Through the Times
Disclaimer:
Nanatsu no Taizai is owned by Nakaba Suzuki and Studio Deen
Doctor Strange (2016 MCU film) is owned by Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here, the story advances as Meliodas begins to adjust to his new environment and try to get used to living in a MODERN WORLD while coming to terms of what happened to his life…
And now…something UNEXPECTED will happen later on…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 6: Futari no isha no ma no kettō
As the biker is released, he ran off crying like a bullied boy, and while Wong told Meliodas he didn't have to do that, he stated that he sure handled it well, which Meliodas said that he had to do what is needed, and soon the two bought the items and leaves the supermarket, where they walked the sidewalk and are on their way back to the Sanctum (still in Glasgow branch of Scotland), where they expect that Doctor Strange would greet them.
As they passed by the appliance store again, both Wong and Meliodas happened to saw a live news report about an attack that is taking place near where they are standing, which showed that the villain, Doctor Doom, is causing a ruckus, which Meliodas took note of Doom's armored appearance and asked if Doom is a knight, which Wong said that Doom is not, but a megalomaniac who is using technology to cause terrorism and the such.
"Really, Mr. Wong?"
"Yes. really."
"But…his armor made him look like one…"
"There are things you need to learn, Meliodas. But right now we need to get back to the Sanctum. I have a feeling that things would get nasty here."
"Are you sure we shouldn't try to stop that person?"
"For now…no."
"I suppose…look out!"
"Whoa!"
Suddenly, a wrecked car flew and nearly hit them, and both Wong and Meliodas saw who did this, as Doctor Doom appeared, flying as he is causing a bit of a commotion, where he demanded that the Fantastic Four show up, or else he would cause more damage around here.
"Come on out! I wish to confront you. I know you and your friends are here vacationing…Reed Richards."
Meliodas stared wide-eyed, as he can feel the malevolence that Doom displayed, and he saw him firing lasers from his metal gloves, hitting several vehicles and injured dozens of citizens, and Meliodas felt compelled to intervene and stop him, but Wong told him not to, saying that if Doom were to witness and find out about Meliodas' true heritage, the Latverian will surely use him as a guinea pig to further exploit Meliodas.
This did not sit well with him and asked Wong if there is anything they can do to stop Doom's actions, which Wong said that all they can do is hope that Strange would be alerted of the situation at the moment, and only he can hold off Doom until help arrives.
"Are you saying we should just watch and see everyone suffer?"
"This is something we have to do."
"But, Mr. Wong…!"
"Let's hope that Strange becomes aware so he will face that madman…"
"But…"
"Trust me on this, Meliodas."
"…"
"…"
Seeing that none of the members of the Fantastic four showed up, Doom decided to up the ante by targeting anything that can produce LOUD EXPLOSION, and he saw a gas truck stuck in traffic, and he decided to target it so that it would cause a loud BANG that would attract the Fantastic Four's attention, and as he is about to fire a laser from his armored fingertip, Wong realized that if the gas truck explode, it would cause a chain reaction that could cause nearby vehicles to explode and kill and main innocent pedestrians.
He told Meliodas to go seek cover while he will try to stall Doom until Strange arrives and for now he told Meliodas that he cannot face Doom at a situation like this out of consideration for his own safety.
"Are you saying I should just run and hide?"
"This is something you have to do."
"But, Mr. Wong…!"
"Don't argue and just do it…"
"But…"
"Trust me on this, Meliodas."
"…"
"…"
Wong then uses his sorcery to produce a forcefield to protect the truck as Doom fire a laser, and there Doom saw where it came from and he is rather bemused to see someone who has the guts to challenge him, and he tells Wong that he would be at least more than willing to accept anyone who seek to challenge him.
As Wong, braces himself, Doom fired more lasers and attempt to hit Wong, but Wong managed to produce SOCERY DISKS to protect him, and the Latverian is at least curious seeing that his opponent did not use any technological weapons, and assumed that Wong is a MAGICIAN of some sort, and decided to at least capture him and find out the secret.
