Chapter 1 - Introductions
The Great Saiyaman, Satan City's newest hero, was currently found flying high above the downtown of the bustling city. Little did the citizens below know, but this hero was especially excited to enforce his newly forged brand of justice. Beneath the dark helmet, the mysterious superhero smirked to himself as cheers of his name roared up from below...
"No, no the Great Saiyaman can't show off his newest moves just yet…still gotta punch the bad guy..." Gohan's sleeptalking startled him awake.
Bummer just getting to the good part, Gohan thought to himself before he squinted his eyes open to the bright orange morning sun rising above the horizon. With a grin, he jumped up wide awake, especially excited for the day ahead. It was going to be the first day he got to put his brand new Great Saiyaman suit which Bulma had made him into action, and the teenage superhero was ready to help fight the crime that seemed to run rampant in Satan City.
Gohan decided to leave home an extra hour early before he was due at Orange Star High School to make sure he had plenty of time to scout around for potential evildoers. Making it to the city in record time, Gohan flew above the downtown area where most of the crime seemed to happen, if his previous escapades as what the media named the Golden Warrior were anything to go by.
Bingo! Said the helmeted warrior excitedly to himself as he descended upon an elderly woman who looked to be held at gunpoint in the alley around the corner from the bank. Swiftly landing in front of the woman and the man who wore a ski mask to hide his identity...poorly thought Gohan as he observed the man's unbuttoned collared shirt which still held his nametag and ID badge. He wondered if all the criminals in Satan City were as much of buffoons as the city's namesake or if that was just a coincidence. With a small sigh, Gohan lept into action, arms spread and knees bent as he announced his arrival.
"Evildoers beware, for the Great Saiyaman is here!" Gohan finished his set, the old woman's eyes widened in surprise while the masked robber let go of the firm hold on his weapon earning him a smirk from Gohan, that was perfect, he's already scared! The criminal quickly regained control of his weapon and readjusted his hold on the woman.
"Stay right there Grand Sandman if you don't wanna get hurt!" The man yelled pushing the gun further into the woman's cheek. Gohan was fuming.
"It's the Great Saiyaman! Let that woman go if you don't want to be on the wrong side of the fist of justice!" Gohan corrected trying to keep his voice nice and heroic. Gohan realized he would have to finish this one quick when the man made no move to stand down. This guy just doesn't seem to be smart enough to know when to surrender! Flashing out of sight the robber blinked in surprise before being quickly winded by a tap to the abdomen from Gohan. Removing the offending firearm from the man's limp fist, Gohan crumbled the metal before ensuring the woman was okay,
"Thank you Mr. Saiyaman, you made this old woman live to see another day, bless you." She said before slowly walking out of the alley away from the two men. Gohan looked down to see that the criminal was still out cold on the concrete before deciding he should probably turn him into the police since attempted robbery and gun possession in the city were illegal. Picking up the man, Gohan flew the three blocks to the nearest police station before knocking on the door leaving the unconscious criminal, his crumpled gun, and a very confused officer in his wake.
Gohan looked down at his watch once he resumed his high altitude above the city.
"Okay, one down and still forty minutes before I have to go to school, this is a great day already!" Gohan spoke aloud to himself while using his enhanced eyesight to scour the streets for more bad situations. Suddenly a flash of bright blue light from directly below him caught his eye. Flying down with his defences up in case this was another hostage situation, Gohan flew closer to the light before suddenly his whole word was literally turned upside down. Shaking his head and stopping himself from flying further into the sky, Gohan turned around to look down at the city below.
That was weird, maybe there was a malfunction with the helmet, I'll have to ask Bulma to check it out after school. Gohan thought to himself giving the headgear a tap on the side. Dismissing his worry, he quickly spotted another situation unfolding.
This time, there was a group of three men who were being tied up by what looked to be a guy in a tight onesie much like what Vegeta wore. But instead of the scowl which was the Saiyan Prince's expression of choice, this guy was wearing a mask. The three men all looked terrified and Gohan quickly leapt into action.
