One year ago..

"I can't tell you how glad I am that this is finally happening!" Ezra grinned at Narina. "You coming to my house for the 4 day weekend! I mean seriously, I haven't had any friends over in ages."

Narina shuffled her feet nervously on the floor of the shuttle as she watched the clouds drift by. "Umm... I'm new to this whole.. girls get together thing.. what is there like.. pillow fights?"

"You watch too many stereotypical movies." said Ezra. "But.. yes.. there are pillow fights..  what do guys do when they get together?"

"Play video games, eat pizza, maybe prank call a few people." said Narina. "Pillow fights just seem kind of.. gay.."

"Says the person who sleeps with a Miku Hatsune body pillow." said Ezra with a sly grin.

Narina went red, and slowly used one toe to zip close her gym bag, which held just a glimpse of an anime character's face on  a pillow case.  "I-I don't know what y-you're talking about.."

Ezra laughed. "You know, when I figured out your secret I swore I would show you the wonders of being a girl.. just consider this one of those times.."

"Sure.." Narina muttered, sounding more nervous all the same.. "It's just that more than once your 'showing me the wonders of femininity have ended a little.. haywire.. Remember last week?"

Flash back..

"HOW IS THIS GIRLY!!!?" Narina screamed as she ran through the gladiator's arena with 20 giant tyrannosaurs roaring and stomping after her.

"WOMAN EMPOWERMENT!!!" Ezra cheered from the stands. "DON'T YOU FEEL POWERFUL ALREADY!?"

End of flash back..

"Oh... right.." Ezra muttered. "I forgot how timid you are.. But seriously, I've seen you turn into a ferocious dragon girl with a fist meant for pummeling baddies.. why are you so shy all the time?"

"Well let's see.. I wake up every day suddenly remembering that I have breasts." said Narina.

"Oh.. right.. that too." said Ezra. "But your sister told me you were always this shy. "

"Guess that's just how I am." said Narina.

"Well just you wait.. you and I are going to GET into it these next four days. First.. some dirt biking.. than some paintball at the range!! I'm going to take you hunting too!" said Ezra.

"Uhh.. how is ANY of this girly?" Narina asked.

"WOMAN EMPOWERMENT!!" Ezra roared. "And we'll also be going shopping for some better wardrobe.. cause let's face it.. you wear nothing but t-shirts.. and pants... "

"Last I checked, that was a viable fashion." said Narina. 

"Well get ready for spaghetti strap tops, skinny jeans, skirts, and makeup!" said Ezra.

"Oh dear lord.." Narina whispered. 

"And then... Swimsuits!"

"Oh not again!" stammered Narina. "C-can't we get a nice One piece slash swimshorts combo? Like all those nonskimpy girls wear?

"NO! Bikini's all the way! With floral patterns! And a nice bow to go in your hair to combo it off!" said Ezra, her eyes sparkling.

"Ohhhhhhh.." Narina sank further down into her seat, covering her eyes.

At that moment, the shuttle began to land.. and Ezra's eyes sparkled. "Oh! We're here."

"You know.. I have admit, I was surprised when I heard you didn't live at the top of the tree like most of the people who go to the Academy.." said Narina. "You never struck me as a Roots girl.."

"Well that's cause my family owns the Wilderness World camping retreat chain." said Ezra. "So naturally we need to live in... well.. the wilderness.."

The shuttle door opened, and Narina and Ezra both stepped out with their bags onto a large grassy field surrounded by a massive forest... a large mansion-like cabin stood in the distance with a sign saying "Sign In" on the front.. 

Ezra smiled and breathed in the fresh air. It was good to be back to the great outdoors.. the wilderness.. and..

"EZRA!"

"MOM!!" Ezra waved happily as her mother ran out. 

She was a blonde woman, slender and beautiful.. and it wasn't surprising that the two didn't resemble each other.. Ezra was Rebirthed after all.. 

Mrs. Tobuki was a doctor who looked after people who preferred the more quiet wilderness life. However, this campsite was for the elite and wealthy, so it tended to be pretty good medical care.. and well paid too..

"Mom... this is my best friend.. " said Ezra. "Narina-"

"Oh.." Mrs. Tobuki's face fell.. and immediately Ezra felt her insides go cold. Oh no.. did her mother still-?

"Hello Ma'am." said Narina, bowing politely. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"She's bowing.." said Mrs. Tobuki.. frowning. 

"We talked about this mom.. her family is very traditional.. that's how Japanese people greet each other." said Ezra carefully. 

"Hmph.. well.. be sure she takes a bath before you show her the guest room." said Mrs. Tobuki with a scowl, before she walked off. "You know how I feel about filth on the carpet."

