The Dragon Descends [Jack ST]

Jack would have been lying if he said that his dream wasn't to be at least slightly free. To fly around in dragon form and help and protect people who needed it, to fight off evil wherever it would turn up. Just...not like this, though. Not by any means. Not while the world was suddenly burning around him, with death and destruction suddenly running rampant throughout the city of Tokyo. With villains running around and hiding all over the place. It was chaos...pure, horrifying chaos.

Just this morning, Jack had been lying around after his morning workout. It was just another day of routine and getting better...at least, it was supposed to be. The next thing he knew, he could suddenly hear commotion coming from outside of his dorm. He got up, checking out the news and the chat to see what was going on. What he saw almost made him faint. Hundreds of villains in the prision, Quirked and Quirkless alike, were suddenly set loose out upon the city, causing all sorts of carnage in their wake.

Jack had to take a few minutes to not have a full blown panic attack. Why was this happening...why now?! It didn't make any sense...but he supposed that was just how villains worked. He didn't know what the goal of all of this was, but he knew what needed to be done despite it all. He quickly took back into the chat and, albiet prefacing it by saying how terrifying the situation was, asked if there was anything that he could do. Yumi was quick to inform him that he could actually get signed off and help with the rescue efforts. Huh, the one thing he would actually want to do in this situation. Thank GOD. 

As such, he was quick to get signed off by one of his teachers that was still around, and went to grab his gear. Hey, if there was going to be any use for plasma equipment, now would be the time. He didn't know what was waiting for him out there...though the thoughts in his head weren't exactly pleasant, especially as the recording of Ishtar played in his head over and over, saying that all that heroes have done up until now was useless. That THEY were useless. The consequences of that speech were obvious, but for now they had to deal with the immediate issues.

After gearing up in his star-studded armor, Jack would once again check up on the chat, to be met with a sudden pep-talk by Red Horn. The words honestly did a wonder to his anxiety, and he was glad to be gaining more and more of the #1 Heroine's approval. With the final preperations made, he would rush out into the world, transforming immediately into his car-sized form, to cover ground quickly as he made his way down to Tokyo. The message played in his head one last time, and was quickly met with a finalizing scoff from the dragon boy.

"Sorry, lady...can't say I believe in the words of a lunatic much," he muttered, as he took off into the air with a powerful flap of his wings.

The trip itself wasn't too long, neither was it long before Jack could spot the destruction of the city below. Homes were beginning to collapse, cars were flipped over...some with people still inside. The dragon nodded to himself, quickly touching down as he went to work. He ran through the destruction to the nearest home that he could hear people inside trying to get out. He would quickly begin to tear out the rubble as fast as he could, giving the family inside enough time to get out. He was sure that some may scream at his sudden pressence...though some may even recognize him from the Festival. He wasn't exactly hard to miss between the last few years, so he prayed that some people would understand who he was quickly.

"It's ok...I'm here to help. Can all of you move well?" he would ask, helping out those injured onto his back quickly, whether the response was negative or positive. As such, he would then continue onwards, helping people out of their cars or out of more homes. How the people would respond to the obviously well-meaning dragon though...remained to be seen.

Jack smiled as warmly as a dragon could at the people who were clearly glad to see him. He's lived in the city for well over a year now...he was glad to see many of the people he's seen and met safe. He urged the people out, and made sure they were heading in the right direction before he would move on to the next set of people. His heart raced rapidly as he did so, but he kept on a calm exterior despite that. What he was feeling was by no means of importance right now; he just needed to do his job, and do it well, so that the people around him were safe. Nothing else mattered in that regard.

Of course, at a couple of points, he was met with the obvious Quirkist remarks. Honestly, at this point it went in one ear and out the other. 'This is your fault Quirker' this and 'your kind should have all died' that. He thought that he would be sensitive to all of that stuff still, but...being out in the field, his mind in 'hero' mode...it all meant nothing to him. He was here, and he was doing his best. He knew what he was doing was right, despite all the negativity emitting from the few that were clearly malicious. 

