Infinite Universes, Infinite Worlds. There are many tales that had been told, and others that shall be tell. In some stories, an individual may meet another individual from another story, different from their own. It may intertwine, combining their stories into one. They may share the same world, another time and place it may be, but each of them share the same sky. Some of these individuals may meet each other whenever a crisis so severe, a force far stronger than they have ever faced, brought them together. No matter where or when they are. This tale is one of many crisis that force these individuals to unite against a terrible threat... And now we meet these individuals from another world; one is a man who viewtifully fought evil in the name of justice. Another was a man who had covered wars, you know?
Chapter 1: A Chance Meeting
Location: Akihabara
The Electric Town. Aptly named, due to the large amount of electronic devices being sold in the city. From one of the most advanced PC with the most up-to-date softwares, to a ten years old microwave. But for most people, the city is known for being the hub for anime and otaku goods in Japan. One of those people, was currently pressing his face to a shop window, looking at its anime figurines.
This young man was fairly short for his age; in fact you could call him 'super deformed' du to his odd size. His red hair and goatee fits perfectly to his hot blooded personality. He had three ear piercings on his left ear. Around his neck was a yellow necklace. His blue T-shirt had the letters "HMD" etched in front of it, what they stood for is a mystery, even to the wearer. He wore a pair of gray pants and yellow sneakers. But what made him peculiar is the watch on his right hand. Its face was red, with a gray cone pointing downwards. above the watch face is a V-shaped gap. Unlike most people, his watch faced away from him, as if it was made to be seen by others. This peculiar device was called the V-Watch.
Whoever this man was, he's certainly not your average-
"Joe!"
The young man removed his face from the window, leaving his face print on it. Joe turned his attention towards a certain blonde woman; his girlfriend Silvia. "S-Silvia! What's wrong?" Joe ran to her and held his hands as he checked for any oddities on his beloved. Silvia wore the same pale bluish-green dress, just like the kind of dress she used to wore when they were kids. Her hair was long enough to reach her shoulders. What made him fall for her were her glasses that covered her blue eyes, she looked so cute with it, thought the man, as he remembered that one time she misplaced those huge round glasses, Silvia was practically blind without it.
"Did something happened?" Joe asked worriedly, but was answered with an angered tone, "Will you please stop running off on your own?", she let go of his grip and put her hands on her hips," What if I got lost in this place, or worse, mugged by a thief?"
Silvia Blue may looked timid, but this young lady is capable of holding her own. Still, it would be nice, thought the blonde, if Joe acted all protective of her instead of getting distracted by all of these "nerdy" things. They've been childhood friends and now dating for seven years, yet he's still the same movie freak she knew all this time.
"Aw, jeez. Silvia, I'm sorry," Joe said while activating his puppy dog eyes, "But...it's flippin' Akihabara! Also known as Otaku Paradise! I've been saving all of my money for this vacation, and I also saved some money to buy two plane tickets for the both of us! And I also got the cash to buy all those old anime and tokusatsu DVDs I'm searching for! I know it may take a while, considering the size of this city, but we got all day!"
Before coming to The Electric Town, Joe was known as Viewtiful Joe, hero of Movieland whose style was inimitable. He got the V-Watch, his transformation device from Captain Blue, his childhood hero and Silvia's father. Long story short, Captain Blue was corrupted by an evil force and it's up to Joe to snap him out of it while saving Silvia who was the damsel in distress at the time. After that fiasco, Joe's father, Jet Black, reappeared in a month or two and was somehow evil thanks to this "Black Film" that corrupted him. Viewtiful Joe, with the help of Silvia aka Sexy Silvia, stopped Jet from destroying Movieland. After that other fiasco, Jet said that because of it, Junko, Joe's mother, died in a car accident a few days after giving birth to his baby sister Jasmine. He said that there may be another, but the search didn't bear any success.
Not wanting his daughter going out with such a slob, Captain Blue hired Joe to be the next star of his upcoming movie, which had made lots of money. Jet also wanted his son to be more productive in his adult life, so he told Joe to do some odd jobs around the studio since it was a bit underhanded. Then Jasmine, Joe's teenaged little sister, became an aspiring actress and hired him to be a bodyguard. Joe was reluctant to do so, due to Jasmine being such a brat sometimes, but Joe had learned that after what happened to Captain Blue and Jet Black,he would not let another family fall into the dark side. So he guard her well, and got full payment while at it.
It was thanks to her that Joe visited the Land of The Rising Sun. Jasmine was recruited to be a Japanese princess for a movie. Apparently, she got the act due to her face resembling their Japanese mother, Junko. At least that's what her agent said.
"And besides, the city is completely free of crime! But I guess the only crime is that its too darn crowded." Joe tried to lighten the mood, but alas, it had little effect on the bespectacled blonde. "I don't know Joe... I mean didn't you remember what happened here? About that lunatic who went on a murderous rampage in this city a few years ago? What if it's going to happen again?" Silvia's face was filled with worry.