Narina's jaw dropped slightly, hurt apparent on her face. 

"Wh-when you warned me about how your mom felt towards Ryuu.." Narina whispered. "I-I didn't think.."

"I'm sorry.. Dad said she was getting better.. " said Ezra. "So... I thought maybe.."

"H-hey.. no worries." said Narina. "We can still have fun.. right?"

"Yep!" said Ezra. "Let's just go shopping.. come on.. you can drop your stuff off in my room!"

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Present Day..

"Urgh!" Ezra stood up gingerly.. the flash backs of Narina's first visit to her house fresh in her head...

For just a moment.. the entire world had seemed to be enveloped in a ginormous quake, causing Ezra to faceplant right into a pile of crates.

"Nothing broken?" Ezra muttered, popping her neck and picking up her icy trident. "Ow...."

"Mmmmmmffff.. mffffffff!!" 

"Eh?" Ezra looked down and gave a start, jumping off Sentabot who jumped up panting. 

"Whew I was suffocating down there!!"

"Uh.. you're an android.. you don't need to breathe.." said Ezra.

"Oh... I FORGOT!!!" Sentabot exclaimed. "Okay.. well.. seeya.."

"Weren't we fighting?" Ezra muttered.

"OH! I FORGOT!!!"

Sentabot jumped to his feet and did a pose. "Yes!! Where were we!! Continuing to beat each other into a bloody pulp yes!? Well... HERE I GO!!! SENTAAAAAAAAA!! SUPER DRIVER!!!"

"That's actually a pole- WHAM!!!" Ezra cringed as she watched the android ram right into a support beam. 

"OHOOOO!! I FORGOT!!" Sentabot exclaimed, jumping to his feet again.

Ezra sighed and twirled her trident around. "I'll try and end this quickly.."

Sentabot laughed and turned back to face Ezra again, striking a power ranger-ish sort of pose. "Don't seek to patronize me! I am an ally of justice! Destroyer of evil! The Great Sentabot is here to save the day!!"

"Actually, I'm the the ally of justice, you and your pals are the ones committing genocide in violation of the Powers Society Section 38 of the Hero's handbook." said Ezra coldly. "So I'm not going to show mercy... even if you do seem to have some misguided notion of justice in your head.."

"LIIIIEEES!!" Sentabot twirled into the air.. and spun into a super heated kick... his metal foot suddenly heated up as he came downwards.. bursting into fire. "ULTRA FIGHTING JUSTICE BASHER!!!!"

"CRAB EXOSKELETON!"

Ezra whirled her trident upwards.. and a large shield of water splashed up in front of her, immediately turning into extremely thick ice.

Sentabot's kick exploded through the ice shield as if it were made of glass, forcing Ezra to use a cyclone of water to propel herself out of the way.

Sentabot collided with the floor of the ship.. creating a large dent and a super heated shockwave.

"No freaking way." Ezra muttered. "Don't tell me he was holding back the last time we fought.."

"ULTRA FIGHTING JUSTICE BARRAGE!!!" Sentabot dashed at Ezra now.. his fists powering up with intense heat as he hurled a powerful quick blast of super sonic punches.. breaking the sound barrier with every thrust so that multiple shockwaves exploded from Sentabot as he attacked.

"JELLY FISH NET ARMOR!!!" Ezra conjured up her elastic water, wrapping herself in the rubbery substance and cushioning the blows as they collided.

But that's not all it did..

Sentabot suddenly stopped punching.. finding the stretchy substance was sticking to his fists.. holding him there. "Eh!?"

Ezra smiled as a large sphere of water surged up and formed above Sentabot. "NEPTUNE BOMB!!!"

"CRRRAASSSSSHHHHH!!" the massive ton of water hurled itself down at massive speed.. ramming Sentabot against the floor.. and making a massive gong-like metallic shockwave from the impact that could tear stainless steel into tiny bit sized shreds.

"Even if you were holding back your power before.. I've learned to fight with my head AND my power.." said Ezra. "There are some things that just can't beat the training the Academy gives us heroes.. if you want to beat me, you'll have to fight dirty.."

"NEVER!!" Sentabot roared, getting back to his feet, water dripping from his drenched armor. "I am an ally and defender of justice! I will NEVER defeat you by such means!!!"

"That's a box of scraps.." Ezra muttered.

"OH! I FORGOT!!" 

