//------------------------------// // Rabbit Town // Story: Equestria Ninja Girls: Brand New Animal // by RainbowRaptorDash1 //------------------------------// “That’s right, I’m a human. At least I used to be.” Michiru said as she looked at herself. “Same can be said for me and most of my friends.” Sunset added. "As was I but I don't know what I am now." A female voice said, catching the ninjas and Michiru by surprise. “WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!?” The ninjas and Michiru asked in shout. "Sorry about that. My name's Danyelle Glinda Griffa, but you can call me Danyelle." Danyelle introduced herself. "Whoa... You're a griffon beastman." Ace awed. “You’re a Tanuki. And the rest of you know what you are. For some reasons, mythical Beastmen are returning.” Shirou spoke. “You're wrong, it's a raccoon!” Michiru argued before Danyelle pulled her tail. “Raccoons have striped tails, you do not have a striped tail.” Danyelle retorted. “I don’t think she does.” Sunset agreed. “Even I know the difference between raccoons and tanuki.” Danyelle added. “I don’t wanna be that!” Michiru pouted. "I didn't ask to be a gryphon yet here I am, feathers and all!" Danyelle aruged. “Calm down, sis! I didn’t ask to be a gryphon either, but these are the cards we were dealt with, so we have to play them.” A male voice spoke, making everyone see a male gryphon beastman with a scar on his left eye, having training clothes and wrappings in his talons as Danyelle hid her face with her wings. “Zack, what are you doing here?” Danyelle asked in annoyance. “Hey! Can’t I be worried about my little sister-figure?” Zack asked. "I'm 30 you featherbrain!" Danyelle argued. “I’m still your older brother-figure!” Zack retorted. "It's bad enough that four years after my turning, I was shot in the right wing... damn wound never healed right." Danyelle hissed. "Maybe I can help with that." Leo suggested. "I had the wound since I was 18. There's no way to fix it, sorry turtle dude." Danyelle apologized as she flapped her right wing which made a whistling sound. “Believe me, it’ll work.” Leo assured as he started making hands signs and saying words in Japanese and when he finished, his hands glowed green as he placed them on Danyelle’s right wing, before the glowing faded. “There, all better.” “Dude! No touchy!” Danyelle growled as her wings shot up on end, unknowingly doing something that made Zack’s jaw drop at what he saw. “Sis, you’re…” Zack stuttered. “What? I’m what?” Danyelle asked, losing her patience. “You’re…” Zack repeated, before gaining a relieved and happy smile on his face. “You’re flying!” Danyelle looked behind her, seeing that she really was flying, gaining a happy smile as well, before gaining a scowl as she landed and cuffed Michiru upside on the back of the head. "That's another favorite phrase of mine. "Slap in the face would be humiliating, back of the head's a wake-up call." I say it a lot." “I get ya. Smack on the back of the head’s what I do to Mikey most of the time.” Raph said in understanding. “Yep, that’s true. Hey!” Mikey agreed, before he realized what they meant, making him pout. "Hey guys!" A male voice said as a five-year-old opinicus beastman girl was with another opinicus beastman seemed to be her father. "Hi." The girl greeted “Hey, sweetie. I missed you.” Danyelle said happily as she and the male opinicus beastman shared a brief kiss. "I missed you Dany." The father cooed. "Same." Danyelle agreed. “Um… who are you?” Michiru asked. "Oh sorry, this is James. He and Selene are opinicus Beastmen." Danyelle introduced her family before Shirou's ears picked up something. "We have to go." Shirou simply said before he left, followed by the others. Later, the police arrived and the chief saw the criminals wrapped up in rope with a note that said, "These scum are the barbaric bombers." A dog beastman lifted his hat as he said, "Once again, we're a step behind." On the rooftops, Shirou, Michiru, Danyelle, Sunset and the others were running before they landed on the ground, reverting to their human forms, except Michiru, Zeelo, Sunset, and the Dazzlings. "Hold on, where are we..." Michiru started to ask before she, Sunset and the others that are new to being a beastman gasped in surprise as they saw Shirou and those that were beastman from the beginning or used to being beastmen turned into their human forms. "Just how much longer are you kids going to stay like that?" Shirou asked. "Aren't you gonna go into your human form?" Danyelle asked. "None of can, actually." Sunset answered. "That complicates things." Dr. Wolf said as Shirou walked away, annoyed. "I thought he’d be older." Michiru noted. "Me too." Pinkie agreed as she and everyone else followed, but she and the other newcomers started to notice the more human looking people. "Hey wait." Michiru noticed. "Something wrong?" Mekarm asked. "No one here is a beastman." Rarity answered. "That’s because everyone here is in their human form." Ace responded. "Human form?" The newcomer group asked. "You new guys have a lot to learn." Misty said. "You kids sure Celestia and Luna told you everything?" Shirou asked, catching the ninjas completely off guard. "Hold on! You know Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna?!" Leo responded with his own question. "They're old friends of mine. Their scent is all over you... (Cough) Except the white one. She smells awful." Shirou answered as Applejack took a whiff before covering her nose. "Seriously, Rare? Did ya really have to put on perfume?" Applejack asked before everyone else coughed at their heightened sense of smell. "*Cough!* Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea." Rarity coughed. Meanwhile, across the city a portal opened and dropped an old friend out. "Hmm? Where am I?" Back with everyone else... "They're all Beastmen." A bearded mustached beastman in human form confirmed. "Oh dear. I was afraid of that." Fluttershy dreaded. "What?! You can tell from just that?" Michiru asked in shock. "The Beastmen marker is a simple yet reliable test. Them I can confirm are beastmen, though the lot of you I'm not exactly sure what you are." The beastman said. "We're mutants turned into beastmen." Leo answered for himself and the rest of the mutants. "Mutants?" Shirou asked. "I did read about a lot of sightings of those in New York. I'm guessing you're those mutants?" The beastman assumed. "You're right about that." Slash confirmed. "But we're really humans." April added for her and the other humans turned to beastmen. "I am smelling some strange magic on all of you." Shirou noticed. "Doesn't matter, we're telling the truth about being humans." Michiru said. "Well even without the marker, there's no two-ways about it." The beastman responded. "I am telling you, we're humans! I was a normal human until a year ago, then one day I woke up and suddenly took this form." Michiru explained. "Impossible. A human is a human, a Beastman is a Beastman. You can’t just change suddenly." Shirou scoffed. "I’m sure it’s some kind of disease!" Michiru responded. "Really? Such as what?" Shirou questioned. "Y-You know, something like Beastman-itis!" Michiru guessed. "Well me and my friends from New York and Canterlot City were transformed because of Equestrian Magic. At least I think it was that for me and the Dazzlings." Sunset explained as Shirou remained calm, but freaked out inside at the mention of Equestria. "Are there any others like us?" Sonata asked. "There’s no one else like all of you." Shirou responded. "Yes, it’s true. I’ve certainly never heard of anyone." The beastman agreed. "Kinda hard to swallow with a city this big." Twilight admitted. "I have heard talk of human delusional syndrome catching on, lately. We could have you admitted to the-" The beastman started to say. "It’s not that kind of disease!" Michiru growled. "O-Okay." The beastman said before a beastwoman in her human form showed up. "Jem, there’s really no need to talk to them like that. Subtlety has never exactly been your strong point, has it?" The beastwoman asked. "Sorry, ma'am for the trouble." Applejack apologized. "It’s alright. And you’re Miss Kagemori, is that right?" The beastwoman asked. "Oh! That’s right! Michiru Kagemori." Michiru confirmed as she introduced herself. "Well, I'm Melissa and this is Jem. And I can see that there’s a lot of newcomers. Anyway, you’ll all need to fill these out in order to register as residents of the city hall." Melissa said as she gave the newcomers some papers. "Any chance you know Celestia and Luna?" Sunset asked. "Of course we do! Everyone knows Celestia and Luna, they love visiting Anima City." Melissa answered. "Any idea where they are?" Adagio asked. "Wait, didn’t Principal Celestia say that she was staying at Canterlot High?" Aria remembered. "Yes, but Luna was supposed to be here in the city." Rarity responded. "Officer Berrytwist did say that Luna only arrived here last night." Melissa said. "In the morning, you kids can go looking for her." Jem added. "But seriously, I told you I’m not a beastman! I shouldn’t have to fill out a-" Michiru started to say. "It’s just standard procedure here." Melissa explained. "Oh, I know! My student ID!" Michiru realized. "What good would that do?" Shirou asked. "Blood type and species are printed on them in case of emergencies." Twilight answered. "Yeah!" Michiru agreed before she and most of the others froze. "I forgot that my wallet was stolen." Michiru realized as the other girls checked for theirs. "Ours, too." Rainbow Dash added. "Well, it looks like you’ll just have to accept it." Melissa said. "I don’t wanna!" Michiru whined. "Unfortunately, things stolen in Anima City are generally lost forever." Jem informed. "And the police allow such sloppy work." Mona scoffed in disappointment. "Why don’t you all call it a day? You look pretty