Annie entered the large 7 conference room; the large room was mostly dark except for the light that flooded in from the large windows and the tiny circular lights from above. The Deep was there with her and noticed her eyes on the big chair in the middle of the U-shaped table with seven chairs.
"That is his" confirmed Deep
"Homelander's?" asked Annie
"Yeah. But you'll have your own soon" said Deep before he walked around and gestured to her to take a seat at a chair to the right of Homelander's, "Here. Come on. Give it a test drive. Come on"
"Oh, you... You okay?" asked Deep when he realized that she hadn't moved.
"It's just... I used to stand in the mirror, pretending to be where I am right now" stammered Annie
"You know something? On my first day, I... Well, I... I felt like a fraud" replied Deep, choosing his words carefully, "Yeah. But the good news is, everybody feels that way."
"Thank you" muttered Annie as she rubbed her eyes to prevent the tears that had welled up in them from falling
"And, hey, we're a team now" stated Deep with a big charming smile, "We'll help each other out"
He released the chair, his eyes roaming over the form of Annie in her Starlight costume, taking in how cute and naïve he thought her to be, "I bet growing up you had a poster of Homelander on your wall, huh?"
"No, actually, I... I don't know, Homelander's so... He's like Jesus or something. If you want to know the truth... I actually had a poster of you" stuttered Annie as she blushed upon admitting that.
"Really?" asked Deep, a plan formulating his in his head
"Yeah. Yeah. I kind of, I kind of had a schoolgirl crush on you" said a red-faced Annie as she turned away from the Deep "Oh, my God! I hope that's not inappropriate to say"
"No, no, no, no, no. It's not inappropriate at all. It's just, it's kind of wild" said the Deep as he dropped his pants
Annie covered her eyes as the Deep exposed himself to her, a gasp escaping her mouth as she was surprised by the action
"What?" chuckled the Deep, "I mean, you said you had a crush on me. I figured that, you know"
"That is..." muttered Annie as she struggled to come to terms with what was happening
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey" said the Deep "Look, you're gorgeous. And I'm not... I'm not talking about sex, just a little bit of pole-smoking"
Annie started to walk away and The Deep started pleading, "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. It's just a question of how bad you want to be in the Seven"
"Excuse me?" said Annie as she marched back over to him, her eyes glowing with power as various screens in the room cracked
"Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey. Hey. Take it easy" said Deep with his hands up, "Settle down. We're just... We're just talking. And look, I know that you're powerful. I get it. Your powers are no joke."
Annie glared at him
"The thing is... I am number two around here. So, like, if I say so, you know, you'd be out of here. Especially since you attacked me" threatened Deep
"I what?" questioned Anne
"Yeah. Look. I mean, Iowa's sweetheart, the Defender of Des Moines, just went psycho on the Deep. I mean, that... that could put you out of the business" continued Deep as he paused to let his words sink deep in
"Yeah. I mean, home to Mommy, tail tucked between your legs. Just think of all those kids. I mean, the kids. Those kids who look up to you, they'd just be shattered. I mean, that's not what you really want, right?" whispered Deep as he got closer and closer to her
"Or we come together as a team. You and me, we just roll with the punches, for, like, three minutes, maybe. It's not a big deal. And then you know what happens? All your dreams come true" finished Deep in her ear
Annie felt tears well up in her eyes and she felt powerless to stop Deep when he put his hand on her shoulder, and she slowly sunk to her knees.
The Deep smirked down at her but felt his own heart sink faster than the girl when he heard someone clear their throat and he whirled, his dick literally flopping in the wind as he spun around.
Naruto was standing there and based on the glare on his face, he was not happy with the Deep, his eye morphed from blue to an angry red and the pupil turned into a slit as the whisker marks on his face turned darker.
"I am sure there is a perfectly good reason for me not to shove my hand so far up the Deep's ass that I work his fucking stupid face like a hand puppet" snarled Naruto as he took a step forward and the floor cracked under the sheer strength of the step
"You think my face is stupid" said the Deep as he used one hand to cover his junk and the other to rub his face.
"I think this is all a very big misunderstanding" said Annie as she saw the same red eye that had once laid waste to human traffickers along the Mexican border, "I had told the Deep that I had a childhood crush on him and he thought that I was coming on to him"
Naruto paused as he felt her heartbeat shift as she lied to him, the Deep had been about to force himself onto his sweet innocent friend, Rebecca January, who had shown him the ropes when they were both on the Young Americans hero team. It would be so easy for him to race forward and punch Deep's head off of his stupid fucking shoulders and into the ocean.
"He's not second in command Annie, he's a fucking idiot who likes to take advantage of women" said Naruto as he allowed Kurama's chakra to fade from his body and he walked forward.
"Isn't that right Kevin?" asked Naruto as he got really close, looking Deep in the eye as he offered his hand to Annie, helping her off her knees and back onto her feet. Annie released his hand and slowly locked away from the duo of men.
Naruto's sharp ears picked up the snuffle of her nose, the sound of her heart spasming uncontrollably, the smell of salty water as the tears started to flow freely as she left the room. Naruto glared at Deep before he knee slammed into the aquatic man's groin, sending him crashing to the ground in pain.
