Pivot
Legion: You know... You look like you need a drink.
That was the response that Legion gave to Robert Robertson the Third. While most wouldn't know who the heck that even was, they would know Robert better as none other than Mecha Man. Yet in this case....
... he was much more man than mecha. How this came to be some might ask? Well for that we would have to go back just a few hours.
SDN HQ: Records Room
It had been almost a week since Legion and the rest of the Z team went out for drinks. Legion had finally gotten all the paperwork and payment for the new place sorted out (in which he actually hypnotized the realtor to just give him the place for free). Yet as he finally moved everything out from Blazer's apartment, the next day didn't go the way it probably should have.
Chase: I'm serious kid just what the heck did you do?!
Legion: [voice of Curtis Arnott] *sighs and leans against the records* For the last time old timer, I didn't do anything! Jeez it's been like this ever since I've been here with you!
Chase: Then why the hell did Blazer call off today huh?!
Legion: *rolls eyes under the mask* I don't know I'm not her caretaker. Besides just how the hell is that even my fault?
Chase: Bitch please most of the office knows how you two are. *puts his hands on his hips*
Legion: And what way is that?
Chase: You two almost always showing up together, almost always leaving together when you're not with those hooligans or her with Phenomaman, even when she scolds others it's mostly always you!
Legion: *sarcastic* Oh wow, I'm so pleased that my life is like some fucking soap opera that others like to stop doing their fucking jobs and just watch me like a bunch of creeps. *slowly turns to the fourth wall and looks at the audience and the author*
Author: Wait, what the hell is he looking at me for?
Chase: Come off it kid. If you and her have something going on-
Legion: *cuts him off in a serious tone* We don't have anything. She's with Phenomaman and that's it. Me and her are only coworkers at this point.
Chase: Uh huh, well your "fellow coworker" called and she sounded like she was told some kind of shit that had her in tears. And last I checked besides me there's only one other motherfucker that could make somebody feel like that.
Legion: *still sarcastic* Well glad to know how you truly feel about me, but once again not my fault. She's an adult who can make her own choices.
Chase: Tsc, yeah well now you have to fill in for Blazer today. She had a new assignment that she was gonna do tonight, but because of her calling off YOU get to do it.
Legion: Excuse you? Since when the hell did I get put to do any of her crap? Besides there are a shit ton of others that can do the job.
Chase: *smirks* Yeah well I was put in charge whenever Blazer was out. you know, seniority and all that. And I SAY, that YOU are doing the god damn job.
Legion: Great, now I'm gonna be taking orders from a charcoaled fossil.
Chase: Tough shit and eat shit kid. And boy are you gonna "LOVE" the job that's in store for ya heh heh.
Legion: *muttering* If that's not some kind of foreshadowing then I don't know what is.
And he would technically be right as the job given to him was none other than a recruitment job. As for what and who, it would be for the Z team's new Dispatcher.
The old ones they had easily didn't last long. In fact, it was like a messed-up game to see which Z team member could make their dispatcher quit the fastest. So far Legion was in the lead with just a few hours in their very first shift with Flambae trying to take the lead.
Yet now SDN was in short supply to give them a new dispatcher. That was until now where Chase had the "brilliant" idea for who as the next one would be. And thus, Legion was now the one to get them to agree.
Maybe it was destiny, maybe it was karma, or maybe it was just Chase being a petty bitch to Y/N, yet either way Legion was now tasked to recruit none other than Robert... to be the Z team's new Dispatcher.
It was much later in the night when Legion finally found him, by the time he did however, it seemed that even without the suit Robert was still trying to be a hero. His latest "heroics" was trying to stop a bunch of crooks from stealing TVs.
What made this kinda funny was the fact that the crooks all had different colored ski masks on.
When he confronted them, he had his mask on thankfully, but even without it almost none of them or even the world knew who he was without his mech. That's why none of the skittles brigade took him seriously, especially since now "Mecha Man" also had his arm in a sling.
Needless to say, he got jumped. He was punched, kicked, and stomped nearly to death. Mind you, Legion had seen the whole thing gone down. Yet instead of immediately stepping in and preventing the attack from happening... he merely watched for a minute with popcorn and 3D glasses (over his mask of course).
Call it curiosity, call it karma, call it schadenfreude, or call it that Legion was just being a petty bitch to the guy, but whatever the case may be, after that minute, Legion snuck from the shadows and literally launched the multi-colored goons all over the place with one even thrown onto the roof.
Legion: [voice of Hugo Weaving] Well now, if it isn't the man out of the Mecha. I gotta say... you look like crap. Wait.... did that guy I threw on the roof survive?
Bandit on the roof: *groans* I'm good.
Legion: Oh, well that's a relief.
And that brings everyone up to speed. While Mecha Man was uneasy at first with Legion, he agreed to drinks right after he had his broken arm pulled back into place with Legion's strength alone.