tired." Melissa suggested as Michiru mopped until her new friends comfort her. Soon they were lead to their “room,” which was really small. "For now, you all will have to make do with this." "Thanks, but we'll sleep on the roof." Leo responded. "A-Are you sure?" Melissa asked in concern. "We'll be fine. Thanks all the same." Slash answered "Of course. At least the beds are clean." Melissa responded. "We'll sleep with Michiru though." Twilight said. "It’s okay, I’m used to sleeping outside." Michiru responded. "If you have any questions, feel free to ask Mr. Shirou over here." Melissa informed. "Huh?" Michiru wondered as Melissa opened a door before a crow swooped in. "Whoa!" Michiru yelped before the crow landed on her head. "Aww! What a cute bird." Fluttershy gushed. "Yeah Lulu, your kids are here." Shirou quietly said on the phone, while Rarity heard that as her and Fluttershy’s ears twitched. “Lulu? Are Vice Principal Luna and Shirou…?” Rarity thought with interest. "Gotta go." Shirou bid farewell as he ended the call. "Kuro." Shirou called as the crow, now revealed as Kuro, flew over onto Shirou’s shoulder. "We’ll start early tomorrow. Get some sleep." Shirou said as he closed the door. "Mr. Shirou isn't social outside his darling, but he's nice." Melissa explained. "Hmm… Would that darling happen to be Luna?" Rarity assumed. "Maybe." Melissa responded as Fluttershy blushed with her ears covering her eyes while Rarity lifted an eyebrow in suspicion. Later, the girls decided to get some rest. "This isn’t quite what I had in mind." Michiru noted. "Doesn't mean it's not without benefits." Sunset responded. "Good point, at least I made some new friends." Michiru agreed. "If we can't find a cure, you can come with us to Canterlot." Rainbow Dash offered. "R-Really? But what about Zeel?" Michiru asked. "Everyone can come." Fluttershy answered. "But Shirou might be hesitant." Applejack warned. "It doesn't matter. Your town sounds nice." Michiru responded. "But tell me, why were you asking about Zeelo?" Rarity asked in interest, making Michiru start to blush. "Uh… Well, um…" Michiru stuttered. "Girls, go to bed." Sunset said. "She’s right! Night girls!" Michiru hastily agreed before going to sleep "That was strange." Twilight noted. "And I think I know ~why~!" Pinkie said, saying that last phrase in a sing-song tone. Next morning, a familiar Rabbit Ronin was walking the streets. "I have a feeling that the Turtles and Rainbooms are nearby." The rabbit said. "You lost, rabbit?" A thug asked. "I’m only looking for a few friends of mine." The rabbit answered. "Well, we can help you. Follow us." Another thug offered as the rabbit was suspicious of that, but decided to play along and follow them. The next sounds that were heard were that of a beatdown, before the rabbit exited the area, wearing a new set of clothes. "Don't get up. I can handle myself." The rabbit said as he continued his search. Meanwhile, everyone else was at City Hall, while Rainbow Dash, Raph, Aria and Mona groaned out of boredom from seeing the entirely long line. "This will take all day." Rainbow Dash complained. "Wow, it’s packed." Michiru noted. "You’re telling me, chica." Zeelo agreed. "See you kids later." Shirou said. "What? You’re leaving us?" Michiru asked in confusion. "I happen to have a few errands to run here too. Do the rest on your own." Shirou answered. "But we can keep you kids company." Danyelle added as James and Selene nodded in agreement before everyone noticed the commotion ahead. "Move it! I’m in a hurry." A beastman in human form urged as he shoved the line back. "I was next here." Another beastman in human form said as he showed up. "Yeah? I don’t think so!" The first beastman growled as he turned into a dog while the other man turned into a bull as the teenagers and kids were intimidated of what was going on. "The young ones always try to show their strength." Shirou said. "Alright, what’s going on, and aren’t there any rules here?" Applejack asked. "There are. Only the strong survive." Shirou answered as the two morphed beastmen started grappling with each other as the dog beastman headbutted the bull beastman, who retaliated with a charge, hitting the dog beastman’s stomach and knocking him back, as the bull beastman stepped on his defeated foe. "And that’s the only rule." Shirou added before Luna's caller ID came on his phone. "That... is just so ridiculous." Michiru deadpanned as Shirou answered his phone and started talking to Luna. "Leo, watch the group." Shirou ordered. "O-Okay." Leo hesitant agreed. "Don’t forget, me, James and Selene are gonna be with you." "Well, as much as I want to stay, I better get off to work." Dr. Wolf said as he, Shirou and the others used to living in Anima left. "Yeah, Lulu. I'm here." Shirou said on the phone as he was leaving. "Shiry! It’s so good to hear you again!" Lulu happily responded on the phone while Michiru and a few others