Chapter 7 - The Alliance
Orbiting above Earth, we can see the large spaceship as two Mechadroids had been launched in their disk forms down towards Earth as we can see the same room where the humanoid squid alien is being kept, only for a metal casing to surround and prevent us from seeing what he looks like from inside.
Drone: "The Drones have been launched. Equipped with the new internal tracking systems, they should be able to track and retrieve the Omnitrix."
The alien then spoke from within the life support pod in a weak voice.
???: "They may find it... but retrieving it may not be easy... Whoever possesses the Omnitrix... continues to be an opponent of extreme danger... and of inspiring brilliance..."
[Time Skip]
We can see both Kieran and Melissa as they had left a Japanese stand as they were making their way back to the gas station where the Rust Bucket was. Though along the way, Kieran was enjoying himself as he was carrying some fresh food, though as far as he knew, they were apparently called takoyaki as he was smiling in delight while eating them one by one.
Kieran: "This is so good~"
He felt like he was in heaven while eating them as his eyes sparkled with anticipation and delight. Though Melissa could only chuckle at this as she began explaining.
Melissa: "Takoyaki is a particular dish made from Japan, that much is obvious. However, it is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special moulded pan. It is typically filled with mince or diced octopus, hence the tako part, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion. The balls are brushed with a special takoyaki sauce and some mayonnaise, and then sprinkled with some green laver and shavings of dried bonito. The yaki part comes from yaku, which is one of the many cooking methods in Japanese cuisine, which means to grill. Yet the method could also be found in other dishes such as okonomiyaki and ikayaki. Typically, takoyaki is eaten as a snack between meals, but in some areas it is served as a side dish with rice."
Kieran while listening to Melissa's explanation behind takoyaki, was chewing as he felt like his mouth was watering every second. Though once he swallowed what he was chewing, he spoke up again.
Kieran: "Served as a side dish and as a snack between meals? I think I should make this as a main course for myself. These are really good. In every city, I should be looking for more Japanese stands that serve this!"
Melissa laughs a little, enjoying Kieran's enthusiasm for something like takoyaki, while Kieran was considering making takoyaki his main staple dish from now on. The two eventually arrived back at the Rust Bucket as David just came out of the gas station store with some supplies, noticing the two getting back as he approached them.
David: "Melissa, Kieran. How was that local Japanese stand?"
Melissa: "I think Kieran just found his new favourite."
Kieran: "You bet! Takoyaki has such a unique taste to it that I can't get enough of it!"
He states this as he then eats the last takoyaki ball as he tried to reach for another, making him sigh in sadness.
Kieran: "I'm out...?"
David: "You're starting to sound like a sad puppy Kieran."
Kieran then looked away, crossing his arms as he pouted his face.
Kieran: "Shut up Mister Shield..."
Both David and Melissa then laughed at him since they never witnessed him acting this grumpy before, making Kieran quite agitated as he shouted at the two.
Kieran: "Hey! It's not funny!"
David then put his hand on Kieran's shoulder as he offered a reassuring smile.
David: "It's fine to enjoy the things you love in the moment. We all have our own guilty pleasures in life Kieran. Come on, we should soon get back on the road."
Kieran: "Uh yeah... Sure thing..."
The trio then began making their way to the Rust Bucket as Damon was at the back of it, cleaning the windows as he was wiping the windows to remove all forms of dust that was picked up along the way. Though Damon couldn't help but chuckle at some bad artwork of Kieran's which mainly pointed out that the window needed to be washed down. Damon did exactly that as he looked at the trio, Kieran especially.
Damon: "Nice artwork kiddo."
He said this in a somewhat sarcastic manner as he had a smile on his face, which Kieran shrugged as he smiled lightly back since he was feeling in a good mood today.
Kieran: "Oh you know, it makes the statement."
However within the moment, they then heard an explosion as they turned their heads to see the back of an armoured van that clearly was the type to carry money to a nearby bank. They suddenly then noticed what they could assume to be three punks as they had punk-like attires on. Their biker helmets having unique designs as they each held some form of large blaster-like weapon in their hands.
The leader held a larger weapon in comparison to the other two as the leader moved their head slightly, sending the other two to collect the cash. Though the leader then looked at the group.
???: "What are you looking at?"
The voice sounded somewhat feminine as she aimed her weapon at them as they immediately went behind the Rust Bucket. The leader's weapon then fired at the pillar that was behind them as it destroyed a bit of it, making Kieran realize that those aren't just any ordinary weapons. Though at this point, he didn't hesitate to activate his Omnitrix.
David: "Wait don't! We don't know if there are any nearby Heroes!"
Kieran: "But last I checked, there were none! I can't take the risk! I'm stepping in!"
Damon: "We need to think of something first kiddo!"
Melissa: "They're right Kieran, we should-"
Before Melissa could even finish what she wanted to say, Kieran slammed the dial down as a bright red light engulfed him. Though when it dissipated, a strange new figure stood in Kieran's place as it seemed somewhat technology based, but also somewhat light. Having a white underbelly design along with dark black and red lining, this strange new Alien looked down at himself, being confused.
???: "What the? What is this?"
Melissa: "Umm... Is that still you Kieran?"
???: "Yeah but... I don't recognize this one. Did I do something or did the Omnitrix have a malfunction?"
Kieran was utterly confused on what he transformed into as he was trying to process, however David snapped him out of his thought process.
