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Tales of the Multiverse Bit 48
After destroying the Alone that terrorizes the Baseball Kingdom, the Heart Foundation confronted Karasu whom responded by opening a darkish-red portal before jumping in. The team tried to stop her from leaving but she's long gone, much to their chagrin.
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"MARCUS! WHERE IN THE FRICKIN' FUCKIN' HELL ARE YOU!?"
Eddy Skipper McGee's ear-piercing scream can be heard all across Neo-City and possibly, the entire country.
Why is he shouting?
While Marcus "The Kane" McGee is having a quite of a misadventure somewhere in the multiverse, the rest of the pack back at Neo-City took notice of his lack of presence and is currently on a huge manhunt for our troublesome protagonist.
Eddy is currently wearing a white t-shirt, red shorts and sandals alongside a hairnet covering the top of his head.
"Don't shout like that Eddy!" Xyrielle "XY Girl" Yona reprimanded, "You're disturbing other people!" she pointed out in irritation. She is currently a gray trenchcoat over her bodysuit.
The short boy ignored her and quickly climbs up a street post, "MARCUS!" he shouted once more which earned him weird looks from passing by on-goers. Eddy then scrambles back down and ran through the streets, "MARCUS! ARE YOU THERE!?" he shouted before opening a manhole and peeking his head inside, "MARCUS! ANSWER ME, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" he called out which frighten a number of rats and alligators.
"Oi! Marcus ain't that kind of an idiot to hide in the sewers!" Xyrielle admonished in disbelief
As this is going on, Yoshika Miyafuji, Panooki Zarrya and Rex Salazar catches up with them, "Have you found Marcus yet?" the Fuso Witch questioned in concern.
Yoshika is currently wearing a white blouse, red shorts and slippers, Panooki is wearing a pink onesie pajama with bunny slippers while Rex wears a white top, black sweatpants and orange sneakers.
Xyrielle shook her head, "None, not even his shadow." she answered.
"Damn! Where the hell is he?!" Rex muttered in frustration.
"Um, guys..." Panooki called out which got everyone's attention while pointing a finger at Eddy, "I think Eddy is loosing it." she pointed out.
"MARCUS!" Eddy shouted in a dark alley only for a cat to hiss at him, "Marcus! Are you there?" he asked while looking inside a mailbox, "MARCUS! IF YOU'RE THERE PLEASE ANSWER ME!" he cried while shaking a vending machine.
"There is no way Marcus is hiding in there!" Xyrielle shouted in disbelief.
"This is bad!" Rex exclaimed in panic, "If we don't find Eddy's brother soon, the son of a bitch will completely loose his shit!" he yelled.
"I think he already did." Yoshika muttered with a blank look while Panooki ran towards Eddy to calm him down.
Meanwhile in another side of the city, we see Edwin Horace "Ed" Williams, Trixie Lulamoon, Precious Dazzle and Adagio Dazzle looking around the area with Ed opening up a trash can.
"Marcus! Are you there?" Ed called out. He is currently wearing a white sweatshirt, blue jogging pants with green linings and red sneakers.
"Ed, Trixie needs to tell you that you won't find him in there." Trixie pointed out. Trixie is wearing her usual attire but she replaced her skirt with a blue sweatpants.
"Just where did go?" Adagio questioned in concern, "Did he just run away?" she assumed. Adagio is currently wearing a black t-shirt, purple sweatpants and white Converse shoes.
"That's balderdash, darling~" Precious debunked, "Marcus isn't the type of person who runs away, so something definitely happened to him that's why he's gone." he stated. He is currently wearing a gray sweatshirt, white jogging pants and black shoes.
"Either someone kidnapped him or he got lost, though knowing Marcus, that's unlikely to happen." Adagio stated, "Just what caused him to disappear without a trace?" she questioned while putting a hand on her chin.
Ed suddenly gasped in response, "Could it be that Marcus got kidnapped by the 99nian aliens from Planet 99 and is going to use his power as fuel source for their spaceships!" he exclaimed in panic.
"That's horrible!" Trixie replied in shock.
Precious and Adagio could only stare at them with a blank look, "I don't think that's the case." the two pointed out in disbelief at the same time.
Meanwhile we see Darren Cross, Maya Sparrow, Chad Mordetzky and Karizza Stronghold entering the AniManga Cafe and then looking around the place to see if Marcus is there when the owner Malin Fong approaches them.
Darren is wearing his gray jumpsuit and red sneakers, Chad is wearing a white sweatshirt underneath a black leather jacket, blue jogging pants and sneakers, Maya wears a large white T-shirt, orange shorts and sandals while Karizza wears her purple puffy sleepwear and blue bunny slippers.
"Welcome!" Malin greeted them, "What can we do for you?" she asked with a smile only for Karizza to grab her shoulder and pulls her close to her face.
"HAVE YOU SEEN MARCUS!?" Karizza demanded with a face is mixed with worry, anger and frustration and she was about to explode at any minute.
