Operation: REVERT, Part 3: Escape Only In Your Dreams

Three years ago; Planet Mobius

Lately, I've been hearing about this notorious pirate crew on Mobius. They were known as the White Fang. Their crew consists of Faunus; hybrids between humans and Mobians. In the past, Faunus also faced discrimination from their pureblooded peers. Either they were deemed an inferior species by Mobians, or a mutant species by humans. The White Fang was formed solely to show the world how strong the hybrids were. It kind of reminded me of my own past, in a way. I didn't really care about their plight or goals, but it would have been nice to have them in my Krew.

So, on a whim, I decided to sail to the White Fang's hideout, and beat the ever-loving snot out of all of them.

I broke a rabbit boy's skull, bit a dog boy's tail, broke a bird girl's rib cage, grabbed a kangaroo boy by the legs and smashed his head into that of a lion girl, and the last one I remember before it got repetitive was smashing a mole boy's nose against my golden belly. That is to say they were persistent; they kept getting back up and trying to hit me, but the fact was, they were dealing with an Emperor. By the time all the Faunus lay on the floor, I was face-to-face with Captain Sienna Khan, and Vice-Captain Adam Taurus.

Sienna certainly looked the part of a leader, a fierce tiger Faunus with stripes on her dark skin, ears in her black hair, a red cape over her black clothing, and sharp yellow eyes. Alas, I easily snatched her Chain Whip in my hardened hand and yanked it out of her grasp, and when Adam tried to slice me with his faithful sword, Wilt, it flew out of his hand upon contact with my belly. I punched the boy unconscious, and stood imposingly over a panting Sienna.

"Mweh heh har! You mutants were supposed to be superior to your parent races! Or was that all a load of bark?"

"What do you want from us?!" Sienna hissed. "We didn't do anything to you! We weren't trying to pick a fight!"

"Au contraire: the King of the Jungle must be the mightiest animal. If any beast thinks itself superior, I must prove them otherwise. After all… what does a petty little pirate crew have in this massive universe, where the Kids Next Door rule? UWAGH!" Before I knew it, my tail had been stabbed. It seemed Adam had still been conscious. Heh, and I thought I was the master of the Fake Death trick.

"You know what, Your Highness… I think you're right." Adam smirked, his Wilt through my tail. "I suppose we are just feeble insects in the grand scheme of things. It's no wonder they still don't take us seriously. Sienna… I think it's time we get with the game. It's time we evolve from petty criminals and join the big leagues. After all… isn't that why you're here?"

"I suppose if I don't comply, I'll lose my tail." I figured. "If that's the case…" My tail imbued with Haki as I whipped Adam away and pulled the sword out. "I will gladly accept you! Or would you prefer the alternative, Sienna?"

The tiger captain growled at me. "Fine."

At times, I would ask myself, did they really have a vision? Or were the White Fang just criminals for the sake of being criminals? Because it really seemed like the latter.

Anyway, I had other problems. Entering my 60s, it wouldn't be long before my reduced lifespan would take its toll. My only shred of hope was a hypothesis my brother concocted. The time has come to test this theory. Already, we have secured the extremely rare Chameleonian. Now… we just had to wait. Wait until the Queen was ready to give birth.

Present time; U.A. Dorms

The instant Deku heard that familiar scream, he was bolting down the hallway. There was always a chance Eri was faking her distress for the sole purpose of luring him to her room. "Mr. Aizawa!" He met his messy-haired teacher inside Eri's room. "Was that Eri just now?! Where is she?!"

"According to the tracer I put on her, she's traveling underground." The teacher showed him his phone and the small red dot that moved along the screen. "Her bathroom was torn up, so I imagine they took Eri through the toilet."

"How can you say that so casually?!" Deku exclaimed. "No one could possibly fit in there!"

"Quit wasting time and go after her!" Aizawa ordered, passing him the phone. "I'll let the others know."

But as if on cue, alarms began to blare. In a moment, they found that all the other students were outside, seeing fires brimming in the city. "Who the hell starts a fire at this hour?!" Bakugo asked, aggressively rubbing crust off his eyes.

