Gentle Criminal and La Brava had expected an easy score That day. Sneak into the recently abandoned school, steal any forgotten valuables, get out.
But life had other Plans.
Midnight had happened to be on patrol nearby and immediately went to confront the duo. Gentle Criminal was quick to try and waft away the hero's signature knockout gas but was perhaps too quick. In his haste to dispose of the gas, He ended up cramming two fingers up his foe's ass. This, of course, pissed her off royally and after recovering she immediately charged... only for La Brava to trip her, making her fall head-first into a toilet, which La Brava then flushed as the two criminals escaped, forgetting they livestreamed everything.
The next day, the duo Were shocked to discover a slew of Villains and failed vigilantes at their doorstep, seeking leadership. GC ain't one to look a gift horse In the mouth. Yes, he can use this... To form a decent GANG!
You know what time is it? It's a bizzarre time! La Brava took one look at a weird Villain and his... animal companion. The Villain has an exposed brain and he is wearing a crudely stitched trench coat and a pair of glasses. "Uh... Your appearance is unsettling enough but what's with the pair of glasses?" La Brava asked.
"I am Nomu." The Villain spoke.
"Uh... I didn't ask for your name." La Brava added.
"That wasn't what he always says. That's what everyone seems to hear most of the time. The name's Tanuki. This guy is... Nomu. His name is uncreative as ever thanks to Sensei." His raccoon companion spoke.
"I see..." La Brava continued to eye them.
"I am Nomu." The Nomu spoke again. The Nomu seems to have a really imposing poker face when it spoke.
"I am Gentle." The Gentle Criminal created a melody with his words.
"I am Nomu." The Nomu nodded.
Gentle turned to La Brava. "I am Gentle- I mean. They are in."
La Brava blinked. "Uh... What did you two speak about?" Gentle turned to Tanuki and nodded.
Tanuki sighed. "Let me translate what Nomu said." He coughed a little before donning a very imposing face. "My name is Nomu Nomu. I'm approximately 40 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Shinjuku, it is where the abandoned warehouse is, and I am not married. I work as a villainous vigilante for myself, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, nor do I drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a warm glass of milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches for my ears before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning, having had a dream about becoming a Gang-Star. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to disrupt the Heroics in Japan. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, and always kill them, or else that might cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to participate in a Villain tournament, I wouldn't lose to anyone."
"What the fuck..." La Brava's mind shut down immediately.
I had an idea for something to write once the gang got a few more members, but that never actually happened. So I'm going to throw a crossover villain in and see if that's an enticing enough possibility for other people to join in.
A scrawny man sat on a street corner outside a run-down bar. As a mist-faced man in a tuxedo came out to flip its OPEN sign to CLOSED, the scrawny man shook a sign at him. In shaky hiragana, the sign read "WILL MURDER FOR FOOD". The mist-faced man ignored him, as was typical. Both of them knew the mist-faced man managed a team of supervillains, but night after night he refused to accept the beggar's application. Apparently, they were only hiring unsolicited street thugs for the one job. The beggar would have long since moved to another supervillain's headquarters, if he knew where any lived.
All of a sudden, he heard raucous laughter from inside the bar. A copy of the beggar appeared, standing on nearby trash cans, sign dangling from one hand, peering into a window; a moment later, the original vanished into a cloud of dust. The remaining beggar saw the young pale-haired man who spent most of his time brooding in there, pointing at a computer screen, telling the mist-faced man about the video he'd just seen. From the angle, it was difficult to see exactly what was going on, but the beggar recognized the villain and realized he'd humiliated a pro hero.
The beggar hopped back to the ground and dug through a plastic bag containing his worldly belongings. He pulled out a battered red-and-green oni mask and stared at it for a moment, before putting it on. He stared forward for a moment, before vanishing in another puff of dust.
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Not five minutes after getting Tanuki and his open-minded companion settled in Gentle Criminal's lair (well, apartment), the doorbell rang again. Having just set a pot of tea brewing for his guests, he moved to open the door, La Brava moving to his side. In the hallway stood a slender man wearing a soiled bodysuit and oni mask, carrying a somewhat grimy plastic bag and clasping his hands together.
"How can I help you?"
"I need to join your supervillain team."
