471. Dog-Fighting ~Lamb or Beast?~

Earlier...

Anne, in her apartment, tries to activate her abilities, entering the Charged State, but she immediately returns to normal. She does this again, over and over, but returns to her base form. "UGH!!!"

She kicks a few jackstones on the ground and slips, falling to the floor. "Ow!" she sighs.

Now...

Drew eats Big Belly Burger fries on his desk while doing some paperwork.

*RING!!! RING!!!*

"Hyellow?" asked Drew. "Weather Reporters!"

"Wonderful weather we're having..." said the voice.

"What seems to be the weather?" asked Drew.

"Hail storm."

"Forecast?"

"We're thinking Intentional. Body found near possible chain storm."

Drew sighs. "We'll see what we can do about it."

Later...

"I'm sorry, what...?" asked Anne. "You want us to investigate a possible illegal Wesen Dog-Fighting...? Like, what even is that...?"

"Also, I still don't know what a Wesen is, exactly..." said Sprig.

"I want you two to investigate a group of people who practice Wesen Dog-Fighting," said Drew. "Dog-Fighting isn't necessarily illegal, but if the Cu Siths are being pitted against each other against their will... that's illegal and we have to put a stop to it.Rolek Sokowitz. 27. Self-proclaimed 2-year champion in Dog-Fighting. Hundjager. Steel Ball Country, Missouri. Earth-Grimm."

"'Cu Siths...?'" asked Anne and Sprig.

"This Wesen..." Marcy shows a picture of the four breeds of a special kind of dog-like Wesen. "They come in four known breeds. Hundjager, which are Bloodhounds. Apganieks, which are Huskies. Anubises, which are Basenjis. And Inugamis, which are Shiba Inus. Hundjagers are known to be the toughest and most dangerous ones. Dog-Fighting is an ancient match that had changed over the years into a sort of tournament where you fight for fun. Whoever wins gets the prize money. And it's been legalized in 32 States!"

"So... what... do their faces just turn into monsters...?" asked Anne.

"That's pretty offensive..." sighed Drew.

"Sorry... It's just that... What are Wesen...?"

"Should we show them...?" asked Drew.

Nick nods.

"Show us what...?"

Anne, Sasha, Marcy, Sprig, Polly, Hopadiah, Luz, and Amity are all brought in front of Drew Wu.

"Hey... Uh... Lieutenant...?" asked Sasha. "Haha... What is going on, here...?"

"They said they'll show us something," said Polly. 

"Probably what Wesen are..." said Luz.

"Yep," said Marcy. "You got it right..." 

"I'm kinda scared..."

"Now... Hold on... All of you... We're going to do this... I am going to woge, okay...?" asked Drew. "It took some time for my genes to fully go Blutbaden..."

"You're a Blutbad!?" Marcy blushed. "Are all Wus Blutbaden...!?"

"Yes and no... You're Taiwanese. Both of us aren't related in any way... Sorry. And I'm Lycanthropically created. Now... I'm going to woge, okay...?" asked Drew. "When I woge, please don't get scared... Okay...?"

"Okay!" smiled everyone.

"I feel like we're about to get emotionally scarred Hopadiah.

"I'm in for it!"

"Now, there are two versions of this. First is the Erstewoge. This is a woge called the Erstewoge. Are you ready?"

Everyone nods with excitement.

Drew, in the eyes of Nick, who is outside the interrogation room watching through the one-way mirror, sees Drew's hair turn spiky. He also gains a spiky beard and fangs. He gains blood-red irises, black eyes, muscles, body hair, and a large jaw.

"I don't see anything..." said Polly. "Is this a trick...!?"

"Aren't you supposed to look like Monroe in the invasion or somethin'?" asked Sasha. "None of us could see very well because he was so far away."

"Huh..." said Luz. "I think his hair is standing up."

"So...?" asked Amity.

"I think this is the Erstewoge," said Marcy.

