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// Chapter 41: Process 
// Story: Shy and Aggressive 
// by Johng117 
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Mosura was standing in the bathroom of the Takeshi household. She was looking through her phone, finding texts from her brother. They read, 'When are you coming home?', 'Are you alright over there?', 'Be safe', 'Goodnight, love you', and 'I'm sorry'. Mosura sighed heavily as she tore her eyes away from her screen. These were texts that came at least twice a day since she started staying over at the Takeshi's. She didn't feel right by crashing at their place, despite Miwa being fine with it. So, she did what she could to help around the house as thanks for them letting her stay. She couldn't face her brother now. She didn't think she had the courage to face him now.
The girl shook her head as she placed her phone in her pocket and began to draw out some make up from her small personal bag. As she was about to apply some to her wrist, she found her Transmutant I.D. tattoo staring right at her and grimaced. Right now, pretty much everyone knew about her secret. She had gone from being a popular girl that was praised for looks, smarts, and kindness to the freak that fooled everyone into thinking that she was one of them. Mosura looked at her make up bag and then to her wrist. She placed her make up away and pulled down the sleeve of her shirt.
"You've been sheltered for too long, Mosu. It's time you stopped hiding," said Mosura with a small sigh. She heard knocking at the door, startling her out of her thoughts.
"Mosu! Hurry, we gotta go!" said Junior from behind the door.
"Coming!" said Mosura as she put the makeup bag away.




Later that day...

Junior groaned in annoyance as he sat before the principal. He was called in earlier by Luna to the office, much to his dismay. And now he grew much more annoyed when he found out the reason as to why he was called here.
"It's just for today," said Celestia.
"But why me? Didn't I already give a freaking tour to the Dazzlings?" asked Junior.
"This is to help you with your social skills, Gojira. I ask that you do the best you can as last time," said Celestia with a smile.
"My social skills are just fine. Thank you very much," said Junior indignantly. He stood up from his seat before stopping and giving a heavy sigh as he reconsidered the idea.
"Fine, if you don't have anyone else able to do it, then I'll take care of it," said Junior in reluctance. Celestia smiled brightly in response.
"Wonderful! They're waiting in the main foyer right now," said Celestia. Junior nodded as he was going to leave the office.
"Oh! I heard that you were going to participating in the musical showcase," said Celestia in a cheery tone. Junior shuddered to himself. He met Celestia's eyes.
"Yeah." Junior answered in a flat tone.
"Well I think it's great! You're participating in our school events as a fellow Wondercolt!" said Celestia in approval. Junior glanced away.
"It's not like I had any choice in the matter," muttered Junior.
"So, what are you going to be doing with your group?" asked Celestia.
"Playing the drums," answered Junior. Celestia was about to respond but found herself looking at Junior's loose sleeve, where his arm should be. She was about to comment but she looked away with a look of discomfort.
"I'm aware of the missing arm. I'm working around that," said Junior in annoyance. He cleared his throat.
"Well, I'll be off now," said Junior as he was about to take off.
"Another thing, Gojira," said Celestia in a soft tone. Junior looked back at Celestia and found that her expression was that of worry.
"You really shouldn't hold it against the girls," said Celestia. Junior's eyes slightly widened.
"How did you know about that?" asked Junior.
"Well, you haven't accepted the invite back to the Friendship Club," said Celestia. Junior rolled his eyes.
"And I don't plan to. I'm done with them," said Junior. Celestia got up from her seat and approached the teen.
"Gojira..."
"I don't care about them, Principal. I don't need them, and I don't want anything to do with them. I'm not going to change my mind," said Junior in a cold tone as he walked out of the office. Celestia sighed in disappointment as she looked to the ground.
"Oh Gojira..." said Celestia in pity.
Junior was currently walking through the hallway of the school. He had grown annoyed since Celestia brought up the club and those who betrayed him. He was tired of people telling him to not hold it against them. He was sick of them acting like no harm was caused after what had happened between them. He just wished people would stop bringing it up to him and just leave him be. Junior shook his head as he ignored the conversation that he narrowly avoided. He had something to do now, and he couldn't let his frustration put a damper on the newbies, lest it would be his ass on a platter for a bad impression of the school. Junior entered the main foyer, where he found three teens present.
"Happy noon or whatever. My name is Gojira Takeshi, and I'll be your guide. Welcome to Ponyville High," said Junior in a flat tone. He then mentally scolded himself for using such a tone, but really, he couldn't care less anymore since they were forcing him to do this. He never promised a high-quality tour. Before Junior were two boys with silver, grayish hair that stood to be five feet eight and a girl with long bluish-grey hair that stood at five foot six. All of them bore piercing blue eyes and were quite pale, as if they haven't been in the sun in months or so. Their clothes were also quite plain as the boys wore grey shirts and dark jeans, while the girl wore a pair of dark skinny jeans and a white shirt. Despite their plain appearance, they seemed to be much more normal compared to some of the odd balls that Junior has met in his life time.
"Thank you, Mr. Takeshi. We appreciate your guidance," said one of the boys. His voice was slightly monotone.
"Er... No need to be so formal. Just call me Gojira," said Junior.
"Very well, Gojira," said a girl with a smile. Her voice carried more emotion to it compared to one of the boys.
"So... Are you guys family or something?" asked Junior.
"We're co-"
"We're cousins!" interrupted the girl with a bright smile, much to Junior's surprise. She had interrupted the second monotone boy.
