"Alright..." Metal Knight spoke with a sigh as his robot stood in front of everyone, it's arm holding it's head in an exasperated position "How exactly did THIS happen?..."

An explosion by it's very nature is incredibly loud and attention grabbing, combine that with a humanoid praying mantis flying through the building, a tidal wave of water going everywhere from the pool, and the countless food items being splayed about, it was no surprise that EVERYONE working in the resort would come to see what had transpired. And while the staff were busy rushing to the sides of everyone to make sure they hadn't been hurt or even killed, Metal Knight's robot on the other hand stared silently at the scene as it's maker had to take a moment to truly process this. Now within reason Metal Knight had expected there to be incidents as you don't just put a bunch of insanely powerful people under one roof and expect nothing will happen, but after One Punch Man had been sent flying through the building he figured they'd be a lot more careful. But unfortunately for the genius inventor and engineer they weren't, and while the damages done were honestly quite minimal in comparison to the aforementioned inciddent with One Punch Man, it still baffled him that only three days into this trip they were already causing more repair work for his robots and himself.

Which is exactly why once everyone had been given a look over to ensure they were fine, and they were given the rest of the day to relax and recover from the experience, at the very start of the fourth day Metal Knight requested they all gather in the dining hall for a little chat.

"It was an octopus!" Genjiro exclaimed putting all eyes on him "Everything was fine until Mutsuko hit some kind of flying invisible octopus!"

"...That is ridiculous." Metal Knight replied.

"No man it's true we all saw it!" Metal Bat argued as he stepped forward "We were just minding our business when these guys shouted about somethin', and when we looked to see what it was we saw that mosquito girl and some weird looking thing falling from the sky!" He explained earning a nod of agreement from everyone present.

"Oh really?" Metal Knight asked as he gestured to all of them "So answer me this then, where is the octopus hm? because after you all were brought inside and I began repairs, neither the staff nor my drones came across any such creature."

"He got away then, because we're telling you we saw him." Metal Bat assured receiving another collective nod from the others in agreement.

"That is impossible." Metal Knight told him as the robot then gestured to the room "This resort as well as the surrounding property contained within these walls are all monitored constantly by both the security staff on site as well as my own system, if anything not permitted to be here so much as bent a blade of grass the wrong way, we'd know about it."

"He could've flown away! I mean that's how he showed up anyways!" Fujio argued.

"Again, that is impossible, for if the creature you claim you saw took off immediately after having crashed the cameras would've seen it and this would be an entirely different conversation." He explained.

"So what we all just had the EXACT same hallucination at the exact same time, is that what you're implying?" Child Emperor asked, finding it hard to believe someone who was arguably as smart as he was would believe such a theory.

"It's the only thing that makes sense, despite it being ludicrous." Metal Knight stated "Also there is the fact that not ALL of you saw this octopus." He revealed causing them all to go wide eyed.

"Wait what? what're you talking about?" Zombieman asked.

"First there is Pig God who was up in his room all day eating snacks and watching television, but he of course isn't included in this for that reason." Metal Knight began as his robot held up one finger "But then you have those who were present and say that they only saw Mutsuko fall from the sky towards the pool, there was no octopus."

"And who're they huh? cause we're all here!" Metal Bat questioned.

"No you're not, One Punch Man, Tornado, Blizzard of Hell, and their guest Kaemon are not present." Metal Knight replied.

Taking a moment to look among themselves they were surprised to find he was right, those four weren't actually among them.

"Why aren't they here?" King asked.

"Because as I said they claim this octopus you people saw doesn't exist, they only saw Mutsuko falling towards the pool, and so that leaves us with a simple he said she said situation." Metal Knight answered "And while Tornado and Blizzard were affected by the explosion like all of you, and Kaemon was at the bottom of the pool at the time, One Punch Man however was above water and had the exact same perspective that most of you had, and seeing as how nothing of course affects him, he has the most clear memory of what truly happened." He explained before pointing to all of them "So I'm going to say this once and only once, for the remainder of your trip you are not to cause anymore damage to the resort, any such actions will result in your stay being ended prematurely." He stated causing them all to go wide eyed once more.

