357. Quiet ~Before the Storm~

Anne Zeppeli (Earth-777) depressedly stares at a picture of her and Miguel as kids, which was Miguel confessing to Anne at the time. People could be seen laughing at the pair.

Anne sighs. 

"What's wrong, Mama?" smiled Gabrielle (Earth-777).

"Nothing, Gabby," smiled Anne. "Eat your Ampalaya."

"Sige!" she gave a cheery smile.

Anne sighs, trying to contact Miguel.

"Does Daddy hate us?"

Anne smiles in pain. "No... No, he doesn't hate both of us..."

"Just me?"

"No... Me..."

"Why?"

"Your Mommy did horrible things to him..."

"Like when you cheated on Daddy?"

Anne bows her head. "Yeah..."

"With half of the other Disciples?"

"Yes..."

"Do you regret it?"

"Yes."

"Then say you're sorry!"

"It isn't easy as that... honey..."

"You took care of me for ten years... protected me from Tyrone..."

"Yeah... Because I'm your Mama and I love you, sweetie!"

"Why do you like cheating on Daddy?"

Anne sighs.

"You have Sexual Addiction Disorder."

Ghost Jedan of Earth-Grimm smiled, sitting before Anne of Earth-777.

"I have... what...? That's a thing?"

"Yes... It's actually common for people who have been abused, actually... Did you have anyone in your life who abused you? Because I heard you did."

"Yes... Tyrone Giovanna. His last name was changed from his original name, Pucci."

"Ah..." said Jedan. "Well... Here are some pills Rick Sanchez developed." Jedan places a jar of pills in front of Anne.

"Aren't you a psychologist? You're not supposed to give medicine. Only psychiatrists can do that."

"Yes... But I'm legally allowed to do so because I have medical training. I used to be a psychologist but I went back to school for a while to be a psychiatrist, too. So... Tada!"

Anne is confused. "O-Okay..."

Ghost Jedan gently places a rubber band around her wrist.

"What's this?"

"Are you thinking about sex with me right now?"

"W-Well!" she blushed. "Yeah... Sorry..."

"Pull and let go."

"O-Okay..." She thinks. "Must be a new device..."

*THWAP!!!*

"GAH!!!" she yelled. "SHIT!!! IT'S JUST A RUBBER BAND!!!"

"If you have any indecent thoughts, just thwip your wrist with that rubber band."

"But it hurts!"

"That's the point..."

"Can't I just... I don't know...!"

Jedan sighs. "You're looking to be redeemed, right?"

"Yeah...?"

"Well... This is a start... And try having no sexual activity for 24 hours. Okay?"

"Even with my boyfriend!?"

"You have a boyfriend!? You just flirted with a lady in the hall!"

"I know... I'm terrible..."

"Just... please! Be considerate of him and yourself. Don't think about any of this. And if you do, thwip your wrist, okay?"

"Sure..."

Later...

Miguel walks in through a portal.

*THWIP!!!*

"AH!!!"

Miguel turns to her. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah... Just... New therapy session with Jedan."

"Oh... you're cheating on me again. Okay. Cool."

"Wait! No! The other Jedan!"

"Uh-huh... There are alternate worlds." Miguel goes to the kitchen and gets some milk.

"NO!!! I MEAN AN ACTUAL THERAPY SESSION!!!"

"Oh!" smiled Miguel. "Great!"

"Why do you honestly not care anymore? You're such a simp!"

"Because I've lost hope about you."

"Then why are you with me?"

"Because apparently, in every conceivable Universe, we end up together. As hellish as that is, it's true because I'm an Omniversal Constant. So... Yeah! I just can't exist without you. God sent me you, so who the hell am I to go against that?"

*THWIP!!!*

"Guh!" Anne is beet red and is looking away, embarrassed. "Geez...! Why the hell do you have to sound so romantic?"

"Beats me..." sighed Miguel. Miguel sits beside Anne. "What are we watching?"

"Oh... Uh... a movie...?"

"'Animal Planet?'" sighed Miguel. "Alright! What's going on? It seems that we're going to have an argument-..."

"I'm sorry."

Miguel's eyes quiver.

"I won't cheat on you again. I promise and swear on my mother's grave."

"And you think I'll trust you? That's real cute."

"You will..." Anne shows Miguel some pills in a jar.

"What the hell is this? Birth Control?"

