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The Shark House - Chapter 68 - BWI vs BWMC

Bayside Women's Institute was founded in 1980 by Mayor Gracia McCoy to run alongside the Bayside Working Men's Club founded by her father back in the 60s, the two organisations run parallel to each other each giving it's members ranks which establishes a hierarchy which acts as part of the over arching government in Bayside.
The BWI is run by Wendy McCoy.
The BWMC is run by Giro Morgan.
The issue of a marriage bounty needs approval from both sides, but despite being a close friend of Dave Dreamer, Giro gave a surprising answer to Wendy's proposal for the bounty.
"You know something Giro, you're the last person I'd expect to throw your friend under the bus" Wendy remarked.
"Dave Dreamer is an enigma, I don't think any girl would be good enough for him unless they are willing to let him be himself, men don't like being forced to change and Dave would bail the first sense of that, even if it's someone who looks like Hellcat" Giro remarks drinking a coffee.
"So you're letting me do this because you think I'll fail?" Wendy questioned.
"Pretty much, since you took over the BWI, you've been a real thorn in our side, were meant to run parallel not against one another, the Highways might have alot of clout in an election but stealing the guy who can forge corona is not going to be enough to put you in office" Giro matching Wendy's wit.
"You underestimate the power that these gems have, Bayside has remained hidden from the world's eyes because of it and now were in an era where we can obtain enough power to become a fully fledged country, we won't have to answer to any other nation, I'm not running for Mayor, I'm running for President!" Wendy slammed her fist. Giro just groaned.
"And you're pinning your hopes on a guy that would throw away $6000 on a bad poker hand because they wanted to go to bed? You do know why he's called Dave Dreamer right? You know, I'll be happy to see you create such a train wreck, so go ahead but one word of warning, you get cupid involved, I'll stop you myself" Giro finished his coffee and left the meeting.
Dave was waiting outside the meeting while Nasu and the eyepatched bodyguard watched.
"So did you stop it Gaz?" Dave using Giro's nickname.
"Let's just say, get used to dating because a thousand women are coming after you, but no worries, you've got a bodyguard" Giro casually drops the information.
"Yeah about our bodyguard, she claims to be me" Nasu remarked.
Giro didn't know what to tell her, but all he did know was that he trusted Dave to make the right choice.

The Shark House - Chapter 67 - Project Corona

The story behind Corona can be traced back to the 80s, a fisherman off the coast of Japan recovered a Corona gem in his net, he took it to his mechanic friend and he was able to forge the gem into a fuel cell to power his old Datsun, the car started going at blistering speeds afterwards, the Tokyo Police could never catch it, the Midnight Club formed after as each member attempted to catch the Datsun nicknamed Devil Z, even a wealthy doctor nearly bankrupted himself to try and catch up to the car in his Porsche RUF 911; a fatal crash caused the club to disband, the car was locked away and the driver was never seen again; in the late 90s, my mother along with a number colleagues from around the world created the Corona project, each engineer would build a vehicle with a different colour of Corona gem as the chief component, the tests were initially a success, however current technology at the time couldn't handle the corona cells causing the other components to fail and attempts to recover the Devil Z later renamed Shadow Fox after the Kitsune of folklore proved impossible as it killed every driver who attempted to recover it, even mom couldn't drive it, the only ones who could were either missing or passed on, the other eight corona vehicles have not been seen in public for years, many have called them cursed as they are frequently blamed for mysterious phenomenon such as a massive earthquake in Mexico, a huge factory fire in Canada and a full on snow storm in Japan, even Bayside suffered from a nasty flood only a few years ago.
My brother Kaito has the purple corona car Winter Storm in storage, the motorcycle White Assassin has been impounded while Lisa Cascione awaits her trial for industrial espionage, then you have this monstrosity Aqua Sonic.

Nasu was telling this story to Dave while she looked over the car at the campsite.

"Sounds like something out of Power Rangers" Dave mentioned with excitement.
"We call it Super Sentai, my mom was watching it back in the 70s" Nasu dropped the information casually which impressed Dave as he never knew.
The two laughed but the mood suddenly changed making Nasu pick up her warhammer.
Nasu suddenly attack a shadowy figure near by but was met with another warhammer, exactly like Nasu's but battle worn, the clash caused a shockwave knocking Dave over.
The figure came into the campfire light, battle scarred, with an eyepatch wearing worn out battle gear.
Nasu was confused, it's definitely her warhammer that the eyepatched woman was holding but only one was ever made, looking at the woman, she must be the same age as her mother but it can't be her aunt, she looks nothing like her.
"Who are you?" Nasu shouted.
"I am you" the eyepatched woman spoke.