He then offered Wong the chance to join him and become rulers of this planet, which Wong flatly rejected, and though he expected it, he is not disappointed as he is more than willing to kill him off just to have an excuse to get rid of anyone who dare defy his will.
"Is that your answer?"
"Yes."
"I see."
"Are you disappointed?"
"Not really."
"…"
"But gave me an excuse to kill you off."
"!"
He then pressed a button on his wrist glove and moments later a dozen robots, all resembled Doom, arrived, and surrounded Wong, as the Sanctum staff member realizes that he is in a bind and there is little chance of him escaping alive, and there Doom gives Wong one last chance to join his side so he would be spared, and if he rejects, he will meet an instant death.
Wong rejected Doom once more, saying that he rather die than serve a troublemaker who only wants to main people, and this made Doom slightly dismayed, as he is really willing to learn what kind of MAGIC Wong uses and wanted to use it for his own personal use, and tells Wong that he is disappointed at the defiance and thus there is a heavy price to pay.
"Is that your final answer?"
"Yes."
"I see."
"Are you disappointed?"
"Sort of…but no hard feelings."
"Huh…?"
"But then again…it really gave me an excuse to kill you off."
"!"
As the Doom robots are ready to simultaneously attack Wong, the Doom robots' heads exploded, and fell to the ground, and Doctor Doom looked around, surprised to see that someone has the gall to defy him, and he saw who it was, which turn out to be Doctor Strange himself, as he just arrived after getting word of the situation, where he realized that Wong and Meliodas is here.
There Strange told Doom to leave Scotland at once or else he will be sorry for causing mayhem here, which the Latverian scoffed, saying that he is not intimidated by someone who is posing as a magician, saying that Strange's outfit is so DATED and would pass up as a cosplayer.
Strange raised an eyebrow at hearing this, seeing that Doom is unaware that sorcerers are real and decided to maintain this illusion so Doom won't get any wild ideas if he were to find out that sorcery is real.
"Really? So you like cosplay?"
"Not really."
"Too bad."
"Now tell me…how did you wreck my troops?"
"Lasers from my gloves."
"Technological?"
"From Wakanda."
"Wakanda…? You can't be serious…!"
Strange then tells Wong and Meliodas to get going as he will deal with Doom, and there Wong tells Meliodas that they need to evacuate at once, but Meliodas asked if this is okay, which Wong assured that Strange has everything under control and that he is the SORCERER SUPREME, thus he can handle threats like doctor Doom himself.
Meliodas glanced at the scene where Strange began engaging Doom in combat, as he wondered if the Sorcerer Supreme could take on what Meliodas perceived as a knight due to Doom's armor, but Wong assured to him that Strange can handle him and that he wants Meliodas and Wong to be safe, which slowly swayed the blond-haired immortal boy.
"Trust me, Meliodas."
"…"
"Strange can handle him."
"…"
"He wants us to be safe."
"…"
"Let's do what he wants us to do, Meliodas…"
"…"
As Meliodas is about to leave the scene with Wong, Doom, saw the two about to escape and decided to use them as leverage against Strange, and uses a remote control to summon his Doom robots and they arrived, surrounding the two, and there Doom told Strange to surrender if he doesn't want to see two victims die because of him.
Strange realized that Doom is resorting to hostage-taking, but he did not appeared to be concerned knowing that Wong and Meliodas can take care of themselves and tells Doom that he is looking down on people he believe that are easily swayed, and pointed out why Doom is so hated by everyone, including Reed Richards himself.
"What did you say…?"
"You heard me. "
"You dare compare me to that accursed Reed Richards?"
"Why not?"
"I'm better than him! Better!"
"At least he has better sex appeal than yours…"
"Damn you!"
"Whoa!"
As Doom was pissed and fired lasers, Strange produced force fields and flew around to avoid the small missiles Doom fired, while at the ground, Meliodas is forced to fight back and managed to take down three of the Doom robots, and he is rather bewildered to see the wrecked remains, wondering if these are magical in nature, which Wong had to correct him by saying that they are just puppets, and no magic is involved.
