"What do I do?" Swim muttered to herself as she paced inside her home. She'd been nothing but a wreck ever since the whole incident with the other heroes and monsters inside the Ghost Town, but the most pressing matter was one that she had overheard.
The Monster Association.
"None of the other monsters said anything about it when all of the heroes were there. Are they keeping it a secret? Are they still bad? But what about that one monster? What was she called? The Subterranean Queen? She said her people were slaughtered by them. She was crying...she sounded so sad." Swim ranted to herself before sitting down in a chair. She then put her on her head and massaged her sore head from thinking on this for so long.
"Maybe I should bring this information to the Hero Association." she said to herself, only to sigh a moment later. "Who am I kidding? They'll never believe me. I'm just a bottom-of-the-barrel Class-C hero. If anything, they'd probably bust me to the bottom of Class-C, or even outright fire me." She then looked up at her ceiling as she thought back to all the monsters she met that day. "They were so nice...Nothing makes sense anymore." she bemoaned as she sunk into her seat. She stayed there and just sulked before her brows furrowed and she stood up. "I'm not getting any answers sitting on my butt." she said before she dressed in some casual clothes and left her home. "If I want answers, I need to seek them out. I'm going to talk to Saitama about the Monster Association."
Manako was not having the best of days. She wasn't like the other monsters in the Monster Association. She was smaller than most. She was weaker than most. She was far more timid and cowardly than most.
"Hey, look! It's Mr. Shiny Eye!"
And she was often mistaken as a boy.
"Could you all lay off?" she grumbled before she felt her horns being pushed in, making her eye light up. "Hey! Quit it!" she snapped while trying to swat their hands away.
"Whatcha gonna go? Cry to Gyoro Gyoro?" one monster asked with a grin before speaking in a higher voice. "'Gyoro Gyoro! The tougher monsters are picking on me because I'm nothing but a glorified flashlight!'" they said, making the other monsters laugh and Manako to sulk.
"My eye is useful." she said in a small voice.
"For what? Peeking on girls with your x-ray vision?" another monster said, getting another round of laughter.
"I'm not into girls because I'm-"
"Gay?" another interrupted her, making them all laugh some more and her to sigh.
"I give up." she grumbled and turned to walk away, only to be trampled on by Reptera. "Ow." she groaned as Reptera quickly scrambled back to her feet.
"Sorry!" she yelped.
"What's with you, newbie?" one monster asked before a monster that looked like a giant dog head with arms and legs smelled the air.
"And why did you piss yourself?" it asked, making her blush in embarrassment.
"Look at her cheek. That looks fresh." one monster said while pointing at her scarred cheek. "Run into something you thought you could beat?"
"Sh-Shut up!" Reptera yelled while holding her scarred cheek.
"Actually, I'm interested in that as well."
Everyone froze before slowly looking up at one of Gyoro Gyoro's drones, which was looking down at Reptera.
"Report to my chambers." was all it said before flying off, leaving all the monsters alone.
"You're in trouble~" one sang with a grin.
"Oh, grow up!" she snapped before walking off towards Gyoro Gyoro's chambers.
Gyoro Gyoro silently meditated inside his chambers before he heard footsteps approaching. He opened his eye to gaze down at a nervous Reptera.
"Report." was all he said, making her stand up straight.
"I made contact with the monsters on the surface. My sister is amongst them." she answered.
"I noticed that you came without your sister. Why is that?" Gyoro Gyoro asked.
"She...she refused to come." Reptera answered in a bitter tone, her fists clenched in anger. "Said that she didn't want to leave her friends."
"Friends?" Gyoro Gyoro asked in a mildly curious tone.
"The monsters living up top in the ruins of City-Z. She didn't want to leave them. And..." Reptera trailed off, hesitant to continue. She grunted when she felt pressure build on top of her, making her struggle to stay standing.
"And?" Gyoro Gyoro parroted, wanting to hear the rest.
"And...there were...two humans up there." she finally admitted.
"Who were they?" GG asked.
"A woman that looked like she does martial arts and a bald human that says he's a hero." Reptera answered.
"And their names and the hero's rank?" GG asked.
"I didn't get the woman's name...but the hero's name is Saitama." said Reptera.
"Saitama?" Gyoro Gyoro parroted in slight surprise before letting the pressure off and easing back into his chair. "What did this Saitama look like?"
"Bald head with a really blank face." Reptera answered before producing some poison from her fingertips and drawing a small picture of Saitama's face on the floor.
"Very interesting." Gyoro Gyoro said before looking back down at her. "Do they know about us?"
