A Chance for Redemption? The Legend of Lana Flare! Part 1

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Friendly Chaos Chronicles
“A Chance for Redemption? The Legend of Lana Flare! Part 1”
An RP between CobaltClaw19 and eshonen

Much time had passed since Pyro Darkesis was last seen, stripping Benjamin Koco of all of his powers. Now that Pyro had the exact same intimidating power that made Benjamin Koco seemingly invincible, Ashuro and co. spared no time in trying to track him down. In time they all learned a shocking truth: Pyro Darkesis was in the process of creating Infinity Stones by using the various people he had locked away in his prison dimension as the raw materials. It took some time, but Ashuro managed to pave a way into this hard-to-get-to dimension, accompanied by his friend, Snoopy Raiko. By the time they arrived, it was already too late; Pyro had managed to create two Infinity Stones. That's when the two heroes used the element of surprise to attack Pyro; Ashuro creates a portal behind Pyro then he and Snoopy both tackle Pyro inside of it, warping all three of them out of the prison dimension and back towards Earth. While traveling through the portal, Ashuro and Snoopy have a scuffle with Pyro in an attempt to get the two Infinity Stones away from him. By accident they knock one of the stones out of the portal stream, causing it to enter into the gateway of a random universe they were passing over. After coming out the other side of Ashuro's portal with Ashuro and Snoopy, Pyro sees that he's back on Earth in a deserted spot, far from anybody else. But it wasn't just the three of them there; the first of Ashuro's backup, Kevin Aasheim, was there to help them out. Knowing how far out the destination Ashuro asked everybody to meet at, he knew it might take a while for the rest of his backup to reach them. He just hoped that they managed to reach them soon; they'll need all the help they can get as Pyro is now armed with a true object of power...and he's ready to use it! Time for the true final battle with Pyro Darkesis to finally begin!

Ashuro: *looks to Kevin* thanks for making it out here so quickly, Kevin; Elise and the others will make sure to take good care of the kids.

Kevin: That's good... *Nods and looks around a little bit* ....This is weird, I usually never show up first to something. But...hey, first time for everything?

Pyro: *chuckles to himself* doesn't this bring back memories, Ashuro my boy? I think the last time we were in a situation like this was back when you all tried to stop me from getting that ancient amulet. Good times, good times~ ^3^ But I'm afraid that all good times must come to an end... >u<

Kevin: A sad fact that I struggle with every day. Nobody can do anything but delay the unavoidable, as all good things come to an end. *Cracks knuckles, causing sparks of electricity to fly* But I am not about to let someone decide when that moment ends, for me.

Ashuro: You've caused a lot of trouble for a lot of people; today is the day that you finally answer for all of your crimes!

Kevin: And pay for them too, if that's even possible...!

Pyro: I know I said that I'd deal with you all AFTER I dealt with the Vacuum Co., but after seeing how even somebody like Benjamin Koco could be taken down in the right circumstances, I would be an absolute fool to allow you all to do as you please *raises the Infinity Stone skyward, letting the power flow into him and radiate it outwards to make the weather get very dark and stormy* I think before I make my wish I'll give the power of this Infinity Stone a test drive~

Kevin: And here we go with the bullshit god-like final boss power-up.... This is going to be ugly.

Ashuro: Here he comes *takes a battle stance*

Pyro: I think I'll take out...the doggo first~

Snoopy: O_O;

*Snoopy quickly puts up a shield just in time as Pyro charges at him with unbelievable power, getting deflected into the sky like a ricocheting bullet.*

Pyro: WHOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooa... *disappears into the sky with a twinkle*

Ashuro: =_=;; ...okay, is he messing with us or did that just happen?

Snoopy: *shrugs his shoulders*

Kevin: .....I seriously don't know anymore, and it's really tiring... =.=;

*A portal appears in front of them and Pyro crawls out of it, looking very winded.*

Pyro: That...was a bad idea; to handle the power this thing puts out it looks like I'll need my original body after all...

Kevin: ...What was that? Original body, you said?

Pyro: Yeah, original body *raises the Infinity Stone sky high then begins to float up into the sky* you see, the form you see before you is just a loaner that I've been using for the past 200 or so years. My real body is leagues better than this one and now...I'm going to get it back so that the big boss of the Vacuum Co. knows for a fact who it is that's going to destroy him and everything he cherishes!

Kevin: (Yeah that's right, float into the sky. The second I see an opening, I will summon a thunderbolt from the clouds and strike you down...) *Balls his right hand into a fist, gritting teeth* (Though, I need to stay on guard for whatever his original body is capable of, and I am sure Ashuro is thinking the same...)

Pyro: I've been waiting for this moment for too long; now grant my: give me back my original body!

