Shy and Aggressive

by Johng117

Chapter 53: Explosive Attitude

It was early morning. The Purist base of operations was bustling with the terrorists moving about. Supplies and weapons were moved around as usual. From an entrance that opened up, jeeps rolled in through, parking in an area where other armored jeeps were present. From the back came a truck with tons of junk in the back.

"Got something for ya," said the driver as he poked his head out from the driver seat and stepped out. He made his way to the back of the truck as some of the Purists gathered around. The driver dug through the junk. He pulled out a robotic head that bore a red visor and had wires hanging from underneath.

"This is from my run back in Mexicolt a couple weeks back. See this here? This is a head from one of those mechs made by Hideki Industries. It still has its circuits intact along with the brain. Maybe you can use this to figure out how to make these things yourself," suggested the scavenger as he placed the bowling ball sized robot head down on the ground.

"I found a couple of engines from abandoned jeeps, what was left from the metal armor and I picked up a heavy class cybernetic arm from a dead soldier in Yakyakistan. Right arm though," said the scavenger as he pulled out a cybernetic arm that bore the GeneCo logo on the shoulder. The exposed wires hung and the end of the arm bore blood stains, likely from being hacked off. He pulled on one of the wires and caused the sides of the arm to open, revealing small rockets that stuck out. He forced the missiles back in and sat the arm down. He then reached in the net and drew out a Quake cannon.

"And this, I've never seen before. Apparently it's a new gun that they just started developing," said the scavenger as he handed the weapon to a Purist.

"Hmm. Looks like they got the Quake cannon out of the Prototype stage," said the Purist as she looked the weapon over. It appeared to have been more compact compared to the prototypes that they once had.

"What else you got?" asked one of the Purists. The scavenger reached in the net.

"Check this baby out," said the scavenger as he pulled out a mini gun. One of the Purists whistled.

"In great condition, and comes with the ammo tanks," said the scavenger as he set the weapon down and reached inside, pulling out a metal container where a chain of bullets hung from.

"Alright. We'll take everything. Some of that metal looks good to melt down for more robust armor," said a Purist as she looked at the scrap metal in the net.

Meanwhile, Scar was standing in an office in silence as he looked through a laptop screen. His brows were furrowed as he sat silently.

"You weren't there. Something is very wrong. And I honestly think it has something to do with the anomaly that happened in December," said Scar.

"I am not pleased with your failure, Scar. Do not waste my time with tall tales. Your men have lost the Quake cannons and the mech suit prototype. MONARCH is beginning to become aware of our presence in their ranks. We need them to help accomplish our goal," said a voice from the laptop.

"We still have the rest of the Prototypes, and the mole that was discovered committed suicide before he could be interrogated. The new Director will have a hard time finding our allies," said Scar.

"Good. We cannot afford anymore blunders. I want you to refrain from anymore major activity in Ponyville. We will have to deal with these Transmutant rogues another time," said the voice. Scar nodded.

"Understood," said Scar. As the call ended, Scar closed the laptop with a hard expression.

Meanwhile, back in the lair, Adrian was sitting against a wall as she removed her bandage that was wrapped around her calf, exposing a scar. Her eyes hardened as she recalled the perpetrator, the Night Angel. As if the mark he branded on her back wasn't enough, the failed attack on the 'Guardians' was grating for her as they lost a number of soldiers and even lost Impact.

'Poor Impact', Adrian thought. She had learned what had happened from Scar. She even briefly saw the beast that he had turned into, because of this 'Ark' that they were hiding. Now he was dead because of those Transmutants. Adrian clenched her fist as she stood up and was walking down through the abandoned base. She made her way into a large room, where she found Stinger to be sitting on a chair by himself as he ran a rag over the helmet to the Scorpion suit that he wore.

"Hey, Stinger," said Adrian as she walked in. Stinger merely glanced her way with a small nod. His green eyes were cold, as if they were devoid of any life and humanity. His short dark hair gave him a rugged appearance, and his left side of his face bore burn scars, just beneath his eye and near his ear. This was the first time that Adrian had seen this man's face. It was a little unnerving to see him, as his eyes were dead like a corpse. Adrian continued on through the room, where she found Dreadnaught sitting in the room with a hard expression. Adrian stopped and found the man to have been missing his right arm. It was bandaged up, and his sleeve hung loosely. Adrian recalled that he was the one piloting the mech suit during the Ark fiasco. His arm was pretty much way beyond fucked when Impact, in his monstrous state, took him down like a mere dog. He managed to escape after Onyx commandeered the mech for himself, but the crash had injured his arm severely to the point that it had to be amputated. Adrian sighed to herself as she took a seat.

"I can't believe we lost to those bastards. We had every advantage possible," said Adrian as she crossed her arms.