"I don't believe they do. I mean, if they did, wouldn't they have called the Hero Association already?" Reptera asked.
"Indeed. They would have already gathered a task force to strike." Gyoro Gyoro nodded. "What about the other monsters? Was the Deep Sea Queen amongst them?"
"She was. There were other monsters as well. The Subterranean Queen, Vaccine Woman, and *urp* the four monsters that have kombu for hair." she finished while holding her stomach.
"Is that all?" Gyoro Gyoro asked, earning a nod from Reptera. "Very well. Leave me." he said before turning his seat around, leaving her to walk out of the room.
"MOVE IT!"
Reptera jumped out of the way, allowing another monster by the name of Master Joe to run into Gyoro Gyoro's chambers.
"Gy...Gyoro...Gyoro, sir!" he wheezed as he panted to get his breath back.
"I wish to be left alone." Gyoro Gyoro said, his tone saying he was not happy to have someone come in without his say so.
"I'm sorry, but this...is an emergency!" he quickly said.
"It better be." Gyoro Gyoro rumbled as he turned to glare at Master Joe, making the smaller monster tremble under his gaze. "What is it?"
"W-Well, you know that one experiment of yours that's very hard to control? The new tank to hold it is finished." he explained.
"Good. That thing is powerful, but shouldn't be let out until the final battle." Gyoro Gyoro commented. "Make sure it's properly secured. I'll let the rest of the association know not to touch it."
"...Actually...it's...gone." Master Joe got out.
"It's what?" Gyoro Gyoro asked, his eye widening a little. "What do you mean 'it's gone?'"
"It's gone! Vanished! Disappeared! Not there anymore! GONE!" Master Joe yelped. "We went to transport it within it's old tank, but it's not there anymore!"
Gyoro Gyoro squinted his eye and glared at Master Joe, making the monster sweat in fear.
"Monsters like Evil Natural Water do not just disappear." he said. "It must be in Headquarters somewhere."
"W-Well the monsters that went to fetch the tank followed it's trail, but the footprints just vanish after some time!" he quickly explained.
"Footprints?" Gyoro Gyoro asks.
"Yes! That's the weird part. It's trail starts as a long wet streak on the ground, but slowly changed to a set of footprints. Like it started having legs!" Master Joe explained.
"Hmm. Very strange." Gyoro Gyoro said before turning his chair away. "No more interruptions. Tell the other monsters to keep a lookout for Evil Natural Water. Leave!" he ordered. Master Joe nodded before turning and walking out the door before it slammed shut-
"YEEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!"
-on his tail.
The doors opened again to let him pull his tail out and weep and mutter in pain before they shut again, leaving Gyoro Gyoro alone to rub his head in frustration.
"This is becoming a headache." he groaned before his attention shifted to the drone he was now operating in a different section of the Monster Association. "I'll deal with that later. Right now, I must ask our little refugees about this hero named Saitama." With that, the drone flew through the hall of the Monster Association until it came to a door, with Nyan relaxing in front of it. "Nyan. How are our guests?" Gyoro Gyoro asked, making the cat monster blink a few times before yawning.
"They're awake. Some others just came by and left them some food." Nyan answered before stretching like the oversized cat she is. "Gotta say though, their leader's really packing it away. I can't figure out where she's putting it all."
"Open her door." Gyoro Gyoro ordered. Nyan merely shrugged before complying and opening the door, allowing the drone to fly in and catch it's occupant's attention.
"Come to see how I'm recovering, Mr. Gyoro Gyoro?" they asked through bites.
"That is but one reason why I've come here, Boros." Gyoro Gyoro answered as his drone took in her body. She was thin, pale, looked very malnourished, and looked like she'd snap like a twig with enough force. And despite all that, she was tearing through the large amount of food she was given like there was no tomorrow. "I see you have a healthy appetite."
"Yes. That fight with the human called Saitama took quite a lot out of me." Boros answered.
"Yes, the hero you said defeated you despite hitting him to the moon." Gyoro Gyoro said before tracing a picture of Saitama's face on the wall with one of the drones little arms.. "Is this him?"
"That's him." Boros responded with a smile that oozed blood lust and craved a challenge. "The only being who not only made me go all out, but defeated me without even using his own full power. I cannot wait to find him! We have unfinished business."
"If I were you, I'd wait until I fully recovered." Gyoro Gyoro said to her before the drone's eye became half-lidded. "You may be strong even to defeat the monsters here, even in your weakened state, but if this Saitama is as powerful as you claim he is, it'd be foolish to challenge him again so soon."
"Speaking of monsters, how is that one that challenged me when my subordinates and I were brought here? What was his name again?" Boros asked.
