A/N: Let me just say, I was overwhelmed by the amount of compliments and views I got on chapter 1! I'm so happy at people liking it! So thanks guys, and I hope you enjoy chapter 2! Chapter 3 is expected by January 22; if it doesn't come, assume that my load of schoolwork has consumed me.
A/N 2: I decided not to add Metal Knight… He's just not the kind of guy I think would be interesting in this story. I also decided not to add Iaian(Iairon?). He's kinda pointless.
A/N 3: Also, who's your favorite hero(es) in One-Punch-Man? (besides Saitama) my favorites would have to be Genos, Metal Bat, Puri-Puri-Prisoner, and Atomic Samurai.
Anyways, enough of my rambling, and on to the chapter!
CITY Z: 9:19 AM
Saitama woke up and smashed his alarm clock.
"NOO! DON'T YOU COME NEAR ME WITH THAT BOOGER ON YOUR FINGER!"
The bald man calmed down when he realized that he had been dreaming.
"Oh," Saitama sighed. He got up and turned on the T.V and began to brush his teeth.
"…reports of mysterious hooded men sightings," the anchorwoman was saying. "These men have been drawing large strange circles near buildings. Anyone who sees these men are advised to stay away."
Mysterious dudes? Saitama thought. Maybe they can offer me a real fight.
He gargled some water, spat it out, and began to change his clothes.
A few minutes later, the B-Class superhero stepped out into the morning sun.
"Wow, it sure is sunny today," The hero noted.
He turned and saw a robed man drawing a circle on the sidewalk.
"Hey! Old man!" Saitama called out. "Stop drawing circles on the sidewalk!"
Suddenly, our hero realized that the news had been talking about these men.
The determined man began walking towards the robed man.
Ha ha ha! Now I'll see what powers he has!
Suddenly, the mystery guy turned and shouted, "FURLOUTH AROKU SHAKOU!" and pointed his finger at Saitama.
"Oh, wow," Saitama said dizzily. The hero blacked out and fell on the sidewalk.
The masked man pulled of his hood, revealing a tired face with glasses and a beard.
"I'm sorry, but this was the only way." The man said, before dragging Saitama into the circle.
XXX
The bald hero woke up in a white room.
"What the hell?" Saitama questioned.
"Sensei?"
The hero turned and saw Genos standing in the room.
"Ah, Genos! You're here too?" Saitama questioned.
"Yes, Sensei. I was investigating those circles they mentioned on the news when one of those men, or should I say a woman, shouted a spell and knocked me out. When I woke up, I was here." Genos replied.
"Hey! Baldy! Blondie! I'm here too! Along with these incompetent fools!"
Genos and Saitama turned.
Genos analyzed all the other heroes: S-Class rank 2 Tatsumaki (Tornado of Terror), S-Class rank 3 Bang (Silver Fang), S-Class rank 4 Atomic Samurai, S-Class Rank 7 King, S-Class Rank 15 Tanktop Master, S-Class Rank 16 Metal Bat, S-Class rank 17 Puri-Puri-Prisoner, B-Class rank 1 Fubuki (Blizzard of Hell), and C-Class rank 1 License-less Rider.
"Hey, the old man, King, Fubuki, and that bicycle guy are all here! But who are the other heroes?" Saitama exclaimed.
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM?!" Tatsumaki shrieked.
Bang shushed her and looked to the bald man.
"Saitama, do you know why we are here?" Bang asked.
Saitama shrugged, and then the heroes heard a large creaking sound.
The heroes watched as 10 hooded figures walked into the room.
The hooded ones lifted off their masks, revealing ordinary looking people.
"Hey! Yer the guys who knocked us out! How about I return the favor?!" Metal Bat yelled, lifting his bat.
Tatsumaki began to glow. "I got knocked out by an ordinary guy?! I'll smash him for touching me! Pervert!" she screamed.
Puri-Puri-Prisoner looked at the once-hooded men. "Who are you working for, and why did you bring us here?"
The leader of the hooded ones walked forward. "Hey, hey, we're sorry, but we knew that you wouldn't come with us peacefully, so we had to knock you out."
