Glad at least two people are enjoying...

But enough passive aggression, small note for todays chapter. Things are a little manic here because I'm gonna be moving in about a week or two, having had a huge amount of free time between preparing for that and my job so fair warning editing may have been a little rushed this time around.

Also on that note, if it turns out I have to move before I finish getting out the last three chapter (Thats right boys and girls only 3 left after this chapter) then I'll move up the schedule and post them day after day lol

Anyways, enjoy the continuing chaos :D


"Spitfire and his sidekicks are working for Forma-Gen!"

DK and Spitfire's eyes met, both hearing the words. DK through his own communicator, and Spitfire through his teammates. For a brief second, as the truth sunk in, DK's face showed a grim acceptance of the truth he didn't want to believe. While at the same time, Spitfire's face showed a terrible fear, that was replaced in an instant with something far more sinister.

"Well, fuck it then." Spitfire smirked, before raising his blast on DK and unloading, firing a salvo of bright green bolts of energy. Civilians were shouting, police were trying to get everyone clear while DK jumped back to avoid the blasts.

"Hnngh!" He hissed in pain, the explosions rattling him on all sides before he reached a safe point. His sharp eyes darting right back up to Spitfire as he took a position in the air, "You Bastard!"

"Oh get off your high horse DK," Spitfire spat back, keeping his blaster aimed at DK, "I've busted my ass keeping this place safe for YEARS! And what do I have to show for it? NOTHING! Who could blame me for taking Forma-Gen up on their offer?"

"And you are okay with people being abducted or killed?!" DK demanded, fists clenching tighter, "With Heroes being crippled!?"

He paused briefly, expression fading in a second of contemplation... Before it returned to a sinister sneer, "Yes, I am." He turned sharply, aiming his blaster at the crowd and firing.

"NO!"

. . .

"Oh you shouldn't have done that girl," Dragonfly sighed, "Now you'll have to DIE!" Both Pro Heroes turned their blasters on Ryou, but she didn't try to back down.

"HAAAH!" The moment they fired, she expelled more energy from her body. The shockwave unleashed sent their projectiles flying in random directions, at the same time she lunged for Firefly, "You two are a DISGRACE!" Her fist smashed right through her visor, the blow sending her tumbling across the ground. She tried to keep going with her momentum, turning and delivering a blow to Dragonfly but he caught her fist with a mechanical gauntlet, "Hnngh!?"

"Being super strong is pretty nice, so I upgraded my armor to make me far stronger than the average person!" He declared, grabbing her by the elbow with his other arm, before spinning around and throwing her right into into a nearby wall.

"Gah!" She impact knocked the wind out of her, making Ryou drop to her knees.

"And the built in shock absorbers make dealing with punch hungry pricks like you nice and easy." He chuckled, rolling his mechanical fingers as he walked towards her, "I'm basically a tank in human form!"

"Shock absorbers?" Ryou repeated, rising back to her feet with an intense fire in her eyes, "Good, I've been looking for a sturdy punching bag." Slamming her fists together as her veins lit up, sparks flying between them, "Lets see what gives out first, your Armor or my Quirk? YOU D LIST HERO!"

. . .

Spitfire chuckled in amusement, "Wow, you're pretty spry for an old man."

DK was wincing in pain, hands stinging and burned from using them to stop the attack after getting in between Spitfire and the crowd, "Fuck you, I'm only forty eight..." He grunted, wincing when he moved his hands, "Officers, get these people clear of the area, its too dangerous." He ordered, not daring to take his eyes off of Spitfire.

"Hmph, you know I spent the last five years of my life being the noble protector of these people and it didn't get me shit," He spat harshly, "Smiles don't buy me nice things, so why should I care?" His blaster aimed at the crowd again briefly, before he chuckled once more, "I am curious, how did you know? What gave me away?"

DK grit his teeth at the mans words, "You were always there, any time I had a problem with Forma-Gen you ended up involved somehow... I never did like you and your pompous bullshit, your eyes never match what your mouth is saying." He grunted, clenching his fists tightly, "Still, I didn't want to believe, I put faith in you that my instincts were wrong, because I wanted to believe in you... And then-" He remembered what was in that envelope, the one Adachi had gotten from Zodiac. It was such simple evidence, not damning but enough to tip the scale. Bank statements, ones that pointed to an anonymous financier of the Spitfire Agency. "And then, when Megaton spoke out against you... I knew it was the truth."

