A/N: I hadn't realized it before, but it's been a little over a year since I started this fanfic. Also, I know many of you wish for me to update my other fics, but it's harder to write than one would think. Most days I just stare at the screen, my mind coming up with a blank. Well, enough of my moaning. On to the story.

Many emotions swirled around the area near the Hero Association Headquarters.

From the civilians, it was a mixture of fear, relief, and joy. Fear for Eyonae going ballistic so close to where they were said they were safest on the planet. Relief that Eyonae was seen to be on her knees, too tired to fight any longer. And finally, joy from the thought of so many Class-S heroes being on the scene. After all, there was no way that they would ignore this alien monster after her little rampage. Right?

From the heroes, they were a simple mixture of confusion and hesitation. Most was confusion, for the majority of them had never encountered a situation in which a monster begged for death. As for hesitation, it came from four specific heroes.

'What will you do now, Master? Everyone, herself included, wishes for her demise.' thought Genos.

'She's always wished for death? If so, then why didn't she say it in the first place? Actually, why did she bother coming to Earth? Wouldn't she have had an easier time killing herself?' Child Emperor pondered.

'Could this be tied with that letter she had recieved when I was her escort?' Pig God thought with a hum.

'To the point of wanting your own death...that is so sad.' King thought as he subtley rubbed the moisture from his eyes.

From the Executive Meeting room, whom were watching from a spy drone, there was a feeling of terror and...actually, most of them were just straight up scared shitless.

The seconds that ticked by for those immobile seemed to draw on forever. Finally, the Class-S began to move...

"High speed objects approaching!"

Before Genos' internal radar picked up something approaching from over a mile away. The other Class-S shifted their gaze towards the horizon, their eyes locking onto a multitude of lights shining in the sky.

"More aliens?!" Superalloy Darkshine asked as they all tensed up.

"No! They're not organic!" Genos stated, his eyes zooming in on the objects. "They're...missiles?!"

"Say what?!" Metal Bat asked in shock. "Those are missiles?!"

"Worse." Chile Emperor said, his fingers flying across the keyboard in front of him. An enhanced image of the missiles approaching appeared on his screen, confirming his fears. "Those kind of missiles were designed, and used exclusively, by Metal Knight!"

"If all of us got the command to take the aliens out, then we can only assume that he's simply following the Hero Association's orders." Flashy Flash theorized.

"Hmph! I don't need his missiles." Tatsumaki huffed before throwing her hand out towards the missiles. A faint glow surrounded them before they all stopped. She simply squeezed her hand, setting the dozens of missiles off-

KRABOOOOOM!

Correction. Setting the dozens of massively high explosive missiles off a safe distance away. The noise was defeaning. The light was blinding. And the shockwave heading towards them...was diverted away due to Tatsumaki throwing a psychic barrier up to shield everyone from hero to civillian present. The light and sound soon faded to a giant cloud of smoke lingering in the sky, where bits and pieces of metal from the missiles fell. Everyone's eyes were glued to the sky, their jaws dropping in shock and awe at the spectacle.

"Is...he...OUT OF HIS MIND?!" roared the Tornado of Terror. Her shout seemed to snap the others out of their stupor before sharing their own opinions.

"That seemed a little excessive." Watchdog Man mused, his facial expression and voice wavering only slightly.

"I know Metal Knight's firepower is usually overkill, but that was just insane!" Tank Top Master said.

"Brace yourselves! Another object is approaching!" Genos warned.

"Another wave of missiles?!" King asked, his tone slightly shaken after that last barrage.

"No." Child Emperor groaned moments before the object landed before them, kicking up dirt and dust everywhere. It settled to reveal a massive battle droid standing before them all.

"Why have you destroyed my missiles, Tornado?" Metal Knight asked through the robot.

"Better question! Are you a complete idiot?! What were you thinking shooting off THAT MUCH FIREPOWER?!" Tatsumaki snapped as she floated in front of the robot's face, which in turn caused the angry esper's face to completely fill Bofoi's main viewing screen in his lab. "USING THAT MUCH ON A TARGET IS ONE THING, BUT ON A TARGET NEAR SO MANY CIVILIANS?! AND THIS CLOSE TO THE FREAKING HERO ASSOCIATION'S HEADQUARTERS!?"

"The civilians and Hero Association were a safe distance away. They would not have been harmed by the blast." Metal Knight defended neutrally.

