SZ: *ponders over the hidden message in X Legacy Collection*hmm...what could it mean…?
GT: *watching Spyro ReIgnited gameplay* Okay...so they extended the intro scene for the Yeti world..but they got rid of the Yeti stomping the floor to cause the statue to smush him? Weird.
SZ: That is odd...well least Ripto looks much better than his promo art
GT: I'm still slightly mixed on his new look. He's not pudgy anymore. I blame my growing up with the original games.
SZ: Fair…*sees the readers* oh hey! Welcome to another chapter of Rising Sun, minna.
GT: Hope you're all enjoying life.
SZ: And hope you enjoy another chapter of this. Where we last left off, quite a few things have happened. A new ally, Vulpecula making herself known...and Solo ending up in who knows where.
GT: Yep. So, as always, we own neither Okami or Megaman Starforce/Ryuusei no Rockman. They're owned by CAPCOM. And…*pulls out a TV and starts playing clips of Omega-Xis screaming like a little girl around red foxes before fleeing*...I told him red foxes all reported to Vulpecula.
SZ:...*hides in a bunker* fair…
GT: Yep.
Omega-Xis: Why you…
GT: *pulls out a plush of Vulpecula*
Omega-Xis: *screams like a little girl before fleeing*
GT: I'm awesome. *pulls curtains down*
"It's quite interesting," Goodall noted as she looked at a holographic screen while Miyuki laid on a medical bed in her fox form, "It's a near-complete transformation. The only things unaltered are several vocal chords to allow her to speak human yet also bark and growl like a fox and her brain outside of motor functions."
"It helps, especially when to get away from the press, kyu," Miyuki giggled a bit, "Only downside is being hit on by a few males foxes out in the wild when laying low, kyu."
"A-And it doesn't hurt doing this?" Frost asked.
"Oh no...the only thing that hurts is making your tail split into nine as part of an illusion to scare the foxes off, kyu," Miyuki explained, "Are we done yet, hakase, kyu?"
"We are," Goodall replied, "Thank you for helping satisfy an elderly scientist's curiosity. And you were such a nice girl, Frosty."
"Don't try correcting her. She likes giving nicknames to all of us EM Beings," Lyra advised, "And get out here, Omega-Xis!"
=No way!= Omega-Xis replied from Geo's VG Hunter.
"It's because of Frost, isn't it?" Geo asked.
=That and Issun said I can't-GAH!= Omega-Xis yelped =You goddamn stupid hippo! ...Why are you still rambling?! No, I don't want lemonade with tea mixed into it!=
"...Do I even wanna know?" Ace asked.
"I gave Kelvin-Hakase the location of the California Bunker to give Aaron-san more games," Issun explained on top of Frost's head, "I got a copy of this one game that would be a good way to test reflexes and paying attention and adapting to things and told Bakaryu that he'd never be able to beat the hardest difficulty."
=GAH HA! GOD FUCKING DAMN GOLD ZOMBIE RABBIT!=
"Which one?" Issun asked.
=BOTH! AND WHY DOES THE PURPLE RABBIT KEEP SAYING FOUR LIKE THAT?!=
"A Mod I added," Issun snickered.
=Why does the god damn chicken...duck...thing have an obsession with pizza?! It's cree-GAH! FUCK YOU, FREDBEAR! Used the goddamn Death Coin on the gold bastard again!=
"I also have some nicer games that shouldn't be too scary for Frost," Issun noted as Miyuki shifted back into her human form.
"R-really?" Frost blinked.
"Yeah. You don't look like you'd handle the scarier games made in the Americas or anywhere for that matter, so I looked at the more softer ones," Issun shrugged before tapping on Miyuki's VG Hunter, "They're all sent to your VG Hunter for her, Miyuki-sama!"
"Oh. Why thankyu, Issun-kyun," Miyuki smiled, "You wanna try them out, Frost?"
"...s..sure," Frost nodded as she went into Miyuki's VG Hunter =...k...kyute~!=
"...yeah. She is DEFINITELY the polar opposite of Vulpecula," Lyra noted.
"I'll head back to headquarters to better review everything you've provided," Goodall noted to Ace, "We may need to improve our security measures and better protect the generators if this Vulpecula character is capable of using the same techniques as Sonia."
"And that worries me…" Sonia admitted, "And I'm still figuring out how to use my brush…"
=Gah! Okay, this is pissing me off! Oi, you want practice with that thing? Then get in this game and paint these goddamn stupid trash things! Aw come on! How'd you appear, ya damn brat?! I have them all on! WAit...wh-wat are those?! Am I getting eaten?! Ah! Shot and I just used the Death Coin, too! No-no-no-no-n...GRAAAH! Stupid chicken/duck/thing ate me!= Omega-Xis popped out of the VG Hunter and started flying off.
"Where are you going?" Geo asked.
"To get a ruler and a green shirt!"
