"Oh hey so won between you two?"
Jack asked,as Sierra smudged and Gerrit looked down at the ground with a defeated look on his face.
"Dang what was the final score?"
He asked them,as Sierra said with a smuggling smile.
"The final in total is 102 to 94,"
Sierra said as she boasted.
"It's not fair you had a head start when you came bursting through the front door,"
Gerrit exclaimed trying to plead his case.
"Well don't throw a fit you were here before me."
Gerrit looked back at the ground and mumbled to himself.
"Oh that reminds me, thanks for making sure my family got out,and for throwing me some derby to step on,you know what I'll just make a list."
Jack said knowing he had a lot to thank them for,
"A list would be good."
Sierra said with a chuckle.
They made their way to the exit door,they were a few feet away. As a someone bursting through the door,wearing a black coat and a hood opens the door and stands there for a moment.
"Of course there are still people here,because why not *sighs* whatever."
It was a woman's voice under the hood. As two horns covered by the hood,were on the top side of her head. The number 8 was on top of her hood. Suddenly she vanished from their sights. They all looked behind themselves as the hooded person continued walking towards Slider.
"Stop or I'll shoot you,in both your knees and make you talk,"
Gerrit said pointing his gun at her.
Completely ignoring this threat she kept walking.
"Tch,"
Gerrit fired off two shots towards the back of her knees.
"Phase,"
She said as the bullets went straight through her and hit the ground,
"What the?!"
Gerrit shouted in shock. He felt a sudden weight on his shoulders, he looked and saw Sierra had let go of Jack. She had leaped towards this mysterious person. Sierra jumped 10 feet in the air,as wind began surrounding her leg, and the woman dodge to the left.
"Magic attacks eh I can't phase through those.You're someone I would love to have a dance with,unfortunately those aren't my current orders,and one does not disobey the king,Clones."
She said as she made 10 duplicates versions of herself. They all ran towards Sierra, the first one tried to kick in the face. Sierra quickly dodge to the right. She spun around the clone and broke its neck. Two more attacked from both sides. Sierra grabbed both their fists and slammed them into each other and kicked them away. One tried to attack from above Sierra flip backward. As the clone came crashing down into the ground. She threw five knives into the clone back. One clone came at her with a staff. The clone thrusted the staff at Sierra. Sierra was too agile; she swiftly leaned to the left,and chopped,the staff in half. She then grabbed the broken pieces of the staff and stabbed the clone in the chest. The rest of her five clones surround her and charge towards her. Sierra quickly draws the katana from her side. As quickly as she unsheathed it,she slid the sword back into its sheath and stood up straight. The clones stood still as she walked past them as their heads fell off. Jack and Gerrit's jaws dropped, as the woman now standing over a beaten Slider,whistled and clapped.
"You made quick work of my clones. We really must do this again,Teleport"
she said as a bright blue light appeared below the woman.
Slider slowly woke up and saw Jack.
"UPPERCUT THIS IS NOT OVER,SOON YOU WILL FEEL THE WRATH OF THE UNDER CITY!!"
Slider shouted and proclaimed.
"Under city?"
Jack said, Sierra drew her Kanta and leaped towards her.
"Till next time and don't worry Jack I'll make sure my master knows of your accomplishments,he will be quite pleased,good evening and farewell"
she said with a bow.
Sierra swung at her but all she slashed through was air they were gone without a trace.
Sierra sheathed her blade and walked back towards the two.
"Holly molly I uh I don't know what to say,"
said Gerrit
"What about you Jack? Jack....ah he's completely speechless."
He said as Jack's jaw was still dropped.
"She took them all on like it was nothing,what was that one attack with the sword,she didn't even move from where she was standing,at this point I'm even more excited for our rematch."
he thought with a smile.
"But also what did she mean "Her master" who was she talking about? Why would beating Slider make him happy,if he's Slider's boss shouldn't he be angry? And what's an Under City? Sounds like a rock band."
He thought to himself puzzled by this. Sierra walked back over and began to carry Jack again. The three made their way back to the bottom floor and out the front doors. Awaiting them were reporters, the press and the police keeping them back. The camera flashes were bright and all the reporters were shouting questions at Jack and the others as they could barely make out any of them.
