Chapter 5: Gone, Bakugan, Gone.
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Cmedina1: It's emperor Showa not Meiji, since Meiji died in 1912 while Showa aka Hirohito was the emperor during ww2.
ThermalsniperN7: I never paid attention to that historic detail, oddly enough...
Dragon Emperor0: I personally wasn't aware.
-Kuso Residence-
As the sun rose up in Wardington, Dan was still sleeping in his bed after crashing on it the night before, not really taking the time to undress. Drago was sleeping on the window seal as usual, but that wasn't the peculiar part, however.
What was peculiar was the fact that Tigrerra was balled up next to him, and Runo was sleeping on top of Dan!
Needless to say, the brunette would have nearly had a heart attack if he woke up at that moment, as it would have led to understandable misreadings of the situation in the moment. But true to form, the boy was still out like a log.
Dan sighed in his sleep as he rolled over, his arm draping over Runo as he hugged her close, falling back into an undisturbed slumber as his girlfriend's lavender shampoo put him back to sleep again.
… That was until his mother, Miyoko Kuso, burst through the door—having been trying to call the boy for the past five minutes.
"Dan, what are–" She started to say before noticing Runo sleeping on top of him. "WHAT THE HELL?!" She yelled in shock, failing to get a good look at the room… Oh, and she woke the two teens up, causing them to flail about in surprise as they fell off the bed.
"Ow!" Dan groaned.
"Ohhhh… Well at least I landed on something other than the floor." Runo groaned, throwing the bed sheets off of herself and Dan.
"Yeah, on me!" The brunette barked, causing the girl to look down and see that she was sitting on the boy's spine.
"Oh! Sorry!" The blue haired girl yelped as she quickly got off of him.
"Jeez, so that's what it feels like to be a chair…" Dan groaned as he got up, arching his back.
"Sorry…" Runo apologized as Dan's dad, Shinjiro, entered the room.
"Is something wrong Miyok–?" The man questioned before he noticed the situation in the room. "... Oh hey there, Runo, I didn't know you stopped by." He chuckled.
It would seem this was where Dan got his denser than osmium skull from.
"Hey dad." Dan greeted as he looked at his father. "Other than mom misreading the scene-and rudely waking us up by yelling– nothing big is happening." He added, giving his mom an irritated look for how she woke him and Runo up.
"But you two had–!" Miyoko started today before her son cut her off.
"I know what you're gonna say mom, and I'm gonna say: We still have our clothes on!" The Pyrus boy exclaimed, causing his mother to finally notice that the two teens were still clothed.
"... Oh." The woman nodded, at last able to process the full context of the situation.
There was a moment or two of awkward silence, before the sound of Runo's stomach growling got their attention.
"Um… Don't suppose you guys have anything to eat?" She asked nervously.
"I think I can whip up something simple." The Kuso matriarch nodded with a smile.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, in the Hiroshima house, a similar situation was unfolding–but in contrast, the condition of the new couple involved and the perceived context were starkly different from Dan and Runo.
Shiro and Zina were sleeping contently in the former's bed, but there was one major detail to take note of. Namely the fact that their clothes were all over the place and the room smelled like sex.
And to really sell the bit, if one uses a black light on the room, they'd likely find an almost uncanny rendition of a Van Gogh style painting of the various Godzilla movie title arts painted on the walls and ceiling in various bodily fluids.
No, we are not joking. Yes, we wish we were.
Right now though, Zina was currently sleeping on top of Shiro, her large and above average breasts pressed against his chest while her long and luscious jet black hair was splayed all over the place, both their bodies drenched in sweat and sexual fluids.
Shiro, meanwhile, was below her with his arms hugging her waist and his hands firmly resting on the girl's voluptuous ass, and his equally above average member still being inside the girl in question.
It was obvious the two had went wild.
As the sun hit their faces, the two groaned as they woke up and ended up looking into each other's eyes.
"Good morning, my king." Zina cooed as she kissed her lover good morning on the lips, her serpentine long human tongue slithering into his mouth and exploring it with impunity.
When she had to pull away for air, Shiro decided to talk.
"Good morning to you too, my queen." Shiro replied, squeezing her ass.
"So I was right. My love charm did permanently link us." She noted.
"Love charm?" The greenette questioned.
"It's a special trait of mine, I can make anyone who looks into my eyes fall in love with me." She explained. "Normally they show this by developing gray hearts in their eyes, but the effect is only temporary and requires constant reuse." She continued, leaning closer to him. "But it seems that when I used it on you, it affected us both—and seems to have not gone away." She added.
"So, what? Does this mean I'm like your soulmate?" Shiro questioned, not really sure how to take the fact that his apparent new girlfriend was basically almost like a succubus.
"Basically." The Russian Bakugan Brawler nodded in reply.
"Well… We do click rather well, so I'm not complaining." The green haired teen shrugged.
"Yes, it would seem we're drawn to each other on an instinctual level." Zina nodded as she kissed and sucked on his neck. "So, why don't we give into our primal instincts and become true animals?" She purred into his ear as she pulled her lips around it and started swirling her tongue inside it.
Before Shiro could say anything, there was a knock on his door.
"Shiro, I know you're awake in there!" Kita's voice called before opening the door and poking her head in with an irritated look on her face. "And don't think for a second I don't know what you and your girlfriend did! You weren't even close to quiet!" She added, sounding miffed.
Sighing in frustration, Zina reluctantly stopped what she was doing and raised herself up as Kita opened the door, her buxom bosom bouncing in Shiro's face as his mother looked at them.
"Must you ruin everything?" Zina groaned as she sat up, hugging and pulling Shiro up with her while bringing his head into the valley of her breasts, like he was a chocolate bar being pressed between two marshmallows and held by two graham crackers.
