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// Chapter 15: Primal 
// Story: Shy and Aggressive 
// by Johng117 
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Battra was silently roaming through the streets in the night; his red eyes scanning around for any witnesses. As he found that it was clear, Battra quickly disappeared into an alley to put on his gloves and slip on his mask. Battra ran down the alley and jumped onto a dumpster. He jumped again and grabbed onto the ledge of a building and quickly pulled himself up to run across the roof as he looked around the area. He grunted as he leaped from rooftop to rooftop, sliding and rolling passed obstacles as he landed. Battra finally stopped as he landed near a ledge and crouched down. His eyes scanned the area, finding a couple of men standing outside, wearing thick coats.
Battra narrowed his eyes as his psychic abilities focused on the humans. An annoyed expression was plastered on his face under his mask. Just by scanning the minds of these men, he was able to tell that they were secretly armed in case of an attack. However, Battra wasn't here for a fight, rather he was present to gather information.
'I gotta get closer if I want a better focus on their minds inside,' thought Battra as he looked at the building itself and the roof. As he was about to move away, he stopped as a hooded figure appeared in the alley, walking towards the den. Battra crouched lower to avoid being seen. That was when he caught a scent that made his eyes widen.
"Hey! Who are you?" asked one of the men as he slowly reached into his jacket. The hooded figure stopped as he looked at the human with a neutral expression. The figure stood to be six foot nine in height, bearing red eyes and a grayish blue jacket.
"Just coming for a visit," answered the hooded figure. Battra's eyes widened as he heard the voice, carrying familiarity to it.
"Oh yeah? What's the password?" asked one of the men. The hooded figure looked around briefly and gestured for one of the men to step closer. The human he was referring to did not protest, knowing better than to let the password be heard out in public. As he approached, the hooded figure leaned close to him and whispered.
"Gotcha," whispered the figure. The human suddenly felt himself met with a powerful punch into the gut, causing him to hunch over. Battra's eyes widened as this figure quickly snatched the pistol from the guard and threw it against the second guard's head. The combined velocity and density of the weapon caused the guard to yelp in pain as he fell over on the ground. The hooded figure made his way to the second guard as he drew his pistol. Before the guard could point and fire, the hooded man stomped on the guard’s wrist and shattered the bones. He cried out in agony, which the figure silenced with a blow to the head. Battra immediately hid as he bore wide eyes.
"No way..." muttered Battra to himself. He suddenly heard the sound of a door being knocked down, prompting Battra to peek back over to find this mysterious figure to be rushing inside. The sound of gunfire filled the air along with cries of pain and terror. After a few seconds, a few humans were running out of the den, prompting Battra to drop down into the alley. He quickly ran inside and found multiple men on the ground, groaning in pain as they lied with broken limbs and bruises. Battra then found the hooded figure holding up a man in the air as he glared at him.
"I knew that first Transmutant coming in here was going to bite us in the ass later!" shouted the man. The figure then threw him against the wall, causing it to crack. The man groaned as he fell on the table in severe pain. The hooded figure then turned to face Battra, who flinched in response. This was when he saw his face.
'No way. It can't be him,' thought Battra with wide eyes. The hooded figure walked over towards Battra, who tensed in response. His eyes widened in surprise as the figure passed him and made his way outside. Battra turned and found the figure drawing out a red spray can and painted a large red X on the side of the building. The figure turned back to face Battra and gave him a smirk. In a blink of an eye, the figure sprinted away out of sight, leaving Battra alone with wide eyes.
"I'll have to worry about that later," said Battra as he turned to face the men that were on the ground. He held one man's head up and began to scan through his mind, finding nothing relevant to the plan that the Purists had. As he continued with this, he found that just about none of them knew anything. It seemed that these were just supporters of the Purists rather than people who actively terrorized Transmutants.
"Damn it. These radicals must not be here today. They could be avoiding coming to these-" Battra stopped as a door burst open in the other room, where a man armed with a rifle was shown.
"Eat lead!" shouted the Purist member.
"Ah crap!" said Battra as he rolled away, avoiding the bullets that whizzed through the air. He then rushed out of the den and ran down the alley, where the Purist fired his rifle after him. After a minute of fleeing, Battra came across a building corner, where he climbed up the ledge. He panted as he sat down in exhaustion with his heart racing.
"So much for stealth," said Battra in annoyance.
"I'll say," said a male voice. Battra gasped as he immediately shot up and turned to find the hooded man with a smirk. Battra tensed himself.
"Relax kid, I'm not here for a fight," said the figure with a raised hand. Battra raised a brow at the response.
'Kid? But... He should be younger than me,' thought Battra in confusion. If this person was who he thought he was, then it was rather odd that he would be referring to him as a kid.
"So, you're the famous vigilante that has the media buzzing? I thought you'd be more buff," said the hooded figure as he looked Battra over.
"What is your deal? You just ruined my chance to collect information!" said Battra in annoyance, ignoring the last tidbit.
"I apologize. It's just that I had to settle a little issue with one of the humans inside. He's been bugging me for a while now, so I took advantage of the news report that told of your action in the den. Thanks for that by the way," said the figure with a smile. Battra narrowed his eyes.
"Hmph. The Night Angel. Guardian Angel of the Transmutant race. Bane of the Purists. Scourge of the night. I'm curious, have you ever done anything during the day?" asked the figure.
