"Man it sure is nice out here today." Saitama thought to himself as he walked through the woods.
After having parted ways with...crap he already forgot the guy's name...anyways the ninja guy Saitama decided instead of running super fast back home as to avoid his fans he'd simply take a nice calm stroll through the woods first before returning to his abode.
"Ya know it's weird..." He began to think as he looked towards the trees towering above him "I could never appreciate something like this before, when I was just a regular guy everything seemed so boring to me." He noted "That's why I became a hero, for the fun, excitement, and an amazing adrenaline rush...but now...I don't feel any of that..." He thought as a sigh escaped him "Now fighting is just like waking up, it's something you do without needing to think about it...but...what's the point in fighting if you don't feel stressed? if you don't worry about losing?..." He wondered "...Eh whatever that's something to think about later." He decided as he pat his stomach "Right now I need to get back home and make me something to eat I'm starved." He concluded as he returned his focus back on the path ahead of him.
Continuing to walk through the woods and admiring the peaceful serenity of the place it took but only a few more minutes before Saitama reached the woodlands' end.
"Whelp." He spoke as he stepped out of the shade covered space of the woods back into the open sun filled space of the city "Time to head home." He told himself before seeming to vanish.
Running through the city streets at speeds which could not be clocked even with his apartment building being miles away he reached it within just a few seconds. Upon reaching the building however he found that some of the fans and reporters had returned causing him to stop a street away and peek around the corner.
"Crap..." He muttered beneath his breath as he looked at the small crowd "They're already coming back..." He noted as a sigh escaped him "And here I was hoping to have some more peace and quiet..." He groaned.
Thankfully though just as he was about to continue on to his home an idea came to his mind which made him stop.
"Wait a minute..." He said as he slapped the side of his head "I could just go to King's place!" He exclaimed before proceeding to walk away.
Unknown to Saitama though as he went on his way to his friend's apartment inside of his own apartment his phone was ringing the very caller being none other than King.
"Come on Saitama pick up..." King thought as he had dialed the other for the third time in the past ten minutes.
After the S class heroes had finally reached a plan they all agreed on which was simply to level the place they all proceeded to board a specially designed Heroes Association troop transport which would take them to The House Of Evolution's location.
"Who're you calling King?" Child Emperor asked as he looked towards him.
"Hm?" King sounded as he returned the other's gaze with his own "Oh I'm calling One Punch Man." He answered.
"Oh wow!" Child Emperor exclaimed in amazement "You have his phone number?!" He asked.
"Um..." King sounded as he wasn't sure how to respond.
"Of course he has his number idiot." Tatsumaki berated with a scoff "He's his sidekick after all!" She added.
"Oh right." Child Emperor replied "But even so how come he hasn't shared his number with the rest of us?" He asked.
"It's bad enough most of you are fans of his like the rest of the world." Metal Bat spoke as he rested his bat on his shoulders "But if he gave you his number how many of you would ever call him for something that was ACTUALLY important?" He asked.
Looking among each other as to see if any would raise their hand or say they would after a few seconds passed with none of this happening Metal Bat felt a smirk come to his face.
"Exactly." He said "The only reason King has his number is because he's his sidekick and King's the only one here besides myself who wouldn't call him everyday asking if he wanted to hang out or train." He explained.
"That's rich." S class hero rank fourteen Flashy Flash said "You'd call him constantly to invite him to one of your Sister's piano recitals." He argued.
"YOU WANNA GO GIRLY BOY?!" Metal Bat asked immediately becoming enraged.
But as Metal Bat and Flashy Flash began to go at each other with Flashy Flash retaining his composure whilst Metal Bat...not so much King as he was about to return his focus to contacting Saitama felt someone tap his left arm.
"So..." Tatsumaki began as she had at some point moved from her seat to the one next to his "Would it be possible...if I could get his number from you?" She asked.
Utterly confused and dumbfounded as to why Tornado of ALL people would want his number King tried his best to come up with a response that would get him an answer to this question as well as not come off as rude so to not piss her off.
"...Do you want to see if you can reach him?" He asked causing her eyes to widen.
"O-OF COURSE!" She exclaimed seeming to be caught off guard "WHY ELSE WOULD I WANT HIS NUMBER?! WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?!" She questioned.
