Chapter 08: The Ladybug
Disclaimer: Do I really have to do this?
Haku doesn't wanna know how a humanoid frog and a slug somehow got stuck in the pavements or the giant talking gorilla (that tried to intimidate her with a look. Of course it didn't work, she had seen far scarier things than a chop up monkey) that crushed to one of the abandoned establishments and either would she question the eyeball rolling on the streets coupled by mangled fur, along with the inconspicuous headless humanoid mantis on their apartment's floor.
She wouldn't dare to question all of the above for the sake of her sanity, although it is already disfigured as it is with the abundance of monsters and magical beasts (and the mystery of her brother's hairlessness that somehow equals to power). But all of that are beside the point. She. Doesn't. Want. To. Know. Period.
All she does knows that all of these aforementioned 'junk' are all a bitch to clean and she rather do it the easier way than doing it manually, hence the use of her psychic powers.
She uprooted the two monsters lodge in the street with a flick of her hand and promptly left it at the growing pile of dirt she had collected next to the oversized mole with the kanji for 'Earth dragon' on his chest.
The disfigured creature was easily burned into ashes as she lights it up with white flames. The gorilla at the building was starting to sweat furiously at how those white flames easily burned everything into ashes without much issue at all, the chains and cloth that the Beast King used to wear were easily disintegrated as soon as the flames touch it.
Who wouldn't be scared of that?
Haku didn't notice the fallen gorilla's predicament as she continued her work. Instead, she worked on the broken pavements. After she deemed it clean enough, using her psychokinesis, she let the dirt that she had accumulated go into the holes on the ground and after she filled it up and compacted to be solid she let the cement fragments hover then fitting them together quickly like some kind of puzzle.
It was an impossible sight, to see broken things being fixed together up to the tiniest grain of cement that were placed on there respective places, but the cracks are still ever present on the fixed piece of pavement. She repeated this to the others, until she have the right shape for every hole on the street and the other scary thing about it, is that it only took mere minutes to stick them together.
Satisfied at her work she placed the pieces of cement on there respective holes and after that another impossible thing happened. The broken pieces of pavement were coated with an ice like crystal and the cyborg scanned it for quick measure to identify what is it.
And yes, he confirms that it is a type of crystal, what kind, he doesn't really know, because the components of the crystal doesn't match up to any type of gem stone or crystal that the world (of what he knows and what the doctor knows) has. And that confirmation was added to his building anxiety at his current situation.
A snap of her fingers and the crystal that covered the ground broke into tiny shards revealing fixed smooth solid cement, like a hole wasn't there before.
The way she wasn't bothered from the impossible (for a human) thing she just did unsettled the cyborg, like this human doesn't care or that they weren't put off from mending the smashed pieces of the street. Like it was just another normal thing to do.
Yes, he has not met any human espers in his life (because the telepathic slug with them is a monster and a fellow brother of the house of evolution and if there are others, he isn't really privy at the doctor's works) but he certainly did not expect it to be like them. He knew of the number one esper alive being a hero, an elite S class called the "Terrible Tornado" heard it from the master himself and knew how espers work and how to determine how strong they were. The most common power that they could use is telekinesis or psychokinesis, but their are a lot of variation of strength among others.
But this, this is different. He can tell it even with the meager show of power he has seen. He is sure that this human, is most likely hiding something underneath that unassuming face. He can tell that they can do more than they let on, because hell, if that apathetic eyes staring at him right now is not- wait!
They're staring at him.
The cyborg couldn't help but broke into mental panic as those amber eyes stare at him intensely. The pressure of her gaze weighed upon by a miniscule frown of her lips caused the primate to sweat profusely as death itself stared at him in the face.
"Hmmm... So Gorilla-san, mind telling me where my brother is?" The human tilted their head at the inquiry.
"Ahhh..." And he was lost on what to say.
The raven haired teen's face didn't change but somehow conveyed that they are confuse and slightly annoyed at his helpful answer. But seconds later, a dawn of realization passed on their impassive face.
