Fubuki was in shock at Inichi's human form. It wouldn't be until the morning when they met everyone that the others would see him, but she couldn't believe what he looked like. He had been transported directly to her by Wind Crane to keep it as a surprise from the others.

"Are you…okay?" Inichi asked in the same voice she knew. His eyes were the same red with black cat pupils. Even his skin was a dark blue in color. He had thick, black hair that seemed to tumble down his shoulders in rich, layered waves. A rather aristocratic nose with thin lips completed his look. He usually had a thin mustache, but he decided against it for now. Even his body build was athletic and fit to show he did care about his figure from before his transformation. He was slightly taller than her, too, but only by an inch or so. He was wearing light brown pants for now, but he had a feeling that was going to change very quickly.

"I never actually saw you in person…" she said softly.

"I know. I always stayed in the background. Unfortunately, my EMP is a bit…dulled down. I lack my antennae. So, when we are home, I shall be like this. While we travel, though…or if there is an emergency situation…"

"Okay," she smiled. "And lacking your antennae? Did it…appear as something else?"

"What? Oh! Ah…hmm. I never thought of it that way," he grinned. Even his teeth had slight fangs to them. "When I'm up close, I can glean thoughts. But…only within a twenty foot radius. I'll need to figure out my exact weaknesses like this in time."

"And what should we do now?" she asked and moved up to him to lightly trace a finger down his chest. "Should we…test a theory…?"

"And should there be…children?" he asked cautiously. "I don't know what will happen like this. Just so you know."

"If it happens…I think we'll be fine…" she murmured and finally got pulled close to get kissed hard. He lifted her in his arms to carry her to the bed and set her down rather gently.

"I love you, Fubuki," he whispered.

"I love you, too, Inichi," she whispered back and watched him turn off the light. Up in the apartment of Tatsumaki and Rendor, he was going through his first bought of her going through cravings.

"I need chocolate!" she snapped.

"Tatsi, give me a moment, okay? I'll see if Orotsu can help us," Rendor said and squeezed her. "I was going to head down to where he was in the kitchen. Ah! I think he may have his human form, too!"

"Oh? You think so?" she blinked.

"Yes! Would you like to see with me?" he asked tenderly. "I'm sure he'll have something waiting for us, too."

"Huh. Okay. But…I really want chocolate…" she frowned.

"We'll get it," he promised her. "And what did you think of that training ground? Pretty cool, eh?"

"That one guy was an idiot. He didn't deserve to test the track," she said with dismissal. "If I happen to see him again, would you mind if I just flung him into a tar pit?"

"Personally? It's not nice to do that. Now, if you asked Tacki, she'd say yes," Rendor chuckled. "That guy did hurt her long ago, too. She wants nothing to do with him."

"Yeah. I remember," Tatsumaki frowned. She levitated them both down to the fourth floor apartment and let him open the door for them.

"Greetings! Wind Crane was kind enough to inform me of your needs. Inichi is rather busy right now. Here," Orotsu said and handed them several chocolate cookies. He was able to be granted two types of human forms. One form had his normal form with a fit build, two arms, two legs and his normal facial features. His black hair was tied back in a tight ponytail, his nose was a touch rounded out, but his black eyes were cheery with his lightly full-lipped grin.

The human form he was in now had three extra sets of arms to be a bit like his monster form. Tacki had already made clothing to help him with this, but he knew he would need to become his monster form to cook even faster with greater reach around in the kitchen. Tatsumaki could only sigh with relief at the cookies given, and they were still made with the same expert skill that Orotsu always had.

"Thanks," Rendor said.

"Of course!" Orotsu grinned.

"What did you think of the track?" Rendor asked him and bit into his cookie.

"It's pure genius! I was thinking of adding a bit of my own distraction in the form of snacks. Very aromatic snacks," Orotsu chuckled deviously.

"That would be awesome," Rendor grinned back. As they now discussed tactics for distraction, back in Sweet Mask's luxury home was another scenario unfolding. He had called Tajima into his main dining room to sit with her.

"I need to…tell you something," he said.

"Sure," she smiled and nodded.