"She lied to save your ass, I should be using your spine as jump rope, but she doesn't need to see you die on her first day" hissed Naruto as he stood over Deep, "But the next time you think that you can take advance of any woman breathing, I am going to rip your dick off and force you to watch a shark eat it"
Deep groaned in pain but nodded as Naruto asked "Do we have an understanding?"
"Good" said Naruto before he kicked Deep in the groin once more before walking away from the downed man himself.
With Billy and Hughie
Butcher shook his head, "Mate. Once I go, I'm gone. This is your one an' only. Besides, what've you got to lose, you ain't already lost?"
Hughie frowned but thought about Robin and nodded and followed him as he walked another block before turning down an alleyway.
Hughie couldn't help but ask, "Where are we?"
Billy hissed, "Keep ya mouth shut ya fucking twat, we've been getting followed for those last few streets"
"By who?" asked Hughie, his voice cracking with fear
"Still have no idea how the fuck you do that Butcher" said a voice from the entry of the alleyway, a tall slender figure standing in the shadows
"No need for the theatrics you orange wearing cunt" spat Billy and Naruto walked into the light with a frown on his face.
"You never let me have those cool entrances anymore" whined Naruto as he stopped in front of Hughie and Billy
"Oh my god" gasped Hughie
"Wassup" asked Naruto as he extended his hand towards Hughie, "Naruto Uzumaki, nice to meet you"
"Holy shit, you're THE Ho-" started Hughie before Naruto covered his mouth with his hand
"Shhh" said Naruto before he looked Hughie in the eyes and said "Yes, I am the Hokage. Yup, part of the 7. You have my poster, that is crazy. Mauve is friend. Homelander really does wear that stupid ass cape everywhere"
Billy chuckled at Naruto's rambling as he was used to it.
"I am going to remove my hand from your mouth, blink once if you're going to be cool" said Naruto as he awaited the blink.
Hughie blinked and Naruto moved his hand from his mouth.
"So this is the new guy?" asked Naruto
"He might be" shrugged Billy
"He remind you of anyone?" asked Naruto
"Nah, I can't remember associating with a twig like runt in ma' life" retorted Billy as his eyes roamed over Hughie before he shifted his attention back to Naruto, his eyes looking over his friend that was wearing a baseball cap covering his head, a plain black hoodie, tinted glasses, a pair of plain black joggers, and black air force 1's.
"What the fuck are ya wearing mate?" questioned Billy, "You look like every wanted poster in the bloody city ya royal cunt"
"It's dark out, I blend in with the environment" said Naruto as he waved his arms around in the alleyway.
Hughie watched as one of the most popular heroes in the world argued with what seemed to be a British FBI in the middle of an alleyway on the way to prove that A-Train was up to no good the day that he ran through his former girlfriend Robin.
Yeah, he didn't think that anything in the world could have prepared him for this day. And the best part of that statement was that it was still going.
"Anyway, are you the real deal or one of those stupid ass clones that ya love to send off to do ya deeds?" questioned Butcher, "I can never tell"
"Clone, the real Naruto is dealing with Starlight joining the Seven" admitted the Naruto clone
"You're a clone, like scientifically made in a lab?" asked Hughie
"What? No" said Naruto with a face that clearly meant 'Keep that stupid ass thought to yourself'
"I have the ability to channel my energy in a manner that creates clones of myself" explained Naruto
"I didn't know that you could do that" admitted Hughie
"I don't show off half the things that I can do" countered Naruto, "The so called 'heroes' of this world are nothing more than attention seeking assholes who care about branding and points than consistently helping people"
Hearing one of the more popular heroes in the Seven say that really made Hughie believe in what Butcher had told him.
"I was just checking in, I don't have that much time left" admitted the Naruto clone, "but when I pop, the real me will get all the details of this meeting. Finish up whatever you guys were doing and I will meet up with you later Billy. You take care of him, Billy or I will break my boot off in your ass"
And in a soft burst of smoke and a tiny pop, the clone of Naruto was gone, leaving Billy and Hughie alone once more.
"So you know a Sup, is that how you know that the rest of them are bad guys?" asked Hughie to Billy
"First hand experience lad" replied Billy softly before he walked down to the end of the alleyway and knocked on the door.
With the Seven
Homelander looked around the room, his light blue eyes narrowed in annoyance. Mauve sat to his immediate right and he could hear her heart beating faster than normal. She was clearly expecting something exciting. But what could that be?
It probably had something to do with the man who had nearly killed him with that weird spinning disk of blue wind energy. He had played it off as if it was nothing but it took a dose of Compound V to fully recover from that one. So, where or where was thew blond brat who had called this meeting?
A quick glance at The Deep revealed that his heart was racing, but not in the excited manner of Mauve's, no this one was much more panic based. Translucant was missing and Black Noir was as normal, completely calm. That meant whatever was going on was not involving them at the moment.
