"Seven years, are you sure?" Sugino asked
"But how?" Maehara asked
"I'm sorry, but that's the truth" Yada said sadly
"And the others?" Maehara asked
"We were divided in half by the snap, so Aquaman, Batman, Catwoman, Falcon, Flash, Forge, Ghost Rider, Green Lantern, Iceman, Nightwing, Psylocke, Scarlet Witch, Shadowcat and Thor were snapped. I'm working with a limited team of Hawkeye, Black Widow, Black Canary, Rescue and War Machine. Wasp is on a special assignment, I have no idea where Okajima is and Nagisa...he's become a recluse" Yada explained
"What about Wolverine, where's Kanzaki?" Sugino asked
"The medical bay" Yada said
"What" Sugino said running off
"You don't know where it is" Yada shouted
"I'll guide him" Ritsu said
"What about Wasp, where is she at the moment?" Maehara asked
Okano was sitting on a bed in some apartment pulling her bra on as she looked over her shoulder to see her recent partner of intimacy.
"You could stand to go out some more, I'm sure the team would like to see you" she said softly
"You know I can't" her partner said
"Nagisa" Okano said
"I don't understand why you're still trying to get me to go back, they're gone and never coming back, so I don't understand why you're doing it" Nagisa said getting dressed
"So you don't lose human contact; sure this is not the most healthiest of ways but at least your interacting with someone" Okano said
"Yeah it is" Nagisa sighed as he laid on the bed. Looking up at the ceiling before looking over at her, "How long have we been at this for now?" he asked as she laid down next to him and place her head over his heart
"Three years" Okano said
"Three long years" he said as Okano's phone went off, she went and picked it up before looking over at Nagisa.
"Yada's calling; it's an all hands on deck situation" Okano said
"And once again I'm not going" Nagisa said grumpily
"Please Nagisa" Okano said "You haven't been in there at all this year"
"I'll think about" he said getting up and grabbing a jacket before leaving
"Oh Nagisa" she said sadly
"Hey you guys" Hara said as she walked over to Black Widow and Hawkeye
"Sumire, it's so good to see you again" Hayami said smiling as she hugged the sonic screamer
"So how are things?" Chiba asked
"Not bad, I just finished a swimsuit issue, hard to believe I've become a bombshell after the snap" Hara said laughing. In the seven years since the event she managed to slim down to a decent weight, but in the process who looks improved making her easily scouted for modelling job. She was also the public ambassador thanks to that so the public knew of the team's exploits since Thanos snapped half of all life away. "do you guys have any idea why we were called in?"
"No, hopefully, it's for something good" Hayami said
"Hey guys" Okano shouted
"Hinata, no luck with Nagisa?" Hayami asked
"No, but I think he did leave the apartment" Okano said
"Well, at least he's outside, come one Yada is waiting for us" Chiba said
"Yukiko?" Sugino asked as he walked into the medical room where a separate room was sectioned off where a beautiful woman laid on a bed
"Tomohito, is that really you?" Kanzaki asked confirming her identity
"Yeah it is" Sugino said "Why are you in here?"
"This energy field keeps from ashening" Kanzaki said
"Ashening?" Sugino asked
"The effects of the Snap reduced the people who were affected by it into dust and ash so we called it the Ashening" Kanzaki said "Anyway if I leave this chamber or the power is shut off, my body will feel the effects of the Snap while regenerating itself" Kanzaki said
"Can it be reversed?" Sugino asked
"We're looking into way to actually reverse the effects, but nothing has been worth our while" Kanzakis said smiling sadly
"Oh well, hopefully now that I'm back we can figure things out" Sugino smiled
"So we're here what's up?" Hara asked
"There has been a development" Yada said
"What kind of development?" Murmatsu said walking in
"This kind of development, you guys can come in now" Yada said as Sugino and Maehara walked in shocking the gathered heroes
"No way" Muramatsu gasped
"How?" Hayami asked
"We're not sure. Sugino and Maehara were waiting until we got most of us here" Yada said
"So who's not here?" Chiba asked
"Okajima and Nagisa" Yada said
"Those two are our most problematic members at the moment" Hara said
"How so?" Maehara asked
"I'm pretty sure I informed you Nagisa is a recluse and only one of us sees him" Hayami said
"As for Okajima, well have a look" Itona said bring up a world map with different areas marked in red
"What, what are those?" Sugino asked
"Somalia, Indonesia, Russia, France, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, here. Every time there was a sight of 'Ronin' that mean another bunch of dead members of organised crime either it be pirates, Bratva, Mafia, Gangsters, Cartel, Yakuza, Traffickers each one of them have been killed" Itona said
"Are you saying Okajima did this?" Sugino asked shocked
"Yeah, he has" Itona said
"And every time we have tried to bring him back in, its failed leading to more bloodshed. We're honestly thinking nothing was going to bring him in, expect now we do"
"Oh great" Maehara said
"My thoughts exactly" Yada said "Antman, Star Lord you two are going to bring in the Ronin"
"Shit" Ant-Man said
Nagisa wasn't sure why he was here, he just decided to get out of the house only he went to the one place he didn't want to go, the Memorial site, even then he was at the one pillar he didn't want, for there staring at him in the face was the name 'Kaede Kayano' the name of his girlfriend who he lost seven years ago and everything he had done and was doing felt like he was stabbing her in the back even though she was dead, he pressed his fingers to his lips and then pressed them against Kaede's name
"Nagisa" a aged voice said
"Hey, I wasn't thinking I would see you here today, sir" Nagisa said as he was talking to his old teacher "Prime Minister Karasuma"
"It's okay, I'm just Karasuma; a man here to visit his fiancé, even if she was just a name on a pillar of stone" Karasuma said "You doing the same with Kaede and your parents?"
