A/N: Brace yourselves everyone. We're all in for a bumpy ride here!


Swim was nervously eyeing the empty streets of the abandoned district as she continued her trek to meet Saitama. She had put on a brave face in front of the Class-A heroes, but now her confidence had waned considerably.

"Maybe I should've just hung back and followed the others from a safe distance." she muttered to herself as wrung her trident in her hands. "I don't even know where the guy lives. And there's also that Vaccine Woman that lives around here." She stopped walking and began to tremble in place. "I wanted to get stronger, but this is sounding like too big of a leap for me." She stopped at a corner and looked around before pulling out her phone. "Maybe the Hero Association knows where he-"

She stopped when she heard voices from around the corner. She fumbled with her phone a bit before putting it away and gripping her trident.

'Who is it? Saitama? Or could it be the monsters?!' she thought in a panic. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself before peering around the corner, all while keeping her ears open. She saw two large figures sitting on some rubble, with one looking to be consoling the other. Her eyes widened in horror as she recognized the one doing the consoling. 'It's the Deep Sea Queen! I gotta call for back-up, quick!' She managed to get her phone back out and was about to hit the button to speed dial the Hero Association, only to freeze as a tendril of red kombu firmly gripped her hands, keeping her from calling. Another strand wrapped around her mouth to silence as she began to thrash in place before she felt herself being thrust about.

"Sorry about the rough treatment, but can you shut up for a moment?" a voice whispered. Swim turned her terror filled gaze towards Nori, who was holding a finger to her lips in a shushing manner. "They'll hear us, and I want to know what's going on with one of them."

Although terrified, Swim complied and stopped trying to scream as Nori leaned against the wall to listen to the two of them talk.

"Do you plan to tell the others?" Deep Sea Queen asked.

"I...I don't know." Sub Queen sighed while hugging herself. "I mean, what do I say?"

"From what I've seen, they're your friends. We're friends, and we used to tell each other lots of things when we were still just princesses." Deep Sea Queen said with a smile.

"I know." she nodded while rubbing her eyes. "But it's still hard to talk about it. I mean, my people. They're...they're..." Subterranean Queen broke down as she tried to speak, her four hands covering her sobbing face. "They're all dead!"

"They're dead?!" Nori whispered in shock. "No wonder she's been so down lately." She turned again to see the Deep Sea Queen hugging her, letting her sob onto her shoulder.

"It's not fair!" Sub Queen cried. "We gave up our invasion plans! We were slowly changing! My people cheered that they were given mercy from being wiped out!" Nori could see a smile on her lips from the angle they were sitting at. "I was even getting through to them...about coexistence with humans. We could've had peace." Her smiled fell into a scowl as she continued. "But now they're gone. Slaughtered! They weren't even given a chance to surrender!"

Nori was silent as she listened to the Subterranean Queen spill her grief and sorrow to the Deep Sea Queen, her eyes starting to get a little misty. She was also so caught up in being sad that she hadn't noticed the look in Swim's eyes as she too listened.

"I couldn't even find their bodies to bury!" Sub Queen sobbed in misery.

"I know." DSQ nodded, remembering how those responsible said that they merely dumped them somewhere. "Well, they at least let you place that plaque."

"Yeah, but for who knows how long." Sub Queen sniffed as she wiped her three eyes. She opened them and noticed a handkerchief being held up by some red kombu before gratefully taking it. "Thank you." she said as she began to wipe her eyes. She was halfway through clearing them before her mind caught up to the fact that it was not the Deep Sea Queen who gave it to her. Both Queens looked up to see Nori standing there staring at them with teary eyes. She tried to say something but stopped when Nori ran up to her and hugged her.

"I noticed you were down so I wanted to talk to you. I didn't think it was something so horrible." Nori said in a quiet voice.

The Deep Sea Queen smiled as the two hugged and cried, glad that her friend had some more emotional support during this rough time. She was about to comment on how cute the two looked-

"U-u-umm..."

Before a stuttering voice made itself aware to them all. They all turned to see a terrified Swim trembling in Nori's hair.

"D-Don't hurt me!" she begged. Her eyes got wide with fear as the Deep Sea Queen stood up to her full height in front of the poor hero. She almost fainted when the Deep Sea Queen reached for her and grabbed her trident from her hands.

"Nice choice of weapon." said the monster with a small smile as she examined it. "Fits the underwater theme you've got going on."

"Uh...thanks?" Swim said before all three monsters surrounded her.

"So, what brings you to the City-Z Ghost Town?" asked the Subterranean Queen.

"Here to hunt down tough monsters? Make a name for yourself?" Deep Sea Queen asked.

"Who are you?" Nori asked.

"Are you a hero?"

"Where'd you come from?"

"Are you strong?"

"Is that a hero costume?"

Swim's head was swirling from the bombardment of questions as she looked at all the monsters surrounding her. They just kept coming and coming and coming before it all turned into a blur. Finally...

"AAAAAAHHHH I JUST WANTED TO MEET THIS SAITAMA GUY!"

The three monsters reeled back from the sudden outburst while Swim stood there panting to catch her breath. They looked at each other before looking back at her.

"You wanted to meet Saitama?" Sub Queen asked in a deadpan tone.

"Yes." Swim nodded while rubbing her temples. "That's all I wanted to do. Not meet up with monsters and heroes and-"

"Heroes? What heroes?!" Nori asked in rising panic.

"The few dozen heroes that came here for a bunch of different reasons?" Swim answered

"EEEHHHH?!" Nori yelled in fright while the other two instantly went on guard.

"We have to warn the others!" Sub Queen stated urgently. "If any of them meet with the others...God help us all."

"Sorry, but you're coming with us!" Deep Sea Queen decided as she grabbed Swim and carried her along. Their actions and words only served to confused the poor Class-C hero.

'What on earth is going on here?'


The Blizzard Group was making it's way down one of the streets in the abandoned district when one of them spoke up.

"Um, Miss Blizzard?"

"What?" she huffed without looking back at them.

"I know that you wish to recruit this woman, but don't you think it's a little too dangerous for our group to be in here? I mean, they say that Vaccine Woman is supposed to reside here, and it's a Dragon Level threat."

"I know. Which is why she'll help our group rise as a whole when we turn her in." Fubuki stated, shocking the rest into a complete stop.

"Wait! What?!" one of them shouted in panic. "B-But I thought that we were only looking to recruit that bounty hunter!"

"Miss Blizzard, as much as I hate admitting it...Actually, no. I don't hate admitting it! There's no way we can stop a Dragon level threat!"

Their words were joined in with the others as they pleaded for her to change her mind. She simply sighed before turning to them all.

"I know full well that we stand no chance against a Dragon level threat." she stated. She held her hand up to stop them from speaking as she continued with a smile. "However, you're all forgetting one little detail about this particular one. The monster in question was severely weakened by King awhile back to the point that she was running for her life from two Class-A heroes. And least we forget, according to the more detailed reports, all it took was one shot from Golden Ball to weaken it enough to capture. Remember?"

"How could we forget? A lot of people were talking about it." said one of the members. "But there's still that other monster that saved it last time!"

"That's why I wish to recruit that bounty hunter. Together, we may have what it takes to capture it." Fubuki explained, earning a round of nods from her underlings. "Besides, what're the odds of the same monster appearing to stop us?"

"That's brilliant, Miss Blizzard!" said Eyelashes.

"I know." she said with a smile as they continued walking. "Now come on. We've got us a bounty hunter to recruit."

"But the Ghost Town's huge! How are we gonna find her?" said a random Blizzard member.

"Yeah. I mean it's not like she's gonna around the corner." another one joked. The moment the words left their lips, the Beast Queen in her usual disguise appeared around the corner, stopping everyone from moving and just stare at each other. "I must use this power for good!"

"Uh...why is the Blizzard Group here in City-Z?" Beast Queen, a comical sweatdrop on the back of her head at the sudden sight of them all.

Fubuki was the first to regain herself before clearing her throat.

"We're here because we're seeking two individuals." she began. "The first is a new bounty hunter that's brought in quite a few notorious gangs and criminals."

"What? You fans of mine or something?" Beast Queen asked while crossing her arms.

"So you admit that you're the bounty hunter?" Fubuki asked.

"Meh. It's just for quick cash. Plus, it gets me out of the house." Beast Queen said with a shrug. "So what do you want from me?"

"We'd like to extend an invitation to join our group-"

"Pass." Beast Queen interrupted while raising a gloved hand before turning to walk away.

"Hold on!" Fubuki yelled in annoyance, angry that she'd interrupted her. "Your talents would greatly help the Blizzard Group. With your strength, even monsters such as Vaccine Woman would be nothing!"

"You're after Vaccine Woman?" Beast Queen asked.

"That's right. She's weakened now, so it's the perfect chance to capture her. Especially if we combine our strength." said Fubuki.

"I see." Beast Queen said before turning again. "Pass."

Fubuki glared at her retreating form before an aura enveloped her body. Her underlings all backed away from her as the area began to shake. The only one unaffected was the Beast Queen, though she did stop to look over her shoulder.

"If you're trying to scare me, then you're failing miserably." she scoffed. "So what if you're an esper? It's nothing to me or my friend."

"Or us!"

Everyone turned to see a group of monsters lead by Super Mouse slowly approach them.

"Monsters!" one of the Blizzard Group cried out as they all got their weapons ready. The monsters merely smirked at their display before Super Mouse's ears perked up. She sniffed the air before glaring at the humans.

"I smell cat here!" she growled.

"Maybe one of them owns a cat?" one of the monsters guessed.

"And a newt and a fish." Beast Queen chuckled.

Super Mouse stared at Beast Queen for a moment before narrowing her eyes.

'Something about this human is rubbing me the wrong way.' she thought before turning back towards them all. "Normally we'd just pound you humans into paste, but we're a little busy hunting the Deep Sea Queen." Beast Queen's eyes widened marginally under her mask as Super Mouse's muscles began to bulk up. "If you've seen her, tell me and I'll make this quick."

The Blizzard Group all looked at each other, some in fear at the thought of running into a monster that had overwhelmed two Class-S heroes not that long ago.

"So she's here too, huh?" Fubuki asked with a smile as she tried to ignore the nervous sweat she felt start to form on her forehead. "Well sorry to inform you, but we're seeking a monster known as Vaccine Woman." Her power flared as she and her group got ready for battle. "Still, I must thank you for informing us about her general location. Now the Hero Association knows where to look for her. As a thank you, we'll make this as quick and painless as possible."

"Well, have fun." Beast Queen said with a wave as she turned to leave. 'That Fubuki chick's weak, but her sister's been said to show up when she's in trouble. No way can I tangle with that powerhouse.'

"LIKE WE'D LET ANYBODY HERE WALK AWAY!" one of the monsters roared as it charged towards the Beast Queen. The action proved fatal as the Beast Queen merely grabbed the monster with one hand and simply squeezed it into pulp.

"That all you weaklings got?" Beast Queen said, a smirk forming under her mask.

"YOU BITCH!" another monster shouted, setting the rest off as they began to attack the Blizzard Group and Beast Queen. The Blizzard Group used their coordinated attacks and numbers to tangle with the monster while Beast Queen fought solo.

As this happened, Super Mouse hung back to watch and observe them all fight.

'Can't those idiots handle a bunch of Class-B heroes?' she thought in annoyance before looking at the Beast Queen.

"Come on, runts! I can do this all day!" Beast Queen laughed as she punched, stomped, and smashed any monster that got near her.

'That one's not even breaking a sweat. Guess I better step in.'

With that, she made her way towards the Beast Queen, who noticed her approaching her.

"What? You wanna die too?" Beast Queen asked.

"The only ones dying are you and those heroes over there!" Super Mouse boasted as her muscles bulked to the maximum.


A group of monsters were surrounding Midori and another woman. Midori was in disguise, save for her hair that was out and ready to attack. The other looked to be a young female martial artist.

She was of a lean and slender build, had dark hair that was braided and tied into loops and had bangs that covered her forehead. She wore a maroon qipao styled top with white puffy pants, white arm warmers and scarf, and had bell accessories on her hair, ears, and shoes.

Both of their outfits had rips here and there as they stood back-to-back against the monsters surrounding them, who were faring a lot worse than they were.

'This sucks. I make a friend out of nowhere who's not a hero, and now we're fighting for our lives against these pricks that want to kidnap her!' thought Midori.

'All I wanted was to simply spar with another female martial artist. And not only is she a monster, but she lives in the Ghost Town full of these assholes!' thought the martial artist. A smirk actually came to her lips as another thought came to her mind.

'To think that all this started because I wanted a fight.'

-Flashback-

"So, this is the Dojo of Fist of Flowing Water Crushing Rock." said the woman as she looked at the old building. After admiring it for a moment, she approached and politely knocked on the door. "Hope Silverfang is here." she said to herself. A moment later had the door sliding open to reveal Bang.

"Hello there." he greeted with a kind smile.

"Hello, Master Bang." she said with a polite bow. "My name is Lin Lin of the Palm Bell Fist."

"Ah! A fellow martial artist!" Bang said with enthusiam. "And what can I do for you today?"

"I'm hear because I heard a rumor that you've gotten a new student." she explained.

"Ah, you must mean Midori." Bang confirmed. "Yes, she's my newest student and is here in what you may call a reformation program. Do you have business with her?"

"I wanted to know if she, as a fellow female martial artist, would be up to a little spar with me." Lin Lin said with a smile.

"Hmm." Bang hummed as he cradled his chin. "Well, I won't deny you a chance to fight her. Come on in."

"Thank you." she said with another bow before removing her shoes and following him inside.

"Now before you meet her, there's something I wish for you to do." said Bang as they approached the door leading to the outside training grounds. He looked over his shoulder to see her listening to him. "Don't panic, and...keep an open mind."

"Umm...okay?" she said while raising one eyebrow at his request. With a nod, he opened the door and lead her out back. Her second brow shot up when she saw his two students in the middle of the training grounds. One orange haired man, and one female with kombu for hair poking and prodding him.

"Can't you do the simplest of forms?!" she heard Midori huff as she used her hair to get him into the proper position. "How long have you been here again? I mean, you've got a little muscle, but your form just sucks!"

"S-Shut up! Don't forget I'm your senior!" he yelled.

"Midori!" Bang called out to get her attention.

"Ah! Master Bang!" she yelped as she turned to face him, her hair snapping back into place. Sadly, her hair snapped back while she still hand Charanko's limbs ensnared, which yanked the poor man into her and caused the both of them to stumble to the floor. "Ouch. My bad." she groaned. The two of them fumbled to get out of her hair before they stood at attention. When they did, Midori's eyes widened at the newcomer. "Uh...hi?" she greeted nervously before looking at Bang, her eyes begging for an explanation.

"She's here to challenge you. Seems that people have heard about a new student in my dojo." Bang explained while Lin Lin stared at Midori.

"She's...She's a monster?" Lin Lin asked.

"That is correct." Bang nodded. "It's a bit of a long story, but rest assured, she has no vile intentions with either my dojo or humanity in general."

