Ripple
The Really Bad Man
By Marie Nomad
Zanza sat in the dark damp cell. He couldn't believe that he got caught with Katsu with those bombs. It was fate that had him and Katsu bumping into each other and deciding to bomb all of the buildings in revenge for their captain's death.
"Hello."
Zanza looked up. "Who's there?"
A figure on the other side of the bars grinned. "A friend. I heard so much about you and your attempts to destroy stuff. I like that."
"Heh. Tried. Katsu's dead and I'm getting executed. I hate this government."
"I know. My boss is interested in hiring you for some really big fights. I hear that you really love to destroy stuff."
"Yeah, I do."
"You have potential, would you like to join us and watch Japan fall into flames?"
Zanza tapped on the door. "Hate to break this to you, but I'm in here and there are a lot of officers out there."
"Not right now." The figure held up a bloody key and unlocked the door. "I killed them all. But we better hurry before there's more."
Sanosuke went though the door to see a strange smiling boy in front of him. "You're a… kid?"
"I'm the Tenken and I am very strong."
"Just one question, is there a chance that I can fight the Battousai?"
"We're looking for the Battousai ourselves!" The boy smiled even more.
"Count me in."
To Be Continued…