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Chapter 11 – The City Ruled by a Gangster
Somewhere in the multiverse, we go to an area located at the edge of a desert and just across a bridge of a huge oasis river where there lied a city. The city in question looked like a cross between Houston, Texas, San Antonio, Texas and Florence, Italy with a small touch of advanced technology but still kept some of its' beautiful landscapes and it was filled with humans and non-humans walking side by side.
This… is Crimson City, a city where both humans and non-humans whether if they're demi-humans, anthropomorphic animals, aliens, etc. can live together in peaceful harmony. It is also sometimes referred to as "The city of dreams", because you could say that this city is the ideal place to live in and strive for because of low live-in costs and taxes, free health care in hospitals, free education in schools, easy to find jobs and everyone is treated fairly and equally and it's all thanks to the Agresta Family.
Who are the Agresta family? Well, you could say that they're the ones who founded the city and they are the ones who've been governing it like a kingdom for generations, so you could say that Crimson City is also known as Agresta City.
The Agresta family were looked up to and respected for their kind, generous and noble deeds that they've done for Crimson city and its' people by the people and they'd even welcome new settlers who have nowhere else to go to live in the city.
Although, the Agresta family were seen as kind, generous and noble people inside of Crimson City on the outside… but on the inside and outside of the city… the Agresta Family had a dark side to them.
For they along with seven other families are founders and leaders of an organization known… as the Crimson Horns.
Who are the Crimson Horns? They are an organization of gangster criminals who travel to other dimensions and establish negotiable businesses of interest. They'd do organized illegal activities of crime in secret such as smuggling illegal products, black market items, stolen goods and weapons and sell them to the highest bidder. They also hire thieves, assassins and bounty hunters to do a job assigned to them and they also form contracts or partnerships with other business foundations or fellow criminals whether those who'd join them or associate with them and they'd get away with almost anything including doing whatever it takes to make sure that nobody finds out about things they want to keep hidden.
Strangely, they have this code of conduct, they don't commit crimes that involve slavery, kidnapping of innocents and other atrocious acts unimaginable that mostly involves inhumane experimentation on sentient life. If they were to find out about some of their members doing such heinous acts behind their backs, they won't hesitate to deal with them and dispose of them permanently along with evidence of them ever being part of their organization.
The Crimson Horns are also one of the most dangerous criminal organizations widely ever known in the vast multiverse and are highly feared and respected in the multiverse criminal underworld, those who know them, know when not to mess with them, those who don't should be careful not to and those who have the guts to defy them… well, let's just say that they either wished that they hadn't or were never heard from again.
But despite their motives, the Crimson Horns do what's necessary to benefit a place for those without a home so that they can live happy peaceful lives and they won't hesitate to get rid of anyone who'd get in their way.
It was currently midday and the city was bustling with activity as several people both human, demi-human and alien alike were going on about their daily routines.
In one part of the city, some of the people were just minding their own business when all of a sudden, a purple portal appeared in the middle of the road getting their attention. Now, normally the people would be a bit freaked out, cautious or curious about this but instead, they just shrugged it off as this was considered a normal occurrence to them in the city.
Some of the people took a look at the portal for a few seconds before returning to their business while some stayed a bit to watch what would come out of it.
(Insert The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go)
And from the portal, something came rolling out of it. That something was a certain van rode by a certain duo as the portal closed behind them.
"Hee~ hee hee~!" whooped Bebop upon his and Rocksteady's arrival.
"Here we are Rock! Crimson City, the city of dreams yo!" said Bebop looking around the streets.
"Da comrade! It's even more beautiful in person than it is in the pictures boss showed us" said Rocksteady behind the wheel as he drove the van through the streets of Crimson City while admiring the sights.
"You got that right!" agreed Bebop "And ta think that we'd be goin to this sweet place to deliver the Red Taurus Diamond to the big cheese runnin this place!" he said.
This was currently Bebop and Rocksteady's first time in Crimson City. Awhile back before stealing Eartheon's Red Taurus Diamond, their boss/master gave them the task of stealing said diamond as requested directly from the leader of the Crimson Horns and they were the Shadow Fist Guild's biggest clients and to say the least that the both of them were excited because it was the first time they were gonna do a job requested by the guild's number one client and they heard a lot of stories from their fellow guild members who took up jobs requested by the criminal organization and they even heard about how beautiful Crimson City was and now that they're here themselves, being amazed was an understatement.
"Alright Rock! Let's head to that meeting place the boss told us to go to after picking up the package!" said Bebop.
"Right with you all the way comrade!" said Rocksteady as the mutant rhino increased speed and drove off towards their destination.
Meanwhile, in another part of the city, another purple portal appeared in an empty part of the road only it was bigger and wider and from that portal came five vehicles, three bikes, an ATV and a car. Riding those vehicles were none other than Blazer on his custom Harley motorbike Flame Comet, Locus on his ATV Mongoose, Embo on his BARC Speeder with his Anooba companion Marrok sitting on the sidecar of his speeder, Boris on his custom Paul Jr. motorbike and LaGrange and Stranger riding the former's racecar with the him on the wheel.
"Aah~, Crimson city… la ville des rêves…" said LaGrange admiring the scenery while he and the other bounty hunters rode through the streets of the city "It has been a while since ze last time I've been here" he said.
"Ya been here before LaGrunge?" asked Stranger "It is "LaGrange"…" corrected the racer bounty hunter with a frown before replying "But of course… I have been here a couple of times" he said "Back when I first took up some jobs from ze Crimson Horns just when I vas starting as eh member of ze guild, I vas hired as an escape driver for robberies in ozer dimensions, it vas eh start but I managed" he said.
"Huh... guess yer skills as uh racer did come in handy after all…" said Stranger nonchalantly.
"I'll take zat as eh compliment" said LaGrange.
"Alright boys… follow my lead and we'll head straight to the meeting place of our client" said Blazer as the other bounty hunters nodded in agreement and the five vehicles rode off towards their destination.
(End Soundtrack)
We now open to a large luxury hotel called the "Crimson Bull Hotel" where we go to the parking lot and it was there that we see Bebop and Rocksteady in their van entering said parking lot.
The duo parked the van before coming out "Here we are Rock… the place where the boss told us to meet the client" said Bebop while holding a small metal case holding the Red Taurus Diamond "*Whistle!* I have ta say… this place looks real fancy" commented Bebop while looking at the tall building.
Rocksteady nodded in agreement "Da, you'll need a lot of money to afford to stay in a place like this" he commented also looking at the tall hotel building.
"Meh… it's gotta be a no-brainer since the head honcho of the Crimson Horns would be in this five-star fancy hotel considering they own the place" quipped Bebop.
"Da, completely" agreed Rocksteady "Any idea why the boss of the Crimson Horns would be here?" wondered the mutant rhino.
"I heard that they're currently having a big shindig here" said Bebop "Could be a fund raiser or somethin" he said turning to Rocksteady with a shrug.
"Hmm… probably" replied Rocksteady holding his chin in thought.
Their thoughts were interrupted when they heard the sound of vehicles arriving.
The duo turned towards the sound and much to their surprise, they saw none other than Blazer and his group entering the parking lot.
"Well look who it is…" said Blazer upon seeing the two of them.
"Whoa man! It's Blazer! And he's not alone bruh!" said Bebop surprised to see the gasmask wearing bounty hunter arrive with others considering that he mostly saw Blazer as more of a loner type, so seeing him with a group was kinda rare.