"We are known as the Epics. My name is Jorthal. We are gods, trying to establish order in the multiverse." The leader continued.
"Multiverse?" Genos and Bang said together.
"That means that there are different Earths, like the one we live in." King said.
Everyone gave him a confused look.
"Well, anyways…" the leader said.
Epics? Wow, even they get great names, Saitama thought as the leader continued. Compared to a name like Caped Baldy!
"We have detected an ancient threat in a certain world, like your Earth, but at the same time, much different. This planet is known as Earth-land." The leader said.
"We'll send you there. You will participate in a tournament, and you will also investigate a conspiracy." He continued.
"Why should we do as you say?" License-less Rider said, and the others nodded.
"Because you're all heroes… If you want to save this world, then you have to do as we say." Jorthal said.
"Oh, also, the time on your world has been frozen. That way, you won't miss anything." Jorthal added.
One of the Epics, a girl, stepped forward and opened up her device, what looked like a futuristic laptop.
"Now, try to stay calm. I'm going to give you all the information that you need on Earth-land." She said.
Immediately, she began furiously typing away.
Saitama and the other heroes (except Genos) felt dizzy as words flew into their minds: Magic. Lacrima. Natsu Dragneel. Fairy Tail. Guild. Mavis Vermillion. Zeref. Fiore. Igneel. Grand Magic Games. Dragon. These words and many more "reconstructed" themselves in their brains, until they had a crystal clear image of what they had to do.
"Oh, and by the way, Saitama," the girl said. "You're too powerful, so I made some adjustments to your powers… Now, when you participate in the games, you won't kill anyone."
Some of the other heroes were a bit confused at what the girl had said to Caped Baldy.
This guy is so powerful that he needs adjustments to his power? Tatsumaki wondered. That can't be right. He's only a scrub B-Class!
So this is Saitama… Tanktop Master noted. So he's the one who beat up Tiger and Black Hole…
"Also, we did a little something… We used some mind magic on the citizens of Fiore. You've been registered as a guild, the Heroes Association. Also, try to be friendly with the Fairy Tail guild. It is important to the mission." The girl added.
"Well, we must go." Jorthal said. "We'll teleport you to Fiore, and then you're on your own."
"Wait!" Genos exclaimed. "What is the threat that's residing in Fiore?!"
Jorthal gave Genos a sad smile. "You'll have to figure that out on your own."
The Epics all pointed their fingers at the heroes.
"FURLOUTH ALROS FIORE!" They shouted.
And with that, the heroes vanished.
Jorthal sighed. He felt tired and old.
The girl walked up to him. "Are you alright, my Lord?" she asked.
"No," Jorthal said with a sad look on his face. "Not since I saw it. The vision of the Multiverse War. The hundreds upon thousands of casualties." He shook his head. "I'll never forget it. But maybe… Maybe those heroes can change the past… and stop the war from ever happening, one step, one world, at a time."
XXX: FIORE, RUINS
"Apparently, they've come back," the young man known as Sting Eucliffe said.
"What are you talking about?" his companion, Rogue Cheney, replied.
"The core members of Fairy Tail that disappeared seven years ago."
"I'm not interested."
"Don't lie to me, Rogue," Sting said. "Especially when you looked up to Natsu-san that much."
"That was seven years ago." Rogue replied.
XXX: FAIRY TAIL GUILD
"Sabertooth?" The pink haired boy, Natsu, asked.
"Y'know, a tiger with sabers for teeth… Sabertoooth, get it?" Romeo said.
"Tenma and Lamia even disregard them… They're currently the strongest mage guild in Fiore." He continued.
"I've never heard of them," Gray replied.
"They weren't anything special seven years ago," Alzack said.
"You're saying they grew suddenly over these last seven years?" Gray asked.
"It started when their guild master recruited five very strange, but capable mages." Max said from another table.
"Five people alone made that much of a difference?" Lucy asked.
"Oh? I like his style." Natsu said.
"So what rank does that leave our guild in now?" Wendy asked.
"You really wanna know?" Happy exclaimed.
"You haven't heard yet?" Carla asked.
"Well…?" Wendy asked.
