Kaneda, Kai, Chiyoko, Kei, and Tetsuo were in the living room sitting at the table at Kaneda's place. Discussing what they'll need and how everything is going to go down.
"So it's clear that there's no way around the situation. They want to Tetsuo and use his powers like other people, but we won't and can't… So we're going to need to gear up and be prepared when they come, Tetsuo can detect the presence of people like him, as long as the aren't strong enough to block his damn powers."
"Where should we stay at though… They have that Susie chick, and she knows where we both live." Kai chimed in.
"H-He does have a good point." Kaori agreed.
"You're right… Because she'll have them come straight here." Kaneda thought about it.
"I know a perfect place, where the priest lady use to be at. That took in Kei and I, she has a successor running the place now." Chiyoko informed them. Kei just looked at Tetsuo who only made a face, as he knew exactly who they were talking about.
"You talking about that old wrinkled bitch! I didn't know that place survived the blast."
"That place was a little farther away from the destr-" Kei was cut off
"Wait! She had people similar powers to Tetsuo, are they still there." Kaneda spoke in a hopeful tone.
"No they died from Japan's Military mainly the others died from… You know what." Chiyoko didn't look towards Tetsuo way. She didn't speak her thoughts on the matter of 5 years ago about what happened and what he caused, she knows his ass batshit crazy. Although Kei had a talk with her about him, and despite everything.
Tetsuo is the only person that can fight of those kids from America, so they needed the man power to protect their city. She understood and it was better to have him as an ally instead of an enemy.
"Well, there's no other option. So we can reside there, to prepare everything." Kaneda told them. As they were talking Kaori quietly got up from the area, to lay down on the couch as she was a bit tired, from what she doesn't know. She hated to miss anything important but she just didn't have the energy.
Kei noticed her strange behavior, and she couldn't help but think it was something. One that, she suspected some time ago but wasn't sure, the reason being.
• First after she recovered from her(quote on quote bug). She's been getting more tired than usual, and Tetsuo don't make her do strenuous activities or even at all.
• Second she has become very sensitive to certain smells and foods that makes her nauseous. But she'll play it off as she's probably still getting over the bug maybe.
• Third but not least, her very odd cravings of dishes; she never liked spicy food(they found out from Tetsuo). As she made curry but didn't add a lot of spice, but she's been getting foods that was too hot even for Kaneda's taste. She ate noodles with pickle juice, almost making Kai barf. Last peanut butter and jelly sandwich, with a scoop of ice cream on top.
All these signs lead to one thing for Kei, and she was going to address it to her privately. Just so she doesn't cause an even more uproar on top of things they have going on. She was curious if Tetsuo knew something and noticed, Tetsuo is not as talkative and don't share much of anything. As he's a guy that enjoys his privacy and people out of his business, especially when he came to Kaori.
She went over to Kaori, after they were done discussing everything. She went to see if she can talk with her but she was already sleep by then. So she was going to wait till she woke back up.
So she joined the others to get together refuge at another area.
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Location - US - Virginia
Tiffany was with Susie, in the lab. Testing out her abilities and control.
"So how do you feel." Tiffany asked her as they were sitting by her computer desk, she was writing notes.
Susie didn't respond, she hasn't been responsive but she can hear them, and do what she's asked except answering questions. Tiffany only sighs of frustration, before continuing talking to her.
"Thomas will be coming with you to Tokyo, along with the other subjects." Tiffany said through irritation, because she doesn't think Susie or subjects are ready to start an all out fight with Tokyo and Tetsuo. She noticed that what she said caught Susie's attention.
"W-Why?" Susie still looked exhausted and had slight headaches. Tetsuo must of did a number on her psyche Tiffany thought.
"Government orders." Was all Tiffany could say, she could tell that it bothered Susie. Tiffany was going to do whatever power she had to keep the children safe. While they're in Tokyo, but if she doesn't have them there. Either they die by Adams order or Tokyo… Neither of those options were ideal. So she had to figure out a plan, so they don't get the same treatment in America that Tokyo got. Because of neglectful scientist and doctors.
