Chapter 8

He managed to find something. There was a supply room of all places and it held various clothing. Some were massive looking pants in Street's eyes, yet when he tried them on, they became nothing more than jorts. "Still leaves nothing to the imagination. At least it's covering what needs to be covered." He muttered. Continuing on his search, he eventually found something of great use, a sewing machine and materials! With that, Street went right to work making new clothing for his brother and himself. The materials themselves weren't quite used for clothing. They were stiff and uncomfortable. Not to mention tacky looking since he didn't have enough to cover where the jorts came to an end on his legs. However, it would be enough to keep him and his brother covered up. It took the rest of the day to make something for the two of them, Knuckle snickered at the strange material he used. "Man, isn't this for body armor or something? I rather stick with the jorts!"

"Shut up and wear it until we can find something!" he snapped back. The day was done, and yet Street keep wondering what has changed out in the world. He did find Dr. Evo late in the evening and questioned him on leaving the facility tomorrow. "My brother and I are going stir crazy! Please, can we go outside and see the city?" he pleaded.

Dr. Evo was taken aback by the request, however he said he would see what he could arrange. With that in mind, Street rejoined his brother who found the cafeteria of the Neo Heroes. The food appeared to be good, and hunger was just getting the best of him now. Eating had become a spectacle to say the least. Neo Heroes would stop and stare as plates of food vanished into the brothers. The amount of it all shouldn't be able to fit into one body! Yet, they were able to consume what they desired before tiredness took hold.

"So… where do we sleep?" Knuckle asked. "I ain't going back to that medical room!"

"Street! Knuckle!" called Accel. He flagged them down and was quickly approaching them. "We have new quarters set up for you, come follow me!" he insisted.

"That answers that," Knuckle muttered.

They were taken to the third floor of the building, there the brothers were given a rather large size room. Big enough for the two of them and even beds they could properly fit in! "It's not much, but hopefully you will get a good night's sleep here."

Street yawned aloud. "Let's test that theory, Night Accel."

They were left to their room, Knuckle smirked as he jumped onto the bed and felt rather relaxed. "Not bad, almost feels like our own place," he said.

"Yeah, let's get some shut eye, hopefully we will be able to go outside by tomorrow" said Street.

#

Sleep came rather easily, yet the dreams Street had were anything but pleasant. He kept seeing the face of a young fourteen year old girl. Her eyes sparkled as her smile could light up the room. "You two ought to be careful! I am not going to keep bandaging you up like this!"

"Yeah, yeah sis, we know!"

But then, there was that shadowy figure of a man. A massively tall mountainous person who would stare down him and Knuckle, yet he couldn't see a face. Was this man malicious? Was this father? Did he treat them well? Or is his memory being suppress for a reason?

He didn't know, yet he was woken from his sleep with a loud knock on the door.

Knuckle stumbled up and out of bed to the sound. Curious though, Street went to answer the door and found Accel standing there, smiling from ear to ear.

"Hey, we're going to introduce you today." He explained. "Uh, I don't know how to explain it to you but, some of the Neo Heroes who joined us are from the former Heroes association, former S Class if you can believe that."

"S Class?" asked Knuckle as he sat on the edge of his bed. "Why the hell would we care about that? We don't even know what the S Class was!"

"Right, right…" Accel muttered. "Well, I want you two to be prepared, and we will introduce you shortly." With that he left the Brawler brothers to their room.

Street was curious though. "This still doesn't feel right, my gut is telling me that."

"Mine too, dad always said go with your gut… GAH!" he cringed, Street did too at the mention of his father. But then, he began to see him vividly. A massive, burly looking man who would always smile and face any danger with a grin on his lips. He was easily recognized by the tattoos on his arms. "Dad… I remember dad!"

"ME TOO!"

Memories flooded back to them of their father, a stern man but who also had a big heart. There were times when he would fight someone on the street because they were causing trouble, only to take them in to learn and understand the situation they were in. He turned a lot of people's lives around, and there were those who simply didn't care and refused his advice and help. But they remembered his big heart. Despite the fact they didn't have much to offer, they would be certain to give what they could to those in need.

Street shed a tear at the thought. He could remember his father. Yet he couldn't recall his mother's face or why the name Melee means something important to him. A gentle knock came at the door, Knuckle opened it as Street cleared the tears from his eyes. Accel stood and gave the nod, it was time to be introduced to the Neo Heroes.

#

"This feels familiar…" muttered Metal Bat. He was in a massive white meeting room along with the others. Yet it was strange to see everything lit up and nothing shrouded in darkness. He sat at a table with some of the other top heroes, however, his eyes kept drifting to two sitting across from him, Ran and Shaw.

Ran didn't look all that familiar in a sense, Shaw however he knew for certain he was someone Bad has encountered before. He noticed Child Emperor and Darkshine giving off the came curious glare but that all came to a stop as McCoy entered the room. "Gentlemen, it is a great privilege and honor to announce today that we have made a fantastic discovery!" he explained.

"Such as?" question Ran.