"Oh, ow, owie, oof, you're really getting me mister. You're showing me good," he said as he was helping out a rather aggressive old man from a pile of rubble. The repeating light thumps of the man's can bounced against the dragon's scales like they were metal, but Jack decided to humor the old man as he carried him away from the rubble. The older generations he could honestly understand, even if it was a little sad. They were stuck in their ways, and were by no means used to change. This man was probably around just before Quirks began to manifest, for all he knew. 

All this hate...and in turn, all of this destruction. It hurt Jack's heart a little, listening and looking at it all. While it may sound cheesey to many a person...he stood for life as a whole. He wished for a world where everyone could live in relative peace, where hatred was at an all-time low. He knew they couldn't get rid of it all; that was just a matter of balance. But even so, Jack silently mourned for all those being hurt by all the prejudice and violence. It was senseless...but it all just meant it was more work for people like him to do.

At one point, the dragon had come upon a car that wasn't actually overturned, though there was a person inside. Jack would attempt to at least plead with the man to come out, but was met with panic. He listened closely to what the man was stammaring, about something so large it made him feel like an ant. Likely the cause of all of this destruction in the area, but...surely he was exaggerating, right? Jack hadn't heard of anything as big as even his smallest size up to this point. He shoved the thought aside, but once again tried to plead with the man. "Sir, please...you have to trust me. I promise you that you will not get hurt, but you need to come with me to safety. Whatever caused this will not get you, but you need to listen to me...," he said, kindly and patiently. Despite his obviously replilian and, frankly, scary appearance, he looked at the man with his wide, purple eyes, trying to emphasize that he was telling him the truth.

However, the sudden sound of a roar caught the dragon's attention. It wasn't unlike a sound that Jack would make himself...and it was loud enough to cause a bit of shock in the dragon. Either it was something that was just extremely loud...or..."Dammit...plan B, then," he grumbled, looking back to the man. "Sir, if you're not going to get out, then you leave me with not many options," he said, still calm, but very stern in tone. If the man still refused, Jack would relent, and pick up the car with all his might, and quickly began to make his way to a safer spot, in the opposite direction of the roar. 

After a good bit of running, Jack would set the car down gently. "Sir, I'm going to tell you this now; you need to GO. Get to safety as fast as you can; help your fellow neighbor on the way if you can. But get yourself to safety until this all blows over, please," he said, looking back in the direction of where the roar came from. He knew he would have to go back and make sure everyone was evacuated, but...what if whatever caused all of this was still around? Was he ready for that kind of action? 

Jack shook his head suddenly, a steely determination in his eyes. He had no choice; he wasn't going to let a single person die on his watch. If he can avoid it...and he sure as hell can. But he needed to move, and quickly. With one final look to the man in the car, and a brief nod, hoping the man would heed his warning, the dragon would once more take off in the direction of where they came from. On the way, he would once again make sure that any cries for help were met with immediate assistance, before making sure they were well on their way to safety. A growing anxiety began to build in his gut...for he knew that he was going to be alone for this. Whether he could handle it was an ultimate test for him. One that would test his resolve greatly, that much he was sure of.

Jack would feel an increasing feeling of anxiety as he would move about the city. It was oddly quiet, for the most part. He was partially amazing that something so loud before could suddenly make so sound at all. He kept his witts about him, though, just trying to focus on the task at hand. Even if the culprit attacked, he knew that they would have to make the first move anyway. The only matter of that was when. With this in mind, the dragon would set about in just helping out more people along the way.

Of course, at a couple of points, he did manage to find more people. Luckily, more of the pleasant ones as well. Jack would sigh in relief, glad to not have to deal with at least more old men beating at him with a cane. He would then attempt to calm the people's nerves as he would lead them back to where emergency responders were waiting. From what he could hear at least, this seemed to be the last batch of people in the area; which meant that it was about time for him to keep moving. He was content with the idea of letting any Pro that was nearby handle the cause of this destruction.

...That is, before he was suddenly met with the sound of something moving extremely fast toward him. Caught off guard, before Jack could have a chance to react, he would be engulfed by a massive foot. He couldn't make out exactly what was on him, but it sounded like a giant monkey or ape. The only thing saving him right now was the fact that he was rather pointy on his head and his wings, and that he had hardened scales. If it weren't for that, he would have likely been a goner right there and then. Now...it was more of an aching annoyance, that was slowly gaining in the aching department.