"Goketsu is recovering just fine. He'll be alright despite being pushed through a few dozen walls." Gyoro Gyoro answered.
"I see." Boros said before standing up and stretching. "I'd like to take a walk and stretch my legs."
"You wish to leave?" Gyoro Gyoro asked.
"No. Just a walk around your little base here. I will wait until I'm at full strength before leaving." Boros said before walking out.
"Very well. Still, I ask that you not attack anyone down here. We need all the power we can get for later." Gyoro Gyoro said before his drone flew off, leaving Boros to walk past Nyan and deeper into the base.
'Who the heck is Saitama?' Nyan thought.
Boros was quietly walking through the Monster Association, getting strange or wary looks from the monsters she walked past.
'Geryuganshoop. Report.' she thought as she continued her walk.
'They've been monitoring us ever since we accept their offer to rest here.' came Geryuganshoop's voice inside her head. 'And they have all the exits being watched in case we try to leave.'
'Like that would stop us.' Boros mentally scoffed. 'What of those cells that I gave them? What are they doing with those?'
'They're trying to recreate your healing abilities at the moment. It's...not going quite so well.' Geryuganshoop explained, sounding a little ill as she thought of it.
'That bad?' Boros asked.
'See for yourself.' Geryuganshoop said before images began to play in Boros's mind. 'I saw these images from other minds earlier.' she explained as what looked like a few monsters that were scarred or missing limbs were being injected with something. The images showed the monsters slowly healing or regrowing their limbs. It then show one monster's regrown arm suddenly enlarging so much that it was basically an arm with a body attached. Another had it's new legs suddenly melt into a steaming pile of goo. The last one however got it the worst as it's body puffed up into a ball before exploding into a gory mess.
'Fools.' Boros thought with a roll of her eye.
'I agree. Still, they're trying to get as much power as they can for this confrontation with something they call the Hero Association.' Geryuganshoop continued.
'Hero Association?' Boros thought with mild interest.
'From what I've gathered, it's this organization of powerful humans that fight crime and destroy monsters.' Geryuganshoop explained.
'Interesting.' Boros thought, a small smile coming to her lips. 'Saitama said that he was a hero. Perhaps he'll be amongst it's ranks.'
'If he is, then these monsters don't stand a chance since he...well, you know.' Geryuganshoop answered.
'I'm well aware that I lost to him. And despite that, I'm not upset about it.' Boros thought. 'After all, now that there's someone stronger than me, my life has purpose once more.'
'What do you mean?' Geryuganshoop asked.
'The moment that I am at full strength, I'm going to train to hone my skills. Then, I shall challenge Saitama again!' Boros declared.
'YOU'RE WHAT?! MY LADY, ARE YOU CRAZY?! YOU NEARLY DIED THE LAST TIME! WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GO UP AGAINST HIM AGAIN?!' Geryuganshoop screamed, making Boros stop and wince.
'First, stop screaming. And second, I wanted a challenging fight. I got that and more. I know that he nearly killed me, but I don't care!' Boros thought.
'Lady Boros is out of her mind! She can't go up against him again! She'll die! I only hope she doesn't find out that Saitama is living on the surface right above this place.' Geryuganshoop thought.
'You do know that you're still talking in my mind, right?' Boros thought with a smug smile. A smile that grew when she heard Geryuganshoop curse at herself.
'I am begging you! Don't go!' Geryuganshoop pleaded.
'Are you stupid? I'm not in any condition to do so right now.' Boros thought before sighing. 'Moving on. How are the other two that were hiding with us?'
'They're okay, but they're being watched as well. These monsters have been asking a lot about our technology and such. They're very persistent.' Geryuganshoop explained.
'Any news if any others survived?' Boros mentally asked.
'I'm afraid not, Lady Boros.' Geryuganshoop answered.
'Well if there are any, I hope they're doing fine.' Boros thought as she continued her walk.
"We. Are going. To die." an alien grunted under his breath.
"Shut up, alien!" a Hero Association Worker barked.
The alien glared at the worker with hate filled eyes as he moved on past the other cells, each one containing glaring aliens as well as monsters.
"Humans. Peh!" a monster scoffed. "Always thinking so highly of themselves. Only reason they act that way is because we locked in these stupid cells."
"Are all of you...monsters, treated this way?" one of the aliens asked.
"Only those of us who are caught. The rest are killed by the heroes." another monster answered.
"And they're the lucky ones." another monster sighed. "After being in here? At the hands of these humans? Death would be a gift."
