Deep within Hero Association HQ, a group of executives were having a meeting. The topic this time? The final results of specific cities being investigated by heroes.

"Reports have come in from each location being investigated." Sekingar stated to the others in the room as he placed his phone upon the table, the contents immediately being downloaded and displayed for everyone to see.

"First is Watchdog Man, Class-S hero, investigating City-Q. 'Nothing unusual.'"

"Nothing unusual?!" repeated a fat executive with a moustache in disbelief, earning a "Yes sir." from Sekingar. "That's hard to believe. We all know that City-Q is a hotzone with more casualities and monsters than any other area."

"Well sir, I believe he's implying that whatever happens, he'll be able to handle it on his own. Though he's focused his efforts on City-Q, his track record for monster elimination is top-notch." Sekingar explained.

"Class-S heroes don't pay any attention to details. They're not cut out writing reports." another executive stated before they continued.

"Next is City-W. Class-A Hero Heavy Kong report: 'Nothing unusual.' From City-H, Mushroom, Class-B, and Horsebone, Class-C report: 'Nothing unusual.' From City-D, Lightning Genji, Class-A report: Slow restoration after the devastation caused by the gigantic creature aside, nothing unusual.'"

"Cities B and D both sustained heavy damage. The Association took a lot of heat for that." stated a female executive.

"In order to prevent more such disasters, we must detect any covert activity that could threaten the community." said Sekingar.

"Well, this investigatin was requested for that express purpose. But early detection of monsters is proving difficult." Sitch reminded.

"In City-F, Class-A Hero, 'Snakebite' Sneck report: 'Hammerhead, former leader of the Paradiser Terrorist group, has been spotted wearing a suit and tie. Further investigation is being conducted.' No other reports." Sekingar concluded.

"What about City-Z?" asked the fat executive. "I hear rumblings of a potential disaster brewing within the abandoned zone there."

"No reports available." informed the Bespectacled Worker. "However, two highly capable Class-A heroes have been sent to the area to investigate. If we're lucky, they may be able to find a specific monster inside as well."

"Ah, yes. The...Roly Poly Vore Girl." another executive said, their tone clearly asking who came up with that name.

"Indeed. According to this video, there may well indeed be something happening with the abandoned area." Sitch stated as Sekingar brought up the video in question. It was a video from the the cameras placed inside the hazmat suits, showing Vaccine Girl inflating a second time after swallowing the smog monster.

"The others are never gonna let me live this dowUUUURRRPPP!" Sekingar rewound the video again and let it play. "The others-" it showed before Sekingar stopped the video.

"'The others.'" Sitch repeated. "That alone proves she's working with others. And even if she wasn't, we still need to subdue her." Another video showed up, this one showing her confrontation with Tar. Both images zoomed in on Vaccine Girl before she ballooned up. "As you can see, her height was shorter in her encounter with Tar. And we see some time later, she has grown." The video of her fighting Tar begins to play, showing her talking to Tar about how she's made of pollution and eating pollutants made her stronger. "If she's speaking the truth, then she needs to be dealt with, before she gets any stronger and, worst-case scenario, she tries to sate her appetite with humans."

"We've given a mass order to all heroes to be on the lookout for her in case she ever fled to other cities." stated the Bespectacled Worker. "But if she's in City-Z, I have no doubt that she'll be found."

-City-Z-

"Here we are in City-Z." said Class-A, Rank-33, Spring Mustachio, a man in a green suit and nice looking moustache. "Are you ready to being our little inquiry?"

"Yeah. Let's get on with it and get out of here." replied Class-A, Rank-29, Golden ball, a man dressed like a street punk eating a sucker.

"City-Z is quite expansive, but further ahead lies the abandoned area. The one we were told to investigate." Spring Mustachio began as the two heroes walked through the streets, their eyes glancing at the occasional damage done to buildings, snack machines, light posts, and such. "Compared to other areas, City-Z has an abnormally high rate of monster-related incidents. The frequency has been increasing over the last 10 years, while the last few have seen more and more highly advanced monster appearing, and the residents have all fled to the city center."

"I know. This place is like a ghost town. Only the water and electricity still work." said Golden Ball.

"Indeed. Looking for a cheap house?" Spring Mustachio joked, earning a chuckled, "Come off it." from Golden Ball. Their smiles faded when they approached the gate, their eyes shifting to various other people sitting around a truck with a picture of a cat eating pork on the side.