David: "Whatever the case, you need to use this new Alien somehow. Figure it out on the fly. That's what All Might would've done!"
Kieran then nodded his head as he agreed to David's understanding. The leader of the criminal trio was watching as her duo companions as they showed her the cash that she was wanting to do for a long time. However, the trio turned around to notice Kieran appearing from the corner as she hesitated for a moment, trying to process who that was.
???: "A new Hero? Whatever the case, take that thing down!"
The three punks then aimed their weapons at Kieran as they began to fire their energy based weapons at him. However, Kieran was running about, trying to get them to aim away from the gas station as he felt light on his feet, flowing through with ease as if he had no weight at all. The moment he got close, he managed to reach the main leader's weapon, grabbing it as he was close to her face, making the other two not want to fire due to how close he was to their leader.
Kieran: "I think you've caused enough damage for one day punks."
Suddenly, the technology from Kieran began to flow into her weapon as she backed up immediately as the trio witnessed what happened next. As the weapon was completely covered by the technological patterns of dark black and red linings, it began to morph into Kieran as once it was done, even Kieran was surprised by this.
Though he quickly didn't hesitate as he then raised his one hand, which transformed into an energy gun as he aimed it at one of the other punks, firing a red energy blast that destroyed that punk's weapon with ease and sending the punk flying onto the ground unconscious due to the blast. Kieran looked at his hand as he looked at the weapon.
Kieran: "Okay, that's really cool."
The leader then attempted to attack him from behind, only for him to easily slip out of her grasp and using his energy weapon hand to knock her away, cracking her helmet in the process as the other punk tried to shoot him, only for him to fire back as the two energy blasts collided for a moment, creating a blinding light. Which gave Kieran the moment to react as he quickly ran up to the punk with ease and knocked the weapon out of their hand, slamming them into the armoured van to keep them pinned.
Kieran: "Sorry pal, this isn't your lucky day for a simple heist."
Though in this moment, as he took off the helmet, he realized that he was harming a woman, making his red mechanical eye widen a bit.
Kieran: "Wait... You're all... women?"
Kieran was then shot in his side as he was knocked to the ground as he skid to a halt as he looked up to see it was the leader that shot him, only for her helmet was taken off to reveal her actual appearance as she held her fellow member's weapon in her hands.
???: "You messed with the wrong gang you weird techno-freak!"
Kieran then quickly got up as he looked at her.
Kieran: "Alright then... I guess introductions are in order. Who are you lot?"
???: "Just a neighbourhood ladies biker gang making a living. And the name's Rojo! I would advise you to remember that you bastard!"
Kieran: "Rojo? That's quite a name. Though I don't think it fits a vocabulary of your stature. Have you ever been to a schooling institute before, because you seem a little bit out of the loop?"
Rojo then gritted her teeth, keeping her weapon aimed at Kieran.
Rojo: "Now who are you?"
Kieran: "Me? Well... I technically don't know. I was able to merge one of your weapons with me, but then again, I also ended up updating it to its complete potential... Wait, you know what... You just gave me a good name! Update!"
Rojo: "You making fun of me asshole?!"
She then was about to fire her weapon, only for two Mechadroids suddenly appearing from above as they began firing lasers at the two, making them move out of the way as it ended up hitting the armoured van, destroying it in the process in an explosion. When Rojo recovered, she noticed some of the cash falling from the sky from the original explosion.
Rojo: "Hey! This is my heist!"
Though she then noticed that her two members began running away, claiming that she could have it for herself as she felt agitated from the whole ordeal. She then noticed Kieran, who decided to call the Alien he is currently in as Update, aim his energy weapon at the Mechadroids, trying to shoot them down as she begins to prepare herself to shoot at Update.
However, within the moment, Damon grabs a nearby tyre as he then throws it towards Rojo, knocking her to the ground.
Damon: "Kiddo! Those drones must be after the watch!"
Rojo immediately got back up as she aimed her weapon at him for a moment as she glared at him.
Rojo: "You get yours old man!"
Although Rojo fires, it misses Damon as he had moved slightly out of the way, though the laser began to move upwards as it causes some rubble to fall onto Damon in the process.
Melissa: "Uncle Damon!"
Both David and Melissa immediately rushed to Damon's side as Update had just heard Melissa scream Damon's name, making him turn for a moment as his red mechanical eye widened in horror.
Update: "No!"
The Mechadroids then still fired at him as he narrowed his eye in anger, immediately aiming his energy weapon at the two Mechadroids, sniping each one out of the sky as one was completely destroyed, and the other still somewhat intact, but not operational anymore as it crashed to the ground. He then out of anger immediately aimed his energy weapon at Rojo, which she couldn't react in time as he shot at her, only for her to raise her weapon in defence.
In the process, Rojo's weapon gets destroyed as she was knocked to the ground as her clothing was slightly singed. Update's hand then returned to normal as he slammed the dial on his chest, returning him back to Kieran as he immediately ran towards the group.
Kieran: "Is Grandpa okay?!"
David carefully took him over his shoulder as Melissa took the other side, keeping his arms over their shoulders.
Melissa: "He's in bad shape."
David: "Most likely some sort of damage to the spine possibly. We need to get him to a hospital, now!"