noticed someone familiar. "Where have I seen him before?" Michiru wondered as the man slipped in and pickpocketed a wallet from a beastman’s satchel before bolting. "It's the thief!" Michiru noticed as she, Zeelo, Mikey, Pinkie, Sonata and Fluttershy started following him. "Leo, you guys handle the paperwork. We got him!" Mikey informed. "You mean, me and the Mutanimals?" Leo asked. "I think he meant the group that took off with him." Raph answered as the said group were already gone. Meanwhile, still in the streets of Anima City, the familiar rabbit heard someone's voice. "Huh?" He wondered. "Stop, thief!" Michiru shouted before the rabbit rushed into an alley and kicked the thief to the wall. "Gah! What the?!" The thief gasped as Michiru and the others found the thief pinned by a sword. "Michelangelo, Pinkie Pie, Sonata, Fluttershy... Good to see you four again." The rabbit said, making the four ninjas gasp. "Usagi!" Mikey, Pinkie, Sonata and Fluttershy said in excitementas as the rabbit's hood fell down and indeed it was their Rabbit Ronin friend. "I heard the Tanuki girl yell thief and thought I'd ambush him. Thanks for the help." Usagi explained in gratitude. "Friend of yours?" Michiru asked. "Yeah! From different Earth!" Mikey answered. "They speak the truth. But I'm wondering if I'm actually in the right dimension." Usagi wondered. "Long story, buddy. Right now, we want our stolen property back." Pinkie responded. "Don’t know what you’re talking about!" The Monkey Beastman lied before Usagi brought his sword to his neck. "My associate doesn't make empty threats." Sonata warned. "I suggest you give the girls back their wallets, hombre." Zeelo agreed. "That’s ancient history!" The Monkey Beastman responded. "It was yesterday." Michiru growled before Mikey snapped his fingers and Usagi brought his sword to the Thief's neck, making him sweat. "No use talking about what happened yesterday in this town." A familiar voice advised as Usagi, Mikey, Zeelo, Michiru, Pinkie, Sonata and Fluttershy looked behind them and saw Marie. "Sorry, but do we know you?" Fluttershy asked. "Huh? Oh." Marie noticed as she turned into her beastman form, becoming a mink once again. "Oh, you’re the weasel-" Michiru started to say. "A mink." Marie corrected. "She's right. The coat is too shiny, she's a mink." Usagi agreed. "It’s Marie the Mink." Marie said as the heroes looked and only saw the monkey beastman’s jacket. "Heehee! You guys really are halfwits! Later!" The Monkey Beastman bid farewell as he ran away on the rooftops, laughing. "I'm having such a bad day." Usagi growled. "Tell me about it, amigo." Zeelo agreed. "So you really were working together!" Michiru claimed as Marie went back into her human form. "What?" Marie asked in faux-confusion. "You distracted us so he could escape!" Pinkie explained. "That’s preposterous, it’s simply an odd coincidence. It’s a small town after all." Marie shrugged off. "If you're lying, I'll send down the Sanzu River myself." Usagi said as he raised his sword. "Seems like you don’t trust me. And who was it exactly that got you into this town again?" Marie asked. "Yeah. Sure, after I paid a hefty price." Michiru explained as Usagi looked at his friends. "Ask us later." Sonata said "Yeah yeah, I got it. Trust is key in my line of work after all. Let me give you some advice on the house. All lost belongings eventually end up in Rabbit Town." Marie informed. "Rabbit town?" Michiru asked in confusion. "Yep, go there and pay Gran Grandma a visit." Marie answered before Danyelle, James and Selene showed up. "We can help." Danyelle offered. "Thought you guys were staying with Leo." Michiru noted. "Well we were, but Selene seems really fond of you. So we decided to hang out with you." James answered as Selene higged Michiru's leg, while Michiru simply rubbed her head with a smile. Meanwhile, Shirou caught up with a familiar Beastman. "Those kids of yours are a real headache, Lulu." Shirou groaned as Luna appeared. "Aw, and here I thought you'd make a good father." Luna teased as Shirou scoffed a bit, but blushed on the inside. "Never gonna happen. So, where's your older half?" Shirou asked. "You mean my sister? She’s still at Canterlot High, being the Principal and all that." Luna answered. "Whatever. You two are a nuclear bomb when together." Shirou scoffed. "Oh? You saying that the Celestial Sisters are stronger than you?" Luna teased. "I'm saying I don't want Anima City to be a smoldering crater." Shirou said. "And you know that Celestia and I would never let that happen." Luna responded. "Need I remind you about you two reducing that Nazi Internment Camp to rumble after you found those mutilated bodies at that lumber mill?" Shirou asked. "That was only because we lost our tempers." Luna explained. "Or the time those poachers wanted to skin me and you two severed their spines, paralyzing them." Shirou added. "Well, no one threatens my friends