"At least you aren't missing any limbs. I made of living off of having a full set. Now my fucking trigger hand is gone," spat Dreadnaught in anger. Stinger merely looked at the two and went back to cleaning his helmet. Dreadnaught hardened his eyes as he stood up.

"What the fuck is your deal?! Aren't you pissed?! We got fucked by those assholes!" yelled Dreadnaught. Stinger didn't respond.

"Leave him alone," said Adrian. Dreadnaught began to stomp over towards the silent man.

"What? Got nothing to say?!" demanded Dreadnaught as he stepped by Stinger, who bore a neutral expression. This pissed Dreadnaught even further.

"Hey, when someone is talking to y-" Dreadnaught grabbed Stinger by the shoulder. Stinger suddenly grabbed Dreadnaught by the wrist and twisted it. Dreadnaught cried out in pain and found himself being smacked in the face by Stinger's helmet. The man tossed the helmet aside onto a nearby table and began to jab Dreadnaught in his chest, finishing him off with a kick. Adrian bore a look of shock at what transpired in mere seconds. Dreadnaught grunted as Stinger kneeled on his chest as he had his hand griping his neck, strangling him. Stinger bore a cold look as the veins in his arms became exposed from the tightening his grip.

"Stinger, stop!" cried Adrian in a panic. Stinger ignored her and kept his grip.

"That's enough, Stinger," said Scar in a commanding voice. Stinger looked up and found the leader of the group looking at him with a hard expression as he stood in the doorway. Stinger looked back at Dreadnaught as he frantically patted the arm that was choking him. Stinger released him and stood up, allowing Dreadnaught to gasp for air. He began to cough furiously.

"You fucking psychopath!" said Dreadnaught with a cough. Stinger merely walked away and picked up his helmet and took a seat back in his chair. Adrian bore a relieved but unnerved look on her face. She helped Dreadnaught onto his feet.

"Don't mind his lack of response, Dreadnaught. He prefers to be left alone," said Scar as he made his way into the room. He then turned to the three.

"Now, there's going to be some change of plans regarding Ponyville. After what happened, we're pulling back and focusing on Manehattan and Baltimare," said Scar. Adrian looked at him incredulously.

"We're not going back to finish them?!" asked Adrian.

"No, we tried that. Gojira is too strong to take on. We can't just fight the strongest Transmutant on the block. We at least had leverage last time. No, we need to focus on redistributing supplies to others," said Scar. Adrian bore a hard expression as she looked down at the ground. It looked like that payback against these Transmutants was going to have to wait. Scar looked to Dreadnaught.

"The loss of the mech suit is a great disappointment, as is the loss of your arm," said Scar. Dreadnaught merely bore a hard expression.

"But, you still have a use for us. In fact, we have just gotten something from a scavenger," said Scar as he gestured for a man to walk in. This man carried a robotic arm that bore the GeneCo logo.

"This cybernetic arm comes equipped with weapon systems such as miniature missiles and is tough enough to knock a Transmutant's lights out. Fortunately, it's for the right arm," said Scar.

"Is that blood?" asked Adrian with wide eyes as she pointed at the arm.

"Don't worry about that. Dreadnaught, we can equip you with this equipment. Your specialty in weaponry makes you a valuable member of the team," said Scar.

"Listen, I ain't a Purist. I'm a merc for hire. The reason why I've stuck around is because the money is right and you seem to get a lot of interesting toys. But this right here, you just made my day," said Dreadnaught with a grin as he looked at the cybernetic arm. Scar nodded.

"Good. We'll prepare for surgery," said Scar. He then turned to Adrian.

"I will need you and Stinger to handle finding new candidates for the remaining prototypes." said Scar. Adrian nodded.

---

Junior was sitting down on as his father looked over his arm. Miwa stood by worriedly as she watched her husband check her son's reptilian arm.

"This is unusual. I've never experienced this myself when I lost a limb," said Senior as he released Junior's arm.

"Should we be worried?" asked Junior.

"That depends. How do you feel?" asked Senior.

"Fine, I guess. It feels kinda weird though," said Junior as he flexed his hand.

"That's normal," said Senior.

"But this isn't! What if something is wrong with him?" asked Miwa anxiously.

"Well, we can ask Amber to take a look at it. But my guess is that this is a result of you being a hybrid," said Senior. "You see, pure blooded Transmutants tend to have the least random transformations during puberty and have more self-control. They tend to develop faster in their abilities. Hybrids, on the other hand, are sometimes weaker, have more episodes of the beast within, since their minds struggle to process the animalistic part of themselves, which led to your transformations when you didn't intend to."

"I believe that since you are hybrid, bearing traits from myself and your mother, your arm may be like this to properly reconstruct a severed limb," said Senior.

"Is this permanent?" asked Junior in worry.

