A/N: Before you read on, I suggest you read The Fall of the Future (Jōshō Arc 5). It's important because you'll get what's about to happen next.

Not Another High School Fanfiction!

Kenji Arc 4

Chapter 7: Cerebus Called, He's Sent a Dark Knight. (Part 1)

Last time on Not Another High School Fanfiction, the Outsiders were off to save Hercule! Kenji really does not want to, but he will anyway. Now, on Not Another High School Fanfiction!

Kenji was annoyed all the way to the Tsumisumbri Mountains talking his sweet time with his team much to the protest of Videl. She may have been upset she was lied, but he was still her father. When they arrived, Kenji sensed only Hercule. Kenji did not even bother question it and landed. In winter wear, the group arrived on the snowy terrain.

"Uh, Kenji? Isn't it a bit strange we're not sensed anyone other than Hercule? I don't think Wheelo or Konchin can supress energy." Jillian said being surprisingly insightful.

"Jillian, considering this is an AU, anything's possible." Kenji said. "Maybe on this version, it's more commonplace."

"Even then, Kochin and Wheelo were scientists not fighters." Jerome said stopping in his tracks. "And I'm sensing warper energy."

Kenji rolled his eyes and sensed out the area.

"Eh, probably some warpers with nothing better to do decided to kill off Hercule. Might as well, off the bastards." Kenji said lazily. "All I sense is a bunch of 6th rankers."

[Cues: One Piece OST – Bad Guy]

"Wow. I'm disappointed. I'd figure you'd be smart enough to realize warper energy can be suppressed and hide one's true power." A familiar haunting voice said in the distance.

Kenji raised an eyebrow, but kept his hands in his pockets.

Jerome tensed as he sensed the rising warper energies. Jillian looked surprised, and Dana was sweating. Kenji had stayed nonchalant until he realized one of them was not a sixth level.

"Jōshō?" Kenji said.

"Right on the money, dear cousin of mine." Jōshō said dispelling his Tonton Jutsu along with the rest of his Aces.

Delia had Hercule by the collar and Videl yelled at her to let him go. Delia had a mere smirk for the "princess" gesturing for her to come and get him. Videl would have if Gohan did not hold her in place.

"No, sweet pea! Run! These guys are too strong…even for me. These guys make Cell look like a pansy!" Hercule said frantic.

He showed clear signs of being brutalized and had a trail of blood coming down his mouth. His afro was also a brunt up mess and his clothes were wrecked. Videl looked terrified at the state of her father and Gohan was sweating at the idea of someone making Cell look weak.

"What do you want, dickweasel?" Kenji growled.

Along the Blackthorn Clan, there were underlying family issues that was kept mostly under wraps. Mostly due to the Blackthorns not being the type to act like the Kardashians or any reality tv trash family. Now the relationship between the Akira line kids and the Kaneda line kids were mostly okay except for Jōshō and Kenji. Kenji and Jōshō hated each other as they both represented traits they despise. For Jōshō, it was Kenji's laziness, lack of perception, lack of goal in drive, and his pettiness. For Kenji's, it's was Jōshō's workaholic nature, nihilism, and being serious about plans for the future.

"I heard you got engaged." Jōshō said calmly. "When you are getting married?"

"That's none of your fucking business." Kenji asked demandingly.

"Seems you're still don't have ambition in your life. I bet you're just dicking around with your fiancée or…. fiancé." Jōshō said mockingly looking over at Meg.

Kenji went red in the face at that and Meg was fuming at the jig at her appearance. She screamed she was a woman only for him to roll his eyes.

"Either way, you got an in-law now. Meet Delia." Jōshō said gesturing to his wife. "We got married not too long ago."

"Didn't your mother tell you not to stick your dick in crazy?" Kenji chided.

"Uh, as warpers? Aren't we all a bit crazy?" Keitaro pointed out inadvertently deflating Kenji's point.

"No. She was too busy choking on my dad's dick to tell me. Besides, considering the fact that Ryder has Harley Quinn in his harem, I'm not far off. Besides, you're a hypocrite. Isn't Meg essentially a psychopath in canon?" Jōshō pointed out.

"Yeah, not going to lie, Kenji. You walked into that one." Jillian said.

"Shut the hell up!" Meg snapped.

"It's a shame you have a higher bounty. You coasted your way by being lazy, but it won't save you from me." Jōshō said cracking his knuckles.

[Cues: One Piece OST - Angry]

"That a threat? I'd thought you'd be holed up working." Kenji said with raised eyebrow.

"Just you and me." Jōshō said still having that eerie calm in voice and tone. "Until our teammates jump in."

They circled each other staring down in silence for a bit. That's when Kenji noticed something.

"Wait, what happened to Jihi?" Kenji said in realization. "Weren't you married to that elven woman?"

"She's dead." Jōshō said blankly. "Slain in a massacre of the planet that we made our home."

"Jeez. You talk shit to me, and yet you couldn't even save your first wife. What's to say you can stop me or even protect your second one?" Kenji said coldly.

[Music Abruptly Stops]

Silence filled the cold tundra, as Jōshō paused only turning his head toward the source of that ignorant snipe. Did Kenji know that Jihi? No, he did not. Was what he said not only insulting but could be seen as a threat to Delia? Yes. Was Kenji was going to pay for that remark? Dearly.

"Michiko. Take Delia to join Bue and Tali on the ship." Jōshō said icily. "In fact, all of you go."

Jōshō's teammate knew exactly what occurred with Jihi, and each of them wanted to strangle Kenji for his brazen comment. They wanted to stay, but begrudgingly agreed to back off vanishing into the snow.

"Did I touch a nerve?" Kenji said lazily. "How troublesome."

"Uh, Kenji? His power's rising." Jillian warned. "I think we should retreat."

Had those words came out anyone else's mouth, Kenji may have considered it. Kenji laughed at the concern even telling his team not to interfere and head back to the ship. Jillian was the only one to protest, but was ignored once again.

"You know what. Fine, go get that your ass handed to you!" Jillian snapped before leaving.

Her tone of voice had sounded different than her normal tone. Once again, it was all ignored by the Outsiders as they left leaving Kenji and Jōshō alone on the icy field. Jōshō demanded Kenji take back what he said pointing out he was not able to save Jihi due to circumstances out of his own control.

"Even if I had apologized, what's the point? Jihi's still around in Other World, is she not? You can still see her." Kenji pointed out.

"That's not the point, Kenji." Jōshō said. "She insisted on not being brought back and living in the afterlife in peace."

"Wait, she's in Heaven?" Kenji said with mild shock.

Jōshō nodded.

"How the hell is she in Heaven? She made weapons alongside you for intergalactic terrorists! Hell, most of those weapons you and she made ended up in Pinkamena's hands according to the rumors!" Kenji said aghast. "Either she's religious, or Other World ain't the realest afterlife."

"What is reality?" Jōshō asked blankly.

"Me kicking your ass to the next season!" Kenji said powering up.

The clash of two wandering warpers was about to begin.

(A/N: Sorry for the cliff hanger! Kenji not knowing Jihi's dead, but knowing about rumors served to show his ignorance compared to the rest of the clan. As for the upcoming fight, I plan to have them go all out for it! Who do you think is going to win? Find out next time on NOT ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL FANFICTION!)