"Guys, Eri-chan was kidnapped!" Deku informed in a panic.

"AGAIN?!" Iida exclaimed.

"So, that's what that scream was!" Ochaco deduced.

"Midoriya, Asui, Bakugo, Uraraka, you four follow Eri's signal and pursue her." Aizawa ordered. "The rest of us will go into town. This could be a planned attack."

"You can count on us!" Deku declared, immediately dashing in the indicated direction.

"W-Wait for us!" Uravity yelped, scrambling after him.

"I'm really getting sick of rescuing this brat." Bakugo stated.

"I'm gonna kill you later. Ribbit." Tsu replied.

Minutes ago

Rattlesnake Jake silenced Eri by capturing the girl in a net fired from his tail. He then pulled the helpless child into his Pocket Space tail and compressed his body to go back into the toilet.

Even though Ah'm big for mah girth, we Devil Snakes have the unique ability to compress our bodies to go into small places. It's good for makin' getaways… but I usually don't prefer this route. Either way, this new tail really makes it easy to snatch prey and bring them along with me! Unfortunately, 'long as this brat is in my tail, I can't switch to another weapon.

Jake returned to the sewer and released Eri from his tail, but quickly wrapped the girl up in his body, keeping her mouth covered. "It's all worth it to get to meet K. Rool, the big hundo-billion man! Even if I don't have a chance in Hell of killing him, I sure do welcome the opportunity."

"She's right underneath us, let's just blow the ground open and kick their ass!" Jake halted, his keen hearing picking up a voice above.

"No, maybe we should wait until they settle down. Then Tsu can sneak in and spy on them." a girl replied with caution.

Glaring, Jake continued slithering in random directions. "Tryin' ta get the jump on me, are they? Well, let's have a little fun, shall we?"

The High Fang was looming in the sky above a forest region, keeping a sharp eye on the surface. "There are four operatives down there." A ponytailed Faunus named Ilia reported. She had scales on her dark skin and black clothes. "They might be tracking Jake!"

"Knowing Jake, he probably already knows." Adam replied. "We might as well join in the fun."

Jake slithered out of a sewer tunnel within a hill, cautiously searching for potential followers. Jake gasped, hearing a force falling toward him, and he dodged before the invisible being could land on him. Darn, I think he can see me! Tsu panicked, quickly hopping when Jake gnashed fangs at her.

"HYAH!" Deku flew down with a Manchester Smash to Jake's tail, only for the snake to dodge once more.

"Mmhmm-snn! Mmhmm-snn!" Eri tried to shout Deku's name, the tail muffling her cries.

"Give Eri-chan back to us!" Deku demanded.

"Sure, Ah'll give her back! I'll send you the DROPPINGS!" Jake's Gun Tail transformed and fired shurikens that homed in on the hero, Deku dodging as he raced up and swung a fierce kick up at Jake's chin. For a moment, Jake feigned dizziness as he flew backward, but immediately performed a loop with his head and sunk teeth into Deku's leg!

"Watch yourself, dammit!" Bakugo yelled, attempting to explode Jake's body, only for the snake to release Deku and evade him.

Jake threw Eri behind him and turned his tail into a spring, Eri landing on it as she was sprung into the sky. "AAAAAHH!"

"I'll save you!" Froppy made a terrific leap and launched her tongue, only to be grabbed by an electric whip. "ZZZZZTTT!" The whip slammed her onto the ground before unwrapping. "Grrr… You know, that mask doesn't help your camouflage." Tsu looked in the direction of the whip, and it seemed to be hovering in the air along with a skull mask. Ilia became visible and continued lashing at the frog, Tsu leaping backward and firing globs of saliva at her.

Jake fired poison gas from his tail and covered Bakugo, who held his breath, but a strong clap from Deku blew the gas away. Jake then switched to a minigun tail, Deku running from his flurry of laser bullets. Deku leapt 20 feet into the air and kicked behind him to fly over Jake. He whirled around in preparation for a kick as he descended, but he was an easy target for Jake's gun. "AGH!" Jake grunted when Bakugo exploded his tail, and with his guard dropped, Deku succeeded in kicking the side of his head.

