A/N: Miss us folks?! We're back again! Hey, all! We're back! First off, I wanted to say thank you to all those who have supported me and encouraged me to stick with what I'm doing, and more importantly, to remain on this site. I've decided to buck and, despite the the undue anger and aggression I've been receiving from both sources anonymous and otherwise...I'm going to stick around. Writing has been my passin for all of six years, and I wouldn't give it up for the world. If I stopped writing on this sight I'd just feel...hollow, ya know? Its simply who I am, I guess.

Now, I've been through the ringer as of late, but it seems things are finally starting to look up for me at long last. My living situation has been rectified, I'll be going back to school soon, and to top it all off, I recently found a new job! Working an evening shift tonight! Now,I know what you're thinking. Will work cut down on the frantic updating I've been doing as of late? Not so! There are many hours in the day, and I'm definitely going to work hard to continue to update all my fics-Prometheus being one of them- So thanks, ya'll for the support. Love you guys! Agurra was a major help in this chapter as well-I don't know what I'd do without him!

As to this story, its just an idea I got, and I don't belive anyone has tried it yet, so...

...here we go! Fair Warning! Violence and gore in this chapter!

"Terminate. Must...terminate."

~?

Threat

"DANGER DANGER, THREAT LEVEL EXTREME, IMMEDIATE RETREAT." The stranger felt thousands of alarms go off inside his head, the instant his gaze caught sight of the slit light eyes and seemingly unimpressive face of Chiffon Fairchild.

Despite her appearance being no different from any other girl seen, he'd been briefed on her before being dispatched, about how her meek visage was only a facade for the Monster beneath the surface. And now he surely believed the claims, her energy level alone compared to Satellizer or Miyabi was like comparing a cup of water to the oceans.

He knew he had no chance at this time and escape was his only option. Thus he was quick to release his hold on his massive blade quickly leaping back to the edge of the roof, his sense of panic increasing at the sight of another strong Pandora with long blue hair appearing behind her. Both focused on him.

"Whoever you are, if you think you can simply come in here and brutally attack a student you are gravely mistaken." Chiffon quickly surveyed the carnage that had befallen Miyabi as she prepared to attack.

However, she wasn't able to get more than an inch before the intruder spoke.

"Threat Level Extreme, Immediately Retreat demanded." She couldn't even get a word in as to her and Ticy's shock, the strange male was cloaked in crimson energy before literally disappearing in a flash.

"An Acceleration." Ticy could only gasp in shock at what they'd just witnessed, "How's that possible?"

Chiffon however, had other thoughts on her mind "That wasn't just any Acceleration, the speed he moved was comparable to a Double or Triple Accel at the very least, yet by the look of things I'd swear that was a normal Accel for him."

Taking another glance at the situation at hand, before gazing to the spot where he teleported away, "At that speed it wouldn't be impossible for me to catch him. However, if he's able to cause this much destruction and move at that kind of speed at a base level, I imagine he has more power than he showcased. A fight could cause more damage than needed."

Her debate however was abruptly halted by Ticy, who made her way to Miyabi and was trying to apply some degree of low level first aid to the girl, "Chiffon, we need to hurry. I don't know how long she'll hold out for. We need to get her to the emergency room now."

Quietly nodding Chiffon took another glance to the location where the stranger disappeared from, "I'd better report to Sister Margaret after all this has been taken care of. She'll want the full details...Also." Her gaze shifted to the three freshman and 1 sophomore still seated in shock over what transpired.

"I need to collect whatever kind of testimony I can from them, hopefully they can give me an idea of just what we're up against here."

(...)

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAATTTTTT

A loud roar of pain echoed in the woods just south of the school campus, as the watcher clutched his burning scalp in pain, whilst far more powerful jolts coursed through his mind.

Lashing out with his blackened arm, he reduced several nearby trees to little more than splinters as the agonizing pain continued to sear his mind further and further. Eventually he fell to his knees though to his relief the pain finally ceased.

