[There Will be Brawl ST – The March to Brawl]
残り:四の影/ Remnant's Four Shadows
End of Remnant, Episode 22: Fight for the Right Future [Part 1]
[Mars]
Lunch was a sour affair, but at least the speakers had gone silent for the past few hours. After that dramatic reading, no one wanted to even look at Eggman or Wily. The poor doctors were still dry heaving. It was not that the writing was bad…no, it was good. Too good and very explicit. A good chunk of the army was drunk or high on the Sons of Samedi's Loa Dust to get those images out of their heads. Several were passed out.
Griseo and Towa were amid the higher-ups having a drink with them.
"Are you sure letting our mooks drink and drug up is a good idea?" Katz remarked.
"They threatened to riot if I did, plus…." Griseo said before using a bong to take a hit of cocaine. "Yuki's on Remnant with few means to find us. Even if he can jump worlds, it'll take him days before he finds us, and we'll be ready by then. Towa's managed to capture the Lich King and all what she needs for her ascension. We'll just have to speed up the timeline."
"To be honest, I need to forget the rimming scenes." Warren said, doing a line of Loa Dust.
"For fuck's sake!" Father roared. "I was trying to forget about that!"
"You humans disgust me with your erotica!" Vilgax roared.
Harley just downed another glass.
"We have the best of our men guarding the door, right?" Towa asked.
"Jyunichi is at the door, I had my dumbass son assist him." Kazuo Akuji remarked.
"Mr. Sunshine is guarding our boardroom door as we speak." The General remarked. "I believe the Carnales got Victor with him."
"And I got two of my guys patrolling the streets." Harley remarked. "I even have Ivy's ex flying around the skies."
"I have put down a swarm of drones to survey the place." Vilgax said. "Doing more than Vogel's puny army."
Vogel wisely kept his mouth shut as the pirates had their mooks spread out throughout the building as well.
[Cues: John Wick Soundtrack – Who You Talkin' To Man?]
They were all chatting about their favored mooks, but Poison Ivy had a look of worry on her face. She left the boardroom glued to her phone debating on calling Kite Man. She ultimately cracked and called him.
"Charles, I don't think I can keep doing this." Poison Ivy said. "I have a feeling we're in too deep."
"I mean we are dealing with a literal god who has an axe to grind, babe." Kite Man remarked. "But Harley…."
"I don't even want to think about it. I know we're villains, but we're supposed to have lines not to cross. This is Darkseid all over again, but this time there's no backing out. We don't have a home to go back to!" Ivy ranted. "And Harley's just kissing Griseo's ass to get ahead."
"Are you afraid she's going to be sleeping with him for a promotion? Wouldn't surprise me given how she impulsively slept with you." Kite Man sniped.
"Charles, I…"
"Look, we're in this whether you like or it. We're all going to have to live with the consequences. I don't even think you realize I lost my parents…I didn't like their mistreatment, but I didn't get a choice…Harley stole that from me…from this whole crew. You want to come to me to complain about Harley's life choices when you could have stopped her? No. I don't think so. You made your bed, and she made it for you. Lie in it." Kite Man said before hanging up.
Ivy just looked at her phone in disbelief unaware this would be their last conversation.
[-]
Light blades. Kite Man laid impaled on the ground of the roof he was resting on as Yuki was holding his phone. Yuki rolled his eyes at the sight of him and took out his pistol. With the ascension, both his handguns were upgraded to bigger combat pistols akin to Magnums. A futuristic gunmetal black construction, both had 'Parate occidi' inscribed on the side, but Kite Man would see those words change to 'Prepare to be slain' for a split second before his life was ended by a bullet. He did not have to worry about suppressing the shot given he hacked the drones already. As far as the fools in the tower think, the city was empty. He put the pistols away and got to work texting the other patrols to meet him at a specific location.
"And the lambs move to the slaughter." Yuki said before going wordlessly activating his visor. "They are on the move to the ambush. Enemies of the Saints. I've called for two others to come to my location. Yuki out."
"I've never really met a good guy willing to be stone cold." Mary said floating down.
"Because you and your world have an idealized form of heroism and villainy. It actually reminds me of the cartoons I used to watch as a young innocent kid. In a better world, that idealism could be real, but Remnant did not have that luxury." Yuki remarked before sensing them. "They're on their way up. King Shark and Dr. Psycho. I'll deal with Psycho."