"AAAAAHH!" Before he knew it, Bakugo was impaled from behind, seeing a red sword cut through his stomach.

"Kacchan!" Deku cried in horror.

"You BASTARD!" Bakugo whipped around and tried to explode Adam, the vice-captain blocking with the sword's sheathe. Froppy wrapped her tongue around her friend's hip and pulled him away.

"Your blood tastes horrible, by the way!" Froppy grunted. "We need to get you to Recovery Girl!"

"Easy target!" Adam leapt and tried to slice Tsu's tongue, the frog immediately whipping around, and when Bakugo made the full rotation, he blasted Adam with an explosion!

"YOOOW!" Jake took a bite of Tsu next, throwing her and Bakugo at Deku.

"I wouldn't mind some fresh, raw frog, but now ain't the time. Bon voyage, you little runts!" Jake changed his tail into a cannon and shot an energy ball at the ground. He, Adam, and Ilia were enveloped in a blue sphere as they began floating up to the ship.

"Is that a gravity gun?!" Deku yelled. "Get back here!" He leapt in attempt to grab the snake, but Jake fired a homing laser to send him back. Jake grabbed hold of the High Fang's anchor and slithered up, with Adam and Ilia simply holding it as they were lifted.

On the ship's deck, Sienna smirked at the near success of their mission. "…Huh?" When darkness seemed to fall over her, she faced up: the moon was blotted by a cloud of floating small rocks.

Uraraka positioned her hands to center on the ship's engine, willing all the stones to descend like hail. Sienna spun her Chain Whip to repel the stones, and once Jake caught sight of the suspended target, he locked his minigun on the gravity girl and fired. "ERGH!" Holes ruptured her body, leaving her with no choice but to drop to the earth as a means of escape. Deku recovered in time to catch his friend. "Ochaco, float me up there! I can still-!"

"MOVE, DAMMIT!" Bakugo used a double explosion to blast himself into the two, pushing them away as dynamites rained from the ship. The High Fang began returning to the sky, with Jake firing bullets at the grounded prey to ensure they couldn't prepare for a counterattack.

"Ah ha ha! Man, I haven't felt this good in ages!" Jake laughed, blowing smoke off his tail. "Say, you mind if we swing by Earth later? Ah wonder if old Uno still has spice in him."

"Let's get this girl to K. Rool first." Adam replied.

"What about the Faunus who are still in town?" Ilia asked.

"They've been ordered to make their way to the ocean." Sienna answered. "We'll send rescue parties for them later. For now, the timebender is more important. Set a course for Mobius now."

When Jake had finally stopped firing, the young heroes could only despair as the ship vanished into hyperspace. "Do those people work for the Brotherhood?" Deku asked. "Is that why they came for Eri?"

"It didn't seem like those people had any Quirks, except for their animal traits." Tsu mentioned. "Even so… I wonder if they were really from around here."

"Well, wherever they're going… I just hope Toru will be able to contact us." Uraraka said.

Hideout Helm; several hours later

By this time, Eri was frightened to the point she had lost breath. She was strapped to a table inside a small chamber, her pupils shrinking as a metal claw drew closer. Slowly and gently, the claw clasped her little horn. "OOOOOOWWWW!" The claw began tugging on the horn. Eri felt like her skull was being pulled out of her flesh.

"So, according to Dr. Clown," Baron K. Rool began, controlling the claw as he viewed Eri through a window, "Eri's power can be utilized when her horn has grown. That will be the perfect time to thoroughly analyze her."

At the same time, Harvey Harper awoke in a prison cell with a large, sealed door and a window. After rubbing his head of soreness, he grasped the situation. "Wait a minute! Where am I?!"