"Nothing." He answered though his heart was beginning to beat faster "I was just curious is all." He told her.
"W-WELL MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!" She told him "A-After you give me the number though..." She muttered.
Finding her behavior to be even more confusing and weird than the original question King even as countless questions came to mind simply handed her the phone so she could get the number. However the moment his phone was in her grasp her fingers seemed to move at mach level speeds while she put the number into her phone.
"There." She said as she handed his back to him before proceeding to rise from the seat and go back to her original one.
"..." He remained silent as he looked at his phone "...Maybe she's sick or something..." He wondered as he called Saitama again.
As for Tatsumaki however even though she was keeping her normal irritated look very well on the inside it was a much different story.
"OH MY GOD! I CAN'T BELIEVE KING GAVE ME HIS NUMBER!" She mentally screamed "TAKE THAT FUBUKI!" She taunted before returning to mentally fangasm.
"We're almost to the location miss Blizzard!" A member of the blizzard group exclaimed as he drove on a dirt road.
After having made her deal with Genos Fubuki decided that there would be no better time to carry out their attack. However as they made their way to The House Of Evolution a very awkward silence filled the vehicle as everyone had been staring at Genos.
"...So..." Fubuki spoke hoping to FINALLY start a conversation "...How did you become a cyborg?" She asked addressing the elephant in the room.
"Are you sure you want to know?" He replied with a question.
"Is it that horrible?" She returned with another question.
"No." He told her "It just seems that every time I talk about my past people get angry." He explained.
"Oh." She sounded "Well I can assure you we won't get angry plus we still have some time before we arrive so if you want to you can tell us." She offered.
"...If you're certain." He said receiving a nod in response "Alright then, it all started four years ago." He began.
"Is everything in order?" Doctor Genus asked to one of his clones as he stared at his monitor.
"Yes, the base defenses have been activated and our best fighters are on standby." The clone answered causing his creator to smile.
"Excellent." Doctor Genus said as pictures of all the S class heroes excluding Saitama and Blast of course came onto the screen "Even with their combined strength there isn't a chance at best they might injure Mosquito Girl and Armored Gorilla but none of them could hope to even scratch Beast King and Carnage Kabuto." He believed.
Suddenly though before another word could be said between them the sound of running footsteps was heard followed by another of his clones bursting into the room.
"Sir!" He spoke seeming to be out of breath "More are coming!" He added causing both of the others' eyes to widen.
"What?! who and how many?!" Doctor Genus asked.
"W-We don't know sir but all we do know is that there are multiple vehicles approaching by land!" The clone answered.
Going silent as to think on this sudden development Doctor Genus could feel his clones eyes fixate themselves on him awaiting his response.
"...Nothing changes." He said as a smile returned to his face "All of the S class heroes have no hope of winning this fight so more than likely these are A class or possibly even B class heroes." He reasoned.
"Do you think they'd actually bring reinforcements?" The first clone asked "Our research has shown nearly all of the S class heroes are very egotistical it seems unlikely they'd ask for help even from their fellow S class." He argued.
"True but that isn't their call." Doctor Genus countered "The association would make a decision like that not them." He added "But it doesn't matter they could bring every hero from class A, B, and even C and none of them would make a difference." He explained "The only hero who would ACTUALLY give them a chance would be One Punch Man and we know he's not a part of this attack so there's no issue." He concluded.
Seeing as though his logic was sound the clones felt smiles come to their faces as well for victory was seemingly theirs.
"YOU LOSE!" The announcer of the game shouted as the same words but in text form appeared on the screen.
Upon reaching King's apartment Saitama besides helping himself to whatever was in the other's fridge decided to play some video games while he ate. However while Saitama without a shadow of a doubt could beat anyone in a fight in REAL life in a fighting game sad to say he couldn't even get past the first enemy in the story mode.
"OH COME ON!" He shouted as he threw the controller down "HOW ARE MY INFINITE LOW KICKS NOT WORKING?!" He asked.
Sighing out of frustration that SOMEHOW his strategy to just do low kicks instead of punching, jumping, or any other form of fighting seemed to fail Saitama simply rose from his place on the floor with his plate in hand before heading into the kitchen.