Meliodas asked Wong if he is sure, which he nodded and tells Meliodsas to concentrate in staying alive and not hold back if needed.
"Are you sure, Mr. Wong?"
"Yes!"
"…"
"Just concentrate in staying alive!"
"And don't hold back since these things aren't real!"
"Is it okay?"
"Yes!"
"…"
As Wong deals with the rest of the Doom robots, Meliodas glanced at the ones he wrecked, and he saw Doctor Doom having difficulty in attacking Strange, and seeing him toggling his wrist glove, Meliodas assumed that Doom is about to summon more of his lackeys, so he jumped very high and is right behind Doom, and did a strong-impacted axe-handle and struck Doom from behind.
There the impact sends Doom to the ground, knocking him out, and Strange grabbed Meliodas and they both land on the ground, and he tells him that he cannot let people see him having such abilities or else they would assume a lot of things as Meliodas has to keep secret the fact that he is from another world and that he would be subjected to a variety of experiments, which Melioda slowly got the gist.
"Trust me when I say don't show off."
"…"
"Believe me…you wouldn't like that kind of attention."
"I…see."
"Okay then…"
"We need to leave."
"…"
"Come on…"
After that, police arrived and the unconscious Doom is stripped of his armor and taken into custody. There the area was cordoned off as Strange, Wong and Meliodas walked away as they could not afford to be suspected of anything.
As they walked the streets, Meliodas can see a lot of people, as well as vehicles being lined up due to traffic brought about by Doom's rampage, and he wondered if he'll ever get used to staying in this world for the time being, and there Strange assured to him that he will get used to it while finding a way to get him back to Britannia.
"Don't worry, Meliodas."
"…"
"You'll slowly get used to it."
"Really, doctor?"
"Yes."
"…"
"You'll soon learn…one at a time."
"…okay… "
-x-
At the Sanctum, Meliodas is at the guest room, staring at the ceiling as he wondered what would happen to him, as he encountered a lot of things that are alien to him, and hoped that he would not get overwhelmed that might lead to a mental breakdown.
A knock on the door is heard and Wong entered, bringing him dinner, and he asked Meliodas how is he doing and if he is able to cope at the new world he is temporarily staying, which Meliodas said that he is still trying to get used to it.
Wong nodded and promised that he and Strange will help him cope and make him get used to the new setting Meliodas is in, and the blond-haired immortal boy nodded and said he is grateful for the Sanctum's generosity.
By then a Sanctum staff member came and said that Strange is requesting a meeting, which Wong nodded, and as Meliodas turn around, he stared wide-eyed in surprise at seeing who the person is, as it was female, and there Wong unintentionally surprise Meliodas further as he talked to the woman, who turns out to be another incarnation of Elizabeth.
"Oh, Elizabeth."
"Doctor Strange said…"
"Okay, I got the gist…"
"He wants you at the meeting room right away."
"Yes of course."
"That's all."
"Thank you, Elizabeth."
"…"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as Meliodas is given an attempt to get used to living in modern Scotland, and while he has a lot to learn, he surprising handled it well.…
A surprise appeared at the end of this chapter, as another Marvel character appeared, which turns out to be Doctor Doom. This character is based on the 2005 film that is portrayed by Julian McMahon, and I prefer the 2005 Fantastic four film over the 2015 reboot film, which is an insult to the fans of the series. Looks like Meliodas is about to get embroiled in this caper…
And while the Fantastic Four did not appear, Strange kept Doom at bay until Meliodas helped and knocked the villain out and saved the day, though Strange managed to keep their participation a secret to preserve Meliodas' secret…
Lastly, a new incarnation of Elizabeth appeared, and right inside the Sanctum! What gives?
Preview:
A new story arc as Meliodas slowly falls in love…though this Elizabeth won't be as easy as he expects…
See you in 6-8 weeks (probably around late May or early June)…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…