"Whoa! Rhino man Ivan!" said Boris upon seeing Rocksteady recognizing him.
"Ho! Boris!" said Rocksteady also recognizing him as he and the bounty hunter brute happen to be close friends at the guild considering how both of them are Russian.
After the bounty hunters parked and dismounted their vehicles, they walked up to Bebop and Rocksteady and started a little conversation.
"Ha haaaa! Ivan, how is Boris' rhino friend doing?" said Boris as he and Rocksteady shared a manly hug and manly handshakes with one another.
"I'm doing fine comrade, how are you? Been breaking anything as of late?" asked Rocksteady.
"Ha! Boris managed to break a bunch of stupid robots on his mission!" he boasted lightly hitting his left pectoral with his fist.
"Hmm, that's interesting, me and Bebop managed to steal a red diamond and we even managed to get way from the SPD police" said Rocksteady.
"What?! You and warthog companion managed to escape one of the space police?! HAHAHAHA! Boris bet Ivan is no match for SPD!" said Boris.
"Well… the green ranger was a bit of a challenge but I managed…" said Rocksteady not wanting to mention how the blue and yellow A-Squad rangers helped the green A-Squad ranger kick his butt.
Boris just did a hearty laugh in response and gave Rocksteady a manly smack on the back "Ha! As expected from the Rocksteady!" praised Boris earning a small nervous chuckle from the mutant rhino.
"Did you really get away from SPD?" asked Blazer.
"Kinda…" said Bebop scratching the back of his neck "You could say we had a little help from a rumored phantom thief…" he said.
The bounty hunters minus Boris who was busy having a fun conversation with Rocksteady looked at each other in silent surprise before turning back to Bebop "It was Nexus Lupin wasn't it?" asked Blazer.
"Ya got that right yo!" nodded Bebop in confirmation "He was kind of a bugger, he snatched the jewel from us before we had our run in with the space fuzz" he explained "We almost got our goose cooked if it wasn't for him bailing us out all of a sudden, he even decided give this back" he said while showing the metal case holding the diamond.
"Nexus Lupin's motives are quite questionable…" said Locus holding his helmeted chin in thought "Nobody knows wha's goin on in thah head of his after all" agreed Stranger with a nod.
"Oui, zis mysterious phantom thief is one peculiar character" said LaGrange giving his own opinion and Embo nodded in agreement.
Their conversation was cut short when a purple portal opened just a couple meters next to them getting the two groups' attention.
"Quoi!? Qu'est-ce que c'est ça?" said LaGrange surprised by the sudden appearance of the portal.
"Hmm… looks like we weren't the only Shadow Fist Guild members hired for a job from the Crimson Horns…" said Blazer looking at the portal as he recognized it as a portal created by the device used by Shadow Fist Guild Members.
"Wonder who it is?" said Bebop as the big group watched as something came through.
(Insert Kamen Rider Ex-Aid OST – Genm Level 2)
Coming out of the portal were three individuals. These individuals were none other than the three assassins Rattle, Scourge and Sable, also known as Venom Squad as Scourge was the first to walk through, followed by Striker and Rattle respectively.
"Well~, well~ look who we have here~!" said Scourge with a grin upon seeing the two groups.
"Venom Squad!?" exclaimed Bebop in surprise upon seeing the Shadow Fist Guild assassins. He and Rocksteady have seen them a few times before at the guild and they heard a lot about the assassination jobs they took on and to say, the mutant duo saw them as a group they shouldn't mess with.
"Venom Squad…" said Blazer "Fancy meeting you three here" he said.
"Same to you Blazer…" said Rattle as he and his teammates approached them.
"Scourge… Sable…" Blazer greeted the remaining two Venom Squad members with a slight frown behind his mask at the former and a friendly tip of his helmet to the latter.
"Yo~!" greeted the psycho killer assassin of the trio with a wave.
"Blazer... fine coincidence to meet you and everyone else present" greeted the swordsman assassin of Venom Squad.
"So… Crimson Horns hired you three to assassinate someone?" the War Champion asked the Venom Squad leader.
"Indeed…" said Rattle "Had to kill one of their members" he said casually "Apparently, she was doing something that was against the rules and I found it very vexing" he explained.
"Really? What did they do?" asked Bebop curious.
"They were making coats…" said Sable with a disgusted expression.
That raised some eyebrows from everyone "Why would Crimson Horns boss want you to kill someone just because they were making coats?" asked Boris.
"The coats~ were made from Beastkin demi-humans~" said Scourge with a grin.
"Oh…" replied everyone.
"Dude… that's just wrong in several ways" said Bebop shivering at the thought of beastkin demi-humans and other humanoid animals turned into coats.
"Da, I know I'm technically a human turned mutant animal but the thought of getting turned into clothing doesn't bode well for me" said Rocksteady uncomfortable at that thought.
"Well, might as well be grateful that we got rid of such barbarians, who knows if they might target humanoid mutant animals next…" said Sable making the mutant duo silently gulp while nodding.
"Alright, I think that's enough. Let's just meet up with the client and get our jobs done with and return to the guild" said Blazer.
"That… I can agree on" said Rattle.
"Da! Let us go comrade Boris, we do want to get our payments after all" said Rocksteady.
"Da! Agreed Ivan" agreed Boris with a nod.
"Seconded…" said Locus as everyone else sounded their agreements.
And with that, the duo of thieves, group of bounty hunters (minus Marrok since Embo had to leave him at the parking lot due to no pets allowed inside the hotel) and trio of assassins proceeded to enter the hotel to meet their client.
Along the way, Blazer and Sable were walking alongside each other.
"I still can't understand how you and Rattle are able to get along with this psycho" said the bounty hunter towards the assassin.
"Well... I have to admit that he's quite unsettling but after some time and patience on several missions, he becomes quite tolerable once you get used to his presence" said Striker.
"Ever thought about teaming up with someone else? Like for instance me?" asked Blazer jokingly.
Sable chuckled amused "We may be friends and fellow War Champions Connor, but I'm still a member of Venom Squad and the three of us have made a vow stay by each other's side" said Striker revealing himself to be a Celestial Champion chosen by the Celestial Goddess of War just like Blazer while also addressing his fellow War Champion by his real name.
"Lord Sable takes his vows seriously, so whenever he makes a vow, he never breaks it" said Scorpius the Sasword Zecter who was currently sitting on Sable's left shoulder.
Blazer chuckled in return "Suit yourself… Maxim" said Blazer addressing Sable by his real name, gaining a small chuckle from the assassin as the whole group continued on their way.
We now go to a huge hotel ballroom with two floors. There, we see a lot of people of all ages ranging from teens to adults and to elders socializing with one another and they were composed of humans, demi-humans and aliens. Some were clad in formal attire and some were clad in business attire and there also happen to be a few kids present running around and having fun.
Up on the second floor, we see a tall middle-aged man about in his early 50s with short jet-black combed hair that reaches halfway passed his neck, fair skin average athletic build and brown eyes. He's clad in a Western style business suit composed of a white button up long sleeve shirt with a red ascot tie under a black vest and an open black business jacket, a pair of black pants with a black belt with a silver buckle with an emblem of a pair of crimson colored longhorns on it, a pair of black boots, a gold wrist watch on his left wrist, a gold ring worn on his right ring finger and a black cowboy Stetson hat worn on his head. He also happens to wear a pair of black tinted aviator sunglasses and he also had a cigar on his mouth. This middle-aged cowboy is none other than Michael Agresta, also known as Mr. Big or better known as Don Agresta, the head of the Agresta Family and the overall leader or Grand Don of the Crimson Horns and the ruler of Crimson City.