That left the new girl, Starlight. She seemed nervous but that could be because she was meeting him. It was normal for people to be nervous to meet the most famous hero in the world. But she also knew Naruto from the Young American's Vought team. Maybe she knew something about why Naruto was calling this meeting.
"How are you liking the Seven, Starlight?" asked Homelander, breaking the silence that had filled the room
"Oh, it is a little different than I expected, but I am hoping to getting out there and saving as many people as I can" replied Starlight, her heart beat changing as she spoke with passion and Homelander let a hint of a real smile grace his face.
Powerless human, these mere mortals, these pathetic ants that infested this world were not anything worthwhile to him. Frankly they disgusted him to his very core, but there was something about saving them and being called a God for it that stroked the flame in the back of his mind in just the right way that keep him in the hero business. Well that and the nearly endless supply of money that came with it.
The door opened to reveal Naruto, dressed in his normal black and orange tracksuit, the eyepatch over his eye, the pink cloth headband wrapped around his forehead as usual. He looked sightly tired, but no worse for the wear. His lone eye looked tired and the deep bag under it told them that Naruto had been up most if not all night.
"You called this meeting, be on time next time" hissed Homelander, "I mean we all have busy schedules and people to save"
Naruto rolled his eyes, "Translucent is missing"
The room grew silent and Homelander narrowed his eyes as they locked onto the heart of Naruto, looking for any sign of the man before him lying to him. But that strong steady heart never flinched. That meant that Naruto was telling the truth, one of the Seven was missing.
"How did you find this out?" asked Homelander, his voice appearing normal, but there was the slightest twinge of something extra in the words. Was that concern? No, John Homelander was about as capable of being concerned about someone as the average person was of surviving a 100 story drop from the ledge of a building.
No, those words did not carry concern, they carried the edge of a threat. Homelander was furious, not that a member of his team was missing. But rather that a member of his team was missing and it would make them look vulnerable. With lamplighter or whatever his name was retiring, them having to suspend A-Train, and bringing in a pair of women, they looked like pushovers. And Homelander would not tolerate any slander on his name.
"I was searching far and wide throughout the city" replied Naruto, "He was supposed to help me recover a priceless diamond stolen from the ambassador of some diamond filled African nation. But the invisible man never showed up and after I recovered the jewel by myself, I went to crime analytics and found that his tracker wasn't off, but being blocked"
Homelander frowned, it was one thing if it was cut out of him and another if it was turned off. But to block it out meant that it was something that they knew about and had planned for. Whoever had taken Translucent had done so with the knowledge of how to get around Vought tracking.
"What do you know about this?" asked Homelander to the rest of the Seven, his eyes bouncing from member to member. But none of them did know anything about this, not even Naruto it seemed. They could use whatever words they wanted to lie to him, but their hearts could not cover up what their words tried to.
So if everyone in the room was telling the truth, that meant that someone was attacking him, and the Seven.
"What the fuck are you people waiting for? An invitation? GO FUCKING FIND WHOEVER DID THIS?" spat Homelander as his eyes glowed red with anger and heat vision.
Everyone but Naruto left the room, the pair of them staring at each other.
"How did something like this happen?" asked Naruto
"I should be asking you that" countered Homelander
"I was on a mission, Vought can tell you all about my location" said Naruto, "I was nowhere near him when he went missing"
Homelander made a face, "We need to find him and whoever did this"
Naruto nodded "Until then, we can say he is on some deep undercover mission"
"That could work, the two of you were trying to recover a stolen diamond, he's gone deep undercover to figure out who the mole in the country is" agreed Homelander, "But we still need to be seen as the Seven, we are not the fucking Seven"
"Call up A-Train again, that way we still have seven members until things can be sorted out" suggested Naruto
"Ok and that farm chick will be here soon too" nodded Homelander
Naruto turned to leave, when Homelander asked "Why are you always helping me? I know that you know I don't like you. But we both know that you're not afraid of me"
Naruto looked over his shoulder and shrugged, "We're a team John, that's how this works" and with those words, he left.
With the real Naruto, Hughie, and Butcher:
"I thought you hated Butcher, Frenchie?" asked Naruto
The french born man sighed, " 'e is da biggest and most stretched anus in da world"
Hughie glanced at Naruto and mouthed 'what does that mean?'
Naruto leaned in and whispered "He said Billy is the biggest asshole in the world"
Hughie nodded, "He's not wrong"
"Oi ya lot done with your gossiping and secret telling in each other's ears?" questioned Billy, "Because you lot are bare daft, then you should know that we have to find a way to kill Translucent"
Naruto nodded and he smirked as the memories from his clone came flooding in.
"We have some time" he said, "Homelander brought the story and the plan worked"
"Fan fucking tastic" said Billy as he opened the door to the room that was wrapped in Hughie technological mumble jumble and inside the cage in the room was a very naked Translucent, "You hear that wanker, nobody is coming to help you"
Translucent gulp as Billy chuckled above him
"Now we get to have some real fun" said Billy with an insane smirk on his face
A/N: Finally got a chapter of this story to make sense enough for me to post tbh. I did not want to simply rehash everything from the show or the comics. But it will mostly follow the show because that is easier to imagine.
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