"JACK,JACK,JAAAACK"
he heard a familiar voice calling out to him. He looked down the steps and saw his mother, sister, and brother. He nodded at Gerrit and Sierra saying he could walk on his own. The two let him go and Jack walked towards them as his sister was holding her brother ran up and tackled him to the ground. As they hugged each other, both her and George cried tears of joy.
Jack chuckled
"Thank goodness,"
Jessica said.
"I knew you'd come,you've never let us down."
said George.
Jack smiled,
"No need to thank me, I was just doing my job as a big brother."
He felt a hand on the top of his head and looked and saw his mother
"Your late Jack,"
Jack smiles and laughs.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Mom,"
the two smiled as she knelt down and hugged him.
"Thank you for protecting our family."
She said as they all hugged each other tightly.
They all warmly embrace each other, after a little bit a limousine comes to pick them up.
"Are you coming with us Jack?"
Asked Jessica.
"I'll meet you guys back at the house. I just have to take care of a few things."
He patted George over the head,and closed the door behind them,and smiled as they drove off.
"Now then,"
Jack said as a red aura surrounded him and he disappeared.
"Huh where'd he go? Sierra, did you see where he went?"
Gerrit asked her,
Sierra looked over to a nearby alleyway and said.
"He went to go talk with Clockwork,head home Gerrit I'll see you around."
Gerrit nodded as he walked back inside and drove off in his beaten up Jeep.
Jack appeared in the alleyway and saw Clockwork leaning up against a building. "What are you doing over here? Why aren't you with your family?"
He said with anger,Clockwork still leaning against the wall, eyes closed.
"Is it not obvious I was curious to see how things would play out? I must say the damages will be quite expensive. You put on quite a show,Jack."
Jack grew more frustrated and his anger grew.
"Why? Why would you just watch as your wife and son were nearly killed,WHY didn't you do anything."
Clockwork got off the wall,and opened his eyes and faces towards Jack
"What happened to them was none of my concern,they were trying to steal something from me,luckily I stopped them,I came here to integrate the leader,but it seems he's gotten away,besides you seemed to have had everything under control."
Jack anger rose
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT, I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU,LET'S FINISH THIS RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO BEAT SOME SENSE INTO YOU!"
He shouted at him, his rage boiling.
"In your current state you would lose, since you've gained this new strength I'm curious to see how you will fair against me, I have a proposal."
Jack still angry at him decides to listen. "I'm going to have someone participate in Fighter's tournament,to represent me and the company beat him and I'll reward you with a fight."
Jack now calming down,
"You're on,I'll beat him and then I'll take you down."
He said holding his fist towards him. Clockwork smiled and turned away "Thank you, Jack,"
Clockwork said.
"Huh for what?"
He said confused,
"For saving my wife and child it is only natural that I thank you,I may not care for them but they are still family,farewell for now Jack."
He started to walk away.
"Wait what's the Undercity,the steel guy mentioned it."
Jack said,Clockwork stopped and looked over his shoulder.
"Steal guy huh now I know who attacked now steal guy's name is Slider right? He is no longer part of the undercity,he did this in hopes to rejoin it,I need not tell you what it is for you will in time know what it is,farewell Uppercut."
Clockwork turned and began to walk away.
Jack turned and started to walk away, Jack heard a sudden drop of water coming from where Clockwork was walking away. He stopped for a moment then began to walk away again.
~Meanwhile in the kingdom of Seikatsu~
Alice pours a cup of tea as the boy she rescued picks it up and blows on it and takes a sip. The two are having tea in a garden.
"How is your tea Z?"
Z is what they called him until Alice picks a name for him.
"It's good Miss Alice,"
He says as he puts the cup down and puts some sugar cubes in it. Alice smiles and drinks some tea.
It's been two weeks since they rescued him and he has slowly grown used to everything. He's gained weight and some color to his skin. As hair has also began to grow on his head.
"Say um Miss Alice when can I meet the king."
He asked her as she put her cup down.
"He's been wanting to meet you too, but I have requested to delay the meeting until you are ready. Your manners are quite adequate."
She says taking another sip,as Z pouted a bit. Alice chuckles as she puts some honey in her tea.
