Chapter 11:

Chapter 11: Focus on the Future

MARVEL VS. CAPCOM: United by Destiny


Brilliant mind and brilliant muscle sat side by side in meditation together. Ryu taking in deep breaths through his nose, legs crossed as Bruce Banner mimicked him. Peaking over at him as Ryu maintained his focus.

“Will this really work?” Bruce asked.

“…”

“I mean… how could this help me control my anger?”

“It won’t.”

“Then why are we doing this?”

“What I mean is, that it won’t if you keep talking.”

“Oh…” Bruce said embarrassed.

And with that, Bruce went back to silent meditation. Following Ryu’s lead yet again. The two breathed deeply in unison with each other. Bruce was trying desperately to find serenity. It seemed to come so easy to Ryu, but for Bruce it didn’t come so naturally. He found himself squirming and breathing heavier.

“Slow your breathing. Focus, and clear your mind.” Ryu advised.

“That’s easy enough for you to say. My mind always seems to be racing a million lightyears a minute. Metaphorically speaking of course.” Bruce elaborated.

“It’ll slow in time… once you begin to let in thoughts of peace.”

“…” Bruce sat for a moment, observing Ryu in his moment of Zen. Remembering how evil overtook him when they battled as the Hulk. “Does it work?”

In that moment Ryu took one more deep breath.

“It has too.”

Off in the tree line was Spider-Man. Relaxing in the shade with Chun-Li as they lay in hammocks made of Spidey’s webbing. The four of them were waiting on Amaterasu & The Wasp as they flew ahead looking for clues of the whereabouts of whatever caused that explosion. As they waited Venom was still watching Spider-Man from afar. Waiting for a moment when Spider-Man was alone.

“Do you see that Amaterasu!?” The Wasp yelled as she flew.

*Woof!*

“Yeah! Flying straight ahead!” The Wasp began to flutter faster. “Let’s speed up!”

As Wasp flew and Amaterasu rushed they started making gains on what the Wasp had seen. But before the two of them could reach it Amaterasu caught a whiff of something fowl. Unfortunately, it smelled her first. Soon out of nowhere Sabretooth jumped out from the bushes towards her. It kicked her as she yelped in pain.

“Amaterasu!” The Wasp yelled, taking her eye off the sky for a moment.

As she looked down at Amaterasu and the vicious attack unfolding something red flew into her peripheral vision. *EEEK!* it was Firebrand! Making his way back from the lashing he’d received from Rocket Raccoon. Still slightly weakened from his battle but tailed by Sabretooth for his protection.

“What the!?”

Firebrand blasted a fireball towards Wasp as she shrunk to an even smaller size to avoid the blast. A fireball? She thought. But it was too small… he couldn’t have made that explosion could he have? Her thoughts were interrupted when even more fireballs were slung at her. She dodged them with ease.

“Too slow beast! Maybe you should get yourself wings like mine!” She yelled.

*REEEK, EK EEEK!* Firebrand roared, enraged by her taunts.

He then brandished his claws as he swooped in to catch her. Moving swiftly to show his wings were just as good. In a panic she began flying frantically to get away as he swooshed and swooped. Narrowly missing her with each swipe.

At the same time Victor Creed, the vicious Sabretooth continued his attack on the cell shaded deity Amaterasu. Kicking and clawing as Amaterasu began to grow angry. *BARK! BARK!* Amaterasu barked as Victor laughed, growled, and roared back. *WOOF!*

“Yee fancy yourself beastly?” Victor Creed laughed some more. “What a laugh!”

He then lunged again kicking the deity once more.

*YELP!!*

Amaterasu was knocked into rock as the mineral cracked upon impact. Victor then started smacking his hands together as the dirt flew off in tiny clouds. He then readied his claws, walking slowly towards Amaterasu as she struggled to get back on her feet.

“Looks like the end of the line mutt!” Sabretooth yelled as he lunged yet again.

In that moment Amaterasu closed her eyes and began to focus. Sabretooth’s roars fading from her senses as her red/white body began to glow in a holy white light. And a rosary wrapped around her neck began to glow as well. *BARK! BARK!* she roared in rapid succession. As Sabretooth neared her rosary turned yellow. The Devout Beads, used by Amaterasu as a melee weapon. She swiped at him with her rosary, hitting him hard as he fell to his knees.

“Uh! How!”

He backed away in pain as the hits kept coming. Amaterasu using her rosary began combining other attacks. A combo so to speak. She kicked dirt and scratched with her claws while attacking with her Devout Beads all at the same time.

“Darn you mutt…” Victor said with strained breaths. “You think pelting me with some piece of jewelry will save you!? I WILL DESTROY YOU!”

Sabretooth gritted his teeth yet again as he went in for the attack. This time however Amaterasu was more than ready. Changing the form of her rosary yet again. It went from yellow to green as it switched from its form as the Devout Beads to the Exorcism Beads, having the ability to emit a blinding holy light. It glowed so fiercely that Sabretooth had been halted in his tracks from its blinding power. And before his sight could return, she was back at it again. Whooping him up and down with her Devout Beads. Victor had enough. No longer seeing a point in fighting this animal.

“GRRR! I GIVE UP! I’M NOT WASTING ANYMORE TIME FIGHTING THIS STUPID ANIMAL!” He yelled as he ran back into the jungle, out of sight. Pride broken in the face of what he felt should have been an easy victory.

*WOOF!* Amaterasu barked proudly.

But the time for celebrating it was not. She soon saw Firebrand knocking around the Wasp from way up high. She changed her rosary once more. This time from green to blue as it transformed from the Exorcism Beads to the mighty Tundra Beads! She now had the ability to launch icy projectiles.

She began shooting shards of ice at Firebrand as he was quickly pelted, and his fireballs dispelled. He began shooting at her as he and she found themselves at a bit of a stalemate. The Wasp saw her opportunity as she flew even higher into the air. Far above Firebrand. She then increased her stature back to normal as she dove feet first towards Firebrand as if she were diving feet first into a swimming pool. And as she grew closer, she used the power of Pymm Particles to grow even larger in size when…

“Gotcha!” Wasp as a giant yelled as *BAM!*

*EEEEKKKKK!!!* Firebrand shrieked in pain.

The impact of the Wasp’s boot hitting Firebrand headfirst as well as the rest of his body sent him flying to the earth. He crashed landed as his body was beaten and battered. He cawed in pain like a bird as his bent up wings struggled to begin flapping as he began slowly flying away. The Wasp rejoined with Amaterasu.

“Good girl!” Wasp yelled as she rubbed and pet the deity.

Amaterasu comfy still knew that they had business to attend to.

*Bark!*

“Don’t worry girl I know. Looks like he’s heading further north! Let’s head back and tell the others. Maybe he’s connected to that explosion in some way.” She said as she looked at the fleeing gargoyle.