"NO!" Sonia snapped, her marks glowing a bit, "You are NOT going to imitate Baldi, awo!"
"...Did she just go awo, kyu?" Miyuki blinked, "...Sonia-chan, you're not secretly half Oina, are you?"
"No, I...mou...what am I gonna do?" Sonia groaned as she sat down.
"There, there, Sonia-chan," Lyra assured, patting Sonia's shoulder.
"Everytime I try and relax...something happens...the games didn't help, going to the beach didn't help…" Sonia muttered before her VG Hunter went off, "...and I got an audition for some commercial..."
"...You know what usually helps me? Venting, kyu," Miyuki spoke.
"Venting? On what?"
"Anything...like the gym, or a friendly spar with someone, kyu."
"...You know, I did see several coconut trees near here," Lyra recalled.
"Oh! I know the perfect recipe for coconut cream pie, kyu!" Miyuki beamed.
"It won't involve needing the coconuts in one piece, does it?" Lyra asked.
"No, why?"
"KISAMA!" Sonia screeched as she slammed a coconut into the ground before punting another well into the air, "KUSO!"
"Considering WAXA has this beach sealed off for investigations, I'm kinda glad they did," Geo noted, looking at Sonia attacking any and all coconuts and the trees bearing them that she could while screaming angrily.
"We tended to go to this nice tropical island in the Pacific filled with these trees after a stressful day," Lyra explained, "With everything happening, it just slipped my mind that this was her normal venting method."
"That's fair, kyu," Miyuki nodded, wearing an apron over a light orange dress as she mixed some cream in a bowl, "Usually when I vent, I tend to head to the gym and spar with some of my fellow wrestlers, kyu…"
"Wouldn't it be simple to use just the punching bag?" Ace asked.
"Been banned from it after knocking it into space for the twentieth time, kyu."
"I was wondering where the ISS kept getting those," Ace noted, snapping his fingers in realization, "Right, Acid?"
=Cannot talk. Figuring out a mystery right now=
"Eh?"
"He seemed tense, so I sent a few murder mystery games for him to try," Issun explained
"...So that's why he's been silent for the past few hours," Ace noted.
"Ahh~" Sonia sighed as she walked over, leaving behind a field of sand littered with broken coconuts and spilt coconut milk, "Now that. felt. Great!"
"Good," Miyuki smiled, "Tia-san, are the pie crust ready yet, kyu? I'm finished with the coconut cream."
"Yes," Tia replied before slapping Ace's hand with an unused ladle without looking at him, "Don't snack on the dough." as Ace rubbed his smacked hand, Tia carried the pie crust in its baking pan over to Miyuki, "Your pie crust. I must admit this is something I haven't done before. I normally use those mixes from stores."
"Ahh, but pie is always better when the crust is freshly made, kyu," Miyuki smiled as she put the bowl down, "You just don't get that same feeling with store brand stuff."
=Huh? Oi, Stupid Harp! Get in here!= Omega-Xis barked =They're speaking that dead language in this!=
"Eh?" Lyra entered the VG Hunter =...Why is that giant frog beside a bear?=
=No, no, no. Don't focus on the frog. Focus on what's saying!=
=Don't drag me into th-KYA! Baka-ryu!=
"...And how's Frost holding up?" Geo pondered.
=Y-yatta! She evolved!= Frost beamed.
"Gave her a few simulators and games you can raise creatures and stuff," Issun explained, "Nothing too violent."
"Ahh...ok."
"Ugh…." Solo groaned as he began to regain consciousness.
The strong sunlight greeted him, making him cover his eyes a little to realize it was coming from a square hole in the wall meant to be a window of sorts based on the two poles making a plus in the hole gave any indication. Slowly sitting up, the fur on him slid off his upper body...fur? He looked down to see that he had been covered in a blanket made of animal fur. He also noticed that he had strips of cloth tightly bound on his body where the blade from that surprise attack had gone through him. There was a strong smell coming from the strips as well, possibly some sort of ointment to help.
"...Laplace, where are we?" Solo asked, earning nothing in response, "...Laplace? ...Laplace!"
Looking around, he spotted his VG Hunter on a round table nearby. Managing to get up, he-relieved he was still in his lower clothing-managed to get over to the table and picked it up. He frowned, seeing a long gash going across it yet...it appeared to still be functioning, but just barely.
'It must have been damaged when I was unconscious…' Solo thought, '...Those creatures…' he placed a hand over the bandages, 'One of them was able to pierce the barrier without hardly any force needed…Just...just a simple stab...that island...what…?'
"Huh...finally awake, huh kid?"
"?!" Solo tensed, grabbing a nearby sword as he turned to face the source of the voice.
The owner of the voice was a burly black-haired man. The top of his head was bald but framed by black hair that stuck up on either side with a large fan-like beard that connected to the monobrow above his eyes. His face sported a prominent red nose while his eyes were a stormy blue in color. His outfit was a simple, sleeveless purple outfit with a red belt and simple black shoes. Solo noted that the shoes seemed to be made of animal leather.