"I don't think so. But we'll check with Amber soon. For now, just try to relax," said Senior as he patted his son's shoulder. Junior sighed as he stood up.

"Alright. Anyway, gotta get to school," said Junior as he grabbed his bag and rushed out the door after bidding his family farewell. Miwa sighed worriedly.

"Stressing about it won't help," said Senior.

"I know. But still," said Miwa as she took a seat next to her husband.

"So, how is everyone?" asked Miwa.

"Right now, we're fine. Our weapons were seized by MONARCH and I sometimes hear a drone at night, but they've been leaving us alone so far. They haven't come demanding the Ark, which is a plus," said Senior.

"Well, that's good," said Miwa. Senior sighed.

"I worry that this will change. I can't be separated from you two. Not again," said Senior as he held Miwa's hand. The woman leaned against his shoulder.

"Then you better lay low," said Miwa. The two sat together in silence.

"So... Junior's at school. Wanna do it?" asked Miwa as she looked at her husband.

"Absolutely," said Senior. Miwa suddenly tackled the Transmutant onto the sofa as they kissed passionately. She moaned as she was groped while she pinned her husband. The two fell to the ground, with Senior on top. Miwa gave a cry of pleasure as her legs kicked up into the air.

---

Adagio was running a hand over a boy's chest as she bore a seductive look in the hall. A few other students were standing by with looks of longing to feel the girl's touch.

"I get so cold here during the winter. Soon it'll be spring. But it's times like this where it's great to cuddle next to someone," said Adagio in a seductive manner. The boy nodded with a blush. Before Adagio could continue to see Junior to be approaching, the girl immediately removed herself from the boy before her and briskly walked off. The students around her bore looks of confusion and pleaded for her to come back. Junior sighed as he watched Adagio walk off. He then noticed the students glaring at him, much to his annoyance.

"The fuck are you looking at?" asked Junior in a stand offish tone. The students began to disperse as they continued to shoot Junior dirty looks. The Transmutant scoffed.

"I miss the days where people were too scared to even make eye contact with me. They're starting to get too bold around me," said Junior in annoyance. He then returned his attention to Adagio as she continued to walk away. He gave a heavy sigh. He made his way over to his locker, where he began to switch out books. He then found his eyes covered by a pair of soft hands.

"Hey Mosu," said Junior. The hands uncovered his face, and Mosura appeared at his side with a pout.

"Aw how did you know it was me?" asked Mosura in disappointment.

"Really, how many girls do I know that I'm currently still talking to?" asked Junior. Mosura rolled her eyes. She then briefly blinked as her irises slightly grew. The girl wrapped her arms around Junior's back.

"Mosu, what are you doing?" asked Junior in confusion.

"You're so warm," said Mosura in a purr. She then sniffed.

"Ooh. That cologne smells nice," said Mosura as she nuzzled Junior's back. Junior flushed brightly as Mosura gave small hums as she clung to him. He began to pull away nervously.

"We should probably go," said Junior, but Mosura latched herself to his arm, where she began to rub her cheeks.

"Mm..." Mosura purred as she dropped her bag onto the floor and smelled the cologne on the boy.

"OK, you're acting weird," said Junior as he attempted to pull his arm back, but noticed that Mosura's pupils were missing as her eyes were half open. She gave purrs and her skin on her face appeared to have sprouted tiny white hairs. Junior quickly shook Mosura.

"Mosu!" said Junior. Mosura shook her head and shot up straight as she suddenly released Junior.

"Huh?" Mosura bore a quizzical look as her pupils returned and the hairs disappeared from her face. She then looked at Junior blankly, who bore a worried look. Her face turned to dread.

"Oh no. Was I just... Not acting like myself?" asked Mosura worriedly.

"Just briefly. I think you're fine now," said Junior as he picked up Mosura's back pack and handed it to her. Mosura then noticed Junior's left hand as he closing his locker.

"Your hand," said Mosur in worry.

"Yeah, I'll explain later. Come on, we should get to class," said Junior as he led Mosura down the hall. The girl bit her lip as she thought about losing control of herself just briefly in school.

---

It was during lunch. Sunset was walking through the hallway alone in silence. As she rounded a corner, she stopped as she heard a familiar voice vocalizing. She stopped and hid behind the corner and poked her head over. Her eyes widened as she spotted Adagio vocalizing to a few students, whose eyes flashed green as they approached her. Adagio giggled as she clung to one of the boys.

"Oh, you boys and girls just love to shower me in attention, don't you?" asked Adagio.

"Anything for you, Adagio," said the boy that Adagio clung to. Sunset bore a look of shock, being suddenly reminded of the dream that she had. Sunset quickly stepped from out of the corner.

"Adagio!" cried Sunset. Adagio jumped with a start. She turned and grinned.