Spitfire broke into a boisterous laugh, "Wow! Of all the things that could have gotten me caught, to think it was one of those idiots blabbing..." He lowered his weapon briefly, "You wanna hear something really twisted? Firefly did find Forma-Gens little pet project in the water, luckily she'd lost consciousness thanks to the blood loss, we brought her right back home to get all patched up."

"Spitfire! Sir! I think I've got something!"

"Say again Firefly? I'm here with DK and the Police Chief, if you found that monster tell us and we'll be right there!"

"... Oh... Whoops, sorry it was just more debris from the bridge, false alarm."

"Dammit Spitfire!" DK shouted in anger, slashing a hand through the air. "How could you support them making a MONSTER like that!?"

"I support myself making money," He scoffed, shaking his head, a few compartments on his jetpack opening, "And after we get out of here, I think we'll try to join up with that League of Villains everyone is so fond of, I'm sure that'll really get the cash flowing."

"HRAAAH!" DK roared, springing off the ground towards him with incredible speed, "I won't let you run!" Reaching out and trying to grab him, but just as his hand met Spitfire's chest, several small rockets were launched from his back. Flying towards the building and exploding along its edges, rocking the structure with shockwaves, "WHAT?!"

As the two fell towards the ground, Spitfire stuffed the barrel against DK chest and fired, blasting him off, "Let's see you try to chase me once that monster is out!" He laughed, flying further away from the scene, "Everyone fall back! I repeat get away from the building! But make sure to leave your surprise for the boss man before you go!"

. . .

"HAAAAAH!" Ryou was locked hand to hand with Dragonfly, sparks jumping from her form as she tried to push him back. The two were locked in place, neither able to get the upper hand, but it was clear Dragonfly was running out of steam, or at least his suit was reaching its limit.

"Ngh! Dammit girl will you just FUCK OFF!" He fired a blast from his wrist launcher but it hit nothing except for a wall nearby.

"I can't believe I thought you were the good guys!" She shouted, bending his mechanical wrists back, circuits were sparking as the joints were crushed. Before she could break all the way through however, the building rocked with the force of explosions from the outside.

"Everyone fall back! I repeat get away from the building! But make sure to leave your surprise for the boss man before you go!"

"DRAGONFLY!"

Ryou's eyes widened, and before she could move a stinging pain burned into her side. Firefly blasting her from the flank, her grip loosened as she stumbled away allowing Dragonfly to get clear, "Come on we've gotta go!" She turned and started flying out of the building, expecting him to follow.

"Right! See ya round bitch!" Dragonfly laughed, making his way towards the window to blast off as well, "Here! Have a present before I go!" Releasing a mechanical device from his back and letting it hit the floor where it started ticking.

Ryou grit her teeth, eyes flashing as she drove herself to move, "You're NOT GETTING AWAY!" Blasting off of her feet, she attacked him from behind just as he cleared the window.

Outside, DK would watch as Ryou slammed into Dragonfly from behind smashing right through his jetpack. The two crashing down to the ground below and tumbling across the pavement. But before anyone could move, the entire floor they had been on lit up, a thunderous explosion destroying all that was left. Lights throughout the building started to fail, the power shutting down rapidly as more fires spread on the heavily damaged building.

"Megaton!" DK moved to her aid quickly, "Are you okay? What happened up there where is Rizado!?"

"I-I don't know," Ryou panted lightly, getting up quickly while police surrounded and started detaining the dazed Dragonfly, "Firefly flew away, but that guy left some kind of explosive up there before I took him down."

DK narrowed his eyes, turning and glaring at Dragonfly, "Alright you son of a bitch, what was that? Why did you attack the building!?"

