Chapter 10

-House of Evolution Secret Basement-

Dr. Genus was waiting for the inevitable arrival of Genos and Saitama. Depending on the situation, one of two things would happen.

1.) He would be able to subdue the test subject to help further his research in artificial evolution.

2.) He, his lab, and his research could get destroyed.

"It may be possible that the bald one was just lucky." he mused to himself as he watched the various security camera feeds. "After all, Armored Gorilla did report that Beast Queen had fought another monster just before approaching him, so it may be possible that..." he trailed off when the camera for the main entrance showed the two arriving. "Now, to see if the traps in the rooms will-"

FWOO-ZZZZT!

His eye twitched as the security feed for every camera feed from above ground suddenly cut off, the last image he'd seen showing the cyborg attacking with some kind of weapon. He checked a monitor to confirm that, to his horror, everything above had been destroyed. The action cemented his choice as he stood up to leave, but not before seeing the two enter through the hidden entrance to the basement, the bald one staring into the camera while picking his nose.

"I hope Carnage Kabuto's in a listening mood." he said to himself.

-Saitama's Apartment-

Night had fallen, and the others were patiently awaiting for Saitama and Genos' return. Or lack of one.

"How much longer?" Beast Queen groaned. She hated waiting, but she couldn't bring herself to move for fear of pissing off Saitama. And that just plain annoyed her.

"I understand your frustration, but you must have patience. Even at the speed we saw them leave at, it's not exactly a short run to the House of Evolution from here." Armored Gorilla explained.

"Do you think Carnage Kabuto beat him?" Mosquito Girl asked. She had regained a bit of strength after sucking the blood of her fallen allies, but she wasn't in a hurry to leave. Not with how weak she still was.

"If he had, the doctor would've contacted me by now." Armored Gorilla stated before his eyes buzzed. "Huh. What a coincidence." he said as his head popped open, a small antenna moving around for a moment before his shutting. His eyes were wide as his jaw feel agape, earning the attention of all present.

"By the look on your face, I'd say that Saitama won?" the Subterranean Queen asked with a grin.

"No way!" Beast Queen denied. "There's no way that human could've beaten Carnage Kabuto! Right, Armored Gorilla?!" She waited for Armored Gorilla to agree, but all she got was a wide-eyed stare. "Well?! What message did the doctor leave?!"

"'Carnage Kabuto dead. House of Evolution destroyed. Do what you want.'" he recited in a dull tone.

"GAH!" Beast Queen gurlged, her jaw dropping as far a Mosquito Girl's.

"I knew he'd win." Vaccine Girl said with a yawn as she walked towards them.

"Finished with your nap?" Subterranean Queen asked.

"Yeah. So where are Saitama and the robo-dork?" the purple monster asked.

"Kabuto...beaten...beaten! Kabuto! Beaten...beaten...beaten." Beast Queen rambled incoherently, her mind unable to process what she just heard. She'd fought that guy, in his enhanced state no less, and barely made it out alive. How could a human do it?!

"I think she's broken." Vaccine Girl giggled before they all tensed at the sound of footsteps approaching.

"Who's th-oh! Hello Master!" Subterranean Queen said, her greeting switching from aggresive to pleasant as she noticed who it was.

"Oh hey." Saitama greeted as he and Genos approached, their hands full of bags of groceries. "We're back."

"What's with the groceries? Wasn't the sale tomorrow?" Vaccine Girl asked.

"Nah. I got the day wrong. The sale was today." Saitama groaned before perking up. "Still, Genos told me we could make it if we ran, so we had about 30 minutes to spare when we arrived."

"Well, what do you know? The cyborg's got his uses." Vaccine Girl snarked with a smirk before noticing the cyborg's appearance. Mainly the new hairdo he was sporting. "HAHAHAHA! NICE AFRO!" she burst out laughing as she pointed at him. Genos looked annoyed as the tiny monster fell to the ground laughing her purple ass off at the sight of him before placing some of the groceries down and began charging his arm up. "YIPE!" Vaccine Girl yelped before hiding behind Saitama.

"Don't hide behind me after provoking people." Saitama said to her before turning to Genos. "And blowing everything to pieces isn't the answer." Genos didn't say anything as he lowered his arm and grabbed the groceries.

"Ah, Master Saitama!" Sub Queen said, getting the bald hero-for-fun's attention.

"I already get enough of the 'Master' bit from Genos." he sighed.

"My apologies. It's just that someone here has something to say to you." she said as she stepped aside, revealing a still stunned Beast Queen. She quickly rectified that by smacking the lionness in the back of her head with the hilt of one of her swords.

"Wha-? What happened?!" she asked, her head on a swivel.

"You were about to make good your word on your little deal." Sub Queen answered, one of her other hands waving towards Saitama. Beast Queen merely stared before glaring and stood up. Genos and the rest got defensive as she approached Saitama, her full height towering over him. The two merely stared at each other, which was a little difficult since part of her face was being blocked by her exposed boobs. Finally, she sighed and crouched down to his eye level.

"I'm...sorry for breaking your ceiling." she finally ground out.

"Okay. Just use the door next time." he said before turning away and walking towards his home, the other two monsters and Genos following. The only ones left were the last monsters from the House of Evolution.

"So..." Mosquito Girl began, getting their attention. "What now?"

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