"A monster that doesn't want to wipe out humanity? That's a first." Lin Lin stated as she stood in front of Midori, who was staring up at her with a timid expression.

"Are you...gonna rat me out?" she asked. Lin Lin just stared at her for a moment before closing her eyes in thought. After a few moments, she opened them again.

"Care to tell me the story?" she asked. The four sat in seiza positions as Midori told the tale of Saitama, how they met, the others, and how his vast strength. "I see. So because he's so unimaginably strong, he's terrified you and the others monsters into giving up on killing humans?"

"He's made an exception to bounty hunting and non-lethal self-defense, but yeah." Midori nodded. Lin Lin looked at Midori before her brows furrowed.

"From how strong you seem to say he is, it sounds like a tall tale." she said while crossing her arms.

"I assure you, it's not a lie." said Bang in a serious manner. "I've seen the young man's strength for myself. It honestly baffles me that the Hero Association even thought to put him in Class-C no matter what his test score was."

"Huh. If a martial arts master and Class-S hero is vouching for this guy, then he must be the real deal." she said before standing. "Perhaps I should visit him later and see for myself."

"If you want, I can take you there." Midori offered.

"I'd like that." Lin Lin said with a smile before stepping back and getting into her battle stance. "Now, I believe that I challenged you to a fight."

Midori blinked at her before grinning and standing as well.

"Master Bang. Could you and Charanko-senpai give us some room?" she asked, her eyes not leaving her opponent.

"Come Charanko. We'll begin your daily muscle training." said the old master. He and Charanko left while Midori got into a battle stance.

"Will they be alright, Master?" Charanko asked as they walked inside. He whipped his head back around when he heard the sudden sounds of clashing going on outside to see the two going at it.

"Do not worry. I can tell that those two are perfect sparring partners." Bang laughed before turning to Charanko. "Now, push-ups." Charanko groaned as he dropped to the floor before Bang stood on his back. As he grunted with each push-up, both student and teacher heard fighting coming from the outdoor training area, though Bang was the only one who could look out there due to Charanko facing the other way while doing push-ups. He watched as Midori, wanting to fight as a martial artist, kept her hair tied and in her gi as she threw kicks and strikes at Lin Lin, who would either block, evade, or counter them. She went for a leg sweep, only for Lin Lin to do a back flip. She did another before launching herself into the air and coming right at her with a downward strike. She crossed her arms to block it before throwing her off her. She did a flip before landing on her feet while Midori charged, poised to strike. Lin Lin responded in kind with a strike of her own as she charged at her. Both women met in the middle, their attacks striking each other and knocking them both onto their backs where they lay exhausted.

'I really must thank Saitama one day. If I hadn't tried to recruit him, I'd never have met and recruited Midori to my dojo.' he thought with a kind smile. 'Although, I'm still going to try and recruit the young man. Such potential doesn't come around often.'

As Bang was left to his thoughts, Midori rose up and walked over towards Lin Lin and offered a strand of her hair. The woman grabbed it before she was slowly brought to her feet.

"Nice fight." Midori commented.

"Same to you." said Lin Lin. 'Nice to have a fellow martial artist to spar with, even if they are a monster.' she thought before smacking her lips. "Hey, would you guys happen to have anything to drink? I'm parched from that spar."

"I'll see if Master Bang has any tea." said Midori as the two walked back inside the dojo.

"Quite a fight." Bang mused from where he stood on Charanko's back as the man continued his push-ups.

"Thank you, Master Bang." Midori said with a smile. "Master, would it be alright if I make everyone some tea?"

"But of course. You two must be thirsty after all." the old man said with a chuckle. One tea brewing later had the four gathered around a small table and enjoying the beverage.

"I'm impressed with both of your forms." Bang said in a casual tone as he faced Lin Lin. "I've met the master of the Palm Bell fighting style and can see that you've picked it up quite well."

"Thank you, Master Bang." she happily replied before he turned towards Midori.

"And you've improved with using my style quite a bit, though I can still see room for improvement." he told her.

"Yes, Master." Midori nodded.

"To be specific, your strikes did not have enough force behind them. This caused your strikes to lack strength, rendering them inefficient." Bang continued.

"Wait a second. You went easy on me?!" Lin Lin yelled in a betrayed tone.

"She has, and yet she hasn't. She chose to keep her hair out of the fight, and is still learning to strike with her arms and legs." Bang explained.

"Oh...I see." Lin Lin answered while turning away with a bit of shame for her actions. An uncomfortable silence came over the dojo as the four sipped their tea. Hoping to move it along, Lin Lin spoke again. "So...Saitama. How strong is he?"

"Strong enough that the mere thought of annoying him terrifies us." Midori answered. "Mountains crumble under his might, and he doesn't even need to go all out to do it. And when he does...?"

Lin Lin noticed her hand lightly trembling as she paused in her answer.

"When he does?" Lin Lin asked.

"Let's say that if the Hero Association had anyone compentent running it, they'd have stuck him in a class all his own. No offense." she said, directing the last bit towards Bang.

"None taken." Bang chuckled, having remembered seeing his strength as well. He stood up and looked down at Midori to address her. "Today's training is concluded Midori. You're dismissed for the day."

"Yes Master Bang." Midori said before standing and bowing to him. She was silent as she left the room, changed, and came back out in her disguise while Lin Lin bade farewell to Bang as well. The two women left the dojo and quietly walked down the many flights of stairs before reaching the bottom.

"I'm sorry." Lin Lin suddenly said, gaining Midori's attention when she turned to leave. "You know, for thinking you took it easy on me earlier."

"Don't worry about it. I'm still getting used to fighting without my hair." Midori waved it off.

"Well...see ya." Lin Lin said as she started walking away.

"Hey."

She looked over her shoulder at Midori, who was smiling under her hat.

"If you're not doing anything, you wanna come over? Meet the others?" she offered. Lin Lin gave a small smile as she walked back over towards her.

"Sure. I got all day." she answered before the two began walking towards the abandoned district, talking along the way.

"So tell me, do you have a family? Or is it just the other monsters living there with Saitama and Genos?" Lin Lin asked.

"I have three sisters who are monsters. Well, we say we're sisters, but we used to be the same monster some time ago." said Midori.

"Really? How'd that happen?"

"The short answer? He pulled our hair out and boiled it for soup stock." she answered with a groan while Lin Lin snickered at the image of her being bald. "We followed him to stay in the abandoned apartments that the other monsters reside in while we waited for our hair to grow back. Genos wanted us gone fast since he believed we were bothering Saitama, so he got us some liquid fertilizer. We drank too much, passed out, and woke up as four different beings. The rest is history."

"Wow. So now you're a set of quadruplets?" Lin Lin asked.

"Not exactly." Midori said with a grin. "When we split, our new bodies picked up some physical traits that are hard to miss. For me? It's my light green hair." she said before slapping her large ass. "And this knockout booty right here!"

"I...see." Lin Lin responded while shifting her eyes away from her ass, her cheeks turning pink. "And your sisters?"

"Why ruin the surprise?" Midori giggled as she stood up straight and they continued walking.

"So you say that Saitama removed your hair to eat it? Isn't eating something from a monster bad?" Lin Lin asked, her face showing a hint of disgust at the thought of eating monster body parts.

"Probably. But we had someone analyze our hair. It's safe to eat and edible." Midori said. "If you want, I can offer you some of mine and the others if they're okay with it."

"I'll have to think abou-MMPH!"

Midori turned just in time to see Lin Lin get dragged into the an alley before a hand reached out and grabbed her too. She was tempted to use her hair, but after running an image of Saitama's annoyed look through her mind some time ago, she resisted and just let things happen for the moment. She was tempted to forget her restraint when she felt an iron bar smack against her knees before she fell to the ground.

"MIDORI!" Lin Lin called out to her through a muffled hand as a bunch of men surrounded the two.

"Well, well, well."

Midori's eyes shot open before narrowing in hate as the familiar voice hit her ears. She looked up to see the same sleazy bastard that nearly made her expose herself in anger when he slapped her ass.

"Didn't think I'd run into you again." said the man as he grinned down at her. "I'm not good with faces." he began before staring at her big ass. "But I never forget a piece of tail like that."

"Sorry, but that ass if for one guy, and it ain't you or your friends." Midori growled.

"Hmph. Still trying to act tough, huh?" he sneered.

"This coming from the guy laid flat by one punch?" she asked with a smirk, earning and kick to the stomach from the man.

"Your friend has the mouth on her." said the thug holding Lin Lin before whispering in her ear. "She's gonna need it later. You both are!"

"Pleh! You wish, asshole!" Lin Lin growled before kicking the ground, sending them both flying into the fall. The impact stunned the man long enough for her to get loose and bash his head with a spin kick. "Any last words before I tie you thugs in knots?!"

"Pretty fast." said the leader before snapping his fingers. To Lin Lin's horror, the rest of them started pulling out knives and pointed them at both her and Midori, with a larger man pointing a crudely make spear at Midori's back. "But are you fast enough to stop us from gutting her?"

Lin Lin gritted her teeth in anger at their cowardice, hating the fact that she'd never be fast enough to stop them. She also knew that if Midori defended herself with her hair, she'd expose herself as a monster and cause a scene.

"You're a coward." she said in a dangerous tone as she dropped her stance, allowing two other men to restrain her.

"Sticks and stones, bitch." said the leader as he ordered them to be taken deeper into the alleyway. They were lead through a door of an abandoned building before some goons chained it shut.

"Nice place." Midori scoffed as she looked at the ruined building before her eyes landed on him. "Too bad it has a roach problem." Her comment earned her a hard slap to the face from the man.

"Shut the fuck up." he growled.

"Easy Tobias." another man laughed. "If you rough her up too much, she won't be any fun for the rest of us."

"Ah, quit your blubbering!" he snapped before kneeing her in the stomach, making her drop to her knees. "When you guys got me out on bail, I made a vow to find this chick and pay her back for sending me there in the first place."

"I thought you were taken in by Mumen Rider?" another grunt wondered aloud.

"I was, but only because this bitch got a lucky shot on me and weakened me enough for him to be able to do anything!" Tobias yelled in the grunt's face, spraying it with saliva.

"Tch. Weakling." Midori grunted, earning a kick to the head. She landed on her side before the man ran over and hoisted her up by her collar, his knife dangerously close to her throat.

"Y'know, I'm getting really sick of your mouth!" he snarled before he grinned at her. "Tell you what I'm gonna do. First, I'm gonna tear up your face. Next, I'm gonna tear up that sweet ass of yours. And finally, I'm gonna make you watch as my friends have a little fun with your friend over there before tearing you to pieces! How does that sound?"

"It sounds like you're a desperate man who can't get laid any other way." Midori smirked.

Tobias' face turned red as he looked ready to explode before suddenly turning back to normal and smiling at her.

"Boys? Why don't you lot have a little fun with that one while this one and I get to know each other?" he said as he began to drag Midori off somewhere. The men all gathered around Lin Lin as they began to examine her form, making her skin crawl despite her calm outward appearance. "Oh, and one more thing." Tobias said as he looked over his shoulder at them all. "If she gives you trouble, just holler. I'll make sure she suffers." he said as held his knife at Midori's face. Lin Lin scowled at him as the men continued to examine her, all while Tobias laughed his rotten head off.

Of course, if any of them hadn't been so preoccupied with their dirty minds, they'd have seen Midori flash Lin Lin a smile and wink under her hat while her fists tightened.

Lin Lin remained calm as her new friend and Tobias walked off into another room before the door slammed shut, leaving her alone with his men.

"Man, we got someone good today."

"Hope she lasts longer than the last one. Only stayed conscious for half of us."

"Well from the looks of it, this girly's a martial artist. Meaning she can take plenty before dropping."

"Wish I could've gotten the other one first. She's got an ass that looks like it'd never quit."

"Boss gets her first. Maybe he'll let us have some fun after he's done."

"Well then, who here gets first crack?"

CRACK!

One of them men stumbled back as he clutched his nose. The others looked at him in shock as Lin Lin held her pose, fist still held out after punching him.

"Me." she said with a smile before jumping away and assuming her fighting stance.

"You...little bitch!" the injured thug snarled as blood dripped from his broken nose. "Didn't you hear what our boss said?! Your friend-"

"Can take care of herself." Lin Lin finished before charing at them.

"BOSS! THIS BITCH IS ACTING U-AAGH!" cried one of the thugs before Lin Lin snapped his leg with a well placed kick. He crumbled to the ground in agony as she sent a palm strike into another thug's stomach. One grabbed her from behind, but a quick snap of her head against his nose made him let go and leave him open for a flurry of strikes to his abdomen.

"Holy shit!" one of them cursed as he watched dance around them, each attack putting one after the other out of the fight. "This is bad! I gotta get the boss!" With that, he ran towards the door and began pounding it. "BOSS! BOSS HELP! WE'RE GETTING OUR ASSES KICKED! SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE OTHER! DO SOMETHING!" he screamed as he kept assaulting the door.

"Wrong."

He froze mid-swing as the word cut through his panic. He slowly looked over his shoulder to see Lin Lin standing behind him. His eyes shifted to the mass of groaning bodies before looking at the unconscious punk she held up by the head with one hand, cold sweat pouring down his skin as she glared at him.

"I told you before that she can take care of herself." she said before dropping her last victim and planting a palm strike to the last man's stomach, sending both him and the door skidding inside the room. "See for yourself."

The man groaned as he sat up and coughed, the strike having knocked the wind out of him.

"Oh? Done already?"

He turned his head towards Midori's voice and-

His mind slowly ground to a halt as he took in the sight before him.

Midori's hair was all over the place, revealing herself as a monster. One of the tendrils was holding up Tobias, who was whimpering and crying as his bloodied form was suspended above the ground. More of her hair had blood on it from whipping his body, which was evident because of his shredded clothing and bleeding cuts. The floor and ceiling both had little craters, showing that he'd been smashed repeatedly against them.

"H...help...me..."

That was the last thing the grunt heard before he passed out in sheer terror, leaving Tobias alone with the two women.

"Wow. You did a number on him and scared this one into passing out." Lin Lin chuckled as she approached Tobias. "Hmm. None of these look fatal."

"Afraid I'd kill him? Nah. Just roughed him up a little. He's scum, but I still have to follow the rules. Self-defense is one thing, but anything more and I'd anger him." Midori explained with a shrug.

"Following his rules despite the chance to just say it was another, huh? Now I really want to meet this guy." Lin Lin said before scowling at Tobias. "But first, what do we do with this guy?"

"I think I got an idea." Midori said with an evil grin as she lifted some rope that was inside the building.

-Later-

People were gathered around the whimpering/growling punks as they were hung upside-down by their ankles under a street light by rope, their underpants the only article of clothing on their beaten bodies. Normally a sight like this would cause people to feel sorry for the individual. Sadly, that wasn't the cause due to the sign tied around them all.

WE ARE A GROUP OF DEGENERATE HOMICIDAL PREDATORS WHO FORCE OURSELVES ON ANY WOMEN WE SEE FIT!

