Ritsuka Fujimaru Pov:
Well, this has certainly been a day, wake up with my old memories and proclaim that I am gonna give Mash my virginity, a gang war breaks out, I summon a Servant, and Mash gets her full Shielder status back… definitely one of my better days. Ritsuka thought as he made his way over to Mash, who had currently knocked both Purity and and Kaiser the, having not been able to keep up with a Servant on the level of his Kouhai.
For he was pretty sure that Penthesilea could handle Captain Nazi and Jirai Gumo, who did prove to be a Yokai, a score for him on PHO. Suck it VoidCowboy. He mentally celebrated, as she was currently boosted by her Noble Phantasm. So the Berserker would probably kill them like she had Oni Lee and Hookwolf, which he wouldn't lose any sleep over; they were barely a pebble on the mountain of people who had died due to his actions.
He was not going to cry tears over murderous Nazis; those were deserved for things he genuinely regretted. Was it an arrogant thing to think that others deserved more empathy than others? Maybe, but Ritsuka didn't really care; they had made their own choices that brought them to this point, and he had made his own.
"Good job, Mash," Ritsuka praised his Shielder as he looked at the down bodies of Purity and Kaiser, they were breathing still, but they clearly had a ton of broken bones.
"Senpai, you are okay?" Mash asked as she turned around to look at him, her face beaming with pride at his praise.
"Yeah, I am fine, Hookwolf tried to kill me-"
"What!"
"But I managed to summon Penthesilea to my side, and she is currently taking care of them, and I took out Rune with a Gandr," He quickly explained.
"Oh… that is good," She answered as she looked behind to see the ongoing chaos that was happening behind them still. "I think she has that handled."
"Yeah, I think so too."
"ARGGHHHHHh!" Came the roar from the Servant as she fought against Captain Nazi, the only real threat that was here.
"Though I am actually a little concerned," Ritsuka said.
"Why is that Senpai?"
"Rune said that Lung and the Mandarin were also on the way, plus Kaiser, and he showed up pretty quick, so I am a bit worried they haven't gotten here yet," Ritsuka said; he hated enemy reinforcements showing up at the last second to turn the tide of battle, it was only okay when he did it.
"Kaiser said that this wasn't the only fight; it's happening in multiple places in the city and all over the country," Mash informed him.
"What?"
"Yeah, apparently something set Hydra off, and if they didn't do something today, they would be removed sometime during 2011," Mash exposited, and he nodded his head.
"Wonder if that ended up being a self-fulling prophecy, though that does explain Lung not having shown up; probably got occupied by other Capes," Ritsuka said. "Probably the Protectorate and that new vigilante team that started last month." As he could remember, some talk about Shadow Stalker having joined three other Parahumans to form her own team, as she apparently wasn't a big fan of Government oversight.
Which, to be fair, was something he sympathized with. The government being an ass was what had kinda had led to Koyanskaya being able to manipulate Director Goredolf to buy Chaldea; he wasn't the biggest fan of any form of Authority trying to impose itself on him and his friends.
"Well, I hope the rest of my family is doing alright," Mash said with a tone of concern but also confidence, as she believed in their abilities. "And that Vikcy hasn't gone in over her head."
"Eh, Vicky is probably kicking some Nazi ass right now."
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Victoria Dallon PoV:
"I am kicking so much Nazi ass right now, now become fucking done so I can go find my Cousin and her boyfriend, whom I am totally not jealous of!"
"We… didn't… ask."
"Don't care what you think, Krieg!" Glory Girl shouted as she hoped that her friends and family were okay. As Lung had managed to get a Bomb Tinker, of all things, on his side, she was apparently the crazy chick that had tried to bomb a university a few months ago.
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Ritsuka Fujimaru Pov:
"True enough, I suppose," Mash responded. "So shall we just wait for the PRT to retrieve these two?"
"Isn't that how it usually works?" He asked Mash as, thanks to her new family, she would know most about how this worked; he only had PHO to go off.
"I was more asking for your sake, Senpai, though I guess your identity is out of the window already as people surely saw you summon forth Penthesilea," Mash said.
"Eh, it's gonna be fine. Besides, your identity is already public, so I should stand by my Girlfriend," Ritsuka said, making Mash get that adorable blush of hers.
"S-senpai," She flustered.
However, before he could talk further, he heard Penthesilea speak over the bond. 'Master the Yokai has been eliminated, though the strong one managed to escape by using it as a shield.'
While he was a bit sad that Captain Nazi managed to get away, it was expected as despite being Captain America's rival, his power was on par with Wonder Woman, and she had the strength to match someone like… wait, wasn't she an Amazon and the daughter of… that was gonna be a fun meeting if that were to occur. 'That is okay; go into spirit form for now, and stay by my side; I will explain things as best as I can later.'
'Understood, Master, ' Penthesilea replied, and he felt less of a strain on his Magic Circuits, but way less than usual, actually way less… had his stuff been upgraded? Only two of his fifteen circuits were currently was producing magical energy… Like one was connected to her and one was to Mash.