"What?! you can't do that!" Metal Bat objected.

"Actually I can, for while I work for the association just the same as all of you, I still am responsible for this resort as well as all of it's resources, which includes every bit of food that was ruined due to your carelessness, so from now on it would be in your best interest to not be reckless." He told them as his robot turned to leave "Enjoy the rest of your day." He told them before the machine took it's leave.

Being left alone with their thoughts, everyone while having a good deal of things come to their minds all had the same question appear first, it being that if One Punch Man said that he didn't see an octopus like they did, could they all actually have seen nothing or just believed they saw something in the insanity of the moment?

"No way!" Mutsuko exclaimed gaining their attention "I know for a FACT that I hit something when I was up there! he can't tell me I'm crazy!" She said with a huff before taking her leave.

"Mutsuko wait!" Kamakyuri called after as he and the other house members followed her.

"Yeah but, One Punch Man said he didn't see anything and we were all looking up, so maybe something weird did just happen?" Superalloy Blackluster suggested.

"I didn't smell anything weird before it happened or after, so unless it didn't have a scent then...it could be possible." Watchdog Man commented.

"I'm gonna go talk to him." King said as he walked away.

"I'll come with you." Genos said as he followed.

There were very few things that surprised Saitama anymore, I mean how could anything top genetically engineered animal people, a walking talking person made of kombu, and even a massive alien armada? Yet as he sat inside of his room staring at the strange blue creature that was still asleep on the couch in his room, he had to admit this was something he'd never expect to see. But how could he have possiblly sneaked this creature not only into the resort but also up to his room, surely someone or even one of the many cameras located in the building would've seen him doing so? Well in truth, while Saitama did in fact manage to come up with a plan on the spot the real person to thank for pulling it off was Kaemon, as without them they most certainly would've been caught.

"Whoa...what did I miss?" Kaemon asked as they looked towards Saitama.

"To be honest...I have no idea." He answered as he simply stood there with his usual blank expression.

Taking a look around them to take in all that happened, both Kaemon and Saitama soon spotted something lying in one end of the pool that immediately gained all of their focus.

"What is that?!" Kaemon asked as they ran over "It's like some kind of octopus!" They exclaimed as Saitama walked over.

"I don't know." He said as he squatted down to get a better look "But I don't think it's an octopus." He added as he poked it's head.

"It sure doesn't look like any octopus I've ever seen, but if it's not an octopus then what is it?" Kaemon asked as they too squatted down and poked the creature's head.

Unfortunately for the duo they wouldn't be able to poke and prod the mysterious being any further, as the sound of numerous people running towards them could be heard, almost sounding like a stampede.

"Guess the staff heard the explosion." Saitama said as he stood back up.

"What're they gonna do if they see this thing though?" Kaemon asked as they did the same.

"Dunno, they might take it to the kitchen and make calamari out of it." He replied causing a look of horror to appear on Kaemon's face.

"WHAT?! THEY CAN'T DO THAT!" They protested as they got in front of Saitama.

"Or they might dissect it, I hear that's what people do when they discover an animal that they don't know." He said causing the other to panic more.

"GAH! WE HAVE TO HELP THEM THEN!" Kaemon shouted as they rushed back over to the creature.

Realizing just then he was freaking Kaemon out, Saitama quickly did his best to calm them.

"I'm just guessing though Kaemon, I don't know what they'll do to it." He admitted.

"But they could hurt it right? they could even kill it?" Kaemon asked as they looked up at him, their eyes almost overflowing with tears.

There was a lot of conflict happening inside of Saitama at the moment, on one hand he truly did believe that the association would just study the creature to learn about it, but then again on the other hand knew that monsters and weird creatures usually didn't last long in the association's hands so that might not be the case. Plus there was the fact that Kaemon was now staring up at him with tear filled eyes and he really did hate it when they were sad.

"Okay we'll sneak it out of here." He told them which immediately brought a smile to their face "But if we're going to do it we need to think of something quick."

"I know!" Kaemon exclaimed as they made their kombu grow "I'll cover me and it with my kombu, then you carry us to your room!" They suggested.

