Dawn of the Darkstalkers
Disclaimer:
Boku no Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi and Bones
Darkstalkers is owned by Capcom Co. Ltd.
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the current story arc is ongoing, which picks up where the last chapter left, as Bulleta is now the subject of manhunt operations while Yaoyorozu and Kendo are just moments away from arriving at UA Academy…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 13: Ejiputo tōchaku, farao sūhai
The scene shifts inside the airplane where Kendo, Yaoyorozu and Uwabami are seated at the Business class section, which you can see the Snake Hero asked the stewardess for a glass of champagne and was given one where she took a sip, whilst Kendo and Yaoyorozu sweat-dropped as they wondered if Uwabami knows that they may encounter a villain once they arrive at Egypt.
Moreover, the other passengers are aware that Uwabami and the two UA students are here, and during the flight fans began lining up outside the business class section and each one requested for a selfie picture with Uwabami, and the pro hero obliges as she began to turn the trip into a photo session as fans, mostly young-adult females, were thrilled to have a selfie picture with Uwabami.
"Yay! Uwabami!"
"You're so beautiful!"
"I'm your number one fan!"
"We love you!"
"Uwabami! We love you!"
"Please be my valentine;"
"Me too!"
"Pretty please!"
Moreover, some of the female passengers saw Kendo and Yaoyorozu and we're even excited, having seen them on TV via the UA Sports Festival, and the female fans also took selfie pictures with the two UA students, and after that Yaoyorozu sighed as she feels like déjà vu again though Kendo conceded that this is part of training to be a pro hero, though Yaoyorozu wondered if this is okay even though this was supposed to be a private flight.
"Is this really okay…?"
"Well…"
"This is supposed to be a quiet trip as we're on a hero mission…yet we get mobbed…"
"Guess it's part of training to be a pro hero, Yaoyorozu…"
"I wonder if this is going to be like this throughout the trip to Egypt…"
"We should just bear with it…we'll he arriving soon, so relax for now, Yaoyorozu."
"Okay, Kendo…"
"Good."
Uwabami smiled and said that this is where things go from here and told the two girls to expect more fans to flock them once they arrive at Egypt as she told them that the UA Sports Festival was broadcasted worldwide, thus Egyptian fans would be thrilled once they see Kendo and Yaoyorozu in the flesh, causing the two female UA students to sweat-drop again and wondered if they are causing a disruption at a foreign country, which Uwabami assured to them that this is part of training to become a pro hero as popularity is also important.
"Ease up, girls. This is part of training to be a pro hero. Popularity is also important…"
"Okay…"
"Okay…"
"And once we arrive at Egypt…be sure to look good as fans are going to get captivated by your charms…"
"Okay…"
"Okay…"
"So right now…relax and enjoy the flight…"
"Okay…"
"Okay…"
While taking a break, Uwabami checked her tablet and there her eyes and expression changed and she looked serious with concern, prompting Kendo to ask what is wrong, in which a now-serious Uwabami said that she just read the latest news that UA Academy was attacked by a villain using several drones which resulted in the deaths of 25 UA students and seriously injuring 50, causing Kendo and Yaoyorozu to stare wide-eyed in surprise.
Yaoyorozu asked Uwabami for clarification and the Snake Hero silently nodded and gave her tablet to the two girls, and there they checked the tablet where several pictures are posted, and saw that the scene of the crime is indeed UA Academy as several robots are seen applying first aid treatment to the injured UA students while others lay dead with their bodies are shown to have several bullet wounds, some were facially unrecognizable due to their faces and heads riddled with bullet holes.
"N-no…no way…"
"This can't be…"
"UA got attacked…and the students…"
"This is terrible…!"
"And so many of our schoolmates got killed…"
"This…isn't the work of the League Of Villains, is it…?"
"Doesn't look like it…"
"Then who…?"
Then Kendo saw a picture of Shishida being attended by medics, causing the Class 1-B president to become alarmed at this but Yaoyorozu urged her to calm down, as she saw the latest news article stating that he somewhat survived the battle against the culprit and Kendo slowly calmed down after being assured by Yaoyorozu that Shishida wasn't amongst those killed.
Reading the newly-arrived news article, Uwabami saw that the article saying that Shishida encountered the culprit who controls the drones and then a cartographic sketch of the culprit is posted, where Uwabami and the two UA girls saw that the culprit is Bulleta, and Uwabami noted that Bulleta reminds her of Himiko Toga due to the fact that Bulleta resembled a minor, yet the difference is that Bulleta is of European descent yet having the same homicidal, if not very murderous, tendencies.
"Here's the culprit…"
"No way…"
"She's roughly the same age as Toga!"
"And it appeared that she also has the same killing thrill…"
"I can't believe that she would commit a murder spree at UA…"
"Had we remained at UA, we might have found a way to stop her…"
"Easy, girls…I think there's a reason why you two were sent out on a mission this early…"
"Eh?"