"My brother is a bald man wearing a dandy yellow jumpsuit, red boots and gloves and the white table cloth that's been missing a few years ago on his shoulders that he now calls a cape." they explained.
At the given description of the human's sibling he doesn't know if he should laugh or cry at the moment.
The two clearly don't resemble one another for one being prettier than the norm (the androgynousness of their appearance is outstanding, that's why he hadn't labeled them in any gender related term, he could've scanned them but his too preoccupied to do that) and the other being as average as a normal average human could be. But, they clearly share the power (a not so ordinary esper and an honest to God superhuman) that is not seen on most humans or any creature of their kind, and the other obvious thing that the two siblings share is the sheer boredom and indifference that their facial expression seem to possess.
It was humorous if it was some other time that it was revealed, he would have laughed, but right now, being the butt end of the joke and that unnerving stare doesn't seem too funny to him. And oh lord, please let him say the right thing or his toast (or ashes if that is the case, or maybe frozen as modern art display).
He probably shouldn't mention that his boss wants their brother as a test subject for the study of human evolution.
"What."
Oh shit! Did I say that out loud?
"No you didn't but I heard your thoughts clearly." A cold but calm voice came from the now, terrifying teen.
If the show of power earlier was the one that is scary, (because really, the little human's face is nothing but harmless) the look on their face now makes it all the more terrifying.
"Answer me little monkey, where is my brother?" or else, was left unsaid.
If the primate still has his biological functions, he might have wet himself (or that if his mechanical body parts are still intact, he might've leaked oil.
"H-his g-g-going to t-the-"
KABOOOM!
An earth shaking explosion was heard in the distance, interrupting him from answering. The human's gaze directing at the angry red patch of the sky over the mountain range that is visible at the outskirts of the forbidden area of Z City.
"I think I know where he is."
The tension dissipates for a moment but renewed as they stare at him again.
"I would let you go for now but..." they stop for a moment, eyes eerily glowing yellow and then a flicker of burning scarlet until they steady again in a rich golden color. If something happens to my brother, I cannot promise you and your Master's continued existence, undertand?"
And then they were gone.
Haku knows that her brother wouldn't be easily subjected to that kind of torture but, she couldn't help but worry and be terrified at the thought of him being a lab rat.
The cold, cold touch of the unknown fluid surrounds her in her little caged tube, the dim lighting illuminating the white room filled with the same prison she is in, different unidentified creatures as its prisoners, some were humans, some are some sort of hybrid species, some looking rather alien and horrific as a moster.
It was a museum of freaks and monsters on display.
And she's one of them.
No, Nii-san, is not an easy target. He would've destroyed that horrid place with just one punch.'
(But what if he was caught unawares, his very susceptible to manipulation after all)
'No, he wouldn't, he might be an idiot and dense but his not that moronic. I know him, he wouldn't be that stupid and sometimes he would have that spark of genius on him, that anyone wouldn't expect him to have.'
(But what if that spark of genius doesn't come, what if his a sitting *dodo bird that wasn't aware of the coming danger, what if, what if-)
No, he wouldn't be. Nii-san is the strongest, and a man with the dreams of grandeur evolution wouldn't be able to stop his will.'
That's right, her brother might be no genius but he has some common sense, he is strong and the power of his will is impenetrable. If they try any manipulation he would just use his surprising logic and if they try it through violent means then her brother would come out on top.
No one could do that to him and if there is, then she would gladly interfere and finish them off.
Nobody messes with her family and gets away with it untouched.
(His the only one she has and she wouldn't let them take him away)
Foregoing, every worrying thoughts, Haku teleported (she was speed running earlier) at the general area where the explosion happened and was greeted by the sight of a completely obliterated building, well, there was no building since it was all rubble now. But her brother was nowhere to be seen.
A quick look around the area and she found a peeled metal latch on the floor.
'Underground huh...'
