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Tales of the Multiverse Bit 126

So, what are going to do with this shit?

As Buccaneer "Buckles" Murphy, Gillian "Gill" Norman, Akatora Tsujimiya and the Creepy Guy, alongside Dr. Michael Pating and Dr. Caesar Apoy, contemplates what to do with the Heel-Face Turn Blastah, they received a report that a group vandals are messing a bank somewhere in Neo-City.

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"Ya know..." Eddy Skipper McGee spoke, "... Marcus and I cleaned up a place once however it's not because of the goodness of our hearts but as a punishment." he shared while raking some leaves on the ground.

It was a nice morning in Sakurada Kingdom and right now, Eddy is currently assisting Misaki Sakurada and Haruka Sakurada, alongside with seven more girls, in clearing up a playground from trash after the older twin volunteered to clean it up.

The first girl had a fair complexion, she had an average build and height, she had a long unruly pink hair that reaches her lower back with an ahoge on the top of her head, she had orange-colored eyes and she had a tired expression. This is Bell the Clone of Sloth.

Clone of Sloth

Bell

The second girl had a fair complexion, she had an average build and height, she had a straight pink hair tied into two high pigtails and she had hazel-colored eyes. This is Bubu the Clone of Gluttony.

Clone of Gluttony

Bubu

The third girl had a fair complexion, she had an average build and height, she had a straight pink hair tied into a high ponytail at the right side of her head and she had a light purple-colored eyes. This is Inari the Clone of Avarice.

Clone of Avarice

Inari

The fourth girl had a fair complexion, she had an average build and height, she had a straight pink hair tied into a pony-tail at the right side and she had light blue-colored eyes. This is Levi the Clone of Envy.

Clone of Envy

Levi

The fifth girl had a fair complexion, she had an average build and height, she had a straight long pink hair that reaches down to her upper back. She had two small pieces of her hair tied to ponytails at sides of her head and she had a lime-green colored eyes. This is Raio the Clone of Pride.

Clone of Pride

Raio

The sixth girl had a fair complexion, she had an average build and height, she had a long-unruly pink hair that spills in front of her shoulders and she had a purplish-pink eyes with a blush on her face. This is Shaura the Clone of Lust.

Clone of Lust

Shaura

The seventh girl had a fair complexion, she had an average build and height, she had a straight pink hair tied into high twin tails and she had hot pink-colored eyes which is slightly sharper. This is Yuniko the Clone of Wrath.

Clone of Wrath

Yuniko

All seven girls are collectively known as Misaki's Clones; being a part of her power All for One. The clones have been a part of Misaki ever since her birth. It is stated that Misaki could control her power and clones at a very young age where her clones were still acknowledged by their own skills.

"What do you mean by punishment?" Haruka asked with a half-lidded eyes.

"Marcus and I were bored to death, so the two of us decided to throw around some tissue papers." Eddy replied.

"That's definitely littering but that's hardly a reason to punish the two of you." Misaki pointed out.

"We didn't just threw tissue papers in the air..." Eddy said, "... we threw tissue papers and covered the entire Mayor's Hall." he revealed with a rather casual smile.

The twins then look at him in utter disbelief, "You kidding right?" Haruka uttered.

Eddy shrugged his shoulders in response, "Wish I was but we just did and we did community service for an entire year because of that." he revealed.

"Just what got into your minds throwing tissue papers on your Mayor's Hall?!" Misaki exclaimed in disbelief.

"Like I said before, we we're bored to death and needed to do a prank, so we decided to prank the Mayor's Hall." Eddy explained.

"And what good did that do?" Haruka questioned with a blank look

"Satisfaction." Eddy answered with a grin.

bzzzttt...

Meanwhile in a cafe somewhere in the city of Sakurada Kingdom, we see Marcus "The Kane" Sakurada and Shuu Sakurada sitting at one table while waiting for someone.