"I don't know if I can keep you here any longer," he said softly. "You're…becoming a big distraction to me."

"Oh. I thought we…had…I see…" she said with a swallow.

"Don't get me wrong! I still want to see you. I just…it's getting difficult for me to focus on work. I can set you up in a nearby cottage with everything you'll ever need. You won't ever have to worry about funds," he assured her.

"Of course. Whatever you think is best. I'll start gathering my belongings," she nodded and rose up to head to her guest room.

"Damn…" he winced. Then he blinked at Inichi's sudden berating. :You fool! What are you thinking?!:

:It's just…I can't focus on anything but her now!: Sweet Mask argued.

:It's because you're in love, you idiot! Go apologize to her now! Or I will have you write me a script!: Inichi scowled at him. :I'd fly over to you and slap you, but I was granted a human form. I'm a bit preoccupied right now with Fubuki sleeping against me. As much as I can't hear new thoughts at a distance, I can still make contact with those I had contact with before. Too bad for you. Now you go and apologize to her before she loses faith in you! NOW!:

"Shit!" Sweet Mask hissed, but he did find himself overly curious on what his old friend looked like now. I'll find out later. I need to find Tajima before Junpei makes good on his word and has me write something! He got up and went to the guest room where Tajima was staying.

He noticed that she was standing in front of a full-length mirror, and he didn't fail to notice that she caught his reflection from the slightly opened door. She was wearing a dark red robe and removed it leisurely to drape it on the bed. He blinked in shock at the white gown of lingerie she was now modeling herself in. He could only stare with a form of wondrous excitement.

"Oh! I thought you would have knocked…" she said softly and turned to face him. He could barely think straight at how her curves seemed so perfect to him. The white, seemingly sheer gown lined with elegant sparkling lace outlined her lightly curvaceous figure to absolute perfection. The thin outline of the panties she had on was barely visible under the cloth, and he felt his breath quicken at the sight. He had no idea that she even had this gown.

It came down just past her knees to give her room for movement, too, but it swayed with her movements beautifully. The gown even gave her a slightly generous cleavage, and he simply couldn't tear his eyes off of her. There was even a small slit to reveal her long legs up to her hips on each side and had him completely mesmerized on staring at them shamelessly.

"Where…did you…get…?" he managed to voice out. He noticed the slight pattern of freckles over her shoulders under the spaghetti straps. His want for her now was starting to overshadow everything else he had planned to say to her.

"Tacki made it for me when I asked for a good sleeping gown," she smiled and shrugged. "I was trying it on. I figured I'd be leaving in the morning. It feels comfortable enough. I'd best get some rest for the traveling. Right?"

"Well…maybe I was being hasty…" he grimaced. What the hell's come over me?! Why do I feel like it's my first time with a woman?! Was he right? That I'm in love? I mean…I don't know…

"Is that so? Well…I still need to type up my script for you. I was planning to spend a little time fixing up what errors there were. I'm glad that only one main issue was found. It's only a written draft, so it will be easy to finalize," she chuckled. He watched how her red hair shifted over her shoulders with her movements. He noticed how it ended to just past her shoulder blades and framed her neck beautifully. He coughed and forced himself to tear his eyes off her.

"That's good! Yes. Very good. Ah, I think I'm going to take a…um…rather cold shower," he said and paused when she had walked over to take his hand in hers. He looked at her now and blinked his yellow eyes softly.

"Thank you. For changing your mind on me leaving," she said with a very soft smile at him and a blink of her own dark green eyes.

"I think you will leave this room, though. And end up joining mine," he muttered and pulled her close to kiss her with a branding, fiery passion that was building up for so long. When it broke, he could only look into her eyes. "Sorry. I don't know if that was…too forward…or…"

"I actually had this gown made for you…" she said with a soft pant of her own before getting kissed again. "In case….we…decided to…"

"Did you?" he mused. When he placed a hand on her side to feel the sheer fabric, he saw her wince with the heated passion his very touch gave her. His heart started to race even more at the excitement of how his very touch affected her.