At a hero bar the two hit it off really quickly. They talked and joked about the whole situation like they were a couple of best friends, which in a way was kind of ironic.
Mecha Man: * drunkenly chuckles* You know, I-I'm kinda surprised with the whole dark assassin's creed getup you got going. I mean it's intimidating and all but it suits ya.
Legion: *also drunkenly chuckles* And if I didn't know who you were I'd swear that you'd be something like M-Masochist Man heh~.
Mecha Man: And what would make you think that?
Legion: *groans* I-It's a coworker of mine. I think she's rubbing off on me and not the way I'd wish.
After a few more drinks Legion decided to finally get down to business.
Legion: So, Mecha Man, if you're still totally here, I've got a job offer for ya.
Mecha Man: *joking* Sorry, but I'm not gonna sell myself. I'm not into that kind of line of work if you know what I mean. *begins to drink*
Legion: *jokes back* Hey, I mean if money is tight and so is your body then what's the issue?
That response came at a bad time since Mecha Man was in the middle of taking a drink. That chain of events caused him to do a spit take and land directly on legion's face. Thankfully for Legion he still had his hood and face mask on.
Mech Man: O-Oh my gosh I am so sorry!
Legion: *stands up* Eugh, aaaaanndd now it's slowly creeping into my mask.
Mecha Man: R-really dude I am so-
Legion: *cuts him off* Hey I get it, you're not much of a swallower, that happens. Just let me go clean my mask and we'll continue with the ACTUAL job opportunity I was trying to give.
As Legion left to the restroom. Mecha Man thought about the whole situation. While he knew that they were both just joking and messing around, this took him back to a time he was younger and with a best friend. The two of them were natural class clowns and always joking in a similar manner. The two were thick as thieves and always had each other's back..... and then his dad died....
Yet just before Mecha Man could recall more of the time he missed with his best friend, a certain somebody called out to him.
Flambae: Hey Bitch!
Meanwhile in the restroom, it didn't take no more than a minute for Y/N to wash out the alcohol from his mask and dry it off. Yet by the time he went back to his spot in the bar, there was a mess everywhere with all sorts of alcohol on the floor and Mecha Man nowhere to be seen. Plus there was also the smell of burnt hair in the air.
Legion: Uhh... Did I miss something?
Outside of the bar Mecha Man was in an alleyway staring at a dumpster that had the words Fart Barf on it. Legion appeared right by him with a couple of beers in his hands.
Legion: Up for a couple more drinks?
Mecha Man: Dude, how much alcohol can you drink?
Legion: *shrugs* What can I say, I'm a glutton for it.
Somehow along their drunken stupor the two had made it on top of a billboard.
Legion: *chuckles* Seriously, his eyebrows were on fire. Oh, I wish I saw that!
Mecha Man: *chuckles* Ya know that's not very "Hero-Like" of you to say Legion.
Legion: Eh, well I'm technically not on duty as a hero right now Robert.
Mecha Man: Heh, true....*realizes what he just heard*... wait what did you call me?
Legion: *leans back* Robert Robertson.... The Third. *snorts* More like the Turd if you ask me *drunken chuckles*
Mecha Man: H-How do you know my name? Who are you?
Legion: *sits back up* You know.... I'm not surprised you don't remember me. I mean besides the whole get up and me using a voice changer, we technically haven't talked face to face to each other ever since after the funeral service for your dad. Eh, fuck it what the hell.
With that Legion took down his hood and removed half of his mask. Now His hair and eyes were showing while he still had his moth covered from the tip of his nose down to his neck. Yet he did also turn off his voice changer,
Y/N: *stares directly at him and in his normal voice* Hey there Rob. It's been a minute.
As Robert looked closely at his face he could see the resemblance. The hair color, the face structure, the eyes... in an instant he knew who he was looking at. It felt like he was looking at a ghost or at his past now grown up and back. Yet one thing was for sure without a shadow of a doubt, this wasn't just Legion a "Hero"... this was his former best friend... one of only three he ever had in his life.
Robert: Y/N.... is that really you?
A/N: And that's the end of this chapter.
Just to put it out there that by next chapter, we'll officially be in Episode 2 of Dispatch. Besides that, one other thing I did want to discuss was that there will be some OC's coming in and being introduced. There are a few reasons for that, and you'll learn about them soon.
Now something else I'd like to see if any of you wanted was that, Do you want a pet involved as well?
Now mind you, besides a certain ultra powered good boy that will finally make his big reveal next chapter (among a few others), I wouldn't mind giving you a pet as well but there is a catch. You see depending on which option you want, there will already be a certain type chosen for that animal. You'll understand when you see the Poll.
Q.1 Do you want a pet?
-Yes
-No
Now if the option of yes wins, then please move onto the poll. Remember that whichever option is chosen, there will be a certain breed chosen for that animal.
Besides that, thank you all and till next time.
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