"How can you be so sure?" Puri-Puri Prisoner growled angrily. "What if they had gone off course and flew straight at the association?"

"Impossible. The missiles were locked onto her bio-signature. There would've been no place to escape." Metal Knight explained.

"And what if she had decided to run into a populated area?" Pig God asked stoically, even with his hand tightly gripping his handkerchief.

"Scanners indicated a decrease in breathing and heart rate moments ago. The alien entity had fallen unconscious, rendering it vulnerable." Metal Knight explained further.

Most of Class-S soon fell into a pissing match, with the majority complaining about Metal Knight's careless use of that much power on a target surrounded by civilians, and Metal Knight himself giving one reason after another for his 'justified' use of said firepower.

The only two who didn't join in were Child Emperor and Demon Cyborg. Child Emperor simply stood off to the side, his expression becoming flatter with each excuse Bofoi gave, knowing full well that he's been wanting to get his hands on the alien ship for it's technology. And Genos...was soon standing next to Saitama, who hadn't taken his gaze off of Eyonae, who had fallen unconscious and was now lying in the dirt.

"Master. The Hero Association has sent out orders for us to destroy her." he explained in a monotone voice, his gaze shifting down to her prone form. Eyonae remained still as she lay on the ground, the area under her eye glistening with both shed and unshed tears. "The other Class-S heroes will be here shortly. They are currently arguing with Metal Knight about his use of-"

"Genos."

The young cyborg promptly ceased talking when the bald hero spoke, his gaze never shifting from Eyonae even as he continued.

"Everywhere that Eyonae went when I was with her, she was immediately shown the door. And when people didn't run and scream in terror at the sight of her, she was attacked and insulted by those that stayed. And in every instance, it was one of us that started the arguement or panic. She never did anything to anyone here."

Genos remained silent as his master spoke, though his eyes did widen when he registered this information. If what his master said was true, then that would mean...

"We drove her to this." the cyborg quietly muttered in realization, his view on Eyonae slowly shifting.

"Exactly."

Both heroes turned to see Screech approaching them, causing Genos to get defensive.

"I thought you were being restrained by Tornado." he said, his hand glowing as he built power in case he needed to blast the alien.

"I was released after she shieled us all from that explosion." Screech explained. "And she's so busy yelling at that Metal Knight robot that she's forgotten about me." His eyeless gaze shifted down to Eyonae before he continued. "And what you said about your species driving her to the point of wishing for death? Well, you're not the only planet to do so." He would've explained further...

"HEY!"

If he wasn't in the process of being squished against the ground by a green aura.

"Where do you think you're going?!" snapped the Class-S esper as she floated above him.

"Just...talking...to these two!" Screech grunted out in pain. "Wasn't...trying...to escape!"

"Whatever." she scoffed before directing her glare towards Saitama. "Out of the way, Baldy! She's finished!" She was soon accompanied by the other Class-S heroes, most of which were ready to strike her down. Saitama didn't say anything to them as he shifted his gaze back to Eyonae once more before, to their confusion/irritation, he stepped between them all, arms crossed over his chest.

"What are you doing?!" Darkshine asked incredulously.

"We have orders from the Hero Association." Atomic Samurai explained calmly, though a vein did appear when Genos joined Saitama, his arms also crossed over his chest.

"You too, Demon Cyborg?" Metal Knight asked through his drone. "You should have recieved the elimination orders as well. Why do you stand in our way as well?"

"I stand by my master's decision." Genos responded with a frown.

"Master?" Drive Knight asked in confusion before three of the Class-S heroes began walking towards them...then stood by them. "What?!"

"Now you guys?!" Metal Bat asked in disbelief when Pig God, Child Emperor, and King all stood next to Saitama and Genos.

"Why?" asked Watchdog Man stoically.

"My master's decision." Genos answered.

"She not only had food dumped on her, she was given poisoned food as well." Pig God explained. "Despite this, she didn't attack."

"She helped a lost child find her mother." King stated neutrally.

"I have my reasons." Child Emperor said with a shrug.

"And you, Caped Baldy?" Puri-Puri Prisoner asked. "Why do you defend her?"

Saitama didn't say anything, his eyes closed as the wind blew his cape about.

"WELL?!" Tatsumaki snapped.

Saitama opened his eyes, a serious expression on his face as he addressed them.

"Because I'm a hero. And a hero defends those in need." He began, shocking them all. He continued before they had a chance to say anything about that. "And right now, the one in need...is her." he finished, his head gesturing towards Eyonae.

