Chapter 58: Paying a Visit (Part 1)


A week later...

"Is this the place?" Van asked.

"Of course you idiot. I told them the address correctly." Kappei replied.

"I have some doubts about the place..." He replied as it reveals that the boys and their girlfriends are standing before a nice-looking house (The same house that appeared in a flashback in Episode 28). They approached the front door and Emma knocked on it. No answer.

"Can I smash the door down?" Lucy asked.

"No." Emma replied as she knocked the door again. No answer again.

"Now can I smash the door? I'm pumped to kick it down!" Lucy asked.

"No Lucy. It's rude to kick a door down." Emma replied when, "This doorbell should help." Van pressed it and it rang. Soon enough, it opened and, "Ah! You all made it! Sorry if I took long, I was in the middle of something."

"Burton! What's up!" Kappei greeted him as he let them inside. "Good to see you guys again!" Burton talked with them.

"And your house looks high tech on the inside." said Van as they started looking around. The living room is nice as they sat on the couch. There's also a table, a flat screen TV, large bookshelf full of science books and other reading materials and a massage chair. "Nice flower." Emma noticed it and it's on the table. This flower is the gerbera daisy that he got for Berecca years ago.

There's also the dining room and kitchen as they looked around. "Any soda in the fridge?" Kappei asked.

"Drinkee! Drinkee!" Gumchi spoke up for he's thirsty.

"Got some orange soda and some homemade strawberry smoothie in the fridge." Burton replied as he opened it and took out a pitcher containing the smoothie. He poured them out on 5 glasses and handed one to them each. "Sweet. Your smoothie skills are still good!" said Lucy as she gulped her glass down and helped herself to another. "Thank you." Emma thanked him when, "Burton! Are they here?"

"Yes they're here!" And from the staircase, Berecca came down and, "Hello there!"

"Berecca!" Emma and Lucy ran and hugged her and she returned it. Van and Kappei met up with her also as Burton smiled at this. "Oh yeah! Where's your-"

"Beatrice is in her room playing with Goro." Berecca then brought the teens upstairs. There are a few bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in the house including the master bedroom for the adult couple and the nursery for Beatrice and speaking of which, they entered the room to see the baby girl lying on her crib and Goro is beside her rubbing himself on her as she playfully pet his fur.

"Awww..." Emma and Lucy find her cute as the baby girl sat up and noticed them. "Hello!" Emma waved at her and she giggled and waved her tiny arms. Goro then stood up, stretched itself and jumped out of the crib. Gumchi cheered upon seeing the kitty as it hitched a ride on his back like before.

"She looks like you. Even that small tuft of pink hair can be seen." said Kappei.

"True. Anything else in the house?" Van asked as Burton and Berecca smiled at each other. "Follow us." They told the teens as Gumchi joined them and Goro stayed with Beatrice.

Back at the living room, "We've managed to make some changes in this house after we revert back to our adult forms." Burton then went the bookshelf and moved a pink book out a bit and back to it's place. In an instant, the bookshelf moved to it's right and an elevator is revealed to the teens. "A secret basement? Awesome!" said Van.

"It's more than that." said Berecca as they entered the elevator it took them down.

Seconds later, the elevator doors opened with the lights turning on automatically and, "Whoa...it's a lab!" said Emma as they all entered in. This is the first time the teens are seeing a high-tech secret lab. It's located at the basement and it has everything a scientist needs for experiments, research and development. There's chemistry equipment like test tubes, flasks and beakers, reagent bottles that store the chemicals, acids and alkaline solutions and a bunsen burner on the left. There's also the periodic table pinned on the wall above the chemistry set.

On the right, there's a microscope, tools, 5 computer screens with an advanced keyboard and a mouse, a stack of papers containing formulas, a casing for stationary and math equipment and a calculator. All are for research and development.

On the centre of the lab is a large table containing various electrical and electronic components like circuit boards, transistors, thyristors, batteries, inductors, capacitors, resistors, microchips, amplifiers, rectifiers, diodes, switches, cords, sensors, transformers and many more all arranged and stored in some storage box and various gadgets. Some are unfinished though.

And finally between the chemistry and the R&D area and by the wall are various machines including the one used to create the ninja gum. "In our free time, Berecca and I would conduct a few experiments." Burton explained as the teens admired all the stuff. "That's a lot of gimmicks you made!" Van took one and it fired a glob of slime on Kappei's face.

"Whoa, try not to touch them! I haven't made any final adjustments yet." Burton warned him as he took the gadget and placed it back on the pile. Berecca is seen showing Emma and Lucy the various data stored in their computers. "Too many to study...my brain can't absorb them all." said Lucy.