He was currently accompanied by a young woman and six bodyguards.
The young woman was about in her mid-20s and she had long dark brown hair held in a low ponytail, fair skin, slim build, small bust and dark brown eyes. She's clad in a white long sleeve button up blouse under a dark blue button up business suit jacket, dark blue business formal skirt, beige colored pantyhose, black high heeled shoes, a black wrist watch on her left wrist, a pair of black rectangular rimmed glasses and she currently carried a tablet on her left hand. This is Olivia Calvin, Don Agresta's personal assistant and secretary.
And the bodyguards were clad in suits composed of white button up shirts with a black necktie under black vests and black open business jackets with gray armbands on their left upper arm bearing the same crimson longhorn symbol as the one on Don Agresta's belt buckle, black pants with belts, black leather shoes, black Stetson hats, black sunglasses and communicators on their right ears but what stood out for them was that they all wore Raidrisers on their waists.
What's currently happening right now is a party to celebrate the 7th birthday of one of Don Agresta's grandchildren and also the success of a partnership of a company from another world.
Don Agresta was observing the party with his secretary standing next to him and his bodyguards standing on guard. He looked towards a little girl with short brown hair, fair skin and brown eyes wearing a light blue dress, white shoes and a light blue headband on top of her head talking and having fun with kids her age. This little girl was one of Don Agresta's granddaughters Anna Agresta and the birthday girl of the party. Seeing this brought a small smile on the Crimson Horns leader's face upon seeing one of his grandchildren enjoying herself and being happy.
"Don… Agresta…" said a voice followed by the sound of footsteps coming from Don Agresta's left as he turned to see who it was.
Approaching him, his secretary and bodyguards was a middle-aged man about the same age as him albeit a little older and is Japanese. He had short graying black hair, fair skin, average build and brown eyes. He's currently clad in a business suit composed of a white button up long sleeve shirt with a yellow necktie under a gray button up business jacket, gray pants with a belt, black leather shoes and a gold wrist watch on his left wrist. This is Kousei Kougami, the President/Chairman of the Kougami Foundation, a mysterious organization and multi-purpose company with the main HQ located in Rising Japan on Eartheon and the same company now associated with the Crimson Horns.
Accompanying Kousei was a young woman and a young man, the former being Japanese as well and the latter being Japanese-American.
The young woman was around her early 20s with long brown hair, fair skin, slim build, small bust and brown eyes. She's currently clad in a white long sleeve button up blouse under an open light gray business jacket, a matching-colored short skirt that reaches above her knees, a pair of high heels and a white wrist watch on her left wrist. She also happens to be carrying a box with her. This is Erika Satonaka, Kousei's Secretary.
And the young man was about the same age as Erika albeit a year younger with short shaggy black hair, fair skin, slim and average build and gray eyes. He's currently clad in a business suit to keep up with formalities on occasions like this. It was composed of a blue button up shirt with a black necktie under a black business jacket, a pair of black pants with a belt, a pair of black leather shoes and a black wrist watch on his right wrist. Just like Erika, he also happens to carry a box with him. This is Kenneth "Ken" Makino, Kousei's Right Hand Man.
"Ah… President Kougami…" said Don Agresta removing the cigar from his mouth "Glad to see that you made it" he said welcoming the foundation president.
"Happy Birthday!" the Kougami Foundation president loudly (but not too loud) and ecstatically exclaimed with his arms raised to the sides "To your granddaughter's seventh year…" he said while gesturing to Erika who opened the box she was holding revealing a birthday cake with white frosting and decorated with strawberry slices and blueberries and the words "Happy Birthday Anna Agresta" written in chocolate frosting and a number 7 made from blueberries bellow it "And… to our two companies partnership…" he said gesturing towards Ken who opened the box he was holding revealing another birthday cake also with white frosting, this one also decorated with strawberry slices and blueberries and having the words "Happy Birthday" written in chocolate frosting but with two circular shaped white chocolate disks bellow it: one on the left with the symbol of the Crimson Horns (which is also the symbol for the Agresta Family) on it in red colored chocolate and the other disk having the symbol of the Kougami Foundation on the right also in red colored chocolate and in between the two chocolate disks was a piece of chocolate shaped like a plus symbol.
Don Agresta looked at the two cakes and chuckled with a smile in amusement at the Kougami Foundation president's eccentric personality "Why thank you Chairman, we appreciate your gifts…" he said before snapping his fingers as two of his six bodyguards approached Erika and Ken and received the cakes from them and returned to their boss who gave them a gesture to take the cakes somewhere secure in which they nodded and left with the cakes in hand.
"I'm sure my granddaughter will enjoy the cake you baked for her and her family and I look forward to doing business with you in the future" said Don Agresta.
"Subarashī!" exclaimed Kousei ecstatically "And I as well look forward to our companies' future collaborations together" he said as he and Don Agresta shook hands with one another.
Suddenly, one of Don Agresta's remaining bodyguards received a call from his communicator before approaching Olivia and whispered something into her ear. She nodded and then turned to the Crimson Horns leader "Sir, you have some visitors and you also have a call" she told the Grand Don.
"Ah… it must be one of those people I hired for one of those jobs… although I wasn't expecting a call" muttered Don Agresta "They said that the call was from a Dr. Doofenshmirtz" said his secretary.
"Oh… him" said Don Agresta in amusement before turning to chairman Kougami "If you'll excuse me Mr. Kougami, there's some urgent matters I need to attend to" he told him "I do apologize for this brief meeting but feel free to stay as much as you like" he said.
Kousei nodded "Very well Don Agresta sir" he said as they shook hands once again.
"Enjoy the party" said the Grand Don before he along with his secretary and bodyguards left. Don Agresta then turned to his secretary and said "Ms. Calvin, please inform Bulldozer to escort our guest to my reserved dining area in a few minutes… and please tell him to make sure our guests aren't seen" he told her.
"Right away sir" she nodded "Also… please order the chefs to cook me a steak, medium rare…" he said "At once sir" nodded Olivia as she went to work.
As the Kougami president, his secretary and right-hand man watched the leader of the Crimson Horns and his company leave, the moment they were out of earshot, Ken spoke "I still don't understand why we have to associate ourselves with them Kougami-sacho" he said with a frown sharing his doubt of associating with the criminal organization "You already know that they're an organization of criminals that we shouldn't mess with, so why?" he asked.
"It's because Makino-san…" trailed off Kougami before continuing "The crimes they committed are fueled by their desires…" he said "The desire to influence others… the desire to provide for their city… the desire to survive… the desire to help others… but most of all… the desire to protect and reach out to those in need!" said Kousei dramatically.
"Hmm… kinda like a certain someone we know…" said Erika reminded of a friend of theirs "Yeah, but he isn't a criminal like them" quipped Ken.