*A humongous amount of power flows into Pyro's body from the Infinity Stone as an intense black flame surrounds him. Pyro then goes limp and unconscious as he falls to the ground, the black flame continuing to grow and then slowly take shape. At first the flames form into a gigantic hulking figure, making Kevin, Ashuro and Snoopy brace themselves for a very intimidating foe...but then the flaming figure shrinks in size and takes on a more...feminine form. The black flames then die down to reveal the body of somebody that the three before it had never seen before. What stood before them was an Aquitican bunny woman with thick hips, standing at about Kevin's height. She had very long fire red hair that was in a long ponytail bound by a violet marble hairband; she was wearing a long sleeve black dress with a fire motif. But what was unmistakable was her face; she still had that same fox face as Pyro Darkesis. She slowly floated down to the grass beneath her on her bare feet.*

???: Ah, yes, it's been so long since I've felt like me again~ *inspects herself* yup, everything is where it should be~ *uses her arms to puff up her chest*

Kevin: ...Huh...? ... O///A///o; H-huuuuuuh!?!? No no no, that can't be...!?

Snoopy: He's freakin' messing with us again! O//x//O;;

Ashuro: ...no, I don't he...er...she is. So, Pyro...

Lana: Oh there's no need to call me that anymore; that name was nothing more than a remixing of my old nickname "Dark Pyro." My real name is Lana, Lana Flare. The Vacuum Co. may have forgotten about me but I certainly haven't forgotten about what they've done. Benjamin Koco has already paid the price for the role he played in all of this and now it's their turn...but first *engulfs both of her hands in black flames*

Kevin: Black flames? Prepare to guard it as best you can...!

Lana: *creates three large black fire balls infused with E-nergy that become exact clones of Lana* let’s see how you fare against my Black Flame Warriors first. This was one of my signature techniques way back when in my academy years as a young one. Although I should warn you: heat of any kind just makes my particular flames stronger and they are very resistant to water and earth~ ^3^

Flame Brawler: *smashes her fiery fists together*

Flame Swordswoman: *creates a rapier out of black flames*

Flame Gunner: *creates an arm cannon out of black flames*

Kevin: Heat of any....are you saying that all natural elemental affinities just do little to no damage at all!? What kinda broken RPG did we stumble into? =A=;

Ashuro: ... Kevin, let me see you one of your hands real quick!

Kevin: *Holds his hand out to Ashuro* Whatever you're thinking of, do it quickly. <.<

Ashuro: *transfers some Space E-nergy into Kevin's hand that fills up his entire arm* when you get an opening use this Space E-nergy; it'll do the rest.

Flame Brawler: *charges at Kevin with great speed*

Kevin: *Clenches his fist* Fair enough. *Calmly steps towards the Flame Brawler, waiting for it to attack*

Flame Brawler: *gets close then goes into a roundhouse kick*

Kevin: *Ducks down and elbows the Brawler in the side* And the two-tap... *Punches it next, firing off the Space E-nergy Ashuro gave him*

*As the Space E-nergy travels throughout the Flame Brawler's body, she begins to struggle a bit until finally poofing out of existence.*

Lana: How in the...?

Ashuro: I used the Space E-nergy to push out and repel oxygen from your flame creation. Fire needs oxygen and something burnable in order to thrive; without oxygen to feed it, fire can't exist.

Kevin: Simple science at work. Better than me flailing around with electric moves that won’t do jack.

Lana: So you found the one chink in my fire's armor; no biggie~ ^w^

*The Flame Gunner shoots several black flame bullets into the sky that rain down to the grass in various spots, igniting it. Lana then motions with her hands to make the flames spread and grow in power, showing that she had complete control over them.*

Lana: I'm a Fire E-nergy Master; you're not going to extinguish me so easily! *makes pillars of black flames erupt from the ground and then makes them flail around like huge whips to strike at Kevin, Ashuro and Snoopy*

Snoopy: WHOA! *creates E-nergy shields for Ashuro and Kevin to defend themselves with*

Kevin: .... *Smirks a little bit* This reminds me of when Trey and I would usually lash out at one another when we were younger. Nothing of this caliber, but still. Watch your legs you two, while blocking the lashes from above, our legs are exposed.

Ashuro: Right!

Snoopy: *continues to defend then notices that the one they knew as Pyro was still unconscious on the ground* what do we do about him?

Kevin: Well we can't just leave him there, can we? If you can, try to get him pushed to safety at the very least. We'll deal with one problem at the time.

Ashuro: On it!