"ALICE,ALICE"
A little girl said, running at her.
The girl jumped into Alice's arms as she sat her down on her lap.
"Well hello there Ara,how are you today my little dear."
She said as she brushed through her hair.
"Well papa says he has a meeting today so I've mostly been spending the day with Jikan today."
She said as Alice looked around.
"He must be watching from a distance."
Alice looks over at Z and sees him blushing slightly. Alice smiles and looks back at Ara.
"Hey Ara have you meet Z yet,he loves to play hide and seek."
She said with a smile,Ara burst with excitement.
"REALLY YAAAAAAAY!"
She quickly sprung up,ran over and grabbed Z hand.
"Wait hold on a minute,"
Z said resisting.
"Awh come on don't you wanna play."
Z looks at Alice who winks at him,Z sighs and says.
"Fine but prepare to lose."
Alice cheers as the two run off,laughing.
"How has the boy been?"
Jikan asked,appearing behind Alice. She offers him a seat as he walks over and sets his katana down behind the chair. He sits down and gets comfortable. She pours him a cup and he drinks from it.
"Z has regained his strength and his energy grows each day,he does not yet know how to use his powers yet,but already he grows with each passing day."
She says taking a sip from her tea.
"I see,"
Jikan says, taking another sip.
"He'll soon be ready to meet the king."
She says in slight disarray,
Jikan puts his cup down and pulls out a deck of cards.
"Well in the meantime care to join for a game."
Alice chuckles and puts her cup down and turns towards him.
"Bring it,"
She says as Jikan begins to shuffle with one hand.
~Meanwhile~
The woman who had rescued Slider now returns to her kingdom of Seikatsu. The two appeared outside of the castle and walk through the front gate. Into the castle and walked into King Zin's throne room. The woman walked in front of him while Slider followed behind her. The two approach the throne, as the woman bowed but Slider did not. Zin sat upon his throne looking down,he put his left leg over his right, he leaned over to his right and rested his head on his fist awaiting the report.
"My lord all went according to the plan both the kidnapping and my men robbing Mr.Clockwork gave us the perfect distraction,but we were unable to claim the artifacts,I ask for another chance?"
Slider asked him eagerly,
Zin yawns and looks as if he's not taking him seriously.
"Supika did you get the chip?"
Zin asked as the woman wearing the hood noded.
She reached behind herself and pulled out a chip. Zin with his other hand ushered her to bring it to him.
"Yes my lord,"
She rose up and walked towards him and placed the chip in his hand. Zin took a closer look examining it, then he put it in his coat pocket.
"Thank you Supika, you have done well and you are truly gifted,"
Zin said with a smile, she quickly bowed to hide that she was blushing.
"You honor me with your praise, excuse me."
She leaned back up and turned around and started to walk away.
"Huh you're leaving?"
Zin asked in a worried voice,she turned back around trying to hide her blushing and fluster.
"Well um yes of course unless you have uh um further need of me my lord,"
Zin smiled and laughed.
"Yes I would like you to keep me company,for a bit if you don't mind?"
Zin asked with a warm smile.
"Of course my lord"
she said, trying to hide the fact that she was blushing. She walked over and stood next to Zin. Zin looked down towards Slider still smiling.
"Thank you for your service Mr.Tepass, as agreed whatever you and your men stole is yours to keep,along with the money I promised you,tell your father I've fulfilled my debt to him."
Slider did a slight bow out of frustration.
"Thank your majesty,tch."
He turned around and made his way to the door.
"I'm curious Mr.Tepass what do you intend to do with money?"
Zin asked, Slider turned towards him and said
"I'm going to use it to raise an even bigger army. I'm going to kill that uppercut guy and his entire family,once I beat him then I'll be let back into the Undercity."
He told the king, Zin was puzzled and with a confused look he asked
"Uppercut guy?"
Supika leaned over and whispered into his ear.
"I was waiting to tell you after your meeting with him, but the Uppercut guy he is referring to is Jack."
Although you could not see it through his black visor Zin's eyes grew bigger and his smile changed from warm to true happiness. "Really?"
Zin said as he started to laugh, he laughed for 10 seconds then he stopped and looked at Slider with a more evil smile.
"Slider if you wish to have the money I promised you will not go anywhere near him or his family."