"Hmph...so you know how to wield a sword…" the man noted, "Good stance, but you've got your knees too straight. A good swordsmen could take easily hit you there with a kick and end it with their own." Solo just remained in his stance, "Now easy there. You're still wounded, though Kushi-chan's medical cream must be doing wonders for you to be up so quick. Either that or the brew she made from some peaches dropped from the sacred tree when she went to pray for your health."
"...Where am I?" Solo demanded.
"Heh. Such a rebellious spirit in ya," the man noted, "You're in Kamiki Village. Kushi-chan, my wife, found ya floating down the river. Seems ya got hurt pretty badly in a fight."
"...It was a fluke on my part...one I won't let happen again…" Solo frowned.
"Learning from mistakes, eh? Good on ya," the man chuckled, Solo swearing the beard was mimicking a smile, "Though it's better to let those wounds heal, 'specially the one a broad blade did to you."
"How did you know it…?" Solo began to demand.
"Any great swordsman could tell what kind of damage can be done by a kind of blade," the man replied, "That bokken you've got could go through a guy and leave behind splinters that make it all the worse for an opponent, for one."
"..."
"...Listen kid, you need to open up a bit. Being so defensive all the time isn't good for a kid your age," the man went on before turning to a door made of a sheet of straw, letting Solo see that he had a wooden broadsword with two handles and a flower in bloom on the butt of it, "I'm going to go tell my wife you've woken up. She's been worried about you since she pulled ya out of the river and saw that nasty wound going through ya."
"...noted," Solo stated.
The man nodded before opening the 'door;' he then paused and looked back over his shoulder, "And remember; bend the knees a bit more in that stance. Seriously, since you assumed it I've been wanting to just show how easy it'd be to disarm ya." he chuckled as Solo's eye twitched a little before leaving.
"...You're lucky I don't have Laplace one me…" Solo muttered.
=What is wrong with that chicken?= Lyra pondered.
=I have no idea. Reminds me of that one guy before you got promoted? The guy who'd like to collect 'trophies' of his victories= Omega-Xis recalled.
=...=
=What? You know it's true=
"I can't believe he convinced Lyra to join in on beating that game," Geo noted with a sweatdrop.
"Ahh~ That was good," Sonia sighed in content, "Miyuki-chan, where did you learn that recipe?"
"My mother...she...she was an amazing cook, kyu," Miyuki replied, a small sad smile on her face, "If anyone truly loved our planet, it was her...she believed when something would threaten it, the spirits would choose a hero to help protect it, kyu…"
"...Gomen," Sonia whispered, her ears drooping, "I...didn't mean too…"
"No no. It's fine. I know she has passed on, but I know she's watching over me…" Miyuki assured, smiling softly.
"...ch-changing subject then…what...stories do you know about Nippon?"
"Well...the stories of Kamui, the Ryugu Kingdom, Catcall Tower...Orochi…"
"Oh! The one with Izanagi, Izanami, and Shiranui?" Sonia asked.
"The person who gave Sonia her brush and me a box containing Tachigami's children told us that story," Geo explained.
"Ahh...did he tell you after Orochi was defeated, his soul split into four?"
"Beg pardon?"
"Oh yes...upon Orochi's death, his soul split into four while his power split into eight…" Miyuki explained, "The four pieces of his soul formed into four demons...the twin owls Letchku and Netchku, Blight and the cursed sword Goldnail….and the ruler of Oni Island, Ninetails."
"...Why did you hesitate on that l-"
"Long story, kyu..."
"Soka," Sonia noted.
"Tachigami told us that bits of him snuck into some of the Fudegami that Amaterasu had encountered before she fought Orochi," Geo recalled.
"Which means there might be others like them out there somewhere…" Lyra guessed.
"Mou…" Sonia sighed before picking up an unbroken coconut and punting it, "KUSO!"
=Oi, Lyra! Get back in here! It's doing another one of those funny cutscenes with the bear and fox!= Omega-Xis barked before laughing =He's wearing a fruit hat! LA~ME!=
"...I'm not going back in there," Lyra huffed.
"Too spoopy?" Issun guessed.
"No. Only one seat," Lyra replied.
"Well, it is meant to be the personal purgatory of a child murdering serial killer that experimented on their souls that were bound to animatronics and ended up becoming killed inside of a suit with spring locks and now possessing the suit that killed him until he was incinerated with the remaining bits of souls of the murdered children, his daughter, his soul-infused robot son-turned-purple-skinned-corpse, and his ex-friend and his daughter soul-bound inside of a puppet inside of another animatronic in a fake pizzeria and is now stuck in purgatory because of one child's soul refusing to let go of their hatred," Issun noted.
"...What?" Geo asked after a moment with everyone looking at him with surprised looks.
"I watched videos of this MatPat guy that Skye found," Issun explained.
