"Ryuko, I don't fight for the hell of it, I fight because I plan on using the life fibers to revive my aunt."

"How would you do that?"

"Simple. If I sacrifice enough life fibers to that clump I believe that she will return to me."

"You mentioned that you took that clump with you... where do you keep it?"

AJ takes a deep breath before removing B.B. he then takes off his shirt and places it on the coffee table revealing to Ryuko a small ball the size of a tennis ball on the back of his shirt. Ryuko covers her mouth in surprise at not only the location of the ball but she looks at his torso seeing scars on his body.

"Where'd those come from?"

AJ sighs while stretching. "Those came from many, many encounters with those sent to capture me and return me to her. I fight for this reason. I fight because I want the Kiriyuin clan to pay in blood for the loss of my family."

"So you fight for vengeance?"

"The same reason you fight."

Ryuko sits back with a sigh. "I guess so."

"So, will you fight with me?"

"I don't know..."

AJ smiles softly patting her head. "I'll give you the rest of the day to think about it. If you feel like getting off your ass, I'll see ya in Kobe. Ciao!"

He steps out leaving her in the house as he places B.B. back on over his shirt starting the motorcycle he begins the drive back to Kobe as he plans out his strategy for attack against the Elite Four.

"Check, One, Two, Come On this is AJ, repeat this is AJ. Come on... answer already one of you." He continues his drive towards Kobe as he takes note of the delay and seemingly neglecting of their communications. "Unless they've found out a way to block our communication it should be working fine. Thomas and I wired it completely fine."

[B.B.: AJ...] "Whats up?" [B.B.: Do you... still hate me?] "Pfft. No, you acted upon your own instincts. I don't blame you, I blame her." [B.B.: And if we meet her?] "I just have to hope that we're strong enough to beat her."

He speeds into Kobe driving directly into one of the schools he stops removing his helmet to see four different lasers pointed at his chest he looks up smirking as they all vanish.

"Hold Fire!" A student yells.

"Nice seeing ya again!"

He gets off of the bike and walks towards the building before walking into a hug from Tomoko.

"Hey, Tomoko. So how's everything going here?"

"We've convinced every school in Kobe to prepare their defenses including setting up special anti two-star defenses that are working with a three man squad then you and Thomas are here to face off against any potential Three Star Uniforms."

"That's progress I like to hear."

Tomoko smiles and nods to him. "Thank you."

He makes his way to the roof of the building as he grabs a pair of binoculars and looks out slightly past the city seeing nothing approaching.

"They should be coming around two in the morning and it's already late in the afternoon. Tell me, what the situation with the out of city communication."

"It's been down since before you left. Thomas is currently working on repairing it."

"Do you think their using jammers?"

"Is it strawberry flavored?"

AJ rolls his eyes. "Really?"

"Sorry."

She says her head away from his shaking one. He pats her head before sitting down waiting for the raid in the morning. She sits next to him watching as he yawns from all his travel.

"Wake me in a few hours."

Tomoko she glances him. "Okay?" AJ lays down for comfort, his head on a nice pillow with warmth radiating off of it. "AJ?"

"Hmm?"

"Why are you laying on my thigh?"

"Warmth..." He draws our smiling. He then moves his head closer to her allowing for more of her warmth to radiate towards him.

"Screw it." She mutters.

That night Tomoko looks out into the city seeing many vehicles on their way towards the city.

"AJ." She says nudging the boy still asleep on her lap.

"Hm? Yeah, what's up?" He says groggily, being awoken just this moment.

"They're here."

AJ groans slightly. "Seriously?" He sighs sitting up with a groan of annoyance. "Raise the alarm. I'll greet them myself." He grumbles.

"Right." She dashes off as AJ stands fully, his jacket flapping in the oh so ominous winds. "Talk about cliche. Oi, dickweeds!"

He shouts out towards the students approaching the campus he's standing on top off.

"Kill Him!" A random student says rushing towards AJ.

"Ahh... a brilliant start." He dashes forward drawing a knife cutting through multiple students' uniforms he then backflips avoiding a whip. "Fitting, you're here in Kobe, Gamagōri."

"What are you doing here Mankoi?"

"Keeping an oppressive regime from controlling the Kansai region."

"If you think you and your weak reasonings will stop the iron will of Lady Satsuki then-!"

"Oh, shut your cliche ass up."  AJ stands in front of Gamagori as every student near him collapses, their suits ripping to shreds. "I don't have weak reasonings. The Kiriyuin clan will bleed by my hands. You are simply a brick wall that I have to break. And break you I will. Send in the Kami-Kobe hs faction."

"I represent Honnouji Academy as commander of the Kobe schools raid trip brigade! And since you've chosen to resist us, we have no choice but to retaliate!"

"Light them up!" AJ shouts.