Drew woges back. "Okay. That was a woge only Grimms and other beings with the Mystical Third Eye can see. But, this? This one is the Wahrewoge... Anyone can see this. Are you all ready for this...?"

They all nod happily.

Drew woges into his natural form.

*GROWL!!!*

*SNARL!!!*

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" yelled Anne, Sasha, Luz, Hopadiah, and Sprig.

Marcy and Polly smile in awe. "Whoa...!"

Amity's eyes widen very slightly. "Huh..."

Drew woges back. "I can also howl and stuff but I really don't want to."

"Do it! Do it! Do it!!!" yelled Marcy and Polly.

He woges again. "AH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-!!!"

Anne, Sasha, Luz, Hopadiah, and Sprig hug each other in fear, yelling while Amity covers her ears and Marcy and Polly smile in awe. 

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!!!"

Sprig is wearing a red hoodie while Anne is wearing a blue hoodie.

They're both staring at a naked body that's practically... everywhere...

"Huh..." said Anne, seeing the dead muscular man on the ground. "That's mortifying."

"Yep..." said Sprig, mortified.

The man was practically mauled where his body was torn to pieces.

"We can't determine what the bite marks are because of how gruesomely disemboweled he was," said Drew. "What do you think...?"

Anne squints her eyes. "I think we should find the Dog-Fighting arena around here."

"That's the thing... It's legal, but the place is often kept secret to avoid unnecessary skirmishes and to lessen participation... But, again, it's fully legal. If I were you, I'd consult someone who knows what goes on around these parts..."

Drew shows a picture of the man still alive, wearing a green hunter's jacket, a rifle, black pants, rubber shoes, and a hunter's hat while holding a dead deer.

"Ugh...! Fashion sense, much?!" asked Anne.

Anne has an idea.

Later...

"Narcos...!" yelled Gabrielle. "Narcos! Narcos, look! Look at this!"

Gabrielle uses her Golden Spin to create a tiny horse galloping in the wind. "Cool, huh?"

Narcos smiles and places an ice rider riding on the horse. "Cool... huh..."

"Ugh... Narcos... don't be 'cringe'! It isn't Cringemas...!"

"I love you so much..." smiled Narcos.

"Okay! Doing stupid shit, again! Can we focus on the fact that Bill Cipher could be out there PLANNING!!!?" asked Mercuria. 

"Right!" yelled the pair.

"Narcos! You get the Diaries! I'll go get our daughter!" yelled Gabrielle. "We'll switch shifts after!"

"HOORAY FOR PARENTHOOD!!!" yelled Narcos, getting Mikaela.

F.F. smiles and boops Johnny Blaze's nose.

"Heheheheheh..." chuckled Johnny Blaze. He boops her eye as well.

"Ow!"

The pair laughs. "Heheheheheheh..."

*creak!*

*knock, knock...* 

Anne smiles upon entering the JoJo Residence along with Sprig. "Hey! Uh... We wanna know about uh... *AHEM!!!* Hi! We have a case right now, and we uh... need... advice... about Wesen Dog-Fighting!"

Everybody stops what they're doing and turns to Anne.

"So..." said Yurielle, spinning her knife. "You're asking about Wesen Dog-Fighting, huh...?"

"Yeah... We need to know places where we can find one around Missouri," said Sprig.

Jack drinks some beer. "Come with us."

Later... Jack and Yurielle lead Anne and Sprig into a fighting ring underneath the secret basement of an apartment complex...

"This is as far as we can get you," said Jack. "See ya, homies, later..."

"Thanks, guys!" Sprig turns around, smiling, to see that no one is there anymore.

Sprig shrugs and follows Anne, who walks into the ring.

Cheering and pounding could be heard.

"RAUGH!!!"

"Whoa!" smiled Anne, seeing a woged Hundjager get annihilated by a beautiful young woman with sticks using Divine Magic.