Without much thinking about it, the teen jumped down the entrance, once inside the metal underground cavern she looked around the dark place.
'This place just brings the unpleasant memories.'
She vaguely felt being watch, and it was probably the hidden cameras Haku noted to herself as she stare at the direction were she felt the watching eyes.
On the other side~
B-beep.
"H-huh? Someone arrived?" The battered scientist stared at the screen of his mini high tech wrist watch, surprised at the blank faced androgynous teen staring squarely at the hidden camera. Those eyes flicker into a golden hue for a moment then returning into amber.
Somehow, he felt dread pool at the pit of his stomach as he watch the figure walk away from the entrance and into his lair.
With Armored Gorilla~
'Shit!'
The overgrown monkey cursed internally as his system refuse to send the warning data about the little (monster) human he has encountered.
"Oh well, the Doctor would have a plan dealing with it."
At the special battleground room~
"Is there something wrong Sensei?" The now afro haired cyborg ask his unmoving teacher.
The caped man only stared at the room's entrance as an answer. Which Genos quickly scanned for anything suspicious only to find none.
"Sensei wha-" alas he was interrupted yet again mid interrogation.
The bald man narrowed his eyes, looking utterly serious.
"My 'Chibi-imouto Radar" is pinging. She must be here somewhere." Saitama stated more to himself than to answer the self appointed disciple's question.
'Chibi-imouto Radar?' Genos thought, mulling about this radar that his Sensei apparently have.
Then his mind wondered off to the sibling his Sensei have. And a metaphorical light bulb came to him.
"Sensei!" He yelled, awed at the new discovery of his Teacher's skill.
Saitama quirk a brow at his sudden excitement.
"You were able to sense Miss Haku despite not having the scanning prowess of my thermal scan, you are truly amazing Sensei!"
"Oh that, I guess it's quite an unusual skill. I've had it since that day happened." Genos doesn't know what the bald man is talking but surely it is another mystery to be solved about the pair of siblings.
"OI! QUIT IGNORING ME YOU SCUMS!" The giant humanoid rhinoceros beetle roared at the two of them, annoyed for being ignored.
He succeeded in getting the attention of the humans (well the other one is half mechanical but it wasn't really the point) and so, he let an ugly sneer took over his face.
"Someone has arrived? Chibi-imouto radar?"
His huge body clanking as he make a face to the present humans "Keh. So the coward baldy here has a little sister?"
"So what if I have one. And don't call me baldy." Saitama crossed his arms already irritated at the monster.
Genos only stared in horror at his Teacher's reply.
'Sensei you shouldn't have told him now his gonna-'
"Sassy are we? Let's see if you can still sass when I crush your cute little sister into bloody bits."
"You!,"
"Genos settle down," Saitama puts his arm in front of the young man, Saitama only gives him a narrow eyed stare. "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
"What? Worried for your little sister? I didn't know you were the type." the monster said mockingly.
"Sensei if you let me," Genos growled, aggravated for the older man.
"No Genos. I think you should settle down." He look back at the giant beetle, face set on his serious mode. "No, I am not worried for my sister. But I think you should stop saying that word when I call her here."
"What⁉️"
"You shouldn't call her 'little', she doesn't like that word and if you say it to her face she wouldn't be so polite anymore."
"Hahahahaha!" Asura Rhino threw back his head and laugh mockingly "Haha, and I should be scared of that because?"
"She would kick your ass." Saitama said in all his seriousness.
Asura Rhino only laughed harder.
Doctor Genus agrees completely to his strongest yet unstable creation. From what he'd seen earlier of the younger sister, she looks like she would be blown away by the wind of how scrawny she is but, the look in her eyes says something.
Maybe, she was like her brother. Unassuming in looks, yet surprisingly strong. Something that has to do with their genetic perhaps. He would love to have one of them as his specimen for his grand scheme of evolution but, he would wait first to see their capabilities.
