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Chapter 7: Blackened Ship.



A/N: Hey, I did a bit of a mix-up by accident on here and it's a bit too late to change it now xD! (Edit: This is an old author's note, but still important to read so my dearest readers would understand my issue. xD)

It said in the anime that City A was demolished by Boros's ship, I put it in Z... Sorry about that xD! Sheesh, I watched the episode like...five times already, and NOW I notice it?! -.-

Again sorry... At least this is a tiny mistake, just switching A to Z is all. Nothing really big that would ruin the story, right? XD

Hope you enjoy the chapter!

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"I'm sorry sir, I can't keep going. A friend of mine said they would help me move into City Z and pay for a small apartment for me until I can get a house there," Vei's voice echoed as it showed the outside of the shooting range.


Soon, standing before her boss with crossed arms, stood the very woman. A frown was evident, her eyes were nearly hidden from her sunglasses as she watched him view a piece of paper. It was her statement of quitting the job, he didn't look too happy, to say the least. Sighing, her boss sat down in a seat next to his own office and pinched between his brows. "I see... You must have some problems going on at home or something, that made you want to move. I won't pry, but I will ask this-- Are you sure you would want to quit this job? I gave you a free gun license and freedom to practice shooting in the range field during break hours," His eyes looked up into her covered ones with an unsatisfied frown.


"Yeah, I'm sure, as much as I hate to quit-- I need to. I don't need punctuality on my mind when I'm stressed out as is and living further away, would only make it worse trying to get here. I have some personal business to take care of in Z, it requires me to move there... Sorry," Vei replied rather regretfully but if she wants to find their parents, she has to make sacrifices.


The boss exhaled through his nose and looked down. Standing up with disappointment, not once did he look her way again. His feet patted across the floor into his office and nodded, with a finger gesturing for her to follow. "You were one of the best employees here, it pains me to lose someone as good as you. To think you were growin' on me, too..." Disappointment in his low voice was obvious, as opened a drawer and pulled out her monthly check. "Here, it's your last payment. Use it wisely, because I know how hard it is these days to score another job," A forced smile was given, before he handed it to her and watched the young woman take it.


"Thanks. See ya then, sorry about this..." Mumbling her words, he simply grunted as a reply and sat in his office chair, clicking on his computer. She knew he was taking her off of the employee list and work shifts, it made her sigh. Regardless, the woman left without saying another word. She was already outside now and making her way back home, planning to pack everything. Luckily, Vei's master found someone to help her pack and move everything into a hauling truck. A couple of hours later Vei carried a big box in her arms and a man behind her had done the same, only with more in his arms.


It was the last bit in her house, every piece of furniture and object was out of there. After she placed her box into the backend of the truck, Vei watched the man put the other two in. With both arms on her hips and her gaze fixated on the man's backside, she recalled what her master said.


I know of a place in City Z, I used to live there and it might be suitable for you. Here, it's the address of the apartment. Earlier today, after Vei woke up and read what Rin had put on her door, she went straight to go see her master. There was no one to really ask help from except her, so she really had no other choice. Taking a piece of paper out from her pocket, there the address was. "I wonder where that is," Mumbling, the man next to her looked over on her side and took a peek.


"Oh, that?! It's right next to the supermarket in City Z, I know where that is," His words made her peek her hidden slits up at him and saw a friendly grin on his lips. "I'll drive you there," He added, was about to close the large, sliding metallic door, but her words made him halt.


"Nah, I'll ride in the back. I'd prefer to stretch my legs on the couch in there, instead," Without a warning, Vei jumped inside and squeezed her way between furniture so she could lay on the couch. Once she did, her hidden slits looked through the open sliding door and saw the man stand there with a risen brow.


"Sure, whatever makes you comfortable, I guess," With that, the very guy slid the door shut and left her in the complete dark.


Vei didn't care, she had night vision so it wasn't scary to her. Her sunglasses were soon taken off so she could relax a bit and stretch, her back felt the soft cushion underneath. With the feel of rumbling and the sound of the moving truck starting up, she knew they were on the move now.


 It took her some more hours getting to her new apartment, then bringing everything inside, and putting them in specific places. She was just glad he didn't get to see Rin's outfit, Vei managed to pack it up before he got to. "Thanks for helping me, I can unpack on my own. Tell Master Isabelle, I said hi, and thank you," Vei said and held the front door open.


"Sure, nice meeting her pupil.~ Good luck!" The man grinned and waved as he trotted away. Vei's apartment was on the highest floor, it was a small building but it had three floors so... Railing, and a few flights of stairs was the only way up to the many rooms.


As she watched him take his leave and drive down the road in the moving truck, she sighed in relief. "Sheesh, that shit is finally over with..." Turned and shut the door, after her quiet words, she saw that boxes littered the entirety of her interior and some were stacked or sat on countertops. The walls were well painted, Isabelle must have taken good care of the place long ago. The flooring was carpeted all over except the kitchen area, which was tiled with black and white. There was a white, bladed ceiling fan above the kitchen, a stove, and vents near the floors.