"I know. They've been taking each of us away for hours on end before returning us to our cells." one of the aliens grumbled before grabbing his arm. "They keep taking samples of us and grilling us for information about the technology we had on our ship."
"Good luck with that. The moment they feel they've gotten all they'll need, you're dead." a monster huffed before they noticed a few workers walking by. One with a cart, one with a clipboard, two with restraining equipment and one with what looked like a giant set of pliers. "Oh boy. It's that time again."
"They're visiting that one monster again, huh?" one of the aliens asked.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
"Yep." a monster said after wincing. "Poor Scaledon." he muttered before a few workers and scientists stopped in front of their cells.
"Alright, you know the drill." a male scientist barked as they opened the cell. The occupants growled and looked ready to attack before some of the workers zapped them with long tasers, subduing them. "I'd advise against that in the future, though I suspect you'll keep doing it again. Stupid monsters."
"You." a worker said while pointing at a random alien. "Your turn. Out."
"But I-" the alien began before having a stun rod shoved in his face, an inch away from zapping him.
"Now!" the worker ordered. The alien glared before reluctantly moving out of the cell. "Smart choice."
"Piss off." the alien huffed as he was lead away. As he walked, he turned to the cell that had the screams coming from it and saw the source.
A scaly monster was chained to the floor as a worker ripped it's scales off, pulling out some flesh as well and causing her to cry in agony.
"KILL ME!" she begged, earning a kick to the face.
"Shut up! This is your punishment for being a monster!" another worker snapped.
"That's just cruel." the alien muttered.
"Possibly, yes. However, monsters spend their lives wishing for nothing but the destruction of humans." a female scientist answered.
"So it's okay to torture those that you've captured?" the alien asked.
"Their biology helps us to build new anti-monster technology. Although I must say, some cases like that one are a little extreme. Especially since that monster was reported to have been shedding it's scales." the female scientist explained.
"But it was taking too long, so we came up with a way to increase scale productivity. We rip the scales off it, then force feed it a nutrient rich food that will cause rapid scale regrowth and do it all over." the male scientist added. "Speaking of which, we got orders to try a new kind of food for that one monster. Something about increasing the growth rate of the scales so that more could be pulled off after every time."
"Isn't that a little much? She's not going anywhere, so Guiches can get as many scales as he wants for...whatever he's using them for." the female scientist said with a annoyed sigh.
"He's the director of this branch. He says 'jump', we say 'how high.' That's how it works here. Besides, it's a monster. Who cares how it feels?" he said as they pulled the last scale off. The workers then hauled the cart of scales away while another set of workers came in with a very large tub of nutrient paste.
"I can't eat all that!" the monster protested before it's mouth was wrenched open, allowing them to stick the tube down her throat.
"Enjoy~" the worker said with a cruel smirk as he opened the valve, sending the paste down her throat. The monster flailed and squirmed as she felt the contents fill her stomach, causing her gut to slowly expand. As she was force fed the food, one thought ran through her mind.
'If I ever get out of this, I'm going to find every one of these humans and devour them all!'
Spring Mustachio and Golden Ball were patrolling the streets of City-P in search of a monster that had been sighted in the area. The Hero Association called in for immediate assistance when the group of Class-C heroes that had tried to subdue it were brutally beaten, and they had answered the call as they were the closest Class-A heroes.
"According to the reports, the initial threat level was Wolf. However, after it's encounter and victory over the Class-C heroes sent to deal with it, it has risen to Tiger." Spring Mustachio explained as he and Golden Ball approached it's last known location. The area around them was littered with wrecked cars and craters in the ground, with most of the Class-C heroes lying unconscious everywhere.
"Yeesh. This thing really beat the fuck out of them." Golden Ball said as the two approached the only conscious Class-C hero. "Hey. You okay?"
"Y-You're the Class-A heroes, Spring Mustachio and Golden Ball!" the Class-C hero gasped in shock before smiling. "Looks like there's hope."
"You and the others here are injured. I'll call it in." SM said as he took out his phone.
"No time! We're fine, but the monster is still on a rampage!" the weakened hero yelped before a loud crash came from nearby. "A few of us are still fighting, but it's a losing battle! You've got to help them first!"
"Alright! Stay here!" Golden Ball ordered before he and Spring Mustachio ran off towards the sound of fighting. They arrived just in time to see another Class-C hero flying into a car.
"PATHETIC! YOU HUMANS ARE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF SHODDY CRAFTED WEAKLINGS!" roared a monster. It looked like a giant overweight human in construction worker clothing. He was fat, yet muscular, and had an extra set of arms. Two regular ones were holding a steel girder above his head, one was a jackhammer, and the last looked like a pile driver.