“I am… Eliza. These are my cousins, Harold and Chris,” said the girl with a stutter as she introduced the boys. The boy with a grey streak over his left side of his hair was Harold, and the boy with a grey streak on the right side was Chris. Junior could tell that this girl was going to be eccentric or at least more lively compared to her bland cousins. Junior cleared his throat as he turned.
"Let's just get started with the tour," said Junior. He began to lead the teens through the hallway, while some of the current students looked on curiously at the new comers. The boys looked anxious as they walked close to Eliza, who merely was as calm as spring weather.
"Yeah don't let the attention get to you guys. It's natural for the newbies to be looked at as a rare species," said Junior as he led the teens. He spent the hour showing them around the school. All the way to the point of reaching the science fiction club, which depicted a poster on the door of an alien that bore a large head, a small body, big eyes and green skin. It stood in the middle of the surface of Mars, carrying a flag.
"And this is the science fiction club. Famous for all sorts of sci fi, from aliens, to mutant creatures, super heroes, etc." Junior pointed to the poster.
"And this fugly thing is called Marshall the Martian, the club's mascot. Very unimaginative name if you ask me," said Junior. One of the boys scoffed as he looked at the poster in disdain.
"Preposterous. Mars is completely incapable of supporting life. The atmosphere is lacking and would kill any organism that were to step foot on its surface without the proper atmospheric suit," said Harold with a scoff.
"Indeed. And the design of this 'Marshall' is absolute rubbish! His head is much too large to be supported with his small frame, and his skin tone is unfitting for his environment. Why would he be green on a planet with a tan and red surface? He would be better suited as a native on a tropical world with that sort of complexion," said Chris in annoyance. Junior bore a raised brow as these boys tore into the mascot.
"It's... It's just a fictional character," said Junior. He wasn't one to praise it given the lack of originality in its design, but he wasn't so critical about it.
"It is an insult to the arts and nature!" said Chris. Eliza immediately shoved her elbow against Chris's rib, causing him to grunt in pain.
"Please excuse them, Gojira. My cousins are just very... passionate about art. They enjoy blending fiction into reality as much as possible," said Eliza with a forced smile.
"I see that," deadpanned Junior. He cleared his throat.
"Well, maybe you guys can join the club and maybe propose a mascot that would be up to your tastes," said Junior as he began to lead the teens through the hall. Eliza quickly walked up to Junior's side.
"Pardon me, is there a facility where scholars learn or practice in the art of music?" asked Eliza.
"Damn, proper, aren't you?" asked Junior. Eliza cocked her head.
"Whatever do you mean? Is this not normal speech?" asked Eliza.
"Maybe it was like a few centuries ago," said Junior. He then pointed down the left side as they came to a fork in the hall.
"There's a music class over in C340. You can register for a class there," said Junior.
"Thank you, I am eternally grateful!" said Eliza with a smile.
"Jesus, so polite. It's starting to freak me out," said Junior to himself as he continued to walk the teens through the hall.



Junior sighed heavily as he slouched over in his seat in the cafeteria. Rodan, Mosura, and Angirasu were currently sitting with him at the table for Transmutants. It was almost empty after the shooting on this school. It was a harsh reminder for the teens of what had happened. But, they did their best to keep their chins up in respect of those who had departed.
"What's with you?" asked Rodan.
"I had to give a tour around to some new weirdos," said Junior.
"That's not nice," said Mosura in disapproval.
"It wasn't meant to be. You'd think the same too if you met them," said Junior.
"They can't be that bad," said Angirasu with a shrug.
"They tore into Marshall the Martian with a bunch of real-world science shit, and they use a lot of proper words like a bunch of pompous punks from a previous century," said Junior.
"The mascot for the science fiction club? Ah it's a shitty alien, anyway. I've seen better. You ever played Halo?" asked Rodan.
"I stopped after 4," said Junior with a grimace. Rodan gave a sigh.
"Oh Cortana," said Rodan in a disappointed tone. Mosura raised a brow in response.
"What? What happened?" asked Mosura.
"The sequel after that became a victim of shitty writing and bad motivation for characters and bland as shit side/main characters," said Junior.
"But the game play is good," said Rodan. Junior snorted.
"Sure, if you like an unbalanced piece of shit with Call of Duty-esque game play and micro transactions that breaks the game," said Junior.
"Dude, you don't even own the next generation console to play it! How would you know?" asked Rodan.
"I can tell just by watching it," said Junior. Mosura groaned.
"What does a video game have to do with Marshall the Maritain?" asked Mosura in annoyance.
"Oh right. Halo aliens, those are some sweet designs. They even got an awesomely thought history and design to fit their environment, even their names," said Rodan. Junior snorted.
"Until you got to part 4 where the art style completely changed," muttered Junior.
"But these kids just might really have a lot of creativity that they want to get out," said Angirasu.
"And I think you're exaggerating about their proper speech," said Mosura in agreement.
"Oh yeah? You ever hear a teenager in this country that uses words like 'rubbish' or 'preposterous'?" asked Junior.
"I heard Twilight say 'preposterous' once," said Angirasu.
"And I've heard Rarity say rubbish at least a dozen times. You know how cute it is when a girl with an accent like hers use words like that?" asked Rodan.
"OK, granted. What about this girl Eliza? She is just..." Junior appeared flustered.
"What?" asked the Transmutants in unison.