With both hands on her hips, Vei nodded and frowned. Quickly she grabbed her gun and ammo boxes, then dug out her weapons. The Sniper rifle and Spaz shotgun were taken out, stuffed up with bullets, and were soon held in each hand. "Alright, now it's my turn to hunt down some information," Stating that, she couldn't help but grin and her hidden feline slits seemed just as determined as a 


Vei took some time to unpack Rin's costume and weaponry, then hung them up in the bedroom and such. Now she was ready to head out, unpacking and moving furniture could wait until she got back. Out the door she went, hopping on the railing and jumping up onto the roof to get a good view of her new surroundings. "Alright, so... Where the hell is that forest. Gotta see if there really is a forest in City Z," Mumbling her words, she looked around with her rifle laying over one shoulder and her shotgun was held by the grip in the other hand, which pointed down.


With her hip pushed out and her head turned, the breeze she felt was gentle and caused her hair to flow along. Suddenly, a shadow veiled over a good portion of the City, her head peered up, and there she saw a giant ship soaring. Black, foreign, she knew it didn't belong to any human.


Her guard rose when her lips fell into a frown, she didn't like the look of that thing. "Damn, getting on top of that sucker would give me a nice view of the city. Well, it might leave soon so now's my chance I guess," her tongue clicked irritably, as annoyance made her eyes squint behind those shades.


Within a second she was gone, in full sprint, and left that same afterimage behind that Rin seemed to use often. Across rooftops and climbing skyscrapers, with her spaz shotgun held between her teeth, her one hand supported her. About two minutes later as she made her way towards the ship, the rifle was eventually hooked around her shoulder by the strap that was attached to it; now both her hands were free to use.


Building after building, sprinting, and jumping, she was close to reaching the closest structure near the blackened ship. I'm almost there, sheesh why do they have to be so high up in the sky?! Can't they... Oh- I don't know, PARK THEIR VEHICLE?! Two comical beeps occurred for a dramatic effect to her words, it sounded like someone locked their car from a distance. (Haha, I can only imagine Boros parking his ship and locking it, with a tiny remote from far away! xD)


Some minutes to half an hour later, the woman stood on top of the skyscraper. Little did she know, the building she stood on was the Hero Association... That giant ship that seemed to loom over the said building was a good ways away still. She just figured she'd jump from there to the ship and make it but no... It was still a good distance. "Fuck, how am I gonna-!" Before she could finish, she took notice of all the rubble from the torn-down homes.


Gritting her teeth and adjusting her guns, so she could hold her spaz in one hand whilst the other remained over her shoulder; with one step forward, she descended down the skyscraper. Her expression looked sort of annoyed as she watched the ground grow closer by the minute. Slowly, her body turned from diagonal to horizontal and eventually ran down the side of the building. Windows broke by accident on occasion when she'd step on it and after she finally made it to the ground-- She jumped off of the side to break her fall and landed in a squat position.


I can't use much of my power or people will find out real quick that Rin is me, behind her mask. Tch- one of the main reasons why I use guns to fight, with physical brute force. Her thoughts echoed as she rose to her full height. Once more, she vanished, leaving behind a split-second afterimage and reaching the ship within a few minutes.


There she stood, looking around and viewing the ship's underbelly. The sight of it made her cringe with a curled upper lip, to her it looked like black boils or the inside of someone's infected intestines; her slits looked over at the sound of a boy sobbing. When Vei spotted him being held tightly in his father's arms, she guessed he was stuck under some rubble considering there was a hole behind him. Her mouth opened to speak but her words were caught in her own throat, once she spotted a giant odd alien behind them. "Shit!" A very colorful word flew from her lips, after she lifted her rifle up, and used her shotgun to hold up the nose of it; as she did during practice in her old home.


"What is this?" The alien questioned and stood a good bit away from the two, it was obviously a male since his voice was deep and it had a ton of muscle. "There are survivors? Ship- failed to kill... Then, we kill, " he added, well more like his other heads added. Yes, that odd alien had several other heads and with each sentence, a different one spoke.


He lifted his hand and was about to attack, but that very hand was sniped by a bullet. "Huh?" His gaze stared upon the hand-less limb as stood there for a moment. Looking over, a female with dimmed sunglasses could be seen not too far from him. It was Vei with a scowl, one eye closed behind those shades and the other remained open since she was peeking through the holographic scope. "Another survivor, we will kill," He added, not once viewing his missing hand felt it rejuvenate.


Vei's eyes lit in shock, watching its hand regenerate back surprised her. "Damn bastard...! I actually feel sorry for those two, they lost their home. Now this freakshow here decided to try and kill 'em off...? Usually, I wouldn't give a flying hoot, but this is really uncalled for," She mumbled to herself while the alien walked towards her. "I can't beat someone that regenerates, damn it!" under her breath came a cuss. Her rifle was quickly hooked around her shoulder like before when she raced after the tall alien.


Only one thing stopped her in place though, the alien got cut in half by a blade. A hero decided to jump in and for once, she was actually relieved. Why? She didn't really care for fighting, she just wanted to scale the ship and get to the top. "Get away now!" he hollered and sheathed his blade when he looked over at the two, not long did his attention move to Vei with a frown. "You too, citizen, this is no time to act heroically!" Yelling a bit louder for her to hear, a nod was all he received, and watched the woman flee.