Ritsuka turned his hand around, and saw that his Command Seal had grown bigger and was going down his wrist…
Yeah, he needed a Caster to explain to him what was happening here.
"Penthesilea is done with her fight," Ritsuka informed his Kouhai.
"I can hear," Mash said back as she turned to look down on the still knocked pair of Nazi Supervillains, though seeing that one of them was Purity was a bit of a surprise to him as he thought she had left going by the months of absence and then non-working when she returned to the scene at the start of December.
Well he would have to ask her later if he got the chance.
"Are they going to die?" He asked.
"Just a few broken bones, Senpai. We both know Parahumans who aren't Brutes are much more durable than normal humans, and I used the back of my Shield, well my hand in this case," Mash said.
"Great work then, Mash," Ritsuka said as he heard several sirens, and after what felt like an eternity, the vans of the Parahuman Response Team finally showed up, and several men dressed in tactical gear exited them.
And coming up beside them, running at Superhuman Speeds, was the Protectorate Hero, Velocity. "Okay, people, the PRT and Protectorate is- what happened here?" The Speedster asked as his eyes landed on the downed Nazis and the utterly destroyed street that was now free of unpowered goons who had run away due to Penthesilea's rampage.
"Enemies had been defeated and ready for transport, though medical attention may be needed," Mash said.
"Miss Pelham, you… I guess it was only a matter of time," Velocity said as he looked at Mash's armored form.
"I guess it was," Mash replied.
"So who is this?" Velocity asked as he looked at Ritsuka.
"Classmate of mine, he wasn't able to run away, so I kept him safe," Mash explained, and while his involvement in this would come to light, it was probably best if they managed to get him back home before the PRT started calling his Mom.
"Is and what do you know what happened to Captain Nazi?" Velocity asked as the troops began attending to the Supervillains who were still alive.
"He was here, but another Cape showed up and started fighting him, Hookwolf, Jirai Gumo, and Oni Lee, and I think they killed the latter three while the bad captain ran away," Ritsuka said.
"I… I see; well, kids, I don't want to hold you up; you should get home, Miss Pelham; the PRT will contact your Mother later if more statements need to be said, same for you…? Fujimaru, Ritsuka," Ritsuka answered honestly; while Velocity wasn't his favorite hero in the Bay, nor his favorite Speedster in the world, it would be in bad taste to lie to him.
"Got that written down; now I will be dealing with this again; you kids should get home." Velocity repeated.
"Understood, sir," Mash said, and then she dematerialized her shield before he picked him up in a princess carry like she used to do. "Now, let's get you home, Senpai."
"Not in front of others, Mash!." Ritsuka shouted as Mash took off with him in her arms.
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Ares Pov:
The Olympian God of War walked through the celestial halls of Olympus as there was a certain other God of War that he wished to speak to.
As he had sensed a peculiar presence on Earth outside of where it should be.
"Athena," Ares spoke as he entered the Goddesses' quarters. "I wish to speak with you, Sister?"
"What is it now, Ares?" Wisdom of War asked as she sat before a large table, the tanned Goddess dressed in what could only be called 'casual clothing,' and right now, she was currently in the middle of her current obsession.
Painting Warhammer 40K figurines.
He was more for the videogames part of the property than the Board Game part.
"I wanted to ask you if you and the others sent out more of my Amazons from Themyscira outside of little Diana, recently?" He asked.
"They aren't your Amazons anymore, Ares," Athena responded, and he just rolled his eyes. "
"I do not care who they worship; my blood still flows in their veins; the only one that lacks it is Diana," He responded.
"And she is better off without it, but to answer your question, no, no other Amazon has left the island in the last few years," Athena answered. "Why do you ask?"
"Because I sensed one calling upon the Divine Ichor that flows in her veins, my power, though only for a brief minute before it vanished."
"…What?" Athena asked in shock as she put down the Custodes she had been painting. "But they disowned you."
"They did, but yet I still felt it, so I was wondering if you would like to go down and investigate with me?" Ares asked.
"Ares, we can not descend, the Sky Father Oath, stands only Odin's child can even with a modicum of Divine Power, through that little Loophole the Allfather created," Athena and Ares knew that very well if wasn't for that both Susanoo would have come down and slayin' the monster had ravaged his island nation.
"Yes, we can not go as gods, but we can still make avatars to act in our stead," The Brutality of War said. Wasn't his sister supposed to be the smart one of the two?
"Very well, I shall insist you in this endeavor as I am curious now to as to what you sensed," Athena said.
"Great, been a while since I've got; the last time I was there was when I went to watch the nukes get dropped on Japan; I remember their faces after that; I have never seen Izanagi so blue in the head; he was even bluer than Vishnu."
"Never change, brother, never change," Athena said as she packed up.
And with that, the two Olympian Gods sent out avatars to gather information, Athena a form that was an exact copy of her divine form, while Ares…
"Why?"
"Because it would make Diana have a fit, and female Gods of War are very much in, especially muscly ones." The tanned, muscular redhead standing next to Athena answered.
"You have spent too much time using the internet," Athena said.
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