Kieran nodded as he immediately rushed to the door of the RV, opening it as both David and Melissa move Damon carefully inside as Kieran immediately closes the door behind them. From the perspective of Rojo, she witnessed the RV begin to drive off at high speeds as she rubs her head in pain.
Rojo: "Curse that punk... Once I find him I'll-"
She then cut herself off as she looked down at the damaged Mechadroid, making her one eyebrow raise as she remembered that thing attacking Update. So she got back up to her feet, making her way to it as she decided to remove the head which was mostly still intact as she looked at its design.
Rojo: "Now who sent you here...? Whatever kind of freak made you must be rich..."
Suddenly, the head began to connect to Rojo's neck for a second as she was struck with a sudden pain as it began to transform her as eventually, when the pain died down, she let go as her body felt entirely different. She was unsure on what exactly happened, but as she looked down at her legs and hands, she realized that she seemed more metallic in nature, making her somewhat confused and disturbed. She then looked at her reflection by some glass, her mouth was left agape as her appearance changed entirely.
Rojo: "What the...? Is this, me...?"
Suddenly, two police cars then arrived as the officers got out of their cars, aiming their pistols at her.
Officer: "Freeze!"
Rojo then turned around, looking at the officers as she growled a bit.
Rojo: "I already did my time assholes!"
Suddenly, her shoulders began to extend as the two glowing glass bulbs began to fire lasers, destroying the vehicles as she smirked. The officers that were out of the vehicles in time were trying to recover from their dazes as she simply began to turn around and walk away.
Rojo: "Now this is getting interesting..."
[Time Skip]
Within the hospital of the town, Damon was situated in a hospital bed while he was out cold, the top of his head bandaged up as David was sitting alongside Melissa as Kieran was listening to the diagnosis from the doctor.
Doctor: "Your grandfather has suffered a severe concussion, he'll be out for several more hours. He also has several lacerations and a broken leg."
Kieran: "Is he going to be okay...?"
Doctor: "For a man his age, he'll make a full recovery. His Quirk from the registrations say that he can have a youthful and strong body for a little while longer, which means that he'll make a full proper recovery soon. So all he needs is some rest and he'll be fine. Now it says that admittance form that he was hurt during a Villain attack. Did some sort of fight happen?"
Kieran: "In truth sir... I think it was some sort of group that had a fight against one another... We were in the middle of it and he got hurt in the process..."
Kieran said this while trying to come up with a full proper cover up story that would work. Although the doctor raised his eyebrow in suspicion, he simply let it slide.
Doctor: "Don't worry, the local authority along with the nearby Heroes will take care of the situation. This town is rather peaceful out here, so I expect everything will be fine."
The doctor then patted Kieran on his shoulder as he then turned around and walked out, making Kieran look at Damon with a somewhat guilty expression. He felt like he could've maybe done something in the situation. He knew that if he wasn't distracted by those drones, he might've been able to prevent this Rojo chick from doing what she did.
We then cut to the large spaceship orbiting the Earth as the Drone was relaying information to the squid alien humanoid who was still in the stasis pod.
Drone: "The Drones have been destroyed."
???: "Send out more..."
Drone: "We may not need to. It seems that the Drones somehow... merged. I'm receiving one combined signal, and that's signal is on the move."
The alien then thought about the situation carefully, though responded.
??? :"...Perhaps one head is better than two..."
We then cut to Rojo who is robbing a jewellery store as she was scaring the folks out of the store as she looks around, looking at all the fancy jewellery that was laying about in their protective cases. She was smiling with delight as she then broke open one of the glass cases to attempt taking multiple highly expensive rings within her grasp.
However, as she grasped them, her expression changed right away when she noticed that she crushed them into dust.
Rojo: "No! These are absolutely useless!"
She then chucked it aside as she growled in annoyance. Though suddenly, she felt her body convulsing for a moment as she stopped in place, as if her body was trying to resist something, or perhaps obey a command when she wasn't intending to in the first place. She held her head in pain as she didn't know what was going on.
??? *Telepathically*: "Listen to me, whoever you are."
Rojo: "Where are you...? Who are you...? How did you get in my damned head...?"
She was trying to get back onto her feet as she was trying to process what's going on.
??? *Telepathically*: "No questions! You are here to serve me."
Rojo simply shook her head.
Rojo: "Think again asshole. I don't work for you. I work for me and me alone."
She then suddenly felt a sharp shock of pain run through her body as she fell to her knees, grasping her head as she was groaning in pain. Though she suddenly found herself in some sort of void as she came face to face with the squid humanoid alien who seemed to be in perfect condition, however he was about ten times her size as she felt intimidated as she just floated in place.
???: "You now possess power you could've never imagined, but unless you find a way to use it, it will be worthless. Fulfil my command, and I will teach you. Fail me, and I will turn you to dust!"
Rojo seemed to have grasped the bigger picture as she knew she held no power in this situation. So she remained firm as she went along with it.
Rojo: "So what do you want?"
???: "Only one thing. A piece of valuable technology missing from my possession, and luckily, you are already programmed to find it."
Rojo then suddenly returned back to the real world as she held her head in pain as she gritted her teeth. As much as she hated going along with this, she had no choice in the matter as she began to leave the jewellery store.
[Time Skip]
Back in the hospital room, Kieran was watching over Damon as he still had an expression of guilt. Though a few minutes ago, David said that he would be down at the Rust Bucket making a few calls and such, while Melissa stayed with Kieran. Though Melissa was talking with him.
