I know a Hero will come.

Genos fell to his knee, clutching his chest in pain as he stared up at his enemy. He could not say a word, as his jaw had been punched clean off by the man in black. But his eyes shone with a dangerous fire. He was not done fighting yet.

He staggered back to his feet, glaring intently as he clenched his fists. The man raised his shield, staring at him. There was a dangerous look behind that mask. "You are dealing with the strongest men in all of the multiverse." He said. "You will not possibly survive unless you join us."

Genos stepped towards him, winding up for another attack, but the shield flew straight at him before he could even begin. His arm ripped out of it's socket entirely by the sheer force of the blow. He cried in pain as the shield swung back around, like a boomerang, and attached itself back to the man's outstretched arm.

"I am far from the strongest fighter from our forces." He said. "I promise you, if you surrender and join us now, no one else has to get hurt. You would not want us to let out our Hulk, believe me."

Genos' socket was sparking. He had already taken some serious damage from the fighting and had no means to continue. But he had to try. Giving up now would go against his principles.

He staggered towards the man again, trying to find the energy to attack.

The man simply stared at him dispassionately. "I warned you…"

"Yusuke!"

Fourteen year old Yusuke Urameshi tossed the last of the footsoldiers onto his pile of broken bodies. They were all machines, not real fighters, and as such were no match for a fighter of his caliber.

(Origin: Yu Yu Hakusho)

The girl he was with today, to his pleasure, was actually quite attractive. Long, blonde hair tied back into two twin tails, a cute face, and best of all… an incredibly short skirt that showed off her amazing legs.

(Origin: Sailor Moon)

"Hey, Serena." He said, running a hand through his hair as he turned to face her, trying to play it cool. Keiko's going to be pissed if she ever finds about this… I better not tell her. "You're not hurt, are you?"

"No, no. Not a scratch." She said. She was awfully chipper, despite the circumstances. "Well… uh, I can't say the same about the city, though. Ha ha…"

Yusuke nodded, as he looked up at the skyscrapers in the distance. The city they were fighting in was in absolute ruins already. The DM, the legendary 'heroes' from Marvel and DC had already taken down the strongest heroes of this universe, forcing the strongest of other, neighboring universes to step in and fight back to try and save as many people as possible.

There were countless universes out there, and this was one of the unremarkable ones with no distinguishing characteristics. There were many heroes of, of course, but they were completely helpless against the awesome power of the DM. Yusuke could not blame them for falling so easily… the Incredible Hulk himself, said to be the strongest being in all of the multiverse, was here.

Not that they had seen any of the more well known fighters. Yusuke thought grimly. They had been taking out nothing but small fry since they had arrived. His eyes fell on Serena's legs. Well, at least the company was pleasant…

"We need to find someone to fight." Yusuke said. "If we let this fight go on, this universe will be completely overrun."

Serena nodded, and opened her mouth to say something, but could not quite get the words out.

From the street corner, a bright red sports car veered the turn with a loud screech. The wheels kicked up a large cloud of dust as the vehicle headed right towards them.

Yusuke instinctively stepped protectively in front of Serena, causing her to roll her eyes, as the car slid to a stop, whirling around in a complete 180 so that the driver's side was nearest to them. The window rolled down, and a familiar smug expression leaned out of the car. "Whaddup, losers?"

Yusuke eased up, disappointing to see that it was nothing more than an another ally. "Well, if it isn't Gary Motherfucking Oak."

(Origin: Pokemon)

Ten year old Gary Oak stepped out of the car, leaving it running, and shut the door behind him. He smirked at them. "How many have you gotten?" He drawled.

"Oh, a fair few." Serena told him, her eyes shining. "We were just talking about where the leaders were."

"Oh, really?" Gary asked. He smirked again. Yusuke didn't like that expression. He raised his finger at him.

"Kid, are you even old enough to drive?"

Gary ignored him entirely, which only made him angrier. "If it's the leaders you're looking for, nearly all of them are in the Center of town, fighting the heroes here who are still standing." He said. "You were wasting your time out here, honestly."

"Oh, who asked you?" Yusuke asked him angrily. "And you're one to talk… if nothing's going on out here, why did you come out here, eh?"

"I caught myself something you're really going to like."

Confused, Yusuke watched him walk around to the back of the car. Serena followed him almost immediately, watching his movements a little too intently. Yusuke rolled his eyes and quickly followed suit.

"Please hold your applause." Oak said. "It's best not to wake him." He popped open the trunk.

