Darren was thankful things had been quiet over the past week. After dealing with the Normal and saving Hannah, he was only too happy to have a quiet week of school.
Or as quiet as his life could be recently. Darren immediately noticed the four teenage prodigies seemed guarded throughout the week. Also Steph wasnt exactly thrilled to discover Hannah was a cyborg and not a maid droid. While he couldn't help his teachers, he did have a surprise for Steph as he, Hannah and Steph made their way to Yuriko's.
"Thanks for coming with us Steph," Darren said. Steph glanced at her master, while she wouldnt protest Darren's choice, she could express some form of displeasure. "It is my duty to serve," she stated.
"You still mad about Hannah huh," Darren asked, a coy smile on his face.
"No," Steph said quickly. Darren stifled a laugh, causing Steph to give him a quizzical look. "What are you up too," she asked.
"Go ahead Hannah show her."
An impish grin crossed Hannah face as she looked at the maid droid. If Steph could gasp she would have as Hannah began to transform. Hannah's skin began to form into plastic, her cybernetic arm growing a faux green fur as her face began to broaden. The teen girls ears shifted, becoming larger while a prehensile tail formed behind her. Now instead of a cyborg girl, a fully robotic monkey girl grinned at them.
"I'm a shapeshifter Steph," Hannah chuckled, doing a flip before pushing her glasses back into place. "After our little run in with the Normal, our boy Darren gave me the ability to transform. I can go from human, to cyborg, to full on gynoid. Although wish he could of gotten rid of my glasses."
"I like your glasses," Darren grinned. "Its like part of your look."
"Your a dork," Hannah grinned, sticking out a robotic monkey tongue.
Steph was speechless, she had been so convinced Darren would do away with her kind that she had been anticipating her own demise. Instead, Darren had created something that seemed to give each side something. A small smile now spread across the maid droids face as she gazed at her master. "Nicely done."
As the trio now arrived they were surprised to see Akira waiting for them instead of Yuriko. The kitsune now approached, bowing as he greeted the three of them. "Welcome Darren we've been expecting you."
"Thanks Akira," Darren stated. "How was your trip?"
"Productive," he stated. "I was able to gather some valuable information on our adversary."
"Well that's good," Hannah stated. "But wheres Yuriko? She usually greets us."
"Visiting a friend," Akira stated. "After what happened with Sachiko she insisted on meeting with both Jack and Kellie."
The trio nodded as they now entered the kitchen, seeing Ayami beckon them into the living room. As they took a seat, Akira now studied the three carefully. "It is my understanding that after your confrontation with the Normal, you informed Yuriko you wished to learn to fight. Is that correct?"
Darren blushed, rubbing his neck sheepishly as he remembered how helpless he felt when he couldnt help Hannah. "Yeah kind of," he said meekly. "Does that mean your going to train me?"
"At some point yes," Akira stated. "However I should tell you that after Sachiko was threatened, I took it upon myself to provide my child with some defenses."
Darren and his friends now gazed curiously at Akira as he called up stairs. Watching the stairwell, Darren's jaw dropped as a Japanese girl his age descended along with a tiger droid.
"This is my niece Misaki," Akira stated. "She has been trained by my sister and the Nakomato clan in combat." Darren felt his face flush, his heart rate quicken as he gazed at the beautiful young teen.
"Someone's got a crush," Hannah giggled causing Darren to blush an even deeper red.
"Question," Steph asked stepping forward. "My databanks say that the Nakamoto clan are Yakuza. Are you telling us that we have aligned ourselves with the mob?!"
"That's actually my uncle's," Misaki said quietly. "My grandfather renounced his claim with the organization. We have lived peacefully, although Granny Aiko did insist I train as a kitsune warrior."
"I was kind of hoping for a Yakuza princess but I'll take a kitsune trained soldier," Hannah smirked. "Welcome to the club. Who's your friend?"
"This," Akira said happily. "Is Rin. She was employed by my nephew, however, I convinced my sister to let her accompany me to America. Misaki could use a friend to help her with any home sickness.:
"That and when I heard their was a small population of soul drive units I had to see for myself," Rin stated.
Darren, Steph, and Hannah nodded gazing at the teen and soul drive droid Akira had returned with from Japan. Darren had a feeling things were about to take an interesting turn.