The Shark House - Chapter 66 - Corona

Let me tell you about Corona.
Corona is a gemstone, part of the Sunstone family, it was discovered in Bayside during the Witches era but took until the Industrial period to even be used in alchemy and about 25 years ago to even have a use in manufacturing, a collaboration between nine families produced nine cars each powered by a different colour of Corona gem, it's ability to store energy far exceeds any known fuel cell even today, 20 times the capacity of the longest life lithium car battery, meaning that it has a range of 50,000 miles lifespan, components made of corona for computer use make the Smash Zone VR system a reality.
But 25 years ago, the project while initially a success wasn't compatible with early 2000s car components, the nine cars were kept stored away, the other issue of course being that the creation of a truly fuel less car would cause political turmoil with world nations and major oil groups.
Aqua Sonic, was owned by our grandfather, hidden in plain sight disguised as a life sized toy car, using what I knew, I finished the initial mechanics with Blue Corona components and had Dave Dreamer test it, it ran well enough but handled poorly but it attracted people wanting to steal corona, Lisa Cascione stole a corona gem to hand to a crypto company in exchange for the return of a motorcycle called White Assassin, suspected to be the White Corona vehicle as the Cascione family are named in Grandpa's diary, this story was backed up by Misao and her Black Bulls group.

"That's a nice story Alice but what has this got to do with Dave Dreamer?" Wendy says interrogating her sister.

"Dave Dreamer is an engineer, he's the only qualified engineer to operate the machine that makes Corona components, you know full well that if we get the highways on our side, we win the election and I believe Dave is the key to all this" Alice stated.

"Explains why you tried to have him marry you, only to spit it back in your face" Wendy laughed which Alice wasn't happy about it.

"I have a bet for you, what if I put a marriage bounty on Dave Dreamer's head?" Wendy says drinking a scotch.
"Every single woman will want him and if he wants to be free from it, he'll have to come crawling to me, then we can buy his contract and have him make corona components for us, election won"

Alice was surprised.
"That's surprisingly evil of you"

"What can I say, I didn't get to my position by looking pretty all the time" Wendy drank her scotch and set the bounty up.
"If he comes crawling to me, I'll keep the toy store and you'll be my secretary, if he mans up and marries someone else, you get your toy store back along with Aqua Sonic"

Alice reluctantly agreed, Wendy proved to be more sinister than the former majorette.