The first thing that popped up at them was a pair of gigantic blue eyes attached to a round pink body. For a moment, Yusuke thought that that was what he was supposed to be looking at before it jumped up at him. He screamed and swatted at it, sending it flying a few feet away. It bounced on the ground a couple of times before regaining it's balance, staring at Yusuke with a remarkably intense glare.

"Calm down, Jigglypuff." Gary said calmly. "He didn't mean it. You just surprised him, is all."

The Pokemon huffed, turning away from them.

"What are we looking at, exactly?" Serena asked quietly. She had been looking down at the trunk for the entire time the exchange had taken place, and Yusuke now joined her.

There was no getting around it. Gary Oak was carrying a half naked man with little drawings on his face in his trunk. "Gary, I know you're fucked up and all, but what exactly did you do to this guy?"

"I had Jigglypuff sing him a little song." He said casually. "Pretty sweet, huh?" He smirked again, noticing their expressions. "Come on." He said. "Do you really not know who this is?"

They shook their heads.

"It's the Incredible Hulk." Gary said impatiently. "Wasn't it obvious?"

"What?"

"How?"

"Look, his powers are based on getting angry, right? So simply putting him to sleep negated his powers." Gary smirked again. "He's just some guy otherwise."

"I don't believe it…." Serena whispered. Yusuke reluctantly agreed. The Incredible Hulk was considered to be one of, if not THE strongest member of the DM. Seeing Gary, some stupid kid, take him out of the picture was incredible.

"Yeah, well, believe it or not, it is him." Gary said. "And we need to get him out of here and back to HQ without his buddies figuring out that he's not here anymore."

"Oh, definitely!" Serena said. She looked suddenly anxious. "Maybe we could have Edward work on him and find out how to negate his powers permanently…"

"Maybe." Yusuke said. "But that's not going to happen if we keep standing around here." He moved forward and slammed the trunk door shut. "We'll escort you back to the rendezvous point." He told Gary. "We'll fend off anyone that comes your way."

"Thank you." Gary said, grinning at them. "I won't be having this guy get away from me."

"And we won't let it happen!" Serena said. "Hey, Gary? Can I ride in the front with you?"

It was now Yusuke's turn to roll his eyes as they climbed back into the car. He himself, to his annoyance, in the backseat, while Serena took the shotgun side.

"Wow, what do all these buttons do?"

She pressed something and a hot blast of air hit in the face. "Pah!" She reeled back in surprise. "Too hot!"

The boys rolled their eyes at her antics, and once Jigglypuff jumped up back into the car, they were off again.

Mikasa Ackerman growled as she swung herself around in mid-air, regaining her balance. She raised her swords as she stared upward at the giant above her.

"I've fought bigger."

(Origin: Attack on Titan)

Mikasa let her gear strike the building behind him, and with a mighty lurch she darted forward. The thing took a massive swat at her, but she narrowly avoided the blow. With one swift, deft blow, she struck down Giant-Man, and he collapsed onto the ground below. But with one last lurch, he took hold of Mikasa's hook and sent her tumbling to the ground.

"Mikasa!"

An orange blur was there, right by her side, and swiftly cut her loose in midair. Mikasa found herself flying through the air as the body crashed down behind them. They landed neatly on a nearby building.

She stared at the wildly grinning face in front of her. "That was a close one, Mikasa!" He chirped. "You could have been killed."

(Origin: Naruto)

Mikasa agreed. "Thank you, Naruto." She said quietly. "But can you set me down, now?" She noticed that his hand had wandered up her thigh. Whether by accident or intention, she could not say.

He nodded, still grinning, and allowed her to take her footing. She grimaced as she examined her gear. He had the best intentions, but Naruto, ever the careless ninja, had to destroy her gear to get her out of there. She could not blame him, considering the situation, but in its current condition she could no longer fight.

"No worries." Naruto told her, as he bent over. "I have you covered."

Mikasa watched, amazed, as Naruto whipped out a scroll and placed his hand on it. In a poof of smoke, a replacement set of gear appeared out of nowhere.

"I learned my lesson from last time!" He told her cheerfully, as he handed it to her. "I'm not going to leave you defenseless again."

Mikasa opened her mouth to thank him again, but then closed it just as quickly. She simply nodded. "Allow me the chance to switch…"

She had to make sure the set was in perfect working order. She gave it a quick once over, making sure it was fully fueled, before donning it. "Thank you, Naruto." She said. "I mean that."

"Awwww, maybe you should ask her out!"