and gets away with it." Luna answered. "Or the time Flip tried to set up shop in your town and he and his men were brought here on a stretcher." Shirou finished. "They would’ve hurt many innocents if we didn’t do anything." Luna responded. "Face it, Lulu. You and your sister are a couple of ticking time bombs." Shirou said. "Who’s to say that you’re any better?" Luna fired back as Shirou was about to remark when Leo called him. "What is it, Leo?" Shirou asked before he heard something that concerned him. "What do you mean they took off?!" Back with Michiru's group, they arrived at Rabbit Town. "Nothing about this place says rabbit." Michiru noted. "I can vouch for that." Usagi agreed. "Dudes, we got company." Mikey said as Michiru and Selene got behind them while everyone else drew their weapons and got ready to fight. "Who the heck are you?" A beastwoman in her human form, known as Elsa, asked. "Easy, señoras. We don't want any trouble." Zeelo said. "Uh.. Do you know where we can find anyone called Gran Grandma?" Michiru asked before the female beastmen shifted into their beastman forms as they surrounded Michiru and the others. "We're dead." Pinkie, Sonata and Fluttershy dreaded. Later, Michiru and her group found themselves seeing Gran Grandma in her rabbit beastman form. "You all sure got a lot guts for walking in here all morphed up like that." Elsa, in her lioness beastman form noted. "And with these weapons and dukes up." A skunk beastwoman added. "Um…" Michiru uttered timidly. "Don’t play dumb with us! When it comes to gangs, morphing is a signal for a fight! You guys marched in here all morphed tells us that you’re looking for a fight! Is that it?" Elsa growled. "Please, no. We come in peace!" Fluttershy begged. "We can’t control it! Seriously!" Michiru said. "None of us can change back from this form." Danyelle explained as Selene nodded in agreement. "Wait, you can’t change back? What’re you?! Some kind of amateurs? Are you messing with me?" Elsa asked in suspicion as Gran Grandma eyed Mikey. "Boy, are you from New York City?" Gran Grandma asked. "Yeah. You heard of the news?" Mikey responded. "Everyone in the city has. A lot of crazy stuff there, huh?" Gran Grandma added. "Yeah, and I guess you know about the mutants?" Mikey answered before asking a question. "The whole city was ordered to take a blood test." Gran Grandma responded. "Anyway, I was a human until last year." Michiru explained. "Most of us used to be humans." Zeelo added. "Oh really? Most of you were humans?" Gran Grandma asked before her subordinates started laughing at that. "You really think a pathetic excuse like that is gonna work here?" Elsa laughed. "Hold it. Boy, the Kraang experimented with humans right?" Gran Grandma asked Mikey. "Yeah, but me and my bros were originally baby turtles." Mikey answered. "Either way, the girl and some of the others could be a Kraang lab experiments" Gran Grandma said. "No way! I don’t remember seeing any Kraang at all! I don’t even know what they are!" Michiru responded as Usagi looked at his companions with confusion. "We'll explain later." The Goofball Trio said to Usagi. "Besides, there’s a student ID inside of my wallet, but it was stolen yesterday with some of my friends’ wallets too! We came here to look for it!" Michiru informed. "It’s true..." Fluttershy agreed. "Who says we have it?" Gran Grandma asked. "The weasel-I mean Ms. Itami told me you might know something about it?" Michiru responded. "Oh Marie, said that." Gran Grandma said as she showed a bunch of wallets, which Michiru, Sonata, Pinkie and Fluttershy recognized. "Those are ours." Sonata said. "Yeah! Those are our wallets! If you look inside and find the student ID, you’ll find out that I really am-" Michiru started to explain. "So some of you are actually students then?" Gran Grandma asked. "I don't like the way that sounded." Usagi growled. "Huh?" Michiru asked in confusion. "She asked if any of you are students!" Elsa explained. "Uh… Yeah, that’s right. I am." Michiru answered. "Fluttershy and I are students too." Pinkie added. "Mm-hmm!" Fluttershy agreed. "And if you really are students, that must mean you’re able to read and write." Gran Grandma noted. "We wouldn't be Celestia and Luna's students if we weren't." Pinkie responded, unknowingly making Gran Grandma's enforcers flinch in terror at those name. "The-The Demon Sisters." Elsa stuttered. "The Demon Sisters? I thought that they’d be called the Celestial Sisters." Mikey noted. "The Silver Wolf's Wrath. They're real?!" The skunk beastwoman dreaded. "You kids should be careful with those names. But I'm willing to make a deal." Gran Grandma said. "A deal?" James asked. "I’ll give these wallets back if you do me a favor." Gran Grandma answered as the heroes were nervous, but later found themselves with little kids. "That's a lot of kids." Pinkie noted as a chicken Beastman girl saw her and walked up to the weasel