Chapter 15

"We got everyone out of City Z."

"We are in the process of going after Garou!"

"Genos, tell me, what is his state? Has he erupted?" Zombieman asked.

"Negative, he appears to be keeping himself together… as odd of a sight this is, the creatures bounded to him… are trying to restrain him!"

Zombieman paused. "Shit, so this really only affects half monsters… which makes me wonder why those things are able to resist and not fall into the same Madness as Garou…"

"Zombieman…"

"Where is Garou headed?"

"Abandoned district. Master has already removed all valuables from the apartment just in case."

"Good, try and keep him there…"

"It appears he was going there anyways to minimize and more damage, as well as harm to the city."

"Zombieman, Silverfang reporting in!"

"Go Bang,"

"I am following Melee Brawler. She has tried to escape the city but is being pushed back by a military…"

"Military…" he muttered. "Bang, is this military trying to push her towards the city?" he asked.

"Indeed, in fact, they are trying to draw her into the middle of City Z that is still populated. Just by her movements I can tell she is doing everything to avoid it! Zombieman… they are purposely trying to get them to cause mass destruction and death!"

"Shit, I should have know!" he protested. "Bang, do whatever you can to help Melee, get her out of there and into the abandon section of City Z will you?"

He gave a laugh. "I think this could make things interesting for an old man like me. I'm on it."

Call after call, Zombieman began to write down the pattern. Military was being moved in, about an hour after the call went out about Garou and the family losing control of themselves. The six are nowhere to be found, for that matter, the twins have disappeared as well. "Shit, if something happens to their newborns…" he muttered and took out a smoke.

"66!"

He paused and turned to Genus. "The frequency, I figured it out! There is a probe emitting the signal, however it is using the other satellites to broadcast and spread it over the supercontinent. It is being emitted on every electrical device!"

"How do we stop it?"

He shook his head. "It's too far out of orbit, as well it is using alien metals. I have not way of getting in contact with it!"

He slammed the table hard. If Alley or Yuki were here, they could hack it…

"Yuki…" he whispered.

"What is it?" Genus asked.

"Yuki is always wearing technology. He showed me once that he put in a program for, we can track his location with his equipment!" He got back on his headset. "Emp, I need your help. Yuki is always wearing devices, can you trace any of them for me right now. He and his siblings are MIA"

"Just a moment…" A pause came over the airwaves until… "Got it!"

"Great job, where?"

Silence came once more. Emp however sounded confused. "City A… Wait… there's bunkers in City A!?"

Not even he knew that. Zombieman knew after the alien attack, the city was essentially bleached, and they made the new Hero Association over top of it. Unless… Metal Knight made a few extra editions…

But now the question, who do they sent?

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"GAH… GAH… AAAAAHHHHH!"

"Melee!" Silverfang called. "Please, try and listen to me, go northeast, you are being surrounded… Melee, can you hear me!?"

His heart ached for her. She was constantly holding her head, covering her ears and yet nothing could stop her suffering. She kept looking at Bang oddly, before the rage consumed her. Her eyes narrowed as she appeared poised to attack! Yet as Melee came at him, Silverfang watched as she was blindsided! She went through several trees and a car before turning and running towards the abandoned district. "Thank you…" Bang paused as he came face to face with a monstrosity. "Amai?"

He turned and gave the best smile he could offer in his state. "Sorry, apparently I can't seem to keep hold of my own form at the moment… something is bugging me to say the least…"

"Do… do you hear a sound too?"

He paused, but nodded. "Yes, it's a rather low, dull sound to my ears. However earlier, it was rather unbearable."

Bang shook his head to it all. "Okay, enough of that, we got to get Melee to the abandoned side of the city!"

"I'll go on ahead!" With a great leap, Amai sored through the skies and covered a good distance already. Silverfang smirked as he was quick to catch up with him.

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He heard it all too well too.

A strange sound began to bombard his ears. Annoying but nothing to worry about. Amai thought it was just a slight ringing in his ears that would pass in time. Yet then, the sound grew louder. "My God, what is that?" he demanded aloud.

He was merely wondering the streets when the warning went off. Multiple level dragon threats in the area.

He turned to the TV and froze at the sight. Every news broadcast was showing the attacks from all over the cities.

But it was caused by Garou and his family!

"What on earth… GAH!" Amai paused as the sound intensified in his ears. So much so, that he began to lose his grip on his form. He turned suddenly in the city, people stopped, some screamed aloud at the sight of him. Yet it was the children of all people who weren't the least bit scared!

"Mr. Amai, are you okay?" came the voice of a sweet little girl. Her mother was quick to try and pull her away, but she was adamant to know if he was safe.

Amai tried to smile as best he could. "I am, thank you… strange, I don't hear it anymore…"

"Hear what?" the little girl asked.

"Something that is making Garou and his family very upset… that has to be the cause! Excuse me," he then began to jump.

Leaps and bounds he cleared blocks and got on his phone. "Is anyone there at the Association?" he called.

"Amai, Zombieman, I'm calling the shots, any objection?"

"None, I know Alley asked you to be in charge, what's the situation?"

"We don't know, something about a sound is driving Garou and his family mad!"

"I am aware, it was bothering me as well. I can't hold my human state, I am not a pretty picture to say the least at the moment."

"Fuck that, I need you to go to City Z. You are one of the few people that can hold their own. I need you to get Melee and Garou to the abandon district of the city, can you manage?"

Amai snickered. "You underestimate me. I am on my way now!"

Since then, he has been sparring in a sense against Melee. Whenever she turned a different direction. Amai guided her back towards the abandoned district. However, his efforts were hindered.

Military personal were showing up in droves. One leading the charge was Chet Ubet of all people, wearing full military gear! "Asshole…" he growled. He just got Melee into the district, but kept close to her just in case.

That was when she stopped.

Amai's heart broke to see her in such a state. She was in pain, enraged and at the same time, trying to keep herself together. She turned to Amai, her hands covering her ears as she looked to him, pleading. "Children…." She managed to get out.

"Melee?"

"Save them… our children…" she said once more, but then, the madness came over her again. Such a powerful shockwave came off her body as she took off once more, deeper into the abandoned district.

"Amai!" called Silverfang. "You got her here, good. Garou is as well…"

"Bang… I have to go."

"Go?"

"Melee asked me to save our children…" he said, those words hit him a lot harder than they should. But he looked to Silverfang. "She pleaded me to…"

Bang sighed aloud. "So be it, she asked you. Quite frankly I don't know what we can do in the mean time to calm them down…" he paused. "I was told by Zombieman, the six are missing… along with the twins. There's reason to believe they are in a hidden bunker in City A of all places…"

Amai froze. "They took…" he shook his head clear. "I have to go save them!"

Silverfang nodded. "Be careful out there Amai…" he turned and saw the military moving in. "I don't know why they are here or what they have planned, but Godspeed."

Amai turned to the skies, once more he began to leap as far and fast as he could. He has to save them.

He has to save his children…