Melissa: "You heard the doctor Kieran. He's going to be fine..."
She was trying to keep a light smile on her face as Kieran looked at her, as he couldn't bring a smile to his own face. Though he looked down at his legs as they were both sitting on their seats.
Kieran: "I know but... I'm worried about him. I could've maybe had done that differently... I know I ended up transforming into a new Alien and all... but I feel like I could've done more..."
Melissa then put her hand on his shoulder as a sign of comfort.
Melissa: "You tried the best you could... Uncle Damon wanted to help you in that moment..."
Kieran: "I should've been faster... or I should've been more aware..."
Melissa: "The circumstances can change one's actions Kieran... Every choice we make, is due to the moment... We all can do anything, but we can't do everything..."
Kieran would then sigh, getting up from his seat.
Kieran: "I need a breather outside..."
Melissa noticed Kieran's pained expression as the moment he was leaving the room, she quickly followed him as she still needed to talk to him as they were now talking outside the room.
Melissa: "Kieran, I know you're going through a lot of stress and... this vacation hasn't been quite... a good one..."
Kieran: "Everything that has happened up to this point, I just... I don't know. One moment I was expecting this vacation to be just an average one, where I would end up getting bored out of my mind and just be sucked up into you all having fun... Then the moment I got the Omnitrix, things got weird... It was thrilling, exciting even... yet now... the longer I have this watch, the more trouble it keeps bringing. It isn't just towards myself, but to you all as well... Aliens, Bounty Hunters, Robots... While I can save others, I don't know where this path is taking me..."
Melissa: "Kieran... We're in this together. You've always wanted to be a Hero ever since back when we were in our childhood... Though when we found out that we were both Quirkless... You felt it the most, didn't you...? The pain?"
Kieran didn't know how to respond to that as he looked down at the Omnitrix for a moment. Though when he eventually had his answer, he looked at Melissa.
Kieran: "Ever since I was a kid... I was always admiring the Heroes of the world... People fighting crime, taking down the dastardly Villains... That I badly wanted to become one... Yet the moment I found out that I was Quirkless... I was devastated... All I could do is stay away from the path I wanted to take, because I was powerless... As I grew up, in my old school... I always got into fights with the bullies that picked on me, yet it was because I was Quirkless... Though when I managed to get into I-Island Academy, where we finally met after so many years... I thought that maybe, I could perhaps make a difference in being an Inventor... To fill the void in my heart. I always tried to keep up the confident persona, to perhaps push back the pain... Yet the moment I got this Omnitrix, it opened my eyes to a whole new feeling... Hope, relief, I wasn't sure... not even now..."
Kieran then walked towards the window, looking outside as he gripped his hand around the Omnitrix. His expression getting sadder the more he looked out at the town below since he was on a much higher floor and the hospital being located a bit higher above the town.
Kieran: "I actually got the chance to become a Hero... even if it was through Vigilantism... I even found out that Aliens existed when I thought they were just science fiction... Yet as time went on, through these few weeks... trouble kept coming our way... All because of this device... Allowing me to transform into different Aliens at will... This thing must be special to whoever is after me... and it's getting you all hurt... I don't want that... I just want you all to be safe... Yet now, I got Grandpa injured because of my carelessness..."
Melissa: "Kieran, you transformed into your newest Alien suddenly without any prior knowledge. I know you called it Update, but it brought out a brand new possibility and theory. Now you have access to eleven different Aliens in total at the moment. Which means that there's more to the Omnitrix Kieran. There could be more stored within that thing. I know how scared you are, but you need to at least trust us enough to let yourself be vulnerable with us. We're here for you, even if you can't see it..."
Kieran: "Mel, I..."
Though before he could finish his sentence, he then noticed something coming towards them in the distance as Kieran's eyes widened as Melissa got closer to him.
Melissa: "Kieran, what's wrong...?"
Kieran: "Get down!"
He immediately grabbed her and rolled out of the way as a massive impact could be felt within the moment. A large amount of smoke could be seen as a shadowy figure was standing there. Kieran carefully got up with Melissa as they both were looking at the figure until when the dust settled, standing there was Rojo.
Rojo looked at the two, only for her eyes to scan the Omnitrix as her serious expression remained stoic.
Rojo: "Give me the Omnitrix."
Kieran: "You know... You do seem kind of familiar... Do I know you from somewhere?"
Rojo's glass eyes then narrowed as her shoulders then expanded to show the laser weapons as she fired a warning shot.
Rojo: "I won't say this again. Give me the Omnitrix."
Melissa: "We need to go!"
Kieran wanted to retaliate in that moment, however he then remembered that he was in a hospital, which isn't exactly the best place to fight as he nods his head towards Melissa as they both began to make a run for it. Rojo grew agitated by this as she began to follow them with slow simple steps instead of running after them.
Both Kieran and Melissa kept running through the halls of the hospital as Rojo kept firing widely to possibly throw the two off balance. Though as they managed to turn a corner, Melissa noticed a door that was labelled "STAIRS" as she quickly opened it.
Melissa: "Quick! This way!"
They both then went rushing down the sets of stairs as they continuing running as fast as they could.
Melissa: "Kieran! That person must've been the same woman from the armoured car robbery!"