beastwoman. "Hi, little one." "What do you need us to do?" Fluttershy asked as Pinkie Pie lifted the child up. "I just want you to teach these kids to read and write." Gran Grandma said. "I’ll help with that, I am a teacher after all." James responded. "I had no idea that there were kids here." Michiru noticed as Pinkie's child kept clinging to her. "You mind if I take her to get some fresh air?" Pinkie asked. "Fine." Gran Grandma responded as Pinkie Pie left with the child and a suspicious Usagi following her. "Pinkie, I think this Beastchild imprinted on you." Usagi softly said "I have a feeling it’s that. The kid might be an orphan." Pinkie agreed. "I'll go find Leo." Usagi responded as he ran off while Pinkie and her new child went back to the others. "So, what's the deal with Gran Grandma?" Pinkie asked. "Strangely enough, it was only to help these kiddos learn how to read and write." Mikey answered. "How about it... What's your name?" Pinkie said to the girl. "Gemma." The girl responded. "Aww… That’s a really cute name." Pinkie gushed at that. Meanwhile with Gran Grandma... "The Silver Wolf's Wrath are their teachers!" Elsa shouted. "We're good as dead!" The skunk beastwoman said in absolute terror. "Now calm down, girls." Gran Grandma responded as she went into her human form. "Calm down?! The Demon Sisters are coming!" A bear beastwoman dreaded. High above on a rooftop, Shirou and Luna were watching, keeping an eye on the building. "You sure they're here?" Luna asked. "Yes." Shirou answered before seeing something on the streets. "The Family, now what do they want?" "Beat it, Kusakabe! You came at a very hazardous time." Elsa said. "I’m here for business. Don’t you know that? Why else would anyone actually come into this hellhole?" Kusakabe asked. "Well, we're getting out of dodge while the getting good." Elsa responded. "I already told you we don’t have the money for you right now." Gran Grandma added. "No money? That’s not gonna cut it! If you ain’t got it, then ya better find a way to get it! Who should you girlies be thanking for letting you operate under the Gang? Give that a little thought, would ya?" Kusakabe mocked. "What was that?!" Elsa asked in anger, going into her beastman form. "You’re asking for it!" Kusakabe responded, going into a beastman form that was a hyena as he and Elsa growled, readying themselves for battle. "Doesn't matter. We're leaving because the Demon Sisters are close by. If you're smart, you'll do the same." The skunk beastwoman responded. "They’re here? Cool your head, Kusakabe." A deep voice ordered. "B-Boss." Kusakabe stuttered, reverting back to his human form as a large man came. "Three students of there's are here, Flip. If you know what's good for you, you'll find cover." Gran Grandma advised. "I have no intention of fighting with women." Flip said. "So you'll let us leave before they get here?" Gran Grandma assumed. "We will once you pay what you owe." Flip responded as Elsa went back to her human form. "Still, it’s not very often that we get a visit from you personally, Flip. Why now?" Gran Grandma asked. "Well, naturally I have to pay my respects to the Gran Grandma from time to time." Flip answered. "No need to be facetious. I can’t pay what I can’t pay, your presence doesn’t change that." Gran Grandma responded. "Is that really true? You told me about those kids, right?" Flip asked, making Gran Grandma gasp. "Sell that off and you and your group will be free to go." "What about the Sisters? I know even you fear them after they nearly killed you." Gran Grandma responded. "That’s why I prefer doing business from the shadows." Flip answered. Meanwhile, Usagi was rushing to find help until he bumped into Shirou and Luna. "Apologies. I'm in a hurry." "Wait, are you Usagi?" Luna assumed. "Yes, but I need to find Leonardo and the others!" Usagi said. "We know where they are." Shirou responded. "We have to get them. My group and a large group of kids are in danger." Usagi informed. "What’s going on?!" Luna asked in concern as Usagi explained everything he knew to her and Shirou. "Not bad ninja work." "Normally, such a remark would be insulting. But my friends have shown me otherwise." Usagi noted. "But we’ll need to catch them in the act if we want to put them behind bars." Shirou informed. "I'll take Usagi and get reinforcements. Stay in touch." Luna said. "Alright. I’ll keep an eye on them." Shirou responded as Luna and Usagi ran to get reinforcements. Back with Michiru's group, Pinkie Pie watched Gemma draw a large wolf and two alicorns. "Whatcha drawing there, sweetie?" "The Silver Wolf and his Alicorn Followers." Gemma answered. "The Silver Wolf and Alicorn Followers?" Michiru and her group wondered in confusion. "You never heard the story?" Gemma asked. "No, could you tell us?" Pinkie responded. "The Silver Wolf is the Guardian of all Beastmen. My momma use to tell me whenever I get scared, I should pray