"She's just so damn proper! She's super polite!" said Junior. The teens gave him deadpanned stares.
"Seriously?" asked Mosura.
"No, you don't get it! It's like unusually polite. I can't explain it. I bet if I were to insult her, she'd reply with politeness," said Junior. He then looked to the side and found the teens sitting at a distant table, where Eliza noticed them. She waved with a bright smile on her face.
"Ah shit, she sees us. Don't make eye contact," said Junior as he looked away and down at the table.
"Her? Dude, that's a... Wow. Those eyes are gorgeous," said Rodan as he slowly waved at the girl.
"Wow. Is that the first thing you've noticed?" asked Angirasu in surprise. Mosura waved to the girl.
"She doesn't seem so bad. What's the problem?" asked Mosura.
"I don't know. I don't trust people as cheerful as her," said Junior with an unnerved look.
"Dude, I'm gonna go talk to her!" said Rodan as he quickly shot up from his seat and made his way over to the table.
"Ten bucks says he gets shot down?" asked Junior as he looked to Angirasu.
"That's a suckers' bet," snorted Angirasu. Mosura looked at the boys in disapproval as they chuckled at Rodan's expense. She smirked as she placed a ten-dollar bill on the table.
"I'll take that action. Ten bucks that he can talk to her without her shooting him down," said Mosura with a smirk. Junior snorted.
"You have too much faith in him," said Junior as the teens watched as Rodan approach the table.
"Afternoon. Are you new here?" asked Rodan.
"Why yes. Yes, we are," said Eliza with a smile.
"I thought so. Cause when I saw you from across the cafeteria, I thought to myself, 'She is gorgeous. I have never seen a girl that shines as bright as stars like her," said Rodan in a suave tone. Eliza smiled in flattery.
"Oh. Yes, stars are bright... I-I mean, thank you," said Eliza with a flustered look as she laughed. Harold and Chris looked at Rodan with evil eyes as Eliza rubbed the back of her head.
"So, would you like to see more about our school? I doubt Goji did a good job," said Rodan.
"Oh, fuck you!" said Junior in annoyance from his table.
"No, I think we've seen plenty around the school. But maybe you can introduce me to the music room?" asked Eliza.
"The music room? Into the art?" asked Rodan.
"I like music, yes," answered Eliza. Junior and Angirasu were sitting in shock as they watched Rodan having a direct conversation with a girl for once, rather than being shot down in seconds.
"Well, my friends and I are putting a band together for a musical showcase for the next couple of weeks. If you want, you can come listen. Maybe you can even mess with some of the instruments," said Rodan as he placed a hand on the table and leaned over it. Eliza's expression brightened.
"Really? I would love that," said Eliza. Harold and Chris suddenly stood up in between Rodan and Eliza.
"Actually, cousin, we have important business. Remember?" asked Harold as he narrowed his eyes at Eliza. The girl merely shrunk back.
"W-Well... Surely it wouldn't hurt to just listen?" asked Eliza.
"No, we're much too busy with our... studies. We have to secure our future," said Chris.
"Oh, come on! It wouldn't hurt to just cut loose and chill. We're all young, we should be enjoying youth," said Rodan. Eliza stood up as she cleared her throat.
"I-"
"Oh, look at the time! We should be getting to our next class!" said Chris as he looked to his wrist, where a watch was present. The two grabbed Eliza by the shoulders and began to usher her away.
"It was nice meeting you, but we must be off," said Harold. Eliza quickly leaned close to Rodan.
"I'll meet you after school," whispered Eliza with a smile. She was then pulled away and was escorted out of the cafeteria. Rodan smirked as he stood triumphantly. He turned and found Junior and Angirasu with slacked jaws.
"Pay up, mister," said Mosura as she nudged Junior.
"That's bullshit," said Junior with a scowl as he handed Mosura ten dollars.
"Wow. I'm... I'm impressed, Rodan," said Angirasu with a smile.
"Why? I got game!" said Rodan. Junior and Angirasu both groaned in response.
"She seems like a nice girl, Rodan. I hope you get along with her," said Mosura.
"But I thought you were sprung on Aria," said Junior with a raised brow.
"Ah. Arie's cool and all, but she doesn't seem willing to interact," said Rodan with a shrug.
"Maybe it's because you keep flirting with her when she plainly tells you to knock it off," deadpanned Junior.
"Hey, my flirting worked today, didn't it? Finally, it's paying off," said Rodan as he happily strolled through the cafeteria.
"Anyone else thinks it's going through his head?" asked Angirasu.



It was just after school. Junior was currently sitting at the drum set, lightly banging on the drums as he followed along the tutorial that played Mosura's laptop. As he was practicing, Mosura was going over the bass with Angirasu from what they had learned. Meanwhile, Rodan was standing next to Eliza with a guitar in his hand, showing off the instrument.
"Yeah, this baby right here takes me. I used to play a bit of guitar back in church for the group. I was pretty good at it," said Rodan with a chuckle as he looked at the guitar.
"Could you play for me?" asked Eliza with interest. Rodan gave an embarrassed chuckle.
"It's uh... It's been awhile since I last played. But I'll give it a shot," said Rodan as he began to use the pick to strum the strings. A tune came from the instrument.