The two whirled around to find a masked man leering down at them from above. Dressed all in black, the Spider-Man was hanging from a nearby building by a piece of webbing. The two anime warriors adjusted themselves to stare up at him.

"Spider-Man!"

"In the flesh." He said. "Um, who are you guys, again? I remember fighting you at some point, but names escape me…"

"We don't give our names to the enemy…"

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki! The Seventh Hokage!" Mikasa groaned. Spider-Man whipped out a small book and began perusing it, flipping through its pages.

"Ah, I remember now. Naruto Uzumaki… The DM consider you quite dangerous, I see. But you're nothing I can't handle. And Mikasa…"

"Nothing you can't handle?" Naruto repeated dangerously. "I'm the strongest ninja in my village!" His hand clenched into a fist.

"A village is a small place." Spider-man said amicably, as he began to read Mikasa's entry in his book. "Huh, I bet a horde of titans would smash it to pieces within moments."

Mikasa's temper flared. Her grip on her blades tightened. "Say that again." She growled. "I dare you."

Spider-Man stared at her. "Or perhaps the Titans aren't that threatening at all." He said. "If, after all, your people can afford to send one of their strongest fighters to fight us-"

The hook grappled itself onto the building behind him. Her engine roared, and she raised her blades to strike. Spiderman, immediately, dropped down below her. She slammed into the building, whirled around, and then chased after him.

He shot off down the city streets, and Mikasa pursued him. Naruto quickly broke off into a run, following her. "Be careful, Mikasa." He shouted at her. "He's trying to agitate you!"

Mikasa growled, as she spun around to shoot her gear into the building just ahead of Spiderman. She shot forward, her blades at the ready, but he nimbly dodged. She slammed into the side of the building with great speed, but she did not let that deter her. She pulled the gear away from the wall and dropped, trying to get moving again. But it was already too late.

Spider Man ran down the wall towards her and caught her in a mighty tackle. Mikasa screamed as the two of the plummeted to the streets below. Webbing was already surrounding her limbs. She could not move.

And then Naruto was there, several of him, in fact. One lashed out at Spiderman, forcing him to pull away from her. Another wrapped his hands around her, and once again Mikasa found herself in his arms.

"Your wife isn't going to appreciate this, I imagine." She said, a faint smile on her lips. Naruto laughed sheepishly as he- or at least, his clone, cut her loose.

Above them Spiderman was outmatched by the half dozen Naruto clones who had leapt forward to deal with him. Suddenly he had nowhere to turn. And then a blast of energy tore through them, turning the clones to smoke.

Above them, high above the streets, flew the Iron Man. Clad in dark red armor, his gaze was fixated on Spiderman.

"Nice going, kid. You almost blew it. Good thing I was-"

A white blur slammed into him from behind, causing the Iron Man to stagger in mid-air. A creature wearing a thick white fur hood clawed his armor, trying to find a weak spot.

"Out of my way!"

Iron Man swatted the thing aside, and it slammed into a nearby building with a yelp. Mikasa stepped forward, anxious to help, but Naruto stopped her.

"She'll be fine." Naruto said, his eye on Iron Man. He raised the radio to his lips and whispered a request into it. "Hey, is Izzy available? Or Casshan? Or… anyone who knows how to handle machines?"

"No time for that, Naruto." Mikasa said grimly, as she pushed herself out of his arms and stared up at him with intense dislike. "We're just going to have to make do with what we have."

He nodded. Spiderman had jumped up top of a nearby building and appeared to be catching his breath. Naruto had been relentless.

From the side of the building, the figure shifted, shaking it's head.

"Hey, San!" Naruto called out. "You alright?"

(Origin: Princess Mononoke)

San spat at him in response. "What do you think, Fox?" She snapped. "Do I look alright to you?" She staggered to her feet slowly as she brandished her knife in front of her. She raised her head high, up above her, to the men staring down at them.

"I swear I will rip you apart, Stark." She said. "Limb from limb."

Tony Stark laughed. He actually laughed. "Even without this suit, you are no match for me, I'm afraid." He said. San growled at him, and then suddenly scampered to the side of the building and made as if to climb it.

"San, step back."

From behind them, another combatant stepped into view. His bizarre yellow, black, and purple hair was unusual even among the Anime Alliance. He was thin and not at all muscular, yet somehow exuded an air of absolute confidence. His hands were calmly pressed into the pocket of his pants. He too stared up at Tony Stark with a look of intense dislike.

"Yugi Moto…"

(Origin: Yu-Gi-Oh)

"I did not get the chance to claim your soul in our last encounter." Yugi said, his voice dark. "I will not allow that to happen again."

