Hey Guys! Crescent Rider here and I am back with another chapter! But before we all begin, there has been something I've been meaning to share with all of you. Back then, I remembered a suggestion where Mew would wind up in the MHA Universe and mess around with the Heroes and Villains.
Quite frankly, I'm not into the idea. Instead, another came to mind. It's a world where there's a boy with a righteous heart and a doggy companion.
I'll let you all piece it together, and let me know what you all think of it.
That is all I have to say and enjoy the chapter!
City - M
Inside King's Apartment Building, he was playing a dungeon game and bested most of the mobs easily. But he wasn't alone as Seaweed visited and played on a second controller, her game character was a battle mage and acted as King's support despite how he experienced he was with dungeon games.
But as they were reaching the next mini-boss of the game. King's phone rang and answered, "Hello?"
Seaweed glances at him, then back at the screen as King continues the conversation, phone resting on his shoulder, "Act as a bodyguard for an executive? I refuse. 'Why?'. Because I'm in the middle of a battle as well as training my disciple,"
King soon witnessed Seaweed beat the mini-both, and the latter silently rejoiced before heading to the next stage with him, "Our opponent is down. Now we're going to take out the boss in his secret lair. Ask someone else,"
He soon hung up, and let the phone slide from his shoulder down to his crossed legs. Then Seaweed asked, "What's a bodyguard?"
"It's the kind of job where you're hired to protect someone. In their case, they want me to protect someone important to them," Seaweed inquired,
"Why'd you refuse?" Seaweed asked,
"Because I wouldn't want to bother myself in handling such frivolous tasks," King said, "Besides, the Association has other heroes up to the task, so I wouldn't want to stand out too much,"
"Ah, I see..." Seaweed understood, then the boss of the appeared, "There he is! Shall I go all out?"
"No. In boss fights, it's important to reserve your most powerful moves for a later fight," King explained, "It's not always about who lands the strongest blow first, it's about who lasts the longest. And be cautious of any tricks they have up their sleeve, you may never know what they have in store for you,"
"Ah, I see. Then I let's do this on your terms," Seaweed declared,
"I'll handle some of the attacks, you provide support whenever it's necessary and keep your distance," King instructed, 'Who would've thought she'd be this good so quickly? I'd better step up my game, only then she'll surpass me,'
Meanwhile...
In City-C's Stadium was the ongoing Super Fight Tournament, where Martial Artists get to compete against themselves for fame, prestige, and the prize of three million yen.
Kombu wrote down her name, fighting style, and a few other details on the Tournament's form. Saitama was standing across another table, disguised as Charanko, and wrote on the form in the latter's name.
With that done, they were instructed to go to the locker room to change or pass the time. However, there were two separate locker rooms and Kombu went to the female's locker room to pass the time. But she wouldn't be alone in the room, however...
"Hey! You came!" Kombu smiled as a red ponytail girl with a kunoichi suit greeted her,
This was Kombu's friend, Class A Hero: Crimson Shadow. Although her real name is 'Kikou Yoshikawa' and she hails from a ninja academy hidden at some mystic river... (If you want a simple reference: May from Shadow Fight)
"And here I thought you weren't going to show up at all," Kikou believed,
"After you insisted that I'd join this tournament? It's not like you're giving me much choice, Kikou," Kombu remarked,
"Yeah, I know. But this feels so much better than fighting in public, you know! Considering that you hold quite the reputation between two sides," Kikou remarked, referring to Kombu being the first monster made human, "If we settle our match in today's tournament, I get to know how strong you are and we can keep our friendship intact. Win-win, am I right?"
Kombu scoffed at her words since she considered Kikou strange, but she changed her level of strangeness since it was no different from her lifestyle back at City-Z. What is welcoming is that Kikou is much more accepting of her nature as a former monster than any other hero and monster.
Although, Kombu refrains from sharing any secrets since they've only started their friendship...
That aside, Kombu and Kikou looked into the tournament's bracket and found their names as well as their respective opponents. Kikou would face Volten of the Thunder Thunder Fist and Kombu is against Bazuzu of the Bazuzu Nuclear Explosive Fist.
They also skimmed through the other participants of the bracket and Kombu made a remark about them, "These Martial Art Styles are long and weird when it comes to their name. Especially this Bakuzan guy. Dark Hell Assassination Art? I thought Martial Arts are meant for self-defense, and not violence"
"Everyone has their style and purpose, I guess. Mine, on the other hand, is called 'Arts of the Hidden Mist' and it focuses on surprise attacks mixed with ninjutsu," Kikou explained, "I'm not sure if ninjutsu is allowed, but I'll save that when I get to fight you in a match,"
"If you say so," Kombu declared, and they soon made their way to the stage when it was time for the Super Fight Tournament to begin...
