Chapter 2: A New Threat
Alright, so this is the chapter about the Neo Heroes. Since One hasn't done anything for some amount of time, I'm going to make a couple of OCs in my stories, mainly ones in the Neo Heroes. Also, thanks to everyone who followed and favorited my first chapter. I'm also really glad that thehappy reviewed my story.
Bolded Italics - Character Thoughts
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
The trio followed Executive McCoy inside a bright room filled with a small group of people. It was very fancy, with an old-fashioned chandelier dangling from the ceiling as well as a long table that had a projector for each seat. In front of each hero was their name in bold black letters. They quickly filled in the remaining seats and displayed their names for the other heroes.
"Child Emperor, Metal Bat and Darkshine, meet the valiant heroes that will soon take over the Hero Association." McCoy grinned.
The room of heroes looked at them. Child Emperor already felt as if he was being judged. He tried to ignore it until a heavy voice broke the silence.
"Are you seriously letting these pricks join? They're only in for fame and money. Joining the Hero Association proves it. These attention-seekers can't even do there job properly as well. As we all know, Garou completely destroyed these pathetic idiots" a giant sumo wrestler complained.
Metal Bad was furious. He hated being called any names, and he still felt embarrassed about losing to Garou before he even became a monster. It took all of Metal Bat's willpower not to whack that fatass into oblivion.
"At least we actually tried. You were probably stacking on carbs while we risked our lives" Darkshine clenched his teeth, his bald head reflecting the light of the sun to the sumo wrestler's face.
"Please move your head. Your shiny ass head is making me blind."
"Hey Raiden, let's not fight over this. Besides, they already decided to migrate here anyway. What's the point in stirring conflict between fellow heroes?" A fairly handsome man with rollerblades on his soles replied.
"Accel is right, Raiden. Let's introduce each other. It's important for you to know your colleagues well," McCoy's silky voice said.
"The sumo wrestler is called Raiden. He has won over 500 consecutive sumo fights during his entire career. He was contacted by the Hero Association multiple times in the past, who sought to make him an S-Class. His strength has been said to surpass human knowledge itself. Modern technology at its finest cannot hold a candle to this man," McCoy boasted.
"The one who defended you just now is Accel. He commands a group of people known as the Hunters. It is similar to the Blizzard Bunch, but he far surpasses Lady Fubuki, and is also a more competent leader. He will be the main leader for this group," he continued.
"Suiryu is the man with the maroon ki. He's a world renowned martial artist, winning the Super Fight tournament four consecutive times. He possesses incredible talent, as during his training he slacked off and even fooled around a couple of times. However, he was famously known for staring down at heroes and questioning their motives. But then a challenger who defeated him in the last tournament named Saitama completely changed his mindset and motivated him to become a hero," Suiryu waved cheerfully after McCoy finished.
Who da hell is Saitama? I swear I've heard that name before… Metal Bat thought.
"This is Flowy Flowing. We do not know much about his past. But we do know that his uncanny speed can easily surpass sound. He may even be able to top Flashy Flash. They both have redundant names, but I'm sure there is no correlation between the two," McCoy introduced.
The dark haired ninja gave a sharp nod at them and looked away.
"Bullseye is a one of a kind. An accident with a Demon level threat caused her to go blind, but she was still able to subdue the creature. By constantly honing the other senses she has, her marksmanship has increased twofold from the accident. She will no doubt be a valuable member of the team," he continued.
"Olga is genius child-prodigy just like you, Child Emperor. She's about the same age, and she has already constructed a robot capable of incapacitating demon and dragon level threats alike. Her quick thinking and ingenious wit may even rival yours, Emperor. "
Child Emperor thought the girl was seriously cute. Her blonde hair flowed down to her shoulders, and her huge eyes reminded him of a puppy's. Though he seriously doubted any child was smarter than him.
"Captain One-Eye here is a master survivalist. Trained as a pirate from a young age, he quickly overpowered his entire crew at the age of 7, and then decided to use the ship to kill all the nasty pirates that roam the sea. He also volunteered his pirates to join in on our association as well."
"Excuse me, Mr. McCoy. Why would the Neo Heroes suddenly decide to form at this period of time? Why not before?" Child Emperor asked.
McCoy stood there for a few seconds, ignoring him. He scurried out of the meeting, heading for the operation room.
"Hey! Da kid's talkin' to ya! Where ya goin'?" Metal Bat growled.
"I need to get a file. I'll come back with Emperor's question," he shouted down the hallway.
"Don't act so cocky in front of me, you delinquent. A teenager like you should treat your elders with respect," Raiden sneered.
"Hey, don't talk to Metal Bat that way," Child Emperor retorted. "It seems like your association isn't any better. I believe the answer to my question is blatantly obvious. The Hero Association is slowly dying. This time would be the optimal interval to start a new organization. Without any more competition, the Neo Heroes can easily monopolize the business. They will be able to receive higher funds and stronger investments."
