The next day, Maka and Black Star were testing something, with Professor Stein watching over then of course.
"Okay, Maka, I am using my Soul Wavelength to block yours, you may remove your soul protect now." Professor Stein said.
Maka nodded.
"Soul Protect, release!" She said as her body glowed.
'Please work, please work, please work.' Maka thought, knowing that if this doesn't work... she is going to be surrounded by meisters and weapons... and that would end very badly.
A few seconds passed and nothing bad happened, showing that Stein was right and his wavelength was working.
"Good, now... you two may begin the test." He said.
"Ha! If she thinks some spell will stop me she has another thing coming!" Black Star said, jumping down the steps and into the courtyard.
"Why don't you come over here and say that to my face?" Maka said, walking down the steps.
Once they were both at different ends of the courtyard, both of them started running at each other. Black Star got his hands in position, while Maka's fist started glowing.
"IMPACT STRIKE!"
"BLACK STAR BIG WAVE!"
Maka's fist and Black Star's palm and elbow collided, creating a massive burst of pure energy. The ground shook, and they both were knocked back on their backs. Soul and Tsubaki ran to help their meisters up.
"Well, that was interesting." Dr. Stein said.
"Lucky nothing was broken." Maka said, getting up with Soul's help.
Right after she said that, one of the candles on the school collapsed.
'EXCEPT THAT!' The students thought in shock, looking up to the falling piece of the academy!
'That might be coming out my paycheck.' Stein thought with a calm expression.
"Well, luckily no one was hurt." Stein said.
"Ahh!" Someone screamed.
They all turned and saw Death the Kid and the Thompson Sisters standing there.
"Oh no." Stein muttered.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY FATHER'S SCHOOL?!" Kid shouted in a panic. "YOU'VE DESTROYED ITS PERFECT SYMMETRY!"
"Great." Liz said, putting her hand over her face, "Now look what you've done."
Black Star looked at Kid and smiled.
"So, you're the new kid, huh?" He asked, "You think you can just show up and steal my moment?"
A few feet away, Maka realized what was going to happen.
"Come on, Soul, let's go before Black Star does something-"
Maka turned to look at Soul... only to see that was not there. He was walking towards Black Star!
"Soul, what are you doing?!" Maka yelled.
Soul smirked. He saw what this guy can do against Kishins, but he wants to see what he can do against other people.
"I wanna see just how strong this new guy is. I mean, you gotta have some pretty big balls to arrive at school at 8 instead of 7." Soul said with a grin.
"SINCE WHEN DID YOU CARE ABOUT BEING ON TIME?!" Maka shouted at him.
Maka was ignored by Soul as Death the Kid jolted a bit, donning a serious look before looking at Soul.
"What did you just say?" He asked calmly.
"Oh please no." Liz said.
"Say 8 damn you!" Kid said, becoming crazed and erratic. "Seven cannot be split and match the other side no matter how you cut it, eight can be cut vertically and horizontally and still be symmetrical!"
"Uh... are you okay?" Soul asked.
"No, he's completely insane." Liz said with a sigh.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's funny!" Patty said.
"Um, Mr. Stein?" Tsubaki asked him.
"We don't know for certain but Kid is obsessed with symmetry and tries to make everything in his life and everything he does symmetrical." Stein said as he turned his head screw. "It's the reason why his weapon partners, Liz and Patty Thompson, are almost dressed the same."
Maka sighed as she turned to the school.
"I'm going to the bathroom, if they're not dead by the time I get back, I might be not cave Soul's head in." Maka said.
'And put my soul protect up while I'm there.' She thought, rushing to the bathroom.
Tsubaki nodded to her as she stayed to watch what was going to happen between her Meister, Maka's weapon partner, and the son of Lord Death.
Stein took the cigarette out of his mouth.
"Well this should be interesting." He said, blowing out smoke.
Soul and Black Star got ready for a fight, while Kid held his hands up.
"Liz, Patty." He said.
"Fine." Liz said with a groan.
"Aye aye!" Patty said with a salute.
Both of them glowed before flying into the air and transforming into twin pistols, falling down to land perfectly in Kid's hands.
"Prepare to die." Death the Kid said, aim at Soul and Black Star.
Unafraid, Black Star and Soul ran at him.
"Let's see how you like this!" Black Star said, preparing his soul wavelength in his hand!
With a straightforward attack, Kid was easily able to dodge it and flip Black Star over his shoulder.
Seeing this, Soul rushed at him and transformed his left arm into his scythe blade!
"Gotcha!" Soul shouted as he slashed at Death the Kid.
But Kid blocked it without looking and spun around, punching Soul in the chest and pulling the trigger!
BANG!
That was one perfect time for Maka to come back, seeing Soul being "shot" in the chest.
"SOUL!?" She shouted.
Soul landed on the ground, not moving for a few seconds, before holding his stomach.
"Ow that really really hurt!" He complained.
"Did you think a pair of normal pistols were enough for a Grim Reaper? We aren't like real guns, we shoot compressed wavelengths of our meisters soul." Liz said.
This confirmed her theory as Maka ran over to see if Soul was okay.
"That's it... it isn't fair if a sole meister and weapon are fighting without their partners." Maka said, grabbing Soul's hand, "Soul, transform."
"Ugh, you sure?" Soul asked with a groan. "Those shots pack a ton."
"I'm sure, let's go." Maka said as Soul nodded and transformed into a scythe, allowing her to stand up.