Malin began to shake in fear, "H-have you t-tried the P-P-P-Pepsi machine?" she replied in shock, her knees shaking from the girl's scary expression.
"WHERE IS HE!?" Karizza roared which further scaring Malin.
Fortunately for her, Chad and Maya quickly pulled the raging girl away from the terrified cafe owner.
"Sorry about that." Darren apologized, "Marcus suddenly disappeared without a trace and Karizza is worried sick about him." he explained.
Malin sighed in relief, "I see..." she uttered, "... but I'm sorry to tell you that Marcus isn't here." she apologized, "Come to think, during these hours, Marcus would come here and have a little drink." she pointed out, "No wonder he's not hear yet." she mused.
"Really? Thanks." Darren said in gratitude, "Man, where did that guy go!?" he questioned while scratching the back of his head when suddenly Karizza grabs him by the shoulders.
"IF HE'S NOT HERE! THEN WE NEED TO KEEP LOOKING AROUND!" Karizza shouted before quickly floating outside the cafe.
"Ah men, if Marcus isn't found for another hour, that girl might do something drastic!" Chad exclaimed in panic.
"We need to follow her!" Darren ordered before chasing after the raging girl.
As this is going on, we head towards another side of the city, where we see a blue car slowly making it's way to the streets. Inside the car, we see Chris Pearson, Elise Pearson and Dan Mandel, all three are currently wearing their usual attires, while looking around the streets for any signs of Marcus.
"MARCUS!" Dan called out from the backseat which he then followed by whistling.
Elise looks at him with a raised eyebrow, "Dan, what are you doing, he's not a lost dog." she chastised.
"Hey! Why don't you just shut up, sit tight and go step on your imaginary breaks." Dan retorted.
"The breaks maybe imaginary but the stop sign Chris just ran wasn't." Elise pointed out.
"What Stop Sign?" Chris questioned while looking back.
"Eyes on the road! Eyes on the road!" Elise cried out while trying to stop the car by stepping on an imaginary break, Chris looks back in front while Dan released a diabolical chuckle.
The blue car then sped fast through the streets which then passes by Hector Vanguard Jr. and Luna Loud, the two then entered a comic shop and inside they saw Randy Cunningham standing by the counter.
"Hey, Randy!" Hector called out which got the ninja's attention, "Found Marcus?" he asked.
Randy shook his head, "I though I would find him here." he admitted, "Every time Marcus is depressed, he would come here in this comic shop, go over the graphic novels section and would built himself a little nest." he explained with a blank look, "But I came here but I find no Marcus." he said.
Luna crosses her arms, "Ugh! Where the hell did Marcus-bro go?" she questioned in concern.
"I hope the others had a better luck than us." Hector muttered with an anxious look.
Meanwhile at one part of Neo-City, we see the Inaba Investigation Team setting up a trap in a dark alley way and all of them are wearing their modified school uniforms.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Chie Satonaka questioned indecorously.
Yosuke Hanamura grinned in response, "Of course!" he affirmed, "This is the perfect trap to lure out Marcus!" he replied while setting up a basket trap held up by a stick tied by a string, "I heard that he's a fan of the Battle Baseball Ninja, so I placed a picture of the aforementioned hero under this basket and when he comes to get it, WHAM!, the basket will trap him in the inside with no way out!" he explained in glee.
"This is the most dumbest and cliche idea that you ever done, Yosuke." Kanji Tatsumi muttered with a blank look.
"Enough said, let's get into hiding!" Yosuke ordered.
And with that, the team quickly hid in a corner with their heads peaking out, "Yosuke, I don't think there's anyone who is dumb enough to fall for this kind of trap." Rise Kujikawa pointed out.
Suddenly, they heard a loud sound, "Sucker in the trap!" Yosuke declared, much to his team's surprise.
"Eh? You're kidding right!?" Chie exclaimed in shock.
"Guess there are some people whom are dumb enough to fall for a trap like that." Naoto Shirogane muttered.
"Let's go and see!" Yuu Narukami beckoned.
The team then circles around the basket trap and when Yuu and Kanji lifts up the basket but instead of their intended target, it's Eddy that they found under the basket.
"I forgot, Eddy is also a fan of the Battle Baseball Ninja." Teddie admitted with a dry tone.
As this is going on, we see XY Girl, Panooki, Yoshika and Rex entering the alley, "Eddy! What are you doing?" XY questioned in annoyance.
Eddy slowly got up, "Sorry about that..." he apologized, "... I saw a picture of the Battle Baseball Ninja and I can't help but pick it up." he explained with a sheepish grin.
"Is the Battle Baseball Ninja's picture more important than your brother!?" XY exclaimed in disbelief.
Yuu then turns to Yoshika, "No luck in finding Marcus?" he asked.
Yoshika shook her head, "No such luck." she answered.
"Damn!" Rex cursed, "We look around the place! We tried every methods to find him but none worked!" he exclaimed in frustration.