"They're anti-sex addiction pills!" smiled Anne.

Miguel stares at Anne. He sighs. "Alright. It's toxic that I've given you so many chances... honestly... It's a shame that there's an alternate version of us out there who are madly in love... while both of us are forced to be together while unable to trust each other..."

"I love you."

Miguel's eyelids twitch and he slightly turns red. But he just kept on watching Animal Planet.

"That's why I won't cheat on you anymore! I promise!"

"You do know that I could half-see the future, right?"

"Well... You haven't seen the full picture yet, right? I-I-I promise I'll love you more! I will! I..."

Miguel sighs and leans his head on Anne's. "I love you, too. Tragic, huh? I guess I can't satisfy you... That's why you always cheat on me..."

"No... I'm just addicted... You've loved me enough, honestly... And you are really good with your hands..."

"Mm... I do love you... And you are super hot... And I've... watched you for 3,000 years... So...Honestly... What are you gonna do with me?"

"Heh... I'm happy that you're trying...I truly am...And... What could a little faith in you hurt?"

"I have faith in myself as well..."

Miguel sighs. "Wanna do it in the library?"

"Feeling bookish, I see?"

Meanwhile...

Peter sighs. "Look... for the last time... How the hell did you escape last time?"

The Joker licks his lips. "I don't know! How did I...?"

"You've said that five times already. Arthur, please."

"Peter Parker... I've heard that the other two are a treat... Sure would be a shame if I had them killed as well..."

Peter trembles angrily.

"Go on... DO IT!!! We both know you've killed for less!" he roared.

Peter walks out of the interrogation room and locks The Joker in.

He then walks to the synthesizer in the Reapercave.

"The Society of the Blind Eye called this morning," said Bruce. "They have a lead on where the Jump Force is.You alright, kid?"

Peter takes out a cup of coffee and a slice of cherry pie based on Aunt May's recipe. "No... Your brother's acting out... I have no idea how they keep escaping..."

"Rick and I really need to update the security in this place."

"I'd like to help."

"Yeah... You're allowed to."

Bruce takes out a bowl of Mulligatawny Soup and some coffee as well. He sits at the table across from where Peter stays. "Jesus... I'm starving..."

"How do you not sleep?" asked Peter.

"I drink Rick's Anti-Sleeping Drug."

"Whoa! What happens if you stop taking it?"

"I sleep for a week."

"Ah...Well... MJ and Mayday are going to the dentist tomorrow, so I'll be free for some interrogating tomorrow!"

"Kid... You could still go with Michelle."

"Yeah... well... I'd honestly feel bad if you had to work on these guys all day again! Mr. Wayne, you've been working through the bone..."

Bruce chuckles. "I always work through the bone."

Bruce sips some of the soup. "I've saved enough lives to realize that this job is never easy..."

"With great power comes great responsibility, huh?"

"Well... For me... Power corrupts... Great power corrupts greatly... And absolute power corrupts absolutely...So... Power is a double-edged sword. Use it incorrectly, and you lose good people."

"Have you ever hurt people?"

"A lot. I will hurt even my closes friends, Peter."

Peter takes a huge bite of the cherry pie. "What's your religion?" he asked with a muffled voice.

"I used to be Roman Catholic..."

"Wasn't God already proven, though?"

"I guess I believe in God in a cosmic sense... I believe he exists because we've proven he does (through that jackass Ibarra) and I guess I don't have a certain practice of religion regarding him.You?"

"Uncle Ben was Jewish... But... I guess I grew up with Aunt May's religion. Protestant Christian."

"Have you ever wondered what happened to your parents?"

"Plane crash."

"Gunshot in an alleyway."

"If you ever had an Uncle and Aunt like me..."

"I would've had liabilities if I became The Batman... I probably never even became The Batman in that world..."

"So, what's the lesson here?"

"Faith, Peter. Faith. We just gotta keep faith that things won't go bad and that we have to keep on going."

*BEEP!!!*

The elevator opens and Michelle Jones-Parker and their daughter, Mayday Jones-Parker, enter the room.

Mayday runs to Peter and hugs him. "DADDY!!!"

"Hey, Mayday!" smiled Peter.

Mayday hugs Peter. However, her hands end up adhesively sticking to his shirt.

"Oops..." said Mayday, blushing.

"It's alright..." chuckled Peter. "What do we sing to let go?"

