Chapter 9

Melee could only watch in horror as her son tried to hold his own against Amai Mask. But Mask was too strong. "He can't do this alone!" she protested.

"We're going in!" said Garou as he and Suiryu rushed towards Sweet Mask.

Melee was trying to think, no matter how hard they strike, it only pisses off Amai, and he has to be knocked out. Just like when Garou erupted and couldn't control his power, Saitama had to knock him out to get him to settle. But how? Melee paused but remembered her chakra point. She can do them to Amai Mask but she needed a way to strike all the spots and then hit them all at once. "I need something to hit his charka points." She said.

Pac was all ears. "What can we do? What do you have in mind mom?"

"I need strong enough barbs or shurikens, I can hit the points on Sweet Mask, but I also need a way ensure that he feels these points, like a surge of power of sorts…"

Suddenly, a burst of light came from behind her. "You called?"

She and Pac turned. Lightning Max was back! "Max!" Pac cheered. "You're done training with Flash already?"

"Not quite, he got the call about this, but said I should be able to take care of it. Damn, is that Amai?" he paused and then noticed Garou was human again. "Wait…" he looked between the two.

"Later, we need to get Mask down. I need to hit his chakra points but I got nothing strong enough! I also need a way to use a power to course through him, that will knock him down."

"Why didn't you say so?" Max questioned. He reached to his arms, and with one pass of his hands, he sheered off his scales! They were quick to grow back and replenish themselves. Yet as they hit the ground, they became a stronger metal. "I learned I could molt these easily as long as I feed myself well enough. Needless to say I do, since you keep us fed Melee," he snickered. "How many do you need?"

She picked up a good handful, there were twenty large, long pointed scales that should do the trick. "These will work, but I don't know about the power source, Max, how much of a charge do you have?"

"Well… I don't think you need to worry about that…" He pointed to the skies ahead, dark, storm clouds were coming towards them. "Make it quick Melee, and I'll get the power you need to cut him off."

She nodded. Just as she prepared herself, Bang, Draven and Goliath came into the scene. The managed to knock Amai off of Hunter! Garou and Suiryu got a shot in for good measures knocking Sweet Mask back a ways. That was when Melee told Hunter to hold back, she was going to make her move!

Hunter stood at the ready. "Garou! Suiryu! Keep his focus on you two!" she called. The two nodded as they went running towards Amai once more. Melee rushed in from behind him and began to climb up Amai's body. From there she would strike him with Max's scales, he didn't appear to notice or feel them at first, yet, when he saw her. Amai roared with anger! He tried to grab her time and time again, but his hands were too big, she was too fast. Even the serpents on his body couldn't catch up with her, she landed enough on Amai's back, but had to get the pressure points in the front. "HUNTER!" She called.

Hunter moved quickly, he came from behind and grabbed Amai into a full nelson, from there, Melee jumped. On her way down she struck the pressure points needed before hitting the ground. "MAX!" she called.

Max ran.

Running up the side of Amai Mask, he made it to the top of his head just as Sweet Mask forced himself from Hunter's arms. For good measure, he punched Hunter once in the chest, sending him flying into the canyon walls! It forced him to revert back to his normal size. Garou was quick to retrieve his son before Amai attempted to cause any more harm to him.

Max was hanging on for dear life on the top of Sweet Mask's head.

Then the rain began to fall.

Amai turned and growled at the weather change, the thunder soon began to roar as Max began surging. "CLEAR!" Max called to everyone below him.

Melee levitated everyone up off the ground as the lighting struck! Max took the hit and sent the surge down Amai's body. The pressure points were hit, Sweet Mask began to convulse before falling to his knees! He collapsed. Melee and everyone were on their toes, at the ready just in case the plan didn't work. Thankfully, Amai began to shrink down, back to his normal size to say the least.

Max was quick to leave the canyon as the thunder and lighting continued to crack in the sky. Garou approached Amai who was out cold. "What do we do with him?" asked Melee.

"We take him where he won't be tempted to do any damage." Said Garou. He took Melee's phone and made the call. "Sitch… we got him. I need a pick up."