"It appears we've found the monster in question." Spring Mustachio said as he and Golden Ball drew their weapons. The monster turned towards the sound of his voice and spotted both heroes readying themselves.
"Well now! Ain't this a surprise! Class-A heroes, huh?" the monster chuckled. "Spring Mustachio and Golden Ball, right? I am Constructor!"
"Charmed." Spring Mustachio said.
"If they sent guys like you, then that rotten Hero Association must realize the kind of threat I am to them and their rotten business!" Constructor said with a mad glare. "That's just fine. The more heroes they send, the more I can defeat, and the closer I get to my revenge!"
"You got some personal beef with the Hero Association?" Golden Ball asked.
"That's right! I do! Those bastards ruined my life!" Constructor yelled before sighing as he stared at the sky. "I was the owner of a small construction company. One of many that would deal with reconstructing roads and buildings after monster attacks. It was a steady job, but it was also my passion." His eyes hardened again before returning his glare at the two heroes. "I didn't mind when the Hero Association was made. In fact, I was happy that they got people like you together to take care of the monsters. But when they stepped in and did all of the reconstruction work for all the aftermath of the monster attacks, my business took a huge hit and had to shut down! My life's work! My passion! GONE! ALL BECAUSE OF THE HERO ASSOCIATION!" He then aimed his jackhammer arm at them. "They ripped it out by it's foundation, so I'll do the same and destroy the foundation of the Hero Association! ONE ROTTEN HERO AT A TIME!"
With that, he ran towards the two and jumped, his pile driver arm cocked back. The two heroes jumped out of the way as the monster landed, smashing a crater into the ground from the impact.
"Hold still!" he yelled as he thrust his jackhammer arm at Spring Mustachio, who dodged at the last second. The jackhammer tore through a car like wet tissue before the monster pulled back. He then began to swing his girder around like a staff before swinging it at Spring. The hero merely scoffed before slicing the girder into pieces, confusing the monster as he looked at the small piece still in his hands. He didn't even realize that his arms had been sliced off as well until the blood gushed from the stumps, causing him to scream in agony.
SPLAT!
Screams that were silenced after Golden Ball shot a ball through his head, causing it to explode into red mist.
"Heh. Wish all monsters were that easy to kill." Golden Ball chuckled as the monster's body fell over. A brief image of his first encounter with Ki ran through his mind, making him shudder for a moment. "At least easier to kill than that seaweed haired monster."
"Indeed. She is a rather formidable opponent." Spring Mustachio commented. "And not only that, but there are now more of her. You said four were there, correct?"
"Yeah. All of them different height, hair color, and personalities...yet none are as malicious as she was when we first encountered her." Golden Ball explained. "I mean the one we first met didn't hesitate to beat the shit out of us, but they and those other monsters helped stopped that elephant looking monster from eating everyone. All of it just sounds so...crazy!"
"Indeed. Just about as crazy as my master training a monster in the way of the sword." Spring Mustachio said while messing with his mustache. Golden Ball just looked at him in shock for a moment before rubbing his head and pulling his cap off.
"I'm gonna need a stiff drink tonight." he sighed, earning a laugh from his friend.
"So do I. The usual pub tonight?" the swordsman hero asked, earning a chuckle from Golden Ball.
Mizuki walked into her home before closing the door and letting out a sigh. It had been a long day, and it wasn't over yet.
"I really hope the cops in City-Z don't say we were there." she said to herself before walking towards her bathroom. "A nice shower is what I need, then to my patrol route." she said as she walked in. She gently took off the bandages she was wearing over her light wounds, wincing a few times as she did. "Glad that monster didn't break anything." she huffed as she began lifting her top. She grunted when she did before she got it off, but took a moment to look at it. "Okay, this is strange. This is a new top, but it's hard to put on and get off?" She put it aside and worked her shorts off, finding them hard to get off as well. "These too? What's going on?!" she asked in annoyance before she finally got them off and looked at them. "Why do these feel so snug on me?" she asked before her eyes widened in slight horror. "Am I getting fat?!" she yelped before she grabbed her butt. Her eyes widened as she felt it...and then slowly began to fondle and massage it.
"It definitely...feels a little bigger." she said as her face turned a little red before she looked at her breasts. "These too." she muttered as she brought her other hand up and grabbed one of them, making her breath hitch and her blush to intensify. "Y-Yeah. Definitely bigger." She slowly started to squeeze and grope herself, a low moan escaping her lips when she pinched her nipple and reveled in it's sensitivity. Her toes curled as she continued to grope herself, her mind becoming hazier the longer it went on to the point that her vision started to blur as well. The only thing that she could see was a figure staring back at her.