He huffed in annoyance at the beast's voice. "Ain't exactly a vigilante, pal," he growled, as he would then suddenly use a good amount of strength to lift himself from under the beast's foot. He would then quickly scurry out, aiming to at least cut the beast's foot a little with his horns as he did so. As he would get out, Jack would quickly look to the people that were probably still around, due to fear of the beast. "Go, go! Don't look back, I got this!" he exclaimed, as he would quickly rush to gain some distance between the two monsters, as Jack would look up and down at his assailant.



"...Well aren't you just the ugliest monkey I've ever seen. New York City is a whole ocean away, King Kong!" he taunted, aiming to distract him a little. He honestly looked more like one of those giant monkeys from Dragon Sphere Z...he was fighting a literal Oozaru, of all things. What a world they lived in, apparently. Jack couldn't help but chuckle darkly at the matter. However, it wasn't because he was amused. As the shock of being attacked dissolved, anger was quick to take it's place. Red plasma arced around Jack like lightning, even his horns and some of his chest beginning to light up with a crimson hue.

[smear:#4db8ff]"So, Mr. Monkey...you're the cause of all this? Hurting all these people...probably even killing a few? All for what, just so you can have a little fun?!"[/smear:#f00000:0] he snarled angrily, standing up to his full height. Granted, that wasn't that big at the moment, but that would change quickly if the dragon's temper grew any larger than it already was. This was his first encounter with a villain...he supposed that he best make it count.

Relaxing was what Yuuto spent his day as he couldn't find much to do. He checked the group chat, read a few books, listened to some music and overall just enjoying the downtime. In all purposes, it was a do nothing day as he didn't have much to do aside from laze around. By some chance he decided to turn on the TV and try to find something to watch. Nature channels, history, mid day tokusatsu, dramas, it was all a blur until he settled on a documentary on seagulls. He was entranced by it as he was learning many facts about the seagull he never knew and looked at the group chat on occasion to see what was up.

But the broadcast was soon interrupted out of nowhere and a familiar voice was heard with a message.A feeling of rage and dread could be felt as he knew who exactly this voice was and what they were doing. In the distance from his window, he can hear distant explosions and sirens going off as the message played. It was like a scene out of a movie as he stood in the middle of his room as he clenched his fist. “Looks like you bitch ass decided to act today of all things...well like hell you’re gonna get your way”, he spat at the TV as he put on his hoodie and normal clothes before heading out. The group chat lit up with all sorts of messages and what not as his first instinct was to check home before he went out. He checked with a few teachers and voiced his concerns as he was honest, he ran to his home to find his mom and sister were safe. He looked at the TV as they made measures to stay home and protect themselves as the cats got very protective of home. His sister knew what was up from his expression as he prepared to head out, the only thing she did was toss him dad's necklace as he caught it. No words were exchanged as he gave a gesture of all will as well as he headed back to the school.

He made sure to check in with the teachers and immediately gun it for Freya as he had a duty to uphold as a hero in training. His battle suit and other outfits were out for repairs so he made do with his normal clothes. The only things he took along were a few pieces of armor from his samurai hero suit, his sword and gun from the other suits as he headed out. It wasn't much but it was the most he can do as he left with the hellfire heroine in haste.

The trip wasn't long as he did his work as he summoned Razor and aided a few people impacted by the event. A few dozen looters were buried into the floor, a few criminals were apprehended and he even received a call from Ran that shew as doing alright as he almost forgot to call her. The battles were only getting started as he was getting into familiar territory as a dozen escapees were smashed into the wall and knocked out as they were picked up by a mixture of various police departments. Exchanges were made as assure all will be well and all parties went back to work as Yuuto sped off on his summon.

He made his way around the area as he soon found himself in a new area, he soon turned the corner to see a familiar dragon and an ape having a standoff. He can hear their exchange loud and clear as they were both giants and the big monkey was obviously the villain. He motioned the civvies as they saw him to get outta there as he was about to make his presence known.``Might as well introduce myself to Jack's new friend.”, he said as he commanded Razor to grab a manhole cover of all things and he took aim. He was of course aiming for the apes head as Razor was posed for Frisbee throw of the century.

