(Vought Internacional)
Black Noir hung up the phone after hearing Stan Edgar's orders.
The original Black Noir was a member of Payback and suffered traumas due to Soldier Boy, his fate was miserable, and perhaps he can't be seen as a hero because, in the end, he was just like the others from Payback who cared more about landing the best roles in movies than actually doing what they claim superheroes do.
Black Noir sustained severe injuries to his body, neck, and head, which happened in Nicaragua during his betrayal of Soldier Boy.
Since that day, he lost the ability to speak and suffers from hallucinations, which he often depicts with animated versions of Payback.
"Are you okay?"
The voice of the second Black Noir sounded in the ear of the first Black Noir. This was a replacement for Black Noir in case the "assassination skills" of the original were needed elsewhere.
The original Black Noir shook his head, "..."
"Don't worry man, just let's do the job right, and Stan will reward us with a starring role!"
The second Black Noir thought the original was just another replacement like him, so his attitude was naturally one of camaraderie.
...
Both Black Noir stood in front of Kimiko and Cate.
"I'll take care of the blonde; you take the..."
Before the second Black Noir could finish, the original attacked Kimiko with a short katana. Kimiko used her claws to block Black Noir's attacks. The Vibranium had no comparison to common steel, however, the weapon of the original Black Noir was made from a special alloy.
Kimiko was annoyed and scratched Black Noir's chest, leaving a bleeding claw mark, but he showed no sign of pain. Kimiko felt a strange similarity between them, but that wouldn't stop her from tearing Black Noir apart if it came to reaching Stan Edgar.
Cate ran through the hallway; she was not a combatant, and her opponent was covered in his costume, making him a dangerous opponent for her.
Cate clenched her teeth but did not call for help from Kimiko because she knew she was dealing with the stronger of the two Black Noirs.
"Come on, girl, just stop and save me the effort."
The second Black Noir had a light attitude; he treated all this as part of his performance, a villain-hero act, but Cate was not an actress hired by Vought but one of the most dangerous Supes in the world.
Turning a corner, the man in black saw over ten guards lined up with guns pointed at him.
"Oh sh*t!"
Gunshots rained down like a storm on Black Noir. Cate watched as the bullets hit again and again. Stan Edgar was not stupid; in the case of facing Supes, normal bullets would do little, so all Vought guards used armor-piercing ammunition.
This would barely hurt a supe of the level of the Seven, but the multiple shots were like an accumulation of mosquito bites that eventually made Black Noir bleed.
"B*tch, they don't pay me enough!"
Black Noir ran to the window and jumped after cursing. The second Black Noir was a man who only obeyed when it suited him; he would not die for Vought.
This surprised Cate, but she had no time; every second was another second of Allen's suffering; even if capturing Stan Edgar did not stop that suffering, she would not sit idly by.
"Come on, Cate now is the time to act or never do it!"
Cate ran back to where Kimiko was.
Cate turned the corner and was paralyzed, Kimiko stood in front of a half-dead Black Noir, without an arm and with intestines spilled out.
She was covered in blood while looking at Black Noir with a wild gaze as if she had returned to the Kimiko from the beginning.
Cate was scared but then remembered all the time she had lived with Kimiko and approached.
"It's okay, sister Kimiko..."
Kimiko looked at Cate with a bloodthirsty gaze for a moment, but she was not scared and kept moving forward.
"What's wrong, don't you remember me? What about brother Allen, will you leave him alone at this moment he needs us?"
Kimiko blinked and remembered her current life; she was no longer in a cage, no longer treated as a weapon, a tool, or a monster; she was just Kimiko Miyashiro...
Kimiko had grown accustomed to eating with more people and smiling; before she knew it, that place became her home,e, and she began to see them all as family.
"I'm sorry..." Kimiko kneeled in dogeza, a very common Japanese pose of apology.
Cate quickly shook her head and helped her up.
"No need, I'm glad you're back, sister Kimiko. To be honest, I'm scared to face the last boss alone, hehe."
Kimiko smiled, "Let's go."
Black Noir was not dead and stretched his hand towards them, but could do no more.
...
(House of Twins)
Homelander used his fist to deal with Harley's attack.
"Oh HAHAHA!" Harley reeled back, spinning twice in the air.
Maeve fell behind Homelander and stabbed him with her sword; Homelander scoffed and grabbed the sword, intending to break it but could not. He immediately got annoyed realizing that this was also one of those weapons like Harley's bat or Butcher's crowbar.
Homelander, in a fit of rage, tried to use his laser vision, however, he no longer had it, something he sometimes forgets. This oversight allowed Maeve to hit him with her free hand so he would release his sword and she could cut him; Homelander's suit was torn, but he was not hurt.