Thanks to his right eye acting as a camera, the Nova had seen everything the young man had done in the last few hours, specifically the intentional exposure of his presence, aiding a Pandora and then fleeing the seen with several eyewitnesses, whose memories remained intact.

True the Nova were infamous for being anything but subtle in this instance they found it necessary to try a less direct approach to fighting their enemies and using a single stealth operative had been their solution and it'd worked fine up until this point. Now the humans were aware and that would effectively ruin or hinder any further progress they would have.

"Analysis, my presence has been exposed to several of the Pandora. However, I myself have not been captured, nor do they have the means to track me. Thus I can continue with my mission despite this minor setback."

The Nova however, weren't as certain as they knew from experience that Pandora had an unfortunate tendency to become smarter with every attack and they would surely be on guard this time around.

There was also the issue of the Pandora themselves. As powerful as Satelizer was, it was clear Miyabi would have likely beaten her had it not been for her arrogant attitude. And given the Presence of Chiffon Fairchild, who apparently was in the same class ranking as Miyabi, then it was likely there were Pandora of similar strength levels, far more capable than Satelizer was. Simply put, there were so many unknown factors that his exposure seemed like too great a risk.

However, the Watcher wasn't in agreement on this matter, partially because he was programed to go through with his mission to the end, but there was also the fact a small part of his human side remained despite the shocks.

"Statement, despite my compromised position, there is still a great deal more useful information that can be gathered about the Pandora. Despite the risks, it seems crucial to continue with the mission."

Again the Nova were not in agreement with this decision, due to the very real risk factor that Chiffon posed to the mission.

"True my current strength is not comparable to that of Fairchild. However, I have not displayed the full range of my abilities. And if necessary I am confident that my emergency failsafe measure will be more than sufficient to deal with her." His bandage covered arm quickly radiated intense crimson light, acting as a minor supplement to his statement.

He sat there awaiting a response while taking a look at his remaining human hand, which was still caked in the blood of the harlot Pandora he'd gone out of his way to brutalize, "Conundrum. There was no data or value to be gained by attacking that girl and revealing myself. I intentionally endangered my mission, simply to provide at to the one known as Satellizer."

Continuing to stare at his own human hand, the small emotional core that remained inside him, started to return to the surface, "But I had to do it, I couldn't just sit there and let her be abused like that. It was the right thing to do."

"Illogical. I was restored to help ensure the survival of the Nova and thus have relinquished any semblance of humanity that remains inside of me. Concepts such as nobility have long been removed"

"No I know that's not true. I helped Satellizer because it was the right thing to do, if nothing else because of some attraction i seem to have for her."

"Incorrect, Satellizer is only a means for gathering data and nothing more, any interest we have for her in only in the pursuit of our mission."

"How long can we keep lying to ourselves, you can't keep your humanity buried forever. Even if they've stripped away a good chunk of it, there is still plenty about us that's still human."

His emotional side would have continued only to effectively be locked away by another deep jolt, with some talk of further mental modification being thrown in. He was then relayed his new assignment from the Nova.

With a nod he turned his golden eye to the school, "Understood, new mission assigned. As they seem to be the strongest class of warriors at this school based on relevant data. I will now collect any information I can on these "Third Years" to see what they are capable of and the best means by which to counteract their abilities."

His Nova eye quickly shifted its self to a scanner across the school, "Now searching for any potential targets with which to gather relevant data."

Once his gaze zeroed in on the closet high energy source he prepared to movie "New Target acquired commencing reconnaissance."

With another red Accel flash he disappeared.

(...)

"Unbelievable!"

WHAM!

"I can't believe we let this happen." Yumi promptly slammed her fist against a nearby wall as she stood outside the emergency center. Word had quickly spread about the attack on Miyabi, who'd been wheeled into surgery almost immediately, with her chances of survival being abysmal to say the least.