Kieran: "Yeah! Yet I could tell she's entirely different from before! It's very likely that she must've gotten quite the upgrade."
Melissa: "Like as if she was merged with those robots that kept coming after you!"
Kieran narrowed his eyes, realizing that something wasn't adding up considering that this Rojo girl seemed to be someone who would've worked on her own. Though they couldn't get any time to think any further as Rojo arrived to the staircase as she decided to jump through the middle of it, descending to the bottom floor as both Kieran and Melissa just managed to make it through the door.
Though Rojo kept firing at them as they managed to continue running.
Melissa: "I think now would be a good idea to turn into one of your Aliens right now!"
Kieran: "I can't just do that! There's people in this hospital! We need to draw her out and wait for the right moment! If I attempt to go Alien now within this hospital, I could risk the lives of so many here!"
Melissa: "Oh, right! I'm sorry!"
Kieran: "Don't apologize now! We need to get her away from the hospital!"
The two managed to exit the hospital as the two had no choice but to hide the front of the ambulances that was in front of the hospital as Rojo bursts through the entrance. Rojo took a couple of paces ahead as she was looking around, scanning the area. However, she came to a halt as she simply looked up from where the ambulances are as it was clear that there was a rocky cliff.
Rojo: "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way."
She then fired lasers as it began to hit the top of the cliff, causing a rockslide as Kieran and Melissa looked up at it. Kieran quickly had no choice but to activate his Omnitrix as he chose to not worry about who he was going to transform into as he slammed down the dial immediately. A bright red light engulfed him as the moment it dissipated, it was revealed that he transformed into Hellflame.
Melissa: "Hellflame? Now?!"
Hellflame: "I'll just have to make this work!"
He then narrowed his eyes as he raised his molten hands as he lets out a torrent of flames towards the falling boulders and rocks, only to lit them aflame as he had a deadpan expression.
Hellflame: "Okay then, plan B! Melissa, go!"
Melissa quickly nodded as he quickly turned around towards the ambulances as he used his flames to melt the vehicles and quickly jumped on top of it. He then watched as most of the rocks and boulders stopped as he sighed in relief.
Hellflame: "Alright... Hospital saved..."
Melissa: "Wait! There's people at the bottom of the canyon!"
Hellflame then looked in the direction of where Melissa was pointing as he groaned.
Hellflame: "Goddamn it... Melissa, get back inside that hospital right now! I'll be back later!"
He then quickly ran off as Melissa wasn't sure if Kieran could be left on his own, but she simply decided to go along with it and ran back inside. Though as Hellflame was following the trail of boulders, he was immediately kicked in the back as he fell to the ground. He quickly turned onto his back to look at Rojo, who was about to fire lasers at him, making him increase the intensity of his flames to knock her back onto her back.
Hellflame: "I don't have time for this!"
Hellflame then quickly leapt off the edge as he then used his flames to stabilize his descent as he lands on the ground close to the bridge as he witnesses people beginning to evacuate the construction of the bridge.
Hellflame: "The people are evacuating themselves... That's good. Now that makes my job a lot easier!"
He then increased the intensity of his heat again as flames began to cover most of the top half of his body, raising his arms to aim at the bridge. He then fired a strong fire blast towards the bridge, destroying it in an instant as the boulders flow into the river below, making him sigh in relief.
Though as he took this moment to recover his posture, Rojo flew up to him as he grabbed him by his neck from behind, lifting him into the air and catching him off guard. She then threw him into the construction truck as she immediately opened fire with her lasers, destroying and exploding the truck. Though she kept firing until she felt satisfied. Though as she looked around, she noticed that most of the destruction she caused now spread to the other nearby vehicles, especially a truck that contained petrol tank, as she noticed it leaking out.
Though as the smoke dissipated, Hellflame stood there with his arms crossed.
Hellflame: "You know, I barely felt a thing Rojo. You're either a lousy shot, or you're still quite pathetic. You got to try harder than that. You know what, I'll just stand right here. Go on, do your worst Robo-punk!"
Rojo took offence to that as she attempted to charge towards him at incredible speeds. Though as she got closer, she was too late as she didn't notice that Hellflame was winding up a punch for her as he manages to land a powerful punch to her face. Though due to that impact, she still went past him as she ended up landing right next to the petrol truck as she gritted her teeth, floating into the air as she glared at him.
Hellflame simple got out of the small crater, raising his hand a bit as he simply held two fingers together as if he was about to snap them.
Hellflame: "And boom."
A small spark from Hellflame's fingers where he snapped began to fall onto the leaking petrol trail as when it reaches the truck, it exploded. Thus sending Rojo flying across the air as she was out of sight, making Hellflame narrow his eyes. As much as he wanted to go after her, he refused and would rather return back to the hospital.
[Time Skip]
Damon was eventually relocated into a different hospital room as Kieran was explaining everything to Melissa, David and the now awake Damon.
Kieran: "Even though it was the same woman, she clearly was working for the same person who was sending those robots after me..."
Damon: "Well, since they moved me into a new room and she hasn't returned yet, we're safe."
David: "It was a very risky situation, but you did the right thing Kieran. Even though you chose not to go after her, you at least prioritized the safety of those within the hospital."
Melissa: "We can at least be rest assured that she won't be coming back soon."
Kieran: "Yeah but... What if she comes back tomorrow? What if she keeps coming back and I don't do anything about it? One of you is going to get hurt again..."