"Ham Cat?" Golden Ball asked in disbelief as they passed it.

"Hero Association Monster Capture and Transportation." Golden Ball explained.

"I know what it stands for. I just wanna know who came up with it. And why disguise it as a catfood company truck?"

"The public may grow distant to the Association if they discovered that monsters are being held within instead of outright destroyed." Spring Mustachio said as they stopped in front of the gate. "And if they're here, then there's a good chance our target is inside as well."

"Yeah, that...I can't say that name. Who came up with that monster's name?" Golden Ball groaned.

"Perhaps the same individual who came up with Ham Cat." Spring Mustachio said, no joke in his tone this time.

"You okay?" Golden Ball asked when he noticed his friend's change in demeanor.

"This monster we've been told to capture. If it is indeed the same that I and many other heroes encounted in City-A, then this will not be easy." Spring Mustachio said, his eyes narrowing at the memory as he and Golden Ball jumped the gate.

"Yeah. You and the others all got blasted away by it, right?"

"Indeed. None of us were a match for it. Luckily, King was nearby."

"Can't help but wonder about that. If King did beat it, then how is it still alive?"

Both heroes stopped when they noticed a figure moving out of the corner of their eyes. A certain pollution eating figure.

"We will just have to ask her ourselves!" Spring Mustachio growled as he and GB withdrew their respective weapons. Vaccine Girl took one look at the two before doing the smart thing: Spin on her heel and run like there's no tomorrow.

"WAAAAAAH!" she screamed as she ran, with GB and SM right behind her. None of them noticing a certain seaweed haired monster watching them.

"Huh. Guess this place isn't as deserted as I thought." they said as they began to follow. "Maybe they know about the rumors about this place.

-Vaccine Girl-

'Shit! What's going on?! Why are there other humans here?! Are they heroes?!' she frantically thought as she ran.

"Remember! We have orders to capture it if we can!" she heard one of them shout.

"Who are you two?! Leave me alone!" she yelled over her shoulder. Naturally, they ignored her as they kept chase, causing her to roar in frustration as she ran. She blinked when she noticed the area turn a little familiar.

'I'm near the apartment!' she thought with a grin. 'I can't fight these guys! Saitama'll get pissed and Genos may think I've turned on them! If I can just get back, then the others can-'

Time slowed down in a moment as her face suddenly turned blank, images of the others all slowly coming to her mind, each sporting a smile or smirk.

The Subterranean Queen.

Beast Queen.

Mizuki.

Genos.

Saitama.

The moment his face flashed through her mind, she took off into another direction away from the apartments, a snarl on her face.

'Can't go back to the house! If they find the others, they'll-'

THOCK!

She screamed as she felt something smash into the back of her leg, her knee feeling like it'd been smashed from the inside as she collapsed. She struggled to get up with whatever she'd been shot with stuck in her leg, only to feel a foot smash her back into the pavement, a blade held close to her neck.

"One shot to the back of the knee's all it took." she heard the one with the slingshot say as he walked up to the one with the sword and moustache. "Hard to believe she rampaged through City-A awhile back."

"Indeed. If not for King, the Hero Association would most likely have been decimated during her assault." Spring Mustachio commented from where he was keeping her down.

"King? Who's King?" Vaccine Girl grit out through the pain as she turned to see Golden Ball bring out his phone.

"Yeah. We caught the Roly Poly Vore Girl. Bring the truck." Golden Ball ordered before hanging up.

"My name...is Vaccine Girl!" she growled. "And, not that I'm complaining, but how come you're not killing me?"

"It would seem that the Hero Association has some questions for you." Spring Mustachio informed her. "Also, and this is just my own theory, they may be looking into a way to utilize your ability to absorb pollution."

"I am not a lab rat!" she snapped as she struggled to get up. She could feel a sensation of dread creeping through her as she saw a truck pull up. The back opened to reveal men in blue suits jump out and surround them. She wanted to call for help as they shackled her and placed her into a cage, but she couldn't.

'What do I do? What do I do?! WHAT DO I DO?!' she mentally screamed. 'If I call for help, the others will be exposed! And Saitama will...they'll...' Her breath hitched as she felt the truck begin to move, tears slowly forming in her eyes as she saw an image of everyone back at the apartments slowly fading away.

