Chapter 12- Bounty.

Hunter led the way as he lured his sister and brother out of the playground and down into a dark side of town. He has seen Bull-Bull in the area with his small legions, they have been lying low for a while. But now, it was time to bring them out in the open! Alley managed to find and borrow a wagon. The park apparently had rentals and she possessed just enough change. With the wagon in hand, Hunter brought them to the building. "There, they are all in there!" he said.

"How many?" asked Pac.

"There's Bull-Bull and he has three others who are also class A like him. The rest are class B if that. There's about four of them."

"8! That's a lot, don't you think?" asked Pac.

"That's nothing!" said Hunter. "With your skills, our strength, we can take them down easily!" No sooner did he say those words did four bodies comes flying out of the warehouse. They landed on the other side of the street with a thud! Alley checked on them, only to find they are members of the Fubuki group.

"So we need to plan this…" Pac paused as he began to think. He soon got an idea but they would have to do it in three turns. And hope there will be at least two of Bull-Bull's men at a time. He sent Alley first, giving her the idea to pretend to be lost and needs help. She will lure any of Bull-Bull's men outside where Hunter and Pac will wait to ambush them. Then, they do the process again, but this time, Hunter knocks on the door and with a different reason for being there. Lastly, if the numbers dwindle in their favor, they go in and take out the A class villains.

Hunter's smile grew. "You see, dad's smarts and skill!" he said and playfully tussled his brother's hair. "Okay, let's do this! Alley, you're up!" They went across the street, Alley got herself into character and knocked on the doors of the abandoned factory. She started her tears but hid her eyes as the doors opened. As luck would have it, four of Bull-Bull's men came out.

"I'm lost!" cried Alley.

"Scram kid, get out of here!"

"But… I don't know where to go! I want my mommy!" she wept. This brought the four outside the door as the boss called for them to 'shut her up' by any means necessary. When the door closed, her tears stopped. "Now, let's see if we can make you cry for your mommy!" she said.

They struck hard and fast. Pac taking down two on his own, Alley and Hunter took down one. The four were out cold. They began throwing them on to the wagon and kept it off to the side. Four down, four to go.

Hunter was next as he approached the door and knocked. This time only one answered. Hunter smiled as he gently tapped the man. "Tag! You're it!" But then reached in and pulled him out through the doorway! He hit the ground hard, but was quickly knocked out by Alley with a knee to the jaw.

"See, easy!" Hunter announced.

Then… the door opened again. This time, it was Bull-Bull and his remaining two men. "What the hell is this!"

"Ideas Pac?" asked Hunter.

"Yeah… knock them down!" Pac barreled his way between Bull-Bull and the two other men, he gave them each quick shots to the knees which forced them down. From there he called for Alley and Hunter to take the others, he would take Bull-Bull himself.

The A Class villain was a lot stronger than he thought. He was quick to stand and take aim at him. "You punk ass kid!" And charged. Head on Pac knew he couldn't take him like that. He had to get Bull-Bull down and make him stay down, head shots were usually the way to go, but not this time. He has to knock the air out of him!

Inspiration hit! Pac dropped to the ground as Bull-Bull came charging, when the villain was just over head. Pac delivered a stiff shot to the solar plexus, diaphragm and stomach. He quickly rolled out of the way as Bull dropped to the ground, unable to move. Alley and Hunter took out the other two with relative ease. "Okay… so where do we bring them?" asked Pac.

"Police station…. Six block away."

With a sigh, Pac picked up Bull and one of his gang members. He was able to carry one over each shoulder. Hunter followed suit carrying two as well. Alley took the wagon. It was a strange sight as people stopped and stared at the three kids dragging these large villains through the streets. When they got to the police station, Alley went in first with the wagon, then Hunter, then Pac tossed in Bull. They stood there before turning to the man at the desk. "We want our bounty money please," said Hunter.

