Chapter 6: Never Send a Man to do a Woman's Job

-Wardington Hospital-

"So you don't remember anything else after that?" Dan asked as he and the Brawlers visited Ryo, with Shiro and Zina being notably absent.

"No, all I remember is coming to after getting dunked underwater and she was gone." The hacker explained.

"This is pretty concerning." Marucho commented with a frown. "You said you didn't get her name, but did you get a good look at her?" He questioned.

When the gang was able to do so, they were able to pay a visit to Ryo in the hospital to help lift his spirits and hopefully get some answers so they could help track down who crippled him. It was the least they could do for the poor boy.

"We already have a good idea of who it could be…" Runo admitted.

"But we just want to be sure." Julie nodded.

"Last thing we need is to start shouting conspiracy theories." Magnus nodded.

"Exactly." Pamela nodded.

"Well…" The hacker trailed off, taking a moment to recall the appearance of his attacker. "She had short blonde hair, blue eyes and… And she had Space Godzilla of all monsters for a partner." He explained.

"Yep, that's Katie, alright." Dan nodded.

"Girl sure does get around, doesn't she?" Riki mused, arms folded.

"Am I missing something here?" Ryo asked in confusion.

"Katie joined Masquerade to try and stab him in the back." Magnus summed up.

"Except if we all know him as well as we think we do, he'll probably see it coming." The blue haired Haos brawler added.

"So, what? She's busy doing his dirty work?" The boy questioned.

"Most likely." Shun nodded.

"And we have a theory that could help explain why she attacked you and Riki after beating you." Minoto noted.

"Well, Marucho does, anyway." Hinoa nodded.

"Kaijugan and their brawlers seem to share something in common, they seem to draw power from a sort of link that connects them on a cellular level. A link that Shiro and I have dubbed a K-Link." The blonde began. "And these energies can be affected by the negative and positive energies provided by both partners through this link–thus either bolstering or corrupting them–So, we think that Katie may be corrupted by her K-Link to Space Godzilla due to her obsession with revenge, which has brought the worst traits in her to the surface." The Aquos Brawler explained. "And those traits are serving as a sort of driving force for her doing what she is right now." He continued.

"Hm… That actually sounds plausible." Ryo mused as he opened up his computer, which Marucho had taken the liberty to repair after it had gotten damaged. Right as he booted it up, however, bright light shot out of the screen and seconds later–a Bakugan rolled onto the keyboard. "Huh?" He uttered in surprise since he didn't expect the new Bakugan.

The bakugan soon opened up to reveal that it was silver in color and had red, blue and yellow on it, and ball-wise it looked similar to a Robotallion, but its head was slightly different. It looked silver and had a strange smile on its face while the back of its head was swept back.

Several clanging noises could be heard as it hopped and twirled around, causing the Kaijugan present to immediately recognize it.

"Well I'll be a Kong's uncle…!" Rodan laughed.

"Well, I didn't expect him to be here!" Battra exclaimed with a laugh.

"What is that glorified tin can doing here?" Megalon growled with a glare.

"Hey, tin can or not, he's still a fighter. We all know that." Anguirus interjected, looking at the multicolored being. "Isn't that right, Jet Jaguar?" He asked rhetorically.

"What the? Jet Jaguar?" Jewels questioned in surprise.

"No way!" Jenny exclaimed with wide eyes.

"Huh. Didn't expect him to be here." Magnus blinked. "So, do we bring him into the Kaijugan Brawlers, or… What?" He wondered.

"No idea." Pamela shrugged.

Ryo, meanwhile, was just smiling like a boy on christmas as he held up his robotic bakugan, hugging him close with a joyful sigh.

"Bouncing back from defeat with an awesome partner has never felt so good…" He mused aloud.

(Elsewhere)

Meanwhile at the same hotel that Shiro, Zina, Kita and Sekiro were staying at, the teenagers were still having sex together.

Zina was on all fours with Shiro behind her with a leash in one hand which was connected to a collar around the girl's neck, along with a full head hood that covered her eyes and ears and only exposed her mouth.