Nobody said anything, most of their mouths too slack to form words. Finally, someone found their voice.

"ARE YOU FUCKING RETARDED?!"

Everyone blinked in surprise before turning to the source of the voice. A voice which was soon followed by many others, considering the fact that the citizens that had been waiting for Eyonae to be destroyed were now gathering around behind the Class-S heroes.

"Oh boy." King muttered at the angry scowls across their faces.

"SHE'S THE ONE IN NEED?!" cried out a man in the crowd. "WHAT BULLSHIT IS THIS?!"

"HE'S RIGHT!" screamed a woman. "HOW CAN YOU SIDE WITH THAT CREATURE?!"

"WE CAN'T TRUST ANY OF THESE ALIENS!"

"IF WE LET OUR GUARDS DOWN FOR A MOMENT, ANOTHER CITY COULD BE WIPED OUT LIKE CITY-A WAS!"

Similiar shouting continued until it all became a background noise of hate-filled shouting towards Eyonae, which was soon followed by the crowd throwing objects at her, prompting Saitama to step in the way to block them. Genos looked thoroughly pissed at the disrespect they were showing his master, while a few other heroes merely sighed. The objects suddenly stopped when the crowd was slowly lifted into the air by Tatsumaki, who merely watched with a bored look on her face.

"Could you all cut the noise? I think he gets it." she said before turning her sharp gaze back towards Saitama. "Well baldy?"

No one said anything as they awaited Saitama's response. The bald hero stared at them all for what felt like an eternity, but was really only a moment or so, before he released a sigh. He raised his gloved fist before him...then held up a single finger.

"One reason." he said. When no one said anything to that, he continued. "If any of you can give me one reason, any legitimate reason, as to any acts of evil that she's done to deserve death, then I'll finish her off myself."

To anyone with a calm mind and rational thinking, like a few of the heroes present, that would sound like a reasonable request.

Too bad none of the civilians had either.

"WHAT?!"

"THAT'S CRAZY!"

"WHO'D AGREE TO SOMETHING THAT STUPID?!"

"WAIT! WHY IS A CLASS-A HERO DECIDING THIS?!"

"YEAH! THERE ARE ALL THESE CLASS-S HEROES PRESENT!"

"THEY'RE RIGHT! THEY COULD GET PAST HIM AND KILL HER IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE!"

"Is that so?"

Everyone stopped when a certain sound filled the air. One that heralded doom to anyone, man or mysterious being, that gone on the wrong side of them. One that was roaring loud and clear to everyone's ears.

"Oh man! The King's Engine!"

"King's about to explode!"

"And...he's looking at us while it's going!"

"But...why is he taking her side?!"

"Why?" King asked, silencing the murmurming crowd once more. "It's because I believe that the Caped Baldy has a point." He raised his hand to stop the indignant shouts on everyone's tongues before they could begin. "What has she done since coming here? She's had an escort every time she's left her ship. And during each time, she's done nothing to warrant such anger towards her."

"Bu-But what about City A?!" someone in the crowd yelled. "Because of her dad-"

"Exactly. Her dad was the one who destroyed City-A." Child Emperor interrupted.

"W-Well, who's to say that she's not like her father?!" another cried out desperately. "For all we know, she could be just like her father!"

"Hey, yeah! I bet she and the other aliens go around to other planets and wreck shit just like her father did!"

"Actually...you're right...and wrong at the same time."

Everyone turned to Screech, who was still being squished by Tatsumaki.

"Also...will you let...up already?!" Tatsumaki merely scoffed as she ceased squishing him, but didn't fully release him. He was forced to his feet and was made to face the crowd, who were all staring at him. "Thanks. And as I was saying, Lady Eyonae does share a few traits from her father."

"And what would those traits be?" Genos asked.

"Like her father, she's strong and loves a good fight. However, she doesn't go around ravaging worlds to get one." Screech explained. "Simply visiting another planet would raise alarms and have the strongest come running to kill her for revenge or to stop her before she tried anything. Kinda like that one hero tried before she knocked the shit out of him. What was his name? Handsome...something or other?"

"It's Handsome Kamen Amai Mask, you freaky alien bat thing!" a woman screamed.

"What's a bat?" he asked before feeling Tatsumaki apply more pressure. "Ow! I get it! I'll get on with it!" He sighed when the pressure let off, letting him breathe. "Look. The bottom line of all this is that Lady Eyonae, nor any of us for that matter, have any intention of harming anyone here. Well, except for Saitama for killing her father."