"Vaas and Needles even used a metal detectors and dowsing rods to locate him but no results." Panooki added.
"Metal detectors and dowsing rods won't work on humans you know." Yukiko Amagi pointed out in disbelief.
Eddy then turns to everyone, "Looks I have no choice!" he mentioned, "I had one last trick up my sleeve!" he declared before turning to everyone specifically the boys, "But I need you're guys help!" he beckoned with an evil grin.
A minute later, the scene transitions to the middle of the streets somewhere in Neo-City, Yosuke suddenly appears in the midst of the street where he started snapping his fingers before singing and dancing at the same time.
You're insecure, Don't know what for
You're turning heads when you walk through the door
Don't need make-up, To cover up
Being the way that you are is enough
Then Yuu, Kanji, Teddie and Rex joins in with the Evo singing next.
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
And with that the boys began to sing in chorus while dancing in sync, meanwhile the girls plus Eddy are seen watching them from the sidelines clapping their hands with Panooki shaking a tambourine.
Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
Oh, oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Their performance did gained attention with tons of girls began to form a crowd while cheering for the boys while they continue to sing and dance.
Xyrielle glares at Eddy, "This is your plan!" she shouted, "How would five boys singing and dancing lure out that certain troublemaker out?!" she questioned, "It only attracted girls instead!" she pointed out in disbelief.
Eddy turns to her with grin, "You just don't get it do you?" he mused, "Let's say somebody's locked themselves in a closed room and they won't come out." he described, "But if somebody is singing and dancing outside their room, they'd want to know what was goin' on, right?" he furthered, "And the instant they open the door, we poke a stick in and open the door!" he said, "And draw them out!" he added, "In other words, the principle of the lever is the strongest thing around!" he concluded.
"In the end, you're just doing everything by force!" Xyrielle exclaimed in disbelief.
"Calm down Xyrielle, his plan might be a bit absurd but it might actually work." Rise reasoned.
"Plus! Check out the moolah, I'm making!" Eddy presented while counting the money in his hands.
"I thought this was to lure your brother out and not to make money." Chie pointed out with a blank look.
Meanwhile at the Training Camp grounds and while everyone are hunting down Marcus in the city, we see Malvina Rasputin running around the facility grounds.
"Marcus-sama! Marcus-sama!" Malvina called out, "If you can hear me please answer!" she beckoned.
Malvina is currently wearing a black tank top, teal shorts and slippers
"Marcus-sama! Please answer back!" Malvina begged before she stopped running, "Is it me?" she asked, "Was it my fault why Marcus-sama is gone?" she assumed, "Have I annoyed him? Did I made him mad?" she blamed herself with a shaky voice, "Does he hate me?" she muttered, "No, I don't want that, I don't want Marcus-sama to hate me, he's the reason why I became a hero.!" she exclaimed with tears streaming down her face, "I don't want that! I don't want to him to hate me! I don't want him to go! I promise! I won't annoy him further!" she bawled out, "Just please, just please..." she pleaded, "PLEASE COME BACK, MARCUS-SAMA!" she cried out loudly.
Suddenly, a large blue portal appears in front of her and out comes the troublemaker that she's crying for to come back, much to her surprise.
"Ah! Home sweet home!" Marcus cheered in delight before taking notice of Malvina staring at him, "Hey Malvina!" he greeted before noticing the tears on her eyes, "Hold on! Why are you crying?!" he asked in concern.
And without a warning, Malvina tackles him with a tight hug, "I'm so glad! I'm so glad that you're back!" she cried out in relief while burying her face on to his chest.
"I guess, everyone caught wind of my sudden disappearance." Marcus muttered in realization while staring at the crying girl on his chest. He then looks around the place, spotting if someone is nearby and after confirming that coast is clear, he gently hugs Malvina back, much to her surprise, "Sorry I made you worried..." he apologized, "I promised that I won't disappear like that ever again." he affirmed.
Malvina looks up at him, "Disappear?" she muttered, "I though you left because I annoy you." she stated.
"Annoy you?" Marcus questioned with a raised eyebrow, "I won't disappear because of that." he said, "Well, I had to admit that your advances do annoy me but that doesn't mean that I hate it, I like that part of you, Malvina." he admitted, "So stop crying, I don't like to see you cry." he advised with a grin.
"Marcus-sama..." Malvina muttered in joy while wiping the tears from her eyes, "So, where have you been?" she asked, "Everybody is worried sick about you." she stated.
Marcus rubs the back of his head, "Man, where do I begin?" he mused, "Anyway, I suggest that we head back to the dormitory village and call everyone back, and I'll tell everyone what just happened." he suggested.
Malvina nodded, "Hai!" she replied before wrapping her arms around Marcus' right arm.
The douchebag can only sigh in response but smiled nonetheless as they made their way back to the dorms while getting himself ready for the hell his friends are gonna unleash towards him once they caught the sight of him for making them worry.
A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Jamesdean5842, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.