???: huh? How trange-say... Beargamot never told us to do this! And it's right before our second season!

?????: whatever that cat is up to, it sure seems excited!

???: we do not own Yokai Watch Jam plus many new ones coming here! even stuff about science!

??????: Science rules!

Beargamot: (singing) Bill Nye the Science Guy!

??????: there he is! Get the brushes!

Beargamot: shoot! (Dashed out)

———————————————————

Chapter 13: Scaling Balance

———————————————————

The start of the second semester of art... According to Caprinyan, I have to master the fundamentals of design to find my uniqueness in the world of art.

I went in with Vilgox and Bearin this time, knowing the location of Bearcat Caverns, the town of cursed-blooded yokai and their first born brother's home. Cloudless was humming along to the rock n' roll music and I feel better to shake off my negative feeling I have back at Gravity Falls.

"You really love this upgrade huh Cloudless?" I said to her

"Was it not to your liking?" She said to me

"I like it, but I'm surprised that you would hum along with the music" I complimented her

"Thank you Lyn, I must please myself to please you!" She smiled

"We're almost to Boichi Branch, we better fasten up our seatbelts cause this world doesn't have much paved roads!" Bearin announced

"Good tip! How did we horribly go for the gold without a seatbelt!?" Ian said as he put his seatbelt on

"Brace yourself!" Cloudless said as the gang crashed onto the pool of hot spring water

"This is awkward... we never got a car crash into a hot spring..." I said to myself

"GRRRRR....." the growl loudly echoed through the forest

"That stressed growl... Smilerong..." Vilgox whispered

"He's angry right now?" Bearin said to him

"What's with the human scents tailing him?" I asked

"What?.... oh no... that's why" Vilgox mentally facepalmed himself

"What do you know about this Vilgabbit?" Bearin demanded him an answer

"Oh... remember how your brother smelled fresh from the oily citrus glands on his skin? The humans here are chasing him down so they can give him a bath. They found a way to make profit out of his sweat like Cosmo's magic sock sweat in Timmy's lemonade!" Vilgox explained

"Oh god! I can't imagine the torture! It should've been me! I deserve pain!" Bearin painfully cried as Smilerong stopped to notice the tears of his younger sister

"Bearin's crying...." he stuttered until the rope tied him up by a strong blond girl in a blue dress.

"Sorry Sekkai, your playtime is over!" She said to him as she blew out a dart to put him to sleep

"Beargamot?" Bearin asked her older brother for him to respond

"Don't worry, this liquid inside makes him very sleepy. I immediately don't recall how Senku managed to make it but it totally works!" She lifted Smilerong over her shoulder and is heading to the hot spring.

"Clever, anyway Kohaku, can you please allow us passage to Bearcat Caverns?" Vilgox whispered

"It's not like I'm in charge, but okay. It is safe now because of our scientific progress in our defenses." Kohaku declared, "come on you smelly, rotten fruit... I got two men who are not gold and silver beasts carrying big brushes in hand!"

As soon as I head to the direction, I hear howls from the hot spring. Beargamot was suffering because he was sick and tired of being outcasted with his fruity glands and he was so adjusted to be filthy cause he didn't want to musk to smell this good.

The end of the path lies a big wall painting of revolting yokai with both showing two sides of the ugly definition of revolt, bad appearances and revolution. Vilgox knocked the wall in the beat that matches the TNMT theme song, "hm hm hm hm ninja turtles"

"What brings you on this way to our beloved caves my friend?" A small door opened up with the yellow eyes glowing asked the rabbit

"I would like to let my cousin in to see my summer home. Beargamot cannot come back for a while" Vilgox asked

"Why not my Sensei come back yet?" said the stranger

"Because the chief leader still needs his oils for his own profit on making earl gray tea. It now jumped the price to 4000 dragos for a forty tea bag count" Vilgox whispered

"That's terrible! I hope he doesn't end up like Cosmo and Pythor! Cause they're known for them getting exercised to harvest their essences for either good or bad purpose. Cosmo's case is that he works out his sweat socks to help Timmy get enough money for Crash Nebula on Ice thing and the wishing lemonade ended up terribly until the end anyway. The evil story is that the Pseudo-chondrai army wanted Pythor's essence to make their monstrous snake transformation permanent. What case is Sensei?" He said

"It's just plain bergamot oil, nothing magical about it. What bothers me is they ever find the sour, lumpy, green citrus in this time." Vilgox whispered

"Okay, I just wanted to know. You may pass!" The gate swung open and Cloudless drives in with the gang inside

"Welcome back Bearly Vilgox! For some newcomers, I am Vohooteres Jasonyan, but you should also know I don't want to be called that cause I am not a serious disfigured serial killer with a large knife on hand. I prefer to be called Hollow here, and I'm more suited into culinary, would you care for fresh fruit chunks?" Hollow presented the refreshments to the group

"Sweet!" I said, "without the sweetness of honey, this is delicious!"