The inability to use two of her senses was driving the Russian girl crazy while her king railed into her. As far as she was concerned, this was what she wanted.

"M-My king! I can feel myself about to explode!" The girl moaned in bliss as her arms gave way, making her lay her head on the bed.

"Then I'll be sure to make that happen!" Shiro growled, pulling on her leash.

This continued until the two moaned as they climaxed together.

Shiro fell on top of Zina and slowly pulled the hood off her head, showing that her eyes were crossed, panting like a dog.

"Maaaaassssttttteeeeerrrr…" She moaned in a dazed tone, her body shaking from what she just endured.

"That's my good girl." Shiro smiled as he patted her head.

He then got up before leaving to get some things for them, deciding to not really get dressed and just dress in the scarlet robes provided by the hotel.

Meanwhile, in the other hotel room, Sekiro had unknowingly decided to do the same as Shiro while Kita was taking a nap from the lovemaking they'd just done. They needed some ice, since they were running low.

"So that is what my coworkers meant by 'breeding kink' women." The man mused as he made his way to the ice maker in the hotel, and saw a young man waiting in the same spot as him in the same robe he was in.

As he got closer, he noticed that he had the same shade of hair as Kita, if a bit lighter. In fact, he had the same physical description as…

'Well, this is going to be awkward.' Sekiro thought as he realized he was about to meet his girlfriend's son.

Shiro didn't seem to pay the man any mind as he got the ice he needed while Sekiro did the same, at least until he turned to leave—as the two were now facing each other.

There was a beat of awkward silence between them as they both figured out what to say. Eventually, Shiro was the one to speak.

"So you're my mom's new boyfriend, huh?" He commented.

"Yes, and you're Kita's second eldest son, right?" The man questioned nervously.

"Uh-huh." Shiro nodded. "What're you doing here?" He asked.

"I could ask you the same thing." Sekiro countered.

"... Touche." The green haired teen conceded. "Me and my girlfriend Zina Raliakov wanted to have some fun in a comfy place, and this came to mind." He explained.

"Raliakov? She wouldn't by any chance be the daughter of Ivan and Natasha Raliakov, would she?" The man questioned.

"Uh, yeah. Why?" Shiro asked, wondering what the deal was.

"Her father was a colleague of mine and your Father. Part of a project that was spearheaded by Monarch in gene splicing." The man explained. "Zina, as well as you, your younger brother, and several others. Were the results of this project." He continued.

"Really? What were we even spliced with?" The green haired teen wondered.

"I'm not entirely sure if I'm at liberty to even say what." Sekiro sighed in reply. "But Zina has the ability to make any man fall in love with her. But she can only truly be satisfied by someone whose genome is similar enough to hers that it links her with them rather than overtakes them. A genome spliced similar to hers." He added.

"Well, that explains why I wasn't overtaken." Shiro muttered in interest. "In fact, we see each other as equal mates, a king and queen." He added.

"Interesting…" The man mused. "But to answer your question, I am… actually here with your mother." He explained. "We've decided to take our relationship up a step." He added.

"Well, good to know that you decided to go that far." The teen shrugged. "... She's gonna find out that me and Zina were here when it's time for all four of us to leave, isn't she?" He asked aloud in defeat.

"More than likely." The man nodded. "Though, given that she's been giving me a lot of hints lately. I'm not sure how much longer we'll just be dating." He mused.

"What kind of hints?" Shiro asked.

"I think she actively wants us to get married." The man replied, thinking about it as he did. "If the wedding honeymoon role play we've been doing is any indication." He mused.

"I'll be sure to let Aki and the twins know." Shiro chuckled as the two went back to their rooms.

As Sekiro entered the room, he found his beautiful MILF girlfriend sitting on the bed waiting for him, her gorgeous Tsunade level bust and voluptuous body on full display.

"What took you so long?" Kita whined, her eyes turning into puppy eyes as she walked up to and opened his robe, joining him inside it. "I missed you." She told him.

"I was only gone a few minutes." Sekiro chuckled as he kissed her. "Anything else you want to share?" He asked.

