Of heros and villians IC

[aires163]

"Hmm I wonder just how much I can frighten Kevin." Alice wondered to herself as she made her way up the steps to Kevin's house wearing the same hoddie from last night. Even after putting it through the washer Alice could still smell the soot and smoke that it came in contact with. "let's see. Front doors locked...and his bedroom window is open. And to top it off there's a big tree next to the house...he must still be sleeping. Well now he is just making this way to easy." She thought to herself as she scaled the tree at monkey speed. After reaching the right height she jumped from the tree and grabbed the edge of the windows opening. A jump farther than anyone could make, and she did all this with the silence of a cat.

"Yep he's still sleeping." she thought to herself as she climbed through the window and made her way to his bed. Just then she noticed his exposed neck. "it would be so easy to suck blood from him." she thought "No what am I thinking!?" she shock her head in disgust at the thought. "just because I became the character from the story I wrote dose not mean I have to act like her!"

Just then Kevin turned in his bed and opened his eyes. Seeing Alice's face in front of his. "GAAAH WHAT THE FUCK?!" Kevin screamed as adrenalin pumped through him "What the hell are you doing in my room?! And how long have you been standing there?"

"Daww did I honestly frighten you that much?" Alice asked through a wide toothy grin.

"...yes now would you kindly retract those freakishly large fangs? There scarring me. Also could you get out of my room so I can get dressed." Kevin asked

"yeah yeah sure. But be quick about it. I want to show you something." Alice said as she jumped back out the window.

"You know they make these things called stairs. People normally use them to get from the first floor to the second and vice versa!" Kevin yell out the window as he began to get dressed. "what the hell does she want anyway?"

[Anonymous G]

After waiting for everyone to leave the room, she quickly dressed, the clothes that she had brought to rob the bank were not her average attire as one would imagine. She quickly grabbed a pair of latex gloves and slipped them on. First as one would imagine were her unmentionables, but the next was the cargo pants that she had borrowed from her brother, they obviously were several sizes too big for her and without the belt she had brought, they would have fallen clear off her ass. She put on the stained undershirt next, and pulled a dark black hoodie over it. The last bit that wasn't destroyed already was her overcoat that had been hanging on the other side of the room. She studied herself in the mirror and smiled, with the coat no one noticed the bandages over her arms and while it had shown some damage in the disaster, who would even guess?

As Forah left the room, she noticed Alex watching the tiny TV that was attached to the far corner. "What's up?" She asked as she approached him.

"-Details are still being released after what has been called one of the most violent robberies in the history of Dedecus." A news anchor droned as he turned it over to an on-scene reporter.

"That indeed, Bob, it seems that the suspects may have took a hostage with them." A woman standing in front of the rubble of the bank lobby informed them, "One Forah Klumannen, last seen in this building at the time of attack. Her whereabouts after the incident are unclear and there has been issued a missing person's report as of this morning." A high-school graduation picture of Forah popped up on screen. On it, her yellow serpentine eyes, long dark hair, and her slender figure were in full view. A bullet point list featuring personal information appeared along side of it. "If anyone sees anyone that fits the description listed on screen, please don't hesitate to call the police, as she may be in great danger."

"Shit..." Forah cursed as she rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

[Buzzwolf]

Alex wanted nothing more at that moment, then to hurl the TV across the room. Everything about the night before had gone to absolute hell, and not a damn part of it was because they screwed up. 

They just apparently had the absolute worst luck on the planet. 

The air around his hands literally simmered as his powers subconsciously boiled the very air around them, glaring at the TV as it told the story. 

They needed a plan, and quick. He checked his watch again, this time out of habit rather than actual need to know, and cursed under his breath. Boss was off the grid this time of day, which meant they were on their own for this one. He put a hand to his head, pressing a thumb against his temple. 