'Who is that? Is someone...here?' she thought as her hands slowed to a stop. She blinked a few times to get her vision to clear before the person came into focus. 'Oh...that's me. I'm looking into the mirror.' she thought as her reflection became clear. When it did, however, she was shocked at what she saw.
Herself. In the nude. One hand grabbing her breast. The other an inch from her pussy.
"WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING?!" she screamed as she began to rapidly pace about inside her bathroom, her mind no longer clouded. "Why am I groping myself?! Am I turning into Ki or something?!" She growled before hopping into her shower and turning on the cold. "AHH! COLD!" she screamed but stayed inside. "Okay...let's try this again." she said before she began to gently squeeze her butt and breasts, her eyes widening when she felt that they were indeed bigger. "I don't believe it. I've grown?!"
"I've grown?!" Tornado yelled at her doctor is absolute shock.
"I-It's only slightly, but yes. Your body has indeed grown." the doctor said, doing his best not to be intimidated by his current patient.
Tornado just stared down at her body in awe. She had been feeling her hero outfit was a little snug on her, but thought that maybe it had shrunk because of a mishap with her laundry. However, when she wore the spares she had, she had a new one made. When that one felt snug, she had a suspicion grow in the back of her mind and decided to go see her doctor for a physical. Needless to say, she was floored with the results.
"I've always wanted to be a little bigger, but..." she muttered to herself before looking at the doctor. "Are you sure that it's not a mistake?"
"I've double and triple checked the results. There's no mistake about it. Your body has indeed grown." the doctor answered.
"...I can't believe it." she whispered to herself, a small smile coming to her face. "I've finally gotten taller?"
"Uh, actually, it's more than just your height that-"
"How did this happen?" she asked herself, interrupting the doctor. She then turned to him and got into his face. "How did this happen?! Tell me!"
"I-I don't know! It's not my body!" he yelped before backing up and taking a breath to calm himself. "Perhaps something has happened in your life that caused it."
"But what could cause me to grow after years of being...this?" she asked, gesturing to her petite frame.
"Well, let's backtrack a bit. When did you start to feel that your hero outfit started to feel snug?" the doctor asked as he clicked his pen and brought out his clipboard.
"Hmm...It was a little after I and the rest of Class-S were at a resort, after we took down the aliens." she answered after thinking for a moment.
"Okay." he said before writing something down. "And in the time between then and now, have you done anything differently?"
"Like what?" she asked.
"Have you been doing any new exercises?"
"Aside from what I do for my body, no." Tatsumaki answered.
"Okay. Have you used your powers on yourself to try and change your height?"
"...Once, but that was years ago. And it didn't even work." she huffed.
"So no to that." he muttered as he wrote it down. "Have you been sleeping more often?"
"No. Just the usual 8 or so hours."
"Alright then. Have you been taking any new medications?"
"No."
"Okay then. Have you tried any experiments on-" he got out before he suddenly felt the gravity in the room increase.
"What?!" she growled out, her power flaring.
"Y-You know! Like a height enhancement pill or a weight gain plan! Something like that!" he yelped out. Tatsumaki merely glared at him before her power faded, the gravity returning to normal.
"Nothing like that." she got out through grit teeth.
"W-Well then...I don't know. Have you been trying a new diet or eaten anything out of the ordinary since your little vacation?" the doctor asked.
"No. I've eaten nothing special...wait...no, nothing special." she answered. "Are we done?"
"Yes. We're done." he said before writing on his clipboard. "If you do feel anymore changes, don't hesitate to drop in."
"Whatever." she said before she floated away.
"Wait! There's also-" he got out before she flew away. "...the fact that your...breasts and butt are slightly bigger too." he finished quietly.
Tornado was flying towards her home, her mind thinking of the doctor's last question.
"I'm not on a new diet, but the only thing I ate out of the ordinary was..." she said to herself before an image of Saitama came to her mind. "That bento that bald guy brought to the Class-S meeting he crashed." She stopped in the air and simply floated there with a blank look on her face. "I'm probably just overthinking it all. It's ridiculous. That baldy having food that increased my height? Get real...Then again, he did have a similar bento at the resort, and I ate that as well...Nah. It can't be." With that, she continued on her way home...and stopped with a growl. "Screw it. Best to get the answers and get it over with." She then pulled her phone from her pocket and dialed a number before bringing it to her ear.
"Hero Association." came a voice on the other end.
"This is Tornado. Connect me to Director Sitch." Tatsumaki ordered.