"Absolute last place," Romeo said.
"A super tiny, weak, little guild." Alzack added.
"The weakest guild in Fiore," his wife Bisca concluded.
"Ahh! I'm sorry for asking!" Wendy said nervously.
Natsu began to laugh evilly. "Sounds great! How interesting!" he yelled.
"Huh?" Gray asked, confused.
"You don't get it, do ya?" Natsu said. "I'm looking forward to the chance to try and climb to the top! How many oppurtunities do you get like that?! I'm all fired up!"
"Aw geez," Gray scoffed.
Lucy laughed happily.
"Big bro Natsu is still the same…" Romeo giggled.
XXX: FIORE RUINS
"Man, talking about seven years ago makes me really nostalgic…" Sting said. He gestured in the air. "I was this small back then."
Sting suddenly remembered something: "Ah! You were Gajeel's apprentice back then, right? Man, Gajeel was real scary!"
"Don't cling to the past, Sting," Rogue replied. "Those people were not there on the path we took."
"I've found you!"
Both men turned and saw an armored man, bow in hand, running toward them.
"DIIIEEEE!" the man screamed as he let an arrow fly.
Sting grabbed the arrow right before it hit Sting.
The soldier looked on in shock as Sting bit into the arrowhead.
"He ate…the arrow… huh?" the man muttered.
Sting continued to chomp on the arrow.
"Now way… He can't be!" the man stuttered.
Sting spat out a piece of arrow, which created a huge explosion.
The man shook and peed his pants.
"Ooh? You let your bad side slip out a bit, didn't ya?" Sting asked.
"S…so it was them…They're…The double dragons of Sabertooth…
"The White Dragon, Sting, and Rogue, The Shadow Dragon… The Dragon Slayer duo!" the man screamed, before running off in fear.
"Hey, hey," Sting called out. "Are you really gonna just abandon your comrades?" he gestured to the pile of unconscious bodies behind them. "You're really scum."
"They're a dark guild, after all," Rogue muttered.
"Sting-kun really overdid it again, didn't he…" a certain Exceed said.
His companion merely ribbited, like a frog.
"Where did Lector and Frosh get off to?" Sting asked.
"We were just doing a bit of reconnaissance… and we found out that the Fire and Iron Dragons are back! As well as the Sky Dragon! But we won't be second to them!" Lector said enthusiastically.
"Fro thinks so too!" Frosh said happily.
"Right?" Lector asked. "After all, you're the most powerful Dragon Slayer, Sting-kun! Yup!"
"Now that I think about it, I'd definitely be able to defeat Natsu-san." Sting said.
"Yeah, of course you would! Yup!" Lector added.
"Wanna go have a duel with him? Rogue?" Sting asked his companion.
"Not interested," was Rogue's reply.
"Fro, too," Frosh added.
XXX: SOMEWHERE IN FIORE
Saitama woke up on the sidewalk with the other heroes.
"Ugh… so we're in Fiore, correct?" Saitama said to the other heroes.
"Yes, Sensei," Genos answered.
"Well, we should try to find the Fairy Tail guild… Didn't Jorthal say that they were important?" Puri-Puri-Prisoner asked.
"Yes. Well then, should we split up?" Bang asked.
"Alright, so we'll have me, Genos, Bang, King and Fubuki, and you guys can decide for yourselves who you'll be partnered with."
"Hmph! Then I'll take the others." Tatsumaki grumbled, much to the dismay of the rest.
XXX: ELESWHERE IN FIORE
It'll begin in three months… The one great event that decides the number one guild in Fiore!
The Grand Magic Games… This is a festival featuring many different kinds of magic competitions.
In the span of seven years, our guild has become the weakest in the kingdom of Fiore.
In order to make Fairy Tail the number one guild in Fiore…
We resolved to enter The Grand Magic Games.
However, to us of the Tenrou Team, perhaps those seven blank years… have left us unable to match up with the battles of these times.
There are 3 months until the festival.
Therefore, we…
Held a training camp by the sea! Lucy finished.
Everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather on the beach.
"You guys! We didn't come here to play!" Carla said sternly.
"That's right!" Happy added.