CONTACT PURI PURI PRISONER!

People had been on their phones for a while to the Hero Association or others to turn on the news since News Crews were already covering the story.

"Oh my~ So these are the naughty boys I've been called to take care of?"

Finally, the Hero in question finally arrived, silencing everyone as he strode towards the thugs. All of them were terrified as he approached them, a giddy smile on his face as he began to look them over.

"Such a shame that such beauties like you lot would turn to such horrid acts against humanity." he said as he shed a tear before wiping it away. "FEAR NOT! I, Puri Puri Prisoner, shall take you to prison and help you all change your ways! That's a promise! Now, let me start by giving you all a nice kiss~"

-Midori and Lin Lin-

The two had just entered the abandoned district before they heard terrified screaming coming from the direction they'd left the thugs.

"I think he arrived!" Midori said before the two of them began cackling at their misfortune. The two waited a moment for their laughter to end before talking again.

"So why does he live all the way out here?" Lin Lin asked as she looked around the area.

"Cheap rent." was the simple answer. "And honestly, it works for us as well. In here, we can wander around, stretch our legs, and find all kinds of goodies that people left behind."

"Hehe. Sounds like you and your friends find all kinds of stuff here, huh?" said Lin Lin. "What do you do for fun outside of that?"

"Well, we all do different things. Some of us train, some enjoy hobbies. I know Ki does her best to try and seduce Saitama without going overboard." Midori explained.

"Seduce him?" Lin Lin said before her eyebrows shot up. She stopped and then threw a grin Midori's way.

"What?" Midori asked when she noticed Lin Lin stopped.

"What was it you said to those bastards? 'This ass is for one guy?'" Lin Lin said. Her grin widened as Midori's face lit up and her eyes widened like saucers. "You like this Saitama guy, don't you?"

"AHH! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! NOT SO LOUD!" Midori yelled as she waved her hands and hair wildly before clamping her own loud mouth shut. She held it there under her gaze before sighing. "Yes. I like him...a lot."

"Does he know?" Lin Lin asked. Midori shook her head.

"I'm scared that he'll reject me. It's already one thing that he spared us. A miracle he's letting us stay nearby. But returning our affection? That might be asking for too much." Midori said as her whole being seemed to sag.

'A monster falling for a human? That's unusual. Then again, so is befriending a monster too.' thought Lin Lin before crossing her arms. 'Now that I think about it, she said another monster was trying to seduce him. I wonder how many others like him. Maybe he's handsome?'

"Well now. If it isn't Midori."

Both turned at the sound of a woman's voice before instantly getting on guard.

"Maiko Plasma? What are you doing here?" Midori asked the monster woman that was being followed by a few other monsters.

"Recruitment hunt." Maiko Plasma said before turning towards Lin Lin, then back at her. "What are you doing here? And with a human?"

"She's...uh..." Midori paused, unsure how to respond.

"What's with the stuttering? Just answer her question!" One of the monsters shouted.

"Wait. Didn't they look like they were having a friendly chat a moment ago?"

"No way! What kind of monster shoots the breeze with a human?"

"Maybe that's why she and her sisters turned us down! They're human lovers!"

The monsters were all ready to strike with Maiko giving Midori a sad and disappointed look.

"Is that true?" she asked her.

Midori looked back at her with a look of sadness before closing her eyes. "Yes."

"TRAITORS!" one of the monsters roared.

"Let's kill that weed and then the woman!"

"Hold on! She looks like a martial artist! We could use her!"

"Really? Oh, wait! I get it! Just like with Goketsu!"

The monsters all got ready to pounce at the two, ready to end Midori and capture Lin Lin.

"Lin Lin. Don't attack Maiko Plasma." Midori whispered.

"No promises if she attacks me." she replied as she got into her stance just as the monsters lunged at them.

-Present-

Midori and Lin Lin were lightly panting as they stood against the monsters still remaining. Most of them were dead, with the remaining injured and bleeding. The only one that was untouched was Maiko Plasma, who merely watched them fight while her drums crackled with electricity and thrummed with power.

"This...isn't good." one of the monsters grunted in pain as he looked to be holding his insides inside.

"I forgot that Gyoro Gyoro said that she was a Demon level threat. We need back-up." another hissed.

A few lashes from the kombu severed their heads before they could think about running.

"Not happening!" Midori growled before turning towards Maiko Plasma.

"She's all that's left. "Lin Lin stated. "It's your call. What do we do?"

"I'm gonna talk to her." Midori said as she started walking towards her.

ZAP!

Midori stopped when a bolt of electricity struck just in front of her.

"Next shot won't miss." Maiko Plasma warned as she lowered her fan. She kept her eyes on Midori, but occasionally glanced at Lin Lin, who was busy striking the downed monsters to make sure they were finished. "I don't understand. Why are you aligning with this human? With humanity?"

"I have my reasons. The biggest being that if I try and hurt humanity again, I'll get destroyed." Midori explained.

"If you were to join us, you could help us when we enact our plans." Maiko Plasma said.

"Not against the guy I serve. All the heroes and monsters in the world don't hold a candle to him." Midori countered. "Trust me."

"Would you be talking about the creature you said stole your hatred of humans?" Maiko Plasma asked.

"We kiiinda lied about that. He didn't quite 'steal' our hatred." Midori said while flashing air quotes with her fingers. "Let's just say two things happened. One, he gave us all a chance and we've grown to not quite hate humans anymore."

"Two?" Maiko Plasma asked.

"The main motivator that came before anything else is fear. Lots and lots and lots of fear." Midori stated, her mind going back to her first encounter with him when she was still one with Ki.

Maiko Plasma hummed in thought as she fanned herself with her fan before snapping it shut.

"Regardless, I need to rejoin the others and find our target." she said.

"You said you were looking to recruit a monster? Anyone specific?"

"The Deep Sea Queen. She paid us a visit not too long ago. Our leader wants her for our ranks." Maiko Plasma explained before smiling at them. "And judging from your current shift in expression, I'd say you know exactly who I'm talking about."

"Yeah, I do. She actually lives under the same roof with my sisters and a bunch of others. I can show you. BUT!" She suddenly loomed over both Lin Lin and Maiko Plasma. "If either of you act up, he'll get annoyed. Do not annoy him! Trust me." Lin Lin and Maiko Plasma glanced at each other before looking at her and nodding. "Good! This way!"


In another part of the abandoned district, the Tank-Top Army was making it's way towards Saitama's home under the directions of Tank-Top Girl. Said female was still terrified of the clash that was to come while the rest were concentrating on their surroundings. They were driven. They were focused. They were determined.

"Are we there yet?"

They were bored.

"How much longer?" Tank-Top Vegetarian grumbled as they walked.

"Ask Tank-Top Girl. She's the one leading us." Tank-Top Tiger said.

"Yeah, but for all we know, she could be leading us in circles!" Tank-Top Black Hole growled.

'Crap! They're on to me!' she thought as she slightly tensed up as they turned a corner.

"She must be so scared of this guy that she's misleading us and...who's that?"

Everyone looked up to see a women half a block ahead of them. They couldn't make out any details except that she was thin and was carrying about a dozen plastic bags in each hand.

"Who is she? A resident?"

"Isn't she worried about being attacked here?"

"Hey! Maybe she knows where that guy we're looking for lives!"

"Let us ask." Tank-Top Master decided as they all walked a little faster to catch up to her. When they got closer they could make out a few details about her. She had long sakura pink hair that seemed to catch the light and pearl white skin with an alabaster luster. She was about average height, wore a black and white tube top, skinny jeans that hugged her hips and nice round ass, and white sneakers with red markings on them.

"Excuse me, Miss?" Tank-Top Master spoke up, getting the women to stop and turn around. Tank-Top Master blinked a few times while the rest of the men all goggled at the huge tits that threatened to break out of the top.

"Yes?" she asked before seeing who they were. She got defensive for a moment before shaking her head and smiling, showing off her red lips and magenta eyes. "Can I help all of you?"

"We're looking for a hero named Saitama. We heard he lives out here. Would you happen to know him or where he lives?" Tank-Top Master asked.

"I sure do." she said before lifting up her left arm. "I'm on my way there now to make him a little lunch."

"With that amount of food, you look like you're on your way to feed Pig God." commented Tank-Top Hatter.

"Well there is Genos and Mizuki. They eat a lot more than what others think." she said with a smile before turning around. "If you want to meet them, then follow me."

"Thank you very much, Miss..." Tank-Top Master trailed off when he realized he hadn't asked for her name yet.

"Call me M..M... Ma-Marissa!" she got out before walking forward again. "Come on now. No time to waste!"

"Would you like some help with those bags?" Tank-Top Mask offered.

"Thanks, but I'm good. I'm a big girl after all~" she giggled with a smile, which served well to hide her terror. 'Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap! The Tank-Top Army?! And they all want to meet Saitama?! What about the others?! Oh, I hope they're all out and far away right now!' She then looked back over her shoulder towards Tank-Top Girl, who looked back with a worried expression. 'And I really Genos doesn't accuse us and go blathering things!'


Shadow Ring was running through the alleyways of the abandoned district, keeping to the shadows to avoid detection while doing so. She had volunteered to scout ahead to see if she could locate Vaccine Woman, or any potential spot for her hideout.

'This place is quite large. She could be hiding anywhere.' thought the ninja hero before stopping, the sound of battle catching her ears. It lasted for a moment before a roar was suddenly cut off, then...silence. Her eyes narrowed as she approached from where the sounds came from. She stopped when she heard what sounded like muffled yelling and struggling. She peeked out from within the shadows before her eyes widened.

She saw Ki dusting her hands while flinging blood off her hair. She saw the area littered with dead monsters. She saw a beautiful flower garden marred here and there with dead spots. But the most eye catching sight was off Vaccine Woman with her stomach distended to the size of a small car and thrashing about.

"*Urp* Oh! These guys are...really struggling." Vaccine Woman groaned as whatever was in there fought and screamed to get out.

"Well, look on the bright side. You can skip dinner later." Ki laughed before looking at the garden. "Can't believe those bastards did this. And after all the work we put in to spruce this little corner of the Ghost Town up."

"Don't worry. I'll*BELCH*suck that poison out after these guys are dealt with." Vaccine Woman assured before her throat bulged. A slime covered appendage stuck out and began flailing before she grabbed it and shoved it back down into her stomach. "Stay in there!" she yelled.

"Why not try and absorb them quickly like you did with that vat of-" Ki began before she suddenly looked towards where Shadow Ring was hidden, with said hero already gone.

"Something up?" Vaccine Woman asked.

"Might've been another one of those monsters in hiding." Ki said, her eyes stilling lingering on the spot before turning back to her. "As I was saying, why not try and absorb them like you did in that drink company you broke into awhile back?"

"I...huh. Never thought of that." Vaccine Woman mused from where she stood. "Let me try." Her eyes screwed shut as she began concentrating on absorbing them. Ki watched as the struggling in her stomach slowly stopped and it began to shrink before the purple monster let out a sigh.

"That's all I could manage." she panted as she patted her stomach that was now the size of a medicine ball.

"Well, at least you can walk now." Ki chuckled as she poked Vaccine Woman's gut with a strand of kombu, making it squish and slosh.

"Don't poke my belly." Vaccine Woman grumbled.

"Why not? It's fun." Ki laughed as she kept poking it from all sides despite Vaccine Woman's attempts to swat her hair away, causing her stomach to jiggle more. "It's like poking a bowl of jell-o."

"Well leave my jell-o belly alo-HEY!" she suddenly yelped when she was pushed onto her butt, followed by her releasing another belch when Ki suddenly jumped on her gut and sat on it like a bean bag chair. "And what do you think you're doing?!"

"Just relaxing~" Ki giggled as she enjoyed how soft her bloated stomach was. "You know, this is actually quite comfortable-"

TWANG!

Vaccine Woman blinked as Ki's demeanor changed after what sounded like something metallic struck a street lamp. The kombu monster got off of her friend and looked around, her eyes narrowed. "We're not alone."

"More uninvited guests." Vaccine Woman growled as she sat up before suddenly looking at the wall after Ki's hair deflected a projectile at it. Both looked at the direction it had come from before Ki smirked.

"Naughty naughty heroes~" she sang as her hair raised a bit, ready to fight the group of heroes slowly descending on them.

"Again? Why can't these assholes leave us alone?!" Vaccine Woman griped before recognizing two of them. "You again? What, you call for back-up since you got your asses whooped last time?" She smirked as Golden Ball and Spring Mustachio glared at her with scowls at her reminder of their embarrasing defeat.

"Impressive that you managed to deflect One Shotter's bullets." said Death Gatling before he and the other heroes all began to aim their weapons at Ki. "But I doubt you can stop all of us at the same time."

"You...may be right." Ki said as she looked at all the weapons nervously. She may have grown stronger, but these guys didn't look like they're playing around.

"Maybe she can't, but I can give it a shot!" Vaccine Woman declared as a multitude of energy spheres appeared around her.

"Remember, if we can't take her alive, then kill her!" Death Gatling ordered, earning a nod from all the other heroes.

"Sorry, but I have no intention of being a lab rat for the Hero Association!" Vaccine Woman declared before throwing a few at towards them, making them all dodge.

One Shotter fired a few rounds towards Vaccine Woman's limbs, but they were destroyed by her energy spheres. She jumped back to avoid Heavy Kong as he came down at her with a punch, leaving him to bury his fist into the ground.

Ki was using her hair to deflect Twin Tails' Death Loop attack before she jumped to avoid Stinger's Bamboo Shoot from piercing her body.

Vaccine Woman barely dodged a Tomboy Thrust from Spring Mustachio, though she did get nailed in the shoulder with a ricochet shot from Golden Ball, distracting her enough for Lightning Max to hit her in her bloated gut with his Lightning Flash Kick. Sadly, the action forced her to vomit the remains of her lunch up and out of her mouth, showering him in puke while she stumbled back.

"AW YUCK! THIS STUFF REEKS!" Lightning Max gagged as he tried to wipe the vomit off of him.

Ki moved her hair around herself rapidly to fend off both Shadow Ring's shurikens and Death Gatling's rapid fire.

'This...is bad!' she thought, sweating pouring down her face. 'What are we gonna do?!'


Do-S was walking through the abandoned district on her own in her search for the Deep Sea Queen, her whip out and at the ready to strike anything that moved. She let out a sigh as she continued her hunt.

"So boring." she grumbled. "Nobody here to enslave, or even just hurt. Well, that'll change when I find the Deep Sea Queen. A few strikes of my whip and she'll be under my heel and part the Monster Association." Her body trembled in excitement at the thought of making such a strong monster her minion, her mind running over the various 'fun' she'd have with her. "I can't wait to find that overgrown fish." she said while hugging herself. She winced before glaring down at herself. "Speaking of overgrown."

Her grip on her whip tightened as she looked down at her breasts, their size having grown around two cup sizes larger since her forced kombu diet. Her leather top looked ready to burst to shreds from how it struggled to contain them.