"Insy wincey spider-!" Slowly, Mayday's fingers let go of Peter's shirt.

"Hey, tiger," smiled Michelle.

"Hey, MJ," smiled Peter. "How was work?"

"The usual... Wasn't that disappointed for today, though. Waddup, Mr. Wayne!"

"Hello, Michelle," smiled Bruce. "Did you tell Wade to give me back my backup armor?"

"You didn't give him the actual Iron Knight Armor? Wade would freak!" said Peter.

"Why the fuck will I give him my Iron Knight Armor?"

"Daddy! Did you know I climbed to the ceiling in school today!?"

"You did!? How high up!?"

"8 whole feet!"

"8 whole feet!? Whoa! That idea really scared me, kiddo!"

"Yeah! Ain't I cool, Daddy?"

"Yeah, you sure are! Haha!"

"Yeah! When I grow up, I'll be Spider-Woman, too!"

"Well..." said MJ. "Actually, she did that during class."

May turns red and looks away, embarrassed.

Peter smiles. "Maaay..."

"Y-Yeah?" asked Mayday.

"Did you make Ms. Munroe mad again?"

"Yeah... Sorry..."

"Well... kids are kids, Peter," said Bruce.

"I'm sowwy..." said May.

"Just don't do it again, okay?" asked Peter.

May turns to Bruce. "UNCLE BRUCE!!!"

"Hey, kid," chuckled Bruce, picking Mayday up. "How are you?"

"Cool! I could climb now!"

"That's great!" smiled Bruce.

"Wanna see me use my Practice-Web-Shooters?"

"Sure!"

Mayday thwips out a mini-web and thwips the elevator shut.

"Uh... Mr. Wayne?" asked Peter.

"Yeah?" asked Bruce.

"Do you have your Portal Gun with you?"

"Nope."

"Welp..." said Peter. "We're stuck here for two hours, then."

Meanwhile...

Gabrielle snickers with a great ego. "Well? Wasn't that just great?"

Narcos sighs. "I guess that was okay..."

Gabrielle and Narcos are in bed together.

"Ha!? Just okay!?" Gabrielle turns red. "Narcos! At least give me some reassurance, dude! You felt good, right!?"

"Yeah...?" asked Narcos.

"Yeah! Well... So have I! But... you... You know!" she blushed. "You actually... Arrived! Right!?"

"Sure!"

"Narcos...! Are you not satisfied...?" she bows her head.

"No! No! You were incredible!" smiled Narcos. "It's just that... The... Butt thing we did..."

"What? Miguel says it's normal!"

"Wait... Your other Dad told you that this was normal...?"

"I-Is it not?"

"Well...! I thought that I would be doing it... But... then you took that out!"

Narcos points at a sex toy with a strap-on.

"I consented... I kinda enjoyed it... But... Y'know... I-dunno! It was weird!" Narcos smiles and turns around, going to sleep.

"Ha?" asked Gabrielle. "Oh... I see... Alright..." Gabrielle lies down and covers her head with a pillow. "I wanna die..."

"I still love and cherish you, Gabrielle..." said Narcos.

"Whatever..."

Silence.

"You know... Without you, I would never have found who I am right now... And... Without you, I never would have fallen in love with anyone... So... If things get awkward, just know that I'll always keep an open mind..."

Silence.

"Have faith in yourself, Gabrielle."

Silence.

Narcos sighs. "Fine. It was hot and you looked cute with those cat-ear buns."

Gabrielle smiles. "Yay!Okay! Let's do it again!"

"R-Right now?"

"Yeah!"

"What's that thing you always say? 'Hay Naku?' That's what I'm feeling now."

"I love and cherish you, too, Narcos!"

Meanwhile...

Jotaro, Irene, and Shizuka all eat quietly in a cafe.

Josuke (Earth-Prince) is with them for some reason.

Josuke smiles and sees that the trio is eating their food in peace.

"Fun crowd..." said Josuke. "Kujo Family! Taking a break before we get back to saving the world, huh?"

The trio stays silent.

"Well...! Ugh! Who am I kidding? Fine! I'll tell you!" yelled Josuke. "I haven't really kept in touch with the Jazz Fusion for months! Y'know why? They decided to do something else! The audacity! Just because they found our tasks to be so boring! Cringe!? Am I right!? Ugh! And what else-!?"

"Yare yare daze (dawa)..."