"Seriously how is King so good?" He asked himself as he moved to the sink "The dude's like a god or something..." He added as he began to wash the dish.
However as he started to scrub the dish with the sponge that had been lying on the counter next to the sink King's home phone began to ring causing him to stop.
"Wonder who that could be?" He wondered as he reached over and took it from it's place on the wall "Hello?" He asked.
"Saitama!" The voice of King exclaimed revealing who was on the other end.
"Oh hey King." He replied "Wait how did you know I was here?" He asked.
"Because I've been calling your cell for the last fifteen minutes!" King Answered "You really should carry it on you!" He added.
"I would but my suit doesn't have any pockets..." Saitama admitted "I mean my belt can hold stuff but it's not that spacious, only good for folded up flyers and my coin purse." He explained.
"Whatever it doesn't matter, what DOES matter though is you need to get over to The House Of Evolution right now!" King told him.
"Where's that?" Saitama asked.
"...You mean you don't know?" King asked.
"No." Saitama answered "That guy...what was his name?...Doctor genius?...anyway he never actually told me where it was I just promised to hear him out about it but then my apartment was trashed, then he had to fix it, and by the time he did get it done it was really late so I told him to tell me about it some other time." He explained.
"Well it's in the mountains an eight story tall building you can't miss it just get here as fast as you can!" King instructed.
"Are you there?" Saitama asked.
"Yes! along with the other S class heroes!" King answered.
"Wait what?" Saitama asked.
"After the inciddent with the mosquitoes a few days ago the association started to look into The House of Evolution, but it was only after they came to see you and when you told Tornado about it that they decided call us in to help them with an attack." King explained.
"Whoa attack them? but all they did was talk to me." Saitama pointed out.
"Yeah well the association sees that as an attempt to turn you into a villain or monster." King told him "But none of that matters! we're about to land and you NEED to get here before everyone starts going nuts and someone get's hurt or killed!" He exclaimed.
"Alright I'll be there as soon as I can." Saitama assured "Just keep them from fighting for as long as you can IF you can okay?" He asked.
"I'll try but hurry." King said before the call ended.
Unable to keep a heavy irritated sigh from escaping his lips Saitama after placing the phone back headed towards the door.
"So much for more peace and quiet..." He thought.
"Touchdown in one minute!" The pilot called out as they began to descend.
"I'd say perfect timing but this is anything BUT perfect..." King thought as the inside of the carrier was coated in red due to the warning lights.
If anyone had been talking or if Metal Bat and Flashy Flash had still been arguing once the pilot's announcement was heard and the lights came on they all went silent and waited to land. The ground as well as any nearby trees were soon assaulted by countless blasts of air originating from the carrier's propellers. It would only be but moments later after the carrier had landed that it's cargo door would drop open and the S Class heroes could exit.
"Alright let's get to it!" Metal Bat shouted as he walked out into the open space.
"Wait." Metal Knight's voice spoke from his robot causing them to stop.
"What is it Metal Knight?" S class rank twelve Superalloy Darkshine asked.
"Multiple vehicles on route to this location." Metal Knight answered "From their size and top speed they're most likely jeeps or hummers." He described.
"The association's intel didn't say there were more of them." Child Emperor pointed out.
"Never assume you know everything." Zombieman said as he prepared to draw his weapons "Especially when it comes to THESE people..." He added though in a lower more hate filled tone.
Though not taking as apparent of a stance as he was the other heroes did keep their focus towards the woods as the sound of the vehicles coming towards them reached their ears. Thankfully though they hadn't been a good ways away from their location as it was only fifteen or so seconds before the first came into view it being a solid black jeep the likes of which Tatsumaki recognized immediately.
"WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING HERE?!" She thought angrily as her eyes widened from both shock and rage.
As a few more seconds passed soon what space was left in the area was quickly filled with several more solid black jeeps the number of which was almost enough to surround them. However even though Tatsumaki knew who these jeeps belonged to and were no doubt transporting she was unable to inform the other S class due to her whole body being consumed by rage. But luckily she would not need to offer clarity as to who these mysterious individuals were as the moment they came to a stop the first jeep's right side backdoor opened and out stepped none other than her sister Fubuki.
