(A/N: This is an important note so it will remain here indefinitely, starting in this chapter we are going into the monster association/martial arts tournament arcs, however due to the nature of this story there of course will be drastic differences in how many events play out, which will now be listed for clarity.
1. Sitch will not be requesting the aid of criminals and villains for the hero's association, the reason why is because unlike in the actual canon Saitama here is well known as OPM and the strongest hero in the world, so there's really no need for them to do such a thing.
2. As it currently stands no more monsters or villains, this includes Garou, will become heroes/allies/friends to Saitama and the others like the house of evolution did, the reason why they were altered like that is because Dr. Genus's whole belief was that humans were flawed genetically, but then enter Saitama who proved this was wrong and there you go, he has no reason to rule the world nor to be a villain, however this might change depending on how the narrative plays out.
3. Saitama will still be entering the martial arts tournament as Charanko, the reason why is because the biggest running gag in this entire story is that Saitama's fanbase is unbelievably dedicated and loyal to the point of being psychotic loons, so when he enters the tournament looking like Charanko he will of course be holding back his strength as to not kill anyone, so no one will believe even if suggested that he's ACTUALLY Saitama, though of course everyone in his group will know, and while his reasoning originally is because of the money prize in this story it will be different as with him being the "top dog" so to say he's got more money than he could ever need.
4. The monsters will still be attacking in groups and targeting heroes, they will not be surrendering to him nor will they try to bargain/plead for their lives, for in this story the reason the monster association exists isn't just because of heroes it's because they need to try and finally find a way to stop OPM, as for why they aren't just attacking him all at once that will be revealed in the story itself.
5. This should be the only A/N throughout the saga, unless someone leaves a review asking a question or addressing a concern that has not been covered here in this mountain of text.
And with that everything that could be covered/answered should be, thank you for reading through it all and as always, enjoy)
"It's that lame theme song again!" A young boy whined as he watched a show on television "Just when it was getting good, that hero called Justice Man is gonna ruin everything again!" He complained as he leaned closer "He was so close to world domination! do your best Count Devil! don't lose!" He cheered.
Every day at the same time he'd turn on that show, every day at the same time he'd watch with anticipation as the villain or monster carried out their evil plan, and every time he was disappointed when Justice Man appeared to destroy them and save the day. Why was he always the one to win, why couldn't the monsters ever succeed, they were way cooler than that guy and his dumb theme song, they deserved to win. These were all things the boy thought every day as he watched this show hoping with all his might that something different might happen, and even though every day the outcome was the same he always hoped it would change somehow, so the monsters and villains who were so much cooler and worked so much harder to succeed would finally win.
But that never happened as the good guy always won, they're perfect and bland and there's never anything special about them, the monsters and villains who were always different and cool always lost because they were bad, their ambitions didn't matter because they didn't matter. And neither did the boy, as he seemed to be the only one who felt bad for the monsters and the villains, because he too was different like they were. Such was the way of the world, the popular would win, the hated would lose, it was such a tragedy.
"...Ngh..." A man groaned as he slowly woke from his slumber, moving himself into an upright position as he did "Damn it, that freaking dream again..." He complained as he put a hand to his face.
Slowly getting to his feet and stretching out his stiff form, the man had spent the night not in a bed but underneath the shade of a tree, far from any nearby city.
"Been having those a lot more lately..." He continued to talk to himself as he stretched "Wonder if it has anything to do with what I've been doing?" He wondered as he finished up.
With his body now limber and ready to start the day the man set off due west for his next destination.
"It'll probably be night again by the time I get there, even with it being dawn." He reasoned as he looked to the sky "But then again, that'll be the perfect time for a hunt~" He mused to himself, as an excited smirk found it's way onto his face.
"Hey have you guys seen this?" Kaemon asked as they looked over their shoulder towards King and Saitama.
It had been a few days since Saitama's apartment building was destroyed by the giant bird monster, and even with the association getting involved in rebuilding it as well as investigating the inciddent, it would still be some time before he or Kaemon could go back home. Thankfully King's apartment wasn't just spacious it also had a few spare rooms, meaning the two of them were free to stay with him until the damages had been fully repaired. Now one might think that this scenario would play out as it's typically depicted, they'd make themselves at home, be freeloaders, and completely disturb the way King normally lived in his apartment. But the truth was living with King was basically the same as their norm, sure they were all now sharing one space but it wasn't too different from when they hanged out at Saitama's, the only real difference was they had every meal together and saw each other in the morning as well as before going to bed.