King Shark ran up having smelled blood only to get manhandled by Mary before Yuki got the dwarf into a telekinetic hold before forcing him out.
[Music Ends]
"Do you know who I am?" Yuki asked.
"The guy whose dick can inflate?" King Shark asked. "By the way, can you actu-"
"Yes, I can." Yuki said as Mary purred while slamming King Shark on the ground. "But I'm not here for that, I want information. So, you're going to tell me everything. And don't try to lie…I can detect those."
"Wait, wait, I have an offer. I can join your side." Dr. Psycho pleaded.
"I mean, we're dealt with villains, but gods…no. Aside from Darkseid….to which I'm surprised Griseo didn't recruit." King Shark remarked as Mary stomped on his chest.
"Because this Darkseid from what I'm seeing in your mind would have seen Griseo for the little bitch that he is." Yuki remarked. "The metal bastard is a leech who feeds off others for power. But about your offer?"
"You're a God, and I want to offer a sacrifice to get out of your shit list." Dr. Psycho said as Mary raised an eyebrow.
"Really? A sacrifice?" Yuki asked annoyed.
"Hear me out! Maybe not the right world, but slaves. Two ladies you could easily control…with your powers. I'll tell you everything…their strengths…their weaknesses." Dr. Psycho pleaded.
"You selling out Harley and Ivy? What the fuck, Psycho?!" King Shark remarked. "He killed Kite Man!"
"Exactly. You think that the drugged out or intoxicated people in the headquarters are going to be able to help. It'll be us fighting him and the army he probably has. Fuck that! Harley's been giving us the bitch jobs after since she weaseled her up the ranks." Dr. Psycho said before Yuki shot King Shark twice.
The force of the gun blew out the shark-man's brains that fell to the street with a wet splat.
"So far, I have not detected any lies from you, but lie to me once…I'll empty a clip in your balls." Yuki said to the doctor.
He told them everything. Yuki called for Alqadr to send people over to pick up the doctor.
"I am a man of my word, so I'll have a team sent to pick you up. Please doing business." Yuki remarked.
"Quick question, I don't really have anything to go back to given Harley got my family killed and my world is destroyed…so…" Dr. Psycho asked.
"After this is over, I'm planning something. I'll consider you." Yuki said before flying off with Mary.
As for the others, they were all in the midst of being gunned down by the Saints and Ironwood's army. Shogo was on his knees bleeding from a few bullet wounds. The Boss of the Saints was ready to put him down this time only for Aisha to walk up with a Tombstone shotgun.
"You shouldn't be…" *BLAM!*
"Neither should you." Aisha said before walking away.
"Looks like we got everyone." Carlos remarked. "Boss?"
The Boss was silent.
"Oi, Adriano?" Johnny Gat said getting the Boss's attention.
"I never thought I'd be teaming up with military." Adriano said in disbelief.
"Then again, it's not any of this is normal." Clover remarked as their communicators blipped. "Looks like it's time…we're taking the fight to their base of operations. We're all meeting up at the doors."
[-]
With the people on the outside no longer an issue, the 'Resistance' and Alqadr's group had gathered right outside the building waiting for Yuki, who showed up with Mary.
"Those two." Yuki said before projecting the images of Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. "If you confront them, capture them. I need those two alive."
"Can we ask why?" Marinette asked.
"The dwarf sold them out to me so he can keep breathing." Yuki said darkly. "If he wants to save his skin, I'll respect the decision…"
"Are just okay with making deals with desperate scumbags?" Katara chided.
"Of course, they offer the best deals because they got it's either sell out to get to live or get shipped out the mortal coil. Yeah, I'm letting this guy live, but I'm saving the murder for the worst of the worst. The guys everyone can agree needs to die. In fact, there is one among Griseo's army. I'm surprised Griseo is actively hiding the fact he got a child predator in his ranks. Ironic how you didn't recruit from that ped's home universe, Noire." Yuki remarked before activating his visor. "Coop, you and the mecha squad ready to party? Good, then let's crash this party."
[-]
Upstairs and back at the boardroom, Poison Ivy was nursing a drink looking rather depressed much to the annoyance of Griseo.
