Time Traveling Hero

**39th Generation Hero, 820 years ago**

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"Miss Hero! We have a situation ma'am!"

"Huh? Can't you see I'm busy here? I have a new baby to work with, so come back later!"

"But it's an emergency!"

I let out a small growl, glaring at the man. "What could be so important that you have to distract me from my free time!?"

"T-to be fair, this isn't exactly free time, we are in the midst of a raging battle just outside…" As if right on cue the entire building shook, dust falling down from the dilapidated concrete building.

"Details, details, who needs 'em!" I fiddled around with my new baby, a slick black electric guitar with bright green strings, a green gem right at the head. "So, deal with it yourself!"

"That's what I've been trying to tell you! Ugh, you artists…"

"…Did you say something just now?"

He tensed up at my tone as I glared him down. "No, nothing at all!" He cleared his throat before continuing.

"Somnus is here."

I stopped my hands, freezing at his words. "What?"

"I don't know why or how he's here, but he is, and he's already gotten everyone under control, quite literally…" he trailed off, readjusting his glasses.

"Wanna tell me why the hell one of the ATF's Commanders just decided to just fuċkɨnġ show up!?" I yelled out, and he flinched back.

"I already told you I don't know! But uh, it seems he wants to see you after the stunt he pulled…"

"If everyone else got affected then why the hell aren't you?"

"Oh, it's because of my glasses," he said, readjusting them again. "Apparently if you wear some sort of eyewear, you're immune to his mind control, since you have to look directly in his eyes for it to work."

"Ah, I did hear about that somewhere…" I trailed off, looking back down at my guitar. "Oh fuċk it, let's meet the man then!"

"Eh, you sure!? It's clearly a trap you know!" he let out, watching me put my guitar back into its bag.

"If you know that, then why the hell are trying to convince me to come!?" .

"Well, I would die otherwise…" he trailed off, his brown face turning maroon.

Ah, so he's a coward then.

"Whatever. Leaving it up to the defenseless woman, you sure are ballsy, you know that?" I got up, looking at him curiously.

"Well, I don't exactly hate that quality in a guy, so you pass my preliminary test for now."

"I really don't have an interest in a crazed music maniac like yourself," he muttered. "I don't even like music."

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T LIKE MUSIC!?"

I ran up to him, slamming him against the wall, looking up at him (I was a little bit shorter than him). "Are your ears busted or somethin'!? How the hell can you not like music!?"

"It's just noise, like everything else, what's there to like?"

"Oh, now I have to go out there! I don't even care about that Insomnia fuċker!" I released him, grabbing my bag.

"Uh, it's Somnus actua-!"

"WHO THE FUCK CARES!?" I yelled out, glaring at him. "We're leaving, now."

"Hey, wait! You need these!" I watched him hold out a pair of glasses, and I rolled my eyes.

"Bitch please," I scoffed, pulling out a pair of sunglasses from my bra. "I got my own shades thank you."

I walked out into the blazing heat; a desert laid bȧrė in front of me. It seems the guy was right, there was literally no one around any of the abandoned buildings where we made our camp.

"So, where exactly is that Somny fella?"

"It's Somnus, and let me lead the way, he isn't far."

"Alright then! Tally ho!" I yelled out, and I heard him grumble to himself, although I didn't hear what.

I followed him through our base camp, exiting the base before we ended up on top of a sand dune, a wide expanse of sand sprawled out as far as the eye could see, and within one of the valleys of sand was the entirety of our excursion squad, all standing in complete silence.

"Ah, it looks like you finally decided to show up Miss Hero!" I scowled, frowning as I looked through everybody.

"Uh, where is he?" The guy next to me sighed.

"He's above you."

Huh? I looked up. "Oooh, that's where he is. That's pretty nifty!"

He was sitting at the edge of an energy powered helicopter, his green eyes looking down at the two of us. "Hmm, looks like he told you about my limitations huh? Well, not that'll matter or anything."

"Hmph! That's what you think NomNom!"

"… I beg your pardon?"

"Oh, was that not right?" I looked to the guy next to me, who only sighed.

"Forgive her, she's an odd one."

"So it looks like the rumors were true after all, you really are quite eccentric. Fitting, considering you're one of them."

"Okay, back up, why must everyone say ambiguous things like that around me!? What does that even mean!?"

Somnus sighed. "Oh yeah, you're definitely one of the Muses alright; I never liked you women in the first place."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever! Who the hell cares Sommy Nommy!?"

"You should; after all, you're vastly outnumbered," he said, yawning, and it was only then I noticed he was only wearing undėrwėȧr and a loose jacket.

"Hey, I just realized, but are you like a closet pervert or something?"

"Idiot!" the guy next to me hissed, but Somnus chuckled.

"Not surprising you wouldn't get this, but it's all the same." He stood up, clapping his hands. "Anyway, if you don't want to get slaughtered right here and now, I advise you kill yourself for me; I would hate to lose out on some valuable meat shields I just obtained."

"I refuse!" I yelled out simply, before pointing at Somnus. "So that's why I'm gonna hold a concert!"

"… I'm sorry, but how will that help matters?"

I pulled out my electric guitar, grinning at him. "It'll help by kicking your ȧss obviously!"

I strummed a chord, and the green gem at the head of guitar lit up, shooting out a green beam of energy, hitting Somnus' helicopter at one of the blades.

"What the!?" He quickly ducked back into the copter, and I grinned.