Droy looked at them in their cat-sized swimming suits and muttered. "Saying stuff like that in that sort of gear…"
"Of course we understand…" Erza said. "But having some variety is the key to a good life! Playing well, eating well, sleeping well…"
"You totally left out the main point of training…" Jet said under his breath.
"By the end of your training…" Droy said.
"…At the very least, you have to be able to defeat those of our level-" Jet tried to finish.
Both Jet and Droy were knocked out of the way by an energetic Gray and an excited Natsu.
"IT'S THE OCEAN!" Natsu yelled.
"YYYEEEAAAHHH!" Gray added.
The two began to compete in swimming battles, sand castle-building battles, face stuffing battles, and even sun-tanning battles.
Tired, the two boys headed back to the lodge.
"They're totally enjoying themselves…" an exasperated Jet muttered.
"Oh well, let's be lenient for the first day, at least…" Droy said.
Unknown to Fairy Tail, some heroes had come to the beach as well.
"Ugh," Saitama said, dressed in a tropical shirt, shorts, and wearing an oversized hat. "It's sooo hot!"
The heroes, after they had arrived in Fiore, decided it was best to get a feel for Fiore.
"Sensei, what should we do first?" Genos asked, wearing a pair of shorts but no shirt.
"Well, I don't know. How about you, Bang?" Saitama asked, turning to Bang (simply wearing sweatpants.)
"Well, according to some of the data that that Epic gave us, Fairy Tail's core members are here somewhere." The old dojo master replied.
"I don't like this sun…" King moaned, as he had come as well.
"All of you, man up!" Fubuki ordered. "We have a job to do, right?"
The men turned, and they stared at Fubuki, dressed in a very revealing swimsuit.
"What?" she said pointedly.
"Uh, nothing…" King said.
"All right… Oh wait, is that them?" Saitama asked, pointing towards a group.
"Now that you mention it… of the Tenrou group that came to the traing camp, this is it…?" Lucy asked.
"It seems that the others are training elsewhere…" Levy replied. "Mira's group went to the mountains… Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe went somewhere else as well.
"Hmm… I feel like we're forgetting someone…" Lucy said.
"Gajeel and Lily…" Happy answered.
"Now that you mention it, I haven't seen them lately…" Carla added.
"They said it was some sort of secret training! I tried to go with them, but they turned me down…" Levy answered.
"You tried to go along…? Oh… Levy-chan…" Lucy said furtively.
"N…No…! It's not like that! Not at all!" Levy protested.
Meanwhile, Jet and Droy enjoyed the scenery. (If you know what I mean.)
Saitama and co. walked up to the two. "Hey! Sticks and Fatty! You guys are part of Fairy Tail, right?"
Jet and Droy turned, and Lucy, Levy, Wendy, Erza, and the two Exceeds looked at the odd group.
"Let's have a talk, shall we?"
XXX
The Fairy Tail members, minus Natsu and Gray, stared at Saitama and his acquaintances in disbelief.
"S…so… you guys are from another Earth… like Edolas? And on that earth, you guys are superheroes?" Lucy asked.
"Yes," Genos said. All the girls couldn't help but stare at his mechanical body.
Wendy stared at Fubuki's swimsuit and blushed furiously.
"I find that very hard to believe… But I guess that it's possible." Erza commented.
"So, why are you guys here?" Wendy asked.
"Well, we have been sent to participate in The Grand Magic Games." Saitama said.
"But how?" Levy asked. "You don't practice magic, right? And you don't even have a guild!"
"You'll see, we have our ways," Bang said sneakily.
"So are they your friends?" Wendy asked.
Saitama shook his head. "Not friends. They're merely acquaintances of mine."
Genos gave Saitama a look of shock for a few seconds, but it vanished as soon as it appeared.
"Oh, we gotta go. There's a 24 hour sale at that market near here." Saitama said, looking at a watch.
"You guys came to this beach to tell us that?!" The members said in unison.
"Yup! See you guys later!" Saitama said, walking away from the confused guild members, and the rest of his group followed.
"See you in three months." Bang called out.
"What should we do?" Lucy asked.