"Do you think… Do you think we're ready?" Susie asked, while using her powers to make little things with the metals on the side of her.
"You want my honest opinion?" Tiffany eyes looked up at her from her paperwork.
"Yes."
"I would say yes, but only if Tetsuo wasn't in the picture. But since he is, I'm not sure of your all ready or not… Because I don't know what Tetsuo's capabilities are and if he's become stronger or not… That's why I was asking ADAM! That it'll be better to run a few tests, but as always he doesn't give a damn about consequences." Tiffany was writing her notes aggressively.
Susie noticed, she giggled slightly at Tiffany being irritated with Adam. Tiffany realized what she was laughing at. She got flustered on her dark skin, but glad the Susie wasn't acting mute and dead.
"So when are we dispatching?" Susie asked.
"We'll be preparing our departure tomorrow morning, Adam will be with us unfortunately… While we're there, you all will be on standby at a facility in Tokyo. Adam want to try and confront Tetsuo, or whatever the hell he's trying to do… I'm hoping he approaches the situation peacefully, which would be good for us. So we won't need to put you all in the fire."
Susie sighed, dropping all the metal pieces, "I'm tired…" Tiffany nodded understanding and letting her to take a rest to prepare for tomorrow. Tiffany had to meet up with Adam soon anyone to get the preparations started and the other children.
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Kaori eventually woke up and she was in another position. She was laying on top of Tetsuo chest, they were in Kaneda's and Kei room. Tetsuo was clearly sleep, as she slowly got up to not disturb him. She looked at him smiling and blushing, nausea suddenly came over. She didn't want to make noise, but she quickly needed to go to the bathroom.
Thankfully she made it, and everything from earlier. There was a knock at the door, before she could respond. She heard the voice on the other side, "Kaori it's Kei, are you okay?"
Kaori flushed her food down the toilet, cleaning her mouth before opening the door. Kei saw her trying to put on a smile for her, but she can still see the tired in her eyes. Kei looked behind her, before walking into the bathroom shutting and locking it. Kaori was confused what was happening, Kei held her cheeks in her palms making sure she was looking in her eyes.
"I'm sorry if this is to straight forward, but seeing the situation we're about to go into, I have to ask… You had sex with Tetsuo right?"
Kaori nodded with a flustered face.
"Was it unprotected sex?"
Kaori looked around for a moment thinking, then nodded again.
"Did you miss your period?"
The revelation to Kaori's situation will be determined by her response. She thought hard about and then realization hit her, her eyes as wide as saucers and her face drained of life. That was all the response Kei needed.
"Damn, Kaori… Your pregnant." Kei had sensed she probably was pregnant for awhile. With how long this been happening, she's probably 2 weeks in. But they can't just assume, even though it's apparent. As Kei was in her thoughts, Kaori's shaking and crying face brought her back. Luckily it was silent crying.
"W-W-What s-s-should… I-I do… M-Me, w-with Child… T-TETSUO'S! H-He doesn't like kids… whatarewegoingtodohedoesntwantkidshesgoingtobemadatitsallmyfaulthesgoingtoleavemehesgoingtohateme…." Kaori started speaking real fast trembling, she was literally having a mental breakdown. She didn't know what to do, and if Tetsuo finds out… With all that's happening, why now!?
Kei was trying to calm her down, if she kept acting like this. It's going to make everyone worry and wonder what's happening. So she stayed in the bathroom with Kaori till she calmed down, little did they know one person heard their conversation as they were standing listening outside the bathroom.
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After about 20 minutes later Kaori eventually calmed down. Kei and her had a small talk. Before exiting the bathroom, they saw Kaneda come upstairs. He approached them saying they were looking for both of them.
As they finally got everything together, Chiyoko came with a big jeep. To put all the materials in the open back seat, Kei only told Kaneda they were having a private girl talk that didn't concern him as she walked past him with Kaori.
