"How much farther until we reach City J?" Saitama asked as you guys sped past hundreds of cars going in your opposite direction.

"We're almost there," Genos responded.

"Emergency Evacuation Alert! The attack by the Clan of the Seafolk has raised the threat level from Tiger to Demon. Residents of City J, evacuate as far as you can," The intercom echoed.

"If they raised the level, there must be more than they thought," You said, darting your eyes around for any sign of distress.

"I'm getting no readings." Genos's eyes focused in on the city.

"I can't believe I'm saying this but let's split up," You offered.

Saitama scoffed. "'Cause that works out so well in movies."

"(y/n) and I could scout ahead," Genos suggested. "Once we can confirm their location, we can all meet there."

"Sounds great." You and Genos swiftly scattered out of the area leaving the bald hero with no other choice but to go along with your guys' plan.

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"At this time, the whereabouts of the Seafolk remains unknown. The heroes who tried to stop them have been found unconscious at the scene and are in critical condition," The reporter on the jumbo screen said.

"Damn it," You muttered, rain pelted your face softly. "That means they won't be where Stinger was...."

"Our guest today is the top-ranked A Class hero. He's also a successful model, actor, and singer. Let's welcome Amai Mask, AKA Handsome Kamen!" The news anchor greeted as the camera turned to a man with a short crop of blue hair.

The good-looking hero flashed the camera a movie worthy smile. "Thank you for having me."

"If he's such a hero, he'd be out here in the thick of the fight," You scowled. You were about to zoom out of there when you heard the mention of your name.

"Now, we understand that you were number 1 in popularity rankings for 28 weeks straight. That is....until a certain hero happened to come along," The reported said. "What have you to say about the hero (y/n)?"

Amai Mask didn't even flinch. In fact, his smile broadened. "A lovely hero is she not? Haha, I congratulate her on winning the hearts of the people."

"There have been lots of rumors surrounding her....care to confirm any?"

Amai shook his head. "I know less than any of the social media."

"One final question. We are currently facing a Threat Level Demon. As a hero, what is your take on the situation?"

"That is a difficult question..." Amai mused. "I'm only a hero when I confront evil. The rest of the time, I'm focused on my career as an artist. Today, I'm here to promote my new single..."

"Yeah, otherwise you'd break one of your perfect finger nails," You scoffed, rolling your eyes.

"Oh my apologies," The reporter said quickly. "Then moving on to your new song...."

"But I will say one thing," Amai spoke up. "To assuage the populace's uneasiness, a hero must be tough, strong, and beautiful so that they can defeat evil with speed, grace and brilliance. Much like our top popularity ranker, (y/n)."

"I find it regrettable that heroes have suffered a crushing defeat. But we must improve ourselves so that no hero dies in vain."

You felt a shudder rush down your back as his steely yellow eyes stared into the camera. It was almost like he was talking to you directly.

You shook your head and glanced away from the screen. You had more important things to do than listen to this crap. However, you still had no idea where the hell to go.

You went running along the empty streets, looking down each road to see if there was any sign of the boys or monsters. You thought you were in luck this day when you saw a figure standing in the middle of the pavement.

"Hey! Have you seen any monsters by any chance?" You yelled over the thundering rain. Before it was coming down like a trickle but not it was pouring. Your clothes were practically plastered onto you like glue.

"A hero?" You heard them say. As you got closer and the mist of the rain started to fade from your vision, you began to recognize the person.

"S-sonic? What are you doing here?" You made the mistake of looking down and immediately covered your eyes. "And why are you naked!?"

He let out an exasperated sigh. "Nevermind, it's just you."

"What are you doing out here? Weren't you in prison?" You asked, still not daring to look.

"I broke out, that much you need to know. But to answer your first question, yes I have seen a monster by here," Sonic said. "However, I want you give up on it."

"What? Why would I do that?"

"Don't bother trying to defeat the Deep Sea King. Even in a group, you heroes can't win."

"What are you talking about?" You sighed.

You suddenly heard a whoosh and your hands were torn away from your face. "S-sonic?" You whispered, coming face to face with the villain.

"Look, I don't care if you want to play make-believe with this whole justice thing, but against a truly tough opponent you don't stand a chance," Sonic stated as he stared deeply into your eyes. "You can't protect a thing."

You furrowed your eyebrows in defiance. "Watch me."

"(y/n), give this up." Sonic grit his teeth. "This is suicide."

"You obviously don't know me well enough, Sonic," You said. You then started to remove your shirt making the ninja blush uncomfortably. "W-what are you doing?"

"Here, I know it's not much but at least try to cover up." You handed him the wet t-shirt.

"Thanks," He muttered. His eyes then landed on an object hanging around your neck.

You crossed your arms over your chest. "You don't have to be a pervert about it."

"That's not what I was looking at," Sonic huffed. "You still have the necklace."

"Oh yeah," You mused, taking the Yin symbol in between your fingers. "I always wear this."

Sonic tied your shirt around his nether regions. "By the way, you can keep that," You added.

"I didn't think you would wear it at all," Sonic admitted, still pondering on the jewelry.

"Why not? You bought it for me. Do you wear yours?" You asked curiously.

"I couldn't. They confiscated all my things in the prison, but I'll be back there to get all my stuff."

"Well, Sonic, I'd love to stay and chat but I've got monsters to hunt, so if you'll excuse me." You gave him a curt wave and a smile then turned to leave.

But Sonic already had his hand around your wrist. "Didn't I just tell you forget about that?"

"And I told you fat chance. I'm seeing this through," You stated.

"You're an idiot."

"Insult me all you want, but you don't know the true extent to what I can do," You said dangerously. "You better get out of here."

Sonic stared at you with interest. "I'd actually like to see that."

"Bye, Sonic," You resigned, turning away from him to commenced your search.

The ninja took the hint but merely rolled his eyes. "Don't get killed out there."

You were about to shoot a witty remark when you saw that he had vanished.

Get ready, the next one is where shit starts getting real :D

Next Update: July 23, 2016