"No. The night helps me blend in," answered Battra.
"Good point. Besides, your name wouldn't fit if you were to suddenly be known throughout the night," said the figure as he walked passed Battra.
"I didn't choose this name. The Transmutants and the media gave it to me," said Battra.
"Yet you brand Purists and paint walls with angel wings," said the figure with an amused smile. Battra looked away in embarrassment.
"I... I may have gotten a little too into what I do, but the branding was meant to be a warning. The wings were to let people know who exactly it was," said Battra.
"Ah yes. Angels, fascinating characters, aren't they? God's Guardians over virtuous people, but persecutors of the wicked," said the figure. He then turned to face Battra.
"You know, I think maybe you can use a little help with your vigilante work," said the figure. Battra narrowed his eyes.
"I'm not interested. Besides, I plan on quitting soon," said Battra.
"That’s all the more reason for me to help. But, we don't have to meet up side by side every now and then to bring the hand of justice upon these spineless cowards. No, we can do things our separate ways, even at separate times. Since you are more comfortable in the night, I have no problem working in the day," said the figure as he walked away. Battra's eyes widened in response.
"Hey, wait a minute! Just who are you anyway?!" demanded Battra.
"I'm not one to give away names, kid. Just call me, X," said the figure. He then walked away and leaped off of the roof, disappearing into the shadows of the alley. Battra stood as he continued to stare off with hard eyes at the place where X had disappeared to.
"Oh. I think I already know who you are," said Battra.



It was November. Junior was sitting down in the Friendship Club room and reading through a book as Mosura sat beside him with a yawn. Twilight was discussing the method for solving an equation to Junior since Sunset was absent. Erika sat with Fluttershy as the two began to look through a garden magazine.
"And that's how you come up with the answer," said Twilight as she tapped on a sheet of paper with equations written down.
"Ah. OK, now I got it," said Junior with a smile. He suddenly heard the sound of the door bursting open. Rodan and Angirasu came rushing in.
"Rodan, I said to calm down!" said Angirasu in annoyance.
"This can't wait, man! We're living in a real life comic book!" cried Rodan. Junior looked at Rodan in confusion.
"Dude, what the hell is your problem?" asked Junior. Rodan shoved his cell phone in Junior's personal space, showing him an online article.
"There's a new vigilante out there! They're calling him X!" said Rodan. Junior looked at him in confusion.
"X? Wow. I wonder how long somebody sat at the freaking big idea table for that one," said Junior in a sarcastic tone. The rest of the club members looked at Rodan curiously.
"New vigilante? Like a Transmutant one?" asked Twilight.
"Well, they actually called him a terrorist along with the Night Angel guy, but yeah. Unlike the other guy, X seems to leave all of his victims alive, but beaten badly," answered Angirasu.
"Oh my," said Fluttershy with a gulp. Whoever these two vigilantes were, she was afraid to know what sort of people that they were.
"Yeah, this guy showed up like four days ago. Next thing you know, he's been beating the crap out of Purists in Ponyville and people just started calling him X because of the X's that he leaves," said Rodan.
"Are they... affiliated with each other?" asked Erika.
"Maybe. The X attacks are reported mostly during the day while the Night Angel always appeared in the... Well, night time," said Rodan.
"One for the day, the other for the night. A 24 hour vigilante pair," said Junior. Mosura sighed as she shook her head.
"This violence is senseless. It's not going to stop the Purists from doing what they're doing. If anything, it might make things worse," said Mosura. Junior looked her way.
"Then what are Transmutants to do? These guys are just doing what they feel like they can do against these assholes. Fight fire with fire," said Junior.
"Has fighting fire with fire really ever helped?" asked Twilight.
"That's not the point. The point is to send a message to the Purists that not all Transmutants are gonna roll over and die like cowards against them," said Junior as he crossed his arms.
"So, you support them killing people?" asked Twilight in disbelief. Junior went silent as he felt all stares on him. The Transmutant sighed as he looked away.
"It's not like they're targeting citizens," said Junior. Twilight stared at him in surprise at his response. Fluttershy looked away as she pondered his response.
"Don't look at me like that. I didn't say it was OK," said Junior.
"Let's change the subject," interjected Erika. Junior scoffed.
"Fine by me," said Junior. Twilight slightly narrowed her eyes in response and went back to looking at the math book.



It was later in the day. Junior, Mosura and Fluttershy were walking out of the school building and out to the front. Mosura looked on in surprise as she found Battra coming around the corner of the side walk.
"Big bro!" greeted Mosura with a wave. Battra smiled as he waved to his sister and made his way over to the trio.
"Hey sis," greeted Battra. He then looked Junior's way as he bore a neutral expression.
"Gojira," greeted Battra. Junior went stiff as he placed on a forced smile.
"Hey, Battra," greeted Junior. Battra then noticed Fluttershy standing close to Junior. Fluttershy slightly jumped as his eyes focused on her.
"Um... H-Hello. I'm a friend of Gojira's and Mosura's. I'm... Fluttershy," said Fluttershy with a small wave.
"Oh. Nice to meet you," said Battra with a small smile.
"What brings you over here?" asked Mosura.