"Well at least next time don't be in there so fucking long, when we're trying to leave." Kaneda saw Kei withholding laughter, everyone was outside along with Kaneda's gang. Kaori saw Tetsuo, who looked at her. Waiting for her to get on the bike, she quickly made her way on the bike. Keeping a strong hold around his waist.
"Are you feeling better?" He asked looking back at her. She nodded smiling at him. Tetsuo thought for a moment.
"Maybe it'll be better if you rode in the Jeep with Chiyoko." Kaori pulled away slightly and confused, her eyes are tearing up.
"W-What… W-Why?"
"What the Hell ARE YOU CRYING FOR! I only said that, because my bike moves faster than that. And sense you haven't been feeling well, riding with her will cause less pressure… You need to stop being so goddamn sensitive."
She nodded, happy to know he was just worried about her and nothing else. She carefully got down, and then went and joined Chiyoko in the car. Kaori looked out the window at Tetsuo who only smiled at her.
'I'll be riding along on the side. We're just heading to the temple, I'm not going anywhere' he spoke with her telepathically. She gave him a shy smile nodding.
As they were driving through the city, they traveled through certain shortcuts. Entering a bigger part of the city, they drove past two men in black suits hiding in the crowd of people in the city.
"We have sights on a specific target, that I think you should know about." One of the men black spoke in there collar where there mic was.
"Who is it?" The person on the other side said.
"Tetsuo Shima is back, Senator."
Daiki couldn't believe that he's back, so the person that the other kid was fighting was TETSUO himself. If the other senators find out, it'll be an all out chaos.
"Dispatched our men and detain Tetsuo Shima at all cost and bring him to me. Along with his little gang of misfits."
"Roger Sir!"
Kaneda and them knew they'll come across trouble whether Tetsuo was revealed or not to the public. So they made sure they had a plan, as Kaneda heard military men trailing them. The group would need to split, they knew there was already things building up to the situation sense the incident that little Bitch Susie got involved.
So now they have to handle the situation smart. They were all soon reaching to an intersection where they can separate, as to get majority of the men off of their tail. Everyone looked at Kaneda to give the order. Kaneda drove close to Chiyoko's Jeep, he wanted Kei to go to the temple with the other two and two of his guys. She would've argued, but they didn't have enough time and she quickly jumped in the Jeep.
"SCATTER!" Everyone broke off separately the girls and two of his men with one way. While Kaneda, Tetsuo, Kai, Mizuki, and a few others went another route. Kaori swiftly looked outside the open window, at Tetsuo and the gang vanish from their vision. She was internally worried, she thought he was going to stay close by, but she believed they did what they think was best. He did tell her that they will be at the same place together, although she couldn't shake the fear and anxiety in her stomach. That Tetsuo might lose control if she isn't close by.
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Majority of the military men followed after Kaneda and the gang. One of the military men shouted to them through a loud speaker on top of there van.
"Don't make us hurt you, if you give us the white haired boy. You and your friends will go unscathed!"
Four vans were surrounding the six boys, they were all on a high curved ramp. Driving at an unholy speed, maneuvering around cars. The military cars just knocking them out of their way. One pulled up close beside Tetsuo and Kaneda, "We'll also let your little girl toys live." One soldier said.
"Yeah after we had our little fun with them." Another soldier smirking, his comment only pissing Kaneda and Tetsuo off. Kaneda pulled a metal pipe out his red coat. Swinging in the man's eye, the other about to shoot. Tetsuo used his powers to crack and lift the ground from under their van and had it flip them over the ramp on the side. Sense it was so high, they landed hard hitting other vehicles and exploding on the road.
"That's what you dirty FUCKS GET!" Kaneda laughed. It was cut short, when he realized he was almost shot at. Tetsuo put a force field over them. The others guys knocked the other soldiers, beating some with a pipe the other gang member cut another's throat. Throwing one of his knives on the wheels making it swerve, the gang sped up to move out of a collision that happened as one of the military cars flipped from a hard curve and hitting the ones behind them.