"And neither will I be foolish enough to entertain your games, Pharaoh." Stark spat. He was afraid, Naruto realized, amused. Their last encounter had left an impression on him.

"Yet you would blindly destroy an entire city for your own gain…" Yugi shook his head, smirking slightly. "You are nothing but a coward."

"Don't listen to him." Spider-Man urged. "He's only trying to mess with you. He knows he can't do anything if you don't agree with his terms."

Stark nodded, although he still seemed a little rattled.

"This isn't over, Pharaoh!" He cried. He took off and soared away. Spiderman quickly followed. Naruto was amazed.

"Wow, Yugi." He said, as he approached the other man. "What in the world did you do to him last time?"

Yugi smiled. "Merely showed him the error of his ways." He said. "If I had a bit longer, we wouldn't have had to fight him today."

San staggered over to them, looking irritable as ever. She turned to Naruto, the only one of the three she liked, and held out her arm. He took it and examined it closely. "Broken." He said. "You should get back home and get a Senzu bean."

"You don't have any with you?" Mikasa asked, incredulous.

"I forgot my bag at home…"

"I have several." Yugi interrupted.

"I don't want your beans, human-"

Yami ignored her. He brought out the bag and handed a bean to Naruto. He nodded his thanks and gave it to her. She ate it, although reluctantly, and before long her arm was moving properly again.

"How's the battle faring?" Mikasa asked anxiously. "We've saved all those we could, but-"

"Everything is coming to a head in the center of the city right now." Yugi told her. "The last wave of heroes from this world are taking a stand against the DM. Captain America, several of the X-men, Wonder Woman… many of their warriors are there."

San sniffed. "Cowards, all of them." She said. "We have only battled stragglers."

"Perhaps we should head for the center of town, then?" Mikasa suggested. "We aren't doing any good out here."

The group nodded amongst themselves and then set out. Yugi walking out a leisurely pace behind the others, who had sprinted on ahead of him.

The sudden jolt in the car took all three of them aback. Gary cried as his head slammed against the wheel. Serena, who had been looking out the window, let out a scream as a large claw narrowly missed impaling her leg.

Only Yusuke seemed to be prepared. "Spirit gun!"

The blast caught their assailant completely unawares. He was thrown backward by the sheer force of the blast, and Yusuke, in a flash, was there as well.

The creature before him staggered to its feet as he glared hatefully at it. "Wolverine." Yusuke said coldly, as he clenched his fist. "Here I thought you retired."

Wolverine's face had been almost completely destroyed by the blast. But due his regenerative powers, which had been amplified with the help of the best scientists the DM had to offer, he had not been killed. Already his skin was returning to his skull, and already his bones were starting to mend. Yusuke thought it best to end it now.

He darted forward, too quickly the eye to see, and slammed his fist into Wolverine's face. He winced in pain as the man went flying. His face might have been the hardest thing he had ever had to hit. But the other man flew across the room and slammed into a wall.

Despite that, he still staggered to his feet. Yusuke growled as he took a step forward. Wolverine was no match for him physically, but his ability to regenerate was going to be a pain to work with.

"Go!" Yusuke called behind him. "I'll hold him off."

Serena shot him a worried look as Gary slammed on the pedal, causing the wheels to spin. They were not supposed to be separated…

"I'll be fine." Yusuke told her. "Just get out of here!"

"I don't think the Sailor girl is going anywhere, Detective." Wolverine rasped, as he raised his claws. Yusuke watched him waringly, his fist clenched. Despite the massive gap in power between them, he knew better than to underestimate his enemy.

"Ahhh!"

Gary ducked behind the dashboard as an intense wave of fire hit it. Serena waved her hand and a powerful aura of magical energy appeared between them, sheltering them both from the flames.

From the top of a nearby building another figure stood. Bright, red flames burst from its body as it stared down at them hungrily.

"Ghost Rider…" Gary murmured. "Ichigo… We could really use Ichigo…"

"I can take care of him, don't worry." Serena told him, as she tried to pry off her seatbelt. "Just get him out of here…"

She leapt out of the shattered window and rolled across the hood of the car, staring up at the ghostly figure above her.

The car began to move and she quickly stepped down from the hood. She may have told Gary that she could handle it, but personally she rather hoped that Yusuke would settle his fight quickly…

"Ah!"

The surprise blow from above caught her completely by surprise. Serena hit the ground as a red, stiletto boot slammed near her head.

Serena slowly rasied her head to see the incredible visage of the Legendary Wonder Woman standing above her.