=Ah! Oh w...wait..wh-what's that? What….GAH!= Omega-Xis screamed as he flew out of the VG Hunter "Deformed female white fox!"
"..Mangle?" Issun asked.
"That is exactly the word I was looking for!" Omega-Xis replied, "It was a mangled female white fox robot!"
"Better than a ninja pirate zombie robot," Issun joked.
"Shut! It! Gnat!" Omega-Xis growled.
"Baka-Ryu."
"I will Afton you!"
"What?" Geo asked.
"Afton," Omega-Xis explained, pointing at a picture on the list of Animatronics, "See? Looks like a decaying body shoved into a suit filled with spring locks that killed the guy then shoved into a secret room that was completely sealed off for thirty years then escaped a fire and had weather damage happen to the suit until he found a place to hide."
"...You're going to shove Issun in a suit with spring locks, seal him up for thirty years, and then burn him down inside the room and then shove the body off to be harmed by weather damage?" Geo questioned.
"...Your point?" Omega-Xis asked, raising a brow.
"Dai Baka-Ryu."
"You die first!"
"No, no. 'Dai' means 'giant,'" Lyra corrected.
"...Well, everyone who I said it to has never grown big, just dead," Omega-Xis huffed.
"..." Lyra and Issun shared looks before saying together, "Cho Dai Baka-Ryu."
"Cho?"
"It means super."
"...Oh now you're asking for it…"
"Ah! Ano, Miyuki-san?" Sonia spoke up, earning her attention, "That ability you can do...c-could anyone learn it?"
"...You want me to teach it to you, kyu?" Miyuki guessed, earning a small nod in response, "...Well...normally it's for those born of the Oina Tribe...but given your...ahem...circumstances…" Sonia's ears and tail twitched, "It could take quite a bit of time for those outside the clan to learn it...but on one condition."
"What's that?"
"They must face the one they wish to learn it from in combat, kyu."
"Oh," Sonia noted before a few moments passed and it sunk in, "E-EH?!"
"You want to learn the Oina tribe's techniques…" Miyuki began, a serious expression on her face, "You have to earn them."
"...Two busty babes in a battle…" Issun whispered on top of Geo's head before he collapsed, his radiation pink with several 'spurts' coming from his nose area, "Sugei~"
"...a...and what's the battle of choice?" Sonia cautiously asked.
"Any kind the 'sensei' chooses. The 'student' can use whatever they wish as long as it gives them an edge," Miyuki explained, "As for the arena of choice...well…" a slight smirk grew on her face, "You know what one of my professions is, kyu."
"...It's wrestling, isn't it?" Sonia asked, slumping.
"Someone get some mud!" Issun cheered, snapping up to attention quickly.
"Wizard Off," Geo deadpanned, sucking Issun back into the Star Carrier.
"I suggest you learn and get the proper equipment in...oh say, a few hours or so, kyu?" Miyuki suggested as she began to walk away, "You'll need it, Sonia...or rather, Misora, kyu."
"...Oh, I'm dead~" Sonia groaned, her ears and tail drooping as she cried waterfall tears.
"So I guess there's no more pie?" Omega-Xis asked.
"Wizard Off and all foxes Animatronics at level max," Geo deadpanned.
=AH! EVIL FOXES! GET ME OUTTA HERE!=
=...M-Miyuki...a-are you sure Sonia…= Frost began in Miyuki's VG Hunter.
"She asked for it, so she needs to prove it," Miyuki answered, looking back a bit at Sonia, "Besides...given what we're facing...she'll need it, kyu."
"This is one weird day off," Ace admitted.
"True. But it is quite interesting," Tia admitted.
"...Mou...now what do I do…?" Sonia muttered, resting on the end of her bed in hers and Geo's suite as she rested her head on her opened hands, "I just had to ask...I just had to ask…"
"We just have to study up on it, Sonia," Lyra encouraged, "Then we can Wave Change for the battle."
"Miyuki-san suggested the proper gear, so unless we can alter our Wave Change form to fit the battle...we're boned in a sense…" Sonia sighed before her tail twitched, "A bone sounds kinda good right, to admit it…"
"Sonia?!" Lyra exclaimed.
"What? I'm part-wolf right now!" Sonia defended, pointing at her ears and tail.
"Well, you still shouldn't act like one!" Lyra exclaimed before thinking, "...Or should you?"
"Eh?"
"Think about it. Miyuki is part of the Oina, a tribe where they-as she says-'embrace the animal within,'" Lyra noted, "Maybe if we study fox habits and wolf habits, we may have something."
"...Lyra, look up any and all info on foxes and wolves," Sonia ordered, "We'll need as much info as we can before the fight."
"Hai, hai."
"...Mad at you, traitor…" Omega-Xis growled, glaring a bit at Geo.
"You were blowing things out of proportions…"
"Well you could've done the same to the perverted gnat!"