"Yes, but still…" said Kousei "It was said that this all started back when Crimson City started off as a small town located near an oasis river, the same river we'd see in between this city and the desert" he said "The Agresta Family were the ones who started the town and they dreamed of making a place where all the people can live peaceful happy lives… then one day, the town was raided by bandits" Kousei explained "The Agresta family managed to ward them off but they still suffered great deal of loss... almost losing most of the town…" he said "But they endured and decided to turn to a life of crime in order to rebuild the town into this glorious city and protect it!" he said "Soon, seven other families who shared their ideals joined them, thus forming their crime organization that currently exists today" he said "This was all made possible thanks to their ambition of creating a peaceful utopia where all can live happily… and their ambitions were of course motivated… through their desires!" said Kousei dramatically "I wish to see how far those desires will take them…" he said taking a few steps in thought "Will it take them to greater heights?" he said before stopping and turned around and walked back to his secretary and right hand man "Or will it lead them to be consumed by greed and fall to ruin!?" he said as he passed between the two "Just having the thought of that day ever coming is just… Subarashī!" he exclaimed in dramatic excitement while facing up at the ceiling with his hands raised upwards.
The two looked at the chairman with different reactions, while Erika was unfazed by his usual eccentric personality, Ken raised an eyebrow still a bit doubtful about associating with the criminal organization but he's willing to trust president Kougami's judgement, eccentric personality aside.
Later, we now see Don Agresta inside a private dining area in the second floor where he's seated on a table with a steak platter and a glass of whiskey on said table while his four bodyguards were standing on guard and his secretary was seated next to him. Don Agresta was currently cutting the piece of steak that he ordered.
He put the cut piece into his mouth and chewed it for a bit before swallowing, he then put down his knife and fork down before turning to his secretary "Put the call through" he said as his secretary nodded and pressed a few buttons on her tablet before a holo-screen appeared in front of Don Agresta showing static.
The static then changed to a green screen with purple words saying "Doofenshmirtz Good Inc." and what followed was a catchy jingle.
Doofenshmirtz Good~ In-cor-po-ra-ted~!
Don Agresta chuckled in amusement as he turned to the readers "This jingle never gets old" he said before turning back to the screen.
The screen then changed to static once again before changing to a view of some kind of lab on the other side of the screen. And standing on that lab was someone.
That someone was a middle-aged man in his late 40s with brown messy hair, fair skin, a long pointy nose, lean build and blue eyes. He's currently wearing a black sweater under a white lab coat, a pair of gray pants and a pair of black shoes. This is Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz, a former evil scientist and currently a science teacher at Danville Highschool and also a part-time scientist at Agresta Science Labs and also an acquaintance of Don Agresta.
"Hello there, Don Agresta sir! Apologies for calling you without scheduling an appointment but I kinda wanted to show you something" greeted Dr. Doofenshmirtz with a wave while speaking in what's identified as a Drusselsteinian accent.
"It's alright doctor" said Don Agresta shrugging it off "To what do I owe the pleasure of receiving a call from you?" asked the Crimson Horns leader.
"Oh, well you see I'd like to show you my latest invention and it could be useful in some of your facilities in Crimson City and it could make some things easier for your employees" he said as the former evil scientist approached something that was under a white sheet.
He then removed it revealing some kind of telephone booth shaped chamber "Behold! The Transport Teleportation-inator!" introduced Dr. Doofenshmirtz making Don Agresta hum intrigued.
"This can help save up in transporting products and cargo" said Doofenshmirtz "All you have to do is put whatever you want inside the chamber in here…" he said pointing towards the inside of the invention "And then type in the destination you want to transport it to on this panel…" he said pointing to a control panel located next to the entrance of the chamber "And once you activate it, whatever's inside disappears and reappears in the desired destination" said Doofenshmirtz finishing his explanation.
"Hmm… interesting Heinz, mind if you show me a demonstration?" asked Don Agresta fascinated by the invention.
"It would be my pleasure Don Agresta sir, just let me get something to use my invention on and I'll demonstrate" said Doofenshmirtz before walking somewhere off-screen.
Suddenly, the sound of glass shattering was heard, causing Don Agresta to raise an eyebrow.
And from out of nowhere, something rolled into the view of the screen into a crouching position.
That something was a teal green-colored platypus with orange flippers, beige colored beaver tail, tangerine colored bill and reddish-brown eyes. He also happens to wear a reddish-brown fedora hat. This is none other than…
Pe~rry~!
Perry the Platypus AKA Agent P, a secret agent of an animal espionage spy agency called O.W.C.A. which stands for the "Organization Without a Cool Acronym" (Pfft! Funny!).
And what's Perry doing here if you're asking? Well, if you must know, Perry is Dr. Doofenshmirtz' former nemesis. During Doofenshmirtz' time as an evil scientist, he would come up with plans to take over Danville AKA the Tri-State Area and Perry would always be the one to thwart his plans until one day with a little help from his daughter Vanessa Doofenshmirtz and as well as some mishaps which led to some realizations and a moment of finding one's self, the evil scientist had a change of heart and changed his evil ways.
And why Perry is here right now is, well… It'll be explained right now…
Don Agresta's secretary blinked a few times as she stood up from her table and took a closer look at the screen and rearranged her glasses and narrowed her eyes for a closer look "Is that… a platypus?" she questioned.
"I believe so Ms. Calvin…" said Don Agresta unfazed by the fact that he's seeing a platypus in a hat that's standing on its' webbed feet. Perry looked around and noticed the Transport Teleportation-inator before turning to the screen showing Don Agresta and his secretary looking at him which made Perry blink a couple of times in surprise and confusion.
"Oh! Perry the Platypus, hello!" said the voice of Dr. Doofenshmirtz as Perry turned to see his former nemesis approaching him while holding a box.
"Oh, it seems that you know this platypus doctor?" asked Don Agresta.
"Oh, yes I do! This is my former nemesis Perry the Platypus back before I turned a new leaf" said Dr. Doofenshmirtz introducing Perry to Don Agresta.
"Perry this is my acquaintance Don Agresta, Don Agresta, Perry the Platypus" said Doofenshmirtz introducing Perry to the Crimson Horns leader. Perry in return gave off a chittering-like growl in greeting.
"So, what brings you here?" asked Doofenshmirtz, only for Perry to give him a look and pointed towards the doctor's invention.
"Huh? Oh~!" said Doofenshmirtz getting the picture "Did I activate the Inator Alarm?" he asked receiving a nod from Perry "Okay then, guess I must've given Major Monogram quite the scare right?" commented the doctor "No need to worry Perry the Platypus, I'm not doing anything evil, this is just an invention that can teleport things" he clarified "I was just about to demonstrate how it works to Don Agresta here, care to stay and watch?" he asked.
Perry thought for a moment before shrugging and nodded in reply.
"Great!" said Doofenshmirtz before turning back to the screen "Okay, as you can see, I have a box containing some paper cups and I'll just put them right here" he said putting the box inside the chamber "And then we type in the coordinates in here" he said pressing a few buttons on the control panel "And then we press the teleport button right here…" he said as he was about to push the red rectangular button "Oh wait! I almost forgot!" said Doofenshmirtz stopping in his tracks.
"Hmm? What is it Doctor?" asked Don Agresta confused "I forgot to mention that the Transport Teleportation-inator comes with a receiving platform which is right over there" he said pointing towards something just right next to his invention.
It was a circular platform with a couple of rings on it and a dot in the middle making it resemble a bullseye target as the Crimson Horns leader looked towards it "This will be where the item you want transported to appear" he explained "I only made one right now but I'll make more if you approve of my invention once I'm done demonstrating" he said.
"Then by all means Dr. Doofenshmirtz…" said Don Agresta gesturing Doofenshmirtz to proceed.
"Okay then, now where was I?" thought Doofenshmirtz for a moment before remembering "Oh yeah! After putting in the coordinates, press this button right~ here!" he said pressing the button from earlier as the machine started to hum to life.