"Ugh, you're bringing down the fuckin' mood." Griseo snarled as she scowled at him. "Harley, what's up with your girlfriend?"
"Yeah…Ives, what's wrong?" Harley asked.
"What's wrong?! I…" Poison Ivy said before seeing something out the window. "I…I…"
She was a deer in highlights as she clearly saw four giant robots with weapons aimed at the boardroom. She simply calmed herself down and walked out the room before running for her life in a panic.
"What got into he-What the hell is that?!" Harley said seeing the four out of the window.
[Cues: Deathwish IX – Chicks Dig Giant Robots]
"Oh that's just the Evange-" Gendo said before his eyes widened to realize that Units 00, 01, and 02 were staring them down.
Leading them was MEGAS guns aimed and ready. Gendo just looked mortified as Griseo started shuffling to the door….but then they opened fire. It was a scramble for the door as everyone was trying not to die from the bullets and lasers
"How did they get…"
Another explosion rocked the building as a mook ran up telling Griseo that they were under attack. Griseo screamed for a visual from the drones and got an image of a troll face on the monitor.
"Get Star Wolf in the skies! Get the robot army up, and get that goofy looking Shr-" Griseo said only to be told that '87 Shredder bolted already in the Technodrome. "Are you kidding me?! I'll skin him alive for this insolence! Everyone else, battle stations!"
Enel had waltzed in the room.
"Seems we're under attack…and you said…"
"Ok, I was wrong, but we don't have time for that. I need you, Enel." Griseo remarked.
Downstairs was nothing but chaos as it was a battle for the ages. The Turtles working with their counterparts to systematically tear through the thugs in their way while '87 April was off in the corner recording with her camera taking down a few in her way. Marinette was doing her best to fight through the enemies in her way only to hear a gunshot. She turned to see a would-be threat fall over dead…from a gunshot to the head.
"You're welcome!" Pierce said while fighting a Ronin.
Mario had shared power-ups and Sonic was doing his best Blaze impression with a Fire Flower. Solar Sonic blitzed through Eggman's Badniks with style.
[Music Ends]
Blade blasted away with his PM-1 Energy Rifle seeking out Femme Fatale. He shot a Purple Dragon member in the leg before putting his rifle away to drag her off into an empty room. When he told her what he wanted to know, she was quick to speak to save her own skin. Not that worked given Blade shot her anyway. He left the room to communicate with Shirin and Halona over their NanoComs to tell them he knew where Femme Fatale was and that he wanted them to join him. For those from Remnant, the lack of aura in their opponents and most of their enemies being drugged out of their minds or too drunk to fight properly was making it for easier for them.
Team YUKI, Chronoa, and Noire were on their way upstairs gunning for Griseo and Towa, who were still unaware they were even here. While on their way up, Blade and company who were quick to find their target was in the middle of packing her things.
"Hello Aunt Fara." Blade said before smacking her with a baseball bat sending her to the ground.
"Blade?! I…" She said reaching her for gun.
Halona snatched that away from her reach before Blade dropped his foot on her chest forcing her on her back. Unlike his usual weapons, he pulled out a real firearm. A VICE 9 pistol, a gift from the Saints. That surprised the villain, and the tension got a lot thicker as Fara was sweating.
"Blade, that's…"
"A real firearm. I wanted to assure you were dead. No kid stuff, no bullshit, it's just you eating a bullet." Blade snarled. "But first!"
He ripped off her mask before pistol whipping her. He wanted to look at her face to face one last time.
"That was for my parents!" Blade said before punching her in the jaw. "That was for my teammates."
He cocked the pistol.
"And right now, I'll take your life, Fara. It won't bring my parents back, but I'll do what they did…cut you out of my life." Blade said before she spitefully glared at him as he had the gun to her forehand.
"Your parents would be so proud of y-" *BLAM!*
After doming her, he got up and emptied the entire clip of bullets into her head before reloading it. He dropped it to resort to punches all while completely silent, fuming, and fighting back tears. His hands were raw and Fara's pretty face was a twisted mess of bruises with a shattered skull. He had wanted to ruin something…like she did to him…like Katz did to him. He looked to his bruised and bloody hands with bits of Femme Fatale's bone fragments in them. Aura was slowly healing his hands.