"I locked him in the Star Carrier with the screen facing the floor," Geo noted with a shrug.
"...Still mad at you…" Omega-Xis huffed, "Besides, shouldn't you help Sonia before her fight?"
"Can't...Miyuki sent me a note saying only Sonia has to do this. No outside help aside from Lyra," Geo replied.
=Do we have mud?= Issun asked.
"No. And I'm not flipping it rightside up," Geo scolded.
=Aw come on~! Two busty babes in uniform! Mashing their lithe sexy figures together, grunting and groaning!= Issun tried to convince as Geo's face began to blush at Issun's description =The cries of ecstasy upon escape or victory!=
"...One more word out of you, and I'll torture you," Omega-Xis growled.
=Oh please...what can ya do to me?=
"Men in speedos."
=...you are evil….=
"No, I'm badass."
=Fox=
"WHERE?!" Omega-Xis panicked.
Geo sighed.
"...She should be here by now…" Blizzard Kyuubi muttered, her armor a bit different as she stood in a wrestling ring set up one the beach with area; Her armor now resembled a sky-blue top with silver straps along her breasts and underneath the top with a pair of sky-blue short-shorts and a pair of silver panty strings overlapping the silver straps below her top.
"...I'm honestly surprised she was able to get her Wave Form to change appearance…" Ace whispered to Tia as the two stood at the side.
"It could be an illusion-based technique," Tia noted.
"Maybe," Ace shrugged, "What do you think, Acid?"
=Hmm...a closed door mystery...interesting...should not be too hard…=
"...Nevermind. Still busy…" Ace muttered.
"Sorry I'm late!" Lyra Note called as she jumped off the Wave Road, "I had to look all over the country for a store that sold them in my si-how did you change your armor to look like wrestling gear?!"
"Win and I might tell you, kyu," Blizzard Kyuubi answered.
"Ah mou…" Lyra Note groaned.
"So...are you prepared?" Blizzard Kyuubi asked, stretching a bit, "Oh and don't worry about anyone else seeing this. Tia-san had a...talk with my manager to make this a private battle...and Ace-san checked for any hidden cameras, kyu."
=And Baka-Ryu nearly got arrested by Ace-san for disturbing the peace by patrolling the area in a green turtleneck long-sleeved sweater and slapping a ruler repeatedly in his hand!= Issun chirped.
"Oh, screw you! That was scary as hell! Not as bad as foxes, mind you, but still!" Omega-Xis barked, "But look on the bright side...at least there's no god damn paparazzi in the area!"
"...Now I ask again…" Blizzard Kyuubi paused, finishing her stretches as she got into a stance, "Are you ready...Misora, kyu?"
"Hai," Lyra Note replied, sighing a bit as she dismissed Wave Change to reveal her in a red sleeveless tee and white short-shorts with red lines on the sides, a hole cut in the back to let her tail poke out with her brush connected to the shorts with a string.
"Good. Fair warning...I won't be using my ice powers, but you will need to try and adapt to what I'll have in store," Blizzard Kyuubi stated.
"...Right then," Sonia nodded as she got into a stance as well.
"Good. Tia-san, Ace-san, ring the bell please, kyu."
"Sure thing!" Ace replied before whispering to Tia, "This...is gonna suck for Sonia, ain't it?"
*CLANG~!*
"And go," Tia informed as Ace rubbed the new bump on his head while Acid examined the dent shaped like the top of Ace's head in the bell.
As if a hidden trigger going off, Blizzard Kyuubi was a practical blur as she ran up to Sonia, who tensed up as she attempted to dodge, only to end up getting grabbed and getting thrown into the opposite end of the ring. Sonia grunted as she quickly got back up and yelped and barely jumped out of the way of another grab.
"Okay, so far s-kya!" Sonia yelped as Blizzard Kyuubi did a quick leg swipe on her legs, causing her to trip up and crash a bit into the mat, "Ite!"
"Don't get cocky," Blizzard Kyuubi whispered, moving on top of Sonia as she got her into an armlock, "Punishment."
"G-Gah!" Sonia yelped as her opponent tugged.
=Ah! Wh-What's going on?! I wanna see!= Issun exclaimed.
"No."
=Aw come on~!=
"Do you yield?" Blizzard Kyuubi asked, tugging Sonia's arm a bit harder, "If not, then break out of this...if you can."
Sonia grunted as she tried to get her arm out of it. The red heart shape-making lines on her chest glowed as she pressed her feet on the ground. Giving a few more grunts, she managed to get onto her feet. She let out a cry as she managed to slam Blizzard Kyuubi on the ground, managing to make several cracks in the ground from the slam. The impact startled Blizzard Kyuubi, causing her to lessen her grip enough for Sonia to get out and jump back from her.