The woman smiled as she leaned against him and stood up on her tiptoes, brushing her lips against his ear.

"I'm pregnant." She cooed with a voluptuous smile as she pulled away, her face bright with joy.

"Wait, what? So fast?!" The man gasped in surprise. "It's only been four days!" He added.

"What can I say? I have an amazing body." The green haired MILF giggled in response. She then laid her back against his chest as she guided his hand to her stomach as they cuddled in the man's robe. "But aren't you excited?" She asked him as he stroked her belly with her. "Imagine it, me, your soon to be wife, growing fat with a child." She continued, looking up at him with a loving smile. "Your child." She added.

"That does bring a smile to my face." Sekiro admitted, and true to form, he was smiling. "There's also something you should know." He continued.

"What would that be?" The woman asked.

"Shiro's here with Zina." The man told her, and Kita's mind had a record scratch go off in it.

"... Say what?" She asked after a mental reboot.

"Apparently the cherry doesn't fall far from the voluptuous trunk of its blossom." Sekiro chuckled, causing Kita to blush as he hugged her.

"I guess I should've seen that coming." She admitted as she leaned into him. "But I do hope that you'll take responsibility for what you've done to me." The woman said, her breasts pressing against his chest as she turned around and embraced him.

"Oh believe me, I will." Sekiro told her in reply as he kissed her again, with Kita returning it this time. As the two pulled away, he then looked over at his wallet. "In fact…" He said as he opened the leather fold and took something out. "I think you should have this." He added as he slid a ring on her finger. "It was my wife's. Before she passed." He added.

"If this is your way of proposing to me…" Kita trailed off as she examined the ring before looking at him. "Then my answer is yes." She told him with a smile.

"Wonderful." The man smiled as the two kissed, falling onto the bed as he took her into his arms and she wrapped her legs around his waist.

(Elsewhere)

Back with Shiro, he found that Zina was sitting and waiting for him in their room, her collar still on her neck.

"My king, you've returned!" She smiled as she ran to and embraced him, nuzzling her face all over his body and purring like a cat, while also licking his cheeks like a dog.

"Of course I did. Why wouldn't I?" Shiro smiled as he held his queen close, tugging at her collar. "I have to admit, I like it when you act like a kitten and a puppy." He mused, kissing her cheek. "It's irresistibly adorable." He added with a rumbling, growling purr.

"Maybe we could do some kitten and puppy roleplay..." Zina suggested, whispering it into her king's ear.

"... That sounds fun, actually." The young man mused with interest.

Zina then walked back to the bed and crawled on all fours before rolling over on her back, hands up to resemble paws.

"Meowww~" She mewled, shivering like a tiny kitten.

"Come here, my sweet kitten…." Shiro smiled as he climbed onto the bed and held her close, opting to snuggle with her for the rest of the day.

(Elsewhere)

Back with the brawlers, Rikimaru was currently walking with the others as they helped Ryo check out of the hospital. The boy had to be brought out in a wheelchair.

"Sorry you're stuck like this…" Runo told the hacker as they left.

"Don't worry about it." Ryo told her. "But it's gonna take me a while to get over the fact Katie put me in this state. Corrupted or not, it's not easy to get over it." He added with a sigh.

"And you're completely within your rights to be like that." Alice nodded.

"If there's one thing my grandfather taught me, it's that actions like Katie's always have consequences." Magnus stated, getting nods from everyone else.

"Magnus is right. Katie's actions are going to catch up with her sooner or later." Pamela added her two cents.

"Do you know who her next target is?" Ryo questioned.

"We're thinking it's a guy we've encountered in the past. A loud mouth named Tatsuya Onaga." Dan told him.

"And knowing him, he'll think he has what it takes to beat Katie and then find out the hard way he doesn't." Runo chipped in.

"That definitely fits." The crippled hacker nodded in agreement with that summary.

"We've been trying to find him before Katie can, but we haven't had any luck." Marucho chimed in.

"In fact, finding any of you guys has been difficult." Julie pointed out.