"I still can't believe that you're were elected as the next ruler of this kingdom." Marcus admitted, "Back before, I always thought it was Aoi that will end succeeding the old man." he shared.

Shuu chuckled in response, "Yeah, I thought so." he admitted, "That's until Aoi stepped down from the elections and myself delivering a heartfelt speech for everyone is probably the reason why I won." he explained.

"The old man told me about it." Marcus said while taking a sip of his coffee, "You, Akane and Shiori working together to avert the blimp from crashing down to everyone." he pointed out, "That was awesome you know." he complimented.

"Thanks but Kanade and everyone help us as well." Shuu pointed out before taking a sip of his coffee.

"I wonder what would happened if Aria ever ran as King." Marcus thought out loud.

"In my opinion, she would have won." Shuu admitted, "Much like Aoi, Aria was very well loved by the citizens and add the fact that she works as a hero, she would have won the elections by a landslide had she run." he stated.

"Droool." Marcus uttered.

"Shuu-kun!" a voice called put.

The two then turns around to see a teenage girl making her way towards them.

Teenage girl had a fair complexion and an average build with a rather short stature, she had a straight shoulder-length blonde hair tied in twintails by a flower hairpin which curls at the tip and she had light blue-colored eyes. She wears a beige jacket over a green dress shirt, red skirt and white boots. This Hana Satou, Shuu's girlfriend and future queen of the Sakurada Kingdom.

Sakurada Kingdom Citizen

Hana Satou

"Who's the twintailed blondie?" Marcus asked.

"Hana Satou, my fiancee." Shuu answered with a smile, much to the blue-haired lad's surprise.

A minute later, Marcus introduced himself to Hana and she is surprised to see Shuu's missing older brother, and this made her nervous all of a sudden.

"I-I-I'm Hana Satou!" Hana introduced herself nervously, "It's nice finally meeting you, Marcus-san!" she greeted with a bow.

"Hana, calm down." Shuu advised in a gentle tone.

"H-hai..." Hana uttered with a blush.

Marcus hummed in amusement, "Hmm, nice Shuu." he complimented, "You're lucky to meet such a nice girl." he stated which made the couple blush, "Oh how I wish I can propose to my girlfriend too." he admitted.

"Marcus-san, you had a girlfriend?" Hana asked.

Marcus nodded before bringing out his tablet and then showing them a picture of Malvina & himself under the Sakura Tree, "This is Malvina Rasputin." he introduced.

"Sugoi, she's pretty." Hana uttered in awe.

"Is it me or she looks pretty pale." Shuu pointed out.

Marcus rubs the back of his head, "Yeah, she came from a very cold region, so her pale complexion is justified." he stated, "She quite of an oddball at times but she's a nice girl and very thoughtful too." he shared.

Shuu smiled in response, "I see..." he uttered, "Well I wish the best for you both." he encouraged with Hana nodding in agreement.

Marcus smiled back, "Thanks." he replied.

bzzzttt...

Later that day, we see Marcus sitting on a bench at the park somewhere in Sakurada Kingdom while smoking a cigarette when suddenly a voice called his name.

"Marcus!" the voice shouted in a scolding tone.

Marcus turn his head to the left when suddenly a hand grabs his cigarette from his mouth and is thrown in a trash can, and said hand actually belongs to Aoi Sakurada.

"Marcus! When did you learn how to smoke?" Aoi demanded with hands on her hips, "Don't you know that smoking is really bad for your health?!" she scolded.

"But it helps me calm my crazy mind." Marcus whined.

"It's still bad to smoke!" Aoi insisted.

Aria "Arinah" Sakurada then walked towards them, "Maa! Maa! Calm down, Aoi!" she advised, "I don't think smoking isn't that bad." she reasoned.

Aoi then turns to her older sister, "Aria! What do you mean by 'smoking isn't that bad'?" she questioned in disbelief before narrowing her eyes, "Aria..." she uttered which made her adopted sister flinch in response, "... have you been smoking too?" she asked with a suspicious expression.