"I think we should tell Master and the rest of the group. They'll know what to do." Erza said in reply.
XXX
Lucy sat on the sand, breathing while Capricorn, the Celestial Spirit, watched over her.
"Training your willpower will raise your magic capacity as well." The goat spirit said.
"Feel the earth… Feel the wind… Feel the energy… Feel it with your skin." Capricorn continued. "And then align your respirations to become one with nature."
The Celestial Spirit mage inhaled and exhaled, then concentrated.
Magical power began to swirl around her.
"That's it, Lucy-sama. Keep going." The spirit said.
Lucy began to sweat as she tried to release more power.
"Please release a little more magic power…" Capricorn muttered.
However, the strain was too much, and she fell back, exhausted.
"It's hard…" Lucy groaned.
"Layla-sama also honed her Celestial Spirit magic with the same kind of special training." Capricorn said.
"Ugh…have you heard of 'The One Magic'?" Lucy asked.
"It's the magic at the root of all magic…right?" Capricorn answered.
"The one Hades was talking about…the one he wanted to obtain…I heard about it before from my mother."
"Zeref, the great world of magic… It didn't have anything to do with dangerous things like that…"
"…what do you mean?" Capricorn asked.
"If 'The One Magic' that Mother talked about was real… Hades back then could have never obtained it…he couldn't even have conceived of it…" she said. "It's not something that can be obtained so easily…and while it's a formidable power that can triumph over anything, at the same time it's an incredibly fragile power as well."
"Mother said that all magic began from love," Lucy continued. "Therefore, I think that 'The One Magic' is love."
Capricorn smiled.
"That's quite a splendid interpretation." Capricorn replied.
"If only Hades had been able to think like that as well…" Lucy said. "Perhaps he wouldn't have veered towards the path of darkness…"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the beach, Gray was practicing his Ice-Make magic. Levy and Wendy were reading a book together. Erza was practicing her swordplay, and Natsu and happy were trying to run a few km.
"STRONGER!" Natsu yelled.
"Aye, sir!" Happy replied.
"STRONGER AND STRONGER!"
"AYE, AYE SIR!"
"I'LL SHUT UP ANYONE WHO LOOKS DOWN ON OUR GUILD-"
Natsu was cut off by a whoosh of air.
He looked to see a bald man running ahead of him, at an amazing speed.
"Who's that?" Natsu asked to Happy.
"Who, him?" Happy replied. "He's Saitama."
"Saitama?"
"He said he was from another world, like Edolas, and there, he's a superhero!"
"A superhero? Don't make me laugh, Happy! There's no such thing!"
XXX: Later that night
At an abandoned area, Saitama, Bang, Genos, and Fubuki were about to have a practice bout.
"Alright. Sensei and I will be on one team, and you and Ms. Blizzard of Hell will be on another. The rules are simple. Use your full potential. The fight will go for 15 minutes." Genos explained.
"Ok." Saitama replied.
"Hmph. I'll defeat all of you. Maybe even you, Saitama." Bang said.
"Bring it on, grandpa!" Saitama replied.
At that moment, the battle began.
Genos ran at light speed towards Fubuki, who cried out, "Hell Storm!"
Immediately, rocks began to float and were sent speeding towards Genos.
The Demon Cyborg simply punched a few of the rocks and used the boosters in his arms to evade the others.
Bang suddenly appeared behind Genos.
"Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist." Bang said, before unleashing a volley of blows on Genos' back.
Genos grunted and turned to face Bang, as another bunch of rocks hit him.
A double team attack, huh? Genos said mentally.
Meanwhile, Saitama simply sat on the ground, picking his nose.
"Sensei! Why won't you participate? You are part of this too, right?" Genos called out while blocking blows from Silver Fang.
"I want to see how long you last!" Saitama replied.
Genos simply gritted his teeth and swung his arms forward.
"Incinerate!" Genos yelled, unleashing a powerful blast at the two heroes.
Bang moved his arms around, creating a sort of forcefield. However, it was useless against Genos' blast.
Bang was knocked back, and crashed into an abandoned farmhouse near by.
Fubuki swore and yelled, "Hell Cluster!"
