Full Tuning
The sky has turned dark, and with it a full moon was out and rising. It's shimmering light glowing down on anything that wasn't hiding in a shadow. Not many were out during this time, but there were still a few people out. One of which who is more than a little interesting.
"Hu-hu-hu!" Unlike the remaining students who wandered, this one kept purely in the shadows. Though she definitely couldn't classify as a student, or at least a normal person. Mainly because she wore nothing at all but a brown thin blanket that barely kept her warm at all. Her feet hurting from all the walking and her face hidden with only some brown hair sticking out.
Stopping, she breathed a little feeling more than a little tired. To think all this going away from the lab would cause this much trouble. What a pain. Even worse, those bastards caused all her clothes to be damaged, leaving her in this embarrassing state.
"Honestly, the things I do for that man." The girl whispered as she then began moving again once she spotted no people nearby. She then quickly did her best to avoid cameras, using the knowledge she had about them by entering their blind spots.
Once that was done, she finally got near a convenience store where it sold food and clothes.
"Well then," The mystery girl said with blue sparks coming out of her as she smirked. "Time for a little shopping."
"Woah. What happened here?" Morning has come, and out and about is Touya Kamijou, who at the moment had been walking down the street when he saw what appears to be a vandalized store. Yellow tape and a few vehicles were nearby at the crime scene.
The glass door was broken, a few racks fallen down, and judging from the complaint of the store owner, a few things were stolen. As he walked he then saw the officers known as Anti-Skill, where a familiar face that he recognized stood out. One who's tall, a great beauty, and has a magnificent bust size.
"..." Best to keep those thoughts to himself. No need to be in further trouble with his wife after all.
Waving his hand, he then called out, "Yomikawa!"
"Hm?" The woman working heard his voice and turned around and saw Touya's face. She then gave a small grin seeing him. "Oh. Mr. Kamijou, nice to see you here." She said waving back. The blue haired officer leaving the crime scene to meet her fellow adult and drinking partner. During his time here the two have met up now and then with a few drinks. Nothing serious of course.
"What are you doing here?" Yomikawa asked her drinking pal.
"Oh, just going to get some coffee, stuff like that." Touya replied having been heading for a cafe to relax in. "This path goes to it, which reminds me, what happened here? I mean, aside from the fact it was robbed."
"That, huh." Yomikawa shrugged her shoulders as she turned back to the crime scene. "Well, like you said, it was robbed more or less. Just trying to figure out who did it of course, but it isn't easy."
"How come?" Touya asked her. "I mean, shouldn't it have cameras, not to mention high tech security and stuff?"
"Hahaha!" The Anti-Skill officer laughed. "Sorry to burst your bubble, but Academy City isn't as high tech in security as you think. A misconception most people believe in."
"Really?" He questioned.
"Yep." She told him. "While Academy City does in fact have lots of security, that's only to special districts, the walls, information grids, and so on. Places like these though, not any different from what can be seen outside the city. Plus, the thief happened to be an esper user, meaning any security this place might have had is useless."
Huh, that actually made some form of sense. Academy City might be the world's leading founder with science, but no way they would put all their security measures on simple stores like this. It would definitely be a mass waste of time no doubt.
"I guess most places don't have anti-esper gear." Yomikawa nodded. Only the important places had that. Everywhere else was a no go. "Okay, but what about security cameras. Surely they got something."
"Er-yes and no." The teacher told him. "Apparently the cameras did get sight of the intruder, before they used their powers to knock out the power. An electro type esper."
"Uh, electro." He might have said that with slightly more disdain than he usually would, but after seeing his son chased by her, well, his perspective on electro type espers have slightly changed."
"Pretty much." Yomikawa not noticing his reaction, just checked at the damage. "On the bright side, nobody was hurt. Plus the person only stole a few things. Some clothes, food, and other unimportant junk. We'll do our work, but overall we'll probably close this case since it isn't really important."
"Better not say that to the owner. He just looks mad." Toya pointed out. The person talking to the Anti-Skill officers red with anger and pointing at the ruined door. Best not to say anything insensitive.
Either way, with a case that likely wasn't going to solve anything, Anti-Skill soon left with Touya also leaving after saying goodbye to Yomikawa. As he left he pondered a bit on the students. He had to admit, he forgot that with some students wielding powers like their own, then they could do a lot of things with it. Both good and bad.
"Hm." Touya hummed a bit on that thought. If he thinks about it, he guessed it made sense the city closed itself off. Both to keep others out, but also the students in. Because if any of these students got out, and were the less nicer ones, then a lot of trouble can happen with nobody able to even stop it.
'Makes me wonder if this city is really 100% safe.' Granted, nothing bad happened to him or most people he's seen. But still, he had to wonder if anything crazy has happened in this city of science and tech. "Nah." He then laughed it off. As if such a thing would happen in a place that seemed so safe. Yeah right.