No one moved, no one could really fathom what they just witnessed. Then again, no one believed that three kids could have taken down Bull-Bull and his legions! "Hey! That's our bounty!"

Entering the doors were the four members of the Fubuki group. "You punks took our bounty!"

"You were unconscious!" snapped Alley.

The Fubuki group turned to the officer at the desk. "Do you really believe three kids took down A class villains?" demanded Eyelashes.

He didn't. But he did see two of these kids carry in full-grown men like they were nothing. Not to mention a little girl easily pulling over 600 pounds. Suddenly, Bull recovered. He got to his feet and was about to charge his way out of the police station. Pac however cut him off. He dropped to the ground once more as Bull came over top. He stuck Bull Bull right in the diaphragm; it sent Bull-Bull up to the roof with a sickening thud. Pac moved out of the way just in time as the villain hit the ground face first! There was no hesitation. The officer stood from his desk, got the money and gave it to the kids. "Don't spend it all in one place."

The kids walked victoriously out the door with the wad of cash in hand. Alley held the money and said. "How do we split this?"

Hunter smiled. "Easy, we go get another until we're even!"

"Get another what?"

The three froze to the voice that came behind them. Dread filled Pac as he turned. Garou stood with his arms crossed. "Well?"

"We… we… just… it's that…" stumbled Hunter.

"Pac wanted to earn money to take Zenko out for ice cream!" blurred Alley.

Garou was surprised. "Is this true?"

Pac could only nod his head. "I have to go to her piano recital tomorrow, if I go, I may be able to take her out for ice cream the next day. Her brother said so. But I didn't have the money, I wanted to buy it myself."

Garou huffed. "Metal Bat and his rules. Okay, let's get you home." He had his sons climb on to his back; they both wrapped their arms around his neck for security, as he carried Alley in his arms. In a single bound, Garou was airborne. Yet in the sky, something caught their father's attention. "I need to introduce you kids to someone." He said.

As he descended, he landed in another playground. There was a young kid sitting on the bench. But, he looked different. In nearly two years, the boy Tareo grew. His hair became longer, he stood taller and lost weight. When Garou landed, Tareo's eyes lit up! "Big Brother!" he called. Yet, he froze when he saw the three other kids.

"Dad, why does he call you that?" asked Hunter.

"Because, I am like a big brother to him. And you, brat…" Garou said to Tareo. "You are Little Uncle to these three!"

The kid froze. "Uncle?" he asked.

"How does that feel to be called Uncle?" smirked Garou. Reaching behind him, he took out a book. "Finally I can give this back to you… oh… here's one for your trouble." Garou took out a second book, the updated version of heroes from the Heroes Association. Tareo quickly flipped through the pages, but his eyes widened with great surprise. "All the S class signed this!?"

"You can thank Melee for that. And yes… and… there's a new section!" Right after the S Class, the new M Class Dragons were introduced before the monster section of the book. Tareo's eyes widened with great surprise to see his Big Brother finally made it into the book. He gave a gracious hug to Garou, before he turned to the kids.

"You're dad is SO COOL!" he said.

It was the first time the Triplets really heard anyone speak nicely about their father! They watched as Garou ruffled his hair and called for his kids to climb back on. His sons took the shoulders as he carried Alley. Once more he took to the skies. They were home in no time. Yet, before going in, Garou insisted that Pac speak with his mother about his plans for tomorrow.

Hunter then asked. "Dad… can we keep the bounty money?"

He laughed. "You earned it, didn't you? But make it even. Any money you can't split goes into a jar."

The kids were surprised, yet gladly agreed. Hunter was the first one to rush into the house, wanting to tell his mom about the day they had. But Pac was quick to interrupt him. "I need good clothing to wear to a recital tomorrow. I have to go to it too!"

"A recital?" she asked. Pac then handed her the booklet and the ticket attached.

"Please mom, it's important to me."

Melee nodded. "Okay, let's see what we got to work with, but first dinner. You kids look hungry!"