(And that Asura Rhino is in the way)
"Whatever, don't blame me if she does and I'm calling her." Saitama said, irritated, he grabs something from his suit, revealing the necklace that he had tuck underneath.
It was a simple chain necklace the only thing that makes it special is the shiny light blue crystal shaped as a celery stick.
(When Haku ask him what would he like it to be shaped as, he blurted 'celery!' (because they were shopping at that time and he was recalling one of the things he has forgotten to buy) and so, it was shaped as a celery)
Genos doesn't know why the man pulled out the necklace instead of a phone because, he did say that he was going to call his sister.
And the other occupants of the room was having the same thoughts as the cyborg because, what does the necklace have to do in calling someone, unless it was a high tech gadget but, from the looks of it the cape man wasn't smart nor is he a rich man who can hire someone to build gadgets for him (but he does have a cyborg for a disciple so it might also be the case.
Ignoring the occupants of the room Saitama closes his eyes concentrating. As he sends his intention to the crystal, 'I'm here.' the message that he sends and the gem inside oh his hand glows yellow for a moment and then it dies down.
And then he waits and braces himself.
With Haku~
A sudden ping at the back of her head stops her from her tracks, and with no moment of hesitation she immediately teleported to the location of her brother.
With the dudes~
A moment of silence as they watch on curiously at the jumpsuit wearing man. No one knew what would happen after the light show so, they watch on curiously. Thankfully, they didn't need to wait for long because, in a blink of an eye, a handful of spiky raven haired girl came barreling into the latter's arms.
Haku engulfed his brother in a bone crushing hug and the other seemed to be content on doing it equally. After a moment, she separates herself from his person and roams her eyes over his figure looking for any discrepancy in his appearance. Finding nothing, she sighs and then stares into her brother's eyes.
BAM!
CRASH!
"What the hell was that?! I left the apartment for a good hour and when I come back it was already thrashed! What the hell! And this things happen most of the time when I'm not with you and what?! You always leave me to clean up after you!" and then she pointed at the general direction where the man's body went flying after punching him in the face.
The show of strength surprised the other men in the room, (the doctor was especially gaping because the room they were in is indestructible) who would have known that a tiny thing like her was able to do that.
Not paying any attention to the others, the enraged girl continued her tirade "And if you think I have forgotten about you eating my secret sweet stash that I hid under my undies then, your wrong! Dead wrong. What kind of older brother sneaks in his baby sister's room to get cookies and really it was under my underwear?! There's so many things wrong in that context bro, and that's a special new low for you!"
All the men in the room cringed at the teen's blunt proclamation.
"It is very low." The doctor evolutionist agrees, Genos nods forgetting that they were enemies at the moment.
"But if I may ask, why would you hide your cookies in your, ahhh... private clothing?" He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
The teen whirled around to face him and with a vicious snarl she said, "No! You may not!" Creep.
The Doctor only held up his hands in surrender, grimacing as he moves his injured arm.
"Yeah! Ask that. Why the hell are you even hiding cookies under there?!" Saitama yelled angrily as he got off from the Saitama-shaped hole in he wall.
Haku whirled her head again so fast that she might have whiplash, faced her brother with a nasty glare "So that I don't need to go out at night to the kitchen to get some snack, it's easier that way."
Multiple tick marks exploded to the older ones head, "To make it easier for you eh?!" he bit out, teeth grinding "Then what about me, you hog all those cookies all to yourself. If you just let some for me then I wouldn't have to sneak into your room!" by the end of the exclamation, he was huffing and pointing an accusing finger to the girl.
An obvious tick mark finally bloomed at the girl's temple, eyes shadowed by her bangs and her spiky hair moving ominously.
"YOU ABSOLUTE DUMBASS, THERE'S A FREAKING COOKIE JAR IN THE CUPBOARD, HAVEN'T YOU NOTICE THAT AT ALL?!"
"Uhhhh... No... I didn't." was Saitama's flat reply.
The scientists face palmed, wincing as he forgot that he was currently hurt, Genos didn't do the same action but he was doing it mentally all the same and the respect he has to the man slightly quivered.
"YOU..." Queue, the eye twitching. "You didn't notice the cookie jar in the kitchen yet you manage to find my secret stash?" Oh and her eyes weren't the only ones twitching, her hands seem to do the same movement.
She probably wants to throttle him.
Saitama crossed his arms and huffed, "Hmp... It's probably something unnoticeable that I missed it. And how am I to know which jar is it and that you bought one..." the man argued weakly but looking unsure at his own rebuke.
Eyes still twitching Haku gave him a look, "The cookie handle of the cookie jar's lid is shaped like a cookie, the whole jar has cookie winky faces all over it, and with a giant black bold letters saying 'COOKIE ME~'. And if you have forgotten about it, your the one who bought it." she said in an utterly dry tone.
"Oh."
"You... But...I... You... Arghhh..." then the teen sags in defeat, she concludes that arguing with her brother is exhausting, she discovers this fact yet again.
She stares at her brother suddenly looking pale and tired, "Yeah Sai-nii, oh."
The man only scratches his bald head in response.
"Pftt... PFFTHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" An uproarious laughter echoed through the silence of the four walls, it seems like the giant bug finds the whole thing hilarious after being quiet for so long.
"Hahaha! You humans are stupid as you are haha.. entertaining." he said wiping a tearful eye with one finger while laughing again.
"Shut your trap you overgrown Lady bug!" Haku snapped at the monster.
"Wait! What did you call me you-"
And he was promptly ignored "Tell me what day is it today Sai-nii." she asks the sheepish man, she had to confirm something.
"Eh?" he quirks a brow, confuse at his sister's sudden question.
"-Hey! Dammit stop ignoring me you monke-"
"Just answer the question."
"Well okay," Saitama uncrosses his arms "it's Saturday today, why do you ask?"
SMACK!
That was the sound of Haku's hand meeting her face.
"Oi! Pay attention you shitty scu-"
"Nii-san, today is Sunday did you forgot to mark the calendar, again." was Haku's slightly muffled reply.
"Eh?"
"That's it! I've had it!" The ignored monster lets out a monstrous roar.
Haku face palms again.
Genos was stunned.
Doctor Genus panics.
The beast transforms into his final form.
And Saitama contemplates about the date.
"You human scums dare to ignore me?!" a feral rumble came from it, gaining the attention of the humans in the room.
"I've had enough of you humans ignoring me and giving me utter lies about the secret to your-" he pointed to Saitama, "-power."
"You told them?" Haku ask blandly and her brother nods a reply, mind still reeling about the revelation that it was actually Sunday.
Haku looks back at the transformed beast not the least bit scared at its appearance, "Oh that, no matter how stupid it sounds, it's the truth."
"Bu-"
"Silence! You little bitch! I've had enough of you mocking me. Now, fear me in this form of mine."
"What did you call me, you giant stag beetle?" the girl ask flatly but the threat is clear.
"Oh no! Asura Rhino has gone into Asura mode, now he would go berserk the entire week and he won't stop until the next Sunday!" Doctor Genus exclaimed to inform the others.
'Next Sunday? A week?' The caped man still can't get a hold with the information.
"I'm not based on a stag beetle you little dumb shit, I have the DNA of the Rhinoceros beetle!"
The poor doctor cries in alarm, "Don't provoke him!"
"Yeah right, I'm not dumb nor am I 'little', stupid Dung beetle." Haku says a tick mark on her temple.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!"
A cry coming from the bald man garnered everyone's attention including the seething monster.
"Haa, took you long enough."
"Sensei!" Genos quickly comes to his teacher's aid.
"The 'Special Sale Day' is today! I've gotten the date all wrong!" Saitama kneels down clutching his head and crying to the heavens above.
"Now now, no need to cry Nii-san, I bet if you hurry up you could get us some of those precious meat there is still 10 minutes left before closing time and I'll catch up to you if there's any problem." Haku says in a placating manner.