"Yes. I was putting it on…and I felt…horrible…that I wouldn't have been able to show you…" she frowned and looked away. "I also…didn't want you to think that…I was going to try and seduce you. I mean…maybe this was a mistake. Maybe you were right about…me leaving…"

"No. Don't think that…" he started and found himself shivering. "It was my fault for thinking I didn't want you here. Didn't need you here. I…screw it!"

She gasped when he lifted her up into his arms and carried her straight into his bedroom. All they did was look at each other before he finally closed the gap to kiss her. He didn't understand this type of need. He couldn't fathom that such a thing would have hit him so hard. It was ten minutes later when his senses finally came back to him that he realized what happened.

"I'm sorry…" he whispered with his arms around her in his bed under the covers. It was then that he saw their clothes draped a touch hastily over his dressing room chair. He grimaced and sighed that next time would be better. At this rate, I'm sure there will definitely be a next time!

"Don't be," she said and pressed her back into his chest a bit more. "I wanted this, too."

"I have…a lot of secrets…" he mumbled into her neck and squeezed her.

"It's up to you to tell me. You know pretty much all about me. The shame I went through. I won't judge you, Sweet Mask. I won't write anything down on paper. Say things at random. I'm not like that."

"I know. I want to talk. But…"

"It's okay."

"I want to trust…"

"In time. I know."

He grimaced and realized what he had to say next. "I love you."

"Do you?" she asked with a small blink of surprised delight.

"I do. Not only because Inichi berated me for what I said earlier, but he also pointed it out. He spoke the truth."

"Well…I love you, too, Sweet Mask. Not as a fan girl, either. But I got to know who you are underneath the actor. I saw past the hero. I liked what I found. You even treated me when you saw my abuse. I said you didn't have to…but you did. You insisted on it. So, don't worry. I'm not going to pry into your private life. When you're ready, you'll tell me. And when you're ready to talk, I'll be ready to listen. Because I really do love you, too," she said with a tremble in her voice. She found herself turned to face him and kissed in a rather gentle way.

"I'll set up a wardrobe section for you in here," he started before laughing at the small pokes to his sides she did to get him laughing.

"That's too fast! Give this a week," she said.

"Why? You'll just be in my room each night now…what?" he blinked at her look of amusement with his own small grin.

"We're supposed to work together. I shouldn't be sleeping with my boss," she said with a wry smile. He laughed again and continued to hold her close.

"I'll, ah, alter the work contract to exclude you of this," he promised.

"You don't have to," she chuckled.

"I may want to," he said with a sudden seriousness in his gaze.

"Whatever you...prefer..." she said softly and found herself kissed again. Back at the City Z apartment complex, Anno and Takeda were tidying up the outdoor kitchen before heading into their apartment room that they claimed on third floor right side corner. They had already made a list of things they needed, and boxes were neatly stacked on the patio balcony to be brought in and sorted.

"How are you feeling?" Anno asked and pulled out a chair for her.

"I'm doing okay," she smiled and groaned a bit from the shoulder massage he started to give her the moment she sat down. "We have things to put away. Don't we?"

"They all arrived today. We'll take care of it later. You need a bit of rest," he chuckled and bent down to kiss her cheek. "Do you need anything? Food? Water? A hot bath?"

"I think a bath would be nice," she nodded. "Should you…join me?"

"Hmm. I think I can do that," he chuckled.

"It's so surreal…" she murmured.

"What is?" he asked and continued to massage her shoulders.

"Us. Living here. A child on the way now. I mean…" she sighed and shook her head. "I don't know what I can tell my family."

"Not the only one," he grinned. "I'm sure we'll both figure something out. And that does remind me…"

"What?" she asked and blinked when he moved to a shelf to collect a small black box. He brought it over to her to let her open it. She gasped at the stunning gold and diamond ring inside it. He was kneeling at her side now with a gentle smile on his face.

"Will you marry me, Takeda?" he asked softly.

"Yes!" she barely whispered and let him place the ring on her finger. He pulled her into his lap now to hug her tight.

"I never thought I'd ever fall in love. I realized I did when we got stuck in the elevator to talk," he chuckled softly. "Despite my appreciation for Miss Mitsumi…I always found my eye wandering to you when I saw you."