Sister Margaret had also appeared, having heard of the attack, with Chiffon also standing nearby to help provide insight into what had taken place.

"You're certain that this wasn't simply the result of some scuffle between the students. Given that it involved Miss El Bridget I wouldn't be too surprised for things to go this way, especially with Miyabi involved." Sister Margaret question Chiffon, making it a point to eliminate all doubts, as given the personalities of two of the parties involved, it wasn't impossible that it was another fight between them.

However, the headmistress's hopes were dashed as Chiffon's expression remained the same, "I'm certain of it. Even though I arrived after the fight had ended it was obvious the one who caused Miss. Miyabi's injuries was a male I've never seen before." Her frown deepened as she recalled the events.

"I was unable to pursue him, as Miyabi required immediate attention. I apologize for my misstep."

Sister Margaret only dismissed her thoughts, "You have nothing to apologize for. Your first priority should be to ensure the safety of your was no lapse in your judgment, that is simply something that comes about on the battlefield."

Yumi by this point decided to chime in and add her own two cents to the mix, pushing off from the wall and turning to Chiffon, "So what exactly can you tell us about him. Any information at this point would be useful."

"From what little I saw it's clear this man is no ordinary human. The fact he could defeat a Third Year like Miyabi singlehandely alone is proof enough of that. I caught sight of him wielding an exceeding heavy sword, not unlike a Volt Weapon, thus it's apparent his strength is significantly greater than a normal human."

He expression seemed to become more morbid to such the others felt unnerved by what she had to say, "He also displayed abilities matching those of a Pandora. Specifically an Acceleration."

"That's impossible, to date there's never been any recorded instance of a male Pandora being even remotely feasible. Any attempt made was never successful, much less one that could use a High End Skill like an Accel."

"I assure you Miss. Kim I couldn't believe it either but I know what I saw. However, what's especially troubling is that his Accel seemed significantly faster than a normal Pandora's. It's speed was comparable to a Double or even Triple Accel. I fear that he may be more powerful than we can imagine."

Yumi seemed ready to charge out into the school to hunt the stranger down, but maintained her composure as she adopted an inquisitive posture, "If he managed to move using an Acceleration, I wonder if it'd be possible to lock onto him some how. We've used similar means to track Pandora, so if he's using similar techniques it might work."

This notion seemed promising until Sister Margret chimed in, "That may be but it's likely he's just as aware of this as we are and won't simply use his abilities on a dime."

"Perhaps but atleast keeping the scanners on will allow us to actually respond to his next attack much quicker and maybe capture him this time."

Both teachers nodded before turning attention to Chiffon, "For now Chiffon, keep this information to yourself and Ticy."

"But why."

"If word got out that there was an intruder who somehow managed to overwhelm and critically injure a third year, then other students would likely try to hunt the individual themselves. We have no clear idea of his capabilities and this would more than likely lead to additional injuries and death as well. Also the more attention drawn to him, the more well hidden he'll make himself. I trust you can do this."

Both the President and Vice President offered nods in response, though Ticy's was clearly more hesitant.

"That's good, we shouldn't worry too greatly. We'll capture this intruder soon enough. Now if you will excuse me a new transfer student from Tibet is entering the school today, and I need to introduce her to the campus."

(...)

"Calculating."

The stranger now found himself entering a large open facility, similar to the area used for the Carnival competition,complete with an entire false city. Clearly meant for combat purposes.

He quietly watched high in the rafters of the building watching as one of the large energy signatures he caught sight of entered the area. His eye managed to lock onto the individual an get a good grasp of her appearance.

Her height was comparable to Satilizer, though she was adorned in the standard purple uniform of the stents. Strangely she had red hair like Gannessa, though her hair was let down completely and he skin was slightly paler. Perhaps the most noteworthy difference was the cold, almost bitter expression on her face.