"So you see your main issue is that you tend to ramble you just need to keep it short and straight to the point." She spoke seeming to be in a conversation with someone who was still in the car "Also you repeat yourself a lot which is probably the MAIN reason people find your backstory so annoying and rage inducing." She added.
"I see." A blond haired seemingly dead eyed cyborg said as he followed behind her "Would you mind helping me to come up with a more streamlined delivery of my backstory?" He asked.
"Sure after we're done wiping these worthless bugs off the face of the planet." She answered before turning her head to look towards the building.
Or at least she would if her focus wasn't immediately shifted to the massive troop transport carrier that was a few feet away from her and her vehicles not to mention the entirety of the S class standing within it all except for Blast and Saitama of course.
"Who are they?" The Cyborg asked as he too looked towards them "Are they with The House Of Evolution?" He added.
Sadly instead of receiving an answer to his question the only words to come from anyone in that moment came from Tatsumaki as her rage had reached it's boiling point.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE FUBUKI?!" She questioned while pointing towards her.
"Uh oh..." Eyelashes, Mountain Ape, and Lily all said in unison before promptly closing the door to the jeep and locking it just as all the other Blizzard Group members were doing in their own vehicles.
"Tatsumaki?!" Fubuki asked before pointing towards her "What're you doing here?!" She asked seeming to have completely ignored her sister's EXACT same question.
"I ASKED YOU FIRST!" Tatsumaki replied before rising into the air and flying over to her stopping only a few inches from her face "NOW TELL ME WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE DOING HERE!" She demanded.
"I don't have to answer that." Fubuki stated as she crossed her arms whilst also giving her older sister a look which read "You're not the boss of me." which as one could imagine only angered Tatsumaki more.
"WHAT?!" She questioned wanting to see if her little sister would be so brazen as to repeat herself.
"Who is this?" The cyborg repeated causing Tatsumaki to move her venom coated death stare to him.
"THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU IDIOT SO STAY OUT!" She ordered.
"Do NOT talk to him like that!" Fubuki ordered in return regaining her sibling's focus.
"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" Tatsumaki replied.
However before these two could continue to shout at one another a loud mechanical noise came from the The House Of Evolution's Headquarters causing not only them but everyone else to look towards it. Upon doing so they all saw the front of the building begin to open in a way very similar to that of a warehouse's doors and as it did slowly but surely a sight come into view which while shocking most of the Blizzard Group didn't unsettle any of the S class in the slightest. That sight of course being none other than Doctor Genus standing in front of his most remarkable and powerful creations which consisted of Mosquito Girl, Armored Gorilla, Beast King, and Carnage Kabuto.
"Sorry to interrupt." Doctor Genus spoke as a smirk was present on his face "But I do believe all of you are here to take on me and my creations no?" He asked.
Now normally in response to this a number of things would happen such as Metal Bat responding with a taunt of some kind, Tatsumaki doing somewhat of the same though given the nature of this particular circumstance would more so be angered by his interruption, or even all of the S class in unison proceeding to approach them in silence readying themselves to fight. But instead of any of those responses along with many others instead what happened was something no one expected it being Zombieman with great speed took off running towards the other with his long bearded axe drawn and ready to swing.
"AT LAST!" He shouted as he was upon his foe "I'VE FOUND YOU!" He added as he began to bring down the axe.
Sadly just as the axe began it's decent towards it's target Zombieman felt his eyes widen as a sudden force made contact with his abdomen before it sent him flying through the air and embedding him in the carrier's side. Caught off guard by what had just happened everyone looked towards the doctor as to see what was responsible only to find the largest of his creations suddenly standing in front of him with a immensely smug grin on it's face.
"As you can see." Doctor Genus began as his smirk grew into a smile "My creations are far more than what they may appear they are smarter, faster, and by every account stronger than all of you put together." He explained "So as one could imagine for you to try and take on not one but ALL of my strongest shows just how arrogant you truly are." He taunted.
And of course as anyone would expect the moment this taunt left his lips and reached everyone's ears the more enlarged egos of the S class responded immediately specifically Metal Bat and Tatsumaki.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING ARROGANT?!" Metal Bat questioned as he pointed his weapon towards them "I'M ABOUT TWO SECONDS AWAY FROM SMASHING YOU INTO THE GROUND!" He threatened.