"I was just walking sir" Nagisa said
"I see, anyway I got an alert from Yada, I'm stuck in the office with officials, meetings, and paperwork. So I was hoping you would finally go in and see what it would be" Karasuma said
"Is that an order?" Nagisa asked
"A suggestion" Karasuma said smiling as he walked away
"Asshole" Nagisa said walking off
"So you really want us to go after this maverick hero and try and survive; HARD PAST!" Maehara shouted
"You know I could pull rank on you" Yada said
"And what rank would that be?" Maehara said
"Age and leadership" Yada said
"Funny those things never work on me" Nagisa said leaning against the wall
"Nagisa?" Sugino asked shocked
"Seems like I'm not the only surprise today" Nagisa said as he looked at the two younger heroes
"You're here" Hara said
"Don't get to use to it, I ran into the PM and he suggested I check out the alert, and what do I find; a mass illusion of two of our friends that disappeared before teh snap, how quaint"
"Nagisa, they're real" Hayami said
"Okay where is it?" Nagisa said
"What?" Chiba asked
"The projector, there is no way they're real" Nagisa said frowning as he approached the two "Especially if this is your sick joke"
"Nagisa" Sugino said before he drew back his fist and buried it in his stomach
"SUGINO!" Yada said
"That smarts" Nagisa cough "And you can shut up ass...hole" Nagisa said
"What?" Hara asked
"Where have you been?" Nagisa snapped
"The symbiote?" Muramatsu said
"Yeah, wait you were affected by the Snap, HOW!" Nagisa shouted
'don't get angry at me, I have no idea!' the symbiote snapped
"Regardless of the situation, Sugino and Maehara will bring in Okajima, Ritsu check out Nagisa and the symbiote" Yada ordered
"You sending them after the Ronin, while I'm stuck in medbay?" Nagisa said
"Yes" Yada said
"Anyway, I want to talk to Maehara for a minute" Nagisa said
"So what's up?" Maehara said
"Over the past three years, I have been locked in my own apartment barely going out, taking missions, stuff like that except for one person" Nagisa said
"Okano I take it?" Maehara asked
"Yeah, we figured since the Snap half the world was dead including Kaede and you were where you were, so things just started out slowly before it became what it is today" Nagisa said
"I get it, I may be a bit young for Okano, but hey I'll pull you trick and steal your girl if we get them back" Maehara laughed
"Might as well, but you'll have to see" Nagisa smiled "Anyway good luck finding Ronin" Nags said
"Thanks man, I mean how difficult could it" Maehara said
Meanwhile in downtown Kunugigaoka a Yakuza member was running away when a sword find itself through his throat holding the sword was a man dress in black and gold armour, he quickly ripped the sword out and turned to face two more members who had run in with their blades; not that help as he blocked and deflected both swords with his own only to fire a small bolt into one of their heads before using the dead guy's sword to kill the other one. Looking around the black and gold clad figure saw the red carnage he had created be using different sword styles. Once he was done there he walked out into the cold stinging rain and wiped his sword on his sleeve before putting it back in its scabbard only to be stopped by a giant fist. Looking up he saw a familiar and shocking sight
"Hey Okajima, how are you doing?" Giantman asked
"What the fu" he said before he was knocked out by Star Lord.
G'day Guys Grizz here and wow that was a lot wasn't it, and I have no idea why I would pair Nagisa and Okano up for this fic, I just did. Now Okajima as Ronin was something I did to avoid Chiba who is Ronin in the ACDH series of fics and well I just thought that Okajima would be the one to have been hit the hardest beside Nagisa and Hayami was still alive. Now next chapter will be a bit more of an expositionary chapter where you will find out how Maehar and Sugino survived and their plans for returning Thanos' victim but don't expect it to go down like it did in Avengers Endgame
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside
