The Lab
Spina fell forward but managed to keep steady on his feet. Seeing Whis dragged Vegetto away, the old Saiyan spat on the ground. “Heh, your babysitter must keep you on a lease, now?”
His attention turned to Bernkastel turning being on the ground. It was strange, he senses no indication, unlike Zenta where you can sense his power building up.
“Hmm… strange.” He crossed his arm when Zenta advised them to go. “Shut up, dog.” He addressed Zenta.
“You.” He approached Kire with anger in his eyes. “I don’t care about whatever nonsense you were sprouting. I don’t owe a damn thing to you—I’m only here to see this Yowl since she caught my eye. Anything else is a non-factor. Tell me what to do again, and I’ll destroy that lab.” He jumped through the portal without waiting for a response.
“What the heck did I get myself involved in…” Daiman thought to himself. Seeing that Coella was tired from that battle, he decided to give her a hand to help her get through the portal.
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Federation City
After all worlds combined nearly 4 years ago, cities across Reality Vortex have exploded at a rapid pace. Furthermore, unlike the previous incarnation of Vortex where it’s rare to see others, it is far more common to see another person here due to the wide range of technology, magic and supernatural abilities flowing through in this world.
However, this means that “evil” was brought along as well. Naturally, an influx of people will bring people with cruel hearts into the fray. People who wish to settle scores with their adversaries, people who are conquerors, people who are maniacs, etc. The plague of evil was practically at its highest it has ever been since it is now all concentration in this world.
All hope is not at lost. The Detective Agency was formed precisely to combat these threats of evil so far, they have made a consistent effort of curbing them to manageable levels. Yet, despite their efforts, all it did was drive the evil to form their own city without worries:
Federation City.
Federation City, otherwise known as “The Evil City”, is a collective of all villains that reside there, whether temporary or permanent. It was founded by Moby Dick, a former member of the Doom Squad, to have a haven for villains to live without being under constant monitorization by the Detective Agency—initially. Over time, the city changed to become a battleground for villains to craft plans for conquest, destruction, spread their evil, etc., despite Dick’s protest. They hope that with their power together, they will be able to defeat the good and take the world in their hands. Yet even then that didn’t truly last long. Someone had discovered the location of Doom’s Laboratory deep in the city underground. It is protected by a very special barrier that prevents anyone from accessing it. Uproars spread across the city and villains broke into several factions to get into the labs themselves for their own plans. Doctor Doom created technology using the power of the Voice—meaning if they get their hands on it, they will accomplish anything if they are so, please. One faction, the New Gods led by Darkseid, is attempting to access the lab for reasons unknown.
Moby Dick attempts to drive away the various factions it was too much for him. Then suddenly, a Yowl, called Kassava, appeared before him and forced him out of the lab. While Kassava is unable to access the lab herself, she made herself a home and prevented anyone from going there for reasons unknown. Fights between factions, the constant battle with the Yowl, and the overall rowdiness forced Dick to call upon the Detective Agency’s help for assistance and restore the order of his city before it collapsed.
“I need to call them… Bring out their best guys for this.” Moby Dick thought to himself.
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Deep underground, Yowl Kassava was sitting on the ground mediating. Several chunks of rocks were levitating around her as piles of coins scattered about. Only one survivor, Mr. Sound, remains standing.
“I can’t believe it…” Mr. Sound coughed up blood as his vision were fading in and out.
“Not everyone came back from that stupid tournament, and everyone else was preoccupied with something else. Thought I had a chance…” He clenched his hands as his body started to light up—transforming his human body. “Hey, why are you even guarding this place?! You keep stopping people from getting close… but you never do anything after that? What gives?!”
Yowl Kassava gave him no response.
“Tsk… the same thing. Alright, bitch. I was saving this when I saw that brat again, but I’ll give you a taste of my mighty power. Origin Mode: Extreme Sound!” He turned his body into an instrument that can release hypersonic waves that can tear through the strongest metal. “Die!” He launched an attack towards her.
Outskirts of Federation City
Emerging from the portal, Spina’s eyes narrowed upon seeing the city. They were far away—to avoid alerting any alarms system from the city itself. It was far different from other cities they have seen. It was darker, had a dark atmosphere and had an iron wall surrounding it.
“Federation City huh…” Spina crossed his arms. He can’t seem to pick up Yowl Kassava’s signature at all.
“Guess I’m still getting the hang of this dark energy.”
Daiman emerged the portal carrying Coella over his shoulder, bumping into Victor from behind. “Ah, sorry about that old-timer!” He apologized. “Um, we’re far away from the city. I wonder how we are supposed to sneak in there and find the lab? Do we need disguises?! I can’t act…”
“Maybe I should head home after all… its not really worth it.”
“I’m fighting my way through.” Spina tightened his muscles.
“Um! I think that’s a bad idea?!” Daiman spoke out softly.
“Huh? You’re telling me what to—” Spina paused for a second and suddenly turned to the direction on his left. “….” He felt a familiar pressure, but something is not quite right with it. It was eerily similar to that of both Lucifer and Bernkastel, but it's clearly not them. It wasn't the duo, since he didn't felt any form of dark energy from either of them.