"Stop that evildoer!" Gohan bellowed while striking one of his most fearsome poses as voted upon by Goten the night before. This made the red and blue masked guy look up. Gohan noticed that the mask he was wearing had large white stylized eyes which opened wide at the sight of him.
"Uhh I'm not the bad guy dude." The insectine masked man spoke up, dusting his hands off before settling them on his hips to stare down Gohan. "And who're you supposed to be, Renaissance Alien Man?" Gohan blushed beneath his helmet at the description immediately deciding he needed to enact his full routine.
"Some may call me the protector of the innocent, the champion of justice, defender of the truth, I am the Great Saiyaman!" Gohan finished, nailing his last pose. If the masked man's white eyes could have fled the confines of his head because they were so wide they would have. Gohan looked back towards the red and blue man, and noticed the masked figure's eyes narrow to a reasonable size while he nodded his head.
"Oh dude, I get it, nice work on the whole steampunk Power Ranger cosplay, it's uh, definitely unique man. But I think Comic Con isn't for another few months and I'm kinda busy here with these thugs. So okay, thumbs up from Spider-Man, tell your friends, but don't try and fight crime, leave it to the pros okay." The masked man gave a thumbs up in Gohan's direction before turning back around to finish dealing with the men still tied up. Gohan stumbled out of the low lunge he had finished his routine on before standing back up and crossing his arms in quick thought.
"Don't try to play off an evil deed with fancy words, for the Great Saiyaman sees through all tricks! Unhand those men and flee if you don't want to be on the wrong side of the fist of justice!" Gohan said cringing internally at the last sentence, he had already used that line today, he definitely needed some more practice time.
"Okay dude, I don't know if you have a thing for getting webbed but it's gonna happen if you don't go away now." The masked man replied turning back around, the men tied on the ground had been observing the interaction between the two costumed figures in confusion.
"You are leaving me no choice." Gohan replied, getting ready to charge the guy dressed in the tight red and blue. Charging quickly forward, Gohan decided he would perform a quick chop to the neck to subdue the man. He was surprised however when the smaller man quickly dodged by dropping to the ground and spinning around towards the wall next to the guys tied up.
"Woah man, I thought maybe you were just a big weird fan, but now you're trying to fight me in front of attempted kidnappers, not cool dude." The blue and red blur shot a rope at Gohan. Gohan moved to the side grabbing on the rope and pulled, inadvertently dragging his opponent with it. Gohan aimed a light punch towards his abdomen once he was in range only to be surprised when said man caught his fist. Gohan hadn't used much power in his punch, but it would have been more than quick enough for the average human.
"Ah man dude, are you like another legit caped weirdo who's going to try and kill me. I like literally just got back from dealing with one of you guys in Europe." The guy spoke, the more Gohan listened the more confused he was getting.
"The Great Saiyaman doesn't kill, he only fights against injustice." Gohan jumped back again watching his opponents moves, their conversation not quite adding up in the new superheros head.
"Well if you're only fighting against injustice, then why're you attacking 'The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'?" A new sarcastic voice added in, turning both masked heros heads towards the tied up men. The smallest of them rolling his eyes at the superhero's antics. "I mean really, I think I'm gonna throw up soon if I hear any more banter between you two weirdos." He added turning to the man on his left.
"Yeah, seriously please call the cops so they can come get us before I have to witness that guy's stupid ass dance moves again." The other man snorted out. Gohan almost fell over hearing what the tied up guys were saying, just now realizing that they really were the bad guys and the other guy they called Spider-Man was the hero. Gohan had never heard of this hero before, as far as he knew, only Videl fought crime in Satan City before he had shown up.
"Not gonna lie dude, they kinda have a point. How 'bout you hang out right there and let me finish with these guys, then I'll take a selfie with you or something 'kay?" Gohan shrugged his shoulders in confusion which seemed to placate Spider-Man. He didn't know what else to do, and he was clearly out of his social depths in this situation. Gohan watched as he saw the red and blue jumpsuit wearer grab the end of the rope which tied the three men together and drag them towards the opening of the alley while muttering quietly to himself. Coming back the masked man dusted his hands off while approaching Gohan again.
