Three Years Earlier

"Are you ready to comply with us, (y/n)?" Arco sneered as two guards dropped you to your knees on the floor. You held a firm glare on the man in the fresh white suit despite your broken spirit. "What do you want?"

"I have a job for you, and if you manage to do it right I'll let you out of the Cage," He grinned as he leaned back on his chair.

"What is it?" You questioned roughly. Arco spun around to face the enormous screens. "I have a failed experiment on the loose and I need you to eliminate them."

"That's it?" You frowned not believing that this task was this easy.

"That's it," He smirked. "So, are you going to follow the orders?"

You stared up at him with your sullen eyes then sighed. "Do I even have a choice?"

The smile on Arco's face broadened as he gazed at your tattered figure. He reached down and patted your head. "That's a good girl."

Your previous schemes had written up your reputation so they refused to let you out without a tracker strapped to your wrist. The metal was some pretty heavy duty stuff. They told you that if you tried to remove it, it would electrocute you with 5000 Volts/8 Amps for 30 seconds, enough time to stun you so that Arco's henchmen could come retrieve you.

They also gave you a GPS that tracked the experiment's movements so you could easily find them. Apparently, you were supposed to be looking for a monster with the torso of a giant crab. The scientists had fed the man a bunch of enhanced crabs that were supposed to give the person a crab's abilities but instead he turned him into a crab himself.

"Is there anything else I should know?" You asked before heading out.

"Try to find as much information about the subject as you can. They've been missing for about two days."

"What!? And you're barely taking action?" You raised an eyebrow.

The informant only shrugged. "What Arco decides is none of my business, I only carry out demands."

"Like everyone else in this place....." You muttered.

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You followed the GPS's periodic beeps as you trailed around the city. You were being lazy and enjoying the fresh air as you strolled through the calm and quiet streets. The GPS would beep faster if you were closer to the suspect and you would slowly turn to walk along with its intended destination.

You were stretching your arms up to the sky when it suddenly started to sound loudly. You reached down into your pocket and shut the damn thing up. As you did, you saw the red little marking you were going after only a few blocks away from where you were.

You quickened your pace up into the alley where it was at. Once you got there, you peeked out of the corner to see the giant crab-man towering over a citizen in a business suit.

"Why aren't you running? You got a death wish or something?" The Crab asked.

"Well, not exactly I'm not a businessman, I'm unemployed. In fact, I'm on a job hunt right now," The man said in a monotone voice. "I had an interview today but was royally rejected just like that. I couldn't care less about anything. And I'm also in no mood to run just because the Great Crablante has appeared." He glanced up at the crab. "So, what happens if I don't?"

You felt bad about hearing of this man's terrible luck and worried that Crablante would kill him for his depressed state. You also found it strange that the monster had invented itself a name in just two days.

The crab laughed as it raised its claw in between the man's eye. You took a step forward but stopped short upon hearing its next words. "You have the same lifeless eyes as me. From one set of lifeless eyes to another, I'll let you go this time." Crablante walked past the man before turning his head to him. "Besides, you're not the prey I'm after. I'm looking for a brat with a cleft chin, and when I find him I'm gonna rip his arms off!"

You pressed yourself against the wall as the crab walked by your alley. You went by undetected and swiftly slipped out of your hiding spot. "Hey! You!" You whisper-yelled to the man.

He turned to you in confusion but is expression then changed to one of surprise. Cute.....

"Hey, do you know who that monster was?" You questioned. The man blinked realizing he had stood there staring at you for a couple seconds. "Uh, no....."

"Do you know what he was doing before this by any chance?" You asked hopefully.

"Um, no sorry."

You sighed. "Well, thanks anyways....." The GPS suddenly beeped slowly making you groan in frustration. "Damn it! I lost him."

"W-wait! Why are you going after him?" The man inquired.

"I need to."

"Maybe I can help."

You frowned. "Would you?"

"If you want."

You did a mental check on your stabilities and physical state and figured the extra help wouldn't be so bad. "Alright, thanks. I'm (y/n), by the way."

"Saitama, nice to meet you."

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On your guys' search, you found out that Saitama had joined you because he was worried/slightly curious as to why you were chasing after this monster. You assured him that you would've been fine even if he wasn't there.

"So what are you, some kind of superhero?" He inquired.

"Hardly," You tightened your jaw as you reminisced about some dark stuff in your past. You were just trying to finish this job so you can find some way to escape Arco's clutches.

You still trapped in your thoughts when Saitama got your attention. "H-hey, isn't that.....?" He pointed over to a kid with a huge chin who was playing with his soccer ball in the park.

"Oi, what are you two looking at?" The kid said.

Your blood suddenly ran cold. He certainly fit the description.....

"Um, were you by any chance, messing with a giant crab monster?" You questioned.

The boy looked up in thought. "He was asleep in the park, so I drew some nipples on him with my permanent marker."

Saitama squeezed your elbow. "This is definitely the kid....." He whispered to you.

"I guess so," You mused. "I'll have to wait till the monster shows up so I can confront him. Thanks for the help."

"What!? Are you gonna wait him out all day? What if he shows up when you least expect him. This kid has no idea what he's done...." Saitama reasoned with you.

"Then maybe we can help him."

"What!?"

"Well, you said so yourself. We can't leave him alone."

"But he's not even a cute kid."

"Make up your damn mind already! Do you want to help him or not!?"

"This isn't really any of my business, I should probably just let you do your thing," Saitama shrugged with a half-hearted chuckle. "Like I said, nothing matters to me anymore."