All in all besides the shocking nature of the inciddent itself nothing else of importance had happened thus far, and in all honesty the trio hoped that if something should happen it would wait until Saitama and Kaemon were back where they belonged.
"Seen what?" Saitama asked, as he looked up from the manga he was reading.
"A whole bunch of heroes got their butts kicked." Kaemon answered, gaining King's interest.
"Really? what class were they?" He asked.
"C class." They answered as they looked back to the screen.
"Eh, that's nothing new." Saitama said with a shrug as he turned a page "C class heroes usually get in over their heads sometimes, you know to climb the ranks faster." He explained.
"Did anyone die?" King inquired.
"No, they just got beat to a pulp is all." They responded.
"Like I said, they probably just picked a fight with something that was too powerful for them, happens all the time." Saitama repeated.
"Still that is pretty weird right?" King asked as he looked to Saitama "First your apartment get's attacked, then a bunch of C class heroes get attacked too, all within a few days." He pointed out.
"Do you still think this is some kind of plot against me?" Saitama asked with a sigh "Because if it is, then why would the monsters attack a bunch of C class heroes, why not go for A class or even S class, something that'd get my attention?" He questioned.
"I don't know, but even you have to admit this is a weird coincidence, plus there was the robot who attacked me on the same day remember?" King argued.
"Oh yeah that was the same day wasn't it?..." Saitama said as he had forgotten that "Okay, maybe that is a little weird, but it still doesn't make sense why after attacking you and me that they'd suddenly go after a bunch of C classes." He rebutted.
"Okay...fair point." King admitted accepting defeat "But I still say something weird is going on." He insisted.
"Noted." Saitama replied as he focused back on his manga.
Except for the sounds of what was being played on the television silence came between the three once again as their conversation came to it's end, only to be interrupted as a thought came to Kaemon.
"Wait...you got attacked by a robot?" They asked as they looked back at King.
"...Did we really not tell the others about that?" King asked as he looked back at Saitama.
"Uh..." Saitama sounded as he tried to remember if they had or not "...Guess not." He answered with a shrug causing the other to sigh.
Sometimes in life we find ourselves experiencing a day in which everything that can go wrong does, where no matter what we do or how cautious we are it seems as though lady luck herself has decided we need to have a rainy day. Even people who strive to do good and be decent people experience days like this from time to time, such as Fubuki who despite having just woken up an hour earlier felt like she was on the brink of death due to exhaustion. It all started when she and her blizzard group responded to a tiger class monster who was going on a rampage nearby, what they didn't know was that the monster in question was a massive heap of sentient sludge, so even with Fubuki doing her best to keep herself and her group from getting hit with too much muck, they still ended up getting filthy. To make matters worse their vehicle had been damaged during the battle, so this left the blizzard group without a means to get back home other than walking, which was humiliating to say the least as besides their stained attires they also emitted a sewage water like smell.
Once they made it back to their headquarters they immediately all went to go take showers and wash their clothes, but for reasons beyond their understanding their washer and dryer both decided to go batshit crazy, resulting in the loss of several clothes and the severe damaging of others. One such bit of clothing that was destroyed of course was Fubuki's dress, and since she didn't have any spares at their HQ and their car was destroyed, she was forced to wear whatever they had to not be left in her underwear. And to her dismay the only thing they had that would not only fit her but wouldn't leave too much for some unsavory individual to ogle at, was a pair of fairly worn out dress pants that had a few tears and holes in them, as well as a bright yellow shirt that had the word "OPPAI" written on it in black that went with the image that was also on the shirt, which she was not too fond of. As to why of all things they could've had it had to be this shirt, a member of the group meekly told her that they saw One Punch Man wearing one once and so they bought it for that reason.