"Hiya, Sunny! What's up?" asked Adagio.

"What's up?! Adagio, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" demanded Sunset. Adagio shrugged.

"What? I'm just hanging out with my adoring fans," said Adagio as she leaned her head against the boy's chest. She then yelped as Sunset forced her away from the boy.

"I saw what you did! How could you do this?!" asked Sunset incredulously. Adagio rolled her eyes.

"What's the big deal? No one is getting hurt," said Adagio.

"You're taking their free will away! Amber told us specifically not to abuse our abilities!" said Sunset in a whisper. Adagio groaned in exasperation.

"Lighten up, Sunset. I'm just having some fun," said Adagio in annoyance.

"Fun?! Adagio, this is serious! You need to stop this!" said Sunset. Adagio scoffed.

"Not a chance. Now if you'll excuse me." Adagio walked passed Sunset as she swung her hip against Sunset's, causing her to stumble as the students she hypnotized followed her. Sunset growled as she clenched her fists as Adagio left. She couldn't believe how reckless that this girl was being. Sunset began to make her way down to the cafeteria, fuming to herself. Amber gave them a simple rule, yet Adagio wasn't listening. Sunset couldn't think of what else could go wrong right now.

Suddenly, she heard a loud explosion, causing her to yelp with a start. She found that the sound came from the cafeteria. In a panic, Sunset rushed inside and found that trays were scattered, and students had ducked for cover. Sunset then stared ahead and found Pinkie Pie to be standing stiffly as her hair was blown all over the place, along with the rest of the Main Six. Their table bore a burn mark just in front of Pinkie.

"What did she do?" asked Sunset in dread. Suddenly, campus security came rushing into the cafeteria. Sunset slumped her shoulders.

"Things just got worse," said Sunset.

Later, Pinkie Pie found herself in the office sobbing to herself as campus security stood by her as she sat down. Celestia was rubbing her brows while Luna had her arms crossed as the rest of the girls and Junior stood outside with them in the hall.

"This... I don't know what to say about this," said Celestia.

"I swear to God, if you start denying what we told you because it's 'mystical nonsense', I'm going to jab my ear drums out," said Junior with a deadpanned stare.

"Dramatic much?" asked Rainbow.

"No, I'm just sick of hearing people remain skeptical after all of the crap we've seen. It's getting old," said Junior with a scowl.

"Well the issue is that people think that a bomb went off in the cafeteria. You have to understand that after what happened with the Purists, everyone including security would be on edge. The authorities might get involved," said Luna. The girls bore looks of worry, dread and panic.

"But it wasn't a bomb!" said Sunset.

"We know. But there isn't a whole lot that we can do," said Celestia. Junior shrugged.

"We can lie," said Junior. Everyone looked at him with deadpanned stares. Junior bore a look of annoyance

"What?! There's no evidence of the explosion being caused by a bomb! So let's just fudge the truth!" said Junior. Applejack sighed warily.

"I'm ashamed to ask, but what did ya have in mind?" asked Applejack. Although she hated lying, especially to the police, and was pretty terrible at it, she still wanted to help keep Pinkie from getting into too much trouble.

"Why not just say that she was doing a science experiment for class, but accidently caused an explosion from carelessly mixing chemicals? I can see her doing that. Just say it was fortunate that they didn't end up becoming lethal. At most, she might get suspended and not get expelled. Worst case scenario, she goes to jail," said Junior.

"Worse case?!" asked the girls in alarm.

"Yeah. What do I look like? Some rich douchebag that can buy off the law? I'm just considering the possibilities," said Junior, nonchalant. The girls looked at each other worriedly.

"You know, you could show a little concern for Pinkie," said Rainbow with a glare.

"I'm here, aren't I?" asked Junior in annoyance.

"We probably should go with Gojira's plan. No one's going to believe what it was," said Rarity.

"I agree. But we should make sure the story is straight. And no embellishments," said Twilight. Luna sighed heavily.

"Aaaaand we didn't hear this conversation," said Luna.

It was a few minutes later into lunch. Junior was leaning against the wall as the remainder of the girls stood by anxiously outside of the principal's office. They dreaded what fate lied for their friend after this unfortunate incident, especially after the scare that the Purists inflicted on the town after the school shooting. As Junior stared at the wall, he felt eyes on him. He looked at the girls who stared.

"What?" asked Junior in annoyance.

"Um... How do I put this..." Twilight awkwardly scratched her head.

"Is it the arm?" deadpanned Junior. The girls, excluding Fluttershy, nodded in unison. Junior sighed.

"I don't know yet. I'm going to get it looked at," said Junior.

"Does it hurt?" asked Rainbow.

"Why would it hurt?" asked Junior in confusion. Rainbow shrugged.