to the Silver Wolf." Gemma answered. "Wow." Pinkie awed in amazement. "And I love you, Big Sis Pinkie." Gemma added as Pinkie Pie was surprised until she saw a picture of Gemma's real family with a Beastman that looked exactly like her. "Don’t worry, Gemma. Big sister Pinkie Pie is gonna help care for you." Pinkie whimpered with a smile, her voice breaking and tears leaking from her eyes, deeply touched before she hugged Gemma as she hugged her back. But then everyone saw Gran Grandma come in. Later, at the docks during the night, Michiru, Zeelo, Mikey, Sonata, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Danyelle, James, Selene, Gemma and the other kids were in a cage. "What is going on?!" Michiru asked "What’re you planning on doing with us?!" Zeelo added. "I just thought I'd send you all on a little trip." Gran Grandma said. "So, you’re planning on selling us off with the kids, aren’t you?" Danyelle assumed as Gemma cowered in Pinkie's arms, struggling not to cry. "I could’ve gotten a higher price for them if they learned to read and write a little bit. Unfortunately, it turned into a bit of a rush order." Gran Grandma responded, leaving the newcomers shocked. "Especially since we've got to get out of the city thanks to you four." Elsa added. "What?" Mikey, Sonata, Pinkie and Fluttershy asked in confusion. "We're not sticking around as those two Flying Terrors lay waste to the city." Elsa answered. "Huh?" Mikey, Sonata, Pinkie and Fluttershy wondered, still confused. "How can you do this to your own kids?!" Michiru growled in anger. "I don’t recall saying that they were our children." Gran Grandma pointed out, catching Michru and her group off guard, except Pinkie. "They're orphans, aren't they?" Pinkie assumed. "One of them told you, didn’t they?" Gran Grandma responded as Pinkie looked at Gemma. "You're right. That one's parents and elder sister were killed getting her into the city. The rest I don't know. Come to think of it, you actually look like her mother and sister." "You're a monster!" Fluttershy growled in anger. "She's right." Usagi agreed as everyone saw that he had returned. "So you came back. The weak live on by trampling the weaker. It’s a matter of survival. That’s the kind of place this is." Gran Grandma informed as the cage started being lifted by the crane. As Usagi attacked to save his friends, the kids panicked. "Gemma, listen. We're getting out of here and I'm taking you to Canterlot with me. I promise, I'll never leave." Pinkie promised. "Pinky Promise?" Gemma scarcely asked "Pinkie promise." Pinkie responded as she did her signature promise, vowing to Gemma that she'll keep living on. Usagi threw his sword to jam the crane, buying the group more time. "Big mistake ditching your sword." Elsa scoffed. "True..." Usagi admitted before smiling. "But I have friends. NOW!" A rainbow blur flew in, attacking Elsa. "Aw yeah! How'd you like that?" Rainbow Dash taunted as Michiru, Zeelo and Sonata started to shake the cage by poking out their tails before enlarging them to help swing the cage more, but failed as they tails reverted back to normal. "Usagi, get everyone out of the cage. We'll cover you." Leo said amongst the carnage. "Understoo-What the?!" Usagi gasped as he couldn't believe what he was seeing, drawing everyone else's attention, leaving them surprised as well, seeing Michiru, Zeelo and Sonata's arms stretching out. Everyone saw Michiru, Zeelo and Sonata’s stretched arms pull the crane operator, before the cage fell down, causing the crash to break it open as a giant fur/scaleball from three tails bounced out before they opened, revealing Michiru, Zeelo, Sonata, the others, the kids and the crane operator. Suddenly, a loud screech was heard, making the beastwomen panicked, knowing that scream was their doom. Everyone saw an Alicorn Beastwoman, but she looked like a demon. Her wings were big enough to wrap around her body, she had talons that could rip through steal, fangs that could pierce flesh, eyes as blue as tsunami, a horn sharpened as any spear. "Whoa! Who knew Luna could get that scary?" Mikey whispered to Michiru and her group before Luna screeched again as she lunged at Gran Grandma's enforcers, then Shirou joined in on the fray, punching the Elsa. "And who are you?!" Elsa asked. "We’ll show no mercy for those who sell beastmen to humans, even if you’re a woman." Shirou declared. "Is that right?!" Elsa growled as Shirou fought alongside Luna and they were beating Gran Grandma’s enforcers. "Fluttershy, can you hold Gemma's for a minute?" Pinkie asked. "Uh… Sure." Fluttershy answered as Pinkie handed Gemma to her. "I'll be right back. Big sis just needs to hurt the bad bunny." Pinkie assured Gemma. "I’ll close my eyes." Gemma said before Pinkie chased after Gran Grandma as she tried to escape. Soon enough, Gran Grandma ran into a dead end, before lifting her hands in surrender. "Fine, I surrender. You have to