*Ashuro nimbly weaves between and through all of Lana's attacks and manages to make it over to "Pyro." He then opens a portal to MASTER HQ where Lorenzo was and pushes Pyro into the portal before closing it.*

Ashuro: He's secured! *throws a stretching punch at Lana*

Lana: *disappears to dodge the attack then reappears behind Ashuro* Boop~! *delivers an open palm shove to Ashuro's back, sending him flying like a bullet just shot out of a gun*

Ashuro: Airbag! *inflates his body suddenly to act as an air-break to stop himself then quickly deflates and lands on his feet* had I not been a Nekofi my back would've been broken from that! She's strong; WAY stronger than when she was in Pyro's body which was something I didn't think possible... O_O;

Kevin: Props to the lady for getting to this point. But damn, this is bad. Not only is she hard to hit in the first place, but a simple love-tap can destroy your body? Can't help but feel we are way out of our league here. =~=;

Snoopy: In addition to reclaiming her original power with her original body, you've also got to remember that not too long ago she also stole ALL of Benjamin Koco's strength and powers for herself...and then she has that Infinity Stone as well... =m=; yep, we're not beating her anytime soon.

Ashuro: ...guys, I can only see one possible way that we're going to defeat her.

Kevin: ...Do you know the phone number of Saitama, by any chance? >.>;

Ashuro: Unfortunately I don't; at least not for the original one. But we do have our own pair of Saitamas coming to help us out but due to how out of the way this place is it might take them a while to find it.

Snoopy: Our own pair...you must be talking about Emily and Shuryo.

Ashuro: Exactly but I think that the better and higher success option we have now is getting that Infinity Stone away from Lana.

Kevin: And how do you suppose we get the stone away from her grasp? A lady does not give up valuable stones that easily.

Ashuro: Simple; we get her to show off her valuable stone and then my stones *shows his hands* will do the rest.

Snoopy: And how do we get her to do that?

Ashuro: The same way you get diamonds out of coal: apply the right amount of pressure. But to do that, we'll need our cavalry to arrive first...

???: There you guys are; we finally made it!

*Looking behind them our trio sees that the first wave of their help has arrived in the form of Ruby, Sally, Gaura, Zero, Rocky and Dandelion.*

Rocky: Heya, cousin; glad you could join us!

Snoopy: Hey everybody! I know that it has only been about a month since we were all together again but I missed you all so much that I just had to come back!

Ruby: My boy is a sweetie, ain't he?

Sally: *looks around* ...So, where is Pyro, and who is that lady...?

Snoopy: That is Lana Flare. Believe it or not that lady is the true Pyro Darkesis; she was using the body of some random person this whole time until she found a way to get her original body back.

Gaura: That's weird, but not unbelievable considering everything else we have seen.

Ruby: And they are a cutie too...shame. -w-

Ashuro: Just be very careful when dealing with her; she makes these black flames and her physical strength is league more powerful than before. I've got a plan on how to deal with her but we'll need to stall until the rest of our help gets here.

Gaura: We shall do our best to assist, in that case.

Lana: *creates another Flame Brawler* okay, that's enough of a breather; Round 2 begin!

*The Flame Brawler and Flame Swordswoman charge at the group while the Flame Gunner shoots flame bullets from a distance as Lana herself creates one large black flame pillar, turning it into a giant black flame arm to lash out at the group.*

Ruby: *Uses aquatic whips to ensnare the Brawler* Hop! Not so fast~

Gaura: *Clashes swords with the Swordswoman* Hmph...

Sally: Haaaaah!! *Punches the flame bullets out of existence* I've not been slacking for the last month! >3<

Kevin: ... Always reliable.

Zero: *speedily flies towards the Gunner*

Flame Gunner: !! *quickly retreats to find a better spot to shoot from*

Dandelion: *fires off some very gooey webs at the Gunner to trap her*

Rocky: *absorbs power from an Ice Stone and makes his body become super hard ice and then smashes the trapped Gunner out of existence* one down!

Ruby: *Chokes the Brawler out with her whips* Make that two down~

Gaura: *Still locked with the Swordswoman, pushing her sword back* These little clones are a bit of a pushover...

Lana: They shouldn't be going down so quickly...I don't understand, this used to be my best technique...

Ashuro: I see...advantage us; she's out of practice with all of her original abilities!

Gaura: Hmph, in which case we should deal with the lady before she gets used to using them again.

Kevin: Sounds like a plan, just watch out for that big pillar of fire. *Dons himself with his Norse Hammer: Mjollnir, and starts making his way towards Lana*

Ruby: *Following close behind* Alright, headstrong, we can take on anyone!

Lana: !! *makes the huge pillar of black fire swing at Kevin and Ruby*

Ruby: Predictable~ *Takes Kevin's hand and takes to the sky with him* She really does not want us to get close...then again, maybe she knows of your track record?

Kevin: Keep making jokes like that and I will fire a thunderbolt at your ass. -w-;

Lana: >m<# *rapidly fires off black fire balls at Ruby and Kevin*

Ruby: Woah woah, she is getting annoyed! *Dodges from side to side as best she could* Well, let's let loose, yeah?