"Huh?"
Uwabami then told the two girls that perhaps the timing may have played a role, as the attack on UA Academy happened four hours after Kendo and Yaoyorozu left Japan, and there she said that because the attack was sudden and without warning there's a possibility that Kendo and Yaoyorozu might have gotten seriously injured, causing Yaoyorozu to recall the time when she was injured by a surprise Nomu attack during the forest training camp with the Wild Wild Pussycats.
A stewardess came and told Uwabami and the two UA girls that the plane would arrive at Egypt within an hour, which the trio nodded in acknowledgement and thanked the stewardess for informing them.
"So in a matter of 60 minutes we'll be arriving at Cairo International Airport, so until then, please enjoy your flight."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"And once we are nearing the airport please return to your seats and put on your seatbelts."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay."
-x-
Meanwhile, the scene shifts somewhere at the Musutafu entry border where Bulleta found a hideout and there you can see that she was able to amass a lot of drones with automatic weapons, and there she is making preparations for another assault as she is planning to try assassinating Hound Dog once again, as she was thwarted hours ago by Shishida, and then by Gallon.
Despite the setback, Bulleta was still in high spirits as she gets to cause a massacre after the drones she sent killed several UA students even though it narrowly missed its actual target, and there she predicted that Hound Dog is going to appear in a press conference to address the reporters about what happened at UA Academy, and there she hummed and sang as she is preparing the drones, amounting to at least 25, and is set to program them to assault the press conference and lock onto Hound Dog once the pro hero is in sight.
"Hee-hee-hee…la-la-la-la-la…🎶"
Suddenly the door was smashed open, and Bulleta was slightly startled though suspicious as she never thought that someone was able to locate her that easily and she stood up before arming herself with the machine gun, and saw the intruders in front of her, and she blinked her eyes at seeing who they are, as she somewhat recognize the fact that the intruders are pro heroes.
The intruders in front of her are identified as:
- Mandalay
- Pixie-Bob
- Tiger
- Felicia
Bulleta twitched her eyes as she didn't expect that the intruders in front of her are another animal-based group, this time all feline-related, and there she mockingly asked what led them here even though she sneaked away unseen, which Mandalay say that they have Felicia to thank as her keen sense of smell was able to trace her tracks and led them to this place, as well as some people who noticed a RED RIDING HOOD cosplayer passing within this vicinity.
Mandalay and Felicia then told Bulleta that with the weapons used to massacre the Inui family and the assault on UA Academy, they are sure that Bulleta is involved, because they are aware that her actual target is Hound Dog himself and dragged the UA students because she wanted a high kill count in case she was unable to attack Hound Dog.
Moreover, Mandalay and Felicia said that they already discovered who hired Bulleta and the contractor is already been arrested and that Bulleta's identity has been discovered, much to Bulleta's dismay yet she seemed to be undaunted at being exposed and said that at least she gets some consolation, which Mandalay and Felicia braced themselves as they sensed that the villain is about to make a surprise move
"Tiger! Pixie-Bob!"
"Get ready!"
"?"
"?"
"She's ready to attack!"
"And she's armed to the teeth?"
"Eh?"
"What?"
Tiger and Pixie-Bob stared wide-eyed as Bulleta pressed a button and there a huge drone is activated, which the size of it is that of a huge car, and there Pixie-Bob and Tiger grabbed Mandalay and Felicia before scampering out of the hideout as the huge drone fired a barrage of ammo which caused the floor to get riddled with bullets, boring many holes, and there the Wild, Wild Pussycats reached outside and there Bulleta followed, grinning like a maniac as she pressed a button of the remote she is holding and there the Wild, Wild Pussycat members were bracing themselves as three more huge drones came out, each one as big as a bus, and are armed with RPG shells, and there Pixie-Bob stared wide-eyed as she instinctively activated her Quirk, Earth Flow and formed a barrier made of soil, just as the drones fired the RPG shells and struck the barrier, which was enough to shatter the barrier.
There Pixie-Bob told the others to try to get close to Bulleta and knock her down while she would try to deal with the three drones, which Mandalay, Tiger and Felicia nodded in agreement seeing that this might be the only way to defeat Bulleta while Pixie-Bob deals with the drones.
"Leave the drones to me! You try to get close and disable the villain!"
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"The important thing is to stop her from escaping and cause another massacre! If the circumstances forces you, you may use lethal force if necessary!"
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay."
Felicia began to use rolling attacks as she tries to get closer but is forced to back away as Bulleta fired her machine gun and tried to shoot her target down, and Felicia tried to find another way but Bulleta appeared to be a step ahead and somewhat anticipate her target's next move, thus making her unreachable and there Mandalay attempted to use her Quirk, Telepath, to see if she could figure out Bulleta's next move, but then Felicia noticed a drone, which has wheels and resembled a toy car, approached Mandalay from behind and realized what is about to happen.
