Makoto Naegi: Super Duper Incredible
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Hello, and many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here the story advances as Makoto Naegi asks for Gekkouhara's help in finding out what happened to him, which would be the deciding factor on what would happen in the end…
Well, read on and see what the results are…and this is where things take a turn…
Ch. 6: Jikken-shitsu Inferuno
The scene shifts at the forest, where the time now is 7 am, and Kyoko Kirigiri, an aspiring detective who is moonlighting as an investigative journalist/reporter, walked by, searching for Naegi, as she is intrigued about him wanting to use Gekkouhara's lab to do a secret chemotherapy session to cure his illness, which she believe that there is an ulterior motive behind this. She arrived last night after managing to do an investigation on Gekkohara and managed to find the place, and all she needed now is find this laboratory, which is within this forest.
By then she heard cried of help, which she looked around, until she deduced the source of the cries, and looked up, where Monaka, Kotoko, Saionji, Oma, Nagisa, Jetaro and Masaru are seen holding onto the branches of several trees, crying for help, as the trees they are on are too high above the ground, and Kirigiri stared in surprise at seeing them holding on to dear life.
"WWAAAHHH!"
"HELP!"
"SOMEONE HELP ME!"
"DO SOMETHING!"
"I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"
"I'M SCARED OF HEIGHTS!"
"SAVE ME!"
Kirigiri then came up with a way and managed to help the seven delinquents to get down safely, but despite this, the seven appeared to be traumatized and still crying, and Kirigiri talked to Monaka and asks her what happened, and she raised an eyebrow after being told, which she finds it unbelievable at first until hearing the description of Naegi's appearance before his transformation.
But since the delinquents do not know Naegi's name, Kirigiri remained unaware about the identity of the creature in question and asks Monaka again, which she gave the same explanation despite her trembling and shrieking hysterically.
"I-it's…l-like th-this…"
"…"
"He was a petite boy…he looked easy to pick on…"
"Then…?"
"We pranked him…then he GREW UP…his clothes ripped…then he…he…"
"You do not seem to be…"
"The brat turn into a green creature! He even thrashed the car!"
"Calm down…"
Though she finds it suspicious, Kirigiri took Monaka's word for now and advises the delinquents to go home, which they did, and she can hear them rambling that they promise not to pull spiteful pranks ever again so as to avoid another encounter like that.
"We'll be good…"
"We won't do pranks ever again…"
"Yeah…"
"I don't want to be thrown off again…"
"No more jabbing on the balls…"
"I think I will continue...I am the SUPREME LEADER…"
"Will you knock it off? It was your idea that caused that thing to throw us away in the first place!"
"Yeah! And from this point…I'm quitting doing pranks!"
Kirigiri wondered what happened here and why the delinquents made a claim like that, she recall about Naegi being somewhere here to undergo a secret chemotherapy session, and wondered if the person that Naegi is seeing has anything to do with this so-called CREATURE the delinquents are claiming, and she decided to move ahead and find this lab.
She suspected that Gekkouhara might be involved in some kind of illegal experiment, and has a feeling that Naegi might become a victim and she went ahead, not bothering to go after the delinquents who left in a traumatized way.
As she walked to another route, a few minutes later she found a wrecked car, which is tilted to its side, and after recalling what the delinquents said about the so-called creature, she started to consider their words and decided to get going.
-x-
At the secret lab, Gekkouhara was surprised as she did a scan on Naegi, finding out that the cancer cells at his brain were eradicated, and that it did not spread to any part of his body, and while dismayed at first at the fact that he carried out the session without her knowledge, she was quite pleased that the chemotherapy session was a success.
However, when she asked him how he ended up outside the lab and only in ripped clothes, barefooted and disoriented, Naegi told her that all he remembered is when he attempted to help some younger teens, they began to use spiteful and foolish pranks and his mind went blank, and when he came to, he said that he is surprised that it was already morning and could not recall anything else.
When Gekkouhara checked his arms, she was quite astounded that the bite wounds were almost healed and when told that he does not remember encountering some wolves, Gekkouhara wondered what is going on, and told Naegi that she will conduct some experiment to see what side-effects he acquired, as she is unsure if he got one from the unsupervised chemotherapy session he got.
"Okay, Naegi…"
"Huh?"
"I will check on you."
"What?"
"You did a chemo session without my permission…all by yourself."
"Well…"
"I need to see if you got any undetected side effects."
