Chapter 22:

Dejá Vu

I was just trying to watch fights to stave off boredom, but that didn't last long!


Before I can speak mom interjects.
"Teleportation? He doesn't-"
"He does, I guess you didn't know."
"Since when?! Kazu how could you not say anything?"
"Sorry, I just... I didn't wanna, well, get this reaction."
"Sorry to reveal that little Kazu, no time to keep secrets right now.
As I said, we need your magic, with it you can search the city a lot faster than regular heroes."
"...Ok, I don't know how long I'll be able to do it for, but maybe we'll still be able to find and catch up to Neptune!"
"We could, but the priority is to call in about any and all villains you see. DO NOT attempt to fight them."
"Got it, I'll-"
"Now hold on a moment, how come you're talking about this without me, this is too dangerous for him, I don't like him going out there alone."
"Sis, we got no option, he's the fastest way to cover even more ground, and to catch as many villains as we can, as I said, he'll be staying out of harms way, keeping his distance, RIGHT?"
"Y- Yes."
"See? We need to contain the villains quickly."

'This is a lot of pressure...'

"Ugh, I don't like this at all... FINE, you're right on that, Kazu if you get in any danger at all, you BETTER run, understood?"
"I will, I will, what about you and Gaia though?"
"I'm going out too, as I said, the more ground we cover, the more villains we find and take out, and maybe we'll even find some hints on where that bastard might have gone."
"Right, as for me, I'll be going inside and helping the heroes and dispatch officers wake up."
"Wait what? Sis you serious?"
"We can't rely on the few that kept awake, can we?"
"I guess you're right... Heh, like the old days.
Thinking about it now, everyone is probably about to have to do a lot of overtime... Your dad is not gonna be able to leave for a while."
'He's definitely gonna hate that. You can do it dad, I believe in you.'
"Anyway, the plan is set, everyone do your part."

With that mom dashes inside, as Gaia goes off to first take out any nearby villains.
'Right then, time to call out any villains I see.'

...

I hurry and start searching all over the city, careful to make sure I don't miss any villain.
Calling in help from HQ, watching them take down the enemy to make sure the capture is successful before moving on. I keep at it like so. I find quite a few of them, until finally starting to get tired.
'This is probably the most I used of my magic in such a short amount of time... Is this how Gaia felt?'
No time to rest however, as I spot yet another villain.
'Got you.'
"Hello? I see another one, near the park, going north."
I don't have to wait long before Thunder shows up.
'Nice, it's Thunder this time.'
"Hey, he went that way, he just turned the corner."
"Understood, I'll get him."
He quickly takes off running after him, I obviously try to keep up to make sure the capture goes successful.
I don't get to see much though, as he quickly makes short work of the villain, knocking him out before he knows what hit him.
"Nice, another one captured."
"You followed? That could be dangerous you know?"
"Don't worry, I'm just watching from a distance."
"Well, whatever, as long as you don't get hurt."

As he's saying this, I notice behind him a blur or red and white.
"LOOK OUT!"
I warn him just as in time and he manages to dodge it as I teleport to a nearby roof.
Whatever it was crashed near us, so we go to investigate.

"I just don't know about this! That's all!"
"Gosh, just go along with it! It worked didn't it?! Why are you so thick headed?!"
'I'd know that bickering from anywhere...'
We walk a bit more and find them, Red and White.
"...You girls."
As Thunder says this they turn around.
"Great, now because of your screaming we got found."
"Huh?! YOU'RE THE ONE THAT DECIDED TO GO WITH HIS PLANS!"
"STOP, you're both getting arrested."

'Woah, dejá vu...'

"Besides, it wasn't the screaming, you literally just went past us like a cannon ball! ...I can't believe it was because of your lying that I got placed into training heroes."
"Lie? I don't know what you're talking about.
Anyway, my mistake, so it wasn't her screaming. It was her insanity with wanting to fight me!"
"Who are you calling insane?! You started it! You're out of your mi-"
Suddenly Thunder grabs both of them by the collar.
"What did I say about talking during a fight?
You can bicker when you're in a cell."
They then turn to each other and nod.
"We may bicker..."
"But we're still on the same side."
As they say this, they simultaneously punch Thunder in the chest, making him fly backwards, crashing onto a wall.
'...I don't remember them having that much strength.
They're part of Neptune's group though, did he give them something?'
Thunder gasps for air while looking me in the eyes.
"Request... Reinforcements."
With that last message he falls unconscious. The girls then turn to look at me.
"So, I guess we'll have to deal with you too."
"We gotta shut you up."

'This is bad, there's so many ways I can get beaten right now, I need an idea...
...!'

"Right, since Red is the leader, you gotta follow her, that's unfortunate."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Well, you seemed like you had doubts? But since you're just a follower you can't do anything about it."
"No, no, I still have them, rest assured after we deal with you, I'll deal with her."
"Huh? Are you serious right now? He's manipulating you! Trying to distract you so that he can save himself."
"Are you calling me stupid? That's funny coming from you."
"OK, NOW you're going to get it."
'Wow. I actually did it... I played them against each other! Well, not that it was that hard, they really should work on their friendship.'

The bickering continues between them, slowly evolving into a fight, I then use this opportunity to teleport away, while making sure I didn't go too far so that I could still keep an eye on where they go.
Quickly I call it in.
"Emergency! We took one villain out, but Red and White appeared and knocked out Thunder. We need backup, please send reinforcements!"
"Understood, sending out message...
Oh, there's a request to patch you through, hold on."
'Patch me through?'
I wait only a moment before another voice comes on.
"Hello? You there?"
"Huh, yeah, why are-"
"You mentioned Red and White right? They're part of Neptune's group so I'll be the one going, and this way you can provide me with info the moment they start moving.
Wait just a moment little Kazu, I'm on my way."

Rex
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