"Mandalay!"
"Huh?"
"Watch out!"
"Eh?"
"Behind you!"
"What the…?"
"It's a booby trap!"
"!"
Looking behind her, Mandalay saw the land-based drone, and before she could react, the drone exploded, as it turns out that it is armed with a bomb and it struck the Wild, Wild Pussycat leader and the impact thrown her back and slumped to the ground, her body, arms and legs, as well as her head, are BUSTED OPEN and is bleeding heavily due to the bomb shrapnel and impact of the explosion.
Felicia, Tiger and Pixie-Bob stared wide-eyed at seeing Mandalay's state, as she appeared to be serious, if not critically, injured as she lay there motionless.
"Mandalay!"
"Mandalay!"
"Mandalay!"
"…"
"Hang in there!"
"Don't due!"
"You'll survive! Please stay alive!"
"…"
As the three Wild, Wild Pussycat members check on Mandalay, Bulleta toggles the remote, and there the three huge drones began to move and is heading towards the city proper, and there Bulleta mockingly asked the Wild, Wild Pussycat members on what would they do: they arresting her; take Mandalay to the hospital; or stop the drones as they are now programmed to shoot anything on sight, be it adults, children or infants regardless of age or gender.
"So, pussycats…what'll it be…?"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Want to go after me…? Or do you want to see more blood on the streets? Your pick, you dicks!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
Bulleta hummed and sang as she ran off, and there Felicia told the other Wild, Wild Pussycat members to take Mandalay to the hospital and alert any available pro heroes while she would go after Bulleta, which Pixie-Bob and Tiger were hesitant but soon relented and told Felicia to be careful as Bulleta is EXTREMELY dangerous to face alone.
"Okay. Go on ahead…"
"But be careful, Felicia."
"I will."
"But don't get too gung-ho…that girl is very dangerous."
"You saw what she did to Mandalay."
"Got it."
"Then please be careful and not get killed."
"We'll let you know if there's any development."
"Got it."
Nodding, Felicia ran off as she pursues Bulleta while Tiger carries the unconscious and injured Mandalay and hailed a taxi while Pixie Bob contacted the Hero Public Safety Commission and inform them of the current situation, and there Madame Chairman took the call and was informed of the situation and she said that she will sent any nearby pro heroes to the vicinity and told Pixie Bob to take Mandalay to the nearest hospital and once doctors tended to Mandalay, she and Tiger resume in stopping Bulleta.
"Okay. Take Mandalay to the nearest hospital and see to it that the doctors tend to her."
"Yes, Madame Chairman…"
"For now I'll contact any available pro heroes to hold off the drones."
"Yes, Madame Chairman…"
"And once Mandalay is stable, you will continue in pursuing the villain."
"Yes, Madame Chairman…"
"Good. Go."
"Yes, Madame Chairman…"
-x-
Meanwhile, the scene shifts at the airport where the stewardess informed the passengers that they have arrived at Cairo International Airport, and there the other crew members are ready to open the door and there the other passengers are lining up to leave the airplane, while Uwabami, Yaoyorozu and Kendo are getting ready to leave as they decided to let the other passengers go ahead of them.
By then Uwabami's smartphone rang and she answered it, but accidentally activated the speaker and there she answered the call, where the caller turn out to be Salaam, and the pro hero's tone was a concerned and apprehensive one as he told Uwabami that the plane she and the other passengers are did not land at the airport but in a different location.
Kendo and Yaoyorozu overheard this and looked at the window, and saw that they were not at the airport tarmac at all, and saw what appeared to be several figures dressed in ancient Egyptian attire. Using her Creation Quirk, Yaoyorozu made a binoculars and uses it to look outside and is shock to see the figures outside resembling the UNDEAD, and told Uwabami and Kendo about it, and this alarmed the two.
"Uwabami! Kendo! We got to tell the flight crew not to open the door!"
"What?"
"Damn it…"
"It appears that we may have fallen into a trap! Either we got diverted or…"
"This is not good…Uwabami…"
"Yaoyorozu…Kendo…be ready!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Good…lets go!"
Uwabami leaves the business section of the airplane and shouted at the stewardess about the situation, and when she glanced at the window the stewardess saw and realize what Uwabami said and told her fellow crew members not to open the door, and the other passengers are starting to feel apprehensive as they slowly got the gist of the situation.
Unfortunately it was too late as the flight crew members opened the door and someone came in, which turns out to be what appeared to be a horde of UNDEAD, all appeared to be mummies as they are wrapped in ancient bandages and grabbed one of the passengers and pinned her to the ground, where the undead began biting and tearing out her throat, causing blood to spill and her flesh and tissues exposed until her head dangles and is almost severed from her body.