"You're in my fortress." Harvey faced the window. There sat a throne with a blonde-haired girl with black and red clothes and cat ears. She smirked at her prisoner while petting a green cat with a gold crown in her lap. "Welcome to Hideout Helm." said the cat.

"Your voice is deep for a cat." Harvey commented.

"I'm no ordinary cat, boy. I am King Kroctus Rool, ruler of the Kremling Krew."

"Um… I'm sorry, but what? You don't look anything like your wanted poster."

"Well, posters can often be deceiving." As the king spoke, the catgirl rose a knife above his neck and chopped down. The cat king's neck turned gold, negating any damage, and the girl continued chopping in rapid succession with no success. "And this girl is my officer, Moge-ko. Our relationship is a tad unstable."

"Kitty Rool was the first one to beat my Dead Course." Moge-ko replied, wiggling her socked toes. "Then he told me if I could cut him, he'd give me a zillion bugs to squish. And when he says 'bugs,' he means KND operatives. And the first ones will be your wittle friends."

"M…My friends?!" Harvey exclaimed.

"After Manky succeeded in capturing you," said the king, "we thought we could use your emotionbending for our plan. To ensure you would cooperate, we have scattered your friends across various bases. A classic, yet efficient strategy on our part. If you don't want harm to come upon them, you'll do as I say."

Harvey stared at his hand as a pink aura appeared. "The heck I will, buddy. AAAAAAHHHH!" He unleashed a Fear Scream and shattered the window; that's what happens when you don't chi-block your cell! Unfortunately, Moge-ko unleashed her Fear Chi and enveloped Harvey. He struggled to counter the Fear with Hope, a clash that was represented by yellow and dark-red masses of energy. "Huhn?!" Harvey gasped when a yellow, smiling cat hugged him from behind.

"Moge-tan like Harvey-kun. Moge-tan gonna give Harvey a good time."

"Moge-chan want play time, too." replied another Mogeko, hugging his left leg.

"Mogege mogege mogege mogege." More and more of the naughty cats grabbed hold of him every second.

"Are we enjoying ourselves?" Moge-ko cooed, appearing as a giant in this illusion with the soles of her socks towering above Harvey. "None of this may be real, but it sure won't feel that way. So, do you want to lose your innocence at such a young age or do you wanna help in our evil plan? Or if you want, you could escape this nightmare by running my Dead Kid Course. Then you'll be immune to this spell. Of course, that would be a very very hard thing to do."

Even if Harvey could endure the unspeakable things these kittens would do… there seemed to be no way out of here. None of his friends could have anticipated this. It was supposed to be a simple mission to Rainbow Monkey Island, not a fight with the Kremling Krew. His team was scattered, he was trapped in the core of K. Rool's fortress… and he had absolute doubt that any other operatives knew of their situation.

"Quit it!" In an instant, the illusion vanished. Moge-ko's expression was one of scorn as Kami Heartly aimed her Keyblade at her. "Krockhead, the deal was you wouldn't hurt them, only capture them. So, quit playing these pointless mind games."

"A-Aunt Kami." Harvey stuttered.

"I can always count on you to ruin the fun." Kroctus replied. "Still…" The king pounced onto the floor and grew to his full, intimidating size. "I only granted you this request out of respect for you, but I am not obligated to follow it! I do not have to heal your daughter, I only choose to help out of kindness. This is the Animal Kingdom, Kamilla. And the king must assert his dominance!" His overwhelming Conqueror's Haki filled the room, bringing Kami and Harvey to their knees.

"Gnnnnn…" Harvey was able to combat the Haki with his own Emotion Chi, struggling to stand. "I…I will…I will NEVER listen to you!" His body brimmed with a Passionate red aura. "My friends and I worked too hard to save this world! I won't let scummy villains like you RUIN IT!" His Passion took the form of fire on his fists and feet, allowing him to dash behind K. Rool, leap up, and kick the side of his head!

