You glitch out of the way of his, giving him a spinning kick to the face. He growls, grabbing your ankle and throwing you down the street. You catch a glimpse of an incoming car and glitch through it, hitting the passenger seat.

"A-Are you okay?" The driver gasps as you look around.

"Im good." You hum picking up the paper bag at your feet and removing the bottle from it. "Im taking this." You add before getting out of the car and drinking half the bottle as you start for Mr. Invincible again.

"What the hell are you doing Guardsman?" He growls.

"Fighting dirty." You answer before throwing the bottle at his face, making glass and liquor explode against his mask. You aim your lazer cannon at a forcefield, making it bounce between forcefields before hitting Mr. Invincible in the back and sending him flying at you. His face meets your foot, shattering his mask and sending him tumbling into the clown.

"Ah, I recognize that face. Don Krieg right? You used to be my brother's gym teacher. Weird, I thought all the teachers died." You approach him, one of your arm blades coming out. "So tell me. Why are you alive?" You breathe coolly. He coughs, looking up at you, but doesn't answer. "Why are you alive!?" You snap, glitching slightly, pulling back the arm blade threateningly. Someone lands beside you and something crashes you into your stomach, sending you tumbling.

You skid spitting up blood and gritting your teeth, glaring at the newcomer. "Man-Demon.... See, this is why I don't come to this side. You super bastards come out like cockroaches the moment one goes down..." You growl, how annoying. "That's alright. Soon I'll fix that problem!" You burst, launching at him. You glitch out of the way of his iron ball tipped tonfa. Your fist connects with his stomache.

"Lets see if you can handle being a glitch." You breathe as he flickers. He gasps as his leg slips into the ground, trying to pull it free. "Hmm, looks like you're already stuck, let me help." You raise your blade but he hits youu back with one of his tonfa, using the other to break the ground around his other leg and freeing himself.

"Well aren't you strong-" He disappears briefly and tonfa hits your side, sending you into a forcefield. You hit the ground and glare at the super.

"You should've stayed on the other side of your wall Guardsman." He rumbles, raising his tonfa. You get ready to glitch out of the way, but a black and red glove catches the tonfa handle. You tense while Man-Demon meets the other super's mask.

"Get lost." The familiar demonic growl sounds. Man-Demon gives a hesitant nod before hurrying to Mr. Invincible and picking him up.

"Oi! He's mine!" You snap, lunging after him. RedDemon grabs your wrist, stopping you briefly. You shoot him a glare, glitching your arm free before going after Man-Demon who suddenly disappears with Mr. Invincible. You stop, narrowing your eyes.

"___..." RedDemon begins, but you suddenly turn around and shoot at him. He dodges instinctively, rigid with surprise. "It's me!"

"I know it's you Red! So stay away from me!" You snap shooting at him again. He pivots, hands raised to you.

"Why?!" He questions in confusion.

"Because I have plans Red! And you and Kid make me falter! I'm not going to let that happen this time! So go!" You growl, arm beginning to glitch slightly.

"No! I've been trying to reach you for two years! You're not getting away from me again." He jabs his finger at you. Your eyes narrow, making your bracer cannon come out.

"I warned you." You murmur, about to release a beam.

"Stop!" A sudden pulse makes you both pause and look over at Luffy. "Aren't you two friends?!" Luffy questions. But for a moment you saw and heard Sunny in his place.

"Sunny..?" You breathe, making them look at you in slight surprise. You glitch and hold your head as you blink back.

"___?" RedDemon reaches for you but you swiftly pull away and activate your jet pack before flying off back toward the cemetery. You land next to your car, holding your head and squeezing your eyes shut.

"No no no... Just Luffy. Not him..." You whisper to yourself and shake your head, straightening up and getting in your car. "Getting the hell out of here." You mutter before driving off for the wall. You reach the gate and get out of the car, freezing when a redhaired man steps in your path. Scars mark the left side of his face, making your heart sink.

"... Hey." He breathes softly. You meet his gaze and feel your lip quiver.

"Hey... You got bigger... I didn't think that was possible." You manage to joke lightly, shifting your gaze to the wall briefly.

"You look smaller... Are you still forgetting to eat?" He asks softly, stepping closer. You shift, looking to the side.

"I eat well enough..." You assure, "I... Have to return to work..." You add, going around him and staying out of reach.

"___ please..." He says after you. "I miss you... So much, stay a bit longer..?" You stop, chest starting to ache. He swallows, taking the opportunity to step closer, fingertips brushing the inside of your hand. "I love you."

The words shook you and a small whimper escapes you before you hurry to the gates, tears coming to your eyes. "Are you alright Head of Security?" Coby asks, escorting you through the gate.

"I'll be fine." You whisper, wiping at your eyes. Why? Why after all this time? You grit your teeth and brush away Coby once on the other side of the wall. Your mind rattled as you shook, glitching all the way back to your apartment, scaring a few other people along the way. You reach the door to your apartment and glitch through it, looking around silently. Your gaze falls on your flickering reflection in the mirror. You looked so pale and unhealthy.

Your eyes narrow at yourself, tears coming up again before you grab small side table by the couch and throwing it at the mirror, shattering it. A rage consumes you then and you start to throw and glitch everything you can in the room. You sit against the wall, crying as you curl up tightly. "I hate you... I hate you so much..." You whisper.

He unlocks your door and peers in, finding it a complete mess. Glass and pieces of mirror sat everywhere, the couch was half in the floor, everything that you could throw was in pieces. You were curled up against the wall, flickering every now and then. Smoker frowns lightly, carefully crossing the room and kneeling in front of you. Your eyes were half open, unfocused in a way that worried him.

"I won't forgive them." You whisper. He frowns lightly, and touches your arm.

"It's okay..." He breathes, picking you up and carrying you out, closing the door behind himself before carrying you to his apartment, placing you in his bed and covering you up. "Try to sleep..."

"No... I'll see him. And feel guilty for what I've done." You curl up, tears coming back to your eyes. Smoker stops and frowns heavily.

"Your brother would still love you..." He tells you.

"I know... That's what makes it worse..." You squeeze your eyes shut. "If I fall asleep tonight. I don't want to wake up ever again."

A sad frown crosses his lips and he crawls into his bed, pulling you into his chest. "I hope you do..." He breathes. You bite your lip.

"I don't understand... Can't you guys see? I'm broken... There's nothing left in me..." You sniff. Smoker holds your head to his chest.

"There is so much more left inside of you... We'll hold onto you until you heal." He whispers, rubbing your back, but you're already asleep.

"___'s finally asleep, she wont be in for a few days." Smoker informs Lucci.

"I see... I'll oversee things until she wakes." Lucci murmurs before starting for the labs. Since you evaded sleep for weeks on end, it wasn't uncommon for you to randomly fall asleep for a few days. He should've expected this after you crossed the wall, you avoided the other side at most costs. Often you would send him to do business there.

"She's asleep again?" Kalifa guesses, coming over as he enters the lab.

"Yes, how is the research?" He inquires.

"The new head researcher says they need two more days... Now it'll be three because of her absence." She informs.

"So be it." He breathes. "The next test subject, whom is it?"

           "They call him Fire Fist."