"alright, I've got an idea..." the air currents around him calmed some as his irritation dropped "we gotta explain where you've been all night, and where the hell you got your injuries, though that one should be easy with all the information on the bomb blast...I'm gonna have the doc call ahead and tell the cops he found you out on the street, barely conscious or some shit like that. He's a licensed doc, the work he does for us is just off the books type work, yah know, all hush hush for the clientele. But they'll believe him because of that piece of paper. I know, it sounds really creeper like, but bear with me...he'll give them the story, and tell them when he tried to find out what had happened, you wouldn't tell him, and he didt know you were the one from the bank till just this morning." alex paused a moment before continuing, deciding the next step, and trying to think five steps ahead like Boss could manage so easily "now as for you, they obviously know ya got kidnapped, but they don't know anythng about king or the package. With any luck they're gonna be stuck under the assumption that it was just an informed bank robbery going after a high ticket piece of jewelry. What you can tell them is, once the kidnappers had made their escape and gotten clear, they'd pulled off and dumped you, and they wore their masks the entire time." this time alex did take a breath "it keeps our asses out of the fire, king happy, and you get to go back to your normal day life...well, for the most part... But most important is that we all live through it." god damn...how the hell did boss manage to deal with this shit so god damned easily?! 

"the cops'll probably send a cruiser to pick you up, so you, at least, need to be sitting out in the front lobby when they get here. You can't say anything about me, got it? I wasn't here. If they find out I was here, people are going to start asking questions, and it'll end up with all of us dead...now personally...I rather like living...and I'd like to stay that way for some time...so how about it? Sound like a plan to ya?" he didn't wait for an answer as he went hunting for the doc to feed him his part, and give a roll of a little extra incentive for his trouble

[Anonymous G]

"No going incognito? I could stay kidnapped for all I care, it isn't like I was getting anywhere at the community college." Forah pouted as Alex rush to set his plans. "I could like, get myself an extreme makeover! Cut my hair, bleach it even!" She called out to him, "Get some eye-color contacts, viola! Who is this Forah Klumannen you speak of? You can call me... hmmm. I'll need to get back to you on that one."

[aires163]

"Ok so what do ya want with me?" Kevin asked as he steeped out of the house.

"I just thought I would return the favor from last night and buy you breakfast." Alice offered

"Sorry to stomp on your plans. But I'm making my own breakfast this morning. You can have some if you like." Kevin said as he reentered the house.

"oh fine I have some stuff in my bag that I would like to show you any way. So what are making?" Alice asked as she followed Kevin back into the house.

"breakfast wraps, made with eggs and sausage, and not that crappy breakfast sausage either. This is that stuff that has the cheese in it." Kevin said as he dug through the fridge for ingredients. I'm going to also melt some shredded cheese into the eggs while the sausage cooks in the microwave."

"Got enough chedder in there?" Alice asked as she unzipped her bag and placed two hand made posters and a hood upon the table.

"So what are those?" Kevin asked as the eggs cooked on the stove top in front of him.".

"representative posters for the booth of us. As well as a hood for me." Alice replied as she smelt the food cooking. "Well it smells good at least."

"What exactly do these posters represent?" Kevin asked as he examined them. The one on the left showed both a blue and a red flame. The other showed a shadowy silhouette of a canine head. It's mouth was slightly open almost as if growling. It also had unnaturally long fangs. "oh I get it! The left poster represents me. The one on the right represents you. So their kinda like I was here posters, that's kinda neat, but what about the hood?"

"I made it so that it couldn't be pulled down. There's a strap that goes behind the neck that you have to undo." Alice explained.

"Hey the foods done!" Kevin exclaimed as he dumped the eggs onto a large plate. He then removed the sausage from the microwave and sliced it to bits. Then he mixed it into the eggs. "now put some sour cream and shredded cheese on tortilla shell, add the eggs and sausage, and last but not least. Some taco sauce and wrap it. There you go." Kevin said as he placed the freshly made breakfast burrito on Alice's plate. Kevin then sat down and began to make his own wrap.

Alice looked down at the wrap and noticed the blood red color of the taco sauce. A sudden hunger took her by surprise as she began to chow down.

[Poopenheimer]

James woke up to the sound of an alarm clock, tinny and repetitive. It read 7:00. "Time for work already?" James thought as he got out of bed. He gestured his hand towards the Alarm clock, and It immediatly shut off. After having breakfast and cleaning his bird-teeth, James collected up his things and began his journey to the subway.