Meanwhile...
Hidden beneath City-Z's Ghost Town, Deoxys reverts into its core form and remains inside an open room farthest from the Monster Association's Leader, Orochi. Though it wasn't far from Gyoro Gyoro's psychic range...
Additionally, it's aware that Gyoro Gyoro wasn't the true advisor of the Monster Association but a psychic woman hidden further beneath the base. But Deoxys refrains from committing any rash decisions since it'll jeopardize its true goal.
To obtain a substantial amount of information from this world's true enemy...
But just because it remains neutral towards the Monster Association, doesn't mean the same is applied to itself. For there had been instances where Psychic Monsters attempted to siphon off a small measure of its psychic power for their own.
Deoxys retaliates by foiling their attempts or turning their psychic energies against their own. This led to said monsters screaming in utter pain as Deoxys' psychic energy was unmatched against monsters.
It soon became a warning to all other monsters that dared to challenge it, and Gyoro Gyoro subsequently promoted Deoxys to Carde. to avoid further incidents between Psychic Monsters...
City-M
Seaweed continued to play with King until they beat the final boss of the game and achieved the secret ending they'd worked for the past two hours.
Seaweed raised her arms in triumph while King sighed and put his controller down.
"Up high!" Seaweed said as she offered a high-five at him,
King just stared, then returned it in a less enthusiastic matter. Something she noticed from the get-go, "How come you aren't satisfied? We've worked a lot in this game,"
"Well, I have been playing a lot of games for a long time and secret endings don't surprise me anymore," King admitted, "Therefore, I'm practically used to the whole concept of secret endings in games..."
"Aw... And I thought you'd like the secret ending we worked on for a while," Seaweed said,
Moments later, they soon hear sirens across City-M and an announcement about monsters follows.'
"Monsters? That's no good," Seaweed muttered as she stood up, "Are we going out, King-san?"
"Eh, uh..." King stuttered, then underwent a mental crisis, 'Crap, crap, crap! There's no way I'm going out there by myself, not when those monsters are out there. But I can't tell her that either. Just what am I supposed to do?'
But before he could think of a solution to his problem, a monster came right through his balcony and caused quite an impact, creating a dust cloud in the room. However, Seaweed reacted rather quickly and prevented all matters of destruction in King's apartment.
King coughed several times since the dust reached him, then expressed shock at the sight of the monster. Though it remained in place due to Seaweed's psychic powers.
"That was close," Seaweed remarked, "You know, you're kinda mean for crashing into someone's home like that. So let's fix that up,"
Seaweed moved the monster out of the window and what came next was traumatizing as she lifted the monster way up in the air and King just watched it happen.
"King-san, there are other monsters out there making trouble. Can I take care of them myself?" Seaweed requested,
"Eh, uh..." King trails off, and then another announcement occurs,
"Looks like those monsters aren't going to wait any longer... Better deal with them now before they're serious," Seaweed declared, and flew out of King's apartment room
Then, she zoomed through the air with incredible speed and King just watched her go before the following thought occurred, 'Maybe it's for the best that I don't tell... Not now at least,'
King would sit by the floor and play his game again...
Heroes Association Headquarters
With several monsters appearing in several cities, they were spread thin and some of the Heroes had been beaten already. What's more, these monsters were Demon Threat Monsters and above have committed mass destruction and potential casualties...
Class-S Heroes have already been informed of the situation, but they have yet to arrive on the scene.
But one of the employees present noticed a sudden drop in monster attacks at City-M and it immediately caught their attention.
"Could it be King? If so, then his assistance is sorely needed for the other cities," Busho said,
"Wait, we're receiving City-M's street footage now," An employee said and showed the footage to Busho and Jinzuren,
That's when they saw a blur in the footage and Jinzuren requested that the footage be slowed. Once properly adjusted, they spotted a small but recognizable figure.
"Pink Psycher," Jizuren remarked, "Sister of Emerald Seamstress,"
"But why was she in City-M, shouldn't she be at City-Z at this time," An employee questioned,
They wondered about that as well, and then King's previous conversation was brought into mind. Something about King fighting in some location where a vicious monster dwells.
He mentioned a disciple and Seaweed's appearance in City-M may not be a coincidence at all. Therefore, they've concluded with the most obvious answer they could think of, "So King's discipline is Class-B's 'Pink Psycher'. It's quite unlike him to have disciples, but her is unexpected,"
"Not to mention that she and her sister, Emerald Seamstress, have a close connection with Mew. If word of this gets out, they will certainly
gain recognition beyond the Executives themselves," Busho remarked, and continued to monitor the other cities,
Back at City-M
With the last monster in her grip, Seaweed casually floats at its level and proceeds with interrogation, "Can you tell me why you're attacking this city? You do know that this is where Class-S King lives, right?"
