Early in the morning, Shade steps outside.
Shade: Ahhh... Morning.
Bolt: Hydro attack!!!
Water splashes down on Shade.
Bolt: Gotcha!
Shade: Grrrrr....
Shade looks up and finds Bolt up high on a branch of a tree with several buckets.
Shade: Bastard! Get down here so I can kill you!
More water splashes down on Shade.
Souka: Hydro attack!!!
Shade: You!!!
Bolt: No, no, that's wrong. You're supposed to yell that before you throw it.
Souka: Ohhh...
Shade: Damn you two...
Then, Shade notices the ladder by the tree. With one quick swipe with Infinity, the ladder is sliced and collapses.
Bolt: Hey! How are we supposed to get down!?
Shade: (smirks) Heh...
Shade goes back inside.
At the castle... In some dark room...
Saedo: Master, it appears another person has showed up at Shade's home.
Gust: An ally?
Saedo: Ummm... That remains to been seen. But he shouldn't pose a problem.
Gust: Still... We have to tread carefully... We should bolster our forces.
Saedo: Yes master. I'll keep an eye out.
Gust: Increase your strength Shade... And I shall do the same...
Back at the house...
Shade: ACHOOO!!! Damn them... That water was cold!
Souka walks in with Tia walking behind him.
Shade: How did you get down?
Souka: I dunno.
Shade: What about him?
Souka: Still up there I guess...
Distant pleas for help are heard.
Shade: Now that's what I like to hear.
Kari enters.
Kari: Hey Shade. Come with me for a sec.
Shade: What for?
Kari: Just come, I've got something to show you.
Shade: Oh really? All right then.
They walk outside.
Bolt: Bastard! You'll pay for this! I swear it!
Kari: What's up with him?
Shade: Who knows.
Bolt now hangs upside down on a tree branch.
Shade: Let's go.
They start walking away.
Bolt: Hey! Hey!!! Heyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
At an open field...
Shade: Ok, so what did you bring me here for?
Kari: Don't you think we need some alone time...
Shade: Well... Yea!
Kari: Good! Now just stand right there.
Kari walks a few steps away.
Shade: Huh? Here? Why? What are you doing?
Kari pulls out Jegen.
Shade: Uhhh... You're not gonna do anything kinky are you?
Kari closes her eyes and breathes out... The tip of Jegen starts to glow... Energy starts to flow down from the tip on to the ground...
Kari: HAAAA!!!
Kari swings Jegen at Shade and the flowing energy solidfies into a whip and wraps around Shade's neck.
Shade: Whoa. This is kinky.
Kari: Yes! I did it! So what do you think of my Energy Whip?
Shade: Hmmmm...
He touches the whip with his hands...
Shade: Hmmmm... Pretty good. I'm impressed! Now would you please let go of me?
Kari: Ummmm... I can't.
Shade: What?
Kari: Well... I haven't really perfected it... So... I don't know how.
Shade: What!?
Kari: Don't worry. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon. At the very least it should wear off eventually...
Shade: Kari!!!
Kari: Hehe... Besides... I don't mind you like this.
Kari tugs on the whip.
Shade: Hey, hey, hey...
Kari laughs.
At Ne-chan's place... A strange man steps in... He carries a giant round shield as large as he is... He walks to a table and sits down.
Ne-chan: Uhh... Welcome!
The guy takes off his shield and tries to prop it against the table. The table collapses under the weight.
Guy: Uhhh... Sorry. I'll pay for that.
Ne-chan: That's ok. Ummm... Why don't you find another table? And why don't you put that against the wall over there?
Guy: Of course... I apologize for this.
The man puts his shield on a wall, and takes another seat at a different table.
Ne-chan: Now how can I serve you?
The man gets up.
Guy: Oh! I should help you clean this up first!
Ne-chan: That can be done later. For now, let me serve you a meal!
Guy: Thank you...
Elsewhere... Shade and company are walking into town...
Kari: You're lucky I got that off of you.
Shade: Yes... I'm SO lucky you got me out of the situation you put me in!
Kari: Heh, sorry, sorry...
Suddenly, a man bumps into Shade as he walks past him.
Man: Sorry.
The man quickly walks off.
Shade: Hmmmm...
Shade and company continues walking.
Soon, they enter Ne-chan's place.
Ne-chan: Welcome!
Kari: Hi Ne-chan!
Ne-chan: Oh, I see you brought friends!
Kari: Yes, this is Tia, and Souka.
Souka: Hi!
Ne-chan: Hello there. And this is... (looking at Bolt)
Shade: Just a stray dog that won't stop following us.
Bolt: Shut up! I was just hungry and happened to want to come here...
Shade: Right...
Ne-chan: Oh my...
Bolt: Ignore him. The name's Bolt.
Ne-chan: Just call me Ne-chan.
Shade: Ummm... Ne-chan? Did you hire some new help?
Ne-chan: Hmmm?
They see a man (from before, carrying the big shield) picking pieces of a table.
Ne-chan: Oh! You don't have to do that...
Man: Don't worry, I'm used to heavy lifting... Besides, this was my fault.
Ne-chan: Well then, just throw it out the back.
Man: Yes ma'am.
He takes the pieces of the table out to the back.
Kari: He seems helpful. Maybe you should hire him.
The guy comes back.
Man: Ok... Well, I should be going now...
He goes and takes the shield, then attaches it to his right arm.
Bolt: Whoa. That's a sweet looking shield. (taps on it) Very strong stuff...
Man: Yes... It has served me well.
Bolt: I'm Bolt by the way.
Man: Call me... Mal.
Shade: Goddamnit!!!
Shade and the others are already sitting at a table.
Kari: What is it?
Shade: The money, it's gone!
Kari: What? Are you sure you didn't forget it at home?
Shade: I'm sure I had it... That guy! He must have took it when he bumped into me! Damn thief!
Mal: A thief? What did he look like?
Shade: I never got a good look... But I do remember he wears a robe with big sleeves.
Mal: It's him... It must be him. I finally found you!
A psychotic look appears on Mal's face and he quickly leaves.
Shade: Hey! I want to kill him first!
Shade leaves too.
Kari: Not again...
End "New Powers"