"C'mon..." smirked Gabby, who is in the ring wearing a sports bra and shorts. She has Muay-Thai ropes wrapped around her hands. She also gained a few tattoos on her body. "COME ON!!!"

The Hundjager charged toward Gabby, who warps out her sticks and struck him in the face over and over again.

He tries to claw her, but she opens a portal and teleports his claws into his face, making him swipe his own face as he gets knocked to the ground.

"I thought Wesen Dog-Fighting were for Wesen only," said Sprig.

"HAHAHAHA!!! No, no, no!" laughed a Russian man. "It does not matter here if you are Wesen, Mute, Grimm, Sorcerer, or Human, even! What matters here is your wit AND STRENGTH!!!"

"Isn't strength predetermined by what type of creature you are?" asked Sprig.

"Of course, not!" laughed the Russian man. "I, for one, am not a creature meant for fighting!" He Wahrewoges into a Koschie.

"Whoa...! You're pretty!" smiled Sprig.

"Of course! You are Frog from Amphibia, yes? Are you here to Dog-Fight!?"

"No, no, no... Heheh! We're here to investigate uh... We got a report of a dead Hundjager... Torn to pieces..."

"We heard..." said the man. "People have been going missing around these parts... Who is it this time?"

"Sokowitz. Rolek?"

"How did he die?"

"Mauled. Does anyone know him around these parts?" asked Sprig.

The man points to Gabby Ibarra. "Ask her. She knew him."

Gabby knocks out the Hundjager with her bare hands.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!" cheered the crowd.

"How do I get to her?" asked Anne.

"She'd stay there until she gets knocked out or she quits. And she will not be quitting."

"Then I'll fight her," said Anne.

He smiles. 

"How much...?"

"It's free! Heheh! You're the first one to ask. Good luck, young woman. Heheh..."

"Anyone else!?" sneered Gabby. "Anyone!?"

"I'll fight you!" yelled Anne.

Gabby turns to Anne Boonchoy and is confused. "(How'd you...?)" she whispered.

"Will you take her?" asked the coach.

Gabby smirks and nods softly.

"SHE'LL TAKE HER!!!"

The others cheer and the others laugh.

"What's your name...? You're the Frog Lady, right? From ten years ago?"

"My name's Anne. Anne Boonchuy."

"No! What's your stage name!?"

"Uh... Anna-Banana?"

"That's shit! Think of another one!"

Anne thinks for a second.

The Announcer speaks. "St. Journey Joestar will be fighting yet another fighter! Known to be the self-proclaimed savior of Amphibia. Known to be the Lady who defeated the Frobot Attacks and King Andrias! Woman or beast? We will never know! Introducing...BLUE DRAGONFLY!!!"

They all boo at Anne, who takes on a blue sports bra and blue shorts.

Anne faces Gabby. She gulps upon seeing her bloody Muay-Thai ropes. "*AHEM!!!* Uh... Hey... You're... Miguel's daughter, right?"

"You're... not here for my Dad...?"

"BOO!!! FIGHT!!!"

"BOO!!!"

An Apganiek woges and starts barking.

Several Hundjagers, Apgadnieks, Anubises, Inugamis, Blutbaden, Schackals, Chupacabras, and Coyotls begin barking and howling at the pair.

"FIGHT, HUMANS!!!"

"FIGHT!!! AH HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

"WORSE THAN THAT SCHWEINEN!!!"

"HEY!!! NO RACIAL HEAT!!! OUT OF HERE, BLUTBAD!!!"

The Blutbad snarls at the coach.

The coach sneers, woging into a Schinderdiv. "HEHEHEHEHEH!!! You two girls heard 'em. Well...?"

Gabby rolls her eyes. "Heads up, Boonchuy." She activates her Eldritch Gauntlets and punches her with a right hook.

"WHOA!!!" Anne dodges her Eldritch Gauntlet, which she uses to punch Anne.