"You said it." said Emma and then, shethought of something. She went to Burton and whispered it to him. He nodded at her as Berecca looked at the time. "Anyone up for lunch?" Grins appeared on their faces and Gumchi got excited as he jumped up and down.

Lunch time...

In the dining room, Berecca cooked chicken parmesan as she breaded the chicken breasts with flour, eggs and crumbs and placed them on the frying pan which has oil on it and started the frying.

"Whoa...it seems your cooking skills have improved!" Emma exclaimed.

"I remember back then, she burnt the pancakes to a crisp and almost destroyed the kitchen in the academy." Lucy recalled as everyone laughed. "In my free time, I would visit Ron and he'll teach me and guide me properly. Sometimes, he drops by to teach me." Berecca told them as she checked the cream of tomato soup and worked on it. A while later, lunch is ready as the parmesan is served with a side of salad and a butter roll with the bowl of cream soup and glasses of orange juice.

The group then started eating and even Goro has his cat food in his bowl as he began eating it. Gumchi on the other hand has 3 chicken parmesans and Berecca handled Beatrice as she fed her some baby food. "After lunch, I need to do something in the lab for a short while." Burton told the group.

"Alright. I'll just have some more food!" said Kappei and he already polished his lunch and Berecca served him a second helping and Beatrice just threw her food on Gumchi's face stunning him.

So after lunch and back at the secret lab, Emma handed the gum she got before to Burton as he placed it under a scanner. It did it's magic and the data is revealed on the screen. Analyzing it, "Huh...the gum is manufactured the same way as all other ninja gums. The only difference is something that relates to hormones is added in this gum." Burton the keyed in a bit and more data is shown. "How interesting. The stuff is harmless. So when a boy and a girl make love and the girl already chewed up the ninja gum, she's safe for 24 hours. How did you get this?"

"Hongfa has them. I think she acquired them from a senior in her high school." said Emma.

"Interesting. Well, it's up to you to decide if you want to use it." Burton handed it back to her and they rejoined the others at the living room. Yup, movie time as Beatrice hugged Gumchi and he adored her for that.

Around 5pm, "Thanks for dropping by." Burton thanked them because right now, the teens and Gumchi are meeting their friends for dinner. "It was nice seeing you! Hope to see you again!" Van called out and their booked ride has arrived to pick them up. Watching them leave, Burton and Berecca smiled about today and went back inside seconds later.

That night...

In their bedroom, Burton is sitting up on the bed with his back resting on the pillow and browsing through a photo album. In it are photos of their time in the WNA Academy while they're under the effects of the ninja gum back then. Though they finally grew back into their adult forms, they never forget the memories they treasured with them.

Just then, the door opened and Berecca showed up. "Beatrice is asleep and Goro is keeping her company."

"He's really affectionate to our little girl." said Burton.

"Ever since she's born, Goro took a liking for her and enjoys sitting with her, playing with her and keeping her safe." said Berecca.

"Agreed. Cats are known to be very affectionate to infants."

"Now that's taken care of, would you like to conduct a special science experiment with me?" Berecca asked and winked at Burton. He then saw her remove her bathrobe and grinned. "No problem. But first."

He scooched a bit down there and threw off a pair of boxers since this is the only clothing he was wearing.

"Oh yes. Now we can begin." Berecca pounced onto the bed as Burton got the blankets and covered himself and his wife. With that, one can only see movement and hear moaning under the blankets and not to mention, the bed being kinda bumpy for a while.


So for the first time, the 4 teens and Gumchi visit Burton and Berecca and had some good time with them. Goro was also happy to see them.

And they'll do another visiting in the next chapter. Oh yeah!


Character of the Chapter

Name: Damien

Profile

He doesn't talk much but in silence, Damien actually has what it takes to be a ninja. In the tournament, he made it to the finals but got eliminated early.

In the battle festival, he was in a team with Van and Sheila. They were able to advance to the next round and initially, he and Sheila don't get along but now, they do at least even though they bicker a bit. Still, they're in good terms especially when they met again in their high school years.

Speaking of that, he was enrolled into the one in China with Hongfa and Elena whom he started dating early in their third year in the academy. He's into sweet things and is a fan of Transformers.

Awakened Power: Rock Manipulation

Damien's awakened power enables him to create and control rocks and stones. He can gather any nearby rocks and control them for attack and defense, create stone golems with their own mindset under his command and stone pillars to get himself to high ground or get access to a high level in any structure.

When attacking, he can shoot out the rocky projectiles at his opponents pelting them or shape them into spikes to pin them and when defending, he can create walls of stone or manipulate the projectiles to circle around him to block any attack coming from any direction and above.

When he works with Elena, they can combine their powers and unleash volcanic attacks which are devastating!