Damon: "Kiddo..."
Damon outstretched his hand and put it on Kieran's shoulder, since Kieran was sitting down on a nearby seat.
Damon: "Things happen because of circumstances... Since the watch won't come off, there's nothing we can do about it."
David: "Your grandfather's right Kieran. With that watch attached to you, there's nothing more we can do besides shaping you into the right direction."
Kieran looks down as he didn't know how to react at the moment, sighing.
Kieran: "I get it..."
Melissa could tell that Kieran wasn't really feeling well due to the situation, though she couldn't just speak up in front of everyone since it is Kieran's decision on what he wants to do. We then cut to Rojo who's currently resting for the moment as she was mulling over the fact that she lost to Kieran as she growled in frustration. She was on top of a building, trying to gather her bearings so she could come up with a new strategy. Though suddenly, she felt the sudden pain in her head as she was again transported into the void in her mind again, being face to face with the alien that was commanding her the whole time.
???: "The Omnitrix. Where is it?"
Rojo: "I couldn't get it. That bastard was making it difficult for me in the first place, and how nice of you to not tell me that I'm facing a Hero! You know what, go shove yourself in a hole! I'm through!"
Suddenly, the alien consumed her as she began to fall into a deep pit as the alien continued talking.
???: "You get me the Omnitrix, and if you fail me again, your meaningless criminal life will be over. This time, make him come to you."
[Time Skip]
A bit of time has passed as it was currently night time as Melissa and David were in the hospital room with Damon who was still making full recovery. Though Melissa was asleep with her head on the bed as she suddenly woke up as she notices David entering the room as she had a look around, not noticing Kieran at all.
Melissa: "Papa... Where's Kieran...?"
David simply looks to the side as he didn't know how to answer this immediately as he didn't want to wake Damon up.
David: "He went out on his own. I tried to stop him, but he was adamant on going."
Melissa: "What...? But what about that Villain out there? Wouldn't he end up having to fight her?"
Melissa asked, feeling worried about the whole situation as she couldn't process the thought of letting Kieran go at it alone. However, David simply responded.
David: "He was intending on that. He didn't want us to get involved on this one..."
Melissa's eyes widened as she then began to remember something Kieran said before.
All because of this device... Allowing me to transform into different Aliens at will... This thing must be special to whoever is after me... and it's getting you all hurt... I don't want that... I just want you all to be safe... Yet now, I got Grandpa injured because of my carelessness...
Those words rung through her head as she got up, making her way towards the door.
David: "Where are you going?"
Melissa: "I'm going after Kieran."
David then quickly got in the way, blocking the path from the doorway.
David: "I can't let you do that Melissa."
Melissa: "Papa, if Kieran tries to fight her alone, who knows what could happen!"
David: "I'm telling you that he can possibly handle this! This is what he wants!"
Melissa: "But we must sometimes go against what they want for their own betterment right?!"
David was surprised the moment Melissa said that, though due to his shock, this allowed Melissa managed to get past him to start running for it as David quickly turned his head out the door as Melissa was nowhere to be seen, making him sigh.
David *Thoughts*: "Damn it Kieran... You literally affected my daughter in many different ways, haven't you...?"
Damon: "David...?"
David then looked at Damon, realizing that he was awake now as he walked over to him, taking a seat.
David: "Sorry you had to hear us like that..."
Damon: "Don't be... What happened...?"
David: "Kieran left on his own, most likely going after the Villain by himself... Though Melissa simply wanted to go after him to try and get him out of trouble. I'm worried about her you know...? Your grandson has affected Melissa very much that she could easily get herself hurt..."
Damon then offered a reassuring smile.
Damon: "If I know those two, they'll be fine..."
David: "How can you be so sure about that...?"
Damon: "It's called having faith, David. You just need to let them take a leap when they need it. I know Kieran can be quite a handful, but he has his own way of affecting others around him. In both good and bad ways. Melissa is a smart girl, she knows what she needs to do. She's a big girl too, you can't watch over her forever. You know that, right David?"
David would then sigh, offering a small smile in return, even if it was a sad one.
David: "Yeah, you're right..."
David *Thoughts*: "You two better get back safe, for our sake..."
[Time Skip]
We can see Rojo as she was utilizing her laser weapons to destroy the Police Academy bit by bit from the front as she remained somewhat neutral. She was expecting Kieran to show up at this point as she was hoping this was enough collateral. However, a red and black blur suddenly appeared as she was hit from side to side, eventually knocked down to her knees.
Then standing right in front of her was X-treme as his faceplate opens up.
X-treme: "Looks like you started your party already without me!"
Though X-treme didn't expect Rojo to simply grab his ankle as she got up, slamming him into the ground as he tried to recover immediately, only to get kicked away into a nearby police car as the car has a dent in it from the impact. X-treme recovered as he lifted himself up, using the car as support. His faceplate then covered his face as he clearly had to take this more seriously. He saw as Rojo walked a couple of steps forward.
Rojo: "He wants his Omnitrix, he can have it. This is starting to get fun."
X-treme: "He? Who's he?"
Rojo then began to open fire upon X-treme as he had to run about to dodge the laser fire. Though when he got close enough, he began to jab her chest multiple times as he then does a backflip to do a form of an uppercut to her chin with his ball-like foot, knocking her into the air and landing on her back. He landed back on his feet as he kept his focus on her.