The Shark House - Chapter 65 - Victory at What Cost

The operation had ended, Freddy had been arrested, Lisa had been captured and Alice was under house arrest.
But not everything felt like a win, Cassius fled shortly after Dawn and Nero took him out, Barry and Popuri were both in intensive care following their battles.
Delta stayed by Barry's side, her son Thomas was there as an awkward silence filled the room until Thomas spoke.
"How did you survive? I have to know" Thomas desperate to know.
Delta was reluctant to talk but did so anyway.
"What's saving your father right now" Delta turned to Barry who had a VR headset on. "I haven't figured out why this device I invented was able to keep me alive, at a guess, it triggered something in my brain that kept me alive long enough to be treated, it's not an instant fix, I just hope Barry recovers" Delta was close to crying but tried to save face in front of Thomas.
In the other room, Popuri was in worse condition, the strike Suzuka made broke several ribs, one of which punctured her lung, Suzuka stayed with Popuri, maybe it was guilt but it was clear that what Popuri did in their battle was affecting her greatly.
Michelle greeted Suzuka outside, she had a stare that could pierce a soul, who could blame her, the worst thing a doctor could ever experience was having to operate on their own flesh and blood.
"Whatever reason you had to fight my daughter, the way you look now, it's clear you've been punished enough" Michelle walked away, lightly tapping Suzuka's shoulder, Suzuka was a little scared, that light type felt like a death grip, Michelle's eyes put the fear of god in Suzuka.
"She's stable, she responded well to the treatment and will make a full recovery, thank that friend of yours for treating her" Michelle slammed the door of her office, her strength caused the hallway to rattle.
Suzuka tried to remain stoic but deep down she was a broken woman.
Inside Michelle's office, her nurse Paris was waiting for her.
"Are you okay Dr Meadows?" Paris asked.
Michelle picked up a grip strengthener and immediately broke it.
"I don't know who to be mad at the most, Nero for starting all this, Suzuka for fighting Popuri, Popuri for allowing herself to get into this, Dawn for introducing her to Smash Zone, Zoe for separating from her during the mission or myself for allowing her to go to Bayside City" Michelle took her glasses off and broke another strengthener.
"Of all the things she picked from my list of achievements, helping people find purpose was what she picked, a psychologist of all things" Paris stopped Michelle from breaking another strengthener.
"Us nurses wouldn't be here without you Dr Meadows, then you have Delta over in the next room, she also idolized you allowing her to make the journey she made, if I have to suggest anything, is that Nero and Suzuka at least should be the ones helping Popuri back to full health and getting her career moving" Paris trying to lighten the mood.
Michelle put down the strengthener.
"You'll make a fine doctor Paris, I'll have it approved by the BWI and the local council" Michelle wrote a court order to have Nero and Suzuka rehabilitate Popuri.
Nero with his background in fitness will act as physio, Suzuka will offer Popuri a job as school councillor.
Nero who worshipped Michelle agreed immediately, Suzuka was reluctant but the alternative was prison so she said yes.
Dawn who watched all this happen cringed that Nero didn't realize that Popuri was Michelle's daughter.

The Shark House - Chapter 64 - Hero

Delta stood up and looked over at the injured Barry, her memories started to come back to her.

My name is Roxy McIntosh. I was a computer engineer major in college but the VR tech I wanted to invent needed tons of money, with the way I looked, people were often crude to me, I was getting desperate until I met Barry Black.
I can describe Barry as a little childish but good hearted, he was the only one who didn't treat me like an object.
I agreed to the film under the condition I get paid enough to finish my VR project, which considering the role I was playing and I was the only one who applied for it, Barry paid me more than any other team member.
I trained in boxing for the role and asked my godfather how to handle firearms, the experience was incredible, once the filming ended, I dated Barry and even though the film flopped, we got married and had a son together, I became Dr Roxy Black head of computer engineer while Barry became a police officer.
By 2020, I finally had a working prototype, but 2020 was my death.
During a trade show, I fell gravely ill along with many of the attendees, Barry was desperate to save me but I told him to keep our son safe as I knew I was about to die.
With my last breath I wore the VR helmet I built and played all the memories I had with Barry and our son Thomas, I at least wanted to die witnessing the happiest days of my life, the last words I heard were.
"This woman still has a pulse!"
I woke up from a coma a year later with no memory, somehow my VR tech had kept me alive, it wouldn't be until 2022 that I gained enough strength to function in society, I took on the name Delta McIntosh and as my memories were returning I started working for Dawn Shriners Polygon Express as an admin.
I met Barry again a week before the plan was due to take place, I had to leave initially because my heart was pounding and my brain was hurting.
Waking up now, and seeing him injured, the final piece of my memory came back.
"BARRY!"
"So the fox girl wakes..." Freddy immediately gets punched hard into the wall as Delta dashes to Barry.
"Dawn send a paramedic immediately, Barry is really badly injured!" Delta demanded.
"Your godfather is already on his way, paramedic may take a little longer" Dawn communicated.
Freddy got up angrily "you bitch, that hurt!"
Delta kissed Barry and death stared Freddy.
"Activate admin privileges, codename Delta, user Roxy Black, full body scan" Delta experienced some discomfort as her muscles were tightening up and strengthening, her white hair turned back into it's original blonde, her fox tail then split into nine tails.
"Wait Roxy Black, you're supposed to be dead!" Freddy was terrified of the foxy boxer.
Delta unleashed a flurry of boxing punches laying into Freddy brutally beating the crap out of him until she shattered the VR zone taking everyone back to reality.
A broken toothed Freddy tried to shoot Delta but Quint took him out in one shot.
The paramedic followed revealed to be Delta's son Thomas.
"Mom? Your alive?"
"Mom me later! Save your father!" Delta cried.