"I thought you were too professional to even think of being with someone like me. I never would have dreamed to be in this position today. I'm so grateful now. Every day..."

"And it will never end," he muttered and pressed a warm kiss to her mouth. As other couples and rooms were settling in for the night, Saitama was letting Mitsumi snuggle into him in a deep sleep. He was flicking through the channels calmly with Overgrown Rover, Blue Ripple, Bright Bolt and Stable Rock settled around on the bed in their tiny monster forms.

"You all okay?" Saitama asked them while watching the screen.

"All good," Bright Bolt said with a small nod from where he was laying on his side near the foot of the bed. Overgrown Rover sighed and watched the television screen with contentment while nestled against Saitama's chest.

"No complaints here," Blue Ripple said while keeping his muzzle against Mitsumi's side. He was curled up in a neat little ball of blue-green iridescent scales with his tail wrapped around his form.

"I am…well…" Stable Rock chuckled. He had his armadillo muzzle resting on Saitama's leg. "You need…rest?"

"Eh…I suppose. I know we still need to talk, though. And I still need to pull some teeth," Saitama shrugged. "I guess we can see about that at the spa later on tomorrow. We need to plan for it."

"True…" Stable Rock sighed. "Rest now. I shall work…on your place…of resting…later, too. To make it…better."

"I would totally love that!" he grinned and reached down slightly to scratch the top of Stable Rock's head between his ears.

"Oooh…!" the powerful monster said with complete appreciation.

"Okay, I'm going to try and sleep. Remember. If Mitsumi has a bad dream, get me in there. Fast," Saitama said.

"We will be on alert," Blue Ripple nodded. "Hopefully no nightmares."

"Nightmares…?" Stable Rock asked with concern.

"I will show you," Blue Ripple said to help him understand with mental visions. Stable Rock studied the entire dream intensely with complete interest. After twenty minutes, and noticing Saitama had fallen asleep, Stable Rock snorted and looked at Bright Bolt.

"Should this…happen…you can trace…thoughts?" he asked.

"Um…I don't think so…" Bright Bolt said with a tilt of his head.

"Want to…learn?" he asked.

"If it will protect Mitsumi?! Yes!" Bright Bolt nodded sharply.

"Good. Listen for…mental thoughts. Trace…where they go. See if you…can peer into…dreams. If this is…a direct…attack…we must trace…where the…attack…comes from. Yes?" Stable Rock snickered.

"That makes perfect sense. Wind Crane and Blue Ripple need to keep the dream going. You and I can trace the attacker," Bright Bolt mused out loud.

"Not quite…" Stable Rock said. "I would…go after…the attacker…in the ground. You can strike…from the air…after…I find them…"

"So, you want me to trace…your thoughts? Like Inichi would to locate others? Interesting…" Bright Bolt mused. "Then use lightning in place of myself to initiate a small punishment. Let's test this."

"I thought you could already do this," Blue Ripple snorted.

"I know. But I never practiced like this. I listened to thoughts to steer clear. Not to use as a target from a long distance with lightning. It would be very scary if this worked. If I was able to find an intruder and simply strike them down with a thought of lightning out of nowhere would be…impressive," Bright Bolt smirked. "Usually I need clouds. But, there is electricity all over. Especially from the devices humans use now. I could use those devices against them rather neatly."

"Exactly…" Stable Rock nodded.

"Like you did with the lighting on the track!" Blue Ripple blinked with realization. "That would be something to simply do such out of nowhere."

"Right. I would need to sense what is available for use without being there. I do need this practice," Bright Bolt admitted.

"Let us focus…" Stable Rock nodded again and closed his glowing amber eyes. Bright Bolt closed his glowing electric blue eyes to start focusing on the thoughts around him. It was an hour later when Blue Ripple heard a sharp whimper come from Mitsumi.

"What?!" he hissed and moved to try and nuzzle her awake. Her whimpering only got sharper now to let him know a very intense nightmare was happening. Overgrown Rover huffed at this and was quick to alert the others with his sharp cries and snarls for help.