Sentabot whirled around to face Ezra, doing another heroic strange pose. "In any case.. the path is clear to me! The King is the one who was entrusted with the protection of his kingdom.. and has employed us to help him!! There is no greater honor. Perhaps that means I will have to dirty my hands for the sake of justice! But it is all worth it!! The Ryuu People have obviously gone against the justice of the world!! For that, they must be destroyed!!"

"And what makes you think that they have gone against justice?" said Ezra.

"That is for the king to know! I merely obey for the sake of his ultimate justice!" said Sentabot, doing another pose.

"And that's somehow okay?" said Ezra.

"Well... yes!" said Sentabot. "I think... DON'T CONFUSE ME WITH YOUR VILLAINOUS WAYS!!"

"I'm a member of the Powers Society." said Ezra. "I'm a hero!! Trained to do what is right in the eyes of your so called justice! What you're doing isn't the will of somebody virtuous.. it is the will of a genocidal maniac!!"

"How do you know that it isn't the opposite!? How do you know that the Powers Society hasn't brain washed YOU!?" said Sentabot, pointing dramatically at Ezra.

Ezra glowered at Sentabot, water swirling around her in a turbulent storm. "you stubborn jerk!! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST OPEN YOUR EYES!?"

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One Year ago

"WHY CAN'T YOU JUST OPEN YOUR EYES!?" Ezra roared at her mother.

She and Ms. Tobuki were sitting at the dinner table.. after Narina had departed to the guest room in a rather shaky mood.

Ezra's mother had just thrown some rather horrible cold insults in her direction, that Ezra had to admit, even non-timid people would find absolutely mind boggling.

Mrs. Tobuki didn't swear.. nor curse.. but she knew how to make somebody feel inadequate or like dirt if she was angry enough with them. She didn't need to yell.. or make an angry face. She just remained calm, with a cold calculating voice and threw in some snide remarks here or there.. remarks that stung.

"She's a dragon.." said Mrs. Tobuki simply. "Fun fact by the way.. honey.. did you know that dragons as animals.. don't use restrooms? You'd think something classified in the 'sentient' category of species, would learn to find a more civilized method of-"

"THERE YOU GO AGAIN!" Ezra roared.

"There I what again?" said Mrs. Tobuki calmly.

"You're implying Narina is some sort of savage!!" Ezra growled. "I'll be surprised if she isn't crying after all that stuff you said!!"

"I was merely stating some interesting facts about dragons I learned in my extracurricular biology class that I thought your friend would find interesting.." said Mrs. Tobuki, as calm as ever.

"MORE LIKE USING THE MOST SAVAGE AND BRUTAL FACTS ABOUT DRAGONS TO HURT HER!!" Ezra roared even more furiously now. 

"So you admit it!!" said Mrs. Tobuki swift and curtly. "You admit they are savage."

"Don't put words in my mouth, humans have their own fair share of disgusting habits that make dragons puke believe me! I've had biology too!" growled Ezra. "They can't stand the fact that we overeat constantly for one.. dragons prefer to eat their food to an extent where they only eat what they need.. the angrier ones see us as disgusting wasteful pigs!! And Narina isn't a dragon.. she's part dragon!!"

"All the more disgusting!" said Mrs. Tobuki, her voice now ice cold. "Do you have ANY idea how abhorrent that is!? Bringing one of those THINGS into our house!? Do you truly wish to dishonor your grandmother in such a way?!"

"Don't talk to me about that night!" Ezra roared. "I know damn well it was a Ryuu that killed granny! But that doesn't justify hating their entire race!! Dad said you got better, but now I understand that'll never be true! I should've never brought Narina here.."

"At least you understand that much.." Mrs. Tobuki began.

"Next time.. I'm going to HER house!" 

"You wouldn't dare.. no daughter of mine should be walking around in the home of such filth!" Mrs. Tobuki spat.. all cold and calm forgotten. 

"TOO BAD!! I'M WALKING IN AND OUT OF THAT FILTH!!! I'M GOING TO BATHE IN IT UNTIL ALL YOU SMELL ON ME IS DRAGON!! AND I'LL LIKE IT!! CAUSE GUESS WHAT!! DRAGONS ARE FRIGGIN COOOL!!!" Ezra screamed.

Ezra burst into tears and stormed out of the house, being so angry, that she didn't even notice or care in which direction she was going.. storming into the woods as an owl hooted in the night..

Then.. suddenly a voice spoke wrathfully.. "Found you.."

Ezra stopped in her tracks.. the horrid voice reaching her ears and freezing her in place. "Wh-wha?"

A massive ring of fire blasted up around Ezra.. towering above her as a figure with a yellow goggled helmet and black armor.. and flamethrowers protruding from his wrists landed in front of her.

"There you are.. Hydro Seeker!!"