"…"
Naegi was a bit unsure about what Gekkouhara is planning, but after being told of how he ended up outside the lab, and why he could not recall the events after encountering the younger delinquents, he accepted the offer so as to find out why he BLACKED OUT last night, unaware of the fact that he became that creature and manhandled the delinquents for provoking him.
As Gekkouhara and Naegi head for the dining area, they did not notice that a teenager, having the same petite build as Naegi, is seen lurking around, and he turns out to be a thief who is looking for any items that can be converted to cash, and he sneaked inside and remained hidden, intending to find anything he could steal, and once he get what he wanted, he will sneak his way out.
-x-
Much later, the scene shifts inside one of the lab rooms where a huge cell-like device is stored, and Naegi willingly went inside as Gekkouhara began to check any vital signs and see if there is any side-effects, as she told Naegi that she checked the machine that he used last night, and informed him that an undetected electrical surge struck the machine, and as Naegi used the machine, she discovered that it energized the machine, thus Naegi was accidentally overdosed with gamma radiation.
She told Naegi that she would see if this might cause new problems as he might develop a new cancer sickness or if that played a role in eradicating his brain cancer, and Naegi hoped that it is the latter, as he does not want his new-found recovery be in vain.
"Okay…I'll see if the cancer cells are eliminated."
"…"
"And to make sure there aren't any in any part of your body…"
"I hope so."
"Surely you should have been more patient."
"…"
"Okay, here we go."
"…"
After that, Gekkouhara began to have Naegi undergo some tests, after some 30 minutes the results shown were normal, and the test left him exhausted and drifted to sleep, and Gekkouhara decided to let him remain there so he could rest uninterrupted, as she is still curious on what really happened to him, feeling that something did happen to him.
About 30 minutes later, Naegi is dreaming, where he recalled the events from last night where the teen delinquents were harassing him, and this bad dream slowly increases the emotional strain on his mind. Gekkouhara then noticed the behavior pattern through the scanners of the machine room he is in, and deduces this and is pondering on whether to go inside and wake him up.
As for Naegi, the bad dream intensifies as the delinquents in his dream further agitated him until Naegi's subconscious emotions went out of control, where he got up, screamed angrily, and there Gekkouhara saw his eyeballs went white, and she stared in surprise as she saw Naegi slowly changing his appearance, as his body mass increases, which his pajama top slowly ripped off, his skin turning green and he is now growling and roaring.
Gekkouhara could only stare in shock upon seeing Naegi's transformed appearance as the creature is enraged and is banging his way out of his celled room, and she realized what happened, as the accidental overdose of gamma radiation may have cured him of cancer, but now it altered the boy's body chemistry.
And she deduced that if Naegi underwent any emotional stress or negative feelings or emotion, that may trigger the sudden transformation. Her musing was interrupted when the creature managed to break free and roared louder, and is eyeing Gekkouhara.
Managing to compose herself, she attempted to calm the creature by making soothing sounds in a calm way, which appeared to work as the creature is slowly being calmed down as she led him to a couch and had him sit down.
"Shh…"
"…"
"Easy…"
"…"
"It's okay…"
"…"
"There, there…"
"…"
The creature eventually calmed down and went silent, where he slowly changed its appearance, as his body slowly reverted back to its original shape, and Naegi is back to normal, where he slowly regain his presence of mind and finds himself outside the celled room, and is surprised to see the celled room wrecked, and that he is only in his pajama pants, which was ripped.
He then asks Gekkouhara what happened, where she reluctantly told him what happened, which Naegi stared wide-eyed at what he was told, and he could not believe what he just heard, but after recalling the events where he encountered the delinquents last night, and after seeing the wrecked celled room and his current state, he is forced to acknowledge what Gekkouhara just said.
"Then…"
"Yes."
"So…I…"
"That's right."
"How…how did…?"
"Calm down…"
"But…"
"Relax."
Gekkouhara calmed him down and said that she will find a way to reverse the process, so that Naegi won't turn into that creature again, which he nodded as he strives to stay calm as she said that she will start the experiment tonight and tells him that they will stay awake all night in order to ensure that he would not get any more complications.
-x-
Later that night, Naegi is sitting on a bench outside the lab and is pondering on what to do next. He feels apprehensive at what he has become, and given what Gekkouhara told him, he realized that he may have to stay here for the time being until she managed to eradicate the condition inside his body so that he won't undergo any sudden transformations that might bring harm to others, and he realized that he may have to avoid his family for now in order to spare them from worry should they discover his current condition.