"Can you make your kombu that long though?" He questioned.

Deciding to answer him by doing just that, Kaemon laid down on top of the creature and made their kombu grow absurdly long, which was mostly thanks to all the water they got from being in the pool. They then wrapped their kombu around both themselves and the creature, and while the length and size were of course bigger than Kaemon's body, it honestly was impossible to tell that there was anything hidden in all that kombu.

"Okay so here's the plan! you pick us up, I'll pretend to be unconscious, then when you carry us out if anyone asks why there's so much kombu you tell them that I let it grow out while I was under the pool to make it seem more like the ocean!" They explained with a proud grin on their face.

"Huh, that's actually a really good idea, nice job." He praised which made their grin even bigger.

Unfortunately they didn't have anymore time to talk, for the sound of shocked gasps and voices soon came from just outside of the pool as the staff had arrived.

"Okay here we go." He said as he picked them up without any problem "Remember, don't move at all otherwise it might not work." He told them.

"On it!" They exclaimed as they closed their eyes and let their head go limp, leaving their mouth open as well for better effect.

And so, with the creature successfully hidden in Kaemon's kombu, Saitama was able to easily take them both past the staff, through all of the cameras, and up the elevator to his room. It was also lucky that despite his personality Metal Knight still did respect the privacy people were entitled to, and hadn't installed any such cameras in the rooms themselves.

"Are they still sleeping?" Kaemon asked as they came out of the bedroom and over to the couch.

"Mhm, haven't moved at all since we put them down." Saitama answered as they sat down beside him "By the way, what did you do with all that kombu after we set them down?" He asked.

"I just made it short again, it's not hard." They said as they demonstrated how much control they had over the kombu's length.

"Oh." He simply said before looking back to the creature "So...what do we do now?" He asked.

"I dunno, guess we just wait for it to wake up is all." They answered with a shrug.

Even though they could've easily just turned on the TV and watched it until the creature decided to wake up, the duo actually just sat there and stared at it waiting for the exact moment when it rose from slumber. Unknown to them however, there was currently another duo a bit beside themselves as they walked through the halls searching for that very same creature.

"Where is he?!" Tatsumaki questioned as she hastily stomped through the hallways "He's got to be hiding out around here somewhere!"

After the two sisters woke from the unconscious states their first thoughts were about Geryuganshoop and what could've possibly happened to him after everything that happened. And while they were relieved beyond belief to learn from Metal Knight that this "octopus" the others claimed to have seen hadn't be caught on any cameras or seen by any of the staff, there was still the question as to what became of him. In truth they did consider the possibility of Metal Knight lying to all of them and having taken the creature for himself, but they decided to focus on the hope that this wasn't the case and Geryuganshoop simply sneaked away somehow. Which is why as of the moment they are frantically searching every empty room and closet they could find on all of the floors, in hopes that he had simply ducked into one of them.

Even though they knew that there were probably cameras all around, so if he had done such a thing then Metal Knight would've definitely seen it, making the possibility of him lying to them all the more plausible, which in turn only made them more worried.

"We've checked all of the empty floors, the only ones left are the ones being occupied by everyone." Fubuki told her as she followed.

"Well he couldn't have gone into any of their rooms! he'd been found out in a second!" Tatsumaki argued until a sudden thought came to her mind, causing her to stop "Oh my god..." She muttered with widened eyes.

"What is it?" Fubuki asked as she stopped at her side.

"Who is the one person we know that would help anyone regardless or who or what they are?" She asked causing Fubuki's eyes to widen.

"You don't think-" She began to ask only to pulled towards the elevator by her sister.

"IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ANY SENSE!" Tatsumaki exclaimed as she dragged her sister behind her "Only Saitama would do something like that!" She added as they quickly reached the elevator, and she began rapidly pressing the down button.

Thankfully there were two elevators, for while Tatsumaki and Fubuki both got into the one on the right, the one on the left was busy carrying King and Genos up.

"Do you think he lied?" Genos asked as King crossed his arms.

"Saitama doesn't really lie, at least I've never seen him lie." He replied as he thought about it "Though it's not like he would have a tell if he did lie, he does kinda have the best poker face in the world."