"One moment, please."
Tornado waited for a moment before the call was connected.
"This is Sitch. You wanted to speak with me Tornado?" Sitch asked.
"I need some info on a certain hero." she said.
"Very well. What is their hero name?" said Sitch.
Tatsumaki opened her mouth to answer before realizing that she didn't know it. She may have heard it being said before, but didn't care because she remembered that he was in Class-B, thereby immediately becoming a nuisance in her opinion.
"I don't know. He's that Class-B baldy that was at the Class-S meeting some time ago." she answered. "The dopey looking one that wore that yellow suit. He was at the resort as well."
"Please don't ask what happened while she was drunk." she heard him whisper in a desperate tone. She raised an eyebrow at that while hearing him clear his throat. "What exactly do you wish to know?"
"Anything important that's worth mentioning. Nothing boring." she demanded.
"Let me see...here we go. When he took the hero exam, he broke through every record of the physical exam, showing strength and speed far beyond many of heroes." he explained.
"Is that so?" she said with a bored look, finding what others called 'strong' to simply be pathetic.
"However, despite his vast strength, he was placed at the bottom of Class-C." Sitch continued, making Tornado blink in surprise.
"He was? Why?" she asked. She didn't care for lower class heroes, but if this guy was as strong as Sitch said, he'd have been put in a higher rank.
"He got a very bad grade on the written exam. If he had done any worse, he would've failed the test and been rejected as a hero." Sitch explained.
"So he's an idiot." she said with a roll of her eyes before they narrowed for a moment. "Hang on. The last hero certification exam wasn't that long ago. If he was put at the bottom of Class-C, how'd he get to Class-B so fast?"
"He managed to stop and apprehend a dangerous criminal named Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, a deadly ninja that is responsible for the death of most of the Paradisers, as well as many other acts. And shortly after that, he assisted with the meteor that threatened to destroy City-Z. He was promoted to Class-C Rank 1 after dealing with the Deep Sea Queen, despite his claims that he only beat it after the other heroes all wore her down by the time he got there. After his promotion to Class-B, he has been doing more hero work, with the latest being his assistance in the matter of the aliens not too long ago, putting him at Class-B Rank 33." Sitch explained.
"All that in the short time he's been a hero, huh?" Tornado said after the long explanation. "What's this guy's hero name, and where does he live?"
"Let me see...No hero name yet, but his name is Saitama. Current residence is deep within the City-Z Ghost Town." Sitch answered.
"The Ghost Town? What kind of idiot lives in a place full of monsters?" she yelled. "Are you sure that's right?"
"It's the address he gave. Also, it appears that Genos, the new Class-S hero, lives out there as well." said Sitch.
"Great. Two idiots living in a monster infested spot." she grumbled.
"Is there anything else you need?" Sitch asked. Tornado was about to say yes before a thought came to her.
"One more thing. What exactly did happen at the resort?" she asked.
"Um...Uh...What was th*KSSSH* Uh you're breaking*KSSH* Going through a tunnel!*KSSH!" Sitch quickly said in a panic before cutting the connection.
"The heck?! What is he, five?!" she snapped before groaning and pocketing her phone. "Forget it. I have other things to do."
Her power flared as she prepared to fly towards City-Z-
RIP!
-only for her to stop and look down at the rip that just formed where one of the slits for her dress was, courtesy of her power ripping the now-too-small dress.
"...Maybe tomorrow, after I get a bigger dress." she muttered with a blush before smiling at the thought of needing a bigger dress.
"498...499...500!" Tank-Top Girl said to herself before setting the dumbbell down and wiping the sweat from her forehead. "That's both arms now." she said before looking at all the other members of the Tank-Top Army exercising in the gym, with Tank-Top Master pushing himself the hardest to overcome both Tornado's psychic power and Metal Knight's robotic army.
"Everyone's pumped up after watching Master workout so hard." she muttered before steeling herself. "I need to keep up with them all." She then picked up a cup and drank it's contents before releasing a content sigh. "And this protein recipe Captain Mizuki gave me is working wonders. My muscles are getting bigger." she said as she flexed her arms, making her tank-top stretch a little. "I wonder if she or any of the others have any more tips. Maybe I'll visit and ask."
"ULTIMATE JET STRAIGHT!" Jet Nice Girl roared as she punched a Wolf level monster to pieces, earning cheers from the nearby civilians.
"Another day, another monster dead." she said before looking at her upgraded body. "And with these upgrades, I can take down stronger monsters on my own." Her smile faded when a certain aquatic monster came to mind, the thought of it ripping her to pieces making her shudder. "But would it be enough to fight a monster of her level?"