She then got back up, as if she hasn't felt a scratch as she then fires at him again, only for him to blitz about to confuse her. Sometimes he focused on using zigzag patterns, sometimes he went around her to force her to pay attention to her surroundings. He was focusing on disorientating her so he could find an opening. However, the moment he managed to get behind her, she tried to attack him with her metal claws, only for him to blitz behind her again.
This time, he went on the offensive as he used his closed hands to hit her from multiple directions in her face, knocking her from side to side as she was trying to recover. When he was done, he immediately ran around her in a circular formation as he began to form a tornado with her in it, knocking her into the air as once he stops, he waited for her descent. Once she was low enough, he immediately did as spinning kick as she was then knocked a bit further away, skidding across the ground.
X-treme: "Honestly, your a bit slow on the reaction department. Need some tutorials on that Rojo?"
He would say in a mocking manner as she looked at him, groaning in annoyance. She then opened fire again as he focused on blitzing past her laser fire.
X-treme: "Relying on the same tactics again? You should really learn how to aim, perhaps a shooting range should suffice wouldn't you say? Unless your eyes are completely dusted, so allow me to dust that off for ya!"
X-treme then appeared in front of her face as he lands a strong punch, knocking her into a nearby wall of a building due to the force and speed he went. X-treme waited in place, waiting to see if what he did at least damaged her. However, through the dust of smoke, a laser shot was fired as he was hit dead centre of his chest, sending him across the road and skidding to a halt as he groaned in pain.
He then noticed that Rojo leaped into the air as she was intending on stomping him, so he quickly rolled out of the way as she ended up creating a small crater as he quickly got back up to his feet.
X-treme: "How durable is this woman...?"
X-treme *Thoughts*: "She might be too durable for me right now... Even if I went T-Wrecks, she'll be too small for me to handle, making her too difficult to catch in the first place..."
Though as Rojo began to step forward, preparing to fire again, a voice spoke out as it sounded familiar to X-treme.
Melissa: "Kieran!"
They both then noticed Melissa who was running to them, though Rojo saw this as her opportunity to prepare to fire at Melissa, who stood in place as she didn't have enough time to react. This made X-treme act quickly as he blitzes past her while using a leg sweep, making Rojo trip over. This in turn, allowed X-treme to simply use his tail to swing Rojo around and throw here against a car due to his speed as he quickly rushes over to Melissa, taking her away from the scene as the two were now in an alleyway.
X-treme's faceplate then was removed as he looked at Melissa.
X-treme: "Mel?! What are you doing here?!"
Melissa: "You left without informing most of us that you were going to fight that cyborg lady. I came to help you."
X-treme: "No! It's too dangerous for you! You should-"
Suddenly, they both heard the familiar beeping sound as X-treme was then engulfed in a blinding white light, as when it dissipated, Kieran was back to normal as he sighs to himself.
Kieran: "Damn it... I must've wasted most of the time running around looking for her..."
Kieran then realized that Rojo was gaining on them as the two quickly began to run, with Kieran dragging Melissa along.
Kieran: "We got to go!"
The two continued running through alleys as eventually, they managed to lose her as the two ended up running into a gym that had no windows, making him sigh in relief, resting his back against a column as he sat down. Melissa did the same as she felt exhausted from all the running. Though this was the perfect opportunity to talk.
Melissa: "Kieran... You can't keep going at these things alone..."
Kieran: "Mel... This is my fight, my watch..."
Melissa: "I know you're trying to protect us... but didn't Tetrax's encounter teach you anything Kieran...?"
Kieran then remained quiet, narrowing his eyes as he looked at some of the equipment that was laying about in the gym.
Kieran: "I know I risked going at it alone... but I'm afraid of everyone else getting hurt because of my actions..."
Melissa: "Kieran..."
Melissa's hand then rested on his, trying to comfort him as she offered a sad smile to him, making him look at her with surprise and a bit of heat forming on his face.
Melissa: "No matter the situation. No matter the consequences. Uncle Damon doesn't blame you for what happened. We all learn and grow from it... He chose to help you while you were distracted. We'll be there for you, whether you push us away or not. We've been there for you ever since you got the Omnitrix. We won't push you away when you make mistakes, we'll get through it, together..."
Kieran's face then began to turn into a shade of red as he looked away in an awkward manner. He was happy that Melissa was comforting him at a time like this, but to make it worse for him, it was his crush that was giving him a small pep talk.
Kieran: "Thanks..."
Kieran then sighed as he calmed down, getting back up to his feet as he walked about, looking for anything he could use.
Kieran: "Now, how am I going to beat her if I can't beat her in physical combat...?"
Melissa then smiled brightly, knowing that Kieran is now back on track, making her stand up as well as she thought about something.
Melissa: "You just mentioned that you can't beat her physically right?"
Kieran: "Yeah. X-treme was able to outpace her, but that transformation wasn't enough to do any physical damage to her. That Alien technology that's fused to her is quite a problem. Making her really durable. Even if I wanted to go T-Wrecks, she'll most likely outpace me and I wouldn't even be able to catch her..."
Melissa: "Then you shouldn't be fighting her physically."
Kieran then looked back at Melissa in confusion.
Kieran: "What do you mean?"
Melissa: "If you can't beat her physically. Wouldn't it be better to take her down from the inside if you can't do it on the outside?"