"It comes with being a mother." Kita shrugged nonchalantly. "Now get cleaned up and dressed you two." She added, walking out of the room and closing the door behind her.
"And here I was hoping we could spend today doing nothing but making love." The girl sighed in dismay, still hugging Shiro while the boy was currently sucking on her exposed teat.
Meanwhile, Kita was sitting in the living room waiting for the two blatantly horny teens. As she did, she went over what she could glean from her brief examination of Zina; upon first glance, she seemed like a girl that just slept around in the eyes of some, but the green haired woman knew better.
Zina had a look in her eyes that she only saw in Shiro's. She had a hunch that the two were more alike than they thought.
'Maybe I should get back in touch with Monarch and see if I can get some answers. That Zina girl seems too much like Shiro for this to be a coincidence, especially if they've already done the deed.' She thought.
As if on cue, the woman could hear Zina let out primal moans of bliss as the sound of the bed bouncing and rocking could be heard, and even more so—was what she was saying.
"Yes! Give it to me more my king! Don't stop!" The mother could hear the girl exclaim. And based on the sounds that followed, Shiro likely had her, fittingly, on all fours—but she wasn't sure. "Do it, my lord. Put your baby inside me! Please do it, I beg you!" She gasped in bliss like an animal in heat.
Kita could only sigh.
'I really should've known that mixing Titan genes with teenagers would result in this.' She thought flatly. 'Seriously, teenagers are already the horniest creatures on the planet. I'm just glad I don't have to worry about this happening with Akihito… Yet.' She continued, knowing that her youngest would probably be in Shiro's shoes when the time came around the corner.
That's just how life works.
As she mused on this there was a low growl that she could only assume came from Shiro, and a satisfied moan from Zina, before the house went quiet, the two presumably having done the deed, and it being unlikely that it was with protection.
"... I rest my case about teenager's being the horniest creatures on the planet." Kita deadpanned.
Back with Zina and Shiro, the boy was now laying on top of his girlfriend from behind and he was slowly coming down from the high of just screwing her, when he realized that he'd just finished inside her, without a condom, or pulling out—and Zina was not someone who liked using birth control pills.
'Oh fuck…' He groaned in his mind.
"Oh, my king…" Zina sighed as she rolled over, hugging him closer to her bosom like before. "I can feel your love filling me." She cooed as she kissed his forehead. "And it feels wonderful." She added, her lips curling into a smile.
"I just hope I didn't accidentally get you pregnant." Shiro sighed as he let himself unwind on the bed.
"Oh? And what would be so wrong with that?" The girl questioned in feigned hurt. "Perhaps I wouldn't mind bearing you a child—or several, for that matter." She continued as she looked down at the boy sandwiched between her breasts. "I am your queen and your mate, after all. Am I not?" She questioned.
"You are. I just feel that it's too soon for a baby, especially when we have to worry about Ghidorah and Naga." Shiro told her, his voice muffled by her generous rack.
"Mmmmm…" Zina hummed as she considered this nugget of information, before pouting reluctantly. "Valid points, my lord." She sighed, looking at him. "Very well, I shall try to not allow myself to become pregnant at this current juncture." She continued, but then turned serious. "But in exchange, I expect that after our enemies are dealt with, we will spend the resulting peace time in constant primal passion—wherein you will grant me the gift of a child of our own as recompense." She added. "Do we have an agreement, O King mine?" She questioned with the ever so slightest purr that sounded as sweet as how honey tasted.
"We have a deal." Shiro nodded as he pulled his head out of her valley. "Though that being said, I'm not opposed to us having some romps every now and then to blow off some stress." He told her as he looked up at her face.
"Nor am I. Though I do insist that we not do this pull out game. It's very unsatisfying." The girl sighed as the two sat up. "Shall we take a bath together, my king?" She questioned as she got up, allowing her mate to gaze upon her beautiful back and luscious ass.
"I think we should." The green haired teen nodded as he got up and got some fresh clothes together, before following his mate into the bathroom. "My queen." He purred to her huskily, hugging her from behind in a manner that said 'I Own You' in no uncertain terms.
This caused Zina to weak in the knees as the young man showed her just who was the dominant one in this relationship.
"Yes, my lord." She gasped as they entered the bathtub together, Shiro still holding her close as the water submerged them. "I am your rightful possession." She added as her lover kissed her, his love pouring from his mouth to her, and drowning her in it.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile back with Dan and Runo, the two weren't having as nearly as sexual an encounter as the other two, but Runo was sitting on Dan's bed taking her hair out of her pigtails while debating whether or not she should drag Dan into the bathroom with her so they could have a non-dirty shower together.
After all, both the boy's parents were out at the moment, so why not? They wouldn't be doing anything dirty.
After a moment, a part of her mind screamed "JUST DO IT ALREADY!"
"Hey Dan, up for a shower together?" She whispered into his ear, causing him to shiver.
"Wh-You're serious?" The boy gasped as he turned to face his girlfriend, his attention being torn away from the magazine he was reading.
"Why not? Your parents are out and we're all alone." She told him, and could tell that Dan was seriously thinking about it. "We have free reign. Why not enjoy it?" She continued.
"Well, sure but—are you sure you wanna go that far? I mean we're just starting out." The brunette questioned, blushing bashfully and causing Runo to giggle.
"Oh Dan, I never knew you were so bashful about this stuff." She giggled, kissing his cheek. "I'm not talking about that kind of shower, silly. Let's just have one together, no dirty stuff involved." She added.
"Um… Alright." The Pyrus boy gulped. Hotheaded or not, no male is ready for their paramour to ask for this kind of stuff.
