The Wolf of Brockton Bay

"So... You've been... friends for a while?" Kayden asked, looking at both King and the two women still passed out on the bed.

"It's been... two years? More if you count just being... friends." King replied, sitting across from her.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you." Kayden said, smiling slightly. "It's just..." she looked down at the cup in her hands. "I was just hoping for more..." she mumbled.

"... Kay... I should mention something... I... I don't really know how up to date you are on things, but... do you know what happened to me?" King asked, looking at her.

"I... not really. I heard there was a repo company that lost all but one of their workers, because of the Empire, but... nothing else." She said, not looking up at all.

"Hookwolf attacked us. Then, I triggered..." King said, making her look up suddenly. "I'm fine now... It's why I disappeared for a while. Just needed to get my mind in check."

"Wait... were you the one who attacked his dog fighting rings?" She asked, looking straight at him.

"You're not mad, are you?" King asked.

"... Only because you didn't call sooner. Though, I'm feeling like you would've liked to call me later." She said, looking behind King at the twins.

"... I called you before them." King said. "They came here immediately after I called them."

"Well... I had to make sure Aster was asleep first." She looked down sheepishly. "Have... have you decided to be a hero?"

"No... That was more of a charity work." King chuckled. "You've seen the shelter next door, right? Well, me and this girl took a ton of dogs and some of them are there right now."

"A girl?"

"Oh, don't even start. I am NOT young enough to even THINK of that." King said, making Kayden chuckle.

"... I missed talking to you..." She said. "Hard to imagine you being so... curt, in the past."

"Yeah... my friends said the same thing." He grimaced.

"So... what can you do, if you don't mind asking." She asked. "You know... other than turning into a werewolf."

"Well... I can go the whole way and turn into a wolf, but... it's a bit big." King said, scratching his neck.

"How big can it be?"

"... PRT said I was around 11' at the shoulders..." Kayden looked surprised, as not even Lung grew that big that quickly.

"Huh... Can I see?" She asked, stars seemingly shining in her eyes.

"... Let's just do this once." King chuckled, moving to the two women sleeping. Kissing both of them on the cheek, the two slowly stirred. "Hey, wake up."

"Mmh..." Nessa opened her arms, eyes still closed. Lifting her up, he picked up Jessica as well and brought both into the bathroom, to Kayden's amusement. After several minutes, King went out, followed by the nude twins who were now a lot more awake, freezing as they noticed Kayden.

"Uh... Ma'am." Nessa said, before covering herself with her hands.

"It's fine. I've seen a lot more just after I came here." She said, smiling slightly.

"I... Excuse us." The two went to their pile of clothes, putting them on, before noticing King taking of his top. "Wait, what are you doing?"

"Kayden wanted to see me shapeshift to a wolf." King said, tossing his shirt aside. The three women stared at him, really taking his new stature in. "... Really? Even you two?"

"Just making sure you know what we appreciate." Nessa said, practically purring.

"I can see why." Kayden said, before closing her mouth. Luckily, the twins didn't hear her admit it.

"Riiight..." King said, tossing his pants aside, now only in his boxers. "Come on, before this gets any more weird."

Exiting the small cabin, King cricked his neck before sitting on his haunches. While able to transform from standing straight up, this was the most comfortable position to turn completely for him. Slowly, his muscle mass seemed to grow, as well as his size. Unnatural creaking could be heard as his body slowly rearranged its bones to fit his desired form. His facial structure stretched, forming a wolf's savage grin, as his body began to grow a pitch black fur, and a full tail grew from his tailbone. As his mass continued to grow, he turned to the women, his eyes glowing a blood red color. If it weren't for the car just behind him, they would see nothing but a pair of red eyes staring at them from above. Letting out a low growl, they immediately realized something was wrong. As King stalked towards them slowly, the twins activated their powers, growing larger to almost double his height, while Kayden began shining bright, flying upwards.

"Shit. What do we do?" Fenja said, slowly getting into a fighting stance.

"Pray he gets back to normal?" Menja said, cursing slightly as they didn't have their gear.

"Do you think he planned this?" Kayden asked, readying her blasts.