"Okay then, now let me just back away and then-WHOA!" exclaimed Doofenshmirtz upon slipping on a banana peel after taking a couple of steps back. Where the banana peel came from was unknown as it made the former evil scientist slip towards the Transport Teleportation-inator before came crashing into the chamber with a resounding *WHAM!*.
This made Perry the Platypus slightly cover his eyes with one of his hands with a slight cringe, even Don Agresta's secretary cringed at the doctor's little mishap while the Grand Don himself flinched a bit but immediately regained his composure.
"I'm okay!" said Doofenshmirtz who was upside down with his lower torso and bottom leaning to the wall of the chamber. Doofenshmirtz then felt something on his chest "Hey, what's this?" he wondered as he felt what was on him, he looked up to see that it was the box of paper cups he put in the chamber "Oh, it's the box of paper cups that I put in the Transport Teleportation-inator, what's it doing here?" he wondered out loud sitting up when he heard a loud humming sound. Dr. Doofenshmirtz looked around and realized too late where he was and that was inside said machine "Oh…" was all he said before the machine activated and Doofenshmirtz and the box were zapped by a bright white light making him scream in shock.
This caused Perry the Platypus to shield his eyes from the light and when the light dissipated, Perry saw that Dr. Doofenshmirtz and the box was nowhere to be found and all that remained in the machine was small traces of smoke.
Perry looked around to see where Doofenshmirtz might've gone to but remembered where the machine would take him to and a few seconds later, a bright light appeared on the receiving platform and when it cleared, it revealed Doctor Doofenshmirtz holding the box of paper cups, only that both him and the box were covered in soot with the top part of the former's head slightly smoking.
"*Cough!**Cough!* I'm okay…!" said Doofenshmirtz coughing out small clouds of soot before standing up and slowly walked out of the platform albeit slightly wobbling while walking.
"As you can see, the box of paper cups made it to the receiving platform in one piece, although there's a bit of soot on it *Cough!* *Cough!* *Wheeze!*" said Doofenshmirtz with a couple of coughs and wheezes "And as what you just saw, although unintentional, it's possible for people to get teleported" explained Dr. Doofenshmirtz as he coughed out a few small clouds of soot "I guess I still need to work out the kinks on it though… what do you think?" he asked Don Agresta.
"Hmm… well I have to say that your invention's very fascinating Dr. Doofenshmirtz" said Don Agresta "Small mishaps aside, it could be useful in our facilities" he said "Really?!" said Doofenshmirtz "Indeed" nodded the Grand Don.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door getting Don Agresta, his secretary and bodyguards' attention.
The door opened and in came a tall burly man in his mid-40s with brown skin making him of African-American descent. He had black hair which was styled in a buzzcut making him close to bald, a black goatee and black eyes. He's wearing a gray button up long sleeve shirt with an unbuttoned collar under an open dark gray suit jacket with a gray armband with the Crimson Horns sigil, a pair of gray pants with a belt, black boots, black and silver studded fingerless gloves with the word 'BULL' on the knuckle part of the right glove and the word 'DOZER' on the knuckle part of the left glove, a pair of red tinted aviator sunglasses worn over his eyes and finally a Raidriser strapped to his waist. This man is commonly known as the Bulldozer or sometimes Dozer for short, one of Don Agresta's top ace lieutenants and one of the few heavy hitters of the Crimson Horns.
"Hey boss, I brought them here unnoticed just like you asked" said Dozer speaking in a deep low and gruff voice.
"Ah, I see…" said Don Agresta with a nod before turning back to Doofenshmirtz on the screen "Sorry to cut this short Dr. Heinz but I have some important business to attend to, I'll contact you again and we'll talk about your proposal of having your invention installed into our facilities." said the Grand Don.
"Really? Thank you very much Don Agresta sir!" said Doofenshmirtz "Goodbye for now doctor… I'll call again." said Don Agresta.
"Goodbye! See you la-WHOA!" exclaimed Doofenshmirtz as he once again slipped on a banana peel that came from out of nowhere and fell on the floor with a *THUD!*, making Perry the Platypus sweat drop "I'm okay!" said Doofenshmirtz raising up an arm before Don Agresta hung up.
He chuckled a bit before turning to the Bulldozer and nodded "Bring them in…" he said and Bulldozer nodded before going outside to let in their guests.
"I still don't understand why you allowed this Doofenshmirtz to join us despite being oblivious to the fact that we're also a criminal organization" said Olivia "Well, he's very amusing, plus he always makes me smile" replied the Grand Don "And besides… his inventions have their uses… and his newest one could be of use to the Crimson Horns…" he added with a devious smile.
His secretary merely nodded in response before the door to the entrance opened once again revealing Bulldozer who entered "Here they are boss…" he said standing aside allowing a certain large group of people to enter. That large group was none other than Bebop and Rocksteady, Blazer and his group of Bounty Hunters and Venom Squad.
"Well now… this is a surprise… I didn't expect all three groups I hired for different jobs to return at the same time" commented Don Agresta clasping his fingers together and resting his chin on said fingers.
"Well… we arrived at the same time by chance, so you could say that this was a mere coincidence…" said Blazer.
"I see…" nodded Don Agresta in understanding "And this must be the group you gathered to carry out the mission?" he asked taking notice of the bounty hunters accompanying Blazer "Yes… they are" he replied.
"Then I guess the job was a success?" asked the Grand Don "Indeed it was a success" confirmed Blazer with a nod "I see…" said Don Agresta with a nod "And I also congratulate the three of you as well for a job well done in disposing of one of our… insubordinate members…" he said.
"Yes… we did…" said Rattle with a nod.
"We finished our job too Mr. Big sir!" spoke out Bebop holding up the case containing the Red Taurus Diamond.
"Hey! No speaking to the Grand Don unless spoken to Pork Rind!" threatened Bulldozer who suddenly stood in front of Bebop with his arms crossed glaring at the mutant warthog menacingly behind his sunglasses revealing to be taller than the mutant warthog making Bebop squeal in fright "Y-y-y-yes sir!" stuttered Bebop taking a couple of steps back in fright.
"It's alright Dozer… no need to be all hostile" said Don Agresta raising up his hand gesturing the burly lieutenant to stand down. Bulldozer huffed with a grunt before returning to his spot making Bebop sigh in relief.
"Now then… let's get down to business…" said Don Agresta before snapping his fingers gesturing two of his bodyguards as said bodyguards walked over to his table and lifted off the plate carrying his half-eaten steak, utensils and drink off the table allowing the Grand Don of Crimson City to put his elbows on top and steepled his fingers "First off…" he trailed off as he turned to Venom Squad "You three… let's go over this again, you made sure to dispose of Ms. Von Guggen and as well as evidence of her ever being part of our organization?" he questioned.
"Yes~ and we made sure none of his minions escaped! And it was so satisfying to see the horror on their faces!" said Scourge with glee causing those next to him minus his teammates to step back a couple steps away from him.
'Seriously?! How can these two stand this guy?!' some of them mentally exclaimed, specifically Bebop, LaGrange and Stranger.
"We even obtained this to make sure authorities don't find out about her being part of your organization…" said Sable who took out something from his pocket and showed it. It was an ID card used by Crimson Horns members containing a picture of Helga Von Guggen and it was slightly stained with blood.