The students fire shot after shot of anti-life fiber bullets at the students tearing the uniforms to shreds as AJ uses his blade to stop Gamagōri from interfering in the defense of Kobe.

"I thought you became stronger after the run off elections. With the defenses we've set up, you don't seem that much of a threat. Sanageyama. Your fight is with me. CR4ZY will deal with the others."

"Well, you certainly are a difficult beast to defeat."

Jack grins. "What can I say, I'm a beast in the east. And while I may dislike this fool who thinks he's a thug, I'll work with him long enough to beat your forces back."

AJ watches as every counterattack is smashed he defends himself from Gamagōri keeping him preoccupied as Tomoko and Thomas are able to fend off a large portion of the attack. AJ stops for a moment hearing a motorcycle incoming. When from the smoke behind him he sees Ryuko drive through using his bike and grinds one of the tires on Gamagori's face. Driving through many multitudes of soldiers she end up next to AJ.

"Hey, red. Where's-?"

"Harime showed up, cut up Senketsu and Satsuki divided him among the students of these trips."

"So that's what these were." He hands her a bag full of small cut up pieces of fabric as she rushes in and cuts a few more off catching them. "Well, That was easy."

"Damn you two!!" Gamagori shouts his suit form and tire marks across his face.

"Don't mind me! Just getting Senketsu back!"

She the drives off as AJ laughs it off he turns back to the defenses as Gamagōri stares him down.

"Hm?" AJ places a hand to his ear. "Yo... your serious? Alright. Yeah, I'll see ya guys there." AJ turns towards Gamagori with a smirk as he grabs some keys. "Well, Gamagōri, it's your lucky day. I've been called to go somewhere else. Ciao!"

He jumps on his motorcycle and drives away leaving Gamagori to watch him drive away as two more clear a ridge and one lands on his face knocking him down when a second clears the ridge and lands in a not so comfortable place before they both drive away.

"Sorry!" Tomoko apologizes for landing on his crotch.

Thomas however laughs at the large man's misfortune.

"So by now, the rest the fellas gettin jealous. That we've been the most successful defense. We abandoned Kyoto to its fate. Now Sanageyama, how long do you think Osaka has left."

"Not a day, Gamagori and Jakuzure should be on their way here anytime now."

"Well, Of course, we've contacted AJ and the others to rendezvous here. Osaka will be the last one standing and the point of our counterattack. And while I don't like the leader personally, how was it Austin said it...? Oh yes, 'The defeat of Honnouji in Osaka will prevent the defeat of all Japan to Kiriyuin conglomerate.'"

A light flashes down on the group as Takarada the leader of Osaka appears at the battlefield with CR4ZY and Austin as well.

"Well, the asshole themselves is here."

Sanageyama growls staring at Austin. "How dare-!"

"I'm not referring to Satsuki." The sound of three motorcycles can be heard when they all dive over a cliff and slam into the men behind Sanageyama.

"He's referring to me. Nice seeing you again Sanageyama. And Satsuki too. I mean the main bitch is on her way as well." AJ grins.

Austin smugly scoffs. "Oh, she is?"

"For now, we just have to stall for time. However, I plan to take that glove off ya before she gets here."

Satsuki stares down AJ. "I'd like to see you try AJ."

"You know, I do need to keep Kyoto in check for my friend Ian."

She swings her sword scaring the civilians and dropping Takarada as she moves on towards AJ her blade gets caught in a sheath by AJ who spins his back pressed against her chest as he turns his head staring her straight in the eye.

AJ whispers to her, shimmying while pressed against her. "Not yet."

He then slams his elbow into her mid-section sending her and her blade back towards Sanageyama.

"Retreat for now, we'll handle this. Send in the- nevermind. Osaka brigades! Fall back to secondary defenses! The Kobe and Kyoto regimes have arrived."

AJ shrugs. "It seems Gamagori recovered."

"And Jakuzere has no damage at all."

Thomas however stares down the blue haired male. "...Inumuta."

"Sanageyama! Your new uniforms are ready to go!" Iori shouts from his position in the airship above.

"About time!"

"Hm?" AJ turns hearing a motorcycle behind them. "She's here."

Thomas stretches cracking his neck. "About time."

Ryuko then arrives on her motorcycle stopping just in front of Satsuki as AJ stands next to her directly opposed to Nonon Jakuzere, CR4ZY across from Ira Gamagōri, Thomas smirking across from Inumuta and Jack across from Uzu Sanageyama.

"You really like throwing your weight around don'tcha, Satsuki Kiriyuin? Going a bit overboard on the apocalypse, aren't we?"

"Have you come all this way to scold me? You're wasting your time... and mine. This town sealed its fate when it defied me."

"And were fighting to change that fate." AJ says bouncing some electricity off his fingers.

Ryuko growls "Give Senketsu back, now!"