Dragonfly groaned in pain as he was hoisted up, police starting to remove his damaged gear and cuff him, "Heh, heheheheh, because Spitfire wanted a backup plan in case Forma-Gen tried to backstab us," He sneered, "Bro knew all the power lines that were important to the sub lab, there's no stopping it now, if nobody is down there to seal the door that Monster is gonna get out and you're ALL DEAD!" Before breaking into laughter, like a mad man that knew his time was up, the police taking him away.

Just as DK was about to head into the building himself, his communicator went off, "D-DK! Its me!" Adachi's voice sounding through, but he sounded frantic.

"Rizado? Good you're alive, is everything okay? Where are you!?" DK asked quickly.

"I found my way to the secret lab!" Adachi explained, "But we've got a big problem!"

"What kind of big problem!?"

"The kind with four arms that wants to kill me!"

. . .

15 Minutes Earlier

After Firefly took off downstairs and Adachi gave his warning to Ryou, he began making his way deeper. Passing by the main floors via an empty elevator shaft. Which was strange, all things considered. He couldn't find the lift anywhere, and hadn't seen any sign of it since entered the shaft. The cables lead all the way to the bottom but ended with no elevator in sight.

"What the hell..." He muttered, coming to a stop on the bottom of the shaft. But when his feet touched down, it gave off a hollow metal clank, "Wait... Isn't the bottom of the shaft supposed to be concrete or something?" Adachi questioned, kneeling down and feeling along the floor, "Hnngh!" His eyes widened, feeling a line in the floor that split it in half.

"This has to be it! Some kind of hidden doorway in the elevator shaft!" He realized, looking around to the cables along the wall. Sure enough, it looked like they ran into the floor rather than stopping at the bottom, "A hidden floor beneath the building!"

Not wasting any time, Adachi grew to his Croc form and got to work. The sound of fight outside was muffled by the closed off proximity of the elevator shaft. Adachi slammed a fist into the metal, starting to dent it inward. Oh yeah, there was definitely something beneath it, he struck the metal a few more times until it was busted enough that he could get a grip. Clenching his teeth, he started to strip it away and hissed angrily. The metal began to creak and bend back allowing him to see inside.

Sure enough, there was an elevator parked maybe another twenty feet down.

"Perfect!" Adachi grinned flashing his teeth. Shifting back to his smaller form, he started climbing down along the wall before reaching the elevator parked below. With a sharp twist, he popped off the emergency hatch and climbed inside. He pushed a button and doors began to open, and as he walked out into the long hallway he started to discard his villain disguise, "Alright, lets do this!"

The walls around him were concrete, lined with a few bright white lights like he was in some kind of bunker. And far ahead he could see the hall open up into a large room with various lights inside of it. This was it, this had to be it! He broke into a sprint the moment he started hearing voices, closing in on the room quickly. As Adachi stepped inside, his eyes widened at the sight before him.

All along the walls were other large vats, filled with a strange glowing green liquid and some globs or seemingly organic material. Tables lined with all forms of surgical equipment were everywhere, thick wires and cables were all over the room connecting various computers to different places. And at the far end in another, much larger vat, there she was.

Floating in the liquid, her body had only small scars remaining that showed her injuries from what happened on the bridge. But she appeared to be unconscious, something keeping her asleep as she floated in the strange goo. A breathing mask was attached to her mouth, along with a few tubes around her body. Her form had grown a bit darker in color as well.

But his thoughts on that came to a halt when he spotted two men in lab coats staring at him. Both looking like they'd been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Not wasting any time, Adachi moved towards them, "You two are both under arrest!"

The thin pale man raised his hands, head lowered in defeat. While the shorter, far older man behind him narrowed his eyes at Adachi, "You... You stupid child... How dare you come down into MY lab, i-if I were younger I would-"

"Dr. Rito please," Daito put his hands on the man trying to stop him, "Calm down, it's over..."

Rito's eyes glanced over the various monitors showing camera feed from outside. With police on the scene, and news choppers buzzing overhead now, he knew it was the end. There was no recovering from this, with the evidence that could be recovered here Forma-Gen was done. "Dammit... I didn't give that monkey enough credit..." He grunted, spotting the fight going on between DK and Spitfire, "He maneuvered me right into a corner..."

Adachi moved closer, watching them warily, "You need to give me some answers, this monster... Why did you make her?" He demanded, thinking back to Griffin, "Why did you sick her on innocent people!?"

