Chapter 15
Three days later
"I think I have something!"
"Alley?"
"I think I have the base of a cure!" she announced. "Child Emperor look at this!" she brought her microscope over to him as he peered in. He couldn't see that much through the lens.
"What am I looking for?" he asked.
"Look at the cells. Monster cells are constantly moving shifting and replicating when they are introduced to a new host. This is a blood sample I took from one of the employees at the Heroes Association. I introduced monster cells to the blood sample and then the cure I am working on. The monster cells should have taken over but look, they stop replicating!"
Child Emperor was impressed. "Wow… question is, what stage is the transformation?"
"That's the only thing I don't have. I introduced this as soon as it started to spread. I believe if I can get this into a person soon enough, I can stop the process. The sooner the better, you know?"
"That's remarkable! I hope you never have to use it."
Alley nodded. "Me too… Oh… did I show you my latest thing?" Child Emperor looked over, yet fell back in shock as two demonic serpents came off her arms! "… I should have warned you it was about this and not research."
Child Emperor when white in the face after that shock, he was quick to recover as Alley wrapped her serpents back around her arm. "When…"
"Few days ago." She said. "I was pushing myself intellectually, I guess that is pushing one's limit too. But these things blend in seamlessly into my arms. You remember that ribbon of monster skin that went down them? This is what they became!"
"Oh man, I hope your brothers don't push themselves too hard!"
She nodded. "I doubt dad would let them. Besides, these things are great! I found out that I can inject them with my cure and they can injected it with a bite. These things have venom but I can determine what level of poison if any goes into a body. If I inject them with my cure, the venom they produce will help it spread faster since it's non clotting."
"How long did it take you to figure that?" he asked.
"Just yesterday."
Child Emperor was at a loss for words. "Well, well done Alley! Great progress!"
She smiled, but checked the time. "Oh, I got to go, my brothers are going to be in that tournament thing. I'll take these along with me, and work from home on them. Don't forget to lock up when you're done!" Alley then took off like a shot. She promised her brothers that she would be there to see them fight. Her father also made her swear she would be there. After all, her brothers helped support her research, they were the ones who helped gather materials needed for Genos's new body.
She flew all the way to City C. Outside was her father waiting for her, yet he looked oddly taller than before. "Dad? Where's Mom?"
He patted his left side. "Right here. Come on, we got to get in there." The two went insides, despite his appearance, people allowed them to pass and eventually get a seat. Garou made certain to sit as close as he could to the action. People would stop and stare at him, but this time around, they were smart enough to not say a word.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WELCOME TO OUR MARTIAL ARTS CONTEST! LET'S WELCOME OUR COMBATANTS!" called the announcer.
They came walking in with great confidence. Garou smiled as his sons were in the middle of the combatants, standing tall and proud as they could before the masses. All around them were talented fighters waiting to prove their strength and combat skills.
"Wow, there's some talent down there, isn't there?" Alley asked.
Her father smirked. "Yeah, but remember. They have my combat genius ability. They just need to see a move once to do it themselves."
"It's just knowing when to use it," she said.
"Ah, you got that too. Well done."
Standing among the brothers were Snek, Lightning Max, Kujo, Suiryu, Bazuzu, Gatling, Dave of the giant soldering technique, Zakkos, Trina and Dorvan the Disturbed.
"I know nearly all of these guys, yet I don't know of Kujo, Dorvan or Trina,"
"Do the boys stand a chance?" questioned Alley.
Her father smirked. "What do you think? You've lived with them, they are nearly a carbon copy of me…"
"So… I can borrow some of the money that they win right?"
"Good luck on that."