*SHING!!! SHING!!! SHING!!! SHING!!!*

"I'm just here to ask you something! Can we just not fight!?"

"Beat it! I have a long day ahead of me!" She warps out her sticks and gracefully tries to strike Anne's neck.

"WHOA!!! Dude! Chill!"

"Dude! How about... No...?" Gabby leaps upward and spins, proceeding to spin and kick her in the face.

Anne crashes into the walls of the cage.

"Sorry, girl!" smiled Gabby. "I need to do this for... Well! Ego...! Heheh! And to pay off debts..."

Anne angrily stands up and punches Gabby in the face, activating her Charged State, gaining blue eyes and glowing blue energy. "You wanna fight me? Fine! Fight me! Don't say I warned you!"

Gabby growls and tightens her grip. She softens her grip after a few seconds.

She begins to strike her with a flurry of hits, as Anne struggles to block all of them.

Gabby then does a high back kick and wraps her legs around Anne's neck.

This makes Anne blush.

Gabby then spins her around and crashes her to the ground.

Gabby then punches her in the face with the Muay-Thai Ropes in her knuckles over and over again, similar to Miguel's punching. "RAUGH!!! RAUGH!!! RAUGH!!! RAUGH!!!"

Anne then flies up and crashes Gabby into the ceiling of the cage.

Both women fall to the ground, trembling.

Anne coughs blood and wipes it. Her nose bleeds heavily. She tries standing up, but she stumbles a bit. She then stands straight upright, proudly.

Gabby coughs blood and lets it drip down her face. She slowly stands up rather gracefully without stumbling.

Gabby slowly stands up, without trembling. "That felt good... Makes me feel... *GASP!!!* Alive..."

"Ew, dude!"

"*Ptooh!*"

Anne closes her eyes as some of Gabby's blood splattered on her face. She sighs, wiping the blood off. "Look... Gabby... I don't wanna fight you."

"Don't say that..." she clenches her jaw. "Everybody wants to fight me..." said Gabby, clenching her fists.

"I don't... Trust me... And not because I'm afraid."

Gabby sighs, trembling. "Huh..."

Gabby leaps up and tries to knock Anne out with her stick, who instinctively punches her in the face, knocking her out.

*THUD!!!*

The people gasp and cheer for Anne.

"And the winner of this round... BLUUUUUUUUE... DRAGONFLY!!!"

The crowd cheers her on.

Gabby opens a portal on the ground as she falls outside the cage. She then limps away, carrying a bag.

Anne limps out of the cage. "Hey! Ibarra!"

"Get the hell away, Boonchuy!"

"Wait up!" yelled Sprig, hopping toward the pair.

"We need to know about who killed Sokowitz! Hey!"

Gabby fully heals, but Anne begins slowing down.

Gabby senses this. Her eyes widen and she turns around.

"ANNE!!!"

Anne drops to the ground, knocked out.

Later...

"Yo..." said Gabby, poking Anne's face.

"Ugh..." Anne slowly opens her eyes.

"Anne! Are you okay!?" asked Sprig. "You took a beating, there! Gabby, here, used magic or something and healed your bruises!"

"I gave her a concussion... She would've gotten into a comatose if I hadn't stopped..." said Gabby. "Sorry. About... that..."

The trio is outside the hidden den outside the apartment complex in the public garage.

"Thanks... I'm surprised you could pack a punch," smiled Anne.

Gabby giggles. "I'm surprised you survived! Not saying I killed before! Just... almost. Haha!"

"So, Princess Ibarra..." smiled Anne. "What do you know about Sokowitz?"

"He's a Hundjager. Drifter," said Gabby. "I talked to him once a week. It's such a shame he-... *sigh...*"

"He's been mauled..." said Anne

Gabby does the sign of the cross, closing her eyes.  "People had been getting killed around this one guy... He also knew this other guy... There's this one shifty guy... Clemens Fenrir. Never saw him woge once... a very chill guy."

"Who?" asked Sprig.