"That is true, it's almost impossible to tell what he's thinking most of the time." Genos admitted "Still, he wouldn't lie about something like this would he?" He asked.

"That's why we're going to talk to him to see if there's more to this then there is." King said "But who knows, maybe something weird did end up happening and we're just trying to make sense of it." He reasoned.

"There have been many recorded instances of the human brain creating memories or images in order to make sense of what it's seeing." Genos explained.

"Really? it can just make up memories?" King asked wide eyed receiving a nod in response.

"Many times in moments of stress, confusion, or excitement, the brain will create memories that feel so authentic and real that it is impossible to discern them from what truly happened." Genos answered.

"Wow, that's...actually kinda scary." King admitted.

"Indeed." Genos agreed as the elevator reached their floor.

Stepping out of the elevator the two were stopped in their tracks by the sight of Tatsumaki and Fubuki running out of the other elevator the exact same moment there's had opened.

"Hey guys." King greeted causing them to stop and turn around "Is something wrong?" He asked.

"Oh! hello King!" Fubuki greeted in return trying to keep a composed demeanor "Funny running into you here!" She said with a nervous smile on her face.

"This is our floor." King pointed out causing her smile to falter.

"R-Right of course it is! which is exactly why it's funny for us to run into you here!" She tried to explain only to make them even more confused.

"Um...okay?" King replied before looking to Tatsumaki "So what's up guys? you seem to be in a rush." He said causing Tatsumaki to cross her arms.

"What're you talking about? we're not in a rush, mind your own business!" She hastily said with a huff before turning away.

"But you came running out of the elevator like you had somewhere to be." King pointed out causing the both of them to slightly flinch "Are you headed to check on Saitama?" He asked.

"YES THAT'S EXACTLY IT!" Both sisters shouted in unison only to clear their throats and regain their composure.

"What we mean is, yes that's what we're doing." Fubuki calmly said as she straightened her dress.

"So unless you two want to waste our time even more, we'll be on our way." Tatsumaki told them as they turned around.

"Actually we're going to check on Saitama too." King told them causing them to freeze.

"Y-You are?" Fubuki asked.

"Yes, so let's all go together." Genos said as he and King walked up to them.

"Won't it be a little weird though if we all just show up? why don't we go first then you guys come in after we leave?" Tatsumaki suggested.

"But we show up at his place all the time, why would this be any different?" King asked.

"Yeah but not all at once! it'll be like a mob or something, and that'll be weird." Tatsumaki argued, doing everything she could to get them to leave,

"You two are acting very strangely, are you feeling well after yesterday?" Genos asked as they reached Saitama's door.

"Of course we are! we just think that after yesterday Saitama might not want so many people bothering him at once is all." Fubuki chimed in hoping to help her sister.

"But we're his friends, he won't mind if we check in." King reasoned as he grabbed onto the knob.

However, just as he was about to open the door Tatsumaki got in front of him, catching not only him and Genos by surprise but her sister as well.

"I will give you both a hundred thousand yen each if you leave right now." She offered as she held her arms out to block them further.

(A/N: A hundred thousand yen is roughly one thousand american dollars)

"Um...why?" King asked unsure as to what could possibly be the reason for such an offer.

"It doesn't matter, both of you scram right now and you're a hundred thousand yen richer." She told him.

"But that isn't that much considering I am A class and King is S class." Genos pointed out.

"Are you calling me cheap?!" Tatsumaki questioned suddenly forgetting why she made the offer in the first place and taking immediate offense.

"No." Genos answered bluntly as he didn't feel like being thrown into another wall by the esper.

However, before this conversation could continue any further the door suddenly opened to reveal Saitama in his blue pajamas standing on the other side.

"Oh hey it's you guys." He greeted as Tatsumaki turned around "I was wondering what all the noise was about."

Without so much as a word in response though Fubuki and Tatsumaki hastily entered the room and began looking around, seeing if there was any sign of Geryuganshoop.

"Come on in." He simply said not seeming to be surprised it, as he stepped aside so King and Genos could enter "What's up?" He asked while closing the door behind them.

