(Huh!!….. Long time No See… Attendance Please…)
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Gojo was draped over one of the hard, cube-shaped seats in the Guardians' main operations room like a particularly stylish, oversized cat.
His sunglasses were perched low on his nose, and he was idly scrolling through his phone, probably looking for a new meme to annoy Rex with later or maybe even checking if his latest "effortlessly cool" selfie had broken the internet yet.
"Ugh, bo-ring," he muttered under his breath, letting out an exaggerated sigh that echoed a little in the otherwise quiet room.
The Lizard League fight? Please. That was like swatting a particularly slow fly. Now, the silence of the headquarters was practically an enemy in itself.
Across from him, the massive main computer screen glowed with its usual cascade of data, city schematics, and who-knows-what-else. Robot, a picture of calm efficiency, was interfacing with it, his metal fingers a blur across a projected keyboard.
He was probably running threat assessments for the entire tri-state area while simultaneously calculating the optimal snack-to-power ratio for the team. Or something equally robotic and impressive.
Black Samson was off in a corner, looking like he was trying to intimidate a punching bag into submission.
Gojo caught his eye and thought, 'Man, someone's got their Underoos in a twist. Probably still mad I made the Lizard King look like a gecko with a tummy ache.'
To be fair, Samson always looked like he was five seconds from starting a fight with a lamp post. For Gojo, the current level of inactivity was almost physically painful. "Seriously," he mumbled to his phone, "even my reflection is having more fun than I am right now."
Just as Gojo was contemplating the philosophical implications of whether a truly amazing hero like himself could die of boredom, the giant screen in front of Robot abruptly flashed to life with an incoming call.
Before anyone could even reach for a button not that Gojo was planning to the call just answered itself, the audio booming into the room.
And who was it, gracing them with his oh-so-charming presence? None other than Cecil, looking like he'd just wrestled a bear and the bear had apologized.
Cecil's face, all sharp angles and tired eyes, filled the screen. Gojo's bored expression instantly vanished, replaced by a wide, almost mischievous grin.
"Cecil! My man! Lookin' a little stressed, you okay? Need a hug?" he called out, giving a jaunty little wave with two fingers.
Cecil's eyes, however, didn't even flicker towards Gojo's wave. They were locked on some point beyond the camera. "Invincible's in deep trouble," Cecil bit out, his voice as gravelly as a
driveway. "Got an anonymous tip. Machine Head. He's hired some serious muscle. The kid's getting his ass kicked as we speak. Your team is to go and handle it immediately. Handle it. Now."
And bam, the call ended. Gojo blinked. "Well, rude," he said to the empty screen, pouting dramatically. 'Didn't even say 'Hi Gojo, your hair looks amazing today,' or 'Thanks for being the awesome glue holding this team together.' Nada. And I really needed to ask him if the GDA's got some secret tech that's shadow-banning my Instagram. My follower count has stalled, and I'm pretty sure it's an international conspiracy. My selfies are good, Cecil, good and with my face I would have crossed 6k long ago, huh!'
Robot, of course, was already in motion. His head swiveled, glowing eyes performing a quick scan of the assembled team members.
"We Should Get Going!" he announced, his voice the usual calm, even tone, cutting through Gojo's thoughts on his Insta-rant.
"Atom Eve has been notified via secure channel and is en route to Machine Head's last known coordinates. We will proceed to the designated location immediately." Dupli-Kate, Shrinking Rae, Monster Girl, and Bulletproof were already on their feet ready to go out.
Gojo slowly, almost theatrically, pushed himself up from the cube-seat. The boredom had evaporated like morning mist.
His usual lazy smirk was back, but there was a sharper, more excited glint in his eyes, hidden behind the dark lenses of his sunglasses. He stretched, and thought, 'Guess It's Battle Beast Time.'
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The scene changed fast to a chaotic one, cutting to a total mess.
Invincible, our young hero in his yellow and blue suit, was getting absolutely wrecked. It was a one-sided beatdown, and the guy he'd apparently come here with, that hooded figure, was nowhere to be seen.
Invincible was on the ground, and a huge, white-furred creature with a giant axe was just hammering him.
This was Battle Beast, and honestly, Invincible, no matter how strong he was for a kid, stood zero chance.
Battle Beast was a different level of scary. His only real weak spot was that he couldn't fight very well in the emptiness of space.
On solid ground, though? He was exactly what his name said: a beast. He was so strong he'd even given the most powerful beings in the universe a run for their money, a beatdown they wouldn't forget.
So, for Battle Beast, fighting a young Viltrumite, basically a kid in terms of power, was like stepping on an ant. It was almost boring for him.
What Battle Beast didn't know was that somewhere nearby, another, much stronger, adult Viltrumite was around Omni-Man.
If Battle Beast had any idea, he probably would have ditched this kid-fight instantly and gone hunting for Omni-Man, desperate for a real challenge, a battle that would actually make him sweat.
Battle Beast was just a freak of nature when it came to fighting; not even Omni-Man with a whole squad of other Viltrumites backing him up could be sure of taking Battle Beast down. He was that insane.
Back to the action, or rather, the new action. Suddenly, a huge BOOM ripped through one side of Machine Head's fancy penthouse building.
Forget using the door; the Guardians of the Globe had arrived, and they made an entrance that screamed "heroes are here, and we don't do subtle." Robot, Dupli-Kate, Shrinking Rae, Monster Girl, and Bulletproof all came pouring in through the giant, smoking hole they'd just made.
Gojo was right there with them, though he was lagging a little behind.