The thing few and re soundly hit the ape on the side of the head as he yelled out for all to hear. “KILLER KONG IS A PRETTY FUCKIN LAME NAME, YOU SHOULDA WENT WITH SOMETHING THAT SUITED YOU BETTER LIKE BANANA BRAINS!!”, he insulted the ape before he turned his attention to Jack.”Yo, Dragon King. Seems like you found yourself quite the sparring partner, you aiming to be the next King of Giants”, he joked as he commanded Razor to get into Buster Mode and then a new change happened. A new look soon engulfed him as a skeletal version of Razor that was larger than he was before now enveloped him in a translucent cloak. It Was beyond cool and appropriate for the battle he was about to take place in.

He soon commanded razor to pick up a nearby piece of debris as he chucked it once again at the Ape as if he was a circus monkey and baited him. “Do something ape boy or are you getting senile in your age?”, he remarked as he posed in an overly confident manner as he stared down the ape.

The ape chuckled heartily as the little lizard barely managed to dig down his claws, sauntering towards him as casually as an oversized ape could do in the smaller rows of buildings that flowed out to the edges of Tokyo, the beefy beast slamming his fist into his palm. "Goooood. Stay right there for me. The closer you are the less energy I have to waste chasing you down!" He hooked his fists together, raising them above his head with the intent to just squash the lizard like the insect he was, but a sharp pain struck against his skull, not enough to knock him off balance, but certainly enough to grab his attention. "GAGH!"

Rubbing at the back of his head, his thick fingers cutting into his fur to feel the tiniest trickle of blood thanks to the relative size of the manhole and the force behind it, his red yet blank eyes turned about his shoulder, looking to the source of the projectile and letting out a low growl. "OOooh. Cutting in line for a smashing are we!? Well I'm hardly one to complain if you wanna go first kid!" As the next projectile came in, Killer Kong's maw wrenched open, clamping down on it and cutting it's momentum with his tongue before it slammed into the back of hsi throat, spitting it out and about ready to turn to his new foe...

But then Jack made his move. The flash of color caught the corner of his eye sand he turned back to his initial opponent, gritting his teeth in frustration. "I told you whimp those light shows ain't doin nothin... for... ya...?" He... no. No no no! He wasn't seeing this! This whimpy little lizard thing was growing to be as big as him. His snarling maw and widened eyes would almost portray a sense of shock as he observed this. Killer Kong was very much used to being the biggest around and he wasn't about to let some scrawny little lizard take that from him. If he didn't have a reason to make this personal before, he was given one now. His briefly stunned state flowed into a look of rage and anger that he didn't hold before, rushing forward to close the gap, only for a burst of pain to flow through his chest.

"GROOOAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Briefly knocked off his feet, Kong dug in his heels and reached out to each side, dragging his fingers deep into the surrounding buildings, taking chunks out of their walls as he slowed himself to a halt, his head snapping back up with a harsh glare, smelling the smoke of his singed chest fur and feeling all the more furious for it. His titanic muscle shifted into a more prepared state. Where once he was just happy to be free. To be wild. Now he had a challenge. Both physically, and to his self proclaimed title of 'the biggest there is'! "LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF FIRST PUNK!"

The swiping arm was caught by the wrist. While the dragon boy could match him in size, the beefy, trunk like nature of the ape's limbs still out-sized his more slender scaley arm. Kong's palm enveloped his forearm with ease, and with a deep roar, he tugged. Dragging the slithery lizard up over his head and off their own feet, Kong slamming his back down into the ground and watching his enlargened form crash down along the street. "YOU WANNA BREAK OUT THE LIGHT SHOW!? WELL TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT!"

He drew his legs back, gripping the buildings around him once again. His ape maw parted, drool dripping from his titanic fangs. One droplet almost enough to envelop a whole car at their current sizes. His jaw vibrated as a collection of energy seemed to form in the back of his throat, surging forward and condensing into a focused orb of nebulous power. The buildings around him quaked, and chunks of wall filled his palms as the force of his own blast knocked him back several feet, scraping into the street with his heels as a furious blast soared down towards the dragon. Unlike Jack however, he didn't do him a mercy, aiming directly for his head!