"...Not bad…" Blizzard Kyuubi whispered as she got up, shaking a bit as she got back into the stance, "You're slowly learning, kyu…"
"Y-Yeah," Sonia replied, 'Okay...okay...gotta remember what I studied…If she's using foxes as a base for her fighting style, then...' she saw Blizzard Kyuubi's legs tense, 'Foxes tend to get on their hind legs before pouncing.' she jumped over Blizzard Kyuubi's lunge, managing to grab onto her back and yelped as the older woman began to buck around, trying to get her off.
"Grr...get..off…" Blizzard Kyuubi grunted, 'Did she already figure it out…?'
=What's happening now?= Issun asked.
"The girl's riding the other girl around," Omega-Xis replied.
=Who's riding who?!=
"Yes."
=BAKA-RYU! DON'T TEASE A GUY LIKE THAT!=
Blizzard Kyuubi charged at one of the posts and swung around to slam Sonia into it. The red head let go of her and managed to fall off before Blizzard Kyuubi could reach the post, ending up with the fox hitting it and yelping in surprise.
"...okay...you're getting the hang o-" Snow Kyuubi began before Sonia managed to tackle her over, ending up with her falling back first onto the mat with Sonia on top, "Ahh!"
'Trust the wolf, trust the wolf, trust the wolf,' Sonia thought, 'Look for weaknesses and strike them. Don't let up!'
"What did you two do in the last two hours?" Geo asked.
"Studied the hunting traits of a wolf and fox," Lyra replied, "Wolves are opportunists and endurists. They focus on outlasting their prey and go for any weaknesses they can exploit."
"...And a fox's would be…?" Omega-Xis asked out of slight interest...mostly so he could have an upper edge on Vulpecula should she return.
"Playful. Often luring their prey into being killed," Lyra noted, "A common tactic for hunting rabbits is them just chasing their tail until the rabbit comes to them..." Lyra tensed up upon the realization, "Oh drat...Sonia, look o-"
"Ahh!" Sonia yelped when she was suddenly grabbed by one of Blizzard Kyuubi's tails and was tossed off her.
"Should've paid more attention, kyu," Blizzard Kyuubi smirked a little as she got up and pounced on the downed red head, "Time for another punishment," she added, turning her around before getting her into a camel clutch.
"G-Gah!"
=Now what's happening!?= Issum asked.
"I'm not answering that."
=AH MOU~!=
"Do you forfeit?" Blizzard Kyuubi asked as she pulled back, causing Sonia to grunt as her shirt's top was being stretched by her bosom.
"G-Ghh!" Sonia grunted as she struggled yet couldn't even move her upper body.
"Do you forfeit?!" Blizzard Kyuubi snapped as she pulled harder.
"G-Guh…!" Sonia choked as her tail hit her brush, getting the tip covered in the seemingly infinite ink on the brush end.
"...Then t…" Blizzard Kyuubi began before she felt something cold splash onto her back, "Gh~?!" on instinct, she let go of Sonia to grab at her back and brought a hand up to her face, "I-Ink?!"
Sonia gasped deeply as she scrambled away from Blizzard Kyuubi in her surprise, 'I...I nearly passed out from that…' she looked at her tail and cringed, 'And now I'm gonna have to use another bottle of shampoo just for my tail again!'
"...clever girl...I did say use whatever means to win…" Blizzard Kyuubi whispered, standing on her knees as she looked at Sonia, "Nice tactic. Should you try this in a real match however, you would've been disqualified...that is, if the ref isn't knocked out, kyu."
"S-Sorry," Sonia apologized, "I couldn't really think in that hold."
"...Understandable. It's a hard move to get out of," Blizzard Kyuubi admitted, "Though be thankful it wasn't a bridgelock."
"Wh...what's that?"
"It's where I hold you up high while pulling your arms and legs back, the latter either straight or in a lock."
"...Okay, so don't get in that hold," Sonia whispered to herself.
"Also, you need to be on the offensive. Otherwise, I'll end up getting you into the mat all day," Blizzard Kyuubi advised.
"Easy for you...I can barely get you into a lock with those tails of yours…" Sonia muttered, 'And I'm here with just one tail with the tip covered in ink. ...Covered in ink...huh. Now that I think about it, I'm annoyed with having to clean it, but…' she glanced at her tail, 'Feels kinda right?' she yelped, managing to avoid the tails trying to grab her, 'Focus, Sonia! Focus! Think about the wolf…be the wolf...take advantage...find the exploit...'
"Come on...Is this all you have, Misora?" Blizzard Kyuubi taunted.
'Mmm...those tails...If only I can get her into a spot where she can't use them…' Sonia thought before sparing a glance to her tail and brush, '...Maybe…'
"Gotcha!" Blizzard Kyuubi shouted as she pounced at her.
Sonia whipped out the brush, letting the world slow and turn sepia to her. She tapped the ground behind her with a single dot. She put it back and rolled out of the way just as time resumed. Blizzard Kyuubi expected to land, spin, and pouce. What she did not expect? A tree growing out of the ground in an instant where Sonia had been and crashing into it.