By then Kyoko Kirigiri approached him, having found the lab, and Naegi saw her, wondering what she wants, and there she approached him and tells him she is an INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER and JOURNALIST, and said that she saw him at the hospital a few days back and was being approached by Gekkouhara about giving him free chemotherapy sessions.
Naegi felt a bit worried as he does not want her to find out what happened to him, and tells her that it was just an offer and that he is only here to talk, and nothing else. Kirigiri wasn't convinced, yet she remained neutral and instead asks him if he heard anything about a GREEN-SKINNED creature lurking within the forest, saying she encountered seven younger teenagers who were hanging by the tree branch and encountered it.
Moreover, she even told him that she saw a car wrecked nearby and said that it could not be caused by a bear that could not possibly lift a car.
Naegi became more worried as he felt that Kirigiri might discover his unwanted secret, and seeing that it was almost time for the experiment, he came up with something just to make her go away by saying he does not know anything, but her persistence was slowly making him agitated slightly and Naegi was forced to speak harshly at her just to make her leave.
"Miss Kirigiri…"
"Yes?"
"Please."
"What?"
"Miss Kirigiri…don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
"Is that a threat?"
"A warning. So please…go home."
"…"
Kirigiri raised an eyebrow as how she was treated as Naegi went back inside the lab, but she is determined to see if he, Gekkouhara and the lab are connected to this so-called creature, and she stealthily followed him, but by the time she reached the front door, it was locked, and she is now thinking of a way to get inside.
Inside the lab, the scene shows that the intruder managed to ransack some items that can be converted to cash, and even stole Naegi's PRIZED jacket, and even wore it, and is about to steal another item when Gekkouhara caught him and tries to stop him, resulting in a scuffle.
"Hey!"
"!"
"What are you doing?"
"…"
"Drop those things!"
"…"
"Come back here!"
"…"
However, the thief overpowered her and banged her head against one of the machines, causing a wire to be severed, which soon caused a spark, but as the thief is trying to pick up the stolen items, he impatiently kicked a gas tank which accidentally spilled some kerosene, causing an explosion which caused a chain reaction as other equipment began to catch fire and exploded.
The resulting noise caught Naegi's attention and he went inside to see what is going on. There he saw the room is on fire, and more explosions rocked. He then saw Gekkouhara was being struck by debris, and he attempted to help her, but the thief struck Naegi from behind before throwing him inside another celled room before locking him out.
As Naegi banged the door and demanded to be let out, the thief taunted him before escaping, only to be caught in an explosion which struck his head, which burned his face beyond recognition, and with the damage he took, the thief is killed. Naegi saw the fire getting worse, and seeing Gekkouhara in mortal danger, he became frustrated and this triggered his transformation.
Outside the lab, Kirigiri heard the sounds of explosions and the flames appearing, which she sensed that something is wrong, and while using her cellphone to call the fire department within the area she is in, she saw something emerging from the burning lab, which was the green-skinned creature that the delinquents mentioned, and she saw him carrying the injured Gekkouhara, and she believed that the creature caused the fire.
As she is about to follow them, a strong explosion rocked which the impact sends her back, knocking her down, and she was too dazed to get up, and she helplessly watches the creature leaving with Gekkouhara in her arms.
A minute later, the creature went to a forested area where he puts Gekkouhara down, and you can see that her head wound was severe, yet she managed to regain conscious, and the creature looked at her, as she weakly touched his cheek, and she expressed her apology that she might not be able to help him in getting cured or how to control the RAGING SPIRIT that dwells within him, but the creature just stared at her in silence.
"N-Naegi…kun…"
"…"
"S-sorry…"
"…"
"G-guess…I can't…h-help…you…"
"…"
"You…got…live…don't…give…"
"…"
After that, Gekkouhara perished, and the creature could only stare in silence before walking aimlessly towards the forest, leaving her lifeless body behind, not looking back as sounds of the fire trucks can be heard arriving, and soon more arrived as the firemen struggled to control the blaze.
Minutes later, police arrived, where they searched the area and found Gekkouhara's corpse, and the police asks Kirigiri what happened, seeing that she is the only witness there at the time. She told the police what she knows, and the investigator, and a few cops, raised an eyebrow at what he was told, finding it quite…absurd.
He began to doubt about Kirigiri's claim that a human-like creature, green-skinned, carried Gekkouhara here and that the creature is said to be the cause of the explosion which took a life. Kirigiri maintained her words and said that she saw everything, and gave the creature a term that would help identify it - the HULK.