"Ah. I just wanted to see your friend Gojira, here," said Battra. Junior's eyes widened.
"Uh... What for?" asked Junior.
"Yeah, what for?" asked Mosura in curiosity.
"Ah well, I'm actually apart of this project that a group of mine is doing in college. We're going to high schools to try and give students some tips when it comes to college. I know what you want to do, but I thought I'd help one or two of your friends out with," said Battra. Mosura smiled brightly in response.
"Really? Wow! Sounds good, Goji?" asked Mosura a she nudged Junior's side. The male Transmutant looked at Battra with a poker face.
'This son of a bitch is lying his ass off!' thought Junior with dread. This all seemed like a bullshit excuse to just get the two alone together for whatever elder brother wrath that he could inflict upon him…and Mosura was falling for it.
"Yeah, I guess," said Junior. Battra smiled.
"Tell you what, why don't we all head over to the cafe later? Gojira and I can meet you two there while I... give him some tips," said Battra.
'Why did he pause like that? Mosura, why did he pause like that?!' thought Junior as he glanced at Mosura.
"Oh. Thank you, but I actually have to get home. I'm sorry," said Fluttershy.
"No worries. It was just an offer," said Battra. Junior glanced at Fluttershy with pleading eyes.
'Fluttershy, don't! For the love of God, don't leave me here with him!' thought Junior. Fluttershy tilted her head in confusion in response at his look.
"I have to pick up groceries for dinner tonight Battra. Remember, you've been having a bit too much fast food this month," said Mosura in disapproval.
"OK, fair enough," said Battra. Junior cleared his throat.
"Um... I have to get home too. So, sorry I can't go to the-" Junior was interrupted as Battra chuckled.
"Alright. But let me at least give you a couple of pointers for college. You have to think of your future you know," said Battra.
'I'm afraid that if I stay with you, I won't have a future!' thought Junior.
"Why don't you stick around and listen, Goji? It shouldn't take long," said Mosura with a smile.
"But... Oh, alright," said Junior in defeat. Mosura waved to the two as she began to walk down the sidewalk with Fluttershy. The timid girl glanced back at him and then began to run back to him.
"Um... Let's walk home together when you're done. I'll wait by the bus stop," said Fluttershy.
"Sure," said Junior with a nervous nod. Perhaps he could count on her to be a witness should he go missing. Fluttershy walked ahead, leaving Battra and Junior alone.
"So... college?" asked Junior. Battra bore a neutral expression.
"Yes. Right, so what you want to do is avoid taking out a loan. You should apply for a federal grant, since you won't have to worry about paying it off later on. You would just need to do well in your classes and qualify for a grant," said Battra.
"Noted. Anything else?" asked Junior. He was beginning to relax as he thought perhaps he was overreacting.
"Yeah. You wouldn't happen to have a sweater that's in a different shade of grey, do you?" asked Battra as he eyed Junior, who looked at him in confusion.
"Um... No? I don't see how that..."
"Right. What's your position on the Night Angel and X?" asked Battra.
"The... The vigilantes? Well, I guess they’re OK. I mean they're pretty much standing up to these racial supremacists that a lot of people are all fo- Wait, why are you asking me this?" asked Junior in a suspicious manner. Battra shook his head.
"I'm sorry. I was just curious. Things have just been going crazy lately and I wanted to see what another Transmutant thought of this. Sorry, it has nothing to do with what I said we were going to talk about," said Battra.
"So... You pretty much lied to us when you said-"
"Yep. But that tip is true. Keep that in mind," said Battra. Junior sighed in annoyance.
"So, what do you want?" asked Junior.
"About my sister. Tell me, how is she when she's at school? I ask since I feel like I'd be too nosy about my sister's business. I only ask because I care, and I'm not quite sure how to ask her myself without annoying her," said Battra. Junior cleared his throat as he looked away in thought.
"Mosura? Well, she's nice. You know, very popular with the other students. I... I never really heard about her getting into trouble before," said Junior with a shrug.
"And how does she...behave around guys?" asked Battra. Junior's eyes widened.
"That's what you’re worried about?!" exclaimed Junior. Battra looked at him in annoyance.
"Hey, you have a little sister who doesn't have parents to talk to her about this stuff and worry," said Battra. Junior raised his hands.
"OK, OK. Look, she's friendly with me. Actually, a lot friendlier with me than most girls have been throughout all of my years. I don't really know how she acts around guys. Frankly, it's none of my business and I honestly don't really care unless she was being hurt by one of them," said Junior. Battra raised a brow at the last statement.
"Unless she was being hurt, you say?" asked Battra. Junior lightly flushed in response as he looked away.
"Yeah. I mean, why mistreat a kind person like her? I wouldn't really stand for it. Not to mention... Well, she treats me like a friend," said Junior. Battra hummed to himself as he analyzed Junior's words and expression. There seemed to be genuine care that he held for his little sister. He always worried that his sister would allow herself to be taken advantage of some boy that just wanted to get into her pants. Although he wasn't sure how deep Junior cared for Mosura, he didn't seem like a sexual deviant as he once thought.
"Alright, I appreciate your answers," said Battra as he began to walk away. Junior looked at him in confusion but then sighed in relief.
"Gojira," called Battra. Junior stood straight up.
"Um. Yeah?" answered Junior.