"...i...te…" Blizzard Kyuubi groaned as she fell backwards onto the mat, her tails becoming limp as she tried to fight the pain.
'Now!' Sonia thought, grabbing her brush and quickly dotting several spot around the downed fox, making several trees that surrounded Blizzard Kyuubi, "Got you!" she pounced, landing on Blizzard Kyuubi with a pin.
"Gah! Y…" Blizzard Kyuubi began, only to tense when she couldn't move her tails, '...Why can't I...Th-the trees…!' she thought before noticing her tails were wrapped up in some vines that had grown with them, '...clever girl…'
"One...two...three…" Acid counted, "Four...five...six…"
"...I won't lose like this..." Blizzard Kyuubi grunted as she managed to force Sonia off, "I can't use my tails, but my other limbs are still as strong…"
'...Meaning I'll have to get her in a hold if I want to beat her…' Sonia thought, 'And she's still in her waveform too...think, Sonia, think…'
'Can't even use my signature moves…' Blizzard Kyuubi thought, looking back at her tangled tails as she pulled them off the vines, 'So I'll have to avoid using my tails. Meaning...'
'...I just need to get her in a hold…' both girls thought in unison.
"Even with the disadvantages she has, Sonia's managing well to fight off someone wave-changed," Ace noted, "That brush is a good equalizer for her in this."
"True, but even without her tails...Ms. Nanaya's other limbs are still going strong…" Tia added, "The only way Sonia is going to be able to win is weaken them via submission holds, or get her to tap out."
=Mmm...I'm missing out on the fun~!= Issun complained =At least tell me mud is involved!=
"No mud," Geo deadpanned.
=AH MOU~!= Issun exclaimed before he started chanting.
"What are you doing?" Geo asked.
=Praying to the Kami for mud on the stage and for me getting able to see it= Issun replied, pausing in his chanting before resuming it.
"...Perverted gnat…" Omega-Xis muttered as Blizzard Kyuubi and Sonia got each other into a grapple stance, one trying to force out of the lock and take over the situation.
"Got to..admit...not doing...too bad…" Blizzard Kyuubi grunted out, pushing Sonia back a bit.
"Ari...gatou…" Sonia replied in a grunt, managing to push her back.
"Hai. But remember...pay...atten…" Blizzard Kyubi began, attempted to leg sweep her again before Sonia's leg caught her own, "?!"
"Your leg tensed…" Sonia informed as she tripped her opponent up, "And thanks…" she managed to get Blizzard Kyuubi over her, "...for…" she grabbed her arms and legs and pulled, "...explaining this!"
"Gh~?!" Blizzard Kyuubi tensed up, being held up as Sonia kept her arms and legs back, 'Ahh...why'd I explain that move to her?!'
=I hear grunting and moaning! What's happening now!?= Issun shouted.
"Surfboard," Omega-Xis replied, earning a look from Lyra, "...What? I looked up the names of those wrestling moves."
"Now...do YOU yield, Miyuki-san?" Sonia grunted out.
'...mm...can't use my tails without getting them tangled by those trees…' Blizzard Kyuubi thought, grunting and gasping a bit in pain, 'Ahh~ sh...she's got a good hold on me...can't even get out...It's my starting match all over again…'
"Do you yield or not?!" Sonia shouted as her tail flicked a bit, sending a bit of ink onto Blizzard Kyuubi's exposed back, earning a slight small moan from her, "..."
=...Okay, THAT was definitely a sexy moan that time!= Issun exclaimed, the Star Carrier managing to hop a little.
"..." Geo put a rock on top of the Star Carrier, his cheeks pink.
=AW COME ON! YOU PUT WEIGHT ON IT?!=
"We're scared of what you'll draw if you see this."
=What?! Well I never!=
"Little liar…" Omega-Xis muttered as Sonia finally let Blizzard Kyuubi fall onto the mat, the older woman dismissing her Wave Change as she panted, a faint blush on her cheeks.
"...Um...Should we…" Ace began.
"I will hit you with the bell again," Tia warned.
"..." Ace made a motion of zipping his lips shut.
"...M...Miyuki-san? Da...Daijobu?" Sonia cautiously asked.
"H-Hai...It's just...guess I've been stressed for quite a while myself...kyu…" Miyuki panted out, 'Doesn't help I barely get time to myself outside of matches, public appearances, and photoshoots…Mou...I need a boyfriend...'
"U-Um...D-did we lose?" Miyuki's new partner asked, the material making her cheeks now a faint pink.
"H...hai...sh...she won..kyu…"
"...Oh sweet merciful Kami-sama…" Sonia sighed in relief as she fell to her knees, "Does that mean…?"
"Hai..I'll teach you the Oina Tribe's techniques…"
"...A-and having your Wave Form's appearance..how did you do that?"
"...sh-she asked me," Frost answered.