Uwabami, Kendo and Yaoyorozu stared wide-eyed in horror at seeing this as more of the undead entered the airplane and began grabbing the passengers, pinning them to the ground and proceeded to biting and tearing out their preys' throats which killed them in seconds, and screams are heard as passengers scrambled to get away, panicking as they failed to realize that they are now trapped.
"EEEEEEKKKKKK!"
"KKKKKYYYYAAAHHHH!"
"WWWWWAAAAAHHHH!"
"NNNNNNNOOOO!"
"EEEEEEKKKKKK!"
"KKKKKYYYYAAAHHHH!"
"WWWWWAAAAAHHHH!"
"NNNNNNNOOOO!"
Outside the airplane, several men are standing there and they appeared to be cult members as they watched the scene unfold, and there the cult leader is holding something which appeared to be the source that controls the mummies,and there it is shown that the area the airplane isn't a tarmac and that this wasn't an airport but a desert-like area, where there are no buildings, only sand-like ground and several horses.
There the cult leader proclaimed that Sefirama will be revived through the sacrifice of the corpses of the passengers, and instructed his cult members to make preparations to retrieve the dead bodies once the undead mummies serve their purposes, which they nodded in obedience.
"At once."
"At once."
"At once."
"At once."
"At once."
"At once."
"At once."
"At once."
Not far, Salaam arrived and using a binoculars, the pro hero was horrified seeing that the cult members are standing outside the airplane and saw two of the passengers' corpses are thrown out where the cult members nonchalantly placed them on a wheeled wagon, and there Salaam decided to take a chance as waiting for reinforcement is no longer an option as saving the remaining passengers, including the two UA students, is now his top priority.
However, a hand touched Salaam's shoulder and the pro hero saw who touched him, and he is surprised to see who, as the other individual who touched him appeared to be a mummified pharaoh who is 8'10 in height and is very muscular, but there was no hint of malevolence or bloodlust, and there the huge pharaoh told Salaam that he will handle this, saying that the pro hero won't be able to stop the mummy horde at his present state.
"You wait here. I will deal with them."
"What the…?"
"Although I am slightly baffled about today's state of this land…such as advanced civilization and the so-called PRO HEROES…I still care for Egypt…and I will not let a several century-old cult way waste in my motherland."
"…"
"Leave this to me I shall deal with those impure infidels."
"Then…you're on the side of good…?"
"That I am."
"…"
The mummified pharaoh is identified as Anakaris, and there he is preparing himself to head towards the airplane to fight off the cult members and to eradicate the undead that is presently attacking and devouring the passengers inside the airplane.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as the current story arc kicks in as the Darkstalker of this arc finally appeared. Yup, since the setting of this arc is Egypt, it's obvious that Anakaris would show up, and thankfully I did a research on him and found out that he is one of the GOOD GUYS in Darkstalkers, so I'm going to have some ideas flesh out on him.
Looks like Yaoyorozu and Kendo are in a situation as they unknowingly fell into a trap and are facing a horde of mummified undead, so by next chapter the two UA students go into action as they are putting their lives on the line…
Lastly, a Darkstalkers brawl as Felicia returns and attempted to take down Bulleta but is forced to back away due to her overabundance of drones she sent, so expect a rematch in the next chapter.
Preview:
The next chapter continue the subplot as Gallon appear and continue his hunt for Bulleta, and there the werewolf gets into a conflict with Felicia, while Yaoyorozu, Kendo and Uwabami flights off the mummified undead horde before encountering Anakaris…
See you next month…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…
For the benefit of the readers and fans, here are the list of the Darkstalkers that appeared in the previous Story Arcs and in the current ones.
Also, since the setting is in Japan, I'm going to address the Darkstalkers characters by their original, Japanese names, and will provide their American names to dispel confusion amongst the Capcom fans who aren't used to the characters' original names.
1) Darkstalker: Bulleta / Baby Bonnie Hood
Series: Vampire Savior
Chapters appeared: Chapter 1, 10 – 13
2) Darkstalker: Lei-Lei / Hsien-Ko
Series: Night Warriors
Chapters appeared: Chapter 2
3) Darkstalker: Felicia
Series: Darkstalkers
Chapters appeared: Chapter 3 - 4, 5, 13
4) Darkstalker: Sasquatch
Series: Darkstalkers
Chapters appeared: Chapter 4
5) Darkstalker: Q-Bee
Series: Vampire Savior
Chapters appeared: Chapter 5 – 10
6) Darkstalker: Gallon / Jon Talbain
Series: Darkstalkers
Chapters appeared: Chapter 12
7) Darkstalker: Anakaris
Series: Darkstalkers
Chapters appeared: Chapter 13