"I don't know. But it looks kinda cool," said Rainbow.

"It itches," said Junior as he scratched his reptilian arm, where the flesh in the back of the forearm was in a frozen transition between saurian scales and mammalian flesh. The door to the principal's office suddenly opened up, revealing campus security and an officer as they walked out. They were followed by Pinkie, who was sniffling as she wiped her tear stained cheeks as Celestia and Luna escorted her out.

"Well?" asked Applejack anxiously. Celestia and Luna briefly watched as the campus security and the police officer walked further down the hall.

"Thanks to Gojira, Pinkie only has to spend a couple of days in detention," said Celestia. The girls sighed in relief. Celestia gave a tired sigh as she shook her head.

"I suppose it's a little too much to ask for some normalcy after what's been happening," said Celestia. Luna crossed her arms as she looked to the girls.

"Girls, I do hope that you will try to make an effort to keep your...'abilities' under radar. For everyone's best interest," said Luna.

"Yes, ma'am. We'll do our best," said Twilight with a nod, though Sunset bit her thumb as she bore a worried look.

"Good. Now if you'll excuse us," said Celestia as she and Luna proceeded to make their way into the office. The teens were left alone out in the hall. Pinkie sniffled as she wiped her eyes.

"Thanks, guys," said Pinkie with a hiccup.

"Pinkie, what happened? You know better than to use your power," said Twilight with an incredulous look.

"It was an accident. I was just trying to eat some candy, but I accidently dropped them. Then suddenly, boom! They exploded! I didn't even mean for it to happen," said Pinkie.

"Well, it's a good thing you weren't playing around," said Applejack.

"But there's still the issue that she can't even control her power," said Fluttershy in worry.

"Then you'll have to take it up with Amber. She might be able to help," said Junior. "I'm actually going to go down there later after school. So, yeah," said Junior as he held his hands in his pockets.

"Maybe we can come along so she can help us too?" asked Rarity.

"Sure, whatever. Don't be late," said Junior as he began to walk off. The girls all shared another sigh of relief. The girls suddenly noticed Eliza to be rushing down the hallway.

"Eliza?" asked Fluttershy in surprise.

"I heard what had happened from Rodan," said Eliza with a look of worry.

"Oh! Yeah, that. Don't worry. Pinkie Pie was actually messing around with her chemistry project. This resulted in her causing an explosion in the cafeteria," lied Twilight. Eliza bore a look of understanding.

"I see. Was anyone hurt?" asked Eliza.

"Fortunately, no. Just caused a bit of a scare," said Rarity as she cleared her throat.

"That's good to hear. Pinkie Pie, you really should be careful with chemistry. One misstep can lead to grave consequences. From acidic burns, injuries from resulted explosions, or even exposure to deadly toxins," said Eliza. An awkward silence filled the air.

"Don't sugarcoat it," said Applejack in a sarcastic manner. Eliza focused on Pinkie Pie with a kind smile.

"If you'd like, I can maybe teach you some safety tips for working with chemistry and maybe even walk you through a project," said Eliza. Pinkie gave a nervous titter.

"No thanks, Elley. I think I might stay away from that stuff for a while," said Pinkie with a forced smile as she didn't like the idea of lying to Eliza, especially after the night she spent over. Eliza smiled with a nod.

"Of course. Well, I must go. See you later, girls," said Eliza as she walked away as the Main seven waved to her.

"Well, it sucks that you got detention. But beats jail," said Rainbow. Twilight nodded in agreement. She then noticed Sunset's anxious look on her face.

"Sunset, what's wrong?" asked Twilight in concern. Sunset looked her way as she bit her lip.

"I think we may have a problem bigger than Pinkie's incident," said Sunset. The girls looked at her curiously.

---

It was P.E. in the gymnasium. Junior was doing pushups alongside Rodan as the teacher counted off for the students.

"So that's what happened?" grunted Rodan as he did his pushups.

"Uh huh. Now I'm going to have to let them tag along when I visit Amber," said Junior. The students finished their pushups and were currently running around the gymnasium.

"Bout the arm?" asked Rodan.

"Yes. Fuck, P.E. is becoming a pain now because of it," said Junior in annoyance as the two jogged alongside each other.

"Speaking of weird stuff, I've felt kinda weird lately," said Rodan.

"How do you mean?" asked Junior.

"I don't know. I get kinda stir crazy. Like right now, I feel cool. But if I'm just sitting in class or at home, I feel antsy. Like I gotta move," said Rodan.

"Isn't that ADHD?" asked Junior. Rodan glared at him.

"Screw you. I just feel like I need more space to move about. I feel cramped. I can't explain," said Rodan.

"It could be because of you know what. Maybe you should take some of Aang's pills. That might help," suggested Junior.