Feeling as if a vein in her head could pop at any moment, just when it seemed she might FINALLY get at least a few minutes to sit down and recuperate from the day thus far she received a call from her sister telling her to come over, which unfortunately wasn't an invitation nor a suggestion. And so, without a car to which she could discretely go to her apartment to change out of these clothes, she simply with a defeated sigh and slumped shoulders went to the nearest train station and got on the first train that would take her where she needed to go. Which brought her to where she was now, nearly unconscious, on a train, in attire that even a degenerate scumbag would find hilarious, nothing absolutely NOTHING could make this day any worse than it was.
"Fubuki?" A familiar voice spoke from her right.
Though instead of freaking out or reacting to it in any obvious way, Fubuki too tired to care with what happened at this point simply looked to her right to find none other than Genos standing there carrying a mountain of boxes.
"Hey Genos..." She greeted, practically whispering the words as she didn't feel like talking at all "What're you doing here?" She asked.
"I got a call from Tatsumaki asking me to come by today." He answered as he sat down in the seat across from her, placing the boxes in the empty seat next to him as he did.
"Wait, she called you too?" Fubuki asked surprised, both due to the coincidence as well as the fact she knew her sister did NOT care for Genos at all, so the fact she would invite him to her apartment was honestly quite shocking.
"Yes, she asked me to stop by Saitama's place and see if his fridge was intact, even with the association still busy with the repairs his kitchen for the most part had not been touched at all, so when I called her back and told her this she requested that I take all of the contents of his fridge and bring them over to her." He explained.
"You have got to be kidding me..." Fubuki thought with a deadpanned expression as another sigh escaped her "My sister, too lazy to go grocery shopping had Genos raid Saitama's fridge, just so she wouldn't have to leave her apartment..."
"Fubuki." Genos spoke as he pointed towards her "If you don't mind me asking, why are you wearing that shirt and those pants?" He asked.
"My day in a nutshell Genos." Fubuki simply answered as she gestured to her attire "Every single second of today has been one circus show after another, what you're seeing is the end result of it all." She explained.
"I see." He replied.
Silence then came between the two of them as that was pretty much what either of them wanted to say, ask, or talk about for the time being, making it seem as though the rest of their train ride would be rather quiet and uneventful.
"Hm?" Genos sounded, as the sudden ringing of his cellphone got his attention "Hello?" He spoke once he pulled it out and answered.
"Genos, there's a bomb on that train!" The voice of Bearded Worker immediately exclaimed, causing his eyes to widen.
"A bomb?" He repeated in question, wanting to be certain he heard the other right "Are you certain of this?"
"Wait what, there's a bomb on the train?" Fubuki asked as she sat up in her seat, immediately paying full attention.
"Yes, we just got word from Heavy Kong, earlier today he apprehended and interrogated a class A criminal known as the "Serial Bomber", he said he planted a bomb on the very same train you're riding on, he even tampered with the controls so that no one could interfere!" Bearded Worker explained "The bomb is also set on a timer, the moment the train reaches the station it will go off, killing everyone aboard the train as well as anything else at the station!" He added.
"Have you issued an evacuation yet?" Genos asked.
"Yes, but we don't know what kind of explosive we're dealing with, it could be a standard bomb or it could be designed to release something into the air, regardless you need to find it and disable it before the train reaches the station!" Bearded Worker answered with urgency.
"Understood, I'll find it immediately." Genos replied before ending the call.
"Genos, what's going on?" Fubuki asked as he rose from his seat.
"There is a bomb on this train and it is set to go off the moment it reaches the station." He answered, causing her to shoot up from her seat.
"Wait what?!" She shouted wide eyed in shock.
"We don't have much time before that happens, we need to locate the device and disarm it before any harm can come to anyone still at the station and everyone who's on the train." He explained.
"Why don't we just stop the train and let everyone off?" She asked as he stepped out into the aisle.
"That won't work, the controls have been tampered with, meaning the train won't stop until it reaches it's destination." He answered.
"But what if we can't find the bomb before then? what about the passengers?" She asked.
"I thought about that and I think I have a solution, but it will require your help." He told her.
"Um, excuse me?" A voice behind them spoke, causing them to turn around.
Standing behind Genos in the aisle was a young woman with short brown hair and matching brown eyes, additionally she was wearing a yellow hoodie that rested on top of a blue undershirt which went with her blue shorts.