Raiden stiffened. He hated children who had any nerve to talk back to him. Especially the ones that he could not argue with.
"Do you even know what those words mean, you little brat?"
"Ov course he knows! Vat are you talking about, you giant hump? Even ve don't know vhy de Neo Heroes began at dis time either," Olga replied.
Child Emperor blushed. He couldn't believe such a cute girl was taking his side. He also thought her accent was cute as well.
"Little girl, are you seriously going to side with them? We can't trust anybody from the Hero Association. Especially these twerps."
"McCoy was from the Hero Association. Why do you trust him?" Child Emperor smirked.
"That's it kiddo. I'm gonna pound all your devices into a pulp."
"Calm down, Raiden," McCoy walked back into the room, holding a fat file on his right hand.
"The reason why we decided to build this establishment now was because of the Hero Association's inability to protect the people. They were doing fine at first, but their performance gradually declined, stimulating the rise of our organization and hence, my transfer here as well. Also, the monster population has seemingly increased by a sizable margin. We could not have allowed the Hero Association to deal with this by themselves," McCoy explained, gently placing the file inside a hole in the table. Suddenly, the projector displayed two loading images.
"There's a threat out there that we've located. One we can safely say is even stronger than Garou. About seven weeks ago, when our organization was relatively new, we received a staggering signal coming from a forest outside of City A. The invisible shockwave that came out was not damaging. But something was minimizing that power on a gigantic scale, and if it was not suppressed, we believe that it could have destroyed a dwarf star at sent a team to check it out, and at first we found no clues. They then stumbled across a little house, and the inside seemed completely empty. But the crew managed to find a helmet and a note on a rusting desk. The note appeared to be only for reference, but the idea was clear. Whoever it was, they had a plan to completely eliminate the human population."
"Yeah, but whom?" Child Emperor mumbled, still obviously flustered from the incident with Olga.
"The helmet gave it away. It was none other than Metal Knight, the professor who has an arsenal of weapons at his disposal," came his chilling reply.
The images finished loading, and the heroes could see Metal Knights helmet and the note on the screen.
PRESENT TIME
Saitama woke up drenched in sweat. He instinctively put his hands up, wanting to fix his hair.
Oh right. I don't have hair. Why do I keep doing this?
He trudged to the dinner table where he saw Genos cooking breakfast. He sighed and threw himself on a chair, placing his head softly on the table. He checked his Hero Association phone, and as he expected, he got no requests.
The doorbell rang and Saitama lazily got up, wondering who would be at the door so early in the morning.
"Saitama, we meet again. We will begin your lessons as of today." a certain blond ninja greeted.
Damn it! This… uh… Slashy Slash again? I'll just go with him so I can get this over with. Fubuki's buffet won't be until 1:00 anyway.
Saitama reluctantly followed Flash Flash inside the same training room as before. Saitama stood there impatiently, waiting for Flashy Flash to finish sharpening his new sword.
"Saitama, would you like to know how I managed to get this new beauty?" he asked.
"No."
"It was only a couple of days ago. After you broke my beloved InstaKill, I have tried so hard to find a man that could craft me a competent sword. Weeks past, and no one was skilled enough to provide me with the blade I wanted. I realized the quickest way of getting a decent sword was through a monster. I only settled on dragon level monsters, though. I requested that all of them would be mine to take care of. At first, the spoils were not to my taste. I didn't like machinery, nor did I prefer nunchucks. Finally, I stumbled across one with a katana. A beautiful, long and extremely sharp blade made from an alloy similar to Metal Knight's creations was pointed at my direction. I smiled as I pulled out one of my backup swords... "
"Enough! Goddamit shorten it to twenty words or less. How can you talk so much about a shitty blade?!"
Flashy Flash was taken aback from his comment. A student would never talk to his master in such a manner. He decided to let it slide this time.
"I see. You want to get to the training then" Flashy Flash said. "There is a vase with three practice swords in it. I want you to take out two. Give me one of them."
Saitama, wanting to go home as soon as possible, took the two swords out and passed one of them to Flashy Flash a little too hard.
The sword crashed into the blonde ninja so fast it didn't even allow him to respond. He jerked back, spitting his saliva everywhere, and few to the nearest wall.
"Crap! Are you ok uh… Slash… Flash… Forlocks in the Face?" Saitama asked with concern.
Flashy Flash got up from the wall and wiped his mouth. He seemed to be fine, except for a little bruise.
This bald man has so much power. Even without any martial arts training, I admit, he could easily be about half my level. Too bad this man is so dense. He still doesn't remember my fucking name. It's only Flashy Flash. What's so fucking hard about memorizing a name as unique as mine?