"I don't want to use the amplifier cause I don't want everyone hearing me," said Rodan. There were a few stumbles along the way as he strummed the guitar, much to his dismay, but Eliza bore a fascinated look while giving him encouraging smiles. Rodan sighed as he began to focus on the strings. The sounds grew more coherent as a tune. Eliza smiled as she leaned against the wall as she watched Rodan, studying his fingers as they helped in creating different tunes with each strum. Mosura smiled to herself as she watched Eliza standing with Rodan. Junior merely sat by the drum set as he wore wireless head phones to tune out everyone else and focused on the tutorial. He was still annoyed how he lost ten dollars to Mosura. As he watched the video, he suddenly felt arms wrapped around him from behind, as two perky lumps planted themselves against his back. Junior's mind immediately recognized these and he jumped with a gasp. The head phones were removed as a familiar chuckle filled his hearing.
"So, this is where you've been, big boy~," said Adagio as she leaned close to Junior's ear, causing him to flush furiously.
"W-What are you doing here?" asked Junior with a stutter. Adagio gave a sigh as she lightly ran a finger on his shoulder, while Mosura and Angirasu noticed the girl. Mosura's eyes widened at the sight of Junior being clung to by Adagio. She narrowed her eyes as she crossed her arms.
"What? Can't a girl visit her friends?" asked Adagio in a mock pout. She then noticed Mosura's sight on her, only to smirk. Mosura widened her eyes in surprise. Adagio then removed herself from Junior and looked around.
"So, you're all participating in the musical showcase?" asked Adagio.
"Yes. Are you and your sisters joining as well?" asked Angirasu in curiosity.
"I plan to. I just need to submit the application first. I look forward to seeing what you got," said Adagio. She then gave a suppressed giggle as she sat by Junior on a chair.
"Maybe you and I can sing a duet sometime, Goji," said Adagio. Mosura merely gave a suppressed growl as she turned away, while Angirasu could sense the tension that she was giving off, much to his worry.
"Thanks, but I don't sing," said Junior.
"Eh. A shame," said Adagio. She cleared her throat as she stood up and began to tug on Junior's arm.
"Hey, can I borrow Goji for a minute? I need help looking for where to register," said Adagio as she tugged on Junior's arm.
"You can register in the off-" Junior was interrupted as he was yanked towards the door.
"Great! You can escort me! Toodles!" said Adagio as she rushed out the door with Junior in tow, who protested. The rest of the teens watched as the doors swung closed.
"So, is she his lover?" asked Eliza in curiosity.
"Mm!" Mosura suppressed an annoyed grunt. Rodan chuckled.
'Damn you, Adagio. You're always throwing yourself at him!' thought Mosura in frustration. She wondered how she could compete with a girl of her caliber. She didn't want to resort to Adagio's level because she feared that it would make things with Junior awkward, and she'd feel kind of dirty if she were to behave that way. Mosura sighed in dismay, much to Angirasu's worry.



Junior sighed in annoyance as Adagio towed him along through the hallway. The girl bore a cheerful look as she hummed.
"What's with you dragging me out here? I got practice to do," said Junior.
"I just wanted to have you all to myself. I mean, you spend more time with Fluttershy and Mosura. I feel left out," said Adagio. Junior looked to side with a scowl and flushing cheeks.
"Or you just want to tease me for your own amusement," said Junior. Adagio giggled.
"Sure, I enjoy getting a reaction out when I tease you. But it's pretty cute when a tough guy like yourself is shy," said Adagio as she stopped in the hall and faced Junior.
"Cute huh?" asked Junior.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did you prefer endearing? Hot? Sexy?" asked Adagio with a laugh while Junior grew redder as he groaned.
"Hey, in all seriousness, I heard you rejected the girls' apology," said Adagio. Junior sighed.
"Can you blame me? Or do you think I'm being harsh like everyone else?" asked Junior. Adagio shrugged.
"Goji, what I think is irrelevant. It's what you think that matters," said Adagio. She then smiled as she pinned Junior against the wall, much to his surprise. She only reached up to his shoulder, but this was a preferable height for her. She bore a sultry expression as her chest pressed against Junior's. Her scent reached his nose, and her hands were planted on each side of the wall. The Transmutant was still as stone, breathing softly with a calm look but was visibly blushing. Adagio giggled as she traced her finger over Junior's chest as she pressed her luscious leg against Junior's right thigh. She sensually rubbed her silky patterned stocking leg against his thigh. Junior gulped as he kept a neutral expression, but was visibly sweating.
"You know, if you were to just take Twilight up on her invite back to the club, I'll be in there too~." Adagio winked as she took Junior by the chin and brought his head down closer to hers with a coy smile. Junior inhaled through his nose as he closed his eyes.
"Heh. Nice try," said Junior as he gently removed Adagio's hand from his chin and pressed his hand against Adagio's thigh away from his own. Adagio bore a look of surprise as Junior stepped away from her. Junior merely bore a cocky look on his face as began to walk away from her.
"I'm not going to get roped into your little game. Office is right there on your left," said Junior as he walked away. Adagio watched the Transmutant leave in disbelief as he left. She sighed in disappointment as she crossed her arms.
"Damn it," said Adagio. She then looked to the side of the hall with a shrug.
"Sorry Twilight. He didn't go for it," said Adagio. Twilight peaked from behind a hall's corner with a glare.
"When I said to convince him to rejoin, I didn't mean to seduce him!" said Twilight in annoyance. Adagio shrugged.
"What? Talking didn't work before. I just decided to take it to the next level and thought I'd try making it worth his while with yours truly," said Adagio. She shook her head.