It was clear just from observing her power level was higher than Miyabi's by a sufficient margin and would have been able to defeat her or Satilizer should they come to blows. Listening in her heard the Limiter who had accompanied her speak and address her by her name.

"New Target identified. Ingrid Berstein, a member of the "Third Year" group of this school. Based on prior experience with target Miyabi, she will provide sufficient data on the higher level Pandora that attend this academy."

His eyes proceeded to record the training session that took place, involving a dummy Nova, specifically one of the R class. An outdated class when compared to the S Type Nova, but still dangerous. Yet Ingrid's expression remained unflinching, as her weapons, a pair of bladed tonfa's were deployed.

She then proceeded to decimate the dummy R first utilizing an Acceleration to close the distance between herself and the Nova. To the amazement of the watcher he then watched as she announced another technique.

"Tempest Turn."

Her body then seemingly split into four identical clones, all glowing with blue kinetic energy, that proceeded to slash away at the Nova, before revealing it's core and then finishing it off with another high speed strike.

"New Data found. In addition to their Acceleration technique, the Pandora also have a skill known as Tempest Turn. This ability seems to involve using high speed movement to create solid after images that can drastically increase attacking power." His mind quickly mulled over the data, going over the various clones and movement to determine the best effective counter measure.

He continued to focus in on Ingrid who seemed all but disappointed in the exercise, as if finding it to be not worth her time. Obviously there was more to her than what was being displayed and it was unlikely she'd show it off without cause.

An idea quickly formed in his mind, "Seems like she wants a real challenge. I bet we could get a lot more info if we fought her directly."

"Interjection, while combat data would prove invaluable, the purpose of this mission is to retain stealth and remain discrete."

Despite this notion, the watcher's red arm started to pulse again, reflective of his own desire for another engagement. "They already know we're here anyway, might as well get as much info as possible. Besides, we won't attack her in broad daylight, we can wait until nightfall and go after her when she's alone."

He remained silent as this proposition processed through his brain and back to the Nova themselves, who surprisingly did not immediately sent another electric jolt through his brain.

Another moment passed before the watcher received his response, identified by his golden eye glowing in response. "New course of action deemed within mission parameters. Will engage subject known as Ingrid when night has fallen and subject is alone to properly gauge her abilities and learn more about these more advanced techniques that Third Years seem to have."

His eye then turned to his bandaged arm which shimmered brighter with crimson light, as the handle of his massive sword briefly formed in his hand, before disappearing as he closed it.

"Counter Measure One should be sufficient for this objection. However, if necessary will eliminate target with Extreme Prejudice."

(...)

Night quickly proceeded to fall over the campus, as Ingrid was making her usual patrol of the courtyard, acting under the guise of her unofficial title, "The Guardian of Order." Naturally she looked for any who dared to break the rules and would offer swift punishment. And today was no different.

Not in the least.

"The school seems oddly quiet despite all that's happened in the last few days. After what those Second Years pulled the other day, I'm amazed our school hasn't already fallen apart." Her expression hardened as she thought about how blatantly Satelizer and Gannessa had broken several key rules, "To use Pandora mode of all things over a petty grudge. Utterly disgraceful and to think they carry the title of strongest of their year."

For a brief moment her own weapon actually started to form in her hand as she contemplated paying the girls a visit, "Perhaps a little lesson in discipline is in order. Best to stamp it out now, before it spreads to the others."

As she walked a familiar pair of mismatched eyes watched her under the cloak of darkness, yet her mind remained elsewhere as she thought to more recent events, "On the other hand, Miyabi's been proving to be more trouble than she's worth. Between her reputation with Limiters and her blatant abuse of power, perhaps she'd be more worth my time."

She quietly stopped in place pondering her next move, "Then again maybe…...YOU WOULD!"

In an instant, one of her weapons formed in her left hand as she launched it like a missile into the treeline roughly fifty feet away, annihilating the trees and ground beneath it.