"Ah… why thank you…" said Don Agresta as the War Champion assassin handed the bloodied ID card to him, the former unfazed by the splattered blood on it. Don Agresta stared at the ID for a few seconds with an indifferent look before giving it to one of his bodyguards "Dispose of it…" he said "Yes sir" said the bodyguard before taking the ID card and left the room to dispose it.
"Now then… Blazer" he said calling out to the gasmask wearing bounty hunter "I'm sure that you brought "it" with you am I to assume correctly?" he asked.
"Indeed" nodded Blazer as he approached Don Agresta and pressed a few buttons on his advanced wrist watch before a familiar tied up brown leather bag materialized from it. He caught it and put it on the table in front of Don Agresta and stood back.
Don Agresta slowly reached for the tied-up rope and loosened it. This allowed him to peak in and see what was inside of it.
Don Agresta merely smirked while his secretary who managed to take a peek gasped, eyes wide in shocked horror as she covered her mouth with one of her hands mid gasp while her skin paled before taking a couple of steps back from what she just saw.
Don Agresta then lifted up the bag and gave it to one of his bodyguards "Here… hold on to this for me will you…" he said and the bodyguard took it confused after seeing how horrified Secretary Calvin was. Out of curiosity, the bodyguard took a peek and what was inside made his skin pale and slightly green.
"What's wrong?" asked Bulldozer taking notice. The bodyguard just slowly showed the open bag only for the Crimson Horns Ace Lieutenant to see and his eyes simply widened in shock behind his sunglasses. What was inside was none other than the severed head of the former member of the Crimson Horns and double crosser Sid Crowe and the head had a look of horror on its' face.
"Damn…" was all Bulldozer said.
Scourge also managed to get a glimpse at the contents of the bag and he grinned 'Oh my~… Don Agresta sure knows how to make good requests to his clients~' he thought savagely.
"Uh… what's in the bag?" whispered Bebop to Locus in question "The head of our quarry" was his reply "*Gulp* Dang… who knew bounty hunting was at this level…" said Bebop nervously "Special request from Don Agresta" said Locus "I-I see…" replied Bebop with a nod.
"Since you've delivered his head… I guess this means you've also managed to recover what he stole?" asked Don Agresta.
"Yes…" replied Blazer as he pressed a few buttons on his watch and two familiar items materialized in front of him. He then walked over to the table once again and placed the Sclash Driver and the Crocodile Crack Fullbottle on the table in front of the Crimson Horns leader before stepping back.
"Ah…" said Don Agresta examining the two items closely before nodding. He then gestured towards one of his bodyguards who walked over to him, the Crimson Horns leader whispered something to his bodyguard before nodding and placed the two items on a tray before leaving the room taking the Sclash Driver and Fullbottle to who knows where.
The Shadow Fist Guild members wondered what that was about but didn't ponder it for long when Don Agresta spoke "Now then…" he said as he turned to Bebop and Rocksteady "You have the package I presume?" he asked.
Bebop snapped out of his stupor and nodded "We sure do Mr. Big sir, here it is!" he said as he walked over to Don Agresta's table and slowly placed the small metal case and slowly pushed it over to Don Agresta before stepping back.
The Crimson Horns leader opened the case to reveal the Red Taurus Diamond. He took it from the case and lifted it up and gazed at it as the light of the room made the diamond shine.
There was a number of "Oohs" and "Aahs" from the group present in the room (minus a few) upon seeing the Red Taurus Diamond.
"*Whistle!* Whoa… talk about one hell of a bling" commented Bulldozer.
"Indeed, it is…" agreed Secretary Calvin with a nod while rearranging her glasses.
"The Red Taurus Diamond… now belongs… to the Crimson Horns…" declared Don Agresta with a smug smile as he continued to gaze upon the red diamond in his hand.
A little later, after having one of his bodyguards take the Red Taurus Diamond and as well of Sid Crowe's head out of the room, Don Agresta proceeded to give the Shadow Fist Guild their payments as the room now had more men clad in the same outfit as his bodyguards minus the cowboy hats and they were holding metal cases.
"Now then… first off, to Bebop and Rocksteady…" said Don Agresta as said duo approached "As a reward for delivering the Red Taurus Diamond to me…" he said while he gestured to one of his men who walked over with a silver case and opened it revealing it to be full of cash "Here's a payment of two million dollars" he said.
"Sweet yo! Bring in the doe!" said Bebop as he and Rocksteady looked at the cash with dollar signs on their eyes with the former having digital dollar signs on his goggles and the latter having one green dollar sign on his good eye and a gray dollar sign on his glass eye.
"Also…" spoke Don Agresta snapping the duo out of their trance as they turned to the Gangster "After hearing about the trouble you went through to obtain it… here's double the payment as compensation" he said as another of his men walked over to the duo and held up another case and opened it revealing to carry the same amount as the first case.
This caused the duo's jaws to drop "WHOA! WE GET 2 MILLION BUCKS PAYMENT PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 2 MILLION AS COMPENSATION?!" exclaimed Bebop in surprise "That makes 4 million in total…" said Rocksteady with wide eyes.
"Whoa…" some of the other Shadow Fist Guild members murmured in astonishment.
"Hmm… their first success at a job from the Crimson Horns and they get double the payment…" said Sable holding his chin while impressed.
"Quite impressive don't you think my lord?" said Scorpius receiving a hum from his partner.
"Indeed~" said Scourge in amusement while Rattle just grunted with a nod.
"I'm dreaming, aren't I?" questioned Bebop "Nyet… you're not dreaming comrade" said Rocksteady confirming that Bebop's still awake.
The duo then all of a sudden bowed to Don Agresta in a Japanese styled fashion "Thank you very much Don Agresta sir!" they said in gratitude.
Don Agresta chuckled "It's no problem at all" he said with a wave as Bebop and Rocksteady received the two cases full of cash.
"Now for Blazer and his group…" said the gangster as Blazer and his group stepped forward "As reward for taking care of Sid…" he said as six of his men walked to the group of six and presented to them similar metal cases and opened them to reveal that they were filled with cash "The bounty reward of 2 million dollars times the number of members in your group, making a total of 12 million dollars…" he said "Already divided and prepared for the six of you" he added as the six Crimson Horns henchmen closed the metal cases and gave them to each bounty hunter.
"Thank you very much sir" said Blazer receiving his pay.
"Thank you…" Locus simply replied also receiving his.
"Merci beaucoup Monsieur Agresta" said LaGrange with a satisfied smile taking his case.
"Thank you" said Embo with a nod also receiving his case.
"Thanks fer thuh moolah Don Agresta sir" thanked Stranger with a nod and a tip of his hat as he received his pay.
"Boris thanks Crimson Horns leader for giving Boris his reward" said Boris also receiving his case of money.
Don Agresta nodded before turning to the final group "And finally… Venom Squad…" he said as said trio of assassins stepped forward.
"As reward for taking care of Helga…" said Don Agresta as three of his men walked over to the assassins and held up three cases and opened them to reveal cash "A payment of 2 million dollars each" he said as the three assassins each received one case from the three henchmen.
"And as promised… additional bonuses" said Don Agresta getting the bounty hunters and Bebop and Rocksteady's attention.
"Additional bonuses?" said Bebop in surprise.
"Hmm… wonder what Don Agresta promised them?" wondered Locus.
Don Agresta then gestured to three of his men who were each carrying a metal case as they approached the Venom Squad.
"For Sable…" said Don Agresta as one of the men in front of said sniper assassin presented the metal case and opened it in front of him revealing its' contents "A special gadget for your arsenal" he said.