Kevin: Heh, worth a shot~

*Ruby takes Kevin higher up, then she leans backwards, shifting their weight until they go into a swallow dive. She gives Kevin a boost by letting him kick off of her own legs, sending him down towards Lana, his hammer cracking and sparking with electricity*

Lana: *gathers power into her right arm, and throws a punch with tremendous power to counter Kevin's hammer strike, resulting in something of a stalemate then aims her left arm at him, creating another black fireball to shoot at him*

Kevin: *Responds in a similar way, aiming his left arm at hers and making electricity flow from his palm into hers, making the fireball look more like a plasma orb, more than anything*

Lana: *puts some extra strength into her arms to push Kevin backwards slightly so that she could jump backwards a bit and toss the new plasma orb at him and then quickly tries to make the huge black fire pillar slam down on him*

Kevin: *Smirks a little* You've been marked. *While blocking the plasma orb with another hammer strike, he moves his left arm in a downwards curve, and suddenly a bolt of lightning is shot from the skies and down at the spot Lana is standing, having been pin-pointed by the static his electricity had caused. Unfortunately, he could not respond to the pillar fast enough and it hits him, visibly burning the left side of his body from the impact, even though he managed to avoid most of the impact*

Lana: *coughs up some smoke*

*Evidence that Kevin's attack affected Lana in a significant way manifested when the black fire pillar seems to weaken, allowing Snoopy to put it out with a torrent of water.*

Lana: Darn it; it's been too long since I last used my fire. Multitasking like this never drained my stamina like this before; it's going to become a real problem if more of them start showing up...I've got to end this quick; just rely on your physical strength for now and practice with Fire control once they're all gone *cracks her knuckles and takes a fighting stance*

Kevin: Gah, that really stings. But, I've felt worse heat. *Gets up again* But damn, for a rusty body, it's holding up quite nicely. Seems like both of us want this to be over quickly.

*Lana charges at Kevin with blinding speed. By pure instinct and a trained eye, Kevin manages see Lana delivering a vicious right hook and manages to duck underneath it.*

Lana: OxO;; *loses her balance at bit*

Kevin: And not to mention... *Delivers a roundhouse kick straight to her thick bottom after ducking her punch* I have been constantly fighting for a long time now, and my body has never been in a better shape! >=3

Ruby: OwO .... *blinks* ....Is Kevin...actually out-doing Py- I mean, Lana?

Ashuro: Yes, he is! If he can keep this up we might not even need to wait for everybody else to show up; he himself might be able to force her to resort to using the Infinity Stone... =3

Gaura: *Finally stabs down the Flame Swordswoman* I am impressed...never thought the guy could put out like this.

Kevin: *Coats himself in a thin layer of electricity and gets into his own combat ready stance* Stand up, Madame. If I am going to give your butt the spanking it deserves, I expect some resistance.

Gaura: ...He still has that flirty tone in his voice though. -.-;

Sally: ^/w/^; *giggles softly*

Lana: *coats herself in a thin layer of dark fire, focusing her mind to focus on instinct then gets down on all fours and does multiple incredibly speedy hops all around Kevin, making her a blur of red and black, looking for an opening to launch an attack*

Kevin: *Closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, waiting for her next action*

*After a few more seconds of building up speed and fake out attacks, Lana finally goes in to attack Kevin with a black flame fist, coming in behind him at a 45 degree angle to strike his right side.*

Lana: BURN!! >o<

*Kevin's eyes shoot up and he does a heel turn to the left, nimbly dodging Lana's fist, getting lightly scorched by the attack, but also drives his right knee up into her gut as a counter, then elbows her in the back of her neck, which in turn makes Lana flip over his leg and somersault forward and into the ground.*

Kevin: *Breathes out* ...Heh, my new trick seems to be working just fine~ *Some electricity sparks around him*

Sally: OoO .....How did he dodge that...!?

Zero: That's the result of training that a man puts himself through when he's got something that he REALLY wants to protect. When you have something to fight for there's almost nothing that you can't do. ^^

Lana: *dazed from the powerful counter attack*

Kevin: *Calmly walks over behind Lana* I am sure that somewhere in the past, you have a good reason for your actions....however, you've gone way up and beyond in your approach to the situation. Hence why I am not going to relent until this whole ordeal is solved. *Nudges the tip of his shoe under Lana's dress and kicks up the back of it*

Lana: O//_//O;;;

*Lana realizes that she made a mistake in trying to immediately fight with her newly restored body. She had used her previous borrowed body for over 200 years and thus had time to build it up to withstand anything; apparently when she made her wish nothing from the previous body was transferred to her recreated original one. Strength, endurance, muscle memory, none of that was transferred over, leaving her only with what this original body had before she lost it centuries ago. Knowing where she had went wrong Lana quickly pulled out the Infinity Stone that she had safely nestled between her bosoms and held it outwards as she hastily tried to make another wish. The very moment that Ashuro was waiting for.*

Ashuro: Pause!