Kieran: "How am I supposed to- Wait... Mel, you're a genius! Rojo is mostly technology at the moment, even if she is sentient and possibly a cyborg. I think our new Alien might be able to handle the job! I guess it's time for an Update!"
Suddenly, his Omnitrix changed from its white hue into a red hue, meaning that it is available for use now since it was recharged. So the moment he began to activate the Omnitrix, he twisted the dial a couple of times until he found the Alien he was going for, slamming down on the dial, engulfing him in a bright red light. Soon enough, Rojo came crashing through the ceiling as she landed, looking about as she was feeling quite annoyed.
Rojo: "Come out wherever you are... You can't run forever you bastard..."
Rojo kept looking around, scanning the area for any traces of where he could be. Melissa remained behind a column as she was looking at Rojo. Though when Rojo stepped too far forward, Update who was above her, landed on top of her as she was struggling to get him off.
Rojo: "Get off!"
Update: "No can do. I hope you enjoy a nice little update to your systems!"
Update then began to meld himself into Rojo's body as she was covered in his technology, making her struggle and feel pain all over. Though eventually as she was taking a couple of steps backwards, she eventually fell onto her knees as she was screaming in pain. However, with Update, he was suddenly whisked into a void as he was confused on where he was. Though when he looked properly ahead, he noticed the giant humanoid squid alien as his mechanical eye widened in horror.
Update couldn't explain it, but he felt such an overwhelming and yet commanding presence from the alien.
???: "Listen to every word, be afraid. You cannot run, you cannot hide from me. I will find you, and when I do, I will retrieve my Omnitrix, and destroy you!"
However, before Update could even process the information, he was whisked out of the void mindscape as Rojo managed to rip Update off and throw him across the room into a column as he felt rather dizzy and disorientated, deflating and resting there.
Update: "Oh man... That felt weird..."
Rojo while recovering completely, began to fire her laser weapons at Update, forcing him to move about in a light and fluid motion on his feet. Update wasn't sure on who that alien was that he ended up seeing, but he had to put it aside for now and focus on Rojo. So he began to meld himself with the different machine equipment to throw Rojo off balance as eventually, he managed to catch Rojo completely off guard.
Once he was on his feet, his right hand turned into the energy blaster as he shot a clean shot into her chest, sending her crashing through a column and onto the ground.
Update: "Sorry, but I'm tired of our little game of cat and mouse lady."
Update then made his way over as once he was on top of her, he began to meld with her again but completely this time as Rojo seems to short circuit for a brief period of time. Once the process was done, Update then left Rojo as he got back up to his feet, forcing her to do the same. However, the metal parts from her then immediately came off, turning her back into a regular Human as she was surprised that this happened.
Rojo: "I'm... me again...?"
Update: "Consider this your resignation from cybernetic-hood. I know you're a criminal, or perhaps a Villain, but I'm giving you this one chance to simply walk away and make up for your crimes."
Rojo then had a smirk on her face as she was up to something, however Melissa then went up to her and landed a strong kick to her head, knocking her to the ground as she was out cold. Update was honestly surprised by what she did.
Update: "Why did you-"
Melissa: "Sorry Kieran... but she was most likely up to something. Even if she walked away, I don't think she would've been different..."
Update: "I see..."
He then slammed the dial on his chest as he transformed back into his regular self.
Kieran: "I guess we should leave her here... I think the Heroes would've arrived here by now at least..."
Both Kieran and Melissa agreed to leave as soon as possible, hopefully not getting in a Hero's way....
[Time Skip]
It was the next morning as David was walking alongside Damon who was using a crutch to keep his balance since his leg still required a little bit of time to heal. Melissa was walking with them as Kieran was remaining a bit of distance from them, with his head hanging low as his mind was constantly playing on loop about what happened the previous night.
David: "I think I'll be driving for a little while if that's alright with you Damon?"
Damon chuckled a little bit.
Damon: "Sure thing, this old man needs some goodnight sleep."
Melissa: "Come on Uncle Damon, you may be old, but you're not that old yet. Considering your Quirk is like a miracle."
The trio made it to the Rust Bucket first as Kieran eventually arrived shortly after, though David had to ask.
David: "You okay Kieran?"
Kieran came to a stop, thinking about his next words carefully as he doesn't know how to properly word it.
Kieran: "I don't know..."
Melissa: "You were like possessed for a second there in the gym fight..."
Kieran: "I know... It was like when I went Update and tried to meld with Rojo's cyborg body... I ended up floating in this strange void... seeing this large squid Alien dude... He had such a terrifying and commanding presence... He said that I should be afraid... All I can really think of is that he must've been the ones sending those high tech robots after us..."
Kieran then looked at Damon, who was sweating for a bit as Kieran had never seen him like this before.
Kieran: "Grandpa... You look afraid, is something wrong...?"
Damon simply shook his head, offering a warming smile.
Damon: "Nah, don't worry about me kiddo. It's nothing to worry about for the moment. Head in the Rust Bucket so long, I need a bit of fresh air alright?"
Kieran: "Umm... Sure..."
Kieran then entered the RV with the other two, leaving Damon alone as he looked up into the sky, having a bad feeling about all of this. Though him sweating was because of some sort of past that was coming back to haunt him. He couldn't think straight about it, because if "he" had returned, things are going to get complicated, that much he thought....
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