"Your right Sis!" Saitama perks up, "but what about that." he points at the currently ignored monster.
Haku waves her hand dismissively, "Don't worry I'll take care of it. I think you should go too Genos-san. I can see that your a bit banged up."
"Oh, okay. Come on let's go Genos!" Saitama says excitedly as he quickly nears one of the walls and punches it through, creating a giant hole that leads to the mountains.
Reluctantly, Genos obliges, if his teacher trusts his sister to defeat such a foe then who is he to judge (though he wants to see the extent of his teacher's younger sister's power) "Yes Sensei!"
"Like I'll let you guys go-"
"Nope, your opponent is me." and the girl was suddenly standing right in front of him, stopping him from his tracks.
"Ho? So you really want to fight me?"
"Yes, if you haven't heard that right or is your brain super small Mr. Grasshopper?"
"WHAT THE! THAT'S NOT EVEN REMOTELY A BEETLE! ARE YOU REALLY RETARDED OR YOU'RE JUST MESSING WITH ME!"
Haku rubs he ear with a pinky, face still blank, "Haa, I'm not retarded but yes, I did that to mess with you. Is it working?" she asks, though its not much of a question as she was paying attention to a thread in her shirt.
The only other human in the room gapes at her metaphorical balls of steel, doesn't she know that she is digging her own grave at this rate.
"YOUUUU!"
"Me."
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU SLOWLY AND I'M GONNA ENJOY EVERY LAST MINUTE THAT I'LL MAKE YOU SCREAM AND THEN I'LL DO IT TO YOUR BROTHER AND THAT SHITTY DISCIPLE OF HIS AND THEN WRECK HAVOC TO ALL YOUR KIND!" The monster yelled to her face but the teen still stood there, face blank.
But if your not looking closely you won't notice the miniscule down turn of her lips and her eyes flashing golden and as the monster is currently enraged right now, he doesn't notice.
"Sorry, but I'm not physically as strong as my brother but..." the monster roars and then tries punch her face in, only for her to appear behind his back.
"I'm not that much of a slouch either."
SLAM!
CRACK!
And with one drop kick towards the floor, the monster exploded into guts and blood and pure gore under the small teen's foot, a spider webbed crater marking the force behind it.
'Tch. Now, I'll have to wash my shoes. Wait, I'll just make Sai-nii wash this, he should do some work once in a while.'
While the small raven head was mulling about her dirty sneakers, the other man in the room was gaping at her, glasses askew.
He was... speechless, that one was a given, because since when did scrawny little girls can kick big strong monsters to pieces? It was... a sight to behold, his knowledgeable brain can't compute that such a thing was made possible with just one kick.
There must be something about their (the siblings) genetic composition that made this possible, didn't the girl said that her brother is physically stronger than her? If that is so, then he can't imagine how much of a monster the caped bald man was. This show of strength can't be possible for a human with that size, (though the Heroes have something akin to that strength, but the point still stands) even a creature created by the means of evolution cannot equal to their abilities.
How did they?
How did they do it?
How did they surpass the human limits?
The girl —Haku was it— said that what her brother said earlier (the standard strength training he did) is the truth. The secret to the man's great power.
But how can tha-
"Hey Mister!" a bland voice interrupting his thoughts and it sounded like it was close by.
The older man focuses back to reality and he stares down at the amber eyes of the teen that was now suddenly in front of him. He yelps back by her sudden appearance and quite nervous since this girl could probably squash him down, like a bug if the display of her power earlier wasn't any indication.
The unnerving stare makes him break into a sweating mess, no matter how undignified it may seem to a grown man like him.
"Y-yes what is it?" he ask cautiously.
She only gave him a bored look, "Your the one who created that," she points at undistinguishable mess left on the crater "aren't you? And so are the other ones who attack our home and this place, yes?"
Not being able to find his voice, he opted in nodding his head and gripping his injured arm out of nervousness.