Inside the case was a disk-like object with a black base with silver four foldable finger-like parts with ports that could open and yellow pattern with the "ZECT" logo on it. This was the Zectimizer.
Sable looked at the gadget for a few seconds before taking it from the case "You have my thanks Don Agresta" thanked Sable.
"For Scourge…" continued Don Agresta as the henchman in front of the psycho killer opened his case and revealed its' contents "A new weapon… and some Fullbottles" he said.
Inside the case was indeed a weapon and it looked like a cross between a big pistol and a gatling gun. The body was black with an orange color scheme with a bit of silver with black and orange six-barrel gatling gun barrel, orange revolving magazine and an orange trigger. This is the Hawk Gatlinger.
Together with the weapon were about six Fullbottles, each of them having black top and bottom parts but were shaped differently. The first one was color gray with a gray cap and the center part of the bottle was shaped like a gatling gun barrel. This was the Gatling Fullbottle, the second one was red with a red cap and the center was shaped like a firetruck. This was the Syoubousya Fullbottle, the third one was transparent with a white cap and the center was white and shaped like a refrigerator. This was the Reizoko Fullbottle, the fourth one was transparent with a yellow cap and the center was yellow and was shaped like a wasp. This was the Hachi Fullbottle, the fifth one was also transparent with a yellow cap which was slightly a darker shade of yellow and the center was also the same dark shade of yellow and was shaped like a tiger. This was the Tora Fullbottle and the sixth and last one was also transparent with a blue cap and a blue center and was shaped like a grinning shark. This was the Same Fullbottle.
Scourge examined the items and smirked as he took hold of the Hawk Gatlinger "Per~fect…" he said looking at the weapon.
"Why do you want a new ranged weapon Scourge? Don't you already have one in your rider form?" questioned Sable.
"Yes~ but you know how I enjoy using rapid fire weapons y'know~" said Scourge receiving a "Hmph!" from Sable as if saying "Suit Yourself" and an exasperated sigh from Rattle.
Scourge then returned the weapon to the case before Don Agresta's henchmen closed it and gave it to the psycho killer assassin who happily received it and nodded in thanks with a savage grin.
"And finally… Rattle…" said Don Agresta as the third henchmen opened the case in front of the Venom Squad leader "Here are a couple of new Advent Cards" he said.
Inside the case were two advent cards. The first one was green with a picture of a clawed hand as if it was ready to grab with the word "STEAL VENT" on it with a gold circle on the left side of the label and below the picture is a description box. This was the Steal Vent Advent Card and the second card was gray and it had a picture of a humanoid rhinoceros with the name "METALGELAS" on the top with a gold symbol of a rhinoceros head on the left side and below the picture is a description box of sorts on the lower left side and on the lower right is another box containing the word "ATTACK" in red and bellow it is the number "4000" in black and in between both boxes and picture is a black line with four bars on it. This is the Metalgelas Advent Card which contains the mirror monster Metalgelas.
Rattle nodded as he took both cards from the case and the moment, he took the Metalgelas Advent Card, the rhino sigil changed into the familiar cobra snake Sigil of Kamen Rider Ouja "Thank you" he said as the three henchmen walked away from the groups.
"It was a pleasure doing business with all of you" said Don Agresta "I look forward to more of our future contracts" he said.
"Thank you, Don Agresta sir" said the Shadow Fist Guild members with a bow.
"You may leave now" said Don Agresta "My lieutenant will escort all of you to the door" he said gesturing towards Bulldozer who nodded as he proceeded to escort the whole group out.
"Oh wait… Blazer..." said Don Agresta raising up his hand as Blazer and everyone else stopped and turned to Don Agresta "Yes, Don Agresta sir?" he asked.
Don Agresta gestured to one of his men who nodded and walked over to Blazer and presented a case with the sigil of the Crimson Horns to him "Take this with you and give it to your Guild Master." said the Grand Don.
"Hmm…?" said Blazer with a raised eyebrow and confusion behind his mask as he and the rest of the Shadow Fist Guild members looked at the case as the henchmen opened it to reveal what was inside. Almost everyone gasped upon what was inside.
Blazer looked towards Don Agresta in surprise behind his mask "Why give this to our master?" he asked the Grand Don.
Don Agresta simply smiled in response "It's the least I could do as thanks for the good work your guild has helped us with all those years… and besides…" he trailed off "Consider this… a birthday gift from me to him" he said.
That was when the Shadow Fist Guild members realized something "Oh yeah! Today's boss' B-Day!" exclaimed Bebop.
"Sacrebleu! Zat is today?!" said LaGrange in surprise.
"Oh yeah… guess we were so caught up in our jobs that we lost track of the date…" said Blazer checking the date on his advanced wrist watch.
"Huh… of all the times to forget" said Sable.
Don Agresta chuckled "Please do send him my regards when you give that to him" he said as the henchman closed the case and gave whatever was inside to Blazer who accepted it with a nod "We will…" the gasmask wearing bounty hunter said.
"Goodbye for now… members of the Shadow Fist Guild…" said Don Agresta bidding them goodbye "I look forward to our future businesses again in the future…" he said.
And with some final farewells, the Shadow Fist Guild members were escorted out of the room.
Later, the Shadow Fist Guild members were now back at the parking lot. They prepared to leave as Blazer and his group got onto their vehicles with Stranger of course hitching a ride with LaGrange as usual and Bebop and Rocksteady getting on their van. Although Venom Squad didn't seem to have vehicles of their own… that was until they pressed a few buttons on their advanced wrist watches and summoned three bikes.
One of them was a sports motorbike with a purple, silver and gold color scheme with the symbol of a cobra on the side, the second was a Harley Motorbike with a red and black color scheme with the symbol of a spider on the side and the last one was a modified Honda CBR1000RR morotbike with a silver and black color scheme with yellow mandible-like parts at the front, three white "H" sigils at either side and a white logo with the word "ZECT" on it, a silver and back bike tail with a yellow stripe and a black "H" and white "ZECT" logo on it , two headlights with three circle lights on each side and finally a purple scorpion sigil witht the "ZECT" logo on it. This third bike was called the Machine Zectron.
Rattle got into the sports motorbike while Scourge got onto the Harley and Sable got on the Machine Zectron.
"So… anyone want to do anything before returning to the guild?" asked Blazer turning to everyone.
"How about we buy some grub for every one of the homeys back at the guild so that we'll arrive just in time for the party" suggested Bebop "I just got a message from the guild saying to have any available members to buy some food for the party" he added.
"Great idea monsieur Zeck!" said LaGrange "How about we buy some pizza!" he suggested "Ze master loves pizza and I know a very great pizzeria we can go to buy some, eet ees called La Pizzeria di Giuseppe e Juliano" suggested LaGrange "Eet ees ze number one pizza shop in Crimson City, in fact eet ees ze only pizza shop in ze city and ze biggest if I say so myself, I've been zer a couple ah times and I have to say zat zer pizzas and as well as zer calzones are "Mwha!" c'est magnifique!" said LaGrange kissing his fingers for emphasis.
Bebop and Rocksteady gulped some of the drool that was watering in their mouths upon hearing about that "You sure about that LaGrange?" asked Blazer "Oui! You von't be disappointed, I can guarantee it" the racer bounty hunter assured "Alright then, take us there LaGrange" said Blazer as LaGrange nodded and started his car's engine followed by everyone else starting their vehicles.