The king blocked this attack with normal Haki, but Harvey leapt away by the time he turned around. The boy drew Tears of Passion from his eyes; large red, heated tears that were blocked by K. Rool's hardened arms. The Krock King swung a punch straight to Harvey's stomach, using only a fraction of strength so he didn't fly too far down the hall. The king charged over and pinned Harvey under his foot. "Back in the days of the Firstborn Quest, Team Gnaa nearly ruled this world! And after Ganondorf revived us, we could have easily snuffed you out… but we chose to be generous and give you the victory. You may rule this world, boy… but we have come to challenge that throne. However, that need not concern you at the moment! All you have to do is use your emotionbending to enhance Pink's love. Do so and I will have your friends returned home."

Harvey didn't expect him to hold his word… but he was in no position to argue. All odds were against him. And this man was an S-ranked criminal. He could only beat K. Rool in his wildest dreams… Hmm, dreams… "Fine. I'll do it, so let's get it over with."

"Splendid." Kroctus smirked. "Unfortunately, we won't be beginning the project right this minute." The king stepped off him. "Guards! Lock him in the chi-blocked chamber."

"Oh my gosh, King Kuh-Rool!" shouted Noah Heart as she lifted Harvey over her shoulder. "He's all smelly with your smelly foot! And I'm TOTALLY not giving him a bath!"

"Then return to Kongo Jungle and back up the soldiers! If the Big Mom Pirates attacked once, they might attack again."

"But it's hoooot out there." Noah twirled around, Harvey swaying about. "And the Krockies don't have any sunscreen! Why am I the only one that's not immune to sunburn?!"

"Look, I'll give you some of mine, Noah." Kami sighed in frustration. "Just shut up."

"HEY!! I have a mouth and I will use it!"

"I'm gonna take your mouth in your sleep." Moge-ko said, knife drawn.

"ENOUGH! All of you, just leave!" Kroctus bellowed at the three blondes. "You're disrupting my Diary-Writing Time."

"You heard him, girls." Kami remarked, walking with Noah to the brig. "Let's leave the man to his diary."

"Psst, Aunt Kami." Harvey whispered. "I need to ask you a favor."

"Huh? What is it?"

"I want you to use that Keyblade to unlock my subconscious."

"Um… Okay, I guess?" Kami cocked a brow, surprised that Harvey knew a Keyblade could do that. …Actually, even she wasn't sure what Keyblades could do, it was just a weird sword to her.

"I'll leave it up to you." With that, Harvey used his bending to make his own mind tired and weary, putting himself back to sleep.

Dream Realm

When Harvey woke again, he found himself in Yo-yo Haven, a dreamscape with a sunny pink sky, a grass field with flowers, and thousands of yo-yos dangling from the endless heavens. They all spiraled up and down on their strings in an almost hypnotic fashion.

But Harvey shook his head of this hypnotism and told himself, "This is a dream. I'm in the Dream Realm. And if I'm in the Dream Realm… this may be my only way to get in contact with other operatives."

Indeed, after approaching the Warp Stone, he watched as a portal spiraled open. He smiled, mentally thanking Kami for her aid. With his subconscious unlocked, he exited his dreamscape into the Hall of Doors. Afterwards, he traveled along the River of Dreams, searching for a particular label… then, he found it: Mado no Nikki.

I hate to drag Madotsuki into our conflicts, but she may be our only chance. Harvey began concocting the plan in his mind as he traveled the dreamscape in question. Madotsuki can freely travel the Dream World, so I can get her to visit other operatives in their sleep and tell them about our situation. …And maybe she can do more.

Madotsuki has that Gem of Dreams thing, which means she can physically enter the Dream World and exit it via other peoples' bodies. That means, if she goes to my friends' dreams, she can exit and determine where they're being held captive. …But maybe she shouldn't. For all I know, Aranea could be suspended above a pit of death, which means Mado will fall the second she appears. And Sally could be surrounded by snipers. They'll kill Mado before she has a chance to return to the Dream Realm.

"Uhhhhgh! MAN, it pisses me off!" Harvey shouted. "Mado has such a convenient power, but she can't use it! Sigh… Oh, of course! When my friends go to sleep, they can meet Mado and just tell her where they're being held, then she can tell the other operatives! Man, it's a lot easier to just think your plans out loud."