"I cannot believe that stupid hair of hers did this to me!" she growled as she watched them bounce with each step she took. "Now I gotta find a new top since this one's making the straps dig into my back. Plus...they feel so..." She bit her lip under her mask as she reached up and gently gave one of them a light squeeze, shuddering and blushing at how sensitive they now felt. She pulled her hand away with a huff before staring murderously at nothing. "When I find that little bitch, I'm gonna...gonna..." she trailed off and stopped walking, her mind going back to how she was manhandled like a toy by Nori, those crazed eyes burned into her mind. She shook her head before taking a deep breath to calm down. "Just...forget about her. Focus on the mission." She took another look down at them again before looking ahead and walking again. "Although, it would be nice to find some more clothing for when I'm alone. Can't wear this every moment of every day." She began to keep a lookout for anything that looked like a clothing store before noticing Captain Mizuki walking down another street, unaware of her presence. Do-S blinked at her before grinning under her mask and snapping her whip in her hands. "If there's one thing I love more than a new love slave, it's a love slave with some muscle to them." She crept up quickly and quietly towards the Class-B hero before she got within striking range. "Oh hero~ You should really watch your back!" she roared as she sent her whip towards Mizuki.


Whip after whip after whip of attacks were sent out, sending a large group of monsters skidding away and stopping at Vacuuma's feet. The elephant monster merely stared down at them before looking back up at Kogane, who merely flicked the blood from her hair.

"That seemed a little uncalled for, don't you think?" she asked with her non-existent eyebrows furrowed at them all.

"Hmm. I'm starting to see why Gyoro Gyoro said you were a Demon level threat." Vacuuma mused before narrowing his eyes at her. "However, you shouldn't have refused our help, nor our invitation to the Monster Association."

"I told you, I don't know anything about this Deep Sea Queen you keep talking about. Also, I already serve under someone else." Kogane stated while crossing her arms.

"Yes yes, I've heard. This mysterious creature that sucked the hatred of humanity out of you." Vacuuma said. "But it doesn't matter. In the end, this creature will perish when we monsters set our plan into action."

"Yeah, and I'm Amai Mask's girlfriend." Kogane said with sarcasm. Vacuuma growled at her before chuckling.

"You know, it's a shame that you won't help." he said, earning a confused look from her. "The Monster Association could've used that power of you and your friends. But since you're not with us, I've decided you're against us." What sounded like a vacuum could be heard as Vacuuma began to suck his companions up. Kogane's eyes shot open as they traveled up his nose and into his gut before his whole body began to contort and change.

"What in the world did you just do?!" she shrieked as his body finished changing. He was now sporting a dozen trunks, compound eyes like that of a fly, a second set of arms that ended in claws, three more sets of legs that grew with his original into that of a spider's legs, and a long patch of fur going down his back.

"I am Vacuuma! I absorb the power of anyone I ingest and can freely use their powers until I shit them out later!" he explained. Kogane got ready to defend herself, but found it futile. She didn't even realize he had planted his fist into her until she was embedded into a wall. She raised her hair to act as a shield, but that was proven useless when his hacked away at it, leaving her exposed to be pummelled with his various limbs.

'Not good!...losing...consciousness!' she thought, fear gripping her heart as his trunks reached in, wrapped around her, and began to squeeze hard. She coughed up blood as she felt her bones begin to snap before they sent her flying into another wall. She could only lay there and wheeze for air, each breath sending extreme pain throughout her body. Her eyes shot open when she heard a vacuum sound over her head.

"I should be thanking you. After all, it's not everyday I got to savor the taste of a Demon level feast!"

She threw her arms up to try and keep herself from getting sucked in, but it was too late. Her head was engulfed in his trunk, her body slowly following after.

"Squirm all you want. Just makes the taste sweeter!" he laughed as he purposefully kept the suction low to enjoy her screams of terror.

'Nonononononono!' she mentally shrieked as she screamed and flailed in terror as she felt his trunk swallowed her up to her waist. As she felt the trunk reach her thighs, her mind wandered to a certain bald hero, her heart full of regret of never telling him how much he meant to her.

Vacuuma relished in feeling her struggle as her legs began to slide down his trunk with a grin on his face. Said grin vanished when he noticed a light in the distance ahead of him.

"The heck is-"

His question was interrupted when he felt a fist slam into his gut at high speeds, the action not only sending him skidding across the ground, but also forcing him to shoot Kogane out of his trunk like a cannon.

The tallest of the Kombu Sisters flew through the air before slamming into into a wall, caving it in and softening the impact. She laid there for a moment, dazed and alive, before turning to look at Vacuuma holding his gut and glaring at another person.

"My scanners detected many lifesigns appearing all over the abandoned district, with quite a few of them disappearing from around here." came a familiar voice.

"Ge...Genos?" Kogane wheezed out.

"Are you alright, Kogane?" he asked as he looked over his shoulder at her.

"Hurt...but alive." she said with a weak smile.

"What is this?"

Both of them looked at Vacuuma, who was now glaring bloody murder at Genos.

"A hero concerned about a monster, and saving one no less? What's going on here?!" he demanded.

"You do not need to know. Incinerate!"

A massive fireball erupted from Genos' hand, causing Vacuuma to dodge and try to strike with his claws. Genos grabbed them and kept them at bay before the thrusters in his shoulders ignited, sending him speeding up at the monster to deliver a powerful knee strike right between his many eyes.

As the two began to scuffle, neither of them noticed that Kogane had emerged from the rubble and was now limping her way home, her hair keeping her shaky legs from buckling. As she walked, she chanted one name over and over again, keeping her focused on anything but the pain.

"Saitama...Saitama...Saitama..."


Newtina was happily humming to herself as she walked down the empty streets, a bag of various items slung over her shoulder.

"Who knew that so many people would leave so many goodies around when they fled?" she chuckled. "With this stuff, I'm one step closer to making this place more liveable. Well, to me anyway. Now, where to look next?"

"How about right behind you~?"

Newtina stopped and looked over her shoulder before looking up at a towering Eyesight, who was grinning down at her.

"Uh...hi?" Newtina said.

"Hello there. My name is Eyesight." the snake-haired monster introduced. "I'm looking for a certain monster that's been said to be living around here called the Deep Sea Queen. Would you happen to know where she is?"

"Well, kinda. I don't know where exactly, but she does live here." Newtina explained.

"Wonderful!" Eyesight said in a joyous tone before giving Newtina a look-over while slithering around her.

"Is...something wrong?" Newtina chuckled nervously.

"I can't quite tell what your disaster level is." Eyesight mumbled, her chin resting in her fingers before shrugging and speaking louder. "Actually, we could use you in our ranks somewhere."

"Ranks? What are you talking about?" Newtina asked before her eyes widened slightly. "Are you part of the Monster Association?"

"That's right." Eyesight nodded. "I came here with others to find and recruit the Deep Sea Queen, but that doesn't mean we can't recruit any others we see along the way. So?" She slithered closer so that they were face-to-face. "Wanna join?"

Newtina just stood there for a moment before hanging her head as many thoughts ran through her mind. She had originally come to the City-Z Ghost Town to find the monsters gathered here. And when she first heard of the Monster Association, she was beside herself with excitement at the thought of joining other monsters to take down humans...

Then she met him.

That one human that was surrounded by monsters and other heroes. She couldn't help but feel her hand tremble at the memory of when he first demonstrated his power. It made sense that he'd have a Class-S hero under him. She had thought it ridiculous that monsters would be with a human.

...But they all look so happy.

Through the short time she's been there, she's seen them all getting along and being happy. It didn't make any sense to her, but she couldn't deny it. And not just to each other, but to her as well. True, Genos would just stare at her at times, and the four kombu sisters freaked her out with what she's heard of them, but it still felt so...so...

Safe.

Newtina sighed before looking back up at Eyesight, a sad smile on her face.

"If we had met awhile back, I'd have taken the offer without hesitation." she said. "But now...?"

"Now?" Eyesight repeated, her smile fading. Newtina crossed her arms and hummed in thought, her eyes scruncing up a little in thought. Eyesight was about to ask what she was thinking before Newtina nodded and looked back up at her.

"There's a lot of reasons why I won't join now. And all of them center around one guy. If you want, I can introduce you. You'll understand if you meet him. Trust me." Newtina said as she turned to walk away, only to stop when she saw someone slowly walking towards them.

"Hmm?" Eyesight muttered as she noticed them too. "Who's that?"

"That height, and that hair. Kogane?" Newtina wondered as they got closer. "Kogane, is that y-"

Her eyes shrank in horror as Kogane's form became clear. She was covered in blood, her hair was cut short in a few spots, her right arm was all mangled, and her legs were trembling with each step.

"KOGANE!" Newtina yelled as she ran towards the tallest Kombu sister.

"...New...tina?" Kogane muttered as she looked up at the smaller monster before falling to her knees, her strength at it's limit.

"Kogane! What happened to you?! Who did this?!" Newtina yelped as she kept her from falling over.

"M...Monster...Vac...Vacuuma..." she got out before her eyes went blank and she fell over.

"Wha-Hey! No!" Newtina yelped before slinging her over her shoulder. It was difficult, but she managed to start walking while dragging the bigger monster. "Just hang on! We'll get you to Saitama! He may know what to do!" She kept on walking, her mind too focused on helping Kogane to remember Eyesight was there.

"Saitama?" Eyesight asked herself before tailing them.


Super Mouse was panting, her arms raised defensively as she glared around herself. Her situation was steadily getting worse as she fought. The monsters that had followed her were all dead, the Blizzard Group's leader was the only one still conscious, though she was trying to catch her breath as well, and she'd finally realized why she smelled cat when she met them all.

"So, you were a cat monster all this time, huh?" she asked through grit teeth as she narrowed her eyes at Beast Queen, who's disguise had ripped here and there, revealing patches of fur. The Beast Queen huffed in annoyance before ripping her hoodie and mask off, revealing herself to Super Mouse and Fubuki.

'So the bounty hunter was a monster?!' Fubuki thought as she watched the two monsters fight. 'Guess that means I won't be recruiting her. But why would a monster go after bounties? Something's not right here.'

"I...hate...CATS!"

Fubuki was brought out of her thoughts at Super Mouse's shout as she lunged at the Beast Queen, who smirked in response before leaning to avoid the attack. She then grabbed her by her tail and proceeded to swing her around at high speeds. She ended her attack by using the momentum and swinging her face first into the pavement, leaving a giant crater in doing so. The Beast Queen jumped back as she marveled at her handiwork before Super Mouse slowly started to rise.

"You think...that's enough...to stop me?!" Super Mouse grunted as she rose on wobbly legs. She may have been able to heal from all the damage, but that didn't mean she could regain her stamina as well.

"Oh? Still kicking, huh? Though from the look of it, you're on your last legs." Beast Queen stated as she noticed Super Mouse's trembling form.

"Sh-Shut up! I can still fight!" she shouted.

"Well, in that case, I guess I'm done warming up." Beast Queen sighed. With a loud roar, her form bulked up, the action widdling away Super Mouse's confidence.

"You...were holding back?!" she squeaked in terror as the Beast Queen loomed over her. The cat nodded at her as she began to step back in fright before she turned and attempted to make a run for it. She didn't get a step away before a fist smacked into the back of her head, knocking her out cold.

"Well, that takes care of that." Beast Queen sighed before looking at the only other conscious person nearby.

Fubuki was panicking as she stood over her fallen group, sweat pouring down her face as she tried to lift them all with her mind despite how tired she was.

'I have to get them out of here! I can't take that monster on! I-'

"Hey."

Her blood ran cold as the Beast Queen spoke, her shadow covering Fubuki's smaller form. The esper slowly looked over her shoulder, eyes full of fear.

"They alive?" Beast Queen asked, Super Mouse's unconscious form slung over her shoulder. Fubuki slowly nodded, her mind unable to come up with any idea on how to get them out of this alive. "Good." she said before moving past her and reaching down towards them.

"S-Stop!" Fubuki yelled as she used her powers to hold the Beast Queen's arm inches away from her underlings.

"How am I supposed to carry them if you stop me?" Beast Queen huffed in annoyance.

"What makes you think I'd believe you'd help us?" Fubuki angrily asked. Beast Queen merely glared at her before moving and...

She honestly felt her mind go blank as the wind whipped past her, with four deep gorges forming around her. She was frozen in place even as the Beast Queen lowered her hand and proceeded to pile her underlings atop each other before hoisting most of them on her back.

"This is all I can carry without them falling off each other. You take care of the rest." she ordered before she began walking in a certain direction and muttering to herself. "I'm gonna catch so much shit from the others for this."

'She could've killed us...without any resistance...why...is she helping?' Fubuki thought as her mind tried to understand all that she'd just seen.


Vaccine Woman and Ki were exhausted after their little skirmish with the Class-A heroes. Vaccine Woman was covered in multiple cuts and bruises, her body stained with her blood. Ki was far worse, though she was still standing thanks to her hair keeping her battered body upright. One strand of kombu was keeping intense pressure on her arm to keep herself from bleeding out after her right arm had been blown off under her shoulder.

The heroes hadn't gotten through without their own share of injuries either.

Heavy Kong was covered in scratches and blood, his clothing torn in a few spots. A nasty cut over his right eye was bleeding a bit, causing him to keep it shut to keep blood out of it. His fists were bruised and bloody, and he was panting hard.

Spring Mustachio had done better this time around, but was still winded and wounded. His clothing was a mess, and his sword, while still whole, had chips in it. Still, at least his moustache was left unmarred.

Shadow Ring looked perfectly fine, with the only indication of her having fought was her heavy breathing and all of her shurikens lying everywhere on the battlefield, resulting in her drawing back to her blade.

One Shotter was perfectly okay, but he was at a distance from the fight and working desperately to get his gun unjammed...again.

Stinger was bruised and bleeding, but kept his Bamboo Shoot pointed at the monsters.

Lightning Max was wincing in pain as he kept most of his weight on his right foot since his left one was broken, and his shoes had been damaged to the point that they couldn't function normally anymore.

Twin Tails was suffering from cuts and bruises as well, her clothing having been ripped quite a bit. If they weren't fighting against the monsters, the other heroes would've noticed the curvaceous figure that she'd been hiding underneath her baggy clothing.

Death Gatling was surrounded by empty shells, indicating that he'd been firing quite a bit. His breathing was the most even out of them all.

Golden Ball was winded as well and sweating due to only having one shot left for his slingshot.

All in all, both sides were doing bad. The only difference was that one side was doing their best to not use lethal force.

"This isn't good." Vaccine Woman huffed as she wiped the blood from her mouth. "These guys aren't listening and won't leave us be. How you doin', Ki?"

"I could go for some fertilizer right about now." Ki groaned as she glared at the heroes.

"These two are tough." Lightning Max huffed as he glared at the two monsters.

"Yeah, but it looks like they're on their last legs." Stinger said with a confident grin.

"Good. I'm down to my last shot." Golden Ball groaned as he kept his slingshot aimed at them.

"This is your last chance!" Death Gatling warned, his threat directed at Vaccine Woman. "Surrender now, or we will destroy you!"