"I-I couldn't help but over hear..." She began slightly avoiding eye contact as she seemed a tad timid "But did you say that there was a bomb on the train?" She asked.
Even though neither of them wanted to incite panic there was no way to avoid directly answering that question, so Genos in his usual straight faced way simply told her what was happening.
"Yes, there is a bomb on the train, it is designed to detonate once we reach the station, and so we have to get everyone off of the train before then in case we cannot find or disarm the device." He explained.
"O-Oh wow..." She said in a slightly shocked manner, honestly taking the news better than either of them expected "W-Well, let me help! I-I'm a hero too!"
"You are?" Fubuki asked giving her a once over.
"Yes mam'! though I'm only class C..." She answered meekly.
"We can use all the help we can get." Genos told her as he pointed to her "Here's the plan, with your inclusion you can search for the bomb, meanwhile Fubuki will evacuate the train by using her esp to let people off as gently as she can, I will do my best to slow the train down as to minimize any additional damage that might be inflicted upon arrival, understand?" He asked.
"Y-Yes sir!" She exclaimed with a slight salute to show respect.
"Then let's get to work, we don't have much time." He told them.
Watching as she hurried off to another part of the train, before Genos also took his leave Fubuki stopped him by grabbing his shoulder.
"Are you sure it was a good idea to include her? she is only class C." She said.
"True, but with her searching for the bomb that allows me to do something else to hopefully prevent anymore damage from happening, which is more important." He told her.
"Fair enough, just try not get yourself run over by the train." She replied, receiving a nod in response.
Watching him as he made his way to the out of the train car before he leapt upwards out of sight, Fubuki then shifted her focus to doing her part.
"Alright everyone listen!" She shouted to gain everyone's attentions "There is a bomb on the train, unfortunately the train itself cannot be stopped so I will have to let you all off myself, please go to the end of the car in an orderly fashion!" She instructed.
Thankfully due to her status as an A class hero, as well as Tornado's sister and a friend to Saitama, Fubuki didn't need to make it clear who she was and so everyone listened and did as she told them. Once everyone in that car had made their way to the door that led outside and to the next car, she began to lift each of them up one by one to put them on the ground with her esp, having to take extra care when setting them down as to try and reduce how much momentum they might have once she released them. While she was doing this, the C class hero was frantically searching for the bomb in every place she could think of, making sure to tell anyone she came across what was happening and instructing them to go to the car Fubuki was in so she could help them get out. As for Genos, he had climbed to the top of the train and easily made it to the front, where he now stood on top of the head car and was preparing to try and slow it down.
Taking a few seconds to gauge how far he would need to jump and land in order to secure his footing before the train hit him, he then took a massive leap from the train and landed several feet in front of it, though due to how fast it was going that distance was quickly closed. Releasing a grunt as the train hit him he began to push against it as much as he could, even going so far as to use the thrusters in his legs and feet to try and counteract it if even by just a small amount. As he did this Fubuki had already made quick work of the train's passengers, including the conductor who she was just sending out there were only twenty or so people on board, excluding her, Genos, and the other hero.
"That's all of them." She said to herself as she took a moment to catch her breath "That took a lot more concentration than I thought." She admitted.
"Miss Blizzard!" The voice of the C class hero called out as she ran up to her "I-I found it!" She exclaimed.
Feeling her eyes widen didn't even bother to ask her where it was but instead ran in the direction she came from. Following behind her as she went the two soon found themselves standing before what was once the bathroom of the train, for now it had been filled to the brim with countless explosive of varying designs and wiring patterns, making it nearly impossible to discern what was what.
"The door said it was occupied, but when no one responded when I called out I broke in." The hero explained as she pointed to a fire axe that was laying on the floor next to the door.
Though not meaning to ignore her that's what Fubuki was doing, as her mind was racing a million miles a second trying to figure out what to do.
"There's no way we can disarm this, not without Genos's help!" She thought as she looked over the heap of explosive "And I don't know what'll happen if just rip it out of there, it might blow up and from this distance a barrier wouldn't be able to protect us from the blast!"
Unfortunately, the bomb itself was not the only issue, for back outside at the front of the train Genos was still trying to slow it down, but not only was that not working it appeared as though the train was actually gaining speed.