"I'm alright. Please try to remember name next time. It's Flashy Flash," he gritted his teeth. "I want you to grip the handle of the sword with your dominant hand on top of your non-dominant hand. I'm going to strike a blow at you with my sword in an angular direction on the left. I want you to parry it with all your strength. If you think your strength cannot measure up to mine, just dodge it like you did last time."
Saitama nodded, getting ready to meet the blow of the sword. Flashy Flash drew the sword so fast the shockwave itself split the entire room in two. Then he struck his sword as hard as he possibly could.
Saitama, in turn, lazily parried it with one hand, unaware that he again used a little too much power.
Flashy Flash took to the air once more, crashing into countless buildings, eventually flying all the way to City Z.
At least he didn't fly past my apartment… Damn it! What the fuck is wrong with me? Is Mr. Forlocks in the Face ok? Do I have to pay for the damages? Shit!
Saitama followed the trail until he reached the ninja. The blonde man again, had no visible injuries, but was unconscious. All Saitama could do was bring the ninja to a hospital and pray that he wouldn't have to recompensate all the damages.
He walked back into his apartment and put his head back on the dinner table. Genos heard the commotion Saitama caused outside, but cooking was his number one priority. Sensei assigned him this important task, and no distraction was going to stop him.
Butterfly DX came in and dropped off Rover. Saitama gave him some tea, and they made small talk about what happened outside (no one thought it was Saitama). He then left to film a commercial. Saitama kept his head on the table, his eyes glazed with extreme aimlessness.
Jeez, another boring day. I don't even get to punch monsters. All I did was cause Forlocks to go flying. At least I get buffet… Things were so much better when I had hair. Wait…when I had hair…
Suddenly, Saitama sat up and looked at Genos with a huge smile on his face. Genos, confused at Saitama's sudden behavior, stopped his cooking and shouted "Sensei!"
"Genos! I want to get that hair transplant old man Kuseno offered me!"
Genos gawked at his request. In a daze, he took out his flip phone and called Kuseno, quickly scheduling the appointment.
Perhaps sensei is trying to woo Fubuki. I believe he is already aware of his sexually enticing face. Adding hair would only make it more handsome. This is an amazing development from Sensei. I must finish cooking at once! The party is scheduled at 1:00 p:m after all.
Saitama hummed excitedly as he walked along with Genos. Genos kept to his thoughts, still analyzing Saitama's newfound behavior.
Man, I'm such a genius. If I get hair again, my powers may actually reset! I can start all over again from scratch and experience what I've always wanted. And I also get free buffet! What a great day!
They finally arrived at a small house. Genos opened the little gate in front of it, and Saitama could see a beautiful pond with a bridge extending to the other side. Genos rang the doorbell and sang "Faaa!" onto the speaker.
The speaker turned green and three seconds of silence passed. Suddenly, a platform was carved out of the ground. It slowly descended, bringing both Saitama and Genos along with it as well. When it finally stopped, they stepped off and Kuseno greeted them with a bright smile.
"Let's get this over with quick so you can join that lovely lady," Kuseno cheerfully exclaimed.
Saitama couldn't be more confused by his strange remark.
Bonus Chapter 2.5: Olga's Mission
She blushed as soon as Dotei stepped into the room. That boy was so cute she wanted to squeal. She had always been a fan of Child Emperor. She saw the gadgets he advertised on TV. She admired everything about the boy.
After the meeting about Metal Knight was over, Olga wanted to attempt something far more dangerous than any of the dragon level threats she faced. She felt really scared, and wasn't sure how to proceed with her mission.
Dotei walked out of the room sucking a lollipop as soon as the meeting was over, and Olga followed suit. Turning her robot into auto mode, she swiftly followed the boy, making sure he could not here her. She opened her backpack, and took out a pair of soundproof shoes. However, as soon as she slid them on, her phone rang, and Child Emperor looked over his shoulder.
Fortunately for her, she was able to quickly sneak behind a wall and reject the call. Dotei only shrugged and kept walking. After Olga allowed him to put some distance between them, she continued to follow him until they reached the front door.
Olga began to grow nervous. When Child Emperor grabbed the handle, he took out his lollipop and held it by the stick. She slowly reached for her backpack and grabbed a grappling gun out. She pointed it at Child Emperor, and with closed eyes, she shot.
After a moment of silence, she opened her eyes and squealed. She succeeded! She stole his lollipop! She lovingly embraced the succlent candy in her arms and danced back to her living quarters.
Child Emperor, knowing full well what happened, couldn't stop smiling.
Ugh… this was a terrible chapter. I didn't even have time to proofread it. It's also really short. Anyway, If you still read to the end thank you so much. Please leave any suggestions. I know this chapter feels rushed and I know that the Neo Heroes part was pretty boring, but it's important to the plot. Next chapter is going to be way more funny, I swear. Also, tell me if you're enjoying the little bonus chapters. They're cringe, but real fun to write. (Dotei is Child Emperor for anyone who was confused) Bye guys! I'll see you next time.