"Well, maybe I can help out with that." Ryo said, knowing that he could use his hacking skills to locate the remainder of Masquerade's old minions before Katie could.

"Well then, we'll leave that for you." Hinoa nodded. "Hey, speaking of finding. Anyone heard from Shiro or Zina in the past few days?" She asked.

"Nope." Runo replied with a shake of her head.

"Same." Pamela added.

"I've heard nothing." Shunji chipped in with a shrug.

The general response was that nobody had heard a whisper from them lately. It was concerning and confusing at the same time.

"Come to think of it, I haven't heard a word from father, either." Minoto mused. "He mentioned that he was going on a date with Miss Kita, and that was the last we heard of him." She added.

"Okay, that's weird…" Marucho commented with a raised eyebrow.

"Bit too much of a coincidence if you ask me…" Shun mused.

This left everyone wondering what the four people in question were up to.

(Elsewhere)

Meanwhile, in another part of town, a boy with bluish purple hair was leaning against a tree with a perpetually ticked off expression on his face.

He was dressed in some brown cargo long shorts, a purple tank top, a green vest with a fur collar and a pair of purple gloves.

"Tch, this sucks! There's nothing to do!" He complained with a scoff.

"I could give you something." A voice said in no particular direction, causing the boy to look around.

"What the–?! Where are you?!" Tatsuya demanded. "Come out here if you're not a wimp!" He added before…

"Okay." Katie said from behind him, causing him to jump in surprise.

"What the—Who're you?!" The boy questioned. Katie grinned as she leaned in, allowing them to be face to face and causing her chest to bounce.

"Just a girl who's looking for someone to play some high stakes Bakugan brawling with." She replied.

"Oh, and you think I'll just roll over and let you win if you ask nicely?!" Tatsuya barked since Katie seemed that way (at least, in his eyes). "In your dreams! I'll crush you right now!" He yelled, pulling out his field card.

'Wow, I didn't need to do much this time.' Katie thought with a blink. 'He really is a loudmouthed brat.' She mused.

She then pulled out her own card next, allowing her to see her shooter.

"Alright, big boy. Let's battle, then." She told him. "But before that, how about we sweeten it with a little wager, whaddya say?" She questioned.

"Like what?" Tatsuya questioned with narrowed eyes.

"Simple. How about if I win, I get to do whatever I want to you." The girl began, walking her fingers up his chest as she raised his chin with one finger before leaning back. "And if you win…" She continued, letting her jacket fall off her shoulders. "You get to do whatever you want to me." She added with a seductive smile. "Sound like a good wager?" She purred.

"Oh, it's on!" The hotheaded teen smirked, falling into Katie's trap due to his own hormones.

"Then let's get started." Katie grinned, already knowing exactly what she was going to do with him once she won.

"Field Open!" The two called in unison.

(Elsewhere)

"Still nothing?" Rikimaru questioned as Ryo tried to locate Tatsuya and Magnus was trying to get ahold of Shiro.

"Nope." The hacker replied as he kept trying.

"What is Shiro up to that he won't even pick up the phone?" The flier wondered with an irritated sigh as he was sent to voicemail for the eighth time.

"Weren't Shiro and Zino all over each other?" Pamela asked thoughtfully. "I'm asking because if they're as nuts for each other as I think they are, then there's only one logical place they'd head to." She added.

"That being…?" Shunji questioned.

"The Twin Golden Peaks Hotel." The gardener replied. "I do flower deliveries there once a week, they have a pair of seriously luxurious couples and honeymoon suites for couples and newlyweds to use." She replied. "Refreshments at fairly cheap prices, complimentary wine and champagne, room service. And the rooms are completely soundproof." She added.

"They're not newlyweds, but it wouldn't surprise me if they wanted to roleplay that." Julie commented with a flat look on her face.

"… This may be an odd time for me to mention this, but my mom's been missing for the past few days, too." Akihito noted, causing Hinoa and Minoto to look at him.

"You don't think…?" Minoto began.

"There's no way they'd resist the chance, honestly." Hinoa stated. "Seriously, with how Kita looks, it's a no brainer." She added.

