Metallic Fulmine

Chapter 7: The Truth Hurts

During the fight between Johnny and Jack... on a lonely hill-top hundreds of feet away from Lunar 50, sat a man.

He watched Johnny soar hundreds of feet into the air, while lightning struck the ground around him.

"Ra ha ha, I knew that kid was a fighter." mumbled the man.

He picked at his bandages covering his face.
"I guess it's time I introduce myself. Again..."

Back to the end of the fight...

"So you're Johnny Hollywood." said the man. He was quite tall in stature, and a bit large. "You're the man of the hour, the one I've been hearing all about." he said, while snickering. The man walked down a few more steps, and puffed his cigar.

Who is this guy?, thought Johnny.

"I'm the boss of the Rosy Stars." he said in a calm demeanor. "They call me Peanuts, if I told you my real name, I'd have to kill ya." he said, leaving no room for Johnny to speak.

"I don't appreciate what you did to my capo, that's not cool man." said Peanuts.

Johnny had so many questions to ask, but this guy wouldn't stop talking. He couldn't move either.

"I don't like appearing before people, but you've left me no cho-" Peanuts said before being cut off.

"You talk too much." shouted Johnny. "Get on with it." he added.

The man began to cackle, as the crowd stayed ever so silent. Everyone made sure not to make a single noise, they all knew what this man was capable of.

"Alright fine, you're no fun." said Peanuts, followed by a quick eye roll.

"The reward for beating Jack isn't only money," he said. "You also get to ask me one question." he added.

Everyone in the crowd began looking at each other.

One question?, they thought?

Johnny began thinking.

"You're the leader of the Rosy Stars right?" Johnny asked, he immediately began talking again. "Well then, I have one question I've been meaning to ask you." he said.

"Well, get on with it." said Peanuts, as he walked down a few more steps, growing closer to the entrance of the fighting arena.

"A few days ago I woke up in a Prison, but before that I was traveling with my brother," said Johnny. "There were no records of my brother in the prison, do you know where he is? His name was Morto Hollywood." he added.

The man entered the arena, standing over Johnny's immobile body.

He paused for a moment, his face covered by shadows. The man was very tall, even taller than Johnny.

He laughed maniacally for a moment before stopping to answer the question.

"Well, your brother possessed a gene of waka that only shows up in 1/1000 people." he said before continuing on. "Our gang was contracted to chase him down for his gene to be studied, so we and the government could make a lot of money off of it." he added again.

The man paused and took notice of the crowd, it was mostly humans. He scoffed, before continuing.

"When we finally tracked him down, we knocked you out and sent you to a prison we had control over..." Peanuts sighed and put his hand on his face, making a facepalming gesture before continuing... "Look, long story short, your brother is dead."

Dead?, thought Johnny before his expression completely changed to anger.

Mochi and Hollow looked at each other, both of them were shocked.

The man laughed again, not even hiding his villainous aura.

"We extracted each and every drop of his blood to make as much money as possible." he said with a smile.

Johnny's eyes widened, and he looked towards the ground in pure rage.

Every inch of body wanted to send this man through hell, but he couldn't move a muscle. His mind was racing in pure fury of his situation. His brother was dead, and he was unable to move a muscle, he couldn't even get revenge.

The man stood over him as Johnny looked up. He could see the sparkle of his teeth as Peanuts looked down and gazed upon him with a slight smile. His eyes glistened with a red glow due to the lights of the arena and the shadows covering his face. It was a true nightmare.

"There's your answer. I hope you're content." he said, followed by a short chuckle. The man cracked open another pack of Peanuts.

"Oh, and just so you know. They don't call me Peanuts because I eat them." he said.

Peanuts proceeded to walk out of the arena and up the stairs, before looking at the crowd. He made an unamused face.

Guess I'm forgetting something..., he thought

In just a second, the heads of everyone in the crowd exploded, the blood painted the walls red.

The only two survivors were Mochi and Hollow, because they didn't have any red blood in their bodies.

Everyone who survived looked on in utter horror at the massacre.

Johnny looked up and shouted, "I will find you, and I will kill you. I will make sure you feel pain for this."

Peanuts turned his head slightly and grinned, "I'll be waiting." he said.

Peanuts left the arena, and entered into a room surrounded by darkness. His shadow followed him into the room.

Mochi and Hollow raced down the arena to go meet Johnny.

Meanwhile, Johnny fell to the floor in complete disbelief. He began to doubt if everything was real or not. He questioned if it was all a dream or not. Tears began to puddle down his face, and he started screaming in agony.

All Mochi and Hollow could do was watch.

There was nothing they could do to comfort him.

A few minutes later...

"Johnny, I overheard where the boss stays." said Mochi, putting an arm on his back. He helped Johnny get on his knees. He gained back control of his upper body.

Johnny wiped tears off his face, and with a sniffle he said, "Thank you, Mochi. Let's go kill this bastard."

"Nine thousand times over." said Hollow with a closed-eyed cute grin.

"So where does this Peanuts guy live?" asked Johnny.

Johnny stood up off his knees, wobbling a bit. He had full control over his body again. The static shocks emanating off of his body were stronger than before. However, they were only on his right arm this time around. Johnny felt a small pulse inside of his left arm.

Mochi helped Johnny stay balanced, and looked him directly in the eyes.

"I heard he stays in a manor that has a never ending rainfall." he said.

"Duly, noted." said Johnny with a smile.

I may have lost my brother, but at least I have these two., thought Johnny.

And thus, the mission changed from finding his brother, to getting revenge.

The three of them began to make their way out of Lunar 50, slowly gaining ground with every step.

Outskirts of Lunar 50:

As Johnny walked past the final building, officially having left the city of Lunar 50, he felt a tap on his shoulders.

"Hey, Johnny." said the mysterious voice.

He turned around quickly, all he saw was the sight of a broken man.

A man who was unidentifiable. A specter of death. His face was covered in bandages, and his clothing was all black.

The man took off his top hat and said, "We need to talk."