Chapter 11

It didn't take long for Alley to get the call. She found Tank Top master getting bandaged up from the broken glass he was thrown through. Tank Top Black Hole came clean and explained everything to her. Alley, stood there dumbfounded. "YOU LET THAT IDOIT DO THIS TO HIMSELF!" she demanded.

"I… I…" he stuttered.

"Forget it… Great, now that's four I need to cure. I haven't perfected it yet, you do realize that!"

"Alley…" said Tank Top Master. "Please, do what you can… just stop him before he hurts someone." He eased himself up off the ground. "He had the best intentions… just the wrong way of going about them."

She rolled her eyes but nodded. "We need to tire him out. I will have another cure on hand, I've got one now but I don't know how potent it is." She then made a phone call.

"Hey sis!"

"Pac, are you and Hunter busy?" she asked.

"Not really, we're just hunting for dad. He's nearly full. Why?"

"Okay two favors, don't bring him to City Z. Second of all… I need you and Hunter to help me. I don't know if I told you this, Child Emperor had some of my research moved to HQ a while back. When he moved the stuff into the lab, there was a monster cell and cure missing. Those missing samples have been found… and they are in Tank Top Tiger."

There was silence on the other end, but then Pac spoke. "Okay… don't take dad to City Z is the big one here. He's still hungry, and if he sees Tiger…"

"I know, so not a word, get dad fed first and I'll find Tiger."

"Okay, be careful, Hunter and I will be there as soon as we can!" With that she hung up the phone.

"If any of you see my dad flying around here, you HAVE to call me! Understood?"

"What, why?" asked Tank Top Hatter.

"He's hungry… and Tiger just went on the menu."

Alley ran into the city. It wasn't hard to find where Tank Top Tiger went to, all she had to do was follow the destruction. There were claw scratches everywhere; Tiger was marking his territory with these markings. There were crushed portions of the streets, cars and sidewalks. People were panicked yet they weren't running out of fear just yet. She turned and saw one woman bracing her child. "Let me guess, a tiger in a tank top came though here?" she asked.

The woman nodded fearfully. "He wanted to give my son his autograph… but…" she froze. "My son was too scared of him, he got angry since he didn't have a pen on him!"

With a roll of her eyes, Alley kept moving. She has to find Tiger before he hurts someone!

Rushing down the street, she heard a loudmouth. "I'M THE STRONGEST IN THE CITY! I AM ALL THE HERO YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOU! I AM TIGER IN A TANK TOP!" he bragged.

"TIGER! You need to stop this!" called Alley. He paused and turned to her, smiling.

"Stop? I'm never going to stop! Look at me. I am the ultimate hero! I take it your mother and father send you to invite me huh? To be the new M Class Dragon?"

"HELL NO!" she shouted. "We wouldn't even pick you if you were a booger! You forget Brawler women, we hold on to grudges forever! Like hell they would want you as a M Class Dragon!"

Tiger growled. "I'm more of a hero than they are! I've been a C class hero ever since I joined the association. It's time that I move up in the ranks! I can do it now as the Tiger in a Tank Top! Look at me! I am the perfect hero to protect the city!"

Alley looked about. "Who are you protecting? Tiger, this isn't how a hero works, this isn't what it's all about! You were a hero before you became… that. Now what are you? A monster on a rampage!"

Tiger took offence to her words. "You really think you're better than me? Prove it! Find someone who is stronger than me! I'll show you myself, I AM THE BEST THERE IS IN THIS CITY!"

"Anything you can do… I can do better!" someone teasingly sang aloud. Alley sighed with relief as she saw her brother Pac on a light post, staring down Tiger. "Sooner or later, you'll see I'm better than you!" then he smirked. "What's this I hear about you looking for an opponent?"

"Anything you can be, I can be greater!" on the other side of the street was Hunter, perched on a rooftop. "No fair Pac, you got the last one. I thought I get this one!"

Tiger growled at them. "You two ain't so tough now. You're about to go up against the Tiger!" Plunging his hands into the ground, he bought up a manhole cover. He grabbed on to it and threw it right to Pac! Pac however gracefully caught the cover flipped in the air, came to the ground and threw it right back at him! Tiger stumbled back from the strength of the throw.

"Ouch, down my one now Tiger, you stumbled! If you were really strong, you would have held your ground," scolded Pac.

He growled lowly. "Oh yeah…" He tossed the cover up before delivering a swift kick to it. He launched it right towards Hunter. Without hesitation, Hunter kicked the lid right back! It knocked Tiger in the stomach hard! He folded over gasping for air.

"Tsk, tsk, I'm not impressed…" said Hunter.

Then the sirens went off. "Attention, level wolf threat in the area, please remain calm, be cautious when in public places. Level Wolf…"

"AH! I can prove myself now. I will take down this wolf threat myself!" Tiger announced.

Pac and Hunter moaned. "It's you numbskull!" shouted Pac.

"Although the irony isn't wasted on me here. A level wolf tiger… huh…" snickered Hunter.

"I'M NOT A MONSTER! I'M A HERO!"

"Look around you dumbass!" Shouted Hunter. "You caused this destruction! Not us, not a monster. YOU DID!"

Tiger looked about and saw the damage done to the city. He shrugged his shoulders to it all. "It's not that bad!"

Alley was about ready to deck him. Instead, she began getting her latest cure ready to inject. She was about ready to place it into her serpents, but he quickly turned. With a swipe of his hand he knocked it out of her grasp, the cure shattered on impact! He growled and said. "What do you think you're doing?"

"I'm going to try and change you back!"

"I DON'T WANT TO!"

"Tiger… you can't handle it, you injected the cure in yourself too late. Your monster instincts are greater than your rationality right now. If I don't do this, you will go feral!"

He smirked. "Fine then, tell you what. You beat me, you can change me back… catch me if you can!" With that he got on all fours and ran for it.

Hunter and Pac were not amused. "Can't we let dad eat just this one… just this once?" pleaded Hunter.

"I wish, but the Tank Tops know we are trying to help him. If we let dad eat him, we will never hear the end of it." Alley paused. "The cure I have now won't be affective. He's gone too monster!" She shook her head to it all. "I got one other option…"

"Then use it!" said Pac.

She shook her head. "I can't… Pac… the one I have that could work… is the one I made for you."

Pac froze to the news. "You were making one… for me… Alley…"

"I've been trying to, I don't even know if that would work on you. But I know for certain, it should be strong enough for Tiger. But, if it can be used on you…"

Pac shook his head. "I rather take down a tiger, Alley, he's damaging the city, it won't be long before he starts killing innocent people. If you need to use it on him, do it!" he said. "I'll manage."

With a sigh, Alley nodded. "I'm calling mom to let her know what's going on…"