"I underestimated his strong will," said Adagio. Twilight sighed heavily as she looked to the ground downcast.
"Thanks anyway," said Twilight as she walked away in disappointment. Adagio looked back to Junior as he walked away further down the hall. Her heart pumped a bit faster than normally as she held a hand against her thigh. She smirked to herself as a small tinge of pink appeared on her face.
"But then again, he did use a bit of pressure," said Adagio as he felt her thigh. Meanwhile, Junior was walking down the hall as he looked at his hand. He made a light flex of his fingers as he stared at his hand. His cheeks warmed up as he bore a look of shame. He clenched his fist and began to lightly beat his fist against his forehead as he gritted his teeth.



Later that evening, Aria and Sonata were sitting together on the couch watching television. Sonata was sniffling as she had tears running for her eyes and locked her hands together in an almost prayer position, Aria merely bore a scowl as she slouched in her seat as they watched television.
"Oh Sia! I yearned to feel your face again and to feel your touch!" said a man in an over dramatic voice on the television.
"Alexander! Oh, how I love you! Never leave me again!" said a woman on the show. Sonata held in a sob.
"This is so romantic! They're finally together!" said Sonata as she wiped her eyes. Aria scoffed.
"Romantic? It's stupid!" said Aria. Sonata looked at her as if she had spoken blasphemy against a deity.
"Stupid?! How can you say that?! Their love is pure!" said Sonata in shock.
"Are you kidding? Sia is an indecisive idiot! She bounces around between two of the main guys and whines and complains about not being able to choose! Watch, I bet you that this bitch is gonna bounce right back to Cody." said Aria as she crossed her arms. Sonata gave a dismissive wave.
"Pfft! No way! This time they're gonna be together forever!" said Sonata.
"Oh Alexander, I'm happy that you're back from the war. I have feelings for you... but I belong to Cody," said the heroine of the show. Sonata turned her attention to the TV with a stunned look.
"What?" squeaked Sonata.
"But Sia!" cried Alexander.
"Sia, I've returned," said a second man's voice on the TV. This man bore a stereotypical cool guy voice.
"Oh Cody!" cried Sia.
"Told you," said Aria as she looked at her sister, who was speechless as she started at the t.v.
"I cannot stay. For I must face my fellow vampires and engage in a pointless fight that I am bound to lose, while simultaneously not being attracted to you yet I am possibly attracted to you. I must ride," said Cody as a motorcycle roared. The wheels screeched as Sonata watched with a pale look.
"Cody!!" cried Sia dramatically. The show then faded to black, leading to the end credits.
"That's it? That's how the season ends?" asked Sonata in a small tone. She yelled in misery as she dropped to her knees.
"Why?! Sia and Alexander were supposed to have beautiful babies together!" cried Sonata in misery. Aria sighed in annoyance.
"Why do you even watch that show? It's badly written, Sia is stringing both guys along, she's blander than rice, and is always flip flopping between guys. One of them isn't even decisive on his own feelings!" said Aria. Sonata ignored her and merely moaned in misery. Adagio walked into the room in her pajamas.
"Hey girls, you got a second?" asked Adagio.
"We do now that Sonata's shitty show is over," said Aria.
"It's a good show! It's... It's just been going downhill because of the werewolf story arc," said Sonata with a sniff.
"How sad. You're in denial," said Aria as she shook her head.
"OK, look. Girls, I signed us up for that musical show case," said Adagio, drawing Aria's and Sonata's attention.
"What?" asked Aria as her eyes widened.
"Really?" asked Sonata with a look of excitement.
"That's right! In two weeks, we'll be rocking the school with our voices! Free concert for our fellow students!" said Adagio with a smirk.
"Alright! I love free!" said Sonata as she clapped her hands excitedly. Aria bore a scowl.
"What's wrong Arie?" asked Adagio as she noticed her sister's sour expression.
"Are you serious?" asked Aria as she stood up. "Why did you do that? You didn't even talk to us about it!"
"Aria, it's no harm done. We're just going to be singing for a school event," said Adagio with a shrug.
"No harm done?! We're on a break! We agreed that we weren't going to sing or perform for anyone!" said Aria with a furious expression. Sonata flinched with a look of worry.
"A-Aria..." called Sonata.
"It's just for fun! Why is it such a big deal?" asked Adagio incredulously.
"Because you're breaking the agreement! I don't want to perform! Especially for the damn school!" said Aria. Adagio sent her a glare.
"Hey, we have to at least keep up our singing skills up! We're not going to be on our break forever!" said Adagio.
"Ugh! Who cares?!" shouted Aria. Adagio recoiled.
"Wha- 'Who cares'?! What do you mean by that?" asked Adagio with her eyes narrowed.
"You know what? I can't take it anymore. Adagio, you need to face it. We're not gonna be famous forever. That's why we went on a break. So, we can get a jump start on a normal life," said Aria. Sonata looked to the ground as she bit her lip. Adagio stood stunned.
"Wha... No, don't be silly," said Adagio with a forced laugh. "We're just trying to get some rest. I-I mean, going on tour takes a lot out of us and our voices. We need the rest so we can come back stronger."
"Oh, come off it! You know deep down that we're inevitably going to end up like every teen pop star! We start off strong, and then we eventually fade into memory, becoming less relevant then yesterday's news," said Aria.
"Shut up!" answered Adagio with a glare.