"AH HELL YEAH, YOU SEE THAT! THAT'S THE POWER OF MUSIC!"

"Ugh, it's all just noise to me," the guy next to me grumbled, and I could feel my anger growing.

"Do you have something stuck up your ȧss!? Seriously fuċk you!" I yelled out, glaring at him, and as if right on cue, the excursion squad geared up, all turning towards me simultaneously, raising their weapons towards the two of us.

"Oh, we're doomed, aren't we," the guy next to me ġrȯȧnėd, and I shook my head, grinning as I readjusted my star-shaped sunglasses.

"Nope! Didn't I tell you!?" I looked over at him, nodding.

"I'm gonna hold a concert!"

"Seriously, what the hell does that even mean!? How will that help!?"

Ignoring him, I looked around, checking off my list.

Audience? Check.

Instrument? Check.

Singer? Obviously check.

Manager? I glanced over at the guy and shrugged. Yeah, he'll do.

"Alright, the conditions have been met baby!" I yelled out, letting out another chord from my guitar.

"NOW TELL ME, ARE YOU READY TO ROCK LADIES AND GENT'S!?" My answer was the charging up of energy weapons, all aimed at us two.

"I DEDICATE THIS SONG TO, uh, wait, actually," I turned to the guy, frowning. "What is your name?"

"It's Elliot, not that I expect you to remember, considering Somnus…"

I gave him a thumbs up. "Don't worry, I remember people's names!"

I let out another chord, giving him a wide smile. "That is, only people I care about!"

"NOW THEN, THIS SONG IS DEDICATED TO ELLIOT THE IDIOT! MAY THIS SONG TOUCH HIS HEART!"

I strummed the guitar, as my real power finally activated.

Now, just watch and see world, just how much I can Rock Your World!

And at the next strum of my guitar, the landscape around me changed. Gone was the desert hellscape, and instead was a concert hall, with the excursion squad as my audience, Elliot as my manager, and I as the band.

I looked over at my clones, each of them holding their respective instruments, nodding.

"1 2 3, NOW LET'S FUCKING ROCK!"

And so I sang.

The music filled the atmosphere, as I played my heart out of the song I had chosen. The audience, a hard one to crack, slowly but surely, started to come back to their senses, lowering their weapons as they watched me perform.

"What the hell is this!?"

"Who cares, this woman is amazing!"

"PLAY THAT SONG!"

Yes, it worked! I continued my song to its completion, the crowd cheering and yelling, their motivation at an all-time high, and once I finished, the concert hall vanished, leaving one very shocked Somnus.

I laughed, sticking my tongue out at him "Take that Some None!"

"How the hell did-!"

"NOW WHO'S READY TO REALLY ROCK THAT GUY'S WORLD, AMIRITE!?"

"ENCORE, ENCORE, ENCORE!"

Somnus tsked his tongue. "Damn it, call them in! I was hoping not to, but this woman is too dangerous to leave alive!"

"WHAT'S WRONG, YOU SCARED!? THAT'S THE POWER OF MUSIC BITCHES!"

I did a guitar solo, shooting off a variety of colored energy blasts at the encroaching enemies.

"YOU WANT AN ENCORE!?"

"HELL'S YEAH!"

"THEN YOU'RE IN FOR A FUCKING SURPRISE, CAUSE THAT SHIT WAS THE MOTHERFUCKING PRELUDE BIATCHES! NOW LET'S GET THIS SHOW GOING!"

I summoned my stage once more, glancing over at my clones.

"1 2 3 LET'S GO ROCKIN' YOUR WORLD!"

And thus a battle of rock ensued…

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I huffed and puffed, looking over the battlefield.

"NOW THEN, WHO ELSE WANTS SOME OF THIS, HUH!?"

Somnus gritted his teeth, glancing over at his fallen soldiers. "This is why I really fuċkɨnġ hate you damn Muses." He hesitated before turning around. "We're leaving, we lost this fight!"

I watched him and his remaining soldiers retreat over the horizon, and I finally allowed the stage to vanish, falling to my knees.

I felt someone catch me, and I turned to see Elliot, holding me close.

"Hehe, told you so," I said, sweat pouring from my body. "That all I needed was to perform a concert."

"So, did I rock your world with music, Elliot?"

"You're an eccentric one, that's for sure," he murmured, and in the spur of the moment I kissed him.

"Wh-what the hell was that for!?" he let out, and I shrugged.

"I dunno, I just really like you, after dedicating all those songs for yah; it changes a girl."

"… You really are something," he murmured. "But I can't say I wasn't moved…"

"That's all I needed to hear…" I said, passing out in his arms, and Elliot looked over towards the sun setting in front of us, our entire squad unhurt and pumped to the max, yelling and screaming like a bunch of maniacs.

"You know, I think I might like music now, if you're the one singing for me," he muttered. "Oh man, I'm glad she didn't hear me just now."

"Of course I did, you think a concert like that is enough to take me down!?"

"The hell!?"

I grinned, giving him two peace signs. "Gotcha."

In the battle of Music and Wits, the Hero known as Aoide led a concert that lasted for 3 days and 3 nights, her mix of original songs and rock band covers bringing her squad to victory against Somnus, one of the 12 Commanders of the ATF.

She also managed to win the heart of the person who witnessed it all, Elliot (she wished to add this in, fȯrċɨbŀƴ I might add), who she later married and had nine kids with.

Due to the nature of how she completed her last Triumph and her eccentric nature, she got dubbed the epithet, Rockstar Hero.