"Thanks for helping my sister safely last week. I appreciate it. I can't always keep an eye on her," said Battra as he looked at Junior with a small smile. Junior looked at him in surprise, but nodded to him.
"S-Sure. Um... She thinks highly of you. I think I can see why," said Junior as he rubbed the back of his head. Battra turned as he smiled to himself.
"Hmm. That's good to know," said Battra as he walked away. Junior watched as the Transmutant began to leave. Junior made his way in the opposite direction towards the bus stop, where Fluttershy stood. She looked up at him curiously.
"So... How was your conversation?" asked Fluttershy.
"Well... I learned that I should probably apply for a federal grant rather than take a school loan," said Junior with a shrug. Fluttershy smiled.
"Oh, well that's good to know. Are you thinking of going to college?" asked Fluttershy. Junior looked to the sky in thought. He sighed.
"I don't know," answered Junior. Fluttershy looked at him curiously, especially how his tone almost sounded solemn.
"Gojira?" called Fluttershy. Junior shook his head.
"Forget it. Come on, let's go home," said Junior as he began to walk ahead. Fluttershy began to walk after him. Meanwhile with Battra, the secret vigilante hummed to himself as he walked to catch up with his sister.
"Hmm. It wasn't him after all. That's odd, he sounds a lot like X," muttered Battra to himself. He shook his head in response after thinking back to scanning Junior's mind from the previous days from when this new Transmutant vigilante had been at large. He saw nothing that would have been able to allow him to actually link him to the vigilante. It was odd since the two almost looked and sounded similar, yet they carried different attitudes.
"Well, at least I was able to learn a couple of things," said Battra to himself. He smiled as he looked at his sister as she waved to him.



It was the late evening. Fluttershy was lying down in bed, resting soundly in warmth. Her soft breaths were silent in the room as she blissfully slept through the night. She crinkled her brow as the sound of a bellow filled the air. Fluttershy suddenly shot up out of bed as the bellow grew louder. The girl panted as she looked around her room fearfully for the source of the sound. The same bellow came again, striking fear into her soul as she recalled where she had heard these ominous bellows. Fluttershy squealed as she hid herself under her blankets as she began to shake in bed. She immediately began to draw out her phone from her drawer next to her bed and frantically made a phone call to Junior's phone. After a minute of ringing, she was sent to voice mail.
"Oh!" Fluttershy gasped as the bellow grew quieter from outside of her home. She quietly sneaked out of bed and tip toed over towards her window to look outside. She saw no signs of creatures or even ghosts that could have possibly be making such dreadful sounds. Fluttershy immediately dove back into her bed as she whimpered.



The next morning, Fluttershy was walking to school with bags under her eyes. She gave a small yawn as she walked. The sounds from the previous night made it all too difficult to fall asleep. She was dreading on what could have been making the sounds. She felt like a spirit could be now trying to haunt her since she and her friends may have desecrated the castle. After spending the next thirty minutes of walking, she had finally arrived at school. Fluttershy made her way over to her locker and began to unlock it as she gave another cute yawn.
"Hey Flutters!" greeted Rainbow in a loud tone. Fluttershy yelped as she jumped in surprise. She whipped around and found Rainbow looking at her with a sheepish smile.
"Oops. Sorry, about that. Hey, you look terrible," said Rainbow as she looked at Fluttershy in worry.
"Mm. I had a hard time falling back to sleep. You see... I heard something last night that kept me up," said Fluttershy with a gulp. Rainbow looked at her curiously.
"Oh?" responded Rainbow.
"I... I heard the same loud moans that we heard in that castle," said Fluttershy. Rainbow's eyes widened in response.
"Uh... Hey, it may have been your imagination!" said Rainbow with a shrug, but she bore a nervous expression. Fluttershy was able to tell that this girl was very worried about whatever was in the castle may be coming back to get them outside of the forest.
"But I heard it! Gojira lives next door to me, so he might have heard it!" said Fluttershy. Rainbow raised a brow at her as she looked around.
"Speaking of, where is he? Don't you two normally walk to school together?" asked Rainbow in confusion. Fluttershy looked down in thought.
"Now that you mention it... I haven't actually seen him this morning," said Fluttershy.
"Hmm. He probably just overslept and is running late. You might find him later," said Rainbow as she patted Fluttershy on the shoulder.
"Right..." answered Fluttershy. Rainbow waved to her as she walked away.
"I'll catch ya later, Flutters!" said Rainbow.
"OK. Bye," said Fluttershy with a small wave. She took out her phone and looked at the screen, where she scrolled through her contacts. She pressed the call button and held the phone against her ear, hearing the connection tone.
"The number that you have called is not available. Please leave a message at the tone," said a monotone voice over Fluttershy's phone. The girl sighed as she hung up. She then bit her thumb in worry.
"No, I might just be overreacting. Gojira does tend to sleep a lot," said Fluttershy to herself.



It was later into the day. Fluttershy sat in the club room at lunch with her friends. Her eyes looked at her phone as she ate. So far, there was no sign of the Transmutant in school. Neither Rodan, Angirasu, Sunset, Mosura, Erika, nor Twilight have seen him. Here, they were all sitting having their lunch as the club discussed an agenda for the next week. Fluttershy sighed as she held her phone against her ear, still being sent to voice mail. It was odd that the Transmutant had not answered his phone. She began to worry.