"We do know! But with the formation of the Monster Association. We had hoped to face him and earn our place as one of the executive officers!" The monster revealed,
"Monster's Association? What's that supposed to be?" Seaweed inquired,
"Ack! Um... It's secret, I won't tell even if you kill me!" The monster yelled,
Seaweed crossed her arms and legs together and started tilting left and right as she thought about what to do to get the answers she needed. Then she recalled a conversation with Kombu and played back into her mind.
"To execute a successful interrogation, you must pressure the interrogee in a situation where they are forced to do nothing but comply to survive," Kombu advised, "Do not use your psychic abilities to collect that knowledge. Because that is a violent action you mustn't take,"
With that, Seaweed thought of a perfect scenario for today's interrogation, "I have another question, can you fly?"
"Huh? Why ask me that?" The monster questioned,
She took this as an indefinite answer and sent him straight into the sky screaming with a flick of a finger. She would follow suit and commence a free fall from the sky down to the streets.
Seaweed was laughing rather happily while the monster flailed its arms and legs all over as it screamed for dear life. Halfway through their fall, Seaweed loudly asked, "Are you going to tell me about the Monster Association?"
"You're seriously crazy!" The monster exclaimed,
"Aw... Oh well, I guess I'm done here!" Seaweed declared, enabled her powers, and seemingly left the monster,
This caused it to feel distressed as it was closing in on the pavement. Then came the words she had hoped to hear, "Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll tell you everything I know! Please save me!"
Before its head was inches away from the pavement, Seaweed had caused it as she feinted her departure and closed in on its face, "You will? Great! Tell me everything you know, please!"
The monster could only stare at such a hero, and then a singular thought came to its very mind, 'I don't want to do this gig anymore...'
With that said, The Monster told everything it knew of the Monster Association and its ongoing plan. They were sent out to multiple cities to cause an immense amount of damage and draw out the Heroes Association's undivided attention.
Why this one and the others were wreaking havoc because they thought that if they could find and defeat King, they'd most likely be promoted into a cadre or perhaps a much closer position akin to a leader known as Orochi. When Seaweed peers through its weak mind, she sees what Orochi looks like and is unfazed by his ginormous size.
What did get her attention was that this monster had had an encounter with one of the Monster Association's Officers. Someone she knows full well in her psychic life.
"Deo-san..." Seaweed muttered, then she became serious about this interrogation, "What can you tell me of Deo-san,"
"Who?" The monster questioned,
Seaweed showed a mental image in the monster's mind and showed a bit of pressure in her grip, "Start talking..."
The monster could only gulp, and then it shared whatever it knew about the Carde known as Deoxys...
Back at City-C...
The crowd cheered upon the semiannual Martial Arts Tournament commencing with an introduction from the event's announcer, "Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the 22nd Super Fight! And here comes the Participants!"
(A.N. Notes: The Introduction goes like this - "Announcer" Participant "Participant's Comment")
As soon as the participants stepped into the limelight, the audience started cheering as the introduction began. Almost everyone...
"You know this contender... As Lightning Max, The Class-A, Rank-19 Hero! Get ready for some thunderous kicks! 'Hyper Karate' Max!" Max grins at the audience, "I aim to be Champ!"
"This girl is miffed that her fast moves have removed all her opponents from the world of women's martial arts! 'Fist of Palm Bells' Lin-Lin!" Lin-Lin felt indifferent though she glanced at the audience, "I'm itchin' to fight!"
"This baddie has slowly built his name by ransacking dojos with the way of the cruel school! How will he fare in this rumble?! 'Cruel way' Benpats!" Ben-pats looked smug with arms crossed together, "Hyuk Hyuk... I finally made it here!"
"This bottom-ranking class Hero always makes the top four! His slithery arms can strike opponents anywhere! 'Snake Bite First' Snek!" Snek looked unamused as he always appeared, "Was 'Bottom-ranking necessary?"
"Getting hit by lightning as a child supercharged this fighter's toughness! Now he's ultra-electric! Volten The Fist of Thunder!" Volten felt indifferent as electricity emitted from his body, "Hmph!"
"This punk always wins within ninety seconds! Will his destructive-to-the-max punches take him to the top?! 'Nuclear first" Bazuzu!" Bazuzu looked pumped as he flexed one of his arms, "Ga ha ha! I'm tougher this time!"
"This fighter's fast and ferocious combo punches are positively traumatic for his opponents! 'Many Fists' Gatling!" Gatling raised one his fist at the ready, "Rapid Punches are the Best Protection!"
"Despite this man's imposing physique, he actually runs a family-friendly dojo that teaches techniques to everyone! Hamukichi of the school of gentle self-defense!" Hamukichi only raised his hand and smiled at the audience, "Enroll for only 2,000 yen a month!"