"I'm glad you love it" Hollow blushed, "Welcome to Bearcat Caverns! The only world were we can get away from those who look down to our cursed kin"

The light of the caves glows in a sun-like color and the buildings here looked modern and magical than the outside world.

"This cave is wonderful!" Jinpei complimented

"Thanks! Our Sensei founded this cave over ten years ago, we normally scare away the humans at the time before they were taught actual science from 3,700 years ago. It was a hard hassle for us at first when they're destroying our magic supplies, but fortunately with the non-aggression pact the leader of the human tribe brought up, we decided to limit our magic sources in this cave." Hollow smiled behind his mask

"Is there more things that just food?" Cubbonyan asked

"There is! I believe our new recruit shall come to our own academy!" They followed Hollow in a glowing pathway

"There's a school here too!? This is a great conditioned place for a mutant yokai, others have gruel depictions" I awed at the city

"I know! The kids at Yokaisona Academy say bad things about me saying that I belong down to crystal lake! We cursed yokai deserved better! Sensei treats me and others like we were his children! I devoted myself to be on his side as repayment for giving me a place where I truly belong." Hollow sighed

"I'm sorry I've brought that up..." I said

"You're okay. You just needed some more lessons crammed into your head, and the half of it is Design! We shall take care of the night and book you a suite for the five of you. Sensei Vilgox will come with me" Hollow bowed as he entered the hotel entrance to get a special guest room

I looked at the slim statue of the founder, I see Smilerong being forcefully strong against the restraints of three humans who are brutes. Covered in a dark green airbrush color, it felt hauntingly beautiful. "I find you strongly than a certain brother I know" I mumbled

"What are you talking about?" Said Cubbonyan

————————————————————

The morning was, I think, the most comfortable moment in an uncomfortable situation. The mattresses were not lumpy and they're soft enough for me to sleep soundly, like how dad was.

The breakfast area was very delicious from the works of Hollow, he did love culinary as he said. The eggs were nice and cage-free, the orange juice is freshly squeezed, and the breads are very well crafted with sweet fruits embedded within the loaf, it's similar to a fruitcake, but it's not nearly Christmas yet...

Hollow received a call from Vilgox and responded quietly...

(Flashback!)

"Do you think about telling your sister that news yet? You're very close to the end of the engagement period before your wedding day with Sensei!" Hollow stuttered

"It is important for all of us to learn after the wedding is over. Our daughters have to stay hidden for a little while longer." Vilgox whispered

"I can't let them get disappointed when they didn't get to see their Auntie Bearin!" Hollow whined

"After wedding day, she will know" he said

"Okay... just two more days..." Hollow replied

(Flashback ended)

"It is important for me to retrieve Sensei now!" Hollow declared, "I'll go to the surface!"

——————————————————

Beargamot pants as he has placed in a spinning wheel and a large bucket underneath him to collect his sweat from under the hot sun, "Why the hell do you skyrocket the earl grey tea prices, you nerd!" He yelled at the spiky haired high schooler scientist, Ishigami Senku

"Because of the science of economy! We don't have actual Bergamots to harvest in Japan and Ryusui desires it. We do have black tea and surprisingly, we have you as the source of it, until we go to Europe to revive the harvesters there and collect them to make oil for tea but also marmalade and baked goods. Not only do we make more money, but to expand our productivity with soaps, candles and essential oils. Not to mention Poo-pouri!" Senku grinned evilly

"You sound more like a bad guy now! How long can I finally take my break..." Beargamot moaned

"In about the next 300 seconds" he explained

"Hey Sensei! I'm about to get you!" Said Hollow

"Kiddo, I'm in a middle of my weekly workout routine..." he said

"I know, but Lyn is awake and I was sure that you're done with this. You knew it was for profit huh..." Said Hollow

"Well it's abnormal sweat other than how those guys did in Jimmy Neutron with the ice age" he added

"Can I at least fax my crew?" Hollow asked

"Done! That's your fill for today Limestone, it'll be plenty of time to lather up back in dirt" Senku lets Beargamot go after he filled the quota labeled in the bucket to 20 liters.