"Got him!" Ryo exclaimed, getting everyone's attention. "He's… Oh crap, he's already fighting Katie at the park!" He reported in alarm.

"Wait what?!" Dan blurted.

"How can you tell?" Runo asked.

"Battlefield detection software, something I created." The boy explained.

"Come on, come on, pick up damn you!" Magnus growled as he tried to get Shiro.

(Elsewhere)

Meanwhile, at the Twin Gold Peaks hotel, Shiro was still cuddling with Zina while she nuzzled and licked him like a kitten would, purring as she did so.

"Good kitty." Shiro smiled as he rubbed his girlfriend's back.

It was then that the boy sat up and picked up his phone and decided to check it, sipping on a water bottle to rehydrate himself after having so much sex—and almost choked when he saw how many missed calls he had.

Which was nine. All from Magnus

"Whoops…" He muttered as he got a tenth call, which he decided to take. "On a scale of one to ten, how irritated are you right now?" He wondered.

"Eleven, you loon." Magnus deadpanned in reply. "Anyway, Ryo's partnered up with Jet Jaguar, and we don't know what to do since he's a robot." He continued. "Also, Katie's already engaged with Tatsuya. We're heading his way to run emergency damage control if we have to." He added further.

"Who the hell is Tatsu—Oh, that guy. Right." Shiro nodded. "Zina and I will be right there as soon as we can. Just don't get too far ahead." He told him as he hung up.

"Your kitten wants more cuddles!" Zina whined, stretching her body like a cat would.

"As much as I'd like to, we need to get moving. Katie's already going after her next victim." Shiro told her, causing his girlfriend to drop her act.

"Right. We can resume this later." She nodded as she dragged her king to the bathroom. "I don't think rushing out of the hotel smelling of our recent activities will do, will it?" She asked rhetorically.

"No. But let's make sure our shower's quick." The boy told her.

(Elsewhere)

Meanwhile, in the battlefield, the fight was already starting.

"Your move." Katie said as she dropped her Doom Card down.

"Hmph! Gate Card set!" Tatsuya scoffed before throwing down a gate card, Katie mutely doing the same.

"Bakugan Brawl!" The blonde called as she threw down her first Bakugan. "Siege Stand." She added as her Darkus Bakugan rose up.

"Darkus Siege enters battle at 350Gs." Their bakupods buzzed.

"Oh I'm so scared! Like your overgrown tin can has a chance!" The boy mocked the girl's move. "How shall I counter?" He added in feigned surprise as he took out a bakugan, which was glowing hot with Pyrus power. "Pyrus Shot! Bakugan Brawl!" He yelled as he hurled his chosen bakugan at Siege, causing it to strike the creature in the chest—.

And then suddenly blow it straight back to Katie!

"Critical KO!" The machines buzzed.

"... Okay, that was well done." Katie conceded with a shrug since she didn't see the critical KO coming.

"That's my Bakugan Garganoid's special ability. It can use Pyrus Shot as many times as it wants so long as the throw ends in either a KO or Sphere Attack." Tatsuya grinned, tossing his bakugan idly. "Better get your legs ready, cuz you won't be able to move 'em once I'm through with ya!" He smirked.

"That's if you can keep your streak going." Katie smirked in reply as she got her next bakugan ready. "Gate Card set!" She called. "Bakugan Brawl!" She added as a Centiploid rose up.

"Heh." Tatsuya smirked. "Bakugan Brawl!" He called as he threw down a Mantris.

"Switching strategies? Okay." Katie grinned as she threw down another card. "Your move." She added.

"Here we go!" He yelled as he sent out a Griffin next.

"Alright." Katie nodded as she held up an ability card. "Ability Card Activate. Shadow Refrain." She continued as she threw the card down and caused the field to ripple with Darkus rings. "Sorry, but this card makes it where you can't use your ability cards." She teased.

"Ha! Joke's on you, I don't need 'em!" The purple haired boy scoffed before his Garganoid floated up to him and he aimed at Centiploid. "Pyrus Shot! Bakugan Brawl!" He yelled.

He definitely hit Centiploid, but the shot wasn't critical and instead brought his G count to 170Gs.

"Haha! Take him down Garganoid!" The boy laughed as the beast rose up and swooped down at the giant centipede—and rammed into it, sending it flying.

"I think it's time you sent me in." Space Godzilla whispered into his partner's ear as the insectoid bakugan landed at Katie's feet.

"Exactly what I was thinking." Katie nodded as she watched as her bakugan was cloaked in darkness. "Darkus Phantom! Bakugan Brawl!" She yelled as she hurled her partner in.

"Pyrus Shot! Bakugan Brawl!" Tatsuya challenged, throwing his bakugan at the same time.

Where the Bakugan and Kaijugan should've clashed, Space Godzilla instead phased right through it and landed behind it!

"Huh?!" Tatsuya gasped when he saw this and watched as Space Godzilla rose up with a roar.

Katie smirked and expected him to be scared, seeing the cosmic Kaiju in front of him. What she got instead…

"Huh? A gecko on steroids with crystals is gonna help you win?" He scoffed dismissively. "You gotta be kidding me!" He howled in laughter.

'... Did he never watch the Godzilla movies?' Katie thought with a bewildered look on her face.

"Insolent human! I am Spasu Gojira! I was born of the cells of the so-called King of the Monsters and was birthed in the womb of a Black Hole!" The Kaijugan roared in outrage. "I have decimated entire worlds! If anything, you are not worthy to face me!" He snarled.

"Oh, that's rich." The blue-purple haired teen chuckled in response.

"Darkus Phantom Power Level exchange. 40Gs taken from Mantris, Griffin and Garganoid adding to Space Godzilla. Godzilla power level 520Gs. Garganoid power level 310Gs." The machines buzzed.

"You were saying?" Katie asked rhetorically with a smirk before she held up an ability card.

"Tch. I think you're forgetting I'm one turn away from being able to use my ability cards." He grinned. "Speaking of…" He added.

"Shadow Refrain negated. Ability Cards available." The Bakupods buzzed.

"Alright, ability card activate! Beast Over!" He called, causing his Griffin to flash in a flare of fire onto the card with Garganoid.

"Griffin enters battle. 320Gs. Combined powers 630Gs." The machines informed them.

Katie, however, didn't take that lying down and put her ability card away for something more grand.

"You really think you have me in checkmate? THINK AGAIN!" She yelled with a laugh as her K-Link activated, causing all of Tatsuya's Bakugan to be drawn to the card Space Godzilla was on.

"What the–?! What's going on?!" The boy gasped in shock as he watched the events unfold.

"Now, Gate Card open! Space Godzilla character card!" The blonde grinned as Space Godzilla's character card opened up.

The bulkier Kaiju then swung his tail and sent Griffin flying into the Doom Dimension portal, before slapping Garganoid with his claws, taking it out and then blasting Mantris away with a gravity bolt, taking them all out in one go.

"Wha… J-Just like that?" He gasped in defeat as the field dissipated.

Instead of moving to beat the crap out of him like she had with Riki and Ryo, Katie just walked up to him and grabbed the boy by the collar and pulled him over to her, slamming her lips against his in an aggressive French kiss.

Tatsuya's mind shut down from that, which let Katie explore his mouth with her tongue. However, the kiss concealed another secret.

Katie was actually draining Tatsuya's vitality, and that became apparent when his mind rebooted upon registering that he was growing weaker.

"Mmmph!" He yelped trying to get free, but couldn't as Katie pulled back, a string of saliva connecting their mouths.

"Oh god~ You taste delicious~!" The girl moaned as she pushed him against the tree behind them. "I think I'm going to enjoy making a meal out of your adorable body." She purred, before biting down on his neck, sucking on it and making Tatsuya moan as she pinned his hands above his head.

(Elsewhere)

Meanwhile with the brawlers, they were trying to find Tatsuya in the park, Ryo taking the liberty of using his computer to track him, but was so far having no luck.

"Where is he? I thought he'd be here." Julie wondered with a frown as the gang kept looking for their missing hothead.