"Well, I'll be waiting." The bluenette told him as she walked out of the room, shedding clothing as she went, which didn't really help Dan with his not getting horny, but that wasn't the point.
Drago and Tigrerra watched this and shook their heads at the display.
"Humans are a strange species at times." Tigrerra sighed.
"On that, Tigrerra, my friend we can agree." Drago nodded.
Dan sighed shakily as he walked into the bathroom where Runo was already in the shower waiting for him, and was then pulled in by his apricot skinned girlfriend.
The girl had definitely filled out since they'd graduated from middle school and entered high school, with her chest growing from a flat A-cup to a perky B-cup that was still growing, and the rest of her body filled out just as nicely while following that path.
"What are you waiting for?" She purred into his ear.
"Um, how about what I need to do first?" He asked, his mind not really too focused on the task and was too focused on the girl's adorably exquisite beauty.
Runo must've expected that since she just giggled.
"Let me help you out, then." She purred before she started taking all his clothes off starting with his shirt, then his pants and finally his boxers.
The girl's face immediately turned red, however, when they were both bare, but pushed it down so they could get into the shower and turn the water on–allowing Runo to take the soap and start scrubbing Dan down.
As she scrubbed her boyfriend's back down, she couldn't help but notice that Dan had actually gotten a bit more toned over time since they entered high school. He actually had a great runner's build, and if he maintained it, he'd look great in his prime.
"Ah~! Easy, Runo, I'm not a washboard." The boy gasped as he felt the girl start getting him clean, but was starting to get sensitive.
"Oops! Sorry, I got distracted by how handsome you look." Runo blurted out before her free hand covered her mouth.
"Wait, really?" The brunette questioned as he turned to face his significant other while she started scrubbing his front, her face bright pink while she leaned on him.
"... Y-Yeah." She admitted after a moment, uncovering her mouth as she kept scrubbing. "You really do look handsome, and I can't keep that bottled up." She sighed.
"Ah, don't worry. You've certainly gotten more beautiful." Dan sighed as he made her stop scrubbing just so he could hug her.
Runo let out a content sigh as she nuzzled into his chest, before resuming–and then moving onto scrubbing his hair. An act that the boy found very pleasurable as the girl massaged his scalp.
"Alright, tough guy, now it's your turn to clean me." The girl told him, causing the boy to gulp nervously as his throat became dry.
"Oh boy, here we go…" Dan said as he took a deep breath.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, back with Zina and Shiro, the green haired teen was currently fondling his girlfriend's breasts while they were rinsing themselves off after their bath together, Zina moaning as they let the water drain and kissed her king for probably the fifteenth time that morning.
"Oh Shiro, my king, words cannot convey how much I adore you." She sighed as she was carried out of the tub bridal style and set on the bed so Shiro could dry her off.
"Then say nothing and simply enjoy it." Shiro told her as he set her down and grabbed a towel so he could dry her off. As he dried her and himself off, the boy's computer suddenly alerted him that there was someone trying to get in touch with him.
Sighing, the couple quickly put on towels and went over to Shiro's desk, his lover sitting in his lap as he answered the video call in question.
"This better be important." Zina grumbled impatiently, pouting. "I grow tired of all these distractions." She added.
"Don't worry, my sweet, we've still got all day together." Shiro assured her as the screen turned on.
(Elsewhere)
Back with Dan and Runo, the boy was now scrubbing his girlfriend down, and needless to say, Runo's body was thoroughly enjoying what the boy's hands were doing to her.
"Ahhh!~" Runo gasped as Dan reached her more sensitive areas before moving to her hair. "Oh, Dan, that was–amazing!~" She moaned in bliss, hugging him close as he massaged her hair.
"Aw, quiet. You're making me blush." Dan chuckled, and true to form, he was blushing while he scrubbed his girlfriend's hair, given that her chest was now against his.
After this rather satisfying experience, the two exited the shower after rinsing off and wrapped themselves in towels until they got to Dan's room, where the boy let Runo borrow one of his tank tops and pajama shorts while he put his own on–Runo also wrapping her hair in a towel.
The two then sat at the Brunette's computer–the bluenette sitting in the boy's lap–when they logged online, and as if on cue all the non Kaijugan Brawlers logged on at the same time, seeing the two first.
"... Well, this is a first." Dan commented with a blink.
"Like, hey you two, did it rain where you are, you both look soaked." Julie noted.
"We literally just got out of the shower." Runo replied with a shrug.
"... Was it you two doing that together or separately?" Marucho asked after a beat passed.
"Together." Runo told him, causing Julie and Alice to nearly tip over.
"What?!" The mocha skinned girl exclaimed.
"Might as well rip the bandaid off." Dan muttered. "Runo and I have finally gotten together." He revealed.
"Psh, well it's about time." Shun scoffed.
"Hold up. Shun, you knew?" Dan questioned.
"That you had a crush on Runo the size of Hokkaido? Yeah. That Runo loves you just as much as she loves her bakugan? Also yeah." The ninja nodded. "Did I know you guys got together? No." He added.
"Looks like I owe a few people money now." Marucho sighed since he had made a bet on when Dan and Runo got together… A bet that he lost.
"Wait, you bet on us?!" Runo exclaimed in indignation.
"Guys, that's not important." Alice told them. "I was calling everyone to tell you that Katie just claimed her first victim." The ginger explained.
"Wait, what?!" Dan gasped as he and the others were now listening attentively. "Who was it?!" He questioned.
"It was the boy you nearly lost Drago to before you threw him into the river–Does the name Rikimaru Tendo mean anything to you?" Alice replied.
"Aw crap, him?" The Pyrus Brawler groaned. "How bad was it?" He questioned.