"We just wanted to check on you and see how you were after yesterday." King answered as he and Genos also looked around, but mostly just to do so and not in the way Tatsumaki and Fubuki were.

"I'm fine, like always." He said casually as he walked over to the couch and sat down.

"What about Kaemon?" Genos asked.

"They're fine too, the splash just caught them off guard and they passed out, but other than that they weren't hurt." Saitama answered.

"That's good." King said as he looked towards him "So uh...thing is Saitama we actually came to ask you something." He admitted.

"Oh?" The other inquired.

"Everyone else, including me and Genos, are certain that we saw some kind of octopus looking creature in the sky with Mutsuko." King began immediately gaining Fubuki and Tatsumaki's attention "But Metal Knight says that you, Fubuki, Tatsumaki, and Kaemon all didn't see it, but because they were all affected by what happened, you're really the only one who knows exactly what happened." He explained as he rubbed the back of his head "So I don't mean to doubt what you told Metal Knight but, did you actually not see anything?" He asked.

A very tense silence took the room as everyone waited for Saitama's answer, and even though it would only be a few seconds of time that passed by, to Tatsumaki and Fubuki it felt like an eternity.

"...I'm sorry to tell you guys, but I really didn't see anything." Saitama told them as he crossed his arms "When I heard shouting I looked up like everyone else, and all I saw was Mutsuko falling from the sky before that explosion happened, if there was an octopus with her I didn't see it at all." He recounted.

Taking a few moments to think about his reply, even though he did have his usual lack of expression face present, there didn't seem to be any kind of hesitation or missing detail in his story so they believed him.

"Well alright then, guess that settles that." King said as he and Genos walked to the door "Sorry for not believing it when we first heard it, just seemed really weird is all."

"It's no big deal." Saitama assured him as he got up to see them out.

"It still is strange though that the rest of us saw it, wonder why?" Genos questioned as they opened the door.

"Who knows?" Saitama said with a shrug as they stepped out "See you guys later." He told them with a small wave before he closed the door.

Breathing a sigh of relief Saitama turned back around and looked at Fubuki and Tatsumaki, who were still standing there as they weren't entirely certain if he had told the truth or not.

"So, do you guys know about the octopus?" He asked causing their eyes to widen.

"So you did see it!" They both exclaimed in unison.

"Nope I didn't see it falling, I really did only see Mutsuko, that part was entirely true." He told them as he looked towards the bathroom door "But AFTER everything was done me and Kaemon did see an octopus in the other end of the pool though." He explained.

Upon hearing this be said Kaemon, who had been hiding in the bathroom this whole time, stepped out with a still slumbering Geryuganshoop safely and carefully carried in their kombu. Feeling a wave of relief and joy come over them as he seemed to be perfectly safe, the sisters walked over to him to see if he was injured.

"Is he hurt at all?" Fubuki asked.

"Not from what we could see, but then again we wouldn't really know what to look for." He answered as he too walked over.

"How'd you guys sneak him up here?" Tatsumaki asked.

"You can thank Kaemon for that, they hid it in they're kombu, all I had to do was carry them both up here." He answered.

"Yup it was super easy." Kaemon said with a smile, which in turn caused Tatsumaki to smile.

"Good job Kaemon." She praised as she lightly patted their head causing them to smile even more.

"So I guess you both want to know the story behind all of this?" Fubuki asked as she looked towards Saitama receiving a nod in response "Then why don't I make us all some tea first, because this is going to take a while." She suggested as she walked over to the stove.

And so, as Fubuki began making the tea, Kaemon took Geryuganshoop over to the couch, and Saitama and Tatsumaki walked over and sat down on in the two nearby chairs, both Kaemon and Saitama were admittedly excited to here whatever story there was to be told.

You know, it's easy in the insanity, the madness, and the flat out crazy happenings that have occurred over the past few days for the heroes staying at the resort to not take notice that someone who arrived with them, is no longer present. Of course though it wasn't any of the S class nor was it any of the guests they brought with them, instead it was doctor Genus who took his leave just before the third day began. He told his creations that something had come up back at the house and he needed to take an immediate leave, however what he failed to inform them of was the nature of the inciddent. For if he had told them the finer details of the problem that had pulled him away, he would be at risk of the other heroes, specifically One Punch Man, finding out something that they were not ready to know.

"GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARG!" A ghastly hellish scream echoed throughout a chamber followed by the sound of something within beating against the chamber's walls.

"What the hell could he possibly have in there?" Vaccine Man wondered as he, Fukegao, and Marugori all stood outside the chamber's door.

Ever since they had been taken from the prison and been given this second chance at freedom, Vaccine Man and The Brain and Brawn Brothers have been working under both Doctor Genus as well as his clones, and while they had been subjected to some experiments since they arrived, they hadn't been put through anything horrible or agonizing, if anything the most horrible thing they've been put through is just cleaning duty.

"Whatever it is it sounds pissed off." Marugori noted as Fukegao rubbed his chin.

"It is strange though, doctor Genus is without question the most brilliant mind when it comes to genetics, so I find it odd he would somehow make a creature that seems so unstable..." He said.

However, the trio of former villains wouldn't be able to continue their conversation, as the sound of the elevator that brought them down there soon arrived, bringing with it not only the doctor himself but one of Metal Knight's robots.

"Ahem." The doctor sounded gaining their attentions.

"Oh hello doctor Genus!" Vaccine Man greeted as they all turned around.

"Might I ask what you three are doing down here?" Dr. Genus asked as he and Metal Knight's robot stepped out of the elevator and walked towards them.

"Your clones said we had to come down here and clean the floor." Marugori answered as he held up his mop.

"Ah, of course." Dr. Genus said as he looked towards the chamber's door "Tell me, has the subject been making any other sounds besides those hellish screams?" He asked whatever was inside continued to howl and bellow.

"No sir, but if I might ask why is this creation of yours so...savage?" Fukegao inquired as he stepped forward "Have you tried something new?"

"Yes actually, this particular specimen is the first project both me and Metal Knight have come together on." Dr. Genus answered.

"Indeed, we believed that with my knowledge of robotics and his knowledge of genetics, we could make a creature that was a combination of the two, not exactly a cyborg but something more." Metal Knight explained.

"At any rate, it's clear that the subject's mental stability is no longer sound, and as such we are here to make some changes in hopes of calming it down." Dr. Genus explained.

"Are you sure that's a good idea? to go in there I mean." Vaccine Man asked.

"Don't worry, we've placed countless precautions to ensure our safety is not in any question, for example." Metal Knight said as the lights on his robot's face blinked.

Suddenly the subject's howling and screaming stopped, causing the trio to look back at the door.

"As I said the subject is meant to be a perfect harmony of machine and flesh, however we knew going into this experiment there would be many unforeseen complications and issues, which is why the subject is completely under our control, with but the press of a button I can disable it's nervous system rendering it completely motionless and near lifeless." Metal Knight explained.

"But unfortunately each time this is done we are set back in the subject's development by a decent margin and must figure out how we can progress further, so if you three would be so kind as to leave so we can begin to work." Dr. Genus told them.

Simply nodding in response the trio satisfied with the answers they received got into the elevator and rode it back up to the main base, leaving the two geniuses alone.

"They seem to be well behaved, and even have a great deal of respect for you." Metal Knight commented as they walked towards the chamber door.

"They were a bit hesitant upon first arrival, but given some time and the proper treatment, I'm certain they'll be able to return to society without flaw." Dr. Genus replied.

"That's good, perhaps more villains in the prison can be rehabilitated as well." Metal Knight said as the robot looked towards the other "Tell me, how long do you think it'll take before this specimen is done?" He asked.

"Not very long, in fact we're almost done." Dr. Genus said as smirk came to his face "To be honest, while the other specimens we procured are still quite interesting to work on, this one has a personal value to me, and I can't wait to see it in action." He admitted.

"Well doctor, let us hope then that it won't be much longer until that time arrives." Metal Knight told him as the door to the chamber slowly opened.

Opening up just enough to where they could enter, once they were inside the door shut behind them so they could work undisturbed.