"It was never our intention to hurt innocent people," Daito assured, "What happened at the bridge was an accident, you must understand-"

"I will not beg for forgiveness," Rito cut him off, glaring at Adachi, "Forgiveness for trying to cure this crumbling society... You've seen it yourself, Heroes are failing, the villains grow stronger and my creation is the only thing that could stop it! If only I'd had more time... But the bridge was a successful test run, and your battle showed me ways to improve her body, she's quite a bit more durable now boy."

Adachi's eyes slowly turned towards the vat, "What is she? Another modified human? Like the Noumu?"

"No... But she was created here," He answered grimly, moving towards a chair to sit at a computer, "If I am to be exposed, I want the world to know of my genius." He muttered, bringing up various images, "After the Hosu Incident, when the Noumu and what they were became fully realized... My benefactors and I understood that Villains were going to continue making monsters that far outclassed our heroes, so why not do the same?" He questioned, images of grow masses in the tanks ran across the screen.

They were disgusting, but slowly began to take form, "This is..." Adachi muttered, taking in everything.

"We didn't know the League of Villain's method, so we adopted our own, making use of my Quirk and my colleagues" He continued, "Daito here has a unique Quirk, one that is invaluable to making this process fast and easy while mine assisted in creating her body." He explained, "Tell me, young Hero, how many hundreds of hours of training have you put in, to be only at the average level you are now?" Rito asked, but didn't bother waiting for a response, "While putting out main efforts into crafting this single, highly durable and immensely powerful body using my own Quirk; Weaver... We had others building weaker, simpler forms that would not last as long in prolonged usage."

Adachi's eyes widened, looking back to him, "What... What are saying?"

"Daito's Quirk is called Memory Mapping," Rito answered, "He can copy the muscle memory, and physical experiences of another living creature, and imprint them onto either himself or something else." Pressing another button, the screens changed, showing various videos looping. They looked like Her, but they were smaller, sickly, weaker. They were using their Quirk, training themselves to their limits. Many were breaking down, collapsing from exhaustion or injuring themselves with their abilities, releasing pained screams.

Some of the videos showed differing quirks being used, many ending in failure or severe injury, "We could not copy Quirks or give her multiple ones like the League has somehow learned how to do..." Daito explained along with him, "So instead, we put our Quirk research to work, studying the DNA we collected from those with interesting abilities... We molded the bodies, twisted and broke them until we found the proper conditions to mimic the Quirk we desired."

Even though the videos had no audio, Adachi felt his stomach lurch in disgust, "How... How could you do something so cruel?" He muttered.

"They were just empty dolls, no purpose but the one we gave them," Rito answered him simply, "Once they were spent, Daito would copy their Memories, and imprint their experiences into our main body..."

Adachi grit his teeth, suddenly grabbing the man by his shirt and yanking him up from the chair, "And WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER THAT!?" He demanded, "What did you do to those so called empty dolls!?" His eyes slit and feathers standing on end as he bared his fangs.

"We..." It was Daito's turn to speak up, as he switched the video feed, "Disposed of them."

It was a dark room, filled with pain, writhing bodies. Battered and broken, crying in pain. It was a chorus of pain and suffering. And in their last moments of terror, they saw only fire. As a massive torrent of flames ripped through the room, incinerating all that was left of these failures...

Adachi dropped Rito back into his chair, he wanted to look away from the screen but couldn't. He watched them burning, the sound of the Monsters scream at the bridge filled his ears, knowing a similar sound must have been coming from these other poor creatures.

"Two Hundred and Fifty Seven," Rito coughed out, fixing his shirt, "That was the last count we took, before the incident at the bridge... We were transporting her to another facility to begin proper training, when the accident happened and you Heroes interfered." He sighed and shook his head, "What a waste... She was going to be the start of a new world, a violent upheaval of this crumbling society..." His eyes drifted over to the tank holding Her, "She would be our requiem, one that would bring about a better world..."

Adachi looked back around, staring at her tank with a look of sympathy in his eyes, "When we fought on the bridge, she wasn't trying to hurt anyone, she was defending herself... This thing, she isn't evil just..."