After crossing the barren dreamscape, Harvey located Madotsuki's bed. The soul of the Japanese girl was in peaceful slumber, which naturally meant her body was awake. "I guess all I can do now is wait for her to go to sleep… Hopefully before they wake me up."

Across Planet Mobius

Aranea Fulbright woke to find herself suspended thousands of feet in the air. She was tied to a giant bar, which resembled a seat for a birdcage. When she fully observed her surroundings, she seemed to be inside a tremendous birdcage with several wooden houses hung throughout. Those houses had Kremling flags flapping in the breeze, and various types of birds, from crows to vultures, were keeping close watch on their prisoner. This place was Alpine Skyline, a base for the Kremling Krew's Avian Division.

"Say, fellow bird pirate," a Rito crow asked his partner, "what is your favorite means of containing a prisoner?"

"I believe I am quite fond of the YOUR PARENTAL GUARDIAN." replied the partner.

"Oh ho, yes! The REPORTED FOR SPAM is quite hilarious!"

…

Anthony was encased inside a bubble on the seafloor, surrounded by an undersea encampment of sea creatures. However, nothing was guarding him except for a single Chinese fighting fish. "That's it? THAT'S all you can pass for a guard?" Anthony spoke with pure cockiness. "Just one puny fish? THAT'S your ace in the hole? HAH! All I need to do is dig me an underground air tunnel and-" The second Anthony stuck his fingers outside, "YOWCH OUCH AAAAH!" The fighting fish sunk its "teeth" into his fingers, then dropped to bite his toes, then up to nibble his nose, and took time chomping every inch of his skin before returning to the water. "…I'm telling Mom you touched me!" the boy cried.

…

Fybi Fulbright was chained to a stalactite in an underground mine, "watched" by badger-moles in helmets. "Oi, I can't believe they found a whole secret garden of sky bison!" one of the moles said. "After ALL the trouble we went through helpin' the Fire Nation burn them all."

"Shhh, that brat's gonna hear you…"

"Wot brat?! …Oh, you mean the angel. Oi keep forgetting she's there, she's so light."

…

And just as well, in a forest, Sally Harper was locked in a cage, the room swaying and bumping. She had been locked in a train with a Monkey Park circus logo, with the front car designed like a purple Rainbow Monkey's face. Sally thought back to the violent nature the monkeys displayed on the island. "What have they done to you poor things?"

Outside Hideout Helm; Krem Springs

Rattlesnake Jake crossed a bridge connecting Hideout Helm with a Japanese-style building. Sakura petals fluttered about the air, and when Jake accidentally sniffed one into his nose- "ACHOO!"

Jake entered a bar inside the building. Contrary to its beautiful exterior, the bar was a shabby and worn-down place with sexy posters of Candy Kong, two Krooks trying to strangle each other, and a Krusha was hanging by the neck on a ceiling fan. Music was playing from a boombox that sounded like loud pianos and horns. "Oi, look, maties!" a Klomp pointed. "It's Jake, the new guy!"

"We might as well give him the rookie treatment." A Kruncha cracked his knuckles.

With a sigh, Jake used his machinegun tail to fire a storm of lasers around the bar, killing several Kremlings, followed by shurikens to cut their necks, and once he was done, he feasted on some of their remains. "Thanks for the meal." Jake told the barkeep, who frightfully passed Jake a free drink.

Jake then slithered up to the top of the tower, where several people were gathered at a beautiful spring with palm trees and umbrellas. He gasped with awe and aspiration, eyes shining as he gazed at them. "There they are! The big dogs of the Kremling Krew! There's General Scales, with a 980,000,000 bounty!" He acknowledged the green humanoid dinosaur in a red tunic. "And Lord Fredrik, boss of the Snowmads, worth 750,000,000!" The obese walrus was wearing sunglasses and resting in a cold pool. "And I think that big ol' mermaid is Ineptune, worth 500,000,000." She was a large mermaid with a slimy green upper-half and purple tail. "Man alive, any old fool could make it big by huntin' these mammoths. Sure, I can get plenty wealthy just by working for them, but nothin' fills me up like a sweet hunt!" In his fantasy, Jake was dining on the heads of the three Kommanders, his body growing fatter.