He just managed to catch the 7:30 train before it started heading off (Being able to hold electronic doors open is quite useful). It had only been 5 minets when the warning alarm came on. The train passengers voiced their confusion. "What's happening?!"
"This is the driver, the brakes have been cut, and we are heading straight towards another train. Don't panic!"

The passengers panicked. Each had a dream, an aspiration, which was to be cruely taken away.
"My wife... my kids!"
"it wasn't supposed end like this!"
"I don't wanna die a virgin!"
James stepped up to the situation. "Everybody, move out of the way! I think I can save us!" At this glimmer of hope, everyone backed away from him. "Hnnng..." James saw the the the whole intricate workings of the train. He focussed into the wheels, and while the hydrolic cable had been cut, the fundimental mechinism remained unharmed. James concentrated, willing the brake pads closer to the wheels. A screeching sound was heard, and the train stopped suddenly, throwing everyone forward.

The other train was alerted, and activated it's brakes before it changed tracks into the path of the train James saved.

"This is Paul Ramirez, reporting to you live from the site of the accident. Officials have confirmed the brake line was cut, but it is still unclear how the train managed to stop in time. Passengers on the train have decribed a middle aged albertross who apparently stopped the train from the inside. Is this another case of the reported "Super powers"? Time is yet to tell."

[Black Garuga]

Jack was watching the news when the incident of that train happened...he heard something about an albatross saving the day, and thats when he remembered.
It was a rainy day, rain lashing down over the docks as the teachers were talking about how the docks were a main source of income for the city, the students listened intently, while Jack was sitting, staring at the ground.

"Stupid teachers, don't know what their rambling on about" he said, James noticed this and turned to Jack in the middle of his lecture

"So Jack, if we don't know what we're talking about, why don't you stand up here and tell us" Jack stood up and slowly walked to where James was standing, he was always an outcast from the start, treated differently by others out of fear and hatred, being made to stand up in front of all that hate was humiliating

"ummm.. w-well, the docks generate a huge income f-from foreign-"

"you suck!" cried a class mate, causing a chain reaction of sniggers and grins to flow through the crowd, Jack soldiered on nervously , but to no avail, no one was listening anymore, he felt a searing anger seep throughout his body, directed at James the albatross, he put him up to this, just because he was an outsider. He walked back to where he was and James continued his lecture.

That day was an example of how much hatred that was pointed toward Jack, all the humiliation, all the anger, all the back-stabbing. Ever since he has been practicing his combat, his new ability to produce venom, gaining confidence in himself, but using hatred as fuel, the main drive that keeps him motivated throughout his existence.
"they'll pay" he whispered to himself, "They will all pay, every last one of them for what they have done to me, treated me like a ghost, a shade. And that teacher, James, nothing will get in my way until he experiences my bitter-sweet revenge"

With this, Jack grinned to himself, stood up, and almost went out the door before he remembered "Almost forgot my coat", and then the door slammed shut.

[Buzzwolf]

Alex shook his head and shouted from around the corner "no way, the last thing we need is for someone you know to see you, take a second glance at you and start asking questions" he reappeared in the doorway "I'd completely agree with ya if we were gonna get outta the city, new life, new city, new start. I wish we were actually, it's a lot easier to deal with" he leaned against the wall, having finished speaking with the doc already "but seeing as we work in this city, we're kinda stuck here, so we might as well hide right under the cops nose's" he laughed a little "we have cops around here chase their tails so much, they haven't a clue which way is up!"

[Anonymous G]

Forah sighed, she really was just looking for an excuse to do it anyways. "Whatever, you go do what you wanted to do, I'll get to talk with the police and reporters and such." She picked up a magazine and a pen from the front desk before writing something down. She tore part of the page off and handed it to Alex, "This is my address, phone number, and email. Come get me when you need me." She sighed.