Gentle blinked. "Pardon?"
"Long story short, I had to leave home and came here. Then I saw you in that video, fighting what's-her-name. You're the best villain I've seen who hasn't turned me down yet—"
"Is that a compliment?" La Brava wondered aloud.
"It is! It is! Look, I really need someone like you to help me out. Give me something to do. I can do murder, aggravated assault, wet work, liquidation, extortion, I mix a decent marti—"
"Alright, alright!" Gentle said. "I appreciate your, um, enthusiasm. Welcome to the team!"
"Huh?" The man's head tilted. "I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to her." He pointed to La Brava. "She's the one who gave a superhero a swirly."
La Brava blinked. "Oh, okay. I appreciate your enthusiasm, welcome to the team?"
"Thank you so much." The man bowed politely to La Brava, before pushing his way past Gentle.
"W-what's your name?" La Brava asked.
"Oni Lee. Do you have any orders?"
The tea kettle began to whistle.
"...Can you pour us some tea, please?"
I wanted to include a bit where Lee explained how he got into this situation, but it didn't fit. So here's a version of that:
"Alright, to summarize: My last boss got caught and his gang kinda fell apart. Then everything went to shit and a serial killer tried to recruit me. So I had to get out of dodge, to somewhere he wouldn't follow me. Now I'm here, and no supervillain gangs are hiring thugs, and I've only eaten half-spoiled bar food the last two weeks."
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Zombozo, Frightwig, Acid Breath and Thumbskull (Ben 10 2016)
Allene Green (Marvel Comics)
Nina Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
Saibaking (Dragon Ball Fusions)
Jelly Jiggler (Bo-bobo Bo-bobobo)
As Oni Lee poured some delicious tea, there was another knock on the door. Gentle raised an eyebrow and opened the door, blinking as he saw a clown, a girl with prehensile hair, a deformed teen and a man with a thumb-like head.
"This better be the right place this time!" The clown groaned.
"It would be the right dang place if you bothered to ask for directions." The prehensile hair girl deadpanned.
"Uh, may I help you?" Gentle asked.
"Ah! Greetings and salutations! Pleasure to meet you! I am Zombozo, and these are my lackies-" the clown began.
"Partners." The deformed teen hissed.
"Yes, yes, whatever; Frightwig, Acid Breath and Thumbskull." The clown dismissively finished.
"Eerrrr.... What brings you here?" Gentle asked as the quartet easily push their way in.
"Let me guess; you want to join us?" La Brava added.
"Right on the money, shortstack! Strength in numbers and all that." Zombozo shrugged, getting distracted rummaging through the fridge.
"Look, we can pretty valuable if you can tolerate the Clown's buffoonery. Trust us, he's at least a good distraction." Frightwig whispered to the two team heads.
"Eh, fair. Welcome!" Gentle awkwardly smiled.
"Grand!" Zombozo whooped with a mouth full of ramen.
Gentle and La Brava already had regrets....
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Next was a girl with a squirrel tail.
"Yo. Let me join." The girl stated bluntly.
"Eerrrr... What're your qualifications?" Gentle asked.
"I can talk to and control squirrels, the superior race." Allene grunted.
".... Anything else?" La Brava stared.
A few dozen squirrel bites convinced the two to put aside the goofiness of the power and let The girl (Allene Green) join.
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Soon, a grey-skinned lady with metal arms had arrived and dropped down a resume.
"Wow, this is, uh, impressive, Ms. Cortex...." Gentle murmured, actually pretty disturbed by some of the stuff she saw.
"Indeed I am." The girl, Nina Cortex, gave a smug smile.
She is soon added to the team, mostly out of fear.
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"FEAR ME! REEEEEEE! SAIBAKING!" A green man with horns grinned.
"....Just get in." La Brava deadpanned. Saibaking cheered.
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The blue jelly man wobbled and danced.
"I require friends! I used to be a Villain, then I was a Vigilante, then I was a Drunkard on the Street, now I've looped back into Villainy! Please have MEEEEEEE! JELLY JIGGLER!" Jelly Jiggler cackled.
".... Welcome." Gentle and La Brava shook their head, wondering what they got themselves into.
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"....This place is getting a little cramped." Oni Lee stated after a few awkward moments.