"Nah, man. I ain't trying to take pills," said Rodan. As the two finished their running, they found themselves sitting at the bleachers as students either played dodge ball or sat the game as they sat on the bleachers.

"So, what's up with Adagio? She hasn't been hanging out with us these past few days." Rodan questioned with a quizzical look. Junior sighed.

"Ah. You know," said Junior as he scratched his head.

"Uh oh. Sounds like it's your fault," said Rodan. Junior looked at him in annoyance.

"How would you know?" asked Junior.

"Because instead of giving me a straight answer or an 'I don't know', you gave a response that was half-assed, and riddled with guilt," said Rodan as he leaned back on the bleachers. Junior sighed heavily.

"OK. It was somewhat because of me," said Junior.

"I'm all ears bro," said Rodan.

"Adagio used her power and tried to pull a Kaa on me from the jungle book," said Junior.

"Huh?" asked Rodan in confusion.

"She tried to take advantage of me as I was hypnotized," said Junior.

"Oh. Man, that's kinda hot," said Rodan with a chuckle. Junior glared at him.

"It wasn't hot! She took away my free will so she can hang out with me or something," said Junior. "So I got mad and yelled at her. Then, she got mad and told me that it was the only way she could get me to agree."

"Oh dude, you fucked up," said Rodan in shock.

"How? She should've just been straight with me and told me she wanted to hang out. Now she won’t even talk to me," said Junior with a sigh.

"Uh uh. She wanted a date, dude. That's why she's mad," said Rodan. Junior looked at him in confusion.

"The hell? What do you mean?" asked Junior.

"I don't know how clear I can be. She obviously wanted to go out with you, but was worried that you'd say no, so she decided to use her power to try and get you to agree to go on a date," said Rodan. Junior stared off blankly to the basketball court as the other students threw rubber balls in their game of dodgeball. Junior then looked at Rodan with a confused look.

"You really think so?" asked Junior. Rodan looked at him in shock.

"Holy crap, dude! Are you that dense?" asked Rodan

"I-I don't know. Maybe?" answered Junior.

"But she's always hitting on you!" said Rodan.

"She hits on everyone," said Junior with a shrug.

"Yeah, but mostly on you," said Rodan. Junior looked down to the ground with a blank look.

"Dude..." called Rodan.

"What? She's always flirting playfully with others. How the hell am I supposed to know? Besides, I never met a girl attracted to me," said Junior as he looked away.

"Come on. Never?" asked Rodan.

"No. I was either too mean looking or because I was a Transmutant," said Junior.

"So you never kissed a girl? You poor bastard," said Rodan in synpathy. Junior's brow twitched in annoyance.

"Have you?" demanded Junior. Rodan went silent.

"Um... Eliza kissed me on the cheek one time," said Rodan. Junior scoffed.

"Oh shut up. That doesn't count. Besides, why should I care about something so trivial? As if my value will increase by that. It's like when teens think they're grown adults just because they've fucked someone in the restroom or at home," said Junior. He then sighed.

"Ugh. I don't know, man. I wonder if this is partially my fault. I get insecure whenever she flirts with me. Maybe you would enjoy it if it was you, but not me. You know why? Because I was always known as the big, mean, and scary kid in school along with the other Transmutants. I'm the biggest delinquent and a freak to the humans in high school. I was never the 'handsome' or the 'cool' guy that girls wanted to talk to. Then all of the sudden, Adagio comes along," said Junior as he scratched his head. "I didn't think much of her flirting. Sure it embarrassed the shit out of me, but I never thought much of it. I just thought she was just messing with me to get a reaction. When you spend most of your time as the loner kid in school, you learn not to look deep into things," said Junior. Rodan sighed.

"Yeah. I can understand that. So, what are you gonna do?" asked Rodan.

"I don't know. She won't even talk to me," said Junior.

"Well, don't give up," said Rodan. Junior sighed heavily.

---

Junior was sitting on a chair as Amber looked over his arm. He was present in the Guardians' lair, where the Transmutants were bundled in winter clothes as they had heaters set up. The boy watched as Amber's face was close to the reptilian arm as the mandible-like protrusions grazed over the scales.

"Yeah, it's definitely related to your hybrid genes," said Amber.

"Can you fix it?" asked Junior as he pulled his arm away. Amber tilted her head as she looked at him.

"Fix it? Junior, it's a slowed down healing process because of your heritage. Your nerves were severed from a laser and your Transmutant blood is reacting slowly to change back your new arm. The cells in your arm were cut off from the arm for so long that their first instinct was to change your arm," said Amber. Junior scratched his head.

"I... I guess that makes sense," said Junior.