"Why are you even here?!" Vaccine Woman shouted. "We're not hurting anyone! We gave that up already!"

"Yeah yeah. And you live here and don't attack humans anymore and changed and all that." Stinger said sarcastically, obviously not believing a word she was saying as he and the other heroes kept their weapons drawn on them. However, Vaccine Woman's words didn't fall on every hero there.

'I can't find any trace of deceipt in their words.' thought Twin Tails as she ground her teeth in frustration. 'Could these monsters actually be telling the truth?' She perked up slightly as a new sound filtered into her ears from a distance. 'Is that...running water?'

"No way!" Vaccine Woman snapped as she glared at the heroes in defiance. "I heard about what the Hero Association does with monsters. All the experiments they do to monsters just to line their pockets with cash! I'D RATHER DIE THAN BE USED AS A LAB RAT!"

Her statement seemed to echo throughout the Ghost Town as she and Ki got ready for whatever the heroes were going to throw their way next.

"Fine." Death Gatling said in a cold voice, his eyes full of killing intent as his gun spun up to maximum speed. "If we can't capture you, then we'll kill you." You could almost see his face disappear, revealing nothing but a skull with the same scar on his face etched into the bone.

"DEATH SHOWER!"

What may have been thousands of bullets poured out of his gun in what looked to be a black beam right at the two monsters. They braced themselves as the attack struck, kicking up a dust cloud from all the bullets flying everywhere in front of the heroes. A solid twenty seconds passed before the gun finally ran dry, letting it's smoking barrels slowly grind to a stop.

"Heh. Talk about overkill." Golden Ball chuckled.

"Looks like it's over." Heavy Kong spoke as some of the heroes relaxed their stances. "They may have been strong, but there's no way they survived taht attack with how wounded they were."

"I wouldn't count on it." Twin Tails growled, her grip tightening on her weapons. Everyone fell back into battle stances at her words as the dust began to clear.

"Not half bad." came a voice as the dust finally settled, causing Stinger and Lightning Max to gasp in horror.

"Thus bullets stung. Just a little." said a fully hydrated Deep Sea Queen as she lowered her arms a little to grin at the heroes.

"You've gotta be kidding me! Her?! Here?!" Stinger yelped in panic, his defeat at her hands still fresh in his mind.

"No!" Twin Tails yelled as she spun around. "It's not just her!"

All the heroes and monsters looked to see Nori and the Subterranean Queen approaching, with Swim being restrained in Nori's hair.

"I was wondering what all the noise was about." the Subterranean Queen said with a smile, her four swords drawn and held in a relaxed stance. "To think that we had so many heroes intruding into our home."

"Dear Lord! They're multiplying!" Spring Mustachio gasped when he saw Nori while Golden Ball shifted his eyes back and forth between Nori and Ki.

"It doesn't matter how many they bring! We will not back down!" Death Gatling stated.

"And how do you plan to defeat us when you yourselves are on your last legs?" Deep Sea Queen asked as she rose to her full height, towering over them all. "And before you try to act tough, don't bother. We squeezed quite some the bit of info out of your fellow hero there."

"Emphasis on squeeze." Nori giggled as her hair tightened around Swim's frame, making her scream.

"You filthy monsters! Release her!" Heavy Kong shouted.

"Better idea." Sub Queen said as she pointed one of her blades at Swim, the tip glowing with heat. "Leave and never return, or your friend here will feel what it's like to have her limbs severed and cauterized."

"...help me..." Swim begged, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

All of the heroes grit their teeth as their odds of victory began to dwindle.

"Oh~ A party and no one invited me~?"

And they just got lower.

Everyone turned to see Do-S walking towards them all, with Captain Mizuki walking behind her.

"Captain Mizuki? Who is this?" One Shotter asked as he looked at the two women approached them all.

"Wait. Something's wrong with her." Shadow Ring said as she narrowed her eyes at the Class-B hero.

"So many heroes today. What luck!" Do-S giggled as she eyed the Class-A heroes. "So many weakened heroes. I can't wait to add you to my collection."

"Collection?" Stinger asked before suddenly bring his Bamboo Shoot up to block a strike from Captain Mizuki, who had tried to attack with an overhead strike with her baton.

"Yes. My collection of love slaves!" Do-S laughed.

Many of the spectators were furious at her actions. But it was a few of the monsters that were beyond that.

They. Were. Livid!

A dear friend of theirs was doing the sadistic monster's bidding, and they couldn't do a thing to help her, lest they reveal their connection to the heroes.

"Sheesh! Was Captain Mizuki always this strong?" Stinger grunted as he fought against Captain Mizuki, her eyes black with big pink hearts in them.

"H..Help...me!" she grunted, her eyes twitching and flickering back and forth between hypnotized and normal.

"What?!" Stinger asked before pushing Captain Mizuki away. The muscular woman backflipped a few times before landing on her feet. She then proceeded to ram her weapon into the ground before a click could be heard. She pulled and lifted a large chunk of rock out of the road before taking the handle and spinning in place at a rapid speed.

"GET...DOWN!" she screamed before the hooks in her weapon clicked back in, allowing her to chuck the rock at the heroes, causing them to scatter to avoid the attack.

"This is getting out of hand!" Lightning Max yelled as they glared at Do-S, who merely smiled under her mask while smacking her whip at the ground. "They just keep popping up out of nowhere!"

"Indeed. We must deal with her if we're to break the hold on Captain Mizuki." Spring Mustachio declared as he readied his sword.

"Oh? You want to try your hand against me?" Do-S giggled before bringing her whip up. "Then you can join my little collection next!" With that, she brought her down at him and the two began to duel. Whip Vs. sword! Monster Vs. Hero!

"Is that all you've got? Pathetic!" Do-S scoffed as she kept up the pressure on Spring Mustachio, who was repelling her whip strikes. On the outside, it looked like he was being pushed back. Inside, however, he was keeping her attention on him while Golden Ball got his shot lined up behind her.

'Last shot. Gotta make it count.' he thought as he aimed at her back. He'd aim for her head, but it was swiveling too much to get an accurate shot off of. He pulled back the slingshot, aimed, and-

"DO-S! BEHIND-GWARH!"

That was all a random monster that had been separated from all the others got out before one of Twin Tails weapons smashed into it's head, caving it in.

Sadly, the damage was irreversable.

Golden Ball had let his last shot fly, the ball morphing into it's usually lethal bladed weapon, and watched it soar towards Do-S. Said monster leapt out of the way at the last second, allowing the ball to fly past him and towards Spring Moustachio. The hero's eyes widened before he deflected the projectile, but left him open for Do-S to brutally assault him with her whip.

"SPRING!" Golden Ball shouted in panic as he watched his friend fly back and hit the ground. He then turned towards Do-S as she laughed.

"You almost had me there! Almost!" She then snapped her whip to the ground. "Now, my new love slave! RISE!"

The heroes watched as Spring Mousachio slowly got to his feet, his eye now the same as Mizuki's.

"Shit! He's under her control now!" Heavy Kong yelled in panic as the heroes started getting nervous at their situation.

Death Gatling looked around as he analyzed the situation.

'They have Swim hostage.' he thought as he eyed Nori, the Deep Sea Queen, and Subterranean Queen before looking at Do-S. 'She's got Captain Mizuki and Spring Mustachio under her control.' He then eyed Ki and Vaccine Woman, who looked to have gotten their second winds. 'And those two are still here and look ready to continue.' A bead of sweat rolled down his face as he began to eye his remaining associates. 'Lightning Max's footwear is inoperable. Stinger and Heavy Kong are wounded. One Shotter's fine, but he may not have much ammo left. Same for Shadow Ring and her shurikens, and I doubt her ninjutsu can last with her stamina nearing it's limit. Most of Twin Tails's weapons are out of her reach. And Golden Ball and I are out of ammo.' He grit his teeth so hard they nearly cracked as he came to a conclusion.

"Shadow Ring." he whispered, catching the ninja's attention. "We're implementing the fallback."

"I see." she sighed out, her voice sounding regretful as something fell from her sleeve and into her hand.

"RETREAT!" Death Gatling roared just as Shadow Ring threw something at the ground. A moment later had the whole area enveloped in thick smoke, sending the monsters into a coughing frenzy. When it cleared, the heroes had all disappeared.

"Shit!" Ki cursed as she and Vaccine Woman collapsed to their knees. "That was fucking insane! Thanks for the help, Deep Sea Queen."

"No problem." she said with a wink at them.

"Hmph. Some heroes." Do-S scoffed as she stared at the area they were just in with unamused eyes. "They talk big, but turn tail and run when they start to lose. Oh well." she said with a shrug before turning to Mizuki and Spring Mustachio, the former's face twitching and her eyes looking at hers in what almost seemed like a glare. "At least I got two new slaves. Plus-" she turned her head up towards the Deep Sea Queen, who merely crossed her arms under her rather large bust. "I found you."

"You were looking for me?" asked the fish monster with a bored look. "For what reason?"

"To invite you into the ranks of the Monster Association, of course!" she said, her eyes scrunching up a little show that she was smiling under her mask.

"M-Monster Association?!"

Everyone there turned to see Swim staring at them all in shock and horror.

"Hm? And who is this? Another hero?" Do-S asked as she eyed the Class-C hero. "Perhaps I can her off your hands?" She then cracked her whip as she eyed her from head to toe. "A little small, but any hero will do for my collection."

Swim curled into as much of a ball as she could before a flaming sword was brought between her and Do-S.

"She is our prisoner. You will not be having her." Sub Queen said as she stepped forward.

"Huh?" Do-S hummed in a bored tone. "Oh yes. The Subterranean Queen. Although, I must ask. What's it like having a moniker like that?" She then crossed her arms and shot a malicious grin at her from under her mask. "Especially when you have no one to rule over."

The Subterranean Queen's face remained stoic, but the flames on her swords slowly intensified into raging infernos.

Ki and Vaccine Woman's eyes widened at the news as they quietly shot a look at each other before looking up at the Subterranean Queen.

Swim whimpered in pain as Nori's hair tightened around her, the monster in question glaring at Do-S.

"First you all destroy my friend's people. Now you invite me to join them and insult my friend?!" Deep Sea Queen growled, her teeth bared and looking ready to rip the smaller monster into pieces.

"What are you getting so worked up about? There's nothing wrong with stomping out the weak." Do-S asked. She soon came to the feeling she was about to regret those words as the four other monsters all surrounded her.

"Stay put." Swim heard Nori grit out as she lowered her to the ground.

"'Nothing wrong with stomping out the weak?' Is that what you just said?" Ki growled, her hair raised in a threatening manner.

"If that's true, then what would be wrong about stomping your ass into the dirt?!" Vaccine Woman rumbled, the veins on her body pulsing as she restrained her urge to grow into her larger form.

'Shit! I pissed them off!' she thought in a panic before lashing her whip out towards the Deep Sea Queen. All that served to due was annoy the fish monster, who caught the whip bare-handed.

"Were you trying to make me like them?" she asked as she eyed Mizuki and Spring Mustachio. "Sorry, but with your level of power, this whip wouldn't even sting."

"H-HEY! YOU TWO!" she snapped at Spring and Mizuki. "STOP GAWKING AND HELP ME!"

The two heroes rushed at her command, only to be stopped when Ki smashed Spring Mustachio's head with some kombu to knock him out, and held Mizuki in place with her hair.

"Nice try, but neither of them are strong enough on their own." Ki chuckled before approaching a thrashing Mizuki. She slapped her cheeks and forced her heart eyes to look into Ki's eyes. "Snap out of it!"

"T...Trying..." Mizuki grunted. "H...Help..."

"It's useless. No matter how strong their will is, nobody can break free from my-"

"Keep talking and I and my sisters will force feed you again!" Ki threatened, making Do-S yelp in fear. She then turned back to Mizuki, who's eyes were flickering a few times. Ki frowned before an idea popped into her head. "Come on, Mizuki. What would Saitama say if he saw you being under some weak monster's control?"

"...Sai...tama...?" Mizuki grit out as she stopped thrashing around. A few blurry images in her mind slowly started to become clear as the name rang in her head.

A man blowing through all the physical records of the Hero Association's test.

A man allowing her to follow him as a disciple.

A man offering her his cape after her clothing had been torn.

A man...who became a hero for fun.

Her eyes flickered one more time before the hearts slowly receded back to her normal eyes before she slumped forward, with Ki catching her to keep her from falling. She looked up and gave Ki a weak smile.

"Thanks." she said as she hugged her friend.

"Sure thing. How do you feel?" Ki asked as she hugged her back.

"My head still hurts...and my butt?" she said before looking down to see a whip mark across both cheeks.

"Must be where this little bitch whipped you." the Deep Sea Queen huffed as she held Do-S up by her ankles, letting her flail around in the air.

"Oh, is that so?" Ki asked before donning a sadistic smirk. "Turn her around."

DSQ blinked before grinning and spinning the monster in place.

"Wait! What's happening?!" Do-S yelled in a panic before he arms were held out wide, keeping her from moving.

"Whip my friend, will you?"

"Friend? What are you-"

CRACK!

Do-S screamed as she felt something snap across her ass, with more following at a slow and even pace.

As Ki was dishing out punishment, Nori and the others turned towards a trembling Swim, the hero unable to tear her gaze away from the monster being punished, none of them realizing they were being watched.


"Are you sure it was a good idea to have Twin Tails and Shadow Ring stay behind?" Heavy Kong asked as the heroes all regrouped in an alley far from the monsters.

"Twin Tails can tell if other monsters will come, and Shadow Ring operates well in the shadows." Death Gatling explained as they all tried to catch their breath. "We need them to keep tabs on the monsters while get reinforcements. I hate asking for their help, but we may need a Class-S hero for this."

"How about Tank-Top Master and his army?" Stinger suggested.

"With that many heroes, we can destroy those monsters and rescue Captain Mizuki and Spring Moustachio." Lightning Max stated.

"Maybe we should find Blizzard of Hell and her group as well? If these monsters are this tough, we're gonna need all the help we can get." wheezed Heavy Kong.

"Uh...you may want to turn around!" One Shotter gulped as he stared behind him, sweat pouring down his face. Everyone turned to see Blizzard herself walking down the street, some of her underlings being held up by her powers, the rest piled on top of each other and carried by the Beast Queen, with Super Mouse being carried under her other arm.

"Blizzard! Are you alright?!" Golden Ball shouted while Death Gatling raised his weapon at the Beast Queen.

"Release her and the Blizzard Group, monster!' he ordered, hoping his bluff would make her cooperate.

"Put your weapon down." Fubuki ordered, a small smile coming to her lips. "She's under my control."

"Yo-Your control?!" Stinger fumbled.

"That's right. She's carrying my wounded group and will turn herself and her little friend in to the Hero Association." she explained before a light aura enveloped the Beast Queen. "Otherwise, she dies."

"Tch." Beast Queen scoffed at Fubuki in annoyance.

"You beat them on your own?" Heavy Kong asked.