Slider was taken back by the king's sudden change in mood.
"W-why what's he to you?"
Zin's smile grew with more evil intent,
"That does not concern you, now do you agree"
Zin asked.
"Lord Zin is so cool yeee,"
Supika said in her mind trying to keep her joy inside.
Slider looked towards Zin puzzled by this and wondered what would happen if he refused.
"I refuse even with your money I have more than enough."
Zin chuckles,
"Very well then, in that case, I challenge you to a dual and as a special handicap,I will not move out of my chair,nor will I change how I am sitting."
Slider's face went to a pale white of shock, as Supika started to smile and blush uncontrollably.
"Oy oy oy is he serious?"
Slider thought,
"And!" Zin yelled,
"As a reward, if you beat me I will grant you my kingdom and my life,as a king if I were to lose to you I would have no right to serve my people now what will you choose?!"
Slider was now terrified,this man was the king of Seikatsu and was so confident that he would win that he bet his kingdom and his life on it.
"This man is beyond me I stand no chance ,I'll just tell him that I won't go after Jack,that way I'll still get the money and might be able to hide somewhere he can't find me,that way I still get my revenge."
He thought to himself with a deep breath. Slider spoke,
"Forgive me your majesty I will not go after him forgive me."
He said as bowed towards him, he stood there bowing waiting for an answer,mere seconds felt like minutes upon hours.
"It seems you didn't notice,you disappoint me Slider,"
said Zin.
Slider looked up and saw a steel arm in Zin's hand.
"As soon as you bowed your instincts kicked in, and your body automatically used it's ability and turned your body into steel, I waited for it to be complete so I could test my powers against your steel."
Zin dropped the arm onto the floor and it turned back into a regular arm, Slider slowly looked over,with fear in his eyes he looked at his right arm and saw it was gone.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH"
He shouted in pain holding his right side trying to keep the blood in.
"I'm disappointed I didn't even have to get up, not to mention it only took me one strike, so disappointing."
Slider fell to the ground and looked up at Zin and started to plead
"PLEASE HAVE MERCY I WON'T GO AFTER HIM I PROMISE PLEEEEEASE!!"
Zin yawned
"I grow tired of you."
He waved his hand and the top half of Slider body disappeared. As the bottom half of him fell down onto the ground. Zin looked down at it, he looked closer, and then stood with a panicking face.
"What's wrong my lord?"
Asked Supika, Zin quickly ran over to what was left of him.
"WHAT HAVE DONE I DONE,IF WE DON'T HURRY THIS IS GOING TO STAIN THE CARPET, THIS AlWAYS HAPPENS WHEN DON'T THINK AHEAD,"
He turned towards Supika.
"QUICK GET BILLY HE'LL KNOW WHAT TO DO,"
Supika nervously shook her head.
"YES YOU CAN COUNT ON ME LORD ZIN," she said as she ran out of the room thinking.
"Lord Zin has given this great task I am unworthy to be in his presence."
She ran out of the room,
"CRAP, CRAP, CRAP, AND THIS CARPET WAS BRAND NEW TO,I REALLY LIKE THE DESIGN,Supika please hurry and find Billy I don't want to go carpet shopping again,"
Zin said with a sad tone in his voice. ~Meanwhile~
Jack spent a night with his family. He went back to Fighter's house the next night. He road the bike Fighter had given him. When Jack drove up to the house,Fighter was standing outside waiting for him,. Jack pulled up and took off his helmet and put his hat on.
"You know you look like a worried sick parent, who's waiting for his kids to come home."
Fighter chuckled,
"You think I'm waiting for you,no I order a pizza and I always manage to get out of tips by having Woofers attack them."
He said as he pointed to the bushes, Jack looked over and saw Woofers hiding in the bushes. Jack shrugged and asked,
"Where can I park my bike?"
Fighter pointed to the garage and Jack took the bike inside and parked it in the very large garage. Jack made his way inside, all the kids were already fast asleep. He made his way to his room. He walked and turned on the light. When they came on he saw Sierra laying in his bed reading a book.
"Were you reading in the dark?"
She closed the book and sat up.
"Yep one of my many many skills."
Jack chuckled,
"So what brings you here?"