"She's gone. The one piece of family I had left in the world is gone…you sold me out to save your skin, Fara. I can never forgive you for that." Blade said before getting up.
Shirin spat on the dead woman's face before kicking the body. Halona just picked up the gun to hand back to Blade only to for them to turn their weapons to the door. They were being watched.
Calendar Girl had listened in on the whole thing and they locked eyes. Calendar Girl wisely left…not liking the odds. Further away, the deadly seven were on their way only to run into trouble. Namely, two of the four Shredders. '87 Shredder was quick to go the opposite direction with his Kraang. The other Shredders could call him a coward all he wanted, but he saw the writing on the wall. It was time to book it especially when he knew what Griseo was doing to (Rise) Shredder, something the other two Shredder did not realize.
"The so-called God of the Slayers." Shredder (2k3) said menacingly.
"Question, that suit of yours is made of metal, right?" Yuki asked.
"Yes, but what doe…"
He channeled Pyrrha's semblance to use polarity to tear the armor off of the Shredder leaving the fleshy little alien to crawl on his tendrils. From Yuki's own armor, tendrils shot out tearing the Shredder armor to pieces…integrating some of it into his own armor namely the armored claws and plated chest armor. He even took the helmet for himself. The (2012) Shredder stepped back recoiling as (2k3) Karai arrived to save her father. Lapis just controlled the water in the kunochi's body to ragdoll her into the wall before Kelly transformed into one of aliens, she had seen Ben turn into, a living battery creature. Lapis sprayed out water combining it with the electric blast from Kelly electrocuting both heavily metal-clad ninja. (2k12) Shredder forced himself forward only to get beheaded by Noire…as Karai fell to the ground burnt from electricity and clinging to consciousness.
"Karai!" Dr. Chaplin said before he was shot in the kneecap.
She tried to get up to him only for Yuki to stomp on her head grinding his boot into her head.
"Don't go anything stupid or I will blow her head all over the damn floor." Yuki said.
Dr. Chaplin decided to disobey in defiance by sending out robots modeled after her only for them to be shut down by Serena who promptly tore them apart to add to her armor like Yuki did. She had the doctor by the throat.
"No, please…" Karai (2k3) asked weakly.
BLAM! He put one between Ch'rell's eyes and one to blow out Dr. Chaplin's other kneecap. Yuki dragged the woman over before holding her up against the wall.
"Where is Griseo?" He asked them.
"He's up in the lab trying to get his Razer mech suit activated." Dr. Chaplin said as Ivory stomped on his shattered kneecap to get him to scream. "It's powered by something called the 'Dark Star', it's something to add to the negative energy he has that Towa woman pumping into him! Backed by some freaky gemstones."
BLAM! Lapis promptly shot both of the Karai's (2k3) kneecaps.
"I sense Griseo and Towa's with him." Chronoa remarked.
"Can you handle the rest of the mooks on this floor? I need to face Griseo alone." Yuki said sternly.
"I need to face Towa alone as well." Chronoa said with a sigh.
"We got your back." Ivory remarked.
"Come back to us, Yuki." Lapis said as Kelly returned to her normal form. "We'll deal with Kukido."
"Good luck, nephew." Noire said separating from the group before thinking, "The time is at hand for the plan to begin."
But not before pilfering the beheaded Shredder's helmet and armor for himself. Noire thought it was pretty cool. Morgaine Le Fay would do the one to ultimately finish off Dr. Chaplin and Karai (2k3).
(A/N: I know it seems rather odd that Yuki easily wasted 2k3 Shredder at first, but this whole battle runs on the Outside-Context Problem trope. When has the Shredder ever dealt with a character with magnetism powers? Plus, Shredder not having active aura made it easier. And I should clarify something, I implied Steven Universe and his friends were a part of the resistance, and it'll be telling I don't acknowledge the end of Season 5 or Future. But Part 2 shifts focus on the other confrontations with the other characters before Griseo. Originally, I wanted Akaniu, but I realized it would not make sense for Griseo to con that guy into helping him. But Wapol and Enel? Much easier for Griseo to manipulate. But who did Towa and what plans does she have? Not a good one…)
(A/N2: (Update 7/25/2022) Aside from the clean up, added in a bit on Morgaine playing clean-up crew.)