This continued for a moment before Nene peaked around a clump of bushes with Aki and…

"AAAAAAAAAAAA!" The girl screamed as she jumped into Aki's arms.

"What's wrong?!" Akira questioned as he ran over, only getting a response in the form of his sister pointing in the bushes and seeing something that frightened him.

"Uh, guys? I think I found Tatsuya." The shorter teen called.

"What's the deal with Nene screaming, then?" Shunji wondered as he came over with the others.

Magnus was the one to take a look, and he let out a gasp at what he saw.

"Call an ambulance, now! Tatsuya needs medical attention!" He yelled in alarm.

He was right on the money. Tatsuya's body had shriveled up like a prune, as though something had drained him of all his liquids. He was still alive, but he needed treatment.

"What the hell happened to him?" Runo questioned as the guys quickly hoisted the boy up while Ryo called the paramedics.

"Let me see." Zina said as she looked at the boy. "It looks like… Like he's been drained of his vitality." She told them.

"Vitality?" Jenny questioned.

"Yes, like the Jorogumo does to its victims." The Russian girl nodded in reply. "But this is in the middle of a public park, so that rules out that monster. What caused this?" She wondered.

"Wait, you don't think…?" Jewels said, trailing off.

"No, she couldn't have." Minoto said, shaking her head.

"She doesn't have any special abilities." Hinoa nodded.

"Who're you talking about?" Pamela questioned.

"We think Katie might have some hidden talents of her own." The outgoing singer explained in reply.

"Similar to Zina and her love charm." Jewels nodded.

"Only it seems she uses hers to feed on other people." The pure priestess mused.

"Or just figured out she can do that." Her sister nodded.

"Either way, it's pretty problematic." Shiro interjected. "Imagine how the superstitious nuts all over the country will react to this, for example. It'll be nuts." He added.

"I'm more concerned about what Katie plans to do now that she's discovered this new ability." Magnus mused, causing Shunji and Akira to gulp.

"Or an even better question." Shun pointed out. "How the hell are you guys able to have abilities like these? And even create links like the K-Link with Kaijugan?" He continued.

"That is pretty sus, not gonna lie." Jewels nodded.

"For sho, girlfriend." Jenny added.

"Does it look like we have any idea?" Akihito asked after setting Nene down.

"I never said you did." The ninja shrugged.

"Guy, guys, focus!" Dan told them as Marucho kept an eye on Tatsuya's vitals.

"This isn't good, Dan. I'm not sure how much longer he's going to make it." The blonde gulped.

"He has to! He doesn't deserve to die like this!" Julie exclaimed, not wanting the poor hotheaded boy to suffer such a cruel end.

It was at this point that sirens could be heard in the background.

"That's our cue, guys! Come on, let's grab Tatsuya and move!" Shiro ordered.

"Right!" The others chorused as they got to work.

However, in a tree a fair distance away, Masquerade was watching them. And as he did, an amused grin spread across his lips.

(Elsewhere)

Meanwhile, Katie was busy walking down town when the wind blew past her, and Masquerade appeared beside her.

"I see that you're the kind of girl who likes to play with her food." The blonde mused. "How did you know that Tatsuya wouldn't resist your advances when you started to get aggressive with him?" He asked, a sinister curiosity in his voice.

"He was driven by his own hormones, so it was just a matter of playing them—especially when the kid has a massive submission and masochistic fetish." Katie chuckled in reply. "Though I will admit, I didn't know I could drain vitality like that." She confessed.

"That certainly is an interesting power." Masquerade nodded. "However, I noticed that Rikimaru and Ryo seemed to have bounced back quicker than anticipated." He told her.

"Not quite sure how to explain that one." The female blonde shrugged in reply. "I can't exactly control the rate they recover, you know." She added.

"No, you cannot." The blonde nodded. "Well, here are your next two targets." He continued, handing her a picture of two twins. "Kenji and Kenta. These two do everything together. So you'll need to hit two birds with one stone." He added.

"Good. An actual challenge." The girl quipped with a smirk as she took the pictures.