"Heroes from the past that are bought into the future!" he stated with great pride.

Suddenly, every S Class hero froze and stared at him. "What are you talking about…" said Child Emperor.

"You'll see!" corrected McCoy. "Gentlemen I am about to introduce you to some heroes from the past, please keep your question to a minimal, they only woke up yesterday. And don't mention anything about their past…" he insisted. He turned to the doorway. "SEND THEM IN!"

The double doors opened. Accel walked in and was followed by two massive men.

One was shaved bald except for two thin strips of bangs that came down the front of his face and a rat-tail ponytail from the back. The one next to him had shoulder length, flat, brown hair yet tired back into a small ponytail. "Accel…" said Shaw with great uncertainty.

"Gentlemen, I want you to meet our new recruits. Knuckle and Street!"

Ran stood up oddly as he stared at the two men. "Huh, I am certain I have seen these faces before…"

"I'm sure you have and you will ensure the world see them now!" McCoy announced

Raiden stood and stared down the two young men. "How old are you?" he demanded.

The brothers peered to each other then back at Raiden. "Twenty four!" they announced proudly. "We've been fighting monsters long before you been… what do you do?" asked Knuckle. He was the one with the shaved head and thin bangs.

Raiden glared. "Yeah, fine recruits you got here Accel. It's already starting to feel like the heroes association…"

"Hey, whoa, no disrespect meant there!" said Street. "We're just testing you!" he laughed and gave a friendly punch in the arm to the Yokozuna. "Besides, you wouldn't want to face off against someone like us," teased Street.

"Hey, I like them already!" snickered Bad. "Confident, slightly cocky, but hey. I could work with them!"

"You don't seem so bad yourself short stack!" said Knuckle.

"What?" asked a confused Bad.

"Ahem!" announced Accel. "The brothers wish to go out for a while, perhaps do their first patrol. Doc has cleared them to step outside. Would anyone be willing to show them around?"

Bad's hand went up. "Yeah, I can," he said.

"BUT, I think I should." Called Shaw. "After all, I am one of the more experience Neo Heroes than Bad there. I'll do it."

"What did you say!?" Bad demanded.

But he got a glare from Shaw. Bad knew he has defiantly seen that before. Instantly he sat down and shut up. "Come on you two, let's get you some fresh air and… new clothing… My God what are you wearing?!"

"It was all the material I could find!" protested Street.

"I better come along too," sighed Ran. "Knowing you, you would get these two in some sort of trouble…"

"Say, before you go…" called Darkshine. "Mind if I spar with you for a moment? I want to test you boys out!"

"Sure, whatever you want to do. Where abouts do we go?" asked Street.

Darkshine stood and led the brothers out of the room. Curiosity got the better of Ran and Shaw as they were quick to follow.

As they walked out of the meeting room, Child Emperor was confused. "You said they were heroes from the past… what exactly were you implying there?" he questioned McCoy.

"In due time, Child Emperor, rest assured. For now, it is best to get them out and exposed to the world, for they will be two of our top heroes!"

#

"So… what's this about huh?" asked Knuckle. He stood with his arms crossed, Darkshine was grinning from ear to ear as he led them to the sparring room. There he stripped down to his Hero gear… or lack therefore of.

"I wanna see what you two can do. I mean you look strong, but if you lot those beer bellies of yours, you could look like me!"

Street smirked. "Really? That's it, you're telling us to lose some weight?" he laughed. "Look, no offense man, but I rather look the way I am than to be a muscle bound guy like you."

Darkshine smirked back. "Is that so? Tell me this then, if you're so strong, let's see you prove it! I've been training ever since I was a kid, lifting weights is my thing to say the least. I know you boys appear to do some weights, but not enough to look this good!"

"Appearances aren't everything." Knuckle replied. He stretched himself out and sighed. "Guess I'll do it, I want to go outside damn it." With that, he took off the crude clothing Street made for him, he was down to wearing jorts and yet he stood at the ready. "You can make the first move it you want, I don't really care at this point."

Darkshine grinned. "Guess you will be waiting on going outside, I'm gonna knock you out!"

Knuckle stood at the ready, he did a strange breathing technique, but then appeared ready to fight. He took no stance, yet his feet shifted just enough to change his center of gravity. Darkshine came running at him! The clash made the walls shake!

Despite the charge though, Darkshine was stopped dead in his track! Knuckle held him back and shook his head. "Not a wise move man… seriously, you don't go showing everything at once…"

Knuckle then shifted himself, he got under Darkshine and landed one blow against him! He stumbled back and yet was coughing aloud. The air was knocked out of his lungs. He couldn't catch his breath. "See, you got nothing buffering you there! This here… this ain't all fat!" Knuckle announced as he patted his stomach. Darkshine recovered, he gained his breath and yet, he appeared rather impressed.

"Not bad, now let's see you get serious!" he announced.

"Meh, another time. I want to go outside. I'll play with you later okay?" Knuckle said and gave him a wink. He got his clothing back on. "Ran, Shaw, where the hell does a guys like Street and I need to go and get some clothing!"