*Ashuro freezes time in the area where he and the others were. He quickly makes his way over to Kevin and Lana and snatches the Infinity Stone out of her hands and puts some distance between both of them before unfreezing time again.*

Ashuro: I got it! Kevin, restrain her!

Lana: !! *notices that the Infinity Stone was no longer in her hands* WAiT NO!!

Kevin: Gleipnir!

*Kevin hits Lana in the back with his open palm and Nordic runes starts manifesting like a magic charm/seal on his arm and on the back of Lana's dress. And in the blink of an eye, Lana has her hands hog-tied behind her back and her feet bound together by yellow energy-chains, which not until bound her at the wrists and ankles, but also ensnared themselves up her arms and legs and formed rings around the elbows and knees, which made bending her arms and legs restrictive and painful on top of the restraints she already were locked in....

All while her dress was still flipped up, too.*

Kevin: Sorry sweetie...but I think I just beat you~

Lana: *tries to struggle free but only gets pain from doing so in an awkward position* Ow! No, I can't be stopped here! I was close; I was SO CLOSE to fulfilling my goal! Why are you taking away my victory now that it was within my grasp!?

Ashuro: Shut it!!

*That unusual outburst of anger from Ashuro definitely caught everybody off guard but his friends definitely understood why he would be angry. Before him was the being who caused all of his suffering as well as the suffering and pain of so many others. What would he do now his oppressor couldn't fight back anymore?*

Ashuro: *summons Glitch as he walks up to Lana* before I do anything else I need to know; I need to know just what was so important that you had to make our lives so miserable *point the tip of Glitch at Lana's forehead* Glitch Unlock!

*A projection of video files project out of Lana's head; they were all of her memories.*

Ruby: Oooo, Ashuro keeps impressing me with his tools.... O3O

Kevin: ...Well, I figure we have a lot to sit through to get to the bottom of it all.

Ashuro: *looks at all of the video files before him then notices what looks like a locked folder that dated to several centuries back* that one; Glitch Unlock!

*The folder is unlocked and there were only five videos inside of it. Ashuro makes the first one play for everybody there to see. It showed four young girls together currently engaged in a bit of mischief with some water balloons. One was a young version of Lana Flare herself, then there was a pair of twins that Ashuro and the others knew as Jodie and Josie Toxma, and the final girl was one that only Lana knew, a dog girl who simply went by the name of Ember. It looked like all four of them were the best of friends as they engaged in sniping folks with water balloons. The victims didn't at all seem angered by the pranks, probably because they were used to this foursome always doing things like this. The video showed in depth their lives together as they went about the quaint and quiet town doing all sorts of fun things and interacting with the various townspeople. Lana seemed to be a mischievous but very kind girl overall. The video ended with Lana, Jodie and Josie making a very tearful farewell to their friend Ember as she moved away with her family to a new territory far, far away.*

Lana: -_- ...

Kevin: Well, she certainly was not a Dio-esque person back then. Just an innocent little girl.

Sally: …Kinda adorable.

*Ashuro makes the next video play. It starts out like any other day as Lana was about to head over to the usual meeting place to meet up with Jodie and Josie. As she gets closer to the main hub of town she notices that there is some sort of commotion going on with people screaming and things exploding. When she made it to the main hub she noticed that the town was overrun by humans wearing bizarre uniforms that were attacking everybody in sight. It was the Vacuum Co.! But what was strange was that standing in the midst of them was a very tall bat man in a blue coat that wasn't getting attacked by them; in fact it seemed like he was leading the slaughter as he made commands for them to spread out and search for some people specifically and to dispose of anybody else. What sent a chill down Lana's spine was that the people he commanded them to look for were here friends, Jodie and Josie as well as her because she could lead them to the twins. So the little girl ran, taking in the unwanted sight of seeing everybody she loved and cared about get beaten and shot to death; it was a nightmare, a living nightmare. But things went from bad to worse when she ducked down an alley to avoid being seen by some Vacuum Co. grunts up ahead and ran into none other the tall bat man from before; it was Benjamin Koco. Despite enduring his painful interrogation Benjamin forcibly got Lana to reveal the location of where Jodie and Josie might be by use of ability to get anybody to do as he wanted with a command. Just before he was about to do away with her now that he got the information he sought Lana blasted Benjamin's face with a black fireball, making him drop her as she ran away, hoping that she could reach Jodie and Josie before he could. The video ends with a sudden explosion to a wall that Lana was running by knocking her unconscious and burying her under a pile of rubble.*

Kevin: Tsk....of course, it just had to be Vacuum Co. being part of it all...

Gaura: This must be very similar to what Skylar and his family faced back when their home was being invaded. Really hard on such a small child.