"Okay, police are called, bad guys tied up and I've got a couple minutes before I have to be somewhere. So, how 'bout you join me for a stroll Saiyan-Man, 'cause gotta be honest I still don't have the best rep with the cops so I'd rather not be caught chilling with another weirdo in a costume." Spider-Man said to Gohan gesturing towards the back of the alleyway which led down to a different street.
"Actually mind if I give you a lift to the roof? I forgot I left my backpack up there, if I lose another one I'll be in deep shit." Spider-Man waved Gohan towards himself before hopping up and crawling along the wall to the top of the four story building. Gohan was perplexed by the other superhero's odd movements and couldn't help but think about how much of the outside world he had been missing out on for the first sixteen years of his life if people just casually crawled up buildings. He was caught off guard when a line of the rope Gohan saw the masked man use to tie up the criminals caught him in the center of the chest which quickly bungeed him up to the top of the building where Spider-Man was waiting. Gohan landed in a defensive stance uncertain what the other guy was up to.
"Sorry, I'm not sorry dude, that was payback for making me look dumb infront of those goons down there." Spider-Man laughed while bending down to pick up a black backpack from the ground. Noticing that Gohan wasn't flustered but actually prepared for an attack, he quipped back. "Easy there man, seriously I don't want to fight, but I think it's my duty now to find out who the heck you are and what you're doing in the city?" Spider-Man pressed his hands to his hips, backpack slung across his back.
"Uhh I told you, I'm the Great Saiyaman, protector of Satan City!" Gohan replied stunned enough that he only remembered his hero voice near the end of the sentence.
"Woah dude, Satan City? Is that some new borough nickname, or did they like rename Hell's Kitchen when I wasn't looking?"
"Uhhh…I thought Orange Star City was what it used to be called?" Gohan rubbed his neck with a nervous laugh, a tick he had inherited from his father. He didn't know what to say, he didn't know what a borough or Hell's Kitchen was and this whole guy's attitude and demeanor was weird too. He looked back at Spider-Man who was tapping his chin in thought.
"Dude, we're in New York City. I don't know what kind of drugs you're on but I am so not trained to deal with crazy guys tripping on acid or whatever is going on with you." Gohan scoffed at the thought.
"Tsh I don't...the Great Saiyaman doesn't do drugs!" Gohan yelped back, it was one thing to make fun of him, but another to slander his character. This seemed to cause Spider-Man to pause and think again, when he spoke it was in a much calmer, almost soothing tone.
"Sorry Mr. Saiyaman, um I'm not gonna lie I'm now really late for sch...tuff, so I'm just gonna drop you off near this nice cozy little clinic I know of where I'm sure they can help you." Gohan backed away from Spider-Man when the red and blue guy stepped closer inching both of them closer to the edge of the building.
"Seriously man, I want to get you the help you need, but you've just gotta help me, help you, ya know, like that old movie." Gohan felt the edge of his boot slide off the side of the building and he saw the masked man's eyes widen at the movement. Not liking this escalation of events between himself and the other superhero, Gohan pushed back off the building into the air drawing a shout from the other guy.
"Dude, no!" Spider-Man rushed to the edge web shooters blazing ready to catch the jumper before he saw the other guy hovering in mid air. "You're flying?"
"Listen, Spider-Man right? I'm not looking for help, I think I'm just lost actually so...I'm just gonna go now." Gohan was thoroughly frazzled and at that moment, he just wanted to get away from this situation as fast as possible. Glancing down at his watch he realized that he had just seven minutes to get to school before he was late, and he didn't have time to deal with the craziness of the world he was just now learning about. Gohan didn't see the bright blue light that had appeared behind him, but Spider-Man did.
"Look out!" Spider-Man shouted as the Great Saiyaman turned around and disappeared into the blue light which disappeared as soon as it had come. Not seeing any sign of the really weird guy, Peter sighed.
"Woah, I knew I shouldn't have pulled that all nighter last night, I've gotta be hallucinating" Peter looked at the time displayed inside his suit's system. "Ah crap, late for school again!"
Thanks so much for reading! Let me know what you think of the shenanigans so far. Gohan and Peter still have a lot more catching up to do ;)