So I kind of realized that the events of the Mutant Riots would shape the WVBA Boxers to become a Band of Brothers and put aside whatever grudges they had in the past in the name of mutual survival, it would go a long way in explaining their new dedication to solving the mysteries of First Earth in the previous stories I wrote, they realized they can't just be boxers anymore they have to be willing to fight for their world

After a few more deep breaths of some of the regular exercises he did to steady his mind, Von Kaiser was ready to resume the story.

"So…" Von Kaiser said "...When we realized there was a storm coming, we went off to find Little Mac…"

FLASHBACK

Little Mac had gone off the be by himself...But will all the people coming to the docks, finding a place to be alone was harder then he initially thought. Finally he went into an abandoned warehouse to get some solitude.

As he sat on a crate, rubbing his arm trying to deal with all the thoughts and memories he didn't want to think resurfacing after it was finally revealed he was an orphan...Little Mac sighed realizing even after becoming the youngest world champion and reaching untold fame and fortune...He still didn't know what else to do with himself...He still felt...A loneliness that didn't seem to go away no matter how many people he knew…Was it him? Did he just not know how to...Let other people in?

As he contemplated these things, he didn't realize he wasn't exactly alone in the warehouse.

An Aquatic Mutant...An Anglerfish...Unlike a lot of the other aquatic mutants that had been killed and captured that had mutated as 'Mermaid-Style' Mutants, having arms but still having a fish-like tail that couldn't really move on land, this particular Fish Mutant was more 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' she had mutated a full set of legs with flipper feet and was able to breathe on land as long as her skin was wet like an amphibian…It was actually the light from her dangling lure that was providing the light in this warehouse not some electric light bulb, it was when the light began moving as she moved closer that Little Mac realized something was up…

His Boxer senses made him tense up...He was already sensing whatever was in the warehouse with him was hostile so he got in postion for a fight...However he was not prepared for the absolute nightmare that appeared before him!

The monstrous giant head of the Anglerfish, with the enormous gaping mouth with rows of needle like teeth! With one look Little Mac knew that mouth could swallow him whole! Boxing was not going to help him here!

Little Mac jumped back and screamed! The Anglerfish leaped over the crate and began running toward him on all fours!

Little Mac backed further and further away but the Anglerfish kept advanced making a sound similar to an Alligator bellow!

But then...Like a bolt of lightning, someone came from the side and just slammed into the Fish! He was aiming to just punch the Fish but the Mutant's very soft and squishy body gave so little resistance that he it became an accidental body slam...If the boxer in question hadn't been Aran Ryan there might have been a little more horror and disgust and popping the mutant's body like a balloon and being covered with blood and guts!

Instead Aran seemed only mildly annoyed at the mess, wiping the slime from his eyes and mouth he muttered "Ick, I never really like fish…" He turned to Little Mac not exactly with a kind look on his face, it was the most neutral expression Little Mac had ever seen on the Irishman! "Ye all right Lad?"

"Aran!" Little Mac exclaimed "You saved me!"

"Ye better thank your lucky stars we found you!" Aran said as he wiped more of the fish guts from his body "We were searching all over these here docks for you cuz we heard a storm coming!"

And that's when the other Boxers arrived led by Doc Louis

"Mac…" Doc Louis said "...I'm sorry but I had to tell them about your past but Mac...I realized something...I want to adopt you...Officially…"

So yeah, thought it would be poetically fitting if Aran Ryan was the one to save Little Mac showing the beginning of his character progression in thinking about the species of Mutant to attack Little Mac, toyed with the idea of it being a land animal mutant from Eleanor's army, but they probably wouldn't have reached Manhattan in so short a time plus making it an Anglerfish made a suitably scary animal that Mac wouldn't try to fight and also so ugly I don't feel bad about having her popped like a balloon and not being sympathetic at all, she was intelligent but I think she was deliberately acting like a bestial monster to further intimidate her prey, she was toying with him like a cat, hence making her even less sympathetic so you don't feel sorry she got killed on the spot