"He lost all of his remaining bakugans, including his Aquos Siege, but that's not the worst part." Alice responded. "Apparently, after Katie had defeated him, she started kicking him down, even sending him flying against the park fountain and leaving him with a cracked rib." She continued.
"WHAT?!" Julie yelled in shock.
"That is far from okay!" Runo growled angrily in displeasure.
"Wait, how'd you learn all this, Alice?" Marucho asked.
"Yeah, usually info gathering is Marucho's thing." Dan nodded.
"I think that answer's obvious: Riki went to the Bakugan Store." Shun pointed out.
"That's right. Apparently the battle was close to the Bakugan Store, and I had to help him when he walked through the door." The gingerette nodded. "I also learned something else that came as a shock." She added.
"What's that?" Runo asked.
"He was helped by a new bakugan he met. One that called itself Gamera." The ginger explained.
"Wai-wai-wai-wait! Gamera is here?! How?!" Julie stammered in shock.
"Yeah, aren't they from two separate franchises?" Shun wondered.
"Maybe all this dimensional chaos reached Gamera's world too." Marucho speculated. "Here's hoping we don't have to deal with any of his enemies." He added with a shiver. They already had enough on their plate.
"Ain't that the truth." Dan sighed. "Guess we'll need to let Shiro know about this." He added.
"Riki's already calling him right now." Alice nodded.
(Elsewhere)
Back with Shiro, he answered the call he was getting and blinked at who he saw.
It was Rikimaru, a boy he knew as a former lackey of Masquerade but he was sporting a new look. He was wearing a green rendition of his original outfit with red as the secondary colors.
"Okay, what could prompt you of all people to reach out to me?" Shiro questioned.
Riki, for his part, was hiding his flustered expression really well, given that the two on the other screen were only clad in towels and the fact that the voluptuous vixen that was Zina was clinging to her lover like a villainess would a big bad in a video game or TV show.
"Heard you're starting a new group for those with Kaijugan." He replied, pointing at himself. "And I want in." He added.
"Say I do let you in; who's your Kaijugan partner?" The green haired teen questioned.
"That would be me, human." Gamera replied as he revealed himself.
"Gamera…" Gojira grumbled as he rolled out of hiding.
"Well look who the cat dragged in, how's it goin' shell-brain?" Zilla chuckled.
"You guys know each other?" Zina questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Me and Gamera somehow got dragged into a dimensional battlefield that adapted to suit us, and we fought there." Gojira explained. "I came out on top, of course." He added.
"But it was close." Gamera interjected.
"Don't flatter yourself." The King of Monsters scoffed.
"I think I remember that fight." Shiro mused.
"That's because it was a Death Battle." A voice said from the doorway, prompting the couple to turn and see Aki standing in the doorway. "Ugh, what is that?" He coughed, covering his nose.
"You'll figure it out when you're older. Now close the door behind you, would you?" Shiro told his brother.
"Yeah, Yeah." The twelve year old sighed as he sat on his bed, unphased by the fact that his brother and said brother's girlfriend were naked save for a towel as he cracked open a Dinosaur magazine. "Let me guess, took a bath with your girlfriend this morning?" He asked as Junior popped open next to him on a pillow.
"Among other things, yes." Shiro nodded.
"Ugh, gross." The kid groaned, flipping a page. "So, what's the memo?" He asked.
"We got one Rikimaru over here wanting to join the Kaijugan Brawlers." His brother replied.
"And he has Gamera of all Kaiju as his partner." Zina added.
"... I'm sorry, did you just say Gamera?" Aki asked with a blink as he looked up from his magazine.
"Yep." Shiro nodded.
"... OK. Just checking." The tyke shrugged as he returned to his reading.
"... Nothing really phases him, does it?" Zina questioned.
"Well, with how mom usually acts, it's no surprise." The middle child shrugged before getting back to the topic at hand. "Anyway, why do you wanna join the Kaijugan Brawlers? Besides the obvious reasons, I mean." He questioned.
"Because I had a run in with that brawler you guys are telling us to keep an eye out for." Riki replied, causing the two to become surprised.
"You had a run in with Katie?" Zina questioned.
"Yeah, and after she sent all my Bakugan to the doom dimension, she kicked the crap out of me and left me with a broken rib after knocking me into the nearby fountain." He grunted.
"Oh crap, are you okay?!" Shiro gasped in concern, which Zina and Akihito shared.
"I am now, but right now I'm just really looking for some payback." The redhead replied.
"Can't say we blame you." The busty Russian girl nodded in understanding. "If you want in, I say welcome aboard." She added.
"Great to be aboard." Riki nodded.
(Elsewhere)
All while this was going on, Katie was currently sitting on a bench in the park, working on her nails, when a rush of wind blew past her and she started examining her newly painted nails.
"Ya know, I just can't seem to get good Tyrian purple nail polish around here." The girl mused as she turned to face the figure who just appeared next to her, that being Masquerade.
"That must be truly difficult for you." The masked teen feigned sympathy with an eye roll, conveying his sarcasm.
"Don't start with me." The girl warned. "So I take it you heard about what happened in Janjira?" She questioned.
"It was hard not to, but I did find out something the rest of the world likely won't know about for some time." The blonde told her.
"And what might that be?" The ex-Haos brawler questioned.
"Information that's on a need to know basis." The brawler told her. "Now, status report, has your first target been dealt with?" He questioned.
"Oh, he's been dealt with alright." Katie chuckled darkly. "Even if he gets his balls back, it'll be a long time before that happens." She added.