show respect for your elders." "I should... But you don't deserve it." Pinkie growled as her hair started to become straight, losing its poofiness. "What?" Gran Grandma asked before Usagi and Mikey came to help Pinkie beat her up. "As my friend is fond of saying... Booyahkasa!" Usagi shouted as he kicked Gran Grandma unconscious. "That felt good." "Agreed." Mikey, Pinkie and Sonata said in agreement as Danyelle arrived before cuffing Gran Grandma. "What are you doing, Danyelle?" Usagi asked. "Doing my job. I am a cop after all." Danyelle answered as the police soon arrived at the scene, arresting the rest of Gran Grandma's group. “You came to the rescue again, Ogami. And with Luna no less.” The dog beastman detective from before known as Yuji Tachiki said as Luna perched high, making sure Gran Grandma or her enforcers tried escaping. "It was a favor for the mayor." Shirou responded. "What about the kids?" Michiru asked as she showed up with the rest of the newcomers to Anima City while Pinkie held Gemma close. "And who are they?" Yuji noticed. "Newcomers. We’re looking after most of them." Shirou responded. "Not exactly a great welcome to the city, huh? The kids will be under our protection, don’t worry. And there’s an institution for kids with no living relatives." Yuji answered as he saw Pinkie, not willing to give up Gemma, who fell asleep in her arms. "Although that kid looks attached to the weasel, so we’re willing to give her a sibling adoption form, if you don’t mind." Yuji added as Pinkie sighed in relief, but grew worried on how she was going to explain this to her family. "You know Pinkie, this kinda makes you and Gemma like me and Scootaloo." Rainbow Dash remembered. "I know." Pinkie agreed. "I'll tell your parents about the... New addition." Luna informed. "Thank you." Pinkie said in gratitude before Michiru ran to a beaten-up Gran Grandma, who was being lead into the police car. "What do you want?" Gran Grandma scoffed. "How could you? Who actually sells children?" Michiru asked in disappointment. "What?" Gran Grandma noted in confusion. "You may be a beastman, but your heart should still be human!" Michiru responded. "Heh. Oh, I see. Looks like you and your friends really aren’t beastmen after all." Gran Grandma said. "Huh?" The newcomers asked in confusion. "Let’s see how you girls feel once you know how it is to live as women in a beastman world. We’ll talk then." Gran Grandma responded as she tossed the wallets to Michiru and the other girls, just as promised. "Bad bunny gone?" Gemma sleepily asked. "Yeah it is, Gemma." Pinkie answered as Gemma went back to sleep. "Rarity, you have any disinfectant?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Yes." Rarity answered as she and the other kunoichi started disinfecting their wallets. "Tell me, just what were you all doing there?" Shirou asked. "You two were spying us, huh?" Michiru assumed. "Yeah." Shirou answered. "If they saw me coming, they'd have panicked and fled." Luna added. "What are you?" Michiru asked. "Depends who exactly you ask." Luna responded as she gently petted Gemma's head while the girl slept. "The ID?" Shirou responded. "Oh, right. I hope everything is still in here." Michiru answered. "Ya'll sure ya want to touch that after where that varmit had it?" Applejack asked as Michiru handed the IDs over before agreeing with the black bear beastwoman. "Hand sanitizer, anyone?" Mondo offered. "Thanks." Michiru said in gratitude before all of the ninjas from New York and Canterlot City instinctively transformed into their human forms while Shirou looked at the IDs. "I found an abandoned warehouse for you all to stay while you're here." Luna said. "Thank you, Luna." Leo responded in gratitude as Shirou's eyes widened in shock at the Human labels on all of the IDs. Meanwhile… In the ocean near Anima City, a fish head poked out of the water. “So this is Anima City. Muy bien. This will give me a new opportunity for crime.” A mysterious male spoke before swimming closer to Anima City. And on the rooftops of Anima City, there was a silhouette of a humanoid tiger. “To think that canine beastman and I are alike now. We both have prosthetic metal arms. And he and his sister are hiding in Anima City.” A second male voice noted as he jumped across the roofs, trying to find his targets. On the road leading into Anima City, a silhouette of a young woman was walking towards the city after appearing in a flash of yellow light. "I better find out what's going on here and not blow my cover, or that old pervy geezer will let me have it." The woman said as she gained a desert-yellow aura, before transforming into a Thorny Devil beastman, continuing to walk into the city. Back with the group... “Thought it would be hard for an old guy with a stick up the ass to learn...” Danyelle quipped, making the others start laughing and Luna slightly giggle before she nuzzled Shirou a bit. To be Continued...