"Well, my group wore them down." Fubuki sighed.

"Not half bad. Though I guess they must've been weak to fall to you and your group." Death Gatling said, simultaneously insulting both monsters and Fubuki's group.

"Keep that up and you can find the shelter inside the Ghost Town on your own." Fubuki growled.

"There's a shelter here?" One Shotter asked, his confusion equal to the other heroes.

"An abandoned one. I don't know much about it. Just a rumor at this point, but it's the best chance we have to hunker down and wait for back-up." Fubuki explained.

The other heroes all turned uncertain looks on each other, wondering what their next course of action was.

"I really wish you hadn't told Twin Tails to spy on those other monsters." Lightning Max groaned as he now missed her ability to detect lies.

"Other monsters?" Fubuki asked.

"We cornered Vaccine Woman and Kombu Infinity, but they got saved by the Deep Sea Queen, another Kombu Infinity holding Swim hostage, and some unknown monster wielding flaming swords!" Golden Ball explained, his fists tightening at his next words. "And then this monster woman came out of nowhere with an enslaved Captain Mizuki and..." He released an explosive sigh to keep from breaking something, he and the other heroes missing how the Beast Queen looked horrified for a split second before her expression shifted back. "And that monster with the whip hit Spring Moustachio and now has him under her control as well."

"And with the odds against us, we had to run, but I had Shadow Ring and Twin Tails stay behind to spy on them while we seek out the Tank-Top Army." Death Gatling finished.

"Perhaps we'll run into them. But for now, we need some rest." Fubuki stated as she gestured at their injuries.

"Fine, but let's be quick." Death Gatling ordered. They soon began to follow Fubuki and the Beast Queen, hoping to find this shelter that the Class-B hero spoke of.

"I hope meeting this Saitama fellow solves everything like you said it will." Fubuki whispered to the Beast Queen.

"You and me both. Can't leave them all to get killed. We don't like a lot of humanity still, but we won't just let them die." Beast Queen whispered back as they walked on.


Genos was rocketing along the side of a building while blasting at Vacuuma, who was using his legs to run along the same building and dodge the blasts. Vacuuma returned fire by holding his four hands together and launching a massive fireball at Genos, who rocketed himself skyward to avoid the explosion. The cyborg glared down at the dust cloud with a scowl before his eyes widened when a massive laser shot at him, forcing him to thrust himself out of the way. The laser, which was coming out of all of Vacuuma's eyes, soon separated into smaller lasers that shot everyone as Vacuuma looked in all different directions. Genos landed and began to duck, dodge, bob, weave, and move through the lasers to avoid them. If one didn't know better, one would think it was some kind of intense laser light show/dance. Genos soon found himself dodging fireballs again, only to be blasted away when the lasers shot the fireballs and igniting them. He quickly recovered and launched himself at Vacuuma, only to abandon that course of action when the monster brought his nose up. He used his arm thrusters to avoid being sucked into his stomach before bringing his arms up to brace himself when one of Vacuuma's fists suddenly stretched out and slammed into him.

"Had enough, hero?!" Vacuuma laughed as the limb retracted back into place before all four stretched out and implanted into the building around Genos as he recovered and stood back up to continue the fight. "Still functioning, huh? Pretty good for an overgrown toy! I wonder how long you can last!"

"I wonder that as well." Genos stated as he glared at Vacuuma's arms. "I saw you gain this ability after absorbing a random monster during our fight. You boasted that you can only keep this power until you defecate."

"Plenty of time before then to take you out." Vacuuma boasted. "Now why don't you be a good little hero and GET IN MY BELLY?!"

"WHY DON'T YOU GO ON A DIET?!"

Vacuuma turned all his eyes over his shoulder to see Midori, Maiko Plasma, and Lin Lin standing some distance behind him.

"Maiko Plasma? What-"

"INCINERATE!"

Vacuuma turned back towards Genos just in time to get a face full of flame that had blasted him back, causing the three women to jump out of the way.

"Watch it, Genos!" Midori snapped as she and the others got to their feet.

"Apologies, Midori." Genos said before looking at the two newcomers. "And you two are?"

"...confused. Very...Very confused." Maiko Plasma said as she slowly shifted her gaze at Midori.

"I'll explain later." Midori said as they turned towards Vacuuma, who was busy shaking the stars out of his sight.

"You'll pay for that!" he growled before eyeing the two monsters and martial artist. "But first, a snack!"

"What?!" Maiko Plasma yelled in fear before she felt a few strands of kombu wrap around her waist. More wrapped around Lin Lin to keep both of them from being sucked in while Midori used the rest of her hair to anchor the three of them down.

"With your power and these two newcomers, I'll turn this hero into scrap metal!" Vacuuma roared as he kept the suction going.

"You will do no such thing!" Genos declared as he shot another blast at him.


Kogane's vision blurred as she staggered through the abandoned district, with Newtina doing her best to keep her up from falling over. Eyesight was right behind them, but kept her distance.

"Saitama...Saitama...Saitama..." she repeated over and over, doing her best to stay conscious.

'Who is this Saitama guy they keep talking about? Doesn't sound like much of a monster name. Wait! Could it be that creature that Kogane and her sisters spoke about before?!' thought the snake-haired monster. She stopped moving when they arrived at an apartment building and saw Newtina help Kogane up the stairs.

Kogane's consciousness faded in and out a few times, images changing slowly before seeing Newtina bang on Saitama's door.

"SAITAMA! GET OUT HERE!" she yelled. When no one answered for a 10 seconds, she pounded on the door again. "HEY! SAITAMA!"

-Inside-

Saitama's eyes cracked open and were bloodshot after having his nap be disturbed at the sound of someone banging on his door.

"SAITAMA! GET OUT HERE!" he heard Newtina yell.

"I turn off the tv and take a nap and she starts yelling at me to do stuff." he grumbled before he heard her call again. He covered his ears with his pillow to try and drown her out so he could sleep again. He was really starting to enjoy the dream too.

"...Saitama...help..."

That call got his attention as he sat up and turned towards the door.

"Please...help me..."

Recognizing the voice as either Ki or her sisters, he sat up, walked to the door, and opened it to the sight of Kogane's battered body leaning against Newtina, who was looking ready to start hitting the door again.

"Whoa! What happened to you?" Saitama asked in concern before looking behind them. "Did she do this to you?"

"Oh...yeah...you." Newtina said slowly as Eyesight glared at Saitama.

"A human?!" Eyesight growled as she transformed. "This is the guy you were talking about?!"

"NO! NO! BAD IDEA!" Newtina yelped in a panic while Kogane struggled to shake her head, a fearful expression on her face.

"I'm going to enjoy watching your insides bubble out of your eyes!" she hissed her snakes prepared to strike him their strongest poisons. Newtina and Kogane shut their eyes as the snakes struck-

CR-CR-CR-CRACK!

Eyesight reeled back as the snakes that went to strike him suddenly found themselves with shattered fangs.

"What?! But how-" she began before her words got stuck in her throat at the look he gave her. To many others, it would look like he was giving her a bored look.

But to her?

Her entire being felt like it was being pierced by his gaze, sending all kinds of frigid chills down her spine and travelling the length of her tail. She found herself frozen in place, sweat starting pour down her body as her body reverted to her usual look.

"What was that for?" he asked in an annoyed tone. "Can you not do that? I got a friend here who's hurt. Okay?"

The only reaction he got from her was her snake hair frantically scrambling, looking ready to detach themselves from her skull to get as far away from him as possible at that moment.

"Wh...Wh...What are you?!" she asked in a timid voice.

"Just a guy who's a hero for fun." he stated before helping Newtina bring Kogane in to rest. "Now, where did Genos put that fertilizer?"

All Eyesight could do was coil up on herself, as if hoping to keep herself safe from the man she'd just met.

And honestly? She didn't even know if he was a man.

'This is not good! This is getting out of hand!' she thought as she trembled in place. 'All we were supposed to do was get the Deep Sea Queen to join us. Instead, I find out that a bunch of monsters are under the rule of this weird human!' Her eyes ventured off into the distance as she could hear another explosion go off. 'And those explosions and the shouting. Are the other monsters fighting too? But who? Are they fighting others like him?! I gotta warn Gyoro Gyoro-WAIT! What if this guy finds out?! He's literally living right above the Monster Association HQ! And...And...' Her eyes scrunched shut as she pressed her palms to her ears. 'And no matter who I see going up against him, I can't see him losing! WHY?!'

"Um, excuse me?"

"WAH!" Eyesight yelped as she heard someone calling out to her. Her snakes all darted everywhere to find the source before she and they all locked onto the one who had disturbed her. They all glared at the sight of a pink haired woman holding a large amount of bags in her hands.

"What do you want, human?!" Eyesight hissed, not in the best of moods.

"For starters, I'm actually a monster. I just had some work done." Marissa giggled. "And I was wondering if you were one of Saitama's friends...or victims."

At the mention of the name, Eyesight instantly regained her nervous trembling as her eyes darted up to where she'd seen the hero last.

"Y-You know that guy?!" she stammered.

"Know him? I nearly got killed on our first encounter." Marissa stated as she recalled the memory with a shudder. If I hadn't of had so much blood in me at the time, I'd probably have just withered away at where I had landed." She shook her head before turning a serious look up at her. "By the way, you might want to be careful."

"Of what?" Eyesight asked.

"There's a few dozen heroes roaming around here. I was with Tank-Top Master and his army not too long ago before they ran off towards the explosions, saying they wanted to help two other groups of heroes." Marissa explained.

Eyesight let her words sink in before she seemed to collapse on herself in a mess of coils.

"This is not a good day to be a monster." she groaned, her snakes all looking drained as she was.

"If you're still worried about Saitama killing you, then just follow one simple rule and he'll leave you alone." Marissa said with a smile.

"Oh yeah? What?"

"Don't kill or hurt humans anymore." Marissa stated.

"You're kidding." Eyesight scoffed in disbelief.

"Not at all. The Beast Queen and I were made to wipe out humanity, but he lets us live since we gave it up. Kinda helps when you know that messing up meets having him splattering you everywhere with a single punch." Marissa explained before giving her a knowing look. "And I can tell that, even without facing that punch, you know I'm right."

Eyesight lowered her gaze at those last words. She couldn't deny that every fiber of her being had been screaming for her to run after her attack failed. She sighed and opened her mouth to say something, only for both monsters to yelp when they heard a pair of feet slam into the pavement behind.

"Hey."

Eyesight nearly jumped out of her skin at the sound of Saitama's voice, but found her attention drawn on Mosquito Girl, who had backed up and was now pressing herself against her long tail. The smaller monster was trembling as she stared at Saitama's blank face. The only difference she could see this time was his eyebrows furrowed and his fists clenched, signifying only one thing.

Saitama was mad.

"Don't know who you are, but I'm not taking visitors right now." he told Marissa before looking up at Eyesight, making her gulp in fear. "Did you hurt Kogane?"

"Huh? No. NO! She was like that when I met her!" Eyesight frantically explained, hoping he wouldn't end her right there.

"Alright." he said before turning and walking off.

"W-Where you going?" Marissa dared to ask.

"Kogane said that a bunch of monsters are here, and some elephant looking one nearly devoured her." he explained.

"Vacuuma." Eyesight muttered.

"She was begging me to find and take care of him before he eats the others, so I'm stepping out for a bit." he finished before taking off. Marissa fell to her knees after Saitama was out of sight, her hand clenching above her heart as she fought to get her breath back.

"I've never seen him so angry." she muttered before looking up at the sky. "God help us if he gets any madder."


The Tank-Top Army were running through the streets of the abandoned district with all they had. They had abandoned meeting Saitama in favor of checking out the explosions and sounds of fighting that had started coming from different parts of the Ghost Town.

"I hope that woman back there gets to safety!"

"You and me both! But right now, we need to find the other heroes! They could be in danger!"

"Stop eating, Al Dente!"

"I won't let good pasta go to waste!"

"QUIET! FOCUS ON FINDING THE HEROES!" Tank-Top Master roared, shutting them all up.

'I hope all the others are alright!' Tank-Top Girl thought before inwardly chuckling. 'Never thought I'd think that about a monster.'

"Hmm?" Tiger hummed when he saw some figures moving in the distance. "Look! It's those Class-A heroes!"

"And the Blizzard Group, and...MONSTERS?!" Black Hole yelled in shock when they saw the Beast Queen carrying Super Mouse and a bunch of the Blizzard Group in her hands. His yell alerted them and made them all turn just as the Tank-Top Army reached them. "What's going on here?!"

"It's a long story." Stinger said with a smile. "I'm just glad we found you guys."

"Geez! You all look like shit!" Vegetarian exclaimed before holding his nose in disgust when he caught a whiff of Lightning Max. "And you smell like shit!"

"What happened to you all?!" TT Mask asked in concern.

"And what's with the monsters there?!"

"And why does it have the Blizzard Group in it's arms?!"

"And why are you three heroes short?!"

"And-"

"ONE AT A FUCKING TIME!" Golden Ball snapped, shutting them all up. He took a deep breath before letting it out in a sigh. "First answer. We had Vaccine Woman and Kombu Infinity cornered, but then more monsters came with hostages. Second-"

*boom*

Golden Ball was silent as everyone looked in the distance at the sound of a not-so-distant explosion.

"That sounded close."

*BOOM!*

"That felt close!"

"Get ready!" Tank-Top Master ordered as he raised his fists for battle. The next moment found them staring as a building exploded, with two figures crashing through.

"Is that Genos?!" one of the Tank-Toppers asked.

"And...what the heck is that thing?!"

As the heroes pondered what exactly it was that Genos was fighting, Midori, Lin Lin, and Maiko Plasma arrived on the scene. Their presence caught the attention of the heroes and, due to their clothing and appearance, caused them to panic.

"Hey! You there!" Tiger yelled. "Civilians need to evacuate! NOW!"

"Uh...yeah, okay!" Midori yelped with a smile before she and the other two ran off. "We gotta find Saitama. He'll fix this!"

"I hope so!" Lin Lin replied while Maiko Plasma looked back at Vacuuma before redoubling her running, wanting to not get eaten by the elephant monster.

"Everyone!" Tank-Top Master suddenly spoke, gaining the attention of all the heroes except Genos. "I'm going to assist Genos in taking that monster down. Take the wounded and get somewhere safe."

"Yes, Master!" Jungle nodded.

"Wait! What about those two monsters?!" Black Hole yelled as he pointed at Beast Queen and Super Mouse.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but they're with us. And don't ask. I don't get it either." Stinger explained.

"We'll deal with them later. For now, GO!" TT Master ordered. All of them fled in one direction, leaving the two Class-S heroes to fight a very pissed off Vacuuma.

"Blasted Heroes! STOP GETTING IN MY WAY!" Vacuuma roared as he blast Genos back. The cyborg skid to a stop next to TT Master, who had stopped him in his tracks before he went any farther.

"Thank you." Genos nodded before turning back to Vacuuma.

"I'm here to help. Any advice?" TT Master asked.