"No, you shut up!" shouted Aria, causing Adagio to recoil in shock while Sonata shrunk back. Aria looked at her elder sister angrily.
"I am sick of it, Adagio. I don't care about being famous, or being the talk of the town. The only reason why I went along with you and Sonata on this was because I liked to sing. Hell, I fucking love to sing! But then the fame, the celebrities, and the interviews went to your head! You didn't even pay attention to the fake friends!" spat Aria with a look of anger. Adagio was stunned as she stood still.
"You just focused on the attention. What are you going to do when we start becoming less relevant?" asked Aria.
"What?" asked Adagio.
"It's going to happen eventually, Adagio. And we've seen that former celebrities do stupid shit just for attention. I don't want any of us doing that. I want us to transition to a normal life, with a normal education. I don't want to sing for people who only like us for our fame," said Aria. Adagio looked to the ground with a sniffle as she held her arm. Sonata looked on with a deep frown as she remained on her knees on the ground. Aria made her way over to Adagio and wrapped her into a tight embrace. Adagio gasped in surprise.
"If it means that much to you, I'll participate in the showcase. But we're still going to discuss the future of our career," said Aria. Adagio sniffled as she nodded.




Canterlot...

Discord was busy in his secret lab. The arm of Gojira Takeshi II was still floating in the large container, still in its transformed state. Discord had acquired blood samples, scale samples, and samples from the claws. All samples were secured and kept in safe places that kept them preserve and categorized. Discord was analyzing a blood sample of the blood of the transformed arm. Looking into it, the DNA was definitely not human and beyond the scope of Trans-mutantism. The DNA still bore some portion of human, but in a small percentage. Furthermore, the G-cells seemed to be much more abundant in the blood in this state when compared to the human form sample, meaning that there were more cells that could be repurposed to serve GeneCo's own Super Soldier project. However, looking at the reptilian arm, Discord found himself growing curious and fascinated at what sort of creature the Takeshi bloodline was from. Given that Gojira Senior had a history as a fearsome soldier during the Second World War, then it was a force to be reckoned with.
Discord had spent hours analyzing the samples. It was a pain to get samples of scales and claws, given how unusually dense they were. He was actually forced to laser cut off one of the claws to get a sample due to its hardness. Just by applying a claw against multiple surfaces, it easily cut through. Wood was shredded, stone chunks were scrapped off, and metal was scratched almost as easy as paper. The scales were pretty thick as they were resistant to the blade of a scalpel, forcing Discord had to resort to the nanobots to slip in between the crevices of scales and to eat through the vulnerable flesh to remove the scales.
"What an amazing creature," said Discord as he removed his eyes from the microscope. He looked to the arm that floated in the tank. He looked to the blood sample he had, the claw and scale samples, and then looked to a small tank that bore fish inside. He stood up and made his way over to the tank. He peaked into the tank and found two fish swimming about. He reached into his pocket and drew out a cell phone. As he made a call, the phone was answered.
"Amoeba, I need fish eggs," said Discord. He then looked to the arm in the container behind him.
"Preferably, salmon," said Discord.




A few days later...

Discord was sighing heavily as he rubbed his brows and inhaled sharply through his nostrils. He looked through a digital tablet, looking through piles of notes. These were Genshiro's, the one who succeeded in re purposing the G cells to be infused into non Transmutant DNA. Discord kept a spare for himself, now that they are aware of the advancements they had made for the super soldier project.
"Soon, the human trials will begin. With the lab rats displaying perfect health and regeneration, we can move on," said Discord to himself as he swiped his finger on the tablet. He watched live footage of the lab rats that were injected with the refined G-cell mutagen. The rats were looking as healthy as be, with strong vitals, and fully regrown limbs. And the best part, the limbs weren't scaly or abnormal in size. They were perfectly regenerated to that as the common rat. Discord gave a tired sigh as he placed the tablet down and looked around his lab, proud of the strides that he was able to make in not just the Super soldier project, but also his own personal projects. He had been working for hours and even rarely slept or even went home, which was why he was glad that he had his own personal quarters below GeneCo along with his lab. It spared him the trip back and forth from home and to his private work place.
Discord stood up and made his way out of the main lab and made his way over to where he kept his lab animals. In a short amount of time, he had brought in more animals. He passed by the large containment facilities and glanced at the glass. He found his lab monkey Mona presently eating fruit. He passed a cage where a brown pony was currently feeding on hay, with pounds of hay scattered on the hard ground in its cage. It was much easier to sneak a pony into his lab since they tended to be smaller, this one especially considering it wasn't a full-grown adult. He peaked inside of the cage and found the ventilation system to be softly blowing fresh air into the cell. This wasn't the best sort of captivity for an animal like a pony, since it would prefer more open space like the outdoors, but unfortunately Discord couldn't allow any kind of exposure to this facility.
He then passed a couple of more cages, both carrying a single species of iguana. One was filled with rocks and a pool of water for a charcoal grey marine iguana that remained perched on a rock. The second cage contained a green vegetarian iguana, which was in a tank with more plants and dirt on the ground, along with piles of wood that it would perch itself on.
Next, Discord passed a cage where a boa was constricting itself along pieces of wood in its enclosure. Along the way, Discord passed a cage where a pig was currently feeding and a cage where a white goat lied down on its belly, while watching as the man passed by. And last, Discord passed a tank where several white lab rats were scurrying around in litter. He looked to the animals in satisfaction.