"Eh, not bad." a civilian said in a bored tone.
"Not bad? Didn't you see that fight?!" another asked.
"Yeah. But I've also seen the Class-S hero Genos fight. He'd have blasted that monster to pieces in an instant."
Hearing that seemed to bring Jet Nice Girl's mood down even more as she walked off.
'He's right. Genos is equipped with far more advanced technology than I am. Even if he lost to the Deep Sea Queen, he still put up a far better fight than I did.' she thought as she walked on. She kept up her pace before suddenly straighting and walking faster, a determined scowl on her face.
"I need to fix that."
Night had fallen upon the apartments in the Ghost Town of City-Z, and most of it's occupants were getting ready for bed. Saitama was watching TV, Genos was taking notes of what his master watched, and most of the monsters were winding down. Some, however, weren't quite ready for sleep.
Nori was lying amongst her stuffed animals, sulking about her lack of courage to ask Saitama out and her shortened hair.
"Still upset?"
She looked up at her three sisters standing over her and looking down at her with concerned frowns.
"Yeah." she sighs out before she hugs a little stuffed sheep toy. "I want to ask Saitama out. Even a walk with just the two of us would be nice."
"You're not the only one who feels that way." Midori said as she and the other two sat down near Nori.
"She's right. Not just us, but many of the others here want some alone time with Saitama." Kogane added.
"And though they won't say it, it goes for others like Captain Mizuki as well." Ki finished.
"I know. It's just...I don't know if he'd like me." she said.
"What's not to like about you?" Kogane asked. "I mean, you've got the three of us beat in a few ways."
"Yeah. You're small. You're kind. You're as cute as a button." Ki said while gently tickling her, making Nori giggle.
"She's right." Midori said before she reached out and groped her boobs, making Nori yelp. "And if nothing else, you got the biggest knockers off the three of us.
"Midori!" Ki and Kogane snapped as they smacked Midori upside her head.
"Physical aspects aside, Saitama is showing an interest in us, and that includes you. All you need to do is ask." Ki said.
"I want to...but I'm afraid I'll choke again." Nori said before holding her toys closer and releasing a miserable sigh. The other three just looked at each other before Ki pulled Nori up and into a small hug.
"At least you're trying. None of us have even tried ourselves." she said, making Nori look up at her in surprise. "I'm scared that he'll reject me too."
"It's the same with us." said Kogane as she hugged the two of them, with Midori squeezing in.
"Just the fact that you even tried puts you ahead of us." said the shortest sister.
Nori looked at them giving her encouraging smiles before smiling herself.
"Thank you." she said before they all got into a group hug.
"Anytime." Ki said before her smile became slightly mischievous. "But...you may want to hurry."
"Huh? Why?" Nori asked.
"I can't have you ahead of me, sister or not." she said as she stood up and looked down at her, with Midori and Kogane looking up at Ki as well. "So if you don't ask him out tomorrow, then I will."
"Oh yeah? Not if I ask him tomorrow first!" Midori declared as she stood up from the stuffed animals.
"Calm down, you two." Kogane said as she pushed them apart before she made for the door. "Besides, I'm asking him right now!"
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" the other three yelled before they jumped her and pinned her down, all of them yelling and laughing and fighting each other. It soon devolved into a madhouse as their hair got into the mix, groping here, slapping there, and getting tangled everywhere.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
"What's going on in there?"
All four of them turned towards the door after hearing Saitama speaking up from the other side. They then looked at themselves, their hair wrapped around their bodies.
"Uh...nothing!" they answered with blushes, hoping he wouldn't come in and see them as they are.
"Well can you keep nothing to a low volume? It's late and a lot of us are getting ready to sleep." he said before his footsteps got smaller, signalling that he had left.
"He's got a point. Bed now, ask in the morning." Ki said with a playful glare, which her sisters copied.
-Next day-
It was late in the morning in City-Z when Swim walked towards the gate into the Ghost Town. She stopped in front of the gate with a nervous look before steeling herself and breaking the next lock on the gate, allowing her to walk through.
"Go in, find the one with red hair, ask the question." she repeated to herself as she walked on at an even pace. When she was a good distance away, a puff of smoke came out from around the corner of a building before Zombiewoman walked out, cigarette between her teeth.
'Looks like I'm not the only one paying Saitama a visit.' she thought as she followed Swim, making sure to keep out of sight, unaware of the figure watching from the rooftops.
'What would Zombiewoman and that other hero want with Saitama?' Flashy Flash wondered before he disappeared.
Happy Easter everyone! Hope you all have a great day!