"Excellent." Masquerade nodded. "Now, for the second of your nine targets is this boy." He continued showing the girl a picture of a young boy from Dan's class, Ryo Menma. "This is Ryo, I lent him my Reaper in order to see if he could defeat Dan for me, but he failed, rather spectacularly at that." He elaborated. "He's a brilliant strategist and an even greater hacker, but his battling skills are lackluster if his plans start to fall apart." He added.
"Dealing with him should be easy, then." Katie nodded. "If he has no data on Space Godzilla, then all the better for us." She added.
"Then I expect a satisfactory report when you crush him." The young man told her.
"Oh, you will, sir." The girl nodded before the two parted ways. "Think he suspects anything?" Katie asked her partner.
"Hard to say, but I doubt it's going to matter. If he does–it will be far too late for him to do anything about it anyway." SG told her, assured in their current course.
"Let's hope so." The blonde shrugged as she went back to examining her nails.
Meanwhile with Masquerade, the masked brawer teleported into his secret hideout and his partners revealed themselves.
"I do not trust this girl." Ichi stated as the blonde and Hydraniod turned to face him.
"I concur. She hides an agenda of her own." The Darkus Bakugan nodded.
"Question is, what?" San wondered.
"Does it matter? If it clashes with our goals, we should kill her." Ni snarled.
"We'll address it when it does clash with our goals." Masquerade nodded. "For now, let her do our work for us." He added.
(A few days later)
It was a little after Riki had officially joined the Kaijugan Brawlers, and now Shiro and the rest of the crew were packing up with the Battle Brawlers to go home after school, with Zina hugging Shiro's arm in her chest as they walked, cluing everyone in that there was something going on between the two.
"Did those two actually hook up?" Shunji asked, looking at Magnus.
"Looks that way." The flier replied. "What could've made them hook up so fast?" He wondered.
"Well Zina does have that kind of effect on guys." Jenny shrugged. "She's slept with tons of guys before." She added.
"Yeah, but they've always been the ones clinging to her, not the other way around." Jewels pointed out, gesturing to how Shiro seemed to be the dominant one in the relationship and not their cousin.
"So this is actually new for her?" Pamela asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Basically, yeah." The blue haired popstar nodded.
"Think it's because she hadn't clicked with all those other guys and just treated them as casual hook ups?" Julie offered. "And she's just clicked with Shiro?" She added.
"It's certainly possible." Jenny nodded in reply.
"Whatever the case, I'm just glad she's finally in a relationship that she's happy with that isn't just dinner dates and sex." Jewels sighed, just happy for her cousin.
"Why does it seem like they went right to third base, though?" Runo wondered.
"That's probably something that can be considered normal." Jewels told her fellow blue haired brawler in reply.
"You guys are weird…" Rikimaru said as the clique of brawlers all started making their way to Runo's parents' restaurant.
(Elsewhere)
As that was going on down the street, Ryo, the same boy that was so proud of using strategies to win Bakugan Battles–was walking home from school, when he saw a girl leaning against the wall of a store that was in his path, puffing lightly on a cigarette.
"I was wondering when you'd show up." Katie remarked, letting out a smoke ladened exhale before stamping out the cigarette with her boot.
"Wh-Who're you?" The bespectacled computer geek questioned, not really expecting a–very attractive–girl to start talking to him out of nowhere.
"Name's Katie, and I've got some business with you, Ryo." The blonde replied, pulling out her field card. "Care to help a girl out? I'll make it worth your while." She purred, deciding to use her looks to draw the geek in.
"Um… Uh… Alright." The geek gulped.
"Then let's go." Katie grinned as she held out her card.
"Field Open!" the two yelled as time slowed down.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, at the Misaki restaurant, the brawlers were all trying to fill their gnawing stomachs–with Jenny and Jewels currently grilling their cousin about what was going on between her and Shiro, while Aki was talking about his side of the story with Hinoa, Minoto and Nene, and Shiro was in turn getting disapproving looks from the more pure of the twins.
Shiro, for his part, didn't seem to care since he perceived it as something that concerned him and Zina.
"Please don't make such a big deal out of this, girls." Zina told her cousins. "I simply found a man finally worthy of being my king, it isn't anything more complicated than that." She added.
"We get that, but how'd you even know he was the one right off the bat?" Jenny questioned.
"My love charm did not subside, but it also didn't cause him to worship me–it was the contrary, actually." The girl replied. "In fact, it only strengthened our mutual desire for each other, and made me want to worship him." She added.
"That almost sounds like you looked in a mirror and got the effects cast on yourself." Jewels remarked.
"So it would seem." Zina nodded. "And to add to that, he treats me like I am his queen, and makes love to me like I am." She added.
"And I intend to keep it that way." Shiro nodded, hugging the girl close as he kissed her–prompting Minoto and Pamela to cover Aki and Nene's eyes to protect their young minds from it.
"Talk about forward." The olive skinned girl remarked.
"Debacherus." Minoto hissed. "You shouldn't do these things until you properly marry, especially not in front of children!" She added.
"Don't bother, Minoto. You can't dictate how other people manage their relationships." Magnus told her. "Though seriously? Right in front of the kids?" He questioned with a deadpan.
"Don't worry, I'm used to it." Aki stated, finally managing to get Minoto and Pamela off of him. "Our mom likes to spend her time and days off in her bathrobe or underwear and hugs us a lot." He added.
"I feel like you shouldn't be used to that." Pamela commented.
"Well I am, so what can you do?" The youngest Hiroshima child shrugged.
"That all aside, does anyone have any ideas for who could be Katie's next target?" Alice questioned.
"It could be Ryo, he was the one Masquerade sent after me after Rikimaru." Dan noted. "No offense." He amended, looking at the red head.
"None taken." Rikimaru replied, waving him off. "But odds are she could've gotten to him already." He added.