"It's happening?!" Bright Bolt asked with surprise.

"Saitama needs to get in first! I'm contacting Wind Crane! Keep a trace on who is found!" Blue Ripple seethed and closed his milk-white eyes.

:WIND CRANE! MITSUMI'S NIGHTMARE HAS RETURNED! WE NEED SAITAMA TO INTERVENE!:

:WHAT?! YES! I WILL GET HIM NOW!:

"Babe?!" Zenchu blinked when Wind Crane sat upright in their new bed.

"My daughter's dreams! She's under attack again! Meditate, my love. The moment Saitama has her secured, I shall have Blue Ripple pull you in! I am informing Inichi now to have any and all meditate deeply that can assist!" she said with complete protective fury.

"Done!" Zenchu said and focused with his slitted black eyes closed to meditate. He knew he wanted to help in any way he could.

:SAITAMA! MITSUMI'S HAVING YET ANOTHER NIGHTMARE! PREPARE TO GET PULLED IN!:

:Wind Crane?! Ah…shit! Yes! Go!: Saitama gave a mental nod.

Once again, he found himself in the laboratory hallway. He wasted no time running down it with a speed that rivaled Bright Bolt's lightning strike. His white cape snapped behind him the whole time, and he realized the hallway was four times longer. Now he noticed it wasn't ending at all. Then he remembered. This is a dream. Time to twist it! He focused to shorten the distance and was soon racing at Ajito's form.

"I'll remove this parasite from your body…" Ajito chuckled and raised the scalpel over her womb. Then he got slammed away to get crushed into the wall. The scalpel fell on the floor and Saitama stepped on it.

"You piece of shit! I'm back!" Saitama spat out. He turned to see that Mitsumi's nude form was strapped down again, but the table was at an angle to show she was getting ready for dissection. He seethed with protective wrath, but he paused when Kamikaze's samurai sword impaled Ajito all the way through from the back to the front of his chest. He was able to be brought directly into the chamber and not through the hallway. Once Saitama got through that part, it unlocked the need for the usual way in.

"Yeah. He's not alone this time," Kamikaze grinned wickedly.

"Lady Mitsumi needs to be shielded!" Zenchu said quickly and focused on ripping into Ajito's dream form. Saitama blinked and moved to quickly snap off the restraints and pull her close for his cape to cover her.

"I'm here. So are the others. See?" he whispered. She was still shaking all over and pressed into him now.

"Hey, Old Man! Wanna tag team?" Garou grinned at Bane when he appeared. "It can be like old times!"

"Yes. Let's do so," Bane nodded and they both rushed out as one.

"None of you can kill me!" Ajito snarled and regenerated swiftly. "I am invincible in this dream!"

"Saitama…he…wanted to…" Mitsumi said with soft whimper.

"He's not taking any parts of you," Saitama said gently.

"No. He wanted to remove…" she cringed. She pointed at the flattened scalpel on the ground. Then she pointed to her belly. Now Saitama's eyes narrowed with absolute fury at this. He ripped off his cape to gently cover her with it. He pressed a warm, loving kiss to her forehead to show she would never be hurt by him. Then he looked at Zenchu.

"Get over here. Protect her. Now," Saitama said with a dark, vile edge in his tone. Zenchu paused in his attack and looked over with complete shock at what he was seeing. Saitama's eyes were not the usual dull coals of fiery red pupils. They were burning, bright red lights of hellish fury. His body was also radiating out red waves of unbridled wraths of punishment that was waiting to be rightfully delivered. Zenchu was not going to disobey the order given.

The moment Zenchu got over to help Mitsumi, Saitama leapt out with blinding speed to rapid-punch Ajito's form over and over again. He was relentless in his attack and even moved the foul man around the walls and ceiling without pausing. Garou now realized that this was the same feeling he felt from the mountain. This is the side of him that scares me to death. He's not going to stop until the threat to Lady Mitsumi is completely gone.

"I think he's pissed…" Kamikaze whistled and let Bane stand next to him.

"How…FUCKING DARE YOU...!" Saitama shouted out while punching nonstop into the foul man.

