"You FOOL!" Cassiel roared, coming in low with crossed, blades, slashing out. "Do you think she wants this? Have you ever asked her?" He followed immediately with a low rolling kick at her legs. "Didn't I tell you that you could come be with your sisters? is your memory that short? But since you're too uncaring to be available when they need you SOMEONE has to be... oh, except the world's greatest sister doesn't WANT anyone making sure they're all right, I suppose!" As he shouted, his blows grew more precise, more determined, and more lethal.

Sapphire snarled at him, stumbling over. She was then slashed across the chest again but this one started making her bleed. Without the darkness percise influence Sapphire didnt know how to fight as well. She let out a cry as his slash went across her shoulders.

"They dont need me in there lives! They have to much to live for then to be brought down by me. I only help them when they need alot of help otherwise they have shown they can fend for themselves!"

"IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THERE, IF THEY DON'T NEED YOU, THEN WHY DO YOU HURT THOSE THEY CHOOSE TO BE IN THEIR LIVES, YOU HYPOCRITICAL BITCH!" He kicked her away from him, standing over her, more imposing than ever with his golden swords and wings spread wide over her. This had to end... and fast. Daria couldn't last a lot longer.

Emerald slashed her claws across an apposing attacker growling menacingly. She smelt something she barked harshly at another zealot going towards daria and ran at him full force. She leapt onto him or shall i say her, the same zealot from the bathroom.

"Die mutant!" She exclaimed knife in hand. Untill Emerald tackled her to the ground slashing across her gut, as her intestines started to pour out she bit hard into the womans neck ripping her trachea out.

Em padded away from her kill lapping up some water that was spilt from a table filled with water bottles. She looked at Daria and whimpered licking the older womans cheek, nuzzling her gently with her large head.

She then saw the scene of mike spreading his sword over Sapphire and she let out another growl. She ran full force at him hand like paw grabbing at both arms that held the swords.

"No......More.....fighting......she.......hurt." She said slowly and laboured, thought they sounded alot like growls.

"Thaks little sister." Sapphire smiled a bit.

"Not.....you......daria.......hurt.....you.....bitch......talk....later.....loving...sister."

Daria twitched her ears and tail when Emerald licked her cheek, vaguely aware that Emerald was talking in the best way she could. She could still see Mike's glowing aura. Her breath was shallow and her body was going numb.

Her mouth opened and a thin trickle of blood slid out and down her cheek.

Mike growled... then with a telekinetic wipe sent Sapphire sliding across the floor away from them. He ran over to where Daria was laying... his heart almost stopping from the shock of seeing her like this. "It'll be all right, baby," he whispered, golden thread appearing in his fingers. he began to bind her skin together, holding it with telekinetic stitches...

And lost it, when a heavy blow hit the back of his head. "Sorry, mutie, but you end up just like her!" Mike spun around, seeing that the zealots were back... and all around him. Growling, he threw the first one across the room, but the second one keeled over with a single, simple spoken word from next to him.

"Pain!"

Mike stared in disbelief as zealots began to fall one by one, writhing in agony, his younger brother (annoyingly as always) appearing from nowhere next to him.

"She still alive, big brother?" Johnny asked, not taking his eyes off the zealots.

"Yeah," Mike answered, spinning back to Daria. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"I listen sometimes. but I'm still an asshole all the time, don't get any ideas. I've got these pieces of trash." His eyes flashed green again as he pointed to one. "Turn." And that zealot, with a sudden wave of confusion, began fighting his own companions.

Sapphire grumbled as she glared at both asters siblings.

"this isnt over." She growled, dissapearing into a pool of darkness

Emerald nodded before her eyes widened, she knew that voice. Her eyes widened when they fell upon Johnny.

"Joh..ny." She whined, ears pinned back. The wolfess back up apprehnsively, terrified she would hurt him. She saw a Zealot trying to sneak up behind him and she snarled ferally, launching herself at him. She tore at his throat ripping apart his body, chewing on his bones.

She looked at Johnny again, as if not believing it, she back up apprehnsively again, looking at the nearest window. Looking for a way to get out. Feeling Mike should be the one that takes care of Daria, it wouldnt be good for her surrogate big sister to see her like this.

"Im a monster." She though to herself.

"You'd better believe it's not, bitch." Johnny thought after her, knowing she could hear him.

Mike had begun stitching Daria up again, since Johnny was taking care of the zealots. and a bit of her consciousness was returning to her, just enough forh er to stay alive.

She was trying hard to speak to Emmy, because she saw the girl was distraught and she used all she had in her to say what she felt would matter.

"Emmy...." she sighed heavily. "Emmy, I know you're in there....don't be afraid, Emmy. We don't care..you're still yourself no matter what you look like, no matter what you've done. Sapphire was right about one thing; I'm not your blood sister, but I love you Emmy, that's what matters."

Daria hoped her words hit home, because With Johnny around and Sapphire having to be fought, she could only imagine what was going through the young teen's mind.

Emerald heard Daria's speech and she let out a soft whine. She felt her bones shifting again and she slowly shifted back into her human form. She whimpered softly, as she was fully turned into her normal form.

"I cant control it anymore, I cant control anything in my life anymore." She said, with a growl tinged in it. A small smiled crept across her face"But...this sure is the most dysfunctional mutant family in the world."

She got up from her sitting position, shaking off. She looked at Johnny, not knowing what to do at that moment. "Johnny....Im normal again...I love you still.....but....nevermind."

The wolf girl padded to daria. Her finger intertwined with hers. "Thank you." She said softly, fingers intertwing wih he older girls,

Daria smiled and closed her eyes. "Anytime, lil sis." she drifted off again.

"You got this, Johnny?" Mike asked, scooping Daria up in his arms.

"Yeah, I got this. You do your thing, I'll keep doing what I do best. Making these people's lives miserable."

Mike nodded at both Emmy and Johnny, and took to the air, smashing a hole through the roof as he rocketed Daria back toward the mansion. "I'll take care of my lady... you take care of yours, John."

The zealots were in complete chaos. They were seeing mutants around them... everyone in the room looked to them like a hideously deformed and deranged mutant... except Emerald and Johnny. They didn't even see them. They attacked everyone else at random... but never came near the two of them.

And Johnny wouldn't have it any other way. With the brief respite from the fighting, he'd made his way to where Mike and Daria had left from, and put an arm on Emmy's shoulder. "Emmy... I...." He couldn't find the words. He... what? Was sorry? Was an idiot?

So instead, he dropped down to the ground where she was and kissed her. "I love you too."

Emerald barked a bit, returning the kiss gently. Her tail started to wag a bit back and forth. She wrapped her arms around his neck a bit.

Yea....why did you leave? I couldnt talk to anyone Johnny,I kept my wolf side back for so long because I hoped you'd come back and help me. Johnny...I needed you and I still need you. Please stay for a while....i love you so much. Emerald thought to him.

"I... Whatever you want, baby... but let's finish kicking these guys' asses first," Johnny answered, winking at her has he broke the kiss and stood up. Honestly, though, there wasn't much left to do... with his illusion in place, the Church of Humanity people were taking care of themselves quite nicely.