Vei ran, but, she wasn't running because of his words. She planned to use this chance to find a way on the ship, so those slits scanned every nook and cranny the underbelly had displayed. "Damn, where's a hatch when you need one?! The last time I checked, alien ships like in movies had trap doors that open at the bottom. You can't tell me they don't have one," With her annoyed voice and grumbles echoing, it took her a good while before she came across an odd contraption. "Of all things..." she trailed off and viewed a creepy little tunnel that led inside the ship.


Blue lines fell on her head, Vei never liked creepy places like that. "It just had to be...a black bubble with a hole in it," A sweatdrop trickled down her head with those blue lines, disgust couldn't stop showing on her curled lips. "Kind of looks like a chocolate doughnut, now that I think about it... A seriously, dark chocolate coated doughnut. What-- No sprinkles?" Mumbling the last part, an exaggerated sigh escaped after she slouched over; taking a deep breath once she exhaled, she disappeared. She knew that alien was too preoccupied with the hero and his possible other allies that probably joined him. With her free hand, she climbed, crawling upward through the tunnel and taking a good bit to get inside.


The interior soon came into view when her head popped out of the tunnel and looked around. Apparently, she was in a wall... Making her way out, Vei struggled but managed to get into the strange hallway. It was a hallway with many twists and turns. "Wow, looks like a maze in here. Fun," Sarcasm laced her words to prove how displeased she was about her situation. Now she was on a stroll, rifle over her shoulder after adjusting it once more and her shotgun in her other hand.


Sprinting with her one arm swinging, little did she know that a certain balled hero was on board too. It showed him jogging with no effort down the hall, looking around. Next, it was her, the view of them kept bouncing between the two until... She came around the corner in the middle of a split hallway. Vei had run too fast and literally rammed into Saitama, making a gasp escape from him.


Quickly, he caught her with one arm before she fell backward. "Oh, hey. You here on this ship for somethin' too?" He asked, watching her snap out of her stupor and stand back up.


"Yeah," That was her reply, she didn't care too much for conversation, she just cared about reaching the top.


He gave a friendly smile, nodded, and looked around. "What is it? Here to take down the boss too?" Asking that, Vei rose a brow and kept that frown of hers.


"No, just wanting to reach the top. Need a good view up there so I can see the entire city... Just looking for a trap door, or some kind of hatch that leads outside on top of this hulking, black thing. Feels like a damn maze in here," Averting her gaze to the side after answering, Saitama darted his head between the two halls ahead of him.


"Well, you can come with me I guess. There might be a way to the top where the boss of the ship is at," he offered with a smile and stood there.


"Attention, intruders! Stop your destructive acts and leave this instant! Attention intruders, leave immediately! Otherwise, we will unleash all forces against you!" A voice echoed over a mic and both heads perked up to the ceiling. Vei blinked and Saitama scratched his ear.


"That's weird, I hear a voice inside my head," the baldy stated and stayed in his spot. Vei rolled her eyes, she knew it was some kind of speaker the person was talking over but apparently he didn't.


"Take one more step...and you're dead!" It continued, only for the baldy to turn towards the wall.


"Even if I wanted to get out, I can't. I've lost my way!" Saitama hollered, not knowing where to go exactly. Tricking the voice, was his plan.


"Hey, any way I can get to the top of this thing?! I'm just trying to see the entire city. Right now, this ship's the highest point!" Vei yelled, looked up again, and grumbled. Irritation was getting the better of her. Both Vei and Rin really dislike it when something gets in the way of their destination. An irk mark that popped up on her head was enough proof of her slight anger, especially when her one foot started tapping.


"Really?! You'll leave?! Alright, I will guide you, and for the other intruder... As long as you'll leave after you've taken in the sights, I will show you the way to the top!" the voice stated with relief.


"Yeah, sure-- Just show this guy and I, will you?" Sighing, Vei adjusted her sunglasses with the nose of her shotgun and pushed her hip out, during her shift in positions.


"Alright! Just take a right, then go upstairs there," The voice replied, only for the baldy to view the said hall. There were actually two ways of reaching the top of the ship; one way was near the exit..and the other way was near the boss. She didn't know that though, she just believed scaling upward in the ship and finding a way outside on top, was the best way.


"A right?" A simple question, just to earn a quick reassuring answer from the same voice. "Heeeheheheh, I guess I'll go left.~" His words, the sound he made, and the expression he had actually made Vei cover her mouth to hold back laughter.


A quick snort escaped her throat from holding it back, while the shotgun was pressed against her lips to keep them closed. Now THAT, was funny... in her head, she spoke, as faint pink tints dusted her cheeks from humor and her eyes remained narrow. Now that I think about it- the exit was the place I just came from. Hell no, am I going through that disgusting tunnel again! Adding in her mind, the woman followed after the baldy and heard the voice hollering at them to stop. 

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A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter!~ Don't forget to leave a comment, I'm always happy to hear from my readers! \o/

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