"So this is the famous Sailor Moon…"

She allowed Sailor Moon to get to her feet, shakily, her hands raised. "I have heard much of your exploits, Sailor Moon." Wonder Woman said, her voice strong and resolute. "Yet I already feel that you don't live up to your reputation…."

Sailor Moon struck a pose, her eyes shining. "I think you will find I'm full of surprises, Amazon." She said, trying to sound braver than she felt. "Um, by the way, can I have your autograph-"

The blow caught her completely off guard. Sailor Moon fell to her knees, clutching her stomach, as Wonder Woman stared down at her dispassionately. Ghost Rider stepped up behind her, flames shooting in every direction with each step.

"She's no match for you, WW…." The thing laughed. Wonder Woman smiled.

"Not much is, I'm afraid." She said. "Now… perhaps you should save our friend…?"

Ghost Rider nodded, and out of nowhere an intimidating looking motorcycle burst into existence behind him in a sea of fire. He turned, mounted the thing, and took over.

"Now." Wonder Woman said, as she turned back to Serena. "Where were we…?"

Gary cast a worried looking glance into his rearview mirror. Ghost Rider was there, right behind him, gaining on him with incredible speed. The car was quite fast, but it was impossible for him to gain any real speed in this city, even with the lack of traffic. He needed to get to a proper highway... but then again, he would likely be able to go faster too.

Gary also did not dare to call forth his Pokemon in this situation. Doing so would be suicidal for them, as he would not be able to call them back if there was too much distance between them. No, he would have to think of something else…

And just then, a majestic white horse launched itself up and over his car!

Gary cast a horrified look behind him as the horse and rider neatly landed in the road behind them, in between Ghost Rider and their quarry. The figure, a knight wearing a Hawk like helm, raised a thin sword against their enemy.

(Origin: Berserk)

"You will not lay a hand on that boy." Griffith said, his voice as calm and collected as always, as he slashed his sword in front of him threateningly. Ghost Rider raised his own weapon, and began to charge forward.

Gary had no choice but to keep going. He could not afford to keep getting sidetracked by distractions. He had to get The Hulk out of here.

"Ugh!" The horse whinnied in surprise as Griffith was knocked to the ground. He stood up almost immediately, sword outstretched, as the Motorcycle came back around again.

He had no experience with mounts such as this, but regardless he thought of it as little more than an ordinary horse… perhaps only a little quicker. He stood at the ready, and once the motorcycle came near enough he dived out of the way, his sword lashing out at the rider in the same movement.

But this was no mortal man. The blow did nothing. Griffith flinched as the thing threw the thing straight at his head. He bent over, and the chain slammed straight into his head. The force of the blow sent Griffith falling to the ground. His horse whined, trotting around in a circle back to its master.

Ghost Rider approached, swinging the chain dangerously. Griffith rolled over, ignoring the throbbing in his head, as he slowly got to his feet, brandishing his weapon.

Ghost Rider slowly advanced on him, the engine of his mount roaring threateningly. Griffith grimaced, trying to fight off the pain in his head.

"Go, Ichigo! Use your slash attack!"

Griffith recoiled as a powerful sword went slicing through the air in between them. Ghost Rider cried out in pain as his motorcycle fell to pieces. Smoke filled the air for several seconds, but when it subsided two new figures were standing there in between them.

"You okay there, Griffith?" Ichigo Kurosaki asked, as he shouldered his massive Zanpakuto. "He didn't mess you up too badly, did he?"

(Origin: Bleach)

Griffith shook his head as he slowly clambered to his feet. "No, I am fine, thanks to you." He assured Ichigo."

"Thanks to ME you mean." The girl standing at Ichigo's side piped up. "Griffith, you always do everything wrong."

Griffith's eyes fell on the girl curiously. "Satsuki?" He said blankly. "Why are you here?"

(Origin: Ghost Stories)

(The original English dub of Ghost Stories)

"I'm not like you dorks." Satsuki said, wagging her finger at him as she popped open her book. Intricate, detailed drawings of various spirits and ghosts flashed past his eyes as she ruffled through the pages. "I don't need to swing a sword around to get things done."

She stopped at a page, and peered at it.

"Ghost Rider." She said. "You are a Dare Devil… who made a deal with the devil… What, was the name Daredevil already taken?"

"It was." Ichigo told her. Satsuki sighed.

"God, your creators are so dumb." She said. "You should be Daredevil, Daredevil should be called Batman, and Batman should be-"

"I brought you along to exorcise him, Satsuki." Ichigo said exasperatedly. "Can you do it or not?"