"It absorbs monsters to gain their power. Be careful with his trunks!" Genos warned.

"Right." TT Master nodded as Vacuuma descended upon them. "LET'S GO!"


"Twin Tails?" Shadow Ring asked in a voice that was so soft, it was almost inaudible. Perfect for one who has great ears.

"Yeah?" Twin Tails nodded, letting the ninja know she was listening.

"Are those monsters being friendly to Captain Mizuki and Swim?"

"Yes."

"And are they treating Spring Mustachio gently?"

"Uh-huh."

"I see...Twin Tails? Am I dreaming? Ouch!"

"You're not dreaming." Twin Tails said after pinching Shadow Ring.

The two Class-A heroes had been tailing the group of monster from the shadows, and they were quite perplexed by what they'd seen.

"Hope I didn't squeeze you too hard." Nori apologized to Swim.

"Only when that monster said those rotten things about the Subterranean Queen's people." Swim stated as she looked over at Do-S, who was being forced to walk behind them, her wrists bound by kombu, her whip wrapped around her body and digging into her skin, and her ass and back covered with bloody whip marks. She then turned her attention towards Vaccine Woman and Ki. "Umm...how...are you?" she asked them nervously, both in fear of who they were and concern at their injuries.

"Been better." Vaccine Woman grumbled as they all made their way towards the apartments.

"I hope this grows back." Ki grumbled as she cradled her bandaged stump. She turned her gaze back to Swim to adress a question she'd had when she'd first seen Swim in Nori's hair. "Who are you anyway?"

"Oh! Um, I'm the Class-C hero, Swim." the hero introduced.

"Swim? Why does that sound familiar?" Vaccine Woman pondered.

"Captain Mizuki talked about her. Remember? The train bomb some time ago?" Nori told them.

"Oh yeah!" Ki nodded before wincing at her stub. "I hope Saitama can help."

"Yeah. Me too." Vaccine Woman nodded.

"With the way you keep speaking about this Saitama guy, you almost sound like you're in love." Do-S scoffed.

The monsters all stopped walking at her comment, most of them blushing up a storm. Do-S noticed this and her eyes widened in shock before grinning under her mask.

'So they all like him huh?' she thought as they forced her to keep walking.

"So, all of you do like him?" Swim asked, her eyes full of shock and wonder at how monster could fall for a human. And given the fact that two sets of eyes hidden in the shadows had gone as wide as hers, she wasn't the only one curious about it.

"We...that is...well a-yes. Yes, we like him." Ki admitted after failing to find any words.

"Wow...what's he like?" Swim asked. "I mean, if all of you like him, despite him being a human, a hero no less, then he must be something."

"You have no idea." Vaccine Woman sighed, a serene smile appearing on her lips.

"I'm curios about how it happened too." said the Deep Sea Queen. "And I bet the two heroes shadowing us want to know as well." she said as she looked over her shoulders in Twin Tails and Shadow Ring's general direction, causing them to quietly freak out at having been discovered.

"How'd she know?!" Shadow Ring yelped quietly.

"I don't know but...uh oh." Twin Tails gulped.

"Come on." Deep Sea Queen said from where she stood.

Right behind the two of them.

The two heroes jumped and put some distance from the Deep Sea Queen, an action that now put themselves between her and the group.

"Are you spying on us?" Nori asked before the Subterranean Queen pointed her blades at Swim and Spring.

"I don't know why you're here, but you're not wanted! Leave, or else I end their lives!" she threatened.

"No."

She blinked at the sudden refusal as Twin Tails stepped forward.

"Are you deaf?! I said I'll-"

"I heard what you said." Twin Tails interrupted. "And all you're spouting are lies. We've seen you acting friendly with them, and I can tell a fake scream and cry for help from a real one." The last bit was directed at Swim, who looked like a child with her hand caught in the cookie jar.

"Oh no." said the Class-C hero as Mizuki frowned at the situation. "We can't lie to her. She's got a reputation of never falling for them because of her good ears."

They all looked at each other in worry while the Sub Queen lowered her weapons.

"Okay, you got us." Mizuki sighed in defeat.

"What exactly is going on , Captain Mizuki?!" Shadow Ring demanded.

"It's...a long story?" Captain Mizuki said with a shrug and a nervous smile.

"Try again." Twin Tails said, her tone saying she was nearing the end of her patience.

"Short version. Saitama kicked all our asses. Through one way or another, he spares us so long as we don't try and destroy humanity." Ki answered.

Both heroes stared at the group, causing a few of them to bust out big smiles.

"You know what the worst part of your tale is?" Twin Tails asked them while pinching the bridge of her nose. "It's the fact that I can't find any deceit in your words."

"You're saying that they're telling the truth?!" Shadow Ring gaped at her, earning a nod from her fellow hero. "But how-but ah...Why?! Why would monsters follow that kind of rule?!"

"The first reason, and the only reason we're telling you, is that we all didn't want to die." Vaccine Woman groaned as she sat down, her injuries starting to get to her.

"Even we know that nobody wants to die." Twin Tails said. "Neither man nor monster-"

"This is different!" the Deep Sea Queen interrupted, her body trembling slightly as she continued in a quiet voice. "Death at his hands is...unlike anything you've ever felt." A hand went up to her stomach, as if trying to feel the hole there not too long ago. "The strength behind that punch...and the bored look on his face. As if to say 'You're not worth my time.'"

The two heroes looked at the other monsters to see that she wasn't lying. Aside from Do-S, every monster there was quivering at the memory of seeing Saitama's strength first hand.

'Their heart rates just shot up. This isn't a trick. They're really terrified of this guy...and yet they have feelings for him? None of this makes any sen-'

Twin Tails line of thought was interrupted by the monsters releasing an almost inaudible gasp. Shadow Ring looked up to see that they were all staring at something, sweat pouring from their bodies as they all visibly trembled. Even Mizuki looked ready to bolt. Swim looked nervous, and Do-S looked confused.

"What are you-"

Shadow Ring stopped when she heard footsteps approaching. Both she and Twin Tails turned to see someone they hadn't seen before approaching them.

Yellow jumpsuit. White fluttering cape. Red gloves and boots. And a shiny bald head.

"S-Saitama." Ki stuttered out as the bald hero approached them.

'This is Saitama?' thought all those who hadn't seen him before.

"What happened to you guys?" he asked, his tone showing slight concern.

"So, you're Saitama, huh?" Do-S suddenly asked, gaining their attention.

"Hmm? Who are you?" Saitama asked her, an eyebrow raised at her choice of clothing.

"My name is Do-S. But you?" she began before suddenly lunging at him, her whip coming undone from around her body. "YOU CAN CALL ME MASTER!"

CRACK!

Everyone stared in shock as they watched the whip snap across the top of Saitama's head. Saitama just stood there, his head slightly tilted after being hit while Do-S laughed.

"Now that I've got you under my control, your little followers can't touch me anymore!" she boasted before turning towards the group and snapping her whip at the ground. "Now, my slave! Fight for your new master's affection!"

"No."

"NO?! YOU DARE TO-" Do-S began to rage as she turned to whip him again. Her anger was immediately replaced with fear when she found him right behind her, his faces barely an inch from hers. The cold look in his eyes said that he was annoyed at her strike and froze her in place even as he took her whip and snapped it into pieces.

"I'm not looking for that kind of relationship." he said.

Do-S was now sweating as much as the others were while the rest of them sighed and sagged in relief. Saitama was scary enough with his strength alone. Having that strength under the command of someone like Do-S? Not a good combination.

"I-I surrender!" Do-S suddenly stuttered, fear filling her being as Saitama stared at her for a few more seconds.

"Okay." he said before walking past her.

"...huh?" she said, wondering if she heard him right.

"Where's Vacuuma?" he asked the others. A distant explosion could be heard, causing the majority of them to point towards it. He walked on again towards the explosion, leaving them all speechless. "Ki. Nori. I want to talk to you about those whip marks on that woman later." he said, causing the two monsters in question to stiffen in terror.

"He's just letting me go? Just like that?" Do-S asked, her mind trying to comprehend what she'd just seen.

"I think he's just gonna deal with you later." Deep Sea Queen said.

"Did you not see him?" the Subterranean Queen asked.

"What was there to see? All he had was this bored look on his face." Shadow Ring pointed out.

"Yeah! And his fists were clenched, his eyebrows were furrowed, and he didn't stay to hear a proper explanation, even with his limit of 20 words or less!" Nori told them all as she hid behind Ki.

"What does that mean?" Swim asked.

"It means that Saitama's mad. And we've never seen him mad." Ki explained as she held Nori close.


The streets were quiet, save for the explosion that got louder as Saitama got closer, giving him time to replay Kogane's plea in his mind.

-Flashback-

Saitama had just told Eyesight to not attack before closing the door and helping Newtina get Kogane inside. He moved the table a few other bits of furniture to make room for her to lie down and get comfortable.

"What happened to her?" Saitama asked.

"I don't know. I just brought her here as fast as I could." Newtina informed him as she placed a pillow under Kogane's head. "Do you have any spare fertilizer?"

"I don't know. Genos bought it, and he bought a bunch. I'll go look." The baldy stood up from his crouched position and turned to look, only to stop when a hand grabbed his wrist.

"W..Wait...Saitama."

He looked down at Kogane, who was looking up at him with pleading eyes.

"I'll...I'll be fine...but...the others...may not be...so lucky." she bit out through the pain.

"Hey. Don't push yourself." he told her.

"There are...a bunch of monsters out there. They're looking for...the Deep Sea Queen." Kogane wheezed. "One of them...looks like a mash-up of others. It calls itself Vacuuma...and it eats others to get stronger. It...It nearly ate me...but Genos saved me just before...before it was too late." Saitama's eyes widened a little as tears started to flow down her cheeks. "Please...Please save...the others! If it gets them..." She looked like she was trying to keep from breaking down, but failing miserably. "Please! Save the others! Save our friends!"

-Present-

Saitama silently continued his walk, his face slowly morphing into a more serious expression. His fists clenched tighter as he kept walking towards the explosions, towards Vacuuma, ready to stop him.


A building began to crumble after Vacuuma was blasted through. He groaned and rubbed his head before quickly dodging when another blast came his way. He hung from the wall of another building to see Tank-Top Master running towards him at full speed with Genos heading in the same direction via the rooftops.

'This is fucking insane! One Class-S hero is one thing, but two?! And both at once?!' thought Vacuuma as he turned and began to run, his spider legs running at full speed. 'Even with all the other monsters I've absorbed, I don't have nearly enough power! Gotta find some more! Anyone will do! But first, I gotta lose these two!'

The massive group of heroes and two monsters were steadily walking through the streets in search of a safe area before Death Gatling suddenly stopped. The others soon followed and stopped walking to look at him.

"Something up, Death Gatling?" Stinger asked. The scarred hero was silent for a moment, causing the other heroes to look at one another in search of answers. Finally, he turned towards the Beast Queen.

"Put the heroes down." he commanded.

"Excuse me?" Beast Queen asked, her eyebrow raised at his order.

"Put them, gently, on the ground. Now!" he ordered as he aimed his gun at her.

"Whoa! What are you doing?!" one of the Tank-Toppers asked.

"What I'm doing is what we as heroes are meant to do! And that is to kill monsters!" he explained. "And now that we have a force this large together, we can take care of these two monsters before finding our captured comrades and rescuing them from the rest of the monsters!"

Some of the heroes eyes widened as they took in his words.

"Hey, he's right!" TT Tiger agreed as he turned to the other heroes. "In our own groups, we may have lost! But all of us together, even with some of us weakened, can take care of these monsters with no problem!"

"Plus, we not only have Tank-Top Master on our side, but Genos as well! That's two Class-S heroes and all of us backing them up! We can take them!" Black Hole shouted, earning nods and grunts of agreement from the other heroes. He and all the others turned towards the Beast Queen, ready to take her out. "You heard Death Gatling! Hand over our fellow heroes and we'll make this quick!"

"Why give her the option?" Vegetarian asked with a grin. "If the Class-B hero, Blizzard of Hell, can get it under her thumb, then any of us from Class-A can just kill it and that other one without worry!" He then lunged towards her, fist cocked back to knock her head off. "LIKE SO!" His punch was mere inches from the Beast Queen's face before he suddenly stopped, frozen in mid-air. "W-What happened?! I'm stuck!" he grunted as a green aura surrounded his body.

"Wha-WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BLIZZARD?!" Lightning Max at the esper as she lowered TT Vegetarian back towards the other Tank Toppers.

"Why'd you stop me?!" Vegetarian roared.

"Have you lost your mind?!"

"Is this because she has your underlings in her arms?!"

"We can save them! We outnumber her and have enough force to easily deal with her!"

These questions and more were shouted from the heroes, their anger rising at Fubuki's actions against them.

"Answer us, Blizzard! Why are you protecting the monsters?!" Death Gatling demanded.

"No." Fubuki said as she glared at them. "You've got it backwards."

"Backwards?" TT Hatter asked in confusion.

"She means," TT Girl said, gaining their attention. "That she's not protecting the Beast Queen from us."

"Huh?" the heroes asked in confusion before turning back towards the Beast Queen. They saw that she had lowered Super Mouse to the ground and had raised her hand up to her waist, claws extended. They got defensive, thinking that she would attack them before she looked over their heads. She lashed out her hand, held her position, and then relaxed and picked Super Mouse back up.

"She's protecting us from the Beast Queen." TT Girl finished.

Her statement was proven when an entire line of buildings a dozen or so stories high were slashed into the five different parts before crumbling, kicking up a dust cloud. The heroes all covered their eyes to protect them as the buildings crumbled. When the dust settled, the heroes all went slack-jawed at the sight of nothing but rubble before them. They all turned back towards the Beast Queen as she and Fubuki continued onwards.

"We ain't stopping for you. If you don't want to come, that's fine by me." Beast Queen told them.

"Ho-HOLD IT!"

"What now?!" Beast Queen roared as she spun around and glared at them, pissed that they hadn't heeded her words.

Stinger glared up at her, his grip tight on his Bamboo Shoot, before he finally spoke.

"It's clear that your strength is greater than ours." he began bitterly, not liking to admit that he was weaker than a monster. "You could've killed all those heroes you're carrying. You could've killed us when we were far enough away from Tank-Top Master and Genos. And for all we know, you may even have been able to kill them too!"

"You're point?" Beast Queen asked, clearly wanting him to get to the point.

"Why?! Why spare us?! Why didn't you kill us the first chance you got?!" he demanded.

The Beast Queen looked at them all to see that they were all thinking the same thing. Her glare intensified as she began.

"It's true. I could've slaughtered you all the first chance I had. But I didn't. I wasn't even created to wipe out humanity, but I don't. Not anymore. All because he exists." The heroes began to notice as cold sweat began to run down her whiskers. "It wouldn't matter how I am now, how strong I was when I was created, or even how strong I can get, no matter how many years passed. Even if I had more power than all the heroes and monsters in the world combined, it wouldn't matter! I'd still be an ant to him! Him and that...that punch..." The last sentence was spoken in a shaky breath before she shook her head and turned to start walking. "Follow or leave! Your choice!"