"Did he just swear?!" Zenchu's jaw dropped.

"That man…he wanted to remove our possible child…" Mitsumi whimpered. "He was ready to slice me open…"

"And that would do it…" Zenchu said with a hard swallow.

"You think…you've won?!" Ajito coughed out blood from where he lay crumpled on the floor. "You think…I'll stop?!"

"I don't care if you don't stop. Because I will find you and rip you to pieces every single time!" Saitama snapped out.

"So you think! WHAT THE FUCK?!" Ajito suddenly screeched out. Then he vanished and the dream ended abruptly.

"I got him! The one that was hurting her!" Bright Bolt said when Saitama jolted awake. "I zapped him hard!"

"Where is he?!" Saitama said now and moved to tend to Mitsumi's sobbing form to comfort her. "I need to kill him now! I'm done with these stupid nightmares! He tried to rip out my baby from her! It's time to put an end to it!"

"Saitama!" she whimpered and got cradled by him. He pressed kisses all over her face and rocked her against him.

"It's okay now. We know who it is. Um…who is it?" he asked.

"An enemy…of ours…" Stable Rock growled. "Want to…meet him…?"

"Yes. Bring him here. To the arena outside. Mitsumi, we're getting dressed. Inichi needs to do a massive family call to arms," Saitama said and lifted Mitsumi up with him. "We'll sleep after that one is gone."

"Okay…" she nodded. "and…you swore?"

"Not out loud here," Saitama said with a nod of his head. "Dream world is one thing. Reality is another. And you know I rarely ever say such things. My fists tend to do enough. I leave the swearing for Zenchu and Garou to do."

"True…" she chuckled softly and he set her on her feet.

"Let me protect you now. Let me end this," he said and pressed a loving kiss on her mouth. She nodded and moved to dress. Then he looked at the fans along the wall of their room. "If any of you want to protect her and amplify my punch…I won't say no."

All twenty-two fan sets came alive. They hovered through the room on defensive alert and followed them all out of the room. Blue Ripple was carried by Mitsumi, though. He was purring deeply and snuggling into her with protective care. He did have his legs transformed back into flippers to keep to his secret to having them, though. Overgrown Rover was in its larger form to prepare to lunge out at anything that would try to attack its owners. When Saitama and Mitsumi walked outside in their hero costumes, they saw that all of their primary friends and family were there to support them.

"Who is it?!" Rendor seethed in his monster form. Tatsumaki was sitting on his shoulder, but he was incredibly protective of her.

"I am quite curious," Inichi said in his hovering form over Fubuki.

"I do have an idea," Iwasaki said. "Akiyama, you remember the one that kept boasting that he learned how to hurt people in their dreams?"

"What?! That creep?!" Akiyama gasped. Flashy Flash looked at Iwasaki with complete confusion.

"Who?" Deep Sea Prince frowned.

"Indeed," Fire Flight growled from where she stood with Shenjou. Wind Crane was in her monster form now to show she was ready to rip the offender into pieces. Zenchu was still unnerved by how he saw Saitama in the dream world. He noticed that Garou was also feeling bothered by what he witnessed.

"He won't hurt you," Lily whispered to Garou softly.

"I know. But…I saw what he could have done to me…" Garou grimaced.

"Garou. Zenchu. Thank you both for being there to help protect Mitsumi," Saitama said with a nod of appreciation to them both. That got both of them to suddenly feel fully at ease. "If you want, you both can tear into this moron first."

"Can we?!" Garou asked with sudden excitement.

"Oh…yes…" Zenchu said with a dark grin.

"You'll need to remove the skin first. So, I can reveal for you. We can even save the flea, too," Mitsumi smiled. Genos was soon approaching them to help show his support. Kamiko had moved to Mitsumi's side to hug her, and even Kianna came over to give a small group hug.

"Master? I wanted to get into the dream, but it would have strained things," Genos frowned. "What happened?"

"I can show all," Blue Ripple nodded. Fumio was sitting with Black Sperm near Orotsu and could only blink with shock at the dream.

"Mom?! Dad! Is everything okay now?!" Fumio asked.

