Won't tell me where the other one is."
"Why is she…?"
"This one and Kokichi chained me up to a chair."
"Wait, you too? Man…that was a few weeks before Jinny came here," Akane noted, "...Yeah, he's hiding in his lab with several traps."
"...How?"
"Because that's where he hid when I went on the warpath," Akane replied.
"You beautiful tiger woman, I could kiss you," Kuon spoke as he tossed Hiyoko away before vanishing in a blur, "Batman Mode Activate!"
"H-How and why…no…WHAT is he?" Kajun demanded.
"He's human. I can smell it," Akane replied, "And don't you do experiments on him, Kajun Faycott. He's mine, dammit."
"Oh good…you're at the full name level…" Kajun sighed, "Besides you have nothing to worry about. You are an experiment to help someone I care for. Get the picture?"
"Sure thing," Akane replied with a feline grin, "...You've got a mate you want to help so he'll give you affection!"
"Well if that's how you want to put it, fine-fine…but we humans are not so simple or blunt," Kajun sighed, unaffected by that, "You should read the things Noel writes…Trust me. I'm immune and read worse…"
"...Hifumi Yamada level or Toko Fukawa level of worse?"
"Please let it not be Toko level…" Jenny begged, her cheeks turning blue as the other girls' cheeks all went pink.
"...Okay, moving on," Kajun stated, "Ogami-san, please carry her and follow me so we can get her back to her normal self."
"Of course," Sakura nodded as she picked up Akane.
"I'm just glad that Noel nor Mari are here," Jenny noted…before pausing with the girls and Kaito as they heard scribbling, "..."
Kaito looked at a nearby vent that was open…where Cham-P and San-D were writing in a tiny notebook. The two of the Four Devas of Destruction paused as they noticed everyone looking at them. The chubbier of the two gave an embarrassed squeak and covered their face with their paws as the orange and white one quickly panicked, grabbed their notebook and pencils, and scurried off through the vent…before coming back and pushing Cham-P off like a Katamari.
"...Curse you, Mari the Mutated Mink!" Jenny shouted, shaking a fist at the ceiling.
"She's just jelly that I'm the first of our group to have a date and she can't ask Kibo out," Akane snickered.
"Wh-WHAT?!" Jenny gawked as her entire face was a bright blue.
"...Oh she's right…" Hina and Kaede whispered in realization.
"Hey, maybe we should pause and go see Kibo so I can ask for her," Akane grinned, "Humans and Robots be so silly."
"Oh no you don't! You are not getting extra time for the pressure point to heal up," Kajun scolded.
"Rats."
"...Ano…If you'll excuse me, I, uh…need to see Shuichi-kun about…a thing…" Kaede trailed off as she began to slowly walk away.
"Y…Yeah…and me with…Naegi-kun…" Hina whispered as she began to slowly walk off as well…before both girls bolted out of there as fast as possible.
"Well…I guess this has been an oddly progressive day for most," Kajun muttered, "Now I'm gonna fix this inhibitor."
"They li~ke those boys," Akane snickered before Teruteru put an apple in her mouth, "Mmph?!"
"I'll make you a good feast for you and Kuon after you get that fixed," Teruteru informed, "Gotta done celebrate!"
"Let's get going," Kajun sighed, walking off, "I should be able to fix it well enough. My equipment was set to recalibrate after you ran out."
Kokichi turned a page in his notebook, writing down another plan for his minions to undertake. He got about a third of the way done before yelping as a heavy slam went off at his reinforced lab's doors.
"Oh Kokichi~" Kuon's voice sang, "It's come to my attention…you unleashed a tiger girl upon the school…now…you had to know…I would find you~"
"Ahh! D-wait…unleashed a what?" Kokichi blinked, "...Uh…the hell you talking about?"
"You touched something you shouldn't have? Admit it?" it sounded like his voice was now coming to the left most wall to Kokichi. "Now, normally, I'd knock you out and let you heal from the brain damage…" Now it sounded like his voice was coming from the ceiling, "But…you really could have messed someone up so now…" this time from the right most wall was the origin of his voice.
"...uh, I hate to break it to you, but I have no idea what you're…" Kokichi began before tensing up, "...that modom thing…I swear it was an accident!"
"LIAR!" at that, Kuon's hand burst through the floor and grabbed his leg.
"AH! HOW!? HOW DO YOU DO THIS!?" he asked, trying to escape only to be dragged down, "MERCY!"
"Mercy is for the living…" Kuon replied as he dragged Kokichi down through the floor.
"But I mean it! I-ahh!" Kokichi screamed.
SZ: Welp…for once Kokichi was not lying…but still get punished anyway.
GT: Yep. He did goof, though, by trying to chain him up, so…er…sorta punished justifiably? Ah well, Akane finally got it out!
Z0: IT just took turning into a totally different and totally more difficult to deal with species…yeah we humans are annoying complex….
GT: That we are.
SZ: We truly are
GT: So, until next time, folks! Please Read and Review! Meanwhile, we'll enjoy watching Kuon unleash hell upon the idiots…and how folks are gonna be stunned by the trio who won the bet.
SZ: And prepare…for halloween is almost upon us