*Ashuro makes the third video play. It picks up right where the last one left off as Lana awakens and pulls herself free from the rubble. Several hours have passed by as it is now dusk. Remembering what had just happened last she immediately starts running towards the meeting point, taking in the gruesome sights of her ruined home all around her. Upon reaching the meeting point she sees that nobody was there waiting; there was nobody in the town...and there was nobody at her home...Lana was all alone now as she cried bitterly in sadness and frustration. That's when she heard voices coming; she quickly hid away and saw that some Vacuum Co. grunts were still around. When they leave Lana follows them back to their ship and stows away on it as it takes off. Lana was determined to rescue her friends no matter what happened. The ship approaches a space station that had various different construction projects happening around it; Ashuro recognized the station as Section V, where he Marius and some of the others went to rescue some of the others and where he found Jodie and Josie. Lana infiltrated Section V and was almost immediately spotted. Seeing no way out she fought; she fought and fought and fought, defeating every grunt and higher up that came to stop her. For a young girl she was very powerful. Finally she made herself to the core of Section V where she saw Benjamin Koco and a robot man, that Ashuro recognized as Metachan, just ending their communication from what looked like the founder of the Vacuum Co. Benjamin was holding a sword that Lana recognized as Jodie and Josie's weapon form. She made herself known and began fighting against Benjamin in a rage. Unlike before Lana was holding her own against the ruthless bat man...that was until Metachan installed Jodie and Josie's sword form into the core of Section V and the station began taking advantage of their special ability and began emitting a signal that severely weaken all non-human throughout the multiverse. With her powers now severely weaken Benjamin easily defeated her once again. Metachan took note of the girl’s strength and thought that she would a perfect candidate for all of their planned experiments. The video ends with Lana being taken away in bonds by some Vacuum Co. grunts, screaming, crying and resisting with every step, asking why they were doing what they were doing and what it was they were trying to accomplish.*

Sally: T-that's just....

Gaura: Don't. She still went on to do horrible things even after this.

Kevin: Hush, both of you. *He says with a hint of annoyance in his voice, watching intensively*

Ashuro: ...

*Ashuro makes the fourth video play...it was by far the most painful to watch video of them all so far. Everybody saw young Lana become a prisoner of Section V that was repeatedly experimented on. They were cruel, painful, sociopathic and inhumane experiments; things that would put the ones doing these experiments away for life on Death Row forever. These experiments went on and on for years and each time a little bit of Lana died along the way. Her heart started to change, her appearance became more and more horrific as the experiments continued and her mind became more and more poisoned with hate and vengeance. As the video of Lana's experiences continued it got extremely hard for all of those looking to continue watching...all except for Ashuro who kept a straight face and didn't once look away. Lana was a crying mess as she had to remember all of those events, remembering in full exactly why she repressed them in the first place; Dandelion wasn't faring much better than Lana as her memories about being in the Vacuum Co.'s clutches were still very fresh in her mind. This is what the Vacuum Co. was; these were the type of people that they were all going to have to deal with. As the experiments continued, Lana's body continued to degrade more and more until one final one reduced her to nothing more than a sentient pile of goo. When they saw that she was of no more use for their scientific endeavors they sealed her away in a special case and put her in storage with all of their other failed experiments. That was when her mind snapped; they had experimented on her nearly a hundred years and instead of just letting her die they made it so that she would have to spend the rest of eternity hidden away. She vowed that if she ever got free that she would make sure that the Vacuum Co. experienced something more horrible than they made her live through. So for the next few centuries as her mind continued to fracture and deteriorate, Lana planned and revised her plans for the ultimate revenge on the Vacuum Co. The video ends when she finally comes up with a definite plan, now talking in the same way that the Pyro Darkesis that they knew spoke.*

Kevin: *Holding his head* Ugh...there it is... I knew something would pop up that disgusts and horrifies me to the core would appear...

Gaura: Keep you act together, man. Don't you start to feel sympathy for this one.

Ashuro: .........

*Ashuro makes the final video play. It opens with the door the storage room where Lana was being held opening up and a young boy enters in a panic. From looking at him everybody there recognized the boy as the one they knew as Pyro Darkesis. She calls out to him and the two talk; it turns out that the boy's name was actually Rufus Brie. He and his friend Lorenzo Saturn were captured when their hometown was attacked by the Vacuum Co. The two managed to break free from their captors but got separated when trying to find their way back to the hanger to take a ship back to Earth. Rufus knew that he wasn't strong enough to deal with the grunts and higher ups that were looking for them both. He was angry that he wasn't able to do a thing when they were attacked and they killed everybody, including his love interest Leanne Saturn. He expressed his desire to make them all pay...and that's when Lana saw her opportunity. She promised to provide him with the power he sought to fight against the Vacuum Co. and escape to freedom. All he had to do was open the case she was in and free her. He did so and Lana made her way inside of Rufus, giving him the power he needed to reunite with Lorenzo and escape back to Earth. For the next few years Lana went to work in poisoning Rufus' mind more and more until she had complete control over him...thus Pyro Darkesis was born and he began his plan of vengeance against the Vacuum Co. The video then ends.*

Ruby: Aaaand it's all downhill for everyone else from here.

