Takeshi didn't know if he could handle Shu right now, but he had to get the little guy away from the others at least. With his brother firing erratic blasts every which way it was only a matter of time until someone got hit, and with most everyone out for the count it'd only make things infinitely worse. Taking a gamble he had managed to grab onto one of Shu's arms, and with that he took off back into the air to distance themselves from the others. In hindsight perhaps grabbing an arm wasn't the best idea, it hardly limited Shu's mobility and left him plenty to attack with. The first sign that things were going wrong was when Takeshi felt the tail wrap around his midsection, unable to fend it off as he instead had to awkwardly reach back and hold Shu's other arm as well at bay. With all of this tossing about he was struggling to keep them steady, and once one of his brother's feet racked along his leg they plummeted a fair bit, Takeshi barely catching them as he fought to keep them from crashing. "Agh... Damn it Shu! It's me, stop!"

"That amongst other reasons. His unpredictable nature warranted the need for control, otherwise this will happen. Was it the kindest of methods? Admittedly no, but it made everyone around him far safer. Shu is too unpredictable, and he'll need your training and guidance to hone this strength of his. We need both of them for this war, and that means both have to be ready and able to fight." Takeshi wasn't so much difficult to control as he was a bit unpredictable, as he almost seemed to go off on random tangents at times. Both boys were going to require a fair bit of work, and the King was confident Krom was the right man for the job. "I highly doubt any of them will recover in due time, but it shouldn't be that difficult to handle. None of the others' wounds are serious, so moving them shouldn't be an issue. Don't let me down Krom, there's a lot riding on this." Clasping the man on the shoulder he turned to leave, taking one glance back when he heard a pained scream from Takeshi. Just as he'd thought, even his dear brother wasn't safe from Shu's fury. That boy was a hazard to everyone around him, this temper of his had to be brought under control. Shaking his head in disapproval he started away, taking off at a high speed back towards his own ship.

Things were looking pretty bad, and if being mauled by Shu wasn't terrifying enough now it looked like Krom was coming back into the fray. Hoping to get just a second's reprieve from it all Takeshi released one of his brother's arms and tried to aim at the Elite, watching in surprise as Shu was the target instead. Despite being attacked by him he was still determined to protect his little sibling, trying and failing to fend off the Elite from his odd position. Struggling between the wounds he now had and the awkwardness of supporting someone as big as Shu, Takeshi was ready for the worst when his brother suddenly stopped, and shortly thereafter began changing to his regular form. Wait what, what had Krom just done to him? Looking at the older man bewildered and accusingly he struggled to keep Shu in his arms, falling down to a nearby rooftop with a thud, dropping Shu as he slammed into the surface and let out a pained groan. "Ack! Damn it... Don't you touch him..." Takeshi growled, sitting up and promptly charging Ki in his injured arm but losing focus when pain shot through the limb, quickly grabbing his shoulder, "Leave him alone!"