"Who are you calling?" asked Sunset in curiosity. Fluttershy flinched in response a she was knocked out of her thoughts.
"Gojira. He wasn't up to walk to school with me and no one has seen him here today," said Fluttershy. Rodan placed a card on the table as he and Angirasu played a card game.
"Careful. He might get annoyed if you keep calling him," said Rodan as he looked through his cards. Fluttershy's eyes widened in response; not realizing of the damage that she may have potentially done to her relationship with Junior.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I'm just worried," said Fluttershy in a timid manner.
"He might be feeling under the weather," said Erika with a shrug.
"He said that he's immune to a lot of diseases. I don't think that's it," said Fluttershy as she took a bite out of her apple. Twilight sighed as she looked through a book.
"Maybe it's just some personal family business that he has to take care of. I'm sure that he's fine," said Twilight in reassurance. As Fluttershy was about to respond, her phone started ringing. She looked at her screen and found Junior's name to be displayed as the caller.
"Oh! That's him!" said Fluttershy with a relieved sigh. She quickly answered the phone as she held it against her ear.
"Hello? Gojira?" answered Fluttershy. Her eyes widened in surprise as she heard an unexpected voice.
"Oh. Mrs. Takeshi. What? No... We haven't seen him at school," answered Fluttershy with a look of confusion. Her eyes widened in shock as a gasp escaped her mouth, drawing the attention of the others.
"Oh no. Oh. OK, w-we'll keep an eye out. OK, goodbye," said Fluttershy as she hung up.
"What?" asked Angirasu. Fluttershy turned to face her club members with a look of worry.
"Gojira's mother answered his phone. She said that he's missing," said Fluttershy. Everyone's eyes widened in response.




Later that day...

Miwa sat down on her sofa with a look of stress as she held her hands over mouth and nose, taking calm breaths. Blaire sat next to her as she held a comforting hand on her shoulder. With them were of course the rest of the Friendship Club along with the rest of the Main Six and Flash.  A couple of other police officers were present in the Takeshi household.
"It's alright. We'll find him and bring him back safely. But Miwa, can you think of any reason that he would be gone? Could it be that he just ran away?" asked Blaire. Miwa shook her head.
"No. No, he seemed just fine yesterday. We had dinner and watched a movie together. After that, we went to bed. I thought that maybe he had woken up early to get to school since I hadn't seen him this morning. Then, I received a call from the school that told me that he wasn't in his first to fourth period classes," said Miwa. She took another calm breath before speaking.
"I knew something had to be wrong when I was told that he missed those classes. I even tried calling his cell phone to talk to him, but he never took it," said Miwa as she buried her face into her hands.
"That was when Fluttershy called," said Miwa.
"Did he leave anything like a note? Did he take anything like food or perhaps his back pack?" asked Blaire.
"No. He didn't leave or take anything like that. His backpack was left behind as well," said Miwa.
"Could he have been... kidnapped?" asked Rarity. She didn't like suggesting the possibility in front of Junior's mother, since she was under a lot of stress right now. But it was a possibility.
"My home didn't have any signs of being broken into. It was though he just suddenly disappeared," said Miwa as she shook her head. The Friendship Club all gave each other glances as they pondered what could have happened to the Transmutant and why he would suddenly disappear.
"Well, we're going to start our search for him, Miwa. Don't worry, we'll find him," said Blaire with a reassuring nod.
"Please find him. He's the only family that I have left," said Miwa with teary eyes.
"Um... We'll help look for him too, Mrs. Takeshi. He's our friend, after all," said Mosura. Miwa sniffled as she wiped her eyes.
"Thank you. My son is lucky to know you all," said Miwa with a soft smile. Rodan cleared his throat.
"Hey, may I use your bathroom before we get started?" asked Rodan.
"Go ahead," said Miwa.
"Thanks," responded Rodan as he briskly walked through the hall and made his way into the bathroom. After he handled his business and washed his hands, he noticed a small basket in the corner of the bathroom from the mirror. He turned and found it to be a laundry basket. He hummed in thought as he looked inside and found dirty laundry. Rodan smirked as he grabbed a shirt that gave off a faint scent and immediately stuffed the shirt into his pocket and made his way out of the bathroom.
"OK, let's go," said Rodan as he patted Angirasu on the shoulder. Soon, the teens and police dispersed out of the house, where Miwa remained inside, praying that her son was safe and that he would return to her soon. She'd go and look for him herself, but she had to remain home in case he came back. Meanwhile, Blaire looked to the teens.
"If you kids find Gojira, you call and let his mother know. She'll let me know and we can call off the search," ordered Blaire.
"Yes ma'am," said the teens in unison. Blaire nodded in approval as she stepped inside of her police car and began to drive off along with a couple of other officers. Sunset looked to Flash with a smile.
"Hey, thanks for coming out here to help look for him. It's very nice of you," said Sunset. Flash nodded to her in response.
"Sure, it’s no problem. Come on, we should probably get to searching before we lose daylight," said Flash as he began to walk forward.
