Chapter 8
"Come on!"
"I said no! Damn it! You had an issue with my father, picking a fight with me won't prove anything!"
"I don't have an issue with your father anymore. I have a problem with your attitude towards me!"
Metal Knight observed from a far as Tatsumaki was going in for the kill sort of speak. She has been harassing Pac for the past week to battle her, just to prove how strong she was compared to Garou. Yet his son was uncooperative. He refused to fight for the sake of an argument. However, the look of anger in his eyes only proved one thing, he was close to accepting, he just needed one more push to do so.
Tatsumaki's arms crossed, but the smile spread over her lips. "Maybe it's a good thing someone got to your dad ahead of time. If they didn't kill him, I would have. Without… hesitation!" she said, but the last part she made certain it was said right to Pac's face.
His anger got the better of him. His fists clenched as he gave a defiant and angry roar. "Time… and place!" he demanded.
Tatsumaki grinned. "Here… and in the training room, other side of the association, and now!"
Pac stormed off towards the training room. Tatsumaki turned and saw Metal Knight, she gave a grin as she followed Pac through the halls. It wasn't long until they got to the other side, the room was ready to go. A massive, white room with nothing to use but one's own skills and power. Tatsumaki was the first to enter, but Pac has since started to hesitate. "What's wrong? Scared?" she demanded.
"I… I don't think I should be doing this. I mean… last time, I got really angry. I… I became this." He said.
"I knew it, coward like his father. Your mother was no better either…."
PULSE!
Tatsumaki was thrown to the far end of the room. The psychic pulse threw her off guard. Pac stood there with his third eye open, tears flowed down his cheeks. "Quit talking about my mother and father in such poor taste!" he demanded of her.
"Why don't you make me! Freak boy!"
Tatsumaki began to use her own powers upon him. Yet, despite the force she pressed on Pac with, it hindered him for only a little while, then, he appeared to have adjusted to the pressure and began to move freely once more. "How can you do that! You can't be doing that!"
"Apologize," he demanded.
"Why should I? I knew your parents. Your father was a monster before he actually turned into one for the second time! Your mother only got to where she is because she was sleeping with him!"
PULSE
This was more powerful than the last; she actually hit the wall this time, but not very hard.
"SAY YOU'RE SORRY TO ME!"
"Make me!"
"Why isn't she attacking him?" Metal Knight wondered. "Tatsumaki is holding back against him, perhaps waiting to see what the boy can really do."
Suddenly Pac began to put the pressure on her. He started forcing her harder against the wall, to the point it was starting to crack! She had enough, with a pulse of psychic energy of her own, she threw Pac to the other side of the room. But, he remained on his feet. "Not bad for a rookie."
Pac however growled, his eyes glowed red as he sent another wave towards her, she was able to block the attack easily. "I'm done playing." She said.
With a powerful burst, she sent Pac flying into the wall! He hit hard, indenting the concrete. Yet, he still didn't fall. He pried himself out of the hole and stood ready once more. "It's been beyond five seconds… if you were trying it means you couldn't have defeated my father!" he said. "If you weren't trying, then what the hell was the point of all this!"
Tatsumaki smirked. "I got board!" she snapped back. "Besides, this got boring really quick. You're strong, but nowhere near me!"
She was quick to turn her back and float out of the room. "That's it? I thought you would have taught him a lesson!" said Metal Knight.
"Hey, I do what I want to do. I was feeling generous today and mercy him. Unless you want to go a round with me Metal Knight?"
"I'll pass. But I think you could have gotten a far better fight if you had gone all out." He said. "That was quite pathetic on both your parts to say the least."
PULSE
The robot went flying into the wall as Pac came out of the room, despite the robot crashing into the concrete it wasn't damaged. "I'm getting something to eat." Pac muttered as he stormed off.
Metal Knight picked himself up. Tatsumaki glared at him. "If I didn't know any better, I would say you would have wanted me to really hurt him. Better luck next time."
As she floated off, Metal Knight became frustrated. Nothing was going according to plan. He has to get at least one of the triplets to go all out and be pushed to the brink. How else will he get the data he needs?
Then, it happened again. Alley walked by, and stuck her gum on Metal Knight. "This is getting rather annoying!" he said to her.
Alley looked back, with a roll of her eyes she took her gum back. "Fine, whatever!"
Things were not progressing the way that he had hoped for, but perhaps he just needs to wait it out a little while longer…