"HA! There's your reason! She came here specifically to kill you!" one of the citizens cried out while pointing at Saitama dramatically.

"Yeah? So? Everyone knows that." Saitama answered while cleaning his ear out with his finger.

"Wha-eh?! Then shouldn't you want her dead the most?!"

"Well, she hasn't, has she? And she's not been hurting anyone else." Saitama replied casually.

"Then you should kill her and the aliens before they do something!"

That seemed to set them all off, resulting in the crowd screaming at the heroes.

"HURRY UP AND KILL THEM!"

"WHY DOES THE HERO ASSOCIATION INSIST ON KEEPING THEM ALIVE?!"

"ARE YOU WAITING UNTIL AFTER THEY DESTROY ANOTHER CITY BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING?!"

These and much more came from the frenzied crowd, causing the heroes to tense up. They wouldn't have any problems fighting them off, but these were angry and scared civilians, not monsters or criminals.

"Master. Maybe you should take Eyonae and leave before they-" Genos began before cutting himself off when he looked back at his master. Nothing much out of the ordinary, save for the way the shadows covered his eyes. "...Master?"

"HURRY IT UP AND KILL THE ALIENS!"

Somehow, the shadows covering his eyes seemed to get darker the more the crowd shouted, which served to unnerve the young cyborg.

"CAN'T THE CLASS-S JUST DO IT AND GET IT OVER WITH ALREADY?!"

The tightening fist wasn't helping with the unease either.

"YOU'RE A FREAKING HERO, RIGHT?! SINCE WE'RE PAYING FOR IT, SHOULDN'T YOU BE PROTECTING US FROM THAT THING?!"

Aaaaand that was too much for the Caped Baldy.

"SHHHUUUUUUUUTTTTTT UUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPP!"

Everyone took a moment to make sure their ears worked before staring at Saitama, who was glaring back with a serious look in his usual expressionless expression.

"'Protecting you from her?'" Saitama asked. "All of you have got it backwards!"

"How do we-"

"I SAID TO SHUT YOUR MOUTHES!" Saitama cut them off with another shout. "NONE OF YOU HAVE GIVEN ME A SINGLE REASON TO STRIKE HER DOWN, SO I'M NOT GOING TO! THE ONLY THING YOU'VE DONE IS WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS DONE TO HER! AND RIGHT NOW, SHE'S THE ONE IN NEED OF A HERO, NOT YOU!"

No one spoke. Not after his words. Not when he gently lifted Eyonae bridal-style. Not even when he and Screech walked off towards the alien spacecraft.

"Should we...stop them?" Darkshine asked.

"I have a feeling that if we try, we'll end up like Garou." Flashy Flash grimaced.

"Whatever. Not my problem if he makes himself an enemy of everyone." Tatsumaki huffed before flying off. Soon everyone else slowly left, though not quietly in the citizens case, leaving only Saitama and Genos outside the now closed alien craft.

"I won't argue with your decision Master Saitama, but the Hero Association may not be so forgiving." Genos spoke while quietly pondering to himself. 'I've never seen Master look so angry before. Could he believe in Eyonae's innocence to the point of going against everyone else? I will have to ask later.' The two quietly walked towards the Association, though not before Saitama looked back at the ship one last time.

"All I can hear is hatred." he mumbled.

-Flashback-

Saitama didn't even bother looking up as the other heroes began shouting about something or other coming at them from the sky.

"...Please." Eyonae quietly begged again, her voice sounding utterly broken. "Just...end it..."

"Why?" Saitama asked. "Why do you want to die so badly?"

"...Why?" she asked before releasing a mirthless chuckle. "Because then, I won't have to listen to their horrible words anymore.

"Aw, come on. I know that everyone here has been angry at you, but that's because they-"

"It's not just them." she said. "It's all of them. It's all I can hear from them. From here. From my crew. From every planet I've ever visited."

She finally looked up at him, a dead smile on her lips matching her the blank look in her eye. A single word escaped her lips, loud and clear to his ears despite the massive explosion from the missiles. A word that echoed even after she fell unconscious.

"Hatred."

A/N: Aaaaaaahhhhhh! This one drove me crazy to write! I think I might've messed up somewhere. Just...please don't be too harsh if it's not as good as you were expecting.