"Hey! No fair! I was challenging him first!" Black Star shouted before looking over to Tsubaki. "Come on, Tsubaki! Let's show 'em how it's done!"
"O-okay." Tsubaki said.
'Why me?' Tsubaki thought before glowing and whisking into the air.
"Shuriken mode!" Black Star said as Tsubaki transformed and landed in his hand.
Now she was a large five-point throwing star, light grey in colour with three dark grooves along one side of each point, the other sides having a dark grey edge, and two yellow dots in the center of the shuriken, resembling a face.
"Alright, take this!" Black Star shouted as he jumped in the air and threw her at Kid, but he dodged her and she got lodged into the wall of the school.
"HAHAHAHAHA! He missed!" Patty said as Kid looked at Tsubaki.
"But she won't! Look out!" Liz shouted.
Quickly ducking, Kid dodged Maka's slash and moved back as she kept skillfully attacking.
'Hm... she is clearly a most skilled opponent.' Kid thought, grinning a bit. 'Finally, a challenge.'
Kid blocked the blade and then blocked a kick from Maka, aiming his other gun at her head but she ducked back from the shot!
She then jabbed the end of Soul's handle into Kid's stomach.
"UGH!" Kid grunts, stumbling back.
Meanwhile Black Star rushed to Tsubaki and pulled her out of the wall.
Once he did, he ran over to stand next to Maka.
"He won't be able to dodge this time! Tsubaki, Ninja Sword mode!" Black Stair said!
"Right!" Tsubaki said as she transformed, this time turning into a small blade with a blue and golden hit with diamond pattern running down the hilt.
The three had a stand off, waiting to see who would make the first move. Over by Stein, a voice spoke.
"Well, this isn't how I wanted them to meet, but I suppose it is better than nothing." Lord Death said, "How long has this been going on, Stein?"
"Only a few minutes, but I think it's going to come to an end soon." Stein said with a blow of smoke.
Maka ran and swung Soul at Kid, but he moved back and started firing at her. She spun Soul and blocked the attacks. This gave Black Star the chance to attack.
"Let's see how you handle this!" Black Star shouted as he attacking, throwing punches, kicks, and knife attacks at Kid.
'So he actually had some skill, he's not a buffoon after all!' Kid thought, dodging kicks and punches while deflecting knife attacks!
Maka ran up behind and swung at Kid. He jumped above the strike and flipped off Soul's blade. He landed on his feet and stood up.
"I clearly underestimated you." Kid said before donning a serious expression. "But now it's time to show you the true power of a Grim Reaper."
The air around Kid began to swirl as he floated in the air and his soul began to form around him.
Which also had three white lines on one side like his hair.
"Let's go, Soul Resonance!" Kid, Patty, and Liz shouted.
Black electricity began to spark around Kid's soul, taking the form of skulls as they flew around him and three thin, black needles grew on each arm.
'That looks intense. Looks like he wants to finish this!' Soul said.
"Then let's give him a taste of his own medicine." Maka said, "Ready Soul?"
"Ready." Soul said.
Maka and Soul began to bond souls.
"Let's go, Soul Resonance!" They shouted.
Maka's soul expanded around her, becoming just as big as Kid's as Black Star covered his eyes from the light!
'Oh man! It's time like this I wish Tsubaki and me had an epic attack like this!' Black Star thought before begrudgingly moving back to not get caught in the explosion.
Soul's blade started glowing and changed. Meanwhile, Liz and Patty became canons on Kid's arms as his soul vanished and he landed in a crouch.
"Resonance stable." Liz said as soul energy charged up in the canons. "Noise at 0.3 percent."
"Black needle soul wavelength, fully charged!" Patty said as the energy flowed brightly.
Maka raised Soul as Kid looked up to her.
"The legendary super skill of the scythe meister!" Maka said, beginning to move, "Witch Hunter!"
Maka spun Soul and slashed the ground, sending a flying wave of soul energy, as Kid put his arms together and aimed Liz and Patty at her.
"Death Cannon." He said, firing two blasts of energy that fused into one.
The two moves rushed to each other and collided...but it did nothing as Lord Death appeared and got between them, blocking both blasts with his large hands.
"Now, now, I think that's enough." He said, crushing both attacks as they exploded in his fists. "I'm very glad you've all gotten a chance to meet each other... though I do wish it was under different circumstances."
"Meet? What do you mean by that, father?" Kid asked, standing up.
"Are you saying you didn't want us to kick the crap out of each other?" Black Star asked as Tsubaki turned human to stand next to him.
"Well, not exactly. I always wanted to see how you do against each other... but this was a bit much." Lord Death said, putting his hands away. "As for why I wanted you to meet each other... I sense some bad things coming, which is why I want to see you all work together. I have a mission for you."
"For me, father?" Kid asked as Liz and Patty turned back into guns before becoming human.
"Not just you, son. All seven of you." Lord Death said as he turned to Maka and Soul. "As of this day, you all shall officially be a three-Meister, four-Weapon team."
"WHAT?!" Maka and Soul, who turned back to human, shouted in surprise.
"HUH?!/What?" Black Star and Tsubaki said in shock/surprise.
"A TEAM?!" Kid, Patty, and Liz said as the Thompson sisters returned to human.
'B-B-But that would make us a team of seven?! And seven isn't symmetrical!' Kid thought with an unseen panic attack.
"I'll explain more, if you'll all follow me to the Death Room." Lord Death said.