The guys making it to the man ground, intersecting with the traffic. Continuing their route to the temple, Kaneda hope the others are doing fine. He was told they had a couple split their way. As Kaneda and them was driving, they saw a barricade forming from soldiers on the expressway. It was getting fucking exhausting tried to get them off there damn backs.
All of them pulled out what looks to be bombs, with smiley faces on them. They were once you lit to make them explode, just something you can break and have all hell break loose. They can see the people and rode was already in a chaos from either the event or some of them remember Tetsuo. They began shooting at them, but the bullets stopped and turned back against them. That was a cue for the guys to through the bombs, creating a big explosion simultaneously. Earning screams from civilians and the soldiers.
Daiki, was watching the whole event through a live feed from his team in the helicopter from his base. Surrounding by his men and women working on computers all over the room. He was watching from a bigger screen everyone can see. He balled up his fist and slammed it on one of the computers close to him. Startling one of the workers. He took out his phone to speak with the squad.
"I don't want to get upset, but… HOW FUCKING HARD IS IT TO GRAB A DAMN KID!?"
"S-Sir, T-T-Tetsuo is with them. The kid literally has powers and psychic… We can't fi-"
"I wanted you to approach the situation calmly. NOT DESTROY OUR CITY FURTHER! We can't have this in an uproar, it's clear we can't fight him… I'm not looking for a fight, but an alliance, but it's clear y'all don't understand how to not make a situation worse!" Daiki hung up, and walked out of the computer room. And called another number.
"Hello, bring me a damn helicopter." Daiki hung up putting the phone back in the inside of his suit pocket of his suit. He guess he has to do everything himself.
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Kaneda and the gang got through, as they killed the men that was trying to close them in. Kaneda looked at Tetsuo, who looked as though he was sweating gripping his head. Kaneda saw that he look as though he was going to have one of his migraine episodes.
Kaori told all of them, he can't use too much of his power. Mainly powerful ones all at once, as he's still trying to get a grip on it. Which is why Kaneda had him and the boys with him, so he wouldn't need to constantly use it and they can fight here and there. Although Kaneda doesn't know what's considered a powerful or weak psychic power move.
Kaneda wish he could understand a bit more with how the powers work. So he can figure out how to help his best friend better. Everyone didn't know what would happen if he used to much of it, would become a big blob again and possibly destroy half the city again or more. When they inquired that information from his girlfriend. She couldn't give them a plausible response, as they avoided situations that could trigger a negative response.
"Tetsuo, you good man?" Kaneda asked worried, he didn't get a response. So he asked again, although it came off as yelling at him. Making Tetsuo bark back.
"I'm FINE FOR FUCK SAKE! Leave it alone!"
Before they could argue any further, all of them stopped their bikes. When they saw one man approaching them on the road out of a helicopter. In a nice clean black suit and hair slick back with small round shade glasses, that was at the rim of his nose with gold handles. He gave them his best fake smile, mainly because he was nervous. Especially when he felt the gaze of Tetsuo on him hard. 'If looks could kill', that phrase only fit Tetsuo's description well because he could.
"I apologize boys, on behalf of my men. They just can't seem to follow instructions, I wanted to avoid any blood shed if possible but…" Daiki looked behind them.
"Looks like that's to late."
"That's cute and all, but we don't give a damn what you're trying to do. I don't know what you're playing at but, considering the condition my friend is in." Kaneda pointed at Tetsuo, Daiki turning towards who he was pointing. Seeing what looks like a person trying to control themselves.
"We would like to make it to where we're going, before anything serious occur."
"Of course! I would be happy to assist you with that." Daiki smiled at the boys.
"Why would we trust you? We don't even know who the hell you are!?" Kai brought up. The guys nodded glaring back at the man.
"My apologies where are my manners, my name is Daiki Yamamoto. I'm the Senator of Japan. I assure you on my life, that I only come to talk about certain things of great importance. Especially with your apocalyptic friend there Tetsuo, if you would allow me too… If not then you can kill me." Then men behind Daiki looked shocked and confused.