"The janitor..." said Anne. "I saw his name tag. Can you help us out, Gabby?"

"Alright..." said Gabby. "You beat me and I've got nothing else to do. And you owe me money, Boonchuy."

Anne giggles. "Sure, thing, Ibarra."

Gabby smirks. She sighs and turns around. "Let's go, Blue Dragonfly."

Anne blushes. "It's a cool name!"

Sprig laughs. "Say what you want, Anne! Say what you want..."

Inside the ring...

The janitor, Clemens, takes off his uniform and puts on glasses, a french hat, a hunter's jacket, leather shoes, and brown shorts.

He walks out of the locker room but faces the trio.

"Hey..." Anne grabs the janitor in the neck and rams him to the wall. "Wanna talk, big guy?"

"Wh-Whoa! What are you doing!?" asked Clemens.

"Wanna tell us what you did to Sokowitz!?"

"Pfft! That guy was fucking my girlfriend."

"Sheesh. Guys in this universe swear a lot, don't they?" asked Sprig.

"Yeah? Well, he's dead, and you killed him!" yelled Anne.

"What!?" asked the janitor. He immediately Erstewoges out of fear. He turns to Gabby and sees that her eyes are white. "Oh... God... WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU!?!? STAY AWAY!!! ARE YOU SOME KIND OF GRIMM!?!?"

"Wait..." said Gabby. "Calm down... I'm the Messiah of this world, kind of... I won't hurt you."

"Yeah, right... Why are you so strong!? Let me go!" asked Clemens.

"You can see him, right!? What is he supposed to be!?" asked Anne.

"Seelengut," said Gabby.

"A what!?" asked Sprig.

"Sheep Cryptid," said Anne. "Never mind, then... Also, have some fashion sense! You're worse than Sokowitz. No offense to the dead."

"Wait... Anne... His jacket!" yelled Sprig. "That's Sokowitz's jacket!"

Anne's eyes widen. "What do you know!?" asked Anne, holding him to the wall.

"I don't know anything!" he sobbed.

"Tell us now!" yelled Anne.

"She's bluffing, right?" asked Gabby.

Sprig shrugs. "Eh!"

Suddenly, his eyes turn red.

Gabby's eyes widen. "Anne... Let go of him."

"What!? Why!?" asked Anne. "He has something to do with someone dying so horribly! No one ever deserves to be torn to pieces like that!"

Sprig gives a worried look, feeling concerned. "Anne, I think you should let go of him."

"Anne... ANNE!!!"

Anne angrily prepares to punch him.

"Anne! He doesn't have control!" yelled Gabby.

Anne's eyes widen and she lets go...

But it's too late.

"Shit... Shit, shit, shit!" yelled Gabby. "It's too late!"

He Wahrewoges into a second form.

He gains a giant muscular body, a wolf-like head, blood-red eyes, dark gray fur, large pointed ears, a small snout, large claws, nigh-indestructible bones, and a tall stature.

"Is that some k-k-kind of Blutbad...?" asked Sprig, backing away.

"That... is a Wildesheer..." said Gabby. "Dire Wolf-like Cryptid. Everyone back away... slowly..."

Sprig hops softly.

Clemens snarls and barks.

He then howls.

Anne smiles and activates her Charged State.

"Anne! No!" yelled Gabby.

"HYA!!!" yelled Anne.

*CLANG!!!*

Anne punched the Wildesheer, and neither seem to be injured by each other.

"Aaaaaaaaa~aaaa~aaah~h~h..." Anne kneels down and grabs her hand, shivering in pain.

Clemens looms over her and snarls.

"Anne... Activate your Calamity State..." said Sprig. "Anne...?"

"I can't..." she whispered.

Gabby heals her hand.

Anne stands right back up.

He roars at her.

"OH, SHI-!!!"  Anne turns around with the others. 

"RAUGH!! AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" he growls like a deeper-voiced Blutbad and chases after Anne, Gabby, and Sprig.