"What a nightmare, especially with one leg..." he groaned

"I'll see you later for lunch!" Hollow waved back at the science user

"I can't wait!" They both entered the gate and finally got to the academy on time.

———————————————————

Cubbonyan walked forward to see his younger brother drenched in oily sweat. "Yo" he replied

"Can I have my odorant for a second?" Beargamot panted

"Here" he tossed the 'Burning Dumpster' body spray to the kitten's paws

"Thanks" Beargamot sprayed the stinky substance all over his body to feel clean to his head.

"I gotta say, you better not buy these things in the future. It hurts Kukurihime to much when she smelled you" Cubbonyan suggested

"I get it! You don't want me in your house to interrupt your Christmas movie night!" Beargamot hissed, "you like my stench, but you hate how I clean myself! Not in the usual way for us cats!"

"I know... Anyways, you got Balance to explain to Lyn. She's about to be done with breakfast after having plenty of seconds." Cubbonyan informed

"Okay, bring her to the beast!" Beargamot declared

"I'm here! Uhhh... what's that burning smell?" I asked

"It's just my cologne-" Beargamot answered

"What he means it that he has sprayed 'Dude Time' on himself to woo his fiancé to rip his clothes off" Cubbonyan joked to me

"Stop! It's just Dumpster Odorant...! You might know that what you're saying is about my boyfriend is a unicorn, but he's not!" Beargamot argued with his brother

"I'm sorry! Man... I've forgot about that when we're joking about someone" said Cubbonyan

"Oh, that's why you smell like that last time..." I said

"Sorry I didn't tell you, I was smelly cause I was highly adjusted to be in Balance with my head. It is the start of Design you should know about!" Beargamot explained

"I have no idea, tell me" I said

"Balance is a form of art that makes our powers and personalities stable. Our magic is basically a scale, you have both types in hand: Nature and Art" Beargamot spray painted a scale with the words "Nature" and "Art" on either side of the apothecary scale, "you mastered Nature Magic according to your brother, so it resulted that side being heavier than your Art Magic, which is currently the weakest. The reason we need you to master Art is to master Balance, which is totally the final step. Balance is the only way to complete your quest if you've mastered both magic types equally as a scale."

"I didn't notice how it could affect me by myself..." I whispered, though I do with Mr. No Name

"We must make adjustments to some of them today, I will be busy with tomorrow anyway" said Beargamot

"Why tomorrow?" I asked

"Tomorrow is my bachelor party, and the day after that is my wedding day" Cubbonyan spitted out a can of soda

"A wedding! Bergie, why didn't you tell me and mom and dad!?" said Bearin

"Because their version of our previous wedding sucks and I wanted something on our own with the citizens here. So we secretly filed the divorce papers just so we can do over in the coming month, which is this month." Beargamot explained

"And we are invited right?" I said to him

"Yep, now that you've find out" Beargamot admitted

"Yay! Do over Wedding!" Bearin cheered

"I will have to tell him later and prepare for the ceremony" Beargamot looked up at the cave ceiling as he thinks about the upcoming wedding

(Chapter End)

Hollow: Okay Class! Sensei asked me to be substitute for today! Anybody has questions? No? Okay, I'll ask you! Name the rock sensitive with fire go!

Jinpei: Ice!

Hollow: that's not a rock, it's a solid block of frozen water. The answer is magnesium

Cubbonyan: alright, next question please

Hollow: Salt is a delicious substance, however, it's origin comes from two dangerous elements of the periodic table.

Ian: it's Sodium and Chloride. How is this supposed to do with magic?

Hollow: I'm basically telling you the magic of Science

Beargamot: Kiddo, it's not magic. Lemme try, a Bearly Virus has a feature updated so they can posses a certain type of virus dwelling within the host body or a virus mimicking a certain mortal being. A flesh eating parasite is within the host and the virus possesses the host, soon after the virus ejected the body, which one has the virus?

Everyone: ?????

Beargamot: The virus ended up with the parasite while the host is relieved from the parasite's effects. I've seen two viruses Bearzee and Bearly Ralph possess a tiny ant with controlling mushrooms on his head and one of the viruses in the Wreck-it Ralph branch

Bearin: Bergie, it is too hard for all of us to understand...

Beargamot: odd, I did not get enough education from my old school and they are incomprehensible for me

Cubbonyan: easier said than done, but you're still smart.

All: next time on Multidimensional Surge 4: Four Arms the Charm....

Chapter 14: Patterned Bachelors

Beargamot: vote and comment!

Bearin: see you soon! I hope!