"Damn!" Homelander became more furious; part of his legend was that his suit had rarely been damaged, and the few times it had, Vought covered it up, increasing the legend that he was invincible.
Butcher took advantage of Homelander's burst of rage and hit him in the head with his crowbar. Homelander felt his brain shake.
"BUTCHER!!!"
Homelander spun at super speed, grabbed Butcher by the neck, and rose in the air; Butcher did not give up and kept hitting Homelander in the face with all his might; Homelander ignored the pain. Once high enough, he began to descend at high speed,d, intending to squash Butcher against the ground.
Homelander smiled cruelly, but seeing Butcher's gaze, he was also smiling.
At that moment, tied in a wheelchair, was Mindstorm; his head looked swollen as if his brain did not fit in it; he had been injected with enhanced Compound V to further enhance his abilities. Remembering that this man could cause fear in Soldier Boy, his enhanced abilities were terrifying although judging by his current state, it was a suicidal move.
Of course, Butcher is not Allen; he only had mercy on Mindstorm once; he escaped by controlling another Supe with super strength; now, for Butcher, he is just another tool.
"Gaahhh!!!" Mindstorm shouted as his eyes fixed on Homelander.
"Arhg!!!" Homelander felt he was hit in the head, it was like receiving a hundred hits from Butcher at the same time.
Butcher took advantage of the fact that he could move and hugged Homelander, then took the opposite end of his crowbar, which he usually holds; it had a sharp point.
Butcher did not try to change position and continued under Homelander as they fell.
When they hit the ground, Kenji, who had appeared, protected Butcher from the impact as best he could, but the force and speed at which they fell were too much.
Hughie ran to see Homelander and Butcher in a crater, he quickly removed Homelander and helped Butcher out of there.
"Are you okay?!"
Butcher, barely conscious, looked at Hughie and, amid dizziness, saw his brother's face.
"Lenny..."
"Lenny?"
Butcher regained consciousness but could not move so Hughie helped him out of the crater.
"William! you don't escape!" Homelander rose while his eyes burned in rage, however, he only received serious looks from everyone watching, or so it was until Harley scoffed.
"Hey buddy, shouldn't you be worrying about yourself?!"
Homelander frowned but looked at his stomach; he had an Adamantium crowbar piercing through it. At the moment of impact, Butcher aligned the crowbar with the ground and Homelander's abdomen.
Adamantium, being one of the metals rumored to be indestructible, was able to penetrate Homelander's skin by transferring all the power of the crash with the ground.
"Ah..."
Homelander looked incredulous at this, feeling pain. Was okay, being hit? Is inevitable, but a wound of this caliber? Was it possible?
"What is this?"
Homelander grabbed the crowbar, feeling it was unreal that something like this had happened to him, but touching it, he felt enormous pain.
"AAAHHHGGG!!"
Homelander fell to his knees, he had experienced a lot of pain as a child during the experiments but never a wound like this.
"Lies... I'm the damn Homelander… I'm invulnerable... I'm indestructible... I'm perfect... isn't that right, father!"
Homelander directed his gaze towards Stan Edgar's drone, however, he was not watching him but Allen.
Stan Edgar continued watching the screen aware of the battles unfolding in the twins' house, but he had no time for anything more than Allen at this moment.
...
In a special Vought facility under the sea, Deep was biting his nails; this was the most dangerous place, but he knew nothing.
Stan Edgar, the boss of bosses, contacted him to come to defend this place. Being underwater, his power could shine at a high level, he had a hundred sharks and twelve orcas surrounding the facility.
He thought it would be a simple mission, but out of nowhere, a man with a girl arrived, and this place filled up with agents and Vought equipment along with mercenaries.
He tried to blend in but didn't understand anything they were doing, but it seemed very important judging by the seriousness and gravity of the staff's faces.
Deep pulled out his phone and read Stan Edgar's message for courage.
– Deep, you may think no one values you but remember that no matter what is happening now, you were once good enough to be one of the Seven –
Deep was moved by Stan Edgar's message and put on a serious face to not ruin this opportunity.
At that moment, an elevator opened and among the mercenaries who ignored him, a small golden creature accompanied by a cat appeared.
Deep tried to ask the mercenaries if they knew about it, but no one paid attention to him; Deep's reputation for being an idiot was world-famous, and he was not someone worth their time.
Deep said nothing and let them pass. When the cat and the golden sphere with wings came out of the elevator, the strange creature increased its size to that of a basketball, and the cat mounted on top.
Deep rubbed his eyes in disbelief, Was he seeing hallucinations?!
...