"Alright. Flash, Sunset, Applejack and Rainbow Dash, you go and search the park. Erika, Rarity, Angirasu, Pinkie, and I will search around the school. Mosura, Rodan, and Fluttershy will search the further out down town," said Twilight. The groups nodded in response and split off. As Rodan walked alongside Mosura and Fluttershy, he glanced back at the rest.
"Psst! Hey, you two stop for a second," whispered Rodan. The girls looked at him curiously as they stopped. Rodan reached into his pocket and pulled out the worn shirt.
"Is... Is that one of Gojira's shirts?" asked Fluttershy in confusion.
"That's right. I found it in the bathroom and thought that it could help us find Goji," whispered Rodan. Mosura smiled brightly.
"We can track his scent with your enhanced sense of smell! Rodan, you're a genius!" said Mosura. Rodan grimaced.
'I was honestly hoping you'd volunteer. I rather not sniff another guy's dirty laundry,' thought Rodan.
"Right. Yeah," said Rodan with a cough.
"Wait, why not tell the others?" asked Fluttershy in confusion.
"Well, I have a feeling that Goji might be experiencing some major issues right now regarding a certain situation. Maybe he's so freaked out right now that he's trying to give himself some space," said Rodan as he glanced back at the rest of the group.
"It's best we not let the other non-Transmutants know about this until we can figure this out. Let's just pretend we found him by luck," said Rodan as he looked back to the girls. Mosura and Fluttershy glanced at each other in reluctance. Then, Fluttershy nodded.
"OK. I did promise to keep his secret, after all," said Fluttershy.
"Alright, my lips are sealed. Get to tracking," said Mosura. Rodan sighed as he looked at the shirt.
"Thank God that I grabbed a shirt," said Rodan as he sniffed it. He slightly gagged in disgust and tore his nose away from the musty smell.
"OK. Yeah, I think I got a lock on him," said Rodan as he began to follow the smell. Mosura and Fluttershy ran after him, finding themselves traveling throughout the neighborhood. Meanwhile, a black van drove through the neighborhood, where Koizumi sat in the passenger seat with Inoue driving. He sighed in annoyance.
"I can't believe we lost him. We had one job. One job!" said Koizumi.
"You insisted on getting drinks that night. I insisted that one of us should stay, but then you ignore my suggestions" said Inoue in annoyance. Koizumi sent her a glare.
"Hey, respect your superior officer, kid," said Koizumi. Inoue sighed.
"Yes, sir," muttered Inoue. The van drove off, searching for any sign of the Transmutant. Koizumi held his radar in hand as he scanned the area.
"Ugh. Since the kid went missing, we'll have to scan for every Transmutant in town until we find him," said Koizumi. He scowled. "What a pain in the ass."



This couldn't have been a worst situation. Here, Fluttershy was once again standing at the entrance to the Everfree forest alongside Rodan and Mosura. The three stared into the dark forest during the afternoon. They all stood by nervously.
"Are you sure he went through here?" asked Mosura.
"Hey, do you want to sniff the shirt?!" asked Rodan in annoyance as he held the shirt up to Mosura's face. Her face flushed brightly as she caught the male scent of Junior coming from the shirt. She pushed it away as she cupped her nose.
"No!" said Mosura.
"It wouldn't work with Mosura anyway, Rodan. She's a human, remember?" asked Fluttershy. Rodan went stiff in response and glanced at Mosura, who sent him a stern stare. Rodan cleared his throat.
"Of course. I was just messing around," said Rodan in response. The trio looked back at the forest. With the smell that she had picked up from the shirt, Mosura was able to confirm that Junior's scent did indeed lead into the forest. She sighed heavily.
"OK, let's go," said Mosura as she and the rest entered into the forest. Fluttershy stood close as she nervously looked around the forest. Despite the fear that she felt coming here, she was willing to risk herself to find her friend. She just wondered why the Transmutant would come out here of all places. As the trio continued on for several minutes, the trail was growing stronger. The group suddenly stopped as they found a tree knocked over in their path.
"Ugh. We gotta go around this thing if we want to keep up our search," said Mosura as she strayed off of the path. She then stumbled as she stepped into a descended piece of earth. She looked down in annoyance but her eyes widened. Rodan and Fluttershy came to where she was looking and found a large imprint into the earth.
"It's a footprint!" said Fluttershy in shock.
"By Bigfoot," said Rodan as he looked at the large foot print. Mosura shook her head.
"Sure, if Bigfoot had the feet the size of a dinosaur," said Mosura in a sarcastic tone. The foot print that they were looking at was wide and larger than what most animals would leave. There were four claw marks at the end of short stubby toe imprints.
"There's more!" exclaimed Rodan as he pointed ahead of the foot print, finding a trail ahead. Fluttershy gulped as she nervously faced Mosura.
"What could have left these tracks?" asked Fluttershy. Mosura knelt down and analyzed the prints.
"Whatever it is, it's gotta be huge," said Mosura. Rodan knelt down next to the track as he caught the scent from the tracks. He took a couple of sniffs and his eyes widened.
"Uh oh," said Rodan.
"What's wrong?" asked Fluttershy in a nervous tone.