"Well then, I'll get to the point." she crosses her arms over her chest, "Stay away from my brother."
Eyes glowing to a brilliant gold flickering to bloody scarlet for two times was what he saw, a myriad of gold, red, blue and white light encased her body in an ethereal glow, raven hair having a mind of its own, fanning everywhere and lastly, the debris and rubble floating around aimlessly in the spacious room.
All in all it was terrifying because she was, she was, she's...
She's an esper!
The dread in the pit of his stomach spreads to his body, his face going pale as those glowing eyes stare at him as if he was just an ant.
The next thing he knows is that he was gasping for air and that his legs had crumpled underneath him, leaving him under the gaze of the deceptively young face.
"And the moment that you try to take him away again as your specimen, is the last moment that you'll be walking on this world, understood?"
The pressure in the air was immense but he tried his best to choke out a 'yes' and to his relief the pressure dissipated leaving him gasping for breath like a fish out of water, saliva dripping down his chin.
Once he has gotten ahold of his breathing he looks around to find himself alone at his facility's battleground
He sighs in relief as the danger was gone now and he rights his glasses on there proper place as he trudges in order to exit the room.
B-beep
'What now?' he lifts his arm to take a look at his high tech wrist watch thing.
'A message from Armored Gorilla?'
The message reads,
To: Doctor Gen(i)us
From: Greasy Monkey
Doctor, I had been having trouble sending this message but, I must warn you of the subject's apparent sibling coming your way.
The subject's sibling is an androgynous spiky raven haired teen around 152 cm tall with amber eyes. Do NOT let their appearance fool you and they are HIGHLY dangerous.
The subject's sibling exhibits esper abilities. Very proficient in psychokinesis. And they also seem to have a pyrokinesis ability (white flames that can easily turn a substance into ash or completely disintegrate it). And lastly, the subject's sibling can procure a light blue crystal like substance, (has the components of a diamond and other resilient gem stones, the substance cannot be identified to any other element) that from what I've witness can help mend broken infrastructure to look anew and can be directed by the subject's sibling's need.
If such a person is sighted I recommend to NOT engage at all cost.
I render to be picked up immediately from the subject's dwelling in order to avoid further confrontation.
P.S. Please get me out of here before they get back I don't want to be made into a scrap monkey.
He couldn't help the reflexive eye twitch after reading the message. But before he let's his frustration get the best of him Genus breathes in deeply and let's it all out.
To hell with research and artificial revolution!
He power walks away from the dim corridor and into the light.
It seems like, I'll be the one who needs to change.
He stares at the ruins of the ones top part of his facility and to the forested scenery that he has chosen for its location.
He recalls what the caped baldy once told them when he revealed the secret to his power.
"Guys like you who mess with evolution, the new human race and crap like that will never make it this far! The true power of us human beings is that we can change ourselves on our own!"
That's what he said, but, could he really turn back now and change?
"Stay away from my brother."
The cold emotionless voice echoes hauntingly through the recess of his mind making him shiver. He glances up to the now darken sky with a star or two dotting it and he sighs yet again.
Maybe I should give it a try.
Glowing eyes enters his mind's eye and he heaves out a shuddering breath.
Its worth the effort if I won't be facing that again.
And so, he with his little high tech wrist watch thing, he commands a small robot to get the Gorilla's head for him. He would only need that and building him once again won't be much of an issue. The now ex-doctor evolutionist, starts the gruelling task of trudging back inside to locate something that might patch him up.
He hopes that those cold eyes won't be the star of his nightmares from now on.
"What do you mean that the sale ended moments ago?!"
"Yeah! Sensei was here before the closing time of the discount sale. How is it possible that after Sensei waited patiently in line for so long that he wasn't able to get any when it was his turn to buy!"
"I'm s-sorry sirs, but you weren't able to meet the d-dead line." the poor saleslady cried out apologetically to the intense cyborg.
His eyes glowed, "Tell me what is the exact time that the sale ended."