"You all will be contributing to something great for the future of our world," said Discord as he walked through a door, where he came across a small room where he found a large circular tank that was connected to by pumps, filters, and lights. He turned to the side and found a tray beside the tank and found bright orange salmon eggs to be embedded in plastic round sockets that kept them secured. These eggs had yet to be fertilized. Discord reached for his bag that he held at his side and placed on sanitized gloves and drew out a syringe, and a small glass bottle that bore a small sticker labeled, 'Gojiran Mutagen'.
"The beginning of a new species is at hand. How fitting that new life will begin in water," said Discord as he drew mutagen from the small bottle and began to stick the needle into each egg, injecting the contents within the unfertilized eggs. After he finished injecting the mutagen into the eggs, he disposed of the syringe into a nearby waste bin. He took the tray and began to place it into a small metal bowl, where the eggs were gently popped out from the sockets and piled onto each other. He then reached for a small tub that was in the room and found a single salmon inside. He grabbed the salmon and pulled it out of the tub, which it began to thrash as it struggled to breathe. Discord carried the fish over to the metal bowl and kept the fish secured in his hands. He then began to hold the salmon with its tail end hanging over the tank. Discord squeezed the salmon along its underside, causing it to discharge its semen.
After the semen was discharged from the salmon, Discord placed it back in the tub and began to take a quill feather and proceeded to use it to carefully mix the eggs and semen together. At the same time, he poured a pitcher of water into the metal bowl as he stirred the contents. He then took a pitcher of diluted cow milk and poured it into the bowl to prevent the eggs from sticking together. When he was finished, Discord took the bowl over to the side of the room where he found a cylindrical glass container standing with tubes connected to it, next to a trough of water that constantly filled up and drained down to the gutter that was beneath, preventing a flood. He poured the contents into the container and made sure it was pressurized with air flow for incubation. After waiting for some time, Discord proceeded to substitute the air flow with water flow for further incubation. Discord sighed tiredly.
"It's times like this that I regret doing projects by myself," said Discord with a yawn. He then left the room and returned to his main lab, where he sat on his seat and found the reptilian arm in the container. He took the glass bottle of mutagen out from his pocket and looked at it and then back to the arm. He smiled to himself.
"I have to remind myself to give Genshiro a raise," said Discord with a chuckle. Suddenly, a vibrate came from his pocket, prompting him to draw out his phone, finding Genshiro's caller I.D. He answered.
"Hello?" answered Discord.
"Dr. Discord, we have a problem," said Genshiro.
"A problem?" asked Discord with a raised brow.
"It's not something I want to discuss on the phone. We need to talk in person. Are you in the building?" asked Genshiro urgently.
"I am and I'm not. I'm in my private lab. You remember it," said Discord with a yawn.
"Right..." answered Genshiro in a small tone. he then cleared his throat.
"Doctor, I don't think we should meet there. I might be caught sneaking through your office," said Genshiro.
"No need, old friend. Just use one of the secret entrances. They're all around the building,” said Discord nonchalantly. "Just place your hand on the scanner on any elevator and use the voice command instead of the buttons. When the A.I. asks for what floor you want to go to, answer 'Chimera'," said Discord.
"I still can't believe you had all of those elevators designed to get down there," said Genshiro in dismay. Discord shrugged as he leaned back in his seat.
"It's just in case I can't reach my office for my own personal elevator. No harm done as long as no one else knows about it. Just make sure that you're in the elevator alone," said Discord in a serious tone.
"Of course," said Genshiro. Discord hung up on Genshiro and waited at least an hour or so. He merely sat board in his seat fiddling with a holographic image displayed by his arm. He was constructing a 3D image of a chimera. He then heard a beep, prompting him to look at his desktop that displayed a notification. He opened it and found that it informed him of someone taking an elevator down to the lab. He got up from his seat and began to make his way out of the lab and down the hall to the end where he found one of four sections where elevator doors were present. These were separate from his own private elevator that led up to his office. The room jingled and one of the doors opened, revealing Genshiro rushing in with a brief case and looking as though he was sweating.
"So, what is the problem?" asked Discord.
"Doctor, I believe that we may have another problem in the long run with the super soldier program," said Genshiro.
"Explain," said Discord. Genshiro reached into his bag and began to draw out some notes and pictures. He immediately began to hand them to his boss.
“As you know, we can isolate the G-cells and develop a mutagen based on a formula I developed to allow the G-cells to bond with the subject in a beneficial relationship," said Genshiro as he moved his messy gray hair out of his face, which had a lack of care by the looks of it.
"But recently, I discovered something unexpected,” said Genshiro as he pointed to the pictures that Discord held.
"The picture on the right is a documentation of the test subject after a couple of days of being infused. The one on the left shows drastic changes taking place in the subject's genetics, becoming less human and more Transmutant-like…or rather, something similar yet different. There's two non-human genetic factors that are growing dominant, rather than one factor like all Transmutants," said Genshiro. Discord looked through the notes and pictures in surprise.
"Oh my. Yes, this is something that we haven't expected. Wait a minute," said Discord as he looked to Genshiro.
"You just said these were from a test subject. A human test subject," said Discord. Genshiro went pale.
"Genshiro, we don't begin human trials until tomorrow. When did you use a test subject and who is it?" asked Discord in a neutral tone. Genshiro stood by nervously, with shame building up in him. He never mentioned that he infused the mutagen formula into a human. But there was no denying it. Discord figured it out.