Joe knew what she was talking about; way back in 2008, a men went on a murderous rampage in Akihabara. After he crashed his vehicle, he began to stab people with his dagger. Killing and injuring several of his victims. It shook the world that a safe country like Japan had people who can commit such violence. Fighting an evil organization may be one thing, but a normal man with a weapon that was genuinely threatening who had nothing to lose? Something else entirely, especially for Silvia.
Then, Joe held her hands to his, and ensured her safety in a rarely heard serious tone, "Silvia, I want you to know that if the need ever arise, I will give my life for you." Silvia couldn't believe her ears; was this Joe whose speaking to her now the same Joe who she knew since childhood? "J-Joe?"
The young man drew closer to the girl, causing her cheeks to flare up, "Your father taught me this; whenever someone important to you is in grave danger, a true hero must be prepared to give everything he got in order to protect said someone, even if it means sacrificing his own life." then Joe put his hand on her cheek, making her blush even further, "Let me tell you this, Silvia Blue; to infinity and beyond, you are the most important person in my life." He then showed her his V-Watch, "And if things gets to hot, I'll make it blazing red hot for any bastards who dared tried anything to you."
Silvia stood agape, she never knew that her Joe was capable of such maturity. Was this the result of all the hard work her father and Uncle jet had given to him? "Oh, Joe... I don't know what to say."
His only reply was his hand brushing her smooth hair, and holding her head with both of his hand, "May this red hot hero be given the reward form his beloved princess?"
This was it! The moment Silvia had been waiting for her life; Joe Black, had matured into a responsible, serious man she always dreamed of. Not to mention he's being very manly at this moment. Joe leaned closer to her face, realizing what's going to happen next, she closed her eyes and slowly leaned forward, savoring the moment of truth...
But unfortunately, the moment was ruined by a sound of a camera snapping a picture. In this case, a picture of Joe and Silvia in their moment.
"FAN~TASTIC!" said the man behind the camera.
Oh no, you didn't! Someone is going to get his ass kicked for sure!
"Alright, buster! I know your paparazzi types are just doing your job, but do you have any idea how damn rude it is to interrupt moments like this? Why I oughta... Huh?" Before Joe could unleash his red hot fury to the perpetrator, he was surprised at who he was threatening to.
"Well, you know me, Joey; we photojournalists just love invading private spaces in order to get the hottest scoop!" The lantern jawed man was taller than Joe, specifically Joe was as tall as his legs. He wore a black jacket over a white button-up shirt, a pair of green khaki pants and brown loafers. He wore a pair of blue shaded sunglasses. In his hand was his trusty digital camera, so trusty it's practically the man's lucky charm. Around his neck was a small pendant.
"Besides; as a freelancer, covering something other than war is a nice change of scenery, you know?"
Joe's was instead flabbergasted at meeting this man, he knew him for a year and the two are practically Bros, "Frank West!" said Joe while high fiving Frank, "How ya been, Big Guy?"
Frank took off his shades as he converse with his friend, "Well, you know how it is; I take some random picture, sell them to the highest bidder, and if nobody's interested, go on an adventure and take some more pictures." The interaction of two men of different sizes such as these two may seem odd, but where they come from, oddity is part of their respective life.
"Man, it's been a while since we beat Galactus and his so-called heralds, right? I wish I get Nova's helm, it looks so cool!" Joe reminiscences the time they teamed-up with the Marvel Heroes on taking down Galactus. Frank also remembered the first time met, "Remember when we first met? You and Silvia popped outta nowhere and we fought those zombies? Those were fun times..."
Howver, Joe remembered something else more exciting like it was yesterday; Flying alongside the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and the Tekkamen, training with Polymar and Ipatsuman, waxing Gold Ligthan so he can be shinier... Actually the last one was an embarrassing event he would like to forget. Speaking of which, Joe realized something; he thought that all of it was a daydream he conjured up. That was until he met Frank again and he showed Joe a certain picture. He almost had a heart attack.
"Hey, Frank! You still got that picture after we beaten that big black sentient ball thing?" Frank immediately browsed his digital camera, "I thought I gave you the copy of it, but since you're asking..." Frank then gave his camera to Joe, "Here it is; my masterpiece, Ultimate All-Stars!"
Joe basically fangasmed. He thanked whatever forces that let them teamed-up despite being from different universes. It was the happiest day of his life."Ohmigod, Ken the Eagle, Casshern, Yatterman (both of them!), and the three of us! So awesome-YEOUCH!
Alas, such happiness came with a price, said price involved an angry blond who just stomped on the nerd's foot.
"JOSEPH BLACK, HOW DARE YOU IGNORE ME LIKE THAT!"
Sometimes, 'Bros Before Hos' could be hazardous to your health.
Meanwhile, in a nearby alley...
"Galactus? Ken the Eagle? Casshern? Why are they talking about a comic book character and some Tatsunoko anime characters?"
Daiki was hiding in a dark area in the alley, since he had visited the city hundreds of time he knew a few good hiding spots.
"Also... How could I understand these gaijins? I never learned to speak English and yet here I am, eavesdropping on them like normal."
Before Daiki finished his train if thoughts, his gaze was now on a watch belonged to the bespectacled blonde. It was on the same spot as the other midget.
"Those are some fancy looking watch... I wonder how much they're worth?