As the other Guardians immediately fanned out, ready to fight whatever moved, Gojo was busy waving a hand in front of his face, coughing a bit. "Ugh, seriously, dust everywhere," he complained, his voice a little muffled.
"Can't you guys blow a hole with a little less... particulate matter? My hair, people, my hair!"
As Gojo was fussing about the dust, one of Machine Head's goons, a clunky-looking robot thing with what looked like hot lava churning inside its chest, stomped towards him.
It probably saw Gojo standing there, looking all casual and alone, and thought, 'Easy target.' The lava-bot threw a punch, a huge metal fist crackling with heat, aimed right at Gojo's face.
But just like always, the attack just... stopped. Inches from Gojo's nose, the fist hung in the air as if it had hit an invisible wall.
Gojo coughed again, a delicate little sound, then looked at the lava-bot with an almost bored expression.
"Really, dude? Lava? How original. And can't you guys fight a little more... neatly? This whole 'smash everything' vibe is so last season."
With a lazy flick of his fingers, Gojo unleashed Red. A powerful, invisible force slammed into the lava-bot.
The machine didn't even have time to make a sound, no metallic scream, no gurgle of hot magma.
It just vanished backwards, propelled by so much repulsive force that it blasted clean through the opposite wall of the penthouse, leaving another giant, smoking hole in the building.
Gojo dusted off his hands. "See? Clean. Mostly."
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1 minute later:-
Barely a minute had passed since the Guardians made their explosive entrance. In that short time, Gojo had casually dealt with the few villains who had been dumb enough to come his way.
There were only two, really. One was that lava-bot he'd just sent flying, and the other was some kind of machine guy who also seemed to have lava for guts. Easy peasy for Gojo.
But for the rest of the Guardians of the Globe? It was a total disaster. All of them Robot, Dupli-Kate, Shrinking Rae, Monster Girl, and Bulletproof were already down, scattered across the floor, looking like a bunch of broken toys.
They were all beaten up, and it had only taken Battle Beast about sixty seconds to do it.
Not in a death or living condition but just beaten up.
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The only reason they'd even lasted that long was because Battle Beast wasn't even taking them seriously. He was just swatting them away like annoying flies.
Atom Eve was groaning, her leg bent at a nasty angle. And it's her fault to be honest for going out of her way to fight one of the strongest in the universe, head on because he beat his future boyfriend a bit badly… well pretty badly.
Bulletproof was out cold. Everyone was a mess.
But atleast they deal with all the other one except Battle Beast.
Gojo had actually tried to tell them, "Hey guys, maybe let the super-awesome-mega-powerful-one (that's me, by the way) handle the giant furry dude with the death axe?" but they hadn't listened, and he did say that quite a dew times.
They'd seen Invincible getting pummeled… all bloody… teeth missing and his eyes fully red not with anger or rage but with blood inside his eyes and lets just say he wouldn't even be seeing clearly now, and all that hero adrenaline kicked in, making them rush in without thinking. Bad move.
Battle Beast, breathing heavily but not even close to tired, looked around the wrecked penthouse. His gaze swept over the fallen Guardians, then landed on Gojo.
Gojo wasn't attacking, just standing there, looking like he was waiting for a bus or something. Battle Beast probably just saw a skinny human who'd somehow wandered into a warzone and wasn't worth his time. He pretty much ignored Gojo, like he was an insignificant bug.
Meanwhile, Monster Girl, despite being battered, saw Battle Beast raise his massive axe, ready to bring it down and split Invincible in two right where he lay.
In a burst of pure, furious rage, she tried to get up, to do something. Let's just say, if Gojo hadn't decided to step in right at that moment, things would have gotten really, really messy for Invincible. Like, "scrape him off the floor with a spatula" messy.
Machine Head, who was watching all this from a safer distance, probably behind some reinforced furniture, actually had the nerve to speak up.
He looked at Gojo, who had just calmly positioned himself between Battle Beast and Invincible. "Hey, you!" Machine Head yelled, his voice tinny.
"You want to get thrashed by my crew too, or what? Honestly, you should have just stayed on the sidelines like a good little boy, like you were doing the whole time. But oh well, people are just stupid… way too stupid for their own good."
Battle Beast didn't like Gojo suddenly being in his way. He let out a growl and, without a word, swung his enormous axe right at Gojo's head.
The axe was a blur of motion, whistling through the air. But, just like with the lava-bot, it stopped dead, a few inches from Gojo's face, held back by nothing visible.
Battle Beast grunted, surprised, and swung again, even harder. Same result. He tried again, and again, each swing more ferocious than the last.
The axe never touched Gojo, but the force of the missed blows was insane. The floor beneath them cracked, and the walls of the penthouse shuddered and splintered from the sheer power Battle Beast was putting into trying to chop Gojo's head off.
Suddenly, Battle Beast threw his head back and let out a booming laugh. "HAHAHAHA! YES! Finally! Someone who can actually stand up to me! Someone who doesn't even flinch when I try to take their head off! This… this will be a battle to remember!" His eyes gleamed with a wild, joyful light.
Gojo, who hadn't moved a muscle, just let a small, cool smile play on his lips. He laughed a little too, a soft, almost teasing sound.
"Glad you're excited," Gojo said, his voice light and airy. "So, are you ready for some real fun? How about we make this interesting? How about a little bet?"
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A/N: So, How was It? I'm now taking this a bit fast pace so you will get to see the omni man vs the honored/accursed one fight soon. Lets just say it will be an epic fight.
Also its been a week i think… the last time this got updated, what could I say other than that mu mind wandered pff into shield hero world and nothing else.
Well dont be a girl and forgive me, I even wrote a pretty big long ass chapter for you guys.
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