"Which means we need to figure out her next victim before anymore Bakugan can be lost." Shun nodded.
"Well, if she's going in chronological order…" Runo mused. "Then I think I may know who she might go after next if she's already beaten Ryo." She continued.
"Who?" Akira asked.
"You remember that loudmouth Tatsuya Onaga?" Runo asked, looking at her boyfriend and causing him to remember the boy in question.
"Yeah, the one you and Tigrerra spanked into next week, right?" He nodded.
"That's the one. He might be targeted next. We need to warn him." The Haos girl stated with a nod.
"I don't think he'll listen, you know how hard headed he is." Dan told him.
"That is true." Tigrerra nodded knowingly.
"Well we can't just let Katie trash him." Jenny protested.
"Obviously not, so we're just gonna have to make it so clear he can't ignore it." Rikimaru stated, getting nods in response.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, back with Ryo and Katie, the two had already set their gate cards down and were now across from each other.
"Doom Card, set." Katie said as her card activated.
"What?!" Ryo gasped.
"Surprised? Don't worry. This won't last long." The blonde told him with a scoff. "Bakugan Brawl!" She called as her bakugan landed. "Bakugan Stand! Fear Ripper!" She added as her Darkus Fear Ripper appeared.
"Fear Ripper power level at 320Gs." The machines buzzed.
"I know how to deal with you." Ryo said as he grabbed one of his Bakugan. "Bakugan Brawl!" He called as he threw his first Bakugan out. "Bakugan Stand! Centiploid!" He added as said Bakugan rose with a screech.
"Centiploid enters battle at 300Gs." His Bakupod buzzed.
"Interesting, but not unpredictable." Katie shrugged. "Gate Card set!" She called as a card landed next to Centiploid's card. "Bakugan Brawl!" She continued, throwing another bakugan down, that being a Mantris.
"Mantris power level at 290Gs." Her bakupod buzzed.
"Ability card activate, Marionette." She continued. "Alright, Mantris, now hand Centiploid over to Fear Ripper!" She added.
The insectoid Bakugan did as it was told, using its energy strings to drag Ryo's Centiploid over to the clawed Bakugan.
"Oh no, Centiploid!" Ryo gasped as Fear Ripper roared and slashed at the bug before him and sent it flying into the dark portal of the doom dimension.
"Too easy." Katie grinned as she caught her bakugan.
"Crap, I don't have any data on her strategies!" Ryo panicked as that particular realization set in.
"Yep, and I know yours inside and out." Katie grinned as she tossed Fear Ripper in her hand as an idle taunt. "Your move!" She called.
Gritting his teeth, Ryo sent out his next Bakugan.
"Bakugan Brawl!" He called, throwing it onto his still present gate card. "Bakugan Stand! Juggernoid!" He added as his Darkus turtle themed Bakugan rose with a roar on Mantris' card.
"Juggernoid enters battle at 310Gs." Katie's Bakupod buzzed.
"Figures." The blonde yawned. "Gate Card Open! Mind Ghost!" She called, prompting her Gate Card to activate and explode, destroying Mantris and sending Juggernoid to the Doom Dimension, but sparring the insectoid bakugan from the same fate, causing him to simply become unusable.
"You, you sacrificed your own Bakugan?" Ryo gasped.
"I've learned how to be more strategic than I was before, but you? You crumble like a really bad demolition job the second your plans start falling apart." She told him with a chuckle. "Now? It's time for you to go." She added as she tossed down Fear Ripper at the same time Ryo sent out his last Bakugan, a Darkus Robotallion.
"Fear Ripper Power Level 320Gs, Robotallion Power Level 300Gs." The machines buzzed.
"Ability card activate! Robotallion Enforcement!" Ryo called, causing his bakugan to glow purple.
"Robotallion Power Increase to 500Gs." His Bakupod said as his last bakugan landed a solid punch to Fear Ripper's face, sending it flying.
Katie wasn't all that impressed as she caught Fear Ripper.
"As fun as this is, I think it's time we ended it." She said sarcastically as she pulled out a Gate Card. "Gate Card set!" She called as she threw it down as SG floated up to her again, cloaked in darkness. "Bakugan Brawl! Space Godzilla stand!" She added.
"Are you kidding me?!" Ryo yelled in fear as he watched Space Godzilla rise up with his trademark roar.
"I'm going to give your Robotallion a one way ticket to the Doom Dimension." He chuckled darkly. Ryo gulped nervously as he realized he was at the mercy of one of Godzilla's strongest enemies, which was a frightening thing.
"B-Bakugan Brawl!" He stuttered, sending out Robotallion and hoping he could put up a fight. "Robotallion stand!" He added it as his last Bakugan rose.
"Gate Card Open." Katie smirked. "Quick sand freeze." She added.
"What the?!" The strategist gasped as he watched the gate card become quicksand and trap his Robotallion.
This allowed Space Godzilla to strike the bakugan with his tail and send it flying into the Doom Dimension, and Ryo flying through the air as the battlefield disappeared–only stopping when his fall slammed him into a car spine first and falling into a water puddle as it started raining.
The hacker groaned as he tried to get to his feet, but Katie walked up to him and forced him face first into the puddle with her foot, before kneeling next to him and started dunking him in the water over and over again, gripping him by the scalp.
"You actually thought you could come up with a strategy to win against me?" She taunted. "Preset strategies are a liability, one that cost you your Bakugan. You're pathetic!" She growled, dunking him again. "Maybe I should just do both of us a favor and drown you here and now, save us the trouble of you messing things up again." She snarled.
Ryo tried to get free of her grip to get some air, but Katie's grip was too firm, it was almost–mechanical.