The trio runs away as Gabby throws several objects to slow the beast down

"WHY IS HE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF WESEN AT ONCE!?!?" asked Anne.

"He's a Chimera! It's a very rare type of Cryptid of two types!" yelled Gabby. 

"What does that mean!?" asked Sprig.

"It means when a Daddy or Mommy Wildesheer meets a Daddy or Mommy Seelengut and they love each other very much..." said Gabby.

"Okay! That's enough outta you!" yelled Anne.

The trio reaches the ring.

"Hey! Maybe these guys will help!" smiled Anne.

The Wildesheer stomps into the ring.

"C'mon guys!" smiled Sprig, doing a little dance. "Help us!"

"WILDESHEER!!!" yelled the coach.

They all scream and run away.

"In there!" yelled the trio.

They all then run into the cage.

"Anne! Why can't you activate your Calamity State!?" asked Sprig. "Are you too scared!? Are you too-!?"

He barks as he tries to open up the cage.

"Are you too-!?"

"I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE MY POWERS!!!" yelled Anne. "The Guardian was in control last time! I don't know... how to use them when I have the wheel alone..."

Sprig smiles. "We'll figure it out..."

The Wildesheer begins clawing down the bars of the cage, bending it open.

"Anne?" asked Gabby.

"Uh-huh?" asked Anne.

"I think I know how you can activate it," said Gabby. 

"Really?"

"You have the blue one, right?"

"Uh... Yeah...?"

"Okay... I want you to think about everyone you love and care about in the world."

"Uh... Pfft! What...?"

"Do it now!" yelled Gabby.

"Okay uh... There's my third-grade crush... Uh... my ex-boyfriend... Uh..."

"Not that! The people you love in this world!"

Anne turns to Sprig. She sighs and closes her eyes, remembering all the times they've been together. She remembers her adventures with the Plantars and her parents...

The time with the Zapapede... The time with the Wax Museum... The time they fought King Andrias for the first time... The time when they told each other Halloween stories...  The time Anne first met Sprig in that log... The time they rooted for Anne...

"Think about how much you've gained with them... Grown with them... Heartbroken when you lost them..."

The time when they fought the herrings... The time Anne thought she lost Marcy... The time Anne nearly lost Sprig... The time Anne hugged Sprig before leaving back to Earth...

"Think about it... Power yourself with it... And hurt the people you think you'll lose if YOU DON'T... DO IT!!!"

Anne's hair then glows blue for a short second. "Ugh..." she whispered, feeling a rush of energy in her body.

"Anne! Take him out, now!" yelled Gabby.

"RAUGH!!!"

*CLANG!!!*

The Wildesheer stays standing, but then he feels nauseous, then falls to the ground, unconscious.

Anne begins to feel weaker. She trembles and stumbles. She then drops to the ground, knocked out.

Later...

"So... It was manslaughter...?" asked Nick.

"More like an accident," smirked Drew. "He realized he was having sex with his girlfriend and confronted him to tell him to back off. Things got heated. He woged. Sadly, the other guy came out. And his other self killed him."

"Chimeras are known to have Dissociative Identity Disorder because of their inconsistent DNA," said Marcy. 

"I am well aware," said Nick. "I actually dealt with a Chimera before."

"So, we'll be bringing him in for therapy... To... Suppress the other guy..." said Marcy. "I don't even think the other guy can talk. Just... pure animalistic rage."

"I know what that feels like," smirked Drew.

Nick sighs. "Yep... Me, too...Guess this case is closed..."

"Yep!" smiled Marcy.

"What about Anne...?" asked Nick.

"She's still out. She'll be up, soon, though," said Marcy.

Anne is knocked out on the sofa, as Sprig puts a blanket over her. 

"Is she gonna be okay...?" asked Sprig.

"She'll be alright," said Gabby. "Trust me, Sprig... Trust me..."