"FOUND YOU!!!"

You were suddenly pulled away from your little debate and sprung into action. You jumped in front of the kid just in time to catch the crab's claw from making its impact. You glanced behind you and realized that he wasn't there anymore.

"What the hell am I doing!?" You heard Saitama yell. You gazed over to him, the kid was in his grasp. You strained a laugh. "Thanks for that."

Crablante scowled at you. "Who're you, little girl?"

"I'm here to eliminate the failed product," You grinned causing the crab's eyes to go wide.

"Kid, he's after you! Hurry, run!" Saitama ordered. "Don't worry about us, just go!"

In your efforts to hold up the monster's claw, you didn't manage to see the opposite claw as it flung you across the park. You caught yourself on a tree and lept off of it to skid in front of Saitama and the kid. "What's the hold up!? Get out of here!" You shouted, not taking your eyes off of Crablante.

"B-but, my soccer ball....." This comment made you facepalm.

"Your ball!? Forget about the damn ball and leave! Do you want to die!?" Saitama screamed.

The crab stepped on the kid's ball making it pop under the pressure. "Wait....you're that guy from earlier.... Don't tell me you're trying to save that little shit?"

"Come on," Saitama glared at him in a cold sweat. "You're seriously going to kill someone over some stupid prank? Think about this."

The crab burst out laughing. "I've already mutilated lots of people on my way here, and I'll do the same to anyone who makes fun of my appearance."

You cursed yourself for not being quicker in your kill. You could've saved a lot of people's lives if you hadn't been so slow. You didn't think that the subject would be the violent type.

"Look! That brat drew nipples on my body!! With permanent marker!!! I can't even clean it off with these claws!!!" It shrieked in anger. "Those damn scientists will be the next to pay for my metamorphosis!!!"

You rolled your eyes. Oh yeah good luck with that....

"I have no mercy for him!!" Crablante continued raving as he directed a sharp claw in between your eyes. "And if you two are going to get in my way, you'll be butchered up like the rest!!!"

The deathly silence was broken by Saitama cracking up. His booming laughter was the only thing that was heard in the quiet, still park. Your eyes widened in alarm as you turned to see what he was doing.

You were taken aback by the teary filled eyes and the giant smile on his face. "It just occurred to me....," He said in between giggles. "You look exactly like a villain from an old anime I watched!!"

Before you could scream at him for being ignorant you were both punched by Crablante's claws to the other end of the park. Then he turned back to the kid who looked about ready to pee his pants. The kid crawled backwards as the monster stalked up to him raising a claw. "Die."

You were in the process of recovering from the attack when you saw that Saitama had gotten back up on his feet. He threw a rock at the crab's head. "Hold it right there," He said in a low tone. "In this age of declining birth rates, I can't let you just kill a child." He staggered as he walked up to the monster. "There's something else I just remembered," Saitama remarked as he loosened the tie he wore. "My dream as a kid was to become a hero, not some business man. A hero that could send rotten villains like you flying with one punch."

"Screw looking for a job!! Come at me, crab!!!" Saitama yelled bravely, a stream of blood still flowing down half his face from where he had take Crablante's hit.

"You? A hero!? Don't make me laugh!!" The crab sneered as he punch Saitama again.

You had to hurry and help this guy. If you didn't he would surely die from his stupidity. "Damn it, Saitama!" You scolded, dashing of the ground and striking off a foot into the crab's face. You then shot your fist into its abdomen that sent it reeling back.

"You bitch!!" Crablante growled, holding its stomach painfully.

"Saitama!" You called out as he shakily got back up.

"Yeah?"

"I need your help," You said, breathing heavily. You really weren't in the best shape to fight right now. Those tortuous times had taken a toll on you. "You want to be a hero right? Well, I'm running low on power right now and I don't think I'll be able to take this guy out alone."

The crab laughed. "Kukuku, this idiot doesn't stand a chance against me!"

"W-what do you want me to do?"

You smirked. "Tag Team."

Crablante cried out in fury as it ran at the two of you. "Now!" You folded your hands to give Saitama and boost and launched him upwards just as the monster's claw scraped against your arm. You bit back yell and instead focused on what Saitama had done.

He had managed to hook his tie around the Crablante's protruding eye. With a sharp yank, he pulled it out. Streaming behind the eye were all juices and meat that people would find delectable when eating a crab. They showered the whole area in its guts as you and Saitama stopped to catch your breath.

"Nice job," You smiled at him.

He chuckled. "Thanks."

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Present Time

"Has it really been three years since then?" You asked yourself aloud.

After recognizing Saitama when the Vaccine Man fight went down, he had offered to take you to the hospital to which you had to refuse. Instead, you both went to a coffee shop that was still standing after the destruction the monster had created.

"Man, it's been a while," Saitama agreed. "You look just like you did back then."

"Haha, well lot happened to me after that situation happened," You mused. Then you quickly turned the conversation away from you. "What about you? How have you been?"

"After that day, I trained so hard I went bald," He shrugged. "I managed to acquire an invincible power. I became the hero I had always dreamed of being. And yet...." He sighed, leaning his elbows on the table. "Even though I should be satisfied, I feel so empty."

You reached out touched his hand in an attempt to comfort him. "Maybe, you just need a friend to be by your side."

Saitama glanced up to your adorable smiling face and felt something in his chest stir. "Yeah, maybe you're right."

And here we learn a little bit more about your past. Hope you guys liked it! ^.^

Next Update: Dec. 12, 2015