"Hmmm…" Katie hummed as she looked at the picture. "I've never been with two guys at once before. This could be fun in a few different ways, not just brawling." She mused as she put the photo away, and continued walking.

'I'm not even gonna ask…' Masquerade thought dryly before he disappeared.

(Elsewhere)

Meanwhile, back with the brawlers, they were now all sitting in the waiting room while Tatsuya was being treated by the doctors on staff. It was close, but he had gotten to the hospital in time.

"How do we explain this to his parents…?" Runo wondered quietly.

"I don't know." Dan sighed as he hugged his girlfriend close.

"Come to think of it, does Tatsuya even have parents?" Shiro questioned.

"That's… Rather a good question, actually." Shun mused.

"We'll probably ask him once he's well enough for visitors." Magnus sighed as Pamela held his hand, able to tell that he was shaken, albeit lightly, but still.

"Yeah..." Akihito nodded as he rocked back and forth in his seat, before he slowly fell to the side, laying his head on Nené's as she also dozed off.

It would be a long wait before Tatsuya was ready for visitors.

As the group continued to sit together in the waiting room, Shiro and the Twins got a text from their mother and father respectively—and what was there shocked them.

It was a picture of Kita and Sekiro, both still in hotel robes.

The man was hugging her from behind while she was stroking his cheek and smiling at the camera—showing her engagement ring on the hand that was on his cheek—and her other hand was holding a pregnancy test across her belly.

A positive pregnancy test.

"Mom's pregnant?!" The elder sibling gasped with wide eyes, waking his brother.

"She got engaged?!" The youngest sibling gasped as well.

"So… Does this mean what I think it means?" Hinoa gasped in surprise.

"It looks like we're gonna be stepsiblings." The group's leader nodded in reply.

"And all of us are going to be big brothers and sisters to our new sibling." Minoto nodded.

"Or siblings." Zina pointed out. "Knowing Miss Hiroshima, she's likely not going to stop at just one." She chuckled. "She's like a lot of women—once you start popping out babies, it's hard to stop." She added.

"That about sums my mom up." Shiro chuckled in agreement.

"She'll probably want to make up for lost time, ya know, given the near decade long dry spell she's gone through." The Russian girl mused. "Who wants to bet she'll end up making a litter?" She added, causing the girls—save perhaps Pamela—to blush and the boys—save Shiro, Shun and Magnus—to nose bleed at the very thought.

"Really?" Pamela sighed rhetorically.

"What? You know I'm right." Zina shrugged in reply.

"Must you say it aloud, though?" Magnus sighed, facepalming.

"Again, you guys are weird." Rikimaru said, covering his nose when it began to bleed.

It would seem that even after they got to know each other, the brawlers still weren't used to each other just yet.

Dragon Emperor0: Hey guys! Sorry about the wait, we were having a hard time figuring out how we wanted to go about making this chapter build off of how the last chapter ended whilst also keeping the plot points we'd already planned out in the framework. Luckily, though, we were able to figure it out quick enough.

ThermalsniperN7: Yeah, the planning was a bit of a pain, all things considered. But we still came up with some golden moments, like Ryo partnering up with Jet Jaguar. Fitting, really, when you think about it.

Dragon Emperor0: It'll seem more so when we introduce more cyber Kaijugan to the mix. That aside, I can't be the only one who finds it really unsettling that Katie is basically able to suck a guy dry in six different ways just by kissing him.

ThermalsniperN7: You aren't alone. It's like she's part vampire or something. Does it have something to do with her genes?

Dragon Emperor0: Probably. That's definitely a possibility. Because if Shiro is spliced with genes from Godzilla, Akihito is spliced with Jr by proxy, the twins are all spliced with Mothra/Battra and Manda/Anguirus respectively with Magnus being spliced with Rodan. It makes me wonder who Katie, Riki, Shunji, Akira, Nene, Pamela and Zina are spliced with? Maybe Titans we aren't privy to yet?

ThermalsniperN7: That's definitely a possibility. There are loads of Titans out there we don't even know about, so it's not that big of a stretch. Anyway, see you next time.