[Black Garuga]

The sky was black as soot when Jack walked out the door, a faint rumbling could be heard in the distance in the east, a storm was coming, and he knew it.
"Where do I need to go... the mall?" concentrating deeply he sat on the porch, deciding his next move, only when the rain started to fall did he decide "I do need certain objects for my campaign... the mall it is then"
Swiftly walking his way to the mall he made little sound on the concrete, as if he wasn't walking on it at all, but he knew he had always done this, useful for sneaking up behind your enemies.

The mall was in sight, he checked that he had his wallet on him and proceeded to the entrance, when he was blocked by a bully and his gang that were from the local high school, that had not been on the trip.
"Hey Jack I noticed you wanted to get in here...the fee in 10 dollars, cash" His goons sniggered at this like a pack of hyenas

"Just get out the way, I won't harm you unless you get in my way"

"Awwww, little Jacky wants us out of the way...ooohhh, I'm so scared, what are You gonna do about it?" His lackys were laughing hysterically now, the same heat of shame was creeping up Jacks spine that he felt on that trip, seeping into his eyes and fists.

"I'll tell you what I'm gonna' do, THIS"

With a swift movement Jack picked the bully up by his neck, tightening his claws around his throat, his tail hovering menacingly in the bully's face. The rest of the gang cowered in fear that if they intervened they might be harmed.
"Now look, I don't need anymore of this crap from you or your friends, you understand me?"

The bully nodded his head slowly

"Good, because I'll tell yah what I will do, I will slowly rip you belling in half and tear out the innards and feed it to the seagull YOU HEAR ME?!"

The bull was almost in tears as he heard the threats and couldn't help but whimper

"And any one of you douche-bags that try to help your friend, I will slice at your face" Jack looked at them menacingly

"This has gone on long enough" he whispered to another and almost instantly he leaped toward Jack to try and release his friend.

He fell to the ground, a deep gash was torn into his face, blood leaking onto the floor.
Jack's tail was tripping blood at the end, hovering in the air, Jack looked toward the gang member and smirked.

"I told you what would happened if you intervened, and look what just happened, I admire your bravery, but it was stupid, now unless you don't get that venom out of your wound within two days, I'm afraid, you will nothing to look forward to but die, sorry."

He looked back at the bully and grinned, "you call me an outsider, huh, I call all of you a disease" His grip loosened and the bully fell to the floor giving out a small yelp as his backside slapped the concrete.

" You won't get away with this Jack! You won't! You can't just attack people out of spite!" The bully was bearing his canines as he said this, furious.

"Oh but I have, I have got away with this, and I can, I can do what ever I please now, before I was trapped in a cage, stopping me from attacking those I hated, but now, the cage is gone and I am free"
Jack lent closer to the bully's ear and whispered "But this is just the beginning, there is much more to come"

At this point almost everyone in the mall was staring at Jack, astonished, some were calling 999 and asking for the police, Jack slowly cocked his head toward the people looking at him, and then in one fast movement he stabbed the bully in the shoulder with one of his talons, a scream of pain cried out from the helpless bully as Jack dragged his talon from the open wound, he looked again at the crowd and noticed that they were looking in the distance, down the road, to a set of police cars that were speeding down the tarmac.

"TTFN" he said to the bullys with a smile on his wretched face as he sped along the concrete, over a hedge and he was gone.

[ratdeathtrap]

Johan had stayed the whole night on the roof of the building opposite of the building that had been saved by the superheroes. His friends hadn't gone with him up the building and went home. He had examined the road with feet imprint of the girl. The building itself only a few burn marks, but nothing that indicated superhero interference. Through the night the shadows had covered him and his wings had come back. As the night continued he had covered more of the building with his eyes, searching more and more desperately for clues.

He hadn't noticed that he had dozen off until he woke up, lying on the concrete of the building. He grunted, and stood up rubbing the red cheek he had been lying on. He looked up and saw the the dark clouds billowing over him, indicating a storm. He could see that it was morning, because the world was lighter then earlier. He saw that the shadows were still covering his body like some kind of sticky goo. He turned his head to see if his wings were still there. He saw that they were still there and smirked. He liked this very, very much. It seemed that that shadows were some kind of sentient being that wanted to protect its master.