A thunderous crash sounded up above, and Adachi eyes darted to the ceiling. The rumbling ended moments later, but as it did, the lights began to turn off, the power was shutting down. Nothing but flashing red emergency lights remained, "Wh-What's happening?" Adachi demanded.

"The power has been cut!" Daito exclaimed, looking to his screens, "Emergency supply was also hit! Was this part of your plans too Hero!?" He demanded, eyes darting to Adachi.

"What? No we weren't planning to cut power!" He argued, realizing something big must have happened, "Alright come on! Let's get you two out of here and into police custody." He ordered, grabbing Rito's arm and starting to move towards the door.

As the room powered down, inside of her tank, the monster began to stir. The dampeners keeping her in a dazed, calm state were shutting off allowing her mind to start moving once again. Opening her eyes slowly, she saw flashing lights, and figures she just barely recognized. It was that person from the bridge, the one who... No, he was with them, he was moving with BOTH OF THEM!

"Hrrrnnngh... Gnnngh!" The glass began to crack, as she pushed her hands against it.

Adachi looked back briefly, seeing was happening his eyes widened, "Oh no... RUN! Both of you get to the elevator!" He commanded, urging them to move, Daito quickly aiding Rito's retreat through the main doors and into the hall.

The glass shattered, and She went on the attack. Adachi charged forward to meet her head on, trying to transform mid run. But with one swing she battered him aside, sending the boy slamming into various pieces of medical equipment. She reached Dr. Rito, and grabbed him with one arm, lifting him high into the air. Her eyes were burning with fury, anger clear on her face.

"Him! He's the one..." Her thoughts were becoming more clear, focusing on what was right in front of her, "He... Did... This."

"St-Stop!" Daito cried out, trying to help the doctor but she batted him aside. The older man hit the wall hard, splitting the skin of his head before he hit the ground unconscious.

"Ngh! N-No! You can't do this!" Rito pleaded in fear, "I-I created you! You were... You were going to change the world!"

She looked him dead in the eyes, pulling him closer to her face as she inhaled deeply, the smell of his sweat... His fear. Something in her mind finally clicking into place, "You... Created... Failure." Rito's eyes widened further, a chill running down his spine at the sound of her voice. That wasn't supposed to be possible, she was just supposed to be a creature that followed orders! But as his mind did loops, trying to comprehend her cognitive growth, Failure raised one fist.

Knowing it would only take one blow to crush this feeble man.

"STOP!" The pure desperation in his voice, for a brief moment it made her hesitate. Turning her head slowly, and her body halfway, she looked back at the boy. "Please! You... You called yourself Failure, you have a name! You're not some dumb animal!" Adachi shouted, "I know what they did to you was terrible, but if you kill that man... You don't have to be this, you don't have to be a weapon for them or anyone else!"

He talked a lot, and understanding was a slow process. But she knew he wasn't trying to attack her, no... He was trying to stop her, stop her from killing the bad man? She remembered him, he was on the bridge. He protected people then too, "Strong..."

"Grr... You... Failure, remembers you..." She hissed, dropping the man onto the ground before she started walking towards him, passing through the doors back into the lab, while a rush of excitement started filling her body, mixed with the anger she was feeling, "You... You HURT ME! You... Are strong!"

With a feral roar, she was on the attack again. Diving for Adachi while the boy remained in his Skink form to evade and keep his distance, reaching for his communicator while on the move, "D-DK! Its me!"

"Rizado? Good you're alive, is everything okay? Where are you!?"

"I found my way to the secret lab!" Adachi explained, back flipping as Failure smashed her arms down trying to crush him but only succeeded in destroying more equipment, "But we've got a big problem!"

"What kind of big problem!?"

"The kind with four arms that wants to kill me!" He shouted, eyes darting towards the door as he spotted movement. Rito had moved to a control panel, and with one yank of a switch, the heavy steel doors were closing, "HEY! What are you doing!?" At this distance, there was no way he'd make it out in time.

"She cannot be allowed to escape!" He shouted, "And for that, I am sorry, Good bye, Young Hero."

And just like that the doors, and Adachi's fate, were sealed.