Sally: Such a terrible fate that befell such an innocent little child...

Gaura: But instead of simply going after those who had hurt her, she dragged many innocents into it too, creating just as much, if not more, damage than they had to begin with.

Kevin: ..... *sighs and rubs his eyes*

Ashuro: I've seen all that I need to see *moves Glitch away from Lana's head, making the projection stop* like Gaura said, regardless of how you became what you are now, the things you've done to accomplish this revenge plot of yours hurt WAY too many people in the process. Skylar, Shonnie, Sashi, Annaliese...and even me...your selfish action hurt us all and countless others. You're no better than the organization that did these things to you...you're a monster...

Lana: *looks away with tears in her eyes*

Ashuro: *aims Glitch at her again* for the sake of all of the innocents that you haven't yet hurt I should do away with you right here and now...

Lana: *closes her eyes, seemingly accepting her fate*

Ashuro: ...............but I'm not going to do that *lowers Glitch*

Ruby: ...Did I hear that right? Did he say-

Kevin: He did. And my judgement is the same as his. *Loosens the grip on Lana with Gleipnir, letting her arms out from her back. She was still chained, but not fully restrained* But I am keeping these on for a little longer.

Ashuro: I've got my reasons for this decision. Reason #1 despite all of the things you have done, there have been times where I saw the good in you return.

*Everybody looks at Ashuro in confusion.*

Ashuro: Crimson Mahiru. He was somebody with overwhelming power that you could have easily tried to string along in your plans...but you didn't. In fact, you went out of your way TWiCE to help him out when you could've just as easily let him die

Kevin: ...Oh right, that's also true.

Ruby: And the second time....turned out good for all of us. <w< Heehee~

Ashuro: Reason #2 Even though what you did to a lot of us was unforgivable...I can't help but thank you at the same time.

*More confused looks come Ashuro's way.*

Ashuro: Would I have liked to have had a normal life being raised by my Mom and Dad? Yes, I definitely would have. But because of you, while I was sent on a painful path, I made some incredible friends for life. I wouldn't trade the experiences I've had or friends I've made for anything else in this universe or the next. Plus, the experiences also made me strong both mentally and physically. I mean, that plan of yours to foster unity between us indeed did work but just not in the way that would make us all work with you in your goal.

Kevin: When all is said than done...what we have done as a reaction to your actions have made us all forge deep bonds with people we otherwise might not have even glanced at before. Well, that's the short and simplified version of it, anyway. *shrugs and chuckles lightly*

Ashuro: Exactly ^w^ And reason #3, and pay attention because this is probably one of the most important ones, Lana; my reason to spare you is my choice. No matter what happens to us all in life we always have a choice when it comes to what we'll do. You made my life very painful early on but I'm choosing not to kill you. Why? Killing you won't undue any of the pain I was forced to experience and it definitely won't make me feel better about myself. I came to accept the things that happened in my life and learned how to move forward. So, instead of killing you...I want you to gain redemption and I'm going to see to it that you do.

Kevin: Couldn't have said it better myself, Ashuro. *Places his hand on Lana's head, petting her a bit*

Gaura: =~=; As long as things don’t get out of hand...again...

Lana: So...does that mean that you're going to let me go?

Ashuro: *laughs out loud* not a chance! *holds the Infinity Stone up* just because I'm not going to kill you doesn't mean that you're not going to be punished for everything that you've done.

Lana: *goes pale with fear*

Ashuro: While watching your memories I thought up a nice punishment regimen for you. For the first part...

*Ashuro focuses while holding the Infinity Stone as his body glows a radiant blue. He then touches Lana's forehead and a black check mark appears on it. Lana's body then transforms into that of a short-stack bunny girl; despite the fact that she was now shorter than Snoopy, her boobs, butt and hips seemed to maintain their original size but not enough that her current clothes now fit anymore, giving everybody a good look at her new cute little body. She looked like a bunny version of the now Beverly Koco.*

Lana: *squeals in surprise as she tries to cover up, blushing madly*

Ruby & Sally: Awwwww!! >/w/<

Kevin: O//-//O ..... Oh...my gosh....

Gaura: >/w/> ...Heh.

Lana: W-W-What did you to do me!? >//~//<;;

Ashuro: You've been sealed. All of your strength and powers, sealed off.

Lana: What!? You mean I'm stuck like this!? Q//n//Q

Ashuro: Not quite; there will be times when we might need your strength so I've made it so that you can get your original body back for limited amounts of time when certain conditions are met.

Lana: What do you mean "conditions"? >3<

Ashuro: Let me explain: unless one of us touches the seal with the intent of allowing you to be in your original body for a while, no matter what you do, you are stuck like that. If you are in your original body and even think about doing harm to an innocent, you'll revert back to this form. If you try to do harm to an innocent while you are in this form your body will emit a burst of flames...