"Oh yeah-"

She raised her hand towards Ghost Rider, her eyes narrowed. "Zankoku na tenshi no you ni showonem yo, shinwa ni nare…"

Ichigo rolled his eyes. "Oh come on…"

"Go back to hell, you son of a bitch! I'm the best there's ever been!"

BAM. In a flash of sparks and light Ghost Rider was no more.

"Ha!" Satstuki crowed. "I have the power of the Lord and Anime on my side…" She blanched, suddenly looking shifty. "Um, could no one mention I said that? To anyone? Especially not from back home?"

"Magnificent." Griffith said, as he stepped over to them, limping a little. "You both did splendidly.

"You did rather well yourself, for a mere mortal." Ichigo said.

"Yes… for a mere mortal." Satsuki said, her eyes on the necklace wrapped tightly around Griffth's neck. "You would have done the same for your friends back home, I'm sure."

Griffith bowed his head. "Nevertheless, I am still in your debt." He said. His white horse trotted over to him and nuzzled him with its snout. He reached out a hand and touched it, stroking it gently. "How does the battle fare?"

"We're not sure." Ichigo told him flatly. "We only just got here. Things are getting way out of control."

Griffith nodded, his lips tightened. "Yes, I am aware. All of this steel and machinery… it isn't natural."

Satsuki groaned. "Griffith, just stick with us from now on, okay? We'll help you through the city and make sure you keep fighting the right people."

A huge explosion nearby stopped the conversation.

"It's coming from the center of the city." Ichigo noted, his eyes narrowed. "The fighting must be converging on that single point."

"You know what that means, don't you?" Satsuki asked, barely able to contain her excitement. "Boys!"

Ichigo groaned exasperatedly as Satsuki raced ahead of them. Griffith mounted his horse and followed her, with Ichigo taking up the rear.

"Agh!"

Gary slammed hard on the accelerator, trying desperately to free himself from the grip of the magnetic energy above him.

There, floating high above him, was Magneto himself.

"And just what do you think you're doing, Gary Oak?" The mutant asked him, his open palm outstretched. Gary knew full well that if he closed his hand he could crush the car into a trash can.

Gary grimaced, unsure of what to do next. Was Magneto aware of just who he was dragging around with him? What was his best bet? Should he fight, or try to run for it? He could call out Alakazam and have it teleport him out of here…

But Alakazam would have to teleport the Incredible Hulk as well, which could easily jolt him awake and trigger his powers. Gary had no choice. He gritted his teeth and squeezed his hand on the steering wheel.

"You are no match for me, Gary Oak." Magneto said, smirking, as he floated down towards him. "None of your creatures can match my powers…"

Gary was not in a position to argue. If het tried to fight Magneto the Hulk could get away.

"Now, I think you have something that belongs to us."

Gary flinched as the lid of his trunk burst off, shooting off into the sky. The car tilted backwards, and Gary heard a loud thud behind him as he was pressed back into his seat.

"Good bye, Gary Oak…" Magneto murmured, as he tightened his hand.

"Gum Gum…."

Magneto turned around, surprised, as a powerful fist slammed straight into his face. He went flying through buildings, dust rising in his wake.

The car went tumbling to the ground, and Gary let out a loud cry as it slammed into the concrete, nose pointed upward. He stood there, unwilling to even move as the car slowly began to tilt forward, and then slam back down.

Gary felt his head slam into the steering wheel, his seat belt chaffing his waist and chest. And then everything was still.

"Thank Arceus for seat belts…"

Gary undid his belt and slid out in the street, his legs shaking. He raised his head high towards the building above him. Dressed in a straw hat and red jacket, the figure's smiling face was peering towards where Magneto had disappeared to.

"Luffy." Gary muttered.

(Origin: One Piece)

"Oh, Gary!" Luffy said, surprised, as he turned his head downward. "Where did you come from?"

"The car…" Gary told him, through gritted teeth. "I was-"

He started, whirling around in horror as the car behind him began to shift. A large, green blob was pushing up against it from below.

"Shit!"

Gary turned and ran as the Incredible Hulk burst upwards, sending the car flying into the sky. Luffy let out an excited whoop and jumped down between them, his fists raised. That was just fine with Gary.

The Hulk roared at Luffy, its fists clenched, but Luffy smiled brightly.

"So you're the Incredible Hulk!" He said. "I've been wanting to fight you-"

The Hulk raised a hand and smacked Luffy aside. Much as he did to Magneto earlier, he went smashing through the city, sending entire building collapsing all around him.