However, the blaring of the car alarm from the car Ryo collided with caused the girl to have to let go and flee, leaving the boy to cough and sputter as he tried to get air amidst the pouring rain and get up as adults started coming to his aid…
Only for him to realize that he couldn't feel his legs.
"No… No…!" He uttered in shock and horror, realizing that Katie had paralyzed him from the waist down. His shock and horror quickly turned into rage, however, all aimed at the sadistic girl that stole his legs from him. "I'll fucking get you for this!" He swore as he was taken to the hospital.
And in the dark corner of the alley, Katie watched as Ryo was taken away, her face only slightly being visible in the blue and red lights, before she walked away.
"Weakling…" She spat as she walked home in the rain.
(A day later)
The next day, Alice frantically got onto the Brawler's chat and contacted the whole group, except for Runo who she just called into her room. She had found out that Ryo had been taken out and was left paralyzed, something that had seriously frightened her.
The second everyone was on, she started talking.
"Guys, I have urgent news!" She told them, her voice full of alarm.
"Whoa, Alice, what's got you so spooked?" Julie asked, surprised and more than a little concerned at the ginger's attitude.
"Katie took out Ryo yesterday and left him paralyzed from the waist down!" Alice exclaimed frantically.
"WHAT?!" They all yelled in shock.
"How did that happen?" Dan questioned.
"According to Ryo himself, he got sent flying by the shockwave of an attack from Space Godzilla, and ended up crashing into a car spine first when the battlefield disappeared." The store worker explained. "Guys, something is very wrong here, and I'm scared." She added nervously.
"Yeah, I agree. None of Masquerade's past minions acted like this." Shun nodded.
"Yeah, it's like hooking up with Space Godzilla had suddenly started bringing Katie's worst attributes to the surface." Julie nodded.
"Yeah, like a really good charcoal face mask." Jenny nodded.
"We gotta do something to get Space Godzilla away from her." Runo told the group.
"That much is obvious, but what do we do?" Shiro wondered.
"Well, the tournament is coming up in a month or two. Maybe we can try to confront her there?" Magnus offered.
"Then what about the remaining future victims?" Minoto questioned.
"We can try to get to them first, and if we can't, we'll help them after." Pamela told her.
"That's the best we can do, I'm afraid." Hinoa nodded.
"Man, this bites!" Riki groaned.
"Yeah…" Shunji and Akira sighed.
"Minoto, Hinoa, think you can spare some time and visit Ryo? I think he could use some comfort from people like you in a dark time like this." Shiro asked, addressing the two shrine maidens.
"We will be there to raise his spirits." The pure twin nodded in reply, Hinoa nodding in agreement.
"Hey, where's Aki and Nene?" Marucho questioned.
"Oh, they're at Christopher's place." Shiro replied.
"That explains it." Zina commented.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile, in the house of the Hiroshimas, Kita was busy flipping through her husband's notes on his project of splicing human DNA with the DNA of the Titans, and saw a list of people who had volunteered as test subjects–a few of them she actually knew.
"Wait, isn't this…?" She gasped, spotting a familiar name. "I didn't think I'd accidentally meet more like this." She muttered to herself as she kept looking through the notes. Taking her phone, she dialed one of the names on the phone. "Hello, Sekiro? It's me, Kita." The woman said as the man answered the phone.
"Kita? Why are you calling? Not that I'm complaining." The man asked, wondering what the cause for the call was.
"You said you work for Monarch similar to my late husband, Ryujin." The mother of three began. "I'm curious, what do you know of Project G1?" The woman questioned seriously.
"My wife died because of that project, and they don't know it, but my daughters are a result of it. Why do you ask?" The single father questioned seriously.
"My sons also happen to be the result of the same project. Well, my younger sons." Kita replied. "And according to these notes, so are several of their friends and even my middle son Shiro's… Girlfriend." She added. She hesitated to say what she was about to say, that being 'mate' as it was clear that although the teens' relationship was very romantic, there was also a primal and instinctual aspect to it.
"Are any of them aware of their… Unique heritage?" Sekiro asked, knowing Kita would catch the meaning in his words.
"No, and I'm unsure if they should be made aware of the genes they carry in them." The busty green haired woman replied with a sigh.
"I apologize, I didn't realize that you were aware of G1. If I were, I would have been more candid." Her boyfriend replied, realizing how his actions likely hurt her.
"I didn't realize you knew of it until I started looking through my late husband's notes and saw the names of you and your late wife on the candidates list." Kita told him, assuring him that no harm was done. "Still, that means we have a lot to talk about, ideally in person." She added.
"Yes. Though perhaps we could do it over dinner tonight? Unless you have to look after your sons." Sekiro nodded. "My girls are currently at a friend's house so I don't have much on me right now." He added.
"Well, Aki is with a friend and Shiro has actually just left with his girlfriend Zina for their own date. So I can certainly have dinner with you." The green haired MILF nodded. "Where do you suggest?" She asked.
"Well, you could come to my home for dinner. Or we could go to a hotel and restaurant I know, one where we could book a room after dinner if we wished." The single father replied.
"Dinner at your home will suffice, especially given what we'll be talking about." Kita replied, knowing that talking about Project G1 in a public area was a terrible idea.
"I understand. I'll have dinner cooked up when you arrive. See you when you get here." Sekiro told her.
But before ending the call, Kita wanted to give the man something to look forward to besides dinner.
"But that aside, how long did you say your daughters would be gone?" She asked.
"They said they wouldn't be home for a few days. Why?" The man wondered.
"Well, knowing my sons they'll be in a similar situation." The woman explained. "So why don't we take that time for ourselves and check into that hotel you mentioned after dinner?" She continued before purring. "As a reward for making this lonely mother feel good again." She purred.