'Saitama...everyone...' A tear fell as she bit her lip to keep from screaming. 'Help me!'

SCREEEEECH! THUD!

She was knocked out of her sadness as the truck suddenly stopped out of nowhere, sending her and everyone inside crashing around before regaining their bearings.

"What was that?!" Golden Ball asked.

"I'm not sure!" Spring Mustachio responded as one of the workers banged his fist against the front end of the hold.

"Hey! What's going on up there?!" they shouted before they felt the truck start moving again...in reverse.

"Something's got us!" the driver shouted in panic.

"Could it be an ally of this little thing?" Golden Ball wondered.

"No way of knowing from in here." Spring Mustachio answered as he and GB walked to the back and opened the doors. They were quite surprised to see what was happening.

"Hi there." said the seaweed haired monster, their hair gripping the back of the truck and pulling it back despite the tires screeching agains the pavement in an attempt to go forward. "I'd like to talk to all of you." Before anyone could respond, another tentacle of seaweed lased out near the front of the truck before pulling back, raising the front of the truck up and dumping everyone in the back out. She then released the truck when everyone was released, allowing it to swerve around before crashing into a streetlight.

"What is that thing?!" one of the grunts said as they all struggle to their feet, which then turned to flailing when they found themselves being lifted into the air. "HELP!" they began to scream before the monster flung them all away.

"I got a bone to pick with you two." it said as it's seaweed retracted around it's body again. "I know that heroes fight monsters and such, but come on. She wasn't even trying to fight, yet you two chased her relentlessly. And don't think I didn't hear about that whole 'lab rat' bit you were talking about."

"We attacked for we know what she's capable of." Spring Mustachio defended as he and Golden Ball armed themselves. "This creature rampaged through City-A awhile back, and would've done so to other cities if she hadn't been stopped by the Class-S Hero, King."

"Well, if she's so strong, then why'd she run and not smash your heads in?" the monster asked as it's hair rippled around a little.

"Sorry. Don't feel up to telling you the details." Golden Ball said as he took aim with his slingshot. "EAT THIS!" he cried out as he let the golden ball fly at high speeds. It quickly shifted from a small metal ball to a spinning bladed projectile-

SMACK!

-before being harmlessly swatted away by a strand of seaweed, shocking the hero.

"It flicked it away like it was nothing!" he gasped out before ducking when it lashed a tentacle out at him. If he'd paid attention, he'd have seen the monster smirk as he stepped on another tentacle that immediately wrapped around his leg.

"GYAAAAAAH!" he yelled out before his body was dragged across the nearby buildings, ending with him being slammed into the street hard enough to cough up a mouthful of blood.

"GOLDEN BALL!" Spring Mustachio cried out in horror before dodging the moster's tentacles that had just tried to attack him. He assumed a stance before expertly deflecting a barrage of seaweed tentacles. When the attack ended, he slashed the dust away before assuming his stance once more.

"Wow." the monster whispered before the wind kicked the dust up, obscuring Spring Mustachio as he stepped forward, his foot embedded into the street as his blade coiled in on itself. "Huh?"

"Tomboy...THRUST!"

The creature's visible eye widened in shock before it jump out the way, leaving the blade to continue onward and pierce everything else until it seemed to ram into something in the distance.

'It slipped past my Tomboy attack?!' Spring Mustachio thought in shock as his weapon retracted

"That's pretty cool." said the monster as it examined the strand of seaweed that had been caught in the attack.

'Wow. They're pretty strong. What level are they? Tiger? Demon?' Vaccine Girl wondered from where she was still shackled in the turned over cage.

'From the way those tentacles react, they're tough as steel! A monster that can use it's infinite number of tentacles like steel whips. Such power!' thought Spring Mustachio before glancing at Golden Ball's unconscious form. He grimaced as he hid his free hand behind himself and grabbed his phone before punching a few buttons out of sight. 'I must call in reinforcements from the Association.'

"I'm curious. Why are you helping this monster? Do you two live in this neighborhood?" Spring Mustachio asked.

"Hmm? Nah. I don't know who the midget is, but I'm hoping they can answer a question of my own." answered the monster. "As for me, I'm from out of town. I came here because I heard a rumor about some crazy strong monsters were gathering around here."