This was bad. Gary realized. Things were going to quickly get out of control. The Incredible Hulk was…

It roared again, its head towards the Sky, and then leapt off to the center of town!

Gary watched it go, openmouthed, marveling at its speed and power.

"Ha!" Gary jumped as Luffy came tearing back into the scene. "Where did he go? Where did he go?"

He began looking around eagerly, as if expecting the Incredible Hulk to come tearing around the corner.

"He went towards the center of town…" Gary said quietly.

"Okay!"

And in another flash Luffy was off again, racing off down the street.

Genos staggered. Each of his limbs had been cleanly ripped off. His face was damaged behind recognition. Sparks were flying from his broken parts.

"You are determined." Captain America noted, as he lowered his shield. "During the 2016 election I fought as hard you to protect my country from tyranny."

"Tyranny?" Genos whispered, as he tried to straighten himself. "You… are… heroes…?"

"Yes." Captain America said simply. "in the name of President Hillary Clinton, and all of the DM, I-"

He stopped as something large and heavy came crashing down into the street below.

"Hulk?" He repeated, bemused. "Where have you been?"

Genos flinched as a loud, stomping thing approached them. Despite the Captain's friendly tone, he took several steps back.

"Something's not right…" He murmured. "He's not in control!"

The Hulk roared, stepping forward and punching Captain America. He barely managed to raise his shield to block the blow. It promptly shattered on contact. The man went flying through the air and slammed into nearby buildings.

The thing roared, and Genos found himself flinching away in fear.

Some distance away, both sides were observing the situation. Neither were sure what to make of it.

"He's out of control." Wonder Woman muttered, as she took a step forward. "He needs to be put out of his misery."

"No, Diana, wait." Lex Luthor stepped forward in his high powered battlesuit, eyeing the Hulk with interest. "I think now is a good time to test our latest weapon…"

On the other side of the street, the members of the Anime Alliance were standing, watching Hulk thrash about.

"Who is that at his feet?" Mikasa asked, holding her swords at her side. "He's not one of ours…"

"A local, no doubt." Naruto said grimly. San stared at him, enraptured as his eyes suddenly shifting into an evil, sinister looking red. "Someone trying to defend his home."

San bared her teeth down at the Incredible Hulk, almost growling. Yugi, who was standing on her other side, was much more calm and relaxed.

"Can you fight him, Naruto?"

"I can try." Naruto said doubtfully. "But if All Might couldn't do it, I'm not sure I can." Despite his words, he was clearly preparing himself for a fight. "But I'm worried about that Machine guy…"

"Go on, then." Yugi urged him. "We will protect the-"

He stopped as a loud gunshot filled the air. "What was that?" He said sharply. Mikasa narrowed her eyes.

"It stopped moving."

She was right. The Incredible Hulk stood there above Genos, completely unmoving. Its eyes were wide and staring.

"That's it." Lex Luthor said simply, as he took a step back, rifle in hand. The syringe he had shot into the Incredible Hulk's back was protruding from its neck, exactly where he had fired it. "We don't want to be anywhere near when it starts taking effect."

"What is what?" Wonder Woman asked, her gaze narrowed.

"A rage serum." Lex said. "Made by our very own Superman himself."

"A-"

Wonder Woman stared down at Incredible Hulk with interest. "So you're saying-"

"The Incredible Hulk will become more powerful than he ever has before." Lex said. "This universe is done."

He turned into the portal behind him and disappeared. Wonder Woman stood as her remaining comrade followed him, all to eager to get out of the Hulk's way.

"I do not envy you, Anime Alliance." She said softly. "The Incredible Hulk is one of the strongest things I have ever met."

She turned and joined her comrades.

"Guys!"

Ichigo, Griffith, Satsuki, and the others joined with Naruto and their group, as they looked down at the still Hulk.

"What happened?" Gary asked urgently. "Did someone get him?"

"No, I don't think so." Mikasa said. "He just stopped moving all of a sudden…."

The group froze as the Hulk began to move again.

"We have no time for this." Naruto decided. "There's still someone down there!"

Without hesitation, the Anime Alliance leapt down into the field of battle, weapons drawn. Yugi, knowing that this was not his fight, chose to kneel down and cup Geno's body in his hands.

"You are still alive, yes?"

The cyborg's eyes flickered slightly. "Yes…"

"I will get you out of here." Yugi promised, as Mikasa stepped in front of him, swords whirling.

"Who are you people…" Genos murmured. "Where is… Master…?"