"O-Oh my!" Sekiro gasped in surprise, not expecting that, but refused to complain. "Um, if you feel comfortable enough… Oh, who am I kidding? You're more than comfortable enough." He started nervously before just accepting that his girlfriend wasn't feeling any discomfort. "I'd be an idiot to refuse, especially since you've made this lonely old father feel great again." He told her in a confident tone.
"I look forward to it, Sekiro my darling~!" Kita cooed as she hung up.
(Elsewhere)
Later that night, at the same hotel that Sekiro mentioned he'd be checking in with Kita at, Shiro and Zina were actually checking in for a room at around the same time–A room they were planning on booking for the next week.
"And which suite would you two like this today?" The receptionist asked.
"One of the honeymoon suites, please." Shiro replied.
"Oh? Is that your plan?" Zina grinned before he pulled her close.
"We're going to get married, so why not enjoy a week-long simulation of it?" He grinned back as the two of them paid for the room and got the key.
Picking his mate up bridal style Shiro carried her to the elevator leading to the suite, just in time for his mom and Sekiro to go up to the front desk not long after.
"Hello. What room would you like to rent?" The receptionist asked.
"Are your honeymoon suites open this week?" Sekiro asked.
"Indeed they are. A young couple came in before you and rented one, in fact." The receptionist nodded in reply.
"Well, that's certainly a coincidence." Kita noted.
Oh boy was it…
(Later)
Shiro carried Zina into their room where a large bed was made for them with everything they would need and was romantically decorated and made perfect for them.
"So, to start." Zina said as she was let down, slowly starting to take off her clothes. "I think we should spend this entire trip together without any clothing, whatsoever. To truly embrace our animalistic sides and live as naturally as a primitive couple in mating season." She continued, letting her garments fall and showing her mate her gorgeous body from behind as she turned to face him, her breasts swaying. "What do you think, my king?" She asked, hip cocked.
"I think that'll suit us just fine." Shiro nodded as he discarded all of his own clothes, leaving his toned body exposed to his queen.
The two quickly embraced each other as they explored each other's mouths and bodies before falling on the bed.
"Take me, my lord. Make love to your broodqueen." Zina purred as she opened her legs to him.
Shiro nodded as he did so, entwining their bodies together as they made out.
Meanwhile, Kita and Sekiro had just entered their own honeymoon suite… That was actually right next to Shiro and Zina's.
Had it not been for the fact the rooms were actually soundproofed, each party would've realized just exactly who they were neighboring.
"Shall we retire to bed, darling?" Kita cooed as she kissed her lover on the cheek, holding him close to her buxom chest.
"Yes we shall." Sekiro replied. Not even five seconds later, their clothes started flying, though there was one slight difference here.
Unlike with Shiro and Zina, these two were not using protection.
Dragon Emperor0: Our lime writing may still need some work, since I think a couple scenes were nearing lemon territory. But I think other than that, this chapter wrote out surprisingly well.
ThermalsnieprN7: Rikimaru even joined the Kaijugan Brawlers, which is a plus. I can't believe we somehow managed to work the Godzilla vs Gamera Death Battle into the story as a canon thing that happened. That's nuts.
Dragon Emperor0: A perk of having the Kaijugan be canonically fictional in the story's universe–the movie version, at least. That means we can use multiple canon and fan made works as bases for things in this story and not have it clash with the universe or world building. Win-Win.
ThermalsniperN7: So true… And holy shit, Katie is not right in the head! Seriously, she literally crippled Ryo and rubbed salt in the wound by trying to drown him! That shit ain't right!
Dragon Emperor0: Something is definitely up here, and I don't just mean power levels. And on another note, it seems like the romances between Kita/Sekiro, Shiro/Zina and Dan/Runo are pretty well established and fleshed out by this point. What with the former two being far more sexual than the third couple. So that means we've now got room to start putting more focus on other couples: Mina and Katie's father Laurence, Daisy and her boyfriend Monty, Akihito and Nene, Shun and Alice, Billy and Julie, and of course Marucho and Katie when we get to that one as well.
ThermalsniperN7: With what Katie's doing to Masquerade's old minions just to break their spirits, I honestly have some doubts about her and Marucho getting together. How do you forget about what your best friend did on their revenge kick, especially when she left people hurt and even crippled? That can crack–if not shatter– one's view on their friend.
Dragon Emperor0: I think you're forgetting that the brawlers are able to tell that Katie would likely never do this even if she was working for Masquerade as a ruse–even pointing out that SG may be partially to blame here. So I think Marucho will still hold out hope, especially when you consider that what she's doing is messed up, but it's not as bad as what some characters have done. I mean, if Kratos, noted civilization murderer, can be redeemed–I'm sure Katie can be too.
ThermalsniperN7: Point very well taken, but still, Katie's gonna leave a lot of people with a grudge in her wake. Some (probably all of them) are gonna end up with a Kaijugan partner to help pick them up… Which is admittedly nice, and it just results in more enemies for Masquerade to deal with.
Dragon Emperor0: … Who wants to bet that this wasn't partly Katie's idea? Maybe she didn't know that they'd get Kaijugan per say, but maybe she wanted to get them to all get together to gang up on Masquerade?
ThermalsniperN7: Heh, that's a convoluted long term plan if I've ever heard one… She could do without hurting or crippling them, but I guess that's part of the formula. Can't really be helped in that case.
Dragon Emperor0: Yeah, but it'll definitely backfire when she and Masquerade inadvertently create Marduk during the Tag Team Tournament. You guys will understand better once we get there. Also, if you have any suggestions for which targets get which Kaijugan, let us know in the reviews. We could really use the help deciding.
ThermalsniperN7: Yeah. Anyway, see you next time.