"I'm fine, dear," Mitsumi nodded.

"Yeah. She's fine," Saitama nodded.

"I think the asshole's here," King grunted out and pointed at the ball of earth that now erupted from the ground. Stable Rock now studied the arena and began to shape it into something more of a deep, bowl-like design.

"Only I…will allow…entrance…and exit…for the enemy…" he said while focusing. "All those…ready…to attack…come forward…"

"Do we have them pick numbers?" Tacki asked from Kamikaze's lap.

"No…" Stable Rock snorted with laughter.

"Anyways…" Saitama said with a bored eye roll.

"Yes…it is time…to attack…" the powerful monster grunted.

"Good!" Zenchu snarled and shadow phased to the base of the bowl where the ball of earth was. Garou leapt down and smashed the ball of earth in to shatter it to reveal who was imprisoned.

"What?! I…no!" the thin, skeletal man with black hair grimaced after he was revealed. His black hair looked a touch frazzled from how he got shocked and knocked out. Even more curious was his clothing. He looked like a security worker that watched cameras.

"I was right. It's him," Iwasaki shook her head.

"You fucked with the wrong girl!" Zenchu seethed and watched all of Mitsumi's fans dart down to swirl around the false man. Spikes and blades flicked out and around with fury to completely shred the skin away. Inichi pulled the flea out, but he noticed something was rather different with the flea.

"Genos! This flea is different!" Inichi said and had it contained. It was still in the skin, but even Genos noticed that it looked far larger than usual.

"Oh! That one was touched by the GOD monster!" Akiyama said with shock. "That's how this guy was able to have such strong attacks in dreams!"

"Talk later!" Garou said quickly and bolted around the newly formed monster. The pale white, red-eyed, stick-like monster howled with rage. Long clawed hands slashed out, and spikes came out like quills to fire out at random. A human-like face snapped out with intense fangs, and its tail swung out to try and tag its attackers.

"I don't see regeneration, but it's very fast," Tacki frowned. She paused at a small whisper and looked at the Moon Blade on her hip.

"Tacki?" Kamikaze looked at her.

"It wants to help," she said softly. "The moon is still out, too."

"No," he said.

"Please? I'll be fine. I promise," she said. He cringed and sighed.

"Just…be careful…" he said. She kissed him with a nod and stood over the arena bowl. Garou and Zenchu both saw her looming shadow. They saw her hands move for the hilt of the Moon Blade. They both looked at each other and quickly darted away for safety.

"Tacki?!" Mitsumi blinked with surprise. Overgrown Rover whined and sat at their feet to protect them.

"She'll be okay," Saitama nodded. The white, glowing light of the blade shone brilliantly like a star in the night. It illuminated all of the buildings around them, and she held the blade up high. The monster in the pit seethed and leapt up to attack her. Before anyone could blink, it disintegrated at the very slice the blade did to its form. There was no sound. Nothing was left of the monster at all, and glowing dust particles dispersed from what the monster used to be. The light of the moon had frozen the monster, shattered it and broke it all away with a single sword slice.

"That's fucked up," Zenchu said to break the silence.

"Yeah…" Garou said with shock.

"Impressive!" Bane grinned.

"Huh. Remember how your fans gave me ice punches? That looks like that," Saitama mused to his wife. "But in sword form."

"Oh! That's right! How awesome!" Mitsumi beamed. Tacki smiled with a small nod and sheathed the Moon Blade to show the job was done. Kamikaze sighed hard and gathered her up to hug her with relief. Wind Crane ruffled her feathers and clapped her beak with approval. Zenchu looked up at her from where he was in the arena bowl and chuckled.

"Hopefully the nightmares will stop now," Blue Ripple grunted.

"We know how to find the ones that do it," Bright Bolt said and watched Stable Rock set the arena back to how it was. Zenchu and Garou were able to rejoin them easily now, and Wind Crane pressed her beak into Zenchu's chest.

"Hey. I'm okay. And…huh…" Zenchu mused. "You have blue lines on your beak, but not on your face as a human. Think you can fix that a bit? I think it would be rather pretty…"

Wind Crane blinked at him and hunkered down to let her feathered form shrink and reform into her human one. Now he saw the ornately blue lines start from each side of her nose to delicately lace under her eyes. "Is this better?"