Arinah nervously looks away, "Uh, a little I guess..." she answered.

And with that, Marcus and Arinah got scolded by their blue-haired sister, much to the former's annoyance and the latter's disbelief.

A few minutes later, the three siblings are now sitting on the bench with Aoi releasing a sigh, "Mou..." she uttered, "... you two were gone for so long that you picked up some bad habits." she muttered with Arinah chuckling nervously while Marcus gargles his mouth with mouth wash.

Where the mouth wash come from, the author had no idea.

"Aoi-chan!" a voice called out.

The three turns to their left and saw three teenage girls walking towards them.

The first teenage girl had an average height. She had a shoulder-length brown hair with sharp ends and she had a dark-yellow eyes. She wears a white hoodie jacket over a red shirt, beige short pants, black thigh-high socks and brown boots. This is Nanao Morioka.

Sakurada Kingdom Civilian

Nanao Morioka

The second teenage girl is pretty tall, she had a shoulder-length dark-blue hair tied in a small ponytail and she had a blue-colored eyes. She wears a brown dress coat over a white blouse, blue short pants, black socks and white rubber shoes. This is Shizuru Kageyama.

Sakurada Kingdom Civilian

Shizuru Kageyama

The third teenage girl is short and she had light-brown hair tied into low twin pigtails and she had amethyst-colored eyes. She wears a short purple jacket over a pink dress, brown thigh-high socks and brown boots. This is Uzuki Marutsuka.

Sakurada Kingdom Civilian

Uzuki Marutsuka

Aoi smiled at the three girls, "Everyone! I'm glad you came!" she greeted.

Then one of the girls noticed Marcus, "Wah! Aoi is not kidding! Marcus is back!" Nanao exclaimed in shock.

"Woah! You're right!" Shizuru squawked in agreement.

Uzuki sighed in relief, "That's great." she uttered.

Aoi then turn to Marcus, "Marcus, come on and greet them.'' she beckoned.

The blue-haired leader then stood up from the bench with his mouth still filled with liquid before spitting it out and then facing the girls, "Nanao, Shizuru, Uzuki." he listed off, "It's nice to see you again.'' he greeted with a blank look.

The girls look at each other for a minute before turning to Aoi, "Aoi, are you sure this is Marcus?'' Nanao asked in confusion.

"Yeah, if I remember correctly, Marcus is not this gross.'' Shizuru recalled.

A tick-mark then appears on the miserable lad's head, "Excuse me for being me.'' he muttered in annoyance.

"Hawawawawa..." Uzuku sputtered.

Later that day, the six are now walking down the streets while having a friendly chat.

"This is awesome!" Nanao cheered, "It's just like the old times!" she reminded, "The six of us always hangout with each other like this!" she exclaimed.

"Oh yeah..." Marcus uttered in remembrance, "I use to hang out with you girls most of the time." he uttered a blank look, "Which is the reason why I was hated by the guys in school.'' he muttered in annoyance.

Uzuki chuckled nervously, "Ahehehe, sorry about that." she apologized.

"By the way Marcus, do you have a girlfriend?'' Shizuru asked and the mere question made Arinah stiff while Aoi looks at her in worry.

Marcus rubs the back of his head rather bashfully, "Eh, um, I do have one." he answered.

The three girls' faces beamed in delight, "Eh? Really? Who is it? Is it someone we know?'' they bombarded him with questions.

Before Marcus could speak, a rather eerie voice spoke from his back, "Dear brother...'' Arinah called out which made him flinch. He slowly turns around to see his older sister looking at him with a sinister dark aura despite the smile she had on her face, "So, you had a girlfriend?" she pointed out, "How come I haven't heard about that?'' she demanded which made Marcus sweat in fear.

Later...

"I see..." Arinah uttered, "... you and Malvina are now in a relationship.'' she said while rubbing her temples, "I'm going to have a talk with her once we get back.'' she expressed.