However, thanks to her stigmata Ingrid could easily see through the trees and saw that she didn't actually hit anything other than foliage, yet wasn't deterred. Quickly reforming her weapons in her hands, "I don't know who you are, but skulking around the school grounds after hours is blatant violation of code."

Her face shifted into a smirk as she tried to zero in on the intruder, able to feel his gaze still on her despite the darkness, "But you don't care about that do you. I can tell you're not a student or a teacher, which means your an unwelcome intruder and a threat to the safety of this school. Thus as a Pandora I'm honor bound to bring you to justice. So save yourself some pain and come out, maybe I'll even go easy on you."

Her response at first was only silence, yet a presence seemingly formed out of the shadows behind her, "Pity, I was almost looking forward to hunting you down like the coward you seem to be, but I suppose you have a little backbone after all."

She finally got a good look at the stranger and his appearance made his status as an intruder all the more obvious. Between the hood obscuring his face, his black, ripped clothing, and his oddly bandaged right arm, he looked more like a phantom gang member then a student.

"My my, don't you just look suspicious. I don't know what exactly you're doing here and frankly it doesn't matter. Anyone who threatens the order of this academy will be eliminated, no matter the reason." She quickly shifted into a combat stance aiming one of her tonfa at the stranger, "I hope you're ready."

The stranger however, remained completely stationary, seemingly unaffected by her little speech or the weapons pointed at him. Even his face remained completely stone like, as Ingrid could see his one blue eye through the hood staring directly at her. The empty look it held actually made her feel a tad uneasy.

"Target located and Identified. Ingrid Berstein, classification, Third Year Pandora. Threat level assessment…...Inconclusive." The stranger's robotic voice actually made the red head flinch, not expecting such a tone. "Taunt issued: you have anger issues. Awaiting response.

"Eh?"

However, she was even less prepared for what happened next as he disappeared in a flash of red kinetic energy, cracking the ground beneath him before reappearing in the air in front of her raising his bandaged arm.

"An Accel….But how.."

"Beginning Combat Assessment."

Ingrid barely had a chance to leap back before her opponent smashed his fist into the ground, creating a mini tremor that ripped open the earth, leaving behind a crater big enough to use as a pool.

Ingrid found herself breathing erratically, trying to recover from the shock of what she just witnessed, tightening her grip on her weapon as a bead of sweat formed on her brow, "What incredible strength. No normal human could cause that kind of devastation, only a Pandora could. And that movement, it was obviously an Accel. But that shouldn't be possible."

Quietly shifting back into her stance while opening her senses up to ensure another sneak attack would happen, "Is he some type of experiment to create male Pandora or something else…..No it doesn't matter, regardless of what he may be he's a threat to this school."

Readying her weapons Ingrid began to flare up with kinetic energy, "I hope you enjoyed that little sneak attack, because it's the last time you'll get the drop on me. Accelerate."

With a powerful burst she launched at her opponent, slashing her right tonfa forward to slash at him. However, to her surprise, in another flash of red he disappeared, only to reappear right behind her.

"Behind me, need to move."

She quickly used another Accel to avoid the attack, only to find him once again right in front of her, "How can he keep up with me so easily." Again she tried to accelerate to avoid, but he was again right after her, this time he appeared in front of her with his fist already launching forward.

"No time to dodge, need to block now!" Quickly crossing the blades of her weapons they managed to intercept the strike, but the amount of force behind it still sent the Third year crashing into the ground.

The watcher meanwhile simply landed on his feet, scanning over the destruction, "Current Observation, while Ingrid's skills and energy are stronger than those of Miyabi, the difference in ability is hardly worthy of noting. Threat assessment is minimal at this point."

He would have continued had Ingrid not followed up by blasting away all the dust she'd kicked up with a surge of blue energy, locking on to him with a cold expression. "I'll give you credit, keeping up with a Third Year's Accel is impressive, but don't get cocky, it's basic skill we Pandora are taught."