"Well, it seems that Kroctus is starting yet another evil plan." Ineptune spoke, sipping a green drink. "Why is that girl so important? She's so tiny, she'd fit right under my fingernail!"

"Apparently, she's a timebender of some sort." Fredrik replied. "I even heard that the timebenders in the Kids Next Door were captured by the Big Mom Pirates. They must be plannin' to use them for something, too. Might be a good thing we have one of our own then."

". . . . ." General Scales had been sitting faced away from his Kolleagues. He seemed to be drawing on a stone tablet.

"Scales, I know we can't understand you, but at least try to contribute." Ineptune remarked.

"Here come your snacks, Milords!" a British Re-Koil Kremling bounced in with plates of food in hand. "Oh?" He bounced higher than Scales' tablet, seeing a drawing of a pudgy girl with a cute smile and pigtails. "'ey, who is that girl? You fancy her, do you?"

"KRESHA! (SILENCE!)" Scales sent the Kremling flying off the tower with a swing of his claws.

"Oooo!" Ineptune floated up and snatched the stone. "What a sweetheart! Is this a cavegirl from Sauria?"

"(Don't touch that!)" Scales took the stone back. "(I drank this girl's blood three months ago, and for some reason, I couldn't get her out of my mind. I want to find her again… and caress her like the sweet lump of meat she is.)"

Thankfully, Ineptune couldn't understand him. "Well, I wish you the best!"

"Oh, Helmaroc is back!" Fredrik observed, tilting up his glasses. "I wonder if he got that new Devil Fruit?"

The Helmaroc King perched himself on the roof. "CAAAAAAWWW!"

"Well, let's hear it, Helmaroc! Show us the lightning!"

"CAW!" Helmaroc flexed his wings as lightning sparked, crackling like a storm.

"Buah hah, so that's the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Zapdos! Don't worry, nobody's going to miss that Legendary Pokémon. It's as old as Rainbow Kong, anyway."

However, the very sight of Helmaroc made Jake zip down the tower, shuddering in his skin. "B-B-B-Big bird. A-Ah don't like birds…"

Base Laboratory

Baron K. Rool grew tired of Eri's crying, so he injected her with a sleeping drug. Her young red eyes remained open, milky as Klammy extracted blood from her. The claw was still gently pulling her little horn. It was debatable if Eri was actually still awake, trying desperately to cry and scream, yet was unable to.

"Hmm… Fascinating." Klammy said, observing the blood through microscope goggles. "This human blood is mutated, as expected of a Superbian… and there are chronitons, which are commonly found within timebenders. Yet, something is off about these. I'm detecting unnatural properties. Perhaps Dr. Eggman or Caesar could help me clarify."

Klammy abandoned the station and brought the syringe to a machine. …A button on the station seemed to press itself, causing the claw pulling Eri to release. "Heh?!" Klammy turned, hearing this. "Why did it stop? Useless machine." The scientist stomped over and restarted the claw.

When he came over, an invisible person tip-toed away in a quick and panicky fashion. Their bare toes made no sound on the base's floor. Poor Eri-chan… I wanna save her, but how can I do it without them seeing me? she thought to herself.

"You can count on us!" Deku declared, immediately dashing in the indicated direction.

"W-Wait for us!" Uravity yelped, scrambling after him.

"Uraraka, wait!" Aizawa held the girl back. "I want you to take Hagakure with you."

When Uraraka had launched the storm of rocks at the pirate ship, she had secretly floated the Invisible Girl on the vessel. "I hope no one discovers her." she thought.

When Klammy left the station again, Invisible Girl approached the window. "Eri-chan… we'll save you. I don't know when, I don't know how… but we'll get you out of here. I promise."