In any case, it's best if he continued onward. Like his coffee.
"..." As he walked, he didn't notice a presence of someone following him. A person wearing a pink shirt and blue pants, with a ribbon on their brown shoulder length hair. It appeared to be a teenage girl, and she kept following Touya, the man none the wiser.
Soon enough, Touya passed by an alley in which the girl soon made her move. She quickly checked around and saw nobody nearby, thanking the early morning. Then she dashed as fast yet as quietly as she could, raising her hand and then striking Touya on the back.
"Wh-Gah!" A stream of fresh electricity entered his system, the pain coming but lasting only for a second before Touya felt himself blacking out. But he did have one thought before he blacked out.
'Uh...Electromaster…'
Darkness, that was all he saw. No dreaming, no flashbacks, nothing. Just the darkness one sees when ones asleep (or knocked out) and just rests.
"-up...Wak-...hurr…-man!" Unless one of course hears an annoying noise pestering them over and over. Slowly, Touya began waking up, stirring from his slumber while feeling a bit hurt from the attack from earlier. A small tingling sensation on his lower back. Dang, he'll need to go to a chiropractor later on.
"..Come on..-serio...just get…-p."
"Hold on, hold on, sheesh." Touya then said annoyed. "Stop talking so I can get my head straight, uh." Maybe it's a bad idea to antagonize whoever is holding him captive, but right now he didn't care. Aside from the cereal he had before he left, he had nothing else to eat, or even his coffee. So he's both tired, hungry, and a bit thirsty to. Not to mention a small headache and the slight back pain on him. So that voice better wait, because he wasn't in a position to be active at 100%
"Tch." He heard a click of the tongue. Looks like that girl is annoyed. Good. Because he wasn't any happier either.
Touya soon opened his eyes and got a good look at his captor. A young teenage girl with brown shoulder length hair, a ribbon on the side, a pink shirt, blue pants, and an irritated look on her face.
'Wait a minute.' Touya thought as he got a good look at the girl. 'Doesn't she look like...her?'
Wait, it couldn't be the girl that chased his son. For one this one is taller, had more developed muscles, and a bit of a bigger chest. Not wearing the school uniform, which he heard all students wore the outfit every day in Tokiwadai. So maybe it was...a look alike?
"Good." The girl then said not really caring for him. "I see you're finally up. About time." Okay, now she sounded like a brat. How'd he even get in this situation.
"Look..kid," He said slowly getting up and rubbing his head. "Just tell me what you want." May as well get straight to the point.
"What I want is some help." She said. "But apparently I made a mistake. Your not Touma Kamijou, just a guy that looks like him." Oh great, another person that confused his son for him. He gets that he looks like his son thanks to genes, but how did some people not realize this until after. This girl, whoever she was, clearly making a mistake, and now gets mad just because he wasn't Touma. Yeesh. Did his son face troubles like these?
"Well, what do you want with my son?" He then asked suspicious of the girl.
"Son...You're that savior's father?" Savior? Ignoring that part, Touya just answered her.
"I am. And I'd rather not have my son get into-" He then waved his hand in the area he was in. A small dirty room with discarded clothes, food wrappers, and clearly a few bugs with little lights on aside from a lamp. "-whatever this is."
"Tch." The girl went again. A small tick mark appearing on Touya's head at that.
"Look." He then said. "Just who are you and why do you even want my son. Because if it's something bad, then you can forget it."
Another click of the tongue. Though this time the girl sighed as she rubbed her head in annoyance. "Fine." She then said. "Follow me and I'll show you." She then began walking with Touya following, though had his guard up just in case. Who knew what this girl wanted.
Eventually the two leaving the room and entering a hallway, where the girl then led him to another door that was closed. She then took out a key in which she fumbled to insert it in the lock. While she did so, Touya then realized something that he hadn't asked earlier. Though considering he woke up after being attacked, it made up for it.
"Hey, what exactly is your name?" He questioned.
The girl inserted the key, twisting it as she then unlocked the door.
"Name huh." She mused. "I don't exactly have a normal name, but I was called something a while back. Serial Number 00000, or as he called me, Full Tuning." She then opened the door revealing someone in a bed with some medical gear and some needles on him. The man's eyes were closed as he looked like he was in a coma with his pale skin and lack of movement.
"As for him, that would be my...dad. Amai Ao."
And that's where it ends here folks. Surprised. If I made our favorite Skill-Out leader alive, then why not another dead man. One of the people who happened to be part of the infamous level six project. I figured if I added Full Tuning, then why not someone else like him. It has been stated that he designed her, so I figured make him part of the package deal with the clone.
I'll explain more about the two next chapter. So until next time.