Meanwhile...

Yurielle eats silently with her father, Kariel.

"Ciao everybody!" smiled Tonio, entering the dining area from the kitchen. "I've made Yurielle's Finoy favorito! Adobo!"

"It's 'Pinoy Paborito,'" said Yurielle. "Our V's are B's and our F's are P's."

"Shut up and eat it. If you're my baby, you're Italian, too," said Tonio. "Hey, honey! How was the day of my rooting tooting Cowboy? Si?"

"It was alright..." said Kariel.

"That's the spirit! My Star-Man's shooting for the sky!" giggled Tonio. "Yurielle, eat the potatoes."

"I don't like them..." said Yurielle.

"How do you not!? Your father likes fries. Biologically, you should like fries."

"Dad, we aren't biologically related..."

"Don't speak that blasphemy! Now eat your patatas..." Tonio adds more fresh potatoes boiled in soy sauce.

"Dad... They're grainy! And they taste like dirt!"

"That's called epicurean charm, Mi La Rosa. Now vai a mangiare, La Rosa! Andiamo! Andiamo! And next week, you're trying fries!"

"Dad!"

"I believe you could do it!"

Meanwhile...

*CRACK!!!*

"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

"Go on... try that again... Try it!"

Goku goes Super Saiyan Blue and slams his fist into Nocturna's face.

Nocturna takes out a Macuahuitl from her naval black gem and strikes Goku in the face so hard that the whole place vibrates.

Goku is tossed like a coin, spinning in the air and finally landing, beaten and bruised.

"So many bruises... Is that an eye contusion? Lemme see..." Nocturna lifts Goku's face up.

"You're pretty scary... You remind me of Chichi! My wife, not the Japanese word for yogurt!"

"That's not the-..." Nocturna sighs and beats Goku in the face over and over again.

Nocturna then slams her weapon into Goku's face over and over again as he drops to the ground, twitching.

"So this is the winner of the Tournament of Power? Honestly a disappointment and quite insipid..." said Nocturna. Nocturna kicks Goku's face over and over again. Nocturna sighs. "This is the strongest one here?"

Goku slowly regenerates.

Suddenly, his Stand, Puff the Magic Dragon, appears and tries to kick Nocturna, but she grabs the Stand's foot and decapitates the Stand's leg.

Goku's leg is therefore chopped off as well as he shrieks in pain.

Nocturna sighs.

"Saiyans were quite the deal back then, I've heard... You and your universal crusades... A third of Lord Freeza's army... I never knew that you would be such a letdown... How weak this Freeza was..."

"The bad guys I faced always liked power... You don't have that... Not in your eyes... You're not interested in that..."

"Of course not, Kakarot... I am interested in bringing chaos into this world to please Grandaddy Bill and Mummy..."

"Well... I don't know what cha-chaos-..."

Note: He pronounced it as "CHA-CHA-O'S".

"-is... But that sounds evil! That's why, I, In-Saiyan from Girth, shall debrief you!"

Note: He means "I, a Saiyan from Earth, shall defeat you!"

"Oh, please!" chuckled Nocturna. "That isn't even your destiny, you sad, sad little monkey..."

"You're pretty darn horny!" yelled Goku.

Note: I... I don't know why he said that. But he said it. She doesn't even have horns. What the fu-...

Nocturna kicks Goku over and over again.

*CRACK!!! CRACK!!! CRACK!!! SPLAT!!! SPLAT!!!*

Cracking became splattering sounds. Goku's blue hair flickers back to black.

Black Diamond's daughter, AKA Nocturna, sighs.

Nocturna turns to the Black Topazes. "Black Topazes! Take him away back with the others... as an example... I can't seem to kill him so... Let this be a lesson for insulting my dress."

"I just said it smelled..." said Goku, as he is dragged away. "AND I DIDN'T EVEN SAY IT!!! GETES DID!!! VEGETA DID!!! VEGETA... It was... VEGETA!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

"Vegeta, yes!" laughed Vegeta, in the background. 

Goku falls inside the cell with the others Z-Fighters and Jump Force members.

"Hey, Getes!"

"Holy shit! The fuck happened to you!?" yelled Vegeta.

"I was mansplained..."

Note: I can't... translate that. What did he say? Huh? O-... Oh! Manhandled. Yeah. He's an idiot.

Note: The Main Antagonist...