"Oh really?" Doctor Genus asked seeming to find great amusement in his words.
"WIPE THAT STUPID SMILE OFF YOUR FACE!" Tatsumaki ordered gaining his attention "YOU'RE ONE TO TALK ABOUT ARROGANCE THINKING THAT YOU COULD JUST APPROACH ONE PUNCH MAN OUT OF NOWHERE!" She berated.
"But we DID approach him." He pointed out causing his smile to grow "And we didn't just approach him but we also were invited into his domicile and were allowed to sit with him and have a conversation." He added.
To say there is a wide range of emotions between all of the heroes including Genos upon hearing these words be spoken would be an immense understatement. To begin from lowest to greatest we have both Genos and King who aren't really mad, shocked, and etc at this information as both were basically there when all of this happened to some extent. Next is the B class as well as most of the S class heroes where upon hearing this while not having any raging flames of anger ignite within them did feel a bit of annoyance and irritation appear as the thought of this man and his monsters getting that seemingly chummy with Saitama was appalling. But it is here that we take a massive leap dear reader from irritation and annoyance to Armageddon levels of hatred, anger, rage, and in short homicidal urges as both Tatsumaki and Fubuki found the image of them relaxing in Saitama's abode when neither have even made it past his door sent them over.
"YOU BASTARD!" They both shouted in unison as they suddenly flew towards him via their ESP.
Yet as if the universe itself deemed there shall be no further conflict on this day just as they were about to reach doctor Genus and his creations while the other heroes readied to join in on the impending brawl something undetected by any of them fell down from the sky at seemingly mach speeds before it crashed down in the space between them causing them to stop. Completely stunned and frozen in place by the sudden impact no one seemed to care about the countless dirt and rubble that flew at or passed them for through the dust clouds they could make out someone and they all had a pretty good guess as to who it was.
"Thank GOD." King thought to himself as the first thing to break through the dust was the shine off of Saitama's bald head confirming all of their assumptions.
"FINALLY." Saitama spoke as he dusted himself off "I've been running around looking for this place and when I couldn't find it I just decided to leap into the air and see if I could spot it from up high." He explained to himself as he seemed to not know the others were staring at him.
Though this would not continue as after he was done dusting his costume off he took a look around himself and saw the multitude of eyes glued to him which in turn caused him to feel a bit uneasy.
"Um..." He sounded before looking down at himself "Is there something on me?" He asked unsure as to WHY they were all staring at him.
Unfortunately for Saitama instead of receiving ANY kind of answer or proper response Mosquito Girl suddenly appeared in front of him with a massive grin.
"OH MY GOD THAT WAS AMAZING!" She shouted gleefully as an overexcited squeal escaped her "YOU WERE LIKE A METEOR CRASHING DOWN FROM SPACE!*" She added.
*(Subtle Foreshadowing Is Subtle)
However before he could come up with something to say to her or maybe even just a displeased look at her fangasming both Fubuki and Tatsumaki just as Mosquito Girl had done appeared in front of Saitama though their backs were turned to him.
"HEY!" They both shouted staying in unison "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TALKING TO HIM LIKE THAT?!" They asked.
"Excuse me." Saitama said whilst raising a finger hoping to get their attention.
"I HAPPEN to be his NUMBER ONE fan for YOUR information!" Masquito Girl replied which only caused their eyes to widen more.
"LIKE HELL YOU ARE!" They both shouted not seeming to care that Saitama along with everyone else was watching this.
"Hello?" He asked still seeking to get their attention.
"LIKE HELL I'M NOT!" Mosquito Girl rebutted as she placed a hand to her chest "I just so happen to have every piece of merchandise that has ever been made for him! that INCLUDES rare defects, misprints, and so on!" She listed.
"THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING!" Fubuki argued being the one to break their unison speech.
"If I could just say something." Saitama said though a bit louder so that they might HOPEFULLY hear him.
"I ALSO have every single one of his fights that has EVER been documented on video as well as the original newspaper articles written about him and all magazine coverage of him too!" Mosquito Girl countered.