Jack couldn't help but cackle a little bit by the sudden look of shock in the giant ape's face as he transformed. It reminded him that this was still just a person with a big ass ego, just like any other low-tier villain there was out there. His chest swelled with confidence as he roared, firing off a laser that hit the big monkey square in the chest, sending him off his feet for a moment as he struggled to regain his balance. "What, didn't think you were the biggest bully in the yard, did ya?" he taunted, using the time to try any yell at Yuuto to get away as he would charge forwards at the monkey.

Yuuto, meanwhile, did the exact opposite, yelling at the civilians to get away instead of getting away himself. Jack growled a little in annoyance at his friend, though deep down he was grateful for his friend intervening when he did. This was his first fight with a villain, after all; best need all the help that he can get at the moment. 

With that, Jack would attempt to attack Kong with a mighty clawed slash. However, the Great Ape would actually catch his arm for a moment, the only advantage in that split second move being the size of his hand vs Jack's arm. In that split second, the monkey would raise Jack over his head, attempted to slam him back on the ground. However, Jack was still very quick, and would suddenly wrap his tail around the beast's neck, squeezing tight. 

In one, fluid motion, Jack would use all of his might to flip the the monkey and send him across the damaged battleground! If successful, Jack would land unceremoniously on his feet, a low growl shaking the immediate area around him. He raised a non-existent eyebrow as the monkey would yell out at him, saying that two could play that the light show game. Jack realized quickly what was coming, and his chest would begin to glow as he charged his own attack.

The moment Kong would begin to fire, so did the mighty dragon! The two giant beams would collide, both beasts would be pushed back by the sheer amount of force the blasts made. If this didn't stop soon, the entire area could be destroyed, and Jack knew it. However, they both seemed to be going at equal strength, though after a moment Jack would start to falter, his stamina not enough to match the monkey's as it seemed.

As it looked like Jack was about to be hit by the giant beam, a miracle happened. Yuuto, bless his fishy soul, would suddenly land on the monkey's face in the final moments of the beam clash! Assuming this was enough to distract Kong and stop his blast, Jack would double forward once more, hitting the mighty beast once more in the chest with a full force blast! 

However, after that, the giant dragon would begin to fall onto one knee, his breath heavy. His body felt weird...he'd never exuded that amount of power before. He felt a bit weaker, taking a moment to catch his breath...in the absolute worst of moments. Hopefully Yuuto can hold the beast off just long enough to hold off the beast, but it didn't look great at the moment for the dragon.

It was utter madness that Yuuto was able to keep up with two giants with his comparably smaller size and quirk. The battle was less a two on one and more a battle between two kaijus and a small creature that hits hard. The amount of danger he is in can not be understated as he knows that if the big kong even gets him in his palm, he is gonna end up like a red stain on his palm.

However the blood and excitement going through his head was perhaps the only thing keeping him going as he fought with all of his might. Rational thinking and the like were for suckers in this sort of battle where anything goes. He may be big and can stand toe to toe with Jack, but that makes him a bigger target for Yuuto. His body was wide open to all sorts of attacks and his size makes his weak spots even more apparent as he hit each one with frightening enthusiasm.

The beam struggle was a turning point as Yuutos recklessness became his blessing as in combination with Jack's beam, they brought down the monkey a few notches as he felt the ape fall to the asphalt with a loud thud. A smile grew on his face as he made his way out of the apes reach as he tried to find him. His situation was like trying to find a fire ant on one's face and Yuuto took advantage of it as he took a few more cheap shots on the ape before jumping off to a nearby roof. Just in time to see the ape slam his face onto the floor in a vain attempt to squish him if he was still on his face. But it did present an opportunity for him as he took a ready stance once more.

“WHAT’S THAT KING KONG? DO YOU NEED SOME HELP WITH THAT?”, he yelled out as he went for a running start as Razor threw him into the air and above the back of the apes head. It was too perfect as Yuuto calls his summon to join back up with him in mid air as he uses gravity and weight to smash into the back of the apes skull. The shark slamming into it as he can feel the head of the ape fall towards the tarmac once more as it quickly turned tail and ran down the back of the ape and slid towards a nearby alley way.

“Yo, Jack! Your time to shine!”