The energy around her quickly began to condense into a blue outline, as the ground around her feet began to crack, "Now that I know just how dangerous you are, I don't have to hold back any longer. Get ready."

"Tempest Turn!"

Just like before where once there was one, now four exact copies of Ingrid appeared, all covered with blue energy, moving at dramatically increased speeds than before. They quickly broke off from their formation and began to encircle their target from all sides.

The watcher now found himself struggling as his eye tried to keep up with the erratic movement of the four clones. Despite having seen the technique used prior that had at best been a mere moment, a microsecond, hardly enough time to learn anything useful.

As such he couldn't quite protect himself from the onslaught of strikes to his body from the multiple tonfa that were being wielded against him. Each blow hit with the same force as a high speed sledge hammer, and they were all occurring simultaneously.

One final strike to the jaw was enough to send him hurdling backwards into a nearby fountain, obliterating the stone and uprooting the pipes. His body however, didn't slow as it actually dug into the ground and skidded back, leaving a trail of dirt and stone behind him.

Ingrid meanwhile, having cancelled her technique looked upon the devastation, though didn't show any kind of pride at finally managing to land a few blows on her opponent, "The fact I needed to resort to using Tempest Turn on someone whose not even a Pandora. I don't know what that guy is, but I can't allow this fight to go on another minute. One more good blow should do it."

Her body began to glow again as she readied another Tempest Turn. Only to stop as a familiar crimson light erupted from the hole the stranger had created.

"Appropriate Threat Level reached. Deploying Countermeasure One. Execute."

Shing!

The red haired teen actually had to stop herself from dropping her jaw and dripping over her own feet when she saw the stranger again. This time he was wielding a massive black double bladed Zanbato style sword. The weapon looked to almost be atleast eight or nine feet in length and was probably around almost a foot thick and weighed close to a ton. Yet he was holding it up in one hand like it was a simple metal pipe.

Ingrid however, hardened her gaze and resumed her energy output, "He's more dangerous than I perceived. I need to take him down now." She took another look at the blade he was now pointing in her direction but shook off any fear she might have had, "Even with a weapon that size, my Tempest Turn's already shown it's too fast for him to follow. Having a massive sword won't make any difference."

Without missing a beat she executed her Tempest Turn again, eager to finish her opponent off then and there. The four clones quickly closed in around their target, whose eyes again made their best attempt to follow the dopplegangers.

The encircling group quickly struck forth with lightning precision, striking his legs, chest, back and face from every direction. However, unlike before the stranger quickly retaliated by swinging his sword outwards in a wide horizontal arc, with the blades insane width and length adding to it's lethality.

Naturally Ingrid had expected this attack, and the clones responded in kind, with one leaping back while the other lept up, and another ducked under the blade. However, the last was quickly cleaved in two.

Yet the three remaining weren't deterred and quickly let loose a barrage of strikes to his upper body. With Ingrid herself actually launching herself forward and using the increased speed to rotate her body, spinning the blades of her weapons in a saw like motion that cleaved a wide arc across the watchers chest.

For the briefest moment Ingrid could swear she saw the one visible eye of her opponent widen as a line of blood appeared across his chest before he collided with the ground again, though his hand was still clutching his massive blade.

Quickly reforming not to far away, Ingrid now found herself breathing slightly heavier, having narrowly avoided being cut in half, "Even though I was using Tempest Turn, he still managed to react quickly enough to take out one of my clones. If I'd been any slower, that would have been me."

Her mind quickly envisioned her actual body being on the receiving end of the blade, "Hopefully that strike will keep him down, I can't afford to overexert myself by overusing Tempest Turn."

However, any further thoughts she had were promptly silenced by the watcher quickly rising to his feet, despite the blood that was clearly visible through the gash along his chest. To Ingrid's surprise he actually reached down, touching the cut before bringing the blood up to his face.