Lana: That...doesn't sound too bad?

Ashuro: ...that're designed to only target your clothes, burning them off and leaving you naked like you are now, telling everybody that you tried to do something bad. If any of us see you in this state we are permitted to punish you anyway we see fit.

Lana: Yep, that's bad QwQ

*There was an unmistakable twinkle in Kevin's eye upon hearing this.*

Kevin: Ohohoho, Ashuro, that's a naughty punishment, even for your standards. >w< Especially turning her into a thick little rabbit like this~ *Playfully pokes Lana's buttocks*

Lana: *groans cutely* -//3//-;

Ashuro: Needless to say, but I think that it's important that I do, you will NOT taking on the Vacuum Co...

Lana: What!? NO!! Please, you can't take that away from me! I can't let the get away with what they did to...

Ashuro: ...by yourself.

Lana: Huh?

Ashuro: You're not going to take them on by yourself. They have already declared war on us and we're going to need all of the help we can get to take them down. Which is why instead of you going off and taking them on by yourself, you're going to help us fight them instead. If you go out seeking the Vacuum Co. with the motive to fight them your seal won't release and you'll be at their mercy and have to hope that one of us comes to your rescue if you can't escape from them. However, if they were to say find or ambush you, your seal will release temporarily in order for you to defend yourself. If you happen to see anybody else in trouble and you try to help them out your seal will also release temporarily to allow you to help them.

Lana: But...but I...

Ashuro: No buts! Which brings me to the main part of your punishment that you'll be working on for some time: your assignment is to earn the forgiveness of EVERYBODY that you have harmed with your selfish acts and ambitions.

Lana: Get their forgiveness!? But they all hate me! How am I going to get them to forgive me!?

Ashuro: That isn't my concern. You're just going to have to do whatever you can and wait patiently. I can guarantee that they aren't going to forgive you right away...and some may never forgive you...

Lana: ...

Ashuro: ...but you're going to keep trying to make things right no matter what it takes.

Ruby: Uff, that's not going to be easy... -w-

Gaura: Doubt she'll succeed... >_>

Kevin: *Leans down and drags Lana's dress up, tying it in place so she didn't need to walk around stark naked* We're not heartless either. We're not going to kick you out on the street and expect you to make do on your own. It might be the good will that I carry, but I want to hope that we can get to see that sweet young girl again, from many years ago. *Pets her gently*

Lana: *looks up at Kevin with teary eyes and smiles slightly*

Ashuro: as for your living arrangements, for now there is going to be something of a trade-off. When you're not working to earn everybody's forgiveness you'll be acting as a helper to either me and my household or Annaliese and her household. That means that you'll be staying with me some days and you'll be staying at Kevin's house sometimes. Unlike Beverly, you're not going to receive constant torture but we may decide to give you some sort of punishment to remind you of what your life is going to be like for now on; you're no longer a master, you're a servant now. The sooner you accept that the sooner you'll be able to heal mentally.

Lana: ...

Ashuro: Thanks for coming out here to help me guys; you all did great! ^o^

Ruby: Eh, we hardly did anything. Thank Mr. Sparkplug here, as he is the one who put in most work.

Kevin: *Keeps trying to adjust Lana's dress* ...Hmm... We'll get you something new to wear later, or maybe we can get a miniature version of your dress made? Whatever suits you more.

Gaura: ...And he seem to enjoy the scenario Lana is put in. *Laughs softly*

Ashuro: In that case, how about you take her for the day Kevin? I'll gather some stuff up for her later today and bring them over tomorrow then we can make a schedule for her or something like that. Oh, and to help her settle in for the night at least, let these two stay over for the night ^^

*Ashuro has Glitch become Jodie and Josie again.*

Jodie and Josie: Hey Ashuro! ^o^ Did we...? *notices Lana beside them* LANA!! *glomps Lana to the ground affectionately* Lana, Lana! We thought that we'd never see you again; we missed you!

Lana: QnQ ... *hugs both of them back*

Kevin: ...Sure, I will take care of her for now. And Jodie and Josie are both welcome as well, you can count on me.

Ruby: As always. You two are like brothers...or either of the crew members in any JoJo series ever.

Gaura: Enough anime for now, Ruby.

Ashuro: Given how certain events have and will play out I already consider him as family...kind of how all of you seem to consider each other family by now ^^

Ruby: ...Well, that's true. ^3^ But we are girls, it is a bit different. >w>

Sally: ^//^; .....

Ashuro: *smiles warmly then opens a portal back to town* you guys go on and head back home; this portal will take you directly to the town square so that you don't have to make the long trek back. ^^

Gaura: Appreciated.

Ruby: Okay, bye-bye, don’t be too rough on the little one.

To be Continued…