(Sometime before, before Allen disconnects from the world)
Allen had suffered a setback, and this caused fear in the Chat. However, many decided to believe that Allen would overcome this, so they focused on helping in other ways.
First, priorities were set, Diana suggested sending Kimiko to deal with Stan Edgar with the Vibranium suit and her regeneration capabilities up to the task.
Barbara added that Cate should accompany her. MJ tried to stop them, saying that Cate was too young, but Gwen told her to trust in Cate; she would not stay silent and idle upon learning what had happened.
There was the rescue plan; many suggested that The Boys go to save Alice, but Artoria, who was paying attention, Athena, and Gilgamesh disagreed; a tactic like that would be dangerous. Alice was in an extremely delicate situation; Stan Edgar knew she was his trump card, his wildcard. Without her, he would not influence Allen, so he would have a thousand and one ways to kill Alice to ensure he could not protect her.
Nikky raised her hand, although no one could see her, and suggested something very absurd.
"And if we send Tim?" At that moment, silence fell all around and to complement Nikky's idea, Nokotan added, "Let's also send Lord Meowington!"
There was almost unanimous denial; however, Rick interrupted everyone by laughing.
"*Burp* That sh*t might work!"
Timcampy and Lord Meowington infiltrated. Timcampy was the movement, and he grew large enough to carry Lord Meowington on his back. The system could know the location of all those who had Allen's accessories so finding Alice was not a problem.
When they reached the facility by air, it was a fake oil rig. The cat and the golem landed behind some fake oil barrels; there were many mercenaries and a building that connected to a facility at the bottom of the sea.
The system could open a portal to Alice, but they didn't want to risk any spatial or energy disturbance activating a trap, so first,t, they let both try to infiltrate.
Tim became very small and stuck to Lord Meowington's collar. The cat demonstrated a terrifying ability in stealth, avoiding looks and security cameras as if it were a ninja. Eventually, it reached the elevator and waited for a group of men to go down.
...
Deep looked stunned at the pair and approached.
"Are you real?" Deep asked a cat on a golden sphere with teeth and wings.
"Meow..."
He felt stupid asking a cat if it was real.
"Good morning, my esteemed sir," said a mature, pleasant, and courteous voice.
"Huh?"
Deep looked open-mouthed at the cat and noticed that Timcampy's mouth was open. Tim was an artificial creature, so it could be enhanced; Tim served as a real-time translator for Lord Meowington.
"Good morning..."
"My name is Lord Meowington, and this gentleman is Timcampy. My Lord, I am looking for my ward, a lovely, adorable girl with golden hair. Have you seen her by any chance?"
Lord Meowington's voice carried a hint of tranquility and respect in every word, as well as appreciation for Deep.
Deep felt embarrassed as he was used to being treated like an idiot or being insulted.
Deep smiled, no longer caring whether the flying talking cat was real or not, "I do know her she came with her father!"
"I see, would you mind taking me to her, sir?"
Deep laughed with pleasure and appreciation, "Haha don't worry, follow me, but don't draw attention or bother anyone. There's a very important project going on here, and people are nervous and busy."
"Don't worry and thank you very much, you are very kind, My Lord..."
"Hehehe that's what superheroes do... by the way my real name is Kevin Moskowitz, it's a pleasure to meet you too~"
"Oh, you're a superhero? What a wonderful thing! Indeed, Alice is in trouble and I could use your help..."
"Really?!"
"Yes... I wouldn't like to air her parents' troubles, but they have not been getting along for a long time, and her father took her without saying anything, and now the lady is scared..."
"I see..."
Deep took a deep breath and put on a serious face, "Don't worry, I'll help you!"
...
The Chat froze, seeing everything that had happened. Somehow, Lord Meowington managed to make Deep become his ally. Nikky raised her nose in pride at her idea.
It seems that for now, the situation with Alice is promising.
At that moment, the screen that was divided into several events turned off, leaving all the spectators in the dark.
When the image returned, Allen was standing in front of another Allen, however, the only similarity was the face.
The conflict began, with an instant exchange of cutting techniques and infinity.
Allen, who called himself Void, tried to kill Allen.
Without mercy, without pity, without holding back, it was a fight to the death where only one would emerge, and if Void won, something terrible would happen.
Allen didn't have to worry about anything, so he fought, just focusing on winning; the fight would be fierce and bloody because both were equal in terms of strength and power or so it seemed at first.
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A/N: Lord Meowington defeated a supe of the Seven, this is a matter of course or his great abilities. 🍷🗿
PS: To have the weak point of your impregnable defense be a cat with a tie, a meatball with wings and your own minion must be one of the most humiliating things possible.
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