"We'll get to that pizza place and buy enough food to feed the guild… so long as "everybody" pays for the orders!" called out Blazer and almost everyone groaned "Hey, no complaining, LaGrange may have suggested where we're gonna buy some grub but I expect everyone to share a small portion of each of our bounties that we earned and use them to pay for the orders, besides… this is for our master considering it's his birthday today!" reasoned Blazer.
Almost everyone grumbled but sounded their own replies of understanding and agreement "Alright guys, let's go!" said Blazer as LaGrange drove off out of the parking lot followed by the rest as the Shadow Fist Guild members as they went off to buy some food for their guild master's party.
Back with Don Agresta, he just finished his third plate of steak as he wiped his mouth with a napkin making a satisfied sigh when his secretary spoke.
"Don Agresta sir… is it really okay for you to just give away such a powerful device?" asked Olivia.
"It's fine Ms. Calvin…" said Don Agresta nonchalantly.
"Are you sure about that boss?" asked Bulldozer who returned from escorting the Shadow Fist Guild Members and giving out his own opinion "Could be a waste if you just give away a powerful device that we could use for the organization y'know… no offense by the way" he said.
"None Taken…" said Don Agresta while taking a sip from his whiskey "It's not like I carelessly gave it away to a random stranger… I'm sure at the hands of the guild master of the Shadow Fist Guild, he'll be able to use it wisely…" he said as he eyed a metal case sitting on a vacant chair next to him "He is after all… an old friend of mine…" he said as he opened the case revealing its contents as he lifted up one of the items that was inside the case.
The item in question was a silver metal slightly bulky device with two slots on either side, a black circular center cover with gold rectangle frame with a tubular-parts on the sides of the circle and a split line in the middle making it look like it could open like a door, two black trapezoid-like parts on the top and bottom part of the center of the cover, a purple accented ring around the cover and four slanted parts on each corner of the tubes. This device was none other than the Thousandriver.
And left in the case were what looked like two cartridge USB keys similar to the progrise keys but different. Both were transparent red and where shaped similarly to wings. One of them looks like a right wing and having a picture of a dinosaur with the name "Carnotaurus" with the type being "Zetsumetsu" below it. This is the Carnotaurus Zetsumerise Key. And the other one looked like a left wing and has a picture of a triceratops with the name "Triceratops" with also the type being "Zetsumetsu" below it. This is the Triceratops Zetsumerise Key.
"And besides…" he trailed off staring at the Thousandriver "Each and every one of us of the Crimson Horns… has all~ the power we need…" he said with the grin.
"Heh… guess you're right…" said Bulldozer agreeing as he took out something from his pocket. It was a progrise key with a red and black body with a button on the top left corner and the front of the device showing a picture of a buffalo and having the name "Crushing Buffalo" with the ability "Blow" below it. This was the Crushing Buffalo Progrise Key "And I have ta thank you once again for giving me and my family a chance at a bright future here in this city sir…" he said remembering how Don Agresta gave him and his family a better life.
"*Chuckle* Indeed…" admitted Olivia in agreement as she took out something from within her jacket. It was some kind of an upside-down egg-shaped device with red and black color scheme with a but of silver and gold in it, a gold spike at the bottom, a black and white patterned ring in between the top and bottom and a transparent red slanted button with a gold accented ring and on the red button was the Zodiac sign for Aquarius. This was the Aquarius Zodiarts Horoscopes Switch "And I as well am thankful for allowing me and my sister to have a better life here… and as well as curing her sickness…" she said grateful for what Don Agresta did to save Olivia's younger sister and as well as giving them happy lives.
The Crimson Horns bodyguards present also silently agreed as they took out Invading Horseshoe Crab Progrise Keys from their jacket pockets while reminiscing on their troubled pasts before given a chance to live better lives in Crimson City.
"Think nothing of it… I only did what any kind hearted person would do…" said Don Agresta.
(Insert Saw 3D: The Final Chapter – The Final Zepp)
Don Agresta then felt something as he slowly placed his driver on the table and looked towards the window where the view of Crimson City was seen "Hmm… I'm starting to have this strange feeling… that something big is coming our way… and not just us… but the whole multiverse as well…" he said.
"Really boss?" asked Bulldozer.
"How are you certain?" questioned Olivia.
"I'm not… it's just a feeling…" replied the Crimson Horns Leader "And I have a feeling… that I'm not the only one who senses it…" he said as he continued to watch the bustling city.
Meanwhile, somewhere in other areas of Crimson City or in other dimensions… the remaining seven current heads of the eight founding families and leaders of the Crimson Horns looked on towards the sky as they too also sensed this strange feeling of something big coming their way and as well as the whole of the multiverse.
"If that day ever comes… all eight founding families… will be ready… and we will protect the peaceful utopia we worked so hard to build and maintain" he said as Olivia, Bulldozer and Agresta's bodyguards couldn't help but agree.
"And whoever it is… if ever they step foot on this city… and dare to claim it as their own… and hurt those we all love dearly…" he trailed off as he narrowed his eyes dangerously while clasping his fingers together "We. Will. Crush them…" he declared as he and the other heads of the founding families were determined to protect the peaceful utopia that they've created from the foundation of the countless crimes they've committed.
They were the Crimson Horns… a criminal organization of anti-villains… and they'll do whatever it takes… to secure their future of a peaceful world… even at the cost of their crimes…
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"My~ my~ my~! That was quite the intro I must say!" said the voice of Nexus Lupin "This organization of criminals is quite intriguing if I say so myself…" he said.
"And it seems that Bebop, Rocksteady and the other members of the Shadow Fist Guild sure have gotten quite the payment… and look at that! It seems Blazer and Sable are well acquainted with one another and they're both Celestial Champions as well~" said Nexus.
"Bet you were also surprised to see some certain characters here, especially a certain Platypus and former evil doctor" he added.
"Also… it seems that the Crimson Horns sense that something big is coming, what could that be?" said Nexus "I'm afraid you'll have to find out in the next coming chapters" he said.
"This marks the end of yet… another intro to a new villain group, albeit a bit short if I say so myself!" said Nexus with a chuckle.
"Stay tuned, all of you for we'll be getting more into on a certain guild" he said "So times up for now and I'll be seeing you all again soon…" he said.
"Ciao~!"
Author's Notes:
Inspired by XP4Universe and Fir100
And that… concludes another new chapter. Bebop and Rocksteady, Blazer and his group of Bounty Hunters and as well as Venom Squad arrived at Crimson City, main stronghold dimension of the newly introduced villain criminal organization the Crimson Horns and while they seem nice on the outside in their home dimension, they're dangerous and shouldn't be messed with on the inside and out of their home dimension.
Bet you were surprised to see some familiar characters, especially Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law, but to those who don't know the others two, the characters who met up with Don Agresta are Kousei Kougami and Erika Satonaka, two characters seen from the show Kamen Rider OOO and the other one Ken Makino is an OC of mine and I bet that the Kougami Foundation collaborating with the Crimson Horns was quite a shock to some of you. But not to worry, they may have joined the Crimson Horns but they won't be bad guys, that I assure you. You'll have to see how this will turn out in the future and if you want to know what the Kougami Foundation symbol looks like, just search it since I kinda find it a bit hard to describe the appearance of the symbol.
Now what's coming next is that you'll see some new info about the Shadow Fist Guild and you'll get to see some new character intros, some from familiar shows and some that are OCs.
So, stay tuned and look forward to what comes next.
This is XD Warden signing out.