"We're the only ones who can stand up to this thing." Naruto said. "You fought well, but leave this to us. You're in safe hands."

Genos stared at him, still sparking. Yugi wrapped his arms around him and tried to move him out of the way.

"What is he doing?" Mikasa hissed, as the Hulk turned his head down towards them, considering them. He still did not move. "Wha-"

"Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!"

Mikasa shrieked as the sheer force of the things scream sent her flying backward into the building. Naruto braced himself against the ground and barely held his own against it. Luffy, surprised as well, had to grab hold of his leg. Ichigo stuck his sword into the ground and grabbed tightly towards it. Everyone else went flying.

"Oof!" Satsuki moaned, as she rubbed her ear. "Why the hell did I even come? I can't fight that!" Mikasa pushed herself off her and climbed back to he feet. San growled, as she pushed away Geno's roughed up body.

"Get off of me, machine!"

"Ignore her." Satsuki said to a surprised looking Genos. "You could say she's a bit of a bitch."

Mikasa, the first to recover, stood with her swords at the ready, watching as Naruto, Luffy, and Ichigo stared down the monster. Was it her imagination, or was it getting bigger…?

"Ichigo." Naruto said, his eyes never leaving their enemy. "Is it just me, or…?"

"It's not just you." Ichigo said grimly, as he pulled his sword out of the ground. "He's stronger than he was when he fought All Might."

Luffy grinned. "Good! I've been looking for a challenge!"

Naruto grinned, despite himself. "It has been a while since the three of us have had to team up like this." He acknowledged. "Just like old times, huh?"

Despite their banter, there was a sense of unease in the air. The Incredible Hulk was still getting bigger. Without a second word, the three struck out, with their most powerful attacks.

"Not a scratch!" Naruto cried out, as he went flying past the Incredible Hulk's head. The Hulk had not even flinched.

"It's power is overwhelming!" Ichigo said. "This is something else…"

They struck again, in three completely different directions, but again the Incredible Hulk did not even flinch.

"If it decides to attack, we're fucked!" Ichigo called out.

And just then it did.

It swiped its hand forward, and a powerful gust of air sent the three catapaulting into the air. Gary watched them go as they became a twinkle in the sky.

"Looks like they're blasting off again…" He muttered. Satsuki laughed, in spite of the severity of the situation. Mikasa grimaced, as the Incredible Hulk slowly began to step towards them. With each step the ground began to tremble. Griffith got to his feet and stood by her, hand on his sword.

"An overwhelming opponent, to be sure." He said to her. Mikasa smiled at him softly.

"I've tackled bigger." She said.

The group almost felt themselves flying backward as the Hulk stepped towards them again.

"I will hold it off." Mikasa said, glaring at it. "I will not let it touch you."

"Don't be ridiculous." San spat, as she brandished her knife. "I will not let that thing walk all over me."

"Neither will I." Gary smirked, as he stepped forward, Pokeball in hand. "Alakazam and I have a score to settle with this punk…

Yugi got to his feet and joined them as well. Hair flowing with powerful magical energy. "I will do my part as well." He said. Mikasa nodded at him, and then turned back to face their enemy.

They were up against a creature they knew could punch through entire planets and could survive being thrown into the sun. And today it was more powerful than it had ever been before. None of them could match up against something like that. Even Goku himself, if he were here, likely would not be able to stand up to such a thing.

But that didn't matter. Mikasa knew. This universe had no part in this conflict, other than being more similar to Anime Alliance controlled territory than those universes controlled by the DM. They had no choice but to stand and fight, no matter the odds against them. It was no different than from within the walls.

. Genos stared at them, his eyes flickering, and then his eyes fell past them. His eyes widened in recognition

"M-master!"

Mikasa squinted her eyes. She had not seen him at first, but immediately behind the Incredible Hulk stood an ordinary looking bald man, dressed in an awkward looking suit and cape. He stared up at the Incredible Hulk with interest.

"Where did you come from?" He asked.

The Incredible Hulk turned, its gaze fell on the man. It roared again, this time much more powerfully than before. Entire buildings behind the man gave out, blowing away into dust. The mere sound of its voice was just as devasting as a Kamehameha wave.

But the man himself just stood there, staring upward at the Hulk with interest.

"Huh." He said.

It was over in an instant. The Incredible Hulk, one of the most feared and powerful members of the DM, exploded. The man's fist was outstretched, his eyes narrowed. Mikasa dropped her weapons and fell to her knees, her eyes on the blood stained area.

"It only took One Punch…"

ONE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!