"What was that, Kirigiri?"
"You heard me."
"The HULK? Is that a joke?"
"No. I saw it with my own eyes."
"Maybe the explosion banged your head…and maybe your imagination…"
"You think I would do something like pulling a prank after seeing what happened?"
"Just because you're the granddaughter of a famous detective doesn't mean you can…"
"Don't you dare provoke me…"
After a few minutes one of the firemen came and said that the fire is under control, and the investigator went to the site, where firemen searched the burnt lab, and after several minutes they found another corpse, where Kirigiri stared wide-eyed upon seeing the corpse, which though it was lying face-down, the logo of the jacket shows that it belonged to Naegi. What she did not know is that the corpse is actually the thief, who happened to have the same build as the real Naegi, but because his face was burned beyond recognition, he cannot be identified accurately.
The investigator then checked the corpse's body and found Naegi's ID, which it turns out that the thief stole it and intend to replace the picture with another, but failed to do so. The investigator checked the ID and found the contact number, and thus he had no choice but to call the Naegi family to inform them about what happened to the victim - Makoto Naegi.
Soon Gekkouhara's body, along with the other corpse, are loaded inside thr ambulance, and there Kirigiri reiterated at what she saw earlier, and yet the investigators doubt her claim about the creature, which sparked a debate between the two until both sides were pacified.
-x-
Several days later, the scene shifts at a cemetery, where the relatives and friends of Makoto Naegi are assembled, and they tearfully watched the coffin being buried, and the Naegi parents are crying, and Komaru was especially affected, as they could not believe that they would lose Makoto this soon, and though they had a hard time believing that Makoto was presumed to be murdered by the so-called Hulk that Kirigiri described, they nevertheless accepted it, and after several minutes, everyone left.
As the cemetery is deserted, the real Makoto Naegi showed up, looking sullen, as he felt that fate is not kind to him. While he is cured of the cancer, he is cursed with the fact that he could turn into the Hulk if he emotionally loses himself. He watches the grave and the tombstone where Naegi's name is engraved, and though he did not like it, he had no choice but to let everyone believe that Makoto Naegi is dead, so that he could find a way to cure himself and be free from the creature that dwells within him.
He silently cried as he did not want to desert his family but he knew that this is the only way to keep them safe. He does not want everyone, especially the media, that he is alive, and feared that if they find out that he is the Hulk, his family will be scorned and he may end up becoming a guinea pig. Naegi walked away and pondered on where to go, as he must now make sure that no one knows that he still exist until he manage to find a cure that would free him from his newly-acquired curse.
To Be Continued...
The Lonely Man Theme (by Joe Harnel)
(Ending theme of The Incredible Hulk)
Hope you liked this chapter, and while there is little action showed here, the dramatic moments make up for it, and aside from that, Naegi has finally become the titular character itself…yet an innocent life is sacrificed in order to bring about the story.
With Naegi mistook for someone else and is BURIED, he now begins his JOURNEY to find a way to cure himself of becoming that RAGING SPIRIT, but in order to do so, he has to let everyone believe that he is dead, thus he will have to use a variety of disguises to keep his cover.
While the upcoming chapters will have action, more of it are like an emotional journey for Naegi for he will be moving from one place to another to prevent others from recognizing him. With no one to turn to, he will have to deal with it himself.
Moreover, Kyoko Kirigiri will surely have something to do, as her detective instinct tells her that she must find this Hulk and prove its existence by finding him, even if it means she would get into conflict with anyone and everyone. This is sort of a homage to The Incredible Hulk TV series' recurring theme (or gag) between David Banner and Jack McGee (portrayed by the late Jack Colvin).
Preview:
Two things for you readers to look out for:
1) Makoto Naegi's Super Duper INCREDIBLE TRIAL
- Taking place after this chapter, Makoto Naegi went to a city where political things rule, and gets into a situation where he is charged for a crime he did not commit, and is jailed as a result.
- This in turn attracts the attention of a certain ACE ATTORNEY, and is determined to prove Naegi's innocence, but what would happen if he discovered Naegi's HIDDEN SECRET?
2) Makoto Naegi: Super Duper Incredible Ch. 7
- A new story arc where it takes place after Makoto Naegi's Super Duper INCREDIBLE TRIAL, in which Naegi comes across a foreign girl who is slowly being murdered, and he is forced to help her despite knowing that he might turn into the Hulk if pushed to the limits…
See you in 4 to 6 weeks…
Reviews are welcomes…