It was very dark day, so there was no risk in using his wings. On a normal day people would see him and go ''Hey, what is that? Lets hunt it down!''. Which would be an safety risk and an health risk for him. He flew over the city. He was gonna look for abnormal activity that would indicate superpowers.

After a few hours of waiting his patience was rewarded. He recognized him as someone that was with him on the school trip on that faithful day. He followed him to the mall and watched what he did to that bully. ''Even if he deserved it, it was a little bit cruel'' He thought to himself.

He landed in the alley next to the mall and let the shadows go away. He went out of the alley and looked at the bullies.
They were too busy licking their wounds to notice him looking. The leader had a deep gash on his face, and was bleeding badly. One of his followers had long cut on his arm. The long cut seemed to have a purple edge. It looked like it was poisonous.
He looked at the leader and said ''Hey! Why did he do that to you?''

The bully looked back and said ''He attacked us just because we wanted to have some fun with him''

''Okay thanks'' He said back and thought for a moment. This guy had attacked some bullies for pestering him. This was worrying in its own aspect. This guy was probably pushed too much and now was mad probably at everything and everyone that hat hurt him, or will hurt him.

He entered the mall looking for him. It was pretty quiet in there because of the odd time he was there. He spotted him standing in line at a McKing to order some fastfood. walked to the line and quickly wrote a little note. He finished it just in time before reaching him. The note said: ''Meet me next to the burned building signed~ The Shadow''. He waited until the slasher was ordering some food, so he wouldn't notice the note being put into his pocket. He put it in the pocket and waited till he could order.

He ordered his food, paid, received it and sat a few tables away from the slasher to see his reaction at the note.

[Black Garuga]

Jack noticed something in his pocket, something, strange, like it was here now, but sworn that It wasn't there in the first place. He reached inside the pocket to pull out the note. He read it carefully and looked around discreetly to see if anyone was watching him, he then finished his meal and made his way toward the back entrance of the mall, not to arouse suspicion.

"The burned building...It can't be that obvious can it? and who the fuck is the shadow anyway? never mind, I'll find out who it is that is following me and see what they say, if it endangers my plans, I'll make him wish that he never talked to me"

with this Jack smirked to himself and jogged to the building that the note had specified. Jack waited there for a good 4 hours, he had no idea why he waited for so long but he was determined to find out who contacted him and why.

The moon had just began to rise into the sky when he heard a few shuffled footsteps close to his position.

"Come out whoever you are! show yourself!"

Jack was confident he could take on any thug that tried to attack him, nothing could have prepared him for this though. The lamp post close to him seemed like the base of it was moving slightly, only the slightest, but it moved. Jack also noticed that the air about it was different too, still, like something was there, but you just couldn't see it.

"Answer me, come on out! no need to hide!, that is, your a coward" he waited for anything to reply...

[ratdeathtrap]

He stepped on the edge of the light circle. It was enough to show that he was there, but not enough to see the upper part of his body. For all the other knew, he could be a midget.
''I am here, don't worry I am not here to fight you. That would be a waste of both our times, and would probably kill us both. Now, I saw you attacking those bullies around midday. You did that without having costume of sorts. Why would you attack some small time bullies and have the risk of being discovered?'' He asked the other one.

[Black Garuga]

Jack was taken aback by the simplicity of the man's voice, no emotion, but he answered anyway

"they have considered me an outcast my entire life, everyone has, just because I was different, so, I gave them what was comin' to them, a close shave with death, why do you care anyway? and what implications do you bring to the table if I say I want to punish everyone who has got in my way through college? will you stop me? or will you die trying?"

Jack looked at the figure, it seemed as if it was analyzing every word he had said.

[ratdeathtrap]

''Why I care?'' He said with a chuckle. ''I care out of mere curiosity, for what you do is not simply obvious. Not as obvious as saving the people out of a burning building. But at least you attacked them with a reason, not just because you can. And you can say that you are gonna kill every person that got in your way through college, but I should give you a warning about what you are gonna do. If we have powers, then what about others? I can guarantee you that there will be an few others that have hurt you that have powers too. And no I will not try to stop you, unless you try to kill those I have as my family and friends'' he said.

After done talking he looked him and saw that he was content with the answer.