Before any of them could react, the light from his eyes disappeared, making it impossible to track him. Almost immediately, they felt a deep feeling of dread, before Kayden disappeared, getting launched backwards. Slamming onto the ground, a giant paw planted her firmly on the ground, as King loomed over her, sniffing her. Just as she felt him lift his paw up, he disappeared again, as Menja and Fenja attacked the thin air where he was just at a moment ago. This time with Menja, as she was dragged by the back of her dress too far for Fenja to reach quickly, and Purity was still stunned with shock. Feeling a paw plant her face down on the ground, she could feel and hear King sniffing her from behind, a cold chill going down her back. As Fenja ran at King, he pounced on her, knocking her down onto her back, as he began to sniff her as well, baring his fangs when she tried to move even slightly.

After the three, King seemed to calm down, moving aside and laying down, as if he took them down only to sniff them. Slowly, the three got up and looked at King, who was curled up but staring at them. They moved slowly and deliberately, keeping him in sight. Slowly, they got up, and moved closer, noticing him flick his ear like a giant dog. Kneeling next to him, Fenja and Menja petted his head, while Purity pet his snout.

"Hey, King? Are you okay?" Menja asked, as he looked up, then let out a huff.

"... King? Are you there?" Purity asked. Looking down at her, he stared for a moment before letting out another huff.

"... I think I know what's wrong." Fenja said, patting King. "So... Blondi tends to bark at everyone at the door, after that one time she got lost. She stopped after seeing who we were, but..."

"So... You're saying he didn't recognize us?" Menja asked, looking at King.

"Maybe? That, or he's not as nice as we thought." Fenja said, stopping her petting.

"... Nah." The three said, agreeing the second thought was stupid.

Stretching, Menja looked at the two others. "Hey, want to go and rest inside?"

"... Would King mind?" Purity asked, looking at him.

"I'm sure he doesn't mind. He didn't when we came to his place unannounced." Fenja said, also stretching.

"... I guess I'll join you." Purity stretched her neck. "He's a lot stronger than I expected... My whole body's aching."

"Yeah... I'm going to take his hoodies. He owes me for ripping my dress." Menja looked at the back of her dress, seeing the rips on it.

"... I'm taking his shirt... I need something to sleep in." Fenja said.

"Do you think he'll mind if I take one of his clothes? I'm a bit filthy..." Purity said, running her fingers through her hair, dirt falling out of it.

"I'm sure he won't mind. Oh, what about Aster?" Fenja asked, as the twins reverted to their normal sizes.

"Yeah, I was hoping he'd turn back soon, so he'll help take me back. I can fly back, but I'm going to need to recharge if I do."

"... Let's hope he turns back soon." Fenja massaged her shoulder, just like Menja and Purity.

'God, he's so strong/fast/scary, it wasn't even funny.' Menja, Purity, and Fenja all thought at the same time.

'If this is him when he's not in control, then... what would happen if he has all his battle tactics?' Purity thought, glancing back at the giant wolf, noticing him look at her.

'I guess I can see how he beat Hookwolf, now.' Fenja thought. 'Wait, but he fought as a werewolf, not a full wolf. If he was in this form... would be have to clean up Hookwolf with a shovel?'

"... He's pretty handsome like this." Menja said, making the two look at her in surprise. "What? He's handsome for a wolf. I prefer him as a human, but it doesn't change that if he's an actual wolf, he'd be a handsome one."

Looking at each other, then at King, the other two shrugged. "Well... You're not wrong."

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"Mmph..." Purity grumbled to herself, as she held on to King's back. After taking a shower, she exited to find King waiting for her in front of the cabin. Leaning down, she got the weird feeling to climb on him, before he dashed towards the city, with her hanging onto his neck fur. In 20 minutes, he reached the city, and in another 5, he reached the apartment where she was staying at.

"Wow... Thank you, King." She said, giving him a kiss on the snout, before going up.

As she reached her room, she noticed King still there, waiting on her. When she finally opened the door, King got up and turned to leave, making her let out a small chuckle. Entering the room, she made a quick check on Aster, before getting ready for bed herself. Thinking of the way she got back, she couldn't help but smile as she dozed off. In the cabin, Fenja and Menja hugged each other as the fell asleep, the scent of King and each other still in the bed. King, still in his wolf form, slowly began to shrink as he entered the cabin, squeezing into the door before curling up and falling asleep, slowly shrinking back to normal size. The next day, King raised his head, finally regaining his mind and memories of what happened last night after he transformed. Shifting back to normal, then putting on some clothes, he walked outside to greet the sunrise with a single word.

"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!"