Jack said as he walked in and closed the door behind him and sat in a nearby chair.
"Nothing, I was just interested in what kind of books you read. I didn't think you would be into Paul Devon."
Jack chuckled,
"One of the many books my mother forced me to read, although Nah never minds,"
he said,
"What is it?"
Sierra asked him
"It's nothing,"
he said with a little chuckle, Sierra threw the book at him,it hits him over the head and lands on the floor.
"Ow what was that for?"
Jack asked as he rubbed his head
"You wouldn't tell me"
She said with a smile.
Jack smiled,
"Alright I was just remembering that time I saw you reading you in a tree, the book you were reading was Disgraceful love, I found it funny that you didn't take me for a Devon fan, because well I didn't take you for one."
Sierra smiled,
"So you were watching me, what are you? Some kind of stalker?"
She said jokingly,
"What no nothing like that,I was just jogging around and I just happened to see you,and not tell you I was there oh geez I guess, oh gosh I made it worse."
Sierra laughed,
"Calm down stupid I'm a master assassin you know,I knew you were there,"
She said pointing to herself.
"Wait really,master assassin huh,why didn't you say anything."
"A, I was reading a book, and b, why didn't you say anything? You were watching me could have said hi,"
She asked him,
"What no I was talking about the master assa-,whatever, it was for reason b you were reading a book."
He answered her, she rolled her eyes and threw another book at him, this time he caught it.
"Honestly how many books do you have?"
He asked her
"Enough,"
she said as she threw another one. Jack blocked it with the book he was holding. "Ohoho You're on,"
he said as he threw the book he was holding back her.
Sierra jumped up and flipped off the bed and landed on the opposite side of Jack. She kicked the bed and it flew towards Jack.
"OY,OY OY"
he shouted as he jumped out of the way.
"So what you can fight a guy made of metal,but you can't punch a bed?"
She said with a smirk, Jack smiled and said.
"It's not that,I just needed to get here."
He grabbed the bookcase from behind him and threw it at her. Surprised by this move,she kicked it out of the way, once she did Jack had leaped toward her with a book in his hand.
"Gotcha now,"
he said as he tried to slam in her face at. Sierra leaned back and managed to dodge the attack.
Jack flew right over her and into the bathroom,
" Ow."
He said rubbing the top of his head. He looked behind him and saw Sierra holding a chair.
"I win,"
she said with a smile, she began to swing the chair down.
"AAAAH!"
Jack shouted as he punched into the wall, busted a pipe, he rolled out of the way of Sierra's attack and water from the broken pipe splashed her in the face. It lasted 7 seconds before the water stopped.
"You what now,won hmm I don't think you did,cause I'm still standing."
Jack said with a smile and pride in his voice. Sierra slowly stood up completely soaked; she walked closer to the toilet and ripped it out of the wall. Now holding both a chair and a toilet she turned towards Jack with an evil smile on her face. She ran towards him at full speed.
"Holl-"
Jack didn't have time to react to her crazy speed. She hit him with both the chair and the toilet in the gut and sent him flying, through the wall and out into the yard. Jack lied there motionless a hundred feet from
His room.
"Ow" he said as he even lost consciousness for a split second. He woke back up and saw Sierra a few feet away from.
"How'd you move so fast,I could barely react to that?"
Jack asked as he groaned in pain.
"I may have incredible strength,but I mainly for take in speed,trained since birth my Fighter and Mother."
Jack looked up at her funny,as she looked back confused.
"What is it did I have something on my face?"
She asked him wiping her face.
"It's just that's the first time you talked about your Mother to me,why do you cell her Mother but you don't call Fighter well Father or anything?"
He asked her as she turned away.
"Why don't you call Clockwork father?"
Jack looked up at the sky as he laid on the ground.
"Cause he's worthless piece of sh** who doesn't care for anyone including his own family."
Sierra turned back towards with a solemn look on her face.
"I see, I suffer from a different problem,it's more like he cares to much."
Jack sat up and looked at her as she looked at the sky.
"What do you mean?"
He asked as she walked over and offered him a helping hand.
"It's nothing forget I said anything come on,"
She said.
Jack grabs her hand reluctantly,
"Okay another time than."