Kaneda just kept giving him the suspicious look, the boys looked at Kaneda to see what he wanted to do. Kaneda looked at Tetsuo, who gave him his attention. Tetsuo's nod was all Kaneda needed, because it's clear they need to hurry and get him to a less noisy place and people.
"Fine! We'll trust you… For now, so if you would be so damn kind to move out the way along with your men. So we can get my friend to where needs to be." Kaneda answered him.
"Thank you, men make way and put your weapons down." Daiki looked back at them, and did as he said.
"Also you had a few men pursuing our girls, you should tell those assholes to stop as well. Because there's someone you see that's important to my pal Tetsuo here, and if she's harmed in anyway or killed. All hell will break through." Kaneda grin at Daiki, who gave him an unamused look.
Daiki spoke into his mic, "Fall back men, make sure the ladies are unharmed." He looked back at Kaneda.
"Done."
"Good." Kaneda and his men drive past the people. One of his men snatched Daiki and put him on the back of there bike.
"W-What are you doing!?" Daiki shouted in protest.
"You said you wanted to come and talk, so that's what we're doing. You can tell your little cheerleaders to go back home." Kaneda laughed as they drove to there destination.
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Kaneda and them made it to the temple, it looked a bit broken and run down. Only because they were still repairing the damages from the previous events that occurred here. It looked like a shelter for homeless and people who lost families.
They entered cautiously till they noticed Chiyoko and the girls. They were all at the far end of the temple, speaking to some lady with monks standing next to her. She was definitely a beauty, Kaori was the first to notice them and ran towards them. Mainly Tetsuo, with teary eyes.
"Tetsuo." Tetsuo heard her looking at her smiling.
"Kaori." She tackled him at the waist hugging him with the little strength she could. Tetsuo gave her an exhausted hug, hiding his face in the crock of her neck. She was rubbing his head and circles around his back, she began humming to him to calm him down. She could tell he's used to much energy and needed to be calmed down, which was working.
"Want to go somewhere private?" Kaori asked in soft sweet tone, she felt Tetsuo nod. They pulled away, Kaori ran back to the lady they spoke with and quickly came back to Tetsuo side. Grabbing his hand to guide him to a private space she requested from the woman. Daiki saw a girl taking Tetsuo away.
"H-Hey wait!?" Daiki was about to follow them, but Kaneda put him in a choke hold pulling him away.
"You should probably wait till Tetsuo is a bit more calm, unless you just want to make him more mad and kill you on accident? Then we can discuss whatever the hell you want." Kaneda told him.
Kei and the other two women approached them, she gave Kaneda a hug and kiss. Happy that her Kaneda was okay. She noticed an unfamiliar face with them, she was about to ask but was interrupted.
"Welcome Gentlemen, My name is Kikiyo Yung. I'm the new head of lady Miyako's temple for the homeless and gifted." She gave them the softest smile. Her hair was dark in a long neat ponytail, with a long white cloak robe with nothing but beads and jewelry decorating her attire and features.
"This is my boyfriend Kaneda and friends I was telling you about Lady Kikiyo." Kei introduced them to her, they all greeted her kindly, except one.
"Ah so this is the Famous Kaneda that holds a strong bond with the one called TETSUO. It's an honor, I heard of your deeds and your friends misfortune. Even though he has done damage and crime to our people and city. I am not Miyako and I believe in rehabilitation and second chances of the distressed. So you all are welcome to stay, as we can discuss further of the matter that will soon befall Tokyo." She turned and noticed a familiar face.
"Lady Kikiyo." Daiki said with no emotion.
"Senator Daiki… To what we owe the pleasure to the man that always looked down to our previous head Lady Miyako?" She smirked.
"I'm only here to protect Tokyo and to speak with Tetsuo." He declared, she only looked at him. Basically sizing him up and questioning his motives. Before addressing everyone.
"Well sense we got the formalities out of the way. Shall we make a room for you all and discuss everything else once everyone is settled." Kikiyo smiled. She turned around with her monks beside her leading everyone to get comfortable.
They had a lot of prep to do before the others came.