After accepting his fate as a relatively minor superhero, Ryan Rawlins the Silver Fox discovered that every hero has to have a nemesis.

Or at least a gadfly. A Mxyzptlk, if you will.

Thus it was that the three-tailed kitsune became a frequent target of the local tanuki clan's brand of pranks. Little things like constantly hiding his car keys, turning off lights when he wasn't looking, spiking a few delicious dumplings-on-a-stick to make him a three-tailed tanuki for a few hours. But are these transformative japes a way of saying "Stay outta my turf, copper" or merely "Welcome to the family"? Only time will tell ...

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