Sierra smiled and chuckles,Jack didn't quite get it but he let out a smile.
Taking her hand she pulled him up and Jack stumbled a bit but found his footing eventually.
"I've been meaning to ask what happened to Gerrit after I left,I didn't see when I left the tower with my family."
Sierra smiled,
"Funny you should ask that you see he,at first he began to drive away,than he stopped and took the credit for beating everyone single-handedly, except the boss he let you have that one,after that he said he was late for family dinner and left in a hurry."
Jack smiled
"Wait, what did he leave in?"
Sierra thought back
"Some beat-up car he rammed into the place why?"
Jack faced change from happy to disappear
"Of course he did,if he damages it anymore I'll have no way of knowing which ones I agreed to pay for, curse him I'm uppercutting him first chance I get."
He said, Sierra, rolled her eyes and grabbed his hand and started to pull him along.
Jack blushed a bit
"Umm where are you taking me?"
He asked kind of frightened,
"We basically destroyed your room,so you'll need a place for the night I got just the place."
Jack sighed in relief, the room she took him too was huge and was two stories.
"This is way bigger than any of the other rooms; it's basically a large apartment,or a small house,small mansion,something I don't know"
he said,
"Thanks it's mine."
she said walking further into the room.
"Huh,"
Jack said awkwardly
"Wait a minute,are you sure this is a good idea."
He said, getting an extremely nervous sweat coming down his face. She points up to the second floor.
"There's a second bedroom upstairs, you can take that."
Jack looked up and sighed in relief,
"Oh thank goodness for a sec-".
Jack turned back around but Sierra was gone. Jack looked around when he heard the sound of a shower starting. His face turned a pale white. He turned the corner and saw an open door and steam was coming out of it. Jack's jaw dropped in fear, he shrieked in fear and ran upstairs
"AAAAAH!"
He shouted as he ran upstairs, Sierra walked out still in her clothes.
"You can take this, I'm going to the other one in my room. Hmm, Jack?"
She walked back out and saw he wasn't there.
"I guess he decided to wait until morning fine by me."
She walked back in and turned the shower off, walked out, and into her room. Jack laid in bed and thought to himself.
"Calm down, calm down."
He breathes in and out
"She wasn't planning anything right?"
Jack would ponder this thought for another 3 hour and thirty-six minutes until losing consciousness from exhaustion.
Sierra went to her and closed the door behind her.
"You know for a moment their you almost had me fooled."
Sierra drew her sword and pointed it towards the person standing in the darkness.
"Relax little sis it's me."
She said stepping out of the corner and sitting on her Sierra's bed.
"You? What are you doing here Envy?"
Sierra keeping her guard up not taking her eyes off Envy.
"Isn't it obvious I came to see my sister,catch maybe some girl chat. Ooh speaking of which whose this Jack guy I've been hearing about,sounds like Fighter adopted a new puppy."
Sierra held the blade closer to her throat.
"What are you doing here?"
Envy sighs and pushes the blade out of the way and stands up.
"Always straight to the point with you sheesh. You may put on the happy act in front of them but I know better. We both do you put on this big tough act,to keep the kids happy to keep everyone. When really your burning up inside. You think this Jack can help you,or that if you help you'll some make up for your mistakes."
She said stepping closer to her as Sierra pointed her blade at her.
"What do you....want?"
Envy sighs and moves blade away again.
"Join me Sierra leave Father,leave all this behind and become what you were meant to be,you know you want to."
Envy reaches her hand out for Sierra to take it. Sierra smacks it away and takes a few steps backwards.
"NEVER I COULD NEVER JOIN YOU AFTER WHAT YOU DID!"
She shouted at her,Envy with disappointment in her eyes walked towards the window.
"After what I did hm. I did what needed to be done the others just got in my way. Besides does Loki know do any of them know what really. Do they who really killed her that day."
Sierra stood their silently clenching her fist so hard blood began to drip from it.
"It would appear not,well you know what they say,the truth comes out eventually. I just hope it comes out the right way. Well my offer still stands,you can accept at anytime. We should do more girls chats more often,it was a blast.
Envy leapt of out the window leavening Sierra standing. As she stopped clenching her fist,she dropped her sword to the ground and fell on her knees.