"Unit has sustained damage, injury serious but not critical. Healing protocol initiated." In mere seconds the wound started to glow bright red before quickly sealing itself up, leaving only what appeared to be tan human skin under the black clothing.

Ingrid of course didn't even notice this, too busy looking horrified at the fact he last attack had pretty much accomplished nothing. "So he can regenerate on top of his other abilities? Just what the hell is this thing."

The watcher meanwhile only looked at Ingrid, with his yellow eye now going over all the data that he'd acquired from the fight thus far. Despite being thrown around and slashed, it'd proven quite valuable.

"New Data has proven valuable, will now begin execution and counter offensive." His stance shifted with his blade now raised in preparation to attack. Ingrid meanwhile had actual taken a step back, finding herself unnerved by how he so easily shrugged off her attack.

"This fights gone on too long. I'm ending this now, I'll make my Tempest Turn twice as fast this time."

Her aura ignited again, much stronger than before, as she readied her next attack, "I hope your ready, because this'll be the last attack you ever see..TEMPEST TURN!"

Again the four clones appeared and like before they rocked towards their target, eager to finish him off for good.

"Commencing Attack Protocol."

Without so much a blinking the watcher disappeared and reappeared in a single red flash, right in the center of Ingrid's Tempest Turn. His movements were as fast a lighting, his massive sword cutting clean through two of Ingrid's clones, while his right leg obliterated the third in a sharp lash of its own. Ingrid didn't even realize it before it was too late, as the stranger's bandage clad hand wrapped itself around her neck in a vice of pure iron, shattering the Tempest Turn completely.

"Protocol Complete." her captor announced, perversely leased with himself. "Technique nullified."

"Impossible." He appeared right at the point when the clones separated, enabling him to attack them all simultaneously with no time to counter. He completely nullified my technique!"

"Threat level exceeded."

"How did you-UGACH!"

His grip increased like a clamp, actually causing the bones in her neck to crack, her words dying off in a strangled gurgle. Her breathing became haggard and, in a fit of desperation she found herself forced to, drop her weapons, leaving them to dissipate harmlessly aganst on the ground. Ingrid barely noticed. Her hands were far too busy trying to pry those crushing fingers off her neck.

"Sufficient Data acquired. Subject Ingrid now a liability."

Said girl's eyes quickly filled with fear as the stranger's free hand arced back, fingers crooked into a claw.

"Terminating...!"

That was all he got out before something rammed into him from behind, forcibly dislodging his grip on the injured pandora. The attack itself did little more than drive him forward half a step-but it was still enough for his target to scramble away from him, clutching at her fractured windpipe.

"What the hell's going on here, huh?!"

Naruto frowned, turning.

"Additional threats."

Once more he found himself face to face with additional pandora, a group of third years he didn't recognize. Two girls with strange, silver hair-one with dusky skin-and another redhead. The latter of which appeared to be the one who'd struck him in the first place, if her exposed volt weapon was any indication.

"Arnett, Creo, Attia!" Ingrid cried! "Where the hell have you been?!"

"Looking for you, dumbass!"

"So, this is the intruder." the smallest of the group mused. "He doesn't look like much."

His frowned deepened.

"Will exterminate with extreme prejudice."

A/N: There we go! We've covered two episodes in the span of this chapter, gotten a look at Naruto's humanity underneath it all, and FINALLY, we see that he is not a force to be trifled with. Anger him and you may as well sign your death warrant, ya know? I took great pleasure in omitting Kazuya in this chapter-I bloody despite that little shit because lets face it; he's less than useless even at his best. Alright, rant over! The two of us worked uber hard on this!

So...in the Immortal Words of Atlas from Bioshock...

...Review...Would You Kindly? And of course, enjoy the preview!

(Preview)

"How in the hell is he this strong?!"

Naruto was silent for a long, terrible moment.

Then, incredibly, instead of surrendering, he did the inexplicable.

He gasped.

"Somebody...stop...me...!"

R&R!