Debris from around Bang was lifted and flew towards Genos, crushing him.
"Oh! So you lasted for 6 minutes?" Saitama called.
"I'm pretty sure it was for five." Bang replied, lifting himself from the rubble and brushing himself off. "Now that Genos is down, will you join us? Or do I have to convince you?"
"Sure." was the bald man's only reply. He stood up and shook his belt, checked his zipper, and then yelled out, "Ok, let's go!"
Fubuki drifted towards Saitama, and made chopping motions, hitting Saitama with telekinesis attacks.
Saitama stood there, disappointed at the attack. "Is that all you can do?" he asked.
The leader of the Blizzard group gritted her teeth and said, "Hell Tycoon!"
Extremely large chunks of debris began to circle around the ESPer. The debris then flew towards Saitama, smacking into him.
"Ha! I've got you now-" Fubuki began.
Saitama appeared behind her. She turned around and saw the fist hurtling towards her, stopping just before her face, only centimeters away.
The shockwave from the fist destroyed everything within several miles.
Fubuki looked at the fist and muttered weakly, "You w-win."
"Ok. One down, one to go-" Saitama began, as Silver Fang rushed towards him.
Bang unleashed another volley of blows at Saitama, who blocked them with his hands.
"You're pretty good, old man." Saitama complimented.
"Thank you! But this time, you'll go down!" Bang said, aiming his fist towards Saitama's neck.
The bald hero grabbed the older man's hand and flipped Bang onto his back.
"You got some moves, gramps! Hey Genos, is it time?" Saitama yelled.
"Yes!" Genos called, who's arm had been crushed by the rubble.
"That was a good fight. I hope you use the same strength in the Grand Magic Games." Bang told Saitama. "Of course!" the bald man replied.
"Let's go fix Genos. He looks kinda rough." Saitama noted, running towards the cyborg.
Will 3 months pass quickly? Bang thought. I can't wait to see what the Games offers.
"Oh, my back hurts… I need a massage." Bang said, walking towards the bald man and the cyborg.
XXX
The hooded man looked at the stadium that would house the Grand Magic Games.
"Heh, heh, heh… Jorthal is a true fool. My plan will succeed. Isn't that right, Sonic?" he said.
The ninja that was Saitama's mortal enemy stepped forward from the shadows. "I don't care about your plan. All I care about is defeating that baldie."
"Well, anyways, I have some allies for you." The mysterious man replied.
He gestured to a 100 or so ninjas, armed with katanas and other weapons.
"Use them wisely. I had to use some of my powers to bring them back to life." The man confided in Sonic.
"Of course." The ninja replied. He grinned his evil grin.
"Just you wait, Saitama. I'll destroy you for sure." Sonic said. "Now… lets go!" he called to the ninjas.
They gave a battle cry and followed him towards Crocus.
END OF CHAPTER 2
A/N: Woah! This took such a long time to write that halfway through, I wanted to give up! But all your kind reviews and enthusiasm kept me going, so thanks!
Anyways, the next chapter, titled "The Celestial Spirit Party", will be kinda short. So look forward to that!
And here is a preview for my next crossover; a Batman and Gangsta. fanfic!
"Hey Ally, have you ever heard of this Gotham legend?"
A shot of Ergastulum from above, as cries for help are heard.
Batman stands in the Batcave, looking at a case holding a Robin suit.
Beware the Court of Owls, that watches all the time,
Worick opens fire on a mysterious being running towards him.
Ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime.
Nicolas, Galahad, and Marco fight off some Talons, but are overwhelmed.
They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed.
Batman and Robin interrogate some thugs, beating them and smashing them around.
Speak not a whispered word of them,
Erica, Ivan, and Daniel Monroe watch the fires over Ergatsulum from inside Monroe's mansion.
Or they'll send a Talon for your head.
A final shot of the Destroyers, Hunters, and Cristiano family forces working together, taking on legions of Talons.
BATMAN/GANGSTA.:
TALONS OF ERGASTULUM
COMING SUMMER 2016
Was that as epic as I thought it was? Well, anyways, stay tuned!
-Phant0mZ0ne