"And here's our heaviest fighter, but it isn't all fat! his highly volatile body press has landed many a fighter in the hospital! Dave of the Giant Smothering killing technique!" Dave simply breathes as he catches his breath,
"This fellow probes his opponent's mind to seize the advantage! Will he be a luminary in his field?! Rosie the psycho-analytic martialist!" Rosie tipped his glasses, "I'll use the logic of the psyche to revolutionize the martial arts world!"
"In the pre-tournament questionnaire, this man scribbled smack about the other contestants! What power lurks behind his supercilious smirk?! Chose of the Chosen-one way!" Choze only glanced at the audience with said smirk, "Watch me fight, fools!"
"This man rubs spices into his fists and aims for the eyes! Which is legal here! 'School of Spice Fist!' Mentai!" Mentai pumped his fist to the audience, "Today you'll taste chili pepper!"
"This pummelin' pro wrestler says he's not mentally tough, so he doesn't want us to talk him up for his introduction! 'Giga pro' Jakumen!' Jazumen just glanced at the announcer's booth than the audience, "I just came to advertise my sport! 'Pummelin' sounds a bit... rough,"
"This bruiser, formerly of the fist of flowing water, crushed rock school, has started his own dojo! Will he win new disciples?! Sourface of Sourface Kempo!' Sourface was a total nerve wreck that made him look like he was going to go to the toilet then intimidating, "Nerves is making me sick..."
"This athlete's persistent pluck has won legions of fans! Maybe this time he'll make it past the first round! 'Take-The-Plunge True-Fist School Zakos!" Zakos only removed his shades while the female audience screeches with glee, "Trained hard for a win... so I can propose!"
"This next female martial artist hails from a secret village, rigorously trained in its style and tradition! Her questionnaire rarely showed any details but her status as a hero but this tournament will surely reveal her skill! 'Arts of the Hidden Mist' Kikou" Kikou enthusiastically raised her fist, and winked which roused the male audience, "I'm ready and waiting!"
"This guy was reading manga in his waiting room! On his questionnaire, he writes 'Please don't aim for my head.' Is he even here to fight?! But we'll let in anyone with the right ticket! Charanko of the fist of Water Polo, Carbonation school!" Saitama plainly stepped forward and the audience started booing at him, "Why is someone booing?"
Though save for Genos, being the overly loyal disciple he is, clapped for Saitama's introduction.
"And now... The two-time champ many say is the greatest contender in super fight history! The way he tramples his opponents is a gruesome sight indeed! Despite having killed opponents, he says he's still barely trying! The man... The demon... 'Dark Hell Killing Jutsu' Bakuzan!" Bakuzan stood tall, but looked indifferent as the audience expressed their awe at his appearance, "It's important that I win this,"
"And now the boy... who won four consecutive championships... before skipping the last seven tournaments! 'Dark Corporeal Fist' Suiryu!" Suiryu only raised his fist, and the audience was already clamoring by his appearance in today's tournament, "Yahoo! Yahoo!"
"He claims he spent the last three years just fooling around, but now he's back for the prize money! Is disdain for glory his strength? however... It's likely that he'll face... Bakuzan in the championship match!" The announcer added while Bakuzan eyes on Suiryu with such animosity,
Not only did Suiryu take notice, but so did Kombu and Kikou. But those two cared little about that as the latter focused on another matter, "Why hasn't he said your name? Kombu, did he forget?"
"I doubt it..." Kombu remarked,
"And finally! Today's special participant of Super Fight! She was rumored as a monster who voluntarily became a human, joined the Heroes Association as a Class-B, and possesses ties with an alien out of this world! Introducing Kombu of the Emerald Arts!" Kombu looked and acted indifferently, and noticed the audience being awfully quiet and muttering to themselves,
Even the participants, excluding Kikou and Saitama, glanced at Kombu after such an introduction.
'I expected some animosity, not silence... Am I that big of a deal...?' Kombu remarked, 'Those heads of the Association have already announced my former appearance, why must they make a deal out of it...'
"Now that all 20 participants are present, let the 22nd Super Fight Begin!" The announcer declared and the audience roared with open enthusiasm,
That is it for this chapter! As for what comes next, I'll surprise you with the start. Also, you may have noticed a second Original Character and the reference is quite obvious. To tell you the truth, I just wanted 'Red Sword' to be the only OC to be added but last-second changes had to come in. But reassured that she is the last OC I'll put into this season.
If you guys don't approve of the idea, then I won't stop you from leaving the story for another.
Again, there won't be another 'Who's that Pokemon' since Mew didn't appear in this chapter as well. But I promise that in the next chapter, there will be a 'Who's that Pokemon'.
That is all I have to say, and I'll see you all in the next chapter!