"Anyway, you'll be fine. Just be careful when you scratch yourself. It could get nasty," said Amber with a chuckle as she flew away. Junior sighed as he propped his head up on the table before him. He suddenly found a cup of coco being placed in front of him. He turned and found Kumonga behind him as she held a cup herself.

"Got ya some cocoa," said Kunonga.

"Thanks," said Junior as he took the cup and blew into it. Kumonga pulled up a chair and took a seat next to the boy as she blew into her cup as well.

"You seem down kiddo. What's up?" asked Kumonga as she sipped from her cup.

"Eh..." Junior took a sip of his coco.

"Girl trouble?" asked Kumonga. Junior grunted as he accidently sipped too much cocoa, burning his tongue.

"Agh! N-No!" said Junior as he covered his burning mouth. Kumonga pressed a finger against the boy's forehead, pushing him back slightly as she bore an unconvinced look.

"A strong response like that is suspicious. Don't try to fool me, mister. I've known your dad long enough to notice similar ticks when asked a question that causes him discomfort," said Kumonga as she removed her finger from the boy. Junior rubbed his forehead.

"Well, are you good at giving advice?" asked Junior.

"Try me," said Kumonga.

"So, I got into an argument with one of my friends. She did something that I didn't like, but she mainly did it because she wanted to convince me to hang out with her. Apparently for a date," said Junior.

"What did she do?" asked Kumonga in curiosity.

"She hypnotized me with her singing," answered Junior. Kumonga bore a look of confusion.

"Oh wait. Was it one of those pop stars that were chosen by the Ark?" asked Kumonga.

"Yeah," said Junior.

"Which one was it?" asked Kumonga.

"Adagio. The girl with the curly hair," said Junior. Kumonga nodded.

"Ah. Yeah, the girl that Zip complains about," said Kumonga with an amused look.

"So I, of course, got mad at her. But I wonder if maybe I was too hard on her. She hasn't spoken to me since," said Junior.

"Hmm. So she's mad at ya," said Kumonga with a nod.

"What do you think? What should I do?" asked Junior.

"Take her out on a date," said Kumonga. Junior bore a look of confusion.

"Seriously?" asked Junior.

"Well if that's the problem, than why not give her what she wants?" asked Kumonga with a shrug.

"But isn't that shallow? Just giving her what she wants without considering the main issue?" asked Junior.

"And what might that be?" asked Kumonga with a raised brow.

"Well, if she really wanted to go on a date, then it would be more meaningful if I agreed out of my own will. I guess she just worried I wouldn't agree so she did what she did, having a false sense of it counting. But if I were to agree now, it wouldn't be genuine. It would be me feeling obligated to make her feel better. I can't do that to her," said Junior. Kumonga smiled.

"Good. That was a test. I'm proud of you," said Kumonga. Junior looked at her in confusion.

"Really?" asked Junior.

"Yeah. Junior, girls like it when a guy is honest. It gives them reassurance to know that they can trust him. Adagio did do something wrong. But knowing her reasoning, you aren't going about the issue in a cheap way," said Kumonga as she took on a lecturing tone.

"The best thing that you can do is to talk it out instead of avoiding the problem. Cause I know you care about her," said Kumonga with a smile. Junior looked down at his cup in thought.

"I wonder if she'll listen," said Junior with a discouraged look.

"She will. Just give her time. Kids can be pettier than adults," said Kumonga as she patted Junior on the shoulder. She stood up and began to walk off.

"Maybe this will be a learning experience for you with those girls," said Kumonga. Junior briefly looked back and watched as the woman left him alone. He scratched his head as he looked outside of the cave entrance. Junior had risen out of his seat and made his way outside of the cave, where he traveled above the chasm and into the woods. He stopped as he found the girls standing by as Pinkie stood further away with Amber sitting on her head. The hyperactive girl held a small rock, which she threw to the ground. The rock glowed brightly and exploded, causing everyone to jump with a start.

"Try again. Don't think about it exploding. Just let the rock go," said Amber as Applejack handed Pinkie another rock. Junior watched as the girl practiced learning how to keep her power under control.

"Hey," greeted Twilight. Junior looked to his side and the petite girl standing near him as she bore a timid look. Junior looked back ahead where Pinkie was present.

"Hey," said Junior.

"I uh... I just wanted to thank you for helping Pinkie get out of that mess," said Twilight in a small tone. "Especially since you're still mad at us."

"I wasn't going to let her get into deep trouble. She's not some anarchist or something," said Junior. Twilight nodded with a small smile.

"I think I'm gonna head home now," said Junior as he began to walk away.

"Uh..." Twilight was about to call out to the Transmutant but silent. She rubbed her arm as the Transmutant left the area, as Pinkie practiced controlling her power.