"Yeah. It's worse than I thought. These tracks belong to-" Rodan was interrupted as the sound of heavy footsteps filled the air. Everyone went silent as the footsteps grew louder, causing the ground around them to shake. The sound of trees rustling filled the air, causing the teens to whip around as they searched for the source. Fluttershy huddled close to Mosura as she fearfully looked around. The sound of a chopper-like growl filled the air. From deeper within the trees, a figure came rushing out. Mosura and Rodan steeled themselves while Fluttershy coward behind them. As the figure came closer, grunting filled the air. Out from the distance came a grizzly bear crying out as it sprinted away from the trees.
"Grizzly!" said Rodan. Fluttershy came out of hiding in surprise as the bear ran towards them. The bear suddenly ran passed them, leaving the teens confused.
"Um... OK?" said Rodan with a raised brow.
"Something scared him," said Fluttershy with a gulp. Mosura and Rodan cautiously made their way over to where the bear had fled. Fluttershy reluctantly followed them. The three came across a large bush that the bear had come from. Mosura gagged.
"Ugh. Smells like something..." Mosura and Rodan pulled the bushes apart and found something. Fluttershy gasped and cupped her mouth.
"Died," said Mosura in a flat stone. Before them was a large bear that lied on a large flat stone with large bite marks on its body and part of its lower body was missing. Mosura cupped her nose in disgust as her stomach turned at the sight. Fluttershy merely stared in horror at the fate of this creature.
"Man. That's messed up," said Rodan. He suddenly caught the scent that he had been tracking. They were finally close.
"Guys, I think Goji is around here!" said Rodan. Just as the words left his mouth, a charcoal grey head rose from behind the stone. It was a beast with a reptilian appearance, with scales that appeared like a lava formation. Its box shaped head bore a flat skull with brows over its small amber eyes like an eagle. The teens went still as stone as the creature focused its eyes on them after it had raised its head with a questioning grunt. Fluttershy stared in horror as she found the creature's muzzle stained in blood as a piece of flesh hung from the teeth that stuck from the overbite.
"Oooooh shit," said Rodan in a small tone.
"Nobody make any sudden movements," said Mosura in a whisper, fighting her own desire to run. The creature narrowed its eyes and crinkled its muzzle.
"Skreeoonk!" the beast gave a screeching roar that almost sounded similar to a raging elephant. The bear flesh that was in its mouth fell to the ground.
"Oh, hell no!" said Rodan as he grabbed Mosura's and Fluttershy's hand and ran with them. The girls stumbled at first but then followed him. Fluttershy turned her head back and found the creature pushing itself off of the ground and rising to its feet. It stood to be twenty feet tall with thick legs. Its short arms hung at its side as it flexed it four black clawed appendages. The creature stood in an erect stance with a burly armored chest with a long whip-like tail. On the creature's back were three rows of jagged but slightly stubbed dorsal plates. The creature roared as it stomped after the teens.
"He's chasing us!" cried Fluttershy.
"Agh! He had to be a dinosaur! A freaking dinosaur!" said Rodan in annoyance.
"First of all, that's not like any dinosaur that resembles what we have in fossils! Second of all, who are you talking about?!" exclaimed Mosura as she ran.
"That's Gojira! He transformed!" said Rodan as he pointed at the creature. Fluttershy's eyes widened in shock as she looked back and found the beast chasing them. As she looked into its amber eyes, she saw a resemblance to what she saw in Junior before he confessed about his broken inhibitor chip to her.
"Wha- Why is he attacking us?!" asked Fluttershy.
"How should I know?! I've never been in this situation with another Transmutant before!" shouted Rodan. Mosura gasped as she found Junior salivating at the mouth as he knocked down trees as he continued his pursuit.
"He has hunger in his eyes!" said Mosura. The teens cried out as they continued running, leading the beast deeper into the forest as he roared. Junior snarled as he slammed into a tall tree, knocking it over. The tree then landed in the teens' path, causing them to skid to a halt. They turned with fearful expressions as the beast stomped their way with roars. Rodan held his fists up as he shook.
"Come at me! I'm not scared, just because you’re twenty feet tall with sharp teeth and....claws," said Rodan in a nervous tone. Junior snarled in response as he stomped on the ground while Rodan yelled as he ran towards Junior.
"Rodan!" cried Mosura.
"YOLO!!" shouted Rodan as he punched Junior in the shin. The beast bore a neutral expression as the punch came, feeling like a minor pebble being thrown at him. Rodan continued to punch the creature in the shin while delivering kicks. Junior merely looked down at the puny mammal that was making a feeble attempt to harm him. Junior growled in annoyance as he lowered himself and grabbed Rodan with his hand wrapped over his ribs.
"Not working, huh?" asked Rodan with a sheepish smile. Junior roared as he opened his mighty jaws and revealed his sharp teeth. His head wasn't large enough to eat Rodan whole, but it was big enough to bite half of his upper torso off. Rodan screamed like a little girl as he flailed his arms and legs around.
"Don't eat me man! Look, I'm sorry for teasing you and asking you embarrassing questions! We're homies, right?!" cried Rodan. He felt himself being brought closer to the gaping jaws.
"No!!" cried Fluttershy. However, her cry wasn't one of despair, but authority. Junior suddenly flinched in surprise at the tone and closed his jaws. His eyes focused on the girl that raised her voice at him. Fluttershy slightly trembled under his stare but kept a firm expression as she narrowed her eyes. Junior snarled at her in response.