"It... It was before I showed you the formula when I first developed it. My... My daughter was the test subject." Discord looked at Genshiro in disbelief.
"Genshiro... You not only used your formula on immediate human trials before animal subjects, but you also used your daughter as the test subject?" asked Discord.
"B-But it's not as it seems! She was dying! I had to cure her of her illness! You know that she was terminal!" said Genshiro in desperation, fearful of what this man will say. Discord chuckled as he began to erupt in a roar of laughter, much to Genshiro's disturbance.
"Color me impressed! You didn't let procedure to stall you, and you succeeded in curing your child! You are a God!" said Discord.
"Wha... John, this is serious! My daughter is undergoing more genetic changes that I didn't consider because of my formula! She could die, or worse! She's developed an abnormally high metabolism and slit pupils! It's not human!" said Genshiro with dread.
"Genshiro, you don't see what I see," said Discord as he looked over everything that Genshiro has handed him.
"What you did was create a Transmutant. She's cured, bound to grow stronger and faster. The genetic code of the Takeshi bloodline, and all Transmutants has been cracked!" said Discord. Genshiro looked at Discord in disbelief.
"I never intended for my daughter to become a Transmutant! I just wanted to cure her!" cried Genshiro.
"Don't look at this as a bad thing, old friend. Your daughter has evolved into the superior race, the Transmutants. Just think, we can all become like them," said Discord in awe as he looked at the picture and ran a hand over it.
"But what about the symptoms? Half-breeds experience these more than pure blooded Transmutants when they lose their inhibitor chip. Growth of inhuman hides, claws, animalistic behaviors, too many things that I fear my daughter may fall victim to," said Genshiro as he held his head in stress.
"And we'll be there to help her every step of the way in her evolution. We're in this together," said Discord as he placed a hand on Genshiro's shoulder and led him through the hall, where they came to the lab where they found the great reptilian arm. Genshiro gasped as he looked on in shock.
"Wha..."
"This is the arm of Gojira Takeshi II. Well, when it is transformed. I'm exploring alternative ways to prevent transformation for the Transmutants of today rather than injecting inhibitor chips into them while in their embryonic stage. However, I also took the opportunity to collect samples for my Chimera project," said Discord as he led Genshiro through out of the lab, where they entered the 'aquarium'. He led Genshiro over to the incubator where the genetically modified salmon eggs were.
"Right here is where Project Chimera will show us the promising potential of crossing species. Here, the salmon eggs were infused with your mutagen formula, but I refined it for the nonhuman state of the arm. If successful, we may see a rise of a new species," said Discord as Genshiro stared into the container.
"John... I... But you remember Bruno? He was a failure in project Chimera," said Genshiro.
"We learned a lot from failure. Bruno may be weak and prone to sickness, and may not have much time left, and with your mutagen, the repurposed G-cells, and the non-human DNA of the Takeshi bloodline, we can possibly make them stable," said Discord. "You may have given up on Project Chimera, but I haven't. And neither should you on your own personal research," said Discord.
"But I fear the consequences that it will have on my daughter," said Genshiro looked down at the ground.
"Then what will you do? Are you going to kill her?" asked Discord. Genshiro's eyes widened as he looked to Discord, who bore a cold expression.
"What?" asked Genshiro, sounding hoarse.
"If you think that your daughter is less than a human and not worth your support, then why don't you take responsibility? Why don't you put her out of her misery?" asked Discord.
"I... I can't..." Genshiro stuttered as he shook. The idea of killing his own child never crossed his mind. Especially with what was going on in her body. He felt sick just thinking about it.
"Then you stay the course, old friend. You suffer with your child so that we may help her grow into something beyond you and I. Together, we will bring an age where nature is shaped to our will like the very materials we shape for our own needs," said Discord as he placed a hand on Genshiro's shoulder as he led him towards the corner of the room.
"Besides, Bruno may have been a failure of our project along with the others when we first began. But I managed to save one, and with the G-cells, I've stabilized him," said Discord. Genshiro looked at him in shock. Discord pressed a hand against a panel, where the wall began to raise, revealing a light and glass behind. As Genshiro looked to the exposed glass as the wall rose. He saw a large shadow on the sandy bottom, hinting that this was a tank. As the wall rose higher, a large tank was revealed, where a large figure was present. Inside was a creature that was about as large as a full-grown horse. It appeared as a cross as a rat, with patches of dark fur running along its back. It had skin and rotundness like an orca, with a stubby dorsal fin sticking out of its back and a long tail that splits up into a twin tail at the end. It bore a rat-like snout with sharp teeth and gills along is neck. It bore stubby legs with rat-like paws that bore two long appendages at the front and one at the back of the paws.
"Deutalios..." said Genshiro in shock. The creature's yellow eyes looked towards Genshiro as it swam in its tank while giving a muffled orca-like and rat-like squeak.
"See? The wonder of the G-cells. I can't do this alone, Genshiro. I need another genius who understands the science behind it all and who isn't afraid to play God," said Discord. Genshiro took a breath as he stared at the creature in the tank as it swam about.
"OK. But we have to pay attention with the next test subjects for human trials. Onyx will not want to have an army of mutated humans. And... We have to watch over my child," said Genshiro. Discord nodded with a smile.
"Yes. Don't worry, everything will be just fine," said Discord as Deutalios squeaked.