"That's no two-headed anything," Greg told me, and even as he said it, I saw what he meant. The one with the long hair had stepped forward, and it was a woman.

  The woman wore a flowing dress with a tight top; her eyes glowed red as she thrust out her hands. Suddenly, old school-looking knights in rusty armor appeared, and charged the mansion.

  "Brace yourselves," Greg said.

  They vanished from the view of that camera, and before they reappeared again, Devasla shouted, "The door's giving!"

  "Hold them off," I replied, and looked over our other cameras to see a gargoyle almost getting through above.

  "This is some Home Alone shit," I said.

  "Except," Greg spun around, "except you're not only not alone but have several houses full of badass monsters."

  "And me," Arturo said, strolling in and grinning. "What's the situation?"

  "Bad news," I replied. Hand to my mouth, I decided it was time to take charge. I took the mic Greg had and said into it so all in the house could hear, "We have several near-breaches in progress. This is Ferris—I'm going to stick with the front door, but I'll need monsters covering other areas under attack. Greg will be calling out, telling us where there's trouble. Try to stay on it."

  I handed the mic back over to Greg, and he started calling out commands while I turned to see Koharu and Kinara joining us.

  "You two on me," I said, and glanced at Ahlaksiz.

  "I'll take the back door," she said.

  With a nod, we went to it.

  "Yo," Arturo said, holding out his hands in question.

  "Repairs," I said. "Check with Lizzy about supplies, and you two be ready to fix broken doors, walls, et cetera. If not that, medical."

  "On it, boss."

  I charged out to the hall and entryway, where Devasla was braced. The front door wasn't breaking yet but had dented inward, looking like it might split at any moment.

  Yuki came out, hair disheveled, and cursed in Japanese before asking, "Can we not catch a break?"

  I gave her a “someday” look but was doubtful myself. If it wasn't one enemy, it was another. We weren't even dealing with the local monster groups or STP yet, and I had no idea if the monster gateway was now completely closed, or how that worked. Something told me we hadn't seen the last of the head hunter.

  A shrill noise rose--the cry of Yuki's baby.

  "Shit, gotta run," she said, darting back into the house.

  To my surprise, the attacks paused.

  I summoned my hunter sword, then glanced down at my yukata, and laughed.

  "What's funny?" Koharu asked.

  "Just… I look ridiculous."

  "Cut, I'd say," she countered.

  Judging by Kinara's grin, however, she agreed more with me.

  "What's happening, Greg?" I called out.

  The secret door was still open, so I was able to hear him call back, "They… let off."

  "Just like that…" I went to the door, trying to get a glance outside, and was glad to feel the warmth of Basty as he leaped up on my shoulder, preparing. Suiko floated up next to me, too, looking out the other window.

  Standing outside, that large monster with the woman on top had its back to us, just far enough off that it was mostly concealed by darkness. They seemed to be conferring with someone--the rusty knights, maybe?

  "These guys, who are they?" I asked.

  "We brought back a monster that looked a lot like them, actually," Suiko said.

  Ahlaksiz nodded. "Could be they're here for her. Some connection?"

  All the knights and the large monster suddenly turned and charged us!

  "Back," I said, and shuffled away, sword raised.

  "I've got this," Suiko said, and she floated through the front door.

  We were there, ready to open the door and run out to join the fight, when Suiko came flying through the window, in full, solid form. She landed with a grunt, glass tearing into her skin, kimono torn.

  Somehow, they had made her as if alive, and she was not in good shape.

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  About the Author

  Jamie Hawke

  After working on Marvel properties and traveling the world, Jamie Hawke decided to settle down and write fun, quirky, and sexy pulp science fiction and superhero books. Are they all harem? Oh yeah. Oh yeahhhh.

  It all started when Jamie was eleven, creating nude superhero comics with his best friend. What perverts! But hey, they were fun and provided good fodder for jokes up into their adult years. Now the stories have evolved, but they capture that same level of fun. Hopefully you will enjoy them as much as the author loved writing them!

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