"Do... Do not take that tone with me, mister!" said Fluttershy in a stern tone. Mosura looked at her in surprise while Rodan bore a look of confusion.
"You should be ashamed of yourself! Trying to eat your own friends!" scolded Fluttershy as she waved her finger at Junior. The Transmutant merely growled at her and bared his teeth at her like a mad dog.
"Don't you bare those teeth at me, mister! You've been a very naughty... Dinosaur?" asked Fluttershy as she glanced at Mosura.
"Let's worry about that later," said Mosura. Fluttershy cleared her throat as she turned to face Junior.
"Now, put Rodan down!" said Fluttershy. Junior narrowed his eyes at her as he crinkled his muzzle. Fluttershy hardened her eyes as well.
"Gojira, drop him," said Fluttershy in a stern tone. Junior grunted in annoyance as he released his hold on Rodan and allowed him to fall onto his rear. Rodan painfully scurried away next to Fluttershy.
"Good boy. Now, we've been very worried about-" Fluttershy was interrupted as Junior groaned as he stomped away.
"Wha- Gojira!" called Fluttershy as Junior walked away. She ran after him, leaving Mosura and Rodan behind.
"Did she just talk him down?" asked Rodan. Mosura nodded.
"That girl is amazing," said Mosura as she and Rodan ran after her. The teens followed the beast as he returned to the stone with the dead bear on it. A couple of wolves ran away as he approached, denied of their scavenged find. Junior grunted as he lied himself down onto his belly with his legs slightly planted upright as he lied down like a cat. He grabbed the bear carcass and began to devour it, much to the disgust of the teens.
"Well, at least we aren't on the menu anymore," said Rodan. As Mosura slowly approached Junior, the Transmutant raised his head from his meal and gave a warning growl. Mosura quickly stepped back with her hands raised.
"It's OK. I'm your friend, remember?" asked Mosura. Junior gave a bark-like sound as he went back to eating.
"I don't understand. Why is he behaving like an animal?" asked Mosura in confusion.
"I... I think it's because he pretty much is one right now. He's acting on instinct. I don't even know how whatever creature that he is.....is supposed to behave," said Fluttershy with a frown.
"Well... He can change back. We just need to get him to do so," said Rodan with a snap of his fingers.
"How? We- I mean, you don't even know how to change," said Mosura. Fluttershy looked at Junior Worriedly. They found him, but they didn't even know how to change him back to normal. Based on his earlier aggressive actions, it would be unwise to bring him out of the forest. Not to mention the authorities using force against him. Fluttershy deeply frowned as she approached Junior, who pulled the bear carcass close to himself as he growled at her. The girl merely took a seat on her knees beside him and gently petted his shoulder. Junior was still stiff, waiting for an attack. Fluttershy lied her head against his scaly shoulder as she caressed him.
"We'll figure something out, Goji. I promise," said Fluttershy in a soft tone. Junior's eyes softened as he began to relax. He stopped growling and bearing his teeth. A small groan came from him as he turned away and went back to eating. Mosura stared in surprise at how the beast was suddenly relaxed around Fluttershy. Not only that, but Fluttershy approached him as a normal human with courage.
"You really are amazing," said Mosura. Fluttershy smiled bashfully. Junior suddenly began to twitch as a pained groan came from him. Fluttershy gasped as she quickly backed away from the Transmutant as he huddled himself on the ground in agony. His tail swung wildly as bones popped and his muscle mass shrunk. The teens stared as the beast cried out in pain as his body shrunk before them while his body became humanoid. Soon, Junior was lying on his side as his normal self. The teens stared in surprise at the transformation. Rodan took the shirt that he had taken and placed it over Junior's waist.
"Ladies, no peeking," said Rodan in disapproval. Mosura and Fluttershy flushed in embarrassment. However, Junior's muscle toned body was seared into their minds. Junior groaned as he stirred. He slightly raised himself up.
"Wha... What happened?" asked Junior as he held his head. Rodan knelt beside him.
"You went missing all day! Your mom told us so we decided to look for you," said Rodan. Junior glanced at his lower half of his body then quickly held the shirt against his pelvis.
"Where are my clothes?!" exclaimed Junior.
"You were doped out of your mind and were about to be violated by some sickos!" said Rodan. Junior's eyes widened in horror.
"What?!" cried Junior. Mosura slapped Rodan in the back and sent him a look of disapproval.
"Stop that! That's not funny!" said Mosura.
"Well I had to amuse myself because I was nearly eaten by him!" said Rodan.
"Everyone stop! Tell me what happened!" said Junior with a glare.
"You don't...remember?" asked Fluttershy in confusion. Junior sighed as he rubbed his temple.
"Agh. It's a blur. I remember being in a lot of pain when I went to bed. Then I vaguely remember leaving the house and..." Junior's eyes widened. His breathing was quick.
"Oh no. No! No, was anybody hurt?!" asked Junior as he looked at his friends frantically.
"Well, you ate a bear. But I don't think nobody else knows that you're here," said Rodan. Junior groaned as he held his head.
"I could've been in town still!" said Junior. Mosura knelt next to him with a firm expression.
"It's going to be alright. We'll figure this out, alright?" asked Mosura. Junior lamely nodded.
"OK. I uh.... I need some clothes," said Junior.