Satsuki raises her hand revealing to AJ and the others Ryuko's glove. "You mean this? Try and take it, if you can."

"Mako, Tomoko, find somewhere Safe to hide."

"As if. I haven't sat idly by like you did. And I'm not starting now." Tomoko says joining AJ.

"Tomoko, you and Austin keep any extra people off our backs this is going to be our toughest challenge yet."

Mako smiles saluting to Ryuko. "'Kay!"

"Mankanshoku?!" Gamagori asks surprised to see her.

"None of you are to interfere." Satsuki orders

"M'lady." All four elites say respectfully saluting.

"Well, Do you think you can take this from me?"

"Yeah!"

The two combat each other face to face. As Thomas doesn't remove his eyes from Inumuta. AJ turns to the side watching the battle ignoring Nonon's complaining of him ignoring her, Jack draws his knife and twirls it in his hand ignoring Sanageyama with his bamboo sword across from him as CR4ZY grabs a random phone and starts taking pictures of the burning Osaka. AJ turns, seeing Tsurugi running into the battle.

"I guess they made it."

"It would appear so. Alright boys, we have one objective, the retrieval of Takarada."

"Nudest is ready to be unveiled, huh."

"Alan's on his way to the headquarters as we speak." Austin says holding a phone.

The four all turn towards the elite four as they transform.

"Lets Go B.B! Life Fiber Synchronize! Kamui Blackberry!"
"Bloodlust it time. Life Fiber Synchronize! Kamui Bloodlust!"
Jack grins. "This'll be fun. Through the forges of iron I burn and am reshaped, bladework Prison! Dawn of the shining sword!"
"Finally!"

The trio dash forward transformed as AJ goes head to head with Nonon he uses his Kamui to block out the sounds of her music, Thomas uses his suit to negate Inumuta's camouflage and Jack draws multiple blades dueling with Sanageyama as CR4ZY walks towards Ira Gamagōri.

Gamagōri attacks CR4ZY who dodges backwards as he dashes forward he slides under the legs before positioning as though he would run.

"Check, Book."

He dashes forward before Gamagōri can react and kicks him in the stomach launching Gamagōri who interrupts every other battle with the exception of Ryuko and Satsuki.

AJ grins. "So he's letting loose. Finally."

"What, there's no way he's been holding back?" Jakuzure says eyes wide.

Thomas sighs. "REVOCCs Project CX-4 The first ever completely synthetic human. He despises that company."

AJ nods. "Believe it."

"So that's why there's no data on him? I've been searching under the wrong directory."

"Don't worry there's more secrets to come." Inumuta has their collar cover their face staring down Thomas who smirks in response.

Jakuzure watches as Ryuko takes the battle to the sky and Satsuki stares up at her put on the back foot. "I'm coming Lady Satsuki!"

"No you don't!" AJ chases after.

The two blast off as Nonon attempts to help Satsuki face the flying Ryuko before AJ blocks her path he clashes with her keeping her from using her music to fight forcing her into hand on hand combat while in the air.

"Out of the way, Mankoi!"

"Not a chance!" He shouts, whilst thinking to himself, 'Damn, if she gets involved Ryuko wont stand a chance.'

"All brigades, you're to stand down!"

Thomas steps forward raising his blade. "Nudist beach! You are to retreat, objective A has been completed."

The four look to see AJ and Jakuzere missing after an explosion that sees AJ fly out of the ground covered in scratches.

"AJ will soon be in our custody and the Nudest Beach HQ is destroyed."

Satsuki smiles softly. "Good get AJ away from-." She silences herself to the sound of a vehicle moving towards the location.

Austin sigh. "It's about time."

"What are-?"

She gets slammed into by a vehicle that sends her flying backwards as the Elite Four watch surprised that a vehicle was able to damage her.

"Who is that?" Gamagori says from the ground still doubled over.

Alan steps out raising a pistol and immediately shoots a student in the head like an American. "Alright bitches hands off my son."

"Oh, fathers here." Thomas mutters.

Alan steps towards Jakuzure who's carrying the wounded AJ before drawing a small butter knife.

"Oh, yeah what's that gonna to do old man?" Alan steps in front of her before making a single slash her uniform tearing it to shreds before he twist blocking and cutting Gamagori's uniform as well. He looks towards Sanageyama and Inumuta who stay away, wide eyed as he grabs AJ and throws him in the car.

"Satsuki. Tell her that Alan is not pleased. Also Nui Harime is my kill. As is she."

Thomas stands next to his father who has his hands in his pocket as Inumuta takes Jakuzure back they look back at him who winks and walks away.

"Matoi. Follow us. It's time you learn everything."

He walks away as Tomoko, Jack, Austin and CR4ZY get in the car even Mako jumps into the backseat leaving the "front seat" available for her.

Chapter End