"Wow…" Zenchu blinked and found himself grinning at her hug.

"Bedtime. And, eh, Blue Ripple. Again. Thanks. We'll look at that bug later when we get back from the spa," Saitama said. Mitsumi squeezed Blue Ripple's tiny body in her arms, and he got a warm head pat from Saitama.

"I shall have it under 24 hour surveillance!" Metal Knight vowed from his hovering robot. Mitsumi nodded and got led back into the apartment with the others following suit.

"How did you get that guy?" King asked Bright Bolt's trotting form.

"He was sleeping around a bunch of televisions. He was a security guard in disguise. So…I let the screens zap him. Hard," Bright Bolt snickered.

"But how did he know of Lady Mitsumi?" Kamiko asked.

"He was one that ate her…" the electrical monster growled. "I heard his thoughts. He knew who she was and wanted to torment her all the time."

"He ate her organs?!" Genos gaped.

"Yeah. I made sure to zap him ultra-hard!" Bright Bolt nodded.

"Good…" Stable Rock grunted. Then he paused and turned back to the arena. He noticed something in the ground now, and he dug around it carefully to uproot it. Genos made quick notice and was now staring in shock at what was found. Both Kamikaze and Bane were ready to attack, but Tacki stopped them.

"An egg?" Tacki blinked. "From what?"

"Hmm…I think…I know…" Stable Rock mused at the foot wide egg of pearlescent coloring. "The one…we killed…had the…power…over dreams…"

"Wind Crane came from an egg…" Zenchu said.

"But the flea was touched by the GOD monster, too, right?" Akiyama asked. "Did that monster revive itself after getting killed by the sword?"

"This is…different. An innocent…" Stable Rock mused. Saitama was back with them with Mitsumi in his arms to look at what was found. Blue Ripple was highly surprised at this and studied what was now revealed.

"Are you saying that we may have a new GOD monster?" Saitama asked.

"Yes. But…innocent. What is left…of one…when touched…" Stable Rock explained. "The flesh…left…but the touch…stayed…"

"If it's a baby, then we will raise it for good," Mitsumi said. "We will monitor it and see."

"Hold up," Garou said. "So, if I died, would the same thing happen to me?"

"Possibly. But…don't worry…for now…" Stable Rock nodded.

"You'll be okay," Lily soothed to get a tight hug from him.

"The GOD monster of the Secret Skins was said to be made of multiple elements. Was this one of them, then? Dreams?" Zenchu asked.

"Such a curious thing to consider," Fire Flight mused.

"If it really will be a new child, then we'll have to raise it right. But…does this mean that anyone or anything touched by a GOD monster can have this happen on death? That's…a bit interesting to think about," Shenjou admitted.

"Once again…possible…" Stable Rock seemed to shrug. "I have…not tried…anything…like this…with touch…"

"I shall set this egg within my nest," Wind Crane said. "I shall let the offspring bind to me and learn from me."

"Of course, Wind Crane Clan Mother," Mitsumi smiled and got hugged tightly from her. Saitama nodded at this and carried Mitsumi back into the apartment. Blue Ripple got carried away again, and Bright Bolt was quick to trot over to keep up. Overgrown Rover huffed and trotted quickly to follow them happily. Stable Rock grunted and lumbered away to follow now.

Wind Crane and Zenchu were able to carefully lift up the new egg to position it in the nest with the others. She wanted it to get tended to with the same loving attention as the other four eggs. It was smaller in size, too, from being a foot smaller around, but Wind Crane was already giving protective vibes over it to show it was claimed as hers. She had it positioned on an outer part near the front to ensure it would always get tended to gently.

"Okay. Time to sleep. Again," Saitama sighed and began to undress.

"Do you think we can sleep again?" Mitsumi asked after removing her costume. He came up behind her to squeeze her.

"Yes. Because we have an amazing family that will help me protect you no matter what. In any situation," he smiled and pressed a passionate kiss to her mouth to start the night off again.