Chapter 15
At the hero hospital…
Tank Top Tiger laid in bed.
They refused to allow him out of sedation after what had happened. He wasn't fully turned back into his human form, but he also wasn't fully cured of his monster urges. He barely had the strength to lift his arms and stare at the once powerful hands he possessed. The tiger fur has long since receded and barely visible to the naked eye.
"God, I messed up!" he muttered. "If I had another chance, I would show everyone that Tiger in a Tank Top was the ultimate hero!"
He turned on the news and already grew sick of what he saw. They were talking about Snek of all heroes who just defeated a level wolf monster, then ate it! There were other stories of Lightning Max taking down a level demon threat in City H. Suiryu who took out a small hoard of monsters in City D, and then the new heroes exams fast approaching. Tiger turned the TV off in anger. "This isn't fair!" he growled.
"Indeed it isn't."
Tiger looked about the room, but saw McCoy lingering a small distance away. "Oh, hey."
McCoy approached the bed oddly, smiling from ear to ear. "Did I hear you right? You want to be Tiger in a Tank Top once more to prove yourself as a hero?" he questioned.
"Yeah, so?"
The smile only grew on McCoy, he took out a clip board and presented it to Tiger. "Sign this." He said.
"What am I signing? It looks complicated."
"Simply put, I will register you at this new GeneX lab. In doing so we will undergo some tests to see if we can bring back that inner tiger of your out!"
The deal was tempting. "What's the catch? If I become the Tiger again, what is in it for you?"
McCoy only grinned as he placed a pen into Tiger's hands. "Oh, don't worry about that. I want to see you succeed as a hero. You have seen what Snek, Max and Suiryu do in their state. You could join them, be part of the M Class Dragons!"
"They wouldn't take me!" Tiger protested. "I even offered, but they said they wouldn't even pick me if I was snot!" He placed down the board and pen in anger. "What's the point of becoming the Tiger again if I can't get into M Class?"
"Then, we make a new class…" McCoy said as he slipped the board and pen back into his hands. "And I will help you, we will make you so strong, the M Class will be weaklings compared to you! Not even Garou will be able to deny your strength!"
Tiger was interested now. "How?" he asked.
"Trial… error… but more importantly, we will aim for success! So, what do you say? Do you want to be Tank Top Tiger, C class forever? Or, do you want to become The Tiger again and be in a whole different league?"
There wasn't a sign of hesitation. Tiger signed the papers. McCoy was smiling from ear to ear. "So, what now?" asked Tiger.
He was sprayed with a gas. McCoy snickered. "We get started immediately."