"?!" Sonia's eyes widened as her ears and tail stuck up...before her eyes narrowed as she slowly turned her head to Lyra, "Lyra-chan…"
"In all honesty? With how long we've used our normal Wave Change, I completely forgot about it," Lyra informed, inching behind Geo.
"How do you think I put my head back on his hand?" Omega-Xis huffed.
"...sh-shut it, baka-ryu."
"In...all seriousness…" Miyuki panted out as she managed to get up, using one of the ropes to stand, "C...congratulations, Misora Hibiki…"
"...i-"
"When an outsider wins the test against a Oina Tribe member, they gain a new name to call themselves within the tribe, but can still use their official name…" Miyuki explained.
"O-Oh…" Sonia noted.
"Hai...plus...to help finish indicting you…" Miyuki began, lowering herself a bit as she grabbed a gym bag on the side of the ring, "I got you something."
"Eh? Honto?" Sonia asked.
"Look...inside…" Miyuki panted as she tossed the bag over to her.
"...A...are you.." Sonia began as she caught the bag.
"Trust me...that little fight and those ink splashes have me a bit…'playful' at the moment, and I'm holding it back as best as I can right now…"
"?!" Sonia tensed before her face turned bright pink, "G-Gomen nassai!"
"It's fine...demo...Frost-chan, stay and watch them. I...need to head back to my room for something…" was all Miyuki said as she climbed out and ran off in her fox form.
=...Is...is the fight over? I...I can't tell!=
"Fight's over…"
=Aw man~!=
"...Actually, this looks pretty cute on me," Sonia noted, looking at her reflection in the mirror in her room, the redhead in her new attire.
The outfit was an interesting attire. Her legs all the way up to just below the thighs were covered in a metallic fishnet pair of stockings while her feet were covered in pink boots with metallic white steel toes. She had a dark-blue skirt with a black belt with a white buckle resembling a wolf head. Her upper body was covered in a pink and white fabric resembling a sleeveless button shirt without any buttons. The only thing keeping the top shut was a dark-blue band wrapped around her waist while a white scarf covered her neck, the ends resembling the ends of a paintbrush and even colored black at the ends. More of the metallic fishnet fabric covered her arms all the way up to just below her shoulders while pink gloves reaching to below her elbows covered that. The backs of her pink gloves sported dark-blue music notes while her fingers and thumbs were colored white; a white cloth was tied on her elbows with the ends resembling the ends of her scarf. She reached up and adjusted the dark-blue bow in her hair, a white wolf pin keeping the bow together.
"It's not constricting, is it?" Lyra asked.
"Iie. Fits just perfect," Sonia assured as she looked over at a small white wolf mask on her dresser decorated with red markings, '...Guess I have to wear that within areas owned by the Oina Tribe…' she mentally guessed.
"That's good," Lyra noted, "It looks incredible on you, Sonia-chan."
"Arigatou, Lyra-chan," Sonia thanked with a giggle, "...Demo...should we get more Fudegami techniques...is…"
=i...it adapts with the wearer's growth…= Frost whispered from Sonia's VG Hunter.
"...Why is…"
=M...Miyuki is still...b-busy…= Frost blushed.
"A-Ah…" Sonia squeaked, blushing as well.
=...St...still..you did really well, Sonia...I-I mean Misora! G...gomen...I'm sorry I got it wrong…= Frost whimpered.
"It's fine. You just...got dealt a bad hand with...you know who…" Lyra assured.
"And I'm okay if you call me either name," Sonia added.
=...o...okay…=
"...Well...guess before we head back and continue the search for the saplings, we can at least try for one day at the beach," Lyra offered to Sonia.
"Oh, that'd be perfect!" Sonia beamed before pulling out a one piece swimsuit with a heart cutout in the back, a hole for her tail, and red designs decorating it, "I got this with the wrestling gear! I had to add the hole for my tail, though..."
"...It'll still look cute on you regardless, Sonia," Lyra assured.
=H..hai…= Frost added =P...plus..I bet Geo-san will like it=
"Hai!" Sonia beamed.
"...Is it ready yet?" Vulpecula asked, her back turned to her servant.
"They are prepared to move out at your command, Vulpecula-sama," Karasu replied.
"Good...then send them out…" Vulpecula ordered, "I want to see that fake goddess squirm...I want to see her and those around her-minus my beloved- fall into despair…"
"Hai, Vulpecula-sama," Karasu spoke before flying off.
"Soon, my beloved…" Vulpecula whispered, a small smile growing on her face, "Soon you won't have to deal with those traitors and filthy ningen…"
SZ:..oh dear. That..is not good.
GT: Hoo boy. Guess no day at the beach without attacks for Sonia.
SZ: Indeed..but question is...is Vulpecula targeting Sonia...or is it someone else?
GT: May need to wait until next chapter for that, readers. So please Read and Review!
SZ: Eeyup! Ja ne and have a good day/evening!