Spectacular World

Her Cool Friend Snowdawn

The Hero Branch truck drove off, causing most of the destroyed road to rumble. It was a bit shocking that they were able to even get the ride to show up since Oleander wasn't in the best condition, but the Branch really didn't want to rely on Battery for keeping the villains contained. It was up in the air what would happen to Red Ape. He had been the only one captured.

White Lamb and Doc both got away. Green Wolf apparently became some sort of creepy hive mind and was still out there in the world, while White Spider, Red Monkey, Black Shark, and Black Crow were all undead zombies who had been changed at some point when they were in Nightshade.

Things had really changed a lot since the battle with the Beast. Not just with Oleander, but the entire world had seemingly entered a new age.

The Victorian had been forced to leave the city once enough Giants appeared. Number one hero or not, the woman was still one of the strongest people on Earth yet seemed content with following Battery's rules. Ruby Admiral had never wanted to be the number one hero and had instead been keeping the spot warm for when someone else could come and take it. Battery being the one she had been waiting for was doubtful, but the man proved he had the power to back up his words by besting the Victorian in combat.

Myth had also been forced to leave. The man was now the leader of the Sub Enforcers and would be required to give reports to the Hero Branch on what happened and the state of his team. Despite how hated he had once been by the Branch, the people who ran it were willing to overlook anything and run with Myth while they focused on the true issue that Battery was becoming.

That left just the four of them.

"So, Cinder, is this your dad?" Purrfect asked in a sly tone. The cat-themed hero walked alongside them and gently reached out, poking Alexander Lauren in the shoulder.

"Yes, I'm her father." Alexander said sheepishly. The man looked back at his daughter. "I'm still processing some stuff, but you can call me Alexander. Are you a friend of hers?"

"Friend isn't the exact term I'd use." Hope said with a snarky tone. She took a moment to glance at Purrfect. "She fought the Beast alongside me. I thought she had died during that fight, yet I find out she's not only still alive but somehow in every city?"

"Clones." Purrfect explained casually. "Those are all my clones. Teacher can't control all of his Giants as well as he normally can, with so many being created and spread out across the world, so he is basically using me as a medium. I control them for him, and with my new Inverted power set, I can be anywhere or everywhere!"

Paragon folded her arms, frowning. "That's all fine and dandy, I guess, but why exactly are you following us?"

Team Sub Enforcers and the Victorian had quickly left once all the excitement was gone. That meant it was just the four of them now that walked the streets of ruined Oleander, heading back to Sky's base. She had wanted a bit of some alone time or something to talk to Sky, but her father was here also, and for some reason Purrfect had been following them around non-stop.

The cat girl only gave a sly grin. "There is no us."

"Huh?" Paragon frowned at the girl's words.

"I'm not following you or Alexander. I'm just following Cinder." Purrfect explained.

"Why?" Cinder questioned sheepishly.

"It's simple!" Purrfect sprung forward and wrapped her arms around the restored girl's, hanging off of Cinder's arm tightly. Paragon's red eyes almost seemed to explode with fire, and the Lord's already white hair somehow grew brighter as Paragon reached for her sword. Purrfect ignored this though and instead went even further by placing her head on Cinder's shoulder. "Like, I saw what you did in the Beast fight. Then again, most of the whole world did what with the fight being live streamed by Alice Ward and Boy Genius. You're totally my type, so wanna go out or something?"