---

Angirasu was sitting at a desk in his bedroom, looking through his homework. He was slouching in his seat as he read through his math homework. He had gotten only a few problems done so far, and had previously finished a couple of other assignments, but now he was struggling with his math. The boy sighed in frustration as he erased the equation that he had done.

"OK, let's try this again," said Angirasu as he began to redo the problem. This time, double checking each step that he made. As the boy was focused on his homework, his bedroom door opened up, revealing Aiko. She stepped into his room.

"Angirasu?" called Aiko. Angirasu sighed in annoyance as his concentration was broken.

"Yes?" asked Angirasu in a sharp tone. Aiko didn't bother scolding him for his tone.

"So... The weekend is coming up. I wanted to know if you wanted to maybe see a movie?" asked Aiko in a small tone.

"Can't. Gonna be busy with homework," said Angirasu as he wrote on his paper.

"Oh. Maybe we can just have dinner?" suggested Aiko.

"No, I'm fine. I rather eat at home," said Angirasu as he typed on his calculator.

"Then... Maybe you'd like to invite your friends over?" said Aiko awkwardly.

"Oh. You mean the delinquent that's the son of a former Revolutionary, the flirtatious boy, and the celebrities you disapprove of?" asked Angirasu sarcastically.

"Son, I..." Aiko sighed.

"I have a lot of work to do," said Angirasu in a cold tone. Aiko was about to respond but sighed.

"Alright. Did you take your medication?" asked Aiko. Angirasu merely held a bottle of pills up and lightly shook it, causing the pills to rattle.

Goodnight," said Aiko as she began to walk out the door.

"Uh huh," Angirasu wrote down his final answer as his mother left the room. She briefly looked back with a solemn look as her son sat in his room. The woman closed the door, leaving Angirasu to work on his homework. He was growling in annoyance as he got stuck on his homework. He scratched his head roughly as he gritted his teeth. His heart rate spiked, making him grow more stressed. The Transmutant grabbed a cup that was sitting on his desk and opened his pill bottle, where he then gulped a single pill with water. He sighed heavily as he tapped his pencil on the ground with his face stuck in a scowl.

---

It was the next morning. Angirasu's eyes bore bags under them as he bore a scowl on his face. His movements were sluggish as he walked down the street and made his way onto the sidewalk. He had failed to get a good night's sleep due to him working late at night on the math homework he had. He couldn't concentrate to the point that he just gave up. He still had at least half of his assignment left to do. He failed to notice that Rodan was coming up at his side.

"Hey, sup Aang?" asked Rodan as he nudged the Transmutant's arm.

"I'm horrible," said Angirasu in a flat tone.

"Oh. Man, you don't look so good," said Rodan in surprise.

"I was up late working on my damn homework. I couldn't concentrate and I kept feeling like I was forgetting how to do it," said Angirasu in annoyance. He groaned as he rubbed his head.

"I should've stayed in bed. I'm not in the mood for this shit," said Angirasu.

"Whoa dude. You're sounding a lot like Goji," said Rodan in shock. Angirasu shot him a glare.

"Shut up. No, I don't," said Angirasu.

"Hey, chill out. Did you take your medicine?" asked Rodan. Angirasu groaned in annoyance.

"God you sound like my fucking mom. ‘Did you take your medication?' 'Make sure you always have it on you'. 'Let me know where you are'. 'Don't take that tone with me'! I am your mother!" said Angirasu as he mocked his mother's voice. The Transmutant panted as he bore a furious look. He then noticed Rodan looking at him warily. Angirasu took a breath as he calmed down.

"I'm just gonna take my pill," said Angirasu as he reached into his bag.

"Yeah, good idea," said Rodan in a nervous tone. Angirasu sighed heavily.

"I'm sorry, Rodan. I'm just feeling like a mess," said Angirasu.

"Yeah, you're normally so mellow. Is everything alright at home with your mom?" asked Rodan.

"I don't want to talk about it," said Angirasu as he swallowed his pill.

"You sure?" asked Rodan. Angirasu merely sent him an annoyed look. The red haired boy raised his hands.

"OK, fair enough," said Rodan.

Comments

[The Bloon-Man]

I gotta side with Goji here. Adagio really messed up on her part. Trying to take control of a mind of a guy that hates being controlled and thats a recipe for a disaster. Either way, it seems to me that Mosu's more primal urges are front lining her quest for that special guy.

[SonicFan117DASH]

I’m probably the LAST person to ask, but since I saw only one other person’s comment mention him, where’s that f***** Flash Sentry? Haven’t heard from him in a while.

[Emperorxeno]

It just feels like you’re gaslighting Goji into feeling bad. What she did to him was NOT RIGHT. That’s a betrayal of trust that, in my opinion, she doesn’t deserve to win back.

[talontitanbane]

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Seriously. I guarantee if any male character tried what adagio did the comments would be howling for his nuts on a platter.