'Strong monsters? Are they talking about the others back in the apartments?' thought Vaccine Girl.

"That's the only reason I'm breaking the little weakling out of that cage you put her in." the monster continued, earning a glare from Vaccine Girl as the creature's hair began to lift and wriggle in every direction, unveiling it's other eye, a mouth, and a black body with almost no curves. Definitely female due to a lack of a dick between it's legs. "But hey, if she's all that's here, then I'll make the rumor true myself. Kinda like a self-fulfilling prophecy. 'Kombu Infinity, the Ghost Town Monster!' SOUNDS NICE, DON'T IT?!"

-Hero Association HQ-

"We have an urgent request for backup from the two heroes dispatched to City-Z!" the City-Z branch operator informed as the screen showing City-Z on the map flashed red. "Class-A, Rank 29, Golden Ball has been knocked out, along with the monster capture team! Class-A, Rank-33, Spring Mustachio is in trouble! They're both in the abandoned district!"

"Call in all heroes for immediate assistance! Class-A and above!" ordered the Bearded Worker.

The alert spread to all heroes of all classes, raises questions and concerns for many, with a few answering the call.

Too bad all the fighting would be over before they got there.

-City-Z Abandoned District-

Spring Mustachio was barely conscious as the upper half of his blade flew through the air, leaving him nothing but a hilt, a tattered suit, a heavily injured body, and a severely disheveled moustache. He struggled to stay standing before chuckling as he let his arm fall.

"Now I understand." he wheezed out, a smile on his lips as he watche Kombu Infinity grin at him. "If it means running into monsters like this all the time...I wouldn't want to live around here either! Ughh..."

"What? Was that it?" Kombu complained after Spring Mustachio lost consciousness. "That sucked! Not only were they weak, they didn't even scream once!" She then turned her attention to a stunned Vaccine Girl, a smile on her face as she approached. "Need a little help?"

"Yes please." she nodded as she backed away from the bars. She watched as Kombu Infinity wrapped all of it's hair around two bars before bending them with ease, giving Vaccine Girl enough space to squeeze out.

"Thanks." she said in appreciation before scowling at the shackles binding her hands together. "Think you can get these things off me?"

"First, I want some answers." said Kombu as she crossed her arms. "Do you live in this area?"

"Yes?" Vaccine Girl answered uneasily.

"Then you should know about any crazy strong monsters living here, right?" Kombu continued.

"I don't know if they're the ones you're talking about, but I do know two others that live here." Vaccine Girl explained.

"Better than nothing." she sighed before hair wrapped around the shackles and began to constrict before they shattered, freeing Vaccine Girl's hands.

"That's better." Vaccine Girl smiled before turning back to a frowing Kombu Infinity. "What's wrong?"

"This day has been a major let down. No one strong to fight. No screams from these weaklings. And there's no point in staying here if there's no humans living here to terrorize." she ranted.

"Actually, that's not quite true." Vaccine Girl interjected, causing Kombu to blink in confusion. "There's actually a human and a cyborg living here. And the human's the strongest out of all of us."

"Huh? A human. I think you might be a little dim if you think a human is the strongest being you know. If they're anything like these humans." she said before kicking Spring Mustachio. "But there's nothing else to do. Soooo, tell me more!" she said with a mad grin.

"Okay~" Vaccine Girl practically sang, wondering how long it would take Saitama to wipe that grin off her face.

-Much later-

"Scary baldy! Scary baldy! Scary baldy!" a now seaweedless Kombu Infinity muttered in repeat from where she was curled up in the corner of Beast Queen's room.

"And I thought we were shaken up after fighting him." Beast Queen chuckled as she sat down in front of her, getting the smaller monster's attention. "Also, you don't have any room to talk."

"Shut up! I still have strand of my hair left!" she yelled up at her.

"Okay, okay." Beast Queen said as she raised her hands up in defense. "So, you staying for a little bit, or for good?"

"I'm staying until I can hopefully find a way to grow my hair back. Then I'm outta here!" she finished.

"Good luck with that." Beast Queen snickered as she flicked at Kombu Infinity's single strand of seaweed, laughing when the smaller monster swatted at her hand in a panic.

