1.95: Unmasked

**Red Star High; school hall (February/21/2020)**

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A week had passed, and all the students walked around and streamed the fight at another building. Tedashii managed to attain the 22nd piece before approaching the cameraman.

"Another day, another set of villains defeated! Stay safe, kids, because MIGHTY RED is here!"

BWOOSH!!

And off he jumped to another building and ran at full speed.

"Well, folks, there you have it! It is now 22 bandit groups down for the count to Mighty Red! I'm Chloe Sapphire, and NO! I'm late for school, so see you on the next one!!!!"

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"Man, this is awful," Yuro said during break time with the Elite Force. "Franco is absent today, and what's worse is that Tedashii missed the first week at school. Where is he?!"

"I don't know…but this is giving us a bad reputation as a team," Ado said.

"Our leader ditching school? That doesn't sound right at all," Leah said while watching Chloe quickly run through the school gate. "If she can make it, what about him?"

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"AWESOME! THAT'S 23 PIECES, two more to go, Kenichi san."

"Way to go, Tedashii! You seem to have gotten the hang of your transformation lately," Kenichi said while inserting the piece into a black box.

"Yeah, sleeping over at your house was a great idea! I practiced remaining in my Revlo state during my sleep, and now it feels just as casual as using Hakuraa."

"That's great news. Now, hold still. I will see the equilibrium."

Kenichi lifted a barnacle at Tedashii. "Hmm, 35:65. That is better than before."

"YES!!"

Out of excitement, Tedashii leaped at Kenichi and hugged him. He hesitated a bit, then patted him on the head with a smile. "I'm proud of you, Tedashii. But now you should head back home. Everyone must be worried about you."

Tedashii froze and remembered he had spent an entire week without contacting his friends or family. "OH NO, I MISSED THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!"

BONG!

Kenichi hit him on the head. "WHAT?! YOU WERE STILL GOING TO SCHOOL? YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME FIRST!!"

"OUCH!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! YOU'RE NOT MY DAD TO DO THAT!"

"I-…" Kenichi regained his composure. "I'm sorry, Tedashii. You should head to my house and leave the costume there. We'll talk about the last two next time.

"Alright…but remember, I have gotten stronger. So I will get those two in a flash next time!"

He smiled, and Tedashii took off through the alleyways. "Man, that was a close one. I should calm down at times like that,…he isn't my child, so I don't have the right to do that."

He took the box and disappeared.

***

Tedashii did his best to avoid contact with the citizens until he almost reached Kenichi's house. "Alright, a few more blocks to go. I should probably head to hideout once I get my stuff then-"

BZZZT!!

He was shocked before taking another step. "Shit! An enemy? Who's there, you dare face the might of-"

"Mighty Red?"

A voice from the top of a building caught his attention. "Yeah, I do want to face it. Mighty Red…or should I say, CAPTAIN SPIKE!"

"F-Franco?"