"S-six o'clock."
"Well then, teacher approximately got here fifty-eight seconds and forty-nine milliseconds before Six o'clock, which means he has the right to buy your product." Genos says curtly.
Saitama nods vigorously, "Yeah, what he said!"
"B-but sirs I-"
"Where's your manager? This disservice to a prized customer shouldn't be tolerated at all!" Genos purged on, for the sake of his Teacher's groceries.
Saitama crosses his arms, "Yeah! And Haku wouldn't like it if we can't have meat for dinner this Sunday, I don't want her to be pis- unhappy as is. And she's a teenager, don't you know that they need protein for growing!" he argues at the panicking saleslady.
By now, the whole people of the market is paying attention to the scene, forgetting what they were there for.
And the manager was still nowhere to be seen.
As the saleslady continue to splutter and to the crowds surprise a raven haired child (what they see from her outside appearance) pulls at the bald man's cape getting his and his partners attention.
"Onii-chan?" they say, eyes impossibly big.
"H-haku!" Saitama yelps surprise, along with the crowd (but they are surprise for an entirely different reason ("They don't even look a like!" "Shhhh... That's rude, but I totally agree with you.")
Unbeknownst to them, Saitama and Haku are having a conversation with their minds (via Haku's telepathic abilities) and Saitama nods in understanding to the thing that they talked about.
"I'm sorry Haku-chan, but it seems like were not having meat for dinner tonight." he says smiling sadly, rubbing his sister's hair.
Haku gasps, "What? But you promised!" she pouted cutely to the man, earning 'awws' from the female population and some males where blushing. ("Mama can I have her?" a young boy asks his mother which caused her to giggle "No, sweetie we can't do that.")
This reaction causes Genos to be angry at his teacher's and his sister's behalf, "No Sensei, Miss Haku, you'll have the meat that you deserve. Let me-"
"No Genos, it's alright." the older man solemnly states. Then he moves closer to whisper to the blonde's ear (though it wasn't needed, for the cyborg's ears are very sharp)
"You should just go along with it, don't worry Haku will use her secret weapon so we'll surely win this." the afro haired blonde's eyes widened then he nodded.
I see, it might let me learn a thing or two from Miss Haku.
He glances down towards the little Miss' dirty shoes, something that didn't escape his notice.
She must have already defeated that Monster if she is here and Teacher seems to trust her a great deal too. She must be strong at her own right.
Yes, that's right he'll watch closely as how her Master's little sister would get them out of the situation as the victor.
Moments later~
The trio walks away from the market to the apartment, Saitama was humming to himself with a satisfied smile on his face. Haku was leading the way a box of pocky in hand and a smile that reaches her eyes. Genos was following closely to the two, a look of bewilderment set in his face as he stares at the other teen's back.
He'd never seen a display like that... such a powerful skill to have in her arsenal.
Seeing that Haku in a new light, he makes his decision.
"Miss Haku, please teach me your ways! Please help me to become stronger!" the afro haired man declared bowing, gaining odd looks from the people in the vicinity, but paying it no mind at all.
The two siblings stared at him and then stared at each other, then the younger one spoke.
"If that's what you want Genos-san then I'll do what I can, but remember that some of my skills may not be compatible to your capabilities as you are a cyborg and not completely human. And please, just call me Haku. Your older and it makes me feel like I'm old. That, or I won't teach you."
Damn, why didn't I thought of that
Saitama chides himself.
"Alright, Haku-sen-"
"Don't call me Sensei or Master either." She adds quickly
"Alright. Haku... san."
"Well, that's better."
Saitama face palms.
A/N:
Hi everyone! I am extremely sorry for being late in this update. But before you try and throw tomatoes at me here my reasons.
First, I got hospitalized and almost died there but no worries, I'm very much okay now. Then there was school and coupled by my laziness well... yeah. Anyway, I hope you like this update 'cause I'm not really confident on this one.
Thanks for reading and leave a review~