"This isn't good." He thought as he assessed his options "Besides tampering with the controls it seems as though he also removed the engine's speed limiter, and there's only forty seconds more until we reach the terminal!"
Deciding that there was no other choice left than to go all out he activated the thrusters on his back, scorching his shirt in the process. As Genos increased the output of his thrusters to max and continued to try and slow the train, back on board Fubuki and the hero were trying to decide on a course of action.
"Miss Blizzard?" The hero asked as the other had remained quiet.
"There's no way we can remove the bomb without there being a risk to us." Fubuki spoke as she then looked towards her "That means I'm going to have to try and contain it here and now." She told her.
However, before the woman could say anything in response she soon found herself being lifted into air.
"That means this is where you get off." Fubuki said as she sent her out the train with her esp.
Taking a few moments just to ensure the woman would land safely Fubuki then refocused on the device.
"This is it." She thought as a hesitant breathe escaped her "I have no idea whether or not this is going to work, but I either do something now or get off and leave it to reach the station, which of course isn't an option." She went on as her body was enveloped in her esp.
Taking one final breathe to steel her nerves she did her best to drown out all of the noise around her and focus solely on the device. But just as she was about to begin crushing it to cause it's detonation she found herself suddenly outside of the train and on the ground within the blink of an eye.
"DON'T MOVE." The voice of her sister instructed her via telepathy, causing her to look to the sky.
Sure enough, floating high in the air was none other than her sister, and after a few seconds the very train she was just one flew higher into sky well above the both of them, before it was crushed and condensed much like a soda can causing the bomb to explode, which was also condensed until not so much as a single bit of smoke remained in the bright blue sky. As for Genos, he too had been placed on the ground not too far from her and had the same bewildered expression as her's. Sadly there would be no joyous celebration that would follow what just occurred, instead it would be an anger fueled scolding coming directly from the green haired esper's mouth.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" Tatsumaki questioned as she landed in front of her sister "Did you HONESTLY think blowing the bomb up in your face like that was a GOOD idea?!" She questioned "AND WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING?!" She added as she just noticed the other's attire.
"Tatsumaki I-" Fubuki began to reply as she got up, only to be cut off.
"WHAT WERE YOU EVEN DOING ON THAT TRAIN TO BEGIN WITH HUH?! WHERE'S YOUR LACKEYS AND YOUR CAR?" Tatsumaki questioned.
"If you would let me explain I can-" Fubuki once more began to reply, only to yet again be cut off by her sister.
"NO EXCUSES!" Tatsumaki told her as she crossed her arms "Honestly, I leave you alone for ONE second and you nearly get yourself killed!" She scolded.
"Now wait just a minute." Fubuki spoke finally able to get a word in "I'm not some helpless little girl you know, I happen to be a hero just like you and have esp like you!" She exclaimed as she pointed to Genos "And what about Genos? he was trying to stop the train by himself!"
"I don't care what happens to blondie! HE is not my sibling!" Tatsumaki countered "And besides, if something happens to him then he can just go back to his workshop or factory or wherever it is he comes from and get patched up, you can't!" She reasoned.
"I could've been perfectly fine Tatsumaki, I don't need you to always come in and save me like I'm some damsel in distress!" Fubuki argued.
"Then how about you stop putting yourself in situations you can't handle?!" Tatsumaki suggested.
Thankfully like a guardian angel sent from the heavens someone intervened before the argument was able to go any further.
"Um...excuse me." The voice of the C class hero from before spoke up, causing both sisters to look at her.
"Oh it's you." Fubuki greeted as the other got closer.
"Yes, I just wanted to thank you for what you did miss Blizzard." She said.
"Uh HELLO." Tatsumaki spoke gaining her attention "Just who do you think you are? butting into our conversation like that?" She questioned as she crossed her arms.
"Don't listen to her." Fubuki told her, causing her sister to puff her cheeks out in anger "It was nothing really, I just didn't want you to get hurt...um..." She trailed off trying to think of her name, if she even had said it at all.
"My hero name is Swim." She said quickly as she too had realized she hadn't given her name yet "I'm currently the lowest ranking hero in class C though, so you probably haven't heard of me." She admitted.