Marcus raised an eyebrow, "Seriously?" he uttered, "How come you don't know?" he questioned, "Almost everyone back in Neo-City knows our relationship!" he revealed.

"I apologize but I was so happy reuniting with you that I forgot about what's happening around me." Arinah explained.

Nanao snickered in response, "Aria, you're such a brocon." she teased.

Arinah blushed madly in response, "No! I'm not!" she exclaimed in denial which made everyone laugh in response.

"Well, I'm happy for you Marcus." Aoi said with a smile before noticing the sad expression on Uzuki's face, "Uzuki-chan?" she muttered in question.

bzzzttt...

Later that day, we see Marcus and Akane Sakurada walking down the streets of their neighborhood after doing some shopping, and are now on their way back to the Sakurada Household. While the redhead is doing good walking outside, she still gets shy around other people and Marcus is pretty annoyed by the cameras scattered around the place.

"Jesus Christ!" Marcus cursed, "What the hell is the old man thinking setting up this much surveillance cameras around this town?!" he demanded, "The large number of cameras around is so many that I lost count!" he exclaimed in annoyance, "Are we in some sort of reality show?!" he questioned, "We're not Truman Burbank!" he pointed out, "This is real life!" he reminded.

Akane sighed, "I know right..." she uttered in agreement, "Dad really went overboard with this one." she commented before turning to her older brother, "Can I ask you a question?'' she asked.

"You're asking one already but fire it away." Marcus replied while picking his nose.

"What is it feels like being a hero?'' Akane asked, "I mean, I've been appearing in this city as a superhero known as Scarlet Bloom, but yours is very different." she stated.

Marcus thought about it, "Hmm, like you said it's really different." he pointed out, "But to be honest, I don't know the answer myself nor I care at all." he admitted, "I just do what I want to do which is do things right." he shared, "Even if other people thinks otherwise, that ain't changing what I always do." he said, "Some heroes feels satisfied for the recognition they deserve, some heroes believe they deserve something more." he stated, "I guess in the end, it depends on the person." he concluded.

Akane stares at his brother while letting his words sink into her mind before letting out a smile, "I see, I've decided!" she declared.

"Decided with what?'' Marcus questioned while picking his nose again.

"I'm going to join the Heroes Coalitions!" Akane declared.

Marcus stopped walking before staring at Akane like she grown another head, "Are you fucking serious?'' he asked in disbelief.

Akane nodded in response, "I'm serious!" she answered.

Marcus rubs the back of his head, "I don't mind but I don't think our parents won't even allow you in joining the organization that I'm part of.'' he stated.

Akane smiled in response, "I'm sure that they won't mind." she replied.

"I want to join the Heroes Coalitions!" Akane declared in front of everyone and more specifically their parents.

The scene then changes that night inside the Sakura Household where we see everyone, including Eddy, are gathered around the living area.

"Sure! If that's what you want.'' Souichirou Sakurada replied with a smile and a thumbs-up, much to everyone's shock.

"Father! What are you saying?!" Kanade Sakurada exclaimed in disbelief.

Souichirou crossed his arms, "I know this kind of profession is really dangerous but this is something Akane wanted to do.'' he answered.

"Akane always wanted to be a hero, so I think it's best for her to expand her heroics in different worlds." Satsuki Sakurada added with a smile.

"I know you're all worried and so do we." Souichirou admitted, "However, I always go with the choices that scares you the most because it will help someone grow." he admitted, "I believe that Akane can become a better person by doing that and we should support her." he expressed with a smile.

The siblings along with Eddy nodded in agreement and understanding.

Akane smiled at her parents before turning to Arinah, Marcus and Eddy, "Aria-nee, Marcus-kun and Eddy-san, I look forward working alongside with you." she expressed with a bow.

Aria sighed in response before smiling, "Okay, I guess it can't be help." she conceded.

Eddy shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah, sure, whatever.'' he replied with a blank look.

Marcus chuckled, "This is going to be interesting." he commented.

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.