"ANYONE COULD GET THOSE!" Tatsumaki argued this time.
Thankfully before this argument could proceed ANY further Saitama realizing he wasn't going to gain their attention by simply speaking clapped his hands together to get them to stop which mind you was done with his weakest clap and yet it STILL managed to cause a small shock wave to be sent through the air.
"ENOUGH!" He shouted as he gained their attention "First off I didn't come here to listen to a bunch of crazy fan crap, if I wanted to do that I would've just stayed home." He said "Second the REAL reason I came here is so all of you don't fight each other!" He admitted.
"Wait what?" The trio asked voicing the question that EVERYONE except for King was having come to mind upon hearing that.
"Let's get one thing straight." He began before he started to lightly hit his chest with an open hand "I. AM. A. HERO." He said slowly as to make sure it stuck with them "I DO NOT plan on becoming a villain or monster and NO ONE is going to make me do so!" He assured looking towards the doctor "YOU!" He exclaimed causing the other to jump slightly.
"Y-Yes?" Doctor Genus asked.
"Do you promise not to be evil anymore?" Saitama asked in return.
"Um..." Doctor Genus sounded as he was unsure as to what to say.
"WELL?!" Saitama followed up CLEARLY not wanting to wait for him to think about it.
"Y-Yes!" Doctor Genus answered with a nod of his head "I promise not to be evil anymore!" He added.
"Then everything's fixed." Saitama said as he looked back to everyone else "If he's not evil anymore then that means he's not a villain which also means you all have no reason to fight." He explained "And if ANYONE has a problem with this feel free to say so now!" He offered to which EVERYONE kept silent "Good." He added before walking towards the carrier.
Watching him in silence as he approached the vehicle they all felt their eyes widen as he with no strain or issue at all removed an unconscious Zombieman from his place in it's side. After that had been done he then walked back to doctor Genus before holding up Zombieman in front of him.
"You're a doctor right?" He asked to which the other nodded "Then as your first act of being a former villain you're to make sure you didn't break Zombieman." He instructed as he handed him over before turning around and walking away once more.
Now most people if not EVERYONE given what had just transpired over the last few minutes would have simply kept quiet and watched Saitama continue on his way but since doctor Genus knew very well the strength Carnage Kabuto possessed he also knew the unlikely hood of this hero still being alive so he could not keep himself from speaking.
"But what if he's beyond saving?" He asked.
It was then for the first time ANYONE could think of that Saitama who was normally even when angry fairly easy going and in a sense "light" stopped dead in his tracks and upon doing so gave off an aura that made everyone feel as though they were about to witness something horrid.
"...Then I'll punch you."He answered casting but only a slight glare in the other's direction.
Yet it was in this one response, that one glare that everyone King AND Genos included felt their hearts be brought to a complete stop and their whole bodies go cold as the only thing ANY of them could think in response to that was but one word.
"DEATH"
However this would only last a second as Saitama's face seemed to go back to it's normal blank expression causing the gut wrenching aura to vanish.
"Well that's done." He said before continuing on his way "Time to go home." He said.
Watching in silence once again as he walked it wasn't until the very white of his cape disappeared into the woodlands that everyone felt countless thoughts race through their minds.
"Holy shit! I've never seen him so intense!" Was the general thought among most of the S class with the only variation being the words.
"So that's what he looks like when he's TRULY pissed..." King thought as this had been the first time he'd ever seen Saitama get so serious about anything.
"That's the top S class hero for you..." All of the Blizzard Group thought as they while shocked were also amazed by the intensity he gave off.
"My whole body is shaking violently..." Doctor Genus thought as he found himself struggling to stay standing "To think after all this time of studying him I wasn't even comprehending the true terror that is his strength..." He added.
"No way I could ever be that strong..." Armored Gorilla, Beast King, and Carnage Kabuto all thought as the idea of fighting him began to creep into their minds which only shook them more.
"OH MY GOD HE WAS SO INTENSE!" Tatsumaki, Mosquito Girl, and Fubuki all thought as the only thing to come after said thought was internal fangirl squealing.
"This man..." Genos thought as he stared after him "He's clearly as strong as he's been described...and his warning...it felt as though his words alone could kill..." He admitted.