The heroes didn't move for a few moments before turning to each other.

"If she's that strong, and she's following someone stronger..."

"Then who or whatever kind of monster it is has to be a Dragon-no, a God level threat!"

"...But if that's true...then why would it cause her to not attack humans?"

They all turned back to her, only to notice that Tank-Top Girl was now walking behind them.

"...What is this creature?!"


Eyesight was slithering her way through the abandoned district, her snakes on a constant vigil for Saitama or her fellow monsters.

"We gotta get out of here! Forget the Deep Sea Queen! Forget this stupid district! If we don't leave, we're dead!" she muttered in a panic. "First, I gotta find anyone who's still alive!"

"Eyesight!"

"WAAH!" Eyesight yelped before whipping her head around. She sighed when noticed a familiar face approaching. "Maiko Plasma! There you are!" she sighed in relief before noticing Midori. "Midori? And...who is this?"

"Friend of yours?" Lin Lin asked.

"Something like that." Midori shrugged.

"Eyesight! I'm glad to see you!" Maiko Plasma stated.

"Same here! We have to leave! This place isn't safe!"

"I know! There's a whole mess of heroes here! Plus, Vacuuma's fighting and losing, so he's sucking up everyone he can get his nose on!" Maiko Plasma informed.

"Forget those heroes! Doesn't matter who they are! And I know Vacuuma's on an eating spree! He tried to eat the tall one called Kogane and-"

"HE WHAT?!" Midori yelled in panic. "WHERE IS SHE?! IS SHE ALRIGHT?!"

"She's fine. She's resting at...at that human's place nearby." Eyesight answered, her voice trembling as she remembered Saitama. She hugged her body as she stared at the ground, her whole form shaking. "And that human didn't take kindly to the news."

"What human?" Maiko Plasma asked. Eyesight gulped as she felt her mouth suddenly go dry before choking out their name.

"Saitama."

The two monsters and martial artist blinked at that before Midori chuckled evilly.

"Oh, I gotta see this." she said with a grin.

"Mind if I join you? It may give me a chance to see this guy in action." Lin Lin asked.

"I wish to join as well. I want to know exactly who it is that made you give up on destroying humanity." Maiko Plasma added.

"Are you all crazy?!" Eyesight yelled. "This guy is seriously bad news! And I should know!" To prove her point, the snakes that had attacked Saitama bared their broken fangs to them.

"You attacked him and lived? Guess you're a lucky one too." Midori chuckled before she, Lin Lin, and Maiko Plasma walked off, leaving Eyesight alone.

"They're crazy! Fine! If they want to die by his hands, that's their problem! I'm going back to the MA headquarters!" she ranted before turning away. "...But if I go back by myself, Gyoro Gyoro will want to know why I'm all alone. Would they believe me if I told them about all the heroes and other monsters? Or would they just crush me without hearing the full story?!" She bit her lip as she looked back at the three of them, then in another direction. She did this a few more times before grabbing her snake hair and charging after them. "WAIT FOR ME!"


"Are you sure you want to be moving now?" Newtina asked as she helped Kogane walk through the streets. "What if we encounter Vacuuma?"

"I know the risks...but I need to...to warn the others." Kogane grunted with each step she took. Newtina merely sighed in frustration but said nothing as the two of them continued. They stopped when they saw Vaccine Woman's group crossing an intersection before seeing them.

"KOGANE!" Nori yelled in panic before running towards the taller and beaten kombu sister. "What happened to you?! Who did this?!"

"Hey Nori. I'm glad...you're safe." Kogane muttered before she tipped forward. Nori and Mizuki both helped her gently sit on the ground to catch her breath while the rest of them surrounded her.

"How many of these monsters are there?" Shadow Ring asked.

"Who are they?" Kogane weakly inquired as she looked up at Shadow Ring and Twin Tails.

"These two are heroes." Vaccine Woman answered. "They and a whole mess of heroes came for different reasons."

"A whole...A whole mess of heroes?" Newtina asked, her eyes going wide. "How many is a whole mess?"

"Let's see..." Mizuki said as she held up her fingers to try and remember how many were there. "These two came with 7 other heroes, all of whom are Class-A. Then there's Swim right here, who's a Class-C hero. Spring Mustachio is part of the group of Class-A heroes I mentioned before. Then there's the Blizzard of Hell and her entired group. And finally, we have the Tank-Top Army lead by Tank-Top Master himself."

"To sum it up, a lot." the Deep Sea Queen chuckled.

"...no..."

"Newtina?" Ki asked as she noticed Newtina go pale and her eye twitch in an unhealthy manner.

"No way...no way...all those heroes, here! All of them...we'll be found...and killed...and captured and tortured!" By now she was hyperventilating as she ranted on. "No way are we gonna convince so many heroes! The Hero Association's gonna storm this place and find us allandnotevenSaitamacanstopthemandwhatdowedowhatdowedowhatdowedoWHATDOWEDOWHATDOWE-..." She suddenly stopped her rant after foam had started to form around her mouth before she suddenly swayed on her feet. Next thing anyone knew, she keeled over and was lying on the ground, her eyes blank with fear.

"Newtina?...You okay? Newtiiina?" Mizuki called out to her while waving her hand in front of her face.

"It seems the thought of encountering so many strong heroes was too much for her." the Subterranean Queen stated with a sigh. "Not that I can blame her."

"Come on, Kogane. Let's get you back home." Ki said in a gentle voice.

"No! We can't!" Kogane said while shaking her head. "We have to find the others and warn them about Vacuuma!"

"But you're hurt! You shouldn't be out in this condition!" Nori whimpered.

"I know!...I know." Kogane said after calming herself. Her head snapped up at the sound of a distance explosion. "But I also know that that right there means that Genos and Tank-Top Master are still fighting Vacuuma. And if he gets away and absorbs our friends or any of the other heroes, they're gone and he'll get stronger! We have to do something!"

"And what exactly do you propose?" Twin Tails asked.

"I don't know! Find him and make enough noise to draw Saitama towards the fight!" Kogane blurted.

"If all of us together can't outright kill him." Vaccine Woman stated. "I mean, this many heroes and monsters against one?"

"One that can turn us into his power if he gets his nose around you." Kogane reminded them before shivering at the memory. She shook it off and stood up before she took a step forward. "Come on! We have to hurry!"


Vacuuma was running with all he had away from Genos and Tank-Top Master, sweat pouring down his body.

"This is bad!" he muttered as he ran before he held his gut in pain. The fighting had sped up his digestion, so he was running out of time for his current powers. Plus, all the blows he'd taken to the stomach weren't helping matters either. "If I revert now, those two will kill me! I gotta find somebody to absorb soon! Man or monster! It doesn't matter!" He ran until he stopped to catch his breath, hoping they wouldn't catch up. One of his eyes looked up just in time to see Midori, Lin Lin, and Maiko Plasma running from in a random direction, with Eyesight bringing up the rear. A grin came to his face as he hopped over a few rooftops before landing in front of them, blocking their path. "Perfect timing! Eyesight, hold them for me!" he ordered.

"Yipe!" Midori yelped as Vacuuma's many trunks pointed at them.

"LION SLASH!"

Vacuuma jumped back to avoid the strike as a set of claw marks dug into the ground. He glared at them as a few of his trunks were gone, leaving a few bloody stubs on his face. Coming up on his right was the Beast Queen, the group of Class-A heroes, the Tank-Top Army, and the unconscious Blizzard Group.

"Hmph. Missed." Beast Queen growled as she placed Super Mouse down and brandished her claws.

"Hey! You starting the fun without us?"

Vacuuma turned to his left to see the Deep Sea Queen leading the other monsters and heroes towards him.

"Spring!" Golden Ball yelled when he saw his friend wrapped up in Nori's hair.

"Shh. He's sleeping." Nori giggled.

"There you are!"

Vacuuma turned around to see that Genos and Tank-Top Master had caught up. His head was on a swivel as he spun in place, surrounded on all sides.

"Give up. You have nowhere to run." Genos stated, his hand raised to incinerate Vacuuma.

"Oh? You think that I'm finished because you've all surrounded me?!" Vacuuma growled before grinning at them. "Well you're wrong! All you did..." he began before all his trunks pointed at all sides. "WAS BRING ME THE FEAST OF A LIFETIME!" Everyone's eyes widened when they all suddenly felt the wind pick up as all of Vacuuma's trunks began to try and suck them all in. They all began to dig their heels into the ground or grab onto anything they could to keep from being devoured. "I'LL DEVOUR YOU ROTTEN HEROES! I'LL DEVOUR ALL YOU OTHER MONSTERS! I'LL DEVOUR EVERYOOOOOONE!"

The Kombu sisters all used their hair to keep themselves anchored to the ground while also grabbing the heroes and monsters, friend and foe alike, to keep them from getting sucked in. Eyesight grabbed Midori, Lin Lin, and Maiko Plasma and used her own body to keep them in place, confusing some of them.

'Someone's got to give soon!' thought Vacuuma before some of his eyes gazed at Fubuki, her powers being used to keep herself and those around her from being eaten. A grin came to his face as he suddenly shifted all of his trunks over and focused them all on her. The sudden shift caused the others stumble while Fubuki felt herself being pulled toward him, despite using her powers to keep away. "You're an esper! I can make use of your powers and pull the rest in with ease! And don't worry about your friends! You'll be reunited soon!" With those words, the suction finally proved too much and Fubuki found herself flying towards him.

"BLIZZARD!" the heroes shouted in worry, concern, and horror. Fubuki could only scream as she saw herself getting closer to death, all while Vacuuma laughed as he was moments away from gaining her power.

"HAHAHA-snrk!"

Fubuki finally felt herself stop and no longer flying towards Vacuuma. Her mind hadn't caught up to that until a voice snapped her out of it.

"Hey, you okay?"

She blinked and sucked in a lungful of air before realizing where she was. She looked down to see that she was now being held in a firm but gentle one-armed embrace. She turned towards Vacuuma, who was struggling to get all of his trunks out of the red gloved grip. Her gaze followed the hand until she finally came face-to-face with her savior.

Saitama looked down at her, his face morphed into a more serious look as he held Vacuuma at bay.

"Wh...Who are you?" she asked the man.

"Just a guy who's a hero for fun." he answered.

"SAITAMA!" Subterranean Queen and many of the other monsters yelled in joy.

"That was close." Mizuki sighed in relief.

"That's Saitama?" one of the Tank-Toppers asked.

"That's him! That's the fraud!" Tiger yelled out.

"Where'd he come from? I didn't even see him!"

The heroes kept up their questions while Saitama let Fubuki go, allowing her to retreat while he turned to Vacuuma.

"Are you the one who tried to eat Kogane?" he asked him.

"Yeah. I did." Vacuuma answered. He then opened up his own mouth before pulling his trunks towards himself, flinging Saitama in and gulping him in one swift motion. "Like that."

"...what-"

"MASTER!"

"SAITAMA!"

"Oh crap! He ate him!"

"Oh no. If he gets Saitama's strength, then..."

"HAHAHAHA! DELICIOUS!" Vacuuma chortled. Everyone was on edge as they awaited what he'd turn into now that he'd ingested the bald hero. They waited and...

Nothing.

"Huh?" was the general reaction from nearly. Even Vacuuma looked down at himself in confusion.

"I don't feel any stronger." he muttered as he looked at his hands before scoffing. "Tch. I thought he'd have something. Probably just some super-powered costumed weakling-"

POOOOW!

Everybody staggered as they tried to keep their footing as what felt like a massive shockwave erupted from behind Vacuuma, knocking down building after building that stretched for a few city blocks.

"W-What the heck was that?!"

"Dude! Look behind Vacuuma!"

"What happened to all those buildings?! He take a power dump at them or something?!"

They stopped when Vacuuma fell to his knees, all his eyes wide in shock.

"S...See?...He was...a weakling." he choked out as blood started to spill from his mouth and trunks. "They always...go...right...through me..."

They all watched as he fell onto his face, his entire backside having been blown out and splattered all over the street. And standing there, fist smoking and still outstretched, was a perfectly okay Saitama.

"Well, that was lame." Saitama commented as he lowered his arm, his face reverting to it's usual bored look before turning towards everyone, allowing him to finally realize just how many people were there. "Who are all of you?"

The heroes didn't even register his question as they all kept looking between him, Vacuuma, and the many buildings he'd just punched through.

"So."

The Tank-Top Army glanced at Tank-Top Girl, who was one of the few amongst all of them who wasn't shaking or staring with their jaw scraping the ground.

"Do you still think he's a fraud now?" she asked, a smile coming to her lips as she looked at Saitama, her heart beating a little faster now.

The two that had first used that word for him felt themselves pale as they realized just who they were messing with while others had different thoughts on Saitama.

'Amazing! Such power!' Shadow Ring thought in awe.

'He beat that creature with one strike, but sounded so bored after doing it? How strong is he?!' Twin Tails wondered.

'So this is the guy that Midori likes? He's...wow!' thought Lin Lin, her cheeks showing a hint of pink to them.

'This is who Captain Mizuki and Genos have as a Master?!' Swim gaped, her body trembling for so many reasons.

'He saved me. And he's in Class-B now. I must have him in my group!' Fubuki mentally declared.

"Glad that's over with." Midori sighed before she started to turn around. "Thanks for helping us back there Eye...sight?" she said before noticing the monster in question was gone. "Where'd she go?"

"Maiko Plasma's gone too!" Lin Lin stated when she turned as well.

"Hey! That giant mouse monster's gone!" Stinger yelled.

"Guess Do-S got away while we were focused on Vacuuma." Ki grumbled.

"That's bad, but we'll have to worry about them later." groaned One Shotter before looking back at Saitama. "But for the moment, there's the matter of this hero here."

"Yeah, like why he was put at the bottom of Class-C when he's that strong!"

"Or why he stole credit earlier!"

Most of the heroes were also wanting to know much about Saitama, such as how he got that strong, why was he harboring monsters, and so much more. They all fell silent when Tank-Top Master approached him, him expression stoic.

"Hello, Saitama. I'm Tank-Top Master, Class-S Rank 14. I lead the Tank-Top Army and-"

"Dude." Saitama interrupted while raising his hand. "Whatever it is, keep it to 20 words or less, okay?"

Tank-Top Master and many of the other heroes stated at his blatant disregard for who Tank-Top Master was. They turned to the monsters when they heard them all stifling their laughter. Even Captain Mizuki couldn't help herself, thought she was shaking her head at him with a smile.

"Come on. Let's get you all treated." Saitama said to everyone there before walking off.

"Okay!" the monsters all said before they, Captain Mizuki, and Genos followed him, leaving the rest to wonder one simple thing.

'Who the heck IS this guy?!'


"Those were some nasty tremors." Mosquito Girl said as she looked out the window of Saitama's apartment. "I hope everyone's alright."


A/N: FINALLY! This chapter has to be the longest that we've done together, and the longest I've done in all my stories so far. I hope you all enjoyed.