-Hero Association HQ-

"'City-Z investigative report.'" Sekingar read aloud the report from Golden Ball and Spring Mustachio to the others in the meeting room. "'Nothing of interest in the downtown or residential areas. During our investigation, we ran into the creature known as Roly Poly Vore Girl, who herself seems to state that her name is actually Vaccine Girl, in the abandoned district and had subdued her for transportation. However, shortly after we and everyone on the transportation team had shackled her in, the truck was attacked and the others immediately rendered unconscious. After a brief scuffle, the monster defeated us and disappeared with Vaccine Girl, judging by the way the cage and shackles were broken, and it is possible that both now freely roam the area. Also, according to the monster itself, there's a rumor that-"


"-powerful monsters already exist in this area." spoke a man in a suit that matched the many other people in the room. All of them were surrounding their boss, a lovely young woman with with short black hair, green eyes, long black dress, pearls around her neck, a white fur coat around her shoulders, and big tits under her dress. "It sounds like it was a pretty brutal encounter."

"A monster, huh?" the woman asked, earning a nervous 'Yes' from the man with eyelashes. She merely sighed and said, "Think I'll pass this time."


"You see! Told you I should've gone! You're so lame!" Tornado snapped at the Bearded Worker, who tried to defend himself with an image of a few buildings with massive holes in them inside the abandoned district. She merely huffed before getting in his face. "You idiot! I would've been just fine!"


"The rumor has not been confirmed, but the reinforcements saw signs that point to the existence of some horible monstosity." Sekingar continued.


"Holy crap! What happened here?" asked one of the heroes that had gathered in the abandoned district, their eyes glued to the large holes going through three empty buildings. "What kind of monster could've done this? I'd hate to fight whatever it was."

"What's this?" asked Lightning Max as he picked up and examined a piece of seaweed. "Is it a part of the monster Spring Mustachio fought?"

"There may have been a territorial dispute between the monsters." Blue Fire wondered aloud. "Seems like there's definitely 'something' here."


"I can only assume that there are three major situations for how such a powerful monster disappeared." said Sitch. "First: The new Class-S Hero, Genos, defeated it, and that widespread destruction was in a strange attempt to erase all evidence of it, save for the one piece of seaweed. Second: The monster fled and in an attempt to help itself escape left behind bits and pieces of itself to get throw Genos off it's tracks. Or third, which I dearly hope doesn't come to pass: Another more powerful monster crashed through the abandoned distract, sensing new prey and devoured the monster Golden Ball and Spring Mustachio encountered for entering it's territory."

"What are the odds of a monster, even on with such destructive power, getting past any of our Class-S heroes, who are the best of the best?" Sekingar scoffed, with the other executives all agreeing.

-Saitama's Apartment-

Saitama and Genos were enjoying a nice dinner made with fresh Kombu soup stock, while said 'supplier' was currently in another room being laughed at by the other monstrous residents for thinking that Saitama was a pushover.


"We must continue our investigation and keep a watchful eye on City-Z." Sekingar finished, earning a round of approving nods from the other executives.

-Later-

"Master. It seems your rank has gone up from last place, 388th, to 342nd." Genos informed the bald hero.

"Oh? Because of that Panic guy? Guess he boosted my ranking." said Saitama as he flipped through the newspaper. "So, Genos, have you done anything lately?"

"No. Not yet." Genos answered.

"Well, you still got time."

"I am still ranked last in Class-S. 17th place."

"Heh. Sounds like you still need lots of training." Saitama dragged before sipping his tea.

"However, according to popularity voted on by the people, I am number 6th." Genos continued, causing Saitama to spit his tea out in a green fountain.

"WHY?!" Saitama roared as he smashed his hands on the surprisingly sturdy table.

"'A 19 year old genius who made his debut in Class-S.' 'He's really handsome.' 'He's fantastic.' 'Love how he refuses media interviews. Cool.' Those kinds of comments."

"How can you just read those kinds of things out loud?" Saitama asked with wide eyes.

"These are mere assumptions based upon my photograph. I think nothing of them." Genos stated.

"Oh...yeah." Saitama replied dejectedly before Genos continued.

"'The Cyborg Prince.' 'Beyond his steely exterior, I feel his fragile self.' 'Top 5 Handsomest Heroes-"

"ENOUGH ALREADY!"


A/N: And that's the Ghost Town!