"You're right we haven't, now go away and stop wasting our time." Tatsumaki told her with a dismissive wave of her hand.
"Again, don't listen to her." Fubuki repeated which only succeeded in annoying her sister more "My sister has a bit of an obsession with people who are strong, it can make her a little stubborn at times." She explained.
"No I understand, you're both friends with One Punch Man aren't you?" Swim asked.
"Why, are you a fan?" Tatsumaki asked, looking her up and down to try and discern if she was a crazy lunatic stalker or not.
"Well yes, but isn't everyone?" She asked genuinely.
Taking a moment to consider that question, considering the fact that both sisters were actually two of his biggest fans around it honestly was true that damn near everyone was a fan of his in some way, though they of course weren't about to admit that.
"I guess, if ya know you're into the kind of hero he is or whatever." Tatsumaki replied, trying to sound as disinterested as she possibly could.
"Right, well anyway like I said I just wanted to thank you miss Blizzard for letting me help you and for getting me off of the train, even if it was a little shocking." Swim told her, causing her to smile.
"Well you're welcome Swim, say do you want to come have lunch with us?" Fubuki suggested causing both Swim and Tatsumaki's eyes to widen.
"R-Really?!" She asked in disbelief.
"Mhm, my sister doesn't live to far from here and it's where I was headed anyways, and seeing as how you did help us to find the bomb I'd say you deserve a little celebratory meal with us." Fubuki explained.
"A-Are you sure though? would it be okay?" She asked.
"Depends, would it be Tatsumaki?" Fubuki asked as they both looked to her.
Feeling as though a blood vessel in her head was about to explode like a nuclear bomb, Tatsumaki whilst screaming internally simply turned to her sister with widened hate fill eyes before answering.
"Sure, I have no problem with it." She said, though at the same time via telepathy she asked "WHY. ARE. YOU. DOING. THIS?!"
"Great, then let's get Genos and we'll all head over there." Fubuki replied, though via telepathy she responded with "Calm down, she's just a rookie who wanted to contribute in some way, she deserves a little reward for her efforts."
"Oh thank you so much miss Tornado!" Swim exclaimed with a slight bow to show respect, before she ran past them and over to Genos to give him her thanks as well.
"You owe me, BIG time for this Fubuki." Tatsumaki said to her telepathically as they followed her, all the while glaring daggers at her sibling
"Fine fine, oh and we might have to stop at a store on the way back, I'm pretty sure the food you had Genos steal from Saitama's fridge was caught in the explosion." Fubuki replied, causing her sister to shift all of her focus onto Genos.
"YOU. LEFT. THE FOOD?!" She questioned in anger.
And with that, the four heroes made their way back to Tatsumaki's apartment after a quick stop at a local store, all the while Tatsumaki berated Genos for letting the food get destroyed, as well as Swim and Fubuki getting more acquainted with each other.
"GUH!" Tanktop Vegetarian sounded, as he was violently thrown against the wall of an alley.
Feeling as though his insides were burning up, the A class hero could do nothing but clutch his abdomen to try and ease the pain in some way.
"Huh, managed to make good time getting here, sun's still out." His assailant commented as he stood before him "I might be able to find someone who can ACTUALLY fight back." He mused as a smug grin appeared on his face.
"Wh-Who the hell are you?!" Tanktop Vegetarian questioned as he did his best to get his breathe "I am an A class hero, what do you hope to gain from attacking me?" He asked.
"A class rank nine Tanktop Vegetarian, I spotted you by chance so I decided to go after you." The other explained as he looked down at him "But I am seriously disappointed by how weak you turned out to be." He admitted as he balled his right hand into a fist.
"I hope you're prepared, because I'm about to show you what happens when you make a hero your enemy!" Tanktop Vegetarian threatened.
But before he could even so much as move a single part of his body to try and get back up, he was dealt a swift yet power blow to his already injured abdomen, causing him to fall over unconscious from the pain.
"I'm looking forward to it." The man told him though he knew it probably fell on deaf ears "I'll need all the practice I can get." He added with a slight dismissive gesture in goodbye as he took his leave of the alley.
Letting out a sigh as he left the man stuck his hands into his pockets and set out to find another hero, one he hoped would be able to actually fight back.